An MCU Icon Reminded the Avengers of One of Their Worst Failures
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The following contains major spoilers for Avengers #17, on sale August 7 from Marvel Comics.
Captain Marvel has just called the Avengers out for their most recent failure, and she is right about everything.
Avengers #17 finds the eponymous heroes high above the Earth in their sentient space station, the Impossible City. There, they discuss the recently concluded war against vampires, one that they only survived thanks to the new Sorcerer Supreme, Doctor Doom. While T’Challa is happy to consider himself and the others as victors, Captain Marvel is quick to remind him that the Avengers not only failed to save the world, they failed to prevent it from being overrun in the first place.
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Written by JED MACKAY Art by VALERIO SCHITI Colors by BRYAN VALENZA Letters by VC’s CORY PETIT Design by CARLOS LAO Main cover art by JOSHUA CASSARA & GURU-eFX Variant covers by CAFU, J. SCOTT CAMPBELL & SABINE RICH, LUCAS WERNECK, SAM DE LA ROSA & MARCIO MENYZ, CORY SMITH & EDGAR DELGADO, LUCIANO VECCHIO & MATT MILLA, and PABLO VILLALOBOS
Carol Danvers, better known as Captain Marvel, was elected as the current chairperson of the Avengers following the team’s war against the Multiversal Masters of Evil and the demon Mephisto. With major events scattering the Avengers across realities, it is up to Captain Marvel, Black Panther, Thor, Vision, Scarlet Witch, Captain America and Iron Man to save the day.
At the outset of the current Avengers series, the team were set upon by the menacing Myrddin and his army of superpowered knights. This fighting force rose up to stand in opposition to Kang the Conqueror, whose search for the mysterious Missing Moment kicked off a brutal war between the time-traveling despot and Myrddin. Though the Avengers were able to fend off Myrddin initially, they have since been forced to contend with many other threats, each of which constitutes one of many long-foretold Tribulation Event unto themselves.
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Marvel’s Blood Hunt saw a near-global takeover on the part of the world’s vampires, almost all of whom had been assembled under the leadership of none other than Blade himself. As it turned out, Blade had been possessed by the very first vampire, Varnae. By taking command of the powers of the Darkforce-wielding heroes and villains, Varnae could black out the skies, ushering in a terrifying albeit short-lived era of endless night.
Avengers #17 is on sale on August 7 from Marvel Comics.
Source: Marvel Comics
The Avengers
Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, Marvel’s Avengers first appeared in 1963. While Marvel Comics premier superhero team has boasted a rotating cast of heroes, and even spinoff franchises like the West Coast Avengers, heroes like The Hulk, Iron Man, Captain America, The Wasp, and Thor are mainstays of this potent franchise that has helped defined Marvel Comics and the MCU.
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