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The CIVIL WAR has spilt the costumed heroes of America into two factions: those who’ll sign the Superhuman Registration Act and those who won’t. Even the Avengersare split in two with the SHRA-approved Mighty Avengers led by Ms Marvel & Iron Man hunting Luke Cage‘s outlaw New Avengers. But, on a mission in Japan, Cage’s squad are about to uncover a secret that’ll throw the super-human community into further disarray.

SECRET INVASION is coming!

Wonder Woman asked the Justice Leagueto help her form a covert action team to stand ready to oppose a growing threat to magic. When they didn’t help her, she formed her own team with Detective Chimp, Man-Bat, Swamp Thing and Zatanna as the new Justice League Dark! 

Weeks have past since the events that led to the group’s formation that pitted them against Doctor Fate, the Otherkind and the incredibly creepy Upside-Down Man. This new threat also revealed Wonder Woman’s own never-before-seen magical abilities. But when did she gain the mark of Hecate? And what does it mean for the fate of magic itself?

The formation of Young Justice – initially made up of Robin, Superboy and Impulse – caused a bit of a stir among the Justice League of America. Since then, their numbers have grown, along with the concerns from the JLA.

Arrowette, the Secret and the new Wonder Girl have joined YJ’s ranks. But, even under the watchful eye of the Red Tornado, it seems it won’t be long before Young Justice make a mistake that will result in them being shut down for good…

The Cosmic Spidey Saga makes makes up a fair chunk of the ACTS OF VENGEANCE crossover, which largely revolves around a plot by a group of major villains to destroy the Avengers. But that didn’t stop the Prime Movers – the lead bad guys – from focusing some of that attention on your friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man. After all, he’s disrupted the plans of more than one of them over the years. And just as it all gets going, Spider-Man starts exhibiting super-powers he’s never had before, making killing him a little more of a challenge! But where have these powers come from?

A new Ghost Rider emerged in 1990, using Danny Ketch as its host and taking comics by storm. At a time when shoehorning guest-appearances of the Spirit of Vengeance into as many Marvel Comicstitles just wasn’t enough, the House of Ideas launched a whole line of interconnected supernatural titles. Johnny Blaze (now a gruffer, trench coat-wearing ‘John Blaze’) had already returned, justifying a second Ghost Rider series. Marvel brought back the vampire-hunting cast of Tomb of Dracula as well as the living vampire Morbius to star in new ongoing titles. A team of characters dedicated to hunting the missing pages of the Darkhold were added to the mix and they were all put under the banner of the Midnight Sons.

Diana has only just located the lost island of Themyscira (during THE CONTEST, 1994), but a has lost her role as Wonder Woman to Artemis in a competition that appeared to be stacked against her by her own mother, Hippolyta. Now, Diana of Themyscira continues to operate as a member of Justice League America, as well as performing solo missions in Boston, while the new Wonder Woman tries to prove herself superior to Diana in every way…

The formation of Young Justice – initially made up of Robin, Superboy and Impulse – caused a bit of a stir among the members of the Justice League of America. Since then, their numbers have grown, along with the JLA’s concerns!

Arrowette, the Secret and the new Wonder Girl have joined YJ’s ranks. But, even under the watchful eye of the Red Tornado, it seems it won’t be long before Young Justice make a mistake that will lead to them being shut down for good…

Wonder Woman has been unable to return home to Themyscira for months (ever since Wonder Woman #72) and her loss has been resulting in uncontrolled rage, leaving her no choice but to seek Superman‘s help in making it end permanently. Even if Dianacan find a way to locate her missing home and fellow Amazons, will she still get to be Wonder Woman?

The outlandish Jack Kirby design and some weird and wild stories featuring the gigantic-headed sociopath, make it hard not to love this oddball bad guy. The Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing – aka MODOK – has been a thorn in the side of the Hulk, Fantastic Four, Captain America, Iron Man and more while acting as the head (no pun intended) of Advanced Idea Mechanics. He’s since been replaced by his own clone, MODOK Superior.

A new Ghost Rider emerged in 1990, using Danny Ketch as its host and taking comics by storm. At a time when shoehorning guest-appearances of the Spirit of Vengeance into as many Marvel Comicstitles just wasn’t enough, the House of Ideas launched a whole line of interconnected supernatural titles. Johnny Blaze (now a gruffer, trench coat-wearing ‘John Blaze’) had already returned, justifying a second Ghost Rider series. Marvel brought back the vampire-hunting cast of Tomb of Dracula as well as the living vampire Morbius to star in new ongoing titles. A team of characters dedicated to hunting the missing pages of the Darkhold were added to the mix and they were all put under the banner of the Midnight Sons.

