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We’re short and sweet this week. Okay, the sweet may be my exaggeration, but this is a shorter episode than you’re used to. Because Backwards Dave was kind enough to send in a Bring ’em Back and Carlos called in with comments on New Avengers #40, you are rewarded with my ramblings for a few minutes. Somehow, that doesn’t seem fair…

Comics mentioned this week include Invincible Iron Man, X-Factor: The Quick and the Dead, Young X-Men, Iron Man: Viva Las Vegas, Avengers/Invaders, Logan, Mighty Avengers, and Secret Invasion.

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Marvel items on sale, 5.7.08

Comics

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #558
COVER BY: BARRY KITSON
WRITER: BOB GALE
PENCILS: BARRY KITSON
INKS: JESSE DELPERDANG
The frighteningly funky and fearsome Freak returns, more powerful than ever! And this action-packed issue features the gorgeous art of Barry Kitson – fresh from Marvel’s THE ORDER! Plus: Menace! Curt Connors! Aunt May! Lots of innocent bystanders! Gale wrote it, Wacker edited it, and Marvel actually thought it was a good idea to publish it!
Rated A …$2.99

American Dream #1 (of 5), $2.99

AVENGERS/INVADERS #1 (and VARIANTS)
COVERS BY: ALEX ROSS and DAVID FINCH
WRITER: JIM KRUEGER & ALEX ROSS
PENCILS: STEVE SADOWSKI
Legends Live Again.
The original Invaders (Captain America , Bucky , Human Torch , Toro , and the Sub-Mariner) return in a twelve issue maxi-series by the award winning team behind EARTH X, Justice and Project Superpowers .The greatest super-team of World War II finds themselves transported from the battlefields of the Second World War to a future they never imagined! Now, the Invaders find themselves confronted by two teams of Avengers who want desperately to believe these heroes are who they say they are, while Tony Stark faces his greatest challenge since the Civil War as he must deal with the “return” of Steve Rogers. Confronted by a world they barely recognize, the Invaders will have to show two teams of the Earth’s Mightiest Heroes just what kind of power, courage and sheer determination it took to defeat the forces of unrelenting evil in the Twentieth century. In fact…they may just have to do it again in the Twenty-First.
Rated T+ …$2.99

CABLE #3
COVERS BY: ARIEL OLIVETTI and JOHN ROMITA JR.
WRITER: DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI
PENCILS: ARIEL OLIVETTI
Your name is Nathan Summers. You’ve just met a nice Jersey girl. She’s blonde, soft-spoken, and she doesn’t mind the fact that you have a kid…or a bullet in your chest…or a big scary guy with a robot arm that wants to kill you. But you can’t stay here. The future of mutantkind is resting on your shoulders and the longer you stick around, playing house, the bigger the risk. Especially when an old friend comes blasting out of the past…
Rated T+ …$2.99

Dark Tower Long Road Home #3 (of 5)(Regular Jae Lee Cover and Incentive Marko Djurdjevic and Jae Lee Sketch Incentive Variant Covers), $3.99
Foolkiller #5 (of 5), $3.99
Franklin Richards Not So Secret Invasion, $2.99

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #1 (and VARIANTS)
COVERS BY: SALVADOR LARROCA, BOB LAYTON, BILLY TAN, MARKO DJURDJEVIC, JOE QUESADA, and a MOVIE IMAGE
WRITER: MATT FRACTION
PENCILS: SALVADOR LARROCA
INKS: SALVADOR LARROCA
A bold new ONGOING TITLE for the biggest hero of 2008!
IRON MAN! You know you love him! And as the summer’s most anticipated movie boot-jets its way into theaters, here’s the perfect jumping-on point for new readers and Iron Man fans alike! Tony Stark – Iron Man, billionaire industrialist and director of S.H.I.E.L.D. – faces the most overwhelming challenge of his life. Ezekiel Stane, the son of Tony’s late business rival and archenemy Obadiah, has set his sights, his genius and his considerable fortune on the task of destroying Tony Stark and Iron Man. What’s worse, he’s got Iron Man tech, and he’s every bit Iron Man’s equal and opposite…except younger, faster, smarter…and immeasurably evil. Rising star writer Matt Fraction (IMMORTAL IRON FIST) and superstar artist Salvador Larroca (UNCANNY X-MEN) join forces to repulsor-ray your comic books to a cinder!
Rated A …$2.99

IRON MAN: VIVA LAS VEGAS #1
COVER BY: ADI GRANOV
WRITER: JON FAVREAU
PENCILS: ADI GRANOV
INKS: ADI GRANOV
A Marvel Knights series by the talents who brought you the IRON MAN movie! What’s a billionaire to do when he’s worn out from running a multi-national corporation? Well, if his name happens to be Tony Stark, it’s a situation that calls for some R & R in the casinos of sin city! Mix in a beautiful archaeologist and the fifty-foot dragon statue she discovered, and a plague of lizards descending on Las Vegas, and it’s a recipe for the sort of armored adventure that’s a perfect chaser after an evening at the movies!
Cardstock Cover/Rated T+ …$3.99

Kick Ass #2 (2nd Printing John Romita Jr Variant Cover), $2.99
Logan #3 (of 3) (and Black & White Variant), $3.99
Lords Of Avalon Sword of Darkness #4 (of 6), $2.99
Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #39, $2.99
Marvel Two-In-One #11, $4.99

MIGHTY AVENGERS #13
COVER BY: MARKO DJURDJEVIC
WRITER: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
PENCILS: ALEX MALEEV
INKS: ALEX MALEEV
SECRET INVASION TIE-IN!
Where has Nick Fury been and who are the new Howling Commandos? It’s the debut of all-new characters and some surprising revelations about some classic ones as Nick starts to put his plan to stop the Invasion together. But will it be enough?
The Eisner award-winning team of Bendis and Maleev bring this very important Secret Invasion issue to life.
Rated A …$2.99

Moon Knight #18, $2.99
Nova #13, $2.99
Omega Unknown #8 (of 10), $2.99
Punisher War Journal #19 (Regular Alex Maleev and Incentive Skrully Variant Covers), $2.99

SECRET INVASION # 2 (and VARIANTS)
COVERS BY: GABRIELE DELL’OTTO, STEVE MCNIVEN, and LEINIL YU
WRITER: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
PENCILS: LEINIL FRANCIS YU
INKS: MARK MORALES
The Invasion is here!! The Marvel Universe is in shambles. The Skrull Empire’s plan has birthed itself into perfection. It is hero versus hero!! Resurrections and reunions!! Is Tony Stark a Skrull? And is that actually Captain America leading the heroes into a new era?? EXPECT CHANGE!!
Rated T+ …$3.99

THUNDERBOLTS: REASON IN MADNESS #1
COVER BY: MARKO DJURDJEVIC
WRITER: CHRISTOS GAGE
PENCILS: BEN OLIVER
INKS: BEN OLIVER
The Story: Who’s crazier – Venom or Norman Osborn? The Thunderbolts are about to find out, as one of Venom’s old partners in crime makes him an offer he can’t refuse…and all he has to do is betray Norman. But bad things happen when you cross the man who was the Green Goblin….
Rated T+ …$2.99

X-FACTOR: QUICK AND THE DEAD #1
COVER BY: BOO COOK
WRITER: PETER DAVID
PENCILS: PABLO RAIMONDI
INKS: PABLO RAIMONDI
He’s gone from the son of the one of the world’s greatest villains, to one of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and then to one of the world’s greatest villains in his own right. Now, Pietro Maximoff, Quicksilver, the man behind the Decimation of the world’s mutants finds himself depowered and trapped in a prison cell, where he must confront all the demons of his past. Be sure not to miss this momentous, unforgettable story of the world’s former fastest mutant, with an ending that will have massive ramification for the mutant universe.
Rated T+ …$2.99

Young X-Men #2 (X-Men Divided We Stand Tie-In), $2.99

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CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN AMERICA VOL. 2 PREMIERE HC (Variant)
COVERS BY: ALEX ROSS and STEVE EPTING
WRITER: ED BRUBAKER
PENCILS: STEVE EPTING
THE NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA FIGHTS FOR THE HEART OF HIS COUNTRY IN A CITY GONE INSANE! The Red Skull’s master plan kicks into motion, and chaos begins to take hold of the US, with only one man to stand in its way – but is he up to the task? Guest-starring the Falcon, Iron Man and the Black Widow! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA #31-36.
Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2850-2

ESSENTIAL X-MEN VOL. 1 TPB (ALL-NEW)
COVER BY: GIL KANE
WRITER: CHRIS CLAREMONT
PENCILS: DAVE COCKRUM and JOHN BYRNE
Relive the genesis of the All-New, All-Different X-Men – and discover the human within the hero…and the truth behind the legend! Featuring the Juggernaut, Magneto and more!
All Ages …$16.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3255-4

FANTASTIC FOUR: THE NEW FANTASTIC FOUR
COVER BY: MICHAEL TURNER
WRITER: DWAYNE MCDUFFIE
PENCILS: PAUL PELLETIER
INKS: RICK MAGYAR
The old order changeth! In the absence of Mr. Fantastic and the Invisible Woman, Black Panther and Storm take up the challenge as the newest members of the Fantastic Four. But there is no time to ease into the job, as the Four are flung into a space epic that will see them battle the cosmic-powered Epoch; the Silver Surfer and Stardust; and the FF’s most powerful foe, the planet-eater Galactus! Back on Earth, the Wizard plots revenge on Mr. Fantastic – and he isn’t about to let millions of miles of airless vacuum get in the way, following his enemy to the moon Titan with a new and expanded Frightful Four! Can the new FF defeat Galactus and return in time to save the team’s absent founders? Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR #544-550.
Rated A … $15.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2483-2

HULK: WWH – WORLD WAR HULK
COVER BY: DAVID FINCH
WRITER: GREG PAK
PENCILS: JOHN ROMITA JR.
INKS: KLAUS JANSON
An epic story of anger unbound! Exiled by a group of Marvel “heroes” to the savage alien planet of Sakaar, the Hulk raged, bled and conquered through the pages of last year’s “Planet Hulk” epic, rising from slave to gladiator to king. Now the Hulk returns to Earth to wreak his terrible vengeance on Iron Man, Reed Richards, Dr. Strange and Black Bolt ? and anyone else who gets in the way. Stronger than ever, accompanied by his monstrous Warbound gladiator allies, and possessed by the fiercest and purest rage imaginable, the Hulk may just tear this stupid planet in half. Collecting WORLD WAR HULK #1-5.
Rated A …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2596-9

IRON MAN: ENTER THE MANDARIN
COVER BY: ERIC CANETE
WRITER: JOE CASEY
PENCILS: ERIC CANETE
Warming up for movie event of 2008 – find out exactly how Iron Man’s deadliest nemesis came to be. A tale from the early days of the Marvel Universe, this saga contains secrets never-before-revealed of the first-ever meeting between the Golden Avenger and the global terrorist known only as the Mandarin! What really happened during that first encounter? Even if you’ve read the original comics, you only know HALF of the story! Collecting IRON MAN: ENTER THE MANDARIN #1-6.
Rated A …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2622-5

IRON MAN: WAR MACHINE
COVER BY: KEVIN HOPGOOD
WRITER: LEN KAMINSKI
PENCILS: KEVIN HOPGOOD, TOM MORGAN, and SCOTT BENSON
We’ve seen Tony Stark go down and get back up many times – but from the grave?! When his longtime employer and friend seemingly loses his struggle to hold onto life, Jim Rhodes dons the new War Machine armor and shows the world what’s black and white and fed up all over! Can even cutting-edge Stark-tech withstand Firepower, Atom Smasher and the Living Laser? And while Rhodes is filling Stark’s boots, what’s up with the empty armor zipping around? Guest-starring the West Coast Avengers! Collecting IRON MAN #280-291.
All Ages …$29.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3132-8

NEW AVENGERS: ILLUMINATI
COVER BY: JIM CHEUNG
WRITER: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS & BRIAN REED
PENCILS: JIM CHEUNG
INKS: MARK MORALES
The Illuminati. What are they? An elite group of the planet’s most powerful guardians. When do they meet? Whenever the Earth faces its greatest threats. Who are they? Nobody knows – and that’s the way they want it! Join Iron Man, Professor X, Black Bolt, the Sub-Mariner and Mister Fantastic as they take on the threats no one else can handle – and learn of secrets that will forever alter the way they (and you) look at the Marvel Universe! After years spent protecting Earth from harm, it is now when the planet is perhaps at its most endangered – as the Illuminati find themselves at the head of the spear of a Skrull invasion. But can the Illuminati keep themselves from fracturing in the waking moments of this worldwide threat? Collecting NEW AVENGERS: ILLUMINATI #1-5.
Rated T+ …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2437-5

SHE-HULK: JADED PREMIERE
COVER BY: MIKE DEODATO
WRITER: PETER DAVID
PENCILS: SHAWN MOLL
It’s a new direction for the lean, green fighting machine as longtime HULK writer Peter David takes the helm of the world’s most dangerous lawyer as she takes on the world’s most dangerous job. Be here now…or She-Hulk Smash! Collecting SHE-HULK #22-27.
Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3222-6

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The third of May is FREE COMIC BOOK DAY! And Jon Hook wants to tell you what Elite Comics has in store for its patrons. Following that we have the new releases for the week and an all new, all different Bring ’em Back by Backwards Dave! Mike Sims and the Mighty Marvel Movie Minute!! Current Events with Pat Loika (warning: Secret Invasion spoilers)!!! A voicemail from Carlos Cordova!!!! With a special guest appearance by Aaron C. Macom of SciFi Dig!!!!!

Comics mentioned this week include Avengers: The Initiative, Daredevil, New Avengers, Thor, X-Men: Legacy, Ms. Marvel, Mighty Avengers, Punisher, and Marvel Team-Up.

