FREE AVENGERS VS. X-MEN PDF John Romita,Brian Bendis,Jason Aaron | 568 pages | 20 Dec 2012 | Marvel Comics | 9780785163176 | English | New York, United States Avengers vs. X-Men: The Complete Event | Avengers VS X-Men | Marvel Comic Reading Lists The X-Men and the Avengers are divided on how to handle the situation. The X-Men believe that the Phoenix Force will herald the rebirth of the Mutant Specieswhile the Avengers believe that it will bring an end all life on Earth. This leads to a war between Marvel's two powerful superhero factions. During an Avengers' mission to take down the Lethal Legion, Falcon was suddenly shot down by an unknown sniper. When his absence was noticed, Captain America went to look for him, only to get captured by the Avengers vs. X-Men person, who was revealed to be Cable. Eventually, peace was made and Cable was cured of his techno-organic virus. In New York, the Avengers have assembled for a meeting. 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