Written by CHRISTOS N. GAGE Penciled by RAFA SANDOVAL, MAHMUD ASRAR, JORGE MOLINA & STEVE UY Cover by DAVID YARDIN Taskmaster rules! Anointed as the nation's top cop, Norman Osborn was given authority over every facet of America's security apparatus - with the Initiative one of his greatest prizes. In all fifty states, the Initiative's teams of superhumans stand at the ready - and now they're under Osborn's control! Along with the Hood, the Taskmaster honed the Initiative into a fighting force ready to be deployed at Osborn's command. And now that command has come: Join the Siege of Asgard, and lay waste to its defenders! As Asgard falls, the Avengers Resistance makes its final stand against Taskmaster, the Hood and their Initiative minions! Collecting AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #31-35 and AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE SPECIAL #1. 160 pages. /Rated T+
Written by CHRISTOS N. GAGE Penciled by RAFA SANDOVAL Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS Months of story threads finally weave together as Norman Osborn offers Taskmaster a seat at the Cabal's table...the Avengers Resistance uncovers a horrifying secret...and members of the Initiative are called up for an assault on an enemy of incalculable power! Collecting AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #31-35. 120 pages. /Rated T+
Written by BRIAN REED Penciled by CHRIS SAMNEE Cover by ADI GRANOV The SIEGE of Asgard has begun! And Norman Osborn and his Dark Avengers are leading the charge! Osborn's savvy use of the media fueled his rise to power - but the very tools he's been using may turn against him. It's time to expose Norman's true face to the world and uncover the secrets behind the attack on the gods! Witness the changing of the Marvel Universe firsthand! Collecting SIEGE: EMBEDDED #1-4. 112 pages. /Rated T+ [Marko Djurdjevic]
Written by KIERON GILLEN, BRIAN REED, CHRISTOS N. GAGE, SEAN MCKEEVER & JONATHAN HICKMAN Penciled by JAMIE MCKELVIE, MARCO SANTUCCI, FEDERICO DALLOCCHIO, MAHMUD A. ASRAR, SCOTT HANNA, VICTOR OLAZABA & ALESSANDRO VITTI Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC Will Marvel's greatest heroes fall in the Siege? Norman Osborn has attacked Asgard, home of the Norse gods. Backed by his team of Dark Avengers, The Hood and his super-powered thugs, and the assembled forces of H.A.M.M.E.R., the former Green Goblin's goal is nothing less than to drive the Asgardians from the face of the Earth. But the heroes of the Marvel Universe don't plan on standing idly by while their noble allies are slaughtered. Captain America, Nick Fury, the Young Avengers and Spider-Man valiantly throw themselves into the fray, but when it all comes crashing down will they be crushed into dust? The fight is on as Marvel's mightiest heroes unite to fend off the threats assembled against them and break the siege! Meanwhile, the trickster god Loki - having already manipulated Osborn into assaulting Asgard - strikes a deal with the devil! Collecting SIEGE: SPIDER-MAN, YOUNG AVENGERS, LOKI, CAPTAIN AMERICA and SECRET WARRIORS 128 pages. /Rated T+
Written by BRIAN REED, SEAN MCKEEVER, KIERON GILLEN, CHRISTOS GAGE & JONATHAN HICKMAN Penciled by MARCO SANTUCCI, MAHMUD ASRAR, JAMIE MCKELVIE, FEDERICO DALLOCCHIO & ALESSANDRO VITTI Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC We all know how the Avengers are involved in Siege, now five action-packed stories reveal how Osborn's plan sends shockwaves through the rest of the Marvel Univerise. See Spider-Man do battle with Venom. Watch as Wiccan and Patriot are pushed to their limits. Take a journey into the mind of Loki. Learn all about Nick Fury's master plan. And, witness how this event will define the relationship between Bucky Barnes and Steve Rogers! Collecting SIEGE: SPIDER-MAN, YOUNG AVENGERS, LOKI, CAPTAIN AMERICA and SECRET WARRIORS. 120 pages. /Rated T+ [Adi Granov]
Written by BRIAN REED Penciled by CHRIS SAMNEE Cover by ADI GRANOV In a 24-hour news cycle, who owns the truth? Is it Norman Osborn, who is sending a massive army of H.A.M.M.E.R. agents and assorted super bad guys to crush Asgard? Is it Todd Keller, the frenzied and frenetic mouthpiece from cable news Osborn has handpicked to deliver his message? Or is it the one man on the front lines - Ben Urich - who is willing to reveal the harsh realities of death and destruction doled out in the name of national security, even if it means his own death? One way or another, some version of the truth will be told! Collecting SIEGE: EMBEDDED #1-4. 112 pages. /Rated T+
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Penciled by MARKO DJURDJEVIC, MIKE MAYHEW, STUART IMMONEN, MIKE MCKONE, BRYAN HITCH & STUART IMMONEN Cover by STUART IMMONEN The Avengers are on the run! The villainous Norman Osborn was the unlikely hero of Earth's victory over the alien Skrulls in the Secret Invasion, and he has used his newfound political cache to set himself up as the head of H.A.M.M.E.R., the new national peacekeeping force. Driven underground by the Superhuman Registration Act, the Avengers must battle Osborn behind the scenes. Osborn has anointed the Hood as the new kingpin of crime, and the Avengers must take on a gauntlet of the Hood's cronies - including the Mandrill, the Griffin and the Purple Man. All the while, Osborn's mania increases as he leads H.A.M.M.E.R., the U.S. military, and his own Dark Avengers in an invasion and siege of the fabled city of Asgard. Collecting NEW AVENGERS #61-64, NEW AVENGERS ANNUAL #3, THE LIST - AVENGERS and NEW AVENGERS FINALE. 224 pages. /Rated A
