Marvel Comics has sent us cover images and descriptions for titles shipping December 2006. Take a peak and get to ordering as there are a lot of good issues shipping in the months ahead. As always click the thumbnail images for larger view.
DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER BORN SKETCHBOOK
Pencils & Cover by JAE LEE
THE DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER BORN is two short months away. Get a first look at the most eagerly anticipated comics release ever in this exclusive sketchbook featuring character designs, penciled pages,
commentary, and a primer on the world of the Dark Tower. Best of all, much like CIVIL WAR: OPENING SHOT, this is FREE to get everyone prepared for the coming year’s biggest event! In 2007, a Gunslinger will be born; will you be ready?
16 PGS./Parental Advisory …$0
JOHN ROMITA JR. 30TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL
Featuring An All-New Short Story Written by NEIL GAIMAN
Cover by JOHN ROMITA SR.
Thirty years ago, a young John Romita Jr. walked into the Marvel Comics offices, looking for work as an artist. Despite his impressive legacy as the son of famed Spider-Man artist John Romita Sr., Romita Jr. faced a difficult entry into the intensively competitive field. But through the years, Romita Jr. proved without a doubt he possessed the rare skill, creativity and dedication to be a successful professional. Crafting a historic career that places him among the industry’s elite talents, he has illustrated nearly every Marvel character – from Spider-Man to the X-Men. In celebration of Romita Jr.’s illustrious body of work, this keepsake edition features a brand new story written by Neil Gaiman, an all-new interview with the acclaimed artist, a gallery of his most memorable covers and pinups, rare sketches, a comprehensive chronology, testimonials and congratulations from fellow writers and artists, and more! Also including Romita Jr.’s first Marvel work from AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #11!
64 PGS./No Ads/Rated T+ …$3.99
ULTIMATE MARVEL-THE GOLD STANDARD
ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #37
Written by MIKE CAREY
Pencils & Cover by PASQUAL FERRY
“GOD WAR”
The fledgling F.F. have sought refuge on the slave world Pyx, pursued by Ronan the Public Accuser. And when it seems it can’t get worse, Ben Grimm, The Thing, is taken over—mind and body—by the ultimate evil…Thanos of Acheron! And what of the young members of Seed Nineteen? Will they meet their final fate? Part 5 (of 6).
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99
ULTIMATE POWER #3 (of 9)
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by GREG LAND
A battle beyond all expectations! It’s the alien invaders—the Squadron Supreme—versus the combined might of The Ultimates, Ultimate X-Men, Ultimate Fantastic Four and Ultimate Spidey…for the fate of the world! What more could you ask?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #103
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & by Cover by MARK BAGLEY
“CLONE SAGA”
The record is broken for the longest continual run by a creative team in Marvel history! Bendis and Bagley—take a bow! And in this landmark issue learn the terrifying secret of who is behind the worst thing to ever happen to a beleaguered Peter Parker. The revelations just don’t stop coming. Part 6 (of 7).
32 PGS. /Rated A …$2.99
ULTIMATES 2 #13
Written by MARK MILLAR
Pencils & Wraparound Cover by BRYAN HITCH
“GRAND THEFT AMERICA”
The concluding chapter of the much-heralded Millar/Hitch tenure on Ultimates has finally arrived! All the running plot lines come to their cataclysmic end in these pages as the Team Supreme puts everything they’ve got into a grand finale that will take its place alongside the finest comics of the past decade. Alliances are made and relationships are severed in a tale you simply cannot miss. You have been warned! Part 7 (of 6)
48 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99
ULTIMATE VISION #1 (of 5)
Written by MIKE CAREY
Pencils & Cover by BRANDON PETERSON
Picking up directly from the events in the smash hit limited series Ultimate Extinction! The Earth was saved from the Ultimate threat—Gah Lak Tus. But scientist George Tarleton has captured a piece of that awesome entity and plans to reactivate it for his own evil purposes. The only hope for mankind against this mad scheme—the strange alien being called The Vision!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
ULTIMATE X-MEN #77
Written by ROBERT KIRKMAN
Pencils & Cover by BEN OLIVER
“CABLE”
Scores will be settled and lives hang in the balance. The X-Men versus Ultimate Cable in the brawl of the century—any century! Plus—more secrets revealed about this strange mystery man from the future. Don’t believe you really know what he’s all about. You don’t. Part 3 (of 4)
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
SPIDER-MAN
FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #15
Written by PETER DAVID
Pencils & Cover by SCOT EATON
Watch out, you latté-sipping, bookmark-bending, literary snob! Spider-Man and the Vulture are bringing a whole new meaning to the term “Battle of the Books” as they duke it out in a bookstore! And stuck right in the middle, dodging hardcovers, is poor Deborah Whitman, author of a memoir detailing her tumultuous relationship with Peter Parker. Whoever invented that old saying about words not hurting as much as sticks and stones obviously hasn’t lived a day in the webslinger’s boots!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99
SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN #33
Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA
Penciled by SEAN CHEN
Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN
SPIDER-MAN UNMASKED Tie-In!
“WOUNDS ”
She wiped his nose when he was a little boy and cleaned his cuts and scrapes whenever he got hurt… In the hour of their greatest tragedy, the death of Ben Parker, she was his rock, and he was hers… She is May Parker, aunt of Peter Parker, the Sensational Spider-man… After her nephew suffers a terrible beating at the hands of one of his most brutal foes, it’s up to her to take care of him… But with the whole world seemingly against them, how long can she bear to see someone she loves in so much pain and anguish? The second of three issues exploring women in Peter Parker’s life post-unmasking!
32 PGS./Rated A .$2.99
AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #3
Written by TOM DEFALCO
Pencils & Cover by RON FRENZ
As the Hobgoblin tries to claim the lethal legacy of Wilson Fisk, the former Kingpin of crime, Spider-Girl is chilled to the bone by the new menace called Bitter Frost.
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99
SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE #13
Written by SEAN MCKEEVER
Pencils by TAKESHI MIYAZAWA & RICK MAYS
Cover by TAKESHI MIYAZAWA
The series SpiderFan.org’s Patrick Gadrow calls “a breath of fresh air” continues! Gwen Stacy has a problem, and its name is Peter Parker. What’s with all his sudden disappearances and lame excuses? Too bad the only person she can go to for help is harboring secret feelings for Peter…
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99
SPIDER-MAN AND POWER PACK #2 (of 4)
Written by MARC SUMERAK
Pencils & Cover by GURIHIRU
Featuring the Amazing Spider-KID?!? Power Pack has a brand-new member… and he’s not too happy about his current situation! Will the Power kids be able to help Spidey find a way to get himself back to normal before all heck breaks loose? Or will Jack’s desire to get Power Pack some more attention on the super hero scene get them all trapped in a very tangled web?
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99
SPIDER-MAN: REIGN #1 (OF 4)
Written by KAARE ANDREWS
Art & Cover by KAARE ANDREWS 50/50 Cover Split
A searing vision of Spider-Man’s future, brought to you by superstar Kaare Andrews (INCREDIBLE HULK).
They finally did it. Kicked them to the curb. The “capes and tights” crowd — there’s no place for them in the Big Apple anymore. Peter Parker? He can’t even remember what it was like to don the red and blue and swing through the night sky. Doesn’t want to, anyway. After all, there’s nothing left to fight for, is there? That is until an old “friend” appears on Peter’s doorstep, bearing a package and a message — and everything changes. If it’s not Peter’s responsibility, then whose is it?
48 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
MARVEL ADVENTURES
MARVEL ADVENTURES THE AVENGERS #8
Written by TONY BEDARD
Penciled by SHANNON GALLANT
Cover by SEAN CHEN
The Wrecker. The U-Foes. The Juggernaut. What do these villains have in common? They all hate the mighty Avengers. Can our heroes survive the onslaught when they join forces?
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99
MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #19
Written by ZEB WELLS
Pencils & Cover by KANO
Ever have one of those days when it seems that someone’s just out to get you? Well, MISTER FANTASTIC’s having one of those days…because ARCADE’s after him! Can the world’s smartest hero survive a fun house of horrors without the rest of his teammates?
(Psst! We ain’t tellin’! Buy the book!)
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99
MARVEL ADVENTURESSPIDER-MAN #22
Written by FRED VAN LENTE
Penciled by CORY HAMSCHER
Cover by PATRICK SCHERBERGER
When the Green Goblin swears to destroy the Hobgoblin for stealing his shtick, only Spider-Man can save the city from World War “G”– but with his new black costume, crooks and citizens alike don’t know if he’s a new hero, a new villain or the same old Spidey!
