First Look: AVENGERS & X-MEN: AXIS #2

AVENGERS & X-MEN: AXIS #2 (AUG140728)

Written by RICK REMENDER

Art by ADAM KUBERT

Cover by JIM CHEUNG

Inversion Variant by KRIS ANKA (AUG140730)

Young Guns Variant by MAHMUD ASRAR (AUG140729)\

This October, the Avengers and X-Men stand together, storming the beaches of Genosha. Today, Marvel is proud to present your first look inside AVENGERS & X-MEN: AXIS #2, the next blockbuster chapter hitting comic shops and digital devices on 10/15, one week after the highly anticipated first issue! Superstar creators Rick Remender and Adam Kubert unite for an epic battle pitting an army of Avengers & X-Men against the Red Skull and his hordes. Only not everything is as it seems…

The Red Skull’s unmatched psychic potential knows no bounds. And he has yet to reveal his master plan. A dark secret that promises to shatter the fragile alliance of A and X – and leave broken bodies in its wake. A secret stretching back to the days of the super hero Civil War. A secret poised to upend the life of Tony Stark and all he cares for.

Even united, fighting as one, Avengers and X-Men may not be enough to stop the Red Skull. Can anything? Amid the battle raging in his Mutant Reeducation camps, the heroes on both sides will pay a terrible price, and Magneto will betray his alliances to join an army of evil. The Red Supremacy is upon us – have the heroes already lost? No fan can afford to miss the explosive next chapter of the comic book event of the fall when AVENGERS & X-MEN: AXIS #2 hits comic shops and digital devices on October 15th!

There’s a fine line between good & evil. Find out how thin as the battle rages on in AVENGERS & X-MEN: AXIS #2!

Plus, before Avengers & X-Men: AXIS kicks off, follow the events leading up to the blockbuster comic event of the year with Avengers & X-Men: AXIS – The Story So Far. Relive the war between Avengers and X-Men over the Phoenix Force, the Avengers Unity Squad’s first battle with the Red Skull in the pages of Uncanny Avengers and more.

FOC – 09/22/14, On-Sale – 10/15/14

In addition, check out the AXIS trailer:

*rolls eyes*

i dig the art

Very nice art, I'm hoping this will be good. Glad to see Havok as a big part of this, glad he's getting a push he is a really great character.

I can't express how happy I am to see Sue Storm with the Avnegers it makes me think that Avengers 35 is really going to happen.

Super happy to see to see Quintin Quire. I was thinking he would be the only one they have with enough raw power to counter the mind of Xavier.

I hope Evan is okay since they have old school Apocalypse in the promo art.

Why the hell is Storm dressed in her Thor outfit... please god don't let her be the ALL NEW Thor oh god no.

Seeing Scott there with them. I'm hoping this will be the thing he needs to get everyone off his back. I mean hell they pretend like Wanda didn't commit genocide and Quicksilver didn't become a lunatic after M-Day.

lol, I just now found this online

How could the Red Skull know a secret that wasn't unveiled in Original Sin?

Well he can read minds now, and everyone only learned ONE secret in Original Sin not every secret.

wow another avengers story arc without spider-man....

What's up with Storm in that one panel on the last page?

The way it should be. The days of Spider-Man being a solo act were the best days of Spider-Man.

I hope Sue is shown in a good light, not many heroes are in event books.

Oh my god if this goes back to the story Ben Urich didn't run back in Civil War it's going to blow my damn mind.

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Not even true since he's on the cover of issue 9 so he's going to be in this.

Covers rarely mean anything.

Usually in events they mean those characters will be in the event. I find it unlikely Hobgoblin and Carnage would have big roles and Spidey would have none.

Can't wait.

Does Storm change outfits mid issue?

As for Spider-Man, I think he is off on the Spider-Verse thing until after the Inversion. (Hence why he's one of the uneffected.)

Why has colossus got his old crappy costume ?

Wasp also has on her old registration era costume.

But for Colossus it makes sense since he went back to using that costume in Amazing X-Men after leaving X-Force.

Looks like they could all go for a little Shawarma.

I do not think that is Storm, standing with Wasp. I believe that is Medusa. The colorist, made a huge mistake. That costume (originally purple and gold) was posted with Medusa and other heroes, for an Avengers Now, photo.

Why does Alex look like his scalp melted or is it just me?

Oh man, put your hands together for DJ Slim and DJ Magnus.

@teerack said:

@inferiorego said:

The Red Skull’s unmatched psychic potential knows no bounds. And he has yet to reveal his master plan. A dark secret that promises to shatter the fragile alliance of A and X – and leave broken bodies in its wake. A secret stretching back to the days of the super hero Civil War. A secret poised to upend the life of Tony Stark and all he cares for.

