- "Brood Thor will lay his mighty eggs in your soft little face!"
- ―Brood Thor
| "The Three Heralds" | |
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| The Avengers | |
| Title: | "The Three Heralds" |
| Storyline: | "Starbrand Reborn" |
| Volume: | 8 |
| Number: | 28 |
| Cover price: | $3.99 |
| Cover date: | February, 2020 |
| Publisher: | Marvel Comics |
| Credits | |
| Exec. producer: | Alan Fine |
| Chief: | C.B. Cebulski |
| Writers: | Jason Aaron |
| Pencilers: | Ed McGuinness |
| Inkers: | Mark Morales |
| Cover artists: | Ed McGuinness; Ema Lupacchino |
| Cover inker: | Ed McGuinness; Ema Lupacchino |
| Cover colorist: | Jason Keith |
| Colorists: | Jason Keith; Erick Arciniega |
| Letterers: | VC's Cory Petit |
| Assistants: | Shannon Andrews Ballesteros |
| Associates: | Alanna Smith |
| Editors: | Tom Brevoort |
| Navigation | |
| Previous: | Avengers #27 |
| Next: | Avengers #29 |
"The Three Heralds" is the title to the twenty-eighth issue of the eighth Avengers ongoing comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The story was written by Jason Aaron with artwork by Ed McGuinness and inks by Mark Morales. It was colored by Jason Keith & Erick Arciniega and lettered by Cory Petit of Virtual Calligraphy. The story was edited by Tom Brevoort with Alanna Smith as associate editor, and Shannon Andrews Ballesteros as assistant editor. This issue shipped with a February, 2020 cover date and carries a cover price of $3.99 per copy (US).
Synopsis[]
Three former Heralds of Galactus - bound together by Celestial fate - the Silver Surfer, Terrax, and Firelord, all arrives in the Ravenstarr Galaxy in search of the new host of the Starbrand, which has been blazing a trail of chaos across the universe.
Meanwhile, Thor Odinson, having fully succumbed to the Brood infection, attacks Captain America. Captain America proves himself worthy enough to wield Mjolnir and uses it to calm "Brood Thor" down.
Elsewhere, the Hell Charger soars across the cosmos with Robbie Reyes at the wheel and Blade, Natasha Romanoff and Boy-Thing as passengers. They need to get away from a red star system, which is quickly killing Blade. The Silver Surfer pursues them, suspecting a link between the Avengers and the Starbrand. Ghost Rider is able to use his Hellfire to appropriate the Silver Surfer's surfboard, but the Surfer is able to summon it back. The Silver Surfer projects a blast of the Power Cosmic at the Hell Charger, which sends it spiraling towards one of the prison planetoids. A group of alien inmates attack the car, prompting Natasha to take a more aggressive stance. She springs forth from the Hell Charger having donned her War Widow armor.
Back on Earth, a million years ago, Iron Man faces off against a prehistoric version of the Avengers.
Appearances[]
Featured characters
- Black Widow/War Widow, Natasha Romanoff
- Captain America/Captain Corsair, Steve Rogers
- Captain Marvel/Binary, Carol Danvers
- Ghost Rider, Robbie Reyes
- She-Hulk, Jennifer Walters
Supporting characters
Villains
Minor characters
- Agamotto (1,000,000 years ago)
- Black Panther (1,000,000 years ago)
- Blade, Eric Brooks (Cameo appearance only)
- Boy-Thing
- Ghost Rider (1,000,000 years ago)
- Gladiator, Kallark (Voice only)
- Iron Fist, Fan Fei (1,000,000 years ago)
- Lady Phoenix (1,000,000 years ago)
- Odin Borson (1,000,000 years ago)
- Star Brand, Vnn (1,000,000 years ago)
Organizations
- Avengers
- Prehistoric Avengers
- Shi'ar Empire (Behind the scenes only)
Races & Animals
- Altered humans
- Asgardians
- Badoon
- Brood
- Demons
- Dhampirs (Cameo appearance only)
- Landlaks
- Mixed heritage
- Strontians (Behind the scenes only)
- Woolly mammoths
- Xandarians
- Zenn-Lavians
Locations
- Hyperborea (1,000,000 years ago)
Items
- Axe
- Battle axe
- Black Widow's gauntlets
- Captain America's shield
- Chains
- Cosmic Axe
- Eye of Agamotto (1,000,000 years ago)
- Firelord's staff
- Hammer
- Iron Man armor
- Iron Man Bio/Metalo-Mimetic Suit Series Mk III
- Mjolnir
- Power armor
- Scimitar
- Silver Surfer's surfboard
- Starbrand (1,000,000 years ago)
- Wakandan battle suit
- War Widow armor
Vehicles
- Avengers Quinjet (Destroyed)
- Hell Charger
- Starjammer
Powers
Miscellaneous
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 shipped to retailers on December 18th, 2019.
- This issue is UPC barcode number 759606088577 02811.
- This issue is Legacy number 728. Avengers 728 redirects to this page.
- This issue is Chapter Two of the four-part "Starbrand Reborn" storyline.
- This issue shipped with a variant cover featuring Black Widow, illustrated by Ema Lupacchino and colored by Jason Keith.
- This issue went to second printing. The second printing shipped with a variant cover featuring Ghost Rider on Silver Surfer's surfboard. This is actually a panel from the issue itself illustrated by Ed McGuinness, inked by Mark Morales, and colored by Jason Keith and Erick Arciniega.
- Variant cover artist Emanuela Lupacchino is credited as Ema Lupacchino in this issue.