Marvel Masterworks #27

In "The Bitter Taste of Defeat!", Enchantress manipulates the very machine Zemo once used to create Wonder Man, transforming one of his former allies into a new Power Man. Using deception and exploiting the Avengers' growing tensions, she orchestrates a campaign that makes the team seem unfit to protect the city—until the City Council demands their disbandment.

In "The Road Back," Hawkeye, Quicksilver, and Scarlet Witch—fractured and adrift after the Avengers' dissolution—find themselves drawn into a dangerous web when the Ringmaster recruits them for a heist gone wrong. Framed for a crime they didn’t commit, they’re forced to flee the city, evading both law and the shadows of a conspiracy they barely understand. As Captain America works to unravel the truth behind the scheme, the fate of the team hangs in the balance, testing loyalty, trust, and the cost of redemption.

In "Once an Avenger...", Kang turns his attention to the Avengers, swiftly defeating and capturing the remaining members after noting Steve Rogers' absence from the team. When Captain America finally arrives to intervene, he too is overwhelmed—Kang proves to be a force far beyond what any of them expected.

In "From the Ashes of Defeat--!", the Avengers join forces with Princess Ravonna to confront the overwhelming threat of Kang the Conquerer. When Kang's invasion succeeds, his own troops turn on him, forcing the conqueror to reluctantly ally with the very heroes he sought to destroy—and the princess who once stood against him.

In "The Voice of the Wasp!", the fearless Wasp races to New York with a dire warning: the Sub-Mariner is on a rampage that could destroy the city. But before she can sound the alarm, she’s captured by Attuma, the Sub-Mariner’s relentless enemy, who has his own deadly plans for the surface world. With the Avengers arriving to help—though Hawkeye is missing—they face a brutal assault that tests their strength and resolve.