Monday, February 27, 2012

2/29/12

AVENGERS BIG THREE TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W/A) Various (CA) Jack Kirby
The Mighty Thor! Captain America! The Invincible Iron Man! Alone, each one of these champions is a legend throughout the Marvel Universe. But together, they make up the Avengers' big three! Witness how this triumphant trio justifies their status as the three greatest among Earth's Mightiest Heroes in adventures that span from Avengers Mansion to Asgard, with the time-tossed tale the Terminatrix Objective thrown in for good measure! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) #176; AVENGERS (1963) #150-151, #215-216 and #224; AVENGERS: THE TERMINATRIX OBJECTIVE #1-4; AVENGERS (1998) #21; and THOR (1998) #81.

CARNAGE FAMILY FEUD TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Zeb Wells (A/CA) Clayton Crain
First there was Spider-Man. Then, Venom. But they broke the mold when they created Carnage. Marvel's fan-favorite villain is back from the dead, as industrialist Michael Hall attempts to exploit the symbiote - engineering the next generation of prosthetic limbs and outfitting his own paramilitary security force, the Iron Rangers, in suits of hybrid battle armor. But when the alien intelligence asserts control of Hall's derivative tech, only Spider-Man and Iron Man stand in the way of an unprecedented wave of rioting and mass murder. And Carnage has brought some friends!
Collecting CARNAGE #1-5.

FEAR ITSELF BLACK PANTHER MAN WITHOUT FEAR PREM HC
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.

FEAR ITSELF HERC PREM HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Greg Pak, Fred Van (A) Neil Edwards (CA) Chris Stevens
Collecting HERC #1-6.

FF BY JONATHAN HICKMAN TP VOL 01
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Steve Epting, Barry Kitson (CA) Steve Epting
Before his death, the Human Torch made his wishes known: If anyone were to replace him in the Fantastic Four, it should be his best super-hero buddy, Spider-Man. But even with the addition of Spidey to their ranks, Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Woman and the Thing are now so much more than four. Welcome to the FF - the Future Foundation! Marvel's First Family has moved beyond the simple pursuits of super heroing into a bold new era of discovery. But to make tomorrow today, they'll need to expand their ranks even beyond Spider-Man and their genius children. What does the future mean when it depends on the likes of the Wizard, the Mad Thinker, A.I.M. and Dr. Doom? Collecting FF #1-5.

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN TP VOL 08 UNFIXABLE
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Matt Fraction, Kelly Sue DeConnick (A) Salvador Larroca & Various (CA) Salvador Larroca
Why should Tony Stark be the one to benefit from all of his technology? What right does Stark have to keep his miracles to himself? Dock Ock demands answers - and salvation - from Iron Man. To get Tony Stark's attention, Dr. Octopus serves him notice with a 21-kiloton nuclear device. To force Stark's compliance, he threatens to kill millions of Manhattanites. And to prove Stark's inferiority, he has one impossible request: fix the unfixable. Collecting INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #501-502 and material from #503, FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2010: IRON MAN/THOR, and RESCUE #1.

KA-ZAR BY MARK WAID AND ANDY KUBERT TP VOL 02
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Mark Waid, Brian K. Vaughan (A) Andy Kubert & Various (CA) Andy Kubert
The exciting adventures of Ka-Zar, Marvel's resident noble savage, continue! Witness how the Lord of the Savage Land and his two steadfast allies - Shanna the She-Devil and the mighty Zabu - contend with jungle dangers both prehistoric and urban in this collection brought to you courtesy of some of Marvel's most tantalizing tale-spinners! Featuring the villainy of the High Evolutionary! Collecting KA-ZAR (1997) #8-14 and ANNUAL '97.

PUNISHER BY GREG RUCKA PREM HC VOL 01
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Greg Rucka (A) Marco Checchetto, Max Fiumara (CA) Bryan Hitch
For Frank Castle, death comes easy. Life is where things gets complicated. Fully loaded with Eisner Award-winning writer Greg Rucka (Batwoman, Queen and Country, WOLVERINE) and neo-superstar artist Marco Checchetto (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, DAREDEVIL), the biggest gun of all is back with blood on his hands and vengeance in his eyes to serve his own brand of justice with everything's he's got - but can he survive the darkness stored in his own arsenal? Plus: a violent look at how the Punisher deals with a world where every criminal is now a super hero. (Here's a hint: He doesn't deal with it pleasantly.) Collecting THE PUNISHER (2011) #1-5 and material from SPIDER-ISLAND: I LOVE NEW YORK CITY.

SPIDER-MAN FANTASTIC SPIDER-MAN TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W/A) Various (CA) Stefano Caselli
Reed Richards has detected a trio of dimensional anomalies that could rip the universe apart. Sounds like a job for the new FF! But if you thought the FF stood for the Fantastic Four, think again! In the aftermath of Johnny Storm's tragic death, best bud Spider-Man has taken his place in the newly minted Future Foundation - standing alongside Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, the Thing and a coterie of precocious kids to bravely bring tomorrow into the now...by fighting a horde of zombie pirates and the Sinister Six! Plus: Can Spider-Man survive a day as a substitute teacher for the Avengers Academy? Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #658-662.

