It's the end of an era for the Avengers as the double threat of the infamous Crossing arc and the fury of Onslaught rear their heads!
Warriors from the future and secrets from the past abound when Kang the Conqueror appears to set the assembled Avengers against each other in a game for a prize no one can imagine! But when one of their own is revealed to be a deadly enemy, you won't believe who they recruit to help defeat him! In the aftermath of the Crossing, the Wasp is transformed, the surviving Avengers battle the Zodiac and the megalomaniacal Leader targets the world's most famous landmarks! Plus: The Avengers must survive an endless assault of old enemies before reckoning with the deadly new menace of Onslaught! As they fight alongside the X-Men, it's the shocking end of an era for the world's greatest heroes!
COLLECTING: Avengers (1963) 389-402, Avengers: The Crossing (1995) 1, Avengers: Timeslide (1996) 1, Onslaught: Marvel Universe (1996) 1
Bob Harras edited several titles as Ralph Macchio's assistant, mostly tie-ins such as Micronauts, Rom, Saga of Crystar and U.S. 1. He subsequently became chief editor of the X-Men titles and wrote for multiple series, including a three-year run on Avengers. Graduating to editor in chief, he oversaw well-received runs of Captain America, Daredevil, Deadpool and other titles, as well as the controversial second Clone Saga in the 1990s' Spider-Man titles. Harras has since worked as contributing editor at WildStorm and collected editions editor for DC Comics. He began a decade-long stint as DC's editor in chief in 2010.
After early assignments on Kickers Inc. and Cloak and Dagger,
Terry Kavanagh wrote Web of Spider-Man for years -- spinning a hero he introduced in those pages, Nightwatch, into his own title. In addition to runs on Marc Spector: Moon Knight, X-Man and various mutant titles, he wrote Avengers, Iron Man and several tie-in one-shots during the controversial "Crossing" storyline. His miniseries work includes Before the Fantastic Four: The Storms, Fury/Agent 13, Black Cat and Rise of Apocalypse. He teamed Marvel heroes with UItraverse heroes in Exiles vs. X-Men and Ultraforce/Avengers Prelude.
A veteran of the American comics scene,
Ben Raab has worked both sides of the desk as both an editor -- in print and online -- and a freelance writer. Some of his more notable writing credits include such pop-culture icons as The X-Men, Green Lantern, Superman, Wonder Woman, Teen Titans, Hawkman and The Phantom. In 2004, he co-created Living in Infamy -- a four-issue miniseries about a Witness Protection town for reformed super villains -- which was published independently through Ludovico Technique. In 2006, Raab began working in New Media as a writer/web-content producer on such online series as Afterworld and Gemini Division. Since 2008, Raab -- along with his writing partner, Deric A. Hughes -- has served as a writer on Syfy's highest-rated scripted drama, Warehouse 13.
Artist
Mike Deodato Jr. was already a renowned illustrator in his native Brazil when he got his big break in American comics in 1994, illustrating DC's Wonder Woman. For Marvel, he drew such series as Avengers, Elektra, Spider-Man and Incredible Hulk. After refining his inimitable style on the creator-owned Jade Warriors, he returned to Marvel for a second turn on Incredible Hulk, with writer Bruce Jones, and a stint on J. Michael Straczynski's Amazing Spider-Man. Deodato has forged an association with the Avengers on various titles -- including collaborations with Brian Michael Bendis, Ed Brubaker and Jonathan Hickman -- and demonstrated his superstar status on the event book Original Sin. Deodato joined writer Jeff Lemire in exploring one of Marvel's greatest villains in Thanos.
The late
Mike Wieringo established himself as one of the leading artists in the comic-book industry with his work with writer Mark Waid on DC's Flash during a run that included the debut of Impulse. Wieringo's continued collaboration with Waid brought him to Fantastic Four in 2002; the pair kicked off their tenure with a history-making nine-cent first issue. Wieringo's ability to translate dynamic action to the comic-book page made him uniquely suited to launch Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man in 2005 with writer Peter David.
The son of industry pioneer Joe Kubert,
Adam Kubert has won numerous comics-industry achievement awards -- including an Eisner Award and a Wizard magazine award. His landmark runs on Wolverine and Incredible Hulk made him a superstar, leading him to work on X-Men titles including the Marvel Universe-changing Onslaught saga. His subsequent efforts for Marvel include revisiting the world of Logan on Astonishing Spider-Man & Wolverine and the blockbuster sequel Origin II. Kubert joined the stellar artistic lineup of the event series Avengers vs. X-Men, and his subsequent work includes All-New, All-Different Avengers; Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man; and Captain America. In 2020, he made a triumphant return to his signature character for the Dawn of X relaunch of Wolverine.
