Reader Question - Who Should Be An Avenger in the "Heroic Age"?

Heroic Age teaser image.  Note Captain America has blue eyes and no handgun like Steve Rogers and how Hawkeye has what looks like Bucky's metallic left arm.

Siege is underway as we speak and Marvel is already hard at work priming the pumps for its next event/linewide banner status quo thingy [think Dark Reign, Initiative, Manifest Destiny, etc] and the first of the promo images for Heroic Age, as shown above, for this event have started to make their way through the usual channels. We've even seen the first official member and creative team announced for the upcoming Avengers relaunch.  My thoughts on a new team and a question for you after the jump.

Update: Looks like Spider-Woman is an Avenger for those still making their picks.

If I was going with a new team of Avengers for a new Heroic Age, clearly we'd have to base it around Captain America, Iron Man and Thor.  These are obvious choices and how the three characters have been put through the ringer and/or died and returned recently, their inclusion as Marvel's Big Three should form a sound basis for a team of 'heroic' Avengers.

From there, I'd include some fringe characters since those three can probably carry the book on their own without the need for a Spider-Man or Wolverine and others to prop it up like the post-Disassembled status quo.  Of note, I'd have this team self-governed [ie. no SHIELD or government clearance and other interference from the likes of Gyrich and so on].  They are heroes and do heroic things.  Government cheques and other nonsense always made them seem like mercs for hire to me.

As Tony Stark had his assets ceased by Osborn, I'd bring in Moon Knight as the team's financial backer and Batman-like character.  He's been trying to be a hero recently and reined in the anti-hero/killing parts of his character and I've heard nothing but good things about his current series.  If they are really pushing him to turn over a new leaf, I think this could go a long ways towards that. 

Other characters I think need to be on the team are Songbird, who I've been waiting to see since Kurt Busiek first teased her Avengers status back in Avengers Forever, Hank Pym (assuming Mighty Avengers doesn't continue/get relaunched under a new title), and one or two others, possibly Hawkeye or Brother Voodoo.

However, my question to you is, who should be on this new 'Heroic Age' team of Avengers? What do you envision a "heroic" team of Avengers as?  Let us know who you think should be an Avenger in this new Heroic Age in the comments below!

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