The Phoenix Force has long been a mighty antagonist in the Marvel Universe and it’s back with Avengers #40. In the wake of the “Age of Khonshu” arc, the new “Enter the Phoenix” storyline sees various Marvel characters battling it out to see who is worthy of its cosmic power. For Marvel fans, it may look and at some points feel a bit reminiscent of the 2012 event, Avengers vs. X-Men and even a bit of the more recent X of Swords, but it isn’t just comics that the newly-released issue calls back to. There’s a clever Marvel Cinematic Universe reference tucked into its pages as well.