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DEFENDERS BY MATT FRACTION TP

MARVEL COMICS

(W) Matt Fraction (A) Various (CA) Terry Dodson

The last line of defense against the forces of the unknown! Spinning out of the stunning ending of FEAR ITSELF, the final member of the Worthy is on a global rampage, and everyone's favorite Marvel misfits must band together to solve a mysterious conspiracy deep at the heart of the Marvel Universe! What is the secret of Wundagore Mountain? Matt Fraction (FEAR ITSELF, THE MIGHTY THOR, INVINCIBLE IRON MAN) reteams with UNCANNY X-MEN cohort Terry Dodson (SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN) to relaunch Marvel's mightiest non-team: the all-new, all-different, all-dynamic Defenders! Collecting DEFENDERS (2012) #1-6, and material from FEAR ITSELF #7 and POINT ONE.

FF BY JONATHAN HICKMAN VOL 03 PREM HC

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(W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Juan Bobillo (CA) Steve Epting

We've teased it for years; now, discover exactly how Dr. Doom and the Future Foundation will save us all. The battle between the Council of Reeds and the Future Foundation extends through the Bridge - and spills over into the world now controlled by the Mad Celestials. At long last, find out why "All Hope Lies in Doom!" Collecting FF #12-16.

MMW UNCANNY X-MEN TP VOL 05

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(W) Chris Claremont, John Byrne (A) John Byrne & Various (CA) John Byrne, Richard Isanove

The X-Men had fought many battles, been on adventures spanning galaxies and grappled with enemies of limitless might - but nothing could prepare them for the most shocking struggle they would ever face. One of their own members, Jean Grey, has gained power beyond all comprehension, corrupting her into the Dark Phoenix! Now, the X-Men must decide: Is the life of the woman they cherish worth the existence of the entire universe?! It's the definitive X-Men tale, painstakingly restored for the Marvel Masterworks. Also featuring the seminal "Nightcrawler's Inferno," a Wolverine/Wendigo brouhaha guest-starring Alpha Flight, the original version of X-MEN #137 in which Jean Grey lived, and the Claremont/Buscema Phoenix tale from BIZARRE ADVENTURES #27. Collecting X-MEN (1963) #132-140, X-MEN ANNUAL (1970) #4, PHOENIX: THE UNTOLD STORY and BIZARRE ADVENTURES #27.

MYSTERY MEN TP

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(W) David Liss (A/CA) Patrick Zircher

A group of wealthy elite is turning the suffering of the Great Depression into soaring profits, with an even greater evil planned! Dennis Piper, the masked man known as the Operative, seeks to settle the score by thieving from the rich and giving to the poor. But when his girlfriend is murdered, and Piper is fingered for the crime, the charismatic cat burglar becomes a fugitive - hunted by a corrupt police force as he pursues the real killer. Pitted against Manhattan's most influential capitalists led by the insidious General and facing supernatural powers beyond his imagination, the Operative enlists the help of the Marvel Universe's first masked heroes - the likes of which have never been seen before! The Revenant! The Surgeon! Achilles! The Aviatrix! They are the Mystery Men, and nothing will ever be the same! Collecting MYSTERY MEN #1-5.

NICK FURY CLASSIC TP VOL 01 AGENT OF SHIELD

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(W) Bob Harras & Various (A) Bob Hall & Various (CA) Bob Hall

Coming out of a retirement brought on by a major shakeup within the ranks of S.H.I.E.L.D., Nick Fury begins investigating the assassinations of several high-ranking intelligence operatives. But Fury gets more than he bargained for when the trail leads to an extraterrestrial threat, stemming back to a plot involving Baron Wolfgang Von Strucker during WWII. Nick can't cut it alone - so he calls in Dum Dum Dugan, Captain America and more! Collecting NICK FURY, AGENT OF S.H.I.E.L.D. (1989) #1-11.

