1. The fan-favorite anti-hero from AVENGERS: INITIATIVE explodes into his own mini-series! Taskmaster has trained hench-thugs for every terrorist organization and criminal cartel in the Marvel Universe. So when the rumor starts that he's turned traitor and now works for STEVE ROGERS, a billion-dollar bounty is put on his head, and every cadre of costumed fanatics — A.I.M., Hydra, Ultimatum, the Sons of the Serpent, everyone — looks to collect. Now Taskmaster has to fight hordes upon hordes of his psychopathic students while at the same time figuring out who framed him — which requires him figuring out who he really is! That's right, the man with the photographic reflexes has no memory of his true identity — and you'll learn the unexpected truth along with him! The action-packed SECRET ORIGIN of Taskmaster begins here, courtesy of New York Times bestselling writer Fred Van Lente (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, INCREDIBLE HERCULES, MARVEL ZOMBIES) and acclaimed artist Jefté Palo (DOCTOR VOODOO)!
2. Everyone's favorite anti-hero continues the quest for his secret origin (so secret he himself doesn't even know it) to drug war-torn Mexico, where even the billion-dollar bounty hunters of The Org, the mysterious super villain underground, fear to tread. But instead, he discovers an even more formidable threat: the newest murderous Marvel sensation, the bad guy you'll be talking about for years, or possibly minutes. Are you prepared for the senses-shattering debut of... THE DON OF THE DEAD? (Hint: No. You're not.)
3. GUEST-STARRING NICK FURY AND STEVE ROGERS, SUPER-SOLDIER! Fan-favorite anti-hero Taskmaster and his thoroughly involuntary sidekick/love interest Mercedes Merced are on the precipice of unlocking Tasky's secret origin, which is so secret even he doesn't know what it is. The final leg of the journey involves storming a foreboding Bavarian castle... high in the South American Andes? And if that wasn't bizarre enough, Taskmaster finds goose-stepping Seig-Heiling death in 'THE TOWN WHERE EVERYONE IS HITLER'. You need to read it to believe it! We guarantee you won't read a stranger tale this year without the benefit of chemical enhancement!
4. GUEST-STARRING THE SECRET AVENGERS! Steve Rogers' Black Ops heroes are desperately trying to head off Taskmaster before he finally unlocks his own secret origin — and so is The Org, the secret criminal underground that links all the Marvel Universe's villain organizations together! What are both heroes and villains afraid of? What horrible truth lies behind years of deception that will unmake Marvel U history? Who is Taskmaster? Where did he get his powers? And most importantly of all — what havoc will he wreak once he finds out?