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When the Thunderbolts are missing in the time stream, the Dark Avengers were recruited as a replacement team. In order to keep the Dark Avengers in line, they were implanted with nanites in order to prevent them from going rogue, and placed under the leadership of Luke Cage.<ref>''Dark Avengers'' #175</ref>
When the Thunderbolts are missing in the time stream, the Dark Avengers were recruited as a replacement team. In order to keep the Dark Avengers in line, they were implanted with nanites in order to prevent them from going rogue, and placed under the leadership of Luke Cage.<ref>''Dark Avengers'' #175</ref>


The Dark Avengers team are thrown into an alternate world with John Walker where they are captured by that reality's version of Iron Man. Iron Man and Henry Pym wonder who they are as they don't match their counterparts of their universe. Iron Man assumes that Mister Fantastic is responsible for Ragnarok and flies off, while Henry Pym stays behind to disable the Dark Avengers' control nanites and replace them with their own control devices. As he gets to work, June Covington begins to regain consciousness. Meanwhile, Skaar regains his senses and asks himself how he got from Sharzhad to Manhattan. He is then attacked by a squadron of Iron Men (who assume him to be a cheap knockoff of the Hulk). He briefly fights them until the army shows up. Then someone grabs Skaar and carries him away. His rescuer is Moonstone. She explains that when the Quinjet fell out of the sky due to June Covington's sabotage, she flew up to intercept. At the same time, Man-Thing opened a portal to save them, but has sent them to another universe. Before Moonstone and Skaar could plan their next move, they accidentally stumble in Strangetown and are caught by its mystical defenses. As soon as Doctor Strange whisks them away, two men in yellow armor emerge from a portal as they wonder who the two strangers were. While unconscious, John Walker is examined by an alternate reality Hank Pym and determined to be "John Walker, ex-Marine Captain." Meanwhile, Doctor Strange probes the minds of Skaar and Moonstone to learn how they got here. Afterwards, he plans to use them as an advantage for a turf war that he is in.<ref>''Dark Avengers'' #184</ref> Having gotten control of Henry Pym, June Covington learns the history of this reality and then uses some Stark teleportation tech to remove a device from Ragnarok's brain. Meanwhile, Doctor Strange uses a spell that alters Moonstone's appearance to that of Captain Marvel. Planning to use Moonstone and Skaar in their turf war, Doctor Strange and Clea embrace as their pet Tigra watches on. The two men in yellow armor appear outside of the Baxter Building where one of them contemplates a security drone before he is killed by the other one who escapes before he can be captured. While in a turf war against Thing and his monsters on Yancy Street, Doctor Strange tells Moonstone that New York City is the last habitable place since the event where Thor and Hulk had killed each other. At the same time, Clea brings Skaar to Iron Man's territory in the Iron Zone where they fight a bunch of Iron Men. Iron Man is unaware that Henry Pym has fallen under the control of June Covington. June Covington is seemingly able to restore John Walker's lost limbs with help from this reality's version of the Venom symbiote in lobotomized form.<ref>''Dark Avengers'' #185</ref> Barney Barton wakes up in Iron Man's lab to see U.S. Agent restored, Ragnarok still unconscious, and Ai Apaec in minature form. June Covington brings them up to speed about the world that they are in as they watch the turf war on a nearby screen where they are unaware that the turf war was caused by this reality's Doctor Strange. When they see Moonstone and Skaar taking part in the gang war, they are informed by Ai Apaec who happens to recognize the mark of Doctor Strange on them and witness both sides of the turf war being halted by the arrival of Namor and his queen Invisible Woman (who had been driven over the edge following the deaths of Captain America, Thor, and Human Torch) who give them 24 hours to evacuate before Namor can flood the city. Upon hearing the news, U.S. Agent and the Dark Avengers formulate a plan that they must kill this reality's Doctor Strange and free Skaar and Moonstone before the flood can happen. But they do not know that they themselves are being watched by the men in suits who are somehow controlling that reality and who do not want to see that control broken.<ref>''Dark Avengers'' #186</ref>
