Avengers vs. X-Men Teaser: Black Widow vs. Psylocke

If you had to boil down the state of corporate comics today to a single image, you could do a lot worse than two scantily clad women going at it, under the banner of a catchphrase and bracketed by credits comprised entirely of men. Throw in a hashtag, and you've got yourself Avengers vs. X-Men.

What are your thoughts on this year's big event, and what do you make of its lead-in title, X-Sanction so far?

Avengers vs. X-Men Teaser

Magneto vs. Iron Man - I hope Tony's using some plastic, or this will probably end very quickly. Here's a teaser for Marvel's upcoming Avengers vs. X-Men event, via CBR:

AVENGERS VS X-MEN: ROUND 1!

The biggest superhero brawl in the history of the Marvel Universe begins this April in Avengers Vs. X-Men #1!

Which team will reign supreme? Join the conversation on Twitter with #AvX!

For more on Avengers VS X-Men, please visit http://avx.marvel.com

AVENGERS VS. X-MEN #1 (JAN120625)
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS, JASON AARON, MATT FRACTION, JONATHAN HICKMAN, ED BRUBAKER
Art by JOHN ROMITA JR.
Cover by JIM CHEUNG
FOC – 2/27/12, ON SALE – 4/3/12

Avengers vs. X-Men at TFAW

As they do for each major comics event, TFAW.com has dedicated a page to Avengers vs. X-Men, offering special deals on miniseries, one-shots, tie-ins, and the trade collections of books which laid the groundwork for the event - the 'Road to AvX', if you will.

House of M, Civil War, Siege and Heroic Age books are discounted from 10%-40% off.

Avengers vs. X-Men #0 is on sale now for 35% off, and AvX #1 is available for pre-order at 20% off.

Avengers vs. X-Men #0 Cover by Frank Cho

Marvel has released this super-sweet Frank Cho cover for Avengers vs. X-Men #0, written by Brian Michael Bendis and Jason Aaron.

Here's the complete accompanying press release:

This March, fans worldwide cannot miss the prologue to the biggest pop culture comic event of the year as Marvel is pleased to unveil the trade dress and cover to Avengers VS. X-Men #0! Just before the Avengers and the X-Men go head to head, superstar creators Brian Michael Bendis, Jason Aaron & Frank Cho set up the crucial roles of the Scarlet Witch and Hope Summers in the coming storm. With all eyes on Wanda and the Mutant Messiah, both sides have already made up their mind on where allegiances SHOULD lie …but what about those caught in the middle? The drums of war are beating and fans should be ready for the essential opening to the event that will change everything you know about the Marvel Universe in Avengers VS. X-Men #0!

You’ve heard It’s Coming -- and this April The War Is Here in Avengers VS X-Men! All your favorite super heroes enter—and only one team will emerge victorious!

Which team will reign supreme? Join the conversation on Twitter with #AvX!

For more on Avengers VS X-Men, please visit http://avx.marvel.com

AVENGERS VS. X-MEN #0
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS & JASON AARON
Art & Cover by FRANK CHO
ON SALE THIS MARCH!

X-Sanction Variant Covers

Avengers vs. X-Men is Marvel's big event of 2012, and it all starts next week in the first issue of Avengers: X-Sanction. Here's a look at some of the variant covers we'll be seeing over the course of the miniseries.

Next week, the road to Avengers VS X-Men begins in Avengers X-Sanction #1 from the blockbuster creative team of Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness! And just in time to witness Cable go head to head against Earth’s Mightiest, three prolific artists who put their stamp on Cable join us for more as Marvel unveils their variant covers to Avengers X: Sanction. Stephen Platt, Ian Churchill & Steve Skroce join Marvel’s CCO, Joe Quesada, superstar artists Ed McGuinness and Leinil Yu on amazing covers for the biggest chapter in Cable’s life!

Avengers: X-Sanction #1 variant cover by Joe Quesada.

 Avengers: X-Sanction #1 variant cover by Leinil Francis Yu.

Avengers: X-Sanction #2 variant cover by Stephen Platt.

Avengers: X-Sanction #3 variant cover by Ian Churchill.

Avengers: X-Sanction #4 variant cover by Steve Skroce.