Marvel In November 2008 Part 3 – Ultimate Et Autres

ENDER’S GAME #2 (of 5)
Written by CHRISTOPHER YOST
Pencils & Cover by PASQUAL FERRY
Variant Cover by JIMMY CHEUNG
Sketch Variant Cover by PASQUAL FERRY
Ender arrives at Battle School and finds it a very dangerous place.  It’s his first day there, he’s already a target.  And then there’s the game.  Can Ender survive the game and become humanity’s one hope of victory over the Formic aliens?  Don’t miss the second chapter of Orson Scott Card’s sci-fi masterpiece!
32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Parental Advisory …$3.99
© 2008 Orson Scott Card. All rights reserved.

THE STAND: CAPTAIN TRIPS #3 (of 5)
Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA
Penciled by MIKE PERKINS
Cover by LEE BERMEJO
Variant Cover by MIKE PERKINS
Sketch Variant by LEE BERMEJO
Ever-evolving and ever-deadly, the superflu « Captain Trips » continues to spread across the country, affecting even such far-flung lost souls as Larry Underwood in New York and Frannie Goldsmith in Maine. As rumors about chemical warfare and bubonic plague start seeping into the media, the actions of the American government begin to devolve, legal systems local and global start to break down, and two reckless outlaws–Lloyd Henreid and Poke Freeman–decide to take advantage of the situation, cutting a path of destruction through the American southwest. It’s murder and mayhem, Stephen King-style, in the third chapter of this epic struggle between good and evil!
32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Parental Advisory …$3.99
©2008 Stephen King. All rights reserved. Published by arrangement with The Doubleday Broadway Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc.
This comic series is produced under license from The Doubleday Broadway Publishing Group and Stephen King.

DARK TOWER: TREACHERY #3 (of 6)
Written by PETER DAVID & ROBIN FURTH
Art & Cover by JAE LEE & RICHARD ISANOVE
Variant Cover by PASQUAL FERRY
Sketch Variant Cover by JAE LEE
The evil wizard Marten Broadcloak secretly visits Gabrielle, the disgraced wife of Steven Deschain, ruler of Gilead. He subtly manipulates her into agreeing to murder her own husband for him. But there is another mysterious figure with the same intention, so it will take all of Steven’s considerable prowess to survive the threats. Meanwhile, his son, the young gunslinger Roland, continues to stare blankly into the magic sphere called Maerlyn’s Grapefruit. And the things he sees are not for mortal eyes.
40 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Parental Advisory …$3.99

ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: THE LAUGHING CORPSE, BOOK ONE #2 (of 5)
Written by LAURELL K. HAMILTON
Adapted by JESSICA RUFFNER
Pencils & Cover by RON LIM
The comic adaptation of the second book in Laurell K. Hamilton’s best-selling series continues here!  Anita Blake has seen ghouls, zombies, vampires, and a host of other bloodthirsty monstrosities that could set a brave man to running, but when a murder scene leaves her with some disturbing questions, Anita realizes that something is going on that even she can’t explain. Enter Senora Dominga Salvador, the Godmother of Vaudun. Will she be able to help Anita discover just who or what is committing these murders? Or does she have her own plans for Anita?�
32 PGS./Mature …$3.99

LORDS OF AVALON: KNIGHT OF DARKNESS #1 (of 5)
Written by SHERRILYN KENYON
Adapted by ROBIN FURTH
Pencils & Cover by TOMMY OHTSUKA
The world of best-selling author Sherrilyn Kenyon’s dark spin on the Arthurian mythos returns in this adaptation of the second book of the Lords of Avalon series!  Varian duFey may be the son of evil Adonai sorceress Narishka duFey, but he turned his dark heritage to the side of good, acting as Avalon’s most deadly assassin.  Though hated and mistrusted by the other knights whose cause he shares, when someone begins killing Grail Knights, Merlin sends her darkest knight on a quest that leads him directly to his mother’s door… and to a hag named Merewyn, who is more than she seems.�
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

