Marvel-Solicitations 2008-03 (Mär)
Marvel-Solicitations März 2008
DARK TOWER: THE LONG ROAD HOME #1 (of 5)
Written by ROBIN FURTH & PETER DAVID
Art & Cover by JAE LEE & RICHARD ISANOVE
Variant Cover by JOE QUESADA
Sketch Variant Cover by JAE LEE
Its the return of the best-selling comic book series, inspired by Stephen Kings epic The Dark Tower! Gunslinger Roland Deschain has seen the death of his lover Susan Delgado. And the Big Coffin Hunters who burned her at the stake are now in pursuit of Roland and his ka-tet Cuthbert and Alain. The friends are forced to flee into the desert with the deadly posse in hot pursuit
.and Roland is in a coma! Dont miss this opening chapter starring the Gunslinger whose quest for the Dark Tower will shake the foundation of reality itself!
48 PGS./CARDSTOCK COVER/T+
$3.99
MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: MOBY DICK #2 (of 6)
Written by ROY THOMAS (BASED ON THE NOVEL BY HERMAN MELVILLE)
Penciled by PASCAL ALIXE
Cover by JOHN WATSON
Captain Ahabs obsession with the sea beast that haunts his life increases as the Pequod sails around the southern tip of Africa. Crewman Daggoo thinks he sights Moby Dicks spout, but they find a giant squid insteada very bad omen. The ship then encounters a mysterious whaling vessel whose crew shriek that Ahab is a blasphemer for hunting the great white whale! All the signs point to doom for the Pequod and those aboard it, but Ahab will press on toward his frightful destiny despite the dire warnings.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory
$2.99
MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY #4 (of 6)
Written by ROY THOMAS (BASED ON THE NOVEL BY OSCAR WILDE)
Penciled by SEBASTIAN FIUMARA
Cover by GERALD PAREL
Artist Basil Hallward is horrified at what has become of his beautiful portrait of Dorian Gray. He feels hatred for the paintings subject and confronts Gray in a rage. When Basil then disappears, a perplexed Dorian goes upstairs to cover his portraitand finds one of the hands is dripping red! Dorians downward spiral of self-destruction accelerates, drawing in all those who encounter him!
32 PGS./Rated T+
$2.99
MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: THE ILIAD #4 (of 8)
Written by ROY THOMAS (BASED ON THE EPIC POEM BY HOMER)
Penciled by MIGUEL ANGEL SEPULVEDA
Cover by PAOLO RIVERA
The Trojan War intensifies! The Greeks suffer a massacre and are slowly recovering when the god Zeus rains blood on the Greek lines, panicking them! The Greek fortifications seem to holduntil the Trojan warrior Hector shatters one of the Greek gates with a hurled boulder! The Trojans then pass through the gates, altering the course of the epic conflict! How many more will die to determine the fate of the woman Helen?
32 PGS./Rated T+
$2.99
ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: GUILTY PLEASURES #9 (of 12)
Written by LAURELL K. HAMILTON
Adapted by Jessica Ruffner
Pencils & Cover by Ron Lim
Variant Cover by BRETT BOOTH
Laurell K. Hamiltons deadly vampire hunter continues on the trail of a brutal and mysterious killer, a trail which leads her through all parts of the Vampire society. This time, Anita goes in for a personal meeting with the Church of Eternal Life, the vampire religion which promises to make you live forever and actually delivers. But will the head of the church tolerate Anitas accusations? The comic adaptation of the first novel in the best-selling Anita Blake series continues here!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory
$2.99
MARVEL SPOTLIGHT: LAURELL K. HAMILTON/GEORGE R.R. MARTIN
Written by JOHN RHETT THOMAS
Marvel BestSelling Authors Laurell K. Hamilton and George R. R. Martin two titans of modern fiction get their turn in this month's SPOTLIGHT! Hamilton's ANITA BLAKE: VAMPIRE HUNTER series of novels has been going strong since the early nineties, creating legions of fans with a passion for her unique brand of Midwestern vampire mythology. Martin's medieval fantasy THE HEDGE KNIGHT charmed fans of his massively popular epic A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE with the tales of young Dunk and his journey to knighthood. Both New York Times best-selling writers bring the depth and variety of their exciting literature properties to Marvel. Together, they've already achieved great things but with what's coming in 2008, you haven't seen anything yet!
32 PGS./Rated T+
$2.99
LORDS OF AVALON: SWORD OF DARKNESS #2 (of 6)
Written by KINLEY MACGREGOR
Adapted by ROBIN FURTH
Art & Cover by Tommy Ohtsuka
A pawn in the war between light and dark, Seren seeks her freedom and refuses to be used. As Kerrigan and Morgen le Fey fight over her possession, her only hope lies in Kerrigan's humanity--that is if he has any left in his demon's heart. The battle for the world continues to rage in issue 2 of Sword of Darkness, Marvels adaptation of Kinley MacGregors (a.k.a. Sherrilyn Kenyon) bestselling novel.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory
$2.99
HEDGE KNIGHT II: SWORN SWORD #6 (of 6)
Written by GEORGE R. R. MARTIN
Adapted by Ben Avery
Pencils & Cover by Mike S. Miller
A dispute over water during a drought started small, with one of the Red Widows peasants being cut by one of Ser Eustaces knights. But that small cut serves to open old wounds from the Blackfyre Rebellion, forcing Ser Duncan to put his ideals of knighthood to the test when he learns a dark secret about his lord, Ser Eustace. But blood must pay for blood, and Dunk has sworn his sword to Ser Eustace regardless of his past transgressions. Now, Dunk must do battle with the Red Widows castellan, Ser Lucas Inchfield, as the Sworn Sword rushes toward its bonecrushing conclusion in classic George R.R. Martin style.
