Marvel Comics for February 2009

February will be here before you know it, and to get you primed for everything taking place in the Marvel universe, the company has sent Major Spoilers the cover images and solicitation information for titles arriving then.

CAPTAIN TRIPS PREMIERE HC
Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA
Penciled by MIKE PERKINS
Covers by MIKE PERKINS & LEE BERMEJO
The apocalyptic epic battle between good and evil based on the classic bestseller by master of horror Stephen King! On a secret army base in the Californian desert, something has gone horribly, terribly wrong. Something that will send Charlie Campion and his wife and daughter fleeing in the middle of the night. Unfortunately for the Campion family–and the rest of America–they are unaware that all three of them are carrying a deadly cargo: A virus that will spread from person to person like wildfire, triggering a massive wave of disease and death, prefacing humanity’s last stand! Be there as writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four) teams with artist Mike Perkins (Captain America) for the first arc in the next great Stephen King event!
Collecting THE STAND: CAPTAIN TRIPS #1-5.
160 PGS./ Parental Advisory SLC …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3620-0
THE STAND VOL. 1: CAPTAIN TRIPS PREMIERE HC – DM ONLY EXCLUSIVE VARIANT EDITION
160 PGS./ Parental Advisory SLC …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3934-8
THE STAND: POSTER – ALL NEW!
24×36…$8.99
Final Order Cutoff 1/22/09, On-Sale – 2/18/2009

BLACK PANTHER #1 70TH ANNIVERSARY VARIANT EDITION
Written by REGINALD HUDLIN
Penciled by KEN LASHLEY
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
Tie-in to “DARK REIGN”.
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #22
Written by CHRISTOS GAGE
Pencils & Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

DARK AVENGERS #2
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by MIKE DEODATO
Variant Cover by MIKE CHOI
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #10
Written by MATT FRACTION
Art & Cover by
SALVADOR LARROCA
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

MS. MARVEL #36
Written by BRIAN REED
Penciled by PATRICK OLLIFFE
Cover by PHIL JIMENEZ
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

NEW AVENGERS #50
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Wraparound Cover by
BILLY TAN
48 PGS./Rated A …$4.99

WAR MACHINE #3
Written by GREG PAK
Penciled by LEONARDO MANCO
Cover by FRANCESCO “MATT” MATTINA
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

THUNDERBOLTS #129
Written by ANDY DIGGLE
Penciled by ROBERTO DE LA TORRE
Cover by FRANCESCO “MATT” MATTINA
Variant Cover by CLINT LANGLEY
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

PUNISHER #2
Written by RICK REMENDER
Penciled by JEROME OPENA
50/50 Covers by MIKE MCKONE
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

DEADPOOL #7
Written by DANIEL WAY
Penciled by PACO MEDINA
Cover by JASON PEARSON
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

MIGHTY AVENGERS #22
Written by DAN SLOTT
Pencils & Cover by KHOI PHAM
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

WOLVERINE: ORIGINS #33
Written by DANIEL WAY
Pencils & Cover by
DOUG BRAITHWAITE
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

DARK REIGN FILES
Written by MICHAEL HOSKIN

64 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

SECRET WARRIORS #1
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS & JONATHAN HICKMAN
Penciled by STEFANO CASELLI
Cover by JIM CHEUNG

48 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

BLACK PANTHER #1
Written by REGINALD HUDLIN
Penciled by KEN LASHLEY
50/50 Cover by J. SCOTT CAMPBELL
50/50 Cover by KEN LASHLEY
Variant Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
“DEADLIEST OF THE SPECIES, PART 1
Tie-in to “DARK REIGN”
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

AGENTS OF ATLAS #1
Written by JEFF PARKER
Penciled by CARLO PAGULAYAN & BENTON JEW
Cover by ART ADAMS
Variant Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
48 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

DARK TOWER: TREACHERY #6 (of 6)
Written by PETER DAVID & ROBIN FURTH
Art and Cover by JAE LEE & RICHARD ISANOVE
Variant Cover by TBA
Sketch Variant by JAE LEE
In this final issue of the arc, Cort, the trainer of gunslingers announces that Gilead has been infiltrated. The man responsible is one of John Farson’s spies and most likely has not been working alone. And the ultimate goal of the infiltration is the theft of the immensely powerful  mystical object which Roland Deschain stole and brought to Gilead—Maerlyn’s Grapefruit!
40 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Parental Advisory…$3.99

DARK TOWER: POSTER – ALL NEW!
24×36…$8.99
Final Order Cutoff 1/22/09, On-Sale – 2/18/2009
©2008 Stephen King. All rights reserved.

DARK TOWER: GUIDE TO GILEAD
Written by ANTHONY FLAMINI & ROBIN FURTH
Illustrated by DAVID YARDIN and JAE LEE & RICHARD ISANOVE
Cover by JAE LEE & RICHARD ISANOVE
Since the Golden Age of Eld — when Gilead was first named the capital of the fledgling Kingdom of All-World — the city has served as Mid-World’s most influential urban center. In the latest DARK TOWER handbook, explore Gilead’s seedy Lower Town and its affluent West End corridor! Learn about the religions of Buffalo Star and the Queen o’ Green Days! Marvel at the legend of Lord Perth! Beware the threats posed by the Blue-Faced Barbarians and Kuvian Night Soldiers! The GUIDE TO GILEAD is the only way to navigate the past, present and future of this magnificent metropolis!
32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Parental Advisory…$3.99
©2008 Stephen King. All rights reserved.

ANITA BLAKE: THE LAUGHING CORPSE – BOOK ONE #5 (of 5)
Written by LAURELL K. HAMILTON AND JESSICA RUFFNER
Pencils and Cover by RON LIM
The first arc of best-selling author Laurell K. Hamilton’s thriller concludes!
Vampire hunter Anita Blake has learned a couple things in her short career. Staying on the good side of a powerful Voodoo priestess is definitely one of them. But Anita may have made a fatal mistake when she fell out of favor with Dominga Salvador. And now, the mistress of the dark arts is going to show Anita there’s no place she can hide from her wrath…
32 pgs./Parental Advisory/$3.99

LORDS OF AVALON: KNIGHT OF DARKNESS #4 (of 6)
Written by SHERRILYN KENYON
Adapted by ROBIN FURTH
Art & Cover by TOMMY OHTSUKA
King Arthur is dead, but his warriors fight on in this new take on the Arthurian legend by #1 BEST-SELLING AUTHOR
SHERRILYN KENYON. Varian, Merlin’s foremost assassin, is trying to survive the infamous Val Sans Retour where every
minute is filled with threats and narrow escapes. As he fights to return to Merlin and save the grail knights, the questions about Varian’s past continue to mount. Why is the son of Narishka, a supporter of the evil queen Morgen, an assassin for Avalon? Though some of these questions will be answered, an even bigger one comes when the ghost of Sagremor, a long-dead Knight from the Round Table, blocks his way, declaring Varian a TRAITOR! The adventure continues in LORDS OF AVALON: KNIGHT OF DARKNESS saga!!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

ENDER’S SHADOW:
BATTLE SCHOOL #3 (of 5)
Creative Director
ORSON SCOTT CARD
Written by MIKE CAREY
Penciled by SEBASTIAN
FIUMARA
Cover by TIMOTHY GREEN II
Bean has traded the streets of Rotterdam for an environment that seems even more challenging—Battle School! And while he struggles to find his place, Sister Carlotta’s search for Bean’s parents lead her into the orbit of a psychopath.The adaptation of Orson Scott Card’s best-selling companion to the classic Ender’s Game continues here!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99
© 2008 Orson Scott Card. All rights reserved.

YTHAQ: THE FORSAKEN WORLD #3 (of 3)
Written by CHRISTOPHE ARLESTON
Pencils & Cover by
ADRIEN FLOCH
Adaptation by C.B. CEBULSKI
The first-ever English adaptation of the critically acclaimed European science-fiction epic continues! After having survived their space shipwreck and saving Callista and the other passengers, Granite and Navarth turn their attention to keeping themselves and their fellow castaways alive. Setting off to search for food and explore the planet, their quest takes a near-disastrous turn when the monk Feng Tao mysteriously disappears. They’re now on their own as they continue to venture through these strange lands, hoping against hope the secrets of survival on Ythaq will be revealed to them.
56 PGS./Mature …$5.99
The Soleil comics may only be sold in English North America: United States, Canada, Mexico and their territories and possessions.

SCOURGE OF
THE GODS #2 (of 3)
Written by VALRIE MANGIN
Pencils & Cover by ALEKSA GAJI
Adaptation by PAUL BENJAMIN
The sci-fi heroic-fantasy hybrid continues! The starships of King Attila and his Huns threaten the Roman Galactic Empire known as the Orbis. As both the daughter of Roman ruler Flavius Aetius, and also the reincarnation of the Hun goddess Kerka, young Flavia Aetia is caught between the two forces. Will she remain true to her lover, Attila? Or will she serve the Orbis despite her father having condemned her to death as a traitor? When the two galactic super powers meet in battle at the ruins of the war-torn planet Sirmium, a young girl will have to decide who she is and where her true loyalties lie.
48 PGS./Mature …$5.99
The Soleil comics may only be sold in English North America: United States, Canada, Mexico and their territories and possessions.

KIDNAPPED! #4 (of 5)
Written by ROY THOMAS
Penciled by MARIO GULLY
Cover by GERALD PAREL
Having escaped from the ship he was kidnapped on, David Balfour reaches Scotland with the man he aided, Alan Breck Stewart. But their troubles are just beginning as the duo is pursued by a troop of English redcoats. Worse, David suddenly falls ill with a sickness that may take his very life!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THE ODYSSEY #6 (of 8)
Written by ROY THOMAS
Pencils & Cover by
GREG TOCCHINI
The great warrior Odysseus finally reaches his home Ithaca. Once there, he learns that  there are108 suitors for his wife Penelope’s hand. Odysseus encounters his son, Telemachus, and together they work out a plan to defeat the suitors unaware the suitors have targeted Telemachus for death.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ #3 (of 8)
Written by ERIC SHANOWER
Pencils & Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG
The journey of Dorothy, Toto, the Tin Woodman, The Scarecrow and Cowardly Lion along the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City of Oz continues peacefully until they encounter the Kalidahs! These fierce creatures with heads of tigers, bodies of bears and sharp claws launch a ferocious attack against the quintet! It will take every resource they can muster for the ragtag bunch to survive this deadly encounter.
32 PGS./All Ages …$3.99

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #131
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils and Cover by STUART IMMONEN
Ultimatum tie-in!
The hits just KEEP ON COMING! Just when our waterlogged webslinger thought things couldn’t get any worse, Spidey
finds himself face-to-face with none other than the HULK! PLUS Spider-Woman, Daredevil, and Doctor Strange amidst the destruction… and not everyone lives to see the next issue…!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #60
Written by JOE POKASKI
Penciled by TYLER KIRKHAM
Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
White Variant Cover by TYLER KIRKHAM
SERIES FINALE! Ultimatum tie-in!
It all began when four teenagers got caught in an experiment gone fantastically wrong.  Now, in a series finale you won’t believe, Reed, Ben, Sue, and Johnny will discover that nothing lasts forever—especially family.
32 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

