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Cable & Hope Return To The X-Men!

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Marvel is proud to unveil your first look at X-Men: A Girl Named Hope, from Duane Swierczynski and Steve Dillon, beginning the return of Cable and Hope to the X-Men! Running as interconnected short stories (appearing as bonus content) through Psylocke #1, Dark X-Men #1, X-Men Legacy #230 and X-Force #22, X-Men: A Girl Named Hope begins the most shocking change to the X-Men you can imagine! Will Hope save or damn mutantkind? What is Cable’s agenda? The answers begin in X-Men: A Girl Named Hope!

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X-Men: A Girl Named Hope Part 1
PSYLOCKE #1 (of 4) (SEP090483)

Written by CHRISTOPHER YOST & DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI
Penciled by HARVEY TOLIBAO & STEVE DILLON
Cover by DAVID FINCH
Parental Advisory …$3.99
FOC—10/15/09, On-Sale—11/4/09

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X-Men: A Girl Named Hope Part 2
DARK X-MEN #1 (of 5) (SEP090474)

Written by PAUL CORNELL & DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI
Penciled by LEONARD KIRK & STEVE DILLON
Cover by SIMONE BIANCHI
Rated T+ …$3.99
FOC—10/22/09, On-Sale—11/11/09

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Cable #14 Sells Out and Returns With a Second Printing!

cable_14_secondprintingvariantMarvel is proud to announce that Cable #14 has sold out at Diamond (though copies may still be available at a retail level) and will return with the release of Cable #14 Second Printing Variant. Acclaimed writer Duane Swierczynski and artist Ariel Olivetti continue “Messiah War”, the highly anticipated sequel to “Messiah CompleX”, as Cable and X-Force team up in the future! Stryfe captured Hope, but just because Cable’s been separated from the Mutant Messiah, doesn’t mean he’s about to give up! Time is running out for the X-Force – can they find their way out of a deadly trap before it’s too late? Cable #14 Second Printing Variant features the interior art of Olivetti on an exciting new cover!

Fans and critics are raving about Cable #14:

“…hands-down some of the finest writing that Swierczynski has done…” Adam Chapman, comixtreme.com

“It’s a fun [and] exciting chapter…” Bryan Joel, Comics.IGN.com

“This one is a winner.” Eli, BookSpotCentral.com

Marvel urges retailers to check their orders on Cable and X-Force, as the “Messiah War” crossover continues to generate rave reviews and sell out quickly. The action continues in Cable #14 Second Printing Variant!

CABLE #14 SECOND PRINTING VARIANT (MAR098158)
Written by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI
Art & Cover by ARIEL OLIVETTI
Rated T+ …$2.99
FOC—5/21/09, On-Sale—6/10/09

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The Epic X-Force/ Cable: Messiah War Begins!

messiahwar_prologue_cover_choiSpread your wings, lock and load, and pop those claws because X-Force/ Cable: Messiah War Prologue is heading your way! From the all-star team of writers, Christopher Yost and Craig Kyle, comes the sequel to the biggest X-Men event of the past decade, “Messiah CompleX!” After the birth of the first new mutant since the House of M, the X-Men’s lives have never been the same. Cable’s stuck in the future, Bishop’s been on a hunt, and Cyclops has been doing everything in his power to ensure the future of the mutant race. messiahwar_prologue_cover_andrewsWith explosive interiors from Young Guns ‘09 artist Mike Choi, prepare for all out action as Cyclops sends X-Force on a dangerous, time-traveling mission to save Cable and the child! However, when they get to the future they’re going to find something they never could have imagined!

“Kyle and Yost continue to prove themselves as experts in X-Men mythology and they are doing some great character work” – Paul Steven Brown, ComicAddiction.com

“Mike Choi’s art is clean, highly detailed, and effecting!” – Steven M. Bari, ComicsBulletin.com

“Kyle & Yost have a brilliant handle!” – Bryan Joel, IGN.com

“Choi’s art is undoubtedly excellent!” – James Hunt, ComicBookResources.com

Marvel urges retailers to check their orders on X-Force, Cable, and all other X-related books as they continue to generate great reviews as excitement begins to build in regards to the upcoming event.

What happens when Cable reunites with his former teammates? It’s the X-epic everyone’s been waiting for and it all begins this March with X-Force/ Cable: Messiah War Prologue!

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X-FORCE/CABLE: MESSIAH WAR PROLOGUE (JAN092540)
X-FORCE/CABLE MESSIAH WAR PROLOGUE LIEFELD VAR (JAN092541)

Written by CRAIG KYLE & CHRISTOPHER YOST
Art by MIKE CHOI & SONIA OBACK
Cover by KAARE ANDREWS
50/50 Cover by MIKE CHOI & SONIA OBACK
Variant Cover by ROB LIEFELD
Rated T+ …$3.99
FOC – 3/5/09, On-Sale – 3/25/09

CABLE #13 (FEB092585)
“X-FORCE/CABLE: MESSIAH WAR,” PART 2
Written by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI
Pencils & 50/50 Cover by ARIEL OLIVETTI
50/50 Variant Cover by KAARE ANDREWS
Rated T+ …$2.99
FOC – 3/12/09, On-Sale – 4/1/09

X-FORCE #14 (FEB092586)
“X-FORCE/CABLE: MESSIAH WAR” PART 3
Written by CRAIG KYLE & CHRISTOPHER YOST
Pencils & Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN
50/50 Variant Cover by KAARE ANDREWS
Parental Advisory …$2.99
FOC – 4/2/09, On-Sale – 4/22/09

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Marvel Noise Episode 50

It’s the not-so-spectacular 50th episode of Marvel Noise! Pat Loika! Steve Raker!! Carlos Cordova!!! And… our host. New releases and Namor nestled within.

Cable, Amazing Spider-Man, Immortal Iron Fist, and Death of the Stacys are discussed.

