"The Destiny War!" Plot by Kurt Busiek and Roger Stern. Script by Kurt Busiek. Pencils by Carlos Pacheco. Inks by Jesús Merino. Cover by Carlos Pacheco and Jesús Merino.
The Destiny War explodes as Kang and Rick Jones enter the fray against the Time-Keepers! The Conqueror's brazen attack forces the timeless trio to retreat to their lair at the end of time! However Kang and the Avengers are able to follow them! And then and there the final act in this cosmic drama commences! The Time-Keepers seize Immortus' forever crystal to power their chrono-cannon (which will destroy the other timelines). But in a twist of fate, the keepers need more time to calibrate the cannon. So they bring an army of avengers from corrupted timelines to fight Kang and Earth's Mightiest! The situation looks hopeless until the Destiny Force manifests inside Rick, Cap, Giant-Man, Hawkeye, Songbird, Yellowjacket, and the Wasp! And all of sudden the human race has a chance! The fate of everyone and everything will be decided next issue!
40 pages. Cover price $2.99.
"The Secret History of the Avengers" Plot by Kurt Busiek and Roger Stern. Script by Kurt Busiek. Pencils by Carlos Pacheco. Inks by Jesús Merino. Cover by Carlos Pacheco and Jesús Merino.
One of the definitive issues in the annals of the Avengers! Before departing Limbo with his teammates last issue, Hawkeye grabbed a syncho-staff from Immortus' castle. And now back on the Sphinx time machine, Clint tries to make the staff talk! And shockingly, the staff morphs into the Space Phantom, and the phantom -- with no love lost for Immortus -- begins talking! And what a tale he tells about Immortus' manipulations of Earth's Mightiest Heroes through the years! Revelations about the Vision. Secrets of the Scarlet Witch. Confessions from The Crossing (in Avengers 390-395) and Galactic Storm (in Avengers 345-347). Plus much more! Wow! Then in a flash of light, Immortus appears inside the Sphinx, and the Avengers fall! Flashback cameos by the Time-Keepers, Enchantress, Executioner, Mephisto, Mad Thinker, Ultron, and the original Human Torch. (Notes: Avengers Forever #8 is simply a must-read for long-time fans of the Avengers. The inside back cover lists the annotations and sources for issues #5 thru #7.)
32 pages. Cover price $2.99.
Limited 1 for 100 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover.
Written by Jason Aaron. Art by Aaron Kuder. Cover by Alex Ross.
AVENGERS ASSEMBLE: PART 9 - THE PENULTIMATE CHAPTER! The greatest battle in the history of the Multiverse is raging, featuring Avengers from throughout time and space, countless different versions of Captain America and Iron Man and the God of Thunder. Yet somehow, it all comes down to one Starbrand and one Ghost Rider, who unfortunately are the only Avengers whose powers don't seem to be working.
28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.
Volume 2 - 1st printing. Collects Avengers (2010-2013 4th Series) #7-12 and 12.1.Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS. Art by JOHN ROMITA JR. and BRYAN HITCH. Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.Marvel's super-secret brain trust, the Illuminati, reunites - and the Avengers team up with the incredible Red Hulk - as the Hood makes a crazy power move to bring the Infinity Gauntlet together once more! But the Hood has no idea of the power he's toying with and who's coming to earth to challenge him for it. Plus: the Avengers vs. the Intelligencia, the return of S.W.O.R.D. and the disappearance of Spider-Woman in a prologue to the Avengers saga that will rock the entire Marvel Universe. Guest starring the New and Secret Avengers!Hardcover, 176 pages, full color.Cover price $24.99.
"Lost in the Stars..." Script by Roger Stern. Pencils by Sean Chen. Inks by Scott Hanna. Cover by Sean Chen and Scott Hanna.
