The All-New Mighty Avengers Assemble For Dark Reign!

As dark times lie ahead for the Marvel U, a new age of all out Avengers action begins this December in the giant-sized Mighty Avengers #21! Join the superstar creative team of Dan Slott and Khoi Pham for the next exciting chapter in the lives of Earth’s mightiest heroes! After the events of Secret Invasion, the landscape of the Marvel U has forever changed – and with that, so comes a new team of Avengers! And one of the most popular Avengers of all time, makes her long awaited return! Get ready for all of the chaos and action you can handle in this special giant-sized issue! Guest starring: the New Avengers, Dark Avengers, Young Avengers and Classic Avengers!

Marvel urges retailers to check their orders on Mighty Avengers, as the series – and all Dark Reign related tie-ins-- continue to generate significant buzz! With a talented new writer on board, this marks as a great jumping on point for fans new or old! Who will join the ranks of this new team of heroes? Make sure you don’t miss Mighty Avengers #21!

MIGHTY AVENGERS #21 (NOV082329)
Written by DAN SLOTT
Pencils & Cover by KHOI PHAM
Rated A …$3.99
FOC—12/18/08, On-Sale—01/14/09

Shining Wind 1/8 Scale “Xecty” PVC Figure

Organic Hobby, Inc in conjunction with Beagles proudly introduces its new products for the U.S. market, Shining Wind “Xecty.”

"Xecty" is one of the heroine based on an action role-playing game known as "Shining Wind" developed by Nextech and Amusement Vision, and published by Sega for the Sony PlayStation 2 video game console, and the eighteenth game in the Shining video game series. "Xecty" is a 1/8 scale (9½" tall) PVC figure fully painted and comes in a window box.

"Shining Wind - Xecty" is set to be released in March.’09 with a SRP of $110.00.

Who Are The Dark Avengers?

Who is the Iron Patriot? And just why has he assembled the Dark Avengers? Enter Dark Avengers #1, kicking off an explosive new era for Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, from acclaimed scribe Brian Bendis and superstar artist Mike Deodato! This star studded creative team presents an all new ongoing series spinning out of Dark Reign, but just who are the Dark Avengers? Featuring Spider-Man, Wolverine, Hawkeye, Ms Marvel and more like you’ve never seen them before, this is the series that’ll have everyone buzzing in 2009! This issue features variant covers by the red-hot Adi Granov and Marko Djurdjevic, one of the acclaimed Young Guns ‘09 artists! Plus, don’t miss the Blank Cover Variant that you can take to events all year for your favorite writers, artists, or even editors, to illustrate!

Marvel urges retailers to check their orders on Dark Avengers as all Dark Reign related tie-ins continue to be the books everyone can’t stop talking about!

Dark Avengers #1. Accept Change.

DARK AVENGERS #1 (NOV082323)
DARK AVENGERS #1 DJURDJEVIC VARIANT (NOV082324)
DARK AVENGERS #1 GRANOV VARIANT (OCT088193)
DARK AVENGERS #1 BLANK COVER (OCT088006)
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by MIKE DEODATO
Variant Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
Variant Cover by ADI GRANOV
Rated T+ …$3.99
FOC—12/18/08, On-Sale—1/21/09

Marvel Comics On-Sale 12/17/08

Hey there True Believers, here’s your official list of comic books, collections and posters arriving in comic stores on December 17th, 2008. For more information on any of these titles, and on upcoming mighty Marvel releases, please visit http://www.marvel.com/catalog/?date=2008-12-17 or contact your local comic book retailer at 1-888-comicbook. Stay tuned each week for a brand new list of Marvel releases so that you’ll never miss your favorite heroes in action!

Comics On-Sale:
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #581
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #581 VILLAIN VARIANT
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN FAMILY #3
AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #19 (SI)
DARK REIGN: NEW NATION ONE-SHOT
DEAD OF NIGHT FEATURING DEVIL-SLAYER #4
DEADPOOL #5
GHOST RIDER #30
GHOST RIDER #30 VILLAIN VARIANT
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #8 (DR)
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #8 VILLAIN VARIANT (DR)
MARVEL ADVENTURES THE AVENGERS #31
MARVEL ADVENTURES TWO-IN-ONE #18
MIGHTY AVENGERS #20
MOON KNIGHT #25
NEW EXILES #16
PUNISHER MAX #65
PUNISHER: WAR ZONE #2
SOLEIL: SAMURAI - LEGEND #4
SPIDER-MAN NOIR #1
SPIDER-MAN NOIR #1 CALERO VARIANT
SQUADRON SUPREME #6
THE AGE OF THE SENTRY #4
THOR GOD-SIZE SPECIAL #1
THUNDERBOLTS #127
THUNDERBOLTS #127 VILLAIN VARIANT
ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #59
UNCANNY X-MEN #505 (MD)
UNCANNY X-MEN #505 VILLAIN VARIANT (MD)
WHAT IF? NEWER FANTASTIC FOUR
X-FACTOR #38
X-MEN: KINGBREAKER #1 (WOK)
X-MEN: LEGACY #219

Collections On-Sale:
ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: GUILTY PLEASURES VOL. 2 TPB
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE AVENGERS VOL. 8 HC
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE AVENGERS VOL. 8 HC (VARIANT)
MIGHTY AVENGERS VOL. 3: SECRET INVASION BOOK 1 PREMIERE HC
PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL VOL. 4: JIGSAW PREMIERE HC
SECRET WARS OMNIBUS HC ROSS COVER
SECRET WARS OMNIBUS HC ZECK COVER
SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY VOL. 2 TPB
WOLVERINE: ORIGINS VOL. 5 - DEADPOOL TPB
X-FACTOR VOL. 5: THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN TPB

*DR= Dark Reign tie-in
*MD= X-Men: Manifest Destiny tie-in
*SI= Secret Invasion tie-in
*WOK = War of Kings tie-in