A summons from SHIELD leads Peter Parker into a globe-spanning adventure that will test him as never before, one in which the future of all mankind lies in his gloved, webbed hands! Who is the mysterious prisoner in the steel box who keeps propelling the wall-crawler onward? Nick Spencer and an all-star team of Marvel's biggest writers and artists take up the challenge to create the wildest, maddest, most unconventional Amazing Spider-Man story of all! Guest-starring Nick Fury, Wolverine and Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham! One-Shot.
Alan Moore was the braintrust behind America's Best Comics, one of the most acclaimed imprints in the history of comics. Comprised of four main titles: Tom Strong, Top10, Promethea, and the anthology Tomorrow Stories, the ABC line paired Moore with the finest artists in comics. This volume will present a beautiful overview of the ABC line, including complete stories from Promethea #10 (Eisner Award-winner for best issue of the year) and Top 10 #7. Additionally, a fine selection of shorter stories featuring Tom Strong, Jack B. Quick, Splash Brannigan, and Greyshirt will be included. Plus a stunning gallery section. The best stories by the best artists in the best format!
Captain America is shaken after a relic of the darkest chapter of his life resurfaces in the hands of a villain, and Iron Man struggles to keep him on track. When the hunt for Veronica Eden leads them to a stolen S.H.I.E.L.D. helicarrier, they'll need all of their focus to survive a high-tech ambush!
• During an advance scouting mission in World War II, Captain America and Bucky come across an old farmhouse where a group of concentration camp escapees are fending off recapture. • If they can hold the line, the Allies will come to the rescue. But it's going to be a long night • Rising star Tini Howard joins superstar Chris Sprouse for a powerful, gripping journey into Captain America's storied past!
The war ends?
IN THE EYE OF A TITAN! The clock is ticking as Rick must find Genis before they both blink out of existence! Wait... who's that big face on the cover? Find out who else is searching for Genis and what DEATH has to do with it!
Backed by the squadron supreme, commissioner cage thinks he's bulletproof. He's dead wrong. And it'll take a Saint to prove it. Someone is cleaning up criminals who've escaped justice - and leaving a bloody trail in their wake. This is the Squadron's world, and the age of vigilantes is over. Police Commissioner Luke Cage has one job: Find the scum and eliminate them - before ambition takes them beyond the city streets. ONE-SHOT
The teenage Hyperion's cosmic quests with his Shi'ar friends near their end, but none of the young heroes are ready to say farewell. A quick mission in the Negative Zone sounds like the perfect coda to a storied fellowship...but what awaits Hyperion, Gladiator and the rest is horror and agony beyond their wildest nightmares! Also included in this issue: a special preview of the new spinoff series, The Starjammers!
Brian Bendis ends his Marvel tenure with this very special oversized anniversary issue! Tony Stark is back, but in what form? At least five huge surprises await new and old fans alike. Industry legend Brian Michael Bendis drops his final Marvel Comic to end an era, and he's going out big! This super-sized anniversary extravaganza features artistic contributions from a bevy of Bendis' collaborators from over the years, including Jim Cheung, David Marquez, Mike Deodato Jr., Mark Bagley, Leinil Francis Yu, Daniel Acuña and a few other surprises! All this and a huge new villain arises! And the futures of Tony, Riri Williams and Victor Von Doom are all revealed!
Neil Gaiman and Mark Buckingham's unfinished storyline The Silver Age begins! Young Miracleman - the lost member of the Miracleman Family - is back! His last memories were of a 1963 world of joy and innocence. Now, he's been thrust into the 21st century, where his best friends have become gods and monsters. Remastered with stunning new artwork by Mark Buckingham! Including material originally presented in Miracleman (1985) #23, plus bonus content.
