Volume 4: Revolution

In the wake of the Super Human Civil War the Avengers have been torn in two. Each fraction from the Civil War decides to carry on with the name Avengers which ultimately leads into conflict. As Iron Man and his Registered Mighty Avengers hunt the underground Luke Cage and his New Avengers both teams are blind to the real situation at hand. When the New Avengers travel to Japan to save Ronin from the Hand it unravels the threads to a plot that has been brewing for years!

The Initiative: Recruited the 50 State Initiative

After the Civil War, the Initiative is the new face of the Marvel Universe! As pro-registration super teams populate the 50 states, Yellowjacket, War Machine, She-Hulk, Justice and Gauntlet train the heroes of tomorrow for the confl icts of today! But as the recruits fall in, who will graduate, who will flunk out – and who will die?! Worry not, because for every soldier that doesn’t make it, there are plenty more waiting in line! And when a vacancy arises at the Camp Hammond training ground, the new drill instructor will be a real Taskmaster! But as the Skrulls’Secret Invasion is revealed, the fate of the Initiative, the United States, and Planet Earth hang in the balance!

Someone is gift-wrapping super-villains for the police. Someone is defacing Super Human Registration posters. Someone is raising eyebrows all around town – from City Hall to Tony Stark’s war chamber. And the only clue to their identity? Two spray-painted letters: N.W. Who are these mysterious young upstarts that have dared to fight the powers-that-be? And what do they want from a de-powered mutant named Sofia? Are the New Warriors truly back from the dead? Or has something new risen from the ashes of Stamford?

The Initiative: Avengers Prime

The Civil War is over and the Marvel Universe has changed. The 50 State Initiative is in full swing requiring all super powered individuals to register with the Government. As repercussions ripple outward, the Winter Soldier finally chooses a side – his own. But what are the Red Skull and his minions up to behind the scenes?

Tony Stark – Iron Man, billionaire industrialist, and now director of S.H.I.E.L.D. – faces the most overwhelming challenge of his lie. Ezekiel Stane, the son of Tony’s last business rival and archenemy Obadiah, has set his sights, his genius and his considerable fortune on the task of destroying Tony Stark and Iron Man. What’s worse, he’s got Iron Man tech, and he’s every bit Iron Man’s equal and opposite – except younger, faster, smarter and immeasurably evil!

Finally the Intiative sends the Thunderbolts to New York to take down Spider-Man! Spidey’s a villain? Norman Osborn’s a hero? What kind of crazy, mixed-up world is this? Next thing you’ll tell us is that black is white and white is black…or maybe that has something do with Venom, Mister Negative, and the birth of an all-new Spider Villain! Or would that be an all-new Spider-Hero?

Thor: Asgardian Rising

Explore the early ears of the God of Thunder in this adventure full of Marvel myth and magic! Join young Thor and his godly companions, Balder and Sif, as they travel the mystical land of Asgard on a quest of cosmic proportions. When Odin, the All-Father, sends his favorite son to gather four mystical elements that he will use to craft a powerful new weapon, not even Ragnarok will be able to stop the boy who would be king!

Then witness the return of Thor! The Asgardian God of Thunder is reunited with the mortal form of Dr. Don Blake. Together, they must recon with the legacy of the mythic Norse kingdom and the awakening of its immortal heroes–but in a world that may not want them back!

The Initiative: The Drafted & The Enlisted

As part of the post Civil War world all super humans are required to register with S.H.I.E.L.D as part of the 50 state Initiative. However the U.S.
Government has also brokered deals with the Super Villains in return for their support during Civil War. Enter a new and deadly team of Thunderbolts! Longtime members Songbird, Moonstone and Swordsman are joined by Venom, Bullseye, Penance and Norman Osborn as their leader. This public team (minus secret weapon Bullseye) is the face of redemption and second chances in the eyes of America.

On the other end of the spectrum we have the California team of the Initiative. Recruited and given powers to serve a short tenure the Order are a group of upstarts who wish to show that government training can create responsible heroes. Namor also has problems as a terrorist cell of Atlanteans decides to attack the surface world. How far will he go to protect his kingdom? And Penance also decides it’s time to take action and escapes from Thunderbolts Mountain!

Continues in Secret Invasion!

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I have adjusted the reading order of the books from my chronological listing of Siege for pacing purposes since I also split it into two volumes.

Volume 1 First Blood

Beginning with the ravaging effects of Avengers Disassembled and following the aftermath of House of M, Civil War and Secret Invasion, culminating with the evil Reign of Norman Osborn, the Marvel Universe has been left with its greatest villains holding more power and control than ever before. On the brink of madness, Osborn, in his final bid to take total control, targets the final obstacle in his mission…Asgard.

Events are set in motion forcing our heroes to put aside the deep rifts that have grown over the past seven years. Opposing them stand a horde of evil that has begun to take down the gods of the Golden Realm! SIEGE will rock the foundations of every super hero, villain and team in the Marvel Universe. Witness the end of an Avengers era as the clouds start to part and the Dark Reign comes to a close…

Volume 2 Fall of Asgard

The storm that is Dark Reign intensifies as Norman Osborn rallies every single super power at his disposal to invade Asgard. He has ruled the Marvel Universe with an iron fist but this time he may have gotten in over his head. The warrior race that is the Asgardians will not yield nor surrender and when the heroes join the battle things actually get worse. It all ends here! Plus: A lingering menace created by fiendish Loki as an afterthought returns to wreak havoc on the Asgardians! Can Thor and his unlikely allies defeat this devastating force of destruction?! Or in their weakened state after the battles of Siege, will this new, ancient enemy prove too strong?

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