In Ewing and Larraz’s EMPYRE #0: AVENGERS, old allies have returned and the Avengers are called to the new Green Area of the Moon to help face a terrible enemy. And in Slott and Silva’s EMPYRE #0: FANTASTIC FOUR, the Fantastic Four will witness the final conflict of the Kree/Skrull War and meet a long hidden Elder of the Universe… the mysterious Profiteer! Both one-shots will lay the cosmic groundwork for Marvel’s next incredible saga and feature first appearances of major new players in the Marvel Universe!
Empyre promises a lot. New characters, a long-held grudge to be resolved, the first time the FF and Avengers take part in an event after Secret Wars, the settling between the Skrulls and Kree about who owns Teddy.
But what is going to be the end result of all this? The Cotati getting a seat at the table? Teddy has to marry a Skrull and Kree Queen? A new Star Council? I’ve yet to see Teddy and Carol Danvers interact, and that’s something to look forward to. Is this big enough for Galactus to get involved with? And Profiteer? What kind of Elder would call himself Profiteer? How does he profit from this conflict, and what effect does it have on Earth?
The end of Civil War was Iron Man
The end of Secret Invasion was Norman Osborn
The end of Secret Wars was a snap
The end of Empyre will be....
What is that next incredible saga?