The series opens with an investigation into the appearance of a new, Red Hulk, and reveals that Bruce Banner is no longer comatose, and is imprisoned by the U.S. military until he transforms and escapes and confronts the Red Hulk. After defeating the Red Hulk, the Scarlet Witch finds him in the middle of a snowstorm in the Arizona Desert and recruits him to join a new team of The Mighty Avengers.