Marvel In October 2010: Marvel Universe

[ENGLISH] Marvel tells us: Marvel Comics In October 2010, Part 1: Marvel Universe. Avengers, Secret Avengers, New Avengers, Heroic Age, Marvel Zombies, Atlas, Amazing Spider-Man, Captain America, Black Widow, Daredevil, Shadowland, Iron Man, Hawkeye & Mockingbird, Hulk, Thor, Steve Rogers: Super-Soldier…

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CARNAGE #1 (of 5)

Written by ZEB WELLS
Pencils & Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN
Variant Cover by Clayton Crain
Variant Cover by Arthur Adams
CARNAGE IS BACK! The fan-favorite villain returns to rock the CARNAGE IS BACK! The fan-favorite villain returns to rock the Marvel Universe, with the Amazing Spider-Man and the Invincible Iron Man first on his hit list. But just why – and how – has Carnage returned, and how many of Marvel’s heroes will it take to stop him? Superstar creators Zeb Wells (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, NEW MUTANTS) and Clayton Crain (GHOST RIDER, X-FORCE) team up for the Spider-Man epic that’ll leave jaws on the floor! Literally!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

SECRET AVENGERS #6

WOMEN OF MARVEL VARIANT
by JELENA KEVIC-DJURDJEVIC
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #645

Written by MARK WAID
Penciled by PAUL AZACETA
Cover by MARKO DJURDEVIC
Spidey Vs. Variant by TBD
The journey of ORIGIN OF THE SPECIES continues, as an army of Spidey’s greatest villains sets the stage for one of the toughest fights of Spidey’s life. You won’t want to miss a single, bone-breaking page!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #646
Written by MARK WAID
Art by PAUL AZACETA
Cover by MARKO DJURDEVIC
Vampire Variant by MIKE MAYHEW
Spidey Vs. Variant by
CHRIS BACHALO
THE HEARTBREAKING CONCLUSION OF ORIGIN OF THE
SPECIES! The odds are stacked against Spider-Man as he and Harry Osborn fight side-by-side in a battle to save Harry’s child.  The people Peter Parker cares about most are in danger, and someone won’t live to tell the tale! “Save everyone; never insist on resting!”
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #647
Written by BOB GALE,
JOE KELLY, DAN SLOTT,
FRED VAN LENTE, MARK WAID
& ZEB WELLS
Penciled by VARIOUS
Cover by MARKO DJURDEVIC
Variant Cover by
STEVE MCNIVEN
This is it!  After 101 issues, the writing team of Spidey Web-Heads says good-bye as the historic era known as BRAND NEW DAY comes to an end in a triple-sized SPECTACULAR!
Over the past three years, he’s faced New Ways to Die, a Gauntlet, and a Grim Hunt, and, through it all, Spider-Man has stood stronger than ever.  But while recent events may have drastically changed Peter and his friends, the ol’ Parker luck threatens a turn for the even-worse at any second. One thing’s for certain though, the sun is setting on the Wall-Crawler’s Brand New Day, and tomorrow begins right here!
64 PGS./Rated A …$4.99

SPIDER-MAN/
FANTASTIC FOUR #4 (of 4)
Written by CHRISTOS GAGE
Pencils & Cover by MARIO ALBERTI
IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS! Spidey and the FF join forces in the present day as the threads from our last three issues come together, and we finally learn the identity of the mysterious time-travelling figure who’s been searching their past for deadly weapons to use against them!  Who is this sinister armored character?  Read the book and find out…and believe us, Marvelite, it’s not who you thought at first glance!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

SPIDER-MAN VS. VAMPIRES #1
Written by Kevin Grevioux
Penciled by Roberto Castro
Cover by Chad Hardin
VAMPIRES!  You can’t trust them, even when they’re on your side. From the pages of Marvel Digital, Spider-Man’s had a long history with Blade, the Vampire hunter, but when he finds him enslaved in an underground, undead fighting league, the web-head must fight Blade for his very life – or face the curse of the Vampire! Kevin Grevioux (ADAM: LEGEND OF THE BLUE MARVEL) and Roberto Castro (NEW EXILES) bring you all the bloodsucking action!
32 PGS./ One-Shot/Rated T+ …$3.99

