Nova story arcs

Loki schemes to destroy the world's heroes by recruiting the Prime Movers: Magneto, Kingpin, Mandarin, Wizard, Dr. Doom, and the Red Skull and setting them to attack heroes they normally would not.

Many empires are still rebuilding in the wake of the Annihilation, while others lay in ruins. Enemies new and old rise up in this opportunistic moment to take control of entire empires.

Adam Warlock's bad side, the Magus, separates from his body and assembles the Infinity Gauntlet. Magus creates doppelgangers of Earth's heroes as part of his plan to recreate a universe of evil.