To The Greatest Unknown. As New York City teeters on the brink of a strange armageddon, Claire tries the Adventureman mantle on for size just in time to face the monstrous evil that vanquished her predecessor-only he didn't have a family like hers.
A Fairytale Of New York. Claire Connell has become the new Adventureman, thus awakening a long-lost ally and rousing some long-gone ghosts from the Adventure Age that have unfinished business
Everyone knows the story of how Adventureman, the greatest pulp hero of all time, ended in a heartbreaking cliffhanger with our hero facing his very execution...now, learn the startling truth about how, 80 years after his seeming demise, single mother Claire and her Adventurefan son Tommy light the spark of resurrection! Can these inheritors of the Adventureman legacy rise up to face down the evil that bested the original? Collects Adventureman #1-4. [(w) Matt Fraction /(a) Terry Dodson, Various /(ca) Terry Dodson, Various)]
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE END OF THE WORLD? For Claire Connell, it means inheriting the legacy of legendary pulp hero the Adventureman. Now, Claire's learning that fighting Adventureman's fights means she's the one who must face Adventureman's foes, past AND presentCollects Adventureman #5-9.
Collecting the first ten issues of the Eisner and Harvey award-winning, TIME Magazine Best Comic of the year of our lord 2013, Sex Criminals, in an oversized hardcover format guaranteed to embarrass you to order.
When Jon and Suzie have sex, time stops-literally. What happens next? They rob banks, of course. Now they must try to stay out of trouble, too-and also love-but mostly trouble, yet everything keeps on complicating and getting all feelings-y and stuff. Gathering together for the first time in full glorious color on oversized pages and almost entirely in the right order comes the pulse-quickening, pants-tightening, heart-pokening third and fourth arcs of the award-winning, bestselling, can't-believe-this-is-actually-our-jobs sex comedy Sex Criminals, with bonus content (some created exclusively for this volume) and a modesty cover beneath the dust jacket to enable shame-free public consumption. Collects Sex Criminals #11-20.
When Suzie and Jon have sex, time stops - literally. Suzie and Jon break up and come together one last time in this gorgeous hardcover climax of the award-winning, bestselling, ground-breaking sex comedy/love story, Sex Criminals - complete with flashforward epilogue, bonus content created exclusively for this volume, and a modesty cover beneath the dust jacket to enable shame-free public consumption - in the biggest, hardest Sex Criminals yet. Collects Sex Criminals #21-30, 69.
Written by MATT FRACTION Art by GABRIEL BÁ & FÁBIO MOON Cover by GABRIEL BÁ The psychedelically psychotic and psychotically psychedelic end of LUXURIA is here: since Casanova upgraded his consciousness he's a brave new man trapped in a brave new world. And now he's going to do something about it. What is the secret of the missile silos of Sakhalin? Who are the Three Brides of Kato Best and what are they doing in the head of that giant robot? Do you love comics as much as we do? Covenant with the elder gods sealed in blood by Fraction (INVINCIBLE IRON MAN, UNCANNY X-MEN, THOR) and Bá (The Umbrella Academy, Pixu, Daytripper) 40 pages. /Mature.
Destroying whole universes is easy until you meet the man destined to destroy your life. Just ask Casanova Quinn. The finale of the first Casanova trilogy collected with a massive slab of bonus material. Collects Casanova: Avaritia #1-4.
When is Casanova Quinn? Everyone's favorite hedonistic rogue double agent turned good guy for E.M.P.I.R.E. vanishes and a search through time and space breaks out to find him-while his twin sister Zephyr gets up to all kinds of mayhem to take advantage of his absence that will culminate in a brazen attack on E.M.P.I.R.E itself...and her own father. At long last, all the covers, all the content, all the comics, between two gorgeous covers. By MATT FRACTION (Sex Criminals, Satellite Sam, hawkeye) and FÁBIO MOON (BPRD, Daytripper) and GABRIEL BÁ (Umbrella Academy, Daytripper). Collects Casanova: Gula #1-4
Casanova Quinn, a decadent thief and black sheep to the most famous family in global super-espionage, gets kidnapped across parallel dimensions where survival means masquerading as the greatest secret agent the world has ever known...Casanova Quinn. The first volume of the ultimate in science fiction spy psychedelia collected in an ultra-deluxe oversized edition. At long last, all the covers, all the content, all the comics, between two gorgeous covers. By Matt Fraction (Sex Criminals, Satellite Sam, Hawkeye), Gabriel Bá (Umbrella Academy, Daytripper), and Fábio Moon (Daytripper, BPRD). Collects Casanova #1-4.
Who Are The Nereid, And What Secret Are They Keeping? How Does Namor's History Intertwine With Captain Nemo? The Mystery Of The Concordance Engine Grows!
