The Avengers “go large,” expanding their roster and sphere of influence to a global and even interplanetary level. When Captain America puts out his call, who will respond? The answers will surprise you! The Avengers’ first mission takes them to Mars, but the secrets of the Garden lead right back to Earth’s Savage Land! Then the Illuminati must reassemble to prevent the collision of our universe with another! It’s the Marvel Universe’s most powerful and brilliant team – Black Panther, Iron Man, Dr. Strange, Black Bolt, Mr. Fantastic, Sub-Mariner and the Beast – armed with the six Infinity Gems against an infinite legion of parallel realities. But their task is complicated by old wounds, lies and secret agendas. When the Illuminati experiences its first dimensional incursion, can the members of this loose brotherhood trust each other enough to use the Infinity Gems in unison? And when they learn Earth is the center point for the death of the universe, doesn’t that mean destroying it might save everything else? There’s a new rule in the galaxy: No one touches Earth! No one! But why has Earth suddenly become the most important planet in the galaxy? That’s what the Guardians of the Galaxy are going to find out! These galactic Avengers are going to discover secrets that will rattle Marvel readers for years to come! Then finally discover the hidden truth, as Thanos rises as the unrivaled rogue of wretchedness in this gripping tale of tragedy, deceit and destiny. Where did this demi-god of destruction come from – and more importantly, what does he want from the universe? Death has been shadowing Thanos for his entire life, watching his inner darkness grow…but why?

Avengers: Arena of Survival

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.

Damaged by their experience in Arcade’s Murderworld, these conflicted young superhumans decide to pose as villains, planning to bring the Avengers’ rivals down from within. But the longer the teens spend undercover, the more they descend into darkness – and as they start to build relationships with these multilayered criminals, the line between good and evil blurs!

Avengers Vol 14: Prelude to Infinity

The new Nick Fury leads an all-new, ultra-covert S.H.I.E.L.D. Avengers strike team including Hawkeye, Black Widow, the Hulk, Winter Soldier, Maria Hill and Phil Coulson on missions so dangerous, that even the team members themselves can’t know about them! They take the fight to AIM’s door with deadly repercussions but what waits deep inside the chambers of the High Council of AIM? Then Heaven’s most fearsome Angel arrives – and comes straight for the Guardians of the Galaxy! And when Gamora battles Angela, the entire universe hangs in the balance! Then, the galaxy’s most mismatched heroes find themselves at a crossroads when the effects of Infinity begin to rise. The Canadian super-team Omega Flight gets lost in a Garden Origin Site, and the Avengers learn why “adaptation” is the scariest word in the Marvel Universe! Then, as Shang-Chi battles an ancient enemy, the Avengers…hang out in Hong Kong’s swankiest casino? But when AIM arrives, they soon find out it doesn’t pay to gamble in the spy business! Finally the buildup to the biggest cosmic event of all! Hyperion and Captain Universe begin the godlike education of the transformed Savage Land children. Then, the prelude to Infinity begins as all of Earth’s Origin Sites go active – and the planet begins communicating with something much more ancient than humans. And when alien races fleeing an intergalactic terror crash to Earth, Captain Universe and Manifold must take a trip across the universe. But whatever happened to Ex Nihilo, Abyss, Starbrand and Nightmask? As the Avengers recruit more members to deal with the mounting threat, the Builders enter the Marvel Universe – and Infinity is upon us.

Marvel Now: Avengers Prime (Not finalized)

Thrust into a bizarre, inhospitable world far from home, the all-new, high-adventure, mind-melting, tough-as-nails, sci-fi, pulp-fantasy era of Captain America. With no country and no allies, what’s left for the Sentinel of Liberty to protect? Especially after spending twelve years as a fugitive in Dimension Z battling Arnim Zola!

Tony Stark is Iron Man – technological visionary, wealthy playboy, unparalleled engineer and armored Avenger. But now, his armor’s most powerful upgrade has become a lethal danger: the techno-virus Extremis is loose! Tony’s hunt for the rogue Extremis Units takes him world wide where absolute horror awaits. If he wants to save the world from his own deadly nano-virus, Iron Man must act fast – and Tony Stark must build faster!

Hulk for hire! The Incredible Hulk is an indestructible force of nature, more weapon than man. Bruce Banner is the Hulk’s human alter-ego, and the smartest man alive. Combined they are the most powerful, most intelligent weapon on the planet – and now they’re both working for the government as Marvel NOW! makes the Hulk an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.!

