For Earth's Mightiest Heroes and the Illuminati, it all ends here! After two years of carefully crafting his cataclysmic saga, writer Jonathan Hickman jumps ahead eight months to the grand finale, the honest-to-goodness immediate future of the Marvel Universe...and the day of the Final Incursion! The Illuminati's desperate, world-destroying actions have fragmented the Avengers, turning lifelong friends into sworn foes! But as the final incursion looms, will the Avengers, Illuminati and Cabal band together to save what they can, or destroy one another? And have all the battles they've endured, and the sacrifices they've made, prepared either group for the inevitable moment where time runs out...and the Secret Wars begin? The final act of the astonishing climax to Jonathan Hickman's legendary run is here!

COLLECTING: Avengers 43-44, New Avengers 31-33

Nick Fury, former director of the now-defunct S.H.I.E.L.D, has gathered a special handpicked team. Young and untested, the Secret Warriors are the offspring of the most powerful forces on Earth...and with Fury's guidance, they might just have what it takes to save the world. But their mission is upended when Fury uncovers a bombshell Hydra conspiracy that reaches back for decades, to the very beginnings of S.H.I.E.L.D.!

COLLECTING: Secret Warriors 1-16, Dark Reign: The List - Secret Warriors 1, material from Dark Reign: New Nation 1

Flash Thompson is Spider-Man's biggest fan. That hero worship inspired him to join the Army, where he became a decorated war hero. And though he lost his legs, Flash never lost his dignity - or his desire to serve. Now, the government has offered him a chance to don the alien Venom symbiote and be a hero once again! Now, Flash Thompson is Venom, the government's most lethal special operative. But Flash soon finds himself losing control of his own mind to the symbiote! And when his nemesis Jack O'Lantern blackmails Flash into serving the merciless Crime-Master, can Venom complete his mission and save his loved ones? Plus: What if the Venom symbiote bonded with...Deadpool?

COLLECTING: Venom (2011) 1-12, Venom/Deadpool: What If? 1

For Earth's Mightiest Heroes and the Illuminati, it has all been building to this. After two years of carefully crafting his cataclysmic saga, writer Jonathan Hickman jumps ahead eight months to the grand finale, the honest-to-goodness immediate future of the Marvel Universe...and the day of the Final Incursion! After the revelation of the Illuminati's desperate, world-destroying actions, the Avengers are fragmented! What has become of Earth's Mightiest Heroes over the past eight months? What will happen when the Avengers, Illuminati and Cabal clash? And have all the battles they've endured, and the sacrifices they've made, prepared either group for the inevitable moment where time runs out for everybody? The third act of the astonishing climax to Jonathan Hickman's legendary run is here!

COLLECTING: Avenger s 40-42, New Avengers 29-30

The Avengers are fragmented! While one group seeks out the Illuminati for a confrontation, another takes the fight to the new Cabal! What has become of Tony Stark...to say nothing of Doctor Strange...!

COLLECTING: Avengers 38-39, New Avengers 26-28

A rising superpower answers the call in the face of an ancient evil. The City of the Dead prepares to rise. A.I.M. Empire makes its stand. In one catastophic moment, an Avengers World world erupts into flames. The Uprising begins!

COLLECTING: Avengers World 6-9, Avengers 34.1

Le banche si trovano di fronte a un bivio: salvare se stesse o salvare il paese e le aziende? Quale modello di servizio è oggi praticabile? Con quale tipo di azionisti? Le risposte coinvolgono in maniera forte accademici, manager, legislatori ma soprattutto mettono in luce come il destino delle banche sia indissolubilmente legato a quello delle imprese, chiamate anch'esse a scelte complesse e difficili sotto il profilo della strategia e della proprietà, statale o familiare che sia. Sullo sfondo, il ruolo dello Stato: non più come erogatore di risorse, ma come fattore di produzione di buone regole e buone soluzioni che possano facilitare quello scambio di risorse finanziarie fra banche e imprese, cruciale per l'intero sistema paese. I destini sono quindi indissolubilmente incrociati. Al centro della riflessione dell'autore il ruolo e la responsabilità che il sistema finanziario ha nei confronti del sistema industriale e del paese più in generale. Ciò non solo alla luce dell'esigenza di un nuovo sviluppo ma anche di fronte alla prossima scadenza che sancisce il passaggio da un sistema bancario vigilato a livello domestico a uno realmente integrato a livello europeo, sotto il controllo della BCE.

Collects stories featuring special team-ups between members of the X-Men and the Avengers, including Thor and Iceman facing off against Frost Giants, and Spider-Woman and Kitty Pryde investigating aliens.

Iron Man and Hulk make a friendly wager on who can find a missing scientist first, while Yun Guang Han threatens to realease a bacterium that would bring humanity to its end, and Black Widow takes a mysterious trip to Siberia.