LETS's GET SMALL! The long-awaited arrival of ANT-MAN hits THE DEFENDERS! With the nature and purpose of the Concordance engines revealed, the team must act fast to SAVE EVERYTHING! How can you save the world when you can't tell anyone it's about to end? [(W) Matt Fraction (A) Jamie Mckelvie (CA) Terry Dodson]
The Defenders find their way to Wakanda and team up with the Black Panther to face the lethal John Aman, the Prince of Orphans! What is Aman protecting that's worth killing so many for so long? And how is Felicia Hardy, the Black Cat, going to steal it? Then: The Defenders are lost in space-time! What alternate universe will they find first - and who's waiting for them? Finally, when the purpose of the Concordance Engines is revealed, the team must act fast to save everything! What are the Death Celestials? How can the Defenders even hope to stop them? And how can you save the world when you can't tell anyone it's about to end? All secrets are revealed and all questions are answered as everybody dies and everything ends! Collecting Defenders (2012) #7-12. [(W) Matt Fraction (A) Terry Dodson & Various (CA) Terry Dodson]
• An alien world, a thousand-year-old prophesyis the Invisible Woman a long-awaited intergalactic messiah? [(W) Matt Fraction (A/CA) Mark Bagley]
We have seen the future, and it will be fantastic! When Reed and Sue decide the family needs to relax, they take Ben, Johnny and the kids on a year-long vacation - through all of infinite time and space! And in the absence of Marvel's First Family, a handpicked substitute FF - Ant-Man, Medusa, She-Hulk and the new Ms. Thing - stand ready to guard the Earthfor the four minutes the Fantastic Four will be gone. What could possibly go wrong? Find out NOW!, as Reed Richards struggles to hide his true motivations, someone starts having second thoughts (already?), a classic Fantastic Four super villain takes aim at the new FF, and the Future Foundation reacts to their mentors' replacements. Collecting Fantastic Four (2012) #1-3, FF (2012) #1-2 and material from Marvel Now! Point one #1. [(W) Matt Fraction (A) Mark Bagley, Mike Allred (CA) Mark Bagley]
The Fantastic Four's road trip through time and space continues! On an alien world, the team encounters a thousand-year-old prophecy: Is the Invisible Woman a long-awaited intergalactic messiah? Then, the F4 sightsee in ancient Rome and dine with Caesar on the Ides of March. Did somebody say, Pass the knife? And it's a visit to both the beginning and the end of time, as Marvel's First Family witnesses the Big Bang and the Big Crunch! But to their surprise, they're not alone! What happens beyond the end of infinite time and space? Plus: One day a year, the Thing reverts to his human form. This year, Ben Grimm is going to go home again - as Ben Grimm! And when there's sibling rivalry between Franklin and Val, all bets are off! Collecting Fantastic Four (2012) #4-8. [(W) Matt Fraction (A) Mark Bagley (CA) TBD]
The Fantastic Four cross time and space to deal with the Council of Dooms, but Mr. Fantastic's sickness has spread to the others - and someone may be behind this plague! The team must mastermind a planetary heist for technology that could save their lives, but they soon find themselves trapped in a desolate universe with a cosmic, power-mad Dr. Doom! Marvel's First Family struggles to stop the molecular plague, but standing between them and the cure is the Frightful Force - an army of their greatest foes led by one of the F4's own! Meanwhile, Dr. Doom, Kang and Annihilus come to an ominous agreement - and to survive, Reed and Sue make a fateful decision that will change the lives of the whole family! Could this be the end of the Fantastic Four? Collecting Fantastic Four (2012) #9-16. [(W) Matt Fraction & Various (A/CA) Mark Bagley]
Written by MATT FRACTION Penciled by STUART IMMONEN Cover by STEVE McNIVEN Variant Cover by STUART IMMONEN Variant Cover by MIKE McKONE Marvel Architects Variant also available Marvel Architects Sketch Variant also available The penultimate chapter of the apocalypse is here! Captain America, Thor, and Iron Man scramble to make Earth's last stand against the relentless Serpent and his army of world-shattering avatars--all while amongst unbelievable chaos and destruction, Spider-Man makes the choice of a lifetime! Dark Asgard has risen and all of Earth's forces converge on the World Tree as the globe shudders in the shadow of FEAR ITSELF!
