Marvel has announced a brand new, game-changing event. Get ready for Avengers: Armageddon. Arriving with the tagline “Witness the origin of the end!” this five-issue event series is set to debut in June from Marvel Comics. While much remains mysterious, the publisher has revealed the cover art for the first issue, as well as some intriguing teaser art. We’ve included it below for you to check out.
Events such as One World Under Doom and Chip Zdarsky’s Captain America have been building towards what is being billed as a watershed moment in Avengers history. Avengers: Armageddon is written by Zdarsky, with art by Frank Alpizar and Delio Diaz (Doomed 2099). Following some key buildup in Captain America and Wolverine: Weapons of Armageddon, the series leads to a transformative shakeup of the team.
Marvel teases that this shakeup is one the likes of which hasn’t been seen since 2004’s seminal event since Avengers: Disassembled. Per a press release, “The saga begins in Latveria where Thaddeus ‘Thunderbolt’ Ross, A.K.A. Red Hulk, claims Doom’s homeland for himself, igniting a global conflict. When the Avengers assemble against him, explosive escalations will force them to unleash a power that changes how the world views their mightiest heroes forever.”
Here is the synopsis for Avengers: Armageddon.
“Red Hulk’s devastating tear across the globe must be stopped…but it will take a colossal gathering of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes to do it! Calling in the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, Wolverine, and more…but who will survive this super-powered cataclysm?! There will be a pre-Armageddon Marvel Universe and a post-Armageddon Marvel Universe. Be here to bear witness to the transformation.”
Marvel Comics also teased that this event will lead directly into a new era of Avengers starting later this year. What precisely that will look like remains to be seen. It could very well mean a relaunch of the main Avengers title with a new team at the center of the book.
This is of course not the only big event coming our way this year centered on Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. Avengers Doomsday hits theaters in December. This will be the beginning of the end of the Multiverse Saga in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Next year’s Avengers: Secret Wars will close the whole thing out. In the meantime, fans have this big event on the comic book side to look forward to.
Avengers: Armageddon #1 hits shelves on June 3.
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