{"id":10203,"date":"2025-08-05T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plugoarts.com\/blog\/?p=10203"},"modified":"2025-08-02T15:58:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T22:58:26","slug":"the-avengers-the-veracity-trap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plugoarts.com\/blog\/the-avengers-the-veracity-trap\/","title":{"rendered":"The Avengers: The Veracity Trap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Out Today!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Chip Kidd and Michael Cho\u2019s\u00a0The Avengers in The Veracity Trap<\/em><\/strong>. This is the Marvel Comics writing debut for Kidd, the award-winning designer who has created everything from the Jurassic Park logo to iconic book covers. He was also the design for many of DC Comics’ New 52<\/em> line of comics & books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a designer, Kidd\u2019s work has transformed the art of book design. As Time Out New York <\/em>once wrote, \u201cthe history of book design can be split into two eras: before graphic designer Chip Kidd and after.\u201d As a writer, he\u2019s created cult classic novels and left his mark on Batman with his series Batman: Death by Design<\/em>. And now, he\u2019s going to make a splash in the Marvel universe with he and Michael Cho\u2019s beautiful, metafictional tribute to Jack Kirby and Marvel\u2019s Silver Age. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Abrams ComicArts and MarvelArts to Publish The Avengers in The Veracity Trap<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Loki Goes Toe to Toe with Earth\u2019s Mightiest Heroes in Original Graphic Novel from Chip Kidd and Michael Cho<\/strong>

The Avengers in The Veracity Trap<\/em><\/strong>, an original graphic novel from Eisner Award winner Chip Kidd and acclaimed artist Michael Cho. The mind-bending, visually sumptuous saga will take the Avengers and the reader on an adventure that questions the very nature of heroism, villainy, and existence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Avengers in The Veracity Trap <\/em><\/strong>begins with an epic battle in Asgard, as Loki, the god of mischief, comes into possession of a weapon of unimaginable power and assembles an army of otherworldly monsters in an effort to carry out his evil plans. Cue the Avengers\u2014Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk, Giant-Man, and the Wasp\u2014who meet this horrifying throng of beasts head-on as a thrilling, knock-down drag-out fight ensues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But when the smoke clears, what appears to be a typically raucous comic book take-down is revealed to be something very, very different\u2014and very, very terrifying. This discovery threatens to destroy the Avengers in a way that Loki or any other foe never has before. Because this time the enemy is . . . the Truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Writing this book was really just an excuse to see Michael Cho depict glorious, epic, jaw-dropping sequential storytelling with these iconic characters that we love so much. He more than delivered.” says writer Chip Kidd. “Oh, and it was also my ultimate comics ego trip, which Abrams and Marvel actually allowed me to take. I still don\u2019t know why, but I am beyond grateful.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I\u2019ve always held a special spot in my super-hero loving heart for the Avengers, especially the early Marvel age comics they appeared in. is a tribute to the wonder, the delight, and the zany ‘anything could happen!’ spirit of those stories,” explains Michael Cho. “Chip wrote a fantastic and heartfelt story and, in drawing this book, I tried my best to channel some of the energy and, especially, the joy that crackled from the pages of those classic comics.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About the Book<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Avengers in the Veracity Trap!
<\/strong>By Chip Kidd
Art by Michael Cho
Abrams ComicArts | August 5, 2025
U.S. $25.99 | CAN $32.99 | U.K. \u00a318.99 
Hardcover | 64 Pages
8.5 x 11 Inches | Full-color illustrations throughout
Hardcover ISBN: 9781419770678 <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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About the Creators<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Chip Kidd<\/strong> is an award\u2013winning graphic designer, writer, and editor at large at Pantheon. A three\u2013time Eisner Award winner, he has written and designed more than a dozen books on comics, including Only What\u2019s Necessary: Charles M. Schulz and the Art of Peanuts, Shazam! The Golden Age of the World\u2019s Mightiest Mortal, Mythology: The DC Comics Art of Alex Ross, and Marvelocity: The Marvel Comics Art of Alex Ross. He lives in New York City<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Cho<\/strong> is a cartoonist and illustrator based in Toronto, Canada. These days you can see his art on comic book covers for Marvel, DC Comics, and other companies. He\u2019s also drawn for Star Wars, Star Trek, Fortnite, Disney, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and even the Joe Biden presidential campaign. Along the way, Cho has won a few awards for his work and published an art book of his drawings, Back Alleys and Urban Landscapes, with Drawn & Quarterly in 2012. His first graphic novel, Shoplifter, was published in 2014 by Pantheon and was a New York Times bestseller.<\/p>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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