Avengers Vol 15: Infinity

The Marvel Universe marches towards Infinity! While the Avengers have their hands full in deep space with the enigmatic Builders who are razing worlds the cold war between Wakanda and Atlantis heats up into a full-scale conflict as casualties begin to pile up…and an Illuminati member is forced to make a hard choice. Meanwhile the mad titan Thanos makes his world-shattering return to Earth! As his armies fire the opening shots a slew of the Marvel Universe’s best and brightest heroes face off against Thanos’ invading hordes, including Luke Cage and his new team of Avengers!  Then as Thanos’ secrets are revealed, Blackbolt makes an impossible choice and the Illuminati find themselves on the front line! As every Origin Site on Earth goes active, the Builders take aim at Earth! Can the Avengers return to Earth in time to save it, when betrayal in the Galactic Council has left them prisoners of war? Galactic empires fall as Thanos’ crazed plans come to fruition and our heroes are caught between battle fronts with Thanos and the Builders!

 From here we spin out the Guardians of the Galaxy and everything Cosmic in Marvel Cosmic Vol 1

Coming Soon!

Avengers: Mighty Invaders (Not finalized)

The Kree Empire intends to conquer the universe using an army of Norse Gods! Four heroes united by their past – Captain America, Namor, the original Human Torch and the Winter Soldier – must now wage war against the Kree to save Earth! The Invaders face the Kree’s ultimate hunter, Tanalth the Pursuer, and take the fight straight to the Kree Homeworld and the Supreme Intelligence – but how does Aarkus, the original Vision, figure in?

Luke Cage and the new Mighty Avengers continue in the aftermath of Infinity! When Ava channels an ancient god of terror to take revenge on Gideon Mace for her parents’ death; Spectrum and She-Hulk go on a global adventure with Blue Marvel; and realizing he can no longer hide from the Deathwalkers, Ronin umasks. Then we take a trip back in time with Dr Adam Brashear, super-scientist! James Lucas, cop on the edge! Kaluu, master of black magic! Constance Molina, two-fisted reporter! The Bear, explosives expert and were-woman! Blade, vampire slayer! In 1972, they banded together to fight what couldn’t be fought alone – as the Mighty Avengers!

Murder! Mystery! Martial arts! Shang-Chi’s former lover is murdered while working deep undercover for MI-6. When Shang-Chi travels to England to pay his respects he learns all is not as it seems…and if he’s not careful he may be next to die! As Shang-Chi battles mystical kung-fu masters in the streets of London and learns terrible truths about his fallen comrade, the Daughters of the Dragon pitch in – but Misty Knight and Colleen Wing soon discover that the danger is greater than any of them had feared! Old friends, new enemies, espionage and kung fu collide in this riveting adventure!

Avengers Vol 16: A.I.M.PIRE

Earth’s Mightiest Heroes have returned from the stars – but on the world they left behind, new threats have emerged, and the Avengers will be tested like never before. In one cataclysmic day, the face of the Marvel Universe will change forever…and the fight for Earth’s future will begin.  Prepare for a globe-spanning epic of empires and armies, and the brave few who stand between them and us. The A.I.M. Empire has begun! Meanwhile the Illuminati has found one Earth that has triumphed over each Incursion that has threatened it: the Earth of the heroes of the Great Society! And guess which Earth is on a collision course with ours? Now, the New Avengers must take on the combined power of the Great Society – and only a single parallel Earth can survive! It’s the battle you didn’t know you wanted to see – until now! Finally, the Time Gem has reappeared, ushering the Avengers into a peril-filled journey forward into days to come! Propelled further and further into the future the Avengers come face-to-face with the legacy of their actions! And back in the present day, Original Sin comes crashing into Avengers Mansion. Remember back when the Illuminati erased Captain America’s knowledge of their existence? So does Captain America…

Marvel Now: Iron Man / Hulk (not finalized…maybe split into 2 volumes?)

Original Sin

Coming Soon!

Avengers: Inhumanity and Life in Circuits (Not finalized)

Hank Pym, Wolverine, and She-Hulk bring the students of the Marvel Universe together to announce a new CONTEST OF CHAMPIONS! . This CONTEST OF CHAMPIONS pits the super students of schools all over the Marvel U (including some you’ve never seen before) against each other. . However, the Contest is interrupted when Thanos’ forces descend on Earth. What do they have to do with the young heroes?

After the fall of Attilan and the Terrigen Bomb explosion, thousands of people across the globe have transformed into Inhumans! Their new powers are dangerous and terrifying, making them targets. With Black Bolt believed dead, who can these new Inhumans turn to? As the Avengers face Karnak, who has discovered the Inhumans’ secret, Medusa struggles to rule her vastly increased population must cope with the fallout!

