Volume 88: 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! And just wait until you see what gruesome weapon has given him dangerous new powers!

Then, Cable returns with a new X-Force at his side, he must tackle the threats that nobody else can know about – even if it makes him and his team public enemy number one. Just who are Cable’s new recruits? And most importantly, why are Cable and his team attacking a civilian company? Caught red-handed at the scene of a terrorist attack on a major American corporation whose CEO has expressed anti-mutant views, X-Force find themselves branded criminals and on the run…with none other than the Uncanny Avengers in hot pursuit. There’s no going back from here…

Meanwhile at the Jean Grey School One of the students is at death’s door, and the faculty must try to keep them alive…and find who did it! Then it’s a blast from the X-Men’s past! Professor X’s original five students – Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Iceman, Angel and Beast – are plucked from the past and brought to the present. But what they find – the state of their future selves, and the state of Xavier’s dream – is far from the future they dreamed of. How will these young, idealistic heroes react when faced with the crushing knowledge of what their future holds? And how will the embittered X-Men of the present deal with their past coming crashing forward? When the original team comes face to face with their counterparts, it isn’t a peaceful meeting – and one of the X-Men will be forever changed.

Volume 88.1: Wolverine & Gambit

Wolverine awakens to find himself in the Savage Land and labeled public enemy number one! With no memory of how he got there and Shanna the She-Devil his only ally, Logan must unravel the mystery of the Savage Land before it kills him! The ferocious duo venture into the depths of the Forbidden Island, where they face a brutal gauntlet of battles with the island natives, wild dinosaurs, giant apes and a deadly threat from another world. Plus other untold tales from Wolverine’s century-long life!

Then Gambit has sets his sights on his biggest scores yet but he may end up over his head! Raiding a lost temple of doom is all in a day’s work for Marvel’s premier thief…until an ancient god-monster is accidentally loosed on Earth. Then, Gambit travels to the United Kingdom to heist the greatest weapon in the history of man: Excalibur! Whether he’s rescuing archaeologists from the Forever City, teaming up with Avengers marksman Hawkeye, chasing a mysterious lady thief or facing down a horde of super villains, the ragin’ Cajun is the one holding all the cards!

Volume 89: Let it Bleed

The darkest corners of the mutant universe are about to be exposed…NOW! The all-new Uncanny X-Force is charged to deal with situations that the X-Men themselves hate and fear! Psylocke and Storm lead a new team of outcasts and scoundrels, including fan-favorite Puck, the villainous Spiral, and the mysterious Cluster. The first adversary to strike out from the darkness? X-legend Bishop! But what secrets does the man with the “M” on his face bring from the future? What does Fantomex want from Betsy? What does Betsy want from cluster? What does cluster want from Fantomex? What does Bishop want from the 21st century?

Refusing Wolverine’s offer to join the X-Men, David Haller must now decide how he will carry out his father’s legacy. But upon venturing into the world on his own, will he be beckoned back to Westchester by his budding fascination with young X-Man Blindfold? And more importantly: how will their future together change the fate of mutantkind?  Then Cable comes face-to-face with his father…the fallen revolutionary known as Cyclops! And when Cable and his X-Force journey into space to face down an alien armada, will they be forced to clash with the Uncanny Avengers, who are still in hot pursuit?

Finally, it’s the aftermath of X-Termination! Iceman is changed after his multi-dimensional ordeal. What aftershocks will this have in his life? And what is left of the Astonishing X-Men, the X-Treme X-Men and the Age of Apocalypse? Find out here!

Volume 90: The New Revolution

In the wake of the Phoenix event, exactly what are Cyclops and his team of outlaw X-Men: visionary revolutionaries or dangerous terrorists? Whatever the truth, Cyclops, Emma Frost, Magneto and Magik are gathering new mutants and redefining the name “Uncanny X-Men.” Cyclops knows first hand what can happen when mutants have no control over their powers. It cannot happen again. One new mutant learns that once you leave the X-Men, the real world can be a punishing place. Another learns just what it means to be an X-Man. But what, exactly, are they being trained for? And can they survive the new robotic Sentinels out to destroy them? Plus: Cyclops and Magneto finally have it out! And which other former ally has signed up with S.H.I.E.L.D. to keep tabs on the X-Men?