The biggest adventure in DC Comics history continues! Grant Morrison joins modern legend Chris Sprouse (TOM STRONG, BATMAN: RETURN OF BRUCE WAYNE, ACTION COMICS) for a trip to Earth-20 starring a Society of Super Heroes unlike anything you've seen before! It's pulp Super Hero action with a post-modern twist - you can't afford to miss it! Who is the demon-like Green Lantern protecting Earth-20? What secret does Doc Fate hold that could save the world? Who are the hand-to-hand and air-to-air combat queens known as the Blackhawks? And what happens when these heroes come face to face with their diabolical Earth-40 counterparts - led by Vandal Savage - for an epic war between parallel worlds? Find out all that and more in this exciting stand-alone issue which also acts as chapter two of the overall MULTIVERSITY storyline. Join us, if you dare, for THE MULTIVERSITY! [(W) Grant Morrison (A/CA) Chris Sprouse, Karl Story]
The biggest adventure in DC Comics history continues! Grant Morrison joins modern legend Chris Sprouse (TOM STRONG, BATMAN: RETURN OF BRUCE WAYNE, ACTION COMICS) for a trip to Earth-20 starring a Society of Super Heroes unlike anything you've seen before! It's pulp Super Hero action with a post-modern twist - you can't afford to miss it! Who is the demon-like Green Lantern protecting Earth-20? What secret does Doc Fate hold that could save the world? Who are the hand-to-hand and air-to-air combat queens known as the Blackhawks? And what happens when these heroes come face to face with their diabolical Earth-40 counterparts - led by Vandal Savage - for an epic war between parallel worlds? Find out all that and more in this exciting stand-alone issue which also acts as chapter two of the overall MULTIVERSITY storyline. Join us, if you dare, for THE MULTIVERSITY! [(W) Grant Morrison (A) Chris Sprouse, Karl Story (CA) Chris Sprouse]
To escape the Empire's trap, the REbels spring one of their own! o What's behind Commander Zahra's quest for revenge against Leia Organa? The powerful, dark answer revealed this issue! o And the Rebel's Fourth and Seventh Divisions will pay the price for Zahra's revenge. o See Luke Skywalker, Wedge Antilles and Shara Bey battle against an onslaught of TIE fighters in the greatest dog fight of the series.
Undertake a desperate mission to the imperial core. • In the Imperial Museum on Coruscant, an ancient droid holds the key to salvation of the Rebel Alliance. • The Rebels' elite operations team, the Pathfinders, must pull off a daring heist right under the nose of the Emperor himself, with Lando and Lobot along for the ride!
OPERATION STARLIGHT GOES SUPERNOVA! • The mission to reunite the REBEL FLEET is countered by a deadly trap sprung by the cunning COMMANDER ZAHRA! • How will WEDGE ANTILLES, SHARA BEY and the other elite pilots of STARLIGHT SQUADRON survive? • And then there's LANDO CALRISSIAN... forced to choose between THE REBELLION and one of his oldest friends!
PRELUDE TO WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS: "THE HUNT FOR HAN" • CHEWBACCA has heard from an old friend with intelligence on the location of notorious bounty hunter BOBA FETT, known to be in possession of HAN SOLO. • Along with LUKE SKYWALKER, the loyal Wookiee sets off in search of his lost friend, on an adventure to Nar Shadaa... the SMUGGLER'S MOON! • But will this mission prevent plucky astromech droid ARTOO DETOO from passing along a crucial message to Luke, one that will affect the fate of the entire Jedi Order...?
'THE FINAL HUNT!' ⢠COMMANDER ELLIAN ZAHRA, former protégé of GRAND MOFF WILHUFF TARKIN, has used brilliant tactics and savage brutality to nearly eradicate the Rebel fleet. ⢠Now she and her final target, GENERAL LEIA ORGANA, will hunt each other across a wild planet...to the bitter end. RATED T
FRIENDS AND ENEMIES • LUKE SKYWALKER embarks upon an epic mission with WEDGE ANTILLES and the brave pilots of STARLIGHT SQUADRON to rescue a lost division of the REBEL FLEET. • LEIA ORGANA, CHEWBACCA and LANDO CALRISSIAN attempt to save HAN SOLO from the evil clutches of BOBA FETT. • But what hidden vision will the Force send to Luke about the troubles to come?
Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa and an elite crew of Rebel heroes are lost in the farthest reaches of No-Space after a mission gone wrong. A desperate maneuver is their only chance to find a way home - but what will it cost them?
DISASTER LOOMS FOR THE REBEL ALLIANCE! With the discovery that the Empire is building a second DEATH STAR, the Rebels are on the verge of despair. But LEIA ORGANA has devised an impossible mission to remind both the Rebels and the galaxy how to hope. It's the FALCON's time to shine, as the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy flies into the belly of the beast!
