The sneak peeks from Marvel Comics continues with Mystic Arcana: Scarlet Witch, Sensational Spider-Man 40, The Order 2, Thunderbolts 116, Ultimate Fantastic Four 45, World War Hulk: Gamma Corps 2, X-Men 202, and X-Men: First Class 3.
MYSTIC ARCANA: SCARLET WITCH
Written by JEFF PARKER & DAVID SEXTON
Penciled by JUAN ROMAN CANO SANTACRUZ & ERIC NGUYEN
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
In the mountains of Eastern Europe a coven of gypsy witches meet to discuss an emerging young witch who prophecies say will surpass all other sorceresses. The trinity extend an offer to young Wanda Maximoff to join them, but the darker power of the elder demon Chthon will also have a say in the future of The Scarlet Witch! PLUS: As Ian McNee races to save the soul of a fellow magician, he travels to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean in search of a shard of the Serpent Crown. But will he be able to slip out of the grip of the two dueling sea monsters that guard it?
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN #40
Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA
Pencils and Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN
“The Book of Peter” Part 1 (of 1)
Above all else, Peter Parker is a decent man. With a good heart. Who has given his life over to the service of others. And in exchange…what has he gotten? Tragedy after tragedy after tragedy…His Uncle Ben, Gwen Stacy, the list goes on and on…And why? In his darkest hour, Peter demands answers. And the only person who can give them to him is…God?
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99
THE ORDER #2
Written by MATT FRACTION
Pencils and Cover by BARRY KITSON
Rated T+…$2.99
Everything was going smoothly for the television debut of California’s super team, The Order, until a group of Soviet super-weapons showed up looking for blood! The Order #2 jumps right into the fray with rising writer Matt Fraction (Immortal Iron Fist and Punisher War Journal) and talented artist Barry Kitson at the reigns of this spin-off from the red-hot Initiative storyline!
Although The Order extinguished the Infernal Man and prevented a raging fire from blazing through the San Gabriel Mountains to the heart of Los Angeles…is this new team ready to take on a whole squad of seasoned super villains?
Plus, what would a Los Angeles-based super team be without some good, old-fashioned Hollywood scandal; a PR queen starts her spin on the Golden State heroes, a mysterious dead body shows up, and of course, a superhero sex tape! (Take that, Hollywood!) If you’re looking for some classic Marvel action with a Hollywood-style twist, then look no further than The Order #2!
THUNDERBOLTS #116
Written by WARREN ELLIS
Penciled by MIKE DEODATO
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
The Thunderbolts’ wild ride continues with part one of CAGED ANGELS as Thunderbolts Mountain is being used as temporary incarceration for captured superhuman combatants. With so many super-powered people in one place, how can things possibly go wrong?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #45
Written by MIKE CAREY
Pencils and Cover by PASQUAL FERRY
“THE SILVER SURFER” Part 4 of 5
The F.F. and The Silver Surfer shrink to sub-atomic size to battle the dreaded Psycho-Man—who has taken all of Earth’s population hostage. But can the fabulous foursome rely on the Surfer to guard their backs when the secrets Norrin Radd keeps hidden in his silvery breast have only begun to come out? There’s more to the Ultimate Surfer than you could ever imagine!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99
WORLD WAR HULK: GAMMA CORPS #2
COVER BY: STAZ JOHNSON
WRITER: FRANK TIERI
PENCILS: STAZ JOHNSON
The Gamma Corps want the Hulk dead– but why? Find out this issue as we explore the individual origins of Corp members Prodigy, Mess, Mr Gabriel and Griffin! Shocking revelations will be made—including the surprising connection one of them has to a former Hulk side kick and how another is actually an ex-member of the Hulk’s Rogue’s Gallery! Plus, General Ryker fires his first salvo and officially enters WWH!
X-MEN #202
Written by MIKE CAREY
Pencils and Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS
The Xavier Academy is under siege, and the full, appalling scale of the Marauders’ plans is finally becoming clear. Now Iceman and Cannonball have to stay ahead of the pursuit long enough to mount a counter-attack – and to deprive their enemies of the one precious resource that could be the key to both victory and survival. FEATURING ENDANGERED SPECIES CHAPTER 9 – Can the ”Black Womb” facility answer any riddles surrounding Beast?
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99
X-MEN: FIRST CLASS #3
Written by JEFF PARKER
Penciled by ROGER CRUZ
Cover by ERIC NGUYEN
The five young mutants realize that the words “survival” and “Monster Island” just don’t have much to do with each other. And now it becomes clear that they’ve been set up…and no one knows they’re even here.
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99