Jonathan Hickman’s Avengers run is an epic, slow-burning saga where Earth’s Mightiest Heroes expand their ranks and confront escalating cosmic threats, secret conspiracies, and a collapsing multiverse on the road to Secret Wars (2015).
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The Avengers expand their roster to confront new global threats, marking the beginning of a larger universe.
As the team adjusts to its new size, they face challenges that test their unity and purpose.
The Avengers confront the mysterious Garden on Mars, leading to revelations about life and evolution.
The team deals with the aftermath of their Martian encounter, questioning the nature of their mission.
A new cosmic threat emerges, forcing the Avengers to consider alliances beyond Earth.
The origins of the universe are explored as the Avengers delve into cosmic mysteries.
The Illuminati reconvene to face a multiversal threat that could destroy all realities.
The secret council grapples with moral dilemmas as they take drastic measures to prevent universal collapse.
The Illuminati confront the consequences of their actions as the multiverse continues to unravel.
A new White Event signals the arrival of a powerful being, challenging the Avengers' understanding of reality.
The Avengers confront the emergence of a new Starbrand, leading to unforeseen cosmic consequences.
The Illuminati face a world-ending threat, testing their resolve and unity.
The team ventures into deep space to uncover the origins of the White Event.
A mysterious group known as the Black Swans emerges, challenging the Illuminati's mission.
The Illuminati delve deeper into the multiversal collapse, facing dire choices.
The Avengers investigate a Canadian super team's disappearance in a Garden Origin Site.
The team uncovers a hidden threat in Asia, leading to unexpected alliances.
The Avengers confront the consequences of their expansion as new threats emerge.
The team faces internal challenges while adapting to their evolving dynamics.
The Illuminati delve deeper into the multiversal collapse, facing dire choices.
A mysterious signal draws the Avengers into a conflict with unforeseen consequences.
The team deciphers the signal's origin, leading to a confrontation with a new adversary.
The Avengers face a climactic battle that tests their strength and unity.
In the aftermath of battle, the team seeks hope and renewal amidst the chaos.
The Avengers face a cosmic threat as the Builders and Thanos simultaneously attack Earth.
The Illuminati deal with the consequences of their actions as new threats emerge.
The Illuminati confront the Black Order, leading to revelations about the multiversal threat.
The Avengers expand their reach into the cosmos, assembling a massive force to combat the Builders.
As the Builders press their assault across the galaxy, the Inhumans face an ultimatum from Thanos' Black Order.
The Illuminati delve deeper into the mystery of Thanos's plans and the looming multiversal collapse.
The Avengers, now prisoners of war, devise a desperate plan amidst betrayal in the Galactic Council.
The Avengers and their allies face devastating losses as the Builders continue their assault.
Unexpected overtures from the Builders lead to a meeting of Ex Nihilos and a proposal of total surrender.
Thanos's son, Thane, emerges, altering the balance of power in the ongoing conflict.
The Avengers rally for a counterattack, aiming to liberate Earth from its cosmic oppressors.
The Illuminati travel to another Earth during an incursion, confronting the Builders. Meanwhile, Thanos arrives in Wakanda, escalating the global threat.
The heroes of Earth rally to defeat Thanos as the war for Earth begins. The Avengers and their allies confront the Black Order in a decisive battle.
The Avengers return to Earth to confront the Black Order and defend the planet from Thanos' forces.
The Avengers engage in a final battle against the Black Order to protect Earth from annihilation.
The heroes of Earth unite for a final stand against Thanos, concluding the Infinity event.
The Illuminati confront the aftermath of the Infinity war and its impact on the multiverse.
The Illuminati face a dire threat that could alter the fabric of reality.
The Illuminati weigh impossible choices as Doctor Strange plays a daring gambit with the Eye of Agamotto.
A runaway world on collision course with Earth forces Cap's expanded Avengers to act before both planets are lost.
Black Swan's origin is revealed while the Mapmakers close in on the Illuminati's embattled Earth.
An eerie mirror-team of Avengers materialises, challenging Earth's Mightiest on their own turf.
A.I.M.'s “other” Avengers frame the real team, trapping them in a lethal web of misdirection.
The Science War erupts as stolen future-tech turns the battlefield—and the odds—against the Avengers.
Bruce Banner confronts Iron Man with proof of the Illuminati's darkest secret.
S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Avengers deploy global teams when multiple hotspots ignite at once.
Sunspot, Cannonball and Smasher are captured as A.I.M. unveils its new empire.
Shang-Chi battles the Gorgon for control of the Hand in a twenty-page martial-arts showdown.
Starbrand faces the risen City of the Dead—and the guilt it drags from his past.
Manifold attempts an impossible rescue that will decide three Avengers' fates.
On the eve of another Incursion, Namor and T'Challa broker a fragile peace to save their nations.
The Illuminati test a “perfect” Earth—but perfection carries a deadly catch.
The Watcher's eye shows Captain America a shattering glimpse of the Illuminati's betrayal.
Cap leads a furious hunt for answers as time-runs-out and friendships fracture.
Propelled fifty years forward, the team faces the grim legacy of their own choices.
Five millennia in the future, the secret of the rogue planet finally comes to light.
Fifty-thousand years ahead, Earth's Mightiest must defeat an enemy that is only an idea.
Past and future Avengers collide as time finally runs out.
Earth-616's heroes collide with the Great Society, each fighting to preserve their own reality.
A fateful decision against the Great Society leaves every member of the Illuminati stained.
Namor's Cabal revelation pushes the Illuminati toward an irreversible rift.
Faced with annihilation, one member finally detonates the unthinkable solution.
T'Challa and Namor come to blows as the Illuminati fracture in the Incursion's ashes.
Each Illuminati member spends what could be Earth's last night in starkly different ways.
Hyperion searches a dying world for hope and purpose.
Starbrand's cosmic power threatens to burn the Earth unless Nightmask intervenes.
Eight months later, Sunspot's covert team learns the universe itself is ending.
Eight months later, Namor's Cabal rules Incursion warfare with terrifying ease.
Sunspot's squad jumps across stars to keep collapsing systems alive.
The world discovers who destroyed alternate Earths, and factions mobilise for war.
A divided Avengers face Steve Rogers' ruthless man-hunt for the Illuminati.
The Illuminati hide underground while Sunspot's stealth Avengers hunt them down.
A.I.M. Island reveals planet-saving tech—but at a cosmic cost.
Dr Strange's secret weapon forces the heroes to question their own humanity.
Rogers' Avengers and the Illuminati collide as worlds crumble.
Black Panther assembles unlikely allies as the Cabal's power spirals.
T'Challa, Namor and Doom strike uneasy bargains while universes burn.
A flash-back reveals the betrayal that set Steve Rogers against Tony Stark.
The Cabal invades the Ultimate Universe to escape Earth's final days.
Reed, T'Challa and the Avengers confront the creators of the multiverse.
Shi'ar and Kree armadas make Earth ground zero for cosmic Armageddon.
Doctor Strange unmasks the god behind the Incursions—only to unleash worse.
Avengers and Black Priests stage a desperate assault on the Beyonders.
Survivors scramble as the final Incursion arrives.
The road to “Secret Wars” ends with Doom seizing ultimate power.
Tony and Steve's last battle ends with the Marvel Universe's collapse.
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