Fear Itself #1Media Release -- Prepare yourselves for the biggest comics event of the year as Fear Itself #1 (of 7), from comics megastars Matt Fraction (Invincible Iron Man, Thor) and Stuart Immonen (New Avengers, Ultimate Spider-Man), hits store shelves everywhere today! With the world in turmoil, the sadistic Sin, daughter of the Red Skull, unearths a secret that will rock the Marvel Universe to it's very foundation! It's up to Captain America, Thor and the rest of Earth's Mightiest Heroes to answer the call once more while enduring their worst fears personified.

Find out for yourself why Fear Itself #1 (of 7) is the book that critics are calling an event without equal!

"Fraction and Immonen deliver on the promise of a huge, epic story that is exactly the kind that comic books are made for. " – Ron Richards, iFanboy.com

"Immonen and Fraction wasted no time getting this story set in motion, and, if this first offering is any indication, the next six issues ought to be stunning. " – Doug Zawisza, ComicBookResources.com

"Issue #1 lays the foundation for an event that's epic in scope but intimate in focus." – Jesse Schedeen, IGN.com

"I was certainly entertained; there's a very real sense of gravitas; it looks fantastic and it reads well." – David Uzumeri, ComicsAlliance.com

"Fear Itself is an ambitious project, one that does plenty of things that fans have been clamoring for on cyberspace and beyond for years…" – David Pepose, Newsarama.com

The God of Fear has arrived and no mortal, god or Avenger, will escape unharmed. The action-packed thrill ride of the summer takes off in Fear Itself #1 (of 7) – ON SALE NOW!

FEAR ITSELF #1 (of 7) (FEB110500)
FEAR ITSELF #1 (of 7) IMMONEN VARIANT A (FEB110503)
FEAR ITSELF #1 (of 7) IMMONEN VARIANT B (FEB110502)
FEAR ITSELF #1 (of 7) FF ANNIVERSARY VARIANT (FEB110504)
FEAR ITSELF #1 (of 7) COMICSPRO VARIANT (JAN118129)
FEAR ITSELF #1 (of 7) BLANK VARIANT (FEB110501)
Written by MATT FRACTION
Pencils by STUART IMMONEN
Cover by STEVE McNIVEN
Variant Covers by STUART IMMONEN
Fantastic Four Anniversary Variant by PAOLO RIVERA
Blank Variant Cover Also Available
Rated T+ …$3.99
ON SALE TODAY!