Marvel Comics is throwing Captain America right into a terrifying new type of battlefield in opposition to Xenomorphs. Introduced at San Diego Comedian-Con, the writer has revealed Alien vs. Captain America, a four-issue restricted sequence dropping this October from Frank Tieri and Stefano Raffaele.
Sure, Steve Rogers goes to go toe-to-clawed-toe with one in every of cinema’s most horrifying alien species, proper within the coronary heart of World Conflict II.
Following scorching on the heels of Aliens vs. Avengers by Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribić, this new crossover is Marvel’s newest wild mash-up of superhero spectacle and sci-fi horror. Solely this time, as a substitute of high-tech Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, it’s Cap, his protect, and the Howling Commandos dealing with the acid-blooded nightmare.
Marvel’s official sequence synopsis reads: “It is World Conflict II and Hydra seeks a brand new weapon to defeat the Allies and win the warfare. To that finish, the Pink Cranium has despatched Baron Strucker on an expedition to the Himalayas to seek out the fabled metropolis of Attilan.
“However as a substitute of discovering the Inhumans, Strucker uncovers one thing way more lethal. Rather more… Alien. Can Captain America and the Howling Commandoes cease the Cranium and his newfound xenomorph weapons… or will the First Avenger be taught that in war-torn Europe… nobody can hear you scream?”
That proper there tells you all you’ll want to know. Hydra’s hunt for final energy leads them straight right into a nightmare and drags Cap into it with them.
Tieri, clearly having the time of his life with this crossover, shared his pleasure: “Ya know, typically a challenge comes alongside and also you simply should pinch your self that you just get to be concerned with it.
“I imply, right here you will have two of probably the most iconic properties in leisure—Captain America, who’s principally the last word hero, going in opposition to Alien, one of many final names in horror.”
He went on to clarify his imaginative and prescient for the sequence: “As a author, what extra are you able to ask for than that? Now I pitched this understanding I wished it to be a interval piece with WW2 because the backdrop as a result of I knew it will give me so many enjoyable parts to play with.
“Cap vs the Pink Cranium, Baron Strucker within the Himalayas on the lookout for Attilan, Bucky interacting with the Howling commandos, Hydra utilizing the Xenomorphs as weapons, and so on.”
Tieri added: “We’ve obtained all that within the and extra as followers can anticipate a pleasant mixture of horror and heroics, and quite a lot of surprises thrown in for good measure.”
Followers can stay up for Alien vs. Captain America #1 this October, that includes a principal cowl by Leinil Francis Yu and a chilling foil variant by Dan Panosian. Should you’re into superheroes getting dropped into pure sci-fi terror, this sequence is shaping as much as be one thing particular.
WWII. Xenomorphs. Pink Cranium. Cap. Let’s go!