The time-displaced young X-Men continue to adjust to a present day that’s simultaneously more awe-inspiring and more disturbing than any future the young heroes had ever imagined for themselves. As Jean Grey pushes her powers to the limit, shaking her and the rest of the X-Men to the core, one of the young X-Men breaks rank! And when the teens find themselves face-to-face with the Uncanny Avengers, young Cyclops meets the adult version of the brother he thought he’d never see again! They never warned us about this sort of thing in temporal mechanics class! Speaking of class, students at the Jean Grey School are missing and a furious Wolverine and Rachel Summers intensify their search for the all-new Hellfire Club. The storyline that’s been building for over a year is finally, explosively here! The Hellfire Saga begins now! Plus: see the Jean Grey School of the future! The students of JGS put a time-capsule together that you can follow into the future…and learn what happens to all your favorite X-Men.

Volume 91: Ragnarok Now

As tensions rise between Cable’s X-Force and the Uncanny Avengers, Cable’s precognitive visions grow increasingly relentless. X-Force must race against the clock to stop each terrible vision from coming true – but what happens if they fail? As the stakes grow higher, Domino and Colossus team up for the heist of the century…but their mounting feelings for one another might keep them from pulling off the mission! And when Cable and Havok come face to face, can Cable convince his uncle that his cause is just? Elsewhere, Hope embarks upon a futuristic adventure with an unexpected mentor.

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. Meanwhile, the Scarlet Witch makes an impossible choice that will define her forever. 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!

Volume 92: Wear the Grudge like a Crown

David Haller has slowly begun to accept the death of his father, Charles Xavier – but that doesn’t mean he’s forgiven his father’s murderer. David tracks down Cyclops to give him a piece of his mind, a demonstration of his prodigious powers – and an ice-cold platter of revenge. Then he prepares for a final showdown with the monster in his mind that wears his deceased father’s face…but the demonic Professor X has escaped into the real world. What price will Legion pay to stop him from razing the Earth? And, prophesied to stop Legion, will Young X-Man Blindfold take matters into her own hands and extinguish her first love? One thing’s for sure: anything is possible!

Father and daughter are reunited as Cable’s and Hope’s separate missions converge! Cable has finally solved one of his most vexing problems – but a dozen more are still on the horizon! Including Storm and her X-Force team!

The biggest Wolverine event in years starts here! Wolverine has to track down a boy on a deadly rampage before he does the unthinkable! How will Logan defeat an enemy with no permanent body to slash and claw? More importantly how will he deal with an enemy that take away his healing factor? Logan must adjust to a very different reality, a reality where his enemies closing in! With a hefty bounty is placed on his head, villains and mercenaries begin popping out of the woodwork to try to take him down. As the noose tightens, Wolverine and Kitty Pryde take a road trip to the grounds of the former Howlett estate – but more than bittersweet memories are waiting for Logan in the place he once called home!

Continued in Infinity!

Volume 93: Battle of the Atom

The X-Men’s past, present and future collide in this 50th anniversary event! Something horrible happens to the past versions of the X-Men that shakes spacetime to its core – and more X-Men arrive from the future with a message: The original five must return home! But when young Cyclops and Marvel Girl run away to stay in the present, the hunt is on! And where does the modern-day Cyclops’ revolutionary faction fit in? Things get even more complicated when mysterious foes attack the Jean Grey School and the healing-impaired Wolverine takes mortal hit! With space-time up for grabs, the surprise ending will change everything, as the X-Men’s footing in the world is drastically altered!

After relentless persecution and a near-fatal Sentinel attack, the Uncanny X-Men and their mutant revolution are going on the offensive! Their target? The international spy organization S.H.I.E.L.D.! For months, S.H.I.E.L.D. has had designs on the Jean Grey school, and now they’ve made their presence known! Wolverine takes on S.H.I.E.L.D.’s secret stockpile of Sentinels…but so does the renegade Cyclops, and it’s a toss-up as to who Wolverine hates more! Who is the mysterious figure building S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Sentinels? And it all leads up to the end of the school year…but is the Jean Grey School really out forever?! Where do our graduates go from here? And who will have survived the experience? Meanwhile, Magneto embarks on personal mission that sets him at odds with much of the X-Men – and the whole Marvel Universe. As Magneto reaches a crossroads, everything he’s fought for is called into question – and he’s forced to make a decision that will change him forever

Ever since Nightcrawler’s death, the X-Men have been without their heart and soul. But after learning that their friend may not be gone after all, it’s up to Wolverine, Storm, Beast, Iceman, Northstar and Firestar to find and bring back the fan-favorite fuzzy blue elf! But when the team finds themselves separated and split between heaven and hell, can they get to Nightcrawler’s soul before his father, the evil Azazel, does? Can the X-Men save the afterlife, or must one of the team make the ultimate sacrifice?