32 PGS./Rated T+
$2.99
ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #52
Written by MIKE CAREY
Penciled by TYLER KIRKHAM
Cover by GREG LAND The Thanos saga continues! Last issue saw Mr. Fantastic square off one-on-one with Thanos for the Cosmic Cube so who now holds the deadly weapon? Why have the Human Torch and Invisible Girl undergone a horrifying transformation? And will the Thing survive his encounter with the never-before-seen third child of Thanos?
32 PGS./Rated A
$2.99
ULTIMATE HUMAN #3 (of 4)
Written by WARREN ELLIS
Pencils & Cover by CARY NORD
Continuing the ultimate collision between Iron Man and the Hulk! Who is Peter Wisdom, and what does he want with Tony Stark and Bruce Banner? And why cant either hero tap into the powers of their alter egos? Be there as Warren Ellis (ULTIMATE GALACTUS) and Cary Nord (Conan) unleash the fireworks at Ironworks!
32 PGS./Rated T+
$2.99
ULTIMATE IRON MAN II #4 (of 4)
Written by ORSON SCOTT CARD
Pencils & Cover by PASQUAL FERRY
Its the final issue of the second half of the ultimate origin of Iron Man! Why is Tony Stark clashing with the U.S. government? Who is Whiplash? Nebula award-winning author Orson Scott Card and Pasqual Ferry (ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR) deliver one more thrilling chapter of danger, intrigue and high-tech heroism!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory
$2.99
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #120
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by STUART IMMONEN
Guest starring the X-Men! Now that one of Peter Parkers fellow students has been outted as a mutant, the struggle for their heart and mind is on! Magneto, Master of Magnetism, claims the new mutant as his own, but the X-Men arent about to let that stand! Its a battle royale that rages across the city with the web-slinger caught in the middle! The dream tag-team of Brian Michael Bendis and Stuart Immonen deliver the finale to Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends!
32 PGS./Rated A
$2.99
ULTIMATE X-MEN #92
Written by ROBERT KIRKMAN
Pencils & Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA
Hey, on the cover
is that Stryfe and Onslaught? Apocalypses endgame is revealed as the beleaguered X-Men mount a last-ditch attack to save the world! Meanwhile, two more monstrous threats rear their ugly heads to ensure the young mutants downfall! Its dark times for the X-Men, courtesy of writer Robert Kirkman (MARVEL ZOMBIES) and new ongoing penciler Salvador Larroca (UNCANNY X-MEN)!
32 PGS./Rated T+
$2.99
ULTIMATES 3 #4 (of 5)
Written by JEPH LOEB
Art & Cover by JOE MADUREIRA & christian lichtner
Who rules the Savage Land? Who could possibly challenge Magneto's authority? How about the Ultimates with special guest Wolverine! Plus: back in NYC, the Wasp makes a discovery that will change everything! The most-talked-about series from superstars Jeph Loeb, Joe Madureira and Christian Lichtner charges toward Ultimatum!
32 PGS./Rated A
$2.99
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #552
Written by BOB GALE
Pencils & Cover by PHIL JIMENEZ
Variant Cover by ADI GRANOV
BRAND NEW DAY continues with two new web-slingin creators: Oscar-nominated screenwriter Bob (Back to the Future) Gale and artist extraordinaire Phil (NEW X-MEN, Infinite Crisis) Jimenez! What starts as a petty theft from a local Soup Kitchen turns into a chase that results in the birth of a brand-freaking-new Spidey villain and we mean Freak literally! Plus: more JJJ! More Daily Bugle oops, we mean DB! Repercussions from the actions of new villain, Menace! Curt Connors! And what youve really been waiting for, true believer Peter Parker does his own laundry! Will those stains come out? And what ARE those stains anyway? Find out in Just Blame Spider-Man!
32 PGS./Rated A
$2.99
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #553-554
Written by BOB GALE
Pencils & Cover by PHIL JIMENEZ
More as Spidey battles the threat of Freak and his personal life falls apart around him.
32 PGS./Rated A
$2.99
SPIDER-MAN: WITH GREAT POWER... #3 (of 5)
Written by DAVE LAPHAM
Pencils and Cover by TONY HARRIS
AMAZING FANTASY #15 introduced us to Spider-Man
and as it said in those pages, As his first TV spectacular ends, Peter Parker breathes the first sweet scent of fame and success! Now for the first time ever, writer Dave Lapham (TERROR, INC.) and artist Tony Harris (Ex Machina) explore the story of Peters heady days and sleepless nights living the celebrity life! As a wrestling superstar, show-stopping sensation and major moneymaker, this dweebs hit it big! But even before being forced to discover that with great power must come great responsibility, will the ol Parker luck rear its ugly head? How could it not?
32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Rated A
$3.99
CIVIL WAR CHRONICLES #9
Written by PAUL JENKINS, J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI & MARK MILLAR
Penciled by RAMON BACHS, STEVE LIEBER, RON GARNEY & STEVE MCNIVEN
Cover by MICHAEL TURNER
Experience CIVIL WAR and its major tie-ins chronological order! The landscape of the Marvel Universe is changing, and it's time to choose: Whose side are you on? In CIVIL WAR: FRONT LINE #9, the betrayer among the Marvel heroes stands revealed, as war with Atlantis seems inevitable! And Speedball comes face-to-face with his accuser! In AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #537, Spider-Man embarks on what very well might be the most important offensive of the Civil War thats rocking the Marvel Universe. And in CIVIL WAR #6, Captain Americas depleted forces have determined the secret of File 42, setting them on a last-ditch collision course with Iron Man and the Pro-Registration heroes! Its the beginning f the battle of the century a conflict in which virtually every superhuman on Earth will be forced to choose a side to fight on! Collecting CIVIL WAR: FRONT LINE #9, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #537 and CIVIL WAR #6.
