Avengers Epic Collection #25

In "Bloodties Part One: Family Legacy," the Avengers face a moral crossroads when Genosha erupts into violent conflict between humans and mutates, and the U.N. orders them to stand aside. When Fabian Cortez kidnaps Crystal’s daughter Luna, the team defies the directive, setting off a chain of events that pulls in both the Avengers and the X-Men. As Cortez broadcasts his extremist manifesto to the world, Professor X and Beast join the official delegation—while secretly rallying the X-Men to meet them in Genosha.

In "Bloodties Part 2: Civil Disobedience!" from Avengers Epic Collection #25, the Avengers defy the U.N. and battle through SHIELD forces to reach Genosha, where they race to rescue Luna from Cortez—just as the X-Men close in on the same mission.

In "Bloodties Part III," Hawkeye and a group of Avengers must defend their actions before a skeptical U.N. delegation after their unauthorized mission to Genosha, a nation they were explicitly ordered to avoid. Meanwhile, the rest of the team is deep in Genosha, where War Machine clashes with Exodus in the skies, and USAgent, Beast, and Xavier uncover a hidden mutate concentration camp, as the X-Men fight the Unforgiven in a brutal, escalating clash.

In the explosive finale of "Bloodties," Exodus seizes control of Genosha, forcing mutants into a brutal ultimatum: kill all humans or face annihilation. With Cortez dead and Luna taken, the Avengers and X-Men must forge a fragile alliance to break Exodus’s barrier, rescue Luna, and prevent Genosha from becoming a battleground of blood and betrayal.