Written by BRIAN REED Penciled by AARON LOPRESTI Cover by GREG HORN It's Ms. Marvel vs. arch-enemies of the Fantastic Four and the X-Men! Ms. Marvel's new Lightning Storm strike force receives two recruits from the Initiative: Machine Man and Sleepwalker?! And when the young hero Arana is kidnapped, it's time for Carol Danvers to use her newly expanded team to squash an evil that's hit too close to home! Plus: This is it - one of the biggest mysteries of Ms. Marvel's life is revealed! Carol Danvers heads to Monster Island, where the alien Brood and the very fate of the Earth - and possibly the galaxy - hangs in the balance! Collecting MS. MARVEL #18-24. 168 PGS.