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Set in the days of WWII, Marvel Comics’ next big Alien crossover sees the famed movie monsters battle Captain America.
He might need more than a shield
Revealed at San Diego Comic Con this past weekend, Marvel Comics’ sentinel of liberty is about to meet a beast that he’s never encountered before. Alien vs. Captain America was unveiled at Marvel’s Retailer Panel on Friday, and follows on the heels of the just-wrapped Alien vs Avengers mini-series. With that, you know what to expect, as sci-fi/horror themes will cross into Marvel’s universe of heroes and villains.
Writer Frank Tieri and artist Stefano Raffaele will be helming the four-issue series, which will actually be a period piece. That’s right, Alien vs Captain America takes place during the height of WWII, and sees Hydra send an expedition to find the city of Attilan.
Of course, what Baron Strucker finds there is inhuman, but not of the Kree-decendant variety.
SMASHING THROUGH, CAPTAIN AMERICA COMES FACE TO FACE WITH—ALIENS?!
It’s World War II and Hydra seeks a new weapon to defeat the Allies and win the war. To that end, the Red Skull has sent Baron Strucker on an expedition to the Himalayas to find the fabled city of Attilan. But instead of finding the Inhumans, Strucker uncovers something much more deadly. Much more… Alien. Can Captain America and the Howling Commandoes stop the Skull and his newfound xenomorph weapons… or will the First Avenger learn that in war-torn Europe… no one can hear you scream?
“Ya know, sometimes a project comes along and you just have to pinch yourself that you get to be involved with it,” Tieri shared. “I mean, here you have two of the most iconic properties in entertainment—Captain America, who is basically the ultimate hero, going against Alien, one of the ultimate names in horror. As a writer, what more can you ask for than that? Now I pitched this knowing I wanted it to be a period piece with WW2 as the backdrop because I knew it would give me so many fun elements to play with… Cap vs the Red Skull, Baron Strucker in the Himalayas looking for Attilan, Bucky interacting with the Howling commandos, Hydra using the Xenomorphs as weapons, etc. We’ve got all that in the and more as fans can expect a nice mix of horror and heroics… and more than a few surprises thrown in for good measure.”
Check out the main cover by Leinil Francis Yu along with a chilling foil variant cover by Dan Panosian and preorder ALIEN VS. CAPTAIN AMERICA at your local comic shop today! For more information, visit Marvel.com.
Marvel Comics press release
The terror begins this fall, when Alien vs Captain America #1 (of 4) arrives in stores on November 5th.
