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Because you demanded it! Due to overwhelming demand for the sold-out Captain Marvel #4-5 and Ms. Marvel #25, crucial tie-ins to the red-hot Secret Invasion event, Marvel is going back to press with a special one-shot collecting these three acclaimed issues! Captain Marvel/Ms. Marvel: Secret Invasion The Infiltration One-Shot brings you face to face with some of the most shocking moments in Skrull Invasion thus far, written by the acclaimed Brian Reed, featuring the art of fan-favorites Lee Weeks & Adrian Melo, all wrapped up in a gorgeous wraparound cover by Terry Dodson! What is the secret behind Captain Marvel’s return? And is Ms Marvel who — or what — she appears to be?

With Secret Invasion on everyone’s mind, and everywhere from G4 to Entertainment Weekly to The New York Post to The Wall Street Journal, this special one-shot is a perfect look at the secrets that have rocked the Marvel Universe! Don’t miss your chance to catch up on these sold out issues in Captain Marvel/Ms. Marvel: Secret Invasion The Infiltration One-Shot!

CAPTAIN MARVEL/MS MARVEL: SECRET INVASION THE INFILTRATION ONE-SHOT (FEB088173)
Written by BRIAN REED
Penciled by LEE WEEKS & ADRIANA MELO
Cover by TERRY DODSON & LAURA MARTIN
Rated T+…$4.99
FOC—5/1/08, On-Sale—5/21/08

New releases (by our host) and Bring ’em Back (by Backwards Dave) are joined by reviews from Equinox (Chris Chavez) and Vernson (Rob)! We also have a voicemail from Carlos and Mr. Chavez chimes in again with thoughts on Secret Invasion!

Sadly, there is no Marvel Tales this week. What, I’m on vacation!

Titles mentioned include Amazing Spider-Girl, Amazing Spider-Man, Criminal, Nova, Punisher, Wolverine, and New Mutants.

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Marvel items on sale, 4.9.08

Comics

AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #19
COVER BY: RON FRENZ
WRITER: TOM DEFALCO
PENCILS: RON FRENZ
INKS: SAL BUSCEMA
“There Can Only Be One!” (Part 1 of 1)
At last—the battle you never thought you’d see—Spider-Girl versus Araña! ‘Nuff said!
Rated A …$2.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #556
COVER BY: CHRIS BACHALO
WRITER: ZEB WELLS
PENCILS: CHRIS BACHALO
INKS: TIM TOWNSEND
“Sometimes It Snows In April” (Come on it’s a Prince reference from 20 years ago! The day of the massively unhip editor is upon us) continues with Spidey caught in the middle of two ancient threats that are conspiring to take him and the city itself down.
Plus, Carlie trapped at the Police Station with someone after her blood!
Rated A …$2.99

Avengers Fairy Tales #2 (of 4), $2.99
Civil War Chronicles #10, $4.99

CRIMINAL #2
COVER BY: SEAN PHILLIPS
WRITER: ED BRUBAKER
PENCILS: SEAN PHILLIPS
It’s the second of three standalone stories, as CRIMINAL’s new expanded format keeps the hits coming!

In previous arcs of Criminal we’ve met the man who killed him, and we met his only surviving son… now meet TEEG LAWLESS, thief, murderer, and all around bad mother-#@$%er. Fresh from two tours in Vietnam, Teeg arrives home in 1972 carrying the baggage of war, a drug habit, and an unpaid debt to a local mob boss that’s now long overdue. *“Before the Living End”* tells how he goes about finding a way out of his problems and back into the life of crime.

And on top of this longer-than-usual length main story, CRIMINAL now features an *expanded* back-pages section, as well – with articles by Brubaker and other top crime writers, from novelists to screenwriters to comic writers. These noir articles have become a popular piece of the CRIMINAL package, and are something that can only be found in the comics, not in any collections.
So don’t miss out on this second *standalone* issue of the most acclaimed crime comic on the stands!
Mature Content/No Ads… $3.50

Dead Of Night Featuring Man Thing #3 (of 4), $3.99

FANTASTIC FOUR #556
COVER BY: BRYAN HITCH
WRITER: MARK MILLAR
PENCILS: BRYAN HITCH
INKS: PAUL NEARY
That’s the problem with Utopias—they’re all-too-often built on a foundation of human tears. When an organism designed to abolish war is set into motion, and it decides that the only way to accomplish its objective is to eliminate anyone who could possibly pick up a weapon, there’s only one foursome to turn to if humanity is going to survive!
Rated T+ …$2.99

