Written by CHRISTOS GAGE Pencils & Cover by MIKE MCKONE Variant Cover by MIKE MCKONE Women of Marvel Frame Variant by TBA Guest-starring Norman Osborn and the all-new, all-deadly Thunderbolts! You've heard of "Scared Straight"--when impressionable teens are brought inside a prison to get the harsh truth about criminal life from the inmates themselves. Well, the Academy kids are about to experience it super-villain style...courtesy of Juggernaut and the new Thunderbolts program! But it's another inmate that captures their attention...the man who imprisoned, experimented on and tortured them: Norman Osborn! When The Raft goes into lockdown, are they trapped inside with him, or is he trapped inside with them? Plus: the origin of Hazmat! And guest appearances by Luke Cage, Iron Fist and Valkyrie! Don't miss the next chapter in the most unpredictable Heroic Age title of all! 32 pages. /Rated A
Norman Osborn subjected six superhuman teenagers - Veil, Finesse, Mettle, Hazmat, Reptil and Striker - to torturous training to mold them in his image. Now, they've been rescued by Hank Pym and his fellow instructors - Tigra, Justice, Speedball and Quicksilver - and enrolled into Avengers Academy! They've been told that they're the most promising heroes of the new generation - but the shocking truth is that they may be the most deadly future threats to the Marvel Universe! Now, it's up to each of the Academy students to decide whether they will join the ranks of Earth's Mightiest - or become the villains of tomorrow. So how will they react when they meet the scared-straight Thunderbolts, or face foes including the Hood, Taskmaster and Korvac? Collecting Avengers Academy #1-12, Avengers Academy Giant-Size #1, Thunderbolts (1997) #147 and material from Enter The Heroic Age #1.
The first in a series of all-new original graphic novels! An abomination, long thought buried, has resurfaced in a war-torn land. But now it wears an American flag. Faced with another nightmare reborn, Captain America will not stand for yet more death at the hands of a ghost from his past. Haunted by his greatest shame, Thor must renew the hunt for a familiar beast. At their side, an assemblage of allies united to end the threats no one of them could face alone. They are soldiers. Warriors. Comrades-in-arms. Mighty heroes led by a living legend, stronger together than apart. They are the Avengers. [(W) Warren Ellis (A/CA) Mike McKone]
The original graphic novel, in softcover for the first time! An abomination, long thought buried, has resurfaced in a war-torn land. But now it wears an American flag. Faced with another nightmare reborn, Captain America will not stand for yet more death at the hands of a ghost from his past. Haunted by his greatest shame, Thor must renew the hunt for a familiar beast. At their side, an assemblage of allies united to end the threats no one of them could face alone. They are soldiers. Warriors. Comrades-in-arms. Mighty heroes led by a living legend, stronger together than apart. They are the Avengers.
Adam Strange is caught up in an adventure that will unite Supergirl, Hawkman, Green Arrow, Stargirl, Martian Manhunter and Animal Man in a new team! Plus: the debut of the Canadian hero known as Miiyahbin! It's all here in stories from JLU #0-5!
The end of X-Force? The secret mutant hit squad has fallen to its lowest point. Its members have sacrificed much, and two have left the team. It's a terrible time for a new, deadlier-than-ever Brotherhood of Evil Mutants to strike at X-Force's heart. This is a Brotherhood like none before. Each member, each attack, has been designed specifically to hurt X-Force in the worst way possible - by a mastermind who knows all of X-Force's weaknesses. Collecting Uncanny X-Force (2010) #25-29. [(W) Rick Remender (A) Mike McKone & Various (CA) Jerome Opena]
The Omegas vs. Uncanny X-Force - the battle begins! Who is this new team, and what is their grudge with X-Force? Meanwhile, Psylocke visits an old friend at the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning, but what she finds may shock her to the core! Then, what's left of X-Force goes up against the new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants! Plus: X-Force land themselves somewhere you've never seen them, and a new member joins the team as Fantomex's deceptions come back to haunt them! Collecting UNCANNY X-FORCE #25-29. [(W) Rick Remender (A) Mike McKone & Various (CA) Jerome Opena]