The outlandish Jack Kirby design and some weird and wild stories featuring the gigantic-headed sociopath, make it hard not to love this oddball bad guy. The Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing – aka MODOK – has been a thorn in the side of the Hulk, Fantastic Four, Captain America, Iron Man and more while acting as the head (no pun intended) of Advanced Idea Mechanics. He’s since been replaced by his own clone, MODOK Superior.

Our ‘Many Armours of Iron Man’ series chronologically spotlights Tony Stark’s numerous suits from over the decades, putting the key appearances in order. We plan on covering every suit in order, before expanding even further into the Marvel Multiverse!

Despite the injuries he suffered defending Earth from the Breach (during THE GOLDEN AGE), Clark Kent passed the mantle of Superman to his son, Jon Kent, and left Earth with the Authority to liberate Warworld from the tyrannical Mongul (during THE WARWORLD SAGA). While he’s away, Jon would free the island nation Gamorra from its own cruel master with help from his partner, Jay Nakamura, aka Gossamer. Now Clark returns to Earth to reunite with his family, with Warworld in tow. So who will be Earth’s Superman from this point on?

Despite the injuries he suffered defending Earth from the Breach (during THE GOLDEN AGE), Clark Kent passed the mantle of Superman to his son, Jon Kent, and left Earth with the Authority to liberate Warworld from the tyrannical Mongul (during THE WARWORLD SAGA). Jon, now a fresh-faced young Superman, would free the island nation Gamorra from its own cruel master with help from his partner, Jay Nakamura, aka Gossamer. Now Clark returns to Earth to reunite with his family, with Warworld in tow. So who will be Earth’s Superman from this point on?

Our ‘Many Armours of Iron Man’ series chronologically spotlights Tony Stark’s numerous suits from over the decades. We plan to cover every suit in order – including each one’s debut and key appearances – before expanding even further into the Marvel Multiverse!

Our third entry spans a decade, from the mid-1970s right up to the mid-1980s with the Iron Man Armour Model 7 (Stealth), Model 8 (Silver Centurion) and Model 9(Neo-Classic), including notable appearances of each…

While we will jump back to the beginning at a later stage, this is the first of our X-Men Family Reading Order entries which takes a look at how the X-Men and their related titles tie together, weaving through the wider Marvel Universe!

While the group of X-Men comics and spin-offs are normally referred to as the X-Books or X-Titles, I’m going to referring to the this as the X-Men Family reading order – a popular term for groups f titles in comics, though not one normally linked to Marvel’s mutants.

Our ‘Many Armours of Iron Man’ series chronologically spotlights Tony Stark’s numerous suits from over the decades. We plan to cover every suit in order – including each one’s debut and key appearances – before expanding even further into the Marvel Multiverse!

Our second entry really spans a decade, from the mid-1970s right up to the mid-1980s with Iron Man Armour Model 4 (Golden Avenger), 5 (Space) and 6 (Deep Sea) and includes notable appearances for each…

Spider-Man‘s black costume cements its place as the Spidey costume over the course of 1986 and ’87 when the Web-Slinger ditches the red & blue permanently! Well… until our next installment, anyway!

But this moment is actually one of the least important storylines from this character-defining time period. Expect to see the death of Jean DeWolff, the unmasking of the Hobgoblin, an all-out gang war, a tense clash with Wolverine, a horrifying final clash with Kraven the Hunter and the wedding of Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson! And don’t miss Spider-Man’s first interaction with Warlock of the New Mutants and his intense run-in with Iron Man 2020…

On Earth-88945 – the possible future timeline of Earth-120185 in the Marvel UK comics – we discover what happened to some of the key players following Transformers: The Movie (as seen in TARGET: 2006). Rodimus Prime is convinced that Galatron is still alive and puts a price on his head that attracts the attention of the time-travelling freelance peacekeeping agent (don’t call him a bounty hunter) Death’s Head!

Immediately following the events of THEIR DARK RESIGNS – essential reading before this event – Bruce Wayne‘s fortune is gone and the Joker has claimed the Batcave, along with Batman‘s entire arsenal! And though Gotham City may have fallen to the Joker and his army of goons – now equipped with Jokermobiles and Jokerplanes – Batman is gaining some surprising new allies. Even if he can triumph over the Clown Prince of Crime, this time, Batman’s already lost…