ULT COMICS ULTIMATES BY HICKMAN PREM HC VOL 01
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Esad Ribic (CA) Kaare Andrews
The next era has begun. As our heroes struggle to find their place in the world, the Ultimates face game-changing threats even they can't handle. And with the heart of the team missing in action, the country's last stand of defense may be on its last legs. Critically acclaimed writer Jonathan Hickman (FANTASTIC FOUR, FF, SECRET WARRIORS) and superstar artist Esad Ribic (UNCANNY X-FORCE) drive the Ultimates into new and deadly territory! Collecting ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #1-6.

UNCANNY X-FORCE DARK ANGEL SAGA PREM HC BOOK 02
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Rick Remender (A) Jerome Opena (CA) Esad Ribic
The fate of the entire world rests on Deadpool's shoulders! A new Death is born! Refugee mutants from the Age of Apocalypse descend on our world! Can the Merc with a Mouth hold them off long enough for X-Force to regroup? Is there any hope of staving off the Age of Archangel? Monsters of doom and glory, writer Rick Remender (VENOM, PUNISHER), artist Jerome Opeña (PUNISHER, MOON KNIGHT) and colorist Dean White (AVENGERS) bring on the bad guys! Collecting UNCANNY X-FORCE #14-18.

X-MEN LEGACY FIVE MILES SOUTH OF UNIVERSE PREM HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Mike Carey (A) Steve Kurth, Khoi Pham (CA) Clay Mann
Wayward X-Man Marvel Girl only managed to leave a brief psychic message with Rogue before being ripped away from Earth - and thrown back into the middle of an extraterrestrial war! Now, Rogue and her team of X-Men are on an intergalactic search-and-rescue mission, hoping to pull their long-lost teammates from the fray. But in what condition will they find Marvel Girl, Havok and Polaris? Plus: In the aftermath of SCHISM, the X-Men are divided. As the teams part ways, Rogue, Magneto and Gambit attend to unfinished business, hoping to avoid answering the question: Whose side are they on?
Collecting X-MEN LEGACY #254-260.

X-MEN LEGACY NECROSHA TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Mike Carey (A) Laurence Campbell & Various (CA) Adi Granov
Collecting X-MEN LEGACY #231-234 and material from X-NECROSHA.

X-MEN PRELUDE TO SCHISM TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Paul Jenkins (A) Roberto De & Various (CA) Greg Land
Collecting X-MEN: PRELUDE TO SCHISM #1-4 and material from X-MEN FIRST CLASS SPOTLIGHT.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

2/22/12

CAPTAIN AMERICA PRISONER OF WAR TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Ed Brubaker, Various (A) Various & Various (CA) Marko Djurdjevic
Bucky Barnes learned the deadly skills of warfare during WWII, only to have those tools exploited by the Soviets as a brainwashed Cold War assassin. And just when he thought he could break free of the chains of his history, he is thrust into a new nightmare: a Russian prison camp housing a handful of his most vicious and revenged-minded Cold War peers. For Bucky, each ponderous minute that ticks by in the gulag brings another new threat to his life. But for his friends - Steve Rogers, Sharon Carter and Black Widow - it is a race against time to undo the wicked conspiracy that has used Bucky's past as the Winter Soldier to trap him in a life of cruelty worse than any he's ever experienced. Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA #616-619.

FEAR ITSELF UNCANNY X-MEN PREM HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Kieron Gillen (A/CA) Greg Land
The X-Men are used to being feared. When FEAR ITSELF finally reaches the West Coast, they're going to become well acquainted with the emotion first hand. The unstoppable power of an old foe renewed is heading their way, and they have all the time in the world to realize how little they can do to stop him. And even more time to think about exactly how he's going to destroy San Francisco and everything it stands for. Plus: After the hammer-blow of FEAR ITSELF and the violence of SCHISM, it can't go on. It's the end of the Uncanny X-Men. And who better to provide a stirring eulogy than Mr. Sinister, the 19th century's finest morally dubious scientist! Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (1963) #540-544.

IRON MAN 2.0 TP VOL 02 ASYMMETRY
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Nick Spencer, Joshua Hale Fialkov (A) Ariel Olivetti, Kano (CA) Salvador Larroca
War Machine has just met the greatest enemy he's never faced: a nemesis who's already dead! When his weaponry fails him against a super villain he can't tackle head-on, Rhodey must use his brains - and his all-new, bleeding-edge armor - to fight a NEW battle...21st-century style! Collecting IRON MAN 2.0 #7.1 and #8-12.

MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN TANGLED WEB DIGEST TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Paul Tobin & Various (A) Rob DiSalvo & Various (CA) Alé Garza
One of the Sinister Six is missing - and Spider-Man's to blame! At least, that's what the remaining Sinister Six think, and Spider-Man's very life is the payment they demand for his presumed crime! Meanwhile, the Green Goblin is back, and he's more dangerous than ever - armed with an anti-matter pumpkin bomb! Then, with the Silver Surfer powerless in New York, it's up to Spidey to set things right! Plus: Spidey tangles with the malevolent mistress of mayhem, Madam Masque; goes toe-to-toe with Kraven the Hunter in the heart of New York's concrete jungle; and stands alone against Red Ghost and a certain trio of Super Apes! Collecting SPIDER-MAN (2010) #17-20.

MMW INCREDIBLE HULK TP VOL 02
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Stan Lee (A) Various (CA) Jack Kirby
The time has come for Marvel's Green Goliath to grace his second MARVEL MASTERWORKS collection! Kicking off with a Hulk/Giant-Man throwdown and pulling no punches straight into a toe-to-toe with the mighty Hercules, Dr. Robert Bruce Banner's mean, green alter ego battles General Thunderbolt Ross, the Leader and his Humanoids, the Executioner, and more Communists than you can shake a tank at in this earth-shattering series of scintillating slobbernockers! With art by no less than Steve Ditko and Jack Kirby, and Gil Kane's first-ever Marvel tale - well, we needn't say more. Reserve your copy today, True Believer! Collecting TALES TO ASTONISH (1959) #59-79.