Between keeping New York City safe as Spider-Man, being a member of two Avengers teams and the FF, and his day job at Horizon Labs, Peter Parker's life is as crazy as it's ever been. And it's about to get even crazier. Welcome to Spider-Island, where a million New Yorkers suddenly possess Spider-Man's powers - but none of the responsibility! Can Spidey play world-saving super hero while the Big Apple gets eaten alive from the inside out when he's suddenly not quite so special? When he's surrounded by a million people just as powerful as him? When even his girlfriend is web-swinging through the city? And just wait until you meet J. Jonah Jameson, the Spectacular Spider-Mayor!

COLLECTING: Amazing Spider -Man 666-673, Venom 6-9, Spider -Island : Deadly Foes , material from Amazing Spider -Man 659-660, 662-665, Spider-Island Spotlight

The Doc Ock story you've waited 50 years for! Doctor Otto Octavious holds the entire earth hostage with his dying breath. What price will Spider-Man have to pay to buy the whole world one more day?

COLLECTING: Ends of Earth 1, Amazing Spider-Man 682-687, Avenging Spider-Man 8

Reed Richards has detected a trio of dimensionalanomalies that could rip the universe apart. Sounds like a job for the new FF! But if you thought the FF stood for the Fantastic Four, think again! In the aftermath of Johnny Storm's tragic death, best bud Spider-Man has taken his place in the newly minted Future Foundation--standing alongside Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, the Thing and a coterie of precocious kids to bravely bring the tomorrow into the now...by fighting a horde of zombie pirates and the Sinister Six! Plus: can Spider-Man survive a day as a substitute teacher for the Avengers Acadamy?

COLLECTING: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #658-662.

THE SCORPION was just the beginning! Alistair Smythe, THE SPIDER-SLAYER, has returned, and Mac Garganisn't the only subjecthe's upgraded. The Spider-Slayer is about to unleash an entire INSECT ARMY on Spider-Man's world! And as part of his ultimate revenge, Smythe is out to turn one of Spidey's first ever victories into one of his biggest losses. Everyone is at risk. Big changes are coming!

Torino, quartiere San Paolo. Accanto alla via intitolata all'eroe della Resistenza Paolo Braccini c'è via Francesco Millio; è una strada anonima come tante, più brutta che insignificante, attorniata da condomini in stile anni '50. Ci sarebbe davvero poco da dire su via Millio, se non fosse per quella ammaccatura circolare al centro della saracinesca metallica di un negozio. È lì, immobile, dal 9 marzo 1979. Quel giorno in via Millio - durante una sparatoria tra un commando di Prima linea e una pattuglia di polizia - esplosero sessantaquattro pallottole: una trafisse il torace di Emanuele Iurilli, studente di diciotto anni. Morì per caso, mentre stava rientrando da scuola. Quella di Emanuele lurilli è una delle tante cicatrici incise nei muri di Torino. A ricordarle, a raccontarne il dolore e lo smarrimento, l'indignazione e la rabbia, la reazione e la rivolta, sono due giovani autori - Stefano Caselli e Davide Valentini, torinesi entrambi - che non hanno ricordi diretti degli anni '70 ma hanno però in comune lo stupore per la scoperta di una città a volte inafferrabile e di strade percorse abitualmente che sono state teatro di appostamenti, scontri, attentati e omicidi solo pochi anni prima che loro nascessero. Hanno raccolto memorie e storie, hanno ascoltato i parenti delle vittime e recuperato le testimonianze sui tanti cittadini comuni - piccoli imprenditori, guardie carcerarie, poliziotti, consiglieri comunali, dirigenti d'azienda, baristi e studenti...

The distinctive nature of the European pe/vc environment is on display in Stefano Caselli's presentation of its complete conceptual framework, from the volatile (its financial side) to the stable (its legal organization). A Bocconi University professor, Caselli offers a European perspective on market fundamentals, the v.c. cycle, and valuation issues, supporting his observations with recent examples and case studies. Written for investors, his book achieves many 'firsts,' such as clarifying many aspects of EU and UK financial institutions. Complete with finding aids, keywords, exercises, and an extensive glossary, Private Equity and Venture Capital in Europe is written not just for Europeans, but for everybody who needs to know about this growing market.

* Only book that provides a comprehensive treatment of PE/VC in UK/Europe, ideal for European business schools teaching professionals or pre-professionals who will work in Europe.
* Provides a complete analysis of the EU vs US in all areas of PE/VC
* Contains cases and theory, providing both in one package
* Filled with pedagogical support features and on-line student and instructor resources

La capacità delle banche di valutare i rischi propri della loro attività definisce la linea di confine fra quelle la cui sopravvivenza sarà legittimata dal mercato e le altre. La capacità di impostare processi metodologici coerenti per la valutazione dell'impresa e il presidio dei relativi strumenti di analisi fondamentale rappresentano, per tutti gli operatori del settore, una condizione preliminare imprescindibile. Il volume, con il suo taglio pragmatico, si rivolge agli operatori economici, ai partecipanti dei corsi di formazione post-universitaria e post-esperienza, nonché agli studenti universitari di corsi specialistici.