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Courtesy of Marvel here are preview pages for Dark Reign: The Hood #1, Dark Reign: Elektra #3, Ghost Rider #35,  The Immortal Iron Fist #26 and Moon Knight #30 all scheduled to ship next week.

DARK REIGN: THE HOOD #1
COVER BY: MARKO DJURDJEVIC
WRITER: JEFF PARKER
PENCILS: KYLE HOTZ
INKS: KYLE HOTZ
COLORED BY: FRANK MARTIN
THE STORY:
Straight from the pages of NEW AVENGERS and DARK REIGN: THE CABAL—go deep into the cutthroat world of The Hood! You may know him as the tough-talking crime boss who’s organizing the villains of NYC while wheeling and dealing with the likes of Loki and Dr. Doom. But what about his pregnant girlfriend, addict cousin and institutionalized mother that we met back in his debut mini? And what price is he paying for his rapid climb up the ranks of crime and power? Writer Jeff Parker (AGENTS OF ATLAS) and Kyle Hotz (THE HOOD: BLOOD FROM STONES) invite you to spend a week in the life of Parker Robinson, one of the key characters in Dark Reign, as he struggles to keep his professional and personal lives from destroying each other!
Parental Advisory …$3.99

DARK REIGN: ELEKTRA #3
COVER BY: LEE BERMEJO
WRITER: ZEB WELLS
PENCILS: CLAY MANN
INKS: MARK PENNINGTON
COLORED BY: MATT HOLLINGSWORTH
THE STORY:
A fatigued and badly wounded Elektra is out of H.A.M.M.E.R. custody and on the run, and Norman Osborn wants her
neutralized. Nothing for it but to send his best anti-Elektra operative – the Dark Avengers’ own…HAWKEYE! He killed her once when he was Bullseye. Does a wounded Elektra even stand a chance? From Zeb Wells (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) and Clay Mann (DAREDEVIL)!
Rated T+ …$3.99

GHOST RIDER #35
COVER BY: ARTHUR SUYDAM
WRITER: JASON AARON
PENCILS: TONY MOORE
INKS: TONY MOORE
LETTERED BY: VC – JOE CARAMAGNA
THE STORY:
“TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS,” PART 3
Johnny Blaze has come to a monastery in Japan, just wanting to be left alone as he waits patiently for the end of the world. But when a local biker gang begins terrorizing the town, Blaze realizes that his work as Ghost Rider isn’t quite done yet.
Parental Advisory …$2.99

THE IMMORTAL IRON FIST #26
COVER BY: PATRICK ZIRCHER
WRITER: DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI
PENCILS: TRAVEL FOREMAN
COLORED BY: MATT MILLA
LETTERED BY: NATE PIEKOS
THE STORY:
Danny’s escape from Hell gets down to the wire! Trapped in the mystical and secret eighth city of monsters, Danny and the Immortal Weapons have to make the prison-break of a lifetime…with Davos waiting to meet them outside! But will he help them run…or shove them back to their deaths?! By Duane Swierczynski (CABLE) and Travel Foreman (ARES)!
Rated T+ …$2.99

MOON KNIGHT #30
COVER BY: GABRIELE DELL’OTTO
WRITER: MIKE BENSON
PENCILS: JEFTE PALO
COLORED BY: LEE LOUGHRIDGE
LETTERED BY: VC – JOE CARAMAGNA
THE STORY:
“DOWN SOUTH,” PART 4
The little Mexican town of El Paso Del Norte is getting crowded. First, there’s Moon Knight, whose current alter ego, Jake Lockley, is playing bodyguard to a young woman who’s in the crosshairs of virtually every assassin South of the Rio Grande. Then, there’s the Zapata Brothers, a duo of outlandish assassins that’s determined to collect the bounty. And then there’s the Punisher, who’s crossed the border on the trail of some Russian Mobsters. Oh, and did we forget to mention the phantom predator known as Toltec, who’s got his sights on everyone?
Parental Advisory …$2.99

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DAREDEVIL #114
COVER BY: MARKO DJURDJEVIC
WRITER: ED BRUBAKER
PENCILS: MICHAEL LARK
INKS: STEFANO GAUDIANO
COLORED BY: MATT HOLLINGSWORTH
LETTERED BY: CHRIS ELIOPOULOS
With Lady Bullseye on his trail, Daredevil must protect an old blind man who holds the key to the Hand’s destruction! It’s an all-out kung-fu ninja battle in the heart of New York City, and everyone who can kick is invited! By Ed Brubaker and Michael Lark.
Rated T+ …$2.99

