Marvel’s current Avengers team is bound to change drastically as an entire era officially comes to an end. Marvel as a whole enters a new and quite important era in 2026. The Ultimate Universe officially concludes, Chip Zdarsky’s Armaggeddon shakes up Marvel’s main universe, and Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Doomsday launches the beginning of the end of the MCU’s Multiverse Saga.
Naturally, all these upcoming events will overhaul multiple Marvel continuities. Few, if any Ultimate characters may make it out alive of Ultimate Endgame, and Avengers: Doomsday will bring several live-action superhero teams together. Meanwhile, Marvel Comics’ Earth-616 is likely to witness the birth of a brand-new Avengers line-up.
Jed MacKay’s Avengers Run Ends In 2026
2026 Marks The End Of An Era For The Avengers
Jed MacKay’s The Avengers run, which started in 2023, is officially set to conclude on March 4, after more than thirty issues of high-stakes action involving Kang the Conqueror and his powerful alter ego Myrddin. The Avengers’ conflict with Myrrdin and the Twilight Court will likely get a climactic ending before Earth’s Mightiest Heroes move on to a bigger threat to the Marvel Universe. In 2026, the Avengers will star in Marvel’s upcoming Armaggeddon event.
Chip Zdarsky’s Armaggeddon promises to be on par with the greatest of Marvel crossover events, with a special focus placed on the Avengers. Whatever happens at the end of MacKay’s current run, it will likely play directly into the events of the heroes’ next era. Steve Rogers, who isn’t part of Marvel’s current Avengers team, will likely become an Avenger again, considering he’s set to be one of Armaggeddon‘s main characters.
MacKay’s Avengers Features Memorable Additions To The Team’s Lore
Jed MacKay’s Avengers Are A Strong Line-Up
Jed MacKay’s Avengers run excels by treating Earth’s Mightiest Heroes as a high-functioning tactical unit where every member feels essential. Icons like Thor and Iron Man take a step back to highlight Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Storm, and Sam Wilson as rotating team leaders. The Impossible City and the Ashen Combine are refreshing concepts, the former being a unique Avenger and headquarters at the same time.
MacKay breathed new life into the Avengers by leaning into lesser-known threats and a consistent, serialized mystery around Myrddin and the Missing Moment. The run utilizes reimagined versions of classic foes like the Masters of Evil and a brand-new Kang persona, as well as memorable crossover material like Blood Hunt. Hopefully, this Avengers line-up retains everything they’ve build these past three years as they enter their new era.
