PENDRAGON'S POST: Jul 21, 2009

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Comic Review: Transformers: All Hail Megatron #13 (IDW Publishing) by Adam P.

Strap Yourself In For Some Classic Transformers Goodness

Originally planned as a 12-issue limited series, Transformers: All Hail Megatron #13 kicks off a four-issue coda that IDW is serving up to meet fans' demand for more. The issue is a terrific jumping off point for new readers as a fresh story arc kicks into motion in the wake of the events in the maxi-series.

I've recently been enjoying the twenty-fifth anniversary DVD re-release of season one of the Transformers animated series. Everything in All Hail Megatron is reminiscent of what was great about the mid-80's cartoon show: Autobot camaraderie, Optimus Prime's humility, the scarcity of Energon, Starscream's plans to usurp Megatron's leadership, Soundwave's dogged allegiance to the Decepticon ruler, the fickleness and infighting between Decepticons. Even despite the great strides made by the feature films, my conception of Transformers is anchored in the original G1 toy line, which is used in this series.

There are two separate stories in this issue, with quite different artwork. First we see Ironhide discuss his future involvement in the war on the Decepticons with his old comrade-in-arms, Optimus Prime. Their conversation is of course surprisingly human and cleverly interspersed with sepia-toned flashbacks from their first encounters and early battles together. It's the perfect mix of dialogue and action and we even get a rare glimpse of Optimus Prime without a mask.

The second story focuses on the Decepticons, now hundreds of light years from earth. Starscream is Megatron's heir apparent as the ailing leader is on his proverbial deathbed. But don't name the series All Hail Starscream just yet: even with his vital signs critically low, Soundwave and other loyalists are sticking by his side and attempting to nurse him back to health. Meanwhile Starscream nearly throws away an Autbot artifact before realizing it could hold the key to his permanent assumption of power.

The issue is everything you could hope for from a Transformers comic, is immensely satisfying and leaves you hungry for more.

9/10
Adam P.
Review Co-Editor
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Angels and Demons and Lascivious Ladies

How do you define art? One story that helps me understand the very human concept of artistry is the painting of an old chair. Consider any old chair that you could buy for a song at a thrift shop or find at the curbside on garbage collection day. For all intents and purposes the chair has almost no value. But suppose Van Gogh were to have made a painting of that same chair in his inimitable style. That painting would be priceless though its subject be worthless. That is the paradox and the logic behind what we call art: transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary, making concepts truly sublime.

Consider similarly the fine line between pop and art in the field of music. Some songs are obvious throwaways, meant to move some bottoms on the dancefloor for a few weeks until being relegated to one-hit-wonder retrospectives. Other music stands the test of time and is passed on from generation to generation like the cultural treasure that it is.

So too we have in comic books the same conundrum. What can truly be classified as art, like the classic panels of the silver age? What is meant for the 50-cent comic bins, like all those wild specialty covers and gimmicks of the early nineties?

By its very title, the massive coffee-table book The Art of Top Cow would hope to be classified as art. A simple inspection of its contents has me begging to differ. The entire book is riddled with exploitative poses of women who are unbelievably scantily clad appearing ridiculously calm in outrageously dangerous situations. The overall impression, is that yes, Mark Silvestri has done something amazing in raising up a stable of extremely capable and talented artists at Top Cow in the wake of Image's boom and bust. But too much of what is found here is just the same tired repetition of illustrated male adolescent fantasies. It's almost a wonder that feminists aren't up in arms about it.

Granted, the entire 320-page book is well-paced and well-produced, often placing pencilwork beside the finished product and highlighting characters and artists from Top Cow's entire universe. Certainly a lot of thought and care went into producing this $50 behemoth.

And there are some interesting and shocking religious and fantasy themes developed with crucifixions, broken stained glass windows, dragons and downright hellfire. But soon enough another bombastic babe will appear and shatter any illusion of who Top Cow is trying to get through to.

It's a shame, really. Women are so much more complex and interesting than the buxom exhibitionists we find here. Couldn't they have found some regular down-to-earth next-door-neighbor type of gal to inherit these ancient relics that are going around?

So it's certainly impressive illustration, but I'd argue it's missing that special something to truly elevate it to the level of art. This book should mainly appeal to those who've already pre-ordered it and own much of the material re-presented here.

6/10
Adam P.
Review Co-Editor
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Déjà- Vu Askew

When a book advises you that it might be easier to read it backwards, you know you’re in for a good story, and that’s what you get here with Doctor Who: Room with a Déjà Vu #1.

Taking place in a sector of the galaxy called the Dead zone, we find the Doctor on his latest solo adventure, confronted with receiving a mysterious distress signal from a cobbled together space station called the Great Refuge. It seems a plague of sorts has been affecting this sector of the galaxy for centuries, and this station is the result of the survivors finding one another. But not is all well on this station. There is an even deeper mystery as to why the Doctor would have received a distress call in the first place. Such transmissions are forbidden on the station due to the plague, but yet one has managed to be sent never the less.

Soon we learn there is has been a murder on the station, and the authorities enlist the aid of the Doctor in interrogating the alien responsible. Why the Doctor you may ask? Well let’s just say the alien in question is sort of a reverse Time Lord, and only someone with the doctor’s expertise would be able to interview him to find out if he is guilty of this crime or not. This leads of a brilliant sequence where you must read it in order to fully understand it. And I applaud the writer for pulling it off.

This is your standard Doctor Who adventure, complete with temporal paradoxes and all. The end of the story does foreshadow about something coming, and getting prepared for it. But until then, let’s continue with these well written adventures, and in the words of the Doctor himself “Allons-Y!”

8.5/10

Eddie R
Review Co-Editor
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Looking back in order to move forward

As a loyal Star Trek fan, I am used to the scenario where within the space of one or two episodes, the entire Star Trek timeline gets altered in one way or another. Usually this is something localized, or having more of a widespread effect throughout the Federation. But usually, this altered timeline gets corrected and resolved within this one or two episode span. Hence a good story, but no major changes done to the overall Star Trek universe. This time around however, things are different.

Star Trek: Spock Reflections #1 deals with the aftermath of the recent continuity change surrounding Spock from the newest Star Trek film. What struck me the most was where the writers decided to begin this fill-in-the-blanks story: the aftermath of the death of Captain James T. Kirk, which in itself was very controversial when the seventh Star Trek movie, Generations, came out in 1994. But rest assured this matter, among others, is addressed quite tastefully in this issue.

The second flashback has to deal with Spock’s childhood on Vulcan. And I must say its pretty standard fair. All Trek fans know Spock had a hard time fitting in on Vulcan, being half human- half Vulcan himself, and this put quite a strain on his relationship with his father Sarek. This flashback deals with that strain in a bit more detail, but not much.

So the big question is does this series address the changes to Spock’s timeline as a result of what happened in the new Star Trek movie? I would have to say somewhat. But then again it’s only the first issue, and I do like what I have seen so far.

As I read this issue, it felt like this could be very easily made into a movie. You can sense the writers took great care in crafting a plausible scenario for this story to take place in, and build it upon the already well known history most Trek fans hold dear.

The only way of truly moving forward is looking back from where we came, and this first issue does just that.

8.5/10

Goes on sale July 22nd

Eddie R
Review Co-Editor
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Keep your friends close and your enemies even closer…

What goes around comes round. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Judge not lest ye be judged. Does any of this sound familiar? All these old adages about being good, keeping your nose clean and basically warning us of the dire circumstances of committing vile acts seem to be lost at times, and this is even more apparent in Fall of Cthulhu: Nemesis #4

In this final issue of the four part story, King Levin’s plans to become both King and D’Harin come full circle, but perhaps not in the way he had intended. The D’Harin has plans of his own. However, for his former nemesis, a priest of Nyarlothep, who has seemingly helped the D’Harin gain allies among the varying factions of Atlantean society, treachery may be afoot. How will the gods’ pass judgment on these two brothers, both bent on usurping the others power by any means necessary? The end results will be quite surprising to the reader.

Overall I found the various levels of intrigue and deception in this comic to be laughable at best. This series seems to me as to been written as a synopsis for an afterthought. I found the story to be nonsensical and bland. This story could have been great if it had a bit of passion or imagination. It is nothing spectacular compared to previous chapters in this series.

6.5/10

Goes on sale July 22nd.

John H
Senior Reviewer
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PUBLISHER LOOKING FOR UP AND COMING ARTISTS TO JOIN THE TOP COW STUDIO

Top Cow Productions, Inc. proudly announced today its plans locate new talent to join the world famous Top Cow Studio at this year’s Comic-Con International, the world’s biggest and most exciting popular culture convention brought together in the San Diego Convention Center in California from July 23rd-26th.

Top Cow has a long and proud tradition of finding and nurturing young talent under the watchful eye of founder Marc Silvestri in their in house studio, lovingly referred to as “The Pit.” Previous alums of the studio include Michael Turner, David Finch, Joe Benitez, Billy Tan, Keu Cha, and Mike Choi among others. Current members of the studio include Eric Basaldua, Michael Broussard, Nelson Blake II, and Sheldon Mitchell. Top Cow is looking to open one or more spots in the studio and aspiring artists’ first opportunity to try out will be at this year’s Comic-Con International.

Top Cow will be set up in booth #2629 at the show. President Matt Hawkins, Publisher Filip Sablik, and Managing Editor Phil Smith will review portfolios on Thursday and on Friday from 11am until 1pm. Aspiring artist must pick up a portfolio review ticket from between 10am and 11am on the day of the review in order to secure a review time. Five artists will be selected each day and receive an opportunity to have a one on one portfolio review with Marc Silvestri on Saturday from 3pm to 4pm.

If an artist is extended an invitation to join the Top Cow studio, they will have to relocate to Los Angeles, CA to physically be part of the studio. Top Cow will not provide compensation for relocation costs and artists living in the Southern California area are preferred. No guarantee of paid work is implied or assured. Artists with questions are encouraged to stop by the Top Cow booth (#2629).

*SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE

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EA AND DARK HORSE COMICS BLAST OFF WITH MASS EFFECT COMIC SERIES

Sci-Fi Comic Prequel Bridges Heroic conclusion of Mass Effect and Mysterious Beginning of Mass Effect 2

BioWare™, a studio of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) and Dark Horse Comics today announced a new comic book series based on Mass Effect™, the blockbuster sci-fi action videogame that IGN.com rated the #1 Xbox 360™ game of all time. In Mass Effect: Redemption, the story takes readers through the treacherous events leading up to Mass Effect 2 which opens with galactic hero Commander Shepard having mysteriously gone missing and left to fight for survival. What unfolds next will expose readers to new locations, aliens and extended storyline in the Mass Effect universe. Mass Effect: Redemption is scheduled to launch in January 6, 2010.

The Mass Effect: Redemption story is written by Lead Writer Mac Walters at BioWare. Walters is the script writer behind Mass Effect 2. He brings unique insight to the Mass Effect comic and nuance of the world within. The comic is scripted by John Jackson Miller (Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic, The Invincible Iron Man) and drawn by Omar Francia (Star Wars Legacy). This first four-part series explores the exotic and dangerous future Milky Way of Mass Effect, revealing previously unseen locations, aliens, and enemies of this rich science fiction landscape.

Mac Walters and Omar Francia will be autographing a Comic-con exclusive Mass Effect signing card at the Dark Horse booth (#2615) on July 24th at 4:00pm – 5:00pm at Comic-Con International 2009 in San Diego, CA.

“Fans of Mass Effect are going to be pleasantly shocked by the events in these comics," says Mac Walters. "We worked very closely with Dark Horse to make sure this story was built in to the Mass Effect 2 arc, right from the ground up. Reading the series won’t just add to your experience of the universe, it will change the way you look at Mass Effect 2… and beyond.”
“Those familiar with Mass Effect are aware that it offers one of the deepest and most compelling universes in the history of space adventure,” says Dark Horse President and Publisher Mike Richardson. “We have a long history of successfully adapting properties such as Aliens, Star Wars, and Serenity into comics, and we feel that Mass Effect has tremendous potential with regard to graphic storytelling.”

The narrative in Mass Effect: Redemption picks up just as Commander Shepard disappears and is left without the support of the crew on the Normandy in the lawless Terminus Systems. Shepard must fight for survival, and will be assisted by close companion, Dr. Liara T’Soni, to come home alive. This story is sure to be a must-read for fans looking to fill the gap between the first and second game.

Mass Effect: Redemption issue 1 hits comic shop shelves in January 6, 2010.

Mass Effect 2 is scheduled for release on Xbox 360 and PC in early 2010. Follow us on Twitter at: www.Twitter.com/masseffect2. For more information about BioWare please visit www.bioware.com
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Marvel is pleased to announce after numerous sell-outs, Ms. Marvel #39-41 will return in Ms Marvel: War of The Marvels Must Have!

Fan favorite writer Brian Reed, teaming with artists Sana Takeda, Luke Ross and Sergio Arino, present the Dark Avengers’ Ms Marvel breaking out into her own series! But what does the villain formerly known as Moonstone have planned during Norman Osborn’s Dark Reign? The Merc with a Mouth Deadpool, the Amazing Spider-Man, best at what he does Wolverine, and the unbreakable Luke Cage guest star in the prelude to ‘War of The Marvels”! Ms Marvel: War of The Marvels Must Have features the cover art of rising star Sana Takeda.

Fans and critics are raving about Brian Reed and the new direction of Ms. Marvel:

“What's so fascinating about this current run of Ms. Marvel by Brian Reed is just how versatile he has proven both himself to be as a writer, as well as the character he writes, Carol Danvers, Ms. Marvel. […] This is a truly great book.” -- Adam Chapman, Comixtreme.com

“I should be hit in the face with a 12 inch frying pan for even imagining a bad issue of Ms. Marvel.” -- Mike Rapin, destroythecyb.org

“This issue has a few plotlines running through it, but I think Brian Reed handles it efficiently and effectively. I really think the best events and storylines of ‘Dark Reign’ are going to happen where you least expect them, and this is one of those places.”-- Kevin Powers, ComicsBulletin.com

“Writer Brian Reed kicks the book into high gear in terms of story and pacing, and provides a great launch pad for the book's upcoming ‘War of the Marvels’ storyline.”- Bryan Joel, IGN.Com

Marvel urges retailers to check their orders on Ms. Marvel and all Marvel Dark Reign tie-ins as they continue to sell out quickly! Don’t miss Ms Marvel: War of The Marvels Must Have!

MS MARVEL: WAR OF THE MARVELS MUST HAVE (JUN098031)
Written by BRIAN REED
Art by SANA TAKEDA, LUKE ROSS & SERGIO ARINO
Cover by SANA TAKEDA
Rated T…$4.99
FOC—7/28/09, On-Sale—8/19/09

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Comic Con International in San Diego is almost here, but your experience isn’t complete without joining in the programming at The Marvel Booth (#2429).

Can’t wait to try out Activision’s Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 or Sega’s Iron Man 2? We’ve got demos at the Marvel Booth! Want to play game shows with your favorite Marvel creators? The Marvel Booth is the only place to make it happen! And if you’re dressing up as your favorite Marvel characters, don’t miss our legendary costume contest, only at the Marvel Booth!

