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It’s the last show of the year and this little Christmas present has Pat, Steve, Tom, Adam (and special guest), Dave, and Carlos!  New releases, Bring ’em Back, a History Lesson, a look back at 1978, Jack of Hearts, bad guys, a little segment we like to call Marvel Tales!

Titles mentioned include Uncanny X-Men, Amazing Spider-Man, and West Coast Avengers.

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• The Daredevil #114 Villain Variant (OCT082403D, $2.99) solicited without a cover artist in Marvel Previews, will have cover art by Lee Bermejo.
• Nova #20 (OCT082432D, $2.99) has a new cover by artist Steve Uy that is different than what was previously solicited.
• Retailers should note that Secret Invasion: Requiem #1 (OCT082349D, $3.99; FOC 12/04/08) contains nearly 40 pages of reprint material, an eight-page framing story which connects this issue with Mighty Avengers #20 & #21, plus brand new cover art by Khoi Pham. Due to the spoiler nature of this issue, content information has not yet been revealed, but retailers are encouraged to adjust their orders accordingly.
• The Ultimates 3: Sex, Lies & DVD Premiere HC (Reg./DM Var./B&W: OCT082502-4D, $24.99; FOC 11/20/08) will now be titled Ultimates 3 HC: Who Killed the Scarlet Witch? Premiere HC

Since returning to Earth after being held captive by the Skrulls, Hank Pym has found the his world completely changed.  The superhero Civil War has divided many of his old teammates and allies.  Captain America is dead.  The Skrulls failed an attempted invasion of Earth which resulted in the death of the woman he loved, Janet Van Dyne, and has left his reputation in question.  Now, facing life in a world he no longer recognizes and dealing with the anquish of having to bury his wife, who can Hank place the blame for all of these events on?

Mighty Avengers #20 draws to a close the Secret Invasion event for this seris and sets the stage for Dark Reign.  Writer Brian Michael Bendis and artists Lee Weeks, Jim Cheung and Carlo Pagulayan deliver a heartbreaking story that, in my opinion, was Bendis’ best tie-in to this event.  The story opens up in the past with Hank and the Wasp when they were on the first Avengers team discussing the discovery of the frozen Captain America and how much the world has changed since he was last seen.  We also get a glimpse at how much the two were in love with each other at that time.  Flash forward to the present and we find a distraught Hank Pym, along with Ms. Marvel and Wonderman, making Janet’s funeral arrangements.  Upon leaving the meeting, Carol fills Hank in on all the events, including Civil War, World War Hulk and Secret Invasion, that have occurred since his abduction.  At Janet’s funeral, Hank makes it very clear who he blames for these events.

I thought Bendis did an excellent job bringing out the emotion in this issue.  Jan’s death in Secret Invasion #8 didn’t sit that well with me.  For a character with her history, I thought she deserved a little bit more of an emotional response from the other heroes.  I feel this issue gave us that emotion, especially with Hank.  His response at the funeral felt very real and I thought it was well written.  I loved the way Bendis compared Hank’s return with Captain America’s in Avengers #4, being a man out of his time.  It really helped build on the emotional side of the story and helped me pick up on what Hank must be going through.  My one complaint with this issue would have to be the events flashback pages.  The art from Jim Cheung was very well done, but they just felt a little out of place with the story.

Speaking of the art, all three artist delevered solid work here.  I especially liked Carlo Pagulayan’s pages for the funeral scene.  Each panel was wonderfully detailed and, I may be sounding like a broken record here, really had great emotion coming from each of the characters involved.  Lee Weeks opened up the story beautifully with the flashback sequence featuring Hank and Janet in their original costumes.  Jim Cheung had the smallest part of the story, but as I said above, drew some really nice pages giving us a quick look back at Civil War, World War Hulk and Secret Invasion.

Bendis ends his run on this series in style and sets up for Dan Slott to take over with issue #21.  I wasn’t too crazy with the other Mighty Avenger Secret Invasion issues, but this issue really made up for those in my opinion.  As a whole though, I have really enjoyed this series so far and look forward to seeing were Slott and artist Khoi Pham take the book!

COVER BY: MARKO DJURDJEVIC
WRITER: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
PENCILS: LEE WEEKS, JIM CHEUNG & CARLO PAGULAYAN
INKS: LEE WEEKS, JIM CHEUNG & JEFFERY HUET
COLORED BY: DEAN WHITE AND JASON KEITH
LETTERED BY: DAVE LANPHEAR
EDITOR: TOM BREVOORT
Rated A…. $2.99

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This week’s show brings you a whole lotta good stuff: calls from Carlos, Pat’s new release list, a review by Adam, a call from Steve, and a conversation among Dave, Tom, and Adam on Secret Invasion.  Enjoy!!

