10/17/12

AVENGING SPIDER-MAN TP FRIENDS BEAT UP YOUR FRIENDS

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(W) Zeb Wells (A) Joe Madureira & Various (CA) Joe Madureira

He's been Amazing, he's been Spectacular, and he's been Sensational. Now, Spider-Man is doing a little Avenging, and he's brought a few of his pals along for the ride. Ever the social animal, the wall-crawler has a proud tradition of fighting side-by-side with heroes from across the Marvel Universe. And now that he's a card-carrying member of both the Avengers and the Fantastic Four, he can't go far without swinging into a teammate or two. Step forward the rascally Red Hulk, the hotheaded Hawkeye and the legendary Captain America as Spidey bonds with Earth's Mightiest Heroes! Collecting AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #1-5.

FEAR ITSELF TP SPIDER-MAN

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(W/A) Various (CA) Marko Djurdjevic

As FEAR ITSELF overtakes the world, New York City is mired in chaos. And amid the panic and violence, Spider-Man struggles to cope with his own crippling fears. He can help end the onslaught - but with his capabilities pushed to the brink, is he up to the challenge? As the world falls beneath the hammers of the Worthy, Spider-Man must take a stand - even if it's his last - when a hammer falls on Yancy Street, and the Thing is transformed into a mystically powered engine of destruction. Can Spider-Man, Mr. Fantastic and the Invisible Woman take down their friend and Future Foundation teammate before he destroys New York? Plus: the living history of the Worthy! Collecting FEAR ITSELF: SPIDER-MAN #1-3, FEAR ITSELF: FF and FEAR ITSELF: THE WORTHY.

INFERNAL MAN-THING TP

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(W) Roy Thomas & Various (A) John Buscema & Various (CA) Arthur Adams

It's the story no one thought existed -Steve Gerber's final Man-Thing tale! First, in the classic "Song-Cry of the Living Dead Man," Man-Thing stumbles across a lone man, desperately scribbling down his thoughts in the halls of an abandoned insane asylum. But this man's inner demons appear in the flesh to torment him - and it's driving the Man-Thing mad! Will Brian Lazarus succumb to the madness of everyday life? Then, in Gerber's never-before-seen sequel, what is the mystery behind the "Screenplay of the Living Dead Man"? Collecting MAN-THING (1974) #12, INFERNAL MAN-THING #1-3 and material from SAVAGE TALES (1971) #1.

JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY TP VOL 03 TERRORISM MYTH

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(W) Kieron Gillen (A) Mitch Breitweiser, Richard Elson (CA) Stephanie Hans

The Serpent, Norse god of fear, has been vanquished, thanks to Loki - once the god of mischief, now reborn as a child. But FEAR ITSELF was the stuff of nightmares, and now those nightmares are threatening to destroy the world. Daimon Hellstrom, Son of Satan, is investigating a string of bizarre deaths - and all signs point to Loki. Literally. Like, on a map. But as the infernal exorcist and young god battle, the fear lord Nightmare is gathering enough fear energy to rule the world. And the mother lode is inside Loki's mind. Aided by an undead handmaiden, a demon puppy and a shirtless half-devil, Loki will have to risk everything on a scheme so crazy, it might as well have been thought up by...well, a god of mischief! Collecting JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY (1952) #632-636.

MARVEL FIRSTS BEFORE MARVEL NOW TP

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(W/A/CA) Various

Great stories from the creators who have ReEvolutionized comics! Relive the excitement as the Avengers disassemble, the Punisher fights a civil war, Spider-Man faces a brand-new day, darkness falls on the Fantastic Four, X-Force takes its war underground, Thor faces exile, Captain America is reborn and Wolverine gets Mystique - brought to you by some of today's most talented writers and artists! Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #500, PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL (2007) #1, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #546, DARK REIGN: FANTASTIC FOUR #1, UNCANNY X-FORCE #1, THOR (1966) #604, CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) #444 and WOLVERINE (2003) #62.

PUNISHERMAX TP HOMELESS (MR)

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(W) Jason Aaron (A) Steve Dillon (CA) Dave Johnson

Since his family's death, Frank Castle has waged a brutal, never-ending war on crime as the Punisher. Once, he was the most feared man in the city - but no more. Wilson Fisk, the Kingpin of Crime, has brought him as low as he's ever been. No home, no weapons, no resources - just a broken old man with nothing to lose. And the Punisher has never been more dangerous. There's no way Frank can get to Fisk in his ivory tower - surrounded by soldiers and his deadly ninja bodyguard Elektra. But Frank has a plan to draw Fisk out. Now, the Punisher's war is about to reach its grisly conclusion. In their final battle, either Wilson Fisk or Frank Castle will die - but neither is going down without a hell of a fight. Collecting PUNISHERMAX (2010) #17-22.

VENOM TP SAVAGE SIX

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(W) Rick Remender, Cullen Bunn (A) Lan Medina & Various (CA) Tony Moore

The Crime-Master unites Jack O'Lantern, the Human Fly, Toxin and more to destroy Venom! The villain's plan is so diabolical, it forces Eddie Brock to become a symbiote's host once more - and takes the war to the people closest to Flash Thompson! Crime-Master's identity is revealed, and Flash Thompson and Betty Brant's lives will never be the same! Plus: Venom joins the Secret Avengers! Collecting VENOM (2011) #15-22.

ZOMBIES CHRISTMAS CAROL TP

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(W) Jim McCann (A) David Baldeon, Jeremy Treece (CA) Michael William Kaluta

There will be no singing this Christmas - only screaming! Marvel presents Charles Dickens' classic A Christmas Carol...with a ghoulish twist! As London is overrun by a plague known as the "Hungry Death" - a disease spreading rapidly among the surplus population - the poor turn into the undead and hunger unendingly. When the disease spreads from the workhouses to the public, only one person can turn the zombie tide and save Christmas for all: that humbug, Ebenezer Scrooge. God help us, everyone. Collecting ZOMBIES CHRISTMAS CAROL #1-5.