The Mighty Avengers # 24 - Chasing Ghosts

So last issue it was revealed that Scarlet Witch was actually Loki. But why would Loki want to form his own team of Avengers? Norman already has the Avengers thing going on with the Dark Avengers. Also last issue Quicksilver discovered that the Scarlet Witch(actually Loki) was with the Mighty Avengers and so he now wants to join them so he can meet up with his sister.

So this issue we start off with a meeting of the Cabal. They all have their own demands of Norman Osborn, but the main topic is Hank Pym's Avengers. So one made a comment about the fact that these other Avengers teams are making Norman's look bad. This gets him pretty steamed and he says he is going to take car of it. So the meeting ends and Norman gets H.A.M.M.E.R. to start tracking Hank Pym's activities. Loki revealed that his plan to bring down Norman Osborn is working with his team of Avengers.

So it goes to Stature and Vision who called the Young Avengers together so they could tell them about the new team of Avengers. But as they opened the door to the Avengers Mansion to meet them inside, they instead walked into Pym's Pocket Dimension Lab. The Scarlet Witch had called the team of Avengers together once more, to deal with a threat. The Avengers new threat was battling Swarm. Cho was using the Ant-Man helmet to try to control Swarm's bees. As the number of bee's began to die down, Quicksilver showed up and made a vortex to push the bee's away. The other Avenges got angry at him, because Stature and Hank Pym had been shrunk down and was mixed in with the bees. Stature and Pym made it out ok, and before Quicksilver really had a chance to explain himself the team teleported away without him.

Meanwhile back at the Avengers Tower, Norman Osborn had take a bone from Goliath so that they could examine the Pym Particles off of it and figure out where Pym's lab is. But as they are getting ready to test the bone, Norman sees Pym on the news. Pym states that since he is the only active original member on any of the Avengers teams, that he considers his team to be the "offical" Avengers. Norman Osborn yells in anger at Pym's statement and storms off. As the Mighty Avengers just teleported away from the scene, Quicksilver shows up just missing them.

The team then travels to France, where they are battling monster from the sea who calls himself Titan. The Mighty Avengers are assisted by Blackjack(sorry they don't seem to have a page to link to) who are using salt guns to try and dehidrate the monster. Hank Pym and Stature had grown to try to hold him back from reaching the water. But the two were not strong enough, but just before he reaches the shore, Quicksilver shows up and creates a whirlwind around Titan, knocking him to the ground.  Blackjack tells Pym that since they are being targeted by H.A.M.M.E.R. they should sign up with their Gobal Agency. It will give them clearance in every country without having to go through Norman Osborn. Hank Pym agrees, he also agress to let Quicksilver have a chance on the team for helping take out Titan.

At the end of the issue, Quicksilver is shown taking to the news where they report that he seems to have a rough time in the Superhero Community. Quicksiver imforms them that he would not know anything about that cause he just got back from a Skrull ship after the Invasion. Jarvis pulls Hank Pym to the side and tells him that Quicksilver was never with them when they were held as Skrulls Prisoners, and Pym tells him that he knows. Also at the meeting for the Cabal again, someone makes a comment that Europe and Asia are calling Hank Pym's Avengers the "real" Avengers. Norman Osborn flips out and starts raving how his team in the real Avengers.

Overall the issue was pretty entertaining. Not the most exciting read I have, but I like the "classic" Avengers feel this team gives you. There are also some pretty important things that are happening here.

Highlights:

• Loki - So Loki is the one running around as Scarlet Witch, the question was why? When now Loki has revealed he wants to bring Norman Osborn down. This Cabal has some major trust issues.
• Norman Osborn - He truely believes that he is a hero and that his team are actually the Avengers. And he is getting really upset when anybody else says otherwise. I have a feeling that he is going to have one of his "episodes" at the wrong time pretty soon. And it just might be Loki's Avengers that make him do it.
• Quicksilver - So now Quicksilver is back with the Avengers, but its mostly for the chance to see his sister one more time. The problem is, that its Loki who is really the Scarlet Witch. Is Quicksilver going to be able to tell the difference? And if the Avengers do find out that it Loki, then what happens?