POWERS PREM HC VOL 04 SUPERGROUP (MR)
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A/CA) Michael Avon Oeming
When one of the members of a popular supergroup is found violently murdered, the events that follow unveil the mystery players behind the multi-layered control of the superhero elite. Walker and Pilgrim are forced to make choices that will forever change their lives and careers, and how the world at large sees its heroes. This completely redesigned, reformatted and reworked hardcover is perfect for both new readers and old! Collecting POWERS (2000) #15-20.

QUASAR CLASSIC TP VOL 01
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Mark Gruenwald (A) Paul Ryan & Various (CA) Paul Ryan
The saga of one of Marvel's premier cosmic crusaders begins here! Long before joining the ranks of the Annihilators, Quasar participated in his own out-of-this-world adventures - both earthbound and beyond. Relive these early star-spanning tales, including Quasar's role during the "Acts of Vengeance" and his initiation into the Avengers! Collecting QUASAR #1-9, and material from AVENGERS ANNUAL #18 and MARVEL COMICS
PRESENTS (1988) #29.

SPIDER-MAN FIGHTS SUBSTANCE ABUSE TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W/A) Various (CA) Todd McFarlane
The Spectacular Spider-Man does the Marvel Universe proud in a titanic tome that's both entertaining and educational! Swing along with Spidey and a gathering of his amazing friends - including Storm, Luke Cage, Power Pack, Jubilee and the Fantastic Four - as they take on a host of important social issues in the inimitable Mighty Marvel Manner! Collecting Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #96-#98; Spider-Man, Storm and Power Man; Amazing Spider-Man: Skating on Thin Ice!; Amazing Spider-Man: Double Trouble!; Fast Lane #1-#4; Spectacular Spider-Man #1000.

STRIKEFORCE MORITURI TP VOL 02
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Peter B. Gillis, James D. Hudnall (A) Brent Anderson & Various (CA) Brent Anderson
As the first generations of Strikeforce: Morituri are lost one by one - either killed in battle or violent in-fighting, or perishing from the Morituri Effect itself - a group of scientists undertake a dangerous and unauthorized experiment to create more. Unfortunately, things don't go exactly as planned. Enter: the Morituri Monsters! Then, an alien virus is discovered that offers a glimmer of hope for the Strikeforce - but has it come too late? Plus: The war against the Horde takes an unexpected and shocking twist! Collecting STRIKEFORCE: MORITURI #14-26.

SUPERIOR PREM HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Mark Millar (A/CA) Leinil Francis Yu
Written by MARK MILLAR
Penciled by LEINIL YU
Cover by LEINIL YU
Simon Pooni had it all going for him - plenty of friends at school and good looks, and his coach called him one of the most talented basketball players he's ever seen. But that was when he could still move his legs. Now, he's living with multiple sclerosis, missing all the little things he used to take for granted, and escaping into the world of movies and comics with his best friend. Then...SUPERIOR entered his life. It's the newest smash super-hero comic from Mark Millar and SECRET INVASION artist Leinil Francis Yu! Collecting SUPERIOR #1-7.

THUNDERBOLTS CLASSIC TP VOL 02
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Kurt Busiek & Various (A) Mark Bagley & Various (CA) Mark Bagley
The Thunderbolts' true identities have been revealed to the world. Baron Zemo's plans for global domination have been put into effect. The world's greatest super heroes have fallen under his control. Only the Thunderbolts can stop things from escalating before it's too late - but are these former villains willing to side with the angels just yet? Justice, like lightning! Collecting THUNDERBOLTS #6-14 and HEROES FOR HIRE (1997) #7.

TORSO HC (MR)
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Brian Michael Bendis, Marc Andreyko (A/CA) Brian Michael Bendis
The gripping tale of Eliot Ness' chase of America's first serial killer: the mysterious torso killer! This 1999 Eisner Award-winner for Comic Book Excellence is completely reformatted, and perfect for both new readers and old! Collecting TORSO #1-6.

WOLVERINE AND CAPTAIN AMERICA TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Tom Derenick & Various (A) Tom Derenick, Denys Cowan (CA) Tom Derenick
The criminal Contingency has stolen Shi'ar technology capable of mass devastation, and it's up to two of Marvel's finest to track it down before it's too late. But will Wolverine's irascible nature allow him to work alongside with the star-spangled Avenger without incident? Guest-starring Warbird and Sharon Carter! Plus: from the mighty Marvel vaults, a rare Cap/Wolvie team-up from yesteryear! Collecting WOLVERINE/CAPTAIN AMERICA #1-4 and WOLVERINE (1988) #124.