ULTIMATE X-MEN #100
Written by ARON E. COLEITE
Penciled by MARK BROOKS
Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
White Variant Cover by MARK BROOKS
SERIES FINALE! Ultimatum tie-in!
Xavier’s School for Gifted Students was a sanctuary for young mutants…but in the wake of Ultimatum, it’s starting to look more like a graveyard. Don’t miss this groundbreaking series’ final issue as the scattered X-Men pull together to stand united in the face of extinction!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

ULTMATE WOLVERINE VS.
HULK #1 ALL-NEW
PRINTING
Written by DAMON LINDELOF
Pencils & Cover by
LEINIL FRANCIS YU
Damon Lindelof, co-creator of the hit TV series Lost teams with superstar artist Leinil Francis Yu to bring their storytelling magic to a tale that will rock the Ultimate Universe! Dr. Bruce Banner has been presumed dead since his execution, following his murderous rampage through Manhattan as the Hulk. But when reports start cropping up of an unidentified creature appearing around the globe, Nick Fury begins to get worried. Not because Banner can turn from man to unstoppable monster in seconds…but because Banner’s existence is the one secret that can bring down Fury. Fury turns to the only man he can trust: Wolverine. And he’s only too glad to take care of Banner—by any means necessary.
32 PGS/Rated T+…$2.99

ULTMATE WOLVERINE VS.
HULK #2 ALL-NEW
PRINTING
Written by DAMON LINDELOF
Pencils & Cover by
LEINIL FRANCIS YU
Doctor Bruce Banner. Mass Murderer. Responsible for the death of hundreds in New York City. Now, he wanders the globe in search of inner peace—in an attempt to never again unleash the monster within. Banner travels through Paris, Ireland, India, and finally to the hills of Tibet…where at last he finds Nirvana. And that is precisely when Wolverine shows up. To kill him. Let the games begin. Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof and superstar Leinil Francis Yu continue the fight of a lifetime!
32 PGS/Rated T+…$2.99

X-MEN NOIR #3 (of 4)
Written by FRED VAN LENTE
Art & Cover by DENNIS CALERO
Variant Cover by DENNIS CALERO
“The atmosphere of the grimy Chinatown bar went suddenly still as Cyclops and the man known as Logan stared each other down with what could only be called murder in their eyes. Dim light glittered on the fighting claws in the bootlegger’s hand and across the barrel of the Luger in the X Man’s.
“‘Where I come from, them’s fighting words, bub,” Logan snarled.
“At that moment, the skylight above them shattered into countless shards and a red-caped figure plunged into the room…”
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

SPIDER-MAN NOIR #3 (of 4)
Written by DAVID HINE
Art by CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO
Cover by PATRICK ZIRCHER
Variant Cover by DENNIS CALERO
Young Peter Parker’s been given the power – but does he have what it takes in gritty 1930s New York? There’s only so much a kid like Peter can do against corrupt city politicians and slick gangland bosses. But when he gets unexpected inside info on the Goblin’s dirty dealings, it’s the chance of a lifetime for the Spider-Man to clean up the town!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #585
Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM
Pencils & Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
CHARACTER ASSASSINATION Part 2
The biggest Spider-Man story since NEW WAYS TO DIE continues! It’s Menace versus Spider-Man, and the loser ain’t walking away!  Plus, Lily Hollister’s reaction to Harry Osborn’s shocking pronouncement and we come a step closer to revealing the Spider-Tracer Killer! All that plus…the secrets of Menace stand revealed!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #586
Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM
Art by  KLAUS JANSON
Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
CHARACTER ASSASSINATION Interlude
No more secrets. No more lies. With Menace unmasked, the whole story of who he is and how he came to be is finally revealed and it promises to shake Peter Parker’s world to its foundation. Find out all the answers you’ve been demanding in this special Character Assassination interlude!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #587
Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM
Pencils & Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
CHARACTER ASSASSINATION Part 3
Spidey’s loved ones are in danger, but to save them he’ll have to face thirty of his deadliest foes. Meanwhile, Carlie Cooper and Vin Gonzales are in deeper trouble than they thought and Harry Osborn and Lily Hollister face the election results.
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN
FAMILY #4
Written by J.M. DEMATTEIS, TOM DEFALCO, ABBY DENSON, PAUL TOBIN AND MORE!
Penciled by VAL SEMEIKS,
TODD NAUCK COLLEEN COOVER AND MORE!
Cover by BARRY KITSON
Spinning out of the revent events of MIND ON FIRE and the revelations surrounding the return of Harry Osborn, J.M. DeMatteis and Val Semeiks bring us a story shedding more light on the longtime friendship between Pete and Harry.  Over in the AMAZING SPIDER MA’AM, meet Aunt May’s ARCH NEMESIS! Meanwhile, in the alternate universe of MR. & MRS. SPIDER-MAN, Peter and MJ must stop a desperate criminal – and a future career for Peter Parker is born!  Back in our world, THE PRIVATE LIFE OF PETER PARKER shows us a true hero when Pete is trapped in a life and death situation with a child who needs his support.  All this, plus the return of several of you demanded! PETER PORKER – THE AMAZING SPIDER-HAM!
104 PGS./Rated A …$4.99

AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #29
Written by TOM DEFALCO
Pencils by RON FRENZ
& COLLEEN COOVER
Cover by RON FRENZ
To save her mother and brother from the new resurrected Green Goblin, Spider-Girl must battle Spider-Girl as the secret of the Brand New May is finally revealed!32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

ADAM: LEGEND OF THE
BLUE MARVEL #4 (of 6)
Written by KEVIN GREVIOUX
Penciled by MAT BROOME
Cover by JUAN DOE
The dreaded Anti-Man has returned…the Mighty Avengers barely stopped him before, and now he’s stronger than ever! But why is the Blue Marvel, the only man who has ever managed to defeat the villain, rocketing to the bottom of the ocean? Guest-starring NAMOR!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

CAPTAIN BRITAIN
AND MI13 #10
Written by PAUL CORNELL
Penciled by LEONARD KIRK
Cover by STUART IMMONEN
The king of the vampires is back.  As if the hoards of demons that Pete Wisdom let out in order to defeat the Skrulls in
England weren’t enough, now DRACULA has entered the scene.  What does he want with Spitfire? And how will an election help his cause?  You better hope that Captain Britain and the rest of MI13 have a way to defeat him!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA #47
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Pencils & Cover by STEVE EPTING
The New Captain America in the hands of the enemy in China! His secret past as the Winter Soldier in danger of coming to light!  And what are his old Invaders teammate the Sub-Mariner and the Black Widow doing while Bucky Barnes faces his darkest past? By the best-selling Eisner, Harvey and Eagle award-winning team of Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

ASTONISHING TALES #1
Written by C.B. CEBULSKI, DANIEL MERLIN GOODBREY,
CHRIS SEQUERA, & JONATHAN HICKMAN
Penciled by KENNETH ROQUEFORT, LOU KANG, CHEW CHAN,
NICK PITARRA, and JONATHAN HICKMAN
Wraparound Cover by KENNETH ROQUEFORT
Variant Cover by MARC SILVESTRI
The Marvel Universe is about to get even more astonishing with this anthology that delivers super-sized thrills every month! First up, fan-fave C.B. Cebulski and superstar Ken Roquefort (Madame Mirage) get gritty with a no-holds-barred Wolverine/Punisher tale you have to see to believe! You like Iron Man? GOOD! We’ve got a double dose of the Iron Avenger as Tony Stark and Arno Stark, Iron Man of the year 2020, headline two tales of corporate and high-tech intrigue. Finally, Cannonball and Sunspot of the New Mutants get sucked into the wildest adventure of their short lives when they spend their summer vacation in…MOJOWORLD!!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

DAREDEVIL #116
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Art by DAVID AJA
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
Nearly two years ago, the Kingpin left America to try to build a new life and find a new purpose for himself. Is that new life now coming to the attention of old enemies? And how does this connect to Matt Murdock and his troubles in New York with Lady Bullseye? Find out in this prelude to the new epic – RETURN OF THE KING. Reteaming four-time award-winning best writer Ed Brubaker with groundbreaking artist David Aja for the first time since their work on the cult sensation IMMORTAL IRON FIST!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

DR. DOOM AND THE
MASTERS OF EVIL #2 (of 4)
Written by PAUL TOBIN
Penciled by PATRICK
SCHERBERGER
Cover by KARL KERSCHL
The Masters of Evil have themselves a plan, and all that stands in their way is the Circus of Crime and their ringleader…Doctor DOOM! When an untouched Hittite temple is found deep inside a New Mexico cave, the rush is on for the untold wealth, and a map where “eternal life” is the X that marks the spot! But where is the original Ringleader, and even with Doom now leading them, what can a bunch of circus performers do against the MASTERS OF EVIL?
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

FRANKLIN RICHARDS:
IT’S DARK REIGNING
CATS & DOGS…
Written and Art by
CHRIS ELIOPOULOS
Cover by CHRIS ELIOPOULOS &
BRAD ANDERSON
The dramatic earth-shattering tie-in follow-up to the previous earth-shattering mini-series that we’re gonna release before we start another earth-shattering mini-series that ties into an earth-shattering mini-series after that!!! In this issue, Franklin loves doing whatever he wants! It’s up to H.E.R.B.I.E. to keep Franklin out of the Reign (that happens to be Dark, whatever that means…)! In this not-really official tie-in to Dark Reign, check out FIVE new stories from the Eisner and Harvey nominee coming this February! Don’t take a reign check on this one!
32 PGS./All Ages …$3.99

ETERNALS #8
Written by CHARLES
& DANIEL KNAUF
Pencils & Cover by
ERIC NGUYEN
Guest-starring the X-Men! When colliding cousins Ikaris and Druig face-off at the feet of the Dreaming Celestial, do you think the astonishing mutants are going to let their new hometown be torn apart? Think again, Bub! They’ve united in the past to face a common foe, but can the X-Men and the Eternals stand together now?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

IMMORTAL IRON FIST #23
Written by DUANE
SWIERCZYNSKI
Penciled by TRAVEL FOREMAN
Cover by PATRICK ZIRCHER
Danny and the Immortal Weapons from the Seven Capital Cities of Heaven begin to discover the shocking, shameful secrets of the Capital City of Hell. But what does it mean for K’un-Lun, and for our world? And how will each of them overcome the absolute worst and most terrifying enemies they’ve ever faced? It’s kung fu super hero horror action by Duane Swierczynski and Travel Foreman!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

FANTASTIC FOUR #564
Written by MARK MILLAR
Pencils & Cover by BRYAN HITCH
Dear Readers, you have our word that nothing this lame happens inside this very special Christmas issue. Yours sincerely, Mark and Bryan. Part 1 (of 2).
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

GHOST RIDER:
DANNY KETCH #5 (of 5)
Written by SIMON SPURRIER
Penciled by JAVIER SALTARES
Cover by CLINT LANGLEY
This is it.  The moment of truth.  The moment when a broken hero with a good heart faces his demons, his fiery foes, and his own twisted future.  Burning rat-gods, manipulative masters, the land Beyond the Veil, a soul up for sale…DANNY KETCH concludes his cataclysmic spiral into the dark…and is reborn! Flamehead-fans: You Cannot. Afford. To miss.  This.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

