Marvel Comics September 2007 solicitations

Highlights:

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: NICK FURY, AGENT OF S.H.I.E.L.D. VOL. 1 HC
Having revolutionized everything from war to Westerns to good ol’ super heroes, in 1965 Stan Lee and Jack Kirby set their sights on the spy game. With Cold War covert ops snagging headlines and James Bond topping the box office, Marvel’s greatest minds unveiled a whole new wild world upon the comic book faithful. So break out your Priority A-1 Clearance, and get ready to dive into the world of Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.! Featuring more amazing gadgets and world-dominating baddies than you can shake a Heli-Carrier at, this Masterworks collects, for the first time ever, the complete early S.H.I.E.L.D. extravaganzas. With guest stars including Tony Stark, Captain America, and Nick’s trusty team of Dum Dum Dugan, Gabriel Jones, and Jasper Sitwell, not to mention the Marvel debut of comics visionary, Jim Steranko, this book is truly a watershed of Silver Age wonder! You know it. We’re not going to hold you back, so say it loud, say it proud, “Don’t yield, back S.H.I.E.L.D.!” Collecting STRANGE TALES #135-153, TALES OF SUSPENSE #78 and FANTASTIC FOUR #21.
288 PGS./Rated A …$54.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2687-4

And the rest:

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #544
"One More Day," Part 1 of 4
Get ready for what will be the most talked–about and controversial comic event of the year -- brought to you by J. Michael Straczynski and Joe Quesada. The stakes have never been higher for Peter Parker. At his darkest hours -- and he's had plenty -- Peter has always had one shoulder to lean on, one person who'd remind him who he is, who he was, and who he can be. Now he's about to lose that person. What would he do...what would you do, if you only had "One More Day?” PLUS: Director's Cut style extras!
48 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST - WRAITH #3
Marvel's new gothic gunslinger makes a decision that will rock his already chaotic life! Last issue you learned Wraith's horrific origin–now find out how he'll enter a collision course with one of ANNIHILATION's major players! Writer Javier Grillo-Marxuach (TV's Lost and Medium) and artist Kyle Hotz (THE HOOD, ZOMBIE) continue the twisted saga of this cosmic newcomer–and they've brought familiar faces like Super-Skrull and Ronan along for the ride!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #6
The Gauntlet, the Initiative's top drill instructor, has been beaten and left for dead. And all the evidence points towards his attacker being someone on the base. Who did it? A spy? A recruit? An instructor? This looks like a job for Camp Hammond's MPs. And by the time this is over, more than one important mystery will be revealed. Featuring JUSTICE, CLOUD 9, and... THE SCARLET SPIDERS!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE CHOSEN #1
New York Times best-selling novelist and creator of Rambo, David Morrell, takes on Captain America in CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE CHOSEN—a six-issue Marvel Knights limited series in the tradition of SPIDER-MAN: REIGN! Super-star-to-be Mitch Breitweiser provides the finest art of his career as he chronicles the last days of Captain America..
32 PGS. (each) CARD STOCK/Rated T+ …$3.99 (each)

DAREDEVIL: BATTLING JACK MURDOCK #4
This is it fight fans. Grab your ringside seats for the fourth and final round of Battlin’ Jack Murdock’s life. Don’t miss the three minutes that changed the Marvel Universe forever and helped forge Matt Murdock into the Man Without Fear.
32 PGS. /CARD STOCK/Parental Advisory …$3.99

EXILES #98
While Psylocke and Kitty Pride are fighting off an army of intruders, the team is faced with the shocking truth of the rivalry between this Earth’s Victor Von Doom and Reed Richards. Plus, Miguel O’Hare (Spider-Man 2099) and Gwen Stacy’s relationship is taken to the edge.
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

FANTASTIC FOUR AND POWER PACK #3
DR. DOOM has captured FRANKLIN RICHARDS and brought him back to Latveria to use the boy as a pawn in his latest fiendish plot against the FF – but he's accidentally captured POWER PACK along with Frank! Alex, Julie, Jack and Katie have to fight their way through Castle Doom to rescue their friend and defeat their most formidable foe yet ... but ... could that be exactly what Doom wants?
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

INCREDIBLE HULK #110
Boy genius Amadeus Cho pulled together a team of Renegades to side with his big green hero during World War Hulk--but what will happen to his faith in the Hulk's heroism when he discovers the horrors lurking beneath Madison Square Garden? The Hulk takes center stage with a terrifying confrontation and a stunning revelation that lays bare the central question of whether the Hulk is a hero -- or a monster.
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

IRON MAN: ENTER THE MANDARIN #1
Warming up for the movie event of 2008 -- find out exactly how Iron Man's deadliest nemesis came to be. A tale from the early days of the Marvel Universe, this mini-series contains secrets never-before-revealed of the first-ever meeting between the Golden Avenger and the global terrorist known only as the Mandarin! What really happened during that first encounter? Even if you've read the original comics, you only know HALF of the story!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #31
HOT HOT HEAT!!! Spidey gets caught in the crossfire of the Human Torch AND Pyro! ONE hothead would be rough enough…but TWO? It’s Spidey flambĂ©, brought to you by the one-two punch of David and Mhan!!!!
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #3
Collecting:
MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS #3
X-MEN: FIRST CLASS #3
64 PGS./All Ages …$4.99

MS. MARVEL #19
It's Ms. Marvel vs. Tigra…cat fight! Why is the leader of the Mighty Avengers battling a host of female heroes? What craziness are new Initiative teammates Machine Man and Sleepwalker up to? And who is pulling all of their strings? Find out as writer Brian Reed (NEW AVENGERS: ILLUMINATI) and artist Aaron Lopresti (PLANET HULK) continue their acclaimed and back-to-back-to-back sell-out run!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

MS. MARVEL VOL. 2: CIVIL WAR
Ms. Marvel enlists in the Civil War! With the Super Human Registration Act in full effect, Carol Danvers joins forces with Simon "Wonder Man" Williams and Julia "Arachne" Carpenter to police and train heroes. But there's a traitor in their midst – someone who is undermining the registration movement and endangering everyone! Plus: BECAUSE YOU DEMANDED IT! Rogue appears in the pages of MS. MARVEL! But if Rogue is a friend, why is Carol attacking? And finally, a child with the ability to turn anything he imagines into reality has begun to read Carol’s sci-fi epic “Binary,” based loosely on her own life among the stars. Within minutes, the library is overrun with visions from Carol’s book – and soon, all of New York City is threatened! Collecting MS. MARVEL #6-10 and the MS. MARVEL SPECIAL.
144 PGS./Rated T+ …$14.99

