3/28/12

ANITA BLAKE VH TP BOOK 02 CIRCUS OF DAMNED INGENUE (MR)
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Laurell K. Hamilton, Jessica Ruffner-Booth (A) Ron Lim (CA) Brett Booth
Written by LAURELL K. HAMILTON & JESS RUFFNER-BOOTH
Penciled by RON LIM
Cover by BRETT BOOTH
Best-selling author Laurell K. Hamilton's heroine is back! Animator Anita Blake's search for a serial killer takes her to a dangerous after-hours joint in St. Louis. But things go from bad to worse when a visit to the morgue turns into a bloodbath! Larry Kirkland, St. Louis' newest animator, has bitten off than any novice animator can chew. Anita Blake is on call to pull his fat out of the fire, but a series of vampire attacks are keeping her hands full. Can Anita and Larry triumph over the venomous Mr. Oliver, or will the vampire pack hounding Anita for the Master of the City's identity cost them dearly? Laurell K. Hamilton's beloved heroine turns up the heat in a story that will leave fans begging for more! Collecting ANITA BLAKE: CIRCUS OF THE DAMNED - THE INGENUE #1-5.

ANITA BLAKE VH CIRCUS DAMNED SCOUNDREL PREM HC BOOK 03 (MR)
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Laurell K. Hamilton, Jessica Ruffner-Booth (A) Ron Lim (CA) Brett Booth
Sometimes, a reanimator just can't catch a break. As things come to a head at the Circus of the Damned, Anita learns some unfortunate news from Jeane-Claude about the new, ultra-powerful vamp in town, Alejandro. But these days, there are so many balls in the air, it's hard to keep all the different players straight. Yet when Anita is summoned to see Master Vampire Mister Oliver, even she can't predict the surprise that awaits her. Collecting ANITA BLAKE: CIRCUS OF THE DAMNED - THE SCOUNDREL #1-5.

CAPTAIN AMERICA DEATH OF RED SKULL TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Kieth Giffen J. M. Dematteis & Various (A) Ron Frenz & Various (CA) Mike Zeck
Written by J.M. DEMATTEIS, BILL MANTLO, MICHAEL ELLIS & MIKE CARLIN
Penciled by RON FRENZ, HERB TRIMPE
& PAUL NEARY
Cover by MIKE ZECK
One of the Sentinel of Liberty's greatest conflicts with his hated arch-nemesis is finally collected! Join Cap & Co. - including Nomad, the Black Crow, the Avengers and more - as Marvel's First Avenger must contend with the diabolical daughter of the Red Skull, survive the Secret Wars and overcome an untimely encounter with old age - all before one stupendous showdown with Herr Skull that will leave you gaping in star-spangled wonder! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) #290-301.

DEADPOOL TP VOL 08 OPERATION ANNIHILATION
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Daniel Way, Joe Kelly (A) Sheldon Vella & Various (CA) Dave Johnson
Written by DANIEL WAY & JOE KELLY
Penciled by SHELDON VELLA, BONG DAZO & ED MCGUINNESS
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
Deadpool travels home to Earth, but Macho Gomez is waiting for him, and he's brought some of Deadpool's old "friends" - including Hydra Bob, Big Bertha, Taskmaster and Blind Al. They all have one thing in common: Wade screwed them, and they want his hide! Then, Wade gets what he's always wanted: a chance to die! With his ridonkulous healing factor, Wade can't be killed by any ordinary Joe - so he finds the biggest, strongest, greenest and angriest guy in the Marvel Universe: the Incredible Hulk! It's a last-man-standing battle between the Green Goliath and the Merc with a Mouth - a battle Wade's trying to lose. The question is, can he? Plus: In a bonus tale of Deadpool past, Wade must procure a vial of the Hulk's gamma-irradiated blood! Collecting DEADPOOL (2008) #36-39 and DEADPOOL (1997) #4.

DEADPOOL PREM HC VOL 10 EVIL DEADPOOL
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Daniel Way (A) Salva Espin (CA) Nick Bradshaw
Written by DANIEL WAY
Penciled by SALVADOR ESPIN
Cover by NICK BRADSHAW
What would happen if a collection of Deadpool's frozen, severed body parts were to be thrown into a dumpster and then, once thawed, fuse together to form a new - and totally evil - Deadpool? Well, we could tell you - but it'd be way cooler if you read it for yourself! Collecting DEADPOOL (2008) #45-49 and #49.1.

FEAR ITSELF YOUTH IN REVOLT PREM HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Sean McKeever (A) Mike Norton (CA) Giuseppe Camuncoli
Written by SEAN MCKEEVER
Penciled by MIKE NORTON
Cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI
Collecting FEAR ITSELF: YOUTH IN REVOLT #1-6.

LEGION OF MONSTERS TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Dennis Hopeless (A/CA) Juan Doe
Written by DENNIS HOPELESS
Penciled by JUAN DOE
Cover by JUAN DOE
A monster adventure to scream over! Elsa Bloodstone hates monsters - and when the trail of a mysterious serial killer leads to their underground city, Elsa's ready to kick some horrific butt. Morbius the Living Vampire, Werewolf by Night, the Living Mummy and the slithery Manphibian have news for her, though: The monsters are innocent, and the real killer is out there - a creature so terrifying and vicious even monsters are scared to death! And now, Elsa Bloodstone and the Legion of Monsters are on the case! Collecting LEGION OF MONSTERS (2011) #1-4.