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Marvel items on sale, 10.1.08:

Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 #569 2nd Ptg John Romita Jr Variant Cover $2.99
American Dream Beyond Courage TP $14.99
Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Laughing Corpse Book 1 #1 Incentive Ron Lim Monkey Variant Cover – [PI]
Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Laughing Corpse Book 1 #1 Regular Ron Lim Cover $3.99
Cable Vol 2 #7 Incentive Richard Corben Zombie Variant Cover – [PI]
Cable Vol 2 #7 Regular Ariel Olivetti Cover $2.99
Civil War House Of M #2 $2.99
Eternals Vol 4 #5 Incentive Eric Nguyen Zombie Variant Cover – [PI]
Eternals Vol 4 #5 Regular Daniel Acuna Cover $2.99
Hulk Vol 2 #1 Hero Initiative Ed McGuiness Variant Cover CGC 9.8 $99.99
March On Ultimatum Saga – FREE
Marvel Apes #3 Incentive Stephanie Buscema Variant Cover – [PI]
Marvel Apes #3 Regular John Watson Cover $3.99
Marvel Boy HC Direct Market Edition $24.99
Marvel Two-In-One Flipbook #16 $4.99
Marvel Zombies TP Book Market Spider-Man Cover $15.99
Marvel Zombies TP Direct Market Hulk Cover $15.99
Marvel Zombies TP Direct Market Iron Man Cover $15.99
New Exiles #12 $2.99
Punisher MAX From First To Last TP $15.99
Punisher War Journal Vol 2 #24 (Secret Invasion Tie-In) $2.99
Spider-Man Magazine Vol 2 #3 $6.99
Stephen Kings Dark Tower Long Road Home HC $24.99
Sub-Mariner Depths #2 $3.99
Ultimate Iron Man II HC Book Market Edition $19.99
Ultimate Iron Man II HC Direct Market Edition $19.99
Venom Dark Origin #3 $2.99

Marvel Noise Episode 42

Going to San Diego? I’m not… But Phenomenal Pat Loika will be there! And he’s also here! In not one, but TWO segments. First, he offers up this week’s new releases and later, he returns to give us the rundown on what Marvel has planned for the convention this week! In between we hear from evaD (Bring ‘em Back), Steve Raker (from his Comics Bunker), and Chris “Equinox” Chavez and Mike Sims both sharing some thoughts on recent reads. And our host pops up once or twice.

Comics mentioned include Immortal Iron Fist, Daredevil, Uncanny X-Men, X-Men: Legacy, She-Hulk, Wolverine: First Class, X-Factor, and Universal War One.

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Marvel items on sale, 7.23.08

Angel Revelations #3 $3.99
Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Guilty Pleasures Vol 2 HC Book Market Edition $19.99
Astonishing X-Men Vol 3 #25 Incentive Lee Bermejo Variant Cover – [PI]
Avengers Invaders #1 Directors Cut $3.99
Avengers The Initiative #15 (Secret Invasion Tie-In) $2.99
Black Panther Vol 4 #38 $2.99
Daredevil Vol 2 #109 $2.99
Halo Uprising Must Have $5.99
Immortal Iron Fist #17 Incentive David Aja Variant Cover – [PI]
Immortal Iron Fist #17 Incentive Dragon Logo Variant Cover – [PI]
Immortal Iron Fist #17 Regular Travel Foreman Cover $2.99
Incredible Hercules #118 2nd Ptg Sandoval Variant Cover (Secret Invasion Tie-In) $2.99
Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four #38 $2.99
Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four Vol 9 New Yorks Finest TP Digest $7.99
Marvel Masterworks Golden Age Captain America Vol 2 HC Regular Dust Jacket $59.99
Marvel Masterworks Golden Age Captain America Vol 2 HC Variant Dust Jacket $59.99
Marvel Adventures Super Heroes #1 $2.99
Marvel Comics Presents Vol 2 #11 $3.99
Mini Marvels Vol 1 Rock Paper Scissors TP Digest $9.99
New Avengers #43 (Secret Invasion Tie-In) $2.99
New Warriors Vol 4 #14 (Secret Invasion Tie-In) $2.99
She-Hulk 2 #31 (Secret Invasion Tie-In) $2.99
Skrulls One-Shot (Secret Invasion Tie-In) $4.99
Thunderbolts #122 (Secret Invasion Tie-In) $2.99
Ultimate X-Men #96 $2.99
Uncanny X-Men #500 Incentive Michael Turner Variant Color Cover – [PI]
Uncanny X-Men #500 Incentive Michael Turner Variant Sketch Cover – [PI]
Uncanny X-Men #500 Incentive Terry Dodson Variant Color Cover – [PI]
Uncanny X-Men #500 Incentive Terry Dodson Variant Sketch Cover – [PI]
Uncanny X-Men #500 Regular Alex Ross Cover $3.99
Uncanny X-Men #500 Regular Greg Land Cover $3.99
Uncanny X-Men 500 Issues Posterbook $6.99
Wolverine First Class #5 $2.99
Wolverine Vol 3 #66 2nd Ptg Steve McNiven Variant Cover $2.99
X-Men Endangered Species TP $19.99
X-Men Kitty Pryde And Wolverine HC Premiere Edition Book Market Cover $19.99
X-Men Kitty Pryde And Wolverine HC Premiere Edition Direct Market Cover $19.99
X-Men Legacy #214 $2.99

Product Updates:

  • Immortal Iron Fist #17 (MAY082277D, $2.99) will have art by Russ Heath in addition to Travel Foreman.
  • Marvel Adventures: Fantastic Four #38 (MAY082286D, $2.99) will have art by Graham Nolan, not Ronan Cliquet.
  • Ultimate X-Men #96 (MAY082257D, $2.99) will have art by Brandon Peterson and Clay Mann, not Mark Brooks.
  • X-Men Legacy #214 (MAY082326D, $2.99) will have art by Ken Lashley in addition to Scot Eaton.

Preview: Immortal Iron Fist #17

Is Iron Fist Truly Immortal?

