| Characters |
FEATURE: New Avengers--Luke Cage; Spider-Man; Spider-Woman; Dr. Strange; Wolverine; Iron Fist; Ronin [Clint Barton]; GUESTS: Maya Lopez [Echo]; Silver Samurai; Jessica Jones; Wong; Maria Hill; SHIELD; VILLAINS: Elektra; The Hand; CAMEOS: Mighty Avengers--Iron Man; Ms. Marvel [Carol Danvers]; Sentry; Wonder Man; Wasp; Black Widow; Ares |
| Synopsis |
In the past, Luke Cage tries to buy some milk for his baby but is attacked by SHIELD for his troubles; The New Avengers, secreted in Dr. Strange's boarded up sanctum, get word that Captain America is alive and being held at Rykers Island; When Dr. Strange confirms this in his astral form, the New Avengers head out to rescue Cap but find it is an elaborate trap set by the Mighty Avengers; In the present, the New Avengers take the wounded Maya to hide out at the Silver Samurai's compound but Elektra and the Hand follow them. |
| Genre |
superhero |
| Script |
Brian Michael Bendis |
| Pencils |
Leinil Francis Yu |
| Inks |
Leinil Francis Yu |
| Colors |
Dave McCaig |
| Letters |
Richard Starkings and Comicraft's Albert Deschesne |
| Notes |
As writer Bendis does in many of his comics, this story diverts in the middle to visit the recent past in order to explain how the heroes got into their current predicament. |