The Dark Avengers team are thrown into an alternate world with John Walker where they are captured by that reality's version of Iron Man. Iron Man and Henry Pym wonder who they are as they don't match their counterparts of their universe. Iron Man assumes that Mister Fantastic is responsible for Ragnarok and flies off, while Henry Pym stays behind to disable the Dark Avengers' control nanites and replace them with their own control devices. As he gets to work, June Covington begins to regain consciousness. Meanwhile, Skaar regains his senses and asks himself how he got from Sharzhad to Manhattan. He is then attacked by a squadron of Iron Men (who assume him to be a cheap knockoff of the Hulk). He briefly fights them until the army shows up. Then someone grabs Skaar and carries him away. His rescuer is Moonstone. She explains that when the Quinjet fell out of the sky due to June Covington's sabotage, she flew up to intercept. At the same time, Man-Thing opened a portal to save them, but has sent them to another universe. Before Moonstone and Skaar could plan their next move, they accidentally stumble in Strangetown and are caught by its mystical defenses. As soon as Doctor Strange whisks them away, two men in yellow armor emerge from a portal as they wonder who the two strangers were. While unconscious, John Walker is examined by an alternate reality Hank Pym and determined to be "John Walker, ex-Marine Captain." Meanwhile, Doctor Strange probes the minds of Skaar and Moonstone to learn how they got here. Afterwards, he plans to use them as an advantage for a turf war that he is in.<ref>''Dark Avengers'' #184</ref> Having gotten control of Henry Pym, June Covington learns the history of this reality and then uses some Stark teleportation tech to remove a device from Ragnarok's brain. Meanwhile, Doctor Strange uses a spell that alters Moonstone's appearance to that of Captain Marvel. Planning to use Moonstone and Skaar in their turf war, Doctor Strange and Clea embrace as their pet Tigra watches on. The two men in yellow armor appear outside of the Baxter Building where one of them contemplates a security drone before he is killed by the other one who escapes before he can be captured. While in a turf war against Thing and his monsters on Yancy Street, Doctor Strange tells Moonstone that New York City is the last habitable place since the event where Thor and Hulk had killed each other. At the same time, Clea brings Skaar to Iron Man's territory in the Iron Zone where they fight a bunch of Iron Men. Iron Man is unaware that Henry Pym has fallen under the control of June Covington. June Covington is seemingly able to restore John Walker's lost limbs with help from this reality's version of the Venom symbiote in lobotomized form.<ref>''Dark Avengers'' #185</ref> Barney Barton wakes up in Iron Man's lab to see U.S. Agent restored, Ragnarok still unconscious, and Ai Apaec in minature form. June Covington brings them up to speed about the world that they are in as they watch the turf war on a nearby screen where they are unaware that the turf war was caused by this reality's Doctor Strange. When they see Moonstone and Skaar taking part in the gang war, they are informed by Ai Apaec who happens to recognize the mark of Doctor Strange on them and witness both sides of the turf war being halted by the arrival of Namor and his queen Invisible Woman (who had been driven over the edge following the deaths of Captain America, Thor, and Human Torch) who give them 24 hours to evacuate before Namor can flood the city. Upon hearing the news, U.S. Agent and the Dark Avengers formulate a plan that they must kill this reality's Doctor Strange and free Skaar and Moonstone before the flood can happen. But they do not know that they themselves are being watched by the men in suits who are somehow controlling that reality and who do not want to see that control broken.<ref>''Dark Avengers'' #186</ref> When Mister Fantastic speaks with Thing, Skaar approaches Thing asking him to remove the slave spell casted by Doctor Strange. Thing then has Moonstone brought in and mistook her for [[Alicia Masters]]. Mister Fantastic tells Moonstone to play along so that they can get through to Thing. Thing then recalls that Alicia Masters is dead and has Halar and the Moloids bring Moonstone to a cell in order to ready her for gladiatorial combat. Meanwhile, Iron Man returns to his tower and finds that Henry Pym is experimenting on Ragnarok by removing his control implant. He also notices that the other Dark Avengers are missing. When Henry Pym mentions having regrown U.S. Agent's limbs and shrunk Ai Apaec, Iron Man lashes out at him and realizes that Henry Pym's control implant had been reworked. A microscopic [[Wasp (comics)|Wasp]] is watching this on her monitor in her petri dish, and begs to be wakened from her nightmare. The Dark Avengers make their way through Hell's Kitchen to get to Strangetown. They come across a building covered with webs as Ai Apaec claims that this world's Spider-Man had gone under a profound change to have created a long-lasting web. The Dark Avengers are then attacked by Spider-Man's gang (consisting of this reality's versions of [[Colleen Wing]], [[Daredevil (Marvel Comics)|Daredevil], [[Hawkeye (comics)|Hawkeye]], [[Iron Fist (comics)|Iron Fist]], [[Misty Knight]], and [[Shang-Chi]]). This world's version of Hawkeye mistook Barney Barton as his brother. Though U.S. Agent begs them to let them pass, Iron Fist and Shang-Chi attack. Ai Apaec tells Barney to load him onto an arrow and fire it at Spider-Man. Spider-Man's Spider-Senses go off and he catches the arrow as Ai Apaec and Spider-Man speak in a different language while the other Dark Avengers have been subdued. Moonstone is pitted against all of Thing's monsters. When Thing tells Halar to use lethal force, Skaar can do nothing but watch as Moonstone disintegrates.<ref>''Dark Avengers'' #187</ref>