Danny Rand believes himself to be the Immortal Iron Fist…but what if he’s closer to death than he imagines? Enter Immortal Iron Fist #17, as acclaimed novelist Duane Swierczynski (Cable) and powerful penciller Travel Foreman (Ares) take the acclaimed series to the next explosive level! Featuring an all-new variant by Eisner-nominated artist David Aja, in addition to the standard cover by Travel Foreman, this is the perfect jumping-on point for fans new and old. Think you know everything about Iron Fist’s history? And do you know why the Iron Fist legacy may be the undoing of Danny Rand? This is where the answers begin — and they’re not what you expect!

Marvels’ kickingest, punchingest, kung-fu-iest book enters a new era and once this issue concludes, nothing about Iron Fist’s world will ever be the same again! Don’t miss Immortal Iron Fist #17 — or you won’t know why everyone will be talking about the ending to this issue!

IMMORTAL IRON FIST #17 (MAY082277) IMMORTAL IRON FIST #17 AJA VARIANT (APR088318) IMMORTAL IRON FIST #17 DRAGON LOGO VARIANT (APR088267) Written by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI
Pencils and Cover by TRAVEL FOREMAN
Variant Cover by DAVID AJA
Rated T+ …$2.99
FOC—7/03/08, On-Sale—7/23/08

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Preview: Cable #2

Cable Versus Bishop For The Fate Of All Mutantkind!

The past, present and future of mutankind are at stake as Bishop and Cable wage war for the new mutant child in the near future! Cable #2, from the acclaimed team of novelist Duane Swierczynski (Moon Knight Annual) and Ariel Olivetti (Punisher War Journal) continues the sold-out series as Cable and Bishop do battle! It’s kill first, ask questions later as these former allies wage war! Meanwhile, heavily armed forces have their sites set on eliminating Cable once and for all!

Critics continue to hail Cable as one of 2008’s most x-citing new series. Steven Bari of ComicsBulletin declared the first issue to be, “Violent. Thrilling. Charming. Cable #1 is the beginning of a great action-adventure.”

“Any fan of the X-franchise, and Messiah Complex in particular, should be buying this book,” gushed Richard George, IGN.Com.

Paul Steven Brown, of ComicAddiction.Com, said, “I’m curious to see where this series will go in the next few months.”

Marvel urges retailers to check their orders on Cable, as the series ties into the red-hot Divided We Stand storyline and continues to affect the X-Men! Can Cable survive Bishop’s assault? Find out in Cable #2!

CABLE #2 (FEB082267)
CABLE #2 FINCH VARIANT (FEB082268)
Written by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI
Pencils & Cover by ARIEL OLIVETTI
Variant Cover by DAVID FINCH
Rated T+ …$2.99
FOC—3/13/08, On-Sale—4/2/08

CABLE #1 SECOND PRINTING VARIANT (JAN088307)
Written by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI
Pencils & Cover by ARIEL OLIVETTI
Rated T+ …$2.99
FOC—3/20/08, On-Sale—4/9/08

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Cable #1 Returns From The Future With A New Printing!

Marvel is proud to announce that Cable #1, spinning out of the sold-out X-Men: Messiah CompleX event, has sold out at Diamond (though copies may still be available at the retail level). Launching a bold new era for one of Marvel’s most popular mutants, acclaimed, best-selling novelist Duane Swierczynski (Moon Knight Annual) and acclaimed artist Ariel Olivetti (Punisher War Journal) have sent Cable to the future with the young mutant baby… but they’re not the only ones traveling through time. Just what does Bishop have planned? Where did he get that new, cybernetic arm from… and why?

To meet the overwhelming demand for this issue, Marvel is going back to press with Cable #1 Second Printing Variant, featuring the interior art of Olivetti on the new cover!

“Honestly, I’m stunned. Gobsmacked,” said Swierczynski. “I’m also feeling grateful as hell right now — grateful that Axel gave me a crack at this, and grateful to everyone on the X-team who brilliantly cued up the story in pages of Messiah CompleX. And I’m grateful that X-fans took a chance with it — and I hope they stick with it over the next few issues, because there are a lot of surprises to come!”

Marvel urges retailers to check their orders on all issues of Cable, as the series ties directly into the red-hot Divided We Stand storyline and continues to have major repercussions for the X-Men! Now that’s Bishop has found Cable, it’s time for a rematch — and let’s hope they survive the x-perience in Cable #2!

Plus, check out Cable’s earliest adventures in Cable Classic Vol.1 TPB, in stores now!

CABLE #1 SECOND PRINTING VARIANT (JAN088307)
Written by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI
Pencils & Cover by ARIEL OLIVETTI
Rated T+ …$2.99
FOC—3/20/08, On-Sale—4/9/08

CABLE #2 (FEB082267)
CABLE #2 FINCH VARIANT (FEB082268)
Written by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI
Pencils & Cover by ARIEL OLIVETTI
Variant Cover by DAVID FINCH
Rated T+ …$2.99
FOC—3/13/08, On-Sale—4/2/08

CABLE CLASSIC VOL. 1 TPB (JAN082233)
Written by LOUISE SIMONSON & FABIAN NICIEZA
Penciled by ROB LIEFELD, JOHN ROMITA JR., ART THIBERT, RON LIM, PAUL SMITH, BRANDON PETERSON, KERRY GAMMIL, IAN CHURCHILL, PAUL RYAN, JIM REDDINGTON, BILL WYLIE & SCOTT KOBLISH
Cover by ROB LIEFELD
Rated A …$29.99
On-Sale—NOW!

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Marvel Noise Episode 24

It’s another episode of Marvel Noise! As usual, things get cooking with new releases. Next up, Mike Sims gives us the the Mighty Marvel Movie Minute!! Pat Loika drops by to Bring on the Bad Guys!!! Two – count ‘em, TWO – calls from Carlos!!!! Another favorite issue gets the spotlight in Marvel Tales!!!!! And Pat’s back with Current Events!!!!!!

