Sneak Peeks: Marvel Titles Shipping 5.28.2009 (Part 1)
Courtesy of Marvel here are preview pages for Avengers: The Initiative #24, Avengers/Invaders #11, Incredible Hercules #129, Ms. Marvel #39, New Avengers #53, and War Machine #6 all scheduled to ship next week (5/28/09).
AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #24
COVER BY: HUMBERTO RAMOS
WRITER: CHRISTOS GAGE
PENCILS: HUMBERTO RAMOS
COLORED BY: STUDIO F – EDGAR DELGADO
LETTERED BY: VC – JOE CARAMAGNA
THE STORY:
THE INITIATIVE: DISASSEMBLED CONTINUES! A Dark Reign has fallen. Norman Osborn has disbanded S.H.I.E.L.D. and shut down Camp Hammond. That leaves the Shadow Initiative out in the cold…stuck in Madripoor with no means of escape, hunted by an army of Hydra agents, including Wolverine’s old foes, Bloodscream and Roughhouse! They have no idea if Norman even knows they’re out there, or if they’re better off if he doesn’t! If you thought changing costumes was the biggest event in Taskmaster’s career, you cannot miss this issue…
Rated T+ …$2.99
AVENGERS/INVADERS #11
COVER BY: Mario Alberti
WRITER: JIM KRUEGER ALEX ROSS
PENCILS: STEVE SADOWSKI
THE STORY:
On the other side of history, chaos reigns. Evil has won and the Fourth Reich now rules the world. Only the combined might of the Avengers, The Invaders and the mysterious new heroes Electro, The Challenger, The Silver Scorpion, The Black Widow, the Black Avenger and Captain Terror have a hope of setting the world right. Rated T+ …$2.99
THE INCREDIBLE HERCULES #129
COVER BY: DAVID WILLIAMS
WRITER: GREG PAK
PENCILS: RYAN STEGMAN
INKS: TERRY PALLOT
COLORED BY: RAUL TREVINO
LETTERED BY: VC – JOE CARAMAGNA
THE STORY:
In this issue: HERCULES AND AMADEUS CHO DIE!!! We heard that cheap death sells comics, and we’re more than happy to oblige. Though seriously, if you had to plunge into the UNDERWORLD and bring back Hercules’ slain father ZEUS to counter Hera’s power, could you think of a better plan? And come to think of it, have you ever noticed how… impermanent death is in the Marvel Universe? Well, while hobnobbing among the most famous Marvel deceased over the last few years, Herc and Cho learn the terrible secret why — and why PLUTO, Lord of the Dead, is fighting-mad about it!
Rated T+ …$2.99
MS. MARVEL #39
COVER BY: MIKE DEODATO
WRITER: BRIAN REED
PENCILS: PATRICK OLLIFFE
INKS: SERGE LAPOINTE
COLORED BY: CHRIS SOTOMAYOR
LETTERED BY: DAVE SHARPE
THE STORY:
The Dark Reign is in full effect. Carol Danvers is dead.
Moonstone has taken on the mantle of Ms. Marvel. And the only hope for the forces of good is…Machine Man?! Brian Reed & Patrick Olliffe kick off a new chapter in the legend of Ms. Marvel!
Rated T+ …$2.99
NEW AVENGERS #53
COVER BY: BILLY TAN
WRITER: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
PENCILS: CHRIS BACHALO BILLY TAN
INKS: TIM TOWNSEND
COLORED BY: JUSTIN PONSOR
LETTERED BY: COMICRAFT
THE STORY:
WHO WILL BE THE NEXT SORCERER SUPREME? And will he or she survive the initiation? The Avengers fight a battle that they know will shape the future of the Marvel Universe for years to come!
Rated A …$3.99
WAR MACHINE #6
COVER BY: FRANCESCO “MATT” MATTINA
WRITER: Greg Pak
PENCILS: CARLOS MAGNO
INKS: Jeffrey Huet & Nelson Pereira
COLORED BY: Jay David Ramos & Andy Troy
LETTERED BY: VC – Joe Caramagna
THE STORY:
Controversy erupts as War Machine picks a target on U.S. soil in “Homeland,” Part One! When Jim Rhodes returns home he comes face-to-face with American Eagle, last seen in the pages of THUNDERBOLTS—as two visions of America clash with earth-shattering results that may irrevocably change War Machine—and the nation he loves! Also: What the heck does Rhodes’ mom have to say about all of this? Find out in the first chapter of a shocking new story arc in the series that CBR.com calls “high-octane, higher-caliber adventure…a visual spectacle worthy of the spotlight.” Rated T …$2.99
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