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CAPTAIN AMERICA PRISONER OF WAR TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Ed Brubaker, Various (A) Various & Various (CA) Marko Djurdjevic
Bucky Barnes learned the deadly skills of warfare during WWII, only to have those tools exploited by the Soviets as a brainwashed Cold War assassin. And just when he thought he could break free of the chains of his history, he is thrust into a new nightmare: a Russian prison camp housing a handful of his most vicious and revenged-minded Cold War peers. For Bucky, each ponderous minute that ticks by in the gulag brings another new threat to his life. But for his friends - Steve Rogers, Sharon Carter and Black Widow - it is a race against time to undo the wicked conspiracy that has used Bucky's past as the Winter Soldier to trap him in a life of cruelty worse than any he's ever experienced. Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA #616-619.

FEAR ITSELF UNCANNY X-MEN PREM HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Kieron Gillen (A/CA) Greg Land
The X-Men are used to being feared. When FEAR ITSELF finally reaches the West Coast, they're going to become well acquainted with the emotion first hand. The unstoppable power of an old foe renewed is heading their way, and they have all the time in the world to realize how little they can do to stop him. And even more time to think about exactly how he's going to destroy San Francisco and everything it stands for. Plus: After the hammer-blow of FEAR ITSELF and the violence of SCHISM, it can't go on. It's the end of the Uncanny X-Men. And who better to provide a stirring eulogy than Mr. Sinister, the 19th century's finest morally dubious scientist! Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (1963) #540-544.

IRON MAN 2.0 TP VOL 02 ASYMMETRY
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Nick Spencer, Joshua Hale Fialkov (A) Ariel Olivetti, Kano (CA) Salvador Larroca
War Machine has just met the greatest enemy he's never faced: a nemesis who's already dead! When his weaponry fails him against a super villain he can't tackle head-on, Rhodey must use his brains - and his all-new, bleeding-edge armor - to fight a NEW battle...21st-century style! Collecting IRON MAN 2.0 #7.1 and #8-12.

MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN TANGLED WEB DIGEST TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Paul Tobin & Various (A) Rob DiSalvo & Various (CA) Alé Garza
One of the Sinister Six is missing - and Spider-Man's to blame! At least, that's what the remaining Sinister Six think, and Spider-Man's very life is the payment they demand for his presumed crime! Meanwhile, the Green Goblin is back, and he's more dangerous than ever - armed with an anti-matter pumpkin bomb! Then, with the Silver Surfer powerless in New York, it's up to Spidey to set things right! Plus: Spidey tangles with the malevolent mistress of mayhem, Madam Masque; goes toe-to-toe with Kraven the Hunter in the heart of New York's concrete jungle; and stands alone against Red Ghost and a certain trio of Super Apes! Collecting SPIDER-MAN (2010) #17-20.

MMW INCREDIBLE HULK TP VOL 02
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Stan Lee (A) Various (CA) Jack Kirby
The time has come for Marvel's Green Goliath to grace his second MARVEL MASTERWORKS collection! Kicking off with a Hulk/Giant-Man throwdown and pulling no punches straight into a toe-to-toe with the mighty Hercules, Dr. Robert Bruce Banner's mean, green alter ego battles General Thunderbolt Ross, the Leader and his Humanoids, the Executioner, and more Communists than you can shake a tank at in this earth-shattering series of scintillating slobbernockers! With art by no less than Steve Ditko and Jack Kirby, and Gil Kane's first-ever Marvel tale - well, we needn't say more. Reserve your copy today, True Believer! Collecting TALES TO ASTONISH (1959) #59-79.

POWERS PREM HC VOL 04 SUPERGROUP (MR)
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A/CA) Michael Avon Oeming
When one of the members of a popular supergroup is found violently murdered, the events that follow unveil the mystery players behind the multi-layered control of the superhero elite. Walker and Pilgrim are forced to make choices that will forever change their lives and careers, and how the world at large sees its heroes. This completely redesigned, reformatted and reworked hardcover is perfect for both new readers and old! Collecting POWERS (2000) #15-20.

QUASAR CLASSIC TP VOL 01
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Mark Gruenwald (A) Paul Ryan & Various (CA) Paul Ryan
The saga of one of Marvel's premier cosmic crusaders begins here! Long before joining the ranks of the Annihilators, Quasar participated in his own out-of-this-world adventures - both earthbound and beyond. Relive these early star-spanning tales, including Quasar's role during the "Acts of Vengeance" and his initiation into the Avengers! Collecting QUASAR #1-9, and material from AVENGERS ANNUAL #18 and MARVEL COMICS
PRESENTS (1988) #29.

SPIDER-MAN FIGHTS SUBSTANCE ABUSE TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W/A) Various (CA) Todd McFarlane
The Spectacular Spider-Man does the Marvel Universe proud in a titanic tome that's both entertaining and educational! Swing along with Spidey and a gathering of his amazing friends - including Storm, Luke Cage, Power Pack, Jubilee and the Fantastic Four - as they take on a host of important social issues in the inimitable Mighty Marvel Manner! Collecting Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #96-#98; Spider-Man, Storm and Power Man; Amazing Spider-Man: Skating on Thin Ice!; Amazing Spider-Man: Double Trouble!; Fast Lane #1-#4; Spectacular Spider-Man #1000.

