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AVENGERS BIG THREE TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W/A) Various (CA) Jack Kirby
The Mighty Thor! Captain America! The Invincible Iron Man! Alone, each one of these champions is a legend throughout the Marvel Universe. But together, they make up the Avengers' big three! Witness how this triumphant trio justifies their status as the three greatest among Earth's Mightiest Heroes in adventures that span from Avengers Mansion to Asgard, with the time-tossed tale the Terminatrix Objective thrown in for good measure! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) #176; AVENGERS (1963) #150-151, #215-216 and #224; AVENGERS: THE TERMINATRIX OBJECTIVE #1-4; AVENGERS (1998) #21; and THOR (1998) #81.

CARNAGE FAMILY FEUD TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Zeb Wells (A/CA) Clayton Crain
First there was Spider-Man. Then, Venom. But they broke the mold when they created Carnage. Marvel's fan-favorite villain is back from the dead, as industrialist Michael Hall attempts to exploit the symbiote - engineering the next generation of prosthetic limbs and outfitting his own paramilitary security force, the Iron Rangers, in suits of hybrid battle armor. But when the alien intelligence asserts control of Hall's derivative tech, only Spider-Man and Iron Man stand in the way of an unprecedented wave of rioting and mass murder. And Carnage has brought some friends!
Collecting CARNAGE #1-5.

FEAR ITSELF BLACK PANTHER MAN WITHOUT FEAR PREM HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W) David Liss (A) Jefte Palo, Francesco Francavilla (CA) Simone Bianchi
Collecting BLACK PANTHER: THE MAN WITHOUT FEAR #519-523 and BLACK PANTHER: THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN ALIVE #524.

FEAR ITSELF HERC PREM HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Greg Pak, Fred Van (A) Neil Edwards (CA) Chris Stevens
Collecting HERC #1-6.

FF BY JONATHAN HICKMAN TP VOL 01
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Steve Epting, Barry Kitson (CA) Steve Epting
Before his death, the Human Torch made his wishes known: If anyone were to replace him in the Fantastic Four, it should be his best super-hero buddy, Spider-Man. But even with the addition of Spidey to their ranks, Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Woman and the Thing are now so much more than four. Welcome to the FF - the Future Foundation! Marvel's First Family has moved beyond the simple pursuits of super heroing into a bold new era of discovery. But to make tomorrow today, they'll need to expand their ranks even beyond Spider-Man and their genius children. What does the future mean when it depends on the likes of the Wizard, the Mad Thinker, A.I.M. and Dr. Doom? Collecting FF #1-5.

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN TP VOL 08 UNFIXABLE
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Matt Fraction, Kelly Sue DeConnick (A) Salvador Larroca & Various (CA) Salvador Larroca
Why should Tony Stark be the one to benefit from all of his technology? What right does Stark have to keep his miracles to himself? Dock Ock demands answers - and salvation - from Iron Man. To get Tony Stark's attention, Dr. Octopus serves him notice with a 21-kiloton nuclear device. To force Stark's compliance, he threatens to kill millions of Manhattanites. And to prove Stark's inferiority, he has one impossible request: fix the unfixable. Collecting INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #501-502 and material from #503, FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2010: IRON MAN/THOR, and RESCUE #1.

KA-ZAR BY MARK WAID AND ANDY KUBERT TP VOL 02
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Mark Waid, Brian K. Vaughan (A) Andy Kubert & Various (CA) Andy Kubert
The exciting adventures of Ka-Zar, Marvel's resident noble savage, continue! Witness how the Lord of the Savage Land and his two steadfast allies - Shanna the She-Devil and the mighty Zabu - contend with jungle dangers both prehistoric and urban in this collection brought to you courtesy of some of Marvel's most tantalizing tale-spinners! Featuring the villainy of the High Evolutionary! Collecting KA-ZAR (1997) #8-14 and ANNUAL '97.

