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Marvel is pleased to announce after numerous sell-outs, Ms. Marvel #39-41 will return in Ms. Marvel: War of The Marvels Must Have! Fan favorite writer Brian Reed, teaming with artists Sana Takeda, Luke Ross and Sergio Arino, present the Dark Avengers’ Ms Marvel breaking out into her own series! But what does the villain formerly known as Moonstone have planned during Norman Osborn’s Dark Reign? The Merc with a Mouth Deadpool, the Amazing Spider-Man, best at what he does Wolverine, and the unbreakable Luke Cage guest star in the prelude to ‘War of The Marvels”! Ms. Marvel: War of The Marvels Must Have features the cover art of rising star Sana Takeda.

Fans and critics are raving about Brian Reed and the new direction of Ms. Marvel:

“What’s so fascinating about this current run of Ms. Marvel by Brian Reed is just how versatile he has proven both himself to be as a writer, as well as the character he writes, Carol Danvers, Ms. Marvel. […] This is a truly great book.” — Adam Chapman, Comixtreme.com

“I should be hit in the face with a 12 inch frying pan for even imagining a bad issue of Ms. Marvel.” — Mike Rapin, destroythecyb.org

“This issue has a few plotlines running through it, but I think Brian Reed handles it efficiently and effectively. I really think the best events and storylines of ‘Dark Reign’ are going to happen where you least expect them, and this is one of those places.”– Kevin Powers, ComicsBulletin.com

“Writer Brian Reed kicks the book into high gear in terms of story and pacing, and provides a great launch pad for the book’s upcoming ‘War of the Marvels’ storyline.”- Bryan Joel, IGN.Com

Marvel urges retailers to check their orders on Ms. Marvel and all Marvel Dark Reign tie-ins as they continue to sell out quickly! Don’t miss Ms. Marvel: War of The Marvels Must Have!

MS. MARVEL: WAR OF THE MARVELS MUST HAVE (JUN098031)
Written by BRIAN REED
Art by SANA TAKEDA, LUKE ROSS & SERGIO ARINO
Cover by SANA TAKEDA
Rated T…$4.99
FOC—7/28/09, On-Sale—8/19/09

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Courtesy of Marvel here are preview pages for Amazing Spider-Man Annual #36, Anita Blake: The Laughing Corpse – Necromancer #3, Marvel Adventures Super Heroes #13, Ms. Marvel #41, Punisher: Frank Castle #72, The Stand: American Nightmares #4, all scheduled to ship next week (7/8/09).

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #36
COVER BY: Olivier Coipel
WRITER: Marc Guggenheim
PENCILS: Patrick Olliffe
INKS: Patrick Olliffe
LETTERED BY: Virtual Comicraft
THE STORY:
As Peter Parker prepares for the 2nd most important wedding day of his life, a new enemy brutally rises up from Spidey’s past. Plus the introduction of some brand new family members promises to make this a wedding that he wishes never happened! Rated A …$3.99

ANITA BLAKE: THE LAUGHING CORPSE – NECROMANCER #3
COVER BY: Ron Lim
WRITER: Jessica Ruffner
PENCILS: Ron Lim
COLORED BY: Laura Villari
LETTERED BY: Bill Tortolini
THE STORY:
Best-Selling Author Laurell K. Hamilton’s thriller reaches its most shocking chapter yet! Who is Wheelchair Wanda? What dirt does she have on not-so-innocent billionaire Harold Gaynor? That’s what Anita Blake wants to know. And if she’s going to find out, Anita will have to journey to the Tenderloin, St. Louis’ red light district. So it’s a good thing master vampire Jean-Claude’s got her back…right? Mature …$3.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES SUPER HEROES #13
COVER BY: Patrick Scherberger
WRITER: Paul Tobin
PENCILS: Marcelo DiChiara
INKS: Marcelo DiChiara, Raul Fernandez Fonts & Norman Lee
COLORED BY: Chris Sotomayor
LETTERED BY: Dave Sharpe
THE STORY:
Bulldogs are about the best dogs in the world. Everyone knows that. But when the Leader decides to use a robotic bulldog to steal all of SHIELD’s private files, it’s up to She-Hulk, Spider-Man and Tigra to clean up after the dog! All Ages …$2.99

