- "So, end of day, as long as no one finds all these stones and puts them together, we're in the clear."
- ―Stephen Strange
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| Avengers: Infinity War Prelude | |
| Title: | "Prelude: Part Two" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 2 |
| Cover price: | $3.99 |
| Cover date: | April, 2018 |
| Publisher: | Marvel Comics |
| Credits | |
| Chief: | C.B. Cebulski |
| CCO: | Joe Quesada |
| Writers: | Will Corona Pilgrim |
| Pencilers: | Jorge Fornés |
| Inkers: | Jorge Fornés |
| Cover artists: | Ryan Meinerding |
| Cover inker: | Ryan Meinerding |
| Cover colorist: | Ryan Meinerding |
| Colorists: | Chris O'Halloran |
| Letterers: | VC's Travis Lanham |
| Editors: | Mark Basso |
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| Previous: | Avengers: Infinity War Prelude #1 |
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"Prelude: Part Two" is the second and final issue of the Avengers: Infinity War Prelude comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics. The story was written by Will Corona Pilgrim with artwork & inks by Jorge Fornés. It was colored by Chris O'Halloran and lettered by Travis Lanham of Virtual Calligraphy. The series was edited by Mark Basso. This issue shipped with an April, 2018 cover date and carries a cover price of $3.99 per copy (US).
"Prelude: Part Two[]
Throughout the universe exist objects of great power known as Infinity Stones. Together, they would render their bearer nearly invincible. Separately, their discovery has already altered the fate of the galaxy in untold ways...
Appearances[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
- Loki Laufeyson (Cameo appearance only)
- Thor Odinson
- Wong
Villains
- Baron Wolfgang von Strucker (In flashback only)
- Dormammu (Referenced only)
- Kaecilius (In flashback only)
- Loki Laufeyson (Villain in flashback, but anti-hero in main story)
- Malekith (In flashback only)
- Red Skull, Johann Shmidt (In flashback only)
- Ronan the Accuser (In flashback only)
- Thanos (Cameo appearance only)
- Ultron (In flashback only)
Minor characters
- Ancient One (In flashback only)
- Black Widow, Natasha Romanoff (In flashback only)
- Baron Karl Mordo (In flashback only)
- Captain America, Steve Rogers (In flashback only)
- Collector, Taneleer Tivan (Cameo appearance only)
- Drax (In flashback only)
- Eson the Searcher (As a drawing in a book)
- Erik Selvig (In flashback only)
- Gamora (In flashback only)
- Hawkeye, Clint Barton (In flashback only)
- Howard Stark (In flashback only)
- Hulk, Bruce Banner (In flashback only)
- Irani Rael (Cameo appearance only)
- Iron Man, Tony Stark (In flashback only)
- Odin Borson (Referenced only)
- Rocket (In flashback only)
- Sif (In flashback only)
- Star-Lord, Peter Quill (In flashback only)
- Vision (Cameo appearance only)
- Volstagg (In flashback only)
- Wanda Maximoff (Cameo appearance only)
Organizations
- Avengers (In flashback only)
- Guardians of the Galaxy (In flashback only)
- Hydra (In flashback only)
- Iron Legion (In flashback only)
- Nazis (In flashback only)
- Nova Corps (Behind the scenes only)
- Warriors Three (In flashback only)
Races & Animals
- Altered humans (In flashback only)
- Asgardians
- Celestials (As a drawing in a book)
- Chitauri (In flashback only)
- Cybernetic Raccoon (In flashback only)
- Dark Elves (In flashback only)
- Halfworlders (In flashback only)
- Homo Magi
- Humans (In flashback only)
- Leviathans (In flashback only)
- Titanians
- Xandarians (In flashback only)
- Zen-Whoberi (In flashback only)
Locations
- Arctic Ocean (In flashback only)
- Asgard (Referenced only)
- China (In flashback only)
- England (In flashback only)
- Germany (In flashback only)
- Knowhere (In flashback only)
- Morag (In flashback only)
- Multiverse (Referenced only)
- Nepal (In flashback only)
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- Avengers Tower (In flashback only)
- Empire State Building (In flashback only)