Read on to discover our full list of programming for The Marvel Booth (#2429) at Comic Con International in San Diego!

WEDNESDAY

6:30 Sega Iron Man 2 Video Game Demo

We know you can’t get enough of Shell Head so here’s a real treat for Iron Man fans…. the world exclusive, never seen before, ever premiere of next year’s Iron Man 2 video game. Be the first to check out a super-early look at this brand new game from SEGA. And there’s more….grab the chance to get your hands on one of the limited edition Iron Man 2 video game posters.

7:00 Sega Iron Man 2 Video Game Appearance – Matt Fraction Signing

As the writer of Invincible Iron Man and Uncanny X-Men, he is one of the biggest names in the comic book industry and now he is kicking down the door into the video game arena. Come meet Matt Fraction, the writer of Sega’s upcoming Iron Man 2 video game, as he sits down, signs autographs and offers free advice on life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

THURSDAY

11:00 Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2: Fusion Video Game Demo

Three years ago, Activision rocked the gaming world with the original Marvel Ultimate Alliance video game and now they are ready to do it again with its much anticipated follow-up, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2: Fusion!

11:30 Marvel Drawing Board Game Show featuring Mark Brooks & Todd Nauck

So you think you can draw? Put your Sharpie marker where your mouth is. Stop by the Marvel booth as we randomly select people from the audience to team up with artists Mark Brooks and Todd Nauck as contestants on a live on-stage game show where you and your infamous partner will need to draw clues to solve puzzles and win prizes.

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3:00 Sega Iron Man 2 Video Game Demo

A must for all Iron Man and video game fans, SEGA will be demoing a super-early look at next year’s Iron Man 2 video game. Swing by, see the sleek new Mk IV suit brought to devastatingly effective life in this all new action adventure game and bag yourself a show-only limited edition Iron Man 2 video game poster into the bargain.

5:00 The Marvel Your Universe Game Show featuring Jim McCann

Always wanted to be on a game show but never got the call? Well now’s your chance. Stop by the Marvel booth as we randomly select people from the audience to partner up with Marvel creators and editors as contestants on a live on-stage game show.

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6:00 Super Happy Fun Marvel Giveaway Hour

You Make Yours Marvel every day and we appreciate it! And we’d like to show our appreciation by giving you some cool prizes like variant comic books, trade paperbacks, and hard-to-get autographed items. So stop by with your fellow Marvel Zombies (not the ones that enjoy brains) and you may be lucky enough to hop, skip and jump away with some gifts that will make you the envy of your family, friends, coworkers and pets.

FRIDAY

11:00 Sega Iron Man 2 Video Game Demo

A must for all Iron Man and video game fans, SEGA will be demoing a super-early look at next year’s Iron Man 2 video game. Swing by, see the sleek new Mk IV suit brought to devastatingly effective life in this all new action adventure game and bag yourself a show-only limited edition Iron Man 2 video game poster into the bargain.

12:00 The Marvel Your Universe Game Show featuring C.B. Cebulski

Always wanted to be on a game show but never got the call? Well now’s your chance. Stop by the Marvel booth as we randomly select people from the audience to partner up with Marvel writers and editors as contestants on a live on-stage game show

4:00 Marvel Costume Contest

Are you dressed as your favorite Marvel character? Then get your friendly neighborhood, star-spangled, best-at-what-you-do self down to the Marvel Booth at Comic-Con for The Marvel Costume Contest! The Grand Prize: a Marvel Omnibus signed by Stan Lee! All entrants may also be featured in a gallery on Marvel.Com!

6:00 Super Happy Fun Marvel Giveaway Hour

You Make Yours Marvel every day and we appreciate it! And we’d like to show our appreciation by giving you some cool prizes like variant comic books, trade paperbacks, and hard-to-get autographed items. So stop by with your fellow Marvel Zombies (not the ones that enjoy brains) and you may be lucky enough to hop, skip and jump away with some gifts that will make you the envy of your family, friends, coworkers and pets.

SATURDAY

1:00 Sega Iron Man 2 Video Game Demo

A must for all Iron Man and video game fans, SEGA will be demoing a super-early look at next year’s Iron Man 2 video game. Swing by, see the sleek new Mk IV suit brought to devastatingly effective life in this all new action adventure game and bag yourself a show-only limited edition Iron Man 2 video game poster into the bargain.

1:30 Sega Iron Man 2 Video Game Appearance – Matt Fraction Signing

As the writer of Invincible Iron Man and Uncanny X-Men, he is one of the biggest names in the comic book industry and now he is kicking down the door into the video game arena. Come meet Matt Fraction, the writer of Sega’s upcoming Iron Man 2 video game, as he sits down, signs autographs and offers free advice on life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

2:30 THQ Marvel Super Hero Squad Video Game Demo

Welcome to Super Hero City! Hero up! Assemble your squad, and fight your way to victory to save the citizens of Super Hero City from the evil schemes of Dr. Doom and the Lethal Legion in this multiplayer adventure game inspired by the action-packed animated Marvel animated series, Super Hero Squad! Fight through campaigns full of adventure or wage an all-out battle in the streets of dynamic environments as you mix and match Super Heroes and Villains with their own unique powers and abilities. Pick your battle and fight for fun!

4:00 The Marvel Your Universe Game Show featuring Paul Jenkins, Audrey Loeb, Jeph Loeb & Marjorie Liu

Always wanted to be on a game show but never got the call? Well now’s your chance. Stop by the Marvel booth as we randomly select people from the audience to partner up with writers Paul Jenkins, Audrey Loeb, Jeph Loeb, and Marjorie Liu as contestants on a live on-stage game show

SUNDAY

12:00 Sega Iron Man 2 Video Game Demo

A must for all Iron Man and video game fans, SEGA will be demoing a super-early look at next year’s Iron Man 2 video game. Swing by, see the sleek new Mk IV suit brought to devastatingly effective life in this all new action adventure game and bag yourself a show-only limited edition Iron Man 2 video game poster into the bargain.

2:00 Marvel Drawing Board featuring C.B. Cebulski

So you think you can draw? Put your Sharpie marker where your mouth is. Stop by the Marvel booth as we randomly select people from the audience to team up with Marvel creators and editors as contestants on a live on-stage game show where you and your infamous partner will need to draw clues to solve puzzles and win prizes.

4:00 Super Happy Fun Marvel Giveaway Hour

You Make Yours Marvel every day and we appreciate it! And we’d like to show our appreciation by giving you some cool prizes like variant comic books, trade paperbacks, and hard-to-get autographed items. So stop by with your fellow Marvel Zombies (not the ones that enjoy brains) and you may be lucky enough to hop, skip and jump away with some gifts that will make you the envy of your family, friends, coworkers and pets.

Schedule is tentative and may change without notice.

Stay tuned to www.marvel.com for all of Marvel’s breaking news at Comic Con International in San Diego!

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Episodic Street Brawler Based on ‘Watchmen’ Film Available in Multiple Formats for All Gamers

Watchmen: The End is Nigh Part 2, the second of two episodic action videogames based on the Watchmen film, launches today on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and as a Blu-ray Hi-Def game and film hybrid - Watchmen: The End is Nigh The Complete Experience - in conjunction with Warner Home Video’s Blu-ray Hi-Def and DVD of the Watchmen: Director’s Cut. Watchmen: The End is Nigh Part 2, published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, is offered in an innovative retail Blu-Ray Hi-Def game and film hybrid, as well as additional retail and downloadable formats in North America.

Providing Watchmen fans with a variety of purchase options, the game will be offered in the following formats.

Watchmen: The End is Nigh The Complete Experience is a distinct, retail Blu-ray Hi-Def game and film hybrid which will include the Watchmen: The End is Nigh Parts 1 and 2 video game and the Watchmen: Director’s Cut on Blu-ray. This two-disc collectible set of the action-packed blockbuster includes an additional 25 minutes of footage not seen in theaters and exclusive artwork in a premium collector’s package. Both the game and Blu-ray disc are playable on the PLAYSTATION®3 entertainment system. Watchmen: The End is Nigh The Complete Experience launches today for a retail price of $49.99.
Watchmen: The End is Nigh Parts 1 and 2 is available today for the first time as a single game on Xbox 360 for $29.99.
Watchmen: The End is Nigh Part 2 will be available for download on PC on July 29 and PlayStation®Network on July 30 for a retail price of $14.99, and on Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360 on August 26 for 1200 Microsoft Points.

Watchmen: The End is Nigh Part 2 is a hardcore mature action brawler featuring bloody visceral combat in settings which are reminiscent of the film. Watchmen: The End is Nigh Part 1 takes place more than a decade before the film’s main story, delving into the partnership of urban vigilantes Rorschach and Nite Owl before the hero-banning Keene Act. In Part 2 the duo teams up again as Rorschach contacts Nite Owl to help solve the case of a missing girl, Violet Greene.

The game features a split screen co-op multiplayer option in addition to a single-player experience with an A.I. partner. Staying true to the tone of the Watchmen world, Watchmen: The End is Nigh Part 2 features stunning graphics in gritty settings. Players can battle as many as twenty enemies at the same time in bloody, intense street-fighting action. Watchmen: The End is Nigh Parts 1 and 2 feature nine chapters of gut-wrenching action, including locales from the film, allowing for hours of intense gameplay and a fully developed storyline.
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Veteran Hollywood Scribe to Write Screenplay for Film Scheduled for 2011 Release

TMNT Productions, in association with Mirage Studios, has signed veteran screenwriter John Fusco to create the script for the upcoming live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles theatrical film targeted for release in 2011. Fusco joins the creative team with producers Scott Mednick (“300,” “Superman Returns”) and Galen Walker (“TMNT”) to re-tell the origin story of the legendary foursome co-created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird.

Fusco brings a unique perspective to the classic property, with credits ranging from the original “Young Guns” and its sequel, to "Hidalgo" and last year's "The Forbidden Kingdom" starring Jet Li and Jackie Chan. He also recently completed the script for a contemporary version of the classic "Seven Samurai" for The Weinstein Company.

In addition to his film industry credits, Fusco brings years of martial arts training and inspiration to the new screenplay. His interest in Korean martial arts began at age 12, and his passion continues today through ongoing study of Shaolin Kung Fu as well as the history and culture behind these ancient practices.

"It is always exciting when you can come aboard a project that bridges the worlds of what you do with what you love,” said Fusco. “I have always been a fan of the Turtles and the world of martial arts is my lifelong passion. I look forward to this great opportunity."

“John brings to our team the perfect blend of talent, expertise and enthusiasm for the property and the genre,” said Mednick. "We are committed to bringing to the screen a vital, vibrant and contemporary effort that is the next chapter in this venerable franchise."

“Working with the original comics created by Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman will allow both the new and first generations of fans to experience the Turtles in a whole new light,” said Walker. “Tapping into the rich of history of these heroic and loved brethren should prove to be a phenomenal collaborative adventure for us all.”

“From the first stages of planning this movie, we were committed to finding a group of the most passionate, creative and experienced individuals who appreciated the history and myth of the TMNT, to craft a new vision of the Turtles for Mirage to share with current fans and to captivate a whole new generation,” said Gary Richardson CEO, Mirage Studios.

Announcement of Fusco’s role comes as the Turtles’ 25th Anniversary “Shell-ebration” culminates its cross-country tour at San Diego Comic-Con where Fusco, Mednick and Walker will join Turtles co-creator Kevin Eastman and Steve Barron (director of the original 1990's film) and others on a panel to discuss the project and the history of the property on Friday, July 24.

Peter Laird, Gary Richardson, Frederick Fierst, Eric Crown and Napoleon Smith III will serve as executive producers of the film. The project is being funded through Lightbox Productions, LLC.

4Kids Entertainment, master licensing agency for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles property, will handle all licensing activity on TMNT movie-related merchandise.

Additional information is available on the www.tmnt25.com and www.4kids.tv Websites.
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Comic Con International in San Diego is almost here and we know you’re going to be spending a lot of time at the Marvel Booth (#2429).

Which superstar creators will be signing? When will they be there? We’ve got all the answers right here (see attachment)!

Stay tuned to www.marvel.com for all of Marvel’s breaking news at Comic Con International in San Diego!

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Dark Reign The List brings the most dramatic changes ever to Punisher!

Dark Wolverine faces off against Frank Castle and the Punisher’s (after)life is altered forever! Beginning with Punisher #8, don’t miss four special Rest In Pieces Variants, all clues to the startling changes ahead for the Punisher!

PUNISHER #8 (JUN090558)
PUNISHER #8 70TH FRAME VARIANT (JUN090559)
PUNISHER #8 REST IN PIECES VARIANT (JUN098029)
Written by RICK REMENDER
Penciled by TAN ENG HUAT
Cover by MIKE MCKONE
70th Frame Variant by STEVE DILLON
Rest In Pieces Variant by TBA
Parental Advisory …$2.99
FOC—7/28/09, On-Sale—8/19/09

PUNISHER #9 (JUL090548)
PUNISHER #9 REST IN PIECES VARIANT (JUN098030)
Written by RICK REMENDER
Penciled by TAN ENG HUAT
Cover by MIKE MCKONE
Rest In Pieces Variant by TBA
Parental Advisory …$2.99
FOC—8/27/09, On-Sale—9/16/09

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Marvel Comics has released their solicits for October 2009.

