Avengers: Age of Ultron Prelude - This Scepter'd Isle

Avengers: Age of Ultron Prelude - This Scepter'd Isle
Writers	Will Corona Pilgrim
Artists	Wellinton Alves Geoffo Mast Manny Clark Jay David Ramos Clayton Cowles
Editors	Axel Alonso Bill Rosemann Mark Basso Emily Shaw
Release Date	February 3, 2015
Number of Comics	1
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Avengers: Age of Ultron Prelude - This Scepter'd Isle is a comic set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It is set before and during the events of Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

Synopsis

The Battle of New York is over, but the war has just begun! S.H.I.E.L.D. is taking a vested interest in artifacts recovered from the cataclysm...but they're not the only ones! Dive deeper into the Marvel Cinematic Universe with this prelude to the upcoming film Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron in the stunning Infinite Comics style!

Plot

With the Battle of New York concluded, the Scepter that was used by the Asgardian war criminal Loki is given to S.H.I.E.L.D. scientists Nicholas Cooper and Mark Smith for study. Smith, who abhors his scientific position, is approached by secret HYDRA leader Wolfgang von Strucker to join HYDRA, which is working within S.H.I.E.L.D. Accepting Strucker's offer, Smith steals the scepter and kills Cooper, bringing it to Strucker's facility in Sokovia, a European country embroiled in constant conflict.

Harnessing the scepter's power for a variety of effects, such as powering paraphernalia ranging from their own technology to Chitauri tech recovered from New York City, Strucker's second in command Doctor List approaches a group of Sokovian rioters, offering them the power needed to save their country. Among the rioters are twins Pietro and Wanda Maximoff. The Sokovians agree, and each undergo a number of tests where they are exposed to the scepter's energy; out of all of the test subjects, only the Maximoffs survive.

When Captain America unveils HYDRA's existence to the world in the Battle at the Triskelion, Strucker remains confident that their work will continue. Strucker and List monitor the Maximoffs, who have both unlocked extraordinary superpowers as a result of the experiments.

Appearances

Characters

• Baron Wolfgang von Strucker
• Doctor List
• Mark Smith
• Nicholas Cooper
• Mark Basso
• Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver
• Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch
• Tony Stark/Iron Man
• Loki
• Thor
• Bruce Banner/Hulk
• Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow
• Erik Selvig
• Steve Rogers/Captain America
• Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier
• Sam Wilson
• Brock Rumlow
• Councilman Yen
• Maria Hill (mentioned)
• Nick Fury (mentioned)

Locations

• S.H.I.E.L.D. S.T.A.T.I.O.N.
• HYDRA Research Base, Sokovia
• New York City, New York
  • Stark Tower
• Washington, D.C.
  • Triskelion

Events

• Chitauri Invasion
  • Battle of New York
• HYDRA Uprising
  • Battle at the Triskelion

Items

• Infinity Stones
  • Scepter
    • Mind Stone
  • Tesseract
    • Space Stone
• Chitauri Gun
• Iron Man Armor: Mark VI
• Arc Reactor
• Captain America's Shield
• Captain America's Uniform
• Winter Soldier's Prosthetic Arm
• Mjølnir

Vehicles

• Helicarrier "Charlie"
• Humvee

Sentient Species

• Asgardians
• Frost Giants
• Humans

Organizations

• S.H.I.E.L.D.
  • Project Insight
  • STRIKE
• HYDRA
• Avengers
• World Security Council

Trivia

• The comic is featured in Avengers: Age of Ultron Prelude and The Marvel Cinematic Universe: The Marvel Comics Omnibus.
• The name of the comic is taken from William Shakespeare's King Richard II, attributed to John of Gaunt: "This royal throne of kings, this scepter'd isle, This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars ... This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."

External Link

• Avengers: Age of Ultron Prelude - This Scepter'd Isle on Marvel Database