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Courtesy of Marvel, we have some preview pages for titles shipping Wednesday, January 7th.

MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: KIDNAPPED! #3
COVER BY: GERALD PAREL
WRITER: ROY THOMAS
PENCILS: MARIO GULLY
INKS: JASON MARTIN
COLORED BY: ANDREW CROSSLEY
LETTERED BY: DAVE SHARPE
David Balfour and his companion aboard The Covenant, Alan Stewart, have survived the attack of the ship’s crew and now control the ship’s liquor. The reluctant Captain agrees to take Stewart to Linnhe Loch in exchange for bottles of brandy. All seems well until The Covenant strikes a reef and young David is thrown overboard!
Rated T+ …$3.99

MARVEL ZOMBIES 3 #4
COVER BY: GREG LAND
WRITER: FRED VAN LENTE
PENCILS: KEV WALKER
INKS: KEV WALKER
LETTERED BY: VC – RUS WOOTON
The horror hit reaches its blood-curdling, skin-eating, gore-caked climax! Machine Man trapped in the Zombie-verse! A.R.M.O.R. overrun by the walking dead! The Marvel Universe mere seconds away from being completely consumed by cannibalistic superhumans! All this, plus – straight from the pages of AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE – the hottie robot Jocosta! Be there for the finale of the series that IGN.com says “breathes new life” into the horror dynasty!
Parental Advisory …$3.99

NYX: NO WAY HOME #5
COVER BY: ALINA URUSOV
WRITER: MARJORIE LIU
PENCILS: KALMAN ANDRASOFSZKY
INKS: RAMON PEREZ
COLORED BY: JOHN RAUCH
LETTERED BY: VC – JOE CARAMAGNA
Kiden Nixon has finally come face to face with the man who has made it his mission to destroy her life. But who is this shadowy figure that has sent assassins and headhunters after Kiden and her mutant friends? And what secret will he reveal about her long-dead father? Best-selling author Marjorie Liu reveals all in this chilling penultimate chapter…Plus: behind the scenes bonus features and never before seen artwork!
Parental Advisory …$3.99

PUNISHER #1
COVER BY: MIKE MCKONE
WRITER: RICK REMENDER
PENCILS: JEROME OPENA
COLORED BY: DAN BROWN
LIVING IN DARKNESS,” PART 1
The fight against the “Dark Reign” begins as the duty of chronicling Frank Castle’s war journal is passed to new regular team of writer Rick Remender (End League, Fear Agent) and Jerome Opeña (Wolverine, Fear Agent).
One man with one bullet, in the right place, at the right time, can change the world. That’s why the Punisher is perched atop a building on the Jersey shore with a high-powered Skrull rifle, his crosshairs trained on a target in Midtown Manhattan. But who is his target — and why? One thing’s for sure: They’re anything but helpless. Someone is watching their back. Someone big. Enter: The Sentry!
Rated T+ …$3.99

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Marvel is pleased to announce that superstar artist Carlos Pacheco has returned to Marvel—and Marvel.Com has the scoop! CLICK HERE for the details on Carlos’ first project at Marvel and some exclusive comments from Executive Editor Tom Brevoort!

Plus, don’t miss the debut of Carlos’ first new piece of Marvel art, which appears as the variant on a red-hot new ongoing Marvel series!

What’re waiting for? Learn all about the return of Carlos Pacheco to Marvel right now!

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Black Bolt is one ticked off king.  After being held prisoner and replaced by the shape shifting Skrulls, the Inhuman’s silent ruler is out for a little revenge.  And he isn’t about to let anybody stand in his way to get it. Get ready for some high octane space action in this hot new one shot that kicks off Marvel’s next big galactic event, War of Kings!

Secret Invasion: War of Kings was a very cool start to this new event.  Penned by Marvel’s go to space guys, Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, this issue has me really fired up to see the rest of the story.  It seems Abnet and Lanning are unbeatable when it comes to space tales, and this issue just helps prove that.  There is no huge build up to the story, it just takes off from the first page and gets us right into the action.  The pacing of the story was really well handled, with the writers giving us just the right amount of action mixed with scenes of dialog.  I never felt as if the story hit any slow points or areas that lost my interest, as I often times tend to do with space tales.  I thought the dialog was really well written, especially with the character of Maximus.  This was the first time I’ve ever read anything with this character, but I could really get a sense of who he was just from his dialog.

The art from pencilers Paul Pelletier and Bong Dazo and inkers Rick Magyar and Joe Pimentel was truly top notch!  The two artist seem to be a great match together as I never felt a sudden jolt in art change when the other artist took over a scene.  The pages were beautifully rendered with great detail and I love Pelletier’s space ship and machine designs.

