Star-Lord gets his own Mjolnir in shocking new Peter Quill redesign

The galaxy’s favorite slacker hero Peter QuillAKA the legendary star-lord, just got a huge upgrade, like these Guardians of the GalaxyThe longtime leader has his own version of the Asgardian hammer Mjolnir. While Peter Quill is a site More heroic than most fans think (the MCU skips his past as a self-sacrificing war hero), no one has ever considered him someone worthy of Mjolnir. However, in a dark possible timeline, Star-Lord wields his own enchanted hammer.

In Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing and Greg Land’s Venom War: Spider-Man #3Spider-Man experiences a potential future where he becomes the new King in Black. While Peter Parker is a hero through and through, even he is corrupted by the experience, becoming a tyrant who rules all over the place with an iron fist. In a climactic battle, the remaining heroes of the galaxy join forces to bring him down, including An aging Peter Quill holding his own Asgardian hammer.

It is possible that this is the Mjolnir of the Ultimate Universe, but it is also possible that Star-Lord is wielded Stormbreaker – the hammer of Thor’s blood brother, Beta Ray Bill, also created by Odin and imbued with the same weather control powers and “Worthy” enchantment (though usually depicted as gold.) The older Peter is joined by Gamora, Groot and an aging Rocket Raccoon, as well as heroes including Silver Surfer, Hackling and a new android Captain Marvel.

Star-Lord faces King in Black Spider-Man with his own Asgardian Hammer

Venom War reveals the dark potential future of the Marvel Universe

Recently, Spider-Man has been re-teamed with the Venom symbiote, who is being pursued by some of his former hosts. Fans know who claims it Will Being corrupted, becoming the next king in black and ensuring their own doomed timeline. However, so far Spider-Man is by far the most interesting, as his tyrannical rule is challenged by the last heroes left alive, now wielding the equipment of their fallen allies. Beta Ray Bill previously worked with the Guardians of the Galaxy, probably killed in a previous battle with Parker’s King in Black, and explains how Peter came into possession of the epic weapon. It’s also implied that fighting back against Spider-Man’s reign has finally made him worthy of lifting the enchanted weapon – though sadly he’s still killed in the confrontation.

Finally, Star-Lord and his team Do Save the day. After killing his former friends – including their leader Arachniote, who is revealed to be Peter Parker’s daughter – the King in Black realizes that his reign has been for naught. This is witnessed by the modern-day Peter, who makes the decision to give up the symbiote, preventing this timeline from coming to be (although thanks to the structure of Marvel’s multiverse, it’s probably still out there somewhere as an alternate reality.)

It’s a fascinating endgame for Star-Lord to end up as someone Marvel’s worthy, and a fitting end for Peter Quill to fight an enemy he knows he can’t beat, but still somehow save the day. However, surprisingly, The elderly Peter Quill is not the only new star-lord this year to rock a god-rei hammer.

Starlord 2099 has her own ultra-powerful Starhammer

Peter Quill’s successor is designed to match Thor and Captain Marvel

in the latter Annihilation 2099 #2 (by Steve Orlando, José Luís and Oren Junior & Dale Eaglesham), Marvel introduced a new Star Lord to be 2099 continuity. This version of ​​the hero is implied to be mentored by Peter Quill, and carries on his legacy (minus the stage in his codename) to a whole new level. Starlord 2099 (aka Amandla Estrellas) is a Wakandan hero who teleports across multiple star systems protecting the innocent, wielding an energy controlling starhammer and outfitted in a vibranium suit. Creator notes confirm the Starhammer can “Absorb energy, redirect it, or release it against whatever threat it faces.”

The first appearance of Starlord 2099 redefined Quill’s codename by having her face off with (and beat) Quasar 2099 – a villain who is a sentient star. Starlord’s energy-controlled hammer and unbreakable costume helped her literally hit a star and save countless people. The creator notes of this issue confirm that the hero was designed to “Call the kind of power Captain Marvel and Thor have, a figure who can go toe to toe with a god if necessary.” Fans who want to see more of Starlord 2099 can find her at Marvel’s Ongoing Conquest 2099 series, where she unites with the future’s other new heroes to fight Dracula’s army of alien vampires.

It’s wild that Star-Lord – known primarily for being a scheming figure who sometimes has to be coerced into good deeds – is given his own Mjolnir in two different forms in 2024. It’s even possible that the mainstream Peter Quill will get to wield his Own hammer sometime soon. Venom Wars: Spider-Man #3 Makes it clear that nothing in Marvel’s future is certain – heroes like Spider-Man can still be corrupted, and never-do-wells like Guardians of the Galaxy’s Star-Lord may rise to be as worthy as the gods.

Venom Wars: Spider-Man #3 is available now from Marvel Comics.