MARVEL PREVIEWS #94 (JUN11) FEAR ITSELF #5 (OF 7) Written by MATT FRACTION Penciled by STUART IMMONEN Cover by STEVE McNIVEN Variant Cover by STUART IMMONEN Variant Cover by BILLY TAN The blockbuster Marvel event of the year continues! Thor. Hulk. Thing. The fight to end all fights. And while it rages, the Serpent's forces deal Captain America a blow not even he can withstand. 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99 FEAR ITSELF: FEARSOME FOUR #3 (OF 4) Written by BRANDON MONTCLARE Penciled by RYAN BODENHEIM with HENRY FLINT Cover by MICHAEL KALUTA FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN WHAT’S OLD IS NEW AGAIN! The fan-favorite New Fantastic Four team-up of Spider-Man, Wolverine, Hulk and Ghost Rider emerge from the shadows! Where did these flashes of the super-hero past come from? Only the Psycho-Man knows! With Man-Thing counting down to a full-scale meltdown, and ever more frightful characters converging on the living time bomb, how can the Fearsome Four stop the madness?? Plus, our guest artist spotlights on this oddball team continue with Eagle Award winner Henry Flint showing us just how sensational She-Hulk can be! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 FEAR ITSELF: WOLVERINE #2 (OF 3) Written by SETH PECK Penciled by ROLAND BOSCHI Cover by JORGE MOLINA FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN! What else is there to fear but FEAR ITSELF? A nuclear-bomb-equipped Hellicarrier stolen by a terrorist sleeper cell and docked over New York City is probably a good candidate. Wolverine and Melita race against the clock to shut down STRIKE before STRIKE takes out half of the city! 32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99 AVENGERS #16 Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Penciled by JOHN ROMITA JR. Cover by ALAN DAVIS FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN! Amidst the ashes of what is left of the Marvel Universe and?during the bombastic battles throughout New York, a new Avengers romance blossoms. 32 PGS./Rated A …$3.99 JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #626 Written by KIERON GILLEN Penciled by DOUG BRAITHWAITE Cover by STEPHANIE HANS FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN! Loki has assembled his team for his secret mission in the shadow of FEAR ITSELF. Now, he just needs his equipment. Is there anyone Loki won't won't turn to get the power he needs? SPOILERS: No, probably not. The question has to be whether the young boy has the guile to survive turning to them, and whether the promises he makes to secure the chance of a tomorrow will only ensure that the tomorrow will see Asgard as black as a cinder. 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #507 Written by MATT FRACTION Art & Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN! The heroes’ darkest hour is at hand, and Tony Stark gets to work turning the tide of FEAR ITSELF. And as if things weren't grim enough – RESCUE engages HAMMER INDUSTRIES in the ruins of Paris as one of the Serpent's avatars goes on the hunt… 32 PGS./Rated A …$3.99 ALPHA FLIGHT #3 (OF 8) Written by FRED VAN LENTE & GREG PAK Penciled by DALE EAGLESHAM Cover by PHIL JIMENEZ Variant Cover by DALE EAGLESHAM FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN! HEROES ON THE LAM! Having escaped imprisonment at the hands of the corrupt Unity Party, Alpha Flight find themselves hunted by the government they’d sworn to protect. Outmanned and outgunned, the Flight decide to go guerilla, but what will they do once the government raises the stakes by revealing their leverage against the team, including Northstar’s boyfriend and the child of Guardian and Vindicator held hostage?! Marvel Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente, along with legendary artist Dale Eaglesham, continue their revival of fan favorite Alpha Flight in this pulse-pounding issue! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 FEAR ITSELF: THE DEEP #3 (OF 4) Written by CULLEN BUNN Pencils & Cover by LEE GARBETT FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN! In the midst of FEAR ITSELF, anything goes! Just as the unlikely team of Namor, Dr. Strange, the Silver Surfer, the Savage She-Hulk, and Loa band together, they’re torn apart by a nightmare from the depths. And now each of these heroes must face an almost unstoppable enemy--and crushing fear--alone! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 FEAR ITSELF: YOUTH IN REVOLT #4 (OF 7) Written by SEAN MCKEEVER Penciled by MIKE NORTON Cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN! Sometimes, all it can take is a single moment. A moment that can irrevocably change the course of everything. It can spark innovation, or destroy worlds, or shake a person to their very core. For Gravity, that moment has come, and this is what he intends to do about it... 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 FEAR ITSELF: THE HOME FRONT #5 (of 7) Written by CHRISTOS GAGE, FRED VAN LENTE, HOWARD CHAYKIN & SIMON SPURRIER Penciled by MIKE MAYHEW, ALESSANDRO VITTI, HOWARD CHAYKIN & JASON LATOUR Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN! Surrounded by tragedy on all sides, Speedball can either succumb to despair...or find the antidote to fear amid the horrors of war. But even if he finds it, one question remains: can the means used to sow fear throughout the world also be used to spread hope? The teen analogues of your favorite Avengers -- X-23, Spider-Girl, Power Man and Thunderstrike -- find themselves stranded on a weird island in the middle of the Pacific. Is it their greatest fears come to life ... or the birth of a powerful new super team? PLUS: Trouble is brewing out West as the effects of Fear Itself have neighbors at each others’ throats…and American Eagle is caught in the crosshairs! 40 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99 FEAR ITSELF POSTER BOOK Cover by STUART IMMONEN FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN! Thirty-six fear-inducing posters from Marvel’s latest and greatest event! 72 PGS./Rated A …$6.99 GHOST RIDER #2 Written by ROB WILLIAMS Penciled by MATTHEW CLARK Cover by ADAM KUBERT FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN! The new Spirit of Vengeance has taken on The Serpent's first avatar,?SIN and held her own in battle. What does the mysterious Adam have planned for the Spirit next and is it cause for humanity's salvation or?eternal damnation? Meanwhile, Johnny Blaze is shown a vision of the future that confirms his worst fears regarding the new Ghost Rider. Can he take on his successor armed only with a shotgun and a really cool old-school motorbike? 32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99 AVENGERS ACADEMY #17 & #18 Written by CHRISTOS GAGE Pencils by SEAN CHEN (#17) & TOM RANEY (#18) Covers by BILLY TAN FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN! Trapped in the Infinite Mansion with murderous demigods, the heroes-in-training of Avengers Academy must do the?unthinkable...or die! Is this the issue where the students choose evil? Find out as August delivers two issues of the series that IGN calls “the under-appreciated gem of the Avengers franchise.” 32 PGS. (each)/Rated A …$2.99 (each) NEW AVENGERS #15 Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Pencils & Cover by MIKE DEODATO FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN! With Avengers Mansion under siege and the Avengers scattered all over the globe, super nanny Squirrel Girl is forced to protect the Cage/Jones baby with everything she has! 32 PGS./Rated A …$3.99 HERC #6 Written by FRED VAN LENTE & GREG PAK Penciled by NEIL EDWARDS Cover by GREG HORN FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN! De-powered, abandoned by those closest to him and cast away in a twisted, nightmarish version of his new home of Brooklyn, Hercules prepares for to make his stand against Kyknos, son of his immortal enemy Ares, and Hecate, the villainous goddess of witchcraft. Will strength and heart alone be enough to overcome his seemingly insurmountable obstacles, or will this be the final, fatal trial of Hercules? Star writers Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente team up with ace artist Neil Edwards to bring the closing chapter to Hercules versus FEAR ITSELF. 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 Cover art previously solicited as Issue #5 Cover. BLACK PANTHER: THE MAN WITHOUT FEAR #522 Written by DAVID LISS Penciled by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA Cover by PATRICK ZIRCHER FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN! As the mayhem of the Worthy engulfs Manhattan, the?American Panther makes his move to take control of the city! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 HULK #38 Written by JEFF PARKER Penciled by ELENA CASAGRANDE Cover by CARLO PAGULAYAN FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN! Who will be left standing as two of Marvel’s Mightiest go head to head? Red Hulk’s big brawlin’ battle with the hammer-wielding Thing comes to its bone-bashing, fist-smashing, mind-crashing conclusion! It’s a fight like nothing ever seen before, and no one walks away unscathed! Even the all-new M.O.D.O.K. may learn a thing or two before it’s all over! Written by Hulk’s master penman Jeff Parker and drawn by the dynamic Elena Casagrande, this is an issue not to be missed! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 HEROES FOR HIRE #10 Written by DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING Penciled by KYLE HOTZ Cover by JAY ANACLETO & BRIAN HABERLIN FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN! Manhattan’s in flames and while some of the Heroes For Hire fight to control the apocalyptic situation, others are fighting each other at the command of a threat they — and you — never saw coming! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 THUNDERBOLTS #161 & #162 Written by JEFF PARKER Penciled by DECLAN SHALVEY Covers by J.S. ROSSBACH FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN! Juggernaut has brought destruction to the American Midwest. His team- the alpha squad of the Thunderbolts – have caught the full fury of Cain Marko joined to the ancient force of The Serpent. It all comes down to this! A stand has to be taken and the worst threats of a lost age will face the worst threats of today- the combined squads of the THUNDERBOLTS! It's a major battle with major upheaval as members are transformed completely and others will reveal secret agendas-- and betray their team. This explosive finale will change the Thunderbolts in profound ways, and turn old friends into bitter enemies. Don't miss it! 32 PGS. (each)/Rated T+ …$2.99 (each) FEAR ITSELF: FELLOWSHIP OF FEAR Written by VARIOUS Select Character Artwork by GUS VAZQUEZ Cover by PATRICK SCHERBERGER A companion to FEAR ITSELF, bringing you up to speed on all things frightening! Handbook profiles for characters that thrive on fear (Dreamqueen! Fear-Eaters! Fear-Lords! The Darkforce Dimension’s Predator! Shock/Ariel Trennmore! The Golden Age’s Dr. Fear!), events that have terrified (Chaos War! The Gauntlet! Second Coming! Kang Dynasty! Shadowland!) and one of the main architects of FEAR ITSELF: Sin/Red Skull! Also featuring a map tracing recent events that have terrified Marvel’s denizens and mini-profiles providing the basics on the six characters chosen as hammer wielders! 32 PGS./Sourcebook/Rated T+ …$3.99 UNCANNY X-MEN #542 Written by KIERON GILLEN Pencils & Cover by GREG LAND FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN! The situation is becoming increasingly clear: there is literally nothing which can avert Juggernaut is marching step by step towards Utopia. However, an offer by the Serpent's servant puts human and mutant at each others' throats. In the third part of the epic Fear Itself confrontation, the enemy within is as big a threat as the enemy without. The clock is ticking. And for one X-Man, it's already too late. 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99 FEAR ITSELF: DEADPOOL #3 (OF 3) Written by CHRISTOPHER HASTINGS Penciled by BONG DAZO Cover by RYAN STEGMAN FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN! Memo to Deadpool: next time you gussy up a loser villain so you can beat him easily and scam people out of their hard earned money, make sure you don’t accidentally actually make him more powerful than you. Of course, that assumes you’ll be willing to show your face after getting beaten by the now-unstoppable-but-still-incredibly-lame Walrus. Deadpool puts the hammer down and drives home the most irreverent tie-in of the year! 32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99 FEAR ITSELF: UNCANNY X-FORCE #2 (OF 3) Written by ROB WILLIAMS Pencils & Cover by SIMONE BIANCHI FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN! With the events of FEAR ITSELF causing worldwide panic, Jonathan Standish and his cell of rogue Purifiers look to take their murderous mission to the next level. Believing superheroes have brought about the end of the world, just how many innocents can these Purifiers kill? How many 'souls' can they save from the devil? And where will they strike next? If ever there was a group worthy of X-Force's lethal talents, this is it. But is there a grain of truth hidden in Standish's askew thinking? 