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Secret Invasion is almost here! The hottest and most highly anticipated event of 2008 begins on Wednesday, April 2, and fans everywhere are wondering who is and who isn’t a Skrull. Who can you trust? How deep does this conspiracy go? Well, True Believers, get ready to find some answers in this incredible new, animated short!

Presenting perspective from both the Skrulls and Iron Man, this webisode is filled with clues as well as insight into the coming invasion.

04.02.08. Secret Invasion #1. Change is coming! Who can you trust? Reserve your copy today!

SECRET INVASION #1 (of 8) (FEB082240)
SECRET INVASION #1 (of 8) MCNIVEN VARIANT (FEB082241)
SECRET INVASION #1 (of 8) YU VARIANT (DEC078206)
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
Cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO
Variant cover by STEVE MCNIVEN
Rated T+ …$3.99
On-Sale—4/2/08

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.

This panel caught me completely by surprise.

It’s from Mighty Avengers #10 (by Brian Michael Bendis, Mark Bagley, Danny Miki, and Allen Martinez), available today, and this whole Mighty Avengers vs. Doom arc really whets my appetite for the upcoming Iron Man: Legacy of Doom story by David Michelinie, Ron Lim, and Bob Layton.

Watch new Iron Man Movie Trailer in Hi-Res, Full Screen

The New York Giants may have ruled the field during Super Bowl XLII on Sunday, but Iron Man crushed the competition.

If you didn’t catch the new Iron Man movie spot that debuted during the Super Bowl yesterday, well, no worries. Just head on over to Marvel.com RIGHT NOW to relive it again and again — in gorgeous full screen, hi-res!

Watch as Tony Stark (as played by Robert Downey Jr.) tricks out his armored suit and soars into heated battle — blasting his way through 30-seconds of on-screen magic.

Iron Man, the summer’s most anticipated movie, arrives May 2 — we can’t wait either!

It’s The Ultimate Smashfest — Hulk vs Iron Man!

The Hulk is back, and he’s not happy! In Ultimate Human #2, the dream team of writer Warren Ellis and artist Cary Nord continue their sold-out Ultimate event, unveiling a dilemma even bigger then the grey goliath himself! After a failed attempt by Tony Stark and Bruce Banner to figure out how to turn off the Hulk’s unique transformation cells, Banner has turned back into the big grey powerhouse and is adapting to everything that Stark’s scientists and security throw at him. Now Stark’s Ironworks base, a hi-tech facility created to carry out the inventor’s wildest dreams, has been laid to waste. And that’s only the beginning!

Meanwhile on the other side of the world, the ultimate version of the Leader has given the green light to “Operation Gamma” and armed forces are swarming our heroes’ location. What does the Leader want with the blood of Banner and Stark? And can Stark’s world-famous suit of armor halt the behemoth’s rampage? Find out why Newsarama.com’s Troy Brownfield praised the series for “really strong art and intelligently scripted interplay between two iconic characters” in Ultimate Human #2!

ULTIMATE HUMAN #2 (of 4) (DEC072163)
Written by WARREN ELLIS
Pencils & Cover by CARY NORD
T+ …$2.99
FOC—1/31/08, On-Sale—2/20/08

Marvel is pleased to announce that Ultimate Human #1 (of 4), featuring a pivotal meeting between Tony Stark and Bruce Banner, has sold out at Diamond (though copies may be available at the retail level). As a desperate Banner holds out hope that Stark, better known as Iron Man, can cure him of his transformation into the grey gargantuan known as the Hulk, shadowy forces are at work to sabotage the experiment—and this issue ends with plenty of smashes to come! The acclaimed creative team of award-winning author Warren Ellis and superstar artist Cary Nord have drawn praise from all corners, with Adam Chapman of Comixtreme.com deeming it “highly recommended… quite an inspired bit of writing.”

“As Tony Stark would say, it’s a pretty simple equation,” explained editor Bill Rosemann. “Smart writing + awesome art + compelling characters = another Ultimate hit.”

The ultimate collision between Iron Man and the Hulk continues in Ultimate Human #2 as Stark and Banner must deal with the “incredible” results of their experiments—and you better believe the Hulk will smash!

Please note that Marvel currently has no plans to go back to press on Ultimate Human #1.

Fans all over the world thrilled to the first groundbreaking Marvel Adventures Animated AdverVideos last week, as your favorite heroes were brought to life like never before! In the second AdverVideo, Iron Man arrives on the scene to take on a seemingly unstoppable foe — but will his genius and amazing suit of armor be enough? Or could a certain “incredible” ally be the key to victory? Click on http://www.marvelkids.com to experience the Mighty Marvel adventure that has everyone buzzing!

The second Marvel Adventures Animated AdverVideos debuts this Thursday, January 10th, at http://www.marvelkids.com/videos and then the can’t miss final installment smashes into your web browsers on January 17th! True Believers, have you spotted all the special cameos and bonus Easter Eggs hidden throughout the first AdverVideos? Keep your eyes open cause there are more to come!

Also don’t miss Marvel Adventures Iron Man #1 Special, a new digital comic book that stars Iron Man, Hulk and Spider-Man; the exciting prequel to The Marvel Adventures Animated AdverVideos! It’s a brand-new story featuring your favorite heroes…and it’s free at http://www.marvelkids.com/ironman!

Don’t forget, you can pick up Marvel Adventures comics and digests every month wherever comics are sold — ask for Marvel Adventures Iron Man, Marvel Adventures Hulk, Marvel Adventures Spider-Man and more by name!

Visit http://www.marvelkids.com to experience it now!