Fear Itself #2

Name: Fear Itself #2
Brand: Marvel
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Jul 2011 · Marvel · 3.99 USD; 3.99 CAD

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“Fear Itself 2: The Worthy”

★ 1st appearance — Skadi

About this Issue

Fear Itself #2 is the issue where the Serpent's hammer-wielding army, the Worthy, make their collective debut as a named team, with four of the eight members appearing in transformed form for the first time: Kuurth (Juggernaut), Nul (Hulk), Skirn (Titania), and Nerkkod (Attuma). The issue is the engine that fires the entire 2011 crossover event into motion — once the Serpent's hammers begin striking Earth and possessing both heroes and villains alike, every tie-in book cascades from the chaos established here. As a structural keystone of Marvel's summer 2011 publishing line, it is also the issue that forces Earth's heroes to confront not just physical threats but the psychological premise at the heart of the storyline: that fear itself, amplified on a global scale, can feed a god back to full power.

In "Fear Itself 2: The Worthy," the fate of Earth hangs in the balance as Odin prepares to destroy the planet to stop the Serpent—knowing it will cost billions of lives. On Earth, Juggernaut, Hulk, Titania, and Attuma each claim a mystical hammer, only to be overtaken by ancient, terrifying entities. With Washington D.C. under siege and the Avengers scrambling to understand the source of the chaos, the Future Foundation must step up as the world teeters on the edge of annihilation. Written by Matt Fraction and illustrated by Stuart Immonen, with colors by Laura Martin and letters by Chris Eliopoulos, the cover by Steve McNiven and Mark Morales captures the scale of the coming storm.

writer Matt Fraction · artist Stuart Immonen · inker Wade von Grawbadger · colorist Laura Martin · letterer Chris Eliopoulos · cover Steve McNiven, Mark Morales

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History

Fear Itself was originally conceived by writer Matt Fraction as a self-contained crossover between Thor and Captain America — a scope that later expanded into a seven-issue company-wide event at Marvel's editorial direction. The miniseries is written by Fraction with interior art by Stuart Immonen (pencils) and Wade von Grawbadger (inks), with covers by Steve McNiven; Tom Brevoort edited. The event was publicly announced in December 2010 by Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada, Executive Editor Tom Brevoort, and X-Men group editor Axel Alonso, timed to coincide with Marvel's Thor and Captain America theatrical releases in summer 2011. Issue #2's chapter title, 'Fear Itself 2: The Worthy,' signals its function as the moment the event's central threat mechanism — the hammer possessions — finally becomes fully operational.

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First appearance of the Worthy as a named team (Marvel Database, Multiversal Omnipedia), created by Matt Fraction and Stuart Immonen.
First individual appearances of Kuurth: Breaker of Stone (Juggernaut), Nul: Breaker of Worlds (Hulk), Skirn: Breaker of Men (Titania), and Nerkkod: Breaker of Oceans (Attuma) — all in this single issue.
First appearances of the Hammers of Kuurth, Nul, Skirn, and Nerkkod as distinct items.
The Juggernaut's transformation into Kuurth occurs at the Raft prison when a hammer crashes nearby; the Hulk's transformation into Nul takes place in Brazil, where Bruce and Betty Banner (Red She-Hulk) are present; Titania claims her hammer in a South African diamond mine while Absorbing Man is unable to lift it.
Titled 'Fear Itself 2: The Worthy'; written by Matt Fraction, penciled by Stuart Immonen, inked by Wade von Grawbadger, lettered by Chris Eliopoulos, and edited by Tom Brevoort; cover art by Steve McNiven (standard) and Stuart Immonen (variant).
Features the assembled Avengers (Iron Man, Thor, Hawkeye, Wolverine, Spider-Man, Spider-Woman, Red Hulk, Protector/Noh-Varr, Maria Hill), New Avengers (Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Dr. Strange, Mockingbird, Ms. Marvel, Thing), and Secret Avengers (Steve Rogers, Sharon Carter) all mobilizing in response to the hammer falls.
Collected in the Fear Itself hardcover and trade paperback (Marvel, 2012), which also reprints Fear Itself: Book of the Skull and issues #1–7 under the chapter title structure.
The Fear Itself storyline — including the Worthy concept debuted here — was adapted as a video game in Marvel: Avengers Alliance and as a virtual pinball table by Zen Studios (2012) for Marvel Pinball/Pinball FX 2/FX 3.