MMW AVENGERS TP VOL 04
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Stan Lee, Roy Thomas (A) Don Heck (CA) Gil Kane
Written by STAN LEE & ROY THOMAS
Penciled by DON HECK
Cover by GIL KANE & RICHARD ISANOVE
Avengers Assemble! Earth's Mightiest Heroes are back in another mighty MARVEL MASTERWORKS volume of top-notch Silver Age classics! So hold on tight as Captain America, Goliath, the Wasp, Hawkeye, Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch battle the villainous Sons of the Serpent, the Living Laser, Ultrana and no less than the scheming Sub-Mariner himself! This one's a packed-to-the-gills thriller - with guest-appearances by Iron Man, Black Widow, Hercules and Nick Fury; the first appearance of Giant-Man-to-be Bill Foster; and the beginning of AVENGERS storyteller supreme Roy Thomas' amazing run,! Reserve your copy today, True Believer! Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #31-40.

MMW GOLDEN AGE YOUNG ALLIES VOL 02 HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Stan Lee, Various (A) Various (CA) Alex Schomburg

If you were a red-blooded American youngster in 1942, there was one adventure you'd love to have - and the Young Allies, comics' first team of kid adventurers, would take you there with a knuckle sandwich straight to the Axis powers! Bucky, Toro and their gang protect America on the homefront and on the front line in giant 40-plus-page adventures that burst off the page with action and excitement. Traveling across the country and around the globe, the Young Allies fight Hitler's Hollywood infiltrator the Owl, the South American Ambassador of Terror, the North African Nazi Wehrmact and the fiendish Whip. Backed-up by the time-traveling Tommy Tyme and humorous Norman the Doorman, the Golden Age classics in this volume are collected here for the first time in 70 years. So don't wait a moment longer - reserve your copy today! Collecting YOUNG ALLIES (1941) #5-8.

OFF HANDBOOK OF MARVEL UNIVERSE A TO Z TP VOL 04
MARVEL COMICS
(W/A) Various (CA) Tom Grummett
Written by VARIOUS
Cover by TOM GRUMMETT
AT LAST! The landmark, encyclopedia-style OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE hardcover series finally is reprinted in softcover format! Each volume has corrected any errors in all profiles - and features an all-new, 16-page "Where Are They Now?" update addendum with text and art! An indispensable resource for all true Marvel fans!?VOL. 4 spotlights hundreds of characters beginning with E, F and G - including Eternity, Excalibur, Fantastic Four,?Fin Fang Foom, Emma Frost, Nick Fury, Galactus, Gambit, two Ghost Riders, Gravity and the Guardians of the Galaxy!

POWERS PREM HC VOL 05 ANARCHY (MR)
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A/CA) Michael Avon Oeming
Society is lashing out at its superheroes. Anti- groups are rising up with a series of gruesome murders against the city's most powerful capes. With Walker retired, Detective Pilgrim teams up with a new partner to investigate this murderous superhero backlash and the people behind it. This completely redesigned, reformatted and reworked hardcover is perfect for both new readers and old! Collecting POWERS (2000) #21-24.

SECRET AVENGERS RUN MISSION DONT GET SEEN SAVE WORLD
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Warren Ellis (A) Jamie McKelvie & Various (CA) John Cassaday
Written by WARREN ELLIS
Penciled by JAMIE MCKELVIE, KEV WALKER, DAVID AJA, MICHAEL LARK, ALEX MALEEV
& MIKE DEODATO JR.
Cover by JOHN CASSADAY
Warren Ellis pens six standalone tales that plunge the Secret Avengers into a world of underground black-ops insanity they could never have imagined! A forgotten underground metropolis, Yugoslavian bio-terror, a world-threatening bomb from a broken universe, an ancient and terrible threat mined by drug lords, a time-travel adventure to save the team, and a dangerous investigation into the offices of?O*N*E - can the Secret Avengers triumph over the hidden horrors of the world? Collecting SECRET AVENGERS #16-21.

SECRET WARRIORS TP VOL 06 WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Alessandro Vitti (CA) Paul Renaud
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Penciled by ALESSANDRO VITTI
Cover by PAUL RENAUD
Collecting SECRET WARRIORS #25-28.

