Notable items from Marvel Comics April 2012 releases. Click the links to pre-order discounted items from Amazon:
Avengers Vs. X-Men #1 (Of 12)
Brian Michael Bendis (W) • John Romita Jr. (A)
Cover by Jim Cheung
Variant Covers by Ryan Stegman & John Romita Jr.
Blank Variant Also Available
• It’s No Longer Coming—It’s Here!
• Does The Return Of The Phoenix To Earth Signal The Rebirth Of The Mutant Species? That’s What The X-Men Believe!
• Unfortunately, The Avengers Are Convinced That Its Coming Will Mean The End Of All Life On Earth!
• The Stage Is Set For The Ultimate Marvel Showdown In This Oversized First Issue!
40 Pgs./Rated T+ ...$3.99
Avengers #25
Brian Michael Bendis (W) • Walt Simonson (A)
Cover by Daniel Acuña
Avengers Art Appreciation Variant by Gabriele Dell’otto
• AvX Tie-In!
• Captain America Has Declared War On The X-Men.
• The Shocking Final Storyline In The Brian Bendis Avengers Saga!
32 Pgs./Rated T ...$3.99
Avengers: The Coming Of The Avengers! #1
Stan Lee (W)
Jack Kirby (A/C)
•
Just In Time For Marvel’s The Avengers, Relive The Story That Started
It All — Digitally Remastered And Recolored In Modern Style by
Jean-Francois Beaulieu (The Wonderdful Wizard Of Oz)!
• Loki Hatches A Plot Against His Hated
Stepbrother Thor, Drawing Earth’s Mightiest
Heroes Into The Fray!
• Reprinting Avengers (1963) #1.
32 Pgs./All Ages ...$3.99
Amazing Spider-Man: Hooky #1
Susan Putney (W)
Bernie Wrightson (A/C)
• Spider-Man Vs. The Horrific Tordenkakerlakk
In The Dimension Of Cloudsea!
•Can Spidey And The Spirited Spindrifter
Overcome A Foe That Becomes More Powerful – And More Terrifying – Each Time It’s Defeated?
•A Macabre Masterpiece Illustrated In Disturbing Detail by Horror Master Bernie Wrightson!
•Reprinting Marvel Graphic Novel #22: Spider-Man – Hooky.
64 Pgs./Rated T+ ...$4.99
Avengers: The Art of the Avengers
Written by Jason Surrell
Marvel
Studios Takes Readers Behind The Scenes Of One Of The Most Eagerly
Anticipated Films Of All Time In The Art Of The Avengers. This Keepsake
Volume Is An Experiential Journey Through The Entire Film From Beginning
To End — Featuring Stunning Concept Art, Full-Color Photographs From
The Set As Well As The Finished Film, Excerpts From The Script, And
Exclusive Interviews With The Cast And Crew — Including Writer/Director
Joss Whedon, Producer Kevin Feige And, Of Course, The Avengers
Themselves. From Costume And Production Design To Visual Effects And
Creature Creation, The Art Of The Avengers Is A Lavish Showcase Of All
The Artistry And Creativity That Brings The Marvel Cinematic Universe To
Life Onscreen. Avengers Assemble!
Avengers: West Coast Avengers: Zodiac Attack
Written by Steve Englehart & Tom Defalco
Penciled by Al Milgrom & Bob Hall
Cover by Al Milgrom
The
Members Of Jake Fury’s Zodiac Were Created To Wipe Out Their
Predecessors, And The West Coast Avengers Are Next! Hawkeye Leads His
Team Into Battle — But As Far As Scorpio’s Concerned, There’s Only Room
For One Archer, And It’s Also Hawkeye! Have The Avengers Infiltrated
Zodiac, Or Vice Versa? Which Is Deadlier, The Lion Or The Tigra? And
Where Does Mockingbird’s Crisis Of Conscience Fit In? Plus: The Dead Fly
Through Space! Featuring Guest Appearances by The Shroud And The Silver
Surfer! Collecting West Coast Avengers (1985) #25-30 And Annual #2, And
Avengers Annual (1967) #16.
Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man - Volume 14
Written by Gerry Conway
Penciled by Ross Andru With Gil Kane & John Romita
Cover by John Romita
Peter
Parker Has Never Had It Easy. When He’s Facing A Gauntlet Of
Ne’er-Do-Wells The Likes Of The Molten Man, Morbius And Man-Wolf, You
Know That The Parker Luck Is In Full Effect — And You’re In Store For
Some Top-Notch Spider-Man Adventures! Exhibit A: Teetering On The Edge
Of Sanity Since The Death Of His Father — A.K.A. The Green Goblin —
Harry Osborn Goes Off The Deep End And Takes Up The Mantle Of Spidey’s
Nemesis. With His Best Friend Out To Kill Him, It’s An Edge-Of-Your-Seat
Encounter That Will Redefine The Webslinger’s World For Decades To
Come. Plus: The Tarantula Debuts; The Punisher Returns; And Mindworm,
Grizzly, Mysterio And The Jackal Pile On. It’s Another Heaping Helping
Of Spidey Masterworks! Collecting Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #132-142;
Giant-Size Super-Heroes #1 And Marvel Treasury Edition #1.
Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics - Volume 7
Written by Ray Gill, Stan Lee,
Mickey Spillane & Various
Penciled by Carl Burgos, Bill Everett,
Jack Kirby, Ben Thompson, Bob Oksner,
Sid Greene, Al Fagaly, Ed Robbins & Various
Cover by Alex Schomburg
The
Comic That Started It All — Marvel Mystery Comics — Continues Its
Historic Marvel Masterworks Run. Featuring The Headlining Heroes That
Made Marvel An Overnight Success — The Human Torch And Sub-Mariner by
Carl Burgos And Bill Everett — Each Issue Offers 64 Jam-Packed Pages Of
Thrills And Adventure. And Those Two Heroes Are Just The Tip Of The
Iceberg, ’Cause This Is The Golden Age! You’ll Also See The Conclusion
Of Ka-Zar’s 1940S Jungle Adventures, The Whimsical Jimmy Jupiter’s
Debut, The Eerie Vision’s Avenging Hand, The Patriot’s Fight Against
Fifth Columnists, Terry Vance’s Mystery-Detective Exploits, And The
Angel’s Battle Against Weird Monsters And Mob Menaces. Collected For The
First Time In 70 Years, It’s A Once-In-A-Lifetime Opportunity To Read
These Golden Age Classics. So Reserve Your Copy Today, True Believer!
Collecting Marvel Mystery Comics #25-28.
Marvel Masterworks: Daredevil - Volume 3
Written by Stan Lee
Penciled by Gene Colan
Cover by Gene Colan & Richard Isanove
The
Man Without Fear’s Next Hot Masterworks Installment Is Barreling Your
Way With Action-Packed Art by No Less Than “Gentleman” Gene Colan And
The Sensational Stories Of Super-Scribe Stan Lee. Let Me Tell Ya, True
Believer, These Cats Pull No Punches! Hold On To Your Hats As Ol’
Hornhead Goes Toe-To-Toe With The Tri-Man And Gladiator, Laughs It Up At
Leap Frog, Sticks It To Stilt Man And Then Marches Through A Marathon
Of The Masked Marauder, Mr. Hyde And Cobra! And Just When Your Thought
We’d Cut Him A Break, All The Baddies Go Union As Electro’s Emissaries
Of Evil! If Even That’s Not Enough For Your Frantic Fingers, Don’t
Forget Guest Appearances From Spider-Man, The Mighty Thor And Ka-Zar!
And Before We Leave Let’s Not Forget Matt Murdock’s Swingin’ Twin
Brother Mike Murdock. Twin Brother?! Collecting Daredevil (1964) #22-32
& Annual #1
Spider-Man: Return of the Burglar
Written by Marv Wolfman & Stan Lee
Penciled by Keith Pollard, Al Milgrom & Sal Buscema
Cover by John Romita
The
Cat And The Burglar! Spider-Man’s First True Enemy — The Burglar Who
Killed His Beloved Uncle Ben —Has Returned On A Hunt That Threatens The
Rest Of The Parker Family, Even As The Web-Slinger First Crosses Paths
With
The Lovely And Larcenous Black Cat! Meanwhile, The Kingpin’s On A
Deadline — To See Spidey Dead! Plus: Mysterio And The Fly, Mysteries And
Breakdowns, Crisis After Crisis, And More! Collecting Amazing Spider-
Man (1963) #193-200.
Essential Avengers - Volume 8
Written
by Jim Shooter, Marv Wolfman, George Perez, David Michelinie, Bill
Mantlo, Steve Gerber, Tom Defalco, Jim Starlin & Roger Slifer
Penciled by John Byrne, George Perez, Sal Buscema, David Wenzel, Carmine Infantino, Jim Mooney & Jim Starlin
Cover by George Pérez
The
Space-Opera Era Of The Avengers Hits Its Stride In The Stories
Presented Within This Collection Of Cosmic Chronicles! Among The
Highlights Of This Tantalizing Tome: Nothing Less Than The Fate Of Every
Living Thing Is At Stake When Thanos, The Nastiest Nihilist This Side
Of The Nearest Nebula, Wages Interstellar War Against The Mighty
Avengers And Their Allies Captain Marvel, Warlock And A Host Of Other
Galactic Gladiators! Featuring Korvac, The Guardians Of The Galaxy, The
Absorbing Man, The Squadron Sinister And More! Collecting Avengers
(1963) #164-184 And Annual #7-8, And Marvel Two-In-One Annual #2.
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