User blog comment:BeholdtheVision/Opinions Needed-Uncanny X-Men vs. Avengers/@comment-4651179-20130523201028

Well, Avengers has some connections with New Avengers, so it would be better for you to read both titles.

And Avengers actually doesn't rely on movie characters, the only issue were the only Avengers present are the seven from the movie is #1. And in the rest of the series, the seven barely appear all thogether in the same number.

Unlike Bendis, Hickman rarely puts the whole team in the same issue. He generally uses 6 Avengers (aprox) each issue. As an example:


 * 1) 10 features Captain America, Hulk, Wolverine, Falcon, Manifold and Smasher.


 * 1) 11 features Black Widow, Captain Marvel, Spider-Woman, Shang-Chi, Sunspot and Cannonball


 * 1) 12 features Iron Man, Thor, Hawkeye, Spider-Man, Spider-Woman, Captain Universe and Hyperion.

Also creating the feeling that some members might be unavailable because they're in their adventures in their own series, reinforcing the sensation of a shared universe with continuity.

And even if it's a bit complicated, you'll be glad it was for the time the mind-blown comes. I've read Hickman's Fantastic Four, and it was epic when all the pieces fit together.