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ANITA BLAKE VH LAUGHING CORPSE ULT COLL TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Laurell K. Hamilton, Jessica Ruffner-Booth (A) Ron Lim (CA) Harvey Tolibao
Written by LAURELL K. HAMILTON & JESSICA RUFFNER
Penciled by RON LIM
Cover by HARVEY TOLIBAO
Adapting the second novel in Laurell K. Hamilton's bestselling Anita Blake series! St. Louis is a city of the damned. The supernatural is commonplace, and the undead enjoy free rein. But whether warm- or cold-blooded, the laws of man still apply - and nobody dispenses justice better than Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter! This time out, a child's parents are gruesomely slaughtered by an unknown entity. With the child missing and time running out for his safe return, Anita is called in to lend her special expertise as an Animator - one who can raise the bodies of the dead. But as she pursues the truth behind his abduction, she descends into a maelstrom of voodoo mysticism and the many dark secrets of her foes, her friends and - inevitably - herself! THE LAUGHING CORPSE continues the exploration of Hamilton's inventive universe of vampires, werewolves, zombies and ghouls - and the brave hunter who tries to keep them all in line!

ASTONISHING X-MEN CHILDREN OF BROOD PREM HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W) James Asmus, Christos N. Gage (A) Juan Bobillo, Nick Bradshaw (CA) TBD
WHILE CYCLOPS, EMMA AND WOLVERINE ARE OFF IN JAPAN DEALING WITH GIANT MONSTERS, SOMETHING DIRE HAPPENS THAT DEMANDS THE X-MEN'S ATTENTION. WITH THEIR LEADERS AWAY, SHOULD THE X-MEN DENY THEIR HELP? HELL NO! STORM, COLOSSUS AND KITTY PRYDE JOIN BEAST AND AGENT BRAND TO TAKE ON THE BROOD. BUT WHEN INTERGALACTIC LAW PREVENTS THE DESTRUCTION OF AN ENEMY WHO CAN ONLY BE DEFEATED BY EXTERMINATION, THE X-MEN HAVE A PROBLEM. ARE STORM AND HER CREW UP TO THE TASK? AND WHAT IS CYCLOPS GOING TO SAY WHEN HE LEARNS OF THIS? PLUS: JOIN US FOR A SPECIAL TOLD-IN-ONE STORY WITH EMMA FROST AND DANGER DELIVERING ON A PROMISE BACK IN ASTONISHING X-MEN #24. DON'T MISS THIS CONFRONTATION THAT HAS BEEN BREWING SINCE 2008! COLLECTING ASTONISHING X-MEN #38, #40, #42 AND #43 - PLUS UNCANNY X-MEN #162 (1982), FEATURING THE CLASSIC BATTLE BETWEEN WOLVERINE AND THE BROOD!

AVENGERS HAWKEYE - EARTH'S MIGHTIEST MARKSMAN PREM HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W/A) Various (CA) Scott Kolins
Written by CHUCK DIXON, TOM DEFALCO & NEL YOMTOV
Penciled by SCOTT KOLINS, JEFF JOHNSON, DAVE ROSS, MARK BAGLEY & GERALD DECAIRE
Covers by SCOTT KOLINS & DARICK ROBERTSON
The Avenging Archer takes the stage in a collection of enough sensational solo adventures to fill anyone's quiver! First, watch out as Hawkeye encounters a genetically engineered monstrosity created by the insidious Secret Empire. But will this feral fiend prove to be friend or foe? Then, roll with the punches as Hawkeye gets battered by Batroc, assaulted by Oddball and trounced by the Taskmaster - all in a single thrilling one-shot. Finally, duck for cover when Hawkeye participates in a rocky three-part reunion! Ready, aim, fire - this Marvelous masterpiece hits the mark! Collecting HAWKEYE (1994) #1-4, HAWKEYE: EARTH'S MIGHTIEST MARKSMAN and material from MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS (1988) #159-161.

AVENGERS ORIGIN TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Joe Casey (A/CA) Phil Noto
Written by JOE CASEY
Penciled by PHIL NOTO
Cover by PHIL NOTO
Redefining the origin of Earth's Mightiest Heroes! Iron Man! Thor! Ant-Man and the Wasp! Individually, each has the power to fight injustice and protect the innocent. But even the strongest heroes can only do so much when they stand alone. When the mischief god Loki uses the rampaging Hulk as his pawn of destruction in his bid to escape exile, it's up to Earth's best and brightest to stand together and stop him! The adventures of the Avengers echo throughout history, and it all begins here! Collecting AVENGERS: THE ORIGIN #1-5.