GHOST RIDER: DANNY KETCH #3
COVER BY: CLINT LANGLEY
WRITER: SIMON SPURRIER
PENCILS: JAVIER SALTARES
INKS: TOM PALMER
COLORED BY: DAN BROWN
Rats! Rampages! Revelations! With the mystery and madcappery ratcheting up a spike-encrusted notch, Danny Ketch finally receives some of the answers he’s been hunting. What’s the true origin of the Spirit of Vengeance? What’s its true history? What pointy-toothed terror is back from death to gnaw at his soul? And what the hell is he doing one mile beneath the Antarctic icecap with only a talking magpie for company? Saltares and Spurrier serve-up a history lesson that’ll shake the way you see the Ghost Rider mythos forever. Vvvveeeengeaaance!
Parental Advisory …$3.99

IMMORTAL IRON FIST #21
COVER BY: JUAN DOE
WRITER: DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI
PENCILS: TRAVEL FOREMAN
LETTERED BY: DAVE LANPHEAR
Danny Rand was not the first Immortal Iron Fist…and he won’t be the last! The year – 3099. The place – a distant planet first colonized a millennium ago by the People’s Republic of China. Now, a humanity oppressed by a totalitarian technological tyrant has just one hope for salvation – the kung-fu freedom-fighting of the Immortal Iron Fist! But his coming is nothing more than a prophecy and a silent prayer…and even if the Iron Fist does arrive, he must first defeat the most powerful weapon the evil robot empire has…Robo Fat-Cobra! Hot off the heels of Duane Swierczynski and Travel Foreman’s rip-roaring “MORTAL IRON FIST” arc comes an all-new look at the future legacy of the Immortal Iron Fist…with a jaw-dropping cover by Juan Doe!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

PUNISHER: WAR ZONE #3
COVER BY: TBA
WRITER: GARTH ENNIS
PENCILS: STEVE DILLON
INKS: STEVE DILLON
COLORED BY: MATT HOLLINGSWORTH
LETTERED BY: VC – RUS WOOTON
“THE RESURRECTION OF MA GNUCCI,” PART 1
The latest offering from the red-hot Marvel Knights line reunites the seminal creative team of Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon for a special, weekly-shipping 6-part limited sequel to their legendary story arc, “Welcome Back, Frank.”
It all starts when two mobsters take a trip to the zoo and piss off the wrong monkey. Limbs are lost (the kind you can’t easily replace), vultures are fed (with said appendages), and then things get, like, really crazy. Like back-from-the-dead crazy. That’s right — she’s back and she wants payback. Ma Gnucci. Eighty-five pounds of hairless, armless, legless evil.
Parental Advisory …$3.99

WOLVERINE: FIRST CLASS #10
COVER BY: DAVID WILLIAMS
WRITER: FRED VAN LENTE
PENCILS:
INKS:
COLORED BY:
LETTERED BY: SIMON BOWLAND
Even a man with a healing factor, adamantium claws and enhanced senses to get him through a fight may become a wolf when the wolfbane blooms and need the help of Jack Russell, WEREWOLF-BY-NIGHT!
Rated A …$2.99

WOLVERINE: ORIGINS #31
COVER BY: MIKE DEODATO
WRITER: DANIEL WAY
PENCILS: YANICK PAQUETTE
INKS:
COLORED BY: RAINIER BEREDO
LETTERED BY: VC – CORY PETIT
THE FAMILY BUSINESS” Part 1 (of 2)
After the stunning revelations of last issue, Daken now knows that he is merely a pawn and that his hatred of his father, Wolverine, is based upon a lie. Now, Daken and Wolverine—father and son—unite to track down the most fearsome being Daken has ever known. But they’re not the only ones looking for him…
Parental Advisory …$2.99

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Courtesy of Marvel, we have some preview pages for titles shipping Thursday, December 4th.

