NEW AVENGERS: The Beginning of The End

New Avengers #6 courtesy Marvel
New Avengers #6 courtesy Marvel

As we count down until the end of the Marvel Universe and the beginning of Secret Wars…see how it all began.

The beginning of Jonathan Hickman’s epic is collected in a new hardcover. The Illuminati is Marvel’s secret squad whose covert missions saved the universe.

Black Panther reassembles the Illuminati (Iron Man, Namor, Black Bolt, Doctor Strange, Mister Fantastic and new recruits Captain America and Beast) to stand against incursions from parallel Earths.

The team discovers the only way to save our world is destroy others. Covert agendas, flat out lies and bitter old wounds complicate the mission leading to an unthinkable betrayal against Steve Rogers and a brutal war between Atlantis and Wakanda. Continue reading NEW AVENGERS: The Beginning of The End

WHO DESTROYS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE?

New Avengers #6 courtesy Marvel
New Avengers #6 courtesy Marvel

As we build up until the final weeks of Avengers, New Avengers, the start of Secret Wars and the end of the Marvel Universe we’re watching for clues and signs.

Who caused the death of the Marvel Universe?

Jonathan Hickman’s epic Avengers run began with incursions from other Earths threatening to destroy ours. When heroes fail the Marvel Universe will be destroyed and only Battleworld remains as Secret Wars rage.

But what started the incursions?

We could have seen a big blatant clue in Guardians Team-Up #3 by Sam Humphries this week. This issue is a Chapter Six of the Black Vortex crossover between Guardians of the Galaxy and X-Men but two words send my mind reeling. Continue reading WHO DESTROYS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE?