Monday, May 7, 2012

5/9/12

ASTONISHING X-MEN TP VOL 07 MONSTROUS
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Daniel Way (A) Jason Pearson & Various (CA) Michael William Kaluta
What do you get when you cross an island full of giant monsters, a telepathic terrorist and a jet full of mad-as-hell mutants? Monstrous action! Mentallo has the perfect plan: take mental control of the denizens of Monster Island and use them to extort his old employers at Roxxon. But when his monsters attack Tokyo at the same time the X-Men are in town helping one of their own cope with a family tragedy, the mutant heroes are drawn into the conflict. Can Wolverine, Cyclops, Emma Frost and Armor take on an entire island of giant monsters? Sharpen your claws, and get ready for a battle of the ages! Collecting ASTONISHING X-MEN (2004) #36, #37, #39 and #41, and material from STRANGE TALES (1951) #89.

AVENGERS ACADEMY PREM HC SECOND SEMESTER
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Christos N. Gage (A) Sean Chen & Various (CA) Rodin Esquejo
It's a new start for the Academy kids! New students! New staff! New West Coast campus! But when a classic Avenger is murdered, everyone becomes a suspect - and guest-stars Captain America, Luke Cage and Hawkeye...brawl with the student body?! As student turns on student, and students clash with staff, which cast members are trying to shut down the Academy? It's a surprise revelation that will have your jaw on the floor! Plus: Reptil's darkest secret is revealed! And when X-23 joins Avengers Academy, will they survive the experience? Collecting AVENGERS ACADEMY #21-26.

AVENGERS BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS PREM HC VOL 03
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Daniel Acuña, Renato Guedes (CA) Daniel Acuña
The madness and drama of FEAR ITSELF has taken its toll on the mighty Avengers; now, they must reinvent themselves once more - as the whole world watches! Witness the latest and greatest roster of Avengers in action as they battle the new Dark Avengers - and the combined forces of Hydra, A.I.M., the Hand and H.A.M.M.E.R. - all under the leadership of Norman Osborn! The summer of the Avengers starts here! Collecting AVENGERS (2010) #18-24.

AVENGERS CROSSING OMNIBUS HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W/A) Various (CA) Mike Deodato
One of the nineties' most notorious narratives! It was a day unlike any other, but in which timeline? Warriors from the future and secrets from the past abound when Kang the Conqueror appears to set the Avengers and Force Works against each other in a game for a prize no one can imagine! Starring Iron Man, War Machine, Crystal and Quicksilver, Hawkeye and the Black Widow, Hercules, the Vision and the Scarlet Witch, Dr. Doom, and more! Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #390-395, AVENGERS: THE CROSSING, AVENGERS: TIMESLIDE, IRON MAN (1968) #319-325, FORCE WORKS #16-22, WAR MACHINE (1994) #20-25 and AGE OF INNOCENCE: THE REBIRTH OF IRON MAN.

AVENGERS PRIVATE WAR OF DR DOOM PREM HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Steve Englehart & Various (A) George Perez & Various (CA) George Perez
In an epic spanning from New York to Louisiana to California to Maryland to the Atlantic Ocean, the Avengers are forced into Dr. Doom's latest scheme by the Atlantean Attuma, who wants Earth's Mightiest Heroes to keep Doom from conquering the world - so HE can conquer it, instead! Plus: voodoo, mad science and the resurrection of the dead! With guest appearances from throughout Avengers history! Featuring Namor the Sub-Mariner, the Champions of Los Angeles, the Circus of Crime and more! Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #150-156 and ANNUAL #6, and SUPER-VILLAIN TEAM-UP #9.

CAPTAIN AMERICA BY ED BRUBAKER PREM HC VOL 02
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Ed Brubaker (A/CA) Alan Davis
Cap struggles to find his faith when the new Hydra rises from the ashes and makes its first deadly moves! As the Serpent Squad strikes and Madbomb riots explode through Manhattan, Sharon Carter takes charge - and Cap's crisis of faith becomes a debilitating physical dilemma! Events spiral out of control as Codename: Bravo returns, Machinesmith breaks loose, and Falcon fights alongside the enemy! Can Cap be cured? And if so, will it be in time to face the new Hydra's deadly secret? Superstar artist Alan Davis joins the all-star creative team as best-selling Cap writer Ed Brubaker brings you action-packed espionage in the Mighty Marvel Manner! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA (2011) #6-10.

