Monday, November 12, 2012

11/14/12

AVENGERS BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS TP VOL 03
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Various (CA) Daniel Acuña
Tony Stark's fortune is gone. Captain America's leadership has been questioned. Thor is dead. And Norman Osborn is back! Freed from prison by his H.A.M.M.E.R. loyalists, Osborn has allied with A.I.M., Superia and Madame Hydra. The man who once controlled America's security apparatus now wants revenge in the worst way possible. Now, the Avengers who deposed him are the target of Osborn's new secret weapon: an army with the powers of the Marvel Universe at its disposal - with Earth's Mightiest in its crosshairs! Such a threat requires reinforcements, so it's up to Captain America to shake up the Avengers' roster and bring in new firepower. Unfortunately for the Avengers, they have no idea what's coming! Will the cry of "Avengers Assemble" ring too late? Collecting AVENGERS (2010) #18-24 and #24.1.

DEADPOOL MAX HC (MR)
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Daniel Lapham (A) Kyle Baker & Various (CA) Kyle Baker
Deadpool uncensored! Government agent Wade Wilson is a valuable assassin, but the unstable killer needs the guidance of a steady hand. It's Bob's job to make sure Deadpool completes his missions - by any means necessary. Unfortunately, Deadpool considers him something of a sidekick, and it's always the sidekick who takes one for the team. Then, Deadpool gets married! But things spiral straight down the tubes when his blushing bride goes on a murder spree that threatens to destroy Deadpool's newly formed nuclear family. Plus: Deadpool and Bob take on Hydra - but when Bob is framed for a terrorist act and hunted by the U.S. government, he and Deadpool go on the run in a heartfelt, soul-searching journey full of sex, drugs and excessive violence! Collecting DEADPOOL MAX #1-12, DEADPOOL MAX 2 #1-6 and the DEADPOOL MAX X-MAS SPECIAL.

FEAR ITSELF TP HULK DRACULA
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Jeff Parker, Victor Gischler (A) Elena Casagrande & Various (CA) Carlo Pagulayan
Collecting HULK (2008) #37-41 and HULK VS. DRACULA #1-3.

MMW FANTASTIC FOUR VOL 14 HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Gerry Conway, Steve Englehart (A) Rich Buckler & Various (CA) Gil Kane
FANTASTIC FOUR stands tall as one of the most famous super-hero series of all time - and it certainly didn't get there by resting on its laurels. How better can that be proven than by another MARVEL MASTERWORKS collection? First, Dr. Doom pushes the FF to the limit! Then, Human Torch and Medusa adventure in the Himalayas! Reed and Sue's relationship is strained when Sue joins Namor in an invasion of New York - and just to keep things tense, the Frightful Four pile on, too! Then, Ultron crashes Crystal and Quicksilver's wedding! Finally, it's a Thing vs. Hulk battle royale and a tense time-traveling tale - masterworks, one and all! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #142-150, GIANT-SIZE SUPER-STARS #1, GIANT-SIZE FANTASTIC FOUR #2 and AVENGERS (1963) #127.
NEW AVENGERS BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS PREM HC VOL 04 AVX
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Mike Deodato (CA) Ron Garney
AVX tie-in! The New Avengers have received the call from Captain America to go to war against the X-Men - and Wolverine will be forced to choose a side! Then, Danny Rand discovers the shocking secret history of the Phoenix in K'un Lun's book of the dead, and Hope Summers journeys to Iron Fist's magical home to uncover her destiny. But will she conquer her future - or be consumed by it? Plus: It's a prison break - Avengers-style! And finally, they gather to stem the horrors of the Marvel Universe before they happen, but the secret group known as the Illuminati has failed to stop the Phoenix time and time again. Now, as the world begins to end, they come together one last time - but will it be enough? Collecting NEW AVENGERS (2010) #24-30.

SPIDER-MEN HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Sara Pichelli (CA) Jim Cheung
It's the ULTIMATE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN EVENT OF THE YEAR, as Spider-Man comes face-to-face with...Spider-Man! Can even Peter Parker and Miles Morales - the Spider-Men of two worlds - defeat Mysterio, the Master of Illusions? What happens when Miles encounters an older, wiser version of his inspiration, Peter Parker? And what will both Spider-Men do now that they know they're not alone in the universe? Guest-starring Nick Fury and the Ultimates! Be here for the story that makes history, as Brian Michael Bendis tears down the walls between the Marvel Universe and the Ultimate Universe! Collecting SPIDER-MEN #1-5.

TOY STORY DIGEST TP TALES FROM TOY CHEST
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Tea Orsi (A) Various (CA) Marco Ghiglione
New adventures featuring Woody, Buzz Lightyear and the rest!
  • Andy's new puppy, Buster, loves to play with the toys - but if the gang can't control the playful pooch, all that chewing and shaking will damage them for sure!
  • Woody rounds up the gang to share scary stories around the campfire!
  • Woody, Buzz, Rex and Slink explore new territory when they're mistakenly put in the attic for storage! An unexpected new friend could be their only hope for getting back to Andy's room!
  • Woody, Buzz and Jessie join Andy at summer camp! But when Andy leaves them alone, they accidentally lose his special campsite map! The toys attempt a daring rescue mission, but can they retrieve the map in one piece before Andy gets back?
    Collecting TOY STORY #1-4. 
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    ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN DEATH OF SPIDER-MAN OMNIBUS HC
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W/A) Various (CA) Joe Quesada
    For more than ten years, Eisner Award-winning writer Brian Michael Bendis has spun the tale of young Peter Parker. Under his pen, the neophyte Spider-Man blossomed from an awkward and gangly schoolboy into a tried-and-true hero, an inspiration to a world of ultimate wonder. But all stories must come to an end. And as shadows gather, villains plot and heroes clash, Peter's final story will unfold. It's the death of Spider-Man - and the ending will shock you. Collecting ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN (2009) #15 and #150-160, ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS VS. NEW ULTIMATES #1-6, and ULTIMATE COMICS FALLOUT #1-6.
    X-MEN CURSE IS BROKEN TP
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Victor Gischler (A) Alejandro Barrionuevo & Various (CA) Jorge Molina
    As Jubilee learns more about her new vampire heritage from Raizo Kodo and the Forgiven, the X-Men fight to rescue Jubilee from the hands of her bloodsucking brethren! But when the Marvel Universe's deadliest assassins arrive, hired to kill every member of the Forgiven, the three-way battle quickly spirals out of control! Guest-starring Lady Bullseye, the Assassin's Guild and Lord Deathstrike! Plus: A squad of lost Skrulls infiltrates the X-Men, and Pixie is taken hostage - or did she go by choice? Collecting X-MEN (2010) #24-29.








    Monday, November 5, 2012

    11/7/12

    ALPHA FLIGHT CLASSIC TP VOL 03
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) John Byrne, Bill Mantlo (A) John Byrne, Mike Mignola (CA) John Byrne
    Concluding John Byrne's legendary run! Canada's mightiest heroes face threats of all sizes, ranging from the overweight Pink Pearl to the maniacal alchemist Diablo! And when the terrible secret of Sasquatch's origin is revealed, Alpha Flight must battle the Great Beasts in their own realm - and pay a fearsome price! Then, Alpha Flight's former leader, Guardian, returns from the grave - or does he? What's he doing palling around with the villainous Omega Flight? And where does the Beyonder fit in? Finally, when Alpha Flight goes fishing in another dimension, they accidentally hook the Incredible Hulk! Will the jade giant smash the heroes beyond all repair? Only the series' new creative team knows! It's north-of-the-border action just the way you like it! Collecting ALPHA FLIGHT (1983) #20-29 and INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) #313.
    AVENGERS ACADEMY TP SECOND SEMESTER
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Christos N. Gage (A) Sean Chen & Various (CA) Rodin Esquejo
    New students, new teachers and new campus - same threats! With the Avengers' Infinite Mansion in ruins, Giant-Man moves the school to California - where he converts the West Coast Avengers' former headquarters into the new Avengers Academy! It's a bright day for the student body, as Pym invites all young superhumans seeking direction to enroll in the Avengers' training program - including  X-23, the new White Tiger and Lightspeed. And they're joined by new instructor Hawkeye! But tragedy strikes when a faculty member is murdered, and the killer hides in their midst! Can the new and old students band together to root out the traitor, or is the Avengers Academy's future doomed before it begins? Collecting AVENGERS ACADEMY #21-28. 
     
    AVENGERS VS X-MEN HC
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W/A) Various (CA) Jim Cheung
    The Avengers and the X-Men - the two most popular super-hero teams in history - go to war! This landmark pop-culture event brings together Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Black Widow, Spider-Man, Wolverine, Cyclops, Storm, Magneto and more in the story that changes them forever! And in AVX: Vs., experience the larger-than-life battles too big for any other comic to contain! Iron Man vs. Magneto! Spider-Man vs. Colossus! Captain America vs. Gambit! And more! Plus: For the first time ever in print, Marvel's groundbreaking Infinite Comics are collected, revealing key events through the eyes of Marvel's major players. It's Marvel's biggest event ever - but will the Avengers or the X-Men emerge triumphant? Collecting AVENGERS VS. X-MEN #0-12; AVX: VS. #1-6; AVENGERS VS. X-MEN: INFINITE #1, #6 and #9; and material from POINT ONE. 

    FEAR ITSELF TP HEROES FOR HIRE
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning (A) Brad Walker & Various (CA) Jay Anacleto
    Collecting HEROES FOR HIRE (2011) #6-12. 
     
    FEAR ITSELF TP WOLVERINE / NEW MUTANTS
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Seth Peck & Various (A) Roland Boschi & Various (CA) Jorge Molina
    Collecting FEAR ITSELF: WOLVERINE #1-3 and NEW MUTANTS (2009) #29-32. 

    HULK ABOMINABLE PREM HC
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Bruce Jones (A) Mike Deodato, Leandro Fernandez (CA) Leandro Fernandez
    Bear witness as two of the Marvel Universe's most deadly villains make life even more unbearable for the Incredible Hulk! First, watch as the Abomination - the only gamma-spawned creature able to match the Hulk's strength - strikes a bargain with a secret organization by promising to bring in the Hulk once and for all! Then, see what happens when Crusher Creel - a.k.a. the Absorbing Man - uses his awesome powers in a most unexpected way: by absorbing the mind of the Bruce Banner's alter ego, the Hulk! When the gamma-green dust settles, will either of these two heinous heavyweights have proven to be more than a match for old Jade Jaws? Collecting INCREDIBLE HULK (2000) #50-59. 
     
