The Avengers' New Enemies Decend On Earth... Fear The Ashen Combine

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by Jay Cochran
April 13, 2023

Just in time for their milestone 60th anniversary, the Avengers will enter a new era next month under writer Jed MacKay and artist C.F. Villa, complete with a new lineup, a breathtaking mission, and deadly new enemies�

Meet the ASHEN COMBINE!

� LORD ENNUI, an embodiment of atrophy who drains a city�s life and spirit.

� IDOL ALABASTER, a living godhead that you�ll worship whether you like it or not.

� CITYSMITH, an insane artist that twists cities like clay.

� THE DEAD, a mysterious commander of ghosts.

� MERIDIAN DIADEM, an endless dungeon who consumes, converts, and spits out prisoner after prisoner.

The Avengers fly into action as this collection of the multiverse�s greatest monsters descends from the Impossible City to follow their respective appetites. Cityslayers all, these super nihilists pursue the assassination of metropolitan areas for sport! Each member ravages populations in their own terrifying way and their unique methods of destruction will make them a formidable match against even the powerful roster of Earth�s Mightiest Heroes that assemble in this new run of AVENGERS! As the battlezones are declared, the Avengers scatter to defend Earth. Who will be pitted against who?

The ASHEN COMBINE won�t start wreaking havoc until July�s AVENGERS #3 but their story begins in AVENGERS #1 on May 17 when the Avengers first receive knowledge of the TRIBULATION EVENTS, a series of grand-scale disasters that will spark upheaval throughout the known universe. Unleashed due to Kang�s desperate search for �THE MISSING MOMENT,� the ASHEN COMBINE and the FALL OF THE IMPOSSIBLE CITY are one of the many extraordinary challenges that the Avengers will need to overcome as they are tested to see if they truly are the greatest heroes of all reality!

Check out C.F. Villa�s character design sheets now.

AVENGERS #1 - 75960620426700111
Written by JED MACKAY
Art by C.F. VILLA
Cover by STUART IMMONEN
On Sale 5/17

AVENGERS #2 - 75960620426700211
Written by JED MACKAY
Art by C.F. VILLA
Cover by STUART IMMONEN
On Sale 6/21

AVENGERS #3
Written by JED MACKAY
Art by C.F. VILLA
Cover by STUART IMMONEN
On Sale 7/26

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tarot - 2023-04-14 @ 10:29 pm

On 4/14/2023 at 3:31 PM, icematta said:
Lord Ennui's lance and two arms holding it, reminds me of Evangelion...

it wouldn't be the first time Marvel referenced Evangelion. Hell SP//DR seems to exist in a world where all the 90's anime character exist including the Eva character, which she is in class with.

McHogan - 2023-04-14 @ 10:13 pm

These all seem familiar. Not exactly the Children of Thanos or that pie looking alien Starlin lover to put in the background but these designs immediately made me think I've seen them before.

Ah well, let's see how the story holds up

leokearon - 2023-04-14 @ 3:59 pm

On 4/14/2023 at 4:50 PM, Lord_Scareglow said:
Hey at least these Ashen characters look pretty cool and unique (ish), I gotta say they tried here. I do have a feeling these characters won't last or make a huge impact on the Marvel Universe in the end, it always seems these new characters appear for a bit then never again.

I've a feeling they are designed to be arc villains and not intended for the long run

Lord_Scareglow - 2023-04-14 @ 3:50 pm

Hey at least these Ashen characters look pretty cool and unique (ish), I gotta say they tried here. I do have a feeling these characters won't last or make a huge impact on the Marvel Universe in the end, it always seems these new characters appear for a bit then never again.

icematta - 2023-04-14 @ 2:31 pm

Lord Ennui's lance and two arms holding it, reminds me of Evangelion...

leokearon - 2023-04-14 @ 7:20 am

They are definitely bizarre, hopefully they will interesting adversaries

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