The Protector of the Universe receives a distress call from one of the listening posts at the edge of the Milky Way galaxy. When Quasar arrives on the Rigellian outpost world to investigate, he discovers a major disaster -- and quickly sends his own distress call to Avengers Mansion! A very diverse group of heroes respond to his summons...and the Avengers Infinity team is formed! Thor, Moondragon, Photon, Starfox, Tigra, and Quasar! The new team has two immediate tasks on the beleaguered planet! First, rescue and contain the Jack of Hearts! And second, give battle against the powerful Servitors! Avengers Assemble in outer space! Cameo appearances by Jarvis, Frank Rambeau, and Maria Rambeau.
32 pages. Cover price $2.99.
"...Naught But Ants!" Script by Roger Stern. Pencils by Sean Chen. Inks by Scott Hanna. Cover by Sean Chen and Scott Hanna.
The Avengers Infinity team fights to escape from the Rigellian outpost world after having just arrived on it minutes earlier! The awesome regenerating Servitors are attacking everywhere! And Earth's Mightiest Heroes (in outer space) must dodge and dart through them to reach Moondragon's spaceship! Thankfully, all six avengers make it to safety. So now the Titan priestess can begin repairing the Jack of Hearts' body armor. And while doing so, Moondragon learns who or what the Avengers are up against: the Infinites! Oh my, that name sounds ominous! As the Infinity team will discover next issue. Avengers Lineup: Thor, Moondragon, Photon, Starfox, Tigra, and Quasar. (Note: The Infinites were first mentioned in Avengers Forever (1998) #10.)
32 pages. Cover price $2.99.
"They Walk Among the Stars!" Guest-starring the Jack of Hearts. Script by Roger Stern. Pencils by Sean Chen. Inks by Scott Hanna. Cover by Sean Chen and Scott Hanna.
In the far reaches of outer space, the Infinity team struggles to comprehend what's happening around them. In large part because everything is so enormous in scope. A gigantic creature called a Walker is shaping and molding the leftover mass from the destroyed Rigellian world. Photon and the Jack of Hearts infiltrate the massive being and finally uncover the cosmic plan of the Infintes! And it blows their minds! What can the Avengers do against such colossal creatures? Avengers Lineup: Thor, Moondragon, Photon, Starfox, Tigra, and Quasar.
32 pages. Cover price $2.99.
Written by Arune Singh. Cover by Alex Ross.
Alex Ross makes his jaw dropping return to Marvel in May's Avengers/Invaders #1, but this is your chance to get a first look at his designs and the interior artwork of Steve Sadowski! With special commentary from Ross, Sadowski and co-writer Jim Krueger, now's your chance to get a sneak peek into one of 2008's most anticipated new series.
16 pgs
This issue provides individual biographies of each avenger from the silver age to the present along with a three-page history of Earth's Mightiest Heroes. Also included are descriptions of famous foes and allies of the Avengers. Script by Peter Sanderson. Contributions from Mark Gruenwald, Paul Becton, Dan Carr, and Michael Kraiger. Cover by George Perez.
The front side of the wraparound cover depicts the current Avengers line-up (on the top screen) and the five original Avengers vs. Loki on the smaller bottom screen. The back side shows Jarvis in the Avengers communications room with a screenshot of every avenger through the years. The inside front cover is a black and white version of the outside back cover. Conversely, the inside back cover is a black and white version of the front cover. Over 50 well-known covers from the Avengers 1st series are included inside.
48 pages Cover price $1.95.
1st printing.
Collects Iron Man I am Iron Man (2010) #1-2, Iron Man 2 Public Identity (2010 Marvel) #1-3, Iron Man 2 Agents of Shield (2010) and Captain America First Vengeance (2011 Marvel) #1-4. Written by PETER DAVID, CHRISTOS GAGE, JOE CASEY, JUSTIN THEROUX and FRED VAN LENTE. Art by SEAN CHEN, HUGO PETRUS, BARRY KITSON, RON LIM, TIMOTHY GREEN II, FELIX RUIZ, MATT CAMP, LUKE ROSS, NEIL EDWARDS, JAVI FERNANDEZ and RICH ELSON. Cover by CHARLIE WEN and PAOLO RIVERA.