DAKEN DARK WOLVERINE PRIDE COMES BEFORE FALL PREM HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Rob Williams (A) Matteo Buffagni, Mick Bertilorenzi (CA) Giuseppe Camuncoli
Written by ROB WILLIAMS
Penciled by MATTEO BUFFAGNI & MICK BERTILORENZI
Cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI
When Daken came to Los Angeles, he believed the position of West Coast Kingpin was there for the taking. But the City of Angels has a new crime lord, the "Claws" serial killer continues to cause carnage in the dark areas of the Hollywood Hills, and the Heat drug's grip on Daken is growing daily - scarring his mind and body. It's the perfect time, then, for Daken to find himself battling the Avenger with multiple personalities: Moon Knight! And when the shadow king of the Hollywood Hills is revealed, Daken suddenly finds himself the most wanted man in America - with the entire LAPD and the FBI on his tail! Can Daken save Donna Kiel when he's at his weakest? Does he even want to? Collecting DAKEN: DARK WOLVERINE #13-19.

ENDERS SHADOW ULTIMATE COLLECTION TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Mike Carey (A) Sebastian Fiumara (CA) Pasqual Ferry
Written by MIKE CAREY
Penciled by SEBASTIAN FIUMARA
Cover by PASQUAL FERRY
Adapting sci-fi legend Orson Scott Card's classic novel! The alien Formics twice attacked the human race. We barely won. Now, the International Fleet is drafting brilliant kids to train them to command our forces in the next war. And from the teeming legions of unwanted children, Sister Carlotta has plucked a promising candidate: Bean, with a staggering brilliance as unexplainable as his mysterious origins. But just as the prodigiously talented Bean's mentor, ender Wiggin, is shipped off to Command School, Bean is thrust into an existential crisis: the discovery of a long-lost brother and the return of his worst enemy. Worse, it's a crisis engineered by the very leaders depending on his graduation to Command School! Collecting ENDER'S SHADOW: BATTLE SCHOOL #1-5 and ENDER'S SHADOW: COMMAND SCHOOL #1-5.

ESSENTIAL X-FACTOR TP VOL 04
MARVEL COMICS
(W/A) Various (CA) Terry Shoemaker
Written by LOUISE SIMONSON, PETER DAVID, JOHN BYRNE, RALPH MACCHIO, MARK GRUENWALD, PETER SANDERSON, JIM STARLIN, JO DUFFY, WALTER SIMONSON & CHRIS CLAREMONT
Penciled by TERRY SHOEMAKER, MARC SILVESTRI, COLLEEN DORAN, STEVEN CARR, ANDY KUBERT, JON BOGDANOVE, JOHN BYRNE, JIM FERN, MARK BAGLEY, DAVID ROSS, JACKSON GUICE, JOE STATON, CHRIS WOZNIAK & ARTHUR ADAMS
Cover by TERRY SHOEMAKER
The members of X-Factor - Cyclops, Jean Grey, Iceman, Beast and Archangel - are professionals through and through. But when the likes of Sabretooth, a cadre of vampires and a threat from an alternate dystopian future wage war against our heroes, it's no big surprise things get a little out of control even for them! Collecting X-FACTOR (1986) #51-59 and ANNUAL #4-5; X-FACTOR: PRISONER OF LOVE; MARVEL FANFARE (1982) #50; and material from FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL #23, NEW MUTANTS ANNUAL #6 and X-MEN ANNUAL #14.

FANTASTIC FOUR SEASON ONE PREM HC WITH FR DIG CDE
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (A) David Marquez (CA) Julian Totino Tedesco
Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE -SACASA
Penciled by DAVID MARQUEZ
Cover by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO
In Manhattan's most famous skyscraper, the Baxter Building, scientific genius Reed Richards hatches a plan that will change the lives of those he loves most - and the very course of human history - in a way no one could've ever imagined. Revisit the story that irrevocably altered comics and pop culture in this all-new graphic novel, modernizing the journey of Reed Richards, Susan Storm, Johnny Storm and Ben Grimm as they travel to the stars - and return with fantastic, devastating results! Plus: Witness the FF's cataclysmic first battles with the Mole Man, Dr. Doom and Prince Namor, the mysterious Sub-Mariner, in a way you've never seen before. You only think you know the story!
This book will be shrink wrapped and will include a free digital download code.

FEAR ITSELF HULK PREM HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Jeff Parker (A) Elena Casagrande, Gabriel Hardman (CA) Carlo Pagulayan
Written by JEFF PARKER
Penciled by ELENA CASAGRANDE & GABRIEL HARDMAN
Cover by CARLO PAGULAYAN
Red Hulk's most dangerous dust-ups yet! As the hammer-wielders continue their campaign of fear and terror, Red Hulk takes up arms against the newly deified Ben Grimm, the FF's Thing! It's bruiser vs. bruiser as two of the world's strongest battle it out in an all-out brawl that will shake the world! And no one is watching closer than M.O.D.O.K.! Plus: Omegex, a deadly force from beyond the far reaches of space, has awakened - and he wants Red Hulk! Our Crimson Crusader has fought battles of massive scale, faced villains of great strength and guile, and even punched a Watcher! But what can he do against a destroyer of entire worlds? And with Red Hulk on the ropes, when it seems the situation can't get any worse, super villainess extraordinaire Zero/One and her henchman Black Fog arrive. Collecting HULK #37-41.