MS. MARVEL #41
COVER BY: Sana Takeda
WRITER: Brian Reed
PENCILS: Sana Takeda
INKS: Luke Ross & Sana Takeda
COLORED BY: Sana Takeda
LETTERED BY: Dave Sharpe
THE STORY:
In MS MARVEL #41, not only does new Ms. Marvel Karla Sofen have to deal with Deadpool, now she’s got the New Avengers coming at her in full force. Prelude to this summer’s epic WAR OF THE MARVELS! Then in MS. MARVEL #42, WAR OF THE MARVELS begins here! Karla Sofen battles for her life in the streets of Los Angeles as an exciting new chapter in the history of Ms. Marvel begins! Guest starring the New Avengers and…someone we can’t tell you about! Rated T …$2.99

PUNISHER: FRANK CASTLE #72
COVER BY: Dave Johnson
WRITER: Victor Gischler
PENCILS: Goran Parlov
INKS: Goran Parlov
COLORED BY: Lee Loughridge
LETTERED BY: VC – Cory Petit
THE STORY:
‘WELCOME TO THE BAYOU,” PART 2 Frank thought he was only passing through the Louisiana Bayou…until he crossed paths with a suspicious family of rednecks and decided to make their business his business. The Geautreauxs are throwing themselves a barbeque with all the fixings – and Frank Castle is the main course. Explicit Content …$3.99

THE STAND:  AMERICAN NIGHTMARES #4
COVER BY: Lee Bermejo
WRITER: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
PENCILS: Mike Perkins
INKS: Mike Perkins
COLORED BY: Laura Martin
LETTERED BY: VC – Rus Wooton
THE STORY:
The penultimate chapter of the second volume based on Stephen King’s horror epic! The survivors of the Captain Trips plague have started to team-up. Stu Redman and Glen Bateman trade origin stories–and horror stories about their mutual nightmares–while Randall Flagg sets out to recruit his first soldier in the ultimate battle between Good and Evil: Lloyd Henreid. But will the starving madman accept the dark man’s offer? And either way, will he or his soul survive? Cardstock Cover/Parental Advisory …$3.99

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Courtesy of Marvel here are preview pages for Avengers: The Initiative #24, Avengers/Invaders #11,  Incredible Hercules #129, Ms. Marvel #39, New Avengers #53, and War Machine #6 all scheduled to ship next week (5/28/09).

AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #24
COVER BY: HUMBERTO RAMOS
WRITER: CHRISTOS GAGE
PENCILS: HUMBERTO RAMOS
COLORED BY: STUDIO F – EDGAR DELGADO
LETTERED BY: VC – JOE CARAMAGNA
THE STORY:
THE INITIATIVE: DISASSEMBLED CONTINUES! A Dark Reign has fallen. Norman Osborn has disbanded S.H.I.E.L.D. and shut down Camp Hammond. That leaves the Shadow Initiative out in the cold…stuck in Madripoor with no means of escape, hunted by an army of Hydra agents, including Wolverine’s old foes, Bloodscream and Roughhouse! They have no idea if Norman even knows they’re out there, or if they’re better off if he doesn’t! If you thought changing costumes was the biggest event in Taskmaster’s career, you cannot miss this issue…
Rated T+ …$2.99

AVENGERS/INVADERS #11
COVER BY: Mario Alberti
WRITER: JIM KRUEGER ALEX ROSS
PENCILS: STEVE SADOWSKI
THE STORY:
On the other side of history, chaos reigns. Evil has won and the Fourth Reich now rules the world. Only the combined might of the Avengers, The Invaders and the mysterious new heroes Electro, The Challenger, The Silver Scorpion, The Black Widow, the Black Avenger and Captain Terror have a hope of setting the world right. Rated T+ …$2.99

