Avengers: The Initiative - The Complete Collection #1

In "Happy Accidents," Jo and a group of young heroes are pulled into the government-backed Avengers: The Initiative, where they face intense training under Gyrich and his instructors. When a deadly accident during a combat simulation leaves M.V.P. dead—killed by Armory—the program's future hangs in the balance.

In "Hero Moment," the Initiative's newest recruits face their first real test: shielding the President from a Hydra assault. With Trauma's powers threatening to spiral out of control, Gyrich calls in a specialist to keep them from unraveling—both in battle and within themselves.

In "Bug Hunt," the recruits of Avengers: The Initiative push through intense training, each facing personal trials—Dani supports Trauma as he confronts his fear-based powers, Hardball is unsettled by a stranger who knows too much, and Komodo is chosen to test experimental nanotech meant to strip Spider-Man and three dangerous foes of their abilities. When Spider-Man breaks free, the newly formed Scarlet Spiders step in to face the threat, testing the limits of their strength and unity.

In "Green Zone," the Initiative faces chaos when the Hulk and his allies descend on Earth, prompting Iron Man to deploy his Hulkbuster armor with a nanotech dart meant to steal the Hulk’s power—only for Hardball’s planted dud to foil the plan. With Vance and Cloud 9 delivering grim news to M.V.P.’s family, they’re stunned when M.V.P. himself answers the door, and the Initiative must step up to confront the Hulk directly, despite the escalating danger.

In "Secret Weapons," Gyrich assembles a covert strike team to rescue captured Initiative trainees from the Hulk in Manhattan. Trauma, now mastering his abilities, steps into the fray and faces off against the Hulk—though the battle ends in defeat.

In "Persons of Interest," the Gauntlet lies broken and bloodied, marked with the New Warriors' insignia in his own blood, as Gyrich and SHIELD shut down the Initiative in a frantic hunt for a traitor among their ranks. With trust shattered and the team on edge, the search for the culprit becomes a race against paranoia and suspicion.

In "Triple Threat," a trio of Scarlet Spiders storms the scene when the Vulturions steal gamma bomb secrets from Baron Von Blitzschlag, forcing the world to confront the sudden emergence of three new spider-powered heroes. Peter Parker, already wary of imposters, isn’t thrilled—until he finds himself teaming up with them against a shared threat, leaving the line between the original and the copies dangerously blurred. As questions swirl and the M.V.P. mystery deepens, one thing’s clear: the web-slinging spotlight is no longer his alone.

In "Killed In Action Part 2: First Casualties," the newly created MVP clone, now fused with Armory's confiscated hand cannon, awakens under the influence of an alien intelligence. Taking the name 'KIA,' he unleashes a violent, unpredictable assault on Camp Hammond, turning the training ground into a battlefield.

In "Killed in Action Part 4 of 4: Worst Case Scenario," chaos erupts at Camp Hammond when KIA unleashes a devastating assault, leaving half the base in ruins. The Avengers, former New Warriors, and Initiative recruits must unite in a desperate stand to stop him before the facility is lost.

In "The Only Good Skrull," 3-D Man uncovers unsettling truths about the Skrull invasion, only to find himself misled by Crusader—a Skrull sleeper agent who’s chosen to turn against his own kind and aid Earth’s heroes. The story unfolds with tense intrigue as loyalty is tested and hidden motives come to light.

In "Home Field Advantage," 3-D Man and the Skrull Kill Krew race across the country, hunting a single Skrull traitor hidden within each state's Initiative team—while the shadow team fights to hold Camp Hammond against a full-scale Skrull invasion.

In "Don't Shoot 'Til You See the Green of Their Eyes!", 3-D Man and his team push forward against the remaining Skrull strongholds, only to uncover a chilling revelation: if the Skrulls are defeated, they plan to teleport Earth into the Negative Zone. The stakes rise as the team confronts the full scope of the enemy's desperation—no longer just a war of conquest, but a do-or-die gambit to rewrite reality itself.

In "V-S Day," a lone Skrull fighting for Earth must prove his loyalty to a team of heroes racing to stop a devastating Skrull attack. As trust fractures and the clock ticks down, Jo and the Initiative face a crisis that tests not just their strength, but their belief in who they can trust.