Marvel Comics released Avengers: Armageddon #5 today, and it's proven to be the game-changer the publisher promised. In the wake of Red Hulk's devastating attack, the world is turning on superheroes and a new United Nations-backed S.H.I.E.L.D. is formed.
People have had quite enough of superpowered individuals causing widespread destruction, and Nick Fury Jr.—the son of the original Nick Fury—has been tasked with bringing them in line and creating a much better world with the "Superpowers Resolution."
Tony Stark, meanwhile, used Doctor Doom's technology to get a glimpse of the future and sees a victorious Mephisto holding a downed Spider-Man by the throat. We know some sort of clash with the Marvel Universe's devil is coming in the pages of Avengers, and theories continue to swirl about the comic potentially undoing "One More Day" or at least addressing it.
The biggest surprise is saved for last. After the apparent death of Bucky Barnes in Red Hulk's explosive outburst, we see the former Winter Soldier heal and return to life...where he comes face-to-face with the original Nick Fury.
Fury was taken off the shelf years ago, and like Bucky, it seems he and the immortality-granting Infinity Formula might be making a comeback. This likely ties into Chip Zdarsky's upcoming Immortal Soldiers one-shot.
"Avengers: Armageddon didn't end the war – it started one," the description reads. "An explosive one-shot setting the stage for a new year of stories and mysteries. With the world no longer trusting superheroes to save them, Earth still needs saving. Who will step up to the plate and keep watch over the planet when we need it the most?"
So, Spider-Man is about to form a new team of Avengers and Fury and Bucky are setting out to protect the world from the shadows (making an eventual Fury vs. Fury clash seem highly likely).
Big things are coming to the Marvel Universe, and Avengers will be the place to see that play out. For now, check out some pages from Avengers: Armageddon #5 below.
DARKNESS BEFORE THE DAWN: THE FALL OF THE AVENGERS... The point of no return! After the cataclysmic events of AVENGERS: ARMAGEDDON #4, the world is torn asunder. Humanity turns against superheroes. And for David Colton, what is the price of all that great power? See where the pieces fall in preparation for Chip Zdarsky and Marco Checchetto's AVENGERS #1!
AVENGERS: ARMAGEDDON #5
Written by CHIP ZDARSKY
Art by DELIO DIAZ, FRANK ALPIZAR
Cover by MARCO CHECCHETTO
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