COMICS: Marvel's Big 2012 Event Will Pit The AVENGERS Vs. X-MEN

COMICS: Marvel's Big 2012 Event Will Pit The AVENGERS Vs. X-MEN

The Phoenix Force is headed to Earth for Hope Summers. The Avengers and X-Men have different ideas on how to deal with the situation and will come to blows in a 12 part series by Marvel's "Architects". Read on for details and art.

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By JoshWilding - Dec 06, 2011 09:12 AM EST
Filed Under: Marvel Comics
Source: USA Today

USA Today has revealed Marvel's big plans for 2012, with further information expected to be announced by the company tomorrow. Spanning 12 biweekly issues with "Architects" Brian Michael Bendis, Jason Aaron, Ed Brubaker, Jonathan Hickman and Matt Fraction all on writing duties, the heroic teams are set to clash over the arrival of the Phoenix Force on Earth and its target of Hope Summers. The art will be provided by superstar trio John Romita Jr., Olivier Coipel and Adam Kubert.

A "zero issue" prologue will kick off the event next March from Bendis, with the premise being that the X-Men (although the teaser image below seems to indicate that Wolverine will side with his fellow Avengers despite being headmaster of the Jean Grey School For Higher Learning) want to prepare Hope to be the host of the Phoenix Force while the Avengers want the girl handed over to them in order to keep the world from potentially being destroyed if she fails to control the powerful entity.

"Avengers Vs. X-Men brings together the most powerful forces in comics for a super hero war like you’ve never seen before and will never see again. We all want to see the best of the best go against each other—Lakers & Celtics; Ali & Frazier; Yankees & Red Sox; and in comics it’s the Avengers fighting the X-Men," Axel Alonso, Editor-in-Chief, told MARVEL. "We’ve brought together the biggest writers, biggest artists and biggest characters for the biggest story we’ve ever told. This is the kind of high-octane action-packed story that fans demand while also having a profound effect on every character involved—and reshaping the Marvel Universe in its wake." Below is the official teaser image and description for the event.



The Avengers and X-Men have learned that the all-powerful embodiment of both death and rebirth known as the Phoenix Force is on a crash course for Earth…and it needs a new host to unleash its immeasurable power. But what is the shocking decision tied to the Phoenix’s return that will pit the Avengers against the X-Men? And when good friends become bitter enemies, what does this mean for the future of the Marvel Universe?




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WolvieCBM
WolvieCBM - 12/6/2011, 9:47 AM
Interesting. Very interesting. Can't wait to see more of it. Could be great.
RunDTC
RunDTC - 12/6/2011, 9:49 AM
if that was a movie....anyone who watched it would go blind and deaf from the shear epicness.
0bstreperous
0bstreperous - 12/6/2011, 9:57 AM
They did this in ultimate war
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 12/6/2011, 10:05 AM
Wolverine is with the Avengers. They will win.
MarkJulian
MarkJulian - 12/6/2011, 10:07 AM
And now we move from the cliche of killing heroes to having heroes fight each other...
IronLantern39
IronLantern39 - 12/6/2011, 10:08 AM
heres hoping Namor will die in the cross fire always hated him
Destroyer14
Destroyer14 - 12/6/2011, 10:11 AM
Intriguing concept. X-Men are dead, Avengers has Spidey.
nuck82
nuck82 - 12/6/2011, 10:12 AM
man i sware the marvel heros spend more time fighting eachother then anyone else. getting alittle old
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 12/6/2011, 10:18 AM
I haven't read Secret Wars in years but wasn't that just the heroes vs the villains? Anyway these sort of things might be done to death but they are generally still worth a read. I mean its the damn Avengers vs the muffugan X-Men. Who isn't gonna read that?
SonOfStarKiller
SonOfStarKiller - 12/6/2011, 10:19 AM
What happened to the days when Hero's fought VILLAINS??
TheStranger
TheStranger - 12/6/2011, 10:19 AM
Thats awesome!
JatevinM
JatevinM - 12/6/2011, 10:21 AM
This makes me wonder what the X-men who are Avengers are going to do because they have to pick a side.
Jordanstine
Jordanstine - 12/6/2011, 10:22 AM
JOHN ROMITA JR. as one of the artists!!!!???

FAIL!!!!

Only 8 out of the 12 books will look good.
Shadowelfz
Shadowelfz - 12/6/2011, 10:23 AM
I haven't been a big fan of the Marvel big events the past few years because they seem to make too many needless character deaths and changes, BUT this does look pretty intriguing. I'll give it a go.
Hilton
Hilton - 12/6/2011, 10:23 AM
Whoa! I'm wondering where Storm will fit in in all this, seeing as how she's on both teams right now.
BlindLemonShemp
BlindLemonShemp - 12/6/2011, 10:24 AM
Here's hopin we get to see Gambit kick some ass...

and also hoping this doesnt turn out to be a total waste of time and effort (final crisis, civil war, Messiah Complex)
Destroyer14
Destroyer14 - 12/6/2011, 10:24 AM
"The biggest story we've ever told?" They said that last time, hopefully they mean it now.
Luis75
Luis75 - 12/6/2011, 10:32 AM
X-men will rape the Avengers
OdinsBeard
OdinsBeard - 12/6/2011, 10:34 AM
Stupid.