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99
MARVEL HEROES
ANNIHILATION #5 (OF 6)
Written by KEITH GIFFEN
Penciled by ANDREA DI VITO
Cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO
With the war lost, Ronan and the very, very angry Super-Skrull kill their way to the heart of the Kree Empire. VIVE LA KREE!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
AGENTS OF ATLAS #5 (OF 6)
Written by JEFF PARKER
Penciled by LEONARD KIRK
Cover by TOMM COKER
Revelations show one of the team to be a double agent, and another something more horrific than their enemies. The Atomic Age alliance crumbles as the team has its own Civil War. The time to test the leadership of Jimmy Woo is here.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
ALL-NEW OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE A TO Z #12
Written by JOHN RHETT THOMAS
Featuring Ultra-Girl, Umar, Union Jack, Urthona, Vegas, Vulcan, Warhawk, Warlock, Adam Warlock, Warpath, Wiccan, Wild Thing, Alex Wilder, Winter Soldier, Pete Wisdom, Witchfire, Wizard, Jimmy Woo, X-Babies, Yandroth, Young Allies, Zodiac and more!
64 PGS./No Ads/Rated T+ …$3.99
AVENGERS: EARTH’S MIGHTIEST HEROES II #3 & 4 (of 8)
Written by JOE CASEY
Penciled by WILL ROSADO
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
The newest untold tale of Marvel’s greatest super hero team continues! When Nick Fury sends them on a secret mission in the Philippines, it becomes the ultimate showdown between the Avengers and an uncontrollable army of Super-Adaptoids! And for Hank Pym, Goliath — with his tenuous control over the team’s newest members — things may be going from bad to worse!
32 PGS. (each)/Rated A …$3.99 (each)
THE IRREDEEMABLE ANT-MAN #3
Written by ROBERT KIRKMAN
Pencils & Cover by PHIL HESTER
Downtime! While grieving for the loss of friends and colleagues after a massive attack on the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier, ANT-MAN returns home to the small town he grew up in–where he gets into some small-time trouble with some small time crooks. Luckily, Ant-Man is just the right size for such an adversary. Also featuring some absolutely rotten things done by our titular hero–that’s where the “irredeemable” part comes in!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
BEYOND! #6 (OF 6)
Written by DWAYNE MCDUFFIE
Pencils & Cover by SCOTT KOLINS
The Conclusion! In the aftermath of last issue’s shocking events, the winner of the game claims a reward from the cosmic entity behind it all, starting a tragic chain of events that will forever alter the Marvel Universe. THE WATCHER will be there, will you?
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99
AVENGERS NEXT #3 & #4 (OF 5)
Written by TOM DeFALCO
Penciled by RON LIM
Cover by MIKE WIERINGO
As the daughter of Thor joins the hunt for Kevin Masterson, Ultron returns, Ulik the Unconquerable reveals his plans to banish humankind from Earth and a mysterious new foe drains the Avengers of all their super-powers.
32 PGS. (each)/Rated A …$2.99 (each)
BLADE #4
Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM
Penciled by HOWARD CHAYKIN
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through Manhattan, not a creature was stirring ‘cause Blade had all stabbed ‘em! There’s one vampire Blade’s been dying to get his sword on: Santa Claus! And this is the year he’s vowed to do it. Plus: A story from Blade’s past. Howard (“Bite Club,” “New Avengers”) Chaykin and Marc (“Wolverine,” “Law & Order”) Guggenheim bring you a special Christmas issue. You won’t believe what’s coming down the chimney tonight!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
DOCTOR STRANGE: THE OATH #3 (OF 5)
Written by BRIAN K. VAUGHAN
Pencils & Cover by MARCOS MARTIN
As he searches every dimension of the Marvel Universe for a cure to save the life of his dying friend, Doctor Strange finally learns the shocking true identity of the shadowy villain who holds Wong’s life in his hands.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
BLACK PANTHER #23
Written by REGINALD HUDLIN
Penciled by TBD
Cover by MIKE DEODATO
CIVIL WAR TIE-IN
“FOREIGN AFFAIRS”
Part 1 (of 3)
Alarmed by the Civil War that’s rocking the U.S., T’Challa and Storm decide to get off the sidelines and get involved.
Whose side are they on?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
BULLET POINTS #2 (of 5)
Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Art & Cover by TOMMY LEE EDWARDS
With military policeman Ben Parker killed during the assassination of Dr. Abraham Erskine (the developer of the Super Soldier serum), Peter Parker has become a disenchanted teen, angry at the world. After he wanders in front of the path of a gamma bomb test, how dangerous does the combination of a lonely, angry boy and the lethal power of a rampaging Hulk-ish monster become? Steve Rogers, the WWII hero known as Iron Man, is about to find out.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
WINTER SOLDIER: WINTER KILLS ONE-SHOT
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Penciled by LEE WEEKS
Cover by STEVE EPTING
In the midst of the harsh division of the Civil War, James Buchanan Barnes, Captain America’s one-time partner Bucky, faces his first Christmas of the 21st century. And faces the truth of the terrible things he was forced to do as the Winter Soldier. And with Cap caught in a conflict he can neither take a side of – or understand – what moves can he make to try to redeem himself? And what do Hydra have planned for New York this Christmas? Featuring guest appearances by the Young Avengers and some of the original Invaders, this Special issue is an action-packed character study that defines the Winter Soldier’s future place in the Marvel Universe. By Wizard Top Ten writer Ed Brubaker, with dynamic art by Lee Weeks (Civil War Frontline) and a cover by Cap fan-fave Steve Epting.
48 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
CIVIL WAR: WAR CRIMES ONE-SHOT
Written By FRANK TIERI
Pencils by STAZ JOHNSON
Cover by SEAN SCOFFIELD
Wilson Fisk, the incarcerated ex-Kingpin of Crime, has a deal to propose to Iron Man: he’ll use his underworld connections to help track down Captain America and his anti-Registration underground in exchange for consideration on his sentence. But can the Kingpin be trusted, or is he playing a deeper game? And how are the criminals of the Marvel Universe being forced to change the way they do business as a result of CIVIL WAR?
48 PGS/RATED T+… $3.99
DAREDEVIL #92
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Penciled by MICHAEL LARK
Cover by LEE BERMEJO
Matt Murdock finally comes face-to-face with the person who’s been manipulating his life since he was thrown in jail, and you’ll be stunned by the revelation!
Brubaker and Lark’s second arc rounds the corner toward the finish line!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
FANTASTIC FOUR: THE END #3 (OF 6)
Written by ALAN DAVIS
Pencils & Cover by ALAN DAVIS
As Johnny Storm and Ben Grimm meet on Mars to compare notes, in the deepest portions of the ocean’s depths Sue Richards makes a discovery that could change the future of their fractured family.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
HEROES FOR HIRE #5
Written by JUSTIN GRAY& JIMMY PALMIOTTI
Art by FRANCIS PORTELA & TOM PALMER
Cover by WILLIAM TUCCI & MARK SPARACIO
The thrilling conclusion to the Skrull organ story line pits the Heroes for Hire against Ricadonna’s cadre of villains and an army of the Corporation’s android assassins. Meanwhile, the recently fired Tarantula sets out to take revenge for the murder of her father by killing Ricadonna. Unfortunately for everyone involved, Ricadonna has undergone a physical transformation from crime lord to super-powered freak show!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
GHOST RIDER #6
Written by DANIEL WAY
Pencils & Cover by RICHARD CORBEN
“HELL TO PAY”, PART 1 OF 2
How did Johnny Blaze end up in Hell, anyway? It’s simple, really: He died. And when he died, his eternal soul–long promised to Hell in exchange for “saving” Crash Simpson–descended into the Pit, taking the Ghost Rider along with it. This is the story of how and why it all happened. Daniel Way is joined by horror comic legend RICHARD CORBEN for a special 2-part story.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
MARVEL SPOTLIGHT: GHOST RIDER
Written by JOHN RHETT THOMAS
You keep that motor revved up and those tires burning, your blazing bike racing hot into the night. You’re Ghost Rider, and there’s no holding you back – because the devil has always got you on the run! MARVEL SPOTLIGHT brings fans of the demon with the flaming skull this special issue that covers Ghost Rider from all sides! We talk with the creative teams of the new GHOST RIDER ongoing series (Daniel Way, Mark Texeira and Javier Saltares) and the epic mini-series SPIRITS OF VENGEANCE (Garth Ennis and Clayton Crain). They’ve each staked a claim on a little piece of Ghost Rider’s soul, and we’ll be there for the full scoop! We’ll also have an in-depth look at Ghost Rider from throughout Marvel history, taking a hard look at the early days of Johnny Blaze through the Danny Ketch years of the nineties. And since Ghost Rider will hit the big screen in February, look for heavy coverage of the feature film – including interviews with the cast and crew that’ll get your motor primed and ready for the opening night!
