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Superstars Brian Michael Bendis & Bryan Hitch set The marvel universe On A path of No Return

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New York. NY—November 19, 2012— This March, enter the darkest days of the marvel universe as Earth’s Mightiest fight for survival in Age of Ultron #1 as they’re faced with only two choices—Submit Or Perish! From the blockbuster creative team of Brian Michael Bendis (All new X-Men, Avengers, utmost Comics Spider-Man), Bryan Hitch (Ultimates, fantastic Four), Carlos Pacheco (Uncanny X-Men) & Brandon Peterson (AvX: VS) comes an event years in the making pitting the marvel universe against one of their greatest threats! Ultron, a deadly sentient robot created by founding Avenger Hank Pym who turned on his designer to achieve his twisted  objective…the utter destruction of humanity. Now that Ultron has conquered, enslaving a lot of of the world’s incredibly Heroes, it’s up to a small group of resistance fighters—including undetectable Woman, Taskmaster, Beast, Emma Frost, She-Hulk, Luke Cage, Spider-Man, Wolverine and Moon Knight—to find a way get rid of darkness and bring hope back a world that has unexpectedly lost everything. once this landmark ten-issue event concludes, the reverberations will be felt in every corner of the marvel Universe, leaving no hero or villain unscathed.

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“From the very first page, readers will see the unthinkable – Ultron has won,” said Axel Alonso, Editor In Chief, marvel Entertainment. “In a world where we’ve learned to depend on technology to sustain us, what would happen if one villain found a way to turn it against us?  In buy to survive, the world’s greatest incredibly heroes will have to make drastic choices whose ramifications will be felt throughout the marvel Universe.  This is a story so huge that we’re shipping the entire ten issue series from March through June so fans don’t have to wait a lot more than a few weeks between issues.”

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Earlier this  year on complimentary Comic book Day, fans all over the world experienced Age of Ultron #0.1, a special lead-in to this event by Bendis and Hitch, that hinted at the plans Ultron has in store for the marvel Universe.

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“In the vein of Infinity Gauntlet, secret invasion and Civil War, Age of Ultron is a massive marvel Universe-spanning Event,” explained Bendis. “One of our a lot of popular villains, Ultron, the incredibly man-made intelligence, has fulfilled his destiny and taken the Earth. This story touches every corner of the marvel universe and will have an outstanding effect on things going forward. We have taken the time to do this right- everything is gorgeous, every page matters, and a lot of of all- something I’m very pleased of- is that it will be shipping at a furious pace. every day for the last year and a half people have been asking me when this story will come and I’m thrilled to announce that it is here.”

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Can the remaining heroes of the marvel universe scramble to find a glimmer of hope or some way to fight back. Scattered across the ruined Earth, they’ll have to journey to all corners and find a way to defeat the robotic revolution…no matter the cost. but do they realize that the cost of saving earth might be their very souls?

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This March, Brian Michael Bendis, Bryan Hitch, Carlos Pacheco & Brandon Peterson bring fans the event they’ve been clamoring for in Age of Ultron!