{"id":16042,"date":"2019-04-16T15:08:53","date_gmt":"2019-04-16T20:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=16042"},"modified":"2019-04-16T15:08:53","modified_gmt":"2019-04-16T20:08:53","slug":"heroes-vs-villains-epic-battles-will-begin-in-acts-of-evil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2019\/04\/16\/heroes-vs-villains-epic-battles-will-begin-in-acts-of-evil\/","title":{"rendered":"Heroes vs. Villains: Epic Battles Will Begin in ACTS OF EVIL!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New York, NY\u2014April 16, 2019\u2014Marvel\u2019s most iconic heroes meet their match against some of Marvel\u2019s most vicious villains in a fight that can only be known as ACTS OF EVIL! From Ms. Marvel to Venom, epic encounters will ensue as Marvel\u2019s greatest heroes battle against enemies they have never faced before \u2013 leading to an outcome that no one will expect!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cYou know what everyone says is worse than the devil? The devil you don\u2019t know!\u201d teases editor Kathleen Wisneski. \u201cFor ACTS OF EVIL, Marvel is pitting our heroes against villains they\u2019ll never see coming, and we\u2019ve lined up creative teams with fresh takes on these characters to make sure our fans are just as blindsided. So readers should steel themselves! And make sure they don\u2019t miss the launch of the next legendary rivalry, or hints at a supervillain\u2019s next masterstroke\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out the first three books debuting in July, along with the first three covers!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/MS_MARVEL_ACTS_OF_EVIL.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16043 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/MS_MARVEL_ACTS_OF_EVIL-e1555445275143.jpg?resize=640%2C977\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"977\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>MARVEL ANNUAL #1: MS. MARVEL VS. SUPER SKRULL<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Written by MAGDALENE VISAGGIO<br \/>\nArt by JON LIM<br \/>\nCover by STEFANO CASELLI<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PUNISHER_ACTS_OF_EVIL.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16044 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PUNISHER_ACTS_OF_EVIL-e1555445250241.jpg?resize=640%2C990\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"990\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PUNISHER ANNUAL #1: PUNISHER VS. BROOD QUEEN<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Written by KARLA PACHECO<br \/>\nArt by ADAM GORHAM<br \/>\nCover by DUSTIN WEAVER<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/VENOM_ACTS_OF_EVIL.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16045 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/VENOM_ACTS_OF_EVIL-e1555445223410.jpg?resize=640%2C972\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"972\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VENOM ANNUAL #1: VENOM VS. LADY HELLBENDER<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Written by RYAN CADY<br \/>\nArt by SIMONE DI MEO<br \/>\nCover by WOO DAE SHIM<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Look for more ACTS OF EVIL titles to come in August and September!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>To find a comic shop near you, visit\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.comicshoplocator.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.comicshoplocator.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1555530370404000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGgbS9LuEWNiolF6T9XjLoElf0dZg\">www.comicshoplocator.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>or simply chat with some of your favorite heroes with Marvel\u2019s chatbot accessible through\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/secretempire-tw\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/bit.ly\/secretempire-tw&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1555530370404000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGzNbE5SMkV-RjFYNLIoV2U3zIOcw\">Twitter<\/a><\/strong><strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/m.me\/spiderman\/?ref=press\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/m.me\/spiderman\/?ref%3Dpress&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1555530370404000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE8rB5bh4AET5UeBjJwzEa7AKj1yw\">Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York, NY\u2014April 16, 2019\u2014Marvel\u2019s most iconic heroes meet their match against some of Marvel\u2019s most vicious villains in a fight that can&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16046,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[17,16],"tags":[19],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Downloads.jpg?fit=1200%2C600","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16686,"url":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2019\/05\/17\/heroes-vs-villains-epic-battles-will-begin-in-acts-of-evil-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":16042,"position":0},"title":"Heroes vs. Villains: Epic Battles Will Begin in ACTS OF EVIL!","author":"DiRT","date":"May 17, 2019","format":"image","excerpt":"\u00a0Last month, Marvel announced the debut of ACTS OF EVIL \u2013 where Marvel\u2019s most iconic heroes meet their match against some of Marvel\u2019s most vicious villains! 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