Written by KIERON GILLEN Penciled by BILLY TAN, JAMIE MCKELVIE & NIKO HENRICHON Cover by MICO SUAYAN Asgard lies under SIEGE! As the evil eye of Norman Osborn falls on Asgard, what happens to neighboring Broxton, Oklahoma? What unexpected enemies will be drawn to the scene like carrion to a carcass? And what unlikely heroes will rise to the town's defense? The Asgardians face the battle of their livesand the showdown that's coming may end their new life on Earth as quickly as it began! Then, delve into the world of Siege's most devious major player in SIEGE: LOKI! And in NEW MUTANTS, with all the Asgardians falling in the Siege of Asgard, someone needs to deal with the dead, and who better to do so than a Valkyrie. But where is Dani Moonstar supposed to be bringing these dead? Collecting THOR #607-610, NEW MUTANTS #11 and SIEGE: LOKI. 144 pages. /Rated T+
Written by KIERON GILLEN Penciled by BILLY TAN, BATT, RICH ELSON, DOUG BRAITHWAITE, JAMIE McKELVIE & NIKO HENRICHON Cover by MICO SUAYAN Asgard will fall, and gods will die. Surrounded by the nefarious Norman Osborn, his super-villain lackeys and the combined forces of H.A.M.M.E.R., the home of the Norse gods is under siege. Meanwhile, the city's champion, Thor, is in exile - and his wicked stepbrother, Loki, is putting his twisted plans into motion. But even with the odds stacked against them, the citizens of Asgard are a warrior race, and they'll defend their home to the bloody end. It's all-out war for the gods of the Norse pantheon as Thor, Balder, Heimdall, Tyr and the rest sacrifice everything to protect their city. Meanwhile, the New Mutant Dani Moonstar must make good on a deal with the goddess Hela by ushering those Asgardians slain in combat to her domain. But when given the power of the Valkyries, can Dani refrain from entering the chaotic fray around her? Collecting THOR #607-610, NEW MUTANTS #11 and SIEGE: LOKI. 144 pages. /Rated T+
Written by JEFF PARKER Penciled by MIGUEL SEPULVEDA, SERGIO ARIÑO & WELLINTON ALVES Cover by ADI GRANOV Norman Osborn's secret black ops Thunderbolts team has been a ticking time bomb from the onset, and it finally explodes in this tie-in to Siege, the epic crossover event seven years in the making! Every man for himself is the name of the game as the Thunderbolts battle powerful new foes and one another to complete their objectives and, more importantly, serve their own agendas. First, Osborn gives the directive to eliminate his former business partners the Agents of Atlas, but this team of of 1950s oddballs aren't about to go down quietly! Then, when Osborn's forces invade Asgard, the fabled home of the Norse gods, the psychotic squad sneaks in to retrieve a legendary weapon that could turn the tide of battle. But they'll have to fight the mythical and the mighty as they collide with the Avengers! Collecting THUNDERBOLTS #138-143. 144 pages. /Rated T+
Written by DANIEL WAY, MARJORIE LIU & KIERON GILLEN Penciled by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI & NIKO HENRICHON Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA Norman Osborn has mounted an attack on Asgard, the home of the Norse gods, and the cataclysmic conflict will affect the entire Marvel Universe ? even the dwindling mutant population. On the front lines of the Siege is Daken, the son of Wolverine and reluctant member of Osborn's Avengers. As the violent mutant relishes in the blood and metal of conflict, he is confronted by the Norse Fates: Will he accept their offer or pursue his own destiny? Meanwhile, the New Mutant Dani Moonstar must make good on a deal with the goddess Hela by ushering those Asgardians slain in combat to her domain. But when given the power of the Valkyries, can Dani refrain from entering the chaotic fray around her? Collecting DARK WOLVERINE #82-84, NEW MUTANTS #11 and SIEGE: STORMING ASGARD - HEROES & VILLAINS. 136 pages. /Parental Advisory
Written by LARRY LIEBER, JIM LAWRENCE & STEVE PARKHOUSE Penciled by RON WILSON, PABLO MARCOS, JOHN STOKES & PAUL NEARY Cover by HERB TRIMPE The adventures of Marvel U.K.'s first all-original super hero continue! Captain Britain thought he had it rough facing foes like the alien Star-Creature, the shape-shifting Black Baron, the mad Doctor Claw and the vicious Slaymaster. But that's nothing compared to what awaits him when travels to America and teams up with Spider-Man to battle the villainous Arcade, and then battles side-by-side with the Black Knight as they plunge into the heart of Otherworld - where they encounter the mystical Merlyn, the evil Modred and the ancient Nethergodsand must resurrect King Arthur himself! Collecting SUPER SPIDER-MAN AND CAPTAIN BRITAIN #233-247; MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) #65-66; and material from HULK COMIC #1 and #3-46, and INCREDIBLE HULK WEEKLY #47-55 and #57-63. 376 pages. /Rated A
