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"Avengers vs X-Men #1 has been named as Marvel Comics&amp;#039; most pre-ordered title since 2006&amp;#039;s Civil War event. The debut issue exceeded 200,000 advance sales over the weekend, forcing the publisher to extend its final order cut-off date to allow retailers to stock up, reports Bleeding Cool. Avengers vs X-Men sees the super-powered teams come to blows following the return of the Phoenix entity. A companion miniseries titled AvX will showcase the event&amp;#039;s individual battles.  Marvel previously announced that it is planning a record marketing push for Avengers vs. X-Men, through social networking channels, television, radio and other media. Avengers: X-Sanction #3, which serves as a precursor to the crossover storyline, sold out at distribution level. A second printing with a variant cover will land on March 14. Avengers vs. X-Men #1 will debut on April 3. &amp;gt; Axel Alonso: &amp;#039;AvX Versus will have little to no plot&amp;#039; &amp;gt; &amp;#039;Avengers vs. X-Men&amp;#039; #1: Heroes face off in cover "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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