Marvel In December 2010: Marvel Universe

[ENGLISH] Marvel tells us: Marvel Comics In December 2010, Part 1: Marvel Universe. Avengers, Secret Avengers, New Avengers, Heroic Age, Marvel Zombies, Amazing Spider-Man, Captain America, Heroes For Hire, Shadowland: After The Fall, Iron Man, Incredibles Hulk, Hulk, Thor, Osborn, Carnage, Spider-Girl, Avengers Academy…

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CARNAGE #2 (of 5)
Written by ZEB WELLS
Art & Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN
Variant Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS
The deadliest foe of Spider-Man is back! Web-Head teams up with Iron Man against a bloodthirsty force of evil and an army of super-powered menaces! The alien symbiote so twisted and murderous that it made Venom look like a choir boy has been brought back from space…but how? And without the without the psychopathic serial killer Cletus Kasady as its host, will Carnage be less dangerous…or more unhinged?! Don’t miss the villainous threat that will test these two Avengers teammates to the limit of their strength – if it doesn’t kill them! By Zeb Wells (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) and Clayton Crain (X-FORCE)!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

WOMEN OF MARVEL #2 (of 2)
Written by Dame Darcy, Mary HK Choi, Jim McCann, & Audrey Loeb
Penciled by Robin Ha, Nuno Alves,
Mike Ryan, & Emily Warren
Cover by GREG LAND
Jungle queens, invisible princesses and beautiful banshees, oh my! Marvel’s magnificent Amazons take it up a notch in this smoldering selection of shorts by talent to watch out for! Shanna the She-Devil battles pilgrims and pterodactyls, Sue Storm forges a fairy tale ending for the Invisible Woman, and Songbird faces the music of her past when she meets…Screaming Mimi?! And little Lyra needs a prom dress…which brings the smallest She-Hulk against an all new foe: THE MALL!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

OSBORN #2
Written by KELLY SUE DECONNICK
Art by EMMA RIOS
Cover by BEN OLIVER
SPIDER-MAN: BIG TIME!
Peter Parker and Norah Winters dig into the truth behind
Norman Osborn’s imprisonment…while Osborn fights to get
out! Is the world safe with Norman Osborn in a top-secret
supermax institution? Or has he just met the allies who’ll make
him deadlier than ever?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #650
Written by DAN SLOTT
Pencils & Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS
To face off against an amped-up HOBGOBLIN, you need an amped-up SPIDER-MAN!  What’s the story behind Spidey’s NEW SUIT?  What is it and what can it do?  Meanwhile, MACH 5 (from THE THUNDERBOLTS) faces off against one of Spidey’s deadliest foes!  All this, and a secret side mission for THE BLACK CAT. Plus an additional 8 page story:  We showed you who was behind the HOBGOBLIN’S mask last issue.  But what were they up to BEFORE their startling return?  Here’s where you find out!
40 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #651
Written by DAN SLOTT
Pencils & Cover by
HUMBERTO RAMOS
Back-up Story pencils by
STEFANO CASELLI
Tron Variant by MARK BROOKS
The HOBGOBLIN’S fight for power continues!  Which side will SPIDER-MAN and the BLACK CAT be on… and why?  Also: a surprise for AUNT MAY, and the SPIDEY versus KINGPIN rematch you’ve been dying to see! Included in this issue: an 8 page story featuring the return of Mac Gargan… as THE SCORPION!
40 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

SPIDER-GIRL #2
Written by PAUL TOBIN
Penciled by CLAYTON HENRY
Cover by JELENA KEVIC-DJURDJEVIC
Still reeling from the shattering events in the first issue, Spider-Girl faces one of the strongest threats in the Marvel Universe, the RED HULK. But how can one teenage girl stop a menace that has the FANTASTIC FOUR on their heels, and what’s the cost of the battle for New York City… and the life of Anya Corazon?
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

AVENGERS #8
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
The return of the Illuminati! Marvel’s super-secret brain trust has reunited because someone is trying to put the Infinity Gauntlet back together. Who is it and will the Avengers be able to stop them in time? And what does any of this have to do with the Red Hulk?
Plus, is there a little romance brewing? Another blistering blockbuster
chapter from Marvel’s premiere super hero team Bendis and
Romita Jr. Plus: another illustrated chapter of the oral history of the Avengers!
32 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

SECRET AVENGERS #8
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Pencils & Cover by MIKE DEODATO JR.
Marvel’s newest hit Avengers team continues its breakneck pace! Steve Rogers comes face-to-face with an old comrade in arms from the war…who’s now working for the Shadow Council! The Secret Avengers Hong Kong Kung Fu extravaganza continues!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

NEW AVENGERS #7
Written by
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by
STUART IMMONEN
Tron Variant by MARK BROOKS
After the devastating fallout of last issue’s fatal battle for this dimension, the New Avengers have to figure out who really belongs on the team. Plus, Luke Cage and Jessica Jones need a nanny, and not just any nanny, they need to find a superpowered nanny. Who. Will. It. Be?! Plus: another illustrated chapter of the oral history of the Avengers!
32 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

AVENGERS ACADEMY #7
Written by CHRISTOS GAGE
Pencils & Cover by MIKE McKONE
Variant Cover by ED McGUINNESS
Tron Variant by BRANDON PETERSON
This is it: The BIG return of Giant-Man! Founding Avenger Hank Pym has been a scientist, a hero, a disgrace, a convict, and — after a long road of redemption — he’s the headmaster of Avengers Academy. But now, at long last, Pym returns to his greatest role…that’s right, Giant-Man returns in this historic issue!  But even with his students at his side, can he stand up to one of the most powerful villains in the Marvel Universe, a man who can become every bit as gigantic as he is? Find out in the latest chapter of the series that ComicBookResources.com hails as “a fine addition to the Heroic Age.”
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

ANT-MAN & WASP #2
Written & Penciled by TIM SEELEY
Cover by SALVA ESPIN
Ant-Man & Wasp have no time to make nice as they’re tossed into the bizarre realm of the MINDSCAPE! A.I.M has the doorway to the afterlife, and it’s up to the Tiny Twosome to jump from the land of dreams, to the land of heavily armed A.I.M soldiers! But Bill Foster’s soul may not be the only thing Monica Rappacini wants as Scientist Supreme faces off with Supreme Scientist! Hop on for Hank Pym’s last adventure as Wasp (did you not see the solicit for AVENGERS ACADEMY #7?!) in this mini-series by acclaimed writer/artist Tim Seeley (Hack/Slash)!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

AVENGERS VS.
PET AVENGERS #3
Written by CHRIS ELIOPOULOS
Pencils & Cover by IG GUARA
LOCKHEED–Torn between two families! Will he side with the Pet Avengers, or shun his team to take part in the new Age of Dragons? And can the combined might of the Avengers & Pet Avengers defeat their Fin Fangtastic Foes, or is it time for humans and pets to find a new planet?
32 PGS./All Ages …$3.99