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• Samurai Legend #4 (OCT082370D, $5.99) will be 48 pages, not 56 pages, with no editorial content changes.
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• Spider-Man Noir #1 (OCT082352D; FOC 11/27/08) was incorrectly solicited as having a cover price of $2.99. Its correct price, as listed in the October PREVIEWS Retailer Order Form, is $3.99.
• X-Men: Kingbreaker #1 (OCT082459D, $3.99; FOC 11/27/08) was not solicited as a mini-series in the October Marvel Previews. Please be advised that it is a four-issue mini-series, as noted in the October PREVIEWS Retailer Order Form.

The team that ushered in a new era of Frank Castle goodness is back! Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon return for Punisher: War Zone, a six part weekly mini. This mini ties into Ennis and Dillon’s “Welcome Back Frank” arc, which I’m very sad to say I have yet to read (but hope to soon remedy). The story starts off with Frank saving the life of a small time mafia thug named Charlie Schitti. Charlie was a driver and body guard for crime boss Pete Alceno’s son, Joey, until an unfortunate run in with a monkey left Joey unable to contribute to the family tree and poor Charlie with a mark on his head. Now Frank wants Charlie to go undercover back into the mob to fish out some info on a reported Italian branch of the Gnucci family that Frank took out in “Welcome Back Frank” and their connection to Pete Alceno. Plus, a second generation Punisher villain looks to make his debut!

In my comic reading, I have only had a small exposure to Garth Ennis’ work, but I kinda knew what to expect when going into this. Let me say, Ennis definitely delivers the goods here! I really liked his development of the character of Charlie. I loved the way that Charlie is so matter-of-fact about the fact that he did something wrong and knows he must pay the price for it. Even after the Punisher saves him, he knows Frank is probably going to kill him and just seems to wonder what is taking him so long to do it. Ennis makes Charlie an extremely likable character, and left me truly feeling concerned about the state he’s going to be in by the time this story is finished. The story itself moves along at a decent pace setting up for the next few issues. There wasn’t very much action in this issue, but the story set up really has me looking forward to what happens next. This issue is a Marvel Knights tale and it doesn’t get too graphic with the violence but the scene with the fore mentioned monkey was excellent classic Ennis material!

I don’t really know how to describe Steve Dillon’s art other than it’s a perfect fit for this book. Going back to the scene with the monkey again, he shows you just enough to get the scene across and then leaves the rest to the imagination. I think he does an excellent job with facial expressions, which really conveys what the characters are saying without having to read the dialog.

In conclusion, I really enjoyed this first issue. This issue has really set up what looks like is going to be a very good mini. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that Charlie makes it out ok, but from what I know about Ennis, anything can happen! Luckily, with it’s weekly format, I won’t have to wait long to find out.

COVER BY: STEVE DILLON
WRITER: GARTH ENNIS
PENCILS: STEVE DILLON
INKS: STEVE DILLON
COLORED BY: MATT HOLLINGSWORTH
LETTERED BY: VC – RUS WOOTON
Parental Advisory …$3.99

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The holiday season is here and what better way to celebrate it than with the Incredible Hulk and Rampaging Rulk? Marvel is proud to unveil both Hulk #9 Santa Hulk Variant covers, illustrated by superstar artist Ed McGuinness, so you can celebrate with the stars of 2008’s hottest ongoing series! Written by Eisner-Winning, Emmy-Winning scribe Jeph Loeb and with art by superstars Frank Cho and Art Adams, including 50/50 variant covers from each artist, you get two incredible stories — one starring Rulk and another starring… WENDIHULK!? (or is it HULKDIGO!?)

Timothy Callahan of ComicBookResources.Com raves that Hulk is “primal, savage, beautifully-illustrated fisticuff fun… one of the books I read most eagerly each month.”

Retailers, please see the Marvel Mailer and Diamond Daily for details on ordering these covers and how to receive the ultra rare Hulk #9 Santa Hulk Inked Wraparound Variant.

The Holiday Season is here and it’s time to celebrate it with a Gamma-Sized Gift — don’t miss the Hulk #9 Santa Hulk Variant covers!

HULK #9 (OCT082409)
Written by JEPH LOEB
Art & 50/50 Covers by ART ADAMS & FRANK CHO
Rated A …$2.99
FOC—12/4/08, On-Sale—12/24/08

HULK #9 SANTA HULK VARIANT (OCT088110)
Written by JEPH LOEB
Art by ART ADAMS & FRANK CHO
Variant Covers by ED MCGUINNESS
Rated A …$2.99
FOC—12/4/08, On-Sale—12/24/08