Secret Empire Omega Vol 1 1

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 * Month              = 11
 * Year               = 2017
 * ReleaseDate        = 9-13-2017
 * Event              = Secret Empire (Event)
 * EventName          = Secret Empire
 * Rating             = T+
 * OriginalPrice      = $4.99
 * PreviousIssue      = {{c|Secret Empire Vol 1 10}} (Story)
 * NextIssue          = -


 * Editor-in-Chief    = Axel Alonso
 * CoverArtist1       = Mark Brooks
 * Production1_1      = Carlos Lao
 * Production1_2      = Alan Fine
 * CCO                = Joe Quesada
 * President1_1       = Dan Buckley


 * Quotation          = It was during the cleanup after the Battle of Washington -- I came across a little boy trapped in the rubble. I reached out to him -- and he flinched. Pulled away. He was afraid of me. And I realized, this would be my life now. That even though the world had seen us fight -- even with Tony's company spending millions explaining what happened to me -- on some level, this would always be there. There would always be a scar. So I came here to see you -- to look into your eyes and take the measure of the man who cost me all this. The man who, in no time at all, took all the trust and respect I'd spent a lifetime trying to build and burned it to the ground.
 * Speaker            = Captain America


 * StoryTitle1        =
 * Writer1_1          = Nick Spencer
 * Penciler1_1        = Andrea Sorrentino
 * Penciler1_2        = Joe Bennett
 * Inker1_1           = Andrea Sorrentino
 * Inker1_2           = Joe Pimentel
 * Inker1_3           = Scott Hanna
 * Colourist1_1       = Andrea Sorrentino
 * Colourist1_2       = Rachelle Rosenberg
 * Letterer1_1        = Travis Lanham
 * Editor1_1          = Tom Brevoort
 * Editor1_2          = Alanna Smith