Titles mentioned include Amazing Spider-Man, Cable, Secret Invasion Saga, Uncanny X-Men, X-Force, Iron Man: Demon in a Bottle, and newuniversal.

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Comics

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #552
COVERS BY: PHIL JIMENEZ and ADI GRANOV
WRITER: BOB GALE
PENCILS: PHIL JIMENEZ
INKS: ANDY LANNING
BRAND NEW DAY continues with two new web-slingin’ creators: Oscar-nominated screenwriter Bob (Back to the Future) Gale and artist extraordinaire Phil (NEW X-MEN, Infinite Crisis) Jimenez! What starts as a petty theft from a local Soup Kitchen turns into a chase that results in the birth of a brand-freaking-new Spidey villain – and we mean “Freak” literally! Plus: more JJJ! More Daily Bugle – oops, we mean DB! Repercussions from the actions of new villain, Menace! Curt Connors! And – what you’ve really been waiting for, true believer – Peter Parker does his own laundry! Will those stains come out? And what ARE those stains anyway? Find out in “Just Blame Spider-Man!”
Rated A …$2.99

Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Guilty Pleasures #9 (of 12) (Regular Brett Booth and Incentive Brett Booth Variant Cover), $2.99

CABLE #1 (and VARIANT)
COVERS BY: ARIEL OLIVETTI and ROB LIEFELD
WRITER: DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI
ART: ARIEL OLIVETTI
“ARMS,” Part 1
A new ongoing series spinning out of the decade’s biggest X-Men event! The future of mutantkind starts here!
“Messiah CompleX” changed the X-Men forever. But no one’s world has been rocked as hard as Cable, the time-traveling mutant from the future. He’s been charged with the one mission that could save all of mutantkind — or, if he fails, damn it to extinction. And hot on his trail is a relentless enemy who won’t stop until blood is spilled. No matter where…or when…Cable runs. Brought to you by the dynamic team of Duane Swierczysnki (MOON KNIGHT ANNUAL) and Ariel Olivetti (PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL).
Rated T+ …$2.99

Clandestine #2 (of 5), $2.99

DARK TOWER: THE LONG ROAD HOME #1 (and MIKE DEODATO JR. and SKETCH VARIANTS)
COVERS BY: JAE LEE and MIKE DEODATO JR.
WRITER: ROBIN FURTH and PETER DAVID
ART: JAE LEE and RICHARD ISANOVE
It’s the return of the best-selling comic book series, inspired by Stephen King’s epic The Dark Tower! Gunslinger Roland Deschain has seen the death of his lover Susan Delgado. And the Big Coffin Hunters who burned her at the stake are now in pursuit of Roland and his ka-tet Cuthbert and Alain. The friends are forced to flee into the desert with the deadly posse in hot pursuit….and Roland is in a coma! Don’t miss this opening chapter starring the Gunslinger whose quest for the Dark Tower will shake the foundation of reality itself!
Rated T+ …$3.99
©2007 Stephen King. All rights reserved.

LOGAN #1 (and BLACK AND WHITE VARIANT ISSUE)
COVER BY: EDUARDO RISSO
WRITER: BRIAN K. VAUGHAN
PENCILS and INKS: EDUARDO RISSO
COLORED BY: DEAN WHITE
Superstar artist Eduardo Risso (100 Bullets) joins critically acclaimed writer Brian K. Vaughan (TV’s LOST, Y: The Last Man) for a unique take on the man who’s the best there is at what he does. Finally armed with long-lost memories from his past, Wolverine returns to one of his first battlefields to settle an old score in an all-new adventure with a shocking revelation about the man known as Logan.
Rated Parental Advisory …$3.99

Lords Of Avalon Sword Of Darkness #2 (of 6), $2.99
Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #37, $2.99
Marvel Spotlight Laurel K Hamilton & George RR Martin, $2.99
Marvel Two-In-One #9, $4.99
Moon Knight #16, $2.99
Omega Unknown #6 (of 10), $2.99
Penance Relentless #5 (of 5), $2.99
Powers #28, $3.95
Punisher War Journal #17, $2.99

SECRET INVASION SAGA #1
COVER BY: LEINIL YU
WRITER: JOHN RHETT THOMAS
The Secret Invasion has been underway for years. For how long and to what extent, Tony Stark is not sure, but there is one thing he does know: Now is not the time for complacency. Following hot on the heels of the stunning revelation that Skrulls have been masquerading as Elektra and Black Bolt, Stark puts his best data-mining technology to the test to piece together their treacherous plot. From their first encounter with the Fantastic Four, through the epic clash of the Kree/Skrull War and the destruction of the Skrull Throne world, all the way to the recent Annihilation War and subsequent invasion of Earth, the timeline of known Skrull activity is made clear so effective battle plans can be drawn. With the Classified Top Secret Secret Invasion Saga report, the new Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. must leave no stone unturned in his analysis of this insidious enemy’s history: The fate of the Earth will depend on it!
Rated T+ …FREE!

THE TWELVE #3
COVER BY: KAARE ANDREWS
WRITER: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
PENCILS: CHRIS WESTON
INKS: GARRY LEACH
How will your now-elderly family react when you return to them after an absence of 63 years? That’s the crisis of the soul faced by Mister E, and an emotional confrontation that shines a spotlight on secrets about his past and heritage. Plus, the origin of the Fiery Mask! And golden age Zombies!
Rated T+ …$2.99

UNCANNY X-MEN #496
COVER BY: MICHAEL CHOI
WRITER: ED BRUBAKER
PENCILS and INKS: MICHAEL CHOI
“DIVIDED WE STAND” Part 2 (of 3)
Cyclops and Emma Frost adventure to the strangest land of all – San Francisco. The city has transformed into a bizarre version of itself circa 1968, complete with VW Bugs, flower power and hippies as far as the eye can see. Will they be able to lure Angel back to reality? Or will they succumb to their groovy desires and embrace the love generation forever? Also, Colossus (with Wolverine and Nightcrawler in tow).
Rated T+ …$2.99

