​Partnering with Disney sister company ESPN, Marvel has produced a series of digital comics for the upcoming 2018 World Cup soccer championship in Russia, featuring fan-favorite athletes Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar Jr., Tim Howard, and many more.

Consisting of thirteen chapters over at ​ESPN, the World Cup comic was written by former ​Deadpool writer Fabian Nicieza, and illustrated by ​X-Men artists Diego Bernard, J.P. Meyer, and Andrew Crossley. Talk about an epic crossover!

The comics cover a wide overview of the upcoming matches and rivalries including the rise of Brazil, Ronaldo vs. Messi, Germany's recent dominance, the U.S. and Italy's failure to qualify, Iceland's first-ever qualification, and the next generation of World Cup stars.

And this isn't the first time Marvel has illustrated famous soccer players before, as they covered the "​Heroes of Euro 2016," celebrating big names such as Gareth Bale, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and Paul Pogba.



