Sunday, March 20, 2011

New Avengers – Power | Comics

Skrull Invasion is over but how would New Avengers roster will reassemble and survive an impending Dark Reign.

During crisis of "Secret Invasion", all superheroes and villains came together fighting the alien Skrulls but it was Norman Osborn, leader of Thunderbolts who effectively ended the conflict by taking a kill-shot on Queen Veranke. He becomes a beloved media hero and Tony Stark is overthrown from his position as Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.

President of the United States has tasked Osborn to assemble a new peace-keeping task force and handed Avengers Initiative over. He secretly assembled a number of divisive individuals like Emma Frost, Doctor Doom, Loki, Prince Namor and The Hood for a meeting to form a Cabal that would work to ensure all of its members' interests.

As part of his new schemes, Norman attempts to fully shut down current Thunderbolts program, which caused Swordsman to go into frenzy and he threatened to publicly expose Osborn only to get impaled by his own sword in return.

A new Captain America and Thor joined all assembled heroes when they were trying to defend capital city from Skrulls. Cap instructed New Avengers members to gather at his safe-house at Bronx, where Iron Fist, Mockingbird, Ronin, Spider-Man and Wolverine showed up next day followed by a recently resurfaced original Spider-Woman.

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New Avengers – Power | Comics

Despite Clint started acting pretty antagonistic towards her, Logan vouched for her since she was replaced by Skrulls and had nothing to do anything with the invasion. Jessica Jones returns with Luke Cage and Ms. Marvel, desperately seeking for Edwin Jarvis imposter, to whom she gave her child before joining her husband at Central Park.

They immediately head out to find the baby and goes directly to Baxter Building, looking for help from Fantastic Four. Though they were in a mess already, Sue Storm rallied up her family up to look for Danielle. After searching into bases of A.I.M., HYDRA and even underground, they found a Skrull into a bar full of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents.

Before they could even properly interrogate, the disguised alien tried to run and is shot into head by a disgruntled S.H.I.E.L.D. agent. Seeing no other way to get back his child, Cage asks Osborn to help him find where Skrull-Jarvis is hiding. Seeing him desperate to do anything at this point, Norman gladly agrees to make a deal.

They fly to maximum security prison Raft shortly afterwards to see Skrull prisoners captured for interrogation. Osborn asks one of them whether he knows where Skrull-Jarvis currently is but they choose not to respond. He tells Venom to eat one of them and he happily obliges, to which the surviving one cracks and gives them a location.

Cage walks into their meeting place and Jarvis pretended walks in carrying his daughter Danielle a while later. He tried to bargain release for his comrades but then gives her up anyway and gets shot in the head by Bullseye right away. Cage family is reunited at Avengers Tower and Luke tells Jessica that he gets a pass for life off her wifely stuff.

However, he didn't intend to keep his part of the deal to Osborn and took out both Gargan and Lester with Wrecker's magical crowbar before jumping out of window. Back at their hideout, New Avengers witness Norman Osborn to publicly announce his new "Dark Avengers" team, assembled with their twisted, villainous counterparts.

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Heroes Parting Ways

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01. Secret Invasion - Dark Reign 01

02. New Avengers 48

03. New Avengers 49

04. New Avengers 50

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Once again, Marvel Comics brought back writer Brian Michael Bendis (House of M, Secret War) to lay some ground work for upcoming major crossover event "Dark Reign" through tenth storyline of New Avengers monthly ongoing comic-book series, "Power" that collects issues # 48-50 and Secret Invasion - Dark Reign one-shot.

Bendis worked on core plot alongside artists Alex Maleev (Infamous Iron Man – Infamous, Infamous Iron Man – The Absolution of Doom) and Billy Tan (Thor – Latverian Prometheus, Uncanny X-Men – End of Greys) throughout all issues.

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Deal With The Devil

In a post-Secret Invasion period, Tony Stark became a fugitive and Norman Osborn assumes control over almost everything. Major controversial figures have agreed to join his new endeavor to take care of their own interest. A major power shift has lead to a new era where heroes are on the run and villains are in position of power.

Following apparent demise of Steve Rogers in the aftermath of "Civil War", his long-lost wartime buddy Bucky Barnes and a former Winter Soldier has decided to take on mantle of a new Captain America after he is reformed. His safe-house has now become a new home for outlaw members of New Avengers.

Mighty Avengers have been disbanded right after Earth is freed from Skrulls and therefore, Carol Danvers has rejoined her friends. Danny Rand temporarily quits team to take care of some urgent financial affairs at Rand Corporation. More of their adventures will be further explored in "Search for the Sorcerer Supreme" story next.
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Thursday, March 10, 2011

Avengers - The Initiative – Disassembled | Comics

After the events of "Civil War" in terms of the controversial Superhuman Registration Act, the way of lives for all hero was changed drastically and the entire superheroes was divided. A new initiative is taken by the government and they now have to follow a couple of conditions like, to register their identities and to be trained with them.

