
They formed the splinter group that chose not to comply with the federal superhuman registration act. The team does not actually refer to themselves as the "New Avengers" but rather consider themselves the real Avengers. Different heroes rotated in and out, giving Bendis the chance to have lots of different characters interact and work together. Marvel (Carol Danvers), Spider-Man, The Thing and Wolverine comprised the team with Luke Cage still acting as leader. The team initially consisted of Captain America, Iron Man, Spider-Man, a Skrull posing as Spider-Woman and Luke Cage as the team's leader, but in the second volume, Victoria Hand, Iron Fist, Jessica Jones, Mockingbird, Ms. "New Avengers" debuted in 2005 by writer Brian Michael Bendis and penciler David Finch. The effects of "House of M" played into several other Marvel events including "Secret Invasion" and "Secret Wars" and the effects of Scarlet Witch's declaration are still being felt in the comics to this day.

It takes place in an alternate Marvel universe, separate from Marvel-616, created by Scarlet Witch, where Magneto was made leader of the world's mutants on the sovereign island of Genosha, and the status quo of society is reversed, in that mutants are the dominant species and non-powered humans (or Sapiens) are seen as inferior and despised.Īfter a battle between a rogue group of heroes and Magneto's royal family, Scarlet Witch learns the truth about this new reality and whispers, "No more mutants," which reverts reality back to normal except that the mutant population has dropped from millions to only a few hundred. Brian Michael Bendis wrote this eight-issue limited series with art by Olivier Coipel as the core story of a major Marvel Comics event as a follow-up to the "Planet X" and "Avengers Disassembled" event storylines. "House of M" was the story that nearly wiped out all the mutants on Earth.

Without giving too much away, you want Spawn to take certain paths in the story, because you know he deserves it, and when he turns another way, you completely understand his reasoning and the regret it brings him. It's an experimental work for sure, that aims to make the reader relate to the confusion, pain and remorse that Spawn himself feels throughout his journey in the book, and it's a goal that's quickly met and exceeded.

"Hellspawn" blends a unique minimalistic art style with a deep and remorseful story to try to create an atmosphere of pain. "Spawn" has never been a comic book for kids, but this volume takes that to a whole new level. He makes a deal with an evil being and is allowed to return to Earth, now with unearthly powers.

Spawn is an antihero who was originally called Al Simmons before he was murdered and sent to Hell. Brian Michael Bendis' "Hellspawn" with art by Ashley Wood is the continuation of Todd MacFarlane's "Spawn," but it takes a much darker, more disturbing approach.