SHATTERED HEROES HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W/A) Various (CA) Jackson Guice & Various
Written by ED BRUBAKER, MATT FRACTION, JEPH LOEB, DAVID LAPHAM, CHRIS YOST,
FRED VAN LENTE & BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by JACKSON GUICE, ADAM KUBERT, SALVADOR LARROCA, JAVIER PULIDO,
ED MCGUINNESS, ROBERTO DE LA TORRE, RYAN STEGMAN, TERRY DODSON & BRYAN HITCH
Cover by JACKSON GUICE, ADAM KUBERT & SALVADOR LARROCA
In the wake of FEAR ITSELF, the Marvel Universe's heroes are shattered! See how life has been forever altered for Captain America, as Marvel's heroes hold a wake for fallen friends Bucky Barnes and Thor. Meanwhile, Odin decides the final fate of Asgard - and it will never be the same. Then, Tony Stark squares off against Odin - and before it's all over, Tony's darkest secret is leaked to the world! Plus: The future of the Marvel Universe is unveiled as seven stories set the stage for everything coming your way in 2012, brought to you by the biggest names in the comics industry. Catch the opening act of the biggest changes to the Marvel Universe in more than 35 years! Collecting FEAR ITSELF #7.1: CAPTAIN AMERICA, FEAR ITSELF #7.2: THOR, FEAR ITSELF #7.3: IRON MAN and POINT ONE.

THUNDERBOLTS GREAT ESCAPE TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Jeff Parker (A) Kev Walker, Declan Shalvey (CA) Pasqual Ferry
Written by JEFF PARKER
Penciled by KEV WALKER & DECLAN SHALVEY
Cover by PASQUAL FERRY
Collecting THUNDERBOLTS #163-168 and #163.1.

3/21/12

ANNIHILATORS EARTHFALL TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning (A) Tan Eng Huat, Timothy Green (CA) Alex Garner
Written by DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING
Penciled by TAN ENG HUAT, TIMOTHY GREEN II
Cover by ALEX GARNER
From the fallout of ANNIHILATION and the end of the Guardians of the Galaxy, an all-too-familiar cosmic threat has returned, this time with Earth as his beachhead. His followers span a thousand worlds, awaiting only the word to begin new wars in his name...unless Gladiator, Quasar, Ronan, Ikon and Beta-Ray Bill - the all-new Annihilators - can silence him first! So why are the Avengers standing in their way, and what are the true stakes if either side fails? Plus: It's Mojo versus Rocket Raccoon and Groot onstage for a high-stakes campy cosmic free-for-all! Collecting ANNIHILATORS: EARTHFALL #1-4.

ASTONISHING X-MEN WHEDON CASSADAY ULT COLL TP BOOK 02
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Joss Whedon (A/CA) John Cassaday
Written by JOSS WHEDON
Penciled by JOHN CASSADAY
Cover by JOHN CASSADAY
The chart-topping super-team of Joss Whedon (Marvel Studios' The Avengers, RUNAWAYS) and John Cassaday (Planetary, CAPTAIN AMERICA) return! Things go from peculiar to just plain bizarre as Emma Frost's erratic?behavior sends the X-Men into a non-stop downward spiral, and the new Hellfire Club makes its move! Plus: the X-Man destined to destroy the Breakworld stands revealed! Who is it? And will the X-Men be able to protect Earth from certain destruction at the hands of the Breakworld? When it's all over, nothing will ever be the same! No, really, we mean it! Whedon and Cassaday's 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) #13-24 and GIANT-SIZE ASTONISHING X-MEN #1.

AVENGERS WEST COAST LOST SPACE TIME PREM HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Steve Englehart & Various (A) Al Milgrom & Various (CA) Al Milgrom
The West Coast Avengers find themselves flung throughout time in this classic tale featuring everything from Marvel's Wild West to ancient Egyptian despots! Witness the "Wackos" as they find themselves face-to-face with such legends as the Two-Gun Kid, the Phantom Rider and the Rawhide Kid - along with the time-tossed villainy of Rama-Tut and Immortus. With the Fantastic Four and Dr. Strange along for the ride, what other help could the West Coasters need to set things straight? How about Marvel's modern-day Western heroes, the Texas Rangers! Collecting WEST COAST AVENGERS (1985) #17-24, FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #19 and DOCTOR STRANGE (1974) #53.
240 PGS./Rated T

ELEKTRA ASSASSIN PREM HC (MR)
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Frank Miller (A/CA) Bill Sienkiewicz
Written by FRANK MILLER
Penciled by BILL SIENKIEWICZ
Covers by BILL SIENKIEWICZ
Good ninjas never die, let alone the baddest one of all! Fan favorite Frank Miller ushers his awesome assassin through good and evil and life and death and rebirth and more! Who is the otherworldly entity in pursuit of the presidency? When has Elektra met her greatest triumphs and tragedies? Why did she die, and how did she return? Collecting ELEKTRA: ASSASSIN #1-8.
272 PGS./Explicit Content

FEAR ITSELF DRACULA PREM HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Victor Gischler (A) Ryan Stegman & Various (CA) Gabriele Dell
Written by VICTOR GISCHLER
Penciled by RYAN STEGMAN, GORAN PARLOV, DALIBOR TALAJIC & GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI
Cover by GABRIELLE DELL'OTTO
Collecting FEAR ITSELF: HULK VS. DRACULA #1-3,
TOMB OF DRACULA PRESENTS: THRONE OF BLOOD
and DEATH OF DRACULA.

