NOMAD
In the 1950s, Jack Monroe ingested an experimental Super Soldier Serum to become the second Bucky, even taking on James Barnes’ civilian identity. However, both he and William Burnside were mentally unstable and eventually had to be put in suspended animation. Awakened decades later, Monroe was eventually cured of his mental instability whereas Burnside went on to become the Grand Director. Monroe instead took on Steve Rogers’ former identity of Nomad. When he recently uncovered the existence of Control, Nomad was tasked by Nick Fury to create a secret unit to combat them.
WAR MACHINE
A former soldier as well as a mercenary, James “Rhodey” Rhodes has long been a close friend to Tony Stark. On more than one occasion, Rhodes even took control of the Iron Man armor, serving as Stark’s substitute and even running Stark Industries for a time. Eventually, Rhodey was given the War Machine, his own suit of armor, which he used both as a solo hero and as a member of the West Coast Avengers. Although he had retired from superheroics, Rhodes has recently suited up as War Machine once more to join Nomad’s new Secret Avengers unit.
BLACK WIDOW
After her parents were killed in a fire, Natasha Romanoff was raised by Ivan Petrovich and the USSR’s Black Widow Ops program in the Red Room facility. Due to bio- and psychotechnological enhancements, Romanoff’s aging has been slowed. At first she worked as a spy for the Russian government, coming into conflict with both Iron Man and the Avengers. But eventually she defected to the United States and served as an Avenger and Champion as well as enjoying a partnership with Daredevil. As a SHIELD agent, she served as a liaison with Interpol recently before joining Nomad’s team.
PHOTON
Having worked as both the captain of a cargo ship and a lieutenant in the harbor patrol, Monica Rambeau’s life changed forever when she was bombarded by the rays from an other-dimensional energy-tapping device. With the ability to transform her body into energy, Monica became a full-time adventurer and learned to control her powers with help from Spider-Man and Iron Man. She joined the Avengers as the second Captain Marvel but relinquished the name to the original’s son, Genis and took on the name Photon.
GOLIATH
A biochemist at Tony Stark’s Baltimore factory, Dr. Bill Foster was hired as a lab assistant to Hank Pym. While Pym was stuck at a height of ten feet, Bill helped him find a cure at the behest of Stark and later investigated the seeming deaths of Hank and Janet Van Dyne. Eventually relocating to the west coast, Bill acquired the formula to the Pym Particles which gave him the ability to increase his size like his former employer. Originally calling himself Black Goliath, he has worked alongside the Defenders, Champions and Avengers.
ANT-MAN
Eric O’Grady is a man of flexible morality. As an agent of SHIELD, he was skilled in espionage and wetworks, specializing in assassinations. When he discovered Ant-Man technology developed by Hank Pym in a SHIELD storage facility, he stole it in order to achieve his own selfish desires. With the armor, O’Grady became a thief and a freelance mercenary before he was eventually apprehended by SHIELD. O’Grady was offered a choice by Jack Monroe—either be sentenced to a superhuman detention facility or join the Secret Avengers as Ant-Man.
PHIL COULSON
For years, Phil Coulson has worked as a SHIELD deep cover agent, traveling the world and going into various hot spots for wetworks and espionage-based missions. At one point, Coulson worked alongside Eric O’Grady and the two worked well together as a skilled team. However, when O’Grady stole the Ant-Man armor and went rogue, Coulson was tasked to bring him in, which he was able to accomplish successfully. Now, Coulson has been appointed as the link between Nomad’s Secret Avengers and Nick Fury. Other than Fury, Coulson is the only one aware of the Secret Avengers’ connection with SHIELD.
Issues
Secret Avengers #1 – Secret Files and Origins (1)
The debut of a brand new series! It’s a dirty world out there, full of secrets – and as Nick Fury strives to investigate the shadowy organization known as Control he knows he’ll need a loyal squad equally capable of operating in those dark corners where regular teams of heroes never venture. Enter – the Secret Avengers! But who will make it to Fury’s team – and why does their inaugural mission revolve around an old foe, General Thunderbolt Ross ? By Dino Pollard.
