Avengers The Initiative (2007 Marvel) comic books 2008-2010

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KILLED IN ACTION: Part 1 of 4 - Written by DAN SLOTT & CHRISTOS GAGE. Pencils & Cover by STEFANO CASELLI. 'Fresh Meat' Training is almost over for our cadets. Some will graduate. Some will washout. And, yes, some WILL die! It all starts here, in the Initiative's biggest story to date! And with the clock ticking on the first class of recruits, get ready to meet the next batch! Including new Marvels, old Marvels, at least one SKRULL, and...THE IRREDEEMABLE GIANT-MAN? Also, with the Gauntlet out of commission, just wait until you meet Camp Hammond's new Drill Instructor... he's a real Taskmaster! Cover price $2.99.

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KILLED IN ACTION: Part 2 of 4 - Written by DAN SLOTT & CHRISTOS GAGE. Penciled and Cover by STEFANO CASELLI 'The First Casualty' The Initiative's biggest secret hasn't come back to haunt them, it's come back to KILL THEM! Blood will run, heads will roll, and this time 'dead' means DEAD! Say goodbye to at LEAST one regular cast member as KILLED IN ACTION starts racking up its body count. You know, maybe this WASN'T such a good time for TASKMASTER, ANT-MAN, and the new recruits to sign up... Cover price $2.99.

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KILLED IN ACTION: Part 3 of 4 - Written by DAN SLOTT & CHRISTOS GAGE Pencils & Cover by STEFANO CASELLI ' 'Confirmed Kills' For some time you've known the secret of the SCARLET SPIDERS. Now here's what happens when CLOUD 9 finds out! Just how will the Initiative's resident headcase react to Michael, Van, and Patrick? And if that wasn't bad enough, just wait till you see what happens to another of our longstanding cadets! More death! More mayhem! No mercy! Cover price $2.99.

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KILLED IN ACTION: Part 4 of 4 - Written by DAN SLOTT & CHRISTOS GAGE Pencils by STEFANO CASELLI Cover by STEVE UY 'Killed in Action' Part 4 of 4 Worst Case Scenario By now you know who KIA is, what he wants, and who he's killed. Initiative regulars, new recruits, and big name characters: no one's been safe. And that's never been more true than here at the bitter end. Join what's left of the Initiative as they and the MIGHTY AVENGERS try to stop their greatest threat. 32 PGS./Rated T+ Cover price $2.99.

Written by DAN SLOTT & CHRISTOS GAGE Pencils & Cover by STEVE UY 'CHANGING OF THE GUARD' Daddy's home. IRON MAN comes to Camp Hammond, and he's NOT happy. The first year of the Initiative comes to a dramatic close as members are laid to rest, drummed out, declared AWOL, or...awarded their full Hero's License. See who graduates and find out what super-teams they'll be assigned to as the NEXT era of the Initiative begins! Plus: as a new 3-D MAN appears, the base is suddenly short one Skrull...but not how you'd think... Also guest-starring MS. MARVEL! 32 PGS./Rated T+ Cover price $2.99.

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Written by CHRISTOS GAGE Pencils & Cover by STEVE UY There's a contract out on The Taskmaster, and no shortage of villains willing to fulfill it. But what'll kill him first -- the bad guys, or his latest class of recruits? Welcome Annex, Prodigy, Gorilla Girl, Sunstreak and Batwing to the Initiative. But are they -- is anyone -- ready for the coming of...Butterball?? 32 PGS./Rated T+ Cover price $2.99.

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Skrully Variant Cover - Written by CHRISTOS GAGE Pencils & Cover by STEVE UY There's a contract out on The Taskmaster, and no shortage of villains willing to fulfill it. But what'll kill him first -- the bad guys, or his latest class of recruits? Welcome Annex, Prodigy, Gorilla Girl, Sunstreak and Batwing to the Initiative. But are they -- is anyone -- ready for the coming of...Butterball?? 32 PGS./Rated T+ Cover price $2.99.