NEW EXCALIBUR #23
“BATTLE FOR ETERNITY”
Everything is at stake. The country. The world. The universe. The multi-verse. Captain Britain and the remains of New Excalibur are alone to stop Albion and his forces. But if this cover says anything about our heroes’ chances, all of reality is in big trouble.
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

NEW WARRIORS #4
THE INITIATIVE is in trouble and the New Warriors come to their rescue against the all-new ZODIAC! Back at S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters, Tony Stark may be forced to take a harder stance on the New Warriors at the request of a high-ranking government official. Meanwhile, Detectives Sykes and Givens come ever closer to solving the mystery of Night Thrasher and the mastermind behind the New Warriors. And Sofia makes perhaps the biggest decision of her young life, but is it the right one?
32 PGS/Rated T+…$2.99

POWERS #27
“THE 25 COOLEST DEAD SUPER HEROES OF ALL TIME” Part Three.
POWERS IS BACK!! AND BIGGER THAN EVER!!! MORE PAGES, NEW FORMAT!! AND A SERIES OF DEADLY MYSTERIES THAT WILL ROCK THE POWERS UNIVERSE!!
Homicide detectives Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim investigate murders specific to super hero cases, and they both have a secret: They both have powers. A powers virus is tearing through the city. Young people are disappearing in the night and waking up dead... in costumes. Walker has a new partner and no leads, and what could Deena Pilgrim's connection to all of this be.
From the writer of some of your favorite Marvel comics (ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN, NEW AND MIGHTY AVENGERS) comes a brand-new chapter from this award-winning book.
40 PGS./Explicit Content …$3.95

POWERS VOL. 11: SECRET IDENTITY
The Story: Walker and Pilgrim have been homicide detectives and partners for years, but secrets they’ve kept from each other are now too big and too dangerous to remain secrets for long. Things are about to get really crazy...even for the Eisner Award-winning Powers! From the writer of New Avengers! Collecting POWERS (Vol. 2) #19-24.
200 PGS./Explicit Content …$19.95

PUNISHER MAX VOL. 8: WIDOWMAKER
Five women linked by tragedy and obsession. The Punisher killed their husbands -- put them down like dogs -- and shattered their lives. Now, they want payback, and they’ve hatched the perfect plan to get it. To bring the wolf to their door, all they need is bait. Collecting PUNISHER #43-49.
168 PGS./Explicit Content …$17.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2454-2

PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL VOL. 1: CIVIL WAR
Hey, there, Marvel Universe. He’s back – with a vengeance. Taking no prisoners. Literally. With CIVIL WAR in full throttle mode, Frank Castle is feeling the heat. His safe houses have been raided and his munitions seized, and he’s square in the crosshairs of a Marvel Universe big gun who always gets his man. Until now, this wasn’t Frank’s war. But when Spandex-clad baddies start carrying badges – well, let's just say that’s something the Punisher can’t abide. Brought to you by rising star Matt Fraction (The IMMORTAL IRON FIST), with eye-popping art by superstar Ariel Olivetti (LAST AVENGERS STORY). Collecting PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #1-4, plus the black-and-white edition of issue #1.
144 PGS./Rated T+ …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2315-6

SHANNA THE SHE DEVIL: SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST #2
The jungle action continues as Shanna the She-Devil squares off against gangsters, raptors and Neanderthal Nazi apes! But will Shanna be able to protect her new guests on the island–including Dirk and his pirate crew–or will the swashbucklers be raptor food?
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

SPIDER-MAN FAMILY: BACK IN BLACK
The action begins with a feature-length tale starring Spider-Man's alien costume and guest-starring the Sandman! Peter Parker would love nothing more than to get a good night's sleep, but his sleek, symbiotic suit has plans of its own...and no one is gonna get in its way! Next, Venom is back in town, and he's on a rampage...but it has nothing to do with his vendetta against Spidey? What could be so important that Venom doesn't have the time to torture his nemesis? Peter Parker is determined to find out, but first he'll have to match journalistic wits with none other than Eddie Brock! And finally, remember back in the day, when super heroes would fight other super heroes? What? That still happens? Civil…what? Well, ANYway…we’re taking you back in time, when Spidey was pretty new at all this super hero stuff, and would make silly mistakes, like, oh, say...knocking out the Invisible Girl! I think her friends might want to have a talk with the web-crawler. Plus: backup stories featuring the Lizard and TWO Scorpions! Collecting SPIDER-MAN FAMILY #1-3
112 PGS./Rated A …$8.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2626-3

SUPER-VILLAIN TEAM-UP/M.O.D.O.K.'S 11 #3
M.O.D.O.K.'s team executes its heist, penetrating the impenetrable fortress of THE INFINICIDE. And it goes off without a hitch! Psych! Actually, no. Pretty much everything that could go wrong does. Another traitor is revealed in their ranks. One of the 11 is stripped of his powers. A heretofore unknown mystery villain shows up out of nowhere to rip off their score. And did we mention the wave upon wave of unstoppable killer androids? No? Well, there are waves of them.
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

UNCANNY X-MEN #490
"EXTREMISTS"
Why are the Morlocks terrorizing innocent people? What is their endgame? That’s what Storm and the X-Men are trying to find out. All the while, Professor X and Nightcrawler are on the trail of Magneto! Part 4 (of 5)
FEATURING ENDANGERED SPECIES CHAPTER 10
Beast heads to mutant town with BISHOP! Looking for samples of mutant DNA, Beast turns to drug dealers selling MGH—mutant growth hormone. And he does NOT like what he finds!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

WOLVERINE #57
Marc Guggenheim returns to the title that launched his Marvel Comics career with an arc whose title says it all: "The Death of Logan." Following up on plot threads left over from Marc's blockbuster "Vendetta" arc, this new story promises to take Marvel's feral mutant to the limit -- and beyond! He's aided and abetted by none other than Scott Kolins, using the groundbreaking new style he's employed in the sold-out OMEGA FLIGHT series! 'Nuff said!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #12
It's crisis time as Spider-Girl realizes that Carnage will only be stopped if she destroys someone she truly loves!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: GUILTY PLEASURES #7
Guilty Pleasures is back! After a short hiatus, the hit adaptation of Laurell K. Hamilton’s Anita Blake series continues! What price will Anita pay in order to save her friend’s life and solve the Vampire Murders? Will she actually kiss Phillip? How far will Edward go in order to find out where the daytime resting place of the Master Vampires truly is? Where is Jean-Claude? And most importantly, who is behind the Vampire Murders?
What’s next for Anita Blake, you ask? The answers to all of those questions begin here!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

