The Marvel Universe as depicted in Old Man Logan may be a pretty awful place, but at least it still has the Avengers. Marvel gave fans their first look at this dystopian version of Earth's Mightiest Heroes with the announcement of a new comic book miniseries titled Avengers of the Wastelands.

Avengers of the Wastelands #1 cover by Juan Jose Ryp. (Image Credit: Marvel Comics)

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As revealed by Marvel.com , this new series brings together Old Man Logan and two other heroes who have been given the "Old Man" treatment recently - Hawkeye and Star-Lord. These three heroes will form a new Avengers team alongside the Hulk and Danielle Cage, the daughter of Luke Cage and Jessica Jones. We've seen Dani take up the mantle of Captain America in one alternate Marvel timeline, but here she'll be wielding Mjolnir and becoming the new Thor instead.The series will be written by Old Man Logan and Dead Man Logan writer Ed Brisson and drawn by Jonas Scharf (Bone Parish), with covers by Juan Jose Ryp (Moon Knight).Marvel's solicitations for issue #1 teases "In a world where most Super Heroes fell at the hands of the Red Skull over 50 years ago, Dani Cage wields the mighty Mjolnir for the cause of peace. But when the brutal regime of Doctor Doom forces Dwight (AKA the owner of the surviving Ant-Man technology) to Dani and the Hulk in a last ditch effort to survive, the Avengers have the chance to assemble once more!"The original Old Man Logan storyline was created by writer Mark Millar and artist Steve McNiven and debuted in 2008, exploring a dystopian future Marvel Universe where many heroes have been wiped out and villains like Red Skull rule the remnants of the United States. That timeline returned during Marvel's 2015 crossover Secret Wars, with Old Man Logan himself making his way into the regular Marvel Universe and rejoining the X-Men. That character's story is currently being chronicled in the limited series Dead Man Logan, where he's returned to his home universe to confront his imminent death. The announcement of Avengers of the Wastelands would seem to suggest Old Man Logan will live to fight another day.Avengers of the Wastelands #1 will hit stores on January 29, 2020.For more on Marvel Comics' big plans for 2020, learn how Incoming will introduce a pivotal new murder mystery , see what's coming with the new Thor relaunch and find out when Wolverine will get his own solo comic again

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