David Finch

THE ICONIC CINEMATIC TERROR MAKES ITS MARVEL DEBUT! Gabriel Cruz gave his life to Weyland-Yutani--In the case of an alien attack he barely survived, almost literally! Recently retired, Cruz is trying to patch things up with his abandoned son with the help of his friend, a Bishop-model android, but his re-entry into civilian life is not going smoothly…and his encounters with the deadly Xenomorph are far from over. Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Salvador Larroca team up to tell an all-new tale of the titan of horror and science fiction that has scared audiences for decades. No one is safe. No one is innocent. And no one can hear you scream.

THE ICONIC CINEMATIC TERROR MAKES ITS MARVEL DEBUT! Gabriel Cruz gave his life to Weyland-Yutani--In the case of an alien attack he barely survived, almost literally! Recently retired, Cruz is trying to patch things up with his abandoned son with the help of his friend, a Bishop-model android, but his re-entry into civilian life is not going smoothly…and his encounters with the deadly Xenomorph are far from over. Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Salvador Larroca team up to tell an all-new tale of the titan of horror and science fiction that has scared audiences for decades. No one is safe. No one is innocent. And no one can hear you scream.

Saddle-up Spider-fans as the thrillingly thrice-monthly adventures continue! In this issue, meet the villain from the fifth Spider-Man movie today! Marc (Wolverine, Blade) Guggenheim and Salvador (newuniversal, Uncanny X-Men) Larroca bring you the next great Spidey Villain... MENACE! But that's not all! The mysterious JACKPOT makes her 'Brand New Day-Debut!' Plus the mystery of the Spider-Tracer Killer deepens. Not nearly 'Nuff said!

NEW WAYS TO DIE: Part 5 of 6 - Bullseye and the Thunderbolts target Spider-Man...in a way he's never been targeted before! Also: Oscorp's secret scandal, but who's behind it? Harry or Norman? And a classic Spider-Man foe returns to the fold! Spider-Man's Brand New Day is over, and now all that's left for him are NEW WAYS TO DIE!

THE EARTH'S MOST HATED HEROES?! After 700 issues of saving the world, you'd think the Avengers would be due some celebration. But instead the whole world seems to be gunning for them, especially Namor's fearsome new Defenders of the Deep and the reimagined Russian Super-Soldiers of the Winter Guard. And that's not to mention the shocking surprise the U.S. government has in store for our heroes. Plus: The all-new Agents of Wakanda! The mystery of the Avengers of 1,000,000 BC deepens! A key revelation concerning the resurrection of Wolverine! And the next startling new Avenger is revealed!

Avengers Disassembled - Chaos Part 1 of 4. Double-Sized issue. And so it begins. The incredible saga that will rip the Avengers apart...and change the course of the Marvel Universe for the next decade. The 500th issue of Earth's Mightiest Heroes is one of their darkest. On a quiet day at Avengers Mansion, the presumed dead Jack of Hearts suddenly appears on the back lawn! Ant-Man (aka Scott Lang) rushes to investigate...and then the Jack of Hearts suddenly explodes! Oh no. The disassembling has begun. Moments later while the Avengers try to regroup, the Vision crash-lands a quinjet into the mansion! Horrifyingly, the synthezoid avenger emerges from the wreckage and issues a dire warning to his teammates. He says that the Avengers' time is over...and then the Vision collapses. The remaining avengers are shell-shocked and fearful of what comes next...and rightfully so. Cameo appearances by Jarvis and the Black Panther. Avengers Lineup: Ant-Man, Captain America, Captain Britain, Falcon, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Scarlet Witch, She-Hulk, Vision, Yellowjacket, and the Wasp. (Notes: Avengers legacy issue number 500 is also Avengers (3rd series) #85. Captain America and the Falcon (2004) issues #5 thru #7 take place before Avengers 500; and provide insight into who or what might be causing the Avengers' misery.