CRIMINAL #7
COVER BY: SEAN PHILLIPS
WRITER: ED BRUBAKER
PENCILS: SEAN PHILLIPS
INKS: SEAN PHILLIPS
COLORS: VAL STAPLES
NOTHING IS WHAT IT SEEMS AS THIS BAD NIGHT COMES TO ITS THUNDERING END!**
The conclusion of “Bad Night” spins a deadly web of lies and murder, as CRIMINAL’s new expanded format keeps the hits coming! What’s left of Jacob K.’s life has been ripped apart by a chance meeting on one bad night. But when all the things he’s been running from come to the surface, we may just learn the Jacob himself is much more than what he seems. 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 can only be found in the CRIMINAL comics, not in any collections.
Mature Content/No Ads… $3.50

ETERNALS #6
COVER BY: DANIEL ACUNA
WRITER: CHARLES KNAUF & DANIEL KNAUF
PENCILS: DANIEL ACUNA
INKS: DANIEL ACUNA
COLORED BY: DANIEL ACUNA
LETTERED BY: TODD KLEIN
How many Eternals must die before Gilgamesh’s unbridled thirst for their blood is slaked? And how does he expect to ensure that immortals remain dead? As Ikaris grows weary in his attempts to awaken the memory of Philip Stoss, aka Phastos, the absence of Sersi may move him to take drastic steps. Plus, having lost contact with Makari, the Dreaming Celestial has initiated a fail-safe that could mean a spiraling end to all life on Earth! Time is running out, for the Eternals!
Rated T+ …$2.99

IMMORTAL IRON FIST #20
COVER BY: TRAVEL FOREMAN
WRITER: DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI
PENCILS: TRAVEL FOREMAN & RUSS HEATH
COLORED BY: MATT MILLA
LETTERED BY: DAVE LANPHEAR
EDITOR: WARREN SIMONS
Danny Rand’s life–it all comes down to this! The job title may be “Immortal Iron Fist,” but the individuals who take on that mantle are anything but. And after his 33rd birthday, Danny found out exactly why–when he came face to face with the Ch’i-Lin, a malevolent force that kills every Iron Fist at age 33. But why? And how was his predecessor, the long-lived Orson Randall, able to escape it? Danny better figure something out fast, or he’ll be trading in his costume for a green-and-yellow body bag! It’s the pulse-pounding conclusion of THE MORTAL IRON FIST, by Duane Swierczynski (CABLE) and Travel Foreman (ARES)!
Rated T+ …$2.99

MARVEL ZOMBIES 3 #3
COVER BY: GREG LAND & JUSTIN PONSOR
WRITER: FRED VAN LENTE
PENCILS: KEV WALKER
INKS: KEV WALKER
COLORS: JEAN-FRANCOIS BEAULIEU
LETTERED BY: VC – RUS WOOTON
EDITOR: BILL ROSEMANN
The epic battle of Zombie vs. Robot shambles on! All that stands between the flesh-crazed armies of the Marvel Zombies and the entirety of the Marvel Universe is…Aaron “Machine Man” Stack? And if he has to shoot, slice, explode, melt, dissolve, chop, crush, dismember, fry, electrocute, bludgeon, blast, harpoon, and, of course, insult every super-powered cannibal in the Zombieverse, well, that’s just what he’s gonna do. But unbeknownst to him, the Zombie Kingpin has already hatched a fiendish plot to ensure that all of the M.U. will be consumed by an undead apocalypse!
Parental Advisory …$3.99

MOON KNIGHT: SILENT NIGHT #1
COVER BY: CLAYTON CRAIN
WRITER: PETER MILLIGAN
PENCILS: LAURENCE CAMPBELL
INKS: LAURENCE CAMPBELL
COLORED BY: LEE LOUGHRIDGE
LETTERS: VC’S RUS WOOTEN
EDITOR: AXEL ALONSO
“A CHRISTMAS DREAM”
You’ve been good? Tell that to Santa. You’ve been naughty? Look out for Moon Knight! Christmas Eve. A time for family. A time to dream. For Moon Knight’s sometime paramour Marlene it’s a chance to sit by the fire and dream of a future in which her boyfriend isn’t a borderline psychotic vigilante. But for Moon Knight, it’s just a night like any other — and tonight he’s got his sights on a pair of hitmen who picked the wrong Santa to kill.
48 PGS./One-Shot/Parental Advisory …$3.99

PUNISHER MAX X-MAS SPECIAL #1
COVER BY: CHRIS BACHALO
WRITER: JASON AARON
PENCILS: ROLAND BOSCHI
INKS: ROLAND BOSCHI
COLORS: DANIAL BROWN
LETTERS: VC’S CORY PETIT
EDITOR: AXEL ALONSO
“AND ON EARTH PEACE, GOOD WILL TOWARD MEN”
It just wouldn’t be Christmas without the Punisher, now would it? There’s no room at the inn for a mobster and his pregnant wife who are on the run from rival gangsters, but lucky for them Frank Castle is in a giving mood. Though keeping them alive won’t be easy, what with three vicious gun-toting wise-guys and a wacked-out pimp named Shepherd all hot on their trail. But then nobody ever said Christmas miracles came easy, did they?
Explicit Content …$3.99

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It’s that time of the week again. Segments from Pat, Dave, Steve, Tom, a call from Carlos, and some ramblings from the host all come together to form that wonderful mass we call Marvel Noise.