40 PGS./No Ads/Rated T+ …$2.99
INCREDIBLE HULK #101
Written by GREG PAK
Penciled by CARLO PAGULAYAN
Cover by LADRÖNN
PLANET HULK: ALLEGIANCE, PART 2
Don’t miss the next installment of the comic that Wizard Magazine dubbed “Book of the Month”! In this issue:
Accompanied by Caiera the Oldstrong and Hiroim the Shamed, the Hulk heads into the hold of the Shadow Elders to learn if he truly is the legendary savior known as the Sakaarson — or just another angry monster. Also — secrets revealed about the Great Portal! The final showdown with the Spikes! Elloe makes a shocking decision! And the Hulk smashes and smashes and smashes some more! Featuring pencils by the brilliant Carlo Pagulayan as well as a slew of pages by a surprise guest artist!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99
THE IMMORTAL IRON FIST #2
Written by ED BRUBAKER & MATT FRACTION
Pencils & Cover by DAVID AJA
What has the Rand Corporation done to awaken the wrath of Hydra? Iron Fist kicks his way toward the truth as another piece of the puzzle comes crashing into his life—a living legend long- thought dead! Don’t miss the second action-packed issue of Marvel’s hottest new kung fu series!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
IRON MAN/CAPTAIN AMERICA: CASUALTIES OF WAR ONE SHOT
Written by CHRISTOS GAGE
Penciled by JEREMY HAUN
Cover by JIM CHEUNG 50/50 Cover Split
In the midst of Civil War, Captain America and Iron Man meet secretly, one last time, to see if there’s any hope of working things out before further tragedy occurs. Don’t miss this oversized special that reveals how these two men, once the closest of friends and staunchest of allies, could end up leading opposing armies in the conflict tearing apart the Marvel Universe!
48 PGS./Rated A …$3.99
MARVEL 1602: FANTASTICK FOUR #4 (OF 5)
Written by PETER DAVID
Penciled by PASCAL ALIXE
Cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO
At the end of the world is a man, NAMOR, King of Atlantis! But Atlantis is not under the sea in 1602. With both Doom and the Four from the Fantastick at his doorstep, what will King Namor do?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.50
MARVEL HOLIDAY SPECIAL
Written by MIKE CAREY, ROGER LANGRIDGE, SCOTT GRAY & SHAENON GARRITY
Penciled by MIKE PERKINS, ROGER LANGRIDGE & RON LIM
Cover by FRAZER IRVING
Join us in this year’s unbelievable follow-up to last year’s Harvey Award nominated Holiday Special! Thrill to the return of the Fin Fang Four! Enjoy the holidays with Thing and Annihlus! And much, much more!
48 PGS./Rated A …$3.99
MOON KNIGHT #8
Written by CHARLIE HUSTON
Pencils & Cover by DAVID FINCH
“MIDNIGHT SUN: PART TWO: THE DEAD DON’T STAY”
CASUALTIES OF WAR TIE-IN!
Only three months back on the job, and they’re crawling out of the woodwork. The gangsters and hoods with old axes to grind — them you expected, but not this guy: Someone who knows you, someone who wants your undivided attention and is willing to do anything to get it. And certainly not the fugitive Captain America, who shows up at your doorstep, wanting a word. Maybe he thinks he can harness all your excess energy into something useful…something that can aid him in his grudge match with Tony Stark in the CIVIL WAR tearing through the Marvel U? Maybe this war is worth winning at any cost? And you get to thinking…
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99
NEW AVENGERS: ILLUMINATI #1 (OF 5)
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS & BRIAN REED
Pencils & Cover by JIM CHEUNG
The Illuminati is a secret organization comprised of several of the world’s most powerful heroes: Sorcerer Supreme Doctor Strange, Black Bolt, King of the Inhumans, Charles Xavier, founder of the X-Men and mutant rights activist, Reed Richards,
founding member of the Fantastic Four, Namor the Sub-Mariner, King of Atlantis and Iron Man (Anthony Stark), founding
member of the Avengers.
These six men have worked together to mold and shape the status of the superhuman world and the world around it.
How and what they have done together has remained a mystery…
UNTIL NOW…
Writers Brian Michael Bendis ( Avengers, Ultimate Spider-Man) and Brian Reed ( Ms. Marvel) have joined together with
Jim Cheung (Young Avengers) to reveal this untold story of the Marvel Universe and the Illuminati’s actions affect today!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
newuniversal #1
Written by WARREN ELLIS
Penciled by SALVADOR LARROCA
Planet Earth. Inhabited by six billion people. People leading ordinary lives, coping with everyday struggles. But on a night like any other, the Earth is rocked by the most startling celestial event ever witnessed by the human race. The White Event. And from its wake, a handful of humans emerge as something more.
Acclaimed writer Warren Ellis (NEXTWAVE) and superstar artist Salvador Larroca (X-MEN) bring you this new universe —
a universe witnessing superhuman power for the first time.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
NEXTWAVE: AGENTS OF H.A.T.E. #11
Written by WARREN ELLIS
Pencils and Cover by STUART IMMONEN
“NOT A CIVIL WAR TIE IN”
Freedom or safety? Secrets or celebrity? Iron Man or Captain America? WE DON’T CARE! What care we for freedom OR safety when there are things that need to be kicked and exploded! Yes, “explode” can now be used as a verb. DEAL WITH IT!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99
MS. MARVEL #10
Written by BRIAN REED
Pencils & Cover by MIKE WIERINGO
Carol Danvers must face herself and the terrible things she has done. Special guest X-Men Rogue and Beast appear, Carol finds a new romantic interest, and Ms. Marvel’s life begins a frightening new chapter… all in one issue! Special guest artist Mike Wieringo (Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man) joins writer Brian Reed for a very dark moment in the life of Ms. Marvel.
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99
ONSLAUGHT REBORN #2 (of 5)
Written by JEPH LOEB
Pencils & Cover by ROB LIEFELD
Variant Cover by Joe Madureira
The battle for the fate of the Marvel Universe has begun! The Fantastic Four are joined by Hulk, Thor, Captain America, and the Avengers—all going head-to-head against the most dangerous creature ever created: Onslaught! All-out action as only Jeph Loeb and Rob Liefeld can deliver!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #2
Written by MATT FRACTION
Pencils & Cover by ARIEL OLIVETTI
CIVIL WAR Tie-In!
Hey there, Marvel Universe. He’s back. Taking no prisoners. Literally. With Civil War in full throttle mode, Frank Castle decides to take a side. Question is, does it want him? Makes no difference for the Punisher. He’s a soldier and this is war. Get in line or get out of his way. Hop on board this star-studded Civil War tie-in brought to you by rising star Matt Fraction (Casanova), with eye-popping art by superstar artist Ariel Olivetti (Space Ghost).
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32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
SHE-HULK #14
Written by DAN SLOTT
Penciled by RICK BURCHETT
Cover by GREG HORN
“Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Awesome Andy But Were Afraid to Ask.” Ever wonder how the Mad Thinker’s Awesome Android BECAME Awesome Andy? It’s the origin you never expected—complete with a bombastic battle against the MIGHTY THOR! And an ending that’ll knock your block off!
Also, in the aftermath of CIVIL WAR, She-Hulk’s life takes one more life-altering turn, courtesy of a mysterious cast member from the pages of the INCREDIBLE HULK… Miss this issue at your own peril, gamma-fans! Because this builds into the start of next month’s… PLANET (w/o a) HULK! So spend $2.99 for it now… or a gazillion for it later on eBay. Just don’t say we didn’t warn ya!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
RUNAWAYS #23
Written by BRIAN VAUGHAN
Penciled by ADRIAN ALPHONA
Cover by JO CHEN
“LIVE FAST, Part Two of Three”
As a new enemy turns Runaway against Runaway, the teen heroes must risk everything to prevent losing another teammate forever.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
THUNDERBOLTS #109
Written by FABIAN NICIEZA
Pencils & Cover by TOM GRUMMETT
“Weight of the World”
With the Thunderbolts decimated after the events of the Guardian Protocols, Songbird must try to salvage what is left of the team and prepare for a brand-new future. But a new direction hinges on the return of an old friend… who might be too crazy even for the T-Bolts!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99
UNION JACK #4 (OF 4)
Written by CHRISTIOS GAGE
Pencils & Cover by MIKE PERKINS
It all comes down to this — the final battle between Union Jack, his allies and the terrorist forces of RAID in the heart of London! But could a victory bring about the worst moment of Union Jack’s career? Things change forever for Britain’s champion in this explosive final issue!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
WHAT IF? X-MEN DEADLY GENESIS
Written by DAVID HINE
Pencils & Cover by DAVID YARDIN
In the best-selling and history-making limited series X-Men: Deadly Genesis, Professor X sent a secret team of young mutants to rescue the X-Men from the living island, Krakoa, before he sent the now-famous All-New, All-Different team. This secret second team was destroyed and this eventually led to the deadly corruption of its powerful leader, Vulcan. But what if this second team HAD survived? Today, Vulcan is a celebrity hero who leads a new team of X-Men. But when Krakoa is found drifting in space, it holds a terrible secret that threatens the fate of this new generation of mutants.
