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It's action aplenty as the star-spangled Avenger takes on - and is brainwashed by - the hate group National Force! But what shocking secret does its leader, the Grand Director, hold - and who's really pulling the strings? The answers will cost Captain America dearly! Next, Cap breaks into an impenetrable safehouse, clashes with the Punisher while investigating a mob hit, battles the grotesque Adonis and teams with Nazi hunters to right a decades-old wrong! Then, all-star creators Roger Stern and John Byrne take the helm, putting Cap through his paces against Machinesmith, Dragon Man, Batroc, Mr. Hyde and Baron Blood! But as Cap learns new details about his past, he mulls a daunting future: Will Captain America run for president? Guest-starring Daredevil, Union Jack, Nick Fury, the Avengers and the Hulk! Collecting Captain America (1968) #231-257. [(W/A) Various (CA) John Byrne]
The Man Without Fear heads out to the Left Coast in a quest to earn back the love of Miss Karen Page - and L.A.'s never been stranger! A cast of bizarre and action-packed enemies stands between DD and the woman he loves - including Stunt-Master, Brother Brimstone and the Stilt-Man. Back in the Big Apple, Daredevil teams up with the Black Panther, fights Tagak the Leopard Lord and protects a young boxer under the wing of his father's trainer. Meanwhile, the Tribune attempts to lay down his own justice on the youth movement. And it all leads to a crossover classic as DD joins forces with Iron Man and Nick Fury against Spymaster and the Zodiac! Collecting Daredevil (1964) #64-74 and Iron Man (1968) #35-36. [(W) Various (A) Gene Colan, Don Heck (CA) Marie Severin]
Earth's Mightiest Heroes begin to unravel the origin of Mantis in their latest Masterworks extravaganza! An all-hands-on-deck battle with the Zodiac takes the Avengers to the stars and into the jungles of Vietnam before Mantis' surprise connection to the criminal gang is revealed. Then, the team lends its might to Captain Marvel's fight against Thanos and his Cosmic Cube! Next, Roy Thomas returns for a GIANT-SIZE AVENGERS adventure including the Golden Age heroes Miss America and the Whizzer, and a revelation about Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch's origins. And that's not all! There's the wedding of Quicksilver and Crystal; the return of Ultron; and the increasingly tense love triangle emerging between the Scarlet Witch, the Vision and Mantis - classics one and all! Collecting Avengers (1963) #120-128, Giant-Size Avengers (1974) #1, Captain Marvel (1968) #33 and Fantastic Four (1961) #150. [(W/A) Various (CA) Gil Kane]
It's another fantastic volume of classic FF action! Marvel's first family heroically battles the Brute and takes on Salem's Seven for the life of young Franklin - so why, when the Molecule Man possesses Mr. Fantastic, does it lead to the team's dissolution? Separated, the members of the Fantastic Four face such foes as Diablo, the Impossible Man and Namor - but when the deadly threat of Dr. Doom returns, the family rises to the challenge and reunites! And just in time, too - for waiting in the wings are Quasimodo, the Inhumans, the Mole Man and the Sandman! Collecting Fantastic Four (1961) #184-188 and #190-207, and Annual #12-13. [(W) Len Wein & Various (A) Various (CA) Keith Pollard]
It's a treasure trove of FF classics, courtesy of the Marvel Masterworks! First comes a battle of the sexes as the FF find themselves in the midst of the fight between Femizons and Mahkizmo the Nuclear Man. Then, the Silver Surfer returns with a vengeance! The Machiavellian Dr. Doom has captured the Surfer's beloved Shalla-Bal and used her to turn him against the FF. And that's just the warm up! The FF and Inhumans team up against Xemu, the Invisible Girl returns to the fold, and Arkon the Annihilator initiates an adventure featuring an inter-dimensional alternate Thing. Topped off with a giant-size battle against the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and the first appearance of Madrox the Multiple Man, they're Masterworks one and all! Collecting Fantastic Four (1961) #151-163, Giant-Size Fantastic Four #3-4, and Marvel Treasury Edition #2. [(W/A) Various (CA) Rich Buckler]
Don't miss this exciting sci-fi prequel graphic novel of the highly anticipated motion picture, Warner Bros. & Legendary's Pacific Rim directed by Guillermo del Toro! Chronicling the very first time Earth is menaced by incredible monsters known as Kaiju, these inhuman beasts rise from the ocean depths and threaten to extinquish all mankind! Witness the race to develop massive robot fighting machines called Jaegers, each one controlled simultaneously by two pilots whose minds are locked in a neural bridge. This action-packed tale features many of the key characters from the the film as we follow them in their early careers. Witten by Pacific Rim screenwriter himself, Travis Beacham, and with del Toro's hands-on supervision, this volume is beautifully illustrated by Sean Chen, Yvel Guichet, Chris Batista and Pericles Junior; inks by Matt Banning, Steve Bird and Mark McKenna; and fully-painted cover by superstar artist Alex Ross! [(W) Travis Beacham (A) Sean Chen & Various (CA) Alex Ross]
Hail Asgard! Hail Thor! Hail a great big battle with the Absorbing Man and Loki that takes the Thunder God to Rutland, Vermont! Next comes Mercurio the Four-Dimensional Man, a mystery at the mystic ring of Stonehenge, and Ulik the King of the Trolls' attempt to wrest Mjlonir from Thor's hand and conqueror Earth. That's just the warm up, though! Thor, the Warriors Three and Hildegard return to Asgard to free Odin from alien slavers. With the All-Father at their side, an adventure across the stars worthy of the gods begins. But waiting in the Dark Nebula, the 4-D Man and Xorr the Spawner of Worlds stand in the way of Thor and his rescue of the Lady Sif! Collecting The Mighty Thor (1966) #206-216. [(W) Gerry Conway, Len Wein (A) Various (CA) Gil Kane]
The Evil Queen has, quite literally, captured the Huntsman's heart -- and now he's her slave. Based on the world of ABC's hit primetime series ONCE UPON A TIME, this is the never-before-told tale behind their twisted relationship -- and what happens when a good man is forced to do bad. When Regina cooks up yet another devious plan to capture Snow White -- this time by allying with a pack of power-hungry werewolves -- the Huntsman comes face-to-face with his pastand an independent spirit in Red Riding Hood that just may match his own. Can these two break free of the forces that bind them and save Snow White? When put to the test, where will the Huntsman's loyalties lie? Has the Evil Queen stolen his heart in more ways than one? [(W) Dan Thomsen, Corinna Bechko (A) Various (CA) Nimit Malavia]
Peter Parker spent a lifetime fighting to improve the world, but his story ended dramatically with a final, fatal sacrifice. Now, Peter's arch-enemy Dr. Octopus has taken control of his body ? and his life. Otto Octavius is Spider-Man! And he's determined to prove himself Superior to his former foe in every way. But his baptism of fire will come when he faces down the new Sinister Six! Is the new Spider-Man in cahoots with J. Jonah Jameson? And has Carlie Cooper figured out his secret identity? Plus: Spider-Man and Mary Jane reunited! The return of the Vulture! And how many people must die before the Superior Spider-Man will kill a super villain? Find out as Otto battles Massacre, with hundreds of lives in the balance! A new era of web-slinging excitement starts NOW! Collecting Superior Spider-Man #1-5. [(W) Dan Slott (A) Ryan Stegman, Giuseppe Camuncoli (CA) Ryan Stegman]
Yesterday's X-Men continue to adjust to a present day that's simultaneously more awe-inspiring and more disturbing than any future the young heroes had ever imagined for themselves. And things get even more dangerous when the villainous duo Mystique and Sabretooth target our young time-travelers ? starting with Cyclops! Plus: How will Earth's Mightiest Heroes react to the time-swept X-Men? Find out when the Avengers visit the Jean Grey School! But they're not the only ones to do so, as the outlaw Uncanny X-Men drop by for a recruiting session. Who will join the adult Cyclops and his revolutionary crew? The answer will shock you! All this ? and the original five X-Men get new costumes! Acclaimed writer Brian Michael Bendis further defines the future ? and the past ? of the X-Men! Collecting All-New X-Men #6-10. [(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) David Marquez, Stuart Immonen (CA) Stuart Immonen]
Discovered as a feral mutant prowling the wilds! Recruited as a covert operative by a secretive government agency! Destined to pursue a dream of peaceful coexistence between man and mutant! Witness the birth of the Wolverine as the man called Logan makes his journey from animalistic wildling to beloved X-Man. Including Logan's first blockbuster battle with the Hulk, as well as pivotal appearances by Sabretooth and Wendigo, this blood-splattered tale features a contemporary retelling of the Clawed Canuck's formative years! [(W) Ben Acker, Ben Blacker (A) Salva Espin (CA) Julian Totino Tedesco]
Steve Englehart and Gene Colan set Dr. Strange on a series of unmatched classics in the Sorcerer Supreme's next Marvel Masterworks ? and it all begins with the end of the world! Eternity declares that the end times are here ? and to save us all, Stephen Strange must first face?himself. Next comes a Doc Strange vs. Dracula crossover, followed by a trip to Hell and finally a time-traveling Occult History of America! Then, Marv Wolfman takes the reins as Dr. Strange rejects his Sorcerer Supreme status ? and must battle Xander the Merciless and a Clea gone mad! With lush and lyrical art by Rudy Nebres and P. Craig Russell, you'll find none more worthy of the name Masterworks. Collecting Doctor Strange (1974) #10-22 and Annual #1, and Tomb of Dracula (1972) #44. [(W/A) Various (CA) Gene Colan]
An Avenger no more? In light of his recent violent actions, will the Avengers kick Spidey off the team? With a villain acting like a hero and a hero acting like a villain, one man has decided enough is enough! The ghostly revenant of Peter Parker fights to regain control of his body, his mind and his destiny! Is this the beginning of the end for Otto Octavius? The time has come to see who will live, who will die - and who will emerge as the one, true Superior Spider-Man! But when the Green Goblin returns, why is Spidey nowhere to be found? Plus: Jester! Screwball! Cardiac! And a new development for a Spider-Man who hasn't been seen for some time. And by time, we mean centuries! Collecting Superior Spider-Man #6-10. [(W) Dan Slott (A) Humberto Ramos & Various (CA) TBD]
Field trip! That's field trip as defined in the Lee/Kirby dictionary, which means you'd better pack that bag lunch in unstable molecules and buckle up for a trip beyond your wildest imagination! First stop: a visit to the neighbor's place, Attilan, home of the Inhumans! Second stop: Paris is beautiful in the springtime ? but according to the brochure, Latveria's lovely year round. Then again, the savvy traveler never trusts a Chamber of Commerce run by Doombots. Third stop: Down Under. Way down under in the lair of the Mole Man! Last stop: The Thing takes an intergalactic tour as a gladiator in the Skulls' slave arena! You'd better make those travel plans today, True Believer ? tickets for this trip are guaranteed to sell out! Collecting Fantastic Four (1961) #82-93 and Annual #7. [(W) Stan Lee (A) Jack Kirby (CA) Richard Isanove]
The story of the movie in comics! When they're not hiding under the bed or lurking in the closet, the monsters that scare human children live and work in the city of Monstropolis. When monsters Mike and Sulley accidentally let a human girl sneak into Monstropolis, they must return her home before anyone notices ? or they might lose their jobs at Monsters, Inc.! Plus: Two all-new Monsters, Inc. tales! First, it's that time of year again: Humanween, Mike's and Sulley's annual costume party ? where monsters dress up as humans! But Mike panics when he learns of an unplanned visit from?his mother! Then, when Mike forgets a special date he promised his girlfriend, can he get his relationship off the rocks with a little help from his pal Sulley? Collecting Monsters, Inc. #1-2, Monsters, Inc.: The Humanween Party #1 and Monsters, Inc.: A Perfect Date #1. [(W/A/CA) Various]
