Plot
WHOSE SIDE... ARE YOU ON?
The clouds are quickly building on the horizon for a storm that will split the Marvel Universe down the middle, and the line is drawn here!
Ripped from the pages of New Avengers comes the explosive hidden story of the Marvel Universe's secret past, the secret history of Marvel's most secret team - how they came together, and how they are ripped apart - setting the stage for Civil War
Meanwhile, Spider-Man's got a new lease on life, new powers and a new costume with some very special features - courtesy of his new best friend, Tony Stark. So what could possibly go wrong? Lots, true believer. The bonds that Spider-Man now forges may very well determine his capacity to withstand the coming storm.
And finally, a mysterious object has fallen from the heavens to crash in the midwest, and Reed Richards of the Fantastic Four has been called in to try to piece together the puzzle surrounding it. what is it, and how will it lead into Civil War and the return of a Marvel mainstay?
Collecting The New Avengers: Illuminati one-shot, Amazing Spider-Man #529-531 and Fantastic Four #536-537 - written by Brian Muchael Bendis and J. Michael Straczynski: and illustrated by Alex Maleev, Ron Garney, Mike Mckone and Tyler Kirkham.