Hedge Knight 2 Sworn Sword #6 (of 6), $2.99
Iron Man Poster Book, $6.99
Marvel Adventures Hulk #10, $2.99

NOVA #12
COVER BY: ALEX MALEEV
WRITER: DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING
PENCILS: PAUL PELLETIER
INKS: RICK MAGYAR
The New Mutant Warlock returns in an issue that propels Nova back into ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST! Still threatened by his deadly Phalanx virus, Richard Rider finally reaches Kvch, the never-before-seen Technarchy homeworld. But are the “parents” of the Phalanx still there – and can Nova even reach them? And are you ready for the comeback of the former New Mutant know as Warlock? Join writers Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning and new ongoing penciler Paul Pelletier (FANTASTIC FOUR) for another chapter of the saga that has Wizard saying “If you’re a fan of out-there sci-fi with a superhero twinge, you should strap yourself in for a ride with the Human Rocket’s series.”
Rated T+ …$2.99

PUNISHER #56
COVER BY: TIM BRADSTREET
WRITER: GARTH ENNIS
PENCILS: GORAN PARLOV
“VALLEY FORGE, VALLEY FORGE,” PART 2
Garth Ennis concludes his seminal run on PUNSHER — in style.
Eight men who know exactly who Frank Castle is…and how to fight him. Eight men who know that, no matter what they throw at him, he won’t fire back. The Punisher has faced many threats in his day, but never one like this. A Special Forces Squad has been tasked to bring him down, by all means necessary, and his only hope for survival might be crossing a line he swore he’d never cross.
Explicit Content …$2.99

Soleil Sampler, AR
The Last Defenders #2 (of 6), $2.99
Twelve #3 (of 12)(2nd Printing Chris Weston Variant Cover), $2.99

WOLVERINE #64
COVER BY: RON GARNEY
WRITER: JASON AARON
PENCILS: RON GARNEY
“GET MYSTIQUE” Part 3
Spinning out of the decade’s biggest X-Men event, Wolverine embarks on a personal mission to hunt down MYSTIQUE. But what do you do when the person you’re chasing, the person you’re dying to kill, chooses to hide behind an army of American soldiers? That’s the question Logan is asking himself, and the answer will be explosive. Plus, Wolvie pulls a bank heist in 1920s Kansas City, but all does not go according to plan.
Parental Advisory …$2.99

Collections

FALLEN SON: THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN AMERICA TPB
COVER BY: JOHN CASSADAY
WRITER: JEPH LOEB
PENCILS: JOHN CASSADAY, DAVID FINCH, ED MCGUINNESS, JOHN ROMITA JR. and LEINIL FRANCIS YU
Where were you when Captain America died? Perhaps you were listening to the radio or reading the morning paper. Maybe you were surfing the web or on the phone with a friend. You were probably shocked, most likely thinking, “How could they? How could this happen to Cap?” And for a moment, you perhaps thought about all the ways the super soldier meant something to you. Something very real, very abiding. FALLEN SON: DEATH OF CAPTAIN AMERICA follows the reaction of the legendary heroes’ best friends and closest comrades as they struggle to work through the emotions stirred by the loss of their ally, and the stages of grief that make them confront the part they may have played in that loss. Wolverine. The Avengers. Hawkeye. Spider-Man. Iron Man. All have their own sense of loss, their own levels of grieving. This is their story. This is Cap’s story. This is our story. The story of a Fallen Son and the world he helped make a better place. Collecting FALLEN SON: WOLVERINE, FALLEN SON: AVENGERS, FALLEN SON: CAPTAIN AMERICA, FALLEN SON: SPIDER-MAN and FALLEN SON: IRON MAN.
Rated T+ …$13.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2842-7

MARVEL ADVENTURES HULK VOL. 2: DEFENDERS DIGEST
COVER BY: JUAN SANTACRUZ
WRITER: PAUL BENJAMIN
PENCILS: DAVID NAKAYAMA and STEVE SCOTT
The Green Goliath continues to smash his way through his own Marvel Adventures title! See how brilliant scientist Bruce Banner was cursed to transform into the rampaging Hulk! Dr. Strange, the Silver Surfer and Namor all arrive on the scene, concluding in an all-new Defenders team-up adventure! Most important, thrill to the Hulk smashing everything in sight! Collecting MARVEL ADVENTURES HULK #5-8.
All Ages …$7.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2643-0

MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN VOL. 9: FIERCEST FOES
COVER BY: DAVID NAKAYAMA
WRITER: FRED VAN LENTE
PENCILS: CORY HAMSCHER
The all-new, all-ages, all-action fun continues! It’s wall-to-wall mayhem in the Mighty Marvel Manner with four original tales of everybody’s favorite teenage wall-crawler! Featuring Doctor Octopus, the Green Goblin and Venom! Plus: Will Harry Osborn succumb to his family’s evil legacy and don the guise of the Goblin? Collecting MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #33-36.
All Ages …$7.99

NEW MUTANTS CLASSIC VOL. 3 TPB
COVER BY: BILL SIENKIEWICZ
WRITER: CHRIS CLAREMONT
PENCILS: BILL SIENKIEWICZ and BOB MCLEOD
The New Mutants face a demon menace and befriend an alien misfit! A rock concert pulls them into the orbit of a multi-galaxy music star, then the team, with Cloak and Dagger, is drawn into a deadly exchange program…of super-powers! Plus: Hellfire Club intrigue and early steps on the path of reformation by Magneto! Action, romance, family reunions and a fairy tale! Anything else? Oh, right, guest-starring the X-Men! Collecting NEW MUTANTS #18-25 and ANNUAL #1.
Rated A …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3119-9

WHAT IF?: CIVIL WAR TPB
COVER BY: MARKO DJURDJEVIC
WRITERS: DAVID HINE, ED BRUBAKER, KEVIN GREVIOUX, CHRISTOS GAGE, GREG PAK, CHRISTOPHER YOST, JEFF PARKER, and PAUL TOBIN
PENCILS: MARKO DJURDJEVIC, GUSTAVO, HARVEY TOLIBAO, JUAN SANTACRUZ, LARRY STROMAN, CLAYTON HENRY, FRED HEMBECK, LEONARD KIRK, and RAFAEL SANDOVAL
Marvel once again poses the question, “What If…?” What if Annihilus had not been defeated in the outskirts of our galaxy, and instead had brought his devastating alien armada to Earth? What if Iron Man had lost the Civil War? What If Captain America led all the heroes against the Superhuman Registration Act and Henry Gyrich became head of S.H.I.E.L.D. to take them down? What if the Hulk had landed on a peaceful planet, as the Marvel heroes had intended when they exiled him into space? Or Banner had landed on Sakaar instead of the Hulk? Or the Hulk’s warrior bride, Caiera the Oldstrong, had come to Earth seeking vengeance instead of her husband? What if Vulcan had become Phoenix? And finally, what if Spider-Man and Wolverine became the most efficient two-man killing team in the world? Collecting WHAT IF? ANNIHILATION, CIVIL WAR, PLANET HULK, X-MEN and SPIDER-MAN VS. WOLVERINE.
Rated A …$ 16.99

WOLVERINE: THE DEATH OF WOLVERINE PREMIERE
COVER BY: HOWARD CHAYKIN
WRITER: MARC GUGGENHEIM and JASON AARON
PENCILS: HOWARD CHAYKIN
Following up on plot threads left over from CIVIL WAR: WOLVERINE, this new story promises to take Marvel’s feral mutant to the limit – and beyond! With Wolverine reduced to a brain-dead vegetable, you’d think that was the end of Wolverine’s adventures – but it’s actually just the beginning of Wolverine’s greatest challenge yet. Guest-starring Iron Man and Dr. Strange! Plus: Wendell Rayfield is a recently divorced, down-on-his-luck ex-cop who’s looking down the business end of a 40 with no hope for the future and with demons from his past still haunting him at every turn. All he has going for him is his new job. A job that involves a very large machine gun, a hole in the ground, a certain hirsute mutant and several thousand bullets. We all know what damage Wolverine can do with his claws, but how dangerous can he really be when all he’s able to do is talk? Wendell Rayfield is about to find out. Collecting WOLVERINE #56-61.
Parental Advisory …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2611-9

To meet the overwhelming demand for this year’s hottest comic book event, leading to a quick sell out at Diamond (though copies may be available at the retail level), Marvel is going back to press with Secret Invasion #1 Second Printing Variant! With a gorgeous wraparound cover featuring the interior art of Leinil Yu—and the return of some familiar faces! From the superstar creative team of Eisner-winner Brian Bendis (New Avengers, Mighty Avengers) and acclaimed artist Leinil Francis Yu (New Avengers), this double-sized first issue has the jaws of fans and critics on the floor!

