Marvel In November 2008 Part 1 – Marvel Universe

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #576
Written by JOE KELLY
Pencils and Cover by CHRIS BACHALO
Hammerhead’s having a Brand New Day of his own and it’s Spidey’s turn to pay.  This one hurts…a lot.
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #577
Written by ZEB WELLS
Pencils and cover by PAOLO RIVERA
Variant Cover by SAL BUSCEMA
You’ll never guess this issue’s special guess–oh wait, he’s up on the cover. That’s right, it’s a good old fashioned Spider-Man/Punisher punch-up-a-palooza!  What’s Punisher want with a mysterious, power-enhancing serum? What does MOSES MAGNUM have to do with it? And why is Peter Parker DRIVING A CAB?! Spidey-Stalwart Zeb Wells and groundbreaking artist Paolo Rivera (MYTHOS series) bring Spidey the answers in this double-size spectacular! IN COLOR!
48 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #578
Written by MARK WAID
Pencils & Cover by MARCOS MARTIN
Mark Waid (FANTASTIC FOUR, KINGDOM COME) joins the Spider-team with fan favorite Marcos Martin to bring you part one of this two-part blockbuster! Random earthquakes don’t happen in New York – trust us, we live here.  So how did one trap Spidey and a subway car full of New Yorkers underground?  But there’s more to these passengers than meets the eye as a high powered mob trial’s verdict is in their hands.  And one of them has a crucial connection to Pete’s old boss, J. Jonah Jameson!�
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

VENOM: DARK ORIGIN #4 (of 5)
Written by ZEB WELLS
Pencils & Cover by ANGEL MEDINA
Eddie Brock’s dishonesty and his humiliation at the hands of Spider-Man have poisoned his soul. But it’s the strange new costume that’ll give him the strength to strike out! Now Eddie’s about to discover just where this living alien symbiote comes from…why it possesses the powers it does…and what privileged secrets it can teach him about the man behind Spider-Man’s mask! Discover the never-before-seen truth about Venom’s past and the symbiote’s home planet! By Zeb Wells (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) and Angel Medina (SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN)!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

SPIDER-MAN LOVES
MARY JANE #4 (of 5)
Written by TERRY MOORE
Penciled by CRAIG ROUSSEAU
Cover by TERRY MOORE
She’s lean! She’s mean! She’s green! She’s…what? She’s not green? Oh. Sorry. Getting her and Hulk mixed up. Check out the most awesomest series in the universe featuring said universe’s favorite redhead, by STRANGERS IN PARADISE writer Terry Moore, and art by the fantastical CRAIG ROUSSEAU!
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #26
Written by TOM DEFALCO
Pencils & Cover by RON FRENZ
“The Replacement!”
Araña’s back, Fury strikes, and the Green Goblin joins the search for the missing Peter Parker! But the big story is, will the real Mayday please stand up?!?
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

ADAM: LEGEND OF THE BLUE MARVEL #1 (of 4)
Written by KEVIN GREVIOUX
Pencils and Cover by MAT BROOME
An unstoppable super-villain attacks New York City–and the Mighty Avengers fall before him! Where did Anti-Man come from? And who can stop his overwhelming rampage?! Now Iron Man races to find the only man who’s ever defeated Anti-Man–
THE BLUE MARVEL…a hero the world hasn’t seen since 1961! Will Tony Stark uncover the truth behind Blue Marvel’s
disappearance…and will Blue Marvel ever recover from it? Kevin Grevioux (NEW WARRIORS) and Mat Broome (The End League) join forces to create Marvel’s newest powerhouse super hero!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

