Vol. 8Reapers, Goblins, and Mutants

Henry prepared a New York campaign against the Reapers, faced Mephisto, and later confronted the Green Goblin. After Norman Osborn surrendered, Henry woke in a Mutant Battalion and ended the stretch rescued from captivity by Magneto and his allies.

  • Henry welcomed Thena and Gilgamesh to New York, then uncovered a Reaper outbreak in the sewers and prepared UV weapons and Mechas with his allies.
  • Henry rescued Alexei Shostakov in Budapest and brought him into the group as they prepared to fight the Reapers.
  • Green Arrow Duck led the Mechas through the sewers, where they destroyed Reapers and rescued trapped humans, while Henry refused Mephisto’s contract.
  • Henry joined Cassandra to recover her Isu Gear from the Aegean Sea, then Gilgamesh punched him through his guard during a lesson for Skye.
  • Henry took Gwen to prom and attended her graduation before the Green Goblin attacked, and he and Kitty fought back until Spider-Man captured the Goblin.
  • Henry suspected Norman Osborn was the Green Goblin but lacked proof, and later Norman surrendered to the police after Spider-Man intervened.
  • Henry joined Frank Castle’s Mutant Battalion in Iraq, where Xu Wenwu’s attack killed Frank and left Henry unconscious and captured.
  • Richard Anders had Henry imprisoned and experimented on, until Magneto, Mystique, Sabretooth, and Toad removed his suppression collar and rescued him.
Chapters 701–800 Read from Ch. 701

Arc 29The Reaper Threat

Henry reunited with Thena and Gilgamesh, settled them into a New York building, and uncovered a Reaper outbreak spreading through the sewers. He developed a serum and prepared specialized Mechas with allies, leaving the group ready to coordinate a campaign against the Reapers.

  • Mark apologized to Skye, and Henry declined to explain his role in the Twin Towers disaster before leaving to meet Gilgamesh and Thena.
  • Henry welcomed Gilgamesh and Thena to New York, helped them acquire homes in his Tribeca building, and hosted a rooftop barbecue attended by Ajak, Skye, Gwen, and others.
  • At the Continental Hotel, Henry learned that Reapers were causing disappearances and confirmed that they resisted garlic and silver but could be destroyed by ultraviolet light.
  • Henry created a serum that stopped a bitten assassin’s infection, then shared his research with Cassandra Eagle-Bearer as the hotel prepared to fight the Reapers.
  • Henry sent Sparrow Drones to map the Sewer World and began producing UV ammunition while designing Mechas for himself, Thena, Gilgamesh, and Alexei Shostakov.
  • Henry, Thena, and Gilgamesh rescued Alexei in Budapest, supplied him with Bear Armor, and returned with him to New York after he handed over materials for UV Bullets.
  • Alexei joined Henry’s group after Thena proved her strength, and Henry briefed him on the Mechas and their preparations for fighting the Reapers in the sewers.
Chapters 701–72525 summaries Read

Arc 30Sewers and the Aegean

Henry and the mechas helped defeat the Reapers beneath New York, where Mephisto offered Henry a contract that he refused. Later, Henry joined Cassandra to recover her Isu Gear from the Aegean Sea, and the arc ended with Gilgamesh striking Henry during a fight meant to teach Skye about combat.

  • Green Arrow Duck led the mechas through the New York sewers, where their ultraviolet weapons destroyed the Reapers and rescued trapped humans.
  • Mephisto appeared before Henry, admitted he had directed the Reapers, and offered a contract that Henry rejected.
  • Cassandra destroyed Mephisto’s avatar, and the group resumed clearing the sewers while Old Black and Ursa Major went to rescue imprisoned survivors.
  • Henry told Alexei about his choices concerning Skye and the other survivors, then shared his uncertainty about whether Mephisto’s coin could help Skye’s soul.
  • Steve Grant Rogers warned Peggy Carter and the former Howling Commandos that Hydra had infiltrated half of S.H.I.E.L.D.
  • Henry accompanied Cassandra, Thena, Gilgamesh, and others to the Aegean Sea, where they retrieved Cassandra’s Isu Gear and other sunken chests.
  • Cassandra explained that the Isu weapons required Isu genes, while Henry sorted the recovered treasures and stored the gear aboard the yacht.
  • Gilgamesh challenged Henry to show Skye why she should not challenge him, then punched Henry through his guard and sent him bouncing across the sea.
Chapters 726–75025 summaries Read

Arc 31The Green Goblin Attacks

Henry rebuilt his life in New York, joined Gwen for prom and her graduation, and watched Skye struggle with school while exploring the hacker world. When Norman Osborn became the Green Goblin, Henry and Kitty fought to protect people, and the story left Henry suspecting Norman while worrying that the Goblin might target those around him.

  • Henry restored Cassandra’s Isu Gear, then turned his research toward Isu Technology and designing equipment better suited to modern warfare.
  • Henry exposed Skye’s academic gaps, and Gwen made her resume studying while asking Henry to take her to prom.
  • Henry took Gwen to prom, performed “Master of Puppets” with Maroon 5, and later attended her graduation with Katharine Hepburn, Skye, and George Stacy.
  • Norman Osborn’s Oscorp faced military pressure over its failed enhancement research, and Norman began considering a radical plan to save the program.
  • Skye investigated hackers linked to Rising Tide as Katharine Hepburn brought the household to Oscorp’s World Carnival.
  • When the Green Goblin attacked the carnival, Henry helped civilians and shielded officers from gunfire while Spider-Man fought the Goblin.
  • The Green Goblin later attacked Henry in Central Park, but Henry and Kitty fought back until Spider-Man captured the Goblin, who then escaped with Spider-Man.
  • Henry told George Stacy that he suspected Norman Osborn but lacked proof, and admitted the Green Goblin could threaten people close to him.
Chapters 751–77525 summaries Read

Arc 32The Mutant Battalion

Henry hunted Norman Osborn as the Green Goblin, but the confrontation ended with Norman’s arrest and Henry’s escape. Henry then found himself serving with a Mutant Battalion in Iraq, where Xu Wenwu’s attack shattered the unit and left Henry imprisoned until Magneto and his allies rescued him.

  • Henry tracked Norman Osborn, confronted him as the Green Goblin, and failed to kill him before Spider-Man intervened and Norman surrendered to the police.
  • Henry’s companions discussed Norman’s arrest and the broader political and economic pressures surrounding Mutants, while Skye waited to hear from her high schools.
  • Henry woke in a recruit’s body at a military barracks, learned he had enlisted with a Mutant Battalion, and joined its training under Frank Castle.
  • Henry returned from leave as the battalion prepared to deploy to Kuwait, then joined Blair Proudstar’s reconnaissance squad and received a Stark Industries light machine gun.
  • During the assault on Tallil Air Base, Frank Castle’s platoon opened a gap to rescue trapped troops, but Xu Wenwu arrived and attacked the Marines with the Ten Rings.
  • Xu Wenwu’s forces killed Frank Castle and shattered the Mutant Battalion, while Henry’s attempt to charge him ended when Mind Storm knocked him unconscious.
  • Lieutenant Richard Anders accused Henry of desertion, staged an attack to provoke him, and had military police restrain and drug him.
  • Henry endured imprisonment and experiments until Magneto, Mystique, Sabretooth, and Toad broke into the laboratory, removed Henry’s suppression collar, and led the rescued Mutants out.
Chapters 776–80025 summaries Read
Volume 8 of 14
Volume 8 of 14