I only have one complaint about the issue and that is with the font used at the beginning to represent Skrull speech. At first I thought there was something wrong with the way the issue was printed, but quickly realized it was the font itself.  It looks as if flakes of ink came of the letters leaving the pieces broken looking.  There were several times it was hard to tell what the letters even were.  I appreciate the effort to make the Skrull speak look more dramatic, but felt the effect came up short.

In all, this was a really great issue.  From start to finish the book had me hooked, and kept my interest even through a second read through.  I have no doubt that Abnett and Lanning are going to deliver another grade A space epic with this event!  Definitely give this book a shot, and be sure to pick up the free copy of War of Kings Saga to go along with it.  Not knowing much Inhuman history, I found it to be invaluable!

COVER BY: BRANDON PETERSON
WRITER: DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING
PENCILS: PAUL PELLETIER & BONG DAZO
INKS: RICK MAGYAR & JOE PIMENTEL
COLORED BY: WIL QUINTANA & MIKE KELLEHER
LETTERED BY: JOE CARAMAGNA
EDITOR: BILL ROSEMAN
One-Shot/Rated T+ …$3.99

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Due to overwhelming demand, fueled by universal critical acclaim, Eisner-winners Ed “The Man Who Killed Captain America” Brubaker and Sean Phillips’ Incognito #1 has sold out at Diamond and returns with Incognito #1 Second Printing Variant! Featuring an all-new cover by Phillips, this is the first issue of the red-hot new series that has everyone buzzing!

“Highly Recommended… readers are in for one heckuva series”—Brian Cronin, ComicBookResources.Com

“Recommended to fans of Brubaker’s work and anyone who likes good comics. Get on board now- you’ll thank me later.”—Dan Hill, ComicsBulletin.Com

“This is something for fans that want that little extra dash of malice with their violence” remarks… Probably one of the best things about Brubaker is that he sure knows how to write an all-American bad ass… the art direction fits perfectly with the gritty script.”—Lan Pitts of Newsarama.com

“A Must Read”—Daniel Crown, IGN.Com

Retailer Mike Malve of Atomic Comics raved, “Incognito #1 sold out in all my stores in just four hours. It looks like retailers all over underestimated demand on this one. Glad to hear it’s rushing back to press right away.”

When presented with the news, Brubaker said, “Sean and I are overwhelmed at this quick sell-out, and I’ve been hearing from a ton of new readers just checking out our work for the first time, so it’s gratifying all the way around.”

Retailers, please check the Marvel Mailer for more information on this title.

If you missed out on Incognito, then don’t miss out the second time — this is the series so acclaimed that it’s an axiomatic purchase! Incognito #1 Second Printing Variant is your chance to pick up the most acclaimed new series of 2009!

INCOGNITO #1 SECOND PRINTING VARIANT (NOV088098)
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Art & Cover by SEAN PHILLIPS
Mature Content/No Ads …$3.50
FOC—1/15/09, On-Sale—2/4/09

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Marvel is pleased to announce that Hulk #9 has sold out at Diamond, shattering the previous Hulk sell out record set by… Hulk #8! That’s right True Believers, every issue and every printing of the gamma charged series by Eisner-winning, Emmy-winning, chart-topping, superstar scribe Jeph Loeb has sold out at Diamond and the series shows no signs of slowing down. Who is the Red Hulk, AKA Rulk? What is his — or her — connection to the green Hulk? One thing’s for sure — the hottest new series of 2008 is going to get even hotter in 2009!

“This has been the greatest ride ever,” said Loeb. “Having Arthur Adams and Frank Cho join us for those three issues (and for some surprises to come!) was not only a great pleasure, but it kept the HULK right on top! Be sure to come back next issue when Ed ‘Ed’ McGuinness returns!”

Augie De Blieck Jr, of ComicBookResources.com. gushes, “[Hulk is] just what I need these days… Hulk is a mystery, at its heart, but one dressed up in a high-octane action movie that plays to its artists’ strengths, and gives us all sorts of new and crazy scenes… Sit back, and enjoy. [Hulk] is lots of fun.”

Now, prepare for a titanic tussle that only the acclaimed team of Loeb and superstar artist Ed McGuinness could bring you — Hulk & The Defenders (NAMOR! SILVER SURFER! DOC STRANGE!) versus Rulk & The Offenders (TIGER SHARK! TERRAX! BARON MORDO!) in Hulk #10!

HULK #10 (DEC082373)
HULK #10 ADAMS VARIANT COVER (NOV088086)
Written by JEPH LOEB
Pencils & 50/50 Covers by ED MCGUINNESS
Variant Cover by ART ADAMS
Rated A …$3.99
FOC—2/5/09, On-Sale—2/25/09

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