Marvel Comics Solicitations – Previous Two Month
NOVEMBER 2012
Indestructible Hulk #1
Written By: Mark Waid
Art By: Leinil Francis Yu
Cover By: Leinil Francis Yu
Variant Cover By: Joe Quesada
Young Baby Variant Cover By: Skottie Young
Artist Variant Cover By: Walt Simonson
Blank VARIANT Cover also available
Sketch Variant Cover By: Joe Quesada
Design Variant Cover By: Leinil Francis Yu
Description: Hulk – Indestructible force more weapon than man. Banner – smartest man alive. Combined they are the Strongest, Smartest Weapon on the planet! And NOW! the INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK is an Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Uncanny Avengers #2
Written By: Rick Remender
Art By: John Cassaday
Cover By: John Cassaday
Variant Cover By: Milo Manara
Sketch Variant Cover By: John Cassaday
Description: • What are The Red Skull’s new powers? How did he become the most powerful man on Earth?
• Can Havok and Thor defeat the spreading influence of Honest John, The Living Propaganda?!
• Rogue and Scarlet Witch trapped on the Isle of the Red Skull’s S-Men!
• Wolverine & Captain America: uncover the truth behind the worldwide mutant assassination epidemic!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
All-New X-Men #1 & 2
Written By: Brian Michael Bendis
Art By: Stuart Immonen
Cover By: Stuart Immonen
Variant Cover By: Joe Quesada
Sketch Variant Cover By: Joe Quesada
Variant Cover By: TBA
Young Baby Variant Cover By: Skottie Young
Blank VARIANT Cover also available (#1)
Variant Cover (#2) By: TBA
Description: It’s a blast from the past as the original five students of Professor X – Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Iceman, Angel and Beast – are plucked from the past and brought to the present. But what they find, the state that their future selves are in and the state of Xavier’s dream, is far from the future they dreamed of. And how will the X-Men of the present deal with their past coming crashing forward?
32 PGS. (EACH)/Rated T+ …$3.99 (EACH)
Iron Man #1
Written By: Kieron Gillen
Art By: Greg Land
Cover By: Greg Land
Variant Cover By: Joe Quesada
Artist Variant Cover By: Adi Granov
Baby Variant Cover By: Skottie Young
Sketch Variant Cover By: Joe Quesada
Design Variant Cover By: Carlo Pagulayan (#1 & 2)
Blank Cover Variant Also Available (#1)
Description: Tony Stark—Iron Man: Technological visionary, wealthy playboy, unparalleled engineer, and armored Avenger. His greatest invention becomes his greatest mistake. Iron Man must act fast…and Tony Stark must build faster! The lethal techno virus Extremis is out in the wild and out for grabs to the highest bidder! It’s up to Tony Stark to contain it and that means creating a new suit of armor…NOW!
32 PGS. (EACH)/Rated T+ …$3.99 (EACH)
Iron Man #2
Written By: Kieron Gillen
Art By: Greg Land
Cover By: Greg Land
Variant Cover By: Carlo Pagulayan
Artist Variant Cover By: Adi Granov
Description: • Tony’s hunt for the rogue Extremis Units takes him to the island of NEW CAMELOT!
• Introducing THE CIRCLE, a mysterious high-tech brotherhood of mech-knights!
• IRON MAN vs. the secret Russian Black Exoskeleton Academy’s greatest pilot!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Thor: God of Thunder #1 & 2
Written By: Jason Aaron
Art By: Esad Ribic
Cover By: Esad Ribic
Variant Cover By: Joe Quesada
Baby Variant Cover By: Skottie Young
Artist Variant Cover By: Daniel Acuna
Sketch Variant Cover By: Joe Quesada
Design Variant Cover By: Esad Ribic
Variant Cover (#2) By: TBA
Blank Cover Variant Also Available (#1)
Description: Throughout the ages, the gods of the Marvel Universe have been vanishing, their mortal worshippers left in chaos. NOW! the Mighty Thor follows a trail of blood that threatens to consume his past, present and future selves. The only hope for these ravaged worlds lies with the God of Thunder unraveling the gruesome mystery of the God Butcher!
32 PGS. (EACH)/Rated T+ …$3.99 (EACH)
A+X #2
Written By: Kaare Andrews and Peter David
Art By: Kaare Andrews and Mike Del Mundo
Cover By: Kaare Andrews
Variant Cover By: Ed McGuinness and TBA
Sketch Variant Cover By: Ed McGuinness
Description: • Spider-Man and Beast fight zombies in a story by Kaare Andrews (AVX: VERSUS)!
• Iron Man, Kitty Pryde and Lockheed fight the Brood in a story by Peter David and your favorite artist!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
Captain America #1
Written By: Rick Remender
Art By: John Romita Jr
Cover By: John Romita Jr
Variant Cover By: Joe Quesada
Sketch Variant Cover By: Joe Quesada
Baby Variant Cover By: Skottie young
Artist Variant Cover By: Ryan Meinerding
Design Variant By: Jerome Opeña
Blank Cover Also Available
Description: Thrust into a bizarre, inhospitable world far from home, the all-new, high-adventure, mind-melting, tough-as-nails, sci-fi, pulp-fantasy era of Captain America is NOW! With no country and no allies, what’s left for the Sentinel of Liberty to protect? The Saga of Dimension Z begins here!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
X-Men: Legacy#1 & #2
Written By: Simon Spurrier
Art By: Tan Eng Huat
Cover By: Mike Del Mundo
Variant Cover (#1) By: Kaare Andrews
Young Baby Sketch Variant By: Skottie Young
Blank Cover Variant Also Available (#1)
Variant Cover (#2) By: TBA
Description: Legion, the most powerful and unstable mutant in the world and son to Professor Charles Xavier, has killed gods and reshaped the face of the universe. NOW! in the aftermath of Avengers vs. X-Men, Legion will finally attempt to conquer his demons and embrace his father’s legacy!
32 PGS. (EACH)/Rated T …$3.99 (EACH)
Fantastic Four #1
Written By: Matt Fraction
Art By: Mark Bagley
Cover By: Mark Bagley
Artist Variant Cover By: Dave Johnson
Variant Cover By: Joe Quesada
Sketch Variant Cover By: Joe Quesada
F4/FF Connecting Variant Cover By: Mark Bagley
Young Baby Variant By: Skottie Young
Blank Cover Variant Also Available
Description: Four adults. Two kids. One “car.” NOW! begins a journey through all of infinite time and space.
32 PGS./Rated T …$2.99
FF #1
Written By: Matt Fraction
Art By: Mike Allred
Variant Cover By: TBA
F4/FF Connecting Variant Cover By: Mark Bagley
Young Baby Variant Cover By: Skottie Young
Blank Cover Variant Also Available
Description: We have seen the future and it will be fantastic! In the absence of the Fantastic Four, a substitute Four, hand-picked by the real deal–Ant-Man, Medusa, She-Hulk and Miss Thing–stand ready to guard the Earth and the nascent Future Foundation for four minutes… NOW! what could possibly go wrong?
32 PGS./Rated T …$2.99
Deadpool #1 & 2
Written By: Gerry Duggan and Brian Posehn
Art By: Tony Moore
Cover By: Geof Darrow
Variant Cover By: Chris Bachalo
Young Baby Variant Cover By: Skottie Young
Design Variant Cover By: Tony Moore
Blank Cover Variant Also Available (#1)
Variant Cover (#2) By: TBA
Description: Dead former United States presidents, from George Washington
to Gerald Ford have been resurrected, and that’s BAD. The Marvel heroes can’t be the ones to stop them, someone is needed with the reputation, skills and plausible deniability to take out these com-monsters in chiefs…NOW! is the time for Deadpool…
In Wade We Trust!
32 PGS. (EACH)/Rated T …$2.99 (EACH)
Avengers Assemble #9
Written By: Kelly Sue DeConnick
Art By: Steffano Caselli
Cover By: Steve McNiven
Variant Cover By: Joe Quesada and Bobby Rubio
Movie Variant Also Available
Description: ALL-NEW CREATIVE TEAM WITH ALL-NEW OUTSIZED ADVENTURES!
• Kelly Sue Deconnick (CAPTAIN MARVEL) and Stefano Caselli (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) team up to tackle the titanic tales YOU DEMANDED! And in continuity to boot?!