32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99 NEW MUTANTS #29 & #30 Written by ANDY LANNING Pencils & Cover by DAVID LAFUENTE FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN! The New Mutants fight the scariest beings you never knew existed! The events of Fear Itself aren’t confined to our reality so when strange forces take Hel over from its ruler Hela, it’s up to Dani Moonstar to fulfill her role as Valkyrie and save the day. Her teammates are afraid of what will happen if Dani does this alone, but will they abandon the X-Men as Juggernaut destroys San Francisco? 32 PGS. (each)/Rated T+ …$2.99 (each) ULTIMATE FALLOUT #4-6 (OF 6) Written by BRIAN BENDIS, JONATHAN HICKMAN & NICK SPENCER Art by MARK BAGLEY, SARA PICHELLI, SALVADOR LAROCCA, BILLY TAN & CLAYTON CRAIN Issue #4 Cover by MARK BAGLEY Issue #5 Cover by ADAM KUBERT Issue #6 Cover by BRYAN HITCH Issue #4-6 Variant Covers by MARKO DJURDJEVIC What will become of Captain America? Where have all the X-Men gone? And what is up with the new Spider-Man suit? Don’t miss the final chapters of one of the most talked about Ultimate events ever. 32 PGS. (each)/Rated T+…$3.99 (each) ULTIMATE COMICS HAWKEYE #1 (OF 4) Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN Art by RAFA SANDOVAL Cover by KAARE ANDREWS Variant Cover by ADAM KUBERT Variant Cover by NEAL ADAMS Hawkeye’s back in a bad way. Armed and dangerous, Clint Barton is tasked with his most perilous mission yet. And what he discovers will reverberate in the entire Ultimate Universe. 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99 ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #1 Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN Art by ESAD RIBIC Cover by KAARE ANDREWS Variant Cover by ESAD RIBIC The Republic Is Burning. The next era has begun. As our heroes struggle to find their place in the world, the The Ultimates face game-changing threats even they can’t handle. And with the heart of the team missing in action, the country’s last stand of defense may be on its last legs. Critically acclaimed writer Jonathan Hickman (Fantastic Four, FF, Secret Warriors) and superstar artist Esad Ribic (Uncanny X-Force) drive the Ultimates into new and deadly?territory! The series we’ve all been waiting for! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #667 Written by DAN SLOTT Pencils & Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS FF Anniversary Variant by Stephanie Hans THE SPIDER-MAN EVENT OF THE DECADE BEGINS! Start Webbing The News! New York City’s Infestation is complete and eight million people are plagued! As someone near to Peter Parker’s life reveals their spider-abilities, the brilliantly fearsome Jackal rises from the past and begins organizing an army of Spider-powered soldiers. Spider-Man isn’t the only hero affected as the threat goon grows bigger than any one Fantastically Friendly Neighborhood Avenger can handle. Best-selling Spidey creators Dan Slott and Humberto Ramos spin a Spider-epic that turns Peter Parker’s BIG TIME into a BIG MESS. Bad romance, death-defying violence and one man facing his FINAL fearsome destiny… this one’s got it all! Simply put, pal….YOU NEED THIS! 32 PGS./Rated A …$3.99 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #668 Written by DAN SLOTT Pencils & Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS "Spider-Island" PART TWO—Spider-powered New York citizens! Spider-powered criminals! And Peter Parker fighting alongside Manhattan biggest super heroes—as Peter Parker? The most sensational spider-ific summer event continues! 32 PGS./Rated A …$3.99 SPIDER-ISLAND: CLOAK & DAGGER #1 (OF 3) Written by NICK SPENCER Penciled by EMMA RIOS Cover by MIKE CHOI SPIDER-ISLAND TIE IN! The fan-favorite, critically acclaimed team of Nick Spencer?(IRON MAN 2.0) and Emma Rios (OSBORN) answers the overwhelming demands of readers, and puts the beloved heroes Cloak & Dagger back in action…in SPIDER-ISLAND! Everyday citizens fall prey to a mysterious infestation, and Manhattan is quarantined! Cloak & Dagger are at the front line, in the streets. Thousands of people are gifted with great power…and it’s a disaster! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 SPIDER-ISLAND: THE AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #1 (OF 3) Written by PAUL TOBIN Penciled by PEPE LARRAZ Cover by PATRICK ZIRCHER Spider-Girl's powers are back! But she's not the only new web-slinger in Manhattan, and Spider-Girl's oldest and deadliest foes, the spider-hating Society of Wasps, have declared a WAR ON SPIDER ISLAND. Can even Spider-Girl's new powers save her against an entire army of Hunter Wasps? And why does Spider-Girl find herself fighting on the same side as... the Hobgoblin, and Kingpin himself?!! 32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99 SPIDER-ISLAND: DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG FU #1 (OF 3) Written by ANTONY JOHNSTON Art & Cover by SEBASTIAN FIUMARA SPIDER-ISLAND TIE-IN! Beware the deadly hands of Shang-Chi, master of kung fu! Spider-Man and every hero in New York City fights to save Manhattan from a mysterious infestation… and in the middle of the chaos, Shang-Chi uncovers a deadly mystery surrounding the Immortal Iron Fist and the Bride of Nine Spiders! Who’s behind this will shock you… and heroes’ lives hang in the balance as Shang-Chi faces this monstrous villain! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 VENOM #6 Written by RICK REMENDER Penciled by TOM FOWLER Cover by TONY MOORE SPIDER-ISLAND TIE-IN! Flash Thompson is dropped into Ground Zero of the Infestation — but will he lose control of his emotions (and the Venom Symbiote) when his own father lies dying in the hospital? Tom Fowler (AGE OF HEROES) joins Rick Remender (X-FORCE) for part one of Venom’s foray into Spider-Manhattan! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 SPIDER-ISLAND: EMERGENCE OF EVIL—JACKAL & HOBGOLBIN #1 Written by JIM McCANN, GERRY CONWAY & ROGER STERN Penciled by PATRICK SCHERBERGER, ROSS ANDRU, JOHN ROMITA SR. & JOHN ROMITA JR. Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA Of all Spider-Man’s many foes, the Jackal and the Hobgoblin are two of the most tenacious. Both master manipulators, they’ve caused Spidey pain aplenty in the past — and now their shadows are again looming large! As a great evil emerges, peel back the layers of time and learn where it all began as we present the Jackal and Hobgoblin’s classic first appearances, fully remastered with modern coloring — with an all-new framing sequence by Jim McCann and Patrick Scherberger! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #129 and #238-239. 76 PGS./Rated A …$4.99 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: INFESTED #1 Written by DAN SLOTT Penciled by BARRY KITSON, LEE GARBETT, EMMA RIOS & GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS One of Spider-Man’s most twisted foes is back, and he’s giving spider-powers to the people of New York! Good people, bad people — suddenly, Manhattan is full of great power! But what about responsibility? The road to Spider-Island starts here! Collecting material from AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #659-660 and #662-665. 32 PGS./Rated A …$3.99 SPIDER-ISLAND: DEADLY FOES #1 Written by DAN SLOTT, CHRISTOS GAGE & FRED VAN LENTE Penciled by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI & MINCK OOSTERVEER Cover by STEFANO CASELLI THE DEADLY FOES OF SPIDER-MAN ARE ON UNLEASHED ON SPIDER-ISLAND! The JACKAL is back and with the entire population of Manhattan quarantined, he has the perfect control for his twisted experiments. The hypothesis? If GWEN STACY returns, then Peter Parker can’t be too far behind. Elsewhere in the city, the HOBGOBLIN attacks young love – but he better be prepared to meet his match when he faces of super powered reporters! This deadly duo of sensational stories reveals the secret schemes of the fearsome foes of Spider-Island! 48 PGS./One-Shot/Rated A …$4.99 SECRET AVENGERS #16 Written by WARREN ELLIS Pencils by JAMIE McKELVIE Cover by JOHN CASSADAY Variant Cover by JAMIE McKELVIE RUN THE MISSION! DON'T GET SEEN! SAVE THE WORLD! A secret city buried one mile under American soil is discovered through the leakage of Von Doom radiation – a type of energy emitted only by time-travel devices. So the Secret Avengers head underground to a weird metropolis forgotten about for decades, because a time machine in the wrong hands is the worst kind of WMD imaginable. Master storyteller Warren Ellis begins his tenure on Earth's Mightiest Clandestine Super-Team, illustrated by Eagle Award-winning Jamie McKelvie. 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99 VARIANT COVER SHOWN AVENGERS: THE CHILDREN'S CRUSADE #7 (OF 9) Written by ALLAN HEINBERG Pencils & Cover by JIM CHEUNG IT’S THE AVENGERS VERSUS THE X-MEN — with the Young Avengers and X-Factor caught in the crossfire -- as all four teams battle to determine who will hold the Scarlet Witch responsible for her crimes. Plus, when the origin of the Scarlet Witch’s godlike powers – and the secret history of her murderous rampage in “Avengers: Disassembled” -- are finally revealed, the truth creates a rift among the members of the Young Avengers that the team may not survive. 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99 CAPTAIN AMERICA AND BUCKY #621 Written by ED BRUBAKER & MARC ANDREYKO Penciled by CHRIS SAMNEE Cover by ED McGUINNESS The acclaimed team of Ed Brubaker, Marc Andreyko, and Chris Samnee bring you the next chapter in the definitive history of Cap and Bucky's early days. What was Cap and Bucky's first mission together? And what was the?tragedy that happened on it that changed everything about?who Bucky was? 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 CAPTAIN AMERICA #2 Written by ED BRUBAKER Pencils & Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN Superstars Ed Brubaker and Steve McNiven continue their?quintessential Cap story arc! Find out the secrets of the?mission that went wrong in WW2 and why old friends are now old enemies! Its action and history in a cage match for your comic-reading pleasure. 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99 RED SKULL #2 (OF 5) Written by GREG PAK Art by MIRKO COLAK Cover by DAVID AJA The young man who will be the Red Skull struggles to stay alive, as the martial drumbeat of Berlin’s forces of evil grows in power. Johann’s life is a hardscrabble fight and a miserable existence…hunger, thievery, scrapping with street gangs…until he wins the affections of a friendly shopkeeper and his daughter. But if a boy raised himself on the streets through violence, can there be any other way but tragic destiny? 32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99 CAPTAIN AMERICA CORPS #3 (OF 5) Written by ROGER STERN Penciled by PHILIPPE BRIONES Cover by PHIL JIMENEZ CAPTAIN AMERICA—ENEMY OF THE STATE? Why are Five Generations of Captain America considered traitors to the USA? What caused the end of Marvel’s heroes? That's what Captain America, the U.S. Agent, American Dream, Commander A, and the original Cap must learn if they are to save America, the world, and reality itself. "History Lesson" is by Roger Stern (CAPTAIN AMERICA: FOREVER ALLIES) and Phillipe Briones (WEB OF SPIDER-MAN). 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 THOR: HEAVEN & EARTH #2 & #3 (OF 4) Written by PAUL JENKINS Art by ARIEL OLIVETTI Cover by MARK TEXIERA It’s Thor as you’ve never seen him before, brought to you by master storyteller Paul Jenkins. In “Blowin’ in the Wind”, illustrated by industry legend Mark Texeira, Thor must diffuse a tense hostage situation with a man whose son died attempting to fly like a super-hero. Can Thor save the lives of the innocents using his mind instead of Mjolnir? Then, in “Ask Me Tomorrow”, breakout artist Pascale Alixe brings to life the story of a Catholic priest on death’s door who consults with the God of Thunder about life, the universe and everything. Two gripping Thor tales from Marvel’s greatest! 32 PGS. (each)/All Ages …$2.99 (each) ALL-WINNERS SQUAD: BAND OF HEROES #3 (OF 8) Written by PAUL JENKINS Art by CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO Cover by MICO SUAYAN Discover the shocking truth behind the World War II adventures of?Marvel’s original heroes, as Captain America, Bucky, and the valiant men of the military’s all-superhuman squadron give all to defeat the Axis! But a sinister secret lies behind their mission…and it takes no less a meddler than Loki, the God of Trickery, to bring it to light! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #626.1 Written by ROB RODI Pencils & Cover by PASQUAL FERRY START READING with this Point One Issue! Young Loki is at a severe disadvantage: everyone in Asgard remembers him from his previous life—but they're all strangers to him, and they fully intend to keep it that way. Desperate, Loki conjures up a mystical means of eavesdropping on their private thoughts; and what he learns doesn't make him happy. Even worse, the lesson itself may just cost him his life! A perfect jumping-on point, showcasing Loki's relationships with Asgard's movers and shakers, and setting the stage for the choices he makes in the months to come. 