The super-villainy of Kang the Conqueror... unleashed at last! In a classic contest, the Grandmaster and Kang pit the Avengers against the Squadron Sinister and the wartime Invaders! And when the self-proclaimed "Ultimate Kang" sets out to conquer his alternate-reality counterparts, only one force can possibly halt his mad march: himself! Plus: Kang takes on Thor and the Hulk! Collecting Avengers #69-71 and #267-269, Thor #140, and Hulk #135.

Paperback: 176 pages
Publisher: Marvel

This is a collection of stories centered on the early appearances of Kang the Conqueror.

Thor 140 focuses on the mystery of the Growing Man, Kang’s henchman. After the Troll War, Thor returns to Earth and fights the Growing Man.

Next up is Avengers 69-71.Tony Stark has been badly wounded and is in hospital, waiting for a doctor Thor is bringing to him. However, before the doctor can do much, the Growing Man kidnaps Tony and the Avengers chase him. They (Yellowjacket, Giant-Man, the Wasp, Captain America, Thor, and the Vision) are transported to Kang’s presence. Before the Avengers can pummel him, the Black Panther stops them and forces them to listen to Kang’s tale. He has started a contest with the Grandmaster and the prize is Earth. If Kang loses, Earth will cease to exist and if Kang wins, he will gain powers over life and death so that he can revive his beloved Ravonna. The Avengers agree to become his champions. Four of them are sent one by one to various places on Earth to battle The Grandmaster’s minions, the Squadron Sinister. In the second phase the rest of the Avengers battle the original Invaders in WWII setting. They still need the Black Knight’s help to get free from Kang’s clutches.

Next is Hulk where Kang is thrown about in a timestorm. He needs help from something or someone indestructible to destroy the Avengers and so he tricks the Hulk into helping him. Kang sends Hulk into the past to alter the present.

The final three issues are another Avengers story with multiple Kangs. Kang has traveled so much through time that there are lots of Kangs around from timelines which have splintered off from the original. They’ve apparently formed a Council which is eliminating some of the Kangs. The Avengers (the Wasp, the Black Knight, and Hercules) are boring a tunnel underneath their mansion when they’re surrounded by thick fog and strange sights. They encounter old Avengers, such as Hulk and Giant-man. Meanwhile, Captain America, Captain Marvel, and the newest Avenger Namor are enjoying the sea air until they find out that the others have disappeared and try to find them.

With Kang set to be the next big bad of the MCU, this is the perfect time to read some of the biggest stories to spring from his time traveling mayhem!

A third Ant-Man film, titled Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, is scheduled to be released on July 28, 2023, with Reed returning to direct and Jeff Loveness writing the script. Rudd, Lilly, Douglas, and Pfeiffer reprise their roles, while Kathryn Newton takes over as Cassie Lang. Jonathan Majors joins as Kang the Conqueror.

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is an upcoming American superhero film based on Marvel Comics featuring the characters Scott Lang / Ant-Man and Hope Pym / Wasp. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is intended to be the sequel to Ant-Man (2015) and Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) and the 33rd film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film is directed by Peyton Reed from a screenplay by Jeff Loveness, and stars Paul Rudd as Scott Lang and Evangeline Lilly as Hope van Dyne, alongside Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kathryn Newton, and Jonathan Majors.

Plans for a third Ant-Man film were confirmed in November 2019, with Reed and Rudd returning. Loveness was hired by April 2020, with development on the film beginning during the pandemic. The film's title and new cast members were announced in December 2020. Filming in Turkey began in early February 2021, while additional filming occurred in San Francisco in mid-June, ahead of principal photography starting at the end of July at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire and ended in November.

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is scheduled to be released in the United States on July 28, 2023, as part of Phase Four of the MCU.

Bill Murray has been cast in an undisclosed villain role.

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