Marvel In January 2009 Part 1 – Marvel Universe

MARVEL’S 70th ANNIVERSARY POSTER
24 x 36… $8.99
Final order cutoff 12/23, On-Sale 1/21/09

SUPER HERO SQUAD ONE-SHOT
Written by  PAUL TOBIN
Art & 50/50 Covers by MARCELO DiCHIARA & CHRIS SOTOMAYOR
Introducing the Marvel Universe in a way you’ve NEVER experienced before!
Welcome to SUPER HERO CITY, a crowded capital of classy crusaders and crafty criminals in a crammed collective, and home of the SUPER HERO SQUAD! Take a stroll down to the Xavier Institute, past the FF’s Baxter Building…but don’t stray too far, because dastardly DOCTOR DOOM’s domain is the next block over…!
Collecting the super-popular comics seen EXCLUSIVELY on MARVELKIDS.COM, this issue also includes bios on all of your favorite Super Heroes and Super-Villains!
ARE YOU READY TO HERO UP?!!!
48 PGS./All Ages …$3.99

SUPER HERO SQUAD POSTER
Poster by MARCELLO DiCHIARA & CHRIS SOTOMAYOR�
24 x 36… $8.99
Final order cutoff 12/11, On-Sale 1/7/09

DARK AVENGERS #1
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by MIKE DEODATO
Variant Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
48 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #584
Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM
Pencils & Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #21
Written by CHRISTOS N. GAGE
Pencils & Cover by
HUMBERTO RAMOS
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

DEADPOOL #6
Written by DANIEL WAY
Penciled by PACO MEDINA
Cover by JASON PEARSON
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #9�
Written by MATT FRACTION
Pencils & Cover by SALVADOR
LARROCA
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

MIGHTY AVENGERS #21
Written by DAN SLOTT
Pencils & Cover by KHOI PHAM
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

MS. MARVEL #35
Written by BRIAN REED
Penciled by PATRICK OLLIFFE
Cover by STEPHANE ROUX
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NEW AVENGERS #49
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by BILLY TAN
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

THUNDERBOLTS #128
Written by ANDY DIGGLE
Penciled by ROBERTO DE LA TORRE
Cover by FRANCESCO “MATT” MATTINA
Variant Cover by CLINT LANGLEY
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

WAR MACHINE #2�
Written by GREG PAK
Penciled by LEONARDO MANCO
Cover by FRANCESCO “MATT”
MATTINA
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MARVEL SPOTLIGHT:
DARK REIGN
Written by JOHN RHETT THOMAS
Cover by ADI GRANOV
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DARK AVENGERS BY MIKE DEODATO POSTER�
24×36…$8.99
Final Order Cut-Off 12/11, (On-Sale 1/7/09)

