Marvel In July 2012: Ultimates & Others

[ENGLISH] Marvel tells us: Marvel Comics In July 2012, Part 3: Ultimate, MAX & Others. Hit-Girl, Secret Service, Takio, Ultimate Comics Ultimates, Ultimate Comics X-Men, Ultimate Comics Spider-Man, Dark Tower: The Gunslinger, Powers FBI, Untold Tales Of Punisher Max, Muppets, Halo, Casanova…

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ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #13
SAM HUMPHRIES (w) • Billy Tan (a)
Cover by MICHAEL KOMARCK
Variant Cover by ADI GRANOV
• THE RETURN OF ULTIMATE CAPTAIN AMERICA!
• Enter DIVIDED WE FALL, the Ultimate Comics line-wide event of the summer!
• ALL CAP ACTION — perfect jumping on point for new readers!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #14
BRIAN WOOD (w) • PACO MEDINA (a)
Cover by PHIL NOTO
Variant Cover by ADI GRANOV
• Enter DIVIDED WE FALL, the Ultimate Comics line-wide event of the summer!
• Kitty Pryde makes her stand!
• What event will change the X-Men’s line-up forever?
• Superstar writer Brian Wood continues his epic run on the Ultimate Universe’s band of misfit mutants!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #12
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (w)
DAVID MARQUEZ (a)
Cover by JORGE MOLINA
• One of the best reviewed comics in the world continues!
• Miles must choose between battling his uncle turned crime lord or joining him to keep his family safe!
• What path will Miles take?!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

John Carter Gods of Mars #5 (of 5)
Sam Humphries (w) • Ramon Perez (a)
Cover by Julian Totino Tedesco
• After years of separation, John and his long lost love Dejah Thoris are finally reunited! But is it truly a happily-ever-after?
• Issus revealed! What does the dreaded goddess have in store for John Carter?
• It’s the final showdown between gods and men!
• The series fans and critics are raving about comes to a thrilling conclusion!
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER – THE MAN IN BLACK #2 (of 5)
ROBIN FURTH & PETER DAVID (w)
ALEX MALEEV (a&C)
• Young Jake faces peril in the tunnels! Will Roland be able to save him?
• As the Man in Black’s treacheries thicken, Roland must make a his biggest sacrifice yet.
• Roland’s mind-bending journey towards the Dark Tower continues in this beloved Stephen King adaptation!
32 PGS./Parental AdvisorySLC …$3.99

MUPPETS #1 (of 4)
The four-part Muppet Show story “The Four Seasons” – for the first time in print!
Written by ROGER LANGRIDGE
Art by ROGER LANGRIDGE
Cover by TBD
• Kermit and the gang put on a show to celebrate spring’s arrival at the Muppet Theatre!
• A special guest — Meredith the Mountain Gorilla — arrives to perform on the Muppet Show,
and her many admirers compete for her affections.
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

Untold Tales Of Punisher Max #2 (of 5)
Written by JASON LATOUR • Penciled by TBD
Cover by KAARE ANDREWS
• JASON LATOUR (BPRD, Loose Ends) takes the Punisher Max reins for an issue
• Frank gets involved in the most twisted encounter ever.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99
THERE IS A STRICT NO OVERPRINT POLICY ON ALL MAX TITLES. PLEASE CHECK YOUR ORDERS AND PLACE THEM BY THE FOC.

FURY MAX #4
GARTH ENNIS (w) • GORAN PARLOV (a)
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
• Great jumping on point as the next chapter begins here.
• It’s 1961 and Fury gets a new assignment: The Assassination of Fidel Castro!
32 PGS./Explicit Content …$3.99
THERE IS A STRICT NO OVERPRINT POLICY ON ALL MAX TITLES. PLEASE CHECK YOUR ORDERS AND PLACE THEM BY THE FOC.

POWERS: FBI #1
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (w) • MICHAEL AVON OEMING (a/C)
A new chapter of the Eisner Award-winning POWERS that sends Deena Pilgrim into the big leagues! Pilgrim is now a federal agent and dealing with the biggest powers cases in the entire country. But will this new life close the closet full of skeletons she carries with her? (Absolutely not!) And what does this mean for her old partner, Walker? This is a bold game-changer for the iconic crime superhero comic that started it all and an amazing jumping-on point for new readers!
40 PGS./Mature … $3.95
© 2012 Jinxworld Inc.

POWERS VOL. 14: GODS TPB
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (w) • MICHAEL AVON OEMING (a/C)
God is dead! And Walker and Sunrise are investigating his murder. Yeah. God. Don’t believe it? Then buy the book, and find out what’s going on in this cops and capes drama that has NO RULES! Oh, and Deena Pilgrim returns, and the how and why is going to shock you! All that, and Retro Girl finds herself infected with a deadly alien virus. Collecting POWERS (2009) #7-11.
200 PGS./Mature …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4594-3
© 2012 Jinxworld Inc.