Tony was right. SHRA should have been inacted. first time i've ever said that. 70 years and these teams still can't just talk things out. nope, we have to get really mad and use lethal force against those we used to call friends over a slight disagreement. oh man we've gone to far, it's time to join forces and fight the real enemy! this kind of thing has never happened before and there's no way we could have or should have seen this coming. but for now - RRRRAAAGHGHGGHHH!!! DIIEE!!!

Get ONE WRITER on this. ever hear of too many cooks in the kitchen. it's why DC is going to [frick] up watchmen. just give it to one good writer and let him see his vision through (or she idc)

how is Namor on a team that fights against Cap? Oh and lets waterdown the greatest comic villain of all time and make him join those whom he's gone to war with only a couple dozen times. what's next, Dr. Doom moving into the penthouse level of the baxter building? i smell a sitcom!
SuperFrost
SuperFrost - 12/6/2011, 10:41 AM
xmen will be nowhere close to destroying the avengers, first how will the beat the hulk and thor?
spiderneil
spiderneil - 12/6/2011, 10:46 AM
Will pick up the coipel issues and skip the rest
spiderneil
spiderneil - 12/6/2011, 10:48 AM
Xavier could beat the entire avengers single handidly
niknik
niknik - 12/6/2011, 10:49 AM
Didnt they just do this same thing over Wanda? The only difference being it got slicked over real quick and never blossomed into a major event, but it still consisted of the Avengers wanting to "confiscate" her and the X-Men wanting to protect her.....or was it the other way around???

Seems to me to be WAY out of character for Captain America to want to step all over someone's personal freedom like that.....at least the Captain America I have know for nearly 50 years.
lokisilvertongue
lokisilvertongue - 12/6/2011, 10:50 AM
@ror the x-men and avengers feel out at one point during it and fought if i remember right
ThaMessenger07
ThaMessenger07 - 12/6/2011, 10:51 AM
The X-Men have a much more powerful team, based on the pic above....w.e
nuck82
nuck82 - 12/6/2011, 10:54 AM
^^^^^^^^^ bazinga!!! the argo cave!!
ThaMessenger07
ThaMessenger07 - 12/6/2011, 10:55 AM
lmao Gusto
GaryGNU
GaryGNU - 12/6/2011, 10:58 AM
Just because the "hero" teams are going at it,don't think that some of the villains & anti-hero types won't jump in the mix & choose sides..either that or make a power play which will result in the hero teams joining forces & "saving the day..."whoop-dee-d@mn-do.." Hopefully, I'm wrong in this assertion & Marvel won't back off where it really counts & not sacrafice the story for an easy out.
supernaturalfreak
supernaturalfreak - 12/6/2011, 11:00 AM
god seriously? they're both forces for good and the only reason they have to fight is to sell issues, on top of that they are bringing back Jean Grey AGAIN! what is this like the 7th time she's been resurrected?
headlopper
headlopper - 12/6/2011, 11:01 AM
I guess it's official then: There are no challenging villains anymore in the Marvel U.

There's always Disney villains.
Destroyer14
Destroyer14 - 12/6/2011, 11:13 AM
Where is The Age of Ultron?? That's the big thing next year.
drfate
drfate - 12/6/2011, 11:17 AM
Interesting premise but....
JOHN ROMITA JR.s ARTWORK LOOKS LIKE SHIT. Who thinks that hack can draw???? His dad did great work, and even his earlier style was better than this scratchy shit he puts out now. HATE JOHN ROMITA JR.
WILL NOT BE BUYING ANY OF HIS SHIT.

Great artists: Mike Deodato, Gabriele Dell'Otto, Clayton Crain, Adi Granov
headlopper
headlopper - 12/6/2011, 11:20 AM
@Intruder- Yeah ,I was just being sarcastic(as usual), however I haven't read that, but if it's true , then your right - definitely heavy hitter's.

They're gonna need to pull out those guns too to keep the books interesting. Although Johnny's holding Annihilus's leash now...for the time being!
tomasocelot
tomasocelot - 12/6/2011, 11:21 AM
i hope cable owns wolverine, juggerlouss takes out the hulk and the red joke one. Cyke takes out cap, storm would own iron man's ass. rogue vs. ms.marvel again. beast and gambit throw down. oh and where does x-force stand in all of this ? i think the avengers need to lose this to make the universe interesting again. the ramifications of them losing will have a long lasting effective for years to come.
PoPcornDude
PoPcornDude - 12/6/2011, 11:24 AM
the art looks great but I have the feeling that I've seen before....
I can't remember where
?
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