The year's most critically acclaimed comic! Ace archer Clint Barton battles Superstorm Sandy, digital doomsday, dog detectives, lady problems, murder for money and more as Matt Fraction and David Aja continuetheir exciting, adventurous reinvention of the arrowed Avenger! Plus: The tracksuits are back, and they're aiming to kill! Collecting Hawkeye (2012) #6-11. [(W) Matt Fraction (A) David Aja & Various (CA) David Aja]
Brace yourself for intense action as Wolverine faces down the Wendigo, deals with his deadly new bride Viper, is possessed by a body-hopping fugitive and gets shanghaied into space to save an entire planet from?Galactus?! Back on Earth, Wolverine battles robots; teams up with Nightcrawler, Jubilee and Alpha Flight; and confronts the ever-incredible Hulk ? but Logan isn't quite himself, and there's a more sinister reason for it than you'd think! It all leads up to the ol' Canucklehead's 25th-anniversary bonanza, the twin threats of Apocalypse and Sabretooth, the identity of Death revealed ? and the return of a certain unbreakable metal that's been near and dear to Wolvie since his debut. SNIKT! Guest-starring Ms. Marvel, the Starjammers, Cable, the X-Men, the New Fantastic Four and a horde of Marvel heroes! Collecting Wolverine (1988) #129-148 and Hulk (1999) #8. [(W/A) Various (CA) Leinil Francis Yu]
American Reconstruction begins! Can the shattered nation recover after the dramatic events of United We Stand? President Cap takes charge, Thor makes a momentous decision, the Iron Patriot attacks, and Black Widow becomes director of S.H.I.E.L.D.! But as the country slowly rebuilds, President Cap faces a painful reality as he learns who's behind the latest wave of attacks! What is the secret of Scorpio? How will Captain America juggle his duties as president and handle the ever-deadlier Hydra insurgency? And most important, who are the West Coast Ultimates? A new wave of super heroes debuts, but they're directly opposed to President Cap. Can the Ultimates stop this powerful threat? And can the fragile America survive a super-powered battle royale? Collecting Ultimate Comics Ultimates #18.1 & #19-24. [(W) Sam Humphries (A) Dale Eaglesham & Various (CA) Dave Bullock]
The adaptations based on the hit ABC show Castle continue as Derrick Storm's gruesome discovery draws him into an international spectacle! Who is the Fear? What does he want with Derrick? And why is Derrick's father next on his hit list? As the international situation in New York continues to degrade, Derrick reaches out to the one person who may be able to help him: his former handler, Clara Strike. But even if she responds, will she be with him or against him? As the city of Moscow teeters on the verge of a meltdown, Derrick faces the Fear in final battle. Can he prevent World War III - and finally avenge his mother? Don't miss the espionage thriller that has comic-book and Castle fans raving! Collecting Castle: A Calm Before Storm #1-5. [(W) Peter David (A) Robert Atkins (CA) Mico Suayan]
A masterpiece of immortal action, cosmic scope and boundless drama, Stan and Jack's THOR collaborations mark a cornerstone of the Marvel Universe ? and that's no small accomplishment coming from the imaginations of the most celebrated creators in comics! This second Omnibus edition brings you milestone stories including the first appearances of Ego the Living Planet, Ulik the Troll and the Wrecker; battles with the Absorbing Man, the Destroyer and the Super-Skrull; adventures into Pluto's underworld and atop the High Evolutionary's Wundagore Mountain; the debut of Lady Sif as Thor's love interest; and classic tales featuring Thor and Hercules. Backed up by Tales of Asgard and featuring each issue's original letters page, it's an extravaganza on an Asgardian scale! Collecting Journey Into Mystery (1952) #121-125, Thor (1966) #126-152, Thor Annual #2 and Not Brand Echh #3. [(W) Stan Lee (A/CA) Jack Kirby]
Every year on Midsummer's Eve, Victor von Doom clashes with the forces of evil in a vain attempt to free his mother's soul from Hell. But only when Dr. Strange is finally convinced to join the fight does he have any hope of altering the outcome in his favor. The unlikely allies must first journey to Mephisto's infernal realm, where they find the cost of one soul may be more than they are willing to pay! Collecting Doctor Strange and Doctor Doom : Triumph and Torment; Doctor Strange (1974) #57; and material from Astonishing Tales (1970) #8, and Marvel Fanfare (1982) #16 and #43. [(W/A) Various (CA) Mike Mignola]
Field trip! That's field trip as defined in the Lee/Kirby dictionary, which means you'd better pack that bag lunch in unstable molecules and buckle up for a trip beyond your wildest imagination! First stop: a visit to the neighbor's place, Attilan, home of the Inhumans! Second stop: Paris is beautiful in the springtime ? but according to the brochure, Latveria's lovely year round. Then again, the savvy traveler never trusts a Chamber of Commerce run by Doombots. Third stop: Down Under. Way down under in the lair of the Mole Man! Last stop: The Thing takes an intergalactic tour as a gladiator in the Skulls' slave arena! You'd better make those travel plans today, True Believer ? tickets for this trip are guaranteed to sell out! Collecting Fantastic Four (1961) #82-93 and Annual #7. [(W) Stan Lee (A/CA) Jack Kirby]
Superstar writer Jonathan Hickman bids farewell to the FF! In a story that kicks off in Spider-Man and the Human Torch's bathroom (?!), the Future Foundation explores the farthest reaches of the Marvel Universe ? from Wakanda to the Negative Zone ? encountering the Wizard, the Universal Inhumans and the Negative Zone's dark overlord himself, Annihilus, along the way! And in the heartwarming conclusion to Hickman's run, Old Franklin teaches Young Franklin How To Be a God! Collecting FF (2011) #17-23. [(W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Nick Dragotta & Various]
Brian Wood (DMZ, Star Wars, X-MEN) takes the helm as Reservation X begins, and a brave new world for the nation's surviving mutants starts here! Kitty Pryde tries to lead a nation of mutants, but someone close to her has different plans! Meet Mach Two, former Morlock tunnel refugee turned mutant resistance fighter! Will she side with Kitty, or become a dangerous new enemy? The mutants might hold the key to solving world hunger, but what is the deadly cost? And as the Iron Patriot guest-stars, Mach Two's play for power takes a new turn ? and leads to a fatal showdown! Collecting Ultimate Comics X-Men #18.1 & #19-22. [(W) Brian Wood, Nathan Edmondson (A) Paco Medina & Various (CA) Dave Johnson]
Dead former United States presidents, from George Washington to Gerald Ford, have been resurrected ? and that's bad. The Marvel heroes can't be the ones to stop them. Someone is needed with the reputation, skills and plausible deniability to take out these com-monsters in chief. Deadpool time is NOW! Be here as Deadpool de-un-deadifies ex-presidents left and right ? matching wits with Tricky Dick Nixon, fighting a grudge match against Honest Abe Lincoln and battling Ronald Reagan ? in space! Do you need more than that?! Fine, then: monkeys! And not everyone escapes the epic finale alive ? besides the presidents, duh. This is the Deadpool series you will marry someday! In Wade We Trust! Collecting Deadpool (2013) #1-6. [(W) Gerry Duggan, Brian Posehn (A) Tony Moore (CA) Geof Darrow]
From out of the Golden Age of Comics, the Marvel Masterworks present the debut of ALL-WINNERS COMICS! Bringing together all of Timely's biggest hits under one roof, Captain America and Bucky, Prince Namor the Sub-Mariner, and the Human Torch and Toro are joined by the Whizzer, the Destroyer, the Angel and the Black Marvel in giant, 64-page issues. Each hero does battle against menaces from Nazi fifth columnists, zombies and crooks to jungle terrors, gangsters and the armies of the Axis in adventures that will thrill you like none other. Written and illustrated by Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, Bill Everett, Carl Burgos and Al Avison - you can't lose with talent like that! Collecting All-Winners Comics (1941) #1-4. [(W/A) Various (CA) Richard Isanove]
Deadpool has already killed every hero in the Marvel Universe, but he isn't through. This time?Deadpool's gonna take down the most famous characters in classic literature! Why read a book when you can watch a book die?! Tom Sawyer gets slashed in TWAIN! The Little Women's throats MAY get ALL-CUT! Scrooge gets a visit from THREE BULLETS! Gulliver gets a SWIFT DEATH! The Three Musketeers are all for DONE! Sherlock Holmes gets to the bottom of HIS OWN GRAVE! And more book-related puns! Can Deadpool rid the universe of the scourge of classical literature? Throw away your library card and buy this book! You never knew how badly you needed this! Collecting Deadpool Killustrated #1-4. [(W) Cullen Bunn (A) Matteo Lolli (CA) Mike Del Mundo]
The astonishing X-Men are outcast heroes, banded together and dedicated to protecting the rights of mutants everywhere. But when breaking news regarding a cure for the mutant gene unexpectedly hits the airwaves, how will the world react? What if no one had to be a mutant anymore? Would that be a curse, or a blessing? And what price would mutantkind pay for this cure? Cyclops and Wolverine believe it's dangerous ? but the blue-furred Beast finds himself tempted. And Dr. Kavita Rao, the serum's inventor, has an ally: a deadly creature whose plans extend far beyond this world. This full-length novel by New York Times bestselling author Peter David, based on the acclaimed comics series by Joss Whedon (writer/director of Marvel's The Avengers) and John Cassaday, takes Marvel's uncanny mutant team to a whole new level! [(W) Peter David (A) Joss Whedon, John Cassaday (CA) John Cassaday]
Earth's Mightiest Heroes gain one of Earth's Mightiest artists: the one and only John Buscema! Big John joins Roy Thomas for the beginning of their classic Avengers collaboration. And here's what they have in store for you: Hercules goes mano-a-mano with the Dragon Man, Captain America mixes it up with the Russian Red Guardian, the Avengers battle the Super-Adaptoid, Goliath and the Wasp fight the Whirlwind, and a hero redeems the role of the Black Knight - only for Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch to defect to Magneto and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants! And topping it off, Avengers past and present join together against the Mandarin and his cadre of villains in the first ever Avengers Annual! Collecting Avengers (1963) #41-50 and Avengers Annual (1967) #1. [(W) Roy Thomas (A) John Buscema & Various (CA) John Buscema]
The next era of the most talked-about new X-book starts here! It's fresh faces aplenty as a new students enroll, and Storm joins the faculty! Then: Wolverine is a clown? Iceman is a fire swallower? Rachel Grey is a fortune teller? Frankenstein's Murder Circus has come to town, and he's brainwashed the X-Men! Do the students stand a chance against their teachers? Find out as the Murder Circus claims its victims! All this and the world's most awkward date night! Collecting Wolverine & The X-Men #19-24. [(W) Jason Aaron (A) Steven Sanders, Nick Bradshaw (CA) Nick Bradshaw]
It's a story that will rock the Ultimate Universe's family tree forever as Jimmy Hudson's quest to discover the answers about his past begins! What mission was Wolverine on that led to Jimmy's birth? What is the deadly secret of Project Mother Vine, and why was Wolverine so desperate to shut it down? And as Jimmy hunts ghosts from his past, the ghosts begin hunting him when a mysterious woman with a connection to Logan resurfaces and Jimmy finds himself caught in a brutal life-and-death battle he can't hope to win -against the brother he never knew he had! Jimmy's loyalties are put to the test as a new villain is born. What is the secret Wolverine never shared with his son? Learn the truth here! Collecting Ultimate Comics Wolverine #1-4. [(W) Cullen Bunn (A) Ramon Rosanas, David Messina (CA) Arthur Adams]
In 1979, Marvel UK launched the weekly HULK COMIC, which featured new stories starring the green goliath produced by up-and-coming British talent including Dave Gibbons (Watchmen), David Lloyd (V for Vendetta), Steve Dillon (Preacher, WOLVERINE: ORIGINS), John Bolton (CLASSIC X-MEN) and Paul Neary (THE ULTIMATES)! Bolstered by the popularity of the live-action TV show, the Hulk was a hot property on both shores, spawning years of UK-created comic and text stories! Now, for the first time in decades, Marvel UK's vaults are opened - and these classic tales, most never before seen on US shores, are collected into one massive volume! Collecting Smash! #38; material from Marvel Storybook Annual 1968; material from Hulk Comic #1-6, #9-20 and #26-28; Incredible Hulk Annual: Authorized Edition 1980; Hulk Annual 1981-1985; and The Super Heroes Annual 1991. [(W/A) Various (CA) Brian Bolland]