X-MEN AGE OF APOCALYPSE OMNIBUS HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W/A) Various (CA) Billy Tan
Written by VARIOUS
Penciled by VARIOUS
Covers by BILLY TAN & JOE MADUREIRA
Charles Xavier is dead - killed twenty years in the past during a freak time-travel accident - and the world that has arisen in his absence is dark and dangerous indeed. The Darwinian conqueror Apocalypse rules with an iron fist, ruthlessly enforcing his dictum that only the strong shall survive - and in Apocalypse's long shadow, hidden among a downtrodden humankind, are a group of ragtag freedom fighters led by Xavier's oldest friend, Magneto: the Amazing X-Men! When Bishop, last survivor of the true Marvel Universe, locates the X-Men and explains how the world went wrong, these embittered mutants and their tenuous allies must risk everything - and undertake a dangerous and multi-pronged quest - to put things right! The comics event of 1995 is collected in one deluxe oversized hardcover! Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (1963) #320-321, X-MEN (1991) #40-41, CABLE (1993) #20, X-MEN ALPHA, AMAZING X-MEN #1-4, ASTONISHING X-MEN (1995) #1-4, FACTOR X #1-4, GAMBIT & THE X-TERNALS #1-4, GENERATION NEXT #1-4, WEAPON X (1995) #1-4, X-CALIBRE #1-4, X-MAN #1-4, X-MEN OMEGA, AGE OF APOCALYPSE: THE CHOSEN and X-MEN ASHCAN #2.

X-MEN FF PREM HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Victor Gischler (A) Jorge Molina, Will Conrad (CA) Jorge Molina
The X-Men and the FF team up when strange happenings in the Bermuda Triangle threaten the Marvel Universe. Yes, you've seen the X-Men and the FF interact before, but never with Magneto and Dr. Doom on the side of the angels. Don't miss this landmark team-up with an adventure you have to see to believe. Plus: When a medicine woman is at death's door, the demons she's been containing for decades are looking forward to their freedom. Good news: The X-Men are on the scene. Bad news: These demons are out of our mutant super heroes' league. It would be nice to have help from Ghost Rider, but is the new Spirit
of Vengeance friend or foe?
Collecting X-MEN (2010) #15.1 and #16-19.







Monday, February 13, 2012

2/15/12

ANNIHILATORS TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning (A) Tan Eng Huat, Timothy Green (CA) Alex Garner
Gladiator, Quasar, Beta Ray Bill, Ronan the Accuser and the Silver Surfer are the universe's most powerful squad of first responders: the Annihilators! When this newly formed group receives strange signals from the Dark Nebula - home of the noble race of Spaceknights - these mighty allies set off to investigate. There, they find a blast from the past who has discovered a way to rip a hole through space and time, unleashing the vicious Dire Wraiths! Plus: After the Guardians of the Galaxy disbanded, Rocket Raccoon settled into a quiet life with a steady job in a mailroom. But when a killer clown made of sentient wood attacks him at work, the trigger-fingered and quick-witted hero must journey to Planet X - home of his old buddy Groot, the giant tree-creature - in search of answers! Collecting ANNIHILATORS #1-4

ASTONISHING X-MEN WHEDON CASSADAY ULT COLL TP BOOK 01
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Joss Whedon (A/CA) John Cassaday
Expectations were high when Joss Whedon was announced as the writer of the new ASTONISHING X-MEN series. With Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Whedon had created one of the most popular TV shows of the 1990s; now, teamed with superstar artist John Cassaday, he was taking on the best-selling X-Men. Their storyline took inspiration from the classic sagas of the '70s and '80s, while forging ahead with a thoroughly modern take on the mutant team. From the opening pages of a Sentinel attack to the unexpected return of a beloved X-Man, Whedon and Cassaday kept fans breathlessly awaiting each new chapter of their epic story. Now, the complete saga - acclaimed as "Series of the Year" by Wizard magazine and a "Must Have Gift" by TV Guide - is collected across two softcover volumes. Collecting ASTONISHING X-MEN (2004) #1-12.

AVENGERS OMNIBUS VOL 01 HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Stan Lee (A) Various (CA) Jack Kirby
Written by STAN LEE
Penciled by JACK KIRBY & DON HECK with DICK AYERS
Covers by JOHN ROMITA JR. & JACK KIRBY
The Avengers, comics' greatest super team, burst onto the scene in 1963 at the forefront of revolutionary Marvel Age of Comics. Iron Man, Thor, the Incredible Hulk, Ant-Man and the Wasp joined together to face the menace of Loki - and set off on a streak of tales that nearly 50 years later still sets the trend for super-hero epics. From Captain America's return from the icy depths of the Atlantic to the first appearances of classic enemies like Kang the Conqueror to the game-changing introduction of a trio of former villains into their ranks - Avengers was a bona-fide comic-book blockbuster! And you'll experience every story, every villain, even every letters page in this painstakingly restored Omnibus collection - written by Stan "The Man" Lee, and illustrated by Jack Kirby and Don Heck. It's a must-have for every Marvel fan's collections - so reserve your copy today, True Believer! Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #1-30.


CAPTAIN AMERICA BY DAN JURGENS TP VOL 03
MARVEL COMICS
(W/A) Various (CA) Dan Jurgens
Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA (1998) #45-50
and ANNUAL 2001.

DAREDEVIL REBORN TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Andy Diggle (A) Davide Gianfelice (CA) Jock
Can Matt Murdock deny the hero within? After SHADOWLAND, Matt left New York, turned his back on his life as Daredevil, and hopped a cross-country bus hoping to forget the bloodshed and betrayal he presided over as leader of the Hand. But when he finds himself in a small desert town that doesn't take kindly to outsiders, he quickly realizes there's a reason behind the locals' enmity. Corruption has spread though the townsfolk and to the highest levels of law enforcement - and when the sheriff learns of Matt's past as a super hero, he aims to eliminate the threat altogether. With his life on the line and innocent citizens in need of a hero, Matt Murdock will face his legacy as Daredevil and decide once and for all whether to be a hero, or else abandon his life as a crime-fighter and start anew. Collecting DAREDEVIL REBORN #1-4.

