264 to 286
Prelude to Secret Wars Part 3
Avengers 24 to 34 and 34.1 (12)
New Avengers 13 to 23 (11)
(23 in total)
In the Avengers title…
An ingenious way to protect Earth 616, meddling by AIM, evil parallel earth Avengers, and the introduction of The Mapmakers.
An interesting time travel storyline, in which the team goes further and further into the future, chasing the surviving Infinity Gem.
A solid one-shot issue, 34.1, by Al Ewing and Dale Keown, featuring Hyperion.
In the New Avengers title…
So far, 616 has been protected by the Illuminati basically nuking the other incursive world, and consequently its universe, out of existence.
But, the team is beginning to fragment as some have terrible guilt about this, and others couldn't care less.
In this section of the saga, we start to have much more opposition from the super-teams of these universes and also groups from in between universes; The Black Priests, The Mapmakers, The DC-like Great Society, and, finally, the rise of The Cabal / Dark Illuminati - 616's ruthless planet and universe destroyers.
Great work from one of my favourite writers. Again.