CIVIL WAR CHRONICLES #3
Experience CIVIL WAR and its major tie-ins from CIVIL WAR: FRONT LINE in chronological order! The landscape of the Marvel Universe is changing, and it's time to choose: Whose side are you on? In “Embedded”: There’s a truth buried deep in the heart of every war, and reporters Sally Floyd and Ben Urich will be there, uncovering that truth in the midst of the biggest conflagration in the Marvel Universe! And in “The Accused”: The lone survivor of the team that caused the Stamford tragedy has been found. But living through one of the worst superhuman disasters in history may be the worst thing that could happen, as this vilified hero is placed under arrest for the deaths of an entire town. Unfortunately, the trouble’s just beginning. Collecting CIVIL WAR: FRONT LINE (Embedded/Accused) #2-4.
72 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

EARTH X COMPANION
The Earth X Saga revealed secrets of the Marvel Universe, but what were the secrets of the Earth X Saga? See for yourself in more than one hundred pages of sketches, background notes and incredible insights! Plus: The story behind Nighthawk's demonic visions starts here! Featuring Daredevil and Mephisto! Collecting EARTH X #1/2, NIGHTHAWK #1-3, plus more than 100 pages of background and sketch material.
200 PGS./Rated T+ …$29.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2417

ESSENTIAL PUNISHER VOL. 2
Mobsters, terrorists, neo-Nazis, religious fanatics, armored killers; no one's too tough for the Punisher! Follow the trail of blood as Frank Castle's war on crime takes him across the country, south of the border, back to school and Down Under! Plus: The Man With Lots Of Guns vs. the Man Without Fear in a crossover with Daredevil! And who will live and die when the Punisher leads what might be the world's shortest-lived crime-fighting team against the Kingpin of Crime? With Typhoid Mary and a cameo by the
X-Men! Collecting PUNISHER #1-20 and ANNUAL #1, and DAREDEVIL #257.
536 PGS./Rated T+ …$16.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2734-5

FANTASTIC FIVE #5
With the Earth already conquered and his teammates dying, Reed Richards faces his final battle with Doctor Doom--and only one will survive!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

FRANKLIN RICHARDS: MONSTER MASH #1
The Story: Things get frightful this Fall as Franklin Richards returns to explore the deepest, darkest corners of his father's lab. Join Franklin and H.E.R.B.I.E. as they unleash all kinds of monstrous adventure! It's five brand new tales that will be so much fun it's downright scary!
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

GHOST RIDER #15
“Revelations,” Part 2 (of 6)
With Lucifer’s remaining avatars dwindling in numbers, the stakes ratchet up as Johnny struggles to get the last few pieces of his plan into place. Meanwhile, Vraniel and Emmael, rogue agents of Heaven, are also working on something…but what? And whose side are these guys on, anyway? This is the ground floor of what will be undoubtedly be the most shocking development in the history of the Ghost Rider—don’t miss out!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

GHOST RIDER: TRAIL OF TEARS PREMIERE
Here it is–the prequel to Garth Ennis and Clayton Crain’s smash hit GHOST RIDER: ROAD TO DAMNATION! Travis Parham thought he’d seen hell. As a lieutenant in the Confederate Army, he stood neck-deep in muck and blood, surrounded by the whistle of hot shrapnel and men’s screams. Two years later, Parham has carved a new life for himself, doing his best to forget the depravity that lurks in the pits of men’s souls. Now, Parham’s tranquil world is about to be rudely interrupted. Up from the depths comes a force of nature that transcends his wildest dreams–a fiery wraith that knows a thing or two about evil and even more about vengeance. Collecting GHOST RIDER: TRAIL OF TEARS #1-6.
144 PGS./Parental Advisory …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2003-2

MARVEL ADVENTURES HULK #3
What do you do when you’re a gamma–irradiated monster on the run from the authorities? ROAD TRIP!! Bruce Banner hits the open highway with his best buddies, Rick Jones, Monkey and... Radioactive Man? Rick’s not too happy with Bruce’s new pal, but how does an ordinary guy get rid of a nuclear–powered super–villain who might be the key to saving Banner from the curse of the Hulk?
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK #3
The daring scheme to place Philippe on the French throne in place of his brother, Louis, comes undone. Fouquet, the tax collector, learns of the plot and frees Louis from the Bastille—and the angry king orders Philippe incarcerated on an island. There, his face will be covered by an iron mask…for the rest of his life.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

MARVEL ZOMBIES/ARMY OF DARKNESS
This is it true believers, the cross-over of the century begins here! The Marvel Zombies come face-to-face with Dynamite Entertainment's Ash from the Army of Darkness! Ash has faced legions of the undead before, but never like this…as he lands in the heart of New York just as the Zombie outbreak begins! See how his actions help turn more heroes and villains into Zombies! Under the watchful eye of Marvel Zombie guru Robert Kirkman, this might just be the comic event of 2007! Plus: Classic “homage” covers from painter Arthur Suydam! Collecting MARVEL ZOMBIES/ARMY OF DARKNESS #1-5.
120 PGS./Parental Advisory …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2743-7
Trim size: oversized

NEW AVENGERS #34
WOLVERINE VERSUS THE HOOD!! LUKE CAGE VERSUS JESSICA JONES!! What?? The New Avengers try to learn to live and love each other now that they know they cannot trust each other. And baby Cage's name is revealed!!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

NEW AVENGERS/TRANSFORMERS #3
Assemble and rollout as the dream team-up continues! Hey, what's up with that giant Iron Man on the cool cover by Ed McGuinness? How has Dr. Doom turned the confrontation of the Earth's greatest teams upside-down? And how long until Megatron blows the Avengers and the Autobots to smithereens? Writer Stuart Moore (WOLVERINE) and artist Tyler Kirkham (X-MEN: PHOENIX–WARSONG) up the ante as Optimus Prime, Captain America, Bumblebee, Spider-Man and more of your favorites stare down Armageddon!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

NOVA #6
ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST continues here–but where is Richard Rider? Okay, we didn't say who the woman on last month's cover was, but everyone knows that this issue's cover features the deadliest woman in the entire universe! Yes, Gamora is back–so what does that mean for her former lover Nova? Find out when writers Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (ANNIHILATION: NOVA) and artists Sean Chen (IRON MAN) & Brian Denham (IRON MAN: HYPERVELOCITY) rocket Nova into the heart of the latest sci-fi event!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #11
A handful of survivors and victims of our first year of stories converge for three wildly different confrontations, all setting in motion the explosive second year of PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL: In Washington DC, someone wants to have words with Frank about his recent patriotic costume change-- the Winter Soldier himself, Bucky Barnes! On a houseboat in the Florida Everglades, G.W. Bridge goes head-to-head with Tony Stark to negotiate the terms of his return to S.H.I.E.L.D.... or is it his surrender? And in a psychiatric hospital, Ian the Fake Cop Hero of Times Square has an epically strange chat with his epically unconventional therapist about... HEROES AND VILLAINS.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

