The Union has both old and new superheroes within it, including British hero Union Jack and a major new character, Britannia, who leads the new team in its fight against the enemies they encounter.
The Union appeared in the crossover event called King in Black alongside other well known comic book heroes and teams, and faced off against known foes and new foes not yet fought by any Marvel superhero or team.[2]
The Union (comic) was first released in December 2020 with the first issue of the comic The Union #1. The Union was originally due to be release as part of the Empyre event, but was moved and rewritten to fit into King in Black event due to issues caused by the ongoing pandemic.[3][g]
Team publication history
The Union (team) first appeared in The Union #1 as part of the King in Black crossover event.[4]
On 29 September 2021 The Union (team) featured in The Marvels #5 alongside other marvel superheroes .[h]
Other series (team featured)
The Marvels
Issue No
Release
Created by
The Marvels #5
29 September 2021
Kurt Busiek (writing)
Yildiray Cinar (inker) Richard Isanove (colourist) Simon Bowland (letterer) Yıldıray Çınar(penciler)
The Union was formed by the British Government as a publicity attempt to restore faith in Britain. The superhero team consists of five members; four of them representing the individual nations of the United Kingdom, and the fifth representing the UK as a whole.[6]
Britannia
Britannia is the leader of the Union and represents the United Kingdom as a whole. She is a powerful warrior, wearing a dark and light contrasting blue outfit with a red cloak. She is seen wielding a sword and shield, as well as a trident. After being killed by a symbiote dragon, her spirit resides within Union Jack, protecting him from harm and enhancing his strength.
Kelpie
Representative of Scotland in the team. She is referred to as "an ancient water demon found living in a Scottish lake". She has the power to control water, as well as being able to transform her hands into sharp claws.
The Choir
Representative of Wales in the team. She has black hair with a bright green strip across the top, and she is dressed in a glowing green and black contrasting outfit with a blue cloak and she wields a dagger. She is described as having "a voice that can shatter stone". During the attack on Earth by Knull, the Choir is infected by a symbiote. She is freed of Knull's control through the efforts of the Union, but later defects to work alongside Doc Croc and his team.
Snakes
Representative of Northern Ireland in the team. Snakes is a sentient collection of snakes formed together in the shape of a human. Described as having "the strength of ten men".
Representative of England in the team. He is the only pre-existing character in the Union, and the latest man to bear the name of a character who first appeared in The Invaders.
Bulldog
Joining the team as a replacement for Britannia after her death, Bulldog is a short man who displays super-strength and enhanced agility. He wears a red and grey jumpsuit and black boots.[7]
Main article: The Union (Marvel Team)
Supporting Characters
Allies
Selwlyn James (Government Minister with special responsibility for super heroes), the head of the Britannia Project, and the Union's government liaison. Later revealed to be ex-supervillain The Sponge Steve Darwin (Leader of the Britannia Project)
The Union received mixed reviews from people across the United Kingdom, with some of the Scottish and Welsh people disagreeing with the name of the group and the way that their characters Kelpie (Scotland) & The Choir (Wales) portray the two countries.[8][9]
Roster
The Union (marvel team) roster has gone through a number of changes, this includes members leaving and joining the team and being present in a spirit form.[10][11]
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Not to be confused with Union comics 1994 published by Image Comics This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia s quality standards The specific problem is grammar problems Please help improve this article if you can November 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Union is a fictional UK superhero team that appear in comic books published by Marvel 1 The UnionPublication informationPublisherMarvel ComicsFirst appearance King in Black c The Union 1 December 2020 The Marvels d The Marvels 5 September 2021 Created by The Union a The Marvels b In story informationType of organisationSuperheroesBase s United KingdomLeader s Britannia Tanya e Union Jack Joe Chapman f Agent s Kelpie The Choir Ruth Snakes BulldogThe Union has both old and new superheroes within it including British hero Union Jack and a major new character Britannia who leads the new team in its fight against the enemies they encounter The Union appeared in the crossover event called King in Black alongside other well known comic book heroes and teams and faced off against known foes and new foes not yet fought by any Marvel superhero or team 2 Contents 1 Comic publication history 2 Team publication history 3 Other series team featured 4 Britannia Project organisation 5 Main amp Supporting characters 5 1 The Union 5 2 Supporting Characters 5 2 1 Allies 5 2 2 Enemies 6 Reactions 7 Roster 7 1 Current Roster 8 See also 9 References 10 External links 11 FootnotesComic publication history EditThe Union comic was first released in December 2020 with the first issue of the comic The Union 1 The Union