When Peter Quill abandons the Guardians to become Emperor of Spartax, Rocket grabs the reins as team leader - backed up by Drax, Venom, Groot, Kitty Pryde and brand-new Guardian Ben Grimm, the Ever-Lovin' Blue-Eyed Thing! But what could put the team in Emperor Quill's crosshairs? Meanwhile, Gamora makes her return - but will it be a welcome one after eight months away? Plus: Yotat the Destroyer is here - and he will have blood. Venom and Groot face...

Doctor Strange is back, and the search for his successor begins, but will it be the end of the Avengers? Desperately seeking the inheritor of his power, he reunites with his Avengers teammates to discover the anointed one before someone evil stakes their claim for mastery of the mystic arts!

They're your Avengers, and they are here to protect you! Except...things are not as they seem. With the real Avengers underground, who are these Avenger doppelgangers, and why have they been assembled?

Collects What If Jessica Jones Had Joined The Avengers?, What If Karen Page Had Lived?, What If Aunt May Had Died Instead Of Uncle Ben?, What If Dr. Doom Had Become The Thing?, What If Magneto Had Formed The X-Men With Professor X?, What If General Ross Had Become The Hulk? The House of Ideas once again poses the question, "What if?" The hottest creators in comics take on Marvel's top characters - turning their lives upside-down in the name of entertainment!...

Introducing...the United Order! This all-new all-star group of alien warriors representing all voices in the newly formed United Planets comes to the new Justice League looking for help. The biggest threat to the universe is on the loose, and all roads lead to...Superman. As the Justice League heads to deep space, back on Earth, Checkmate breaks into the Hall of Justice looking for clues to Black Canary's secret affiliation. All this, and Black Adam...

Why has Earth suddenly become the most important planet in the galaxy? The Guardians of the Galaxy plan to find out! Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket Raccoon, Groot - and the invincible Iron Man - embark on an explosive adventure! The secrets they discover will rattle readers for years to come! But while Earth deals with a brutal Badoon invasion, the Guardians' fate has been decided millions of miles away! Then, Heaven's most fearsome angel comes for...

DC's biggest, newest mystery starts here! When a fight between Superman and Mongul crashes into a small Northwestern town, Naomi begins to uncover the last time a super-powered person visited her home-and how that might tie into her own origins and adoption. Follow Naomi's journey on a quest that will take her to the heart of the DC Universe and unfold a universe of ideas and stories that have never been seen before. Join writers Brian Michael Bendis...

Collects Dark Avengers #13-16 & Dark Avengers Annual 1. The origin of the Sentry is revealed. Bullseye commits an unspeakable act of murder. Victoria Hand wonders if she's gone too far. And as he plans the final stages of his Siege of Asgard, Norman Osborn begins to succumb to the evil legacy of the Green Goblin.

A new Iron Age begins! From the violent streets of Chicago, an armored hero rises! Clad in her own Iron Man suit, Riri Williams is ready to show the world what she can do as the self-made hero of tomorrow. Her technology just might change the world forever - if she survives that long! But is she ready for all the problems that come with stepping into Iron Man's jet boots? Problems like her first big villain. And the other guy running around as shell-head....

Collects New Avengers: Illuminati (2006) #1 and New Avengers: Illuminati (2007) #1-5. The Illuminati will see you now! They are an elite group of the planet's most powerful and influential heroes, who meet in secret to guide Earth through its greatest crises. Nobody knows they exist - and that's the way they want it! Join Iron Man, Professor X, Black Bolt, the Sub-Mariner and Mister Fantastic as they take on the threats no one else can handle - and...