Hope everyone is planning to go to one of the AvX launch parties set up at many local comics stores across the country, where you’re going to get all sorts of surprising goodies along with your AvX #1 comic. While there and waiting for your midnight release, may I suggest you print off your bracket and you and your friends make some wagers? Not with money, of course, but with humiliating dares, etc.
So, how did the play-in round go? Here’s the final results:
Gambit vs. Warlock
Gambit 17 65%
Warlock 9 35%
Iceman vs. Agent Colson
Iceman 20 77%
Agent Colson 6 23%
Emma Frost vs. Quicksilver
Emma Frost 17 65%
Quicksilver 9 35%
Cyclops vs. Rick Jones
Cyclops 20 77%
Rick Jones 6 23%
Nova vs. Brian Michael Bendis
Nova 12 46%
Bendis 13 50%
Banshee vs. Agent 13 (Sharon Carter)
Banshee 11 42%
Agent 13 14 54%
Ant Man (Scottie Lang) vs. Sabretooth
Scottie Lang 7 27%
Sabretooth 19 73%
Red Hulk (Thunderbolt Ross) vs. The Wasp
Red Hulk 13 50%
The Wasp 12 46%
Yes, Bendis pulled it off in the end. Barely. s you can see, voting was relatively light. One or two votes made the difference in several cases. Which shows you how much power each individual vote you make is. Keep voting!!
And now these unlucky few get the honor of going up against the titans of the Marvel galaxy. Here it is, your 2012 AvX Bracket:
A printable pdf version is here or at any of the other links above.