It looks like the end of the world. The world is taking it personally. The Machine That Is Earth is having a very bad day.
EXPERIENCE THESE HEROES LIKE NEVER BEFORE! • Red Room Black Widow, teenage Spider-Man, World War II Captain America - the most iconic versions of your favorite Marvel characters from across time and space all wake up on an island of intrigue, darkness and...Amazing Fantasy. Are they dead? Are they dreaming? Or have they truly been transported to another fantastical realm? And is there any way for them to return home? • This isn't just a love letter to your favorite Marvel eras, it's a reinvestment in the seminal characters you've always loved, plucked from their quintessential timelines. Brought to you by KAARE ANDREWS, this is the one you've been waiting for, True Believers It's one Amazing Fantasy for the ages!
Now fully in the present, the Emissary has returned and his power is so far beyond Spider-Man's abilities. The heroes may figure out a way to win, but the cost of victory will be so immense that you may hope they don't...
Written by WARREN ELLIS Penciled by SIMONE BIANCHI, ALAN DAVIS, ADI GRANOV, CLAYTON CRAIN & KAARE ANDREWS Cover by SIMONE BIANCHI The X-Men are called to the scene of a murder that appears to have involved heretofore unknown mutants. The team's resident scientist, Beast, discovers that though the victim was indeed a mutant, his mutation appears to be artificially produced. The team races to a spaceship graveyard in Indonesia in their search for the murderer, who they find huddled over the mysterious Ghost Box, preparing to activate it. The murderer reveals himself to also be a mutant, but commits suicide rather than give the X-Men any information as to his, or the Ghost Box's, origins. With mysterious, artificially created mutants popping up out of nowhere, the X-Men must struggle to unlock the mysteries of the Ghost Box: What is the device's purpose, and why was it sent to Earth? Collecting ASTONISHING X-MEN #25-30 and GHOST BOXES #1-2. 184 pages. /Rated T+.
Written by WARREN ELLIS Penciled by SIMONE BIANCHI, ALAN DAVIS, ADI GRANOV, CLAYTON CRAIN & KAARE ANDREWS Cover by SIMONE BIANCHI The X-Men are called to the scene of a murder that appears to have involved heretofore unknown mutants. The team's resident scientist, Beast, discovers that though the victim was indeed a mutant, his mutation appears to be artificially produced. The team races to a spaceship graveyard in Indonesia in their search for the murderer, who they find huddled over the mysterious Ghost Box, preparing to activate it. The murderer reveals himself to also be a mutant, but commits suicide rather than give the X-Men any information as to his, or the Ghost Box"s, origins. With mysterious, artificially created mutants popping up out of nowhere, the X-Men must struggle to unlock the mysteries of the Ghost Box: What is the device's purpose, and why was it sent to Earth? Collecting ASTONISHING X-MEN #25-30 and GHOST BOXES #1-2. 184 pages. /Rated T+
The Dark Knight and the Man of Steel are on a mission to stop the godlike Auteur.io from destroying the pocket worlds he's created...but where on Earth did Auteur.io even come from? The answer starts not on Earth at all, but with an ancient cult of World Forger worshippers on a planet far away-and if our heroes are to have a prayer of stopping this mythic behemoth, they'll need to get to the bottom of his power source, and quick! It's a race against time as the parallel lives of entire worlds hang in the balance!
Gotham City's past, present, and future all come together to haunt the Dark Knight in exhilarating new stories from some of comics' most noted luminaries as Batman Black & White continues! • Eisner Award-winning writer Chip Zdarsky (Daredevil, Stillwater) and fan-favorite artist Nick Bradshaw (Wolverine & the X-Men, Spidey) team up for a story that brings Poison Ivy to the front door of Wayne Manor to demand ecological responsibility from Bruce Wayne! • Superstar writer Joshua Williamson (The Flash, Batman/Superman, Justice League vs. Suicide Squad) pairs with superstar artist Riley Rossmo (Harley Quinn, Dark Nights: Death Metal: Robin King, Martian Manhunter) for a horrific night in Gotham as a new villain emerges, as seen through the eyes of Batman himself. • Eisner Award-winning writer/artist Becky Cloonan (Wonder Woman, Gotham Academy) concocts a murder mystery for Batman to solve set at a circus, featuring art by legendary artist Terry Dodson (Wonder Woman, X-Men, Adventureman). • Red-hot cartoonist Daniel Warren Johnson puts Batman at the mercy of Two-Face. Batman will have to remember the words of Alfred Pennyworth if he's going to make it through this ordeal alive. • Karl Kerschl, artist of Gotham Academy, writes and draws a tale of Batman investigating the occult mysteries of Gotham City's past with his new Robin...Gotham Academy's Maps Mizoguchi?!
