A Secret Wars storyline in The Avengers 5would be a huge win for comic book fans everywhere, and could also answer major questions about superhero power levels. As the Marvel Cinematic Universe moves into Phase Four, and explores more of the multiverse, there is some idea of who the most powerful remaining heroes are, but their stories being fragmented after Avengers: Endgame makes even knowing the new Avengers line-up pretty hard, let alone who will lead them. A fight on Battleworld could easily answer who the most powerful superheroes – and supervillains – are in the MCU and finally answer some of the oldest debates about superhero deathmatches that have always been such a popular part of fandom.
Secret Wars was a 12-issue miniseries that was published in the mid-1980s. The series made a bold move, bringing in various characters from across the Marvel Universe including Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, the Avengers, and the X-Men. Originally an attempt to sell Marvel toys, it instead transformed the comic book landscape. In Secret Wars, a cosmic being known as the Beyonder wanted to test the powers of good versus evil, so he brought the world’s greatest heroes and villains to the planet Battleworld. There, they would fight to determine which side is stronger, pitting some of the oldest heroes against one another in a way that would delight MCU fans who spend hours weighing up who would win fair fights like Thanos vs Hulk, Doctor Strange vs Scarlet Witch, or Captain Marvel vs Thor.
