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Published January 17, 2020

Two All-New 'Empyre' #0 Issues Kick Off Marvel's Biggest 2020 Event

Al Ewing and Dan Slott join Pepe Larraz and R.B. Silva for new Avengers and Fantastic Four stories!

When EMPYRE #1 hits stores in April, it will be a culmination of decades worth of Marvel storytelling in an epic sci-fi tapestry that will delight both longtime comic fans and newcomers! Before the debut issue lands, two all-new essential one-shots will pave the way to this grand event: EMPYRE #0: AVENGERS and EMPYRE #0: FANTASTIC FOUR!

This pair of stories will be written by the architects of EMPYRE themselves, Al Ewing and Dan Slott with art by Pepe Larraz and R.B. Silva! Fresh off their work on HOUSE OF X and POWERS OF X, these two superstar artists will once again complement each other’s skills in mirroring stories! Check out the glorious connecting covers by iconic artist Jim Cheung below!

EMPYRE #0: AVENGERS and EMPYRE #0: FANTASTIC FOUR

In Ewing and Larraz’s EMPYRE #0: AVENGERS, old allies have returned and the Avengers are called to the new Green Area of the Moon to help face a terrible enemy...

EMPYRE #0: AVENGERS #0 cover by Jim Cheung
EMPYRE #0: AVENGERS cover by Jim Cheung

And in Slott and Silva’s EMPYRE #0: FANTASTIC FOUR, the Fantastic Four will witness the final conflict of the Kree/Skrull War and meet a long hidden Elder of the Universe…the mysterious Profiteer!

EMPYRE #0: FANTASTIC FOUR cover by Jim Cheung
EMPYRE #0: FANTASTIC FOUR cover by Jim Cheung

Both one-shots will lay the cosmic groundwork for Marvel’s next incredible saga and feature first appearances of major new players in the Marvel Universe!

"EMPYRE starts with a bang - the Avengers and the Fantastic Four meeting a threat from two sides, with two different strategies - and these #0 issues will let set readers up to see how they got there,” says Ewing. “As the Avengers meet with old friends, and the Fantastic Four run into some brand new ones, both teams face some stark choices and a test of their character as a team. It's the best way to get inside the heads of the Avengers and the Fantastic Four before the main action begins."

Don’t miss the pivotal start to this legendary event at your local comic shop this April in EMPYRE #0: AVENGERS and EMPYRE #0: FANTASTIC FOUR!

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