Marvel Noise

Another week, another batch of Sneak Peeks! With many thanks to Marvel, we have the opening pages of Daredevil: Blood of the Tarantula, The Order #10, and Avengers: The Initiative #12; and the first couple pages of the four stories that can be found in Giant-Size Avengers/Invaders #1, all scheduled to be in stores next Wednesday!

Be warned, you may find some spoilers in the following images.

DAREDEVIL: BLOOD OF THE TARANTULA #1
COVER BY: MARKO DJURDJEVIC
WRITER: ANDE PARKS (from a story idea by ED BRUBAKER and ANDE PARKS)
PENCILS: CHRIS SAMNEE
INKS: CHRIS SAMNEE
“Blood of the Tarantula”
Carlos LaMuerto, a.k.a. Black Tarantula, is finally doing something good with his life. Well, at least it ain’t all bad. Lying low after getting out of prison and wiping out an entire gang, Carlos has become a low-key Robin Hood — cleaning up the neighborhood he used to run as a gang lord. But he’s about to discover that leaving his past behind isn’t as simple as a change of attitude…as ghosts from his former life haunt him, Carlos turns to his friend/adversary, Matt Murdock. Now Black Tarantula and Daredevil must work together to save the streets of Hell’s Kitchen from a powerful new gang from Carlos’ homeland.
Rated T+ …$3.99

THE ORDER #10
COVER BY: BARRY KITSON WRITER: MATT FRACTION BREAKDOWNS: BARRY KITSON
PENCILS: JAVIER SALTARES
INKS: SCOTT HANNA, VICTOR OLAZABA & NELSON
Shell-shocked, shattered, and–worst of all—depowered, the men and women that were once the Order stand face to face with the big-bad that’s toyed with them for 9 whole issues in various forms and guises and shapes and sizes. They might be broken–but can The Order be beaten? The end of a strange and vicious trip arrives, and God only knows if the Order will survive. As this is our last issue, y’know, you might think you know the answer. But you might be wrong! You don’t know. You DON’T! Hooray! Goodbye! By Matt Fraction (PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL, Casanova), Kaare Evans (Immortal Iron Fist) and Barry Kitson (Empire, Legion of Superheroes).
Rated T+ …$2.99

AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #12
COVER BY: STEVE UY
WRITERS: DAN SLOTT & CHRISTOS GAGE
PENCILS and INKS: STEVE UY
“CHANGING OF THE GUARD”
Daddy’s home. IRON MAN comes to Camp Hammond, and he’s NOT happy.
The first year of the Initiative comes to a dramatic close as members are laid to rest, drummed out, declared AWOL, or…awarded their full Hero’s License. See who graduates and find out what super-teams they’ll be assigned to as the NEXT era of the Initiative begins! Plus: as a new 3-D MAN appears, the base is suddenly short one Skrull…but not how you’d think…
Also guest-starring MS. MARVEL!
Rated T+ …$2.99

GIANT-SIZE AVENGERS/INVADERS #1
COVER BY: SAL BUSCEMA
WRITER: ROY THOMAS
PENCILS: SAL BUSCEMA, FRANK ROBBINS, AL AVISON, ALEX SCHOMBURG, DON RICO, LEE ELIAS, and LEE WEEKS
INKS: SAM GRAINGER, FRANK SPRINGER, AL GABRIELLE, and JESSE DELPERDANG, MIKE PERKINS & LEE WEEKS
Whet your appetite for Alex Ross, Jim Krueger and Steve Sadowski’s 12-part AVENGERS/INVADERS maxi-series with these classic tales! Witness the Invaders’ first appearance in AVENGERS #71 (1969), as Earth’s Mightiest Heroes encounter the wartime Captain America, Human Torch and Sub-Mariner – and experience the story from the Invaders’ point of view in INVADERS ANNUAL #1 (1977). Finally, the Invaders thwart a Nazi assassination attempt on President Roosevelt and Winston Churchill in GIANT-SIZE INVADERS #2 (2005). Also featuring in-depth dossiers on both teams and AVENGERS/INVADERS preview pages!
Rated T+ …$3.99

Another week, another batch of Sneak Peeks! With many thanks to Marvel, we have the opening pages of New Avengers #40, Thor: Ages of Thunder #1, Marvel Illustrated: Moby Dick #3, Marvel Adventures Iron Man #12, and Ultimate X-Men #93 all scheduled to be in stores next Wednesday!

