Overview
- The milestone issue reunites Bendis with longtime collaborator Mark Bagley, best known for their work on Ultimate Spider-Man.
- The backup story centers on Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America taking on Hydra during the anniversary of the Avengers' founding.
- Writer Jed MacKay and artist Farid Karami lead the main story, with a wraparound connecting cover by Russell Dauterman.
- Marvel indicates that additional new projects from Bendis are on the horizon beyond this special.
- Bagley will also provide a variant cover, and Bendis says the artist came out of retirement to draw the backup.