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In the 1980s, writer Steve Gerber was embroiled in a lawsuit against Marvel Comics over ownership of his creation Howard The Duck. To raise funds for legal fees, Gerber asked Jack Kirby to contribute to a benefit comic titled Destroyer Duck. Without hesitation, Kirby (who was in his own dispute with Marvel at the time) donated his services for the first issue, and the duo took aim at their former employer in an outrageous five-issue run. With biting satire and guns blazing, Duke “Destroyer” Duck battled the thinly veiled Godcorp (whose infamous credo was “Grab it all! Own it all! Drain it all!”), its evil leader Ned Packer and the (literally) spineless Booster Cogburn, Medea (a parody of Daredevil’s Elektra), and more! Now, all five Gerber/Kirby issues are collected―but relettered and reproduced from JACK’S unbridled, uninked pencil art! Also included are select examples of Alfredo Alcala’s unique inking style over Kirby on the original issues, Gerber’s script pages, an historical Introduction by Mark Evanier (co-editor of the original 1980s issues), and an Afterword by Buzz Dixon (who continued the series after Gerber)! Discover all the hidden jabs you missed when Destroyer Duck was first published, and experience page after page of Kirby’s raw pencil art!
Iron Man: murderer?! Kang the Conqueror weaves a complicated plot that pits the Avengers against Tony Stark! As figures from the future desperately try to warn the heroes, murders at the mansion shake the Avengers to their core. Meanwhile, Tony has begun having unexplained blackouts ― and it’s possible he’s the killer! As threats mount and the mystery deepens, War Machine and Force Works become entangled, while Masque has an agenda of her own. But how do Gilgamesh, the Swordsman, the Anachronauts and the Priests of Pama fit in? Which former Avenger is Kang’s secret ally? And can Iron Man unravel what’s happening to him before he’s lost to the darkness forever? Collecting IRON MAN (1968) #319-324, AVENGERS (1963) #390-394, AVENGERS: THE CROSSING, FORCE WORKS #16-20 and WAR MACHINE (1994) #20-22.
You can't keep Peter David away from the Hulk for long! The legendary writer has returned to his signature character many times, across different eras and realities - but in the far future, how will he bring the Hulk's incredible story to an end? Plus: The Hulk finds himself on a strange island with some very unexpected monsters! In the HOUSE OF M, Hulk's newfound peace will be short-lived! It's smashing time when Hulk battles the Abomination! The Hulk clashes with the Champions, Fin Fang Foom, the Leader and more! And revisit two seminal Hulk eras: the mindless monster's time in the Crossroads and the gray Hulk's membership in the New Fantastic Four! Collecting Incredible Hulk: The End (2002) #1, What If General Ross Had Become the Hulk? (2004) #1, Incredible Hulk (2000) 77-87, Hulk: Destruction (2005) #1-4, Hulk vs. Fin Fang Foom (2007) #1, Marvel Adventures Hulk (2007) #13-16, Incredible Hulk: Last Call (2019) #1, Symbiote Spider-Man: Crossroads (2021) #1-5, New Fantastic Four (2022) #1-5; material from Giant-Size Hulk (2006) #1, World War Hulk Prologue: World Breaker (2007) #1, Hulk Monster-Size Special (2008) #1 & Breaking Into Comics the Marvel Way (2010) #2.
All hail Asgard, because it's time for the next Thor Omnibus! It begins when Odin sends Thor on a quest to the World's End - and Loki looses Mangog, the monster powered by the anger and hatred of a billion beings! It's an all-out action epic that leads to the tragic death of Odin. But death is not the end! Next comes Ulik's attempt to wrest Mjolnir from Thor and conquer Earth. Then, it's page after page of boasts, brawls and broken bones as Thor and Hercules team up and battle their way into Pluto's underworld! And before you reach the end of this oversized edition, the Destroyer will return - and the origin of Ego the Living Planet will be revealed! Collecting THOR (1966) #195-228 and material from MARVEL TREASURY EDITION #3.
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