AVENGERS VS X-MEN #5Media Release -- Today, in Avengers VS. X-Men #5 from the blockbuster creative team of Matt Fraction and John Romita Jr., the battle between the X-Men and the Avengers escalates to its highest point yet! But as the two sides go head to head once and for all, the Phoenix Force makes its heralded arrival! You've heard "it's coming" and today – ITS HERE! Witness the true power of the Phoenix Force as it finds the hosts it's been searching for.

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Here comes the pain as all your favorite super heroes enter the battle—and only one team will emerge victorious! Don't miss out on this once in a lifetime comic event in, Avengers VS X-Men #5, on sale now in comic shops everywhere, on the Marvel Comics app, and the all-new Marvel Comics Webstore!

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AVENGERS VS X-MEN #5 (APR120569)
Written by MATT FRACTION
Pencils by JOHN ROMITA JR.
Cover by JIM CHEUNG
Rated T+…$3.99
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