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Following Thursday’s announcement by the New York Times, Marvel would like to congratulate the seven teams of creators whose work made their historic debut on the New York Times Best Selling Graphic Books list. Marvel’s titles had an impressive showing on both the hardcover and softcover lists.

“We’re thrilled to see this important recognition for the comics industry!” says David Gabriel, SVP of Sales. “Over the past year, we’ve worked very closely with the New York Times and it’s exciting to see that comic creators as well as the entire industry can be given this honor.”

Debuting on the hardcover list:

• Mighty Avengers Assemble by Brian Michael Bendis, Frank Cho, and Mark Bagley
• Incredible Hercules: Love and War by Greg Pak, Fred Van Lente, Clayton Henry and Salva Espin

Debuting on the softcover list:

• Secret Invasion: Runaways/Young Avengers by Christopher Yost and Takeshi Miyazawa
• Secret Invasion: Black Panther by Jason Aaron and Jefte Palo
• Captain America – The Death of Captain America, Vol. 3 by Ed Brubaker, Steve Epting, Roberto De La Torre, and Luke Ross
• X-Men: Legacy – Sins of the Father by Mike Carey and Scot Eaton
• Uncanny X-Men: End of History, Vol. 1 by Chris Claremont and Alan Davis

Marvel urges retailers to check their orders on these New York Times Best Sellers as this list reaches a new audience and generate even more buzz around these already great books!

MIGHTY AVENGERS ASSEMBLE HC (DEC082423)
MIGHTY AVENGERS ASSEMBLE HC BAGLEY COVER (DEC082424)
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Art by FRANK CHO & MARK BAGLEY
Rating…$34.99
ON SALE NOW!

INCREDIBLE HERCULES: LOVE AND WAR HC (DEC082431)
Written by GREG PAK & FRED VAN LENTE
Art by CLAYTON HENRY & SALVA ESPIN
Rated A…$19.99
ON SALE NOW

SECRET INVASION: RUNAWAYS/YOUNG AVENGERS TPB (DEC082443)
Written by CHRISTOPHER YOST
Cover by MICHAEL RYAN
Art by TAKESHI MIYAZAWA
Rated T+…$12.99
ON SALE NOW

SECRET INVASION: BLACK PANTHER TPB (DEC082441)
Written by JASON AARON
Art by JEFTE PALO
Rated T+…$12.99
ON SALE NOW

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN AMERICA VOL. 3 – THE MAN WHO BOUGHT AMERICA TPB (DEC082456)
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Art by STEVE EPTING, ROBERTO DE LA TORRE & LUKE ROSS
Rated T+…$14.99
ON SALE NOW

X-MEN LEGACY: SINS OF THE FATHER TPB (DEC082459)
Written by MIKE CAREY
Art by SCOTT EATON
Cover by KEN LASHLEY
Rated A…$14.99
ON SALE NOW

UNCANNY X-MEN: END OF HISTORY VOL.1 TPB (OCT041798)
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT
Art by ALAN DAVIS
Rated…$12.99
ON SALE NOW

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Your host David A Price talks about New York Comicon, Steve Raker talks about the Year In Review in 1970, Pat Loika brings the new releases, David then returns to review Mighty Avengers, The Uncanny X-Men Annual, Young X-Men and X-Men: Manifest Destiny. David also compares Dazzler to Belle from Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. (Not really, but he didn’t leave Derek any show notes to work with and Derek gets bored easily so he just makes stuff up).

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Thank you, Derek.

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We try to keep it brief this week, with our host’s intro followed by Steve and then Pat.  The above titles are mentioned, but there is nothing about Twilight in this episode.

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Marvel items shipping February 4, 2009:

