Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, February 16) — Marvel Comics is about to bring a new legion of superheroes in the multiverse, one of them a Filipino heroine named "Wave."

Wave will be among the new "Agents of Atlas" that will debut in May this year.

She, along with other new characters — Aero and Sword Master from China — are tasked to save the world in "The War of the Realms" set in Asia.

"War of the Realms is this big, big Marvel universe story involving all the heroes from the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, Wolverine, the whole line," Marvel editor Will Moss explained.