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #582
Written by DAN SLOTT
Pencils & Cover by MIKE MCKONE
« Mind on Fire » Part 2 of 2
The Molten Man’s powers are out of control, setting the world ablaze around him, and destroying his own body and mind within.  This is it, his final and brightest burn.  And all he cares about is taking Harry Osborn with him!  Can Spider-Man pull his best friend’s fat out of this fire?  And, with what Harry’s been up to, should he? All this plus:  a secret surprise from Liz Allan, and a major Spider-Mystery is finally solved.
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #583
Written by MARK WAID
Pencils by BARRY KITSON
Cover by JOHN ROMITA SR.
YOU ASKED FOR IT, YOU GOT IT! PETER PARKER ON A DATE!
After the revelations of “Mind on Fire”, love is in the air for more than one member of the cast and Pete finally gets some time out with the ladies. (and who better to bring it to you than two men who both had dates as recently as 1987!)
Amidst the romance though, forces are gathering that will spell trouble for Peter in the months to come.
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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: EXTRA! #2
Written by DAN SLOTT, ZEB WELLS & PHIL JIMENEZ
Pencils by PHIL JIMENEZ, PAOLO RIVERA & MORE
Cover by STEPHANE ROUX
Even with three issues a month, there’s plenty of Spidey’s world left to explore. Amazing Spider-Man Extra! is back to make sure you don’t miss a beat with three important stories that will affect Spidey’s life in the month’s to come.
Out of the pages of NEW WAYS TO DIE comes ANTI-VENOM in his first solo adventure by Dan Slott!  When ANTI-VENOM tries to take down a black market drug ring, he comes face-to-face with MR. NEGATIVE…the man who is secretly Eddie Brock’s
greatest friend.  And maybe things aren’t as black and white as they seem.
Also, more on the mysterious new teenage villain KRAVEN by Phil Jimenez. And finally Spider-Man meets his Avengers teammate Wolverine by Zeb Wells and Paolo Rivera
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AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #28
Written by TOM DEFALCO
Pencils by RON FRENZ & COLLEEN COOVER
Cover by RON FRENZ
There’s a new Green Goblin in town – and his name is PETER PARKER!  Spider-Girl faces her biggest challenge yet when she must face off against her own father!  Plus, more fun with Mayday’s little brother as Tom DeFalco and Colleen Coover (AGE OF SENTRY)  bring you LI’L BENJY, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-BABY!
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SPIDER-MAN: FEAR ITSELF  #1
Written by STUART MOORE
Pencils by JOE SUITOR
Cover by MICO SUAYAN
The mucky man monster returns to meet the Amazing Spider-Man in a double-sized epic that connects to both Peter Parker’s youth and his present-day adventures.
In the Florida Everglades, Spider-Man squares off against eight hundred pounds of menace — the savage, mindless Man-Thing! But after the battle, Spidey finds his own, radiation-altered body chemistry changing radically. To stop his hideous
transformation, he’ll have to face his own greatest fear!
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ADAM: LEGEND OF THE
BLUE MARVEL #3 (of 6)
Written by KEVIN GREVIOUX
Penciled by MAT BROOME
Cover by JUAN DOE
The mystery of Marvel’s forgotten Golden Age guardian deepens! As Tony Stark – a.k.a. Iron Man, Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. – continues to dig, all he comes up with are more questions. Where is the Blue Marvel today? What unexpected agent has been monitoring him? And what exactly happened that day in space?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

BIG HERO 6 #5 (of 5)
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT
Pencils & Cover by
DAVID NAKAYAMA
Just when they thought the battle was over…things only gets worse for Japan’s top heroes! With a new—and unusual—predicament afoot, all our heroes have to do is get past the army, navy, air force, marines… Getting home never seemed so hard before!  Join the Big Hero 6 for the action-packed conclusion to their first mini-series in the new millennium from fan-favorite X-Scribe Chris Claremont and rising-star artist David Nakayama!
40 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

AVENGERS/INVADERS #8 (of 12)
Written by JIM KRUEGER & ALEX ROSS
Penciled by STEVE SADOWSKI
Cover by ALEX ROSS
Variant Cover by STEVE EPTING
With the real enemy revealed, two teams of Avengers are drawn together for a brutal battle royale. Meanwhile, a secret from the Invaders’ past threatens to destroy the present, upend the chessboard and send several heroes back through the veils of time…perhaps lost forever.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA #46
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Pencils & Cover by STEVE EPTING
70th Anniversary Variant Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC (see page 4)
Eisner-Winning artist Steve Epting returns as the New Captain America comes face-to-face with an old ally — Prince Namor — on a dangerous trip to China. Can Bucky and Namor team up to save the memory of an old comrade-in-arms as Cold War crimes come back to haunt the Winter Soldier? Part 1 of 3.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THEATER OF WAR: AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL
Written by PAUL JENKINS
Art by GARY ERSKINE
Cover by STEVE EPTING
The third in a series chronicling the adventures that made Captain America the hero we know today, Paul Jenkins (MYTHOS) does what he does best, weaving a tale of war, brotherhood and legacy.  From skinny Steve Rogers at boot camp to the Super-Soldier leading a battalion of men against the Nazis, this is the Captain America you thought you knew but you’ve never seen.  And when the choice is between his country or his best friend, this is the decision he had to make.
64 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI13 #9
Written by PAUL CORNELL
Penciled by LEONARD KIRK
Cover by STUART IMMONEN
“Hell Comes to Birmingham”
Captain Britain is reunited with his wife, Meggan!  But
can they stay together and live through Dr. Plokta’s
devastating attack?  Also, the Black Knight gives into his darkest urges and comes to grips with the truth about the Ebony Blade.  Can he ever turn back to the light?  Part 4 (of 4)
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

