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The New Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis Omnibus
The New Avengers Omnibus, Vol. 2
The blockbuster series that forever changed Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, Brian Michael Bendis' New Avengers series revitalized the team for the 21st century!
The New Avengers are still rebels in a world reshaped by Civil War, but they’ve uncovered a huge clue to the threat that has faced them since the day they banded together! Will the truth destroy them from within? Or will that honor go to the Hood and his army of super villains? As a Secret Invasion by the Skrull Empire reveals shocking secrets, the aftermath leaves the team living in the shadows, wanted and hunted by the law — and the former Green Goblin, Norman Osborn, is the law! Not only that, but soon he recruits his own violent crew of Dark Avengers! Steve Rogers makes his triumphant return, but can even he turn the tide and usher the Avengers toward a new Heroic Age? They’ll have to survive the Siege of Asgard first as the end of an era arrives! Plus: Discover how the shadowy group known as the Illuminati shaped the history of the Marvel Universe!
COLLECTING: New Avengers (2004) 32-64, New Avengers Annual (2006) 2-3, New Avengers: Illuminati (2007) 1-5, Secret Invasion: Dark Reign One-Shot (2008), Free Comic Book Day 2009 (Avengers), Dark Reign: The List - Avengers One-Shot (2009), New Avengers Finale (2010) 1; Amazing Spider-Man (1999) 601 (B story), Breaking Into Comics the Marvel Way! (2010) (F story)
The New Avengers are still rebels in a world reshaped by Civil War, but they’ve uncovered a huge clue to the threat that has faced them since the day they banded together! Will the truth destroy them from within? Or will that honor go to the Hood and his army of super villains? As a Secret Invasion by the Skrull Empire reveals shocking secrets, the aftermath leaves the team living in the shadows, wanted and hunted by the law — and the former Green Goblin, Norman Osborn, is the law! Not only that, but soon he recruits his own violent crew of Dark Avengers! Steve Rogers makes his triumphant return, but can even he turn the tide and usher the Avengers toward a new Heroic Age? They’ll have to survive the Siege of Asgard first as the end of an era arrives! Plus: Discover how the shadowy group known as the Illuminati shaped the history of the Marvel Universe!
COLLECTING: New Avengers (2004) 32-64, New Avengers Annual (2006) 2-3, New Avengers: Illuminati (2007) 1-5, Secret Invasion: Dark Reign One-Shot (2008), Free Comic Book Day 2009 (Avengers), Dark Reign: The List - Avengers One-Shot (2009), New Avengers Finale (2010) 1; Amazing Spider-Man (1999) 601 (B story), Breaking Into Comics the Marvel Way! (2010) (F story)
1224 pages, Hardcover
Published November 4, 2025
About the author
Brian Michael Bendis
4,427 books2,634 followersA comic book writer and erstwhile artist. He has won critical acclaim (including five Eisner Awards) and is one of the most successful writers working in mainstream comics. For over eight years Bendis’s books have consistently sat in the top five best sellers on the nationwide comic and graphic novel sales charts.
Though he started as a writer and artist of independent noir fiction series, he shot to stardom as a writer of Marvel Comics' superhero books, particularly Ultimate Spider-Man.
Bendis first entered the comic world with the "Jinx" line of crime comics in 1995. This line has spawned the graphic novels Goldfish, Fire, Jinx, Torso (with Marc Andreyko), and Total Sell Out. Bendis is writing the film version of Jinx for Universal Pictures with Oscar-winner Charlize Theron attached to star and produce.
Bendis’s other projects include the Harvey, Eisner, and Eagle Award-nominated Powers (with Michael Avon Oeming) originally from Image Comics, now published by Marvel's new creator-owned imprint Icon Comics, and the Hollywood tell-all Fortune and Glory from Oni Press, both of which received an "A" from Entertainment Weekly.
Bendis is one of the premiere architects of Marvel's "Ultimate" line: comics specifically created for the new generation of comic readers. He has written every issue of Ultimate Spider-Man since its best-selling launch, and has also written for Ultimate Fantastic Four and Ultimate X-Men, as well as every issue of Ultimate Marvel Team-Up, Ultimate Origin and Ultimate Six.
Brian is currently helming a renaissance for Marvel’s AVENGERS franchise by writing both New Avengers and Mighty Avengers along with the successful ‘event’ projects House Of M, Secret War, and this summer’s Secret Invasion.
He has also previously done work on Daredevil, Alias, and The Pulse.
Though he started as a writer and artist of independent noir fiction series, he shot to stardom as a writer of Marvel Comics' superhero books, particularly Ultimate Spider-Man.
Bendis first entered the comic world with the "Jinx" line of crime comics in 1995. This line has spawned the graphic novels Goldfish, Fire, Jinx, Torso (with Marc Andreyko), and Total Sell Out. Bendis is writing the film version of Jinx for Universal Pictures with Oscar-winner Charlize Theron attached to star and produce.
Bendis’s other projects include the Harvey, Eisner, and Eagle Award-nominated Powers (with Michael Avon Oeming) originally from Image Comics, now published by Marvel's new creator-owned imprint Icon Comics, and the Hollywood tell-all Fortune and Glory from Oni Press, both of which received an "A" from Entertainment Weekly.
Bendis is one of the premiere architects of Marvel's "Ultimate" line: comics specifically created for the new generation of comic readers. He has written every issue of Ultimate Spider-Man since its best-selling launch, and has also written for Ultimate Fantastic Four and Ultimate X-Men, as well as every issue of Ultimate Marvel Team-Up, Ultimate Origin and Ultimate Six.
Brian is currently helming a renaissance for Marvel’s AVENGERS franchise by writing both New Avengers and Mighty Avengers along with the successful ‘event’ projects House Of M, Secret War, and this summer’s Secret Invasion.