FEAR ITSELF DEADPOOL FEARSOME FOUR PREM HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Christopher Hastings, Brandon Montclare (A) Various (CA) Ryan Stegman
As the Marvel Universe is wracked with FEAR ITSELF, only Deadpool sees it for what it truly is: a way to make money. Has Deadpool really been chosen as one of the Worthy, granted one of the Serpent's Hammers? Or did he just take any old hammer and go to town with some rhinestones? Either way, when Deadpool hits the street with his shiny new mallet it's - STOP! Hammer time. Plus: Do you fear...your protectors turning on you? Man-Thing has gone mad as fear consumes the world, and Manhattan will burn. The only heroes that seek to stop him have given into fear themselves, and no one is safe! Experience FEAR ITSELF through the eyes of fallen heroes Howard the Duck, Nighthawk, Frankenstein and She-Hulk! Collecting FEAR ITSELF: DEADPOOL #1-3 and FEAR ITSELF: FEARSOME FOUR #1-4.

MARVEL ZOMBIES SUPREME TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Frank Marraffino (A) Fernando Blanco (CA) Michael Komarck
The Squadron Supreme: heroes from another dimension, stranded on our Earth and sworn to protect it. Now, this super-powered team hungers for human flesh as a result of the mad science of Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S.! When Jill Harper's military special-ops team receives a distress call from a P.E.G.A.S.U.S. facility in lockdown, they get a lot more than they bargained for! Researchers at Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S. cloned the members of the Squadron Supreme for medical science, but their creations are monstrously imperfect and need to consume human flesh to survive. Now, Harper and her team must find a way to stop these hyper-powerful zombie clones before they escape and begin feeding on the population - and their only hope lies in a long-dead former Avenger returned to life! Collecting MARVEL ZOMBIES SUPREME #1-5.

SPIDER-MAN SPIDER-ISLAND COMPANION HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W/A) Various (CA) Humberto Ramos
Manhattan has been transformed into an island of Spider-Men, and authorities have quarantined the city! As Spider-Man tackles the problem at its source, Marvel's other heroes take on the task of calming a city of spider-powered citizens - and battling an army of spider-powered criminals. 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 #1, SPIDER-ISLAND: SPIDER-WOMAN #1, SPIDER-ISLAND: I LOVE NEW YORK CITY, BLACK PANTHER: THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN ALIVE #524 and SPIDER-ISLAND: HEROES FOR HIRE #1.

STAND NIGHT HAS COME PREM HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (A) Mike Perkins (CA) Tomm Coker
Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA
Penciled by MIKE PERKINS
Cover by TOMM COKER
It's all been building to this, true believers: the ultimate conflict between Good and Evil. The three spies sent by the Free Zone to infiltrate Flagg's ranks have crossed over to the west, but have they underestimated the dark man's power? And the loyalty of those who follow him? Blood will be shed in the final chapter of Stephen King's masterpiece of apocalyptic horror! Collecting THE STAND: THE NIGHT HAS COME #1-6.

ULT COMICS SPIDER-MAN BY BENDIS PREM HC VOL 01
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Sara Pichelli (CA) Kaare Andrews
The year's most-talked about story! Miles Morales IS the new Spider-Man! What's the secret behind his powers, and how will he master them? What new and familiar enemies will rise to challenge this all-new Spider-Man? And will Miles live up to Peter Parker's legacy? Also includes ULTIMATE COMICS FALLOUT #4, featuring the very first appearance of Miles Morales! Collecting ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN (2011) #1-5.

UNCANNY X-FORCE TP VOL 02 DEATHLOK NATION
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Rick Remender (A) Esad Ribic, Rafael Albuquerque (CA) Esad Ribic
There are innumerable and varying potential futures awaiting mankind. Among them exists only one constant: the rise of the Deathloks! Seeded in our present they grow, spreading across all possibilities, infiltrating the fate of mankind. One thing stands in their way: a man who shouldn't exist. They come in waves, an army of time-displaced Deathlok troopers forged from Earth's greatest warriors - Captain America, Spider-Man, Elektra, Cyclops, Venom, the Thing, Bullseye - all soldiers in the army of Deathlok. All operating under one directive: Fantomex must die! Collecting UNCANNY X-FORCE #5-7 & #5.1.

VENGEANCE HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Joe Casey (A) Nick Dragotta (CA) Gabriele Dell'Otto
An epic evil exploration of the Marvel U! When Magneto of the X-Men tries to rescue a young mutant on the run, he accidently kicks off a series of events that will shake the Marvel Universe to its core! Who are the new Teen Brigade?! Who are the Brotherhood, and what do they want with the Young Masters of Evil?! And how is the Red Skull pulling the strings from beyond the grave? Joe Casey (AVENGERS: EARTH'S MIGHTIEST HEROES) joins Nick Dragotta (FANTASTIC FOUR) for some major acts of VENGEANCE! Collecting VENGEANCE #1-6.

X-FACTOR SUPER UNNATURAL PREM HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Peter David (A) Leonard Kirk, Valentine De (CA) David Yardin
A member of X-Factor dies! It started with their new acquaintance, Sally, found brutally slain in her kitchen. And more recently, two rival gangs, lifeless bodies sprawled across a basketball court, a noose around each of their necks. Hot on the trail of a serial killer who's lynching his victims, the mutant detectives of X-Factor Investigations are eager to cut his killing spree short. But here's hoping they find him before
he finds them! Collecting X-FACTOR (1986) #224.1
and #225-228.

