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 Cover to Secret Avengers, #1 (May 2010). Art by Marko Djurdjević. | |
| Series publication information | |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | July 2010 – present |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Ed Brubaker Nick Spencer Warren Ellis Rick Remender |
| Artist(s) | Mike Deodato David Aja Michael Lark Stefano Gaudiano Will Conrad Scot Eaton Jamie McKelvie Kev Walker Alex Maleev John Cassaday Gabriel Hardman |
| Editor(s) | Tom Brevoort Joe Quesada Lauren Sankovitch |
| Secret Avengers | |
| Group publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Secret Avengers #1 (July 2010) |
| In-story information | |
| Type of organization | Team |
| Leader(s) | Captain America Hawkeye |
| Agent(s) | Ant-Man Beast Black Widow Captain Britain Giant-Man Human Torch Valkyrie Venom |
Secret Avengers is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics featuring a fictional black ops superhero team of the same name. The series started with Ed Brubaker on writing duties, depicting a black-ops sect of Marvel's premiere super hero team, the Avengers, which operates under the guidance and leadership of Captain Steve Rogers (the former Captain America).[1][2] The series is part of the Avengers-line relaunch as part of the "Heroic Age".
Publication history
Writer Ed Brubaker and artist Mike Deodato were announced as the creative team for the Secret Avengers title. A series of teaser images were released by Marvel to promote the upcoming series in February 2010, which slowly revealed the team's roster over the course of two months.[3] The series started in late May 2010 (cover date July 2010).
As of the first issue, the roster includes Beast, War Machine, Valkyrie, Moon Knight, Nova, Black Widow, Sharon Carter, and Ant-Man, and the team is led by Captain Steve Rogers.[2] In regards to the tone of the new title, Brubaker has said:
[Secret Avengers is] definitely going to have a lot of the espionage plots and the Steranko influence, and the crazy Kirby technology, but I don't think there's going to be much soap opera. I hope it feels different than any Avengers team, ever.[4]
After a crossover with the Fear Itself event written by Nick Spencer, the title is currently being written by Warren Ellis. Following Ellis' last issue, #21, he will be replaced by Uncanny X-Force writer Rick Remender, and former Hulk artist, Gabriel Hardman.[5]
Plot
After the events of "Dark Reign" and Siege, Norman Osborn was deposed as America's "top cop" and his organization H.A.M.M.E.R. was disbanded. In response to his hand in reforming the original Avengers and staving off the Siege of Asgard, President Barack Obama appointed former Captain America Steve Rogers as America's new foremost law enforcement agent, as well as dissolving the Superhuman Registration Act at Rogers' request.[1] Captain Rogers then forms the Secret Avengers as a group of superheroes to operate under a veil of secrecy, in addition to the main Avengers team.
The opening issues display the black ops type work and being proactive about known threats and clean them up, they are in direct opposition to a group called the "Shadow Council" seemingly led by Nick Fury. In one such plot they find a dangerous artifact, the "Tentacle Crown." After some research the group finds a link to the Roxxon Corporation, which leads to investigations of a mining site on Mars. Richard Rider is on the case, and in his investigations he finds another crown, the "Serpent Crown." The crown possesses Nova, but he is pursued by a guardian of the crown claiming to be a collective named the "Archon" who was created by the Watchers. The possessed Nova directs Shadow Council agents into unearthing a primordial evil. Steve Rogers, with the help of the Xandarian Worldmind, temporarily gains the Nova Force to take out the Serpent Crown/Nova.
The Secret Avengers later have to deal with the fact that someone resembling Nick Fury is shown to be working for the Shadow Council. The real Fury confirms that what they are seeing is an advanced LMD modified by Jake Fury. S.H.I.E.L.D. was going to destroy the LMD, but he was rescued by the Shadow Council and given the name Max.[6] Some other operatives in the "Shadow Council" are an immortal named Aloysius Thorndrake and former Golden Age hero John Steele.
Max Fury and the Shadow Council form their incarnation of the Masters of Evil where it's membership consists of Princess Python II, Vengeance II, and Whiplash IV. The Secret Avengers discover them during a mission run by Hawkeye and Captain America.[7]
Team members
| Character | Real Name | Joined In | Notes |
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| Commander Steve Rogers | Steven Rogers | (May 2010) |
Former leader of the Secret Avengers. Current leader of the main Avengers team. |
| Beast | Dr. Henry Philip "Hank" McCoy | ||
| War Machine | James Rupert "Rhodey" Rhodes | Leaves team in Secret Avengers #22. | |
| Valkyrie | Brunnhilde | ||
| Moon Knight | Marc Spector | Leaves team in Secret Avengers #22. | |
| Black Widow | Natalia Alianovna Romanova (a.k.a. Natasha Romanoff) |
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| Agent 13 | Sharon Carter | Leaves team in Secret Avengers #22. | |
| Ant-Man | Eric O'Grady | Possibly Deceased in Secret Avengers #23. | |
| Nova | Richard Rider | Believed deceased during The Thanos Imperative. | |
| Prince of Orphans | John Aman | (October 2010) |
Leaves team in Secret Avengers #22. |
| Shang-Chi | Shang-Chi | (February 2011) | |
| Hawkeye | Clint Barton | (January 2012) |
Current leader of Secret Avengers. |
| Captain Britain | Brian Braddock | (February 2012) |
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| Giant-Man | Henry "Hank" Pym | ||
| Venom | Flash Thompson | (February 2012) |
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| Human Torch | Jim Hammond |
- Bold indicates current member.
Collected editions
Secret Avengers has been collected in the following hardcovers:
| Title | Material Collected | ISBN | Publication Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secret Avengers, Vol. 1: Mission to Mars | Secret Avengers #1-5 | 0785145990 | January 19, 2011 |
| Secret Avengers, Vol. 2: Eyes of the Dragon | Secret Avengers #6-12 | 0785146016 | July 6, 2011 |
| Fear Itself: Secret Avengers | Secret Avengers #12.1, 13-15; Fear Itself: Black Widow | 078515177X | February 22, 2012 |
| Secret Avengers, Vol. 3: Run the Mission, Don't Get Caught, Save the World | Secret Avengers #16-21 | 0785152555 | April 11, 2012 |
| Secret Avengers - Volume 4: The Descendants | Secret Avengers #21.1, 22-25 | 078516118X | August 8, 2012 |
References
- ^ a b Bendis, Brian Michael (w). Siege, vol. 1, no. 4 (May 2010). Marvel Comics.
- ^ a b Brubaker, Ed (w). Secret Avengers, vol. 1, no. 1 (May 2010). Marvel Comics.
- ^ Newsarama staff (February 8, 2010). "SECRET AVENGERS Teaser 6: I LEAD BY EXAMPLE". Newsarama. Retrieved February 19, 2010.
- ^ Rogers, Vaneta (February 9, 2010). "Ed Brubaker Tries to Keep the SECRET AVENGERS' Secrets". Newsarama. Retrieved February 16, 2010.
- ^ http://www.newsarama.com/comics/secret-avengers-rick-remender-111015.html
- ^ Brubaker, Ed (w), Aja, David, Michael Lark, Stephano Guadiano (a). "Secret Histories: Epilogue - The Secret Life of Max Fury" Secret Avengers, no. 5, p. [18-19] (November 2010). Marvel, ISSN 2153-9898.
- ^ Secret Avengers #21.1
External links
Secret Avengers at the Marvel Universe wiki
- Secret Avengers at Marvel Wiki
- Secret Avengers at the Grand Comics Database
- Secret Avengers at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
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