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Secret Invasion tie-in - Written by DAN SLOTT & CHRISTOS GAGE Pencils by STEFANO CASELLI Cover by MARK BROOKS. 'We Have Met the Enemy and He Is Us!' During the INFILTRATION, a Skrull at the heart of the Camp Hammond said these words: 'It won't be long until we have a Skrull in every state! 'Now that Skrull stands revealed and the fate of The Initiative, the United States, and Planet Earth hang in the balance. Plus: Former Avenger, Delroy Garret, assumes the mantle and arsenal of Earth's greatest Skrull-Hunter, THE 3-D MAN. He's here to chew bubblegum and kick some Skrull-@$$. And he's all out of bubblegum. 32 PGS./Rated T+ Cover price $2.99.

Partial color sketch variant. Secret Invasion tie-in - Written by DAN SLOTT & CHRISTOS GAGE Pencils by STEFANO CASELLI Cover by MARK BROOKS. 'We Have Met the Enemy and He Is Us!' During the INFILTRATION, a Skrull at the heart of the Camp Hammond said these words: 'It won't be long until we have a Skrull in every state! 'Now that Skrull stands revealed and the fate of The Initiative, the United States, and Planet Earth hang in the balance. Plus: Former Avenger, Delroy Garret, assumes the mantle and arsenal of Earth's greatest Skrull-Hunter, THE 3-D MAN. He's here to chew bubblegum and kick some Skrull-@$$. And he's all out of bubblegum. 32 PGS./Rated T+ Cover price $2.99.

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Secret Invasion tie-in - Written by DAN SLOTT & CHRISTOS GAGE Penciled by HARVEY TOLIBAO Cover by MARK BROOKS SECRET INVASION TIE-IN! 'The Only Good Skrull...' With the NEW AVENGERS and the MIGHTY AVENGERS trapped in the Savage Land, it's up to the AVENGERS INITIATIVE to face off against the first major strike of the Skrull Invasion! There, on the field of battle, the cadet with the biggest secret has to choose how red (or green) his blood really is. Heroes will fall. Heroes will die. And one shall rise. All THIS and: A new cowardly low for ANT-MAN! A new danger for WAR MACHINE! And 3-D MAN gains a 'killer' new 'krew'! 32 PGS./Rated T+ Cover price $2.99.

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Secret Invasion tie-in - Written by DAN SLOTT & CHRISTOS GAGE Penciled by STEFANO CASELLI Cover by MARK BROOKS For months you've heard one question over and over again: 'Who do you trust?' Well we've got your answer right here, Earth-boy: TRUST THE KILL KREW! Yeah, that's right, the SKRULL KILL KREW are back! And they're ready to kill, maim, torture, and butcher every mother lovin' Skrull out there! Also, back at Camp Hammond, ANT-MAN is in a giant world of trouble-the biggest kind of trouble the SECRET INVASION can dish out. 32 PGS./Rated T+ Cover price $2.99.

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Secret Invasion tie-in - Written by DAN SLOTT & CHRISTOS GAGE Penciled by HARVEY TOLIBAO Cover by MARK BROOKS NEW CLUES TO MUTANT ZERO'S IDENTITY AND AN AVENGER RETURNS! Camp Hammond has been overrun, not just by the occupying Skrull army, but by the SKRULL QUEEN, herself! Well guess what? That's just what the SHADOW INITIATIVE wanted! Join MUTANT ZERO, TRAUMA, BENGAL, CONSTRICTOR, and ANT-MAN as they try this war's most dangerous mission: to take out the SKRULL-SPIDER-WOMAN! That IS why you stayed behind, right ANT-MAN? Also: As 3-D MAN and the KILL KREW carve a green, bloody swath across America, their numbers continue to grow. And in this issue, a classic AVENGER signs up-- and joins the AVENGERS: INITIATIVE ongoing cast! 32 PGS./Rated T+ Cover price $2.99.

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Cover by Mark Brooks. Secret Invasion tie-in. Written by Dan Slott and Christos N. Gage. Art by Steve Kurth and Drew Hennessey. SECRET INVASION TIE-IN! THE EXPLOSIVE FINALE STARTS HERE! Now that the KILL KREW knows Skrullowjacket's master plan, can they stop the TRUE purpose of the Fifty State Initiative? Plus: It's THOR GIRL vs. ULTRA GIRL! One is more than she appears to be... and the other's a Skrull. And, after fourteen issues, are we REALLY going to unmask MUTANT ZERO?! 32 PGS./Rated T+ Cover price $2.99.