FEAR ITSELF SPIDER-MAN PREM HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W/A) Various (CA) Marko Djurdjevic
Written by CHRIS YOST, CULLEN BUNN,
CHRISTOS GAGE, JEFF PARKER, JEN VAN METER, FRANK TIERI, GREG PAK & TOM DEFALCO
Penciled by MIKE MCKONE, TOM GRUMMETT, ELIA BONETTI, DECLAN SHALVEY, CLAYTON HENRY, ERIC CANETE, LEE WEEKS
& MARIO ALBERTI
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
Manhattan is gripped in violent panic. Peter Parker hasn't slept in days. Spider-Man cannot - WILL not - stop if there are people to be saved. But as the opening salvos of FEAR ITSELF take their toll, will Spidey be able to fight his own doubts? Plus: Ben Grimm, one of Marvel's most beloved heroes, is now an avatar of the Serpent, cutting an unstoppable path of destruction through the heart of New York! How did the Serpent's Hammer seduce him? And can he be stopped before he levels the entire city in the name of his dark master? And finally, the secrets of FEAR ITSELF's Hammer-wielders are revealed! Get up to speed on the origins of the Worthy, the foes shattering the Marvel Universe's very core! Collecting FEAR ITSELF SPIDER-MAN #1-3, FEAR ITSELF: FF and FEAR ITSELF: THE WORTHY.

INCREDIBLE HULK PAST PERFECT TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Paul Jenkins & Various (A) Kyle Hotz & Various (CA) John Romita
Written by PAUL JENKINS, SEAN MCKEEVER, FABIAN NICIEZA, CHRISTOPHER PRIEST & ERIK LARSEN
Penciled by KYLE HOTZ, JOHN ROMITA JR., JOE BENNETT, JON BOGDANOVE & JORGE LUCAS
Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
The Hulk's tortured soul is pushed to its limits when one of his oldest and deadliest foes kills the person dearest to him. After seeking revenge in the only way he knows how, the Hulk attempts to find peace. But just when it seems he's found it, an old pal named Joe Fixit makes him realize all is not as it seems. But wait - isn't Joe Fixit the same person as the Hulk? Featuring the Abomination, Jarella, Doc Samson, Rick Jones, the Fantastic Four, Captain America and more! Collecting INCREDIBLE HULK (2000) #21-33 and ANNUAL 2001.

INCREDIBLE HULKS WORLD WAR HULKS HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W/A) Various (CA) John Romita
The Hulks go to war! Everything Bruce Banner knows has been turned upside-down - and everything he's ever desired may be just a heartbeat away. Don't miss the insane action as Skaar faces his most brutal battle, and Bruce his greatest temptation - and the identity of a certain scarlet smasher is finally revealed! Plus: Brace yourself for the coming of Hulkpool! And see what the other hulked-out heroes are up to as the gamma-god of thunder and a not-so-friendly neighborhood Spider-Man tear up Washington, D.C., and Wolverine and Bucky Barnes square off! And what path has led the Savage She-Hulk called Lyra the Wizard's Frightful Four? Collecting WORLD WAR HULKS #1, FALL OF THE HULKS: SAVAGE SHE-HULKS #1-3, HULKED-OUT HEROES #1-2, WORLD WAR HULKS: SPIDER-MAN VS. THOR #1-2, WORLD WAR HULKS: CAPTAIN AMERICA VS. WOLVERINE #1-2, and INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) #312 and #609-611.

MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS UNITED DIGEST TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Paul Tobin & Various (A) Ronan Cliquet & Various (CA) Aaron Lopresti
The Mad Thinker has taken over Iron Man's armor, forcing Hawkeye to team up with Tony Stark to bring down the most sophisticated and deadly weapon in the world! Meanwhile, the lovely and lethal Black Widow must protect a secretive mystery man from the world's greatest assassins! Then, join three of Earth's Mightiest Heroes on a quest unlike any other: Hawkeye, Ant-Man and Captain America think they have a day off from Avengers' duty, but unseen dangers wait for them at Manhattan's Museum of Natural History. And on Asgard, Odin decides to have a little fun and switches up his sons' weapons. Is Loki worthy of Thor's hammer? Also featuring the villainy of Ultron and the Leader! Collecting SUPER HEROES # 17 and #19, and MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS #1-2.

ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN BY NICK SPENCER PREM HC VOL 01
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Nick Spender (A) Paco Medina (CA) Kaare Andrews
Written by NICK SPENCER
Penciled by PACO MEDINA
Cover by KAARE ANDREWS
The biggest mutant cover-up has gone public as the true history of the X-Gene is revealed. The U.S. government has been outed as the X-Gene's creator, and mutants have been branded terrorists. As an identity crisis rocks the mutant world, the mistrust between man and x-man gets deeper - and it is during this insanity that the X-Men emerge. Who are the X-Men? And how will they fare in a world in which they're criminals? Will these outlaw mutants be willing to defend mankind when all humanity cries out for their imprisonment? Collecting ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #1-6.

