The most savage characters in the Marvel Universe are here! Wolverine! Venom! Elektra! Punisher! Among them, none other than Conan the Barbarian! Conan is back with the roughest characters to rumble through in this new title starting with... Conan vs. Wolverine!

We chatted with writer Gerry Duggan about what’s ahead for this new team and how he and artist Mike Deodato Jr. brought Conan into the mix in SAVAGE AVENGERS #1, out Wednesday, May 1!

Marvel.com: SAVAGE AVENGERS #1 has got some of the most dangerous characters teaming up to what, save the day, fight each other? Tell us – what can readers expect in this first issue?

Gerry Duggan: Thirty pages of "Oh, $@#%! OH $@#%!"