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Dark Avengers
Cover of Dark Avengers 1 (Jan, 2009)Art by Mike Deodato Jr.
Series publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
ScheduleMonthly
FormatOngoing series
Genre
Publication date(Volume 1)
March 2009 – June 2010
(Volume 1 continued)
August 2012 – present
Number of issues(vol. 1) 16
(vol. 1 cont.) 10 (as of December 2012)
Creative team
Writer(s)Brian Michael Bendis
Artist(s)Mike Deodato
Colorist(s)Rain Beredo
Creator(s)Brian Michael Bendis
Collected editions
Dark Avengers AssembleISBN 0-7851-3851-X
Molecule ManISBN 0-7851-3853-6
SiegeISBN 0-7851-4811-6
Dark Avengers
Group publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceDark Avengers #1 (January 2009)
Created byBrian Michael Bendis
In-story information
Leader(s)U.S. Agent
Formerly:
Luke Cage
Victoria Hand
Norman Osborn
Member(s)Current Members:
Hawkeye (Trickshot)
Hulk (Skaar)
Captain Marvel (Moonstone)
Scarlet Witch (Toxic Doxie)
Spider-Man (Decapitator)
Thor (Ragnarok)
Former Members:
Ares (John Aaron)
Captain Marvel (Noh-Varr)
Hawkeye (Bullseye)
Ms. Marvel (Superia)
Sentry (The Void)
Spider-Man (Venom)
Wolverine (Daken)
Wolverine (Gorgon)

Dark Avengers is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics. It is part of a series of titles that have featured various iterations of the superhero team the Avengers. Unusually, the series stars a version of the team that, unknown to the public in its fictional universe, contains several members who are supervillains disguised as established superheroes.

Publication history

The series debuted with issue #1, dated January 2009, as part of a multi-series story arc entitled "Dark Reign".[1] In the premiere, writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Mike Deodato[2] (working from a continuity begun in a previous, company-wide story arc, "Secret Invasion", involving an infiltration of Earth by the shape-shifting alien Skrulls and that race's eventual defeat) chronicled the aftermath of the U.S. government's disbanding of the federally sanctioned superhero team, the Avengers. Bendis described the thinking behind the team: "These are bad-ass, hardcore get-it-done types. They'll close the door and take care of business and he's dressing them up to make them something that the people want".[3] This is in contrast to the changes Osborn is shown making to the Thunderbolts, where, according to writer Andy Diggle, he turns that team into "something much more covert and much more lethal: his own personal hit squad".[4]

The series ended with Dark Avengers #16, at the culmination of the Siege storyline.[5]

As of the 175th issue of Thunderbolts it will be retitled Dark Avengers.

Plot

The government assigned the team's redevelopment to Norman Osborn (the reformed supervillain now calling himself the Iron Patriot) whom the government had previously assigned to head the superhero team the Thunderbolts and who had become a public hero for his role in repelling the Skrull threat. Osborn, also given leadership of the espionage agency S.H.I.E.L.D., reforms that agency into H.A.M.M.E.R. and creates a new Avengers team under its aegis.

