Norman Osborn may be running the show, but not every super-villain is going to accept the new world order. But who -- or what -- is ZODIAC? In this dark, brooding tale that snakes through the underbelly of the modern Marvel Universe, the new breed of super-villain has finally arrived! The order of the day is "mischief for mischief's sake," and no one -- neither hero *nor* villain -- is safe!

The Melter, The Executioner, The Enchantress, Egghead, Big Zero, and Coat of Arms: they call themselves the Young Avengers, teenage rebels, on the run from the authorities, hated and feared by a world they've sworn to protect. Their interests include interspecies romance, modern art, and bloody murder. Everything is permitted, and so are they. Until they meet the original Young Avengers. And then their grey areas will come home to roost.

America's favorite sociopath-turned-symbiote-host-turned-hero-hunter now takes the spotlight as Norman Osborn's sinister Spider-Man. In DARK REIGN, people like Mac Gargan can be heroes and it's time the "villains" were taken care of.

After the shocking conclusion to Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia, Norman Osborn decides it's time to reveal his endgame—and the entire Marvel Universe must pay!

After the shocking conclusion to Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia, Norman Osborn decides it's time to reveal his endgame—and the entire Marvel Universe must pay!

After the shocking conclusion to Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia, Norman Osborn decides it's time to reveal his endgame—and the entire Marvel Universe must pay!

After the shocking conclusion to Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia, Norman Osborn decides it's time to reveal his endgame—and the entire Marvel Universe must pay!

After the shocking conclusion to Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia, Norman Osborn decides it's time to reveal his endgame—and the entire Marvel Universe must pay!

After the shocking conclusion to Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia, Norman Osborn decides it's time to reveal his endgame—and the entire Marvel Universe must pay!

After the shocking conclusion to Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia, Norman Osborn decides it's time to reveal his endgame—and the entire Marvel Universe must pay!

efore he was the ultimate power broker in the Marvel Universe, Norman Osborn was better known as the Green Goblin – the insane arch nemesis of everyone’s friendly neighborhood Spider-Man! Now, experience an early turning point in the ongoing war between the wall-crawler and his glider-riding rival – the unmasking of Norman Osborn from AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #39-40 (1966) – like you’ve never seen it before, fully remastered with modern coloring. Also featuring an all-new framing sequence and a Saga-style recap of the complete history of the Green Goblin!

Learn how each member of this sinister syndicate intends to realize their own dark plans--and perhaps how they intend to deal with each other should it prove necessary!

Get the 411 on the Secret Warriors, the Agents of Atlas, War Machine, Ronin & Mockingbird, and the Skrull Kill Krew during DARK REIGN.

One-half benevolent philanthropist/One-half underworld mastermind, Mr. Negative has carved out a substantial slice of the big apple for himself over the past year. But when the super-villain mastermind The Hood strikes at the heart of Mr. Negative’s criminal operations with a whole horde of classic Arachno-Foes (including The Scorcher, Speed Demon, The Squid and the long awaited return of the White Rabbit), Spider-Man is left to clean up the mess between these two violent nemeses.

Five brutal stories exploring how the changes wrought by DARK REIGN have affected the criminal community throughout the Marvel Universe! Spymaster takes on a hazardous assignment for Norman Osborn! Attuma is resurrected by Doctor Doom! A new Jack O'Lantern confronts the police! Gamma Corps confronts the Iron Patriot! And the new Enforcer marks his territory with the Hood!

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The Dark Avenger Bullseye cuts loose! The media knows him only as Hawkeye--but we know he's really the psychopath named Bullseye! How does the world's deadliest assassin fit in with Norman Osborn's hand-picked team of public do-gooders?

Dark Reign strikes Marvel’s first family—in an explosive way! Prepared to be blown away as: HAMMER agents attack the Baxter Building. Reed changes everything. The Human Torch suffers a horrible loss and Franklin and Val go shopping. There's Time travel, Alternate realities, Celestials, Eternals, Deviants and Doombots... and more important than all of that, we find out the answer to the question: What is the Bridge?

She's the deadliest woman in the world... and she's never been in worse shape. Broken, beaten, and tortured by alien scientists, Elektra stumbles to freedom in the aftermath of the Skrull invasion. Now she struggles and fights to stay barely alive, and to clear her name for atrocities committed by an impostor.

It's the latest mighty Marvel handbook, straight from the files of Norman Osborn! The Dark Reign's chief power broker assembles a case study of professional criminals on the superhuman grid -scrutinizing threat, loyalty, influence, power, and expendability. In the words of the Green Goblin himself: "Our purpose is to know our enemies - and our enemies' enemies - as we do ourselves."