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Steve’s here with some Star-Lord while our host talks about Thor: God of Thunder, Avengers, New Avengers, and Uncanny Avengers.

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This week Pat has the new releases, Carlos makes a call, Rick smashes through another tale, Steve’s solo in the bunker, and Derek talks about Ultimate Comics X #1!  All this and our host talks about the good (Mighty Avengers #33) and the bad (Mighty Avengers #34).

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Captain America Winter Soldier Ultimate Collection TP $24.99
Cloak And Dagger Vol 4 #1 $3.99
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Short and sweet this week with a call from Carlos, a movie review from Mike, and Marvel Unbound from Adam.

Titles mentioned include X-Force, X-Force/Cable: Messiah War, Amazing Spider-Man, and Mighty Avengers.

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X-Men First Class Finals #3 $3.99

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• Agents of Atlas #3 DKR (FEB092505D, $2.99; FOC 03/12/09) will have art by Clayton Henry & Gabriel Hardman, not Carlo Pagulayan & Gabriel Hardman.
• Agents of Atlas #3 — Wolverine Art Variant DKR (FEB092507D, $2.99) will have cover art by Gerald Parel, which was not originally announced in the book’s solicitation.
• Avengers Premiere HC: Hawkeye (Reg/Var.: JAN092582-3D, $24.99) will be 192 pages, not 184 pages.
• Marvel Assistant Size Spectacular #1 (FEB092553D, $3.99) and #2 (FEB092554D, $3.99; FOC 04/09/09) will be rated T+, not A.
• The previously unannounced cover artist for the War of Kings #2 Variant (FEB092566D, $3.99; FOC 03/12/09) will be Olivier Coipel.
• What If? TP Secret Wars (FEB092648D, $19.99) will be 176 pages, not 152 pages.
• Wolverine: First Class TP — Wolverine by Night (FEB092646D, $12.99; FOC 03/12/09) will be 120 pages, not 96 pages.
• Wolverine First Class TP: Wolverine by Night (FEB092646D, $12.99) will also contain Wolverine and Power Pack #2, along with the previously solicited Wolverine: First Class #9-#12, with no change in price.
• Wolverine Omnibus HC Vol. 01 (Miller Cvr./McNiven DM Cvr.: DEC082419-20D, $99.99) will be 1064 pages, not 944, with Captain America Annual #8 and Uncanny X-Men #172-#173 added to the contents. The price of the book is unchanged.

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Short and sweet with reprinty goodness!  Pat, Dave, and Steve offer up so goodies for you to sink your ears into.  1983 is a very good year.  Plus: Feedback!

Titles mentioned include X-Men: First Class Giant-Size Special, Secret Invasion: Requiem, Thor God-Size Special, Captain America: Theater of War: Operation: Zero Point

