Bendis Drops the H.A.M.M.E.R. On the "The Avengers"
The Avengers' trouble with Norman Osborn heats up in december's "Avengers" #20. Writer Brian Michael Bendis discusses his plans for the next year with Earth's Mightiest Heroes On a fateful day "unlike any other," a group of heroes came together to face the villains no hero could face alone. Thus, the Avengers, the Marvel Universe's premier super team, were born. What happens, though, when the villains follow in the Avengers' footsteps? Earth's Mightiest Heroes are about to find out.
Recently, the villainous Norman Osborn was freed from prison and once again offered leadership of H.A.M.M.E.R., the organization he controlled during his Dark Reign over the Marvel Universe. Much to Osborn's delight, the organization had changed since his incarceration, transforming from the U.S. Government's top espionage agency into one of the premier mega crime organizations in the Marvel U. Its ranks have swelled to include agents fanatically loyal to...