Featured Characters: Supporting Characters: Antagonists: Other Characters: Races and Species: Locations: Items: Vehicles:
 * Appearing1         =
 * {{Flashback|Captain America (Steve Rogers)}}
 * {{g|Winter Soldier (Bucky Barnes)|Main story and recap}}
 * {{a|Beast (Hank McCoy)}}
 * {{a|White Queen (Emma Frost)}}
 * {{a|Punisher (Frank Castle)}}
 * {{g|Hydra|Main story and recap}}
 * {{g|Hydra Supreme (Steve Rogers)|Main story and recap}}
 * Numerous unnamed agents {{g|Only appearance; death}}
 * {{Mentioned|U.S. Congress}}
 * {{a|U.S. House of Representatives}}
 * {{g|S.H.I.E.L.D.|Main story and recap}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Agent 13 (Sharon Carter)}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Col. Nick Fury}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Jack Flag (Jack Harrison)}}
 * {{Minor|Richard Jones (Earth-616)|Rick Jones|Death in recap}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Maria Hill}}
 * {{a|Nick Fury, Jr.}}
 * Several unnamed agents
 * {{RecapOnly|Nazi Germany}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Young Avengers}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Hawkeye (Kate Bishop)}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Stature (Cassie Lang)}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Ms. Marvel / Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers)}}
 * {{g|Luke Cage|Main story and recap}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Avengers}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Spider-Man (Peter Parker)}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Hulk (Bruce Banner)}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Giant-Man (Hank Pym)}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Thor Odinson}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Iron Man (Tony Stark)}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Thor (Jane Foster)}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Stonewall (Jerry Sledge)}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Iron Patriot (Norman Osborn)}}
 * {{g|Hawkeye (Clint Barton)|Main story and recap}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Ian Rogers}}
 * Hydra (Prime Marvel Universe) {{RecapOnly}}
 * {{Minor|Johann Shmidt (Clone) (Earth-616)|Red Skull (Johann Shmidt)|Death in recap}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Hydra High Council}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Baron Zemo (Helmut Zemo)}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Arnim Zola}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Viper (Ophelia Sarkissian)}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Dr. Erik Selvig}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Hydra (Kobik's Timeline)}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Dr. Sebastian Fenhoff}}
 * {{Minor|Fantastic Four (Earth-61311)|Fantastic Four|Photo in vision; recap}}
 * {{Minor|Susan Storm (Earth-61311)|Invisible Woman (Sue Storm)|Photo in vision; recap}}
 * {{Minor|Victor von Doom (Earth-61311)|Doctor Doom (Victor von Doom)|Photo in vision; recap}}
 * {{Minor|Jonathan Storm (Earth-61311)|Human Torch (Johnny Storm)|Photo in vision; recap}}
 * {{Minor|Benjamin Grimm (Earth-61311)|The Thing (Ben Grimm)|Photo in vision in recap}}
 * {{Minor|Avengers (Earth-61311)|Avengers|Photo in vision; recap}}
 * {{Minor|Janet Van Dyne (Earth-61311)|Wasp (Janet Van Dyne)|Photo in vision; recap}}
 * {{Minor|Henry Pym (Earth-61311)|Ant-Man (Hank Pym)|Photo in vision; recap}}
 * {{Minor|Thor Odinson (Earth-61311)|Thor|Photo in vision; recap}}
 * {{Minor|Bruce Banner (Earth-61311)|Hulk (Bruce Banner)|Photo in vision; recap}}
 * {{Minor|Anthony Stark (Earth-61311)|Iron Man (Tony Stark)|Photo in vision; recap}}
 * {{Minor|Peter Parker (Earth-61311)|Spider-Man (Peter Parker)|Photo in vision in recap}}
 * {{Minor|Arnim Zola (Earth-61311)|Arnim Zola|Photo in vision in recap}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Elisa Sinclair}}
 * Several unnamed agents {{RecapOnly}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Red Ghost (Ivan Kragoff)}}
 * {{Minor|Natalia Romanova (Earth-616)|Black Widow (Natasha Romanoff)|Photo in main story and appears in recap}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Namor}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Champions}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Hulk (Amadeus Cho)}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan)}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Ironheart (Riri Williams)}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff)}}
 * {{a|Logan}}
 * {{a|Bobbi Morse}}
 * Unidentified Madripoorian general {{Only Dies}}
 * {{Minor|Natalia Romanova (Red Room Clone) (Earth-616)|Black Widow ("Natasha Romanoff")|First appearance; behind the scenes}}
 * {{Named|Daily Bugle}} {{Vision}}
 * {{Named|New York Bulletin}} {{Vision}}
 * {{Minor|Charles Xavier (Earth-61311)|Charles Xavier|Photo in vision; recap}}
 * {{Minor|Max Eisenhardt (Earth-61311)|Erik Lehnsherr|Photo in vision; recap}}
 * {{a|U.S. Army}}
 * {{Cameo|Archangel (Warren Worthington III)}}
 * {{Mentioned|U.S. Armed Forces}}
 * {{Cameo|Strong Guy (Guido Carosella)}}
 * {{Cameo|Wolfsbane (Rahne Sinclair)}}
 * {{Cameo|Magik (Illyana Rasputina)}}
 * {{Mentioned|U.S. Government}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Kobik}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Luftwaffe}}
 * {{FlashOnly|DCFD}}
 * {{Mentioned|Stark Industries}}