Issues #1-6

The initial line-up consists of former Thunderbolts members and new recruits, including the Sentry, Ares, Noh-Varr (now Captain Marvel) as well as disguised super-villains Moonstone (portraying Ms. Marvel), Venom (Mac Gargan, portraying Spider-Man after being given a formula that resets the symbiote to the size it was when it possessed Spider-Man), Bullseye (portraying Hawkeye) and Wolverine's disgruntled son Daken taking on the Wolverine mantle. Osborn also takes on the identity of Iron Patriot, wearing a red white and blue themed Iron Man armor.[6] The team goes to Latveria to rescue Doctor Doom from Morgan Le Fay.[7] Upon returning from Latveria, Osborn deals[8] with the aftermath of Ronin's appearance on live TV reminding the public of Osborn's murderous past and that he should not be trusted.[9]

Issues #7-8 (Utopia Crossover)

The Dark Avengers arrive in San Francisco to set up martial law and to quell the anti-mutant riots. In doing so, Norman sets up his own team of X-Men consisting of Cloak and Dagger, Mimic, Emma Frost, Namor the Sub-Mariner, Daken, Weapon Omega and Mystique (posing as Professor X) much to the chagrin of his Avengers.[10] After Emma Frost, Namor, and Cloak and Dagger betray the team, Norman swears vengeance on the X-Men.[11]

Issues #9-12

A series of disappearances throughout Colorado causes Norman Osborn's Dark Avengers, except for Venom, to visit the small town of Dinosaur, Colorado. Everyone except Norman is teleported away, while Osborn finds himself in front of a throne with Molecule Man seated on it, flanked by the Beyonder, Mephisto, Zarathos, and the Enchantress.[12] However, it is revealed that these others were merely Molecule Man's creations. Molecule Man tortures Norman mentally and physically and seemingly kills his Avengers.[13] Osborn's assistant, Victoria Hand, successfully stalls Molecule Man with a false surrender until the Void is able to reform and kill Molecule Man. It is revealed that the Sentry and the Void have the same powers as Molecule Man. The Sentry regains control of himself and agrees to begin therapy with Moonstone, while Victoria Hand demands Norman to undergo therapy as well after being tortured. Inside his office, Loki is manipulating Norman into having a Green Goblin relapse.[14]

Issues #13-16 (Siege Tie-Ins)

Main article: Siege (comics)

After declaring war on the Asgardians, Norman Osborn has the Dark Avengers and those in The Initiative prepare for the invasion of Asgard.[15] Norman considers The Sentry, specifically his dark side, known as The Void, his secret weapon.[16]

In flashback, it is told how Robert Reynolds received his vast powers from experimental drugs, using his might as the Sentry to live the life of a superhero, while his darker emotions manifested as the Void. Osborn has manipulated Reynolds into allowing the Void to take over, to do Osborn's murderous bidding. Osborn has somehow recreated the addictive serum that gave Reynolds his powers, making him dependent on Osborn and his approval. Meanwhile, Reynolds's wife Lindy has been a virtual prisoner in the Sentry's Watchtower, has even attempted to kill him, and begs Reynolds to either kill her or let her go. Reynolds's warring personalities, however, have stalemated. The Sentry even attempts suicide, flying into the heart of the sun, but such is his invulnerability that it doesn't work. He tires of struggling against the Void. Norman orders Bullseye to kill Lindy, blaming her for Sentry's uncertainty and weakness.[17] When an emergency evacuation occurs, Bullseye takes Lindy on a helicopter, antagonizes her cruelly, then strangles her to death and dumps her body into the ocean. When Sentry arrives looking for Lindy, Bullseye claims that she committed suicide, out of fear of Reynolds, by jumping out of the helicopter in the countryside. Sentry leaves to look for her body. From this point on, it could be said that the murderous Void was in full control of Reynolds and his unprecedented power.[18]

Following the events of Siege, Norman Osborn is incarcerated in The Raft penitentiary. Moonstone, Bullseye and Venom are captured by the heroes, while Daken manages to escape capture by military personnel. After being interrogated by Captain Rogers, Victoria Hand is informed that she has been reassigned.[19]

Post-Siege

Moonstone joins the new Luke Cage led incarnation of the Thunderbolts.[20] Noh-Varr is recruited into the Avengers team to help them build a time machine to save the future.[21] Victoria Hand is assigned by Steve Rogers to be the liaison for Luke Cage's team of Avengers, dubbed the New Avengers, because he feels that she can provide an important insight to the team.[22] Bullseye escapes custody and is killed by his old nemesis Daredevil when he attacks his fortress of Shadowland. Daken eludes capture at the conclusion of the Siege and is confronted by Franken-Castle (who he had killed during the Dark Reign). Mac Gargan's symbiote was removed and he was taken into custody. He was later broken out by Alistair Smythe and transformed back into the Scorpion.[23]

