The Avengers

"Avengers Assemble!" Thus goes the battle cry of the Marvel superhero team labeled as "Earth's Mightiest Heroes", The Avengers. Like so many of the Marvel Universe roster of super heroes, they were created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby and made their debut in The Avengers #1 (Sep 1963). After the conclusion of the recent Siege story arc, which also ended the Dark Reign storyline, all four of the then-current Avengers series (consisting of "Mighty Avengers," "New Avengers," "Dark Avengers," and "Avengers: The Initiative") were canceled and this new ongoing series--now Volume 4 in library terms--simply titled, was launched in May 2010. Brian Michael Bendis and John Romita, Jr. serve as regular writer and artist, respectively. This is considered the flagship Avengers title, and its launch marks the beginning of the super-storyline "Heroic Age", where, after seven years of grim storylines, the heroes go back to being Heroes once again, a throwback to the early days of Marvel.

The all-ages, action-packed prequel to the Avengers movie is here! Meet the incredible cast of the Avengers Initiative! The perfect introduction to The Avengers movie coming out in May 2012!

Just in time for Marvel's The Avengers, relive the story that started it all – digitally remastered and recolored in modern style! Loki hatches a plot against his hated stepbrother Thor, drawing Earth's mightiest heroes into the fray!