RED PROPHET: THE TALES OF ALVIN MAKER #11
The Prophet has established the land west of the “Mizzipy” as Red man’s land. Meanwhile, Governor Harrison and his soldiers must endure a terrible curse until they confess to the murder of the Prophetstown Indians to every stranger that comes their way!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

SUB-MARINER #4
Written by MATT CHERNISS & PETER JOHNSON
Penciled by PHIL BRIONES
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
The U.S. government is after Namor–public enemy #1! A terrorist attack perpetrated by an Atlantean sleeper cell has killed 800 innocent civilians…but who gave the order? While the Sub-Mariner scours the surface for answers, Tony Stark, Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., tries to prevent a seemingly inevitable war between Atlantis and the surface world…but even Iron Man can’t stop the government from unleashing their secret weapon on Namor–the Thunderbolts! With extreme prejudice!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

THE ORDER #3
You are a member of the Order. You've been given extraordinary powers and a mandate to save the world. You've got one year. What do you do? "Calamity" James Wa was a baseball player with his whole future bright and perfect in front of him, when a drunk driver took it all away. What does HE do with extraordinary powers and a mandate to save the world? He goes looking for a little payback. Also: They're half zombie! Half hobo! ALL TERROR! The ZOBOS run roughshod on Rodeo Drive! Celebutantes and debutards beware–Botox is like ketchup to these flesh-eating, homeless weirdos, and they find your waxed and tanned skin DELICIOUS! Somebody call THE ORDER!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

THOR #3
The Armored Avenger squares off against The God of Thunder! Tony Stark, the new Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., comes to Oklahoma to verify the rumors that his old friend and teammate is alive and in town…but Thor isn’t rolling out the welcome mat for Iron Man! The God of Thunder would have words with the man who cloned him…and you know what that means!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #113
DEATH OF A GOBLIN
Norman Osborn, the Green Goblin, has escaped the maximum security facility in the Triskelion, once home to the Ultimates. Because Norman knows young Peter Parker is Spider-Man, Peter must rush to protect his Aunt May from this madman’s vengeance. But Norman isn’t the only enemy of the web-spinner to have been loosed on New York. Electro, master of electricity, also plans to fry Spidey on sight. This is the Goblin arc no Ultimate reader can afford to miss! Part 2 (of 6)
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

ULTIMATE X-MEN #86
SENTINELS
The All-New, All-Different Ultimate X-Men team continues their cataclysmic war with the newly reinstated Sentinels. Twists and turns abound as the men pulling the strings are finally revealed. Also in this issue, Cable reveals a dark secret to Charles Xavier--one that could change everything. Part 3 (of 5)
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

WOLVERINE CLASSIC VOL. 5
He's the best there is at what he does…but what if he doesn't remember how to do it? Investigation of an eerie agenda leaves Wolverine without even his altered memories, but could the loss of his old life be his only hope for peace? Plus, secrets of Wolverine's past are revealed in Madripoor, Japan and an adventure in baby-sitting that hints at a stranger Wolverine origin than any seen before! Guest-starring the New Mutants! Collecting WOLVERINE #24-30.
168 PGS./Rated T+ …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2739-0

X-FACTOR #23
"The Isolationist" Part 3 of 4.
Layla Miller is in over her head, and her survival hinges on the one man who wants to see her dead. The plan of Josef Huber, the Isolationist, is revealed, but X-Factor may not be around to stop it. And Monet and Siryn take an elevator.
FEATURING ENDANGERED SPECIES Chapter 11
Guest starring FORGE, Beast examines the effect that M-Day had on alternate futures via Forge’s technology. And the future looks bleak!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

X-MEN: EMPEROR VULCAN #1
It’s brother versus brother and the outcome could decide the fate of billions. UNCANNY X-MEN’S “Rise and Fall of the Shi’Ar Empire” continues here! Vulcan is the Shi’Ar Emperor and Havok is leading the rebellious Starjammers. But who is really right and who is really wrong?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST - QUASAR #3
The daughter of Captain Marvel continues her desperate quest to end the Conquest! With two super hero legacies and the fate of her entire race on her shoulders, can Phyla-Vell–the new Quasar–even control the powerful bands on her wrists? Can Quasar trust the mysterious voice that has sent her on her quest? What is she searching for…and what in the world has happened to her lover Moondragon? Wizard's "2007 Writer to Watch" Christos Gage (WORLD WAR HULK: X-MEN) and artist Mike Lilly (Nightwing, Vampirella) supply answers–and introduce even more questions–in the latest installment of this fantasy epic!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

AVENGERS CLASSIC #4
Captain America may be dead, but witness his classic rebirth into the Marvel Universe in “Captain America Joins…the Avengers!” -- a tale destined to become a magnificent milestone in the Marvel Age of Comics! Witness the tragic death of Bucky and the triumphant return of the Golden Age’s greatest hero in an instant classic that could only be told by legends Stan Lee and Jack Kirby! Plus: take a new look at the ultimate man out of time, as writer Dwayne McDuffie (FANTASTIC FOUR) and artist Michael Avon Oeming (POWERS) craft an all-new 9-page story starring the one-and-only Captain America!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

AVENGERS/DEFENDERS WAR PREMIERE
Captain America. Iron Man. Thor. Doctor Strange. Namor. The Sub-Mariner. The Hulk. The world's greatest heroes at the forefront of its two most titanic teams! But when the dread Dormammu and the lying Loki manipulate the Defenders and Avengers in an effort to obtain the awesome Evil Eye, the groups' first team-up is almost their last! Hero vs. Hero across the world, with world-destroying power as the stake! Guest-starring Sunfire and Prester John, later of Cable and Deadpool fame! Collecting AVENGERS #115-118 and DEFENDERS #8-11.
136 PGS./All Ages …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2759-8
Trim size: standard

CAPTAIN AMERICA #30
The best-selling Captain America series continues its most shocking story ever! It's the Winter Soldier versus everyone in this senses-shattering conclusion to the first arc of the EPIC "*Death of Captain America*" storyline. Winter Soldier versus Crossbones - the man who sniped Cap! Winter Soldier versus S.H.I.E.L.D. and Tony Stark's hand-picked Mighty Avengers operative! Winter Soldier versus the Red Skull! And finally - the Winter Soldier versus himself! You'll have to be there to see it! By Brubaker, Epting, and Perkins.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA BY ED BRUBAKER OMNIBUS VOL. 1
Collecting Eisner Award-nominated Best Writer Ed Brubaker's first twenty-five landmark issues of Captain America in one titanic tome, plus the Captain America 65th Anniversary Special and Winter Soldier: Winter Kills one-shots! This deluxe hardcover, fat-packed with extras, features the story that stunned readers worldwide and sent shockwaves through the entire Marvel Universe: the death of Captain America! Also including the return of Cap's wartime partner, Bucky Barnes, as the Winter Soldier; the death and life of his greatest enemy, the Red Skull; and the emergences of a new threat, General Aleksander Lukin, the head of one of the most powerful corporations in the world! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA #1-25, CAPTAIN AMERICA 65TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL and WINTER SOLDIER: WINTER KILLS.
720 PGS./Rated T+ …$74.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2866-3
Trim size: oversized