“I just want to say thank you to every retailer and comic reader who jumped into this with us,” said Bendis. “We have so much more to show you. This is just the beginning!”

Marvel urges retailers to check their orders on Secret Invasion and tie-in issues, as both continue to generate buzz and quick sell outs. Just what do the Skrulls have planned? Who are the heroes who’ve emerged from the Skrull craft? And with systematic attacks on every major force in the Marvel Universe, can anyone rise up to oppose the Skrulls? Don’t miss a single issue of Secret Invasion!

SECRET INVASION #1 (of 8) SECOND PRINTING VARIANT (FEB088127)
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
Rated T+ …$3.99
FOC—4/10/08, On-Sale—4/30/08

SECRET INVASION #2 (of 8) (MAR082203)
SECRET INVASION #2 (of 8) MCNIVEN VARIANT (MAR082204)
SECRET INVASION #2 (of 8) SKETCH VARIANT (MAR082205)
SECRET INVASION #2 (of 8) YU VARIANT (FEB088083)
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
Cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO
Variant by STEVE MCNIVEN
Variant by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
Sketch Variant by STEVE MCNIVEN
Rated T+ …$3.99
FOC—4/17/08, On-Sale—5/7/08

In this week’s installment of MyCup o’ Joe at MySpace Comic Books, Marvel’s Editor in Chief, Joe Quesada, discusses the red-hot Secret Invasion and reveals your first look at the can’t miss Secret Invasion #2! And what’s this about a new Hellcat series? Plus, don’t miss the debut of Joe’s top secret New York Comic Con lithograph! It’s all revealed at http://www.myspace.com/comicbooks, where Joe Q answer questions from you, the fans, and reveals some exclusive new art!

Want to get in on the action? Head over to http://www.marvel.com/cupojoe and http://www.myspace.com/comicbooks to leave your questions for Joe Q and he’ll answer them each and every Friday!

Just when you thought it was safe to get comfortable… Our host’s wife is on vacation, and that means what was once standard recording procedure is slightly off-kilter. But have no fear! That’s not gonna stop the new releases from being rambled off or Backwards Dave from giving us a swell Bring ’em Back or Pat Loika from giving us some insight on what went down in recent Avengers issues! There’s also a voicemail from Carlos, giving use his thoughts on Echo. Plus, Marvel Tales!

Titles mentioned include Amazing Spider-Man, Cable, Kick-Ass, Moon Knight, Omega: The Unknown, Punisher War Journal, Secret Invasion, Young X-Men, and X-Men: First Class.

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Marvel items on sale, 4.2.08

Comics

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #555 (and VARIANT)
COVERS BY: CHRIS BACHALO and SIMONE BIANCHI
WRITER: ZEB WELLS
PENCILS: CHRIS BACHALO
INKS: TIM TOWNSEND
Month Four of Brand New Day is upon us and so is the worst blizzard in the history of New York City! It’s colder than an outdoor hockey game in January out there and your favorite Wall-Crawler (aided by his Avengers buddy, Wolverine) must find his way through the cold to rescue a doctor who may know the real secret behind the deadly storm.
Rated A …$2.99

Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Guilty Pleasures #10 (of 12), $2.99

CABLE #2 (and VARIANT)
COVERS BY: ARIEL OLIVETTI and DAVID FINCH
WRITER: DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI
PENCILS: ARIEL OLIVETTI
COLORED BY: ARIEL OLIVETTI
A new ongoing series spinning out of the decade’s biggest X-Men event! The future of mutantkind continues here!
There’s only one thing worse than a heavily-armed man with murder on the brain. And that’s several heavily-armed men, none of whom give a damn about Cable’s mission to save mutantkind from total extinction. Meanwhile, Cable’s newest enemy—Lucas Bishop—crawls back from bloody oblivion and tracks down his quarry the hard way: one brutal time jump after another. When Bishop finally catches up wit Cable, he’s not going to be in the mood for small talk. It’ll be kill first, ask questions later.
Rated T+ …$2.99