He has also previously done work on Daredevil, Alias, and The Pulse.
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April 2, 2026
This is Bendis at his absolute best, and overall it’s a near-perfect omnibus. We get a generous dose of blockbuster superhero action in the best possible sense.
But Brian Michael Bendis doesn’t just deliver action, he also looks beneath the surface, bringing a wide emotional range and an intimate look at the characters and their relationships. The standout for me was definitely Luke Cage and Jessica Jones. Their arc is incredibly strong, and as a new father, it hit all the right emotional notes. There’s probably nothing I fear more than someone taking my daughter, so it was very easy to connect with Luke in particular.
The wider Marvel Universe is also captured at a very interesting point in time, shortly after Civil War, during Secret Invasion, and right after it in the Dark Reign era. This is a world full of distrust and paranoia, led, somewhat shockingly, by Norman Osborn aka Green Goblin. A madman pursuing his own agenda. In a way, it almost unsettlingly mirrors today’s geopolitical climate. It’s also a time when Marvel was jumping from one event to another… which I’ll get back to.
The main villain, however, isn’t Osborn but Hood, and I have to say Bendis handled him brilliantly. His motivations, mindset, and overall characterization are excellent. I genuinely enjoyed him as the primary antagonist to these more “underground” New Avengers. He’s compelling, well-written, and even though he’s a villain, there were moments where I could understand him, and even root for him a bit.
The concept of the New Avengers themselves is also very engaging. These heroes operate outside the law. They still want to do good and help people, but they have to do so while being fugitives. This setup makes the whole omnibus incredibly fun to read.
That said… it’s not all perfect. Let’s address the elephant in the room. As mentioned earlier, this was a period when Marvel Comics jumped from one major event to another, and this omnibus suffers from that the most. A large portion of the book takes place during Secret Invasion, and we get many important pieces of the puzzle… but the main event itself is missing. That’s hard to understand. We get all the side material, but not the main course. While the New Avengers issues focus more on personal stories during the event and it’s still readable without it, something definitely feels missing.
Even more noticeable is the absence of Siege, which serves as the climax of this entire run and effectively ends the Dark Reign era. Getting only two tie-in issues is simply not enough and can feel quite confusing. What makes this even more puzzling is that both events were written by Bendis himself.
All that said, despite these fairly major flaws, I still rate this omnibus very highly and genuinely had a great time with it. If it had included the main Secret Invasion and Siege events, this would have been a truly perfect book.
But Brian Michael Bendis doesn’t just deliver action, he also looks beneath the surface, bringing a wide emotional range and an intimate look at the characters and their relationships. The standout for me was definitely Luke Cage and Jessica Jones. Their arc is incredibly strong, and as a new father, it hit all the right emotional notes. There’s probably nothing I fear more than someone taking my daughter, so it was very easy to connect with Luke in particular.
The wider Marvel Universe is also captured at a very interesting point in time, shortly after Civil War, during Secret Invasion, and right after it in the Dark Reign era. This is a world full of distrust and paranoia, led, somewhat shockingly, by Norman Osborn aka Green Goblin. A madman pursuing his own agenda. In a way, it almost unsettlingly mirrors today’s geopolitical climate. It’s also a time when Marvel was jumping from one event to another… which I’ll get back to.
The main villain, however, isn’t Osborn but Hood, and I have to say Bendis handled him brilliantly. His motivations, mindset, and overall characterization are excellent. I genuinely enjoyed him as the primary antagonist to these more “underground” New Avengers. He’s compelling, well-written, and even though he’s a villain, there were moments where I could understand him, and even root for him a bit.
The concept of the New Avengers themselves is also very engaging. These heroes operate outside the law. They still want to do good and help people, but they have to do so while being fugitives. This setup makes the whole omnibus incredibly fun to read.
That said… it’s not all perfect. Let’s address the elephant in the room. As mentioned earlier, this was a period when Marvel Comics jumped from one major event to another, and this omnibus suffers from that the most. A large portion of the book takes place during Secret Invasion, and we get many important pieces of the puzzle… but the main event itself is missing. That’s hard to understand. We get all the side material, but not the main course. While the New Avengers issues focus more on personal stories during the event and it’s still readable without it, something definitely feels missing.
Even more noticeable is the absence of Siege, which serves as the climax of this entire run and effectively ends the Dark Reign era. Getting only two tie-in issues is simply not enough and can feel quite confusing. What makes this even more puzzling is that both events were written by Bendis himself.
All that said, despite these fairly major flaws, I still rate this omnibus very highly and genuinely had a great time with it. If it had included the main Secret Invasion and Siege events, this would have been a truly perfect book.
January 3, 2026
First finished read of 2026, Bendis still firing on all cylinders and excellent artwork from everyone involved. The two omnibuses are excellent encapsulation of Marvel from Civil War to the Heroic Age and the rise of the Avengers back to headline status. The only real things keeping this from being five are the lack of Siege and Secret Invasion's main event series (since they were also written by Bendis and all the key players there are the key players here) and the nightmare that is Secret Invasion: Dark Reign's Namor.
February 22, 2026
Truly a masterpiece. Incredible fun read along with Secret Invasion and Siege. This has made me want to check out Mighty Avengers, Young Avengers, and secret warriors for sure. Great story, great art, and incredibly easy to read. I found the Illuminati miniseries in here incredibly fun, but honestly so is all of the rest of it as well.
June 27, 2026
It was an overall great reading experience. Action Packed with great art. Only minor issues that I have with the omnibus are not having Secret Invasion and Siege included in the omnibus, or else it would have gotten 5 stars.
May 15, 2025
4.5 what a ride, worth reading 6 years worth of different comics and run. Only negative is I don’t get making Steve that at the end but I gotta see where that goes
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