    MARVEL UNIVERSE ULT SPIDER-MAN DIGEST TP VOL 01
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Various (A) Nuno Plati (CA) TBD
    Take the Ultimate Spin as the Hit DisneyXD show swings out of your TV and into your hands! By day, he's Peter Parker, mild-mannered high-school student. But by night, he's the Ultimate in super heroics: Spider-Man!
  • An errand for Aunt May becomes a misadventure with the malevolent Mole Man!
  • When Electro attacks a StarkTech Expo, can the web-slinger pull the plug?
  • When the Spymaster steals an experimental serum, Spider-Man must nab the shifty charlatan!
  • Spidey tackles the Kangaroo Brothers - and Sister!
  • As Boomerang targets Nick Fury, the wall-crawler must team with Power Man, Iron Fist, White Tiger and Nova to stop Batroc the Leaper and the Juggernaut from stealing valuable S.H.I.E.L.D. tech and threatening New York!
    From the minds behind the hit TV show!
    Collecting MARVEL UNIVERSE ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #1-4. 

  • SPIDER-MAN WORLDS GREATEST HERO TP
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Roger Stern & Various (A) Roberto De La Torre & Various (CA) Mike McKone
    Celebrating 50 years of great responsibility! Spanning from his earliest days as a hero to the heyday of the heralded Big Time era and everything in between, a collection of Marvel Legends, venerated comic creators and awe-inspiring artists shine the spotlight on everything that makes Spider-Man the World's Greatest Super Hero! Collecting PETER PARKER: SPIDER-MAN (1999) #156.1, SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN (1996) #33.1 and #33.2, and WEB OF SPIDER-MAN (1985) #129.1 and #129.2.
     

    Monday, October 29, 2012

    10/31/12

    DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER JOURNEY BEGINS TP
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Peter David, Robin Furth (A/CA) Sean Phillips
    Stephen King's Dark Tower saga has riveted readers for decades. Now, Roland Deschain's early tales are told for the first time as one of literature's greatest characters is given new life on the comics page! The Barony of Gilead has fallen to the forces of the evil John Farson, as the Gunslingers are massacred at the Battle of Jericho Hill. But one Gunslinger rises from the ashes: Roland Deschain. Now the last of the Gunslingers, Roland sets out in search of the mysterious Dark Tower - the one place where he can set his out-of-synch world right. Along the way, Roland will battle the Not-Men, the Slow Mutants and more as he trails the Man in Black, the sorcerer who holds the key to finding the Dark Tower. Collecting DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER - THE JOURNEY BEGINS #1-5.

    DEADPOOL KILLS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE TP
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Cullen Bunn (A) Dalibor Talajic (CA) Kaare Andrews
    What if everything you thought was funny about Deadpool was actually just disturbing? What if he decided to kill everyone and everything that makes up the Marvel Universe? What if he actually pulled it off? Would that be FUN for you? The Merc with a Mouth takes a turn for the twisted in a horror comic like no other! Collecting DEADPOOL KILLS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE #1-4.
    FEAR ITSELF TP HOME FRONT
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W/A) Various (CA) Marko Djurdjevic
    Collecting FEAR ITSELF: THE HOME FRONT #1-7.

    FEAR ITSELF TP UNCANNY X-FORCE / THE DEEP
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Rob Williams, Cullen Bunn (A) Lee Garbett, Simone Bianchi (CA) Simone Bianchi
    Collecting FEAR ITSELF: UNCANNY X-FORCE #1-3 and FEAR ITSELF: THE DEEP #1-4.
    JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY NEW MUTANTS TP EXILED
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Kieron Gillen & Various (A) Carmine Di Giandomenico (CA) Stephanie Hans
    The New Mutants crash headlong into the pages of JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY when a forgotten hero returns! He's mightier than Thor himself, but will the truth behind his exile consume them all? Gods are made mortal, with mutants their only hope for survival! Undead cannibals are on the loose, and San Francisco turned inside out by forbidden magic! A thrilling mythological mystery adventure in the Mighty Marvel manner! Collecting EXILED #1, NEW MUTANTS #42-43 & JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #637-638.
    NEW MUTANTS TP VOL 06 DEANIMATOR
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning (A) Leandro Fernandez, David Lopez (CA) Kris Anka
    The New Mutants return to the scene of Cypher's death, only to confront a familiar evil reanimated into a terrifying new form of horror! Now, trapped on an island consumed by a super virus, the New Mutants fall one by one - and begin to change. Only Cypher and Warlock remain, but can they stop the Animator's virulent mutation before it engulfs the whole world? Collecting NEW MUTANTS (2009) #38-41. 
     
    RED HULK TP MAYAN RULE
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Jeff Parker (A/CA) Dale Eaglesham
    It's the end of the world as we know it when the gods walk the Earth, and the hands of the doomsday clock race towards Mayan rule! Former Avengers arrive to help the Red Hulk try to stop the end of all things, but the heroes suffer a devastating blow when Rick "A-Bomb" Jones falls in battle! Can even our favorite scarlet powerhouse hope to stand against the entire Mayan pantheon as they continue to remake the world in their own image? Is this the end of Red Hulk? And if so, what horrible fate awaits the human race? Guest starring Alpha Flight, Machine Man, She-Hulks and more! Collecting HULK (2008) #53-57.  

    Secret Avengers: Run the Mission, Don't Get Seen, Save the World TP
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Warren Ellis (A) Various (CA) John Cassaday
    One visionary writer. Six superstar artists. Six missions. Six chances to save the world. No time to lose. No margin for error. And no one will ever know - unless they lose.
    Collecting SECRET AVENGERS #16-21.
    UNCANNY X-FORCE PREM HC BOOK 01 FINAL EXECUTION
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Rick Remender (A) Mike McKone & Various (CA) Jerome Opena
    The Omegas vs. Uncanny X-Force - the battle begins! Who is this new team, and what is their grudge with X-Force? Meanwhile, Psylocke visits an old friend at the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning, but what she finds may shock her to the core! Then, what's left of X-Force goes up against the new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants! Plus: X-Force land themselves somewhere you've never seen them, and a new member joins the team as Fantomex's deceptions come back to haunt them! Collecting UNCANNY X-FORCE #25-29. 
     
    X-MEN HIDDEN YEARS TP VOL 02
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W/A) John Byrne & Various (CA) John Byrne
    Writer/artist John Byrne's retro take on the X-Men - set between their Silver Age series and their All-New, All-Different incarnation - comes to a calamitous conclusion! The original X-Men take on the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, mutant-controlled Sentinels, Angel's evil uncle Burt, the long-lost Yeti, Kraven the Hunter and the mysterious mutant group the Promise - and it all concludes in a seamless "crossover" with a classic Lee/Kirby/Romita FANTASTIC FOUR tale! Plus: The original version of that FF saga, featuring the menace of Magneto and the Sub-Mariner! And the classic Atlas Era and Silver Age appearances of the Promise! Collecting X-MEN: THE HIDDEN YEARS #13-22, FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #102-104, and material from YELLOW CLAW #2 and AMAZING ADULT FANTASY #14. 

    Monday, October 22, 2012

    10/24/12

    ASTONISHING X-MEN TP VOL 09 EXALTED
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Greg Pak, Warren Ellis (A) Mike McKone, Adi Granov (CA) Mike McKone
    Cyclops - destroyer of worlds? After presiding over a mutant schism as leader of the X-Men, it looks like a visit from Storm may make Cyclops himself again - but it quickly becomes apparent that Storm is not herself, either. She's from another reality - one in which Cyclops soon finds himself a prisoner. And the key to his survival rests in his fellow captives, although they aren't the X-Men he knows. Alongside General James Howlett, Cyclops will battle this world's so-called "Savior" to save himself and countless other mutants. But there's a reason Savior has been gathering and sacrificing mutants from other worlds. And if Cyclops is to liberate himself and his strange new friends, it may mean dooming this planet and all its inhabitants! Collecting ASTONISHING X-MEN (2004) #44-47 and material from ASTONISHING X-MEN: GHOST BOXES #1.

    FEAR ITSELF TP YOUTH IN REVOLT
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Sean McKeever (A) Mike Norton (CA) Giuseppe Camuncoli
    Collecting FEAR ITSELF: YOUTH IN REVOLT #1-6.

    MARVEL TALES BY ALAN DAVIS TP
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W/A/CA) Alan Davis
    New ClanDestine adventures from legendary comics creator Alan Davis! What dark secrets haunt Marvel's most secretive family? As the Thing and the Human Torch investigate a mysterious magical space-time paradox with Dr. Strange, the return of a menace from the past sets Daredevil and the ClanDestine on a collision course! And a debt owed to a dead man causes Wolverine to seek the truth behind the mystery of the rogue member of the ClanDestine family called...Vincent! Plus: Thor embarks on one of his most epic adventures ever when the God of Thunder and his fellow Asgardians visit Midgard's ancient Egypt - and leave behind a startling legacy that will change our world forever! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL #33, DAREDEVIL ANNUAL (2012) #1, WOLVERINE ANNUAL (2012) #1 and THOR: TRUTH OF HISTORY.

    MMW CAPTAIN AMERICA TP VOL 02
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Stan Lee, Roy Thomas (A) Jack Kirby & Various (CA) Jack Kirby
    Strap on your shield, and prepare for a barrage of Stan and Jack's best! It's page after page of Captain America classics from the Marvel Masterworks! Take a front-row seat as Cap goes head-to-head with the likes of the Super-Adaptoid, the robotic creation with the combined powers of the entire Avengers; cast your vote in the court of public opinion when the Red Skull attempts to convince the people of America that Cap's turned traitor; and meet the horrendous head of A.I.M. - the one and only M.O.D.O.K.! And as if that wasn't enough, the man who murdered Bucky - Baron Zemo - returns in a saga guest-starring Nick Fury, the Black Panther and Sharon Carter that culminates in the debut of Cap's solo series! Reserve your star-spangled copy today! Collecting TALES OF SUSPENSE (1959) #82-99 and CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) #100.