DAREDEVIL #115
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Penciled by MICHAEL LARK
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
The shocking ending of LADY BULLSEYE is here! It’s a non-stop kung-fu extravaganza, as Daredevil faces Lady Bullseye and the Hand – and confronts one of the toughest decisions of his life!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

DR. DOOM AND THE MASTERS OF EVIL #1
Written by PAUL TOBIN
Art by PATRICK SCHERBERGER
Cover by ROGER CRUZ
ALL NEW TALES!!! You’ve gotta ask yourself: If Doctor Doom’s the most evil guy ever, how much more evil’s it gonna
get when he puts a whole TEAM of VILLAINS to work? It’s the series where the bad guys get their say, and the Sinister
Six are saying they aren’t sinister enough! So, what’s the solution? How about Kraven stealing a vibranium staff from the
Louvre? Sweet! And how about Electro designs a new suit to better channel his powers? Great idea! And how about ramping up Mysterio’s powers by breaking into Stark Industries to steal a miniaturized super-component, battling both Iron Man and Dr. Strange in the process?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

ETERNALS #7
Written by CHARLES
& DANIEL KNAUF
Pencils & Cover by ERIC NGUYEN
Ikaris makes a huge move as the next arc in our cosmic adventure begins! As the drastically approaching Horde legion moves ever closer to Earth, Druig and Ikaris’ ageless hatred towards one another finally explodes! Pacts are broken, alliances are shaped, lines are drawn, and Eternal blood will flow on the Marvel landscape! Don’t miss this jumping on point, dear reader, as the goldern-haired Eternal breaks from the pact to become a star!�
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

GHOST RIDER #31
Written by JASON AARON
Penciled by TAN ENG HUAT
Cover by ARTHUR SUYDAM
The last time we saw Deputy Kowalski, he’d had his hand chopped off and eaten by a crazed cannibal and been Penance Stared by an enraged Johnny Blaze.  Now he’s back, armed with a hellfire shotgun and gunning for vengeance against the Ghost Rider.  And as if that wasn’t bad enough, there’s also the little matter of the final war for heaven, as Danny Ketch leads the warrior angels of the Black Host against Blaze and his ragtag band of rebels.  Is this really the end for the Spirits of Vengeance?
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

GHOST RIDER:
DANNY KETCH #4 (of 5)
Written by SIMON SPURRIER
Penciled by JAVIER SALTARES
Cover by CLINT LANGLEY
That Dirty Rotten Rat: confronted at last!�
In a labyrinth of astral tunnels, with his mind unraveling and his life collapsing around him, Danny Ketch must risk his very soul to fulfill the tangled task of his Angelic master.
Events race towards their skull-cracking climax, as Saltares and Spurrier serve-up the penultimate verse in the dirge of Danny Ketch…
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

INCREDIBLE HERCULES #125
Written by FRED VAN LENTE & GREG PAK
Penciled by SALVA ESPIN & CLAYTON HENRY
Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
« LOVE & WAR » – Conclusion!
MS. FANTASTIC! X-23, the WOLVERINE! Mary-Jane Parker, the Spectacular SPIDER-WOMAN! Emma « WHITE PHOENIX » Frost! These are the AVENGERS of the United States of Amazonia now that the World Axis has shifted — and they’ve got the last fighter for men’s liberation, Hercules, in their sights!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

MARVEL ZOMBIES 3 #4 (of 4)
Written by FRED VAN LENTE
Penciled by KEV WALKER
Cover by GREG LAND
The horror hit reaches its blood-curdling, skin-eating,
gore-caked climax! Machine Man trapped in the Zombie-verse! A.R.M.O.R. overrun by the walking dead! The Marvel Universe mere seconds away from being completely
consumed by cannibalistic superhumans! All this, plus – straight from the pages of AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE – the hottie robot Jocosta! Be there for the finale of the series that IGN.com says « breathes new life » into the horror dynasty!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

