Avengers / Invaders #5

The crossover event of 2008 reaches its midpoint with this fifth chapter of the twelve-issue Avengers/Invaders limited series, featuring a cover painted by Alex Ross that crackles with kinetic chaos. Iron Man and the Sub-Mariner clash in the foreground while the Human Torch blazes arcs of flame across the rain-soaked battlefield, and Captain America can be spotted locked in close combat amid the swirling melee of modern Avengers and wartime Invaders. With writing from Ross and Jim Krueger and interior art by Steve Sadowski and Patrick Berkenkotter, "Prisoners of War" promises that the collision between these two legendary teams is far from over.