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Dead Of Night Featuring Werewolf By Night #1 $3.99
Eternals Vol 4 #7 Incentive Frank Martin Variant Cover – [PI]
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Fantastic Four Worlds Greatest HC Book Market Fantastic Four Cover $24.99
Fantastic Four Worlds Greatest HC Direct Market Doctor Doom Cover $24.99
Infinity Crusade Vol 2 TP $29.99
Invincible Iron Man #9 (Dark Reign Tie-In) $2.99
Marvel Illustrated Kidnapped #3 $3.99
Marvel Illustrated Three Musketeers HC $19.99
Marvel Spotlight Dark Reign $3.99
Marvel Super Hero Squad Hero Up One Shot Chris Sotomayor Cover $3.99
Marvel Super Hero Squad Hero Up One Shot Marcelo DiChiara Cover $3.99
Marvel Zombies 3 #4 $3.99
Marvel Zombies Dead Days TP $24.99
New Avengers Vol 9 Secret Invasion Book 2 HC $19.99
NYX No Way Home #5 $3.99
Official Handbook Of The Marvel Universe A To Z Vol 6 HC $24.99
Official Index To The Marvel Universe #1 $3.99
Punisher Vol 7 #1 Target Norman Osborn Cover (Dark Reign Tie-In) $3.99
Punisher Vol 7 #1 Target Sentry Cover (Dark Reign Tie-In) $3.99
Runaways Vol 1 Pride And Joy HC $19.99
Secret Invasion TP $29.99
Secret Invasion War Of Kings One Shot $3.99
Spider-Man Blue HC Premiere Edition $24.99
Spider-Man Fear Itself #1 $3.99
Sub-Mariner Depths #4 $3.99
Ultimate Origins HC Book Market Gabriele Dell Otto Cover $24.99
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Universal War One Vol 1 HC $24.99
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Wolverine Switchback $3.99
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Classic Marvel Figurine Collection Magazine #82 Moon Knight $12.00
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• The Infinity Crusade TP Vol. 02 (NOV082472D, $29.99) will have 240 pages, not 248.
• Marvel Spotlight: Dark Reign DKR (NOV082335D, $3.99) will have a cover by Yanick Paquette, not Adi Granov.
• The New Avengers HC: Vol. 09: Secret Invasion (OCT082505D, $19.99; FOC 11/20/08) will be 128 pages, not 120 pages.
• Punisher #1 DKR (NOV082394D, $3.99) will carry a Parental Advisory, not a T+ rating.
• The Secret Invasion TP (NOV082460D, $29.99; FOC 12/11/08) will have 248 pages, not 200 pages.
• The Spider-Man Premiere HC: Blue (OCT082513D, $24.99) will be 168 pages, not 160 pages.
• The Black & White Premiere HCs of Spider-Man: Blue (OCT08-2514D, $24.99) and Daredevil: Yellow (SEP082450D, $24.99) have been cancelled.
• The Super Hero Squad One-shot (NOV082321D, $3.99; FOC 12/18/08) will now be titled Marvel Super Hero Squad: Hero Up.
• The Ultimate Origins HC (Premier/Direct Mkt. Eds.: OCT082499-500D, $24.99 ea.; FOC 12/04/08) will be 128 pages.
• The Universal War One Premiere HC Vol. 01 (MR) (OCT082521D, $24.99; FOC 11/06/08) will be 152 pages, not 144.
• Wolverine: Switchback (NOV082419D, $3.99; FOC 12/18/08) will also contain a backup story by writer Gregg Hurwitz and artist Juan Doe entitled Wolverine: Punching Bag.

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It’s the last show of the year and this little Christmas present has Pat, Steve, Tom, Adam (and special guest), Dave, and Carlos!  New releases, Bring ’em Back, a History Lesson, a look back at 1978, Jack of Hearts, bad guys, a little segment we like to call Marvel Tales!

Titles mentioned include Uncanny X-Men, Amazing Spider-Man, and West Coast Avengers.

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Hedge Knight II Sworn Sword TP $15.99
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Immortal Iron Fist #21 $2.99
Iron Man Director Of SHIELD #33 DF Signed By Sean Chen $19.99
Lords Of Avalon Knight Of Darkness #2 $3.99
Marvel Adventures Spider-Man Vol 11 Animal Instinct TP Digest $8.99
Marvel Adventures Super Heroes #6 $2.99
Ms Marvel Vol 2 #34 (Dark Reign Tie-In) $2.99
New Avengers #48 (Dark Reign Tie-In) $2.99
New Warriors Vol 4 #19 $2.99
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Onslaught Reborn TP $14.99
Patsy Walker Hellcat #4 $2.99
Punisher War Zone Vol 2 #3 $3.99
Runaways Vol 3 #5 $2.99
Secret Invasion Requiem #1 (Dark Reign Tie-In) $3.99
She-Hulk 2 #36 $2.99
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Spider-Man Brand New Day Yearbook $4.99
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Wolverine First Class #10 $2.99
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• The Daredevil #114 Villain Variant (OCT082403D, $2.99) solicited without a cover artist in Marvel Previews, will have cover art by Lee Bermejo.
• Nova #20 (OCT082432D, $2.99) has a new cover by artist Steve Uy that is different than what was previously solicited.
• Retailers should note that Secret Invasion: Requiem #1 (OCT082349D, $3.99; FOC 12/04/08) contains nearly 40 pages of reprint material, an eight-page framing story which connects this issue with Mighty Avengers #20 & #21, plus brand new cover art by Khoi Pham. Due to the spoiler nature of this issue, content information has not yet been revealed, but retailers are encouraged to adjust their orders accordingly.
• The Ultimates 3: Sex, Lies & DVD Premiere HC (Reg./DM Var./B&W: OCT082502-4D, $24.99; FOC 11/20/08) will now be titled Ultimates 3 HC: Who Killed the Scarlet Witch? Premiere HC

