Warning! Spoilers for AVENGERS: 1,000,000 B.C. #1 by Marvel Comics
The first-ever Avengers team of 1,000,000 B.C. are reuniting as Thor's Phoenix Force origin will bring the ancient heroes back together in a brand new one-shot. On Friday, Marvel Comics revealed a new comic titled Avengers: 1,000,000 B.C. #1, which will see the team assemble again surrounding the events of Thor's birth, which will play a massive role in upcoming Avengers stories.
Marvel Comics has been slowly revealing Thor's connection to the Phoenix Force in Jason Aaron's run on the Avengers. The arc has already revealed Thor is not the biological son of Gaea but instead is the child of the first wielder of the Phoenix Force and Odin. The origin has mainly remained mysterious, but despite conflicting continuity issues, it seems like Marvel is planning to go full steam ahead with the God of Thunder's new history, as a new one-shot will dive deeper into his connection with the Avengers of 1,000,000 B.C.
Marvel Comics revealed Jason Aaron and Kevin Walker will be teaming up for a brand-new one-shot called Avengers: 1,000,000 BCE, which will take readers back to the birth of Thor. The tease from Marvel suggests the issue will unearth "long-awaited answers" regarding Thor's parentage and connection to the Phoenix Force while adding to a future Avengers storyline that will come from the new mythos. Aaron said in a press release the one-shot would shape Marvel history and have a profound effect on the Avengers and the universe that came after them. Check out the regular cover for Avengers: 1,000,000 BCE #1 by Marvel Comics from artist Ed McGuinness.
Marvel Comics also revealed a new team-shot cover of the Avengers of 1,000,000 B.C, which showcases the different team members from the first version of Earth's Mightiest Heroes. The shot includes the first Phoenix, Odin, Agamotto, Black Panther, Iron Fist, and Starbrand. The variant cover is from artist Alex Horley.
The Avengers of 1,000,000 B.C. connect the current Marvel Universe with its deepest past, as the first Avengers team ever represented archetypes of the heroes who would later join Earth's Mightiest Heroes. It remains to be seen how Marvel Comics will continue to tie in Thor's origin and birth to the new Avengers 1,000,000 B.C. story, but the reveal will play a pivotal part in setting up the next stories coming to the Marvel Universe. Avengers: 1,000,000 B.C. #1 by Marvel Comics arrives in comic book stores on July 13, 2022.