DAILY BUGLE: OCTOBER #13
NEW FROM MARVEL! The “MONTHLY” DAILY BUGLE In the tradition of the recent Civil War Daily Bugle and the Pulse House of M, Marvel is pleased to offer to retailers a monthly Daily Bugle. Chock full of interviews, solicits, a monthly checklist of on-sale titles, updated images, variant covers, all the info you need about Marvel Comics! This is a must for all True Believers, so pick one up before J. Jonah Jameson blows his lid!
DAILY BUGLE OCTOBER NEWSPAPER
(BUNDLE OF 50) (NET) FOC 7/26 - On-Sale 8/15
8 PGS./RATED T+ (each)

HEDGE KNIGHT II: SWORN SWORD #4
The Story: Drought has engulfed the land, and with tempers getting hotter, war is on the horizon. The Red Widow has lost the blood of one of her men to Ser Eustace. Ser Eustace has lost water to the Red Widow. Can Dunk, a hedge knight who has sworn his sword to Ser Eustace, and Egg, Dunk’s squire and also a prince, negotiate an end to the escalation of war? Or is the price of blood and water too high?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

IMMORTAL IRON FIST #9
Daniel Rand is the Immortal Weapon of the mystical city of K'un-Lun…the legendary kung fu hero Iron Fist. And after the stunning conclusion of THE LAST IRON FIST STORY, Danny has found himself forced to take part in a reality-spanning kung fu championship that matches the seven -- Really! Seven! -- Immortal Weapons like himself against one another. The prize is glory, but for Danny, the penalty of losing will be death–this contest is rigged, and there's no hope of escaping alive. Who has the best kung fu? Find out the hard way in THE SEVEN CAPITAL CITIES OF HEAVEN part 2! By Ed "I Killed Captain America" Brubaker and Matt "I Know Ed Brubaker" Fraction and David "Who Shot J.R.?" Aja.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

IRREDEEMABLE ANT-MAN #12
FINAL ISSUE! The story of Eric O'Grady comes to an end--or does it? Who lives, who dies, who gets double-crossed? The answers to these questions and many more in this final issue of the series everyone who read loved! So get your 'Save Irredeemable Ant-Man' campaigns ready. Hey, it worked for Runaways and She-Hulk. Why not Ant-Man?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #28
The populace of Earth hates and fears the stranded SILVER SURFER. But he falls in with a TV self-help guru who encourages him to win the planet over to his side -- by solving all the world's problems! Wielding the Power Cosmic, the Silver Surfer single-handedly wipes out famine, poverty and war, becoming the most popular super hero ever -- as well as the greatest threat to Earth's continued existence! Why does the Fantastic Four have to stop the Surfer from…saving the world?
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN VOL. 7: SECRET IDENTITY
All-new, all-ages, all-action fun featuring the Circus of
Crime, Night Thrasher, Jester and the Green Goblin!
Plus: Can the web-slinger survive a close encounter of the Spider-Slayer kind? Collecting MARVEL
ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #25-28.
96 PGS./All Ages …$6.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2385-9

MARVEL ADVENTURES THE AVENGERS #16
Look, sorry pal- ow- but this isn't Robin Hood and the Merry Men- ow-ow-, this is The Avengers- ow! Hey, watch it with those thi- ow, ow, OW! Fine. What did you say your name was, Hawk-something?
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES TWO-IN-ONE #3
Collecting:
MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #25
MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #29
64 PGS./All Ages …$4.99

MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS #1
Classic heroes! Top talent! All-new stories! Jump on board the landmark first issue of MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS! 4—count ‘em 4—brand new stories with a landmark wrap-around cover by J. Scott Campbell! Inside, you’ll find these incredible mysteries: Who is DAMIEN CROSS? Why will his murder shake the very foundations of the Marvel Universe? Why is SPIDER-MAN needed in outer space? Patsy Walker is HELLCAT. But then who’s the other HELLCAT? What is the SYSTEM? And what does it mean for the future of super heroes? Extra-sized first issue!
48 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: TREASURE ISLAND #4
While the mutineers are ashore on Treasure Island, young Jim Hawkins climbs aboard the near-deserted ship, the Hispaniola…but, there is one last mutineer who has stowed aboard the vessel and stalks Jim with a very long, very sharp knife.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

MOON KNIGHT #13
Special Double–Sized issue
The Initiative. Membership has its privileges. Backed into a corner, Marc Spector does what they least expect him to. He's here for his registration card, and he's willing to do whatever it takes to get one. Repeat: Whatever it takes.
48 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

NEW X-MEN #42
Mutants are now an endangered species, and the New X-Men realize that they may well be the LAST X-Men! After the events of “Quest for Magik,” several of the kids have been changed forever, and the Astonishing X-Men are finally taking some time to get to know their students. But after everything the team has been through… who even wants to be an X-Man? New powers, new relationships, new team members, all on the road to the X-event of the decade! Part 1 (of 2)
FEATURING ENDANGERED SPECIES Chapter 12
Tired of dead ends with current mutants, Beast turns to the family that has sired the most mutants on Earth—the Guthries. The family that produced two X-MEN and may hold the key to save the mutant race.
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

PENANCE: RELENTLESS #1
From the pages of Civil War: Front Line and Thunderbolts! Once he was a hero, now only a shell of Robbie Baldwin remains. As Penance, he begins a slow descent into madness: the most hated man in America, blamed for the disaster at Stamford, tortured by visions of his failure and obsessed with strange, seemingly meaningless numbers. A relentless pursuit begins...
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

SILENT WAR
SON OF M told how Quicksilver stole the precious Terrigen Mists from the Inhumans and how Black Bolt retaliated by declaring war on humanity. Now that war is about to break loose as Gorgon leads a terrorist attack on New York. Old friends become deadly enemies when the Fantastic Four are forced to defend their city against the Inhumans. Collecting SILENT WAR #1-6
144 PGS./Rated T+ …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2425-2