48 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
WHAT IF? X-MEN AGE OF APOCALYPSE
Written by RICK REMENDER
Penciled by DAVE WILKINS
Cover by MARKO DJURJEVIC
What if Legion killed Magneto and Xavier? With no leader to create any incarnation of X-Men to resist the onslaught of Apocalypse, the new world is a horrific finalized vision of Apocalypse’s dream. On the dawn of the twenty-year anniversary of the murders of Magneto and Xavier, we follow a small group consisting of Earth’s remaining heroes, led by Nate Summers as they stage a final offensive in an attempt to escape this twisted reality altogether.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
WHITE TIGER #2 ( OF 6)
Written by TAMORA PIERCE & TIMOTHY LIEBE
Penciled by PHIL BRIONES
Covers by DAVID MACK
“A HERO’S COMPULSION”
Angela del Toro, the new White Tiger, has exploded onto the superhero scene. During her costumed debut, Del Toro unleashed a wave of bone-shattering hurt. However she learned that the pain train goes both ways as she was left bleeding by Sano Orii and the new Cobra! Following the trail of a shadow syndicate known as Chaeyi, del Toro arrives at the doorstep of a nightspot known as the Genosha Club. Further complicating things are her strange relationship with the new Daredevil on the scene and visits from the webhead himself, Spider-Man. Good guys or bad guys—no one is going to stop del Toro from kicking crime in the teeth and getting answers. A new hero, new problems, and new, but deadly consequences—the grit is about to hit the fan!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99
WONDER MAN #1 (of 5)
Written by PETER DAVID
Pencils & Cover by ANDREW CURRIE
“MY FAIR SUPER HERO”
Meet Lady Killer—the dangerous assassin who comes head-to-head with the Avenger called Wonder Man! But Wonder Man doesn’t want to just stop her—he’s made a bet with a movie producer to rehabilitate her into a hero! Is this too much for even the mighty Simon Williams? Fortunately, he’s got Ms. Marvel and X-Men’s Beast in his corner…
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
X-MEN
ASTONISHING X-MEN #20
Written by JOSS WHEDON
Pencils & Cover by JOHN CASSADAY (50/50 COVER SPLIT)
“UNSTOPPABLE”
The secret is out! With the knowledge that Colossus is the mutant destined to destroy Breakworld, what will Ord’s next move be?! And what exactly has happened to Cyclops?! Part 2 (of 6)!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
CABLE & DEADPOOL #35
Written by FABIAN NICIEZA
Penciled by REILLY BROWN
Cover by TOM RANEY
The divorce is final, and now come the bitter recriminations. But where DEADPOOL is concerned, that means dredging up the ghosts of every person he’s ever KILLED — and trying to understand WHY he did it and how he FELT about it — that’s right, Wade must confront his MANLY FEELINGS of MAYHEM! The agony might very well prove too much… but what does Deadpool do if the only person capable of getting these ghosts out of his head is the person responsible for putting them there…?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
EXILES #89
Written by TONY BEDARD
Pencils & Cover by JAMES CALAFIORE
“WALLFLOWER” Part 1 (of 1)
A stand-alone issue focusing on an Exile that’s been out of action of late, Thunderbird! Comatose in a stasis wall, the fallen Exile is dreaming of a world where he had stayed with the team! What would have changed?! And would the team have been better off?! An Exiles issue fans cannot miss!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99
EXILES ANNUAL #1
Written by TONY BEDARD
Pencils & Cover by JIM CALAFIORE
They’ve battled world-class threats of every kind imaginable and always won, but now the Exiles take on an unbeatable enemy: themselves! It’s the ORIGINAL Exiles versus the current team lineup in an impossible battle that cuts to the heart of Marvel’s most unpredictable series!
48 PGS./Rated A …$3.99
NEW EXCALIBUR #14
Written by FRANK TIERI
Pencils and Cover by
JIM CALAFIORE
“UNREDEEMED”
The Juggernaut isn’t as unstoppable as he used to be, and he plans on changing that! The Juggernaut travels to Asia to recover the Cytorrak Gem! But does that mean that the Juggernaut of old will return?! New Excalibur is hot on
his trail and may end up caught in Juggernaut’s path of destruction! Part 2 (of 3)!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99
NEW X-MEN #33
Written by CHRISTOPHER YOST
& CRAIG KYLE
Pencils & Cover by
PACO MEDINA
“MERCURY FALLING” Part 1 (OF 4)
New Arc! X-23’s past returns to haunt the New X-Men. Sure, the team needs a break after the horror and insanity of the last year, but TOO BAD! When Wolverine brought X-23 back into the Institute, only Emma Frost tried to stop it. Here and now, you’ll find out why she was RIGHT. The fallout from X-23: TARGET X begins here!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
UNCANNY X-MEN #481
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Pencils & Cover by BILLY TAN
“THE RISE AND FALL OF THE SHI’AR EMPIRE”
The Shi’Ar Empire is crumbling at the hands of Vulcan! The X-Men, with Professor X captured, search for the one group of heroes that can save them and all of the Shi’Ar…the Starjammers! Part 7 (of 12)!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
WOLVERINE #49
Written by ROB WILLIAMS
Pencils & Cover by LAURENCE CAMPBELL
SPECIAL DOUBLE-SIZED XMAS SPECIAL: “BETTER TO GIVE…”
It’s Christmas Eve, and a heavily armed suicide cult–clad in elf outfits–has taken hostage a mid-Manhattan department store and is threatening to blow the place sky high. Among the shoppers: Logan, who’s just itching to sink his (Santa) claws into someone after enduring the Yuletide rush. Should be easy for a damn-near invulnerable force of nature to save the day, right? Think again. All is not as it seems, as a spoiled billionaire’s daughter is about to find out, and the true meaning of Christmas will be spelt out…in blood.
48 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99
WOLVERINE: ORIGINS #9
Written by DANIEL WAY
Penciled by STEVE DILLON
Cover by JOE QUESADA
50/50 Cover by MARK TEXEIRA
“SAVIOR”, PART 4 OF 5
Logan has to move fast. Dum-Dum Dugan is hot on his trail, Black Widow is being less than cooperative, and Omega Red is only hours away from obtaining what both he and Logan are after: The carbonadium synthesizer. It’s a breakneck race toward a sure-to-be bloody finish, with Jubilee’s life in the balance!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99
X-23: TARGET X #1 (OF 6)
Written by CRAIG KYLE & CHRISTOPHER YOST
Pencils & Cover by MIKE CHOI
Variant Cover by Marko Djurdjevic
Because you demanded it! Superstar Top Cow artist MIKE CHOI joins the team as X-23 returns, picking up the bloody pieces where her first mini-series left off. Having escaped the Facility that created her, X-23 struggles to create a real life for
herself. But when your entire life has been about death and destruction, can you ever really escape the darkness? The rest of the story begins here, and won’t end until X-23 faces off with the one man most responsible for her life… WOLVERINE.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99
X-FACTOR #14
Written by PETER DAVID
Pencils & Cover by PABLO RAIMONDI
Five words to strike fear into the hearts of spies and evildoers everywhere: Jamie Madrox, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Except Madrox has decided that it’s time to start gathering in the stray dupes that are still wandering around, the S.H.I.E.L.D. agent doesn’t especially want to go…and S.H.I.E.L.D. isn’t especially inclined to let him go.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
X-MEN #194
Written by MIKE CAREY
Pencils & Cover by CHRIS BACHALO
“PRIMARY INFECTION” Part 1 (of 3)!
Having barely survived their first mission as a team, Rogue’s squad immediately find themselves up against another new
mysterious threat! What does the man called Pan want with the X-Men, and what is he willing to do to get it?!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99
X-MEN: FIRST CLASS #4 (OF 8)
Written by JEFF PARKER
Penciled by ROGER CRUZ
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
What dark force concerns Professor X and his gifted students as well as Dr. Strange, Master of the Mystic Arts? The answer lies in the ruby reality of the entity known as Cytorrak!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99
X-MEN: PHOENIX – WARSONG #4 (OF 6)
Written by GREG PAK
Penciled by TYLER KIRKHAM
Cover by MARC SILVESTRI
It’s the X-Men vs. the Cuckoos! Something in their heads has set the Cuckoos off to annihilate everything in their way! Is it the Phoenix?! Or something even more sinister?! Part 4 (of 5)!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
MAX
HELLSTORM: SON OF SATAN #3 (OF 5)
Written by ALEXANDER IRVINE
Penciled by RUSSELL BRAUN
Cover by ARTHUR SUYDAM
“EQUINOX,” PART 3
Demons have descended on New Orleans, harvesting body parts in a furious race to reassemble a being of unlimited power, a being whose resurrection is too terrible to contemplate. Daimon Hellstorm has got only one option to thwart the demons’ plot: Locate just one piece — one key body part without which the entity can never, ever, be whole — and make sure no one finds it. Just how far is Daimon ready to go? Find out. He’s not called the Son of Satan for nothing.
This is The Son of Satan as you’ve never seen him before, brought to you by acclaimed novelist Alexander Irvine (The Narrows), with searing art by Russell Braun (Animal Man) and Klaus Janson.