72 PGS./Rated T+
$4.99
AVENGERS CLASSIC #10
Written by STAN LEE & DWAYNE MCDUFFIE
Penciled by DON HECK & JUAN DOE
Cover by ART ADAMS
This is the big one! The Avengers break up!! Faced with an unstoppable enemy, Earths Mightiest Heroes are fragmented and very nearly destroyed in another thrilling Stan Lee/Don Heck yarn from the House of Ideas! Featuring: the incredible, the inconceivable, the incalculable menace of
IMMORTUS! Plus!! All-new Avengers adventures from the incomparable minds of Dwayne McDuffie and Juan Doe!
32 PGS./Rated A
$2.99
AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #18
Written by TOM DEFALCO
Pencils & Cover by RON FRENZ
Betrayed! Part 2 of 2
Circumstances compel Spider-Girl to join forces with the most unlikely ally of all--The Hobgoblin!
32 PGS./Rated A
$2.99
AVENGERS FAIRY TALES #1 (of 4)
Written by C.B. CEBULSKI
Pencils by JOÃO LEMOS
Cover by CLAIRE WENDLING
The critically-acclaimed line of Marvel Fairy Tales continues with a coming-of-age tale inspired by the timeless classic Peter Pan! When Wanda and Pietro are swept away to Neverland by the boy who never grows up, they find themselves pulled into a situation beyond their wildest dreams. However, as fairies and lost boys become locked in battle with a vicious pirate captain and his crew, the two children must accept that sometimes fantasy is not always an escape from reality. See Captain America, Iron Man, Thor and the rest of the Avengers as youve never seen them before!
32 PGS./All Ages
$2.99
ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST #5 (of 6)
Written by DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING
Penciled by TOM RANEY
Cover by ALEKSI BRICLOT
Can anyone stop Ultron? How did the evil android unite with the Phalanx? What are his secret plans? And have any of our desperate and divided heroes survived to fight back? Its not too late to join the acclaimed team of writers Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (NOVA) and penciler Tom Raney (ULTIMATE X-MEN) for another chapter of what Wizard raves is mystery, action and adventure on a galactic scale!
32 PGS./Rated T+
$2.99
AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #11
Written by DAN SLOTT & CHRISTOS GAGE
Pencils by STEFANO CASELLI
Cover by STEVE UY
"Killed in Action" Part 4 of 4
Worst Case Scenario
By now you know who KIA is, what he wants, and who he's killed.
Initiative regulars, new recruits, and big name characters: no one's been safe. And that's never been more true than here at the bitter end. Join what's left of the Initiative as they and the MIGHTY AVENGERS try to stop their greatest threat.
32 PGS./Rated T+
$2.99
CAPTAIN AMERICA #36
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Penciled by STEVE EPTING & BUTCH GUICE
Cover by STEVE EPTING
THE SECOND ACT OF THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN AMERICA COMES TO ITS SHOCKING CONCLUSION!
The new Captain America fights the Red Skull's minions with Black Widow at his side and chaos erupting all around them! Meanwhile, Sharon Carter, still under the control of Dr. Faustus, makes a horrifying discovery about the next stage of the Skull's plans! By Eisner and Harvey Award-Winning Best Writer Ed Brubaker with art by master storytellers Steve Epting and Butch Guice.
32 PGS./Rated T+
$2.99
CAPTAIN MARVEL #5 (of 5)
Written by BRIAN REED
Penciled by LEE WEEKS
Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
The end is here. The truth of Mar-Vell's trip to the future is revealed once and for all. Brian Reed (MS. MARVEL) and Lee Weeks (INCREDIBLE HULK) bring the last chapter of Captain Marvel's saga to light as the Secret Invasion begins.
32 PGS./Rated A
$2.99
CLANDESTINE #2 (of 5)
Written by ALAN DAVIS
Pencils & Cover by ALAN DAVIS
As Rory and Pandora begin to learn the storied history of their clan, including their centuries-ago first encounter with the Inhumans, Griff and the Omegans move to insure that the eternal family will have no future!
32 PGS./Rated T+
$2.99
FANTASTIC FOUR #555
Written by MARK MILLAR
Pencils & Cover by BRYAN HITCH
WORLD'S GREATEST Part 2
THE EARTH IS DOOMED!
Buy this issue for a first-look at mankind's new home. Also, the Torch gets nekkid with a super-villain.
32 PGS./Rated T+
$2.99
DAREDEVIL #106
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Penciled by MIKE PERKINS
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
MATT MURDOCK FACES A LONG NIGHT OF THE SOUL!
Reeling from the events of last issue, Matt Murdock struggles to come to grips with all the things we can't tell you about because they would spoil the ending of the previous arc. Drifting into anger and depression, Daredevil stalks the streets of Hell's Kitchen, looking for bad guys to take it out on
but is he really just taking it out on himself? By Harvey and Eisner-Winning Best Writer Ed Brubaker and special guest artist Mike Perkins (CAPTAIN AMERICA)!
