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COMICS: Meet 'Smasher', Imperial Guard Member And Newest Female Member Of THE AVENGERS

Marvel promised more diversity and it looks as if we'll be getting some in Jonathan Hickman's Avengers #5 next February. Smasher is the first human member of the Imperial Guard and the latest addition to the roster of Earth's Mightiest Heroes. Hit the jump for a first look at the character!

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By Josh Wilding - 11/16/2012




• "SUPERGUARDIAN"
• Meet Smasher, the first human member of the IMPERIAL GUARD and an Avenger.
• Watch as the Avengers travel across the galaxy to fight off an invading force.
• Watch as the Imperial Guard are broken on a dead moon.


AVENGERS #5
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Pencils by ADAM KUBERT
Cover by DUSTIN WEAVER
Variant Cover by ESAD RIBIC
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Gamma022 - 11/16/2012, 4:47 AM
First picture looks like she's been put there using Photoshop
Tanngnjostr - 11/16/2012, 5:03 AM
Hickman's Avengers & New Avengers will probably be the best "Avengers in the title" book.
marvel72 - 11/16/2012, 5:09 AM
when does the avengers 1 come out? hickman's fantastic four run is/was awesome i need this book in my life.

best marvel now titles so far

1st thor god of thunder
2nd all new x-men
3rd uncanny avengers
4th deadpool
5th fantastic four
RobLiefeldFan - 11/16/2012, 5:19 AM
This is cool at least it aint "Miss Thang" LOL!!! besides where's Grif..... anybody
KrazyForKomix - 11/16/2012, 5:25 AM
Hey, why does Cap have a special-needs chinstrap? I'm confused. Has he grown less competent in his old age?
Durango95 - 11/16/2012, 5:28 AM
Smasher? Are they running out of names for characters? whats next? Invincible Iron-On? Irredeemable Ass-Hat?
GTFO Quesada.
superotherside - 11/16/2012, 5:31 AM
Hickman's Avengers books will be the best thing ever.
nuclearpriest - 11/16/2012, 5:38 AM
Okay, so far we've had "Red Hulk", "Red She-Hulk", "Protector" and now "Smasher". With all the creative talent at Marvel these are the best names they could come up with of late? Maybe they should pay Stan Lee to come up with a list of random names that they can choose from because they are just not getting it done lately.
LFANCH - 11/16/2012, 5:42 AM
@KrazyForKomix the real question is; why is cap holding his shield like that?
Hodor - 11/16/2012, 5:50 AM
@RobLiefeldFan- I read in here somewhere that he got banned. I for one miss him. He may have been a troll, but he was our troll.
johnfinley - 11/16/2012, 6:15 AM
Laziest name EVER.
ckal - 11/16/2012, 6:26 AM
Hickman are you [frick]ing kidding me?
AlcoholicA - 11/16/2012, 6:28 AM
Isn't Smasher a long time Imperial Guardsmen. Not that individual, but the title. Just like some of the others have died but are replaced and the new person takes on the same costume and name?

If this is true then I'm okay with the name.
sameoldthing - 11/16/2012, 6:28 AM
Dumb name...won't be too long before Wolverine is going to smash her!
sameoldthing - 11/16/2012, 6:29 AM
By smash I mean he's going to nail her.
sameoldthing - 11/16/2012, 6:30 AM
Sex. Animal sex,Wolvie style.
StarkAnthony - 11/16/2012, 6:32 AM
I miss Grif
siggisuperman - 11/16/2012, 6:33 AM
BRING BACK GRIF! or everyone will get a secondary Grif account and put "shit article" comments on all articles.

Also Smasher isn't the most original name but neither is Iron Man, Spider Man, Giant-Man, Power man, Wonder Man, or Batman and Superman for that matter. Name doesn't matter, the character matters.
Temple - 11/16/2012, 6:41 AM
@AlcoholicA Yup, glad to see someone knows whhat there talking about. The majority of the people on here have no clue haha. Come on guys, the smasher has been around since 1977.
Temple - 11/16/2012, 6:46 AM
I think Avengers and New Avenger are gunna be the biggest titles of all marvel now. Hickmans doing the series good by bringing back old heros and villians and even creating new heros and villians. So I'm looking forward to both the most.
AlcoholicA - 11/16/2012, 6:47 AM
@Temple

Much obliged, I've read a book or two in my day, as apparently, you have.