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Limited Edition Zombie Variant Cover. Secret Invasion tie-in. Written by Dan Slott and Christos N. Gage. Art by Steve Kurth and Drew Hennessey. SECRET INVASION TIE-IN! THE EXPLOSIVE FINALE STARTS HERE! Now that the KILL KREW knows Skrullowjacket's master plan, can they stop the TRUE purpose of the Fifty State Initiative? Plus: It's THOR GIRL vs. ULTRA GIRL! One is more than she appears to be... and the other's a Skrull. And, after fourteen issues, are we REALLY going to unmask MUTANT ZERO?! 32 PGS./Rated T+ Cover price $2.99.

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Secret Invasion tie-in - Written by Dan Slott and Christos N. Gage.. Art by Harvey Tolibao. Cover by Mark Brooks. 'V-S DAY'-It's been leading to this since the Hank Pym Skrull first came up with the idea for a Fifty State Initiative. This is the final assault in the Secret Invasion, a nation-wide plan that will test the limits of 3-D MAN'S superhuman militia, THE KILL KREW ARMY! Join 3-D MAN, CLOUD 9, KOMODO, HARDBALL, and heroes around America in the battle that will decide the fate of the planet and the future of the Initiative program. Win or lose, there's no turning back. After today, everything changes. 32 PGS./Rated T+ Cover price $2.99.

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Dark Reign tie-in - Written by DAN SLOTT & CHRISTOS N. GAGE Pencils by STEVE KURTH Cover by MARK BROOKS "Acceptable Losses" The Invasion is over and the Initiative has been rocked to its core. Now that the truth is out, that the program was conceived as part of a Skrull plot, can it survive? Who will leave? Who will stay? And who will lead them? Also: Learn what's become of the REAL Hank Pym! And when Taskmaster discovers Mutant Zero's true identity, she gets fightin' mad! For fans of the Marvel Universe, this issue is one of the most important comics of the year as key members of the Initiative graduate and/or move on to four major Marvel titles! 32 PGS./Rated T+ $ Cover price $3.99.

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Dark Reign tie-in - Avengers The Initiative: Disassembled: Part 1 - Written by CHRISTOS N. GAGE Pencils & Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS THE INITIATIVE DISASSEMBLED begins here! The Fifty State Initiative stands revealed as a Skrull plot. Key personnel have left Camp Hammond, never to return. And that's the least of the shocking fallout from Secret Invasion. Is there a future for our heroes? It could be a moot question when the mad clone of Thor, last seen in CIVIL WAR, is revived and turned loose on Stamford! This is no idle hype, True Believer--after this story, the Initiative will never be the same! 32 PGS./Rated T+ Cover price $2.99.

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Dark Reign tie-in - Avengers The Initiative: Disassembled: Part 2 - Written by CHRISTOS GAGE. Pencils & Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS. The Initiative vs. the Cyborg-Thor! "The Initiative Disassembled" continues as Counter-Force--the original New Warriors--return to join the battle against Ragnarok! But will they save Camp Hammond--or destroy it? Be here as events set in motion in our very first issue rocket towards their devastating conclusion...we're not kidding when we say the Initiative will never be the same! Cover price $2.99.

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The Initiative: Disassembled: Part 1 of 3 - Written by CHRISTOS N. GAGE Pencils & Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS This is it...the explosive issue that changes everything! From the moment it was formed, the Initiative has had more than its share of dark secrets. Now, they've all come out. On top of everything else, can the Initiative survive this? Well, the title of this story is THE INITIATIVE: DISASSEMBLED... 32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99 Cover price $2.99.

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Dark Reign tie-in - The Initiative: Disassembled: Part 2 of 4 - Written by CHRISTOS N. GAGE. Art and Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS. A Dark Reign has fallen. Norman Osborn has disbanded S.H.I.E.L.D. and shut down Camp Hammond. That leaves the Shadow Initiative out in the cold...stuck in Madripoor with no means of escape, hunted by an army of Hydra agents, including Wolverine's old foes, Bloodscream and Roughhouse! They have no idea if Norman even knows they're out there, or if they're better off if he doesn't! If you thought changing costumes was the biggest event in Taskmaster's career, you cannot miss this issue... 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

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Dark Reign tie-in - The Initiative: Disassembled: Part 3 of 4 - Written by CHRISTOS N. GAGE. Art and Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS. The full effects of Dark Reign take hold as Norman Osborn reshapes the Initiative into a place to train the Dark Avengers of tomorrow! And wait until you see who's running things now...(Hint: they're on the cover!) But what will happen to the Gauntlet, Tigra, Trauma and the other heroes who've made the Initiative what it is? Oh, Norman has plans for them as well... DON'T MISS THE ISSUE THAT CHANGES THE INITIATIVE FOREVER! 32 page, full color. Cover price $2.99.

