For us, the living... out of space.

[thanekos]

Abnett and Lanning's Thanos Imperative #1, out this week, begins the cancerverse's attack made possible by the Magus's ignition of worlds.

An entire universe seeps through the ravaged fault...





They come in masses, but they're hardier than your average swarm:



and require desperation moves to finish quickly:



And those're just the mooks.

See, every good invasion needs a good command... and, as Ignition showed us, the Many Angled Ones certainly didn't choose poorly:



THE DREAD VAUGHN!

... actually, that kind of works as a name to dread.

they've also got a specialized strike force to achieve their more subtle objectives:



(woo, a non-MC2 usage of the name! nice, but maybe a bit pointless.)

who're quite good at what they do:



and to prove that the cancerverse has all the bases covered, they've even got a solid home defense in case of counter-incursion:



(i am pretty sure that is not a Silver Namor.)

well, looks like Thanos'll have a bit of a challenge... especially given the, ah, effect excessive life seems to be having.

...also, didn't they kill their Hulk? I suppose all that life might've done something for him, but it is a bit weird...



publisher: marvel comics, creator: dan abnett, creator: andy lanning

Comments

[aaron_bourque]

This is infinitely more intelligent and interesting than Marvel Zombies.

Also, shouldn't the Revenger's battlecry have alliteration?

Aaron "The Mad Whitaker" Bourque; unfortunately, all I can think of right now is "Revengers, RESEMBLE!!!" which both fits and doesn't . . .

[thandrak]

Retaliate?

[divi_d]

"Revengers R'lyeh!"

...

What?

[ninjapeps]

Reassemble?

[outlawpoet]

Revengers Resemble! (but grittier and backlit, no no, move so that the light is silhouetting you, it's more badass)

[icon_uk]

Revengers Ravage!

Revenegers Regurgitate!

[geoffsebesta]

Revengers Rugose, Squamous, and Cthonic!

[ulf_boehnke]

Revengers Response!

Revengers Return!

Revengers Reconquer!

[lonewolf23k]

Revengers Reassemble!

[seawolf10]

This is infinitely more intelligent and interesting than Marvel Zombies.

So much motto.

Also reminds me of Giffen and DeMatteis' Defenders run.

[darkblade]

I preferred the design of the hulk they killed when Quasar first crossed into their world.

[blake_reitz]

I'm not sure how I feel about everything looking more "Satan" all of a sudden. I liked it more when it was all "Cthullu." This still looks cool though.

[divi_d]

Yeah, looks like another classic case of people not realizing the difference between "eldritch" and (conventionally) "evil."

[q99]

It's an odd mix of both.

[amaniwolf]

If it's a universe were life just goes on, it makes sense that if you're killed, your forced to come back over and over whether you want to or not. Only excuse i can give for Hulk's return. As for him looking different,...maybe he has more then one form, as he gets angrier he becomes the squid thing. Either way, this looks like it's going to be really good.

[gaomachine]

IIRC they do do something like that. Didn't one of them do that during quasar's visit where they cthulhu'd up suddenly in a fight?

[big_daddy_d]

Cancerverse Ms. Marvel looks like a ninja.. and no Cancerverse Luke Cage for the Defenders? Weeeaak. Marvel why must you deny me a Hulked Out and Cancerverse Cage?

[long_silence]

What happened to Namorita? We just got her back!

[thanekos]

Let's just say that the universe where death died is very interested in those who, ah... shouldn't be there.