OZ: THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ HC
Written by ERIC SHANOWER
Penciled by SKOTTIE YOUNG
Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG
The premiere American fantasy adventure gets the Merry Marvel treatment! Eisner Award-winning writer/artist Eric Shanower (Age of Bronze) teams up with fan-favorite artist Skottie Young (New X-Men) to bring L. Frank Baum’s beloved classic to life! When Kansas farm girl Dorothy flies away to the magical Land of Oz, she fatally flattens a Wicked Witch, liberates a living Scarecrow and is hailed by the Munchkin people as a great sorceress…but all she really wants to know is: how does she get home? Collecting THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ #1-8.
208 PGS./All Ages …$29.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2921-9
Trim size: oversized

PRIDE & PREJUDICE PREMIERE HC
Written by NANCY BUTLER
Penciled by HUGO PETRUS
Cover by SONNY LIEW
“IT is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife…” Tailored from the adored Jane Austen classic, Marvel Comics is proud to present PRIDE AND PREJUDICE! Two-time Rita Award-Winner Nancy Butler and fan-favorite Hugo Petrus faithfully adapt the whimsical tale of Lizzy Bennet and her loveable-if-eccentric family, as they navigate through tricky British social circles. Will Lizzy’s father manage to marry off her five daughters, despite his wife’s incessant nagging? And will Lizzy’s beautiful sister Jane marry the handsome, wealthy Mr. Bingley, or will his brooding friend Mr. Darcy stand between their happiness? "This project has been like a dream come true for me as a writer and as a former graphic designer—not only am I adapting a book I love, I am doing it in the one forum, comics, where words and pictures carry equal weight." Nancy Butler, two-time RITA winner and multiple RT Reviewer's Choice winner in Regency. Collecting PRIDE & PREJUDICE #1-5.
120 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3915-7
Trim size: standard

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #608 70th VARIANT EDITION
Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM
Penciled by MARCO CHECHETTO
70th Anniversary Variant by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA: REBORN #4 (of 5)
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Art by BRYAN HITCH & BUTCH GUICE
Cover by BRYAN HITCH
Variant Cover by JOHN CASSADAY
Variant Cover by JOE KUBERT
Steve Rogers, the original Captain America - trapped in time! Bucky and Sharon Carter - in the hands of the enemy!
As Dr. Doom and the Red Skull make a terrifying pact that could destroy what Captain America means forever!
Ed Brubaker and Bryan Hitch bring you the penultimate issue of Marvel's event of the year!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

HALO: HELLJUMPER #4 (of 5)
Written by PETER DAVID
Pencils & Cover by ERIC NGUYEN
With an entire Covenant regiment hot on the trail of their comrades, Dutch and Romeo don’t have a lot of options…the radios are out, so they can’t alert their CO as to what’s behind them, and they don’t have enough firepower to take the Covenant force out on their own. But… hey, what’s this here? A lightly guarded Covenant Drop Ship? But who’d be stupid enough to steal a Drop Ship? Two of the UNSC’s finest, perhaps?
32 PGS./17 & Up …$3.99

THE STAND: SOUL SURVIVORS #1 (of 5)
Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA
Penciled by MIKE PERKINS
Cover by LEE BERMEJO
Variant Cover by MIKE PERKINS
M-O-O-N spells the start of the third volume of Marvel's critically acclaimed adaptation of Stephen King's horror epic. Nick Andros has hit the road and teamed up with the child-like Tom Cullen. After the horrors of Captain Trips, a bike trip through Oklahoma and Nebraska sounds like fun, right? Except it's tornado season, True Believers, and not everyone Nick and Tom meet is on the side of the angels. Hell hath no fury like Julie Lawry, another survivor of the plague...
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99
©2009 Stephen King. All rights reserved. Published by arrangement with The Doubleday Broadway Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc.This graphic novel is produced under license from The Doubleday Broadway Publishing Group and Stephen King.

DARK TOWER: THE FALL OF GILEAD #6 (of 6)
Written by PETER DAVID & ROBIN FURTH
Pencils & Cover by RICHARD ISANOVE
Variant Cover by TOM RANEY
Sketch Variant by RICHARD ISANOVE
It’s the end of Gilead’s blackest nightmare as Roland and his makeshift army defend the scant remains of the barony from dread Farson’s men. But is this dark hour mere prelude to greater bloodshed--and betrayals--yet to come…? The road to BATTLE OF JERICHO HILL begins here!
40 PGS./Parental Advisory…$3.99
©2009 Stephen King. All rights reserved.

PUNISHER NOIR #3 (of 4)
Written by FRANK TIERI
Penciled by PAUL AZACETA
Cover by TIM BRADSTREET
Variant Cover by DENNIS CALERO
“TWO DOWN…”
The Punisher has cut a bloody swath through the organized crime families of prohibition-era New York City and now they’re starting to fight back. Does Frank have what it takes to take down Jigsaw and Barracuda? The real question is, will there be anything left of him, if he does?
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

LUKE CAGE NOIR #3 (of 4)
Written by MIKE BENSON & ADAM GLASS
Penciled by SHAWN MARTINBROUGH
Cover by TIM BRADSTREET
Variant Cover by DENNIS CALERO
“MOON OVER HARLEM,” PART 3
Luke Cage is finally reunited with his old lover Josephine Ball, but their reunion is bittersweet. Josephine has been horribly disfigured, her face cut up with a razor. She wants Luke to leave and forget about her, about them. But Cage can’t forget, and he sure as hell can’t forgive. Whoever did this is going to pay. Luke is finally starting to put all the pieces of the puzzle together, and when he does -- blood will run through the streets of Harlem. But Cage’s enemies have one last ace up their sleeve. The question is, will it be enough to save them from a very angry “power man”?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THE MARVELS PROJECT #3 (of 8)
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Penciled by STEVE EPTING
Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN
Variant Cover by STEVE EPTING
Variant Cover by GERALD PAREL
The centerpiece of Marvel's 70th anniversary celebration turns a deadly corner, as Nazi spies infiltrate the secret US government's Super-Soldier Experiment... and while the Torch learns what it means to be both human and a hero, Prince Namor arrives in New York looking for nothing more than vengeance! Things really heat up this issue as award-winning creators Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting bring you the definitive in-continuity origin of Marvel!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

ANITA BLAKE, THE LAUGHING CORPSE - EXECUTIONER #1 (of 5)
Written by LAURELL K. HAMILTON & JESSICA RUFFNER
Penciled by RON LIM
Cover by HARVEY TOLIBAO
Current queen of the book charts and soon to be the star of her own television film, best-selling author Laurell K. Hamilton’s vampire hunter continues to take comics by storm! As THE LAUGHING CORPSE enters its haunting final act, Anita Blake thinks she has the deadly voodoo priestess who’s made her life hell dead to rights…but the necromancer is about to find out her nightmare’s only just begun! Find out why everyone in America is talking about Anita!
32 PGS./Mature …$3.99

ENDER'S GAME: COMMAND SCHOOL #2 (of 5)
Creative Director ORSON SCOTT CARD
Written by CHRISTOPHER YOST
Pencils & Cover by PASQUAL FERRY
Dragon Army has been training non-stop for their first battle, and they're about to get it. But what Ender doesn't know is that the deck is stacked against them and everyone is gunning for Ender, from the students to the teachers. Even with Bean's help, can Ender win against unbeatable odds? And Ender's anger at his teachers has consequences... murderous consequences.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

ENDER'S SHADOW: COMMAND SCHOOL #2 (of 5)
Creative Director ORSON SCOTT CARD
Written by MIKE CAREY
Pencils by SEBASTIAN FIUMARA
Cover by TIMOTHY GREEN II
Ender Wiggin's Dragon army goes from strength to strength, sweeping aside all opposition, with Bean as its secret weapon. But will Ender's strategic genius and Bean's special tactics unit be enough when Dragon comes up against Bonzo Madrid's Salamanders - with the deck stacked before the battle even starts?
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

RIFTWAR #5 (of 5)
Written by RAYMOND E. FEIST
Adaptation by BRYAN J. GLASS
Art by RYAN STEGMAN
Cover by JASON CHAN
Every last resource in the Castle Crydee is stretched to the point of breaking as the Midkemians continue to fend off the onslaught of the Tsurani forces. But a mystery is brewing in Crydee — an insidious plot to infiltrate the castle’s defenses. And the only thing standing between Crydee and utter defeat? Princess Carline! Don’t miss the heart-pounding conclusion to Raymond E. Feist’s epic story!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

SPIN ANGELS #3 (of 3)
Written by JEAN-LUC SALA
Pencils & Cover by
PIERRE-MONY CHAN
THE INQUISITION, ONE OF THE MOST UNFATHOMABLE MACHINATIONS OF OPPRESSION IN HISTORY, IS BACK IN THIS EXPLOSIVE THRILLER THAT CLEVERLY COMBINES ACTION AND RELIGION. The missions for the agents of the Black Office, a secret offshoot of the Vatican led by Cardinal Marchesi, are getting more and more dangerous. To ensure the protection of the investigator Sofia d’Agostino there is only one solution: find her a guardian angel. Mafia young gun Angelo Costanza gets the unenviable assignment. Cardinal Marchesi’s cell is about to obtain a heretical document that could shake the foundations of the Catholic Church, but the mission turns into carnage. Sofia and Angelo find themselves face to face with a commando tied to an occult branch of the Vatican and the intrepid Sofia, Sister Anna and the bombastic Gina must start chasing the Parsifal relic. The angels must defuse the theological bomb before the Church’s secrets explode into view.
48 PGS./Mature …$5.99

ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS #3
Written by MARK MILLAR
Pencils & Cover by CARLOS PACHECO
THE SEARCH FOR STEVE ROGERS CONTINUES! From the mad minds of MARK MILLAR (ULTIMATES 1 & 2) and CARLOS PACHECO (X-MEN), Nick Fury assembles a new team of deadly operatives to track down the renegade Captain America! But what will the Avenger’s resident marksman HAWKEYE have to say about Fury’s tactics and will these new faces make the cut when the %^&( hits the fan?
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

ULTIMATE COMICS ARMOR WARS #2 (of 4)
Written by WARREN ELLIS
Penciled by STEVE KURTH
Cover by BRANDON PETERSON
IRON MAN CRASHES EUROPE! Tony Stark’s frantic pursuit of his stolen Stark tech across the Atlantic gets ugly as the secrets (and bodies?!) start piling up! The world of industrial espionage gets a repulsor blast to the face as Stark squares off with a villain unlike anything he’s faced before! Don’t miss this next pulse-pounding installment from the high-tech team-up of Warren Ellis (ULTIMATE HUMAN) and Steve Kurth (IRON MAN) !
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #3
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by DAVID LAFUENTE
The world of Spider-Man is turned upside down! Friends are enemies and enemies are friends!! Mysterio is on the loose and gunning for Spidey big time. And the Hulk is back!!!?? Plus--and this is a biggie--you'll never believe what iconic super hero is moving into Aunt May's house!!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #608
Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM
Penciled by MARCO CHECHETTO & LUKE ROSS
Cover by ADI GRANOV
70th Anniversary Variant by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
“WHO WAS BEN REILLY?” begins here! Bursting out of the pages of this year's AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL, RAPTOR is back for revenge against the man he claims killed his family – BEN REILLY, the clone of Spider-Man! Unfortunately, the only person alive that fits Ben’s description is Peter Parker! As this super powered psycho with a thirst for vengeance targets Peter, his family and his friends, even Spider-Man might not be able to save the day this time!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #609
Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM
Penciled by MARCO CHECHETTO & LUKE ROSS
Cover by ADI GRANOV
As Raptor tightens the noose on Peter and those he loves, the turbulent days of the Clone Saga comes back to haunt Peter Parker in part two of this three part epic!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #610
Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM
Penciled by MARCO CHECHETTO & LUKE ROSS
Cover by ADI GRANOV
Peter Parker’s past collides with his future! Can Peter Parker save his family and himself?! Webhead stalwart Marc Guggenheim and rising star Marco Chechetto (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: AMERICAN SON) bring you the rollicking conclusion of “WHO WAS BEN REILLY?”
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN PRESENTS: ANTI-VENOM—NEW WAYS TO LIVE #2 (of 3)
Written by ZEB WELLS
Penciled by PAULO SIQUEIRA
Cover by MIRCO PIERFEDERICI
Eddie Brock is waging a one-man war against the guilty as the sin-purifying symbiote, Anti-Venom. But someone forgot to tell him about another one-man war, Frank Castle – the Punisher. As the streets erupt in violence, these two men can’t help but be on a collision course with those who prey on the innocent – and each other! Will anyone be left standing for issue #3?! Deputy Web-Head Zeb Wells and rising star Paulo Siqueira bring you a street fight you won’t forget – if you survive it!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

SPIDER-MAN: THE CLONE SAGA #2 (of 6)
Written by TOM DEFALCO & HOWARD MACKIE
Penciled by TODD NAUCK
Cover by MIGUEL ANGEL SEPULVEDA
Ben Reilly: carbon copy or the real deal? It’s only issue two and already we’re letting this genie out of the bottle! Find out what the architects of the original Spidey epic REALLY had in store for poor Peter Parker as the sensational series that has everyone talking ramps up into high gear!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

WEB OF SPIDER-MAN #1
Written by J.M. DEMATTEIS, TOM DEFALCO & MORE!
Penciled by VAL SEMEIKS, RON FRENZ & MORE!
Cover by PASQUAL FERRY
Zombie Variant BY TBA
Tying into upcoming events in Amazing Spider-Man including WHO IS BEN REILLY? and THE GAUNTLET! Even with all the action jam-packed into every issue of Thrice Monthly Spidey, we STILL don't have enough room to tell the wall-crawler's exploits! So BEHOLD! The brand-new, state of the art WEB OF SPIDER-MAN! THRILL! To the return of KAINE, the ill-fated Peter Parker Clone - where has he been all these years? Where is he now? And how does it tie into KRAVEN?! Then - MARVEL! At the continuing adventures of May-Day Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Girl! And More! Get caught in the web this October!
48 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

SPIDER-MAN 1602 #1 (of 5)
Written by JEFF PARKER
Penciled by RAMON ROSANAS
Cover by MICHAEL GOLDEN
A return to the acclaimed universe created by Neil Gaiman and Andy Kubert picks as THE SPIDER has reached manhood in the New World! The young nation has grown peacefully, but Norman Osbourne's treachery finds a way to spoil the peace and put Peter's life on a new course — back to Europe. Jeff Parker [AGENTS OF ATLAS] joins artist Ramon Rosanas to begin the final story of the 1602 saga!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

DARK REIGN: THE LIST - SECRET WARRIORS
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Pencils & Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
Norman Osborn's got it in for Marvel's super spy, but what happens when he needs Nick Fury to uncover a breach in National Security? Nothing good, nothing good at all. It's lies, interrogations, double-crosses and just a whole bunch of meanness - It's the LIST. Plus, Nick Fury Files and a classic reprint.
48 PGS./One-Shot/Rated T+ …$3.99

DARK REIGN: THE LIST - PUNISHER
Written by RICK REMENDER
Pencils & Cover JOHN ROMITA JR.
Frank Castle has disabled much of Norman Osborn’s criminal underground, tarnished his well-groomed public image and attempted to assassinate him. Today Osborn returns the favor. With Frank still torn apart from his battle with the Hood, Osborn dedicates himself and every single HAMMER resource to one goal: killing The Punisher. To make sure they don’t fail, The Dark Avengers are going with them. Somebody has to die. Somebody will. Legendary artist John Romita Jr. returns to The Punisher, joined by regular series writer Rick Remender for this, the most ferocious battle of Frank Castle’s life. Plus, a preview of the next exciting chapter of the Punisher.
48 PGS./One-Shot/Parental Advisory …$3.99

DARK REIGN: THE LIST - HULK
Written by GREG PAK
Pencils & Cover by BEN OLIVER
Norman Osborn thought he had a plan for keeping the Green Goliath from mussing his wavy coif -- but he forgot about the Hulk's most dangerous incarnation. Now the H.A.M.M.E.R. comes down as Banner and Skaar face Osborn's deadliest femme fatales in a monumental battle of brawn and brains. Plus a reprinting of Amazing Spider-Man #14, the first appearance of the Green Goblin & guest-starring The Hulk.
48 PGS./One-Shot/Rated A …$3.99

DARK REIGN: THE LIST - WOLVERINE
Written by JASON AARON
Pencils & Cover by ESAD RIBIC
The power mad Norman Osborn wants control of the Weapon Plus program. The eternally-surly Wolverine wants to stop him. The artificially-evolved super-sentinel Fantomex wants to shoot everyone in the face and zip away in his kick-ass flying saucer. The Kree warrior Marvel Boy just wants the hell out. And the all-new Weapon XVI wants to bring the world to its knees. And you should want to read it. PLUS: Jason Aaron’s never-before-reprinted first Wolverine story, from WOLVERINE (first series) 175—and more!
48 PGS./One-Shot/Parental Advisory …$3.99