Age Of The Sentry #5 $2.99
Agents Of Atlas Vol 2 #1 Incentive Ed McGuinness Variant Cover (Dark Reign Tie-In) – [PI]
Agents Of Atlas Vol 2 #1 Regular Art Adams Cover (Dark Reign Tie-In) $3.99
Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 #583 Variant Barack Obama Cover 4th Ptg $3.99
Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 #585 $2.99
Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Laughing Corpse Book 1 #5 $3.99
Astonishing Tales Vol 2 #1 Incentive Marc Silvestri Variant Cover – [PI]
Astonishing Tales Vol 2 #1 Regular Kenneth Roquefort Wraparound Cover $3.99
Black Panther Vol 5 #1 70th Anniversary Marko Djurdjevic Variant Cover (Dark Reign Tie-In) $3.99
Black Panther Vol 5 #1 Regular J Scott Campbell Cover (Dark Reign Tie-In) $3.99
Black Panther Vol 5 #1 Regular Ken Lashley Cover (Dark Reign Tie-In) $3.99
Cable Vol 2 #11 $2.99
Captain America The Truth HC $24.99
Dead Of Night Featuring Werewolf By Night #2 $3.99
Deadpool Vol 3 #7 (Dark Reign Tie-In) $2.99
Enders Game Battle School #3 Regular Pasqual Ferry Cover $3.99
Franklin Richards Its Dark Reigning Cats & Dogs $3.99
Immortal Iron Fist #22 $2.99
Invincible Iron Man #10 (Dark Reign Tie-In) $2.99
Marvel 1985 HC Direct Market Jim Cheung Cover $24.99
Marvel Illustrated Kidnapped #4 $3.99
Marvel Masterworks Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 TP Book Market Edition $24.99
Marvel Masterworks Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 TP Direct Market Edition $24.99
Marvel Your Universe #1 $5.99
Official Index To The Marvel Universe #2 $3.99
Punisher Vol 7 #2 Target Doctor Doom Cover (Dark Reign Tie-In) $2.99
Punisher Vol 7 #2 Target Green Goblin Cover (Dark Reign Tie-In) $2.99
Secret Warriors #1 Incentive Parents Variant Cover (Dark Reign Tie-In) – [PI]
Secret Warriors #1 Regular Jim Cheung Cover (Dark Reign Tie-In) $3.99
Spider-Girl Vol 10 Season Of The Serpent TP Digest $9.99
Spider-Man Magazine Vol 2 #5 $6.99
Ultimate Wolverine vs Hulk #1 New Ptg $2.99
War Of Kings Darkhawk #1 $3.99
Wolverine And Power Pack #4 $2.99
X-Men First Class Finals #1 $3.99
X-Men Magneto Testament #5 $3.99
X-Men Noir #3 Regular Dennis Calero Cover $3.99
X-Men Noir #3 Variant Dennis Calero Cover $3.99
X-Men Times And Life Of Lucas Bishop #1 $3.99
X-Men vs Hulk #1 $3.99
Young Guns Sketchbook 2009 – FREE

Product Updates:

• The Age of the Sentry #5 (NOV082400D, $2.99; FOC 12/18/08) has new contents:
  “From the Minutes: 1) Dedicate Sentry statue on Tuesday. 2) Petition Daily Bugle for more Sentry features. 3) Invite Scout again to ice-cream social (if refused, consider replacing sidekick) 4) Lindy Lee deemed not good enough for our hero; will be Removed. The Official Sentry Fan Club is now in session! Also, the Sentry and his 31st century Guardians of the Galaxy teammates get the call when a planet named Idda is about to give birth, and the only known planetary midwifery tome is guarded by the remains of a savage race! Will they reach the book in time? Live through a horrifying space battle? And will the Sentry even notice Sun Girl has a crush on him? Join the Sentry and the star-spanning Guardians in their quest to deliver big!”
  (Please Note: Creator and format information for this issue is unchanged.)
• The cover solicited for Amazing Spider-Man #585 (DEC082354D, $2.99) is now the cover for Amazing Spider-Man #586 (DEC082355D, $2.99).
• The previously unannounced Wraparound Variant cover to Black Panther #1 DKR (DEC082327D, $3.99; FOC 01/15/09) will be illustrated by Ken Lashley. The cover is shown on page 1 of this week’s Dateline.
• Spider-Girl TP Vol. 10: Season of the Serpent Digest (NOV082457D, $9.99) will be 184 pages, not 192 pages.
• CLARIFICATION: X-Men vs. Hulk #1 (NOV082375D, $3.99; FOC 12/18/08) will contain an all-new 22 page story plus a reprint of X-Men #66 (Volume 1). The editorial content of the book is not affected.
• X-Men vs. Hulk #1 (NOV082375D, $3.99) will have art by Jheremy Raapack, not Scott Clark.

He’s the man writing INVINCIBLE IRON MAN and UNCANNY X-MEN and he also happens to be filling in for Marvel’s EIC in this week’s MyCup o’Joe only at MySpace Comic Books! That’s right, True Believers, the one, the only, Matt Fraction!

Journalist Jim McLauchlin and Matt take a trip down memory lane and talk about how Mr. Fraction has made it to where he is today, writing about America’s Most Wanted and everyone’s favorite group of mutants.

Not only is Matt answering Jim’s questions, but he’s also answering the questions that you asked! Fan of THE ORDER? Wondering what’s next for Pepper Potts? Curious when Psylocke will make her appearance in UNCANNY X-MEN? Well this week’s MyCup o’ Fraction is for you!