    SPIDER-MAN COMPLETE BEN REILLY EPIC TP BOOK 06
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W/A) Various (CA) John Romita
    The cataclysmic conclusion of the Clone Saga! Peter and Ben grow ever closer to unraveling the twisted conspiracy that has manipulated them both for years, but the identity of the shadowy madman pulling their strings will shock both Spider-Men to the core - and one will not survive! As Mary Jane goes into labor and a vengeful villain makes his return, lies are exposed, truths are revealed and heroes are sacrificed! Plus: Take a peek behind the curtain at what could have been as Marvel's staffers explore alternate endings to the Clone Saga! And whatever happened to Carrion? Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #417-418, SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN (1996) #11, SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) #240-241, SPIDER-MAN (1990) #73-75, SPIDER-MAN TEAM-UP #5, SPIDER-MAN UNLIMITED (1993) #14, SPIDER-MAN: REVELATIONS, SPIDER-MAN: THE OSBORN JOURNAL and SPIDER-MAN: 101 WAYS TO END THE CLONE SAGA.

    SPIDER-MAN FLYING BLIND TP
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Mark Waid, Dan Slott (A) Giuseppe Camuncoli & Various (CA) Giuseppe Camuncoli
    Life can get back to normal now that the chaos of Spider-Island has subsided. For Spider-Man, that means the cops still hate him, and his ex-girlfriend won't speak to him - and whenever he tries to do something right, things go wrong. But at least he has his spider-sense back - and he'll need all the help he can get when a villain from his past recruits a band of ruffians in a lofty bid to rob, terrorize and kill anyone who gets in their way! And while Dr. Octopus and his Sinister Six face the formidable Intelligencia, Spider-Man teams with Daredevil to clear the Black Cat's not-so-good name! Seems she's been busted stealing some high-tech gadgetry. But what if she's not as innocent as Spider-Man thinks she is? Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #674-677 and DAREDEVIL (2011) #8.

    SUPERCROOKS PREM HC (MR)
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Mark Millar, Nacho Vigalondo (A/CA) Leinil Francis Yu
    When the market is flooded with competition, and the authorities are always on your tail, what's an all-American super villain to do? Go to Spain, of course! Johnny Bolt convinces his villainous pals to pull off one last heist in the land of bullfighting and churros - but will culture shock get to them before the policia do? And when Johnny's target is revealed as the Bastard, the greatest super villain of all time, things go horribly wrong - but it's too late to turn back. A massive secret in the American super-hero community might just work in their favor - and if the Supercrooks can survive, it will mean an enormous payday! From the writer who brought you KICK-ASS and the artist of SUPERIOR and SECRET INVASION! Collecting SUPERCROOKS #1-4.

    WOLVERINE AND X-MEN BY JASON AARON TP VOL 01
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Jason Aaron (A) Chris Bachalo & Various (CA) Chris Bachalo
    Wolverine has taken half the X-Men back to Westchester to start over. SCHISM tore them apart, but can Wolverine lead the new Children of the Atom into the future? Only if they survive the new Hellfire Club and the return of another classic villain! Collecting WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN #1-4.

    X-FACTOR TP VOL 16 TOGETHER AGAIN FOR FIRST TIME
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Peter David (A) Leonard Kirk (CA) David Yardin
    As Havok and Polaris take the reins of X-Factor Investigations, the Isolationist makes his chilling return! Then, when someone or something begins eviscerating super heroes in Seattle, X-Factor is called in to investigate. But when they encounter the villainous Scattershot, who looks suspiciously like two members of X-Factor Investigations, Shatterstar goes berserk! ('Nuff said!) Plus: Monet calls out Layla, and what starts as a catfight rapidly gets ugly! And a departed member of X-Factor returns! Collecting X-FACTOR (1986) #233-236.






    Monday, October 15, 2012

    10/17/12

    AVENGING SPIDER-MAN TP FRIENDS BEAT UP YOUR FRIENDS
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Zeb Wells (A) Joe Madureira & Various (CA) Joe Madureira
    He's been Amazing, he's been Spectacular, and he's been Sensational. Now, Spider-Man is doing a little Avenging, and he's brought a few of his pals along for the ride. Ever the social animal, the wall-crawler has a proud tradition of fighting side-by-side with heroes from across the Marvel Universe. And now that he's a card-carrying member of both the Avengers and the Fantastic Four, he can't go far without swinging into a teammate or two. Step forward the rascally Red Hulk, the hotheaded Hawkeye and the legendary Captain America as Spidey bonds with Earth's Mightiest Heroes! Collecting AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #1-5.

    FEAR ITSELF TP SPIDER-MAN
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W/A) Various (CA) Marko Djurdjevic
    As FEAR ITSELF overtakes the world, New York City is mired in chaos. And amid the panic and violence, Spider-Man struggles to cope with his own crippling fears. He can help end the onslaught - but with his capabilities pushed to the brink, is he up to the challenge? As the world falls beneath the hammers of the Worthy, Spider-Man must take a stand - even if it's his last - when a hammer falls on Yancy Street, and the Thing is transformed into a mystically powered engine of destruction. Can Spider-Man, Mr. Fantastic and the Invisible Woman take down their friend and Future Foundation teammate before he destroys New York? Plus: the living history of the Worthy! Collecting FEAR ITSELF: SPIDER-MAN #1-3, FEAR ITSELF: FF and FEAR ITSELF: THE WORTHY.

    INFERNAL MAN-THING TP
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Roy Thomas & Various (A) John Buscema & Various (CA) Arthur Adams
    It's the story no one thought existed -Steve Gerber's final Man-Thing tale! First, in the classic "Song-Cry of the Living Dead Man," Man-Thing stumbles across a lone man, desperately scribbling down his thoughts in the halls of an abandoned insane asylum. But this man's inner demons appear in the flesh to torment him - and it's driving the Man-Thing mad! Will Brian Lazarus succumb to the madness of everyday life? Then, in Gerber's never-before-seen sequel, what is the mystery behind the "Screenplay of the Living Dead Man"? Collecting MAN-THING (1974) #12, INFERNAL MAN-THING #1-3 and material from SAVAGE TALES (1971) #1.

    JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY TP VOL 03 TERRORISM MYTH
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Kieron Gillen (A) Mitch Breitweiser, Richard Elson (CA) Stephanie Hans
    The Serpent, Norse god of fear, has been vanquished, thanks to Loki - once the god of mischief, now reborn as a child. But FEAR ITSELF was the stuff of nightmares, and now those nightmares are threatening to destroy the world. Daimon Hellstrom, Son of Satan, is investigating a string of bizarre deaths - and all signs point to Loki. Literally. Like, on a map. But as the infernal exorcist and young god battle, the fear lord Nightmare is gathering enough fear energy to rule the world. And the mother lode is inside Loki's mind. Aided by an undead handmaiden, a demon puppy and a shirtless half-devil, Loki will have to risk everything on a scheme so crazy, it might as well have been thought up by...well, a god of mischief! Collecting JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY (1952) #632-636.

    MARVEL FIRSTS BEFORE MARVEL NOW TP
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W/A/CA) Various
    Great stories from the creators who have ReEvolutionized comics! Relive the excitement as the Avengers disassemble, the Punisher fights a civil war, Spider-Man faces a brand-new day, darkness falls on the Fantastic Four, X-Force takes its war underground, Thor faces exile, Captain America is reborn and Wolverine gets Mystique - brought to you by some of today's most talented writers and artists! Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #500, PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL (2007) #1, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #546, DARK REIGN: FANTASTIC FOUR #1, UNCANNY X-FORCE #1, THOR (1966) #604, CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) #444 and WOLVERINE (2003) #62.

    PUNISHERMAX TP HOMELESS (MR)
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Jason Aaron (A) Steve Dillon (CA) Dave Johnson
    Since his family's death, Frank Castle has waged a brutal, never-ending war on crime as the Punisher. Once, he was the most feared man in the city - but no more. Wilson Fisk, the Kingpin of Crime, has brought him as low as he's ever been. No home, no weapons, no resources - just a broken old man with nothing to lose. And the Punisher has never been more dangerous. There's no way Frank can get to Fisk in his ivory tower - surrounded by soldiers and his deadly ninja bodyguard Elektra. But Frank has a plan to draw Fisk out. Now, the Punisher's war is about to reach its grisly conclusion. In their final battle, either Wilson Fisk or Frank Castle will die - but neither is going down without a hell of a fight. Collecting PUNISHERMAX (2010) #17-22.

    VENOM TP SAVAGE SIX
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Rick Remender, Cullen Bunn (A) Lan Medina & Various (CA) Tony Moore
    The Crime-Master unites Jack O'Lantern, the Human Fly, Toxin and more to destroy Venom! The villain's plan is so diabolical, it forces Eddie Brock to become a symbiote's host once more - and takes the war to the people closest to Flash Thompson! Crime-Master's identity is revealed, and Flash Thompson and Betty Brant's lives will never be the same! Plus: Venom joins the Secret Avengers! Collecting VENOM (2011) #15-22.

    ZOMBIES CHRISTMAS CAROL TP
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Jim McCann (A) David Baldeon, Jeremy Treece (CA) Michael William Kaluta
    There will be no singing this Christmas - only screaming! Marvel presents Charles Dickens' classic A Christmas Carol...with a ghoulish twist! As London is overrun by a plague known as the "Hungry Death" - a disease spreading rapidly among the surplus population - the poor turn into the undead and hunger unendingly. When the disease spreads from the workhouses to the public, only one person can turn the zombie tide and save Christmas for all: that humbug, Ebenezer Scrooge. God help us, everyone. Collecting ZOMBIES CHRISTMAS CAROL #1-5.





    Sunday, October 7, 2012

    10/10/12

    AVENGERS ASSEMBLE TP VOL 05
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W/A) Various (CA) Andy Kubert
    Fan-favorite AVENGERS scribe Kurt Busiek's most epic tale concludes in this star-studded volume! When the time-traveling Kang the Conqueror launches an all-out war against the present day, the entire planet becomes a battlefield - and the Avengers are on the front line! Atlanteans, Deviants, Sentinels and even the Master of the World join the conflagration - but how will the Avengers react when Kang...wins?! Also featuring outer-space action with the 3-D Man! The spawn of Ultron! And an untold tale from the Avengers' past, as the original team takes on Dr. Doom! Collecting AVENGERS (1998) #45-56 and #1 1/2, and AVENGERS: THE ULTRON IMPERATIVE.

