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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Written by DAN SLOTT & CHRISTOS GAGE. Art by PATRICK SCHERBERGER, SALVADOR LARROCA, STEVE UY, CLAYTON HENRY, CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO, TOM FEISTER, PAUL NEARY & DAVID MEIKIS. Cover by JIM CHEUNG. AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY! You have been granted clearance to Camp Hammond's most sensitive files. For the first time anywhere, witness the hidden origins of the GAUNTLET, ARMORY, MVP, and HARDBALL. Also, learn some of the Initiative's most hi-tech secrets. And meet the team from America's 2nd State, Pennsylvania, as they battle FLAG SMASHER and the forces of ULTIMATUM! How will Philly react to the Initiative's all-new take on the LIBERTY LEGION? Jump on here for the next chapter in Marvel's big breakout series! NOTE: This issue holds key clues to the Secret Invasion. Cover price $3.99.

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Written by CHRISTOS N. GAGE Pencils by STEVE UY Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS Stegron the Dinosaur Man and his dinosaur army launch a campaign of destruction across America! With the Fifty State Initiative in tatters from the fallout of Secret Invasion, Tigra must pull together a squad from the few superhumans still fit for duty, including Cloud 9, Komodo, Prodigy...and a brand new recruit. Be here for the debut of Marvel's newest superstar - REPTIL! Will he save the Initiative...or ruin it? 48 PGS. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Basic Training!" Collects Avengers: The Initiative (2007) #1-6.

Written by Dan Slott. Art By Stefano Caselli and Steve Uy. Cover By Jim Cheung.

The CIVIL WAR is over and from now on, THIS is the new face of the MARVEL UNIVERSE - THE INITIATIVE!

Whose side were you on? Well, if you were pro-registration, then there's one hell of a price to pay. You're in the army now. Every last one of you. Fall in with YELLOWJACKET, WAR MACHINE, SHE-HULK, JUSTICE and THE GAUNTLET as they train the heroes of tomorrow for the super-powered conflicts of today! Marvel's army of super heroes has just become a super hero army!

Also featuring THE MIGHTY AVENGERS and a new generation of Marvels.

Hardcover, 144 pages, full color.

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Secret Invasion Tie-in

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Killed in Action!" Collects Avengers: The Initiative (2007) #7-13 and ANNUAL #1.

Written by Dan Slott and Christos Gage. Art By Stefano Caselli, Steve Uy, Patrick Scherberger, Salvador Larroca, Clayton Henry, Carmine Di Giandomenico, Tom Feister, Paul Neary and David Meikis. Cover By Jim Cheung.

Training is almost over for our cadets. Some will graduate. Some will washout. And, yes, some WILL die!

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!

Hardtcover, 144 pages, full color.

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Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Secret Invasion!" Collects Avengers: The Initiative (2007) #14-19.

Written by Dan Slott and Christos N. Gage. Art By Stefano Caselli, Steve Kurth and Harvey Tolibao. Cover By Mark Brooks.

"We Have Met the Enemy and He Is Us!"

During the INFILTRATION, a Skrull at the heart of 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.

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Volume 4 - 1st printing. "Disassembled!" Collects Avengers: The Initiative (2007) #20-25 and Avengers Initiative: Featuring Reptil (2009).

Written by Dan Slott and Christos N. Gage. Art By Steve Kurth, Humberto Ramos and Steve Uy. Cover By Mark Brooks.

The Initiative is threatened like never before!

With public opinion turning against the Initiative following the Skrull invasion of Earth, the camp's black-ops unit, the Shadow Initiative, must leave headquarters on an important mission to abduct one of their own, Hardball - a former Initiative member who has defected to the terrorist organization Hydra.

Meanwhile, as angry protesters surround Camp Hammond, a massive threat from within is revealed. Though the Skrulls might be gone, their handiwork is still very much alive as a fearsome foe from the past appears, forcing the remaining members of the Initiative to unite, or be lost in the storm.

Plus: Meet Reptil, the newest addition to the Marvel Universe!

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Volume 5 - 1st printing. "Dreams and Nightmares!" Collects Avengers: Initiative (2007) #26-30.

