Religion and Characters in
The New Avengers (vol. 2) #7 (Feb. 2011)
by Brian Michael Bendis, Stuart Immonen, Wade von Grawbadger

51 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.
Spider-Man (Peter Parker)	Protestant	Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends; Secret Defenders  Avengers; New Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		9,358
Doctor Strange (Dr. Stephen Strange)	occult	Defenders; Midnight Sons  The Order; Illuminati; Secret Defenders; New Avengers		1,687
The Thing (Ben Grimm)	Jewish	U.S. Air Force; Yancy Street Gang  West Coast Avengers; Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation; Fantastic Five		5,017
Wolverine (James Howlett / Logan)	raised Protestant; sometimes atheist; has practiced Buddhism; skeptical seeker	First Flight; Weapon Plus  Weapon X; Team X; Alpha Flight; X-Men; Secret Defenders; X-Treme Sanctions Executive; New Avengers; Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; X-Force [Canada]		8,823
Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers)	Protestant	U.S. Air Force; NASA  Avengers; Starjammers; Operation: Lightning Storm (leader); Mighty Avengers; New Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		784
Luke Cage	Christian (denomination unknown)	Heroes for Hire; Defenders  Marvel Knights; New Avengers [formerly owned a bar and theater]		951
Iron Fist (Danny Rand)	Tibetan (K'un L'un) Buddhism	Heroes for Hire; Secret Defenders  New Avengers		672
Mockingbird (Bobbi Morse)		S.H.I.E.L.D.; West Coast Avengers  Great Lakes Avengers; New Avengers [Hawkeye's wife]		293
Victoria Hand	LGBT; Humanist	H.A.M.M.E.R.; Dark Avengers (staff) [2nd in command under Osborn in H.A.M.M.E.R.]		108
Jessica Jones		New Avengers (ally)		139
Danielle Cage		[baby daughter of Luke Cage and Jessica Jones]		20
Squirrel Girl (Doreen Green)		Great Lakes Avengers		33
Anne Marie Hoag (8-panel cameo, pg. 2-4)		Damage Control		9
D-Man (Dennis Dunphy) (3-panel cameo, pg. 18-19)	Salvation Army	Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation; Avengers  Night People		60
Wong (3-panel cameo, pg. 23, panel 1-3)	Tibetan Buddhism; occult	[Tibet. house servant of Doctor Strange]		333
Sepulchre (Jillian Woods) (2-panel cameo, pg. 18-19, panel 17, 23)		Shock Troop; Secret Defenders		22
U.S. Archer (2-panel cameo, pg. 18-19, panel 9, 21)		[truck driver]		27
She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters) (1-panel cameo, pg. 18-19, panel 20)	Christian (denomination unknown) - nominal	Avengers; Heroes for Hire  Goodman, Lieber, Kurtzberg & Holliway; Hulkbusters (S.H.I.E.L.D.); Lady Liberators (leader); Weapon X (Exiles)		952
Tigra (Greer Grant) (1-panel cameo, pg. 18-19, panel 25)	mystically empowered	Avengers; West Coast Avengers  Lady Liberators; Counter Force		310
Ultragirl (Suzy Sherman) (1-panel cameo, pg. 18-19, panel 12)	Kree savior	New Warriors; Initiative		40
Echo (Maya Lopez) (1-panel cameo, pg. 18-19, panel 8)	Native American	New Avengers		63
Machine Man (Aaron Stack) (1-panel cameo, pg. 18-19, panel 5)	N.A.	Avengers; Heavy Metal  Midnight Wreckers; West Coast Avengers; Nextwave; Operation: Lightning Storm		174
Stature (Cassie Lang) (1-panel cameo, pg. 18-19, panel 18)		Young Avengers; Mighty Avengers  Avengers (MC2)		137
Deadpool (Wade Wilson) (1-panel cameo, pg. 18-19, panel 16)	Catholic (lapsed); One World Church (lapsed)	Weapon X; Six Pack  Frightful Four; Heroes for Hire; Secret Defenders; Code Red; Weapon X (Exiles)		349
Nighthawk (Kyle Richmond) (1-panel cameo, pg. 18-19, panel 22)		Squadron Sinister; Squadron Supreme  Defenders; Thunderbolts; Redeemers; Secret Avengers; Redeemers (Earth-712)		361
Hellcat (Patsy Walker) (1-panel cameo, pg. 18, panel 1)		Defenders; Avengers  Legion of Unliving; Lady Liberators		639
Madame Web (Julia Carpenter) (1-panel cameo, pg. 18-19, panel 11)		West Coast Avengers; Force Works  Freedom Force; Secret Defenders; Omega Flight		218
Mantis (Mandy Celestine) (1-panel cameo, pg. 18, panel 2)	Priests of Pama (pacifistic Kree sect); Celestial Madonna	Avengers; Guardians of the Galaxy [Vietnam]		161
Firebird (Bonita Juarez) (1-panel cameo, pg. 18, panel 4)	Catholic	Rangers; West Coast Avengers		84
Sersi (1-panel cameo, pg. 18-19, panel 6)	Eternals religion; Hedonist	Eternals; Avengers [Greece]		229