X-MEN VS. AGENTS OF ATLAS #1 (of 2)
Written by JEFF PARKER
Penciled by CARLO PAGULAYAN
Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
Variant by TBA
Zombie Variant by GERALD PAREL
It's a monster-sized throwdown as the Agents of Atlas go toe-to-toe with the Uncanny X-Men! Venus has been kidnapped and the Agents will scour the Earth to find her! The Uranian needs a bigger boost to enable his mind to scan the globe, and intel suggests the one machine that can help is CEREBRA- which brings the Agents of Atlas head to head with no less than THE X-MEN!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #29
Written by CHRISTOS N. GAGE
Penciled by RAFA SANDOVAL
Cover by MATTEO DE LONGIS
While the Hood makes a captive hero an offer they can't refuse, the stress of Trauma's situation is opening the way for a threat far deadlier than even Norman Osborn. What could possibly be dangerous--and powerful--enough to threaten both the Initiative and the Avengers Resistance? How about an other-dimensional demon lord bent on conquering our plane...and it's not Dormammu. With both the heroes and villains in disarray, who can save us? Anyone...anyone...?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

DAREDEVIL #501
Written by ANDY DIGGLE
Art by ROBERTO DE LA TORRE
Cover by ESAD RIBIC
Variant Cover by TIM SALE
Meet Daredevil as you’ve NEVER seen him before!
The cataclysmic events of issue 500 left Matt in the toughest place of his life – and forced him to make the hardest decision he’s ever made. Now’s the start of a radically different chapter in Daredevil’s adventures, and the perfect jumping-on point as the new creative team of Andy Diggle (THUNDERBOLTS) and Roberto De La Torre (IRON MAN) take DD to entirely new highs…and lows!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

DARK AVENGERS #10
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by MIKE DEODATO
Oh hey, you know how Norman Osborn was once the Green Goblin but he got it under control and now he’s one of the most powerful people in the free world? Oh, and you know that whole thing about him being a ticking time bomb who could snap at any minute? Yeah... you might want to check this issue out. The smash hit of the year continues!!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

BLACK PANTHER #9
Written by JONATHAN MABERRY
Penciled by WILL CONRAD
Cover by PAUL RENAUD
“POWER,” PART 3
Things are not what they seem. Not in Wakanda, and not in America. As T’Challa takes the first steps along a pathway that will transform him forever, the new Black Panther fights for her life against the vicious super-villain know as Predator, unaware that it is merely a warm-up for a collision with one of the Marvel Universe’s most powerful and feared players.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA THEATER OF WAR: GHOSTS OF MY COUNTRY
Written by PAUL JENKINS
Penciled by TBD
Cover by BUTCH GUICE
Paul Jenkins’ (MYTHOS) run on Theater of War comes to a close, in this, his most personal and poignant tale of the legacy of Captain America. From America’s first Independence Day, through wars that nearly tore the country apart, to the rebirth of a nation, the spirit of Captain America has always been with us. And no one embodies that better than Steve Rogers.
40 PGS./One-Shot/Rated T+ …$3.99

DOCTOR VOODOO: AVENGER OF THE SUPERNATURAL #1
Written by RICK REMENDER
Penciled by TO BE REVEALED AT SDCC
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
Variant Cover by BILLY TAN
Launching from the pages of New Avengers, Jericho Drumm assumes the role of Marvel’s new Sorcerer Supreme as DOCTOR VOODOO! Having foreseen an unimaginable evil that will soon envelop the Marvel Universe, the Eye of Agamotto has passed the mantle of Sorcerer Supreme on to the one man who has the unique gifts to stave off the coming darkness -- but is Doctor Voodoo ready for the momentous duty as avenger of the supernatural? As Jericho begins to grapple with his colossal new position, malevolent beings of vast power see his arrival as an opportunity to strike. Rising stars Rick Remender (PUNISHER) and *ARTIST TO BE REVEALED AT SDCC* crack open a new chapter in the Book of Vishanti to tell the ongoing adventures of the new Sorcerer Supreme in the Mighty Marvel fashion!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

DARK AVENGERS: ARES #1 (of 3)
Written by KIERON GILLEN
Pencils and Cover by CARY NORD
Ares – the God of War! His relentless brutality and his bloodthirsty drive to attain victory at any cost earned him only scorn from his fellow gods in the Greek pantheon, and exile from Olympus. After thousands of years living as a man and fighting in man’s bloody, petty conflicts, Ares joined the ranks of Earth’s mightiest heroes – the Avengers.
Now Norman Osborn – the new head of the corrupted Dark Avengers and director of the paramilitary intelligence agency H.A.M.M.E.R. – wants the finest fighting force the God of War can provide. He charges Ares with hand-picking an elite squad of soldiers and beating them into the hardest, sharpest warriors ever to wield an M-60 in each hand.
And that’s exactly what Ares will need, when the goddess Hera provides him with a fighting chance to regain his standing in the pantheon’s eyes. And Ares is taking his men with him into the battle of their lives…
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

GHOST RIDERS: HEAVEN'S ON FIRE #3 (of 6)
Written by JASON AARON
Penciled by ROLAND BOSCHI
Cover by DAS PASTORAS
The brothers Ghost Rider are together again, but it ain't exactly the sweetest of family reunions. When Johnny Blaze and Danny Ketch hit the road together, searching for a gateway to Heaven, they find the highways guarded by two of the wildest villains they've ever encountered. And if Big Wheel and Trull the Inhuman don't spell doom for Blaze and Ketch, the bickering brothers may just kill each other.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #19
Written by DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING
Penciled by WES CRAIG
Cover by ALEX GARNER
Will Kang Conquer the Guardians? Rocked by the aftershocks of War of Kings, Star-Lord’s team – now castaways across shattered timelines – are desperate to find a route home before all possible futures fuse into one dark nightmare! Guest-starring the original Guardians of the Galaxy (sort of) and the infamous time-traveling despot who may be their only hope! Yes, it’s more sci-fi shenanigans from the book that has ComicBookResources.com
raving, “Abnett and Lanning do an amazing job of delivering a
quick-moving, jam-packed, high-octane, bombastic epic.”
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

FANTASTIC FOUR #572
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Penciled by DALE EAGLESHAM
Cover by ALAN DAVIS
This is the shocking conclusion to dramatic first arc from Jonathan Hickman and Dale Eaglesham that spins Marvel's first family into a bold new era of adventure. Be there to see Reed Richards SOLVE EVERYTHING. Part Three of Three.
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

IMMORTAL WEAPONS #4 (of 5)
Written by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI
Penciled by KHARI EVANS
Cover by DAVID AJA
Tiger’s Beautiful Daughter – her beauty is legendary; her kung fu, unmatched. Now learn how one of the most gorgeous women in the world also became one of its deadliest fighters! In a distant dimension, undefeatable men fight wars to protect their beautiful, well-groomed wives, sisters and daughters. But when the men prove not so undefeatable after all, who will stand and fight for her home…and change a world in the process?
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

HOUSE OF M: MASTERS OF EVIL #3 (of 4)
Written by CHRISTOS N. GAGE
Penciled by MANUEL GARCIA
Cover by MIKE PERKINS
What do you do if your criminal gang has outgrown their territory? If you’re The Hood you set your sights on taking over a whole country! But the mineral-rich South American nation of Santo Rico already has rulers—the X-foes known as Madison Jeffries and his insane, flesh-twisting brother Lionel--who don't intend to give it up without a fight! Oh, and we finally learn how Magneto feels about all this...
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

HULK #16
Written by JEPH LOEB
Pencils & Cover by IAN CHURCHILL
Variant Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
*TO BE REVEALED AT SDCC*
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

INCREDIBLE HERCULES #136 & 137
Written by FRED VAN LENTE & GREG PAK
Penciled by REILLY BROWN (#136) & RODNEY BUCHEMI (#137)
Covers by RAFAEL ALBERQUERQUE
Issue #136 Zombie Variant by TBA
The face-off Herc fans have been clamoring for since his series began is here at last! God of Strength versus God of Thunder! Adamantine mace versus uru hammer! Olympian versus Asgardian! Incredible versus Mighty! That's right -- HERCULES battles THOR! The Odinson discovers the Lion of Olympus has been impersonating him and he's out to prove nothing beats the original! Then, in #137, the epic Secret Origin of Amadeus Cho concludes! He learns his connection with the original MASTER MIND EXCELLO and the identity of who really killed his parents! And once Amadeus knows this, will he look to reunite with Hercules... or destroy him?
32 PGS. (each)/Rated T+ …$2.99 (each)

SON OF HULK #16
Written by PAUL JENKINS
Penciled by ANDRES GUINALDO ISABEL
Cover by ALEX GARNER
War besets the hardened survivors of the destroyed planet Sakaar. Only the gamma-fueled rage and ancient Old Power burning through the veins of their leader, the SON OF HULK, keeps them alive. As he tears through the embattled hordes, his ruthless power grows exponentially - but will his quest for revenge cripple the mighty GALACTUS or will his terrifying energies consume him from within?
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

INCREDIBLE HULK #603
Written by GREG PAK
Art & Cover by ARIEL OLIVETTI
Zombie Variant by TBA
Smash meets slash as Banner and Skaar finally come fist-to-claw with Logan and Daken! But will the battle royale come down to Wolverines versus Hulks -- or fathers versus sons? Anything's possible as the Marvel Universe's most insane father/son duos throw down! Plus, in the SAVAGE SHE-HULK backup by Fred Van Lente and Michael Ryan, Lyra continues the search for Jennifer Walters!
40 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

IRON MAN: IRON PROTOCOLS
Written by ROBERT VENDITTI
Art by NELSON
Cover by ARIEL OLIVETTI
Deep within a secret government base beneath the arctic tundra lies the “Ark”: a vault containing the genetic codes for all life on Earth. But there’s a problem—a rogue Artificial Intelligence has decided that the best way to protect the samples is to eradicate every living creature! Only Iron Man has the knowledge to stop the machine—and he’s only got an hour to do it! Join Robert Venditti—creator of The Surragates, now a major motion picture—and fan-favorite artist Nelson (X-FACTOR) as the fate of the world hangs in the balance!
40 PGS./One-Shot/Rated T+ …$3.99

IRON MAN & THE ARMOR WARS #3 (of 4)
Written by JOE CARAMAGNA
Penciled by CRAIG ROUSSEAU
Cover by FRANCIS TSAI
The bombastic saga rolls on! Tony Stark FINALLY has his IRON MAN armor back…good thing, too, ‘cuz there’s about three dozen assassins with orders to take him dead or alive…
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #19
Written by MATT FRACTION
Art & Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA
WORLD’S MOST WANTED: THE CONCLUSION!
Everything ends.
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #56
Written by PAUL TOBIN
Penciled by MATTEO LOLLI
Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG
Captain George Stacy has discovered Peter Parker’s secret, but he’s willing to keep it to himself in return for a favor. The mysterious duo known as Cloak & Dagger have come to town, and since they’re way beyond the average beat cop’s ability to take down, Spider-Man has a choice: simply place himself in mortal danger, fighting two foes with unknown powers, or take off the mask.
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES SUPER HEROES #16
Written by PAUL TOBIN
Penciled by DENIS MEDRI
Cover by SEAN GALLOWAY
Spider-Woman, Beast and Giant Girl team up to play detective when Hercules is found unconscious after falling all the way from the moon. But what was the son of Zeus doing on the moon, and how did he manage to fall off? And how did Hercules’s day full of book-signings, pinball and origami lead him, and our trio of heroic detectives, into an all-out battle against Hydra for possession of the mysterious substance known as “delirium?”
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

MARVEL SUPER HERO SQUAD #2 (of 4)
Written by PAUL TOBIN
Pencils & Cover by MARCELO DICHIARA
Remember when you were a kid? And you could turn different parts of your body into a dinosaur? And you were hanging out with Iron Man and Thor and Hulk? And Captain America kept giving you a hard time about being a better Super Hero? You don’t remember that? Huh. Well, you must not be REPTIL, the newest member of the MARVEL SUPER HERO SQUAD!
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

MARVEL DIVAS #4 (of 4)
Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA
Art by TONCI ZONJIC
Cover by JELENA KEVIC DJURDJEVIC
All your questions will be answered here, True Believers! When the real intentions behind Daimon Hellstrom's indecent proposal come to light, does it mean that once again, Patsy Walker is going to Hell? Also, now that Monica's helped Doctor Voodoo obtain the dread monkey's paw, does that means HE now owes HER? After Felicia's fight with the Puma last issue, is there any way their relationship can survive? And when a blast from the past re-enters Angelica's life, will it be at the moment of her greatest triumph or most crushing defeat? All bets are off in the heart-stopping conclusion of this high-buzz mini-series!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

NOMAD: GIRL WITHOUT A WORLD #2 (of 4)
Written by SEAN MCKEEVER
Penciled by DAVID BALDEON
Cover by RAFAEL ALBERQUERQUE
Guest-starring the high-flying FALCON! When the FLAG SMASHER strikes, it's time for Rikki Barnesto make her debut as NOMAD! But does she even want to be Nomad? And while the student body elections heat up at school, MAD DOG gets closer to sniffing out his red-headed prey!
32 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

OFFICIAL INDEX TO THE MARVEL UNIVERSE #10
Written by VARIOUS
Continuing the chronicle of the Marvel Universe, starting with Spider-Man (from AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #429 on), Iron Man (from IRON MAN ANNUAL 1999 on) and the X-Men (from UNCANNY X-MEN #416 on). Follow the history of the Marvel universe as it unfolds month by month with the All-New Official Index to the Marvel Universe. Each issue provides synopses for dozens of individual comics, including back-up strips, introducing you to the characters, teams, places and equipment that appeared within, providing vital information about first appearances, where they last showed up and where they appeared next!
64 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

MARVEL HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR
Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
Santa's carryin' a swingin' bag of sweet surprises this Christmas as the MARVEL HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR comes your way with a giant-size extravaganza of Marvel fun! Besides an exclusive interview with St. Nick himself, we'll be compiling the ultimate Christmas gift-giving guide for Marvel fans. (Because Santa can't put everything under the tree!) Plus, we'll have a bevy of classic Christmas-themed comics, some of which will see print for the very first time! So enjoy Christmas with the X-Men, Werewolf by Night, the Illuminati and others in the MARVEL HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR, required reading with a glass of eggnog and chestnuts roasting on an open fire!
104 PGS./Square-bound Magazine Format/Rated T+ …$9.99

MIGHTY AVENGERS #30
Written by DAN SLOTT & CHRISTOS N. GAGE
Penciled by SEAN CHEN
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
AVENGERS ASSEMBLE! As the epic battle with The Unspoken threatens all of Earth, the team-up you've been waiting for finally happens as members of the Mighty Avengers, New Avengers, Young Avengers, and the Avengers Initiative unite to fight a foe that no single hero could withstand! How can we fit so many Avengers in one issue? Against the most powerful Inhuman of all, with the greatest weapon in history, do they have a choice? All that plus a special appearance by the Dark Avengers.
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

