AMAZING SPIDER-MAN is back to thrice-monthly because this story is pure jet fuel. Ben Reilly has returned to NYC and has fully taken back the mantle of Spider-Man, but what does this mean for Peter Parker? The greatest team of web-writers has come together with the most epic arachnid-artists ever assembled to bring you a Spider-story that will shake up Spider-Man's 59th year in ways you CANNOT PREDICT!
The Hobgoblin is back! The high-flying villain is after Norman Osborn's journals...and he's targeted Mary Jane and the pregnant Liz Osborn! Plus: Mary Jane reveals the secrets of her childhood! The Scorpion attacks as J. Jonah Jameson ties the knot! Spidey battles the symbiotic alien costume in a senses-shattering showdown! The Kingpin strikes after the Beyonder turns a skyscraper to gold! Spidey faces the cosmic power of Firelord! The new Spider-Slayer attacks the person he believes to be Spider-Man: Mary Jane! And things get downright silly when Spidey must deal with Spider-Kid, Frog-Man and the Toad, and track a thief to...the suburbs! Featuring the return of Black Fox and Crusher Hogan, and the debuts of Silver Sable and Slyde! Collecting Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #259-272 and Annual #18-19, and Web of Spider-Man (1985) #1 and #6.
It's the final soul-shattering chapter between the aspiring comic book creator, Ramsey, and his body painted muse, Regina, who has now fully become the villain she was only supposed to portray. What will Regina do with this power now that she has it? Can Ramsey get out of the forest alive? Variant B homage to Romita's ASM #62 Cover by Ron Frenz!
Dreams and nightmares! The Thing's revamped Fantastic Four is already down one member - and now Sharon Ventura, the new Ms. Marvel, is taking out her anger on She-Hulk! When the Inferno sets New York ablaze, the FF must face Graviton and Kang - with Mantis' life on the line! Reed and Sue return to the team just as the Frightful Four strikes, but does the FF have any hope of victory when the last man standing is a powerless Ben Grimm? Then, Aron the Watcher casts the Fantastic Four into dreamland - but they soon discover that their greatest enemies?are themselves! Plus: Doctor Doom enters hell to free his mother from Mephisto - with Doctor Strange at his side! Collecting Fantastic Four (1961) #321-333 and Annual #22, and Marvel Graphic Novel: Doctor Strange and Doctor Doom - Triumph and Torment.
Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz's fan-favorite AMAZING SPIDER-MAN run continues! As a creative team, they were cooking and making it look easy - and these classic stories will show you how it's done. First, make that new costume an alien that wants to take over your life! Then, add in the introduction of the mercenary Silver Sable, a little bit of Kingpin, and some conflict between Peter and Aunt May! Next, send a former herald of Galactus on a mission to pound Peter Parker into pulp. It's a fight that defines the never-say-die attitude that makes Spidey a hero for the ages! Voila - Marvel Masterworks one and all! Also featuring the Amazing Spider-Kid, Frog-Man and the Toad, and a host of bonus material! Collecting Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #263-270, Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1964) #19 and Web of Spider-Man (1985) #1 and #6.
The rumors are true! Spider-Man came out swinging in 1984 in a new black costume that rocked the comics industry and changed the way Marvel viewed its most famous iconography! The Marvel Masterworks launches into this historic era of Spidey history with a collection that showcases top-shelf work from the creative team of Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz. They ask: Who is the Rose, and why has he picked Spidey as his target? Then the Red Ghost and Jack O'Lantern return, while the Puma makes his debut! Meanwhile, the Hobgoblin goes on the hunt for Norman Osborn's most dreaded secrets - and has Liz and MJ square in his sights! Plus: Stan Lee returns to script a double-sized Annual showdown with the Scorpion! Collecting Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #252-262 and Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1964) #18.
The return of Loki! But for Thor, will he be friend or foe?
Phazer, a superpowered hero lost in time, returns home to take on two of his greatest enemies - and alongside allies and friends, try to save the world! Action, Adventure, Dinosaurs, Aliens, Super Science, Androids... this one's got it all! From the mind of award-winning writer, illustrator and executive producer Mariano Nicieza comes a sci-fi action-adventure opus for comic-book lovers everywhere PHAZER UNIVERSE.