TAKIO #2
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (w) • MICHAEL AVON OEMING (a/C)
From the writer that brought you ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN comes a new chapter in the new all-ages, creator-owned extravaganza TAKIO! TAKIO is about two sisters who are the only superheroes in the world — or at least they’re trying to be — but the realities of super powers while dealing with each other are driving them both crazy. It’s new superheroes for a new generation.
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99
© 2012 Jinxworld Inc.

CRIMINAL: THE DELUXE EDITION VOL. 2 HC
ED BRUBAKER (w) • SEAN PHILLIPS (a/C)
The second oversized hardback of the award-winning crime series from Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips is finally here! The first edition has gone through four printings, in sellout after sellout, and now the rest of Brubaker and Phillips’ noir masterpiece is collected in the same format. Collecting BAD NIGHT, THE SINNERS and THE LAST OF THE INNOCENT — along with short stories, behind-the-scenes pieces, art and articles, all previously uncollected. Don’t miss out on this beautiful package from the best-selling team behind such hits as INCOGNITO and FATALE. Colors by Val Staples and Dave Stewart.
432 PGS./Mature … $49.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6584-2
Trim size: oversized

SECRET SERVICE #4 (of 7)
Mark Millar (w) • Dave Gibbons (a/C)
Gary’s experience at spy school has gone south after too much teasing, so his Uncle Jack is taking matters into his own hands. Under Jack’s supervision, Gary begins to show his true colors and receives a great honor–going on a real mission with his uncle.Meanwhile, more secrets come to light about the worldwide disappearances of actors, writers and TV personalities.
32 PGS./Mature …$2.99

HIT-GIRL #2 (of 5)
MARK MILLAR • JOHN ROMITA JR.
Black & White Variant by JOHN ROMITA JR. and TOM PALMER
Crashing through plate glass unscathed? Child’s play. Jumping over moving cars? Whatevs. When Hit-Girl is your mentor, you’d better keep up. Kick-Ass is taking lessons in Advanced Bad Assery from Mindy McCready, and in return, he’s teaching her to survive middle school.
The question is, can she dispatch the Mean Girls without severing any arteries? Meanwhile, Red Mist gets serious about making his mark in the world of super crime.
32 PGS./Mature …$2.99

CASANOVA: AVARITA TPB
Written by MATT FRACTION
Art & Cover by GABRIEL BÁ
From the writer of Marvel’s smash hit FEAR ITSELF and the artist of the best-selling book Umbrella Academy comes one of the most critically acclaimed series of the year! On the run from ten thousand parallel worlds that want him dead, Casanova Quinn, the world’s sexiest and savviest superspy, fights tyrant and hero alike. Now Cass and Sasa Lisi, his girlfriend from beyond tomorrow, must flee from space-time itself, aim one batch of enemies at the other, kill everybody, and save everything, simultaneously. Don’t be afraid: you are an apocalypse dreaming of butterflies + the first part of reincarnation is dying. You have never read a book like CASANOVA.
152 PGS./Mature …$14.99

HALO: FALL OF REACH HC
Written by BRIAN REED
Penciled by FELIX RUIZ
Cover by FELIX RUIZ
The legend of Master Chief begins here! Under the threat of civil war, the United Nations Space Command initiates a clandestine military program to create super-soldiers. One recruit, a boy named John, swiftly rises above the rest — using his superior speed, intelligence and adaptability to become the most legendary warrior the galaxy has ever known! Then: When the UNSC encounters the Covenant, an alien race bent on obliterating humanity, they send in Master Chief and his Spartans. But when the relentless Covenant begins invading the planet Reach, the UNSC is rapidly pushed to its breaking point — and Master Chief must decide between saving the planet or the fleet! Collecting HALO: FALL OF REACH — BOOT CAMP #1-4, HALO: FALL OF REACH — COVENANT #1-4 and HALO: FALL OF REACH — INVASION #1-4.
336 PGS./17 & Up …$49.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6569-9
Trim size: oversized
© 2011 Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Microsoft, 343 Industries, the 343 Industries logo, Halo, the Halo logo, Xbox, Xbox 360, and the Xbox logos,
are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies.

