1/4/2012

AVENGERS ACADEMY TP VOL 02 REAL WORLD
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Christos N. Gage (A) Tom Raney & Various (CA) Mike McKone
The return of Giant-Man - and Korvac! Academy headmaster Hank Pym once more embraces his classic identity of Giant-Man - but can he bring his former wife, the original Wasp, back from the dead? Meanwhile, when Academy students Hazmat, Veil and Striker discover an Internet video of super villain the Hood torturing their instructor Tigra, will their shocking act of vengeance get them all expelled? And when Michael Korvac - the insanely powerful adversary who once nearly killed the Avengers - makes his shocking comeback, not even they can subdue the powerful demigod! It's resurrections, returns and revenge as five troubled teenagers must face their futures and take on one of the greatest threats to ever face Earth's Mightiest Heroes! Collecting AVENGERS ACADEMY #7-13.

AVENGERS X-MEN PREM HC BLOODTIES
MARVEL COMICS

Written by BOB HARRAS, FABIAN NICIEZA, ROY THOMAS, SCOTT LOBDELL & BEN RAAB
Penciled by STEVE EPTING, ANDY KUBERT, DAVE ROSS, JOHN ROMITA JR., JAN DUURSEMA & JIM CHEUNG
Covers by ANDY KUBERT & STEVE EPTING
The island of Genosha has been a powderkeg since the X-Men overthrew its anti-mutant regime, and it's finally erupted into full-scale civil war! The president asks Professor X to mediate peace between human and mutant, but the situation is inflamed when Magneto's treacherous Acolyte Fabian Cortez makes a bid for power by kidnapping Luna, daughter of the Avengers' Quicksilver and Crystal - and Magneto's granddaughter! The X-Men and Avengers head for Genosha - but the situation spirals out of control when Magneto's right-hand man, Exodus, arrives looking to kill Cortez! Can even the X-Men and Avengers combined bring peace to a nation at war, defeat two madmen and save a child caught in the middle? Plus: the secret origin of Exodus and his twisted ties to the Avengers' Black Knight! Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #368-369, X-MEN (1991) #26, AVENGERS WEST COAST #101, UNCANNY X-MEN (1963) #307 and BLACK KNIGHT: EXODUS.

ENDERS GAME ULTIMATE COLLECTION TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Christopher Yost (A/CA) Pasqual Ferry
SCI-FI LEGEND ORSON SCOTT CARD'S HUGO AND NEBULA AWARD-WINNING CLASSIC IS BROUGHT TO VIVID LIFE! ANDREW "ENDER" WIGGIN IS 6 YEARS OLD. HIS PEERS BULLY HIM, HIS PARENTS ARE ALOOF, AND HIS OLDER BROTHER IS VIOLENTLY RESENTFUL OF HIM. HE MIGHT ALSO BE HUMANITY'S ONLY HOPE. ENDER IS RECRUITED INTO THE INTERNATIONAL FLEET'S LEGION OF CHILD WARRIORS, TRAINING TO BECOME A COMMANDER IN EARTH'S DEFENSES. HIS PROMISE IS HIGH, AND HIS TEACHERS ARE SURE HE WILL RISE TO THE TEST - THAT IS, IF BATTLE SCHOOL DOESN'T KILL HIM FIRST. ENDER STRUGGLES TO FIND A PLACE IN HIS SOUL FOR TRANQUILITY, HUMANITY AND A CONNECTION WITH SOMETHING GREATER THAN THE BRUTAL MECHANICS OF WAR AND STRATEGY. COLLECTING ENDER'S GAME: BATTLE SCHOOL #1-5 AND ENDER'S GAME: COMMAND SCHOOL #1-5.

FEAR ITSELF PREM HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Matt Fraction, Ed Brubaker (A) Stuart Immonen, Scot Eaton (CA) Steve McNiven
In this time of global anxiety, economic turmoil and mass hysteria, Sin, the new Red Skull, has made an awesome discovery - a revelation that will divide father and son, turn friend against friend and herald the rise of Fear personified. Who is the Serpent? As Odin and the Asgardians leave the Earth to fend for itself, the Avengers and the world's remaining heroes battle the unstoppable tide of terror! And then - the Serpent's Hammers fall! Who shall rise up and join the Serpent as the Worthy, living avatars of his evil? And how can the Avengers respond...to fear itself? Matt Fraction and Stuart Immonen bring fans the biggest Marvel event since CIVIL WAR! Collecting FEAR ITSELF: BOOK OF THE SKULL and FEAR ITSELF #1-7.

HULK WORLD WAR HULKS HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Jeph Loeb
Written by JEPH LOEB
Penciled by JOHN ROMITA JR., ED MCGUINNESS, HERB TRIMPE, TIM SALE, DALE KEOWN, SAL BUSCEMA, IAN CHURCHILL, LEINIL FRANCIS YU & MIKE DEODATO JR.
Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
Hulks. Will. Fall. But who will take the biggest fall of all? The Red Hulk and Bruce Banner form an uneasy alliance to defeat a conspiracy bent on taking down the U.S. government. But will they destroy each other before they can triumph? Guest-starring Thor, Captain America, the X-Men, Black Panther, the Fantastic Four and more, this monster-sized saga kicks off with the death of a longtime Hulk legend and never lets up! And in the aftermath, the truth is finally out: The identity of the Red Hulk is revealed! Everything Hulk fans have been waiting for pays off here, but it only whets the appetite for the epic final showdown between Red and Green Hulks - a cataclysmic battle that will settle once and for all which one is the strongest there is! Collecting FALL OF THE HULKS: GAMMA and HULK (2008) #19-24.

