List of New Avengers story arcs
This is a chronological list of story arcs in the comic book series New Avengers created by Brian Michael Bendis and David Finch.
Forty-two escape, but the remaining criminals are contained thanks to the intervention of Captain America, Iron Man, Luke Cage, Jessica Drew, Spider-Man, and Matt Murdock.
is holding something back about the enigmatic man named Karl Lykos, who Electro was hired to specifically break out, while other prisoners simply took advantage of the chaos.
Captain America asks Matt Murdock, who recommends Ronin, his former lover and enemy Maya Lopez (previously known as "Echo").
Ms. Marvel returns to be told that she is, and always will be, an Avenger, though she turns down Captain America's invitation She prefers to re-establish her own solo career as a superhero, following the "House of M", which showed her the full scale of the potential she possessed.
In Alaska, Michael Pointer is hit by the Collective, a massive amount of energy from depowered mutants, itself a result of the "House of M" event.
He seemingly kills Alpha Flight as he approaches America, and when the New Avengers arrive to stop him, Spider-Man and the Vision discover that the Collective has the power signatures of the powerless mutants.
However, after Spider-Man realizes that she can only absorb the powers of one specific hero at once, she is defeated by Iron Man's use of automated versions of his suit and the Sentry's apparent command of the Void persona, to overwhelm her mind.
The Sentry registers but does not choose a specific side, although he feels more compelled to join Iron Man than a rebelling Captain America.
Hawkeye awakens the next morning and, remembering Wanda's mention of her "Aunt Agatha" who was supposedly asleep in the next room, goes to investigate; but, as he touches the doorknob, his fingers are burnt.
[clarification needed] The next day, the Mighty Avengers decide to interrogate Danny Rand about Iron Fist's involvement in the attempt to rescue Captain America.
[3] After some tension, Doctor Strange casts the Spell of Tartashi on them, to test for purity of intent, though this fails to detect Veranke, in Spider-Woman's guise.
[8] After spending a day apart to reflect on recent events, the group reorganizes, trusting each other due to a revelation spell by Strange that shows the others their true self.
When she retires to her room, Wolverine confronts Jessica about the Skrull body; she convinces him that what she did was right with the argument that it is more important than their problems with Iron Man.
The element of surprise is nearly lost when Spider-Man, having left, spots the Hood's crime syndicate across the rooftops and returns to the team in a panic.
[11] After the battle, Strange confesses that he has been calling upon darker forces than he normally would lately and has begun to lose control[clarification needed].
Having returned to the building, Echo talks with Clint Barton, who assures her that even if she feels redundant, being an Avenger is about waiting for the right moment when you can make a difference and prove yourself.
[18] Issue #45 deals with House of M and that Veranke & Criti both were well aware of what the real world was supposed to be like and that they planned on killing Wanda before she uttered her infamous phrase.
The roster for the New Avengers would consist of Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, Wolverine, Spider-Man, Spider-Woman, Ms. Marvel, Mockingbird, Ronin, and Captain America.
[20] After realizing who they really were, they send Spider-Woman to trick Osborn into leading his team into a trap, at the abandoned Hellfire Club Mansion, where they can de-power and fight them more fairly.
After learning that the Hood is after the Eye of Agamotto, the team agrees to assist Strange in finding his replacement as Sorcerer Supreme.
The villains' representatives, the Wrecker and Jonas Harrow, demand that Osborn share the same deal he had with the Hood, in exchange for the power drainer and the New Avengers.
Dr Strange's ex-girlfriend attempts to help Luke Cage, who is having heart problems, with the Dark Avengers surrounding the building.
While Barton apologizes for his mistakes to the rest of the team, they are shocked to witness the arrival of the now-resurrected Steve Rogers, who assures them things were about to change.
Spider-Man ultimately manages to prevent his companion from defeating him by attacking Madrill and Griffin, before Spider-Woman punches and zaps them in fury.
The story is interspaced by flashbacks to Nick Fury assembling an early Avengers team in the 1950s- consisting of himself, Dominic Fortune I, Dum Dum Dugan, Namora, Silver Sable, Sabretooth, Kraven the Hunter and Ulysses Bloodstone- to hunt the remnants of the Red Skull's agents, culminating in them facing the Skull (presumably Albert Malik) before the fight is interrupted by Captain America.
When Iron Man flies into space to sort out some satellites due to the approach of the Hulk and his allies, Doctor Strange appears to him in astral form offering the New Avengers' services.
[36] Later, Hulk's allies, Hiroim and Elloe, attempt to infiltrate the Sanctum Sanctorum, and are confronted by Iron Fist, Echo, and Ronin, who are all handily dispatched.
[39] Shockingly, it is also revealed that Spider-Woman was replaced by the Skrull queen Veranke, prior to the prison break at the Raft which led to the formation of the New Avengers.
Spider-Man, Wolverine, and Spider-Woman are amongst the New Avengers members who answer Hercules' call in his plan to attack his mother Hera on Mount Olympus.
