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Avengers: The Initiative

Marvel Comics

17 issues [most recent first]
#15 Secret Invasion, The Only Good Skrull [September 2008]
Front
Credits
Writer
Dan Slott, Christos N. Gage
Artist
Harvey Tolibao
Colorist
Jay David Ramos
Letterer
Joe Caramagna
Cover Artist
Mark Brooks
Cover Colorist
Christina Strain
Editor
Tom Brevoort, Jeanine Schaeffer
Editor in Chief
Joe Quesada
Characters
Patriot (Elijah Bradley)
Stature (Cassie Lang)
Crusader (Z'reg / Aubrey Thompson)
Prodigy (David Alleyne)
Stingray (Walter Newell)
Constrictor (Frank Payne)
Wiccan (Billy Kaplan)
Diamondback (Rachel Leighton)
Vision
Gargoyle (Isaac Christians)
Taskmaster
Speed (Thomas Shepherd)
Ant-Man (Eric O'Grady)
Wernher von Blitzschlag
War Machine (James Rhodes)
Trauma (Terrance Ward)
Gauntlet (Joseph Green)
Gorilla Girl (Fahnbullah Eddy)
Yellowjacket (Criti Noll)
Hellcat (Patsy Walker)
K'rtem
3-D Man (Delroy Garrett)

Plot: Crusader manages to reverse the polarity of the 3-D Man's glasses, convincing him that Crusdaer is the only human left in Camp Hammond. Crusader sends Delroy off on his own, and moves in his own way to figure out what's going on. Before he gets very far, the invasion begins full scale, and he learns Yellowjacket is a skrull just before heading into battle. Once there, he fights for Earth, but will he change sides when he meets his oldest friend in the field?
#14 Secret Invasion, "We Have Met the Enemy, And They Are Us!" [August 2008]
Front
Credits
Writer
Dan Slott, Christos N. Gage
Artist
Stefano Caselli
Colorist
Daniele Rudoni
Letterer
Joe Caramagna
Cover Artist
Mark Brooks
Cover Colorist
Christina Strain
Editor
Tom Brevoort, Tom Brennan, Molly Lazer
Editor in Chief
Joe Quesada
Characters
Devil-Slayer (Eric Simon Payne)
Prodigy (David Alleyne)
Stingray (Walter Newell)
Ant-Man (Eric O'Grady)
Tigra (Greer Grant-Nelson)
Trauma (Terrance Ward)
Gauntlet (Joseph Green)
3-D Man (Aubrey Thompson)
Yellowjacket (Criti Noll)
Star Sign
Paydirt
Magnitude (Skrull)

Plot: The Skrull which replaced Hank Pym is reminiscing about some of his "victories" in this form, as well as near escapes. One of his choices was to assign the new 3-D Man to the team in Hawaii, not knowing he's inherited the Skrull detecting goggles of the original 3-D Man. Once able to detect Skrulls on sight, he spots the Skrull on this team, and heads back to Camp Hammond to warn the rest. Afraid of exposure, Crusader uses the Freedom Ring to impact 3-D Man's abilities.
#13B Washout [July 2008]
Edition: Skrull Variant Cover
Front
Credits
Writer
Christos N. Gage
Artist
Steve Uy
Colorist
Steve Uy
Letterer
Joe Caramagna
Cover Artist
Steve Uy
Editor
Tom Brevoort
Editor in Chief
Joe Quesada
Characters
Prodigy (David Alleyne)
Constrictor (Frank Payne)
King Cobra (Klaus Voorhees)
Sally Floyd
Mauler (Brendan Doyle)
Taskmaster
War Machine (James Rhodes)
Annex (Alexander Ellis)
Mr. Hyde (Calvin Zabo)
Yellowjacket (Henry Pym)
Firebrand (Broxtel)
Gorilla Girl (Fahnbullah Eddy)
Batwing
Sunstreak (Jennifer Burke)
Emery Schaub
#13A Washout [July 2008]
Front
Credits
Writer
Christos N. Gage
Artist
Steve Uy
Colorist
Steve Uy
Letterer
Joe Caramagna
Cover Artist
Steve Uy
Editor
Tom Brevoort
Editor in Chief
Joe Quesada
Characters
Prodigy (David Alleyne)
Constrictor (Frank Payne)
King Cobra (Klaus Voorhees)
Sally Floyd
Mauler (Brendan Doyle)
Taskmaster
War Machine (James Rhodes)
Annex (Alexander Ellis)
Mr. Hyde (Calvin Zabo)
Yellowjacket (Henry Pym)
Firebrand (Broxtel)
Gorilla Girl (Fahnbullah Eddy)
Batwing
Sunstreak (Jennifer Burke)
Emery Schaub

