The Avengers must stop Malekith the Accursed after he obtains the Casket of Ancient Winters.

A Kree ship led by Ronan the Accuser arrives and attacks a S.W.O.R.D. ship. While Abigail Brand fights the Kree soldiers in space, the Avengers are assisted by Ms. Marvel in fighting Ronan and an army of Kree soldiers on Earth.

Strange fumes sicken all of the Avengers – save for Iron Man, whose suit of armor provides him with protection.

With Thor and Hawkeye in tow, Captain America travels to Wakanda to have his shield repaired and to persuade Black Panther to rejoin the team. But a mysterious figure known only as the Vision arrives to steal the shield – along with Wakanda’s supply of vibranium.