32 PGS./Mature/Explicit Content…$3.99
THERE IS A STRICT NO OVERPRINT POLICY ON ALL MAX TITLES PLEASE CHECK YOUR ORDERS AND PLACE THEM BY THE FOC
PUNISHER #42
Written by GARTH ENNIS
Penciled by LEANDRO FERNANDEZ
Cover by TIM BRADSTREET
“MAN OF STONE,” CONCLUSION
Despite being boxed in, outmanned and outgunned, Frank Castle stared down General Nikolai Alexandrovich Zakharov, “The Man of Stone,” ready to resolve unfinished business. Now, stranded in the mountains of Afghanistan, Frank contemplates the two promises he’s made to Kathryn O’Brien. One he’s already kept. The other, he’s about to. This is more than just punishment…it’s payback.
32 PGS./Mature/Explicit Content …$2.99
THERE IS A STRICT NO OVERPRINT POLICY ON ALL MAX TITLES PLEASE CHECK YOUR ORDERS AND PLACE THEM BY THE FOC
WISDOM #2 (OF 6)
Written by PAUL CORNELL
Pencils and Cover by TREVOR HAIRSINE
People in Wiltshire are having nightmares. This wouldn’t be a problem if there weren’t soldiers from the nearby military base shooting the place up because of their bad dreams. It’s up to Pete Wisdom and MI 13 to get to the bottom of it. Little do they know that this threat threatens all of Great Britain and the whole world!
32 PGS./Mature/Explicit Content …$3.99
THERE IS A STRICT NO OVERPRINT POLICY ON ALL MAX TITLES – PLEASE CHECK YOUR ORDERS AND PLACE THEM BY THE FOC.
ZOMBIE #4 (OF 4)
Written by MIKE RAICHT
Pencils & Cover by KYLE HOTZ
With a thousand zombies in front of him and two homicidal bank robbers behind him, Simon Garth has gone from innocent bystander to live zombie-bait in less than 24 hours. But will Simon have the guts — and the brains — to survive a no-win situation? With a mysterious zombie plague spreading like wildfire — and threatening to consume all of New York — he’d better! Good thing this is a MAX book! Don’t miss the stomach-wrenching conclusion to this flesh munching
MAX limited series by Mike Raicht and Kyle Hotz
32 PGS./Mature/Explicit Content …$3.99
THERE IS A STRICT NO OVERPRINT POLICY ON ALL MAX TITLES PLEASE CHECK YOUR ORDERS AND PLACE THEM BY THE FOC
MARVEL / DABEL BROTHERS
ANITA BLAKE: VAMPIRE HUNTER in GUILTY PLEASURES #1 (of 12)
Written by LAURELL K. HAMILTON
Adapted by STACIE M. RITCHIE
Pencils & Wraparound Cover by BRETT BOOTH
Variant cover by GREG HORN
In a world where vampires and were-creatures are legal citizens of the United States, Anita Blake is an animator, raising the dead for a living. But she’s also known as the “Executioner,” a deadly hunter who slays vampires who have gone beyond their legal rights and become monsters in the eyes of society. For this reason, she avoids vampires whenever possible. But an impromptu bacherlorette party for a close friend brings her down into St. Louis’s vampire district. and into a vampire strip club known as “Guilty Pleasures.” But Anita senses that the place is more dangerous for her than it should be, and a surprise attack confirms her darkest suspicions!
Adapted from the bestselling romantic horror novel by Laurell K. Hamilton, ANITA BLAKE: VAMPIRE HUNTER in GUILTY PLEASURES is an “Grown Up Buffy” adventure that is sure to seduce readers into picking up every issue!
32 PGS./Rated T+ .$2.99
ITEM CODE: JUL068379
GREG HORN VARIANT ITEM CODE: JUL068380
New FOC: 9/28 – New On Sale: 10/18
ANITA BLAKE: VAMPIRE HUNTER in GUILTY PLEASURES #2 (of 12)
Written by LAURELL K. HAMILTON
Adapted by STACIE M. RITCHIE
Pencils & Cover by BRETT BOOTH
Anita Blake tries to stay away from vampires whenever she can – after all, she’s known as “the Executioner” among her kind after killing
so many of them when they’ve gone beyond their legal status. And yet she finds herself battling the vampire Aubrey in the “Guilty Pleasures” night club after a particularly poorly planned bacherlorette party. But Aubrey is the least of her worries when another vampire named Jean-Claude takes her to see Nikolaos, the vampire master of St. Louis. especially when Anita finds herself trapped in a dungeon that is swarming with were-rats!
32 PGS./Rated T+ .$2.99
ITEM CODE: JUL068382 – New FOC: 10/26 – New On Sale: 11/15
ANITA BLAKE: VAMPIRE HUNTER in GUILTY PLEASURES #3 (of 12)
Written by LAURELL K. HAMILTON
Adapted by STACIE M. RITCHIE
Pencils & Cover by BRETT BOOTH
Anita Blake has faced great horrors in her career as a vampire hunter and an animator of the undead, but being left in a dungeon with an army of were-rats is hardly her idea of a good time. Fortunately, she is able to escape when her vampire hosts intercede, but her good luck seems short-lived when she is brought before Nikolaos, the master vampire of St. Louis. What Nikolaos wants is unclear, but one thing is certain – even an experienced vampire hunter like Anita cannot stand against a being as powerful as this! But can she survive the night?
32 PGS./Rated T+ .$2.99
RED PROPHET: THE TALES OF ALVIN MAKER COLLECTED EDITION
Written by ORSON SCOTT CARD
Adapted by ROLAND BERNARD BROWN
Pencils & Cover by RENATO ARLEM
These are the tales of Orson Scott Card’s Alvin Maker, which takes place in an alternate American history where folk magic really works. And this is the story of the RED PROPHET, where Alvin finds himself caught in a war between the Red men and the Whites on the American frontier. Collects RED PROPHET: THE TALES OF ALVIN MAKER #1 & #2.
48 PGS./Rated T+ .$3.99
ITEM CODE: JUL068388 – New FOC: 9/21 – New On Sale: 10/11
RED PROPHET: THE TALES OF ALVIN MAKER #3 (of 12)
Written by ORSON SCOTT CARD
Adapted by ROLAND BERNARD BROWN
Pencils & Cover by RENATO ARLEM
Alvin Miller is a young boy with an incredible power – the ability to shape the world around him by “making.” But Alvin also had a powerful adversary known as the “Unmaker” that grows stronger every time he uses his ability to create death or destruction. And as the drunken Red man Lolla-Wossiky encounters Alvin for the first time, he realizes he must teach the boy of his great purpose and responsibility before the Unmaker can gain a foothold. But both Alvin and Lolla-Wossiky will be changed forever by the experience, and one of them will go on to become the RED PROPHET while the other will one day build a special place known as the Crystal City…
32 PGS./Rated T+ .$2.99
ITEM CODE: JUL068387 – New FOC: 10/12 – New On Sale: 11/1
RED PROPHET: THE TALES OF ALVIN MAKER #4 (of 12)
Written by ORSON SCOTT CARD
Adapted by ROLAND BERNARD BROWN
Pencils & Cover by RENATO ARLEM
In an alternate history of the American frontier where folk magic actually works, Hooch Palmer finds himself trapped in Carthage City, where things seem to have gone crazy since the rise of the man known as the “Red Prophet.” Governor William Henry Harrison throws Hooch in jail for trying to cheat him, but Hooch has a trick of his own up his sleeve – he’s a “spark,” with the ability to start fires wherever he likes. And Carthage City is going to burn! Adapted from the bestselling novel by Orson Scott Card, RED PROPHET: THE TALES OF ALVIN MAKER is a thrill ride through history that readers simply will not want to put down!
32 PGS./Rated T+ .$2.99
MAGICIAN: APPRENTICE COLLECTED EDITION
Written by RAYMOND E. FEIST
Adapted By MICHAEL AVON OEMING & BRYAN J.L. GLASS
Pencils & Cover by BRETT BOOTH
This special edition collects the sold-out issues MAGICIAN: APPRENTICE #1 and #2! The epic Riftwar Saga begins here! Adapted from the beloved bestselling novel by Raymond E. Feist, MAGICIAN: APPRENTICE is the beginning of an epic saga that critics have hailed as “second only to the Lord of the Rings!”
48 PGS./Rated T+ .$3.99
ITEM CODE: JUL068384
New FOC: 9/21 – New On Sale: 10/11
MAGICIAN: APPRENTICE #3 (of 12)
Written by RAYMOND E. FEIST
Adapted By MICHAEL AVON OEMING & BRYAN J.L. GLASS
Pencils & Cover by BRETT BOOTH
The magician’s apprentice Pug is infatuated with the Princess Carline, but he has difficulty enjoying her surly attitude as the two of them ride together on horseback during her leisure time. When the two stop for a picnic, however, they are attacked by trolls, who are far too much for the young teenagers to handle on their own! But Pug has a power inside himself unlike anything the world of Midkemia has ever seen, and when the crisis causes it to release, the trolls are the least of his worries!