Written by MATT FRACTION Penciled by STUART IMMONEN Cover by STEVE McNIVEN Variant Cover by STUART IMMONEN Variant Cover by BILLY TAN (to be revealed after the events in fear itself #6) Tony Stark returns from the depths with a last-chance arsenal that will transform the Avengers from Earth's Mightiest Heroes...into Earth's Last Hope! It's THOR's DAY-- the day that everything ends! Double sized Finale with a little something extra for keen eye 56 pages. /Rated T+
Written by MATT FRACTION Pencils & Cover by ADAM KUBERT Odin decides the final fate of Asgardand it will never be the same. The heroes of the Nine Worlds bid farewell to one of their own. THOR NO MORE! 32 pages. /One-Shot/Rated T+
• It's the eve of the Future Foundation's war with Latveria and the FF are readying for battle! • But so is Doom the Immortal Conqueror -- and the Council of Dooms! • What's happening in Old John Storm's head? I mean, what's UP with that guy, anyway? [(W) Matt Fraction (A/CA) Mike Allred]
• The mystery that isMedusa! [(W) Matt Fraction (A/CA) Mike Allred]
• It's Valentine's Day at the Baxter Building! So why does that spell trouble for She-Hulk? [(W) Matt Fraction (A/CA) Mike Allred]
True story: in 1899, Mark Twain and Nikola Tesla decided to end war forever. With Twain's connections and Tesla's inventions, they went into business selling world peace. So, what happened? Only now can the tale be told-in which Twain and Tesla collided with Edison and Morgan, an evil science cabal merging the Black Arts and the Industrial Age. Turn-of-the-century New York City sets the stage for a titanic battle over the very fate of mankind. Now back in print, this new edition of the steampunk classic features new cover art by artist Steven Sanders.
Rio Bravo - part 4. • The sense-shattering fallout of the Clint vs. the Clown -- Clint Barton has been deafened! • With the Barton Brothers this battered and bloodied, surely they'll make easy pickins for the Bros, right? Bro? Seriously? • If we do our jobs right THIS time, this issue will be the Dog Issue of Sign Language issues. [(W) Matt Fraction (A/CA) David Aja]
Kate gets to the bottom of the greatest mystery in the entire Marvel Universe right this very hot second: just who the H is that guy in the trench coat that seems to live in her cat food aisle? The answer may surprise you. Or maybe not, maybe you're super-good at this kind of thing. Anyway a simple investigation dovetails into Kate's desperate race to stay one step ahead of the woman that's sworn to kill her: Madame Masque and what started off as a zany summer vacation gets a little bloody. Buckle up, buttercups. [(W) Matt Fraction (A) David Aja (CA) David Aja]
Matt Fraction and David Aja's complete, acclaimed run in a single sharpshooting volume! With Young Avenger Kate Bishop by his side, Clint Barton continues his fight for justice - and good rooftop BBQs! He's hoping for some downtime from being one of Earth's Mightiest Heroes - but when the apartment building he's moved into, and the neighbors he's befriended, are threatened by a tracksuit-wearing, dog-abusing gang of Eastern European mobsters who say "bro" an awful lot, Clint must stand up and defend his new adopted family - any way he can. It's Hawkguy, Katie-Kate, Pizza Dog and friends against the Clown, Madame Masque, the Tracksuit Draculas and more in a fantastic, Eisner Award-winning reinvention of the arrowed Avenger! Bro, you read this book. Okay, bro? Collecting Hawkeye (2012) #1-22 and Annual #1, and Young Avengers Presents #6.
Matt Fraction and David Aja's Eisner Award-winning reinvention of the arrowed Avenger concludes! Kate Bishop heads to Los Angeles to get away from New York and Clint Barton - but she can't escape trouble, because Madame Masque is hanging out poolside! As Kate helps a reclusive artist find his lost masterpiece, Madame Masque finds Kate. By which we mean tries to kill her again. Meanwhile, back in New York, Hawkeye is reeling from recent events. And just when Clint's rock bottom couldn't arrive fast enough, his brother shows up. After a lifetime of bad decisions, Clint and Barney Barton realize they'll have to save one another - if they don't kill each other first. And when Clown and the Tracksuit Draculas lay siege to their building, it doesn't go well! Read this book, bro! Collecting Hawkeye (2012) #12-22 and Annual #1.