Plot: A new team of recruits arrive at Camp Hammond, and they are not impressive. Boulder in particular lacks the promise one would initially expect; he's completely invulnerable, to the extent that his physiology cannot be changed at all. He can't gain or lose weight, nor does exercise affect him in any way. Can he convince his peers and commanders that he's worth keeping?
#12 Changing of the Guard [June 2008]
Front
Credits
Writer
Dan Slott, Christos N. Gage
Artist
Steve Uy
Colorist
Steve Uy
Letterer
Joe Caramagna
Cover Artist
Steve Uy
Editor
Tom Brevoort
Editor in Chief
Joe Quesada
Characters
Crusader (Z'reg / Aubrey Thompson)
Valerie Cooper
Henry Peter Gyrich
Constrictor (Frank Payne)
Sally Floyd
Taskmaster
Equinox
Spinner
Wasp (Janet Van Dyne)
Ultra Girl (Suzanna Sherman)
Iron Man (Tony Stark)
Triathlon (Delroy Garrett Jr.)
Cloud 9 (Abigail Boylen)
MVP (Michael Van Patrick)
Slapstick (Steven Harmon)
Thor Girl (Tarene / Tara Olson)
Ant-Man (Eric O'Grady)
Nighthawk (Earth-616) (Kyle Richmond)
Wernher von Blitzschlag
War Machine (James Rhodes)
Hardball (Roger Brokeridge)
Komodo (Melati Kusuma)
Rage (Elvin Haliday)
Yellowjacket (Henry Pym)
Challenger
Scarlet Spider (Michael)
Scarlet Spider (Van)
Scarlet Spider (Patrick)
Gauntlet (Joseph Green)
Justice (Vance Astrovik)
Brian Van Patrick
Trauma (Terrance Ward)
3-D Man (Aubrey Thompson)
Think Tank

Plot: The fallout from the KIA attack is dealt with as the group moves towards graduation. A hearing pits Iron Man against Henry Peter Gyrich while explaining the outcomes of all of this, and those recruits that survived are assigned to their new teams. We also learn the fate of the independent New Warriors team.
#11 Killed In Action, Part 4: Worst Case Scenario [June 2008]
Front
Credits
Writer
Dan Slott, Christos N. Gage
Artist
Stefano Caselli
Colorist
Daniele Rudoni
Letterer
Joe Caramagna
Cover Artist
Stefano Caselli
Editor
Tom Brevoort
Editor in Chief
Joe Quesada
Characters
Henry Peter Gyrich
Wonder Man (Simon Williams)
Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers)
Wasp (Janet Van Dyne)
Ultra Girl (Suzanna Sherman)
Iron Man (Tony Stark)
Cloud 9 (Abigail Boylen)
MVP (Michael Van Patrick)
Slapstick (Steven Harmon)
Wernher von Blitzschlag
War Machine (James Rhodes)
Hardball (Roger Brokeridge)
Komodo (Melati Kusuma)
Rage (Elvin Haliday)
Mutant Zero
Scarlet Spider (Michael)
Scarlet Spider (Van)
Scarlet Spider (Patrick)
Justice (Vance Astrovik)
Debrii (Deborah Fields)
Brian Van Patrick