SPIDER-MAN/RED SONJA #2
Look out, Spidey, the She-Devil with a Sword is out for your blood! Two legendary heroes come together at the command of the sinister sorcerer Kulan Gath–so you know it won't be for tea and crumpets! Oh, and did we mention that Venom has entered the fray? No man can defeat Red Sonja in battle–but what about a symbiote? It's more web-slinging and sword-swinging,
courtesy of Michael Avon Oeming (OMEGA FLIGHT) and Mel Rubi (Red Sonja)–plus another killer cover by Michael Turner!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

TERROR, INC. #2
Mr. Terror is in over his head–lucky for him, he can rip it off with his bare hands and replace it with a tougher one! This is one private investigator/assassin who’s seen and done a lot in his 1,500+ years of life, but the mess he’s in now is new to him–someone’s made off with his left arm, the enchanted arm of his true love that houses both the curse that keeps him alive, and the soul that keeps him good. As he loses control of his darker impulses, it’s only a matter of time until he literally falls to pieces…but someone won’t even let him live that long! Now it’s a race against the rapidly decomposing clock to find the arm, the people who took it…and the people trying to kill him! Don’t miss this brutal, blood-soaked, high-stakes mystery by David Lapham (Stray Bullets) and Patrick Zircher (IRON MAN)!
32 PGS. CARD STOCK/Explicit Content …$3.99

THUNDERBOLTS #117
“Caged Angels” continues as we delve into the psyche of the Thunderbolts’ most elusive member, Penance, the man formerly known as Speedball. While Thunderbolts Mountain remains in a perpetual state of discord, the greater chaos might be within Robbie Baldwin’s own mind!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

THUNDERBOLTS BY WARREN ELLIS VOL. 1: FAITH IN MONSTERS PREMIERE
Venom, lethal protector! The enigmatic Moonstone! Bullseye, the man who never misses! Songbird, mistress of sound! Chen Lu, the Radioactive Man! Swordsman, master of the blade! The mystery man called Penance! And Norman Osborn, the Green Goblin! They’re America’s newest celebrities, ready to take to the skies at a moment’s notice in pursuit of those secret, unregistered superhumans hiding among us! They’re the All-New, All-Deadly Thunderbolts -- making the world a safer place for ordinary people one would-be costumed hero at a time! In the wake of Civil War, Warren Ellis and Mike Deodato present a dark and disturbing take on Marvel’s Most Wanted, where the line between hero and villain is difficult to find -- if it exists at all! Collecting THUNDERBOLTS #110-115 and DESPERATE MEASURES, and T-Bolts stories from CIVIL WAR: THE INITIATIVE and CHOOSING SIDES.
184 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2568-6
Trim Size: Standard

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VOL. 18: ULTIMATE KNIGHTS
Ultimate Daredevil attempts to enlist Spider-Man in a crusade to bring down the Kingpin -- permanently. But with his Aunt’s life hanging by a thread, and his serious girl problems with MJ and Kitty Pryde, crimebusting may be the last thing on young Mr. Parker’s mind. Collecting ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #106-111.
144 PGS./Rated A …$15.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2136-7

WHITE TIGER: A HERO'S COMPULSION
Roaring out of the pages of DAREDEVIL, the new White Tiger makes a ferocious debut, courtesy of the dynamic scripting of New York Times best-selling fantasy author Tamora Pierce (TRICKSTER’S QUEEN, THE WILL OF THE EMPRESS) and masterful penciling of rising star Phil Briones (LA GESTE DES CHEVALIERS-DRAGONS, LES SEIGNEURS D’AGARTHA). Angela del Toro knows pain: Her uncle -- Hector Ayala, the former White Tiger -- killed. Her FBI partner, murdered. Her career, ruined. Her mentor, Matt Murdock, jailed. And the hurt is just beginning. The Yakuza’s bloodthirsty Sano Orii returns, a genocidal shadow organization appears, and a new-but-old super-powered madman is looking to put the squeeze on White Tiger. Armed with mystical amulets -- and finally in costume -- White Tiger demands answers! But will she survive long enough to ask the right questions? Collecting WHITE TIGER #1-6.
144 PGS./Parental Advisory...$14.99
ISBN: 0-7851-2273-7

WOLVERINE: ORIGINS #17
“Our War,” Part 2 (of 5)
The greatest story never told continues! It’s 1942 and Logan has traveled to occupied France to take Cap up on his offer—problem is, Cap already has a partner. Needless to say, Bucky isn’t exactly thrilled to find out that he wasn’t Cap’s first choice. Who is this scruffy outlaw, anyway? And why is he here, now? What’s his stake in all this? All very good questions…
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

WOLVERINE: ORIGINS VOL. 2 - SAVIOR
Completely shattered by recent revelations, Logan must now ask himself some hard–almost impossible–questions, such as whether he can continue on his quest...or if he even should. Though he now remembers who he was, the more pressing
question becomes who–and what–is he now? Answering these questions will take the help of one of Logan’s closest friends and one of his deadliest enemies: Omega Red! Collecting WOLVERINE: ORIGINS #6-10
128 PGS./Parental Advisory …$13.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2288-3

WORLD WAR HULK #4
Everyone GOES! TOO! FAR! in this penultimate chapter of the Mighty Marvel Monsterpiece which is World War Hulk. The Incredible Hulk and his Warbound companions? They go too far! Dr. Strange? He goes WAY too far! Iron Man and Mr. Fantastic? They learn the precise definition of "too far" as the Hulk delivers his final judgment from his stone throne in the Great Arena!
48 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

WORLD WAR HULK: GAMMA CORPS #3
This is it -- the battle you've been waiting for! The Hulk VS The Gamma Corps! With an outcome so shocking, so earth shattering -- it absolutely must be seen to be believed! Plus: There's no one in the entirety of World War Hulk that has it in for ol' Greenskin like General Ryker. Find out why as we take a trip through the shared history these two characters possess-- including a surprising connection Ryker has to a key event in Hulk history! Don't miss the issue that everyone will be talking about!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST - STAR-LORD #3
ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST's answer to Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos is outgunned, outnumbered and on the run for their lives! On a no-win, no-tech suicide mission, Star-Lord and his rag-tag band of cosmic cult favorites struggle to recover from a huge loss–but they have no time to rest and reflect as their vicious foes unleash hell! What shocking decision will they have to make–and can writer Keith Giffen (ANNIHILATION) and new superstar Timothy Green make you love Bug and Rocket Raccoon? Believe it!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

ASTONISHING X-MEN #23
“UNSTOPPABLE”
The end is near. The situation is dire. The outlook is bleak. But Cyclops has a plan. Part 5 (of 6)
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

