This September, a brand-new Avengers title is launching that promises to drop readers directly into the Avengers' most breathtaking missions with a star-studded cast of characters.
Written by award-winning novelist Derek Landy, known for his outstanding work in the recent Captain America & Iron Man limited series, and illustrated by Greg Land, All-Out Avengers kicks off in the middle of some explosive action as it races to a shocking climax. From page one, panel one, the Avengers will be knee-deep in adventure with no setup, no explanations, and no time for questions!
An alien attack. A missing piece of wormhole tech. A city warped, its citizens transformed into hideous creatures loyal to an Empress from the far side of the universe. And a certain Captain Marvel, looking to her fellow Avengers with murderous intent. That's the premise of the first issue, and you can check out a first look at what's to come in the teasers below.
"When Tom Brevoort approached me with this concept, I thought it was an inspired idea, a slice of creative genius, and also totally unworkable," Landy said. "But the chance to launch a new Avengers title, and the chance to write any character who'd ever been an Avenger, was impossible for this particular Marvel fanboy to resist. Add in the fact that Tom wanted to get Greg Land on art and my fate was pretty much sealed."
"The trick was to work within the confines inherent in the concept, but also to find a way to deliver what everyone would expect: a continuity of ideas and the development of an overarching storyline," he continues. "I needed to find the hook that drags the reader from issue to issue, and I figured the best way to do that was to put the Avengers in the exact same situation as the reader: they are aware that this is happening, but they don't know why."
Marvel Comics has tried this concept before with mixed results (Non-Stop Spider-Man didn't last very long), but this does sound like a lot of fun. These days, it feels like you need an encyclopedia to read some titles, so the prospect of being thrown into an action-packed adventure with a formidable group of Earth's Mightiest Heroes is an exciting one.
As noted, All-Out Avengers will launch this September. Take a look at the cover below and keep checking back here for all the latest on this upcoming title as we have it.