Tag Archives: frank aplizar

A New Hero with Unrivaled Power Turns the Tide of Battle in Avengers: Armageddon #2!

Posted on by Leave a comment

The final reckoning that leads to a major shakeup for the Avengers begins this June in Avengers: Armageddon, a five-issue event series by superstar writer Chip Zdarsky and acclaimed artists Delio Diaz and Frank Alpizar. Check out the cover for issue #2, which teases a new hero coming to the frontlines with power that outmatches both sides of the conflict.

Spinning out Zdarsky’s hit Captain America run and the recently launched Wolverine: Weapons of Armageddon limited series, Avengers: Armageddon sees a colossal new lineup of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes assemble to stop Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross, A.K.A. Red Hulk, from unleashing a devastating tear across the globe after his takeover of Latveria. Ahead of Armageddon, fans should continue reading Wolverine: Weapons of Armageddon to learn more about who the new hero is and the mysterious origins of his abilities, which may pose an even greater threat to the world than Red Hulk.

Meanwhile, the next arc of Zdarsky and Valerio Schiti’s acclaimed run of Captain America serves a companion to the event, continuing in July’s Captain America #13, featuring guest artist Ton Lima. The shocking storyline sees Captain America, desperate to make his way back to Earth, forced to work with Doctor Doom to escape from a place he never imagined he’d find himself in…

YOU’RE GOING DOWN, THUNDERBOLT ROSS!

In Avengers: Armageddon #2, Red Hulk’s tirade across the globe must be stopped! Until a mysterious new hero with unrivaled power appears to level Red Hulk and the Avengers…

CAPTAIN AMERICA: HELL’S ANGEL!

In Captain America #13, Victor von Doom has captured the soul of Captain America, dragging him to an unfamiliar battlefield to use him as an unwilling weapon. As Steve Rogers struggles to survive in a world he doesn’t understand, the world he left behind needs him more than ever. And Armageddon draws ever closer…

Check out Dike Ruan’s Avengers: Armageddon #2 cover; an Avengers: Armageddon #2 variant cover by Adi Granov, which will also be available as a virgin variant cover; and Valerio Schiti’s Captain America #13 cover.

Magic: The Gathering comes to Avengers: Armageddon #1 with an Exclusive Card

Posted on by Leave a comment

This June, Avengers: Armageddon #1, the debut issue of the upcoming event series by Chip Zdarsky, Delio Diaz, and Frank Alpizar, will include an exclusive Magic: The Gathering promo card to celebrate Magic: The Gathering | Marvel Super Heroes, available June 26. Each copy of the first printing, including variant covers, will be sold in a special polybag containing both the issue and the exclusive “Warstorm Surge” card. The promo, with artwork that will not be found in any other Magic: The Gathering set, spotlights artist Ryan Stegman’s artwork from Armageddon/X-Men #1 CGD 2026 and will also be used as a variant cover on the issue.

A dramatic turning point in Avengers history, Avengers: Armageddon promises to change the face of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in a way not seen since Avengers Disassembled and leads directly into a new era of Avengers kicking off later this year. With Magic: The Gathering | Marvel Super Heroes, players can add the Avengers and other Marvel heroes to their deck with cards that feature unique artwork inspired by the pages of Marvel Comics. Avengers: Armageddon #1 celebrates both exciting launches with a bonus card insert, creating a can’t-miss collectible for both comic readers and Magic: The Gathering players to find right at their local comic shop!

Since last year, Marvel and Magic: The Gathering’s epic collaboration has delivered Marvel-themed sets like Magic: The Gathering | Marvel’s Spider-Man and the upcoming Magic: The Gathering | Marvel Super Heroes as well as recently announced comic book variant covers. Fans can look forward to more from this collaboration in the months ahead, including more Magic: The Gathering variant covers coming this June on your favorite titles.

Preorder both Avengers: Armageddon #1 and Magic: The Gathering – Marvel Super Heroes today.

Avengers: Armageddon #1 Magic: The Gathering variant card

Avengers: Armageddon Changes the Face of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes

Posted on by

The last year of Marvel Comics storytelling, particularly the events of One World Under Doom and Chip Zdarsky’s Captain America, have been leading to a watershed moment in Avengers history. That turning point arrives this June in Avengers: Armageddon, a five-issue event series from Zdarsky, the superstar writer known for his defining and Eisner-nominated work on Daredevil, and Frank Alpizar and Delio Diaz, the artist duo behind Doomed 2099 and recent issues of Captain America.

