AVENGER VS. AVENGER! Thanos has been defeated, but the Avengers' biggest challenge may come from within their own ranks! Captain America makes a discovery that may tear the team apart! And: Witness the origin of one of the Avengers' greatest villains! COLLECTING: MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS ASSEMBLE: CIVIL WAR #1-4.

We are living in the age of the superhero and we cannot deny it. Avengers Assemble! is a vibrant and theoretically informed interrogation of one of the defining and most financially successful film franchises of the new millennium. In the first single-authored monograph on the topic of the Marvel cinematic universe, Terence McSweeney asks, "Why has the superhero genre reemerged so emphatically in recent years?" In an age where people have stopped going to the cinema as frequently as they used to, they returned to it in droves for the superhero film. What is it about these films that has resonated with audiences all around the globe? Are they just disposable pop culture artifacts or might they have something interesting to say about the fears and anxieties of the world we live in today? Beginning with Iron Man in 2008, this study provocatively explores both the cinematic and the televisual branches of the series across ten dynamic and original chapters from a diverse range of critical perspectives which analyse their status as an embodiment of the changing industrial practices of the blockbuster film and their symbolic potency as affective cultural artifacts that are profoundly immersed in the turbulent political climate of their era.

Collects Avengers Assemble #1-8. A perfect jumping-on point, featuring the cast of the summer blockbuster - but in Marvel Universe continuity! But who is behind the villianous Zodiac's return? None other than Thanos, the mad Titan, who has claimed Earth as his own! The Avengers team up with cosmic blockbusters the Guardians of the Galaxy to bring Thanos some cosmically-charged pain!

Relive the exciting adventures of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, and the rest of the Avengers team! Actual frames from the TV episodes highlight the action in the story and fascinating facts about favorite super heroes and villains make for a fully immersive experience. Feel like you are a part of the action and become an expert on each of your favorite characters!

Collects Marvel Universe Avengers Assemble #1-4 and material from Free Comic Book Day 2013 (Avengers/Hulk).Featuring screen-capture images from MARVEL’S AVENGERS ASSEMBLE! Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, the Avengers, explode onto the scene with an all-new all-ages series based on the hit animated series now airing on Disney XD! To save his own life, the Red Skull must transfer his mind into the body of his greatest foe: Captain America! When the Red Skull captures Iron Man’s armor, the Avengers’ deadliest enemy now wields the strongest weapon on Earth! How can the Avengers beat the Iron Skull? It’s up to Falcon to save the day when a mysterious foe turns the Avengers into evil ghosts! When Dr. Doom uses Asgardian magic to summon a Midgard Serpent, what will Thor sacrifice to stop him? The Avengers assemble to take down a rampaging beast in the heart of New York City!

Twice the action, twice the danger! THE AVENGERS return for an all-new volume of evil smashing! When RED SKULL seeks refuge on earth from an even greater villain, the Avengers must face their most dangerous foe yet: THANOS OF TITAN! A new chapter in the story of EARTH'S MIGHTIEST HEROES begins here! COLLECTING: MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS ASSEMBLE SEASON TWO 1-4.

Earth's Mightiest Heroes, the Avengers, explode onto the scene with acti on-packed all-ages adventures! The Avengers face their deadliest foe yet (or is that their dead-est foe yet?), when Dracula, King of the Vampires, arrives to drain the team of their powers! Then, the Avengers face the Super-Adaptoid, a powerful robot that can mimic any of their abilities! It's acti on aplenty from your favorite heroes, based on the hit animated series now airing on Disney XD! Collects MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #5-8.