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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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Courtesy of Marvel, we have some preview pages for titles shipping Wednesday, December 17th.

AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #19

COVER BY: MARK BROOKS
WRITER: DAN SLOTT
PENCILS: STEFANO CASELLI
INKS: STEFANO CASELLI
COLORED BY: DANIELE RUDONI
LETTERED BY: VC – JOE CARAMAGNA
SECRET INVASION Tie-In!
“V-S DAY”
It’s been leading to this since the Hank Pym Skrull first came up with the idea for a Fifty State Initiative. This is the final assault in the Secret Invasion, a nation-wide plan that will test the limits of 3-D MAN’S superhuman militia, THE KILL KREW ARMY! Join 3-D MAN, CLOUD 9, KOMODO, HARDBALL, and heroes around America in the battle that will decide the fate of the planet and the future of the Initiative program. Win or lose, there’s no turning back. After today, everything changes.
Rated T+ …$2.99

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #8

COVER BY: SALVADOR LARROCA
WRITER: MATT FRACTION
PENCILS: SALVADOR LARROCA
INKS: SALVADOR LARROCA
COLORED BY: FRANK D’ARMATA
LETTERED BY: VC’S JOE CARAMAGNA
EDITOR: WARRREN SIMONS
In the aftermath of SECRET INVASION, Iron Man is no longer the hero he used to be, and Tony Stark’s entire life is torn apart. We can’t say much now, but…how bad does it get? Here’s a hint: Read WORLD’S MOST WANTED Part One! By the blockbuster INVINCIBLE IRON MAN creative team of Matt Fraction and Salvador Larroca, lauded by fans and critics alike!
Rated A …$2.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES: THE AVENGERS #31

COVER BY: CLAYTON HENRY
WRITER: PAUL TOBIN
PENCILS: IG GUARA
INKS: SANDRO RIBEIRO
COLORED BY: SOTOCOLOR
LETTERED BY: DAVE SHARPE
EDITOR: NATHAN COSBY
Good Things Come to Those Who Bait! With the Avengers vacationing on the sunny California beaches, Tigra hopes to finally conquer her fear of water, but things go sour when Iron Man challenges Luke Cage to a deep sea fishing contest and the two of them, ahem, bend the rules a bit. Iron Man sends a sonar pulse to stir up the really big fish, unfortunately rousing not only a monster from the deep, but also one seriously angry Prince of Atlantis…Namor, the Sub-Mariner! Lucky the Avengers brought the Hulk along! It’s the slugfest to end all slugfests, and it does nothing to help Tigra’s fear of water!
All Ages …$2.99

MIGHTY AVENGERS #20

COVER BY: MARKO DJURDJEVIC
WRITER: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
PENCILS: LEE WEEKS, JIM CHEUNG & CARLO PAGULAYAN
INKS: LEE WEEKS, JIM CHEUNG & JEFFERY HUET
COLORED BY: DEAN WHITE AND JASON KEITH
LETTERED BY: DAVE LANPHEAR
EDITOR: TOM BREVOORT
SECRET INVASION Aftermath!
Shipping the week after Secret Invasion #8…the end of an era for the Mighty Avengers! Death and defeat at the hands of the Skrulls is just too much for even the Mighty Avengers. Watch the darkest day for the Avengers unfold before you and a shocking ending NO ONE will see coming. Guest-starring THOR!
Rated A …$2.99

THE AGE OF THE SENTRY #4

COVER BY: DAVE BULLOCK
WRITER: PAUL TOBIN & JEFF PARKER
PENCILS: NICK DRAGOTTA & RAMON ROSANAS
INKS: GARY MARTIN
COLORED BY: VAL STAPLES
LETTERED BY: DAVE LANPHEAR
EDITOR: MARK PANICCIA
What happens when our hero takes a good long look in the mirror…and sees The Golden Age Sentry! PLUS, It’s an invasion! No—not that kind of invasion; it’s a British music invasion. But the dance party grinds to a sudden halt when the Crick-Hits are kidnapped, and it’s all tunnels lead to Rome as the Golden Guardian of good teams up with the Blonde Phantom journeying deep within the Earth to do battle against a seemingly unstoppable army of monsters and their rather tyrannical leader, Marvel presents a story we just had to call— “I Wanna Hold Your Band!”
Rated A …$2.99

THOR GOD-SIZE SPECIAL #1

COVER BY: MARKO DJURDJEVIC
WRITER: MATT FRACTION
PENCILS: DOUG BRAITHWAITE, DAN BRERETON & MARKO DJURDJEVIC
His name was Skurge, and men and god alike knew him as Executioner…and the legend of his life and death reverberate across the walls of Heaven itself. In Asgard, though…no one can quite remember WHAT happened to him. How did he live? How did he die? And why does everyone in Asgard remember it differently? There’s trickery at hand so vile even Loki joins Thor in trying to unravel it. Some comics are giant-sized. Some are king-sized. Only THIS comic can be called GOD-SIZED! By Matt Fraction (THOR: AGES OF THUNDER) and a roster of all-star artists including Doug Braithwaite (SECRET INVASION: THOR), Dan Brereton (IMMORTAL IRON FIST ANNUAL) and Marko Djurdjevic (THOR #7-8)!
Rated T+ …$3.99

