When Marvel Legacy #1 hits stands in September, it will see a new team of Avengers assemble for the very first time. However, instead of taking place in the present-day, this version of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes will call 1,000,000 BC home.
Filling out the ranks of the 1,000,000 BC Avengers are Thor’s father Odin, Iron Fist, Star Brand, Ghost Rider, Phoenix, Agamotto and Black Panther. With the story taking place in the past, it is safe to assume these heroes, minus Odin, are the ancestors of their current iterations. The group appears to highlight distinct corners of the Marvel Universe: There’s Odin, a god, cosmic characters in Star Brand and Phoenix, and mystical heroes in Ghost Rider and Agamotto. Iron Fist and Black Panther also toe the line between the mystical, depending on the story being told.
Billed as telling the “startling origin of the Marvel Universe,” the 50-page one-shot from writer Jason Aaron and artist Esad Ribic promises to reveal how it’s “all connected,” a catch-phrase that is usually reserved for Marvel’s television and feature film projects.
