The mystery of Marvel's forgotten Golden Age guardian deepens! As Tony Stark - a.k.a. Iron Man, Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. - continues to dig, all he comes up with are more questions. Where is the Blue Marvel today? What unexpected agent has been monitoring him? And what exactly happened that day in space? [Written by Kevin Grevioux / Penciled by Mat Broome / Cover by Juan Doe]
Time was, if a train was about to run over a lady, heroes didn't go back in time to divert the rail, they flew down and took the full impact of that locomotive! And they didn't sometimes team up with their enemies either, a villain is a bad guy and that's all there is to it! There's a lot about hero-ing our friend The Sentry will learn when he meets... the GOLDEN AGE SENTRY!Also, the Sentry and his 31st century Guardians of the Galaxy teammates get the call when a planet named Idda is about to give birth, and the only known planetary midwifery tome is guarded by the remains of a savage race! Will they reach the book in time? Live through a horrifying space battle? And will the Sentry even notice Sun Girl has a crush on him? Join the Sentry and the star-spanning Guardians in their quest to deliver big! [Written by Jeff Parker& Paul Tobin / Penciled by Ramon Rosanas / Cover by Dave Bullock]
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Looking for answers? Get your Atlas! The spy. The spaceman. The goddess. The robot. The gorilla. During the late 1950s, the U.S. government allowed FBI Special Agent Jimmy Woo to forge a team of unlikely heroes. Together, they stormed the fortress of a criminal mastermind to rescue President Eisenhower - but the group disbanded soon after. Now, almost 50 years later, an unauthorized S.H.I.E.L.D. mission goes down in flames - and from the ashes arise forces from the Golden Age of Marvel! It started in 1947 when the Sub-Mariner's cousin hit the printed page, and it finishes up here as yesterday's heroes make tomorrow safe from one of history's horrors! Collecting AGENTS OF ATLAS #1-6 - plus the Agents' first appearances in stories from YELLOW CLAW #1 (Jimmy Woo; October 1956), MENACE #11 (Human Robot; May 1954), VENUS #1 (August 1948), MARVEL MYSTERY COMICS #82 (Namora; May 1947), MARVEL BOY #1 (December 1950), MEN'S ADVENTURES #26 (Gorilla Man; March 1954) and WHAT IF? #9 (1950s Avengers; June 1978). Also featuring blogs, creator interviews, character designs and other extras! [Written by Jeff Parker / Penciled by Leonard Kirk / Cover by Tomm Coker]
There's a new Green Goblin in town - and his name is PETER PARKER! Spider-Girl faces her biggest challenge yet when she must face off against her own father! Plus, more fun with Mayday's little brother as Tom DeFalco and Colleen Coover (AGE OF SENTRY) bring you LI'L BENJY, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-BABY! [Written by Tom DeFalco / Pencils by Ron Frenz & Colleen Coover / Cover by Ron Frenz]
Mind on Fire Part 2 of 2 The Molten Man's powers are out of control, setting the world ablaze around him, and destroying his own body and mind within. This is it, his final and brightest burn. And all he cares about is taking Harry Osborn with him! Can Spider-Man pull his best friend's fat out of this fire? And, with what Harry's been up to, should he? All this plus: a secret surprise from Liz Allan, and a major Spider-Mystery is finally solved. [Written by Dan Slott / Pencils & Cover by Mike McKone]
After the revelations of "Mind on Fire", love is in the air for more than one member of the cast and Pete finally gets some time out with the ladies. (and who better to bring it to you than two men who both had dates as recently as 1987!)Amidst the romance though, forces are gathering that will spell trouble for Peter in the months to come. [Written by Mark Waid / Pencils by Barry Kitson / Cover by John Romita Sr]
CHARACTER ASSASSINATION BEGINS! The climax to the last year's worth of Spider-man stories starts with a bang as questions are answered and Spidey's new world is rocked to its core. Who's the person terrorizing people as Menace? Who's behind the Spider-Tracer Killings? Who's going to be the Mayor of New York City? After more than 365 (Brand New) Days, Marc Guggenheim and John Romita Jr. have all the answers in the first chapter of Character Assassination -- a story over a year in the making! [Written by Marc Guggenheim / Pencils & Cover by John Romita Jr.]