Kate Bishop heads to Los Angeles to get away from New York, life and Clint Barton - but she can't escape trouble! Because Madame Masque is hanging out poolside with the rich and famous, as well! As Kate helps a reclusive and sixties-damaged pop-music genius find his lost masterpiece, Madame Masque finds Kate. By which we mean starts trying to kill her again. This one has it all! Characters! Plot! Story! Dialogue! Theme! Meaning! Message! Action! A little exposition! Fire! Arrows! Criminals! Neighbors! Large bodies of water! Clients! Cops who don't care! A system that victimizes the victims! The dog! In a broken town where cynicism and apathy has its claws around the throat of the good and decent, Lady Hawkguy is the only hero you can trust! Collecting Hawkeye (2012) #14, #16, 18, #20 and Annual #1. [(W) Matt Fraction (A) Javier Pulido, Annie Wu (CA) TBD]
Reeling from recent events, even Hawkeye wants to know his new status quo. Who's with him? Who's against him? Who's trying to kill him, and why? And just when Clint's rock bottom couldn't arrive fast enough, his brother shows up. After a lifetime of bad decisions, Clint and Barney Barton have to realize that they are brothers - and, ultimately, they're the only ones who can save one another. If they don't kill each other first. Now, the brothers Barton double down as the Clown and the Tracksuit Draculas lay siege to their building. Can Hawkguy keep everyone safe? Deafened and bloodied, will the Bartons make easy pickings for the Tracksuits? Ever seen Rio Bravo? It's the final chapter of Matt Fraction and David Aja's critically acclaimed reinvention of the arrowed Avenger! Don't miss it, bro. Collecting Hawkeye (2012) #17, #12-13, #15, #19 and #21-22.
The mole inside Start Resilient is revealed! [(W) Matt Fraction (A/CA) Salvador Larroca]
The New Iron Man explodes into action! Spymaster's rampage within Stark Resilient comes to its bloody end! THE ASSASSINATION OF TONY STARK! [(W) Matt Fraction (A/CA) Salvador Larroca]
END OF AN ERA! • Who lives? Who dies? Who wins? Who loses? • More importantly: what's next for Tony Stark and Iron Man? You won't believe it until you read it! [(W) Matt Fraction (A/CA) Salvador Larroca]
Written by MATT FRACTION Penciled by SALVADOR LARROCA & JAMIE MCKELVIE Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA He's outrun Norman Osborn, and kept the database of superhuman secret identities safe and secure. But in doing so, Tony Stark has lost just about everything: his armor, his power - even his very mind. Now, at his absolute lowest point, it will take Tony's last reservoir of will - and a band of brothers including Thor, Captain America, War Machine and Black Widow - to keep from losing it all and sow the seeds for a brighter tomorrow. Stark Industries' arms-manufacturing days are over: Tony's new company, Stark Resilient, is bringing modern tech to the masses without bringing innocent people to their knees. But there's a competitor on the scene, a mother/daughter team with a very familiar name ready to pick up the slack with an armor called Detroit Steel. They've started a deadly game of international intrigue that will bring one of Iron Man's deadliest foes back into the fray - but for the Hammer girls, that was merely the opening salvo. With War Machine grounded by the Pentagon, Pepper missing the RT-charged heart that made her Rescue and Tony's Resilient team struggling to put their clean-energy tech into production, they're about to up the ante. Now, Iron Man's going to find out just what "resilient" really means. Collecting INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #20-33. 408 pages. /Rated A
Written by MATT FRACTION Penciled by CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO, NATHAN FOX, KANO, SALVADOR LARROCA & HOWARD CHAYKIN Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA Tony Stark is back on his feet with Stark Resilient, a new company dedicated to bringing free, clean energy to the world - and that's just the start. But that kind of bold move naturally attracts enemies - and with a spy planted in his company by rival Justine Hammer, Tony can't afford to make any mistakes. Unfortunately, distractions abound - including a left-wing anarchist cult's theft of Stark technology and the Mandarin's omnipresent shadow - and Tony faces long odds to keep from making those mistakes. Does the corporate saboteur have him right where he wants him? Collecting INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #500, 500.1, ANNUAL #1 and material from #503. 168 pages. /Rated A
It's a shining, golden, new age for the Thunder God and Matt Fraction and Olivier Coipel are back to lead the charge! Thor and Sif dive deep into the heart of the fractured World Tree to reclaim an artifact from beyond time and space, an artifact that attracts the attention of the Silver Surfer. And when a herald such as he arrives on Earth, the arrival of his master is certain to follow. Prepare for the return of the World Eaterprepare for the return of Galactus! Fans can't miss an all new behind the scenes look at the highly anticipated major motion picture with a sneak peek at some of the art!
Written by MATT FRACTION Art & Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL Marvel Architect Variant also available Marvel Architects Sketch Variant also available The finale of THE GALACTUS SEED! Odin and Galactus are ready to fight one another to the death and only Thor and the Silver Surfer stand between them... and us! And in Fallen Asgard, Volstagg leads an unlikely army in aide of man and Asgardian alike...but what if only Loki holds the key to saving the day?
