"Orphan" Part 2 of 2. Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Jim Calafiore. Inks by Rey Garcia. Cover by Jim Calafiore and Rey Garcia.
Deep in the Australian Outback, Force Works chases a dream! But this dream is actually an alien nightmare (aka Orphan) that turns sweet dreams into scary realities! As Dreamguard leads FW closer to the alien, the heroes drift off into dreamland! Will Force Works wake up in time? Second story: "Sense of Loss" Part 2 of 2. Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Jim Calafiore. Inks by Rey Garcia. Force Works and Earth's Mightiest Heroes gather to commemorate the life and times of the man of wonder, Simon Williams.
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
"Dreamtime" Part 1 of 2. Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Jim Calafiore. Inks by Rey Garcia. Cover by Jim Calafiore and Rey Garcia.
Force Works is on the move to the land down under! The chaos computer reports a problem developing in Queensland, Australia! And sure enough strange and grotesque creatures are rampaging through a local town! When FW descends into the city, they discover that the monsters are actually psychic manifestations…from somebody's dream! Truly bizarre! However, a new Aussie superhero called Dreamguard says the answer to the dream-driven mystery lies in the outback! And that's where Shell-head, Spider-Woman, Century, Wanda, and the agent are going next! First appearance of Dreamguard. Cameo appearance by Orphan. Second story: "Memorial" Part 1 of 2. Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Jim Calafiore. Inks by Rey Garcia. Spider-Woman and the Scarlet Witch prepare to attend the memorial service for Wonder Man (aka Simon Williams).
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
"Tidings of Comfort and Joy" Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Stu Johnson. Inks by Don Hudson. Cover by Dave Taylor and Rey Garcia.
The ordeal with the Mandarin is over. And now it's time to celebrate Force Works-style! Tony Stark throws a party at the team's Ventura headquarters and invites many former friends and colleagues to attend! The purpose of the party is two-fold. First, to recognize Force Works' recent accomplishments; and second, to give Tony a chance to apologize to his friends for his deceptive behavior in the past several months. But one of the guests is not receptive to Iron Man's apology! The Avengers' former ace archer…Hawkeye! Clint is still bitter over the break-up of the west coast team; and some wounds take a long time to heal. Someday reconciliation may be possible, but not today!
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
Hands of the Mandarin Part 4 of 6. "Heart of Darkness" Guest-starring War Machine. Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Dave Taylor. Inks by Rey Garcia. Cover by Dave Taylor and Rey Garcia.
Story continues from Iron Man 311. With an urgent fury, Force Works attacks the Mandarin's fortress in the middle of nowhere China! The fighting mad U.S. Agent, Scarlet Witch, and Spider-Woman rip into the Avatars during their search for Tony Stark! However they may be too late as the Mandarin is poised to deliver the coup de grâce to his hated foe! But in the nick of time, the Scarlet Witch crashes into the Asian mastermind's chamber room and staggers the super-villain with the ten rings! Setting the stage for the spectacular showdown.. .Iron Man versus the, wait, hold on, it's not the golden avenger, it's the Scarlet Witch vs. the Mandarin! Wow, is Wanda ready to throw down with the mighty Mandarin? An excellent issue! Story continues in War Machine #10.
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
Hands of the Mandarin Part 1 of 6. "Goodbye Hong Kong" Guest-starring War Machine. Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Dave Taylor. Inks by Rey Garcia. Cover by Dave Ross and Rey Garcia.
A quiet morning in Hong Kong is violently interrupted by an attack from the Mandarin's malevolent minions! The Avatars, five bizarre creatures with supernatural powers, begin ripping up the city and moving towards the headquarters of Stark Industries' Far East Division! The slaughter of the innocent civilians will continue unchecked... unless Force Works intervenes! So in dramatic fashion the Scarlet Witch, Century, Spider-Woman, and the U.S. Agent airdrop into the island city and counterattack against Lich, Foundry, Deluge, Q'wake, and Butterfly! Meanwhile at the conclusion to Iron Man 310, the Mandarin captured Iron Man and War Machine! And now the two armored avengers stand immobilized before the Chinese super-villain! Shell-Head and Rhodey are at the mercy of the Mandarin! And unfortunately he has no mercy! Story continues in War Machine (1994-1996 1st series) #9. First appearance of Suzi Endo.
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
"Conflagration" Part 2 of 2. Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Paul Ryan. Inks by Rey Garcia. Cover by Tom Tenney and Rey Garcia.
