Bendis Avengers Phase 2 — Secret Invasion to Siege
Brian Michael Bendis · Leinil Francis Yu · Mike Deodato Jr. · Olivier Coipel
Story eras 08–09 · Wars on Every Front to Invasion, Dark Reign, Siege
Bendis’s Avengers follows the Skrull conflict into Dark Reign and Siege through the changing teams at its center.
Setup & reading order
Required setup along this run
These earlier stories explain events this book builds on. Reading checkpoints show where to switch books during a crossover.
- After New Avengers #44 and Mighty Avengers #11
Read Secret Invasion, then continue both series.
- After New Avengers #60 and Dark Avengers #12
Use Siege #1–4 inside Thor by Straczynski & Gillen, then finish the Avengers phase.
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: Thor by Straczynski & Gillen — Through Siege.
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 — New Avengers Omnibus Vol. 2 reader reviews (opens in a new tab)Readers
- AIPT — New Avengers Complete Collection Vol. 5 review (opens in a new tab)Critics and editors
- Penguin Random House — New Avengers Omnibus Vol. 2 (opens in a new tab)Publisher
- Dark Avengers publication history (opens in a new tab)Reference
The books
Mighty Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis: The Complete Collection
Book 1 of 4 · Wars on Every Front
Tony Stark’s public, government-sanctioned Avengers team in the wake of the registration split.
Secret War by Brian Michael Bendis OmnibusOwned
New Avengers Omnibus Vol. 1Owned
House of MOwned
Civil WarOwned
9781302903381Planned edition#1–20Mighty Avengers #13 and #18 follow Nick Fury’s recruitment and training of the Secret Warriors, which is why they also appear in that team’s omnibus. Read this Fury setup once; the Secret Warriors book continues those recruits’ story rather than the main Mighty Avengers lineup.
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.
New Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis Omnibus Vol. 2
Book 2 of 4 · Wars on Every Front
The underground Avengers keep fighting off the books, and discover the enemy has been sitting at their table.
Secret War by Brian Michael Bendis OmnibusOwned
New Avengers Omnibus Vol. 1Owned
House of MOwned
Civil WarOwned
9781302965853Planned edition#32–64#2–3#1–5#1#1#1#1#601#1Amazing Spider-Man #601 contributes The Best Version of Myself, about Peter Parker and Jessica Jones’s shared past; Breaking Into Comics the Marvel Way #1 supplies Modern Love, a New Avengers romance. Read these as personal moments for this team, not as the start of Peter’s separate Amazing Spider-Man story or a comics tutorial.
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.
Secret Invasion
Book 3 of 4 · Invasion, Dark Reign, Siege
The Skrull infiltration finally breaks into the open and nobody can be sure who anyone is.
Secret War by Brian Michael Bendis OmnibusOwned
New Avengers Omnibus Vol. 1Owned
House of MOwned
Civil WarOwned
9780785132974Planned edition#1–8This book contains the core event. The larger Secret Invasion omnibus also repeats New Avengers and Mighty Avengers chapters.
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.
Dark Avengers Modern Era Epic Collection: Osborn’s Reign
Book 4 of 4 · Invasion, Dark Reign, Siege
Norman Osborn’s stolen Avengers at the height of his reign, through the mutant standoff on Utopia.
Secret War by Brian Michael Bendis OmnibusOwned
Thor by Straczynski & Gillen OmnibusUnowned
New Avengers Omnibus Vol. 1Owned
House of MOwned
Civil WarOwned
9781302952709Planned edition#1–16#1#1#513–514#1Includes the complete Utopia crossover.
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 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
Mighty Avengers (2007) #13Mighty Avengers (2007) #18Connected stories
Connected project: Bendis Avengers Phase 1
Connected project: Young Avengers — Heinberg/Cheung and Gillen/McKelvie · Bendis Avengers Phase 3 — Heroic Age and Fear Itself
Connected project: Captain America by Ed Brubaker — opening act · Captain America by Ed Brubaker — continuation
Things to know
Collecting rule: Phase 1 comes first. Siege appears in Thor by Straczynski and Gillen at the Dark Avengers ending.
- Siege’s four core issues are also in the Thor omnibus. The Cabal, digital prologue and Free Comic Book Day companion stories provide optional context.