About the Avengers: The Crossing #1 - Nm+ 9.6

"The Crossing" Plot by Bob Harras and Terry Kavanagh. Script by Bob Harras. Pencils by Fabio Laguna. Inks by Scott Koblish. Chromium wraparound cover by Mike Deodato. And so it begins! The Crossing saga that will rock the Marvel Universe and take Earth's Mightiest Heroes to the edge...and beyond! However the story opens with a celebration at Avengers Mansion! It's the anniversary of the team's founding many years ago! And this gathering of old friends provides an opportunity to rekindle past romances (between the Vision and the Scarlet Witch) and also past animosities (between Hawkeye and Iron Man)! Right before Jarvis serves the special anniversary dinner, a strange group of beings attacks the mansion! The Avengers quickly assemble outside and repel the invaders! But left behind from the attack is the former avenger Gilgamesh...in an aged and dying state! What happened to the forgotten eternal? And who is the mysterious girl slipping in and out of the timestream? The frightening answers are coming in the days ahead! And the Avengers will never be the same again! Story continues in Iron Man 320, Force Works 16, and Avengers 391. Final appearances of Rita DeMara (aka the second Yellowjacket) and Marilla. Cameo appearances by Century and Thor. Flashback cameos by Howard Stark and Maria Stark. Avengers Lineup: Beast, Black Widow, Crystal, Deathcry, Giant-Man, Gilgamesh, Hawkeye, Hercules, Iron Man, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Vision, U.S. Agent, and the Wasp. (Notes: The plot from Avengers 390 continues in this issue. The Black Widow, Quicksilver, and the Scarlet Witch debut new costumes.