Even with three issues a month, there's plenty of Spidey's world left to explore. Amazing Spider-Man Extra! is back to make sure you don't miss a beat with three important stories that will affect Spidey's life in the month's to come.Out of the pages of NEW WAYS TO DIE comes ANTI-VENOM in his first solo adventure by Dan Slott! When ANTI-VENOM tries to take down a black market drug ring, he comes face-to-face with MR. NEGATIVE...the man who is secretly Eddie Brock's greatest friend. And maybe things aren't as black and white as they seem. Also, more on the mysterious new teenage villain KRAVEN by Phil Jimenez. And finally Spider-Man meets his Avengers teammate Wolverine by Zeb Wells and Paolo Rivera. [Written by Dan Slott, Zeb Wells & Phil Jimenez / Pencils by Phil Jimenez, Paolo Rivera & More / Cove]
Her fans have been asking for it; now, Laurell K. Hamilton delivers a look into Anita Blake's past. Written by Laurell K. Hamilton herself, along with Jonathon Green, THE FIRST DEATH takes place almost a year before the events being chronicled in GUILTY PLEASURES. Witness the first meeting of Anita and Jean-Claude, Anita's first time inside Guilty Pleasures, her first serial-killer case, and an early encounter with Edward. Prepare to be thrilled by this original story produced especially for comics! Collecting LAURELL K. HAMILTON'S ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: THE FIRST DEATH #1-2 and ANITA BLAKE: GUILTY PLEASURES HANDBOOK. [Written by Laurell K. Hamilton & Jonathon Green / Penciled by Wellinton Alves / Cover by Brett Booth]
Best-selling author Laurell K. Hamilton's "The Laughing Corpse" continues-and welcomes back a fan-favorite vampire lothario! As the Executioner of St. Louis, Anita Blake has made her fair share of dirty dealings with the dregs of the underworld. And if Anita wants to solve the grisliest case of her career, it looks like she's going to have to make one more dark compact: this time with the newly crowned Master Vampire-Jean-Claude! [Written by Laurell K. Hamilton / Adapted by Jessica Ruffner / Pencils & Cover by Ron Lim]
The next Annihilation epic continues with the newest addition to Marvel's galaxy of sci-fi stars and the last remaining Nova Corps centurian, as the action builds to the main event! Who is the haunted loner known as Wraith? What are his chilling powers, how did he get them, and what is the tragic quest that drives him? Meanwhile, Rich Rider stood toe to toe with Annihilus, but can the Human Rocket face a foe that has an entire galaxy on lockdown? What will happen when a man used to flying anywhere finds himself trapped with nowhere to run? And finally, in the wake of the Phalanx's sneak attack on the Kree Empire, heroes separated by distance but united by willpower have taken their first steps toward liberating a galaxy in peril. Now, all the threads begin to weave together-and if you thought the surprises were over, think again! What are the Phalanx really after? What new players will change the game? Grab your weapon and join the fight for freedom with Wraith, Nova, Quasar, Star-Lord and more! Collecting ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST - WRAITH #1-4, NOVA #4-7 and ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST #1-6. [Written by Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning / Penciled by Kyle Hotz, Sean Chen & T]
GHOST BOX, PART 4 Big action. Big Science. And a Big Mystery to solve! The superstar team of Warren Ellis and Simone Bianchi take the X-Men on a mission that will take them into mind-bending and previously uncharted territory -- one that will test them -- and their leader Cyclops -- to their very core. [Written by Warren Ellis / Pencils & Cover by Simone Bianchi]
With the real enemy revealed, two teams of Avengers are drawn together for a brutal battle royale. Meanwhile, a secret from the Invaders' past threatens to destroy the present, upend the chessboard and send several heroes back through the veils of time...perhaps lost forever. A variant cover by Steve Epting is available as part of a set of 26 copies (25 regular covers and 1 variant) [Written by Jim Krueger & Alex Ross / Penciled by Steve Sadowski / Cover by Alex Rossvariant Cover by]