• Two scientists. Two giant egos. One wears a tank. One is a tank. Tony Stark and Bruce Banner are SCIENCE BROS!
• When a fellow bigbrain goes missing, wanna bet who can find him first? It’s Amazing Race, Avengers-style, as Iron Man and Hulk form their teams and embark on a global manhunt with the ultimate prize at stake…bragging rights!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Avengers #33
Written By: Brian Michael Bendis
Art By: Terry Dodson
Cover By: Brandon Peterson
Description: END TIMES!
• Two classic Avengers return for the first time in years to celebrate the end of an era! But does this modern world really need the Avengers?
• A giant status quo shift is on the horizon. Watch as the Avengers come to terms with themselves as a team and a family.
• PLUS: Hydra with alien tech? Uh oh!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
Avengers #34
Written By: Brian Michale Bendi
Art By: Mike Deodato and more!
Cover By: Mike Deodato
Final Issue Variant Cover By: TBA
Description: END TIMES! FINAL ISSUE!
• One of the most controversial and spectacular eras of the Avengers comes to a spectacular and controversial extra-sized, All-Star conclusion!
48 PGS./Rated T …$4.99
New Avengers #33
Written By: Brian Michael Bendis
Art By: Michael Oeming
Cover By: Mike Deodato
Description: END TIMES!
• A Sorcerer Supreme ascends!
• Who will be the new master of marvel magic?
• And what sacrifice will they have to make to achieve such power? An explosive end chapter to one of Marvel’s longest running stories!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
New Avengers #34
Written By: Brian Michael Bendis
Art By: Mike Deodato and more!
Cover By: Mike Deodato
Description: END TIMES!
• The New Avengers era ends – not with a whimper – but with a extra-sized action-packed bang!
• The last issue of New Avengers is actually all said and done: What is the future of the New Avengers? IS there a future? Find out right here.
48 PGS./Rated T …$4.99
Avengers Academy #39
Written By: Christos Gage
Art By: Tom Grummett
Cover By: Giuseppe Camuncoli
Description: FINAL ISSUE!
• End-of-an-era Series Finale!
• In the aftermath of the grueling “Final Exam”, can friendships, romances – and the Academy itself – survive?
32 PGS./Rated T …$2.99
Secret Avengers #34
Written By: Rick Remender
Art By: Matteo Scalera
Cover By: Arthur Adams
Description: THE RISE OF THE DESCENDANTS!
• The robots of the Marvel Universe revolt!
• The Avengers are taken down leaving only the Secret Avengers to stop Father’s automaton invasion and the plague of the Descendant’s contagious robot evolution!
• Why has Captain Britain just hurled mankind’s only hope of salvation into the black heart of Earth 4680?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Dark Avengers #183
Written By: Jeff Parker
Art By: Neil Edwards
Cover By: John Tyler Christopher
Description: THE END OF THE THUNDERBOLTS!
• Bid farewell to Ghost, Centurius, Man-Thing and the gang forever!
• Jeff Parker and Neil Edwards plot a dark new course for Earth’s Deadliest Heroes!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
Marvel Universe vs. The Avengers #2 (of 4)
Written By: Jonathan Maeberry
Art By: Leo Fernandez
Cover By: Aaron Kuder
Description: • How far would you go to save the world? That’s the question the Avengers must answer.
• Doctor Doom says that he can cure the cannibal plague that is consuming the Marvel Universe.
• His price? To become Emperor of Earth.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99
Avenging Spider-Man #14
Written By: Cullen Bunn
Art By: Gabriele Dell’otto
Cover By: Gabriele Dell’otto
Description: Horizon Labs take a field trip to the Savage Land! But when has a trip to the Savage Land ever gone right?
When a horde of super-powered lizards attack, it’s up to Spider-Man, Devil Dinosaur, and Moon Boy to save the day!
Raptors are bad enough, but can Spidey overcome a prehistoric language barrier, too?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Amazing Spider-Man #697
Written By: Dan Slott
Art By: Giuseppe Camuncoli
Description: DANGER ZONE Part 3 of 3
• Spider-Man joins the WAR of the Goblins!
• We brought back Roderick Kingsley, the original Hobgoblin—will any other Goblins show?
• And the pieces of the puzzle are almost complete for AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #700…
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
Amazing Spider-Man #698
Written By: Dan Slott
Art By: Richard Elson
Cover By: Paolo Rivera
ASM 50TH Anniversary Variant Cover By: TBA
Description: DYING WISH PRELUDE
• The end of Spider-Man’s world begins when Doctor Octopus discovers who Peter Parker really is.
• (Fifty years goes by much…too…fast.)
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
Scarlet Spider #11
Written By: Christopher Yost
Art By: Khoi Pham
Cover By: Ryan Stegman
Description: MINIMUM CARNAGE PART FOUR!
• At the will of a madman in the Microverse!
• Scarlet Spider must face the monster within to fight the monster of Carnage!
• Meanwhile, Venom takes on a mission – and the cost may be more than his life!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
Venom #27
Written By: Cullen Bunn
Art By: Declan Shalvey
Cover By: Patch Zircher
Description: MINIMUM CARNAGE – PART FIVE!
• Venom, Scarlet Spider and the Micronauts fight to save a universe – but in the process, have doomed our own!
• Cullen Bunn and Declan Shalvey bring you the pentultimate chapter of the mega-levolent masterpiece!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
Minimum Carnage: Omega #1
Written By: Christopher Yost and Cullen Bunn
Art By: Avalon – Lan Medina
Cover By: Clayton Crain
Variant Cover By: Ron Lim
Description: MINIMUM CARNAGE FINALE!
• Houston is on fire as Carnage’s greatest act of evil may be his final hour!
• The most dangerous web-slingers of all unite with humanity at stake!
• Cullen Bunn, Chris Yost and Lan Medina bring the crossover smash hit to it’s synapse-shattering finale!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Venom #27.1
Written By: Cullen Bunn
Art By: Thony Silas
Cover By: Joe Quinones
Description: THE FALL OUT OF MINIMUM CARNAGE IS HERE!
• The wounds of Carnage still fresh, Flash Thompson confronts his past as a bully – and makes a momentous decision about his future!
• Thony Silas returns with Cullen Bunn to Venom!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
Ultimate Comics Iron Man #2 (of 4)
Written By: Nathan Edmondson
Art By: Matteo Buffagni
Cover By: Frank Stockton
Description: • DEMON IN THE ARMOR continues!
• The mystery of ULTIMATE MANDARIN unfolds!
• What secret of Tony’s has turned WAR MACHINE against him?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #17
Written By: Brian Michael Bendis
Art By: Gabriel Walta
Cover By: Sara Pichelli
Description: UNITED WE STAND!
• With the nation at war, young Spider-Man heeds the call of Super Hero duty!
• The secret connection between Miles Morales and Spider-Woman revealed?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Ultimate Comics Ultimates #18
Written By: Sam Humphries
Art By: Luke Ross
Cover By: Michael Komarck
Description: THE EPIC CONCLUSION OF UNITED WE STAND!
• It’s the Ultimates’ final stand against Hydra on American soil!
• Thor’s startling choice: America or Asgard?
• The last temptation of Captain America with the country in the balance!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Ultimate Comics X-Men #18.1
Written By: Brian Wood
Art By: Filipe Andrade
Cover By: Sara Pichelli
Description: • Meet MACH TWO, former Morlock tunnel refugee turned mutant resistance fighter!
• Will she side with Kitty Pryde or become a dangerous new enemy?
• A brave new world for the nation’s surviving mutants starts here!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
Ultimate Comics X-Men #19
Written By: Brian Wood
Art By: Paco Medina
Cover By: Dave Johnson
Description: • An All-New direction for the Ultimate X-Men!
• Kitty tries to lead a new nation of mutants but someone close to her has different plans!
• Brian (DMZ, STAR WARS, X-MEN) Wood’s epic RESERVATION X arc begins here!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Captain America and Black Widow #639
Written By: Kelly Sue DeConnick
Art By: Dexter Soy
Cover By: Jamie McKelvie
Description: • Cap and Black Widow face Lizard-Ock!
