Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis: The Complete Collection Vol. 3
Brian Michael Bendis · Jason Aaron · Matt Fraction · Ed Brubaker
Story era 10 · The Heroic Age and the Incursions
The closing Bendis Avengers stories lead into Avengers vs. X-Men and the changes inherited by Hickman’s team.
Book 1 of 2 in Bendis Avengers Phase 4 — Endgame and Avengers vs. X-Men · 0 of 2 owned · 840 pages in all
Setup & reading order
Required setup for this book
These earlier stories explain events this book builds on. Reading checkpoints show where to switch books during a crossover.
- Secret War by Brian Michael Bendis OmnibusOwned
- Thor by Straczynski & Gillen OmnibusUnowned
- New Avengers Omnibus Vol. 1Owned
- House of MOwned
- Civil WarOwned
- Mighty Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis: The Complete CollectionUnowned
- New Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis Omnibus Vol. 2Unowned
- Secret InvasionUnowned
- Dark Avengers Modern Era Epic Collection: Osborn’s ReignUnowned
- Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis: The Complete Collection Vol. 1Unowned
- New Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis Omnibus Vol. 3Unowned
- Fear ItselfUnowned
- Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis: The Complete Collection Vol. 2Unowned
- After Avengers (2010) #24.1 and New Avengers (2010) #23
Read Avengers vs. X-Men alongside Avengers #25–30 in Complete Vol. 3 and New Avengers #24–30 in Omnibus Vol. 3, then finish both series at #34.
Optional context & path
Path: Bendis Avengers. Related projects that read well in this order; the order is a suggestion, not a requirement.
Only required setup and earlier volumes in the same project affect the queue. Everything here is optional.
About these books · 4 sources
Publisher and reference pages describe the editions. Reviews and reader discussions offer different views of the stories.
- Goodreads — Avengers by Bendis Complete Collection Vol. 2 reader reviews (opens in a new tab)Readers
- AIPT — Avengers by Bendis Complete Collection Vol. 2 review (opens in a new tab)Critics and editors
- Marvel — Avengers by Bendis Complete Collection Vol. 2 (opens in a new tab)Publisher
- Avengers vs. X-Men publication history (opens in a new tab)Reference
The books
Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis: The Complete Collection Vol. 3
Book 1 of 2 · The Heroic Age and the Incursions
Bendis’s Avengers run passes through Avengers vs. X-Men and reaches its finale before Hickman’s relaunch.
Secret War by Brian Michael Bendis OmnibusOwned
Thor by Straczynski & Gillen OmnibusUnowned
New Avengers Omnibus Vol. 1Owned
House of MOwned
Civil WarOwned
Mighty Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis: The Complete CollectionUnowned
New Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis Omnibus Vol. 2Unowned
Secret InvasionUnowned
Dark Avengers Modern Era Epic Collection: Osborn’s ReignUnowned
Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis: The Complete Collection Vol. 1Unowned
New Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis Omnibus Vol. 3Unowned
Fear ItselfUnowned
Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis: The Complete Collection Vol. 2Unowned
9781302907754Planned edition#25–34, #24.1#1–8#1#6The AVX: VS #6 selection is a companion to the conflict, not its central plot. Read the separate Avengers vs. X-Men core alongside Bendis’s closing Avengers issues if you want the event’s outcome in full.
Edition sources
Each ISBN identifies a specific printing and cover. “Owned copy” identifies the edition on my shelf; “Planned edition” identifies the edition listed for collecting.
Duplication · Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis: The Complete Collection Vol. 3
These books share full issues or parts of issues with other books in the plan. Open the lists below to see which stories repeat.
No shared contents are recorded with other books in the plan.
Connected stories
Connected project: Young Avengers — Heinberg/Cheung and Gillen/McKelvie · Bendis Avengers Phase 3 — Heroic Age and Fear Itself
Things to know
Collecting rule: The Heroic Age and Fear Itself books come before this closing phase.
- Reuse New Avengers Omnibus Vol. 3 from Phase 3 for the parallel event chapters and finale; no second copy or additional event omnibus is needed.