Marvel Noise

Courtesy of Marvel, we have some preview pages for titles shipping Friday, January 2nd.

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #8
COVER BY: CLINT LANGLEY
WRITERS: DAN ABNETT and ANDY LANNING
PENCILS: PAUL PELLETIER
INKS: RICK MAGYAR
COLORED BY: GURU-EFX
LETTERED BY: VC – JOE CARAMAGNA
WAR OF KINGS lead-in!
All hail Blastaar, King of the Negative Zone! As Rocket Raccoon attempts to pull a new team of Guardians together, the big question is… what the d’ast happened to Star-Lord? Prepare for major curve balls and hi-octane action as Star-Lord squares off against the new warlord ruler of the Negative Zone….Blastaar! Just what is this feared FF foe planning to do with a certain high tech prison full of some of the Marvel Universe’s worst super-offenders? And how does this all lead to War of Kings? Find out in the series that IGN.com calls “a rip-roaring, side-splitting romp of a book that shouldn’t be missed.”
Rated T+ …$2.99

MARVELS: EYE OF THE CAMERA #2
COVER BY: JAY ANACLETO
WRITER: KURT BUSIEK
PENCILS: JAY ANACLETO
COLORED BY: BRIAN HABERLIN
LETTERED BY: COMICRAFT
The long-awaited sequel to the award-winning publishing sensation that made Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross into stars begins here! News photographer Phil Sheldon’s back, with the man-on-the-street’s perspective on the big events of the Marvel Universe, from the Avengers, the all-new X-Men and the Secret Wars to Dracula and the Werewolf By Night. But this time, Phil’s world is going to be rocked not just by superheroes and super-villains — but by something far more personal, as well. Featuring the Marvel debut of artist Jay Anacleto, whose gorgeous, photorealistic pencil renderings give a new look at the Marvel Universe, and what it would be like to actually be there.
Rated A …$3.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #43
COVER BY: SALVADOR ESPIN
WRITER: PAUL TOBIN
PENCILS: DAVID HAHN
INKS: DAVID HAHN
LETTERED BY: NATE PIEKOS
Can’t vacations ever go right? All the Fantastic Four wanted was a nice simple weekend at the Suite Salem Bed & Breakfast—Agatha Harkness: Propeitor. But the rooms are more than a little odd, and the nearby country fair has an unsettling Hall of Mirrors run by a certain lady known as Moondragon. Worst of all, Baron Mordo’s not playing fair at the fair! He’s stolen part of the FF’s essence to create gargoyle-simulacrums bent on the FF’s destruction!
All Ages …$2.99

NEW EXILES ANNUAL #1
COVER BY: DAVID WILLIAMS
WRITER: CHRIS CLAREMONT
PENCILS: TOM GRUMMETT
INKS: VICENTE CIFUENTES
COLORED BY: WIL QUINTANA
LETTERED BY: TOM ORZECHOWSKI
Proteus was one of the Exiles’ most deadly foes. He lead a path of destruction across the multiverse before finally finding a body that could sustain him… the body of Exile, Morph. Brainwashed into believing himself to be the true Morph, Proteus has fought alongside the Exiles side for some time…but every so often, hints of his true self… slip through. Not too much… an angry look here, a brutal beating there. Now, finally, the moment fans have been dreading has truly come… Proteus has returned!
Rated A…$3.99

VENOM: DARK ORIGINS #5
COVER BY: ANGEL MEDINA
WRITER: ZEB WELLS
PENCILS: ANGEL MEDINA
INKS: SCOTT HANNA
COLORED BY: AVALON – MATT MILLA
LETTERED BY: VC – JOE CARAMAGNA
There’s no turning back now. The symbiote has finally and fully bonded with Eddie Brock’s DNA, blackening his heart, tarring his soul. Now the man reborn as VENOM sets out for revenge! Discover the humanity behind the classic Amazing Spider-Man #300, as a twisted, corrupted human being crosses the final line, and Spider-Man and his monstrous new arch-enemy Venom meet face-to-face for the first time…in a battle that would rock comics for decades to come! By Zeb Wells (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) and Angel Medina (SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN)!
Rated T+ …$2.99

WAR MACHINE #1
COVER BY: LEONARDO MANCO
WRITER: GREG PAK
PENCILS: LEONARDO MANCO
LETTERED BY: VC – JOE CARAMAGNA
From the pages of IRON MAN and AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE, War Machine blasts into his own ongoing solo series! Across the globe, from the killing fields of Santo Marco to the blasted deserts of occupied Aqiria, butchers and tyrants are committing the most horrific atrocities imaginable. The outside world won’t raise a finger to stop them, but now Jim Rhodes is on the job. And forget a finger – he’s raising a couple of ginormous shoulder mounted rocket cannons! From WORLD WAR HULK scribe Greg Pak and DEATHLOK artist Leonardo Manco comes the most shocking incarnation of War Machine you’ve ever seen – along with a surprisingly familiar supporting cast and one of the biggest villains in the Marvel Universe!
Rated T+ …$2.99

WHAT IF? SECRET WARS#1
COVER BY: GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI & MARKO DJURDJEVIC
WRITERS: KARL BOLLERS & C.B. CEBULSKI
PENCILS: JORGE MOLINA & PATRICK SPAZIANTE
From the Watcher’s Datalog: When a handful of Earth’s heroes and villains were kidnapped across several light years to the alien Battleworld to fight a Secret War, Doctor Doom thought he’d successfully stolen the power of the cosmic entity called the Beyonder. However, Doom was unaware he had only stolen a portion of the Beyonder’s near limitless abilities and the tables were turned, stripping the uber-villain of his newfound godhood. But what if…? What if events occurred differently? What if Doom discovered his mistake before it was too late and won the Secret War? In other words…“What If Doctor Doom Kept the Beyonder’s Power?” And featuring the conclusion of a special five part back-up story, ‘What if the Runaways Became the Young Avengers?’ In this issue… “Young Avengers Assemble!”
Rated T+ …$3.99

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