    AVENGERS CHILDRENS CRUSADE TP
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Allan Heinberg (A) Jim Cheung & Various (CA) Jim Cheung
    Twin brothers Wiccan and Speed of the Young Avengers are boys without a past. When Wiccan's powers spiral out of control, the team sets out to find the one person who might help: the Scarlet Witch, who may be the twins' mother, and whose own uncontrollable powers once almost destroyed the Avengers and nearly wiped out the mutant race. The Young Avengers' search will take them across the world and through time, reunite them with friends thought lost and pit them against deadly enemies; it will find them on the run from the Avengers and aligned with the former mutant terrorist Magneto, the Scarlet Witch's father. And once they find the Scarlet Witch, nothing will ever be the same! Collecting AVENGERS: THE CHILDREN'S CRUSADE #1-9, AVENGERS: THE CHILDREN'S CRUSADE - YOUNG AVENGERS, and material from UNCANNY X-MEN (1963) #526.

    CAPTAIN AMERICA BY ED BRUBAKER PREM HC
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Ed Brubaker (A/CA) Patrick Zircher
    Superstar penciler Patrick Zircher joins award-winning writer Ed Brubaker! Former super villains in Witness Protection are being murdered! Does this have anything to do with the return of an old foe and ex-lover into Captain America's life? Cap must unravel the clues and solve this mystery before he becomes a target himself - but how will he handle the shocking truth when the new Scourge's secret identity is revealed? Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA (2011) #11-14.

    CASTLE PREM HC RICHARD CASTLES STORM SEASON
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Brian Michael Bendis, Kelly Sue DeConnick (A) Emanuela Lupacchino (CA) Dustin Weaver
    The sequel to the critically acclaimed, best-selling graphic novel Richard Castle's Deadly Storm! In this "adaptation" of Derrick Storm's second novel, the private investigator is hired to bug an African head of state's hotel suite - but the routine mission quickly spirals out of control when Storm overhears a woman's terrifying scream on the wire. Plagued by the victim's helpless cry, Storm - despite an ominous warning - investigates. Soon, he'll discover an international conspiracy reaching further than he ever imagined - and perhaps the truth about Clara Strike, a CIA agent the world thinks is dead! RICHARD CASTLE'S STORM SEASON reunites the lauded writing duo of Brian Michael Bendis and Kelly Sue DeConnick for their second Castle story, and the dynamic artwork of rising star Emanuela Lupacchino (X-Factor) brings the world of Derrick Storm to life like never before.

    ESSENTIAL THOR TP VOL 06
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Gerry Conway & Various (A) John Buscema & Various (CA) Gil Kane
    One of the richest periods in the history of Marvel's resident Thunder God comes your way in this grand collection of space-spanning sagas and time-travel tales! Thrill to Thor's descent into Pluto's dark realm, the first appearance of Firelord, Galactus' battle with Ego the Living Planet, Loki's invasion of Earth, the search for an errant Odin and a trip into the end of time courtesy of Zarrko the Tomorrow Man! Guest starring Hercules and the Olympians, the Egyptian pantheon, the Warriors Three, the Avengers, Ulik the Rock Troll, the Absorbing Man, and more! Collecting THOR (1966) #221-247.

    FEAR ITSELF AVENGERS ACADEMY TP
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Christos N. Gage (A) Sean Chen & Various (CA) Billy Tan
    Collecting AVENGERS ACADEMY #14.1 and #14-20.
    FEAR ITSELF INVINCIBLE IRON MAN TP
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Matt Fraction (A/CA) Salvador Larroca
    Collecting INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #504-509 and FEAR ITSELF #7.3: IRON MAN.

    MMW SGT FURY HC VOL 04
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Roy Thomas & Various (A/CA) Dick Ayers
    All right, ya goldbricks! Stand at attention and salute the good Sgt. Fury and his latest cache of World War II adventures brought to you by none other than the MARVEL MASTERWORKS! Your mission includes action on the Greek front, covert operations inside Berlin, incursions into Rommel's North African territory and a rendezvous with the French resistance - and that's just to shake the dust off. You'll also read the Howling Commandos' origin, meet a new member of the group in ex-Nazi Eric Koenig and face off with Colonel Klaue's crack Blitzkrieg Squad. It's war action in the mighty Marvel manner - so report for duty as requested, or it'll be permanent K.P. duty. Dismissed! Collecting SGT. FURY AND HIS HOWLING COMMANDOS #33-43.

    MU AVENGERS HULK AND FANTASTIC FOUR DIGEST TP
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W/A/CA) Various
    The Incredible Hulk joins the circus! But why? And only Captain America, the first Avenger, can save Dr. Strange, the Sorcerer Supreme! But how? Then, the Fantastic Four learn a lesson in teamwork when they face the fighting-mad Hulk, underground-dwelling Moloids and the power-duplicating Super-Skrull! And when giant bugs attack the Earth, Ant-Man disappears! Can Giant-Girl and Spider-Man work together to find the missing hero, defeat the bugs and save the planet? It's fantastic, smashing, mighty fun for the whole family! Collecting SUPER HEROES (2010) #21-24.

    NORTHANGER ABBEY GN TP
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Nancy Butler (A) Janet Lee (CA) Julian Totino Tedesco
    Lovingly adapted from Jane Austen's most humorous work, Marvel Comics is proud to present literature lover Catherine Morland's quest to be the leading lady of her own great romance. Can real life prove the equal of the Gothic novels she finds so enchanting? Can Catherine find true love amid the fictions of others and her own wild imagination? And what dread secrets lie in wait in Northanger Abbey itself? Award-winning author Nancy Butler continues her quest to reinvent Jane Austen's Regency world in the Mighty Marvel Manner. With exquisite illustrations from Janet Lee, 19th-century England comes alive like never before. Discover - along with Catherine Moreland - that while truth may not be stranger than fiction, it can be no less surprising!

    POWERS TP VOL 14 GODS (MR)
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Brian Michael Bendis (A/CA) Michael Avon Oeming
    God is dead! And Walker and Sunrise are investigating his murder. Yeah. God. Don't believe it? Then buy the book, and find out what's going on in this cops and capes drama that has NO RULES! Oh, and Deena Pilgrim returns, and the how and why is going to shock you! All that, and Retro Girl finds herself infected with a deadly alien virus. Collecting POWERS (2009) #7-11.

    SPIDER-MAN SPIDER-ISLAND COMPANION TP
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W/A) Various (CA) Humberto Ramos
    Welcome to Spider-Island! Hope you survive the experience! Longtime Spider-foe the Jackal has unleashed an insidious virus upon New York City; now, Manhattan is crawling with a million people possessing all the powers of Spider-Man - but none of the responsibility! Spidey's doing all he can to restore order, but it'll take a lot more than just one Spider-Man to save the day! Enter the Avengers, Spider-Girl, Black Panther, Hercules, Shang-Chi, Cloak and Dagger, Spider-Woman and more of Marvel's greatest heroes! Collecting SPIDER-ISLAND: THE AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #1-3, SPIDER-ISLAND: CLOAK & DAGGER #1-3, SPIDER-ISLAND: DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG FU #1-3, HERC #7-8, SPIDER-ISLAND: AVENGERS, SPIDER-ISLAND: SPIDER-WOMAN, SPIDER-ISLAND: I LOVE NEW YORK CITY, BLACK PANTHER: THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN ALIVE #524 and SPIDER-ISLAND: HEROES FOR HIRE..











    Sunday, September 30, 2012

    10/3/12

    AGE OF APOCALYPSE TP VOL 01 X-TERMINATED
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) David Lapham, Rick Remender (A) Various (CA) Humberto Ramos
    Return to the Age of Apocalypse, as the AOA X-Men make their final stand against the evil Weapon X - and lose! New AOA super-hero team the X-Terminated must rise to take the fallen X-Men's place - but what makes them so drastically different? With Jean Grey and Sabretooth at their lowest ebb, and Weapon X resurrecting dead X-Men to destroy the human race, the X-Terminated activate their secret weapon: the AOA version of the Hulk! Then, Jean Grey goes on her first mission with the X-Terminated, but will she survive it? Plus: Meet the AOA Quentin Quire, and find out why so many fear him! It's all-new, all-different, all-out action in the Age of Apocalypse! Collecting AGE OF APOCALYPSE #1-6, UNCANNY X-FORCE #19.1 and material from POINT ONE.

    AVENGERS BRIDE OF ULTRON PREM HC
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Gerry Conway, Jim Shooter (A) Various (CA) Jack Kirby
    It's a marathon of villainy as the Avengers face one powerhouse after another! Ultron wants his wedding to herald the Avengers' funerals, but he's only one item on the team's calendar of criminals to contain! There's also Graviton and the Grim Reaper - the wrath of a god and the wrath of a godslayer! And two Avengers turn against the team - or do they? Guest-starring the Champions, the Defenders, and lots and lots of ants! Featuring heroes of the Wild West, the Golden Age and the X-books! Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #157-166.

    CRIMINAL DELUXE EDITION VOL 02 HC (MR)
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Ed Brubaker (A/CA) Sean Phillips
    The second oversized hardback of the award-winning crime series from Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips is finally here! The first edition has gone through four printings, in sellout after sellout, and now the rest of Brubaker and Phillips' noir masterpiece is collected in the same format. Collecting BAD NIGHT, THE SINNERS and THE LAST OF THE INNOCENT - along with short stories, behind-the-scenes pieces, art and articles, all previously uncollected. Don't miss out on this beautiful package from the best-selling team behind such hits as INCOGNITO and FATALE. Colors by Val Staples and Dave Stewart.

    HALO FALL OF REACH HC
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Brian Reed (A) Felix Ruix (CA) TBD
    The legend of Master Chief begins here! Under the threat of civil war, the United Nations Space Command initiates a clandestine military program to create super-soldiers. One recruit, a boy named John, swiftly rises above the rest - using his superior speed, intelligence and adaptability to become the most legendary warrior the galaxy has ever known! Then: When the UNSC encounters the Covenant, an alien race bent on obliterating humanity, they send in Master Chief and his Spartans. But when the relentless Covenant begins invading the planet Reach, the UNSC is rapidly pushed to its breaking point - and Master Chief must decide between saving the planet or the fleet! Collecting HALO: FALL OF REACH - BOOT CAMP #1-4, HALO: FALL OF REACH - COVENANT #1-4 and HALO: FALL OF REACH - INVASION #1-4.