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It’s that time again. Thanks to Marvel, we have previews from Captain America #37, Wolverine: Origins #24, X-Factor #30, World War Hulk Aftersmash: Warbound #5, and Marvel Adventures The Avengers #23. This is the first of three installments for titles shipping next Wednesday.

You may find some spoilers in the following images. You have been warned.

CAPTAIN AMERICA #37
COVER BY: JACKSON GUICE
WRITER: ED BRUBAKER
PENCILS: STEVE EPTING and JACKSON GUICE
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

WOLVERINE: ORIGINS #24
COVER BY: SIMONE BIANCHI
WRITER: DANIEL WAY
PENCILS and INKS: STEVE DILLON
“THE DEEP END”
Wolverine and Deadpool have fought to a standstill and are now—literally—dead on their feet. Whose healing factor will reign supreme? And what horrible fate awaits the loser? The most over-the-top grudge match in recent memory continues! Part 4 (of 5)
Parental Advisory …$2.99

X-FACTOR #30
WRITER: PETER DAVID
PENCILS: VALENTINE DE LANDRO
INKS: ANDREW HENNESSY
THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN, PART 3 OF 5
As Rictor faces down death underneath a rapidly lowering, swinging blade, the rest of the team finds themselves in a Mutant Town transformed into the vicious Murderworld of the diabolical ARCADE! But who has hired the red-haired assassin to take out our heroes? This issue ends with an explosive finale that will literally change the landscape of New York City.
Rated T+ …$2.99

WWH AFTERSMASH: WARBOUND #5
COVER BY: JIM CHEUNG
WRITER: GREG PAK
PENCILS: LEONARD KIRK and RAFA SANDOVAL
INKS: LEONARD KIRK
Children of Gammaworld, remember their names! Korg the Kronan. Hiroim the Oldstrong. Elloe Kaifi. No-Name of the Brood. They survived the gladiator pits and battlefields of “Planet Hulk.” They withstood the titanic clashes and soul-searing revelations of “World War Hulk.” But today, under the deadly dome of Gammaworld, a hero falls — and the Warbound will never be the same!
Rated T+ …$2.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES THE AVENGERS #23
COVER BY: LEONARD KIRK
WRITER: MARC SUMERAK
PENCILS: KEVIN SHARPE
AVENGERS RE-ASSEMBLE! What happens when you take the “Earth” out of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes? You end up with a bunch of Avengers that have mysteriously vanished off the face of the planet! Now Captain America and Spider-Man must call on some of their newest allies to help them rescue their missing teammates. But will this new roster of unpredictable heroes be able to work together long enough to save the day… or will they just end up making things even worse?
All Ages …$2.99

Here’s the second batch of sneak peeks for titles shipping next week. Enjoy the first pages of Ghost Rider #21, Incredible Hercules #115, Marvel Adventures The Avengers #22, The Order #9, Thor #7, and Wolverine: Origins #23.

Ghost Rider #21
By Jason Aaron (writer) and Roland Boschi (artist)

Incredible Hercules #115
By Greg Pak & Fred Van Lente (writers), Khoi Pham (pencils), and Paul Neary & Danny Miki (inks

Marvel Adventures The Avengers #22
By Marc Sumerak (writer)Ig Guara (pencils), and Jay Leisten (inks)

The Order #9
By Matt Fraction (writer), Barry Kitson (breakdowns), Javier Saltares (pencils), and Stefano Gaudiano & Derek Fridolfs (inks)

Thor #7
By J. Michael Straczynski (writer), Marko Djurdjevic (pencils), and Danny Miki (inks)

Wolverine: Origins #23
By Daniel Way (writer) and Steve Dillon (artist)

Initial thoughts:

Ghost Rider looks amazing and reads great. This is a team that firmly has a grasp on the character. It’s still nice seeing Hercules in his ‘own’ book. Marvel Adventures titles interest me because we see familiar characters in a different setting. The Order is going out with a bang. Thor shows me that even though he’s a fantastic painter and cover artist, Marko Djurdjevic needs to do more sequential work. It’s a crime to keep this talent hidden from us. And Danny Miki is a master at inking. Finally, Wolverine: Origins continues to make my reading pile. But I’m probably one of the few that isn’t that big of a Deadpool fan, so this storyline can wrap up any minute now.

Thanks to Marvel for providing the preview pages.