AVENGERS/INVADERS #6 (of 12)
Written by Jim Krueger & ALEX ROSS
Penciled by Steve Sadowski & Patrick Berkenkotter
Cover by ALEX ROSS
Variant Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL
The titanic team-up of the year continues! With the time-tossed Cap and Namor held by Tony Stark and his Mighty Avengers, Toro and Bucky are off-the-grid under the protective wing of the New Avengers… while the Torch finds himself in the presence of the most powerful threat to the Marvel Universe, whose identity is revealed in this issue!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE SPECIAL
Written by CHRISTOS GAGE & DAN SLOTT
Pencils and Cover by STEVE UY
One of the longest-running plotlines in Avengers: The Initiative is resolved at last!  Hardball is among the Initiative’s most respected and decorated graduates.  He’s become a celebrity hero in Las Vegas, with his true love, Komodo, serving nearby in Arizona.  But all the while, he’s secretly been in the pocket of the terrorist group Hydra!  Now everything comes to a head as Komodo finds out the truth…Senator Woodman’s evil plan comes to fruition…and Hardball must choose a side, once and for all!  Also in this not-to-be-missed issue, Dan Slott returns to solo writing duties for the previously-untold origin of Trauma…and the shocking revelation of his link to a longtime Marvel character!
48 PGS./One-Shot/Rated T+ …$3.99

BIG HERO SIX #3 (of 5)
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT
Pencils & Cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA
Southport High School’s football team is in for the game of its life, and Big Hero 6 is working double duty as first string offense for the team, and defending their lives against an enemy from back home! Plus, what will the BH6 team do when one of their own becomes their greatest threat? It’s fourth and long for our heroes in the next issue of Big Hero 6, and their opponents are playing anything but fair!
48 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI13 #7
Written by PAUL CORNELL
Penciled by LEONARD KIRK
Cover by BRYAN HITCH
Brian Braddock has to make his hardest decision ever, in the room that grants your heart’s desire.  The power behind the Mindless Ones is revealed.  Blade and Spitfire: at each other’s throats?  And our heroes have to fight their way out of: Hell Comes to Birmingham, part two.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA #44
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Pencils by LUKE ROSS
Cover by STEVE EPTING
Variant Cover by SAL BUSCEMA
Part two of this smashing three-parter pits Bucky Barnes, the new Captain America, against his own past as the Winter Soldier, and one of Steve Rogers deadliest foes… as the remnants of the Cold War creep into the states, searching for a secret weapon that only Cap can stop them from getting their hands on.  But is that really what’s happening, or is it all a trap?  Find out here – by Brubaker and Luke Ross!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

CIVIL WAR: HOUSE OF M #3 (of 5)
Written by CHRISTOS N. GAGE
Pencils by ANDREA DIVITO
Cover by MIKE PERKINS
See them here, the House Of M versions of the Sub-Mariner…Black Bolt…Sabretooth…and Bucky! Magneto solidifies his power base, forming tenuous alliances with other world leaders, including the Sub-Mariner and Black Bolt!  But Professor Xavier objects to some of Magneto’s tactics–and especially to his personal assassin, Sabretooth!  As the human-mutant war intensifies, will the conflict between Xavier and Magneto destroy the mutant alliance from within?  Or will its end come at the hands of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s elite strike force–led by Captain America’s former partner, the deadliest man alive…Bucky Barnes?
32 PGS./RatedT+ …$2.99

DAREDEVIL & CAPTAIN AMERICA: DEAD ON ARRIVAL
Written by TITO FARACI
Penciled by CLAUDIO VILLA
Cover by CLAUDIO VILLA
Presented for the first time in North America: an amazing tale by two of Europe’s top creators, starring two of the world’s most popular super heroes! A series of bizarre murders suggests that a long-dead villain has returned from the grave. The desperate New York police turn
to the Man Without Fear, Daredevil, to solve the case. Daredevil, however, is unaware that Captain America is also investigating…
48 PGS./One-Shot/Mature …$4.99

DAREDEVIL #113
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Penciled by MICHAEL LARK
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC�
Matt comes face to face with one of the deadliest and most alarming new characters he’s ever encountered–Lady Bullseye! Plus…who is the mysterious old man at the center of the in-fighting within the Hand…and how is he linked to Matt Murdock’s past? It’s Part 3 of “Lady Bullseye,” by the award-winning creative team of Ed Brubaker and Michael Lark!!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

ETERNALS ANNUAL #1
Written by FRED VAN LENTE
Illustrated by PASCAL ALIXE
Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
When the Eternals are dispatched to investigate strange goings on in Madripoor, they arrive to discover a threat to all of humanity that could render the Horde’s
impending arrival of no consequence! Born of the
Celestials, the Young Gods believe themselves superior to the Eternals. But one question plagues them: why were they created? Left to determine the answer on their own, the Young Gods’ efforts to this end may prove to be the end of all humanity… and only the Eternals stand in their way! Tremble mortals, for the gods are going to war!
48 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

FRANKLIN RICHARDS: SONS OF GENIUSES
Written by MARC SUMERAK & CHRIS ELIOPOULOS
Art & Cover by CHRIS ELIOPOULOS
The Marvel Universe is a world of infinite possibilities, and as a member of the Fantastic Four family, Franklin Richards has the means to explore each of those possibilities to the fullest! Since every alternate reality has its own unique version of Franklin, the chances of disaster seem pretty high — no matter which dimension you call home! But if all of those Franklins from across the folds of space and time found a way come together… well, let’s just hope that every alternate reality has a H.E.R.B.I.E. too!
32 PGS./One-Shot/All Ages …$3.99

FANTASTIC FOUR #563
Written by MARK MILLAR
Pencils & Cover by BRYAN HITCH
Mister and Mrs. Thing! And a threat from the world of 1985! Plus: Who are the Masters of Doom?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

WOLVERINE #69
Written by MARK MILLAR
Pencils & Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN
“OLD MAN LOGAN”
In a decimated future where America is dominated by super-villains, old man Logan lives out his days, but as far as he’s concerned, WOLVERINE died fifty years ago with the rest of the super heroes. Now he’s on a cross-country journey with the blind archer HAWKEYE to deliver a secret package to Hawkeye’s contacts on the east coast. But dinosaurs and earthquakes might just finish them off for good! Plus: the identity of the PRESIDENT is revealed! MARK MILLAR and STEVE MCNIVEN continue their post-apocalyptic epic for the ages! Part 4 (of 8).
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

GHOST RIDER #29
Written by JASON AARON
Penciled by TAN ENG HUAT
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
This is it, Flamehead fans.  The battle you’ve been waiting years for.  Johnny Blaze vs. Danny Ketch. Brother against brother.  Ghost Rider against Ghost Rider.  Talk about your epic showdowns.  This is one for the ages, and it’s still only part two of the exciting new arc, « Last Stand of the Spirits of Vengeance. »
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

GHOST RIDER: DANNY KETCH #2 (of 5)
Written by SIMON SPURRIER
Penciled by JAVIER SALTARES
Cover by CLINT LANGLEY
For sixty seconds Danny Ketch felt alive, for the first time in years.  The Ghost Rider reborn: dark and vicious and magnificent.And then it’s gone.  And now there’s a shotgun in Danny’s face, a hole in his soul where there should be fire and smoke and vengeance, and nobody around to tell him what the hell is going on. This is not a good way to start the day, and it’s only going to get worse. The hero who fell from grace continues his agonized scrabble back into the light, via exploding Cornish pixies, vermin in the shadows, and an enormous fiery elephant.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99 

IMMORTAL IRON FIST #20
Written by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI
Pencils & Cover by TRAVEL FOREMAN
Danny Rand’s life–it all comes down to this! The job title may be “Immortal Iron Fist,” but the individuals who take on that mantle are anything but. And after his 33rd birthday, Danny found out exactly why–when he came face to face with the Ch’i-Lin, a malevolent force that kills every Iron Fist at age 33. But why? And how was his predecessor, the long-lived Orson Randall, able to escape it? Danny better figure something out fast, or he’ll be trading in his costume for a green-and-yellow body bag! It’s the pulse-pounding conclusion of THE MORTAL IRON FIST, by Duane Swierczynski (CABLE) and Travel Foreman (ARES)!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #7
Written by DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING
Penciled by PAUL PELLETIER
Cover by CLINT LANGLEY
A new story-arc! A new line-up! And Star-Lord…missing! The shocking revelations made at the end of their Secret Invasion adventure have ripped the team apart! Is there anyone left to continue the task of guarding the galaxy? Who are the new additions to the team? Is this issue going to be packed full of shocks and surprises? This is DnA and Pelletier…so what do you think? A new chapter begins here, so this is your chance to join the title that has IGN.com raving: “It’s witty, it’s fun, and it’s quickly becoming one of my favorite monthly titles from Marvel.”
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

HULK #8
Written by JEPH LOEB
Penciled by ART ADAMS & FRANK CHO
50/50 Covers by Art Adams & FRANK CHO
Variant Cover by SAL BUSCEMA
Looking to make a bombastically brilliant book? Here’s what ya do:
Have JEPH LOEB whip up two heaping helpings of Hulk. Get ART ADAMS to draw HULK vs. the maximum amount of WENDIGO monsters allowed on paper. Then get FRANK CHO to draw RULK whupping up on the gorgeous LADY LIBERATORS. Put both tales together, call the whole thing HULK #8. Bring to boil and serve.
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

INCREDIBLE HERCULES #123
Written by GREG PAK & FRED VAN LENTE
Art by CLAYTON HENRY & SALVA ESPIN
Cover by CLAYTON HENRY & GURU eFX
« LOVE & WAR (Part 3) »�
We know you’ve all been there, guys. We know it stinks. Your best bud gets a new girlfriend, and suddenly you never see him any more. And when you’re Hercules, your BFF is Amadeus Cho, and his new girlfriend is a psychopathic Amazonian princess who wants to destroy the world as we know it with an ancient Atlantean artifact… Well. That really stinks. Guest-Starring Namor the Sub-Mariner!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #7
Written by MATT FRACTION
Art & Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA
“Iron Man/Iron Man/Does whatever an iron can!” Hmm, doesn’t quite have the same ring to it.
The Invincible Iron Man! The Amazing Spider-Man! It’s the team-up to beat the band! And you can only read it in the pages of the fan-beloved, critically acclaimed INVINCIBLE IRON MAN by the white-hot team of Matt Fraction and Salvador Larroca!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #42
Written by PAUL TOBIN
Penciled by DAVID HAHN
Cover by CLAYTON HENRY
DOOMED ELECTION: The Fantastic Four travel to Latveria after Doctor Doom bows to international pressure and opens the office of Supreme President to a democratic election! Of course, Doom has a plan for some serious election fraud, but when his voting scheme backfires the Fantastic Four are caught between Latveria’s progressive new leader and one VERY angry ex-tyrant!
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #45
Written by TODD DEZAGO
Pencils & Cover by ZACH HOWARD
Teamed with new Bugle reporter, Billy Walters, Peter finds himself interviewing witnesses to a battle between the nefarious DOCTOR OCTOPUS and the amazing SPIDER-MAN, and discovers that every story has many sides…and not everyone is a Spider-fan!
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES SUPER HEROES #5
Written by PAUL TOBIN
Penciled by JACOPO CAMAGNI
Cover by ROGER CRUZ
A VERY STRANGE DAY: In his MA: Super Heroes debut, Doctor Strange encounters a cosmically powered creature known as a Zakimiya, which has been allowing its newborn babies to feed on the very fabric of reality. Dang! Luckily,
Doctor Strange has a plan—recruit a magically souped-up Spider-Man to web shut the holes in the fabric of reality, and then hope the two of them can bluff their way to victory against the all-powerful Zakimiya. Good luck with that!
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES THE AVENGERS #30
Written by PAUL TOBIN
Penciled by IG GUARA
Cover by GRAHAM NOLAN
THERE’S A TIGRA ON THE LOOSE!: The Griffin is on a rampage, and it’s up to the Avengers to stop him! But why is Tigra secretly observing the fight from afar, and why has she been spying on the Avengers for days? And who, in turn, has been spying on HER? Plus, a new Avenger joins the ranks!
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #17
MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS #17
MARVEL ADVENTURES IRON MAN #5
64 PGS./All Ages …$4.99

