AvX: Walt Simonson's Thor Covers 'Avengers' #26 [First Look]

I really like the two Hope Summers covers.

Round 3 with Hope sitting head in hands with her back to the mirror reminds me of an episode of ABC's Once Upon A Time.

Round 4's cover is really nice.

Am I the only one that thinks that photoshop destroys Simonson's style? I never would've identified that as a Simonson drawing if his signature wasn't there.

Seriously, Marvel!?

You have two strong women fighting on the cover of your book and they resort to HAIR PULLING!? I might believe it of two other characters (probably not), but SHE-HULK and ROGUE? Literally two of the toughest fighters in the Marvel universe, able to stand toe-to-toe with some of the most powerful heroes and villians in your pantheon, and you have them scratching their eyes out and hissing at each other like they're from some lurid nighttime soap opera?

What's next, they "accidently" fall into a pool full of Jell-o? Way to be progressive, Marvel >:-(

I think the last comic I read that Bendis wrote was that one Avengers Annual where Marvel Boy was walking around in shades and an overcoat and throwing little alien gadgets around to fight someone who was way stronger than him . . . I went into it thinking, whoa, that's a really good design for them to have for a character named after the company. Very manga, very fresh, will help them rope in manga readers - younger kids and women.

And then the book turned out to be about him getting a different costume and a different name so he could look like a chubby dork. Very disappointing.

Those are some great covers. Even Greg Land's one looks suitably super-mythic, although I love the Bachalo and Cheung ones the most. Who did that AvX Round 3 cover? Very cool.

"• One of the Avengers must betray the team to fill their destiny with the Phoenix." - Does one fill their destiny, or fufill their destiny? I expect better grammar from the underpaid junior editors at Marvel!

I'd like to know who's bright idea was to waste Simonson on a cover featuring THE PROTECTOR?

Good thing Marvel doesn't do crossovers, because otherwise by looking at those covers I'd think AvsX was crossing over into several ongoing series. Dodged a bullet there!

Man, Simonson is such a great artist. I'd love to hear his thoughts on Thor's modern costume.

So they're doing a Captain Marvel comeback again...Hrm...

I'm usually not the type tp play at these things, but it's almost slapping me in the face...Captain Marvel back so quickly after DC's version name-changes to SHAZAM? Yes, yes...plotted months in advance, blah blah...just looks like one of those wonderful Comic Book Conspiracies when you squint a little!