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Publisher | Marvel Comics |
Publication date | May 2010 |
Genre | Superhero |
Main character(s) | Avengers |
The "Heroic Age" is a Marvel Comics storyline scheduled to debut in May 2010, and set to follow the end of the "Siege" storylline, which itself was a culmination of the earlier storylines "Civil War", "Secret Invasion", and "Dark Reign".
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Publication history
Marvel publisher Dan Buckley has said the "Heroic Age" will be more constrained in its scope than previous storylines:
"We're trying to get a little bit more into the families of publishing, not as line-wide, to provide people with very digestible beginning, middle and end content with top characters and top creators in conjunction with the Marvel Universe. ... It's not going across the line in the books. You’ll see that with the X-Men books, you'll see it with Spider-Man.[1]
The storyline is set to begin in May 2010, in Avengers #1, which will reunite Iron Man, Captain America and Thor as teammates.[2] The same month will see the start a 4-issue comics anthology limited series called Age of Heroes with Kurt Busiek writing the lead story. The idea behind the series is that, according to Tom Brevoort, "seeing as how Heroic Age will impact on characters both large and small, we thought it might be fun to do an anthology to delve into some of these stories and to touch upon some of these characters"[3] Busiek's story will involve J. Jonah Jameson and others include a Doctor Voodoo story from Rick Remender, with Paul Cornell writing stories involving Captain Britain and MI13 and the Young Masters.[4][5]
Also a new series featuring the Agents of Atlas launches, with the name trimmed down to Atlas, but with Jeff Parker staying on as the writer.[6] The Thunderbolts series, also written by Parker, will see a new Heroic Age line-up, led by Luke Cage, and also including Crossbones, Juggernaut, Ghost, Moonstone, and Man-Thing.[7] Another series that will be launched is titled Secret Avengers from Ed Brubaker.[8]
Tie-ins
Tie-ins include[citation needed]
- Heroic Age Magazine #1
- Heroic Age: Prince of Power #1-4
- Age of Heroes #1-4
- Atlas #1
- Astonishing Spider-Man & Wolverine #1
- Astonishing X-Men: Xenogensis #1-5
- Avengers #1
- Black Widow (vol.7) #2
- Captain America #606
- Enter the Heroic Age #1
- Fantastic Four #579
- The Invincible Iron Man #26
- Origins of the Marvel Universe #1
- Secret Avengers #1
- Thunderbolts #144
See also
- Major events of the Marvel Universe
- "Brightest Day", a coeval DC Comics storyline
References
- ^ "Interview with Marvel’s Dan Buckley, Part 2". ICv2. December 10, 2009. http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/16452.html. Retrieved January 27, 2010.
- ^ Colton, David (January 27, 2010). "First look: Marvel Comics' 'heroes will be heroes again'". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/2010-01-27-marvel27_ST_N.htm. Retrieved January 27, 2010.
- ^ Richards, Dave (February 10, 2010). "Brevoort and Busiek Usher In an "Age of Heroes"". Comic Book Resources. http://comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=24798. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
- ^ Beard, Jim (February 10, 2010). "The Heroic Age: Age of Heroes". Marvel.com. http://marvel.com/news/comicstories.11247.the_heroic_age~colon~_age_of_heroes. Retrieved February 16, 2010.
- ^ Pepose, David (February 10, 2010). "From Marvel's Heroic Age Comes AGE OF HEROES Anthology". Newsarama. http://www.newsarama.com/comics/Age-of-Heroes-Marvel-100210.html. Retrieved February 16, 2010.
- ^ Richards, Dave (February 10, 2010). "Parker Remaps Marvel's "Atlas"". Comic Book Resources. http://comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=24795. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
- ^ Arrant, Chris (February 9, 2010). "Luke Cage Powers Into THUNDERBOLTS as Heroic Age Leader". Newsarama. http://www.newsarama.com/comics/Thunderbolts-Luke-Cage-100209.html. Retrieved February 9, 2010.
- ^ Rogers, Vaneta (February 9, 2010). "Ed Brubaker Tries to Keep the SECRET AVENGERS' Secrets". Newsarama. http://www.newsarama.com/comics/secret-avengers-ed-brubaker-100209.html. Retrieved February 16, 2010.
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