LOBOT LOST! - A DARK DROIDS TIE-IN! Something has gone horribly wrong with LOBOT, putting the REBELLION at terrible risk! LANDO CALRISSIAN will do anything to save his friend, even if it means betraying the REBELS. Will the SCOURGE OF THE DROIDS destroy any chance to cure Lobot, or will he be lost forever?
Dengar is leading T'onga's bounty hunter crew on a desperate attempt to break into the Crimson Dawn's stronghold - and he's also leading them into a trap! ♦ Meanwhile, Valance has found new purpose as Darth Vader's secret weapon. But how far will he be willing to go to protect an Imperial officer from assassins? [(W) Ethan Sacks (A) Paolo Villanelli (CA) Chris Sprouse]
THE SHOCKING ENDING TO THE BOUNTY HUNTERS' RAID ON THE VERMILLION! T'onga must face Crimson Dawn on her own to save the girl she seeks. Meanwhile, one of her crew may not survive Vukorah's deadly revenge. And Dengar may finally be getting exactly what he deserves.
A deadly mission on the edge of a black hole! Desperate for credits, T'onga and the bounty hunters take a dangerous job for the Pykes But is Tasu Leech ready to take on...the Kanjiklub? And Valance makes a decision that will change everything?
PRELUDE TO WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS: "THE THREAT IN THE SHADOWS" • As VALANCE and his reluctant partner DENGAR race to intercept BOBA FETT and his precious cargo, who are the deadly pursuers that are after them? • A dark secret from Valance's past connection to HAN SOLO may get him killed all these years later. • But who is the mysterious leader of an assassination squad that is driving Valance into a life-and-death confrontation with his old friend?
T'ONGA'S BOUNTY HUNTERS FACE THEIR DEADLIEST MISSION YET! • T'ONGA, BOSSK, TASU LEECH, ZUCKUSS, 4-LOM and LOSHA are plot[1]ting to kidnap the leader of a major crime syndicate. • But is the crew walking into a trap? • And what is the diabolical DENGAR planning that could jeopardize everything?
THE FOLLOWING • Hunted by the mysterious assassin DEATHSTICK, a wounded VALANCE and his reluctant partner DENGAR are running out of options! • T'ONGA is outgunned and outnumbered... but she does have one last surprise up her sleeve! • And the shadowy force behind all of the danger makes its move!
A NEW ERA FOR THE BOUNTY HUNTERS! In the aftermath of the battle with INFERNO SQUAD, VALANCE and T'ONGA are joined by the most dangerous bounty hunters in the galaxy... KHEL TANNA! DEATHSTICK! DURGE! ...and BOBA FETT?!
BOBA FETT: MARKED FOR DEATH! THE BLACK SUN SYNDICATE wants BOBA FETT'S HEAD! But the new team of BOUNTY HUNTERS has something to say about that! Featuring DURGE, BOSSK, 4-LOM, ZUCKUSS, DEATHSTICK, VALANCE, KHEL and T'ONGA!
THE SHOCKING CONCLUSION TO THE BATTLE ON BESTINE! Valance is out for revenge against Darth Vader! Can T'onga and her team save their fellow bounty hunter from a fatal confrontation? And will Vukorah survive the assassins throwing the underworld into chaos?
DARTH VADER'S INFERNO SQUAD STRIKES! The DARK LORD has ordered one of the EMPIRE's deadliest commando units to take out VALANCE, BOSSK, 4-LOM and ZUCKUSS! Meanwhile, assassin droid IG-88 has his sights on another high-value target. But who is he after and who hired him? Featuring fan favorites from the hit video game, Star Wars: Battlefront II!
THE HAUNTING SECRET MISSION OF JANGO FETT! A DARK DROIDS TIE-IN! The BOUNTY HUNTERS must contend with the looming shadow of the sins of BOBA FETT'S father! What is the secret that lurks on the mysterious droid outpost, THE HAVEN? Who is TARR KLIGSON and what is his connection to Jango Fett?
PRELUDE TO WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS: "RESTORATION" • Returned to the fold after his rebellion against the EMPEROR, DARTH VADER faces the horrors of reconstruction in the secret laboratories of CORUSCANT. • As he blacks out under the knife, does he still dream of revenge against his master? Or do his thoughts drift towards his son - and the friends who make LUKE SKYWALKER so vulnerable? • Don't miss this next critical new chapter in Vader's ongoing evolution - featuring the revelation of the first time the Dark Lord learned the name HAN SOLO!