Plot: The remaining Scarlet Spiders and Initiative recruits face off against KIA in Tennessee, after KIA got past War Machine along the way. They try to talk the original MVP clone into wearing the memory transfer device, but they do so unsuccessfully. Still, once Slapstick postpones the attack, Cloud 9 and MVP find an alternate solution, and shut down the new KIA.
Alternative Plot: KIA has torn through the Initiative base, killing and wounding many, many heroes in the process. Now, everyone is out to try and stop him, the Initiative recruits, Iron Man, War Machine, the old New Warriors and even MVP himself.
#10 Killed In Action, Part 3: Confirmed Kills [May 2008]
Front
Credits
Writer
Dan Slott, Christos N. Gage
Artist
Stefano Caselli
Colorist
Daniele Rudoni
Letterer
Joe Caramagna
Cover Artist
Stefano Caselli
Editor
Tom Brevoort
Editor in Chief
Joe Quesada
Characters
Henry Peter Gyrich
Geiger (Delilah Deerborn)
Stingray (Walter Newell)
Constrictor (Frank Payne)
Gargoyle (Isaac Christians)
Taskmaster
Ultra Girl (Suzanna Sherman)
Triathlon (Delroy Garrett Jr.)
Cloud 9 (Abigail Boylen)
Ant-Man (Eric O'Grady)
Nighthawk (Earth-616) (Kyle Richmond)
Hardball (Roger Brokeridge)
Komodo (Melati Kusuma)
Hellcat (Patsy Walker-Hellstrom)
Rage (Elvin Haliday)
Bengal (Duc No Tranh)
Scarlet Spider (Michael)
Scarlet Spider (Van)
Scarlet Spider (Patrick)
Justice (Vance Astrovik)
Red 9 (Wallace Jackson)
Debrii (Deborah Fields)

Plot: It's all out war at the Initiative training center as KIA continues to treat through the complex killing everyone who was involved with MVP's death. One Initiative member will not make it out of this alive...

Meanwhile, Justice has plans of his own...
#9 Killed In Action, Part 2: First Casualties [March 2008]
Front
Credits
Writer
Dan Slott, Christos N. Gage
Artist
Stefano Caselli
Colorist
Daniele Rudoni
Letterer
Joe Caramagna
Editor
Tom Brevoort
Editor in Chief
Joe Quesada
Characters
Henry Peter Gyrich
Diamondback (Rachel Leighton)
Crusader (Aubrey Thompson)
Taskmaster (Tony)
Mirage (Danielle Moonstar)
Cloud 9 (Abigail Boylen)
Thor Girl (Tarene / Tara Olson)
Ant-Man (Eric O'Grady)
Moonstar (Danielle Moonstar)
Trauma (Terrance Ward)
Beast (Henry McCoy)
Yellowjacket (Henry Pym)
Gauntlet (Joseph Green)
Melee
Baron Von Blitzschlag
Red 9 (Wallace Jackson)
Dragon Lord (Tako Shamara)
Geiger (Delilah Deerborn)
Proton (Geldoff)

Plot: A horrible accident with the first group of recruits for the Initiative left Michael Van Patrick dead, a victim of a misfire by an alien weapon called the Tactigon. Though they stripped it from the girl it had bonded with, nobody in that time has managed to use it. Now, as a second group of recruits begins to train under Taskmaster, an experiement bourne of both MVP and Armory, the recruit who accidentally killed him, is rising to shake the Initiative to it's core.
#8 Killed In Action, Part 1: Snafu [February 2008]
Front
Credits
Writer
Dan Slott, Christos N. Gage
Artist
Stefano Caselli
Colorist
Daniele Rudoni
Letterer
Joe Caramagna
Cover Artist
Stefano Caselli
Editor
Tom Brevoort
Editor in Chief
Joe Quesada
Characters
Stature (Cassie Lang)
Crusader (Z'reg / Aubrey Thompson)
Henry Peter Gyrich
Geiger (Delilah Deerborn)
Stingray (Walter Newell)
Constrictor (Frank Payne)
Diamondback (Rachel Leighton)
Taskmaster
Iron Man (Tony Stark)
Triathlon (Delroy Garrett Jr.)
Cloud 9 (Abigail Boylen)
Thor Girl (Tarene / Tara Olson)
Ant-Man (Eric O'Grady)
War Machine (James Rhodes)
Hardball (Roger Brokeridge)
Komodo (Melati Kusuma)
Yellowjacket (Henry Pym)
Dragon Man
Scarlet Spider (Michael)
Scarlet Spider (Van)
Scarlet Spider (Patrick)
Melee
Geldoff
Dragon Lord (Tako Shamara)
Red 9 (Wallace Jackson)
Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards)