VENOM BY RICK REMENDER TP VOL 01
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Rick Remender (A) Tony Moore, Tom Fowler (CA) Joe Quesada
Written by RICK REMENDER
Penciled by TONY MOORE & TOM FOWLER
Cover by JOE QUESADA
A new Venom for a new era! Flash Thompson is Spider-Man's biggest fan. That hero worship inspired him to enlist in the Army, where he became a decorated veteran and war hero. And though he lost his legs, Flash never lost his dignity - or his desire to serve. Now, the government has offered him a chance to be a hero once again - to don the alien symbiote that grants its wearer powers similar to those of Spider-Man, but also puts them at risk of permanently bonding with the parasitic creature. Flash Thompson is Venom, the government's most lethal special operative - sent into the hottest of hot zones against the worst enemies of the state. He's fought tough foes before, but the toughest opponent he faces may just be himself. Collecting VENOM (2011) #1-5.

WOLVERINE AND NICK FURY SCORPIO TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Archie Goodwin & Various (A) Howard Chaykin & Various (CA) Howard Chaykin
Penciled by HOWARD CHAYKIN, JOHN BUSCEMA & SHAWN MCMANUS
Cover by HOWARD CHAYKIN
Wolverine and Nick Fury - as both allies and adversaries! When they embark on a mission to stop the criminal mastermind Scorpio, Ma Fury's favorite son has very personal reasons for wanting to bring in the villain alive. But what happens when Logan wants him dead? You just know sparks are gonna fly! Plus: Wolverine again clashes with Fury when he tracks down a child-abusing drug peddler - but finds Fury protecting him?! Thrill to the exploits of Marvel's two long-lived espionage experts in these extra-sized tales of intrigue guaranteed to deliver! Collecting WOLVERINE/NICK FURY: THE SCORPIO CONNECTION, WOLVERINE: BLOODY CHOICES and WOLVERINE & NICK FURY: SCORPIO RISING.

WOLVERINE GOODBYE CHINATOWN PREM HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Jason Aaron (A) Ron Garney, Renato Guedes (CA) Ron Garney
Written by JASON AARON
Penciled by RON GARNEY & RENATO GUEDES
Cover by RON GARNEY
Spinning out of the landmark events of X-MEN SCHISM! It's a new day for Wolverine, but first he has one last bit of old business to deal with in Chinatown. Journey to the stronghold of the world's newest, most powerful drug dealer - at the center of the earth. There, Logan finds two fierce and unlikely new allies: the Agents of Atlas' Gorilla Man and the Immortal Weapon Fat Cobra! Then, it's a prelude to the biggest Wolverine arc in years. War is brewing between Hand ninjas and Yakuza gangsters, and it brings Wolverine face-to-face with Wilson Fisk, the Kingpin of Crime. What mysterious former love interests have come along for the ride? And who's behind this war, anyway? Do you like surprises? If so, then don't miss this story - it offers up a doozy. Collecting WOLVERINE (2010) #17-20.

X-MEN FIRST TO LAST TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Christopher Yost (A) Paco Medina, Dakbor Talajic (CA) Ed McGuinness
Written by CHRIS YOST
Penciled by PACO MEDINA & DALIBOR TALAJIC
Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
The Evolutionaries have arrived to save mutantkind. All it will cost is the lives of all seven billion human beings on Earth! Charged with aiding emerging species and helping ensure their survival, the Evolutionaries have judged that mutants are genetically superior to humans. But since humanity has hunted mutants to near-extinction, all humans must now die so mutantkind can live. And so must Cyclops, an unfit leader who doesn't share the Evolutionaries' vision. Does the X-Men's past hold the key to their future - and that of humanity, as well? Collecting X-MEN (2010) #12-15 and X-MEN: GIANT-SIZE #1.

3/14/12

AVENGERS ASSEMBLE HISTORY OF EARTHS HEROES GN TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Jack Kirby & Various (CA) Arthur Adams
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by JACK KIRBY, NEAL ADAMS, JOHN BUSCEMA & VARIOUS
Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS
A new, prose retelling of the history of Earth's Mightiest Heroes - as told by the team members themselves! Written by AVENGERS and NEW AVENGERS scribe Brian Michael Bendis - and featuring illustrations by all-time great Avengers artists including Jack Kirby, Neal Adams, John Buscema and more. Collecting the backup features from AVENGERS (2010) #1-12 and NEW AVENGERS (2010) #1-11.

AVENGERS BY BENDIS HEROIC AGE HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Stuart Immonen & Various (CA) John Romita
Brian Michael Bendis brings the Avengers out of the darkness and into a new Heroic Age! Recent events have sundered Iron Man, Thor and Captain America's long friendship. But when unstable magics cast the heroes-at-odds into the scattered Nine Realms, they quickly realize the world is not how it should be. Can they come together and put it right? Then, as the three heroes reassemble the Avengers, Kang returns from the future bearing ill tidings of a force so powerful even he can't conquer it! Plus: When the forces of evil begin literally dropping out of the sky, and even Marvel's master mystics are powerless to stop them, Luke Cage and his New Avengers must step up! Collecting AVENGERS (2010) #1-6, AVENGERS PRIME #1-5 and NEW AVENGERS (2010) #1-6.