Next week, Joe’s out again, and the man behind The MIGHTY AVENGERS and AMAZING SPIDER-MAN is filling in. Get all your questions in now for Mr. Dan Slott!

What are you waiting for True Believer?! Head on over to MySpace Comic Books and get in on the fun!

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Since returning to Earth after being held captive by the Skrulls, Hank Pym has found the his world completely changed.  The superhero Civil War has divided many of his old teammates and allies.  Captain America is dead.  The Skrulls failed an attempted invasion of Earth which resulted in the death of the woman he loved, Janet Van Dyne, and has left his reputation in question.  Now, facing life in a world he no longer recognizes and dealing with the anquish of having to bury his wife, who can Hank place the blame for all of these events on?

Mighty Avengers #20 draws to a close the Secret Invasion event for this seris and sets the stage for Dark Reign.  Writer Brian Michael Bendis and artists Lee Weeks, Jim Cheung and Carlo Pagulayan deliver a heartbreaking story that, in my opinion, was Bendis’ best tie-in to this event.  The story opens up in the past with Hank and the Wasp when they were on the first Avengers team discussing the discovery of the frozen Captain America and how much the world has changed since he was last seen.  We also get a glimpse at how much the two were in love with each other at that time.  Flash forward to the present and we find a distraught Hank Pym, along with Ms. Marvel and Wonderman, making Janet’s funeral arrangements.  Upon leaving the meeting, Carol fills Hank in on all the events, including Civil War, World War Hulk and Secret Invasion, that have occurred since his abduction.  At Janet’s funeral, Hank makes it very clear who he blames for these events.

I thought Bendis did an excellent job bringing out the emotion in this issue.  Jan’s death in Secret Invasion #8 didn’t sit that well with me.  For a character with her history, I thought she deserved a little bit more of an emotional response from the other heroes.  I feel this issue gave us that emotion, especially with Hank.  His response at the funeral felt very real and I thought it was well written.  I loved the way Bendis compared Hank’s return with Captain America’s in Avengers #4, being a man out of his time.  It really helped build on the emotional side of the story and helped me pick up on what Hank must be going through.  My one complaint with this issue would have to be the events flashback pages.  The art from Jim Cheung was very well done, but they just felt a little out of place with the story.

Speaking of the art, all three artist delevered solid work here.  I especially liked Carlo Pagulayan’s pages for the funeral scene.  Each panel was wonderfully detailed and, I may be sounding like a broken record here, really had great emotion coming from each of the characters involved.  Lee Weeks opened up the story beautifully with the flashback sequence featuring Hank and Janet in their original costumes.  Jim Cheung had the smallest part of the story, but as I said above, drew some really nice pages giving us a quick look back at Civil War, World War Hulk and Secret Invasion.

Bendis ends his run on this series in style and sets up for Dan Slott to take over with issue #21.  I wasn’t too crazy with the other Mighty Avenger Secret Invasion issues, but this issue really made up for those in my opinion.  As a whole though, I have really enjoyed this series so far and look forward to seeing were Slott and artist Khoi Pham take the book!

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
Rated A…. $2.99

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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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April saw Secret Invasion begin its takeover of the Marvel Universe as the first issue was met with an almost instant sellout and was subsequently rushed back to press for a second printing. As the invasion spreads throughout other Marvel titles, the sellouts continue!

Secret Invasion tie-ins Mighty Avengers #12, New Avengers #40 and Ms. Marvel #26 have sold out at Diamond. Marvel has no plans on going back to press at this time.

These sellouts follow the success of the Secret Invasion: Infiltration issues Captain Marvel #3-5 and Ms. Marvel #25, which also racked up sellouts and a must-have collection of their own.

As Secret Invasion #2 hits stores May 7th, be sure to pick up the other May Secret Invasion tie-ins in Mighty Avengers #13 and #14, New Avengers #41, Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four #1, Captain Britain and MI13 #1, Incredible Hercules #117 and Ms. Marvel #27.

Marvel urges retailers to check their orders on upcoming Secret Invasion tie-ins.