PUNISHER BY GREG RUCKA PREM HC VOL 01
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Greg Rucka (A) Marco Checchetto, Max Fiumara (CA) Bryan Hitch
For Frank Castle, death comes easy. Life is where things gets complicated. Fully loaded with Eisner Award-winning writer Greg Rucka (Batwoman, Queen and Country, WOLVERINE) and neo-superstar artist Marco Checchetto (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, DAREDEVIL), the biggest gun of all is back with blood on his hands and vengeance in his eyes to serve his own brand of justice with everything's he's got - but can he survive the darkness stored in his own arsenal? Plus: a violent look at how the Punisher deals with a world where every criminal is now a super hero. (Here's a hint: He doesn't deal with it pleasantly.) Collecting THE PUNISHER (2011) #1-5 and material from SPIDER-ISLAND: I LOVE NEW YORK CITY.

SPIDER-MAN FANTASTIC SPIDER-MAN TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W/A) Various (CA) Stefano Caselli
Reed Richards has detected a trio of dimensional anomalies that could rip the universe apart. Sounds like a job for the new FF! But if you thought the FF stood for the Fantastic Four, think again! In the aftermath of Johnny Storm's tragic death, best bud Spider-Man has taken his place in the newly minted Future Foundation - standing alongside Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, the Thing and a coterie of precocious kids to bravely bring tomorrow into the now...by fighting a horde of zombie pirates and the Sinister Six! Plus: Can Spider-Man survive a day as a substitute teacher for the Avengers Academy? Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #658-662.

ULT COMICS ULTIMATES BY HICKMAN PREM HC VOL 01
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Esad Ribic (CA) Kaare Andrews
The next era has begun. As our heroes struggle to find their place in the world, the Ultimates face game-changing threats even they can't handle. And with the heart of the team missing in action, the country's last stand of defense may be on its last legs. Critically acclaimed writer Jonathan Hickman (FANTASTIC FOUR, FF, SECRET WARRIORS) and superstar artist Esad Ribic (UNCANNY X-FORCE) drive the Ultimates into new and deadly territory! Collecting ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #1-6.

UNCANNY X-FORCE DARK ANGEL SAGA PREM HC BOOK 02
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Rick Remender (A) Jerome Opena (CA) Esad Ribic
The fate of the entire world rests on Deadpool's shoulders! A new Death is born! Refugee mutants from the Age of Apocalypse descend on our world! Can the Merc with a Mouth hold them off long enough for X-Force to regroup? Is there any hope of staving off the Age of Archangel? Monsters of doom and glory, writer Rick Remender (VENOM, PUNISHER), artist Jerome Opeña (PUNISHER, MOON KNIGHT) and colorist Dean White (AVENGERS) bring on the bad guys! Collecting UNCANNY X-FORCE #14-18.

X-MEN LEGACY FIVE MILES SOUTH OF UNIVERSE PREM HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Mike Carey (A) Steve Kurth, Khoi Pham (CA) Clay Mann
Wayward X-Man Marvel Girl only managed to leave a brief psychic message with Rogue before being ripped away from Earth - and thrown back into the middle of an extraterrestrial war! Now, Rogue and her team of X-Men are on an intergalactic search-and-rescue mission, hoping to pull their long-lost teammates from the fray. But in what condition will they find Marvel Girl, Havok and Polaris? Plus: In the aftermath of SCHISM, the X-Men are divided. As the teams part ways, Rogue, Magneto and Gambit attend to unfinished business, hoping to avoid answering the question: Whose side are they on?
Collecting X-MEN LEGACY #254-260.

X-MEN LEGACY NECROSHA TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Mike Carey (A) Laurence Campbell & Various (CA) Adi Granov
Collecting X-MEN LEGACY #231-234 and material from X-NECROSHA.

X-MEN PRELUDE TO SCHISM TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Paul Jenkins (A) Roberto De & Various (CA) Greg Land
Collecting X-MEN: PRELUDE TO SCHISM #1-4 and material from X-MEN FIRST CLASS SPOTLIGHT.