Summary
Contains Potential Spoilers for Avengers (2023) #17!Captain Marvelhas only led the most recentAvengersroster for a short time,but after their recent trials, she’s at the point of calling them a failed experiment.This disillusionment reflects Carol’s own inner doubts, but hopefully is the low point before the team rebounds with a renewed roster and sense of purpose.
The preview for the upcomingAvengers (2023)#17 shows that in the aftermath of the eventBlood Hunt, Captain Marvel believes that the latest Avengers roster failed in their mandate to protect people and stop massive problems before they get too big.
Blood Huntcaught this Avengers team unaware, with the majority captured by theforces of the vampire Varnae, forcing Steve Rogers to assemble an alternate roster to help the remaining heroes. The Avengers couldn’t have known that Blade had been possessed by the vampire god, but Carol’s still taking this personally.
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Carol feels like the team haven’t taken the knowledge of the tribulation events to heart. Each battle the team has faced so far has been hard-fought, with the Avengers on the back foot constantly.
This Avengers teamwas Carol’s initiative, with her hand-picking each member for the different skills they brought to the table. This is the rostersheassembled, and when she says the Avengers failed, she clearly means in part that she failed. It’s an understandable frustration, and one that’s clearly part of a larger arc for Carol as she grapples with leadership and its burdens. InAvengers#17, it seems she will bequestioning what use Earth’s Mightiest Heroes have if some unforeseen threat can come out of nowhere and get the jump on them.
As Carol points out in the preview, this team of Avengers was also given a head start. Kang the Conqueror teased the team withknowledge of ‘tribulation events’ to come, world-ending threats that the Avengers would need to step up to face. While the world is still relatively fine, Carol feels like the team haven’t taken the knowledge of the tribulation events to heart. Each battle the team has faced so far has been hard-fought, with the Avengers on the back foot constantly. Even with foreknowledge, they’ve barely held their own.
The question is how this ‘failure’ impact’s Carol’s role as team leader. Within the context ofAvengers#17, it’ll likely be instrumental in recruiting Storm as an Avenger, but Carol could also go down a dark path.
If They’re Not Careful
The question is how this ‘failure’ impact’s Carol’s role as team leader. Within the context ofAvengers#17, it’ll likely be instrumental inrecruiting Storm as an Avenger, but Carol could also go down a dark path. InCivil War II, Carol tried to use the precognitive Ulysses to pre-emptively stop disasters to the pointthat she became authoritarian,showing how her desire to save people could be twisted into something unhealthy. InCaptain Marvel’slatest moment of doubt,it’s up to her and theAvengersto find a healthy path forward and learn ways to combat their self-doubts.
