New Avengers: Will anything ever happen in this title again?

[80sJunkie]

We were driving up to my Mother-in-Law's yesterday, reading comics in the car as my sainted wife did the driving, and my Son Stephen got to the latest New Avengers.

After he finished it, he remarked something like: "Wow, that was an OK story, but nothing related to the Avengers happened AGAIN! Are we ever going to get an Avengers story again, or is this title just going to be backstory filler issues forever?"

Let it not be said I do not have an astute lad on my hands, I had just remarked something similar to John on the latest WCS episode that will go up on Monday.

What say you all? Shall they rename New Avengers to "Marvel Backstory Illustrated"?

PS: Please note I am not impugning the quality of they stories, they are GREAT stories, they're just not really gripping Avengers adventure yarns.

How is it different than Cap not being in Captain America, if both titles are telling good stories?

I guess New Avengers doesn't work as a standalone title without SI, but since Civil War started, has there really been an Avengers story in the general Marvel continuity after the team split and their HQ was destroyed in WWH?

The Cho issues of Mighty and the Initiative have all feature elements of a traditional Avengers story.

Mighty Avengers are the govt-sanctioned team, while the New Avengers are the rogue team on the "wrong" side of the registration act, right?

I didn't follow the titles that closely, but this is what I understood. If that's the case, it kind of makes sense that there aren't any New Avengers stories post-Civil War. Doesn't make it right. Just seems to fit.

[JohnMayo]

How is it different than Cap not being in Captain America, if both titles are telling good stories?

I guess New Avengers doesn't work as a standalone title without SI, but since Civil War started, has there really been an Avengers story in the general Marvel continuity after the team split and their HQ was destroyed in WWH?

That is a fair question.

For me, it comes down to the story being told currently in Captain America is one that has been building since this volume of Captain America started. Sure, Steve Rogers isn't around but the book is still about Captain America, and to a degree, still about Steve Rogers. The narrative has been following a strong and clear path for a while. New Avengers on the other hand stopped the flow of the stories to flashback in time to tell various one shot stories which were good but not about the Avengers. The title was essentially stolen from the Avengers to tell the Skrulls story leading up to the Secret Invasion. To me, there is a huge difference in the types of stories being told and the flow of the titles.