AVENGERS #6
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
The blockbuster Avengers book continues!! Kang versus Ultron with Avengers from every era right in the middle.  The end of this issue is a shocker that sets up one of the biggest new threats to the Marvel Universe!!  Plus: another chapter in the oral history of the Avengers!
40 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

SECRET AVENGERS #6
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Penciled by MIKE DEODATO JR.
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
Vampire Variant by AMANDA CONNER
Variant Cover by MIKE DEODATO
Everybody is Kung Fu fighting… as the Secret Avengers descend into the depths of Marvel’s darkest corners on a new case that
brings them face to face with a Master of Kung Fu and many forces of evil. Ed Brubaker and Mike Deodato bring you another
twisted tale of Marvel’s most popular new Avengers team.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

NEW AVENGERS #5
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by STUART IMMONEN
Vampire Variant by STEFANIE PERGER
Variant Cover by STUART IMMONEN
With everything on the line, Wolverine volunteers to make the ultimate sacrifice to save our dimension. Magic is being reinvented in the Marvel Universe and it is happening here!!  Plus: another chapter in the oral history of the Avengers!
40 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

AVENGERS ACADEMY #5
Written by CHRISTOS GAGE
Pencils by JORGE MOLINA
Cover by MIKE MCKONE
Variant Cover by MIKE MCKONE
Vampire Variant Cover by J.S. ROSSBACH
The Avengers Academy: exposed to the public? The existence of the school has been kept secret…and the fame-hungry Striker isn’t happy about that at all!  But it may be a moot point as the obsessed super-criminal Whirlwind blames Hank Pym for the death of the woman he loved, Janet Van Dyne, and comes seeking revenge on Hank’s inexperienced students, who are out on a field trip! And hey, who’s that locking lips with Justice?  All the drama, action and intrigue you can handle, from the new breakout series which WeeklyCrisis.com says has “a solid premise, interesting new characters, and a superb creative team. I look for this comic to be criminally underestimated, but tremendously satisfying.”
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

AVENGERS & THE INFINITY
GAUNTLET #3 (of 4)
Written by BRIAN CLEVINGER
Penciled by BRIAN CHURILLA
Cover by TOM GRUMMETT
The “new” Avengers have trekked across the stars to stop Thanos…and after being cramped in a space-trailer with Spider-Man and Doctor Doom, the Hulk wants one thing and one thing only: TO SMASH RAISIN CHIN MAN!!! But he better watch out, because Thanos will leave an infinity gauntlet-shaped imprint in the Hulk’s jade jaws if he tries to mess with the mad titan’s plans of cosmic domination!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

AVENGERS, THOR & CAPTAIN
AMERICA: OFFICIAL INDEX
TO THE MARVEL UNIVERSE #6
Written by VARIOUS
The chronicle of the Marvel Universe returns as the All-New Official Index to the Marvel Universe delves into the history of three more of Marvel’s most enduring titles! Return with us to the Silver and Golden Ages to we launch our coverage of the Avengers (from AVENGERS #200), Thor (from THOR #287), and Captain America (from both CAPTAIN AMERICA #273 and 1941’s CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS #21). 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

AVENGERS VS. PET AVENGERS #1 (of 4)
Written by CHRIS ELIOPOULOS
Pencils & Cover by IG GUARA
Basic Truth: It’s very hard to protect the earth when you’ve been turned into a frog. The Pet Avengers Return! Good thing, too, cuz dragons have decided that it’s time to take over the world and oppress the silly humans once and for all!!! And since Captain America, Iron Man & Thor are all green and hopping about, here’s hoping they can get used to their new flippers in time to fight alongside Earth’s Mightiest Pets!
40 PGS./All Ages …$3.99