GHOST RIDER #32
Written by JASON AARON
Penciled by TAN ENG HUAT
Cover by ARTHUR SUYDAM
This is it.  The final chapter in the epic arc, “LAST STAND OF THE SPIRITS OF VENGEANCE.”
Johnny Blaze and the last remaining Ghost Riders from around the world make their final stand against the warrior hordes of the rebel angel Zadkiel, led by Blaze’s brother, the power-mad renegade Danny Ketch.  This is a showdown for the ages, featuring more Ghost Riders than you can shake a stick at and an ending you won’t believe!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

MARVEL: YOUR UNIVERSE #1
Written by BRIAN REED, DAN ABNETT, ANDY LANNING,
MATT FRACTION, DANIEL WAY & MIKE CAREY
Penciled by ROBERTO DE LA TORRE, DAVID AJA, SEAN CHEN,
JAVIER SALTARES & JOHN ROMITA JR.
Cover by DAVID FINCH
Get caught up on all the latest action going on in the Marvel Universe! First, it’s an action-packed Ms. Marvel story featuring Captain America and Jessica Jones. Then, he has near limitless power — now he must do all he can to bring punishment to the wicked, help to the oppressed, and justice for all! Exploding from the pages of ANNIHILATION, it’s Nova! Also, follow the adventures of Danny Rand in a history-spanning kung-fu epic that will shatter every perception of what it means to be the Immortal Iron Fist! Next, the final confrontation between Ghost Rider and Lucifer begins! Plus, the X-Men’s past becomes the present as Xavier fights the greatest battle of his life. With his mind hanging in the balance, one false move can cause irreversible damage. Collecting material from MS. MARVEL #1, NOVA #1, IMMORTAL IRON FIST #1, GHOST RIDER #14 &
X-MEN: LEGACY #208.
128 PGS./Rated T+ …$5.99

HULK #10
Written by JEPH LOEB
Pencils & 50/50 Covers by ED MCGUINNESS
Guess what Emmy nominated, Eisner Award winning Jeph Loeb and superstar fan fave Ed McGuinness have for you THIS month?! There was a time when the world’s mightiest heroes got together to fight foes too great for them to handle all by themselves.  No! Not the Avengers! The other guys:  HULK!  NAMOR!  SILVER SURFER!  DOC STRANGE! The original Defenders are back!  But what terrible threat could bring them together again? How about THE OFFENDERS!  RULK!  TIGER SHARK!  TERRAX!  BARON MORDO! If you have to buy ONE comic this month — be sure to by TWO copies of HULK!
32 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

INCREDIBLE HERCULES #126
Written by FRED VAN LENTE & GREG PAK
Penciled by RODNEY BUCHEMI
Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
A special DOUBLE-SIZED issue that is the perfect jumping-on point for new readers! Proudly presenting, for the first time in Marvel continuity … the ORIGIN OF HERCULES! How did the young man who becomes the Lion of Olympus learn of his divine heritage? In what battle did he earn the title “Prince of Power?” And, most importantly, why does the goddess HERA hate him so, now that her DARK REIGN begins to fall across New Olympus? PLUS: In the aftermath of the Skrull invasion, AMADEUS CHO goes on “The Quest for Kirby!”
48 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES SUPER HEROES #8
Written by SCOTT GRAY & ROGER LANGRIDGE
Art by CRAIG ROUSSEAU
Cover by CLAYTON HENRY & GURU eFX
In the 1940s, Scrawny teen STEVE ROGERS volunteered for a government experiment that turned his body into the peak of physical perfection…CAPTAIN AMERICA! Cap busted heads during World War II, but then mysteriously disappeared…only to be found decades later, still young and ready to whup up on some bad guys!
We’re proud to bring you TWO TALES for the price of one: A present-day story as Cap battles modern malevolence, and a flashback fable featuring Cap in the 40s!
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES
FANTASTIC FOUR #45
Written by PAUL TOBIN
Penciled by RONAN CLIQUET
Cover by CLAYTON HENRY & eFX
Mordecai Midas, the richest man on Earth, needs to beef up his image (good for a troubled financial market, don’tcha know), and what’s better for the image than joining the world’s most beloved superteam? Trouble is, the Fantastic Four won’t have him! Worse, they resist his efforts to BUY his way onto the team. So what’s a near-trillionarie to do? How about ordering Madame Masque to seek out and eliminate the FF’s weakest member in order to create a job opening? Will the Fantastic Four uncover Midas’s lethal plan, and just who does Midas think is the weakest team member? Find out in “If You Can’t Join Them, Buy Them!”
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES
SPIDER-MAN #48
Written by TODD DEZAGO
Penciled by JONBOY MEYERS
Cover by FRANCIS TSAI
FACE FRONT, TRUE BELIEVER! Have you ever heard the
expression, “Caught between a rock and a hard place?”
No? Really? (jeez, what’re they teaching kids in school these days…) Well, that’s exactly where Spidey finds himself when he’s caught between ELECTRO and a pulverizing pounding from the pugilistic SCORPION!!!
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES
THE AVENGERS #33
Written by PAUL TOBIN
Penciled by IG GUARA
Cover by ROGER CRUZ
Ka-Zar’s in town, and needs the Avengers’ help! While
helping the Natural History Museum install a new dinosaur diorama, Ka-Zar decides he should get a driver’s license, and the Avengers are pegged to help the lord of the Savage Land learn to drive! As if THAT isn’t bad enough (and it IS) the
manical villain Stegron steals a rare dinosaur bone he believes can raise his powers to enormous levels, and he’s right! Drive on up to this issue for action x 3 with slugfests, dinosaurs, and driving lessons, in “You’re Driving Me Crazy!”
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

MARVEL TV: GALACTUS –
THE REAL STORY
Written by FRANK TIERI
Pencils & Cover by
JUAN SANTACRUZ
Welcome to MARVELS CHANNEL, where you can get all the 411 on the 616.
In this episode of MONSTERS, MYTHS and MARVELS, we explore one of the greatest threats mankind has ever faced: GALACTUS. But is he really the planet-eating celestial being we’ve come to fear with every fiber of our being? Or is he the construct of a super hero team desperate for headlines?  Join host Gordon Allsworth as he exposes the truth behind Galactus, and the greatest hoax ever pulled on humankind.
48 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

OFFICIAL INDEX TO
THE MARVEL UNIVERSE #2
Written by VARIOUS
Continuing the chronicle of the Marvel Universe, starting with Spider-Man (from AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #53), Iron Man (from TALES OF SUSPENSE #72 on) and the X-Men (from 1963’s X-MEN #52 on).Follow the history of the Marvel Universe as it unfolds month by month with the All-New Official Index to the Marvel Universe. Each issue provides synopses for dozens of individual comics, including back-up strips, introducing you to the characters, teams, places and equipment that appeared within, providing vital information about first appearances, where they last showed up and where they appeared next!
64 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

MARVELS: EYE OF THE CAMERA #4 (of 6)
Written by KURT BUSIEK
Pencils & Cover by JAY ANACLETO
Black & White Variant Also Available!
The long-awaited MARVEL sequel ramps up!  Yellowjacket a traitor?  Bullseye versus Elektra!  As Phil Sheldon tries to cope with personal tragedy and the darkness and danger of the marvels all around him, he’s offered the chance to witness and record a great heroic moment — as the Avengers (with the Silver Surfer and the Molecule Man) save the entire planet.  But is it too little, too late?
32 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

MODELS, INC. #1 (of 4)
Written by PAUL TOBIN
Pencils by VIÇENC VILLAGRASSA
Cover by SCOTT CLARK
Fashion Week is always a hectic time for models, and this year is no exception. Between escaped wolves, robbery attempts, and overly friendly police officers, Mary Jane Watson, Patsy Walker, Jill Jerold, Chili Storm and Millicent (Millie the Model)
Collins are testing the limits of their endurance. But when a brilliant young set designer is found murdered with three bullet holes in his back, and Millie proves to be the prime suspect, the models are forced to play detective in order to save one of their own!
32 PGS./ Rated A …$3.99

MOON KNIGHT #27
Written by MIKE BENSON
Penciled by JEFTE PALO
Cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO
“DOWN SOUTH,” PART 2
Marc Spector may be dead, but Moon Knight is very much alive.  Hiding out in the dark underbelly of Mexico City, trouble quickly finds the fugitive vigilante when a local land baron hires him to ensure the safe return of his kidnapped daughter.  Problem is, whoever’s got the girl is also in the crosshairs of the Punisher, who’s traveled down to Mexico on the trail of Russian mobsters.  And if that weren’t enough, another predator appears to have joined the party.  Someone homegrown.  Enter: Toltec.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

NOVA #22
Written by DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING
Penciled by WELLINTON ALVES
Cover by JUAN DOE
Join the Nova Corps…or suffer the consequences! Worldmind begins the mass transformation of human recruits to fill
the ranks of his new Nova Corps–and brands anyone who stands against him a criminal!  Richard Rider is powerless to stop the process…but he’s going to try anyway, even if it means fighting alone! New characters, razor-sharp plot twists, jaw-
dropping cliffhangers…no wonder Aint It Cool News says “NOVA, more than any other series, has me chomping at the bit for the next issue.”
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

NYX: NO WAY HOME #6 (of 6)
Written by MARJORIE LIU
Penciled by KALMAN
ANDRASOFSZKY
Cover by ALINA URUSOV
Your name is Kiden Nixon. You’re only sixteen years old and you’ve already lost everything and everyone you care about. But the man responsible for the hellish spiral your life’s become sits in front of you, defenseless…and you have a gun. So it’s time to make a choice: do you keep running–or do you finally grow up and pull the trigger?
Join best-selling author Marjorie Liu as she brings NYX’s second chapter to an explosive finale you won’t believe! Plus never before seen bonus content!
40 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

SQUADRON SUPREME #8
Written by HOWARD CHAYKIN
Penciled by MARCO CHECCHETTO
Cover by MIKE DEODATO
“GATHER, DARKNESS!”
Heaven knows Emil Burbank should be miserable. His NEW arch nemesis, super-spy Nick Fury, holds more power than the president and his OLD arch nemesis, the omnipotent Hyperion, has just returned to Earth after 5 years in space. But fortune favors the criminally brilliant Burbank, as these two titans have found new targets in their war for the fate of America: each other. Sometimes it’s almost TOO easy being evil… Part 2 (of 6).
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

RUNAWAYS #7
Written by TERRY MOORE
Penciled by TAKESHI MIYAZAWA
Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS
The spookiest Runaways tale ever starts here!  The Val Rhymin subplot has been brewing since issue one and peeks here!  Chase’s boss is not what he seems!  Terry Moore (Strangers in Paradise, Echo) welcomes former RUNAWAYS artist Takeshi Miyazawa aboard for this creepy tale of magic and mayhem!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

YOUNG GUNS ’09
SKETCHBOOK
A new group of artists are on the rise ready to shake up Marvel, just as their Young Gun predecessors have.  But who makes up this next dynamic group of Young Guns?  This free sketchbook is your first look at the artists on the cusp of superstardom and the MAJOR projects they are working on in 2009.  Don’t miss out!
32 PGS./Rated T+…FREE!
*see upcoming Marvel Mailers for ordering information