ESSENTIAL BLACK PANTHER TP VOL 01
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Don McGregor, Jack Kirby (A) Rich Buckler & Various (CA) Gil Kane
Embark on an expedition into the heart of Marvel's dark continent! Join T'Challa, King of Wakanda - the Black Panther - as he fights to uphold peace and justice in both his own African kingdom and New York City's urban jungle. Experience the thrills as one of the Marvel Universe's noblest knights-errant takes on everything from hatemongering heels to futuristic frog time machines, as brought to you by the inimitable imaginations of some of comicdom's most sensational scribes! Collecting JUNGLE ACTION (1972) #6-22 and # 24, and BLACK PANTHER (1977) #1-10.

HALO FALL OF REACH COVENANT TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Brian Reed (A) Felix Ruiz (CA) Humberto Ramos
Continuing the adaptation of Eric Nylund's novel Halo: The Fall of Reach, based on the international videogame sensation! After creating more than 800 colonies, the United Nations Space Command has encountered the Covenant - an alien race bent on obliterating humanity. The burnt cinder that used to be the peaceful farming world Harvest and its millions of dead colonists serve as testimony to the Covenant's intentions. But if Dr. Catherine Halsey can equip the UNSC's super-soldiers, the Spartans, in her new MJOLNIR armor, humanity just might stand a fighting chance against the aliens' seemingly unstoppable campaign. But as the Master Chief and his fellow Spartans take the battle to the Covenant on Sigma Octanus IV, what deep, dark secret will hold the key to humanity's future? Collecting HALO: FALL OF REACH - COVENANT #1-4.

MAGNETO NOT A HERO TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Skottie Young (A/CA) Clay Mann
The X-Men are shaken when Magneto finally goes villain again. The Master of Magnetism is caught on video murdering members of an anti-mutant group. Then, fresh from that brutal and public crime, Magneto forms a new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants - and the membership will shock you! Why has Magneto thrown away everything he's earned with the X-Men? Or is this just the only time he's gotten caught? Or - is something even stranger going on? Skottie Young (WIZARD OF OZ) and Clay Mann (X-MEN LEGACY) will change the way you look at the best X-villain of all time! Collecting MAGNETO: NOT A HERO #1-4.

MMW AVENGERS HC VOL 12
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Steve Englehart (A) Bob Brown & Various (CA) John Romita
Earth's Mightiest Heroes fight one of the greatest battles in super-hero history! It's hero against hero in the sensational summer hit of 1973: the "Avengers/Defenders War." Cap vs. Namor! Thor vs. Hulk! It's the original crossover clash, and there's never been another one like it. But first, there are even more trendsetting classics in store for you: Mantis makes her debut; the Lion God brings the Avengers to their knees; Vision and the Scarlet Witch's relationship blossoms, but not without the intolerant objections of others; and the Swordsman joins the ranks of the Avengers. And as an added bonus, we're including rare pinups, profiles and an interview with the Avengers' own Jarvis - all from the pages of the '70s fan-mag F.O.O.M.! Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #112-119, DEFENDERS (1972) #8-11 and material from FOOM #5-7.

OZ OZMA OF OZ GN TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Eric Shanower (A/CA) Skottie Young
Dorothy is back, and she's not in Kansas anymore. But she's not in Oz, either! L. Frank Baum's magical world comes to life once again as Dorothy Gale takes yet another unexpected trip to a mystical, faraway land. This time, Dorothy winds up in the land of Ev -where she meets new friends such as Tik-Tok the mechanical man and Billina, perhaps the cleverest chicken you'll ever encounter. Dorothy will have to face the wicked Nome King, who's imprisoned Ev's royal family - but luckily has help from her Oz friends, including the Tin Woodman, the Scarecrow and the new Queen of Oz, the lovely Ozma! But can even their combined might win the day and see Dorothy back home? Find out in Marvel's third amazing series adapting the L. Frank Baum classics! Collecting OZMA OF OZ #1-8.

POWERS PREM HC VOL 06 SELLOUTS (MR)
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A/CA) Michael Avon Oeming
When A Member Of One Of The Classic Supergroups Falls Victim To A Seedy Sex Scandal, The Murder Investigation Takes Walker And Pilgrim On A Journey That Will Forever Change The Way The World Looks At Superheroes! This Completely Redesigned And Reformatted Hardcover Includes An Illustrated, In-Depth Interview With Artist Michael Avon Oeming! Collecting Powers (2000) #25-30.