IMMORTAL IRON FIST #22
Written by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKi
Penciled by TRAVEL FOREMAN
Cover by PATRICK ZIRCHER
Iron Fist and the Immortal Weapons kick off another
dimension-spanning adventure! Think you know everything there is to know about the Seven Capital Cities of Heaven? Well, maybe you do. But a couple of arcs ago we did tease there being an EIGHTH city…oh that’s right…Duane Swierczynski and Travel Foreman are taking it there!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES SUPER HEROES #7
Written by LOUISE SIMONSON
Penciled by RODNEY BUCHEMI
Cover by SALVADOR ESPIN
Join legendary scribe LOUISE SIMONSON as she documents the origins of the greatest warrior godhood has e’er known:
THE MIGHTY THOR! See how the God of Thunder came to our world, and what awesome adversities shaped him into a
champion of man!
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES
FANTASTIC FOUR #44
Written by PAUL TOBIN
Art by DAVID HAHN
Cover by TOM GRUMMETT
& CHRIS SOTOMAYOR
When a major fast food restaurant launches a « Good Taste Need Not Be Alien » advertising campaign, it hires a few aliens for publicity. But who’s the marketing genius who thought Null the Living Darkness would make a good employee? And why won’t anybody fire him? Battle lines are drawn at a fast food counter when the Fantastic Four stand between hungry citizens and an incredibly powerful, and incredibly belligerent, fast food cashier in, « Would You Like Living Darkness With That? »
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES
SPIDER-MAN #47
Written by TODD DEZAGO
Pencils & Cover by SANFORD GREENE
« JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS »–SPIDER-MAN is a little red in the face when he assumes that the costumed figure leaving the scene of a crime is the criminal! Pointing out that that’s what J. JONAH JAMESON does to him, The PROWLER reminds Spidey that it’s never a good idea to jump to conclusions!
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES
THE AVENGERS #32
Written by PAUL TOBIN
Penciled by MATTEO LOLLI
Cover by SALVADOR ESPIN
No matter how powerful you are, how heroic you are, or how beloved you are, you still have to pay taxes. And when the IRS comes knocking on the door to Avengers Tower, it causes all sorts of problems. Luckily, the Avengers can avoid the problematic filing of their real names by helping the IRS collect back taxes on a few deadbeats. Unfortunately,
those deadbeats include Bullseye, Man-Bull, the Absorbing Man, Whirlwind, and a certain highly-successful web-
designer named Oog—and these guys DON’T want to pay! Action! Adventure! Taxes?
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

MARVELS: EYE OF THE CAMERA #3 (of 4)
Written by KURT BUSIEK
Pencils & Cover by JAY ANACLETO
Black and White Variant Also Available!
The Punisher.  Wolverine.  Elektra.  As the sequel to the classic Marvel series continues, Phil Sheldon watches the Marvel Universe get darker, more dangerous…at the same time as he faces devastating personal news.  Can he make the public see the marvels for the heroes they are to him?  Or is it a lost cause?  Phil and Ben Urich run a desperate race through Manhattan to cover the news — but for Phil, it may be the last time…
32 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

MOON KNIGHT #26
Written by MIKE BENSON
Penciled by JEFTE PALO
Cover by  GABRIELE DELL’OTTO
“DOWN SOUTH,” PART 1
Out of the frying pan…into the inferno. Marc Spector may be dead, but Moon Knight is very much alive. Hiding out in the dark underbelly of Mexico City, trouble quickly finds the fugitive vigilante when a mysterious millionaire begs him to ensure the safe return of his kidnapped daughter. Problem is, the girl is in the clutches of corrupt cops that are currently in the crosshairs of a vigilante whose methods make even Khonshu blink. The Punisher has come down to Mexico, and God help anyone who gets between him and his prey.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

NOVA #21
Written by DAN ABNETT
& ANDY LANNING
Penciled by WELLINTON ALVES
Cover by ADI GRANOV
Richard Rider: Nova no more? With the new Nova Corps on Earth laying down the law, is there no longer a need for the
Human Rocket? Plus: guest-stars Darkhawk and the original Quasar! Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning and Wellinton Alves hit
you with the biggest twists yet in the latest jaw-dropping installment of what Wizard calls “the best outer space soap opera since « Star Wars! »
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