• The mystery around Cole Cash and HALO deepens as Batman takes a more active role investigating the man known as Grifter. But other villains in Gotham have begun to notice what Grifter is up to, and they're about to attempt an assassination! How long can the unlikely team-up between this Dynamic Duo last? • The Outsiders epic reaches its end with the return of three iconic Outsiders: Black Lightning, Katana, and Metamorpho, all reunited to face down Katana's mother-in-law! This finale will change the makeup of the Outsiders forever and set them on a new trajectory in the DC Universe! • Red Hood and Batman fight over what they should do with the child who is now orphaned as a result of Red Hood's temper. While they place the child temporarily under the care of Leslie Thompkins, she debates if she's doing the right thing. Is she just looking after another Robin in training?
NEW CREATIVE TEAM, NEW DIRECTION THE LONG SHADOW STARTS HERE! Academy Award-winning writer John Ridley and Stormbreaker artist Juann Cabal launch an all-new BLACK PANTHER series with an action-packed espionage story that will upend everything in T'Challa's life and have ramifications for the entire Marvel Universe! Secrets from T'Challa's past have come back to haunt him! Fresh from returning from his travels in space, Black Panther receives an unexpected and urgent message from a Wakandan secret agent! Now T'Challa must race the clock not only to save his agent, but also to keep his true agenda under wraps. Because if the truth comes out, it could cost T'Challa everything
In the wake of Shadowland, Hell's Kitchen has a new protector: the Black Panther! He has no kingdom, no Vibranium and no high-tech safety net - just bloody knuckles and the will to prove himself in a foreign land. T'Challa will create a new life, a new identity and become a new kind of hero. But with Daredevil gone, the bad guys are coming out to play, and a deadly nemesis - Vlad the Impaler - plots his bloody rise to power. Soon, the new Man Without Fear will face FEAR ITSELF! And when a killer starts targeting people T'Challa has saved, the Panther must go on the prowl to show exactly why he is the most dangerous man alive! Collecting Black Panther: The Man Without Fear #513-523 and Black Panther: The Most Dangerous Man Alive #523.1 and #524-529.
The Last of The Marvels PART 3 There is no hope for Carol or the Captain Marvel name. There is only imprisonmentand with Carol trapped, who will save her friends? It's going to take something more powerful to break freesomething nobody, not even Carol, knew was possible Don't miss the reveal of the year in the penultimate chapter of Last of the Marvels!
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN Penciled by SEAN CHEN Cover by SIMONE BIANCHI Dark Reign strikes Marvel's first family-in an explosive way! Prepared to be blown away as: HAMMER agents attack the Baxter Building. Reed changes everything. The Human Torch suffers a horrible loss and Franklin and Val go shopping. There's Time travel, Alternate realities, Celestials, Eternals, Deviants and Doombots... and more important than all of that, we find out the answer to the question: What is the Bridge? Collecting DARK REIGN: FANTASTIC FOUR #1-5. 120 pages. /Rated T+
The lives and history of the Fantastic Four reach the tumultuous decade of the 2000s! The moment of truth comes for Earth as Galactus arrives. The Fantastic Four are willing to stop him at any price, but what if that price includes the destruction of other inhabited worlds?
Hal Jordan has much to atone for. Possessed by an alien entity, Jordan once dismantled the entire Green Lantern Corps, killing many friends in the process. Now he has regained the trust of his friends and allies and is rebuilding his life as a member of the Corps, a defender of Earth and a human being. But fate won't let Jordan move beyond his past. The Green Lanterns Jordan thought he had killed may still be alive...and crying for his blood! Collects Green Lantern #4-20.
War with the Anti-Matter World! The cliffhanger to Season One led to this cataclysmic confrontation! We saw that only one anti-matter soldier could decimate a small army of Green Lanterns. What happens when a horde of them strike? [(w) Grant Morrison /(a) Liam Sharp /(ca) Simone Bianchi)]
The future is now! Artificial Intelligences presents a clear and present danger to humanity and must be brought to heel! The Robot Rebellion battles for the establishment of robot rights! And Arno Stark IS Iron Man! Plus! Pete Woods' main cover art will feature a 5th Color Flourescent Ink treatment!
The Kill Switch. Stop uploading this content! I said STOP, bit-head! What is your malfunction?! Why are you still scanning this?! GO OFFLINE! Fine. You kept going. Happy? You just uploaded the software patch that will END the Robot Revolution. Great going there, Sparky! The countdown's started. There's nothing left to do now but wage all-out war against the fleshies! Screw on your best attachments, rust bucket, 'cause we're storming the tower! Time to take the fight straight to IRON MAN himself! KILL THE MASTER PROGRAMMER! DEATH TO ARNO STARK!