Following key buildup in Captain America and Wolverine: Weapons of Armageddon, Avengers: Armageddon leads to a transformative shakeup of the team—the likes of which haven’t been felt since Avengers: Disassembled. The saga begins in Latveria where Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross, A.K.A. Red Hulk, claims Doom’s homeland for himself, igniting a global conflict. When the Avengers assemble against him, explosive escalations will force them to unleash a power that changes how the world views their mightiest heroes forever. This pivotal chapter will lead directly into a new era of Avengers starting later this year.

ARMAGEDDON HAS ARRIVED!

Red Hulk’s devastating tear across the globe must be stopped…but it will take a colossal gathering of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes to do it! Calling in the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, Wolverine and more…but who will survive this super-powered cataclysm?! There will be a pre-Armageddon Marvel Universe and a post-Armageddon Marvel Universe. Be here to bear witness to the transformation.

Check out Dike Ruan’s cover and stay tuned for more info on Avengers: Armageddon in the weeks ahead. 

Avengers: Armageddon

Captain America and Wolverine: Weapons of Armageddon continues to Pave the Way for the Next Marvel Epic in April

Posted on by

The road to “Armageddon,” an upcoming Marvel event written by Chip Zdarsky, officially begins this month in Captain America #6, the start of an all-new arc in Zdarsky’s acclaimed run. Zdarsky will also set the stage for the event in Wolverine: Weapons of Armageddon, a four-issue prelude series kicking off next month. Both series team Zdarsky up with top artists including Valerio Schiti, Delio Diaz and Frank Alpizar, and Jan Bazaldua on Captain America and Luca Maresca on Wolverine: Weapons of Armageddon. Fans can peek ahead at what’s to come in April with the reveal of Captain America #9-10, new parts of the “Armageddon” lead-in arc, and Wolverine: Weapons of Armageddon #3.

“Armageddon” picks up in the aftermath of One World Under Doom. With global tensions rising to determine the fate of Latveria, it’s up to Captain America and the all-new S.H.I.E.L.D. to prevent various groups from erupting into all-out war, including one with a startling connection to Doom’s legacy. Meanwhile, Wolverine investigates a mysterious new super soldier program, but is too late to stop them from creating a deadly new Weapon X. All this while origin boxes, brought over to the 616 from the new Ultimate Universe, begin to surface, giving rise to new heroes and ushering in the next era of Avengers…

Read on to learn more!

CAPTAIN AMERICA #9

Written by CHIP ZDARSKY
Art by JAN BAZALDUA
Cover by VALERIO SCHITI
On Sale 4/22

A CAPTAIN CORNERED ON THE ROAD TO ARMAGEDDON!

After discovering how far Salvation’s True Latveria insurgency is willing to go for power, Captain America goes rogue, throwing in with the Latverian Liberators to take down Salvation before he can become the next Doctor Doom. But Salvation is prepared for Steve’s next attack, and his new ploy has heartbreaking consequences for the team…

CAPTAIN AMERICA #9

CAPTAIN AMERICA #10

Written by CHIP ZDARSKY
Art and Cover by VALERIO SCHITI
Variant Cover by PACO DIAZ
On Sale 4/29

UNITED THEY FALL ON THE ROAD TO ARMAGEDDON!

A shocking betrayal leaves Captain America’s S.H.I.E.L.D. team at odds – just in time for Doom’s ultimate weapon to be dragged into the light. But it’s not what anyone thought it was, and as an all-out feeding frenzy ignites between Salvation, Red Hulk and S.H.I.E.L.D., it’s up to Steve to get his hands on the weapon before it’s too late!

CAPTAIN AMERICA #10
CAPTAIN AMERICA #10

WOLVERINE: WEAPONS OF ARMAGEDDON #3 (OF 4)

Written by CHIP ZDARSKY
Art by LUCA MARESCA
Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
Variant Cover by PHIL NOTO
On Sale 4/29

THE PENULTIMATE CHAPTER ON THE ROAD TO ARMAGEDDON ENDS WITH A BANG!

The shadows of David Colton’s past are collapsing over Wolverine. The high-risk hunt for the newest WEAPON comes to a head as all the players are on a crash course with each other!

ARMAGEDDON is coming…and no one is ready. In the words of Nuke: GIVE ME A RED!

WOLVERINE: WEAPONS OF ARMAGEDDON #3 (OF 4)
WOLVERINE: WEAPONS OF ARMAGEDDON #3 (OF 4)

S.H.I.E.L.D. Returns in Captain America #6!

