Avataars: Covenant of the Shield

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Avataars: Covenant of the Shield
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Avataars: Covenant of the Shield #1
Cover art by Oscar Jimenez and Eduardo Alpuente
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
ScheduleMonthly
Format Limited series
Publication dateSeptember–November 2000
No. of issues3
Main character(s)Champions of the Realm
Dreadlord
Four Fates
Minions of Evil
X-Changelings
Creative team
Written by Len Kaminski
Penciller(s) Oscar Jimenez
Javier Saltares
Inker(s) Eduardo Alpuente
Chris Ivy
Walden Wong
Colorist(s) Joe Rosas

Avataars: Covenant of the Shield is a three-issue comic book mini-series, published by Marvel Comics in 2000. The series is written by Len Kaminski and pencilled by Oscar Jimenez and Javier Saltares.

Contents

Set in a sword and sorcery version of the Marvel Universe Earth, it features alternative versions of Marvel characters such as Spider-Man, Captain America, Doctor Doom, the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, and the X-Men.

Publication history

Avataars: Covenant of the Shield was initially intended as a twelve-issue project featuring established Marvel characters in a fantasy setting, but the story was never published. Marvel was in financial trouble at the time, and a twelve-issue series was not considered viable, so the creative team instead produced a three-issue prologue to the main saga, in an unsuccessful attempt to generate sufficient interest in a longer story. [1]

Plot

Eurth

The series begins with the formation of the planet Eurth by the Shaper of Worlds under the supervision of the Living Tribunal, Eternity, and Infinity. Their purpose is to create a planet that is an alternative version of Earth in order to further understand the heroes that inhabit that world. [2]

Covenant of the Shield

The overall plot involves the kidnapping of St'vaan Jr., the son of Captain Avalon (this reality's version of Captain America) by forces employed by the Dreadlord (this reality's version of Baron Zemo). Various heroes become involved in the rescue efforts, most of them being members of the Champions of the Realm (this reality's version of the Avengers). [2]

Characters

Most of the characters listed are Eurth's versions of known Marvel Comics characters:

Villains

In other media

Captain Avalon and Greenskyn Smashtroll appear as playable characters in Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 . [5] Their setting in Medieval England is one of the components of Kang the Conqueror's Chronopolis. While Captain Avalon helps Captain America, Doctor Strange, Gamora, Groot, and Star-Lord reclaim Sir Percy's land from Enchantress and the Nathan Garrett version of Black Knight, Greenskyn Smashtroll appears in the Sakaar area of Chronopolis as one of the "World Breakers" enslaved to the Red King.

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References

  1. ↑ Brevoort, Tom (July 28, 2006). "Friday, 9:26". Marvel.com . Retrieved January 10, 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Avataars: Covenant of the Shield #1. Marvel Comics.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 Avataars: Covenant of the Shield #2. Marvel Comics.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Avataars: Covenant of the Shield #3. Marvel Comics.
  5. ↑ "LEGO Marvel Superheroes 2 Just Confirmed a Bunch of New Characters". 22 July 2017.
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