Year: 2007
Major Events:
- Secret Invasion, Death of Captain America, World War Hulk, X-Men: Messiah Complex (rebooting the X-books), Avengers Initiative, Annihiliation: Conquest, the return of the New Universe.
- JMS’ run on Spider-Man ends with One More Day, erasing decades of continuity, including his recent “unmasking.”
- JMS also ends his Fantastic Four run.
- JMS’ world-changing run on Thor begins
- The “movie version” of the Guardians of the Galaxy is formed
- Captain America dies and Bucky becomes the new Cap
- Fabian Niceiza leaves Thunderbolts after a long run
Best New Series: Immortal Iron Fist
Major Series Cancellations: Blade, Ghost Rider, Irredeemable Ant-Man, New Excalibur
Important Deaths: Stilt-Man, Jester, Plunderer, Goldbug, Jack O’Lantern, and many others (all killed by Punisher); Caeria; Mentallo; Mr. Sinister; Caliban; Orka; Lady Deathstrike; Captain America, Professor X, Cable, Blindfold, Moondragon (all not really dead).
Top 10 New Characters:
- Hope Summers
- Daken
- The Immortal Weapons (Bride of 9 Spiders, Dog Brother #1, Fat Cobra, Prince of Orphans, Tiger’s Beautiful Daughter)
- Hydra Bob
- The Avengers Initiative (Gauntlet, Cloud 9, MVP, Trauma, Armory, Komodo)
- The Skrull Beatles
- Thor-Girl
- Carlie Cooper (Peter Parker romantic interest)
- The Order (several members debut in ’07)
- Bill “William the Warrior” Cobb
Top 20 Stories:
- Captain America #25-30
- Punisher War Journal #4
- Immortal Iron Fist #1-6
- Spider-Man: One More Day
- Annihilation: Conquest
- Thunderbolts #110-115
- Thor #1-5
- Super Villain Team-Up: MODOK’s 11
- Iron Man: Director of SHIELD #15-18
- Marvel Comics Presents #1-4 (Hellcat story only)
- Doctor Strange: The Oath
- X-Men: First Class #7
- Omega the Unknown #1-10
- Penance #1-5
- Thunderbolts #116-121
- Captain America #31-36
- Immortal Iron Fist Annual #1
- Iron Man: Director of SHIELD #21-28
- X-Men: First Class Special
- The Order #1-2