The New Avengers is a team originally formed due to a mass breakout at the super villain prison, the Raft. The team then became a splinter group of Avengers that chose not to comply with federal superhuman registration, as opposed to the government-sanctioned team gathered in The Mighty Avengers, which itself was supplanted by a different government-sanctioned team in the series Dark Avengers. The team was reformed in June 2010 as part of the "Heroic Age" storyline.
New Avengers (2005–2012)
Founders Character Real name Joined in Notes Iron Man Anthony Edward "Tony" Stark New Avengers #3 (March 2005) Pro-registration side leader. Founding member of the Mighty Avengers (Initiative team). Current member of the main Avengers team. Rejoins team in New Avengers vol. 3 #1 Captain Americaa.k.a. Nomad Steven "Steve" Rogers Current leader of the main Avengers teams. Rogers still supervises the team. Luke Cagea.k.a. Power Man Carl Lucas (birth name)Lucas "Luke" Cage (legal name) Former leader of the New Avengers. Left the team in New Avengers vol. 2 #30. Spider-Man Peter Benjamin Parker Also a member of the main Avengers team and Future Foundation. Wolverine James "Logan" Howlett New Avengers #6 (June 2005) Former member. Maintains concurrent membership in the main Avengers, X-Men, and Uncanny Avengers. Sentry Robert "Bob" Reynolds New Avengers #10 (October 2005) Became a member of the Mighty Avengers (Initiative team) after the Civil War and the Dark Avengers during Dark Reign. Went rogue in Siege #3 before being killed in Siege #4. Echoa.k.a. Ronin Maya Lopez New Avengers #11 (November 2005) (as Ronin) Active as Ronin in New Avengers #11 (2005). Operating in Japan during Civil War; active as Echo in New Avengers #27 (2007). Infiltrator (2005) "Spider-Woman" Veranke (posing as Jessica Drew) New Avengers #3 (March 2005) Joined the Mighty Avengers (Initiative team) in Mighty Avengers #7 (November 2007). Revealed in New Avengers #42 (August 2008) as a Skrull who infiltrated Earth prior to the formation of the original team. Killed by Norman Osborn in Secret Invasion #8 (January 2009).
Post-Civil War recruits (2007) The Avengers team featured in the New Avengers comic book, created from the remaining anti-registration Secret Avengers during the Civil War, with Luke Cage, Spider-Man, Wolverine, Echo, and "Spider-Woman" continuing from the original New Avengers team.
Character Real name Joined in Notes Doctor Strange Stephen Vincent Strange New Avengers #27 (February 2007) Left the team in New Avengers Annual #2. Rejoined in New Avengers vol. 2 #7. Iron Fist Daniel Thomas "Danny" Rand-Kai Left the team in New Avengers #48. Rejoined in New Avengers vol. 2 #1.New Avengers vol. 2 #1 (August 2010) Ronina.k.a. Hawkeye, Goliath Clinton Francis "Clint" Barton Appears with New Avengers as Ronin in New Avengers #27. Joins team via flashback in New Avengers #30. Becomes new team leader in New Avengers #51. Relinquishes leadership to Luke Cage in New Avengers vol. 2 #1, Later re-assuming his Hawkeye identity.
Post-Secret Invasion recruits (2009)
Character Real name Joined in Notes Bucky Barnesa.k.a. Winter Soldier, Captain America James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes New Avengers #48 (January 2009) Formerly led the Thunderbolts Mockingbird Barbara "Bobbi" Morse Joined the New Avengers after return from several years of Skrull captivity. Former member. Ms. Marvela.k.a. Warbird, Captain Marvel Carol Susan Jane Danvers Former member of the Mighty Avengers (Initiative team). Becomes Second-in-Command in New Avengers #51. Current member of the main Avengers team. Former member. Spider-Woman Jessica Merriam Drew Joined the New Avengers after return from several years of Skrull captivity. Joined Sunspot's New Avengers in Avengers (vol. 5) #39. Power Womana.k.a. Knightress Jessica Campbell Jones New Avengers Annual #3 (December 2009) Joined after helping to rescue Clint Barton from Norman Osborn. Left the team in New Avengers (vol. 2) #24 due to concerns regarding her daughter's safety.
Heroic Age (2010)
New Avengers in the aftermath of the Siege.
Character Real name Joined in Notes Thing Benjamin Jacob "Ben" Grimm New Avengers vol. 2 #1 (August 2010) Current member of the Fantastic Four.
Fear Itself (2011)
Character Real name Joined in NotesDaredevilMatthew Michael "Matt" MurdockNew Avengers vol. 2 #16 (September 2011)Joined during the Fear Itself event
New Avengers (2013–2015) The relaunched title features the Illuminati rather than the Avengers. For members see under Illuminati
Time Runs Out (2015–2016) Following an eight-month ellipsis, Sunspot assembles a new unit of New Avengers to help end the conflict between the Avengers and the Illuminati.
Character Real name Joined in Notes Sunspot Roberto "Bobby" da Costa Avengers (vol. 5) #39 (February 2015) Former member of the X-Men, New Mutants, and Avengers. Cannonball Samuel Zachary "Sam" Guthrie Former member of the X-Men, New Mutants, and Avengers. Black Widow Natalia Alianovna "Natasha" Romanova Former member of the main Avengers team. Smasher Isabel "Izzy" Kane Maintains membership in both the New Avengers and the Shi'ar Imperial Guard. Manifold Eden Fesi Former member of the Secret Warriors and the main Avengers team. Validator Michaud Former member of Omega Flight. Pod Aikku Jokinen Shang-Chi Former member of the Marvel Knights, Heroes for Hire, and the main Avengers team.
All-New All-Different Marvel (2015–2016) After the All-New All-Different rebrand, Sunspot took control of A.I.M., and changed the name to Avengers Idea Mechanics. The team is established in a new volume of New Avengers written by Al Ewing.
Character Real name Joined in Notes Wiccan William "Billy" KaplanNew Avengers vol. 4 #1 Founding member of the Young Avengers, son of the Scarlet Witch, fiancé of Hulkling Hulkling Theodore "Teddy" Altman/Dorrek VIII Founding member of the Young Avengers, son of Captain Marvel and Anelle, fiancé of Wiccan Songbird Melissa Joan Gold Former member of the Thunderbolts Squirrel Girl Doreen Allene Green Former member of the Great Lakes Avengers White Tiger Ava Ayala Former member of the Mighty Avengers and Heroes for Hire Power Man Víctor Hernán Álvarez Former member of the Mighty Avengers and Heroes for Hire. Hawkeye Clinton Francis "Clint" Barton"Super-Secret Traitor" of the Team
New Avengers (2025–present) A new incarnation of the New Avengers, led by Black Widow, would be launched in June 2025 to combat the Killuminati, evil clones of the Illuminati. The comic was initially titled "New Thunderbolts", before being retitled to mirror the name change featured in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Thunderbolts*. Codename Real name Joined in NotesWinter SoldierJames Buchanan "Bucky" BarnesNew Avengers (vol. 5) #5Black WidowNatalia Alianovna "Natasha" RomanovaLeaderWolverineLaura KinneyKrakoan duplicate of the original.NamorClea StrangeCarnageEdward "Eddie" BrockNew host of the Carnage symbiote.
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