Vol. 2Earth's Ruin and Renewal

Jude turned from resisting government control to defending Earth against cosmic invasion, then led the planet toward unity and expansion into space. The volume ended with Peter entering Jude’s Portal Gun and dying when it rejected him.

  • Jude completed Cowboy 1, defeated Tony, and surrendered to government forces after they captured Ivy and threatened Peter.
  • The authorities detained Jude, Peter, and Ivy while Bruce and Tony prepared to act.
  • Jude stopped his escaped clones from killing him, dismantled S.H.I.E.L.D. and A.R.G.U.S., and seized political power before reaching a truce with Superman and Wonder Woman.
  • Jude’s laboratory transformed into a giant robot and pursued Francis, who had captured Colossus and Negasonic Teenage Warhead.
  • Jude built the Star Ring to defend Earth from Mongul’s invasion after learning that Loki had taken the Tesseract.
  • A wormhole pulled Jude, Thor, and Loki inside as they fought over the Tesseract.
  • Jude and Earth’s defenders defeated Mongul and the Setaar invasion, though the war devastated Earth and Loki died.
  • Jude proposed turning the Moon into a spaceship, then tested a Portal Gun that rejected Peter and left only a skeleton.
Chapters 102–204 Read from ch. 102

Arc 5The Armor Hunt

Jude defeated Tony in Cowboy 1, then refused to join S.H.I.E.L.D. and became the target of a joint government operation. Peter and Ivy were captured, Jude surrendered to protect them, and the authorities held all three as Bruce and Tony prepared to act.

  • Jude examined Deadpool, found his X-gene, and later completed and named his armor Cowboy 1.
  • Jude defeated Tony in their rematch, then destroyed the pursuing Quinjets and fighter jets before warning Tony about future threats.
  • Nick Fury offered Jude a place in S.H.I.E.L.D., but Jude refused and warned Peter that official organizations would try to control him.
  • Stryker sought Wade Wilson for his mutant experiments, while S.H.I.E.L.D., A.R.G.U.S., and the military agreed to pursue Jude, Ivy, and Peter.
  • The Sinister Six ambushed Peter, but Jude’s Spider Armor let him defeat them and hand them over to the police.
  • S.H.I.E.L.D. agents captured Ivy, while government forces threatened Peter’s safety to force him out of his armor.
  • Jude fought Captain America, Deadshot, and Cheetah, then surrendered after Captain America promised to protect Peter and Ivy.
  • The authorities detained Jude, Peter, and Ivy, while Bruce left to help and Tony promised Pepper he would act.
Chapters 102–129 Summaries Read

Arc 6Operation Phoenix Unleashed

Jude’s clones escaped the prisons, but Jude stopped their plan to kill him and used the ensuing chaos to dismantle S.H.I.E.L.D. and A.R.G.U.S. while seizing political power. After reaching a truce with Superman and Wonder Woman, Jude’s activated laboratory transformed into a robot and pursued Francis, who had captured Colossus and Negasonic Teenage Warhead.

  • Nick Fury, Amanda Waller, and Colonel Sylvis demanded Jude Herbert’s armor technology, but the excavation team activated Operation Phoenix and Jude’s clones killed most of them.
  • Jude’s clones attacked the prisons and the Helicarrier, freed prisoners, rescued Ivy and Little Spider, and converged on Island Prison to confront Jude.
  • Jude stopped the clones from killing him, proposed sending them to other universes as scouts, and freed Singularity and Franklin Hall, who became Graviton.
  • Jude exposed Hydra infiltration at the Triskelion, killed Nick Fury, destroyed A.R.G.U.S., and killed Amanda Waller after defeating Reverse-Flash.
  • Jude attacked the White House with his allies, killed the president and officials, and chose Condner to take the president’s place as Superman and Wonder Woman fought Graviton and the others.
  • Jude reached a truce with the new president, restored Graviton, and joined Clark, Diana, Tony, Ivy, and their companions at Stark Tower, where Tony announced his wedding.
  • Francis captured Colossus and Negasonic Teenage Warhead after Sentinel Robots defeated them, then brought them to Stryker’s lair as Professor X sent Cyclops to find them.
  • Jude’s laboratory transformed into a giant robot and pursued Francis, while Deadpool agreed to Veronica’s terms to help rescue Colossus and Negasonic Teenage Warhead.
Chapters 130–154 Summaries Read

Arc 7The Star Ring Invasion

Jude built the Star Ring to defend Earth after learning that Loki had taken the Tesseract and that cosmic forces were seeking the Infinity Stones. Mongul’s army invaded through Loki’s portal, while battles spread across Earth and Warworld and Jude, Thor, and Loki were pulled into a wormhole.

  • Veronica rescued nearly two hundred Mutants from Alcus Dam, fought the X-Men, and later returned the prisoners to Professor X after Jude ordered her to obey him.
  • Jude learned the Tesseract had vanished and suspected Loki had taken it, then heard from Darkseid’s forces that they would search for all six Infinity Stones.
  • Jude warned allies about the coming cosmic threat and proposed the Star Ring, then oversaw the relocation and activation of 246 satellites around Earth.
  • Jude completed the Star Ring and upgraded Cowboy 1, while Mongul ordered his fleet to invade Earth through a portal Loki opened above Stark Tower.
  • Veronica raised the Star Ring’s shield against the Setaar fleet as Superman and Jean Grey attacked the invaders, and Jude reassured people while broadcasting their battle.
  • Jude beat Loki and recovered the Tesseract, but Thor attacked him and Tony before Jude revealed Loki’s alliance with Thanos’s army.
  • Superman and Jean Grey confronted Mongul and Lobo on Warworld, where Mongul overpowered Superman and Lobo fought Jean.
  • Jude stopped Loki from escaping with the Tesseract, but a wormhole opened and pulled Jude, Thor, and Loki inside as Tony called for a new suit.
Chapters 155–179 Summaries Read

Arc 8Earth's Ruin and Renewal

Jude and Earth's defenders defeated Mongul and the Setaar invasion, though the war devastated the planet and killed Loki. As humans and Mutants began rebuilding, Jude rejected Asgard's claim to vengeance, proposed taking the Moon into space, and tested a portal that killed Peter.

  • The Star Ring destroyed the Setaar vanguard, but Mongul used Warworld to break Earth's shield and began a planetary assault.
  • Jude, Clark, Jean Grey, and Thor fought Mongul on Warworld, where Mongul used Loki as a shield and Loki died in the attack.
  • The Setaar devastated cities across Earth as heroes and armies resisted, while Jude and Clark continued fighting Mongul and Jean became Dark Phoenix.
  • Jude, Clark, and Jean forced Mongul to flee, destroyed the Setaar fleet, and persuaded the surviving aliens to surrender as Earth began rebuilding.
  • Jude encouraged humans and Mutants to cooperate, then confronted Odin over Loki's death and crushed Thor's Hammer when Odin challenged Earth.
  • Jude announced plans to turn the Moon into a spaceship, urged world leaders to unite against future threats, and the six surviving nations announced a United Government.
  • Jude studied the Space Stone until it shattered, then completed a Portal Gun, when Peter entered its portal, it rejected him and left only a skeleton.
Chapters 180–204 Summaries Read
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