avage Avengers #1 (2019) by Gerry Duggan and Mike Deodato Jr. introduces the titular team—Wolverine, Venom, Elektra, Punisher, Doctor Voodoo, and Conan the Barbarian—who must stop a death god summoned by the Hand and evil Hyborian Age wizards, leading to Conan's arrival in the Marvel Universe and the discovery of a dark secret.
Plot Summary
The Threat:The Hand, a nefarious ninja army, has joined forces with dark sorcerers from the Age of Conan's Hyborian past to summon a death god from a cosmic hell.
The Heroes:To combat this threat, the Savage Avengers assemble, bringing together a diverse group of antiheroes, including the legendary Conan the Barbarian, who is making his dramatic entry into the Marvel Universe.
Key Events:
Conan unearths a secret hidden within a genie bottle.
Logan (Wolverine) undergoes a blood donation that has a permanent effect on one of the Avengers.
Elektra attempts to organize the disparate and violent team into a cohesive fighting force.
Frank Castle (Punisher) is driven by the desperate search for his disinterred family.
The issue also features Conan wielding a new, deadly savage sword.
Significance
The first issue establishes a new team of brutal antiheroes in the Marvel Universe.
It marks Conan the Barbarian's first appearance in this new series and his integration into the wider Marvel continuity.
The story sets up a major conflict against a cosmic threat that requires the combined forces of the Savage Avengers to prevent Earth's destruction.
avage Avengers #1 (2019) by Gerry Duggan and Mike Deodato Jr. introduces the titular team—Wolverine, Venom, Elektra, Punisher, Doctor Voodoo, and Conan the Barbarian—who must stop a death god summoned by the Hand and evil Hyborian Age wizards, leading to Conan's arrival in the Marvel Universe and the discovery of a dark secret.
Plot Summary
The Threat:The Hand, a nefarious ninja army, has joined forces with dark sorcerers from the Age of Conan's Hyborian past to summon a death god from a cosmic hell.
The Heroes:To combat this threat, the Savage Avengers assemble, bringing together a diverse group of antiheroes, including the legendary Conan the Barbarian, who is making his dramatic entry into the Marvel Universe.
Key Events:
Conan unearths a secret hidden within a genie bottle.
Logan (Wolverine) undergoes a blood donation that has a permanent effect on one of the Avengers.
Elektra attempts to organize the disparate and violent team into a cohesive fighting force.
Frank Castle (Punisher) is driven by the desperate search for his disinterred family.
The issue also features Conan wielding a new, deadly savage sword.
Significance
The first issue establishes a new team of brutal antiheroes in the Marvel Universe.
It marks Conan the Barbarian's first appearance in this new series and his integration into the wider Marvel continuity.
The story sets up a major conflict against a cosmic threat that requires the combined forces of the Savage Avengers to prevent Earth's destruction.
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