AVENGERS CHILDRENS CRUSADE HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Allan Heinberg (A) Jim Cheung & Various (CA) Jim Cheung
Written by ALLAN HEINBERG
Penciled by JIM CHEUNG, OLIVIER COIPEL & ALAN DAVIS
Cover by JIM CHEUNG
The Young Avengers return in an epic saga by series creators Allan Heinberg and Jim Cheung! When Wiccan's reality-altering powers begin to rival those of the Scarlet Witch, the young hero sets out on a quest to find her that spans the Marvel Universe and pits Wiccan against both the Avengers and the Young Avengers. But will Wiccan's desire to solve the mystery of his parentage be his salvation or his undoing? With three words, the Scarlet Witch changed the world forever - and with her return, nothing will ever be the same for the Marvel Universe. This self-contained event reintroduces and redefines the Young Avengers and the Scarlet Witch for the Heroic Age, and is essential reading for any Avengers fan. Collecting AVENGERS: THE CHILDREN'S CRUSADE #1-9, AVENGERS: THE CHILDREN'S CRUSADE - YOUNG AVENGERS #1 and material from UNCANNY X-MEN #526.

AVENGERS ROAD TO MARVEL AVENGERS TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W/A) Various (CA) Claire Wendling, Paolo Rivera
Written by PETER DAVID, CHRISTOS GAGE, JOE CASEY, JUSTIN THEROUX & FRED VAN LENTE
Penciled by SEAN CHEN, HUGO PETRUS, BARRY KITSON, RON LIM, TIMOTHY GREEN II, FELIX RUIZ, MATT CAMP, LUKE ROSS, NEIL EDWARDS, JAVI FERNANDEZ & RICH ELSON
Cover by CHARLIE WEN & PAOLO RIVERA
Gear up for the Avengers movie with these official, in-continuity stories! First, it's an expanded re-imagining of the original Iron Man, featuring bonus scenes not in the movie! Next, what happened between the events of Iron Man and Iron Man 2? How did Tony Stark put a new chapter in the history books, and break and rewrite all the rules? Then, it's Black Widow, Nick Fury and Agent Coulson in espionage action! And finally, Steve Rogers was the inspiration for millions during WWII - but where did he get his inspiration? How did he meet his best friend, "Bucky" Barnes? And what set him on the path to becoming Captain America, the First Avenger? Collecting IRON MAN: I AM IRON MAN! #1-2, IRON MAN 2: PUBLIC IDENTITY #1-3, IRON MAN 2: AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. and CAPTAIN AMERICA: FIRST VENGEANCE #1-4.

ELEKTRA BY GREG RUCKA ULTIMATE COLLECTION TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Greg Rucka (A) Chuck Austen & Various (CA) Greg Horn
Written by GREG RUCKA
Penciled by CHUCK AUSTEN, JOE BENNETT, CARLO PAGULAYAN, CARLOS MEGLIA & GREG HORN
Cover by GREG HORN
Immerse yourself in the world of the Marvel Universe's most dangerous assassin as acclaimed writer Greg Rucka takes Elektra Natchios - a woman trained in the ninja arts by both the Chaste and the Hand, the epitomes of purest good and foulest evil - on a soul-searching journey into her own mind. Taken hostage by a deadly adversary, Elektra is forced to confront her murderous past and realizes she must change or die. But first, she needs to discover the shocking truth about who has set out to destroy her career - and why! A shaken Elektra decides to amend her murderous ways - but will she be able to reach out for help, and find a life beyond killing and death? Collecting ELEKTRA (2001) #7-22 and material from MARVEL KNIGHTS DOUBLE-SHOT #3.

ESSENTIAL X-MEN TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Chris Claremont & Various (A) Various (CA) Jim Lee
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT,
WALTER SIMONSON & LOUISE SIMONSON
Penciled by BILL JAASKA, MIKE COLLINS, JIM LEE, WHILCE PORTACIO, ARTHUR ADAMS, MARK HEIKE, JACKSON GUICE, ROB LIEFELD, GUANG YAP, TERRY SHOEMAKER, CHRIS WOZNIAK,
JON BOGDANOVE & JOHN CAPONIGRO
Cover by JIM LEE
The X-Men's adventures from the awesome '80s and early '90s continue! The X-Men and their many spinoff teams find themselves faced with some of their most challenging threats, in classic stories like "Days of Future Present" and "X-Tinction Agenda." Featuring such allies and antagonists as Gambit, the New Mutants, Shadow King, Orphan Maker and Cameron Hodge - from potential dystopian futures to all-out war in Genosha, this one has it all! Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (1963) #265-272 and ANNUAL #14, , NEW MUTANTS (1983) #95-97, and X-FACTOR (1986) #60-62 - plus material from FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL #23, NEW MUTANTS ANNUAL #6 and X-FACTOR ANNUAL #5.

JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY FEAR ITSELF FALLOUT PREM HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Robert Rodi, Kieron Gillen (A) Pasqual Ferry & Various (CA) Stephanie Hans
Written by ROB RODI & KIERON GILLEN
Penciled by PASQUAL FERRY, RICH ELSON
& WHILCE PORTACIO
Cover by STEPHANIE HANS
Everyone in Asgard remembers Loki's previous life - but they're all strangers to him, and fully intend to keep it that way. Desperate, Loki conjures up a mystical means of eavesdropping on their private thoughts - but what he learns doesn't make him happy. And the lesson may cost him his life! Plus: There's a story bartenders tell about the devil. That at closing time, he chooses a bar and walks in the door. He'll want to talk about his day. If you listen and survive, he'll give you a tip. The story isn't true, but occasionally it amuses Mephisto to play along. And when he's spent the day spying on all the gods and what exactly they're going to do about FEAR ITSELF, you'll want to hear what he has to say. Collecting JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY (1952) #626.1 and #627-631.