Be warned, you may find some spoilers in the following images.

NEW AVENGERS #40
COVER BY: ALEKSI BRICLOT
WRITER: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
PENCILS: JIM CHEUNG
INKS: JOHN DELL
SECRET INVASION TIE-IN!
Very special guest artist Jimmy Cheung returns to the pages of New Avengers for this very important tie-in issue. Spinning right off of events in NEW AVENGERS: ILLUMINATI #1, find out exactly how the Skrull empire was able to infiltrate the Marvel Universe and who instigated the invasion and why.
Rated A …$2.99

THOR: AGES OF THUNDER #1
COVER BY: MARKO DJURDJEVIC
WRITER: MATT FRACTION
PENCILS: PATRICK ZIRCHER and KHARI EVANS
INKS: PATRICK ZIRCHER and VICTOR OLAZABA
As the Mighty Thor reclaims his rightful spot in the Marvel Pantheon, we join Matt Fraction and Patrick Zircher for a special examining the triumphs and tragedies that have befallen the God of Thunder across the eons. As the things he holds dearest are threatened by unimaginable forces of evil, Thor must rise up, again and again, to hold the line against terror and chaos as only the God of Thunder can!
Rated T+ …$3.99

MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: MOBY DICK #3
COVER BY: JOHN WATSON
WRITER: ROY THOMAS (and HERMAN MELVILLE)
PENCILS: PASCAL ALIXE
INKS: VICTOR OLAZABA
Ahab’s vessel, the Pequod, encounters the ship Samuel Enderby, whose captain lost an arm to Moby Dick and will hunt the whale no more. When Ahab learns where the monster was last sighted, he enlists his blacksmith to create a special harpoon: a harpoon that will ensure the destruction of the great white whale that haunts his fevered nightmares and gives him no peace.
Parental Advisory …$2.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES IRON MAN #12
COVER BY: FRANCIS TSAI
WRITER: FRED VAN LENTE
PENCILS: SCOTT KOBLISH
At long last, Iron Man is reunited with his missing father in the heart of Africa–but he has to free him from the clutches of Kiber the Cruel!
All Ages …$2.99

ULTIMATE X-MEN #93
COVER BY: SALVADOR LARROCA
WRITER: ROBERT KIRKMAN
PENCILS: HARVEY TOLIBAO
It’s Robert Kirkman’s final issue of ULTIMATE X-MEN – and he’s going out with a bang! Has the worst happened? Has Apocalypse triumphed? If so, there is only one force in the universe with the power to end his iron fisted reign. But it is a power of such magnitude that its slightest misuse could bring about the end of all things!
Rated T+ …$2.99

Another week, another batch of Sneak Peeks! With many thanks to Marvel, we have the opening pages of Immortal Iron Fist #14, X-Men: Legacy #210, Ultimate Human #4, and New Warriors #11; and the first two pages of the four stories in Marvel Comics Presents #8 all scheduled to be in stores next Wednesday!

Be warned, you may find some spoilers in the following images.

IMMORTAL IRON FIST #14
COVER BY: KAARE ANDREWS
WRITERS: MATT FRACTION & ED BRUBAKER
PENCILS: TONCI ZONJIC, CLAY MANN, and KANO
INKS: STEFANO GAUDIANO and KANO
This is it, kids–the skull–busting, chest–punching, punch–kicking conclusion to THE SEVEN CAPITAL CITIES OF HEAVEN. Seven practitioners of super kung fu, champing at the bit to bloody each other to a pulp. A rogue Hydra cell, intent on destroying K’un-Lun from Earth, loads its terror train full of explosives and prepares to fire it through a warp in space-time. A schism in the leadership of K’un-Lun threatens to tear the city in two. The original Heroes for Hire, outgunned, outmanned, and out of time somewhere in Tibet. And Davos, the arch-rival of Iron Fist, intent on exploiting all this chaos, wants to assassinate Danny Rand once and for all. When was the last time a comic melted your face off? When was the last time you read THE IMMORTAL IRON FIST?
Rated T+ …$3.99

