"After thousands of years living as a man and fighting in man's bloody, petty conflicts, Ares joined the ranks of Earth's Mightiest Heroes: the Avengers. Now, Norman Osborn-- the new head of the corrupted Dark Avengers and director of the paramilitary intelligence agency H.A.M.M.E.R.-- wants the finest fighting force the God of War can provide. And that's exactly what Ares will need when the mission becomes personal! But can even the hardest and sharpest...

Collects Dark Avengers (2009) #1-6, #9-16 and Annual #1. Dark times call for Dark Avengers! As Norman Osborn's Dark Reign begins, he assembles a terrifying team in his own image! Who are his handpicked Hawkeye, Spider-Man, Wolverine, Ms. Marvel and more? The answers will shock you! Donning the armor of Iron Patriot, stormin' Norman leads his Avengers into action - but soon they'll face a foe they can't defeat: the deadly, deranged Molecule Man! Meanwhile,...

With the Thunderbolts lost in time, a new group steps in to replace them: the Dark Avengers! Featuring Dark Scarlet Witch, Dark Spider-Man, Trickshot, Ragnarok ... and Luke Cage? But as the T-Bolts battle Dr. Doom in the past for the fate of the future, Cage learns of the Dark Avengers' deadly new mission - and Skaar, son of Hulk, discovers the team's secret agenda!

Two exciting Ares series in one action packed collection. First, after thousands of years living as a man and fighting in man's bloody, petty conflicts, Ares joined the ranks of Earth's mightiest heroes - the Avengers. Now Norman Osborn - the new head of the corrupted Dark Avengers and director of the paramilitary intelligence agency H.A.M.M.E.R. - wants the finest fighting force the God of War can provide. He charges Ares with hand-picking an elite...

The Dark Avengers are pitted against a foe they cannot defeat: A man with the power over every molecule in the world! Norman can't talk his way out of this one as the world gets turned upside down and then...someone dies.