Finally, Hank Pym’s triumph has turned to tragedy…an unfathomable Pandora’s Box of destruction! When a brave new world is unleashed, only one team of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes can save us from the future: Avengers A.I.! Featuring the Vision, Hank Pym, Victor Mancha, Doombot, the mysterious Alexis, and Monica Chang, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.! As the Sentient Iron Man armor returns, Dimitrios – a powerful super-intelligence with a grudge against humanity – strikes! Can Vision’s team succeed even with the help of the Uncanny Avengers?

Avengers Vol 17: New Union

The Marvel Universe’s greatest era starts here! In the wake of Professor X’s funeral, Captain America creates a new Avengers unit comprised of Avengers and X-Men, humans and mutants working together. But the Red Skull has returned – straight out of the 1940s – and he wants to destroy all mutants!

What gruesome weapon has given him dangerous new powers? Why do the Apocalypse Twins seek to anger the Celestials? As S.W.O.R.D.’s Peak station is attacked by their ship, a Celestial meets a fate so shocking, so impossible, it will rock the Marvel Universe to its core. Now begins Ragnarok! As one of the Uncanny Avengers fall in battle the Wasp must find and destroy the Twins’ tachyon transmitter, but first she’ll have to defeat the Grim Reaper. And Sunfire and Rogue, without backup, must defeat the combined might of both Apocalypse Twins! When they fail what’s left of the former Unity Squad members must reunite to avenge the Earth!

Then, Steve Rogers is Captain America no more! The Iron Nail has neutralized the Super-Soldier Serum in his system, and Steve is vulnerable as never before. Continuing the Red Skull’s plan to finally destroy his oldest enemy, Arnim Zola wages war on New York – and without Cap to lead them, can the Avengers stop the Bio-Fanatic’s plot for revenge? As the Falcon faces a secret from Cap’s past, Zola unleashes his hyper-mutates, and Jet Black joins the battle – to the death! The Red Skull’s long game is revealed as the road to AXIS begins! But Zola and the Skull didn’t anticipate a new player in the game: who is the all-new Captain America?!

Axis

The Red Skull has exploited the gifts of the world’s greatest telepath to broadcast pure hatred across the globe. Now, born of the murder of Charles Xavier, World War Hate has begun. Red Skull is broadcasting waves of telepathic hate across the globe and Marvel’s greatest heroes have turned on their moral axis! What will the Avengers and X-Men find in the Red Skull’s bleak “re-education camps”? What is Tony Stark’s dark secret? And with the heroes “inverted” to evil, who will stand against them? How about an army of villains?! Magneto betrays his alliance, a founding Avenger quits, and Scarlet Witch is forced to join Doctor Doom! And who are Kluh and the Sorceress Supreme? As the Axis of Evil strikes down the heroes, the all-new Astonishing Avengers battle the Uncanny X-Men! Witness an X-Man’s horrifying fate and an Avenger’s appalling choice! Who will live and die? Who will remain inverted? The shocking climax will crack the Marvel Universe to its core!

Avengers: All New Captain America

Volume 18: Time Runs Out

TIME RUNS OUT! For Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and the Illuminati, it has all been building to this. Following the startling events of Original Sin and the revelations of the Illuminati’s desperate, world-destroying actions, the Avengers are fragmented turning lifelong friends into sworn foes!!  What has become of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes as this cataclysmic saga jumps forward eight months? While one group seeks out the Illuminati for a confrontation, another takes the fight to the new Cabal! What will happen when the Avengers, Illuminati and Cabal clash? Will they band together to save what they can, or destroy one another? And have all the battles they’ve endured, and the sacrifices they’ve made, prepared either group for the inevitable moment; the day of the Final Incursion where time runs out for everybody? And what has become of Tony Stark?  And just where is of Doctor Strange?

Continues in…

Back to Avengers vol 7-12 the Heroic Age 

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The Siege is over, and the Heroic Age has begun.  Iron Man, Thor and Captain America have been the Avengers’ heart and soul since the team’s earliest days. But in the wreckage of Asgard, they find themselves squabbling over old wounds. As unstable magics cast the heroes-at-odds into the scattered Nine Realms, they quickly realize the world in which they’re trapped is not how it should be. Can they come together and put it right?

Then, as the three heroes re-forge the Avengers with the likes of Hawkeye, Spider-Man, Wolverine and Spider-Woman, Kang returns from the future bearing ill tidings of a force so powerful even he can’t conquer it!

Plus, what’s next for the New Avengers? Steve Rogers offers Cage the reins of his own team, but which heroes will Luke choose to join him – assuming he even wants the gig to begin with? He better decide soon, because the forces of evil are literally dropping out of the sky – and even master mystics Doctor Strange, Doctor Voodoo and Daimon Hellstrom are at a loss to stop it. It’s time for Luke Cage and his New Avengers to step up, or their first mission may well be their last!