@sameoldthing

lol, sir.
imnotwearinghockeypants - 11/16/2012, 6:47 AM
Wolverine's got mad ups.
TheRealRemyLebeau - 11/16/2012, 6:55 AM
Finally some new blood in marvel but an old name I guess as two others have said. Keep it coming marvel. Dc new 52 is looking like garbage juice compared to marvel now.
polarkyle - 11/16/2012, 7:02 AM
i still don't think marvel now is as good as the new 52
thunderforce - 11/16/2012, 7:02 AM
Is this Marvel giving us new cosmic characters that they have the rights to for movie purposes , if so I am ok with that .
AlcoholicA - 11/16/2012, 7:02 AM
@imnotwearinghockeypants

Yeah, considering he's bones are laced with metal, that's damn near another mutant power.
thunderforce - 11/16/2012, 7:03 AM
Who has the rights to Gladiator does anyone know ?
SotNatt - 11/16/2012, 7:14 AM
Could have sworn Smasher was a guy, but okay then.
KaneVonDoom - 11/16/2012, 7:30 AM
How the Hell is Cap holding that shield?!

That almost looks like a Liefeld mistake where he just drew it in as an after thought.
comicstocode - 11/16/2012, 7:51 AM
Temple hit it. The last Smasher died I think during the Annihilation wave. This one is now from earth apparently and an avenger. Maybe she trades spots with Iron Man as he goes into space
ATrueHero1987 - 11/16/2012, 8:15 AM
I'm going need Marvel to make up their minds about Cap's wings!
comicstocode - 11/16/2012, 8:24 AM
Is the black guy Eden?
DarthTesla - 11/16/2012, 8:28 AM
She looks rad! Love the Imperial Guard.
SCURVYDOG619 - 11/16/2012, 8:33 AM
Smasher=Ultra Boy.

The Imperial Guard are essentially Marvel's version of the Legion of Super Heroes,which Dave Cockrum drew before getting the X-Men gig with Claremont.

cabbie655 - 11/16/2012, 8:47 AM
Looks good. Looking for both Marvel Now Avengers titles.
MikeHawk - 11/16/2012, 9:56 AM
Someone get a picture of Danny Phantom's Mom...looks exactly the same!
SpideyQuad - 11/16/2012, 10:09 AM
Smasher???

I swear I never touched her...




BTW, What's her powers?
neopunch - 11/16/2012, 11:10 AM
Smasher. hmmm. Sounds like a third grader came up with that name. Is her side kick named "Squasher"?
neopunch - 11/16/2012, 11:13 AM
@Kane answer= velcro

:)
Equivocal - 11/16/2012, 11:46 AM
@neopunch

LOL at your comment ;)
good point !

first human ???
I didn't know humans could fly and breath in space ...??!!!!!
Pauul - 11/16/2012, 2:24 PM
Emperor Vulcan once killed a Smasher, when he meets the next one he remarks 'didn't I kill you?'

So, yeah, there have been plenty of Smashers.

Smasher dying and being replaced has kind of become a running joke.
Fearless - 11/16/2012, 4:28 PM
Diversity?
No replacing white characters with blacks is NOT diversity. Where are the Asian MALES that doesn't do Karate at? Or the Hispanic dude that doesn't have accents?
If you are going to do it, don't do the stereotype them. I'm so sick of those stupid one dimensional characters.
LordHuck - 11/16/2012, 8:52 PM
KrazyForKomix

You mean a chin strap like all actual combat soldiers wear?
arachnidzpr7 - 11/17/2012, 1:54 AM
I really miss marvel because its nowere to be see now a days
Carloshll726 - 11/17/2012, 11:19 AM
Our cosmic Marvel prayers have been answered! We're going to see more of the Imperial Guard in action! Thank you!
Mercwitham0uth - 11/21/2012, 5:56 PM
That is the shittiest name I've ever heard.

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