 | Marvel Comics gets ready for a Dozen Days of Vengeance and Earthfall |
Just released are details on a pair of wide-reaching stories for Marvel Comics. Joe Casey (Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes) will chart a course reaching all the way back to the Red Skull's first appearance in WWII. There have been many WWII-era stories in Captain America in the past few years, so it should come as no surprise that the latest story involving the star-spangled Avenger will involve his deadliest foe and a threat stemming from his earliest days as the sentinel of liberty.
A Dozen Days of Vengeance
Via ComicBookMovie.com:
CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS #7 in 1941 contained the birth of Captain America's ultimate foe and one of the purist embodiments of evil in the Marvel Universe: The Red Skull.
Johann Schmidt went from downtrodden youth to Nazi officer to Germany's version of Captain America under the tutelage of Adolf Hitler himself. He battled Cap and the rest of the Allied Powers' forces through World War II before placing himself in suspended animation. Re-emerging in the modern era, the Skull would continue his rivalry with his patriotic opposite number while also becoming a thorn in the side of the Avengers and many other Marvel heroes. Numerous times the Skull has appeared to perish, but always seems to turn back up by various means, including transferring his consciousness into a body cloned from Cap himself or utilizing the Cosmic Cube.
In recent years, The Red Skull orchestrated a scheme that saw the original Captain America, Steve Rogers, apparently assassinated—in actuality hurled backwards in time—and replaced by his former sidekick, Bucky Barnes. The Skull would lose his body in battle with Barnes and then fail in an attempt to subvert the mind of the returned Rogers, apparently dying once again. His daughter Sin has since succeeded him, but The Red Skull can never totally be counted out.
"There's a thread to this story that stretches all the way back to World War II," reveals Casey. "An atrocity committed by the Red Skull that has never been revealed—until now."
Thanks for checking out A Dozen Days of Vengeance. Get ready for VENGEANCE #1, coming your way July 6!"
The second major storyline to be announced involves that team of cosmic heroes assembled by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, the Annihilators. This already renowned pair of creators have seen a successive steam of successes from their Annihilation, Annihilation: Conquest, Guardians of the Galaxy and Nova series over the years. With both Nova and the Guardians MIA, the Annihilators are the only 'fix' that cosmic Marvel fans have had and with that mini-series now ended, many have wondered what the next step could be.
It's a big one...
Avengers Vs. Annihilators: Earthfall
Announced this morning via Press Release and Marvel.com, Annihilators: Earthfall #1 will launch a four issue mini-series this September that sees Gladiator, Quasar, Ronan, Ikon and Beta-Ray Bill coming to Earth to square up against the Avengers. Co-written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, collectively known in the industry as DnA, the story marks the continuation of years of cosmic action from the duo.
"A desperate and vital mission brings the Annihilators to Earth, and what generates the conflict with Earth's Mightiest Heroes is basically the clash of jurisdiction, and the incompatible interests of both teams; what's good for Earth might not be good for the Galaxy—and vice versa!" Abnett told Marvel.com.Lanning also noted that this is a great jumping-on point to the Marvel Cosmic group, as they'll be introducing the characters when they come to Earth. With folks like Gladiator and Ronan in the squad, who have traditionally clashed with Earth's heroes, it certainly spells trouble.
The book will also once again feature a Rocket Raccoon and Groot back-up, similar to the first Annihilators series.
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