MARVEL ZOMBIES: EVIL EVOLUTION
Written by KARL KESEL
Penciled by ROB DISALVO
Cover by MARCOS MARTIN
Fur and severed limbs fly in a story that reveals an important missing link in the saga of the Marvel Zombies! Two worlds of hurt collide as the popular Marvel Zombie Universe gnaws its way into the cult-favorite Marvel Apes Universe with a handful of our Earth's furriest heroes stuck in the middle! Who will be the last man (or monkey) standing? SEE -- IRON MANDRILL'S descent into Zombie Madness! FEAR -- COLONEL AMERICA'S battle with THE AMAZING SPIDER-MONKEY! Who will come out triumphant? What will be left of them? Can Gorilla Girl, the Gibbon and Ape Speedball survive?! No one is safe and nothing is certain in this destiny-altering battle between the flesh-eaters and the feces flingers! Apes mastermind Karl Kesel teams with rising star Rob DiSalvo (Dark Reign: The Sinister Spider-Man) for MARVEL ZOMBIES: EVIL EVOLUTION!
64 PGS./One-Shot/Rated T+ …$4.99

MODELS, INC. #3 (of 4)
Written by PAUL TOBIN
Penciled by VICENC VILLAGRASA
Cover by SCOTT CLARK
Zombie Variant by TBA
Millie may not be modeling her prison stripes any more, but she’s in as much hot water as she is in hot fashion! While the noxious North Norrell continues to hold up Millie as the prime suspect in the mystery of Todd Speers and Devin Perlman’s murders, Millie’s friends are pulling out all the stops trying to clear her name. All this and keeping up with fashion week! Of course, someone didn’t tell the sniper aiming for Millie’s head that hot lead isn’t an in-vogue accessory this season!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

MS. MARVEL #46
Written by BRIAN REED
Pencils & Cover by SANA TAKEDA
Zombie Variant by TBA
WAR OF THE MARVELS: THE FINAL CHAPTER
There’s only room for one Ms. Marvel, and both Carol Danvers and Karla Sofen will kill to take the mantle. It’s the ultimate showdown of Dark Reign as the lines between good and evil are blurred…and the last Ms. Marvel standing will face the surprise ending of the year!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

NEW AVENGERS #58
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by STUART IMMONEN
The Hood's control over his turf is challenged. Big time. And you won't believe by who. And you won't believe where the Hood is getting his newfound powers from. A big status quo change for the power brokers of the Marvel Universe. Guest-starring the Cabal. All that and guess which Avengers hook up this issue. And by hook up... we mean " hook up".
32 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

SPIDER-WOMAN #2
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by ALEX MALEEV
The Eisner award winning team of Bendis and Maleev
(DAREDEVIL, HALO) unveil a big new chapter in the life of
Jessica Drew as she heads to Madripoor to do SWORD's dirty work. Based on the ground-breaking motion comic and
featuring all new material. And guest starring Spider-Man!!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

NOVA #30
Written by DAN ABNETT
& ANDY LANNING
Penciled by KEVIN SHARPE
Cover by BRANDON PETERSON
“Starstalker” Part 2 finds Nova and his fledgling Corps pitted against a threat from another dimension, forced to team up with the galaxy’s deadliest bounty hunter, and coping with a blast from the past! Find out why AintItCoolNews.com calls NOVA, “bar none, one of the consistently best comics Marvel puts out."
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

THE TORCH #2 (of 8)
Written by MIKE CAREY & ALEX ROSS
Penciled by PATRICK BERKENKOTTER
Cover by ALEX ROSS
The resurrection of the Torch! The Mad Thinker proceeds with his investigation into the Jim Hammond's nature and origin, in order to rebuild him and put him in the service of A.I.M. But the Thinker's true goals go far beyond his brief, and in his hands, all knowledge is power.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

PUNISHER #10
Written by RICK REMENDER
Penciled by TAN ENG HUAT
Cover by MIKE MCKONE
Rest in Pieces Variant by TBA
“DEAD END,” Part 5
Finally! It’s the Punisher vs. the Hood! The new kingpin of crime has torn Frank’s world down around him, now he twists the knife embedded in Frank Castle’s chest in an act so cruel, so malicious, it’ll go down in the history of villainy. The gloves are off and anything goes in this sadistic face-off as Frank Castle and Parker Robbins attempt to kill each other by tearing each other’s souls apart. How much will Frank compromise to punish the guilty? There are worse things you can do to a person than kill him. Much worse.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

SECRET WARRIORS #9
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Penciled by ALESSANDRO VITTI
Cover by JIM CHEUNG
Zombie Variant by TBA
GOD OF WAR. PART THREE OF FOUR!
Nick Fury's secret base is infiltrated by Norman Osborn and H.A.M.M.E.R., and with Marvel's super spy on a top secret mission, the kids have to fend for themselves. It's Ares, Bullseye and Iron Patriot versus the Secret Warriors. GOD OF FEAR.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

WOLVERINE ART APPRECIATION
Written by JOHN RHETT THOMAS
Art Canvas Cover by JOE QUESADA
Assembling all the variant covers from April's Wolverine Art Appreciation Month, this special collection will take a trip through art history with Logan as your guide! Meet the artists who made this such an innovative and cool event - luminaries such as Ed McGuinness, Paolo Rivera, Russ Heath, Skottie Young, Laura Martin and more - as they adapt the artistry of Van Gogh, Magritte, Warhol, Dali and other towering titans of the art world, all in celebration of that lovable little furball's 35th anniversary in comics! This is Art History 101 with claws, so handle carefully!
32 PGS./One-Shot/Rated T+ …$3.99

THOR: TALES OF ASGARD BY STAN LEE & JACK KIRBY #6 (of 6)
Written by STAN LEE
Penciled by JACK KIRBY
Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL
The legend has come true! By the will of the gods, I am alive! I am invincible! I am — THOR!!! And so began the very first epic tale of Marvel’s most revered hero, the mighty Thor, whose legend would grow alongside the success of Marvel comics, making him the most exciting super hero of all time! Never has Thor been more sensational than during these early tales, crafted by Marvel’s greatest, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Re-live classic Norse mythology in the mighty Marvel manner as well as Stan and Jack’s stories of the Norse Gods and Thor before he came to Earth as Don Blake. Witness as these masters breathe life into the thunder god and some of Marvel’s most enduring characters: Helmdall, Balder, Loki, Odin and Hela. Read these stories as never before with all-new, modern coloring and six extraordinary interlocking covers by current THOR artist Olivier Coipel. Collecting the “Tales of Asgard” backup stories from THOR #137-145.
48 PGS./Remastered Reprint/All Ages …$3.99

VENGEANCE OF THE MOON KNIGHT #2
Written by GREGG HURWITZ
Penciled by JEROME OPEÑA
Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
Zombie Variant by TBA
“SHOCK AND AWE,” PART 2
Moon Knight is back in the Big Apple to pick a fight with the man who chased him out of town in the first place: Norman Osborn. Freed of his demons and armed with an arsenal of incredible new weapons, Moon Knight is throwing down the gauntlet to his old nemesis. Is Osborn ready for Round Two? Uh….yeah. The real question is, is Moon Knight ready for the Sentry?
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

WAR MACHINE #11
Written by GREG PAK
Penciled by WELLINTON ALVES
Cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA
Marvel's Trial of the Century begins in “War Crimes” Part 1! After ten issues of taking on madmen and monsters around the globe, War Machine's quest for justice has finally forced the world to take action. But it's not the genocidists of Santo Marco or the murderous leaders of Eaglestar International in chains in the courtroom -- it's War Machine himself! Find out where the biggest heroes in the Marvel Universe stand when the whole planet calls James Rhodes a criminal in the series that Wizard calls “the book to beat when it comes to badass action and international espionage.”
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

THUNDERBOLTS #137
Written by ANDY DIGGLE
Penciled by MIGUEL ANGEL SEPULVEDA
Cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA
This is it, the finale to writer Andy Diggle’s run! Who is Scourge? What is Black Widow II’s game? Who answers Songbird’s cry for help? All the answers are supplied here, in the latest shocking installment of the book that ComicPants.com calls “Bold and awesome…One of the best books Marvel puts out. Period.”
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

STRANGE TALES #2 (of 3)
Stories and Art by PETER BAGGE, MAX CANNON, JACOB CHABOT, JONATHAN HICKMAN, R. KIKUO JOHNSON, MATT KINDT, MICHAEL KUPPERMAN, TONY MILLIONAIRE & JIM RUGG
Cover by PETER BAGGE
Red Hulk Variant Cover by PETER BAGGE
You won’t believe your senses!! Marvel is proud to present the second issue of this hotly anticipated three issue anthology showcasing Marvel’s greatest characters re-imagined by the best and brightest talents working in independent comics today. Don’t miss what’s sure to be one of the most exciting collections of comics short stories ever produced!!! Every issue stars a stunning array of the best, most exciting cartoonists on the planet—showcasing the Marvel Heroes as you’ve never seen them before! Featuring the long-awaited Peter Bagge “Incorrigible Hulk” serialized over all three issues!
48 PGS./Explicit Content …$4.99

ASTONISHING X-MEN #31
Written by WARREN ELLIS
Pencils & Wraparound Cover by PHIL JIMENEZ
Variant Cover by TRAVIS CHAREST
‘EXOGENETIC,” PART 1 of 5
Abigail Brand, director of S.W.O.R.D., has been in some sticky situations, and she isn’t the type who asks for help to get out of them. But when you’re careening towards Earth in the cockpit of a damaged spaceship after being attacked on an exploding asteroid 7.5 million miles from Earth…it’s time to call the X-Men. They might not have much of a plan, or much of a chance, but that’s certainly never stopped them before. Superstar artist Phil Jimenez joins writer Warren Ellis for the second arc of the mind-bending ongoing series!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

UNCANNY X-MEN #516
Written by MATT FRACTION
Pencils & Cover by GREG LAND
*TO BE REVEALED AT SDCC*
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

DARK WOLVERINE #79
Written by MARJORIE LIU & DANIEL WAY
Penciled by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
Cover by GREG LAND
Young Guns Variant by DANIEL ACUÑA
Zombie Variant by TBA
“MY HERO”
The unimaginable has happened—both Daken and Norman's plans have backfired! Now the victim of his own manipulations—beat almost to death by a gang of second-rate villains—Daken is forced to make an almost impossible admission: this "hero" thing is harder than it looks! But will digging himself out of the hole he's put himself in restore his pride—or ruin him forever? Part 2 (of 3).
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

WOLVERINE ORIGINS #41
Written by DANIEL WAY
Pencils & Cover by DOUG BRAITHWAITE
“SEVEN THE HARD WAY” PART 1 (of 5)
The events of the previous issues have made it clear—in excruciatingly painful detail—to Wolverine that it’s time for a change in tactics. Romulus knows Wolverine too well; any plan that Wolverine could come up with, Romulus would anticipate. The solution? Use someone else’s plan—a plan that requires the participation of several different and very unlikely characters plucked from all corners of the Marvel Universe. But some of these characters won’t exactly be willing to participate. Take Hulk, for example…
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

X-FORCE #20
Written by CRAIG KYLE & CHRISTOPHER YOST
Pencils & Cover by MIKE CHOI & SONIA OBACK
*TO BE REVEALED AT SDCC*
32 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$2.99

NEW MUTANTS #6
Written by ZEB WELLS
Penciled by DIOGENES NEVES
Cover by ADAM KUBERT
Zombie Variant by TBA
*TO BE REVEALED AT SDCC*
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

X-MEN LEGACY #228
Written by MIKE CAREY
Pencils & Cover by *TO BE REVEALED AT SDCC*
Emplate is back and he’s out for blood. More specifically, for mutant bone marrow. And with the X-Men still reeling from Utopia, he may have picked the perfect time to come calling.
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

WOLVERINE WEAPON X #6
Written by JASON AARON
Penciled by YANICK PAQUETTE
50/50 Cover by ADAM KUBERT
50/50 Variant Cover by JOE KUBERT
“INSANE IN THE BRAIN” PART 1 (of 4)
Welcome to Dunwich Sanatorium, where the only people weirder than the patients are the doctors in charge. The newest resident is a man known only as Patient X, a poor confused soul who doesn't remember who he is or how he came to be here. He only has vague memories of living with wolverines and traveling to the moon and killing lots and lots of people. Lucky for him, he came to the right place. The good Dr. Rot knows everything there is to know about the human brain. Including how to remove it... This issue begins an all-new arc unlike any Wolverine story you've ever read.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

DEADPOOL: MERC WITH A MOUTH #4
Written by VICTOR GISCHLER
Penciled by BONG DAZO
Cover by ARTHUR SUYDAM
“HEAD TRIP,” PART 4
Things just keep getting more savage in the Savage Land for poor old Wade. Not only does a crack squad of Hydra shock troops want to put the smackdown on our boy Deadpool, but the cavemen want back their god (i.e. the severed-but-still annoying head of the Marvel Zombies Deadpool) and have turned out the troops, spears ready to fly. Even with Ka-Zar's help, it's going to be a close one. To make matters worse, “Severed Headpool” can't keep his teeth to himself. One hungry bite can bring a world of hurt down on top of Deadpool and the luscious Dr. Betty.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

DEADPOOL #16
Written by DANIEL WAY
Penciled by PACO MEDINA
Cover by JASON PEARSON
“Want You to Want Me,” Part 2
Deadpool is convinced that, after years of gun-for-hire work, he has found his true calling: He’s going to be an X-Man! One problem, though: they don’t want him! And can you blame them? Wade’s just as likely to fire on his friends as his enemies! But Cyclops is smart enough not to get on Deadpool’s bad side. He has a plan to keep Deadpool both close enough to monitor and far enough away so that no one gets hit by the shrapnel. But Deadpool has a plan, too…
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

DEADPOOL #900
Written by JASON AARON, MIKE BENSON, CHARLIE HUSTON, JOE KELLY, DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI & FRED VAN LENTE
Penciled by KYLE BAKER, SHAWN CRYSTAL, SANFORD GREEEN, ROB LIEFELD, CHRIS STAGGS & DALIBOR TALIJIC
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
Special SUPER-sized, ACTION-packed 104-page special to commemorate Deadpool’s historic 900th issue! … Wait, has it really been nine-hundred issues…? Who cares! If this collection of octane-infused stories by some of comics’ hottest talent doesn’t make you want to genuflect at the Altar of Wade, nothing will. Thrill as the Merc with a Mouth squares off against probe-happy aliens, trigger-happy mimes and one seriously unhappy fanman – and that’s just half the book! Wince as Wade bares his soul (and lots more) to a shrink who’s got major squirrels in his own attic. Thrill as he travels around the globe and then some to settle a childhood bet. And chill as C.S.I. investigators at a blood-splattered crime scene attempt to piece together why this particular “unsub” needed battery cables, Crisco oil, three stacks of adult magazines and a live chicken to pull off the hit.
104 PGS./Parental Advisory …$4.99

DEADPOOL POSTER BOOK
Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
Thirty-six posters featuring the Merc with a Mouth himself!
72 PGS./Rated A …$5.99