Clandestine #3 (of 5), $2.99
Dark Tower Long Road Home #2 (of 5) (and Jae Lee Sketch and Quesada Variants), $3.99

KICK-ASS #2
COVER BY: JOHN ROMITA JR.
WRITER: MARK MILLAR
PENCILS: JOHN ROMITA JR.
Sickening violence… just the way you like it. The most screwed-up superhero comic of all time continues in what’s sure to be the most exciting launch of 2008. What would happen if you tried to be a super hero? What would happen when an ordinary man in a latex suit comes face-to-face with the criminal underworld? Read about super heroes like you’ve never seen them before and feel happy that you are living here right now when this book is being published. Your grandchildren will only envy you. Comics just don’t get better than this.
Mature …$2.99

Logan #2 (of 3) (and Black and White Variant), $3.99
Lords Of Avalon Sword Of Darkness #3 (of 6), $2.99
Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #38, $2.99
Marvel Spotlight Iron Man Movie, $2.99
Marvel Two-In-One #10, $4.99

MOON KNIGHT #17
COVER BY: ARTHUR SUYDAM
WRITER: MIKE BENSON (with CHARLIE HUSTON co-plotting)
ART: MARK TEXEIRA (with JAVIER SALTARES on layouts)
“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

New Exiles #4, $2.99

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

PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #18
COVER BY: ALEX MALEEV
WRITER: MATT FRACTION
PENCILS and INKS: HOWARD CHAYKIN
One word: JIGSAW. In this prelude to the next major story-arc in PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL, we get to spend a little time with the man, the myth, and the monster that’s earned the right to call himself the Punisher’s arch-nemesis. What is it about Frank Castle that makes this otherwise sane, if a little sinister, gangster go absolutely and completely insane whenever he’s around? What buttons can Frank possibly push that pushes Jigsaw over the edge of sanity? Find out straight from the horse’s mouth, kiddies: JIGSAW starts here, ends in blood, and features a whole lot of violence in-between. By Matt Fraction (IMMORTAL IRON FIST, Casanova) and Howard Chaykin (WOLVERINE).
Rated T+ …$ 2.99

SECRET INVASION #1 (and MCNIVEN, MCNIVEN SKETCH, and YU VARIANTS)
COVERS BY: GABRIELE DELL’OTTO, STEVE MCNIVEN, and LEINIL YU
WRITER: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
PENCILS: LEINIL FRANCIS YU
INKS: MARK MORALES
SECRET INVASION IS HERE!! Years in the making, months in the teasing… and it all STARTS HERE!!
The shape-shifting alien race known as the Skrulls has secretly infiltrated every super-powered organization on Earth with one goal…full-scale invasion! In this DOUBLE-SIZED first issue, page after page unveils reveal after reveal and shocking moment after shocking moment! Brian Bendis and Leinil Francis Yu leap off the pages of mega-hit New Avengers and deliver a story that will change the Marvel Universe forever.
THE MARVEL UNIVERSE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME!!
Rated T+ …$3.99

Spider-Man Family #8, $4.99

THE TWELVE #4
COVER BY: KAARE ANDREWS
WRITER: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
PENCILS: CHRIS WESTON
INKS: GARRY LEACH
As the savage murders continue, and members of the Twelve come under a cloud of suspicion, tensions flare, and hero faces off against hero! Plus, the unbelievable origin of underground secret agent Rockman!
Rated T+ …$2.99

Ultimates 3 #3 (of 5) 2nd Printing Wraparound Variant, $2.99
X-Force #2 2nd Printing Crain Variant, $2.99
Young Avengers Presents #3 (of 6), $2.99

YOUNG X-MEN #1 (and PETERSON VARIANT)
COVERS BY: TERRY and RACHEL 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