NOVA: ORIGIN OF RICHARD RIDER
Written by DAN ABNETT,
ANDY LANNING & MARV WOLFMAN
Penciled by JOHN BUSCEMA
& SAL BUSCEMA
Cover by JOHN BUSCEMA
You know Nova from his hit on-going series; now, see how it all began in this power-packed origin! Before NEW WARRIORS and ANNIHILATION, Nova was one of the seventies’ most
scintillating stars! Experience the birth of Marvel’s sci-fi hero like never before with a brand-new framing sequence by fan-favorite NOVA scribes Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning!
Re-presenting NOVA #1 and #4.
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NEW WARRIORS #20
Written by KEVIN GREVIOUX
Penciled by REILLY BROWN
Cover by NIC KLEIN
FINAL ISSUE!
This is it. This is what it’s all led up to. In a future that’s everything he’s ever fought against, Night Thrasher has achieved his mission and been reunited with his brother, Dwayne. But at a cost. One that’s growing. And when that cost becomes too high, Donyell realizes he needs to take it upon himself to set things right. In this final issue of NEW WARRIORS, all bets are off. And no one leaves unscathed…
48 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

OFFICIAL INDEX TO
THE MARVEL UNIVERSE #1
Written by VARIOUS
Follow the history of the Marvel Universe as it unfolds month by month with the All-New Official Index to the Marvel Universe. Each issue provides synopses for dozens of individual comics, including back-up strips, introducing you to 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! Join us as we chronicle the Marvel Universe, starting with Spider-Man (from Amazing Fantasy #15 on), Iron Man (from Tales of Suspense #39 on) and the X-Men (from 1963’s X-Men #1 on).
64 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

SECRET INVASION
POSTER BOOK
Thirty-six posters commemorating the
crossover event of 2008!
72 PGS./Rated A …$6.99

PUNISHER: WAR ZONE #5 & 6 (of 6)
Written by GARTH ENNIS
Pencils & Cover by STEVE DILLON
“THE RESURRECTION OF MA GNUCCI,” CONCLUSION
The latest offering from the red-hot Marvel Knights line reunites the seminal creative team of Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon for a special, weekly-shipping 6-part limited sequel to their legendary story arc, “Welcome Back, Frank.”
She’s back and she wants payback.  Ma Gnucci.  Eighty-five pounds of hairless, armless, legless, supposed-to-be-dead evil.  And that’s not the end of Frank Castle’s problems!  It would appear that someone else Frank put six feet under is alive and kicking — and wants dibs on the Punisher.  Enter: Elite.
32 PGS.(each)/Parental Advisory …$3.99 (each)

PUNISHER #1
Written by RICK REMENDER
Penciled by JEROME OPENA
50/50 Covers  by MIKE MCKONE
LIVING IN DARKNESS,” PART 1
The fight against the “Dark Reign” begins as the duty of chronicling Frank Castle’s war journal is passed to new regular team of writer Rick Remender (End League, Fear Agent) and Jerome Opeña (Wolverine, Fear Agent).
One man with one bullet, in the right place, at the right time, can change the world.  That’s why the Punisher is perched atop a building on the Jersey shore with a high-powered Skrull rifle, his crosshairs trained on a target in Midtown Manhattan.  But who is his target — and why?  One thing’s for sure: They’re anything but helpless.  Someone is watching their back.  Someone big.  Enter: The Sentry!
48 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

RUINS #1
Written by WARREN ELLIS
Painted by CLIFF & TERESE NIELSEN, TERESE NIELSEN & CHRIS MOELLER
Cover by CLIFF & TERESE NIELSEN
LOGO VARIANT ALSO AVAILABLE!
Marvel’s favorite pessimist looks through his darkest glass yet into a world where « marvel » is just another word for « horror. » Nuclear warfare, internment camps, government oppression, drug addiction, degradation, suicide…and those are just the ones we have words for. Have the men and women we know as heroes made the situation better or worse? Here’s a hint: In the Ruins, radiation only kills. Collecting RUINS #1-2.
80 PGS./One-Shot/Parental Advisory …$4.99

RUNAWAYS #6
Written by TERRY MOORE
Pencils & Cover by
HUMBERTO RAMOS
“Dead Wrong”
The conclusion of Terry Moore’s (Strangers in Paradise) first heart-wrenching story-arc.  It’s the final showdown between Karolina’s fellow Majesdanians and the Runaways.  The effects of this will shake the core of the Runaways and change their lives.  And with Humberto Ramos (X-MEN, WOLVERINE) on board you KNOW you can’t miss this.  Part 6 (of 6)
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