Dark Reign. These solicits are classified until the release of Secret Invasion #8. [Written by Christos N. Gage / Pencils & Cover by Humberto Ramos]
Just when they thought the battle was over...things only gets worse for Japan's top heroes! With a new-and unusual-predicament afoot, all our heroes have to do is get past the army, navy, air force, marines... Getting home never seemed so hard before! Join the Big Hero 6 for the action-packed conclusion to their first mini-series in the new millennium from fan-favorite X-Scribe Chris Claremont and rising-star artist David Nakayama. [Written by Chris Claremont / Pencils & Cover Bydavid Nakayama]
"WAITING FOR THE END OF THE WORLD,"CONCLUSION In the present, Cyclops, Emma and Beast have been ambushed by Bishop and a nasty little surprise he's smuggled into the X-Men HQ. Meanwhile, hundreds of years in the future, Cable realizes what the former X-Man has done to the planet -- all in an effort to make sure Cable and the four-year-old mutant messiah never, ever return to the present. Once again, the rules of the hunt have been completely rewritten, and the future of mutantkind has never looked more uncertain. [Written by Duane Swierczynski / Pencils & Cover by Ariel Olivetti]
Eisner-Winning artist Steve Epting returns as the New Captain America comes face-to-face with an old ally -- Prince Namor -- on a dangerous trip to China. Can Bucky and Namor team up to save the memory of an old comrade-in-arms as Cold War crimes come back to haunt the Winter Soldier? Part 1 of 3. [Written by Ed Brubaker / Pencils & Cover by Steve Epting]
The third in a series chronicling the adventures that made Captain America the hero we know today, Paul Jenkins (MYTHOS) does what he does best, weaving a tale of war, brotherhood and legacy. From skinny Steve Rogers at boot camp to the Super-Soldier leading a battalion of men against the Nazis, this is the Captain America you thought you knew but you've never seen. And when the choice is between his country or his best friend, this is the decision he had to make. [Written by Paul Jenkins / Art by Gary Erskine / Cover by Steve Epting]
In every war, people demand their champion. In World War II, that hero was Captain America. TRUTH is the controversial, declassified story of the African American men involuntarily subjected to the U.S. War Department's Super Soldier project, in a race to develop a serum that might turn the tide against the Axis powers ... if the Nazi's didn't get to it first. An epic spanning the time just before the attack on Pearl Harbor into the present day, TRUTH finally reveals the tragic sacrifice that a Black infantry unit made for their country - and what those sacrifices mean to a white man named Steve Rogers. Collecting TRUTH #1-7. [Written by Robert Morales / Penciled by Kyle Baker / Cover by Kyle Baker]
"Hell Comes to Birmingham" Captain Britain is reunited with his wife, Meggan! Butcan they stay together and live through Dr. Plokta'sdevastating attack? Also, the Black Knight gives into his darkest urges and comes to grips with the truth about the Ebony Blade. Can he ever turn back to the light? Part 4 (of 4) [Written by Paul Cornell / Penciled by Leonard Kirk / Cover by Stuart Immonen]
One of the Marvel Universe's most staggering sagas from two of Britain's most remarkable writers, reprinted in total for the first time! Captain Britain fights to save a universe...and fails! But a single reality is small change in the game Merlyn's playing against Mad Jim Jaspers, who's rewriting reality so he's the center of the universe! Worlds collide, heroes and villains die, and Captain Britain's beside himself - except when he's fighting himself...to the death! Featuring the first appearances of the metamorphic Meggan, Opal Luna Saturnyne, the Captain Britain Corps, and more! Plus: Psylocke joins the X-Men, and the X-Men join Captain Britain on a cosmic quest into the secrets of life and death! The fiendish Fury, the horrific Horde and the malevolent Mojo are only a few of the adversaries who await within! Also guest-starring the New Mutants and Captain America! Collecting MARVEL SUPER-HEROES (UK) #377-388, THE DAREDEVILS (UK) #1-11, CAPTAIN AMERICA #305-306, MIGHTY WORLD OF MARVEL (UK) #7-16, CAPTAIN BRITAIN (UK) #1-14, NEW MUTANTS ANNUAL #2 and UNCANNY X-MEN ANNUAL #11. [Written by Alan Moore, Alan Davis, Dave Thorpe, Paul Neary, Michael Carlin, Steve Craddock, Mike Col]