Collections

ESSENTIAL IRON MAN VOL. 3 TPB
COVER BY: GEORGE TUSKA
WRITERS: ARCHIE GOODWIN, MIMI GOLD, ALLYN BRODSKY and GERRY CONWAY
PENCILS: GEORGE TUSKA, JOHNNY CRAIG, DON HECK and GENE COLAN
Shellhead’s rogues gallery grows during his first faceoffs with the Controller, Mordecai Midas, Firebrand and Spymaster — all enemies destined to plague him for years to come! Meanwhile, Tony Stark splits his life among LMD impostors, but will he lose his heart to Madame Masque? Plus: attacks by aliens, androids, organized crime and more! Guest-starring Daredevil, the Avengers and S.H.I.E.L.D.! Collecting IRON MAN #12-38 and DAREDEVIL #73.
All Ages …$16.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2764-2

HULK: PLANET HULK TPB
COVER BY: LADRÖNN
WRITER: GREG PAK
PENCILS: CARLO PAGULAYAN, AARON LOPRESTI, GARY FRANK and TAKESHI MIYAZAWA
A whole new world of hurt! Betrayed by Earth’s heroes and exiled into outer space, the man-monster Hulk has landed on the distant planet Sakaar, ruled by the tyrannical Red King. Sold into slavery, Hulk becomes the Green Scar, the planet’s mightiest gladiator – but his new masters get more than they bargained for when he forges a bond of brotherhood with his fellow fighters: crafty insectoid Miek, the horrific Brood, wise rock-man Korg, shadow warrior Hiroim, noble-born rebel Elloe and her loyal guardsman Skee. Together, these gladiators start a revolution that could change their entire world – or destroy it. It’s savage sci-fi fantasy by award-winning writer Greg Pak, guest-starring the Silver Surfer! Collecting INCREDIBLE HULK #92-105, PLANET HULK: GLADIATOR GUIDEBOOK, and material from AMAZING FANTASY #15 and GIANT-SIZE HULK #1.
Rated A …$34.99

NEW AVENGERS VOL. 2 HC (and DM ONLY)
COVER BY: DAVID FINCH
WRITER: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
PENCILS: DAVID FINCH, FRANK CHO, RICK MAYS, STEVE MCNIVEN, MIKE DEODATO and OLIVIER COIPEL
Shedding light on the New Avengers’ darkest secrets! This deluxe hardcover collects NEW AVENGERS VOL. 3: SECRETS & LIES and NEW AVENGERS VOL. 4: THE COLLECTIVE – plus NEW AVENGERS ANNUAL #1, never before reprinted in a NEW AVENGERS collection. In SECRETS & LIES, it’s the debut of the mysterious New Avenger everyone has been talking about! Who is Ronin, and why has Captain America recruited him into the fold? Then, Cap catches Spider-Woman double-dealing the New Avengers and corners her! How did she get her powers back and to whom does she answer? In THE COLLECTIVE, a new adversary with the power to destroy the world emerges from the ashes of HOUSE OF M! The New Avengers’ latest gauntlet subjects them to attack and intrigue as they discover who their most powerful enemy really is! And in NEW AVENGERS ANNUAL #1, Avengers Tower becomes the ultimate battleground as the New Avengers are targeted by one of their fiercest new enemies yet. The all-new Adaptoid has come to take them down – and wait till you see who it is. Plus: An avenger gets married! Collecting NEW AVENGERS #11-20 and ANNUAL #1, and the lead story from GIANT-SIZE SPIDER-WOMAN #1
Rated A …$29.99

SECRET INVASION: THE INFILTRATION
COVER BY: LEINIL YU
WRITERS: STAN LEE, BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS, BRIAN REED, and DAN SLOTT
PENCILS: JACK KIRBY, JIM CHEUNG, LEINIL YU, MARK BAGLEY, MICHAEL GAYDOS, and DAVID MACKRetrace the roots of THE INFILTRATION all the way back to the beginning of the Marvel Age of Heroes! First, in FANTASTIC FOUR #2 (1962), it’s a close encounter of the Skrull kind as four shape-changing aliens pose as Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Girl, the Thing and the Human Torch in an attempt to destroy the fledgling Fantastic Four! Then, flash-forward to the present day as the SECRET INVASION stands revealed in the pages of NEW AVENGERS: ILLUMINATI, NEW AVENGERS, MIGHTY AVENGERS and AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE. Conspiracy. Paranoia. Betrayal. Who do you trust? Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR #2, NEW AVENGERS: ILLUMINATI #1 and #5, NEW AVENGERS #31-32 and #38-39, MIGHTY AVENGERS #7, and AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE ANNUAL #1.
Rated T+ …$19.99