Spider-Man Faces An All-New Menance (Literally!) in Amazing Spider-Man #549

The thrice-monthly adventures of your favorite friendly neighborhood Spider-Man continue in Amazing Spider-Man #549 as the wall-crawler faces an all-new menace – the appropriately named Menace! (duh) Brand New Day continues as writer Marc Guggenheim (Wolverine) and Salvador Larroca (newuniversal) kick off an all-new story arc. And as if that wasn’t enough, superstar artist David Finch provides a jaw-dropping variant cover!

In Amazing Spider-Man #549, not only will Spidey have to contend with the newest addition to his rogues gallery in Menace, but he’s… being sued?! Plus, the mystery surrounding the dead bodies tagged with spider-tracers deepens! It’s more of that ol’ Parker luck for Webhead, but he’s about to receive a helping hand from New York’s newest, red-headiest super hero –Jackpot!

Brand New Day has been met with great reviews as the first issue of Spider-Man’s new era, Amazing Spider-Man #546, has sold out at Diamond (though copies may be available at the retail level). But don’t worry as Amazing Spider-Man #546 Second Printing Variant, with a new cover featuring the spectacular interior art of Steve McNiven, is on its way!

Marvel urges retailers to check their orders on all issues of Amazing Spider-Man, as the series continues to receive high profile coverage from Newsweek, Yahoo.Com, People Magazine, USA Today, The New York Daily News and more!

Now that Amazing Spider-Man ships thrice monthly, it’s three times the amazing, three times the action and three times your favorite super hero!

Keep checking the new Spider-Office blog at http://www.marvel.com/blogs/Spider-Office for images and information you won’t find anywhere else!

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #549 (NOV072127)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #549 FINCH VARIANT (NOV072128)
Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM
Art & Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA
Variant Cover by DAVID FINCH
Rated A …$2.99
FOC – 1/17, On-Sale—2/6/08

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #550 (NOV072129)
Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM
Art & Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA
Rated A …$2.99
FOC – 1/24, On-Sale—2/13/08

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #551 (NOV072130)
Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM
Art & Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA
Rated A …$2.99
FOC – 1/31, On-Sale—2/20/08

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #546 SECOND PRINTING VARIANT (NOV078192)
Written by DAN SLOTT
Art & Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN
Rated A …$3.99
FOC—1/17/08, On-Sale—1/30/08

SPIDER-MAN: SWING SHIFT DIRECTOR’S CUT ONE-SHOT (OCT072080)
Written by DAN SLOTT
Pencils & Cover by PHIL JIMENEZ
Rated A …$3.99
On-Sale—1/30/08

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Marvel is pleased to announce that Amazing Spider-Man #546, beginning the landmark Brand New Day storyline, has sold out at Diamond (though copies may be available at the retail level). Written by the friendly neighborhood dream team of acclaimed writer Dan Slott (Avengers: The Initiative) and superstar penciller Steve McNiven (Civil War), and kicking off the thrice-monthly shipping of Amazing Spider-Man, this issues launches a bold new era for Peter Parker as he must confront the new criminal elements, new threats…and search for a new job!