X-FORCE NECROSHA TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Craig Kyle, Christopher Yost (A) Various (CA) Clayton Crain
The psychic vampire Selene is on a mad quest to devour enough souls to let her ascend to godhood, commencing a terrible reign over the planet. And though X-Force stands ready to destroy her plans at any cost, the Black Queen has summoned backup that may just tilt the balance in her favor: an army of undead mutants composed of X-Force's former friends and foes, resurrected into gruesome half-life by the techno-organic virus gifted to her by Eli Bard. And first and foremost among Selene's newest servants are former teammate Caliban and Warpath's older brother, Thunderbird. While X-Force fights an unsettling battle against familiar faces, Selene puts her true plan into action: the resurrection, and immediate sacrifice, of the entire population of Genosha. Can X-Force obtain the one weapon capable of stopping Selene in time, or will death and decay overtake the entire world? Collecting X-NECROSHA: THE GATHERING, X-FORCE (2008) #21-25 and material from X-NECROSHA.

Monday, February 6, 2012

2/8/12

ANITA BLAKE VH LAUGHING CORPSE ULT COLL TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Laurell K. Hamilton, Jessica Ruffner-Booth (A) Ron Lim (CA) Harvey Tolibao
Written by LAURELL K. HAMILTON & JESSICA RUFFNER
Penciled by RON LIM
Cover by HARVEY TOLIBAO
Adapting the second novel in Laurell K. Hamilton's bestselling Anita Blake series! St. Louis is a city of the damned. The supernatural is commonplace, and the undead enjoy free rein. But whether warm- or cold-blooded, the laws of man still apply - and nobody dispenses justice better than Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter! This time out, a child's parents are gruesomely slaughtered by an unknown entity. With the child missing and time running out for his safe return, Anita is called in to lend her special expertise as an Animator - one who can raise the bodies of the dead. But as she pursues the truth behind his abduction, she descends into a maelstrom of voodoo mysticism and the many dark secrets of her foes, her friends and - inevitably - herself! THE LAUGHING CORPSE continues the exploration of Hamilton's inventive universe of vampires, werewolves, zombies and ghouls - and the brave hunter who tries to keep them all in line!

ASTONISHING X-MEN CHILDREN OF BROOD PREM HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W) James Asmus, Christos N. Gage (A) Juan Bobillo, Nick Bradshaw (CA) TBD
WHILE CYCLOPS, EMMA AND WOLVERINE ARE OFF IN JAPAN DEALING WITH GIANT MONSTERS, SOMETHING DIRE HAPPENS THAT DEMANDS THE X-MEN'S ATTENTION. WITH THEIR LEADERS AWAY, SHOULD THE X-MEN DENY THEIR HELP? HELL NO! STORM, COLOSSUS AND KITTY PRYDE JOIN BEAST AND AGENT BRAND TO TAKE ON THE BROOD. BUT WHEN INTERGALACTIC LAW PREVENTS THE DESTRUCTION OF AN ENEMY WHO CAN ONLY BE DEFEATED BY EXTERMINATION, THE X-MEN HAVE A PROBLEM. ARE STORM AND HER CREW UP TO THE TASK? AND WHAT IS CYCLOPS GOING TO SAY WHEN HE LEARNS OF THIS? PLUS: JOIN US FOR A SPECIAL TOLD-IN-ONE STORY WITH EMMA FROST AND DANGER DELIVERING ON A PROMISE BACK IN ASTONISHING X-MEN #24. DON'T MISS THIS CONFRONTATION THAT HAS BEEN BREWING SINCE 2008! COLLECTING ASTONISHING X-MEN #38, #40, #42 AND #43 - PLUS UNCANNY X-MEN #162 (1982), FEATURING THE CLASSIC BATTLE BETWEEN WOLVERINE AND THE BROOD!

AVENGERS HAWKEYE - EARTH'S MIGHTIEST MARKSMAN PREM HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W/A) Various (CA) Scott Kolins
Written by CHUCK DIXON, TOM DEFALCO & NEL YOMTOV
Penciled by SCOTT KOLINS, JEFF JOHNSON, DAVE ROSS, MARK BAGLEY & GERALD DECAIRE
Covers by SCOTT KOLINS & DARICK ROBERTSON
The Avenging Archer takes the stage in a collection of enough sensational solo adventures to fill anyone's quiver! First, watch out as Hawkeye encounters a genetically engineered monstrosity created by the insidious Secret Empire. But will this feral fiend prove to be friend or foe? Then, roll with the punches as Hawkeye gets battered by Batroc, assaulted by Oddball and trounced by the Taskmaster - all in a single thrilling one-shot. Finally, duck for cover when Hawkeye participates in a rocky three-part reunion! Ready, aim, fire - this Marvelous masterpiece hits the mark! Collecting HAWKEYE (1994) #1-4, HAWKEYE: EARTH'S MIGHTIEST MARKSMAN and material from MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS (1988) #159-161.

AVENGERS ORIGIN TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Joe Casey (A/CA) Phil Noto
Written by JOE CASEY
Penciled by PHIL NOTO
Cover by PHIL NOTO
Redefining the origin of Earth's Mightiest Heroes! Iron Man! Thor! Ant-Man and the Wasp! Individually, each has the power to fight injustice and protect the innocent. But even the strongest heroes can only do so much when they stand alone. When the mischief god Loki uses the rampaging Hulk as his pawn of destruction in his bid to escape exile, it's up to Earth's best and brightest to stand together and stop him! The adventures of the Avengers echo throughout history, and it all begins here! Collecting AVENGERS: THE ORIGIN #1-5.