SECRET INVASION #2 (MAR082203)
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
Cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO
Variant Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN
Variant Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
Sketch Variant by STEVE MCNIVEN
Rated T+ …$3.99
On-Sale 5/7/2008

MIGHTY AVENGERS #13 (MAR082206)
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Penciled by KHOI PHAM
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
Rated A …$2.99
On-Sale 5/7/2008

CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI: 13 #1 (MAR082210)
Written by PAUL CORNELL
Penciled by LEONARD KIRK Cover by BRYAN HITCH Variant Cover by BRANDON PETERSON
Rated T+ …$2.99
On-Sale – 5/14/2008

SECRET INVASION: FANTASTIC FOUR #1 (MAR082209)
Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA
Penciled by BARRY KITSON
Cover by ALAN DAVIS
Variant Cover by MIKE MCKONE
Rated A …$2.99
On-Sale – 5/14/2008

INCREDIBLE HERCULES #117 (MAR082211)
Written by GREG PAK & FRED VAN LENTE
Penciled by RAFA SANDOVAL
Cover JOHN ROMITA JR., KLAUS JANSON & DEAN WHITE
Rated A …$2.99
On-Sale 5/21/2008

MIGHTY AVENGERS #14 (MAR082207)
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by KHOI PHAM
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
Rated A …$2.99
On-Sale 5/21/2008

MS. MARVEL #27 (MAR082212)
Written by BRIAN REED
Penciled by ANDRES COELHO
Cover by GREG HORN
Rated T+ …$2.99
FOC – 5/8, On-Sale – 5/28/2008

NEW AVENGERS #41 (MAR082208)
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Penciled by BILLY TAN
Cover by ALESKI BRICLOT
Rated A …$2.99
FOC – 5/8, On-Sale – 5/28/2008

Another week, another batch of Sneak Peeks! With many thanks to Marvel, we have pages from Iron Man: Viva Las Vegas #1, Mighty Avengers #13, Cable #3, Foolkiller #5, Logan #3 (Black and White Variant), and Punisher War Journal #19 all scheduled to be in stores next Wednesday!

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

Foolkiller is intended for mature audiences and contains explicit content.

IRON MAN: VIVA LAS VEGAS #1
COVER BY: ADI GRANOV
WRITER: JON FAVREAU
PENCILS: ADI GRANOV
INKS: ADI GRANOV
COLORED BY: ADI GRANOV
LETTERED BY: CHRIS ELIOPOULOS
A Marvel Knights series by the talents who brought you the IRON MAN movie! What’s a billionaire to do when he’s worn out from running a multi-national corporation? Well, if his name happens to be Tony Stark, it’s a situation that calls for some R & R in the casinos of sin city! Mix in a beautiful archaeologist and the fifty-foot dragon statue she discovered, and a plague of lizards descending on Las Vegas, and it’s a recipe for the sort of armored adventure that’s a perfect chaser after an evening at the movies!
Cardstock Cover/Rated T+ …$3.99

MIGHTY AVENGERS #13
COVER BY: MARKO DJURDJEVIC
WRITER: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
PENCILS: ALEX MALEEV
INKS: ALEX MALEEV
COLORED BY: MATT HOLLINGSWORTH
LETTERED BY: DAVE LANPHEAR
SECRET INVASION TIE-IN!
Where has Nick Fury been and who are the new Howling Commandos? It’s the debut of all-new characters and some surprising revelations about some classic ones as Nick starts to put his plan to stop the Invasion together. But will it be enough?
The Eisner award-winning team of Bendis and Maleev bring this very important Secret Invasion issue to life.
Rated A …$2.99

CABLE #3
COVERS BY: ARIEL OLIVETTI and JOHN ROMITA JR.
WRITER: DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI
PENCILS: ARIEL OLIVETTI
COLORED BY: ARIEL OLIVETTI
Your name is Nathan Summers. You’ve just met a nice Jersey girl. She’s blonde, soft-spoken, and she doesn’t mind the fact that you have a kid…or a bullet in your chest…or a big scary guy with a robot arm that wants to kill you. But you can’t stay here. The future of mutantkind is resting on your shoulders and the longer you stick around, playing house, the bigger the risk. Especially when an old friend comes blasting out of the past…
Rated T+ …$2.99

FOOLKILLER #5
COVER BY: LAN MEDINA
WRITER: GREGG HURWITZ
PENCILS: LAN MEDINA
COLORED BY: ANDY TROY
LETTERED BY: VC – JOE CARAMAGNA
Move over Frank Castle, there’s a new vigilante in town.
All that stands between the Foolkiller and vengeance is 98 pounds of pure, unadulterated mean. His name is Sickle Moon and he knows a thing or two about blades. Brace yourself for one of the sickest, weirdest fights you’ll ever see.
Cardstock Cover/Explicit Content …$3.99

LOGAN #3 (Black and White Variant)
COVER BY: EDUARDO RISSO
WRITER: BRIAN K. VAUGHAN
PENCILS: EDUARDO RISSO
INKS: EDUARDO RISSO
LETTERED BY: VC – RUS WOOTON
In the gut-wrenching conclusion to Vaughan and Risso’s epic story, Wolverine must make the single most difficult decision of his long and bloody career.
Cardstock Cover/Parental Advisory …$3.99

PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #19
COVER BY: ALEX MALEEV
WRITERS: RICK REMENDER & MATT FRACTION
PENCILS: HOWARD CHAYKIN
INKS: HOWARD CHAYKIN
COLORED BY: STUDIO F – EDGAR DELGADO
LETTERED BY: VC – JOE CARAMAGNA
All the players are assembled…the stage is set…the lights are lowered…and a conspiracy 18 issues in the making begins. This is it: the ultimate revenge saga as designed and engineered by Punisher’s arch-rival, Jigsaw! He’s killed off the loose ends from Frank Castle’s life before The Punisher; he’s replacing him on the streets with a leaner, meaner psychotic; and now Jiggy’s taking out everyone and everything that Castle holds dear and framing him for it. And this is just the bloody beginning…Written by Matt Fraction and Rick Remender, with art by Howard Chaykin.
Rated T+ …$2.99

Sentry Is Targeted By The Skrulls in Mighty Avengers!

The Skrull hunt continues! After the shocking reveal of a new Howling Commandos team in the last issue, Eisner-award winning writer, and the brain behind Secret Invasion, Brian Michael Bendis focuses on the Golden Guardian of Good in Mighty Avengers #14! This Secret Invasion tie-in, with eye popping art from rising star Khoi Pham (Incredible Hercules), answers the questions surrounding the erratic Sentry and arrives wrapped in a stunning cover by artist Marko Djurdjevic!

A continuing enigma to the Marvel Universe, Sentry’s fragile mental state makes him a ticking time bomb, leaving everyone around him in constant danger. In the Sentry’s darkest hour, one could only expect an appearance from his arch-nemesis, The Void… but how does this tie into the Skrull invasion?

Marvel urges retailers to check their orders on Mighty Avengers and all other Secret Invasion tie-ins as they continue to sell out at Diamond and as fans continue to ask “Who do you trust?”

What are the Skrulls’ plans for Bob Reynolds? How does his wife Lindy factor in? Find out the answers to these questions and more in Mighty Avengers #14!

MIGHTY AVENGERS #14 (MAR082207)
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by KHOI PHAM
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
Rated A …$2.99
FOC—5/1/08, On-Sale—5/21/08

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This week doesn’t go exactly as planned, but we’re still gonna do our best to give you something worthwhile. After the new releases, we hear from Mike Sims and the Mighty Marvel Movie Minute. Jay Scars offers up some good and bad with Nova and Annihilation: Conquest, and Moon Knight, Carlos calls in with a voicemail, and our host has another Marvel Tales for you.

Comics

Avengers Invaders Sketchbook, AR

HULK #3 (and FINCH VARIANT)
COVERS BY: ED MCGUINNESS and DAVID FINCH
WRITER: JEPH LOEB
PENCILS: ED MCGUINNESS
INKS: DEXTER VINES
Not a flashback! Not a dream! Together again for the first time! The battle you NEVER thought you’d see — The Hulk Vs. The Abomination! But…wait, we’ve seen that lots of times! Well… No you HAVE NOT. And it isn’t just because superstars Jeph Loeb & Ed McGuinness are bringing it to you for the first time — it’s because if you’ve been reading the Hulk (yes, we know there’s one or two of you), it CAN’T be possible! But it is — AND IN COLOR — LOTS OF THEM! The pulse-pounding, gamma-spawned action adventure continues in Hulk #3!!!
Rated A…$2.99

HULK VS. HERCULES: WHEN TITANS CLASH #1
COVER BY: MARKO DJURDJEVIC
WRITERS: GREG PAK & FRED VAN LENTE
ART: KHOI PHAM, PAUL NEARY, DENNIS CALERO, ERIC NGUYEN, REILLY BROWN, CARLOS CUEVAS, TERRY PALLOT, and CHRIS SOTOMAYOR
“BAH! HULK NEED BIGGER BOOK! HULK SMASH PUNY BEARD SKIRT MAN!”
Calm down, big fella. You’re going to need your strength when you go up against the Lion of Olympus, the INCREDIBLE HERCULES!
We’re bringing you a BRAND NEW story with THE most SMASHING, CRASHING, BASHING, MASHING and LASHING you’ve EVER witnessed, and THEN we’re giving you some of the greatest HULK and HERC stories from yesteryear!
BRING ON THE FIGHT!
Parental Advisory …$3.99

Iron Man Hulk Sampler, AR
Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four #35, $2.99

