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The active members of the Avengers team during the events of "Chaos" (the Avengers portion of "Avengers Disassembled") were Ant-Man II, Captain America, Captain Britain III (Kelsey Leigh), Falcon, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Scarlet Witch, She-Hulk, Vision, Wasp and Yellowjacket. The second fictional superhero Ant-Man in the Marvel Comics universe, following the 1960s original, Dr. Henry Pym, is Scott Lang, an electronics expert and reformed thief. ... Captain America, the alter ego of Steve Rogers,[2] is a fictional comic-book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Lionheart, the alter ego of Kelsey Leigh, is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Hawkeye (Clint Barton) is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, a longtime member of the Avengers. ... Iron Man (Anthony Tony Edward Stark) is a fictional comic-book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long. ... She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters-Jameson) is a Marvel Comics superheroine. ... The Vision is a fictional character who appears in the comic books published by Marvel Comics, most notably as a member of the superhero team, the Avengers. ... The Wasp is a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Dr. Henry Hank Pym is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe, created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby. ...

Plot synopsis

The story begins when the Avengers Mansion sensors warn the residing Avengers of an intruder, quickly identified as the reanimated corpse of Jack of Hearts, who had previously died saving the life of Ant-Man's daughter Cassie. Jack inexplicably detonates, killing Ant-Man (Scott Lang) in a blast that destroys half of the mansion. The Vision crashes a Quinjet onto the site, only to attack the survivors of the explosion, carrying a small army of Ultron robots which attack the survivors. During this attack, She-Hulk goes into a frenzy, resulting in her tearing the Vision in two. She-Hulk's running amok puts the Wasp, Captain America, and Captain Britain in the hospital, although the three recovered by the crossover's epilogue. After putting out the Avengers' "White Alert" earlier, most of the previous Avengers (Even reserve members such as Spider-Man & Daredevil) arrived at the mansion. Finally, a wounded Hawkeye sacrifices his life to save his friends by destroying an invading Kree warship. In the fictional Marvel Comics universe, the Avengers Mansion has traditionally been the base of the Avengers. ... Jack of Hearts (Jack Hart) is a fictional character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Vision is a fictional character who appears in the comic books published by Marvel Comics, most notably as a member of the superhero team, the Avengers. ... Ultron is a fictional character, an android supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ... She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters-Jameson) is a Marvel Comics superheroine. ... This article should be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... The Wasp is a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Captain America, the alter ego of Steve Rogers,[2] is a fictional comic-book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Lionheart, the alter ego of Kelsey Leigh, is a Marvel Comics superhero. ... Hawkeye (Clint Barton) is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, a longtime member of the Avengers. ... The Kree, also known as the Ruul, are a scientifically and technologically advanced militaristic alien race in the fictional Marvel Universe. ...

In the end, it is revealed that the Scarlet Witch was behind these seemingly random attacks. She had been driven insane by the loss of her children years earlier; the children who actually had been magical constructs the Witch had subconsciously created from the essence of the demon Mephisto. The attackers (including the Ultrons and the Kree) were creations of the Scarlet Witch. She was defeated by Doctor Strange, who explained the events that had just occurred, and was whisked away by her father, Magneto. This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long. ... Mephisto is a fictional character, a supervillain in the Marvel Universe. ... Doctor Strange is a fictional character, a comic book sorcerer and superhero in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Magneto is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

As a result of these events, Yellowjacket and the Wasp reconciled, and retired to give their relationship a real go. Captain Britain returned home to England. She-Hulk left the group, distraught with the guilt of what she did to the Vision. The Avengers parted ways and formally disbanded in the story's epilogue, Avengers Finale.