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Avengers - The Initiative – Disassembled | Comics

Following the Secret Invasion of Skrulls, superheroes started losing their faith and credibility from people's mind; ushering a "Dark Reign" of evil on the nation. Under Norman Osborn's control, Iron Man is replaced as the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Initiative and everything it used to stand for is now completely changed. Worst of all, The Avengers are gone from the scene, now acting from the shadows as Secret Avengers.

After scientist Henry Pym left The Initiative, Gauntlet is in charge at Camp Hammond and is maintaining the cadets currently. To avenge their defeat over Earth and its populace, the Skrulls have implanted a mole of their own; the murderous Thor clone known as Ragnarok (who killed Goliath during Civil War) that has recently resurfaced after blasting Baron Von Blitzschlag upon mentioning that he is not the real “one”.

He went on rampage, only to be opposed by the currently outlaw team of New Warriors led by former Avenger member Justice. Last but not least, the identity of the mysterious member of the Shadow Initiative member Mutant Zero is finally revealed to everyone else of the team by Taskmaster and they are shocked at the revelation of the person who has four different persona to deal with and a history with Daredevil.

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Ragnarok on Rampage

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"Disassembled " is a story arc that took place in the Avengers - The Initiative monthly series and ran from issues #21-25 from the monthly ongoing. This story arc was published by Marvel Comics in 2009, developed by writer Christos Gage (Annihilation – Conquest - Quasar, World War Hulk – X-Men) and manga styled artist Humberto Ramos (Superior Spider-Man, Wolverine).

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Mutant Zero Is Revealed

Serving as a tie-in to the company wide major crossover Dark Reign, "Disassembled" changed the very basics of the Avengers - The Initiative monthly title and features many fan favorite characters again in the lime light, as many significant character joins the team while others just leaves.
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Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Dark Reign | Comics

With information stolen from Deadpool, Norman Osborn successfully ended "Secret Invasion" on by killing the Skrull Queen after replacing Iron Man from his role as Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., Osborn forms his own organization H.A.M.M.E.R. with his own agenda and changed Fifty State Initiative into Thunderbolts Initiative. Meanwhile, Luke Cage, Spider-Man, Ronin and Wolverine of New Avengers reunites and Ronin even decides to go solo to attack Osborn.

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Dark Reign | Comics

The Avengers are replaced with his own version of Dark Avengers with aid from his personal secretary Victoria Hand, consisting Bullseye as Hawkeye, former Scorpion and current Venom Mac Gargan as Sinister Spider-Man, Moonstone as Ms. Marvel, Daken as Dark Wolverine and Osborn himself as Iron Patriot.

He also formed a secret alliance of super-villains called The Cabal with Namor, Emma Frost, Doctor Doom, Loki and The Hood, as well as enlisting a mentally unstable Sentry to his team. Then, to make sure nobody becomes a threat to him, he made a list of people to tick off to including DaredevilNick Fury, PunisherHulk and Wolverine.

Upon New Warriors' fight with an unstable Thor-Clone from Civil War, Camp Hammond is officially shut down (Avengers - The Initiative – Disassembled). Osborn totally took over by convincing President and will stop at nothing to maintain his newly grown heroic figure to public. But his actions and agendas start to build rebellion among some heroes and villains to oppose him before it's too late for everyone.

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Dark Reign (Comics) Wikipedia

Dark Reign (Comics) Marvel Wikia

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The Formation of Cabal

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Siege Prelude

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Dark Wolverine Vol 02 – My Hero (Softcover)

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Dark Avengers – Siege (Softcover)

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Daredevil – The Devil's Hand

Wolverine – The Reckoning (Softcover)

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Punisher Vol 03 – Franken-Castle (Softcover)

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What If? Dark Avengers

Daken – Dark Wolverine Empire (Softcover)

Daken – Dark Wolverine Empire (Hardcover)

Following the major crossover ‘Secret Invasion’, Marvel Comics had launched a new era in 2008 that lasted for almost over a year and was branded as "Dark Reign" event, which is later succeeded by 'Siege' crossover event. This event doesn't contain any titled mini-series or core plot of its own; instead it is filled with lots of self contained limited series depicting the era.

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An Evil Reigns Supreme

Notable writers like Brian Michael Bendis (Avengers Disassembled, Civil War II), Dan Slott (Silver Surfer, The Thing), Daniel Way (Bullseye – Greatest Hits, Punisher Vs. Bullseye), Greg Pak (Iron Man – House of M, Magneto – Testament), Jonathan Hickman (Secret Wars, Time Runs Out), Rick Remender (Fear Agent, Sea of Red) and artists Billy Tan (Shadowland, X-23), Chris Bachalo (Generation X, Uncanny X-Men), Clay Mann (Dark Reign – Elektra, Magneto – Not a Hero), Humberto Ramos (Crimson, Revelations), Mike Deodato Jr. (Guardians of Knowhere, Original Sin) as well as Paco Medina (New X-Men, X-Men) have contributed to this mega-crossover event and made it successful.
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