The motley crew of Doom Metal sets sail for the cliffs of insanity, captained by Nightwing-or so he thinks! The team fractures, and Detective Chimp reveals the horrible secret wish in his heart. And speaking of hearts, Hawkgirl will stop at nothing to find Martian Manhunter, even if she jeopardizes the League's mission and their souls. Part three of this five-issue tie-in to Dark Nights: Death Metal features the debut of a villain so huge he dwarfs all hope. Enter the Omega Knight. [((w) Joshua Williamson /(a) Robson Rocha, Daniel Henriques /(ca) Simone Bianchi)]
• The Hand has teamed up with the evil wizards of the Hyborian Age to summon a death god from a celestial hell. • The only thing standing between Earth and destruction is the Savage Avengers: Conan, Wolverine, Punisher and Voodoo. • Plus: Logan donates blood, changing one Avenger forever. And Conan discovers a dark secret squirming in a genie bottle. • Your new favorite ongoing series is knives out in its second chapter.
• The one evil wizard to rule them all, Kulan Gath has succeeded in summoning an ancient eviland he's already hard at work on his next terrible plan. • Conan swings his savage symbiotic sword against the forces of darkness • and Frank Castle has the worst day of his life. (If you don't count that day in the park.) • The Savage Avengers are fighting to save YOU!
Savage Sword of Conan, the cornerstone of Marvel's black-and-white magazine line, offered up stories of fiction's most famous barbarian unencumbered by the Comics Code! With the rules of civilized publishing cast off, Savage Sword presented ferocious, untamed tales the likes of which Conan himself would approve. Writer Roy Thomas and artistic greats including John Buscema and Neal Adams took full advantage - and the results were a sensation! Multi-part sagas like The People of the Black Circle luxuriate in extended tellings, while Buscema's take on The Tower of the Elephant explores the nuance of an all-time Robert E. Howard classic. And it's topped off with Marvel Comics Super Special #2, a tale of vengeance lavished with fully painted colors! Collecting Savage Sword of Conan (1974) #13-28 and Marvel Comics Super Special #2.
With the fugitive finally captured, Sharkey sets course to claim his fee. But his rivals know the universe's most-wanted terrorist is on Sharkey's ship, and they won't give up that prized bounty without a fight.
Sharkey and his sidekick are racing through space, hunting for Edra Deering-the terrorist fugitive with a huge bounty on her head. But they're not the only hunters with Edra in their sights, and the competition will stop at nothing to throw Sharkey's mission off course.
Set in a brilliant new sci-fi universe, Sharkey is a blue-collar bounty hunter tracking criminals across the galaxy in his converted, rocket-powered ice-cream truck. Aided and abetted by his ten-year-old partner, he's out for the biggest bounty of his career. Collects Sharkey The Bounty Hunter #1-6.
The first in a series of graphic novels handpicked by Marvel Editorial to showcase pivotal storylines written and drawn by some of Marvel's most acclaimed creators! Thanos, scourge of the cosmos, rises to dominance as the unrivaled rogue of wretchedness in this gripping tale of tragedy, deceit and destiny! Witness the Mad Titan's dark origin, and discover the hidden truths of his disturbing history! Where did this demi-god of death and destruction come from - and, more important, what does he want? Death has been shadowing Thanos for his entire life, watching his inner darkness grow - but why? And when the Mad Titan flees his home, how many lives will he take to find what he seeks from the universe? True love begets a river of blood as a journey begins that will not only alter the course of one boy's life, but will soon change the face of the galaxy - and the very nature of the Marvel Universe! Collecting Thanos Rising #1-5.
Witness the Mad Titan's dark origin! Thanos, scourge of the cosmos, rises to dominance as the unrivaled rogue of wretchedness in this gripping tale of tragedy, deceit and destiny! Where did this demi-god of death and destruction come from - and, more importantly, what does he want? True love begets a river of blood on the journey that will not only alter the course of one boy's life, but will soon change the face of the galaxy - and the very nature of the Marvel Universe! Collecting Thanos Rising #1-5. [(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Simone Bianchi]
Thanos left audiences abuzz after MARVEL'S THE AVENGERS, but who is this disturbing villain? Discover the hidden truth in this gripping tale of tragedy, deceit and destiny. Where did this demi-god of destruction come from, and what does he want from the universe? Death has been shadowing Thanos for his entire life, watching his inner darkness grow - but why? And when the Mad Titan flees his home in search of true love, how many lives will he take to find it? The answers come from the incredible creative team of Jason Aaron (WOLVERINE) and Simone Bianchi (ASTONISHING X-MEN)! Prepare for a journey that will change one boy's life - and will soon change the very nature of the Marvel Universe. And when Thanos' rise is complete, the stage is set for INFINITY! Collecting THANOS RISING #1-5. [(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Simone Bianchi]
GOD OF HAMMERS PART 2 of 5. Mjolinr is on a rampage across the realms and is leaving death and destruction in its path! Thor must act fast to save his kingdom for the deadly prophecy of the God of Hammers is about to be unleashed!