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Dark Reign tie-in - The Initiative: Disassembled: Part 4 of 4 - Written by CHRISTOS N. GAGE. Art by RAFA SANDOVAL. Cover by MATTEO DE LONGIS. A shocking new era begins for the Initiative! Where Camp Hammond once trained future Avengers, Camp H.A.M.M.E.R. now trains tomorrow's Dark Avengers! Under orders from Norman Osborn, your new Principals are Taskmaster and the criminal kingpin, the Hood. They're registering villains as heroes and spreading Norman's empire across the nation with such specialized classes as How to Fake Being Champions While Fleecing the Citizens You're Supposed to Protect! But the heroes who once made up the Initiative aren't about to let this happen. Hunted by the law, hidden from sight, a resistance movement has formed...and they're out to stop a Dark Reign from falling over the Fifty State Initiative...by any means necessary! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

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Written by CHRISTOS N. GAGE. Art by RAFA SANDOVAL. Cover by MATTEO DE LONGIS. Blastaar's alien army has seized 42, the Initiative's prison in the Negative Zone. Someone has to take it back, and the Taskmaster has assembled a team to do just that. But when Komodo looks around her at the squad of Z-list super-villains she's supposed to go into battle with, she wonders if this is a recovery job...or a suicide mission! And when she encounters familiar faces who had been incarcerated within the prison, will they be friend or foe? Also, because you demanded it--the return of Butterball! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

Limited (1 for 10) 70th Frame Variant Cover by RAFA SANDOVAL. Written by CHRISTOS N. GAGE. Art by RAFA SANDOVAL. Blastaar's alien army has seized 42, the Initiative's prison in the Negative Zone. Someone has to take it back, and the Taskmaster has assembled a team to do just that. But when Komodo looks around her at the squad of Z-list super-villains she's supposed to go into battle with, she wonders if this is a recovery job...or a suicide mission! And when she encounters familiar faces who had been incarcerated within the prison, will they be friend or foe? Also, because you demanded it--the return of Butterball! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

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Written by CHRISTOS N. GAGE. Art by RAFA SANDOVAL. Cover by MATTEO DELONGIS. The seeds of discontent bear fruit in the new Initiative as several members rebel against Norman Osborn's new regime, and one state team openly secedes...but Norman and the Taskmaster don't take kindly to disobedience. The Avengers Resistance is having troubles of its own, however, as one New Warrior quits...another is taken prisoner...and Tigra's campaign of revenge escalates. Meanwhile, the therapy sessions between Trauma and Penance take what could be a very dangerous turn...and Butterball fever hits America! It's action, intrigue and tangled webs being weaved in the mighty Marvel manner! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

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Cover by MATTEO DE LONGIS. Written by CHRISTOS N. GAGE. Art by JORGE MOLINA & VICTOR OLAZABA. While the Hood makes a captive hero an offer they can't refuse, the stress of Trauma's situation is opening the way for a threat far deadlier than even Norman Osborn. What could possibly be dangerous--and powerful--enough to threaten both the Initiative and the Avengers Resistance? How about an other-dimensional demon lord bent on conquering our plane...and it's not Dormammu. With both the heroes and villains in disarray, who can save us? Anyone...anyone...? 32 pages full color. Cover price $2.99.

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Limited 1 for 15 Super Hero Squad Variant Cover by MARCELO DICHIARA. Written by CHRISTOS N. GAGE. Art by JORGE MOLINA & VICTOR OLAZABA. While the Hood makes a captive hero an offer they can't refuse, the stress of Trauma's situation is opening the way for a threat far deadlier than even Norman Osborn. What could possibly be dangerous--and powerful--enough to threaten both the Initiative and the Avengers Resistance? How about an other-dimensional demon lord bent on conquering our plane...and it's not Dormammu. With both the heroes and villains in disarray, who can save us? Anyone...anyone...? 32 pages full color. Cover price $2.99.