THE BLADE BEHIND THE CURTAIN • For decades, no figure has stood as close to the EMPEROR with so much mystery surrounding her. • Who is the UMBARAN? What is her role within the EMPIRE and in the WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS? And what happens when she emerges from the darkness to challenge Darth Vader himself? • Featuring an unprecedented look at the inner workings of the Emperor's inner circle - and the return of IG-88!
UNBOUND FORCE - Part TWO! According to the JEDI, fear leads to anger, and anger leads to hate. But does hate lead to suffering...or power? As DARTH VADER'S Force abilities spiral out of control, his lieutenant Sab? is caught in the maelstrom - and finally must confront the horrifying consequences of her choice to serve him. Will she choose darkness over light?
VADER UNBOUND! The DARK LORD OF THE SITH has called upon the galaxy's greatest archaeologist, DOCTOR APHRA, for help. He's lost control of THE FORCE, and only APHRA knows what can tame his path of destruction! But will an archaic KYBERITE weapon only lead to more devastation?
DEATH BY DROID! With his Force powers still out of control, Darth Vader's more powerful and vulnerable than ever before... Which makes this the perfect time for him to be BETRAYED by one of his most trusted associates (and astoundingly, it's not APHRA or OCHI)! Featuring the return of TRIPLE-ZERO and BEE TEE - and the deadliest team up of droids Vader has ever faced!
THE TAMBOR GAMBIT! The Dark Lord finally comes face-to-face with Skakoan revolutionary Jul Tambor - and Sabé finally must pick sides! Is Jul just another selfish, revenge-driven monster? Or is he a freedom fighter who desperately cares about his people? Or both? And is Vader more interested in crushing Jul - or completing the co-option of the Handmaidens of Padmé Amidala?
CURSE OF THE JEDI - A DARK DROIDS TIE-IN! KILLER DROIDS have taken over DARTH VADER'S flagship Super Star Destroyer, the EXECUTOR! Will the lessons of JEDI MASTERS QUI-GON and OBI-WAN save him from the SCOURGE - or make him a tool for its galactic conquest?
TARGET SKYWALKER • All of DARTH VADER'S careful scheming and brutal power moves to claim HAN SOLO'S frozen body have one ultimate end goal: LUKE SKYWALKER, the only person who could challenge Vader's primacy at the Emperor's side. • Now everything comes to a head as father closes in on son and Luke finally grasps a shocking truth... • one that will shape his destiny FOREVER!
Tainted by the SPARK ETERNAL, DOCTOR CHELLI APHRA is not herself! Trapped in her own mind, Aphra's only hope for escape lies in her own memories... ♦ but will she find a way out before the Spark consumes her completely? [(W) Alyssa Wong (A) Minkyu Jung (CA) Chris Sprouse]
⢠SANA STARROS and her team are determined to rescue DOCTOR APHRA at any cost! ⢠But everyone's keeping secrets. . . ⢠and the SPARK ETERNAL has plans of its own!
PARTY TRICKS • A MYSTERIOUS INVITATION leads DOCTOR APHRA and SANA STARROS to an exclusive party... teeming with scum and villainy! • Will Aphra and Sana be able to survive the underworld social event of the century? • Or will their cover be blown by A FAMILIAR FACE with an agenda of their own?
SHATTER! THE CONCLUSION OF THE BATTLE FOR THE SPARK ETERNAL! As DOCTOR APHRA fights for her life, she faces a dire question: Even IF she triumphs over the Spark, will there be enough left of Aphra to piece herself back together?
LUKE SKYWALKER! A LOST JEDI TEMPLE! AND A GRAVE MISCALCULATION! APHRA has convinced LUKE that she can help him find long-lost secrets of THE JEDI! But she has other plans for him that include... DARTH VADER!!!
ENTER THE STARWEIRD! Long ago, Jedi Masters SHAAK TI and AAYLA SECURA sealed away a GREAT AND TERRIBLE POWER... ...a horrifying, ancient creature that RESONATES WITH THE FORCE... ...and DOCTOR APHRA and LUKE SKYWALKER have just released it!
LEGACY ISSUE #75! A DARK DROIDS TIE-IN! Sent by DOMINA TAGGE to investigate a series of strange droid malfunctions, DOCTOR APHRA faces a deadly enemy from the past. A horde of CLONE WAR-ERA PROTOTYPE BATTLE DROIDS designed by Domina herself!