MARVEL FIRSTS 1970S TP VOL 02
MARVEL COMICS
(W/A/CA) Various
Written by various
Penciled by various
Cover by VARIOUS
Marvel's exploration of the sensational seventies continues, with an extra-sized emphasis on mutants and?monsters! See the ongoing debuts of Brother Voodoo; Deathlok; Iron Fist; Man-Wolf; Howard the Duck; the ?All-New, All-Different X-Men; WWII's Invaders and others! Cyborgs, war, horror, heroes and more - it's the Marvel 1970s laid bare! Collecting material from TALES OF THE ZOMBIE (1973) #1, material from VAMPIRE TALES #1-2, SUPERNATURAL THRILLERS #5, STRANGE TALES (1951) #169 and #174, MARVEL FEATURE (1971) #11, JUNGLE ACTION (1972) #6, MARVEL SPOTLIGHT (1971) #12, ASTONISHING TALES (1970) #21 and #25, material from DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG FU #1, MARVEL PREMIERE #15, CREATURES ON THE LOOSE #30, material from HAUNT OF HORROR (1974) #2, WAR IS HELL #9, material from MONSTERS UNLEASHED #10, material from GIANT-SIZE MAN-THING #4, GIANT-SIZE INVADERS #1, and GIANT-SIZE X-MEN #1.

MMW MIGHTY THOR HC VOL 11
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Gerry Conway, Stan Lee (A) John Buscema, Jim Mooney (CA) John Buscema
All hail Asgard, 'cause it's time for another dose of the Mighty Thor! When Odin sends Thor on a quest to the World's End, Loki looses Mangog, the monster powered by the anger and hatred of a billion beings! It's an all-out epic that leads to the tragic death of the All-father Odin. But death is not the end! Pluto, Lord of Hades, comes to claim Odin's soul -and a war with Hela, Norse Queen of the Dead, erupts. Then, an experiment by the Rigellian Colonizers unleashes Ego-Prime! The cosmic menace embarks on a time-twisting, evolution-bending rampage -and once the dust settles, Thor and company will be exiled to Earth. And to top it off, Mephisto pits Thor against the ones he loves the most. There's no doubt they're Marvel Masterworks, one and all, so reserve that copy today! Collecting THOR (1966) #195-205.

SPIDER-MAN AND NEW WARRIORS HERO KILLERS TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W/A) Various (CA) Mark Bagley
Written by DAVID MICHELINIE, ERIC FEIN, TOM BREVOORT, MIKE KANTEROVICH, GLENN HERDLING, ALAN BARNUM & FABIAN NICIEZA
Penciled by SCOTT MCDANIEL, AARON LOPRESTI, SCOTT KOLINS, VINCE EVANS, TOD SMITH,
BRANDON PETERSON & STEVE BUCCELLATO
Cover by MARK BAGLEY
Spider-Man and the New Warriors delve into the mystery surrounding the disappearances of several super heroes - but their investigating leads them to more than they can handle when they witness the resurrection of the supremely powerful Sphinx! Also included in this wondrous, web-filled volume are tales of the Black Cat, Cloak & Dagger and Venom! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #26; PETER PARKER, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #12; WEB OF SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL 8 and NEW WARRIORS ANNUAL #2.

ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS VS NEW ULTIMATES DOSM TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Mark Millar (A) Leinil Francis Yu, Stephen Segovia (CA) Leinil Francis Yu
Written by MARK MILLAR
Penciled by LEINIL FRANCIS YU & STEPHEN SEGOVIA
Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
When Earth's mightiest heroes collide, will Spider-Man pay the ultimate price? Plans for America's next generation of Super-Soldiers have been stolen and sold to the highest bidder. While Carol Danvers and the Ultimates blame Nick Fury, the leader of the Avengers, for the theft, the black-ops mastermind believes Danvers herself to be the culprit. The teams' mistrust erupts into violence as Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, the Punisher, War Machine and more collide in the middle of New York City. And Spider-Man is caught in the crossfire! Collecting ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS VS. NEW ULTIMATES #1-6.

UNCANNY X-MEN BY KIERON GILLEN PREM HC VOL 01
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Kieron Gillen (A) Carlos Pacheco, Brandon Peterson (CA) Carlos Pacheco
Written by KIERON GILLEN
Penciled by CARLOS PACHECO & BRANDON PETERSON
Cover by CARLOS PACHECO
In the wake of SCHISM, UNCANNY X-MEN starts over. What is to become of Cyclops and the mutants who side with him after the big split? And what does it have to do with the resurrected Mr. Sinister? The hottest new writer in the business, Kieron Gillen (THOR), and superstar artist Carlos Pacheco (ULTIMATE AVENGERS) bring you the biggest and baddest X-Men you've ever seen. Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (2012) #1-4.

