(W) Jason Aaron (A) Dale Keown, More (CA) Leinil Francis Yu. The planet-burning cosmic firebird known as the Phoenix Force has returned and the Avengers are drawn into a globe-spanning battle for ultimate power! In the distant past of One Million B.C.E.* one young girl's only crime was being born with red hair...and her destiny will change human history forever! In the present* the Phoenix Force searches the globe for a new avatar and many of Marvel's most powerful heroes and villains are contenders! As the battle to wield the Phoenix grows ever bloodier and more desperate* Thor leads the Avengers in a fight to contain it. But the quest is complicated by the Thunder God's mysterious connection to the cosmic firebird! Who will be the all-new Phoenix?! Plus: Blade pays a dark price in the fight against the King in Black! Collecting AVENGERS (2018) #39-45. Rated T+