He's the best there is at what he does. And when writer Mark Millar (THE ULTIMATES, KICK-ASS) gets his hands on Wolverine, what he does isn't very pretty! When the Hand brainwashes Wolverine, he slices and dices his way through friends and foes alike ? carving a swath of terror through the Marvel Universe that ultimately results in an X-Man's death! Finally captured and deprogrammed, Wolverine swears vengeance against his tormentors ? and the vengeance of Wolverine is a wonder to behold. Then: Nobody knows what happened the night the heroes fell, but the villains have been calling the shots ever since. Wolverine's fate is the biggest mystery of all. No one has heard from him for fifty years, and in his place stands an old man called Logan. Collecting Wolverine (2003) #20-32 and #66-72, and Wolverine: Old Man Logan Giant-Size #1. [(W) Mark Millar (A) John Romita & Various (CA) Joe Quesada]
The gods will be turned to ash! The World Tree burns as the forces of Surtur, Lord of Muspelheim, scorch the Nine Realms with the irrepressible blaze of war. Loyalty to blood stands above loyalty to realm as the warriors of Asgardia and Vanaheim battle one another while the ever-hungry flames of rebellion feast on the destruction. And in the heart of conflict stands a boy. The plots and schemes Loki set into motion during his adventures across the Nine Realms come to an explosive conclusion that brings the legendary heroes of myth to their knees! When the God of Thunder, Thor, falters in battle, will placing his trust in his beloved brother Loki - the boy god, lord of mischief - be Asgardia's salvationor its undoing? Collecting The Mighty Thor #18-22 and Journey Into Mystery (1952) #642-645. [(W) Matt Fraction, Kieron Gillen (A) Various (CA) Alan Davis]
Daniel Way's hilarious, action-packed run begins here! When the Merc with a Mouth is hired to rub out Wolverine, sparks will fly! But when both men can regenerate any wound in minutes, how can either one expect to finish off his foe? And whoever wins will have to face Wolverine's murderous son, Daken! Then: The Skrulls haveinfiltrated Earth, but nobody warned them about Deadpool! The invaders replicate Deadpool's healing factor in a new generation of Super-Skrulls - but why is Deadpool himself leading this brigade against Earth? And when NormanOsborn double-crosses Deadpool, the maniacal merc unleashes a full-on assault against Avengers Tower! Norman must pull out all the stops - and that means deploying his new team of bloodthirsty, black-ops Thunderbolts! Collecting Wolverine: Origins #21-25, Deadpool (2008) #1-12, Thunderbolts #130-131 and Deadpool Saga. [(W) Daniel Way, Andy Diggle (A) Various (CA) TBD]
Your favorite X-Man the way you want him ? in a no-holds-barred MAX series written by award-winning crime novelist Jason Starr! In Tokyo, Logan gets pulled into a terrorist's plot ? or was he the target all along? In the aftermath of a plane crash that wiped his memory, the man known as Wolverine investigates his own past ? and uncovers things he didn't want to know! Who are Victor Creed and Mariko Yashida? What do they mean to Wolverine, and what dirty secrets are both hiding? Framed for Creed's vicious acts, Logan becomes Public Enemy No. 1 ? but when the chance to face Creed in a final showdown comes, Logan knows he must learn the full truth about himself, about Mariko?and about what, exactly, happened on that plane. Collecting Wolverine Max #1-5. [(W) Jason Starr (A) Connor Willumsen & Various (CA) Jock]
The Age of Apocalypse's Nightcrawler wants to get home - and he doesn't care whether he destroys our world to get there! When he betrays X-Force, Wolverine sees red and calls in his street team, but can do what's necessary to stop him? Meanwhile, Dazzler's X-Treme X-Men scramble to repair a tear between dimensions! As the multiverse is slowly consumed, no one is safe - and the heroes must split up to fight a war in two universes. But as the rift continues widening, the only chance might be to step into the void! Wolverine battles Wolverine, the X-Treme X-Men's Kid Nightcrawler makes the ultimate sacrifice, and Wolverine must say a final goodbye to the AoA's Jean Grey! Collecting X-Treme X-Men (2012) #12-13, Age of Apocalypse #13-14, X-Termination #1-2 and Astonishing X-Men (2004) #60-61. [(W) Greg Pak & Various (A) Various (CA) TBD]
The incredible conclusion to Fabian Nicieza's definitive X-FORCE run! When the techno-organic Phalanx kidnap the X-Men and establish a foothold on Earth, X-Force must team with X-Factor and Excalibur to battle the aliens ? but who or what is Douglock? And how will X-Force react to fighting alongside what appears to be their late friend Doug Ramsey? Then: Cable's sentient computer the Professor has been granted a physical body! So why is Cable getting sicker by the day? Plus: The team moves into Arcade's Murderworld, Warpath visits Generation X's academy to settle matters with the White Queen, Rictor and Shatterstar hit the clubs, and disturbing truths come to light when X-Force learns Feral's gruesome family history and the true identity of Mutant Liberation Front leader Reignfire is revealed! Collecting X-Factor (1986) #106, X-Force (1991) #38-43 and Excalibur (1988) #82. [(W/A) Various (CA) TBD]
Collecting Giant-Size X-Men #1, X-Men #94-131 & Annual #3
AVX tie-in! Even gods may fall! Five X-Men ? Cyclops, Emma Frost, Namor, Colossus and Magik ? have been imbued with the cosmic Phoenix Force, becoming living avatars of destruction and creation. They have transformed Earth into a Utopia ? but deep underground, Hell awaits. Mr. Sinister, mutant geneticist and longtime X-Men foe, has created an entire city and populated it with his own clones. The Phoenix Five set out to exterminate Sinister, but even the Phoenix Force's power can't prevent them from walking into a trap. As Cyclops and his team investigate Sinister London, they have no idea they'll soon be facing weaponized X-Men clones, forgotten faces from their past and ? for the first time since they bonded with the Phoenix ? the very real threat of total defeat and death. Collecting Uncanny X-Men (2012) #15-20. [(W) Kieron Gillen (A) Various (CA) Carlos Pacheco]
AVX tie-in! Thor leads a secret team of Avengers on a suicide mission to stop the Phoenix by any means necessary! Who is Minister Marvel, and why has he drawn the Phoenix to the Kree homeworld? The Avengers devise a way to save the Kree, but one man stands in their way: the original Captain Marvel, reborn to unite his people! Can Ms. Marvel and the Protector break free of Minister Marvel's influence to aid their former companions? Plus: Can Hawkeye and Black Widow unmask the spy on their team in time to prevent tragedy? And as Hawkeye, Venom and Ant-Man face the Masters of Evil ? an army of villains unlike any ever seen before ? to save Max Fury, the Shadow Council's true goal is revealed! Enter the power of the Abyss! Collecting Secret Avengers (2010) #26-32. [(W) Rick Remender (A) Renato Guedes, Matteo Scalera (CA) Arthur Adams]
A new journey begins, starring Sif?the Berzerker?! When the latest crop of beasties besets Asgardia, our sword-slinging heroine leads the battle charge ? but that no-holds-barred zeal for glory may be the very thing that brings the realm down around her winged helm! Finding herself newly minted with an ancient version of the Berzerker spell, Sif returns to an unsuspecting Midgard ? and with no patience for relative peace, starts putting out fires with gasoline! And things heat up even more when our heroine falls in with a group of brutal Asgardian savages ? and joins them in their millennia-old battle against monsters! But can the berzerkers keep their bloodlust in check? And can Sif master her new abilities and serve Asgard? Guest starring the Superior Spider-Man and a collection of Marvel superstars! Collecting Journey Into Mystery (1952) #646-650. [(W) Kathryn Immonen (A) Valerio Schiti (CA) Jeffrey Becker]
Cable and X-Force unite under the pen of superstar writer Jeph Loeb! A new era begins as Cable revamps his mutant strike team and relocates to the X-Mansion ? where Cannonball graduates to the X-Men, and Boomer becomes unhealthily attached to the murderous prisoner named Sabretooth! But when Cable's wife, Aliya, returns from the future with a dire warning, he'll be swept up in a time-traveling battle to save his younger self from his arch-nemesis Stryfe! Plus: Cable's mentor, Blaquesmith, debuts; Caliban and the Mimic return; Grizzly goes bad; and Deadpool helps Siryn escape from?a mental hospital?! All this, and the true powermonger behind the nation of Genosha stands revealed as Cable and Domino face the disturbing, despotic Sugar Man! Collecting Cable (1993) #21-28 and X-Force (1991) #44-48. [(W) Jeph Loeb (A) Various (CA) Ian Churchill]
Spinning out of AVX, this all-star anthology brings you Avengers and X-Men action by the industry's top creators! It's time-travel aplenty when a WWII-era Captain America meets Cable, and Red Hulk and Wolverine face a future menace! Black Widow and Rogue fight Sentinels, while Iron Man, Kitty Pryde and Lockheed battle the Brood! Storm and Black Panther have their first post-AVX encounter, Gambit and Hawkeye join forces to save lives, and Spider-Man and Beast take on zombies! And while Cap mentors Jean Grey School problem student Quentin Quire, Iron Man and Beast butt heads, Iron Fist and Doop's first adventure is revealed, Captain Marvel fights alongside Wolverine ? and Loki and Mr. Sinister team up! (You didn't think the heroes would have all the fun, did you?) A plus X adds up to awesome adventure?NOW! Collecting A+X #1-6. [(W/A) Various (CA) Ed McGuinness]
Throughout the ages, gods have been vanishing, their mortal worshippers left in chaos. NOW!, Thor follows a trail of blood that threatens to consume his past, present and future. The only hope for these ravaged worlds is for Thor to unravel the gruesome mystery of the God Butcher! In the distant past, Thor follows the bloody wake of murdered gods across the depths of space. In the present, the Thunder God discovers a forgotten cave that echoes with the cries of tortured gods ? and is shocked to find himself among them! And thousands of years from now, the last god-king of ruined Asgard makes his final stand against the God Butcher's berserker legions. As three Thors from three eras race to stop the God Butcher, the full extent of his vicious scheme takes terrifying shape! Collecting Thor: God of Thunder #1-5. [(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Esad Ribic]
The year is 2099 ? the ultra-rich are above the law, and megacorporations rule. Venture, the Specialist, the Vulture ? the future is full of menaces, but none so vile as a corrupt government and the corporations behind it! A scary future needs a hero who's just as creepy ? perhaps a wall-crawler of some kind? See the world of tomorrow and the cast who inhabit it as the Spider-Man of 2099 battles evil in both high and low society in the 2099 imprint's flagship title, written by industry legend Peter Da id! Collecting Spider-Man 2099 #1-10. [(W) Peter David (A) Rick Leonardi, Kelley Jones (CA) Rick Leonardi]
Welcome to the war zone. The Punisher faces off against the Avengers, but it's going to take more than bullets to take down Earth's Mightiest Heroes. It's the matchups you never thought you'd see ? Frank Castle vs. Thor, Captain America, Iron Man and more ? with his prot‚g‚, Rachel Cole, caught in the middle. Does the Punisher have one last trick up his sleeve, or will the Avengers stomp him? A lot? It's time for the Punisher to take his punishment as writer Greg Rucka's powerful run comes to an end. Collecting Punisher: War Zone (2012) #1-5. [(W) Greg Rucka (A) Marco Checchetto, Carmine Di Giandomenico (CA) Marco Checchetto]