    MAN-THING OMNIBUS HC
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W/A) Various (CA) Ariel Olivetti
    Neither wholly plant nor animal, neither entirely self-aware nor totally non-sentient, the creature called the Man-Thing is unique, unchanging and alone - but none who encounter him can ever be the same again. Empathic by nature and drawn to fight evil, his shambling visage inspires fear - and whatever knows fear burns at the Man-Thing's touch. Whether danger rises from the swamp or the city, the past or the future, outer space or the human soul, the Man-Thing awaits! Collecting ASTONISHING TALES (1970) #12-13; FEAR #11-18, and material from #10 and #19; MAN-THING (1974) #1-22, GIANT-SIZE MAN-THING #1-3 and material from #4-5, INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) #197-198; MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) #68; MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #43; MAN-THING (1979) #1-11; DR. STRANGE (1974) #41; and material from SAVAGE TALES (1971) #1, MONSTERS UNLEASHED #5 and #8-9, and RAMPAGING HULK (1977) #7.

    MARVEL ZOMNIBUS HC
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W/A) Various (CA) Arthur Suydam
    The smash-hit Marvel Zombies saga is collected in one meaty, macabre tome! The dead walk - and leap, fly and climb walls - when Marvel's mightiest are transformed into flesh-eating monsters! After devouring every single person on Earth, the ravenous once-heroes set their sights higher - taking on Galactus, spreading into space, and breaking into new and delicious dimensions...including our own! Lock your doors, and board up your windows - the Marvel Zombies are coming for you! Collecting MARVEL ZOMBIES: DEAD DAYS, MARVEL APES: PRIME EIGHT, MARVEL ZOMBIES: EVIL EVOLUTION, ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #21-23 and #30-32, MARVEL ZOMBIES #1-5, BLACK PANTHER (2005) #28-30, MARVEL ZOMBIES 2 #1-5, MARVEL ZOMBIES RETURN #1-5, MARVEL ZOMBIES 3 #1-5, MARVEL ZOMBIES 4 #1-4, MARVEL ZOMBIES 5 #1-5, and MARVEL ZOMBIES SUPREME #1-5.

    SPIDER-MAN NOTHING CAN STOP THE JUGGERNAUT PREM HC
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Roger Stern, Jan Strnad (A) John Romita, Rick Leonardi (CA) John Romita
    It's the slugfest no one can forget! Webs won't stop him, electricity won't stop him - even a wrecking ball to the face won't stop him! But with friend and ally Madame Web near death, Spider-Man's got to stop the Juggernaut somehow! Plus: the Vulture's attacking from the air, and the Foolkiller's shooting from the shadows, but it's the Black Cat who strikes the keenest blow - to the web-slinger's heart! One of the eighties' most memorable super-hero romances takes off, and you are there! Featuring appearances by the Avengers, the Defenders, the Fantastic Four and the X-Men! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #224-230.

    TWELVE VOL 02 TP
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) J. Michael Straczynski, Chris Weston (A) Chris Weston (CA) Paolo Rivera
    At last! The time-stranded heroes of World War II are back! Who's behind the mysterious killings? The answer is electrifying - and one member of the Twelve will fall! It's madness, mayhem and more madness as the WWII heroes face off against the killer that has targeted them for death! All your questions will be answered, but nothing can prepare you for what comes next! Collecting THE TWELVE #7-12 and THE TWELVE: SPEARHEAD.

    X-MEN BISHOPS CROSSING HC
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W/A) Various (CA) Whilce Portacio
    When the Upstarts overthrow the Hellfire Club in a bloody coup, the X-Men are caught in the middle! But their battle is interrupted when hundreds of escaped convicts arrive from the future - pursued by the mutant policeman called Bishop! Raised since childhood on the legends of the X-Men, how will this hard-edged fish out of water react to meeting his idols face-to-face? And what deadly portent of doom does Bishop carry with him? Plus: Colossus' long-lost brother Mikhail returns, but he's gone completely mad - and that's a "gift" he plans on sharing with the Morlocks! Storm and Forge's romance is changed forever! And Professor X's childhood secrets are revealed when the X-Men invade the Alamogordo research facility and battle Hazard! Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (1963) #281-293, and X-MEN (1991) #12-13 and material from #10-11.



    Monday, September 24, 2012

    9/26/12

    ANITA BLAKE VH TP CIRCUS OF DAMNED BOOK 03 SCOUNDREL (MR)
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Jessica Ruffner-Booth (A) Ron Lim (CA) Brett Booth
    St. Louis' future hangs in the balance when master vampires Alejandro and Jean-Claude pit their dark forces against each other in a battle for control of the city's vampires! Only Anita Blake holds the key to turning the tide of this war, but can either vampire leader be trusted not to make her a slave of desire? And that's just her day job. Anita gets back in the game when she agrees to a date with science teacher Richard Zeeman, but this seemingly normal hunk is conspicuously cool with the dangers of Anita's profession and the horrific exploits of her associates like Jean-Claude. Will sparks fly, or is this regular guy too good to be true? Collecting ANITA BLAKE: CIRCUS OF THE DAMNED - THE SCOUNDREL #1-5.

    BLACK PANTHER MAN WITHOUT FEAR TP FEAR ITSELF
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) David Liss (A) Jefte Palo, Francesco Francavilla (CA) Simone Bianchi
    Collecting BLACK PANTHER: THE MAN WITHOUT FEAR #519-523 and BLACK PANTHER: THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN ALIVE #524.

    DAREDEVIL BY BRUBAKER AND LARK ULT COLL TP BOOK 03
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Ed Brubaker & Various (A) Various (CA) Marko Djurdjevic
    Critically acclaimed, award-winning creators Ed Brubaker and Michael Lark conclude their explosive run! The Hand is back in New York, and Lady Bullseye is in league with them! The Kingpin has also returned, forging a surprising pact with Daredevil to target the ninja cult - but what is the former crime boss's true plan? Plus: An old friend brings Matt Murdock the last-minute appeal of a Marvel villain sitting on death row. What will he do when confronted with a convicted bad guy who's completely innocent? Nominated for three Eisner Awards: Best Continuing Series, Best Writer and Best Penciler-Inker Team! Collecting DAREDEVIL (1998) #106-119 and #500.

    FEAR ITSELF TP UNCANNY X-MEN
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Kieron Gillen (A/CA) Greg Land
    The world is in the grip of an ancient evil. The fallen Asgardian god known only as the Serpent holds Earth in a stranglehold of fear. Among his hammer-powered servants, the Worthy, is the X-Men's longtime foe, the Juggernaut - always nigh unstoppable, now infused with dark, godlike powers. What is one X-Man willing to sacrifice to keep the people of San Francisco safe? Plus: the end of the Uncanny X-Men and the return of Mr. Sinister! Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (1963) #540-544.

    MARVEL ZOMBIES DESTROY HC
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W/A/CA) Various
    At long last! The best-selling Marvel Zombies franchise returns! ARMOR is called upon to rescue a reality where the Nazis won WWII... with zombies! Howard the Duck brings in Nazi-fighter extraordinaire Dum Dum Dugan, and takes a squadron of fighters known as Ducky's Dozen on a daring raid into the very heart of the zombie Red Skull's territory! But as our heroes learn the horrifying truth behind what happened to the Norse Gods, and how Asgard became zombie territory, an unlikely ally joins our heroes - the same mysterious force who caused the zombie plague! Who will live, who will die, who will... UNdie? THE CANNOT BE MISSED ZOMBIE BOOK! SERIOUSLY, YOU GUYS! NAZI ZOMBIES! Collecting MARVEL ZOMBIES DESTROY #1-5.

    MIGHTY THOR BY MATT FRACTION PREM HC VOL 03
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Matt Fraction (A) Barry Kitson, Pepe Larraz (CA) Walter Simonson
    His father in exile! His mother on the throne! Thor's world is upside down - and what the heck is Donald Blake doing here, too?! As Thor readjusts to life on Earth, all Broxton - and all Asgardia - begins having the same nightmare. What really happens in your room at night after you fall asleep? How can Thor fight a foe that's not there? As the Enchantress completes her latest masterpiece of madness and mayhem, her Keep is unleashed on a slumbering Asgardia - and Blake is transformed into the revenge-crazed Deconsecrator! How far will he go to regain what he's lost? And how can the Nine Realms escape a nightmare with no end? Collecting THE MIGHTY THOR #12.1 and #13-17.

    MMW INVINCIBLE IRON MAN TP VOL 02
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Stan Lee, Don Rico (A) Don Heck (CA) Jack Kirby
    The Marvel Masterworks bring you Iron Man's Silver Age adventures, crafted in the mighty Marvel manner by Stan "The Man" Lee and "Dashing" Don Heck! There's the return of Iron Man's arch-nemesis, the Mandarin, and said vile villain's origin. Then, witness the first appearance of the Avenger-to-be Hawkeye - but he's not playing on the side of angels here. No, he's teamed up with the Black Widow against Iron Man! And if that's not enough for ya, Iron Man must test his mettle against no less than Captain America and his own Iron Man armor as the new Iron Man fights the old! It's a slam-bang barrage of Marvel classics with drama galore and a little '60s Russkie "Red Scare" that can't be beat. Reserve your copy today! Collecting TALES OF SUSPENSE (1959) #51-65.

    SPIDER-MAN LIZARD PREM HC NO TURNING BACK
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Kurt Busiek, Dan Slott (A) Giuseppe Camuncoli, Ron Frenz (CA) Stefano Caselli
    Spider-Man must wrangle the reptilian rage of one of his greatest foes! Spidey finds himself stuck between two monsters when Morbius the Living Vampire attempts to cure the Lizard and restore Curt Connors. But if Connors is cured, who or what is that new Lizard creature? It's definitely someone Spider-Man knows, and he might notice - if only he wasn't so busy trying to save everyone from a crazed Morbius! Plus: new developments for the Kingpin, Madame Web, Horizon Labs and the Hobgoblin! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #688-691 and UNTOLD TALES OF SPIDER-MAN #9.

    ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN BY NICK SPENCER TP
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Nick Spender (A) Paco Medina, Carlo Barberi (CA) Kaare Andrews
    The human race has taken drastic steps to solve "the mutant problem" in the aftermath of Magneto's Ultimatum: An executive order to shoot unregistered mutants on sight. Prison camps. And worse. Mutantkind is scattered and hiding. Iceman and Kitty Pryde have taken refuge with the Human Torch in the subterranean Morlock tunnels. Karen Grant and Ultimate X are on the run. Quicksilver has taken the offensive, brokering a deal with none other than the president. But when the world discovers the true history of the X-gene, the decades-old secret threatens to destabilize the planet - and the divide between mankind and mutantkind grows wider than ever before! It's a brave, new world for the X-Men. Will they survive the opening salvo? Collecting ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN (2011) #1-6.

    WOLVERINE AND X-MEN BY JASON AARON PREM HC VOL 03 AVX
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Jason Aaron (A) Chris Bachalo, Nick Bradshaw (CA) Chris Bachalo
    AVX tie-in! Wolverine is torn between two teams! Cyclops comes to the Jean Grey School to extend an olive branch, but will Wolverine's X-Men join their estranged ex-teammates against the Avengers? And even if they do, will the students follow their lead? After seeing the events of AVX, the kids have a choice to make - but it may not be what you expect! Plus: Iceman vs. Red Hulk! Kid Gladiator goes after the Avengers single-handedly! The Shi'ar Death Commandos take on the Phoenix! And the secret history of Warbird! Collecting WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN #9-13.

    X-MEN WAR MACHINES TP
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Victor Gischler, Stan Lee (A) Will Conrad & Various (CA) Adi Granov
    Domino has discovered a dark secret in the heart of Eastern Europe. A border dispute threatens to spread into an international incident. The leaders of Puternicstan have an army of black-market Sentinels, and they're ready to take the fight to neighbors Latveria and Symkaria! Storm leads a strike team of Utopia's most powerful mutants - Warpath, Psylocke, Colossus and Jubilee - to rescue Domino and scuttle the Sentinels. But standing between the X-Men and their mission is the iron man known as War Machine. NATO seeks to block the team's incursion - sparking a three-way war between the mutants, War Machine and a Sentinel army dangerously close to igniting World War III! Plus: a classic X-Men tale featuring the origins of the Sentinels! Collecting X-MEN (2010) #20-23 and X-MEN (1963) #14.








    Monday, September 17, 2012

    9/19/12

    CAPTAIN AMERICA AND HAWKEYE TP
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Cullen Bunn (A) Alessandro Vitti (CA) Gabriele Dell
    Something's rotten in the San Andres Mountains - and it's eating the locals! Captain America and Hawkeye investigate, but all the patriotism and arrows in the world may not be enough to save the two Avengers from a hive of dino-monstrosities! And when the Hybrid Queen awakens - in a big way - only Cap, Hawkeye and Stegron the Dinosaur Man (?!) are left to stop her! Plus: Whose side is the mysterious Kashmir Vennema on? (Hint: It's not Cap and Hawkeye's!) Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA AND HAWKEYE #629-632.

    DAREDEVIL BY MARK WAID PREM HC VOL 03
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Mark Waid, Greg Rucka (A) Marco Checchetto & Various (CA) Paolo Rivera
    It's the meanest team-up you ever saw as Daredevil, Spider-Man and the Punisher find themselves caught up in an epic chase across Manhattan for the Omega Drive - a powerful and dangerous information source that could change the course of all their lives! Plus: It's lawyers in love as Matt Murdock finally makes some time for Assistant District Attorney Kirsten McDuffie. But when Megacrime strikes back at Daredevil, the sightless super hero finds himself imprisoned in Latveria for crimes against the state! And as the law firm of Nelson & Murdock undergoes a drastic change, Matt's "happy go lucky" veneer at last begins to peel back, revealing darker truths that may just end his heroic career. Collecting DAREDEVIL (2011) #11-15, AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #6 and PUNISHER (2011) #10.

    DEADPOOL TP VOL 10 EVIL DEADPOOL
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Daniel Way (A) Salva Espin, John McCrea (CA) Nick Bradshaw
    Would the real Wade Wilson please stand up? Deadpool returns to America, but he's not coming home alone! When a collection of Deadpool's discarded body parts meld to form an evil clone, the Merc With a Mouth faces off against himself for the crown of most hated former mercenary turned super hero turned pirate turned intergalactic bounty hunter. But their explosive confrontation brings the NYPD, Interpol and even Captain America bearing down on Deadpool, and he'll have to convince them all there's an even crazier, less principled version of himself on the loose! Plus: Deadpool: The Musical! Collecting DEADPOOL (2008) #45-49 and #49.1.

    INVINCIBLE IRON MAN PREM HC VOL 10 LONG WAY DOWN
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Matt Fraction (A/CA) Salvador Larroca
    The new Iron Man explodes into action! But if Tony Stark isn't Iron Man, then who's the guy in the suit? Meanwhile, the mole inside Stark Resilient is revealed - and Spymaster racks up the victims! And finally, Stark and the Mandarin come face-to-face at long last. What is the future of Stark Resilient? Who lives? Who dies? Can Tony save his people, the world and himself at the same time? Collecting INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #516-520.

    JOHN CARTER GN TP GODS OF MARS
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Sam Humphries (A) Ramon K. Perez (CA) Julian Totino Tedesco
    The classic Edgar Rice Burroughs tale comes to graphic life! After ten long years, John Carter finally returns to Barsoom - but finds himself in the Land of the Dead! He's faced Martian beasts, but can he handle Martian gods? And is the goddess Issus is finally revealed, will Carter be able to reach his long-lost love Dejah Thoris ... before she is sacrificed? Plus, who is Cathoris, the Red Martian who mysteriously looks like Carter? Join rising sensations Sam Humphries and Ramon Perez on an incredible journey though the unforgettable worlds of Mars! Collecting JOHN CARTER: THE GODS OF MARS #1-5.

    JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY TP VOL 02 FEAR ITSELF FALLOUT
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Robert Rodi, Kieron Gillen (A) Pasqual Ferry & Various (CA) Stephanie Hans
    Only Loki can save us! Fear has taken hold of the planet, and Earth's only hope is that Thor can fulfill an ancient prophecy and destroy the Serpent - at the cost of his own life. It's a plan that's doomed to fail - without help from Loki, who was once Asgard's greatest villain and now, reborn as a child, may become its greatest protector. Loki and his team of damned souls and deadly foes are taking the fight to the seat of the Serpent's power. But if the former Lord of Lies has any chance of saving the world, he'll need to call on all the skills for mischief and deceit that made him so hated in his past life. Will Loki find redemption - or damn himself even further? Collecting JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY (1952) #626.1 and #627-631.

    MMW ATLAS ERA TALES OF SUSPENSE HC VOL 04
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Stan Lee, Steve Lieber (A) Various (CA) Jack Kirby
    The Marvel Masterworks bring you the final, fantastic volume of TALES OF SUSPENSE with another dose of giant monsters, intergalactic alien invaders and weird menaces. Including each complete pre-hero issue, as well as the many never-before-reprinted backup stories that supported Iron Man after his debut, crafted by a who's who list of top talent: Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Don Heck, Jack Davis and more. This must-have volume brings you the stories that were the crucible for the Marvel Age of Comics, so don't wait - reserve your copy today! Collecting TALES OF SUSPENSE (1959) #32-48 and #50-54.

    PUNISHER BY GREG RUCKA VOL 02 TP
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Greg Rucka, Mark Waid (A) Various (CA) Michael Lark
    A fallen Frank Castle learns the hidden truths of the Exchange and how it's connected to some of the Marvel Universe's darkest secrets! Then, when ex-Hydra and AIM agents team up to bring down the Punisher, Frank finds himself up against a soldier who's more like him than either of them realize. And when the Exchange targets the Punisher with some unique technology, things get loud. Finally, Punisher clashes with Spider-Man and Daredevil in an epic chase across Manhattan for a mysterious treasure that could change all their lives! Forced to work with two Avengers, the Punisher makes a promise: "Trust no one hurt everyone." The three heroes set their sights on a blitzkrieg takedown of New York crime, but who says they're all working together? Collecting PUNISHER (2011) #6-10, DAREDEVIL (2011) #11 and AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #6.

    SPIDER-MAN SPIDER-ISLAND TP
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Dan Slott & Various (A) Various (CA) Humberto Ramos
    Between keeping New York City safe as Spider-Man, being a member of two Avengers teams and the FF, and his day job at Horizon Labs, Peter Parker's life is as crazy as it's ever been. And it's about to get even crazier. Welcome to Spider-Island, where a million New Yorkers suddenly possess Spider-Man's powers - but none of the responsibility! Can Spidey play world-saving super hero while the Big Apple gets eaten alive from the inside out when he's suddenly not quite so special? When he's surrounded by a million people just as powerful as him? When even his girlfriend is web-swinging through the city? And just wait until you meet J. Jonah Jameson, the Spectacular Spider-Mayor! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #666-673 and the "Infested" material from #659-660 and #662-664, VENOM (2011) #6-9, SPIDER-ISLAND: DEADLY FOES, and SPIDER-ISLAND SPOTLIGHT.

    UNCANNY X-MEN BY KIERON GILLEN PREM HC VOL 03 AVX
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Kieron Gillen (A) Greg Land & Various (CA) Billy Tan
    AVX TIE-IN! Cyclops leads the X-Men into their toughest battle yet as they take on the Earth's Mightiest Heroes! The earth shakes when a Juggernaut-powered Colossus faces off against the Red Hulk! And it's a return to Tabula Rasa as the two teams take their battles worldwide! Plus: Hope is on the run for her life, but can she outrun destiny? And what has Mr. Sinister been doing while the X-Men have been fighting the Avengers? Find out here! Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (2012) #11-14.

