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'''Avengers: Standoff!''' is a 2016 comic book storyline in Marvel Comics that was created by Nick Spencer, Mark Bagley, and Jesus Saiz.<ref>http://marvel.com/news/comics/25533/take_a_sneak_peek_at_avengers_standoff</ref> |
'''Avengers: Standoff!''' is a 2016 comic book storyline in [[Marvel Comics]] that was created by Nick Spencer, Mark Bagley, and Jesus Saiz.<ref>http://marvel.com/news/comics/25533/take_a_sneak_peek_at_avengers_standoff</ref> |
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==Publication history== |
==Publication history== |
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This storyline will depict the Avengers investigating the mysterious [[gated community]] of Pleasant |
This storyline will depict the Avengers investigating the mysterious [[gated community]] of Pleasant Hill and try to figure out it's darkest secret where it has some sort of involvement with [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]]<ref>http://www.newsarama.com/26251-marvel-reveals-2016-event-series-avengers-standoff.html</ref> |
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==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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Upon being alerted of a catastrophic event, [[Bucky|Winter Soldier]] returns to Earth. Winter Soldier traces the source of the catastrophic event to a [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]] Facility where ends up fighting off the S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents there. In the middle of the woods, a young man awakens with amnesia. Upon being brought to the [[gated community]] of Pleasant |
Upon being alerted of a catastrophic event, [[Bucky|Winter Soldier]] returns to Earth. Winter Soldier traces the source of the catastrophic event to a [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]] Facility where ends up fighting off the S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents there. In the middle of the woods, a young man awakens with amnesia. Upon being brought to the [[gated community]] of Pleasant Hill, he is examined by Dr. [[Erik Selvig]] and the other doctors. Upon overhearing some suspicious conversations, the young man starts to run away only to be knocked out. When he woke up again, he was told by a resident named Dorothy Bixby to accommodate the town. the young man discovered that Pleasant Hills is surrounded by a forcefield that is visible through touch. 19 days later, the young man named Jim had become a member of the Pleasant Hills community. While walking through the park, Jim encountered an eerie girl who was taken away when she brought a bird back to life. 36 days later, Jim encountered an arsonist in the house he entered who told him that Pleasant Hills is a lie and requested a meet-up in case Jim wants to learn the truth. On Day 40, Jim met the mysterious [[mechanic]] named Phil who created a device that enabled people to return to their true selves. Phil also stole a training video where Mayor [[Maria Hill]] gave a video tour of Pleasant Hill describing to the S.H.I.E.L.D. Cadets watching this to be the future of supervillain incarceration where they are turned into mild-mannered civilians using reality-warping technology derived from the [[Cosmic Cube]] called "Kobik." A demonstration was shown when [[Graviton (comics)|Graviton]] was turned into a Pleasant Hill chef named Howie Howardson. As Phil uses the device on himself and Jim to restore their true selves, it is revealed that Phil is actually [[Fixer (comics)|Fixer]] and Jim is actually [[Baron Zemo|Baron Helmut Zemo]]. Both of them vow to use the device on the other brainwashed supervillain prisoners and reduce Pleasant Hill to dust.<ref>''Avengers Standoff: Welcome to Pleasant Hills'' #1</ref> |
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At the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier, Commander Steve Rogers followed the trail of Winter Soldier and finds a message on a napkin that he uses. Meanwhile, [[Falcon (comics)|Captain America]] has defeated Green Skull and is contacted by Whisperer. At Bev's Diner, Steve Rogers meets with Winter Soldier while Captain America meets Whisperer (an alias of [[Rick Jones (comics)|Rick Jones]]). Both of them learn that S.H.I.E.L.D. never discarded the Kobik project as they believed that Whisperer made it public. Steve Rogers and Captain America follow a lead to a town in [[Connecticut]]. After the meetings, they are both picked up by S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents. Now learning about Kobik's continued existence, Steve Rogers confronts Maria Hill upon being brought to Pleasant Hill. Maria Hill presented the inhabitants of Pleasant Hill to Steve Rogers where she mentions that the citizens are reformed supervillains. When Steve Rogers demanded to know where were the fragments of Cosmic Cubes used for Kobik, she directed him to the eerie little girl who was the fragments of the Cosmic Cube that have taken the form of a near-omnipotent child. Maria Hill and Steve Rogers don't know it yet, but some of the inhabitants consisting of [[Absorbing Man]] (who was transformed into an ice cream vendor named Harold), [[Erik Josten|Atlas]] (who was transformed into a mailman), [[Klaw (Marvel Comics)|Klaw]], [[Mentallo]], [[Mister Hyde (comics)|Mister Hyde]], [[Moonstone (comics)|Moonstone]], [[Nitro (comics)|Nitro]], [[Orrgo]], [[Scorcher (comics)|Scorcher]] (who was transformed into a firefighter), [[Tiger Shark (Marvel Comics)|Tiger Shark]], and [[Trapster]] (who was transformed into a groundskeeper named Willie) have regained their memories thanks to Fixer. Baron Zemo leads them into a coordinated assault on the S.H.I.E.L.D. Outpost that served as the Pleasant Hills City Hall.<ref>''Avengers Standoff: Assault on Pleasant Hills Alpha!'' #1</ref> |