32 PGS./Rated T+ .$2.99
ITEM CODE: JUL068383
New FOC: 10/19 – New On Sale: 11/8
MAGICIAN: APPRENTICE #4 (of 12)
Written by RAYMOND E. FEIST
Adapted By MICHAEL AVON OEMING & BRYAN J.L. GLASS
Pencils & Cover by BRETT BOOTH
The Riftwar is coming! Pug and Tomas have discovered the shipwreck of a strange group of foreign invaders, and the court of Crydee is alarmed as the mens’ strange armor and weapons are examined. But an even more peculiar twist reveals that these men are not from Midkemia at all – they have traveled through a magical rift to conquer worlds outside their own. Midkemia will soon be overwhelmed by the armies of the Tsurani – unless the rest of the kingdom can be warned in time
32 PGS./Rated T+ .$2.99
PTOLUS: City by the Spire #1
(2nd Printing) & 2 (of 6)
Written by MONTE COOK
Pencils & Cover by CAANAN WHITE
Sheva Callister is a former adventurer and treasure hunter who is supposed to be retired after the death of her partner, Parnell. But a noble from the mysterious city of Ptolus meets her with a special task – he’ll give her something she desperately wants if she’ll retrieve a special brooch for him. Sheva takes the job, against her better judgment, and soon finds herself in a complex web of deception as some of Ptolus’s most infamous residents attempt to kill her and take her hungersword! Written by Monte Cook, one of the co-developers of the D20 gaming system and a major campaign contributor to the worlds of Dungeon & Dragons, PTOLUS: CITY BY THE SPIRE is an incredible adventure through Cook’s famous paper-and-pencil game, which is already turning heads for being “the most deluxe campaign set ever developed”!
32 PGS. (each)/Rated T+ .$2.99 (each)
#1 : ITEM CODE: JUL068386
– New FOC: 10/5 – New On Sale: 10/25
#2: ITEM CODE: JUL068385
– New FOC: 11/2 – New On Sale: 11/22
PTOLUS: City by the Spire #3 (of 6)
Written by MONTE COOK
Pencils & Cover by CAANAN WHITE
Sheva Callister is still mourning the disappearance of her dead partner, Parnell, but she won’t that stop her from getting revenge on Kevris Killraven, who is apparently behind the wild goose chase she has been sent on throughout the mysterious city of Ptolus. The best way to get back at him is to intrude on a private meeting on the site of an old church, and Sheva has no problem wading through the catacombs below to do so. But it also means heading through an ancient crypt, where a powerful Lich King is said to abide!
32 PGS./Rated T+ .$2.99
THE HEDGE KNIGHT PREMIERE HC
Written by GEORGE R. R. MARTIN
Adapted by BEN AVERY
Pencils & Cover by MIKE MILLER
Variant Cover by MIKE MILLER
A century before the events of New York Times bestselling author George R. R. Martin’s epic series, A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, a squire named Dunk picks up the sword and shield of his dead master and enters a tournament to begin his career as a knight. But ‘Ser Duncan’ has much to learn about this world of knights and nobles, and as he attempts to find a sponsor who will allow him to enter the tournament, he makes friends and enemies readily. Dunk is a capable fighter and has a strong sense of honor, but is that enough for him to become a true knight in the eyes of the others. or is he just a young man living a delusion and putting those he knows in grave danger? Adapted from the popular novella by George R. R. Martin, this special hardcover edition of THE HEDGE KNIGHT celebrates the original graphic novel, which was beloved by fans and critics alike for its deep storytelling and breathtaking visuals – so much so that the first edition it became one of the bestselling graphic novels of 2004!
164PGS./Rated T+ .$19.99
ITEM CODE: – New FOC: 11/2 – New On Sale: 12/6
ICON COMICS
CRIMINAL #3
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Art by SEAN PHILLIPS
Top Ten writer Ed Brubaker (Daredevil, Cap, Uncanny X-Men) and best-selling Marvel Zombies artist Sean Phillips’ CRIMINAL is the hottest creator-owned debut of the year, and the third part of their acclaimed first arc, “Coward” shows you why critics are already hailing it as the best new comic of the year! The heist has fallen to pieces, and Leo and Greta are hiding out, waiting for the smoke to clear. But they have half the take with them, and their “friends” are not happy about that. So while Leo helps Greta heal from her injuries, they plot their next move, knowing any wrong step could mean death for them and the people they care about.
Bonus — CRIMINAL promises more content than the average comic, with each issue packed from cover to cover with content, featuring a full length continuing story, as well as back-up stories and articles and DVD-style behind the scenes extras.
32 pages/no ads/Mature Content…$2.99
KABUKI: REFLECTIONS #7
Written by DAVID MACK
Art & Cover by DAVID MACK
This square-bound volume acts as a tie-in to the documentary on THE ALCHEMY OF ART: DAVID MACK DVD from Herovideoproductions.com, offered in the Video/DVD section of this month’s Previews. REFLECTIONS #7 includes details and commentary on the never-before-seen stories, and handmade books and paintings, from the DVD. Also featuring step-by-step art techniques, and loads of art and extras you’ve never seen before. Ever wonder how David Mack does his artwork? How his pages and covers go from sketches and drawings to finished art? How he uses models, and figure drawings? It’s all in here!
48 PGS./Rated T+ …$5.99
OFFERED AGAIN: KABUKI #1-7 (including Alex Maleev, Adam Hughes, Mike Mignola & Jae Lee covers) & REFLECTIONS #5-6.
POWERS: THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION VOL. 2 HC
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Art & Cover by MICHAEL AVON OEMING
Following hot on the heels of the FIRST-EVER POWERS HARDCOVER comes – wait for it – THE SECOND POWERS
HARDCOVER…EVER. It’s a hardcover collection of the entire second year of POWERS in chronological order! The first three epic POWERS stories, issues #12-24, are presented in order of publication – remastered, redesigned and reformatted! Also featuring all the POWERS bonus features you’ve come to know and love: sketchwork, scripts, interviews, galleries, original designs and another POWERS Best of the Letter Column, Year Two! This is the most celebrated year of this award-winning title! A must-have for your comic library!
488 PGS./Explicit Content …$29.99
ISBN: 0-7851-2440-3
Trim size: oversized
POWERS is TM & © 2006 Jinxworld Inc. All Rights Reserved.
MARVEL HARDCOVERS
AVENGERS DISASSEMBLED HC
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by DAVID FINCH
Cover by DAVID FINCH
The powerhouse team of Brian Michael Bendis and David Finch take on Earth’s Mightiest Heroes! It begins with the return of a team member thought dead – and by the time it’s over, everything you know about the Avengers will have changed! The event that rocked the entirety of the Marvel Universe and set the stage for New Avengers is presented here for the first time as a deluxe, oversize hardcover with all-new extras! Collects AVENGERS #500-503 and the AVENGERS FINALE.
184 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99
ISBN: 0-7851-2294-X
Trim size: Oversized
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE AVENGERS VOL. 6
Written by ROY THOMAS
Penciled by JOHN BUSCEMA, DON HECK & WERNER ROTH
Cover by JOHN BUSCEMA
Get ready for Earth’s Mightiest Heroes matched with two of comics’ mightiest talents, Roy Thomas and John Buscema, as the Marvel Masterworks take you on a trip through one of the most stellar creative periods in Avengers’ history! This baby’s full to the brim with an amazing array watershed Avengers moments—the Black Panther joins the team, a pitched battle between the Avengers and the X-Men, the debut of the new Masters of Evil, the details behind Cap’s fateful battle with Baron Zemo, a reality-bending battle between the current Avengers and the original Avengers, and the first appearance of the evil Ultron-5! Oh, and don’t worry, we didn’t forget—it all closes out on one heck of a high note with the first-ever appearance of the Vision and one of the most famous stories in all of Marveldom, “Even an Android Can Cry”. Bring your tissues, True Believer, ’cause this one’s gonna get ya right there.
Collecting AVENGERS (Vol. 1) #51-58, ANNUAL #2 & X-MEN (Vol. 1) #45
256 PGS./All Ages …$49.99
ISBN: 0-7851-2079-3
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE AVENGERS VOL. 6 – VARIANT EDITION VOL. 70
256 PGS./All Ages …$54.99
ISBN: 0-7851-2080-7
MARVEL VISIONARIES: JOHN BUSCEMA HC
Written by STAN LEE, ROY THOMAS, GERRY CONWAY, MARV WOLFMAN, LEN WEIN, ROGER STERN, CHRIS CLAREMONT & OTHERS
Penciled by JOHN BUSCEMA
Cover by JOHN BUSCEMA
The Incredible Hulk, the devastating Dragon Man, the epic end of the gods themselves…none of it was too much for Big John! One of comicdom’s most acclaimed creators takes center stage in this genre-spanning gathering of greats! Nick Fury vs. Hydra! Thor vs. the Silver Surfer! The origins of Wolverine and Dracula! The twilight of the Masters of Evil! Includes crime, horror, romance and western work from the pre-Marvel era! Plus: rare Silver Surfer stories unseen for decades! Collects CRIME FIGHTERS #4; STRANGE TALES #22 & #150; TALES TO ASTONISH #85-87; AVENGERS #41-42, #75-76, #277 & ANNUAL #2; SILVER SURFER #4; MY LOVE #2; FANTASTIC FOUR #111-112; THOR #200; DRACULA LIVES #3; MARVEL SPOTLIGHT #30; WOLVERINE #10; and MARVEL SHADOWS & LIGHT #3.
