Avengers The Initiative (2007 Marvel) #27A & 28

Written by CHRISTOS N. GAGE. Art by RAFA SANDOVAL. Cover by MATTEO DE LONGIS. Blastaar's alien army has seized 42, the Initiative's prison in the Negative Zone. Someone has to take it back, and the Taskmaster has assembled a team to do just that. But when Komodo looks around her at the squad of Z-list super-villains she's supposed to go into battle with, she wonders if this is a recovery job...or a suicide mission! And when she encounters familiar faces who had been incarcerated within the prison, will they be friend or foe? Also, because you demanded it--the return of Butterball! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

Written by CHRISTOS N. GAGE. Art by RAFA SANDOVAL. Cover by MATTEO DELONGIS. The seeds of discontent bear fruit in the new Initiative as several members rebel against Norman Osborn's new regime, and one state team openly secedes...but Norman and the Taskmaster don't take kindly to disobedience. The Avengers Resistance is having troubles of its own, however, as one New Warrior quits...another is taken prisoner...and Tigra's campaign of revenge escalates. Meanwhile, the therapy sessions between Trauma and Penance take what could be a very dangerous turn...and Butterball fever hits America! It's action, intrigue and tangled webs being weaved in the mighty Marvel manner! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.