THE AGE OF
THE SENTRY #6 (of 6)
Written by JEFF PARKER
Penciled by NICK DRAGOTTA
Cover by DAVE BULLOCK
This is it, the full-length story that, oddly enough, you keep demanding… THE DEATH OF THE SENTRY! How will the Man of Gold finally fall to his arch villain, The Void?  How will the world go on? What about his best gal Lindy (sniff) and Scout n’ Li’l Watchdog (who never hurt anybody ’cause he’s a good dog) and Harrison Oogar and the Hillbillionaires and…. (sob)…  we- we can’t do this… excuse us, please…
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

SHE-HULK #38
Written by PETER DAVID
Penciled by STEVE SCOTT
Cover by DAVID WILLIAMS
SHE-HULK R.I.P.!
She’s been savage.  She’s been sensational.  She’s been an avenger. She’s been a lawyer.  She’s been a bounty-hunter.  But there’s one thing She-Hulk has always been, in all of her many series… cancelled.  But it hasn’t stopped her yet!  In this oversized final issue, Peter David brings his run on the Jade Giantess to a close… but can Jen use her last remaining pages to save her friends from a truly mammoth threat?  Catch her now, before someone turns her red!
48 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

SKAAR: SON OF HULK #8
Written by GREG PAK
Penciled by JACKSON GUICE
Cover by DAVID YARDIN
The first time the Silver Surfer came to Planet Sakaar, he was enslaved as a gladiator and became the most terrifying
combatant the Great Games had ever seen. But now the whole globe trembles — for the Silver Savage has returned, not as a mere gladiator — but as the Herald of Galactus, Devourer of Worlds!  The children of Sakaar turn to the Son of Hulk for
succor — but what hope have they now that Skaar has allied himself with his father’s greatest enemy?
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

X-MEN: KINGBREAKER #3 (of 4)
Written by CHRISTOPHER YOST
Penciled by DUSTIN WEAVER
Cover by BRANDON PETERSON
The fuse has been lit in the Shi’Ar Empire and an intergalactic powder keg is about to explode.  After the shocking events of last issue, the rest of the universe just found out how dangerous Vulcan is… but right now Vulcan is more concerned with a now free HAVOK and POLARIS.  And as the ruthless new Imperial Guard hunts down MARVEL GIRL, everything begins to converge.  Will there be any X-Men left to fight the WAR OF KINGS?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #10
Written by DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING
Penciled by BRAD WALKER
Cover by CLINT LANGLEY
The drums of battle thunder in the Negative Zone – building to WAR OF KINGS! Rocket Raccoon and the Guardians face down Blastaar’s barbarian horde as Star-Lord fights for his life in 42, the besieged Initiative prison! And if our cosmic misfits fall – Earth is next! Penciler Brad Walker (Action Comics) joins the fun for another episode of the series that IGN.com calls “right on par with Marvel’s very best titles.”
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

MARVEL SPOTLIGHT: WAR OF KINGS
Written by JOHN RHETT THOMAS
Since the early ’70s, Marvel’s cosmic comics have occupied a corner of the Marvel Universe that has provided some of the best and biggest stories the company has ever produced. And now, in the shadow of the twin triumphs of ANNIHILATION and
ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST, and springing directly from the action of SECRET INVASION, comes WAR OF KINGS! As DARK REIGN confounds planet Earth, the Inhumans are on a collision course with the Shi’Ar Empire. Anyone who has been following the action from X-MEN: DEADLY GENESIS through EMPEROR VULCAN knows what’s in store for Black Bolt when he squares off against the most powerful mutant among the stars! It all sets up the kind of sweeping cosmic event that will provide some awesome reading pleasure through 2009 — and SPOTLIGHT is here to give you full insider access with the creators and characters behind the event!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

WAR OF KINGS: DARKHAWK #1 (of 2)
Written by C.B. CEBULSKI
Penciled by HARVEY TOLIBAO
Cover by BRANDON PETERSON
As WAR OF KINGS approaches, the ascension of Darkhawk begins! New Warrior…Avenger…Intergalactic destroyer?! Chris Powell has been many things over his young life, but now he’s stepping up with a new life on the East Coast and a serious job at Project: P.E.G.A.S.U.S. But when his past comes back to haunt him and new information about his amulet and its legacy are violently brought to light, Darkhawk realizes he may have to face a much darker destiny that he ever realized. All this, plus the return of the Loners…and a reprint of DARKHAWK #1! You know how ANNIHILATION made you look twice at Nova (now star of a critically acclaimed series)? This is where Darkhawk takes off!
48 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

UNCANNY X-MEN #506
Written by MATT FRACTION
Pencils & Cover by TERRY DODSON
“Lovelorn”
Emma’s bad dreams continue, and, man, when the White Queen has a long night, we ALL have long nights.  Peter finds horror in the Port of Oakland.  The assembly of the fringe science team continues with a big — BIG — discovery that will probably kill them all before they have a chance to fix that whole no-more-mutants thing. And with the Humanity NOW! Coalition stoking fires of anti-mutant hate, Cyclops implores his X-Men to keep a low profile… HA. Dummy. Part 3 (of 4)
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

X-MEN: LEGACY #221
Written by MIKE CAREY
Penciled by SCOT EATON
Cover by LEE BERMEJO
“Salvage”
The desert ghost-town that was once the X-Men’s HQ has been reborn as a city of the damned with only one inhabitant: Rogue.  But as Professor X and Gambit struggle to reach her, they discover that sometimes one is a very large number… Part 2 (of 5)
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

X-INFERNUS #3 (of 4)
Written by C. B. CEBULSKI
Penciled by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI
Cover by DAVID FINCH
The battle for Illyana Rasputin’s soul continues!  Colossus leads the X-Men into Limbo, but does Illyana want them there? 
They’ll find out that her soul isn’t the only one on the line.  And who is the mysterious woman who is changing the landscape of reality?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

X-FACTOR #40
Written by PETER DAVID
Penciled by VALENTINE DE LANDRO
Cover by DAVID YARDIN
“SLINGS AND ARROWS”
You remember John Maddox, right? He’s the one dupe that Jaime Madrox never reabsorbed. Family man. Pastor. All around decent guy. Well, he’s having a really really BAD day. And things are going to get worse when an armed Madrox comes knocking on his door. He’s looking for answers that only a man of the lord can provide and if Madrox doesn’t like what he hears, it may very well be the last sermon that John Maddox ever delivers…
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

YOUNG X-MEN #11
Written by SKOTTIE YOUNG
Penciled by RAFA SANDOVAL
Cover by PASQUAL FERRY
Dust is dying. Ever since she was turned to glass in YOUNG X-MEN #3, things haven’t been right, and they’re only getting worse. Why does she think that Donald Pierce may hold the answer?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

X-FORCE #12
Written by CRAIG KYLE & CHRISTOPHER YOST
Pencils & Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN
“SUICIDE LEPER” PART 1 (OF 4)
Cyclops and Wolverine struggle to deal the growing threats facing mutants while still keeping X-Force’s existence a secret from the X-Men. Warpath is out for vengeance, Wolfsbane is missing and X-23 keeps cutting off pieces of Vanisher. But worst of all? One mutant’s deadly actions will put mutantkind squarely back in the crosshairs of humanity. Things were bad before but they’re about to get a hell of lot worse.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

X-MEN ORIGINS: SABRETOOTH
Written by KIERON GILLEN
Pencils & Cover by DAN PANOSIAN
Every year, he beats Wolverine to an inch of his life. You won’t find a sicker, more dangerous person in the Marvel Universe. But why? Why is he so vicious? Why is he so brutal? Why does he leave a wake of violence and death everywhere he goes? Look into Sabretooth’s eyes and tremble…
32 PGS./One-Shot/Rated T+ …$3.99

CABLE #11
Written by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI
Pencils by JAMIE McKELVIE
Cover by ARIEL OLIVETTI
“WASTELAND BLUES,” PART 1 OF 2
Deep in the future, Cable and the now seven-year-old mutant messiah find themselves in the middle of humanity’s last stand. And humanity loses!  Cable is forced to timeslide into an uncertain future, hoping to find survivors, or food, or water… anything.  But the longer Cable and the girl wander, the greater the devastation. As they fight to survive out in the barren wastelands, the girl starts to ask Cable the tough questions he’s been dreading—namely: who am I, and why do some people want me dead?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

X-MEN/SPIDER-MAN #4 (of 4)
Written by CHRISTOS GAGE
Pencils & Cover by
MARIO ALBERTI
It all leads up to this! The past comes back to haunt
the modern-day X-Men and Spider-Man–with a ven-
geance–as Sinister’s scheme reaches its fruition. A new
evil is unleashed on the world…one with some all-too-
familiar qualities…one that even the combined might of
Spidey and the X-Men may not be able to fight! If you wondered how this mini-series would affect the present-day Marvel  Universe, wonder no more, true believer! (Oh, and that Alberti guy, the one whose art has been knocking
everyone’s socks off? He’s still here too.)
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

NEW EXILES #18
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT
Pencils & Cover by TIM SEELEY
FINAL ISSUE!
They WERE the New Exiles…but after last issue’s shocking ending and a loss that will tear them apart, how can our heroes possibly continue? The answers await you here, true believers, along with clues as to what the future holds for our favorite dimension jumpers!  Join X-Maestro
Chris Claremont for a bittersweet chapter we can only call “BEGIN ANEW”!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

X-MEN: THE TIMES AND LIFE OF LUCAS BISHOP #1 (OF 3)
Written by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI
Pencils by LARRY STROHMAN
Cover by ARIEL OLIVETTI
“Memories of the Monster”
By now you know that Lucas Bishop—former cop, renegade X-Man—refuses to rest until he’s killed the so-called “mutant messiah.”  But do you know why?  To answer that question you have to look into Bishop’s past…which actually means jumping 50 years into the future, when his parents barely escaped a nuclear holocaust, only to land in the most brutal “mutant relocation” camp in the world.  There, a young Bishop first heard the horror stories about the green-eyed monster that ushered in the the downfall of mutantkind, and swore vengeance — embarking on a life-long, time-hopping mission that begins here, in this special three-part mini-series.  You haven’t heard the “Messiah Complex” story until you’ve heard Bishop’s side of the story…
32 PGS./Rated T+… $3.99

X-MEN: FIRST CLASS FINALS #1 (of 4)
Written by JEFF PARKER
Art by ROGER CRUZ & COLLEEN COOVER
Cover by ROGER CRUZ & VAL STAPLES
Youth is fleeting, powers are growing, and the first class of Charles Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters is about to move on to a bigger, scarier world. What does the future hold- and how will it all end?
Plus:  Colleen Coover shows us… Jean and Scott on a DATE!
32 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

WOLVERINE AND
POWER PACK #4 (of 4)
Written by MARC SUMERAK
& CHRIS GIARRUSSO
Art by GURIHIRU
& CHRIS GIARRUSSO
COVER BY GURIHIRU
Alex Power is about to become a Ninja Master — on one of Japan’s most popular game shows! But first, he and the rest of Power Pack will have to fight a horde of real-live ninjas if they plan to get Alex to the show’s taping in one piece. Luckily, Wolverine is in town and ready to lend the Pack a much needed hand against the Hand!
Plus…MINI MARVELS!!!!
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