BLACK WIDOW #7
Written by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI
Penciled by MANUEL GARCIA
Cover by TRAVEL FOREMAN
“KISS OR KILL,” PART 2
Your name is Nick Crane. You’re a young journalist whose senator father was seduced and murdered by a sexy Soviet agent who calls herself “Black Widow.” Now she’s abducted you and handcuffed you to a bed in a swank hotel penthouse. Now she’s leaning over your prone body, whispering softly in your ear: I’m here to save you. Every cell in your body wants to kill her… but at the same time, part of you wants to kiss her. Very, very badly. Fortunately, that’s a decision you won’t have to make right now. Not with a pair of violent super-powered assassins smashing through the hotel windows…
Duane Swierczynski and Manuel Garcia’s new era for the super-spy Avenger known as Black Widow continues here!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA #611
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Penciled by BUTCH GUICE
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
Vampire Variant by GERALD PAREL
The Trial of Captain America begins here!  Nothing will ever be the same again, and this time we mean it. Award-winning writer Ed Brubaker and acclaimed artist Butch Guice continue to take Captain America to new heights!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA:
FOREVER ALLIES #3 (of 4)
Written by ROGER STERN
Penciled by NICK DRAGOTTA
& MARCO SANTUCCI
Cover by LEE WEEKS
In wartime Los Angeles, Lady Lotus has turned Bucky and the Young Allies into her mind-slaves. Now, Captain America is determined to keep Lotus from gaining an even greater source of power … cosmic power! Nick Dragotta (WEB OF SPIDER-MAN) dramatically depicts a raging aerial dogfight over the Hollywood hills — Marco Santucci (SIEGE: SPIDER-MAN) unearths a mysterious temple on the edge of ancient Lemuria itself — and Roger Stern (AVENGERS: UNDER SIEGE) tells all, as the action of two different eras heats up in « Across the Pacific! »
32 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA:
PATRIOT #3 (of 4)
Written by KARL KESEL
Pencils & Cover by
MITCH BREITWEISER
BUCKY SHOT! NEAR DEAD! CAP RELENTLESSLY PURSUES GUNMAN! In a story that changes his life forever, Jeff Mace must prove he’s not just worthy of being Captain America, but worthy of being Bucky’s partner as well. Making matters worse: he thinks he knows who pulled the trigger… but hopes with all his heart he’s wrong. Guest-starring the Sub-Mariner, original Human Torch, and other All-Winners Squad members… plus the dazzling debut of Golden Girl! After this, nothing will ever be the same for Captain America…
32 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

CHAOS WAR #1 (of 5)
Written by GREG PAK & FRED VAN LENTE
Penciled by KHOI PHAM
Backup Story Penciled by REILLY BROWN
Cover by ED McGUINNESS
Sketch Variant by ED McGUINNESS
Bigger than THE INFINITY GAUNTLET! More cosmic than ANNIHILATION! Since the end of SECRET INVASION, the CHAOS KING has amassed his army of alien slave gods — and the time to strike Earth is NOW! Only the greatest Marvel heroes can oppose him — all led by the newly-returned god of heroes … HERCULES! But are even his incredible new powers enough to stand against the greatest threat the Marvel Universe has ever seen – a mad god who seeks to destroy Reality itself?
PLUS: While thought dead, Hercules was trapped in a dangerous world that threatened his very sanity. Find out the secret of his exile in a special extra story penciled by PRINCE OF POWER’s Reilly Brown!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

CHAOS WAR #2 (of 5)
Written by GREG PAK & FRED VAN LENTE
Penciled by KHOI PHAM
Cover by BRANDON PETERSON
The premiere event of the fall continues! When the greatest threat the Marvel Universe has ever seen lays waste to reality and brings Earth’s mightiest heroes to their knees, who you gonna call? That’s right: the all-new, all-different, all-divine GOD SQUAD! The fan-favorite team from SECRET INVASION returns, led by Thor and Hercules. And check out the cosmic heavy-hitters they choose to round out their sacred strikeforce: Galactus, Silver Surfer, Venus, Sersi and Hellstorm! Plus: After the shocking death of a major Marvel character last issue, you’ll never believe who the Chaos King has next on his hit list!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