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Written by TOM DEFALCO, RON FRENZ & PATRICK OLIFFE Penciled by RON FRENZ & PATRICK OLIFFE Cover by RON FRENZ Mayday faces mutants, magic and more! Spider-Girl battles old enemies and new, alongside her era's New Warriors and alone, while a mysterious figure plans his own web of intrigue around her! Featuring J2, Raptor and other Spider-Girl super-peers! Collecting SPIDER-GIRL #67-72. 136 pages. /All Ages.
The return of the Soldiers of the Serpent! Spider-Girl has battled them before and come out ahead. But this time, the group has united behind an enigmatic, powerful leader and May Parker's spider-powers might not be enough to save her this time. Meanwhile, May's romantic life takes a sudden left turn, a crisis brews at Midtown High, the Scarlet Spider returns and a new gang war breaks out in New York City! The rivalry between the Kingpin and challenger Canis has heated up can Spider-Girl end the violence before the death of a classic Marvel villain? Elsewhere, more deadly foes are popping up, all guided by a mysterious agenda! To them, Spider-Girl is just a troublemaker but the Black Tarantula thinks she's destined for more! Guest-starring Darkdevil and Kaine the corrupted clone! Collecting Spider-Girl (1998) #51-67.
• The Spider-Queen has turned Manhattan into an island of Spider-Madness and Peter Parker has lost, thanks to Spider-Scribe Christos Gage (Amazing Spider-Man, Superior Spider-Man) & rising star artist Paco Diaz (Wolverine, Scarlet Spiders). • With Spider-Man defeated and captive, does Flash Thompson, A.K.A. Venom stand a chance? • All this, plus visit the MC2 patch of Battleworld! Mayday Parker and her Spider-Family are back courtesy of classic Spider-Girl team Tom DeFalco, Ron Frenz & Sal Buscema!
The full story of Eddie Brock's transformation into Venom! Take one symbiotic costume spurned by Spider-Man! Add one disgraced reporter who blames the loss of his career on the same friendly neighborhood wall-crawler! Together, they will become the deadliest foe Peter Parker has ever faced! Experience the shocking saga of the Sin-Eater that led to Eddie's downfall. And the dark origin of Venom that reveals how two lost souls with a shared hatred of Spidey became one - and explores the twisted roots that led them there! Plus: Flash back to a tale from Eddie's past as a cub reporter at the Daily Globe - on the hunt for a monster! Collecting Venom: Seed of Darkness #-1; Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #258; Web of Spider-Man (1985) #1; Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #107-110 and #134-136; and Venom: Dark Origin #1-5.
COLLISION COURSE Reeling from the events on JEKARA and forced to confront the reality of her own choices and losses, LEIA ORGANA meets QI'RA to discuss the person they both have in common - heroic smuggler HAN SOLO! How has he influenced their lives to that point? And how will it change their fate moving forward?
JUST REWARDS Throughout the search for HAN SOLO, DARTH VADER has carved his way through shadows, unraveling mysteries cloaked in deceptions and betrayal. Now Vader finally takes care of all his business in this blockbuster conclusion to the WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS story arc. But is he the true master of betrayal in this tale? Or is there another?
PARTY FAVORS CRIMSON DAWN is back, and DOCTOR APHRA is trapped aboard their ship! What treasures lie aboard the VERMILLION? And what price will Aphra have to pay to obtain them?
THE ULTIMATE FINALE! THE BIGGEST EVENT OF THE YEAR CHANGES THE FACE OF THE GALAXY! Everything and everyone in the galaxy is against bounty hunter BOBA FETT, from Sith Lords to Hutt rulers to the mysterious CRIMSON DAWN. He can't succeed. There's no way he can regain HAN SOLO, escape the bounties on his head, and survive to get his prize to JABBA THE HUTT and get paid. But HAN SOLO belongs to him, and no one will take him away. With a shocker of an ending that sets up a revolutionary new status quo for STAR WARS COMICS!