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Marvel items on sale, 4.30.08

Comics

AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #12
COVER BY: STEVE UY
WRITERS: DAN SLOTT & CHRISTOS GAGE
PENCILS and INKS: STEVE UY
“CHANGING OF THE GUARD”
Daddy’s home. IRON MAN comes to Camp Hammond, and he’s NOT happy.
The first year of the Initiative comes to a dramatic close as members are laid to rest, drummed out, declared AWOL, or…awarded their full Hero’s License. See who graduates and find out what super-teams they’ll be assigned to as the NEXT era of the Initiative begins! Plus: as a new 3-D MAN appears, the base is suddenly short one Skrull…but not how you’d think…
Also guest-starring MS. MARVEL!
Rated T+ …$2.99

DAREDEVIL: BLOOD OF THE TARANTULA #1
COVER BY: MARKO DJURDJEVIC
WRITER: ANDE PARKS (from a story idea by ED BRUBAKER and ANDE PARKS)
PENCILS: CHRIS SAMNEE
INKS: CHRIS SAMNEE
“Blood of the Tarantula”
Carlos LaMuerto, a.k.a. Black Tarantula, is finally doing something good with his life. Well, at least it ain’t all bad. Lying low after getting out of prison and wiping out an entire gang, Carlos has become a low-key Robin Hood — cleaning up the neighborhood he used to run as a gang lord. But he’s about to discover that leaving his past behind isn’t as simple as a change of attitude…as ghosts from his former life haunt him, Carlos turns to his friend/adversary, Matt Murdock. Now Black Tarantula and Daredevil must work together to save the streets of Hell’s Kitchen from a powerful new gang from Carlos’ homeland.
Rated T+ …$3.99

GIANT-SIZE AVENGERS/INVADERS #1
COVER BY: SAL BUSCEMA
WRITER: ROY THOMAS
PENCILS: SAL BUSCEMA, FRANK ROBBINS, AL AVISON, ALEX SCHOMBURG, DON RICO, LEE ELIAS, and LEE WEEKS
INKS: SAM GRAINGER, FRANK SPRINGER, AL GABRIELLE, and JESSE DELPERDANG, MIKE PERKINS & LEE WEEKS
Whet your appetite for Alex Ross, Jim Krueger and Steve Sadowski’s 12-part AVENGERS/INVADERS maxi-series with these classic tales! Witness the Invaders’ first appearance in AVENGERS #71 (1969), as Earth’s Mightiest Heroes encounter the wartime Captain America, Human Torch and Sub-Mariner – and experience the story from the Invaders’ point of view in INVADERS ANNUAL #1 (1977). Finally, the Invaders thwart a Nazi assassination attempt on President Roosevelt and Winston Churchill in GIANT-SIZE INVADERS #2 (2005). Also featuring in-depth dossiers on both teams and AVENGERS/INVADERS preview pages!
Rated T+ …$3.99

IMMORTAL IRON FIST #14
COVER BY: KAARE ANDREWS
WRITERS: MATT FRACTION & ED BRUBAKER
PENCILS: TONCI ZONJIC, CLAY MANN, and KANO
INKS: STEFANO GAUDIANO and KANO
This is it, kids–the skull–busting, chest–punching, punch–kicking conclusion to THE SEVEN CAPITAL CITIES OF HEAVEN. Seven practitioners of super kung fu, champing at the bit to bloody each other to a pulp. A rogue Hydra cell, intent on destroying K’un-Lun from Earth, loads its terror train full of explosives and prepares to fire it through a warp in space-time. A schism in the leadership of K’un-Lun threatens to tear the city in two. The original Heroes for Hire, outgunned, outmanned, and out of time somewhere in Tibet. And Davos, the arch-rival of Iron Fist, intent on exploiting all this chaos, wants to assassinate Danny Rand once and for all. When was the last time a comic melted your face off? When was the last time you read THE IMMORTAL IRON FIST?
Rated T+ …$3.99
*The Immortal Iron Fist #14 (FEB082224D, $3.99; FOC 04/10/08) will have art by Tonci Zonjic and Kano, not the originally solicited David Aja.

Marvel Adventures Iron Man #12 $2.99
Marvel Comics Presents Vol 2 #8 $3.99
Marvel Illustrated Moby Dick #3 $2.99

NEW AVENGERS #40
COVER BY: ALEKSI BRICLOT
WRITER: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
PENCILS: JIM CHEUNG
INKS: JOHN DELL
SECRET INVASION TIE-IN!
Very special guest artist Jimmy Cheung returns to the pages of New Avengers for this very important tie-in issue. Spinning right off of events in NEW AVENGERS: ILLUMINATI #1, find out exactly how the Skrull empire was able to infiltrate the Marvel Universe and who instigated the invasion and why.
Rated A …$2.99

New Warriors Vol 4 #11 $2.99
Secret Invasion #1 2nd Ptg Leinil Francis Yu Variant Cover $3.99
Order Vol 2 #10 $2.99

THOR: AGES OF THUNDER #1
COVER BY: MARKO DJURDJEVIC
WRITER: MATT FRACTION
PENCILS: PATRICK ZIRCHER and KHARI EVANS
INKS: PATRICK ZIRCHER and VICTOR OLAZABA
As the Mighty Thor reclaims his rightful spot in the Marvel Pantheon, we join Matt Fraction and Patrick Zircher for a special examining the triumphs and tragedies that have befallen the God of Thunder across the eons. As the things he holds dearest are threatened by unimaginable forces of evil, Thor must rise up, again and again, to hold the line against terror and chaos as only the God of Thunder can!
Rated T+ …$3.99

Ultimate Human #4 $2.99
Ultimate X-Men #93 $2.99

X-MEN: LEGACY #210
COVER BY: DAVID FINCH
WRITER: MIKE CAREY
PENCILS: SCOT EATON and GREG LAND
INKS: JOHN DELL & ANDREW HENNESSY and JAY LEISTEN
In the wake of Messiah CompleX, there are no X-Men and mutantkind still lies in ruin. With Magneto depowered and Xavier gravely injured, it seems their reign as the preeminent mutants has ended. But neither of these old soldiers is willing to go gentle into that good night, as Exodus learns when he squares off against Xavier on the psychic plane, with the fate of Professor X’s mind at stake.
Rated A …$2.99

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ALL-NEW OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE A TO Z VOL. 2 PREMIERE HC
COVER BY: TOM GRUMMETT
WRITER: JEFF CHRISTIANSEN, MICHAEL HOSKIN, ERIC J. MOREELS, DAVID WILTFONG, RONALD BYRD, SEAN MCQUAID, MARK O’ENGLISH, STUART VANDAL, MIKE FICHERA, MADISON CARTER, JACOB ROUGEMONT, AL SJOERDSMA, KYLE SIMS, CHRIS BIGGS, and CHAD ANDERSON
Continuing the most exciting and comprehensive Marvel handbook ever assembled! This twelve-volume guide to the Marvel Universe features more than 100 huge entries in each tome! This issue – from Blade to the Crooked World! Spotlighting people (Blink, Blob, Bullseye, Cable, Luke Cage, Cannonball, Captain America, Captain Britain, Captain Marvel, Carnage, Amadeus Cho, Citizen V, Colossus), teams (the Brotherhood, Circus of Crime), species (the Brood, Celestials), items (the Cosmic Cube) and more!
Rated T+ …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3099-3

BLACK PANTHER: LITTLE GREEN MEN TPB
COVER BY: BILLY TAN
WRITER: REGINALD HUDLIN
PENCILS: ANDREA DIVITO and CAFU
Someone get them a road map! The New Fantastic Four have just taken another wrong turn on the dimensional superhighway – and this time, they’ve landed in the middle of a gang-war between machine-gun toting Skrulls! It’s clobberin’ time – in the arena and in the streets, between the Gangsters and Panthers, and between the Fantastic Four and the elusive, malicious Golden Frogs! Gangsta-gangsta! Collecting BLACK PANTHER #31-34.
Rated T+ …$10.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2657-7

FANTASTIC FOUR: THE BEGINNING OF THE END TPB
COVER BY: MICHAEL TURNER
WRITERS: DWAYNE MCDUFFIE and KARL KESEL
PENCILS: PAUL PELLETIER and TOM GRUMMETT
The original Fantastic Four is together again, just in time to cross paths with a hero who has traveled twenty years into the past in a desperate attempt to save his future from Reed Richards, the madman who is about to change the face of the planet. Oh, and the hero who has come back to save the world? His name is Doctor Doom. Plus: Diablo’s back – more dangerous than ever as the potion-toting terrorist declares alchemical warfare on the FF! Making matter worse, the World’s Greatest Imaginauts are becoming more and more tired, irritable, delirious…sick! Coincidence…or part of Diablo’s nightmarish plan? Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR #525-526 and #551-553.
Rated A …$12.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2554-9
*The Fantastic Four TP: Beginning of the End (FEB082304D) will be 120 pages, not 168 pages, and the price will now be $12.99, not $14.99. Also, Fantastic Four: Isla De La Muerte will not be part of the TP’s contents.

KABUKI REFLECTIONS
COVER BY: DAVID MACK
WRITER: DAVID MACK
PENCILS: DAVID MACK
This square-bound art book acts as a tie-in to the DVD documentary on Mack’s work, THE ALCHEMY OF ART: DAVID MACK from Herovideoproductions.com.
REFLECTIONS #10 features details and commentary on never-before-seen art and stories – including Mack’s new children’s book THE SHY CREATURES, handmade books and paintings from the DVD. Also featuring step-by-step art techniques, and loads of art and extras you’ve never seen before. Ever wonder how David Mack does his artwork? How his pages and covers go from sketches and drawings to finished art? How he uses models and figure drawings? It’s all in here with lots of extras!
Rated T+ …$5.99

PENANCE: RELENTLESS TPB
COVER BY: PAUL GULACY
WRITER: PAUL JENKINS
PENCILS: PAUL GULACY
From the pages of CIVIL WAR: FRONT LINE and THUNDERBOLTS! Once he was a hero, now only a shell of Robbie Baldwin remains. As Penance, he begins a slow descent into madness: the most hated man in America, blamed for the disaster at Stamford, tortured by visions of his failure and obsessed with strange, seemingly meaningless numbers. A relentless pursuit begins… Collecting PENANCE: RELENTLESS #1-5.
Rated T+ …$13.99

PUNISHER: CIRCLE OF BLOOD PREMIERE HC (and VARIANT)
COVER BY: MIKE ZECK
WRITER: STEVEN GRANT and JO DUFFY
PENCILS: MIKE ZECK and MIKE VOSBURG
The Punisher’s in prison, but he can’t complain…now the criminals have nowhere to run! But while he’s in gray, his trademark black-and-white look’s being used by an army out to wipe out the mob and anyone else in the way! Marvel’s vicious veteran vigilante finds out who to kill and who to trust in his original miniseries! Collecting PUNISHER #1-5.
Parental Advisory …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2331-6
*The Punisher Premiere HC: Circle of Blood and Direct Market Variant (FEB082291-2D, $19.99; FOC 03/20/08) will be 176 pages, not the originally solicited 144 pages. Extra content will include original pencils by Mike Zeck, a Punisher Portfolio, original ad for the miniseries, and more.

THOR BY J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI VOL. 1 PREMIERE
COVER BY: OLIVIER COIPEL
WRITER: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
PENCILS: OLIVIER COIPEL
INKS: MARK MORALES
Not a clone! Not a robot! Not an imaginary story! The God of Thunder is officially BACK! You’ve waited for it, you’ve demanded it…and we say thee YEA! The Odinson comes roaring back to life in this highly anticipated saga by red-hot superstars J. Michael Straczynski (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) and Olivier Coipel (HOUSE OF M)! But how does a god return from Ragnarok? And what place will he find in a world torn by CIVIL WAR? Collecting THOR #1-6.
Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3011-6
*The Thor by J. Michael Straczynski Premiere HC Vol. 01 (JAN082208D, $19.99; FOC 03/13/08) will have 160 pages, not the originally solicited 144 pages and will have a new cover from that which was originally solicited.

X-MEN: MESSIAH COMPLEX HC
COVER BY: MARC SILVESTRI
WRITERS: ED BRUBAKER, MIKE CAREY, CRAIG KYLE, CHRIS YOST, and PETER DAVID
PENCILS: MARC SILVESTRI, BILLY TAN, CHRIS BACHALO, HUMBERTO RAMOS, and SCOT EATON
The biggest event to hit the X-Men in ten years is here! Just when it looked like there was no possibility of a future for mutants, hope arrives. But the X-Men aren’t there to meet it – the Marauders and Purifiers beat them to it. Now the race is on to get the first new mutant since HOUSE OF M! Collecting X-MEN MESSIAH COMPLEX one-shot, UNCANNY X-MEN #492-494, X-MEN #205-207, NEW X-MEN #44-46 and X-FACTOR #25-27.
Rated T+ …$39.99

Signed/Exclusives Variants

Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 #555 DF Signed By Chris Bachalo $19.99
Hulk Vol 2 #1 DF Exclusive Dale Keown Variant Cover CGC 9.8 $89.99
Uncanny X-Men #497 Incentive Skrully Variant Cover – [PI]
X-Force Vol 3 #1 Bloody Variant Cover CGC 9.8 $72.99

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This week doesn’t go exactly as planned, but we’re still gonna do our best to give you something worthwhile. After the new releases, we hear from Mike Sims and the Mighty Marvel Movie Minute. Jay Scars offers up some good and bad with Nova and Annihilation: Conquest, and Moon Knight, Carlos calls in with a voicemail, and our host has another Marvel Tales for you.

Comics

Avengers Invaders Sketchbook, AR

HULK #3 (and FINCH VARIANT)
COVERS BY: ED MCGUINNESS and DAVID FINCH
WRITER: JEPH LOEB
PENCILS: ED MCGUINNESS
INKS: DEXTER VINES
Not a flashback! Not a dream! Together again for the first time! The battle you NEVER thought you’d see — The Hulk Vs. The Abomination! But…wait, we’ve seen that lots of times! Well… No you HAVE NOT. And it isn’t just because superstars Jeph Loeb & Ed McGuinness are bringing it to you for the first time — it’s because if you’ve been reading the Hulk (yes, we know there’s one or two of you), it CAN’T be possible! But it is — AND IN COLOR — LOTS OF THEM! The pulse-pounding, gamma-spawned action adventure continues in Hulk #3!!!
Rated A…$2.99

HULK VS. HERCULES: WHEN TITANS CLASH #1
COVER BY: MARKO DJURDJEVIC
WRITERS: GREG PAK & FRED VAN LENTE
ART: KHOI PHAM, PAUL NEARY, DENNIS CALERO, ERIC NGUYEN, REILLY BROWN, CARLOS CUEVAS, TERRY PALLOT, and CHRIS SOTOMAYOR
“BAH! HULK NEED BIGGER BOOK! HULK SMASH PUNY BEARD SKIRT MAN!”
Calm down, big fella. You’re going to need your strength when you go up against the Lion of Olympus, the INCREDIBLE HERCULES!
We’re bringing you a BRAND NEW story with THE most SMASHING, CRASHING, BASHING, MASHING and LASHING you’ve EVER witnessed, and THEN we’re giving you some of the greatest HULK and HERC stories from yesteryear!
BRING ON THE FIGHT!
Parental Advisory …$3.99

Iron Man Hulk Sampler, AR
Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four #35, $2.99

Marvel Illustrated Picture Dorian Gray #5 (of 6), $2.99


MIGHTY AVENGERS #12
COVER BY: MARKO DJURDJEVIC
WRITER: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
PENCILS: ALEX MALEEV
INKS: ALEX MALEEV
SECRET INVASION TIE-IN!
The Eisner-award-winning team of Brian Bendis and Alex Maleev (NEW AVENGERS ILLUMINATI, HALO: UPRISING) reunite to answer the question that has been on every comic fan’s mind for years…WHERE THE HELL HAS NICK FURY BEEN?? Rewinding the clock to Fury’s time in SECRET WAR, follow Fury as he puts together the pieces of his life and starts finding clues to a Secret Invasion that makes him TARGET NUMBER ONE. A major Skrull reveal happens in these pages!
Rated A …$2.99

MS. MARVEL #26
COVER BY: GREG HORN
WRITER: BRIAN REED
PENCILS: ADRIANA MELO
INKS: MARIAH BENES
Out–gunned and on the run! With S.H.I.E.L.D. convinced she’s a Skrull impostor, Ms. Marvel must fight for her identity and her life against her very own Lightning Strike Force! But when the Strike Force has a Ms. Marvel of their own, even Carol can’t be sure she’s Carol anymore! SECRET INVASION: The Infiltration continues here from Brian Reed (Captain Marvel) and Adriana Melo (Witchblade).
Rated T+ …$2.99

New Exiles #5, $2.99
Power Pack Day One #2 (of 4), $2.99
Powers #29
Secret Invasion #1 (of 8)(Blank Cover Convention Variant Edition), $3.99