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 THE MIGHTY THOR #5 Written by MATT FRACTION Art & Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL Variant Cover by GREG LAND Thor and the Surfer battle on the surface of Mars, hundreds of millions of kilometers away from the ultimate Asgardian-Galactus War! And meanwhile on Earth, Volstagg is left to defend Asgard from hostile invaders with Loki as his only ally. Loki charges into battle bearing the magical gifts of the Weird Sisters that only he can see. Will they be enough? Can they save Thor? And who will survive...the rise of the COSMIC DESTROYER? 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99 THE IRON AGE: OMEGA #1 Written by ROB WILLIAMS Penciled by REBEKAH ISAACS Cover by ARIEL OLIVETTI THE IRON AGE IS ENDING AND THE FUTURE IS DEAD! A beaten Tony Stark is trapped in the past and his quest has failed. As one last desperate act, he’ll put together an unlikely team of heroes -- but can anyone overcome the power of Dark Phoenix? One Marvel icon will die, and it's not who you think as Rebekah Isaacs (DV8) returns with Rob Williams (GHOST RIDER) to bring you this synapse-shattering conclusion! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 THE IRON AGE #3 (OF 3) Written by LOUSIE SIMONSON & ROB WILLIAMS Penciled by TODD NAUCK & ROB DELATORRE Covers by JELENA DJURDJEVIC & PHIL JIMENEZ THE X-MEN JOIN THE IRON AGE! Iron Man's quest through?history to save the Earth from the destruction of Dark?Phoenix is near complete -- but first a weakened Tony Stark will have to fight his way through the classic battle between the Uncanny X-Men, The Hellfire Club and Jean Grey herself! Legendary Louise Simonson teams with Terrific Todd Nauck, Rockin’ Rob Williams and Roarin’ Rob De La Torre for Iron Age #3! 48 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99 IRON MAN 2.0: MODERN WARFARE #1 Collecting IRON MAN 2.0 #1-3. 72 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99 IRON MAN 2.0 #7.1 Written by NICK SPENCER Art by KANO Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA START READING with this Point One Issue! Jump aboard HERE! An easy entry point into the comic critics are raving about! Nick Spencer (Morning Glories, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents) and Kano (Invincible Iron Man #500) take you on?a meteoric ride into War Machine’s redefined world and?all-new era! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 IRON MAN 2.0 #8 Written by NICK SPENCER Art by ARIEL OLIVETTI Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA New arc! Yet another perfect chance to jump on! War Machine has just met the greatest enemy he’s never faced – a nemesis who’s already dead! When War Machine’s weaponry fails him against a super villain he can’t tackle?head-on, Rhodey must use his brains – and his all-new, bleeding-edge armor – to fight a NEW battle…21st-century style! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 INCREDIBLE HULKS #634 Written by GREG PAK Pencils & Cover by PAUL PELLETIER "HEART OF THE MONSTER" Continues! Will Bruce Banner become a man literally torn apart by desire? An actual wishing well continues to wreak havoc as the Hulk and his compatriots’ deepest, darkest wishes all come true. But what?happens when the desires of Team Hulk begin to clash, much less the desires of the Hulk against Banner’s? After all the titanic?beatings, sensational smashing and… questionable romantic liaisons, will there be anyone left standing after everyone gets everything they’ve ever wanted? 32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99 INCREDIBLE HULKS #635 Written by GREG PAK Pencils & Cover by PAUL PELLETIER Variant Cover by PAUL PELLETIER Variant Cover by ADI GRANDV Blank Variant Cover also available "HEART OF THE MONSTER" CONCLUDES! THIS IS IT! The finale of Marvel scribe extraordinaire Greg Pak’s?heralded Hulk run, and he’s not leaving without a fight! Or in this case, an uncompromising beatdown unlike anything the Hulk has ever endured. All the stops have been pulled out and nothing is off the table in this crushingly climactic issue brought to life by acclaimed?artist Paul Pelletier, a must-read event for any and all fans of the Green Goliath in this awesome, extra-large final issue! 48 PGS./Rated A …$3.99 HULK #39 Written by JEFF PARKER Pencils & Cover by GABRIEL HARDMAN OMEGEX, a deadly force from beyond the far reaches of space, has awakened, and he wants Red Hulk! Our?Crimson Crusader has fought battles of massive scale, fought villains of great strength and guile, and even punched a Watcher! But what can he do against a destroyer of entire worlds? Star scribe Jeff Parker and the astounding artisan Gabriel Hardman bring an epic Hulk tale in the grand?Marvel tradition! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 THE PUNISHER #1 Written by GREG RUCKA Penciled by MARCO CHECCHETTO Cover by BRYAN HITCH Variant Cover by SAL BUSCEMA Variant Cover by NEAL ADAMS Blank cover also available TIME TO GET BACK TO WORK. For Frank Castle death comes easy... life is where things gets complicated. Fully loaded with the Eisner winning writer Greg Rucka (Batwoman, Queen and Country, WOLVERINE) and neo-superstar artist Marco Checchetto (Amazing Spider-Man, Daredevil), the BIGGEST GUN of all returns with blood on his hands and vengeance in his eyes. As New York City's body counts continue to rise, the city's streets are teeming with more methodical criminals than ever and a police force doing it's best to keep its head above water. The Punisher has returned to serve his own brand of justice with everything's he's got... but can he survive the darkness stored in his own arsenal? Plus bonus pages exploring some of the new personalities in Frank's life...and how closely intertwined living is with dying. 40 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99 THE PUNISHER #2 Written by GREG RUCKA Penciled by MARCO CHECCHETTO Cover by BRYAN HITCH THE HOTTEST LAUNCH OF THE SUMMER CONTINUES! Hunting for the villains behind the Wedding Day massacre, The Punisher will leave no body unturned! With Detectives Bolt and Clemons on his tail, the massacre’s only survivor will seek the Punisher’s aid…which might be the worst of all possible choices 32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99 WOLVERINE, PUNISHER & GHOST RIDER: OFFICIAL INDEX TO THE MARVEL UNIVERSE #1 Written by VARIOUS The chronicle of the Marvel Universe returns, delving into the history of three more of the House of Ideas’ most enduring titles! Return with us to the far-out ’70s and the gritty ’80s as we launch our coverage of Wolverine (from 1982’s WOLVERINE #1), the Punisher (from 1986’s PUNISHER #1) and Ghost Rider (from 1972’s MARVEL SPOTLIGHT #5). Watch the Marvel Universe’s history unfold month by month as each issue provides synopses for dozens of individual comics, including backup strips — introducing the characters, teams, places and equipment that appeared within; and providing vital information about first appearances, where they last showed up and where they appeared next! 64 PGS./Rated A …$3.99 PUNISHER, MOON KNIGHT & DAREDEVIL: THE BIG SHOTS Written by JOHN RHETT THOMAS Cover by ALAN DAVIS The House of Ideas is unleashing the Big Shots this summer — and when we say big, we mean BIG! Three of Marvel’s biggest street-level superstars — Daredevil, Moon Knight and Punisher — get amazing makeovers in new series by comics’ top talents. And SPOTLIGHT goes behind the scenes on each of them! The Eisner Award-winning combination of Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev has shared triumph after triumph in the pages of DAREDEVIL, SPIDER-WOMAN and HALO: UPRISING. Now, they turn their attention to Marc Spector, a.k.a. Moon Knight! Mark Waid works his magic on the life of Matt Murdock in DAREDEVIL, with AMAZING SPIDER-MAN art sensations Paolo Rivera and Marcos Martin! And superstar writer Greg Rucka makes his grand return to Marvel with the gritty adventures of Frank Castle, the Punisher! SPOTLIGHT celebrates the Big Shots in August! 48 PGS./Spotlight/Rated T+ …$3.99 DAREDEVIL #2 Written by MARK WAID Pencils & Cover by PAOLO RIVERA DAREDEVIL'S BACK...BUT NOT EVERYONE'S HAPPY! Given his recent past, Matt Murdock has a lot to answer for and?Captain America is doing the cross-examining. Daredevil's quickly?learning that burned bridges with his friends and former allies aren't easy to repair particularly when Klaw, the Master of Sound, is on his tail! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 MOON KNIGHT #4 Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Pencils & Cover by ALEX MALEEV With the aid of his Avengers allies, Marc Spector is one step closer to finding out who the kingpin of the super-powered LA underworld is, but the kingpin is one step closer to finding out all of Moon Knight's secrets. From the Eisner award-winning team that brought you Daredevil, Spider-Woman and Halo is another gorgeous chapter in the brand-new mythos of Moon Knight. 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99 Cover to Issue #3 DISNEY • PIXAR PRESENTS: THE INCREDIBLES—FAMILY MATTERS Written by MARK WAID Penciled by MARCIO TAKARA Your favorite super-hero family is back to save the day! But Mr. Incredible is keeping a secret from his family: He lost his powers, and doesn’t know why. After a visit to Dr. Sunbright — a physician specializing in super-powered patients — confirms his otherwise good health, Mr. Incredible must come to grips with the fact he just isn’t super anymore. Now, he’s faced with the decision to tell his family and get grounded, or keep his secret from his loved ones and risk someone getting hurt. 96 PGS./All Ages …$5.99 SUPER HEROES #17 Written by PAUL TOBIN Penciled by RONAN CLIQUET Cover by BARRY KITSON TWO HUGE STORIES! RAMPAGING ROBOTS RUN RAMPANT as Iron Man's armor has been taken over by the Mad Thinker, forcing Hawkeye to team up with Tony Stark in order to bring down the most sophisticated and deadly weapon in the world! Meanwhile, the tough and deadly Avenger Black Widow in action protecting a secretive mystery man from the world’s greatest assassins! 32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99 SPIDER-MAN #17 Written by PAUL TOBIN Penciled by ROBERTO DISALVO Cover by ALE GARZA ONE OF THE SINISTER SIX IS MISSING – AND SPIDER-MAN’S TO BLAME! At least, that’s what the remaining Sinister Six think, and Spider-Man's very LIFE is the payment they demand for his presumed crime! By Paul Tobin & Rob DiSalvo. 32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99 MARVEL SUPER STARS MAGAZINE #6 Written by VARIOUS Penciled by VARIOUS Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA This month: The SUPER STARS spotlight shines on the Amazing Spider-Man as the web-slinger and the rest of the Marvel Universe’s greatest heroes, along with Dr. Doom and team of villains, are transported to a strange world by the powerful Beyonder where they are forced to do battle in the Secret Wars! And as Spider-Man wages war on the Torino crime family, Peter’s classmate Gwen Stacy does some investigative journalism and tries to find out what makes Spider-Man tick. Plus: See how Captain America became the Fighting Avenger he is today on the battlefields of Europe during World War II. And Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers reunite and embark on an epic quest to find their missing partner, Frog Thor! Collecting SPIDER-MAN & THE SECRET WARS #2, LOCKJAW AND THE PET AVENGERS UNLEASHED #2, MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #1 and material from CAPTAIN AMERICA: FIGHTING AVENGER. 96 PGS./Rated A …$7.99 FF #8 Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN Pencils & Cover by STEVE EPTING The War of Four Cities escalates and we learn what it is that Marvel's First Family fears most! 32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99 SPIDER-MAN: WITH GREAT POWER COMES GREAT RESPONSIBILITY #5 (OF 7) Written by J.M. DEMATTEIS, TODD MCFARLANE & DAVID MICHELINIE Penciled by MIKE ZECK, TODD MCFARLANE & ERIK LARSEN Cover by TODD MCFARLANE As Spidey wraps up the 1980s and enters the ’90s, his world gets dark and dangerous. No longer content with merely defeating him anymore, his deadly foes are now out for blood! Watch in horror as Kraven buries Spider-Man alive and tries to take his place, an ensorcelled Lizard is ordered to take a piece out of Spidey — literally — and the Sinister Six re-forms, determined to take down the wall-crawler down! A new, grim chapter in Spider-Man’s life is unfolding, and he’s going to need all the luck there is to get through it unscathed! Collecting WEB OF SPIDER-MAN (1985) #31 (from SPIDER-MAN: KRAVEN’S LAST HUNT TPB), SPIDER-MAN (1990) #1 (from SPIDER-MAN: TORMENT PREMIERE HC) and AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #334 (from SPIDER-MAN: RETURN OF THE SINISTER SIX PREMIERE HC). 72 PGS./Rated A …$3.99 15-LOVE #3 (OF 3) Written by ANDI WATSON Penciled by TOMMY OHTSUKA Cover by SHO MURASE It has come to this! The Mighty Marvel Age of Tennis Manga comes to a pulse pounding conclusion as Mill Collins finds herself in the Wayde Tennis Academy’s big tournament…but her chances are looking slim. Between a possible modeling deal and the boy she’s interested in, is it any wonder her trainer thinks she’s not focused? But if she wants to prove herself she needs to get her head in the game fast and turn things around! 