AVENGERS: ASSAULT ON OLYMPUS Premiere Hardcover



Written by ROGER STERN & BOB HARRAS
Penciled by JOHN BUSCEMA & BOB HALL
Covers by JOHN BUSCEMA

Captain America! Thor! Namor! Hercules! Black Knight! She-Hulk! Captain Marvel! Dr. Druid! Wasp! See the Avengers storm the very gates of Olympus to battle an entire pantheon of all-powerful gods! Do our heroes stand a chance? Plus: from the Thunderbolts, Moonstone! And Jarvis stands alone!

Collecting AVENGERS #278-285.
192 PGS./Rated A ... $29.99

This is being listed by Marvel as an Advanced Solicitation. The book will actually ship in September, but you'll need to get those orders in to your Local Comic Shop in April.

-- Uncle Rog

Dear Uncle Rog,

That's great news - a great follow-up to the Masters of Evil storyline. But I always feel guilty buying a trade when I already have the originals

And great timing. Speaking of Hercules, you very kindly helped me last year when I was writing an article for BACK ISSUE magazine about the Two-Gun Kid. I'm now writing about the son of Zeus and wondered if I might be able to ask you a couple of questions again?

As always, any assistance you may be able to give will be enormously appreciated!

Kind regards,
Jarrod

What's the deal on this story? Why are the Avengers attacking Olympus?

Basically, they took Hercules after his ass whipping in Mansion Siege, and the Avengers want him back. If I remember correctly. It's been awhile.

That's pretty much it. Hercules was seriously injured when the Masters of Evil took over Avengers Mansion. Zeus blamed the Avengers and cast them into Hades as punishment. Our heroes had to fight their way home.... Great stuff!

It sounds awesome. I feel the Greek Pantheon is under-utilized in the Marvel U, so this seems cool.