Secret Invasion By Brian Michael Bendis Omnibus... Direct

The final stand took place in Central Park. It was a sea of green skin against spandex. In the heat of the mud and blood, the heroes finally found their footing. But it wasn't a hero who ended the war.

The trust was gone before the first shot was even fired. For years, the Skrulls had been the universe’s greatest losers—their throne-world devoured by Galactus, their empire shattered. But Queen Veranke had a new prophecy. They wouldn't conquer Earth through a frontal assault; they would become it. Secret Invasion by Brian Michael Bendis Omnibus...

Iron Man looked at Captain America. Spider-Woman looked at Wolverine. The questions became a heartbeat. Are you you? Have I been sleeping next to the enemy? The Skrulls had spent years kidnapping heroes and replacing them with sleeper agents so perfect they didn't even know they were spies until a psychic "trigger" word was spoken. Then, the sky cracked open. The final stand took place in Central Park

As Queen Veranke stood poised for victory, a single bullet from Norman Osborn—the former Green Goblin—tore through her skull on live television. But it wasn't a hero who ended the war