Beverly Switzler (1-panel cameo, pg. 18-19, panel 15)	Pop Syke success meditation (Transcendental Meditation) (temporary)	[girlfriend, sidekick of Howard the Duck]		52
Princess Powerful (Molly Hayes) (1-panel cameo, pg. 18-19, panel 10)		Runaways		88
Devlor (1-panel cameo, pg. 18-19, panel 24)	Inhuman religion	Fantastic Force		29
Trapster (Peter Petruski) (1-panel cameo, pg. 18-19, panel 7)		Frightful Four; Lethal Legion		176
Lenny Ballinger (1-panel cameo, pg. 3, panel 1)		Damage Control [Head foreman at Damage Control]		11
Robin Chapel (1-panel cameo, pg. 3, panel 1)		Damage Control		15
Albert Cleary (1-panel cameo, pg. 3, panel 1)		Damage Control		11
John Porter (1-panel cameo, pg. 3, panel 1)		Damage Control		11
Groot (1-panel cameo, pg. 18-19, panel 13)	alien	Howling Commandos; Guardians of the Galaxy [tree-like; first came to Earth to capture, study humans]		58
Steve Rogers (mentioned)	Protestant	Weapon Plus; Invaders  Avengers; Secret Defenders; Redeemers; Ultimates; New Avengers		5,992
Doctor Doom (Victor Von Doom) (mentioned, pg. 5, panel 5-6)  "And I walked right up to Doom and I pulled that mask right off of his smug face!" [more]	Gypsy/Roma; magic/mysticism	Fearsome Four [Latveria. Foe of: Fantastic Four (arch-enemy)]		1,176
Edwin Jarvis (mentioned, pg. 23, panel 2)  Wong: "When I dedicated my life in service to you as sorcerer supreme... I remember I closed my eyes and I prayed that one day I would grow up to be a second-rate Jarvis for a second-rate pile of Avengers."	Anglican	Avengers (staff) [England]		669
Norman Osborn (mentioned)	manifestly non-religious	Sinister Twelve (leader); Cabal of Scrier (leader)  Thunderbolts (leader); Dark Avengers (leader); H.A.M.M.E.R. (leader); Dark X-Men (founder) [Foe of: Spider-Man (arch-enemy)]		417
Skrulls (mentioned, pg. 15, panel 3)  Jessica Jones (to Luke Cage): "I was going to have a hard conversation with you about me going back to work... because between the Civil War, Skrulls, and the Hood, and Hell, all the other things... we don't have any more money!!!"	Skrull religion			344
The Hood (Parker Robbins) (mentioned, pg. 15, panel 3)  Jessica Jones (to Luke Cage): "I was going to have a hard conversation with you about me going back to work... because between the Civil War, Skrulls, and the Hood, and Hell, all the other things... we don't have any more money!!!"	demonolatry	Hood's Army (leader); The Cabal		159
Doctor Voodoo (Jericho Drumm) (mentioned, pg. 1, 8)  Quote: "Current sorcerer supreme Doctor Voodoo sacrifices himself to protect the world from Agamotto's vicious attacks. The spirit of Voodoo's brother, Daniel Drum, witnesses his brother's death and swears vengeance on Doctor Strange and the... Avengers."	Vodoun houngan	Heroes for Hire; Howling Commandos [Haiti]		110
Brother Voodoo (Daniel Drumm) (mentioned, pg. 1, 8)  Quote: "Current sorcerer supreme Doctor Voodoo sacrifices himself to protect the world from Agamotto's vicious attacks. The spirit of Voodoo's brother, Daniel Drum, witnesses his brother's death and swears vengeance on Doctor Strange and the... Avengers."	Vodoun houngan; spirit	[Haiti. Brother Voodoo's twin brother, now spirit who talks to him]		7
Howard the Duck (Howard T. Duck) (mentioned, pg. 18-19, panel 15)  Beverly Switzler: "I had an on-again/off-again with a talking duck. I'm not sure if that's a plus or minus--"	Catholic (raised)	Defenders; Daydreamers		105
Oshtur (mentioned, pg. 1)  Quote: "The Avengers discover the once-great sorcerer supreme Agamotto needs his enchanted eye back to protect him from the other members of the mystical Vishanti and tries everything from dimensional attack to manipulation to try and get it back... [more]"	mystic deity	Vishanti		9
Hoggoth (mentioned, pg. 1)  Quote: "The Avengers discover the once-great sorcerer supreme Agamotto needs his enchanted eye back to protect him from the other members of the mystical Vishanti and tries everything from dimensional attack to manipulation to try and get it back... [more]"	mystic deity	Vishanti		5
Agamotto (mentioned, pg. 1)  Quote: "The Avengers discover the once-great sorcerer supreme Agamotto needs his enchanted eye back to protect him from the other members of the mystical Vishanti and tries everything from dimensional attack to manipulation to try and get it back... [more]"	mystic deity	Vishanti		15

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