Ever since Thanos arrived and reshaped the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe, Earth’s mightiest heroes have awaited another truly formidable foe. Not just a regular one-and-done villain, but an all-timer antagonist ready to put the MCU’s finest through their paces. Sorry, Red Hulk. Not this time, Galactus. Not even you, Kang. In Avengers: Doomsday, as the multiverse begins to collapse, throwing reality itself into chaos, heroes from across the saga and beyond – the Avengers, the New Avengerz, the Fantastic Four, and the original X-Men – will unite to battle the biggest baddie the MCU has ever seen. Ready to face your Doom?
The new issue of Empire blows the doors off Avengers: Doomsday with a world-exclusive deep dive spanning 22-pages – speaking to Marvel boss Kevin Feige and directors Joe and Anthony Russo about the monumental task of closing out the Multiverse Saga, and going even bigger than Endgame. And we speak to a whole horde of heroes about what it’s like going toe-to-toe with Victor Von Doom, meaning you’ll find new interviews with Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Pedro Pascal, Ian McKellen, Florence Pugh, Anthony Mackie, Simu Liu, David Harbour, Vanessa Kirby, Sebastian Stan, Letitia Wright, Tom Hiddleston, Hannah John-Kamen, James Marsden, Rebecca Romijn, and Winston Duke. Oh, and we couldn’t go deep on Doomsday without speaking to Doom himself: Robert Downey Jr.
To celebrate such a massive movie, the new issue of Empire comes in four collectible cover variants – bringing several universes of heroes together.
First up, you’ll find X-Men legend Cyclops leading the way, joined by Captain America, Magneto, and the Black Panther herself, Shuri.
On cover two, it’s the returning Steve Rogers, joined by Loki, Sue Storm, Gambit, and Shang-Chi.
On the third cover, Thor is back and ready for more battle, alongside Reed Richards, Yelena Belova, and Bucky Barnes.
And finally, on the fourth edition is Victor Von Doom himself, who demanded his own cover. Who are we mere mortals to argue?
You can find all four cover variants on your local newsstand from Thursday November 19 – and there are limited numbers of each available to pre-order online here now.
And that’s not all. Beyond our blockbuster Avengers: Doomsday coverage, the new issue sees us howl at the moon with Robert Eggers’ latest uncompromising horror outing, Werwulf; take to the stage with Oscar-tipped emotional drama Elsinore; and re-opens the Little Shop Of Horrors for a look back at the cult classic, including a new interview with the rarely-interviewed Rick Moranis. Plus, we pay tribute to the late, great Patrick Stewart.
The Avengers: Doomsday issue is not to be missed – be sure to find a copy, no matter which branch of the multiverse you live in, from November 19. Avengers: Doomsday comes to cinemas from December 18.