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==Titles involved== |
==Titles involved== |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Format | Limited series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | March – April 2016 |
| Main character(s) | Avengers Howling Commandos Illuminati New Avengers S.H.I.E.L.D. Uncanny Avengers |
Avengers: Standoff! is a 2016 comic book storyline in Marvel Comics that was created by Nick Spencer, Mark Bagley, and Jesus Saiz.[1]
Publication history
This storyline will depict the Avengers investigating the mysterious gated community of Pleasant Hill and try to figure out it's darkest secret where it has some sort of involvement with S.H.I.E.L.D.[2]
Plot
Upon being alerted of a catastrophic event, Winter Soldier returns to Earth. Winter Soldier traces the source of the catastrophic event to a S.H.I.E.L.D. Facility where ends up fighting off the S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents there. In the middle of the woods, a young man awakens with amnesia. Upon being brought to the gated community of Pleasant Hill, he is examined by Dr. Erik Selvig and the other doctors. Upon overhearing some suspicious conversations, the young man starts to run away only to be knocked out. When he woke up again, he was told by a resident named Dorothy Bixby to accommodate the town. the young man discovered that Pleasant Hills is surrounded by a forcefield that is visible through touch. 19 days later, the young man named Jim had become a member of the Pleasant Hills community. While walking through the park, Jim encountered an eerie girl who was taken away when she brought a bird back to life. 36 days later, Jim encountered an arsonist in the house he entered who told him that Pleasant Hills is a lie and requested a meet-up in case Jim wants to learn the truth. On Day 40, Jim met the mysterious mechanic named Phil who created a device that enabled people to return to their true selves. Phil also stole a training video where Mayor Maria Hill gave a video tour of Pleasant Hill describing to the S.H.I.E.L.D. Cadets watching this to be the future of supervillain incarceration where they are turned into mild-mannered civilians using reality-warping technology derived from the Cosmic Cube called "Kobik." A demonstration was shown when Graviton was turned into a Pleasant Hill chef named Howie Howardson. As Phil uses the device on himself and Jim to restore their true selves, it is revealed that Phil is actually Fixer and Jim is actually Baron Helmut Zemo. Both of them vow to use the device on the other brainwashed supervillain prisoners and reduce Pleasant Hill to dust.[3]
At the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier, Commander Steve Rogers followed the trail of Winter Soldier and finds a message on a napkin that he uses. Meanwhile, Captain America has defeated Green Skull and is contacted by Whisperer. At Bev's Diner, Steve Rogers meets with Winter Soldier while Captain America meets Whisperer (an alias of Rick Jones). Both of them learn that S.H.I.E.L.D. never discarded the Kobik project as they believed that Whisperer made it public. Steve Rogers and Captain America follow a lead to a town in Connecticut. After the meetings, they are both picked up by S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents. Now learning about Kobik's continued existence, Steve Rogers confronts Maria Hill upon being brought to Pleasant Hill. Maria Hill presented the inhabitants of Pleasant Hill to Steve Rogers where she mentions that the citizens are reformed supervillains. When Steve Rogers demanded to know where were the fragments of Cosmic Cubes used for Kobik, she directed him to the eerie little girl who was the fragments of the Cosmic Cube that have taken the form of a near-omnipotent child. Maria Hill and Steve Rogers don't know it yet, but some of the inhabitants consisting of Absorbing Man (who was transformed into an ice cream vendor named Harold), Atlas (who was transformed into a mailman), Klaw, Mentallo, Mister Hyde, Moonstone, Nitro, Orrgo, Scorcher (who was transformed into a firefighter), Tiger Shark, and Trapster (who was transformed into a groundskeeper named Willie) have regained their memories thanks to Fixer. Baron Zemo leads them into a coordinated assault on the S.H.I.E.L.D. Outpost that served as the Pleasant Hills City Hall.[4]
Titles involved
The following titles are listed in order of release:
- Avengers Standoff: Welcome to Pleasant Hills #1
- Avengers Standoff: Assault on Pleasant Hills Alpha #1
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. #3
- Uncanny Avengers Vol. 3 #7
- All-New, All-Different Avengers #7
- New Avengers Vol. 4 #8
- Howling Commandos of S.H.I.E.L.D. #6
- Captain America: Sam Wilson #7
- Uncanny Avengers Vol. 3 #8
- New Avengers Vol. 4 #9
- Illuminati #6
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. #4
- All-New, All-Different Avengers #8
- New Avengers Vol. 4 #10
- Captain America: Sam Wilson #8
- Avengers Standoff: Assault on Pleasant Hills Omega #1
References
- ^ http://marvel.com/news/comics/25533/take_a_sneak_peek_at_avengers_standoff
- ^ http://www.newsarama.com/26251-marvel-reveals-2016-event-series-avengers-standoff.html
- ^ Avengers Standoff: Welcome to Pleasant Hills #1
- ^ Avengers Standoff: Assault on Pleasant Hills Alpha! #1