Monday, July 30, 2012

8/1/12

AVENGERS TRIAL OF YELLOWJACKET TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W/A) Various (CA) Al Milgrom
The end of an era! They say pride comes before the fall, and this tumultuous tome is proof of that! When longstanding and founding Avenger Hank Pym - in his guise as Yellowjacket - demonstrates reckless behavior in battle, his fellow members schedule a formal court-martial hearing to determine the fate of their emotionally conflicted comrade. Will Yellowjacket triumph over his inner demons - or crumble under the pressure of being an Avenger? Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #212-230.

INCREDIBLE HULK REGRESSION TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Bill Mantlo (A) Sal Buscema, Herb Trimpe (CA) Al Milgrom
Bruce Banner still controls the mind and body of his green-skinned alter ego, but for how long? Banner, estranged from Betty Ross, settles in at his new Northwind laboratory as Kate Waynesboro enters his life as his research assistant - and soon becomes his new love interest. But what ulterior motive is she hiding? Then, when the Hulk returns from Battleworld after the Beyonder's Secret Wars, Banner's all-too precarious hold on his savage half begins slipping - threatening to destroy the happiness he's finally attained! It all comes to a head in a no-holds-barred battle against the entire Marvel Universe - and the ending will shock you! Collecting INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) #286-295 & #297-300 and ANNUAL #12.

IRON MAN PREM HC REVENGE OF THE MANDARIN
MARVEL COMICS
(W/A) Various (CA) Sean Chen
Out of his armor - but never out of options! Tony Stark's day begins when he and the Avengers take on the Mandarin's Dragon of Heaven in Russia. Then, he joins the Fantastic Four to fight Kree crusader Ronan the Accuser on the moon. When he learns that if his enemies don't kill him, his armor will, he does his Golden Avenging via remote control - but someone else is waiting to control him and the armor both! Villain after villain strike in a wave of warfare, and a secret-identity crisis threatens to fracture one of Marveldom's oldest friendships! Guest starring Captain America, the Black Widow, Warbird and once-and-future War Machine James Rhodes! Collecting IRON MAN (1998) #8-14, IRON MAN/CAPTAIN AMERICA ANNUAL '98 and FANTASTIC FOUR (1998) #15.

NEW X-MEN OMNIBUS HC NEW PTG
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Grant Morrison (A) Various (CA) Frank Quitely
Grant Morrison's wildly innovative X-Men saga returns! The X-Men, re-imagined with a new look and a new mission, must face weird new threats including evil twins, organ harvesters, sentient bacteria, rebellious mutant youth, power-enhancing street drugs and living weapons! Joined by wicked telepath Emma Frost and mysterious powerhouse Xorn, the X-Men go public - expanding Xavier's school to train a new generation of mutants including the insect-like Angel, the bird-boy Beak, the living sandstorm Dust and eerie telepathic quintuplets the Stepford Cuckoos. And as secondary mutations alter familiar mutants, the team is tested when Emma Frost sets her seductive sights on Cyclops, the all-consuming Phoenix threatens to rise again, and shocking traitors plot the destruction of everything the X-Men have accomplished! Featuring the Shi'ar Imperial Guard, the X-Corporation, Fantomex and more! Collecting NEW X-MEN (2001) #114-154 and ANNUAL 2001.

PUNISHER BY GREG RUCKA TP VOL 01
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Greg Rucka (A) Marco Checchetto, Max Fiumara (CA) Bryan Hitch
Criminals, take warning - the Punisher is gunning for you! When a brutal mass murder reveals a gang war brewing in the shadows, only one man can deliver vengeance on the guilty: the Punisher. But Frank Castle is a force of nature. Once he's unleashed, none who cross his path - not unwitting victims, conflicted cops, super villains or fearless reporters - will emerge unscathed. The guilty will be punished - and in this world, no one is innocent. Collecting PUNISHER (2011) #1-5 and material from SPIDER-ISLAND: I LOVE NEW YORK CITY.

THING CLASSIC TP VOL 02
MARVEL COMICS
(W) John Byrne & Various (A) Ron Wilson, John Byrne (CA) John Byrne
One of the grandest epics in the history of Aunt Petunia's favorite nephew - that's bashful Benjamin J. Grimm, the Ever-Lovin' Blue-Eyed Thing, to you and me - is collected for the first time! Choosing to remain on the Beyonder's Battleworld, Ben finds that while the planet may change, things are as hectic as ever for him! From duplicate Things to showdowns with classic monsters, Ben shows he has the right stuff no matter what the odds! Ride along with Rocky Grimm, Space Ranger, in this second volume from his fan-favorite series! Collecting THING (1983) #11-22 and FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #274.

X-FORCE CHILDS PLAY PREM HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Fabian Nicieza, Jim Krueger (A) Various (CA) Tony S. Daniel
Gotta kill 'em all! History, mystery, romance, family intrigue, a day in the life of a terrorist cell and more await in this union of two of the nineties' most powerful youth movements: X-Force and the New Warriors. The Upstarts' final game is on, and a generation of mutants is on the line! Guest-starring Magma, Karma, Bird-Brain and other New Mutant veterans! Featuring X-Factor and China Force! Collecting X-FORCE (1991) #32-37 and ANNUAL #3, and NEW WARRIORS (1990) #45-46.

X-MEN FF TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Victor Gischler (A) Will Conrad & Various (CA) Jorge Molina
An inter-dimensional rescue mission - with dinosaurs! When the Future Foundation discovers a distress beacon from another dimension, they turn to the heroes best suited to help: the X-Men! But these are strange times for both teams: the X-Men are aligned with their arch-nemesis Magneto, while the FF has forged an uneasy alliance with their own eternal enemy, Dr. Doom. When the two teams hop dimensions to rescue Cyclops' ex-girlfriend, sea captain Lee Forrester, they encounter dinosaurs, alien invaders and an old friend in Skull the Slayer. But what is the greatest threat? The dinosaurs? The aliens? Or Doom and Magneto? Plus: the mutant super heroes meet the new Ghost Rider! Collecting X-MEN (2010) #15.1 and #16-19.

X-MEN ICEMAN PREM HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W) J. M. DeMatteis, Jo Duffy (A) Alan Kupperberg & Various (CA) Mike Zeck
Bobby Drake, the X-Men's coolest hero, gets the spotlight all to himself in a fun-filled, time-tripping adventure taking him from the safety of his parents' home to a point in time decades before he was born. Family issues, alien beings, miniature time machines, and a struggle against the deadly and enigmatic being known as Oblivion all play a part in a story illustrating just how powerful a force of nature Iceman can be on his own! Collecting ICEMAN (1984) #1-4 and material from BIZARRE ADVENTURES #27.

X-MEN OPERATION ZERO TOLERANCE HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W/A) Various (CA) Leinil Francis Yu
A rogue faction of the U.S. government, backed by powerful international forces and led by the man known only as Bastion, is about to launch a massive strike against the X-Men with one goal: the extermination of the entire mutant race. With Jubilee and Professor X captives, the X-Mansion overrun and Prime Sentinels darkening the skies, the X-Men, X-Force and Generation X must fight a war on many fronts. And it's a war they're losing. This is the X-Men's darkest hour. Collecting GENERATION X #26-31, X-FORCE (1991) #67-70, X-MEN (1991) #65-70, UNCANNY X-MEN (1963) #346, WOLVERINE (1988) #115-118, CABLE (1993) #45-47 and X-MAN #30.




Monday, July 23, 2012

7/25/12

DAREDEVIL BY MARK WAID TP VOL 01
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Mark Waid (A) Paolo Rivera, Marcos Martin (CA) Paolo Rivera
It's a fresh start for the Man Without Fear, with the all-star creative team of writer Mark Waid (CAPTAIN AMERICA) and artists Paolo Rivera and Marcos Martin (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) at the helm! Matt Murdock is back in New York, but not everyone is happy to see him. Hoping to resuscitate his law practice, he takes on a police-brutality case - but someone is trying to silence the victim. While Murdock struggles in court, Daredevil hits the streets as Klaw, master of sound, makes his deadly return! Then, the blind literally lead the blind as a visually impaired client targeted for assassination holds the key to a global conspiracy perpetrated by some familiar foes. Can Daredevil protect the young man long enough to bring down an international criminal organization, or will their deadly enforcer get to him first? Collecting DAREDEVIL (2011) #1-6.


MMW FANTASTIC FOUR TP VOL 08
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Stan Lee (A/CA) Jack Kirby
Pony up, True Believer, the eighth manic MASTERWORKS featuring the First Family of Funnybooks is coming your way! Collecting an ironclad cadre of classics, this one's packed with more drama than you can shake a Skrull at! The Silver Surfer pursued by none other than the world-devouring Galactus; the FF vs. Spidey, DD and Thor in a barnstorming brouhaha; a fantastic voyage into the Microverse to battle the Psycho-Man; the Thing - cured; the first appearance of Annihilus; Crystal of the Inhumans joins the FF; and one of comics' most historic moments, the birth of Franklin Richards! It just doesn't stop! This one's a humdinger so chock-full of excitement it's ready to burst! And it's brought to you by the minds that made Marvel magnificent, Stan and Jack! 'Nuff Said! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #72-81 and ANNUAL #6.


RED HULK TP HAUNTED
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Jeff Parker (A) Elena Casagrande, Carlo Pagulayan (CA) Carlo Pagulayan
It's the Hulk smackdown you've been waiting for when Red She-Hulk shows up to confront big daddy! But when the Eternals attack, has Red Hulk set in motion the end of the world? As betrayal strikes Red's new cadre of villains, Red finds himself being haunted by ghosts of his past. But whose ghosts are they - and who, or what, is the dark figure hunting him? Red Hulk wants answers - but so do Raizo Kodo and the Forgiven! Does salvation lie in the hands of the Legion of Monsters? Guest-starring Hercules, Dr. Strange, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Daredevil and more! Plus: the return of Zero/One! Collecting HULK (2008) #47-52.


SECRET AVENGERS BY RICK REMENDER PREM HC VOL 01
MARVEL COMICS
(A) Rick Remender & Various (CA) Arthur Adams
The new era of Secret Avengers begins here! Enter Captain Britain and Giant-Man, as Hawkeye becomes the new leader! First, Hawkeye and Captain America undertake a mission to the Red Light Nation, a country run by criminals for criminals! Then, the Adaptoids strike - but who are the Descendants? An Avenger will die to find out, as the team literally journeys to the center of the Earth and discovers a city of evolving automatons! Hawkeye's leadership is put to the ultimate test as the beleaguered team tries to stop the final ascension of the Adaptoids, Deathlok Legion, Sentinaughts, Ultravisions, Machine People and more! Plus: A new member joins! A spy in their midst! The lighthouse compromised! And a race is born! Collecting SECRET AVENGERS #21.1 and #22-25.


THOR DEVIANTS SAGA TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Robert Rodi (A/CA) Stephen Segovia
Beneath the ruins of Asgard, the Deviant villainess Ereshkigal seeks a mystic means of saving her race from extinction - and finds instead a weapon capable of dissolving all reality. With the Eternals who would oppose her mysteriously vanished, Thor stands alone - to stop the entire Deviant race from dominating the world! Collecting THOR: THE DEVIANTS SAGA #1-5.


ULTIMATE COMICS HAWKEYE BY JONATHAN HICKMAN TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Rafael Sandoval (CA) Kaare Andrews
From the pages of ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES comes Ultimate Hawkeye! Nick Fury faces a trio of impossible, earth-shattering crises. With S.H.I.E.LD.'s forces divided across the globe, there's an urgent mission only one man can handle. The Ultimates' resident bad boy - Clint Barton, a.k.a. Hawkeye -  will have to infiltrate deep into the Southeast Asian Republic to deal with civil unrest that threatens the future of mutantkind - but he won't be going it alone. Under his command are the mysterious and untested mutants of Ultimate X, and the even more unpredictable Hulk! They say Hawkeye never misses - but there's a first time for everything! Collecting ULTIMATE COMICS HAWKEYE #1-4.


ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN BY NICK SPENCER PREM HC VOL 02
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Nick Spencer (A) Carlo Barberi, Paco Medina (CA) Kaare Andrews
As Pietro struggles with the aftermath of Stryker's attack on New York, the Scarlet Witch returns - with a warning. Then, Karen Grant, Liz Allen and Derek Morgan - Ultimate X - attempt to navigate their way through a strange new world when they discover SEAR, home of the People and mutantkind's last best hope. Plus: Nick Fury's covert mutant strategy comes back to haunt him when the truth about the government's involvement in the creation of mutants goes public! Storm, Colossus and the other inmates of Camp Angel - the government's "mutant solution" - take action. But when the Nimrod Fleet begins a brutal mutant massacre, the inmates must make a desperate last stand. And from the rubble of their battle, a nation is changed forever. Collecting ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #7-12.


X-MEN STEVE ROGERS ESCAPE FROM NEGATIVE ZONE TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W) James Asmus (A) Nick Bradshaw & Various (CA) Nick Bradshaw
It should come as no surprise: Bad things happen to good people in the Negative Zone. When the X-Men try to build an extradimensional bridge to Limbo, an explosion sucks Cyclops, Hope, Dr. Nemesis and Namor the Sub-Mariner into the Negative Zone instead! Cast adrift in the strange dimension, the X-Men are besieged by giant monsters, insectoid soldiers, and the lord and master of the Negative Zone himself: Blastaar, the Living Bomb-Burst! As Namor goes mad from lack of water, and Dr. Nemesis pursues his own agenda, Blastaar captures Cyclops and Hope - broadcasting hostage demands back to Earth. Enter Steve Rogers, Super-Soldier - the original Captain America! Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN ANNUAL (2006) #3, STEVE ROGERS: SUPER-SOLDIER ANNUAL #1 and NAMOR: THE FIRST MUTANT ANNUAL #1.

Monday, July 16, 2012

7/18/2012

AVENGERS WEST COAST AVENGERS TP FAMILY TIES
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Steve Englehart (A) Al Milgrom, Richard Howell (CA) Al Milgrom
The ties that bind can be the worst kind! The West Coast Avengers fight demons, robots, zombies and more in this collection of eighties extravagan zas! The Grim Reaper wants his brother dead, and Ultron wants the same for his father - leaving the Vision and Scarlet Witch between two bloodlines getting bloodier by the minute! Guest-starring the Rangers and the ever-lovin', blue-eyed Thing! Plus: Wonder Man in a role that will surprise you! Collecting WEST COAST AVENGERS (1985) #1-9 and VISION AND THE SCARLET WITCH (1985) #1-2.

CAPTAIN AMERICA AND BUCKY TP LIFE OF BUCKY BARNES
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Ed Brubaker, Marc Andreyko (A) Chris Samnee (CA) Ed McGuinness
Orphan. Troublemaker. Mascot. James "Bucky" Barnes spent his youth trying to find a place where he could belong - and he finally found it in a world ripped apart by war. The scrappy mascot of Fort Lehigh, Bucky could never have known the future that was just around the corner for him. Destined to become Captain America's sidekick and staunch ally, Bucky combined the fighting techniques that made him a notorious schoolyard brawler with intensive black-ops training to become one of America's greatest heroes of World War II. But behind the propaganda and tales of wartime feats lies the truth: Some heroes are born great; others are made great. But a select few must go through hell before they discover what kind of hero they truly are. Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA AND BUCKY #620-624.

COUNTER X TP X-FORCE RAGE WAR
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Ian Edginton, Warren Ellis (A) Jorge Pereira Lucas, Whilce Portacio (CA) Ariel Olivetti
Regrouping after the loss of their leader, Pete Wisdom, X-Force is forced to deal with some bizarre goings-on in California - namely, normal humans suddenly transforming into grotesque monsters! But there's a lot more to this situation than merely morbid mutations - as Cannonball, Warpath, Domino and the rest find out when they encounter international subterfuge in the form of Russian Warborgs sent to kill! Collecting X-FORCE (1991) #110-115 and #102 ROUGH CUT.

FF BY JONATHAN HICKMAN TP VOL 02
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Greg Tocchini & Various (CA) Daniel Acuña
It's a new era for the FF in every way imaginable! Black Bolt has returned from seeming death; Dr. Doom, the Wizard, the Mad Thinker and Diablo have joined the Future Foundation; and four alternate-reality Reed Richards are scheming to ignite war among the fabled Four Cities. But all that could be moot because the Kree Supreme Intelligence has designs on Earth's destruction - the resolution of a power play 300,000 years in the making. And if all this weren't enough, Attilan, realm of the Inhumans, has appeared above the planet - a harbinger not only of its ruler's return, but also of an epic conflagration with the High Evolutionary! Collecting FF #6-11.

GHOST RIDER TP COMPLETE SERIES BY ROB WILLIAMS
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Robert Williams (A) Various (CA) Arturo Lozzi
Witness the violent birth of the new Ghost Rider - come to cleanse the earth with blood, oil and vengeance! When Johnny Blaze finally rids himself of the Spirit of Vengeance, the curse passes to new host Alejandra - and Blaze has no idea what nightmares his action has wrought upon the world. As Alejandra burns her way across the nation, Blaze and the Avenger Hawkeye decide to track her down - while the new Ghost Rider struggles to control the power of the Spirit of Vengeance and declares war on Hell itself to save the souls of those she has damned! Can Blaze and Alejandra triumph over the Ghost Rider's curse, or will the planet be consumed in a cleansing firestorm? Collecting GHOST RIDER (2011) #0.1 and #1-9.

HERC TP COMPLETE SERIES BY PAK AND LENTE
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Greg Pak, Fred Van Lente (A) Neil Edwards & Various (CA) Chris Stevens
A bold new era for the Lion of Olympus! Hercules is back, minus his powers - but when mythic evil stalks the streets, what is the son of Zeus to do? He takes 3000 years of combat experience, raids Ares' armory for the most fearsome weapons of legend, and gets medieval! But what chance does a mere mortal have against FEAR ITSELF's army of monsters and super villains? Plus: when Spider-Island erupts, Hercules finds himself "infested" with spider-powers of his own. Can you handle ... the Incredible Spider-Herc?! Then: Zeus decides to move in with his wayward son after an angry Hera de-powers him. Herc teams up with the assassin Elektra to take on some powerful foes ... but will Zeus muck everything up? You bet he will. Collecting HERC #1-6, #6.1 and #7-10.

MMW GOLDEN AGE MARVEL COMICS VOL 07 HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W/A) Various (CA) Alex Schomburg
The Comic That Started It All - Marvel Mystery Comics - Continues Its Historic Marvel Masterworks Run. Featuring The Headlining Heroes That Made Marvel An Overnight Success - The Human Torch And Sub-Mariner By Carl Burgos And Bill Everett - Each Issue Offers 64 Jam-Packed Pages Of Thrills And Adventure. And Those Two Heroes Are Just The Tip Of The Iceberg, 'Cause This Is The Golden Age! You'll Also See The Conclusion Of Ka-Zar's 1940S Jungle Adventures, The Whimsical Jimmy Jupiter's Debut, The Eerie Vision's Avenging Hand, The Patriot's Fight Against Fifth Columnists, Terry Vance's Mystery-Detective Exploits, And The Angel's Battle Against Weird Monsters And Mob Menaces. Collected For The First Time In 70 Years, It's A Once-In-A-Lifetime Opportunity To Read These Golden Age Classics. So Reserve Your Copy Today, True Believer! Collecting Marvel Mystery Comics #25-28.

SPIDER-MAN COMPLETE BEN REILLY EPIC TP BOOK 05
MARVEL COMICS
(W/A) Various (CA) John Romita
Peter Parker lies gravely ill in a hospital bed - so who's that swinging around the Big Apple? It's Ben Reilly, the former Scarlet Spider and newly christened Spider-Man! But our webbed rookie soon finds out his new super ID isn't going to grant him a free pass when the likes of Swarm, Will O' the Wisp, Dragon Man, the Lizard, and other baleful bad guys rear their malevolent heads! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #414-416 and material from ANNUAL '96, SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN (1996) #7-10, SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) #235-239, SPIDER-MAN (1990) #71-72, SPIDER-MAN TEAM-UP #4, and SPIDER-MAN UNLIMITED (1993) #13.

SPIDER-MAN ENDS OF EARTH HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W/A) Various (CA) Stefano Caselli
The Doc Ock story you've waited 50 years for! Dr. Otto Octavius holds the entire Earth hostage with his dying breath. The world may be ready to give in to his demands, but Spider-Man and his fellow Avengers sure aren't! Spidey and the Avengers face off with the Sinister Six in a globe-hopping showdown, but the stakes are dangerously raised when Sandman takes control of the entire Sahara desert! The Earth inches ever closer to destruction - so how does Doc Ock suddenly become its greatest hero? Why do the Avengers become his new Sinister Six? And what price will Spider-Man pay to buy the whole world one more day?! Guest-starring Black Widow, Silver Sable, Union Jack, Big Hero Six and Dr. Doom! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: ENDS OF THE EARTH #1, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #682-687 and AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #8.

ULT COMICS ULTIMATES BY HICKMAN PREM HC VOL 02
MARVEL COMICS
As the Hulk makes his raging return, the Ultimates encounter the People! S.H.I.E.L.D. is taken over - but where does that leave the Ultimates? Can Nick Fury pick up the pieces of his broken team? As a decision is made that changes the Ultimate Universe forever, nations begin to tumble - and the United States could be next to fall! Then, it's the beginning of a new era - but how do Nick Fury and the Ultimates move forward? Reed Richards becomes the World's Most Wanted, Tony Stark must survive without Iron Man and Fury's fate is revealed! Collecting ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #7-12.












Friday, July 6, 2012

7/11/12

ANT-MAN SEASON ONE PREM HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Tom Defalco (A) Horacio Domingues (CA) Julian Totino Tedesco
Legendary writer Tom DeFalco (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) and acclaimed artist Horacio Domingues (FANTASTIC FOUR: TRUE STORY) bring you the origins of the original Avenger, Ant-Man! Hank Pym has had a life full of adventure and success, failure and humiliation. Known by a variety of names - including Ant-Man, Giant-Man, Goliath and Yellowjacket - he's been an innovative scientist, a famed super hero, an abusive spouse and more. What demons drive a man like Hank Pym? How did he begin his heroic career? ANT-MAN: SEASON ONE tells the story of the man behind the myth, and reveals the fears and paranoia that propelled him to greatest heights and the darkest depths! Also includes AVENGERS ACADEMY #1.

CASANOVA TP VOL 03 AVARITIA (MR)
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Matt Fraction (A/CA) Gabriel Ba
From the writer of Marvel's smash hit FEAR ITSELF and the artist of the best-selling book Umbrella Academy comes one of the most critically acclaimed series of the year! On the run from ten thousand parallel worlds that want him dead, Casanova Quinn, the world's sexiest and savviest superspy, fights tyrant and hero alike. Now Cass and Sasa Lisi, his girlfriend from beyond tomorrow, must flee from space-time itself, aim one batch of enemies at the other, kill everybody, and save everything, simultaneously. Don't be afraid: you are an apocalypse dreaming of butterflies + the first part of reincarnation is dying. You have never read a book like CASANOVA.

ENDERS GAME FORMIC WARS SILENT STRIKE PREM HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Orson Scott Card, Aaron Johnston (A) Giancarlo Caracuzzo (CA) Giuseppe Camuncoli
With 44 million people killed by the toxic gas the alien Formics unleashed in China, the only hope of a counter-agent lies with Mazer Rackham and the Mobile Operations Police safely retrieving a sample. Meanwhile, young asteroid miner Victor Delgado has snuck aboard the Formic mothership in hopes of taking it down alone - and boy is he is for a big disappointment. Meanwhile, Captain O'Toole and his unit take on the Formic Death Squads, but the humans are outnumbered a hundred to one! Besieged on all sides, the Formics fight to the bitter end - but as the Hegemon of Earth is revealed, is it truly the end after all? Collecting FORMIC WARS: SILENT STRIKE #1-5.

ESSENTIAL WEB OF SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 02
MARVEL COMICS
(W/A) Various (CA) Greg LaRocque
The fan-favorite spin-off series starring your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man continues! Swing along with Spidey as he makes a jaunt over the Atlantic for some adventures in the UK, where he foils an assassination attempt on Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher! Then, back on this side of the Pond, Spidey has to travel cross-country to retrieve a misplaced web-shooter - before he's targeted in the critically acclaimed epic "Kraven's Last Hunt." Collecting WEB OF SPIDER-MAN (1985) #19-32 and ANNUAL #3, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #293-294, and PETER PARKER, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #131-132.

FANTASTIC FOUR BY JONATHAN HICKMAN PREM HC VOL 05
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Various (CA) Mike Choi
THIS IS IT! The epic conclusion of Jonathan Hickman's three-year story! It's the Kree Empire vs. the Negative Zone's fearsome Annihilation Wave - with Earth's heroes caught in the middle! And if that weren't enough, Galactus arrives to judge the world! As the Future Foundation makes its return, Galactus takes on the Celestials, and the Fantastic Four make their final stand. Finally, it's Clobberin' Time! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #600-604.


JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY PREM HC TERRORISM MYTH
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Kieron Gillen (A) Mitch Breitweiser, Richard Elson (CA) Stephanie Hans
Fallout from FEAR ITSELF leaves thousands trapped in deadly fever dreams around the world. Why is it Loki's fault - again? With a little help from a little god, Nightmare has forged his ultimate weapon: a crown that makes him King of Fear. Will Daimon Hellstrom, the Son of Satan, let Loki get away with his unwitting villainy? Nightmare is consolidating his hold on the world, and the time for heroism is over. Now it's time for something else. Plus: The stage is set for a deadly new year when the most unpopular boy in Asgard receives a certain four-pawed, fire-breathing present. What will Loki do with this most unwelcome gift? Collecting JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY (1952) #632-636.

MMW AMAZING SPIDER-MAN HC VOL 14
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Gerry Conway (A) Ross Andru & Various (CA) John Romita
Peter Parker Has Never Had It Easy. When He's Facing A Gauntlet Of Ne'er-Do-Wells The Likes Of The Molten Man, Morbius And Man-Wolf, You Know That The Parker Luck Is In Full Effect - And You're In Store For Some Top-Notch Spider-Man Adventures! Exhibit A: Teetering On The Edge Of Sanity Since The Death Of His Father - A.K.A. The Green Goblin - Harry Osborn Goes Off The Deep End And Takes Up The Mantle Of Spidey's Nemesis. With His Best Friend Out To Kill Him, It's An Edge-Of-Your-Seat Encounter That Will Redefine The Webslinger's World For Decades To Come. Plus: The Tarantula Debuts; The Punisher Returns; And Mindworm, Grizzly, Mysterio And The Jackal Pile On. It's Another Heaping Helping Of Spidey Masterworks! Collecting Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #132-142; Giant-Size Super-Heroes #1 And Marvel Treasury Edition #1.

WOLVERINE AND X-MEN PREM HC ALPHA AND OMEGA
MARVEL COMICS
(W/A) Various (CA) TBD
It's Wolverine vs. Kid Omega for dominance of the Jean Grey School! Quentin Quire has trapped Wolverine and Armor in Wolverine's mind with no escape - and if that weren't bad enough, Wolverine's body is destroying the school! But when Quentin loses control of the Construct, it begins to break down and bleed into the real world. As Quentin enters his own creation as a "player" to regain control, Rachel Grey confronts the invading Berserker in the real world - and Armor makes a decision that could affect her mind and powers permanently! Collecting WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN: ALPHA & OMEGA #1-5.

X-23 TP VOL 02 CHAOS THEORY
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Marjorie M. Liu (A) Sana Takeda, Phil Noto (CA) Kalman Androsofsky
X-23 thought she'd walked away from her past. But in the wake of her brutal discoveries in Madripoor, she realizes there are some crimes - of the heart and body - that cannot be so easily forgotten. Yet as memories begin to spin her out of control, an old mentor and an uneasy ally return to her life: Wolverine and the vampire Jubilee. Collecting X-23 (2010) #10-16.




Monday, July 2, 2012

7/4/12

AVENGERS ASSEMBLE TP VOL 04
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Kurt Busiek (A) Various (CA) Alan Davis
Earth's Mightiest Heroes vs. the universe's ultimate menaces! Faced with alien invaders, the transformation of the entire planet, a gigantic killer crusader and insidious conspiracies, the heroic Avengers not only triumph - but rebuild their operations bigger and better than ever! But are even the Avengers mighty enough to overcome a horde of rampaging Hulks, evil alchemist Diablo and the opening volleys of a vicious war waged from the future - and masterminded by Kang the Conqueror? Collecting MAXIMUM SECURITY: DANGEROUS PLANET, MAXIMUM SECURITY #1-3, and AVENGERS (1998) #35-44 and ANNUAL 2001.

AVENGERS WEST COAST ZODIAC ATTACK PREM HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Tom Defalco, Steve Englehart (A) Al Milgrom, Bob Hall (CA) Al Milgrom
The Members Of Jake Fury's Zodiac Were Created To Wipe Out Their Predecessors, And The West Coast Avengers Are Next! Hawkeye Leads His Team Into Battle - But As Far As Scorpio's Concerned, There's Only Room For One Archer, And It's Also Hawkeye! Have The Avengers Infiltrated Zodiac, Or Vice Versa? Which Is Deadlier, The Lion Or The Tigra? And Where Does Mockingbird's Crisis Of Conscience Fit In? Plus: The Dead Fly Through Space! Featuring Guest Appearances By The Shroud And The Silver Surfer! Collecting West Coast Avengers (1985) #25-30 And Annual #2, And Avengers Annual (1967) #16.

HALO FALL OF REACH INVASION PREM HC
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(W) Brian Reed (A/CA) Felix Ruix
The relentless Covenant has begun the invasion of the planet Reach! As their forces start to overwhelm the UNSC, it becomes apparent that it is not a question of IF the Covenant will destroy Reach - but WHEN. As the Pillar of Autumn and the UNSC face off against a massive Covenant force, the Master Chief and his fellow Spartans struggle to defend Reach. But as the UNSC is rapidly pushed to its breaking point, Master Chief and Cortana must decide between saving the planet or the fleet! Brian Reed and Felix Ruiz present the final chapter in the HALO: FALL OF REACH saga! Collecting HALO: FALL OF REACH - INVASION #1-4.

HULK HEART OF ATOM TP
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(W) Various (A) Herb Trimpe, Sal Buscema (CA) Dave Cockrum
The Hulk can find enemies anywhere, even on a sub-molecular level - but love long eluded him until his atom-shattering romance with Jarella! The tiniest of worlds offered him all that he ever desired - but when the Hulk fights his way through obstacles on both Earth and K'ai, what will be left waiting for him? Collecting INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) #140, #148, #156, #202-203, #205-207 and #246-248; and WHAT IF? (1977) #23.

PUNISHER BY RICK REMENDER OMNIBUS HC
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(W/A) Various (CA) Steve Dillon
Frank Castle has dedicated his life to killing evil men. So when former Green Goblin Norman Osborn becomes the head of U.S. security, what do you expect Frank to do? But when his assassination attempt fails, Osborn's flunky the Hood resurrects several long-dead super villains to hunt down the Punisher - and Daken, twisted son of Wolverine, finally manages to kill him. But even death won't keep Frank Castle down! When the Legion of Monsters stitch his remains back together, the Punisher is reborn as the terrifying Franken-Castle! Does any humanity remain beneath this husk of a man? And can Frank regain his life, with the vindictive Jigsaw Bothers waiting to kill him again? Collecting PUNISHER (2009) #1-16 and ANNUAL #1; DARK REIGN: THE LIST - PUNISHER, FRANKENCASTLE #17-21, DARK WOLVERINE #88-89, and PUNISHER: IN THE BLOOD #1-5.

SECRET WARRIORS OMNIBUS HC
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(W) Brian Michael Bendis, Jonathan Hickman (A) Various (CA) Jim Cheung
Former S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Nick Fury And His Newly Minted Team Of Secret Warriors Uncover A Conspiracy That Reaches From The Oval Office To Japan - And Even Beyond Death. When A Shadow War Breaks Out Between Leviathan And Hydra, It's Up To Fury And His Warriors To Take Them Both Out. The Reconstituted Howling Commandos Join Fury's Ranks, But Tragedy Waits In The Wings As The Conflict Blossoms Into An All-Out War On Three Fronts. As Hydra And Leviathan Ready For Their Final Strikes - On Each Other And The World - Fury Will Have To Make Some Of The Grittiest Life-And-Death Choices Of His Long Life! Collecting Mighty Avengers #13 And 18, Secret Warriors #1-28, Dark Reign: The List - Secret Warriors, Siege: Secret Warriors, And Material From Dark Reign: New Nation.

SPIDER-MAN RETURN OF BURGLAR PREM HC
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(W) Marv Wolfman, Stan Lee (A) Keith Pollard & Various (CA) John Romita
The Cat And The Burglar! Spider-Man's First True Enemy - The Burglar Who Killed His Beloved Uncle Ben -?Has Returned On A Hunt That Threatens The Rest Of The Parker Family, Even As The Web-Slinger First Crosses Paths?With The Lovely And Larcenous Black Cat! Meanwhile, The Kingpin's On A Deadline - To See Spidey Dead! Plus: Mysterio And The Fly, Mysteries And Breakdowns, Crisis After Crisis, And More! Collecting Amazing Spider-?Man (1963) #193-200.

X-MEN BEAUTY AND BEAST PREM HC
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(W) Jim Shooter & Various (A) Frank Springer & Various (CA) Bill Sienkiewicz
After Alison Blaire Is Outed As A Mutant And Her Musical Career Comes To A Screeching Halt, Dazzler Ends Up Associating With An Experimental Underground Theater Group That Serves As A Front For A Gladiatorial Arena In Which Mutants Battle To The Death! Fortunately, Hank Mccoy Shows Up - But Is He In Time To Save Her, Or Will Beauty Battle Beast In A Fight To The Finish? Plus: Is That Really Dr. Doom's Son? Collecting Marvel Graphic Novel #12: Dazzler - The Movie; Beauty & The Beast (1984) #1-4 And Material From Marvel Heartbreakers #1.