INTRODUCING: THE ALL-NEW AVENGERS SERIES THAT STARTS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE EXPLOSIVE ACTION AND RACES TO A SHOCKING CLIMAX! An alien attack. A missing piece of wormhole tech. A city warped, its citizens transformed into hideous creatures loyal to an Empress from the far side of the universe. And a certain Captain Marvel, looking to her fellow Avengers with murderous intent... Plunge into the action and take a deep breath because you will not be allowed up for air as a thrilling new series kicks off in the strongest, strangest way possible.
By 1975 the X-Men had been relegated to reprint status for a number of years, and the title was not a safe bet to become one of the most popular comic book franchises of all time-but with the launch that year of Giant Size X-Men #1, by Len Wein and Dave Cockrum, that is precisely what happened! Dave Cockrum was the artist and architect of this newly revamped team, and he co-created Storm, Colossus, and, perhaps most notably, Nightcrawler. After the runaway success of Giant Size X-Men #1, the title began producing all-new stories with X-Men #94 and the rest is the stuff comic book dreams are made of! This Artifact Edition contains more than 100 pages from Cockrum's initial run on X-Men, as well as some pages when the artist returned later for a second run on the characters several years later. As with all Artist's Edition style books from IDW Publishing (which have so far won six Eisner Awards), the pages presented were all scanned from Cockrum's actual original art and are printed at the same size they were drawn, mimicking the look and feel of the artist's hand-drawn work. As an added bonus, there is a gallery section featuring covers, sketches, and a few surprises-this is an art book made for fans of Dave Cockrum's X-Men art!
Magical tales from a spellbinding artist! P. Craig Russell brings his distinctive style to Doctor Strange in an Eisner Award-winning tale decades in the making. It's a psychedelic story of sorcerous seduction that will take you from the arcane shadows of the Sanctum Sanctorum to the dizzying spires of the mystical city of Ditkopolis! The Master of the Mystic Arts puts Clea to the test, faces a challenge to his title as Sorcerer Supreme and battles a hoary host of foes. Plus: Russell turns his attention to (Scarlet) witchcraft and other chilling mysteries! Collecting Doctor Strange: What Is It That Disturbs You, Stephen?; Doctor Strange Annual #1; Marvel Premiere #7; and Doctor Strange (1974) #34 - plus material from Doctor Strange (1974) #46; Marvel Fanfare (1982) #5, #6 and #8; Chamber Of Chills #1-2; and Journey Into Mystery (1972) #4.
Celebrating 50 years of Iron Fist, Marvel is proud to present the early adventures of martial arts legend Danny Rand! This collection not only includes his complete color comic series, but also Iron Fist's exploits in the black-and-white magazine DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG FU! After an expedition to find K'un-Lun left Rand's parents dead, he found the path to the mystical city and spent a decade there training. Gaining the shattering power of the Iron Fist, Danny set out into the Western world to avenge his parents' deaths! He is joined by detectives Misty Knight and Colleen Wing, who also star in their own three-part solo exploit by Chris Claremont and Marshall Rogers! Collecting Marvel Premiere #15-25, Iron Fist (1975) #1-15 and Marvel Team-Up (1972) #63-64 - plus material from Deadly Hands of Kung Fu (1974) #10, #18-24, #29 and #31-33; Deadly Hands of Kung Fu Special #1; and Bizarre Adventures #25.
Luke Cage defends the streets of New York City - and even takes the fight to the outer boroughs - in this Marvel Masterworks volume completing his solo adventures! Cage will face menaces as tough as Moses Magnum, as bizarre as the Maceand as infuriating as the Gem Theater's always unpredictable vending machine. It's all set against the gritty streets of 1970s Times Square, a location as colorful as anything Marvel's minds have ever conjured up! In addition to these fearsome foes, Cage must also battle an all-new and amped-up Chemistro, the Spear who seeks to settle a score with the man who made Luke Cage bulletproof, and an adversary as unstoppable as death itself: the IRS! Collecting Power Man #32-47 and Annual #1.
