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The Avengers run of Jed MacKay and Farid Karami is coming to an end, and their final story kicks into high gear in Avengers #34, which is a major turning point in the battle between Kang and his variant, Myrddin. The Avengers have teamed up with Myrddin's Twilight Court, who have lived for centuries since their last fight with the Avengers.
This issue, though, also marks the Marvel return of Brian Michael Bendis, in a special story with his longtime Ultimate Spider-Man collaborator, Mark Bagley. In this CBR exclusive preview, we get a glimpse at both stories.
AVENGERS #34
Writer(s): JED MACKAY & BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Artist(s): FARID KARAMI & MARK BAGLEY
Cover Artist(s): RUSSELL DAUTERMAN (ISSUES #34-36 ARE CONNECTING COVERS)
VARIANT COVER BY CAFU
VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY CAFU
VARIANT COVER BY JUNGGEUN YOON
VARIANT COVER BY LEONARDO ROMERO
X-MEN TRADING CARD VARIANT COVER BY ALESSANDRO CAPPUCCIO
HOMAGE VARIANT COVER BY TBA
SPOILER VARIANT COVER BY TBA
48 PGS./Rated T+ …$7.99
AVENGERS LEGACY ISSUE #800!
EARTH’S MIGHTIEST HEROES mark a critical MILESTONE with eight hundred issues!
Everything has been building toward this: MYRDDIN’s ENDGAME!
KANG stands revealed at the precipice of a NEW UNIVERSE!
PLUS: Taking place on the anniversary of the founding of the Avengers, the all-new story brings together the “Big Three,” Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America, for a high-stakes mission to take down Hydra’s latest weapon of mass destruction. They’re soon joined by many more teammates—past and present—for a thrilling showdown that exemplifies the team’s mission and impact!
In the preview pages of the main story, the Avengers team up with the Twilight Court, and they discuss the fact that the Avengers have only seen the Twilight Court fairly recently, but to the Twilight Court, it has been AGES. We learn that the Avengers' home base in the Impossible City was actually built by the Twilight Court as their Camelot.
Amusingly, of course, the Twilight Court built the city based on their memories of the Impossible City (this, of course, is an amusing time loop, where they based the creation of their Camelot on the Impossible City, while the Impossible City is just an older version of their Camelot).
In the preview pages of the Bendis/Bagley story, we see Captain America is in Madripoor, and he is keeping an eye on something developing with Madame Hydra (the villain known as the Viper). He needs some help, but since he knows that Hydra is monitoring all signals in and out of the island, he uses his old Avengers communicard to ask for help. So only older Avenger members can respond to Captain America's request for help.
As we see, the first Avenger to show up is Iron Man. They discuss Madame Hydra, and their past involvement with the villain. As noted earlier, this is an anniversary issue, and this Captain America mission is apparently set during an anniversary, as well. Now, who else shows up to Captain America's ask for help will be revealed next week, so be sure to pick up a copy of Avengers #34!
Source: Marvel
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