The New Avengers - Vol 2 - #28 - 2012 - Breakout From The X-Brig! - (VFN)

The war of attrition hits its grittiest, most desperate phase. As the god-like Phoenix Five systematically tighten their authoritarian grip over the planet, Earth's Mightiest Heroes are forced entirely into the shadows. The New Avengers #22–27 architected a massive mystical showdown, but issue #28 grounds the conflict back into a high-stakes, classic prison break thriller. Written by Brian Michael Bendis with moody, high-contrast artwork by Mike Deodato Jr., this issue follows a ragtag group of underground Avengers launching a covert suicide mission into the heart of mutant territory.

The global status quo has become incredibly bleak. With Cyclops, Emma Frost, and the rest of the Phoenix-empowered X-Men re-engineering society in their own image, any hero who stands against them is treated as an enemy of progress. Several frontline Avengers have already been captured and locked away in a high-security, specialized mutant containment facility colloquially known as the "X-Brig."