The New Dark Avengers

A new Dark Avengers team formed by Norman Osborn and H.A.M.M.E.R. The roster includes Skaar, Gorgon, Ai Apaec, Dr. June Covington, Superia, and Trickshot and the team is backed up by HYDRA and A.I.M. Norman Osborn also has A.I.M. rebuild Ragnarok so that he can join the Dark Avengers.[24] Although Osborn claims to be certain that his new team is superior to their "templates," he appears unaware that Madame Hydra and Gorgon are already planning to kill him once he proves himself to be too dangerous as leader, intending to use his team to sow discord by serving as a voice of the "disenfranchised" unsatisfying with the status quo.[25] The subsequent fight against the New Avengers proves to be relatively evenly-matched. Although Osborn demonstrates a surprising new level of strength allowing him to throw Luke Cage a considerable distance and his Scarlet Witch injures Doctor Strange, the others are able to hold their own far more easily. When their attempt to teleport away, the New Avengers end up facing Ragnarok.[26] Spider-Man and Iron Fist are able to defeat Ragnarok, but the Dark Avengers' actions have still damaged the New Avengers' reputations by tricking them into provoking a fight with a team who just helped the civilians,[27] Osborn's other forces attacking the main team to charge them with various war crimes, ordering the President to declare Osborn the new head of world security and put the Avengers on trial.[28] However, although the Dark Avengers capture Captain America during their successful attack on both Avengers teams with the intention of executing him for his 'crimes', Gorgon and Superia are already planning to betray the team, Victoria Hand apparently Norman's double agent inside the team revealing her real allegiance to Captain America to the New Avengers, and Skaar turning on his teammates after they confirm their intentions to assault Captain America, proclaiming "Avengers Assemble" as he does so.[29] Skaar reveals that he is a double agent for Captain America allowing the New Avengers to defeat the rest of the team.[30] Norman Osborn is shown to have developed the abilities of the Super-Adaptoid enabling him to copy the abilities of the other Avengers. The Avengers find a way to overload this power which puts Norman Osborn into a coma. After Osborn is defeated, the rest of the Dark Avengers are detained and suggested in a conversation with Captain America to be considered for the Thunderbolts Program.[31]

Thunderbolts

As of #175, Thunderbolts is renamed Dark Avengers with writer Jeff Parker and the art team of Kev Walker and Declan Shalvey remaining on the title.[32][33]

When the Thunderbolts are missing in the time stream, the Dark Avengers were recruited as a replacement team. In order to keep the Dark Avengers in line, they were implanted with nanites in order to prevent them from going rogue, and placed under the leadership of Luke Cage.[34]

