A secret city buried a mile under America is discovered through the leakage of Von Doom radiation--a type of energy emitted only by time-travel devices. The Secret Avengers hea underground to a weird metropolis forgotten for decades, because a time machine in the wrong hands is the worst kind of WMD imaginable. Then: MI:13 learns that people are being abducted from villages in the former Yugoslavia--but the British government refuses to act on it. Even the added strength of War Machine and Valkyrie cannot prepare the Secret Avengers for the next level in bioterror. Plus: a can of matter the size of a football, mined from a broken universe, would be enough to turn the Earth into a sun. There are people who would do that either to hold the planet ransome--or just to die knowing they took everyone else with them. And right now there are just three people--Steve Rogers, The Black Widow and Shang-Chi--between us and total annihilation, trapped on a space station in the No-Zone. COLLECTING: SECRET AVENGERS 16-21

Collecting Secret Avengers (2010) #21.1 and #22-37. Hawkeye takes over Steve Rogers’ covert Avengers team! And with a new leader comes a fresh lineup as Giant-Man, Captain Britain and the original Human Torch join Black Widow, Beast, Valkyrie and Ant-Man as Earth’s stealthiest heroes. But will Hawkeye draw the line at Cap’s final recruit: the deadly Venom?! As the Avengers battle the X-Men, Thor takes a secret squad to stop the Phoenix by any means necessary! But on the Kree homeworld, can Ms. Marvel and the Protector break free of Minister Marvel’s influence to aid their former companions? As Hawkeye and Black Widow seek to unmask the spy in their ranks, a new Masters of Evil forms — and the Shadow Council’s true goal is revealed! But the robotic Descendants’ rise may end the Secret Avengers once and for all!

The Rise of the Descendants - the event that will devastate the lives of the Secret Avengers - is here! The robots of the Marvel Universe revolt! Can the Marvel Universe survive the plague of contagious robotic evolution? As Father launches his invasion, laying siege to the team's lighthouse station, a terrible new Avengers foe is born. Beware the bite of The Black Ant! But if the Secret Avengers are all that's left to save the world, then why has Captain Britain just hurled mankind's only hope of salvation into the black heart of Earth 4680? COLLECTING: Secret Avengers 33-37

Collects Secret Avengers #33-37. The Rise of the Descendants - the event that will devastate the lives of the Secret Avengers - is here! The robots of the Marvel Universe revolt! Can the Marvel Universe survive the plague of contagious robotic evolution? As Father launches his invasion, laying siege to the team's lighthouse station, a terrible new Avengers foe is born. Beware the bite of The Black Ant! But if the Secret Avengers are all that's left to save the world, then why has Captain Britain just hurled mankind's only hope of salvation into the black heart of Earth 4680?

When a portal to the underworld opens in the middle of Las Vegas, Venom must join Red Hulk, Ghost Rider and X-23 on a crusade to stop the spread of Hell on Earth. Can these tarnished heroes wrestle free of their own personal demons and band together to save the world in its darkest hour? Then, Venom faces a gauntlet of doom as Crime-Master unites Jack O’Lantern, the Human Fly, Toxin and more to destroy him! Crime-Master’s diabolical plan brings war to Flash Thompson’s family and friends — and in this war, there will be victims! Meanwhile, Venom joins the Secret Avengers, but what’s left of Flash to join the team? Even with the symbiote under control, Flash’s dark secrets put everything at risk — especially when the original Venom host, Eddie Brock, comes calling! Collecting VENOM (2011) #13, #13.1-13.4 and #14-22.

It's the dark origin of the Apocalypse Twins as Kang's true motives are revealed! When an Avenger falls, it's only the first casualty of many! As the Wasp faces the Grim Reaper, the Scarlet Witch confesses her true love and makes an impossible choice. And Sunfire and Rogue must defeat the Apocalypse Twins alone - or watch the end of our world! Wolverine fails mankind, more Avengers die, villains take their revenge, and the Unity Squad is left shatt ered. The fate of humanity rests in Thor's hands, but can even the God of Thunder defeat the combined might of two Apocalypses? Bring on the bad guys, because Ragnarok is now! COLLECTING: UNCANNY AVENGERS 12-17

Having traveled to the Age of Apocalypse, X-Force team up with the Amazing X-Men for the final push against Apocalypse's heir, in a battle Royale that will force Wolverine to make the hardest choice of his life. One world must die! Plus: someone has wiped out a small town in Northern Montana and in its place a new alien landscape has grown. What is Tabula Rasa? Can Fantomex and Deadpool work together to survive its harsh terrains long enough to unlock its mystery? Then: the fate of the entire world rests on Deadpool's shoulders! A new Death is born! Refugee mutants from the Age of Apocalypse descend on our world! Can the Merc with a Mouth hold off long enough for X-Force to regroup? Is there any hope of staving off the Age of Archangel? Not if Iceman and the Blob have their say. Monsters of doom and glory, Rick Remender (Venom, Punisher), Jerome Opena (Punisher, Moon Knight) and legendary colorist Dean White (Avengers) reunite to serve up another boss bowl of breakneck action in the hottest book on the stands! COLLECTING: UNCANNY X-FORCE 14-18