 * {{Flashback|Humans}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Asgardians}}
 * {{g|Mutants|Main story and recap}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Atlantean-Human Hybrids}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Human-Inhuman Hybrids}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Human-Kree Hybrids}}
 * {{Minor|Ant-Man's Ants|Ant-Man's Ants|Photo in vision; recap}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Robots}}
 * {{Minor|Radioactive Spider|Radioactive Spiders|Photo in vision; recap}}
 * {{a|Sentinels}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Cosmic Cubes}}
 * {{Mentioned|Skrulls}}
 * {{Mentioned|LMDs}}
 * {{Flashback|Prime Marvel Universe}}
 * {{Flashback|Earth}}
 * {{Flashback|United States of America}}
 * {{Flashback|Washington, D.C.}}
 * {{g|National Mall|Main story and recap}}
 * {{g|Washington Monument|Main story and recap}}
 * {{g|Capitol Building|Main story and recap}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Lincoln Memorial}}
 * {{g|Jefferson Memorial|Ruins}}
 * {{RecapOnly|White House}}
 * {{RecapOnly|L'Enfant Plaza}}
 * {{a|Potomac River}}
 * {{1st|Shadow Pillar}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Oklahoma}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Broxton}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Nevada}}
 * {{Minor|Las Vegas|Las Vegas|Destruction in recap}}
 * {{Mentioned|Pleasant Hill, Connecticut}}
 * {{g|New York|Main story and recap}}
 * {{g|New York City|Main story and recap}}
 * {{g|Manhattan|Main story and recap}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Avengers Tower}}
 * {{Mentioned|Clint Barton's Apartment Building, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn}}
 * {{a|California}}
 * {{Last|New Tian}}
 * {{a|San Francisco}}
 * {{a|Transamerica Pyramid}}
 * {{a|San Francisco Bay}}
 * {{Destruction|Utopia}}
 * {{a|Earth Orbit}}
 * {{g|Alpha Flight Low-Orbit Space Station|Reconstruction}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Germany}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Berlin}}
 * Shmidt Estate {{RecapOnly}}
 * Red Ghost's lab {{RecapOnly}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Bagalia}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Bagalia City}}
 * {{a|Madripoor}}
 * {{a|Hightown}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Dimension Z}}
 * {{Invoked|Hell}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Kobik's Timeline}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Earth}}
 * {{RecapOnly|United Kingdom}}
 * {{RecapOnly|England}}
 * {{RecapOnly|The Keep}}
 * {{RecapOnly|United States of America}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Washington, D.C.}}
 * {{RecapOnly|National Mall}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Washington Monument}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Capitol Building}}
 * {{1st|France}} {{FlashOnly}}
 * {{1st|Paris}} {{FlashOnly}}
 * {{1st|Arc de Triomphe}} {{FlashOnly}}
 * {{g|S.H.I.E.L.D. Uniforms|Main story and recap}}
 * {{Flashback|Captains America's Uniforms}}
 * {{g|Captains America's Shields|Main story and recap}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Mjolnir}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Ms. Marvel's Suit}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Spider-Man's Suit}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Iron Patriot Armor Model 1}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Giant-Man's Suit}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Iron Man Armor}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Iron Man Armor Model 4}}
 * {{Minor|Iron Man Armor Model 1|Iron Man Armor Model 1 MK II|Photo in vision; recap}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Hawkeye's Suit}}
 * {{Minor|Hawkeye's Bow}} and {{RecapOnly|Trick Arrows}}
 * {{Minor|Sternbot|Sternbots|Behind the scenes in recap}} {{Unnamed}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Ironheart Armor Model 2}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Quicksilver's Suit}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Spider-Armor MK IV}}
 * {{Minor|Web-Shooters|Web-Shooters|Behind the scenes in recap}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Ms. Marvel's Suit}}
 * {{RecapOnly|S.H.I.E.L.D. Act}}
 * {{Minor|Planetary Defense Shield|Planetary Defense Shield|Hologram in recap}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Black Widow's Suit}}
 * {{g|Winter Soldier's Bionic Arm|Main story and recap}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Civil Warrior Armor}} {{Shadow}} {{Unnamed}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Arc Shield}} {{Shadow}} {{Unnamed}}
 * {{Minor|Fantastic Four Uniforms|Fantastic Four Uniforms|Photo in vision}}
 * {{Minor|Doctor Doom's Armor|Doctor Doom's Armor|Photo in vision}}
 * {{Minor|Ant-Man's Helmet}} and {{Minor|Ant-Man's Suit|Suit|Photo in vision; recap}}
 * {{Minor|Wasp's Suit}} and {{Minor|Bio-Synthetic Wings|Bio-Synthetic Wings|Photo in vision; recap}}
 * {{BTS|Mothervine}}
 * {{Cameo|Soulsword}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Arnim Zola's Robotic Body}}
 * {{RecapOnly|Black Widow's Gauntlets}}
 * {{a|Hydra Uniforms}}
 * {{a|Punisher's Suit}} and {{a|Arsenal}}
 * {{a|Prototype Eyepatch}}
 * Hydra Helicarrier {{g|Main story and recap}}
 * {{RecapOnly|S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier}}
 * Zemo's Air Cruiser {{RecapOnly}}