368 PGS./Rated T+ …$34.99
ISBN: 0-7851-2161-7
Trim size: oversized
RUNAWAYS VOL. 2 HC
Written by BRIAN K. VAUGHAN
Penciled by TAKESHI MIYAZAWA, ADRIAN ALPHONA & SKOTTIE YOUNG
All New Cover by ADRIAN ALPHONA
This deluxe hardcover collects RUNAWAYS VOLS. 5-6, plus extras. In TRUE BELIEVERS, it’s an all-new beginning for the book that Wizard calls “the best original concept from Marvel in thirty years!” When a group of teenagers discovers that their parents are actually super-villains, they run away from home…but that’s only step one! Now that the evil Pride is gone, nearly every bad guy in the Marvel Universe is trying to fill the power vacuum in Los Angeles, and the Runaways are the only heroes who can stop them! Plus: What does a mysterious new team of young heroes want with the Runaways, and which fan-favorite Marvel characters are part of this group? And in ESCAPE TO NEW YORK, the Runaways embark on a coast-to-coast adventure, guest-starring Cloak and Dagger AND the New Avengers! When Cloak is accused of a crime he didn’t commit by the heroes of New York City, the vigilante is forced to turn to the teenage Runaways for help. This story will take our teens to a place they’ve never been: NYC! Collects RUNAWAYS (VOL. 2) #1-12 and the Runaways/X-Men team-up from FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2006.
312 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99
ISBN: 0-7851-2358-X
Trim size: oversized
PUNISHER MAX: FROM FIRST TO LAST HC
Written by GARTH ENNIS
Penciled by JOHN SEVERIN, LEWIS LAROSA & RICHARD CORBEN
Cover by TIM BRADSTREET
Collecting three deadly one-shots! THE TYGER: Long before he waged a one-man vendetta against organized crime, long before he was young lieutenant waging war in the jungles of ‘Nam, Frank Castle was a 10-year-old boy growing up on the mean streets of Brooklyn. When a classmate commits suicide in the aftermath of an unspeakable act, young Frank uncovers a secret dark enough to blacken the purest of hearts. Thus begins his first journey on the road that will eventually turn him into the man known as the Punisher, a journey that will bring him face to face with the Tyger: a creature not made by God, but just as vital to the world as anything He created. THE CELL: From the darkest bowels of Riker’s prison, the old men preside over their empire. Nothing goes down without their say-so; no one draws a breath without their permission. And when a riot explodes, they need only fortify their defenses and ride it out. But someone else is weaving his way through the bloodstained halls, their newest neighbor: Frank Castle. THE END: Legendary artist Richard Corben joins definitive Punisher writer Garth Ennis for Frank Castle’s last stand! In a world gone mad, the Punisher just might be the sanest man on Earth. Now he’s heading home, to the place it all began, and heaven help anyone who stands in his path. Collects PUNISHER: THE TYGER, PUNISHER: THE CELL, PUNISHER: THE END.
152 PGS./Mature/Explicit Content …$19.99
ISBN: 0-7851-2276-1
Trim size: oversized
SUPREME POWER VOL. 2 HC
Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Penciled by GARY FRANK & DAN JURGENS
Cover by GARY FRANK
This deluxe hardcover collects SUPREME POWER VOL. 3: HIGH COMMAND and SUPREME POWER: HYPERION, plus extras. In HIGH COMMAND, Hyperion, the Blur and Nighthawk — in their first adventure as the newly formed Squadron — have a long-overdue showdown with the super-powered serial killer who’s been terrorizing the nation! But will they live long enough to stop him? Plus: What does the most powerful being on the planet do when he finds out he’s been manipulated, and that his whole life is practically a lie? How will Hyperion react, and what does that mean for the rest of humanity – and the government that’s organized these deceitful machinations? And in HYPERION, Mark Milton suddenly finds himself both alone and hunted now that the world knows his dark secret. Four new super-powered individuals – each based on a character from the original Squadron Supreme — are after his hide, and they’ve got the will and means to take him down! Collects SUPREME POWER #13-18 and SUPREME POWER: HYPERION #1-5.
264 PGS./Explicit Content …$29.99
ISBN: 0-7851-2133-1
Trim size: oversized
SUPREME POWER VOL. 1 HC STILL AVAILABLE!
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WOLVERINE BY CLAREMONT & MILLER PREMIERE HC
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT
Penciled by FRANK MILLER & PAUL SMITH
Cover by FRANK MILLER
The master of mutants joins the master of ninjas in Wolverine’s first solo series – replete with romance, intrigue and mayhem! Our beleaguered berserker’s in Japan on a mission of the heart, if he can survive the Hand first! Plus: the introduction of everyone’s favorite riotous ronin, Yukio! Collects WOLVERINE #1-4, plus Uncanny X-Men # 172-172.
144 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 0-7851-2329-6
Trim size: standard
WOLVERINE BY CLAREMONT & MILLER PREMIERE HC – VARIANT EDITION VOL. 3
144 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 0-7851-2572-8
MOON KNIGHT VOL. 1: THE BOTTOM PREMIERE HC
Written by CHARLIE HUSTON
Pencils & Cover by DAVID FINCH
The Fist of Khonshu is back and badder than ever, courtesy of acclaimed novelist Charlie Huston (Caught Stealing, Six Bad Things) and red-hot, fan-favorite artist David Finch (NEW AVENGERS). Collects MOON KNIGHT #1-6.
152 PGS./Parental Advisory …$19.99
ISBN: 0-7851-2186-2
Trim size: standard
MOON KNIGHT VOL.1: THE BOTTOM PREMIERE HC VARIANT
152 PGS./PARENTAL ADVISORY…$19.99
ISBN: 0-7851-2542-6
MARVEL DIGESTS
SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE VOL. 2: THE NEW GIRL DIGEST
Written by SEAN MCKEEVER
Penciled by VALENTINE DE LANDRO & TAKESHI MIYAZAWA
Cover by TAKESHI MIYAZAWA
There’s a new girl at Midtown High. Her name’s Gwen Stacy, and she has her sights set on Peter Parker! What’s a lovesick Mary Jane to do? Plus: Mary Jane Watson wasn’t always the girl she is today. How did she become the sort of person to push her problems away rather than face them? And how is it that Peter Parker, Spider-Man and Spidey’s origin itself all play pivotal roles? See the birth of the greatest modern super hero like you’ve never seen it before!
Collects SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE #6-10.
120 PGS./All Ages …$7.99
ISBN: 0-7851-2265-6
SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE VOL. 1: SUPER CRUSH DIGEST STILL AVAILABLE!
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MARVEL GRAPHIC NOVELS
X-MEN: DEADLY GENESIS TPB
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Penciled by TREVOR HAIRSINE
Cover by MARC SILVESTRI
What happens when the skeletons in your closet finally break down the door and come looking for you? The X-Men are about to find out! In the wake of the tragic events of HOUSE OF M, the mutant community is in turmoil, and the X-Men are bearing the brunt of this New World Order. Amid the chaos, a new enemy awakens, one whose very existence will haunt the founding members of the X-Men like nothing has before. Who is this new threat? How is he tied to Professor X’s darkest secret? Cyclops, Wolverine and the others must find out soon, before they and those closest to them go mad! X-MEN: DEADLY GENESIS, by Wizard Top Ten creators Ed Brubaker and Trevor Hairsine, is a mysterious blend of horror and super-heroics, as well as a celebration of the 30th anniversary of GIANT SIZE X-MEN #1, that will have X-Men fans talking for years to come! Collects X-MEN: DEADLY GENESIS #1-6.
200 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 0-7851-1830-6
NEW X-MEN: CHILDHOOD’S END VOL. 3 TPB
Written by CRAIG KYLE & CHRISTOPHER YOST
Penciled by PACO MEDINA & DUNCAN ROULEAU
Cover by PACO MEDINA
The New X-Men have been killed, blown up and absolutely decimated. Now, they’re on the offensive! But after all they’ve been through, will they have the strength to defeat their toughest enemy yet? Hey, maybe the New Avengers could help! Collects NEW X-MEN #28-31.
96 PGS./Rated T+ …$10.99
ISBN: 0-7851-2025-4
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WOLVERINE: ORIGINS & ENDINGS TPB
Written by DANIEL WAY
Art by JAVIER SALTARES & MARK TEXEIRA
Cover by JOE QUESADA
Left shaken at ground zero after the cataclysmic events of HOUSE OF M, Logan has no choice but to soldier on, as he done so many times before — but has the burden now become too great? In his lifetime, Logan has been both a hero and a villain, a player and a pawn…but what is he? Don’t miss out on the beginning of an epic more than a century in the making. Collects WOLVERINE #36-40.
