Art by Skottie Young for Rocket Raccoon #1
Credit: Marvel Comics
Diamond’s Previews has named two previously classified Marvel $1.00 True Believers reprint titles for April, just ahead of Avengers: Endgame. First solicited in January as “Classified A” and “Classified B” along with eight other reprints that were identified, the two secret titles have been revealed as Avengers Forever #1 and Rocket Raccoon #1.
[For more on what the True Believers reprints could be signaling, click here ]
While the reprint of Rocket Raccoon #1 comes from an obvious place (Rocket’s the last Guardian standing alongside the Avengers – maybe we should be worried about the sweet rabbit?), the inclusion of Avengers Forever #1 is particularly interesting, as the story focuses on time travel – something expected to be central to the plot of Avengers: Endgame.
While the True Believer choices are sometimes very broadly related to the film they’re released in conjunction with, Avengers Forever isn’t just about time travel – it’s about assembling a team of Avengers from different eras. Given Marvel’s recent penchant for de-aging actors and a new trailer that calls back to moments throughout MCU history, the potential implications for a Forever-like climax to Endgame are, well, timely.
(And of course, we’ve posited a similar idea before…)
Both True Believers reprints are due out April 24 – two days before Avengers: Endgame‘s April 26 theatrical release.
Newsarama has requested further information from Marvel Comics regarding the contents of these reprints. We’ll update if and when we hear back.