Written by MATT FRACTION Pencils & Cover by PASQUAL FERRY Marvel Comics 50th Anniversary Variant by ALAN DAVIS fear itself TIE-IN The critical fear itself prequel that couldn't be told until now! Discover the true story behind the Serpent & Odin's past! 32 pages. /Rated T+
Enchantress and her Keep run riotand no one stirs to stop them! And if that's not enoughwho dares stop the Deconsecrator! How can the Nine Realms escape a nightmare with no end? [(W) Matt Fraction (A) Pepe Larraz (CA) Walter Simonson]
50th Anniversary Thor Special! The Aesir/Vanir War! The darkest time in Asgard's past revealed! A history so dark it was seared from the pages! [(W) Matt Fraction (A/CA) Alan Davis]
Written by MATT FRACTION Pencils & Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL I AM CAPTAIN AMERICA Variant by ALEX MALEEV The fate of the world lies in the hands of the Asgardians, for Galactus is comingand he hungers! Thor and the Silver Surfer must determine what to do with the Galactus Seed, the artifact with the potential to end the entire universe. And what deal is being struck between Odin and Galactus himself, behind closed doors? 32 pages. /Rated T+
The lives of three women intersect in a dark criminal underground. As fire and violence tears through their city over the course of a single day and night, they find that their lives are bound together by one man-who seems to be the cause of it all. One night. One city. Three women. November: the first in a sequence of three graphic novellas by Matt Fraction (Sex Criminals, Hawkeye) and Elsa Charretier (Star Wars, Infinite Loop), with colors by Matt Hollingsworth and exquisitely crafted lettering by cartoonist Kurt Ankeny.
Odyssia and her crew are tempted by the deadly and dangerous Lotus Eaters, living sources of the most powerful narcotic in the galaxy.
O and her crew encounter...the Cyclops.
The core of a fabled starship may make Odyssia's journey home a matter of moments rather than months-but it comes at a price.
A near-mutiny threatens the ODY-C just as home finally seems within its reach.
NEW STORY ARC! What happened to Ene the Conqueror and He of Troiia after they departed for their home at the end of the Great War?
He of Troiia must tell the story of his life-or face its violent end.
ODY-C, modeled after Homer's Odyssey, is a psychedelic, gender-broke science-fiction epic that tells the story of three legendary warrior-queens returning home after a centuries-long battle. ? Told in verse with a visual sensibility that redefines the very possibilities of the comics medium, this gloriously oversized hardcover also has exclusive bonus materials including essays by classicist Dani Colman, teaching aids, and a massive 10-page fold-out previously only available in the sold-out first issue. Collects ODY-C #1-12
SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY PRICE! The first five issues of FRACTION and WARD's epic science fiction, gender-broke, mind-expanding retelling of THE ODYSSEY. Collects ODY-C #1-5.
Some people would do anything for love... even go to war... forever. What happened to Ene the Conqueror, and He, of Troiia, after the end of the Troiian War and they departed for home, reunited at last? It doesn't go well for either of them, it turns out. You think war is hell? Try being married to these two. This legendary couple finds themselves trapped on a world where madness reigns and blood flows daily. To escape, Ene must hunt and kill the bastard son of a god and He must weave stories night after night hoping to stay alive long enough for his bride to rescue him... Collects ODY-C #6-10.
The Punisher is back - with a vengeance! When a superhuman Civil War breaks out, Frank Castle finds himself square in the crosshairs of G.W. Bridge, a S.H.I.E.L.D. big gun who always gets his man. Frank should be lying low, but when spandex-clad bad guys start carrying badgeswell, that's something he just can't abide. But can the Punisher play by Captain America's rules? In the war's aftermath, Frank infiltrates a super-militia bent on igniting a bloody race war - and led by a new Hate-Monger! With Bridge in hot pursuit, can the Punisher disrupt the National Force's plans - or will he succumb to hate? Plus: An all-new look for the Punisher brings the Winter Soldier out of the woodwork. And can Frank stand up to the alien madness of World War Hulk? Collecting Punisher War Journal (2006) #1-12 and #1 B&W Edition.
NEW YORK CITY, 1951: The star of the hit TV show Satellite Sam turns up dead in a flophouse filled with dirty secrets. If his son can sober up, he might be able to figure out why in this noir mystery shot through with sex and violence in the seedy underbelly of TV's golden age. By MATT FRACTION (SEX CRIMINALS, Casanova, Hawkeye) and HOWARD CHAYKIN (BLACK KISS I & II, AMERICAN FLAGG!). Collects Satellite Sam #1-5. [(W) Matt Fraction (A/CA) Howard Chaykin]
The second volume of SATELLITE SAM plunges further into the world of sex, addiction, and obsession, all behind the scenes of America's favorite daily sci-fi kids' show, Satellite Sam. Michael White discovers his father was murdered-and his investigation drags dark secrets, shocking twists, and violent pasts into the light... Collects Satellite Sam #6-10. [(W) Matt Fraction (A/CA) Howard Chaykin]
Collects Satellite Sam #11-15.
