Bob Harras

It''s the end of an era for the Avengers as the double threat of the infamous Crossing arc and the fury of Onslaught rear their heads! Warriors from the future and secrets from the past abound when Kang the Conqueror appears to set the assembled Avengers against each other in a game for a prize no one can imagine! But when one of their own is revealed to be a deadly enemy, you won''t believe who they recruit to help defeat him! In the aftermath of the Crossing, the Wasp is transformed, the surviving Avengers battle the Zodiac and the megalomaniacal Leader targets the world''s most famous landmarks! Plus: The Avengers must survive an endless assault of old enemies before reckoning with the deadly new menace of Onslaught! As they fight alongside the X-Men, it''s the shocking end of an era for the world''s greatest heroes! Collecting: Avengers (1963) 389-402, Avengers: The Crossing (1995) 1, Avengers: Timeslide (1996) 1, Onslaught: Marvel Universe (1996) 1

One of the darkest eras in Tony Stark''s long history continues as Iron Man battles Iron Man! Dennis O''Neil and Luke McDonnell''s rich storytelling in the latest Marvel Masterworks is a compelling exploration of what makes a man and what makes a hero. Brought to his knees by the bottle and by Obadiah Stane, Tony Stark continues his struggle to regain control of his life. Meanwhile James ''Rhodey'' Rhodes fights to rebuild the empire Stark lost, but the Iron Man armour may drive him mad first. The tension between these headstrong heroes builds until it explodes in a historic war of Iron Men. Only one man can wear the red-and-gold. Who will it be? This volume also features the never-before-reprinted solo saga of Iron Man''s compatriot Jack of Hearts, revealing his mysterious origins in a cosmic quest. Collecting: The Invincible Iron Man (1968) #183-192 & Annual (1970) #7, Marvel Team-Up (1972) #134 and Jack of Hearts (1984) #1-4