Marvel Illustrated Picture Dorian Gray #5 (of 6), $2.99


MIGHTY AVENGERS #12
COVER BY: MARKO DJURDJEVIC
WRITER: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
PENCILS: ALEX MALEEV
INKS: ALEX MALEEV
SECRET INVASION TIE-IN!
The Eisner-award-winning team of Brian Bendis and Alex Maleev (NEW AVENGERS ILLUMINATI, HALO: UPRISING) reunite to answer the question that has been on every comic fan’s mind for years…WHERE THE HELL HAS NICK FURY BEEN?? Rewinding the clock to Fury’s time in SECRET WAR, follow Fury as he puts together the pieces of his life and starts finding clues to a Secret Invasion that makes him TARGET NUMBER ONE. A major Skrull reveal happens in these pages!
Rated A …$2.99

MS. MARVEL #26
COVER BY: GREG HORN
WRITER: BRIAN REED
PENCILS: ADRIANA MELO
INKS: MARIAH BENES
Out–gunned and on the run! With S.H.I.E.L.D. convinced she’s a Skrull impostor, Ms. Marvel must fight for her identity and her life against her very own Lightning Strike Force! But when the Strike Force has a Ms. Marvel of their own, even Carol can’t be sure she’s Carol anymore! SECRET INVASION: The Infiltration continues here from Brian Reed (Captain Marvel) and Adriana Melo (Witchblade).
Rated T+ …$2.99

New Exiles #5, $2.99
Power Pack Day One #2 (of 4), $2.99
Powers #29
Secret Invasion #1 (of 8)(Blank Cover Convention Variant Edition), $3.99

She-Hulk 2 #28, $2.99


THOR #8
COVER BY: MARKO DJURDJEVIC
WRITER: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
PENCILS: MARKO DJURDJEVIC
INKS: DANNY MIKI and CRIMELAB STUDIOS
The God of Thunder keeps sizzling off the stands! Part two of a two-part arc by writer J. Michael Straczynski (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) with sumptuous art by DAREDEVIL cover artist Marko Djurdjevic sees the mighty Thor ruling over a newly glorious Asgard and all its people! But what danger has risen on the horizon of its American heartland surroundings? And how will Thor equip himself to face it??
Rated T+ …$2.99

Ultimate Fantastic Four #53, $2.99

Ultimate Spider-Man #121, $2.99


UNCANNY X-MEN #497
COVER BY: MICHAEL CHOI
WRITER: ED BRUBAKER
PENCILS and INKS: MICHAEL CHOI
“DIVIDED WE STAND”
In the wake of Messiah CompleX, there are no X-Men…Something strange is going on in San Francisco and Archangel gets pulled into the middle of it. Can Cyclops and Emma Frost save him and get out alive? And Wolverine, Colossus and Nightcrawler’s road trip takes a turn for the dangerous.
Rated T+ …$2.99

WOLVERINE: FIRST CLASS #2
COVER BY: LEONARD KIRK
WRITER: FRED VAN LENTE
ART: ANDREA DI VITO
The good news: Kitty’s managed to figure out Wolverine’s birthday and has arranged a surprise candlelight dinner with the love of his life, Mariko Yashida, as his present. The bad news: The reason Wolverine never tells anybody about his birthday is that every year on that date Sabretooth shows up to dice him into cutlets. And Kitty has put Mariko within Sabretooth’s grasp!
All Ages …$2.99

X-FORCE #3 (and BLOODY VARIANT)
COVER BY: CLAYTON CRAIN
WRITERS: CHRISTOPHER YOST & CRAIG KYLE
PENCILS, INKS, and COLORS: CLAYTON CRAIN
ANGELS AND DEMONS
As X-Force searches for their missing teammate, Wolfsbane strikes—and she’s not taking any prisoners! But the Purifiers have more than an ace up their sleeve— they’ve got the deck stacked. And when Wolverine, X-23, and Warpath learn the truth behind Risman’s nefarious plan…no one is safe. And no one is guaranteed to get out alive. Part 3 (of 6)
Parental Advisory …$2.99

X-MEN: FIRST CLASS #11
COVER BY: CARLO PAGULAYAN
WRITER: JEFF PARKER
ART: NICK DRAGOTTA and COLLEEN COOVER
Whew, that all-Cyclops issue was a little heavy, huh? Let’s pick things up with a story that makes the X-Men-go-into-the-Professor’s-Head issue look tame. Because our five exceptional students are about to meet the enigmatic MYSTERIO.
Rated A …$2.99