X-FORCE #2
COVER BY: CLAYTON CRAIN
WRITER: CHRISTOPHER YOST and CRAIG KYLE
ART: CLAYTON CRAIN
With one of their own already fallen, X-Force is out for blood. More blood. And they’ll stop at nothing to bring an end to the PURIFIERS’ plan to resurrect one of the X-Men’s greatest foes… It’s all-out war, with no quarter asked—and none given.
Rated Parental Advisory …$2.99

Collections

CABLE CLASSIC VOL. 1
COVER BY: ROB LIEFELD
WRITERS: LOUISE SIMONSON and FABIAN NICIEZA
PENCILS: ROB LIEFELD, JOHN ROMITA JR, ART THIBERT, RON LIM, PAUL SMITH, BRANDON PETERSON, KERRY GAMMIL, IAN CHURCHILL, PAUL RYAN, JIM REDDINGTON, BILL WYLIE, and SCOTT KOBLISH
It was 1990, the dawn of the most action-packed decade in comic-book history, and one man – one time-traveling gun-toting mutant cyborg mercenary – was there to lead the way! Opening with a one-man assault on the Mutant Liberation Front, Cable finds himself haunted by the failures of both past and future (not necessarily in that order), converging on him at once in the form of his doppelganger Stryfe! The secrets of the Six Pack and the quest of the Clan Chosen revealed! Featuring the X-Men, the New Mutants and the Warriors Three from THOR! Collecting NEW MUTANTS #87, CABLE: BLOOD & METAL #1-2 and CABLE #1-4.
Rated A …$29.99

IRON MAN: DEMON IN A BOTTLE PREMIERE (and DM ONLY)
COVER BY: BOB LAYTON
WRITERS: DAVID MICHELINIE and BOB LAYTON
PENCILS: JOHN ROMITA JR, BOB LAYTON, and CARMINE INFANTINO
Iron Man faces his most untouchable foe in criminal industrialist Justin Hammer and his literal army of super-villains! But can the Armored Avenger overcome an even more implacable personal demon, invulnerable to technology or wealth? Guest-starring Ant-Man and the Sub-Mariner! Collects IRON MAN #120-128.
176 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99

MS. MARVEL VOL. 4: MONSTER SMASH PREMIERE
COVER BY: GREG HORN
WRITER: BRIAN REED
PENCILS: AARON LOPRESTI
The ongoing team of writer Brian Reed and artist Aaron Lopresti knock it out of the park with stories that will have fans of female heroes buzzing! Ms. Marvel drafts two recruits from the Initiative…Machine Man and Sleepwalker?! When Araña is kidnapped, it’s time for Carol Danvers to use her newly expanded strike force to squash an evil that’s hit too close to home! Plus: This is it – one of the biggest mysteries of Ms. Marvel’s life is revealed. Carol Danvers heads to Monster Island, where the very fate of the planet Earth – and possibly the galaxy – hangs in the balance. Collecting MS. MARVEL #18-24.
Rated T+ …$19.99

NEWUNIVERSAL: EVERYTHING WENT WHITE TPB
COVER BY: SALVADOR LARROCA
WRITER: WARREN ELLIS
PENCILS: SALVADOR LARROCA
Planet Earth. Inhabited by six billion people. People leading ordinary lives, coping with everyday struggles. But on a night like any other, the Earth is rocked by the most startling celestial event ever witnessed by the human race. The White Event. And from its wake, a handful of humans emerge as something more. Acclaimed writer Warren Ellis (NEXTWAVE: AGENTS OF H.A.T.E.) and superstar artist Salvador Larroca (X-MEN) bring you this new universe – a universe witnessing superhuman power for the first time. Collecting NEWUNIVERSAL #1-6.
Rated T+ …$14.99

RED PROPHET: THE TALES OF ALVIN MAKER VOL. 1 TPB
COVER BY: RENATO ARLEM
WRITERS: ORSON SCOTT CARD and ROLAND BERNARD BROWN
PENCILS: RENATO ARLEM and MIGUEL MONTENEGRO
In an alternate history of the American frontier, Andrew Jackson is a lawyer from Tennessee, William Henry Harrison has set himself up as governor of Carthage City, and Napoleon is leading an army just south of Detroit. But this is a world where folk magic is real – and where a young boy who is the seventh son of a seventh son has the power to shape the world around him at will. This is the tale of Alvin Maker, an extraordinary man who is destined to change the world and build a magnificent Crystal City. But the Unmaker stands in his way, determined to stop Alvin from fulfilling his destiny. With a violent war brewing between the settlers and the local tribes along the Mizzipy River, Alvin will find himself in more danger than he ever could have imagined… Adapted from the novel by New York Times Best-Selling Author Orson Scott Card (ENDER’S GAME), RED PROPHET: THE TALES OF ALVIN MAKER is an incredible adventure through history and speculation, fusing high fantasy with the spirit of the American Frontier.
Rated T+ …$15.99

RED PROPHET: THE TALES OF ALVIN MAKER VOL. 2 HC (and DM ONLY)
COVER BY: MIGUEL MONTENEGRO
WRITERS: ORSON SCOTT CARD, ROLAND BERNARD BROWN, and RODNEY BUCHEMI
PENCILS: MIGUEL MONTENEGRO and HARVEY TOLIBAOIn an alternate history of the American frontier where folk magic actually works, young Alvin Smith and his older brother Measure have been rescued from a violent tribe by Ta-Kumsaw, the leader of the Shaw-nee. And now Ta-Kumsaw and the man known as the “Red Prophet” have presented Measure with a difficult prophecy: he must leave his brother with the Shaw-Nee and return to their family alone or Alvin will die in three days. But the white men of Vigor Church aren’t going to be happy when they hear that one of their own is in the charge of a man who may one day lead the war against them… Adapted from the novel by New York Times Best-Selling author Orson Scott Card, this special collection continues Card’s epic story of American fantasy, weaving magic, history, and unparalleled storytelling together into an amazing and unique adventure! Collecting RED PROPHET: THE TALES OF ALVIN MAKER #7-12.
Rated T+ …$19.99

