AVENGERS COMMANDER STEVE ROGERS HAS GIVEN LUKE CAGE, JESSICA JONES, CAPTAIN MARVEL, MOCKINGBIRD, DAREDEVIL, SPIDER-MAN, DR. STRANGE, WOLVERINE, IRON FIST AND THE THING THE KEYS TO AVENGERS MANSION, A LIAISON IN THE CONTROVERSIAL FORM OF VICTORIA HAND, AND FREE REIN TO. eT PROTECT THE WORLD ANY WAY THEY SEE FIT. AFTER BATTLING ALL MANNER OF MONSTERS AND MADMEN, LUKE CAGE IS READY TO TRADE IN HIS AVENGERS MEMBERSHIP TO FOCUS ON BEING A HUSBAND AND FATHER. HOWEVER, AS: CAGE MAKES PREPARATIONS TO LEAVE AVENGERS MANSION, A MALEVOLENT SPIRIT TAKES OVER THE BODY OF VICTORIA i HAND AND USES HER TO ATTACK MASTER SORCERERS DAIMON ICTORIA HELLSTROM AND JENNIFER KALE. WHEN THE POSSESSED VICTORIA RETURNS TO AVENGERS MANSION, SHE IS GREETED BY BOTH THE FBI AND S.H.I.E.L.D. TO QUESTION HER ABOUT KALE. AFTER A TENSE STAND-OFF, A DISTRESSED AND CONFUSED VICTORIA FAINTS. THE SPIRIT SEEMS TO HAVE LEFT HER, BUT IT DID NOT TRAVEL FAR TO FIND ITS NEW HOST...CAPTAIN MARVEL! an BRIAN MICHAEL ROGER cam scorr Me BENDIS Pat ICHECO MARTINEZ with SMITH ann HANNA FINE exo PRODDCER ait © 2012 Marvel Characters, nc. All rights reserved. All characters featured inthis issue andthe distinctive names and likenesses thoreo, ‘elated indicia are trademarks of Marvel Chazacters, In. No similarity between any ofthe names, characters, pe:sons, and or institut ragazine with those ef any Tiving or dead person or institution is intended, ad any Such similarity which say exist is purely coincidental.TAM GrvINS This 16 a oF od SIM A TOTAL OF 10 (08, STRANGE ) MINUTES, AND THEN \ TERRITOR: “Tak CALLINCar Mige HILL, FOI x AW GOING 2. TourRaNk ~\ {AY ALL OF THEM AND ‘AND YOU. ARE ABOUT TO RAVE AN ANEURY' MARIA.@)11's UKE’ {POINTING J squirt cine ‘AT THEM,lee AE FROM et ~~ fl “ Cia)WOULD BE WRONG NOT AND WITH CAPTAIN AMERICA'S TRACK RECORD,THIE ASSEMBLY! YOUR ONE-STOP NEWS SOUACE FOR ALL Its @ tue changing-o-the-quord this mon in the world of the Avengers, as we say feel to chairman ofthe board Bn Michael Bends, ater a tour of duty lating eight years and over two hy sues! Bren fal eases will be oversized to commemorate his departure, a he joumeys itp the world of X- But never fear—woll cae him around these parts agar! Acer all, we've stil gt to wrep up work on the long oromised Age of Utran project for ne year ‘And with Brians deporte comes ® welcome to the new AVENGERS ASSEMBLE create team af Kelly Sue DeConnick and Stefera Cesell, beginning with cis mont isue #91 Kelly Sub (or KS os we thnk of he) is the writer who's ‘making CAPTAIN MARVEL soar, while Stefano is 8 familia face from his werk cn AVENGERS: TH TIVE ot ong ago Iogkta mention SECRE WARRIORS and AMAZING SPIDER-MAN), We're told ther frst issue involves a very deren battle bepveen iron Man end the Hulk—end from there the sk the limit Sacly coming to the end ofthe road this month ig AVENGERS ACADEMY, which wraps up wath ts iesuel There's no denying thatthe fans of t. Mette, Sinker, Vell re ‘of the gang were incredbiy devoted and articulate—the series boasted fne ofthe most onoughvul lear pages in the industry. ws a testament to the strength of whet Christos Gage, ‘Mike McKone and the ther arusts who followed in is wake created So tate a bow, fellas! And dort be surprised to tee a numberof tiece characters showing UD in another new MARVEL NOW! Series betore toa fong Photographie proo! wa former BLE artist Mark Bagley is raising his ght! Here are grondchidren. Merk Patricia and Ronan along with family friend ‘amos assembled as Earth's Mighties: for a corwention eppearance in Aantal ‘ace ine while, we receive a letter Tike this Desr Marvel Tam nat inthe habit of writing laters ke this, soif it gets abit cumbersome, | apolocte in advance. Wit the X-Men and Avengers ing tout, | know a lot of your heroes Pave been having ‘a rough go. and. dealing, with injuries a of late ~ I find myself @ simar Situation and Tim writing to see i yo interested in helping me see my hero th a cificalt time: my husband, Joe, He isa young attomey, student of philosophy, end Marl fan. Like Luther