Superstar writer Geoff Johns takes on the Avengers! They can defeat any super villain ? but can the Avengers govern the world? When the capital cities of every country on Earth vanish, the floundering nations turn to the only organization capable of helping them: the Avengers! Then: Thor ascends to Asgard's throne and decides to start answering his worshippers' pleas for help. But not everyone's in favor of divine intervention, and it's Secretary of Defense Iron Man's job to stop the Thunder God's interference ? leaving Captain America to play referee between two of the world's biggest super powers! Plus: His memories stolen, an amnesiac Vision must seek help from his creator's reluctant granddaughter to defeat a technological terror left over from WWII! Collecting Avengers (1998) #57-63, Vision (2002) #1-4, Thor (1998) #58 and Iron Man (1998) #64. [(W) Geoff Johns (A) Gary Frank & Various (CA) Gary Frank]
Banished to the mysterious and dangerous Crossroads by Dr. Strange, the Hulk fights his way back from the edge of insanity; battles the U-Foes, the N'Garai, Klaatu, the Puffball Collective and more; fights alongside newfound friends like the Lady of Life in the City of Death; and comes face to face with three aspects of his own shattered psyche as Bruce Banner struggles to reassert control over his savage alter ego and come to terms with his haunted past! Plus: The story of Banner's birth, and how his tragic childhood shaped the monster within, is revealed! And longtime INCREDIBLE HULK artist Sal Buscema wraps up his decade-long run! The Jade Giant is truly at the crossroads of his life! Collecting Incredible Hulk (1968) #301-313 and Annual #13, and Alpha Flight (1983) #29. [(W) Chris Claremont (A) Various (CA) Rick Leonardi]
For decades, Wolverine's shadowy past has been shrouded in mystery. But before he was the savage mainstay of the X-Men, before he was a tormented secret agent codenamed Weapon X - even before he was a barroom brawler in the wilds of Canada - he was a child. And now, in this landmark event, Marvel reveals all! The birth and childhood of sickly young James Howlett, the secrets and intrigue of his family history, the first struggle with his subconscious savagery that culminated in tragedy, and how James' flight from everything he once knew led to the forging of the man known as Logan! Paul Jenkins and Andy Kubert, two of Marvel's most capably acclaimed creators, unite to tell the tale that shaped mutantdom's mightiest misfit. Collecting Origin #1-6. [(W) Paul Jenkins (A) Andy Kubert (CA) Joe Quesada]
Wolverine's vacation from the X-Men is interrupted when he discovers that his beloved, Mariko Yashida, has been married off by her criminal father Lord Shingen! When Shingen humiliates Wolverine in front of Mariko, the hero loses heart, drowning his sorrows in beer, bar fights - and the arms of wild assassin Yukio. But when ninjas attack and betrayal strikes from a most unexpected source, can Wolverine reclaim his honor, and rescue Mariko and himself from the trap Shingen has drawn around them both? Then: The X-Men travel to Japan to rejoin their wayward teammate, but the villainous duo of Viper and the Silver Samurai want to guarantee that the mutants' story won't have a happy ending. It's secrets, shockers and broken hearts in Wolverine's legendary first solo adventure! Collecting Wolverine (1982) #1-4 and Uncanny X-Men (1963) #172-173. [(W) Chris Claremont (A) Frank Miller, Paul Smith (CA) Frank Miller]
Celebrating 50 years of power and responsibility! The most powerful entity on Earth is Alpha ? a brash Midtown High slacker who gained his powers in a lab accident during an experiment conducted by none other than Peter Parker! To head off worldwide calamity, he'll have to learn how to be a hero ? and fast! And that means Spider-Man's got his first-ever sidekick! Then: war of the Hobgoblins! Phil Urich has donned the demonic cowl as the Kingpin's top enforcer, but Roderick Kingsley is back, seeking to reclaim his murderous mantle. And Kingsley may not be the only former Goblin who wants to stake his claim! Plus: Peter struggles to tell Aunt May the secret he's hidden for years: He's responsible for his uncle's death! Collecting Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #693-697 and material from #692, and Avenging Spider-Man #11. [(W) Dan Slott & Various (A) Humberto Ramos & Various (CA) Humberto Ramos]
Earth's Mightiest Heroes gain one of Earth's Mightiest artists: the one and only John Buscema! Big John joins Roy Thomas for the beginning of their classic Avengers collaboration. And here's what they have in store for you: Hercules goes mano-a-mano with the Dragon Man, Captain America mixes it up with the Russian Red Guardian, the Avengers battle the Super-Adaptoid, Goliath and the Wasp fight the Whirlwind, and a hero redeems the role of the Black Knight - only for Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch to defect to Magneto and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants! And topping it off, Avengers past and present join together against the Mandarin and his cadre of villains in the first ever Avengers Annual! Collecting Avengers (1963) #41-50 and Avengers Annual (1967) #1. [(W) Roy Thomas (A) John Buscema & Various (CA) Richard Isanove]
The true flagship X-Men series returnsNOW! In the wake of the Phoenix event, exactly what are Cyclops and his team of outlaw X-Men - visionary revolutionaries or dangerous terrorists? Whatever the truth, Cyclops, Emma Frost, Magneto, and Magik are gathering new mutants and redefining the name Uncanny X-Men. But they face harsh challenges: once again, robotic Sentinels hunt the team and the mutants they protectbut who's doing the hunting? And there's a mole on Cyclops' team - but who is it? A weakened Magneto must prove that he's still the master of magnetism, as Magik wonders why she is the only Phoenix Five member to emerge unscathed! Plus: learn what it's like to be a student at Cyclops' new school! Blockbuster creators Brian Michael Bendis and Chris Bachalo revamp the entire X-Men concept! Collecting Uncanny X-Men (2013) #1-5. [(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Chris Bachalo, Frazer Irving (CA) Chris Bachalo]
The Hell on Earth War begins as the various Lords of Hell fight for dominance in a vicious, mystical battle triggered by the seven billionth soul born on Earth: Wolfsbane's son, Tier! And only X-Factor can prevent the entire world from going up in flames! But as the team fights for Tier's life and struggles to stop the Hell-Lords from tearing apart the Earth, familiar faces return. But help may come too late, as one Hell-Lord is poised to stand victorious. The few remaining X-Factor members make a last-ditch effort to save the world - but not all will survive the final battle. This is the end of X-Factor as you know it! Collecting X-Factor (1986) #250-256. [(W) Peter David (A) Leonard Kirk (CA) David Yardin]
The Fantastic Four have formed a new team to guard the planet - and their wards in the Future Foundation - while they're on an interdimensional journey: Scott Lang, the incredible Ant-Man! Jen Walters, the original She-Hulk! Medusa, queen of the Inhumans! AndMs. Thing?! But how does the world respond when the new FF makes its debut? And how does Yancy Street respond to a new Thing? Then, it's Valentine's Day at the Baxter Building! So why does that spell trouble for She-Hulk? Plus: Ant-Man has already lost a daughter, so watch what happens when he puts it all on the line to save Bentley-23! Learn the identity of the villain pulling the strings and pitting family against family as the FF undertakes a rescue mission into the Negative Zone! Dynamo creators Matt Fraction and Mike Allred reinvent Marvel's First FamilyNOW! Collecting FF (2012 ) #4-8. [(W) Matt Fraction (A/CA) Mike Allred]
The God of Thunder's most thrilling adventures are chronicled in this tumultuous, time-spanning tome! First, Thor tackles two technological terrors: the dastardly Damocles and his Cobalt Cannon, and the computerized consciousness called FAUST! Then, it's a war of the gods as Thor and his followers take on Marvel's resident Prince of Power, Hercules, and his own awesome army! And last but not least, the far-flung futuristic finale features Thor and Marvel's soon-to-be Silver Screen stars the Guardians of the Galaxy in blazing battle against Korvac and his Minions of Menace! Guest-starring Iron Man, Nick Fury, the Avengers and more! Collecting Thor (1966) #267-271 and Annual #5-6. [(W) Len Wein & Various (A) Various (CA) John Buscema]
When last we saw the gunslinger Roland, he was following the Man in Black's path to find the Dark Tower and set Mid-World right. Along the trail, Roland came to Tull, a sleepy little town in the middle of the desert where the Man in Black's sinister power had taken hold. Barely escaping with his life and leaving a pile of bodies in his wake, Roland arrived at the Way Station, where he meets Jake Chambers. Who is this sophisticated boy, and what is his connection to the world outside Mid-World? And is the Man in Black's flight across the desert just an illusion? Prepare for a tale of fantasy, horror, revenge and betrayal - a tale that could only come from the mind of master storyteller Stephen King. Collecting Dark Tower: The Gunslinger - The Way Station #1-5. [(W) Peter David, Robin Furth (A/CA) Laurence Campbell]
X-Force exists to tackle the problems ordinary X-Men can't or won't confront - with extreme prejudice. But as the killing begins to take its toll, a less existential crisis faces the team: a new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants - led by Wolverine's twisted son, Daken. With Fantomex already dead and the rest of X-Force lost in time, the Brotherhood begins its true quest: the kidnapping of Genesis, the young clone of Apocalypse, from Wolverine's Jean Grey School and the fulfillment of his destiny to rise as a mutant despot. The only way X-Force can save Genesis from the Brotherhood - and the world from a new Apocalypse - is a desperate assault on the Brotherhood's base. But that's just what Daken's counting on! Collecting Uncanny X-Force (2010) #30-35, and material from Wolverine: Dangerous Games and Deadpool (2008) #1000. [(W) Rick Remender (A) David Williams & Various (CA) Julian Totino Tedesco]
Iron Man! Captain America! Thor! Hulk! Black Widow! Hawkeye! ASSEMBLE! The world's best-known Avengers are teaming up for a high-stakes mission with the fate of the Marvel Universe at stake! When the Avengers stumble upon a string of heists of some of the world's most dangerous weapons by the criminal team the Zodiac, they soon discover the villains are being empowered by a threat from beyond. Can this all-star team of Avengers defeat a cosmic foe with the power of a god? To win the day, they'll need help from the unlikely team of spacefaring heroes known as the Guardians of the Galaxy! Collecting Avengers Assemble #1-8. [(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A/CA) Mark Bagley]
It's the end of an era as Ed Brubaker's epic run reaches its stunning conclusion! Captain America faces his greatest challenge yet - from the American people! TV pundit Bill Braxton is calling for Cap's retirement, and the populace is taking his message to heart. Meanwhile, the mysterious, super-powered terrorists known as the Discordians are striking U.S. targets. Torn between discovering the truth and saving a citizenry calling for his head, Cap's spirit is tested to its limit! Collecting Captain America (2011) #15-19. [(W) Ed Brubaker, Cullen Bunn (A) Scot Eaton, Steve Epting (CA) Steve Epting]
HE LIVES TO KILL THE DEAD. Written by Matt Wagner, award-winning creator of Grendel and Mage, and co-created with Thomas Tull, executive producer of 300 and The Dark Knight, this hardcover edition collects The Tower Chronicles: GeistHawk, Volumes 1-4, an epic which tells the first compelling tale of John Tower, a supernatural bounty hunter who tracks and destroys the uncanny evils that haunt our world. His harrowing missions lead him across the globe and into the darkest recesses of mankind's most dangerous places to banish a wide variety of poltergeists, demons, and other unfathomable evils to free his troubled patrons from their tormentors' ethereal grasp. Stalked by sultry sirens who want to devour his very life, hunted a by rival mercenary organization, and set-up by sinister corporations, Tower faces more threats than ever before. Meanwhile, his unofficial partner, FBI agent Alicia Hardwicke, begins to uncover pieces of Tower's shadowy past, bringing up the question: What secrets can a man who hunts monsters possibly have that are even more chilling than his prey? Will our hero reach his mysterious goalsor will Tower die trying? Illustrated by acclaimed 2000 AD and Lobo artist Simon Bisley. [(W/A) Various (CA) TBD]