SPIDER-MAN, PETER PARKER: BACK IN BLACK
COVER BY: ANGEL MEDINA
WRITERS: ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA, MATT FRACTION, and SEAN MCKEEVER
PENCILS: ANGEL MEDINA, RAMON BACHS, and SALVADOR LARROCA
FROM THE DARKNESS COMES A SPIDER… Spider-Man has never been more sensational than in “Back in Black,” the event that has profoundly rewritten the rules for Peter Parker! The harrowing moments of CIVIL WAR may be in his rearview mirror, but their repercussions are a constant ordeal in Peter’s life, as he must face the challenges born from the revelation of his identity. Facing down an army of super-powered Spider-Man impostors, grappling with the evil Mister Hyde, and standing up to the scourge of Venom and his alter ego Eddie Brock – the stakes have never been higher as he tries to navigate an emotional terrain that has found him forever changed. Collecting SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN #35-40 and ANNUAL #1, SPIDER-MAN FAMILY #1-2, MARVEL SPOTLIGHT: SPIDER-MAN, and SPIDER-MAN: BACK IN BLACK HANDBOOK.
Rated A …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2997-4

ULTIMATE POWER
COVER BY: GREG LAND
WRITER: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI, JEPH LOEB, and BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
PENCILS: GREG LAND
The Fantastic Four’s leader, Reed Richards, has accidentally punched a hole into an adjacent universe in a desperate bid to gain the knowledge he needs to cure his friend Ben Grimm — a.k.a. the Thing. But something has come through the aperture from a realm known as the Supremeverse: the Squadron Supreme! They are angry and here to arrest young Reed for high crimes against their world. You must not miss the crossover of the decade! Collecting ULTIMATE POWER #1-9. Plus handbook bios and other extras.
Rated T+ …$34.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2366-8
Trim size: oversized

X-MEN VS. APOCALYPSE VOL. 1: THE TWELVE
COVER BY: ADAM KUBERT
WRITERS: ALAN DAVIS, TERRY KAVANAGH, JOE PRUETT, CHRIS CLAREMONT, FABIAN NICIEZA, and ERIK LARSEN
PENCILS: ROGER CRUZ, ROB LIEFELD, ALAN DAVIS, MIKE MILLER, TOM RANEY, and BERNARD CHANG
Setting his grand plan for godhood into motion, Apocalypse dispatches his agents to capture the world’s most powerful mutants, the fabled Twelve: Professor X, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Storm, Iceman, Sunfire, Polaris, Cable, Bishop, Mikhail Rasputin, the Living Monolith and Magneto. Having himself planted the seeds of the Twelve legend, Apocalypse hopes to siphon their power, granting him omnipotency. Desperate to stave off his ascension, the X-Men must strike a temporary truce with Magneto to battle the warlord’s forces as the Twelve are assembled — and one longtime member seemingly sacrifices his own life to end the threat of Apocalypse once and for all! Collecting Uncanny X-Men 376-377, Cable 73-76, X-Men 96-97, Wolverine 145-147, X-Men 1999 Yearbook.
Rated T+ …$29.99

Posters

Dark Tower Long Road Home Poster, $7.99

Marvel Noise Episode 21: Lo, There Shall Come A Rosenberger!

Our host is back to feeling like himself, more or less, this week. After the new release list we have some great segments in the way of Bring ‘em Back, the Mighty Marvel Movie Minute, Marvel Tales, and Current Events. Also, a review by Bruce Rosenberger of KomicsKast and Indie Comic Book Noise. And a call from – you guessed it – Carlos that kicks off a short SkrullWatch!

Marvel titles talked about this week consist of Captain Marvel, Fantastic Four: The Lost Adventure, New Avengers, Punisher: Force of Nature, Wolverine, X-Factor, X-Force, Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men Volume 6, and Wolverine: Origins Volume 4.

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Comics

Amazing Spider-Girl #17, $2.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN # 550
COVER BY: SALVADOR LARROCA
WRITER: MARC GUGGENHEIM
PENCILS and INKS: SALVADOR LARROCA
Jackpot! Spidey vs. the Police! Menace! Triumphs, twists, turns and tragedy pack these two issues by Marc Guggenheim and Salvador Larrocca. And would you believe…Spider-Man sued? (Hey, that’s what we get for having a former lawyer write these things…)
Rated A …$2.99

Black Panther #34, $2.99

CAPTAIN MARVEL # 3
COVER BY: ED MCGUINNESS
WRITER: BRIAN REED
PENCILS: LEE WEEKS
INKS: STEFANO GAUDIANO
The mystery of Captain Marvel’s presence in our world deepens as the first signs of a Secret Invasion are revealed! Brian Reed (New Avengers: Illuminati) and Lee Weeks (Daredevil) continue the winter’s most surprising mini-series.
Rated A …$2.99

Civil War Chronicles #8, $4.99
Dead Of Night Featuring Man Thing #1 (of 4), $3.99

FANTASTIC FOUR # 554 (and VARIANTS)
COVERS BY: BRYAN HITCH, SIMONE BIANCHI, and ARTHUR SUYDAM
WRITER: MARK MILLAR
PENCILS: BRYAN HITCH
INKS: PAUL NEARY
MARK MILLAR! BRYAN HITCH! Need we say more? All right, we will! Who is Mrs. Fantastic? And how will her return into Reed’s life rock comicdom’s First Family? Also, get ready to meet the Invisible Woman’s brand NEW super-team! This issue kicks off a year-long storyline that will make FANTASTIC FOUR “The World’s ULTIMATEST Comic Magazine!” Promise!
Rated A…$2.99

