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The Avengers franchise is what made Marvel Studios the completely dominant force in comic based entertainment. The way they streamlined Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, and other characters into an expansive universe that also includes television shows like Daredevil and Agents Of SHIELD is something that has never been achieved before in motion picture entertainment. The Avengers continuity, even without including the individual characters is supremely daunting. So, I’ve put together a chronology of some of the best Avengers related books that are currently or were recently available in collected editions (the recently available are still around for pretty cheap on various online outlets and in bookstores) into ten TV seasons. Last season saw the falls of Norman Osborn, and some in-depth time with Captain Marvel and the Hawkeyes. This season there’s one of those The World Will End Crises that our heroes always end up solving. This time, though, they might be out of luck.  Could someone call The Night Nurse? I think Steve has “assembled” in his red, white, and blue Depends. art by Stuart Immonen Season 8: Avengers World (showrunner: Jonathan Hickman) Episode 1: Captain America The Tomorrow Soldier
(written by Rick Remender, art by Carlos Pacheco, Paul Renaud, Stuart Immonen, and Bruce Timm) It’s the end of the Dimension Z storyline from last season. What happens when Captain America has to make the penultimate sacrifice, and lose the effects of The Super Solider Serum? Well, for starters, we’re gonna need a new Captain America. The Tomorrow Soldier. 1 episode Episode 2: Avengers Avengers World (written by Jonathan Hickman, art by Jerome Opena and Adam Kubert) Something is on the horizon that’s going to require every Avenger ever, and some who haven’t been Avengers before to work together to save not just the planet but the entire Universe. Tony Stark just might be able to pull it all together. Avengers World. 1 episode Serial 1: New Avengers Everything Dies, Avengers The Last White Event (written by Jonathan Hickman, art by Steve Epting, Dustin Weaver, and Mike Deodato JR) Apocalyptic space shenanigans as The Builders prepare to rebuild a universe over the remains of the Marvel 616. Everything Dies. 2 episodes Episode 5: Avengers Prelude To Infinity (written by Jonathan Hickman and Nick Spencer art by Mike Deodato JR and Stefano Caselli) The High Evolutionary and The Builders aren’t the only problem the Marvel Universe is facing. The Savage Land is giving birth to something new, and there’s a big purple faced Death fetishist looming on the horizon. The Builders. 1 episode Serial 2: Infinity (written by Jonathan Hickman, art by Jim Cheung, Jerome Opena, Dustin Weaver, Mike Deodato JR, Stefano Caselli, Francis Leinil Yu) Thanos and Builders and Avengers, oh my. The Avengers get Even Bigger as the stakes get Even Higher. Do yourself a favor, don’t buy the Avengers Infinity and New Avengers Infinity trades, buy the big Infinity trade paperback, as it contains the entire storyline in the order in which it’s meant to be read. This is possibly the first time Marvel has ever actually collected the story in a precise way. Infinity. 2 episodes Episode 8: Hawkeye LA Woman (written by Matt Fraction, art by Amy Wu and Javier Pulido) Screw that Barton guy, let’s follow Kate Bishop to the West Coast where she falls into one of Madame Masque’s schemes. This is an almost noir story and is the most west coast this comic has been since Scarlet Witch had those imaginary babies! LA Woman. 1 episode Episode 9: All New Captain America Hydra Ascendant (written by Rick Remender, art by Stuart Immonen) Falcon is the new Captain America. Watch him battle Steve Rogers’s old foes. When you cut one down, two more appear in their place. Hydra Ascendant. 1 episode Serial 4: Hawkeye Rio Bravo (written by Matt Fraction, art by David Aja, Annie Wu, and Francesco Francavilla) It’s the end of the Bro saga, as Hawkeye and Hawkeye are reunited to take down the mob that threatens Clint’s apartment complex. Such tiny stakes. Such big adventures. Rio Bravo. 2 episodes Episode 12: Secret Avengers Reverie, Secret Avengers Iliad (written by Nick Spencer, art by Butch Guice, Luke Ross, and Ed Brisson) Nick Fury creates yet another Secret Ops team to deal with yadda yadda yadda. Amongst their first problems? AIM. The Somewhat Secret Avengers. 1 episode Episode 13: Avengers World AIMpire (written by Jonathan Hickman and Nick Spencer, art by Stefano Caselli) With all of the cosmic going-ons in this season, we need a team on Earth to handle the global problems that actually take place on the globe. A couple of former X-Men and some of the new space spawned Avengers team up to take down AIM from the inside. AIMpire. 1 episode Episode 14: Avengers Undercover Descent, Avengers Undercover Going Native (Written by Dennis Hopeless, art by Kev Walker, Tigh Walker, and Timothy Greene) Remember those teenagers who barely survived Arcade’s Murderworld last season? Well, The Avengers have decided to send them all undercover to help solve a case that they don’t have time for. This might backfire. Avengers Undercover. 1 episode Episode 15: Avengers Adapt Or Die (written by Jonathan Hickman, art by Esad Ribic and Salvador Larroca) The Avengers go back into their past to fix their future. That solution ALWAYS works. Just asks the X-Men. Adapt Or Die. 1 episode Serial 3: Avengers World Ascension, Avengers World Next World (written by Nick Spencer and Al Ewing, art by Marco Checchetto, Stefano Caselli, and Dale Keown) AIM is a huge problem but they’re not the only problem Earth has. Avengers are sent all over the world from Madripoor to Italy to deal with “trouble spots”. Next World. 2 episodes Serial 4: Young Avengers Style>Substance, Young Avengers Alternative Cultures, Young Avengers Mic Drop At The Edge Of Time And Space (written by Kieron Gillen, art by Jamie McKelvie) Things have been getting super apocalyptical for all of the Avengers team, let’s take a lighthearted break to see how the next generation handles it when all parents go Evil. Ok, so this gets apocalyptical, too, but in a different, more stylish youthy way. Parents Just Don’t Understand. 2 episodes Episode 20: Captain Marvel Higher Further Faster More (written by Kelly Sue Deconnick, art by David Lopez) Carol Danvers goes back into space to solve a refugee crisis. The Guardians Of The Galaxy make a brief attempt to help her but she’s mainly on her own. This is one of the more well-thought-out, well-written, non-preachy political comics Marvel has put out in years. Original Sin. 1 episode Season 8, like all of its predecessors is 20 episodes