AVENGERS, THOR &
CAPTAIN AMERICA:
OFFICIAL INDEX TO
THE MARVEL UNIVERSE #8
Written by VARIOUS
The chronicle of the Marvel Universe continues as the All-New Official Index to the Marvel Universe delves into the history of three of Marvel’s most enduring titles! Return with us to the Silver and Golden Ages as we continue our coverage of the Avengers (from AVENGERS #260), Thor (from THOR #350), and Captain America (from both CAPTAIN AMERICA #306 and 1941’s CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS #31). Watch the Marvel universe’s history unfold month by month as each issue provides synopses for dozens of individual comics, including back-up strips, introducing the characters, teams, places and equipment that appeared within, providing vital information about first appearances, where they last showed up and where they appeared next!
64 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE
MARVEL UNIVERSE A TO Z
UPDATE #5
Written by VARIOUS
Select Character Artwork by
GUS VaZquez
Cover by KALMAN ANDRASOFSZKY
2010’s A-Z update concludes with this amazing final issue! All-new profiles for heroes like Ricochet, the Twelve’s Witness, and Prince of Orphans; cosmic characters like the Universal Church of Truth, Mentor of Titan, the Fraternity of Raptor’s Talon, and the Quist/Arcane; with an extra-large serving of villains: Boomerang, Quicksand, the Intelligencia, Mesmero, Blackout (Daniels), Icemaster, and Scramble! All this plus Mort the Dead Teenager, the Creatures from Kosmos, and Marvel Apes, too!  Featuring brand-new art by Gus Vazquez!
64 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA &
THE KORVAC SAGA #1 (of 4)
Written by BEN McCOOL
Pencils & Cover by CRAIG ROUSSEAU
Captain America: Proud member of the Avengers, but he’s a man out of time, frozen for decades and unaccustomed to modern life. Can the Sentinel of Liberty learn to fight alongside heroes 60 years younger than him…and why does Cap feel a strange connection to the man named Korvac? Ben McCool (Choker) brings you an epic tale ten centuries in the making!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA:
MAN OUT OF TIME #2 (of 5)
Written by MARK WAID
Penciled by JORGE MOLINA
Cover by BRYAN HITCH
Steve Rogers is still on shaky ground. Is he really walking around in a world almost sixty years past the one he knows, or is his reawakening in « modern » New York some wild hallucination? What possible purpose does a patriotic war hero like Captain America serve in a world like this one? And how can a man out of time get back home where he belongs?
32 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

I AM AN AVENGER #4 (of 5)
Written by
ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA,
SEAN McKEEVER,
COLLEEN COOVER
& LUCY KNISLEY
Penciled by SARA PICHELLI,
MIKE MAYHEW, COLLEEN COOVER & LUCY KNISLEY
Cover by DANIEL ACUÑA
The next spectacular chapter in I AM AN AVENGER comes at you with fan-favorite writer Roberto Sacasa leading the charge: By day, Ben Grimm is a member of the Fantastic Four; by night, he is one of Luke Cage’s New Avengers. Except…it’s never that cut-and-dry, is it? Where do your allegiances lie when both teams need you and one team is your family? Avengers across New York engage in a long-forgotten battle–one that Firestar and Justice can end if they’re willing to pay the price! Ms. Marvel and Spider-Woman recall their days of past glory, while looking forward to the future (and beating the snot out of punks.) And Tony Stark learns not to mess with teenaged angst, especially when it’s “Stature”-esque in scale!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA #613
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Penciled by BUTCH GUICE
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
It’s the penultimate issue of the Trial of Captain America, and Bucky Barnes future hangs in the balance as evidence of the Winter Soldier’s crimes comes to light. Brought to you by the hit creative team of Ed Brubaker & Butch Guice!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

SHADOWLAND: AFTER THE FALL #1
Written by ANTONY JOHNSTON
Penciled by MARCO CHECCHETTO
& ROBERTO DE LA TORRE
Cover by DAVID FINCH
SHADOWLAND ENDS – BUT WHO IS THE VICTOR? After the senses-shattering conclusion of Shadowland, can the people of Hell’s Kitchen rebuild without a champion to guide them? The future of Marvel’s street heroes begins here!
32 PGS./One-Shot/Rated T+ …$3.99

BLACK PANTHER: THE MAN WITHOUT FEAR #513
Written by DAVID LISS
Penciled by
FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
Cover by SIMONE BIANCHI
Variant Cover by
FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
In the wake of Shadowland, there’s a new protector of Hell’s Kitchen! 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 where the fiercest of jungle predators stalks the most dangerous urban prey! His name is T’Challa, and in the aftermath of Shadowland, he will create a new life, a new identity, and learn what it is to be a different kind of hero. But with Daredevil gone, the bad guys are coming out to play, and a new nemesis–Vlad the Impaler–plots his bloody rise to power. Be there as national best-selling author and Edgar Award Winner David Liss and the pulp master Francesco Fracavilla (Zorro, Green Hornet) begin a shocking new chapter for the world’s most dangerous man!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

HEROES FOR HIRE #1
Written by DAN ABNETT
& ANDY LANNING
Penciled by BRAD WALKER
Cover by DOUG BRAITHWAITE
Variant Cover by BRAD WALKER
Variant Cover by
HARVEY TOLIBAO
In the aftermath of Shadowland, Marvel’s greatest street heroes – Punisher, Moon Knight, Shroud, Elektra, Paladin, Silver Sable, Ghost Rider, Iron Fist, Falcon, Misty Knight and more – leap into one all-new series! Who has brought these dangerous loners into one fighting force? How is this network different from all other teams? Who is their first target, and what mysteries wait for them? Discover the answers and enter the action on Marvel’s mean streets, courtesy of fan-favorite writers Dan Abnett & Andly Lanning (THE THANOS IMPERATIVE, PUNISHER: YEAR ONE) and artist Brad Walker (GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY)!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

BULLSEYE: PERFECT GAME #2 (of 2)
Written by CHARLIE HUSTON
Penciled by SHAWN MARTINBROUGH
Cover by TIM BRADSTREET
For a year, Bullseye – the world’s greatest assassin – simply vanished without a trace. Funny thing is, he was hiding in plain sight there in the glare of the white hot lights, a lanky stranger with the rubber arm, throwing heat that could take off a man’s head. See, every man needs a challenge, a moment when he faces impossible odds, when looks deep inside himself and sees what he’s really made of. Bullseye’s next pitch is one for the history books.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

WIDOWMAKER #1 & #2 (of 4)
Written by Jim McCann
& duane swierczynski
Penciled by David Lopez
& manuel garcia
Covers by JAE LEE
Variant Covers by PAUL RENAUD
Who is hunting Marvel’s super spies? Espionage agents around the world are being assassinated, their covers blown, and governments’ intelligence & security capabilities devastated! The person behind it: an all-new Ronin! The next two super-spies targeted for death: Black Widow and Mockingbird! The wildcard determined to unmask the killer: Hawkeye! Let the game begin as Marvel’s spy community collides with it’s superhuman agents!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

CHAOS WAR #4
Written by FRED VAN LENTE
Penciled by KHOI PHAM
Cover by DAN PANOSIAN
It’s the end of ALL things! The Marvel Universe’s shattered pantheons fall from the skies! King Chaos marshals his forces for the final assault with every Marvel hero as his target! Hercules, Thor and the God Squad embark upon one last, mad scheme to save existence itself, but what terrible conflicts wrack the heroes and gods of Earth when Hercules learns the true price of their deliverance? Bonus: Hell comes to Hawaii!  (Yes, Hawaii.)
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

CHAOS WAR: ARES #1
Written by MIKE AVON OEMING
Penciled by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
Ares is dead, torn in half at the hands of the Sentry. But what is worse than death for the God of War? Being enlisted into the army of the Chaos King! The Chaos War has its beginnings in Ares’ first miniseries, now see their fates come full circle as the two greatest forces of destruction battle one last time for the soul of the Pantheons. Ares defeated the Chaos King once before, but now he is dead and armed only with his love for his lost son. How can he stop the living oblivion Chaos King has become, even with the help of Zeus and Hera? And at what price comes defeat?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

