Secret Empire (2017 comic)

Secret Empire
Cover of Secret Empire #1 (May 2017)
Art by Mark Brooks
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
FormatLimited series
Publication dateApril – August 2017
Main character(s)Alpha Flight Space Program
Army of Evil
Avengers
Captain America
Captain America/Hydra Supreme
Champions
Defenders
Guardians of the Galaxy
HYDRA
Inhumans
Invaders
Punisher
Sharon Carter
S.H.I.E.L.D.
Ultimates
Ultron/Hank Pym
Uncanny Avengers
U.S.Avengers
X-Men
Creative team
Written byNick Spencer
Artist(s)Rod Reis
Daniel Acuña
Steve McNiven
Andrea Sorrentino
Letterer(s)Travis Lanham
Editor(s)Axel Alonso
Tom Brevoort
Alanna Smith

"Secret Empire" is a 2017 Marvel Comics crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics, consisting of a 10-issue, eponymous miniseries written by Nick Spencer and illustrated by Rod Reis, Daniel Acuña, Steve McNiven, and Andrea Sorrentino, and numerous tie-in books. The storyline addresses the aftermath of the storyline "Avengers: Standoff!" and the ongoing series Captain America: Steve Rogers, in which Captain America has been revealed to be acting as a sleeper agent and covertly setting the stage to establish the terrorist organization Hydra as the main world power. The entire crossover received mixed reviews.