X-MEN: LEGACY #210
COVER BY: DAVID FINCH
WRITER: MIKE CAREY
PENCILS: SCOT EATON and GREG LAND
INKS: JOHN DELL & ANDREW HENNESSY and JAY LEISTEN
In the wake of Messiah CompleX, there are no X-Men and mutantkind still lies in ruin. With Magneto depowered and Xavier gravely injured, it seems their reign as the preeminent mutants has ended. But neither of these old soldiers is willing to go gentle into that good night, as Exodus learns when he squares off against Xavier on the psychic plane, with the fate of Professor X’s mind at stake.
Rated A …$2.99

ULTIMATE HUMAN #4
COVER BY: CARY NORD
WRITER: WARREN ELLIS
PENCILS: CARY NORD
Hulk vs. Iron Man – the conclusion! The full scope of Peter Wisdom’s terrifying plan is revealed, but Tony Stark and Bruce Banner are powerless to stop his mad scheme! Has the world traded the horror of the Hulk for a menace many times more deadly? The dream team of Warren Ellis and Cary Nord deliver a shock ending to the climax of this critically acclaimed event.
Rated T+ …$2.99

NEW WARRIORS #11
COVER BY: NIC KLEIN
WRITER: KEVIN GREVIOUX
PENCILS: PACO MEDINA
INKS: JUAN VLASCO
Would you trust a man who puts you in harm’s way? Someone who throws you into the path of a maniac for what he claims is the greater good? The New Warriors are becoming increasingly suspicious of their leader. When Night Thrasher pits the team against a super-villain who’s out of their league, the Warriors are left to wonder: What could possibly be worth their lives?
Rated T+ …$2.99

MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS #8
COVER BY: BRANDON PETERSON
WRITERS: MARC GUGGENHEIM, IVAN BRANDON, ANDY SCHMIDT, and RICH KOSLOWSKI
PENCILS: FRANCIS TSAI, NIKO HENRICHON, MARCO TURINI, and MARCO CHECCHETTO
Aaron Stack has been drinking again…drinking to keep the ghosts of his past at bay. It wouldn’t be a problem if he was just a man—but he’s MACHINE MAN, and his past has a way of coming alive! Join 24/7 creator Ivan Brandon and Pride of Baghdad artist Niko Henrichon for the debut of an all-new 5-part Machine Man tale! Plus: CYCLOPS & WOLVERINE go hunting, WEAPON OMEGA battles U.S. Agent, and VANGUARD reveals the truth about the murder of John Doe.
Rated A …$3.99

newuniversal Returns For A Second Season

In a world experiencing superhuman powers for the first time, four heroes have risen — but now it’s time for chaos to erupt as more discover their abilities! The acclaimed newuniversal, from award-winning scribe Warren Ellis (Thunderbolts, upcoming Astonishing X-Men) and rising star Steve Kurth (Last Of The Mohicans) present newuniversal: shockfront #1 (of 6), a gripping new series that’ll leave you on the edge of your seats. As Starbrand, Nightmask, Justice and Cipher continue to deal with their new powers — and the people hunting them down — similarly gifted individuals appear. But will they be a force for good or evil?

Wrapped up in a gorgeous cover by Brandon Peterson, newuniversal: shockfront #1 sets the Earth on a collision course with its destiny — but will these new superhumans be the planet’s saviors or its doom?

newuniversal: shockfront #1 (of 6) (MAR082216)
Written by WARREN ELLIS
Penciled by STEVE KURTH
Cover by BRANDON PETERSON
Parental Advisory …$2.99
FOC—4/24/08, On-Sale—5/14/08