She-Hulk 2 #28, $2.99


THOR #8
COVER BY: MARKO DJURDJEVIC
WRITER: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
PENCILS: MARKO DJURDJEVIC
INKS: DANNY MIKI and CRIMELAB STUDIOS
The God of Thunder keeps sizzling off the stands! Part two of a two-part arc by writer J. Michael Straczynski (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) with sumptuous art by DAREDEVIL cover artist Marko Djurdjevic sees the mighty Thor ruling over a newly glorious Asgard and all its people! But what danger has risen on the horizon of its American heartland surroundings? And how will Thor equip himself to face it??
Rated T+ …$2.99

Ultimate Fantastic Four #53, $2.99

Ultimate Spider-Man #121, $2.99


UNCANNY X-MEN #497
COVER BY: MICHAEL CHOI
WRITER: ED BRUBAKER
PENCILS and INKS: MICHAEL CHOI
“DIVIDED WE STAND”
In the wake of Messiah CompleX, there are no X-Men…Something strange is going on in San Francisco and Archangel gets pulled into the middle of it. Can Cyclops and Emma Frost save him and get out alive? And Wolverine, Colossus and Nightcrawler’s road trip takes a turn for the dangerous.
Rated T+ …$2.99

WOLVERINE: FIRST CLASS #2
COVER BY: LEONARD KIRK
WRITER: FRED VAN LENTE
ART: ANDREA DI VITO
The good news: Kitty’s managed to figure out Wolverine’s birthday and has arranged a surprise candlelight dinner with the love of his life, Mariko Yashida, as his present. The bad news: The reason Wolverine never tells anybody about his birthday is that every year on that date Sabretooth shows up to dice him into cutlets. And Kitty has put Mariko within Sabretooth’s grasp!
All Ages …$2.99

X-FORCE #3 (and BLOODY VARIANT)
COVER BY: CLAYTON CRAIN
WRITERS: CHRISTOPHER YOST & CRAIG KYLE
PENCILS, INKS, and COLORS: CLAYTON CRAIN
ANGELS AND DEMONS
As X-Force searches for their missing teammate, Wolfsbane strikes—and she’s not taking any prisoners! But the Purifiers have more than an ace up their sleeve— they’ve got the deck stacked. And when Wolverine, X-23, and Warpath learn the truth behind Risman’s nefarious plan…no one is safe. And no one is guaranteed to get out alive. Part 3 (of 6)
Parental Advisory …$2.99

X-MEN: FIRST CLASS #11
COVER BY: CARLO PAGULAYAN
WRITER: JEFF PARKER
ART: NICK DRAGOTTA and COLLEEN COOVER
Whew, that all-Cyclops issue was a little heavy, huh? Let’s pick things up with a story that makes the X-Men-go-into-the-Professor’s-Head issue look tame. Because our five exceptional students are about to meet the enigmatic MYSTERIO.
Rated A …$2.99

Young Avengers Presents #4 (of 6), $2.99

Collections

AVENGERS: KREE/SKRULL WAR TPB (New Printing)
COVER BY: NEAL ADAMS & TOM PALMER
WRITER: ROY THOMAS
PENCILS: NEAL ADAMS, SAL BUSCEMA, and JOHN BUSCEMA
Back-to-press and fully restored by popular demand!
Caught in the crossfire, Earth has become the staging ground for a conflict of star-spanning proportions! For those eternal intergalactic enemies, the merciless Kree and the shape-changing Skrulls, have gone to war, and our planet is situated on the front lines! Can Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, the Avengers, bring about an end to the fighting before humanity becomes a casualty of war? And what good are even a dozen super-powered champions against the vast military machines of two of the great empires of the cosmos? The key to victory lies with the expatriate Kree Captain Mar-Vell and his human host, honorary Avenger Rick Jones! Featuring the trend-setting artwork of Neal Adams, the KREE/SKRULL WAR is universally acknowledged as one of the finest and most important sagas in the Marvel canon.
Rated A …$24.99

DAREDEVIL: HELL TO PAY VOL. 2 TPB
COVER BY: MARKO DJURDJEVIC
WRITER: ED BRUBAKER
PENCILS: MICHAEL LARK
Things couldn’t be going worse for Matt Murdock. Everything he thought he’d gotten back teeters on the edge of a precipice, ready to shatter all around him, as he fights a battle on both fronts of his life – in the courtroom and on the rooftops of Hell’s Kitchen! Collecting DAREDEVIL #100-105.
Rated T+ …$15.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2815-1

DEADPOOL CLASSIC VOL. 1 TPB
COVER BY: ROB LIEFELD
WRITERS: FABIAN NICIEZA,ROB LIEFELD, MARK WAID, and JOE KELLY
PENCILS: ROB LIEFELD, JOE MADUREIRA, IAN CHURCHILL, LEE WEEKS, KEN LASHLEY, and ED MCGUINNESS
He’s the Merc with a Mouth, the Assassin with Elan, the Wryest Wisecracker of the Weapon X Program, now in a collection of his earliest sagas! Deadpool, with sidekick Weasel in tow, sets out on a quest for romance, money and mayhem – not necessarily in that order – only to learn he’s being hunted by an enemy he killed years before! As if that isn’t enough, the Juggernaut crashes into the action, and it’s the unstoppable vs. the un-shut-up-able! But all may not be lost if the sultry Siryn can inject a little sanity into the proceedings! Will Deadpool be steered toward a better life by his new heartthrob, or stay the chaotic course he’s set for himself? The answer is Yes! Guest-starring the New Mutants, Banshee, Sasquatch and more! Collecting NEW MUTANTS #98, DEADPOOL: THE CIRCLE CHASE #1-4, DEADPOOL (1994) #1-4 and DEADPOOL (1997) #1.
Rated A …$29.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3124-3

DEADPOOL VS. THE MARVEL UNIVERSE TPB
COVER BY: SKOTTIE YOUNG
WRITERS: FABIAN NICIEZA and REILLY BROWN
PENCILS: REILLY BROWN
With his best pal gone, Deadpool continues his trek through time and space, spreading friendship and mercenary whoop-&*$ throughout the cosmos. Featuring titanic team-ups with Wolverine, Captain America, Dr. Strange, Brother Voodoo, Ka-Zar and the Fantastic…Eight?! And in the unforgettable series finale, the dreaded Venom Symbiote has multiplied, and made some new friends of the prehistoric variety, giving the Merc with a Mouth his final opportunity to prove himself the ultimate hero – or the ultimate villain! Guest-starring Spider-Man! The Fantastic Four! The Mighty Avengers! And of course, those lovable goons from Agency X! Collecting CABLE & DEADPOOL #43-50.
Rated T+ …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2524-2

THE INVINCIBLE IRON MAN OMNIBUS VOL. 1 (and MOVIE and GRANOV VARIANTS)
COVERS BY: JACK KIRBY and ADI GRANOV (and IRON MAN MOVIE IMAGE)
WRITERS: STAN LEE, LARRY LIEBER, ROY THOMAS, ROBERT BERNSTEIN, DON RICO, and AL HARTLEY
PENCILS: DON HECK, GENE COLAN, JACK KIRBY, and STEVE DITKO
As the Marvel Age of Comics exploded on the pop-culture scene, super hero after super hero that redefined the genre leaped forth from the imagination of the Marvel Bullpen. Adventurers and innovators, scientists and high-school bookworms, they were amazing men and women with all the failings and foibles of you and me. And there are none that touch both that adventurer ideal and human reality as Tony Stark, the Invincible Iron Man. A jet-setter, playboy, and brilliant scientist, Tony is cut down to Earth when a battlefield explosion rips into his heart. Only by creating the amazing Iron Man armor can he stay alive! Packed with the debonair and debutantes, Cold War monsters and sultry super-spies, the Iron Man Omnibus presents the stories of one of comics’ most intriguing characters from the very beginning! Featuring the first appearances of such classic Marvel characters as the Mandarin, the Black Widow, Hawkeye, the Crimson Dynamo and the Titanium Man in lushly-illustrated stories by “Dazzling” Don Heck, Gene “The Dean” Colan and scripted by no less than Stan “The Man” Lee himself, this is the go-to volume for the Iron Man fan. Including every page, every pinup, and every letters column. Not to mention unused covers, critical essays, and bonuses galore! Collecting TALES OF SUSPENSE #39-83 & TALES TO ASTONISH #82.
All Ages …$99.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2900-4

X-MEN: EMPEROR VULCAN TPB
COVER BY: BILLY TAN
WRITER: CHRISTOPHER YOST
PENCILS: PACO DIAZ
It’s brother versus brother and the outcome could decide the fate of billions. UNCANNY X-MEN: RISE AND FALL OF THE SHI’AR EMPIRE continues here! Vulcan is the Shi’Ar Emperor and Havok is leading the rebellious Starjammers. But who is really right and who is really wrong? Collecting X-MEN: EMPEROR VULCAN #1-5.
Rated T+ …$13.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2551-8

Iron Man Hulk Sampler, AR


Thirty? Really? Dang. This week it sounds like our host is in a hurry as he takes us through the new releases and offers the floor to Backwards Dave and Mike Sims who drop by with Bring ’em Back and another Mighty Marvel Movie Minute, respectively. And this week, Mike has a treat for ya. Then, Mr. Trips Over His Own Words has a Marvel Tales tale to share.

Comics mentioned in this episode include Annihilation: Conquest, Avengers: The Initiative, Captain America, Iron Man: Legacy of Doom, Powers, and Doctor Strange.

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Marvel items on sale, 4.16.08

Comics

Amazing Spider-Man #557, $2.99

ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST #6
COVER BY: ALEKSI BRICLOT
WRITERS: DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING
PENCILS: WELLINTON ALVES and TOM RANEY
INKS: SCOTT HANNA
This is it: Marvel’s rag-tag group of sci-fi heroes vs. Ultron – in a double-sized finale! The surviving warriors face-off on the battlefield, with the fate of the entire Kree Empire – and perhaps the Earth itself – at stake! Who will fall? Who will rise to become a legend? It?s an extra helping of adventure, humor, drama and eye-candy that IGN.com calls “one of the best event books of the year.”
Rated T+…$3.99

Avengers Classic #11, $2.99

AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #11
COVER BY: STEVE UY
WRITER: DAN SLOTT and CHRISTOS N. GAGE
PENCILS and INKS: STEFANO CASELLI
“Killed in Action” Part 4 of 4: Worst Case Scenario
By now you know who KIA is, what he wants, and who he’s killed.
Initiative regulars, new recruits, and big name characters: no one’s been safe. And that’s never been more true than here at the bitter end. Join what’s left of the Initiative as they and the MIGHTY AVENGERS try to stop their greatest threat.
Rated T+…$2.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA #37
COVER BY: JACKSON GUICE
WRITER: ED BRUBAKER
PENCILS and INKS: STEVE EPTING
ACT THREE OF “THE EPIC THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN AMERICA” STORY BEGINS!
With a new Cap now established, things go from bad to worse as the Red Skull makes an unexpected move for the very soul of America! And what was it that Sharon Carter saw at the end of the last issue? Act Three – The Man Who Bought America – begins here! By the most popular Cap team in years – Brubaker and Epting!
Rated T+…$2.99

CAPTAIN MARVEL #5
COVER BY: ED MCGUINNESS
WRITER: BRIAN REED
PENCILS: LEE WEEKS
INKS: STEFANO GAUDIANO
The end is here. The truth of Mar-Vell’s trip to the future is revealed once and for all. Brian Reed (MS. MARVEL) and Lee Weeks (INCREDIBLE HULK) bring the last chapter of Captain Marvel’s saga to light as the Secret Invasion begins.
Rated A…$2.99

Ghost Rider #22, $2.99
Incredible Hercules #116, $2.99

IRON MAN #28
COVER BY: GERALD PAREL
WRITERS: DANIEL KNAUF & CHARLES KNAUF
PENCILS: ROBERTO DE LA TORRE
Tony Stark is losing his mind and his freedom. Maya Hansen is becoming a pawn in the Mandarin’s genocidal game. And the leaders of S.H.I.E.L.D. are under house arrest, unable to take any action. With the international community about to decide their fate, Iron Man and his allies are in deep – so deep, we’ll need a double-sized issue to reveal what happens next!
Rated A…$3.99

IRON MAN: LEGACY OF DOOM #1
COVER BY: RON LIM
WRITER: DAVID MICHELINIE
PENCILS: RON LIM
INKS: BOB LAYTON
“A Knight in Hell”
Dr. Doom returns to menace Iron Man in the chilling and long-awaited conclusion of The Camelot Trilogy! Mephisto has apparently found a way to bring about The End Of Days and Tony Stark and Victor Von Doom must form an uneasy alliance to try and stop him. But all may not be as it seems. And it takes a journey to Hell itself before the shocking truth is revealed! Iron Man legends David Michelinie and Bob Layton are joined by penciler supreme Ron Lim to bring you the first part of an epic literally decades in the making!
Rated T+…$2.99

Marvel Adventures Avengers #23, $2.99
Marvel Adventures Two-In-One #10, $4.99
Marvel Illustrated Iliad #5 (of 8), $2.99

POWERS ANNUAL #1
COVER BY: MICHAEL AVON OEMING
WRITERS: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS & MICHAEL AVON OEMING
PENCILS: MICHAEL AVON OEMING
ALL NEW! A crime in the present opens up clues to another chapter in Walker’s colorful epic past! Award-winning writer and POWERS co-creator Mike Oeming steps out from behind the drawing table and joins Brian Bendis as writer of this epic self-contained story that also fits as a piece of the large puzzle being unveiled in the ongoing series!
48 PGS./Explicit Content…$4.95
POWERS is TM & © 2008 Jinxworld Inc. All Rights Reserved.

