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''Avengers vs. X-Men'' (abbreviated ''AvX'') is a 2012 crossover event that was featured in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The event, consisting of an eponymous limited series and numerous tie-in books, involves the return of the Phoenix Force and the subsequent war between the Avengers and the X-Men. The 12-issue twice-monthly series was first published in April 2012, and features a storyline by Jason Aaron, Brian Michael Bendis, Ed Brubaker, Jonathan Hickman and Matt Fraction, with a rotating team of artists including John Romita, Jr., Olivier Coipel and Adam Kubert. The event was preceded by the four-issue limited series ''Avengers: X-Sanction'' by Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness and ''Avengers vs. X-Men #0''. ''Avengers vs. X-Men'' also ties into the limited series ''AVX: VS'', described as "the fight book" which expands upon many of the one-on-one battles featured in the main series, the digital series; ''Avengers vs. X-Men: Infinite'', and into a number of ongoing series including ''Avengers'', ''Avengers Academy'', ''New Avengers'', ''Secret Avengers'', ''Uncanny X-Men'', ''Wolverine and the X-Men'' and ''X-Men: Legacy''. The event was succeeded by the limited series ''AvX: Consequences''. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, ''Avengers vs. X-Men'' was a commercial success that topped the comic-book sales charts from April to October 2012. The repercussions of the storyline resulted in the new status quos of the Marvel Universe presented in the company's Marvel NOW! relaunch initiative. ==Publication history== In December 2011, Marvel Comics announced the launch of ''Avengers vs. X-Men'', a 12-issue twice-monthly series featuring writers Brian Michael Bendis, Jason Aaron, Ed Brubaker, Jonathan Hickman and Matt Fraction, debuting in April 2012. The series focuses on the return of the Phoenix Force, the cosmic entity of death and rebirth, as it looks for its new host, believed to be the teenage mutant Hope Summers, who will possess all of its power. Cyclops and the other X-Men want to protect her and prepare her as if she's to be the mutant savior, while Captain America and the Avengers want her handed over to them so they can figure out what to do with her and keep the world safe from a potentially deadly fate. Brubaker described the series as "...one of those legendary ideas: What if the Avengers fought the X-Men?". Marvel's editor-in-chief Axel Alonso said "You've got two populations whose motivations are simple and understandable and defensible. That's part of the beauty of this. You're seeing a story that evolves out of 'What would you do?'" ''Avengers: X-Sanction'', a four-issue miniseries published in December 2011 by writer Jeph Loeb with artist Ed McGuinness led directly into ''Avengers vs. X-Men''. In the series, Cable learns something's going to happen to his daughter, Hope Summers, and he has been tipped off that the Avengers are responsible. So he targets them one by one starting with their leader, Captain America. Loeb said "It's a story about a father and what he's willing to do in order to protect his family. There are lots of Easter eggs that will give you hints of this cataclysmic thing that is on the horizon. But by the same token, it is a story that is really driven by Cable and what he has learned in his journey through time". The prologue ''Avengers vs. X-Men'' #0, illustrated by Frank Cho, published in March 2012, offers two short stories, one starring Scarlet Witch by ''Avengers'' writer Brian Michael Bendis, and another starring Hope Summers, the girl who many feel is the next host of the Phoenix by ''Wolverine and the X-Men'' writer Jason Aaron. Bendis wrote ''Avengers: Disassembled'', where Scarlet Witch lost control of her magical powers and turned on the Avengers which led to the alternate-reality event series, ''House of M'' and her depowering of most of the mutant population. Bendis said in the series, "(Witch is ) faced with a situation that could either redeem her, which would be crazy awesome, or make things worse, depending on the choices she makes and the sides she takes and the moments she chooses to interact with the story... Now Hope () is the same way but there's kind of a flip: She has everything to lose. There is something elegant in the way she's been told forever and ever, 'You're meant for something, you're meant for this, do what you're supposed to do.' Just because everyone's yelling at you that this is what you're supposed to do doesn't mean you can or should, and I think everyone can relate to that, as well". In April 2012, Marvel debuted the six-issue tie-in series ''AVX: VS'' which focused solely on fight scenes. Each issue featured two stories by two creative teams. Marvel's executive editor Tom Brevoort described ''AVX: VS'' as "the fight book". Brevoort said, "It's the least essential read of ''AvX'' and yet it will probably be the best-selling. From the first page, somebody is going to punch somebody else and by the last page, somebody else is punching somebody else in the face". In March 2012, Marvel announced the debut of Infinite Comics, a format of digital comics. Marvel Entertainment's Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada said, "Infinite Comics are a new technique in comics storytelling that is built specifically for the digital world yet in a very elegant way manages to keep the purity of what makes a comic a 'comic'. It gives readers the same feel of reading a traditional comic while also offering a whole new experience that really feels like the future of where the medium is headed." The first Infinite Comics is ''Avengers vs. X-Men'' #1 Infinite, a tie-in story starring Nova, written by Mark Waid with art by Stuart Immonen and Marte Gracia, available on the Marvel Comics app or included with the digital version of ''Avengers vs. X-Men'' #1. Quesada said, "While AvX is a huge story, we only have so much room by which to tell it. Infinite Comics will be bringing you some stories that may have fallen through the cracks or haven’t been dealt with in great detail". A five-issue limited epilogue series, ''AvX: Consequences '' by writer Kieron Gillen and artists Tom Raney, Mark Brooks, Steve Kurth and Dale Eaglesham debuted in October 2012. Gillen stated the series explores the emotional conflict between the major players left on the board once the battle dust has settled. In March 2013, Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Axel Alonso announced the launch of ''What If? AVX'', a 4-issue limited series by writer Jimmy Palmiotti and artist Jorge Molina in July 2013. The series that explores alternate outcomes to the ''Avengers vs. X-Men'' storyline. Alonso said, "If you've ever wondered what might have happened if the Phoenix Force had found a different host than Cyclops, Emma Frost, Namor and Colossus... then you'll want to read ''What If? Avengers Vs. X-Men''".〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Avengers vs. X-Men」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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