    VENOM CIRCLE OF FOUR TP
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Rick Remender (A) Various (CA) Stefano Caselli
    Struggling to cope with his father's death, Flash Thompson is emotionally depleted and slowly losing his battle with the Venom symbiote for control of his mind. When his nemesis Jack O'Lantern blackmails Flash into serving the Crime-Master, Flash steals the symbiote from Project Rebirth and travels to Las Vegas to retrieve a dangerous package. With the Red Hulk chasing him, can Venom complete his mission and save his loved ones from the merciless Crime-Master? When a portal to Hell opens in the middle of Sin City, spewing forth the hordes of the underworld, Venom and Red Hulk must set aside their differences and join Ghost Rider and X-23 on a crusade to stop the spread of Hell on Earth. These tarnished heroes must wrestle free of their own personal demons and band together to save the world in its darkest hour! Collecting VENOM (2011) #10-14 and #13.1-13.4.


    WINTER SOLDIER VOL 01 THE LONGEST WINTER TP
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Ed Brubaker (A) Jackson Guice (CA) Lee Bermajo
    He's been Bucky and Captain America - now, James Barnes returns to the role of the Winter Soldier! They're the super-spies of the Marvel Universe - and when ex-Russian sleeper agents awaken, Bucky and the Black Widow must go on the hunt for men trained by the Winter Soldier himself. But when the trail leads to Latveria, Bucky comes face-to-face with Dr. Doom! Can Bucky and the Widow prevent war with Latveria? Can Bucky stop the sleepers he himself trained? Eisner Award-winning writer Ed Brubaker and superstar artist Butch Guice kick off an explosive new era for Bucky Barnes! Collecting FEAR ITSELF #7.1: CAPTAIN AMERICA and WINTER SOLDIER #1-5.
    WOLVERINE TP GOODBYE CHINATOWN
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Jason Aaron (A) Ron Garney, Renato Guedes (CA) Ron Garney
    Just when he thought he was out, Chinatown pulled him back in! Wolverine's been to Hell and back - literally - and now he's ready for a fresh start. But before he can move on, he'll need to take care of some old business - as the secret kingpin of Chinatown - when an underground drug-trafficking ring threatens to tear San Francisco apart. As the bodies pile up and Wolverine stabs his way toward the truth, he and his allies - including the crass Agent of Atlas known as Gorilla-Man and the indulgent Immortal Weapon called Fat Cobra - come face-to-face with ninja commandos, super-powered maniacs ... and fire-breathing dragons?! Just how deep underground does the war really go? And what old enemies lurk in the darkness? Collecting WOLVERINE (2010) #17-20.

    X-FACTOR TP VOL 15 THEY KEEP KILLING MADROX
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Peter David (A) Emanuela Lupacchino (CA) David Yardin
    X-Factor has suffered its greatest casualty yet: Madrox, the man of many multiples who's led the team since its inception, is gone. It wasn't supposed to be this way, but only Layla Miller knows why - and the secret she's keeping goes to the heart of her powers and purpose with X-Factor. With their fearless leader dead, and the schism between Wolverine and Cyclops ripping the mutant world apart, X-Factor's future is uncertain. That's why Wolverine has paid the team a visit, offering a shocking new option for the world's only mutant detective agency. It's two for the price of one as Havok and Polaris return from exile to take charge of X-Factor Investigations! But is Madrox really dead? Even Jamie isn't sure! Collecting X-FACTOR (1986) #229-232.

    X-MEN WEDDING OF CYCLOPS AND PHOENIX TP
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W/A/CA) Various
    These are tense times for the X-Men. The Legacy virus, which has already killed many mutants both friend and foe, threatens to become a worldwide epidemic. Professor X has captured Sabretooth and locked him in the mansion basement, hoping to eventually cure his raging bloodlust. But amid the darkness, a ray of light shines - as longtime lovebirds Cyclops and Phoenix announce their engagement! The X-Men and their extended family come together to celebrate the union of mutantdom's most star-crossed couple - but will this joyous occasion revitalize the X-Men, and provide them with new hope and a new direction for the future? Or will the looming darkness still consume them all? Collecting X-MEN (1991) #27-30 and ANNUAL #2, X-MEN UNLIMITED (1993) #3, UNCANNY X-MEN (1963) #308-310 and ANNUAL #18, X-MEN: THE WEDDING ALBUM, and WHAT IF? (1989) #60.









    Monday, September 10, 2012

    9/12/12

    DR STRANGE PREM HC SEASON ONE
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Greg Pak (A) Emma Rios (CA) Julian Totino Tedesco
    A window-crashing, high-flying, globe-traveling, ghost-battling adventure from the earliest days of Doctor Strange's training in the mystic arts! Part Indiana Jones, part Lord of the Rings, thrill to this new tale of how a selfish, arrogant surgeon collided with a hot-headed martial artist to become the greatest team the mystic arts have ever seen! If only they can stop hitting each other and figure out how all this magic stuff works anyway. Also featuring DEFENDERS (2012) #1, by Matt Fraction and Terry Dodson.

    ESSENTIAL PUNISHER TP VOL 04
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W/A) Various (CA) Michael Golden
    Frank Castle's war on crime continues as Microchip returns! The Punisher takes on rapists, drug lords, serial killers, Neo-Nazis, Yakuza, kidnappers, baby-snatchers and more - and even ends up embroiled in a Middle Eastern conflict! But when the Kingpin sets his sights on the Punisher, Frank Castle ends up sentenced to 30 years in prison - right next to old foe Jigsaw! A prison break becomes a nightmare when Jigsaw takes his revenge by slicing up Frank's face - and Microchip's solution for patching up his pal leads to the strangest change of all! Guest-starring Nick Fury, Daredevil and Captain America! Collecting PUNISHER (1987) #41-59 and ANNUAL #4-5.

    FEAR ITSELF TP SECRET AVENGERS
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Nick Spencer, Cullen Bunn (A) Scot Eaton, Peter Nguten (CA) Adi Granov
    Collecting SECRET AVENGERS #12.1 and #13-15, and FEAR ITSELF: BLACK WIDOW.

    MMW IRON FIST HC VOL 02
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Chris Claremont (A/CA) John Byrne
    Before they made X-Men the No. 1 hit of its time, Chris Claremont and John Byrne brought their storytelling magic to the adventures of Iron Fist. It's kung-fu action in the Mighty Marvel Manner - and here, in the pages of the Masterworks, you'll enjoy their classic run collected and fully restored for the first time. Joined by ladies of action Misty Knight and Colleen Wing, Iron Fist has his skill in both mind and body tested by radioactive horrors, martial-arts masters, New York's kung-fu kingpin and even his closest confidantes. Plus: an assault on Avengers Mansion; the first appearance of Sabretooth; an early guest-appearance by the All-New, All-Different X-Men; and the final showdown with the Steel Serpent. Its '70s Marvel at its most exciting! Collecting IRON FIST (1975) #3-15 and MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) #63-64.

    MU AVENGERS EARTHS HEROES DIGEST TP
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Christopher Yost (A) Adam Dekraker (CA) TBD
    Face front, action fans! The Marvel TV smash is coming to comics! Jam packed full of huge tales that catch you up on all the action of the hit series. Don't tell your parents because when Earth's Deadliest Villains meet Earth's Mightiest Heroes, no one's goin' to bed early! Collecting MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS EARTH'S MIGHTIEST HEROES #1-4.

    NEMESIS TP (MR)
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Mark Millar (A/CA) Steve McNiven
    The writer and artist behind CIVIL WAR and OLD MAN LOGAN return with a tale of one man with a plan for vengeance! Who is Nemesis? He is a son of privilege, an inheritor of billions from his deceased parents. He owns a fleet of the finest cars and a hangar full of planes, and has countless technological gadgets at his command. Donning a mask and long flowing cape, he's a man in white fighting relentlessly for a cause in which he believes. But if you're thinking Mark Millar (KICK-ASS, Wanted) and Steve McNiven (CIVIL WAR) are telling a story you've already heard before, think again: You'll know you've got something completely different by the turn of the first page. Nemesis tracks the violent fantasies come to life of the villain to top all villains in an in-your-face, unapologetic tour-de-force of action, ultraviolence and over-the-top humor! Collecting NEMESIS #1-4.

    NEW MUTANTS TP VOL 05 DATE WITH DEVIL
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning (A) David Lopez (CA) Jason Pearson
    Repercussions from the infighting among the X-Men's old guard reach the tight-knit New Mutants: Cannonball, Sunspot, Magma, Cypher, Warlock, Karma and Dani Moonstar all must make life-defining choices in the wake of Schism. Who stays, and who leaves? Is there a third choice that could redeem the team? Meanwhile, Blink is back, and the New Mutants are on her trail - made obvious by the mayhem and destruction that follow wherever she goes! And as Dani leads a mission to bring Blink out of exile, Mephisto lurks in the background - waiting to collect on a bargain struck with Magma during the throes of Fear Itself. At the risk of her very soul, will Amara go on a date with the devil? Collecting NEW MUTANTS (2009) #33-37.

    OZ HC DOROTHY AND WIZARD IN OZ
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Eric Shanower (A/CA) Skottie Young
    When an earthquake swallows Dorothy, her kitten Eureka and cousin Zeb, and Zeb's horse Jim, they're captured by the Mangaboos! The Wizard of Oz must win a magic contest to save them - using only his wits and nine tiny piglets. Then, watch out for the Invisible Bears, who devour anyone they catch! Dorothy and her friends race across the Invisible Valley, trying to reach the spiral staircase inside Pyramid Mountain. But halfway up the mountain lives the strange Braided Man! Plus: Dorothy meets her old friends: the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, Cowardly Lion and more! And Eureka is charged with murder for eating one of the piglets! The Wizard has a secret plan to save Eureka, but can it possibly work? Don't miss this thrilling installment in the critically acclaimed Oz adaptations! Collecting DOROTHY & THE WIZARD IN OZ #1-8.

    POWERS HC VOL 05 DEFINITIVE COLLECTION (MR)
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Brian Michael Bendis (A/CA) Michael Avon Oeming
    The deluxe hardcover collections continue! This volume combines POWERS VOL. 11: SECRET IDENTITY and POWERS VOL. 12: THE 25 COOLEST DEAD SUPERHEROES OF ALL TIME, plus all the extras you expect to see in a beautiful oversized collection! Walker and Pilgrim have been homicide detectives and partners for years, but secrets they've kept from each other are now too big and too dangerous to remain secrets for long. One shall rise, and one shall fall! It's a story that will blow the roof off everything you know about crime comics and superhero comics! Collecting POWERS (2004) #19-30 and POWERS ANNUAL 2008.