32 PGS./Rated T+
$2.99
MARVEL ATLAS #2 (of 2)
Written by MICHAEL HOSKIN, STUART VANDAL, ANTHONY FLAMINI & ERIC J. MOREELS
Penciled by ELIOT R. BROWN
Cover by STAZ JOHNSON
Your only guide to Marvel's Earth concludes! Antarctica, Africa, the Middle East, and North, Central and South America are highlighted as the Marvel Atlas plans your trip to Wakanda, Atlantis, the Savage Land, Sky Island and the U.S.A. (home of a super hero or two)! Visit the realms of the Black Panther, the Initiative, Omega Flight, the Sub-Mariner, Ka-Zar and more brought to you in vivid life through the renderings of fan-favorite Eliot R. Brown (PUNISHER ARMORY, IRON MANUAL)!
64 PGS./Rated A
$3.99
FRANKLIN RICHARDS: SPRING BREAK!
Written by MARC SUMERAK & CHRIS ELIOPOULOS
Art & Cover by CHRIS ELIOPOULOS
Spring is finally here! The snow is thawing, the days are getting longer, and Franklin Richards is destroying everything in his superhero father's secret lab. (Wait...that last part happens every season!) Franklin Richards comes in like a lion this March in five brand-new tales filled with doohickeys and destruction...and it'll once again be up to his robot pal H.E.R.B.I.E. to handle the spring cleaning after the damage is done! This special one-shot is gonna make the Fantastic Four wish they had gone on a long vacation...
32 PGS./All Ages
$2.99
BLACK PANTHER #35
Written by REGINALD HUDLIN
Penciled by FRANCIS PORTELA
Cover by DAVE WILKINS
BACK TO AFRICA
Out of the frying pan
into the fire! Their fantastic adventures in the interdimensional superhighway complete, the Wakandan Royal couple at last return to Wakanda -- only to find home is anything but sweet. With serious strife tearing apart his court, and one of the Panthers greatest foes waiting to strike, is it too late for TChalla to regain control of his kingdom?
32 PGS./Rated T+
$2.99
GHOST RIDER #21
Written by JASON AARON
Art by ROLAND BOSCHI
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
Hell-bent, and heaven bound part 2 (of 4)
In a tiny town in the middle of nowhere, Johnny Blaze's quest for vengeance continues when he faces off with a group of nurses who are armed to the teeth and looking to violate their Hippocratic Oath six ways to Sunday. Plus we meet a young cop named Kowalski who runs into a bit of trouble of his own while researching his town's strange proclivity for deadly car accidents. And of course there's also your regular dose of flaming skulls and big, honking, bad%&$ motorcycles.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory
$2.99
HULK #3
Written by JEPH LOEB
Pencils & Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
Variant Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
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!!!
32 PGS./Rated A
$2.99
INCREDIBLE HERCULES #115
Written by GREG PAK & FRED VAN LENTE
Penciled by KHOI PHAM
Cover by ART ADAMS
Variant Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
Hercules vs. Ares, locked in final combat! Amadeus Cho vs. all of S.H.I.E.L.D.! And the bad news is...Amadeus Cho is winning!
32 PGS./Rated A
$2.99
WWH AFTERSMASH: WARBOUND #4 (of 5)
Written by GREG PAK
Penciled by LEONARD KIRK & RAFA SANDOVAL
Cover by JIM CHEUNG
In the slave pits of Sakaar, the Warbound swore to stand by each other to the very end. And through the terrible battles of PLANET HULK and WORLD WAR HULK, they kept their promise. But today, as the Leader's nefarious plan unfolds, a hero breaks the unbreakable oath. And the lives of thousands hang in the balance beneath the deadly dome of Gammaworld. Will the Brood break? Will Korg crack? Will Elloe explode? Will Hiroim... will Hiroim...Hm. I got nothing folks. But buy this book!
32 PGS./Rated T+
$2.99
WWH AFTERSMASH: DAMAGE CONTROL #3 (of 3)
Written by DWAYNE MCDUFFIE
Penciled by SALVADOR ESPIN
Cover by JOHN ROMITA SR.
The newly-sentient Chrysler Building is sick of the rat race and planning to leave the city. Can Damage Control convince the Art Deco treasure that New York is its home?
32 PGS./Rated T+
$2.99
IRON MAN #27
Written by DANIEL KNAUF & CHARLES KNAUF
Penciled by ROBERTO DE LA TORRE
Cover by GERALD PAREL
Red Rain Part 1
The Mandarin will go to any length to release the Extremis virus into the populace, effectively committing genocide. But while he works his mind tricks to gain top-secret info, Tony Stark and his fellow S.H.I.E.L.D. leaders are confined under house arrest, helpless to stop him. While the authorities treat Tony as Public Enemy #1, he remains the only person who can prevent humankinds destruction. Find out how he fights back!
32 PGS./Rated A
$2.99
THE LAST DEFENDERS #1 (of 6)
Written by JOE CASEY
Pencils by JIM MUNIZ
Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN
At long last, the team book you've been waiting for! The return of the Defenders! (no trademark infringement here!) And look who's on the team: The mutant Colossus! The sensational She-Hulk! The unpredicatable Blazing Skull! An all-new lineup led by the enigmatic Nighthawk! Injected into the heart of the modern Marvel Universe, the Defenders have been reformed to serve a specific policital purpose...but is there a greater destiny in store for this crew? It's hi-octane superheroics mainlined right into your fanboy brain!
32 PGS./Rated T+
$2.99
MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #34
Written by PAUL TOBIN
Penciled by DAVID HAHN
Cover by TOM GRUMMETT
Ahh, Reed Richards. Ever absent-minded. When the Fantastic Four helps to raise money for a block renovation, Reed runs an "I'll fix anything!" booth, and in between putting booster rockets on mopeds and laser cannons in wristwatches, he sort of, you know, accidentally fixes the Mad Thinker's android. Oops. Now it's the Mad Thinker and his Awesome Android versus the Fantastic Four and some toasters. Yeah, I said toasters.