Written by Christos N. Gage. Art By Rafa Sandoval and Jorge Molina. Cover By Matteo De Longis.

A shocking new era 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!

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Written by CHRISTOS GAGE & DAN SLOTT Pencils and Cover by STEVE UY One of the longest-running plotlines in Avengers: The Initiative is resolved at last! Hardball is among the Initiative's most respected and decorated graduates. He's become a celebrity hero in Las Vegas, with his true love, Komodo, serving nearby in Arizona. But all the while, he's secretly been in the pocket of the terrorist group Hydra! Now everything comes to a head as Komodo finds out the truth...Senator Woodman's evil plan comes to fruition...and Hardball must choose a side, once and for all! Also in this not-to-be-missed issue, Dan Slott returns to solo writing duties for the previously-untold origin of Trauma...and the shocking revelation of his link to a longtime Marvel character! 48 PGS./One-Shot/Rated T+ ...$3.99 Cover price $3.99.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Basic Training!" Collects Avengers: The Initiative (2007) #1-6.

Written by Dan Slott. Art By Stefano Caselli and Steve Uy. Cover By Jim Cheung.

The CIVIL WAR is over and from now on, THIS is the new face of the MARVEL UNIVERSE - THE INITIATIVE!

Whose side were you on? Well, if you were pro-registration, then there's one hell of a price to pay. You're in the army now. Every last one of you. Fall in with YELLOWJACKET, WAR MACHINE, SHE-HULK, JUSTICE and THE GAUNTLET as they train the heroes of tomorrow for the super-powered conflicts of today! Marvel's army of super heroes has just become a super hero army!

Also featuring THE MIGHTY AVENGERS and a new generation of Marvels.

Softcover, 144 pages, full color.

Cover price $14.99.

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Secret Invasion Tie-in

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Killed in Action!" Collects Avengers: The Initiative (2007) #7-13 and ANNUAL #1.

Written by Dan Slott and Christos Gage. Art By Stefano Caselli, Steve Uy, Patrick Scherberger, Salvador Larroca, Clayton Henry, Carmine Di Giandomenico, Tom Feister, Paul Neary and David Meikis. Cover By Jim Cheung.

Training is almost over for our cadets. Some will graduate. Some will washout. And, yes, some WILL die!

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!

Softcover, 144 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

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NOTE: Says "Avengers The Initiative: Secret Invasion" on spine and is volumed.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Secret Invasion!" Collects Avengers: The Initiative (2007) #14-19.

Written by Dan Slott and Christos N. Gage. Art By Stefano Caselli, Steve Kurth and Harvey Tolibao. Cover By Mark Brooks.

"We Have Met the Enemy and He Is Us!"

During the INFILTRATION, a Skrull at the heart of 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.

Softcover, 144 pages, full color.

Cover price $16.99.

NOTE:Says "Secret Invasion: Avengers The Initiative" on spine and is NOT volumed.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Secret Invasion!" Collects Avengers: The Initiative (2007) #14-19.

Written by Dan Slott and Christos N. Gage. Art By Stefano Caselli, Steve Kurth and Harvey Tolibao. Cover By Mark Brooks.

"We Have Met the Enemy and He Is Us!"

During the INFILTRATION, a Skrull at the heart of 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.

Softcover, 144 pages, full color.

Cover price $16.99.

Dark Reign tie-in

Volume 4 - 1st printing. "Disassembled!" Collects Avengers: The Initiative (2007) #20-25 and Avengers Initiative: Featuring Reptil (2009).

Written by Dan Slott and Christos N. Gage. Art By Steve Kurth, Humberto Ramos and Steve Uy. Cover By Mark Brooks.

The Initiative is threatened like never before!

With public opinion turning against the Initiative following the Skrull invasion of Earth, the camp's black-ops unit, the Shadow Initiative, must leave headquarters on an important mission to abduct one of their own, Hardball - a former Initiative member who has defected to the terrorist organization Hydra.

Meanwhile, as angry protesters surround Camp Hammond, a massive threat from within is revealed. Though the Skrulls might be gone, their handiwork is still very much alive as a fearsome foe from the past appears, forcing the remaining members of the Initiative to unite, or be lost in the storm.

