the New Avengers #36 - Marvel

I have to assume that this whole Venom Invasion thing is going to play out over in the Mighty Avengers title. Because, really, it's all just skimmed over in this book. But, I think that title is way behind schedule, so I'm not sure when we're going to be reading about it. Between the Avengers and the Initiative, we've been getting about 4 issues between copies of the other. Which, to me, really seems like it's throwing this whole storyline out of whack. Anyways, Luke is telling his wife about how they went to warn the Avengers about the Hood's likely attack on them, when they come across this debacle on the streets of New York. Of course they try to help, and most of them are transformed by the symbiotes . . except of course Luke and Logan. The Mighty Avengers are also involved. They work together to try to control the situation, and Iron Man takes off to find a cure. Apparently he does, because the next thing they know everybody is reverting to normal and now, both Avengers teams, have the task or trying to calm the people and clean up the mess. Which they team up and do so together. Luke is worried though because it seems as if Jessica has switched teams. Really, he's worried about her giving them up. So they send Logan in to the Avengers tower to find out what she's done, or told them. Meanwhile, the Hood has made a move, a major bank heist with the help of the Wrecking Crew and Madame Masque. But the New Avengers decide that they're to much of a threat for them to handle alone, so when they come crashing through the wall of their hideout, we see everybody standing by their side . . . the Mighty Avengers, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men . . . . everybody. It seems like a lot of firepower for this little group of thieves. But we'll have to wait until next issue to find out what's going to happen. Meanwhile, Tony, in curing the Venom thing, also found out the Doom was behind dropping the virus on midtown. So they're all on their way to Latveria. And everybody still has the whole Skrull thing looming over them. Nobody still knows who they can trust . . . and not. This book, as always, was brilliantly conceived by Brian Bendis and Leinil Yu. When the Mighty Avengers came out, I thought for sure this book would fall by the wayside, but honestly, I think it's only gotten better. "Avengers Assemble!"