Gear up for the Avengers movie with these official, in-continuity stories! First, it's an expanded re-imagining of the original Iron Man, featuring bonus scenes not in the movie! Next, what happened between the events of Iron Man and Iron Man 2? How did Tony Stark put a new chapter in the history books, and break and rewrite all the rules? Then, it's Black Widow, Nick Fury and Agent Coulson in espionage action! And finally, Steve Rogers was the inspiration for millions during WWII - but where did he get his inspiration? How did he meet his best friend, "Bucky" Barnes? And what set him on the path to becoming Captain America, the First Avenger?
Softcover, 256 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.
"Re: Vision" Avengers Reborn Part 4 of 4. Script by Len Kaminiski and Carrie Barre. Pencils by Gavin Curtis. Inks by Dan Panosian. Cover by Steve Lightle.
In search of the purpose of his existence, the Vision travels to New Jersey to visit Dr. Miles Lipton, one of the leading artificial intelligence researchers in the country. In addition to his research activities, Dr. Lipton has also been trying to bring the suspected killers of his son, Alex Lipton, to justice. These two elements of the story overlap and lead to the Vision gaining the brain patters of the deceased Alex Lipton, and also fighting Roxxon henchmen to save the life of Dr. Lipton! First appearances of Dr. Miles Lipton and Laura Lipton. Cameo appearances by Captain America and Sersi. (Notes: Dr. Lipton and his daughter-in-law, Laura Lipton, appear next in Avengers 348. This is the final issue of the Avengers Spotlight series.)
32 pages Cover price $1.00.
"Tooth and Nail" Script by Howard Mackie. Pencils by Al Milgrom. Inks by Don Heck. Cover by Kieron Dwyer.
The Avengers' ace archer is under assault from all angles! First, Mad Dog and Bobcat assail him, then the Bullet Biker and the Death Throws attack! Can Hawkeye defeat all these villains? Second story: "Second Debut" Plot and Script by John Byrne. Plot and Pencils by Kieron Dwyer. Inks by Karl Kesel. The Vision stops an armored car heist and realizes that the general public does not know now that he is still the same synthezoid avenger that for years wore the green and yellow costume. So the Vision makes an impromptu appearance on the Tonight Show to assure everyone that he is the same avenger. Cameo appearances by Johnny Carson and the Avengers West Coast.
32 pages Cover price $1.00.
Stories by Steve Gerber and Fabian Nicieza. Art by Al Milgrom & Don Heck and Dan Lawlis & Keith Williams. Cover by Denys Cowan.
"Hit and Run" - Hawkeye's one-man war against L.A. street gangs heats up! Plus: The U.S.Agent tries to discover who is brutally killing illegal aliens crossing the US/Mexican border...and suffers the consequences in "Rocks & Hard Places (The Xenophobic Man part 1)"! Also: a look at unused cover art by James Fry & Randy Emberlin!
32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.00.
Stories by Steve Gerber and Fabian Nicieza. Art by Al Milgrom & Hajek Satter Lee and Dan Lawlis & Keith Williams. Cover by James Fry & Brad Vancata.
"Terminizer!" - Hawkeye's war against the Los Angeles gangs continues, but his criminal past comes back to haunt him when he's framed for a series of murders. It's a tale torn from today's headlines! Plus: The U.S.Agent battles the Xenophobic Man, who mercilessly slaughters illegal aliens, in "Methods and Standards (The Xenophobic Man part 2)"!
32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.00.
Stories by Steve Gerber and Fabian Nicieza. Art by Al Milgrom & Don Heck and Dan Lawlis & Keith Williams. Cover by James Fry & Chris Ivy.
"Circle-T Killings Continue" - Hawkeye was having enough trouble with the Los Angeles street gangs even before the heavily armed assassin The Terminizer showed up! Plus: A trap for the Xenophobic Man may cost the life of a priest. To win, the U.S.Agent must resort to the unexpected in "Beliefs and Callings (The Xenophobic Man part 3)"!
32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.00.
"Interlude In a Peaceable Kingdom! (Avengers Reborn part 1 of 4)" - Written by Roy Thomas and Dann Thomas. Art by Bob Hall and Win Mortimer. Cover by Steve Lightle.
