Avengers Vol. 7, Book 8

This issue is Avengers Vol. 7 #8 (legacy numbering Avengers #668) from Marvel's "Marvel NOW!" relaunch, co-written by Mark Waid and Jeremy Whitley, with Phil Noto handling pencils, inks, and colors alone. The issue picks up threads from issue #7: the reformed Victor von Doom appears as Iron Man and proposes cooperation with the Avengers, who must choose between "trust" and "caution"—is this "ally" they have fought for years a friend or an enemy? Meanwhile, the volume's villain Avenger X (real name Cressida) launches an assault on the Avengers, and the Wasp, Nadia Van Dyne, becomes the issue's main point-of-view character. The story alternates between present confrontation and flashbacks, revisiting the team composition from Sam Wilson's time as Captain America and Jane Foster's time as Thor, thereby explaining the team's difficulties rebuilding after Civil War II. This issue has 23 story pages (excluding ads) and is rated T+ (ages 13 and up). Note that some early localized content collected on Chinese comics platforms under the name "Avengers V7" actually follows story threads from earlier volumes (Captain America leading Hawkeye, Scarlet Witch, and Quicksilver); that is not the same story as this issue, and readers comparing editions should pay attention to issue numbers. This is Book 8 of the series.