Avengers Arena

Avengers Arena
Avengers Arena (Dec. 2012)
Cover art by Dave Johnson.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
ScheduleMonthly
FormatOngoing series
GenreSuperhero
Publication dateDecember 2012 – 2013
Creative team
Created byDennis Hopeless
Kev Walker
Written byDennis Hopeless
Artist(s)Kev Walker

Avengers Arena is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics that debuted in December 2012 as part of the Marvel NOW! relaunch.[1] The series shows 16 young heroes from the Marvel Universe and pit them against each other in a kill-or-be-killed, reality-show-like scenario in Murderworld run by Arcade.[2] The series ended with issue 18[3] and was followed by a sequel titled Avengers Undercover that dealt with the survivors infiltrating the Shadow Council's Masters of Evil.[4]

  1. ^ "Marvel NOW!". Marvel.com. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  2. ^ Sunu, Steve (13 September 2012). "Hopeless and Walker Populate "Avengers Arena" For Marvel NOW!". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Avengers Arena Cancelled With November's #18". ComicBook.com. 2013-08-15. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
  4. ^ "NYCC EXCLUSIVE: Hopeless is Seduced by Evil in "Avengers Undercover"". 11 October 2013.