Writer and designer Chip Kidd will team with artist Michael Cho for The Avengers in the Veracity Trap, a graphic novel coming next year from Abrams Books’ MarvelArts line. The 64-page hardcover will retail for $25.99.
Abrams published the award-winning Fantastic Four: Full Circle by Alex Ross, as well as the expanded edition that was recently released and features a lot of extras.
“Writing this book was really just an excuse to see Michael Cho depict glorious, epic, jaw-dropping sequential storytelling with these iconic characters that we love so much. He more than delivered,” Kidd said. “Oh, and it was also my ultimate comics ego trip, which Abrams and Marvel actually allowed me to take. I still don’t know why but I am beyond grateful.”
The story’s villain will be Loki:
It starts with an epic battle in Asgard, as Loki, the god of mischief, comes into possession of a weapon of unimaginable power and assembles an army of otherworldly monsters in an effort to carry out his evil plans. Cue the Avengers—Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, Giant-Man, and the Wasp—who meet this horrifying throng of beasts head–on as a thrilling, knock–down drag–out fight ensues.
But when the smoke clears, what appears to be a typically raucous comic book take–down is revealed to be something very, very different—and very, very terrifying. And this discovery threatens to destroy the Avengers in a way that Loki or any other foe never has before. Because this time the enemy is… the Truth.
“I’ve always held a special spot in my super-hero loving heart for the Avengers, especially the early Marvel age comics they appeared in. The Veracity Trap is a tribute to the wonder, the delight, and the zany ‘anything could happen!’ spirit of those stories,” Cho said. “Chip wrote a fantastic and heartfelt story and, in drawing this book, I tried my best to channel some of the energy and, especially, the joy that crackled from the pages of those classic comics.”
The graphic novel will arrive in stores next May.