Still in shock over the three deaths in Uncanny Avengers #14?
While the deadly showdown is hitting the hearts and minds of X-Men and Avengers fans (I’m not saying who died just in case you haven’t read) that issue was important for the next phase of writer Rick Remember’s epic.
Kang was recruiting his own squad of heavy hitters from across the timelines including Stryfe, Arno Stark and Doom 2099! The writer explains the reasons behind Kang’s recruitment drive:
“There’s a reason why he chose them. Kang has a plan. We have yet to get to the juicy bits of “Ragnarok Now,” which are coming in issues #16 and #17. That’s where I’m setting up something that will create a whole new Marvel Universe. What that leads to is something that seems completely insane and disconnected, but eventually comes back around to the Kang of it all and leads into changing every member of the cast who’s still alive in such a drastic way that when the Red Skull and the Onslaught stuff begins they’re a team in a completely different place and things are insane.
The Kang stuff is definitely going to play a big role and he’s selected each one of those characters for specific reasons, and we’ll start to see more of what’s going on with him in issue #18,” Remender tells Comic Book Resources.
“Well, their timelines are being erased and their entire universes are being rewound. They’re in a situation where Kang shows up and offers to fix things or maybe do something else that could benefit them. So it’s all about the person and the situation that they’re in and the dilemma versus the opportunity. In this case the opportunity that they’re offered is basically salvation or destruction. So they basically decide to work together toward this goal that Kang has concocted, which we’ll reveal in issues #19-20.”
Ragnarok Now continues in Uncanny Avengers #15 out tomorrow.
By Editor