Secret War by Brian Michael Bendis Omnibus

Brian Michael Bendis

Story era 07 · Disassembled to Civil War

Avengers Disassembled and New Avengers begin a connected story of team upheaval, mistrust and the political pressures that divide Marvel’s heroes.

OwnedUnread376 pages10 full issues

Book 1 of 4 in Bendis Avengers Phase 1 · 4 of 4 owned · 2,016 pages in all

Setup & reading order

After New Avengers #10
Read House of M, then return to New Avengers #11.
After New Avengers #20
Read Civil War after New Avengers #20, with New Avengers #21–25 alongside the event.

Optional context & path

Path: Bendis Avengers. Related projects that read well in this order; the order is a suggestion, not a requirement.

Useful background and earlier stops: Avengers by Busiek & Pérez.

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.

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The books

OwnedSecret War by Brian Michael Bendis OmnibusBendis Avengers Phase 1Brian Michael Bendis376 pp

This book

Secret War by Brian Michael Bendis Omnibus

Omnibus hardcover · 376 pages · Owned · Unread

Book 1 of 4 · Disassembled to Civil War

Nick Fury’s off-the-books operation surfaces just as the Avengers’ world starts to crack.

See reading checkpoints

Released 1 Apr 2025 · 376 pages · Gabriele Dell'Otto cover9781302963828Owned copy

Secret War (2004)#1–5

The Pulse (2004)#6–9

Secret War: From the Files of Nick Fury (2005)#1

Earth-616 Primary

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.

Source 1 · Publisher or bibliography (opens in a new tab)

Duplication · Secret War by Brian Michael Bendis Omnibus

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

Earlier stories Bendis supplies the Illuminati, political, and Avengers history that adds weight to Hickman’s later saga.

Connected project: Jonathan Hickman’s first Marvel saga

Earlier stories Foundational Kree/Skrull history enriches Illuminati and Secret Invasion without repeating their issues.

Connected project: Avengers 1970s Foundation — Kree/Skrull through Korvac

Consequences of M-Day The Messiah Trilogy follows mutant consequences of House of M without collecting House of M itself.

Connected project: X-Men: The Messiah Trilogy

The following era Secret Invasion, Dark Reign and Siege continue the opening Bendis Avengers stories.

Connected project: Bendis Avengers Phase 2 — Secret Invasion to Siege

Things to know

Collecting rule: The four books form a sequence before Secret Invasion and Dark Reign.

The opening spans four books.
The opening continues into a much longer Avengers saga.