To spare a life, Thor makes the ultimate sacrifice! With the fate of his friend Eric Masterson in the balance, Thor steps in - and finds himself once again bonded to a mortal form! But which deadly foe will bring about such dire straits? Could it be Quicksand? The maniacal Mongoose? A new Executioner? Or as an untethered Asgard drifts into the Negative Zone, Annihilus? As a new era begins for Thor, another legendary hero returns: Zounds, it's Hercules! It will take the combined might of these godly friends, plus She-Hulk, to face not one but two Dooms! In another heavyweight bout, Thor takes on the Juggernaut - with the New Warriors lending a hand! Plus: The High Evolutionary! Doctor Strange! The Thing! Beta Ray Bill! Tales of Asgard! And Ulik joins the Wrecking Crew! Collecting Thor (1966) #401-418 and Annual #14.
The return of Thor! The true Odinson has been located at last, and the end of Eric Masterson's time as the God of Thunder draws near - but will Bloodaxe be his executioner? Or will the cost of freeing the original Thor prove too much to bear? Thor shall battle Thor, and a new heroic legacy awaits! Then, a mighty quest begins for the Odinson - but something is not right! Can Beta Ray Bill stand in the way of an increasingly unbalanced Thunder God? Thor brutally battles the Super-Skrull, Drax and Pluto as the Infinity Crusade rocks the Marvel Universe! Plus: Hold your hammers high as the Thor Corps reunites! Can Dargo Ktor, Beta Ray Bill and Thunderstrike put aside their differences in time to knock Zarrko the Tomorrow Man into next week? Collecting Thor (1966) #451-467 and Thor Corps #1-4.
It's the beginning of a new era for the mighty Thor - but it just might be the end of the Norse gods! With Asgard adrift in space, Thor must sacrifice all when he finds himself in a losing battle to protect the planet Pangoria against the unimaginably powerful Celestials! But when Seth the Serpent God unleashes an all-out assault on Asgard, can the Norse gods defeat his ruthless army without their greatest warrior? Plus: Thor takes on the Hulk, clashes with the Celtic Lord of Lightning, battles Quicksand and tackles the maddening Mongoose alongside Spider-Man! Earth Force targets Hogun for death! A watershed moment for Captain America! Surtur makes his demonic return! And introducing Eric Masterson and the Thor of the 24th century! Collecting THOR (1966) #383-400. [(W/A) Various (CA) Ron Frenz]
Written by TOM DEFALCO Penciled by RON FRENZ Cover by RON FRENZ Seth, the Egyptian God of Death, has set his sights on Asgard, and he won't stop until he's exterminated the entire race! It's an all-out war between the gods, with Seth pulling out all the stops and winning! But is it possible? Is Odin still alive? Guest-starring Earth-Force and the Black Knight! And what hope does Thor have against Surtur the Fire-Demon, the one villain Odin has never been able to permanently defeat? Collecting THOR (1966) #395-400.
Written by TOM DeFALCO & RON FRENZ Penciled by RON FRENZ, HERB TRIMPE & AL MILGROM Cover by RON FRENZ To save Thor, Odin places his son into the body of human architect and single father Eric Masterson - and neither of their lives will ever be the same! And after living for months as Thor - facing such threats as Loki, Ulik and the Enchantress - will Masterson be willing to give up his life as a hero once the real Thor returns? It's Thunder God vs. Thunder God, leading to the creation of the new hero: Thunderstrike! Collecting THOR #431-433 and #457-459, material from #408, and THUNDERSTRIKE #1. 208 pages. /Rated A
A proud legacy continues! Eric Masterson was the first to wield the enchanted mace called Thunderstrike, and he sacrificed himself to save the world. But what happened to the mace? Has it been lost for all eternity, or does the world still need heroes? Has the time finally come for someone else to follow Eric's journey and take on the mantle of Thunderstrike? Join us as the Marvel Universe welcomes back the everyman Avenger, Thunderstrike! Collecting THUNDERSTRIKE #1-5 and material from THOR SPOTLIGHT.
