New Avengers #40

Dates

Cover date

June 2008

On sale

April 30, 2008

In stores

April 30, 2008

Pages

36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #40 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

• Direct edition$2.99 cover

  Direct Edition

  No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.

  Barcode 75960605547004011

  Source ↗
• 2nd printing

  2nd Printing Variant - Jim Cheung Cover

  Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.

  Barcode 75960605547004021

  This edition’s page
• Newsstand edition$3.99 cover

  Newsstand

  A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

  Barcode 00928102458306

  This edition’s page

Story arc: Secret Invasion

This is part 11 of 105. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

1. New Avengers: Illuminati #5
2. The Mighty Avengers #7
3. New Avengers #38
4. Captain Marvel #4
5. Ms. Marvel #25
6. New Avengers #39
7. Secret Invasion #1
8. Captain Marvel #5
9. Ms. Marvel #26
10. The Mighty Avengers #12
11. New Avengers #40
12. Secret Invasion #2
13. The Mighty Avengers #13
14. Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four #1
15. Incredible Hercules #117
16. Ms. Marvel #27
17. New Avengers #41
18. Captain Britain and MI:13 #1
19. The Mighty Avengers #14
20. Secret Invasion #3
21. Captain Britain and MI:13 #2
22. Secret Invasion: Who Do You Trust? #1
23. Incredible Hercules #118
24. Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four #2
25. Avengers: The Initiative #14
26. Ms. Marvel #28
27. New Avengers #42
28. Secret Invasion: Runaways / Young Avengers #1
29. The Mighty Avengers #15
30. Secret Invasion: Front Line #1
31. Captain Britain and MI:13 #3
32. Secret Invasion #4
33. Incredible Hercules #119
34. The Mighty Avengers #16
35. Avengers: The Initiative #15
36. New Avengers #43
37. New Warriors #14
38. She-Hulk #31
39. Black Panther #39
40. Ms. Marvel #29
41. Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four #3
42. Skrulls vs. Power Pack #1
43. Secret Invasion: Front Line #2
44. Captain Britain and MI:13 #4
45. Secret Invasion #5
46. Secret Invasion: Inhumans #1
47. Secret Invasion: Runaways / Young Avengers #2
48. Secret Invasion: Thor #1
49. Secret Invasion: X-Men #1
50. Guardians of the Galaxy #4
51. Incredible Hercules #120
52. Avengers: The Initiative #16
53. Black Panther #40
54. New Avengers #44
55. New Warriors #15
56. Secret Invasion: The Amazing Spider-Man #1
57. She-Hulk #32
58. The Mighty Avengers #17
59. Ms. Marvel #30
60. Nova #16
61. Secret Invasion: Front Line #3
62. Deadpool #1
63. Secret Invasion #6
64. Secret Invasion: Inhumans #2
65. Secret Invasion: Runaways / Young Avengers #3
66. Secret Invasion: X-Men #2
67. Guardians of the Galaxy #5
68. Iron Man: Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. #33
69. Secret Invasion: Thor #2
70. The Mighty Avengers #18
71. Avengers: The Initiative #17
72. Black Panther #41
73. Deadpool #2
74. New Avengers #45
75. Nova #17
76. Secret Invasion: The Amazing Spider-Man #2
77. She-Hulk #33
78. Punisher War Journal #24
79. Deadpool #3
80. Secret Invasion: Inhumans #3
81. Guardians of the Galaxy #6
82. Iron Man: Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. #34
83. Secret Invasion: Front Line #4
84. The Mighty Avengers #19
85. New Avengers #46
86. Secret Invasion #7
87. Secret Invasion: The Amazing Spider-Man #3
88. Avengers: The Initiative #18
89. Nova #18
90. Secret Invasion: Thor #3
91. Secret Invasion: X-Men #3
92. Thunderbolts #125
93. Iron Man: Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. #35
94. Punisher War Journal #25
95. Secret Invasion: Inhumans #4
96. Secret Invasion: X-Men #4
97. New Avengers #47
98. Secret Invasion #8
99. Secret Invasion: Front Line #5
100. Avengers: The Initiative #19
101. Secret Invasion: Dark Reign #1
102. The Mighty Avengers #20
103. Secret Invasion: Requiem #1
104. Secret Invasion: War of Kings #1
105. Secret Invasion Aftermath: Beta Ray Bill - The Green Of Eden #1

Creators

Stories

• Untitled · 21 pages

  On a world in the Skrull empire, scientists begin to do experimentation on human genetic material. The Skrulls also begin to practice impersonating Earth heroes. After their world is devoured by Galactus, the Skrull empress claims that ancient prophecies declare that the planet Earth will be their new home. Super Skrulls with multiple Earth-hero powers are developed. The empress decides to become an intricate part of the Secret Invasion and decides to take the form of Spider-Woman.

• Look Who's Talking · 1 pages

  Interview with Jason Aaron on writing Wolverine.

Publisher’s description

Find out exactly how the Skrull empire was able to infiltrate the Marvel Universe? Who instigated the invasion and why?

Characters

Reprinted in

New Avengers (2005), New Avengers (2006), New Avengers (2007), Avengers Unconquered (2009), New Avengers Omnibus (2012), New Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis: The Complete Collection (2017), Secret Invasion by Brian Michael Bendis Omnibus (2018), New Avengers Modern Era Epic Collection (2023)