DAREDEVIL #511
Written by ANDY DIGGLE AND ANTONY JOHNSTON
Art by ROBERTO DE LA TORRE
Cover by JOHN CASSADAY
Vampire Variant by JOCK
A SHADOWLAND TIE-IN.
Hell’s Kitchen has exploded into rioting, looting, and all-out chaos, and Daredevil is responsible for it all. As the leader of the Hand and controller of Hell’s Kitchen, Matt Murdock knows that conquest of New York is within his grasp. But one of his oldest friends, though, goes to Shadowland to make one last ATTEMPT to save the Man Without Fear from walking the path from which there is no turning back.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

SHADOWLAND #4 (of 5)
Written by ANDY DIGGLE
Penciled by BILLY TAN
Cover by JOHN CASSADAY
Variant Cover by Billy Tan
The final battle for the soul of New York erupts in Hell’s Kitchen, and Daredevil is on the front lines…Hell, he IS the front line!  Backed by the full power of the Hand, Daredevil is now more than a match for New York’s strongest heroes. With a new right-hand man, Matt Murdock will finally show those who stand against him what it truly means to be a Man Without Fear!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

SHADOWLAND: SPIDER-MAN #1
Written by DAN SLOTT
Penciled by PAULO SIQUEIRA
Cover by STEPHANIE HANS
A SHADOWLAND TIE-IN.
MR. NEGATIVE takes advantage of the chaos in SHADOWLAND by launching an all-out assault on THE HAND. Can SPIDER-MAN and SHANG-CHI stop MR. NEGATIVE and his INNER-DEMONS from adding Hell’s Kitchen to his growing criminal empire?  It’s non-stop MARTIAL ARTS MAYHEM as the Wall-Crawler and the Master of Kung Fu face off against Daredevil’s ninja army,
a super-powered Chinese Tong, and one of Spidey’s most
dangerous foes! Watch out for this one, Marvelites!  This adventure will set Shang-Chi down a new path – and leads to strange developments in the pages of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN!
32 PGS./One-Shot/Rated T+ …$3.99

THUNDERBOLTS #149
Written by JEFF PARKER
Penciled by DECLAN SHALVEY
Cover by FRANK MARTIN
A SHADOWLAND TIE-IN! Luke Cage’s squad of fierce felons face the nature of true evil when they uncover secrets of the ancient order known as The Hand beneath Hell’s Kitchen!  Will a group of people rarely known for doing the right thing choose a higher path—or will they add to the power of the ninja cult? Meanwhile, as Cage fights to help his friend Daredevil up on the streets, he realizes that he picked a bad time to trust his skeleton crew of criminal operatives on an unsupervised mission! So come on, all you DD fans, pick up this issue and find out why Aint It Cool News raves: “very fun…I love this cast…this one is definitely going back on my pull list. »
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

SHADOWLAND: DAUGHTERS
OF THE SHADOW #3 (of 3)
Written by JASON HENDERSON
Penciled by IVAN RODRIGUEZ
Cover by JEAN-BAPTISTE ANDREAE
SHADOWLAND TIE-IN!! Colleen Wing made a bargain with the devil…and now she has to pay the price. Trapped in the dungeons of Shadowland with her new sisters-turned-enemies at her heels, Matt Murdock offers the sword-slinger a second choice: escape from the prison he’s built…or the truth about her dead mother’s shocking connection to the Hand. Can Colleen find the inner strength to stand up to the hero who once inspired her…or will she be forced to lose her mother a second time? Find out in the shocking conclusion that will change this Daughter of the Dragon’s world forever!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

