Title:
Avengers: The Initiative
Synopsis:
Home Field Advantage
And that’s where being a race of warriors works against you--you assume we’re all brave. Didn’t count on a weaselly, ant-size coward sitting out the fight, did ya? Oh man...good thing my mask protects me from her pheromones. It’s all I can do not to climb those twin peaks and settle in for winter...Focus, dude. Remember she’s a lizard. A lizard with luscious, firm, ripe... “
—Ant-Man
Appearing in ”Home Field Advantage”
Featured Characters:
Initiative
Shadow Initiative
Bengal (Duc No Tranh)
Constrictor (Frank Schlichting)
Mutant Zero
Trauma (Terry Ward)
Cadets
Crusader (Aubrey Thompson)
Ant-Man (Eric O’Grady)
Batwing (Jimmy Santini)
Annex (Alex Ellis)
Point Men
3-D Man (Delroy Garrett)
Devil-Slayer (Eric Payne)
Desert Stars
Komodo (Melati Kusuma)
Staff
Physique
Baron von Blitzschlag
Heavy Hitters (First appearance)
Gravity (Greg Willis)
Hardball (Roger Brokeridge)
Nonstop (First appearance)
Telemetry (First appearance)
Mavericks
⏴ Jocasta ⏵
Called (Utah Initiative) (Mentioned) (Name revealed)
Skrull Kill Krew
Riot (Heidi Sladkin)
Ryder
Supporting Characters:
Chuck Chandler
Hal Chandler
Peggy Chandler
Secret Warriors
Colonel Nick Fury
Phobos (Alex Aaron)
Quake (Daisy Johnson)
Druid (Sebastian Druid)
Antagonists:
Skrull Empire
Skrull Armada
Spider-Woman (Veranke)
Yellowjacket (Criti Noll)
Dum-Dum Dugan Skrull
Unnamed Heavy Hitters Skrull infiltrator (Corpse, skeleton or other remains)
Unnamed Called infiltrator (Death) (Mentioned)
Other Characters:
Mrs. Green
Gauntlet’s daughter
Bengal’s wife
Minh Tranh
Other children
Young Avengers (Cameo)
Wiccan (Billy Kaplan) (Cameo)
Vision (Jonas) (Cameo)
Hawkeye (Kate Bishop) (Cameo)
Patriot (Eli Bradley) (Cameo)
S.H.I.E.L.D.
Cape-Killers
Clay Quartermain (Mentioned)
Val Defontaine (Mentioned)
Dum-Dum Dugan (Mentioned)
S.W.O.R.D. (Mentioned)
Avengers (Mentioned)
Fantastic Four (Mentioned)
Brad Pitt (Mentioned) (Topical Reference)
Angelina Jolie (Mentioned) (Topical Reference)
Locations:
United States of America
Camp Hammond
Camp Hammond Day Care Center
Infirmary
Constrictor’s Quarters
The Zero Room, Mutant Zero’s Quarters
Main Courtyard
Sewer system
Skrull War Room
Nevada
New Mexico
The Chandlers’ bomb shelter
Mavericks Headquarters
Nick Fury’s Safehouse
Utah
Hawaii (Appears on screen)
Earth Orbit (Mentioned)
S.W.O.R.D.’s orbital station (Mentioned)
Items:
Original 3-D Man Googles
Shadow Cloak
Patriot’s Uniform (Cameo)
Events:
World War II (Mentioned)
Synopsis for ”Home Field Advantage”
Synopsis not yet written
And that’s where being a race of warriors works against you--you assume we’re all brave. Didn’t count on a weaselly, ant-size coward sitting out the fight, did ya? Oh man...good thing my mask protects me from her pheromones. It’s all I can do not to climb those twin peaks and settle in for winter...Focus, dude. Remember she’s a lizard. A lizard with luscious, firm, ripe... “
—Ant-Man
Appearing in ”Home Field Advantage”
Featured Characters:
Initiative
Shadow Initiative
Bengal (Duc No Tranh)
Constrictor (Frank Schlichting)
Mutant Zero
Trauma (Terry Ward)
Cadets
Crusader (Aubrey Thompson)
Ant-Man (Eric O’Grady)
Batwing (Jimmy Santini)
Annex (Alex Ellis)
Point Men
3-D Man (Delroy Garrett)
