It Can't Reign All The Time

For nearly a year now, Norman Osborne and his Cabal of villainous associates have lorded their position in the Marvel Universe to turn the tables on the heroes of Earth and reshape the world to serve their dark ambitions. Ambitions that now turn to Asgard. If you've been reading Thor, you're aware that Loki's alliance with Doctor Doom has maneuvered the realm of Asgard to reside above the kingdom of Latveria. But this geographic shuffle was just the beginning of what's in store for Asgard, and in January, Norman Osborne and his goons move to lay siege to the realm thus crossing the final obstacle off his List to secure his power once and for all! Can Osborne accomplish such a quest? Will the dissension in the ranks of the Cabal impede Osborne's plans? Can the return of Marvel's greatest hero fight and assemble his fellow champions to end the Cabal's dark reign and usher in a new age of heroes? If you want to know, you've got to sign up for Siege!

This is an event seven years in the making. As readers and fans, we have seen our Avengers disassembled, the X-Men decimated, the heroes divided and invaded, but will they be defeated? It all goes down here! If you don't want to miss the next exciting chapter of the Marvel Universe, these are the books you will need:

Siege: Cabal - A One-shot special arriving in stores December 2, 2209.

Siege #1 - The first of a four issue mini-series begins on January 6th, 2010.

Also available in January as part of this event:

Siege: Embedded #1 - A "Frontline" style four issue mini-series detailing the shift in how Norman Osborne's savvy use of the media finally turns against him and his Dark Avengers. Their true natures will be exposed to the world and their secrets behind this attack on the Gods of the Golden realm will be revealed!

Siege: Storming Asgard - Heroes & Villains - A handbook that takes you inside Osborne's plan of attack, the players at his disposal and the heroes in his way!

The events of Siege will also cary on through out many of your favorite monthly books:

December 2009:

Avengers: The Initiative #31

January 2010:

Avengers: The Initiative #32
Dark Avengers #13
Dark Wolverine #82
New Avengers #61

I can't speak for everyone at the shop, but I believe all of us are really anticipating this event! If you want more information, talk to us at the store or check out the info in this month's Marvel Previews which is in stock now! In the meantime this is the official trailer for SIEGE from Marvel.com! Enjoy!