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It’s pretty packed this time around with Pat, Steve and Andrew, Rick and Jacob, a voicemail from Tom, and our host gives a few minutes to the Invincible Iron Man not-an-omnibus.
Marvel is proud to announce Iron Man By Design 2.0 variant covers, featuring stunning new interpretations of Iron Man by two of the animation industry’s most acclaimed talents.
The variant cover to Invincible Iron Man #27 features the powerful art of Ronnie del Carmen, best known for his work at Disney•Pixar including Story Supervisor (Up, Finding Nemo), Storyboard Artist (Ratatouille) and Character Designer (WALL-E). You’ve never seen a cowboy like this Iron Man!
Then, on Iron Man Legacy #3, Bill Presing takes to the skies and soars with his variant cover! Best known for his work as a Disney•Pixar Storyboard Artist on Up and Ratatouille, Presing re-envisions Iron Man as an aerial machine of World War II, with jaw-dropping results!
Get a look at Iron Man like you’ve never seen him before! Don’t miss the Iron Man By Design 2.0 variant covers!
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #27 (APR100590)
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #27 IRON MAN BY DESIGN 2.0 VARIANT (APR100591)
Written by MATT FRACTION
Pencils & Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA
Iron Man By Design 2.0 Variant by RONNIE DEL CARMEN
Rated A …$2.99
On-Sale—6/9/10
IRON MAN: LEGACY #3 (APR100594)
IRON MAN: LEGACY #3 IRON MAN BY DESIGN 2.0 VARIANT (APR100595)
Written by FRED VAN LENTE
Penciled by STEVE KURTH
Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA
Iron Man By Design 2.0 Variant by BILL PRESING
Rated T+ …$2.99
FOC—6/3/10, On-Sale—6/23/10
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This week we have Pat’s new segment, Steve talking Marvel cosmic, Smash Tales, and more cosmic conversations with Tom, Steve, and Rick!! And our host drives around the neighborhood of a point but does he ever find a parking spot?
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Deadpool Corps #2 $2.99
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Eminem The Punisher Kill You Promotional Comic $14.99
Halo Blood Line #5 $3.99
Invincible Iron Man Vol 3 Worlds Most Wanted Book 2 TP $14.99
Iron Man 2 Public Identity #2 $3.99
Iron Man Armor Wars II TP $29.99
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Stephen Kings Dark Tower Gunslinger Born TP $19.99
Stephen Kings N #3 $3.99
Thor And The Warriors Four #2 $2.99
Ultimate Comics New Ultimates #2 $3.99
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Marvel is pleased to announce Invincible Iron Man #21 and Invincible Iron Man #22 have both sold out at Diamond (though copies may still be available at retail level) and will return with Invincible Iron Man #21 Second Printing Variant and Invincible Iron Man #22 Second Printing Variant! The Eisner Award-winning team of Matt Fraction & Salvador Larroca continues “Stark Disassembled,” the harrowing tale of the Tony Stark’s quest to return from the edge of death! But can Captain America, Thor, and Tony’s closest allies save him? Or will Norman Osborn succeed in killing Iron Man? These new printings feature the powrful interior art of Salvador Larroca on their covers!
This red hot Invincible Iron Man, awarded the Eisner Award for “Best New Series”, continues to sell out and garner praise from all corners!
“This run is about pushing the boundaries of who Tony Stark is and what makes a good Iron Man story. It is reverential to what has come before, but is written in a believable voice and is constantly looking to the future” – Paul Brian McCoy, ComicsBulletin.com
“In addition to living up to the promise of its cover, [issue #21] continues to offer what may replace ‘Demon in a Bottle’ as the definitive take on the character of Tony Stark.” – Tim Lenaghan, IGN.com
“Okay, here’s what’s good about this issue: Matt Fraction. Damn, that boy can write!” – Chad Derdowski, Mania.com
Marvel urges retailers to check their orders on Invincible Iron Man as the series continues to sell out and draw critical acclaim from fans and the press! Please note that Invincible Iron Man #20, the first chapter of “Stark Disassembled,” is still available at the retail level and serves as a great jumping on point for new readers!! What will it take to bring the Iron Man back to life? You can’t miss a single issue of Invincible Iron Man!
