Three current Marvel Comics issues arrive Wednesday, Aug. 19: Avengers: Armageddon #3, Spider-Man/Hulk: Fire & Brimstone #1 and Spectacular Spider-Man: Brand New Day #4.
Avengers: Armageddon #3 Pushes the Team Into Chaos
Avengers: Armageddon #3 sends the event into open crisis. Civilians riot, villains rise and heroes fall as the world turns against the Avengers. Wolverine calls the team back together while Red Hulk's threat continues.
The five-issue event is written by Chip Zdarsky, with art by Delio Diaz and Frank Alpizar. The issue is priced at $4.99 and carries the next step in a storyline that is reshaping the Avengers' lineup.
Spider-Man and Hulk Face an Exorcism
Spider-Man/Hulk: Fire & Brimstone #1 begins with Easter Mass in Central Park interrupted by Mole Man and other supervillains. Peter Parker and Bruce Banner end up in the same fight, while Banner tries to solve his Hulk problem through an exorcism.
Kevin Smith and Andy McElfresh write the five-issue limited series, with R.B. Silva on art. The first issue is also on sale Aug. 19.
Brand New Day #4 Continues the Lexicon Fight
Spectacular Spider-Man: Brand New Day #4 is priced at $4.99. Mr. Negative now has the Lexicon, a directory of Kingpin's criminal enterprise, and Spider-Man and the Punisher are both trying to stop it from being weaponized across New York City.
Dan Slott writes the issue, with Marcus To on pencils and Phil Jimenez on the cover. The series uses the Brand New Day name for a new in-continuity comic story, not a film announcement.
Marvel Comics Continuity, Separate From the Screen
These are Marvel Comics releases, separate from Marvel Studios' movie and television timelines. Peter Parker, Bruce Banner, Wolverine and the Avengers have long comic histories, but these current series establish their own events and do not promise a direct screen adaptation.
For readers new to these books, Armageddon is an Avengers event, Fire & Brimstone pairs Spider-Man with Hulk, and Brand New Day follows Peter Parker through a fight over Kingpin's criminal network.
Sources: Marvel's Avengers: Armageddon #3 announcement, the Spider-Man/Hulk: Fire & Brimstone announcement, and the official issue pages for Avengers: Armageddon #3, Spider-Man/Hulk: Fire & Brimstone #1 and Spectacular Spider-Man: Brand New Day #4.
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