WOLVERINE:
FIRST CLASS #12
Written by FRED VAN LENTE
Penciled by WIL QUINTANA
Cover by DAVID WILLIAMS
CYCLOPS returns to the X-Men! Will Kitty Pryde continue her training with him, or with Wolverine? Scott Summers and Logan duke it out over the right to be her mentor!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

PUNISHER: FRANK
CASTLE #67
Written by DUANE
SWIERCZYNSKI
Penciled by MICHEL LACOMBE
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
“SIX HOURS TO KILL, PART 2: FIELD DAY”
W.C. Fields once mused that he’d rather be dead than play Philadelphia. Well, if you cross paths with Frank Castle, you’ll be able to have it both ways.  Castle has been injected with a slow-acting poison that will kill him in less than hours—but don’t think he’s going to spend them moping around. As long as blood is still pumping through his rock-hard veins, the Punisher plans on killing as many dirtbags as possible.  But the Philadelphia underworld isn’t going to roll over so easily.  Neither is the top-secret black bag ops unit that dosed Frank.  And don’t forget the Mayor of Philadelphia, who only sees one way of saving his already-shaky political career: killing Frank way before his six hours are up.
32 PGS./Explicit Content …$3.99

DEAD OF NIGHT
FEATURING WEREWOLF
BY NIGHT #2 (of 4)
Written by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI
Pencils & Cover by MICO SUAYAN
Jack Russell is in serious trouble. The police have made him their prime suspect in a brutal murder…and they don’t even realize the full moon turns him into a vicious, blood-thirsty predator! But Jack is innocent – at least as far as he can remember – and with the clock ticking and the authorities on his trail, he goes looking for answers…and redemption! It’s a gruesome, grisly MAX take on one of Marvel’s horror legends, by Duane Swierczynski (IMMORTAL IRON FIST) and Mico Suayan (MOON KNIGHT)!
32 PGS./Explicit Content …$3.99

KABUKI REFLECTIONS #12
Written by DAVID MACK
Art by DAVID MACK
Cover by DAVID MACK
This square-bound art book acts as a tie-in to the DVD documentary on Mack’s work, THE ALCHEMY OF ART: DAVID MACK from Herovideoproductions.com. REFLECTIONS #12 includes details and commentary on never-before-seen art and stories — including Mack’s new children’s book THE SHY CREATURES, handmade books and paintings from the DVD. Also featuring step-by-step art techniques, loads of art and extras you’ve never seen before, figure drawings, new paintings, sketches, Mack’s complete story from Tori Amos’ new Comic Book Tattoo story, album cover art, large art, live art shows, original scripts, and more!
48 PGS./FC …$5.99

OFFERED AGAIN: REFLECTIONS #5-11, KABUKI: THE ALCHEMY #1-9 (including Alex Maleev, Jae Lee, Kent Williams & Mike Allred covers) and THE ALCHEMY HC.

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 1 TPB
Written by STAN LEE
Penciled by JACK KIRBY
Covers by JACK KIRBY & DEAN WHITE
In 1961 Stan Lee and Jack Kirby lit the fuse on the greatest revolution in comic book history, the Marvel Age of Comics, and right here in the pages of The Fantastic Four, you can experience it from page one. With the space race, on Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, Sue Storm and Johnny Storm shoot for the stars, but after their craft is bombarded by cosmic rays, they return to Earth with the startling powers of the Fantastic Four! These weren’t just any super heroes, though, they were a realistic, relatable, bickering and loveable family that couldn’t float their rent and didn’t always enjoy their superpowers. So come join the Marvel Masterworks and witness the first appearance of such Marvel U. cornerstones as the Skrulls and Dr. Doom, the Sub-Mariner’s return, the debut of the Mole Man and his many monsters, Miracle Man, the Puppet Master and more! Collecting THE FANTASTIC FOUR #1-10.
272 PGS/All Ages …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3710-8
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 1 TPB — VARIANT EDITION VOL. 2
272 PGS/All Ages …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3711-5

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: GOLDEN AGE MARVEL COMICS VOL. 4 HC
Written by JOE SIMON, RAY GILL, ANDREW MCWHINEY & VARIOUS
Penciled by CARL BURGOS, BILL EVERETT, JACK KIRBY, PAUL GUSTAVSON, STEVE DAHLMAN, BOB OKSNER & BEN THOMPSON
Cover by ALEX SCHOMBURG
And now the flagship title of Marvel’s Golden Age REALLY heats up! From day one Marvel Comics brought you Carl
Burgos’ blazing Human Torch and Bill Everett’s undersea powerhouse Sub-Mariner, but two of the Golden Age’s most thrilling
characters just wasn’t enough for MARVEL MYSTERY COMICS—Enter, the Vision! Created by Timely’s titanic team of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, the Vision, burst into the Earthly world via Professor Enoch Mason’s dimension smasher and brought to MARVEL MYSTERY COMICS an eerie crime-noir serial that sealed the comic’s place at the very top of the Golden Age’s greatest! Joined by the crime-fighting Angel, boy-adventurer Terry Vance, the caterwauling science fiction tales of
Electro, and Ka-Zar’s jungle action, there’s no comparison for variety and excitement, so celebrate Marvel’s 70th anniversary and reserve your copy today! Collecting MARVEL MYSTERY COMICS #13-16.
280 PGS/All Ages …$59.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2474-0
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: GOLDEN AGE MARVEL COMICS VOL. 4 HC — VARIANT EDITION VOL. 116
280 PGS/All Ages …$59.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2475-7

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE INCREDIBLE HULK VOL. 5 HC
Written by STAN LEE & ROY THOMAS
Penciled by HERB TRIMPE
Cover by HERB TRIMPE
I smash, you smash, but nobody, that’s NOBODY, smashes like Hulk smash! Welcome back for another set of gamma-irradiated adventures in the tragic saga of Dr. Bruce Banner and his green-skinned Mr. Hyde, the Incredible Hulk! Stan “The Man” and “Happy” Herb Trimpe have pulled out all the stops for you, and just to make sure the non-stop action doesn’t miss a beat, Roy Thomas joins in to knock it up enough to make your teeth rattle! The Hulk bashes outer-space aliens, smashes the shifting Sandman, grapples with the deadly Mandarin, and faces the return of his earliest, deadliest enemy — the Leader — all the while defending himself against General “Thunderbolt” Ross and the U.S. Army. It’s the Hulk at his absolute most-classic and just in case you had any doubts, we’re rounding it out with bare-fisted battles against the Sub-Mariner, the Inhumans and the bizarre swamp beast, the Glob! Collecting THE INCREDIBLE HULK #111-121.
240 PGS/All Ages …$54.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3491-6
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE INCREDIBLE HULK VOL. 5 HC — VARIANT EDITION VOL. 115
240 PGS/All Ages …$54.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3492-3

WOLVERINE  OMNIBUS
VOL. 1 HC MILLER COVER
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT, BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH, LEN WEIN, PETER DAVID, MARY JO DUFFY, JAMES C. OWLSLEY & CARL POTTS
Penciled by JOHN BUSCEMA, BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH, HERB TRIMPE, TODD MCFARLANE, KEN LANDGRAF, FRANK MILLER, GENE COLAN, AL MILGROM, MARK BRIGHT, CARL POTTS & JIM LEE
Covers by FRANK MILLER & STEVE MCNIVEN
Some of the most pivotal moments in Wolverine’s life, and you are there! His first fight with Sabretooth! His transformation into Weapon X, killing machine! His dynamic debut against the Incredible Hulk, and the solo adventures that led him away from the X-Men to mysterious Madripoor! His mentor Ogun, his lover Charlemagne, and more await discovery in these pages! Plus more classic battles against friends and foes alike! Featuring Spider-Man, Hercules, and the Punisher! Collecting MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS #1-10, #72-84; INCREDIBLE HULK #180-182, #340; MARVEL TREASURY EDITION #26; BEST OF MARVEL COMICS HC; WOLVERINE (1982) #1-4, (1988) #1-10; KITTY PRYDE AND WOLVERINE #1-6; SPIDER-MAN VS. WOLVERINE #1; MARVEL AGE ANNUAL #4; PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #6-7.
944 PGS./ Rated T+…$99.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3477-0
WOLVERINE  OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC MCNIVEN COVER (DM ONLY)
944 PGS./ Rated T+…$99.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3665-1

X-MEN: INFERNO HC
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT, LOUISE SIMONSON & JOHN BYRNE
Penciled by MARC SILVESTRI, BRET BLEVINS, WALTER SIMONSON, JON BOGDANOVE & JOHN BYRNE
Cover by MARC SILVESTRI
The match is struck as the enigmatic geneticist Mr. Sinister and the demon-lord N’astirh set their respective master plans in motion — both centered around one woman: Madelyne Pryor, wife of Scott Summers, the X-Man called Cyclops. The flame is fanned as Sinister’s agents, the Marauders, attack Madelyne’s protectors in the X-Men, while a horde of N’astirh’s demons prey upon the helpless, horrified populace of New York City. The inferno burns as Madelyne strikes her own bargain with N’astirh, and as the Goblin Queen, threatens to cast a spell that would render the entire earth a hellish wasteland where demons rule. And the sacrifice necessary is none other than her own innocent child, Nathan Christopher Summers! It’s the X-Men, X-Factor, and the New Mutants in one of their most harrowing ordeals ever, with the fate of entire dimensions hanging in the balance — and the price for victory perhaps higher than any of them can bear! Collecting X-FACTOR #33-40, X-TERMINATORS #1-4, UNCANNY X-MEN #239-243, NEW MUTANTS #71-73 and X-FACTOR ANNUAL #4.
592 PGS./Rated T+ …$75.00
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3777-1
Trim size: oversize

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VOL. 10 HC
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by STUART IMMONEN
Cover by STUART IMMONEN
Peter Parker and his Aunt May have perhaps the most important conversation of the young web-slinger’s life. It’s a gut-wrenching, emotional roller coaster you’ll never forget. And Spider-Man is on the call when there is a huge explosion in the side of the Triskelion — the high-tech site housing superhuman criminals. From the acrid smoke emerges a man seething with vengeance — a man who wants Peter Parker dead! That man is Norman Osborn, the Green Goblin! And for the web-spinner, things are about to get out of control! Then, things are changing in the young life of Peter Parker: the Fantastic Four’s Johnny Storm is now his buddy — and the hot—headed super hero has taken a liking to Peter’s classmate, Liz Allen! But something is horribly wrong with Liz — something that will soon affect the life of every student at Midtown High — including Peter’s ex-girlfriend, Kitty Pryde! Guest-starring the X-Men and the most malevolent mutant of all: Magneto, Master of Magnetism! Plus: The return of Omega Red! And the worst day in Peter Parker’s life! Collecting ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #112-121.
272 PGS./Rated A …$39.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3776-4
Trim size: oversize