Volume 8 Secret Histories

Determined to keep the tradition alive, founding Avenger Hank Pym leads a core team of veteran heroes in creating a place where the next generation of Earth’s Mightiest can be trained by the greatest of those who preceded them. An institution where everyone who has ever been an Avenger can share their skill, knowledge and experience. The future is in their hands…and in the hands of the six young super-humans chosen to make up the inaugural class. But who are they?

Then Steve Rogers has a secret: The former Captain America has assembled a special-ops team to counter the world’s deadliest threats. Who are the Secret Avengers? Spy intrigue meets super-hero action as this case crosses dimensions and lands on Martian soil – and somehow involves none other than Nick Fury!

Finally the world’s most dangerous felon is in the world’s top supermax-security prison–an institution so secret that even the vice president doesn’t know it exists. But can any cell contain Norman Osborn? After the events of SIEGE, the former Green Goblin, Iron Patriot and power-mad director of worldwide security isn’t allowed to have a toothbrush…and he’s surrounded by the deadliest criminals in the world. Lucky for Osborn, they’re fans.

Heroic Age: Thor / Iron Man

Tony Stark is back on his feet with Stark Resilient, a new company dedicated to bringing free, clean energy to the world – and that’s just the start. But that kind of bold move naturally attracts enemies – and with a spy planted in his company by rival Justine Hammer, Tony can’t afford to make any mistakes. Unfortunately, distractions abound – including a left-wing anarchist cult’s theft of Stark technology and the Mandarin’s omnipresent shadow – and Tony faces long odds to keep from making those mistakes. Does the corporate saboteur have him right where he wants him?
In the wake of SIEGE, Asgard must take its proper place as the Golden Realm, most glorious of the nine worlds of myth. But that means Thor’s home isn’t just a beacon…it’s a target! And what happens to the Asgardians and the denizens of all nine worlds — including Earth! — when a dark, destructive force from another reality comes on the warpath?

Then, the Silver Surfer — herald of Galactus, devourer of worlds — recognizes the Worldheart as the one object that could forever sate his master’s apocalyptic appetite. Now, the Surfer has come to Asgard to claim a prize Odin will not surrender without a fight — and Thor is caught in the middle. Will he entrust the Worldheart to the Surfer?

Volume 9 Infinite Problems

One of the greatest secrets in Marvel history is laid bare! The Illuminati thought their days as the world’s protectors were over–until the Hood escaped from prison and embarked on a quest to gather the all-powerful Infinity Gems, which the Illuminati had taken responsibility for safeguarding. Now, Iron Man, Professor X, Mr. Fantastic, the Sub-Mariner, Dr. Strange and Black Bolt will fact a reckoning like never before when Steve Rogers–current commander of the Avengers–learns of their years-long subterfuge. Will even the combined might of the Avengers, New Avengers, Secret Avengers and Illuminati be enough to take down a cosmically powered Hood?

Then in 1959: under presidential orders, Nick Fury assembles the first Avengers–Victor Creed. Namora. Kraven the Hunter. Dominick Fortune. Silver Sable. Ulysses Bloodstone. Their mission? Stop the rise of the Red Skull’s Fourth Reich–or die trying. Present day: Luke Cage’s New Avengrs are settling to life at Avengers Mansion. But as the team begins to gel, Norman Osborn’s HAMMER is secretly rebuilding.

Plus Shang Chi the Master of Kung Fu falls victim to a brazen attack!  The Celestial Order of the Hai-Dai tries to kidnap him and return him to his father, a man of consummate evil, rumored to be alive again and bent on restoring his demonic legacy. Can Steve Rogers and his covert squad of Secret Avengers move in to save Shang-Chi and secure the mystical Eyes of the Dragon?  Plus: Spider-Woman has gone missing after discovering a secret from outer space, but her Avengers teammates are hot on her trail. What is the mystery of the Spaceknight?

From here I spun Spider-Man out into his own series of binds.

Spider-Man Vol 1 Spider-Island

Shattered Heroes: Iron Man

His name is Tony, and he’s an alcoholic. Iron Man saw a city turned to stone and witnessed a war among gods. And when he thought the world was ending, he got drunk. Bloodied but not beaten in the wake of Fear Itself, he’s a hero with a humble goal: to make things right, in both his business and his life. But the Mandarin and Ezekiel Stane have other plans, publicizing Tony’s struggle to stay sober while assembling a super-villain army to close in for the kill. And Sasha and Justine Hammer are continuing to tighten the screws on the only man who stands in their way on the road to worldwide technological dominance. Can Iron Man withstand this all-out assault, or will he again succumb to his demon?

