New Avengers 31

The Story: No hype! No BS! The most important last page of any Marvel comic this year! Do not miss it!

New Avengers 30

The Story: The New Avengers versus the Hand!! AND the New Avengers versus the Mighty Avengers!! AND the identity of the new Ronin revealed!! Who is the new mystery player in the New Avengers? Find out here!! Guest-starring the Mighty Avengers and... wait for it... BROTHER VOODOO!!

New Avengers 29

The Story: Your eyes do not deceive you. It’s THE NEW AVENGERS VERSUS THE MIGHTY AVENGERS. Bendis and Yu bring the pain to both Avengers teams. All this and... WHO IS THE NEW RONIN?

New Avengers 28

The Story: It’s the New Avengers versus Elektra and the Hand, AND the New Avengers versus the Mighty Avengers. You think the war is over?? The war is over when Luke Cage says it is!!!

New Avengers 27

The Review: Spider-Woman and the New Avengers rescue Echo in Japan. SW only has one line, "Don't say pooper." But its great to see SW back in action after dropping out of the MU after NA23.

New Avengers 26

The Story: The ballad of Clint Barton and Wanda Maximoff . The story Avengers fans have been waiting for. The shocking return of Hawkeye and the Scarlet Witch. That’s right, Hawkeye AND the Scarlet Witch!! Guest-starring Doctor Strange. Regular writer Bendis re-teams with his Eisner award-winning partner of the Illuminati Special and Daredevil's Alex Maleev to present this, the most important chapter in recent Avengers history.

Notes: Spider-Woman does not appear in this issue, though the story takes place in Wundagore Mountains, Jessica Drew's birthday place.*

*As per Spider-Woman: Origins. Previous origin indicates she was born in England.

New Avengers 25

The Story: CIVIL WAR Tie-In! Tony Stark is gearing up for the final battle of the Civil War and he thinks he has it all under control. But Tony has made a fatal mistake and he will pay the price. The future of the Avengers begins here!! Regular writer Brian Bendis welcomes very special guest artist Jimmy Cheung!

New Avengers 24

The Story: CIVIL WAR TIE-IN! New Avengers dissassembled continues!! He has the power of a thousand exploding suns!! He has the power to end the civil war! Who’s side are you on?? More like who’s side is THE SENTRY on?? A choice is made!!! This issue ties New Avengers, House of M, Civil War and Son of M together! Be there for this very important chapter fully painted by the amazing Adi Granov! Guest-starring the Inhumans!!! Spider-Woman Does not appear in this issue.

New Avengers 23

The Story: CIVIL WAR Tie-In! The team behind last year’s mega blockbuster HOUSE OF M reunites for a startling important chapter in the CIVIL WAR, the history of the New Avengers and the life of this year’s break-out star Spider-Woman. Straddling the world’s of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hydra as a double agent for Nick Fury isn’t going to fly in the middle of a war, and Jessica is going to find this out the hard way. It’s the end of the road for Jessica Drew, and where she ends up will shock you. An important lead-in book for the upcoming SPIDER-WOMAN ongoing debuting after CIVIL WAR!

New Avengers 22

The Story: CIVIL WAR Tie-in! NEW AVENGERS DISSASEMBLED continues! Brian Bendis teams up, for the first time, with comics superstar Leinil Yu to tell the story that no one thought would ever be told. . It’s brother against brother as Luke Cage is forced to take sides in the super hero Civil War!! With a new wife and baby hanging in the balance, what will Cage do?

New Avengers 21

The Story: CIVIL WAR TIE-IN! New Avengers: Dissasembled Book 1. You read that right! The Avengers Dissassemble!! The Civil War is on and no book at Marvel will be more affected than NEW AVENGERS. You think Marvel would never screw with their top selling book? Wrong!! The Avengers are about to go to war over their beliefs and the shake up will shock you. Each stand-alone issue of this storyline will be illustrated by a genuine comics superstar, and this issue marks the triumphant return of one of comic’s modern masters to the hallowed halls of Marvel Comics. Howard Chaykin, a true hero to Avengers writer Bendis, illustrates this issue told from Captain America’s unique point of view as he is forced to form a new band of hoeroes who will fight on his side of the CIVIL WAR!