• Chased by a super-powered kill squad, Cap and Widow jaunt through the multiverse!
• The stage is set for a final assault against Venemma Multiversal!
32 PGS./Rated T …$2.99
Captain Marvel #7
Written By: Kelly Sue DeConnick
Art By: Dexter Soy
Cover By: Jamie McKelvie
Description: MARVEL-OW!
• Captain Marvel goes head to head with… Captain Marvel?
• Former Captain, Monica Rambeau returns! But what’s her problem with the Earth’s Mightiest Hero?
• Find out why Captain Marvel is the most talked about series of the year!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
Daredevil: End of Days #2 (of 8)
Written By: Brian Michael Bendis and David Mack
Art By: Klaus Janson and Bill Sienkewicz
Cover By: Alex Maleev
Artist Variant Cover By: David Mack
Description: • The Kingpin has been murdered! Daredevil has been murdered! And that’s just the beginning of the story!
• Ben Urich digs deep into the seedy underbelly of the MU & discovers Matt Murdock’s biggest secret yet!.
• Some of the greatest creators to ever take on the Man Without Fear unite for his final story!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Daredevil #20
Written By: Mark Waid
Art By: Chris Samnee
Cover By: Paolo Rivera
Description: • The year’s most critically acclaimed comic book is back as BLIND MAN BLUFFED continues!
• Daredevil’s newest threat, The Coyote, is not what Matt expects.
• Say Goodbye to NYC, Matt Murdock.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
Defenders #12
Written By: Matt Fraction
Art By: Micro Pierfederici
Cover By: Terry Dodson
Description: • Series finale! The end of the Defenders!
• All your questions answered!
• Everybody dies! Everything ends! So how do the good guys pull it off?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Red She-Hulk #59
Written By: Jeff Parker
Art By: Carlo Pagulayan and Wellington Alves
Cover By: Carlo Pagulayan
Description: The world’s most powerful female super human is CLASSIFIED!
• Red She-Hulk’s war on ALL superhumans continues!
• Captain America has no choice but to hunt her down!
• Will the newly redesigned X-51 need to use lethal force against her?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
Punisher: War Zone #2 (of 5)
Written By: Greg Rucka
Art By: Marco Checchetto
Cover By: Marco Checchetto
Description: • Kings take Castle. Now its his move!
• It takes more than bullets to take out the Avengers’ biggest guns.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99
Journey into Mystery #646
Written By: Kathryn Immonen
Art By: Valerio Schiti
Cover By: Jeff Dekal
Variant Cover By: Phil Noto
Description: • AN ALL-NEW JOURNEY BEGINS WHEN KATHRYN IMMONEN AND VALERIO SCHITI BRING YOU…SIF: THE BERZERKER?!
• She may be a “Lady,” but girly ain’t her style! Known by many names: lover of Thor, sister of Heimdall, defender of Asgard…Sif is the ultimate faithful…sidekick?! Immortal, please.
• When the latest crop of beasties beset Asgard, it’s business as usual for our sword-slingin’ heroine as she leads the battle charge—but that no-holds-barred zeal for glory may be the very thing that brings the realm down around her winged helm…!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
Hawkeye #4
Written By: Matt Fraction
Art By: Javier Pulido
Cover By: David Aja
Description: • You won’t believe what is on The Tape!
• S.H.I.E.L.D. recruits Clint to intercept incriminating evidence—before he becomes the most wanted man in the world.
• Superstar artist Javier Pulido joins Matt Fraction in a Hawkeye thriller that spans the globe…and the darkest parts of Clint Barton.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
Winter Soldier #13
Written By: Ed Brubaker
Art By: Butch Guice
Cover By: Steve Epting
Description: • Part 4 of WIDOW HUNT!
• Who’s hunting the hunter…?!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
Marvel’s Iron Man 2 Adaptation #1 (of 2)
Written By: Will Pilgrim
Art By: TBD
Description • The Marvel Cinematic Universe returns with Iron Man 2, the adaptation of one of Marvel Studios blockbuster films!
• Why does the government go after Iron Man?
• Plus a mysterious figure from Tony’s past returns—and he’s got a vendetta.
• Featuring: the first appearance of War Machine!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
Dexter #2 (of 5)
Written By: Jeff Lindsay
Art By: Dalibor Talajic
Cover By: Alex Maleev
Description: • Dexter doesn’t just have killer instincts as a forensic blood spatter expert. He’s also murdering bad guys in his spare time as Miami’s hometown serial killer!
• The Dark Passenger, Dexter’s razor sharp sixth sense, is going off the charts as bodies continue to drop in Miami!
• Detective Deborah Morgan’s murder investigation leads Dexter and her to more questions and suspects.
• Dexter can’t seem to shake crossing paths with an old high school acquaintance whose past is anything but squeaky clean.
32 PGS./Rated Parental Advisory …$3.99
Copyright © by Jeff Lindsay. All rights reserved.
Spaceknights #2 (of 3)
Written By: Jim Starlin and Chris Batista
Art By: Chris Batista
Cover By: Chris Batista
Description: • The newly minted Spaceknight squad uncovers a terrible truth: the Dire Wraiths have returned!
• With the might of the Deathwing at their call, the Galadorians’ ancient foes are more powerful than ever!
• Meanwhile, a triumvirate of alien races bands together to wage war on Galador — but why?
• Can young Tristan’s prescient visions help uncover the true nature of the Wraith menace?
• Collecting SPACEKNIGHTS (2000) #3-4.
48 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Disney Junior Magazine #10
Description: • This issue of Disney Junior Magazine includes stories, games, puzzles, counting and coloring activities.
44 PGS./AGES 3 – 6/$4.99
TRIM: 8 X 10.8125 in.
Marvel Super Heroes #5
Description: • Marvel Super Heroes Magazine invites families to bring home the “Mighty Marvel Universe”!
36 PGS./AGES 3 – 6/$4.99
TRIM: 8 X 10.8125 in.
Fairies Magazine #10
Description: • This issue of Disney Princess Magazine is full of magical stories, a collectible pull-out poster, activities, games and much, much more. Great for any princess.
44 PGS./AGES 3 – 6/$4.99
TRIM: 8 X 10.8125 in.
Cars Magazine #10
Description: • This issue of the magazine contains brand new stories, classic adventures, puzzles, a pull-out poster, games and more.
44 PGS./AGES 3 – 6/$4.99
TRIM: 8 X 10.8125 in.
Road to OZ #3 (of 6)
Written By: Eric Shanower
Art By: Skottie Young
Cover By: Skottie Young
Description: • The King of Oz bestows Button Bright with a cleverly generous gift—a fox’s head!
• How will Dorothy and the Shaggy Man get through the Deadly Desert? Johnny Dooit may have an idea!
• Eric Shanower and Skottie Young deliver another Oz adaptation that’s an instant classic!
32 PGS./All Ages …$3.99
Ultimate Spider-Man #8
Written By: Joe Caramagna and Todd Dezago
Art By: Nuno Plati and Craig Rousseau
Cover By: Ty Templeton
Description: • SPIDER-MAN FIGHTS A DRAGON!
• And then! Spider-Man is outmatched when he takes on a new team of seasoned villains!
• No need to wait for another episode of Disney XD’s hit TV show with this comic in your hands!
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99
Marvel Universe Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes #8
Written By: Karl Kesel and Elliott Kalan
Art By: Ramon Bachs and Chris Jones
Cover By: Khoi Pham
• The stars of the year’s hit movie and DisneyXD’s hit show leap off the screen and into your hands!
• It’s a superhero identity crisis as the Malevolent M.O.D.O.K. machinates a malicious mind-swap between Hawkeye and Iron Man – can these polar opposites trust each other’s skills to save the day?
• Meanwhile, the Incredible Hulk and the regal Black Panther must rescue New York City and the world from the MadBomb – and a Hydra plot of vile villainy!
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99
Gambit #5 & #6
Written By: James Asmus
Art By: Diogenes Neves
Cover By: Terry Dodson
Description: • Coerced by a criminal mastermind, Gambit is sent to the United Kingdom to heist the greatest weapon in the history of man: Excalibur.
• How will Marvel’s premiere thief manage to dupe his extortionist while also escaping with a clear name?
• Guest-starring Pete Wisdom and MI13!