Plot: A new batch of recruits, including Cassie Lang (of the Young Avengers), Eric O'Grady (the Irredeemable Ant-Man) and others are introduced to their new trainer, the Taskmaster. The training isn't going all that well, so they authorize the production of additional MVP clones. Unfortunately, at least one of them isn't working out too well, as he has been attacking Initiative members who are on his "list."
#7 Triple Threat [December 2007]
Front
Credits
Writer
Dan Slott
Artist
Stefano Caselli
Colorist
Daniele Rudoni
Letterer
Joe Caramagna
Cover Artist
Stefano Caselli
Editor
Tom Brevoort
Editor in Chief
Joe Quesada
Characters
J. Jonah Jameson
Betty Brant
May Parker
Frog-Man (Eugene Patilio)
Henry Peter Gyrich
Tony Stark
Cloud 9 (Abigail Boylen)
War Machine (James Rhodes)
Yellowjacket (Henry Pym)
Wernher von Blitzschlag
Vox (Marvel)
Prima Donna
Vulturina
Scarlet Spider (Michael)
Scarlet Spider (Van)
Scarlet Spider (Patrick)
Gauntlet (Joseph Green)
Justice (Vance Astrovik)
Spider-Man (Peter Parker)

Plot: When a new band of Vulturions steal an attache full of national secrets on Gamma Ray technology, the Scarlet Spiders leap into action to stop them. But when Peter Parker sees three new Spider-Men slinging their way through downtown, he becomes incensed and joins the fight himself.
#6 Persons Of Interest [November 2007]
Front
Credits
Writer
Dan Slott
Artist
Steve Uy
Colorist
Steve Uy
Letterer
Joe Caramagna
Cover Artist
Stefano Caselli
Editor
Tom Brevoort
Editor in Chief
Joe Quesada
Characters
Sally Floyd
Ultra Girl (Suzanna Sherman)
Cloud 9 (Abigail Boylen)
Slapstick (Steven Harmon)
Thor Girl (Tarene / Tara Olson)
Hardball (Roger Brokeridge)
Komodo (Melati Kusuma)
Tigra (Greer Grant-Nelson)
Henry Gyrich
Rage (Elvin Haliday)
Yellowjacket (Henry Pym)
Gauntlet (Joseph Green)
Justice (Vance Astrovik)

Plot: Gauntlet is on the way to the base one morning when he is suddenly beaten severely by someone who used Gauntlet's own blood to write "NW" on his chest afterwards. Stark sends in S.H.I.E.L.D. agents to investigate, but the investigation ends when Gauntlet awakens long enough to report that it was the Ghost who attacked him. The readers learn that this is a lie, and that it was actually Slapstick who did the deed.
#5 World War Hulk, Secret Weapons [October 2007]
Front
Credits
Writer
Dan Slott
Artist
Stefano Caselli
Colorist
Daniele Rudoni
Letterer
Joe Caramagna
Cover Penciller
Jim Cheung
Cover Inker
Dave Meikis
Cover Colorist
Justin Ponsor
Editor
Tom Brevoort
Editor in Chief
Joe Quesada
Characters
Constrictor (Frank Payne)
Miek
Mirage (Danielle Moonstar)
Sentinels
Cloud 9 (Abigail Boylen)
Slapstick (Steven Harmon)
Thor Girl (Tarene / Tara Olson)
Nighthawk (Earth-616) (Kyle Richmond)
Wernher von Blitzschlag
War Machine (James Rhodes)
Doc Samson (Leonard Samson)
Hardball (Roger Brokeridge)
Trauma (Terrance Ward)
Henry Gyrich
Rage (Elvin Haliday)
Hulk (Bruce Banner)
Bengal (Duc No Tranh)
Mutant Zero
Yellowjacket (Henry Pym)
Gauntlet (Joseph Green)
Justice (Vance Astrovik)

