"Avengers Disassembled", referred to in some participating series as
"Disassembled", is a
crossover event between several
Marvel Comics series. The general concept is that the major heroes (the
Avengers,
Spider-Man, and the
Fantastic Four) are assaulted, not just physically, but psychologically. Author
Brian Michael Bendis said in an article in
Newsarama that the one thing that separates this crossover from others is that "not everyone is coming back from this one." The "
Disassembled" tag is a reference to the Avengers' rallying cry, "
Avengers Assemble!".