{"product_id":"new-avengers-modern-era-epic-collection-the-initiative-isbn-9781302963842","title":"New Avengers Modern Era Epic Collection: The Initiative","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn the wake of Civil War, Brian Michael Bendis' industry-defining run on the Avengers continues, with the team split in two and on opposite sides!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCIVIL WAR is over, and America is transformed. As Iron Man's Mighty Avengers serve as the vanguard of the Initiative, a group of underground Avengers begin their new lives — as outlaws! The hunt is on for Luke Cage, Spider-Man, Wolverine, Spider-Woman, Doctor Strange, Iron Fist — and someone taking on the mantle of Ronin! But when the rebel team finds a huge clue to the threat that has faced them since the day they banded together, will the truth destroy them from within? Or will that honor go to the Hood and his army of super villains? Plus: Discover how the shadowy group known as the Illuminati shaped the history of the Marvel Universe!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCOLLECTING: Civil War: The Initiative (2007), New Avengers (2004) 26-37, New Avengers Annual (2006) 2, New Avengers: Illuminati (2007) 1-5Award-winning   comic-book creator \u003cb\u003eBrian Michael Bendis\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the most successful writers in the industry today.   In addition to an acclaimed run on Daredevil, he has helmed a renaissance for Marvel’s popular Avengers franchise and written the   event projects House of M,   Secret War, Secret Invasion, Siege, Age   of Ultron and Civil War   II. Bendis wrote every issue of Ultimate Spider-Man from its launch   in 2000 before bringing his multiracial Spider-Man, Miles Morales, to the   Marvel Universe for continuing adventures. He took on Marvel’s mutants in the   pages of All-New X-Men   and Uncanny X-Men, and   launched Guardians of the Galaxy into the stratosphere. Bendis shook up the life of Tony Stark   in Invincible Iron Man   and related titles, introducing Riri Williams as Ironheart, and then   assembled street-level heroes Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Daredevil and his   co-creation Jessica Jones in Defenders. His creator-owned projects include Scarlet   with Alex Maleev, Brilliant with Mark Bagley, and Takio and the Eisner Award-winning Powers   with Michael Avon Oeming.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpringing   from the fertile ground of the U.K. comics scene, \u003cb\u003eWarren   Ellis\u003c\/b\u003e came to Marvel during the early ’90s and   proved his iconoclastic mettle in the ultra-edgy series Hellstorm and the limited series Druid — followed by fondly   remembered extended runs on Excalibur and Doom 2099. After making a name for himself as a premier talent with   Wildstorm’s Stormwatch,   Transmetropolitan, The Authority and Planetary, Ellis returned to Marvel   to pen Ultimate Fantastic Four, the Ultimate Galactus Trilogy, Iron   Man and more. His Nextwave:   Agents of H.A.T.E. was both a critical smash and a   cult favorite. In addition to reviving the 1980s New Universe in newuniversal and writing Thunderbolts, Ellis took over Astonishing X-Men following Joss   Whedon and John Cassaday’s departure, and penned perhaps the definitive story   of the Armored Avenger in Iron Man’s “Extremis.” In addition, he offered a distinctively   memorable new take on Moon Knight. His Wildstorm miniseries Red was adapted into a hit movie in 2010. Ellis broke into prose   fiction with Crooked Little Vein and his New York Times best-selling novel Gun Machine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian   Reed\u003c\/b\u003e spent a decade designing and writing video games,   including Ultimate Spider-Man, before making his way into comics. Aside from helping Ms.   Marvel become the best hero she could be during his 50-issue run, Reed has   chronicled the return of Captain Marvel, co-authored the secret history of   the world’s most powerful heroes in the pages of New   Avengers: Illuminati, and told harrowing tales of   action, adventure, and espionage in his creator-owned series The Circle.   Reed has written several event-related tie-ins   such as Secret Invasion: Spider-Man, Secret Invasion: Front Line and Siege: Embedded.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinning   the Russ Manning Award for Best New Talent in 1997, Bulgarian-born \u003cb\u003eAlex Maleev\u003c\/b\u003e first worked with Brian   Michael Bendis on Image’s Sam \u0026amp; Twitch. In 2001, the pair teamed again on Daredevil in a gritty, acclaimed collaboration that earned them a 2003   Eisner Award for Best Continuing Series. Furthering his partnership with   Bendis, Maleev has illustrated the New Avengers:   Illuminati, Civil War:   The Confession and Secret   Invasion: Dark Reign one-shots; the Halo: Uprising limited series; the Spider-Woman print and motion   comics; and the creator-owned Scarlet. The pair turned Tony Stark's world upside down in International Iron Man and its   successor series Infamous Iron Man.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA copy   of How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way sparked \u003cb\u003eLeinil Francis Yu\u003c\/b\u003e’s interest in comics when he was 11. Whilce Portacio’s   tutelage helped him land his first mainstream comics work on Wolverine in 1997. Following a   successful run, Yu took on such titles as Uncanny   X-Men, X-Men, Superman: Birthright and Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk. After an extended period laying the groundwork in New Avengers, he and writer Brian   Michael Bendis turned the Marvel Universe upside down with Secret Invasion, and the Marvel   mainstay has subsequently worked on event comics including Avengers \u0026amp; X-Men: Axis and IVX, and such blockbuster titles as Star Wars.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndustry   giant \u003cb\u003eMarc Silvestri\u003c\/b\u003e entered   the upper echelon of comics innovators in the late ’80s during fan-favorite,   record-breaking runs on Uncanny X-Men and Wolverine. Silvestri left Marvel in 1992 to co-found Image Comics; his   imprint, Top Cow, is one of its four longstanding autonomous studios. At   Image, Silvestri created some of today’s most popular properties — including Cyberforce, Witchblade, Weapon Zero and The Darkness. Silvestri has returned   to the world of Marvel’s mutants on New X-Men and X-Men: Messiah Complex.","brand":"Marvel Universe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305419460837,"sku":"NP9781302963842","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781302963842.jpg?v=1767733655","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/new-avengers-modern-era-epic-collection-the-initiative-isbn-9781302963842","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}