HULK CHRONICLES: WWH #5
INCREDIBLE HULK #110
WORLD WAR HULK #4
72 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES TWO-IN-ONE #17
MARVEL ADVENTURES HULK #7
MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #43
64 PGS./All Ages …$4.99

SPIDER-MAN:BRAND NEW DAY #2
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #548
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #549
56 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

MARVEL ZOMBIES 3 #2 (of 4)
Written by FRED VAN LENTE
Penciled by KEV WALKER
Cover by GREG LAND
The monster hit shambles on! The intrepid robot heroes Machine Man and Jocasta have journeyed into the Zombieverse to secure the one item needed to save the Marvel Universe from undead infestation – but first they have to blast their way through the flesh-eating hordes of the Zombie Kingpin of New York! That’s right, writer Fred Van Lente (INCREDIBLE HERCULES) and artist Kev Walker (ANNIHILATION: NOVA) are going to reveal what happened during the five-year gap at the end of the original MARVEL ZOMBIES!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

MOON KNIGHT #24
Written by MIKE BENSON
Penciled by MARK TEXEIRA
Cover by ARTHUR SUYDAM
“THE DEATH OF MARC SPECTOR,” PART 4
With the Thunderbolts hot on Moon Knight’s trail, Norman Osborn pulls out his WMD.  Bullseye is on the clock, he’s got a lock on his target, and he’s crazy as a rabid dog.   But then again, so is Moon Knight…
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

MS. MARVEL #33
Written by BRIAN REED
Penciled by PAULO SIQUEIRA
Cover by DAVID YARDIN
The untold tale of Carol Danver’s days as a secret agent continues! What is Ascension? What is the CIA doing in Afghanistan? And what does all of this have to do the post-Secret Invasion world? Brian Reed (SECRET INVASION: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) and Paulo Siqueira (THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) have all the answers.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

MS. MARVEL SPECIAL: STORYTELLER
Written by BRIAN REED
Pencils & Cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI
It’s Marvel Pirate Mania as the Storyteller returns! Gavin is a young man with the ability to reshape the world in his image, but when he crosses paths with Ms. Marvel once more, dark secrets are revealed, and Gavin’s life takes a dark turn. Brian Reed (SECRET INVASION: FRONT LINE) and Giuseppe Cammuncoli  bring you a tale where anything can happen… and does!
32 PGS./One-Shot/Rated T+ …$2.99

SECRET INVASION #8 (of 8)
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
Cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO
Variant Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
Sketch Variant Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
THIS IS IT!! The truly shocking conclusion to THE comic event hit of the year. And you are not prepared for what will happen in these pages. Heroes will rise, heroes will fall…and the Marvel Universe will, and we’re not joking, NEVER be the same again!
40 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Rated T+ …$3.99

NEW AVENGERS #47
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by BILLY TAN
Cover by ALEKSI BRICLOT
SECRET INVASION Tie-In!
Of the thousands and thousands of heroes and humans affected by the Skrull invasion, one man’s horror and heartbreak rises above the rest. This is the story of Luke Cage!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #19
Written by DAN SLOTT & CHRISTOS N. GAGE
Penciled by STEFANO CASELLI
Cover by MARK BROOKS
SECRET INVASION Tie-In!
« V-S DAY »
It’s been leading to this since the Hank Pym Skrull first came up with the idea for a Fifty State Initiative.  This is the final assault in the Secret Invasion, a nation-wide plan that will test the limits of 3-D MAN’S superhuman militia, THE KILL KREW ARMY! Join 3-D MAN, CLOUD 9, KOMODO, HARDBALL, and heroes around America in the battle that will decide the fate of the planet and the future of the Initiative program.  Win or lose, there’s no turning back.  After today, everything changes.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

