Marvel Comics big 2014 event Original Sin begins this week with its #0 issue kick-off. Marvel EIC has indicated it is an Avengers event, X-Men event, Cosmic event, all rolled into one impacting the Marvel Universe for years to come. It is published under the All-New Marvel Now branding initiative.
Original Sin #0 has had a spoilers-filled preview released. Before we get to that, Original Sin is divided into four key publishing waves and it actually already began in a stealth fashion in All-New X-Men #25. The four waves are as follows:
- Original Sin, the 8 issue (9 if you include the #0 issue) core event book (no “s” at the end), that surrounds the mystery of who killed The Watcher, what he saw and what’s the deal with his eyes; the House of
Ideas’ take on a cosmic whodunit. - We get an interlude in Original Sin with, I believe, with more branding-over-story controversy a.k.a. numerhoaxology from Marvel as Hulk vs. Iron Man gets the Original Sin #3.1 to #3.4 treatment. Did Tony Stark lead to the creation of the Hulk?
- We’ll get Original Sin tie-ins in some regular ongoing series where we learn of some “sins” of Marvel Now’s heroes and villains. Like with All-New Invaders #6 and many others.
- The Original Sins (with an “s” at the end) is a companion anthology 5 issue mini-series to spotlight Young Avengers in particular, but also showcase done-in-one tales from across the Marvel Universe revealing more sins, but this time for characters who don’t headline their own ongoing series.
Ok, now you’re in the know. With that, the Original Sin #0 preview is below. Beware, there be SPOILERS.
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