32 PGS./All Ages
$2.99
MARVEL ADVENTURES HULK #9
Written by Paul Benjamin
Pencils & Cover by Steve Scott
Bruce Banners old friend, Dr. Leonard Samson, is now a gamma-powered strongman working with Betty Ross to cure Bruce. But what dark secret will push Bruce over the edge? See: Hulk battle the green-haired goliath, Doc Samson! Thrill: as Bruce is reunited with the love of his life, Betty Ross! Cringe: As Rick Jones gives Doc Samson a piece of his mind! Witness: Monkey on the psychiatrists couch!
32 PGS./All Ages
$2.99
MARVEL ADVENTURES IRON MAN #11
Written by Fred Van Lente
Penciled by Graham Nolan
Cover by FRANCIS TSAI
The Living Laser is back, and having merged with the aurora borealis, he's laying waste to the Great White North. Iron Man had better call in the cavalry! Wait, no--the Mounties! No, better yet--Canada's greatest super heroes, ALPHA FLIGHT!
32 PGS./All Ages
$2.99
MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #37
Written by MARC SUMERAK
Penciled by ALE GARZA
Cover by SEAN GORDON MURPHY
They say the best defense is a good offense and Peter Parker doesn't find anyone more offensive than Midtown High's biggest bully, Flash Thompson! When Peter starts taking self-defense classes, he figures he can finally stand up to Flash without giving away his secret life as the Amazing Spider-Man. Too bad the Taskmaster has other plans for our webbed wonder...
32 PGS./All Ages
$2.99
MARVEL ADVENTURES THE AVENGERS #22
Written by MARC SUMERAK
Penciled by IG GUARA
Cover by LEONARD KIRK
The Avengers take a walk on the wild side as they go toe-to-toe--and claw-to-claw with the savage Sabretooth! Hope you all have current passports, heroes, because this adventure is going to take you deep into the heart of the African jungle...and right into the heart of the mysterious nation known as Wakanda! (Looks like Sabretooth isn't the only cat about to cross the Avengers' paths...)
32 PGS./All Ages
$2.99
MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS #7
Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM, CHRISTOS GAGE, AMANDA MCMURRAY AND RICH KOSLOWSKI
Penciled by DAVE WILKINS, JOYCE CHIN, ROY ALLEN MARTINEZ AND ANDREA DIVITO
Cover by JIM CHEUNG
What is VANGUARDand why does Blade want to kill DETECTIVE STACY DOLAN? Meanwhile, NAMOR confronts the ghosts of his pastand vice versa! All that, plus the conclusion of the SAVAGE LAND epic, and U.S. Agent delves deeper into the secrets of WEAPON OMEGA.
40 PGS./Rated A
$3.99
SECRET INVASION SAGA
Written by JOHN RHETT THOMAS
Cover by LEINIL YU
The Secret Invasion has been underway for years. For how long and to what extent, Tony Stark is not sure, but there is one thing he does know: Now is not the time for complacency. Following hot on the heels of the stunning revelation that Skrulls have been masquerading as Elektra and Black Bolt, Stark puts his best data-mining technology to the test to piece together their treacherous plot. From their first encounter with the Fantastic Four, through the epic clash of the Kree/Skrull War and the destruction of the Skrull Throneworld, all the way to the recent Annihilation War and subsequent invasion of Earth, the timeline of known Skrull activity is made clear so effective battle plans can be drawn. With the Classified Top Secret Secret Invasion Saga report, the new Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. must leave no stone unturned in his analysis of this insidious enemy's history: The fate of the Earth will depend on it!
32 PGS./ Rated T+
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MIGHTY AVENGERS #10
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by MARK BAGLEY
Iron Man and the Sentry are stuck in the past with none other than Doctor Doom. Any interaction with anything or anyone could jeopardize the future of the Marvel Universe! Can Tony Stark trust Victor Von Doom to help get them back to the present before the Sentry has a complete meltdown? Guest starring the Fantastic Four's ever-lovin' blue-eyed Thing!
32 PGS./Rated A
$2.99
MIGHTY AVENGERS #11
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by MARK BAGLEY
Cover by FRANK CHO
Get ready to see an Avengers/Doctor Doom knock-down drag-out! And we promise an ending you've never seen in the history of Doom! All this and the Secret Invasion is upon us! Marvel Comics says sayonara to longtime penciler Mark Bagley with this bombastic storyline!
32 PGS./Rated A
$2.99
NEW AVENGERS #39
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Art and Cover by DAVID MACK
The Secret Invasion is here! Award-winning artist David Mack brings his amazing talent to NEW AVENGERS to illustrate a major story in the life of Echo! Have the Skrulls infiltrated the Avengers? Is Maya Lopez the only one with proof? Will she live to tell the tale? All this and a major Avengers hook up!
32 PGS./Rated A
$2.99
MS. MARVEL #25
Written by BRIAN REED
Penciled by ADRIANA MELO
Cover by GREG HORN
The record-setting 25th issue is here, and it's super-sized! Is Ms. Marvel on the front lines of the Secret Invasion... or is she part of the invasion?! Brian Reed (CAPTAIN MARVEL) welcomes new series artist Adriana Melo onboard as Ms. Marvel begins her third year of action and adventure!
