TheNew 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 inThe Mighty Avengers, which itself was supplanted by a different government-sanctioned team in the seriesDark Avengers. The team was reformed in June 2010 as part of the "Heroic Age" storyline.
| 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 inNew Avengers vol. 3 #1 |
| Captain America a.k.a. Nomad | Steven "Steve" Rogers | Current leader of the mainAvengers teams. Rogers still supervises the team. | |
| Luke Cage a.k.a. Power Man | Carl Lucas (birth name) Lucas "Luke" Cage (legal name) | Former leader of the New Avengers.[1] Left the team inNew Avengers vol. 2 #30. | |
| Spider-Man | Peter Benjamin Parker | Also a member of the main Avengers team andFuture Foundation. | |
| Wolverine | James "Logan" Howlett | New Avengers #6 (June 2005) | Former member.[2] Maintains concurrent membership in the main Avengers,X-Men, andUncanny 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 duringDark Reign. Went rogue inSiege #3 before being killed inSiege #4. |
| Echo a.k.a. Ronin | Maya Lopez | New Avengers #11 (November 2005) (as Ronin) | Active as Ronin inNew Avengers #11 (2005). Operating inJapan during Civil War; active as Echo inNew Avengers #27 (2007). |
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| "Spider-Woman" | Veranke (posing asJessica Drew) | New Avengers #3 (March 2005) | Joined the Mighty Avengers (Initiative team) inMighty Avengers #7 (November 2007). Revealed inNew Avengers #42 (August 2008) as aSkrull who infiltrated Earth prior to the formation of the original team. Killed byNorman Osborn inSecret Invasion #8 (January 2009). |
The Avengers team featured in theNew 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 inNew Avengers Annual #2. Rejoined inNew Avengers vol. 2 #7. |
| Iron Fist | Daniel Thomas "Danny" Rand-Kai | Left the team inNew Avengers #48. Rejoined inNew Avengers vol. 2 #1.[3] | |
| Ronin a.k.a. Hawkeye, Goliath | Clinton Francis "Clint" Barton | Appears with New Avengers as Ronin inNew Avengers #27. Joins team via flashback inNew Avengers #30. Becomes new team leader inNew Avengers #51. Relinquishes leadership to Luke Cage inNew Avengers vol. 2 #1, Later re-assuming his Hawkeye identity. |
| Character | Real name | Joined in | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucky Barnes a.k.a. Winter Soldier, Captain America | James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes | New Avengers #48 (January 2009) | Formerly led theThunderbolts[4] |
| Mockingbird | Barbara "Bobbi" Morse | Joined the New Avengers after return from several years of Skrull captivity. Former member.[3] | |
| Ms. Marvel a.k.a. Warbird, Captain Marvel | Carol Susan Jane Danvers | Former member of the Mighty Avengers (Initiative team). Becomes Second-in-Command inNew Avengers #51. Current member of the main Avengers team. Former member.[3] | |
| Spider-Woman | Jessica Merriam Drew | Joined the New Avengers after return from several years of Skrull captivity. JoinedSunspot's New Avengers inAvengers (vol. 5) #39. | |
| Power Woman a.k.a. Knightress | Jessica Campbell Jones | New Avengers Annual #3 (December 2009) | Joined after helping to rescue Clint Barton from Norman Osborn.[5] Left the team inNew Avengers (vol. 2) #24 due to concerns regarding her daughter's safety. |
New Avengers in the aftermath of theSiege.
| Character | Real name | Joined in | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thing | Benjamin Jacob "Ben" Grimm | New Avengers vol. 2 #1 (August 2010)[6] | Current member of theFantastic Four. |
| Character | Real name | Joined in | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daredevil | Matthew Michael "Matt" Murdock | New Avengers vol. 2 #16 (September 2011) | Joined during theFear Itself event |
The relaunched title features the Illuminati rather than the Avengers. For members see underIlluminati
Following an eight-monthellipsis, 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 theX-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 theShi'ar Imperial Guard. | |
| Manifold | Eden Fesi | Former member of theSecret Warriors and the main Avengers team. | |
| Validator | Michaud | Former member ofOmega Flight. | |
| Pod | Aikku Jokinen | ||
| Shang-Chi | Former member of the Marvel Knights,Heroes for Hire, and the main Avengers team. | ||
After theAll-New All-Different rebrand, Sunspot took control ofA.I.M., and changed the name toAvengers Idea Mechanics. The team is established in a new volume ofNew Avengers written byAl Ewing.
| Character | Real name | Joined in | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wiccan | William "Billy" Kaplan | New Avengers vol. 4 #1 | Founding member of theYoung Avengers, son of theScarlet Witch, fiancé of Hulkling |
| Hulkling | Theodore "Teddy" Altman/Dorrek VIII | Founding member of theYoung Avengers, son ofCaptain Marvel andAnelle, fiancé of Wiccan | |
| Songbird | Melissa Joan Gold | Former member of theThunderbolts | |
| Squirrel Girl | Doreen Allene Green | Former member of theGreat Lakes Avengers | |
| White Tiger | Ava Ayala | Former member of theMighty Avengers andHeroes 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 |
A new incarnation of the New Avengers, led by Winter Soldier, would be launched in June 2025 to combat the Killuminati, evil clones of theIlluminati. The comic was initially titled "New Thunderbolts", before being retitled to mirror the name change featured in theMarvel Cinematic Universe filmThunderbolts*.
| Codename | Real name | Joined in | Notes |
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| Winter Soldier | James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes | New Avengers (vol. 5) #5[7] | Leader |
| Black Widow | Natalia Alianovna "Natasha" Romanova | ||
| Wolverine | Laura Kinney | Krakoan duplicate of the original. | |
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| Carnage | Edward "Eddie" Brock | New host of the Carnage symbiote. | |
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