Plus: Meet Reptil, the newest addition to the Marvel Universe!

Softcover, 184 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

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Volume 5 - 1st printing. "Dreams and Nightmares!" Collects Avengers: Initiative (2007) #26-30.

Written by Christos N. Gage. Art By Rafa Sandoval and Jorge Molina. Cover By Matteo De Longis.

A shocking new era 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!

Softcover, 120 pages, full color.

Cover price $14.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Avengers: The Initiative (2007-2010 Marvel) #1-19 and ANNUAL #1. Written by DAN SLOTT and CHRISTOS GAGE. Art by STEFANO CASELLI, STEVE UY, PATRICK SCHERBERGER, SALVADOR LARROCA, CLAYTON HENRY, CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO, TOM FEISTER, PAUL NEARY, DAVID MEIKIS, STEVE KURTH and HARVEY TOLIBAO. Cover by JIM CHEUNG. In the wake of 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 conflicts 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 who 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! This is a job for a former Avenger turned ultimate Skrull hunter: the new 3-D Man! Softcover, 496 pages, full color. Cover price $34.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Collects Avengers: The Initiative (2007-2010 Marvel) #20-35, Avengers: The Initiative Special (2008 Marvel) and Avengers: The Initiative - Featuring Reptil (2009). Written by CHRISTOS N. GAGE, DAN SLOTT. Art by STEVE KURTH, HUMBERTO RAMOS, RAFA SANDOVAL, JORGE MOLINA, VICTOR OLAZABA, MAHMUD A. ASRAR, REBECCA BUCHMAN, and STEVE UY. Cover by Humberto Ramos. In the wake of the Skrull Invasion, the public has lost faith in the Initiative! What a time for Reptil to make his mark on the Marvel Universe! As storm clouds gather, the members of the black-ops Shadow Initiative must abduct one of their own - who has defected to Hydra! But Norman Osborn's Dark Reign changes everything. Where Camp Hammond once trained future Avengers, Camp H.A.M.M.E.R. now trains tomorrow's Dark Avengers! The new principals are Taskmaster and the Hood, and they're registering villains as heroes and spreading Norman's empire across the nation. But those who once made up the Initiative aren't about to let this happen. Hunted by the law, hidden from sight, a Resistance has formed - and its members are out to stop H.A.M.M.E.R. by any means necessary! Softcover, 456 pages, full color. Cover price $34.99.

1st Edition - 1st printing. Collects Avengers (1997-2004 3rd Series) #41-55 and Annual 2001. Written by Kurt Busiek. Art by Kieron Dwyer, Manuel Garcia, Brent Anderson, Ivan Reis, and Alan Davis. Cover By Kieron Dwyer. The warlord known as Kang the Conqueror returns - and this time he's enslaving the entire Earth! The only thing left standing in his way is Earths MIghtiest Heroes. Get ready for one of the most epic Avengers adventures of all time! Softcover, 384 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $29.99.

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2nd Edition - 1st printing. Collects The Avengers (1997-2004 3rd Series) #41-55 and Annual 2001. Written by Kurt Busiek. Art by Alan Davis, Kieron Dwyer, Manuel Garcia, Brent Anderson, Ivan Reis, Mark Farmer, Scott Hanna, Bob Layton, Rick Remender, Tom Palmer, Randy Emberlin, Patch Zircher, and Scott Koblish. Cover By Alan Davis and Mark Farmer. Back Cover by Alan Davis, Mark Farmer, Kieron Dwyer, and Ariel Olivett. Kang's ultimate triumph! The time-traveling warlord called Kang the Conqueror returns - and this time he plans to enslave all of Earth! The only thing standing in his way is its mightiest heroes! Time and time again, Kang has been a thorn in the Avengers' side. But now, the Conqueror has gathered all his vast legions from multiple eras to conquer the present once and for all! Can an expanded roster of Avengers - including returning members and new recruits - wage worldwide war and hold back the colossal forces arrayed against them? Or will they face defeat and subjugation beneath Kang's merciless boot?! Kurt Busiek, one of the most celebrated AVENGERS writers of all time, crafts an epic clash between the heroes and their most dangerous foe! Softcover, 384 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $39.99.