FEAR ITSELF SECRET AVENGERS PREM HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Nick Spencer, Cullen Bunn (A) Scot Eaton, Peter Nguyen (CA) Adi Granov
Written by NICK SPENCER & CULLEN BUNN
Penciled by SCOT EATON & PETER NGUYEN
Cover by ADI GRANOV
The armies of FEAR ITSELF are mounting on every side, and even the gods have turned their backs on Earth. With humanity facing its gravest threat yet, Steve Rogers and his Secret Avengers will be forced to make some hard choices about what's just in times of war. With the world falling apart and the Avengers in disarray, the SECRET AVENGERS spotlight shines on Beast, Valkyrie and Black Widow. Plus: The secret is out! Word of Steve Rogers' clandestine operations has leaked, kicking off a global race by the Secret Avengers to save compromised superhuman assets before they can be taken off the board! Collecting SECRET AVENGERS #12.1 and #13-15, and FEAR ITSELF: BLACK WIDOW #1.

JOHN CARTER WARLORD OF MARS OMNIBUS HC
MARVEL COMICS
(W/A) Various (CA) Alan Davis
Written by MARV WOLFMAN, CHRIS CLAREMONT, PETER B. GILLIS, BILL MANTLO & ALAN WEISS
Penciled by GIL KANE, DAVE COCKRUM, CARMINE INFANTINO, WALTER SIMONSON, ROSS ANDRU, ERNIE COLON, FRANK MILLER, MIKE VOSBURG, LARRY HAMA, SAL BUSCEMA, ERNIE CHAN & ALAN WEISS
Covers by ALAN DAVIS & GIL KANE
Marvel's top talents of the 1970s take on Edgar Rice Burroughs' savage swordsman of Barsoom! John Carter, a hunted soldier on the Western frontier, is transported to an alien world filled with six-armed aliens, sinister super-science and the love of his life, the incomparable Dejah Thoris! A must-have science-fiction epic in the Mighty Marvel Manner! Collecting JOHN CARTER, WARLORD OF MARS #1-28 and ANNUAL #1-3.

MMW UNCANNY X-MEN HC VOL 08
MARVEL COMICS
(W/A) Various (CA) Paul Smith
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT with MARY JO DUFFY & SCOTT EDELMAN
Penciled by DAVE COCKRUM & PAUL SMITH with BRENT ANDERSON, BILL SIENKIEWICZ & KEN LANDGRAF
Cover by PAUL SMITH
When you've got amazing stories by Chris Claremont, excellent artwork by Dave Cockrum and the astonishing debut of fanfavorite Paul Smith, what you have is a mutant masterwork! It starts off with an adventure in Belasco's mysterious Limbo realm that leaves Colossus' little sister, Illyana Rasputin, aged from child to teenager in a moment. Then comes a classic tale of Professor X and Magneto in their younger days, before their philosophical fallout, teamed up to take down Baron Strucker and Hydra. But the real action is the conclusion of the epic Brood Saga! Teamed with the Starjammers and Shi'ar, the X-Men find themselves fighting in an all-out war for survival against the sleaziest parasites in outer space. There's also the debut of Carol Danvers as Binary, the return of Dracula and an appearance by the New Mutants. And to top it off, we're including the long-demanded Wolverine and Angel backup stories from MARVEL TREASURY EDITION #26-27, and the Kitty Pryde classic from SPECIAL EDITION X-MEN #1! Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (1963) #161-167 and ANNUAL #6, SPECIAL EDITION X-MEN #1, and MARVEL TREASURY EDITION #26-27.

NEW AVENGERS BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS TP VOL 02
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Stuart Immonen & Various (CA) Stuart Immonen
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by STUART IMMONEN, DANIEL ACUÑA, MIKE DEODATO & HOWARD CHAYKIN
Cover by STUART IMMONEN
1959. Under presidential orders, Nick Fury assembles the first Avengers: Victor Creed. Namora. Kraven the Hunter. Dominic Fortune. Silver Sable. Ulysses Bloodstone. Their mission? Stop the rise of the Red Skull's Fourth Reich - or die trying. Present Day. Luke Cage's New Avengers are settling in to life at Avengers Mansion. But as the team begins to gel, Norman Osborn's HAMMER is secretly rebuilding. Stopping these bad guys will test the New Avengers with death and betrayal - and bring a startling revelation regarding Nick Fury and his 1959 Avengers Initiative. Collecting NEW AVENGERS #7-13.

SPIDER-MAN NEXT CHAPTER VOL 02 TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Howard Mackie, Kieth Giffen J. M. Dematteis (A) John Byrne & Various (CA) John Romita
Written by HOWARD MACKIE & J.M. DEMATTEIS
Penciled by JOHN BYRNE, JOHN ROMITA JR., LIAM SHARP & AL RIO
Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
There may not be another "next chapter" in the life of the Amazing Spider-Man if the villains in this volume get their way! Featuring such classic antagonists as Kraven the Hunter, Dr. Octopus, the Vulture and the Blob - not to mention alternate versions of Green Goblin, Electro and the Red Skull - this riotous roster reads like a veritable who's who of Spider-rogues! Plus: the return of Venom! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1999) #7-12, and PETER PARKER: SPIDER-MAN (1999) #7-12 and ANNUAL '99.