Marvel are assembling The Avengers in advance of the movie's release with a free introductory tale. CJ checks out SHIELD director Nick Fury's schedule...
Super Bowl Sunday probably got a lot of people even more excited about Marvel Studios' and Joss Whedon's upcoming The Avengers. They've got a Hulk, dontchaknow.
Never one to ignore the comic book roots of its movies, the same day the House of Ideas began giving this year's must-see superhero adventure a rolling start with an eight-issue limited series, Marvel's The Avengers Prelude: Fury's Big Week. Try saying that ten times fast.
Marvel Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso chinwagged about the series, "Now, for the first time. you’ll find out just what happened to some of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes on the road to Marvel’s The Avengers."
The series will be released on digital comics apps weekly from Valentine's Day. Aww. From #2 each issue will cost 99 cents, or 69 of Her Majesty's coppers. Issue #1 doesn't get off to a chirpy start for Ol' Nick as the World Security Council threatens to disassemble his Avengers Initiative before it's even really started. As you'd expect, Fury doesn't take that well.
Fury's Big Week is written by Eric Pearson and Chris Yost, and pencilled by Luke Ross. The book finally gives us an audience with Sam Jackson's sassy SHIELD Director. Or maybe it's just a Life Model Decoy? Whether it's the real Fury or not we at least get to see Agent Coulson chiming in with his usual straight man routine.
The first ten-page chapter of Marvel's The Avengers Prelude: Fury's Big Week is out now and can be downloaded for free on the Marvel app and ComiXology. Avengers Assemble!
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