Director's Cut variant edition - Avengers Disassembled - Chaos Part 1 of 4. Double-Sized issue. And so it begins. The incredible saga that will rip the Avengers apart...and change the course of the Marvel Universe for the next decade. The Director's cut edition of Earth's Mightiest Heroes' 500th issue includes numerous special features after the 37-page main story. First feature: 3-page interview with Brian Michael Bendis. Second feature: 4-page commentary by David Finch on his favorite sequence in the issue. Third feature: Cover previews of the next three issues. Plus previews of the new Earth's Mightiest Heroes (2005) series and the Young Avengers (2005) series. Fourth feature: 2-page parody of the Hulk with art by Fred Hembeck. Fifth feature: 3-page printography of the previous 500 covers of the Avengers series.

Avengers Disassembled - Chaos Part 2 of 4. The scene at Avengers Mansion is a total disaster! Ant-Man and the Vision have perished. Captain Britain and the Wasp are critically injured. And the She-Hulk is on a berserker rampage! Thankfully, the golden avenger arrives to put down She-Hulk, and Yellowjacket arrives to rush the wounded to the hospital. A while later Cap, Iron Man, Hawkeye, and the Falcon meet to discuss (and argue) about what is happening...and which super-villain could be responsible. But the four heroes don't have any answers. At this point no one does.

Avengers Disassembled - Chaos Part 3 of 4. Guest-starring Spider-Man, Daredevil, and the Fantastic Four. In a tremendous display of support, over thirty super-heroes gather at the front gate of Avengers Mansion -- to help Earth's Mightiest Heroes in their darkest hour. The group of heroes consists of many former avengers including the Black Panther, Black Widow, Hercules, Photon, Quasar, Warbird, and Wonder Man. And it's a good thing they are here...because shortly thereafter the Kree armada attacks! Oh my, why are the Kree launching a ground assault on New York City? The Avengers and Nick Fury don't understand why, but they valiantly fight the invasion. Tragically, the Avengers' ace archer sacrifices himself to knock out the Kree's flagship. Then the Kree armada and its soldiers just dissipate and disappear. Earth's Mightiest Heroes still don't know why. But next issue they will learn a valuable lesson: old sins cast long shadows. Cameo appearance by Doctor Strange.

Final issue of the series - Avengers Disassembled - Chaos Part 4 of 4. Double-Sized issue. Guest-starring Doctor Strange. With Earth's Mightiest Heroes a shambles, the Master of the Mystic Arts arrives at Avengers Mansion in astral form. He spins an incredible tale of what is happening to the Avengers. Dr. Strange says it's magic gone awry -- magic being abused for vengeance -- courtesy of the Scarlet Witch. What? How? Why? The Avengers quarrel among themselves as they recall the heartrending events of Avengers West Coast #52 -- in which the Vision and Wanda lost their children. Is it possible that the same young woman who joined the Avengers many years ago [in Avengers (1st series) #16]...would also destroy them many years later? Dr. Strange leads the assembled heroes to the Scarlet Witch's location...and the scene is unbelievable. Who will stop Wanda? Who will save Wanda? What a bitter, bitter, bitter ending for Earth's Mightiest Heroes. Cameo appearance by Magneto. (Notes: The epilogue to the Avengers 3rd series and the Disassembled saga occurs in the one-shot: Avengers Finale (2005). This issue reprints 3 pages of Avengers #16 when Wanda and Pietro joined the team. The Scarlet Witch appears next in the Excalibur (2004) 3rd series which leads into the House of M (2005) limited series. New Avengers #1 (legacy issue 504) is published the following month in January 2005.)

Lionheart of Avalon Part 4 of 5. Through a strange twist of fate, Kelsey Leigh wakes up in mystical Avalon! She is deceased in Earth's realm, but Brian Braddock (aka the former Captain Britain) and Meggan tell her that she can return to England alive -- if she chooses between a sword and an amulet that appear before her. In order to defend Avalon from attack, Kelsey chooses the sword! And in that instant...the next Captain Britain (and future Lionheart) is born! Meanwhile at Tony Stark's compound, the Wrecking Crew steals the Avengers' quinjet! But the Wasp spots them and gives chase! Once the pursuit ends, the Avengers discover the sinister architect of their overseas ordeal: Morgan Le Fay! Appearances by Tony Stark, Hawkeye, and the Scarlet Witch.

