Marvel's Heroes Are Being Dragged Into Fortnite's Greatest Battle Yet
A big part of the appeal of Fortnite is that it gives life to all our childhood fantasies about heroes from different universes teaming up to battle evil. The game now includes skins based on Marvel, DC, Star Wars, Tron, Naruto, Street Fighter and countless other iconic franchises. But sometimes those crossovers are more than merely superficial, and that's where Fortnite x Marvel: Zero War comes in.
A followup of sorts to 2021's Batman/Fortnite: Zero Point, Zero War explores a major escalation in the endless conflict raging on Fortnite's Island. In this story, a fragment of the Zero Point lands in the Marvel Universe, forcing the heroes of Fortnite to join forces with the Avengers to prevent a disaster that could affect all worlds. It's a conflict that fans will see play out in both the game itself and the pages of the comic.
The comic series reunites the Zero Point writing team - Epic Games' Chief Creative Officer Donald Mustard and prolific Marvel writer Christos Gage - with Sergio Davila (Wonder Woman) handling the art. Check out an exclusive preview of the first issue in the slideshow gallery below, and then read on to learn more about this major crossover from Gage himself.
Zero War is probably the closest thing comic book fans will see to a true Marvel/DC crossover for the foreseeable future (unless you count the recent reprint of JLA/Avengers). While there won't be any DC characters appearing in this story, Fortnite's Island has now officially played host to heroes from both universes. Zero War's conflict builds on the foundation of Batman/Fortnite: Zero Point and the previous, Thor-centric Fortnite x Marvel crossover, so it's just as well Mustard and Gage are collaborating again.
"It’s still a delight," Gage said
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