X-MEN: FIRST CLASS – MUTANT MAYHEM TPB
COVER BY: KEVIN NOWLAN
WRITER: JEFF PARKER
PENCILS: ROGER CRUZ, KEVIN NOWLAN, PAUL SMITH, MIKE ALLRED, NICK DRAGOTTA and COLLEEN COOVER
For millions of years, mankind’s place on Earth was unchallenged – until five young people paved the way for a new kind of human! While students at the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters, Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Angel, Beast and Iceman taught the world what it meant to be X-Men. These are the hidden stories of the team that laid the foundation of a mutant dynasty! Featuring Sue Storm, the Fantastic Four’s Invisible Girl; a trip to Monster Island; and a road trip…Hank and Bobby-style! Plus: From investigating haunted museums to dealing with lovesick dragon men, no mission is off limits for the original mutant heroes. See some of comics’ top cartoonists take on Xavier’s five! Collecting X-MEN: FIRST CLASS (2007) #1-5 and X-MEN: FIRST CLASS SPECIAL.
Rated A …$13.99

Posters

IRON MAN GREG LAND POSTER
24×36 Color Poster…$7.99
X-MEN GREG LAND POSTER
24×36 Color Poster…$7.99

Just snagged this post from Jim McCann, Marvel’s go-to marketing guy:

Ok, guys, I need your help. As you know, Skrulls invade tomorrow, and NYC will never be the same. We need to let the world know the Skrulls are here. SO, we’re hoping to get on TV, via Good Morning America and Today shows! We’re going to show up in force (hopefully) wearing Skrull masks like the ones seen worn by creators here.

For you guys who want to get up early and get on TV, there are 2 ways:

1) Meet me at 7 am (don’t hate, I’ll be a Starbuck’s sippin Skrull-mask wearin fool, too) in front of the GMA studios – The studio is located at Times Square at 44th Street and Broadway – and I will hand out masks to those who show. We will wear the masks in hopes of getting on air during out-side tapings. Also, after, I want to take some pix around Times Square with us wearing them, if you guys can stick around.

2) Head over to Midtown comics near Grand Central in about an hour and they will give you a Skrull Mask. Then hit the TODAY show tomorrow AM (at Rockfeller Center) between 7-11 am and stand outside wearing the masks.

Sadly, I won’t be able to attend, but those of you that can should have a blast.

Update, 4.1

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!

Update, 3.24

Update, 3.19

Update, 3.14

Over the past few days, emails have been arriving from Marvel with the subject Who Do You Trust? and have attachments of our favorite characters (who doesn’t like Hercules?) as Skrulls. To date there have been three: Wolverine, Hawkeye, and Hercules.

Who do you trust?

Tim Daniel from Hidden Robot has made some Secret Invasion banners that are ready for you to go crazy with.

To see what some creative people have come up with, click here.

Whether he’s dead or missing, SECRET INVASION will make Black Bolt’s family truly Inhuman!

SECRET INVASION begins Wednesday April, 2! Who do you trust? And more importantly, ARE YOU READY? Marvel is pleased to announce two great new items available online to get readers and fans excited and in on the ground floor of the biggest event of the year.

First up, the Secret Invasion Saga is available now as a Marvel Digital Comic, filled with the history of the Skrulls from their first appearance up to their current Infiltration! Loaded with clues, this is the best primer available for the biggest event in comics this year.

Then, from the creative team behind SECRET INVASION (Brian Bendis & Leinil Yu), comes an online SECRET INVASION PROLOGUE, in which one key member of the Marvel Universe was replaced by Skrulls, an infiltration that will lead to the downfall of S.W.O.R.D.! This ran as an exclusive to Marvel Digital U subscribers for the past week, now Marvel is pleased to make it available to EVERYONE to get them ready for SECRET INVASION #1. Read the digital comics… then go into your local comic shops Wednesday, April 2nd and pick up issue #1 of SECRET INVASION.

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—4/2/908

SECRET INVASION SAGA
http://www.marvel.com/digitalcomics/titles/Secret_Invasion_Saga.2008
Written by JOHN RHETT THOMAS
Cover by LEINIL YU
Rated T+
ONLINE NOW!

SECRET INVASION PROLOGUE
http://www.marvel.com/digitalcomics/titles/SECRET_INVASION_PROLOGUE.2008
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
Rated T+
ONLINE NOW!