Plot: Gyrich's shadow initiative is sent into the field to bring back the captured recruits. They do so successfully, but Trauma takes a pretty severe beating.
#4 World War Hulk, Green Zone [September 2007]
Front
Credits
Writer
Dan Slott
Artist
Stefano Caselli
Colorist
Daniele Rudoni
Letterer
Joe Caramagna
Cover Penciller
Jim Cheung
Cover Inker
Dave Meikis
Cover Colorist
Justin Ponsor
Editor
Tom Brevoort
Editor in Chief
Joe Quesada
Characters
Henry Peter Gyrich
Brood
Luke Cage
Wonder Man (Simon Williams)
Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew)
Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers)
She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters)
Echo (Maya Lopez)
Elloe Kaifi
Miek
Ultra Girl (Suzanna Sherman)
Iron Man (Tony Stark)
Triathlon (Delroy Garrett Jr.)
Cloud 9 (Abigail Boylen)
MVP (Michael Van Patrick)
Slapstick (Steven Harmon)
Thor Girl (Tarene / Tara Olson)
Wernher von Blitzschlag
War Machine (James Rhodes)
Doc Samson (Leonard Samson)
Hardball (Roger Brokeridge)
Komodo (Melati Kusuma)
Hiroim the Shamed
Korg the Kronan
Trauma (Terrance Ward)
Rage (Elvin Haliday)
Hulk (Bruce Banner)
Yellowjacket (Henry Pym)
Gauntlet (Joseph Green)
Ares (Marvel Comics)
Justice (Vance Astrovik)
Dr. Strange (Stephen Strange)
Spider-Man (Peter Parker)

Plot: The day the Hulk returned to Earth started just like any other day for most of the members of The Initiative. But not for Hardball. Blackmailed by a mysterious man he met in Stamford, Connecticut Hardball is forced to use his powers to infiltrate the labs of the Initiative, and steal the S.P.I.N. tech, a flood of nanites that can be used to negate super-powers. Only able to steal one vial of the tech, he barely manages to return to the barracks before The Gauntlet arrives to start the day's training. But on this day, Hardball learns the price of his actions. Because the one vial of the S.P.I.N. technology he replaced with a dud is the vial that Iron Man attempts to use to nullify the Hulk. Because of Hardball, Iron Man failed, and the Earth may pay the price.
#3 The Initiative, Bug Hunt [August 2007]
Front
Credits
Writer
Dan Slott
Artist
Stefano Caselli
Colorist
Daniele Rudoni
Letterer
Joe Caramagna
Cover Penciller
Jim Cheung
Cover Inker
Dave Meikis
Cover Colorist
Justin Ponsor
Editor
Tom Brevoort
Editor in Chief
Joe Quesada
Characters
Henry Peter Gyrich
Cloud 9 (Abigail Boylen)
War Machine (James Rhodes)
Moonstar (Danielle Moonstar)
Hardball (Roger Brokeridge)
Komodo (Melati Kusuma)
Trauma (Terrance Ward)
Beast (Henry McCoy)
Yellowjacket (Henry Pym)
Gauntlet (Joseph Green)
Justice (Vance Astrovik)

Plot: The Initiative's cadets are feeling proud of themselves for having helped to stop a HYDRA attack on the life of the President, but their instructors want them to set their sights higher then goons in green jumpsuits. After a super-powered combat training session with Ben Grimm, Komodo is taken aside by War Machine. He's impressed with her control of her abilities, as well as with her control over the lizard aspects of her personality. He wants to take her into the field... on a bug hunt. Gyrich is determined to make good use of Trauma's powers. In an attempt to help him master them, he introduces him to Dani Moonstar, whose powers began also as manifesting the images of someone's fears.
#2 The Initiative, Hero Moment [July 2007]
Front
Credits
Writer
Dan Slott
Artist
Stefano Caselli
Colorist
Daniele Rudoni
Letterer
Joe Caramagna
Cover Penciller
Jim Cheung
Cover Inker
Dave Meikis
Cover Colorist
Justin Ponsor
Editor
Tom Brevoort
Editor in Chief
Joe Quesada
Characters
Hulkling (Teddy Altman)
Henry Peter Gyrich
Living Lightning (Miguel Santos)
Wonder Man (Simon Williams)
Armadillo (Antonio Rodriguez)
Wiccan (Billy Kaplan)
Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers)
Firebird (Bonita Juarez)
Wasp (Janet Van Dyne)
Texas Twister (Drew Daniels)
Ultra Girl (Suzanna Sherman)
Cloud 9 (Abigail Boylen)
Wernher von Blitzschlag
Phantom Rider (Hamilton Slade)
Shooting Star
War Machine (James Rhodes)
Red Wolf (Will Talltrees)
Hardball (Roger Brokeridge)
Komodo (Melati Kusuma)
Trauma (Terrance Ward)
Beast (Henry McCoy)
Yellowjacket (Henry Pym)
Gauntlet (Joseph Green)
Justice (Vance Astrovik)