MIGHTY AVENGERS HC CHO COVER
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by FRANK CHO & MARK BAGLEY
Covers by FRANK CHO & MARK BAGLEY
The super-hero Civil War is over, but Iron Man’s work is just beginning. As the new head of S.H.I.E.L.D. and creator of the nationwide Initiative program, he’s rebuilding the Avengers with a handpicked roster of Earth’s mightiest heroes: Wasp, Black Widow, Wonder Man, Sentry, Ares and new team leader Ms. Marvel. A group this powerful should be ready for just about anything — except, perhaps, the return of genocidal killing machine Ultron. The Avengers’ insane robotic foe has rebuilt himself yet again, this time in the form of…a beautiful woman!? Then, the team faces an even bigger threat when their outlaw ex-teammate Spider-Woman shows up with evidence that shape-shifting Skrulls have infiltrated Earth. Iron Man faces a harrowing dilemma: Who can he trust when any one of his allies might be an undetectable alien invader? There’s no time to figure it out, though, when a bio-weapon transforms New York’s populace into Venom-like monsters. Plus: the New Avengers, a time-travel quest and an earth-shaking confrontation with Doctor Doom! Collecting MIGHTY AVENGERS #1-11.
304 PGS./RATING …$34.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3758-0
Trim size: oversize
MIGHTY AVENGERS ASSEMBLE HC BAGLEY VARIANT (DM ONLY)
304 PGS./RATING …$34.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3931-7

SPIDER-MAN: CRIME AND PUNISHER PREMIERE HC
Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM, JOE KELLY & ZEB WELLS
Penciled by BARRY KITSON, CHRIS BACHALO & PAOLO RIVERA
Cover by PAOLO RIVERA
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO FLASH THOMPSON? A powerful story taking Peter Parker’s former nemesis and Spider-Man’s biggest fan from the avenues of New York to the war torn Middle East along with his fellow brothers in the U.S. Army. And then, as the Mayoral election ramps up, gang activity is at an all time high…and Mr. Negative’s newest enforcer, HAMMERHEAD, works to bring all the gangs under one banner…or else. With some of the kids from Aunt May’s F.E.A.S.T. center caught in the crossfire, Spidey stands up to his old foe…but Hammerhead’s got some new tricks and even Spider-Man can’t stop him this time. Plus, it’s a good old-fashioned Spider-Man/Punisher punch-up-a-palooza! What’s Punisher want with a mysterious, power-enhancing serum? What does MOSES MAGNUM have to do with it? And why is Peter Parker DRIVING A CAB?! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #574-577 and material from SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY — EXTRA!! #1.
112 PGS./ Rated A …$ 19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3393-3
Trim size: standard

AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE VOL. 3 – SECRET INVASION PREMIERE HC
Written by DAN SLOTT & CHRISTOS N. GAGE
Penciled by STEFANO CASELLI, STEVE KURTH & HARVEY TOLIBAO
Cover by MARK BROOKS
“We Have Met the Enemy and He Is Us!” During the INFILTRATION, a Skrull at the heart of Camp Hammond said these words: “It won’t be long until we have a Skrull in every state!” Now that Skrull stands revealed and the fate of The Initiative, the United States, and Planet Earth hang in the balance. Plus, former Avenger, Delroy Garret, assumes the mantle and arsenal of Earth’s greatest Skrull-Hunter, THE 3-D MAN. Collecting AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #14-19.
144 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3150-2
Trim size: standard
THESE AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE TRADE PAPERBACKS STILL AVAILABLE!
AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE VOL. 1 — BASIC TRAINING…$14.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-2516-7)
AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE VOL. 2 — KILLED IN ACTION…$19.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-2861-8)

X-FACTOR: SECRET
INVASION PREMIERE HC
Written by PETER DAVID
Penciled by LARRY STROMAN & VINCENZO CUCCA
Cover by BOO COOK
X-Factor is in pursuit of Darwin, whose father is looking for him. She-Hulk and Jazinda are in pursuit of Longshot, who may hold the key to defeating the Skrull invasion. With Darwin and Longshot on the run, neither of them wanting to be found, you’d just assume that X-Factor and She-Hulk will work together smoothly to accomplish both their goals. But what fun would that be? Collecting X-FACTOR #33-38 and SHE-HULK #31.
168 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99
ISBN: 0-7851-2864-6
Trim size: standard
X-FACTOR TRADE PAPERBACKS STILL AVAILABLE!
X-FACTOR VOL. 1: THE LONGEST NIGHT…$14.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-1817-9)
X-FACTOR VOL. 2: LIFE AND DEATH MATTERS…$14.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-2146-3)
X-FACTOR VOL. 3: MANY LIVES OF MADROX…$14.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-2359-0)
X-FACTOR VOL. 4: HEART OF ICE…$17.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-2360-6)
X-FACTOR VOL. 5: THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN…$15.99 (978-0-7851-2863-2)

PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL
VOL. 5: SECRET INVASION
PREMIERE HC
Written by MATT FRACTION, RICK REMENDER & SIMON SPURRIER
Penciled by HOWARD CHAYKIN & WERTHER DELL’EDERA
Cover by CLINT LANGLEY
With an alien armada laying the world to waste, Stuart
RAMPAGE Clarke decides to make his move. Skrull Armageddon is just a backdrop for his ultimate revenge- against Tony Stark, against S.H.I.E.L.D., and against anyone that ever stood in his way. And what about Frank Castle? Where does THE PUNISHER fit into Clarke’s plans? It’s the end of the world as we know it— time to cross some names off the old enemies list. Then, take a trip to the Helter Skelter Club — psychedelic hangout of every costumed wannabe, z-list villain and spandex tryhard in NYC. Its retro-tastic owner — Captain Pepper — has been up to his paisley-print elbows in bad business, but now he’s caught the attention of one decidedly ungroovy vigilante. Collecting PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #24-26 and
PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL ANNUAL #1.
120 PGS./Parental Advisory …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3148-9
Trim size: standard
PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL COLLECTIONS STILL AVAILABLE!
PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL VOL. 1: CIVIL WAR TPB…$14.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-2315-6)
PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL VOL. 2: GOIN’ OUT WEST TPB…$17.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-2636-2)
PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL VOL. 3: HUNTER/HUNTED TPB…$14.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-2664-5)
PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL VOL. 4: JIGSAW! PREMIERE HC…$19.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-3022-2 )

MOON KNIGHT VOL. 4: DEATH OF MARC SPECTOR PREMIERE HC
Written by MIKE BENSON
Penciled by MARK TEXEIRA & LAURENCE CAMPBELL
Cover by DAVE WILKINS
Moon Knight has been an eyesore to the Initiative…and he’s about to pay the price. With Tony Stark forced onto the sidelines, Norman Osborn has been tapped to bring in the fugitive super hero — by all means necessary. That’s right, True Believer, the Thunderbolts have just been sicced on Moon Knight. To survive, he’s going to have to go a bit crazy. Then, it’s Christmas Eve. A time for family. A time to dream. But for Moon Knight, it’s just a night like any other — and tonight he’s got his sights on a pair of hitmen who picked the wrong Santa to kill. Collecting MOON KNIGHT #21-25 AND MOON KNIGHT ANNUAL #1.
168 PGS./Parental Advisory …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3218-9
Trim size: standard
These MOON KNIGHT TRADEPAPERBACKS STILL AVAILABLE!
MOON KNIGHT VOL. 1: THE BOTTOM…$14.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-1907-8)
MOON KNIGHT VOL. 2: MIDNIGHT SUN…$14.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-1907-8)
MOON KNIGHT VOL. 3: GOD & COUNTRY…$19.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-2521-1)

SUPREME POWER: CONTACT PREMIERE HC
Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Penciled by GARY FRANK
Cover by GARY FRANK
When a small alien baby in a space ship lands in the middle of a Midwestern cornfield, the course of mankind on Earth changes forever! Babylon 5 creator and AMAZING SPIDER-MAN writer J. Michael Straczynski presents a new vision of a world about to give birth to its first generation of super heroes! Follow the origins of these new heroes and anti-heroes — from their birth through adulthood — and examine how their lives and abilities change and shape the world around them. One of comics’ best-selling mature readers series ever, SUPREME POWER is a hard-edged, mature and deeply personal saga that pushes the limits of the form into new, uncharted territory. Collecting SUPREME POWER #1-6.
144 PGS./Parental Advisory …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3765-8
Trim size: standard

INCREDIBLE HERCULES: LOVE AND WAR PREMIERE HC
Written by FRED VAN LENTE
Penciled by CLAYTON HENRY & SALVA ESPIN
Cover by BOB LAYTON & GURU EFX
The Greek Goliath is looking for some R&R after the events of “Sacred Invasion,” and hopes to find it in the arms of ex-Renegade NAMORA. But there’s no rest for warriors when the AMAZONS declare war on Atlantis! And these ain’t your mama’s
Amazons — is that why Amadeus Cho sides with them instead of Herc? Plus: ARES returns! Collecting INCREDIBLE
HERCULES #121-125.
120 PGS./Rated A …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3334-6
Trim size: standard
INCREDIBLE HERCULES: AGAINST THE WORLD TPB STILL AVAILABLE!
$14.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-2533-4)

CLOAK & DAGGER: CHILD OF DARKNESS,
CHILD OF LIGHT PREMIERE HC
Written by BILL MANTLO
Penciled by RICK LEONARDI
Covers by RICK LEONARDI
“The darkness hideth not from thee…the night shineth as the day…” Detective Brigid O’Reilly wants to arrest them, Father Francis Delgado wants to reform them — but does anyone really understand them? A year after they debuted as anti-drug vigilantes in SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN, Cloak and Dagger’s secrets were revealed in their own miniseries, collected here for the first time! See the duo’s first meeting and transformation, their battles against criminals, and their struggles with themselves — as only two of the eighties’ authorial and artistic experts could present them! Collecting CLOAK & DAGGER #1-4
112 PGS./Rated A …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3783-2
Trim size: standard
CLOAK & DAGGER: CHILD OF DARKNESS, CHILD OF LIGHT PREMIERE HC — VARIANT EDITION VOL. 22
112 PGS./Rated A …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3784-9

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: EARTH SHALL OVERCOME PREMIERE HC
Written by ARNOLD DRAKE, STEVE GERBER, GERRY CONWAY, ROGER SLIFER, LEN WEIN, CHRIS CLAREMONT & SCOTT EDELMAN
Penciled by GENE COLAN, SAL BUSCEMA, DON HECK, VINCE
COLLETTA, FRANK GIACOIA & JOHN TARTAGLIONE
Covers by RON WILSON & ARNOLD DRAKE
In 1968, industry legends Arnold Drake (creator of DC’s Deadman and Doom Patrol) and Gene Colan (penciler for virtually every major Marvel character) looked to the future and saw a crusading quartet — Vance Astro, Yondu, Martinex and Charlie-27 — rising to retake Earth from reptilian raiders! The Guardians of the Galaxy begin their battle with the Badoon, and they’re not just building on the heroism of past centuries — they’re recruiting from it! Captain America, Doctor Strange, the Thing, the Hulk and others join the Sol System’s soldiers in a war that began a thousand years from now! Collecting MARVEL SUPER-HEROES #18, MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #4-5, GIANT-SIZE DEFENDERS #5 and DEFENDERS #26-29.
176 PGS./Rated A …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3786-3
Trim size: standard
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: EARTH SHALL OVERCOME PREMIERE HC — VARIANT EDITION VOL. 23
176 PGS./Rated A …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3787-0