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Written by Christos N. Gage. Art by Jorge Molina. Cover by Rafa Sandoval. Can the Avengers Resistance and the Initiative unite to defeat a classic Marvel villain...or would that be a Nightmare? The lord of horrific dreams has invaded the physical world...and now that the Hood is no longer empowered by Dormammu, the only chance to defeat this near-omnipotent fiend is for two rival squads of heroes and villains to join forces. But how can they fight together if they're stabbing each other in the back? Guest-starring Tigra, Justice and Taskmaster! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

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Siege: The Cabal tie-in - Written by CHRISTOS N. GAGE. Art by RAFA SANDOVAL. Cover by DAVID YARDIN. 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! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

Second Printing Variant Cover by RAFA SANDOVAL. Written by CHRISTOS N. GAGE. Art by RAFA SANDOVAL. Siege: The Cabal tie-in - 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! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

Siege: tie-in - Written by CHRISTOS N. GAGE. Art by MAHMUD A. ASRAR and REBECCA BUCHMAN. Cover by DAVID YARDIN. After Civil War, the members of the Initiative were recruited with promises of glory...fame...wealth...redemption. But all things come with a price - and now it's time to pay in blood as the entire Initiative find themselves fighting for their lives in an all-out war against Thor and the Asgardians! With the Dark Avengers as their allies and immortal gods as their enemies, the most brutal event in Marvel history is about to ignite, and these Avengers are caught in the middle! And for some, this will be their final stand. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

Siege: tie-in - Written by CHRISTOS N. GAGE. Art by MAHMUD A. ASRAR and REBECCA BUCHMAN. Second Printing Variant Cover by MAHMUD A. ASRAR and REBECCA BUCHMAN. After Civil War, the members of the Initiative were recruited with promises of glory...fame...wealth...redemption. But all things come with a price - and now it's time to pay in blood as the entire Initiative find themselves fighting for their lives in an all-out war against Thor and the Asgardians! With the Dark Avengers as their allies and immortal gods as their enemies, the most brutal event in Marvel history is about to ignite, and these Avengers are caught in the middle! And for some, this will be their final stand. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

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Cover by DAVID YARDIN. Siege tie-in - Written by CHRISTOS GAGE. Art by JORGE MOLINA. SIEGE BLOCKBUSTER TIE-IN!! The Initiative faces its own CIVIL WAR as Taskmaster, Constrictor and Diamondback join the Dark Avengers in the Siege of Asgard...and come face-to-hammer with Thor! Meanwhile, Justice, Tigra and the rest of the Avengers Resistance assault camp H.A.M.M.E.R., aiming to bring it down once and for all - but the Hood is ready for them! It's all-out war on two fronts - and one side won't be here when it's over! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

Limited (1 for 15) Variant Cover by DAVID YARDIN. Siege tie-in - Written by CHRISTOS GAGE. Art by JORGE MOLINA. SIEGE BLOCKBUSTER TIE-IN!! The Initiative faces its own CIVIL WAR as Taskmaster, Constrictor and Diamondback join the Dark Avengers in the Siege of Asgard...and come face-to-hammer with Thor! Meanwhile, Justice, Tigra and the rest of the Avengers Resistance assault camp H.A.M.M.E.R., aiming to bring it down once and for all - but the Hood is ready for them! It's all-out war on two fronts - and one side won't be here when it's over! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

Siege tie-in - Written by CHRISTOS GAGE. Art by JORGE MOLINA. SIEGE BLOCKBUSTER TIE-IN!! In Asgard, Taskmaster clashes with Captain America! Meanwhile, the battle for Camp H.A.M.M.E.R. reaches a fever pitch...but whose side is Penance on? And will Night Thrasher betray his friends to get back his brother? This is the story that changes the Initiative forever! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

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Siege tie-in - Written by CHRISTOS GAGE. Art by JORGE MOLINA. Cover by David Yardin. SIEGE BLOCKBUSTER TIE-IN!! This is it: the series finale - and the end of the Initiative as we know it! Learn the fate of your favorite heroes, villains...and those who aren't quite sure what they are, but who are going to have to decide in a hurry! Who will taste sweet victory? Who will know the agony of defeat? For some this is an end -- for others, a new beginning (which you'll be reading about very soon)! Camp H.A.M.M.E.R. is falling...and The Heroic Age is dawning! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.