Volume 94: The Trial of Jean Grey

Once the deadliest, most feared mutant mastermind on the planet, Magneto is no longer the man he was. After allying with Cyclops and the X-Men, he became a pawn in another man’s war. But now, determined to fight for mutantkind’s survival on his own terms, Magneto sets out to regain what he’s lost…and remind the world why it should tremble at the sound of his name. Magneto will safeguard the future of the mutant race by hunting down each and every threat that would see his kind extinguished – and bloody his hands that they may never be a threat again. But as horrors from his past loom large and S.H.I.E.L.D. agents pursue him, will Magneto soon become the villain he once was?

Then space and time collide! The arrival of the original X-Men in the present sent shockwaves through the Marvel Universe, but we’ve only seen the effects on Earth – until now! When an alien race discovers that Jean Grey – once (or perhaps future) host of the destructive Phoenix Force – is back on Earth, they decide to hold her accountable for the genocide committed by Dark Phoenix! Now, it’s up to the spacefaring Guardians of the Galaxy to help the All-New X-Men save Jean from twisted intergalactic justice.

After relentless persecution and a near-fatal Sentinel attack, the Uncanny X-Men and their mutant revolution are going on the offensive! Their target? The international spy organization S.H.I.E.L.D.! But as Cyclops’ team fights to save their species, are they only digging themselves into a deeper and more dangerous hole? Who is the mysterious figure building S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Sentinels? What happened to Dazzler after Mystique replaced her? And is S.H.I.E.L.D. really responsible for the attacks?

Volume 95: Tomorrow Never Learns

Welcome to the Jean Grey School of Higher Learning, where Wolverine, Storm, and a star-studded faculty educate the next generation of mutants! But with their own lives steeped in deadly enemies and personal crises, how can the X-Men guide and educate – let alone defend – the school? And what mysterious organization waits in the shadows to destroy Wolverine’s mutant sanctuary? The mysterious Phoenix Corporation wants Quentin Quire, but why? As Wolverine clings to life, Storm, Idie and the kids make a stand against the Phoenix Corporation…while a fleeing Quentin finds a new ally in Cyclops! And only Evan can save Fantomex from certain death – but dare he? Wolverine and Storm reach a breaking point as the X-Men take on the Phoenix Corporation…with their very future hanging in the balance!

When Wolverine discovers that an old friend is missing, his visit to Canada soon transforms into a hairy situation. The Wendigo virus is running rampant, transforming people into flesh-eating monsters! Now, the X-Men and Alpha Flight must fight to stop the growing tide of Wendigos from consuming everything and everyone in their path…a task made harder when an X-Man falls prey to the deadly disease! Wolverine no more?!

After the events of “Killable,” Logan has something to prove. Before he can take on Sabretooth again, he’ll need to build himself back up, get better and stronger than he’s ever been…but it’s not as easy as he thought anymore. And when the normal channels don’t seem to be working fast enough, Wolverine will soon find himself turning to other means of revenge. But what could make Logan turn his back on the school and his friends? Wolverine’s training continues, and his sights are set squarely on Sabretooth…but can Logan fight back his demons, or is this the beginning of a Wolverine who’s gone to the dark side?

Original Sin

Coming Soon!

Volume 96: Last Will and Testament

Infinite pasts, infinite futures…infinite loss! The Beast is tortured by his decision to bring the original X-Men into the present, but can he repair the damage he’s done while the future Brotherhood of Evil Mutants is still gunning for the time-tossed teens? The young X-Men will need to rally to save themselves, but Jean Grey is…different. The Shi’ar trial has changed her. What does this mean for her future, for the past of the woman she’s meant to become, and for the rest of the X-Men? Timelines collide when the future Brotherhood exacts its final judgment on the All-New X-Men!

