Incredible Hercules: Against the World #[nn]
In "Birds of Stymphalis," Hercules is caught in a violent spiral as Ares injects him with Hydra blood, blurring past and present until even his memories betray him. Black Widow exploits the chaos, guiding him through a haunting illusion of his time with the Champions in a desperate bid to reach the man beneath the madness. Meanwhile, enraged by the harm done to his puppy, Cho commandeers the old SHIELD Behemoth helicarrier, unleashing a global virus that threatens to collapse SHIELD’s entire infrastructure. Written by Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente, illustrated by Khoi Pham with inks by Paul Neary, colors by Stephane Peru, and letters by VC's Joe Caramagna, the issue’s cover by Arthur Adams captures the storm at the heart of the conflict.
Sell my copy
Have this issue — or a whole collection? Get a fair offer from us, skip the marketplace fees and the hassle.
We Buy Collections ▸Cast · 30 characters
Full credits
Full plot ⚠ may contain spoilers
▸ Reveal full plot — may contain spoilers
Ares has shot Hercules up with Hydra blood and Herc is tearing through the streets, unable to tell the past from the present. Black Widow uses this to her advantage and makes Hercules think he is back in his time with the Champions as she figures out a way to snap him out of his illusionary world. In retaliation for grave injuries done to his puppy, Cho steals the old SHIELD Behemoth helicarrier and uploads a virus into the SHIELD systems that will knock the other helicarriers out of the sky, open the cells in the Negative Zone prison and wipe out all of SHIELD's data all over the world.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).