Bendis Avengers Phase 1
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.
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.
- Reddit — reader discussion (opens in a new tab)Readers
- Comic Book Herald (opens in a new tab)Critics and editors
- Marvel (opens in a new tab)Publisher
- Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Reference
The books
Secret War by Brian Michael Bendis Omnibus
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 checkpoints9781302963828Owned copy#1–5#6–9#1Edition 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.
New Avengers Omnibus Vol. 1
Book 2 of 4 · Disassembled to Civil War
The Avengers fall apart and a very different team assembles, running all the way to Civil War’s fallout.
See reading checkpoints9781302959142Planned edition97813029591599780785164890Owned copy#500–503#1#1–31#1#1#1#1#1#1#1The New Avengers #7–10 arc also appears in The Sentry Omnibus. Read that sequence here with the team’s opening adventures and skip it when reaching Sentry’s collection.
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.
House of M
Book 3 of 4 · Disassembled to Civil War
Reality is rewritten by the Scarlet Witch, and mutantkind never recovers from how it ends.
See reading checkpoints9780785117216Owned copy#1–8Edition 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.
Civil War
Book 4 of 4 · Disassembled to Civil War
Superhuman registration splits the hero community into two armed camps.
See reading checkpoints9780785121794Owned copy#1–7Edition 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 across this project
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
New Avengers (2004) #10New Avengers (2004) #7New Avengers (2004) #8New Avengers (2004) #9Show source issues
New Avengers: Illuminati (2006) #1Show source issues
Civil War: The Initiative (2007) #1New Avengers Omnibus Vol. 1 shares no full issues with House of M.
New Avengers Omnibus Vol. 1 shares no full issues with Civil War.
Connected stories
Connected project: Jonathan Hickman’s first Marvel saga
Connected project: Avengers 1970s Foundation — Kree/Skrull through Korvac
Connected project: X-Men: The Messiah Trilogy
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.