Marvel Honors Native American Heritage Month with Echo: Seeker of Truth #1

Echo has never been your typical Marvel hero. As a Deaf, Cheyenne–Mexican American woman, Maya Lopez has carried her story with grit, resilience, and a grounding in culture that makes her stand apart from the rest of Marvel’s crowded pantheon. With Echo: Seeker of Truth #1, she gets a story that honors those roots and pushes her into a powerful new chapter.

Arriving November 5, 2025, this one-shot is part of Marvel’s celebration of Native American Heritage Month. Written by Jimmy “Taboo” Gomez (Black Eyed Peas) and B. Earl, with art from Jim Terry, the issue brings together a creative team that knows what it means to tell stories of identity, survival, and transformation. And with cover art from Echo’s co-creator David Mack, it’s already a striking addition to her legacy.

The story follows Maya to Los Angeles, where she’s searching for her missing cousin. That trail leads her straight into Wisteria Meadows, a so-called wellness retreat that hides something darker. Disappearances. Secrets. A faceless enemy that forces her to confront more than just external threats. And amid that struggle, Echo discovers a new power that is deeply tied to her heritage, one that reshapes her place in the Marvel Universe.

For Taboo, this book is more than just another entry in Echo’s journey. He calls it good medicine, and that resonates. Good medicine doesn’t just heal, it strengthens, it carries culture forward, it reminds us that our stories matter. And for Indigenous readers, that’s precisely what Echo represents: the chance to see ourselves not as sidekicks or stereotypes, but as heroes leading the way.

Alongside Mack’s main cover, Seeker of Truth will also feature variant covers by Carmen Carnero and Maria Wolf, making this release a visual feast as well as a cultural milestone.

Fans can preorder Echo: Seeker of Truth #1 now at their local comic shop ahead of its November 5 release. And if you’ve ever wanted to hold a comic that carries both power and medicine, this is the one you’ll want on your shelf.