Prepare For War: The Avengers VS The X-Men

Marvel has announced its big comic book event for 2012. It's the Avengers vs X-Men in a 12-issue epic battle featuring Captain America, Wolverine, Thor, Cyclops, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Magneto, Storm, and many more.

The current X-Men, lead by Cyclops, is now composed of the most powerful mutants. The Avengers are Earth's Mightiest Heroes.

Check out a snippet of the press release below.

AVENGERS VS X-MEN is written by a team of the top-selling authors in the comic book industry today: Brian Michael Bendis, Jason Aaron, Jonathan Hickman, Ed Brubaker and Matt Fraction. This unprecedented assembly of acclaimed writers is joined by a trio of the industry’s superstar artists: John Romita Jr., Olivier Coipel and Adam Kubert. The Avengers and X-Men have learned that the all-powerful embodiment of both death and rebirth known as the Phoenix Force is on a crash course for Earth…and it needs a new host to unleash its immeasurable power. But what is the shocking decision tied to the Phoenix’s return that will pit the Avengers against the X-Men? And when good friends become bitter enemies, what does this mean for the future of the Marvel Universe?

The war begins April 2012.


Source: Marvel.com