1951: Carlyle White-creator and star of the daily children's show SATELLITE SAM-turns up dead in the last place a struggling young television network wants its star to be found. His accidental death reveals a secret life, and the discoveries his son makes trying to piece together his father's last days will send him spiraling down a dark path of murder, sex, and obsession. This midnight-black roman noir weaves true stories of TV's golden age together with harrowing portraits of broken men and women struggling to hold on to their souls under bright lights and tabloid celebrity. By the award-winning team of MATT FRACTION (SEX CRIMINALS, ODY-C, Hawkeye) and HOWARD CHAYKIN (BLACK KISS, AMERICAN FLAGG!, The Shadow), this omnibus edition features all fifteen issues, special bonus materials, and an all-new epilogue created especially for this collection. Collects Satellite Sam #1-15 & Bonus Material.
The best part of a new relationship is the first three weeks, right? The rush of the new, the gravitational pull of the sudden other-ness in your life, the almost-illicit charge of nothing else mattering...and then it's time to pay the bills. Well, the honeymoon is over for the SEX CRIMINALS. Can Jon and Suzie survive Jon and Suzie? [(W) Matt Fraction (A/CA) Chip Zdarsky]
TIME MAGAZINE'S COMIC OF THE YEAR RETURNS WITH ITS SECOND STORYLINE! After their narrow getaway from the Sex Police, Jon and Suzie are learning that this is 'just the tip' of a massive iceberg. And what happens after the rush of a new relationship fades? Are they in love, lust, like, or just lame? Sexy fun times returns: You missed you so much, brimpers. [(W) Matt Fraction (A/CA) Chip Zdarsky]
Jon breaks into Kegelface's house and oh my golly what on EARTH do you think he finds there. Not only are our beloved Sex Criminals not alone...they're not unwatched, either. And Suzie learns once and for all the fate of her precious library. [(W) Matt Fraction (A/CA) Chip Zdarsky]
Jon and Suzie have had to deal with a whole lot in their time together but nothing can prepare them for...Robert Rainbow. Actually he's a pretty cool guy. And that's the problem. [(W) Matt Fraction (A/CA) Sir Chetly Zipper]
Suze and Jon meet Ana. Or rather, meet Ana again. Or should we say, meet...Ms. Jazmine St. Cocaine again. Did we just put those words in that order in Previews? Yes. Yes we did.
In which Jon and Suzie learn just how alone together we all are, and the stakes get raised crazy-high in this, the second arc finale. By Matt Fraction (Casanova, ODYC, Satellite Sam) and just a great big bunch of C.H.U.D.s with photoshop or something.
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Five-Fingered Discount part 2. Ghosts! Ghoooooooosts! Okay, not literally. But still. Suzie and Jon find themselves haunted by their pasts, in different ways, for different reasons. Also: Ana, too. And Doc. And Kegel. DANG!
Five-Fingered Discount part 3. It's all been building to this: Alix gets hit by a bus. (She's okay.)
Five-Fingered Discount conclusion.How have we gotten through 24 issues already and not made an exciting climax joke in the solicits? C'mon, Matty, wake up and get your head in the game.
The End part 5. Original Series Artist Chip Zdarsky returns for our final issue except for the one issue that comes next that's like a coda or reprise or something classy like whatever the WICDIV guys called it.
The End part 3. The bad guy comes into rack focus. I didn't mean anything dirty by that, I mean, like, we learn a lot about him on the eve of the Big Job. That sounds dirty too. It's not. I mean, not really.
The End part 2. Suze and Jon inch closer to the big finish, albeit in very different ways, bringing Suze face-to-face with her future, and Jon-well, read it, it's a whole thing.
NEW STORY ARC! THE SERIES? It's back. JON AND SUZE? Also back. THE BANK? MUST BE TAKEN DOWN. THIS ARC? THE LAST. Gasp! BULLET LISTS? How do you turn them off in Microsoft Word. The highly anticipated return of the #1 New York Times bestselling humor/romance series SEX CRIMINALS kicks off its final story arc. Praised for its emotionally compelling characters, taut storytelling, and comedic genius, Time Magazine called it the best comic of the year upon launch. Since its debut, SEX CRIMINALS has garnered coverage from such mainstream media outlets as Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone, NPR, and The Washington Post and won multiple awards. SEX CRIMINALS follows the adventures of Suzie and Jon-a couple who discover they can stop time when they have sex. This final chapter sees the reunion of writer MATT FRACTION (NOVEMBER, Hawkeye) and CHIP ZDARSKY (THE WHITE TREES, Daredevil).
The End part 5. Original Series Artist Chip Zdarsky returns for our final issue except for the one issue that comes next that's like a coda or reprise or something classy like whatever the WICDIV guys called it. Is it hot in here or is it just this variant cover by Kevin Wada? It is both! Because climate change is real but also the cover is super XXX-y.
