Collecting The Mighty Avengers and Ultimates as graphic novels

The definitive, chronological, and up-to-date guide and trade reading order on collecting Mighty Avengers comic books via omnibuses, hardcovers, and trade paperback graphic novels. A part of Crushing Krisis’s Collecting Avengers: A Definitive Guide. Last updated November 2017 with titles scheduled for release through July 2019.

Mighty Avengers by Cho The original Mighty Avengers series emerges directly from the end of the Civil War event, which caused a schism in the Avengers. It featured an official, government-sanction team of Avengers sponsored by Iron Man and lead by Ms. Marvel. It’s also written in an intentionally nostalgic style to contrast with New Avengers, with narration and thought bubbles.

The title was dropped from the Marvel lineup for the Heroic Age in 2010 in favor of the pair of flagships, Avengers and New Avengers. However, it returned in 2014 during the Infinity event as a new, street-level team of brawlers. It was also a markedly diverse team focused on a number of black heroes.

The senior core of the team – Spectrum and Blue Marvel – carried over to Ultimates in All-New Marvel Now, as did its commitment to increased representation for Marvel’s heroes of color with the additions of Black Panther and Ms. America Chavez to the cast (as well as Captain Marvel).

The Mighty Avengers, Vol. 1 (2007 – 2010)
Marvel Now: Mighty Avengers and Captain America & The Mighty Avengers (2013 – 2015)
All-New, All-Different Marvel: Mighty Avengers as The Ultimates (2015 – Present)

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The Mighty Avengers (2007 – 2010)

As oversized deluxe editions…

See Marvel Universe Events: Civil War for Civil War oversized collections.

#1-11: The Mighty Avengers Deluxe Hardcover, Vol. 1 Oversized (ISBN 0785137580)
Collects Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 from above.

Avengers/Invaders Oversize Hardcover (ISBN 0785129421)
12-issue maxi-series. This series occurs after at least the first arc of Mighty Avengers.

#7 & 12-20: Secret Invasion Omnibus (ISBN 9781302912154)
This collection includes Secret Invasion as well as the major tie-in issues written by Brian Bendis. The full contents are Secret Invasion #1-8, Prologue; New Avengers (2004) #31-32 & 39-49; Mighty Avengers (2007) #7 & 12-20; and New Avengers: Illuminati (2007) #1 & 5.

#12-20: The Mighty Avengers Secret Invasion (Deluxe Hardcover, Vol. 2) Oversized (ISBN 0785142614)
Collects Vol. 3 and Vol. 4 from above. This run is also included in the Secret Invasion omnibus.

See Marvel Universe Events: Secret Invasion for the oversize Secret Invasion event collections, including the Secret Invasion omnibus, which contains Mighty Avengers #7 & 12-20.

Dark Avengers begins here, usurping the roles (and costumes!) (and names!) of the Mighty Avengers.

#21-36: The Mighty Avengers: Dark Reign (Deluxe Hardcover, Vol. 3) Oversized (ISBN 0785156690)
Collects Vol. 5-7 from above, including the Requiem one-shot.

See Marvel Universe Events: Siege for the oversize collection of Siege, which repeats some issues from the final Mighty Avengers oversize hardcover.

Continue to Avengers & New Avengers (2010 – Present)

As paperback Complete Collections…

#1-20: Mighty Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis: The Complete Collection (ISBN 978-1-302-90338-1)

#21-36: Mighty Avengers by Dan Slott: The Complete Collection (2019 paperback, ISBN 978-1302915667)
Also collects Secret Invasion: Requiem.

as trade paperbacks…

See Marvel Universe Events: Civil War for the story that leads to the launch of this team.

#1-6: The Mighty Avengers, Vol. 1: The Ultron Initiative (ISBN 0785123687)
Available in hardcover (ISBN 0785123709)

Avengers/Invaders (ISBN 078512943X)
A 12-issue maxi-series featuring the New Avengers and Mighty Avengers teaming up to assist the Invaders, displaced in time from the close of World War 2! This series occurs after at least the first arc of Mighty Avengers. This story is not written by Brian Bendis, so it is not referenced in the main Mighty Avengers series.

