2 in the series but probably the real starting place for the storyline. This is certainly an epic both in the scale of the story and the amount of pages. It can get a bit confusing in places as there are a huge number of characters and some of them can be pretty different from their standard marvel universe versions The artwork does a good job. I enjoyed this, though it probably isn't that brilliant if you are just reading it as standalone book. You really do need to read the other volumes and even then you might have to keep referring back to this one to clarify a few things.