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Courtesy of Marvel here are preview pages of Invincible Iron Man #18, Dark Avengers #9, Dark Reign: The List – Daredevil, and Dark Wolverine #78; shipping September 16.

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #18
COVER BY: Salvador Larroca
WRITER: Matt Fraction
PENCILS: Salvador Larroca
INKS: Salvador Larroca
COLORED BY: Frank D’Armata
LETTERED BY: VC – Joe Caramagna
Tony hides out where it all began as Madame Masque’s moment of triumph rings out across all the corners of Norman Osborn’s empire. Black Widow and Maria Hill are trapped in the belly of the beast. Pepper’s suit is in the possession of H.A.M.M.E.R. And when Stark’s one last sloppy mistake gives up his location, it’s Osborn himself that suits up and gets in the game. It all ends next issue, kids.
Rated A …$2.99

DARK AVENGERS #9
COVER BY: Mike Deodato
WRITER: Brian Michael Bendis
PENCILS: Mike Deodato
INKS: Mike Deodato
COLORED BY: Rainier Beredo
LETTERED BY: VC – Cory Petit
Poor Marvel Boy… he had no idea how sinister a gang the Dark Avengers actually is. And now he is running for his life. And poor Ares, he has no idea where his son goes while he is off being an Avenger. And now he is going to find out. And when he does… there will be hell to play. Guest-starring Nick Fury and the Secret Warriors. Oh, you heard that right. Ares versus Nick Fury! You know when Stan used to say ’nuff said? This is the kind of thing he was ’nuff saiding about!
Rated T …$3.99

DARK REIGN: THE LIST – DAREDEVIL #1
COVER BY: Billy Tan
WRITER: Andy Diggle
PENCILS: Billy Tan
INKS: Matt Banning
COLORED BY: Justin Ponsor
LETTERED BY: VC – Joe Caramagna
After the shocking events of DAREDEVIL 500, Norman Osborn’s eyes turn to Hell’s Kitchen – and he doesn’t like what he sees. Now Osborn dispatches the only assassin he can rely on to kill Daredevil – Bullseye – but all is not as it seems. It’s a fight that’s been brewing for years…featuring the DAREDEVIL debut of writer Andy Diggle, and the superstar talents of artist Billy Tan! Plus, a preview of Daredevil #501, Andy Diggle’s first issue of DD, and character designs!
One-Shot/Rated T …$3.99

DARK WOLVERINE #78
COVER BY: Greg Land
WRITER: Marjorie Liu and Daniel Way
PENCILS: Stephen Segovia
INKS: Stephen Segovia
COLORED BY: Marte Gracia
LETTERED BY: VC – Cory Petit
As an Avenger, Daken is supposed to be one of the good guys˜to the public, anyway. But when a tape revealing his true colors is leaked onto the internet, Daken will be forced to clean up his act…and confront the possibility that being a hero might just be more difficult than being the villain!
Parental Advisory …$2.99

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Courtesy of Marvel, here are previews of Agents of Atlas #11, Amazing Spider-Man Presents: Anti-Venom – New Ways To Live #1, Captain America: Reborn #3, and Mighty Avengers #29; shipping September 16.

AGENTS OF ATLAS #11
COVER BY: Adi Granov
WRITER: Jeff Parker
PENCILS: Gabriel Hardman and Dan Panosian
INKS: Gabriel Hardman|Dan Panosian
COLORED BY: Elizabeth Breitweiser|Chris Sotomayor
LETTERED BY: Tom Orzechowski – B
There’s no enemy quite like a former lover, is there? The gloves are all the way off as Jade Claw and her forces begin assaulting Atlas on every front! The Agents throw everything they’ve got at the Great Wall, but to no avail. Gorilla-Man is convinced only ONE member of the team can possibly stop the rain of pain…
Rated T …$2.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN PRESENTS: ANTI-VENOM – NEW WAYS TO LIVE #1
COVER BY: Mirco Pierfederici
WRITER: Zeb Wells
PENCILS: Paulo Siqueira
INKS: Amilton Santos
What’s Black, White and Dead all over?!?! From the pages of last year’s best-selling NEW WAYS TO DIE, Zeb Wells (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN; NEW MUTANTS) and Paulo Siqueira (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, MS. MARVEL) bring you the story of Eddie Brock, the sallow symbiote known as Anti-Venom! With his life saved by Spider-Man, Eddie is cautiously walking the line between the darkness and light while trying to find his place in a world marked only by gray. The absolute last person he needs to run into is the Punisher. Unfortunately, the Punisher remembers Eddie as a cold-blooded killer, and that is just gonna hurt.
Rated T …$3.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA: REBORN #3
COVER BY: Bryan Hitch
WRITER: Ed Brubaker
PENCILS: Bryan Hitch
INKS: Jackson Guice
COLORED BY: Paul Mounts
LETTERED BY: VC – Joe Caramagna
Dr. Doom and the Red Skull together again! And what is the fate of the original Captain America, Steve Rogers — and how can he help save himself from the accidental trap he’s found himself in? All this and more — as the Avengers and the FF battle insane odds to save Marvel’s Fallen Son! By the astonishing team of Brubaker, Hitch, and Guice!

