THE AVENGERS IN THE VERACITY TRAP!

Writer Chip Kidd and artist Michael Cho have created a mind-bending, visually sumptuous saga that takes the Avengers -- and you, the reader -- to places that challenge everything we thought we knew about super heroes and the very nature of heroism . . . villainy . . . and existence. And it's all in a wonderful retro style, like an Avengers Comics from 1963, by Stan and Jack. Complete with pin-up pages! It starts in Asgard, as Loki comes into possession of a weapon of unimaginable power and assembles an army of otherworldly monsters in an effort to carry out his evil plans. Cue the Avengers, Cap, Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk, Giant-Man, and the Wasp -- who meet this horrifying throng of beasts head-on. But when the smoke clears, what appears to be a typically raucous comic book take-down is revealed to be something very, very different -- and very, very terrifying. And this discovery threatens to destroy the Avengers in a way that Loki or any other foe never has before. Because this time the enemy is . . . the Truth. What happens when Earth’s Mightiest Heroes learn who -- and what -- they truly are? Oh, and did we mention that it’s absolutely hilarious? Handsome hardcover with a color jacket, everything about this is first rate! Both creators are multiple award winning, and this just might garner them another award or two. - Bud