Cover By: Jim Cheung
Writer: Dan Slott
Pencils: Stefano Caselli & Steve Uy
Earth's Mightiest army! The superhero Civil War is over, and the government won. Now super-beings and costumed heroes are being drafted into America's new superhuman armed forces: the Initiative. The heart of the operation is Camp Hammond, where Avengers veterans such as Yellowjacket, War Machine and Justice train the next generation of heroes. Can young cadets like Cloud 9, Hardball, Komodo, Rage, Slapstick, Trauma and Ultragirl live up to the Initiative's superhuman standards? Find out as they and dozens of other heroes from throughout the Marvel Universe clash with the hordes of Hydra, the Incredible Hulk and even the amazing Spider-Man! Collecting AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #1-6.

Written by DAN SLOTT Penciled by STEFANO CASELLI Cover by JIM CHEUNG

Training is almost over for our cadets. Some will graduate. Some will washout. And, yes, some WILL die! And with the clock ticking on the first class of recruits, get ready to meet the next batch! Including new Marvels, old Marvels, at least one SKRULL and...THE IRREDEEMABLE GIANT-MAN!? Also, with the Gauntlet out of commission, just wait until you meet Camp Hammond's new Drill Instructor ­ he's a real Taskmaster! Collecting AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #7-13 and ANNUAL #1.

Written by DAN SLOTT & CHRISTOS N. GAGE, Penciled by STEFANO CASELLI, STEVE UY, SALVADOR LARROCA, CLAYTON HENRY, TOM FEISTER & PATRICK SHERBERGER, Cover by JIM CHEUNG

Marvel’s super-hero army at war with itself! Iron Man’s new superhuman military force, the Initiative, seems to be a success. Its early cadets are nearing graduation, new recruits are coming in, and government-backed teams of super-heroes are spreading across the United States. But as the program grows ever larger, its worst enemies may lie within its own ranks: extraterrestrial spies, terrorist infiltrators, corrupt officials, disillusioned troops and an insane new super-soldier armed with the world’s most dangerous weapon. Can the Initiative survive this rogue operative’s murderous rampage? Secret identities, secret origins and secret agendas are revealed in tales of espionage, intrigue and all-out action, featuring the Mighty Avengers and guest-starring the Amazing Spider-Man! Collecting AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #7-13 and ANNUAL #1.

Written by DAN SLOTT & CHRISTOS N. GAGE, Penciled by STEFANO CASELLI, STEVE KURTH & HARVEY TOLIBAO, Cover by MARK BROOKS

"We Have Met the Enemy and He Is Us!" During the INFILTRATION, a Skrull at the heart of Camp Hammond said these words: "It won't be long until we have a Skrull in every state!" Now that Skrull stands revealed and the fate of The Initiative, the United States, and Planet Earth hang in the balance. Plus, former Avenger, Delroy Garret, assumes the mantle and arsenal of Earth's greatest Skrull-Hunter, THE 3-D MAN. Collecting AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #14-19.

COVER BY: MARK BROOKS
WRITER: DAN SLOTT & CHRISTOS GAGE
PENCILS: STEFANO CASELLI & HARVEY TOLIBAO
Attacked from within! For years, humans have warred with the Skrulls, a nefarious race of shape-shifting aliens - but now, having developed a way to avoid any type of detection, the Skrulls have infiltrated Earth’s superhuman community at every conceivable level, including the chief administrator of the Fifty State Initiative, Hank Pym, a.k.a. Yellowjacket. Leading up to the Skrulls’ full-scale attack on the planet, the Pym imposter used his political clout to station one of his fellow aliens on every single one of the Initiative’s fifty state-based teams. Now, with Skrulls openly attacking cities across the world and the entire planet in chaos, those sleeper agents have been activated. The current cadets and those trained by the Initiative must put all their instruction and hard work to use to foil the Skrulls’ takeover bid. But first they have to figure who, if anyone, they can trust. Collecting AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #14-19.

Written by DAN SLOTT & CHRISTOS N. GAGE
Penciled by STEVE KURTH, HUMBERTO RAMOS & STEVE UY
Cover by MARK BROOKS
The Initiative is threatened like never before! With public opinion turning against the Initiative following the Skrull invasion of Earth, the camp's black-ops unit, the Shadow Initiative, must leave headquarters on an important mission to abduct one of their own, Hardball -- a former Initiative member who has defected to the terrorist organization Hydra. Meanwhile, as angry protesters surround Camp Hammond, a massive threat from within is revealed. Though the Skrulls might be gone, their handiwork is still very much alive as a fearsome foe from the past appears, forcing the remaining members of the Initiative to unite, or be lost in the storm. Plus: Meet Reptil, the newest addition to the Marvel Universe! Collecting AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #20-25 and AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE FEATURING REPTIL.

Written by DAN SLOTT & CHRISTOS N. GAGE, Penciled by STEVE KURTH & HUMBERTO RAMOS, Cover by MARK BROOKS

The Invasion is over and the Initiative has been rocked to its core. Now that the truth is out, that the program was conceived as part of a Skrull plot, can it survive? Who will leave? Who will stay? And who will lead them? Also: Learn what's become of the REAL Hank Pym! And when Taskmaster discovers Mutant Zero's true identity, she gets fightin' mad!
Collecting AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #20-25 and AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE FEATURING REPTIL.

Written by CHRISTOS N. GAGE
Penciled by RAFA SANDOVAL & JORGE MOLINA
Cover by MATTEO DE LONGIS
A shocking new era for the Initiative! Where Camp Hammond once trained future Avengers, Camp H.A.M.M.E.R. now trains tomorrow's Dark Avengers! Under orders from Norman Osborn, your new Principals are Taskmaster and the criminal kingpin, the Hood. They’re registering villains as heroes and spreading Norman’s empire across the nation with such specialized classes as How to Fake Being Champions While Fleecing the Citizens You’re Supposed to Protect! But the heroes who once made up the Initiative aren't about to let this happen. Hunted by the law, hidden from sight, a resistance movement has formed...and they're out to stop a Dark Reign from falling over the Fifty State Initiative...by any means necessary! Collecting AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #26-30.

Written by CHRISTOS GAGE, Penciled by RAFA SANDOVAL & JORGE MOLINA, Cover by MATTEO DE LONGIS

NORMAN OSBORN’S DARK REIGN FALLS ON THE INITIATIVE! A shining example of hope in the Marvel Universe, the Initiative existed to train the super heroes of tomorrow. But when Norman Osborn is promoted to Director of H.A.M.M.E.R., the former super villain twists the organization to serve his own dark motives-and places the Hood and Taskmaster in charge! But former members of the Initiative refuse to bend to Osborn’s directives and will stop at nothing to expose him as the fiend he truly is. Can the assemblage of heroes - including Tigra, Gauntlet and members of the original New Warriors - possibly stop the combined might of Osborn and his criminal empire?