Ever since the start of their run, Jason Aaron and Ed McGuinness have pit an eclectic cast of villains against the Avengers as they cement their status as Earth's Mightiest Heroes. Now, those enemies and rivals appear to be forming a team of their own, through a literal deal with the devil.
Marvel's solicitation for March 2020's Avengers #32 reveals Mephisto, Dracula, Namor, Hyperion, the Russian superhero Ursa Major and Nighthawk will come together based on their mutual hatred of the Marvel Universe's premier superteam. The cover art and solicitation text are below:
AVENGERS #32
- JASON AARON (W) • ED MCGUINNESS (A/C)
- SPIDER-WOMAN VARIANT COVER BY MIKE MCKONE
- EARTH’S MIGHTIEST VILLAINS!
- What do the King of Atlantis, the Lord of the Vampires, the deposed duke of Hell, a mysterious Russian assassin and the secret boss of Washington, D.C.’s greatest super-team have in common? They all really hate the Avengers. And so there came a day, a day unlike any other, when Earth’s mightiest villains found themselves united against a common threat.
- 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
After reforming in the wake of an attack by the Celestials, the Avengers would cross swords with Mephisto and Dracula on separate adventures. Then, threatened by the team's reformation, a new Squadron Supreme featuring Hyperion and Nighthawk was secretly created by Phil Coulson while Namor would form his own Atlantean superteam. While quelling a vampire civil war in Russia, the Avengers would go head-to-head against Russia's answer to Earth's Mightiest Heroes, including the ursine Ursa Major. Now, all these antagonistic threads are poised to converge.
Avengers #32, by Jason Aaron and Ed McGuinness, goes on sale in March 2020 from Marvel Comics.