With Sin tightening her grip on the Eastern seaboard, Steve Rogers' black-ops Avengers take to the front lines of Fear Itself! War Machine, Ant-Man and Beast defend Washington D.C. from Sin's Blitzkrieg U.S.A.! The immortal Valkyrie leads a squad of mortal soldiers into battle in war-ravaged Manhattan! And Black Widow fights for the honor of her lover - Bucky Barnes, a casualty of the war against the Worthy - both at home and abroad. Each harrowing encounter leads the Secret Avengers closer to the truth behind Fear Itself.