Dark Avengers Modern Era Epic Collection #1

In the wake of SHIELD’s dismantling and the fall of the old Avengers, Norman Osborn rebrands national security under his new HAMMER initiative, replacing Stark’s technology with his own. As he unveils a new, officially sanctioned Avengers team, Osborn shocks the world by donning a red, white, and blue Iron Man suit—becoming the Iron Patriot.

In "null," Norman Osborn leads his Dark Avengers on a mission to Latveria, where they must confront the sorceress Morgan Le Fay, who has ensnared the fallen Doom in a web of ancient magic. When the team battles her, even a brutal victory over her physical form proves futile—Morgan’s power transcends death, and she soon possesses Mac in the Venom suit, turning the tide in unpredictable ways.

In "null," the Dark Avengers find themselves locked in a relentless cycle against Morgan Le Fey in Latveria, where each defeat only brings her back stronger, summoned from the time stream with fresh demon hordes. With no end in sight, Osborn and Doom take a desperate leap—using the time platform to chase her into the past, where they must face the sorceress on her own ground.

In a high-stakes mission across time, Osborn and Dr. Doom face off against Morgan Le Fay in her own era, emerging victorious before returning to their own timeline. As the Dark Avengers prepare to leave, they're stunned to encounter the Sentry—thought to be dead—waiting for them in the skies above Latveria.

In the wake of a battle in Latveria, Norman grapples with Sentry’s unraveling psyche, then takes to live TV to confront Clint’s accusations—only to be cut short by an Atlantean assault on Los Angeles. Meanwhile, Karla shares a night with Noh-Varr, her confession slipping out that the Avengers might not be heroes at all.

In a tense meeting of the Cabal, Norman Osborn grapples with the fallout of an Atlantean invasion of Los Angeles, sending the Sentry deep beneath the waves to hunt down the intruders. As he grapples with the disappearance of Noh-Varr—after a troubling conversation with Ms. Marvel—Norman begins to hear a voice he thought he’d silenced long ago.

In "Utopia Part 1," Simon Trask and his Humanity Now crusade descend on San Francisco, igniting chaos as they protest mutant reproduction rights. Tensions explode when Trask provokes young mutants into violence, plunging the city into turmoil as Cyclops struggles to maintain order. Norman Osborn responds by deploying the Dark Avengers, and as Scott flees from arrest, Emma Frost is confronted with Osborn’s new, unsettling vision for the X-Men—just as Professor Xavier arrives to disavow his former students.

In "Utopia: Part 2," Norman Osborn’s twisted vision of mutant leadership takes center stage as Emma Frost leads a new X-Men team under the guise of Charles Xavier—revealed to be Mystique in disguise. With Simon Trask awakening and spreading sentinel technology like a virus, chaos erupts when Hellion, Match, Sunspot, Adam X, Avalanche, Meld, and Lorelei spark a riot, forcing Osborn’s X-Men into their first test. From the shadows of the Marin compound, Cyclops and the others watch, racing to understand what comes next.

In "Utopia Part Three," Hank's worsening condition from the Omega Machine strains the fragile peace in San Francisco as Hellion leads a protest against the Dark X-Men's crackdown. Cyclops confronts Osborn with a demand to leave mutants in peace, while Emma, furious at the treatment of mutants, pushes to see the machine's subjects—only to be blinded by Dark Beast's illusions, failing to recognize Xavier right in front of her.

In "Utopia: Part 4," Cyclops leads a reconnaissance team to study Emma Frost’s forces, as tensions simmer between the Dark X-Men and Dark Avengers. While Emma’s team begins to coalesce around a shared mission—defending civilians from Simon Trask’s robotic infected—other X-teams scatter across the globe: Magik joins X-Force in familiar uniforms, Dani Moonstar heads to Vegas on a secretive mission, and Psylocke guides the X-Club toward a vast, enigmatic structure beneath the Pacific.

In "Utopia Part 5," Norman Osborn's grip on the West Coast tightens as he readies the Avengers for departure, but the real X-Men break free from captivity, and X-Force launches a desperate assault on Dark Beast and Weapon Omega to halt the ongoing torment of mutants. With Emma Frost and Namor betraying the Dark X-Men, they flee to join Cyclops on his new Utopia platform in San Francisco Bay, where he vows to build a sanctuary for all mutants—just as Norman rallies his forces for a final confrontation.

In "Utopia: Conclusion," Norman Osborn’s Avengers clash with the remaining X-Men in a desperate assault on Utopia, the mutant sanctuary off the San Francisco coast. As the battle rages and forces shift, Pixie’s declaration—“We're all X-Men now”—marks a turning point in the defense of the island, leading to a fragile peace as Cyclops secures Utopia as a refuge for all mutants.

In a quiet moment of tension, Ares tracks his son to a hidden training session with Fury’s Secret Warriors, leading to a tense exchange with the commander. Meanwhile, a sudden, shocking act of violence leaves Sentry reeling—his wife has fired a gun at him.

In the swamps of Louisiana, the Dark Avengers take down the Man-Thing, but their victory is short-lived. When the Secretary of State’s daughter vanishes in the remote town of Dinosaur, Colorado, Norman’s Avengers are sent to investigate—only to vanish without a trace.

In "null," Norman Osborn and his Avengers are thrust into the surreal domain of the Molecule Man, where the reality-warping hero tests them one by one, wary of provoking Reed Richards’ retaliation. With their leader and allies absent, Victoria Hand makes a startling move, surrendering the United States to the Molecule Man’s will.

In "null," Victoria's desperate gamble to resurrect Norman Osborn unleashes the Molecule Man, setting off a chain reaction that forces the Sentry to confront his fractured mind and unlock a terrifying mastery over matter. As the battle for Dinosaur, Colorado, reaches a breaking point, the Sentry must rebuild the town and decide the fate of Owen—while Norman, teetering on the edge of madness, receives an unexpected visit from Loki.

In the wake of a fractured past, Noh-Varr seeks to carve out a place in a world that feels alien and overwhelming—until the Sentry arrives, demanding his return to Norman’s Avengers. Refusing to be reclaimed, Noh-Varr fights his way free, only to be taken up by the Supreme Intelligence, who grants him a new set of quantum bands, a bold new costume, and a reborn legacy as Captain Marvel, sworn to protect Earth on his own terms. With his identity reshaped and his path now his own, Noh-Varr steps into a future unbound by the shadows of the past.

In "null," Sentry confronts a shattering truth: his immense powers stem not from heroism, but from a past as a drug addict, a revelation delivered by his wife in a moment of devastating betrayal. Haunted by the emergence of the Void within him, he spirals into self-destruction, seeking oblivion by flying toward the sun—only to be denied even that release.

In the wake of Norman Osborn’s unraveling, Victoria Hand steps in to keep the Dark Avengers from tearing themselves apart—especially when the Sentry is consumed by the Void. With Osborn forced to confront the broken hero, he quietly warns Hawkeye that he’ll soon be ordered to eliminate the Sentry’s wife, the fragile thread holding the hero together.

In "null," Hawkeye’s quiet moment with Lindy Reynolds during a desperate evacuation from an attack on Avengers Tower takes a chilling turn when he abandons her to the sea, then lies to her grieving husband and the furious Sentry. The story unfolds with tense precision, turning a moment of supposed rescue into something far more unsettling.

In the aftermath of Asgard’s fall, Norman Osborn languishes in a cell, his mind unraveling as the world moves on without him—while Daken vanishes into the shadows, and Thor entrusts Ares’s weapons to Phobos. Steve Rogers, ever pragmatic, weighs a risky decision with Victoria Hand, as the remnants of the Dark Avengers face their reckoning.