Secret Avengers #2 – Secret Files and Origins (2)
Nomad’s secret mission continues here! The Secret Avengers have uncovered the Winter Soldier’s existence, but can they keep ahold of him long enough to understand why he’s a target? The team continues digging into Control even as Nomad begins to question the hand that put the team together–Nick Fury’s! Check it out, by Dino Pollard!
Secret Avengers #3 – Secret Files and Origins (3)
While Black Widow and Nomad grill Thunderbolt Ross for information on the Winter Soldier, Ant-Man and Photon go digging for some information of their own on Deathlok. When Spider-Woman and White Tiger go hunting for the Winter Soldier, though, are they hunters…or hunted? The questions start getting answered here, by Dino Pollard!
Secret Avengers #4 – Control in Hand (1)
A sting operation in Mexico leads to friction between Ant-Man and the Secret Avengers! Can he get it together long enough for them to deal with the latest curveball the team’s been dealt, or will he butt heads with their latest addition before anything can get done? Plus, even withall of this going on within the team, what else can go wrong? Can you say “ninjas?” That’s right, all that and ninjas are here, by Dino Pollard!
Secret Avengers #5 – Control in Hand (2)
The Secret Avengers aim to take on the might of a Sentinel processing plant with Bakuto at the helm! Can War Machine face this threat alone, or will it take a team effort to shut down the mutant-hunting menace for good? Or worse, will Rhodey end up inadvertently aiding Bakuto instead? Plus, can Kasper Cole deal with the terrifying attack of… his pregnant girlfriend?! Take a dive into South American super-crime with the Secret Avengers and writer Dino Pollard!
Secret Avengers #6 – Control in Hand (3)
The Secret Avengers take on Bakuto’s techno-empire, including his enforcer the Black Tarantula! But when spiders abound in the form of Spider-Woman and Black Widow, someone is bound to get caught in their web! Find out who here, by Dino Pollard!
Secret Avengers #7 – Dreamland (1)
A covert operation inside Area 51 leads to Nomad making a decision that the entire team may come to regret! Will they choose to destabilize Control at the risk of the lives of those in the facility and their exposure to the world? Plus, Ant-Man throws down with…White Tiger? Find out why in the start of a brand-new arc, brought to you by Dino Pollard!
Secret Avengers #8 – Dreamland (2)
Set to destroy the facility within Area 51, the Secret Avengers don’t know what sleeping beast they’ve prodded! Can they take on the menace of Tyrone Cash and the projects in the facility? Plus, Nick Fury brings the Black Widow a new briefing–one that changes everything for the Secret Avengers! Find out here, by Dino Pollard!
Secret Avengers #9 – Lethal Weapons (1)
The White Tiger, Ant-Man, and Phil Coulson take some time away from the Avengers to embark on a mission of their own, one which sees them going after the powerful gang known as the 66 Bridges! What sort of connections does the Bridges have to Kasper’s own family? Find out in the beginning of a new arc, by Dino Pollard!
Secret Avengers #10 – Lethal Weapons (2)
White Tiger versus Ant-Man as the battle against the 66 Bridges rages on! Meanwhile, Nomad sinks to new depths in his search for answers! Written by Dino Pollard.
Secret Avengers #11 – Contingency (1)
The Secret Avengers are reeling from the betrayal of one of their own as Control unveils its latest scheme! Written by Dino Pollard.
Secret Avengers #12 – Contingency (2)
Can Nomad keep up the Scourge ruse when faced against the might of the Winter Soldier? Meanwhile, Deathlok and Nuke attack the Steranko, leading to a confrontation between the Secret Avengers and Control’s Young Avengers! By Dino Pollard.
Secret Avengers #13 – Contingency (3)
Against the Young Avengers and the Winter Soldier, the Secret Avengers are given an assist by none other than…Steve Rogers? Wait, isn’t he dead? Plus: Nomad tries to get to the heart of the Contessa’s plans, with help from a special guest star! SECRET AVENGERS concludes here, by Dino Pollard!
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