CHAOS WAR: GOD SQUAD #1
Written by MARC SUMERAK
Pencils & Cover by DAN PANOSIAN
CHAOS KING has decimated the Pantheons of Earth, but the new GOD SQUAD have a last, desperate plan to halt Mikaboshi’s march towards oblivion! The Kami of Japan once trapped Chaos King in Yomi – the Japanese Underworld – but even with the God Squad’s help, can his old pantheon put the genie back in the bottle? The gods themselves aren’t prepared for what they may find at the gates of Hell! Join the HELLSTORM, SILVER SURFER, SERSI, VENUS and more of Marvels’ most daring deities on an epic adventure that’s sure to rock the heavens!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

CHAOS WAR: THOR #2
Written by MARC DEMATTEIS
Penciled by BRIAN CHING
Cover by TOMMY LEE EDWARDS
Chaos King’s most powerful lieutenant, the pantheon-encompassing alien powerhouse known as Glory, has reached the Earth…and the only one who can stand in his way is the Mighty Thor! But if Donald Blake has forgotten his godly alter-ego, how can the God of Thunder possibly save the world? Legendary writer J. M. DeMatteis (Amazing Spider-Man, “Kraven’s Last Hunt”) pens a tale of what happens when a god loses faith in himself.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

CHAOS WAR: DEAD AVENGERS #2
Written by FRED VAN LENTE
Pencils & Cover by TOM GRUMMETT
CHAOS WAR tie-in!
The newest, greatest and, in the carnage of the Chaos War, only team of Avengers around faces the threat that united them: the GRIM REAPER! Eric Williams has long been one of the Avengers’ most fearsome foes, and now that he has fully pledged himself, heart and soul, to the Chaos King, he’s looking to kill his arch-nemesis, the android Vision, and his allies — Captain Mar-Vell, Yellowjacket, Dr. Druid, Deathcry and the Swordsman — twice! And if they fall, every Avenger past and present will fall with them.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

CHAOS WAR: X-MEN#1
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT
& LOUISE SIMONSON
Penciled by DOUG BRAITHWAITE
Cover by Carlo Pagalayan
X-Men greats Chris Claremont and Louise Simonson join artist extraordinaire Doug Braithwaite in a special 2-issue CHAOS WAR tie-in. As the Marvel Universe is destroyed pantheon by pantheon by the dark god, Chaos King, the rift between the underworld and Earth is violently ripped apart. How can a handful of deceased X-Men make a difference in Chaos King’s war against life? Get ready for the startling answer when the most unique team of mutants ever bands together to save the Earth from eternal darkness.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

INCREDIBLE HULKS #618
Written by GREG PAK
Penciled by PAUL PELLETIER
Cover by CARLO PAGULAYAN
Tron Variant by Mark Brooks
A CHAOS WAR TIE-IN!
Bring out your dead — and the Hulks will smash them!  When the King of Chaos and Darkness unleashes his horrors upon Planet Earth, Doctor Strange calls on the strongest team there is to save life itself.  A Chaos War tie-in featuring the return of the most horrifying Hulk villain in Hades — and fan-favorite « Fall of the Hulks » and « World War Hulks » penciller Paul Pelletier! Plus an all-new backup showcasing one Hulk’s Allies!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

INCREDIBLE HULKS #619
Written by GREG PAK
Penciled by PAUL PELLETIER
Cover by CARLO PAGULAYAN
A CHAOS WAR TIE-IN!
As the onslaught of the Chaos King threatens existence itself, a terrible secret from the past makes Marlo Chandler, Rick Jones’s wife, the most important mortal on the planet.  The Incredible Hulks race their most demonic enemies across the country to reach Marlo in time — but can they handle the revelations she brings?  Plus: the return of Doctor Strange’s darkest side! Plus an all-new backup showcasing one Hulk’s Allies!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

AVENGERS: EARTH’S MIGHTIEST HEROES #2
Written by CHRISTOPHER YOST
Pencils by SCOTT WEGENER & PATRICK SCHERBERGER
Based on the Disney XD show, it’s the second daringly dashing issue of AVENGERS: EARTH’S MIGHTIEST HEROES! Can Tony Stark’s IRON MAN armor hold up to the unstoppable fury of CRIMSON DYNAMO? And what’s a tiny guy like ANT-MAN gonna do MAD THINKER & his AWESOME ANDROID come a-crushing? Find out this December!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

HULK #28
Written by JEFF PARKER
Penciled by GABRIEL HARDMAN
& MARK ROBINSON
Cover by ED McGUINNESS
SCORCHED EARTH CONVERGENCE! Rick Jones (AKA The A-BOMB) finds the source of the next DOOMSDAY scenario & immediately gets in over his head on the most dangerous patch of ground in the Pacific…MONSTER ISLAND! Fortunately for Rick- (or not)- RED HULK is nearby and heads in for the deadliest mission yet. Can our monsters stop their monsters? Or will they become the key pieces in the INTELLIGENCIA’s master plan?
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

FANTASTIC FOUR #586
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Penciled by STEVE EPTING
Cover by ALAN DAVIS
« THREE » – Part 3
As the army of the Anti-priest begins an invasion of the Baxter Building, and the Invisible Woman is caught in between the warring factions of New and Old Atlantis, Reed Richards must decide the fate of the Earth amidst the chaos of Galactus devouring Nu-World.
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

KLAWS OF THE
PANTHER #4 (of 4)
Written by JONATHAN MABERRY
Pencilled by GIANLUCA GUGLIOTTA
Cover by MIKE DEL MUNDO
Klaw and AIM are poised to conquer the earth with their
unstoppable new weapon: THE SCREAM. The problem is that in order to defeat them, Shuri the new Black Panther has to break into DEAD AIM, the most secure facility on the planet. That kind of job needs finesse rather than savage aggression, so who better to help beat the unbeatable security system than the Black Widow. NY Times bestseller Jonathan Maberry and artist Gianluca
Gugliotta rocket to an explosive conclusion of the new Black
Panther’s most critical mission.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

SHE-HULKS #2
Written by HARRY WILCOX
Penciled by RYAN STEGMAN
Cover by ED McGUINNESS
The ALL OUT SHE-HULK ACTION continues as JEN and LYRA hunt for the remaining members of THE INTELLIGENCIA! This time, their mission takes them to the heart of Russia, where they face the deadly RED GHOST and his SUPER-APES!  Can the two Gamma-gals defeat their simian foes? Will Jen rekindle an old romance? And will Lyra survive gym class? Find out in ISSUE #2 of SHE-HULKS!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

IRON MAN MAGAZINE #5
Cover by RYAN MEINERDING
Everyone’s favorite super-suited super hero gets his own ongoing magazine, collecting all-ages, all-action Iron Man adventures! Featuring some of the Armored Avenger’s most thrilling tales, this magazine is bursting with high-octane stories, pinups, activities, games and more for Iron Man fans young and old.
96 PGS./Rated A …$6.99

IRON MAN: RAPTURE #3 (of 4)
Written by ALEXANDER IRVINE
Penciled by LAN MEDINA
Cover by TIM BRADSTREET
Tony Stark is a prisoner in the virtual world created by his cyborg replacement. Stark Industries is a prison whose inmates are being forcibly uploaded into the hellish StarkWorld, where Tony 2.0 indulges his hatred of all things biological. Who’s next? Pepper. And who’s the only one left who can do anything? James Rhodes, in an untested new War Machine prototype that might just match up to Tony 2.0 – or might just kill him in the attempt.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #33
Written by MATT FRACTION
Art & Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA
Tron Variant by BRANDON PETERSON
The FINALE TO STARK: RESILIENT is here!
Tony Stark must outrace Detroit Steel and a fleet of Hammer
Murderdrones or it’s the end of everything — of him, his company, his legacy, and of the Iron Man itself. The only thing more shocking than the first 19 pages are the last 3. The end of the past is HERE. The birth of the future is NOW. The End Of All Things is just around the corner and it’s got Tony Stark dead in its sights…
40 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

