AVENGERS #334 & #335

"FIRST ENCOUNTER"
Story: Bob Harras | Pencils: Andy Kubert | Inks: Tom Palmer
Letters: John Costanza | Colors: Christie Scheele
Editor: Howard Mackie | Editor-in-Chief: Tom DeFalco

The Plot: On the moon, Quicksilver and the Inhumans Karnak and Timberius, along with one of the Inhumans' Alpha Primitive servants, investigate a recently crashed spacecraft near the Watcher's citadel. Quicksilver decides the Avengers may be interested in the ship and attempts to signal them, but a force field seals him and his friends into a bubble with the ship just as he activates the call. Seconds later, the group is confronted by creatures called the Brethren, led by the sinister Thane Ector.

On Earth, the Avengers receive a brief snippet of Quicksilver's signal. Moments later, the Inhuman princess (and estranged wife of Quicksilver) Crystal appears with her teleporting dog, Lockjaw, to enlist the Avengers' aid. The team flies a Quinjet to the moon, where they are greeted by Black Bolt and Medusa outside the force field. The Inhumans attempt to break through, but fail. Quasar and Sersi then make an attempt of their own.

Meanwhile, inside the field, Thane Ector has beaten Quicksilver in an attempt to interrogate him. When Ector turns his attention to Timberius, the Inhuman tells him that Earth is nearby. Ector perpares to execute Quicksilver, but the Alpha Primitive jumps in and is killed instead. Just then, the field disappears and the Avengers and Inhumans arrive. After a brief skirmish, the Brethren teleport away. The Watcher appears leads the Avengers in exploring the crashed ship. Inside, the heroes find a collection of beings from various civilzations, and then they locate the ship's master: the Collector, in agony following a fight with Thane Ector.