On savait la série Hercules en danger suite à des ventes insuffisantes, voilà que Marvel Comics remplace le titre, dès juin, par la série affiliée Civil War II : Gods of War.
Le scénariste Dan Abnett continuera d’y raconter les aventures d’un fils de Zeus tellement vilipendé par ses confrères Vengeurs qu’il décide de mener sa propre quête avec l’aide de ses amis, les Dieux de la Guerre.
L’équipe comprend son coloc’ Gilgamesh ; Ire la prêtresse ; ses anciens allées nordiques Sigurd et Lorelei ; ainsi que Theseus et Beowulf (!). Leur mission ? s’occuper d’une menace de niveau A pendant que les Vengeurs sont trop occupés à se taper dessus (encore une fois).
La partie graphique de cette mini-série en six chapitres a été confiée à Emilio Laiso qu’on a déjà pu voir à l’œuvre sur Hercules #2. La couverture est signée Jay Anacleto.
Ah, le grand fêtard et grande-gueule qui fait le job tandis que ses copains, plus « sérieux », se tapent dessus et passent à côté de la menace, c’est une inversion des rôles plutôt rigolote.
Story by
Dan Abnett
Art by
Emilio Laiso
Colors by
Guru-eFX
Letters by
VC - Joe Sabino
Cover by
Jay Anacleto, Romulo Fajardo, John Tyler Christopher,
Publisher
Marvel Comics
Cover Price:
$3.99
Release Date
Jun 8th, 2016
The world is on the brink of chaos, with heroes on all sides of the war… but when only the best are called into action, where will the world’s first super hero land? Join us for an all-new epic Civil War II series that takes Hercules right to the front lines! As a God, is he responsible for a larger roll in the potential destruction of the Marvel Universe? Or does he have the power to alter fate?!
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Story by
Dan Abnett
Art by
Emilio Laiso
Colors by
Guru eFX
Letters by
VC - Joe Sabino
Cover by
Jay Anacleto, Elizabeth Torque
Publisher
Marvel Comics
Cover Price:
$3.99
Release Date
Jul 13th, 2016
• A new Civil War is ripping through the Marvel Universe, but HERCULES has got problems of his own. There’s a threat that only he knows about, and all the heroes he knows are too busy to lend a hand.
• Time to get out his address book and call in some much older friends…ancient heroes of myth who will come to his aid. Introducing the mighty, mythological GODS OF WAR!
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Story by
Dan Abnett
Art by
Emilio Laiso
Colors by
Guru eFX
Letters by
VC - Joe Sabino
Cover by
Jay Anacleto, Romulo Fajardo Jr., Aco
Publisher
Marvel Comics
Cover Price:
$3.99
Release Date
Aug 17th, 2016
• As a civil war rips through the Marvel Universe, HERCULES battles to stop the Uprising Storm…the one threat no one else is aware of.
• But if the first super hero is going to save the world, he’s going to need help, and not even the Avengers are going to stand in his way.
• With no one else to turn to, Herc must recruit heroes of myth to stand at his side.
• HERE COME GILGAMESH, BEOWULF, IRE, THESEUS, SIGURD and LORELEI…the GODS OF WAR!
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Covers by: Jay Anacleto, Julian Totino Tedesco, Mike Perkins.
Description: The final chapter! With the world locked in Civil War, Hercules and the Gods of War face down a catastrophic threat that the other heroes of the Marvel Universe are blind to. Can they prevail alone against the wrath of a new race of gods? Or has the Civil War provided the Uprising Storm with the perfect opportunity to master the world and change it forever?