From out of the Golden Age of Comics, the Marvel Masterworks present the debut of ALL-WINNERS COMICS! Bringing together all of Timely's biggest hits under one roof, Captain America and Bucky, Prince Namor the Sub-Mariner, and the Human Torch and Toro are joined by the Whizzer, the Destroyer, the Angel and the Black Marvel in giant, 64-page issues. Each hero does battle against menaces from Nazi fifth columnists, zombies and crooks to jungle terrors, gangsters and the armies of the Axis in adventures that will thrill you like none other. Written and illustrated by Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, Bill Everett, Carl Burgos and Al Avison - you can't lose with talent like that! Collecting All-Winners Comics (1941) #1-4. [(W/A) Various (CA) Alex Schomburg]
Mission to the Microverse! Iron Man, Captain America, Thor and Giant-Man embark on a dangerous trip to the subatomic world of the Microverse - home to strange alien races, a power-sapping atmosphere and a centaur warlord who wants them dead! It's also the location of an emergency beacon signaling an Avenger in trouble. What - or better yet, who - they find there will change the Avengers foreverif they survive! Plus: Simon Williams has a problem. As the legendary Avenger Wonder Man, he fought countless battles as one of Earth's Mightiest Heroes. Now, he wants the Avengers to disband - or else. What are his motives? And what happens when the Avengers say no? Collecting Avengers #31-34, New Avengers Annual #1 Avengers Annual #1. [(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Various (CA) Brandon Peterson]
All-out war against an android army! What begins as a simple prison break suddenly turns into a technological nightmare for the Avengers as robotic foes from all eras of the team's history join forces under the leadership of the Super-Adaptoid! What is the Adaptoid's ultimate goal, and how does the Cosmic Cube factor into it? And when the Adaptoid receives a major power upgrade, will any of the team be left standing to stop him? Plus: The Avengers move their headquarters to the floating Hydrobase, but is Dr. Druid hiding a secret agenda? Who is the beautiful woman he keeps dreaming about, and what does it all have to do with Kang the Conqueror? Collecting Avengers (1963) #286-293. [(W) Roger Stern & Various (A/CA) John Buscema]
Picture this: Tony Stark. In space. In a bar. With ladies. What could go wrong? Tune in NOW! as the Armored Avenger reaps the surprising consequences of his role in AVX! Plus: The story that will shake Iron Man to his very core starts here! Many years ago, Howard and Maria Stark had a baby - but there's something you don't know. Learn the truth about Las Vegas and Area 51 as the two great myths of Nevada collide. Meanwhile, in a distant galaxy, Tony Stark screams! Collecting Iron Man (2012) #6-11. [(W) Kieron Gillen (A) Greg Land, Dale Eaglesham (CA) TBD]
Pay attention very closely: There's a mystery here even Wolverine hasn't sniffed out yet. When Wolverine finds himself the bargaining chip in a hostage situation, he must make a decision that will follow him forever - literally! How can a berserker fight what he can't see? And how far will he go to assert his humanity in the face of the unknown? Guest-starring Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.! Then, Wolverine must track down a boy on a deadly rampage before he does the unthinkable! How will Logan defeat an enemy with no permanent body to slash and claw? And what does the Watcher have to do with all this? Find out when superstars Paul Cornell (CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI13, Doctor Who, Action Comics) and Alan Davis (AVENGERS, CLANDESTINE, EXCALIBUR, UNCANNY X-MEN) take on the Wolverine! Collecting Wolverine (2013) #1-6. [(W) Paul Cornell (A) Alan Davis (CA) TBD]
The Fantastic Four's road trip through time and space continues! On an alien world, the team encounters a thousand-year-old prophecy: Is the Invisible Woman a long-awaited intergalactic messiah? Then, the F4 sightsee in ancient Rome and dine with Caesar on the Ides of March. Did somebody say, Pass the knife? And it's a visit to both the beginning and the end of time, as Marvel's First Family witnesses the Big Bang and the Big Crunch! But to their surprise, they're not alone! What happens beyond the end of infinite time and space? Plus: One day a year, the Thing reverts to his human form. This year, Ben Grimm is going to go home again - as Ben Grimm! And when there's sibling rivalry between Franklin and Val, all bets are off! Collecting Fantastic Four (2012) #4-8. [(W) Matt Fraction (A) Mark Bagley (CA) TBD]
First: Flash back to Deadpool's adventures of yesteryear with Iron Man! Then: A demon hires Deadpool to reclaim damned souls! And just in case you didn't think he could get any stranger, Wade gets in touch with his feminine side! Plus: Deadpool targets a man with aquatic powers, and then teams up with your Superior Neighborhood Spider-Man! And we promise he kills one of those two! Gerry Duggan and Brian Posehn's hilarious, nonstop reinvention of the Merc With a Mouth continues here! Collecting Deadpool (2012) #7-12. [(W) Gerry Duggan, Brian Posehn (A) Scott Koblish, Mike Hawthorne (CA) TBD]
There's a new rule in the galaxy: No one touches Earth! But why has Earth suddenly become the most important planet in the galaxy? That's what the Guardians of the Galaxy are going to find out! Join Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket Raccoon, Groot and - wait for it - the Invincible Iron Man as they embark upon one of the most explosive and eye-opening chapters of Marvel NOW! The secrets these galactic Avengers discover will rattle Marvel readers for years to come! But while London deals with a brutal invasion by the Badoon, the fate of the Guardians may have already been decided millions of miles away! Why wait for the movie? It all starts here! Collecting Guardians of The Galaxy (2013) #1-3 and #0.1, and Guardians of The Galaxy Infinite Comic #1. [(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Steve McNiven & Various (CA) Steve McNiven]
It's a new beginning for Iron Man as Kurt Busiek and Sean Chen reinvent the Armored Avenger! Tony Stark is back, with a new company, Stark Solutions - but the Mandarin plans to destroy Tony's dreams before they take shape! And if that's not enough, Iron Man must face Firebrand, Whiplash, M.O.D.O.K., Controller, Fin Fang Foom, Count Nefaria, the Exemplars, Ultimo and the new War Machine - while romancing the beautiful Rumiko Fujikawa and protecting his secret identity! Good thing he's got Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and the Avengers to help him out! Collecting Iron Man (1998) #1-25, Captain America (1998) #8, Quicksilver #10, Avengers (1998) #7, Iron Man & Captain America Annual 1998, Fantastic Four (1998) #15, Iron Man Annual 1999, Thor (1998) #17, Peter Parker: Spider-Man (1999) #11, Juggernaut: The Eighth Day and Iron Man: The Iron Age #1-2. [(W/A) Various (CA) Sean Chen]
The Inhumans are one of Marvel's most enduring oddities. A race of genetic freaks living secluded in their island kingdom of Attilan, their mutations are self-endowed; as a coming of age ritual, each Inhuman exposes himself to the Terrigen Mists, a strange substance that imparts unearthly powers - some extraordinary, some monstrous. But now Attilan is under attack from without and within. Can the Royal Family, led by the mute Black Bolt, repel the foreign invaders who assail their outer defenses, as well as the internal threat of Black Bolt's insane brother, Maximus the Mad? Paul Jenkins and Jae Lee infuse one of Marvel's oldest families with a modern sensibility - including international politics, class dissension and the age-old struggle of growing up. Dark and grimly compelling, it remains one of Marvel Knights' most beloved stories. Collecting Inhumans (1998) #1-12. [(W) Paul Jenkins (A/CA) Jae Lee]
It's the story that turned Spider-Man's world upside-down as a dying Dr. Octopus hatches his master plan for vengeance against Spider-Man: He will become him! When Peter Parker suddenly awakens to find himself trapped in the failing body of his greatest foe, Otto Octavius rejoices in the power and youth of his new form. Can Peter switch their minds back before his time runs out? Yesand no! As Peter's story comes to a dramatic close, Otto vows to become better than his old foe in every possible way. Smarter, stronger - he will be the Superior Spider-Man! But even with his newfound sense of heroism and responsibility, can Otto survive his heroic baptism of fire against the Sinister Six? A new era of web-slinging excitement starts NOW! Collecting Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #698-700 and Superior Spider-Man #1-5. [(W) J. M. DeMatteis & Various (A) Various (CA) Humberto Ramos]
Along came a spider ? and an unstoppable, unyielding, merciless force of nature! • Corrupt mob boss the Goblin and his gang of circus freaks rule 1930s New York. Peter Parker is an embittered young man searching for justice. After the life-changing bite of a mystical arachnid, Peter inherits the force to change the city he loves ? but when one crimelord falls, another always rises to take his place. And what's going on in Otto Octavius' lab? The Spider-Man must find out fast, before his friend Robbie Robertson is lost forever. • The merciless vigilante named the Punisher targets mob boss Dutch Schultz, who calls in big guns Barracuda and Jigsaw to protect him ? but the violence is about to engulf the souls of a small-time grocer and his impressionable young boy. Collecting Spider-Man Noir #1-4, Spider-Man Noir: Eyes Without a Face #1-4 and Punisher Noir #1-4. [(W/A) Various (CA) Patrick Zircher]
Superstars Jeph Loeb and Simone Bianchi's titanic two-part tale is collected in one oversized, blood-soaked volume! Sworn foes Wolverine and Sabretooth have been locked in an endless grudge match that goes back longer than either can remember - or even imagine. But the key to their bloody history is eons old: Who is the immortal manipulator Romulus? And exactly how deep does the conspiracy surrounding Wolverine's century-long life go? As Sabretooth cheats certain death and the villainous duo close in for the kill, long-buried secrets are revealed that rewrite Wolverine's entire history, and he finds himself forced to make a terrible choice: stop Sabretooth, or stop Romulus - and deal with the lives lost either way! Guest-starring Storm, Black Panther, Wolfsbane, Sasquatch, Wild Child, Cloak and Dagger, and more! Collecting Wolverine (2003) #50-55 and Wolverine (1988) #310-313. [(W) Jeph Loeb (A/CA) Simone Bianchi]
The future is nowMARVEL NOW! Get in on the ground floor as the Marvel Universe is revitalized for a new and exciting era of adventure! Collecting Uncanny Avengers #1, Marvel Now: Point One, A+X #1, Deadpool (2012) #1, Iron Man (2012) #1, All-New X-Men #1, Fantastic Four (2012) #1, Thor: God Of Thunder #1, X-Men Legacy (2012) #1, Captain America (2012) #1, Indestructible Hulk #1, FF (2012) #1, Avengers (2012) #1, Thunderbolts (2012) #1, Avengers Arena #1, Cable and X-Force #1, New Avengers (2013) #1, Superior Spider-Man #1, Savage Wolverine #1, Young Avengers (2013) #1, Uncanny X-Men (2013) #1, Secret Avengers (2013) #1, Nova (2013) #1, Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #1, Red She-Hulk #58, Fearless Defenders #1, Journey Into Mystery #646, Morbius: The Living Vampire #1, Uncanny X-Force (2013) #1, Wolverine (2013) #1, Avengers Assemble #9 & More! [(W/A) Various (CA) Joe Quesada]
Collecting Wolverine: First Class #1 and material from Wolverine and Power Pack #1. [(W) Fred Van Lente, Marc Sumerak (A) Andrea Di Vito, Gurihiru (CA) Salva Espin]
Get ready for the upcoming cinematic blockbuster The Wolverine with this fact-packed volume spotlighting the film's principal players! Witness the experiment that bonded Adamantium to Logan's bones and claws, and learn the true story of how he joined the X-Men! Relive Wolverine's first meeting and star-crossed romance with the beautiful Mariko Yashida, his duel of honor with Mariko's criminal father Lord Shingen, and the introduction of the wandering ronin Yukio! Also featuring the first teaming between criminal duo Viper and the Silver Samurai as they clash with Black Widow, Nick Fury, S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Amazing Spider-Man! Wolverine's greatest adventure begins here! Collecting X-Men Origins: Wolverine #1, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #118-119, Wolverine (1982) #1-2, Marvel Team-Up (1972) #83-85 and material from the Best of Marvel Comics HC.
Four all-ages adventures featuring the most popular X-Man! • Before he joined the X-Men, Wolverine was a secret agent, skilled in espionage and combat. But when he's ordered to deal with a town being slowly covered by metal, Logan must use his greatest weapon to survive: his brain! • Experience Wolverine's first-ever appearance as he battles the Incredible Hulk! But who or what is the Wendigo? • Kitty Pryde's got a crush, and she's depending on Wolvie to help her get the hook-up. But what happens when that crush is Thor, God of Thunder? • All Spider-Man has to do is follow Wolverine for one day and report what he does. What could possibly go wrong? Collecting Free Comic Book Day 2009 ? Wolverine: Origin of an X-Man, Incredible Hulk (1968) #181, Wolverine: First Class #15 and Spider-Man (2010) #3. [(W/A) Various (CA) Ed McGuinness]
Three gritty tales in one hard-hitting collection! • When you play poker with a liar, you'll always lose ? and in Hell's Kitchen during the Great Depression, a town where justice is a game, blind Matt Murdock is about to learn that painful lesson. • Wealthy adventurer Tony Stark has a deadly addiction to danger. Obsession and a need for fortune and glory ignite his genius mind to find new ways to put himself at risk, but what secret is driving him toward almost certain death? • Urban legend Luke Cage has been released from Riker's, but he soon finds out there's one hell of a price to being free. Is Luke destined to be a hero for hire? Or just a chump for a double-crossing set-up? Collecting Daredevil Noir #1-4, Luke Cage Noir #1-4 and Iron Man Noir #1-4. [(W/A) Various (CA) Dennis Calero]
Thrust into a bizarre, inhospitable world far from home, the all-new, high-adventure, mind-melting, tough-as-nails, sci-fi, pulp-fantasy era of Captain America starts NOW! Arnim Zola's ambitions leave Captain America stranded in the upside-down territory known as Dimension Z. With no country and no allies, what's left for the Sentinel of Liberty to protect? Just the one thing his foe values most: Zola's son! Steve has saved the boy's life, but can he keep him alive against the savage barbarians of Phrox ? with the fate of a world hinging on his victory? And when Zola's terrible experiments on the indigenous creatures give birth to a terrible new foe, the Odd War of Dimension Z begins! No flesh escapes the Patchwork! Collecting Captain America (2013) #1-5. [(W) Rick Remender (A/CA) John Romita]
Collecting Wolverine: First Class #2 and material from Wolverine and Power Pack #1. [(W) Fred Van Lente, Marc Sumerak (A) Andrea Di Vito, Gurihiru (CA) Skottie Young]
As Cyclops struggles to create a safe haven for mutants on Utopia, Magneto suddenly arrives ?offering to join the X-Men! And to prove his good intentions, the Master of Magnetism undertakes a painful feat that might save another lost X-Man's life ? or might just kill him. Then, after the events of Second Coming, the mutant race has Hope again ? literally! Witness the stunning emergence of a new generation of heroes! Plus: Things between Kitty Pryde, Emma Frost and Sebastian Shaw come to a head! And why are the X-Men all getting sick at once? The Sublime are back, and they've unleashed a contagion on Utopia. Can the mutants fight a microscopic foe, or will this be their final battleground? Matt Fraction's blockbuster X-Men run concludes! Collecting Uncanny X-Men (1963) #520-522 and #526-534, and Uncanny X-Men: The Heroic Age #1. [(W) Matt Fraction, Kieron Gillen (A) Various (CA) Terry Dodson]
Tony Stark has always been obsessed with the future. Whether starting his first company, designing the Mark I Iron Man armor or launching Stark Resilient, his optimism has always been guided by the question, What comes next? Six months after quitting Resilient, he's found the answer. The sanctity of his mind violated by the Mandarin, he is a man beaten down to his knees, a prisoner within his own body, an indentured servant to an insane cause known only to his captor. For Tony Stark, this is the future ? and there's no way out. Collecting Invincible Iron Man #521-527. [(W) Matt Fraction (A/CA) Salvador Larroca]
The Hulk thought he was finally rid of Bruce Banner, his puny alter ego split from him and incinerated in the blast of a Gamma bomb. But somehow, buried deep in the Hulk's mind, a twisted, insane Banner is back. And when the Hulk calms down, the maniacal doctor comes out to play. As Banner uses every opportunity to further his intricate plot, the Hulk fights to stay in the game in ever more bizarre locales. In a desperate bid to keep Banner at bay, the Hulk must stay angry! Writer Jason Aaron's paradigm-shifting run roars to a conclusion as the Hulk faces drug-dealing dogs, backwater Atlanteans, Russian bears in space and a hidden city of sasquatches ? not to mention Kraven the Hunter, the Punisher, the Thing, Wolverine and Dr. Doom! Collecting Incredible Hulk (2011) #7.1 & #8-15. [(W) Jason Aaron (A) Various (CA) Michael Komarck]
AVX tie-in! When the cosmic Phoenix Force threatens the planet, it's up to Earth's Mightiest Heroes to stop it ? but the X-Men have a different plan. The struggle between the two teams becomes a battle unlike any the Avengers have ever faced ? and every Avenger will be challenged like never before. For Captain America, an encounter with A.I.M. could provide a win he sorely needs, even if the accompanying morale boost proves to be tragically short-lived. For Red Hulk, following his brilliant strategic instincts against his team's wishes could prove to be a miscalculation ? one that could cost him his life. For Wolverine, taking sides means fighting old friends and recruiting an unlikely ally. And for one Avenger, the war against the Phoenix will lead to betrayal! Collecting Avengers (2010) #25-30. [(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Walter Simonson (CA) Mike Deodato]
No matter the obstacles, the Fantastic Four deal in miracles. Whether it's a trip thousands of years into the future or past, an expedition to the fantastical African nation of Wakanda or a mission to help one of their oldest friends, Marvel's First Family strives against the unknown and the unthinkable. And now, the stakes are higher than ever. The FF must save the world 4,000 years from now, defeat Egyptian zombies, battle a future Hulk and even pierce the veil of death itself. And they'll need every bit of cunning and strength they have to win the day! Jonathan Hickman's sprawling, epic run comes to its end here! Don't miss out on the finale of the most groundbreaking FF era in years! Collecting Fantastic Four (1961) #605.1 & #605-611. [(W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Various (CA) Ryan Stegman]
In Madripoor, Wolverine runs afoul of drug lords peddling a new and lethal substance: What is Thunderbolt, and how does it make its users unstoppable? Then, a Yukon vacation turns deadly when Wolverine encounters the mythical Hunter in Darkness! And when Lady Deathstrike attacks, Wolverine and his old Alpha Flight buddy Puck fall through a time vortex and wind up in 1937 - where they must team up with Ernest Hemingway to fight the Spanish Civil War! Ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for Logan! Lethal Larry Hama's epic Wolverine run begins here, stylishly illustrated by Marc Silvestri (CyberForce, UNCANNY X-MEN)! Plus: In two classic bonus stories, Wolverine battles Apocalypse in the Savage Land and struggles with his own inner demons when he meets the Neuri! Collecting Wolverine (1988) #31-37, Wolverine: The Jungle Adventure and Wolverine: Bloodlust. [(W) Larry Hama & Various (A) Marc Silvestri & Various (CA) Marc Silvestri]
Revealed at last: how it all ends for the Man Without Fear! In the near future, the Kingpin and Daredevil have been murdered - but that's just the beginning. Reporter Ben Urich has one last story to write: What was Matt Murdock's final secret? Ben digs deep into the seedy underbelly of the Marvel Universe, tracking down Matt's buried sins and past loves to discover the secrets behind his death. But who is the new Daredevil that's tracking Ben? The investigation leads Ben through a harrowing gauntlet of Daredevil's greatest foes - and straight to the Church of the Hand! And when Daredevil's final mystery stands revealed, Ben Urich's life will never be the same! It's a story years in the making, brought to you by some of the finest creators in Daredevil history! Collecting Daredevil: End of Days #1-8. [(W) Brian Michael Bendis, David Mack (A) Klaus Janson & Various (CA) Alex Maleev]
To prevent the collision of our universe with another, the Illuminati must reassembleNOW! It's the Marvel Universe's most powerful and brilliant team: Black Panther, Iron Man, Dr. Strange, Black Bolt, Mr. Fantastic, Sub-Mariner and the Beast - armed with the six Infinity Gems against an infinite legion of parallel realities. But their task is complicated by old wounds, lies and secret agendas. When the Illuminati experiences its first dimensional incursion, can the members of this loose brotherhood trust each other enough to use the Infinity Gems in unison? And when they learn Earth is the center point for the death of the universe, doesn't that mean destroying it might save everything else? Enter the world-eater, Galactus, as the New Avengers do the unthinkable! Jonathan Hickman and Steve Epting revamp the New Avengers in a multiverse-spanning saga! Collecting New Avengers (2013) #1-6. [(W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Steve Epting (CA) Jock]
What force on this planet - nay, this universe - could turn Earth's deadliest villains into Avengers? Trapped in a dangerous world, Skaar, Moonstone and Ragnarok go to war withthe deadly Dr. Strange! And when Dr. June Covington is turned loose in Tony Stark's Frankensteinian laboratory, who will be her first subject for improvement? When the Dark Avengers find the secret to returning home, can they fight their way out of King Thing's torture pit and overcome Iron Man? As a world crumbles, what's up Moonstone's sleeve? The Dark Avengers may just prove evil is our only hope! Collecting Dark Avengers (2012) #184-190. [(W) Jeff Parker (A) Neil Edwards (CA) Joe Quinones]
Venom goes looking for trouble ' and boy does he find it in these action-packed tales! After turning over a new leaf and vowing to protect the innocent, Eddie Brock and his alien symbiote stalk the streets of San Francisco dispensing their own brand of justice! It's a veritable who's who of Spider-Man's deadliest foes as Venom goes toe to toe with the Punisher, Juggernaut, Demogoblin and Morbius the Living Vampire! But when Eddie Brock bonds with yet another parasitic life form, will he succumb to madness ' or can he conquer the enemy within? Plus: Venom takes on the ever-incredible green goliath in a rare, never-before- reprinted tale written by legendary Hulk scribe Peter David! Collecting Venom: Funeral Pyre #1-#3, Venom: The Madness #1-#3, Venom: The Enemy Within #1-#3 and Incredible Hulk & Venom #1. [(W/A) Various (CA) Bob McLeod]
The Avengers scramble to deal with the threat of another Universal System as the New Adam's true self is revealed - and the most dangerous hero on Earth is created. As the Avengers face the World Breaker and discover the imminent threat to the Avengers World, the hidden connections between the events of AVENGERS and NEW AVENGERS are slowly revealed. What good is a White Event if it destroys the planet it was meant to transform? Plus, the Avengers discover Canadian super-team Omega Flight got lost in a Garden Origin Site - and learn why adaptation is the scariest word in the Marvel Universe! Then, as Shang-Chi battles an ancient enemy, the Avengershang out in Hong Kong's swankiest casino? But they soon find out it doesn't pay to gamble in the spy business. Collecting Avengers (2013) #7-11. [(W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Dustin Weaver, Mike Deodato (CA) Dustin Weaver]
The X-Men have always been sworn to protect a world that hates and fears them. But the new Uncanny X-Force is charged to deal with situations the X-Men themselves hate and fear! Psylocke and Storm lead a team of outcasts and scoundrels - including fan-favorite Puck, the villainous Spiral and the mysterious Cluster. The first adversary to strike out from the darkness? X-legend Bishop! But what secrets does the man with the M on his face bring from the future? How did he get his amazing new powers? And will X-Force be destroyed in its first battle? As Fantomex and Cluster undertake a secret side mission, Psylocke digs deep into Bishop's head - and discovers the shocking truth! The darkest corners of the mutant universe are about to be exposedNOW! Collecting Uncanny X-Force (2013) #1-5. [(W) Sam Humphries (A) Ron Garney, Adrian Alphona (CA) Olivier Coipel]
Gambit is hot on the heels of Joelle, the lady thief who crossed his path once before! But can he steal her away from the horde of super villains that surrounds her? Desperate to learn Joelle's secret, Gambit joins her on a heist that may be too much for even him to handle - against zombified Hydra agents and the villainous Tombstone! Who will answer Gambit's call for help? Enter: Rogue - who may just have an opinion or two about Gambit's extracurricular activities! Plus: a team-up between the stars of the two biggest new Marvel series: Gambit and Hawkeye! And after receiving a distress call from an imperiled ESU archaeology team, Gambit heads to the Forever City! But how will he outwit the hyper-evolved locals and snatch the students (and some loot)? Collecting Gambit (2012) #8-12 and material from A+X #3. [(W) James Asmus (A) Pasqual Ferry & Various (CA) Clay Mann]
With the Academy shut down as the staff joins the fight between the Avengers and X-Men, the students are left to pave their own road and face the ultimate temptation. When the team learns of teenaged corporate magnate Jeremy Briggs' plan to cleanse the world of super heroes with a depowering inoculation, will they join his cause and take his cure? When faced with the opportunity to live as ordinary teenagers, it's every student for himself as they make the biggest decision of their lives! Up against an unthinkable test, will they make the grade in this thrilling conclusion to the Avengers Academy saga? Collecting Avengers Academy #34-39. [(W) Christos N. Gage (A) Tom Grummett, Andrea Di Vito (CA) Giuseppe Camuncoli]
Miles Morales finally has his costume and web-shooters - and now he has his first A-list Spider-Man villain. There's a new Venom in town, and he's hungry! But who exactly is the new Venom, what is his terrible connection to Miles' father, and how does he know so much about Miles? As his father lies in critical condition, a desperate Miles turns to the one person who can help him: Gwen Stacy! The final showdown with Venom looms, but how does Gwen figure into it - and how will the battle change both her and Miles' lives forever? Plus: The Daily Bugle is on the hunt to find out everything they can about the new Spider-Man, but what they discover will surprise them, you - and him! Collecting Ultimate Comics Spider-Man (2011) #16.1 and #19-22. [(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) David Marquez, Sara Pichelli (CA) Sara Pichelli]
The grandest cosmic epic of all time looms on the horizon as Marvel marches toward Infinity! But how did Earth's heroes reach this perilous tipping point? Learn the secret origin of the Inhumans, Marvel's strangest and most isolated community. What are the mysteries surrounding the Terrigen Mist that gives them their uncanny abilities? Then, witness the boyhood of Thanos of Titan! How will his obsession with death change the Marvel Universe's very nature? Finally, as the Avengers go cosmic, putting together an expanded strikeforce to battle threats from the stars, the Illuminati work in secret to prevent incursions from other dimensions! All the threads come together as the Marvel Universe teeters on the brink of intergalactic war! Infinity is incoming! Collecting Inhumans (1998) #2, Thanos Rising #1, Avengers (2012) #1-2, New Avengers (2013) #2 and material from Thor (1966) 146-149. [(W/A) Various (CA) Jim Cheung]
The team's mission hits home when they land in the United States of California, birthplace of Kurt Waggoner! What happens if they can't defeat this Xavier - and what does it mean for Nightcrawler? Then: Meet the X-Treme X-Force as Dazzler is confronted with the person she might turn into if she never gets home! And in the wake of recent events, something is off about Xavier. Will the team be able to close the tears between dimensions without him? Plus: Romance is in the air - or it could be, if Dazzler and Cyclops don't kill each other first! And when Dazzler and her team find themselves in a war against the Brood, the dimension they land in is strangely familiar. Collecting X-Treme X-Men #6-7, #7.1 and #8-11. [(W) Greg Pak (A) Various (CA) TBD]
The return of a hero! A clash of titans! Team roster shakeups! The sensational seventies serve as the source of some of the FF's most scintillating sagas as this colossal collection proves beyond a doubt! First, revisit one of Marvel's Atlas Era gladiators, the Crusader, as he makes his pulse-pounding return to Earth! Then, mania ensues as the Thing Hulks out with his new tag-team partner, only to see his own FF membership placed in jeopardy by the most unlikely replacement member of all! Finally, soar to the stars as our fearless foursome vies against Galactus and his most destructive herald yet, only to be dealt an impossible situation back home! Collecting Fantastic Four (1961) #164-176. [(W) Roy Thomas (A) George Perez & Various (CA) Rich Buckler]
Mindy McCready has mastered a hundred ways to kill a man. Her father, the super hero known as Big Daddy, made sure of that. She's used her skills to wipe out mobsters, super villains and more. So why does facing the popular girls at middle school feel like her toughest challenge yet? With Big Daddy now gone, Hit-Girl tries her hardest to make good on a normal life with her mom and stepdad. So she strikes a deal with fledgling super hero Kick-Ass: She'll train him to stay alive, if he'll teach her how to fit in with the other girls at school. But with a new maffia don on the rise, being normal may just have to wait. Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. pull back the curtain on Hit-Girl, the world's deadliest 12-year-old, in this prelude to KICK-ASS 2! Collecting Hit-Girl #1-5. [(W) Mark Millar (A/CA) John Romita]
Teen mutants struggling to survive on their own! Madrox and Siryn! Sunspot and Warlock! The Vanisher and Boom-Boom! Mix these six unlikely allies with Devil Dinosaur, cyborg lobsters and some teenage runaways, and you've got the Fallen Angels! What wonders await these strange heroes of Beat Street in the paradise of Coconut Grove? Witness one of the most bizarre X-Men adventures of all time! Collecting Fallen Angels 1-8. [(W) Jo Duffy (A) Joe Staton & Various (CA) Kerry Gammill]
Award-winning writer Neil Gaiman presents a unique vision of the Marvel Universe ? set four hundred years in the past! Classic Marvel icons such as the X-Men, Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and Daredevil are re-imagined in this intriguing world of 17th-century science and sorcery ? instantly familiar to readers, yet subtly different in this new time. 1602 combines classic Marvel action and adventure with the historically accurate setting of Queen Elizabeth's reign to create a unique series unlike any other published by Marvel Comics. Neil Gaiman's daringly different tale has stood the test of time and spawned an entire universe of sequels ? now, celebrate the 10th anniversary of the story that started it all with this lush oversized hardcover! Collecting Marvel 1602 #1-8. [(W) Neil Gaiman (A) Andy Kubert (CA) Scott McKowen]
Wolverine awakes to find himself transported to the Savage Land and labeled Public Enemy No. 1! With no memory of how he got there, and Shanna the She-Devil his only ally, Logan must unravel the mystery that slumbers at the heart of the Savage Land before it finds a way to kill him first! In search of answers, Wolverine and Shanna venture into the depths of the Forbidden Island - but what will get them first, the island's inhabitants or their tempers? Meanwhile, another hero crash-lands on the island - but is he friend or foe? NOW!, under the detailed pen of Frank Cho, Wolverine is all brawls, babes and brachiosaurs. And you'll never see the end - or the future of the Marvel Universe - coming! Collecting Wolverine 1-5. [(W/A/CA) Frank Cho]
The Eisner and Harvey Award-winner for Book of the Year continues as Daredevil teams up with the all-new Superior Spider-Man! Yes, America, we've heard your calls! Stilt-Man is back! And the leggy villain is better than ever thanks to some last-minute help fromDr. Octopus!? Plus: A new mystery surfaces that threatens to take Matt Murdock to the edge like never before. And in the wake of fateful news about a close friend, will Matt be forced to abandon his Daredevil identity? Collecting Daredevil (2011) #22-27. [(W) Mark Waid (A) Chris Samnee (CA) TBD]
Moving day! Flash Thompson bids farewell to New York City and heads to his new home, Philadelphia! But even as he says good bye to Peter Parker, Betty Brant and all his friends, is something toxic on the horizon?! Venom goes to war as Toxin rears his head in Philly, but have these two symbiote-psychos created something far more evil? As the Symbiote Slayers arrive on the scene, Flash Thompson battles side by side with Eddie Brock, the original Venom, for the city of Philadelphia! With lives at stake, a conspiracy is revealed - and it's two lunatics with alien parasites to the rescue! Collecting Venom #31-35. [(W) Cullen Bunn (A) Declan Shalvey (CA) TBD]
New mission! New creative team! New status quo! Join writer Jason Latour (Loose Ends, WOLVERINE) and artist Nic Klein (Dancer, Viking, Doc Savage) as they take the reins to the critically acclaimed series! In the wake of the hunt for the Black Widow, a broken and beaten Winter Soldier begins perhaps his most personal mission yet: a quest for redemption. But as Bucky looks to make peace with his deadly past, a new villain from his future is out for war - and blood. Collecting Winter Soldier #15-19. [(W) Jason Latour (A) Nic Klein (CA) TBD]
Sam Bullit is running for mayor of New York City on an anti-Spider-Man campaign, and J. Jonah Jameson is backing him 100 percent. But who's pulling Bullit's strings? None other than the Kingpin of Crime! Then: Spider-Man meets the sexy and elusive burglar called the Black Cat, who claws herself into the young web-slinger's life and purrs her way into Peter Parker's. But when the Cat gets her paws on a stolen tablet the Kingpin desperately wants, the crime lord hires the deadly Elektra to retrieve it! Plus: A new villain explodes on the scene - literally! But how can Spider-Man fight the mysterious Geldoff if he can't even find a costume? And will Peter and Mary Jane finally just say what they feel?! Guest-starring the Ultimate X-Men! Collecting Ultimate Spider-Man (2000) #40-45 and #47-53. [(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A/CA) Mark Bagley]
Few people have ever left their mark on one character quite the way Walter Simonson has. His work on the Mighty Thor swept the Norse God of Thunder to heights never before seen and rarely achieved in his wake. Spanning epic tales of heroism and treachery, love and war, Simonson's work is often considered the definitive Thor. From the majesty and mystery of fabled Asgard to the gritty streets of New York City, Thor was never the same. That is the mark of a true visionary. This first volume begins the collection of Simonson's epic run - completely remastered from the original artwork and newly colored by Steve Oliffe! Collecting Thor #337-345. [(W/A/CA) Walter Simonson]
A masterpiece of immortal action, cosmic scope and boundless drama, Stan and Jack's THOR collaborations mark a cornerstone of the Marvel Universe ? and that's no small accomplishment coming from the imaginations of the most celebrated creators in comics! This second Omnibus edition brings you milestone stories including the first appearances of Ego the Living Planet, Ulik the Troll and the Wrecker; battles with the Absorbing Man, the Destroyer and the Super-Skrull; adventures into Pluto's underworld and atop the High Evolutionary's Wundagore Mountain; the debut of Lady Sif as Thor's love interest; and classic tales featuring Thor and Hercules. Backed up by Tales of Asgard and featuring each issue's original letters page, it's an extravaganza on an Asgardian scale! Collecting Journey Into Mystery (1952) #121-125, Thor (1966) #126-152, Thor Annual #2 and Not Brand Echh #3. [(W) Stan Lee (A) Jack Kirby (CA) Esad Ribic]
Two scientists, two giant egos. One wears a tank - one is a tank. Tony Stark and Bruce Banner are science bros! And when a fellow big-brain goes missing, the two heroes take bets who can find him first! It's Amazing Race, Avengers-style, as Iron Man and Hulk embark on a global manhunt with the ultimate prize at stake: bragging rights! But what happens when a 20-million-year-old evolutionary catalyst infects the Hulk? The Avengers must find the missing scientist before he and his Order of the Dragon unleash his bacteria on the entire world! Then: The Black Widow's sins have resurfaced! Widow, Spider-Woman and Hawkeye travel to Siberia to search for a missing girl with ties to an old Soviet assassination. But the truth behind the girl's disappearance may be more than the Avengers are prepared to handle! Plus: a major turning point in the life of the android Avenger known as the Vision! Collecting Avengers Assemble #9-13 and Annual #1. [(W) Kelly Sue DeConnick, Christos N. Gage (A) Various (CA) TBD]
New team! New villains! New creators! Valkyrie and Misty Knight are the Fearless Defenders, and not since Power Man and Iron Fist has an unlikely duo kicked this much - well, you know. Writer Cullen Bunn (VENOM, Sixth Gun, FEAR ITSELF: THE FEARLESS) and new-to-Marvel artist Will Sliney (MacGyver, Star Wars) bring you the book that everyone is going to be talking about - and that's a promise! Collecting Fearless Defenders #1-6. [(W) Cullen Bunn (A) Will Sliney (CA) TBD]
The legend returns! From venerated comics artist Neal Adams (X-MEN, AVENGERS) and fan-favorite writer Christos Gage (AVENGERS ACADEMY) comes the thrilling secret history of Marvel's most dangerous mutants. Long before Charles Xavier built his School for Gifted Youngsters and founded the X-Men, a team of genetic outcasts with unique powers banded together to protect themselves and those like them from a world of fear and hatred. The astonishing tale of a previous generation of mutants is revealed as Wolverine and Sabretooth lead their recruits in a tooth-and-nail battle for survival featuring Magneto, the frightening new X-villain Virus, the origin of the Sentinal program and the truth behind the bloodiest rivalry in X-Men history! Collecting First X-Men 1-5. [(W) Christos N. Gage (A/CA) Neal Adams]
From the pages of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, get ready for the greatest hero who ever existed - ever! Alpha was having an awesome time of it, till that buzz-kill Spider-Man made him quit being a hero. But that was then, and this is NOW! Josh Fialkov and Nuno Plati tell the tale of a hero who's about to hit the big time! Collecting Alpha: Big Time #1-5. [(W) Joshua Hale Fialkov (A) Nuno Plati (CA) TBD]
A dying wish for revenge! Dr. Octopus was given a year to live, his body and brain in terminal decline after a lifetime of brutal battles with his arch-foe Spider-Man. So the brilliant madman used that time as you might expect. First, he mobilized an army of Octobots to take over Manhattan. Then, he assembled six sinister super villains to abduct Norman Osborn's child. Finally, he pursued Spider-Man to the ends of the Earth while threatening to burn the planet to a cinder. And each time, his ambitious plans ended in failure. Or did they? Were his defeats further proof of his madness - or his genius? With Dr. Octopus just hours from death, Spider-Man is about to learn the answer, as one of his oldest enemies turns the tables on him with a dying wish that spells doom for Peter Parker and everyone he loves! Collecting Amazing Spider-Man #698-700. [(W) Dan Slott (A) Humberto Ramos, Richard Elson (CA) Humberto Ramos]
Having barely survived their defeat of the Phoenix-powered X-Men, is it time for the New Avengers to call it quits? They may not have a choice in the matter: One after the other, the most powerful sorcerers on Earth are being slaughtered by a mystical force unknown even to Dr. Strange! But when this provocation from a mystical plane comes crashing to the doorstep of the Avengers mansion, does the former Master of the Mystic Arts have what it takes to stop the attack? Does anyone? Collecting New Avengers #31-34. [(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Various (CA) Mike Deodato]
Superstar writer Geoff Johns takes on the Avengers! A deadly chemical agent has been released over Mount Rushmore. Is this a terrorist attack on American soil? That's what the Avengers seek to discover as they brave the Red Zone's lethal perimeter - but the truth they uncover is even more startling! Then: Her transformations into She-Hulk out of control, longtime Avenger Jennifer Walters seeks out the one person on Earth who can help - her cousin, the incredible Hulk. But can even the Avengers intervene when two gamma-powered goliaths clash? Plus: the Wasp and Yellowjacket visit Las Vegas, and Ant-Man and Jack of Hearts settle their differences in a final showdown! Collecting Avengers (1998) #64-76.
Collecting Amazing Fantasy #15, Amazing Spider-Man #1-38 & Annual #1-2, Fantastic Four Annual #1 and Strange Tales Annual #2
Refusing Wolverine's offer to join the X-Men, David Haller must now decide exactly how he will carry out his father's legacy. But upon venturing into the world on his own, will he be beckoned back to Westchester by his budding fascination with young X-Man Blindfold? And more important, how will their future together change the fate of mutantkind? Plus: Desperate to learn whether the predictions of his destroying mutantkind are true, Legion makes a deal with the devil in his own mind to find answers. But what terrifying truth would drive David to take extreme measures - and undergo a procedure that would remove his mutant powers? Collecting X-Men Legacy (2012) #7-12. [(W) Simon Spurrier (A) Tan Eng Huat, Paul Davidson (CA) Mike Del Mundo]
It's the story that turned Spider-Man's world upside-down as a dying Dr. Octopus hatches his master plan for vengeance against Spider-Man: He will become him! When Peter Parker suddenly awakens to find himself trapped in the failing body of his greatest foe, Otto Octavius rejoices in the power and youth of his new form. Can Peter switch their minds back before his time runs out? Yesand no! As Peter's story comes to a dramatic close, Otto vows to become better than his old foe in every possible way. Smarter, stronger - he will be the Superior Spider-Man! But even with his newfound sense of heroism and responsibility, can Otto survive his heroic baptism of fire against the Sinister Six? A new era of web-slinging excitement starts NOW! Collecting Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #698-700 and Superior Spider-Man #1-5. [(W) Dan Slott & Various (A) Various (CA) Humberto Ramos]
New creative team! New direction! A new age of AVENGING begins as the Superior Spider-Man - a.k.a. Otto Octavius, the former Dr. Octopus - teams with Wolverine and the X-Men! Then, Spider-Man is forced to work with the Future Foundation as the future literally comes crashing in on them, threatening to destroy the Foundation itself and expose Spider-Man's ultimate secret! And did we mention Otto doesn't like kids? Next, when Electro returns, can Thor and Spider-Man set aside their egos to save the world? Probably not! And while Sleepwalker stalks Spider-Man in the waking world, something far more horrible has invaded his dreams. Finally, it's a look back at the greatest conflict in comics history: Dr. Octopus vs. the real Spider-Man! Collecting Avenging Spider-Man #15.1 and #16-19. [(W) Christopher Yost (A) Paco Medina, Marco Checchetto (CA) Paolo Rivera]
They were visionaries. Explorers. Imaginauts. They were Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. And like the Fantastic Four, they continually strove to overcome the impossible and achieve the extraordinary. Now, the first three years of their landmark run are collected in one oversized volume. This keepsake edition also includes all original letters pages and pinups, critical commentaries, a historical overview, and other DVD-style extras. Collecting Fantastic Four (1961) #1-30 and Fantastic Four Annual (1963) #1. [(W) Stan Lee, Jack Kirby (A) Jack Kirby (CA) TBD]
Superstar writer Jonathan Hickman revamps and redefines Marvel's First Family in a sweeping and epic saga across time, space and reality! And it all begins when Mr. Fantastic decides to solve everything! As the team contends with Norman Osborn's Dark Reign, an older Franklin arrives from the future with an ominous warning! And as the Fantastic Four fight the War of the Four Cities, Mr. Fantastic assembles a band of genius youngsters. But when Nathaniel Richards returns, Galactus rises and a new Annihilation Wave threatens to invade from the Negative Zone, tragedy suddenly strikes. Grieving, the surviving members of the Fantastic Four dissolve the team - but from its ashes rises the Future Foundation! Guest-starring Spider-Man, Dr. Doom, Sub-Mariner and the Inhumans! Collecting Dark Reign: Fantastic Four #1-5, Fantastic Four #570-588, FF #1-5 and material from Dark Reign: The Cabal #1. [(W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Various (CA) TBD]
The Halo saga begins here! First, the enhanced super-soldier Master Chief takes on the Covenant's miles-long command craft - heading for Earth to activate the world-shattering Halo weapon. It's time to lock, load and save billions of people - or die trying. Then, Helljumpers are the meanest, most battled-hardened Marines in the UNSC. But even the Helljumpers are taken aback when they respond to a remote science colony's SOS call and discover an enormous Covenant military presence! Finally, a UNSC ship encounters a strange phenomenon that sends it plummeting toward an unknown planet. But they're not the only ones shipwrecked there! Be there as the Halo saga unfolds - with all-new stories set in the world of Bungee's blockbuster Halo videogame series! Collecting Halo: Uprising #1-4, Blood Line #1-5 and Helljumper #1-5. ©2013 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Halo, the Halo logo, the Microsoft Game Studios logo, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox Live, and the Xbox logos are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. Bungie and the Bungie logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Bungie, LLC. [(W) Brian Michael Bendis & Various (A) Alex Maleev & Various (CA) Felix Ruix]
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