Titles mentioned include Immortal Iron Fist, Amazing Spider-Man, X-Force, Ultimatum, Captain Britain and MI:13, Weapon X: First Class, and Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man.

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Marvel items on sale, 11.19.08:

Age Of The Sentry #3 Regular Dave Bullock Cover $2.99
Age Of The Sentry #3 Incentive Sal Buscema Variant Cover $2.99
Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 #568 DF Exclusive Alex Ross Negative Variant Cover Signed By Alex Ross $29.99
Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 #578 $2.99
Avengers Invaders #6 Regular Alex Ross Cover $2.99
Avengers Invaders #6 Incentive Olivier Coipel Variant Cover – [PI]
Deadpool Vol 3 #3 2nd Ptg Paco Medina Variant Cover (Secret Invasion Tie-In) $2.99
Deadpool Vol 3 #4 $2.99
Enders Game Battle School #2 Regular Pasqual Ferry Cover $3.99
Essential Marvel Saga Vol 2 TP $16.99
Fantastic Four Vol 3 #561 Regular Bryan Hitch Cover $2.99
Fantastic Four Vol 3 #561 Incentive Monkey Variant Cover – [PI]
Foolkiller White Angels #5 $3.99
Ghost Rider Vol 5 #29 $2.99
Iron Man Director Of SHIELD #35 (Secret Invasion Tie-In) $2.99
Kabuki Reflections #11 $5.99
Marvel Adventures Avengers #30 $2.99
Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four Vol 10 Spaced Crusaders TP Digest $8.99
Marvel Adventures Two-In-One #17 $4.99
Marvel Illustrated Three Musketeers #6 $3.99
Marvel Masterworks Invincible Iron Man Vol 5 HC Regular Dust Jacket $54.99
Marvel Masterworks Invincible Iron Man Vol 5 HC Variant Dust Jacket $54.99
Moon Knight Vol 5 #24 $2.99
Punisher By Garth Ennis Omnibus HC $99.99
Punisher MAX #59 DF Signed By Garth Ennis $29.99
Punisher MAX #64 $2.99
Punisher Poster Book $6.99
Punisher War Journal Vol 2 #25 (Secret Invasion Tie-In) $3.99
Samurai Legend #3 $5.99
Spider-Man Kravens First Hunt HC $19.99
Squadron Supreme Vol 3 #5 $2.99
Thunderbolts #126 $2.99
Ultimate Fantastic Four #58 (Ultimatum Tie-In) $2.99
Uncanny X-Men #504 (X-Men Manifest Destiny Tie-In) $2.99
X-Factor Vol 3 #37 $2.99
X-Men Legacy #218 (Original Sin Part 4) $2.99
X-Men Magik Storm & Illyana HC Premiere Edition Book Market Cover $19.99
X-Men Magik Storm & Illyana HC Premiere Edition Direct Market Cover $19.99
X-Men Worlds Apart #2 $3.99
Young X-Men #8 (X-Men Manifest Destiny Tie-In) $2.99
Young X-Men Vol 1 Final Genesis TP $14.99

Product Updates:

• Deadpool #4 (SEP08 2393, $2.99) will have art by Carlo Barberi along with Paco Medina.
• The Ender’s Game: Battle School #2 Cheung Variant (SEP082292D, $3.99) has been canceled.
• The Ender’s Game: Battle School Ferry Sketch Variants #2 (SEP082293D) & #3 (OCT082359D) have been canceled.
• The Essential Marvel Saga TP Vol. 02 (SEP082465D, $16.99; FOC 10/23/08) will have 472 pages, not 480 pages.
• Marvel Adventures: Avengers #30 (SEP082348D, $2.99; FOC 10/30/08) will have art by Matteo Lolli, not Ig Guara.
• The Punisher by Garth Ennis Omnibus HC (JUL082378D, $99.99) will be 1,136 pages, not 1,192.
• Punisher War Journal #25 (SI) (SEP082366D; FOC 10/30/08), solicited as running 32 pages at a price of $2.99, will now run 48 pages at a price of $3.99.
• Uncanny X-Men #504 MD (SEP082388D, $2.99; FOC 10/30/08) & #505 MD (OCT082461D, $2.99; FOC 11/20/08) have switched covers.
• X-Factor #37 (SEP082395D, $2.99; FOC 10/30/08) will have art by Valentine De Landro, not Larry Stroman.
• Young X-Men #8 MD (SEP082394D, $2.99; FOC 10/30/08) will have art by Rafa Sandoval, not Yanick Paquette.