The Dark Avengers team are thrown into an alternate world with John Walker where they are captured by that reality's version of Iron Man. Iron Man and Henry Pym wonder who they are as they don't match their counterparts of their universe. Iron Man assumes that Mister Fantastic is responsible for Ragnarok and flies off, while Henry Pym stays behind to disable the Dark Avengers' control nanites and replace them with their own control devices. As he gets to work, June Covington begins to regain consciousness. Meanwhile, Skaar regains his senses and asks himself how he got from Sharzhad to Manhattan. He is then attacked by a squadron of Iron Men (who assume him to be a cheap knockoff of the Hulk). He briefly fights them until the army shows up. Then someone grabs Skaar and carries him away. His rescuer is Moonstone. She explains that when the Quinjet fell out of the sky due to June Covington's sabotage, she flew up to intercept. At the same time, Man-Thing opened a portal to save them, but has sent them to another universe. Before Moonstone and Skaar could plan their next move, they accidentally stumble in Strangetown and are caught by its mystical defenses. As soon as Doctor Strange whisks them away, two men in yellow armor emerge from a portal as they wonder who the two strangers were. While unconscious, John Walker is examined by an alternate reality Hank Pym and determined to be "John Walker, ex-Marine Captain." Meanwhile, Doctor Strange probes the minds of Skaar and Moonstone to learn how they got here. Afterwards, he plans to use them as an advantage for a turf war that he is in.[35] Having gotten control of Henry Pym, June Covington learns the history of this reality and then uses some Stark teleportation tech to remove a device from Ragnarok's brain. Meanwhile, Doctor Strange uses a spell that alters Moonstone's appearance to that of Captain Marvel. Planning to use Moonstone and Skaar in their turf war, Doctor Strange and Clea embrace as their pet Tigra watches on. The two men in yellow armor appear outside of the Baxter Building where one of them contemplates a security drone before he is killed by the other one who escapes before he can be captured. While in a turf war against Thing and his monsters on Yancy Street, Doctor Strange tells Moonstone that New York City is the last habitable place since the event where Thor and Hulk had killed each other. At the same time, Clea brings Skaar to Iron Man's territory in the Iron Zone where they fight a bunch of Iron Men. Iron Man is unaware that Henry Pym has fallen under the control of June Covington. June Covington is seemingly able to restore John Walker's lost limbs with help from this reality's version of the Venom symbiote in lobotomized form.[36] Barney Barton wakes up in Iron Man's lab to see U.S. Agent restored, Ragnarok still unconscious, and Ai Apaec in minature form. June Covington brings them up to speed about the world that they are in as they watch the turf war on a nearby screen where they are unaware that the turf war was caused by this reality's Doctor Strange. When they see Moonstone and Skaar taking part in the gang war, they are informed by Ai Apaec who happens to recognize the mark of Doctor Strange on them and witness both sides of the turf war being halted by the arrival of Namor and his queen Invisible Woman (who had been driven over the edge following the deaths of Captain America, Thor, and Human Torch) who give them 24 hours to evacuate before Namor can flood the city. Upon hearing the news, U.S. Agent and the Dark Avengers formulate a plan that they must kill this reality's Doctor Strange and free Skaar and Moonstone before the flood can happen. But they do not know that they themselves are being watched by the men in suits who are somehow controlling that reality and who do not want to see that control broken.[37] When Mister Fantastic speaks with Thing, Skaar approaches Thing asking him to remove the slave spell casted by Doctor Strange. Thing then has Moonstone brought in and mistook her for Alicia Masters. Mister Fantastic tells Moonstone to play along so that they can get through to Thing. Thing then recalls that Alicia Masters is dead and has Halar and the Moloids bring Moonstone to a cell in order to ready her for gladiatorial combat. Meanwhile, Iron Man returns to his tower and finds that Henry Pym is experimenting on Ragnarok by removing his control implant. He also notices that the other Dark Avengers are missing. When Henry Pym mentions having regrown U.S. Agent's limbs and shrunk Ai Apaec, Iron Man lashes out at him and realizes that Henry Pym's control implant had been reworked. A microscopic Wasp is watching this on her monitor in her petri dish, and begs to be wakened from her nightmare. The Dark Avengers make their way through Hell's Kitchen to get to Strangetown. They come across a building covered with webs as Ai Apaec claims that this world's Spider-Man had gone under a profound change to have created a long-lasting web. The Dark Avengers are then attacked by Spider-Man's gang (consisting of this reality's versions of Colleen Wing, [[Daredevil (Marvel Comics)|Daredevil], Hawkeye, Iron Fist, Misty Knight, and Shang-Chi). This world's version of Hawkeye mistook Barney Barton as his brother. Though U.S. Agent begs them to let them pass, Iron Fist and Shang-Chi attack. Ai Apaec tells Barney to load him onto an arrow and fire it at Spider-Man. Spider-Man's Spider-Senses go off and he catches the arrow as Ai Apaec and Spider-Man speak in a different language while the other Dark Avengers have been subdued. Moonstone is pitted against all of Thing's monsters. When Thing tells Halar to use lethal force, Skaar can do nothing but watch as Moonstone disintegrates.[38]