To meet the overwhelming demand for this issue, Marvel is going back to press with Amazing Spider-Man #546 Second Printing Variant, with a new cover featuring the spectacular interior art of Steve McNiven!

“As the controversial first issue of a new era for Spidey, Slott, McNiven and everyone else involved hit this one out of the park,” said editor Steve Wacker. “Love it or hate it, everyone’s takling about Spider-Man.”

ComicBookResources.com’s Augie De Blieck Jr gushed that Slott is, “the perfect writer for a Spider-Man book,” a sentiment echoed by SilverBulletComicBooks.Com’s Dave Wallace, declaring Brand New Day, “a reinvigoration of the Spider-Man mythos and a return to the classic roots of the character.”

Marvel urges retailers to check their orders on all issues of Amazing Spider-Man, as the series continues to receive high profile coverage from Newsweek, Yahoo.Com, People Magazine, USA Today, The New York Daily News and more!

Now that Amazing Spider-Man ships thrice monthly, it’s three times the amazing, three times the action and three times your favorite super hero!

Keep checking the new Spider-Office blog at http://www.marvel.com/blogs/Spider-Office for images and information you won’t find anywhere else!

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #546 SECOND PRINTING VARIANT (NOV078192)
Written by DAN SLOTT
Art & Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN
Rated A …$3.99
FOC—1/17/08, On-Sale—1/30/08

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #547 (OCT072078)
Written by DAN SLOTT
Art & Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN
Rated A …$2.99
On-Sale—1/16/08

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #548 (OCT072079)
Written by DAN SLOTT
Art & Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN
Rated A …$2.99
On-Sale—1/23/08

SPIDER-MAN: SWING SHIFT DIRECTOR’S CUT ONE-SHOT (OCT072080)
Written by DAN SLOTT
Pencils & Cover by PHIL JIMENEZ
Rated A …$3.99
On-Sale—1/30/08

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I’m sure this surprises no one coming from me, but as far as Spider-Man stories go, this was really, really good.

I’m not writing this as a full on review, but I had to jot down some notes regarding the main story of this issue (I’m not talking about any of the three backup tales, although the one spotlighting Aunt May was cute).

The art was top-notch. There may be some well of stock poses Steve McNiven goes to from time to time, but no more than George Perez, John Byrne, Dan Jurgens, or Jerry Ordway. Peter looked great, the women looked hawt, and Harry hasn’t looked this good since Gil Kane last drew the chap. Dexter Vines is a phenomenal inker, whose lines give the art just so much more depth. And of course, Morry Hollowell’s colors make everything shine. When the situation calls for it, that is. There are some scenes in alleys and the way they are colored, well, let’s say I’d keep my distance from the walls just out of the fear that I wouldn’t be able to wash the dirt out.

I like Dan Slott. No, actually, I love Dan Slott. He writes an.. er, amazing Spidey tale. And this is only the first part! Peter is witty, Harry is arrogant (in a good way), May cares but doesn’t want her nephew lounging around the house, and J.J.J…. Well, he’s J.J.J.

This issue explains that it’s been a few months since there have been any Spider-Man sightings. We do not know why Peter and Mary Jane split up. Yet. All we know is that she left for California after they’ve been seriously dating for years. We find out where Harry met his current squeeze, what May does at night, that the “Parker Luck” is still in full effect, and that things aren’t all sunshine and roses at the Daily Bugle.

There’s a spread that gives you the status quo and when I read it, I immediately felt that this is something that Stan would have written. Well done, Mr. Bob Gale. Having it illustrated by John Romita Jr. and Klaus Janson doesn’t hurt, either.

I’m not going to spoil anything because I think this is an issue that should be read. Judge it on its own merits. Without complaining about editors. Or tales from the past. Or delays. If you don’t think this is a real and honest-to-goodness Spider-Man story, I’d love to know why.

Highly recommended.

Writer: Dan Slott
Pencils: Steve McNiven
Inks: Dexter Vines
Colors: Morry Hollowell
Letters: Cory Petit
Editor: Stephen Wacker