 * Synopsis1          =

Brief Summary
Steve Rogers breaks into the prison holding his evil doppelganger, the Hydra Supreme, prompting a discussion between the two Rogers about their differing methods and ideologies. Steve disregards his evil double's accomplishments, arguing all he did was take advantage of his reputation, and that in the end, more people will learn to heed his advise not to put too much trust on a single individual. In the end, the fascist Steve warns his other self to be wary about a reckoning.

Meanwhile, it's shown the way several people carry on in the wake of Hydra's empire. Bucky Barnes follows a lead that could possibly indicate Black Widow is actually alive; the territory of New Tian taken back by the U.S. government, with Beast being hopeful about the impact the short-lived nation could have in future generations of mutants; and the Punisher wages a war against the remaining Hydra forces to atone for having joined their forces.

In the end, it is revealed one of guards of the fascist Steve is a Hydra operative. After leaving behind his evil duplicate, the real Steve comes to understand why did he pay him a visit, to remind himself that even if the heroes won the battle, it was only part of a war that never ends.

Detailed Summary
While contemplating on the healing process that the country is embarking on, a hooded figure breaks into Shadow Pillar, a high security prison completely devoid of immates save one, the Hydra Supreme Steve Rogers. After subduing the guards, the hooded figure enters Hydra Supreme's cell while being revealed to be the real Steve Rogers.

Hydra Steve welcomes his original self and, following a moment of silence, asserts the point of his visit isn't to kill him, due to the main difference between the two being that the real Steve isn't supposedly willing to do what is necessary. Steve retorts what is necessary is for his doppelganger to remain in a cell until his trial. Hydra Steve points out the legal system is having problems with his case, due to the fact he legally didn't commit any crimes: control of the United States was handed over to him by the S.H.I.E.L.D. Act when he was director of S.H.I.E.L.D., a position he didn't campaigned for; he wasn't involved in the creation of the Planetary Defense Shield; and even then, the authority given to him by the S.H.I.E.L.D. Act included the power of pardon, which he pre-emptively used on himself and everyone in Hydra. Steve assures they will still find a way to hold him accountable, but his evil self puts that into doubt, arguing laws are unfair, worthless and hypocritical. Steve comments he's satisfied with that, as long as he pays for the people he killed, including Jack Flag, Rick Jones and Black Widow.

Jumping to Black Widow's funeral, a pastor is finishing an eulogy when Clint Barton tries to reach out to her casket in denial. He's carried out by Logan and Mockingbird. Bucky Barnes watches the funeral from a TV in a diner in Madripoor, and remembers his relationship with her. Bucky follows a man he was trailing outside the dinner and interrogates him about the target for an assassination, a popular but despicable general. Bucky attends a parade held for this general, and witnesses as he's shot by an unseen sniper. Recognizing the details of the attack, like the placement and the time, and combining it with rumors he heard, Bucky comes to the conclusion the sniper has to be Natasha.

Back inside the Shadow Pillar, Hydra Steve insists he didn't intend for any of the deaths to happen, citing his attempts to have Rick Jones swear loyalty to Hydra or at least pretend to do so in order to spare him. He then blames the real Steve, arguing that if he had had the chance, he was going to use the Cosmic Cube to bring everybody back. Hydra Steve recalls the brief glimpse of his reality he enjoyed, and warns the real one that even though it seemed it lasted a moment, things are not easy to put back where they were.