MARVEL SPOTLIGHT: DEADPOOL
Written by JOHN RHETT THOMAS
Cover by PETE WOODS
Marvel's most maniacal Merc gets a whole issue of SPOTLIGHT in which to mouth off! Flush from his big-screen success with a wildly popular turn in X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE, Deadpool is ready to rock, roll and reload on a Marvel Universe that has pushed him around for too long! We're going to catch up with Deadpool creators past and present to find out what makes Wade Wilson tick, tick, tick like a timebomb – DEADPOOL's Daniel Way and Paco Medina, new hit series DEADPOOL: MERC WITH A MOUTH's Victor Gischler, classic comics scribe Joe Kelly, and none other than Rob Liefeld!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

X-BABIES #1 (of 4)
Written by GREGG SCHIGIEL
Penciled by JACOB CHABOT
Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG
Zombie Variant by TBA
Little X-Men! Big Adventure! Stars Reborn! Things have changed in Mojoworld as Mojo’s been ousted by Mr. Veech, who’s replaced the The X-Babies - the number one, top-rated stars - with something newer, safer, friendlier, and...more adorable! The X-Babies we know and love aren’t going to sit by and let that happen. And how are the characters from Marvel’s mid-’80s, kid-centric Star Comics line involved? The sleeper hit of the fall starts here!
32 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

CABLE #19
Written by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI
Penciled by GABRIEL GUZMAN
Cover by DAVE WILKINS
“QUEEN CAPTURES BISHOP”
As it turns out, space isn’t the place for Cable and Hope. Against all odds, Bishop has found them again, and taken their spacecraft hostage. All Bishop needs is to see the girl. Once he has visual confirmation, it’s simply a matter of triggering the nuclear bomb hidden in his arm, and his lifelong mission to save the X-Men (and Earth) is over. And there are only so many places to hide in a small transport vessel on the far reaches of our solar system. But there is someone else aboard the vessel, and she doesn’t care about Cable or Bishop’s war. She’s been drawn to the life force of one of the vessel’s inhabitant, and she and her army will stop at nothing until they have her…Enter: The Brood Queen!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

X-FACTOR #50
Written by PETER DAVID
Penciled by VALENTINE DE LANDRO
Cover by DAVID YARDIN
Worlds and times collide in this double-sized conclusion to the year long storyline that has revitalized X-Factor. Will the Summers Rebellion triumph as is supposed to happen...or will it be derailed? Will Madrox make it back to his own time? Will Siryn, Monet and the rest of the team have their final showdown with Cortex? Will we actually learn just how it is that Layla Miller knows stuff? Will someone die? The answer to at least some of these questions is: Yes.
48 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

WOLVERINE FIRST CLASS #20
Written by PETER DAVID
Penciled by DENNIS CALERO
Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG
In space no one can hear you scream. But can they hear you Snikt? The explosive battle aboard the Skrull battleship between the pesky Super-Skrull and the *ahem* marvelous guest star CAPTAIN MARVEL is getting a little hairy --and Wolverine's not even in the thick of it, yet! Tied up with
adamatium shackles by his Skrully captors, will he be able to escape in time to get in a few good punches before the whole dust-up goes sour?
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

UNCANNY X-MEN: FIRST CLASS #4
Written by SCOTT GRAY
Pencils by DAVID WILLIAMS
Cover by ROGER CRUZ
Storm was expecting a wild night on the town with fellow X-Man Jean Grey, plus new friends Misty Knight and Colleen Wing – so why is she battling S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, busting into the Helicarrier and becoming Public Enemy Number One? Could the deadly, diabolical Nightshade have something to do with it? For sure, sugar! Don’t you dare miss a funkadelic-kung-fu-femme-fatale-showdown that we just had to call… “Sisters of the Dragon”!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

X-MEN FOREVER #9 & 10
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT
Penciled by STEVE SCOTT (#9) & PAUL SMITH (#10)
Covers by TOM GRUMMETT
X-Men Forever #9 Zombie Variant by TBA
"The Secret History of The Sentinels"
The thrilling conclusion to the X-Men’s South American adventure!!! The X-Men take on this newest threat while still reeling from the revelations of the last issue — and the reappearance of the Trask family! PLUS! The funeral of WOLVERINE. The X-Men put to rest their team member and friend. Penciled by Paul Smith and inked by Terry Austin!
32 PGS.(each)/Rated A …$3.99 (each)

PUNISHER: FRANK CASTLE MAX #75
Written by GREGG HURWITZ, CHARLIE HUSTON, PETER MILLIGAN, THOMAS PICCIRILLI & DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI
Penciled by LAURENCE CAMPELL, TOMM COKER, KEN LASHLEY, DAS PASTORAS & GORAN PARLOV
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
Variant Cover by STEVE DILLON
Special double-sized 75th issue! Several years ago, under a cloudless day in New York’s Central Park, Frank Castle’s family was slaughtered in a mob crossfire. On that day, the man known as Frank Castle died and in his place was born the Punisher, a relentless engine of vengeance. Five stories take an unflinching look at what really happened that day, providing a penetrating look into the mass of hard muscle that once was Frank Castle’s heart. You won’t look at the Punisher the same way again. Featuring Charlie Huston and Ken Lashley’s “Smallest Bit of This”…Peter Milligan and Tomm Coker’s “Father’s Day”…“Gregg Hurwitz and Das Pastoras’ “Gateway” & Thomas Piccirilli and Laurence Campell’s “Dolls”.
Also featuring an 8-page preview of Jason Aaron and Steve Dillon’s upcoming PUNISHER MAX #1, “The Kingpin.”
48 PGS./Explicit Content …$4.99

DOMINIC FORTUNE #3 (of 4)
Written by HOWARD CHAYKIN
Pencils & Cover by HOWARD CHAYKIN
“THE ‘IT CAN HAPPEN HERE, AND NOW’ RESOLUTION!” PART 3
The 1936 Berlin Olympics had its highs and lows—from Jesse Owens gold medals to Hitler addressing the crowd of faithful followers and skeptical international visitors—but it’s Dominic Fortune’s action behind the scenes around town that are the real newsmakers. Between babysitting his out of control trio of Hollywood hotshots, run-ins with the Gestapo, to uncovering the truth about the homegrown roots of an international conspiracy to overthrow the United States government and replace it with a fascist dictatorship, Fortune’s got more than he can handle…and the night is young.
32 PGS./Explicit Content …$3.99

STARR THE SLAYER #2 (of 5)
Written by DANIEL WAY
Pencils & Cover by RICHARD CORBEN
Starr the Slayer wasn’t the only fictional character that writer Len Carson created back in the day -- he also created Starr’s opposite number, the deceptive and demonic sorcerer Trull. Using his black magic, Trull has summoned Carson to the Realm of Zardath and bound him to a human host, making him his slave. His task? Destroy Starr the Slayer! But even with Starr’s creator in his back pocket, Trull has his work cut out for him as Starr grows stronger by the day, hardening both his body and his mind in the fierce and bloody Zardathian gladiatorial arena!
32 PGS./Explicit Content …$3.99

CRIMINAL: The Sinners #2
By Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips
FROM THE CREATORS OF INCOGNITO -- THE AWARD-WINNING CRIME SERIES IS BACK!
One of the most award-winning and acclaimed comics series of the last several years continues – A special artistic gut punch for longtime fans or those who’ve recently gotten hooked on Brubaker and Phillips hit series INCOGNITO!
Made men are turning up dead in what appear to be mob-style hits, and since criminals don’t go to the cops for justice, TRACY LAWLESS has been appointed the defacto “sheriff” of the criminal underworld by his boss, Crimelord Sebastian Hyde. But Tracy is the ultimate outsider, and the cons, murderers, and thieves don’t like or trust him any more than the police do.
CRIMINAL: THE SINNERS #2
40 PGS/Mature Content/No ads…. $3.50

KABUKI: THE ALCHEMY TPB
Written by DAVID MACK
Penciled by DAVID MACK
Cover by DAVID MACK
Collecting all nine issues of the acclaimed, New York Times bestselling, Eisner Award-nominated KABUKI: THE ALCHEMY series from Marvel's creator-owned Icon imprint! Readers have been waiting to get the newest KABUKI story in paperback form, and this monster volume delivers with loads of extras - including the never-before-seen original ending sequence cut from the single issues, new pages of art, a presentation of the original scripts, remastered pages, new design pages, a commentary by the author, a "best of" letters section and more! A whopping 320 pages, this high-end paperback also features an introduction by Fight Club author Chuck Palahniuk.
320 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3250-9
Offered Again: KABUKI: REFLECTIONS #5-15

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: DOCTOR STRANGE VOL. 4 HC
Written by ROY THOMAS, GARDNER FOX, STAN LEE, BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH & ARCHIE GOODWIN
Penciled by GENE COLAN, BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH, FRANK BRUNNER, P. CRAIG RUSSELL, JIM STARLIN,
SAM KWESKIN, MARIE SEVERIN, HERB TRIMPE & DON HECK
Cover by BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH
The Master of the Mystic Arts, Dr. Stephen Strange once again descends into to the eldritch depths of adventure in this amazing collection of Marvel Masterworks! Kicked off by Roy Thomas and the incomparable art team of Gene Colan and Tom Palmer, the good doctor battles his greatest adversary, the towering cosmic presence of Eternity. Although his solo series ends, Dr. Strange’s saga against the Undying Ones continues as he teams-up with Sub-Mariner and the Incredible Hulk in a storyline that lays the seeds for the dynamic Defenders! Then, Stan “The Man” Lee and Barry Windsor-Smith raise the Sorcerer Supreme to new heights of otherworldly glory in the all-time classic Marvel Premiere series. Guided by Golden Age great Gardner Fox and a host of up-and-coming art talents from Frank Brunner to P. Craig Russell, Dr. Strange runs a gauntlet of Lovecraftian horrors from the depths of the ocean to the monoliths of Stonehenge in pursuit of Shuma-Gorath. After four volumes of Marvel-ous Masterworks, Doc Strange is just getting started! Collecting
DOCTOR STRANGE #180-183, SUB-MARINER #22, INCREDIBLE HULK #126, MARVEL FEATURE #1 & MARVEL
PREMIERE #3-8
280 PGS./All Ages …$54.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3495-4
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: DOCTOR STRANGE VOL. 4 HC — VARIANT EDITION VOL. 130
280 PGS./All Ages …$54.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3496-1

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: ATLAS ERA JUNGLE ADVENTURE VOL. 1 HC
Written by DON RICO & VARIOUS
Penciled by WERNER ROTH with JIM MOONEY, JOHN BUSCEMA, GEORGE TUSKA, SYD SHORES & JIMMY INFANTINO
Cover by CARL BURGOS
LEOPARD-PRINT NEVER LOOKED SO GOOD! Beginning the complete collection of Atlas’ action-packed 1950s jungle adventure comics, the Marvel Masterworks venture into the oh, so attractive heart of darkness to meet Lorna, the Jungle Queen! Her jungle-faring father mauled by a lion, the seventeen-year-old Lorna embraces her unexpected new home – becoming a fierce and stunning girl of the wild and the last word in jungle justice! Trained in the ways of the African wilderness by her mentor, M’Tuba, Lorna is joined by her ever-helpful monkey companion, Mikki, and the bold, two-fisted hunter, Greg Knight. From the murky Black Swamp to the Dead Lake, the pre-Code adventures of Lorna and her cast of characters find them pitted against vicious headhunters, voodoo priestesses, killer cavemen from the Lost City, and Agu the Giant—a gorilla that could give King Kong a run for his money! You’ll also enjoy the tale of two Lornas and stalk creatures both strange and fierce as Lorna uncovers all the mysteries of the jungle. With lush artwork by Werner Roth at his career best, forget it, this is a jungle adventure from which there's no coming back. Get ready to go wild with ATLAS ERA JUNGLE ADVENTURES MASTERWORKS! Collecting LORNA, THE JUNGLE QUEEN #1-5 & LORNA, THE JUNGLE GIRL #6-9
248 PGS./All Ages …$59.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4190-7
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: ATLAS ERA JUNGLE ADVENTURE VOL. 1 HC — VARIANT EDITION VOL. 131
248 PGS./All Ages …$59.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4191-4

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOL. 3 TPB
Written by STAN LEE
Penciled by STEVE DITKO
Cover by STEVE DITKO & DEAN WHITE
There’s no Spidey like Stan Lee/Steve Ditko Spidey, and the MARVEL MASTERWORKS are here to prove it once again with another heaping helping of webslinging wonderment! Teenage outcast and king of the wallflowers, Peter Parker, may have the most amazing powers in the super-hero biz, but good luck coming up with more downsides than this cat. Not only does his boss, J. Jonah Jameson consider him Public Enemy #1, he’s sending not just one, but two villains after him—Mac Gargan, the Scorpion, and the vicious Spider-Slayer. And to add insult to injury, the Human Torch one-ups him against the Beetle and the Circus of Crime offers a whole host of reasons to hate peanuts. After that anybody’d need therapy, so Spidey hits the couch, and the couch hits right back with a mysterious foe that’s going to give Parker’s complexes complexes! To make matters worse, the Green Goblin teams up with the Crime-Master, Aunt May finds a certain red and blue costume, and the Molten Man makes high school graduation a day to remember in Forest Hills, Queens. Top that off with a classic team-up between Lee and Ditko’s greatest creations, Spidey and Dr. Strange, and you’ve got yourself a cover-to-cover classic! Collecting THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #20-30 & ANNUAL #2.
272 PGS./All Ages …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3696-5
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOL. 3 TPB — VARIANT EDITION VOL. 10
272 PGS./All Ages …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3697-2

WOLVERINE: OLD MAN LOGAN HC
Written by MARK MILLAR
Penciled by STEVE MCNIVEN
Covers by STEVE MCNIVEN & MICHAEL TURNER
MARK MILLAR and STEVE MCNIVEN—who last teamed for the monumental CIVIL WAR—bring us the most important WOLVERINE story of the 21st Century. Nobody knows what happened on the night the heroes fell. All we know is that they disappeared and evil triumphed and the bad guys have been calling the shots ever since. What happened to Wolverine is the biggest mystery of all. For 50 years, no one has heard hide nor hair from him…and in his place stands an old man called Logan. A man concerned only about his family. A man pushed to the brink by the HULK GANG. A man forced to help an old friend—the blind archer, HAWKEYE—to drive three thousand miles to secure his family’s safety. Get ready for the ride of your life, Logan. Collecting WOLVERINE #66-72 & WOLVERINE GIANT-SIZE OLD MAN LOGAN.
208 PGS./Parental Advisory …$34.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3159-5
Trim size: oversized

WOLVERINE: OLD MAN LOGAN HC TURNER VARIANT
208 PGS./Parental Advisory …$34.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4268-3

