Heroes Reborn

"Heroes Reborn" is a 2021 comic book storyline published by Marvel Comics, consisting of a central miniseries written by Jason Aaron and illustrated by Ed McGuinness, as well as a number of tie-in books. The storyline explores a Marvel Universe without the Avengers, though it is unrelated to the 1996–97 storyline of the same name. The plot involves a change in the timeline of the Marvel Universe, which results in a continuity in which the Squadron Supreme are Earth's mightiest heroes while the Avengers never came to be. However, the vampire slayer Blade is the only one aware of the change in history and works to uncover the mystery behind it. The crossover overall received mixed reviews with critics. Publication history In 2021, Marvel published a "Heroes Reborn" story that explores "a world without Avengers". In this story, the Marvel Universe was altered so that the Avengers were never formed, and the Squadron Supreme are the biggest superhero team instead. The story is written by Jason Aaron, writer of the ongoing comic of The Avengers at the time, and the plot continues some plots used in that comic. Aaron explained that the storyline is unrelated to the 1996–97 storyline of the same name headed by Jim Lee and Rob Liefeld, aside from the series' name: "This story really has nothing whatsoever to do with the original "Heroes Reborn" event. The only similarity is that this is a look into another version of the Marvel Universe, one familiar in some ways, but profoundly and fundamentally changed in others. I'm quite confident in saying it's a world unlike any version of the Marvel U we've ever seen before". In addition to the central miniseries, a number of tie-in books give the backstory of the new "Heroes Reborn" universe. One of them is Heroes Reborn: Siege Society by writer Cody Ziglar, artist Paco Medina and colorist Pete Pantazis, and is about a supervillain group, including villains who never reformed into heroes because of the absence of the Avengers. This group consisted of Fire-Ant, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Sabretooth, Silver Witch, and a Russian version of U.S. Agent called Soviet Agent.