Young Avengers Presents #4 (of 6), $2.99

Collections

AVENGERS: KREE/SKRULL WAR TPB (New Printing)
COVER BY: NEAL ADAMS & TOM PALMER
WRITER: ROY THOMAS
PENCILS: NEAL ADAMS, SAL BUSCEMA, and JOHN BUSCEMA
Back-to-press and fully restored by popular demand!
Caught in the crossfire, Earth has become the staging ground for a conflict of star-spanning proportions! For those eternal intergalactic enemies, the merciless Kree and the shape-changing Skrulls, have gone to war, and our planet is situated on the front lines! Can Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, the Avengers, bring about an end to the fighting before humanity becomes a casualty of war? And what good are even a dozen super-powered champions against the vast military machines of two of the great empires of the cosmos? The key to victory lies with the expatriate Kree Captain Mar-Vell and his human host, honorary Avenger Rick Jones! Featuring the trend-setting artwork of Neal Adams, the KREE/SKRULL WAR is universally acknowledged as one of the finest and most important sagas in the Marvel canon.
Rated A …$24.99

DAREDEVIL: HELL TO PAY VOL. 2 TPB
COVER BY: MARKO DJURDJEVIC
WRITER: ED BRUBAKER
PENCILS: MICHAEL LARK
Things couldn’t be going worse for Matt Murdock. Everything he thought he’d gotten back teeters on the edge of a precipice, ready to shatter all around him, as he fights a battle on both fronts of his life – in the courtroom and on the rooftops of Hell’s Kitchen! Collecting DAREDEVIL #100-105.
Rated T+ …$15.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2815-1

DEADPOOL CLASSIC VOL. 1 TPB
COVER BY: ROB LIEFELD
WRITERS: FABIAN NICIEZA,ROB LIEFELD, MARK WAID, and JOE KELLY
PENCILS: ROB LIEFELD, JOE MADUREIRA, IAN CHURCHILL, LEE WEEKS, KEN LASHLEY, and ED MCGUINNESS
He’s the Merc with a Mouth, the Assassin with Elan, the Wryest Wisecracker of the Weapon X Program, now in a collection of his earliest sagas! Deadpool, with sidekick Weasel in tow, sets out on a quest for romance, money and mayhem – not necessarily in that order – only to learn he’s being hunted by an enemy he killed years before! As if that isn’t enough, the Juggernaut crashes into the action, and it’s the unstoppable vs. the un-shut-up-able! But all may not be lost if the sultry Siryn can inject a little sanity into the proceedings! Will Deadpool be steered toward a better life by his new heartthrob, or stay the chaotic course he’s set for himself? The answer is Yes! Guest-starring the New Mutants, Banshee, Sasquatch and more! Collecting NEW MUTANTS #98, DEADPOOL: THE CIRCLE CHASE #1-4, DEADPOOL (1994) #1-4 and DEADPOOL (1997) #1.
Rated A …$29.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3124-3

DEADPOOL VS. THE MARVEL UNIVERSE TPB
COVER BY: SKOTTIE YOUNG
WRITERS: FABIAN NICIEZA and REILLY BROWN
PENCILS: REILLY BROWN
With his best pal gone, Deadpool continues his trek through time and space, spreading friendship and mercenary whoop-&*$ throughout the cosmos. Featuring titanic team-ups with Wolverine, Captain America, Dr. Strange, Brother Voodoo, Ka-Zar and the Fantastic…Eight?! And in the unforgettable series finale, the dreaded Venom Symbiote has multiplied, and made some new friends of the prehistoric variety, giving the Merc with a Mouth his final opportunity to prove himself the ultimate hero – or the ultimate villain! Guest-starring Spider-Man! The Fantastic Four! The Mighty Avengers! And of course, those lovable goons from Agency X! Collecting CABLE & DEADPOOL #43-50.
Rated T+ …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2524-2

