The Avengers (Vol.5) Prime
Avengers 8

COMIC DETAILS

Comic Description: Avengers #8 Universal
Grade: 9.8
Page Quality: WHITE
Certification #: 1135841024
Owner: AlphaPrimeIan

SET DETAILS

Winning Set: The Avengers (Vol.5) Prime
Date Added: 12/26/2013
Research: See CGC's Census Report for this Comic

Owner's Description

Synopsis: "Starbranded"

The issue picks up right where the last one finished (it’s nice when they actually do that), with a naked man in the middle of a crater caused by the Starbrand, the only survivor for a one mile radius. As the Avengers surround him, Captain America acknowledges he’s just a kid (late teens as opposed to a child) and so tries to reach out to him. Iron Man looks him up on his mainframe; Kevin Kale Connor, a good student with no criminal record whose only flaw was that he missed his last tetanus booster! Cap A is about to clear the area taking Kevin with them, when the kid sees all the skeletons around him and freaks. Cap A tries to keep him calm but Captain Universe callously tells Kevin that it’s his fault entirely and he killed 3,203 people (guilt trip!).

Kevin (understandably) freaks even more on hearing this and starts to uncontrollably power up. Iron Man suggests retreat but Hulk wants to SMASH! Kevin defends himself and sends Hulk into orbit! Whilst Captain Marvel is sent to retrieve Hulk, the time for subtleness is over and the Avengers must subdue Kevin to prevent him doing anymore damage (albeit accidentally). Kevin is scared and is lashing out in defence, bettering Thor, Hyperion, Iron Man and Cap A in the process. It takes an orbital “Fastball Special” with Cap M pitching Hulk to knock Kevin down long enough for him to be restrained.

Thor is about to deal a finishing blow (it really did escalate quickly), when Nightmask stops them. He wants to help his fellow herald and Cap U approves but warns him that this situation will end with him in a box – right where he belongs. Nightmask teleports himself and Kevin away to the Superflow of Universe that Avengers (Vol. 5) #7 opened with. Nightmask explains the whole ascension thing and that heralds are summoned to help but as the system is broken the two of them are probably the only ones that are going to show up. Nightmask acknowledges that older systems are trying to rewrite new ones and its causing a conflict. They have to fix it, so Nightmask teleports them home.

Back at Avengers tower, Cap U has temporarily left her host in control and Tamara remembers nothing so isn’t much use to the team at the moment. Iron Man uses one of his toys to track where Nightmask has gone. His machine should work providing Nightmask is in the local Universe and he is, as Nightmask teleported home. But Nightmask wasn’t born on Earth, he has returned to his home on Mars and to his father, Ex Nihilo…

Part 2 of 3 in the story arc "The Last White Event".

Writer: Jonathan Hickman
Artist: Adam Kubert
Cover Artist: Dustin Weaver

Released: March 20, 2013
  
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