Stan Lee announces 3 new creations at Comic-Con

At a press conference yesterday just before Comic-Con got underway, Boom! Studios and Stan Lee‘s Pow! Entertainment announced his three new ongoing superhero to be published by Boom! this fall. They are:

• Soldier Zero: about an astronomy teacher in a wheelchair who’s bonded to an alien weapon of war after a freak accident. Soldier Zero is being written by Paul Cornell (Doctor Who, Action Comics), with art by Javier Pina (Superman). Soldier Zero will ship with two variant covers by Trevor Hairsine and Dave Johnson, as well as one very limited edition signed by Stan Lee himself.
• The Traveler: a mysterious new superhero with time-traveling powers who battles the Split-Second Men, which are described as “super-powered assassins from the future.” The Traveler is written by Mark Waid (Boom!’s CCO) with art by Chad Hardin (Amazing Spider-Man).
• Starborn: the story of a regular guy who finds out he’s heir to an intergalactic empire, placing him at the center of a war between five alien races. Starborn is written by Chris Roberson (iZombie) with art by Khary Randolph (The X-Men).

Soldier debuts in October, The Traveler in November, and Starborn in December.