New Avengers 20

The Story: The Collective: the Conclusion! The Avengers are face to face with a power greater than anything they have ever faced before... on the island of Genosha! Guest Stars galore as the ghosts of the House of M attack!

New Avengers 19

The Story: The secrets of HOUSE OF M have come back to bite the Avengers right on the collective butt. as the Avengers fight a fight they cannot win, S.H.I.E.L.D. does the impossible and arrests Spider-Man!!

New Avengers Annual 1

The Story: AVENGERS TOWER becomes the ultimate battleground as the New Avengers are targeted by one of their most fiercest new enemies yet. The all new ADAPTOID has come to take them down... and wait till you see who it is.

New Avengers 18

The Story: THE COLLECTIVE CONTINUES! A staggering being of immeasurable energy has struck the earth and the Mighty Avengers are fighting against it with everything they have. Guest starring the Young Avengers, Ms. Marvel and... a brand new hero joins the Marvel echelon.

New Avengers 17

The Story: “THE COLLECTIVE” PART 1. House of M changed the planet and now a new, major threat has emerged. Nothing can stop it!!! Nothing! The New Avengers are about to be put to the test in a way they never have before. Debuting the bombastic pencils of fan-favorite Mike Deodato. Guest-starring Ms. Marvel!

New Avengers 16

The Story: THE COLLECTIVE: Prologue. A very special prologue issue introduces the biggest NEW AVENGERS arc yet! After the horrifying events of House of M the planet Earth has changed beyond description... and thus the Collective is born. That's right! Its a brand new Marvel threat for the brand new Avengers. Plus, this issue Guest Stars Alpha Flight... in their final battle!!

New Avengers 15

The Story: The time has come for the New Avengers to go public. Who will stand and declare themselves a New Avenger? Some stay and some go. And some old friends come back to the fold. All this and the New Avengers face their toughest opponent yet... J. Jonah Jameson! Plus the secrets of Jessica Drew continue.

New Avengers 14

The Story: Spider-Woman's dark secrets revealed!! Captain America catches her double-dealing the Avengers and corners her! How did Spider-Woman get her powers back and to whom does she answer? It’s all here!! A Spider-Woman-focused storyline? Sounds like a job for superstar, award-winning comic artist FRANK CHO!

New Avengers: Most Wanted Files

The Story: An essential companion to NEW AVENGERS, SPIDER-MAN: BREAKOUT, TOXIN and more! Revelations, clarifications and explanations abound as Marvel shines its searchlight on the jailbreak of the century! In the tradition of SECRET WAR: FROM THE FILES OF NICK FURY and SECRETS OF THE HOUSE OF M, NEW AVENGERS: MOST WANTED features HANDBOOK-style bios of all the escapees, from the Answer to Zzzax!

New Avengers 13

The Review:
Bendis·Finch·Miki·D'Armata
The Avengers finally face the Silver Samuri and the Hand Assassins. Words are exchanged. Spider-Woman is holding the unconcious Viper. Suddenly Iron-Man fires a concussion blast and most of the Hand Assassins are down but Powerman has an issue with the Silver Samuri and strikes him down. In further discussions, Silver Samuri greets Spider-Woman. As the authorities come, Silver Samuri tells the Avengers to go but Spider-Woman makes a point of taking Viper.

In the Quinjet, Spider-Woman secretly opens the hatch doors for Viper's escape, and at the same time Captain America gets up and gets sucked out of the plane through the open hatch. Spider-Woman yells, "Nnnoooo!" and dives after Captain America. She grabs him between her legs and glides, luckily Iron-Man flies down to rescue both. When they return to the Quinjet, Captain America seems to suspect something with Spider-Woman.