STRIKEFORCE MORITURI TP VOL 02
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Peter B. Gillis, James D. Hudnall (A) Brent Anderson & Various (CA) Brent Anderson
As the first generations of Strikeforce: Morituri are lost one by one - either killed in battle or violent in-fighting, or perishing from the Morituri Effect itself - a group of scientists undertake a dangerous and unauthorized experiment to create more. Unfortunately, things don't go exactly as planned. Enter: the Morituri Monsters! Then, an alien virus is discovered that offers a glimmer of hope for the Strikeforce - but has it come too late? Plus: The war against the Horde takes an unexpected and shocking twist! Collecting STRIKEFORCE: MORITURI #14-26.

SUPERIOR PREM HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Mark Millar (A/CA) Leinil Francis Yu
Written by MARK MILLAR
Penciled by LEINIL YU
Cover by LEINIL YU
Simon Pooni had it all going for him - plenty of friends at school and good looks, and his coach called him one of the most talented basketball players he's ever seen. But that was when he could still move his legs. Now, he's living with multiple sclerosis, missing all the little things he used to take for granted, and escaping into the world of movies and comics with his best friend. Then...SUPERIOR entered his life. It's the newest smash super-hero comic from Mark Millar and SECRET INVASION artist Leinil Francis Yu! Collecting SUPERIOR #1-7.

THUNDERBOLTS CLASSIC TP VOL 02
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Kurt Busiek & Various (A) Mark Bagley & Various (CA) Mark Bagley
The Thunderbolts' true identities have been revealed to the world. Baron Zemo's plans for global domination have been put into effect. The world's greatest super heroes have fallen under his control. Only the Thunderbolts can stop things from escalating before it's too late - but are these former villains willing to side with the angels just yet? Justice, like lightning! Collecting THUNDERBOLTS #6-14 and HEROES FOR HIRE (1997) #7.

TORSO HC (MR)
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Brian Michael Bendis, Marc Andreyko (A/CA) Brian Michael Bendis
The gripping tale of Eliot Ness' chase of America's first serial killer: the mysterious torso killer! This 1999 Eisner Award-winner for Comic Book Excellence is completely reformatted, and perfect for both new readers and old! Collecting TORSO #1-6.

WOLVERINE AND CAPTAIN AMERICA TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Tom Derenick & Various (A) Tom Derenick, Denys Cowan (CA) Tom Derenick
The criminal Contingency has stolen Shi'ar technology capable of mass devastation, and it's up to two of Marvel's finest to track it down before it's too late. But will Wolverine's irascible nature allow him to work alongside with the star-spangled Avenger without incident? Guest-starring Warbird and Sharon Carter! Plus: from the mighty Marvel vaults, a rare Cap/Wolvie team-up from yesteryear! Collecting WOLVERINE/CAPTAIN AMERICA #1-4 and WOLVERINE (1988) #124.

X-MEN AGE OF APOCALYPSE OMNIBUS HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W/A) Various (CA) Billy Tan
Written by VARIOUS
Penciled by VARIOUS
Covers by BILLY TAN & JOE MADUREIRA
Charles Xavier is dead - killed twenty years in the past during a freak time-travel accident - and the world that has arisen in his absence is dark and dangerous indeed. The Darwinian conqueror Apocalypse rules with an iron fist, ruthlessly enforcing his dictum that only the strong shall survive - and in Apocalypse's long shadow, hidden among a downtrodden humankind, are a group of ragtag freedom fighters led by Xavier's oldest friend, Magneto: the Amazing X-Men! When Bishop, last survivor of the true Marvel Universe, locates the X-Men and explains how the world went wrong, these embittered mutants and their tenuous allies must risk everything - and undertake a dangerous and multi-pronged quest - to put things right! The comics event of 1995 is collected in one deluxe oversized hardcover! Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (1963) #320-321, X-MEN (1991) #40-41, CABLE (1993) #20, X-MEN ALPHA, AMAZING X-MEN #1-4, ASTONISHING X-MEN (1995) #1-4, FACTOR X #1-4, GAMBIT & THE X-TERNALS #1-4, GENERATION NEXT #1-4, WEAPON X (1995) #1-4, X-CALIBRE #1-4, X-MAN #1-4, X-MEN OMEGA, AGE OF APOCALYPSE: THE CHOSEN and X-MEN ASHCAN #2.

X-MEN FF PREM HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Victor Gischler (A) Jorge Molina, Will Conrad (CA) Jorge Molina
The X-Men and the FF team up when strange happenings in the Bermuda Triangle threaten the Marvel Universe. Yes, you've seen the X-Men and the FF interact before, but never with Magneto and Dr. Doom on the side of the angels. Don't miss this landmark team-up with an adventure you have to see to believe. Plus: When a medicine woman is at death's door, the demons she's been containing for decades are looking forward to their freedom. Good news: The X-Men are on the scene. Bad news: These demons are out of our mutant super heroes' league. It would be nice to have help from Ghost Rider, but is the new Spirit
of Vengeance friend or foe?
Collecting X-MEN (2010) #15.1 and #16-19.