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Warning : Spoilers for The Immortal Thor Annual # 1!Phil Coulson ’s return from decease is the perfect nod to hisMarvel Cinematic Universeorigins . An agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. who originated in the MCU rather than the comics , Coulson basically brought the Avengers together as a unit through his death at the hands of Loki . He would return for the show , Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , butthe show is not considered canonto the MCU .
Whatiscanon to the Marvel Comics universe , though , is the regaining of Phil Coulson inThe Immortal Thor Annual#1 for the backup floor , " The Death Stone Saga Chapter Three " by Derek Landy , Sara Pichelli , Mattia Iacono , and VC ’s Travis Lanham . antecedently , Phil Coulson was revived asthe bearer of the Death Stone .
Now , it ’s revealed thatwhen he was buried follow his funeral , he was gifted with a beeper from Nick Fury on the off - prospect that he would be resurrected . The gift is on the face of it a nod to Coulson ’s most recent big screen appearance in the ' 90 - setCaptain Marvel , where Nick Fury is endow with a especial varlet that he can expend to touch Carol Danvers in an pinch .
Marvel Comics reveals that MCU ’s Nick Fury is n’t the only hero who has Captain Marvel ’s cosmic pager as there are two other Heron with that honor .
Phil Coulson is Back with a Pager
Courtesy of Commander Nick Fury
Audiences first met Phil Coulson inIron Man , the first motion picture in the MCU , and continued to follow his journey until his demise inThe Avengers . Coulson formally joined the Marvel Comics canon in 2011’sBattle Scars#1 by Chris Yost , Matt Fraction , Cullen Bunn , and Scot Eaton . Like his MCU similitude , he would continue on as a S.H.I.E.L.D. factor until his owndeath at the hand of Deadpool . There was also an instance where Coulson was renovate as a villain during the " Heroes Reborn " plot line , where he uses the Pandemonium Cube to erase the Avengers from creation and make himself President .
Coulson ’s evil time as President of the United States is cite in " Chapter Two " of " The Death Stone Saga , " but Coulson does n’t remember . " The Death Stone Saga " plot line - previously envision in theThanos 2024 Annualand theAmazing Spider - Man 2024 Annual- sees Coulson rise from his grave nursing the Death Stone . This does n’t sit well withNighthawk , who is determined to restore the universe to what it was before Mephisto ’s meddling , even if it mean shoot down Coulson again for his Death Stone . Nick Fury may block up him first , as Coulson ’s pager alert the commander at the story ’s end .
Even Marvel Characters Know No One Dies in Marvel
A Self Aware Anecdote
It ’s no closed book that death is never a permanent thing in the nontextual matter of amusing books . Everyone returns from the dead eventually , even Uncle Ben and Gwen Stacy , two characters who lector would consider their death too significant to undo . If readers are aware no one stays beat forever at Marvel , the characters within Marvel should by nature be just as self - mindful , and now that self - awareness is being used as a storytelling tool . It seems as if Nick Fury is mindful that there ’s such a chance forPhil Coulson , and has prepared for the inevitable return of the devotee - favoriteMCUhero .
The Immortal Thor Annual#1is on sale now from Marvel Comics .