MARVEL ZOMBIES 4 HC
Written by FRED VAN LENTE
Penciled by KEV WALKER
Cover by ARTHUR SUYDAM
The acclaimed creative team behind MARVEL ZOMBIES 3 returns…with another adventure that takes place in the Marvel U! The vampire. The witch. The werewolf. The muck-monster. The devil. They're nobody's idea of heroes, but they're all that stands between our world and an unstoppable apocalypse! They're the new Midnight Sons, and their quest to track down the undead who escaped from A.R.M.O.R. will lead them around the globe—and right to a cruise ship overrun with undead undersea-dwelling cannibals! Can this monstrous team stop the "red tide" before it unleashes untold horror upon the mainland? Not if the Merc With Only a Mouth has anything to say about it! Yes, writer Fred Van Lente and artist Kev Walker—the guys who made IGN.com say “MARVEL ZOMBIES 3 may actually rank as the best in the series”—are back again, unleashing the flesh-eaters for another roller coaster ride of gore, action, gore, thrills, gore and gore! Collecting MARVEL ZOMBIES 4 #1-4.
112 PGS./Parental Advisory …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3917-1
Trim size: oversized

TIMESTORM 2009/2099 HC
Written by BRIAN REED
Penciled by ERIC BATTLE & WESLEY CRAIG
Cover by PAUL RENAUD
2009…meets 2099? Future history has been shattered by events in the present! If you think you know the heroes and villains from Marvel’s dark future, writer Brian Reed (SECRET INVASION: CAPTAIN MARVEL) and artist Eric Battle (Batman) say it’s time to think again! Get ready for the re-imagined 2099 versions of Spider-Man, Ghost Rider, the X-Men and more! Collecting TIMESTORM 2009/2099 #1-4, TIMESTORM 2009/2099: X-MEN and TIMESTORM 2009/2099:
SPIDER-MAN.
144 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3922-5
Trim size: oversized

X-MEN: ASGARDIAN WARS HC
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT
Penciled by PAUL SMITH & ARTHUR ADAMS
Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS
Otherworldly wonder at the top of one world and the heart of another! In the Arctic Circle, the X-Men and Alpha Flight find a power that could save the world at the cost of destroying...what? But cost is no object when the power is revealed as a gift from Loki, who doesn’t like it when his gifts are returned! When the God of Lies loses his own prize, he decides one bad turn deserves another and sets his magic against the X-Men, only for the New Mutants to take the fall...and rise to Asgard! The X-Men ride to the rescue, but can even the mightiest mutants survive the multiple magics of myth? Collecting X-MEN AND ALPHA FLIGHT #1-2, NEW MUTANTS SPECIAL EDITION and X-MEN ANNUAL #9.
232 PGS./Rated A …$34.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4148-8
Trim size: oversized

ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: GUILTY PLEASURES - THE COMPLETE COLLECTION HC
Written by LAURELL K. HAMILTON & JESSICA RUFFNER
Penciled by BRETT BOOTH & RON LIM
Cover by BRETT BOOTH
New York Times bestselling author Laurell. K. Hamilton offers readers a brand-new experience in the world of Anita Blake! Fusing mythology, werewolves and vampires with a story loaded with mystery, action and romance, the Anita Blake novels take place in a world where vampires, werewolves and other creatures of nightmare have been declared legal citizens of the United States. Anita Blake is an “animator” – a profession that involves raising the dead for a living. She is also known as a fearsome hunter of criminal vampires, and she moonlights by investigating cases that are far too much for “conventional” police. But as Anita gains the attention of the vampire masters in her hometown of St. Louis, she also risks revealing an intriguing secret about herself – the source of her unusual strength and power. Collecting ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: GUILTY PLEASURES #1-12.
320 PGS./Parental Advisory …$34.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4021-4
Trim size: oversized

LOCKJAW AND THE PET AVENGERS HC
Written by CHRIS ELIOPOULOS
Penciled by IG GUARA
Cover by KARL KERSCHL
And there came a day, a day unlike any other, when Earth’s mightiest heroes were unaware of a threat greater than all of them could handle. And on that day, a teleporting puppy scoured the world to assemble a team of animals to fight the foes
no single beast could withstand! Strap on your collar and hop on-board the adventures of LOCKJAW, LOCKHEED, REDWING, HAIRBALL, and an all-new FROG THOR! Written by Eisner-nominee CHRIS ELIOPOULOS with art by fan-favorite IG GUARA.Collecting LOCKJAW AND THE PET AVENGERS #1-4, TALES OF THE PET AVENGERS digital comic and the MARVEL PETS HANDBOOK.
176 PGS./All Ages …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4271-3
Trim size: oversized

SPIDER-MAN: AMERICAN SON PREMIERE HC
Written by JOE KELLY
Penciled by PHIL JIMENEZ, PAULO SIQUEIRA, MARCO CHECCHETTO & DALE EAGLESHAM
Cover by PHIL JIMENEZ
Following immediately on the heels of “24/7”, Spider-Man’s world has become more messed-up and stressful than ever and the fact that his biggest enemy, is in charge of the world…and the Avengers…is only the icing on a really dangerous cake. Now faced with hard choices about family and friendship, Spider-Man knows exactly what he has to do to save the world…it’s time
to take down Norman Osborn. Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #595-599 and material from AMAZING SPIDER-MAN EXTRA! #3.
136 PGS./Rated A…$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3870-9

MARVEL 1602: NEW WORLD/FANTASTICK FOUR PREMIERE HC
Written by GREG PAK & PETER DAVID
Penciled by GREG TOCCHINI & PASCAL ALIXE
Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
America, the New World! When Captain America was thrust back in time, it changed reality as we know it. Dinosaurs still roam the earth, and the Marvel super heroes we know came to exist 500 years early. Witness David Bruce Banner and Peter Parquagh become the Hulk and Spider-Man! Then in FANTASTICK FOUR, Doom returns! The Four from the Fantastik’s greatest enemy has an insidious plan that takes them to the ends of the Earth! Peter David takes the reins with superstar artist-to-be Pascal Alixe for the spin-off from Neil Gaiman’s 1602. What does Doom want? Why doesn’t Invisible Woman want to fight him? And what does Shakespeare have to do with it? Collecting MARVEL 1602: NEW WORLD #1-5 and MARVEL 1602: FANTASTICK FOUR #1-5.
240 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4136-5
Trim size: standard
MARVEL 1602 PREMIERE HC STILL AVAILABLE!
$24.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-4135-8)

ULTIMATE WOLVERINE VS. HULK PREMIERE HC
Written by DAMON LINDELOF
Penciled by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
Damon Lindelof, co-creator of the hit TV series Lost teams with superstar artist Leinil Francis Yu to bring their storytelling magic to a tale that will rock the Ultimate Universe! Dr. Bruce Banner has been presumed dead since his execution, following his murderous rampage through Manhattan as the Hulk. But when reports start cropping up of an unidentified creature appearing around the globe, Nick Fury begins to get worried. Not because Banner can turn from man to unstoppable monster in seconds...but because Banner’s existence is the one secret that can bring down Fury. Fury turns to the only man he can trust: Wolverine. And he’s only too glad to take care of Banner—by any means necessary. Collecting ULTIMATE WOLVERINE VS. HULK #1-6.
144 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4013-9
Trim size: standard

WOLVERINE NOIR PREMIERE HC
Written by STUART MOORE
Penciled by C.P. SMITH
Cover by DENNIS CALERO
The Bowery, 1937. Jim Logan, the fiercest knife expert in New York, runs a seedy detective agency called "LOGAN & LOGAN"...along with his useless, halfwit brother, Dog. They're the best they are at what they do. But when a swanky dame named Mariko Yashida struts into the office, she opens up a world of hurt for Logan, forcing him to revisit his painful, bloody past. Collecting WOLVERINE NOIR #1-4.
120 PGS./Parental Advisory …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3945-4
Trim size: standard

DARK WOLVERINE VOL. 1: THE PRINCE PREMIERE HC
Written by DANIEL WAY & MARJORIE LIU
Penciled by TOMMY LEE EDWARDS & GIUSEPPI CAMMONCOLI
Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
Wolverine’s son, Daken, has finally emerged from the shadows, stepping out onto the main stage of the Marvel Universe. As one of Norman Osborn's Avengers, he has power, access, and an identity that he hates--his father's. This new Wolverine doesn’t know how long this will last, but one thing’s for sure: He’s going to have some fun while it does. Volume also includes “ONE PERCENTER,” the two-part prelude to DARK WOLVERINE by Daniel Way and Tommy Lee Edwards. Collecting DARK WOLVERINE #75-77 and the backup stories from WOLVERINE #73-74.
120 PGS./Parental Advisory …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3900-3
Trim size: standard

HULK VOL. 3: HULK NO MORE PREMIERE HC
Written by JEPH LOEB
Penciled by ED MCGUINNESS
Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
There was a time when the world's mightiest heroes got together to fight foes too great for them to handle all by themselves. No! Not the Avengers! The other guys: HULK! NAMOR! SILVER SURFER! DOC STRANGE! The original Defenders are back! But what terrible threat could bring them together again? How about THE OFFENDERS! RULK! TIGER SHARK! TERRAX! BARON MORDO! This volume also includes the 600th-issue celebration guest starring Spider-Man! Collecting HULK #10-13 and INCREDIBLE HULK #600.
128 PGS./Rated A …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3983-6
Trim size: standard

THESE HULK TRADE PAPERBACKS STILL AVAILABLE!
HULK VOL. 1: RED HULK…$19.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-2882-3)
HULK VOL. 2: RED & GREEN…$15.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-2884-7)

CAPTAIN AMERICA: ROAD TO REBORN PREMIERE HC
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Penciled by LUKE ROSS
Cover by ALEX ROSS
Where were you when Captain America died? It's the anniversary of the day Steve Rogers was killed, a day of reflection and mourning in the Marvel U...a time to look back on the things Steve did and what he stood for... or is this actually the beginning of the most wicked plot twist since issue 25? Yeah, actually it's both. Plus, Sharon Carter's dreams are forcing her to relive the death of Steve Rogers -- and her time under the control of Dr. Faustus. But will these dreams also reveal hidden secrets about what she saw and did on the day Steve died? Also, Bucky Barnes is the new Captain America now...but today he's trapped in the past, because today is Bucky Barnes' birthday. See Bucky's favorite and least favorite birthdays - from the cold winters of the Depression on military bases, to the front lines of WW2, to his new mission as Cap. Plus, a double-sized story by the legendary Gene Colan about Cap and Bucky’s days in WWII. Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA #49-50 and #600-601.
176 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4174-7
Trim size: standard

SPIDER-MAN: THE SHORT HALLOWEEN PREMIERE HC
Written by BILL HADER, SETH MYERS, J.M. DEMATTEIS, TOM DEFALCO, ABBY DENSON, PAUL TOBIN, MARC SUMERAK & BRIAN REED
Penciled by KEVIN MAGUIRE, VAL SEMEIKS, TODD NAUCK, COLLEEN COOVER, MARK ROBINSON, TIM LEVINS & ADAM DEKRAKER
Cover by BARRY KITSON
Two stars of Saturday Night Live make their Marvel debut with an all-new story set right on the bustling, hot dog juice covered streets of New York City. Halloween is coming early this year as Spidey is knocked out during the Greenwich Village costume parade and an intoxicated reveler in a Spidey costume takes his place! Then, spinning out of the revelations surrounding
the return of Harry Osborn, we have a tale that sheds more light on Harry and Peter’s longtime friendship. And, over in the AMAZING SPIDER MA’AM, it’s the moment you’ve been waiting for as Aunt May comes face-to-face with her ARCH NEMESIS! Plus, Peter Parker gets trapped in a life-and-death situation with a child who needs his help! Then watch as Spidey teams up with brand new foe SCREWBALL in a race against the clock to rescue a young child, and in the Private Life Of Peter Parker, new pal Carlie Cooper shows Pete how a real cop solves crimes. All this plus a special appearance from SWINEY GIRL – Daughter of PETER-PORKER, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-HAM! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN FAMILY #4-6 and SPIDER-MAN: THE SHORT HALLOWEEN.
136 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3902-7
Trim size: standard

THING: PROJECT PEGASUS PREMIERE HC
Written by RALPH MACCHIO, JOHN BYRNE & MARK GRUENWALD
Penciled by SAL BUSCEMA, JOHN BYRNE & GEORGE PÉREZ
Covers by JOHN BYRNE & GEORGE PEREZ
Project: PEGASUS hires the Ever-Lovin' Blue-Eyed One as a security chief, but what's the point if the place is already filled with super-villains in the first place? Featuring Hercules and Thundra, Deathlok and Dr. Strange, Captains America and Marvel, Man-Thing and...Classic Thing? Plus: action in Olympus and the Nexus, Hollywood and Yancy Street! New identities for THREE super heroes! All this AND Super Hero Poker Night! What a deal! Collecting MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #42-43 & 53-58.
160 PGS./All Ages …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3811-2
Trim size: standard

THING: PROJECT PEGASUS PREMIERE HC (DM ONLY)
160 PGS./All Ages …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3812-9

MARVEL ADVENTURES THE AVENGERS VOL. 10: INVASION DIGEST
Written by PAUL TOBIN
Penciled by MATTEO LOLLI, DAVID BALDEON, JACOPO CAMAGNI & DENIS MEDRI
Cover by CASEY JONES
Facing the foes no single super hero could withstand! When global threats surface, they must contend with the combined might of: Captain America! Storm! Iron Man! The Hulk! Giant-Girl! Wolverine! Spider-Man! It's all-ages action in the Mighty Marvel Manner! Featuring the Thing, Puppet Master, the Mandarin and the Rhino! Collecting MARVEL ADVENTURES THE AVENGERS #36-39.
96 PGS./All Ages …$9.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3833-4

THESE MARVEL ADVENTURES THE AVENGERS
DIGESTS STILL AVAILABLE!
MARVEL ADVENTURES THE AVENGERS VOL. 5:
SOME ASSEMBLING REQUIRED…$7.99
(ISBN: 978-0-7851-2530-3)
MARVEL ADVENTURES THE AVENGERS VOL. 6: MIGHTY MARVELS…$7.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-2982-0)
MARVEL ADVENTURES THE AVENGERS VOL. 7: WEIRDER AND WILDER…$8.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-2983-7)
MARVEL ADVENTURES THE AVENGERS VOL. 8: THE NEW RECRUITS…$8.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-2984-4)
MARVEL ADVENTURES THE AVENGERS VOL. 9:
THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’…$9.99
(ISBN: 978-0-7851-3832-7)

RUNAWAYS VOL. 9: DEAD WRONG DIGEST
Written by TERRY MOORE
Penciled by HUMBERTO RAMOS
Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS
After escaping catastrophe in New York City, the seven friends have returned to their home: Los Angeles. But all is not well in the City of Angels, as a group of soldiers from Runaway Karolina Dean’s home planet arrives with guns blazing, demanding that their fellow Majesdanian be handed over to them for some unknown offense. Though the otherworldly warriors are repelled, the clock is ticking down to the moment when they will rally and return. As the Majesdanians struggle to regroup, the Runaways begin to fall apart, squabbling over the best course to take. Some advocate direct action, others diplomacy and, distressingly, Karolina considers just giving herself up. How can the Runaways face their biggest threat to date when they’re having trouble facing one another? Collecting RUNAWAYS VOL. 3 #1-6.
136 PGS./Rated T+ …$9.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4119-8