When the Avenger arrive at the Tower, Ronin reveals himself, uh, herself as Maya Lopes, aka Echo. In the morning, Jessica is having breakfast and eating a bowl of Choco Puffs. She greets Captain America and he asks her, So...Who are you working for? Jessica is speechless.

Storyline/Illustration: The storyline conclusion was somewhat anticlimatic, Silver Samuri tells the Avengers to go home. I was expecting a showdown. Instead Iron-Man fires a concussion blast and it's over. As far as the Illustration, Finch, Miki and D'Armata has once again out done themselves. The attention to details on every frame, down to Spider-Woman's glider webs, it truely describes them as "finely spun wings of glistening filaments."

Powers: As far as her power of self powered flight that was insinuated in NA2, this issue clarifies it. Spider-Woman glides, as we see her barely doing with Captain America wrapped between her legs. It was somewhat of a comedic scene.



Cover art courtesy of Marvel.com

New Avengers 12

The Review:
Bendis·Finch·Miki·D'Armata
When the Hand Assasins retreat from their attack on the New Avengers at Stark Enterprises Penthouse in Osaka, Japan, Spider-Woman confronts Viper about, "we had a deal..." In this heated confrontation, Vipers reminds SW that Hydra gave back her powers and they can take them away. As the other Avengers approach them, Viper orders SW to take her down with her venom blast. It seems Captain America might suspect something by questioning her actions and reminding her that they are a team.

Storyline/Illustration: Bendis, it's great you brought this story-line back (Hydra-SHIELD), it makes a great connection to SW's first appearance in Marvel Spotlight #32. I'm still not use to the lack of narratives as you go to the different scenes. But the amazing Finch, Miki, and D'Armata production makes up for it. Great work guys.

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New Avengers 11

The Review:
Bendis·Finch·Miki·D'Armata
Steve Rogers (Captain America) meets up with Murdock (Dare Devil) in Central Park, NY to discuss about Harada (Siver Samurai) leading the Yashida Clan in the Japanese Underworld while still trying to convince Murdock to join the Avengers. Murdock declines the offer and recommends Ronin. Later, Rogers meets with Ronin and gives him his first assignment. Ronin infiltrates Yoshida Fortress observes the Silver Samurai (Kenuichio Harada) and the Hand along with the Viper, Hydra agents and Ninja Assasins. Unfortunately Ronin is discovered and escapes back to Stark’s Penthouse to warn the other Avengers only to be trailed by the Ninjas. Spider-Woman discovers Ronin climbing up to the Penthouse badly wounded and reacts, “Oh my God! Are you okay?” Soon after ninja stars and arrows come flying behind him. The Avengers find themselve under attack by a band of Ninja Assasins.

Storyline/Illustration: What I'm begining to see is how Bendis uses the dialog for his narratives as appose to the old school "Meanwhile, back at the ranch..." narratives. And of course the great visual art work gives its own narratives as well. Finch, Miki and D'Armata great work again.

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New Avengers 10

Bendis·Mcniven·Morales·Hollowel

Sal Buscema alternate cover variant
Emma Frost goes into the subconscious of Lindy Reynolds, the Sentry's wife, to get a emotional memory that she shared with her husband (Bob Reynolds/Sentry). And in Bob Reynolds subconscious, Emma discovers that Mastermind (Jason Wyngarde) had planted some sort of "psychic virus, a nightmare psychic cycle" that made him forget that he was the Sentry and in the process released the Void.
Meanwhile the other Avengers along with Doctor Strange, Sub-Mariner, Fantastic Four, X-men, Inhumans, and SHIELD are battling the Void to keep it contained. As Emma Frost unlocks Bob Reynold's mind to undo the Mastermind's psychic virus, the Void disappears and the Sentry returns. And in the aftermath, Spider-Woman appears to be hurt her uniform is torn and her left eye lense is broken. As the Avengers return to their Headquarters, they are startled by the Sentry's Watchtower being on top of the Headquarters. Spider-Woman ask, "What is it?...That is freaky."