Manning end Tony Stark before him, be is suffering fram a pent Spine inury. Unfortunatly, unlike Manring end Stark, my husband does not have access to Tabotics or cybemetcs (although he may end up with same surgical augmentation) to id in his recovery. But he does have comics ~ the ane thing he swears by to help him though the pain, misery, and malaise cocesioned by 8 ‘malfunctioning spine end the months of bod rest and rehab he has spert trying to repar his damaged body T know a Jot of people have to deal with adversity its the rare hero/eroine who doesnt come from harduck ercumstan: but I sul believe my husbend is exceptia His ongin story shares some parallels with Spider-Man: he grew up im extreme poverty last his father when he was stil a boy. nd wosked herd to take care of his mothe 6rd Special needs. lite sister, Always fercayy mteligent. (probably somewhere on the ‘Spectrum between Beast and Professor), he worked herd in school and became the first Derson in tis fay ta goto college, where he Continued to excel ~ graduating inthe top 19% Of his class with a triple major, na less. He hen went onto study law at one of Americas nest law schools Inspired. by his love for superheroes and taies of hero, my husbend has committed his ife to fighting lustioe. colege, he volteered with ‘nearly every foncampus organization that worted to help the needy, alevste poverty, end remedy the wrongs nthe world, He eantinued this wack i law school. Whan he graduated, he od oat choose to work at one ofthe big. high-paying law firms that were eager to employ him. He tack a ob with a small fem that promised him the ability to concentrste on his pro bono passions ~ helping refugees escape political Derseoution and absisting domestic violence victims with their myriad legal needs, Bur then my hero suflered his first defeat: the firm that employed him was sufering some financial difeuines, so they decided they could no tanger afford to expend thei resouroes on plilenthropy. My husband would not be so easily defeated. He returned to university, to further swoy legal phiosopry and work on 2 book on the legal and philosophical aspects of fighting inustoe, Bue alas, the faves conenued ww conspire against him, A simple twist of fae, 2 trip down a poorly lit staircase on a rainy hight has shattered my once strong her. Sines that night, his fe has been pan, coctor’s visits, and physical rehabiitati, The only thread of sver ling is that fis newfound fee time has allowed him ta read a lot—wfich is fortunate for reading. especially crrios, hips him ke his mn of the pain and the tum us situation wa find ourselves ill he get beter? WII he find gail employmenr? Will he be able tinue. our Aight apoinst. injustice end poverty? Wil our student loan financiers, in‘e bid to collect our sizeable student loan debrs, hire league of ceady ‘mutant assassing? Tune in next week to find ‘My hape i to hela my husband throug hury — end help him emerge strooger ‘mare resolved because ofthis. Like @ Phoanx from the ashes or Or. Sirenge in the Himalayas. was wondering if you could aid me in my quest ~ maybe donate some graphic novels, TPBs or any awesome Marvel gear to the cause? My husdend never would ask for 8 handout, and he would be embarrassed if he kei vrot thi, but he has done so much for ‘So many people, and now he reeds some help ‘and inspiration too. | thought Fd enfst some of the worlds most important heroes to hap my personal hero through this tying ue. Thank you for your time and considerston and thank You forall tha great stores ove Very truly yours, Elizabeth 8. Snee izabeth, by this point you should have received a massive care package from al of ws at Marvel to share with your husband —here's te bis apeedy recovery! And if any Marvelies ‘would ike t2 send doe some good wishes (or THINGS AVENGERS! jl here at Assembly AVENGERS TITLES ON SALE MUA BEWARE THE RED SKULL AND Hi var Dae cee ee Ea ieee aer ices sia yast piper ad Een sae aati Ease eee | ENO TIMES! 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