About this Collection
This collection kicks off the Dark Avengers saga, assembling the sinister team of villains masquerading as heroes under Norman Osborn's command. Following the events of Secret Invasion, Osborn's Thunderbolts are rebranded as the Dark Avengers, with characters like the Venom-symbiote-wearing Mac Gargan as Spider-Man, Bullseye as Hawkeye, and Moonstone as Ms. Marvel. The volume collects Dark Avengers #1-6, written by Brian Michael Bendis with art by Mike Deodato, as the team faces off against Morgan Le Fay and begins to establish their twisted version of Earth's Mightiest Heroes.
Contains 15 stories
Once an Avenger...
39 pp · Superhero
Swordsman [Philip Javert]MagdaleneFlying Trolls of ThryhemNidhoggMutaurusCarnivorous Plants of SkornheimUlfrin the DragonGullinVannaDemon RidersSilent OnesDwarvesRock TrollsMidgard SerpentFrost GiantsIce GiantsFomorMegan McLarenStrider
Once an Avenger... Part 2: The Call
22 pp · Superhero
Swordsman [Philip Javertas Chevalier]Magdalene [as Lady Magdalena]
Once an Avenger... Part 3: Fata Morgana
22 pp · Superhero
Swordsman [Philip Javertalso as Chevalier]Magdalene [also as Lady Magdalena]Kro [of Earth-398] (dies)
Too Many Avengers!
22 pp · Superhero
Swordsman [Philip Javert]MagdaleneDuane FreemanMegan McLaren
Accusation Most Foul
22 pp · Superhero
Duane FreemanSquadron Supreme [Earth-S] [Hyperion [Earth-S]Power Princess [Earth-S]HaywireSkylarkDoctor Spectrum [Joseph LedgerEarth-S]Whizzer [Stanley StewartEarth-S]Shape [Earth-S]Moonglow [Arcanna JonesEarth-S]]Imus Champion (in shadows)Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S. Team
Earth's Mightiest Frauds?
22 pp · Superhero
The Avengers [Thor OdinsonIron Man [Tony Stark]Captain America [Steve Rogers]Warbird [Carol Danvers]Scarlet WitchVisionHawkeye [Clint Barton]Wonder Man]Edwin JarvisBlue ShieldSquadron Supreme [Earth-S] [Hyperion [Earth-S]Power Princess [Earth-S]HaywireSkylarkDoctor Spectrum [Joseph LedgerEarth-S]Whizzer [Stanley StewartEarth-S]Shape [Earth-S]Moonglow [Arcanna JonesEarth-S]]CorruptorImus ChampionProject PegasusDoctor Jason RiveraHypno-Fish
Live Kree or Die! 1 of 4: Bad Moon Rising
22 pp · Superhero
KreeVictoria SnowLunatic Legion [Kona LorTalla RonGalen KorDylon CirBron Char]Sentry #571Yon-Rogg (flashback)
Live Kree or Die! Chapter Two: Stuck in the Middle
22 pp · Superhero
Councilman Andrew BoltGeneral Ulysses ChapmanAugie (introduction)Barry (a Larry King like talk show host)Lunatic Legion [Kona LorBron CharDylon-CirCiry (introduction)] (villains)Kree (villain)
Live Kree or Die! 3 of 4: Blue Moon
22 pp · Superhero
Knights of Wundagore [Sir RamLord AnonLord TygerLord GatorLady UrsulaLady VerminBova] (guest stars)Kree (villains)Lunatic Legion [Galen KorTallar RonDylon CirBald Twins] (villains)
In "Live Kree or Die! 3 of 4: Blue Moon," Quicksilver joins a team of Avengers on a desperate mission to the moon, where the Kree plan to activate an Omni-Wave Projector fueled by the Terrigen Mists—threatening to transform ordinary humans into Kree while killing off powered individuals. With time running out and the fate of Earth hanging in the balance, the heroes must find a way to stop the weapon before it's too late.
Live Kree or Die! 4 of 4: The Court Martial of Carol Danvers
22 pp · Superhero
Lunatic Legion [Galen KorDylon CirKona Lor (death)Talla Ron (death)Bald Twins]KreeHyperion [Earth-S] (flashback)
To Challenge a Champion!
40 pp · Superhero
Swordsman [Philip Javert]MagdaleneSquadron Supreme [Earth-S] [Hyperion [Earth-S]Power Princess [Earth-S]HaywireSkylarkDoctor Spectrum [Joseph LedgerEarth-S]Whizzer [Stanley StewartEarth-S]Shape [Earth-S]Moonglow [Arcanna JonesEarth-S]Amphibian [Earth-S] (flashback)Cap'n Hawk (flashback)Golden Archer [Wyatt McDonaldEarth-S] (flashback)Nighthawk [Kyle RichmondEarth-S] (flashback)Nuke [Albert GainesEarth-S] (flashback)Tom Thumb [Earth-S] (flashback)]Imus Champion
Turbulence!
23 pp · Superhero
Silverclaw (intro)Moses MagnumMagnum ForceDemitrius Collins
The Villain Who Fell from Grace with the Earth
22 pp · Superhero
SilverclawMoses MagnumMagnum ForceTriune Understanding (flashback)
Pomp & Pageantry
22 pp · Superhero
Megan McLarenStuntmasterChili StormX-Men [ColossusNightcrawlerWolverine [Logan]ShadowcatStormGambitRogueMarrow]Agatha HarknessEbonyImus ChampionMasque [Giuletta Nefaria Bio-Duplicate] (cameo)Magdalene (cameo)Red Ronin (cameo)Terminus (cameo)Elendil (cameo)Man-Ape [M'Baku] (cameo)Proctor (cameo)Brain-Child [Arnold Sutton] (cameo)Orka (cameo)Capricorn [LMD]Leo [LMD]Aquarius [LMD]Libra [LMD]Taurus [LMD]Pisces [LMD]Sagittarius [LMD]Cancer [LMD]Cactus (cameo)Precious [snake] (cameo)
... Always an Avenger!
22 pp · Superhero
Megan McLarenStuntmasterChili StormAgatha HarknessEbony