IRON MAN/THOR #2 (of 4)
Written by DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING
Penciled by SCOT EATON
Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
Captured by the High Evolutionary and his unlikely allies, Iron Man learns the dark truth of the genius creator’s plans. Meanwhile Thor battles to recapture the Destroyer armor stolen from Asgard. The paths of these two heroes are about to cross, and if they can’t stop the High Evolutionary’s schemes, then the fates of Mankind and Planet Earth alike will be altered forever!
32 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

IRON MAN LEGACY #9
Written by FRED VAN LENTE
Penciled by STEVE KURTH
Cover by JUAN DOE
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: Part 4
The residents of Imperio storm and occupy the factory TONY STARK needs to remake his fortune and prepare for a lengthy siege — but even with JIM RHODES as IRON MAN backing him up, can they withstand what THE PRIDE can throw at them — everything from super powers to the bought-and-paid-for LAPD? Tony may have to call in some backup — from his allies in THE ILLUMINATI!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

SECRET WARRIORS #23
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Penciled by ALESSANDRO VITTI
Cover by PAUL RENAUD
After the shocking conclusion of “Night”–and the tragedy that has hit Nick Fury’s Caterpillars–we begin our last story arc and jump back in time to see what’s happened to the one team member who was left behind: Druid. Only four more issues until the fiery conclusion of the series that IGN.com calls “the most consistently great Marvel comic on the stands”!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

INVADERS NOW! #4 (of 5)
Story by CHRISTOS GAGE & ALEX ROSS
Written by CHRISTOS GAGE
Penciled by CAIO REISS
Cover by ALEX ROSS
Variant Cover by HOWARD CHAYKIN
You’ve seen the Invaders go up against Nazis, super-villains and mutant monsters…but you’ve never seen them take on an elder god.  Shuma-Gorath — « He Who Sleeps But Shall Awake » — has set his sights on our world, and only the greatest heroes of World War II can stop him…quite possibly at the cost of their own souls!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THUNDERBOLTS #151
Written by JEFF PARKER
Penciled by KEV WALKER
Cover by GREG LAND
Come sit by the fire and prepare to be frightened…we’re going to tell you a « Ghost Story! The Thunderbolts own psychologist, Moonstone, peels back the layers and delves into the mind and past of the brilliant and mysterious paranoid known only to the world as Ghost!  How did his war on the corporate system begin and what made him leave his humanity behind? Even his hardened criminal teammates will be forced to admit that some things are better left unknown. Learn more than you ever wanted to about Iron Man’s fearsome foe in the latest issue of the series that has IGN.com raving: “I can’t recommend this book enough–you need to be reading THUNDERBOLTS. »
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

TASKMASTER #4 (of 4)
Written by FRED VAN LENTE
Penciled by JEFTE PALO
Cover by GREG TOCCHINI
GUEST-STARRING THE SECRET AVENGERS!
Steve Rogers’ Black Ops heroes are desperately trying to head off Taskmaster before he finally unlocks his own secret origin — and so is The Org, the secret criminal underground that links all the Marvel Universe’s villain organizations together!  What are both heroes and villains afraid of? What horrible truth lies behind years of deception that will unmake Marvel U history? Who is Taskmaster? Where did he get his powers? And most importantly of all — what havoc will he wreak once he finds out?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

PUNISHER: IN THE BLOOD #2 (of 5)
Written by RICK REMENDER
Penciled by ROLAND BOSCHI
Cover by NIC KLEIN
Betrayal! In the Punisher’s absence, the Jigsaw Brothers have carved out a respectable niche in New York’s criminal underground. But Frank Castle is back, and he’s killing their men – a lot of ‘em. Good thing for them, the Jigsaw
Brothers know Frank well, and they have a contingency plan, one that’s been in place, gestating, for a long time. Frank has forgiven the fact his cyber sensei, Henry, is the son of Billy Russo, Jigsaw I. What will his trust cost him? The Punisher will soon discover in the Russo family, blood runs thick.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

SPIDER-MAN #9
Written by PAUL TOBIN
Penciled by MATTEO LOLLI
Cover by PATRICK SCHERBERGER
When the Vulture begins robbing rival mobsters, a mob war that will tear New York City apart is in the brewing. But where is he getting his information, and where will he strike next? Spider-Man teams with Wolverine in an undercover adventure to reveal the shocking answer!
32 PGS./MARVEL ADVENTURES/All Ages …$2.99

SUPER HEROES #9
Written by PAUL TOBIN
Penciled by SCOTT KOBLISH
Cover by RONAN CLIQUET
With half the Avengers spanning the globe in an effort to save the undersea kingdom of Atlantis from an invasion of monsters, Nova uncovers a secret that may well tear the team apart. But what does that secret have to do with a certain team member, and a certain tower guarded by Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner, Lord of All Atlantis?
32 PGS./ MARVEL ADVENTURES/All Ages …$2.99

THOR #618
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: O 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 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THOR THE MIGHTY AVENGER #7
Written by ROGER LANGRIDGE
Penciled by CRAIG ROUSSEAU
Cover by CHRIS SAMNEE
Harvey Award Winner ROGER LANGRIDGE & CHRIS
SAMNEE continue their epic reimagining of the God of Thunder! In This Issue: The Awesome Asgardian does battle with Raging Robots! Pick up the book that ComicBook
Resources.com says is “quite possibly the best new super hero title of the year and is exactly what any lover of super heroes should be reading.”
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

THUNDERSTRIKE #2 (of 5)
Written by TOM DEFALCO
Pencils & Cover by RON FRENZ
HOT FOR TEACHER! Determined to avoid the fate of the last Thunderstrike, the mace’s owner considers his options (ebay, anyone?!?) until he receives a visit from a beautiful Valkyrie
who has been sent to teach him the proper way to use an
Asgardian super-weapon– knowledge that he field-tests when a mysterious collector sends a high tech strike-force to steal the mace. Featuring cameos by Steve Rogers and the Avengers.
32 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

LOKI #3 (of 4)
Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA
Art by SEBASTIAN FIUMARA
Cover by TRAVEL FOREMAN
Ragnarok! The end of all things has been set in motion, and if Thor has any hope of saving Asgard, his only choice is to descend into the darkest, most treacherous depths of Hel, land of the dead. As his guide, guardian and only companion…crafty Loki! Whose intemperate trickery was what doomed Asgard to begin with. Does Loki seek redemption in the eyes of Thor…or the best opportunity to stab him in the back?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

