WARNING! Potential spoilers ahead for Hellhunters #4 (2025)!
TheMarvel Universejust introduced a new power that is begging to make it to the MCU. Showing off what he can do in the preview for the latest issue ofHellhunters, the Soldier Supreme Sebastian Szardos casts a spell that gives his allies in WWII a major advantage in battle as the makeshift team fights against demonically-possessed Nazis.
Coming from the creative team of Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Adam Gorham, Frank Martin, and Travis Lanham,Hellhunters#4 continues the story of WWII heroes teaming up to take on the forces of darkness.
To help his allies, Soldier Supreme casts a spell that gives them magic weapons. Fury gets a sniper rifle with a floating scope, Peggy Carter gets a ring of floating machine guns to complement her Thompson, and Bucky gets a rocket launcher.
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Soldier Supreme’s New Spell is Begging to Be Included in the MCU
Soldier Supreme First Appeared inAvengers (Vol. 8)#50 by Jason Aaron
Soldier Supreme’s new spell creates an arresting visual, almost tailor-made for the big screen. Having a magician like Sebastian Szardos on the team enables power upgrades like this, withthe spell seemingly tailored to his teammates’ specific skill sets.Peggy receives added firepower from the extra floating machine guns, allowing her to perforate a fuel truck for Fury to shoot with his magic sniper rifle and destroy the massive demonic monster that appeared at the end ofHellhunters#3.
The Hellhunters team includes Wolverine, Nick Fury, Peggy Carter, Soldier Supreme, Bucky, and newGhost Rider Sal Romero.
The Soldier Supreme has yet to appear outside of comics, but he feels like a breakout character if introduced into the MCU.First appearing inAvengers (Vol. 8)#50, Sebastian Szardos was trained by the Ancient One and given the Eye of Agamotto during World War II. Szardos led a team known as the Secret Invaders on several occult covert missions during the war. In addition to the unofficial team seen inHellhunters, the Secret Invaders includedthe vampire hunter Blade, the Ghost Rider tank squadron, and War-Thing, the WWII-era answer to Man-Thing.
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Soldier Supreme and His Team Could Be the MCU’s Next Big Hit
The five-issue miniseries isn’t finished just yet, but alreadyHellhuntersfeels like a story just begging for a big-screen adaptation. Peggy Carter and Bucky have already been established in the MCU, and Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine would make a fun addition to the team. Include the likes of Soldier Supreme and the Sal Romero Ghost Rider, and the MCU could have an all-new classic on their hands. Whether or not he ever makes it to the big screen, Soldier Supreme’s new spell makesHellhuntersa unique addition to theMarvelcanon.