SHE-HULK #37�
Written by PETER DAVID
Penciled by STEVE SCOTT
Cover by GG STUDIO
Our Gamma-irradiated emerald beauty is facing a United Nations inquiry, and they’re throwing the book at her… Mallory Book that is. Will she pay for the crime of heroism? Will she be forever called a Menace to Society?  And hey… didn’t she used to have a friend who was one of those “Secret Invader” types?  To everyone’s surprise, old friends—and old enemies—arrive with new developments to complicate She-Hulk’s life.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

THE AGE OF THE SENTRY #5 (of 6)
Written by JEFF PARKER
& PAUL TOBIN
Penciled by RAMON ROSANAS
Cover by DAVE BULLOCK
Time was, if a train was about to run over a lady, heroes didn’t go back in time to divert the rail, they flew down and took the full impact of that locomotive! And they didn’t sometimes team up with their enemies either, a villain is a bad guy and that’s all there is to it!  There’s a lot about hero-ing our friend The Sentry will learn when he meets… the GOLDEN AGE SENTRY!
Also, the Sentry and his 31st century Guardians of the Galaxy teammates get the call when a planet named Idda is about to give birth, and the only known planetary midwifery tome is guarded by the remains of a savage race! Will they reach the book in time? Live through a horrifying space battle? And will the Sentry even notice Sun Girl has a crush on him? Join the Sentry and the star-spanning Guardians in their quest to deliver big!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

SKAAR: SON OF HULK #7
Written by GREG PAK
Penciled by BUTCH GUICE
Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
The soothsayers sing:  One day, green-hued giants will clash on the broken battlefields of savage Sakaar.  One day the son
will confront the father who abandoned him to monsters and madmen.  But before Skaar can meet the Hulk, he must
survive today’s terrible clash.  And even with all his rage and strength, what hope can he have against the return of the
SILVER SAVAGE? The Silver Surfer returns to Sakaar as a new story-arc begins!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

THOR #600
Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI, STAN LEE
& CHRIS GIARRUSSO
Penciled by OLIVIER COIPEL, CHRIS GIARRUSSO & TBA
Wraparound Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL
Variant Wraparound Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
Variant Cover by MARC SILVESTRI
The mighty God of Thunder hits a major milestone! THOR goes back to its classic numbering for this issue 600
mega-event, and even Stan “The Man” Lee joins the party with an all-new story! J. Michael Straczynski and Olivier Coipel bring
their widely acclaimed run to a major culmination! And Chris Giarrusso lays down an epic Mini Marvels Thor adventure!
PLUS jaw- dropping wraparound covers by Olivier Coipel and Marko Djurdjevic! Miss this issue?! We say thee NAY!
104 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

SECRET INVASION: WAR OF KINGS
Written by DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING
Penciled by PAUL PELLETIER & BONG DAZO
Cover by BRANDON PETERSON
It’s finally here…WAR OF KINGS! The Secret Invasion may be over, but the Inhumans are still reeling from the terrible wounds inflicted on them by the Skrulls. And this time, the Royal Family and their massively powered people have been pushed too far! You have never seen the Inhumans like this – and it’s only the beginning! Plus: How will the empire-expanding Vulcan react to these recent universe-shaking developments? Before this double-sized shocker is over, vengeance will be had, daring alliances will be forged, and the first shots in a destiny-changing battle will be fired! The acclaimed team of writers Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (NOVA) and artist Paul Pelletier (GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY) unite to revamp heroes, reveal villains and rock the universe!
48 PGS./One-Shot/Rated T+ …$3.99
WAR OF KINGS SAGA available this January. See upcoming Marvel Mailers for more details.

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #9
Written by DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING
Penciled by BONG DAZO
Cover by CLINT LANGLEY
Star-Lord…trapped in jail…in the Negative Zone Prison…under attack from King Blastaar and his barbarian hordes! Will Rocket Raccoon and his new Guardians arrive in time to save their leader? Given their recent run of luck, probably not! Plus, cool art by Star Wars penciler Bong Dazo staggering revelations about Adam Warlock – as events continue to build to WAR OF KINGS! Surely you must be there for the next chapter of the series that has WeeklyComicBookReview.com raving: “If you aren’t reading GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY yet, now is the time to get a taste of the awesome that is Rocket Raccoon and the gang.”
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99