WOLVERINE: ORIGIN TPB (NEW PRINTING)
Written by PAUL JENKINS, JOE QUESADA & BILL JEMAS
Illustrated by ANDY KUBERT & RICHARD ISANOVE
Cover by JOE QUESADA
Marvel’s best-kept mutant mystery revealed! Before the X-Men, before Weapon X, Wolverine’s struggle with his subconscious savagery first flourished in family tragedy. Some of Marvel’s most acclaimed creators unite to tell the tale that shaped mutantdom’s mightiest misfit. Collecting ORIGIN #1-6.
200 PGS./Rated T+ …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3727-6

MARVEL ADVENTURES THE AVENGERS VOL. 8:
THE NEW RECRUITS  DIGEST
Written by JEFF PARKER & PAUL TOBIN
Penciled by IG GUARA, MATEO LOLLI & DAVID HAHN
Cover by CLAYTON HENRY
When global threats surface, they must contend with the combined might of: Captain America! Storm! Iron Man! The Hulk! Giant-Girl! Ant-Man! Wolverine! Spider-Man! It’s all-ages action in the Mighty Marvel Manner! Featuring Thor, Hammerhead, Tigra, and The Griffin. Collecting MARVEL ADVENTURES THE AVENGERS #28-31.
96 PGS./All Ages …$9.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2984-4

SKRULLS VS.
POWER PACK DIGEST
Written by FRED VAN LENTE
Penciled by CORY HAMSCHER
Cover by GURIHIRU
Sssshh! There’s this invasion, see, and it’s a secret… No, no, not that one. I mean the one where dastardly SKRULLS impersonate Marvel’s premiere all-kids super hero team, commit crimes around the universe in their form, so intergalactic bounty hunters capture and imprison Alex, Julie, Jack and Katie in Space Juvie…the dreaded reform-school planet Hadith-VI! And the only ones with any hope of springing them are FRANKLIN RICHARDS, H.E.R.B.I.E., and SMARTSHIP FRIDAY! Collecting SKRULLS VS. POWER PACK #1-4
96 PGS./All Ages …$9.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3285-1

MINI MARVELS:
SECRET INVASION DIGEST
Written by CHRIS GIARRUSSO
Penciled by CHRIS GIARRUSSO
Cover by CHRIS GIARRUSSO
All-ages fun featuring the wild and crazy kid counterparts to Marvel’s greatest heroes! Here come the Mini Marvels in their second comedy/adventure digest! Featuring Spidey, Wolverine, Iron Man, Hulk and more Marvel favorites —
reimagined for an all-ages audience!
96 PGS./All Ages …$9.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3717-7
Direct Market Only

SECRET INVASION: FRONT LINE TPB
Written by BRIAN REED
Penciled by GG STUDIO’S MARCO CASTIELLO
Cover by JUAN DOE
As Skrull warships fill the skies, and heroes battle for their very survival in the Savage Land, the citizens of New York struggle to survive the worst day of their lives. Brian Reed (CAPTAIN MARVEL) and Marco Castiello bring you a stunning ground-level look at Secret Invasion! Collecting SECRET INVASION: FRONT LINE #1-5.
120 PGS./Rated T+ …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3377-3

SECRET INVASION:
BLACK PANTHER TPB
Written by JASON AARON
Penciled by JEFTE PALO
Cover by JASON PEARSON
When the Skrulls come to town, it’s all-out war in Wakanda. The alien invaders have war ships, advanced technology, super-powered soldiers and an army that outnumbers the Wakandans ten to one. Cake walk, right? Think again. There’s a reason Wakanda had never been conquered — and the Skrulls are about to find out why…the hard way. Collecting BLACK PANTHER #39-41, plus extras.
96 PGS./Rated T+ …$12.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3397-1

SECRET INVASION:
INCREDIBLE HERCULES TPB
Written by GREG PAK & FRED VAN LENTE
Penciled by RAFA SANDOVAL
Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
The Greek Goliath gathers the most powerful super-team ever assembled to counter-attack the Skrull gods! Face front,
True Believers, and prepare for the pantheon-pounding premiere of…THE GOD SQUAD! Collecting INCREDIBLE HERCULES #116-120.
128 PGS./Rated A …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2829-8

SECRET INVASION: RUNAWAYS/YOUNG AVENGERS TPB
Written by CHRISTOPHER YOST
Penciled by TAKESHI MIYAZAWA
Cover by MICHAEL RYAN
The Skrulls are invading and The Runaways and the Young Avengers both have a Skrull on their team. Coincidence? We think not. Your two favorite teen teams come together again as the Marvel U is pushed to the brink. Collecting SECRET INVASION: RUNAWAYS/YOUNG AVENGERS #1-3 and comprehensive handbook profiles.
96 PGS./Rated T+ …$12.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3266-0

SECRET INVASION: THUNDERBOLTS TPB
Written by CHRISTOS N. GAGE
Penciled by FERNANDO BLANCO, BEN OLIVER & BRIAN DENHAM
Cover by BILLY TAN
SECRET INVASION strikes Thunderbolts Mountain as Captain Marvel attacks! But when you’re dealing with the Thunderbolts, it’s never quite clear who’s the villain and who’s the hero…Also, another unexpected visitor shows up, threatening to tear the T-Bolts apart from within! Can Norman Osborn hold his team of damaged psyches and tortured souls together, or is this the end of the Thunderbolts as we know them? Plus, Songbird and Moonstone collide! Radioactive Man and Swordsman must choose between their team, their homeland, and themselves. Also, find out who’s crazier — Venom or Norman Osborn!
Collecting THUNDERBOLTS #122-125, BREAKING POINT, INTERNATIONAL INCIDENT and REASON IN MADNESS.
168 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2394-1

NEW AVENGERS VOL. 8:
SECRET INVASION BOOK 1 TPB
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by MICHAEL GAYDOS, DAVID MACK,
JIM CHEUNG & BILLY TAN
Cover by ALEKSI BRICLOT
The Avengers are trapped in the Savage Land, battling friend and foe. And Spider-Man heads to the one person in the entire place he knows he can trust: Ka-Zar! But is it really him? This important chapter rewinds the events of the very first New Avengers story and shows how it connects to the Invasion. Plus: the break up of Jessica Jones and Luke Cage; a major development in the life of Echo; and the story of how the Skrull empire was able to infiltrate the Marvel Universe, and who instigated the invasion and why. Collecting NEW AVENGERS #38-42.
120 PGS./Rated A …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2947-9
NEW AVENGERS VOL. 8: SECRET INVASION BOOK 1 TPB (DM ONLY)
120 PGS./Rated A …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3405-3
*Note: This print run will be limited.

CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI 13 VOL. 1:
SECRET INVASION TPB
Written by PAUL CORNELL
Penciled by LEONARD KIRK
Cover by BRYAN HITCH
The Skrull Invasion isn’t restricted to the US. When the Skrull Invasion hits England, only Captain Britain and MI13 stand in their way. Can they find out what the Skrulls are after before it’s too late? Collecting CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI13 #1-4.
96 PGS./Rated T+ …$16.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3344-5
CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI13 VOL. 1: SECRET INVASION TPB (DM ONLY)
96 PGS./Rated T+ …$16.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3399-5
*Note: This print run will be limited.

NOVA VOL. 3:
SECRET INVASION TPB
Written by DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING
Penciled by WELLINTON ALVES
Cover by FRANCESCO “MATT” MATTINA
Nova has received an emergency call from a planet in peril — but how do you save a world being devoured by a force of nature? Is there any way to stop the big G from eating, or do you instead try to save as many refugees as possible? And do you reach out to your former ally — who is once again a feared Herald? Whatever Nova decides, nothing will prepare him — or you — for the horror known as Harrow! With all these awesome ingredients (Galactus! Silver Surfer! Nova! A new villain! A killer creative team!) Then, watch as Nova rockets into the alien invasion saga that’s tearing apart the Marvel Universe! But is our always-outnumbered space cop actually teaming with one of the enemy? When Super-Skrull comes asking for a favor, can you ever trust the warrior whose life was dedicated to destroying us? Collecting NOVA #13-18.
144 PGS./Rated T+ …$16.99
ISBN 978-0-7851-2662-1
NOVA VOL. 3: SECRET INVASION TPB (DM ONLY)
144 PGS./Rated T+ …$16.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3407-7
*Note: This print run will be limited.
THESE NOVA TRADE PAPERBACKS STILL AVAILABLE!
NOVA VOL. 1: ANNIHILATION — CONQUEST…$17.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-2631-7)
NOVA VOL. 2: KNOWHERE…$14.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-2632-4)

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN VOL. 1:
THE FIVE NIGHTMARES TPB
Written by MATT FRACTION
Penciled by SALVADOR LARROCA
Covers by JOE QUESADA, TRAVIS CHAREST & SALVADOR LARROCA
Tony Stark — Iron Man, billionaire industrialist and director of S.H.I.E.L.D. — faces the most overwhelming challenge of his life. Ezekiel Stane, the son of Tony’s late business rival and archenemy Obadiah, has set his sights, his genius and his considerable fortune on the task of destroying Tony Stark and Iron Man. What’s worse, he’s got Iron Man tech, and he’s every bit Iron Man’s equal and opposite…except younger, faster, smarter…and immeasurably evil. Rising-star writer Matt Fraction (IMMORTAL IRON FIST) and superstar artist Salvador Larroca (UNCANNY X-MEN) join forces to repulsor-ray your comic books to a cinder! Collecting INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #1-6.
184 PGS./Rated …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3412-1
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN VOL. 1: THE FIVE NIGHTMARES TPB (DM ONLY 1)
184 PGS./ Rated A  … $19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3932-4
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN VOL. 1: THE FIVE NIGHTMARES TPB (DM ONLY 2)
184 PGS./ Rated A  … $19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3933-1

HULK VOL. 1: RED HULK TPB
Written by JEPH LOEB
Penciled by ED MCGUINNESS
Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
Superstars Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness will change the way you see the Hulk! In this startling origin epic, the breathtaking events that ended WORLD WAR HULK rocket into this brand-new saga. When one of the Hulk’s oldest cast members is murdered, everyone turns to the team of Iron Man, She-Hulk and Leonard Samson to solve the grizzly case. All the evidence points to the Hulk as the killer, but all is not as it seems! Collecting HULK #1-6 and the backup story from WOLVERINE #50.
176 PGS./Rated A …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2882-3

AVENGERS: KNIGHTS OF WUNDAGORE TPB
Written by DAVID MICHELINIE, MARK GRUENWALD & STEVEN GRANT
Penciled by JOHN BYRNE, GENE DAY & KLAUS JANSON
Cover by JOHN BYRNE
In 1958, the High Evolutionary’s evolved and armored animal elite forced the Elder God Chthon back to his prison within Mount Wundagore! More than forty years later, Captain America, Iron Man, Ms. Marvel and their teammates face the same challenge, only for Chthon to find his greatest power in the Avengers’ own ranks! It’s demonic, it’s devastating, it’s a daunting dilemma only Earth’s Mightiest Heroes can handle! Plus: the Absorbing Man in action, the origin of Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch, and cameos from the history of the dreaded document dubbed the Darkhold! Collecting AVENGERS #181-187.
136 PGS./Rated A …$16.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3721-4

