Back in the day, Marvel had their Young Guns, which highlighted up-and-coming artists in the industry. Rather than going to the natural next step — that would be Young Guns II — the publisher established Stormbreakers, which, instead of highlighting up-and-comers, seems to just be whoever the House of Ideas wants to give more work (no shade, please give people more work). And this year’s class is a collection of artists, once again! Can you believe it?
Those artists include Alessandro Cappuccio, Netho Diaz, Simone Di Meo, Juan Frigeri, Gurihiru, Jonas Scharf, Geoff Shaw, and Luciano Vecchio. The class will be officially unveiled this weekend at Marvel Art Atelier, the annual training program for aspiring Marvel artists hosted at Disney Hotel New York – The Art of Marvel at Disneyland Paris, though also here, in this article.
“Since its inception over 20 years ago, Marvel’s Stormbreakers program (originally ‘Young Guns’) has introduced comic fans to the best and brightest artists from around the world,” Marvel EIC C.B. Cebulski said via a press release. “This year’s class, hailing from six different countries, is yet another group of modern marvels who push the boundaries of style and storytelling. These are the creators who will be bringing our characters to life and blowing fans’ minds for years to come!”
The new Stormbreakers are chosen every two years, and that means saying goodbye to 2023’s Stormbreakers: Elena Casagrande, Nic Klein, Jan Bazaldua, Chris Allen, Martín Cóccolo, Lucas Werneck, C.F. Villa, and Federico Vincentini. All eight of these artists will be taken to a farm in Connecticut to live out the rest of their days, where they can run and play to their heart’s content.
Check out some official art from the new Stormbreakers, as well as their bios, below, per PR from Marvel.
MARVEL’S STORMBREAKERS CLASS OF 2025
Alessandro Cappuccio (Moon Knight, Ultimate Wolverine):Italian illustrator Alessandro Cappuccio made his impressive debut in 2021’s Moon Knight, redefining the character alongside writer Jed MacKay and immediately establishing him as an artist to watch. After continuing his acclaimed work on the Lunar Legionnaire in follow-up series Vengeance of the Moon Knight and Moon Knight: Fist of Khonshu, Cappuccio launched Ultimate Wolverine with writer Chris Condon, currently one of the Marvel’s currently best-selling titles.
Netho Diaz (Daredevil: Black Amor, X-Men): Netho Diaz has been working consistently with Marvel since early 2022 on select issues of Thunderbolts and Legion of X. Shortly after, he became the series artist on Predator, Daredevil: Black Armor, and X-Men: Heir of Apocalypse—the latter being the project that led him to the flagship X-Men title, where he continues to shape the franchise’s current era alongside Jed MacKay and Ryan Stegman.
Simone Di Meo (Champions, X-Men of Apocalypse): Simone Di Meo is an esteemed talent known for his work throughout the industry, including Batman and Robin at DC Comics which earned him the Ringo Award for best cover artist in 2022. Following acclaimed work on Champions as well as various annuals and one-shots, Di Meo makes his grand return this September in the highly anticipated event series X-Men of Apocalypse, where he’ll team up with legendary writer Jeph Loeb to deliver the next chapter of the groundbreaking Age of Apocalypse storyline.
Juan Frigeri (Ultimates, Invincible Iron Man): Juan Frigeri’s growing list of Marvel credits include collaborations with superstar writers like Ed Brisson on Ghost Rider, Kelly Thompson on Captain Marvel, and Jason Aaron on Avengers. Following his run of Invincible Iron Man with writer Gerry Duggan, Frigeri is one of the visionaries behind the new Ultimate Universe, working with Deniz Camp on one of the industry’s most talked about titles, Ultimates,
Gurihiru (It’s Jeff, Jeff the Land Shark): Gurihiru are a superstar Japanese illustrator duo whose iconic take on Marvel characters delighted fans in books like The Unstoppable Wasp and Spider-Man & Venom: Double Trouble. Following that, they launched the It’s Jeff Infinity Comic with Kelly Thompson which won them an Eisner Award.
Jonas Scharf (Ultimate Spider-Man: Incursion, Dark X-Men): Jonas Scharf has over 24 issues of creator owned horror comics under his belt and contributed to the darker, more gritty corners of the Marvel Universe over the years in titles like Avengers of the Wastelands and Dark X-Men. Showcasing his incredible versatility, he launched Ultimate Spider-Man: Incursion with writers Deniz Camp and Cody Ziglar earlier this week to critical acclaim.
Geoff Shaw (Red Hulk, Wolverine): Multitalented Geoff Shaw is a comic artist, sculptor, concept designer and illustrator. His notable Marvel works include Thanos and Guardians of the Galaxy with writer Donny Cates and Wolverine with Ben Percy, including the Ghost Rider/Wolverine: Weapons of Vengeance crossover where he introduced the breakout character Hellverine. He recently reunited with Percy for an explosive new run of Red Hulk.
Luciano Vecchio (Spider-Verse Vs. Venomverse, Resurrection of Magneto): Luciano Vecchio became a fan favorite artist thanks to his dynamic style bridging the classic with the modern in books like Ironheart and Champions. After helping bring the X-Men’s Krakoan era to an epic close in Resurrection of Magneto and Rise of the Powers of X, Vecchio continues to be a master of mutant storytelling in Uncanny X-Men with Gail Simone and the upcoming X-Men: Hellfire Vigil one-shot. He also has an interest in LGBTQIA+ representation in comics, working on Marvel Voices: Pride and writing and drawing the Marvel Voice’s Iceman Infinity Comic.
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