PUNISHER OFFICIAL INDEX TO MARVEL UNIVERSE GN TP

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(W/A/CA) Various

Get the Punisher's complete history from his earliest solo miniseries all the way to the present day! This book comes packed with synopses - introducing you to the characters, teams, places and equipment that appeared within, and providing vital information about all things Punisher! Collecting the Punisher material from WOLVERINE, PUNISHER & GHOST RIDER: OFFICIAL INDEX TO THE MARVEL UNIVERSE #1-8.

SPELLBINDERS SIGNS AND WONDERS TP

MARVEL COMICS

(W) Mike Carey (A/CA) Mike Perkins

When 15-year-old Kim Vesco moves from Chicago to Salem, Massachusetts, she finds the local student body is divided into rival factions of witches and non-witches, with both sides bidding for her allegiance. And if that weren't enough, an unknown force seems to want her - dead! Between the tribal loyalties of the schoolyard and the brutal, fight-or-die logic of the mage-war, Kim must steer a course that will keep her alive until she can take the fight back to her enemy and reveal the true identity of someone she thought she already knew: herself. Collecting SPELLBINDERS #1-6.

SPIDER-MAN DEATH OF STACYS TP

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(W) Gerry Conway, Stan Lee (A) Gil Kane & Various (CA) John Romita, Gil Kane

From Marvel Comics. Spider-Man's career has often been shaped by tragedy, but rarely as much as in the story of the Stacys! Two of Spider-Man's greatest enemies, Doc Ock and the Green Goblin, made comic-book history by killing the wall-crawler's police-officer mentor, Captain Stacy, and his first true love, Gwen -- events that affect the Marvel Universe to this day! Guest-starring Iceman of the X-Men! Collecting Amazing Spider-Man #88-#92 and #121-#122.

WOLVERINE BEST THERE IS BROKEN QUARANTINE TP

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(W) Charlie Huston (A) Juan Jose Ryp (CA) Bryan Hitch

Wolverine gets taken apart - at the cellular level! Crazed virologist Winsor has infected Wolverine with a contagion that is rewriting his genetic code - and that's only the beginning! When a techno-organic monster attacks Wolverine and kills his only lead to Winsor, the timely arrival of a pair of space pirates and their robotic falcon saves the X-Man and sets him on an intergalactic road to revenge. Featuring guest appearances from the X-Men and the Marvel Universe's most ruthless, tyrannical despot, this adventure puts the best there is at what he does to the test! Collecting WOLVERINE: THE BEST THERE IS #7-12.

X-MEN LEGACY BACK TO SCHOOL PREM HC

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(W) Christos N. Gage (A) David Baldeon, Rafael Sandoval (CA) Mark Brooks

It's a new status quo for as Rogue, Gambit, Iceman, Frenzy and Rachel Summers take up their posts as teachers and protectors of Wolverine's school - just in time to defend it from invading N'Garai! Then, Exodus returns - and he intends to mend the divide between the X-Men by any means necessary! For the first time since SCHISM, Cyclops and Wolverine's X-Men teams come face-to-face - with explosive and disastrous results! Then: Weapon Omega is a mutant time bomb, ready to explode - and he's just shown up on the Jean Grey School's doorstep. Can the X-Men disarm him before he detonates and takes the school with him? And which recently returned mutant will become a full-fledged member of Wolverine's X-Men? Collecting X-MEN LEGACY #260.1 and #261-265.

X-MEN SCHISM TP

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(W) Jason Aaron (A) Various (CA) Alan Davis

It's Wolverine vs. Cyclops for the fate of the X-Men! In a world that hates and fears mutants, the X-Men's two mightiest mainstays, Cyclops and Wolverine, have scratched and clawed to bring relative peace and stability to mutantkind. But that peace is about to be shattered. With destruction looming, Cyclops and Wolverine suddenly find themselves in a bitter fight for the future of the X-Men. Collecting X-MEN: SCHISM #1-5 and X-MEN: REGENESIS.