Marvel announces 'Avengers: The Origin'

Marvel has announced Avengers: The Origin, a miniseries written by Joe Casey.

The five-issue series - penned by the Godland writer alongside artist Phil Noto (Batman/Doc Savage Special) - promises to reveal the untold story of the founding of the team of 'Earth's Mightiest Heroes'.

"This series tells the origin of the Avengers. Period," Casey told CBR.

"The original 1963 [Avengers] #1 is our jumping off point, but this series goes much more in depth than that comic, simply because we've got five issues where they had one. You gotta love modern comics, huh?

"The spine of the original story is still completely intact. The theme is what it always is in an origin story: it's how a legend got started. It's Day One. It's cracking open the original story and seeing what kind of details we can explore - especially when it comes to characterisation."

Avengers: The Origin will feature the original cast of Thor, Iron Man, Wasp, Ant-Man and the Hulk. It debuts in April.