Avengers: The Initiative (2007 - 2010)

SIEGE TIE-IN/ SERIES FINALE! 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... View »

SIEGE 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? View »

SIEGE TIE-IN The Initiative faces its own CIVIL WAR as Taskmaster, Constrictor and Diamondback join the Dark Avengers and come face-to-hammer with Thor! View »

SIEGE BLOCKBUSTER TIE-IN!! 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... View »

A 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... View »

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... View »

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... View »

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 secede. But Norman and the Taskmaster don't take kindly to disobedience. View »

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. View »

Welcome to Camp H.A.M.M.E.R., where tomorrow's Dark Avengers are trained by Taskmaster and The Hood! While villains are being registered as heroes, the true heroes must find a way to stop Norman Osborn! View »

THE INITIATIVE: DISSASEMBLED CONCLUSION 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... View »

THE INITIATIVE: DISASSEMBLED CONTINUES! 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... View »

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... View »

INITIATIVE DISSASEMBLED PART 2 New Warriors versus the Thor clone! Shadow Initiative faces down HYDRA in Madripoor! View »

INITIATIVE DISSASEMBLED PART 1 Shadow Initiative approaches Madripoor and the Mutant Zero's secret is revealed! View »

Acceptable LossesWho is Mutant Zero? What does Taskmaster want with her? Plus, the Thor clone returns... View »

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. Will the Kill Krew Army win the day? View »

Now that the Kill Krew knows Skrullowjacket's master plan, can they stop the true mission of the Fifty State Initiative? Plus, Thor Girl vs. Ultra Girl! One is more than she appears to be and the other's a Skrull! View »

Camp Hammond has been taken as the Skrulls main HQ on Earth without the Initiative consent. Obviously, there will be retaliation and the Shadow Initiative will be the spearhead of the counterattack. But maybe the best weapon... View »

The Skrull Kill Krew is 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. View »

Overview: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,... View »

The fates 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. View »

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... View »

The first year of the Initiative comes to a 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... View »

KILLED IN ACTION PART 4 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... View »

"KILLED IN ACTION" Part 3 of 4 KILLED IN ACTION PART 3 Cloud 9 has discovered the identity of the Scarlet Spiders! Just how will the Initiative's resident headcase react to Michael, Van, and Patrick? View »

KILLED IN ACTION (Part 2 of 4) KILLED IN ACTION PART 2 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... View »

"Fresh Meat" KILLED IN ACTION PART 1 Training is almost over for the cadets. Some will graduate. Some will washout. Some will die! Plus, the new recruits are here! Including new Marvels, old Marvels, and the Irredeemable... View »

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,... View »

When the Vulturions make off with some of our government's most classified secrets, it's up to the SCARLET SPIDERS to take them down before they can pass them off to a foreign power. By the time this adventure is... View »

The Gauntlet, the Initiative's top drill instructor, has been beaten and left for dead. And all the evidence points towards his attacker being someone on the base. Who did it? A spy? A recruit? An instructor? View »

World War Hulk Tie-in! The Initiative program denies all knowledge of a special Black Ops Team. The Superhuman Armed Forces wishes to dispel all rumors of a 199th mutant. We repeat, there is no Mutant Zero. Mutant Zero does... View »

World War Hulk Tie-in! When the Hulk and his Warbound invade America, the Superhuman Armed Forces answer the call! In this time of crisis, will She-Hulk be able to take Iron Man's orders? And what is Hardball hiding from... View »

War Machine and his assault team hunt down the #1 unregistered hero in America: the Amazing Spider-Man! Also: which former mutant has the Beast brought in to train Trauma? Guest starring the Initiative's all-new Black Ops... View »

Join War Machine and the Gauntlet as they lead the Initiative's fresh faced recruits and a division of Marvel's finest fliers against the forces of Hydra. All this and a pivotal moment in the life of Yellowjacket. View »

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... View »