Warning! Spoilers for Dark Ages #2 by Marvel Comics below
The Dark Ages have sent the Marvel Universe into chaos and has left several key heroes – Avengers included – dead. In a brand new preview for Dark Ages #2 by Marvel Comics, readers learn what happened following the power going permanently out across the world, as war broke up among the survivors, leading to numerous casualties for both heroes and villains alike.
Marvel’s Dark Ages series lives up to its name, as the debut issue featured an awakened villain named the Unmaker nearly destroying the entire Marvel Universe. However, thanks to a group of heroes, the Unmaker was defeated. But, not before heroes such as Doctor Strange, Ben Grimm, Scarlet Witch, and more were killed in the battle. Strange’s last action before dying was to send an E.M.P. that stopped the Unmaker but ultimately hit Earth and depowered the entire planet. Now, Marvel shows what happened after the power went out for good with things becoming quite deadly.
In a brand new preview for Dark Ages #2 by Tom Taylor, Iban Coello, Brian Reber, and VC’s Joe Sabino, Marvel reveals that fear and hurt among the survivors turned into anger after the world went dark, as heroes villains warred with one another. Fights broke out across the globe, with battles occurring over borders, resources, and ideologies. In a striking panel that reveals that more than a billion lives were lost between the Earthquakes, loss of power, and wars, Hawkeye and Taskmaster lay defeated as casualties of war.
However, after the countless deaths, the Marvel Universe banded together, realizing they needed to work together. A group of heroes, including Jean Grey, Wolverine, and Black Panther sent the important message that “it doesn’t have to be like this,” which spread and resonated worldwide. As a result, Dark Ages #2 also shows Shang-Chi, Deadpool, Ms. Marvel, Captain America and more heroes making peace in what can only be described as an incredibly traumatic existence.
In the last preview page, Spider-Man trains May Parker and admits a world without power isn’t the worst place to raise a family.
Even after one of the darkest moments in Marvel Comics history, its greatest heroes have found hope. However, it’s come after such tremendous loss – including the loss of numerous Avengers, including Scarlet Witch, Doctor Strange, and now Hawkeye. Can the survivors keep up the positive momentum, or is life about to get harder just as things are finally returning to normal (well, as normal as they can be in a world without power). Dark Ages #2 is in comic book stores next week.