SECRET INVASION: FRONT LINE #5 (of 5)
Written by BRIAN REED
Penciled by GG STUDIO’S MARCO CASTIELLO
Cover by JUAN DOE
The people of Manhattan struggle to survive the final hours of the Skrull invasion. But if they do survive, is there a world left for them to live in? Brian Reed (CAPTAIN MARVEL) and Marco Castiello conclude their terrifying tale!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

SECRET INVASION: INHUMANS #4 (of 4)
Written by JOE POKASKI
Penciled by TOM RANEY
Cover by STJEPAN SEJIC
The hunt for Black Bolt concludes – launching the Inhumans into their new destiny in the Marvel Universe! It’s sister vs. sister, cousin vs. cousin, Kree vs. Skrull! The loyalty lines are redrawn within the royal family as the Inhumans’ mission reaches critical mass!  Can Medusa and her tribe get it together to save their once and future King? Or has it all been for nothing? The seeds for the WAR OF KINGS are planted right here!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 

SECRET INVASION: X-MEN #4 (of 4)
Written by MIKE CAREY
Penciled by CARY NORD
Cover by TERRY DODSON
The X-Men’s guerrilla tactics force Commander H’Kurrek to take ruthless measures against the people of San Francisco.  Thousands of lives are at stake, and there are only minutes in which to ask: but are the X-Men prepared to descend to the same tactics as their enemies, and target the innocent in order to win a war?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #25
Written by MATT FRACTION & RICK REMENDER
Penciled by HOWARD CHAYKIN
Cover by CLINT LANGLEY
“SECRET INVASION” TIE-IN!
Some sins you can never atone for.  In the heart of “Secret Invasion,” as the world faces an enormous threat, as every hero in the Marvel Universe is fighting for the very survival of mankind, Frank Castle and Stuart Clarke are trying very, very hard to kill one another.   With no more secrets left to be learned and no more places left to hide, these former allies are left with no other choice but to put the other one in the ground.  But what about G.W. Bridge?  Who’s side is he on?  And what about all those Skrulls?  Who’s gonna kill all of them?
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

WAR MACHINE: WEAPON OF S.H.I.E.L.D. #35
Written by CHRISTOS N. GAGE
Penciled by SEAN CHEN
Cover by ADI GRANOV
A SECRET INVASION TIE-IN!
The battle between War Machine and the Skrull invaders rockets to its shattering conclusion!  And the Winter Guard is in the thick of it–but as friend or foe?  Also, if you’ve been wondering just how far Rhodey’s transformation goes, you do not want to miss this issue, which launches next month’s WAR MACHINE #1!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

MIGHTY AVENGERS #20
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by KHOI PHAM
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
SECRET INVASION Aftermath!
Shipping the week after Secret Invasion #8…the end of an era for the Mighty Avengers!
Death and defeat at the hands of the Skrulls is just too much for even the Mighty Avengers. Watch the darkest day for the Avengers unfold before you and a shocking ending NO ONE will see coming. Guest-starring THOR!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

NOVA #19
Written by DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING
Penciled by WELLINTON ALVES
Cover by FRANCESCO « MATT » MATTINA
Could it be…the return of the Nova Corps? After last issue’s jaw-dropping cliff-hanger, will things ever be the same for Richard Rider? What is the Worldmind up to, and what will it mean for the future of the Human Rocket and the Nova Corps itself?! Cosmic fans will not want to miss this status-quo-changing chapter of the series Ain’t It Cool News calls « Brilliant. Just brilliant. »
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