WARRIORS THREE #2 & #3
Written by BILL WILLINGHAM
Penciled by NEIL EDWARDS
Cover by AMANDA CONNER with LAURA MARTIN
With Fenris, God of the Wolves, loosed from his imprisonment in Hel, the Warriors Three have their work cut out for them… and even with all of Asgard hoping to tame the monster, Volstagg, Fandral and Hogun have a particularly personal score to settle with him. Unfortunately, there’s this lovely A.I.M. agent who seems to be distracting Fandral. But he’s a professional, he’ll keep his head in the game… right? From the writer of the bestselling Fables Bill Willingham and the Fantastic Four’s fantastic Neil Edwards, this is one series that you can’t afford to miss! With covers by Amanda Conner (The Pro)!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THOR: FIRST THUNDER #4 (of 5)
Written by BRYAN J.L. GLASS
Penciled by TAN ENG HUAT
Cover by JAY ANACLETO
Mighty Thor versus…Tony Stark? Can anything good come from the infamous industrialist ensnaring the god of Thunder in mortal politics? And how does it lead to the creation of one of Thor’s most dangerous foes, China’s Radioactive Man? Will Thor’s intervention spark an international incident or trigger thermonuclear war? And what truth will this 21st century
villain reveal about the ancient origin of Thor’s curse and his banishment to Earth? Meanwhile, the scheming Loki observes all, and learns the one detail he needs to finally conquer the Odinson!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THOR: FOR ASGARD #5 (of 6)
Written by ROB RODI
Pencils & Cover by SIMONE BIANCHI
Racing towards the conclusion of this epic miniseries, featuring the god of thunder as you’ve never seen him before! After the deadliest attack yet on Asgard’s very foundations, a presence from the past resurfaces to show Thor the true state of his crumbling empire, and to point him towards the solution…a shockingly final solution. Also, Odin pays the ultimate price for his long-hidden, unspeakable crime.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

THOR: WOLVES OF THE NORTH #1
Written by MIKE CAREY
Pencils & Cover by MIKE PERKINS
An all new classic tale of Thor unchained by the hot creative combo of Mike Carey (X-MEN LEGACY) and Mike Perkins (THE STAND)!! Hela lays siege to Asgard, and demon hordes are loose on Earth.  Weakened and alone, Thor must make a dangerous bargain with a mortal woman in order to launch a last assault on the forces of death and chaos – as his enemies were hoping he would. Valiant Vikings, grotesque goblins, and lascivious ladies—what more could any thunder god ask for?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

WHAT IF? #200
Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM & STAN LEE
Penciled by DAVE WILKINS & DALE EAGLESHAM
Cover by DAVE WILKINS
Finally, celebrate the historic 200th issue of What If? Since debuting in 1977, What If? has become a corner staple in the Marvel Universe by spotlighting “the road not traveled” by many of its heroes & villains as well as the domino effect that the point of divergence creates. What If? 200 offers two titanic tales— the main story is one with a different POV on Siege, “What If Norman Osborn Won the Siege of Asgard?” What if the Sentry didn’t lose control of the Void during battle, allowing for the Siege to ultimately decimate our heroes? With Osborn on top of the world, only one force stands in his way: Doom… and he’s not alone as he rebuilds the Cabal with the X-Men?! By Marc Guggenheim and Dave Wilkins. The second tale is one that will be talked about amongst the multiverse: the murder of Galactus at the hands of…the WATCHER!?! Based on the events in the classic “Coming of Galactus” storyline in ‘The Fantastic Four 48-50,’ this one is written by none other than the scribe of those original stories, Stan “The Man” Lee, himself. Joining him is recent FF artist, Dale Eaglesham. If there is only one back-up story you’ll read this year, true believers, it must be this one!
64 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

WHAT IF? DARK REIGN
Written by JASON HENDERSON
Penciled by SANA TAKEDA
Cover by MIKE DEODATO
Back-Up Story By RICK REMENDER & SHAWN MOLL
Before the events of Siege, long-time Avenger Clint Barton (aka Hawkeye) sought to take matters into his own hands and kill Norman Osborn himself. Why should a menace like Osborn be allowed the chance to live? Slay the monster, save the kingdom… right? The kill shot is just the beginning in this twisted tale of conspiracy and intrigue that takes Dark Reign to even blacker depths. What’s the worst that could happen? See for yourself in this one-shot from Jason Henderson and Sana Takeda.
PLUS, What If: The Venom Symbiote Possessed Deadpool – Part 1!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

WHAT IF? WOLVERINE: FATHER
Written by ROB WILLIAMS
Penciled by GREG TOCCHINI
Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
Back-Up Story By RICK REMENDER
& SHAWN MOLL
If there’s one person who shouldn’t raise a child, it’s a berserker killing machine. In the regular Marvel Universe, Logan wasn’t there for Daken, and his son grew up to become the murderous Dark Wolverine. But what would have happened if Logan had known of Daken’s existence as a child, and had taken him under his wing from his first moments? Can a child with Logan’s blood running through his veins ever turn his back on murder? Can Logan find redemption and be a good father? Raising Daken will be Wolverine’s greatest battle. PLUS, What If: The Venom Symbiote Possessed Deadpool – Part 2!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

WHAT IF? SPIDER-MAN
Written by MARK SABLE
Penciled by PAUL AZACETA
Cover by PHIL JIMENEZ
Back-Up Story By RICK REMENDER
& SHAWN MOLL
WHAT IF SPIDER-MAN KILLED KRAVEN THE HUNTER? At the rollicking conclusion of this year’s modern classic GRIM HUNT, the Amazing Spider-Man had his undead arch-foe Sergei Kravinoff at his mercy – and let him live. But what if Spider-Man had crossed the line from hero to killer? See how one fatal decision changes the life of a man and the people he loves! By Mark Sable (Unthinkable) and Paul Azaceta (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN)! PLUS, What If: The Venom Symbiote Possessed Deadpool – Part 3!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

WHAT IF? IRON MAN:
DEMON IN AN ARMOR
Story by Bob Layton
& David MichelinIe
Written by DAVID MICHELINIE
Penciled by GRAHAM NOLAN
Cover by BOB LAYTON
Back-Up Story By RICK REMENDER
& SHAWN MOLL
Would Tony Stark still be Iron Man…if he wasn’t Tony Stark? Twenty years ago, in a college experiment gone bad, the young Stark’s mind is transferred to the body of impoverished but brilliant fellow student, Victor von Doom! Blamed for the unsanctioned research, his memory wiped clean, Tony is deported and forced to face life as a disgraced Latverian commoner. Meanwhile, von Doom grows and flourishes in the wealth and privilege of being sole heir to tark Industries. Thus, in separate cauldrons on different sides of the world, both Iron Man and Dr. Doom are forged anew. But who are the men inside the armors…really? Find out in « WHAT IF TONY STARK HAD BECOME DR. DOOM? », co-plotted and written by David
Michelinie (« IRON MAN: THE END »), pencilled by Graham Nolan (« X-MEN FOREVER ») and co-plotted and inked by Bob Layton (« HERCULES: TWILIGHT OF A GOD »). PLUS, What If: The Venom Symbiote Possessed Deadpool – Part 3!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

S.H.I.E.L.D. #5
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Penciled by DUSTIN WEAVER
Cover by GERALD PAREL
Historical Variant by DUSTIN WEAVER
“The Forgotten Machines of XXXXXX XXXXX”
The story that has taken the comic book world by storm marches
on with an issue so secretive that we can’t even reveal the full title! WHO IS THE NIGHT MACHINE?! Find your answer here from
Jonathan Hickman (FANTASTIC FOUR) and Dustin Weaver (X-MEN). Every issue has sold out and gone into multiple printings. IT’S GOOD! WE PROMISE! Don’t miss the sleeper hit of 2010!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

YOUNG ALLIES #7
Written by SEAN McKEEVER
Penciled by DAVID BALDEON
Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS
Guest-Starring Super-Soldier Steve Rogers!
They were friends. Soldiers. Brothers. Now they’re
enemies. Toro’s past has finally caught up with him in the form of EL DRAGÓN. And nothing–not even the Young Allies–will stand in his way!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