48 PGS./Rated T+
$3.99
MOON KNIGHT #16
Written by MIKE BENSON
Penciled by MARK TEXEIRA
Cover by ARTHUR SUYDAM
GOD AND COUNTRY, PART 3
Killing someone who deserves it is easy. The alternative it takes years of training, mountains of resolve. Moon Knight knows this fact intimately -- and hes about to face his stiffest test. See, Carson Knowles knows a thing or two about self-restraint himself, but hes just snapped. The genie is out of the bottle -- and its ugly. Enter: Black Spectre.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory
$2.99
MYTHOS: CAPTAIN AMERICA
Written by PAUL JENKINS
Art and Cover by PAOLO RIVERA
He may be dead, but now you can find out how the man became the legend! Mythos revisits Steve Rogers transformation from a weakling with a heart of steel to the Sentinel of Liberty! From the mind of Paul Jenkins and the stunning art of Paolo Rivera comes the origin of CAPTAIN AMERICA!
32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Rated A
$3.99
OMEGA: THE UNKNOWN #6 (of 10)
Written by JONATHAN LETHEM & KARL RUSNAK
Pencils & Cover by FAREL DALRYMPLE & PAUL HORNSCHEMEIER
Twin funerals deepen and darken the saga of young Alex Island and his mysterious protector, Omega The Unknown. Also in this issue: Alex goes to college! And we get a glimpse of some genuine panels from the comic-within-a-comic, The Unparalleled Mink, by a special guest artist.
32 PGS./Rated T+
$2.99
NEW WARRIORS #10
Written by KEVIN GREVIOUX
Penciled by PACO MEDINA
Cover by NIC KLEIN
What is Night Thrasher doing while the New Warriors are trussing up super-villains? Where is he when his teammates are training hard for their next mission? And why is their leader nowhere to be found when the team is evading the clutches of the N.Y.P.D. Costumed Division? Night Thrasher reveals his plan to the New Warriors, but after his frequent disappearances, do they trust him?
32 PGS./Rated T+
$2.99
NOVA #11
Written by DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING
Penciled by PAUL PELLETIER
Cover by ALEX MALEEV
Rocketing from the pages of ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST, a new story begins, featuring the debut of new cover artist Alex Maleev (HALO: UPRISING) and new interior artist Paul Pelletier (FANTASTIC FOUR)! Nova finally reaches the end of his quest
but will his techno infection take him out before a surprise former fanfavorite gueststar can attempt to save the day? Before the Human Rocket jets back into the pages of CONQUEST, now is the time to jump onboard and find out why ComicPants.com says this series just keeps getting better.
32 PGS./Rated T+
$2.99
POWER PACK: DAY ONE #1 (of 4)
Written by Fred Van Lente
Penciled by Gurihiru & COLLEEN COOVER
Cover by Gurihiru
Alex, Julie, Jack, and Katie Power are just four regular kids, but in twenty-four hours, they're going to have to escape alien abduction, learn how to use their bizarre new super powers, rescue their parents from an intergalactic tyrant, and save Earth from total destruction! The origin of Marvel's premiere kid super-team establishes a new continuity for the Pack!
32 PGS./Rated A
$2.99
PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #17
Written by MATT FRACTION
Art by HOWARD CHAYKIN
Cover by ALEX MALEEV
MISFITS PART 2 (of 2)
Stuart Clarke has found himself in the unlikely and unenviable position of becoming The Punisher's weapons-master, sidekick, and partner. He was once known as Rampagewhen he combated the classic Los Angeles superteam The Champions. He was once a weapons designer for Sunset Bainwhen he designed the War Machine armor. And he ended up a prisoner on The Raftone that escaped during The Breakout. The two constants in his completely insane life have been his absolute brilliance, and his utter hatred of Tony Stark. And now, in his way, he too is a victim of Frank Castle...Take a look inside the life and times of this very special madman, courtesy of Matt Fraction (THE IMMORTAL IRON FIST, THE ORDER, CASANOVA) and Howard Chaykin (Wolverine, Howard Chakin's American Flagg!)
32 PGS./Rated T+
$2.99
SHE-HULK #27
Written by PETER DAVID
Penciled by SHAWN MOLL
Cover by MIKE DEODATO
She-Hulk's quest to re-discover her inner hero takes her back to her old law firm and back to face Tony Stark when an innocent bystander from her previous mission finds himself wrongly accused for murder. Can she put the past behind her?
32 PGS./Rated T+
$2.99
THE ORDER #9
Written by MATT FRACTION
Pencils & Cover by BARRY KITSON
Californias premier super-team! Superstars! Heroes! Moving targets? The sinister M.A.N. from S.H.A.D.O.W. clearly has devious plans for the super heroes of the Sunshine State
or he just wants them dead. Now, after squaring off against Soviet super-soldiers, zobos, the Black Dahlias girl gang, giant monsters, eviction from their headquarters, and their own performance issues, the worst is about to begin! By Matt Fraction (THE IMMORTAL IRON FIST) and Barry Kitson (Legion of Super-Heroes).
32 PGS./Rated T+
$2.99
THE TWELVE #3 (of 12)
Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Penciled by CHRIS WESTON
Cover by KAARE ANDREWS
How will your now-elderly family react when you return to them after an absence of 63 years? Thats the crisis of the soul faced by Mister E, and an emotional confrontation that shines a spotlight on secrets about his past and heritage. Plus, the origin of the Fiery Mask! And golden age Zombies!
32 PGS./Rated T+
$2.99
THOR #8
Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Art and Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
50/50 Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL, & MARKO DJURDJEVIC
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??
