What exactly is Marvel NOW, and how will it affect Spider-Man? If they kill of Peter, that may be the end for me in the reading department.
Also, I noticed in AMZ 689 that Madame Web said the web is crumbling. Could this be the death of the web-slinger? And possibly his replacement with Alpha?
Aloha,
To answer your question.
The Marvel Comics Universe is about to get a major overhaul. Every summer, Marvel launches a story that ties all of its flagship books together and in 2012, the Marvel superheroes are embroiled in the Avengers vs. X-Men conflict, which sees the two iconic superteams battling it out. Its been a geek-pleaser storyline, but the aftermath is looking far more interesting: EW has dropped the exclusive that Marvel will be shuffling their characters and their creative teams, as part of an initiative that has officially been dubbed Marvel NOW!
Marvel NOW! will introduce new titles and re-fashion old ones; among some of the more intriguing books in the lineup will be Uncanny Avengers, which will be the first official blending of the X-Men and Avengers into one team. Scroll down to learn more about this bold new rollout and what it may have to do with Marvel Cinematic Universe.
In an interview with EW, Marvel editor-in-chief Axel Alonso made sure to differentiate Marvel NOW! from competitor DC Comics total reboot of their universe with the New 52″ initiative. For one thing, there will not be a sudden halt to the old universe followed by a hard push into the new one the new relaunches will be unveiled a month at a time. Said Alonso:
This aint a reboot. Its a new beginning
I feel that its a much more humane approach for retailers and fans to tell them: Look. In the months of October through February, every week you can go into a comic book store and find a few new jumping-on points for the Marvel Universe, a place youre going to like visiting. Or revisiting.
A few of the Easter eggs in the image:
Thor has swords
Cable has an eye-patch
Hulk has space armor (and a robo-orb)
Nick Fury is Ultimate Universe Nick Fury [Correction: Apparently that's Fury's illegitimate son(???)]
Cyclops has a new uniform and eye-beam
Fantastic Four member Sue Richards is out on her own (for once)
Iron Man has new armor
Marvel Girl (Jean Grey) is back to land of the living
Rocket Raccoon and Nova characters rumored for the Guardians of the Galaxy movie Marvel is developing are (literally) being brought front and center
From the picture of Spidey at the top he may have a slight costume change.I'm sure the change is going to be much more drastic than that.
Spidey rules