NEW WARRIORS #18
Written by KEVIN GREVIOUX
Penciled by REILLY BROWN
Cover by NIC KLEIN
The future isn’t so bright.
Not when Iron Man has taken the Superhuman Registration Act to new heights and imposed his rule over a good chunk of the free world. Super heroes have been outlawed and any hope of resistance has been crushed. And while the New Warriors try to escape this world gone wrong, Night Thrasher takes it upon himself to be the one who just might set things right…
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL ANNUAL #1
Written by SIMON SPURRIER
Penciled by WERTHER DELL’EDERA
Cover by DAVE WILKINS
“IF I DIE BEFORE I WAKE…”
Welcome to the Helter Skelter Club — psychedelic hangout of every costumed wannabe, z-list villain and spandex tryhard in NYC.  Its retro-tastic owner – Captain Pepper – has been up to his paisley-print elbows in bad business, but now he’s caught the attention of one decidedly ungroovy vigilante…Artist Werther Dell’Edera (Loveless, X-FORCE) and writer Simon Spurrier (Gutsville, GHOST RIDER) cordially invite you to witness Frank Castle facing Trial By Weird, in a kaleidoscopic killfest featuring super hero groupies, brain-sucking Nazi midgets, scale replicas of the Devourer Of Worlds and lots and lots of ninja teddies.�
48 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

PATSY WALKER: HELLCAT #4 (of 5)
Written by KATHRYN IMMONEN
Penciled by DAVID LAFUENTE
Cover by STUART IMMONEN
Hellcat is still on the case, tracking the missing heir of an Eskimo witch coven.  But hot on the trail of Pete the Yeti, whose rocket powered spruce is making her life difficult. But with the aid of a giant magical wolf named Manslayer and a giant
talking Mayan calendar made of stone, she just might survive her trek through the last frontier. If she doesn’t drown in a wave of snow bunnies first.�
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

RUNAWAYS #4
Written by TERRY MOORE
Pencils & Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS
The Runaways are breaking up!  Something is splitting the team in two and it’s not just the attack by the aliens who are hunting Karolina.  Can the kids get back together in time to save their teammate?  Chances aren’t looking good!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

MARVEL SPOTLIGHT: PUNISHER MOVIE
Written by
J0HN RHETT THOMAS
For the Punisher, it’s the end of one era and the beginning of a new one — and MARVEL SPOTLIGHT is there to tell you all about it with insider access and in-depth coverage. First, Garth Ennis’ legendary run on Frank Castle’s vigilante adventures comes to a close, and we’re there to take a retrospective look back at all the ultra-violent action! Plus: We take a look forward with the new creators of PUNISHER and PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL! And next, a new Punisher movie is on the way, led by rising star Ray Stevenson (Rome) and with a whole new look and feel, and MARVEL SPOTLIGHT is on the set to give you everything you want to know before you hit the theaters. Lock and load…it’s the Punisher movie SPOTLIGHT!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

PUNISHER POSTER BOOK
Thirty-six posters showcasing Frank Castle’s brutal
one-man war on crime!
72 PGS./Rated T+ …$6.99

SUB-MARINER: THE DEPTHS #3 (of 4)
Written by PETER MILLIGAN
Art & Cover by ESAD RIBIC
The latest offering from the red-hot Marvel Knights line offers a searing vision of Namor, the Sub-Mariner as you’ve never seen, brought to you by Peter Milligan (X-FORCE) and Esad Ribic (SILVER SURFER: REQUIEM)! Travelling deep into the dark belly of the Marianas Trench in search of a missing deep sea expedition, legendary adventurer Randolph Stein finds exactly what he was looking for.  Or what’s left of it.  There is something down there in the murky depths that man was not meant to see.  Something that drives men mad — or worse.  A creature of indescribable power and fury that been waiting for Stein for a long, long time.  The legend is true, and it’s larger than Stein could have ever imagined.
32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Parental Advisory …$3.99

SHE-HULK #35
Written by PETER DAVID
Penciled by GG STUDIO’S VINCENZO CUCCA
Cover by MIKE DEODATO JR.
It’s Marvel’s fighting females vs. Russia’s #1 super team! Charging into a land in desperate need of their help, the Lady Liberators collide with the Winter Guard! That’s right, She-Hulk is fighting a bear on the cover – but that’s no average bear, Boo Boo…it’s Ursa Major! And he’ll get no picnic basket from special guest-stars Valkyrie, Thundra and the Invisible Woman!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