THOR BY WALTER SIMONSON OMNIBUS HC
Written by WALTER SIMONSON
Penciled by WALTER SIMONSON with SAL BUSCEMA
Covers by WALTER SIMONSON
Considered by many to be the greatest run on Thor ever, Walt Simonson’s classic tales of the God of Thunder are collected here—completely remastered from the original artwork and newly colored by Steve Oliff! And there are too many timeless tales to count: The Casket of Ancient Winters! The death of Odin! The origins of Asgard! The sacrifice of the Executioner! Thor as a frog! The Mutant Massacre! The curse of Hela! The debut of Thor’s body armor! Guest-starring Beta Ray Bill, Nick Fury and the Avengers! Featuring the threats of Fafnir the dragon, Loki, Lorelei, Malekith the Dark Elf, Surtur, Hela, the Titanium Man, Kurse, Zaniac, the Marauders, the Absorbing Man, Fin Fang Foom, the Destroyer and the Midgard Serpent! Collecting THOR #337-355, #357-369 & #371-382 and BALDER THE BRAVE #1-4.
1192 PGS./Rated A …$125.00
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4633-9
Trim size: oversized
THOR BY WALTER SIMONSON OMNIBUS HC CLASSIC COVER (DM ONLY)
1192 PGS./Rated A …$125.00
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4634-6

TOMB OF DRACULA VOL. 3 TPB
Written by MARV WOLFMAN, CHRIS CLAREMONT & DAVID KRAFT
Penciled by GENE COLAN & DON HECK
Cover by GIL KANE
Are there horrors even greater than Dracula? Judge for yourself as the Lord of Darkness battles mad science and madder magic! His wars with both Quincy Harker and Doctor Sun continue, but how can either Dracula or Sun rule the world if the demon Y’Garon destroys it? Plus: more flashbacks from across Dracula’s life and death, including his first meeting with Blade’s Vampire Hunters! Also featuring the first appearance of Hannibal King, vampire detective! Collecting TOMB OF DRACULA #24-31 and GIANT-SIZE DRACULA #2-4.
256 PGS./Parental Advisory …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4983-5

MARVEL UNIVERSE VS. THE PUNISHER HC
Written by JONATHAN MABERRY
Penciled by GORAN PARLOV
Cover by GORAN PARLOV
The creative team of Jonathan Maberry and Goran Parlov take you on a journey into the darkest territory in this Marvel Knights series. A terrible plague has swept the Earth, turning everyone – human, hero, villain, god and monster — into sadistic cannibal predators. As Spider-Man, the Hulk, the Thing and other infected start a feeding frenzy, the world falls in a wave of insatiable violence. Now, five years later, one man hunts the wasteland that was New York City. One man stands against the hordes of monsters who hunt the night. He is the Punisher, the Last Gun on Earth. And he has an endless supply of ammunition. This oversized hardcover also comes packed with cover sketches and other choice extras. Collecting MARVEL UNIVERSE VS. THE PUNISHER #1-4.
112 PGS./Parental Advisory …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4355-0
Trim size: oversized

CAPTAIN AMERICA: ZEMO PREMIERE HC
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Penciled by BUTCH GUICE
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
Zemo and Bucky — two characters linked through history whether they like it or not. And now Zemo has set his sights on Bucky and plans to destroy our new Captain America one step at a time. It’s the hardest hitting Captain America story ever by the awesome team of Ed Brubaker and Butch Guice. Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA #606-610.
120 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4512-7
Trim size: standard

SPIDER-MAN: ORIGIN OF THE SPECIES PREMIERE HC
Written by MARK WAID
Penciled by PAUL AZACETA
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
With Peter Parker’s ONE MOMENT IN TIME behind him and Mary Jane back in his life, Spidey finds himself ready for a new start…but the various threads of his life since his BRAND NEW DAY are about to crash together violently. When Norman Osborn’s baby is born… every villain on the planet wants the first ever strain of pure Goblin blood, leaving Spider-Man’s friends and family exposed to a Sinister plan that threatens to bring down every strand or Peter’s life that’s been stitched together carefully over the past few years. It may be a cliché to say it…but after ORIGIN OF THE SPECIES absolutely nothing will be the same. Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #642-647.
224 PGS./Rated A …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4621-6
Trim size: standard

BLACK WIDOW: THE NAME OF THE ROSE PREMIERE HC
Written by MARJORIE LIU
Penciled by DANIEL ACUÑA
Cover by DANIEL ACUÑA
The deadly super-spy from IRON MAN 2, INVINCIBLE IRON MAN and CAPTAIN AMERICA in her own action-packed tale! Natasha Romanoff is not a super hero. She’s not psychic. She doesn’t fly. And yet as the Black Widow, she manages to hold her own against a world of incredibly powerful enemies…and allies. But now someone has tried to kill Natasha…and almost succeeded. Injured gravely, almost beyond her ability to recover, Black Widow sets out to find her attacker…with no suspects and no leads. Who could be deadly enough to get the drop on Natasha? And what connections do they have to some of her closest super hero friends…? Collecting BLACK WIDOW #1-5 and material from ENTER THE HEROIC AGE.
136 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99 d
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4354-3
Trim size: standard

ONE MONTH TO LIVE PREMIERE HC
Written by RICK REMENDER, STUART MOORE, JOHN OSTRANDER
& ROB WILLIAMS
Penciled by ANDREA MUTTI, KOI TURNBULL & MORE
Cover by MIKE FYLES
WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH ONE MONTH TO CHANGE THE WORLD?
An all-star creative roster brings you an all-new Marvel event! Featuring Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and the Avengers! In a world of unlikely heroes, Dennis Sykes is about to become Marvel’s unlikeliest. Banker by day, struggling parent by night – and unhappy about it all. But when a tragic turn of events gives Dennis a 30 day death sentence, he discovers his accident comes with super-powers. And as the weeks in Dennis’ life tick down, he sets out to leave a mark one way or the other – – even if he has to go through Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and the Avengers to do it. Everyone is the hero of their own story…but not every hero is a good guy. Collecting ONE MONTH TO LIVE #1-5.
128 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4903-3
Trim size: standard

THOR THE MIGHTY AVENGER VOL. 1:
THE GOD WHO FELL TO EARTH GN-TPB
Written by ROGER LANGRIDGE
Penciled by CHRIS SAMNEE
Cover by CHRIS SAMNEE
He’s banished, he’s mad, and he wants to FIGHT. Roger Langridge (Muppet Show, Eisner and Harvey Award nominee) and Chris Samnee (Siege: Embedded) re-imagine the God of Thunder in Thor the Mighty Avenger! THRILL as he battles robots the size of cities! GASP as he tames the mightiest sea creatures! SWOON as he rescues damsels from the vilest villains! It’s Thor as you’ve NEVER seen him! Plus, relive some of Thor’s earliest adventures with special reprints of JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #83-84. Collecting THOR THE MIGHTY AVENGER #1-4 and JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #83-84.
128 PGS./Rated A …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4121-1

SIEGE: AVENGERS – THE INITIATIVE TPB
Written by CHRISTOS N. GAGE
Penciled by RAFA SANDOVAL, MAHMUD ASRAR,
JORGE MOLINA & STEVE UY
Cover by DAVID YARDIN
Taskmaster rules! Anointed as the nation’s top cop, Norman Osborn was given authority over every facet of America’s security apparatus — with the Initiative one of his greatest prizes. In all fifty states, the Initiative’s teams of superhumans stand at the ready — and now they’re under Osborn’s control! Along with the Hood, the Taskmaster honed the Initiative into a fighting force ready to be deployed at Osborn’s command. And now that command has come: Join the Siege of Asgard, and lay waste to its defenders! As Asgard falls, the Avengers Resistance makes its final stand against Taskmaster, the Hood and their Initiative minions! Collecting AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #31-35 and AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE SPECIAL #1.
160 PGS./Rated T+ …$15.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4818-0

