One of the most iconic characters to ever emerge from the Marvel Cinematic Universe is back in the pages of Marvel Comics, and his new lease on life is already nothing but trouble.
“The Death Stone Saga Chapter Two” finds Nick Fury spending another restless night thinking back to his time with fellow S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Phil Coulson. While Fury ponders what his recurring dreams of Coulson’s death, and life, might mean, another ominous figure is getting to the bottom of that question in the waking world. As it turns out, Phil Coulson is now back among the living thanks to the seventh Infinity Stone, the Death Stone, which has somehow found its way to where he was laid to rest. Unfortunately for Coulson, the first person to reach him upon his return is none other than Kyle Richmond, better known as Nighthawk, who has anything but the former’s best interests at heart.




Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1
Written by DEREK LANDY
Art by RON LIM and SARA PICHELLI
Inks by DON HO
Colors by ISRAEL SILVA and MATTIA IACONO
Letters by VC’s JOE CARAMAGNA and VC’s TRAVIS LANHAM
Design by KAT WALKINGTON
Main cover art by SALVADOR LARROCA & EDGAR DELGADO
Variant covers by RON LIM, ISRAEL SILVA, MIKE MCKONE, DEAN WHITE and R.B. SILVA
Rather than being a creation of Marvel Comics, Phil Coulson, portrayed by Clark Gregg, debuted in 2008’s Iron Man starring Robert Downey Jr. Gregg went on to appear as Coulson across nearly a dozen MCU productions, including 114 episodes of the long-running, fan-favorite series, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. The MCU iteration of Coulson tragically lost his life at the hands of Tom Hiddleston’s Loki in 2012’s Avengers, which snowballed into the ongoing mystery of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.‘s Project T.A.H.I.I.T.I.
Phil Coulson wouldn’t make his Marvel Comics debut until 2011’s Battle Scars #1 by writers Chris Yost, Cullen Bunn and Matt Fraction and artist Scot Eaton. While the Coulson of the comics was remarkably similar to the MCU original, the former’s trajectory was decidedly different in a myriad of ways. During the events of Secret Empire, Coulson was shot dead by Wade Wilson, aka Deadpool, who was dedicated to standing by Captain America against all else despite the Avenger having been replaced by a twisted duplicate.

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Coulson was brought back to life after making a deal with the demon Mephisto. In exchange for his resurrection, Coulson agreed to create and lead the superhero team known as the Squadron Supreme of America, themselves creations of Mephisto. Before long, these purported heroes were reigning supreme in an alternate version of reality given form by Coulson through the power of the Pandemonium Cube, all at the behest of his demonic master. Fortunately, the true heroes of the Marvel Universe were able to set things right, though not without once again subjecting Coulson to a tortured afterlife in Mephisto’s realm.
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