LET'S KEEP A LITTLE OPTIMISM HERE. ⢠But optimism is hard to come by with the Millennium Falcon gone and Han and Chewie in their toughest spot ever! ⢠Greedo is back and boy, is he mad! ⢠Featuring the returns of Marshal Buck Vancto and Khel Tanna. Which one is going to get their hands on Han first? ⢠All this and more in the rip-roaring conclusion of The Crystal Run.
CHEWBACCA BEHIND BARS! Chewie is held captive on the prison planet of Gulhadar! And you'll never believe who his cellmates are. None other than Maz Kanata and Boba Fett! And whatever happened to the Millennium Falcon?
THE BATTLE OF ABRION BRIDGE! ⢠While continuing to wait out a nasty sandstorm on Tatooine, Obi-Wan reflects on one of his most grueling experiences in the Clone Wars. . . ⢠It's a memory full of pain and bloodshed, and one that has lasting consequences. ⢠The battle also reminds Obi-Wan of an age-old question he has long wrestled with throughout his life: what is a Jedi's true purpose in war?
As the sandstorm overtakes his home, Obi-Wan has more time to reflect in - and on - the darkness. He looks back on a time when he and Anakin Skywalker were pulled off the front lines of the Clone Wars to confront a lost soul from Kenobi's wartime past. Can the two Jedi bring a man back from the heart of darkness to which he has fallen?
Obi-Wan has closed his journals for now and looks ahead as night falls and the sandstorm that has sequestered him begins to clear. But he discovers something unexpected in the hazards of the Jundland Wastes-a squad of ambushed stormtroopers left to die. But one still has a fighting chance-and Obi-Wan may very well risk everything to save a single injured imperial stormtrooper that can't help but remind Kenobi of the clones he served with so long ago.
The Thors of every Battleworld domain, united as one! Whenever there's trouble anywhere on Battleworld, the Thors bring the thunder as Doom's lightning-wielding cosmic cops. But a string of mysterious murders leaves some of them asking questions that may unravel all of reality! Thors you know (including Ultimate Thor, Beta Ray Bill and the Odinson himself) team with Thors you don't (say hello to Groot Thor) and place their lives on the line to hunt the killer. But will a surprising suspect help uncover the truth, or offer only lies? It's a hard-hitting Marvel Comics police dramawith hammers. If it were a TV show, it would be called Thor and Order. Plus: In an all-time classic, relive the green-skinned glory of the original Frog of Thunder! Collecting Thors (2015) #1-4 and Thor (1966) #364-365.
Written by NICK SPENCER Art by CAFU & BIT and HOWARD CHAYKIN Cover by CHRIS SPROUSE The new hit series by Nick Spencer (ACTION COMICS, Morning Glories) and CAFU continues! Think the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents are a messed-up team? Wait until you learn the secrets of the evil organization known as Spider! This issue promises twists, turns and a sequence illustrated by the legendary Howard Chaykin! Scheduled to arrive on JANUARY 12 32 pages. Full Color.
At last, it's the return of Tom Strong - too bad he's powerless! The lives of his daughter Tesla and her unborn child both hang in the balance, and there's nothing Tom can do to save themuntil he remembers the one thing that just might. To find it, he and Val Var Garm must journey to the far side of the galaxy, and the mysterious world known asTERRA OBSCURA! [(W) Peter Hogan (A/CA) Chris Sprouse, Karl Story]
The remaining members of S.M.A.S.H. go up against dozens of bikers in a battle over much-needed humanitarian supplies. But not even help from Tom Strong and all their gods can keep the entire convoy safe. [(W) Peter Hogan (A/CA) Chris Sprouse, Karl Story]
After attending a service for a fallen comrade, Tom Strong and Val Var Garm return to their mission: find Tom Strange, and ask him for the elixir that will save Tesla's life. But this time, they have to go a little farther than the Grand Canyon [(W) Peter Hogan (A/CA) Chris Sprouse, Karl Story]
Tom Strong can't believe that finding a cure for Tesla's troubles may lead to the death of her husband. Saving an entire civilization along with his family will require timing, skill... and a whole lot of luck! [(W) Peter Hogan (A/CA) Chris Sprouse, Karl Story]