Then, as Charles Xavier’s last will and testament is discovered his greatest secret might be the X-Men’s ultimate undoing! Against such overwhelming power, will the X-Men succeed in holding the line, or will Xavier’s final “gift” to his children be their undoing? Cyclops must guide the X-Men through the storm that is unleashed while dealing with his strangely and frustratingly altered powers. If there’s anyone who would bend over backwards to reteach himself how to use them, it’s Cyclops…but will he regain control of his own personal destiny in time to save his team and his students from Xavier’s terrible secret?

Dimension-hopping is something of an X-Men rite of passage, and it’s about time the All-New X-Men took the plunge! You don’t always have to travel Miles away to visit a new place…but will the Web these time-displaced young X-Men find themselves tangled in Ultimately bring about their end? Okay, enough subtlety: the All-New X-Men meet Miles Morales, the Ultimate Spider-Man – and this is a showdown you won’t want to miss!

Volume 97: The Death of Wolverine

Thief. Goddess. Headmistress. Queen. The X-Man called Storm has always defied a single title. And her desire to better the world has never been limited to only her own kind. On an ongoing mission to foster goodwill and safeguard both mankind and mutants, Ororo Munroe will travel the globe, confronting villains, gods, monsters and everything in between. She will overthrow tyrants, quell tsunamis and strive to see her dream for the world realized but what happens when the world wants to resist change? Logan and Storm go on a long-overdue date…but when the headmasters are away, villains come out to play! Then Melita Garner returns, but not for romance – she’s got something on Logan that throws the entire school into uproar. But little does Melita know that she’s also drawn the attention of the Red Right Hand!

All roads must end somewhere, and every hero’s story eventually comes to a close. After the loss of his healing factor and recent traumatic events that time is now. Over the years, Logan has been a warrior, a hero, a renegade, a savage, a samurai, a teacher – and so much more. He has spent decades being the best there is at what he does…but even the best fade away eventually. And now, the greatest X-Men hero will play a role he’s never played before… Then, in the aftermath of tragedy, the Jean Grey School must mourn Wolverine’s death. As Wolverine’s will is read and a reporter digs further into his century-long past, new truths will be uncovered as the X-Men retell their favorite personal adventures and Wolverine stories, bidding farewell to a legend.

Magneto was once arguably the most powerful mutant on the planet. But recently, his powers have been reduced to a whisper of what they once were. How far will he go to become the Master of Magnetism once more? When Magneto discovers that mutants are being hauled away to a re-education camp, he investigates…and discovers that the Red Skull is behind the operation! And worse, the villain possesses the brain and powers of Magneto’s deceased friend, Charles Xavier!

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!

Volume 97.1: X-Force / All New X-Factor

Almost every sovereign state in the Marvel Universe uses superhumans to covertly protect national interests. The USA has the Secret Avengers. The United Kingdom has MI13. And mutantkind has X-Force! Cable. Psylocke. Fantomex. Marrow. Mutantkind’s protectors, spies, assassins and torturers – but what drove them to join this new, deadly incarnation of X-Force? How has Marrow regained her powers…and how is it connected to X-Force’s first target, ruthless arms dealer Volga? As their secrets are brought to light, X-Forcde are barely surviving each other. How will Cable’s team keep it together to carry out their mission? Will Domino’s return help or hurt them? While pursuing the foe who killed one of their own, X-Force runs afoul of the UK’s superhuman operatives: Pete Wisdom and MI13! Can X-Force out-spy the best spy there is? As the two factions come to blows, a third player secretly threatens to wipe them all off the board!

X-Factor is back…like never before! Serval Industries, one of the world’s most trusted names in electronics and a leader in cutting-edge internet and weapons technology, has just unveiled their newest contribution to society…the All-New X-Factor! Led by mutant mistress of magnetism, Polaris, the team uses its corporate backing for the betterment of society. But with her half-brother Quicksilver, notorious thief Gambit and more by her side, can Polaris trust that her corporate masters really have good intentions? Especially when X-Factor is meant to help people, but one of their own has a dark secret?! (Hint: it’s Gambit.) Be here as the team takes on their former frenemy, Danger, learns the sinister secret of Techno, Inc., and more! Experience the All-New X-Factor…brought to you by Serval Industries!