Roster

First Dark Avengers

Character Real Name Joined in Notes
Iron Patriot Norman Osborn Dark Avengers #1 (March 2009) Former leader, captured in Dark Avengers #16. Redesigned Stark armor to represent both Iron Man and Captain America. Rejoined in New Avengers #18 acquired the power of the Super-Adaptoid after reassembling the team. Captured and now is in a coma.
"Spider-Man" Mac Gargan Captured in "Dark Avengers" #16. Became Scorpion again after Venom suit was taken by government.
"Ms. Marvel" Karla Sofen Captured in Dark Avengers #16 and joined Luke Cage's Thunderbolts in Thunderbolts #144. Rejoins the team in Dark Avengers #184.
"Hawkeye" Lester Captured in Dark Avengers #16. Killed by Daredevil in Shadowland #1.
"Wolverine" Akihiro Wolverine's psychopathic son. He avoided capture in Dark Avengers #16 and remains at large. Died in Uncanny X-Force #34.
Captain Marvel Noh-Varr Left the team in Dark Avengers #6 and joined the Avengers.
Ares Ares Killed in Siege #2 by the Sentry.
The Sentry Robert Reynolds Went rogue in Siege #3 before being killed by Thor in Siege #4.

Second Dark Avengers

Character Real Name Joined in Notes
"Wolverine" Tomi Shishido New Avengers #18 (November 2011) Fought and killed by Wolverine in Wolverine #31. Revived by the Hand in Secret Warriors #2. Leaves the team in New Avengers vol. 2, #23.
"Hulk" Skaar Recruited by Osborn in the Savage Land; double agent working for Captain America in secret. Rejoins the team in Dark Avengers #175.
"Ms. Marvel" Deidre Wentworth Led a H.A.M.M.E.R. team after Osborn's incarceration. Leaves the team in New Avengers vol. 2, #23.
"Hawkeye" Barney Barton Joined after having his death in a hospital bed faked by Osborn.
"Spider-Man" Ai Apaec South American spider god. First encountered by Osborn in Osborn #1. Changed into a six-armed humanoid form resembling the black suit version of Spider-Man by an unknown substance.
"Scarlet Witch" Dr. June Covington Biologist and geneticist. First encountered by Osborn in Osborn #1 following the Siege of Asgard.
"Thor" Ragnarok Currently held and being repaired by A.I.M. on Norman Osborn's behalf. He was repaired in time to help the Dark Avengers fight the New Avengers.
Power Man Luke Cage Dark Avengers #175 Current leader of Dark Avengers following Norman Osborn's defeat and when the Thunderbolts were missing in time.

Third Dark Avengers

Character Real Name Joined in Notes
U.S. Agent John Walker Dark Avengers #185 (2013) Former warden of the Raft swept along with the Dark Avengers to an alternate reality. Resumes his role as U.S. Agent after receiving a lobotomized alternate reality version of the venom symbiote that recreates his missing limbs.
Spider-Man Ai Apaec South American spider god. First encountered by Osborn in Osborn #1. Changed into a six-armed humanoid form resembling the black suit version of Spider-Man by an unknown substance.
Captain Marvel Karla Sofen Captured in Dark Avengers #16 and joined Luke Cage's Thunderbolts in Thunderbolts #144. Rejoins the team in Dark Avengers #184. Gains the appearance of Captain Marvel from a spell cast by alternate reality version of Doctor Strange.
Hawkeye Barney Barton Joined after having his death in a hospital bed faked by Osborn.
Thor Ragnarok Currently held and being repaired by A.I.M. on Norman Osborn's behalf. He was repaired in time to help the Dark Avengers fight the New Avengers.
Scarlet Witch Dr. June Covington Biologist and geneticist. First encountered by Osborn in Osborn #1 following the Siege of Asgard.
Hulk Skaar Recruited by Osborn in the Savage Land; double agent working for Captain America in secret. Rejoins the team in Dark Avengers #175.

Collected editions

The series is being collected into individual volumes:

  • Volume 1: Dark Avengers Assemble (collects Dark Avengers #1–6, 160 pages, premiere hardcover, September 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3851-X, softcover, December 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3852-8)
  • Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men - Utopia (collects Dark Avengers #7-8, "Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia" "Utopia Finale" and Uncanny X-Men #513-514, 352 pages, hardcover, December 2009, ISBN 0-7851-4233-9, softcover, April 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4234-7)
  • Volume 2: Molecule Man (collects Dark Avengers #9-12, 112 pages, premiere hardcover, February 2010, ISBN 0-7851-3853-6)
  • Dark Avengers: Siege (collects Dark Avengers #13-16, and Dark Avengers Annual #1, 144 pages, Marvel Comics, premiere hardcover, July 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4811-6)
  • Dark Avengers: The End is the Beginning (collects Dark Avengers #175-183, softcover, February 2013, ISBN 0785161724)
  • Dark Avengers: Masters of Evil (collects Dark Avengers #184-190, softcover, July 2013, ISBN 0785168478)