32 PGS. (EACH)/Rated T+ …$2.99 (EACH)
X-Treme X-Men #6 & 7
Written By: Greg Pak
Art By: Stephen Segovia
Cover By: Kalman Andrasofszky
Description: • All new jumping on point!
• The team’s mission hits home, as they land in the United States of California, birthplace of Kurt Waggoner!
• What happens if they can’t defeat this Xavier…and what does it mean for Nightcrawler?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
Wolverine & The X-Men #20 & 21
Issue 20
Written By: Jason Aaron
Art By: Steven Sanders
Cover By: Nick Bradshaw
Issue 21
Written By: Jason Aaron
Art By: Nick Bradshaw
Cover By: Nick Bradshaw
Description: • STORM joins the faculty of the Jean Grey School!
• Wolverine is a clown? Iceman is a fire swallower? Rachel Grey a fortune teller?
• Frankenstein’s Murder Circus comes to town!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
Astonishing X-Men Annual #1
Written By: Christos Gage
Art By: David Baldeon
Cover By: Dave Williams
Description: • Someone is attacking friends and associates of the X-Men and it’s up to Wolverine and his team to stop them.
• Meanwhile, newlywed Kyle learns the hard way that marrying Northstar also meant marrying his family…and in this case, Northstar’s family is the X-Men!
48 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
Astonishing X-Men #56
Written By: Majorie Liu
Art By: Mike Perkins
Cover By: Phil Noto
Description: • The shocking conclusion to WEAPONIZED!
• A teammate returns…but is he friend or foe?
• Will Kyle and Northstar survive their first married mission?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Uncanny X-Force #33 & #34
Written By: Rick Remender
Art By: Phil Noto
Covers By: Julian Totino Tedesco
Description: • FINAL EXECUTION races to its thrilling conclusion!
• X-Force brings the attack to the Brotherhood, but there is dissension in the ranks.
• Genesis faces the truth about Apocalypse and his destiny!
32 PGS. (EACH)/Parental Advisory …$3.99 (EACH)
Wolverine #316
Written By: Cullen Bunn
Art By: Paul Pelletier
Cover By: Mike del Mundo
Description: • Wolverine and Elsa Bloodstone discover the Floating Castle!
• With the Covenant hot on their trail, can Wolverine keep the Deaming Maiden alive? Or will Elsa betray him?
• Meanwhile, Melita makes a discovery that will change Wolverine – and her – forever!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99
X-Men #38
Written By:Brian Wood
Art By: David Lopez
Cover By: David Lopez
Description: • It’s Domino vs the X-Men!
• Domino has always been lucky…or maybe the people around her are just unlucky.
• Start reading here!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
X-Factor #246 & 247
Written By: Peter David
Art By: Paul Davidson
Cover By: David Yardin
ISSUE #246
Description: “SHORT STORY”
• Behind the scenes look of how, in a typical day and a typical X-Factor case, Pip the Troll holds the entire team together without their knowledge.
ISSUE #247
Description: “HONEYMOON IN HELL”
• A newly-married X-Factor couple attempts to Honeymoon in the happiest place on Earth…
• …but instead face-off with a villain hoping to bring about HELL on Earth!
32 PGS. (EACH)/Rated T+ …$2.99 (EACH)
Age of Apocalypse #9
Written By: Dave Lapham
Art By: Roberto de la Torre
Cover By: Kris Anka
Description: • Jean Grey finds herself on the run… from Cyclops!
• Prophet’s final plan for human survival takes shape.
• A weapon that could kill Weapon X, a.k.a. the Overlord, is discovered!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99
First X-Men #4 (of 5)
Written By: Christos Gage
Art By: Neal Adams
Cover By: Neal Adams
Variant Cover By: TBA
Description: • Wolverine and Sabretooth’s X-Men are under attack!
• See the beginning of the Sentinel program!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Wolverine: MAX #2
Written By: Jason Starr
Art By: Connor Willumson
Cover By: Jock
Description: • Meet Victor Creed!
• As Logan investigates the crash that wiped his memory, he uncovers things about his past he didn’t want to know!
32 PGS./Explicit Content …$3.99
THERE IS A STRICT NO OVERPRINT POLICY ON ALL MAX TITLES.
Hit-Girl #5 (of 5)
Written By: Mark Millar
Art By: John Romita Jr.
Sketch Variant Cover By: John Romita Jr and Tom Palmer
Variant Cover By: Bill Sienkiewicz
Description: Series finale! He pulls a knife, she pulls a gun. He sends one of hers to the hospital, she sends one of his to the morgue – THAT’S the Hit-Girl way. Mindy’s had it up to HERE with that thing called “restraint” and pays the mafia a long-overdue visit. Also: Red Mist faces his final super-villain training test. A limited edition variant by Bill Sienkiewicz will be released for this issue.
40 PGS./Mature …$4.99
Takio #4
Written By: Brian Michael Bendis
Art By: Michael Avon Oeming
Description: The sisters are reunited—and just in time, because the secret of their one-of-a-kind superpowers is about to be revealed! Another shocker of a chapter in this all-ages superhero extravaganza from the award-winning creators of POWERS!
32 PGS./All Ages …$3.95
X-Force Omnibus VOL. 1 HC
Written By: Rob Liefeld, Fabian Nicieza, Todd McFarlane and more
Art By: Rob Liefeld, Guang Yap, Mark Bagley, Tom Raney, Terry Shoemaker, Mike Mignola,Mark Pacella, Greg Capullo, Todd McFarlane, John Romita Jr. and more
Covers By: Rob Liefeld
Description: Beset from all sides by a growing roster of vicious foes, the New Mutants and their mysterious mentor Cable have no choice but to transform into a proactive, butt-kicking, take-no-prisoners mutant strike team! But can the new X-Force survive head-on clashes with Deadpool, the Morlocks, Proteus, Stryfe and his Mutant Liberation Front, the Juggernaut, the new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, and…S.H.I.E.L.D.? And what secrets are Cable and Domino hiding? It’s high-stakes adventure with all-out action, in-your-face attitude and enormous guns! Nineties’ nostalgia at its finest — guest-starring Spider-Man, the New Warriors, X-Factor and more! Collecting NEW MUTANTS (1983) #98-100 and ANNUAL #7, X-MEN ANNUAL (1970) #15, X-FACTOR ANNUAL #6, X-FORCE (1991) #1-15, SPIDER-MAN (1990) #16, CABLE: BLOOD & METAL #1-2, and material from NEW WARRIORS ANNUAL #1 and X-FORCE ANNUAL (1992) #1.
848 PGS./Rated T …$99.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6595-8
Trim size: oversized
X-Force Omnibus Vol. 1 HC Variant Cover (DM ONLY)
848 PGS./Rated T …$99.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6618-4
Iron Man by Michelinie, Layton & Romita Jr. Omnibus Vol. 1 HC Romita Cover
Written By: David Michelinie, Bob Layton, Bill Mantlo and more
Art By: John Romita Jr., Bob Layton, John Byrne, Carmine Infantino, Sal Buscema, Jerry Bingham, Alan Weiss, Joe Brozowski, Luke McDonnell and Alan Kupperberg
Covers By: John Romit Jr. and Bob Layton
Description: Up-and-coming talents David Michelinie, Bob Layton and John Romita Jr. joined forces to take on Marvel’s Golden Avenger in 1978 — and captured lighting in a bottle! Now, their history-making first run is collected in one massive volume! From Tony Stark’s taboo-shattering struggle with alcoholism to Iron Man’s legendary clash with Dr. Doom during King Arthur’s time, this one’s got it all — including Justin Hammer’s introduction; a brutal battle against the Hulk; the menaces of Madame Masque, the Melter, Blizzard, Whiplash, the Dreadnoughts, the Titanium Man and more; and the debut of Tony’s outer-space and stealth armors! Guest-starring Ant-Man, Namor and more! Collecting IRON MAN (1968) #115-157.