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #21 SECOND PRINTING VARIANT (DEC098263)
Written by MATT FRACTION
Art & Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA
Rated A …$2.99
FOC—1/28/10, On-Sale—2/17/10
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #22 SECOND PRINTING VARIANT (DEC098264)
Written by MATT FRACTION
Art & Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA
Rated A …$2.99
FOC—1/28/10, On-Sale—2/17/10
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #23 (DEC090497)
Written by MATT FRACTION
Art and 50/50 Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA
50/50 Cover by PATRICK ZIRCHER
Rated A …$2.99
On-Sale 2/3/10
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INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #21 (OCT090511)
Written by MATT FRACTION
Art and 50/50 Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA
50/50 Cover by PATRICK ZIRCHER
Rated A…$2.99
On-Sale—12/9/09
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Marvel is pleased to announce Invincible Iron Man #17 has sold out at Diamond (though copies may still be available at retail level) and will return with Invincible Iron Man #17 Second Printing Variant! The Eisner Award winning team of Matt Fraction & Salvador Larroca presents the beginning of the end of Tony Stark in the sold out “World’s Most Wanted”! Norman Osborn will stop at nothing to retrieve the database stored in Tony Stark’s mind, will Tony let Norman’s Dark Reign destroy the world has he knows it!? Invincible Iron Man #17 Second Printing Variant features the interior art of Salvador Larroca on the Cover!
“The artwork by Salvador Larroca is solid all around. His character work continues to improve, the technological stuff continues to look great, and the different faces of Tony Stark (from man with everything to man losing everything) continue to impress.”- Kyle Poslusny, WeeklyComicBookReview.Com
“Fraction and Larroca have made me interested in reading Iron Man every month. For that alone, well done.”- Greg McElhatton, ComicBookResources.Com
Marvel urges retailers to check their orders on Invincible Iron Man as the series continues to sell out and draw mainstream media attention! How much longer does Tony have before his once prolific mind degenerates completely? What secrets will H.A.M.M.E.R. uncover with Black Widow and Maria Hill in their custody!? Find out in Invincible Iron Man #17 Second Printing Variant.
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #17 SECOND PRINTING VARIANT (JUL098304)
Written by MATT FRACTION
Art & Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA
Rated A …$2.99
FOC—9/24/09, On-Sale—10/14/09
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Courtesy of Marvel here are preview pages of Invincible Iron Man #18, Dark Avengers #9, Dark Reign: The List – Daredevil, and Dark Wolverine #78; shipping September 16.
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #18
COVER BY: Salvador Larroca
WRITER: Matt Fraction
PENCILS: Salvador Larroca
INKS: Salvador Larroca
COLORED BY: Frank D’Armata
LETTERED BY: VC – Joe Caramagna
Tony hides out where it all began as Madame Masque’s moment of triumph rings out across all the corners of Norman Osborn’s empire. Black Widow and Maria Hill are trapped in the belly of the beast. Pepper’s suit is in the possession of H.A.M.M.E.R. And when Stark’s one last sloppy mistake gives up his location, it’s Osborn himself that suits up and gets in the game. It all ends next issue, kids.
Rated A …$2.99
DARK AVENGERS #9
COVER BY: Mike Deodato
WRITER: Brian Michael Bendis
PENCILS: Mike Deodato
INKS: Mike Deodato
COLORED BY: Rainier Beredo
LETTERED BY: VC – Cory Petit
Poor Marvel Boy… he had no idea how sinister a gang the Dark Avengers actually is. And now he is running for his life. And poor Ares, he has no idea where his son goes while he is off being an Avenger. And now he is going to find out. And when he does… there will be hell to play. Guest-starring Nick Fury and the Secret Warriors. Oh, you heard that right. Ares versus Nick Fury! You know when Stan used to say ’nuff said? This is the kind of thing he was ’nuff saiding about!
Rated T …$3.99
DARK REIGN: THE LIST – DAREDEVIL #1
COVER BY: Billy Tan
WRITER: Andy Diggle
PENCILS: Billy Tan
INKS: Matt Banning
COLORED BY: Justin Ponsor
LETTERED BY: VC – Joe Caramagna
After the shocking events of DAREDEVIL 500, Norman Osborn’s eyes turn to Hell’s Kitchen – and he doesn’t like what he sees. Now Osborn dispatches the only assassin he can rely on to kill Daredevil – Bullseye – but all is not as it seems. It’s a fight that’s been brewing for years…featuring the DAREDEVIL debut of writer Andy Diggle, and the superstar talents of artist Billy Tan! Plus, a preview of Daredevil #501, Andy Diggle’s first issue of DD, and character designs!
One-Shot/Rated T …$3.99
DARK WOLVERINE #78
COVER BY: Greg Land
WRITER: Marjorie Liu and Daniel Way
PENCILS: Stephen Segovia
INKS: Stephen Segovia
COLORED BY: Marte Gracia
LETTERED BY: VC – Cory Petit
As an Avenger, Daken is supposed to be one of the good guys˜to the public, anyway. But when a tape revealing his true colors is leaked onto the internet, Daken will be forced to clean up his act…and confront the possibility that being a hero might just be more difficult than being the villain!