They came from inner space! Explorer Arcturus Rann! Freedom-fighting princess Marionette! The armored warrior Acroyear! Fun-loving thief Bug! The robots Microton and Biotron! They are the greatest heroes of the Microverse! But after one thousand years in suspended animation, Rann has returned to a Homeworld vastly changed from the one he knew - and Mari's family was killed in the coup d'état that saw Baron Karza rise to power. Now, together with their allies, they begin their epic quest to free Homeworld from the tyrannical Karza's iron grip in the first chapter of an acclaimed comic-book space opera from the legendary creative pairing of Bill Mantlo and Michael Golden! It's one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting Micronauts (1979) #1.
From out of the Microverse, the Omnibus you thought could never happen! Helmed by writer Bill Mantlo, MICRONAUTS brought together the subatomic heroes of Homeworld and the Marvel Universe! And Mantlo's rich character mythology, combined with groundbreaking artwork by Michael Golden, made the series an instant classic. The Micronauts - Commander Rann, Princess Mari, Biotron, Acroyear and Bug - traverse their universe aboard the microship Endeavor as they struggle to free Homeworld from the tyrannical Baron Karza! Their exploits also bring them to Earth, where our micro-sized heroes encounter big-time Marvel heroes and villains - including the Fantastic Four, S.H.I.E.L.D., Captain Universe and Man-Thing! This Omnibus edition presents a stunning restoration, complete with letters pages and host of bonus material, including house ads, original artwork and more! Collecting Micronauts (1979) #1-29 and Annual #1-2.
In honor of 60 years of Spider-Man, the web-slinger's second solo series gets the Omnibus treatment! SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN not only increased the opportunities for Spidey action, it provided a platform to expand upon and explore the world of Peter Parker and his incomparable cast: J. Jonah Jameson, Mary Jane Watson, Flash Thompson and the gang! Of course, there was no shortage of villains - including the Vulture, the Lizard and Doc Ock! SPECTACULAR was also home to Frank Miller's first Daredevil artwork - part of a sprawling saga featuring Carrion, the mysterious rotting horror with hidden ties to Peter Parker's past and a violent desire to punish him for the death of Gwen Stacy! Painstakingly restored, this is an Omnibus for the ages! Collecting SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) #1-42 and ANNUAL #1, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL (1964) #13 and FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #218. Rated T
Welcome to Weirdworld, a land of legend and lore! Meet Tyndall, a lost elf on a dangerous quest - to the heart of evil and beyond! One that will unite him with the beautiful Velanna, and forge an alliance for the ages. Together with grumpy dwarf Mud-Butt, these warriors of the shadow realm will brave the City of Seven Dark Delights, face the fallen god Darklens and meet the Dragonmaster of Klarn. But will they ever find their way home? From the mind of Doug Moench, and brought to life with incredible artwork by such talents as Mike Ploog and John Buscema, comes a far-out fantasy masterpiece in the mighty Marvel manner! Collecting material from Marvel Premiere #38, Marvel Super Action (1976) #1, Marvel Fanfare (1982) #24-26, Marvel Super Special #11-13, and Epic Illustrated #9 and #11-13. Read Robert Greenberger's recommendation of this collection here.
Swashbuckling space pirates! In 1977, the X-Men went cosmic, traveling to the far-flung Shi'ar Empire - where they encountered the Starjammers! Corsair, Hepzibah, Ch'od, Raza, Cr'reee and Sikorsky quickly became fixtures of the X-Men mythos, and this volume features every appearance drawn by their co-creator, the legendary Dave Cockrum! First, the Starjammers must help the X-Men prevent universal Armageddon - but what happens when Corsair realizes one of the X-Men is his son? Then, when the parasitic Brood attack and Shi'ar Empress Lilandra is kidnapped, the X-Men fight a war on two fronts: without and within! But will Carol Danvers join the Starjammers? And in their first solo story, the team embarks on an interstellar quest for a cosmic object of immeasurable power! Collecting X-Men (1963) #107-108, Uncanny X-Men (1981) #154-158 and #161-167 and X-Men: Spotlight on Starjammers #1-2.
