Synopsis / Summary / Plot
The previously page covers mainly just the last issue again, but this time the pictures tell more than the words. Bruce Banner tracked the signal that was causing worldwide electromagnetic havoc to the 'communication' origin bomb site in Perth, Australia. The Avengers stopped the signal, but not before it was picked up in deep space. And it also triggered the birth of an armoured being in the 'defence' origin site on AIM Island. That being is now heading their way. Meanwhile a horde of alien refugee ships have arrived in Earth space. And Captain Universe has gone with Manifold to a distant planet.
That planet is Galador, home of the Spaceknights. There is a giant spaceship hovering overhead, which I assume is an invader. CU sends Manifold back to Earth to warn the Avengers how great the threat is. They must get bigger, and gain the power to destroy a world. She herself remains on Galador, as Spaceknights come to meet her.
We have an interlude with Nightmask and Starbrand in their prison on the partial Dyson sphere Iron Man's been building (see #9 and New Avengers #4). Some weeks ago Adam found Kevin experimenting with his Starbrand power, and started to teach him what he could do with it now that his brain was evolving to handle it. 1 week ago Kevin realised that the Dyson sphere wasn't powerful enough to hold him prisoner, and Adam said that either of them could escape any time they wanted. Nightmask showed him how to use the Superflow to go to any planet they want (until the degenerating Superflow fails - see #7). But they will wait until Kevin fully understands the Starbrand.
Back in the present the defence being arrives at the communication site and stuns all the Avengers there. But without orders via the communication site it doesn't really know what to do next. And on the SHIELD orbiting Hub Banner starts turning uncontrollably into the Hulk, causing SHIELD to evacuate.
As the Avengers recover, the defence being decides its best course is to defend the (wrecked last issue) communication site against them. It defeats waves of Avengers as they attack, upgrading its capabilities to handle tougher opponents, culminating in Hyperion and Thor.
Back on AIM Island Superia and the Scientist Supreme Andrew Forson plan to snatch success from the shambles the defence being left them in last issue. They activate the Auger, a device they used to retrieve Hyperion from his dying universe in #4. This time they intend to use it to bring the defence being back.