War Is Hell First Flight Phantom Eagle Max #2 (of 5), $3.99
Wolverine Origins #24, $2.99
World War Hulk Aftersmash Warbound #5 (of 5), $2.99
X-Factor #30 (X-Men Divided We Stand Tie-In), $2.99

X-MEN: DIVIDED WE STAND BOOK 1
COVER BY: BRANDON PETERSON
WRITERS: MIKE CAREY, MATT FRACTION, CRAIG KYLE, CHRISTOPHER YOST, and SKOTTIE YOUNG
PENCILS: BRANDON PETERSON, JAMIE MCKELVIE, SANA TAKEDA, and SKOTTIE YOUNG
In the wake of Messiah CompleX, there are no X-Men. But where does that leave the mutants that WERE X-Men? Some of the industry’s hottest creators bring you stories of your favorite mutants. Mike Carey (X-MEN, ULTIMATE FF) and Brandon Peterson (ULTIMATE EXTINCTION) bring you a tale of Cannonball and Husk. Matt Fraction (PUNISHER: WAR JOURNAL, IRON FIST) and Jamie McKelvie (Suburban Glamour, Phonogram) tell a story about Nightcrawler. Craig Kyle & Christ Yost (X-FORCE) and Sana Takeda (Drain) take you to Wakanda for a tale of Storm, Black Panther and Neznho. And Skottie Young (NEW X-MEN) writes and draws a story about your favorite New X-Man Anole.
Rated T+…$3.99

Collections

HOWARD THE DUCK: MEDIA DUCKLING TPB
COVER BY: JUAN BOBILLO
WRITERS: TY TEMPLETON and STEVE GERBER
PENCILS: JUAN BOBILLO, FRANK BRUNNER, and ROGER LANGRIDGE
Grab your guns and camcorders and start shooting, it’s DUCK SEASON! Marvel’s favorite furious fowl, Howard, and his faithful friend with benefits, Beverly, begin their journey to destroy the internet, radio and television – courtesy of Ty (SHE-HULK) Templeton and Juan (SHE-HULK) Bobillo. SEE Howard face mighty hunters with mighty guns on MeTube! SEE Beverly in nothing but fig leaves! SEE grown men dressed as bunnies! And who is that giant headed guy taking A.I.M. at our heroes? HINT: It starts with “MODO?” Just when you thought it was safe to read comics again… and Marvel has to do THIS?!? Collecting HOWARD THE DUCK #1-4, HOWARD THE DUCK #1 (1976) and material from CIVIL WAR: CHOOSING SIDES.
Rated A…$11.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES THE AVENGERS VOL. 5: SOME ASSEMBLING REQUIRED
COVER BY: TOM GRUMMETT
WRITERS: JEFF PARKER and TY TEMPLETON
PENCILS: CAFU, RONAN CLIQUET, CARLOS ALBERTO FERNANDEZ URBANO, and STEPHAN MOLNA
Facing the foes no single super hero could withstand! When global threats surface, they must contend with the combined might of: Captain America! Storm! Iron Man! The Hulk! Giant-Girl! Wolverine! Spider-Man! It’s all-ages action in the Mighty Marvel Manner featuring classic team members Hawkeye, the Vision, Hercules and Quicksilver! Collecting MARVEL ADVENTURES THE AVENGERS #16-19.
All Ages…$7.99

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: CAPTAIN MARVEL VOL. 3 HC (and VARIANT)
COVER BY: JIM STARLIN
WRITERS: JIM STARLIN, MIKE FRIEDRICH, STEVE ENGLEHART, GERRY CONWAY, and MARV WOLFMAN
PENCILS: JIM STARLIN and WAYNE BORING
He’s back and better than ever – the hero that wouldn’t die, Captain Marvel! After a few years in hiatus, mighty Marvel’s space-born super hero returned, and under the aegis of writer/artist Jim Starlin, his story would achieve a scale never before imagined! Stripping the Kree Captain down to his very core and forcing him through a gauntlet of past opponents, Starlin then brought to the fore one of Marvel’s pre-eminent cosmic menaces for the very first time: the mad Titan, Thanos. With the stage set and the players from unearthly entity Eon to Drax the Destroyer and the mighty Avengers pulled into fray, the good Captain led the fight against Thanos and his Cosmic Cube in a confrontation that would redefine super-hero epics forever! Featuring an introduction by Jim Starlin and an extensive selection of bonuses, this Marvel Masterworks volume is the definitive collection of the creative arc that defined Captain Marvel! Collecting CAPTAIN MARVEL #22-33 and IRON MAN #55.
Rated A…$54.99

MARVEL ZOMBIES: DEAD DAYS HC
COVER BY: ARTHUR SUYDAM
WRITERS: ROBERT KIRKMAN, MARK MILLAR, and REGINALD HUDLIN
PENCILS: SEAN PHILLIPS, GREG LAND, MITCH BREITWEISER, and FRANCIS PORTELA
At last – experience the birth of the Marvel Zombies as told by the creative team of the best-selling limited series, and then witness their rise as they attempt to slake their hunger across two universes! First, Kirkman and Phillips pull out all the stops as they reveal the secret story of the day the Marvel Heroes became brain-eating monsters! Next, follow the Marvel Zombies into the pages of Millar and Land’s ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR! Reed Richards has used his scientific genius to contact an Earth in a surprisingly familiar parallel dimension – and he’s ready to visit! But nothing could have prepared him for the world he’s about to enter! And when the zombiefied FF escape from their Baxter Building prison in the wake of Dr. Doom’s return, get ready for the deadly debut of the Frightful Four! Finally, get out the hot sauce, True Believer – it’s slobberin’ time! In Hudlin and Portela’s BLACK PANTHER, the mainstream Marvel Universe’s New Fantastic Four just made a wrong turn on the dimensional super highway – and they’ve landed in the middle of Zombie-verse! And if that weren’t bad enough, they’ve parked their butts on that universe’s Skrull Planet! If the Black Panther, Storm, the Human Torch and the Thing can’t come up with the perfect escape plan, they’re going to be the next hors de’ourve for Zombie Galacti and Zombie Skrulls intent of eating the entire universe! Collecting MARVEL ZOMBIES: DEAD DAYS; ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #21-23 and #30-32, and BLACK PANTHER #28-30.
Parental Advisory…$29.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3232-5

PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL VOL. 3: HUNTER HUNTED PREMIERE HC
COVER BY: ARIEL OLIVETTI
WRITER: MATT FRACTION
PENCILS: ARIEL OLIVETTI, CORY WALKER, SCOTT WEGENER, and HOWARD CHAYKIN
The reintroduction of a classic, brutal and bloodthirsty Kraven the Hunter! A bank robbery goes violently wrong – leaving the Rhino on the lam, running from the long arm of the law and, of course, the Punisher. As Frank Castle looks to settle the score with an old foe, the Hunter stalks the same prey, building himself the ultimate menagerie – a living, breathing super-human zoo! Add Spider-Man into this mix as the lone voice of sanity, and you’ve got chocolate and peanut butter with bullets dipped in it. Delicious! Violent! Explodey! Plus: With WORLD WAR HULK in full swing and New York shut off from the outside world, who’s left to protect those left behind? Frank @#$%!@!* Castle, that’s who – and he’s none too thrilled. As the insatiable Mung the Inconceivable rampages alone through lower Manhattan, Frank and Clarke help a small band of refugees hold back his relentless onslaught. Collecting PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #12-17.
Parental Advisory…$19.99

SPIDER-MAN (IRON MAN/HULK) MAGAZINE
COVER BY: CLAYTON HENRY
WRITERS: JEFF PARKER, FRED VAN LENTE, and PAUL BENJAMIN
PENCILS: MANUEL GARCIA, JAMES CORDEIRO, and DAVID NAKAYAMA
It’s Spider-Man’s amazing adventures in the Wall-Crawler’s very own magazine! Read more stories of your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man and his spectacular friends Iron Man and the Hulk. See how brilliant scientist Bruce Banner was cursed to transform into the rampaging Hulk! Marvel as Iron Man takes on the Plantman in the ultimate Nature vs. Technology grudge match! Collecting MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS #4, MARVEL ADVENTURES IRON MAN #3, MARVEL ADVENTURES HULK #1 plus a brand-new Iron Man and Hulk tale and tons of extras that will knock your socks off!
All Ages…$6.99

Posters

SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY BIANCHI POSTER
24×36 Color Poster…$7.99

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Amazing Spider-Girl #19 Incentive Skrull Face Variant – [PI]
Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 #549 DF Exclusive John Romita Sr Variant Cover Signed By John Romita Sr $29.99
Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 #549 DF Exclusive John Romita Sr Variant Cover Signed By Romita And Guggenheim $69.99
New-Gen #1 APNG Custom Comic (Free)
Silver Surfer In Thy Name #1 Michael Turner Signed Cover CGC 9.8 $99.99
Thor Vol 3 #1 3rd Ptg Michael Turner Sketch Cover CGC 9.8 $79.99
Ultimate Spider-Man #111 WWC Joe Quesada Variant Cover Signed $39.99

New releases (by our host) and Bring ’em Back (by Backwards Dave) are joined by reviews from Equinox (Chris Chavez) and Vernson (Rob)! We also have a voicemail from Carlos and Mr. Chavez chimes in again with thoughts on Secret Invasion!

Sadly, there is no Marvel Tales this week. What, I’m on vacation!

Titles mentioned include Amazing Spider-Girl, Amazing Spider-Man, Criminal, Nova, Punisher, Wolverine, and New Mutants.

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Marvel items on sale, 4.9.08

Comics

AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #19
COVER BY: RON FRENZ
WRITER: TOM DEFALCO
PENCILS: RON FRENZ
INKS: SAL BUSCEMA
“There Can Only Be One!” (Part 1 of 1)
At last—the battle you never thought you’d see—Spider-Girl versus Araña! ‘Nuff said!
Rated A …$2.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #556
COVER BY: CHRIS BACHALO
WRITER: ZEB WELLS
PENCILS: CHRIS BACHALO
INKS: TIM TOWNSEND
“Sometimes It Snows In April” (Come on it’s a Prince reference from 20 years ago! The day of the massively unhip editor is upon us) continues with Spidey caught in the middle of two ancient threats that are conspiring to take him and the city itself down.
Plus, Carlie trapped at the Police Station with someone after her blood!
Rated A …$2.99

Avengers Fairy Tales #2 (of 4), $2.99
Civil War Chronicles #10, $4.99

CRIMINAL #2
COVER BY: SEAN PHILLIPS
WRITER: ED BRUBAKER
PENCILS: SEAN PHILLIPS
It’s the second of three standalone stories, as CRIMINAL’s new expanded format keeps the hits coming!

In previous arcs of Criminal we’ve met the man who killed him, and we met his only surviving son… now meet TEEG LAWLESS, thief, murderer, and all around bad mother-#@$%er. Fresh from two tours in Vietnam, Teeg arrives home in 1972 carrying the baggage of war, a drug habit, and an unpaid debt to a local mob boss that’s now long overdue. *“Before the Living End”* tells how he goes about finding a way out of his problems and back into the life of crime.

And on top of this longer-than-usual length main story, CRIMINAL now features an *expanded* back-pages section, as well – with articles by Brubaker and other top crime writers, from novelists to screenwriters to comic writers. These noir articles have become a popular piece of the CRIMINAL package, and are something that can only be found in the comics, not in any collections.
So don’t miss out on this second *standalone* issue of the most acclaimed crime comic on the stands!
Mature Content/No Ads… $3.50

Dead Of Night Featuring Man Thing #3 (of 4), $3.99

FANTASTIC FOUR #556
COVER BY: BRYAN HITCH
WRITER: MARK MILLAR
PENCILS: BRYAN HITCH
INKS: PAUL NEARY
That’s the problem with Utopias—they’re all-too-often built on a foundation of human tears. When an organism designed to abolish war is set into motion, and it decides that the only way to accomplish its objective is to eliminate anyone who could possibly pick up a weapon, there’s only one foursome to turn to if humanity is going to survive!
Rated T+ …$2.99

Hedge Knight 2 Sworn Sword #6 (of 6), $2.99
Iron Man Poster Book, $6.99
Marvel Adventures Hulk #10, $2.99

NOVA #12
COVER BY: ALEX MALEEV
WRITER: DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING
PENCILS: PAUL PELLETIER
INKS: RICK MAGYAR
The New Mutant Warlock returns in an issue that propels Nova back into ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST! Still threatened by his deadly Phalanx virus, Richard Rider finally reaches Kvch, the never-before-seen Technarchy homeworld. But are the “parents” of the Phalanx still there – and can Nova even reach them? And are you ready for the comeback of the former New Mutant know as Warlock? Join writers Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning and new ongoing penciler Paul Pelletier (FANTASTIC FOUR) for another chapter of the saga that has Wizard saying “If you’re a fan of out-there sci-fi with a superhero twinge, you should strap yourself in for a ride with the Human Rocket’s series.”
Rated T+ …$2.99

PUNISHER #56
COVER BY: TIM BRADSTREET
WRITER: GARTH ENNIS
PENCILS: GORAN PARLOV
“VALLEY FORGE, VALLEY FORGE,” PART 2
Garth Ennis concludes his seminal run on PUNSHER — in style.
Eight men who know exactly who Frank Castle is…and how to fight him. Eight men who know that, no matter what they throw at him, he won’t fire back. The Punisher has faced many threats in his day, but never one like this. A Special Forces Squad has been tasked to bring him down, by all means necessary, and his only hope for survival might be crossing a line he swore he’d never cross.
Explicit Content …$2.99

Soleil Sampler, AR
The Last Defenders #2 (of 6), $2.99
Twelve #3 (of 12)(2nd Printing Chris Weston Variant Cover), $2.99

WOLVERINE #64
COVER BY: RON GARNEY
WRITER: JASON AARON
PENCILS: RON GARNEY
“GET MYSTIQUE” Part 3
Spinning out of the decade’s biggest X-Men event, Wolverine embarks on a personal mission to hunt down MYSTIQUE. But what do you do when the person you’re chasing, the person you’re dying to kill, chooses to hide behind an army of American soldiers? That’s the question Logan is asking himself, and the answer will be explosive. Plus, Wolvie pulls a bank heist in 1920s Kansas City, but all does not go according to plan.
Parental Advisory …$2.99

Collections

FALLEN SON: THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN AMERICA TPB
COVER BY: JOHN CASSADAY
WRITER: JEPH LOEB
PENCILS: JOHN CASSADAY, DAVID FINCH, ED MCGUINNESS, JOHN ROMITA JR. and LEINIL FRANCIS YU
Where were you when Captain America died? Perhaps you were listening to the radio or reading the morning paper. Maybe you were surfing the web or on the phone with a friend. You were probably shocked, most likely thinking, “How could they? How could this happen to Cap?” And for a moment, you perhaps thought about all the ways the super soldier meant something to you. Something very real, very abiding. FALLEN SON: DEATH OF CAPTAIN AMERICA follows the reaction of the legendary heroes’ best friends and closest comrades as they struggle to work through the emotions stirred by the loss of their ally, and the stages of grief that make them confront the part they may have played in that loss. Wolverine. The Avengers. Hawkeye. Spider-Man. Iron Man. All have their own sense of loss, their own levels of grieving. This is their story. This is Cap’s story. This is our story. The story of a Fallen Son and the world he helped make a better place. Collecting FALLEN SON: WOLVERINE, FALLEN SON: AVENGERS, FALLEN SON: CAPTAIN AMERICA, FALLEN SON: SPIDER-MAN and FALLEN SON: IRON MAN.
Rated T+ …$13.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2842-7

MARVEL ADVENTURES HULK VOL. 2: DEFENDERS DIGEST
COVER BY: JUAN SANTACRUZ
WRITER: PAUL BENJAMIN
PENCILS: DAVID NAKAYAMA and STEVE SCOTT
The Green Goliath continues to smash his way through his own Marvel Adventures title! See how brilliant scientist Bruce Banner was cursed to transform into the rampaging Hulk! Dr. Strange, the Silver Surfer and Namor all arrive on the scene, concluding in an all-new Defenders team-up adventure! Most important, thrill to the Hulk smashing everything in sight! Collecting MARVEL ADVENTURES HULK #5-8.
All Ages …$7.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2643-0

MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN VOL. 9: FIERCEST FOES
COVER BY: DAVID NAKAYAMA
WRITER: FRED VAN LENTE
PENCILS: CORY HAMSCHER
The all-new, all-ages, all-action fun continues! It’s wall-to-wall mayhem in the Mighty Marvel Manner with four original tales of everybody’s favorite teenage wall-crawler! Featuring Doctor Octopus, the Green Goblin and Venom! Plus: Will Harry Osborn succumb to his family’s evil legacy and don the guise of the Goblin? Collecting MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #33-36.
All Ages …$7.99

NEW MUTANTS CLASSIC VOL. 3 TPB
COVER BY: BILL SIENKIEWICZ
WRITER: CHRIS CLAREMONT
PENCILS: BILL SIENKIEWICZ and BOB MCLEOD
The New Mutants face a demon menace and befriend an alien misfit! A rock concert pulls them into the orbit of a multi-galaxy music star, then the team, with Cloak and Dagger, is drawn into a deadly exchange program…of super-powers! Plus: Hellfire Club intrigue and early steps on the path of reformation by Magneto! Action, romance, family reunions and a fairy tale! Anything else? Oh, right, guest-starring the X-Men! Collecting NEW MUTANTS #18-25 and ANNUAL #1.
Rated A …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3119-9