48 PGS./Rated A …$4.99 GAMBIT: FROM THE MARVEL VAULT #1 Written by SCOTT LOBDELL Penciled by GEORGE TUSKA Cover by DAVID YARDIN X-Man Gambit joins the Champions to take down the Mental Organism Designed Only For Killing! From those halcyon days gone by when the Champions were L.A.’s premier super-team comes this amazing assemblage featuring: Ghost Rider,?the Black Widow, Angel, Remy LeBeau and the demi-god?Hercules! The Champions are in a desperate race to stop the malevolent MODOK from coming into possession of the Scroll?of Vishota. With such a parchment in your control, world?domination is but moments away. Looks as if the ragin’ Cajun showed up just in time! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 HERC #6.1 Written by FRED VAN LENTE & GREG PAK Penciled by MIKE GRELL Cover by CARLO PAGULAYAN START READING with this Point One Issue! Herc’s had a busy time recently. He saved all of reality, got?depowered in the process, moved out to Brooklyn and became a local?hero. Although he’s no longer a god and shows no interest in reclaiming his place in Olympia, that doesn’t mean that Olympia’s forgotten about him. A figure from Herc’s past has come to hunt him down, and his intentions for what to do once he finds him remain unclear. Does Olympia have it out for its former son? Written by Marvel Masters Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente and drawn by artist extraordinaire Mike Grell, HERC 6.1 offers an awesome jumping-on point for anyone curious about Marvel’s beloved bruiser, Herc! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 KA-ZAR #3 (OF 5) Written by PAUL JENKINS Pencils & Cover by PASCAL ALIXE Ka-Zar’s hand is forced in his battle against an enemy he cannot see, tipping the scales of a clandestine war in favor of those whom the Pangeans can never understand. The Outsiders are coming back – they have always been preparing for this moment — and there is nothing the Tribes of the Savage Land can do to stop them. Ka-Zar will have to think of an unconventional response, and soon...or the battle for Pangean freedom will be lost before it even begins. 32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99 MYSTERY MEN #4 (OF 5) Written by DAVID LISS Pencils & Cover by PATRICK ZIRCHER The Mystery Men combine forces for the first time! With a new evil washing over an unsuspecting New York City, the Operative, the Aviatrix, the Surgeon, the Revenant and Achilles blast through dangers from blood-soaked mob warehouses to monster-infested mansions! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 VENGEANCE #2 (OF 6) Written by JOE CASEY Penciled by NICK DRAGOTTA Cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO THE LIFE OF BULLSEYE HOLDS THE FATE OF THE?MARVEL UNIVERSE! But isn’t he already dead? That won’t stop the Young Masters from hunting down his legacy. Meanwhile, Ms. America and the Teen Brigade uncover a mystery dedicated towards throwing off the balance of Good and Evil on earth — a mystery that involves THE IN-BETWEENER! By Joe Casey (AVENGERS: EARTH’S MIGHTIEST) and Nick?Dragotta (FANTASTIC FOUR) 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99 MARVEL UNIVERSE VS. WOLVERINE #3 (OF 4) Written by JONATHAN MABERRY Penciled by LAURENCE CAMPBELL Cover by JOCK The cannibal plague continues to consume the Marvel Universe. A cur is possible but fierce tribes of monsters led by the Thing and the Hulk are hunting down the last scientists. The cannibals don’t want a cure; they want to conquer and devour. From the ruins three heroes rise to form a last line of resistance. With a gun, with a shield and with claws. The Punisher and Captain America join Wolverine as humanity’s last best hope. NY Times bestselling thriller author Jonathan Maberry and celebrated artist Laurence Campbell tear light the fuse on part 3 of this apocalyptic horror story. 32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99 MARVEL ZOMBIES CHRISTMAS CAROL #5 (OF 5) Written by JIM McCANN Penciled by DAVID BALDEON Cover by MICHAEL KALUTA He's faced his grim past, gruesome present and now his ?ghoulish future filled with fright. Can Ebeneezer Scrooge change his ways and undo the curse that's destroying humanity? Forget next Christmas, if Scrooge fails, there won't even be a tomorrow! 32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99 S.H.I.E.L.D. #2 Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN Penciled by DUSTIN WEAVER Cover by GERALD PAREL Historical Variant by DUSTIN WEAVER The battle between Leonardo Da Vinci and Issac Newton for the Immortal City comes to a climactic conclusion! Leonid makes his choice between his two fathers, Michelangelo and Tesla kick their plan into high gear and Howard Stark lays the foundation for the organization you know as S.H.I.E.L.D. 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 MYSTIC #1 (OF 4) Written by G. WILLOW WILSON Penciled by DAVID LÓPEZ Cover by AMANDA CONNER A Crossgen title reimagined as only Marvel could! Eisner Award-nominated G. WILLOW WILSON (Air, Superman, Cairo) and superstar DAVID LOPEZ (HAWKEYE/MOCKINGBIRD, Catwoman) join forces to bring you the story of two seemingly ordinary orphan girls who find their lives turned upside down by magic…one of them will find herself responsible for saving the world and the other as her mortal enemy! The magic begins this August! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #667 Written by DAN SLOTT Pencils by HUMBERTO RAMOS FF Anniversary Variant by STEPHANIE HANS 32 PGS./Rated A …$3.99 X-MEN #16 Written by VICTOR GISCHLER Pencils by JORGE MOLINA FF Anniversary Variant by JOE QUINONES 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99 ASTONISHING X-MEN #41 Written by DANIEL WAY Pencils by NICK BRADSHAW Cover by SALVADOR LAROCCA “MONSTROUS”—The epic story pitting the X-Men and the Marvel Monsters comes to a startling conclusion! Rising star Nick Bradshaw (UNCANNY X-MEN ANNUAL) joins writer Daniel Way (DEADPOOL) to bring you the most exciting monster fight ever shown in a comic. 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99 X-MEN: SCHISM #3 (OF 5) Written by JASON AARON Pencils & Cover by DANIEL ACUÑA Variant Cover by FRANK CHO The events of Schism #1 have launched the world into turmoil, and the all-new Hellfire Club is ready to take advantage of the chaos. But when the survival of the mutant race is on the line, just how far will the X-Men go? Once a line is crossed, there’s no going back. The event that promises to tear the X-Men apart at their very core continues, by writer and Marvel Architect Jason Aaron, and superstar artist Daniel Acuña (WOLVERINE, AVENGERS)! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99 GENERATION HOPE #10 Written by KIERON GILLEN Penciled by SALVADOR ESPIN Cover by RODIN ESQUETO SCHISM TIE-IN! Generation Hope take part in the X-Men event of 2011! The mutants of the future finally come to understand the real sad meaning of mutantkind's past as a day trip from Utopia takes a tragic, bloody turn. In the wake of SCHISM's first casualties, can Generation Hope even exist anymore? 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 X-MEN #15.1 Written by Victor Gischler Penciled by WILL CONRAD Cover by JASON PEARSON START READING with this Point One Issue! “MUTANTS AND DEMONS”—GUEST-STARRING THE NEW GHOST-RIDER! When?a medicine woman is at death’s door, the demons?she has been containing for decades are looking forward to their freedom. Good news… the X-Men are on the scene. Bad news…these demons are out of our mutant super heroes’ league. It would be nice to have help from Ghost Rider, but is this new Spirit of Vengeance friend or foe? This is a perfect jumping-?on point to the X-Men book in the middle of the?Marvel Universe! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 X-MEN #16 Written by VICTOR GISCHLER Pencils & Cover by JORGE MOLINA FF Anniversary Variant by JOE QUIONES “THE LAND OF THE SKULL”—The X-Men and the FF team up when strange happenings in the Bermuda Triangle threaten the Marvel Universe. Yes, you’ve seen the X-Men and the FF interact before, but never with Magneto and Dr. Doom on the side of the angels. Don’t miss this landmark team-up with an adventure that you have to see to believe. 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99 X-MEN LEGACY #253 Written by MIKE CAREY Penciled by KHOI PHAM Cover by MICO SUAYAN “LOST LEGIONS” Conclusion! Not only have the X-Men escaped the AGE OF X, but so have some of the most dangerous monsters lurking in Legion’s psyche! And one of them in particular is determined to retain his freedom. His power? Sucking the life out of his victims. The X-Men have never before encountered a foe like this… and at this issue’s close, Rogue will find her team a member or two short… 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 X-FACTOR #223 & #224 Written by PETER DAVID Penciled by EMANUELA LUPACCHINO Covers by DAVID YARDIN “HARD LABOR” Conclusion! About to give birth and on the run from mutants, demons and gods alike, Wolfsbane turns to the only ones she feels she can trust: her own kind. But even with the help of THE PACK, will Wolfsbane and her baby survive the ordeal? And considering some believe the baby to be the harbinger of the end of the world, do we even want them to? 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 ISSUE #223 Cover Shown X-MEN LEGACY #254 Written by MIKE CAREY Penciled by STEVE KURTH Cover by MICO SUAYAN “FIVE MILES SOUTH OF THE UNIVERSE” Part One! Wayward X-Man Marvel Girl only managed to leave a brief psychic message with Rogue before being ripped away from Earth…and thrown back into the middle of an extraterrestrial war! Now Rogue and her team of X-Men are on an intergalactic search and rescue mission, hoping to pull their long lost teammates from the fray. But in what condition will they find Marvel Girl, Havok and Polaris? Find out here! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 DAKEN: DARK WOLVERINE #12 & #13 Written by ROB WILLIAMS Penciled by MATTEO BUFFAGNI Covers by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI Issue #12 - The conclusion of “BIG BREAK”! The biggest cash heist in American history is at Daken's fingertips but TASKMASTER is standing in his way. Meanwhile, FBI Agent Donna Kiel might just have uncovered the truth behind the grisly claw murders of Los Angeles' most terrifying serial killer. Issue #13 — Who is the Kingpin of the City of Angels? Daken and Moon Knight are both asking themselves that exact question, so it’s only a matter of time before they run into each other… but will it be as friend or foe? People get crazy under a full moon. Part one of two. 32 PGS. (each)/Parental Advisory …$2.99 (each) X-23 #13 Written by MARJORIE LIU Penciled by PHIL NOTO Cover by KALMAN ANDRASOFSZKY GUEST-STARRING THE FF! As X-23 searches for the sole survivor of her kill list, a?seemingly-unstoppable force descends on New York and X-23 is its target…until an unlikely cavalry shows up. But maybe for a girl who struggles with her past, maybe the Future Foundation are the only ones that can help! 32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99 WOLVERINE #13 & #14 Written by JASON AARON Penciled by RENATO GUEDES Covers by JAE LEE THE BLOODY CONCLUSION OF “WOLVERINE'S REVENGE!” What dark mysteries await in the secluded headquarters of the Red Right Hand? What startling secret will Logan uncover in their innermost chamber that will rock him to his core? The vengeful, bloody answers lie within. This is the most shocking end to a Wolverine comic you will ever read... you've been warned! 32 PGS. (each)/Parental Advisory …$3.99 (each) UNCANNY X-FORCE #13 & #14 Written by RICK REMENDER Penciled by MARK BROOKS (#13) & JEROME OPEÑA (#14) Cover by ESAD RIBIC Variant cover by CHRIS BACHALO THE DARK ANGEL SAGA: Part 3—Years ago, Wolverine helplessly watched as Jean Grey, the love of his life, died before his eyes. Years later, he would lose his best-friend Nightcrawler to a similar fate. In order to save our world, can he allow them to die again? X-Force team up with The Amazing X-Men for the final push against the heir of Apocalypse, in a Battle Royale that will force Wolverine to make the hardest choice of his life. One world must die! 32 PGS. (each)/Parental Advisory…$3.99 (each) WOLVERINE & BLACK CAT: CLAWS 2 #2 (OF 3) Written by JIMMY PALMIOTTI Pencils & Cover by JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER Two of Marvel’s sharpest heroes just wanted a nice dinner, but now they’re fighting for their lives against Martians in a post-apocalyptic future! Monsters! Aliens! Killraven! Can our two clawed crusaders survive in this mad wasteland, much less find their way back to their own place in the present? Only time, and the mad machinations of writer James Palmiotti and the epic art of Joseph Linsner, will tell!. 32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99 WOLVERINE: THE BEST THERE IS #9 Written by CHARLIE HUSTON Penciled by JUAN JOSE RYP Cover by BRYAN HITCH Wolverine may be the best there is on earth but will that hold true when Bounty Hunters Monark Starstalker and Paradox take him on a trip through the vastness of Space? What’s all this talk of spaceborn technecrotic viruss that produce a race of unkillable zombies? And just how long can Logan hold his breath in a total vacuum while cutting alien invaders to ribbons? The answers will shock you! Don’t miss WOLVERINE: THE BEST THERE IS 9, coming your way at light speed. 