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN HC VOL 02
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Matt Fraction (A/CA) Salvador Larroca
Written by MATT FRACTION
Penciled by SALVADOR LARROCA & JAMIE MCKELVIE
Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA
He's outrun Norman Osborn, and kept the database of superhuman secret identities safe and secure. But in doing so, Tony Stark has lost just about everything: his armor, his power - even his very mind. Now, at his absolute lowest point, it will take Tony's last reservoir of will - and a band of brothers including Thor, Captain America, War Machine and Black Widow - to keep from losing it all and sow the seeds for a brighter tomorrow. Stark Industries' arms-manufacturing days are over: Tony's new company, Stark Resilient, is bringing modern tech to the masses without bringing innocent people to their knees. But there's a competitor on the scene, a mother/daughter team with a very familiar name ready to pick up the slack with an armor called Detroit Steel. They've started a deadly game of international intrigue that will bring one of Iron Man's deadliest foes back into the fray - but for the Hammer girls, that was merely the opening salvo. With War Machine grounded by the Pentagon, Pepper missing the RT-charged heart that made her Rescue and Tony's Resilient team struggling to put their clean-energy tech into production, they're about to up the ante. Now, Iron Man's going to find out just what "resilient" really means. Collecting INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #20-33.

SPIDER-MAN MASQUES PREM HC
MARVEL COMICS
(A/CA) Todd McFarlane
Written by TODD MCFARLANE, ROB LIEFELD & FABIAN NICIEZA
Penciled by TODD MCFARLANE & ROB LIEFELD
Covers by TODD MCFARLANE
Industry superstar Todd McFarlane's blockbuster run barrels on! The Hobgoblin is back, out of control and more deranged than ever! Will even the demonic Ghost Rider be enough to help Spider-Man stop him? Then, Spidey takes a trip into the dark, lightless sewers under Manhattan to face Morbius the Living Vampire, which can mean only one thing: the return of the black costume! And finally, it's a titanic two-part team-up with Marvel's heavy hitters of the '90s that takes the word "widescreen" literally as Spider-Man partners with X-Force to stop the rampaging Juggernaut! Collecting SPIDER-MAN (1990) #6-7, #13-14 and #16; and X-FORCE (1991) #4.

STAND TP VOL 02 AMERICAN NIGHTMARES
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (A/CA) Mike Perkins
Someone at Project Blue was keeping a secret. A secret they thought they could contain. They thought wrong. Now, with 99 percent of the country's population dead or dying, the viral strain developed at Project Blue - dubbed "Captain Trips" - has brought about the end of the world. For the survivors - including Nick Andros, Larry Underwood, Frannie Goldsmith and Stu Redman - this ending is a nightmare that's just begun. And for Randall Flagg, this is an American Nightmare come true, as his macabre vision of the future continues to unfold. Based on the popular apocalyptic novel by celebrated author Stephen King, THE STAND: AMERICAN NIGHTMARES brings together the award-winning writing of Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (HBO's Big Love) with the gritty visuals of artists Mike Perkins (CAPTAIN AMERICA) and Laura Martin (ASTONISHING X-MEN). Collecting THE STAND: AMERICAN NIGHTMARES #1-5.

X-FORCE HC VOL 02
MARVEL COMICS
Written by CRAIG KYLE, CHRISTOPHER YOST & ROBERT KIRKMAN
Penciled by CLAYTON CRAIN, MICHAEL CHOI, JASON PEARSON
& GABRIELE DELL'OTTO
Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN
An old X-team foe, Bastion, has weaponized the Legacy virus - a scourge that once nearly wiped out all mutantkind - and begun infecting mutants, causing them to self-destruct and resulting in mortal damage to those around them. As X-Force tracks Bastion, the stakes are raised when the mutant-hating robot kidnaps three young mutants very close to the team. And to make matters worse, X-23's diabolical creators, the Facility, return to claim their "escaped property." Then, Wolverine fights his way into a Hydra base to save the life of a mutant child! And finally, when Domino is targeted by the infamous Assassin's Guild, she reluctantly accepts Wolverine's help. The two set about fending off their attackers - and putting the moves on each other. Can the X-Force teammates compete against a murderer's row of villains while distracted by each other? Collecting X-FORCE (2008) #12-13, #17-20 and ANNUAL #1; and X-FORCE: SEX & VIOLENCE #1-3.

YOUNG MARVELMAN CLASSIC PREM HC VOL 02
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Mick Anglo
Written by MICK ANGLO
Penciled by MICK ANGLO, GEORGE PARLETT & JAMES BLEACH
Cover by JAE LEE
By shouting the famous name of his hero, Marvelman, the orphan Dicky Dauntless assumes the form of the redoubtable Young Marvelman! Watch as the Mightiest Boy in the Universe metes out atomic-powered justice to foreign spies, enemy assassins, made men and more in his earliest adventures! Collecting YOUNG MARVELMAN #35-44.