32 PGS./Rated T+
$2.99
THUNDERBOLTS #120
Written by WARREN ELLIS
Penciled by MIKE DEODATO
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
Its all-out war inside a locked-down Thunderbolts Mountain, where a team of rogue psychics are twisting the minds of the field team. Venom's on the loose, the Swordsman has reverted to the crimes of his father, Norman Osborn is losing it...but the psychics have already written off one Thunderbolt, and completely forgotten about another...
32 PGS./Rated T+
$2.99
YOUNG AVENGERS PRESENTS #3 (of 6)
Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA
Penciled by ALINA URUSOV
Cover by JIM CHEUNG
Wiccan & Speed: THE LOST BOYS
You're Wiccan, the Young Avengers' resident warlock. Your mother is one of the most reviled, misunderstood mutants in history: Wanda Maximoff, A.K.A. the Scarlet Witch, who's been M.I.A. for months. Even though you've never met her, she's been haunting your dreams lately...With your super-fast twin brother Speed in tow, you set out to find her, unaware that someone else is looking for Wanda, as well. A demon with a mountain-sized grudge against the Scarlet Witch: Master Pandemonium! And guess what? If Pandemonium can't find Wanda to destroy her, he'll happily destroy...YOU!
32 PGS./Rated T+
$2.99
UNCANNY X-MEN #496
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Pencils & Cover by MICHAEL CHOI
"DIVIDED WE STAND" Part 2 (of 3)
Cyclops and Emma Frost adventure to the strangest land of all San Francisco. The city has transformed into a bizarre version of itself circa 1968, complete with VW Bugs, flower power and hippies as far as the eye can see. Will they be able to lure Angel back to reality? Or will they succumb to their groovy desires and embrace the love generation forever? Also, Colossus (with Wolverine and Nightcrawler in tow) returns to Mother Russia!
32 PGS./Rated T+
$2.99
X-MEN: LEGACY #209
Written by MIKE CAREY
Penciled by BILLY TAN & SCOTT EATON
Cover by DAVID FINCH
CLASSIFIED UNTIL THE END OF MESSIAH COMPLEX.
Fresh off their groundbreaking run on Messiah Complex, writer Mike Carey (X-MEN) and artists Scot Eaton (X-FACTOR) and Billy Tan (UNCANNY X-MEN) take on two of mutantkinds most iconic figures as well as some of the most important moments in X-Men history.
32 PGS./Rated A
$2.99
CABLE #1
Written by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI
Pencils & Cover by ARIEL OLIVETTI
Variant Cover by ROB LIEFELD
ARMS, Part 1
A new ongoing series spinning out of the decades biggest X-Men event! The future of mutantkind starts here!
Messiah CompleX changed the X-Men forever. But no ones world has been rocked as hard as Cable, the time-traveling mutant from the future. Hes been charged with the one mission that could save all of mutantkind -- or, if he fails, damn it to extinction. And hot on his trail is a relentless enemy who wont stop until blood is spilled. No matter where
or when
Cable runs. Brought to you by the dynamic team of Duane Swierczysnki (MOON KNIGHT ANNUAL) and Ariel Olivetti (PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL).
32 PGS./Rated T+
$2.99
X-FACTOR #29
Written by PETER DAVID
Penciled by VALENTINE DE LANDRO
Cover by GLENN FABRY
THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN PART 2 (of 5)
How can X-Factor be the defenders of Mutant Town when their little piece of the world is hemorrhaging its population? Combine that with Rahne already being gone and Rictor having one foot out the door, and Madrox's team finds itself at its lowest point. Unfortunately, since they're the last mutant team standing and the only game in town, that puts them squarely in the crosshairs of one of the X-Men's oldest and deadliest foes.
32 PGS./Rated T+
$2.99
X-FORCE #2
Written by CHRISTOPHER YOST & CRAIG KYLE
Pencils & Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN
With one of their own already fallen, X-Force is out for blood. More blood. And theyll stop at nothing to bring an end to the PURIFIERS plan to resurrect one of the X-Mens greatest foes
Its all-out war, with no quarter askedand none given.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory
$2.99
NEW EXILES #3
Written by Chris Claremont
Penciled by Tom Grummett
Cover by MICHAEL GOLDEN
The Panthers Vengeance Part 3 of 4
On an Earth ravaged almost a half-century ago by a brutal storm of meteors, the first mission of the New Exiles has turned into a madcap exercise in survival against increasingly deadly adversaries. In the heart of the Central African desert, Rogue learns the identity of Gambits parents and the truth about his origin. At the same time, Sabretooth and Psylocke try to deal with the apparent loss of Mystiq while preparing to embark on a search and rescue mission to recover Rogue, unaware that theyve already been caught up in an enemys cunning and deadly web. Instead of a rescue, this new team of Exiles may be heading straight for disaster.
32 PGS./Rated A
$2.99
X-MEN: FIRST CLASS #10
Written by Jeff Parker
Penciled by CLAYTON HENRY
Cover by John Romita Jr.
Hey Cyclops!
Huh?
Whyre ya so dang boring?
I dunno.
Well
if we give ya a whole issue of First Class, do you
promise to be cool?
Ok.
Deal!
32 PGS./Rated A
$2.99
WOLVERINE: FIRST CLASS #1
Written by FRED VAN LENTE
Penciled by ANDREA DI VITO
Cover by SALVADOR ESPIN
Return with us again to the early days of the all-new, all-different, X-Men for all-new solo adventures of Wolverine and Kitty Pryde! The next generation of students has arrived at Xavier's School--Colossus, Storm, Nightcrawler, and the mysterious Wolverine--and with them, new teaching methods. Professor X pairs up green recruit Kitty Pryde with the been-everywhere, done-everything vet Logan, and neither of them are all that happy about it. But unless they learn to work together, neither of them will come back from their first mission together alive!
