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Mighty Avengers is a monthly comic book currently published by Marvel Comics, starring the superhero team The Avengers. Written by Brian Michael Bendis, the writer also behind the New Avengers series, and illustrated by Frank Cho, the series depicts a group of superheroes that form a new team of Avengers. The series is set after the events of the Civil War storyline. Mighty Avengers #1 was released on March 7, 2007.
Overview
The initial team roster was revealed in Wizard Magazine #180, in August 2006 . The current team members of the book are:
- Ares, Olympian God of War turned anti-hero. Chosen due to the team's described need for "a Thor" and "a Wolverine".
- Black Widow, Natasha Romanoff, a former Russian spy and longtime ally of the Avengers. She was also one of Tony Stark's many lovers.
- Iron Man, Tony Stark, the original armored Avenger and founding member of the Avengers, also currently serving as the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.
- Ms. Marvel, Carol Danvers, former super-agent now trying to do her best to become a great super-hero. Iron Man has appointed her team leader.
- The Sentry, Robert Reynolds, superhero with a troubled past, and the "powerhouse" of the Mighty Avengers.
- Spider-Woman, Jessica Drew, former S.H.I.E.L.D. agent and until recently a member of the New Avengers. Joined in Mighty Avengers #7.
- Wasp, Janet Van Dyne, wealthy fashion icon and a founding member of the Avengers, able to shrink herself, growing "wasp" wings on her back in the process and fire power blasts of electricity from her hands. She can increase her size beyond human maximum.
- Wonder Man, Simon Williams, former industrialist turned super heroic actor and stuntman.
While artist Angel Medina was slated to pencil the second arc, it was recently announced that Bendis will instead be reunited with Ultimate Spider-Man artist, Mark Bagley.Newsarama - New Joe Fridays Week 34
The Mighty Avengers are first seen as a team at the end of Civil War #7, where they are shown as the New York branch of the Fifty States Initiative. However, Tony Stark says that while the Initiative covers each state, he intends the Mighty Avengers to serve the entire world. Further clarification will be needed to determine if the Mighty Avengers are part of the Initiative.
Plot
While fighting monsters in the streets of New York City, Iron Man receives a report from Maria Hill about abnormal weather throughout the world.Mighty Avengers #1 As an angry Mole Man emerges from underground, Iron Man begins to morph and twist, eventually changing into a female figure that closely resembles Wasp. As the Avengers realize that it is a new Ultron who admits to being responsible for the destruction of Moleman's home and the strange weather affecting the world. Mighty Avengers #2
While The Sentry and Ultron clash, the other Avengers fall back to come up with a plan to stop Ultron. After Maria Hill falls unconscious, Black Widow, realizing that she is the highest ranked agent present, assumes command of S.H.I.E.L.D. The Starktech 9 appears and tells the Avengers that if they are hearing its message then Tony Stark is dead.Mighty Avengers #3 Wonder Man and The Sentry manage to destroy the satellites she is using to control the weather, only for her to cut power to New York and then murder The Sentry's wife. Mighty Avengers #4 The satellites are revealed to be part of Iron Man's Sular Experiment. As Ultron uses all the other Iron Man armor suits to attack the Avengers and stall them, they realize that she is only using plans and ideas that have happened before or been thought of by other people.
The Avengers prepare to infect Ultron with a virus, using Ares to deliver it. <ref name="Might5">Mighty Avengers #5 Ms. Marvel and Wonder Man to stop The Sentry from tearing Ultron apart before the virus can take effect. After he has regained consciousness and been checked over by Reed Richards, Carol tells him that the team generally performed well for their first time together. As Carol and Wonder Man talk about their relationship and her role as leader, Janet and Pym have a tense confrontation about their feelings for one another. Later, Tony wakes up in bed to find Spider-Woman standing over him with the body of the Skrull Elektra in her arms (See Secret Invasion). Mighty Avengers #6
After asking Tony Stark to turn off his Extremis armor, Spider-Woman explains the Skrull situation to him. Mighty Avengers #7 Tony agrees to investigate it so long as she joins the Mighty Avengers to keep an eye on the rest of the team. After Spider-Woman’s introduction to the rest of the team, symbiotes suddenly begin appearing throughout New York, prompting the heroes to dive out of Stark Tower to investigate this new crisis.
Realizing that the symbiotic people they are fighting are innocent civilians, Stark orders the Avengers to contain the situation without injuring or killing anyone. The Mighty Avengers are unexpectedly assisted by Luke Cage of the New Avengers. Cage and his team had been on their way to warn their registered counterparts of the impending attack by The Hood and his gang. However, all but Cage are infected by symbiotes. Spider-Woman, Black Widow and Wasp also fall victim, though the varying natures of their powers protected Sentry, Ms. Marvel, Wonder Man, Iron Man and Ares. Stark uses Reed Richards' lab to analyze a symbiote that had bonded with a small dog. Through this analysis, he was able to find a cure that rapidly removed the Symbiotes. The New Avengers stayed and assisted in the clean up, despite the threat of arrest. With the crisis abated, Stark investigated the origin of the symbiotes, finding several more containers attached to Latverian-made satellites - immediately drawing the conclusion that Doctor Doom had launched the attack. With that, the Mighty Avengers and S.H.I.E.L.D. head for Latveria. - Mighty Avengers #8
