Empyre #4 [Lee Garbett Cover]
(October 2020)

Marvel, 2020 Series
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Price
4.99 USD
Pages
40
Indicia Frequency
monthly except in July and August
On-sale Date
2020-08-05
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Rated T+
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Worldwide Inc.
Brand
Marvel [in horizontal box]
Barcode
759606097357 00461
Printer
Fry Communications, Mechanicsburg, PA, USA
Editing
Tom Brevoort (credited) (editor); Alanna Smith (credited) (associate editor); Martin Biro (credited) (assistant editor); C. B. Cebulski (credited) (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

Issue includes a free code that can be redeemed for a digital version of the issue.
This issue is a variant of Empyre (Marvel, 2020 series) #4 [Jim Cheung Cover]. There exist further variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Avengers; Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Lee Garbett (credited)
Inks
Lee Garbett (credited)
Colors
Frank Martin (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Black Panther [T'Challa]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Captain Marvel [Carol Danvers]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm Richards]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; She-Hulk [Jennifer Walters]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Thor [Thor Odinson]
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Empyre (Marvel, 2020 series) #4 [Lee Garbett Cover] Cover Thumbnail for Empyre (2020 series) #4 [Jim Cheung Cover] Cover Thumbnail for Empyre (2020 series) #4 [John Tyler Christopher '2-Pack Action Figure' (Thor and Franklin Richards)] Cover Thumbnail for Empyre (2020 series) #4 [Tony S. Daniel 'Kree / Skrull' Cover] Cover Thumbnail for Empyre (2020 series) #4 [Alexander Lozano 'Avengers' Variant (Ghost Rider)] Cover Thumbnail for Empyre (2020 series) #4 [Michael Cho 'Fantastic Four' (Mr. Fantastic)] Cover Thumbnail for Empyre (2020 series) #4 [Secret Cover] Cover Thumbnail for Empyre (2020 series) #4 [Second Printing - Jamie McKelvie]
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

recap / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Alanna Smith ?
Pencils
Valerio Schiti (illustrations)
Inks
Valerio Schiti (illustrations)
Colors
Marte Gracia (illustrations)
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Sequence also includes credits and cast of characters.

Empyre [Part Four] (Table of Contents: 2)

The Avengers; Fantastic Four / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Al Ewing (credited) (story and script); Dan Slott (credited) (story)
Pencils
Valerio Schiti (credited)
Inks
Valerio Schiti (credited)
Colors
Marte Gracia (credited)
Letters
Joe Caramagna of Virtual Calligraphy (credited as VC's Joe Caramagna)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four [Human Torch; Invisible Woman; Mr. Fantastic; Thing]; Avengers [Captain Marvel [Carol Danvers]; Tony Stark (does not appear as Iron Man); Black Panther; Hulk [Jennifer Walters]]; Hulkling [Dorrek VIII; Teddy Altman]; Wiccan [Billy Kaplan]; Super-Skrull [Kl'rt]; Captain Glory; Mur-G'nn; Okoye; Mantis; Swordsman; Quoi; Quicksilver (cameo flashback); Cassie Lang (cameo flashback); America Chavez (cameo flashback); Kate Bishop (cameo flashback); Tommy Shepherd (cameo flashback); David Alleyne (cameo flashback)
Synopsis
The heroes on the Kree/Skrull flagship are stunned when Hulkling orders the deployment of the Pyre, a weapon that will detonate the sun. He then orders the heroes removed, and Mur-G'nn sends them back to Earth, specifically to Wiccan's apartment. Elsewhere, Mantis tries reasoning with her son to stop the Cotati invasion, but she is unsuccessful, and he takes control of the Hulk. After hearing what Hulkling plans, Wiccan is convinced that it's not Teddy they are now dealing with.

Indexer Notes

The marriage between Hulkling and Wiccan is first revealed in this issue.

In Memoriam: Joe Sinnott (Table of Contents: 3)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Kirby (illustration); Jim Steranko (illustration)
Inks
Joe Sinnott (illustrations)
Colors
? (illustrations)
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Obituary for artist Joe Sinnott (1926-2020).

Designs by Valerio Schiti (Table of Contents: 4)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Valerio Schiti (credited)
Colors
Valerio Schiti ?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Designs for Hulk and Mantis.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Avengers; Fantastic Four
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. Empyre [Part Four]
    The Avengers; Fantastic Four
  4. 3. In Memoriam: Joe Sinnott
  5. 4. Designs by Valerio Schiti
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