SILVER SURFER PARABLE PREM HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Stan Lee (A) Moebius, Keith Pollard (CA) Moebius
A star falls to earth. Panic grips the planet as mankind prepares for its inevitable end. But the star is a ship, and inside is a god. All he asks is adoration. Overcome with relief, man rushes to obey. There is only one voice of dissent that will not be silenced: the Silver Surfer, who recognizes the "god" as his former master. But why has Galactus encouraged mankind to live down to his darkest nature? From Stan Lee and Moebius, one of France's living treasures, comes a bewitching tale of man's folly and nobility. Plus: Almost every hero on Earth has fallen before the unexpected power of Mrrungo-Mu, the alien leader of the Enslavers. All except the Silver Surfer. But what chance does even he have against such power? Collecting SILVER SURFER (EPIC) #1-2 and SILVER SURFER: THE ENSLAVERS HC.

SPIDER-MAN IDENTITY CRISIS TP NEW PTG
MARVEL COMICS
(W/A/CA) Various
Meet the Marvel Universe's newest heroes: The coldly efficient Prodigy. The shadowy avenger known as Dusk. The hyper-kinetic, free-wheeling Ricochet. The high-flying wonder called Hornet. They're here, they're hot, and they're wildly popular. There's just one catch: For these four heroes to live, Spider-Man must die! Collecting SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN (1996) #27-28, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #434-435, SPIDER-MAN (1990) #91-92 and SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) #257-258.

SPIDER-MAN SEASON ONE PREM HC WITH DIG CDE
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Cullen Bunn (A) Neil Edwards (CA) Julian Totino Tedesco
Written by CULLEN BUNN
Penciled by NEIL EDWARDS
Cover by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO
The greatest origin story of all time, retold for a new generation. Also includes AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #1 by Zeb Wells and Joe Madureira!

THING SERPENT CROWN AFFAIR PREM HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Mark Gruenwald & Various (A) George Perez & Various (CA) George Perez
The Snake God's crowning glory! The Serpent Crown: a power that goes to your head and overtakes your mind! Armed with TWO Crowns, Avengers foe Hugh Jones seizes control of Washington, D.C. - and it's up to the Thing and friends to stop him! But when the Crowns - on their own - possess hundreds of people to acquire hundreds MORE Crowns, the Scarlet Witch and Sorcerer Supreme Dr. Strange must add magic to the Thing's might to halt the hellish headgear's havoc! Featuring the Serpent Squad, the Avengers and more! Guest-starring the Amazing Spider-Man and future Protector of the Universe Quasar! Collecting MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #64-67 and MARVEL TEAM-UP ANNUAL #5.

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VOL 12 HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) David LaFuente, Takeshi Miyagawa (CA) David LaFuente
Peter Parker's world has a new set of rules: The Daily Bugle is defunct, the Kingpin has been deposed, Midtown High has another hero roaming its halls - and New York City absolutely adores Spider-Man! But Peter has issues, too: a new girlfriend, drama involving his old one, Aunt May turning her home into a boarding house and the hot-headed Mysterio on the loose! Plus: Spidey, the Human Torch and Iceman discover their neighbor possesses some powers of his own. But how the teenager acquired them and what he's capable of are as big a mystery to Peter and his friends as to Rick Jones himself. Meanwhile, with mutants outlawed, what happens when federal agents learn where Kitty Pryde's been hiding? And what can Spider-Man do about it when mysterious imposter has taken his place? Collecting ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN (2009) #1-14.
X-MEN MUTANT GENESIS 2.0 HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Chris Claremont & Various (A/CA) Jim Lee
MAGNETO'S FUTURE, WOLVERINE'S PAST - AND THE X-MEN IN BETWEEN! FROM ASTEROID M TO WEAPON X, MARVEL'S MIGHTIEST MUTANTS ARE GETTING BRAINWASHED WHEREVER THEY GO! MAGNETO ACQUIRES A NEW ARMY, THE HAND REVIVES AN OLD ENEMY, AND IT'S UP TO THE X-MEN TO STOP EITHER PLAN FROM SUCCEEDING! ACOLYTES, NINJAS AND MORE! FEATURING MYSTERIES FROM THE HISTORY OF WOLVERINE, WITH THE FIRST FLASHBACK APPEARANCE OF TEAM X! IT'S THE OPENING ISSUES OF 1991'S "ADJECTIVELESS" X-MEN LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SEEN THEM BEFORE - REMASTERED AND RECOLORED IN MODERN STYLE! COLLECTING X-MEN (1991) #1-7.
















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