New Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis Omnibus Vol. 3
Brian Michael Bendis · John Romita Jr. · Stuart Immonen · Jason Aaron · Matt Fraction · Ed Brubaker
Story era 10 · The Heroic Age and the Incursions
Bendis’s Avengers and New Avengers follow the Heroic Age into Fear Itself before the conflict with the X-Men.
Book 2 of 4 in Bendis Avengers Phase 3 — Heroic Age and Fear Itself · 0 of 4 owned · 2,248 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
1 earlier book in this run comes first
- After Avengers (2010) #12 and New Avengers (2010) #13
Read Avengers #12.1 in Complete Vol. 2, then begin the Fear Itself core. Avengers #13–17 in that volume and New Avengers #14–16 in Omnibus Vol. 3 are event tie-ins; they are not supplied by the lean Fear Itself collection. Resume Avengers #18 and New Avengers #16.1 after the event.
- After Avengers (2010) #24 and New Avengers (2010) #23
Pause for Phase 4. Avengers #24.1 in Complete Vol. 3 is the final pre-Avengers vs. X-Men checkpoint; New Avengers #24–30 belong alongside that event.
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 · 8 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. 1 reader reviews (opens in a new tab)Readers
- r/Marvel — The Avengers of the Heroic Age (opens in a new tab)Readers
- AIPT — Avengers by Bendis Complete Collection Vol. 1 review (opens in a new tab)Critics and editors
- AIPT — Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis: The Complete Collection Vol. 1 review (opens in a new tab)Critics and editors
- Marvel — Avengers by Bendis Complete Collection Vol. 1 (opens in a new tab)Publisher
- Marvel — Bendis Avengers Heroic Age (opens in a new tab)Publisher
- Grand Comics Database — Avengers (2010) series (opens in a new tab)Reference
- Reference identity and legacy — Bendis Avengers Heroic Age (opens in a new tab)Reference
The books
New Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis Omnibus Vol. 3
Book 2 of 4 · The Heroic Age and the Incursions
Luke Cage’s street-level team runs alongside the main Avengers through the Heroic Age.
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
9781302969752Planned edition#1–34, #16.1#1Avengers Assemble: An Oral History of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes also appears in Bendis’s Avengers Complete Collection Vol. 2. Read that prose history once; its second appearance does not continue the New Avengers plot.
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 · New Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis Omnibus 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.
Show exact issues
Avengers Assemble: An Oral History of Earth's Mightiest Heroes (2012) #1Connected stories
Connected project: Bendis Avengers Phase 2 — Secret Invasion to Siege
Things to know
Collecting rule: The Secret Invasion, Dark Reign and Siege books come before this phase.
- Avengers Complete Vol. 2 and New Avengers Omnibus Vol. 3 extend beyond Fear Itself. Follow the pauses rather than reading each entire physical book before opening the event.