WHAT IF?: CIVIL WAR TPB
COVER BY: MARKO DJURDJEVIC
WRITERS: DAVID HINE, ED BRUBAKER, KEVIN GREVIOUX, CHRISTOS GAGE, GREG PAK, CHRISTOPHER YOST, JEFF PARKER, and PAUL TOBIN
PENCILS: MARKO DJURDJEVIC, GUSTAVO, HARVEY TOLIBAO, JUAN SANTACRUZ, LARRY STROMAN, CLAYTON HENRY, FRED HEMBECK, LEONARD KIRK, and RAFAEL SANDOVAL
Marvel once again poses the question, “What If…?” What if Annihilus had not been defeated in the outskirts of our galaxy, and instead had brought his devastating alien armada to Earth? What if Iron Man had lost the Civil War? What If Captain America led all the heroes against the Superhuman Registration Act and Henry Gyrich became head of S.H.I.E.L.D. to take them down? What if the Hulk had landed on a peaceful planet, as the Marvel heroes had intended when they exiled him into space? Or Banner had landed on Sakaar instead of the Hulk? Or the Hulk’s warrior bride, Caiera the Oldstrong, had come to Earth seeking vengeance instead of her husband? What if Vulcan had become Phoenix? And finally, what if Spider-Man and Wolverine became the most efficient two-man killing team in the world? Collecting WHAT IF? ANNIHILATION, CIVIL WAR, PLANET HULK, X-MEN and SPIDER-MAN VS. WOLVERINE.
Rated A …$ 16.99

WOLVERINE: THE DEATH OF WOLVERINE PREMIERE
COVER BY: HOWARD CHAYKIN
WRITER: MARC GUGGENHEIM and JASON AARON
PENCILS: HOWARD CHAYKIN
Following up on plot threads left over from CIVIL WAR: WOLVERINE, this new story promises to take Marvel’s feral mutant to the limit – and beyond! With Wolverine reduced to a brain-dead vegetable, you’d think that was the end of Wolverine’s adventures – but it’s actually just the beginning of Wolverine’s greatest challenge yet. Guest-starring Iron Man and Dr. Strange! Plus: Wendell Rayfield is a recently divorced, down-on-his-luck ex-cop who’s looking down the business end of a 40 with no hope for the future and with demons from his past still haunting him at every turn. All he has going for him is his new job. A job that involves a very large machine gun, a hole in the ground, a certain hirsute mutant and several thousand bullets. We all know what damage Wolverine can do with his claws, but how dangerous can he really be when all he’s able to do is talk? Wendell Rayfield is about to find out. Collecting WOLVERINE #56-61.
Parental Advisory …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2611-9

Just when you thought it was safe to get comfortable… Our host’s wife is on vacation, and that means what was once standard recording procedure is slightly off-kilter. But have no fear! That’s not gonna stop the new releases from being rambled off or Backwards Dave from giving us a swell Bring ’em Back or Pat Loika from giving us some insight on what went down in recent Avengers issues! There’s also a voicemail from Carlos, giving use his thoughts on Echo. Plus, Marvel Tales!

Titles mentioned include Amazing Spider-Man, Cable, Kick-Ass, Moon Knight, Omega: The Unknown, Punisher War Journal, Secret Invasion, Young X-Men, and X-Men: First Class.

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Marvel items on sale, 4.2.08

Comics

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #555 (and VARIANT)
COVERS BY: CHRIS BACHALO and SIMONE BIANCHI
WRITER: ZEB WELLS
PENCILS: CHRIS BACHALO
INKS: TIM TOWNSEND
Month Four of Brand New Day is upon us and so is the worst blizzard in the history of New York City! It’s colder than an outdoor hockey game in January out there and your favorite Wall-Crawler (aided by his Avengers buddy, Wolverine) must find his way through the cold to rescue a doctor who may know the real secret behind the deadly storm.
Rated A …$2.99

Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Guilty Pleasures #10 (of 12), $2.99

CABLE #2 (and VARIANT)
COVERS BY: ARIEL OLIVETTI and DAVID FINCH
WRITER: DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI
PENCILS: ARIEL OLIVETTI
COLORED BY: ARIEL OLIVETTI
A new ongoing series spinning out of the decade’s biggest X-Men event! The future of mutantkind continues here!
There’s only one thing worse than a heavily-armed man with murder on the brain. And that’s several heavily-armed men, none of whom give a damn about Cable’s mission to save mutantkind from total extinction. Meanwhile, Cable’s newest enemy—Lucas Bishop—crawls back from bloody oblivion and tracks down his quarry the hard way: one brutal time jump after another. When Bishop finally catches up wit Cable, he’s not going to be in the mood for small talk. It’ll be kill first, ask questions later.
Rated T+ …$2.99

Clandestine #3 (of 5), $2.99
Dark Tower Long Road Home #2 (of 5) (and Jae Lee Sketch and Quesada Variants), $3.99

KICK-ASS #2
COVER BY: JOHN ROMITA JR.
WRITER: MARK MILLAR
PENCILS: JOHN ROMITA JR.
Sickening violence… just the way you like it. The most screwed-up superhero comic of all time continues in what’s sure to be the most exciting launch of 2008. What would happen if you tried to be a super hero? What would happen when an ordinary man in a latex suit comes face-to-face with the criminal underworld? Read about super heroes like you’ve never seen them before and feel happy that you are living here right now when this book is being published. Your grandchildren will only envy you. Comics just don’t get better than this.
Mature …$2.99

Logan #2 (of 3) (and Black and White Variant), $3.99
Lords Of Avalon Sword Of Darkness #3 (of 6), $2.99
Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #38, $2.99
Marvel Spotlight Iron Man Movie, $2.99
Marvel Two-In-One #10, $4.99

MOON KNIGHT #17
COVER BY: ARTHUR SUYDAM
WRITER: MIKE BENSON (with CHARLIE HUSTON co-plotting)
ART: MARK TEXEIRA (with JAVIER SALTARES on layouts)
“GOD AND COUNTRY,” PART 4
In the age of the Superhuman Registration Act, the only good hero is one that plays by the book — which the card-carrying Moon Knight most assuredly does not. Indeed, with Moon Knight fast becoming the poster child for recklessness and brutality, the question of the day is just how he got a Registration Card in the first place! As Tony Stark’s investigation unearths the ugly truth, Marc Spector braces himself for the consequences, unaware that an equally grave threat is preparing to strike. Carson Knowles — a.k.a. the Black Spectre — is back and he wants payback.
Parental Advisory …$2.99

New Exiles #4, $2.99

OMEGA: THE UNKNOWN #7
WRITER: JONATHAN LETHEM and KARL RUSNAK
PENCILS: GARY PANTER and FAREL DALRYMPLE
INKS: FAREL DALRYMPLE
You know a super hero’s in trouble when he resorts to drawing a comic book to try to solve his problems! Omega The Unknown #7, on top of the usual stellar array of talent, features special guest-star creator Gary Panter, known for his work on a legendary children’s show, Frank Zappa’s album covers, and RAW Magazine — but he’s never been between Marvel’s covers before. Tune in!
Rated T+ …$2.99

PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #18
COVER BY: ALEX MALEEV
WRITER: MATT FRACTION
PENCILS and INKS: HOWARD CHAYKIN
One word: JIGSAW. In this prelude to the next major story-arc in PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL, we get to spend a little time with the man, the myth, and the monster that’s earned the right to call himself the Punisher’s arch-nemesis. What is it about Frank Castle that makes this otherwise sane, if a little sinister, gangster go absolutely and completely insane whenever he’s around? What buttons can Frank possibly push that pushes Jigsaw over the edge of sanity? Find out straight from the horse’s mouth, kiddies: JIGSAW starts here, ends in blood, and features a whole lot of violence in-between. By Matt Fraction (IMMORTAL IRON FIST, Casanova) and Howard Chaykin (WOLVERINE).
Rated T+ …$ 2.99

SECRET INVASION #1 (and MCNIVEN, MCNIVEN SKETCH, and YU VARIANTS)
COVERS BY: GABRIELE DELL’OTTO, STEVE MCNIVEN, and LEINIL YU
WRITER: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
PENCILS: LEINIL FRANCIS YU
INKS: MARK MORALES
SECRET INVASION IS HERE!! Years in the making, months in the teasing… and it all STARTS HERE!!
The shape-shifting alien race known as the Skrulls has secretly infiltrated every super-powered organization on Earth with one goal…full-scale invasion! In this DOUBLE-SIZED first issue, page after page unveils reveal after reveal and shocking moment after shocking moment! Brian Bendis and Leinil Francis Yu leap off the pages of mega-hit New Avengers and deliver a story that will change the Marvel Universe forever.
THE MARVEL UNIVERSE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME!!
Rated T+ …$3.99

Spider-Man Family #8, $4.99

THE TWELVE #4
COVER BY: KAARE ANDREWS
WRITER: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
PENCILS: CHRIS WESTON
INKS: GARRY LEACH
As the savage murders continue, and members of the Twelve come under a cloud of suspicion, tensions flare, and hero faces off against hero! Plus, the unbelievable origin of underground secret agent Rockman!
Rated T+ …$2.99

Ultimates 3 #3 (of 5) 2nd Printing Wraparound Variant, $2.99
X-Force #2 2nd Printing Crain Variant, $2.99
Young Avengers Presents #3 (of 6), $2.99

YOUNG X-MEN #1 (and PETERSON VARIANT)
COVERS BY: TERRY and RACHEL DODSON and BRANDON PETERSON
WRITER: MARC GUGGENHEIM
PENCILS: YANICK PAQUETTE
INKS: SERGE LAPOINTE
In the wake of Messiah CompleX, there are no X-Men and young mutants Rockslide, Blindfold and Dust are alone and directionless. Until the day Cyclops recruits them to hunt the new incarnation of the Brotherhood – and kill them. Joined by a pair of new recruits, the young X-Men learn a hard truth about the world post-Messiah CompleX: sometimes old allies make for deadly enemies.
Rated A …$2.99

Collections

ESSENTIAL IRON MAN VOL. 3 TPB
COVER BY: GEORGE TUSKA
WRITERS: ARCHIE GOODWIN, MIMI GOLD, ALLYN BRODSKY and GERRY CONWAY
PENCILS: GEORGE TUSKA, JOHNNY CRAIG, DON HECK and GENE COLAN
Shellhead’s rogues gallery grows during his first faceoffs with the Controller, Mordecai Midas, Firebrand and Spymaster — all enemies destined to plague him for years to come! Meanwhile, Tony Stark splits his life among LMD impostors, but will he lose his heart to Madame Masque? Plus: attacks by aliens, androids, organized crime and more! Guest-starring Daredevil, the Avengers and S.H.I.E.L.D.! Collecting IRON MAN #12-38 and DAREDEVIL #73.
All Ages …$16.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2764-2

HULK: PLANET HULK TPB
COVER BY: LADRÖNN
WRITER: GREG PAK
PENCILS: CARLO PAGULAYAN, AARON LOPRESTI, GARY FRANK and TAKESHI MIYAZAWA
A whole new world of hurt! Betrayed by Earth’s heroes and exiled into outer space, the man-monster Hulk has landed on the distant planet Sakaar, ruled by the tyrannical Red King. Sold into slavery, Hulk becomes the Green Scar, the planet’s mightiest gladiator – but his new masters get more than they bargained for when he forges a bond of brotherhood with his fellow fighters: crafty insectoid Miek, the horrific Brood, wise rock-man Korg, shadow warrior Hiroim, noble-born rebel Elloe and her loyal guardsman Skee. Together, these gladiators start a revolution that could change their entire world – or destroy it. It’s savage sci-fi fantasy by award-winning writer Greg Pak, guest-starring the Silver Surfer! Collecting INCREDIBLE HULK #92-105, PLANET HULK: GLADIATOR GUIDEBOOK, and material from AMAZING FANTASY #15 and GIANT-SIZE HULK #1.
Rated A …$34.99

NEW AVENGERS VOL. 2 HC (and DM ONLY)
COVER BY: DAVID FINCH
WRITER: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
PENCILS: DAVID FINCH, FRANK CHO, RICK MAYS, STEVE MCNIVEN, MIKE DEODATO and OLIVIER COIPEL
Shedding light on the New Avengers’ darkest secrets! This deluxe hardcover collects NEW AVENGERS VOL. 3: SECRETS & LIES and NEW AVENGERS VOL. 4: THE COLLECTIVE – plus NEW AVENGERS ANNUAL #1, never before reprinted in a NEW AVENGERS collection. In SECRETS & LIES, it’s the debut of the mysterious New Avenger everyone has been talking about! Who is Ronin, and why has Captain America recruited him into the fold? Then, Cap catches Spider-Woman double-dealing the New Avengers and corners her! How did she get her powers back and to whom does she answer? In THE COLLECTIVE, a new adversary with the power to destroy the world emerges from the ashes of HOUSE OF M! The New Avengers’ latest gauntlet subjects them to attack and intrigue as they discover who their most powerful enemy really is! And in NEW AVENGERS ANNUAL #1, Avengers Tower becomes the ultimate battleground as the New Avengers are targeted by one of their fiercest new enemies yet. The all-new Adaptoid has come to take them down – and wait till you see who it is. Plus: An avenger gets married! Collecting NEW AVENGERS #11-20 and ANNUAL #1, and the lead story from GIANT-SIZE SPIDER-WOMAN #1
Rated A …$29.99

SECRET INVASION: THE INFILTRATION
COVER BY: LEINIL YU
WRITERS: STAN LEE, BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS, BRIAN REED, and DAN SLOTT
PENCILS: JACK KIRBY, JIM CHEUNG, LEINIL YU, MARK BAGLEY, MICHAEL GAYDOS, and DAVID MACKRetrace the roots of THE INFILTRATION all the way back to the beginning of the Marvel Age of Heroes! First, in FANTASTIC FOUR #2 (1962), it’s a close encounter of the Skrull kind as four shape-changing aliens pose as Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Girl, the Thing and the Human Torch in an attempt to destroy the fledgling Fantastic Four! Then, flash-forward to the present day as the SECRET INVASION stands revealed in the pages of NEW AVENGERS: ILLUMINATI, NEW AVENGERS, MIGHTY AVENGERS and AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE. Conspiracy. Paranoia. Betrayal. Who do you trust? Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR #2, NEW AVENGERS: ILLUMINATI #1 and #5, NEW AVENGERS #31-32 and #38-39, MIGHTY AVENGERS #7, and AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE ANNUAL #1.
Rated T+ …$19.99

X-MEN: FIRST CLASS – MUTANT MAYHEM TPB
COVER BY: KEVIN NOWLAN
WRITER: JEFF PARKER
PENCILS: ROGER CRUZ, KEVIN NOWLAN, PAUL SMITH, MIKE ALLRED, NICK DRAGOTTA and COLLEEN COOVER
For millions of years, mankind’s place on Earth was unchallenged – until five young people paved the way for a new kind of human! While students at the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters, Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Angel, Beast and Iceman taught the world what it meant to be X-Men. These are the hidden stories of the team that laid the foundation of a mutant dynasty! Featuring Sue Storm, the Fantastic Four’s Invisible Girl; a trip to Monster Island; and a road trip…Hank and Bobby-style! Plus: From investigating haunted museums to dealing with lovesick dragon men, no mission is off limits for the original mutant heroes. See some of comics’ top cartoonists take on Xavier’s five! Collecting X-MEN: FIRST CLASS (2007) #1-5 and X-MEN: FIRST CLASS SPECIAL.
Rated A …$13.99

Posters

IRON MAN GREG LAND POSTER
24×36 Color Poster…$7.99
X-MEN GREG LAND POSTER
24×36 Color Poster…$7.99

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Titles talked about include Daredevil, Mighty Avengers, Ms. Marvel, New Avengers, Ultimate Human, Ultimate Spider-Man, Wolverine: First Class, X-Men: First Class, X-Men: Legacy, the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe, and Punisher.