Parental Advisory …$2.99
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Courtesy of Marvel here are preview pages for Agents of Atlas #7, Amazing Spider-Man Family #8, Fantastic Four #568, Invincible Iron Man #15, and Marvel Divas #1, all scheduled to ship next week (7/1/09).
AGENTS OF ATLAS #7
COVER BY: Leinil Francis Yu
WRITER: Jeff Parker
PENCILS: Gabriel Hardman & Carlo Pagulayan
INKS: Gabriel Hardman
COLORED BY: Elizabeth Breitweiser & Gabriel Hardman
LETTERED BY: Dave Lanphear & Nate Piekos
THE STORY:
Journey to the Deep!! The Agents and the Sub-Mariner face not only a deadly attack beneath the ocean, but Namor and Namora’s budding relationship is hit with some ugly facts of Atlantean history. Also: what does a Lung Dragon dream? Peer into the most treacherous space imaginable, the ancient and diabolical mind of Mr. Lao! Rated T …$2.99
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN FAMILY #8
COVER BY: Nuno Plati
WRITER: Tom Defalc, Abby Denson & Marc Sumerak
PENCILS: Adam Dekraker, Ron Frenz & Javier Pulido
INKS: Javier Pulido
COLORED BY: Javier Rodriguez
THE STORY:
While the machinations of Norman Osborn’s DARK REIGN have our favorite heroes on the run, what’s life like for the everyday folks of the Marvel Universe? See how the Amazing Spider-Man changed one man’s life – and how this new world order can undo that good in an instant in DARK REFLECTION by Marc Sumerak and Javier Pulido! Meanwhile, over in THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-GIRL, May Parker must contend with threats on all fronts – a conspiracy that’s rocked the foundation of her high school and friends, and keeping tabs on her new “cousin,” April Reilly, the former Spider-Girl Clone! Back in Queens, Aunt May takes one last adventure as The AMAZING SPIDER MA’AM! And finally, May Porker, the SPECTACULAR SWINEY-GIRL faces down her deadliest threat yet in part two of CRAYFIN’S LAST BUNT! Rated A …$4.99
FANTASTIC FOUR #568
COVER BY: Bryan Hitch
WRITER: Joe Ahearne & Mark Millar
PENCILS: Bryan Hitch
COLORED BY: Paul Mounts
LETTERED BY: Rus Wooton
THE STORY:
The penultimate chapter of THE MASTER OF DOOM, as Reed Richards is offered a Solomon’s choice by the triumphant Marquis of Death! Rated A …$2.99
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #15
COVER BY: Salvador Larroca
WRITER: Matt Fraction
PENCILS: Salvador Larroca
INKS: Salvador Larroca
COLORED BY: Frank D’Armata
LETTERED BY: VC – Joe Caramagna
THE STORY:
Eisner nominee for Best New Series! Tony’s on the run and turns to an old foe for friendship. Maria Hill is out of her mind on hunting her prey in the streets of New York City. And Pepper Potts flies in the face of Norman Osborn and all the horrible things he stands for. Oh, but don’t fret for Norman, dear readers — he’s got some more horrible things up his sleeve that Tony and the gang won’t even see coming. Guest stars and gut shots galore! Rated A …$2.99
MARVEL DIVAS #1
COVER BY: J. Scott Campbell
WRITER: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
PENCILS: Tonci Zonjic
INKS: Tonci Zonjic
COLORED BY: Jelena Kevic-Djurdjevic
THE STORY:
Diva (dee-vah), noun: An unusually glamorous and powerful woman. See: Patsy “Hellcat” Walker; Felicia “Black Cat” Hardy; Angelica “Firestar” Jones; and Monica “Photon” Rambeau. What happens when you take four of the Marvel Universe’s most fabulous single girls and throw them together, adding liberal amounts of suds and drama? You get the sassiest, sexiest, soapiest series to come out of the House of Ideas since Millie the Model! Romance, action, ex-boyfriends, and a last page that changes everything! Let your inner divas out with this one, fellas, you won’t regret it! Parental Advisory …$3.99
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Courtesy of Marvel here are preview pages for Amazing Spider-Man Family #7, Invincible Iron Man #14, Marvel Adventures The Avengers #37, The Mighty Avengers #26, War Machine #7, and Young Allies Comics 70th Anniversary Special #1, all scheduled to ship next week (6/17/09).
