scans_daily | So the May solicits are out...

Time to find out what the hell Bendis' new Avengers series is gonna be about.

AVENGERS #1
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
Variant by JOHN ROMITA JR.
Variant by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
Heroic Age Variant by GREG LAND
THE HEROIC AGE IS HERE!
There came a day! A day unlike any other...where two of Marvel's top creators teamed up for the very first time to create a bombastic new monthly Marvel comic that not only ushers in the Heroic Age of Marvel Comics but unleashes onto the world the most blockbuster Avengers team ever! Who will answer the call? And will they assemble just in time...because Kang the Conqueror is here from the future. And wait till you find out why…! Bonus back up feature: the oral history of the Avengers, part one. A brand new illustrated look at the Avengers in a way you have never seen before by series writer Brian Michael Bendis.

So there are three separate covers, and the only two they put with the solicit are the regrettable JRJR one that was posted here already, and... Land. Ow. If I track this one down, it's gonna be for the Djurdjevic cover for sure.

And I'm kind of dreading that backup feature. It seems whenever Bendis is involved, "never seen before" means "retcons to embarrass characters I don't like writing". On the other hand, Kang's back! Though topping his prior round of global enslavement isn't likely, he's always fun to have around. Plus the poor guy needs to get out more. I mean, the last time we saw him, all he did was tell the Guardians stuff.

Tags: char: captain america/winter soldier/bucky barnes, char: iron man/tony stark, char: spider-man/peter parker, char: thor, char: wolverine/logan/james howlett, creator: brian bendis, creator: greg land, group: avengers, publisher: marvel comics, title: avengers