SIEGE: THUNDERBOLTS TPB
Written by JEFF PARKER
Penciled by MIGUEL SEPULVEDA, SERGIO ARIÑO & WELLINTON ALVES
Cover by ADI GRANOV
Norman Osborn’s secret black ops Thunderbolts team has been a ticking time bomb from the onset, and it finally explodes in this tie-in to Siege, the epic crossover event seven years in the making! Every man for himself is the name of the game as the Thunderbolts battle powerful new foes and one another to complete their objectives and, more importantly, serve their own agendas. First, Osborn gives the directive to eliminate his former business partners the Agents of Atlas, but this team of of 1950s oddballs aren’t about to go down quietly! Then, when Osborn’s forces invade Asgard, the fabled home of the Norse gods, the psychotic squad sneaks in to retrieve a legendary weapon that could turn the tide of battle. But they’ll have to fight the mythical and the mighty as they collide with the Avengers! Collecting THUNDERBOLTS #138-143.
144 PGS./Rated T+ …$15.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4374-1

SIEGE: THOR TPB
Written by KIERON GILLEN
Penciled by BILLY TAN, BATT,
RICH ELSON, DOUG BRAITHWAITE, JAMIE McKELVIE
& NIKO HENRICHON
Cover by MICO SUAYAN
Asgard will fall, and gods will die. Surrounded by the nefarious Norman Osborn, his super-villain lackeys and the combined forces of H.A.M.M.E.R., the home of the Norse gods is under siege. Meanwhile, the city’s champion, Thor, is in exile — and his wicked stepbrother, Loki, is putting his twisted plans into motion. But even with the odds stacked against them, the citizens of Asgard are a warrior race, and they’ll defend their home to the bloody end. It’s all-out war for the gods of the Norse pantheon as Thor, Balder, Heimdall, Tyr and the rest sacrifice everything to protect their city. Meanwhile, the New Mutant Dani Moonstar must make good on a deal with the goddess Hela by ushering those Asgardians slain in combat to her domain. But when given the power of the Valkyries, can Dani refrain from entering the chaotic fray around her? Collecting THOR #607-610, NEW MUTANTS #11 and SIEGE: LOKI.
144 PGS./Rated T+ …$15.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4814-2

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN VOL. 4: STARK DISASSEMBLED TPB
Written by MATT FRACTION
Penciled by SALVADOR LARROCA
Cover by PATRICK ZIRCHER
Running out of time – and running out of mind! He’s outrun
Norman Osborn, embarrassed him on worldwide television, and kept the database filled to the brim with 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, with his whole life disassembled and the Siege of Asgard raging outside his door, it will take Tony Stark’s last reservoir of will and a band of brothers standing by him including Thor, Captain America, War Machine and Black Widow to keep from losing it all. Collecting INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #20-24.
136 PGS./Rated A …$15.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3686-6

AVENGERS ASSEMBLE VOL. 1 TPB
Written by KURT BUSIEK, MARK WAID & JOHN OSTRANDER
Penciled by GEORGE PÉREZ, SEAN CHEN, ANDY KUBERT
& DEREC AUCOIN
Cover by GEORGE PÉREZ
Fan-favorite creators Kurt Busiek and George Pérez usher in a new era for Earth’s Mightiest Heroes! Since the team’s inception, the Avengers have always defended humanity against the forces of evil. When duty calls, these legendary champions answer, fighting valiantly until justice prevails. But what happens when their oldest foes strike directly at the team? On the eve of a huge Avengers gathering, an attack by the evil enchantress Morgan Le Fay sends these assembled heroes into a strange medieval reality where nothing is as it seems. Held under Le Fay’s thrall, the Avengers have lost all memory of their true identities. Breaking free of Morgan’s spell, Captain America and Hawkeye must fight to free their teammates before the Marvel Universe is altered forever! Plus: The Avengers take on the Squadron Supreme!
Collecting AVENGERS (1998) #1-11, AVENGERS ANNUAL 1998, IRON MAN (1998) #7, CAPTAIN AMERICA (1998) #8
and QUICKSILVER #10.
408 PGS./Rated A …$34.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4498-4

MARVELS: EYE OF THE CAMERA TPB
Written by KURT BUSIEK
& ROGER STERN
Penciled by JAY ANACLETO
Cover by JAY ANACLETO
Following the trials of photographer Phil Sheldon as he documents the true life exploits of the Marvel Universe’s heroes and villains, Marvels: Eye of the Camera is the sequel to the sensational Kurt Busiek/Alex Ross series MARVELS. Written by Busiek (Avengers, Thunderbolts) with legendary comics scribe Roger Stern (Amazing Spider-Man, Avengers Forever), Eye of the Camera includes visuals by rising star Jay Anacleto (Athena, Inc., Aria) that capture both the grittiness and grandeur of the Marvel Age. Collecting MARVELS: EYE OF THE CAMERA #1-6.
160 PGS./Rated A …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-1386-7

THOR VS. SETH, THE SERPENT GOD TPB
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.
192 PGS./Rated A …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4635-3

KA-ZAR BY MARK WAID & ANDY KUBERT VOL. 1 TPB
Written by MARK WAID
Penciled by ANDY KUBERT & PINO RINALDI
Cover by ANDY KUBERT
Ka-Zar, lord of the hidden jungle, is many things. A British nobleman. A man lost in time. A husband. A father. Best friend of a saber-toothed tiger. And younger brother to an incredibly evil man. When the father of Parnival and Kevin Plunder died, he left his sons the very keys to the mysteries of the Savage Land, and Parnival has decided to take the secrets for himself! See Ka-Zar fight for honor and family in the verdant green jungles of the Savage Land and the harsh concrete jungle of New York! Collecting KA-ZAR (1997) #1-7 & #-1 and material from TALES OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE #1.
200 PGS./Rated A …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4353-6

HIT-MONKEY: YEAR OF THE MONKEY TPB
Written by DANIEL WAY
Penciled by DALIBOR TALAJIC
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
A troubled soul, set upon a path of vengeance he does not understand. An assassin without equal, trained in the most secret of killing techniques. A flesh-and-blood specter, haunting the killers of the world. A monkey…with a gun. Bear witness as the legend is born! Collecting HIT-MONKEY #1-3 and HIT-MONKEY ONE-SHOT.
96 PGS./Parental Advisory …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4859-3

VENGEANCE OF THE MOON KNIGHT VOL. 2: KILLED, NOT DEAD TPB
Written by GREGG HURWITZ
Penciled by TAN ENG HUAT
Cover by J. SCOTT CAMPBELL
Guest-starring Deadpool! Herman Goncharenko lies at death’s door, wasting away of cancer, but someone wants him killed, not dead. Someone desperate enough to hire a certain mouthy mercenary to do the job. Gonchrenko’s only hope just might be the reformed Moon Knight – if he’s able to withstand the force of nature known as Deadpool, and if Goncharenko is, indeed, worth saving. Collecting VENGEANCE OF THE MOON KNIGHT #7-10.
112 PGS./Parental Advisory …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4107-5

