The Merc With A Mouth joins the non-team without a known line-up! But can a talkative guy like Wade Wilson keep things hushhush? Following Deadpool through the ever-rotating door of the Secret Defenders are the Heroes for Hire and a future Guardianof the Galaxy! Luke Cage is among the fi rst recruits for new leader Doctor Druid, taking on the malevolent Malachi! But will he and Deadpool dig Cadaver, their newest ally? Then, Iron Fist leaps in...but he, along with Giant-Man, Iceman and Archangel, will all feel the sting of Swarm! Spider-Woman, Venom and USAgent enlist for a showdown with Slaymaker, while the mysterious Shadowomantransforms into Sepulchre! Then Dagger, Deathlok and Drax the Destroyer join the fun when the Secret Defenders battle... the Defenders?! Is this the end for comics' most surreptitious super group?