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New Avengers 9

Bendis·McNiven·Morales·D'Marta
Herb Trimpe alternate cover variant
As Bob Reynolds unknowingly releases the Void, the New Avengers, together with Fantastic Four, X-Men, Inhumans, Doctor Strange, Sub-Mariner and SHEILD find themselves under attack. As the defense attack goes underway to constrain the Void, Spider-Woman does an aerial attack with her venom blast. Meanwhile, Mr. Fantastic and Emma Frost convince Bob for Emma to go into his subconscious and figure what is going on. Emma discovers a Jason Wyngarde, the Mastermind behind the Sentry's memory lost and at the same time causing an explosion. Iron-Man, Invisible Woman and Doctor Strange struggles to keep a force field between the Void and Bob, Emma and Mr. Fantastic. All others are down from the blast. SW is down with a blood nose and a broke lense. To be continued....

Got to hand it to McNivens, Morales and D'Armta for the amazing visuals.

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New Avengers 8

Bendis·McNiven·Morales·Hollowell

John Buscema altenate cover variant
Spider-Woman and the New Avengers are on the SHEILD Hellicarrier as Iron-Man convinces Wolverine to join the team. A week later, Captain America and Iron-Man go find the Sentry in a Nevada dessert cave. They bring a comic book writer and his wife to try to help him remember who he is. The shock of seeing his wife, the Sentry starts glowing and in a large flash of light he disappears.

Else where in NY, Spider-Woman with Wolverine, Luke Cage (Power-Man) and Spider-Man continue to confront the Wrecker. While Wolverine, Power-Man and Spider-Man get thrown around by the Wrecker, Spider-Woman confronts the Wrecker by reasoning with him, "I don't want to fight you Dirk, I want to help you." A little bit of psychology and of course SW's pheromones. It seems that it calmed or distracted the Wrecker as the other Avengers took him down. Iron-Man summon the Avengers to fo at Hartford Connecticut. The New Avengers band together with the Fantastic Four, X-men, Inhumans, Doctor Strange, Sub-Mariner, and SHEILD to confron the Sentry.

New Avengers 7

Bendis·McNiven·Morales·Hollowell

Neil Adams alternate cover variant
Spider-Woman check in with Iron-Man and tell him one of the escaped convicts (Dirk Garthwaite aka the Wrecker) has popped up on the grid in Long Island and she would grab whoever was available to head over to Long Island. Iron-Man, on the other hand, meets up with Stephen Stange, Reed Richard, Charles Xavier, Blackagar Boltagon and Prince Namor to dicuss the New Avengers and the Sentry.

Spider-Woman and the New Avengers confront the Wrecker. Spider-Woman notices that the Wrecker is just throwing Wolverine, Luke Cage (Power-Man) and Spider-Man around. SW blasts the Wrecker two to three time with her venom only to annoy him. She suddeny finds herself face to face with the Wrecker.

At the Nevada dessert, Captain America and Iron-Man meet up with SHEILD and find the Sentry in a cave. They have brought Paul Jenkins (comic book writer) and Lindy Reynolds (Sentry's wife) in hopes to help the Sentry remember.

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New Avengers 6

To be reviewed.
Cover art courtesy of Marvel.com

Bryan Hitch alternate cover variant
In the Savage Lands, Spider-Woman and the New Avengers are under attack by the Black Widow (Yelena Belova) and a ban of rogue SHEILD agents. As the New Avengers counter attack, Iron-Man discharges a polar magnetic field at low level and disarms the attackers. As the Black Widow is captured, Spider-Woman threatens her with venom blast from her finger tips to her face demanding, "Who are your work for?!" Suddenly Sauron appears out of nowhere and attacks. The Black Widow is incinerated as she flees. Iron-Man blasts Sauron and takes him down.

New Avengers 5

To be reviewed.
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Adi Granov alternate cover variant