The New Avengers (vol. 2) #30 (Nov. 2012)
by Brian Michael Bendis, Mike Deodato Jr.

The New Avengers (vol. 2) #30

Medium: comic

Cover date: Nov. 2012

Publisher:
Written by: Brian Michael Bendis
Art by: Mike Deodato Jr.

23 characters in this story:

Character (Click links for info about character and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)	Religious Affiliation	Team(s) [Notes]	Pub.	# app.
Luke Cage (lead character)	Christian (denomination unknown)	black; Heroes for Hire...  Marvel Knights; The Avengers; The Defenders; The Fantastic Four [formerly owned a bar and theater]		951
Daredevil (Matt Murdock)	Catholic	Marvel Knights; Weapon X (Exiles)		1,801
White Queen (Emma Frost)	Episcopalian (nominal); mutant supremacist	Academy of Tomorrow; Dark X-Men...  Generation X (teacher); The Cabal; The Council of the Chosen; The Inner Circle; X-Men		3,409
The Thing (Ben Grimm)	Jewish	Fantastic Five; The Avengers...  The Fantastic Four; The Yancy Street Gang; U.S. Air Force; Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation		5,017
Mockingbird (Bobbi Morse)		S.H.I.E.L.D.; The Avengers...  The Great Lakes Avengers [was Hawkeye's wife]		293
Purifiers	Purifiers: Christian fundamentalist anti-mutant group	[1st app: Marvel Graphic Novel #5 (Nov. 1982)]		32
Iron Fist (Danny Rand) (cover & 2-panel cameo, pg. 1, 16)	Tibetan (K'un L'un) Buddhism	Heroes for Hire; Secret Defenders...  The Avengers		672
Jessica Jones (7-panel cameo, pg. 1, 16-17)  Seen on intro page "casting call" and in Luke Cage's memories. Also: Luke talks to Jessica on the phone.		New Avengers (ally)		139
Iron Man (Tony Stark) (4-panel cameo, pg. 19-20)	futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous	Force Works; Illuminati...  The Avengers; The Ultimates; Weapon X (Exiles)		5,673
Thor (Donald Blake) (3-panel cameo, pg. 19-20)	Norse/Teutonic deity	Asgardian; Cosmic Avengers...  The Avengers; The Ultimates; Thor Corps		4,362
Cyclops (Scott Summers) (1-panel cameo, pg. 1)  Image from Avengers Versus X-Men #11, the story which immediately precedes this one.	Protestant; mutant supremacist	Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; Summers Rebellion...  The Twelve; X-Factor; X-Men		8,371
Misty Knight (1-panel cameo, pg. 15, panel 3)  Luke Cage's memory.		black; Heroes for Hire...  Metro College; Nightwing Restorations; NYPD		192
Phoenix (1-panel cameo, pg. 1)  Image from Avengers Versus X-Men #11, the story which immediately precedes this one.	cosmic entity	The Hellfire Club; X-Men		129
Danielle Cage (memory, pg. 17)  Seen in 2 panels in Luke Cage's memories.		black [baby daughter of Luke Cage and Jessica Jones]		20
Jesus Christ (Jesus of Nazareth) (quoted and cited, pg. 10, panel 4)  Daredevil: "What about: 'For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'" Numerous Biblical quotations throughout this issue. Some others besides this are directly citing words spoken by Jesus.	Christianity	[ 1st app: Justice League of America (vol. 1) #40 (Nov. 1965) ]		565
Tupac Shakur (quoted and cited, pg. 19, panel 1)  a Purifier: "'For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God... is eternal life.'" Luke Cage: "'I don't give a #@$@.' --Tupac Shakur."	deist	black [rapper]		81
God (mentioned, pg. 6, 8, 10, etc.)  a Purifier: "Homo sapiens is the only true work of God." Extensive references to God throughout this issue, as religious anti-mutant zealot Purifiers attack the prisoner vehicle carrying Emma Frost. Most all of the Purifier dialogue is quoting the Bible.	God	[1st app: Old Testament (1402 B.C.)]	various	313
Captain America (Steve Rogers) (mentioned, pg. 15, panel 2)  Mockingbird: "This is Mockingbird. S.H.I.E.L.D. Command! Someone tell Captain America we are under attack by joyless anti-mutant zealots."	Protestant	Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  The Avengers; The Invaders; The Ultimates; Weapon Plus		5,992
The Sub-Mariner (Namor) (mentioned, pg. 1)  Quote: "The Phoenix Force arrived... its powers ended up in... Cyclops, Emma Frost, Namor, Colossus, and Magik... [more]"	Atlantean Greco-Roman classical religion	Atlantean; Dark X-Men...  human; Illuminati; The All-Winners Squad; The Avengers; The Cabal; The Defenders; The Invaders; The Order; X-Men		1,864
Colossus (Peter Rasputin) (mentioned, pg. 1)  Quote: "The Phoenix Force arrived... its powers ended up in... Cyclops, Emma Frost, Namor, Colossus, and Magik... [more]"	Communist atheist (former)	Excalibur; The Acolytes...  Weapon X (Exiles); X-Men		4,122
Magik (Illyana Rasputin) (mentioned, pg. 1)  Quote: "The Phoenix Force arrived... its powers ended up in... Cyclops, Emma Frost, Namor, Colossus, and Magik... [more]"	occult/magick; demonolatry; raised Communist	The Exiles; The New Mutants		450
S.H.I.E.L.D. (mentioned, pg. 15, panel 2)  Mockingbird: "This is Mockingbird. S.H.I.E.L.D. Command! Someone tell Captain America we are under attack by joyless anti-mutant zealots."		[government agency; intelligence agency...]		1,188
The Devil (Satan) (mentioned, pg. 6, 10)  (pg. 6) a Purifier: "Mutant is the abomination of the Devil." (pg. 10): Purifier: "'And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.'"	Devil	[generic Satan/Devil reference or appearance]	, etc.	1,024

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