Devil-Slayer (Eric Payne)
Desert Stars
Komodo (Melati Kusuma)
Staff
Physique
Baron von Blitzschlag
Heavy Hitters (First appearance)
Gravity (Greg Willis)
Hardball (Roger Brokeridge)
Nonstop (First appearance)
Telemetry (First appearance)
Mavericks
⏴ Jocasta ⏵
Called (Utah Initiative) (Mentioned) (Name revealed)
Skrull Kill Krew
Riot (Heidi Sladkin)
Ryder
Supporting Characters:
Chuck Chandler
Hal Chandler
Peggy Chandler
Secret Warriors
Colonel Nick Fury
Phobos (Alex Aaron)
Quake (Daisy Johnson)
Druid (Sebastian Druid)
Antagonists:
Skrull Empire
Skrull Armada
Spider-Woman (Veranke)
Yellowjacket (Criti Noll)
Dum-Dum Dugan Skrull
Unnamed Heavy Hitters Skrull infiltrator (Corpse, skeleton or other remains)
Unnamed Called infiltrator (Death) (Mentioned)
Other Characters:
Mrs. Green
Gauntlet’s daughter
Bengal’s wife
Minh Tranh
Other children
Young Avengers (Cameo)
Wiccan (Billy Kaplan) (Cameo)
Vision (Jonas) (Cameo)
Hawkeye (Kate Bishop) (Cameo)
Patriot (Eli Bradley) (Cameo)
S.H.I.E.L.D.
Cape-Killers
Clay Quartermain (Mentioned)
Val Defontaine (Mentioned)
Dum-Dum Dugan (Mentioned)
S.W.O.R.D. (Mentioned)
Avengers (Mentioned)
Fantastic Four (Mentioned)
Brad Pitt (Mentioned) (Topical Reference)
Angelina Jolie (Mentioned) (Topical Reference)
Locations:
United States of America
Camp Hammond
Camp Hammond Day Care Center
Infirmary
Constrictor’s Quarters
The Zero Room, Mutant Zero’s Quarters
Main Courtyard
Sewer system
Skrull War Room
Nevada
New Mexico
The Chandlers’ bomb shelter
Mavericks Headquarters
Nick Fury’s Safehouse
Utah
Hawaii (Appears on screen)
Earth Orbit (Mentioned)
S.W.O.R.D.’s orbital station (Mentioned)
Items:
Original 3-D Man Googles
Shadow Cloak
Patriot’s Uniform (Cameo)
Events:
World War II (Mentioned)
Synopsis for ”Home Field Advantage”
Synopsis not yet written
Cover Date:
Nov 2008
Publisher:
Marvel Comics
Barcode:
759606060849
Issue Number:
17
Year:
2008
Variant Number:
01711- Secret Invasion
Printing:
1
Country:
United States
Cover Price:
$2.99
Era:
Modern Age
Genre:
Superhero
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Language:
English
Type of Comic:
Magazine
Characters:
Avengers
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Date Added:
2018-07-02 22:18:49
Series:
Avengers
Story Arc:
Secret Invasion*Home Field Advantage
Automatic Estimated Value:
~$1.35
Automatic Estimated Date:
2024-08-13
Date Added:
2018-07-02 22:18:49
Created By:
Dan Slott & Christos Gage
Avengers Creators, Stan Lee & Jack Kirby 1st App. Avengers #1 (July, 1963) https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers_(Earth-616)
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Writer:
Dan Slott
Christos N. Gage
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Artist:
Harvey Tolibao
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Penciller:
Harvey Tolibao
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Inker:
Harvey Tolibao
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Colorist:
Jay David Ramos
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Cover Artist:
Mark Brooks
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Letterer:
Chris Eliopoulos
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Editor:
Tom Brevoort
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