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Sneak Peeks: Titles Shipping 2/18/09 (Part II)

Courtesy of Marvel, we’re happy to offer preview pages of Uncanny X-Men #506, X-Factor #40, X-Men: Legacy #221, and Young X-Men #11.

UNCANNY X-MEN #506
COVER BY: TERRY DODSON
WRITER: MATT FRACTION
PENCILS: TERRY DODSON
INKS: RACHEL DODSON
COLORED BY: JUSTIN PONSOR
LETTERED BY: VC – JOE CARAMAGNA
“Lovelorn”
Emma’s bad dreams continue, and, man, when the White Queen has a long night, we ALL have long nights. Peter finds horror in the Port of Oakland. The assembly of the fringe science team continues with a big — BIG — discovery that will probably kill them all before they have a chance to fix that whole no-more-mutants thing. And with the Humanity NOW! Coalition stoking fires of anti-mutant hate, Cyclops implores his X-Men to keep a low profile… HA. Dummy. Part 3 (of 4)
Rated T+ …$2.99

X-FACTOR #40
COVER BY: DAVID YARDIN
WRITER: PETER DAVID
PENCILS: VALENTINE DE LANDRO
INKS: CRAIG YEUNG
COLORED BY: JEROMY COX
LETTERED BY: CORY PETIT
“SLINGS AND ARROWS”
You remember John Maddox, right? He’s the one dupe that Jaime Madrox never reabsorbed. Family man. Pastor. All around decent guy. Well, he’s having a really really BAD day. And things are going to get worse when an armed Madrox comes knocking on his door. He’s looking for answers that only a man of the lord can provide and if Madrox doesn’t like what he hears, it may very well be the last sermon that John Maddox ever delivers…
Rated T+ …$2.99

X-MEN: LEGACY #221
COVER BY: LEE BERMEJO
WRITER: MIKE CAREY
PENCILS: SCOT EATON
INKS: ANDREW HENNESSY
“Salvage”
The desert ghost-town that was once the X-Men’s HQ has been reborn as a city of the damned with only one inhabitant: Rogue. But as Professor X and Gambit struggle to reach her, they discover that sometimes one is a very large number… Part 2 (of 5)
Rated A …$2.99

YOUNG X-MEN #11
COVER BY: PASQUAL FERRY
WRITER: MARC GUGGENHEIM
PENCILS: RAFA SANDOVAL
LETTERED BY: DAVE SHARPE
Dust is dying. Ever since she was turned to glass in YOUNG X-MEN #3, things haven’t been right, and they’re only getting worse. Why does she think that Donald Pierce may hold the answer?
Rated T+ …$2.99

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Sneak Peeks: Titles Shipping 2/18/09 (Part I)

Courtesy of Marvel, here are previews of Dark Avengers #2, Guardians of the Galaxy #10, Ghost Rider #32, and Ultimate Fantastic Four #60.

DARK AVENGERS #2
COVER BY: MIKE DEODATO
WRITER: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
PENCILS: MIKE DEODATO
INKS: MIKE DEODATO
COLORED BY: RAINIER BEREDO
LETTERED BY: DAVE LANPHEAR
The Dark Avengers have made themselves known to the world and as the world takes them in, Morgana le Fey comes looking for blood!! Once you learn who the Dark Avengers are you’ll see why this is the buzz book of the year!! The Dark Reign is here!!
Rated T+ …$3.99

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #10
COVER BY: CLINT LANGLEY
WRITERS: DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING
PENCILS: BRAD WALKER
INKS: RICK MAGYAR
COLORED BY: WIL QUINTANA
LETTERED BY: JOE CARAMAGNA
The drums of battle thunder in the Negative Zone – building to WAR OF KINGS! Rocket Raccoon and the Guardians face down Blastaar’s barbarian horde as Star-Lord fights for his life in 42, the besieged Initiative prison! And if our cosmic misfits fall – Earth is next! Penciler Brad Walker (Action Comics) joins the fun for another episode of the series that IGN.com calls “right on par with Marvel’s very best titles.”
Rated T+ …$2.99

GHOST RIDER #32
COVER BY: ARTHUR SUYDAM
WRITER: JASON AARON
PENCILS: TAN ENG HUAT
LETTERED BY: JOE CARAMAGNA
This is it. The final chapter in the epic arc, “LAST STAND OF THE SPIRITS OF VENGEANCE.”
Johnny Blaze and the last remaining Ghost Riders from around the world make their final stand against the warrior hordes of the rebel angel Zadkiel, led by Blaze’s brother, the power-mad renegade Danny Ketch. This is a showdown for the ages, featuring more Ghost Riders than you can shake a stick at and an ending you won’t believe!
Parental Advisory …$2.99

ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #60
COVER BY: ED MCGUINNESS
WRITER: JOE POKASKI
PENCILS: TYLER KIRKHAM
INKS: RYAN WINN
LETTERED BY: RUS WOOTON
SERIES FINALE! Ultimatum tie-in!
It all began when four teenagers got caught in an experiment gone fantastically wrong. Now, in a series finale you won’t believe, Reed, Ben, Sue, and Johnny will discover that nothing lasts forever — especially family.
Rated A …$3.99

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