UNCANNY X-MEN: MANIFEST DESTINY TPB
Written by MIKE CAREY, ED BRUBAKER, MATT FRACTION, C.B. CEBULSKI, MARC GUGGENHEIM, CHRIS YOST & KIERON GILLEN
Penciled by GREG LAND, GREG LAND, TERRY DODSON, DAVID YARDIN, DANIEL PANOSIAN, PACO DIAZ, YANICK PAQUETTE, HUMBERTO RAMOS, ANDRE COELHO & SARA PICHELLI
Cover by ALEX ROSS
Go west, young mutants! Following the events of Messiah CompleX, the X-Men are heading west, founding a new home for themselves, and all mutants, in a place known for its tolerance: San Francisco, California. Shortly after their arrival, however, the X-Men finds themselves tangling with Magneto and fighting down the robotic, mutant-killing Sentinels. And as if that wasn’t enough, Pixie, one of the youngest members of the team, learns just how dangerous bigotry is when she’s confronted by the all-new Hellfire Cult. Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN #500-503, X-MEN FREE COMIC BOOK DAY #1 and MANIFEST DESTINY: DAZZLER, KARMA, MERCURY/X-23, COLOSSUS, EMMA FROST, GRAYMALKIN & JUGGERNAUT.
208 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2451-1

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN VOL. 2: WORLD'S MOST WANTED BOOK 1 TPB
Written by MATT FRACTION
Penciled by SALVADOR LARROCA
Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA
The manhunt is on! As director of S.H.I.E.L.D., Tony Stark had sole possession of a database that contained the secret identities of every registered hero in the country. But now, S.H.I.E.L.D. is no more. A casualty in the aftermath of the Skrull’s Secret Invasion, the international peacekeeping organization has been replaced by the Dark Reign of Norman Osborn and his newly conceived H.A.M.M.E.R. — a less kind, decidedly less gentle remaking of the legendary security force founded by Nick Fury. Osborn now has all the power he ever wanted minus the most important ingredient, the registration database, which is stored in the only place Stark could guarantee its safe keeping — inside his Extremis-enhanced brain. With Tony Stark in disgrace and on the run, the orders have come down from the highest level to every mercenary, mobster and Osborn minion: “Bring me the head of Tony Stark!” Collecting INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #8-13.
152 PGS./Rated A …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3413-8

DARK REIGN: FANTASTIC FOUR TPB
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Penciled by SEAN CHEN
Cover by SIMONE BIANCHI
Dark Reign strikes Marvel’s first family—in an explosive way! Prepared to be blown away as: HAMMER agents attack the Baxter Building. Reed changes everything. The Human Torch suffers a horrible loss and Franklin and Val go shopping. There's Time travel, Alternate realities, Celestials, Eternals, Deviants and Doombots... and more important than all of that, we find out the answer to the question: What is the Bridge? Collecting DARK REIGN: FANTASTIC FOUR #1-5.
120 PGS./Rated T+ …$16.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3908-9

NEW AVENGERS VOL. 10: POWER TPB
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by BILLY TAN & ALEX MALEEV
Cover by BILLY TAN
Ring in the Dark Reign! Luke Cage’s baby girl is missing, the kidnapping victim of a Skrull on the loose, and the former Power Man will do anything — anything — it takes to find her! The Avengers team up with the Fantastic Four in a fast-paced, tension-filled thriller with a wild final-page twist! Then, it’s a double-sized, all-out, hero-vs.-villain, 50th-issue extravaganza you won’t want to miss! The New Avengers get their game face on to take down Norman Osborn’s Dark Avengers — but the former Green Goblin has a chilling surprise up his sleeve! And in SECRET INVASION: DARK REIGN, the first move in Osborn’s harrowing career as America’s top cop is made — in a way that will definitely surprise you! Collecting New Avengers #48-50 and SECRET INVASION DARK REIGN.
120 PGS./Rated A …$15.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3560-9

DAREDEVIL: RETURN OF THE KING TPB
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Penciled by DAVID AJA & MICHAEL LARK
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
Nearly two years ago, the Kingpin left America to try to build a new life and find a new purpose for himself. Is that new life now coming to the attention of old enemies? And how does this connect to Matt Murdock and his troubles in New York with Lady Bullseye? Find out in RETURN OF THE KING. Collecting DAREDEVIL #116-119 and #500.
152 PGS./Rated T+ …$17.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3340-7

RUNAWAYS: ROCK ZOMBIES TPB
Written by TERRY MOORE, CHRIS YOST & JAMES ASMUS
Penciled by TAKESHI MIYAZAWA, SARA PICHELLI & EMMA RIOS
Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS
Things get ugly in a city of beautiful people. A group of kids — including a witch, a robot, a mutant and a time-displaced little girl — living together in Los Angeles. What could possibly go wrong? After having to say “goodbye” to one of their own during a conflict with some aggressive alien invaders, the Runaways are attempting to get back to normal — which for them means video games, camping trips and, of course, neutralizing potential violent threats to the City of Angels. Meanwhile, however, the popular DJ at L.A.’s KZIT radio station is concocting a devious scheme. With the help of a mysterious magician, Val Rhymin produces a song guaranteed to take Los Angeles by storm. Using a mystic chant layered in with the tune, the song magically affects anyone who has undergone plastic surgery, turning them into an obedient zombie. And since it’s in L.A., that means a lot of zombies. Collecting RUNAWAYS VOL. 3 #7-10.
112 PGS./Rated T+ …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4074-0

RUNAWAYS: TEENAGE WASTELAND TPB
Written by BRIAN K. VAUGHN
Penciled by ADRIAN ALPHONA & TAKESHI MIYAZAWA
Cover by JO CHEN
Still on the run from their super-villain parents, this motley crew of super-powered kids finds a kindred spirit in a daring young stranger and welcomes him into their fold. But will this dashing young man help the teenagers defeat their villainous parents...or tear them apart? One troubled member finds out, as she leaves the group's hideout with their new recruit, who reveals his startling secret, putting the entire team in jeopardy! Plus: Who do you send to catch a group of missing, runaway teenage super heroes? Marvel’s original teen runaway crimefighters, Cloak and Dagger, making their first major appearance in years! Collecting RUNAWAYS #7-12
144 PGS./Rated T+ …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4075-7

ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: THE LAUGHING CORPSE BOOK 1 - ANIMATOR TPB
Written by LAURELL K. HAMILTON & JESSICA RUFFNER
Penciled by RON LIM
Cover by RON LIM
Adapting the second novel in Laurell K. Hamilton’s bestselling ANITA BLAKE series! St. Louis is a city of the damned. The supernatural is commonplace, and the undead enjoy free rein. But whether warm- or cold-blooded, the laws of man still apply — and nobody dispenses justice better than Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter! This time out, a child’s parents are gruesomely slaughtered by an unknown entity. With the child missing and time running out for his safe return, Anita is called in to lend her special expertise as an Animator — one who can raise the bodies of the dead. But as she pursues the truth behind his abduction, she descends into a maelstrom of voodoo mysticism and the many dark secrets of her foes, her friends and — inevitably — herself! THE LAUGHING CORPSE continues the exploration of Hamilton’s inventive universe of vampires, werewolves, zombies and ghouls — and the brave hunter who tries to keep them all in line! Collecting ANITA BLAKE: THE LAUGHING CORPSE - BOOK ONE #1-5.
120 PGS./Mature …$16.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3527-2

WAR MACHINE VOL. 1: IRON HEART TPB
Written by GREG PAK
Penciled by LEONARDO MANCO
Cover by LEONARDO MANCO
Jim Rhodes, former soldier and personal bodyguard to Iron Man, suffers a horrible injury on the battlefield. To survive, the best technicians of Stark Enterprises build him an advanced cybernetic body; with it Rhodes becomes a new type of soldier armed for a new type of conflict — a true War Machine! After stopping mercenaries from using a repurposed Sentinel to slaughter innocents, Rhodes learns that Eaglestar International, a defense contractor headquartered in the war-ravaged land of Aqiria, ordered the attacks. Joined by Parnell Jacobs, a former arms dealer, and Bethany Cabe, head of a secret R&D facility, Rhodes decides that for his next mission, he’ll do what no court in the land will: bring the corrupt conglomorate to justice! But before he can put an end to Eaglestar’s war crimes, Norman Osborn introduces the Dark Avenger known as Ares into the mix! Can even the ultimate weapon of destruction defeat the god of war — or will a deadly experimental virus bring down both warriors by turning a city of civilians into unstoppable killing machines?! Collecting WAR MACHINE #1-5 and material from DARK REIGN: NEW NATION.
136 PGS./Rated T+ …$15.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3174-8

SPIDER-MAN: DEATH AND DATING TPB
Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM, DAN SLOTT, ROGER STERN & MARK WAID
Penciled by BARRY KITSON, MARCOS MARTIN, MIKE MCKONE & LEE WEEKS
Cover by LEE WEEKS
Loyal readers know there are secrets aplenty in Spidey’s world! Who is the mysterious red-haired heroine named Jackpot? How is it that Harry Osborn is suddenly back from the dead? And when will Peter Parker finally have a date that is not a disaster? All these secrets have answers, and you’ll find them here! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #578-583 and AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2008 ANNUAL.
184 PGS./Rated A …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3418-3

THUNDERBOLTS: BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE TPB
Written by ANDY DIGGLE
Penciled by ROBERTO DE LA TORRE, CARLOS MAGNO & SCOTT HANNA
Cover by FRANCESCO “MATT” MATTINA
Norman Osborn’s Dark Reign has begun — and the only people who stand in the way of his mad power grab are
the very super-villains he trained! In the wake of the Thunderbolts’ help repelling the alien Skrull invasion, Osborn was promoted to head the new security initiative replacing the badly wounded S.H.I.E.L.D. And while his team is comprised of super-villains, some lack Osborn’s unique killer instinct. And in Osborn’s eyes, that means they have no place in his new world order.
Now, Penance, Swordsman, Radioactive Man and Songbird find themselves locked in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse. But how can they hope to survive when Osborn has unleashed the deadly duo of Venom and Bullseye to hunt them down? Collecting THUNDERBOLTS #126-129 and #132.
112 PGS./Rated T+ …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3166-3

X-MEN FOREVER VOL. 1 TPB
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT
Penciled by TOM GRUMMETT
Cover by TOM GRUMMETT
Comics icon Chris Claremont returns to his legendary run with X-MEN: FOREVER! The shockwaves after the death of Magneto are still reverberating all over the world. Attempting to heal the rift between man- and mutant-kind, Professor Xavier volunteers his X-Men to go on a mission to capture Magneto’s sole remaining Acolyte, Fabien Cortez! But with Nick Fury—and the entire world—watching over their shoulders, the stakes have never been higher for Cyclops, Jean Grey, Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Gambit, Rogue, Kitty Pryde, Storm, Beast, and Professor X. With Tom Grummet bringing Claremont’s vision to the page, this landmark series is packed with surprises and twists that you’ll never see coming! Collecting X-MEN FOREVER #1-5.
120 PGS./Rated A …$16.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3679-8

BETA RAY BILL: GODHUNTER TPB
Written by KIERON GILLEN
Penciled by KANO & DAN BRERETON
Cover by PATRICK ZIRCHER
Galactus! He's devoured worlds since the dawn of the Universe. Consuming the Korbinites' home was nothing special. But for Beta Ray Bill – oathbrother to Thor and the Korbinites' defender – it was a failure of his life's duty... and has given him a certain clarity. How can a hero suffer such a threat to exist? Beta Ray Bill sets forth to hunt down Galactus, force him to his knees and make him pay – with a plan so audacious even the Planet Eater will feel fear. Collecting BETA RAY BILL: GODHUNTER #1-3 and SECRET INVASION AFTERMATH: BETA RAY BILL - THE GREEN OF EDEN.
104 PGS./Rated T+ …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4232-4

MOON KNIGHT VOL. 5: DOWN SOUTH TPB
Written by MIKE BENSON
Penciled by JEFTE PALO
Cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO
Marc Spector is dead — is Jake Lockley about to join him? When your multiple personalities are driving you so crazy you have to kill one of them, it’s time for a vacation! Marc Spector was a soldier. A mercenary. A killer. And now, thanks to Moon Knight, he’s a dead man. But the avatar of Khonshu lives on in the form of Jake Lockley — a more laid-back personality who just wants to take a nice, relaxing trip in Mexico. But for him, this means bashing his way through bare-knuckle-fighting tournaments, hiring on for a “snatch and grab” on behalf of a rich and well-armed land baron, and going toe-to-toe with a guy named Frank Castle — who the criminal element knows better as the Punisher. AAA never recommended a trip like this, but then again, Moon Knight is no ordinary tourist! Collecting MOON KNIGHT #26-30.
120 PGS./Parental Advisory …$15.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3171-7

FANTASTIC FOUR VISIONARIES: JOHN BYRNE VOL. 1 TPB (NEW PRINTING)
Written by JOHN BYRNE
Penciled by JOHN BYRNE
Cover by JOHN BYRNE
It was the world’s greatest comic magazine. Again. Not since the days of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the trailblazers of the very mythology known as the Marvel Universe, had someone so perfectly captured the intense mood, cosmic style and classic sense of adventure of Marvel’s first family of heroes – the Fantastic Four. Writer. Penciler. Inker. Visionary. John Byrne took these characters, whose powers resulted from each of them being bathed in cosmic rays during a flight into space, and launched them into realms where few creators before this had dared to go… Byrne reminded us all there was a family at the heart of this team of adventurers. The Fantastic Four has always been called “The World’s Greatest Comics Magazine.” The evidence is found in these very pages. Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR #232-240.
224 PGS./Rated A …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4270-6

ESSENTIAL GHOST RIDER VOL. 3 TPB
Written by MICHAEL FLEISHER, TOM DEFALCO, JIM SHOOTER & TINA CHRIOPROCES
Penciled by DON PERLIN, JIM SHOOTER, MIKE ESPOSITO, JACK SPARLING, HERB TRIMPE, ALAN KUPPERBERG, LUKE MCDONNELL, RON WILSON, BOB HALL, GREG LAROCQUE & CARMINE INFANTINO
Cover by BOB BUDIANSKY
The Hellfire Hero ends up fighting super-villains and super-heroes alike! Up from Hades and caught in the middle, even if Ghost Rider defeats Moondark, Water Wizard, and the Orb, there's still the Night Rider, Werewolf by Night, and the Arabian Knight waiting to fall upon him! Goblins, ghosts, gangsters, and more! Guest-starring the Thing, the Angel, and the Avengers! Collecting GHOST RIDER #51-65, MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #80, MARVEL SUPER-HEROES FALL 1992 and AVENGERS #214.
504 PGS./All Ages …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3075-8

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MARVEL PREVIEWS #73
Each issue of MARVEL PREVIEWS is a comic-book-sized, 120-page, glossy full-color guide to all of Marvel's upcoming releases! Marvel Previews also includes special previews of upcoming or sold-out projects.
120 PGS./RATED T+…JUST $1.25!
(or free with a purchase of Diamond’s Previews!)
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