Avengers Arena #1, December 2012
Written by Dennis Hopeless
Cover by Dave Johnson
Variant Cover by Mike Perkins
Penciled by Kev WalkerTrapped on an isolated island, 16 superhuman young adults (including cult faves like members of the Runaways, The Avengers Academy and Darkhawk) are given a chilling ultimatum by their demented captor: Fight or die…only one will walk out alive! Thus begins a primal battle that will test the skills, stamina and morals of each combatant. Welcome to Murder World, where the secrets are plenty, alliances are fleeting, and the key to victory might be rewriting the rules of the game. Who will survive? The rising star team of Dennis Hopeless (X-MEN: SEASON ONE) and Kev Walker (THUNDERBOLTS) dare you to tune in to your new favorite comic NOW!
Price: $2.99 each | 32 pgs
Avengers Arena #2, December 2012
Written by Dennis Hopeless
Cover by Chris Bachalo
Variant Cover by Mike Oeming
Penciled by Kev Walker— ANNIHILATION’s Cammi vs. Deathlocket!
— AVENGER ACADEMY’s Hazmat vs. Deathlocket!
— Who the heck is Deathlocket? And who dies in this issue?
— Plus: Who are the students of the Braddock Academy?Price: $2.99 | 32 pgs
OMG WHY! This can’t happen! The Runaways and Avenger’s Academy books have been some of the only Marvel comics I’ve been...
Marvel….this is the Hunger Games with super powers….I don’t know if I want or don’t want!
I love the Lord of the Flies cover for #2!
So did anyone else think “Lord of the Flies” when looking at the second one sigh this is gonna suuuuuuuuuuuuuck
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wow i’m mad :(
Usually if I say something like ‘and that’s awful,’ I’m being sarcastic. Not this time. This is actually just awful....
Methinks Marvel is trying to cash in on the success of the Hunger Games. Killing children is profitable!
Marvel: Where gratuitous child murder is A-OK, but smoking is a horrible example to set for the readers. Wankers. You...
Wow, when I first heard of this I thought it was a shitty idea. Seeing this, though… I still think it’s a shitty idea.
Are you fucking kidding me? Runaways fans have been begging for a new book, a chance to see deeply-loved favorites in...
Vomiting already.
….. I’d do a legion of “fuck you” gifs but I JUST did that about “Captain America as a bigot” headcanons and I don’t...