Avengers Vs. X-Men [New Printing]

by Brian Michael Bendis, Jim Cheung (Cover Art), Marvel Various (Writer)

When the Phoenix Force returns to Earth, can the Marvel Universe survive the collision between its two greatest teams?

From an unprecedented all-star creative writers Brian Michael Bendis, Jason Aaron, Ed Brubaker, Matt Fraction, and Jonathan Hickman. Featuring industry titan artists John Romita Jr., Olivier Coipel, Adam Kubert, and Frank Cho.

The world-destroying Phoenix Force is coming. To the Avengers, led by Captain America, it means the end of all life on Earth. To the X-Men, under Cyclops' command, it represents salvation—the rebirth of the mutant species decimated when Scarlet Witch uttered "No More Mutants" years earlier. With Hope Summers, the Phoenix's chosen host, caught between them, Marvel's two greatest leaders wage war. How far will each side go when one team's doom is the other's deliverance?

THE UNIVERSE CANNOT CONTAIN THIS WAR.

This space-faring, world-changing epic takes Earth's Mightiest Heroes and the Children of the Atom from lunar battlefields to mystical dimensions as the Phoenix Force chooses its vessels and reshapes reality itself. Perfect for fans who love high-stakes super hero conflicts where both sides believe they're right, readers seeking John Romita Jr.'s Kirby-esque dynamism and Olivier Coipel's epic cosmic visuals, and anyone ready for Marvel's most engaging cataclysmic crossover since Civil War.

COLLECTING AVENGERS VS. X-MEN #0-12 and material from POINT ONE #1.

“As fun to read as it looks like it was to create” —CBR
“…fun, thrilling, exciting…” —Newsarama

Want the complete story? Discover House of M by Brian Michael Bendis and Olivier Coipel—the reality-shattering event where Scarlet Witch decimated the mutant population with three words, setting the stage for this ultimate confrontation years later.

Genres: Comics

384 pages, Paperback

Published June 27, 2023

About the author

A comic book writer and erstwhile artist. He has won critical acclaim (including five Eisner Awards) and is one of the most successful writers working in mainstream comics. For over eight years Bendis’s books have consistently sat in the top five best sellers on the nationwide comic and graphic novel sales charts.

Though he started as a writer and artist of independent noir fiction series, he shot to stardom as a writer of Marvel Comics' superhero books, particularly Ultimate Spider-Man.

Bendis first entered the comic world with the "Jinx" line of crime comics in 1995. This line has spawned the graphic novels Goldfish, Fire, Jinx, Torso (with Marc Andreyko), and Total Sell Out. Bendis is writing the film version of Jinx for Universal Pictures with Oscar-winner Charlize Theron attached to star and produce.

Bendis’s other projects include the Harvey, Eisner, and Eagle Award-nominated Powers (with Michael Avon Oeming) originally from Image Comics, now published by Marvel's new creator-owned imprint Icon Comics, and the Hollywood tell-all Fortune and Glory from Oni Press, both of which received an "A" from Entertainment Weekly.

Bendis is one of the premiere architects of Marvel's "Ultimate" line: comics specifically created for the new generation of comic readers. He has written every issue of Ultimate Spider-Man since its best-selling launch, and has also written for Ultimate Fantastic Four and Ultimate X-Men, as well as every issue of Ultimate Marvel Team-Up, Ultimate Origin and Ultimate Six.

Brian is currently helming a renaissance for Marvel’s AVENGERS franchise by writing both New Avengers and Mighty Avengers along with the successful ‘event’ projects House Of M, Secret War, and this summer’s Secret Invasion.

He has also previously done work on Daredevil, Alias, and The Pulse.

Reviews

[Brian]

A chaotic brawl of a story involving X-men, Avengers and the Phoenix force for good measure. The art was hit or miss but the story was intriguing to see teammates and friends become adversaries in a battle for global dominance. Good stuff but not a classic.