Avengers Forever
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| Avengers Forever | |
 Cover to Avengers Forever trade paperback. Art by Carlos Pacheco. |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
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| Schedule | monthly |
| Format | limited series |
| Publication date | 1998 - 1999 |
| Number of issues | 12 |
| Main character(s) | Rick Jones, Kang, Captain America, Yellowjacket, Giant-Man, Wasp, Hawkeye, Songbird, Captain Marvel |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Kurt Busiek Roger Stern |
| Penciller(s) | Carlos Pacheco |
| Inker(s) | Jesus Merino |
| Colorist(s) | Steve Oliff Graphic Colorworks |
Avengers Forever is a twelve-issue comic book limited series published from Dec. 1998 to Nov. 1999 by Marvel Comics. The series was written by Kurt Busiek and Roger Stern and drawn by Carlos Pacheco and Jesus Merino.
[edit] Publication history
Marvel originally contracted Busiek and Pacheco to produce a series called Avengers: World in Chains, but as it was considered to be too similar to another project (Mutant X, according to Busiek in the collected edition's foreword) it was cancelled by the company. [1] As Busiek and Pacheco were under contract, the pair developed the concept for Avengers Forever instead. [1]
[edit] Plot
The being Immortus sends his servant Tempus to kill an apparently critically ill Rick Jones, the possessor of the 'Destiny Force', a powerful ability he utilized during the Kree-Skrull War. Rick, however, is saved by the alien Kree Supreme Intelligence, who urges him to use the Destiny Force to summon aid. Rick pulls various members of the superhero team the Avengers from the timeline, utilizing past, present and future. The team, which consists of Captain America; Yellowjacket; Giant-Man (also Hank Pym) and the Wasp; Hawkeye; Songbird and Captain Marvel, fight off the forces of Immortus and eventually learn he is in the service of being called the Time Keepers.
The Time Keepers reveal that mankind will eventually travel into space and establish the Terran Empire, which will be at the cost of many alien cultures. A future version of the Avengers will apparently be at the forefront of the expansion. The Avengers are also aided by Kang the Conqueror, who is destined to evolve into Immortus. Kang kills the Time Keepers when they attempt to punish Immortus. Captain Marvel merges with Rick to save his life, and then they and all the Avengers are returned to their respective time lines with a lingering memory of the incident. [2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Cronin, Brian Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #146 Comic Book Resources.com
- ^ Avengers Forever #1 - 12 (Dec. 98 - Nov. 99)
