With ever increasing frequency Marvel and DC release big event stories that will span the vast part of their respective universes and promises to forever change the previous status quos. If I’m to be honest not all of them are great but there are some real gems in there that are must reads for the casual or serious collector alike. What is usually a given is that there is always lot’s of it and sometimes it’s not all relevant so our advice to you would be to pick up the main story and then if you really liked what you read try some of the intertwined stories that feature your favourite characters. We will list the events in chronological order for you just to make it that little bit easier, if you get hooked from any of the main stories here you can find the intertwined stories in our stock lists...
Avengers Disassembled
Collects Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #500-503 and Avengers Finale (2005). Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS. Art and cover by DAVID FINCH. It begins with the return of a team member thought dead ? and by the time it's over, everything you know about the Avengers will have changed! It's the worst day in team history, as Earth's Mightiest Heroes try to deal with the shocking tragedy around them. Who is behind this, and why? Will it tear the team apart? Who will fall at the hands of the Avengers' greatest enemy? Featuring every Avenger...ever! Softcover, 192 pages, full color. Cover price $15.99.
our price £11.99
CAT NO. 5001768
House OF M
Collects House of M (2005) #1-8. Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS. Pencils & Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL. The Avengers and the X-Men are faced with a common foe that becomes their greatest threat: Wanda Maximoff! The Scarlet Witch is out of control, and the fate of the entire world is in her hands. Will Magneto help his daughter or use her powers to his own benefit? Starring the Astonishing X-Men and the New Avengers! You know how sometimes you hear the phrase: AND NOTHING WILL EVER BE THE SAME AGAIN? Well, this time believe it, buster! NOTHING WILL EVER BE THE SAME AGAIN! Collects HOUSE OF M #1-8 and THE PULSE SPECIAL EDITION. Softcover, full color. Cover price $24.99.
our price £18.99
CAT NO. 5002082
Civil War
Collects Civil War (2006 Marvel) #1-7. Written by MARK MILLAR. Art and cover by STEVE MCNIVEN. The landscape of the Marvel Universe is changing, and it's time to choose: Whose side are you on? A conflict has been brewing for more than a year, threatening to pit friend against friend, brother against brother - and all it will take is a single misstep to cost thousands their lives and ignite the fuse! As the war claims its first victims, no one is safe as teams, friendships and families begin to fall apart. The crossover that rewrites the rules, CIVIL WAR stars Spider-Man, the New Avengers, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men and the entirety of the Marvel pantheon! Softcover, 192 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.
our price £18.99
CAT NO. 5002203
Secret Invasion
Collects Secret Invasion (2008) #1-8. Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS. Art by LEINIL FRANCIS YU. Cover by GABRIELE DELL'OTTO. SECRET INVASION IS HERE!! The shape-shifting alien race known as the Skrulls has secretly infiltrated every super-powered organization on Earth with one goal...full-scale invasion! In this collected edition, page after page unveils reveal after reveal and shocking moment after shocking moment! Brian Bendis and Leinil Francis Yu leap off the pages of mega-hit New Avengers and deliver a story that will change the Marvel Universe forever. Softcover, 200 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.
our price £22.50
CAT NO. 5001759
Dark Reign Accept Change
Collects Dark Reign: New Nation (2008), Secret Invasion: Dark Reign (2008), Dark Avengers (2009 Marvel) #1, Uncanny X-Men (2006- Annual) #2, Dark Reign Files (2009 Marvel) and Marvel Spotlight: Dark Reign (2009). Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS, JONATHAN HICKMAN, JEFF PARKER, GREG PAK, ADAM FELBER, JIM MCCANN and MATT FRACTION. Art by STEFANO CASELLI, DANIELE RUDONI, CARLO PAGULAYAN, LEONARDO MANCO, PAULO SIQUEIRA, DAVID LOPEZ, ALEX MALEEV, MIKE DEODATO, MITCH BREITWEISER and DANIEL ACUÑA. Cover by JOE QUESADA. The Invasion is over, and the shape of the world has changed, with new and returning players now center stage. Get the lowdown on what's going on across the Marvel Universe as we enter DARK REIGN. In DARK REIGN: NEW NATION, we meet the Secret Warriors, the Skrull Kill Krew and other Marvel players as they embark on their own adventures in the wake of Secret Invasion. Then DARK AVENGERS #1 kicks off an explosive new era in the Avengers mythos. Who are the Dark Avengers? A simple question with a shocking answer! Plus, learn the truth about Emma Frost's secret past in UNCANNY X-MEN ANNUAL #2. Softcover, 256 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.
our price £18.99
CAT NO. 5000476
Siege
Collects Siege (2010 Marvel) #1-4, Siege The Cabal (2009 Marvel) #1, Avengers FCBD (2009) #1 and the SIEGE digital prologue. Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS. Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL. Art by OLIVIER COIPEL, MARK MORALES, MICHAEL LARK, STEFANO GAUDIANO, JIM CHEUNG and LUCIO PARRILLO. Beginning with the ravaging effects of Avengers Disassembled and following the aftermath of House of M, Civil War and Secret Invasion, culminating with the evil Reign of Norman Osborn, the Marvel Universe has been left with its greatest villains holding more power and control than ever before. On the brink of madness, Osborn, in his final bid to take total control, targets the final obstacle in his mission...Asgard. Events are set in motion forcing our heroes to put aside the deep rifts that have grown over the past seven years. Opposing them stand a horde of evil that has begun to take down the gods of the Golden Realm! SIEGE will rock the foundations of every super hero, villain and team in the Marvel Universe. As an era ends, one word will ring above all others..."SIEGE." Softcover, 200 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.
our price £14.99
CAT NO. 5001476