DAKEN DARK WOLVERINE PRIDE COMES BEFORE FALL PREM HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Rob Williams (A) Matteo Buffagni, Mick Bertilorenzi (CA) Giuseppe Camuncoli
Written by ROB WILLIAMS
Penciled by MATTEO BUFFAGNI & MICK BERTILORENZI
Cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI
When Daken came to Los Angeles, he believed the position of West Coast Kingpin was there for the taking. But the City of Angels has a new crime lord, the "Claws" serial killer continues to cause carnage in the dark areas of the Hollywood Hills, and the Heat drug's grip on Daken is growing daily - scarring his mind and body. It's the perfect time, then, for Daken to find himself battling the Avenger with multiple personalities: Moon Knight! And when the shadow king of the Hollywood Hills is revealed, Daken suddenly finds himself the most wanted man in America - with the entire LAPD and the FBI on his tail! Can Daken save Donna Kiel when he's at his weakest? Does he even want to? Collecting DAKEN: DARK WOLVERINE #13-19.

ENDERS SHADOW ULTIMATE COLLECTION TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Mike Carey (A) Sebastian Fiumara (CA) Pasqual Ferry
Written by MIKE CAREY
Penciled by SEBASTIAN FIUMARA
Cover by PASQUAL FERRY
Adapting sci-fi legend Orson Scott Card's classic novel! The alien Formics twice attacked the human race. We barely won. Now, the International Fleet is drafting brilliant kids to train them to command our forces in the next war. And from the teeming legions of unwanted children, Sister Carlotta has plucked a promising candidate: Bean, with a staggering brilliance as unexplainable as his mysterious origins. But just as the prodigiously talented Bean's mentor, ender Wiggin, is shipped off to Command School, Bean is thrust into an existential crisis: the discovery of a long-lost brother and the return of his worst enemy. Worse, it's a crisis engineered by the very leaders depending on his graduation to Command School! Collecting ENDER'S SHADOW: BATTLE SCHOOL #1-5 and ENDER'S SHADOW: COMMAND SCHOOL #1-5.

ESSENTIAL X-FACTOR TP VOL 04
MARVEL COMICS
(W/A) Various (CA) Terry Shoemaker
Written by LOUISE SIMONSON, PETER DAVID, JOHN BYRNE, RALPH MACCHIO, MARK GRUENWALD, PETER SANDERSON, JIM STARLIN, JO DUFFY, WALTER SIMONSON & CHRIS CLAREMONT
Penciled by TERRY SHOEMAKER, MARC SILVESTRI, COLLEEN DORAN, STEVEN CARR, ANDY KUBERT, JON BOGDANOVE, JOHN BYRNE, JIM FERN, MARK BAGLEY, DAVID ROSS, JACKSON GUICE, JOE STATON, CHRIS WOZNIAK & ARTHUR ADAMS
Cover by TERRY SHOEMAKER
The members of X-Factor - Cyclops, Jean Grey, Iceman, Beast and Archangel - are professionals through and through. But when the likes of Sabretooth, a cadre of vampires and a threat from an alternate dystopian future wage war against our heroes, it's no big surprise things get a little out of control even for them! Collecting X-FACTOR (1986) #51-59 and ANNUAL #4-5; X-FACTOR: PRISONER OF LOVE; MARVEL FANFARE (1982) #50; and material from FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL #23, NEW MUTANTS ANNUAL #6 and X-MEN ANNUAL #14.

FANTASTIC FOUR SEASON ONE PREM HC WITH FR DIG CDE
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (A) David Marquez (CA) Julian Totino Tedesco
Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE -SACASA
Penciled by DAVID MARQUEZ
Cover by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO
In Manhattan's most famous skyscraper, the Baxter Building, scientific genius Reed Richards hatches a plan that will change the lives of those he loves most - and the very course of human history - in a way no one could've ever imagined. Revisit the story that irrevocably altered comics and pop culture in this all-new graphic novel, modernizing the journey of Reed Richards, Susan Storm, Johnny Storm and Ben Grimm as they travel to the stars - and return with fantastic, devastating results! Plus: Witness the FF's cataclysmic first battles with the Mole Man, Dr. Doom and Prince Namor, the mysterious Sub-Mariner, in a way you've never seen before. You only think you know the story!
This book will be shrink wrapped and will include a free digital download code.

FEAR ITSELF HULK PREM HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Jeff Parker (A) Elena Casagrande, Gabriel Hardman (CA) Carlo Pagulayan
Written by JEFF PARKER
Penciled by ELENA CASAGRANDE & GABRIEL HARDMAN
Cover by CARLO PAGULAYAN
Red Hulk's most dangerous dust-ups yet! As the hammer-wielders continue their campaign of fear and terror, Red Hulk takes up arms against the newly deified Ben Grimm, the FF's Thing! It's bruiser vs. bruiser as two of the world's strongest battle it out in an all-out brawl that will shake the world! And no one is watching closer than M.O.D.O.K.! Plus: Omegex, a deadly force from beyond the far reaches of space, has awakened - and he wants Red Hulk! Our Crimson Crusader has fought battles of massive scale, faced villains of great strength and guile, and even punched a Watcher! But what can he do against a destroyer of entire worlds? And with Red Hulk on the ropes, when it seems the situation can't get any worse, super villainess extraordinaire Zero/One and her henchman Black Fog arrive. Collecting HULK #37-41.