Collects Avengers (1997-2004 3rd Series) #500-503 and the Avengers Finale (2005). The powerhouse team of Brian Michael Bendis and David Finch take on Earth's Mightiest Heroes! It begins with the return of a team member thought dead - and by the time it's over, everything you know about the Avengers will have changed! The event that rocked the entirety of the Marvel Universe and set the stage for New Avengers is presented here for the first time as a deluxe, oversize hardcover with all-new extras!

Collects Avengers (1997-2004 3rd Series) #500-503 and the Avengers Finale (2005). The powerhouse team of Brian Michael Bendis and David Finch take on Earth's Mightiest Heroes! It begins with the return of a team member thought dead - and by the time it's over, everything you know about the Avengers will have changed! The event that rocked the entirety of the Marvel Universe and set the stage for New Avengers is presented here for the first time as a deluxe, oversize hardcover with all-new extras!

Collects Avengers (1997-2004 3rd Series) #500-503 and the Avengers Finale (2005). The powerhouse team of Brian Michael Bendis and David Finch take on Earth's Mightiest Heroes! It begins with the return of a team member thought dead - and by the time it's over, everything you know about the Avengers will have changed! The event that rocked the entirety of the Marvel Universe and set the stage for New Avengers is presented here for the first time as a deluxe, oversize hardcover with all-new extras!

DISASSEMBLED EPILOGUE! In the wreckage of Avengers Mansion, Earth's Mightiest Heroes meet for the very last time! It's the end of an era, brought to you by Brian Bendis and an all-star cast of artists ? including names like GEORGE PEREZ, STEVE EPTING, JIM CHEUNG, ERIC POWELL, DARICK ROBERTSON, MIKE OEMING, ALEX MALEEV, DAVID MACK and many more! Surely, there isn't a dry eye in the House of Ideas, True Believer.

Legends Live Again. The original Invaders (Captain America , Bucky , Human Torch , Toro , and the Sub-Mariner) return in a twelve issue maxi-series by the award winning team behind EARTH X, Justice and Project Superpowers .The greatest super-team of World War II finds themselves transported from the battlefields of the Second World War to a future they never imagined! Now, the Invaders find themselves confronted by two teams of Avengers who want desperately to believe these heroes are who they say they are, while Tony Stark faces his greatest challenge since the Civil War as he must deal with the 'return' of Steve Rogers. Confronted by a world they barely recognize, the Invaders will have to show two teams of the Earth's Mightiest Heroes just what kind of power, courage and sheer determination it took to defeat the forces of unrelenting evil in the Twentieth century. In fact...they may just have to do it again in the Twenty-First.

Collects The Avengers: The Children's Crusade (2010) #7, X-Men: Schism (2011 Marvel) #5, Magneto Not a Hero (2011) #1, X-Men Second Coming (2010) #1, House of M (2005) #8, Avengers X-Sanction (2011) #1 and material from Point One (2011 Marvel) #1. After the Scarlet Witch brings the mutant race to the brink of extinction, the Avengers, X-Men, Young Avengers and X-Factor fight a four-way battle to determine her fate! The X-Men are split down the middle as Cyclops and Wolverine go their separate ways! The seemingly reformed Magneto is caught on video slaughtering anti-mutant activists! Cable returns from the future with Hope - who just may be the key to the mutant race's survival - so why does he try to eliminate the Avengers after seeming sacrificing himself to ensure her safety? A gruesome discovery in deep space might provide the answer - even as it pits the X-Men and Avengers against one another in a head-to-head war!

THE INTERGALACTIC EMPIRE OF WAKANDA: WAKANDA UNBOUND Part 5 The Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda turned their legendary king into a slave. Now the king is restored - and after years of effort, the gates of the empire will swing wide open as the Black Panther makes one final attempt to free the ranks of the Nameless across the five galaxies.