Tony Stark’s life is spiraling out of control – or so it seems. As his deadly chess match against the Mandarin reaches its fateful crescendo, will Tony’s inscrutable strategy result in a hard-fought victory or utter defeat? Can Rescue, Iron Man 2.0 and War Machine team up – and not kill one another – while Tony Stark…builds the Mandarin’s ultimate weapon?! What is the stunning truth behind the Mandarin’s mission? How can our heroes stop the Mandarin’s plans? And what insane invention is Zeke Stane willing to unleash? The true villain is revealed as Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu, uncovers a monster threat to humanity. It’s Tony vs. Stane vs. the Mandarin for the ultimate stakes, while Rescue and IM2.0 take on Hammer! Who wins and loses? Who lives and dies? But more important: What’s next for Tony Stark and Iron Man? You won’t believe it until you read it!

Shattered Heroes: Captain America

Think you know the story of Cap and Bucky’s origins? Well, think again. The secret story of the early days of Captain America is revealed here, told from Bucky Barnes point of view. What was Cap and Bucky’s first mission together? What was the tragedy that happened on it that changed everything about who Bucky was? And what is the secret that connects the Cap and Bucky series to Cap’s modern day stories?

He’s been Bucky and Captain America – now, James Barnes returns to the role of the Winter Soldier! When ex-Russian sleeper agents awaken, the trail leads to Latveria…and Winter Soldier and the Black Widow come face-to-face with Dr. Doom! Can Marvel’s super-spies prevent war with Latveria? Can Bucky stop the sleepers he himself trained? Old enemies resurface with new identities, and Winter Soldier and Black Widow’s hunt gets personal in the aftermath of a savage murder.

The Serpent Society has come in to possession of one of the most vicious weapons on Earth: a device that causes instant madness. The result? Hundreds – potentially thousands – of otherwise normal citizens scratching, clawing, fighting and dying in a melee of epic proportions. It’s the kind of threat Cap has faced before – but now, his worst nightmares are coming true. Is Steve really devolving into the 98-pound weakling he was before taking Dr. Erskine’s Super-Soldier Serum? Does the secret to saving him lie in a cure – or in his own mind?

Volume 11: Children’s Crusade

The Young Avengers return in an epic saga! As Wiccan’s reality-altering powers begin to rival those of the Scarlet Witch, the young hero sets out on a quest to find her that spans the Marvel Universe and pits Wiccan against the Avengers, X-Men and the Young Avengers? Then it’s a new start for the Academy kids! New students! New staff! New West Coast campus! Then: Reptil’s darkest secret is revealed! And when X-23 joins Avengers Academy, will they survive the experience?

The madness and drama of FEAR ITSELF has taken its toll on the Avengers and now they must reinvent themselves once more! Get ready for some old-school Avengers blockbuster action as Norman Osborn returns in a blistering new storyline! H.A.M.M.E.R. has combined forces with Hydra, AIM, and the Hand! If that was not enough the Dark Avengers return! What insanity is about to be unleashed on the world and what can the Avengers do to stop it?! And wait until you find out who is behind the Dark Avengers’ masks! Actually, wait until the Avengers find out who is behind the masks! Get ready for a no holds bar, grudge match battle that will not soon be forgotten!

Continued in Avengers Vs X-Men!

Avengers Vol 12: End Times

It is graduation day for the students of Avengers Academy! Now faced with the opportunity to live as ordinary teenagers, they must make the biggest decision of their lives! Captain America has handpicked Hawkeye to take over his covert Avengers squad – as long as the world’s greatest marksman proves he can cut it in the spy game. When the robots of the Marvel Universe revolt can the archer lead them safely? Just who are the human/synthezoid hybrids known as the Descendants? Then, Thanos returns! But a certain group called the Guardians of the Galaxy are right on this tail!

It’s the final explosive story arc for long-time Avengers writer Brian Michael Bendis! Tony Stark intercepts a signal that may lead the Avengers into the arms of one of their dearest friends…or their greatest enemies. Meanwhile, one of the New Avengers’ deadliest foes hatches an elaborate plot for revenge that throws the team into disarray. Many hard and permanent choices need to be made as a new Sorcerer Supreme ascends! But who will be the new master of Marvel magic, and what sacrifice will they have to make to achieve such power? Watch as Earth’s Mightiest Heroes come to terms with themselves as a team and a family…but does this modern world really need the Avengers? One of the most controversial and spectacular eras of the Avengers comes to a close!

Onward to Age of Ultron!

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