X-MEN SEASON ONE PREM HC WITH DIG CDE
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Dennis Hopeless (A) Jamie McKelvie (CA) Julian Totino Tedesco
Written by DENNIS HOPELESS
Penciled by JAMIE MCKELVIE
Cover by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO
Welcome to the X-Men's first year - hope you survive the experience! Professor Charles Xavier has recruited five of the most powerful mutants he's ever seen to save a world that hates and fears them. But there's only one problem: They're teenagers who have to survive hormones and uncontrollable super-powers, all while fighting for their very lives. So right now's the perfect time for Magneto and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants - along with the Sentinels, Unus the Untouchable and more - to make their bids for control of the world, right? The first class of X-Men are forged in the fires of combat in ways you've never seen before. You only think you know the story! Also features UNCANNY X-MEN (2012) #1 by Kieron Gillen and Carlos Pacheco!

3/7/12

ASTONISHING THOR TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Robert Rodi (A/CA) Mike Choi
The God of Thunder faces the fury of living planets! When terrible storms threaten to tear our world apart, Thor traces the cause to Ego, the Living Planet - out of his orbit and rocketing across the solar system on an unstoppable quest to rescue his long-lost brother, held captive by the cosmic entity the Collector. But there will be no happy reunion at the end of his journey - for when Ego and Alter-Ego meet, only one can survive...and Earth surely will be destroyed. Only Thor has power enough to avert the pending apocalypse - but to do so, he'll have to rely on the help of a wind goddess with questionable motives...and a stormy history with the God of Thunder. Collecting ASTONISHING THOR #1-5.

AVENGERS 1959 TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W/A/CA) Howard Chaykin
Exploding from the pages of NEW AVENGERS! It's the tail end of the fabulous fifties. Nick Fury and his newly minted Avengers team roar into their secret mission, hunting down Nazi super villains - men and women relentlessly preparing to unleash hell on a troubled world barely holding on to peace - only to learn the Avengers have what appears to be serious competition in their manhunt for these escaped ubermenschen...when their mission is suddenly compromised by interference from an unlikely source. Collecting AVENGERS 1959 #1-5.

AVENGERS EARTHS MIGHTIEST HEROES ULT COLL TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Joe Casey (A) Scott Kolins, Will Rosado (CA) Scott Kolins
The Avengers - once assembled, few enemies could overcome their combined might. But how did five disparate heroes form such a legendary group? Learn how the fledgling Avengers dealt with the Masters of Evil, Kang the Conqueror and more before bolstering their ranks with hot-tempered archer Hawkeye, mysterious warrior monarch Black Panther and the strange android the Vision. But with the Panther juggling his kingly duties, Vision striving for public acceptance and Goliath descending into madness, could these heroes stay together long enough to defeat the agents of A.I.M., the Circus of Crime and the Super-Adaptoid? Paying reverence to the original Avengers mythos, Joe Casey and artists Scott Kolins and Will Rosado reveal new stories of the group's earliest trials and triumphs, presented in a thoroughly modern light. Collecting AVENGERS: EARTH'S MIGHTIEST HEROES #1-8 and AVENGERS: EARTH'S MIGHTIEST HEROES II #1-8.

AVENGERS KORVAC SAGA TP NEW PTG
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Jim Shooter & Various (A) George Perez & Various (CA) John Romita, George Perez
Save the world, destroy the world - it's all the same to him! When a flawed demigod decides it's his destiny to perfect the universe, it will take the combined might of the Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy to stop him! Plus: Earth's Mightiest Heroes face additional endangerment from aliens, Atlanteans and automatons! Guest-starring Captain Marvel, Ms. Marvel, Dr. Strange and more! Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #167-168 and #170-177; and THOR ANNUAL #6.

FEAR ITSELF AVENGERS ACADEMY PREM HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Christos N. Gage (A) Sean Chen, Tom Raney (CA) Billy Tan
Surviving their first taste of war, the students of Avengers Academy find themselves trapped in the Infinite Mansion with murderous demigods. Now, the heroes-in-training must do the unthinkable - or die! Is this where they choose evil? Plus: The trainees get a crash course in big-time villainy as they take on Spider-Man's greatest foes, the Sinister Six! And this year's Avengers Academy students meet the kids who didn't make the cut! Collecting AVENGERS ACADEMY #14-20 and #14.1.

FEAR ITSELF INVINCIBLE IRON MAN PREM HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Matt Fraction (A/CA) Salvador Larroca
FEAR ITSELF reaches its hand deep into the heart of the City of Lights! Iron Man races to Paris, France, to encounter one of "the Worthy" waiting there for him. How will the ultimate man of science react to a city turned to stone? And if that weren't bad enough, the world is going mad as the avatars of the Serpent start their rampages. How resilient is Resilient? How strong is Iron? And as if things weren't grim enough--Rescue engages Hammer Industries as one of the Serpent's avatars goes on the hunt...and Iron Man arms himself for the end of the world. COLLECTING: INVINCIBLE IRON MAN 504-509, SHATTERED HEROES: IRON MAN.