Secret Avengers Q & A Thread

[Nick Spencer]

Any plans for Blade/Eric Brooks & or Suzi Endo/Cybermancer to join the cast? (They both would fit well here IMO)

I had a blast writing Suzi and it might be fun to bring her in at some point, so we'll see. With Blade, that'd be cool, too, so who knows.

[Nick Spencer]

Hi Mr Spencer,

I can certainly understand you're pretty busy at moment (so I certainly don't expect an immediate answer or anything) but I was wondering, when you were putting your team line-up together did you ever consider keeping Captain Britain on from Rick Remender's run? He's no stranger to working with covert teams, and seemed to strike up a pretty solid pairing with Hawkeye by the end of that run.

I considered lots of the characters from the original run, including Captain Britain, sure (and I agree, Rick did a great job teaming those two up). But ultimately, we already had a pretty full roster of characters with crucial story beats.

[Nick Spencer]

Hello Mr. Spencer,

Can we expect to see new creations later in your run?
Or will we also see classic Avengers/Marvel Universe villains as well?
(e.g., Masters of Evil, Nefaria, etc.)

Yes to both.

[rogerio]

Any chances to see Yelena Belova or Paladin?

[Dermie]

First off, Mr. Spencer, great work on the first issue! I really enjoyed it. Also, a BIG thank you for including Mockingbird in the cast! She has always been one of my favourite Avengers, and I was relieved that someone else decided to pick her up after Bendis' run ended (and really, SECRET AVENGERS is a book she belonged in right from day one).

1) This one might be a bit too spoilery-specific since you already said there will be romance, but might we see Mockingbird get a new love interest? I love Bobbi and Clint together, and hope to see them back together at some point, but she does also need to re-establish herself as an independant character since too many people seem to think of her only as Hawkeye's wife and 'sidekick'. Besides, she deserves to get a little action of her own since Clint has moved on to new relationships.

2) Any chance of seeing some of the characters from Bobbi's World Counter-Terrorism Agency (from the HAWKEYE & MOCKINGBIRD series) in this book? Several of those characters, like Twitchy, were apparently former SHIELD agents--now that SHIELD is back, perhaps they could be re-absorbed into the new SHIELD?

Thanks so much for answering our questions. I look forward to issue #2!

[West]

I had a blast writing Suzi and it might be fun to bring her in at some point, so we'll see. With Blade, that'd be cool, too, so who knows.

This is something I can get down with

[timeismoney]

Yelena is back. And to you Mr. Spencer I say thank you.

[James Hunter]

Mr Spencer,

First of all, thank you for an excellent 1st issue (I can't comment on #2, I won't get my copy until next weekend)

I was just wondering, have you considered giving the V-Battalion a role in this series? I would of thought Roger Aubrey and co would be very interested in the technology S.H.I.E.L.D has at their disposal and I'd love to see them again (its been a very long time).

Thanks.

James.

[Gorviss]

Has there been any mention/side effects/ reference/ anything at all since mocking bird has been injected with the super soldier serum

[Huthaifa]

How long until we get a Phil Noto arc

[SomeBodyAtCBR]

1) Will we see any villains get the opportunity to sign up for redemption? I know the theme has been done to death, but it's a good one. Plus, we've never really got to see any of the A-Listers (Hawkeye notwithstanding) interact on a team where they are forced to participate with villains. How would someone like the Hulk, or the Black Widow react? Would they buy it? Seems like some cool territory to explore.

2) Will the cast rotate depending on the mission? If so, will we get more b-listers? I understand this title is hard to sell by itself, but the one thing I loved about the Avengers that hasn't been done in about a decade are those big roster shake-ups. We'd lose a Cap, but then you get to build up a Beast or a Wonder Man. Your title by nature lends itself naturally to those kind of roster changes so I'd be thrilled if you do that.

All-in-all, I have to say that before I liked your work, then wasn't so hot on your work but now I'm loving your run on Secret Avengers. I thought it was going to be the weakest title of the Avenger bunch but I have to say behind the Hickman collection they are my favorite. Great job.

[Talisman]

Mr. Spencer: are you going to bring in Contessa Valeria Allegra De Fontaine at all? Hickman did some great things with making her a Hydra agent in Secret Warriors, and this just seems like the book to bring her in. She'd be amazing as a spy character, but I don't want her back on the side of the angels. Her heel turn brought her an edge I haven't seen since Steranko.

[sv4thisgal]

Mr. Spencer: love this comic. #3 was awesome, Bobbi's trick was hilarious. I love how the sign says days since last CRASH, instead of accident. Nope, with SHIELD you have a full-on crash, not just a small incident.
I hope to see some Clint & Natasha romantic tension develop in this book. Possibility? I hope these two can end up together. Considering their pasts, personalities and skills they're a perfect match.
More questions: Natasha was a little quiet in #3, not saying much. Was this because of the news of Yelena or Bobbie on the team, or both or something else? Bobbi & Natasha seem to get along fine in Hawkeye #9. Did Natasha kill those AIM agents or use secret non-lethal bullets? Were Clint & Bobbi mad at her for apparently killing them?
Thanks for whatever answers you can give! Can't wait until #4! LOVE Coulsen in the issues, BTW!!

[sv4thisgal]

How long until we get a Phil Noto arc

LOVE this drawing, excellent capture of personality