32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99 DEADPOOL #41 & #42 Written by DANIEL WAY Penciled by CARLO BARBERI Covers by DAVE JOHNSON “INSTITUTIONALIZED,” Parts 2 & 3—Surprising to no one but himself, Deadpool has found himself locked up in the psych unit of Crossmore Prison. Will therapy help Deadpool finally fix the loose wires in his head, or will the stress of incarceration drive him to a whole new level of craziness? Oh, and speaking of crazy…guess who else is locked up in Crossmore? Here’s a hint—his name rhymes with “pool killer”. Which, coincidentally, is a pretty accurate description of what he intends to do. 32 PGS. (each)/Parental Advisory …$2.99 (each) ISSUE #41 COVER SHOWN SUPREME POWER #3 (OF 4) Written by KYLE HIGGINS Penciled by MANUEL GARCIA Cover by SEBASTIAN FIUMARA Hyperion, the world’s most powerful superhuman, is back – and America is at DEFCON 1. While the man who can single-handedly destroy the world looks back in anger, the military has lost its top asset: Joe Ledger, codenamed Dr. Spectrum. The alien artifact that powers Spectrum has taken control of his mind. Nobody knows if it’s programmed to stop Hyperion…or help him stomp humanity under their boots! 32 PGS./Explicit Content …$3.99 PUNISHERMAX #16 Written by JASON AARON Penciled by STEVE DILLON Cover by DAVE JOHNSON Locked in solitary confinement with a prison riot raging around him, the Punisher is closer to death than ever before. But first he must face the ghosts of his past and relive the worst day of his life. What were the Punisher’s final words to his family before they were ripped from him in a hail of bullets? Writer JASON AARON and artist STEVE DILLON bring you the Punisher’s origin as you’ve never seen it before. With covers by Eisner-?Winner DAVE JOHNSON. 32 PGS./Explicit Content …$3.99 DEADPOOL MAX #11 (OF 12) Written by DAVE LAPHAM Pencils & Cover by KYLE BAKER Deadpool returns to the orphanage of his youth to demystify the fearful hold the place has on him. But when he arrives, Deadpool has terrible flashbacks to when he was a child, stole a rifle and almost went on a shooting spree. Can Bob show him that the orphanage is a wonderful place and not the horror he remembers, or will Deadpool become lost in the past and fulfill that deadly childhood mission. Learn about the cruelty of orphans in A HARD KNOCK LIFE. 32 PGS./Explicit Content …$3.99 DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER—THE BATTLE OF TULL #3 (OF 5) Written by PETER DAVID Pencils & Cover by MICHAEL LARK Roland Deschain has been mistaken for the Antichrist! In the cursed town of Tull, the gunslinger enters the church presided over by the huge, imposing minister named Syliva Pittson. And once he enters, she shrieks that Roland is the Crimson King himself as the town then descends on him in a murderous frenzy! And, if the hunted gunslinger survives, he must learn the dark secret of the enormous woman who sought his death. It’s a shocker! 32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Parental Advisory …$3.99 THE STAND: THE NIGHT HAS COME #1 (OF 6) Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA Penciled by MIKE PERKINS Cover by TOMM COKER It's all been building to this, True believers: The ultimate conflict between Good and Evil. The three spies sent by the Free Zone to infiltrate Flagg's ranks have crossed over to the west, but have they underestimated the dark man's power? And the loyalty of those who follow him? Blood will be shed as the final chapter of Stephen King's masterpiece of apocalyptic horror begins! 32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Parental Advisory …$3.99 ANITA BLAKE: BOOK OF THE DAMNED—THE SCOUNDREL #1 (OF 5) Written by JESSICA RUFFNER Penciled by RON LIM Cover by BRETT BOOTH Sometimes, a reanimator just can’t catch a break. As things come to a head at the Circus of the Damned, Anita learns some unfortunate news from Jeane-Claude about the new, ultra-powerful vamp in town, Alejandro. But these days, there are so many balls in the air, that it’s hard to keep all the different players straight. But when Anita is summoned to see Master Vampire Mister Oliver, even she can’t predict the surprise that awaits her… 32 PGS./Mature …$3.99 BRILLIANT #2 Created by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS & MARK BAGLEY Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Pencils & Cover by MARK BAGLEY Variant Covers by DAVID MACK & MICHAEL AVON OEMING How do Bendis and Bagley follow up their record-breaking, award-winning run on the million-selling ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN? With another chapter of their new creator-owned series BRILLIANT. The challenge has been set: a handful of genius college students have taken it upon themselves to crack the mystery of superpowers. Can it be done? Can science fiction again become science fact? Find out in this crackling thriller sure to entertain fans of SCARLET and POWERS. 40 PGS./Mature …$3.95 POWERS VOL. 2: ROLEPLAY PREMIERE HC Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Penciled by MICHAEL AVON OEMING Cover by MICHAEL AVON OEMING Follow the series that made Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming comic-book superstars! Detectives Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim work special homicide cases that involve Powers, and this is the most disturbing one of their careers. A group of college kids who “role play” their favorite real-life superheroes D&D style are being murdered one by one. And the path of violence takes our detectives to the most unexpected places! This completely redesigned, reformatted and reworked hardcover is perfect for both new readers and old! Collecting POWERS (2000) #8-11. 112 PGS./Mature …$19.99 CRIMINAL: LAST OF THE INNOCENT #3 (OF 4) By ED BRUBAKER and SEAN PHILLIPS, with VAL STAPLES on colors The best-selling crime series continues its rollercoaster ride of death and mayhem! The murder was bad enough, but the coverup will be worse than the crime, especially with a one-time boy detective hot on Riley Richards' trail and Teeg Lawless trying to stir up trouble. And remember, Criminal is filled with articles and illustrations that are only available in the single issues, making it the best bargain on the stands! CRIMINAL: The Last of the Innocent #3 ... 32 PGS/ Mature Content/ No Ads ... $3.50 32 PGS./Mature …$3.5 FANTASTIC FOUR BY JOHN BYRNE OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC Written by JOHN BYRNE, CHRIS CLAREMONT, MARV WOLFMAN,BILL MANTLO, STAN LEE & ROGER STERN Penciled by JOHN BYRNE, MIKE ZECK, JACK KIRBY & RON WILSON Covers by JOHN BYRNE It was the world’s greatest comic magazine — again! Not since the days of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby had a creator so perfectly captured the intense mood, cosmic style and classic sense of adventure of Marvel’s First Family. Fresh off an earth-shattering and reputation-making run as penciler on UNCANNY X-MEN, John Byrne proved his writing talent was every bit the equal of his art as he pulled double-duty on FANTASTIC FOUR, launching Reed, Sue, Ben and Johnny into realms of imagination and wonder into which few creators before had dared to travel. From the four corners of the globe to the farthest reaches of space to the deepest depths of the Negative Zone, the FF face off against foes old and new — including the Dr. Doom, Galactus and Annihilus! Plus: The FF aid the Inhumans, bid farewell to the Baxter Building, don new costumes and celebrate their 20th anniversary in style as Byrne reminds us all there’s a family at the heart of this team of adventurers! Collecting MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) #61-62; MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #50; FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #215-218, #220-221, #232-262 and ANNUAL #17; PETER PARKER, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) #42; AVENGERS (1963) #233; THING (1983) #2; and ALPHA FLIGHT (1983) #4. 1084 PGS./Rated A …$125.00 ISBN: 978-0-7851-5824-0 Trim size: oversized FANTASTIC FOUR BY JOHN BYRNE OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC VARIANT (DM ONLY) 1084 PGS./Rated A …$125.00 X-STATIX OMNIBUS HC Written by PETER MILLIGAN, X & NICK DERINGTON Penciled by MIKE ALLRED, SEAN PHILLIPS, DARWYN COOKE, DUNCAN FEGREDO, PAUL POPE, NICK DERINGTON, PHILIP BOND, NICK DRAGOTTA & MARCOS MARTIN Cover by MIKE ALLRED Peter Milligan and Mike Allred’s subversive, media-loving mutants — the world-famous X-Statix — star in a series of bizarre, hilarious and deadly adventures with the most shocking ending ever! See all your favorites — including the Orphan, the Anarchist, Dead Girl, Doop, Venus Dee Milo and U-Go Girl — in action against and alongside Wolverine, the Avengers, Dr. Strange and others! Plus: the awful threats of Bad Guy, Pink Mink, Surrender Monkey and more! Collecting X-FORCE (1991) #116-129; BROTHERHOOD #9; X-STATIX #1-26; WOLVERINE/DOOP #1-2; X-STATIX PRESENTS DEAD GIRL #1-5; and material from X-MEN UNLIMITED (1993) #41, I [HEART] MARVEL: MY MUTANT HEART and NATION X #4. 1200 PGS./ Parental Advisory …$125.00 Trim size: oversized MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 13 HC Written by ROY THOMAS & GERRY CONWAY Penciled by JOHN BUSCEMA with ROSS ANDRU & RAMONA FRADON Cover by JOHN BUSCEMA The MARVEL MASTERWORKS march on with the next collection of incomparable FANTASTIC FOUR adventures! When the Human Torch skips out for the Inhumans’ hidden city and his girl Crystal, he doesn’t find the reception he planned for when Quicksilver greets him. Meanwhile, the Frightful Four launch a surprise attack with their newest member — Thundra — that pushes Reed and Sue to the breaking point. Once the dust settles, the FF will be one fewer — because the Invisible Girl has quit! Of course, we wouldn’t have the makings of an FF/Inhumans epic if Maximus the Mad didn’t rear his head and make a power play for the Inhuman throne. By the time all is said and done, the Human Torch will be sporting a fiery new costume, and the Inhuman Queen Medusa will be the FF’s newest member. And that’s just for starters! Ahead of you are classic battles between the Thing and Thundra; the return of the towering Dragon Man and Gideon; the world’s creepiest babysitter, Agatha Harkness; a bizarre trip back to the ’50s courtesy of the Shaper of Worlds; and a reunion with Wyatt Wingfoot in a fight against one of the FF’s oldest enemies, the Miracle Man! To top it off, we’re also including a trip to the Negative Zone and the origin of its truly evil inhabitant, Annihilus. The villain’s plan to harness the enormous powers in Franklin Richards will devastate the FF in a story that changed the Marvel Universe forevermore! So don’t hesitate: Celebrate 50 years of FANTASTIC FOUR — the World’s Greatest Comic Magazine — and reserve your copy today! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #129-141. 288 PGS./All Ages …$59.99 MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 13 HC — VARIANT EDITION VOL. 169 (DM ONLY) 288 PGS./All Ages …$59.99 MARVEL MASTERWORKS: GOLDEN AGE ALL-WINNERS VOL. 4 HC Written by BILL FINGER, OTTO BINDER & VARIOUS Penciled by SYD SHORES, AL AVISON, CARL PFEUFER, VINCE ALASCIA & VARIOUS Cover by SYD SHORES Combating everyone from World War II Axis armies to voodoo priestesses and atomic saboteurs, the super heroes of the Golden Age engaged in adventures wilder than any other. And in the pages of ALL-WINNERS COMICS, the solo adventures of Captain America, the Sub-Mariner, the Human Torch and their cohorts were worth every thin dime. Of course, Marvel’s greatest Golden Age heroes had already been together in one book, but there was one winning concept that hadn’t been explored — a team-up! Now, at last, the fantastic tales that brought together Captain America, Bucky, the Human Torch, Toro, the Sub-Mariner, Miss America and the Whizzer as Marvel’s first super-hero team — the All-Winners Squad — are presented complete and painstakingly restored for the first time! Joining forces, these seven heroes appeared in two amazing book-length adventures in which they raced to solve the perplexing riddle of Isbisa, and journeyed across the globe and back in a fierce fight with Madame Death and the Future Man! Also including the one-issue relaunch of ALL-WINNERS featuring the beautiful Blonde Phantom, this volume proudly completes your collection — making us winners one and all! Collecting ALL-WINNERS COMICS (1941) #15-19 and #21, and ALL-WINNERS COMICS (1948) #1. 312 PGS./All Ages …$64.99 MARVEL MASTERWORKS: GOLDEN AGE ALL-WINNERS VOL. 4 HC — VARIANT EDITION VOL. 170 (DM ONLY) 312 PGS./All Ages …$64.99 MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE SUB-MARINER VOL. 1 TPB Written by STAN LEE with ROY THOMAS Penciled by GENE COLAN with WALLACE WOOD, JACK KIRBY, BILL EVERETT & JERRY GRANDENETTI Cover by GENE COLAN & DEAN WHITE Imperius Rex! Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner joins the MARVEL MASTERWORKS in his first sensational Silver Age collection! Headed by Stan “The Man” Lee and illustrated by Gene “The Dean” Colan, you’ll dive headlong into the undersea kingdom of Atlantis, and encounter some of the most fascinating heroes and villains in Marvel history! It all kicks off with a classic battle between the hotheaded Subby and the horn-headed Daredevil, before Namor returns at last to Atlantis and begins his quest to regain the crown that is rightfully his. Opposed by Warlord Krang, Namor must locate the ancient Trident of Neptune to reassert his claim as true heir to the throne — while the life of lovely Lady Dorma hangs in the balance! Then, it’s back to the surface world for action aplenty with the Puppet Master, a historic throwdown with Iron Man, the scheming Secret Empire saga, and Krang’s invasion of New York City. They’re classics that made Marvel the No. 1 name in comics, so don’t hesitate: Reserve your copy today! Collecting TALES TO ASTONISH #70-87, DAREDEVIL (1964) #7 and TALES OF SUSPENSE #80. 280 PGS./All Ages …$24.99 MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE SUB-MARINER VOL. 1 TPB — VARIANT EDITION VOL. 32 (DM ONLY) 280 PGS./All Ages …$24.99 THE MARVEL ART OF JOHN ROMITA JR. HC Written by JOHN RHETT THOMAS Penciled by JOHN ROMITA JR. Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR. He grew up in the shadow of a comics legend, but he didn’t stay there for long. John Romita Jr. may share a few things with his dad — an abiding loyalty for Marvel, an acumen for drawing some of the best Spidey panels to ever see print and a reputation as a master storyteller — but he’s done it all his own way. THE MARVEL ART OF JOHN ROMITA JR. celebrates JRJR’s three decades-plus in the industry he’s helped redefine with his explosive artwork. Compiling images that run the gamut of his career — including his work on Iron Man, Daredevil, the X-Men, the Avengers and, yes, Spider-Man — this deluxe art book will tell one of the great stories in comics: the career of John Romita Jr. 240 PGS./Rated T+ …$49.99 Trim size: landscape MARVEL ZOMBIES CHRISTMAS CAROL HC Written by JIM MCCANN Penciled by DAVID BALDEON Covers by MICHAEL WILLIAM KALUTA & JANET LEE Gather your family close, board up the doors, and heed well the tale of Ebenezer Scrooge — a man whom no fire could warm, whose cold heart pumped ice through his veins and whose lips uttered a firm “BAH!” to any sort of happiness. Learn from his experience as he is visited by the undead corpse of his old friend, Jacob Marley, on Christmas Eve. And join him on his journey to Christmases past aided by another corpse intent on showing Scrooge the origin of the Hungry Death consuming the land. God help us, every one! Collecting MARVEL ZOMBIES CHRISTMAS CAROL #1-5. 120 PGS./ Parental Advisory …$24.99 Trim size: oversized MARVEL ZOMBIES CHRISTMAS CAROL HC LEE COVER (DM ONLY) 120 PGS./ Parental Advisory …$24.99 CARNAGE: FAMILY FEUD HC Written by ZEB WELLS Penciled by CLAYTON CRAIN Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN CARNAGE IS BACK! The fan-favorite villain returns to rock the Marvel Universe, with the Amazing Spider-Man and the?Invincible Iron Man first on his hit list. But just why — and how — has Carnage returned, and how many of Marvel’s heroes will it take to stop him? Superstar creators Zeb Wells (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, NEW MUTANTS) and Clayton Crain (GHOST RIDER, X-FORCE) team up for the Spider-Man epic that’ll leave jaws on the floor! Literally! Collecting CARNAGE #1-5. 120 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99 Trim size: oversized OZ: OZMA OF OZ HC Written by ERIC SHANOWER Penciled by SKOTTIE YOUNG Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG Dorothy Gale plunges into adventure again, this time with a talking chicken named Billina. Dorothy and Billina are washed off their sailing ship to face drowning, starvation — and screaming Wheelers, strange men with wheels instead of hands and feet. The multiple Eisner Award-winning and New York Times-bestselling team of Shanower and Young returns to Oz with this comics adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s third Oz book! Collecting OZMA OF OZ #1-8. 192 PGS./All Ages …$29.99 Trim size: oversized X-FORCE: ASSAULT ON GRAYMALKIN PREMIERE HC Written by FABIAN NICIEZA Penciled by DARICK ROBERTSON & GREG CAPULLO Covers by GREG CAPULLO No longer able to abide Professor X’s passive ideals, the young members of X-Force split from the X-Men to carve out their own aggressive destiny! Featuring the threats of Magneto, the X-Ternals and…War Machine!? Guest-starring Deadpool, Nick Fury, the New Warriors, Storm and Beast — and featuring the return of Cable! Collecting NEW WARRIORS (1990) #31 and X-FORCE (1991) #19-25. 216 PGS./Rated A …$29.99 Trim size: standard X-FORCE: ASSAULT ON GRAYMALKIN PREMIERE HC VARIANT EDITION VOL. 79 (DM ONLY) 216 PGS./Rated A …$29.99 BLACK WIDOW: THE ITSY-BITSY SPIDER PREMIERE HC Written by DEVIN GRAYSON & GREG RUCKA Penciled by J.G. JONES & SCOTT HAMPTON Cover by J.G. JONES Natasha Romanov has always led an exciting life — first as a Cold War-era Soviet spy, followed by her defection to the West. She has earned a reputation through the years as a consummate professional, coldly efficient and as deadly as her namesake. Now, her time as Black Widow may be at an end. Yelena Belova, the new Black Widow, seeks to claim the mantle she feels was stolen from her Motherland. Trained in the arts of espionage and combat, and anxious to prove herself and eliminate her counterpart, Belova will stop at nothing to achieve her goal. The battle of the two Widows rages from the deserts of the Middle East to New York’s Upper West Side. When the smoke clears, will either be left standing? Collecting BLACK WIDOW (1999) #1-3 and BLACK WIDOW (2001) #1-3. 152 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-5827-1 Trim size: standard BLACK WIDOW: THE ITSY-BITSY SPIDER PREMIERE HC VARIANT DITION VOL. 78 (DM ONLY) 152 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99 INVINCIBLE IRON MAN VOL. 8: UNFIXABLE PREMIERE HC Written by MATT FRACTION & KELLY SUE DECONNICK Penciled by JOHN ROMITA JR., ANDREA MUTTI & SALVADOR LARROCA Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA Why should Tony Stark be the one to benefit from all of his technology? What right does Stark have to keep his miracles to himself? A familiar threat in other corners of the Marvel Universe comes demanding answers — and salvation — from Iron Man. And because it’s not enough to remake the world with free and limitless energy, Stark Resilient takes on the challenge of remaking another world: Asgard! Plus: Witness Rescue in action, as Pepper Potts lets loose with her bleeding-edge suit and astonishing power! And Iron Man and Thor find themselves facing an enemy unlike any they’ve fought before! Collecting INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #501-502, FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2010: IRON MAN/THOR, RESCUE #1 and material from INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #503. 120 PGS./Rated A …$19.99 Trim size: standard CAPTAIN AMERICA: PRISONER OF WAR PREMIERE HC Written by ED BRUBAKER, HOWARD CHAYKIN, CULLEN BUNN, MIKE BENSON, FRANK TIERI, KYLE HIGGINS & ALEC SIEGEL Penciled by TRAVIS CHAREST, MIKE DEODATO JR., ED MCGUINNESS, HOWARD CHAYKIN, JASON LATOUR, PAUL GRIST, PAUL AZACETA, PEPE LARAZZ & JACKSON GUICE Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC Steve Rogers races against time to uncover the international conspiracy that trapped his ex-partner in a web of intrigue and lies. Meanwhile, Bucky Barnes fights for his life in a Russian Gulag. With everybody gunning for Bucky and Steve fighting the clock, is there any hope for either of these two Super-Soldiers? Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) #616-619. 192 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99 Trim size: standard NEW AVENGERS BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS VOL. 2 PREMIERE HC Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Penciled by STUART IMMONEN, DANIEL ACUNA, MIKE DEODATO JR. & HOWARD CHAYKIN Cover by STUART IMMONEN Of all the mysteries of the Marvel Universe, none are more shocking than the one that will be revealed here. Before S.H.I.E.L.D., before the birth of the super hero, what deep, dark secret has Nick Fury held for all these decades — and how has it come back to terrorize everyone? All will be revealed as writer Brian Michael Bendis teams up with artist Mike Deodato for the first time since their chart-busting run on DARK AVENGERS. And joining them is comics legend Howard Chaykin for Fury flashbacks that will delight and startle you! Collecting NEW AVENGERS (2010) #7-13. 168 PGS./Rated A …$24.99 Trim size: standard FF BY JONATHAN HICKMAN VOL. 1 PREMIERE HC EPTING COVER Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN Penciled by STEVE EPTING, PAUL MOUNTS & BARRY KITSON Covers by STEVE EPTING & DANIEL ACUÑA A bold new direction for Marvel’s First Family featuring new members, old friends, older enemies and uneasy alliances that will send shockwaves through the Marvel Universe. With stunning artwork by Steve Epting, Paul Mounts and Barry Kitson, join writer Jonathan Hickman as the “World’s Greatest Comic Magazine” forges ahead and faces the future! Collecting FF #1-5. 136 PGS./Rated A …$19.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-5144-9 Trim size: standard FF BY JONATHAN HICKMAN VOL. 1 PREMIERE HC ACUNA COVER (DM ONLY) 136 PGS./Rated A …$19.99 SPIDER-MAN: THE FANTASTIC SPIDER-MAN PREMIERE HC Written by DAN SLOTT & CHRISTOS GAGE Penciled by JAVIER PULIDO, STEFANO CASELLI & REILLY BROWN Cover by STEFANO CASELLI The Sinister Six vs. Spider-Man and the FF — and by FF, we mean the entire Future Foundation! Know what’s not a good place for children, even super-powered kids? A full-scale battle with the world’s deadliest super villains! It’s not “Bring Your Kids to Work” Day, it’s not a field trip, and it’s definitely not a game! This is a high-stakes battle, and there’s no way it will end well. Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #658-662. 160 PGS./Rated A …$24.99 Trim size: standard MARVELMAN CLASSIC VOL. 3 PREMIERE HC Written by MICK ANGLO Penciled by MICK ANGLO, FRANK DANIELS, DON LAWENCE & JAMES BLEACH Cover by MIKE PERKINS Who is the mysterious Marvelman? If you only know him from his dark, deconstructionist eighties revival, then you don’t know?Marvelman! Go back to the very beginning and witness firsthand the earliest atomic-powered adventures of the mightiest man in the universe — the fearless fighter of evil known as Marvelman —?in this third thrilling volume of collector’s item classics! Collecting MARVELMAN #45-54. 256 PGS./All Ages …$34.99 Trim size: standard DEADPOOL/AMAZING?SPIDER-MAN/HULK: IDENTITY WARS PREMIERE HC Written by JOHN LAYMAN Penciled by LEE GARBETT, JUAN DOE & AL BARRIONUEVO Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN In a perfect world, what could possibly go wrong? Peter Parker thinks life couldn’t get any better — until an explosion at Horizon Labs plummets him (along with Deadpool and Hulk) into another dimension where the Amazing-Spider is the world’s most powerful and beloved hero, and Peter Parker is a billionaire mogul playboy (with surprises in his supporting cast). Will Peter discover the price for perfection? Meanwhile, Deadpool teams up with Deadpool (well…Deathwish) in this alternate-reality-doppelganger extravaganza! And what dreams come true does this dimension hold for Hulk? Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #38, DEADPOOL ANNUAL #1 and INCREDIBLE HULKS ANNUAL #1. 112 PGS./Rated A …$19.99 Trim size: standard FORMIC WARS: BURNING EARTH PREMIERE HC TAN COVER Creative Director ORSON SCOTT CARD Written by AARON JOHNSTON Penciled by GIANCARLO CARACUZZO Covers by BILLY TAN & BRYAN HITCH The never-before-told prequel to ENDER’S GAME! An unidentified ship is rocketing toward Earth with tech far beyond anything we’ve ever seen, and the only people who can give warning are a small band of asteroid miners millions of miles from home. The clock is ticking, and it doesn’t look good for the human race. From New York Times-bestselling author Orson Scott Card comes the tale of humanity’s first contact with the Formics — and the horrible toll it took on mankind. Collecting FORMIC WARS: BURNING EARTH #1-7. 168 PGS./Parental Advisory …$24.99 Trim size: standard ORSON SCOTT CARD'S SPEAKER FOR DEAD PREMIERE HC ORDER CODE: MAY110727 $24.99 ORSON SCOTT CARD'S ENDER IN EXILE PREMIERE HC ORDER CODE: NOV100644 $24.99 ENDER’S GAME: WAR OF GIFTS PREMIERE HC ORDER CODE: MAR100632 $24.99 ENDER’S SHADOW: COMMAND SCHOOL PREMIERE HC ORDER CODE: JAN100655 $24.99 ENDER’S GAME: COMMAND SCHOOL PREMIERE HC ORDER CODE: JAN100654 $24.99 ENDER’S SHADOW: BATTLE SCHOOL PREMIERE HC ORDER CODE: MAY090573 $24.99 ENDER’S GAME: BATTLE SCHOOL PREMIERE HC ORDER CODE: MAY090574 $24.99 FORMIC WARS: BURNING EARTH?PREMIERE HC HITCH COVER (DM ONLY) 168 PGS./Parental Advisory …$24.99 X-MEN: PRELUDE TO SCHISM PREMIERE HC Written by PAUL JENKINS Penciled by ROBERT DE LA TORRE & LAURENCE CAMPBELL Cover by GREG LAND The prelude to the X-Men Event of 2011! What does it mean to be a leader? What does it do to a person? What do the choices you make mean about the person you are? This is a story that delves into these issues and will give an X-Men reader what they need to know about their favorite mutants — before everything changes! Collecting X-MEN: PRELUDE TO SCHISM #1-4 and material from X-MEN SPOTLIGHT. 