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN FAMILY #7
COVER BY: Joe Suitor
WRITER: Tom DeFalco, Fred Hembeck & Roger Stern
PENCILS: Ronald Frenz, Fred Hembeck & Val Semeiks
INKS: Sal Buscema, Fred Hembeck & Cory Sedlmeier
COLORED BY: Studio F – Antonio Fabela & Impacto – Bruno Hang|Andres Mossa
LETTERED BY: Jared Fletcher, Fred Hembeck & Dave Sharpe
THE STORY:
Pack the car and grab the kiddies, it’s time for your monthly visit with the family! First up, if you think the infamous Parker Luck started with Peter, think again as Aunt May takes Pete on a trip down memory lane to the day she married Uncle Ben and became a Parker herself! Then, SPIDER-GIRL battles Silverback and discovers a conspiracy against her – one that goes straight to her own high school! And finally, Peter Porker’s daughter – THE AMAZING SWINEY-GIRL – goes head-to-head with her greatest foe yet, CRAYFIN THE BUNTER – Part 1 of 2! Rated A …$4.99
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #14
COVER BY: Salvador Larroca
WRITER: Matt Fraction
PENCILS: Salvador Larroca
INKS: Salvador Larroca
COLORED BY: Frank D’Armata
LETTERED BY: VC – Joe Caramagna
THE STORY:
It’s the perfect jumping-on point, as the second half of WORLD’S MOST WANTED begins here! Don’t miss out on this critically acclaimed blockbuster! Tony’s failing health makes the Iron Man too complicated to pilot. Hill hunts the world’s most un-huntable man. Pepper defies Norman Osborn and H.A.M.M.E.R. itself. And all of Iron Man’s rogues’ gallery is after him and the billion-dollar bounty on his head…starting with the murderous Madame Masque! But believe it or not, there’ll soon come a time when everyone looks back on these as the good old days… Rated A …$2.99
MARVEL ADVENTURES THE AVENGERS #37
COVER BY: David Williams
WRITER: Paul Tobin
PENCILS: David Baldeon
LETTERED BY: Dave Sharpe
THE STORY:
DOLL WINNER’S SQUAD: He’s back, and now the Puppet Master’s reach extends into the past, where he’s controlling the All Winner’s Squad into reshaping the “future world” of today into his own very personal utopia! But when Miss America, Golden Girl and the Blonde Phantom arrive from the 1940′s to team up with today’s Captain America and the rest of Avengers, it’s a battle royale to decide the past, present and future fate of the world! All Ages …$2.99
MIGHTY AVENGERS #26
COVER BY: Khoi Pham
WRITER: Dan Slott
PENCILS: Stephen Segovia
INKS: Stephen Segovia
COLORED BY: John Rauch|Dean White
LETTERED BY: Dave Lanphear
THE STORY:
DARK REIGN The Avengers/Fantastic Four slobberknocker continues! This one’s got it all true believers: from MR. FANTASTIC and HANK PYM’S battle of the brains to HERCULES and THE THING’S battle o’ the brawn! When it’s over, expect BIG changes for Earth’s Mightiest Heroes– including the team’s all-new headquarters and a very disturbing DARK REIGN alliance. Rated A …$2.99
WAR MACHINE #7
COVER BY: FRANCESCO MATT MATTINA
WRITER: Greg Pak
PENCILS: Mahmud Asrar & Leonardo Manco
INKS: Leonardo Manco
COLORED BY: JOHN RAUCH
LETTERED BY: VC – Joe Caramagna
THE STORY:
War Machine brings his battle to the United States in Part Two of “Homeland”! Plus, from the pages of THUNDERBOLTS, American Eagle strikes! Don’t miss the mayhem in the book CBR.com calls “a visual spectacle…it’s high octane, higher-caliber adventure”! Rated T …$2.99
YOUNG ALLIES COMICS 70TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL #1
COVER BY: Paolo Rivera
WRITER: Roger Stern
PENCILS: Paolo Rivera
LETTERED BY: Jared Fletcher
THE STORY:
Before they were Invaders, Bucky Barnes and Toro the Flaming Kid joined forces with four teen-age friends to battle the Third Reich as the Young Allies! Their fictionalized adventures thrilled readers on the Home Front throughout World War II, but their real story has never been told — until now! Discover the truth behind comics’ original kid gang! Action! Intrigue! Adventure! All in a timely tale by Roger Stern (Amazing Spider-Man) and Paolo Rivera (Mythos). And in a bonus back-up, take another trip to the Golden Age with a classic reprint from the Timely Era! New and Reprints/Rated A …$3.99
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