#7-11: The Mighty Avengers, Vol. 2: Venom Bomb (ISBN 0785123695)
Available in hardcover (ISBN 0785126414)

#12-15: The Mighty Avengers, Vol. 3: Secret Invasion, Book 1 (ISBN 0785130101)
Available in hardcover (ISBN 0785130098)

#16-20: The Mighty Avengers, Vol. 4: Secret Invasion, Book 2 (ISBN 0785136509)
Available in hardcover (ISBN 0785136495)

See Marvel Universe Events: Secret Invasion for the main Secret Invasion event collections.

Dark Avengers begins here, usurping the roles (and costumes!) (and names!) of the Mighty Avengers.

#21-26: The Mighty Avengers, Vol. 5: Earth’s Mightiest (ISBN 0785137467)
Also collects Secret Invasion: Requiem. Available in hardcover (ISBN 0785138153).

#27-31: The Mighty Avengers, Vol. 6: The Unspoken (ISBN 0785137475)
Available in hardcover (ISBN 0785138161)

#32-36: The Mighty Avengers, Vol. 7: Siege (ISBN 0785148019)
Available in hardcover (ISBN 0785148000).

See Marvel Universe Events: Siege for the events surrounding this end of this volume.

Continue to Avengers & New Avengers (2010 – Present)

Collected by single issue or storyline…

#1 & 21: I Am An Avenger, Vol. 2 (ISBN 0785143610)
Collects modern Avengers debuts and joining issues, including The Avengers (1996) #1, The Avengers (1998) #1, 4, & 27, Dark Avengers (2009) #1, The Mighty Avengers (2007) #1 & 21, and New Avengers (2005) #3 & 15.

#7: Secret Invasion: The Infiltration (ISBN 0785132317)
This could alternately be called “Prelude to Secret Invasion.” Collects Fantastic Four (1961) #2 [the introduction of Skrulls], Avengers: The Initiative (2007) Annual 01, The Mighty Avengers (2007) #7, and New Avengers: Illuminati (2007) #1 & 5.

#25-26: Avengers vs. Fantastic Four (2019 paperback, ISBN 978-1302920722)
Collects FF #25-26, 150, 255-256 & Annual #19; Avengers (1963) #127, 233, 301-303, & Annual 14; New Avengers: AAFES AKA New Avengers Guest Starring the Fantastic Four (2005) #1; and Mighty Avengers (2007) #25-26.

Marvel Now: Mighty Avengers (2013 – 2015)

Beginning during Infinity, this title focuses on a diverse street team of Avengers. With a stellar art rotation of Greg Land and Valerio Schiti plus well-received writer Al Ewing, this unlikely ground-level team might have some legs.

#1-5: Vol. 1: No Single Hero
An Infinity tie-in; see Marvel Universe Events for more collection information.

#6-10: Vol. 2: Family Bonding

#11-15: Vol. 3: Original Sin – Not Your Father’s Avengers

A relaunched title in 2014 with the title Captain America & The Mighty Avengers took advantage of the buzz around the new Captain America.

#1-7: Vol. 1: Open For Business

#8-9: Vol. 2: Last Days
Also includes the Secret Wars material Captain Britain & The Mighty Defenders #1-2 and the Age of Ultron tie-in Avengers Assemble 15AU. #8-9 also appear in Secret Wars: Last Days of the Marvel Universe oversize hardcover. See Marvel Universe Events for more information.

All-New, All-Different Marvel: Mighty Avengers as The Ultimates (2015 – Present)

The core of the Mighty Avengers team – Blue Marvel and Spectrum – continue to this book still written by Al Ewing and with a galactic scope. They are joined by Black Panther, Captain Marvel, and Miss America Chavez … plus, the biggest co-star of them all: Galactus!