FORMIC WARS: SILENT STRIKE PREMIERE HC
Written by ORSON SCOTT CARD & AARON JOHNSTON
Penciled by GIANCARLO CARACUZZO
Cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI
With 44 million people killed by the toxic gas the alien Formics unleashed in China, the only hope of a counter-agent lies with Mazer Rackham and the Mobile Operations Police safely retrieving a sample. Meanwhile, young asteroid miner Victor Delgado has snuck aboard the Formic mothership in hopes of taking it down alone — and boy is he is for a big disappointment. Meanwhile, Captain O’Toole and his unit take on the Formic Death Squads, but the humans are outnumbered a hundred to one! Besieged on all sides, the Formics fight to the bitter end — but as the Hegemon of Earth is revealed, is it truly the end after all? Collecting FORMIC WARS: SILENT STRIKE #1-5.
120 PGS./Parental Advisory …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3614-9
Trim size: standard

ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES
BY JONATHAN HICKMAN VOL. 2 PREMIERE HC
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
& SAM HUMPHRIES
Penciled by ESAD RIBIC & LUKE ROSS
Cover by KAARE ANDREWS
As the Hulk makes his raging return, the Ultimates encounter the People! S.H.I.E.L.D. is taken over — but where does that leave the Ultimates? Can Nick Fury pick up the pieces of his broken team? As a decision is made that changes the Ultimate Universe forever, nations begin to tumble — and the United States could be next to fall! Then, it’s the beginning of a new era — but how do Nick Fury and the Ultimates move forward? Reed Richards becomes the World’s Most Wanted, Tony Stark must survive without Iron Man and Fury’s fate is revealed! Collecting ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #7-12.
144 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-5719-9
Trim size: standard

ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN
BY NICK SPENCER VOL. 2
PREMIERE HC
Written by NICK SPENCER
Penciled by CARLO BARBERI & PACO MEDINA
Cover by KAARE ANDREWS
As Pietro struggles with the aftermath of Stryker’s attack on New York, the Scarlet Witch returns — with a warning. Then, Karen Grant, Liz Allen and Derek Morgan — Ultimate X — attempt to navigate their way through a strange new world when they discover SEAR, home of the People and mutantkind’s last best hope. Plus: Nick Fury’s covert mutant strategy comes back to haunt him when the truth about the government’s involvement in the creation of mutants goes public! Storm, Colossus and the other inmates of Camp Angel — the government’s “mutant solution” — take action. But when the Nimrod Fleet begins a brutal mutant massacre, the inmates must make a desperate last stand. And from the rubble of their battle, a nation is changed forever. Collecting ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #7-12.
144 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6133-2
Trim size: standard

DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER — THE BATTLE OF TULL TPB
Written by PETER DAVID & ROBIN FURTH
Penciled by MICHAEL LARK
Cover by MICHAEL LARK
Roland Deschain, last of the gunslingers, continues searching for the Man in Black. Instead, he finds Tull, last stop of civilization — a town of devil grass, desert sand and despair. A town of lost souls, including Allie, the once-pretty barmaid whose encounter with the Man in Black left her saddled with a fearsome, cursed secret. Tull may seem to be on the very edge of the world, with nothing past the horizon but a steep fall to oblivion, but Roland believes otherwise: that beyond Tull lies a hidden truth that means everything to the fate of Mid-World. The Man in Black holds the key to that mystery, and Roland is going to keep following him — even through a trap set in Tull — to unlock it. Collecting DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER — THE BATTLE OF TULL #1-5.
136 PGS./Parental AdvisorySLC …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4934-7
©2011 Stephen King. All rights reserved.

ULTIMATE COMICS HAWKEYE BY JONATHAN HICKMAN TPB
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Penciled by RAFA SANDOVAL
Cover by KAARE ANDREWS
From the pages of ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES comes Ultimate Hawkeye! Nick Fury faces a trio of impossible, earth-shattering crises. With S.H.I.E.LD.’s forces divided across the globe, there’s an urgent mission only one man can handle. The Ultimates’ resident bad boy — Clint Barton, a.k.a. Hawkeye — will have to infiltrate deep into the Southeast Asian Republic to deal with civil unrest that threatens the future of mutantkind — but he won’t be going it alone. Under his command are the mysterious and untested mutants of Ultimate X, and the even more unpredictable Hulk! They say Hawkeye never misses — but there’s a first time for everything! Collecting ULTIMATE COMICS HAWKEYE #1-4.
112 PGS./Rated T+ …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-5744-1

ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS VOL. 1 TPB
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by SARA PICHELLI, SALVADOR LARROCA & CLAYTON CRAIN
Cover by KAARE ANDREWS
A new era of Ultimate Spider-Man starts here, in the event that grabbed worldwide headlines! Before the original Spider-Man died, young Miles Morales was poised to start the next chapter in his life in a new school. Then, the bite of a stolen, genetically altered spider granted the grade-schooler incredible arachnid-like powers. Now, Miles has been thrust into a world he doesn’t understand, with only gut instinct and a little thing called responsibility as his only guides. Can he live up to Peter Parker’s legacy? Collecting ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN (2011) #1-5 and ULTIMATE COMICS FALLOUT #4.
136 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-5713-7