"Shattered Heroes" is a comic book crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics

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 beginning in October 2011, that follows Fear Itself

Fear Itself (comics)

"Fear Itself" is a 2011 crossover comic book storyline published by Marvel Comics, consisting of a seven-issue, eponymous miniseries written by Matt Fraction and illustrated by Stuart Immonen, Wade Von Grawbadger, and Laura Martin, a prologue book by writer Ed Brubaker and artist Scott Eaton, and...

and explores a number of implications across a number of titles.

Publication premise

Some of the larger implications involve:

• The separation of The Incredible Hulk
  Hulk (comics)
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   from Bruce Banner and his attempts to make himself a Hulk
  Hulk (comics)
  The Hulk is a fictional character, a superhero in the . Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #1 ....
  
   again at any cost.
• The emergence of a new god of Thunder called Tanarus
  Ulik
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   whom everyone but Loki
  Loki (comics)
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   remember as the only God of Thunder.
• The coming together again of the Defenders
  Defenders (comics)
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  .
• The emergence of Marcus Johnston, an American
  United States
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   soldier who finds himself embroiled in a contest for his allegiance in the Marvel universe.

The mini series Fear Itself: The Fearless is unbannered but involved, as are the three Fear Itself epilogue issues while some titles will only be bannered once as part of the event, though the storyline may be ongoing for a few issues.

Titles involved

• Avengers
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  #19-22 (Though unbannered New Avengers #16.1-21 crosses over)
• Avengers Academy
  Avengers Academy
  Avengers Academy is a Marvel Comics comic book series that debuted in June 2010 as part of the "Heroic Age". The series is written by Christos Gage, with artwork by Mike McKone and tells the story of a group of young super-powered persons who were selected to join a training academy for the...
  
  #21-24 (Issue #22 was also bannered as part of the X-Men Regenesis storyline)
• Battle Scars #1-6
• Captain America
  Captain America
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  #6-7
• Captain America
  Captain America
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  : Winter Soldier
  Bucky
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  #1
• Defenders
  Defenders (comics)
  The Defenders is the name of a number of Marvel Comics superhero groups which are usually presented as a "non-team" of individualistic "outsiders," each known for following their own agendas...
  
  #1-2
• Fear Itself
  Fear Itself (comics)
  "Fear Itself" is a 2011 crossover comic book storyline published by Marvel Comics, consisting of a seven-issue, eponymous miniseries written by Matt Fraction and illustrated by Stuart Immonen, Wade Von Grawbadger, and Laura Martin, a prologue book by writer Ed Brubaker and artist Scott Eaton, and...
  
  #7.1-7.3
• Fear Itself
  Fear Itself (comics)
  "Fear Itself" is a 2011 crossover comic book storyline published by Marvel Comics, consisting of a seven-issue, eponymous miniseries written by Matt Fraction and illustrated by Stuart Immonen, Wade Von Grawbadger, and Laura Martin, a prologue book by writer Ed Brubaker and artist Scott Eaton, and...
  
  : The Fearless #1-12
• The Incredible Hulk #1
• Invincible Iron Man #510-513
• Journey into Mystery
  Journey into Mystery
  Journey into Mystery was an American comic book series published by Atlas Comics, and later its successor Marvel Comics. It featured horror, monster, and science fiction stories...
  
  #631-634
• The Mighty Thor #8-11

External links

• Shattered Heroes checklist