avengers (fictitious characters)

A mutant-generated explosion that destroys most of Stamford, Connecticut, leads to the Superhero Registration Act, which requires superheroes to unmask publicly and register with the government. The law causes a division in the ranks of the superheroes, and, alligned behind Iron Man Tony Stark, who becomes an enforcer for the new law, and Captain America Steve Rogers, who sees the law as violating civil liberty, the superhero community begins a civil war.

An alphabetically-arranged encyclopedia of information about more than 250 characters from the Avengers comics, including their origins, their real names, and their powers.

A collection of eighteen illustrated stories featuring the adventures of the Avengers as they protect the Earth from villains.

Half-vampire Blade, accustomed to taking out the undead one at a time, reluctantly joins with the black-ops task force known as the Avengers to battle an increasingly large force of vampire clans, united by a charismatic new leader, that is transforming more and more heroes into super-powered bloodsuckers.

"And there came a day, a day unlike any other, when Earth's Mightiest Heroes found themselves united against a common threat! And on that day the Avengers were born, to fight the foes no single super hero could withstand! But what happened the next day? You only think you know the story! A hidden foe manipulates the fledgling Avengers from the shadows, meticulously sowing the seeds of discord and mistrust--and causing the new teammates to question the very ties that bind them together as they hunt for the fugitive Hulk"--Back cover.

"Join Black Panther, Ant-Man, the Avengers, and the Guardians of the Galaxy as they team up to take on villains on Earth and across the universe!"--Back cover.

Learn about the heroes and villains of Earth.

Ultron is back and unleashes his army of ultimates - adaptoids that mimic the Avengers' powers, which leaves the Avengers scrambling not only to save the world but themselves.

"Thor, Captain Marvel, and Doctor Strange have gone missing! Forced to face fiendish foes without their teammates, can the rest of the Avengers find their friends before it's too late?"--Back cover.

"Heroes and villains alike prepare for an incoming threat from the cosmos! Will someone from Black Panther's past be friend or foe? And what sinister plan is M.O.D.O.K. preparing?"--Back cover.