Still broadcast in syndication across the U.S., the urbane British program "The Avengers" went through many changes in the course of its run. This volume provides an overview of the series, a show-by-show guide to each episode, a comprehensive guide to memorabilia, and more than 200 photographs of England's most dashing crime fighters.
Superstar writer Geoff Johns takes on the Avengers! A deadly chemical agent has been released over Mount Rushmore. Is this a terrorist attack on American soil? That's what the Avengers seek to discover as they brave the Red Zone's lethal perimeter - but the truth they uncover is even more startling! Then: her transformations into She-Hulk out of control, longtime Avenger Jennifer Walters seeks out the one person on Earth who can help: her cousin, the incredible Hulk. But can even the Avengers intervene when two gamma-powered goliaths clash? COLLECTING: Avengers (1998) 64-76
Superstar writer Geoff Johns takes on the Avengers! They can defeat any super villain - but can the Avengers govern the world? When the capital cities of every country on Earth vanish, the foundering nations turn to the only organization capable of helping them: the Avengers! Then: His memories stolen, an amnesiac Vision must seek help from his creator's reluctant granddaughter to defeat a technological terror left over from WWII ! Plus: Thor ascends to Asgard's throne, and decides to start answering his worshippers' pleas for help. COLLECTING: Avengers (1998) 57-63, Vision (2002) 1-4, Thor (1998) 58, Iron Man (1998) 64
Assemble, Ye Avengers! All four Avengers films are presented as Shakespearean plays in this must-have for Marvel fans. What if the most epic cinematic franchise of all time had been penned by the greatest playwright of all time? Wonder no more! In William Shakespeare’s Avengers, the best-selling author of the William Shakespeare’s Star Wars series has reimagined the Avengers films as plays penned by the Bard himself, including: • Assemble, Ye Avengers • Lo, The Age of Ultron • Infinity War’s Tale • The Endgame’s Afoot Authentic meter and verse, stage directions, and clever Easter eggs will delight fans of the Avengers and Shakespeare alike. Readers will experience their favorite scenes, characters, and lines in a fresh—yet fully faithful—way, through soliloquies and dialogue by everyone from Captain America to Groot (“’Tis I!”). The lavish two-column format recalls Shakespeare’s folios, and dozens of vibrant illustrations capture all the iconic movie moments. This franchise bible elevates and celebrates the films and is a must-have for fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the Avengers.
Collects Avengers (2010) #12.1 And #13-24 and Avengers Assemble: An Oral History Of Earth's Mightiest Heroes. Brian Michael Bendis' Avengers odyssey continues! When Spider-Woman disappears, the team must face the Intelligencia - just before FEAR ITSELF hammers our heroes! The Red Skull's daughter has unleashed an evil as old as Midgard itself. The Serpent has risen to reclaim Earth, recruiting powerful superhumans as his advance guard, the Worthy. The result is all-out action in the classic Avengers style! And when the dust settles, Tony Stark's fortune is gone, Captain America's leadership is questioned and Thor is no more! Worse still, Norman Osborn is back! Freed from prison by his H.A.M.M.E.R. loyalists, Osborn unites with A.I.M., Superia and Madame Hydra, seeking revenge in the worst way possible. Plus: Bendis literally writes the book on the glorious history of Earth's Mightiest Heroes!
Collects Avengers: The Initiative #20-25, Avengers: The Initiative Special. The Invasion is over and the Initiative has been rocked to its core. Now that the truth is out, that the program was conceived as part of a Skrull plot, can it survive? Who will leave? Who will stay? And who will lead them? Also: Learn what's become of the REAL Hank Pym! And when Taskmaster discovers Mutant Zero's true identity, she gets fightin' mad!
Collects Avengers World #1-21, Avengers (2012) #34.1-34.2 and material from All-New Marvel Now! Point One. Its an Avengers World were just living in it! As new threats emerge, Earths Mightiest Heroes will be tested like never before. In one cataclysmic day, the face of the world changes forever and the fight for the future begins! Smasher, Sunspot and Cannonball find themselves prisoners of A.I.M.s Scientist Supreme! Shang-Chi takes on the Gorgon in a fight to the death for control of the Hand! The City of the Dead rises! Starbrand must confront the ghosts of his past and Manifold must discover his true destiny! Plus: Morgan Le Fay! Euroforce! The A.I.M. Empire! An Avengers team recruited by Doctor Doom? And as time runs out, the Cabal rises and the events leading to the final incursion are finally revealed!
Captain America spends some one-on-one time with his Avengers buddies! Something is eating the locals in the San Andres Mountains - Cap and Hawkeye had better hope that arrows and a shield will be enough to defeat a hive of dino-monstrosities! Then, Cap and Iron Man head to Madripoor for a technology expo - but when Batroc's Brigade shows up, a nightmare is unleashed! Back in World War II, Invaders Cap and Namor face a huge problem when the Thule Society releases the Kraken! And Captain America and Black Widow are chased across countless worlds by Kashmir Vennema and her multiversal corporation! It's all leading to a huge confrontation involving Hawkeye, Iron Man and...Doctor Doom? COLLECTING: CAPTAIN AMERICA AND HAWKEYE 629-632, CAPTAIN AMERICA AND IRON MAN 633-635, CAPTAIN AMERICA AND BLACK WIDOW 636-640, CAPTAIN AMERICA AND NAMOR 635.1
Collecting Secret Avengers (2010) #21.1 and #22-37. Hawkeye takes over Steve Rogers covert Avengers team! And with a new leader comes a fresh lineup as Giant-Man, Captain Britain and the original Human Torch join Black Widow, Beast, Valkyrie and Ant-Man as Earths stealthiest heroes. But will Hawkeye draw the line at Caps final recruit: the deadly Venom?! As the Avengers battle the X-Men, Thor takes a secret squad to stop the Phoenix by any means necessary! But on the Kree homeworld, can Ms. Marvel and the Protector break free of Minister Marvels influence to aid their former companions? As Hawkeye and Black Widow seek to unmask the spy in their ranks, a new Masters of Evil forms and the Shadow Councils true goal is revealed! But the robotic Descendants rise may end the Secret Avengers once and for all!