REVEALED: How Magneto formed the House of M! It all comes down to this...the final battle between Magneto's mutant army and the United States of America! Can the Master of Magnetism stand against non-metallic Sentinels? What will happen whenMagneto's children learn that he's their father? And how will Earth's superpowers respond when the planet's most powerful mutant finally makes his bid to conquer the world? The epic conclusion to the House of M's greatest untold story is here! [Written by Christos N. Gage / Penciled by Andrea Divito / Cover by Mike Perkins]
The shocking ending of LADY BULLSEYE is here! It's a non-stop kung-fu extravaganza, as Daredevil faces Lady Bullseye and the Hand - and confronts one of the toughest decisions of his life! [Written by Ed Brubaker / Penciled by Michael Lark / Cover by Marko Djurdjevic]
Two assassins. One hero. It didn't end well. But Elektra's death was only the foundation for one of Frank Miller's most staggering sagas of the Man Without Fear! The Hand and the Chaste are in a race for Elektra, body and soul, and Natasha Romanova, the Black Widow, almost follows her rival into the grave while Daredevil's trapped in a coffin of his own design! Can his sarcastic sensei Stick rescue him from sensory overload, just in time for hand-to-Hand combat? Plus the continuing tragedy of Heather Glenn, Foggy Nelson's foray into organized crime, a path not taken to the SHIELD Helicarrier, and the only villain who gets less respect than Stilt-Man...a second Stilt-Man! Featuring the Kingpin, Bullseye, and Hydra! Collecting DAREDEVIL #185-191, #219; DAREDEVIL: LOVE & WAR and WHAT IF? #28. [Written by Frank Miller & Mike W. Barr / Penciled by Frank Miller, Klaus Janson, John Buscema & Bill]
And I - I have shown him... that a man without hope is a man without fear. The definitive Daredevil tale! Karen Page, Matt Murdock's former lover, has traded away the Man Without Fear's secret identity for a drug fix. Now, Daredevil must find strength as the Kingpin of Crime wastes no time taking him down as low as a human can get. Collecting DAREDEVIL #226-233. [Written by Frank Miller / Penciled by David Mazzucchelli]
Dark Reign. These solicits are classified until the release of Secret Invasion #8. A variant cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC is available as part of a set of 21 copies (20 regular covers and 1 variant) [Written by Brian Michael Bendis / Pencils & Cover by Mike Deodato Variant Cover by Marko Djurdjevic]
In the midst of Gilead's coming of age party for Roland and his ka-tet, the treacherous Walter O'Dim and the Good Man John Farson have enlisted Steven Deschain's wife, Gabrielle, in a deadly scheme to assassinate Gilead's ruler. Once Deschain has been removed, the path to Maerlyn's Grapefruit will open wide for the Crimson King and his minions to reclaim the nightmare-seeing sphere and plunge all of Mid World into chaos. A variant cover by DANIEL ACUÑA is available as part of a set of 26 copies (25 regular covers and 1 variant). A sketch variant cover by JAE LEE is available as part of a set of 77 copies (75 regular covers, 1 Acuna variant, and 1 Lee variant) [Written by Peter David & Robin Furth / Pencils & Cover by Jae Lee & Richard Isanove Variant Cover by]
Dark Reign. These solicits are classified until the release of Secret Invasion #8. [Written by Daniel Way / Penciled by Paco Medina / Cover by Jason Pearson]
