{"id":3165,"date":"2011-12-07T09:14:09","date_gmt":"2011-12-07T05:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forbiddenpanel.com\/PanelCast\/?p=3165"},"modified":"2011-12-07T09:14:09","modified_gmt":"2011-12-07T05:14:09","slug":"avengers-vs-x-men-marvel-heroes-comic-news-news-marvel-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/forbiddenpanel.com\/PanelCast\/avengers-vs-x-men-marvel-heroes-comic-news-news-marvel-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Avengers VS X-Men | Marvel Heroes | Comic News | News | Marvel.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This April, The Avengers and the X-Men\u2014the two most popular franchises in comics history\u2014go to war! Marvel is proud to announce AVENGERS VS X-MEN, a landmark 12-issue pop culture event bringing together the world\u2019s greatest super heroes\u2014Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Black Widow, Spider-Man, Wolverine, Cyclops, Storm, Magneto and more\u2014for an unforgettable battle beginning in April 2012.<\/p>\n<p>AVENGERS VS X-MEN\u00a0is written by a team of the top-selling authors in the comic book industry today: Brian Michael Bendis, Jason Aaron, Jonathan Hickman, Ed Brubaker and Matt Fraction. This unprecedented assembly of acclaimed writers is joined by a trio of the industry\u2019s superstar artists: John Romita Jr., Olivier Coipel and Adam Kubert.<\/p>\n<p>The Avengers and X-Men have learned that the all-powerful embodiment of both death and rebirth known as the Phoenix Force is on a crash course for Earth\u2026and it needs a new host to unleash its immeasurable power. But what is the shocking decision tied to the Phoenix\u2019s return that will pit the Avengers against the X-Men? And when good friends become bitter enemies, what does this mean for the future of the Marvel Universe?<\/p>\n<p>Shipping twice monthly, this epic 12-issue limited series will be available in comic stores and on the Marvel Comics app on the same day\u2014additionally, each print issue of AVENGERS VS X-MEN\u00a0includes a code for a free digital copy of the issue on the Marvel Comics app at no additional cost to fans or retailers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAVENGERS VS X-MEN\u00a0brings together the most powerful forces in comics for a super hero war like you\u2019ve never seen before and will never see again. We all want to see the best of the best go against each other\u2014Lakers &amp; Celtics; Ali &amp; Frazier; Yankees &amp; Red Sox; and in comics it\u2019s the Avengers fighting the X-Men, \u201d said Axel Alonso, Editor in Chief, Marvel Entertainment. \u201cWe\u2019ve brought together the biggest writers, biggest artists and biggest characters for the biggest story we\u2019ve ever told. This is the kind of high-octane action-packed story that fans demand while also having a profound effect on every character involved\u2014and reshaping the Marvel Universe in its wake.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Plus, for the first time ever, fans can watch and take part in the groundbreaking AVENGERS VS X-MEN\u00a0Live Kickoff beginning at 3:00pm ET, Wednesday, December 7, on Marvel.com and http:\/\/new.livestream.com\/marveluniverse. A unique event produced in collaboration with Livestream.com\u2019s cutting edge streaming services and the Hangout functionality provided by Google+, we\u2019re bringing the writers and editors of AvX directly to the fans. Make sure to follow Marvel on Google+ as five lucky fans will be chosen to join in on the AvX hangout with their favorite writers and editors! Even if you\u2019re not part of the Hangout, your questions can still be answered via Facebook\u00a0and Twitter. using hashtag #AvX\u2014just make sure to send in your questions before the event ends!<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ve heard It\u2019s Coming\u2014and this April the War Is Here in AVENGERS VS X-MEN\u00a0#1! All your favorite super heroes enter\u2014and only one team will emerge victorious!<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"popup-899307\" style=\"border-width: 1px; border-color: #898989; border-style: solid;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.annihil.us\/u\/prod\/marvel\/i\/mg\/b\/f0\/4ede33e13c50e\/landscape_large.jpg?w=190\" alt=\"\"   border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For more on AVENGERS VS X-MEN, please visit http:\/\/avx.marvel.com<\/p>\n<p>via <a href=\"http:\/\/marvel.com\/news\/story\/17810\/avengers_vs_x-men?utm_source=Newsletter&amp;utm_medium=Pulse323&amp;utm_term=Link1&amp;utm_content=BiggestComicBookEventAvengersVSXMen&amp;utm_campaign=Pulse323Newsletter12062011\">Avengers VS X-Men | Marvel Heroes | Comic News | News | Marvel.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This April, The Avengers and the X-Men\u2014the two most popular franchises in comics history\u2014go to war! Marvel is proud to announce AVENGERS VS X-MEN, a landmark 12-issue pop culture event bringing together the world\u2019s greatest super heroes\u2014Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Black Widow, Spider-Man, Wolverine, Cyclops, Storm, Magneto and more\u2014for an unforgettable battle beginning [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1opIU-P3","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4450,"url":"http:\/\/forbiddenpanel.com\/PanelCast\/there-can-be-only-one-in-avengers-vs-x-men-9-comic-book-resources\/","url_meta":{"origin":3165,"position":0},"title":"There Can Be Only One in &#8220;Avengers Vs. 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