For the Chinese superhero, see Collective Man.

The Collective is a fictional entity in the Marvel Comics Universe. The Collective first appeared in New Avengers #16, and was created by Brian Michael Bendis. It is actually the energy signatures of all mutants that lost their powers on M-Day. When the energy left mutants, the mass centered on one man, Michael Pointer. Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Entertainment, Inc. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to the date or issue of a characters first appearance. ... New Avengers is a comic book published by Marvel Comics. ... Brian Michael Bendis. ... House of M is an eight-part Marvel Comics crossover event which began in June of 2005. ... The military designation of days and hours within the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), is specified in AAP-6 (STANAG 3680), NATO Glossary of Terms and Definitions, and marked (NATO) in what follows. ... The Collective Man is a fictional character, a Chinese superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ... Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Entertainment, Inc. ... Various characters of the Marvel Universe. ... New Avengers is a comic book published by Marvel Comics. ... The military designation of days and hours within the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), is specified in AAP-6 (STANAG 3680), NATO Glossary of Terms and Definitions, and marked (NATO) in what follows. ...

Character History

In House of M #8, Scarlet Witch speaks the phrase, "No More Mutants". Suddenly, millions of mutants find themselves human, including Magneto, and Quicksilver. But, as energy cannot be destroyed, the collective power signatures of the mutants arrives in North Pole, Alaska. House of M is an eight-part Marvel Comics crossover event which began in June of 2005. ... The Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe, a mutant who fluctuates between being a superheroine and supervillainess. ... Magneto (real name unknown, alias Erik Magnus Lehnsherr) is a Marvel Comics character, known as the main adversary of the X-Men. ... Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff) is a comic book supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Official language(s) English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Area  Ranked 1st  - Total 663,267 sq mi (1,717,854 km²)  - Width 808 miles (1,300 km)  - Length 1,479 miles (2,380 km)  - % water 13. ...

The Collective bonds with a mutant postal worker, Michael Pointer, and he enters Canada, encountering its superhero team, Alpha Flight and severely wounding, perhaps even killing, its members. Alpha Flight is a Canadian team of super heroes, created for Marvel Comics by Chris Claremont and Canadian native John Byrne. ...

S.H.I.E.L.D Director Hill sends the Avengers to meet with the being, who is learning to control its many powers. In the battle, Iron Man asks if it speaks any language, and confusingly, it says its name is Michael, only to be punched by Ms. Marvel, who was asked to assist the team. Collective ignites her latent powers of Binary. She remarks that this is like being hit by "fifty powers at once". Collective then rips Tony Stark from his Iron Man armor, and The Sentry arrives, knocking Michael into space. Iron Man retrieves his armor and counters Collective's next attack, sending the data to Spider-Man who analyzes the power signatures Iron Man obtained. S.H.I.E.L.D. (Originally an acronym for Supreme Headquarters, International Espionage, Law Enforcement Division, subsequently changed to Strategic Hazard Intervention, Espionage and Logistics Directorate) is a fictional intelligence agency in the Marvel Universe. ... The Avengers are a superhero team, consisting of many of Marvel Comics most popular heroes. ... Iron Man is a Marvel Comics superhero. ... Carol Danvers is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Cover to New Avengers #3. ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ...

Spider-Man finds that the signatures match up with the depowered mutants, an incident which only the X-Men and the Avengers know occured. S.H.I.E.L.D. telepaths detect Spider-Man's mind, and discover that the House of M occured. Meanwhile, Iron Man and Sentry leave the Collective alone, and it flies to Genosha. The Avengers rescue Spider-Man, but they are too late due to the telepaths.

Powers and Abilities

The Collective is an amalgam of every existing energy signature of the depowered mutants on Earth. This does not mean that it is every power of the depowered mutants, just the signatures. Among the abilities Michael has demonstrated upon bonding with the Collective are ice creation, multiplying in size, flight, breathing in outer space, and energy blasts. It may be assumed at this point that Michael may be a mutant who can absorb stray energy, although that hasn't been revealed yet. Also, Michael has just recently acquired these abilities. He is still learning to control all of them, and as such, is not skilled in the uses of his abilities, but he is capable of using them.