944 PGS./All Ages …$99.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6712-9
Trim size: oversized
Iron Man by Michelinie, Layton & Romita Jr. Omnibus Vol. 1 HC Layton Cover (DM ONLY)
944 PGS./All Ages …$99.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6767-9
Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men Vol. 5 TPB
Written By: Ray Gill, Stan Lee, Mickey Spillane and various
Art By: Bill Everett and Paul Gustavson with Hary Sahle, Art Gates, Lew Glanzman, Basil Wolverton and various
Cover By: Alex Schomburg
288 PGS./All Ages …$29.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-5789-2
Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men Vol. 5 TPB — Variant Edition Vol. 47 (DM ONLY)
288 PGS./All Ages …$29.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-5790-8
Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Sub-Mariner Vol. 1 TPB
Written By: Ray Gill, Stan Lee, Mickey Spillane and various
Art By: Bill Everett and Paul Gustavson with Harry Sahle, Art Gates, Lew Glanzman, Basil Wolverton and various
Cover By: Alex Schomburg
Collecting SUB-MARINER COMICS #1-4.
288 PGS./All Ages …$29.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-5789-2
Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Sub-Mariner Vol. 1 TPB — VARIANT EDITION VOL. 47 (DM ONLY)
288 PGS./All Ages …$29.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-5790-8
Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Jungle Vol. 3 HC
Written By: Don Rico and various
Art By: Jay Scott Pike, Syd Shores, John Romita, Joe Maneely, Don Heck, Dick Ayers, Vince Colletta, Frid Kida, Bob Brown and Tom Scheuer
Cover By: Joe Maneely
Description: Go wild with another set of jungle adventures from the MARVEL MASTERWORKS! This thundering third volume brings you the continuing adventures of the lovely Lorna the Jungle Girl; the end of Jann of the Jungle’s JUNGLE TALES series; and every last page of Leopard Girl, Lo-Zar, Jungle Boy and Man-oo the Mighty’s JUNGLE ACTION stories. Featuring artwork by the greatest good-girl artists in Stan Lee’s Atlas stable — Jay Scott Pike, John Romita, Don Heck, Joe Maneely, Vince Colletta and more — you’ll love every lithe page of vine-swinging, Commie-bashing, treasure-hunting jungle action. Oh, and lest we forget, there’s monkeys, too! Collecting LORNA THE JUNGLE GIRL #13-16, JUNGLE TALES #5-7 and JUNGLE ACTION #4-6.
280 PGS./All Ages …$74.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-5927-8
Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Jungle Vol. 3 HC — Variant Edition Vol. 191 (DM ONLY)
280 PGS./All Ages …$74.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-5928-5
Deadpool: Dead HC
Written By: Daniel Way
Art By: Carlo Barberi, Ale Garza, Shawn Crystal and Salvador Espin
Cover By: Dave Johnson
Description: Deadpool is desperate to end it all, but his healing factor makes dying a near-impossibility. When Wade finds the one thing in the world that can kill him, will he get his wish? And will his teammates in X-Force stop him — or pull the trigger themselves? Then, the Intelligencia beat Deadpool badly — but just who is underneath the mercenary’s mask? Finally, with his healing factor gone at last, Deadpool faces down his old foes in a final blazing battle! But as Deadpool’s most dangerous fight reaches a fever pitch, Wade comes to a terrible realization! Would Marvel really kill off a character with a movie rumored? What, do you expect us to spoil the ending here? Guest-starring Daken, Taskmaster, Black Tom Cassidy, Hit Monkey and more! Collecting DEADPOOL (2008) #50-63.
328 PGS./Parental Advisory …$39.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6242-1
Trim size: oversized
Incredible Hulk by Jason Aaron Vol. 2 HC
Written By: Jason Aaron
Art By: Jefte Palo, Steve Dillon, Pasqual Ferry, Tom Raney, Renato Guedes and Carlos Pacheco
Cover By: Michael Komarck
Description: It’s the strangest, smashing-est Hulk yet! The green goliath discovers that to remain himself — and prevent the diabolical Dr. Banner from re-emerging — he must STAY ANGRY! The Hulk picks fights against drug cartels, sea monsters, Russian super-soldiers and a lost city of Sasquatches — oh, and the Punisher, Kraven the Hunter, Wolverine and the Thing! But when Banner’s devious master plan is revealed, and Dr. Doom returns, it’s a monumental day of reckoning for both Hulk and Banner! Hulk wants a piece of Doom, Banner plays an endgame of his own, and it all leads to an explosive conclusion! Collecting INCREDIBLE HULK (2011) #7.1 and #8-15.
208 PGS./Parental Advisory …$34.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6112-7
Trim size: oversized
New Avengers: Breakout Prose Novel HC
Written By: Alisa Kwitney
Cover By: David Finch
Description: Fantasy/romantic fiction/comics author Alisa Kwitney (A Flight of Angels, Moonburn) reveals the secret backstory of Avengers couple Hawkeye and the Black Widow. Under secret orders to assassinate the Widow, the rough-edged marksman finds himself caught up in a violent prison break that releases some of the world’s most vicious and powerful criminals. Defying his superiors, Hawkeye joins forces with the sultry Russian spy — and with a mismatched group of personalities that include Spider-Man, Spider-Woman, Luke Cage, Captain America and Iron Man. Unexpected betrayals and shocking revelations will lead the team from Manhattan’s top security Raft prison to the untamed jungle of Savage Land in dramatically different take on Brian Michael Bendis’ blockbuster Avengers comics debut.
Learn the sizzling backstory of your favorite big-screen heroes in this adaptation, inspired by the best of page and screen!
352 PGS./No Rating …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6516-3
Trim size: standard
Invincible Iron Man Vol. 11: The Future Premiere HC
Written By: Matt Fraction
Art By: Salvador Larroca
Cover By: Salvador Larroca
Description: Tony Stark: prisoner of Mandarin City! Can Rescue, Iron Man 2.0 and War Machine team up — and not kill one another — while Tony Stark…builds the Mandarin’s ultimate weapon?! What is the stunning truth behind the Mandarin’s mission? How can our heroes stop the Mandarin’s plans? And what insane invention is Zeke Stane willing to unleash? The true villain is revealed as Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu, uncovers a monster threat to humanity. It’s Tony vs. Stane vs. the Mandarin for the ultimate stakes, while Rescue and IM2.0 take on Hammer! Who wins and loses? Who lives and dies? But more important: What’s next for Tony Stark and Iron Man? You won’t believe it until you read it! Collecting INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #521-527.
160 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6521-7
Trim size: standard
Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Vol. 6 Premiere HC
Written By: Jonathan Hickman
Art By: Ron Garney, Mike Choi, Giuseppe Camuncoli and Ryan Stegman
Cover By: Ryan Stegman
Description: Jonathan Hickman’s groundbreaking run comes to an explosive end! First, explore the future and the past: Witness the Fantastic Four of the year 3030, and learn the secret history of Marvel’s first family! Then, follow the team on a journey through an alien landscape as a life hangs in the balance! And when the fallout from the Kree-Inhuman war threatens galactic peace, how will it affect the stranded Ronan and Crystal? Meanwhile, back on Earth, the Panther God chooses the fate of T’Challa. Who will be the Black Panther? And when the Wizard returns to claim his “son,” Bentley 23, the Fantastic Four and the Future Foundation must join forces to save him! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #605.1 and #605-611.
184 PGS./Rated T …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6154-7
Trim size: standard
Spider-Man: Danger Zone Premiere HC
Written By: Dan Slott, Dead Haspeil, Joshua Hale Fialkov, Christos Gage and Zeb Wells
Art By: Humberto Ramos, Dean Haspiel, Nuno Plati, Giuseppe Camuncoli and Stefano Caselli
Description: Join us for a once-in-a lifetime event: the Amazing Spider-Man’s 50th anniversary! Get ready for a new tale about a different kind of power and responsibility, harkening back to the legend that started it all! As an old foe returns, a new character joins the Marvel Universe — but who is Alpha, and how will he change Spider-Man’s life? Then, the Kingpin’s latest plan turns one of Spider-Man’s greatest strengths against him. And the Hobgoblin returns, but his days may be numbered as the past sharpens its blades. Goblins go to war, and Peter Parker is caught dead-center! Plus: Spider-Man teams up with the hero he admires most — May Parker! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #692-697 and AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #11.
160 PGS./Rated T …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6009-0
Trim size: standard
Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis Vol. 4 Premiere HC
Written By: Brian Michael Bendis
Art By: Walter Simonson
Cover By: Mike Deodato Jr.
