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 PROTECT THE WORLD ANY WAY THEY SEE FIT. THE MURDEROUS SPIRIT OF DANIEL DRUMM, BROTHER TO THE DECEASED DOCTOR VOODOO, HAS MURDERED VICTORIA HAND AND MASTER SORCERER'S DAIMON HELLSTROM AND JENNIFER KALE AS HE TOOK HIS REVENGE AGAINST DR. STRANGE AND THE NEW AVENGERS. BOTH THE NEW AVENGERS AND THE AVENGERS HAVE GATHERED ON FIST THE FRONT LAWN OF AVENGERS MANSION ONLY TO FIND THEMSELVES PUPPETS--POWERLESS AGAINST DANIEL DRUMIV'S ABILITY TO ENTER THEIR BODIES AND USE THEM AGAINST ONE OTHER. WEARY FROM BATTLING DRUMM'S MAGICKS AND DESPERATE TO SAVE HIS TEAMMATES, DR. STRANGE HAS CHALLENGED DANIEL DRUMM TO A DUEL...TO THE DEATH! 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Brian final JENGERS and NEW AVENGERS releases wil be ‘oversized to commemorate his departure, a he oumeye into the world of X. But never fear—well see him around these parts egan! ‘er all weve sil got iD wrep up work an the long oramised Age of Utron project for next ve ‘Rnd with Brians departure comes @ welcome to the new AVENGERS ASSEMBLE creative team of Kelly Sue OeConnick end Stefern Cesel, beginning with tis montis issue #9! Kelly Su (or KS 08 we think of her) is the wnter who's ‘aking CAPTAIN MARVEL soar, wie Stalana is ® fama face from his work on RVENGERS. THE INITIATIVE not lng ago {not to enon SECRET RIORS and AMAZING SPIDER-MAN), We're tald ther frst issue inoives a very diferent battle beoween iron Man and the Huk—and fron thore the sky th Timi! Sadly coming to the end ofthe road this m FENGERS ACADEMN, wich wraps up vit ive! There's no denying thatthe fan ti, Finesse, Hazmat, Meitle, Snr and the rest of the gang were incredibly ‘devoted and articlate—the series boasted tne of the most enoughtul laters pages in the industry. US @ testament to the strength of whet Christos Gage, Mike McXone and the ‘ther artists who falowed in his wake oreated So tate a bow, fellas! And dont be surprised to ee a numberof thace characters showing UD in enother new MARVEL NOW! Series belore toe Fong Protagraphe_proo! that former AVENGERS LE artist Mark Bagley is raising his famiy right! Here are grandchidren Mark Patncia and Ronan along with famsy friend ‘Amos assembled as Earth's Mightiest for 2 comention appearance in Atlanta J ‘ree in a while, we receive a letter ike this Dear Marvel T am notin the habit of writing lottars ke this, soifit gets abit cumbersome, | pologize in sdvence. Winn the X-Men and. Avengers battling out, Iknaw ait of your heroes have been having a rough go’ and dealing wich itunes a of late - find mysell 9 @ simlar Stuation and fm writing to see it youd be interested in helping me see my hero trough 2 difficult time: my husband, Joe. He is 8 young attorney, student of philosophy, and ‘huge Marvel fan. Like Luther Manning “end Tony Stark before him, he is suffenng from a pinul spine inury. Unfortunately, ule Manning and Stark, my husband does not have access Fobotics or cybernetics (although he may end ‘up with some surgical augmentation! to aid in his recovery. But he does have comics ~ ‘ne thing he swears by ta help hi through ENGERS ASSEMBLE pain, misery, and malise occasioned by 8 fralnesonng spine and the marehs of bes restored rena has spent tying ta rept ne comage body Terow 2 of pele have to deal wth adieraty its te roe heraherone who doesnt Come rom hare ck ereurstarces Bue sul Belew ry hsb’ Te exceptions His ongn stay shares sone paralile wh Spider Man: he gre up in exame poverty fot hi father ven he wo sila oy. ant worted hard to tae coe of hs mothe end Spook neecs live iter. 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