SAMURAI — LEGEND #3 (of 4)
Written by JEAN-FRANCOIS DI GIORGIO
Penciled by FRÉDÉRIC GENÊT
Cover by FRÉDÉRIC GENÊT
Adapted by JAKE FORBES
The European best-seller — now finally presented in English! Writer Jean-Francois Di Giorgio and artist Frédéric Genêt tap into the rich mythology of the noble Samurai, creating a nuanced look at the fabled Japanese warriors in a captivating story filled with emotion and elegant artwork! Takeo, the samurai without a master, and his companions in misery are hunted by the most powerful and cruel of the Shadow Sisters, Furiko. But instead of running away, Takeo is determined to face his foe. Using all manner of tricks to cross a country filled with enemies, Takeo hopes to foil the occult plans of the XIIIth Prophet and Akuma. But the latter is advancing toward the imperial palace. At his side, an army that grows more and more powerful as he progresses threatens the Empire. Despite their courage and loyalty, the Emperor’s forces are no match for the innumerable enemy clans that seek to topple the monarchy — spelling a chaotic and uncertain future for Takeo and his country!
56 PGS./Mature …$5.99
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MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: KIDNAPPED! #1 (of 5)
Written by ROY THOMAS (BASED ON THE NOVEL BY ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON)
Penciled by MARIO GULLY
Cover by GERALD PAREL
It’s the first issue of that seafaring classic by Robert Louis Stevenson. Young David Balfour’s parents are dead and he now wants to see the world. He learns that his father’s brother, Ebenezer, may have killed his brother for the estate. It appears Ebenezer wants David out of the way, and will go to any length, perhaps even murder. His troubles are only beginning. Don’t miss this fine adaptation by the same team who brought you Stevenson’s TREASURE ISLAND in Ilustrated form.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: THE ODYSSEY #3 (of 8)
Written by ROY THOMAS (BASED ON THE EPIC POEM BY HOMER)
Pencils & Cover by GREG TOCCHINI
On their way back home to Ithaca, Odysseus and his men stop for supplies at a mysterious isle. Little do they know it is the home to a race of monstrous Cyclopes, one of whom captures Odysseus’ party and begins to feast upon them! Summoning all of his courage and wits, Odysseus embarks on a dangerous gambit to free himself and his men as the fate of his journey home takes an ominous turn!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: THE THREE MUSKETEERS #6 (of 6)
Written by ROY THOMAS (BASED ON THE NOVEL  BY ALEXANDRE DUMAS)
Penciled by HUGO PETRUS
Cover by GERALD PAREL
It’s the final clash of King Louis’ forces and those of Cardinal Richelieu for whose influence will matter most in France.
It all goes well for the Musketeers until an agent of the
Cardinal appears and arrests d’Artagnan who is accused of conspiring with the enemies of France! This could become a death sentence unless his companions can find an out. How will it end? It’s all here in the concluding chapter of the swashbuckling saga to end them all!
32 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

FOOLKILLER: WHITE ANGELS #5 (of 5)
Written by GREGG HURWITZ
Penciled by PAUL AZACETA
Cover by TOMM COKER
“PLAY THE FOOL”
Some crimes make you cringe.  Some make you sick.  And some bore through your eyes and brand themselves onto your brain.  The White Angels specialize in the latter.  Now they’re about to pay for the crimes — in blood and tears.  The Foolkiller has come for his pound of flesh.
32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Explicit Content …$3.99

DEAD OF NIGHT FEATURING DEVIL-SLAYER #3 (of 4)
Written by BRIAN KEENE
Art by CHRIS SAMNEE
Cover by KAARE ANDREWS
As a secret cabal within Heaven and Hell conspires
to manufacture a war, the new Devil-Slayer finds himself besieged by ghouls and surrounded by enemies on all sides. It’s a race against time to unravel the Bloodstone conspiracy and stop Operation: Xenogenesis before it’s too late for all
of mankind, in this terrifying, brutal reinterpretation
of the Devil-Slayer by acclaimed horror novelist Brian
Keene and rising star Chris Samnee (DAREDEVIL: BLOOD OF THE TARANTULA)!
32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Explicit Content …$3.99

PUNISHER #64
Written by GREGG HURWITZ
Penciled by LAURENCE CAMPBELL
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
“GIRLS IN WHITE DRESSES, PART 4: SATAN DUST”
The first of three story arcs written by three of the hottest writers in crime fiction starts here! Best-selling crime novelist Gregg Hurwitz (The Kill Clause, The Crime Writer) and Laurence Campbell (PUNISHER ANNUAL: THE HUNTED) bring you a tale of death, depravity and revenge south of the border.
A little girl dead.  By his hand.  A line the Punisher swore he’d never cross.  Frank Castle has never had less to lose…or more pain to dole out.  Cutting a bloody swathe through the dusty Mexican desert town of Tierra Rota, Frank works his way up the food chain of a criminal empire, unaware of what waits for him at the top.  An old acquaintance with a familiar — and unforgettable — face.
32 PGS./Explicit Content …$2.99