112 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99 Trim size: standard ANNIHILATORS HC GARNER COVER Written by DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING Penciled by TAN ENG HUAT & TIMOTHY GREEN II Covers by ALEX GARNER & SKOTTIE YOUNG Because you — yes, you! — demanded it: Marvel’s all-star cosmic team — and cult faves Rocket Raccoon and Groot — in one massive story! The Silver Surfer! Beta-Ray Bill! Gladiator! Quasar! Ronan! When the Dire Wraiths strike, Cosmic Masters DnA (THE THANOS IMPERATIVE, THOR/IRON MAN) and Tan Eng Huat (SILVER SURFER, THOR: FIRST THUNDER) assemble the heaviest hitters in all the universe to save the day! And not to be outdone, the demented duo of Rocket Raccoon and Groot return for their own, reader-friendly adventure! What do you do after you’ve saved the galaxy? DnA and the fabulous Timothy Green II (ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST — STAR-LORD) answer that question with madcap sci-fi combat and swashbuckling, space-faring mayhem! Collecting ANNIHILATORS #1-4. 184 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99 Trim size: oversized ANNIHILATORS HC YOUNG COVER (DM ONLY) 184 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99 MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN: FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD DIGEST Written by PAUL TOBIN Penciled by ROB DISALVO & MATTEO LOLLI Cover by PATRICK SCHERBERGER Four action-packed tales of all-ages mayhem! First, Peter Parker’s European vacation goes awry when word gets out there’s a raptor on the loose! Then, Spidey takes the wheel to investigate a series of armored-car robberies. But will New York survive his driving, and will HE survive the secret behind the robberies? Next, Dr. Doom hatches a plan to disrupt a crucial United Nations vote by kidnapping the delegates, and only Spider-Man can stand in his way. And finally, when Baron Mordo takes over New York City’s entire population, Spider-Man calls upon the help of Dr. Strange! Collecting SPIDER-MAN (2010) #13-16. 96 PGS./All Ages …$9.99 NEW X-MEN BY GRANT MORRISON BOOK 4 GN-TPB Written by GRANT MORRISON Penciled by JOHN PAUL LEON, IGOR KORDEY, PHIL JIMENEZ & ETHAN VAN SCIVER Cover by FRANK QUITELY His name is Charles Xavier — and he is a mutant. For years, Professor X was widely regarded as an authority on genetic mutation, as well as an advocate of peaceful relations between man and mutant. The general public was unaware he possessed superhuman abilities until the psionically empowered psychopath Cassandra Nova — his twin sister — addressed the global media while in possession of her brother’s body and broke his decades-long silence. But in attempting to expose Xavier to his enemies, she freed him from his self-imposed exile. From the teeming city streets of Mutant Town to the irradiated ruins of the island nation Genosha, once a haven for mutants, the X-Men set out to heal the rift between humanity and Homo superior — only to uncover a terrifying new threat to both species! Collecting NEW X-MEN (2001) #127-133. 168 PGS./Rated T+ …$14.99 VAMPIRE TALES VOL. 3 GN-TPB Written by VARIOUS Penciled by VARIOUS Cover by TONY DEZUNIGA Cannonball! Wolfsbane! Sunspot! Warlock! Karma! The adventures of the next generation of the X-Men continue alongside Psylocke, Captain Britain and Longshot against the evils of Mojo and Spiral! Plus: The deadly threats of Empath, Legion and the Magus! Danielle Moonstar, in a gunfight with Death herself! And the tragic tale of Larry Bodine! With guest appearances by the X-Men, Lila Cheney, Dazzler and Kitty Pryde! Collecting?NEW MUTANTS (1983) #41-47 and ANNUAL #2, and X-MEN ANNUAL (1970) #10. 200 PGS./Explicit Content …$19.99 AVENGERS ACADEMY: ARCADE—DEATH GAME TPB Written by PAUL TOBIN, CHRIS CLAREMONT & TERRY KAVANAGH Penciled by DAVID BALDEON, RICH BUCKLER, MICHAEL NASSER & CHRIS MARRINAN Cover by ED MCGUINNESS The traps are set and the dice are rolled as the vibrantly villainous Arcade decides to rebuild his tarnished reputation — by setting his sights on the “easy pickings” of the Avengers Academy and the Young Allies! But when one of his teenage victims escapes, is it a setback for Arcade or all part of a master plan to transform the entirety of New York into…Murderworld? Plus: Spider-Man, Nightcrawler and Excalibur fight for their lives in two classic tales of Arcade-style madness! Collecting AVENGERS ACADEMY?GIANT-SIZE #1, MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) #89 and SPIDER-MAN (1990) #25. 120 PGS./Rated A …$14.99 SPIDER-GIRL: FAMILY VALUES TPB Written by PAUL TOBIN Penciled by CLAYTON HENRY, DEAN HASPIEL, SERGIO CARIELLO, TIM SEELEY, PAUL AZACETA & MATT SOUTHWORTH Cover by JELENA KEVIC-DJURDJEVIC An all-new hero for an all-new era! Not every fight can be resolved by punching someone in the face — but Spider-Girl’s gonna punch somebody anyway, just to make sure. Follow the swinging adventures of Anya Corazon, the Splendiferous Spider-Girl, as she balances the daily grind of teenage life with the bumps and bruises brought by banging ’bows with bad guys! Guest-starring the Fantastic Four — and a villain our hero could never, ever defeat. Plus: Ana Kravinoff explodes onto the scene to prove to her father, Kraven the Hunter, she’s worthy of the family name by taking down one of the Spider family — and Spider-Girl is her chosen prey! The next generation of one of comics’ great rivalries takes center stage — and in the wings, a Goblin lurks! Collecting SPIDER-GIRL (2011) #1-8 and material from AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #648. 208 PGS./Rated A …$19.99 SILVER SURFER: DEVOLUTION TPB Written by GREG PAK Penciled by STEPHEN SEGOVIA, HARVEY TALIBAO & IBAN COELLO Cover by CARLO PAGULAYAN A new beginning for the Silver Surfer! The Sentinel of the Spaceways walks the Earth once more, a stranger feared by many. Only the High Evolutionary understands his true potential, but the Evolutionary’s mysterious grand design may cost the Surfer everything and change the cosmic balance forever! He’s traded blows with Thor and matched wits with Mephisto — but can the herald of Galactus survive the judgment of Norrin Radd, the man within the Silver Surfer? It’s a character-defining epic showing the Silver Surfer as you’ve never seen him before, brought to you by “Planet Hulk” writer Greg Pak and DARK WOLVERINE artist Stephen Segovia. Collecting SILVER SURFER (2011) #1-5. 120 PGS./Rated T+ …$14.99 SPIDER-MAN: THE NEXT CHAPTER VOL. 1 TPB Written by JOHN BYRNE, HOWARD MACKIE & DAN JURGENS Penciled by JOHN BYRNE, JOHN ROMITA JR., ANDY SMITH, JOHN BUSCEMA & BART SEARS Cover by JOHN BYRNE Peter Parker thought he’d given up a life as Spider-Man, but he keeps getting pulled back in! With threats like the Kingpin, Bullseye, Dr. Octopus, Shadrac, the Scorpion, the Frightful Four, Marrow and Tokkots coming at him from every angle, it’s a good thing Spider-Man has friends like the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, Madame Web, Thor and Man-Thing at his side! Plus: the debuts of not one, but two new Spider-Women! And one of them is not so nice. Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1999) #1-6 and ANNUAL ’99, PETER PARKER: SPIDER-MAN (1999) #1-6 and THOR (1998) #8. 392 PGS./Rated A …$39.99 INVINCIBLE IRON MAN VOL. 6: STARK RESILIENT BOOK 2 TPB Written by MATT FRACTION Penciled by SALVADOR LARROCA Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA When Justine and Sasha Hammer said they were going to take on Iron Man and the nascent Stark Resilient, they weren’t bluffing. Their implementation of Detroit Steel led to worldwide embarrassment for Tony Stark. The whispers of his irrelevance in the tech industry added insult to injury. But for the Hammer girls, that was merely the opening salvo. With War Machine grounded by the Pentagon, Pepper missing the RT-charged heart that made her Rescue and Tony’s Resilient team struggling to put their clean-energy tech into production, they’re about to up the ante. Now, Iron Man’s going to find out just what “resilient” really means. Collecting INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #29-33. 144 PGS./Rated A …$15.99 THUNDERBOLTS BY WARREN ELLIS & MIKE DEODATO JR. ULTIMATE COLLECTION TPB Written by WARREN ELLIS Penciled by MIKE DEODATO Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC The Thunderbolts, a band of reformed villains trying to do good, have always sought justice from America. Their earnest attempts to regain the faith of the people have only made them slow progress toward that goal, and r has always been an elusive prize. But now, in the aftermath of CIVIL WAR, the tables have turned: It’s time for the Thunderbolts to inflict a little justice on America. At a time when the country has lost faith in its heroes, it is ready to put its faith in monsters. Now is the time for the Thunderbolts! Warren Ellis and Mike Deodato’s modern masterpiece challenges readers with a thought-provoking story that offers a steady stream of explosive action! Collecting THUNDERBOLTS #110-121 and material from CIVIL WAR: THE INITIATIVE. 296 PGS./Rated T+ …$29.99 SHADOWLAND TPB Written by ANDY DIGGLE Penciled by BILLY TAN Cover by JOHN CASSADAY It’s the battle for the soul of New York! After taking over the Hand, Daredevil attempts to convert the league of merciless ninja assassins into his own private army and begins doling out a darker brand of justice as he transforms Hell’s Kitchen into the Shadowland! With his forces now in control of the streets, not even the police are welcome. And in one of the most shocking moments in Marvel history, Daredevil finally gets revenge on archenemy Bullseye! Spider-Man, Wolverine, Luke Cage and Iron Fist led a group of heroes to confront their long time ally, but Daredevil isn’t feeling diplomatic! It’s the ultimate showdown as Marvel’s greatest heroes take on Daredevil and his army of Hand assassins — not only for the soul New York, but also the soul of a hero! Collecting SHADOWLAND #1-5 and material from X-MEN: CURSE OF THE MUTANTS SPOTLIGHT. 144 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99 SHADOWLAND: THUNDERBOLTS TPB Written by JEFF PARKER Penciled by KEV WALKER & DECLAN SHALVEY Cover by GREG LAND THE THUNDERBOLTS VS. THE AVENGERS! Luke Cage sends the Thunderbolts into the heart of Shadowland — where Daredevil has declared marshal law. While the battle for New York rages on, the T-Bolts head into the sewers to rescue innocent civilians. And when Juggernaut, Crossbones, Moonstone, Songbird, Ghost, Mach V, Fixer and Man-Thing run loose with no supervision, anything can happen! Then, the Avengers pays a visit to the Raft to evaluate the T-Bolts program — which leads to a brutal fight with Juggernaut, Ghost and Crossbones! Plus: the Ghost’s never-before-revealed origin! Collecting THUNDERBOLTS #148-151. 128 PGS./Rated T+ …$15.99 SHADOWLAND: STREET HEROES TPB Written by JASON HENDERSON, JOHN LAYMAN, ZEB WELLS, ROB WILLIAMS & DAN SLOTT Penciled by IVAN RODRIGUEZ, SEAN CHEN, EMMA RIOS, CLAYTON CRAIN & PAULO SIQUEIRA Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN Daredevil’s dark transformation and reign over Shadowland has become a major concern. But where do the Marvel street-level heroes fit in? Featuring the Kingpin, Bullseye, Elektra, Ghost Rider, the Daughters of the Shadow and Spider-Man! Collecting?SHADOWLAND: DAUGHTERS OF THE SHADOW #1-3, SHADOWLAND: BULLSEYE, SHADOWLAND: ELEKTRA, SHADOWLAND: GHOST RIDER and SHADOWLAND: SPIDER-MAN. 176 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99 SHADOWLAND: DAREDEVIL TPB Written by ANDY DIGGLE & ANTONY JOHNSTON Penciled by ROBERTO DE LA TORRE & MARCO CHECCHETTO Cover by JOHN CASSADAY It’s the battle for the soul of Matt Murdock! Daredevil has taken over The Hand, hoping to transform the clan of coldblooded killers into a force for justice. But after returning from Japan, it’s Daredevil who’s changed. He’s locked down Hell’s Kitchen — placing it under martial law and his friends have no choice but to confront him. Foggy Nelson, Dakota North, Power Man and Iron Fist brave the dangers of Shadowland to save Matt Murdock. Meanwhile, Master Izo and Elektra travel to Japan to learn the ninjas’ true plan for Daredevil! Collecting DAREDEVIL (1964) #508-512 and SHADOWLAND: AFTER THE FALL. 144 PGS./Rated T+ …$14.99 INCREDIBLE HULKS: DARK SON TPB Written by GREG PAK & SCOTT REED Penciled by TOM RANEY, BARRY KITSON & BRIAN CHING Cover by CARLO PAGULAYAN All his life, the Hulk has wanted to be left alone — but now, he’s got a big, bad family to keep up with! After the events of WORLD WAR HULKS, Hulk is joined by his son from “Planet Hulk,” Skaar; his daughter from an alternate future, Lyra; the cousin he’s known and loved for ages, She-Hulk; and his best friend, Rick Jones, now in the gamma-charged form of A-Bomb. Oh, and don’t forget his first wife and longtime love, Betty Banner — transformed into the ragingly embittered Red She-Hulk. They’d better stick together no matter how uncomfortable this new arrangement may be for all concerned, because one more addition to the family is making his way across the galaxy: the world-shattering Hiro-Kala — twin brother to Skaar, son to Hulk and unknown to either. But not for long! Collecting INCREDIBLE HULKS #612-617. 