Exploits
COVER BY RON FRENZ & BRETT BREEDING
TOM DEFALCO / RON FRENZ / BRETT BREEDING
"Down 'N' Dirty with the Defenders" Believing the Earth in danger and no longer this world's Sorcerer Supreme, Doctor Strange turns to his old teammates Namor, the Sub-Mariner and the Hulk for one last desperate mission. It's mission that will lead them into direct conflict with Thunderstrike, Mainframe, Stinger and J2--it's the original Defenders vs. the new Avengers for the first time! Plus: Who is Doc Magus? What does the future hold for the Hulk and Namor?
A-Next # 4 (November 1998)COVER BY RON FRENZ & BRETT BREEDING
TOM DEFALCO / RON FRENZ / BRETT BREEDING
It's a major moment in the history of A-Next when Thunderstrike, Stinger and J2 discover that Mainframe is already auditioning possible additions or replacements for the team! The first candidates: American Dream and her Dream Team--Freebooter, Crimson Curse and Bluestreak! And, as if that wasn't bad enough, the new Avengers are asked to protect a visiting Wakandan Prince--T'Chaka, the son of the legendary Black Panther! Unfortunately, the Soldiers of the Serpent plan to assassinate him on national television! And, to further complicate the situation, T'Chaka's guardian just happens to be Vibrazas (a former member of the Fantastic Force), and the prince himself has a dual identity of his own as the mighty Coal Tiger! Plus: cameos by S.H.I.E.L.D and Jubilee!
A-Next # 5 (December 1998)COVER BY RON FRENZ & BRETT BREEDING
TOM DEFALCO / RON FRENZ / BRETT BREEDING
Doctor Doom appears in the MC2 Universe for the first time, but is he the same man we remember? In A-Next #3, we briefly mentioned a war between Namor and certain diabolical Dictator that left Latveria in ruins. Now we learn a little more about this terrible tragedy as Stinger, along with American Dream and her Dream Team (Freebooter, Crimson Curse and Bluestreak), journey to Latveria to investigate and battle the recently resurrected Doctor Doom! Meanwhile, Thunderstrike and J2 so some male bounding as only the Earth's Mightiest Heroes can! Plus: quick cameos by John Storm, Ben Grimm and S.H.I.E.L.D., all in one self-contained issue!