Description: AVX TIE-IN! Comics legend Walter Simonson is back, taking on the Avengers as they face down the unbelievable, unstoppable might of…the X-Men!? Captain America has declared war on Marvel’s mutants in the face of the Phoenix’s arrival on Earth, but one Avenger must betray the team to fulfill their destiny with the unstoppable cosmic force! And it’s not who you think! Plus: the Red Hulk’s last stand!? And can Hawkeye and Spider-Woman’s budding romance survive the end of the world? Collecting AVENGERS (2010) #25-30.
144 PGS./Rated T …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6079-3
Trim size: standard
Daredevil by Mark Waid Vol. 1 HC
Written By: Mark Waid
Art By: Paolo Rivera, Marcos Martin, Emma Rios, Kano and Khoi Phan
Cover By: Paolo Rivera
Description: THE DEVIL IS REBORN. RENEWED. RESSURECTED. With new enemies, new friends and that same old “grinnin’ in the face of hell” attitude, the Man Without Fear is back and leading with his face! Mark Waid (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, Irredeemable, RUSE) joins neo-legendary artists Paolo Rivera and Marcos Martin for a new, Eisner Award-winning spin on Daredevil that will leave you gasping for air. Having turned his world upside over the past several years, Matt Murdock realizes justice may not be blind to his past — and villains may not be the only ones looking for answers. Klaw, master of sound. The Megacrime cartel. Mole Man. The Black Cat. Bring it on! If Matt Murdock could see what he was doing…he’d be terrified. Collecting DAREDEVIL #1-10 and 10.1, and AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #677
288 PGS./Rated T+ …$34.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6806-5
Trim size: oversized
Journey into Mystery Vol. 4: The Manchester Gods TP
Written By: Kieron Gillen and Jm DeMatteis
Art By: Richard Elson
Cover By: Stephanie Hans
Description: Civil war breaks out among the Manchester Gods in the North of Otherworld, the British subconscious! It’s a civil war that Asgardia refuses to interfere in — publicly, that is. Behind the scenes, Loki is a one-man intervention force. As Otherworld burns, can the Knights of the Round Table, Merlyn, King Arthur and even Captain Britain himself resist the power of the infernal, industrial North? Plus: The double-dealing Loki takes on a secret mission for Hela, goddess of the Underworld. But what does Hela want with the Holy Grail?! Then, Thor finds himself caught in an eternal war-game between two cosmic entities, and Oblivion readies himself to take the prize: the universe itself! Can even Galactus and the Silver Surfer tip the balance? Collecting JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY (1952) #639-641 and THE MIGHTY THOR ANNUAL #1.
104 PGS./Rated T+ …$16.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6107-3
Carnage, U.S.A. TPB
Written By: Zeb Wells
Art By: Clayton Crain
Cover By: Clayton Crain
Description: You can’t keep a good symbiote down! With his host, serial killer Cletus Kasady, Carnage is looking to wreak some good, old-fashioned chaos in the small town of Doverton, Colorado. Now, Captain America, Hawkeye, the Thing, Wolverine and Spider-Man — with help from the special-ops Mercury Team and its symbiotic arsenal; Dr. Tanis Nieves, a.k.a. Scorn; and the one and only Venom, now a government operative — must stop Carnage before an entire American town becomes slave to the whims of a madman! Collecting CARNAGE, U.S.A. #1-5.
112 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6074-8
Captain Marvel Vol. 1: In Pursuit of Flight TPB
Written By: Kelly Sue DeConnick
Art By: Dexter Soy and Emma Rios
Cover By: Ed McGuinness
Description: The “Mightiest” of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes is back! Ace pilot. Legendary Avenger. One hundred percent pure bad-^&*. Carol Danvers has a new name, a new mission — and all the power she needs to make her own life a living hell. As the new Captain Marvel, Carol is forging a new future for herself, but finds she can’t walk away from a challenge from her past! It’s a firefight in the sky as the Banshee Squadron debut — but who are the Prowlers, and where has Carol seen them before? And how does secret NASA training program Mercury 13 fit in? Witness Captain Marvel in blazing battlefield action that just may change the course of history! Avengers Time Travel Protocols: engage! Collecting CAPTAIN MARVEL (2012) #1-6.
136 PGS./Rated T+ …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6549-1
FF by Jonathan Hickman Vol. 3 TPB
Written By: Jonathan Hickman
Art By: Juan Bobillo and Nick Dragotta
Cover By: Steve Epting
Description: All hope lies in Doom! In a frantic flight from Annihilus’ insectoid forces, Valeria teleported the Future Foundation and the Baxter Building’s top three floors to Latveria. Now, the kids have nobody to turn to but Latveria’s iron-fisted ruler — Dr. Doom! That Val would have orchestrated everything to happen this way would be unthinkable. Unthinkable, that is, until she starts whispering secrets into the ear of “Uncle Doom.” Writer Jonathan Hickman continues his unprecedented exploration of Marvel’s extended First Family as the FF mixes it up with an evil otherdimensional Reed Richards, a doomsday collective of Mad Celestials, and a very hungry Galactus — all setting up an endgame beyond imagination! Collecting FF #12-16.
128 PGS./Rated T …$16.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6313-8
Daredevil by Mark Waid Vol. 2 TPB
Written By: Mark Waid
Art By: Paolo Rivera, Emma Rios, Kano and Khoi Pham
Cover By: Paolo Rivera
Description: Hornhead and the web-slinger — together again! A piece of cutting-edge technology goes missing from Horizon Labs, and an unexpected visit from his friendly neighborhood Spider-Man sends Daredevil on a titanic team-up to track down the device and clear the Black Cat of the crime. But the wall-crawler and the Man Without Fear learn the hard way that there’s more to this heist than meets the eye, and the Black Cat is never completely innocent! And when someone exhumes the graves in a New York cemetery from the ground up — including Battlin’ Jack Murdock’s — Daredevil heads underground to find the nefarious villain responsible for the appalling desecration. Plus: The hunt for the Omega Drive continues! Collecting DAREDEVIL (2011) #7-10 & #10.1, and AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #677.
136 PGS./Rated T+ …$15.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-5240-8
Captain America by Ed Brubaker Vol. 2 TPB
Written By: Ed Brubaker
Art By: Alan Davis
Cover By: Alan Davis
Description: Captain America: Beaten. Weak. Powerless. Can a shattered hero take on the menace of a Madbomb? The Serpent Society has come into possession of one of the most vicious weapons on Earth: a device that causes instant madness. The result? Hundreds — potentially thousands — of otherwise normal citizens scratching, clawing, fighting and dying in a melee of epic proportions. It’s the kind of threat Cap has faced before — but now, his worst nightmares are coming true. Is Steve really devolving into the 98-pound weakling he was before taking Dr. Erskine’s Super-Soldier Serum? Does the secret to saving him lie in a cure — or in his own mind?
Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA (2011) #6-10.
112 PGS./Rated T …$16.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-5711-3
Invincible Iron Man Vol. 9: Demon TPB
Written By: Matt Fraction
Art By: Salvador Larroca
Cover By: Salvador Larroca
Description: His name is Tony, and he’s an alcoholic. Iron Man saw a city turned to stone and witnessed a war among gods. And when he thought the world was ending, he got drunk. Bloodied but not beaten in the wake of Fear Itself, he’s a hero with a humble goal: to make things right, in both his business and his life. But the Mandarin and Ezekiel Stane have other plans, publicizing Tony’s struggle to stay sober while assembling a super-villain army to close in for the kill. And Sasha and Justine Hammer are continuing to tighten the screws on the only man who stands in their way on the road to worldwide technological dominance. Can Iron Man withstand this all-out assault, or will he again succumb to his demon? Collecting INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #510-515.
136 PGS./Rated T+ …$16.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6047-2
Halo: Fall of Reach — Invasion TPB
Written By: Brian Reed
Art By: Felix Ruiz
Cover By: Felix Ruiz
Description: It’s the deadliest game of “capture the flag” ever — but this time, the flag is a Covenant religious leader! The Prophets are a leadership caste, and the Covenant looks to them with awe and reverence. To kill a Prophet would only increase Covenant hostilities with humanity — but to capture one could lead to a truce. Enter Master Chief and the Spartans! But even with upgraded armor and new tech, can Master Chief stop a Covenant invasion armada 700 ships strong? And if the Spartans fall, will the Covenant’s next target be Earth? Halo: Fall of Reach — Invasion continues the adaptation of Eric Nylund’s novel Halo: The Fall of Reach, based on the international video game sensation Halo! Collecting HALO: FALL OF REACH — INVASION #1-4.