    UNCANNY X-MEN BY KIERON GILLEN TP VOL 01
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Kieron Gillen (A) Various (CA) Carlos Pacheco
    Earth's mightiest mutants! In the wake of Schism, Cyclops leads a team of X-Men whose express purpose is to deal with extinction-level events. Meet the X-Men's "Extinction Team": Storm, Emma Frost, Magneto, Namor, Colossus, Danger, Magik and Hope. And the team's formation hasn't come a moment too soon, for longtime X-Men nemesis Mr. Sinister has brazenly taken possession of the massive alien Dreaming Celestial - an act of open hostility designed to put the X-Men in their place, but also an offensive that will draw the attention of the godlike Celestials themselves. Now, the planet's fate hangs in the balance as Cyclops and the X-Men fight a war on two fronts! Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (2012) #1-4.

    WOLVERINE ROT PREM HC
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Cullen Bunn, Ivan Brandon (A) Paul Pelletier & Various (CA) Chris Samnee
    Dr. Rot is back! Discover the secret behind Rot's twisted family - and what Wolverine's connection is. Meanwhile, FBI Agent Wells is circling closer to the truth behind the brutal murders he's investigating. And Wolverine is his lead suspect! It's Wolverine vs Dr. Rot for control of Wolverine's brain, but can Wolverine destroy the last vestiges of Weapon X's programming? Plus: An untold tale of Wolverine as he takes former X-Force member Elixir under his wing. After M-Day, not all depowered mutants found their way in the world, and one of them comes back for Logan! Collecting WOLVERINE (1988) #305-309.










    Monday, September 3, 2012

    9/5/12

    ART OF MARVEL STUDIOS TP SLIPCASE
     From comic-book legends to silver-screen super heroes! Marvel presents an insider's look into the making of its cinematic universe, assembling three Avengers in one stylish slipcase. Featuring exclusive production artwork, behind-the-scenes photography, and in-depth cast-and-crew interviews, this four-book collection is a must-have for any fan of Mighty Marvel movies! Includes IRON MAN: THE ART OF IRON MAN THE MOVIE TPB, IRON MAN: THE ART OF IRON MAN 2 TPB, THOR: THE ART OF THOR THE MOVIE TPB and CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE ART OF CAPTAIN AMERICA - THE FIRST AVENGER TPB. 
     
    ASTONISHING X-MEN GIFTED PROSE NOVEL HC
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Peter David (A) Various (CA) John Cassaday
    The X-Men have evolved. Cyclops and Emma Frost re-form the team with the express purpose of "astonishing" the world. But when breaking news regarding the mutant gene unexpectedly hits the airwaves, will it derail their new plans before they even get started? As demand for the "mutant cure" reaches near-riot levels, the X-Men go head-to-head with the enigmatic Ord, with an unexpected ally - and some unexpected adversaries - tipping the scales! Experience Joss Whedon and John Cassaday's blockbuster re-imagining of the X-Men like never before in this new adaptation!


    AVENGERS CELESTIAL QUEST TP
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Steve Englehart (A) Jorge Santamaria, Joe Staton (CA) Jorge Santamaria
    Journey with a select group of Earth's Mightiest Heroes as they embark on a quest of cosmic proportions! When the Celestial Madonna known as Mantis sends out a space-spanning SOS that's received by the Vision, the Avengers' resident android gathers an elite squad of heroes - including Thor, Scarlet Witch and Silverclaw - to come to her rescue. But what happens when the big bad gunning for Mantis turns out to be the nigh-omnipotent (and Death's main squeeze) Thanos of Titan? Get ready for a galactic-sized dose of stellar excitement, as only Marvel Comics can bring it! Collecting AVENGERS: CELESTIAL QUEST #1-8.

    HULK BOILING POINT PREM HC
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Bruce Jones (A) Lee Weeks, Stuart Immonen (CA) Kaare Andrews
    The beast within has crossed the line - and its terrified keeper is on the run! Blamed for the televised murder of a hapless child, Dr. Bruce Banner and his brutish alter ego are Public Enemy No. 1 - shunned by society, hunted by the law and targeted by a mysterious third party with a sinister agenda all its own...one that cuts to the very heart of Banner's strange affliction! Banner knows the dread of the hunted; now, he faces the most unimaginable horror of all: a relentless, unkillable pursuer who knows all his weaknesses and will stop at nothing to bring him down. Collecting INCREDIBLE HULK (2000) #40-49.

    HULK SMASH AVENGERS TP
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W/A) Various (CA) Lee Weeks
    A five-part punch-fest that explores how the relationship between the Gamma Goliath and Earth's Mightiest Heroes has evolved through the decades! First, Hulk takes on his former teammates, the original 1960s Avengers! Then, he clashes with the Avengers of the 1970s and 1980s! As Mr. Fixit, the cunning Gray Hulk battles the 1990s West Coast Avengers. And finally, the Red Hulk faces off against the 2000s' Mighty Avengers! Collecting HULK SMASH AVENGERS #1-5.

    INCOGNITO CLASSIFIED EDITION HC (MR)
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Ed Brubaker (A/CA) Sean Phillips
    From the best-selling award-winning creators of FATALE and CRIMINAL comes the classy deluxe hardback edition of their brutal "Super-Villainin Witness Protection" saga... INCOGNITO!  Collecting both INCOGNITO and its sequel BAD INFLUENCES along with many behind-the-scenes extras, previously unseen illustrations and even a few articles, this is the edition you want on your bookshelf!

    MARVELS AVENGERS TP BLACK WIDOW STRIKES
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Fred Van Lente (A) Various (CA) TBD
    A new Black Widow solo adventure from the Marvel Cinematic Universe! Before Natasha assembles with the Avengers Initiative, see her travel back to her homeland to match wits and fists with a deadly admirer in this hard-hitting espionage adventure set between the events of IRON MAN 2 and MARVEL'S THE AVENGERS! Collecting MARVEL'S THE AVENGERS: BLACK WIDOW STRIKES #1-3.

    NEW AVENGERS OMNIBUS HC VOL 01
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W/A) Various (CA) TBD
    The first half of Brian Michael Bendis' radical Avengers revamp is collected in one massive volume! When the Avengers are disassembled by an insane Scarlet Witch, a new and decidedly different team rises to take their place - including Spider-Man, Wolverine and Luke Cage! These New Avengers face down a prison break, the secrets of the Sentry, the menace of the multi-powered Collective and more - and even find time to celebrate the marriage of one of their own. But when a terrible tragedy kicks off a superhuman Civil War, will the newly created team be irrevocably shattered? Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #500-503, AVENGERS FINALE, NEW AVENGERS (2005) #1-31 and ANNUAL #1, NEW AVENGERS AND THE FANTASTIC FOUR #1, GIANT-SIZE SPIDER-WOMAN #1, NEW AVENGERS: ILLUMINATI (2006) #1, CIVIL WAR: THE CONFESSION #1, CIVIL WAR: THE INITIATIVE #1 and NEW AVENGERS MOST WANTED FILES #1.

    SPIDER-MAN REVENGE OF SINISTER SIX PREM HC
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Erik Larsen, Terry Kavanagh (A) Erik Larsen, Scott McDaniel (CA) Erik Larsen
    Dr. Octopus! Electro! Mysterio! The Vulture! The Hobgoblin! Sandman! The Sinister Six, the deadliest foes Spider-Man has ever fought, return to wreak terrible vengeance upon our favorite wall-crawler - and an unsuspecting world. With Dr. Octopus' new Adamantium arms and help from another dimension on the Six's side, Spidey decides to round up his own band of allies: the Hulk, Ghost Rider, the Fantastic Four and more! It all adds up to the ultimate high-stakes faceoff in a sock-to-the-jaw adventure that will leave you breathless - if you and Spider-Man can make it to the thrill-packed finale in one piece! Plus: a bonus story co-starring the X-Men's Beast! Collecting SPIDER-MAN (1990) #15 and #18-23.

    STAND OMNIBUS HC SLIPCASE
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (A) Mike Perkins (CA) TBD
    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. When the viral strain dubbed "Captain Trips" works its way across the face of the country, the painfully few survivors are launched into a nightmare that's only just begun - but for the Dark Man, Randall Flagg, it's a dream come true. Based on the masterpiece of apocalyptic horror by celebrated author Stephen King, this lavish adaptation is packed with extras in a two-volume slipcased set! Collecting THE STAND: CAPTAIN TRIPS #1-5, THE STAND: AMERICAN NIGHTMARES #1-5, THE STAND: SOUL SURVIVORS #1-5, THE STAND: HARDCASES #1-5, THE STAND: NO MAN'S LAND #1-5, THE STAND: THE NIGHT HAS COME #1-5 and THE STAND SKETCHBOOK.

    STAND TP VOL 04 HARDCASES
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (A) Mike Perkins (CA) Tomm Coker
    Who are the Hardcases? Like the rest of the one percent who outlived the worldwide sweep of death known as Captain Trips, they are survivors. But as followers and acolytes of the Dark Man, Randall Flagg, they are enforcers of a nihilistic plan that will reshape the new world in his image. One of them, the Trashcan Man, satisfied his hunger for fire by burning Gary, Indiana, to the ground. And now that he's heard the Dark Man's calling, drawing him halfway across the country to Las Vegas, there's no turning back. It's time for the whole world to burn. Collecting THE STAND: HARDCASES #1-5.

    THUNDERBOLTS TP LIKE LIGHTNING
    MARVEL COMICS
    (W) Jeff Parker (A) Kev Walker, Declan Shalvey (CA) Mark Bagley
    Still on the lam through the timestream, the Thunderbolts go medieval on King Arthur and his court! But as the Ghost gets ready to make his move, Fixer discovers a terrible secret! Meanwhile, Songbird escapes for an island vacation, where a mad scientist sets his sights on her - but he ain't the only one mad about it! Then: It had to happen - Thunderbolts vs. Thunderbolts! Years ago, the Thunderbolts were formed to protect a planet devoid of heroes - but they were villains in disguise! Now, as the modern-day 'Bolts come crashing into their earliest days, they'll make a decision that could destroy the Marvel Universe - or save it! Will Zemo's legacy of evil destroy our present, or can the Thunderbolts pull the world back from oblivion? Collecting THUNDERBOLTS #169-174.