All the issues (Except the Utopia crossover) are being collected into one hardback book:

  • Dark Avengers Marvel (collects Dark Avengers #1-6, #9-16 and Annual #1, hardcover, 400 pages, July 2011, ISBN 0-7851-5650-X)

As were the spin-offs:

  • Ms. Marvel:
    • Volume 7: Dark Reign (collects Ms. Marvel #35-40, 176 pages, Marvel Comics, premiere hardcover, September 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3838-2, softcover, December 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3839-0)
    • Volume 8: War of The Marvels (collects Ms. Marvel #41-46, 120 pages, Marvel Comics, premiere hardcover, January 2010, ISBN 0-7851-3840-4, softcover, May 2010, ISBN 0-7851-3841-2)
  • Dark Wolverine:
    • Volume 1: The Prince (collects Wolverine #73-74 and Dark Wolverine #75-77, 112 pages, Marvel Comics, premiere hardcover, October 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3900-1, softcover, March 2010, ISBN 0-7851-3866-8)
    • Volume 2: My Hero (collects Dark Wolverine #78-81, 112 pages, Marvel Comics, premiere hardcover, April 2010, ISBN 0-7851-3977-X)
    • Siege: X-Men - Dark Wolverine & New Mutants (includes Dark Wolverine #82-84, 128 pages, Marvel Comics, premiere hardcover, June 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4815-9)
  • Dark Reign: Sinister Spider-Man (collects Dark Reign: The Sinister Spider-Man #1-4, 112 pages, Marvel Comics, softcover, January 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4239-8)
  • Dark Avengers: Ares (collects Ares #1-5 and Dark Avengers: Ares #1-3, 192 pages, Marvel Comics, softcover, April 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4406-4)
  • Dark Reign: Hawkeye (collects Dark Reign: Hawkeye #1-5, 120 pages, Marvel Comics, softcover, May 2010, ISBN 0-7851-3850-1)

References

  1. ^ Getting Dark: Brian Bendis on Dark Avengers & Dark Reign, Newsarama, September 29, 2008
  2. ^ Mike Deodato Explores His Dark (Avengers) Side, Newsarama, December 23, 2008
  3. ^ "The Osborn Supremacy: Dark Avengers", Comic Book Resources, January 22, 2008
  4. ^ "Andy Diggle: The Future of the Thunderbolts", Newsarama, December 17, 2008
  5. ^ George, Richard (January 15, 2010). "Siege Ends the Avengers". IGN. Retrieved January 15, 2010.
  6. ^ Dark Avengers #1 (March 2009)
  7. ^ Dark Avengers #2 (April 2009)
  8. ^ Dark Avengers #5
  9. ^ New Avengers #50
  10. ^ Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia #1
  11. ^ Dark Avengers #8
  12. ^ Dark Avengers #10 (2009)
  13. ^ Dark Avengers #11
  14. ^ Dark Avengers #12
  15. ^ Siege #1
  16. ^ Dark Avengers #13
  17. ^ Dark Avengers #14
  18. ^ Dark Avengers #15
  19. ^ Dark Avengers #16
  20. ^ Thunderbolts #144
  21. ^ Avengers #2
  22. ^ New Avengers #1 (2010)
  23. ^ Amazing Spider-Man #651
  24. ^ New Avengers vol. 2 #18
  25. ^ New Avengers vol. 2 #19
  26. ^ New Avengers vol. 2 #20
  27. ^ New Avengers vol. 2 #21
  28. ^ Avengers vol. 4 #23
  29. ^ New Avengers vol. 2 #22
  30. ^ New Avengers vol. 2 #23
  31. ^ Avengers vol. 4 #24
  32. ^ Ching, Albert (March 18, 2012). "WonderCon 2012 Exclusive: THUNDERBOLTS Becomes DARK AVENGERS". Newsarama. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
  33. ^ Richards, Dave (March 19, 2012). "WC12: Parker & Shalvey Cage The "Dark Avengers"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
  34. ^ Dark Avengers #175
  35. ^ Dark Avengers #184
  36. ^ Dark Avengers #185
  37. ^ Dark Avengers #186
  38. ^ Dark Avengers #187

External links

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