The war between Xenomorphs and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes has revealed which two Avengers are truly willing to give up everything.

Aliens vs. Avengers #2 finds the last remnants of heroes left on planet Earth preparing to lead the rest of humanity into a daring new era of life among the stars. Of course, this isn’t out of any sense of grand adventure, but as a last resort to keep humanity alive in the wake of the Xenomorph horde released upon their world by the malevolent David 8 androids who have already wiped out all life in their home reality. Unfortunately, there is simply no way of getting the rest of the survivors off-world without someone staying behind to beat back the Xenomorph swarm headed their way, and the Hulk and Captain America are more than happy to be the ones to make that sacrifice.

• Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
• Art by ESAD RIBIC
• Colors by IVE SVORCINA
• Letters by VC’s CORY PETIT
• Design by JAY BOWEN
• Main cover art by ESAD RIBIC
• Variant covers by ANDREA SORRENTINO & DAVE STEWART, PACO MEDINA & DAVID CURIEL, and MATEUS MANHANINI

Aliens vs. Avengers sees the worlds of the Alien franchise and Marvel Comics collide for an epic storyline that spans nearly every corner of more than one universe. In this timeline, the David 8 android managed to master the weaponization of the Xenomorphs that have long terrorized his cosmos. After years of calculated attacks, David 8 and his brethren successfully wiped out all life in their native reality, all before discovering the existence of further universes desperately in need of their particularly lethal brand of “help.”

Among the worlds wiped out by David 8 and his fellow androids was the homeworld of the Engineers, the ancient, alien species who stand as the precursor to humanity in the Alien franchise. This stood as a testament to just how far David 8 and the other androids were willing to go in their pursuit of a silent universe, as well as a profound insight into their personal beliefs and endeavors. While David 8 and his counterparts spent thousands of years terrorizing their own reality, their annihilation of the vision of the Marvel Universe seen in Aliens vs. Avengers took less than three decades.

Fortunately, this iteration of the Marvel Universe still has plenty of superpowered heroes standing up to defend it against any and all threats that might arrive. Apart from the Hulk and Captain America, the Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Iron Man, and Miles Morales have all kept in the fight. In the case of Miles particularly, he has reached a new level of power thanks to the Venom symbiote, who consumed and seemingly bonded to a Xenomorph that would have otherwise taken Miles’ life.

Aliens vs. Avengers #2 is on sale now from Marvel Comics.

Source: Marvel Comics

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  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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  Alien

  The Alien franchise depicts a series of deadly encounters, predominantly spanning the 21st and 24th centuries, between humanity and the Aliens; a hostile, endoparasitoid, extraterrestrial species.