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Courtesy of Marvel, we have some preview pages for titles shipping Wednesday, December 17th.

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN FAMILY #3

COVER BY: PATRICK OLLIFFE
WRITER: D.M. DEMATTEIS, TOM DEFALCO & MATT YOCUM
PENCILS: RAMON BACHS & TODD NAUCK
In our Untold Tales of Spider-Man, J.M. DeMatteis is back to take us through more of Peter Parker’s struggle to become a hero. In “The Punch,” Pete struggles to keep his powers in check around Flash Thompson – and discovers the negative examples a hero can set. Then, on a trip even further back in time, Matt Yocum takes us on an adventure of epic proportions with Pete’s parents, Richard and Mary Parker – international parents of mystery! Over in Mr. and Mrs. Spider-Man, during a late night hospital visit for baby May, Pete and MJ run into the Rhino – and discover even a super villain has a family. Finally in our Told Tales of Spider-Man, take a look back at the demise of Harry Osborn in Spectacular Spider-Man #200!
Rated A …$4.99

SPIDER-MAN NOIR #1

COVER BY: PATRICK ZIRCHER
WRITER: DAVID HINE & FABRICE SAPOLSKY
PENCILS: CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO
INKS: CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO
COLORED BY: CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO
LETTERED BY: ARTMONKEYS STUDIOS
With great power, there must also come great responsibility — and when those in power abuse it, it’s the people’s responsibility to remove them. The year is 1933, and New York City is not-so-secretly run by corrupt politicians, crooked cops, big businesses…and suave gangland bosses like New York’s worst, the Goblin. But when a fateful spider-bite gives the young rabble-rouser Peter Parker the power to fight the mobster who killed his Uncle Ben, will even that be enough? It’s a tangled web of Great Depression pulp, with familiar faces like you’ve never seen them before! By “Hardboiled” David Hine, Fabrice “The Spider” Sapolsky and Carmine “Carbine” Di Giandomenico!
Rated T+ …$2.99

SQUADRON SUPREME #6

COVER BY: GREG LAND & JUSTIN PONSOR
WRITER: HOWARD CHAYKIN – A
PENCILS: MARCO TURINI
INKS: MARCO TURINI
COLORED BY: MATT MILLA & CHRIS SOTOMAYOR
LETTERED BY: VC – JOE CARAMAGNA
EDITOR: JOHN BARBER
“POWER TO THE PEOPLE”
The crew of the Icarus One found something in space, something that changed them forever. Then they did the one thing good government employees never do: they went public. Now standing between these four mutated astronauts and a firing squad is Ultimate Nick Fury and his newly assembled Squadron Supreme! It’s Fury’s day of reckoning…leading up to a last page you WON’T believe! Part 6 (of 6)
Parental Advisory …$2.99

THUNDERBOLTS #127

COVER BY: FRANCESCO MATT MATTINA
WRITER: ANDY DIGGLE
PENCILS: ROBERTO DE LA TORRE
COLORED BY: FRANK MARTIN & GIOVANNI KOSOKI
LETTERED BY: COMICRAFT’S ALBERT DESCHESNE
EDITOR: BILL ROSEMANN
It’s Bullseye & Venom unleashed – and the T-Bolts will never be the same! All-out war erupts in Thunderbolts Mountain, as Songbird fights for her life against the team’s most psychotic and bloodthirsty members — and this time, they’re taking no prisoners! Old scores are settled and long-standing enmities explode into violence as Norman Osborn clears the deck to make way for his all-new, all-different Thunderbolts! And it ain’t over ’til the Songbird sings in part two of “Burning Down the House” by Andy Diggle (Losers) and Roberto De La Torre (Iron Man: Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.)!
Rated T+ …$2.99

ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #59

COVER BY: PASQUAL FERRY & DAVE MCCAIG
WRITER: JOE POKASKI
PENCILS: TYLER KIRKHAM
INKS: RYAN WINN WITH RICK BASALDVA & JOE WEEMS
COLORED BY: BLOND WITH LARRY MOLINAR
LETTERED BY: VC – RUS WOOTON
EDITOR: MARK PANICCIA
Ultimatum has hit the planet hard and the Baxter Building was ground zero. Johnny is still missing. Dr. Storm is dead. And Reed has taken off to parts unknown. Sue’s life hangs in the balance and rests in the hands of untested pilot Ben Grimm, a.k.a. The Thing, and Dr. Arthur Molekevic, now better known as the megalamonical Mole Man. “Journey to the Center of an Invisible Woman” begins!
Rated A …$2.99

WHAT IF? FANTASTIC FOUR #1

COVER BY: PATRICK SCHERBERGER
WRITER: PAUL TOBIN
PENCILS: PATRICK SCHERBERGER
INKS: CRAIG YEUNG
COLORS: CHRIS SOTOMAYOR
LETTERED BY: NATE PIEKOS
EDITOR: NATHAN COSBY
The original Fantastic Four are dead, and a New Fantastic Four has taken their place! But what can the team of Iron Man, Hulk, Spider-Man and Wolverine do against a foe as powerful as Thanos—bearer of the Infinity Gauntlet? When it takes all the power of Iron Man’s amazing new armor, all of Spider-Man’s attitude, all the Hulk’s brute strength, and all of Wolverine’s underhanded tricks just to survive…what can the New Fantastic Four do to win? The answer lies within this cosmically power-packed issue! Featuring Part 2 of “What If the Runaways became the Young Avengers?”
Rated T+ …$3.99

Courtesy of Marvel, we have some preview pages for titles shipping Wednesday, December 17th.

AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #19

COVER BY: MARK BROOKS
WRITER: DAN SLOTT
PENCILS: STEFANO CASELLI
INKS: STEFANO CASELLI
COLORED BY: DANIELE RUDONI
LETTERED BY: VC – JOE CARAMAGNA
SECRET INVASION Tie-In!
“V-S DAY”
It’s been leading to this since the Hank Pym Skrull first came up with the idea for a Fifty State Initiative. This is the final assault in the Secret Invasion, a nation-wide plan that will test the limits of 3-D MAN’S superhuman militia, THE KILL KREW ARMY! Join 3-D MAN, CLOUD 9, KOMODO, HARDBALL, and heroes around America in the battle that will decide the fate of the planet and the future of the Initiative program. Win or lose, there’s no turning back. After today, everything changes.
Rated T+ …$2.99

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #8

COVER BY: SALVADOR LARROCA
WRITER: MATT FRACTION
PENCILS: SALVADOR LARROCA
INKS: SALVADOR LARROCA
COLORED BY: FRANK D’ARMATA
LETTERED BY: VC’S JOE CARAMAGNA
EDITOR: WARRREN SIMONS
In the aftermath of SECRET INVASION, Iron Man is no longer the hero he used to be, and Tony Stark’s entire life is torn apart. We can’t say much now, but…how bad does it get? Here’s a hint: Read WORLD’S MOST WANTED Part One! By the blockbuster INVINCIBLE IRON MAN creative team of Matt Fraction and Salvador Larroca, lauded by fans and critics alike!
Rated A …$2.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES: THE AVENGERS #31

COVER BY: CLAYTON HENRY
WRITER: PAUL TOBIN
PENCILS: IG GUARA
INKS: SANDRO RIBEIRO
COLORED BY: SOTOCOLOR
LETTERED BY: DAVE SHARPE
EDITOR: NATHAN COSBY
Good Things Come to Those Who Bait! With the Avengers vacationing on the sunny California beaches, Tigra hopes to finally conquer her fear of water, but things go sour when Iron Man challenges Luke Cage to a deep sea fishing contest and the two of them, ahem, bend the rules a bit. Iron Man sends a sonar pulse to stir up the really big fish, unfortunately rousing not only a monster from the deep, but also one seriously angry Prince of Atlantis…Namor, the Sub-Mariner! Lucky the Avengers brought the Hulk along! It’s the slugfest to end all slugfests, and it does nothing to help Tigra’s fear of water!
All Ages …$2.99

MIGHTY AVENGERS #20

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
SECRET INVASION Aftermath!
Shipping the week after Secret Invasion #8…the end of an era for the Mighty Avengers! Death and defeat at the hands of the Skrulls is just too much for even the Mighty Avengers. Watch the darkest day for the Avengers unfold before you and a shocking ending NO ONE will see coming. Guest-starring THOR!
Rated A …$2.99

THE AGE OF THE SENTRY #4

COVER BY: DAVE BULLOCK
WRITER: PAUL TOBIN & JEFF PARKER
PENCILS: NICK DRAGOTTA & RAMON ROSANAS
INKS: GARY MARTIN
COLORED BY: VAL STAPLES
LETTERED BY: DAVE LANPHEAR
EDITOR: MARK PANICCIA
What happens when our hero takes a good long look in the mirror…and sees The Golden Age Sentry! PLUS, It’s an invasion! No—not that kind of invasion; it’s a British music invasion. But the dance party grinds to a sudden halt when the Crick-Hits are kidnapped, and it’s all tunnels lead to Rome as the Golden Guardian of good teams up with the Blonde Phantom journeying deep within the Earth to do battle against a seemingly unstoppable army of monsters and their rather tyrannical leader, Marvel presents a story we just had to call— “I Wanna Hold Your Band!”
Rated A …$2.99

THOR GOD-SIZE SPECIAL #1

COVER BY: MARKO DJURDJEVIC
WRITER: MATT FRACTION
PENCILS: DOUG BRAITHWAITE, DAN BRERETON & MARKO DJURDJEVIC
His name was Skurge, and men and god alike knew him as Executioner…and the legend of his life and death reverberate across the walls of Heaven itself. In Asgard, though…no one can quite remember WHAT happened to him. How did he live? How did he die? And why does everyone in Asgard remember it differently? There’s trickery at hand so vile even Loki joins Thor in trying to unravel it. Some comics are giant-sized. Some are king-sized. Only THIS comic can be called GOD-SIZED! By Matt Fraction (THOR: AGES OF THUNDER) and a roster of all-star artists including Doug Braithwaite (SECRET INVASION: THOR), Dan Brereton (IMMORTAL IRON FIST ANNUAL) and Marko Djurdjevic (THOR #7-8)!
Rated T+ …$3.99

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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

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