Volume 98: The Logan Legacy

From the pages of Death of Wolverine! Logan may be dead…but what will happen to his mortal remains, encased in Adamantium? The battle for control of this valuable artifact has begun, death is on the books for a dozen heroes and villains, and Mystique is playing chess with them all! As Sinister strikes, Daken lies crippled, and death looms for Shogun’s Weapon X crew. Only Wolverine’s legacy -X-23, Sabretooth, Mystique and Lady Deathstrike -can save them all. But none of them can be trusted! Then: introducing Fantomelle, the world’s most unstoppable thief, engineered to perfection! But will she be destroyed by a nightmarish monster before the Wolverines can recruit her? And surprises lay in store when the Wolverines assault Mr. Sinister’s fortress! Sinister has plans for Logan’s body…but how are the Amazing X-Men involved?

Volume 99: Once and Future Juggernaut

Not so long ago, Nightcrawler was dead. Now, with a second lease on life, Kurt Wagner struggles to find his place in the land of the living. But now that his best friend, Wolverine, has died, that struggle just got a lot more difficult! Nightcrawler tries to honor Wolverine’s legacy by carrying on as a teacher and an X-Man. But Bloody Bess has other plans for our hero – and Nightcrawler finds himself in over his head when he runs afoul of the Shadow King! Then the ferocious Shi’ar warrior Deathbird lands on S.W.O.R.D.’s doorstep at the brink of death, Abigail Brand calls in the X-Men to investigate! But are even the X-Men equipped to handle the horrific new threat that’s emerged from the edge of space? The X-Men explore the Acanti Skunkworks, where they soon find themselves entangled in a conspiracy that has connections to the deaths of Rachel Grey’s family! Can the X-Men hope to stop an alien horde?

Then when the Gem of Cyttorak reappears, seeking to create a new avatar, none hear its call more than those who have previously housed Cyttorak’s power, Cain Marko and Colossus. But they aren’t the only ones hunting for the Gem. Can the X-Men find it before it’s too late? And can Colossus resist the temptation of Cyttorak’s power? “Unstoppable” takes on a whole new meaning as Cyttorak’s gem is finally located. The Juggernaut rises…and the X-Men fall! Cyclops rescued! But by whom? And is it really a rescue…or does this put Scott at greater risk than before? And what bounty are they hunting? Lots of shooting and things blowing up! Scott Summers is aboard a new space pirate ship, with a cruel, cutthroat captain, and a crew of criminals and killers. None of them trust Scott– and a few just might want to kill him! But, hey, that Captain’s daughter is kinda cute, right?

In his war against those who would see his kind extinguished, Magneto has one steadfast ally: the mysterious woman called Briar Raleigh. But what are her true designs for the Master of Magnetism? On the island of Genosha, the backdrop for his greatest triumphs and most devastating tragedies, Magneto is confronted by S.H.I.E.L.D.! But the Master of Magnetism doesn’t stand alone…

Volume 100: The Black Vortex

The Black Vortex, an ancient artifact imbued with immeasurable power, is now in the hands of Mr. Knife! With billions of lives potentially at stake, Peter Quill, the Legendary Star-Lord, is going to have to dust off his thieving gloves. But with Knife’s Slaughter Squad protecting him, Peter’s probably going to need some help…from the X-Men!

Then Cyclops is at a crossroads! Magneto…Matthew Malloy…the Last Will and Testament of Charles Xavier…AXIS…all of these pivotal events have driven this already tempestuous mutant to the edge of disaster. Will Scott Summers save himself from ruin or will he make that fateful leap?! And Magneto has just learned Earth is on a collision course with oblivion and time is running out. With everything he’s fought for being brought to an inescapable end, how will the Master of Magnetism spend his LAST DAYS on Earth? Will Magneto celebrate his legacy…or be tortured by it?

This bind is also an end point to my Marvel Cosmic Binds which includes the end of Nova, Captain Marvel, Legendary Star-Lord and Guardians of the Galaxy.

Continued in…

Back to Regenesis

 
Back to the Heroic Age

 
Back to Messiah Era

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 

Back to Age of Ultron!

Back to Avengers vol 5-6

back to Avengers Vol 4 The Initiative Era 

Back to Avengers Vol 1-3 Bendis Era