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- Tønsberg
- Sokovia (In flashback only)
- Novi Grad
- Hydra fortress
Items
- Amulet of Agamotto
- Black Widow's gauntlets (In flashback only)
- Bow and arrow (In flashback only)
- Captain America's shield (In flashback only)
- Cloak of Levitation
- Eye of Agamotto
- Hammer (In flashback only)
- Handgun (In flashback only)
- Hawkeye's bow (In flashback only)
- Infinity Gauntlet
- Infinity Stones
- Iron Man armor (In flashback only)
- J.A.R.V.I.S. (In flashback only)
- Loki's scepter (In flashback only)
- Machine gun (In flashback only)
- Mask (In flashback only)
- Mind Stone (In flashback only)
- Mjolnir (In flashback only)
- Power armor (In flashback only)
- Power Stone (In flashback only)
- Reality Stone/Aether (In flashback only)
- Robots (In flashback only)
- Shield (In flashback only)
- Soul Stone
- Space Stone/Tesseract (In flashback only)
- Sword (In flashback only)
- Time Stone
- Universal Weapon (In flashback only)
- Vibranium (In flashback only)
Vehicles
- Aircraft (In flashback only)
- Avengers Quinjet
- Valkyrie aircraft bomber
Powers
- Energy projection (In flashback only)
- Enhanced strength (In flashback only)
- Flight (In flashback only)
- Mind control (In flashback only)
- Sorcery
- Super-speed (In flashback only)
- Teleportation (In flashback only)
Miscellaneous
- 2012
- 2013
- 2014
- 2017
- Alien animals
- Alien artifacts
- Alien invasion
- Alien monsters
- Artificial intelligence (In flashback only)
- Battle of New York (In flashback only)
- Crash landings (In flashback only)
- Drinking beer
- Flashbacks
- Convergence (In flashback only)
- Moons (In flashback only)
- Planets (In flashback only)
- Space portals (In flashback only)
- World War II (In flashback only)
- Wormhole (In flashback only)
- Yggdrasil (As a carving in flashback)
Notes & Trivia[]
- The Avengers were created by writer Stan Lee and artists Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. They first appeared in The Avengers #1 in September, 1963.
- This series is rated T+ for Teen.
- This issue is UPC barcode number 759606087631 00211.
- This issue shipped to retailers on February 28th, 2018.
- This issue is reprinted in the Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War Prelude trade paperback collection from March, 2018.
- The events of this issue take place prior to the events of the Avengers: Infinity War feature film. It occurs concurrently with the events at the beginning of Thor: Ragnarok, which takes place in mid-November, 2017.
- This series is preceded by the Black Panther Prelude two-issue series from 2017. It is succeeded by the Ant-Man and the Wasp Prelude two-issue series from 2018.
- This issue includes a flashback to Doctor Strange's origin as presented in the Doctor Strange feature film. The Ancient One appears in this flashback.
- This issue includes a flashback events from Captain America: The First Avenger. Specifcally, the scene where Johann Shmidt goes to Tonsberg, Norway to acquire the Tesseract.
- This issue includes a flashback to when the Avengers first formed and stood united against the Chitauri at the Battle of New York from The Avengers.
- This issue includes a flashback of when Thor defeated the Dark Elf known as Malekith and stopped the Convergence. This was the central plotline in Thor: The Dark World.
- This issue includes a flashback of when the Warriors Three brought the Reality Stone to the Collector on Knowhere for safe-keeping. This was shown as a mid-credit scene at the end of Thor: The Dark World.
- Thor and Loki's appearance at Doctor Strange's Sanctum Sanctorum during the search for Odin occurs concurrently with events chronicled in Thor: Ragnarok.
- The fictional country of Sokovia is noticeably absent in a map displaying Europe during World War II. It is possible that it is obscured by two Hydra flags that appear in the graphic, though the Marvel Cinematic Universe asserts that Sokovia actually borders what was then Czechoslovakia.