FEAR ITSELF SECRET AVENGERS PREM HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Nick Spencer, Cullen Bunn (A) Scot Eaton, Peter Nguyen (CA) Adi Granov
Written by NICK SPENCER & CULLEN BUNN
Penciled by SCOT EATON & PETER NGUYEN
Cover by ADI GRANOV
The armies of FEAR ITSELF are mounting on every side, and even the gods have turned their backs on Earth. With humanity facing its gravest threat yet, Steve Rogers and his Secret Avengers will be forced to make some hard choices about what's just in times of war. With the world falling apart and the Avengers in disarray, the SECRET AVENGERS spotlight shines on Beast, Valkyrie and Black Widow. Plus: The secret is out! Word of Steve Rogers' clandestine operations has leaked, kicking off a global race by the Secret Avengers to save compromised superhuman assets before they can be taken off the board! Collecting SECRET AVENGERS #12.1 and #13-15, and FEAR ITSELF: BLACK WIDOW #1.

JOHN CARTER WARLORD OF MARS OMNIBUS HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W/A) Various (CA) Alan Davis
Written by MARV WOLFMAN, CHRIS CLAREMONT, PETER B. GILLIS, BILL MANTLO & ALAN WEISS
Penciled by GIL KANE, DAVE COCKRUM, CARMINE INFANTINO, WALTER SIMONSON, ROSS ANDRU, ERNIE COLON, FRANK MILLER, MIKE VOSBURG, LARRY HAMA, SAL BUSCEMA, ERNIE CHAN & ALAN WEISS
Covers by ALAN DAVIS & GIL KANE
Marvel's top talents of the 1970s take on Edgar Rice Burroughs' savage swordsman of Barsoom! John Carter, a hunted soldier on the Western frontier, is transported to an alien world filled with six-armed aliens, sinister super-science and the love of his life, the incomparable Dejah Thoris! A must-have science-fiction epic in the Mighty Marvel Manner! Collecting JOHN CARTER, WARLORD OF MARS #1-28 and ANNUAL #1-3.

MMW UNCANNY X-MEN HC VOL 08
MARVEL COMICS
(W/A) Various (CA) Paul Smith
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT with MARY JO DUFFY & SCOTT EDELMAN
Penciled by DAVE COCKRUM & PAUL SMITH with BRENT ANDERSON, BILL SIENKIEWICZ & KEN LANDGRAF
Cover by PAUL SMITH
When you've got amazing stories by Chris Claremont, excellent artwork by Dave Cockrum and the astonishing debut of fanfavorite Paul Smith, what you have is a mutant masterwork! It starts off with an adventure in Belasco's mysterious Limbo realm that leaves Colossus' little sister, Illyana Rasputin, aged from child to teenager in a moment. Then comes a classic tale of Professor X and Magneto in their younger days, before their philosophical fallout, teamed up to take down Baron Strucker and Hydra. But the real action is the conclusion of the epic Brood Saga! Teamed with the Starjammers and Shi'ar, the X-Men find themselves fighting in an all-out war for survival against the sleaziest parasites in outer space. There's also the debut of Carol Danvers as Binary, the return of Dracula and an appearance by the New Mutants. And to top it off, we're including the long-demanded Wolverine and Angel backup stories from MARVEL TREASURY EDITION #26-27, and the Kitty Pryde classic from SPECIAL EDITION X-MEN #1! Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (1963) #161-167 and ANNUAL #6, SPECIAL EDITION X-MEN #1, and MARVEL TREASURY EDITION #26-27.

NEW AVENGERS BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS TP VOL 02
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Stuart Immonen & Various (CA) Stuart Immonen
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by STUART IMMONEN, DANIEL ACUÑA, MIKE DEODATO & HOWARD CHAYKIN
Cover by STUART IMMONEN
1959. Under presidential orders, Nick Fury assembles the first Avengers: Victor Creed. Namora. Kraven the Hunter. Dominic Fortune. Silver Sable. Ulysses Bloodstone. Their mission? Stop the rise of the Red Skull's Fourth Reich - or die trying. Present Day. Luke Cage's New Avengers are settling in to life at Avengers Mansion. But as the team begins to gel, Norman Osborn's HAMMER is secretly rebuilding. Stopping these bad guys will test the New Avengers with death and betrayal - and bring a startling revelation regarding Nick Fury and his 1959 Avengers Initiative. Collecting NEW AVENGERS #7-13.

SPIDER-MAN NEXT CHAPTER VOL 02 TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Howard Mackie, Kieth Giffen J. M. Dematteis (A) John Byrne & Various (CA) John Romita
Written by HOWARD MACKIE & J.M. DEMATTEIS
Penciled by JOHN BYRNE, JOHN ROMITA JR., LIAM SHARP & AL RIO
Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
There may not be another "next chapter" in the life of the Amazing Spider-Man if the villains in this volume get their way! Featuring such classic antagonists as Kraven the Hunter, Dr. Octopus, the Vulture and the Blob - not to mention alternate versions of Green Goblin, Electro and the Red Skull - this riotous roster reads like a veritable who's who of Spider-rogues! Plus: the return of Venom! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1999) #7-12, and PETER PARKER: SPIDER-MAN (1999) #7-12 and ANNUAL '99.