Which one of Marvel's many Avengers will die?

The fix is in: In this Wednesday's second issue of Marvel Comics' Siege series, an Avenger will die! But instead of surrendering to the hype and bloodlust, we thought we'd take a look at who it may be... and why.

Marvel's solicitation for the issue reads

The blockbuster Marvel event of the year goes full-blown carnage and madness as the biggest and most brutal battle in Marvel's history brings together heroes from all sides. Lines have been drawn, and an unlikely hero will save one Avenger, but they can't save them all. The Siege has begun and it claims its first victim as AN AVENGER WILL DIE!!

and if there's one thing we know, it's not to ignore advertising text in all caps. If there're two things we know, it's also that Marvel likes to mark their events with a death wherever possible: Civil War saw the death of Black Goliath - mourned by no-one - while Secret Invasion ended with the seemingly out-of-nowhere sacrifice of the Wasp. But are Marvel's event deaths limited to women and minorities? We look at the possibilities.

New Avengers
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Mighty Avengers
The more traditional, super-heroic Avengers team may be better suited to Marvel's upcoming Heroic Age, but will all of them get there in one piece? Click here for our guesses.

Dark Avengers
The villains of the last year in the Marvel Universe, you'd expect at least one of them to die for their part in the Dark Reign that's made Marvel's America a depressing place to be recently, but isn't the second issue of four a little early for that kind of comeuppance? Click here and find out what we think.

These aren't all the Avengers that Death could choose from, of course; there are also the Young Avengers, members of Avengers: The Initiative and even the Pet Avengers to consider... But, let's face it: If it's one of the Pet Avengers, something has gone very wrong in the Mighty Marvel Planning of Plot Twists department.

The second issue of Siege is released this Wednesday.