32 PGS./Rated A
$2.99
WOLVERINE #63
Written by JASON AARON
Pencils & Cover by RON GARNEY
In the aftermath of "Messiah CompleX," Wolverine's quest for vengeance continues, taking him from the desolate hills of Afghanistan to the war-torn streets of Baghdad. Along the way, with his quarry throwing more and more innocents into the line of fire, Wolverine must ask himself: just how much collateral damage can he live with?
32 PGS./Parental Advisory
$2.99
WOLVERINE: ORIGINS #23
Written by DANIEL WAY
Penciled by STEVE DILLON
Cover by SIMONE BIANCHI
"THE DEEP END"
Wolverine just will not #$%ing die! Now, this is really no big surprise to Deadpool, but it is definitely...frustrating. Maddening, in fact. Will Deadpool be able to keep it together long enough to pull the trigger on his master plan? Or will he, instead, be the one who gets trapped? After all, its not like this is Wolverines first time around the block
Part 3 of 5.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory
$2.99
LOGAN #1 (of 3)
Written by BRIAN K. VAUGHAN
Art & Cover by EDUARDO RISSO
Superstar artist Eduardo Risso (100 Bullets) joins critically acclaimed writer Brian K. Vaughan (TV's LOST, Y: The Last Man) for a unique take on the man who's the best there is at what he does. Finally armed with long-lost memories from his past, Wolverine returns to one of his first battlefields to settle an old score in an all-new adventure with a shocking revelation about the man known as Logan.
32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Parental Advisory
$3.99
PUNISHER #55
Written by GARTH ENNIS
Penciled by GORAN PARLOV
Cover by TIM BRADSTREET
VALLEY FORGE, VALLEY FORGE: THE SLAUGHTER OF A U.S. MARINE GARRISON AND THE BIRTH OF THE PUNISHER, PART 1
Garth Ennis concludes his seminal run on PUNISHER -- in style. Thirty-five years ago, the Fifth Cavalry disgorged their troops on an isolated Vietnamese hilltop and was met by a scene of utter devastation. The final body count ran to well over seven-hundred -- almost 200 hundred of them American soldiers. Standing alone amidst the carnage, a sole survivor: Captain Frank Castle, who years later would be known as the most fearsome vigilante to walk the Earth: The Punisher. Now the Punisher is about to face his stiffest test: Hes hunted big game in his day, but none as big as this. Five men with unlimited resources. Men whod put anything between themselves and the Punishers bullet. Men who know exactly who he is
and how to fight him.
32 PGS./Explicit Content
$2.99
DEAD OF NIGHT FEATURING MAN-THING #2 (of 4)
Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA
Penciled by BRIAN DENHAM
Cover by KAARE ANDREWS
Death has come to Citrusville, in the guise of four deranged army vets filled with bloodlust, with nothing to lose. When their paths cross with swamp-witch Jessica Cale, expect death and dismemberment...but whose? And how do Jessica's little brother Andy and his imaginary, red-eyed, green-skinned friend fit in? This radical re-imagining of the Man-Thing mythos continues, once again narrated by the keeper of the Tower of Shadows: Digger!
32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Explicit Content
$3.99
WAR IS HELL: THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE PHANTOM EAGLE #1 (of 5)
Written by GARTH ENNIS
Penciled by HOWARD CHAYKIN
Cover by JOHN CASSADAY
Set against the grim backdrop of Word War I, mysterious aviator Karl Kaufmann arrives on the western front dressed outlandishly and at the controls of his own plane. Overconfident and full of romantic ideals, he has come to fight and kill the Hun. But soon Kaufmann confronts staggering loss and witnesses violence on a scale he has never imagined. In the process, he learns the harsh truth of conflict: war is hell. Written by Garth Ennis and drawn by Howard Chaykin.
32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Explicit Content
$3.99
CRIMINAL Vol. 2 #2
Written by Ed Brubaker
Pencils and Cover by Sean Phillips
Its the second of three standalone stories, as CRIMINALs new expanded format keeps the hits coming!
In previous arcs of Criminal weve met the man who killed him, and we met his only surviving son
now meet TEEG LAWLESS, thief, murderer, and all around bad mother-#@$%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 thats 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 dont miss out on this second *standalone* issue of the most acclaimed crime comic on the stands!
40PGS/Mature Content/No Ads... $3.50
KABUKI: REFLECTIONS #10
Written by DAVID MACK
Art by DAVID MACK
Cover by DAVID MACK
This square-bound art book acts as a tie-in to the DVD documentary on Macks work, THE ALCHEMY OF ART: DAVID MACK from Herovideoproductions.com.
REFLECTIONS #10 features details and commentary on never-before-seen art and stories including Macks new childrens book THE SHY CREATURES, handmade books and paintings from the DVD. Also featuring step-by-step art techniques, and loads of art and extras youve never seen before. Ever wonder how David Mack does his artwork? How his pages and covers go from sketches and drawings to finished art? How he uses models and figure drawings? Its all in here with lots of extras!
48 PGS./FC
$5.99
KICK-ASS #2
Written by MARK MILLAR
Pencils & Cover by 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.
32 PGS./Mature
$2.99
POWERS #30
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Art & Cover by MICHAEL AVON OEMING
"THE REDEMPTION OF DEENA PILGRIM"
She's murdered in cold blood. She's broken every law she's sworn to protect. She's contracted a virus to which there is no cure. Can the life of Deena Pilgrim be redeemed? And at what cost?
40 PGS./Explicit Content
$3.95
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