THE INCREDIBLE HERCULES #129
COVER BY: DAVID WILLIAMS
WRITER: GREG PAK
PENCILS: RYAN STEGMAN
INKS: TERRY PALLOT
COLORED BY: RAUL TREVINO
LETTERED BY: VC – JOE CARAMAGNA
THE STORY:
In this issue: HERCULES AND AMADEUS CHO DIE!!! We heard that cheap death sells comics, and we’re more than happy to oblige. Though seriously, if you had to plunge into the UNDERWORLD and bring back Hercules’ slain father ZEUS to counter Hera’s power, could you think of a better plan? And come to think of it, have you ever noticed how… impermanent death is in the Marvel Universe? Well, while hobnobbing among the most famous Marvel deceased over the last few years, Herc and Cho learn the terrible secret why — and why PLUTO, Lord of the Dead, is fighting-mad about it!
Rated T+ …$2.99

MS. MARVEL #39
COVER BY: MIKE DEODATO
WRITER: BRIAN REED
PENCILS: PATRICK OLLIFFE
INKS: SERGE LAPOINTE
COLORED BY: CHRIS SOTOMAYOR
LETTERED BY: DAVE SHARPE
THE STORY:
The Dark Reign is in full effect. Carol Danvers is dead.
Moonstone has taken on the mantle of Ms. Marvel. And the only hope for the forces of good is…Machine Man?! Brian Reed & Patrick Olliffe kick off a new chapter in the legend of Ms. Marvel!
Rated T+ …$2.99

NEW AVENGERS #53
COVER BY: BILLY TAN
WRITER: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
PENCILS: CHRIS BACHALO BILLY TAN
INKS: TIM TOWNSEND
COLORED BY: JUSTIN PONSOR
LETTERED BY: COMICRAFT
THE STORY:
WHO WILL BE THE NEXT SORCERER SUPREME? And will he or she survive the initiation? The Avengers fight a battle that they know will shape the future of the Marvel Universe for years to come!
Rated A …$3.99

WAR MACHINE #6
COVER BY: FRANCESCO “MATT” MATTINA
WRITER: Greg Pak
PENCILS: CARLOS MAGNO
INKS: Jeffrey Huet & Nelson Pereira
COLORED BY: Jay David Ramos & Andy Troy
LETTERED BY: VC – Joe Caramagna
THE STORY:
Controversy erupts as War Machine picks a target on U.S. soil in “Homeland,” Part One! When Jim Rhodes returns home he comes face-to-face with American Eagle, last seen in the pages of THUNDERBOLTS—as two visions of America clash with earth-shattering results that may irrevocably change War Machine—and the nation he loves! Also: What the heck does Rhodes’ mom have to say about all of this? Find out in the first chapter of a shocking new story arc in the series that CBR.com calls “high-octane, higher-caliber adventure…a visual spectacle worthy of the spotlight.” Rated T …$2.99

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Thanks to Pat’s new releases and a few reviews from Mike, Adam, and Steve we have an honest-to-goodness episode of Marvel Noise.

Titles mentioned include Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk, Dark Reign: Hawkeye, Uncanny X-Men, Dark Reign: The Cabal, Exiles, and Ms. Marvel.

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Shipping May 13, 2009:

All-New Savage She-Hulk #2 (Dark Reign Tie-In) $3.99
Avengers Invaders #10 Incentive Mitch Breitweiser Variant Cover – [PI]
Avengers The Initiative Vol 3 Secret Invasion TP Book Market Avengers The Initiative Vol 3 Spine $16.99
Avengers The Initiative Vol 3 Secret Invasion TP Direct Market Secret Invasion Avengers The Initiative Spine $16.99
Black Panther Vol 5 #4 (Dark Reign Tie-In) $2.99
Cable Vol 2 Back To Earth HC $19.99
Captain Britain And MI 13 #13 $2.99
Cloak & Dagger Child Of Darkness Child Of Light HC Premiere Edition Book Market Cover $19.99
Cloak & Dagger Child Of Darkness Child Of Light HC Premiere Edition Direct Market Cover $19.99
Dark Reign Hawkeye #2 $3.99
Dark Reign Young Avengers #1 $3.99
Dark Tower The Fall Of Gilead #1 Incentive Adi Granov Variant Cover – [PI]
Dark Tower The Fall Of Gilead #1 Incentive Jae Lee Sketch Variant Cover – [PI]
Dark Tower The Fall Of Gilead #1 Regular Jae Lee Cover $3.99
Deadpool Suicide Kings #2 $3.99
Genext United #1 $3.99
Howling Commandos #1 $3.99
Incognito Must Have $4.99
Lockjaw And The Pet Avengers #1 Incentive Niko Henrichon Variant Cover – [PI]
Lockjaw And The Pet Avengers #1 Regular Karl Kerschl Cover $2.99
Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #51 $2.99
Marvel Adventures Super Heroes #11 $2.99
Marvel Illustrated Iliad TP $19.99
Marvel Masterworks Golden Age Marvel Comics Vol 4 HC Regular Dust Jacket $59.99
Marvel Masterworks Golden Age Marvel Comics Vol 4 HC Variant Dust Jacket $59.99
Marvel Reading Chronology – FREE
Marvel Your Universe #4 $5.99
New Exiles Vol 4 Away We Go TP $12.99
Pride & Predjudice #2 $3.99
Punisher Frank Castle #70 $3.99
Secret Warriors #4 (Dark Reign Tie-In) $2.99
Secret Wars II Omnibus HC Book Market Edition $99.99
Secret Wars II Omnibus HC Direct Market Edition $99.99
Spider-Man Family Ties HC $19.99
Spider-Man J Vol 2 Japanese Daze TP Digest $9.99
Thor Tales Of Asgard By Stan Lee & Jack Kirby #1 $3.99
Ultimates 3 Who Killed The Scarlet Witch TP Book Market Heroes Cover $19.99
Ultimates 3 Who Killed The Scarlet Witch TP Direct Market Villains Cover $19.99
Ultimate Spider-Man #132 (Ultimatum Tie-In) $2.99
Ultimate Wolverine vs Hulk #4 2nd Ptg Variant Cover $2.99
War Of Kings Ascension #2 $3.99
Wolverine Vol 3 #66 4th Ptg Steve McNiven Variant Cover $2.99
Wolverine Vol 3 #67 3rd Ptg Steve McNiven Variant Cover $2.99
Wolverine Vol 3 #68 3rd Ptg Steve McNiven Variant Cover $2.99
Wolverine Vol 3 #69 2nd Ptg Steve McNiven Variant Cover $2.99
Wolverine Vol 3 #70 4th Ptg Steve McNiven Variant Cover $2.99
Wolverine Vol 3 #73 70th Anniversary Marko Djurdjevic Variant Cover $2.99
Wolverine Vol 3 #73 Regular Adam Kubert Cover $2.99
Wonderful Wizard Of Oz #6 $3.99
X-Factor Vol 3 #43 $2.99
X-Factor Vol 6 Secret Invasion TP Book Market X-Factor Vol 5 Spine $19.99
X-Factor Vol 6 Secret Invasion TP Direct Market Secret Invasion X-Factor Spine $19.99
X-Men 2099 Vol 1 TP $29.99
X-Men Manifest Destiny HC $29.99

Product Updates:

• All New Savage She-Hulk #1 (FEB092537D, $3.99; FOC 03/19/09) and #2 (MAR092570D, $3.99; FOC 04/23/09), solicited with art to be announced, will have art by Peter Vale with Robert Atkins (#1) and Michael Ryan (#2) . Additionally, please note that, while mistakenly solicited without Dark Reign banners in the February and March Marvel Previews, both issues are Dark Reign tie-ins.
• All New Savage She-Hulk #1 (FEB092537D, $3.99) and #2 (MAR092570D, $3.99; FOC 04/23/09) will be rated Parental Advisory, not T+.
• Cable Premiere HC Vol. 2: Back to Earth (MAR092631D, $19.99; FOC 04/09/09) will now be named Cable Vol. 2: Waiting for the End of the World Premiere HC. Also, it will have 176 pages, not 160 pages.
• Captain Britain and MI 13 #13 (MAR092561D, $2.99; FOC 04/23/09) will have pencils by Ardian Sayif, not Leonard Kirk.
• Cloak & Dagger Premiere HC: Child of Darkness Variant Ed. Volume 22 (DEC08 2433, $19.99) will now be Volume 23, with no change in editorial content.
• Spider-Man: Family Ties Premiere HC (MAR092635D, $19.99; FOC 04/09/09) will have 152 pages, not 160 pages.
• Thor: Tales of Asgard by Lee & Kirby #1 (MAR092586D, $3.99; FOC 04/23/09) will be a six-issue limited series, not five issues.
• X-Factor #43 (MAR092609D, $2.99; FOC 04/23/09) will have pencils by Marco Santucci, not Valentine de Landro.
• X-Men 2099 TP Vol. 1 (MAR092666D, $29.99; FOC 04/09/09) will have 216 pages, not 224 pages.

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Meet the New Ms. Marvel!

With Carol Danvers no longer Ms. Marvel, who will take up the mantle? Answer: The Dark Avenger formerly known as Moonstone! Writer Brian Reed and artist Rebekah Isaacs team up for an all-new, all-different Ms. Marvel #38! Norman Osborn has appointed the villainous Moonstone to become the world’s new favorite super-heroine–what kind of chaos and mayhem will ensue? This issue also features a Wolverine Art Appreciation variant cover by Paolo Rivera!

Fans and critics are raving about Brian Reed and Ms. Marvel:

“What’s so fascinating about this current run of Ms. Marvel by Brian Reed is just how versatile he has proven both himself to be as a writer, as well as the character he writes, Carol Danvers, Ms. Marvel. […] This is a truly great book.” — Adam Chapman, Comixtreme.com

“This issue has a few plotlines running through it, but I think Brian Reed handles it efficiently and effectively. I really think the best events and storylines of “Dark Reign” are going to happen where you least expect them, and this is one of those places.”– Kevin Powers, ComicsBulletin.com

“I should be hit in the face with a 12 inch frying pan for even imagining a bad issue of Ms. Marvel.” — Mike Rapin, destroythecyb.org

Marvel urges retailers to check their orders on Ms. Marvel and all Marvel Dark Reign tie-ins! What do Osborn and Moonstone have planned!? Find out this and more starting in Ms. Marvel #38!

MS. MARVEL #38 (FEB092509)
MS. MARVEL #38 WOLVERINE ART APPRECIATION VARIANT (FEB092510)
Written by BRIAN REED
Penciled by REBEKAH ISAACS
Cover by PHIL JIMENEZ
Wolverine Art Appreciation Variant by PAOLO RIVERA
Rated T+ …$2.99
FOC—4/9/09, On-Sale—4/29/09

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It’s the beginning of the end for Carol Danvers (AKA Ms. Marvel) as she comes face to face with the Dark Avengers—and her destiny as Ms. Marvel becomes Dark Ms. Marvel with issue #38! It all begins in this week’s Ms. Marvel #35, from the fan favorite team of writer Brian Reed and artist Patrick Olliffe, as Carol encounters Captain Marvel’s replacement — Noh-Varr, better known as Marvel Boy! As Carol’s past catches up with her and she meets Norman Osborn’s new Ms. Marvel (AKA the villainous Moonstone), two Ms. Marvels will clash… and Carol Danvers will fall!