was originally due to be release as part of the Empyre event but was moved and rewritten to fit into King in Black event due to issues caused by the ongoing pandemic 3 g Team publication history EditThe Union team first appeared in The Union 1 as part of the King in Black crossover event 4 On 29 September 2021 The Union team featured in The Marvels 5 alongside other marvel superheroes h Other series team featured EditThe MarvelsIssue No Release Created byThe Marvels 5 29 September 2021 Kurt Busiek writing Yildiray Cinar inker Richard Isanove colourist Simon Bowland letterer Yildiray Cinar penciler Britannia Project organisation EditBritannia ProjectPublication informationPublisherMarvel ComicsFirst appearanceThe Union 1Created byPaul GristIn story informationType of organisationSuperhero OrganisationBase s United KingdomLeader s Steven DarwinAgent s The UnionMain amp Supporting characters EditSee also Lists of Marvel Comics characters The Union Edit The Union was formed by the British Government as a publicity attempt to restore faith in Britain The superhero team consists of five members four of them representing the individual nations of the United Kingdom and the fifth representing the UK as a whole 6 BritanniaBritannia is the leader of the Union and represents the United Kingdom as a whole She is a powerful warrior wearing a dark and light contrasting blue outfit with a red cloak She is seen wielding a sword and shield as well as a trident After being killed by a symbiote dragon her spirit resides within Union Jack protecting him from harm and enhancing his strength KelpieRepresentative of Scotland in the team She is referred to as an ancient water demon found living in a Scottish lake She has the power to control water as well as being able to transform her hands into sharp claws The ChoirRepresentative of Wales in the team She has black hair with a bright green strip across the top and she is dressed in a glowing green and black contrasting outfit with a blue cloak and she wields a dagger She is described as having a voice that can shatter stone During the attack on Earth by Knull the Choir is infected by a symbiote She is freed of Knull s control through the efforts of the Union but later defects to work alongside Doc Croc and his team SnakesRepresentative of Northern Ireland in the team Snakes is a sentient collection of snakes formed together in the shape of a human Described as having the strength of ten men Union JackRepresentative of England in the team He is the only pre existing character in the Union and the latest man to bear the name of a character who first appeared in The Invaders BulldogJoining the team as a replacement for Britannia after her death Bulldog is a short man who displays super strength and enhanced agility He wears a red and grey jumpsuit and black boots 7 Main article The Union Marvel Team Supporting Characters Edit Allies Edit Selwlyn James Government Minister with special responsibility for super heroes the head of the Britannia Project and the Union s government liaison Later revealed to be ex supervillain The Sponge Steve Darwin Leader of the Britannia Project Enemies Edit Knull Doc Croc Croker Dyle The Sponge Selwlyn James Skreem The Choir supervillain superhero introduced in The Union 1 first full appearance in The Union 4 Volcana introduced in The Union 4 Lady Shimmering Lights introduced in The Union 4 Craig the cybernetically enhanced corgi introduced in The Union 4 Races and species featured Humans Symbiotes Klyntar Dogs Robot Reactions EditThe Union received mixed reviews from people across the United Kingdom with some of the Scottish and Welsh people disagreeing with the name of the group and the way that their characters Kelpie Scotland amp The Choir Wales portray the two countries 8 9 Roster EditThe Union marvel team roster has gone through a number of changes this includes members leaving and joining the team and being present in a spirit form 10 11 Current member are indicated in bold Current Roster Edit The Union amp The Marvels comics Team Member 1 2 3 4 5Britannia i Union JackKelpieThe Choir j SnakesBulldogNo of Members 5 4 5 4 6See also EditMarvel Lists List of Marvel superhero teams List of Marvel Comics charactersThe Union Members Comics Union Jack Marvel Comics References Edit The Union Introduces New Superteam to Marvel s Comic Book Universe 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Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link External links EditMarvel The Union Marvel Comic Series The Union Marvel Comic Series trade paperback The Marvels 5 Marvel Comic Footnotes Edit see publication history section see the other series team featured section King in Black is the first crossover event that The Union features in and includes the first of The Union series of comics The Marvels is the first comic that The Union team feature in that is outside of The Union comic series cameo appearance Leader in The Union 1 Leader in The Union 2 5 and current holder of the position This was part of a 5 issue mini series This is a cameo role and not a full feature 5 but in The Union 5 he is eventually stopped through the combined efforts of Union Jack and the spirit of Britannia see supporting characters section Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Union Marvel Team amp oldid 1114391044, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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