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Comics

Black Panther #35, $2.99

DAREDEVIL #106
COVER BY: MARKO DJURDJEVIC
WRITER: ED BRUBAKER
PENCILS: PAUL AZACETA
INKS: PAUL AZACETA
MATT MURDOCK FACES A LONG NIGHT OF THE SOUL!
Reeling from the events of last issue, Matt Murdock struggles to come to grips with all the things we can’t tell you about because they would spoil the ending of the previous arc. Drifting into anger and depression, Daredevil stalks the streets of Hell’s Kitchen, looking for bad guys to take it out on…but is he really just taking it out on himself? By Harvey and Eisner-Winning Best Writer Ed Brubaker and special guest artist Paul Azaceta (CAPTAIN MARVEL, Grounded, Talent)!
Rated T+ …$2.99

Hulk #2 (2nd Printing Ed McGuinness Variant Cover), $2.99
Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four #34, $2.99
Marvel Adventures Iron Man #11, $2.99
Marvel Atlas #2 (Of 2), $3.99
Marvel Illustrated Picture Dorian Gray #4 (Of 6), $2.99

MIGHTY AVENGERS #11
COVER BY: MARK BAGLEY
WRITER: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
PENCILS: MARK BAGLEY
INKS: DANNY MIKI with ALLEN MARTINEZ
Get ready to see an Avengers/Doctor Doom knock-down drag-out! And we promise an ending you’ve never seen in the history of Doom! All this and the Secret Invasion is upon us! Marvel Comics says sayonara to longtime penciler Mark Bagley with this bombastic storyline!
Rated A …$2.99

MS. MARVEL #25 (and DODSON VARIANT)
COVERS BY: GREG HORN and TERRY and RACHEL DODSON
WRITER: BRIAN REED
PENCILS: ADRIANA MELO
INKS: MARIAH BENES
The record-setting 25th issue is here, and it’s super-sized! Is Ms. Marvel on the front lines of the Secret Invasion… or is she part of the invasion?! Brian Reed (CAPTAIN MARVEL) welcomes new series artist Adriana Melo onboard as Ms. Marvel begins her third year of action and adventure!
Rated T+ …$3.99

NEW AVENGERS #39
COVER BY: DAVID MACK
WRITER: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
PENCILS: DAVID MACK
The Secret Invasion is here! Award-winning artist David Mack brings his amazing talent to NEW AVENGERS to illustrate a major story in the life of Echo! Have the Skrulls infiltrated the Avengers? Is Maya Lopez the only one with proof? Will she live to tell the tale? All this and a major Avengers hook up!
Rated A …$2.99

New Warriors #10, $2.99
Power Pack Day One #1 (Of 4), $2.99
She-Hulk 2 #27, $2.99
Spider-Man With Great Power #3 (Of 5), $3.99
Ultimate Fantastic Four #52, $2.99

ULTIMATE HUMAN #3
COVER BY: CARY NORD
WRITER: WARREN ELLIS
PENCILS: CARY NORD
Continuing the ultimate collision between Iron Man and the Hulk! Who is Peter Wisdom, and what does he want with Tony Stark and Bruce Banner? And why can’t either hero tap into the powers of their alter egos? Be there as Warren Ellis (ULTIMATE GALACTUS) and Cary Nord (Conan) unleash the fireworks at Ironworks!
Rated T+ …$2.99

Ultimate Iron Man II #4 (Of 5), $2.99

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #120
COVER BY: STUART IMMONEN
WRITER: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
PENCILS: STUART IMMONEN
INKS: WADE VON GRAWBADGER
Guest starring the X-Men! Now that one of Peter Parker’s fellow students has been outted as a mutant, the struggle for their heart and mind is on! Magneto, Master of Magnetism, claims the new mutant as his own, but the X-Men aren’t about to let that stand! It’s a battle royale that rages across the city with the web-slinger caught in the middle! The dream tag-team of Brian Michael Bendis and Stuart Immonen deliver the finale to “Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends!”
Rated A …$2.99

Ultimate X-Men #92, $2.99

WOLVERINE: FIRST CLASS #1
COVER BY: SALVADOR ESPIN
WRITER: FRED VAN LENTE
PENCILS: ANDREA DI VITO
INKS: ANDREA DI VITO
Return with us again to the early days of the all-new, all-different, X-Men for all-new solo adventures of Wolverine and Kitty Pryde! The next generation of students has arrived at Xavier’s School–Colossus, Storm, Nightcrawler, and the mysterious Wolverine–and with them, new teaching methods. Professor X pairs up green recruit Kitty Pryde with the been-everywhere, done-everything vet Logan, and neither of them are all that happy about it. But unless they learn to work together, neither of them will come back from their first mission together alive!
Rated A …$2.99

World War Hulk Aftersmash Damage Control #3 (Of 3), $2.99

X-MEN: FIRST CLASS #10
COVER BY: JOHN ROMITA JR.
WRITER: JEFF PARKER
PENCILS: CRAIG ROUSSEAU
“Hey Cyclops!”
“Huh?”
“Why’re ya so dang boring?”
“I dunno.”
“Well…if we give ya a whole issue of First Class, do you promise to be cool?”
“Ok.”
“Deal!”
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

X-MEN: LEGACY #209
COVER BY: DAVID FINCH
WRITER: MIKE CAREY
PENCILS: SCOT EATON and BILLY TAN
Xavier and Magneto face-to-face again! With Xavier comatose and Magneto depowered, these old soldiers appear sidelined. But neither man has abandoned his dream. With the future of mutantkind in flux, how far will these men go to reclaim their place as firsts among their people? And what will happen to those who get in their way? Fresh off their groundbreaking run on Messiah Complex, writer Mike Carey (X-MEN) and artists Scot Eaton (X-FACTOR) and Billy Tan (UNCANNY X-MEN) take on two of mutantkind’s most iconic figures as well as some of the most important moments in X-Men history.
Rated A …$2.99

Collections

ESSENTIAL OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE – MASTER EDITION VOL. 1
COVER BY: KEITH POLLARD
WRITER: LEN KAMINSKI, JAMIE TOST, MARK GRUENWALD, and GLENN HERDLING
PENCILS: KEITH POLLARD
Heroes, villains, gods, demons, sorcerers, scientists, monsters, mobsters and a talking duck: More than one thousand dynamic dossiers, collected in alphabetical order for the first time across three volumes! From mutants to martial arts, street crime to space opera, espionage to other dimensions, horror to humor, the past to the future, no corner of Marvel is left untouched! Super-team rosters and histories, alien race outlines and so much more! Get to know the Universe now! Collecting material from the OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE – MASTER EDITION #1-36.
Rated A …$16.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2730-7

GHOST RIDER: TRAIL OF TEARS
COVER BY: CLAYTON CRAIN
WRITER: GARTH ENNIS
PENCILS: CLAYTON CRAIN
Here it is – the prequel to Garth Ennis and Clayton Crain’s smash hit GHOST RIDER: ROAD TO DAMNATION! Travis Parham thought he’d seen hell. As a lieutenant in the Confederate Army, he stood neck-deep in muck and blood, surrounded by the whistle of hot shrapnel and the screams of dying men. Two years later, Parham has carved a new life for himself, doing his best to forget the depravity that lurks in the pits of men’s souls. Now, Parham’s tranquil world is about to be rudely interrupted. Up from the depths comes a force of nature that transcends his wildest dreams – a fiery wraith that knows a thing or two about evil and even more about vengeance. Collecting GHOST RIDER: TRAIL OF TEARS #1-6.
Parental Advisory …$14.99

IRON MAN VS. DOCTOR DOOM: DOOMQUEST PREMIERE HC (and DM ONLY)
COVERS BY: JOHN ROMITA JR. & BOB LAYTON
WRITER: DAVID MICHELINIE and BOB LAYTON
PENCILS: JOHN ROMITA JR and BOB LAYTON
When armors collide! Trapped in the time-lost land of King Arthur, Iron Man battles Doctor Doom in a classic clash of titans! And in the far-flung future of 2093 A.D., the Armored Avenger and Doom must team up…to save Camelot! Collecting IRON MAN #149-150 and #249-250.
136 PGS./Rated A …$19.99

MARVEL FANFARE/STRANGE TALES VOL. 1
COVER BY: MICHAEL GOLDEN
WRITER: CHRIS CLAREMONT, ROGER MCKENZIE, CHARLIE BOATNER, DAVID ANTHONY KRAFT, DAVID WINN, DAVID MICHELINIE, SANDY PLUNKETT, MIKE W. BARR, ROGER STERN, STEVEN GRANT, and BILL MANTLO
PENCILS: MICHAEL GOLDEN, PAUL SMITH, TREVOR VON EEDEN, DAVE COCKRUM, MARSHALL ROGERS, P. CRAIG RUSSELL, LUKE MCDONNELL, SANDY PLUNKETT, CHARLES VESS, JOE BARNEY, and GEORGE FREEMAN
One of Marvel’s most unique anthology titles had a strong start with a classic Spider-Man/X-Men team-up saga in the Savage Land, presented here in its entirety, with more than a half-dozen additional tales! Mister Fantastic, alone against Annihilus! Captain America faces a forgotten wartime legacy! The Hulk vs. the circus! Christmas with Daredevil! Deathlok, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Ian McNee of MYSTIC ARCANA fame and more! Collecting MARVEL FANFARE #1-7.
Rated T+ …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2702-

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: ATLAS ERA TALES TO ASTONISH VOL. 2
COVER BY: JACK KIRBY
WRITER: STAN LEE and LARRY LIEBER
PENCILS: JACK KIRBY, STEVE DITKO, and DON HECK
Ready your fallout shelter, check your 4th-dimensional passport, and get ready for a trip into the wild and wooly days of the Atlas Era! The Marvel Masterworks have prepared another heaping helping of towering terrors that eat atom bombs for breakfast and psychological mind-benders of scintillating suspense. Led by Jack “The King” Kirby, there’s a whole passel of monsters from beyond the edge of imagination eager to smash their way into your town. From swamp beasts, terrorizing trees, atomic ants and Gorgilla, the gorilla who’d give King Kong a run for his money. If collateral damage is what your desire, then Groot, Krang, The Blip, Rommbu, Thorr and X, The Thing That Lived, are your best friends and your insurance agent’s worst nightmare. While Kirby tested the tensile strength of newsprint, Steve Ditko challenged readers to look through the pages of comic books and into new dimensions. His parables of suspense and wrenching psychological tension will leave you curled up and screaming for more — whether you like it or not! Collecting TALES TO ASTONISH #11-20.
272 PGS./All Ages …$59.99

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE SILVER SURFER VOL. 2 HC (2ND EDITION(NEW PRINTING)) (and VARIANT)
COVER BY: JOHN BUSCEMA
WRITER: STAN LEE
PENCILS: JOHN BUSCEMA
Back-to-press and fully restored by popular demand!
The world’s favorite space-faring super hero in his continuing saga of anguish and adventure! He sacrificed himself to save his home world of Zenn-La from the planet-devouring menace Galactus, saving those he loved in exchange for a life of servitude as the Silver Surfer. Now, after disobeying his master, Norrin Radd is stranded on the planet Earth — forever removed from his love, Shalla-Bal, and from the beckoning spaceways! A high point of epic adventure and lyrical drama, THE SILVER SURFER took the comic-book super hero to all-new heights. Using their ravaged protagonist as a lens through which they could comment on the social injustices of the era, Stan Lee and John Buscema turned the Surfer into the ultimate outsider archetype, reflecting the reader’s world in his metallic skin. In these pages, the Surfer will face ghosts from beyond the grave seeking redemption, the horrors of war, the devious Mephisto, and mighty Marvel heroes including Spider-Man to the Human Torch and the Inhumans. So what more do you need to know? Reserve that copy today, True Believer! Collecting SILVER SURFER #7-18.
288 PGS./All Ages …$54.99

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

PUNISHER MAX VOL. 9: LONG COLD DARK
COVER BY: TIM BRADSTREET
WRITER: GARTH ENNIS
PENCILS: HOWARD CHAYKIN and GORLAN PARLOV
Barracuda’s back. The most dangerous foe the Punisher has ever faced has found a chink in his enemy’s armor, one even Frank Castle himself doesn’t know about. Heart full of blackest hate and loving every minute of it, he’s out to crush the vigilante to pulp – and take his time over killing what remains. But Castle has a lifetime of slaughter behind him, and who knows how lethal he might yet become? Barracuda’s going to find out the hard way. In fact, he’s looking forward to it. Collecting PUNISHER MAX #50-54.
128 PGS./Explicit Content …$15.99

SPIDER-MAN: ONE MORE DAY PREMIERE (and DM ONLY)
COVER BY: JOE QUESADA
WRITER: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
PENCILS: JOE QUESADA
INKS: DANNY MIKI
The most-talked about – and controversial – comic event of the year, brought to you by J. Michael Straczynski and Joe Quesada! The stakes have never been higher for Peter Parker. At his darkest hours – and he’s had plenty – Peter has always had one shoulder to lean on, one person who’d remind him who he is, who he was and who he can be. Now, he’s about to lose that person. What would he do…what would you do, if you only had “One More Day?” Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #544-545, SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN #41, FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #24, SPIDER-MAN: ONE MORE DAY SKETCHBOOK and MARVEL SPOTLIGHT: ONE MORE DAY/BRAND NEW DAY.
Rated A …$24.99

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN SPANISH COLLECTION
COVER BY: MARK BAGLEY
WRITER: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
PENCILS: MARK BAGLEY
Collecting the groundbreaking first year of Ultimate Spider-Man in one colossal trade paperback! High school, puberty, first dances – there are many pitfalls to being young. Compound these with intense personal tragedy and super human powers, and you can start to visualize the world of Peter Parker, a.k.a. Spider-Man. Following the murder of his uncle and the Green Goblin’s assault on his high school, Peter finds himself on the brink of manhood: getting a job at the Daily Bugle to help support his widowed aunt and taking on extracurricular activities – such as bringing down the Kingpin, the head of organized crime in New York City! Collecting ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #1-13.

