Disassembling The Avengers: WizardUniverse reports that Brian Michael Bendis and David Finch will take over The Avengers for a four-issue arc titled "Avengers Disassemble" beginning with July's #500. The storyline will end the current series and lead to a new Avengers title later this year by the same creative team.

Here's Bendis: "This is the darkest chapter in Avengers history. It’ll blow up their status quo and create a new one by the end of the arc. Hopefully, it’s a Shakespearean-level tragedy that uses the Avengers’ history to propel them forward."

More information is promised in Wizard #151, which goes on sale March 24.

Update: Newsarama's coverage mentions that John Jackson Miller will leave Iron Man at the end of June, which seems somewhat odd in light of Miller's March 4 interview with X-Fan in which he spoke enthusiastically about the series (but only through #83).

Word of Miller's departure follows news that Robert Morales will leave Captain America with June's #28.