We not only need new ideas, we need bigger ideas. You're seeing, though, that none of the normal solutions we've been presented with are going to suffice. What are we going to do?' If you've been reading Marvel comics for the last 20 years, you know that this will involve the Infinity Gems, or Galactus, or some other, well-known elements. It's like, 'We've got a huge problem involving a planet. 'Plus, the first arc of 'New Avengers' is a bunch of different things, including a deconstruction of all the simple solutions we'd see in a scenario like this. I imagine that will bum him out a bit,' Hickman laughed. 'I don't think Thanos is going to be very happy that they're gone. The repercussions of their destruction will soon ripple out from 'New Avengers' and be felt all across the Marvel Universe, especially during 'Infinity.' Unfortunately, the Gauntlet merely bought the Illuminati a brief respite before the gems powering it shattered. In 'New Avengers' #3, the gem was joined with the ones wielded by the other Illuminati members to recreate a weapon they hoped would end the threat of an incursion forever, the Infinity Gauntlet. The Beast joining the team meant he could bring to bear the Infinity Gem that Professor Xavier had willed to him. We'll see if that perspective works out.'

He also, of course, represents the mutant perspective, but I also think he represents what Charles was on the team, which is why we introduced him in the way we did always hopeful, believing that there's more strength in unity, and that together they can overcome anything. 'I think the history of the character lends itself to the darker tone as well as the grander thematic story that we're telling, which involves the deaths of worlds. 'I think he's intellectually capable of standing with the other guys,' Hickman said.

And in order to accomplish their mission of saving the Earth from the apocalyptic destruction that accompanies an incursion (an event which happens when two Earths from different realities begin to occupy the same space), the Illuminati welcomed a new member into their ranks early on in the form of the Hank McCoy, aka Beast, who took the place of his deceased mentor Charles Xavier. While the mission statement in 'Avengers' has been somewhat mysterious from day one, the heroes' task in 'New Avengers' has remained crystal clear from the get go: prevent the destruction of the planet.

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