104 PGS./17 & Up …$16.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-5151-7
Winter Soldier Vol. 2: Broken Arrow TPB
Written By: Ed Brubaker
Art By: Michael Lark
Cover By: Steve Epting
Description: Writer Ed Brubaker reunites with DAREDEVIL collaborator Michael Lark! Winter Soldier finds himself on a twisted trail from coast to coast and past to present, chasing the insane man who will become his worst enemy: a villain who knows Bucky is still alive. Old enemies resurface with new codenames, and Winter Soldier and Black Widow’s hunt gets personal in the aftermath of a tragic and savage murder. Can Bucky save the Widow from her past? And what happens if he can’t?
Collecting WINTER SOLDIER #6-9.
96 PGS./Rated T+ …$15.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4405-2
Avengers: X-Sanction TPB
Written By: Jeph Loeb
Art By: Ed McGuinness
Cover By: Ed McGuinness
Description: He sacrificed himself to save his adopted daughter, Hope. But now, Cable’s back — with an impossible mission! In a far-flung future, Cable discovered our world reduced to ash because Hope did not survive. With only 24 hours to live, he has returned to the present, hellbent on destroying those responsible: the Avengers! One man vs. Captain America, Iron Man, Red Hulk, Falcon, Spider-Man and Wolverine…can Cable take down Earth’s Mightiest Heroes — alone — and save the future? The road to Avengers vs. X-Men starts here! Collecting AVENGERS: X-SANCTION #1-4.
112 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-5863-9
Avengers: Mythos TPB
Written By: Paul Jenkins, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Mike Benson, Adam Glass, San McKeever, Kyle Higgins, Alec Siegel and Kathryn Immonen
Art By: Paolo Rivera, Stephanie Hans, Dalibor Talajic, Micro Pierfederici, Stephane Perger and Al Barrionuevo
Cover By: Marko Djurdjevic
Description: Before Steve Rogers took to the front lines as Captain America. Before Bruce Banner began living a deadly double life as the Hulk. Before Ant-Man found a partner in crime-fighting in the Wasp. Before the Vision learned what it meant to be human. Before Luke Cage reclaimed the streets with an iron will and steel-hard skin. Before Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch escaped Magneto’s clutches. Before Thor was worthy to heft the hammer Mjolnir…each of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes walked a long and lonely road — risking everything to earn their place among the hallowed ranks of the Avengers! Collecting MYTHOS: HULK and CAPTAIN AMERICA; and AVENGERS ORIGINS: ANT-MAN & THE WASP, LUKE CAGE, QUICKSILVER & THE SCARLET WITCH, VISION and THOR.
208 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4860-9
New Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis Vol. 3 TPB
Written By: Brian Michael Bendis
art By: Neal Adams, Will Conrad and Mike Deodato Jr.
Cover By: Mike Deodato Jr.
Description: The hammer falls! With the help of legions of disaffected former H.A.M.M.E.R. agents, Norman Osborn has made an epic jailbreak. Now free to rebuild his dark army, Osborn has assembled minions from A.I.M., Hydra and the Hand to take on the Avengers. He’s even got the media on his side, and people are listening. And he has another weapon the Avengers may not be able to beat: the new Dark Avengers. Every bit as powerful and far more evil than the original incarnation, Norman’s new team is dead-set on destroying the Avengers! Collecting NEW AVENGERS (2010) #16.1 and #17-23.
184 PGS./Rated T …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-5180-7
Spider-Man: Trouble on the Horizon TPB
Written By: Dan Slott and Chris Yost
Art By: Humberto Ramos, Matthew Clark and Giuseppe Camuncoli
Cover By: Michael del Mundo
Description: Spider-Man: the galaxy’s greatest super hero? Spidey has just saved New York from disaster, it’s a beautiful day, and the only thing on his agenda is enjoying it and wondering what comes tomorrow. Unfortunately, an out-of-control invention at Horizon Labs has given him a vision of tomorrow that includes the destruction of New York City! So much for that beautiful day! It’s time to get to work to save the city — again! Then it’s off to outer space with best pal Human Torch to rescue Col. John Jameson…with Dr. Octopus waiting in the wings! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #678-681 and #679.1.
112 PGS./Rated T …$16.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6004-5
Wolverine & The X-Men: Alpha & Omega TPB
Written By: Brian Wood
Art By: Mark Brooks and Roland Boschi
Cover By: John Tyler Christopher
Description: It’s Wolverine vs. Kid Omega for dominance of the Jean Grey School! Quentin Quire has trapped Wolverine and Armor in Wolverine’s mind with no escape — and if that weren’t bad enough, Wolverine’s body is destroying the school! But when Quentin loses control of the Construct, it begins to break down and bleed into the real world. As Quentin enters his own creation as a “player” to regain control, Rachel Grey confronts the invading Berserker in the real world — and Armor makes a decision that could affect her mind and powers permanently! Collecting WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN: ALPHA & OMEGA #1-5.
112 PGS./Parental Advisory …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6401-2
Wolverine: Back in Japan TPB
Written By: Jason Aaron
Art By: Adam Kubert, Ron Garney, Steven Sanders, Billy Tan, Paco Diaz, Daniel Acuna, Steve Dillon, Renato Guedes, David Meikis, Jefte Palo, Paul Pelletier and Mike Perkins
Cover By: Adam Kubert
Description: Wolverine and Japan go way back. In the Land of the Rising Sun, he’s taken on the Yakuza and the Hand, overcome personal tragedies, and fought some of his fiercest battles. Now, he’ll have to do all those things — and more — all at once! An offshoot of the Hand has orchestrated a war with the Yakuza, attempting to assume control of all crime in Japan. They’ve already resurrected and recruited two of Wolverine’s oldest and deadliest foes, but the key to their plan lies with the late Silver Samurai’s teenage son — and the Hand has kidnapped his girlfriend to convince him to cooperate. Unfortunately for everyone, his girlfriend is Wolverine’s adopted daughter, Amiko. It’s about to get messy! Collecting WOLVERINE (1988) #300-304.
128 PGS./Parental Advisory …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6144-8
Untold Tales of Punisher MAX TPB
Written By: Jason Starr, Jason Latour, Megan Abbott, Nathan Edmonson and Skottie Young
Art By: Roland Boschi, Connor Willumsen, Matteo Buffagni, Nic Klein and more
Cover By: Nic Klein
Description: Five award-winning authors bring their unique literary visions to the world of PUNISHER MAX!
• A massive debt, a gun with untraceable bullets and one unthinkable choice — whose side will the Punisher take?
• Frank gets involved in the most twisted encounter ever.
• A father begs Frank to help him find his enslaved daughter, but Frank does way more than just locate the girl.
• The 10-year-old son of one of Frank’s victims decides to take revenge!
Collecting UNTOLD TALES OF PUNISHER MAX #1-5.
128 PGS./Explicit Content …$16.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6592-7
Space: Punisher TPB
Written By: Frank Tieri
Art By: Mark Texeira
Cover By: Mark Texeira
Description: This book is exactly what it sounds like: The Punisher kills everything…IN SPACE! Punishment is a dish best served in the cold vacuum of outer space, as Frank Castle shoots his way through an interplanetary criminal hierarchy — starting with the Sym-Brood-ant Queen! Then, the Punisher sets his laser sights on a dramatically different version of the Avengers, taking on the incredible Hulk — but when he infiltrates the Avengers’ spacefaring HQ, he finds himself mightily outmatched! Can Frank Castle pull victory from the jaws of defeat, or will he find himself walking home without a helmet…IN SPACE? Collecting SPACE: PUNISHER #1-4.
