Marvel Comics Original Sin #1 Preview: Who Shot The Watcher?

Marvel Comics has released a preview of Original Sin #1, from writer Jason Aaron and artist Mike Deodato, Jr. The body of Uatu, the Watcher is found on the moon. His home has been ransacked, his alien technology stolen. The event shakes the entire superhero community. The Watcher has borne witness to the history of the Marvel Universe. What secrets now rest in his killer's hands? The Avengers, X-Men, Spider-Man, and the Fantastic Four all desperately search for the killer, but what secrets will be revealed along the way? While searching for the killer's motive, one truth will be discovered that will rock the entire Marvel Universe. What did the Watcher see that made him a target? "This is a murder mystery on a Marvel Universe scale, so the suspects and motivations span all of space and time, and even the nature of existence itself!" says Executive Editor Tom Brevoort. "And in fact, there are two possibilities: first, that the Watcher was killed because of some grudge or slight, or to gain possession of his secrets. Or, more menacingly, the Watcher was killed in order to prevent him from seeing what comes next—to prevent him from interceding as he has so many times before! Neither is a particularly comforting thought to the heroes of the Marvel Universe! Nor is the notion that the being who could murder a nigh-omnipotent, eternal figure such as the Watcher must rank among the most dangerous and powerful individuals in existence!" Original Sin #1 (of 8) will be released May 7. ORIGINAL SIN #1 (MAR140615) Written by JASON AARON Art by MIKE DEODATO Cover by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO Variant Cover by GABRIELLE DELL'OTTO (MAR140616) Variant Cover by ED MCGUINNESS (MAR140618) Young Variant by SKOTTIE YOUNG (MAR140619) Teaser Variant by STEVE MCNIVEN (MAR140621) Blank Cover Also Available! FOC – 04/07/14, On-Sale 05/07/14