Fear Itself (comics)
| "Fear Itself" | |
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Promotional image by Stuart Immonen
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Publication date | April – October 2011 |
| Main character(s) |
Thor Captain America Iron Man The Worthy: - Serpent: God of Fear - Skadi: Herald of the "Serpent" - Kuurth: Breaker of Stone - Nul: Breaker of Worlds - Skirn: Breaker of Men - Nerkkod: Breaker of Oceans - Mokk: Breaker of Faith - Greithoth: Breaker of Wills - Angrir: Breaker of Souls |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) |
Matt Fraction (miniseries) Ed Brubaker (prologue) |
| Penciller(s) |
Stuart Immonen (miniseries) Scot Eaton (prologue) Steve McNiven (miniseries covers) |
| Inker(s) | Wade von Grawbadger |
| Colorist(s) | Laura Martin |
The comic "Fear Itself" is a 2011 crossover comic book storyline published by Marvel Comics, consisting of a seven-issue, eponymous miniseries written by Matt Fraction and illustrated by Stuart Immonen, Wade Von Grawbadger, and Laura Martin, a prologue book by writer Ed Brubaker and artist Scot Eaton, and numerous tie-in books, including most of the X-Men family of books.
"Fear Itself" was first announced by then-Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada, Executive Editor Tom Brevoort and X-Men group editor Axel Alonso at a press conference held at Midtown Comics Times Square on December 21, 2010. It is the first company-wide crossover event since 2008's "Secret Invasion". The story, whose title is a by Franklin D. Roosevelt, "The only thing we have to fear is...fear itself", depicts the various superheroes of the Marvel Universe contending with the Serpent, an Asgardian fear deity who causes global panic on Earth, and who seeks to reclaim the throne of Asgard he contends was usurped by his brother, Odin, father to Thor, when the latter vanquished him ages ago. Within the comics, the characters refer to this conflict as The Serpent's War. Although it is a company-wide crossover, it emphasizes Captain America and Thor, as with past crossovers of the late 2000s.
"Fear Itself" began as a proposed Captain America/Thor crossover by Matt Fraction. The storyline was first announced by then-Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada, Vice President Executive Editor Tom Brevoort and Vice President and X-Men group editor Axel Alonso in a December 21, 2010 press conference at Midtown Comics Times Square. Quesada explained that like the 2006 storyline "Civil War", the storyline of "Fear Itself" was inspired by the real world, in particular the perceived malaise and fear evoked by late 2000s events such as terror alerts, oil spills, the economy and partisan politics. Explains Quesada:
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