Plot: Training for the new cadets continues, despite the death of MVP. The entire incident is kept quiet by Gyrich, but questions are being asked by the faculty. However, when Hydra threatens the President's Texas ranch, the recruits are summoned to reinforce the Avengers, and Texas' own superteam the Rangers in the President's defense.
#1B The Initiative, Happy Accidents [June 2007]
Edition: Variant Cover
Front
Credits
Writer
Dan Slott
Artist
Stefano Caselli
Colorist
Daniele Rudoni
Letterer
Joe Caramagna
Cover Penciller
Jim Cheung
Cover Inker
John Dell
Cover Colorist
Justin Ponsor
Editor
Tom Brevoort
Editor in Chief
Joe Quesada
Characters
Ultimo
Henry Peter Gyrich
Wonder Man (Simon Williams)
Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers)
She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters)
Wasp (Janet Van Dyne)
Triathlon (Delroy Garrett Jr.)
Cloud 9 (Abigail Boylen)
MVP (Michael Van Patrick)
Slapstick (Steven Harmon)
Thor Girl (Tarene / Tara Olson)
War Machine (James Rhodes)
Hardball (Roger Brokeridge)
Komodo (Melati Kusuma)
Trauma (Terrance Ward)
Rage (Elvin Haliday)
Yellowjacket (Henry Pym)
Gauntlet (Joseph Green)
Armory (Violet Lightner)
Ares (Marvel Comics)
Justice (Vance Astrovik)

Plot: A new generation of superhumans is recruited by the Avengers to create the army of superheroes envisioned by Iron Man and Mr. Fantastic. Sent to a new training facility in what was once Stamford Connecticut, the facility is overseen by Henry Peter Gyrich. But while Iron Man's vision was of an army of superheroes... Gyrich wants to have his own super-human army.
#1A The Initiative, Happy Accidents [June 2007]
Front
Credits
Writer
Dan Slott
Artist
Stefano Caselli
Colorist
Daniele Rudoni
Letterer
Joe Caramagna
Cover Penciller
Jim Cheung
Cover Inker
John Dell
Cover Colorist
Justin Ponsor
Editor
Tom Brevoort
Editor in Chief
Joe Quesada
Characters
Ultimo
Henry Peter Gyrich
Wonder Man (Simon Williams)
Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers)
She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters)
Wasp (Janet Van Dyne)
Triathlon (Delroy Garrett Jr.)
Cloud 9 (Abigail Boylen)
MVP (Michael Van Patrick)
Slapstick (Steven Harmon)
Thor Girl (Tarene / Tara Olson)
War Machine (James Rhodes)
Hardball (Roger Brokeridge)
Komodo (Melati Kusuma)
Trauma (Terrance Ward)
Rage (Elvin Haliday)
Yellowjacket (Henry Pym)
Gauntlet (Joseph Green)
Armory (Violet Lightner)
Ares (Marvel Comics)
Justice (Vance Astrovik)

Plot: A new generation of superhumans is recruited by the Avengers to create the army of superheroes envisioned by Iron Man and Mr. Fantastic. Sent to a new training facility in what was once Stamford Connecticut, the facility is overseen by Henry Peter Gyrich. But while Iron Man's vision was of an army of superheroes... Gyrich wants to have his own super-human army.
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