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

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

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Marvel items on sale, 7.23.08

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

Product Updates:

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

Is Iron Fist Truly Immortal?

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

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

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

Another week, another batch of Sneak Peeks! With many thanks to Marvel, we have the opening pages of Immortal Iron Fist #14, X-Men: Legacy #210, Ultimate Human #4, and New Warriors #11; and the first two pages of the four stories in Marvel Comics Presents #8 all scheduled to be in stores next Wednesday!

Be warned, you may find some spoilers in the following images.

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

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

ULTIMATE HUMAN #4
COVER BY: CARY NORD
WRITER: WARREN ELLIS
PENCILS: CARY NORD
Hulk vs. Iron Man – the conclusion! The full scope of Peter Wisdom’s terrifying plan is revealed, but Tony Stark and Bruce Banner are powerless to stop his mad scheme! Has the world traded the horror of the Hulk for a menace many times more deadly? The dream team of Warren Ellis and Cary Nord deliver a shock ending to the climax of this critically acclaimed event.
Rated T+ …$2.99

NEW WARRIORS #11
COVER BY: NIC KLEIN
WRITER: KEVIN GREVIOUX
PENCILS: PACO MEDINA
INKS: JUAN VLASCO
Would you trust a man who puts you in harm’s way? Someone who throws you into the path of a maniac for what he claims is the greater good? The New Warriors are becoming increasingly suspicious of their leader. When Night Thrasher pits the team against a super-villain who’s out of their league, the Warriors are left to wonder: What could possibly be worth their lives?
Rated T+ …$2.99

MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS #8
COVER BY: BRANDON PETERSON
WRITERS: MARC GUGGENHEIM, IVAN BRANDON, ANDY SCHMIDT, and RICH KOSLOWSKI
PENCILS: FRANCIS TSAI, NIKO HENRICHON, MARCO TURINI, and MARCO CHECCHETTO
Aaron Stack has been drinking again…drinking to keep the ghosts of his past at bay. It wouldn’t be a problem if he was just a man—but he’s MACHINE MAN, and his past has a way of coming alive! Join 24/7 creator Ivan Brandon and Pride of Baghdad artist Niko Henrichon for the debut of an all-new 5-part Machine Man tale! Plus: CYCLOPS & WOLVERINE go hunting, WEAPON OMEGA battles U.S. Agent, and VANGUARD reveals the truth about the murder of John Doe.
Rated A …$3.99

Here are the opening pages of a few titles shipping next week: Captain America #36, Franklin Richards: Spring Break, Immortal Iron Fist #13, War Is Hell: The First Flight of the Phantom Eagle #1, and Iron Man #27.

There will be another batch of sneak peeks for next week available soon.

Captain America #36
By Ed Brubaker (writer), and Jackson Guice & Mike Perkins (art)

Franklin Richards: Spring Break
By Marc Sumerak (plotter/writer) and Chris Eliopoulos (plotter/artist)

Immortal Iron Fist #13
By Matt Fraction & Ed Brubaker (writers) and Tonci Zonjic, David Aja, & Kano (artists)

War Is Hell: The First Flight of the Phantom Eagle #1
By Garth Ennis (writer) and Howard Chaykin (artist)

Iron Man #27
By Daniel & Charles Knauf (writers), Carlo Pagulayan (pencils), and Jeffrey Huet (inks)

Initial thoughts:

I still stand by my earlier statement that Guice needs to be seen more. His Captain America is insane and I love it. This issue does not let you catch your breath from earlier issues. Franklin Richards is a guilty pleasure. Two words to sum up Iron Fist: “whoa” and “nelly”. I wasn’t sure what to expect with Phantom Eagle and I was pleasantly surprised with what I ended up with. This is a very good first issue. Finally, it’s not an easy job being Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Thanks to Marvel for the previews.