ALL NEW TALES!!! You've gotta ask yourself: If Doctor Doom's the most evil guy ever, how much more evil's it gonnaget when he puts a whole TEAM of VILLAINS to work? It's the series where the bad guys get their say, and the SinisterSix are saying they aren't sinister enough! So, what's the solution? How about Kraven stealing a vibranium staff from theLouvre? Sweet! And how about Electro designs a new suit to better channel his powers? Great idea! And how about ramping up Mysterio's powers by breaking into Stark Industries to steal a miniaturized super-component, battling both Iron Man and Dr. Strange in the process? [Written by Paul Tobin / Art by Patrick Scherberger / Cover by Roger Cruz]
He's a boxer, he's a ninja, he's a corporate whistle-blower, he's a biker, he's an armored warrior...he's the Punisher, and he's taking his anti-crime obsession across four continents and beyond! He wants nothing to do with the superhuman shenanigans of the rest of the Marvel Universe but is nonetheless thrown against Doctor Doom, AIM, the Reavers, Jigsaw, Madam Hydra, and more! And introducing the sinister Saracen, one of the rare wrongdoers to fight the Punisher and live long enough to do it again! Plus combat tips, tech specs, and solo adventures of the Punisher's sidekick Microchip! Guest-starring Moon Knight! Collecting PUNISHER #21-40, ANNUAL #2-3 and Punisher Annual #2-3. [Written by Mike Baron, Roger Salick, Eliot R. Brown & Gregory Wright / Penciled by Erik Larsen, Russ]
You can call him mutant or animal or hunter or even Wolverine, he couldn't care less. Logan is old enough to remember Teddy Roosevelt taking office, his bones are unbreakable, his senses are extraordinary, he regenerates injury at an inhuman rate, and his rage is unholy. Haunted by half-forgotten demons, he fights for those who can't fight for themselves - from the concrete canyons of New York City to the seedy underbelly of Southeast Asia and beyond - even as he struggles to contain the monster within. Collecting WOLVERINE #1-23. [Written by Chris Claremont, Peter David & Archie Goodwin / Penciled by John Buscema, Gene Colan & Jo]
Ikaris makes a huge move as the next arc in our cosmic adventure begins! As the drastically approaching Horde legion moves ever closer to Earth, Druig and Ikaris' ageless hatred towards one another finally explodes! Pacts are broken, alliances are shaped, lines are drawn, and Eternal blood will flow on the Marvel landscape! Don't miss this jumping on point, dear reader, as the goldern-haired Eternal breaks from the pact to become a star! [Written by Charles& Daniel Knauf / Pencils & Cover by Eric Nguyen]
Even before his phenomenal FF run, John Byrne was shaping the World Greatest Super-Team's destiny whenever he could get his hands on them! Tales from three titles, featuring the FF vs. the Frightful Four, the Human Torch vs. the Super-Skrull and the Thing vs. himself! Time travel, evolution and the fate of HERBIE! (Remember him?) Guest-starring Spider-Man, Ms. Marvel and Dazzler! Collecting MARVEL TEAM-UP #61-62, MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #50, and FANTASTIC FOUR #215-218 and #220-221. [Written by John Byrne, Chris Claremont, Marv Wolfman & Bill Mantlo / Penciled by John Byrne, Joe Sin]
Marvel's First Family meets Millar and Hitch! When one of the world's greatest writers teams up with one of the world's greatest artists, the result is the truly World's Greatest Comic Magazine! Following their epic successes with ULTIMATES and ULTIMATES 2, Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch reunite to forge a new future for the Fantastic Four! Taking their cue from the wild-eyed, creative abandon of the classic Lee/Kirby years, Millar and Hitch make the book decisively their own! First up is the return of Reed Richards' old flame, Alyssa Moy, with news of worldwide calamity that only Mister Fantastic can help divert - but what if the price is his marriage to Sue? Next, the Defenders are back and barraging New York with high-velocity attacks. This mysterious group of heavies has taken out Doctor Doom and Johnny Storm - and that's not even their biggest surprise! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR #554-561. [Written by Mark Millar / Penciled by Bryan Hitch / Cover by Bryan Hitch]
The last time we saw Deputy Kowalski, he'd had his hand chopped off and eaten by a crazed cannibal and been Penance Stared by an enraged Johnny Blaze. Now he's back, armed with a hellfire shotgun and gunning for vengeance against the Ghost Rider. And as if that wasn't bad enough, there's also the little matter of the final war for heaven, as Danny Ketch leads the warrior angels of the Black Host against Blaze and his ragtag band of rebels. Is this really the end for the Spirits of Vengeance? [Written by Jason Aaron / Penciled by Tan Eng Huat / Cover by Arthur Suydam]
That Dirty Rotten Rat: confronted at last! In a labyrinth of astral tunnels, with his mind unraveling and his life collapsing around him, Danny Ketch must risk his very soul to fulfill the tangled task of his Angelic master.Events race towards their skull-cracking climax, as Saltares and Spurrier serve-up the penultimate verse in the dirge of Danny Ketch.... [Written by Simon Spurrier / Penciled by Javier Saltares / Cover by Clint Langley]
Star-Lord...trapped in jail...in the Negative Zone Prison...under attack from King Blastaar and his barbarian hordes! Will Rocket Raccoon and his new Guardians arrive in time to save their leader? Given their recent run of luck, probably not! Plus, cool art by Star Wars penciler Bong Dazo staggering revelations about Adam Warlock - as events continue to build to WAR OF KINGS! Surely you must be there for the next chapter of the series that has WeeklyComicBookReview.com raving: "If you aren't reading GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY yet, now is the time to get a taste of the awesome that is Rocket Raccoon and the gang." [Written by Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning / Penciled by Bong Dazo / Cover by Clint Langley]
A third of the way into his remarkable run, Peter David introduced one of his most influential contributions to the Hulk's career: the Pantheon! David's dynamic demigods hit the scene just as the Hulk's finally getting his head together, no matter how many personalities are inside it! It's a circus in there, and what's a circus without...a Ringmaster? Plus: a Skrull invasion (another one?); Christmas with the Rhino; and the short, tragic career of Crazy Eight! Guest-starring Doc Samson and Nick Fury! Collecting INCREDIBLE HULK #373-382. [Written by Peter David & Kurt Busiek / Penciled by Dale Keown & Bill Jaaska / Cover by Dale Keown]
Iron Fist and the Immortal Weapons kick off anotherdimension-spanning adventure! Think you know everything there is to know about the Seven Capital Cities of Heaven? Well, maybe you do. But a couple of arcs ago we did tease there being an EIGHTH city...oh that's right...Duane Swierczynski and Travel Foreman are taking it there! [Written by Duane Swierczynski / Penciled by Travel Foreman / Cover by Patrick Zircher]
Danny Rand is the Iron Fist, but Danny Rand is not the only Iron Fist! There have been sixty-six men and women to carry the mantle of the Immortal Iron Fist. Men and women of great courage, valor, skill and sacrifice. They are weapons wielded against the wicked in the name of the heavenly city of K'un-Lun. They have loved to live as an Iron Fist, and loved to die as an Iron Fist. The Book of the Iron Fist tells their story. It is a story of epic adventure that takes place a millenium ago, in the here and now and at all stops between. It is the story of the Immortal Iron Fists and the timeless chain that binds them together in honor. Collecting IMMORTAL IRON FIST #7, #15-16, ORSON RANDALL AND THE GREEN MIST OF DEATH and THE ORIGIN OF DANNY RAND. [Written by Ed Brubaker & Matt Fraction / Penciled by David Aja, Khari Evans, Leandro Fernandez, Nick]
LOVE & WAR - Conclusion! MS. FANTASTIC! X-23, the WOLVERINE! Mary-Jane Parker, the Spectacular SPIDER-WOMAN! Emma WHITE PHOENIX Frost! These are the AVENGERS of the United States of Amazonia now that the World Axis has shifted -- and they've got the last fighter for men's liberation, Hercules, in their sights! [Written by Fred Van Lente & Greg Pak / Penciled by Salva Espin & Clayton Henry / Cover by Ed McGuinn]