Doctor Druid kicks off this series tracing the fates of the lost Avengers. The mage escapes his imprisonment in the land of Limbo and, in doing so, finds himself rejuvenated and restored to full power!
32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.00.
"Strikefile" Script by Bob Harras. Pencils by Jeff Moore. Inks by Mike Sellers. Wraparound cover.
Following their defeat in Avengers 366, Kalen Gor and his fellow Kree renegades lick their wounds and plot their next attack on the planet Earth! However, the alien group's planning session on the moon is interrupted by the arrival of a record-sphere from a far-flung corner of the deceased Kree empire. This particular unit has recorded the history of Operation Galactic Storm. And needless to say, reviewing that galactic event makes the Kree more determined than ever to destroy the Earth and its mightiest heroes! So where will Admiral Kalen Gor strike next? Only time will tell. Cameo appearances by Crystal and the Vision. Flashback cameo by all the heroes and villains involved in Operation Galactic Storm. Second feature: One-page pin-ups of the Vision, Crystal, Giant Man, Deathcry, Black Widow, Hercules, Black Knight, and Sersi. Artists include Jeff Moore, Mike Sellers, Robert Brown, Rey Garcia, Mark Pacella, and Liam Sharpe. These pin-ups are also illustrated on the front and back covers. Third feature: One-page pin-ups of Iron Man & Captain America, Thor & Thunderstrike, Force Works, the X-Men, the Inhumans & Fantastic Four (two pages), and the Shi'ar Imperial Guard. Artists include Colin MacNeil, Tom Tenney, Don Hudson, Al Milgrom, Robert Brown, and Rey Garcia. (Notes: This one-shot is part of the Avengers' regular continuity most likely taking place between Avengers 366 and 367. Kalen Gor unleashes his next attack in Avengers 378 and 379. The events of Operation Galactic Storm are depicted on six pages of computer-generated art by Cefn Ridout (script) and Dave Hornsby (visualizations). The back cover portrays Crystal, Hercules, Thor, and the Vision. There are not any advertisements in this issue.)
32 pages. Cover price $1.75.
Limited (1 for 15) Variant Cover by DAVID YARDIN. Siege tie-in - Written by CHRISTOS GAGE. Art by JORGE MOLINA. SIEGE BLOCKBUSTER TIE-IN!!
The Initiative faces its own CIVIL WAR as Taskmaster, Constrictor and Diamondback join the Dark Avengers in the Siege of Asgard...and come face-to-hammer with Thor! Meanwhile, Justice, Tigra and the rest of the Avengers Resistance assault camp H.A.M.M.E.R., aiming to bring it down once and for all - but the Hood is ready for them! It's all-out war on two fronts - and one side won't be here when it's over!
32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.
Siege tie-in - Written by CHRISTOS GAGE. Art by JORGE MOLINA. Cover by David Yardin.
SIEGE BLOCKBUSTER TIE-IN!! This is it: the series finale - and the end of the Initiative as we know it! Learn the fate of your favorite heroes, villains...and those who aren't quite sure what they are, but who are going to have to decide in a hurry! Who will taste sweet victory? Who will know the agony of defeat? For some this is an end -- for others, a new beginning (which you'll be reading about very soon)! Camp H.A.M.M.E.R. is falling...and The Heroic Age is dawning!
32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.
Written by DAN SLOTT Penciled by STEVE UY Cover by STEFANO CASELLI
The Gauntlet, the Initiative's top drill instructor, has been beaten and left for dead. And all the evidence points towards his attacker being someone on the base. Who did it? A spy? A recruit? An instructor? This looks like a job for Camp Hammond's MPs. And by the time this is over, more than one important mystery will be revealed. Featuring JUSTICE, CLOUD 9, and... THE SCARLET SPIDERS!
Cover price $2.99.
"On the Side of the Angels" Script by Mark Gruenwald. Pencils by Mike Gustovich. Inks by Bud LaRosa and Martineck. Cover by Mike Gustovich.