HERCULES: TWILIGHT OF A GOD TPB
Written by BOB LAYTON
Penciled by RON LIM & BOB LAYTON
Cover by RON LIM & BOB LAYTON
THE PRINCE OF POWER IS BACK WITH ONE, FINAL ADVENTURE AS ONLY BOB LAYTON CAN TELL IT! Hercules has been the champion of the Andromeda galaxy for over 75 years! But when an attempt to save the capitol city of Port Anteris goes awry, the Lion of Olympus is left incapacitated and needing to be looked after by his Olympic offspring. However, with a sinister plot brewing against his son’s government and the threat of Galactus looming, Hercules—even in his brain-addled state— is the galaxy’s only hope! It’s the long awaited follow-up to Bob Layton’s classic Hercules run! Collecting HERCULES: TWILIGHT OF A GOD #1-4.
96 PGS./Rated T+ …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3546-3

ATLAS: RETURN OF THE THREE DIMENSIONAL MAN TPB
Written by JEFF PARKER
Penciled by GABRIEL HARDMAN
& CHRIS SAMNEE
Cover by CARLO PAGULAYAN
Someone has come to ATLAS looking for answers to some very strange questions, and on his trail is a danger of a new level. Marvel’s Rat Pack are back to solve the mystery behind THE 3-D MAN. Collecting ATLAS #1-5 and material from INCREDIBLE HERCULES #138-141, ASSAULT ON NEW OLYMPUS & ENTER THE HEROIC AGE.
168 PGS./Rated T+ …$16.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4696-4

GORILLA MAN TPB
Written by JEFF PARKER
with JASON AARON
Penciled by
GIANCARLO CARACUZZO
with ROGER CRUZ
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
Shooting from the pages of ATLAS, comes an all-new exploration of fan-favorite GORILLA MAN! Yes, Ken Hale is blessed with might and cursed with inhumanity, but you don’t know the entire tale, and how his history may destroy his present! See his storied past as an Agent of Atlas, a soldier of fortune, an ally of the Avengers, and a Howling Commando! Plus, learn the history of Marvel’s Gorilla Men in “Tales of the Gorilla Man” and then watch as Ken Hale takes the X-Men on a journey through the jungle in X-MEN: FIRST CLASS #8. Collecting GORILLA MAN #1-3 and material from AVENGERS VS. ATLAS #4.
144 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4911-8

SPIDER-MAN: THE REAL CLONE SAGA TPB
Written by TOM DEFALCO & HOWARD MACKIE
Penciled by TODD NAUCK
Cover by PASQUAL FERRY
This is a tale of two young men. One was orphaned as a boy, raised by his aunt and uncle, bitten by a radioactive spider and gained amazing arachnid-like abilities. The other was his genetic duplicate. And now, with Peter Parker’s life in turmoil — with his Aunt May on her deathbed and his wife, Mary Jane, seemingly pregnant — that mirror image from his past is back. But does Ben Reilly come as friend, foe or something even worse? Collecting SPIDER-MAN: THE CLONE SAGA #1-6.
144 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4805-0

SPIDER-MAN: BLACK CAT TPB
Written by JEN VAN METER
with CHRIS YOST & JOE KELLY
Penciled by JAVIER PULIDO with MICHAEL RYAN & JM KEN NIIMURA
Cover by AMANDA CONNER
The Cat is B(l)ack in her own series and it’s international intrigue at its sexiest by Jen Van Meter (Hopeless Savages, JSA) and Javier Pulido (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN). As Spider-Man is stalked during the Grim Hunt, the world’s slyest, smartest and sneakiest jewel thief’s latest heist puts the Black Cat face-to-face with the family that has been terrorizing Spider-Man’s dreams and threatening those closest to him! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN PRESENTS: BLACK CAT #1-4 and material from THE MANY LOVES OF THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN and AMAZING
SPIDER-MAN #612.
128 PGS./Rated T+ …$16.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4318-5

CAPTAIN AMERICA: AMERICA FIRST TPB
Written by DANIEL KNAUF,
CHARLES KNAUF, KYLE HIGGINS, ALEC SIEGEL & HOWARD CHAYKIN
Penciled by MITCH BREITWEISER, AGUSTIN PADILLA & HOWARD CHAYKIN
Cover by HOWARD CHAYKIN
A hero for the ages in a trio of war-torn tales! In Operation Zero Point, a squadron of anti-gravity Nazi aircraft rises from behind enemy lines! In Prisoners of Duty, Steve Rogers is taken captive along with fellow infantrymen inside the forbidding walls of a Nazi-held castle. And in America First!, the Commie-busting Cap of the ’50s uncovers a fifth-columnist plot that has its origins in the most unsuspecting of places! It’s Cap action set in war-torn Europe and at the height of America’s Cold War with the Soviet Union, rendered by a contemporary crew of comics’ best! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA: AMERICA FIRST, OPERATION ZERO POINT and PRISONERS OF DUTY.
128 PGS./Rated T+ …$16.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3907-2

SECRET WARRIORS VOL. 3: WAKE THE BEAST TPB
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Penciled by STEFANO CASELLI
Cover by JIM CHEUNG
The Leviathan is stirring. The Box. Inside is a power that the leaders of Hydra have fought tooth and nail to win — and at the cost of countless lives of Hydra shock troops. Now Leviathan wants what’s in the Box. But since only one can possess it, the leaders of Hydra are marked for death. The stage is set for an epic battle between Leviathan and Hydra, but with one wild card: there is a traitor in their midst. Meanwhile, the only group that can stop either of these world-conquering organizations is Nick Fury’s Secret Warriors. But are they unraveling before they can even find their footing?Collecting SECRET WARRIORS #11-16
160 PGS./Rated T+ …$15.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4758-9

ESSENTIAL AVENGERS VOL. 6 TPB (ALL-NEW EDITION)
Written by STEVE ENGLEHART,
ROY THOMAS, JIM STARLIN
& GERRY CONWAY
Penciled by BOB BROWN,
JOHN BUSCEMA, DON HECK,
DAVE COCKRUM, JOE STATON,
GEORGE TUSKA, JIM STARLIN
& RICH BUCKLER
Cover by GIL KANE
Changes in the Marvel Universe are nothing new as seen when heroes are reborn, slain and more in this startling selection of seventies sagas! The search for the Celestial Madonna is on, and all the candidates are under the Avengers’ roof! After reviving heroes and villains to set a Legion of the Unliving against Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, will Kang the Conqueror be divided against himself in deciding the fate of the woman who could alter the universe’s destiny? Cap, Iron Man, Thor and Avengers both well-remembered and near-forgotten face off against dthe lethal likes of Dormammu, Thanos and Ultron! Golden Age glories revisited! The secret of Mantis and the sacrifice of the Swordsman! Resurrections, origins and THREE Marvel marriages! Plus: the Zodiac, the Titanium Man, the Stranger, Klaw Master of Sound and more! Guest-starring the Fantastic Four and Captain Mar-Vell! Collecting AVENGERS #120-140, CAPTAIN MARVEL #33, FANTASTIC FOUR #150 and GIANT-SIZE AVENGERS #1-4.
576 PGS./All Ages …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3058-1

THOR: THE MIGHTY AVENGER POSTER BY CHRIS SAMNEE
24×36…$8.99
Final Order Cutoff FRIDAY 11/19, On-Sale 12/22/2010

MARVEL PREVIEWS #87
Each issue of MARVEL PREVIEWS is a comic-book-sized, 120-page, glossy full-color guide to all of Marvel’s upcoming releases! Marvel Previews also includes special previews of upcoming or sold-out projects.
120 PGS./RATED T+…JUST $1.25!
(or free with a purchase of Diamond’s Previews!)
IN STORES 10/27/2010

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99