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN ULTIMO COLLECIÒN LIBRO 1 TPB
Escrito por BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Dibujado por MARK BAGLEY
¡Reviva el primer año innovador de Ultimate Spider-Man en un libro colosal! La secundaria, la pubertad, primeros bailes – ser joven tiene muchas trampas. Componga éstos con intensa tragedia personal y super poderes humano, y usted puede empezar a entender el mundo de Peter Parker, tambien conocido como Spider-Man. Despues del asesinato de su tío y el asalto del Green Goblin en su secundaria, Peter se encuentra a punto de ser hombre: consiguiendo un trabajo en el Daily Bugle para ayudar su tía enviudada y actividades extracurriculares – y encuentros con el Kingpin, ¡el lider de el crimen organizado en la Ciudad de Nueva York! Incluyiendo libros #1-13 de Ultimate Spider-Man.
Rated A …$29.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3024-6

ULTIMATE X-MEN SPANISH COLLECTION
COVER BY: LEINIL FRANCIS YU
WRITER: MARK MILLAR WITH GEOFF JOHNS
PENCILS: ADAM KUBERT, ANDY KUBERT, TOM RANEY, THOMAS DERENICK, and AARON LOPRESTI
Collecting the first year of Mark Millar’s groundbreaking ULTIMATE X-MEN – issues #1-12 – in one colossal trade paperback! Featuring an all-new cover by ULTIMATE HULK VS. WOLVERINE artist Leinil Francis Yu! The world stands on the brink of genetic war. Mankind has made the first move, launching an army of giant, cybernetic executioners called Sentinels — programmed to target and eliminate the mutant DNA strand. Now, Magneto and his mutant terrorists are preparing to follow through on their threats of Homo sapien genocide. The only force that can prevent total annihilation: five awkward teenagers and their crippled mentor! Plus: The inexperienced X-Men must rely on the enigmatic and unproven Wolverine when they become pawns of the mystifying Weapon X program. Can Logan go it alone against the shadow-ops organization that transformed him into one of the world’s most lethal killing machines? Also featuring the rare ULTIMATE X-MEN #1/2!

ULTIMATE X-MEN ULTIMATE COLLECIÒN LIBRO 1 TPB
Escrito por MARK MILLAR con GEOFF JOHNS
Dibujado por ADAM KUBERT, ANDY KUBERT, TOM RANEY, THOMAS DERENICK & AARON LOPRESTI
Nuevo dibujo LEINIL FRANCIS YU
El primer año de Mark Millar’s innovador ULTIMATE X-MEN – libros #1-12 – en un libro colosal. ¡Con arte nuevo, dibujado por el artista de ULTIMATE HULK VS. WOLVERINE Leinil Francis Yu! El mundo està al borde de una guerra genetica. La humanidad ha tomado el primer paso, lanzando un ejército de gigantes, cibernético verdugos llamados Sentinels—programado para encontrar y eliminar el hilo mutante de ADN. Ahora, Magneto y sus terroristas mutantes se estàn preparando para llevar hasta el fin sus amenazas de genocidio a los Homo sapiens. ¡La única fuerza que puede prevenir aniquilación total: cinco adolescentes y su mentor paralizado! Ademas: los X-Men inexpertos tienen que depender del enigmático e improbable Wolverine cuando lleguen a ser peones del misterioso programa Weapon X. ¿Podra Logan defenderse solo contra la organización secreta que lo transformó en uno de los hombres mas peligroso del mundo. ¡Tambìen contiene el raro ULTIMATE X-MEN #1/2!
336 PGS./Rated T+ …$29.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3025-3

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It’s a second-printing bonanza as our new release list is littered with issues that are getting a second chance after selling out! Following that, we hear from Mike Sims and the Mighty Marvel Movie Minute, Backwards Dave with Bring ’em Back, Carlos calls in with a review, and Pat Loika gets us Current with the Events from Annihilation: Conquest. All this plus a new contest announcement and Marvel Tales!

Titles mentioned in this episode include Captain America, Captain Marvel, Thor, War is Hell: The First Flight of the Phantom Eagle, and Mighty Avengers.

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Comics

Amazing Spider-Man #554, $2.99
Avengers Classic #10, $2.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA #36
COVER BY: STEVE EPTING
WRITER: ED BRUBAKER
PENCILS: BUTCH GUICE and MIKE PERKINS
INKS: BUTCH GUICE and MIKE PERKINS
THE SECOND ACT OF THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN AMERICA COMES TO ITS SHOCKING CONCLUSION!
The new Captain America fights the Red Skull’s minions with Black Widow at his side and chaos erupting all around them! Meanwhile, Sharon Carter, still under the control of Dr. Faustus, makes a horrifying discovery about the next stage of the Skull’s plans! By Eisner and Harvey Award-Winning Best Writer Ed Brubaker with art by master storytellers Steve Epting and Butch Guice.
Rated T+ …$2.99

Captain Marvel #3 (of 5)(2nd Printing Variant), $2.99

CAPTAIN MARVEL #4
COVERS BY: ED MCGUINNESS and TERRY DODSON
WRITER: BRIAN REED
PENCILS: LEE WEEKS
INKS: STEFANO GAUDIANO
SECRET INVASION: INFILTRATION is underway and Captain Marvel is in the middle of it! What is the truth about Captain Marvel’s trip through time? The Kree are here to find out! Brian Reed (NEW AVENGERS: ILLUMINATI) and Lee Weeks (DAREDEVIL) continue the epic return of the Universe’s finest soldier!
Rated A…$2.99

Fantastic Four #554 (2nd Printing Bryan Hitch Variant Cover), $2.99
Foolkiller #4 (of 5), $3.99
Franklin Richards Spring Break, $2.99
Ghost Rider #21, $2.99
Hulk #2 2nd Printing Mcguinness Variant (Incentive Ed McGuinness Sketch Cover), $2.99
Immortal Iron Fist #13, $2.99
Incredible Hercules #115 (Regular Art Adams Cover), $2.99
Incredible Hercules #115 (Incentive Marko Djurdjevic Variant Cover), $2.99
Iron Man #27, $2.99
Lords of Avalon SOD #1 (of 6) 2nd Printing Variant, $2.99
Marvel Adventures Avengers #22, $2.99
Marvel Adventures Two-In-One #9, $4.99
Marvel Illustrated Iliad #4 (of 8), $2.99
New Exiles #2 (2nd Printing Tom Grummett Variant Cover), $2.99

THE ORDER #9
COVER BY: BARRY KITSON
WRITER: MATT FRACTION
BREAKDOWNS: BARRY KITSON
PENCILS: JAVIER SALTARES
INKS: STEFANO GAUDIANO and DEREK FRIDOLFS
California’s premier super-team! Superstars! Heroes! Moving targets? The sinister M.A.N. from S.H.A.D.O.W. clearly has devious plans for the super heroes of the Sunshine State…or he just wants them dead. Now, after squaring off against Soviet super-soldiers, zobos, the Black Dahlias girl gang, giant monsters, eviction from their headquarters, and their own performance issues, the worst is about to begin! By Matt Fraction (THE IMMORTAL IRON FIST) and Barry Kitson (Legion of Super-Heroes).
Rated T+ …$2.99

THOR #7
COVERS BY: MARKO DJURDJEVIC and OLIVIER COIPEL & MARKO DJURDJEVIC
WRITER: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
PENCILS: MARKO DJURDJEVIC
INKS: DANNY MIKI
We say thee HELL YEAH! After the events of the mega-blockbuster, multiple-issue-sellout, critically acclaimed first arc that restored the mighty God of Thunder and Asgard to full glory, Thor is back in action with a vengeance! And joining J. Michael Straczynski…fan-favorite DAREDEVIL cover artist Marko Djurdjevic comes on board to provide amazing painted interiors for an explosive two-issue arc! Thor’s never been more intense!
Rated T+…$2.99

Twelve #2 (of 12) 2nd Printing Chris Weston Variant, $2.99
Ultimates 3 #1 (Black and White Gatefold Heroes and Villians Variants), $2.99
Uncanny X-Men #495 (2nd Printing Mike Choi Variant), $2.99

WAR IS HELL: THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE PHANTOM EAGLE #1
COVER BY: JOHN CASSADAY
WRITER: GARTH ENNIS
PENCILS and INKS: HOWARD CHAYKIN
Set against the grim backdrop of Word War I, mysterious aviator Karl Kaufmann arrives on the western front dressed outlandishly and at the controls of his own plane. Overconfident and full of romantic ideals, he has come to fight and kill the Hun. But soon Kaufmann confronts staggering loss and witnesses violence on a scale he has never imagined. In the process, he learns the harsh truth of conflict: war is hell. Written by Garth Ennis and drawn by Howard Chaykin.
Cardstock Cover/Explicit Content …$3.99

Wolverine #62 (2nd Printing Ron Garney Variant)(X-Men Divided We Stand Tie-In), $2.99
Wolverine Origins #23, $2.99
World War Hulk Aftersmash Warbound #4 (of 5), $2.99
X-Factor #28 (2nd Printing Pablo Raimondi Variant)(X-Men Divided We Stand Tie-In), $2.99
X-Force #1 (2nd Printing Clayton Crain Variant)(X-Men Divided We Stand Tie-In), $2.99

Collections

EARTH X TRILOGY COMPANION TPB
COVER BY: ALEX ROSS
WRITER: JIM KRUEGER and ALEX ROSS
PENCILS: ALEX ROSS
The Earth X Trilogy revealed secrets of the Marvel Universe, but what are the secrets of the Earth X Trilogy? See for yourself in this collection of sketches, background material and incredible insights – all handpicked by series co-creator Alex Ross, and many seen here for the first time! Plus: the rare EARTH X #1/2; and the never-before-printed X-51 EARTH X prequel, originally serialized as an online comic. This is a resolicitation, all previous orders are cancelled.
Rated T+ …$29.99

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: CAPTAIN AMERICA VOL. 4 (and DM ONLY)
COVER BY: GENE COLAN
WRITER: STAN LEE
PENCILS: GENE COLAN, JOHN ROMITA, and JOHN BUSCEMA
COLORED BY: WESLEY WONG
Steve Rogers is dead. Long live Captain America! The Sentinel of Liberty returns in another series of Marvel Masterworks adventures by the crème de la crème of the Bullpen’s unmatched artists and Stan “The Man” Lee. While the world thinks Steve Rogers dead, he continues on in secret as Captain America — but one identity crisis leads to another when the Red Skull returns and uses the power of the Cosmic Cube to switch bodies! Only with the help Sam Wilson, the Falcon — the world’s first African-America super hero — can Cap regain his true identity and defeat his Nazi nemesis? There’re also adventures against the Scorpion, Suprema and a classic Cap college campus story from the students’ rights era that proves if ain’t relevant, it ain’t Marvel! And lest we forget, Cap’s beautiful gal, Sharon Carter; guest-appearances by the Avengers, Nick Fury and Rick Jones in the guise of Bucky; and the looming menace of M.O.D.O.K. and the men of Advanced Idea Mechanics! So forget your war bonds and invest in Cap Masterworks, this one’s guaranteed greatness! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA #114-124.
240 PGS./All Ages …$54.99

MIGHTY AVENGERS VOL.1: THE ULTRON INITIATIVE #1 HARDCOVER
COVER BY: FRANK CHO
WRITER: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
PENCILS: FRANK CHO
The wait is over!! The Mighty Avengers assemble! Gathered together to be the greatest Avengers team ever, but who picked them? And why? And which A-list Avengers villain returns, revamped and reloaded for the ultimate revenge? Big super hero adventures from the multi-award winning team of Bendis and Cho. Collecting MIGHTY AVENGERS #1-6.
Rated A …$19.99

MOON KNIGHT VOL. 2: MIDNIGHT SUN TPB
COVER BY: DAVID FINCH
WRITERS: CHARLIE HUSTON and DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI
PENCILS: DAVID FINCH, MICO SUAYAN, TOMM COKER, and JEFTE PAOLO
Three months back on the job, and they’re already coming out of the woodwork. The bad guys you expect. The gangsters and the hoods with old axes to grind. They all come with the territory. But the heroes – them, you don’t expect. Popping up to give you the eyeball and make sure you’re toeing the line. Their line. Spider-Man and his wisecracks…Frank Castle, the angel of death himself, telling you he’ll be keeping an eye on you…even the fugitive Captain America, with a word to say about crashing aircrafts into the sides of buildings in New York City. And now, this other thing. Someone is out there. Someone hitting the old haunts, scenes of the old crimes. Leaving messages. Leaving bodies. Someone who knows you. Someone who crushes steel and pulls off limbs. All to get your attention. Someone out of your league! Plus: Some people come to New York City looking for a knight in shining armor. Or just a warm body who can help you through the lonely hours. Be careful what you look for. Hot crime novelist Duane Swierczynski (The Blonde) and Jefte Paolo bring you the story of three women whose lives intersect in strange and deadly ways, two predators who stalk the city streets at night, and one shock ending you won’t see coming. No matter how many bad dates you’ve had. Collecting MOON KNIGHT #7-13 and ANNUAL #1.
Parental Advisory …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2290-6

NEW AVENGERS VOL. 7: THE TRUST PREMIERE HC
COVER BY: LEINIL YU
WRITER: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
PENCILS: LEINIL YU
The New Avengers have found a huge clue to the threat that has faced them since the day they banded together; now just the knowledge of that threat is tearing them apart. What secret could be so damning that it could do to the New Avengers what the Civil War could not? This volume ties into or wraps up threads from CIVIL WAR, WORLD WAR HULK, both AVENGERS titles and the upcoming SECRET INVASION! Collecting NEW AVENGERS #32-37 and ANNUAL #2.
184 PGS./Rated A …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2502-0

PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL VOL. 2: GOIN’ OUT WEST TPB
COVER BY: ARIEL OLIVETTI
WRITER: MATT FRACTION
PENCILS: ARIEL OLIVETTI and LEANDRO FERNANDEZ
Can one man stand against an army fueled by pure hate? With recent tragedies still rattling in his head, Frank Castle finds himself tied to a fencepost with barbed wire, watching what may be his last sunrise. Somewhere along the U.S./Mexico border, a super-militia bent on igniting a race war has been killing scores of innocent people. By the time the last shot is fired and the last body falls, you’ll have met the modern incarnation of the Hate Monger and seen an all-new look for the Punisher. Meanwhile, in Washington DC, someone wants to have words with Frank about his recent patriotic costume change: the Winter Soldier himself, Bucky Barnes! Collecting PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #5-11.
168 PGS./Rated T+ …$17.99

SPIDER-MAN: REIGN TPB
COVER BY: KAARE ANDREWS
WRITER: KAARE ANDREWS
PENCILS: KAARE ANDREWS
Spider-Man’s darkest night? The time? The future. The place? A cold, hostile Manhattan that long ago traded freedom for security, imposed by the brutal soldiers of the Reign. The opposition? Publisher turned rabble-rousing street prophet J. Jonah Jameson, who promises Spider-Man will return to save them all. But the long-vanished hero is a tired old man now – no job, no family, no hope. Can Peter Parker rediscover his once-great power and the great responsibility that comes with it? Or is the Spider’s mask too heavy a burden to bear in this harsh new reality? Featuring Doctor Octopus, Electro, Kraven, Mysterio, Sandman, Scorpion and more! Collecting SPIDER-MAN: REIGN #1-4.
160 PGS./Rated T+ …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2665-2

X-FACTOR VOL. 4: HEART OF ICE TPB
COVER BY: PABLO RAIMONDI
WRITER: PETER DAVID
PENCILS: PABLO RAIMONDI and KHOI PHAM
With mutants an endangered species, can X-Factor stop the Isolationist from making them extinct? X-Factor’s battle with the depowered mutants of the terrorist X-Cell reaches a cataclysmic conclusion. Will X-Factor’s Rictor remain loyal to his teammates when faced with the chance to regain his own lost powers? And in the aftermath, there’s no rest for the wicked, as X-Factor is approached by Josef Huber, the Isolationist, who claims to have a way to make the government that has always feared and persecuted mutants protect them instead. Can he be trusted, or are his true intentions much more sinister? Does he plan for X-Factor to be mutantkind’s saviors, or their doom? Collecting X-FACTOR #18-24.
Rated T+ …$17.99

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Titles mentioned include Annihilation: Conquest, Avengers: The Initiative, The Last Defenders, Mighty Avengers, Nova, Punisher, Wolverine, and X-Factor.