160 PGS./Rated A …$19.99 THOR: GODS & MEN TPB (NEW PRINTING) Written by DAN JURGENS Penciled by SCOT EATON & ROGER ROBINSON Cover by SCOT EATON And there shall come a reckoning! The heavens tremble as all the Thunder God has built comes to ruins — and those closest to Thor betray him! Only one can wield Mjolnir, the mighty mystic Uru hammer. Will it be Thor — or his son, Magni? And must the son kill the father to restore peace on Earth? Collecting THOR (1998) #68-79. 288 PGS./Rated T+ …$29.99 FANTASTIC FOUR BY MARK WAID & MIKE WIERINGO ULTIMATE COLLECTION BOOK 2 TPB Written by MARK WAID Penciled by MIKE WIERINGO & CASEY JONES Cover by MIKE WIERINGO Dr. Doom wants to destroy the Fantastic Four once and for all, and what he’ll do to achieve victory is unthinkable! When?Doom balances his technological power with new magic, he strikes at his greatest enemies in new ways! Franklin, sent to hell! The Thing, beaten nearly to death! Valeria’s first word: DOOM! And Reed, fresh out of ideas! Life for the FF will never be the same?after this! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR (1998) #67-70, FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #500-502 and material from the #500 DIRECTOR’S CUT. 200 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99 HULK VISIONARIES: PETER DAVID VOL. 8 TPB Written by PETER DAVID Penciled by DALE KEOWN, HERB TRIMPE, ANDREW WILDMAN, KEVIN MAGUIRE, TOM RANEY & KEVIN WEST Cover by DALE KEOWN Peter David continues his legendary run! The situation in?Trans-Sabal may lead to nuclear disaster, and the Hulk, the?Pantheon and X-Factor are at war among themselves to stop it! And in Vegas, the Hulk takes on the Punisher! Rick Jones tracks down his mother for the first time, and things don’t go well! And the Hulk gets revenge on the Russian spy who caused the Gamma explosion way back in HULK #1! Collecting INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) #390-396 and material from ANNUAL #18, and X-FACTOR (1986) #76. 256 PGS./Rated A …$29.99 GREEN GOBLIN: A LIGHTER SHADE OF GREEN TPB Written by TERRY KAVANAGH & TOM DEFALCO Penciled by STEVEN BUTLER, SAL BUSCEMA, SCOTT MCDANIEL, MARK BAGLEY, KEVIN KOBASIC, DARICK ROBERTSON & JOSH HOOD Cover by SCOTT MCDANIEL Before Phil Urich debuted as the deadly new Hobgoblin, he had a brief run at being a hero! But what’s stranger than a heroic Green Goblin? How about super villains like Ricko the Sicko, Salt & Pepper and the Steel Slammer? Plus: the threats of Arcade, the Rhino and the Sentinels! Guest-starring Daredevil, the New Warriors and the Scarlet Spider! Collecting WEB OF SPIDER-MAN (1985) #125, SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) #225, GREEN GOBLIN #1-13 and AMAZING SCARLET SPIDER #2. 392 PGS./Rated A …$39.99 THE STAND VOL. 1: CAPTAIN TRIPS TPB Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA Penciled by MIKE PERKINS Cover by LEE BERMEJO The Stand is a classic tale of good vs. evil, loss weighed against redemption and despair pitted against hope. It is an apocalyptic vision of man’s battle to save life against a worldwide plague of death. For when Captain Trips works its way across the land, it is time to make a stand. Award-winning writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (HBO’s Big Love), and artists Mike Perkins (Captain America) and Laura Martin (Astonishing X-Men), join forces to bring one of the great novels of modern literature to life through graphic art storytelling. Collecting Stephen King’s THE STAND: CAPTAIN TRIPS #1-5. 160 PGS./ Parental Advisory …$14.99 X-MEN: PHOENIX RISING TPB (NEW PRINTING) Written by ROGER STERN, JOHN BYRNE, BOB LAYTON & CHRIS CLAREMONT Penciled by JOHN BUSCEMA, JOHN BYRNE, JACKSON GUICE & JOHN BOLTON Cover by JOHN BYRNE The mother of all back-from-the-dead stories! Jean Grey was touched by cosmic power, Jean Grey went insane and destroyed a world, Jean Grey sacrificed her life to save the universe — but it wasn’t Jean Grey at all! Mutantkind’s most remarkable?resurrection, spread across three titles: AVENGERS, FANTASTIC FOUR and X-FACTOR! Guest-starring the Sensational She-Hulk, the Incredible Hercules and more! Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #263, FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #286, X-FACTOR (1986) #1, and material from CLASSIC X-MEN #8 and #43. 144 PGS./Rated A …$14.99 WOLVERINE/HERCULES: MYTHS, MONSTERS & MUTANTS TPB Written by FRANK TIERI Penciled by JUAN ROMAN CANO SANTACRUZ Cover by JOE JUSKO Gritty scribe Frank Tieri and artist Juan Santacruz bring together two of Marvel’s toughest heroes! Matsuo — the man who murdered Mariko — is back from the dead and has one mission: kill Wolverine. But when he recruits two deadly foes of Hercules, the Olympian joins forces with Logan to show Matsuo just what it means to battle the best there is! Collecting WOLVERINE/HERCULES: MYTHS, MONSTERS & MUTANTS #1-4, plus the first meeting of Wolverine and Hercules from MARVEL TREASURY EDITION #26 (1980). 104 PGS./Parental Advisory …$14.99 DAKEN: DARK WOLVERINE — EMPIRE TPB Written by DANIEL WAY & MARJORIE LIU Penciled by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI & MIRCO PIERFEDERICI Cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI His claws are deadly, but his mind is even sharper! The son of Wolverine, Daken’s drive to achieve his goals knows no bounds: he will stop at nothing to attain absolute power. He yearns for his own bloody empire, sitting on a throne of fear and violence. Playing both heroes and villains as pawns, his betrayals and web of lies have landed his name on some serious hit lists. Now, free of his ties to Norman Osborn, Daken’s plans can move forward. But the enemies he’s made are standing in his way. With everyone out to kill him, who can he turn to for help? Meanwhile, the father may have something to say about the son’s evil ambitions. Collecting DARK WOLVERINE #90, DAKEN: DARK WOLVERINE #1-4 and material from WOLVERINE: ROAD TO HELL. 136 PGS./Parental Advisory …$19.99 X-MEN LEGACY: COLLISION TPB Written by MIKE CAREY Penciled by CLAY MANN & TOM RANEY Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU Called back to India at the request of his family, Young X-Man Indra is accompanied by friends Anole and Loa, and chaperones Rogue and Magneto. But the X-Men discover all is not well in Mumbai, and not just due to tensions with Indra’s parents. Their exotic furlough turns dangerous when the city is overwhelmed by strange electromagnetic disturbances. In the wake of a particularly violent magnetic storm, the team encounters a super-powered girl with a squad of mutant-hunting Sentinels hot on her tail. Is the mysterious runaway a new mutant, or something else entirely? And what will the X-Men do when the girl’s family arrives, ready to return her home by any means necessary? Collecting X-MEN LEGACY #238-241— plus OHOTMU-style profiles for Anole, Indra, Loa, Magneto, Rogue and the Children of the Vault! 112 PGS./Rated A …$14.99 X-MEN: CURSE OF THE MUTANTS — MUTANTS VS. VAMPIRES TPB Written by CHUCK KIM, SIMON SPURRIER, DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI, CHRIS CLAREMONT & VARIOUS Penciled by CHRIS BACHALO,?GABRIEL HERNANDEZ WALTA, TIM GREEN, BILL SIENKIEWICZ & VARIOUS Cover by NICK BRADSHAW Blood flows in the streets of San Francisco as Xarus, son of Dracula, builds an army of bloodsuckers to conquer the X-Men and create a new breed of mutant vampires! The mutant heroes battle all manner of vampire — including a vampiric whale — as their science team works feverishly to find a cure for the blood-borne virus spread by Xarus. They’ll enlist the aid of vampire-slayer Blade and even contemplate the unthinkable: Can they resurrect Dracula himself, slain by Xarus, to combat his own son? Do they dare? Collecting X-MEN: CURSE OF THE MUTANTS - STORM & GAMBIT, X-MEN: CURSE OF THE MUTANTS - SMOKE & BLOOD, X-MEN: CURSE OF THE MUTANTS - BLADE, X-MEN VS. VAMPIRES #1-2 and UNCANNY X-MEN #159. 192 PGS./Parental Advisory …$19.99 NAMOR: THE FIRST MUTANT VOL. 2—NAMOR GOES TO HELL TPB Written by STUART MOORE Penciled by ARIEL OLIVETTI, BRIAN CHING, SERGIO ARINO, ANTONIO FUSO & CARLOS RODRIGUEZ Cover by ARIEL OLIVETTI If Wolverine jumped off a bridge, would you jump, too? That’s the question Namor must answer when the old Kings of Atlantis escape Hell only to drag him back down with them — into a burning desert wasteland. Can even the X-Men help him now? And with its king missing, what will happen to New Atlantis? Also featuring a special story showcasing the different sides of Prince Namor: proud king, valiant hero — and arrogant, unfaithful lover. Years ago, when Namor was young, he fell in love with a surface woman — only to break her heart. But what is her connection to the new generation of X-Men? Collecting NAMOR: THE FIRST MUTANT #5-11. 168 PGS./Rated T+ …$16.99 X-MEN: CURSE OF THE MUTANTS TPB Written by VICTOR GISCHLER Penciled by PACO MEDINA Cover by ADI GRANOV A human bomb explodes in San Francisco’s Union Square. Dozens are covered in blood. Jubilee is one of them. The former X-Man soon falls victim to a strange manufactured virus — all part of the plan of Xarus, son of Dracula! Xarus is the new lord of the vampires, having slain his father, and he has an ultimatum for the X-Men: join his ranks as vampires, or perish! The X-Men enlist the aid of vampire-hunter Blade and even bargain with a resurrected Dracula himself, but who will win the ultimate battle between mutants and vampires in the streets of San Francisco? Collecting X-MEN (2010) #1-6 and material from X-MEN: CURSE OF THE MUTANTS SAGA and X-MEN: CURSE OF THE MUTANTS SPOTLIGHT. 176 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99 WOLVERINE: WOLVERINE GOES TO HELL TPB Written by JASON AARON Penciled by RENATO GUEDES, JASON LATOUR, STEVEN SANDERS, MICHAEL GAYDOS & JAMIE MCKELVIE Cover by JAE LEE Wolverine’s sins have finally come for him. With his soul trapped in Hell, a demonic force inhabits his body, using it as the perfect weapon for its nefarious ends. Combining Wolverine’s unbreakable claws with a deadly dark power, this unknown evil is targeting Logan’s loved ones. And Wolverine is powerless to stop him. Marked for death, the X-Man’s enemies and allies are forging strange and uneasy alliances. Can they rescue Wolverine’s soul before they find themselves sent straight to Hell? Collecting WOLVERINE (2010) #1-5 and material from WOLVERINE: THE ROAD TO HELL and ALL-NEW WOLVERINE SAGA. 184 PGS./ Parental Advisory …$19.99 ESSENTIAL WEB OF SPIDER-MAN VOL. 1 TPB Written by VARIOUS Penciled by VARIOUS Cover by CHARLES VESS It’s an all-new series starring your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man! Swinging through town in his sleek black suit, Spidey faces new threats — including Magma, the Vulturions, Chance, Future Max and the Smithville Thunderbolt — as well as classic foes like the Kingpin, Dr. Octopus and the Vulture! Guest-starring Dominic Fortune and the New Mutants! Collecting WEB OF SPIDER-MAN (1985) #1-18 and ANNUAL #1-2, and AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #268. 528 PGS./Rated A …$19.99 ESSENTIAL SPIDER-MAN VOL. 2 TPB (ALL-NEW EDITION) Written by STAN LEE & STEVE DITKO Penciled by STEVE DITKO, JOHN ROMITA & DON HECK Cover by JOHN ROMITA The bite of irradiated spider granted high-school student Peter Parker incredible, arachnid-like powers. When a burglar killed his beloved Uncle Ben, a grief-stricken Peter vowed to use his amazing abilities to protect his fellow man. He had learned an invaluable ?lesson: With great power, there must also come great?responsibility! The wisecracking web-slinger’s chosen profession is a series of unrelenting tests — but through all his trials, Spider-Man remains steadfast in his determination to use his gifts for the benefit of all! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #21-43 and ANNUAL #2-3. 536 PGS./All Ages …$19.99 ESSENTIAL SPIDER-MAN VOL. 1 TPB (ALL-NEW EDITION) Written by STAN LEE Penciled by STEVE DITKO Cover by STEVE DITKO While attending a demonstration on radiation, high-school student Peter Parker was bitten by a spider that had been exposed to radioactive rays. Learning he had gained great arachnid-like abilities, the timid teenager donned a colorful costume of his own design — seeking fame and fortune as the Amazing Spider-Man! But his Uncle Ben’s death — a tragedy he could have prevented — taught Peter that with great power, there must also come great responsibility. And on that day, a legend was born! Collecting AMAZING FANTASY (1962) #15, and AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #1-20 and ANNUAL #1. 568 PGS./All Ages …$19.99 MARVEL POSTERS ULTIMATE COMICS UNIVERSE POSTER BY MARKO DJURDJEVIC 118x30…$34.99 FINAL ORDER CUT-OFF 7/11, (ON-SALE 8/17/11 INCREDIBLE HULKS POSTER BY ADI GRANOV 24x36…$8.99 FINAL ORDER CUT-OFF 7/11, (ON-SALE 8/17/11) ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN POSTER BY SARA PICHELLI 24x36…$8.99 FINAL ORDER CUT-OFF 8/1, (ON-SALE 8/31/11)