Ross Hutchinson
The galactic crossover event of the year continues this May!! Here is the first look at several colored pages of interior art for EMPYRE #2 written by Dan Slott with art by Valerio Schitti as well as the associated EMPYRE solicits for the month of MAY 2020:
Art by Valerio Schitti
EMPYRE: X-MEN #1 & #2 (OF 4)
Issue #1 – JONATHAN HICKMAN & TINI HOWARD (W)
Issue #1 – MATTEO BUFFAGNI (A) Cover by MIKE MCKONE
Issue #2 – GERRY DUGGAN, BENJAMIN PERCY & LEAH WILLIAMS (W)
Issue #2 – LUCAS WERNECK (A)
ISSUE #1 – VARIANT COVER BY ESAD RIBIC
ISSUE #2 – VARIANT COVER BY TBA
Plant people from outer space have come to Earth and, wouldn’t you know it, they just happen to be here when millions of mutants rise as undead creatures hungry for human flesh. The X-Men return to Genosha in a tale so crazy, it’s taking the entire writing crew of the X-Men line to tackle it!
40 PGS. (EACH)/Rated T+ …$4.99 (EACH)
Cover by Jim Cheung
EMPYRE #3 (of 6)
AL EWING & DAN SLOTT (W) • VALERIO SCHITI (A) • Cover by JIM CHEUNG
AVENGERS VARIANT COVER BY ALEXANDER LOZANO
FANTASTIC FOUR VARIANT COVER BY MICHAEL CHO
KREE/SKRULL VARIANT COVER BY TONY DANIEL
VARIANT COVER BY ED MCGUINNESS
2-PACK ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
• The tag-team action comes home!
• Wakanda is the battleground – as the Avengers and the FF unite to prevent a Vibranium-powered threat to all life as we know it!
• A long-lost Avenger returns to active duty – but will that be enough to turn the tide?
• And in space, interstellar intrigue threatens the fragile Kree/Skrull alliance…and the repercussions might just doom planet Earth!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
Cover by Greg Smallwood
Variant Cover by Gerardo Sandoval
EMPYRE:SAVAGE AVENGERS #1
GERRY DUGGAN (W) • GREG SMALLWOOD (A/C)
VARIANT COVER BY GERARDO SANDOVAL
In South America, Conan finds himself enslaved – which is typically bad news for those attempting to do the enslaving! But these enslavers come from beyond the stars, and they’ve got a singular and grisly end in store for the Cimmerian – one that only Venom can help him avoid!
40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$4.99
Cover By Mike Henderson
EMPYRE: CAPTAIN AMERICA #1 (OF 3)
PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON (W) • ARIEL OLIVETTI (A) • COVER BY Mike Henderson
Variant by STEVE EPTING
The invasion has made landfall! Captain America stands on the front lines – but when the threat goes global even he won’t be enough to stem the tides! Will Captain America be able to find allies willing to fight alongside him – or will he fall in the face of this intergalactic incursion?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Cover by Federico Vicentini
Cover by Andrea Sorrentino
EMPYRE: STORMRANGER #1 (OF 3)
SALADIN AHMED (W) • Steven Cummings (A)
Cover by Federico Vicentini
VARIANT COVER BY Andrea Sorrentino
• The Kree nanosuit known as Stormranger was once bonded to Ms. Marvel…but after deciding Kamala’s version of justice wasn’t deadly enough, Stormranger rebelled against her.
• Now Stormranger is charting her own course – just in time for the united Kree/Skrull Empire to engulf Earth in a centuries-old conflict. Whose side is this ruthless space vigilante on, and how much havoc will she wreak before we find out?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Art by Pasqual Ferry
Variant by Meghan Hetrick
EMPYRE: THOR #1 (OF 3)
RAM V. (W) • PASQUAL FERRY (A/C)
Variant cover by MEGHAN HETRICK
RESHAPING THE COSMOS!
The Earth is under attack – and for Thor, the fight is personal! Gaea, goddess of nature and Thor’s birth mother, has fallen ill…and it has something to do with the reason the Kree and Skrull are here! The journey to save her – and all Midgard – will expand the Asgardian pantheon in a whole new direction! Critically acclaimed writer Ram V. (These Savage Shores, Justice League Dark) and fan-favorite artist Pasqual Ferry take Thor to the ends of the Earth!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Cover by Paco Medina
EMPYRE: SQUADRON SUPREME #1 (OF 2)
MARK WAID (W) • Dio Neves (A) • Cover by PACO MEDINA
Variant by Carlos Pacheco
The invasion has begun! But the alien invaders soon encounter resistance in the form of the Squadron Supreme of America! As the two forces clash, only one thing is clear…the fight for America’s survival has begun!
32 pages/Rated T+ …$3.99
Cover by Dustin Weaver
EMPYRE: THE INVASION OF WAKANDA #1 (OF 3)
Jim Zub (W) • LAN MEDINA (A) • COVER BY Dustin Weaver
VARIANT COVER BY DAVID NAKAYAMA
The heart of Wakanda – its mighty store of Vibranium – comes under threat as the villains of EMPYRE launch their invasion of Earth!
Black Panther’s Agents of Wakanda form the front line against the alien invasion, but the enemy’s powers are vast and unknown. With T’Challa off fighting alongside the Avengers, General Okoye is in charge – and even with the superhumans are her disposal, she may find herself outmatched.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Cover by Paul Renaud
EMPYRE: AVENGERS #2 (of 3)
Jim Zub (W) • Carlos Magno (A) • COVER BY PAUL RENAUD
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
Earth’s Mightiest Heroes fight an intergalactic foe on three fronts! In New York, a villain from the past has been supercharged with alien energy. In Mexico, old hatreds turn allies into enemies. And in the Savage Land, the soul of the jungle has been stolen and Shanna the She-Devil’s life hangs in the balance. It’s mystery, magic and mayhem, in the Mighty Marvel Manner!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Cover by Aaron Kuder
EMPYRE: GHOST RIDER #1
ED BRISSON (W) • JEFTE PALO (A) • COVER BY AARON KUDER
VARIANT COVER BY JUAN FRIGERI
An intergalactic war comes crashing into a supernatural showdown between the Spirit of Corruption and the Spirit of Pollution! But who will be left standing?
40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$4.99
Cover by Rod Reis
LORDS OF EMPYRE: CELESTIAL MESSIAH #1
ALEX PAKNADEL (W) • Alex Lins (A) • Cover by Rod Reis
VARIANT COVER BY Josh Cassara
The eve of Quoi’s ascension is at hand! But when the trials are interrupted by an unexpected interloper-Mantis-who will win this battle of wills?
Don’t miss out as mother and son go head-to-head, revealing secrets that will shape the course of the galaxy!
40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$4.99
Cover by Humberto Ramos
EMPYRE: SPIDER-MAN #2 (of 3)
TARAN KILLAM (W) • DIEGO OLORTEGUI (A) • Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS
VARIANT COVER BY Dale Keown
• The Kree and the Skrulls are here, and the world has been turned upside down.
• Spider-Man’s neighborhood is part of that world, and Spider-Man is in deep trouble fighting a villain who could ruin Peter and Mary Jane’s relationship forever.
32 pages/Rated T …$3.99