“Brian Reed tells a solid, cool superhero tale”—Bryan Joel, IGN.Com

“I’ve really liked the direction that Brian Reed has been taking Ms. Marvel over the past few months…I’ve been really digging the complexities of everything that’s been happening”—Kevin Powers, ComicsBulletin.Com

Marvel urges retailers to check their orders on upcoming issues of Ms. Marvel as the series continue to tie into the red hot Dark Reign and becomes Dark Ms. Marvel with issue #38. Carol Danvers is on a collision course with destiny — but what does this mean for her future? Find out in Ms. Marvel!

MS. MARVEL #35 (NOV082330)
Written by BRIAN REED
Penciled by PATRICK OLLIFFE
Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
Rated T+ …$2.99
ON SALE TOMORROW!

MS. MARVEL #36 (DEC082316)
Written by BRIAN REED
Penciled by PATRICK OLLIFFE
Cover by PHIL JIMENEZ
Rated T+ …$2.99
FOC—2/5/09, On-Sale—2/25/09

MS. MARVEL #37 (JAN092485)
Written by BRIAN REED
Penciled by PATRICK OLLIFFE
Cover by PHIL JIMENEZ
Rated T+ …$2.99
FOC—3/5/09, On-Sale—3/25/09

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CAPTAIN AMERICA THEATER OF WAR: AMERICA FIRST #1
COVER BY: HOWARD CHAYKIN
WRITER: HOWARD CHAYKIN
PENCILS: HOWARD CHAYKIN
INKS: HOWARD CHAYKIN
COLORED BY: STUDIO F – EDGAR DELGADO
In this second installment of a series exploring the storied history of America’s greatest champion, Howard Chaykin pulls back the Iron Curtain on one of Captain America’s wiliest nemeses — Soviet Russia and her never-ending parade of spies, saboteurs, fifth columnists…so many we had to make this story double-sized! Before his role in “The Death of Captain America,” no one was more patriotic than the Cap of the Fifties, even if he does have Steve Rogers’ shoes to fill. Unfortunately, Nick Fury, a newly minted operative of the CIA, isn’t about to let him off the hook that easily. But Cap and Fury better start working together, or they’ll find themselves buried in Reds! PLUS: a bonus reprinting of a classic Cap tale from the fabulous fifties!
One-Shot/Rated A …$4.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES SUPER HEROES #6
COVER BY: CLAYTON HENRY
WRITER: FRED VAN LENTE
PENCILS: MATTEO LOLLI
INKS: CHRISTIAN DALLA VECCHIA
LETTERED BY: NATE PIEKOS
Here he comes, True Believers — the astonishing ANT-MAN! The man with two, count ‘em, TWO super powers! Who is he? How did he get both the ability to shrink to less than an inch tall and speak directly to ants? Why does he use those abilities to aid all mankind? SHUT UP — Don’t answer that! Those are rhetorical questions! Any answers you come up with can’t possibly be as awesome as the real ones … SO BUY THIS COMIC NOW!!!
All Ages …$2.99

MS. MARVEL #34
COVER BY: DAVID YARDIN
WRITER: BRIAN REED
PENCILS: PAULO SIQUEIRA
INKS: AMILTON SANTOS
COLORED BY: CHRIS SOTOMAYOR
LETTERED BY: DAVE SHARPE
Carol Danvers is fighting a one-woman war against the CIA, and her only ally is… Spider-Man?! Spidey stumbles into Carol’s world of international espionage and may not come out in one piece.
Rated T+ …$2.99

NEW AVENGERS #48
COVER BY: BILLY TAN
WRITER: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
PENCILS: BILLY TAN
INKS: MATT BANNING
COLORED BY: JUSTIN PONSOR
LETTERED BY: COMICRAFT
The Invasion is over! But who are the New Avengers!??! The first major roster change since the very first issue!! See here who the New Avengers are and what their place in the Dark Reign is!
Rated A …$2.99