MIGHTY AVENGERS #29
COVER BY: Marko Djurdjevic
WRITER: Christos Gage and Dan Slott
PENCILS: Khoi Pham
INKS: Danny Miki
COLORED BY: John Rauch
LETTERED BY: Dave Lanphear
“SECRETS & LIES” It’s all out action at the Avengers new headqarters as RONIN and VISION face off against the SCARLET WITCH! Readers already know the Scarlet Witch is secretly LOKI, but could this be the issue where STATURE and the other MIGHTY AVENGERS find out? Also, on the outskirts of Tibet, QUICKSILVER and a longtime Avengers villain uncover THE UNSPOKEN’S plan to dominate all life on Earth. What is the secret origin of The Slave Engine? And what horribly, freakish thing has it done to the U.S. AGENT? Guest Starring: RONIN and THE YOUNG AVENGERS
Rated A …$2.99

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Marvel is pleased to announce that Deadpool #14 & Deadpool #15 have sold out at Diamond (though copies may still be available at retail level) and will return with Deadpool #14 Second Printing Variant & Deadpool #15 Second Printing Variant! That’s right, it’s another record setting sell out for the hottest hero in comics!

The fan favorite team of Daniel Way and artist Shawn Crystal present the crimson comedian pirating the open seas! The glory filled pirate’s life for Wade Wilson is all good until he runs into the menacing Wackbeard in this thrilling issue! Deadpool #14 Second Printing Variant features Crystal’s stylish interior art on the cover!

Deadpool’s giving up the life of being a pirate, and setting his sights on helping…those in need? Come see Deadpool on his crusade to fix the wrongs of his life, and everyone else’s, courtesy of Daniel Way and artist Paco Medina. Will the X-Men let the Merc with a Mouth join their team!? Deadpool #15 Second Printing Variant features the dynamic interior art of Paco Medina on the cover!

Critics and fans are raving about Deadpool:

“Deadpool #14 delivers pretty much everything someone could ask for in a comic about the Merc with a Mouth. It’s funny, it’s a bit silly, its action scenes are pretty cool (and suitably violent), and it tells a story that could only really work with Deadpool as the lead character.” – Kyle Posluszny, Weeklycomicbookreview.com

“Hilarious. Another great issue.” – Hannibal Tabu, ComicBookResources.com

“One of the most amusing stories I’ve read all year.” – Jesse Schedeen, IGN.com

“This is another excellent issue of Deadpool in a long line of Way-penned issues.” – Charles Webb, Comicsbulletin.com

Marvel urges retailers to check their orders on all Deadpool issues, as the series continues to generate successive sell outs. How will Deadpool handle all of his fame and glory selling out issue after issue!? Find out in Deadpool #14 Second Printing Variant & Deadpool #15 Second Printing Variant!

DEADPOOL #14 SECOND PRINTING VARIANT (JUL098239)
Written by DANIEL WAY
Penciled & Covers by SHAWN CRYSTAL
Parental Advisory …$2.99
FOC—9/17/09, On-Sale—10/07/09

DEADPOOL #15 SECOND PRINTING VARIANT (JUL098303)
Written by DANIEL WAY
Penciled & Cover by PACO MEDINA
Parental Advisory …$2.99
FOC—9/24/09, On-Sale—10/14/09

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It’s time for some serious heavy metal mayhem when the God of Thunder goes hammer-to-claw with Marvel’s most popular mutant exclusively on Marvel’s groundbreaking Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited In celebration of the blockbuster “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” coming to DVD on September 15! Wolverine vs Thor #1, from veteran Wolverine scribe Frank Tieri and fan favorite artist Paco Diaz, begins a three part epic in which Logan confronts by an army of his greatest foes—all at the same time! How can Wolvie possibly survive? And will Thor join the fray as friend or foe?

Get FREE four-page preview here (Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited subscribers can read the full comic!): http://marvel.com/digitalcomics/titles/WOLVERINE_VS~dot~_THOR.2009.1

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I had no interest in Dark Reign’s beginning, yet the tail end of the status quo’s existence is dragging me back to the Marvel Universe full force. Dark Reign – The List: Avengers kicks off a series of eight one-shot/special issues that entail what seems to be Norman Osborn’s full-force (if not final) siege upon the world of Marvel Heroes. As Osborn sees it, it is time to bring some real change to the world and take full control of the way things function – mainly the freedoms of the world’s largest super-powered individuals who constantly threaten his presence at the top.

This book did what all event-focused books should: take existing characters that we all know at the core and study them from another angle while exploring their reactions, attitudes and character under unusual and even extreme circumstances. Bendis does this by simply focusing on two different sides of the Norman Osborn argument: kill him or bring him to justice? The idea creates an interesting divide within the Avengers team, and it also allows reflects upon what makes the characters of Captain America, Spider-man and Clint Barton who they are. Ultimately, this question is what moves the plot of the issue and places a specific character in an interesting position which will surely see farther exploration in the core Avengers book (New Avengers).

The artwork within this issue is also very well produced – the tag team of Djurdjevic, Morales and Gracia work well in their collaboration implanting a tone of desperation and almost futility. Djurdjevic also captures the sequential feel quite nicely, which is shocking for the amount of cover work he produces.

All and all, this was well worth the read and adds to my growing curiosity of the current Marvel Comics landscape. Yet, to place a warning to potential consumers, this book is not oversized for the 3.99 price tag. It may feel heavy when picked off the spinner rack, but don’t let the dual eight-page previews of Dark Reign – The List: Daredevil & Dark Reign – The List: X-Men fool you. But, I will not linger on that complaint – I still bought it holding that knowledge after all. But yes, Dark Reign: The List – Avengers is a nice example of a good event-centric comic book; it packs interesting looks at favorite characters, gorgeous artwork and a cliff-hanger that leaves the reader curious for more.

Written By: Brian Michael Bendis
Pencils: Marko Djurdjevic
Inks: Mark Morales
Colors: Marte Gracia