96 PGS./Parental Advisory …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6367-1
Fury Max: My War Gone By Vol. 1 TPB
Written By: Garth Ennis
Art By: Gorgan Parlov
Cover By: Dave Johnson
Description: Garth Ennis (PUNISHER MAX, Preacher) and Goran Parlov (PUNISHER MAX) reunite to bring you the life of Marvel’s hardest soldier like no one else could. In the wake of WWII, Nick Fury is fast running out of battles to fight. But the world’s superpowers are gearing up for a new kind of war, and they’ll need a man like Fury to win it. Knee deep in the messy quagmire of 1950s French Indochina, Fury faces a war unlike any he has ever seen. Witness the most brutal battle ever put on a comic-book page! Then, it’s 1961, the Bay of Pigs invasion has begun, and Fury gets a new assignment: assassinate Fidel Castro! But when Fury and his team are captured in Cuba, find out just how far Nick Fury will go for his country. Collecting FURY MAX #1-6.
144 PGS./Explicit Content …$16.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-5777-9
X-Men Legacy: Back to School TPB
Written By: Christos Gage
Art By: David Baldeon and Rafa Sandoval
Cover By: Mark Brooks
Description: Based at the new Jean Grey School for Higher Learning, Rogue leads a squad of veteran X-Men charged with teaching — and safeguarding — the next generation of mutants. But that proves to be no easy task when new threats emerge every day at the school, from the interdimensional demons known as the N’Garai to an out-of-control Weapon Omega. And the deadliest enemy of all may be the near-omnipotent mutant called Exodus, who blames Wolverine and his team for the schism that split the X-Men in two, and he’ll do everything in his vast power to reunite the species — including removing anyone who stands in his way. Collecting X-MEN LEGACY #260.1 and #261-265.
136 PGS./Rated T+ …$16.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6191-2
X-Factor Vol. 17: The Road to Redemption TPB
Written By: Peter David
Art By: Neil Edwards, Paul Davidson and Leonard Kirk
Cover By: David Yardin
Description: Four tales of suspense starring superhumanity’s detective agency of choice! Madrox investigates a suicide case that isn’t what it initially seems! Banshee is suspected of murder and sets out to clear her name, but ends up clashing with…an actual banshee! Strong Guy asks M out on a date. (Yikes!) And Layla Miller races the clock! It’s X-FACTOR action as only veteran scribe Peter David can provide! Collecting X-FACTOR (1986) #237-240.
96 PGS./Rated T+ …$16.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6413-5
Incredible Hulk by Jason Aaron Vol. 1 TPB
Written By: Jason Aaron
Art By: Mike Choi, Marc Silvestri, Michael Broussard and Whilce Portacio
Cover By: Marc Silvestri
Description: Dr. Bruce Banner spent years seeking to rid himself of the monster inside. The Hulk succeeded where Banner failed. Separated at last, Hulk has found the peace he always craved, welcomed as a savior by the subterranean Moloids. But Banner is more tormented than ever, desperate to recover that which has been torn from him. He’s created an island full of gamma-irradiated oddities in his futile bid to transform himself back into the Hulk, and now he’s on the hunt for the green goliath himself. How far is Banner willing to go to be the Hulk once more? What deal with which devil did Hulk strike to separate them in the first place? And when the dust clears, who will be left standing as the strongest one there is? Collecting INCREDIBLE HULK (2011) #1-7 and material from FEAR ITSELF #7.
176 PGS./Parental Advisory …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3336-0
Muppets: The Four Season TPB
Written By: Roger Langridge
Art By: Roger Langridge
Cover By: Elisabetta Melaranci and Silvano Solari
Description: Experience a year in the life of the Muppets in this special four-part story! As the Muppet Theatre celebrates spring, special guest Meredith the Mountain Gorilla arrives — and her many admirers compete for her affections! Then, the Muppets throw a summer beach extravaganza! But when a competing troupe hires Fozzie, Scooter is left without a partner for his act. Can Scooter find a replacement — and can Fozzie overcome his homesickness? As fall sets in, longtime doorman Pops finds himself being forced into retirement by his union. Can the Muppets find a way to keep Pops around? And finally, the holidays arrive, and everyone gets into the spirit of the season! The Swedish Chef causes chaos in the kitchen! Gonzo introduces his new performing protégé! And Kermit and Piggy exchange holiday gifts! Collecting MUPPETS #1-4.
96 PGS./All Ages …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6538-5
X-Man: Dance with the Devil TPB
Written By: Terry Kavanagh, Tom DeFalco and Ralph Macchio
Art By: Steve Skroce, Roger Cruz, Manny Clark, Casey Jones, Pasqual Ferry, Alan Davis and Terry Dodson
Cover By: Alan Davis
Description: Nate Grey continues trying to make a home for himself in the Marvel Universe — but even with new friend Spider-Man by his side, that’s not easy! The Abomination has kidnapped Nate’s girlfriend, Threnody; Madelyne Pryor has joined forces with the reinvigorated Hellfire Club; the twisted Sugar Man has opened a time portal back to the Age of Apocalypse; and the blood-crazed Morbius is looking for a bite! And as if all that weren’t enough, Havok and his new Brotherhood have offered Nate a place in their ranks — but their roster includes fellow AoA refugee the Dark Beast, and they plan to take over the world! In the face of all this adversity, what’s an unbelievably powerful psionic mutant to do? Guest-starring Bishop, Cyclops, Phoenix and more! Collecting X-MAN #20-29 and ANNUAL ’96, and AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #420.
344 PGS./Rated T …$39.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6289-6
Spider-Man: The Mutant Agenda TPB
Written By: Steven Grant and Stan Lee
Art By: Scott Kolins, Larry Lieber and Mike Vosburg
Cover By: Scott Kolins
Description: It’s the world’s first comic-book/newspaper strip crossover event, as Spider-Man teams up with fan-favorite X-Man and Avenger the Beast! When the Brand Corporation announces it has discovered the secret of mutation, the two heroes investigate — but run smack-dab into the Hobgoblin! Watch the action unfold in the pages of the comic book AND the daily Spider-Man newspaper strip! Plus, a classic Marvel Team-Up from yesteryear, as Spidey and the Beast battle the dual threat of Killer Shrike and the Modular Man! Collecting SPIDER-MAN: THE MUTANT AGENDA #0-3 and MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) #90.
136 PGS./Rated T …$15.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6054-0
Essential X-Factor Vol. 5 TPB
Written By: Louise Simonson, Whilce Portacio, Chris Claremont, Jim Lee, Fabian Nicieza, Peter David and more
Art By: Jon Boganove, Whilce Portacio, Kirk Jarvinen, Terry Shoemaker, Guang Yap, Jim Lee, Andy Kubert, Rob Liefeld and more
Cover By: Whilce Portacio
Description: The adventures of the original X-Factor wrap up, as the first five X-Men discover their successors are alive and well! But that may soon change when the anti-mutant nation of Genosha targets both teams, plus the youthful New Mutants, for extinction! Plus: X-Factor takes on the reborn Proteus, and Iceman fights to save his girlfriend from a sinister abduction! Then, when Apocalypse returns with an attack that hits painfully close to home, Cyclops must make a heart-wrenching choice! And when Professor X summons his students both old and new, X-Factor and the X-Men join forces to face the Shadow King in a battle that changes both teams forever! No joke! Collecting X-FACTOR (1986) #60-70 and ANNUAL #6, UNCANNY X-MEN (1963) #270-272, #280 and material from ANNUAL #15, and NEW MUTANTS (1983) #95-97 and material from ANNUAL #7.
528 PGS./Rated T …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6353-4
Marvel Universe Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes Comic Reader #4
Written By: Chris Yost
Art By: Scott Wegener, Patrick Sherberger & Ramon Bachs
Cover By: Scott Wegener
Description: Breathtaking adventures by the head writer of the hit AVENGERS: EARTH’S MIGHTIEST HEROES animated series! Earth’s Mightiest Heroes clash with Earth’s Vilest Villains as the Masters of Evil assemble! It’s might vs. bright when Hulk, Wasp and Hawkeye take on Marvel’s most malicious Mensa member: the Wizard!
Collecting AVENGERS: EARTH’S MIGHTIEST HEROES (2011) #4 and material from MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS: EARTH’S MIGHTIEST HEROES #2.
32 PGS./All Ages …$3.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-5375-7
SOURCE: Comics Continuum & Comic Book Resources
S#*! TALKING CENTRAL