Young Avengers — Heinberg/Cheung and Gillen/McKelvie
Allan Heinberg · Jim Cheung · Kieron Gillen · Jamie McKelvie · Brian Michael Bendis · John Romita Jr. · Stuart Immonen
Story eras 07–10 · Disassembled to Civil War to The Heroic Age and the Incursions
Heinberg and Cheung establish the Young Avengers before Gillen and McKelvie develop a new generation with its own visual and emotional identity.
Setup & reading order
- Before Young Avengers Presents #6
This Hawkeye-focused issue is also collected in Hawkeye by Fraction & Aja; if already read there, skip it here rather than rereading it.
- After Avengers: The Children’s Crusade #9
Continue to the retained Gillen/McKelvie omnibus; do not buy either superseded Epic.
Optional context & path
Path: Young Avengers. Related projects that read well in this order; the order is a suggestion, not a requirement.
Useful background and earlier stops: Bendis Avengers Phase 2 — Secret Invasion to Siege.
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 — reader reviews (opens in a new tab)Readers
- r/YoungAvengers — Which Young Avengers run do you like more? (opens in a new tab)Readers
- Work-specific critical or editorial assessment (opens in a new tab)Critics and editors
- Den of Geek — Young Avengers #1 review (opens in a new tab)Critics and editors
- Penguin Random House (opens in a new tab)Publisher
- Penguin Random House — Young Avengers by Heinberg and Gillen (opens in a new tab)Publisher
- Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Reference
- Reference identity and legacy — Young Avengers by Heinberg and Gillen (opens in a new tab)Reference
The books
Young Avengers by Heinberg & Cheung Omnibus
Book 1 of 2 · Disassembled to Civil War
Heinberg and Cheung form the team after Avengers Disassembled and carry it through Children’s Crusade.
See reading checkpoints9781302933890Planned edition#1–12#1#1–4#1–6#1–3#1–5#1#1–9#1#1#526One omnibus covers everything the two Young Avengers Epic Collections would; the Gillen/McKelvie omnibus follows as the second book.
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.
Young Avengers by Gillen & McKelvie Omnibus
Book 2 of 2 · The Heroic Age and the Incursions
The reunited Young Avengers confront identity, adulthood, and a reality-warping parent.
See reading checkpoints9781302930059Planned edition#1–15#1Marvel NOW! Point One #1 contributes only the Young Avengers prelude. Start this team’s second incarnation with that included feature; following the anthology’s other launches is unnecessary.
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
Young Avengers Presents (2008) #6Connected stories
Connected project: Bendis Avengers Phase 2 — Secret Invasion to Siege
Connected project: Bendis Avengers Phase 3 — Heroic Age and Fear Itself · Bendis Avengers Phase 4 — Endgame and Avengers vs. X-Men
Things to know
Collecting rule: Read Heinberg/Cheung first, then the retained Gillen/McKelvie omnibus.
- The Heinberg omnibus is large because it includes Civil War, Secret Invasion, Dark Reign, and Siege branches.
- Young Avengers Presents #6 is also collected in Hawkeye by Fraction & Aja and should be read only once.
- Background from the wider Avengers events is helpful but optional.