128 PGS./Parental Advisory …$13.99
ISBN: 0-7851-1979-5
MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS: WOLVERINE VOL. 4 TPB
Written by DWIGHT ZIMMERMAN & HOWARD MACKIE
Penciled by PAUL RYAN & MARK TEXEIRA
Cover by ROB LIEFELD
The mayhem-loving mutant faces occult intrigue against Abdul Alhazred, while fallout from the Acts of Vengeance brings him face to facelessness with the ninjas of Deathwatch! Wolverine does it again, and he does it the best! Guest-starring Ghost Rider! Collects MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS #62-71.
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ISBN: 0-7851-2066-1
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HEROES REBORN: AVENGERS TPB
Written by ROB LIEFELD, JIM VALENTINO, JEPH LOEB & WALT SIMONSON
Penciled by ROB LIEFELD, JOE PHILLIPS, JOE BENNETT & AL RIO
Cover by ROB LIEFELD
Cap, Thor, the Vision, Hawkeye, Hellcat, Mantis and more: The Avengers lineup is both new AND classic on an Earth that hits them with villains as fast as they can assemble! Revised versions of Ultron, the Radioactive Man, the Grim Reaper and many more prove their mastery of evil against Reborn Earth’s mightiest heroes! Plus, the Heroes Reborn Universe only got a piece of the Hulk – but, darn it, it may still be more than it can handle! Guest-starring Nick Fury and the
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336 PGS./Rated A …$29.99
ISBN: 0-7851-2337-7
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THOR: BLOOD OATH TPB
Written by MICHAEL AVON OEMING
Penciled by SCOTT KOLINS
Cover by SCOTT KOLINS
Travel back in Marvel history for a classic Thor adventure! Stepping out of the past of the glorious days of Kirby, Lee and Buscema, THOR: BLOOD OATH presents Thor in his prime, with your favorite cast — including Odin, Balder, the Warriors Three and more! The Warriors Three are put on trial for murder. Standing beside his brothers-in-arms, Thor ties himself to their fate, as they are sent on an impossible journey by the Giants to pay their “weird” a blood price for the killing of a Giant’s son. Thor and his three allies will journey across the lands, through Greece, Midgard, Asia and Africa, and clash with gods, monsters, the dead and occasionally each other! Collects THOR : BLOOD OATH #1-6.
144 PGS./Rated T+ …$14.99
ISBN: 0-7851-1852-7
WHAT IF? CLASSIC VOL. 3 TPB
Written by GARY FRIEDRICH, DON GLUT, MARV WOLFMAN, DOUG MOENCH, STEVEN GRANT & PETER GILLIS.
Penciled by HERB TRIMPE, JOHN BUSCEMA, WALT SIMONSON,
CARMINE INFANTINO, ROSS ANDRU, GEORGE PEREZ, RICK HOBERG,
TOM SUTTON & PAT BRODERICK.
Cover by GENE COLAN
It’s alternate-Earth anarchy as Doctor Strange, Captain Marvel, Ghost Rider, Spider-Woman, Nova and Shang-Chi are turned against humanity when fate is tossed a twist by that infamous question mark! Plus: The Howling Commandos fight for Earth, and Spider-Man fights for…ratings!? Featuring the Fantastic Four, Daredevil and Hellstorm! Collects WHAT IF? #14-15 and #17-20.
216 PGS./All Ages …$24.99
ISBN: 0-7851-2081-5
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WHAT IF? CLASSIC VOL. 2…$24.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-1843-8)
CAPTAIN AMERICA AND THE FALCON: NOMAD TPB
Written by STEVE ENGLEHART & JOHN WARNER
Penciled by SAL BUSCEMA, FRANK ROBBINS & HERB TRIMPE
Cover by GIL KANE
Disillusioned by government corruption, Steve Rogers lays down uniform and shield — but it’s not as easy to set aside half a lifetime of heroics, so a new legend is born: Nomad, the man without a country? But who will take up the forsaken red-white-and-blue, and what will it cost him to hold onto it? Boss Morgan, the Viper and the Red Skull are on hand with enough villainy for any hero, old or new! Plus: the origin of the Falcon! Guest-starring Nick Fury and the agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.! Collects CAPTAIN AMERICA AND THE FALCON #177-186.
192 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99
ISBN: 0-7851-2197-8
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$19.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-1836-5)
STAR BRAND CLASSIC VOL. 1 TPB
Written by JIM SHOOTER
Penciled by JOHN ROMITA JR.
Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
A New Universe is born as Pittsburgh mechanic Ken Connell is gifted with the strange superhuman abilities of the Star Brand! As he struggles to come to grips with his newfound powers in an all-too-real world without super heroes, Ken battles terrorists and paranormals, survives a point-blank nuclear explosion, blows up a mountain on the moon…and single-handedly attacks Libya! Collects STAR BRAND #1-7.
176 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 0-7851-2352-0
ESSENTIAL DEFENDERS VOL. 2 TPB
Written by LEN WEIN, CHRIS CLAREMONT, STEVE GERBER,
BILL MANTLO, MARY SKRENES, TONY ISABELLA, JIM STARLIN,
DON MCGREGOR, ROGER SLIFER, GERRY CONWAY & SCOTT EDELMAN
Penciled by SAL BUSCEMA, KLAUS JANSON, VINCE COLLETTA, MIKE ESPOSITO, FRANK GIACOIA, JOHN TARTAGLIONE, SAM GRAINGER, JIM MOONEY, GIL KANE, JIM STARLIN, DAN ADKINS, DON NEWTON, DON HECK
Cover by GIL KANE
There’s nothing the non-team can’t handle when mutants, gods, demons and miscreants of the 1950s all get their crack at the sensational super heroes of the seventies! With Luke Cage! The Guardians of the Galaxy! The Son of Satan vs. the Sons of the Serpent! Brain transplants, foreign intrigue and the tumultuous terror of Tapping Tommy! Daredevil, Yellowjacket, Bambi! And introducing…an Elf!? Featuring the first appearance of the ever-reliable Wrecking Crew! Collects DEFENDERS #15-39 and
GIANT-SIZE DEFENDERS #1-5.
616 PGS./Rated T+ …$16.99
ISBN: 0-7851-2150-1
ESSENTIAL DEFENDERS VOL. 1 TPB STILL AVAILABLE!
$16.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-1547-1)
ESSENTIAL OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE – UPDATE 89 VOL. 1 TPB
Written by PETER SANDERSON, PETER WOHL, MARCUS MCLAURIN, GLENN HERDLING & LEN KAMINSKI
Penciled by VARIOUS
Cover by RON FRENZ
Origins and updates of the eighties’ elite in one easy installment! Trace major revisions to major characters such as Archangel and Vision, the Red Skull and S.H.I.E.L.D., the Hulk and Hobgoblin – and who knows who else! Featuring the debut stats of
Apocalypse, Sinister, Venom and more! Plus: Marvel’s first go-round of profiles for herodom’s best supporting casts! Collects OFFICAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNVIERSE – UPDATE ‘89 #1-8.
496 PGS./Rated A …$16.99
ISBN: 0-7851-1937-X
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ESSENTIAL OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE – DELUXE EDITION VOL. 3 – $16.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-1936-1)
MARVEL POSTERS
DARK TOWER DOOR POSTER
Art by JAE LEE
55×20 Color Poster…$12.99
Final Order Cut-off 11/21/06 (On-Sale 12/13/06)
NEW AVENGERS ILLUMINATI POSTER
Art by JIM CHEUNG
24X36 Color Poster…$6.99
Final Order Cut-off 11/9/06 (On-Sale 11/29/06)
MARVEL FLIP MAGAZINES!
MARVEL ADVENTURES FLIP MAGAZINE #20
MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #20
MARVEL ADVENTURES
FANTASTIC FOUR #16
MASKED MARVEL #2
72 PGS./All Ages …$4.99
MARVEL HEROES FLIP MAGAZINE #20
NEW AVENGERS #20
YOUNG AVENGERS #7
HOUSE OF M #8 (PART 3)
72 PGS./All Ages …$4.99
MARVEL SELECT FLIP MAGAZINE #20
ASTONISHING X-MEN #14
NEW X-MEN: ACADEMY X #15
HOUSE OF M #8 (PART 2)
72 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
MARVEL TALES FLIP MAGAZINE #19
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #48
RUNAWAYS #13
HOUSE OF M #8 (PART 1)
72 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
ULTIMATE MARVEL FLIP MAGAZINE #20
ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #20
ULTIMATE X- MEN #20
ULTIMATE MARVEL TEAM-UP #5 (PART 1)
72 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
ULTIMATE TALES FLIP MAGAZINE #20
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #38-39
ULTIMATE MARVEL TEAM-UP #5 (PART 2)
72 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
MARVEL PREVIEWS #39
Each issue of MARVEL PREVIEWS is a comic-book-sized, 112-page, glossy full-color guide to all of Marvel’s upcoming releases! Marvel Previews also includes special previews of upcoming or sold-out projects.
104 PGS./MARVEL T+…JUST $0.99!
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IN STORES 11/22/06!
