"The Red Skull's daughter has unleashed an evil as old as Midgard itself: The Serpent has risen to reclaim Earth, recruiting seven of its most powerful superhumans as his advance guard, the Worthy. The result is all-out action in classic Avengers style! The Thing vs. Red Hulk! Spider-Woman vs. Hulk! Steve Rogers vs. Master Man! And Squirrel Girl vs. the Red Skull's Nazi hordes?! Plus: What happens when Daredevil, the Man Without Fear, stands up to...

Iron Man races to Paris, France, to encounter one of "the Worthy" waiting there for him. How will the ultimate man of science react to a city turned to stone? Iron Man arms himself for the end of the world.

When a counterterrorist organization uses the chaos of Fear Itself to seize a heavily-armed H.A.M.M.E.R. helicarrier and threaten New York City with it, only Wolverine is availabe to defend the city from a possible nuclear attack. Then, Dani Moonstar tries to get Hela, the Norse Queen of the Dead, to help stop the Serpent, but instead has to rescue the goddess, while the other New Mutants end up facing Mephisto in Hell.

Collects Avengers Academy #14-20 & 14.1. During his dark reign, Norman Osborn attempted to mold super-powered teens to further his twisted agenda. so the earth's Mightiest Heroes created the Avengers Academy to reverse his influence on these impressionable heroes. but what happened to the young men and women who weren't enrolled? Will friendship bloom or will fists fly when this year's Avengers Academy students meet the kids who didn't make the cut?...

Witness the violent birth of the all-new Ghose Rider...come to cleanse the earth in a firestorm of Blood, Oil, and Vengeance! Johnny Blaze has been chained to Hell long enough. With the world thrown into chaos in the events of Fear Itself he is given a chance to rid himself of the Spirit of Vengeance forever...and he takes it. The curse is passed onto a new host but Blaze has no idea what nightmares his action has wrought upon the world. Will the...

Also collects Fear Itself: FF #1, Fear Itself: The Worthy One-Shot. As Fear Itself overtakes the world, New York City is mired in chaos ... and Spider-Man struggles to cope with his own crippling fears. He can help end the onslaught - but with his capabilities pushed to the brink, is he up to the challenge? With great power comes great responsibility - but Spider-Man's power is nothing compared to the power of fear, and his responsibility is more...

America blamed Speedball for the deaths of six hundred people in Stamford, Connecticut--the event that sparked the super hero Civil War. And while some have forgiven him, he hasn't forgiven himself. But a new crisis has arisen...fear is spreading throughout the populace...and, while doing charity work in disguise, Robbie Baldwin's true identity is exposed to the people of Stamford. With the world falling apart around him, can Speedball rally the population...

Collects Fear Itself: Wolverine #1-3 & New Mutants (2009) #29-32. When a dormant group of rogue S.T.R.I.K.E. agents gains control of a H.A.M.M.E.R. helicarrier and threatens to unleash its nuclear payload on New York, only Wolverine stands in the way. The best there is at what he does will have to wade through a squadron of genetically enhanced super-soldiers to stop the madman at the helm of the flying death machine before he wipes out the Eastern...