Marvel Comics February 2012 solicitations

Highlights from Marvel's February new releases:

AVENGERS: KREE/SKRULL WAR HC
Written BY ROY THOMAS
PENCILED BY SAL BUSCEMA, NEAL ADAMS & JOHN BUSCEMA
COVER BY NEAL ADAMS
A conflict of star-spanning proportions - with Earth caught in the crossfire! For those eternal intergalactic enemies, the merciless Kree and the shape-changing Skrulls, have gone to war, and our planet is situated on the front lines! Can Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, the Avengers, bring about an end to the fighting before humanity becomes a casualty of war? And what good are even a dozen super-powered champions against the vast military machines of two of the great empires of the cosmos? The key to victory lies with the expatriate Kree Captain Mar-Vell and his human host, honorary Avenger Rick Jones! Featuring the trend-setting artwork of Neal Adams, the Kree/Skrull War is universally acknowledged as one of the finest and most important sagas in the Marvel canon. Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #89-97.

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE AVENGERS VOL. 12 HC
Written BY STEVE ENGLEHART
PENCILED BY BOB BROWN & SAL BUSCEMA
WITH DON HECK
COVER BY JOHN ROMITA
Earth’s Mightiest Heroes fight one of the greatest battles in super-hero history! It’s hero against hero in the sensational summer hit of 1973: the “Avengers/Defenders War.” Cap vs. Namor! Thor vs. Hulk! It’s the original crossover clash, and there’s never been another one like it. But first, there are even more trendsetting classics in store for you: Mantis makes her debut; the Lion God brings the Avengers to their knees; Vision and the Scarlet Witch’s relationship blossoms, but not without the intolerant objections of others; and the Swordsman joins the ranks of the Avengers. And as an added bonus, we’re including rare pinups, profiles and an interview with the Avengers’ own Jarvis - all from the pages of the ‘70s fan-mag F.O.O.M.! Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #112-119, DEFENDERS (1972) #8-11 and material from FOOM #5-7.

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: ATLAS ERA JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY VOL. 4 HC
Written BY VARIOUS
PENCILED BY VARIOUS
COVER BY BILL EVERETT
The MARVEL MASTERWORKS once again go back to the days when horror ruled the racks. Yes, it’s time to take a journey into mystery! And this volume offers a special treat: Steve Ditko’s first story for Marvel. In 1956, at the beginning of his career, Ditko drew a handful of stories for Stan Lee - and you’ll get not just one, but two of them here. Also providing heaping helpings of suspense, scares and twist endings are 1950s comics luminaries like Wally Wood, Al Wiliamson, Bernie Krigstein and Gene Colan. These rare stories are collected here for the first time and bring you one zombie-shuffling step closer to completing your JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY library! Reserve that copy today, True Believer! Collecting JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY (1952) #31-40.

 
AVENGERS: THE BIG THREE TPB
Written BY STEVE ENGLEHART, STAN LEE, GERRY CONWAY, JIM SHOOTER, ALAN ZELENETZ, MARK GRUENWALD, KURT BUSIEK, MICHAEL AVON OEMING & DANIEL BERMAN
PENCILED BY SAL BUSCEMA, GEORGE PEREZ, JACK KIRBY, ALAN WEISS, MARK BRIGHT, MIKE GUSTOVICH & ANDREA DIVITO
COVER BY JACK KIRBY
The Mighty Thor! Captain America! The Invincible Iron Man! Alone, each one of these champions is a legend throughout the Marvel Universe. But together, they make up the Avengers’ big three! Witness how this triumphant trio justifies their status as the three greatest among Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in adventures that span from
Avengers Mansion to Asgard, with the time-tossed tale the Terminatrix Objective thrown in for good measure! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) #176; AVENGERS (1963) #150-151, #215-216 and #224; AVENGERS: THE TERMINATRIX OBJECTIVE #1-4; AVENGERS (1998) #21; and THOR (1998) #81.


MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE INCREDIBLE HULK VOL. 2 TPB
Written BY STAN LEE
PENCILED BY STEVE DITKO & JACK KIRBY WITH GIL KANE, JOHN ROMITA, BILL EVERETT, DICK AYERS, MIKE ESPOSITO & BOB POWELL
COVER BY JACK KIRBY & RICHARD ISANOVE
The time has come for Marvel’s Green Goliath to grace his second MARVEL MASTERWORKS collection! Kicking off with a Hulk/Giant-Man throwdown and pulling no punches straight into a toe-to-toe with the mighty Hercules, Dr. Robert Bruce Banner’s mean, green alter ego battles General Thunderbolt Ross, the Leader and his Humanoids, the Executioner, and more Communists than you can shake a tank at in this earth-shattering series of scintillating slobbernockers! With art by no less than Steve Ditko and Jack Kirby, and Gil Kane’s first-ever Marvel tale - well, we needn’t say more. Reserve your copy today, True Believer! Collecting TALES TO ASTONISH (1959) #59-79.

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