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The Avengers franchise is what made Marvel Studios the completely dominant force in comic based entertainment. The way they streamlined Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, and other characters into an expansive universe that also includes television shows like Daredevil and Agents Of SHIELD is something that has never been achieved before in motion picture entertainment. The Avengers continuity, even without including the individual characters is supremely daunting. So, I’ve put together a chronology of some of the best Avengers related books that are currently or were recently available in collected editions (the recently available are still around for pretty cheap on various online outlets and in bookstores) into ten TV seasons. Can you believe Norman Osborne was still in charge at the end of last season? Surely this Dark Reign can’t last forever. Can it?  Norman Osborne: If Trump were a little richer, and a little less evil. art by Mike Deodato JR. Season 6: The Heroic Age (showrunner: Brian Michael Bendis) Episode 1: Dark Wolverine Prince
(written by Daniel Way and Marjorie Liu, art by Guiseppe Camuncoli) If there was a Wolverine continuity (and I’ll probably get to it), you’d already know all about Wolvey’s son, Daken. But all you have in this continuity is that there’s a Wolverine looking guy on the Dark Avengers that you met briefly last season. Well, get to know him a little better, and maybe understand why all his teammates hate him. Dark Wolverine. 1 episode Episode 2: Dark Avengers Molecule Man (written by Brian Michael Bendis, art by Mike Deodato JR) Molecule Man is one of the least used Megavillains. He’s got a lot in common with The Scarlet Witch. Of course, Norman Osborne is probably a much bigger problem. Or, is either of them a match for The Sentry? Molecule Man. 1 episode Serial 1: Siege, Siege New Avengers, Siege Mighty Avengers, Siege Avengers The Initiative Siege Dark Avengers, Siege Thunderbolts, Thor Siege (written by Brian Michael Bendis and many more, art by Alex Coipel and many more) Norman Osborne’s next target is…Asgard. This doesn’t sit well with Asgardians or Midgardians, and the time has finally come to fight back at full power. In the end, an Avenger will die (but not one anyone remembers…fondly) and heroes will go back to being heroes again. No more fighting amongst themselves ever again. Cough cough cough cough cough. Siege. 6 episodes Episode 9: Avengers Prime (written by Brian Michael Bendis, art by Alan Davis) Now that Osborne has fallen, everyone can calm down and be friends ag…damn it, are Tony Stark and Steve Rogers STILL fighting? What will get these two back together? Maybe if we toss them and Thor into Asgard they can hash out their issues? The Big Three. 1 episode Episode 10: Avengers By Bendis Vol 1 (written by Brian Michael Bendis, art by John Romita JR) Formerly Mighty, the regular team of Avengers loses their adjective. Also, a certain purple faced time traveling jerk is back. Kangtankerous. 1 episode Episode 11: New Avengers by Bendis Vol 1 & 2 (written by Brian Michael Bendis, art by Stuart Immonen, Daniel Acuna, Mike Deodato JR, and Howard Chaykin) Steve Rogers hands leadership of the team, and the keys to the mansion to Luke Cage. And now we go back to your usual sort of Avengers stories, like how Nick Fury messed everything up for these guys way back in the 1950s. Old Business. 1 episode Episode 12: Secret Avengers Mission To Mars (by Ed Brubaker, art by Mike Deodato JR, and Will Conrad) The former Captain America, Steve Rogers, has assembled a special ops team to deal with issues that the public shouldn’t find out about. But who is The Shadow Council that opposes them? Secret Avengers. 1 episode Episode 13: Avengers by Bendis Vol 2 (written by Brian Michael Bendis, art by John Romita JR) Red Hulk. Red Hood. Loads of Infinity Gems. Uhoh. The Infinity Hood. 1 episode Episode 14: Osborn Evil Incarcerated (written by Kelly Sue Deconnick and Warren Ellis, art by Emma Rios) While the various Avengers teams are out gallivanting around the world, poor Norman Osborn is in prison. But maybe not for long. Evil Incarcerated. 1 episode Serial 2: Avengers Academy Permanent Record, Avengers Academy Will We Use This In The Real World (written by Christos Gage, art by Mike McKone) Hank Pym continues the idea behind The Initiative but without all the bad politics. A new class of Avengers steps into the spotlight, hoping to learn how to be the heroes of tomorrow. Avengers Academy. 2 episodes Serial 3: Fear Itself, Avengers Academy Fear Itself, Avengers Fear Itself (written by Matt Fraction and more, art by Stuart Immonen and more) Thor isn’t the only hammer wielder in The Marvel Universe. A few more of the troublesome Asgardian weapons fall to Midgard, and various heroes and villains take possession of them to wreak havoc. Luckily, Tony Stark has a plan. Thor? Not so much. Fear Itself. 2 episodes Serial 4: New Avengers Volume 3, Avengers Volume 3 (written by Brian Michael Bendis, art by Neal Adams, Mike Deodato JR, Will Conrad) Osborne is on the loose. Again. But now he has a whole new team of Dark Avengers at his disposal. Plus AIM and other things Osborn should never have access to. Stop HAMMER Time. 2 episode Season 6 is 20 episodes. |
January 2025
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