SPECIAL LOW INTRODUCTORY PRICE! Suzie's just a regular gal with an irregular gift: when she has sex, she stops time. One day she meets Jon and it turns out he has the same ability. And sooner or later they get around to using their gifts to do what we'd ALL do: rob a couple banks. A bawdy and brazen sex comedy for comics begins here! Collects Sex Criminals #1-5. [(W) Matt Fraction (A/CA) Chip Zdarsky]
The second storyline from the Eisner-award winning Sex Criminals finds the honeymoon to be over for Jon and Suzie. Once the thrill of new lust fades, where do you go? Come along and laff and love with Matt and Chip as they brimp back ceaselessly against the past.
Collects SEX CRIMINALS #11-15.
Everybody's favorite sex-having, time-freezing, bank-robbing crew of lovable love-misfits come together and ask themselves the big question: are we still into this? THE ANSWER MIGHT SURPRISE YOU (if you think the answer is no). Collects Sex Criminals #16-20.
Suzie and Jon have that special something-when they have sex, they freeze time and do crimes. Well-they HAD that special something. In the aftermath of what would appear to be a breakup, where do our two love-crazy time-freezing sex-having bank robbers go? REBOUND AHOY! Also everything gets more dangerous and complicated? But it's okay. Collects Sex Criminals #21-25.
Jimmy Olsen must die! Wait, we're getting ahead of ourselves. Jimmy Olsen lives! Superman's best friend and Daily Planet photographer Jimmy Olsen tours the bizarre underbelly of the DC Universe in this new miniseries featuring death, destruction, giant turtles and more! It's a centuries-spanning whirlwind of weird that starts in Metropolis and ends in Gotham City. And then we kill Jimmy.
Only Jimmy Olsen knows what Superman's secret superpowers truly are-and now those mysteries will finally be shared with you! And only you. Don't tell anyone. And Jimmy won't have any of his pal's super-abilities to help him get out of his latest jam as he hits the dark and dirty streets of Gotham City!
Dearly beloved, we have gathered here today in this catalog to remember our friend, Superman's pal, the late Jimmy Olsen...'s assassination decoy! Wait, somebody killed Jimmy's decoy body? But whodunit? And, like, whydunit? Andwait, when did Jimmy get a decoy of himself? What we do know is it's not safe for Jimmy in the City of Tomorrow anymore, and with Superman busy and all (you read that Superman #15 solicit yet?), Jimmy's best bet is to solve his own murder within the safe borders of Gotham City! (Seriously, "safe"?)
Whassup, nerds? It's yer favorite irresponsible blogger, Timmy Olsen! In this month's episode of Timmy's Bros, someone requested we get Batman to crack who moidered that Daily Planet photo-hack, Jimmy Olsen. Like how many wheels does a guy have to steal off the Batmobile to get a Bat-dude's attention around here?
Jingles sell, Batman smells, A prank war goes astray, A Batmobile lost a wheel (literally), 'Cause Jimmy stole it from the valet!
Ooh ooh, aah, aah-Jimmy see, Jimmy do! Jix and Jimmy go back to Gorilla City, where they had a one-night marriage-stand. (Don't believe it? Go reread Superman: Leviathan Rising #1!) Jimmy's sister Janie and Doc Mantel get to Gorilla City to warn Jimmy about what Doc saw in the future, only to find it's the attack of the 50-foot Jimmy!
Jimmy and Jix are on the run, pursued by an intergalactic death force that wants to break up their marriage by any means necessary. If they succeed in offing Jimmy, their prince regent plans to marry Jix and unite their warring empiresâ¦but Jimmy Olsen's still busy trying to solve his own murder! (Or rather, his decoy corpse's murder.) It's a typical day for Superman's palâ¦
Hey, look-it's issue 11 of a 12-issue series, so it's the perfect jumping-on point for new readers! Mysteries get solved, criminals are revealed, and a secret ally emerges from the shadows. Want more? There are robots, aliens, and The Daily Planet faces a threat to its existence at the same moment the actual planet faces the same! Now's the time to get on board, guys!
Whoa-is that what I think it is? If I'm reading this solicitation text correctly, we made it to issue #12! Mazel tov! Party time! If you see Matt and Steve at the next convention, go buy them a drink because I have no idea how we made it this far! No, wait, I do-it's all thanks to you guys! In this final issue, with the Daily Planet on the ropes, Jimmy learns something about it that'll change everything forever.