SKAAR: SON OF HULK #5
Written by GREG PAK
Pencils by RON GARNEY & BUTCH GUICE
Cover by RON GARNEY
The battle for Prophet Rock begins!  Can Skaar seize the true power of his Oldstrong heritage? Can Old Sam, Princess Omaka, and the refugees of Sakaar survive long enough to find out? And what shocking secret could change everything once it falls from the lips of the blind Shadow Priest of Axeman Bone? More epic barbarian action as the Son of Hulk smashes through the savage planet of Sakaar!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

THE TWELVE #9
Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Penciled by CHRIS WESTON
Cover by PAOLO RIVERA
The threads of the tapestry draw together around our heroes as one of the Twelve takes that endless dirt-nap!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

THOR #12
Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Pencils and Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL
Sinister things are afoot in Asgard. Loki claims to have only the best of intentions, but her manipulations have seated a new prince on the throne, the brave Balder…and her snake’s tongue has planted seeds of doubt in the ears of Asgardians to question the leadership of the mighty Thor. What insidious treachery will the cunning Loki spring on the noble heroes? And what dreaded effect could it have on the innocent townspeople of neighboring Broxton, Oklahoma?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

THOR: MAN OF WAR
Written by MATT FRACTION
Art by PATRICK ZIRCHER & CLAY MANN
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
For countless millennia, over and again has the mighty, thunderous, impetuous, petulant god Thor raged and rebelled against the leadership of his father and lord, the all-powerful Odin. The capricious tantrums of a selfish titan, spoiled by his own power. But…ODIN HAS HAD ENOUGH! And so as the cycle is repeated in all ages, Thor must ultimately face the fullest wrath of the enraged All-Father! Witness the final and the most epic, earth-shattering, sky-scorching battle ever unleashed by the THOR: AGES OF THUNDER and THOR: REIGN OF BLOOD creative team of Matt Fraction and Patrick Zircher!
 48 PGS./One-Shot/Rated T+ …$3.99

THE AGE OF THE SENTRY #3 (of 6)
Written by JEFF PARKER & PAUL TOBIN
Penciled by NICK DRAGOTTA
& COLLEEN COOVER
Cover by DAVE BULLOCK
Variant Cover by SAL BUSCEMA
Irradiated creek water turns a trouble-making
hillbilly named Junior into a deadly match for The Sentry!
Unfamiliar with Ozark ways, our hero is also bound by
the Code of the Hills to marry cousin Ellie! How can the Golden Guardian of Good defeat…MOUNTAIN MAN?
PLUS: What good is the power of a million exploding suns when it comes to romance? None! So, when the Sentry gets called in for his most confounding task ever, advising Manoo on how to win the heart of his true love, Gtt-Chow, the Sentry turns to a real expert: Millie the Model! But can even her expert guidance help when Gtt-Chow hooks up with a notorious interstellar arms dealer? Two titanic tales in one tiny
tome! Terrific!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

TRUE BELIEVERS #5 (of 5)
Written by CARY BATES
Pencils & Cover by PAUL GULACY
Guest-starring Iron Man! To obtain the final clue she needs to solve her father’s murder, Payback has made an enemy of Tony Stark. Big mistake. Now that she’s finally on the verge of learning the killer’s identity, can she put the pieces of the puzzle together before the Armored Avenger makes good on his vow to take down all the True Believers?�
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

THUNDERBOLTS #126
Written by ANDY DIGGLE
Penciled by ROBERTO DE LA TORRE
Cover by Francesco « MATT » MATTINA
The new creative team of writer Andy Diggle (Losers, Green Arrow: Year One) and penciler Roberto De La Torre (IRON MAN: DIRECTOR OF S.H.I.E.L.D.) shake up Marvel’s most unpredictable team! The events of Secret Invasion have taken Norman Osborn out of Thunderbolts Mountain…and when the cat is away, the mice will play! Bullseye owes Songbird big time – and now it’s time to settle up! A huge upheaval is coming for the T-Bolts, and the beginning tremors are felt here!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99