FANTASTIC FOUR: THE LOST ADVENTURE # 1
WRITER: STAN LEE
PENCILS: JACK KIRBY and JOHN BUSCEMA (with RON FRENZ)
INKS: JOE SINNOTT
IT’S THE COMIC BOOK EQUIVALENT OF A LOST BEATLES TRACK! Together, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby produced 102 consecutive issues of FANTASTIC FOUR. But there was a 103rd story they’d begun in 1970, but never finished—until now! Working from copies of Jack’s penciled pages, Stan Lee and Joe Sinnott have reunited, to complete the work they started almost four decades ago! Plus, this super-sized issue includes reproductions of Kirby’s unlinked penciled pages, with border notes and analysis by John Morrow, and a complete reprint of FANTASTIC FOUR #108 by Stan Lee and John Buscema, which incorporated some of the material from the lost story as a flashback.
Rated A …$4.99

Ghost Rider #20, $2.99
Iron Man Enter Mandarin #5 (of 6), $2.99
Iron Man Power Pack #4 (of 4), $2.99
Marvel Adventures Hulk #8, $2.99
Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #36, $2.99
Marvel Comics Presents #6, $3.99

NEW AVENGERS # 38
COVER BY: MARKO DJURDJEVIC
WRITER: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
ART: MICHAEL GAYDOS
The break up! CONSPIRACY, PARANOIA, BETRAYAL may have taken their toll on the Avengers newlyweds Jessica Jones and Luke Cage. After the shocking turn of events at the end of last month’s NEW AVENGERS ANNUAL, has Jessica Jones turned her back on THE AVENGERS? Who better to help tell this story than Alias artist Michael Gaydos returning to Marvel for this special issue. Guest-Starring the Mighty Avengers. WHO DO YOU TRUST?
Rated A…$2.99

New Exiles #2, $2.99
Nova Annual #1, $3.99

PUNISHER: FORCE OF NATURE # 1
COVER BY: MIKE DEODATO
WRITER: DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI
ART: MICHEL LACOMBE
Hot crime author Duane Swierczynski (The Blonde) and artist Michel Lacombe (Star Wars) unleash a “Force of Nature.”
There’s nothing like chillin’ with your closest buds on a weekend fishing trip, especially when you’re about to launch the biggest criminal deal of your careers. Out here on the high seas, life is sweet. That is, until your engine explodes. And your boat sinks. And there’s no food or water. And the puking starts. And the backstabbing begins. And the only life preserver is in the hands of a man who wears a black shirt with a skull on it!
Explicit Content…$4.99

Punisher War Journal #16, $2.99
Spider-Man Family #7, $4.99
Ultimate Iron Man II #3 (of 4), $2.99

WOLVERINE # 62
COVER BY: RON GARNEY
WRITER: JASON AARON
PENCILS and INKS: RON GARNEY
“GET MYSTIQUE” PART 1
Writer Jason Aaron (Scalped) and artist Ron Garney (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) bring you a searing 4-part epilog to the biggest X-Men Event in a decade. In the searing aftermath of “Messiah CompleX,” Wolverine has just one thing on his mind: revenge. But who is the focus of his rage, and what dark secret does he share with them? And how far over the edge is Wolverine willing to go to get what he wants?
Parental Advisory…$2.99

X-Factor #28 DWS, $2.99

X-FORCE # 1 (and VARIANTS)
COVERS BY: CLAYTON CRAIN and BRYAN HITCH
WRITER: CHRISTOPHER YOST and CRAIG KYLE
PENCILS and INKS: CLAYTON CRAIN
“ANGELS AND DEMONS” Part 1 (of 6)
There are lines that the X-Men have sworn never to cross. But after the shocking events of “Messiah Complex,” Cyclops realizes that some enemies need to be dealt with permanently… and the X-Men can never know about it. Enter WOLVERINE, WARPATH, X-23 and WOLFSBANE…X-FORCE.
Parental Advisory …$2.99

Collections

CLANDESTINE CLASSIC PREMIERE HC
COVER BY: ALAN DAVIS
WRITER: ALAN DAVIS
PENCILS: ALAN DAVIS
For centuries they have lived among us – mysterious, elusive, unknowable…so what are they doing with brightly colored costumes and codenames?! Teenagers Rory and Pandora want to pull Alan Davis’s family of extra-normal outsiders into the world of heroes and villains, little knowing that M.O.D.O.K. and A.I.M. are waiting for them! Centuries-old patriarch Adam Destine knows the disastrous duo has a lot to learn about power and responsibility…and we all know who’s the web-spinning specialist on that, don’t we? Plus Adam and his super-powered scions join the X-Men in a demonic debacle against the sinister Synraith! Also guest-starring Doctor Strange, the Silver Surfer and the Invaders! Collecting CLANDESTINE #1-8, MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS #158 and X-MEN & CLANDESTINE #1-2.
Rated T+ …$29.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2742-0

EXILES VOL. 16: STARTING OVER
COVER BY: TOMM COKER
WRITERS: CHRIS CLAREMONT and MIKE RAICHT
PENCILS: CLAYTON HENRY, STEVE SCOTT, TOM GRUMMETT, ARNOLD PANDER, ZACH HOWARD, WAYNE NICHOLS, MARIO GULLY, and RONAN CLIQUETTE
The team comes back from a mission that couldn’t have turned out more bizarre, but this time Heather’s missing and the Crystal Palace is void of any signs of life. Where did the Exiles’ trusted arm-chair general disappear to? Why is the Palace empty? What new doom awaits them in the next dysfunctional dimension? Welcome new penciler Clayton (UNCANNY X-MEN) Henry and cover artist Tomm (AGENTS OF ATLAS) Coker as they join X-MEN legend Chris Claremont on a story that will change the team forever. Plus: The team may have finally found the perfect world: An Earth with no crime, hate or fear—ruled by one the most diabolical villains of the Marvel universe: Victor Von Doom! Is this some twisted façade or have the Exiles finally stumbled on to utopia? Find out in “The Dream of Two Good Men.” And finally, it’s adios, Exiles! They’ve left their footprints across the multiverse for a hundred issues, but what threat will make Blink and Co. close up shop for good? It’s not what you expect! Collecting EXILES #95-100 & EXILES: Days of Then and Now.
Rated A …$14.99