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Marvel items on sale, 3.12.08

Comics

AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #18
COVER BY: RON FRENZ
WRITER: TOM DEFALCO
PENCILS: RON FRENZ
INKS: SAL BUSCEMA
Betrayed!” Part 2 of 2
Circumstances compel Spider-Girl to join forces with the most unlikely ally of all–The Hobgoblin!
Rated A …$2.99

Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 #553 $2.99

ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST #5
WRITERS: DAN ABNETT and ANDY LANNING
PENCILS: TOM RANEY
INKS: SCOTT HANNA
Can anyone stop Ultron? How did the evil android unite with the Phalanx? What are his secret plans? And have any of our desperate and divided heroes survived to fight back? It’s not too late to join the acclaimed team of writers Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (NOVA) and penciler Tom Raney (ULTIMATE X-MEN) for another chapter of what Wizard raves is “mystery, action and adventure on a galactic scale!”
Rated T+ …$2.99

AVENGERS FAIRY TALES #1
COVER BY: CLAIRE WENDLING
WRITER: C. B. CEBULSKI
PENCILS and INKS: JOAO M.P. LEMOS
The critically-acclaimed line of Marvel Fairy Tales continues with a coming-of-age tale inspired by the timeless classic Peter Pan! When Wanda and Pietro are swept away to Neverland by the boy who never grows up, they find themselves pulled into a situation beyond their wildest dreams. However, as fairies and lost boys become locked in battle with a vicious pirate captain and his crew, the two children must accept that sometimes fantasy is not always an escape from reality. See Captain America, Iron Man, Thor and the rest of the Avengers as you’ve never seen them before!
Rated All Ages …$2.99

AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #10
COVER BY: STEFANO CASELLI
WRITER: DAN SLOTT
PENCILS: STEFANO CASELLI
“KILLED IN ACTION” Part 3 of 4 “Confirmed Kills”
For some time you’ve known the secret of the SCARLET SPIDERS. Now here’s what happens when CLOUD 9 finds out! Just how will the Initiative’s resident headcase react to Michael, Van, and Patrick? And if that wasn’t bad enough, just wait till you see what happens to another of our longstanding cadets! More death! More mayhem! No mercy!
Rated T+ …$2.99

Captain America Vol 5 #34 DF Exclusive Alex Ross Variant Cover Signed By Alex Ross $29.99
Captain America Vol 5 #34 Directors Cut $3.99
Civil War Chronicles #9 $4.99

DEAD OF NIGHT FEATURING MAN-THING #2
COVER BY: KAARE ANDREWS
WRITER: ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA
PENCILS and INKS: BRIAN DENHAM
Death has come to Citrusville, in the guise of four deranged army vets filled with bloodlust, with nothing to lose. When their paths cross with swamp-witch Jessica Cale, expect death and dismemberment… but whose? And how do Jessica’s little brother Andy and his imaginary, red-eyed, green-skinned friend fit in? This radical re-imagining of the Man-Thing mythos continues, once again narrated by the keeper of the Tower of Shadows: Digger!
Rated Explicit Content …$3.99

Fantastic Four Vol 3 #555 $2.99
Hedge Knight 2 Sworn Sword #5 $2.99
Hulk Vol 2 #1 DF Exclusive Dale Keown Variant Cover Signed By Ed McGuinness $29.99

IRON MAN: ENTER THE MANDARIN #6
COVER BY: ERIC CANETE
WRITER: JOE CASEY
PENCILS and INKS: ERIC CANETE
THE FINAL BATTLE! The clock is ticking as next summer’s metallic movie star, IRON MAN, must stop the plans of his arch-foe, the megalomaniacal MANDARIN! How did their first battle REALLY end? Find out here as Joe Casey and Eric Canete bring you the senses-shattering conclusion!
Rated A…$2.99

THE LAST DEFENDERS #1
COVER BY: STEVE MCNIVEN
WRITER: JOE CASEY
PENCILS: JIM MUNIZ
INKS: CAM SMITH
At long last, the team book you’ve been waiting for! The return of the Defenders! (no trademark infringement here!) And look who’s on the team: The mutant Colossus! The sensational She-Hulk! The unpredicatable Blazing Skull! An all-new lineup led by the enigmatic Nighthawk! Injected into the heart of the modern Marvel Universe, the Defenders have been reformed to serve a specific policital purpose…but is there a greater destiny in store for this crew? It’s hi-octane superheroics mainlined right into your fanboy brain!
Rated T+…$2.99

Marvel Adventures Hulk #9 $2.99
Marvel Comics Presents Vol 2 #7 $3.99
Marvel Illustrated Moby Dick #2 $2.99

MIGHTY AVENGERS #10
COVER BY: MARK BAGLEY
WRITER: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
PENCILS: MARK BAGLEY
INKS: DANNY MIKI
Iron Man and the Sentry are stuck in the past with none other than Doctor Doom. Any interaction with anything or anyone could jeopardize the future of the Marvel Universe! Can Tony Stark trust Victor Von Doom to help get them back to the present before the Sentry has a complete meltdown? Guest starring the Fantastic Four’s ever-lovin’ blue-eyed Thing!
Rated A …$2.99

New Exiles #3 $2.99

NOVA #11
COVER BY: ALEX MALEEV
WRITERS: DAN ABNETT and ANDY LANNING
PENCILS: PAUL PELLETIER
INKS: RICK MAGYAR
Rocketing from the pages of ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST, a new story begins, featuring the debut of new cover artist Alex Maleev (HALO: UPRISING) and new interior artist Paul Pelletier (FANTASTIC FOUR)! Nova finally reaches the end of his quest…but will his techno infection take him out before a surprise former fan–favorite guest–star can attempt to save the day? Before the Human Rocket jets back into the pages of CONQUEST, now is the time to jump onboard and find out why ComicPants.com says “this series just keeps getting better.”
Rated T+ …$2.99

PUNISHER #55
COVER BY: TIM BRADSTREET
WRITER: GARTH ENNIS
PENCILS and INKS: GORAN PARLOV
“VALLEY FORGE, VALLEY FORGE: THE SLAUGHTER OF A U.S. MARINE GARRISON AND THE BIRTH OF THE PUNISHER,” PART 1
Garth Ennis concludes his seminal run on PUNISHER — in style. Thirty-five years ago, the Fifth Cavalry disgorged their troops on an isolated Vietnamese hilltop and was met by a scene of utter devastation. The final body count ran to well over seven-hundred — almost 200 hundred of them American soldiers. Standing alone amidst the carnage, a sole survivor: Captain Frank Castle, who years later would be known as the most fearsome vigilante to walk the Earth: The Punisher. Now the Punisher is about to face his stiffest test: He’s hunted big game in his day, but none as big as this. Five men with unlimited resources. Men who’d put anything between themselves and the Punisher’s bullet. Men who know exactly who he is…and how to fight him.
Explicit Content …$2.99

Thunderbolts #119 $2.99
Ultimates 3 #2 2nd Ptg Variant Cover $2.99

WOLVERINE #63
COVER BY: RON GARNEY
WRITER: JASON AARON
PENCILS: RON GARNEY
In the aftermath of “Messiah CompleX,” Wolverine’s quest for vengeance continues, taking him from the desolate hills of Afghanistan to the war-torn streets of Baghdad. Along the way, with his quarry throwing more and more innocents into the line of fire, Wolverine must ask himself: just how much collateral damage can he live with?
Rated Parental Advisory …$2.99

X-Factor Vol 3 #29 (X-Men Divided We Stand Tie-In) $2.99

Collections

AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE VOL. 1 – BASIC TRAINING
COVER BY: JIM CHEUNG
WRITER: DAN SLOTT
PENCILS: STEFANO CASELLI and STEVE UY
Earth’s Mightiest army! The superhero Civil War is over, and the government won. Now super-beings and costumed heroes are being drafted into America’s new superhuman armed forces: the Initiative. The heart of the operation is Camp Hammond, where Avengers veterans such as Yellowjacket, War Machine and Justice train the next generation of heroes. Can young cadets like Cloud 9, Hardball, Komodo, Rage, Slapstick, Trauma and Ultragirl live up to the Initiative’s superhuman standards? Find out as they and dozens of other heroes from throughout the Marvel Universe clash with the hordes of Hydra, the Incredible Hulk and even the amazing Spider-Man! Collecting AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #1-6.
Rated T+ …$14.99

GHOST RIDER VOL. 4: REVELATIONS TPB
COVER BY: MIKE DEODATO
WRITER: DANIEL WAY
PENCILS: JAVIER SALTARES and MARK TEXEIRA
The final confrontation between Ghost Rider and Lucifer begins here! Ghost Rider, now back in control after Johnny has (once again) proven himself to be…not so good at it, has begun his brutal final march toward Lucifer’s ultimate destruction. But should the fate of the mortal world — and possibly the immortal world — be entrusted to a vengeful spirit bonded to the soul of an ex-carnival performer? Heaven doesn’t think so. Collecting GHOST RIDER #14-19.
144 PGS./Parental Advisory …$14.99

MAGICIAN APPRENTICE VOL. 2 (and DM ONLY)
COVERS BY: RYAN STEGMAN
WRITER: RAYMOND E. FEIST and BRYAN J.L. GLASS
PENCILS: RYAN STEGMAN
Adapted from the novel by New York Times Best-Selling author Raymond E. Feist, MAGICIAN APPRENTICE is an exhilarating ride through a rich fantasy world that is hailed by fans and critics alike as “second only to the ‘Lord of the Rings.”
The journey from Crydee to Krondor is wrought with peril, and an ambush by the dark elves known as the Moredhel has decimated Duke Borric’s company of men. With the help of the Dwarven Chief Dolgan, what remains of the party must travel through the mines of Mac Mordian Cadal to find a new path to their destination. But the mines are anything but safe, and Tomas will discover something in them that will change his own path forever… Collecting MAGICIAN APPRENTICE #7-12.
144 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2588-4 (and ISBN: 978-0-7851-3144-1)

MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: LAST OF THE MOHICANS PREMIERE HC
COVER BY: JOHN WATSON
WRITER: ROY THOMAS and JAMES FENIMORE COOPER
PENCILS: STEVEN KURTH and DENIS MEDRI
The very first MARVEL ILLUSTRATED story, The House of Ideas’ new foray into classic literature, featuring an adaptation of James Fenimore Cooper’s renowned novel! Adapted by writer Roy Thomas, who’s a Marvel classic himself (AVENGERS, X-MEN, CONAN) with stunning art by Marvel newcomer Steve Kurth. LAST OF THE MOHICANS tells the seminal story of a race on the brink of disappearance due to the inexorable push of civilization into the wilderness of the New World. It’s a tale that will touch readers of every age with both its timeless realization of an important historical period — and with its powerful action and adventure! This isn’t your father’s classic comics! Collecting MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: LAST OF THE MOHICANS #1-6.
188 PGS./Parental Advisory …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2443-6
Trim size: standard

MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK PREMIERE HC
COVER BY: MARKO DJURDJEVIC
WRITER: ROY THOMAS and ALEXANDER DUMAS
PENCILS: HUGO PETRUS
Alexander Dumas’ brilliant follow-up to The Three Musketeers, brought to vivid life as only Roy Thomas and Hugo Petrus can! Deep inside the French prison known as the Bastille resides prisoner number 12, Philippe…who is none other than the twin brother of King Louis XIV. He was incarcerated to prevent him from setting off a civil war in his quest for the kingship itself. But there are forces who will work tirelessly to free this man in the iron mask — and put Philippe on the throne! It’s an adaptation that will draw you in with political intrigue so timely it will shock you. Collecting MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK #1-6.
144 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2592-1
Trim size: standard

MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: TREASURE ISLAND PREMIERE HC
COVER BY: GREG HILDEBRANDT
WRITERS: ROY THOMAS and ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
PENCILS: MARIO GULLY
Robert Louis Stevenson’s seafaring adventure is brought to graphic life by scrivener Roy Thomas (X-MEN, AVENGERS, CONAN) and a new penciling sensation Mario Gully! This is a classic tale that has thrilled generations of readers, taken in by the allure of the sea — as only Stevenson could present it! Don’t dare miss this limited adaptation of the entire novel, me hearties, or walkin’ the plank ye’ll be! Collecting MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: TREASURE ISLAND #1-6.
144 PGS./ Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2594-5
Trim size: standard

SPIDER-MAN FAMILY: UNTOLD TEAM-UPS
COVER BY: MIKE WIERINGO
WRITERS: JEFF PARKER,CHRIS GIARRUSSO, KEVIN GREVIOUX, and CHRIS ELIOPOULOS
PENCILS: LEONARD KIRK, CHRIS GIARRUSSO, RICK BURCHETT, and CHRIS ELIOPOULOS
A heaping helping of timeless tales of Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man! Peter Parker has a wonderful evening lined up for Mary Jane that starts with a horse-carriage ride to a popular Broadway show. But then the stage magic becomes terrifyingly real and it’s Spider-Man who has a date – with the secret super team known as the Agents of Atlas! The action continues with an all-new untold tale featuring Spidey and that magical master, Dr. Strange! The good Doc ain’t feeling so well, so here’s hoping ol’ Web Head can cure what ails him in time to fight off EVERY mystical demon in the universe! And finally, (ribbit) it’s time for a team-up, Spidey! (ribbit) Let’s see…Iron Man’s busy (ribbit), Captain America’s a little under the weather (ribbit), the FF are doing their own (ribbit) thing…who’s not busy this month? (ribbit) FROG THOR!!!!!!!! Plus: an all-new Mini Marvel tale and a backup story featuring Man-Wolf! Collecting SPIDER-MAN FAMILY #4-6.
Rated A …$9.99

SPIDER-MAN/RED SONJA PREMIERE HC
COVER BY: MICHAEL TURNER
WRITER: MICHAEL AVON OEMING
PENCILS: MEL RUBI
The wise-cracking Wall-Crawler collides with the She-Devil with a Sword! Longtime Marvel readers know that these two legends have met before – but that was just the warm-up! They may be from two different eras, but Spider-Man and Red Sonja have both faced the maniacal mage known as Kulan Gath. Now, the sadistic sorcerer makes a play for power that will once again bring these two famous heroes together – but will it be as friends or foes? Writer Michael Avon Oeming (OMEGA FLIGHT, Red Sonja) and Mel Rubi (Red Sonja) – plus cover artist Michael Turner (CIVIL WAR) – answer the eternal question: What’s better in a fight, the proportional strength and speed of a spider, or cold, hard steel and a chain-mail bikini? Collecting SPIDER-MAN/RED SONJA #1-5 and MARVEL TEAM-UP #79.
Rated T+ …$19.99

X-MEN: DIE BY THE SWORD
COVER BY: JELENA KEVIC DJURDJEVIC
WRITER: CHRIS CLAREMONT
PENCILS: JUAN SANTACRUZ
Psylocke’s reunion with her brother, Captain Britain, takes a turn for the worst when the diabolic minds of several of Excalibur’s greatest foes decide that one world is not enough to conquer. The Exiles and Excalibur must join forces to save crosstime before all of creation is destroyed! Collecting X-MEN: DIE BY THE SWORD #1-5.
Rated A …$13.99

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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