Aftermath

In the wake of "Avengers Disassembled", two new Avengers series have been created. The New Avengers title replaced the Avengers title (with a new #1 in December 2004) which ended with issue #503 and Avengers Finale (November 2004). This new title continued with the creative team of writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist David Finch. The other title, premiering February 2005, is Young Avengers, which features teenage heroes, each of whom is modelled on a founding member of the Avengers. This series is written by Allan Heinberg, a writer for The OC, with art by Jim Cheung. Scott Lang's daughter, Cassie, has become a member of this team under the codename Stature, seeking to carry on in her father's footsteps. A younger version of the Vision has also been created, using Iron Lad's armor as his new body. The Avengers is a fictional comic book superhero team in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Brian Michael Bendis (born August 18, 1967) is an American comic book writer and erstwhile artist. ... David Finch is a Canadian-born comic book artist who got his start working for Top Cow Productions. ... Young Avengers is a comic book published by Marvel Comics. ... Allan Heinberg is an American film scriptwriter, who currently writes Young Avengers for Marvel Comics, and has been a writer and producer on Party of Five, Sex and the City, Gilmore Girls, and The O.C. Heinbergs series Young Avengers was originally thought to be a distorted concept, with... The O.C. ( stands for Orange County) is an American television drama/soap opera program broadcast on the Fox Network. ... Jim Cheung is a comic book artist. ... Stature is a fictional character, a superheroine in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Iron Lad (Nathaniel Richards) is a fictional character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

The Scarlet Witch's storyline continued in the pages of Excalibur, where Magneto and Professor X tried helping her, to no avail. This in turn led into the House of M miniseries and crossover, also written by Bendis. Excalibur is a Marvel Comics superhero group, an offshoot of the X-Men, usually based in the United Kingdom. ... Charles Francis Xavier, also known as Professor X, is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, known as the leader and founder of the X-Men. ... House of M was an eight-part comic book crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics in 2005. ...

The event is now considered by Marvel editors as the first part of a trilogy of summer events, with House of M as the second part. The third part, Civil War, involves all of the teams and individuals from the first two events, as well as teams that spun out of them (Young Avengers and X-Factor, to name two). As well as this, the New Avengers arc which ties into Civil War is being called 'New Avengers Disassembled'. House of M was an eight-part comic book crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics in 2005. ... Civil War is a Marvel Comics summer 2006 crossover event, based around a core limited series of the same name written by Mark Millar and penciled by Steve McNiven. ... It has been suggested that X-Factor Investigations be merged into this article or section. ...

What If? Special

On November 1, 2006, Marvel released a "What If?" special showing a different outcome to the storyline. In this alternate reality, the Beast, sensing something wrong, investigates afterward. He and Warbird go to see Dr. Strange who claims to have no knowledge of what occurred. Strange uses his abilities to see the event, claiming that is not really him ("Of course there's chaos magic...I would never use the Eye that way."). They deduce that Wanda used her magics to make everyone believe Strange had defeated her and Magneto then took her away. The Beast eventually figures out that Captain America, his mind suffering long-term damage from his years in ice, had pushed Wanda to do this, using the deaths to power her. They remake Genosha into a mutant paradise and Magneto fights to defend his daughter from the Avengers and the X-Men, who all end up dead as the Scarlet Witch's spell is interrupted. In the end, Wanda and Cap allow themselves to be taken to oblivion. Only Rogue, Ms. Marvel, Beast, Falcon, Cyclops, Iron Man and Doctor Strange are left, and a guilt-ridden Beast realizes that he should have left everything alone. November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Perceived errors

In the opening sequence of Avengers #500, Kelsey Leigh is not in her Captain Britain costume, though her identity is secret from all but the Scarlet Witch. Presumably, she must have revealed her identity to her teammates prior to the start of the issue. When she does change into costume, it takes no time at all: in one panel she's as Kelsey, in the very next, only a second or so later, she is Captain Britain.

Hawkeye's failure to stand by Iron Man is unusual, although his actions may have been influenced by the Scarlet Witch.

On the last page of Avengers #501 and first page of Avengers #502, Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew) is shown amongst a group of gathered former Avengers. Jessica Drew was never a member of the Avengers so her presence is a mystery. Julia Carpenter the second Spider-Woman is not shown even though she was a member of the West Coast Avengers. It can be assumed that Jessica Drew was mistakenly drawn in the place of Julia Carpenter. Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew) is a superheroine, a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Julia Carpenter, neé Julia Cornwall, the second Spider-Woman, a fictional character, and a now-retired superheroine in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

In Avengers (vol. 3) #81, when Captain Britain takes off her mask, her face is no longer scarred, presumably due to Kelsey's transformation into Captain Britain. In Avengers #500 and Avengers Finale, Kelsey's scar has returned. From further appearances of Kelsey in New Excalibur pages is now stated that even as Captain Britain/Lionheart she remains disfigured, like in Avengers Finale. Lionheart, the alter ego of Kelsey Leigh, is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero. ...