Jimmy Olsen must die! Wait, we're getting ahead of ourselves. Jimmy Olsen lives! Superman's best friend and Daily Planet photographer Jimmy Olsen tours the bizarre underbelly of the DC Universe in this new series featuring death, destruction, giant turtles, and more, combining Silver Age energy with a distinctly modern sensibility! It's a centuries-spanning whirlwind of weird that starts in Metropolis and ends in Gotham City. Award-winning writer Matt Fraction (Sex Criminals, Hawkeye) makes his DC debut with Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, an irreverent, hijinks-filled journey across the weirdest and wildest corners of the DCU, illustrated by Eisner Award-winning artist Steve Lieber. Collects Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #1-12.
Written by MATT FRACTION Pencils & Cover by PASQUAL FERRY All new creative team! The perfect jumping-on point! A bold new era for THOR begins under writer Matt Fraction and artist Pasqual Ferry! In the wake of SIEGE, Asgard must take its proper place as the Golden Realm, most glorious of the nine worlds of myth. But that means Thor's home isn't just a beacon...it's a target! And what happens to the Asgardians and the denizens of all nine worlds -- including Earth! -- when a dark, destructive force from another reality comes on the warpath? 32 pages. /Rated T+
Written by MATT FRACTION Art & Cover by PASQUAL FERRY Fraction! Ferry! Heroic Age! The perfect jumping-on point as THOR's all-new creative team and all-new era kick off HERE! In the wake of SIEGE, Asgard must take its proper place as the Golden Realm, most glorious of the nine worlds of myth. But that means Thor's home isn't just a beacon...it's a target! And what happens to the Asgardians and the denizens of all nine worlds -- including Earth! -- when a dark, destructive force from another reality comes on the warpath? 40 pages. /Rated T+
Written by MATT FRACTION Pencils & Cover by PASQUAL FERRY Cover your ears and gird your loins for the four-letter word that changes everything for Thor, for Asgard and for Earth: D I N. And you won't believe who ol' One Eye brings back with him. On top of THAT, the God of Thunder has to deal with the ramifications of reincarnating Loki, the least of which are that the God of Tricks has taken a form no one saw coming. And if that wasn't enough, the town of Broxton has to deal with the refugees of nine worlds, on the run and terrified as THE WORLD EATERS continue their trans-universal rampage of madness...! 32 pages. /Rated T+
Written by MATT FRACTION Pencils & Cover by PASQUAL FERRY With Ol One Eye seated again on the throne of Asgard, learn ye now the story of the World Tree-- the birth of spacetime itself! Speaking of Odin... guess who's got one eye and isn't exactly thrilled to see young Loki again? And as the refugees of nine worlds brace for the relentless invasion by the dark gods of the Tenth World, hoping against hope they'll live to see tomorrow, two of Asgard's most mighty ready themselves to make the ultimate sacrifice! This is it, true believers-- the last moment of daylight before the skies rip open and rain down blood... and the WORLD EATERS... next stop MIDGARD!! 32 pages. /Rated T+
Written by MATT FRACTION Pencils & Cover by PASQUAL FERRY The World Eaters are marauding across Earth on an?unstoppable rampage towards Asgard. The only thing that stands between them and our utter annihilation is Odin... and the Asgardian Blood Legion... and with them comes colossal combat the likes of which the world has never seen. 32 pages. /Rated T+
Written by MATT FRACTION Pencils & Cover by PASQUAL FERRY FINALE! ODIN AND THE ASGARDIAN BLOOD LEGION STAND BETWEEN EARTH AND THE WORLD-EATERS. If only Previews let us use bigger fonts. The end of an epic god-scale battle is fought HERE and NOW for the souls of everyone entangled in the branches of the World Tree. Who shall stand for Earth? Who shall stand for Asgard? Who shall fall in Asgard's name? Not everyone's making it out of this one. Place your bets, grab a hankie, and wipe that blood from your eyes... the darkness before dawn is upon us! Brought to you by two Matts, a John, and the marvelous Pasqual. 32 pages. /Rated T+
Written by MATT FRACTION Penciled by WHILCE PORTACIO Cover by TERRY DODSON Women of Marvel Frame Variant by TBA "THE FIVE LIGHTS," The fallout of SECOND COMING is still taking its toll on the X-Men. We can't tell you anything else until the end of SECOND COMING! Part 2 (of 5) 40 pages. /Rated T+
Written by MATT FRACTION Penciled by WHILCE PORTACIO Cover by TERRY DODSON "The FIVE LIGHTS" SECOND COMING is nearing it's end, so you'll soon get all kinds of info as to what's coming from Matt Fraction (IRON MAN) and Whilce Portacio (HULK). Here's something to whet your appetite- Kitty Pryde & Emma Frost's first encounter since Kitty took her trip in a bullet. Part 3 (of 5) 40 pages. /Rated T+