CABLE & DEADPOOL #45
A living legend. A super soldier. A horrible tragedy that continues to rock the Marvel Universe. Would Deadpool hold any of these things sacred? CAPTAIN AMERICA is about to find out! But wait, isn't Cap dead, you ask? Of course he is, but then... how can he be teaming up with our favorite Merc With A Mouth and his trusty sidekick, BOB, Agent of Hydra...?
Maybe Bucky can provide a clue...
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA: RED, WHITE & BLUE
AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TRADE PAPERBACK! In this thought-provoking original graphic novel, a world-class collection of top comic-book creators from around the globe presents a series of uniquely personal visions of the heroic icon that is Captain America! RED: WHITE & BLUE roams between the humorous and the serious, the farcical and the personal invoking the power people give over to Captain America. In all, more than fifty creators have crafted timeless stand-alone stories each told with a color palette limited to Cap's signature colors of red, white and blue! In addition to these original short stories, this anthology reprints the back-up stories in CAPTAIN AMERICA #50 (2002) and MARVEL SPOTLIGHT: CAPTAIN AMERICA REMEMBERED.
200 PGS./Rated T+...$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2897-7

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE CHOSEN #2
New York Times best-selling novelist and creator of Rambo, David Morrell, takes on Captain America in CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE CHOSEN—a six-issue Marvel Knights limited series in the tradition of SPIDER-MAN: REIGN! Super-star-to-be Mitch Breitweiser provides the finest art of his career as he chronicles the last days of Captain America..
32 PGS./CARD STOCK/Rated T+ …$3.99

DAREDEVIL #101
Things couldn't be going worse for Matt Murdock. Everything he thought he'd gotten back teeters on the edge of a precipice, ready to shatter all around him, as he fights a battle on both fronts of his life–in the courtroom and on the rooftops of Hell's Kitchen! The searing second chapter of "Without Fear!”
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

FANTASTIC FOUR #550
Reed and Sue team up with the New FF in a desperate gambit to find the source of the disease wracking the fabric of spacetime itself. Only one being can follow such an ineffable trail but a resentful Silver Surfer is in no mood to help King T'Challa. Plus Dr. Strange, The Watcher, and the awesome destiny of Gravity!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #24
"One More Day," Part 2 of 4
One More Day continues as J. Michael Straczynski and Joe Quesada present Part 2 of what will be the most talked–about comic event of the year. The stakes have never been higher for Peter Parker. At his darkest hours -- and he's had plenty -- Peter has always had one shoulder to lean on, one person who'd remind him who he is, who he was, and who he can be. Now he's about to lose that person. What would he do...what would you do, if you only had "One More Day?” PLUS: Director's Cut style extras!
48 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

HALO: UPRISING #3
The Earth is burning!!! Humans are running for their lives, caught in a war they did not start. How can two star-crossed lovers find their way to happiness when everything and everyone they knew is being destroyed around them?? And will the Master Chief discover the mysterious “key” that could end the war in time to save what is left of humanity? The story---bridging blockbuster video game Halo 2 and the highly anticipated sequel Halo 3---is here courtesy of Eisner Award winning team of Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev (New Avengers, Daredevil).
40 PGS./17 and Up/$3.99

HEROES FOR HIRE #14
Sure, WORLD WAR HULK is awesome. But you know what’s missing? CATFIGHTS!
TARANTULA VS SCORPION! Can the Heroes For Hire pull the ladies off one another in time to figure out what the HECK is going on with Humbug?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

IMMORTAL IRON FIST ANNUAL #1
THE BOOK OF THE IRON FIST, written on parchment made from the dragon scales of Shou-Lao the Undying, tells the life stories and kung fu secrets of every man and woman to hold the mantle of the Immortal Iron Fist -- except two. One, Danny Rand, the current Iron Fist, is the possessor of this most remarkable book. The other is Orson Randall, the Golden Age Iron Fist, and all his life he remained an enigma, even while trying to outrun the Iron Fist legacy. If Danny hopes to unlock the last mysteries of the Iron Fist, he'll have to track down Orson's long-lost life story and learn his secrets before it's too late. This unique annual both enriches the current Iron Fist storyline THE SEVEN CAPITAL CITIES OF HEAVEN and serves as a perfect jumping-on point for new readers.
48 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

IRON MAN #22
Haunted by the memory of his dead friend, besieged by political forces both within and without S.H.I.E.L.D., Tony Stark has a murder mystery to solve, a trio of newly-licensed super heroes to shepherd and a confrontation to face with the
thoroughly-demented Graviton!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

IRON MAN: HYPERVELOCITY
A single, grueling night of high-speed, mechanized mayhem finds Tony Stark and a new, uniquely improved version of the Iron Man armor caught in the crossfire between the bleeding-edge technology of an insurgent mecha subculture and the massed hardware of an elite “cape-killing” paramilitary force. Besieged by ballistic missiles, supersonic jihadi LMDs, seductive viral avatars and cyberdrug-addled roboravers, Iron Man must push himself far beyond his technological and biological limits to survive the onslaught of ultra-tech war machinery... Collecting IRON MAN: HYPERVELOCITY #1-6.
144 PGS./Rated T+ …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2083-4

LOKI
In this surprising tale, writer Robert Rodi views Asgard from a most unexpected perspective: that of Loki himself. After a lifetime of disgrace and humiliations, Loki has finally won his most cherished prize: command of all Asgard. With Odin overthrown, Thor held helpless in chains and Sif imprisoned, Loki is at long last master of the realm. With the kingdom in his hands, Loki at last discovers the truth about himself and his destiny.
Featuring lushly painted pages by artist Esad Ribic, LOKI presents a never-before-told version of classic Asgardian mythology. Acclaimed by critics and fans alike, this startling story will shock and surprise even the most ardent Thor reader.
104 PGS./Parental Advisory …$12.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2891-5

MAGICIAN APPRENTICE #11
Tomas and Dolgan fight for their lives! The pair quickly realize there is far more to Rhuagh’s final gifts than either of them first thought. Meanwhile in Salador, Pug and Duke Borric’s party learn from Lord Kerus that treachery has taken root in the kingdom, and civil war may soon follow.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES IRON MAN #5
Starting this issue, we kick off an arc spotlighting the many different armors of Iron Man! First up: Avast, ye swabs! COMMANDER KRAKEN and his TECHNO-PIRATES have captured Iron Man, stripped him of his DEEP-SEA ARMOR ... and are attacking HYDROBASE with it! Unarmed and unarmored, can Tony Stark take out Kraken's scurvy crew all by himself? Do pirates like booty? Arrrh!
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: LAST OF THE MOHICANS #5
The treacherous guide, Magua, kidnaps the beautiful Cora, much to the dismay of the lovestruck Uncas who responds with a war ritual that will ultimately bring his forces into open combat with the enemy—the hated Huron tribe. It’s the penultimate chapter in this rousing adaptation of a true American classic. Plus: Another chapter in the life of the young Hawkeye.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

