Marvel is pleased to present your first look at Avengers #12.1, from superstars Brian Michael Bendis and Bryan Hitch! That’s right—two of the biggest creators in comics history bring you the most popularl team of super heroes in the world! The road to the next great Avengers’ epic starts right here with a perfect starting point for new readers in this special POINT ONE issue! Steve Rogers has directed each of Earth’s Mightiest super-teams into the midst of a heated battle against the globe’s smartest super-villains! But as the forces of S.W.O.R.D. descend to deliver an ominous warning and their former agent Spider-Woman goes missing, one thing seems all too clear for the assembled heroes – war is coming! POINT ONE fires the opening salvo of Bendis’ most devastating Avengers story yet, only in Avengers #12.1!

AVENGERS #12.1 (FEB110529)

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS

Pencils & Cover by BRYAN HITCH

Rated A …$2.99

FOC – 4/4/11, On-Sale 4/27/11