To combat the threats against which no hero could stand alone, Earth's mightiest heroes forged to unite in battle to protect all mankind. Now, from their second base of operations on America's west coast, a new chapter in their legend is being written...
 
ISSUES
 
HAWKEYE
 
Brash, hot-headed, and quick to temper, Clint Barton went from leading a team of Avengers to once again playing second-fiddle to Captain America. Following the restructuring of the main branch of Avengers, Hawkeye was asked by Tony Stark to lead the newly reorganized west coast division of the team.
by MERIADES RAI

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IRON MAN
Millionaire industrialist and technical genius Tony Stark
built an advanced suit of armor to keep his heart
beating after shrapnel nearly took it from him.
Free of that problem now, Stark continues to don
his battlesuit to fight for justice as Iron Man.
by MIKE EXNER III
 

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THE WASP
A founding member of the Avengers, Janet Van Dyne had retired from superheroics alongside her ex-husband, Henry Pym. Following the attack on San Francisco, however, the Wasp has found herself back amongst the Avengers to fill out the holes in their depleted roster.
by CHRIS MUNN

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by CHRIS MUNN
and RUSS ANDERSON

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08     07     06     05
04     03     02     01
EXTRAS

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