The first details have been revealed about the upcoming free-to-play massively multiplayer online game Marvel Heroes.

The game is being penned by famous comic book author Brian Michael Bendis and is “inspired by some of the most popular tales and events in Marvel Comics history,” according to the official press release.

Developer Gazillion Entertainment had this to say on the game:

Drawing upon the 8,000-plus heroes and villains in the Marvel Universe, Marvel Heroes allows players to become their favorite Marvel Super Heroes – from the popular Iron Man, Thor, Storm and Black Widow to the lesser known Squirrel Girl and Cable. Fans will be able to completely customize their characters by constructing costumes taken from each hero’s rich history, choosing from a huge array of super powers for each character, and finding thousands of other items.

Gazillion president and co-creator of the Diablo David Brevik says he is excited to blend the Marvel universe with the experience he had working on the dungeon crawler.

Marvel Heroes will also include “social areas” modeled after famous landmarks from the comics such as the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning and players will be able to buy items from “legendary Marvel characters.”

Check out the game’s first trailer below.

Is your interest piqued for this free-to-play MMO in the Marvel universe?