New multi-year program will feature current NLL stars in custom comic books; The comics will be distributed at Marvel Super Hero™ theme nights throughout the NLL season
To close out this year’s Native American Heritage Month, the National Lacrosse League unveiled a new, multi-year program with storytelling giant Marvel, focused on honoring and popularizing lacrosse’s Indigenous origin story with game-specific promotions starting in the upcoming 2023-24 NLL season.
The central theme of the collaboration, the history of lacrosse, will be at the core of a custom comic book written by Paul Allor, in close collaboration with the NLL’s Indigenous consultants, drawn by Indigenous creator Shaun Beyale, and a cover by JL Giles. “With NLL-style sixes lacrosse enjoying heightened global momentum with the IOC’s recent vote to add the sport to the upcoming LA28 Summer Olympic games, the NLL wanted to celebrate lacrosse’s fabled beginnings with our rapidly expanding worldwide fan base,” said Kurt Hunzeker, the NLL’s Executive Vice President of Commercial Operations. “Great stories are the heartbeat of the Marvel Universe, and the NLL is honored to work with Marvel to bring the legend of North America’s original pastime to life.”
Each NLL team has designated its Marvel Super Hero theme night for the upcoming 2023-24 season.
• Buffalo Bandits: Friday, March 8, 2024, 7:30pm, vs. Saskatchewan
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Rory Wheeler (Seneca, Cattaraugus Territory) gets a shout-out from project collaborator Darren Sudman who shared: “This is what happens when cool and meaningful come together. It’s been a blast working on this project with the National Lacrosse League (NLL). I’m so grateful to Tewanee Joseph, Rory Wheeler, Reid Reinholdt and Russ Sheppard for sharing their subject matter expertise with me. I cannot wait for comic book and lacrosse fans to discover the origins of the game.”