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN
AMERICA VOL. 3 — THE MAN WHO BOUGHT AMERICA TPB
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Penciled by STEVE EPTING, ROBERTO DE LA TORRE & LUKE ROSS
Cover by STEVE EPTING
“…if you aren’t picking up Ed Brubaker’s Captain America, there is something seriously wrong with you.”
— EntertainmentWeekly.com
Dissatisfied with this year’s electoral pickings? Not excited, inspired or made to feel safer by the election-year promises of the right or left wing? Well, fear not! The Third Wing is here, and they want your vote! The nation’s newest political party is led by a charismatic politician — and endorsed by none other than THE Captain America! You heard that right! Cap is back, and he’s chosen a side. A side backed by the Red Skull — the man who bought America! Ed Brubaker shocked the world with his “Death of Captain America” epic — a storyline kicked off by the assassination of a fabled hero that made news headlines worldwide! This classic Cap saga now culminates in a tale of suspense that ties together all eras of the star-spangled warrior’s history! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA #37-42.
144 PGS./Rated T+ …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2971-4
CAPTAIN AMERICA TRADEPAPERBACKS STILL AVAILABLE!
CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN AMERICA VOL. 1 — THE DEATH OF THE DREAM
$14.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-2423-8)
CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN AMERICA VOL. 2 — THE BURDEN OF DREAMS
$14.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-2424-5)

INVADERS CLASSIC VOL. 3 TPB
Written by ROY THOMAS, ARCHIE GOODWIN & DON GLUT
Penciled by FRANK ROBBINS, ALAN KUPPERBERG & CHIC STONE
Cover by GIL KANE
Cap, Namor, Torch and company face a riddle in Egypt when the sizzling Scarlet Scarab comes down against BOTH sides of the war! Agent Axis, Master Man and the Teutonic Knight are also arrayed against the Invaders — but how do they deal with a less tangible nemesis, prejudice both home and abroad? Featuring the formation of the Kid Commandos, the empowerment of Union Jack and the origin of Toro the Flaming Kid! Guest-starring the Mighty Thor, the Mighty Destroyer and NOT the Frankenstein Monster but a remarkable facsimile! Collecting INVADERS #22-23 and #25-34.
224 PGS./Rated A …$29.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3720-7
These INVADERS CLASSIC TRADE PAPERBACKS STILL AVAILABLE!
INVADERS CLASSIC VOL. 1…$24.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-2706-2)
INVADERS CLASSIC VOL. 2…$29.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-3120-5)

MARVEL EUROPE TPB
Written by TITO FARACI, JEAN-DAVID MORVAN & JIM ALEXANDER
Penciled by CLAUDIO VILLA, PHILLIPE BOUCHET & JON HAWARD
Cover by STAZ JOHNSON
Adaptations by LARRY HAMA
Presented for the first time in North America: two amazing tales by some of Europe’s top creators, starring the world’s most popular super heroes! First, in DAREDEVIL & CAPTAIN AMERICA: DEAD ON ARRIVAL, a series of bizarre murders suggests that a long-dead villain has returned from the grave. The desperate New York Police Department turns to the Man Without Fear, Daredevil, to solve the case. Daredevil, however, is unaware that Captain America is also investigating on behalf of Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. The result is all-out action and a titantic team-up for two of Marvel’s marquee heroes. Then, get ready for a vicious saga of bloody revenge as only the X-Men’s most popular mutant can deliver in WOLVERINE: SAUDADE! While on holiday in Brazil, Logan has his motorcycle stolen by a group of young boys — one of whom has a secret. When a brutal gang kidnaps the boy, Wolverine sets off on a quest to find him — leading to a deadly encounter with a corrupt faith healer who may not be what he appears! Plus: Brian Braddock, the original Captain Britain, is back in costume in a story from the U.K.’s SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN ADVENTURES #114 — but can even he help Spider-Man stop a Red Skull on the rampage? Also featuring a comprehensive atlas of Marvel Europe, from the splendor of Dr. Doom’s Latveria to the wonders of Muir Island! Collecting DAREDEVIL & CAPTAIN AMERICA: DEAD ON ARRIVAL, WOLVERINE: SAUDADE, SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #114 (U.K.) and the EUROPE CHAPTER FROM MARVEL ATLAS.
152 PGS./Mature …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3719-1

X-MEN: LEGACY —
SINS OF THE FATHER TPB
Written by MIKE CAREY
Penciled by SCOT EATON
Cover by KEN LASHLEY
Xavier traces his history and the history of the X-Men to the core. What he finds will shock you. And what do Rogue, Gambit and Sebastian Shaw have to do with it? Then, Sinister’s machinations finally come to a head, after decades of preparations. Can Xavier discover the secrets to the plot against his mind before he loses his sanity? Or will he become another in a long line of victims? Either way, he just may learn things about his past he’ll come to regret. Guest starring Sebastian Shaw and the deadliest gator in the swamp, Gambit! Collecting X-MEN: LEGACY #213-216, plus two special bonus stories: the rare X-MEN: THE UNLIKELY SAGA OF XAVIER, MAGNETO AND STAN one-shot, written by Stan “The Man” Lee himself; and the X-MEN: ODD MEN OUT one-shot, featuring artwork by the late, legendary Dave Cockrum.
168 PGS./Rated A …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3003-1

X-MEN: LEGACY — DIVIDED HE STANDS TPB
STILL AVAILABLE!
$15.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-3001-7)

SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY VOL. 3 TPB
Written by DAN SLOTT
& BOB GALE
Penciled by MARCOS MARTIN
& MIKE MCKONE
Cover by MIKE MCKONE
The DB, New York’s trashiest tabloid, has just hired the sleaziest, most muckraking, lowlife paparazzi of them all…PETER PARKER?! Say it ain’t so, True Believer! Also, J. Jonah Jameson finds inner peace and harmony…(Hey, it could happen! Maybe.) All this and the first-ever livestreaming super-villain: Screwball! Plus: It’s web-slinger vs. wall-crawler as we answer the question — who is “The Other Spider-Man?” It ain’t comin’ down to another clone saga, is it? Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #559-563.
120 PGS./Rated A …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3242-4

THESE SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY TRADE PAPERBACKS STILL AVAILABLE!
SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY VOL. 1
$19.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-2845-8)
SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY VOL. 2
$19.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-2846-5)

ETERNALS: TO SLAY A GOD TPB
Written by CHARLES & DANIEL KNAUF
Penciled by DANIEL ACUÑA & PASCAL ALIXE
Cover by DANIEL ACUÑA
The Gods Walk the Earth! In ancient times, the Celestials, a race of cosmic giants, came to Earth and created a race of powerful immortal beings: The Eternals! For a time, primitive man worshiped them as gods, but eventually they disappeared. Now, they have returned! One of the Celestials now towers over Golden Gate Park, standing in judgment over the Earth… but does he bring the end of the world? Following up on Neil Gaiman’s best-selling series (and a recent appearance in the Incredible Hercules), join writers Charles and Daniel Knauf as Jack Kirby’s Eternals return to walk among us! Collecting ETERNALS #1-6 and ANNUAL.
184 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2978-3

PUNISHER MAX: GIRLS IN WHITE DRESSES TPB
Written by GREGG HURWITZ
Penciled by LAURENCE CAMPBELL
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
Best-selling crime novelist Gregg Hurwitz (The Kill Clause, The Crime Writer) and Laurence Campbell (PUNISHER ANNUAL: THE HUNTED) bring you a tale of death, depravity and revenge south of the border. In black vans and under cover of night, they descend on the little Mexican town of Tierra Rota, abducting its women and returning them days later like broken dolls. And no one can stop them. That is, until one brave soul approaches Frank Castle with his heart in one hand and a bag full of money in the other. Now Frank’s no bounty hunter, and definitely no hero, but there are some things the Punisher just can’t abide. Collecting PUNISHER MAX #61-65 AND HUNTED.
168 PGS./Explicit Content …$16.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2984-4

ESSENTIAL AVENGERS VOL. 1 TPB (ALL-NEW EDITION)
Written by STAN LEE
Penciled by JACK KIRBY & DON HECK
Cover by JACK KIRBY
There came a day, unlike any other, when Earth’s Mightiest Heroes found themselves united against a common threat. On that day, the Avengers were born — to fight the foes no single hero could withstand. Featuring the formation of the Avengers, the revival of Captain America, and enemies such as the Sub-Mariner and Kang the Conqueror! Collecting AVENGERS #1-24.
560 PGS./All Ages …$16.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3060-4

ESSENTIAL CLASSIC X-MEN VOL. 3 TPB
Written by ROY THOMAS, ARNOLD DRAKE, DENNIS O’NEIL, LINDA FITE, GERRY CONWAY, STEVE ENGLEHART & ARCHIE GOODWIN
Penciled by NEAL ADAMS, DON HECK, WERNER ROTH, SAL BUSCEMA, TOM SUTTON, MARIE SEVERIN, BOB BROWN, JIM STARLIN, GIL KANE & HERB TRIMPE
Cover by NEAL ADAMS
1969: The X-Men, Marvel’s poorest selling title, flagging in sales and on the verge of cancellation, was in dire need of a shot in the arm. Enter Roy Thomas and Neal Adams, and True Believer, you had better grab onto your hat and get ready for one of the most amazing evolutions in Marvel history! Prepare yourself for the introduction of mutant mainstay Havok, the vampiric villain Sauron, the Mutates, and X-Man-to-be Sunfire! Not to mention, the Living Pharaoh, a classic team-up with Ka-Zar in the Savage Land, as well as the return of Magneto and Professor X! Plus: Hank P. McCoy tries a stint as mad scientist and ends up creating — and BEING — his own monster! And while the Beast gets furried and hurried, his former teammates are fighting the likes of Morbius and the Hulk! Guest-starring Spider-Man and Iron Man! Collecting X-MEN #54-66, AMAZING ADVENTURES #11-17, MARVEL TEAM-UP #4, INCREDIBLE HULK #150 and #161.
560 PGS./All Ages …$16.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3060-4

DEADPOOL BY GREG LAND POSTER

24×36…$8.99
Final Order Cut-Off 01/08/09, (On-Sale 02/04/09)

ULTIMATUM BY DAVID FINCH POSTER

55 x 15.5…$15.99
Final Order Cutoff 1/22/09, On-Sale 2/18/09

MARVEL ADVENTURES
TWO-IN-ONE #20

MARVEL ADVENTURES HULK #10
MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #46
64 PGS./All Ages …$4.99

SPIDER-MAN:
BRAND NEW DAY #5

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #554
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #555
56 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

MARVEL PREVIEWS #65
Each issue of MARVEL PREVIEWS is a comic-book-sized, 120-page, glossy full-color guide to all of Marvel’s upcoming releases! Marvel Previews also includes special previews of upcoming or sold-out projects.
120 PGS./RATED T+…JUST $1.25!
(or free with a purchase of Diamond’s Previews!)
IN STORES 12/24/2008

via Marvel