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Marvel is proud to reveal that acclaimed YA novelist Barry Lyga (The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl, Hero-Type) will make his Marvel Comics debut with Wolverine: Worst Day Ever, an all-new illustrated novel for all ages. Featuring new cover art by Todd Nauck (Amazing Spider-Man Obama Story), this original illustrated hardcover features a look at Wolverine like you’ve never seen before!

“The book is told as a series of blog entries by a new student at Xavier’s School,” Lyga explained, “with illustrations culled from Wolverine and X-Men comics going back as far as Giant-Size X-Men #1.

“The difficulty in writing a character like Wolverine is that so many people have had so many things to say about him already. It was my job to introduce the character to a new kind of reader, so I sort of gleefully plunged in and tried to distill Logan down to the basics and then look at him through the very warped eye of a kid who doesn’t have any kind of automatic respect for Wolverine or the X-Men or anyone else, for that matter. Honestly, I’m kinda surprised Marvel let me get away with it.”

That’s right, Bub, Wolverine: Worst Day Ever is an all-new illustrated young adults novel examining Wolverine’s life and times as one of Marvel’s deadliest heroes. In stores this April, experience the most unique look ever inside the mind of everyone’s favorite X-Man in Wolverine: Worst Day Ever!

Retailers, please note that this was previously solicited as Wolverine GN.

WOLVERINE: WORST DAY EVER (JAN092590)
Written by BARRY LYGA
Cover by TODD NAUCK
Paper over Board Hardcover Format
Interior art various Marvel artists
All Ages …$14.99
On-Sale—4/8/09

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BECAUSE YOU DEMANDED IT! To meet the continuing, unprecedented demand, Marvel is going back to press with Amazing Spider-Man #583 Fifth Printing Variant. After numerous sold out printings, Marvel is going back to press with a record fifth printing arriving in stores February 18th. Now’s your chance to experience the story uniting Barack Obama with the character that, in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, he named his favorite super hero!

Marvel urges retailers to place their orders by THURSDAY, FEBURARY 5th using Diamond Code DEC088074. Continuing the tradition of the previous printings, this cover will feature a new background along with the same iconic images of Spider-Man and new United States President Barack Obama.

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #583 FIFTH PRINTING OBAMA VARIANT (DEC088074)
Written by MARK WAID & ZEB WELLS
Pencils by BARRY KITSON & TODD NAUCK
Cover by PHIL JIMENEZ
Rated A …$3.99
FOC—2/5/09, ON-SALE—2/18/09

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It’s the story you’ve seen everywhere from CNN to the New York Times to Fox News — Spider-Man and United States President-Elect Barack Obama meet for the first time — and to meet the unprecedented demand, Marvel is going back to press with Amazing Spider-Man #583 Third Printing Obama Variant.

The first two printings sold out immediately and Marvel urges retailers to place their orders by Monday, January 19th, using Diamond Code NOV088141.

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #583 THIRD PRINTING OBAMA VARIANT (NOV088141)
Written by MARK WAID & ZEB WELLS
Pencils by BARRY KITSON & TODD NAUCK
Cover by PHIL JIMENEZ
40 PGS./Rated A …$3.99
FOC—1/19/09, ON-SALE—1/28/09

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MARVEL PRESENTS SPECIAL SPIDER-MAN STORY TO CELEBRATE THE HISTORIC INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMA

All-new 5-page story to be featured in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #583, on sale January 14, 2009

Features an exclusive commemorative variant cover of Spider-Man and President-Elect Obama

NEW YORK – To celebrate the upcoming inauguration of Barack Obama, Marvel is proud to present an all-new story teaming up one of the world’s most recognizable political figures with the world’s greatest super-hero as President-Elect Obama joins Spider-Man in Spidey Meets the President!

This all new story written by Zeb Wells and art by Todd Nauck and Frank D’Armata takes place in Washington, D.C. on Inauguration Day and finds one of Spider-Man’s oldest foes attempting to thwart the swearing in ceremony of the 44th President of the United States. The story will be featured as a bonus story in Marvel Comic’s Amazing Spider-Man #583, available in comic book shops nation-wide on January 14th, 2009. A special variant cover by artist Phil Jimenez featuring the President-Elect and Spider-Man will be available for this issue.

“When we heard that President-Elect Obama is a collector of Spider-Man comics, we knew that these two historic figures had to meet in our comics’ Marvel Universe,” says Marvel’s Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada. “Historic moments such as this one can be reflected in our comics because the Marvel Universe is set in the real world. A Spider-Man fan moving into the Oval Office is an event that must be commemorated in the pages of Amazing Spider-Man.”

For fans of Spider-Man and those wanting to own a part of this historic moment in American history, visit your local comic book retailer on January 14, 2009 to purchase the issue. To find a comic book retailer near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com/ or call 888-COMICBOOK. . For more information, please visit www.marvel.com.

Marvel Comics is a division of Marvel Entertainment, Inc., one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies. With a library of over 5,000 characters, Marvel’s operations are focused on utilizing its character franchises in licensing, entertainment, publishing and toys. Areas of emphasis include feature films, DVD/home video, consumer products, video games, action figures and role-playing toys, television and promotions. Rooted in the creative success of over sixty years of comic book publishing, Marvel’s strategy is to leverage its character franchises in a growing array of opportunities around the world. For additional information visit http://www.marvel.com.

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For Marvel:
Jeffrey Klein, Ann Hinshaw
DAN KLORES COMMUNICATIONS
212-685-4300
jeff_klein@dkcnews.com or ann_hinshaw@dkcnews.com

MARVEL and all related Marvel characters are © and trademarks of Marvel Characters, Inc., and are used with permission. Copyright © 2009 Marvel Characters, Inc. All rights reserved. www.marvel.com.

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That’s right Bub, Marvel is proud to unveil Todd Nauck’s cover to Wolverine, an all-new hardcover graphic novel presenting the history of Wolverine’s life from his days as wimpy kid to just how he became one of Marvel’s deadliest heroes. In stores this April, experience the most unique look ever inside the mind of everyone’s favorite Canadian in Wolverine!

WOLVERINE GN (JAN092590)
Cover by TODD NAUCK
All Ages …$14.99

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