LAURELL K. HAMILTON’S ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: THE FIRST DEATH (and DM Cover) COVERS BY: BRETT BOOTH
WRITER: LAURELL K. HAMILTON and JONATHON GREEN
PENCILS: WELLINTON ALVES
Her fans have been asking for it; now, Laurell K. Hamilton delivers a look into Anita Blake’s past. Written by Laurell K. Hamilton herself, along with Jonathon Green, THE FIRST DEATH takes place almost a year before the events being chronicled in GUILTY PLEASURES. Witness the first meeting of Anita and Jean-Claude, Anita’s first time inside Guilty Pleasures, her first serial-killer case, and an early encounter with Edward. Prepare to be thrilled by this original story produced especially for comics! Collecting LAURELL K. HAMILTON’S ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: THE FIRST DEATH #1-2, plus the ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: GUILTY PLEASURES HANDBOOK.
Parental Advisory …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2941-7

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE UNCANNY X-MEN VOL. 6 HC (and DM Cover)
COVER BY: DAVE COCKRUM
WRITER: CHRIS CLAREMONT
PENCILS: BRENT ANDERSON, JOHN BYRNE, and DAVE COCKRUM
The X-Men return for another milestone Marvel Masterworks of beginnings, endings and maybe even the beginning of the end! Chris Claremont and John Byrne raised a rag-tag group of mutants from a burning ember to an all-out firestorm that topped the world of comics. And they’ll ride out that flame with one of the most influential X-Men stories of all — “Days of Future Past!” Feared, hated and now on the road to extinction, Marvel’s Children of the Atom face a bleak future of mutant concentration camps and a world where heroes are a thing of days gone past. Only by leaping back through time can Kitty Pryde’s future self hope to stop the events that created this dystopian nightmare!
Claremont and Byrne close out their classic run together with a fan-favorite Kitty Pryde holiday tale, but things only pick up from there with the return of the man who first delineated the all-new, all-different X-Men — Dave Cockrum!
Cockrum and Claremont put their team in a slow-pressure cooker with Arcade, Dr. Doom, Garokk and then blows its top with the return of Magneto in a double-sized anniversary extravaganza! Featuring guest-appearances by Spider-Woman, Dazzler, not to mention the debut of Mystique’s Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, there’s no question this one’s for the ages! Collecting X-MEN #141 and UNCANNY X-MEN #142-150.
Rated A…$54.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3014-7

SPIDER-MAN: BACK IN BLACK
COVER BY: ANGEL MEDINA
WRITER: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI and PETER DAVID
PENCILS: RON GARNEY and TODD NAUCK
The Civil War has ended: One side has won, another has lost, and all the rules have changed. With Spider-Man’s identity revealed to the world, he has exposed himself to the treachery of his oldest enemies. Peter Parker’s life has been turned upside down – and along with it, the lives of his dearest friends and family members. As this nightmare spins a treacherous web from which he cannot escape, Spider-Man embraces the darkness and finds he must make a stand – maybe his LAST stand – against some of his fiercest foes, including the Sandman, the mysterious “Other” and the deadly Kingpin. Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #539-543, and FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #17-23 and ANNUAL #1.
Rated A …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2996-7

SUB-MARINER: REVOLUTION
COVER BY: MICHAEL TURNER
WRITER: MATT CHERNISS and PETER JOHNSON
PENCILS: PHIL BRIONES
The King has returned! Fresh off of his key appearances in CIVIL WAR and WOLVERINE, Marvel’s first mutant returns in his own series that will forever change the way we look at Namor and Atlantis. A horrendous terrorist attack has struck the U.S., and all clues point to an Atlantean sleeper cell’s involvement. Now, Namor and Atlantis find themselves in the crosshairs of S.H.I.E.L.D. But is Namor to blame for the attack? Or is this just the first strike in a dark coup orchestrated by those within Atlantis who would see Namor stripped of his title and his kingdom? The half-human, half-Atlantean son of two worlds must now race between the sea and the surface to track down those responsible for the attack before Tony Stark, Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. – a.k.a. Iron Man – takes him down! Written by Matt Cherniss and Peter Johnson (POWERLESS) with art by the internationally acclaimed Phil Briones (WHITE TIGER)! Collecting SUB-MARINER #1-6.
Rated T+ …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2747-5

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VOL. 9 HC
COVER BY: MARK BAGLEY
WRITER: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
PENCILS: MARK BAGLEY
This deluxe hardcover collects ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VOL. 17: CLONE SAGA and ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VOL. 18: ULTIMATE KNIGHTS, plus extras. In CLONE SAGA, Spider-Man comes face-to-face with the most unexpected foe of all: Peter Parker! But Peter Parker is Spider-Man…isn’t he? Who’s who becomes a dangerous guessing game as a sinister series of clones turns Peter’s life upside-down and forces Spider-Man into a devastating confrontation with one of his oldest foes. Guest-starring the Fantastic Four, Nick Fury, the Ultimates, the X-Men and the all-new, all-different Spider-Woman! And in ULTIMATE KNIGHTS, Daredevil attempts to enlist Spider-Man in a crusade to bring down the Kingpin – permanently. But with his Aunt’s life hanging by a thread, and his serious girl problems with MJ and Kitty Pryde, crimebusting may be the last thing on young Mr. Parker’s mind. Collecting ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #97-111.
Rated A …$39.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3081-9

WOLVERINE: ORIGINS VOL. 4 – OUR WAR PREMIERE HC
COVER BY: ED MCGUINNESS
WRITER: DANIEL WAY
PENCILS: STEVE DILLON and KAARE ANDREWS
Wolverine’s history with Captain America revealed! In the early days of WWII, before America’s “official” involvement in the war, Captain America, still wet behind the ears, embarked on a clandestine mission to the island nation of Madripoor. Guess who he met there? And guess what? It wasn’t a coincidence. Collecting WOLVERINE: ORIGINS #16-20 and ANNUAL #1.
Parental Advisory …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2638-6