The Avengers are on the run! The villainous Norman Osborn was the unlikely hero of Earth's victory over the alien Skrulls in the Secret Invasion, and he has used his newfound political cache to set himself up as the head of H.A.M.M.E.R, the new national peacekeeping force. Driven underground by the Superhuman Registration Act, the Avengers must battle Osborn behind the scenes. Osborn has anointed the Hood as the new kingpin of crime, and the Avengers...

"In an epic story arc that began with Avengers Disassembled--and extended through the House of M, Civil War, and Secret Invasion--the greatest villains of the Marvel Universe are ready to make their final move against a target from time immemorial: the hallowed halls of Asgard! ..."--P. [4] of cover.

Norman Osborn leads the Avengers Resistance as they make their final stand against the Initiative.