THE INVINCIBLE IRON MAN OMNIBUS VOL. 1 (and MOVIE and GRANOV VARIANTS)
COVERS BY: JACK KIRBY and ADI GRANOV (and IRON MAN MOVIE IMAGE)
WRITERS: STAN LEE, LARRY LIEBER, ROY THOMAS, ROBERT BERNSTEIN, DON RICO, and AL HARTLEY
PENCILS: DON HECK, GENE COLAN, JACK KIRBY, and STEVE DITKO
As the Marvel Age of Comics exploded on the pop-culture scene, super hero after super hero that redefined the genre leaped forth from the imagination of the Marvel Bullpen. Adventurers and innovators, scientists and high-school bookworms, they were amazing men and women with all the failings and foibles of you and me. And there are none that touch both that adventurer ideal and human reality as Tony Stark, the Invincible Iron Man. A jet-setter, playboy, and brilliant scientist, Tony is cut down to Earth when a battlefield explosion rips into his heart. Only by creating the amazing Iron Man armor can he stay alive! Packed with the debonair and debutantes, Cold War monsters and sultry super-spies, the Iron Man Omnibus presents the stories of one of comics’ most intriguing characters from the very beginning! Featuring the first appearances of such classic Marvel characters as the Mandarin, the Black Widow, Hawkeye, the Crimson Dynamo and the Titanium Man in lushly-illustrated stories by “Dazzling” Don Heck, Gene “The Dean” Colan and scripted by no less than Stan “The Man” Lee himself, this is the go-to volume for the Iron Man fan. Including every page, every pinup, and every letters column. Not to mention unused covers, critical essays, and bonuses galore! Collecting TALES OF SUSPENSE #39-83 & TALES TO ASTONISH #82.
All Ages …$99.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2900-4

X-MEN: EMPEROR VULCAN TPB
COVER BY: BILLY TAN
WRITER: CHRISTOPHER YOST
PENCILS: PACO DIAZ
It’s brother versus brother and the outcome could decide the fate of billions. UNCANNY X-MEN: RISE AND FALL OF THE SHI’AR EMPIRE continues here! Vulcan is the Shi’Ar Emperor and Havok is leading the rebellious Starjammers. But who is really right and who is really wrong? Collecting X-MEN: EMPEROR VULCAN #1-5.
Rated T+ …$13.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2551-8

Iron Man Hulk Sampler, AR


Thanks to Marvel, we have previews from Mighty Avengers #12, Hulk vs. Hercules: When Titans Collide, Ultimate Spider-Man #121, New Exiles #5, and She-Hulk #28. These titles are scheduled to be in shops next Wednesday.

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

MIGHTY AVENGERS #12
COVER BY: MARKO DJURDJEVIC
WRITER: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
PENCILS: ALEX MALEEV
SECRET INVASION TIE-IN!
The Eisner-award-winning team of Brian Bendis and Alex Maleev (NEW AVENGERS ILLUMINATI, HALO: UPRISING) reunite to answer the question that has been on every comic fan’s mind for years…WHERE THE HELL HAS NICK FURY BEEN?? Rewinding the clock to Fury’s time in SECRET WAR, follow Fury as he puts together the pieces of his life and starts finding clues to a Secret Invasion that makes him TARGET NUMBER ONE. A major Skrull reveal happens in these pages!
Rated A …$2.99

HULK VS. HERCULES: WHEN TITANS COLLIDE
COVER BY: MARKO DJURDJEVIC
WRITERS: GREG PAK & FRED VAN LENTE
ART: KHOI PHAM, PAUL NEARY, DENNIS CALERO, ERIC NGUYEN, REILLY BROWN, CARLOS CUEVAS, TERRY PALLOT, and CHRIS SOTOMAYOR
“32 PAGES!? BAH! HULK NEED BIGGER BOOK! HULK SMASH PUNY BEARD SKIRT MAN!”
Calm down, big fella. You’re going to need your strength when you go up against the Lion of Olympus, the INCREDIBLE HERCULES!
We’re bringing you a BRAND NEW story with THE most SMASHING, CRASHING, BASHING, MASHING and LASHING you’ve EVER witnessed, and THEN we’re giving you some of the greatest HULK and HERC stories from yesteryear!
BRING ON THE FIGHT!
Parental Advisory …$3.99

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #121
COVER BY: STUART IMMONEN
WRITER: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
PENCILS: STUART IMMONEN
INKS: WADE VON GRAWBADGER
The return of Omega Red! The deadly assassin is out for blood-J. Jonah Jameson’s blood to be exact! Why does he want to slice the Daily Bugle’s publisher to ribbons? And what can Spider-Man do about it? Find out in another action-packed issue of the series IGN.com calls “a wonderfully enjoyable read.”
Rated A …$2.99

NEW EXILES #5
COVER BY: ALAN DAVIS
WRITER: CHRIS CLAREMONT
PENCILS: ROBERTO CASTRO
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

SHE-HULK #28
COVER BY: MIKE DEODATO
WRITER: PETER DAVID
PENCILS: VAL SEMEIKS
INKS: DAVE MEIKIS and VICTOR OLAZABA
“Here Today”
Tracking down the mysterious bomber who attacked her in New York City, She-Hulk finds herself in prison – and the story of why she left her legal career behind finally begins to come to light.
Rated T+ …$2.99