Avengers: The Initiative — Marvel
Issue: #26
A shocking new era begins for the Initiative! Where Camp Hammond once trained future Avengers, Camp H.A.M.M.E.R. now trains tomorrow's Dark Avengers! Under orders from Norman Osborn, your new Principals are Taskmaster and the criminal kingpin, the Hood. They’re registering villains as heroes and spreading Norman’s empire across the nation with such specialized classes as How to Fake Being Champion...
Creators: Joe Quesada, Joe Caramagna, Tom Brevoort, Christos N. Gage, Jeanine Schaefer, Rafa Sandoval, Roger Bonet, Edgar Delgado, Matteo De Longis
Characters: Norman Osborn, Diamondback, Taskmaster, Slapstick, Ironclad, Vapor, Vector, X-Ray, Gauntlet, Komodo, Bandit, Stronghold, Barracuda, Darkling, Rage, Black Mamba, Slaughter Boy, Patrick, Sunstreak, Impulse
Story arcs: Dark Reign