Dr. Strange's comment that there is no such thing as "Chaos Magic" is a surprise, as Strange himself used it as his primary source of power for a time, and has seen Chaos Magic used on several other occasions. This comment also seems to fly against various important storylines involving the Witch from much of Kurt Busiek's and Geoff Johns's runs as writers on Avengers (vol. 3), including when she uses her magics against the In-Betweener in the "New World Order" storyline and to stop a bio-plague in the "Red Zone" storyline. Kurt Busiek (born September 16, 1960) is a comic book writer. ... Geoff Johns (born 25 January 1973 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American comic book writer, best known for his work for DC Comics. ... In-Betweener is a fictional character, a comic book cosmic being in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Dr. Strange seems surprised to hear that Wanda's children never existed, although he and Scarlet Witch have met numerous times since, in particular as Strange assisted in the delivery of her children.

It has been shown, especially immediately after the event in Avengers West Coast, that Wanda does indeed remember her children having existed and the events surrounding their disappearing; her memory was removed by Agatha Harkness, but was later restored, as revealed in a subsequent Avengers West Coast Annual.

List of crossover issues

• Avengers #500-503 (main story)
• Avengers Finale (epilogue)
• Captain America #29-32 (aftermath)
• Captain America and the Falcon #5-7 (prologue)
• Fantastic Four #517-519 (aftermath)
• Iron Man #84-85 (prologue) and #86-89 (aftermath)
• Spectacular Spider-Man #15-20 (prologue)
• Excalibur #8 (parallel story)
• Thor #80-81 (prologue) and #82-85 (parallel story)
• She-Hulk #11 (aftermath)

Although not bannered as a part of the crossover, the events of Stormbreaker: The Saga of Beta Ray Bill are a direct sequel to the story in Thor. This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long. ...

New Avengers Disassembled

Although not directly connected with the previous storyline, Bendis's current arc on New Avengers is titled "New Avengers: Disassembled", a reference to "Avengers: Disassembled". It deals with the events of the Civil War (in which superheroes were forced to register with the government or be arrested) on the Avengers, and how the team's varying opinions have caused them to break apart. The first three issues featured Captain America's, Jessica Drew's and Luke Cage's opinions on the matter, all who have heavily weighed against the registration. The next two featured the Sentry and Iron Man, both who were for registration. Civil War is a Marvel Comics summer 2006 crossover event, based around a core limited series of the same name written by Mark Millar and penciled by Steve McNiven. ...

Parodies

Great Lakes Avengers: Misassembled

The GLA miniseries, GLA: Misassembled (2005), written by Dan Slott and pencilled by Paul Pelletier, provided a tongue-in-cheek reference to Avengers Disassembled. In a move which satirized the comic book deaths in that book, it was announced that a character would die in each GLA issue. Surely enough, Dinah Soar, Grasshopper, Monkey Joe, and Doorman are all killed, and Mr. Immortal commits suicide. However, Doorman was resurrected almost immediately, and Mr. Immortal stayed dead for only a few seconds. The Great Lakes Avengers are a comedic superhero group, fashioned after Marvel Comics’ Avengers. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dan Slott Dan Slott is an American comic book writer known for injecting humor into typically serious superhero books. ... Sarcasm is the making of remarks intended to mock the person referred to (who is normally the person addressed), a situation or thing. ... Cover to Uncanny X-Men #136 (August 1980, art by John Byrne), the penultimate issue of the Dark Phoenix saga. ... Grasshopper is a fictional superhero in the Marvel Comics universe who first appeared in the pages of the GLA: Misassembled miniseries of 2005. ... Doorman (DeMarr Davis) is a fictional superhero in the Marvel Comics universe who first appeared in the pages of the Avengers West Coast in 1989. ... Mr. ... Suicide (Latin sui caedere, to kill oneself) is the act of intentionally taking ones own life. ...

Bongo Comics Free-For-All

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• Big Ethel kills Moose to get Jughead's attention? Oh, Brian Michael Bendis, you've done it again.

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Cable & Deadpool #12

• Deadpool (to Agent X):

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External links

• Marvel.com's Avengers Disassembled page