Also revealed in Marvel’s April 2014 solicitations was a five-part “What If? Age of Ultron” series, with each issue taking a look at what the Marvel Universe would look like without a key member of the Avengers.

The series will be written by Joe Keatinge and illustrated by a different artist for each issue.

Click the images below for the full covers, and check out the full solicitations below that.

WHAT IF? AGE OF ULTRON #1 (of 5)
JOE KEATINGE (w) • RAFFAELE IENCO (a)
Cover by CHRIS STEVENS
VARIANT COVER BY RAFFAELE IENCO
THE ENDLESS AGE OF ULTRON!
• In Age of Ultron, a time-travelling Wolverine killed Hank Pym before he could create the world-conquering Ultron.
• What would the Marvel Universe look like if another founding Avenger had been killed instead?
• A world without the Wasp brings a world where Hank Pym created an Ultron even more heinous than the one we know!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

WHAT IF? AGE OF ULTRON #2 (of 5)
JOE KEATINGE (W)
RAMON VILLALOBOS (a)
Cover by CHRIS STEVENS
VARIANT COVER BY JAMES STOKOE
THE SECRET ARMOR WARS!
• In a world without Iron Man, the Armor Wars are fought without a victor, scorching the Earth!
• Years later, one of the last remaining superheroes, an aged Amazing Spider-Man, must form a Fantastic Four the likes of which our world has not seen in years!
• Teaming with Ghost Rider, the Incredible Hulk and Wolverine they are in pursuit of the one weapon that could unite the planet — The Forgotten Iron Man!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

WHAT IF? AGE OF ULTRON #3 (of 5)
JOE KEATINGE (W)
MICO SUAYAN (a)
Cover by CHRIS STEVENS
VARIANT COVER BY MING DOYLE
TWILIGHT OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE!
• In a world without Thor, the Norse end times of Ragnarök takes the lives of every super-powered being, leaving only the unpowered heroes of the Marvel Universe behind!
• Assembled under the leadership of Nick Fury, these powerless Defenders are all that remains to defend the planet from the Midgard Serpent!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

WHAT IF? AGE OF ULTRON #4 (of 5)
JOE KEATINGE (W)
PIOTR KOWALSKI (a)
Cover by CHRIS STEVENS
VARIANT COVER BY PIOTR KOWALSKI
TRI-CENTENNIAL BATTLES!
• In a world without Captain America, the United States has lost its spirit, its inspiration.
• A secret cabal unites to create a new Captain America in the nation’s most trying time.
• The war veteran Frank Castle is transformed into something far more than he ever imagined — but not everyone is Steve Rogers…
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

WHAT IF? AGE OF ULTRON #5 (of 5)
JOE KEATINGE (W)
MING DOYLE (a)
Cover by CHRIS STEVENS
VARIANT COVER BY MING DOYLE
AVENGERS INFINITY!
• What if Hank Pym never created Ultron at all?
• Could a world without Ultron survive a world without Ultron’s own weapon-turned-Avenger, the Vision?
• Can the very idea of the Avengers survive without each other?
• In the darkest of all realities, can the Avengers ever hope to Assemble?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

The writer of this piece was: Craig Neilson (aka Ceej)
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