Avengers (2010 series) #4

Protector has transported Captain America (Bucky), Iron Man and Wolverine to the future in the Central Park cave. Tony Stark has calculated that this time and place is the origin of the disruptions messing up spacetime. Looking out they see an enormous battle. Ultron is fighting more than one Kang, and loads of heroes are blasting loads of (probably) smaller Ultrons.

Back in our time Hawkeye, Maria Hill, Spider-Man, Spider-Woman and Thor have met Killraven and Devil Dinosaur. Closely followed by Martian Tripods from Killraven's alternate future. Devil Dinosaur is killed by a Tripod. Thor attacks the alien machines, while Maria Hill and the rest clear the area of civilians.

Killraven and Spider-Man remember meeting while Spidey was time-travelling. To Peter this was years ago. But Killraven says that only a few weeks later he was dragged through time. He met Devil Dinosaur in a prehistoric era, then they landed in the Civil War (the American CW not the Superhero CW, which Killraven probably doesn't know anything about). And now they're here.

The Avengers look out of a window and see armies of strangely-clad citizens fighting each other. Killraven has been unnerved by his experiences, and is now convinced that it's all an illusion caused by the Martians.

Thor takes a breather from destroying Tripods, and looks around. He sees New York in chaos, including zeppelins, biplanes, various monsters, and Sentry's Watchtower returned to the top of Avengers Tower. And most significantly Galactus setting up his world-destroying machine.

In the future Wolverine stops Cap from shooting Kang. Bucky thinks killing Kang will solve the time problems, but the others aren't sure. Iron Man reminds them that they're here to find their descendants, the Next Avengers.

But it's the Next Avengers who find them. Wolverine is taken out by a flying shield and a kick to the head. What looks like a nerve pinch downs Cap, and a sword settles for Protector. Something small flies into Iron Man's faceplate, and shocks him from within. The kids apologise to the prone forms, but say that Maestro told them it was necessary.

When they regain consciousness, Maestro, the future Hulk, greets them and also apologises. He says he sent Kang in #1 to tell them to come here. But it was at the suggestion of the future Iron Man, an aged Tony Stark in a very low-tech armour.

Suddenly Maestro grabs Iron Man, and the future Iron Man imprisons the other Avengers in a repulsor field. Maestro removes younger Tony's faceplate, and older Tony approaches him with a surgical implement ....

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Story #2

Avengers Assemble: The Oral History of the Earth's Mightiest Heroes Chapter 6

Writer: Brian Michael Bendis. Penciler/Inker: .

Synopsis

Tony Stark, Hank Pym, Janet van Dyne, Steve Rogers, Thor, Rick Jones, Hawkeye, Spider-Man and Namor reminisce about how the old order changethed in #16.

Wasp got shot in #13, which led to her and Giant-Man wanting to quit. Thor was off in Asgard for a long time, starting in Thor #114. Captain America and Rick were chasing Zemo in South America in #15-16. So Tony, Hank and Jan decided to disband.

But then Hawkeye applied for membership. And Iron Man got the idea of seeking replacement Avengers. They tried Namor, but he turned them down. Spider-Man says he thought about joining.