Oh my god if this goes back to the story Ben Urich didn't run back in Civil War it's going to blow my damn mind.

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I don't see how this incident would relate to the X-Men but I remember reading that issue and loving the ramifications.

@golden_cod: Well Atlantis/Namor has always been a really strong ally of the X-Men, but idk.

Another Idea I had was what if when Norman Osborn took over after Tony Stark and forced all the mutants onto utopia it was actually a plan he had gotten from Tony Stark's files.

@teerack: do you where i could see all the cover pics

@devinwifi:

oh don't worry,Future solicitations for AXIS say that he's in this event.

@devinwifi: http://marvel.wikia.com/Avengers_%26_X-Men:_AXIS_Vol_1

@teerack said:

@inferiorego said:

The Red Skull’s unmatched psychic potential knows no bounds. And he has yet to reveal his master plan. A dark secret that promises to shatter the fragile alliance of A and X – and leave broken bodies in its wake. A secret stretching back to the days of the super hero Civil War. A secret poised to upend the life of Tony Stark and all he cares for.

Oh my god if this goes back to the story Ben Urich didn't run back in Civil War it's going to blow my damn mind.

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I.....this is brilliant, but I doubt they would do it(we can still hope)

@god_spawn: because he was horribly scared fighting Kang in Uncanny Avengers

@teerack said:

@inferiorego said:

The Red Skull’s unmatched psychic potential knows no bounds. And he has yet to reveal his master plan. A dark secret that promises to shatter the fragile alliance of A and X – and leave broken bodies in its wake. A secret stretching back to the days of the super hero Civil War. A secret poised to upend the life of Tony Stark and all he cares for.

Oh my god if this goes back to the story Ben Urich didn't run back in Civil War it's going to blow my damn mind.

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oh cyclops would LOVE this bit of info.

There is also this.

Avengers & X-Men: AXIS 5

This comic will be released on November 12, 2014.

Solicit Synopsis

ACT II: INVERSION

• Steve Rogers enlists Spider-Man and Nova for an impossible fight.

• The new Sorceress Supreme comes for revenge on Doom.

• Iron Man vs Daredevil for the fate of an infected San Francisco.

• The X-Men claim a new home.

• The Axis of Evil strikes down the heroes of the Marvel Universe!

I know that Magneto is not truly considered a "good guy" and he works for his own motives, but is this the final push to label him as a bad guy again. I honestly hope not as I've enjoyed his perspective and insight as he often clashes with Scott.

Poor Havok. He looks brutal.

Having Sue here makes me happy.

Quentin looks like he's growing up some.

Looks like some kind of time displacement.

Where's Elixir when you need him?

@mangakid1995: I haven't read too much of UA so thank you for the update.

ok I may be over thinking this but I do appreciate the united front against red skull/onslaught. if you notice each one is from their own team or aspect of team for example

• Captain/Sam:Mighty avenger,
• Sue:fantastic four,
• Sam/Nova:New warrior,
• Cyclops:Uncanny x-men(correct me if I am wrong please)
• Nightcrawler:X-men,
• Havok:Uncanny Avenger
• Iron Man: Illuminati,and Avenger co founder

All of them united against a single foe(granted I am sick and tired of red skull) and not just the red skull himself,but what hes a metaphor he represents and we fight, the act of hate ,since less intolerance for others and the genocidal act of exterminating those they deem unworthy. the proverbial heroes of various origins standing against a singular opposing threat ,its simple yet I think the potential team ups/alliances AXIS may bring to the marvel universe I like

also sorry if this seems a little too much,its just what I am getting just from the image alone.

Ffff- me that Cyclops/Magneto cover is magnificent.

@cresshadow: i don't get it sadly =\

@hulk1893: its just how dare they give scott so much crap when iron man is doing stuff like this and has been getting away with it for years

Looks good so far, barring the colorist mixing up Storm and Medusa. Sue being there makes me very happy (she's my fave F4 character).

I still say the logo says "SIXIS."

Looking forward for villains vs heroes

I am really digging the previews so far.

Im super excited for this event. After this passes. I think im going to ease off comics all together. I have already started but i am just keeping my eyes open for anything AXIS related.

Urgh i have no hope for this. Remender is a good writer but his MarvelNow! stuff has been lacking what made him great on Uncanny X-Force and Fear Agent.

The Red Skull who hates mutants, has made himself a mutant so he can use another mutant to rid the world of mutants (again). He has also recruited a group of superhuman called the S-Men who are implied by in Uncanny Avengers to be.... mutants!

The fact the humans looked up to every other superhero except mutants is marvel's elephant in the room. Much like the awful Avengers vs X-Men... why would you want to draw attention it?

How long are they going to keep loki as a pretty boy? Getting real tired of this crap.