Thanks to artful negotiating by the Scarlet Witch, Force Works avoids a confrontation with Black Brigade and instead receives an audience with the ruling council of Slorenia! The governing body wants FW to capture Ember, the rebels' most powerful freedom fighter! Wanda concurs with that plan, but remains suspicious about the motives of the Slorenian leaders. A few hours later, Force Works tracks Ember to an abandoned palace outside the capital city and invites Black Brigade to help them! However, this is where the new team gets a lesson in meddling in the affairs of foreign countries! What should just be one battle turns into a double donnybrook! Shell-head, Century, and Spider-Woman vs. Black Brigade; and the Scarlet Witch and U.S. Agent vs. Ember! Will Force Works be able to extricate themselves from the Slorenian crisis? Or will they just sink further into the Baltic quagmire? Cameo appearances by Captain America and the Recorder. Second story: "Breakdown" Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Tod Smith. Inks by Kevin Yates. A tour of the virtual training room almost turns deadly for Spider-Woman's daughter. (Notes: Ember and Black Brigade return in Force Works 11. The version of issue 5 with the $2.95 cover price has a pink FW logo.
32 pages. Cover price $2.95.
"Ignition" Part 1 of 2. Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Tom Tenney. Inks by Rey Garcia. Cover by Tom Tenney and Rey Garcia.
Another global crisis pops up for Force Works! And this time the location is the Baltic nation of Slorenia! A bloody civil war is raging and FW is about to intervene! Does anyone on the team have experience with international diplomacy? Forget that! This is going to be gun-barrel diplomacy! However, Ember, the first super-powered Slorenian the team meets, knocks out FW in short order! And when the heroes wake up, it's time to fight the next super Slorenian…Black Brigade! Force Works' Baltic adventure is becoming a Baltic nightmare! First appearances of Ember and Black Brigade. Second story: "Familiarization" Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Tod Smith. Inks by Kevin Yates. Plato and the Force Works support staff review the history of each team member.
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
"Deathblow" Part 3 of 3. Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Tom Tenney. Inks by Rey Garcia. Cover by Tom Tenney and Rey Garcia.0Force Works has safely returned
to California following their harrowing adventure on Scatter world! But now Shell-head is concerned that the planet-devouring Scatter could somehow follow FW to Earth in a few days! Is that possible? Forebodingly yes! However with help from the chaos computer, the Scarlet Witch determines that the Scatter's invasion site will be in the lone star state! To meet the aliens' attack, Force Works flies to Houston for a Texas-sized tussle! And the gruesome Scatter do not disappoint! As the battle rages, Century realizes that the key to victory lies back on Scatter world! Part of FW must return there ASAP to halt the invasion from its launch point! So the witch, agent, and Century warp back to that desolate planet, while Iron Man and Spider-Woman hang on in Houston! Will Force Works' scatter-shot plan stop the Scatter?
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
"Aftermath" Part 2 of 3. Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Tom Tenney. Inks by Rey Garcia. Cover by Tom Tenney and Rey Garcia.
After their very first battle, Force Works is on the verge of collapse! At the end of last issue, the alien Scatter abducted the Scarlet Witch, Spider-Woman, and the agent! And now Iron Man's only clue to their whereabouts is Century…another alien that appeared out of nowhere! With no other options available, Shell-head joins Century for a trans-dimensional teleport! On a ghastly world conquered by the ghoulish Scatter, the golden avenger finds his teammates under severe distress! The Scatter are ready to feed, but Force Works is ready to fight! FW will run the gauntlet to escape from Scatter world!
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
"Day-Break" Part 1 of 3. Double-size issue. Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Tom Tenney. Inks by Rey Garcia.
Foldout popup wraparound cover by Tom Tenney and Rey Garcia.
It's the debut of a new superhero team in the Marvel Universe! Force Works! And this new group sure looks a lot like Earth's Mightiest Heroes, but with a twist! Following the breakup of the West Coast Avengers, Tony Stark decides to form his own team in Southern California and recruits his former teammates to fill the ranks! However one infamous Avengers' legacy will haunt Force Works from the very beginning! As rogue Kree agents still seek vengeance on Wonder Man and the Vision (as a result of Operation Galactic Storm)! When the Scarlet Witch and Wonder Man bump into the Vision and Black Widow at their former west coast compound, the Kree terrorists attack en masse! And suddenly Force Works has its first action! The U.S. Agent and Shell-head lead the charge at Palos Verdes, while Wonder Man soars into the stratosphere to knock out the Kree's ion cannon! But something goes horribly wrong in outer space, and the new team cannot celebrate their victory in California. And even less so when the Scatter appear! Who are these bizarre aliens? Apparent death of Wonder Man. First appearance of Century.
48 pages. Cover price $3.95.