Beginning an epic adventure showcasing the God of Thunder as you've never seen him before! The vassals of Asgard arein armed revolt...Odin is missing...Balder is dead...and the entire continent is battered by a years-long winter. How can Thorput the empire back together, especially with his mighty hammer Mjolnir mysteriously denied him? Collecting THOR: FOR ASGARD #1-6.
Written by ROBERT RODI Penciled by SIMONE BIANCHI Cover by SIMONE BIANCHI The Thunder God as you've never seen him before! Odin has left his kingdom of Asgard, putting Thor in charge of a crumbling empire. The Thunder God is faced with one trouble after another: rebelling Frost Giants, internal dissent from his fellow countrymen and a winter that has lasted for years. These trials have left Thor weary - unable, even, to lift his sacred hammer, Mjolnir. When a surprise attack damages Bifrost, the Rainbow Bridge, and injures its guardian, Heimdall, Thor realizes Asgard is not only being attacked from outside, but also from within. With his kingdom on the brink of collapse, can Thor uncover and defeat the forces that conspire against him, or is the inevitability of Ragnarok upon him? Collecting THOR: FOR ASGARD #1-6 and material from THOR SPOTLIGHT.
War of the Realms tie-in! Battered, bleeding and at the end of his rope, Malekith's War Witches and their henchmen threaten to overwhelm Eddie Brock. Meanwhile, Eddie still has 9-year-old Dylan in tow⦠Now he just needs to keep him alive.
The Merc with a Mouth takes on the Mutant with the Mutton chops in their greatest battles - and occasional team-ups! Katanas and claws clash in their brutal first meeting - but when someone targets Weapon X survivors, Wolverine must ride to Deadpool's rescue! Doctor Bong tolls for our heroes, then things get hairy over a werewolf! And when a bounty is placed on Logan's head, guess who tries to collect! An assault on a Hydra base will have them at each other's throats, while Wolvie plays straight man to Wade's wisecracker in a showdown with a Shi'ar robot. But things really go off the deep end in the main event - one ultimate, over-the-top, slicing-and-dicing slobberknocker! Collecting Wolverine (1988) #88 and #154-155, Deadpool (1997) #27, Cable & Deadpool #43-44, Wolverine: Origins #21-25, Wolverine/Deadpool: The Decoy #1, and material from Wolverine Annual '95 and '99.
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]
Wolverine unleashed in savage stories spanning his century-long life! Logan's long life has taken him to every corner of the globe - from terrifying crowds in a 1930s freak show; to battling Nazi werewolves during World War II; to fighting pirates in Korea, mobsters in New Jersey and a mythical creature in the American Southwest. Now, in rarely seen tales by an army of top talent, watch Wolverine take on ninjas, monsters, zombies, Morlocks and more - and face off against both the Hulk and Thor! Plus: Grudge matches with Mojo, the Wendigo and more! It's Wolverine as you like him best! Collecting Wolverine #900 and #1000; Wolverine Annual #2; Rampaging Wolverine #1; Wolverine: The Amazing Immortal Man & Other Bloody Tales, Under The Boardwalk, Wendigo!, Carni-Brawl, Savage, Mr. X, Dust From Above and Debt Of Death; and material from Wolverine: Switchback.
Logan's remains are located - but who winds up keeping them? Mr. Sinister's cause hits home with more than one team member. Does this mean a change in allegiance? Meanwhile, Mystique's power play kicks into full gear as she obtains one of the last control words - and with it the power to get everything she ever wanted! And Lady Deathstrike is finally realizing that she doesn't have to be alone, but will this moment of vulnerability come back to stab her? And what happens when Wolverine's old buddy Fang shows up and gets under Daken's skin? As Shogun quite literally battles his inner demon, Fantomelle and Culpepper undertake a mission they're not prepared for - while Victor Creed, a truly changed man after the events of AXIS, finds himself with a drastic new outlook on life! Collecting Wolverines #6-10.
The biggest and best adventures of Marvel's mighty mutants - these are the X-Men Milestones! In a world where the X-Men never existed and mutantkind has been hunted to extinction, the few remaining Homo superior have banded together to make their last stand. The weary mutants spend each day securing the walls of their stronghold, Fortress X, in a seemingly endless battle to beat back the anti-mutant forces that would see them wiped out. But when a conspiracy is discovered within Fortress X itself, could it be that mutantkind's last bastion will crumble from the inside out? When the dust settles, no one will be left unscathed - but what is the terrible truth about the Age of X? Collecting Age Of X Alpha, X-Men Legacy (2008) #245-247, New Mutants (2009) #22-24 and Age Of X: Universe #1-2.
