New Avengers

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title = The New Avengers


caption=Cover art for "The New Avengers" #37.
Art by Leinil Francis Yu.
schedule = Monthly
format = Ongoing series
date = January 2005 -
publisher = Marvel Comics
main_char_team=Current Roster
Luke Cage
Spider-Man
Wolverine
Iron Fist
Ronin
Echo
----Former Members
Doctor Strange
Spider-Woman
Captain America
Iron Man
The Sentry
writers = Brian Michael Bendis
pencillers = Jimmy Cheung
Billy Tan
colorists =
creative_team_month = February
creative_team_year = 2007
creators = Brian Michael Bendis
David Finch
TPB = Breakout
ISBN = 0-7851-1479-3
TPB1 = The Sentry
ISBN1 = 0-7851-1672-9

"The New Avengers" is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics. Written by Brian Michael Bendis, the writer behind the "Avengers Disassembled" storyline, the series depicts a group of superheroes that form a new team of Avengers, regularly referred to in the series as the "New Avengers".

Publication history

"The New Avengers" was launched in November 2004, written by Brian Michael Bendis and drawn by David Finch. With the Avengers team disbanded, and the Fantastic Four and the X-Men unable to act, supervillain Electro shut down the S.H.I.E.L.D Raft installation, a "maximum-maximum security" prison for super-powered criminals. S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Jessica Drew (Spider-Woman), Matt Murdock (Daredevil) and Luke Cage, already at the Raft, were joined by Captain America, Spider-Man and Iron Man, as well as helped by a seemingly insane Sentry. The riot was quelled, although some forty-two inmates escaped. Captain America decided that fate had brought this group together, just as it had the original Avengers. All but Daredevil accepted the offer to reform the Avengers as a result. X-Men member Wolverine joined the team following a trip to the Savage Land.

Iron Man sought approval from such pillars of the superhero community as Professor Charles Xavier, Doctor Strange and Mister Fantastic and headquartered the new team in Stark Tower.

The team's first mission was to capture the remaining super-powered criminals who escaped during the riot that brought them together. The emergence of the Young Avengers is also a matter of concern and the team find themselves divided in what actions they should take. Also, there is the growing sense of unease with S.H.I.E.L.D. after the disappearance of Nick Fury. The new team was not well received and certain governmental bodies, unsure of the New Avengers, sent the Thunderbolts to remind them of their place.

In the aftermath of the Civil War, the New Avengers became an unofficial group of unregistered superheroes opposed to the Superhuman Registration Act and moved in to the Sanctum Sanctorum under the protection of Doctor Strange before moving in to a empty apartment building owned by the Rand Corporation but leased in the name of Samuel Sterns.cite book | last = Sanderson | first = Peter | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = The Marvel Comics Guide to New York City | publisher = Pocket Books | date = 2007 | location = New York City | pages = 24-27 | url = | doi = | id = | isbn = 1-14653-141-6] ["New Avengers" #27] ["New Avengers" #38]

As of mid-2008, the New Avengers team consists of Echo, Ronin (the once-deceased Hawkeye, restored to life), Wolverine, Spider-Man, Iron Fist, and team leader Luke Cage. Writer Brian Michael Bendis has said that these characters are Avengers because Captain America said they were; [ [http://www.newsarama.com/marvelnew/newavengers/meet_the_new.html Meet The New New Avengers: Epilogue] ] this statement is later repeated when the New Avengers, believing that Captain America is alive, decide to rescue him. Spider-Man claims that if they get Captain America back, they can call themselves Avengers again; Luke Cage contends that they are Avengers already. ["New Avengers" #28]

Despite the fact that the members of Cage's team call themselves Avengers, the team officially sanctioned by the United States government (and created as part of the Fifty State Initiative) is the Mighty Avengers. ["Mighty Avengers" #1]

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Appearances outside "The New Avengers"

World War Hulk

When Iron Man flies into space to sort out some satellites due to the approach of the Hulk and his allies, Dr Strange appears to him in astral form offering the New Avengers' services as long as he doesn't arrest them. Iron Man accepts his offer and tells Dr Strange that he will give them amnesty if they assist and surrender afterwards. However, Luke states that they're all on the same side only against their common foe. Luke Cage and Spider-Man are among the heroes who aid in the evacuation of New York as the Hulk returns on a mission of vengeance. They are later joined by Spider-Woman, and all three are defeated in a showdown with the Hulk's Warbound. Hulk had already confronted Wolverine during his 'mission' to question Professor X about his role in the decision to exile the Hulk ["World War Hulk: X-Men #1-3"] . 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. Dr. Strange, however, invokes the power of the demon Zom and defeats Hiroim before leaving to confront the Hulk. After a brutal match with the Hulk, Strange is defeated, even with the power of Zom, and taken to Madison Square - converted into a gladiatorial arena - where he is pitted against the rest of the Illuminati. ["World War Hulk" #1-6]

Luke Cage and Spider-Man - accompanied by the Thing - face off with Hiroim, Brood, and Elloe once again. The New Avengers gain the upper hand but abandon the fight when they realize the Warbound do not wish to fight any longer. While the Warbound leave to help prevent the destruction of New York, the New Avengers continue to aid in the relief efforts. ["World War Hulk: Aftersmash"]

The New Avengers/Transformers

Taking place between the first two arcs of New Avengers, "New Avengers/Transformers" chronicles a mission to Latveria by Captain America, Luke Cage, Spider-Man, and Wolverine to prevent a war between Latveria and the neighboring country of Symkaria. Former Avengers Ms. Marvel and The Falcon also make guest appearances. Along with Optimus Prime and other Autobots, the heroes must deal with Dr. Doom and the Decepticons led by Megatron.

ecret Invasion

Iron Man receives notification from S.H.I.E.L.D. that a Skrull ship is about to crash in the Savage Land. He immediately orders the Mighty Avengers to prepare to intercept it but Spider-Woman contacts her former teammates to give them a head start. With help from Cloak they are transported to a landing pad where Black Widow is preparing a Quinjet. Spider-Man and Ronin quickly incapacitate her and then remove the devices that would allow Iron Man to shut down the aircraft remotely. The Quinjet is destroyed by a Dinosaur upon arrival in the Savage Land. The New Avengers find the crashed Skrull ship just as the Mighty Avengers arrive. Cage refuses to acknowledge Iron Man's authority when he tries to arrest him and forces open the crashed ship. This act throws the Skrull plan in to motion as Skrulls posing as Edwin Jarvis, Dum Dum Dugan, Susan Storm and Hank Pym cripple Stark Industries, S.H.I.E.L.D., S.W.O.R.D. and the Baxter Building, incapacitate Reed Richards and release the supervillain prisoners held in the Raft and the Cube. ["Secret Invasion" #1]

Since Secret Invasion started, the New Avengers play a major role in the main series of the event while their book has shifted to portray supplementary material of the event, including the background information on the motivations of the Skrulls.

Collected editions

"The New Avengers" has been collected in the following trade paperback:

"The New Avengers" also has been collected in the following hardcovers:

Other media

In the video game "", New Avengers are considered a team bonus if the player has any combination of Captain America, Iron Man, Luke Cage, Wolverine, Spider-Man, and/or Spider-Woman on a team.

Notes

References

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External links

* [http://avengersinfocenter.net/ The New Avengers at Avengers InfoCenter]
* [http://www.marveldatabase.com/New_Avengers The New Avengers at marveldatabase.com]