MARVEL SPOTLIGHT: THOR #21
For honor! For glory! For ASGARD! Thor makes his triumphant return to the Marvel scene in THOR #1, a new series by all-star writer/artist team J. Michael Straczynski and Olivier Coipel. Fans of the Norse God have been waiting for this moment since the son of Odin and his Asgardian pals got rolled over by a little thing called Ragnarok in the classic "Thor Disassembled," and SPOTLIGHT will be bringing the happy reunion home with this special issue, full of exclusive interviews, preview art and overviews of the best of 45 years of Thor stories! Whosoever buyeth this issue of MARVEL SPOTLIGHT, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of....Thor!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

MARVEL ZOMBIES: THE BOOK OF ANGELS, DEMONS & VARIOUS #6
Think you know everything there is to know about the things that go bump in the night? Think again! Discover the events that led to the infectious Marvel Zombies. What does Belasco have in store for the X-Men? What is lurking in the unknown? Is it the Lurking Unknown or something worse? Think Set and Seth are one and the same? What is the most powerful black magic tome on Earth? What are the Azazel, Brain, Lord of Death and Voyager? Find out all of this and more as we explore the dark depths of the Marvel Universe and beyond – featuring Demons (a massive eight-page profile), Angels, Werewolves, Vampires, death gods Damballah and Pluto, and much more! Oh yeah, and did we mention Marvel Zombies?
48 PGS. CARD STOCK/Parental Advisory …$3.99

MIGHTY AVENGERS #5
Iron Man has been destroyed, the Sentry's wife is murdered, nuclear missiles are being launched around the world and the one man with the plan to stop the new and improved Ultron...is a God of War who's been an Avenger a total of five minutes.
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

MYSTIC ARCANA: SISTER GRIMM #4
Bestowed with powers she barely understands, how does one of Marvel's youngest magic users, Sister Grimm from Runaways, deal with her newfound mystic abilities... when all she wants to do is be a normal teenager?! As her parents' past comes back to haunt her, Nico Minoru learns that there may be more to her magical lineage than even she could have imagined. One look in the sacred Black Mirror sends Nico looking for answers she may not like discovering. PLUS: The final chapter of Ian McNee’s quest. Will he possess the four cornerstones of the magic? What shocking revelation does he learn about his past and what does this mean to the Marvel Universe?
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

PUNISHER MAX ANNUAL #1
THE HUNTED
Award-winning TV scribe Mike Benson (Entourage) and Laurence Campbell (WOLVERINE) you a pulse-pounding, self-contained story!
Eddie Gands is the sole survivor of Tommy “Mad Dog” Schultz’s gang. The Punisher cut through them like a chainsaw through butter, and now Eddie’s on the wind, traveling through the dark underbelly of the city in a desperate attempt to evade the crosshairs of the Punisher’s rifle. His only hope? An intricate web of back-alley connections that just might give Eddie home court advantage over his pursuer. That is, unless the Punisher is playing an entirely different game.
48 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

PUNISHER PRESENTS: BARRACUDA MAX
What? You didn’t actually think that a load of buckshot to the chest in shark-infested waters was gonna put him down for good, did you? The Punisher’s wildest foe is back ― give or take a few boy parts ― this time he’s embarking on a solo mission: playing bodyguard to the son of a dangerous mob boss. Should be a breeze for a guy who went toe-to-toe with Frank Castle and lived to tell about it, right? Guess again. Junior is a hemophiliac ― and every crime syndicate in the country can’t wait to take a shot at him as payback to his dad. To survive, Barracuda will have to navigate hitmen, corrupt cops, black ops, a Central American strongman and rescue a damsel in distress. No kidding. Collecting PUNISHER PRESENTS: BARRACUDA MAX #1-5.
120 PGS./Explicit Content …$17.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2465-8

THE LONERS #6
The Story: Attempting to put their costumed pasts behind them, the Loners have learned that super hero life can be hell, even in the City of Angels. In this final issue of the acclaimed series, the spandex self-help group is attacked from within -- as one of their members betrays them! Shaken to the core, a Loner departs for good... in a way you never saw coming! Be here for the finale of the series IGN.com calls "an absolutely fascinating and ambitious concept."
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #46
SILVER SURFER
The F.F. are forced into an uneasy alliance with the alien known as the Silver Surfer to combat the Psycho-Man, who has six billion fanatical followers…all kidnapped from their home planet—Earth. Despite their power, how can even the Fantastic Four rescue a populace from itself? The answer will shock you. Part 5 (of 5)
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

ULTIMATE POWER #8
A new player has been thrown into this cosmic game of survival, upsetting the plans of S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Nick Fury. The Ultimates suddenly find themselves at the lowest point in their struggle against the Squadron Supreme. And that’s very bad news for our Earth.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #114
DEATH OF A GOBLIN
Norman Osborn, the Green Goblin, has escaped the maximum security facility in the Triskelion, once home to the Ultimates. Because Norman knows young Peter Parker is Spider-Man, Peter must rush to protect his Aunt May from this madman’s vengeance. But Norman isn’t the only enemy of the web-spinner to have been loosed on New York. Electro, master of electricity, also plans to fry Spidey on sight. This is the Goblin arc no Ultimate reader can afford to miss! Part 3 (of 6)
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

WORLD WAR HULK: FRONT LINE #5
The Story: The tension rises in your street-level look at World War Hulk! In the third chapter of "Embedded," will reporter Sally Floyd cover the story of the century–or crawl back into the bottle? Meanwhile, in the next installment of "Costume Division," the odd couple of Detective Danny Granville and alien Korg scramble to uncover a killer before Danny's own life is forfeited! Finally, don't miss the final side-splitting and spleen-quaking edition of "War is Heck!"
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

X-MEN #203
The Story: As the Xavier Academy reels from Exodus's attack and the Marauders' true goals emerge, the X-Men finally find themselves in a position to take the offensive. But only if Iceman and Cannonball deliberately walk into an ambush from which they may not emerge alive.
FEATURING ENDANGERED SPECIES Chapter 13
Beast’s alliance with Dark Beast is put to the test as scientific inquiry turns into cold-blooded murder!
40 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

X-MEN: FIRST CLASS #4
The Story: All the custom-made oversized shoes are missing. Someone's cleaned out the pantry of all the candy. Warren is missing one of his cars. Cerebro, what do your calculations say?
ROAD TRIP... HANK AND BOBBY-STYLE.
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

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