Marvel officially announced today that Avengers: Armageddon, a five-issue event series written by Chip Zdarsky with art by Frank Alpizar and Delio Diaz, will launch June 3. The event was first teased last year.
The series draws on storylines and themes Zdarsky has been seeding in his run on Captain America and the current Wolverine: Weapons of Armageddon prelude series, and will lead directly into a new era of Avengers launching later this year.
The first issue of Weapons of Armageddon dropped yesterday, and if it’s any indication of what to expect, this should be a fun, character-focused story. Zdarsky has done a nice job setting it up both in that series and in his Captain America run.
And if you read the most recent issue of that title, you saw the tension between Red Hulk and Captain America, with Steve Rogers playing the “Don’t make me call the Avengers on you” card. Looks like that card will be played.
The story begins in Latveria, where Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross, aka the Red Hulk, seizes Doctor Doom’s homeland for himself, triggering a global conflict that forces the Avengers to assemble alongside the Fantastic Four, Wolverine and others. Marvel is promising the event will fundamentally change how the world views Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, with the publisher comparing its impact to Avengers: Disassembled.
Look for the first issue to arrive on June 3. Here are more teasers for it, created by Zdarsky:
