THE ULTIMATE DEATH SENTENCE IN BATTLEWORLD There's a place that's so dangerous it's walled off from the rest of BATTLEWORLD⦠â¦where WILD ZOMBIES feast on those who've been banished for crimes against the state. â¦where cold, mechanical ULTRONS destroy anything that's human. Pity those who get caught between the two, for their death WON'T be fast and painless!
SECRET WARS SERIES BETWEEN GRIEF AND NOTHINGâ¦I'LL TAKE GRIEF! Our heroes hold off hordes of ULTRONS and ZOMBIES! HANK PYM must confront what his counterpart hath wrought! From the domain of PERFECTION, ULTRON is on the verge of a breakthrough that will shake the foundations of BATTLEWORLD!
Secret Wars series. UNHOLY ALLIANCE! • The enemy of my enemy is my friend • But whoever wins, we lose... • Unless HANK PYM can deliver us from evil!
THE ULTIMATE DEATH SENTENCE IN BATTLEWORLD • There's a place that's so dangerous it's walled off from the rest of BATTLEWORLD • where WILD ZOMBIES feast on those who've been banished for crimes against the state. • where cold, mechanical ULTRONS destroy anything that's human. • Pity those who get caught between the two, for their death WON'T be fast and painless!
Gods And Soldiers part three. • The plans are drawn, the task is clear -- to save their ally NAMOR, the remaining INVADERS must live up to their name and take the fight to Hala, the Kree homeworld! • But his how does AARKUS, THE ORIGINAL VISION, figure into this strategy? And how will the WINTER SOLDIER track him down in the first place? • Plus, Namor in battle with Tanalth and her elite Pursuer Corps! • And a guest star no one will expect -- especially not the Invaders themselves! [(W) James Robinson (A) Steve Pugh (CA) Mukesh Singh]
THE DEADLIEST KREE WARRIOR! EVER! • In the aftermath of the KREE'S defeat by the ALL-NEW INVADERS and the loss of the GOD'S WHISPER, TANALTH seeks answers sending her on a cosmic quest and combat with the ETERNAL (and Golden Age Hero) MAKKARI. • Will Kree warrior and Eternal speedster KILL each other or get the answers they both seek? • Plus SAM WILSON'S first meeting with the ALL-NEW INVADERS.
THE RETURN OF TORO!!! • THOMAS TORO RAYMOND emerges from his INHUMAN cocoon with new powers and new enemies. Can JIM HAMMOND, NAMOR and NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA SAM WILSON help their colleague through his dangerous rebirth? • Will the BRITISH INVADERS UNION JACK and SPITFIRE-along with WINTER SOLDIER-solve the mystery of the MARTIAN INVASION? • Guest Starring KILLRAVEN and the INHUMANS.
The Kree Empire intends to conquer the universe using an army of Norse Gods! Now, four heroes united by their past - Captain America, Namor, the original Human Torch and the Winter Soldier - must wage an alien war to save Earth! The Invaders face the Kree's ultimate hunter, Tanalth the Pursuer, and take the fight straight to the Kree homeworld and the Supreme Intelligence - but can even they stand against the relentless assault of Kree-controlled gods? Plus: How does Aarkus, the original Vision, figure in? And how does the Kree threat relate to a secret Invaders mission from decades ago? Eisner Award winner James Robinson (Starman, Earth 2) unites with Steve Pugh (GENERATION X, Animal Man) to create a unique, modern-day take on the Invaders! Collecting All-New Invaders #1-5 and material from All-New Marvel Now! Point One #1. [(W) James Robinson (A) Steve Pugh (CA) Mukesh Singh]
EXTINCTION IS FOREVER part one of three! Separated from Buddy, the rest of the Baker family is in terrible danger! Guest-starring JOHN CONSTANTINE! [(W) Jeff Lemire (A) Steve Pugh (CA) Travel Foreman]
ROTWORLD: THE RED KINGDOM part two! How did The Rot infect the DC Universe? Guest star John Constantine is here to tell you the hideous truth! The Red Kingdom faces an all-out attack by an army of the Rot, led by Felix Faust! [(W) Jeff Lemire (A) Steve Pugh, Timothy Green (CA) Steve Pugh]
• Rotworld epilogue! • The horrible tragedy of ROTWORLD weighs heavily on the Baker family. • Nothing will be the same for Animal Man after this issue! [(W) Jeff Lemire (A) Steve Pugh (CA) Jae Lee]
Following the loss of his son, Buddy Baker finds he can't mourn in peace without constant media intrusions that his newfound fame as an actor have brought about. But Buddy must rise to the challenge when a new and horrifying species called The Splinterfolk appears. This volume collects issues #20-23 and Animal Man Annual #2. [(W) Jeff Lemire (A) Steve Pugh & Various (CA) Jae Lee]
In these stories from Animal Man #51-63, after being killed in a car crash, Animal Man struggles to return to life by climbing the evolutionary ladder one step at a time. But can he reincarnate himself as a creature with any power in time to help his kidnapped son? [(W) Jamie Delano (A) Steve Pugh & Various (CA) Brian Bolland]
Billionaire Island barrels toward a devastating climax! Whether you're building a playground for billionaires or creating a chemical that might destroy half the population, you never know what might be your undoing Every AHOY comic also features extra prose stories and illustrations.
Like an action movie come to life, Trent storms onto Billionaire Island in search of answers - and he's willing to get them anyway he can. Meanwhile, Shelly is after answers of her ownbut will she regret getting them? The infiltration of Billionaire Island is ON! By Mark Russell (Second Coming) and Steve Pugh (The Flintstones, Harley Quinn). Every AHOY comic also features extra prose stories and illustrations. Featuring a variant cover by Darick Robertson (The Boys).
Billionaire Island still stands, but life is very different than it once was. With mercenaries at every turn and F-list stars struggling to survive, the lush life has taken a turn for the worse. Join us on a walking tour as we see what's left of the islandand what's in store for our hero, Business Dog!
From acclaimed writer/artist team Mark Russell and Steve Pugh: a new volume of the near-future adventure that satirizes capitalism's endgame (The Hollywood Reporter). Billionaire Island, tax-free, unregulated hideaway of the richest people on Earth, is no more! Two years after its fall, the global economy lies in ruins and the President of the United States must resign in disgrace. But a cult has risen up around Business Dog, canine inheritor of what's left of Billionaire Island. Can this unlikely leader save the world? And where is the Dog, anyway?
It's time to Bedrock the vote! With the Bedrock mayoral race heating up, the local middle school decides to join in on the fun by holding their own election for class president. Will Ralph the Bully punch his way to victory? Or is there a new kind of candidate waiting in the wings to start a revolution? Meanwhile, Fred and Barney reminisce about their days fighting for their city as part of the Water Buffalo army.
Bone Depot, Tarpit, and other big box stores get Bedrock whipped into a buying frenzy while Fred gets trapped in a vitamin pill scam. Plus, Fred and Wilma experience a crisis of faith when they discover the bird god they worship also makes a great record player needle.
You are now leaving Bedrock! The Great Gazoo is on his way home to the stars, while Fred and company leave the Church of Gerald, and Mr. Slate leaves behind being a jerk- at least for a little while. Say good-bye to Pebbles, Bowling Ball, Philip the turtle, Fred and Barney, and the whole cast in this final issue of what critics are calling the best comic of 2016! Final issue!
It's the Flintstones as you've never seen them before! Issues #1-6 of this new series starring the first family of Bedrock (and civilization, really) tell the story of the dawn of civilization through the eyes of Fred, Wilma, Barney, Betty and the rest of the citizens of Bedrock. Shining a light on humanity's oldest customs and institutions, writer Mark Russell (Prez) blends satire with Hanna-Barbera's classic characters.
In these surprisingly relevant tales from The Flintstones #7-12, the semi-civilized denizens of Bedrock face the peril of an asteroid hurtling toward Earth and a renewed battle against the Lizard People! Plus, the family appliances are terrified of Fred's new bowling ball, and hipsters move into the neighborhood!
Welcome to Lexor, home of the greatest businessman in the Multiverse: Lex Luthor! After years of prosperity, Lex's utopia is at last ready to join the ranks of the United Planets and promote peace among worlds. However, Lex has never done anything unless he had something to gain from it. What could he be up to this time? Sounds like a job for Superman and his wife Lois Lane, the Earth representative to the U.P.! It's time the Man of Steel shut down this former Metropolis magnate once and for all!
It's really happening: Lexor has joined the United Planets! While surveying, Lois Lane and Superman discover that the planet is rich in minerals, causing Lex Luthor to try and exit the federation to make a pretty penny! Realizing he can't leave without agreement from Earth, he imprisons Lois Lane, then whips up the propaganda machine against Superman. Now the power couple must work together to break free and stop Luthor's plans! But how can they fight a whole planet that's designed to hate them?
Could the last days of Lexor be here already? Thanks to Lex Luthor's greed, his adopted home is on the brink of financial and planetary ruin after leaving the United Planets. Now it's up to Superman to act as a champion of these people and show them there's a way through all of this. Will Lex stand down? Or is this the final showdown? The future of Lexor depends on it!
With just five dollars and a knapsack to her name, 15-year-old Harleen Quinzel is sent to live in Gotham City. She's not worried, though-she's battled a lot of hard situations as a kid, and knows her determination and outspokenness will carry her through life in the most dangerous city in the world. And when Gotham's finest drag queen, Mama, takes her in, it seems like Harley has finally found a place to grow into her most true true with new best friend Ivy at Gotham High. But when Mama's drag cabaret becomes the next victim in the wave of gentrification that's taking over the neighborhood, Harley's fortune takes another turn. Now Harleen is mad. In turning her anger into action, she is faced with two choices: join activist Ivy, who's campaigning to make the neighborhood a better place to live, or team up with her anarchist friend Joker, who plans to take down Gotham one corporation at a time. From Eisner Award and Caldecott Honor-winning author Mariko Tamaki (This One Summer) and Eisner Award-nominated artist Steve Pugh comes a coming-of-age story about choices, consequences, and how a weird kid from Gotham goes about defining her world for herself.
