Marvel Noise

Another week, another batch of Sneak Peeks! With many thanks to Marvel, we have the opening pages of X-Factor: Quick and the Dead #1, Nova #13, American Dream #1, Franklin Richards: Not-So-Secret Invasion, Lords of Avalon: Sword of Darkness #4, and Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #39 all scheduled to be in stores next Wednesday!

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

X-FACTOR: QUICK AND THE DEAD #1
COVER BY: BOO COOK
WRITER: PETER DAVID
PENCILS: PABLO RAIMONDI
INKS: PABLO RAIMONDI
COLORED BY: JEROMY COX
LETTERED BY: VC – CORY PETIT
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

NOVA #13
COVER BY: ALEX MALEEV
WRITERS: DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING
PENCILS: WELLINTON ALVES
INKS: RICK MAGYAR
COLORED BY: GURU-EFX
LETTERED BY: VC – CORY PETIT
Beginning a three-part adventure – starring Galactus and the Silver Surfer! Nova has received an emergency call from a planet in peril – but how do you save a world being devoured by a force of nature? Is there any way to stop the big G from eating, or do you instead try to save as many refugees as possible? And do you reach out to your former ally – who is once again a feared Herald? Whatever Nova decides, nothing will prepare him – or you – for the horror known as Harrow! With all these awesome ingredients (Galactus! Silver Surfer! Nova! A new villain! A killer creative team!), this is your chance to jump onboard the book that Wizard calls “one of Marvel’s most consistently entertaining monthly books!”
Rated T+ …$2.99

AMERICAN DREAM #1
COVER BY: RON FRENZ
WRITER: TOM DEFALCO
PENCILS: TODD NAUCK
INKS: SCOTT KOBLISH
COLORED BY: AVALON STUDIOS
LETTERED BY: DAVE SHARPE
As the star-spangled splendor struggles to find a balance between her personal and superhero lives, a hunt for a missing fiancée unexpectedly leads American Dream into a battle with an unstoppable new super-foe and terrifyingly new kind of terrorist.
Rated A …$2.99

FRANKLIN RICHARDS: NOT-SO-SECRET INVASION #1
COVER BY: CHRIS ELIOPOULOS
WRITERS: MARC SUMERAK & CHRIS ELIOPOULOS
PENCILS: CHRIS ELIOPOULOS
INKS: CHRIS ELIOPOULOS
COLORED BY: BRAD ANDERSON
LETTERED BY: CHRIS ELIOPOULOS
The secret is out and no one is safe…not even lovable little Franklin Richards and his robot pal, H.E.R.B.I.E.! The Skrulls have taken over the Baxter Building and it’s going to be intergalactic insanity for our dynamite duo in this not-quite-official tie-in! And if Frank and H.E.R.B. do manage to survive the Skrulls, they still have to deal with other invasions — from giant lizards, super-villains and evil robots! It’s five new stories invading a comic shop near you this May!
All Ages …$2.99

LORDS OF AVALON: SWORD OF DARKNESS #4
COVER BY: TOMMY OHTSUKA
WRITER: ROBIN FURTH
PENCILS: TOMMY OHTSUKA
INKS: TOMMY OHTSUKA
COLORED BY: TOMMY OHTSUKA
LETTERED BY: BILL TORTOLINI
To keep Seren safe from Morgen Le Fey’s treachery, Kerrigan and his shape-shifting servant Blaise have whisked our young weaver away to the haunted castle of Joyous Gard. But it seems that danger lurks everywhere. The castle’s ghostly owner wants nothing more than to steal Kerrigan’s magical sword, even if it means leaving our dark knight-and those whom he protects-vulnerable to Morgen’s machinations. How long will Kerrigan be able to keep his location secret from the evil mistress of enchantment? And has Seren really fallen for her captor though she knows, full well, that he could easily kill her? Find out in issue 4 of Sherrilyn Kenyon’s acclaimed Arthurian fantasy, Sword of Darkness.
Parental Advisory …$2.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #39
COVER BY: PATRICK SCHERBERGER
WRITER: MARC SUMERAK
PENCILS: RYAN STEGMAN
INKS: TERRY PALLOT
COLORED BY: GURU-EFX
LETTERED BY: DAVE SHARPE
Hold on, Spidey! You can’t fight the Fantastic Four! You’re all supposed to be on the same side! Not to mention the fact that you’re waaaaay outnumbered! Wait… the FF kidnapped your school’s new exchange student and are experimenting on him in the Baxter Building?!? Well, then, what are you waiting for, webhead? IT’S CLOBBERIN’ TIME! (Umm… just try to be the “clobberer,” not the “clobberee”…)
All Ages …$2.99

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Marvel has yet again been kind enough to provide previews of some of next week’s titles. In the second installment for the week, we have the opening pages of Young X-Men #1, Omega: The Unknown #7, Moon Knight #17, Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #38, and New Exiles #4.

Be warned, there may be some spoilers below.

YOUNG X-MEN #1
COVERS BY: TERRY 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

OMEGA: THE UNKNOWN #7
WRITERS: JONATHAN LETHEM and KARL RUSNAK
PENCILS: FAREL DALRYMPLE and GARY PANTER
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

MOON KNIGHT #17
COVER BY: ARTHUR SUYDAM
WRITER: MIKE BENSON and CHARLIE HUSTON
PENCILS: JAVIER SALTARES
INKS: MARK TEXEIRA
“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

MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #38
COVER BY: SKOTTIE YOUNG
WRITER: CHRIS KIPINIAK
PENCILS: DAVID NAKAYAMA
INKS: GARY MARTIN
Bzz. (ow.)
Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. (Ow!)
BBBBBBBBZBZZZZZBZZZBZZZZZBZZZZ (OW! OW! OW! OW!)
A baddy built of bees is bugging our boy! Can our swell sweaty Spidey swat the swindler swiftly?
All Ages …$2.99

NEW EXILES #4
COVER BY: MICHAEL GOLDEN
WRITER: CHRIS CLAREMONT
PENCILS: TOM GRUMMETT
INKS: SCOTT HANNA
Double the alternate reality action this month as two issues of New Exiles bring us two tales from two different universes! First, in issue 4, Sabretooth, Psylocke, Rogue, and new ally Gambit are caught in the middle of a war between the Atlanteans, Queen Ororo, and the Black Panther. Plus, whatever happened to Mystiq? Find out in the conclusion to the series’ first arc! Then, in issue 5, a new tale begins as we see the trouble Morph, Sage, and Cat run across in a world of royalty and dragons!
Reality-hopping action as only the New Exiles can deliver!
Rated A …$2.99

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