The Goddess has half of the Marvel Universe on her side, but if she doesn't get her way, she's ready to destroy all of it! The Fantastic Four, the Avengers, the Defenders, the X-Men, X-Factor, X-Force, the New Warriors, and more are turned against each other in her cosmic inquisition, and while Adam Warlock seeks answers within, could an even bigger crisis loom if ultimate power is stolen by...Pip the Troll?! Plus mayhem on Monster Island and a Drax/Thor grudge match, Destroyer against Thunderer! Plus a list of guest appearances too long to feature here! Collecting INFINITY CRUSADE #4-6, WARLOCK CHRONICLES #4-5, WARLOCK AND THE INFINITY WATCH #20-22. [Written by Jim Starlin / Penciled by Ron Lim, Tom Raney, Kris Renkewitz, Angel Medina & Tom Grindber]
Dark Reign. These solicits are classified until the release of Secret Invasion #8. [Written by Matt Fraction / Pencils & Cover by Salvador Larroca]
When an unseen terrorist throws a struggling nation into chaos, Tony Stark's past as a munitions manufacturer collides with his present role as Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. Is Tony himself responsible? And what's his connection to the deadly menace growing within S.H.I.E.L.D. itself? Collecting IRON MAN: DIRECTOR OF S.H.I.E.L.D. #29-32. [Written by Stuart Moore / Penciled by Roberto De La Torre, Carlo Pagulayan & Steve Kurth / Cover by]
From the #1 best-selling author SHERRILYN KENYON comes the next thrilling chapter of the LORDS OF AVALON series, KNIGHT OF DARKNESS! Merewyn, Varian and Blaise continue on their dangerous journey through the Valley Of No Return where every step could be their last. Merewyn is the only person who can identify the knight of Avalon who has betrayed the Grail Knights-the six knights entrusted with protecting the secret location of the Holy Grail. However, our travelers' road is not without obstacles...the fiery tree-spirits are problematic enough, but no one anticipated having to deal with triplet brothers... who haven't seen a woman in over three hundred years! Let the fun and danger begin! [Written by Sherrilyn Kenyon / Adapted by Robin Furth / Pencils & Cover by Tommy Ohtsuka]
Before SECRET INVASION...before WORLD WAR HULK...before CIVIL WAR... The most powerful super-villains in the Marvel Universe gather their might to wreak havoc on the one place they've never before set foot-YOUR WORLD! As mankind's enemies cut a swath of destruction with unprecedented ferocity and ruthlessness, the fate of the planet rests in the hands of one person: Toby, a 13-year-old boy who holds the key to uniting his comic-book idols, the Marvel Heroes! Superstars Mark Millar (CIVIL WAR, FANTASTIC FOUR) and Tommy Lee Edwards (BULLET POINTS, The Question) deliver a Marvel Event the likes of which you've never seen! Collecting MARVEL 1985 #1-6. [Written by Mark Millar / Penciled by Tommy Lee Edwards Covers by Tommy Lee Edwards & Jim Cheung]
All adventure, all action, for all ages! Join Spider-Man, Iron Man, and Hulk as they team up against the fiercest obstacles and most dangerous villains they've ever encountered. Featuring Hercules, Kang the Conqueror, and Klaw! Collecting MARVEL ADVENTURES SUPER HEROES #1-4. [Written by Paul Tobin / Penciled by Alvin Lee / Cover by Roger Cruz]
No matter how powerful you are, how heroic you are, or how beloved you are, you still have to pay taxes. And when the IRS comes knocking on the door to Avengers Tower, it causes all sorts of problems. Luckily, the Avengers can avoid the problematic filing of their real names by helping the IRS collect back taxes on a few deadbeats. Unfortunately,those deadbeats include Bullseye, Man-Bull, the Absorbing Man, Whirlwind, and a certain highly-successful web-designer named Oog---and these guys DON'T want to pay! Action! Adventure! Taxes? [Written by Paul Tobin / Penciled by Matteo Lolli / Cover by Salvador Espin]
When a major fast food restaurant launches a Good Taste Need Not Be Alien advertising campaign, it hires a few aliens for publicity. But who's the marketing genius who thought Null the Living Darkness would make a good employee? And why won't anybody fire him? Battle lines are drawn at a fast food counter when the Fantastic Four stand between hungry citizens and an incredibly powerful, and incredibly belligerent, fast food cashier in, Would You Like Living Darkness With That?" [Written by Paul Tobin / Art by David Hahn / Cover by Tom Grummett& Chris Sotomayor]
JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS--SPIDER-MAN is a little red in the face when he assumes that the costumed figure leaving the scene of a crime is the criminal! Pointing out that that's what J. JONAH JAMESON does to him, The PROWLER reminds Spidey that it's never a good idea to jump to conclusions! [Written by Todd Dezago / Pencils & Cover by Sanford Greene]
Join legendary scribe LOUISE SIMONSON as she documents the origins of the greatest warrior godhood has e'er known:THE MIGHTY THOR! See how the God of Thunder came to our world, and what awesome adversities shaped him into achampion of man! [Written by Louise Simonson / Penciled by Rodney Buchemi / Cover by Salvador Espin]
Robert Louis Stevenson's seafaring adventure is brought to graphic life by scrivener Roy Thomas (X-MEN, AVENGERS, CONAN) and a new penciling sensation Mario Gully! This is a classic tale that has thrilled generations of readers, taken in by the allure of the sea - as only Stevenson could present it! Don't dare miss this limited adaptation of the entire novel, me hearties, or walkin' the plank ye'll be! Collecting MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: TREASURE ISLAND #1-6. [Written by Roy Thomas (Based On The Novel by Robert Louis Stevenson) / Penciled by Mario Gully / Cov]
David Balfour and his companion aboard The Covenant, Alan Stewart, have survived the attack of the ship's crew and now control the ship's liquor. The reluctant Captain agrees to take Stewart to Linnhe Loch in exchange for bottles of brandy. All seems well until The Covenant strikes a reef and young David is thrown overboard! [Written by Roy Thomas / Penciled by Mario Gully / Cover by Gerald Parel]
To fulfill his promises to the goddess Circe, Odysseus sails to the Land of the Dead to uncover the next step in hislegendary journey. Despite eluding Sirens and Cyclops, ogres and enchantments, Odysseus continues to encounter grave danger as his ship fast approaches the two fabled monsters, Scylla and Charybdis, from whose grasping arms and madly swirling whirlpools no ship has ever escape. [Written by Roy Thomas / Pencils & Cover by Greg Tocchini]
Celebrate Marvel's 70th anniversary by experiencing the tales of the world's most-famous super heroes from the very beginning! The Marvel Masterworks have brought readers deluxe hardcover collections of Marvel's classics from the Golden Age, Atlas Era, and the mighty Marvel Age, and now you can join in the Masterworks excitement with our new, monthly Marvel Masterworks trade paperbacks. And where better to start than where comics' most robust line of archival comic collections began-the Amazing Spider-Man! In 1962 in the pages of a comic book slated for cancellation, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko gave birth to one of the most-enduring icons in American popular culture-the one and only Amazing Spider-Man! Turning the concept of a super hero on its head, they imbued the young, guilt-ridden Peter Parker with the fantastic powers of an arachnid and the fantastic pressures of an everyday teenager. The combination was pure magic. So join us in the following pages as we present stories of spectacular web-slinging adventure from Spidey's very beginning including, the tragic origin that started it all, the first appearances of the Daily Bugle, J. Jonah Jameson, Doctor Octopus, the Sandman, the Vulture, Electro, and guest-star nods by the Fantastic Four and Human Torch. And to top it off, we've packed this volume full of bonuses galore, including the complete original artwork to Spider-Man's Amazing Fantasy #15 origin from the Library of Congress archives! Collecting AMAZING FANTASY #15 & THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1-10. [Written by Stan Lee / Penciled by Steve Ditko With Jack Kirby / Cover by Jack Kirby & Steve Ditko]
