The Avengers are keeping plenty busy with new crossovers this summer. Fresh off the news that Earth's Mightiest Heroes are battling the Xenomorphs of the Alien universe, Marvel and Tsuburaya Productions have announced a new crossover comic called Ultraman x Avengers.
Ultraman x Avengers serves as a continuation of Marvel's previous Ultraman comics and features the same creative team - writers Kyle Higgins and Mat Groom and artist Francesco Manna. The series teams Ultraman with the Avengers and other heroes like Spider-Man Miles Morales.
Here's Marvel's official description of the new four-issue limited series:
Spider-Man has disappeared from New York, an intergalactic invader has arrived on Ultraman’s doorstep, and the Kaiju of Earth are acting even more mysteriously than usual. This can only mean one thing: It’s time for Ultraman to meet the Avengers! But what cosmic threat is great enough to require a team-up of Marvel’s mightiest champions and Japan’s greatest hero? Find out as Shin meets Sam, Spacium Ray meets Repulsor Ray, and “THWIP!” meets “SHUWATCH!” – in the epic crossover event.
"Of course we're excited to be back with more Ultraman, as ever, but especially for such a meaningful event,” Groom and Higgins said in a statement. “This is the first time Ultraman will meet the Avengers, despite them having so much in common– both being created in the 1960s, both being arguably the most popular and successful super heroes from their respective countries of origin. Being able to tell the story of this historic meeting: discovering how they interact, the ways in which they're different, what they have to learn from each other—it's a tremendous privilege."
Ultraman x Avengers #1 will be released on August 14, 2024.
Also launching in August is Wolverine: Revenge, a bloody new series from superstar creators Jonathan Hickman and Greg Capullo.
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