Having earned his release from the Suicide Squad, Peacemaker wants to try and do normal superhero stuff for a change. Unfortunately everyone, including the bad guys, thinks he sucks at superhero stuff. But when busting up a terrorist ring introduces Christopher Smith to the cutest thing to ever walk (awkwardly) on four legs, he finds the unconditional love he's been denied his whole life. That is, until the dog is kidnapped right out from under him by a super-villain who has some very un-super-heroic plans for Peacemaker's brand of ultraviolence. Will he help an infamously unstable super-powered criminal steal the world's most valuableand dangerousDNA? Honestly, Christopher's pretty lonely, so it probably just depends on how nicely they ask... Breakout writer Kyle Starks and art legend Steve Pugh deliver a brutal and hilarious take on DC's biggest P.O.S. that will bust guts, break bones, and melt hearts!
The Brain has given Peacemaker no choice but to complete a dangerous mission on his behalf, but he won't have to kick bad-guy butt on his own. With Monsieur Mallah at his side, Peacemaker breaks into the secret base of General Immortus to steal some super-villain DNA. What starts as the team-up you never knew you wanted takes a surprising turn that could leave Peacemaker facedown in a pool of his own blood!
Betrayed, bleeding, and broken, Peacemaker drags his finely toned body to a local watering hole where he can existentially question his violent pursuit of peace from the safety of a barstool. But his wallowing is short-lived. He's going to get his dog back...but he's going to need some help. Lucky for Peacemaker, his parole officer, Richard, has a colorful costumed past...
FEATURING DEATHSTROKE! WELL...KINDA! Things go from bad to worse when Peacemaker, with the help of some Golden Age superheroes, infiltrates General Immortus's secret island base--but ends up captured by a drug smuggler with a penchant for his own goods. Bullets, powder, and punches fly, and Peacemaker's geriatric squad have victory in sight. But first...they'll have to get through Deathstroke! Well...kinda...
Son Of Anarchy! • An oppressive domain run by BARON ZEMO! • The peoples' only hope? An underground group of rebels GORILLA-MAN! M-11! NAMORA! VENUS! MARVEL BOY! • But their leader JIMMY WOOcaptured! Can AGENT COULSON help save the resistance or will he lead them to their doom?
Jon Kents first days as Earths new Superman have been a trial by fire. His actions have already put those he loves in harms way. He has stood strong in the path of constant attacks, but the immovable object is about to meet an unstoppable force. Lex Luthorthe man, the myth, the menacereturns to Metropolis.
The Teen Titans, the Flash and the Suicide Squad all collide on Earth-3-home of the evil Crime Syndicate-on the hunt for former Task Force X mastermind Amanda Waller. As Waller tries to take over the alternate Earth and dethrone evil versions of Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, and other heroes that rule it, her former partner-Rick Flag-arrives on E-3 bent on making Waller pay for her crimes, while the Titans and Flash hunt for a missing academy student they believe was kidnapped by Waller to form her mysterious Justice Squad.
Wonder Woman and Max Lord are on the hunt for some missing and extremely dangerous weaponry from Lord Industries, and the search has brought this unlikely duo toMiami? Fun in the sun will have to wait-because if Diana and Max can't uncover this illegal arms trade, the entire city could be blown sky high! But we're sure Max Lord will be nothing but helpfulright? [((w) Mariko Tamaki /(a) Steve Pugh /(ca) David Marquez)]
The invisible jet is going down-look out below! On a mission to the heart of super-villain-occupied Zandia, Wonder Woman is stopped dead in her tracks by a turf war that's turning deadlier by the minute. After a heated consult with the Justice League, Diana finds herself on her own with the supposedly reformed Max Lord to complete her mission-and to make matters worse, each side is using Lord Industries' stolen tech to turn their forces into mind-warping super-armies! Who shot down Diana's stealthy ride? The answer will make you dizzy... [((w) Mariko Tamaki /(a) Steve Pugh /(ca) David Marquez)]
The trail of Maxwell Lord's would-be killer has brought Wonder Woman face to face with her newest, deadliest foe! Liar Liar is back and ready for round two against the woman she blames for her damaged relationship with her father. But Diana has learned a thing or two since their last encounter, and this time our hero is headed straight into the heart of Liar Liar's sick delusions. It's the final chapter of the Saga of Lords, and you won't want to miss it!
Wonder Woman and Max Lord are on the hunt for some missing and extremely dangerous weaponry from Lord Industries, and the search has brought this unlikely duo toMiami? Fun in the sun will have to wait-because if Diana and Max can't uncover this illegal arms trade, the entire city could be blown sky high! But we're sure Max Lord will be nothing but helpfulright? [(w) Mariko Tamaki /(a) Steve Pugh /(ca) Joshua Middleton)]