PATSY WALKER: HELLCAT #4
COVER BY: STUART IMMONEN
WRITER: KATHRYN IMMONEN
PENCILS: DAVID LAFUENTE
INKS: DAVID LAFUENTE
COLORED BY: JOHN RAUCH
LETTERED BY: DAVE LANPHEAR
Hellcat is still on the case, tracking the missing heir of an Eskimo witch coven. But hot on the trail of Pete the Yeti, whose rocket powered spruce is making her life difficult. But with the aid of a giant magical wolf named Manslayer and a giant talking Mayan calendar made of stone, she just might survive her trek through the last frontier. If she doesn’t drown in a wave of snow bunnies first.
Rated A …$2.99

THOR #12
COVER BY: OLIVIER COIPEL
WRITER: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
PENCILS: OLIVIER COIPEL
INKS: MARK MORALES
COLORED BY: LAURA MARTIN
LETTERED BY: CHRIS ELIOPOULOS
Sinister things are afoot in Asgard. Loki claims to have only the best of intentions, but her manipulations have seated a new prince on the throne, the brave Balder…and her snake’s tongue has planted seeds of doubt in the ears of Asgardians to question the leadership of the mighty Thor. What insidious treachery will the cunning Loki spring on the noble heroes? And what dreaded effect could it have on the innocent townspeople of neighboring Broxton, Oklahoma?
Rated T+ …$2.99

Courtesy of Marvel, we have some preview pages for titles shipping Wednesday, November 26th.

CAPTAIN AMERICA #44
COVER BY: STEVE EPTING
WRITER: ED BRUBAKER
PENCILS: LUKE ROSS
INKERS: PABLO LAGUNA & RICK MAGYAR
COLORED BY: FRANK D’ARMATA
LETTERED BY: VC – JOE CARAMAGNA
EDITOR: TOM BREVOORT
Part two of this smashing three-parter pits Bucky Barnes, the new Captain America, against his own past as the Winter Soldier, and one of Steve Rogers deadliest foes… as the remnants of the Cold War creep into the states, searching for a secret weapon that only Cap can stop them from getting their hands on. But is that really what’s happening, or is it all a trap? Find out here – by Brubaker and Luke Ross!
Rated T+ …$2.99

INCREDIBLE HERCULES #123
COVER BY: CLAYTON HENRY
WRITER: FRED VAN LENTE & GREG PAK
PENCILS: CLAYTON HENRY
INKS: CLAYTON HENRY
COLORED BY: GURU-EFX
LETTERED BY: VC – JOE CARAMAGNA
“LOVE & WAR (Part 3)”
We know you’ve all been there, guys. We know it stinks. Your best bud gets a new girlfriend, and suddenly you never see him any more. And when you’re Hercules, your BFF is Amadeus Cho, and his new girlfriend is a psychopathic Amazonian princess who wants to destroy the world as we know it with an ancient Atlantean artifact… Well. That really stinks. Guest-Starring Namor the Sub-Mariner!
Rated A …$2.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES SUPER HEROES #5
COVER BY: ROGER CRUZ
WRITER: PAUL TOBIN
PENCILS: JACOPO CAMAGNI
INKS: NORMAN LEE
COLORS: GURU EFX
LETTERED BY: NATE PIEKOS
EDITOR: NATHAN COSBY
A VERY STRANGE DAY: In his MA: Super Heroes debut, Doctor Strange encounters a cosmically powered creature known as a Zakimiya, which has been allowing its newborn babies to feed on the very fabric of reality. Dang! Luckily, Doctor Strange has a plan—recruit a magically souped-up Spider-Man to web shut the holes in the fabric of reality, and then hope the two of them can bluff their way to victory against the all-powerful Zakimiya. Good luck with that!
All Ages …$2.99

