The Avengers Omnibus Vol. 6

Background. Englehart's Celestial Madonna storyline — spanning Avengers #129-135 and Giant-Size Avengers #2-4 — is the culmination of his entire run and one of the most formally ambitious stories in Bronze Age Marvel. The narrative moved across time, connected Mantis to an ancient Cotati/Kree conflict, brought in Kang the Conqueror and the Immortus, and resolved with a double wedding (Mantis to the Eldest Cotati in the Swordsman's body, Vision to Wanda) that remains the most cosmically unusual romance in Avengers history.

What's inside. This omnibus collects the Celestial Madonna arc through its conclusion plus the post-Englehart material, covering Mantis's full origin revelation, the Kang/Immortus temporal conflict, the Swordsman's death and its resolution, and the Vision/Scarlet Witch wedding. George Pérez joins as artist for key issues, beginning his important relationship with the Avengers title. The collection also includes the transition to new creative teams following Englehart's departure.

Why it's worth it. The Celestial Madonna is arguably the most complex single storyline in Avengers Bronze Age history — its ambition to connect cosmic mythology, personal romance, and time travel paradox within a single coherent narrative was unmatched by any contemporaneous Marvel work. George Pérez's arrival on the book is historically significant, previewing the partnership that would define the book in the late 1970s. Essential for collectors of Bronze Age Marvel.

Edition details. Hardcover omnibus. US edition published by Marvel Comics. ISBN 9781302968267.