Breaking News: Marvel announces Fear Itself

Today at 12 pm, at Midtown Comics Times Square location, Marvel's Editor in Chief, Joe Quesada, announced Marvel's summer event Fear Itself and together with Executive VPs Axel Alonso and Tom Brevoort, they unveiled the Fear Itself banner and later on, answered questions from the fans, the press, and the internet.

Billed as an "extension level event," Fear Itself will kick into high gear in April 2011. It will involve the God of Fear, deal with what's happening in the real world issues, as well as a secret that is at the heart of the Marvel U, when revealed it will shake the entire universe up and people will not be able to look at each other the same way. The entire MU will be involved including "what is left of the Fantastic Four."

It will be by Matt Fraction and Stuart Immonen and will run seven issues for seven months. But why should you take my word for when you can watch the trailer and listen to Matt Fraction's statement below.







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