MS. MARVEL #33
COVER BY: DAVID YARDIN & RAIN BEREDO
WRITER: BRIAN REED
PENCILS: ADRIANA MELO
INKER: MARIAH BENES
COLORED BY: CHRIS SOTOMAYOR
LETTERED BY: DAVE SHARPE
EDITOR: STEPHEN WACKER
The untold tale of Carol Danver’s days as a secret agent continues! What is Ascension? What is the CIA doing in Afghanistan? And what does all of this have to do the post-Secret Invasion world? Brian Reed (SECRET INVASION: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) and Paulo Siqueira (THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) have all the answers.
Rated T+ …$2.99

THOR: MAN OF WAR #1
COVER BY: MARKO DJURDJEVIC
WRITER: MATT FRACTION
PENCILS: CLAY MANN & PATRICK ZIRCHER
INKS: VICTOR OLAZABA
COLORED BY: PAUL MOUNTS & JUNE CHUNG
LETTERED BY: VC – JOE CARAMAGNA
EDITOR: WARREN SIMONS
For countless millennia, over and again has the mighty, thunderous, impetuous, petulant god Thor raged and rebelled against the leadership of his father and lord, the all-powerful Odin. The capricious tantrums of a selfish titan, spoiled by his own power. But…ODIN HAS HAD ENOUGH! And so as the cycle is repeated in all ages, Thor must ultimately face the fullest wrath of the enraged All-Father! Witness the final and the most epic, earth-shattering, sky-scorching battle ever unleashed by the THOR: AGES OF THUNDER and THOR: REIGN OF BLOOD creative team of Matt Fraction and Patrick Zircher!
One-Shot/Rated T+ …$3.99

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #128
COVER BY: STUART IMMONEN & RICHARD ISANOVE
WRITER: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
PENCILS: STUART IMMONEN
INKS: WADE VON GRAWBADGER
COLORED BY: JUSTIN PONSOR
LETTERED BY: VC – CORY PETIT
EDITOR: MARK PANICCIA
An unwelcome caller pays a visit to the Parker household in the form of Eddie Brock, the former host to the sinister Venom symbiote! Blaming Peter for his loss of the symbiote, Eddie will stop at nothing to regain it. As the situation comes unglued with the untimely arrival of Gwen Stacy, it’s Ultimate Venom versus Ultimate Carnage as War of the Symbiotes comes to its crashing conclusion! Plus: More on the mysterious Beetle and his mission for the “master”!
Rated A …$2.99

I haven’t really been following this title, and now I’m very, very sorry. I also haven’t been following every tie-in with this event, but I’ve been following some of them and this is one of the few issues that has been entirely in the present. This is what I’ve been looking for in the narrative. Battles against overwhelming odds, chase scenes, and a surprise on the last page to get you ready for the next issue. What more can you ask for?

Brian Reed tells the tale of what happens to Ms. Marvel as one of the only heroes fighting the Skrulls in New York. I don’t know where all the other heroes in the Marvel U are, but I can tell you where the Skrulls are. Well, actually I can’t because they seem to be popping up everywhere, but there are a boatload of them in this issue and Mr. Reed makes it clear that they don’t like Ms. Marvel, or her resistance to their invasion, very much.

Doing a fine job on art, we’ve got Adriana Melo on pencils, Mariah Benes on inks, and Paulo Siqueira on pages 11 – 16. They convey the scale of the invasion and the overwhelming forces the heroes face beautifully. Now, I generally try to keep my reviews on the positive side but I have to interject here that while the art is well done, it doesn’t really do anything for me. These are professional comic book artists who have achieved mastery of their art form, so I don’t want to take away from that, but I didn’t feel that this was the best this book could have or should have looked. That said, the story does move along well and is one of the best tie-ins I’ve read so far.

Recommended for anyone following Secret Invasion.

COVER: GREG HORN
WRITER: BRIAN REED
PENCILS: ADRIANA MELO and PAULO SIQUEIRA
INKS: MARIAH BENES and PAULO SIQUEIRA
COLORS: CHRIS SOTOMAYOR
LETERS: DAVE SHARPE
EDITOR: STEPHEN WACKER
Rated T+ …$2.99