USA Today has recently revealed some key plot points regarding the Avengers: The Children's Crusade which will tie-in nicely to the recently teased Avengers: X-Sanction. During Marvel's Next Big Thing Live Chat where Tom Brevoort and Jeph Loeb revealed that Cable would be returning to take on the Avengers to save his "daughter", Hope. Now it looks like nuermous children of the superhero community will be playing a significant role, as unresolved story lines from House of M appear to be playing a factor as well. Spoilers Below, highlight to uncover:
[quote]"Superpowered teens Wiccan and Speed found their mother, the Scarlet Witch (aka Wanda Maximoff), without powers or memory but with a new fiancé: Doctor Doom. Thanks to the reappearance of Iron Lad and a rescue by the Young Avengers, Wanda remembers what fans have known since the "Avengers: Disassembled" and "House of M" story lines: that she killed Avengers during a murderous rampage and later depowered scores of mutants.
Cyclops and the X-Men know what kind of role the ex-Avenger played — not a good one, as they recall — so the action heats up when they appear on the scene, and Issue 8 is the bloody climax of a war between Doctor Doom, Wanda's dad Magneto and a whole host of heroes "that results in a tragic death and terrible losses for everyone involved," writer Allan Heinberg says.
The events of Children's Crusade will be felt after it ends, Heinberg promises. By the time the final issue is out in January, it will have caught up with Marvel continuity and dovetail into big things involving the Avengers and the X-Men."[end quote]
Be sure to head over to USA Today as the article has much more from series writer Allan Heinberg. And here's a preview of
Avengers: The Children's Crusade issue 7 which promises a first look at the explosive showdown on the horizon between the X-Men and the Avengers. Sound off below in the comments section to discuss how you feel about this development.
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