In New Tian, the United States Army is patrolling the streets while different constructions built during the nation's brief run are demolished, including Utopia. Emma Frost observes from a building afar, and is joined by Beast. Emma raises the possibility of delcaring war with the little time New Tian has left before its official surrender, but Hank reminds her the U.S. government is back to full strength and all superheroes are back. Beast consoles Emma, maintaining that New Tian's brief existence gave mutants the homeland they had dreamt of, and that it will serve as inspiration for the next generations. The White Queen lament nobody will remember for what she did for New Tian.

Continuing their discussion, Steve wonders if Hydra Steve's endgame was to change reality, making everybody loyal to Hydra in the process, pointing out being forcefully altered that way wouldn't be a life at all. Steve's evil doppelganger claims a Hydra-ruled world is the correct course of history, remarking the Allies used a Cube themselves during WWII to change the world. He insists his reality is the true one despite Steve reminding him that said timeline was an invention of Kobik to begin with. Steve's fascist double asserts that will be the sentiment of anyone proclaiming "Hail Hydra" from now onwards. Steve invites them to try take over the world, recalling that Hydra has already cycled through many ideologies and leaders. Hydra Steve brings up the Red Skull, accusing Steve of playing with peoples' lives by allowing monsters like Shmidt run wild. He argues that for Steve's duty to protect the world, all he does is fight the same old threats that continually resurface because he won't bloody his hands. Hydra Steve points at the Avengers, calling them a band of self-appointed purveyors of justice that are nothing but arrogant out-of-touch sycophants, and wonders when will Steve be held accountable.

Somewhere else, an injured Hydra soldier drags himself through the floor among fallen comrades. He's mercilessly killed by the Punisher, who, feeling he was tricked and manipulated by Steve Rogers, set out to wage war against Hydra to atone for his mistakes. After blowing up the warehouse where he killed the Hydra agents, Castle flees on his van. He's being observed from a distance by Nick Fury Jr., informing over comms that Castle is ready.

Inside the Shadow Pillar, Rogers guarantees his evil self they will answer. Hydra Steve assures a time will come when they won't, as it almost happened last time. Steve questions this claim, but his doppelganger reminds him Kobik's divine intervention saved their skins. Hydra Steve inquires for the reason of the unexpected visit. Steve mentions they hadn't had time to talk, and that suited him fine, until something happened. He recalls attempting to reach out to a small kid in Washington, D.C., only for the boy to flinch and pull away. Steve had realized that even if the world saw him fight and defeat the true villainous Captain America, on some level there would always be a scar. Because of this, he decided to personally take measure of the man who cost him all of his reputation. To the surprise of the fascist Steve, the real one isn't impressed. He accuses his evil self of acting like he did something impressive when in reality all of his accomplishments relied on people following him due to the real Steve's reputation. He additionally found a silver lining, explaining that more people will now heed his advice not to put too much trust in a single person.

Hydra Steve warns his other self that he needs to be afraid of is the people, arguing the ideals of the country were called into question when his methods seemingly were more in line with whatever the previous order offered them. Steve's fascist double predicts that as soon as the euphoria brought by the heroes' victory soothes, people will begin to remember what was it like to stand together as part of something bigger and to take control of their lives. He asks the real Steve to question who will the people side with next time, recalling that more people than he's willing to admit were proud to call themselves Hydra. Noise from outside interrupts the confrontation between the two Rogers. Before leaving, the real one warns his doppelganger that he'll be ready if he dares to return, because no matter what face he wears, he has been fighting people like him his whole life.

A unit of guards subsequently enter the cell and subdue Rogers. As he is being chained, one of the guards quietly whispers the Hydra salute to his ear, prompting him to crack a smile. Meanwhile, the real Steve monologues, revealing that he now understands why he paid the visit to Shadow Pillar, to remind himself that even if the battle was won, it is part of a war that never ends.


 * Solicit            = SECRET EMPIRE AFTERMATH!

• Hydra has fallen, but the world is still not secure! As the heroes of the Marvel Universe stir from the wreckage of the battlefield, the inevitable rebuilding must begin.

• However, one question hangs in the air over the proceedings: What redemption can there be for Captain America?

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