In the timeless city of Chronopolis, the battle is joined between Terminatrix's avengers and Revelation's avengers! The shield-slinger, golden avenger, and thunder god clash with the three men that at one time or another assumed their identities! And as expected they eventually reach a stalemate and begin searching for their true enemy! However during the fracas, Terminatrix leaps far into the future (beyond Kang's eight millennia empire) and encounters Marcus Immortus! The new Mistress of Time keeps getting further into trouble! Will she turn back to the Avengers for help? Cameo appearances by Revelation and Immortus. Avengers Lineup: Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Thunderstrike, U.S. Agent, and War Machine. (Notes: This issue includes previews of next issue's cover, the upcoming cover to Thunderstrike 1, and the cover to Avengers 369. The back inside cover features a full-page ad for the Avengers Sugar Babies promotional issue.)
32 pages Cover price $1.25.
"Day of Maximum Probability" Script by Mark Gruenwald. Pencils by Mike Gustovich. Inks by Bud LaRosa and Don Hudson. Cover by Mike Gustovich.
Earth's Mightiest Heroes are on the run through the land where time stands still. Fleeing from the Council of Cross-Time Kangs, the sextet of avengers exits Chronopolis and surfaces in Timely, Wisconsin! However the deadly time-trooper robots have followed them to the badger state! So the Avengers rush back to Chronopolis…only to encounter Alioth in the process of invading Kang's empire! Meanwhile in the Temple of Immortus, Terminatrix plays her role in the strange death of the Master of Time. And then in the next chamber she comes face-to-face with Revelation! But before Terminatrix can attack, she learns about Alioth's pending invasion of her empire! There may be only one way to stop Alioth! Revive the Conqueror! Bringing back Kang…is that good for the time-space continuum, much less the Avengers? Cameo appearances by Immortus, Ravonna, Tempus, and Kang. Avengers Lineup: Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Thunderstrike, U.S. Agent, and War Machine. (Note: The letters page previews next issue's cover in the typeset background.)
32 pages Cover price $1.25.
"Thy Kangdom Come" Script by Mark Gruenwald. Pencils by Mike Gustovich. Inks by Bud LaRosa, Del Barras, and Don Hudson. Cover by Mike Gustovich.
Time is up for Earth's Mightiest Heroes! Faced with no other options, Terminatrix revives Kang in order to stop Alioth's invasion! And now the six avengers trapped in Chronopolis must fight on the side of the Conqueror to save eight millennia of time! The Avengers descend into the murky council chamber with Thor holding the chrono key! Kang says the key is the key to defeating Alioth! Can Earth's Mightiest trust their long-time foe? Time is of the essence…literally! Cameo appearances by Revelation and Marcus Immortus. Avengers Lineup: Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Thunderstrike, U.S. Agent, and War Machine. (Note: Kang appears next in Fantastic Four Annual 27 and encounters the Avengers again in the first issue of the Avengers Forever Limited Series.)
32 pages Cover price $1.25.
"Six: Blood Will Tell" Script by Kurt Busiek and Fabian Nicieza. Pencils by Tom Grummett. Inks by Gary Erskine. Cover by Barry Kitson.
Jolt arrives in the nick of time to provide electricity for Projector Liberator! So Shell-Head and the Fixer can reclaim (from Moonstone) the lost transnormal energy! However even without the energy boost, Dr. Karla Sofen still rages out of control! Hawkeye is adamant that he can talk her down, but the Scarlet Witch has seen enough! Wanda fires a chaos hex at Moonstone and everything goes haywire! Gravimetric rifts in the space-time continuum open up all over the Earth! And now the fate of the world -- much less the fate of the Thunderbolts -- is at great risk! Avengers Assemble! Cameo appearances by Jarvis, Warbird, and Abe Jenkins. (Notes: This excellent limited series takes place before the events of the Avengers Disassembled saga -- and is thus one of the final adventures of the Avengers' classic lineup for many years. The Thunderbolts attempt to regroup under new leadership in New Thunderbolts (2005) #1.)
32 pages. Cover price $2.99.
