Marvel is leading into its event one-shot Empyre in April with Empyre lead-ins in March, including ten True Believers $1 comics, and Road to Empyre: Kree/Skrull War, a one-shot.

The Empyre one-shot will be written by Al Ewing and Dan Slott, with art by Valerio Schiti.  Marvel describes the story, which flows out of the recently released Incoming one-shot (see "Marvel Event Book ‘Incoming’"), as rooted in stories from throughout Marvel’s history, and with an "enormous impact… on the future of the Marvel Universe."  In the story, a united Kree and Skrull force led by an Emperor is headed toward Earth, with the Avengers and Fantastic Four uniting to battle them.  Empyre will be released in April.

Road to Empyre: Kree/Skrull War #1 will be written by Robbie Thompson, with interior art by Mattia De Iulis & Javier Rodriguez.  Phil Noto will provide the A cover, and Ron Lim will add a variant cover (both covers in the gallery below).  The one-shot will street March 25.

The True Believers Empyre issues, all 32 pages for $1, will be spread across the four weeks of March.  The titles and contents are:

  • True Believers: Empyre – Mar-Vell #1, reprinting Avengers (1963) #89
  • True Believers: Empyre – Mantis #1, reprinting Avengers (1963) #133
  • True Believers: Empyre – Anelle #1, reprinting Fantastic Four (1961) #37
  • True Believers: Empyre – Hulkling #1, reprinting Young Avengers #11
  • True Believers: Empyre – Quoi #1, reprinting Avengers Celestial Quest (2001) #3
  • True Believers: Empyre – Swordsman #1, reprinting Avengers (1963) #19
  • True Believers: Empyre – Galactus #1, reprinting Fantastic Four (1961) #257
  • True Believers: Empyre – She-Hulk #1, reprinting Savage She-Hulk (1980) #1
  • True Believers: Empyre – Vision #1, reprinting Giant-Size Avengers (1974) #4
  • True Believers: Empyre – Lyja #1, reprinting Fantastic Four (1961) #357

Click Gallery below for full-size cover images of Road to Empyre: Kree/Skrull War, and True Believers: Empyre!