Posted on by

Last week at the Lucca Comics & Games festival, Marvel Comics Editor in Chief C.B. Cebulski and writer Chip Zdarsky shed light on the next arc of Captain America, one of the industry’s hottest new titles! Kicking off in issue #6 this January, the upcoming storyline will set a new status quo for Steve Rogers and the wider Marvel Universe with a moment that’s been anticipated for years…THE RETURN OF S.H.I.E.L.D.!

Drawn by series artist Valerio Schiti along with guest artists Delio Diaz and Frank Alpizar, the new Captain America arc will bring the run to present day and be a key chapter in the buildup to next summer’s Armageddon, a new comic book event series also written by Zdarsky. In the aftermath of One World Under Doom, Captain America will find himself on the frontlines defending the future of Latveria against a resurfaced threat from the series’ opening arc, as well as outside forces including an ALL-NEW S.H.I.E.L.D., the iconic covert organization not seen since it was dissolved in 2017’s Secret Empire.

Doom’s fall—and a violent incursion by Thunderbolt Ross—have brought Latveria to the brink of civil war! Captain America deploys to protect civilians and investigate rumors of a weapons stockpile, but when Nick Fury Jr.’s unpredictable new version of S.H.I.E.L.D. joins the mission, it becomes clear that everyone wants a piece of Latveria—no matter the cost.

With warring factions tearing the country apart and a squad of unconventional S.H.I.E.L.D. agents pursuing unknown agendas, can Captain America hope to bring peace to Latveria? And is that even what his own handlers want?

Smaller, leaner, and more underground than its predecessor, the re-formed S.H.I.E.L.D. includes an eclectic group of agents: Joe Ramos, an altruistic soldier from Brooklyn; Charles Castlemore, a retired Marine with strong opinions about the Latverian resistance; Trevor Tambling, a soldier of fortune with unclear motives; and Red Widow, a former Russian agent abandoned by her home country for her questionable loyalty. Nick Fury must keep these soldiers in line as they carry out their secret task to retrieve Doom’s weapons—even if it means clashing with Cap!

See S.H.I.E.L.D. in action in Valerio Schiti’s new cover for Captain America #6 and #7, along with new original design sheets, and check out a new promotional variant cover by Delio Diaz and Frank Alpizar.

Preview: Doomed 2099 #1

Posted on by

Doomed 2099 #1

(W) Frank Tieri (A) Delio Diaz, Frank Alpizar

The Future is Doomed! The world is Doom’s… but does that include the world that is yet to be? A coalition from the future — including OLD MAN LOGAN, RACHEL SUMMERS PHOENIX, BISHOP, COSMIC GHOST RIDER, THE MAESTRO and DEATHLOK say otherwise. But will the arrival of Doom 2099 change the odds for the new Sorcerer Supreme? Is he there to back his past self… or destroy him forever?

Doomed 2099 #1

Doctor Doom rules over the Multiverse in Doomed 2099 Variant Covers

Posted on by

The most terrifying Doctor Doom in the entire multiverse returns to claim what’s rightfully his in Doomed 2099!

On sale next month, the highly anticipated one-shot is written by Frank Tieri and drawn by Delio Diaz and Frank Alpizar in their Marvel Comics debut. Doomed 2099 sees the infamous and mysterious Doom of 2099 come to present day to confront his classic counterpart. Doom 2099’s journey will send shockwaves through the time stream, igniting a mutliversal conflict as an eclectic group of future heroes assemble to prevent Marvel’s greatest villain from gaining more power! Fans can check out all six covers, featuring a main cover by Derrick Chew, a dramatically dazzling Foil Variant Cover by Dan Panosian , variants by Ario Anindito, Claudio Castellini, and Ken Lashley, and a special Marvel Rivals Variant Cover that spotlights Doom’s design from the hit video game by Marvel Games and NetEase Games, along with an all-new first look.

THE FUTURE IS DOOMED!

The world is Doom’s…but does that include the world that is yet to be? A coalition from the future – including Old Man Logan, Rachel Summers, the Phoenix; Bishop, Cosmic Ghost Rider, the Maestro and Deathlok say otherwise. But will the arrival of Doom 2099 change the odds for the new Sorcerer Supreme? Is he there to back his past self…or destroy him forever?

Check out the new artwork and preorder August’s ULTIMATE issues at your local comic shop today!