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Fortnite’sbig Marvel crossover haslanded in the game ’s cosmos . Thor ’s arrival on the video game ’s island has comewith its own association - in comicfor the event , where a bunch of heroes link up the fight against the pending threat of Galactus . However , those strip are n’t just a sport tie - in , they ’ve been confirmed as canon by Marvel .
Marvel ’s late collaboration with Epic Games featured a comic by currentThorwriter Donny Cates , with artwork from Jay Leisten and colors from Frank D’Armata . The comic call for stead in the currentThorarc ( with Nic Klein ’s designs ) , which sees the God of Thunder become Galactus ' new herald in an drive to stop the Black Winter . With Thor needing to recover planet for Galactus to eat on , the comedian has Thordrop onFortniteislandahead of the Devourer of Planets ' arrival in an effort to admonish them . Thorbrought some friends with him , admit Storm , Rocket Raccoon , and Captain America . The Chapter 2 , part 4 arc has been teased as the " Nexus War . "
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Thor ’s adventures into the video plot cosmos are inherently silly , but it ’s great to see Marvel ’s enthusiasm in bringing the characters to the secret plan . Marvel is so happy with the collaboration , that they reveal that the comic are actually canon in the Marvel Universe .
One of the most exciting affair about the crossover voter is how course it keep a foot both inFortniteand the Marvel Universe,”Marvel Comics editor Mark Basso said . “ We had a lot of great originative discussions between Marvel and Epic Games about where our storyline could cross over of course , and see how prime a target theFortniteIsland would be for Galactus , who Donny Cates had already been exploring in hisThorseries , place the whole thing into movement .
The amazing thing about the crossover is that it actually makes sense in the canyon . Fortnite’sisland just being another planet in the talkative Marvel Universe is bizarre , but it ’s not insane to suggest . Although , that opens up a whole can of worms on whether the other skins in the game - John Wick , Batman , Harley Quinn , other Marvel Cuban sandwich , are canon too . It ’s safe to assume the island and original canyon are fibre - otherwise , things get even more confusing .
Marvel also latterly foretell they ’ll be doing someFortnite - Marvel hero crossover variant covers , which is a splendid way to bring in untried readers who might not be familiar with the comics . It also would n’t be surprising if Marvel also opts to publishFornitecomics in the future - since the potential crossing over are endless . For now , let ’s just enjoy that Marvel ’s large hero sandwich and villains and a banana name Peely are technically part of the same expand universe .
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