SHADOWLAND: BLOOD
ON THE STREETS #3 (of 4)
Written by ANTONY JOHNSTON
Penciled by WELLINTON ALVES
Cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA
Misty Knight…The Shroud…Silver Sable…Paladin! As Shadowland continues to spread across New York City, the strange bedfellows finally come together—each struggling to solve the mystery of the Hand murders! The killing spree shows no sign of stopping, but the ninja’s latest victim is an unusual choice, and casts doubt among our heroes! Will their differences and mistrust keep them apart? Or can they work together to cut through the mystery before it’s too late…and before one of them becomes the next target?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

SHADOWLAND:
MOON KNIGHT #3 (of 3)
Written by GREGG HURWITZ
Pencils by BONG DAZO
Cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA
As the gathered heroes continue their assault on Daredevil’s stronghold, Moon Knight is on a quest for the one artifact capable of defeating the Beast, the dark spirit currently controlling Daredevil. Standing in his way is the evil Shadow Knight, Khonshu’s new avatar and he’s determined to beat Moon Knight to the punch. But Moon Knight knows he cannot fail and he’s willing to do anything, even kill, to ensure Shadow Knight’s defeat. Don’t miss the thrilling conclusion to superstar writer GREGG HURWITZ’s modern noir masterpiece!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

SHADOWLAND:
POWER MAN #3 (of 4)
Written by FRED VAN LENTE
Penciled by MAHMUD ASRAR
Cover by MIKE PERKINS
The Hand has discovered the new Power Man’s secret identity! And for violating their edicts, he, his friends, and his family will now be dragged to Shadowland and put to the knife—unless Luke Cage and Iron Fist can save him in time! But does the new Power Man even want to be saved?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

FANTASTIC FOUR #584
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Penciled by STEVE EPTING
Cover by ALAN DAVIS
Vampire Variant by DAVID YARDIN
It’s the return of Galactus, a trip to Nu-World, the Old Kings of Atlantis and Namor, the all-new Yancy Street Gang, and the day the Thing becomes human again. Join Jonathan Hickman and superstar artist Steve Epting in THREE, part 2: ‘Congratulations, Mr. Grimm…You’re Human Again. »
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

HAWKEYE &
MOCKINGBIRD #5
Written by JIM MCCANN
Penciled by DAVID LOPEZ
Cover by PAUL RENAUD
This is it, the climactic battle you’ve been waiting for!  They’ve been pushed, beaten, and nearly killed—now Hawkeye & Mockingbird face off against their personal arch-nemesis, Crossfire and the all-new Phantom Rider, in no-holds barred combat!  Plus: a shock ending that affects…everything! Join the action, drama, romance and thrills and find out why ComicBookResources.com says it “keeps up the high standard already set by Avengers and Secret Avengers…This series deserves a long and entertaining run.”
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

I AM AN AVENGER #2 (of 5)
Written by GREG RUCKA, SEAN McKEEVER, PAUL TOBIN & more!
Penciled by MIKE MAYHEW & more!
Cover by GREG LAND
The star-studded Avengers anthology continues as Greg Rucka makes his return to mighty Marvel with a tale of the star-spangled Avenger Steve Rogers! Honoring the fallen of the Siege of Asgard, the former Captain America will never let them be forgotten! When two separate nights out on the town result in ex-Avengers (and ex-soulmates) Firestar and Justice bumping into each other, the truly unexpected happens! Plus, with so many different (and hungry!) Avengers converging in New York, what’s on the day’s menu for Jarvis?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

HULK #26
Written by JEFF PARKER
Penciled by GABRIEL HARDMAN
Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
Vampire Variant by SALVA ESPI
It’s god versus Hulk as MODOK’s apocalyptic SCORCHED EARTH protocol continues, because one doomsday is never enough! To save the world, Red Hulk needs the mightiest Avenger, and THOR has just the right tool for the job – the matchless MJOLNIR! But when the God of Thunder’s hammer drops, how much of Thor’s wrath will fall on Red Hulk himself? From the sensational hit creative team of JEFF PARKER (THUNDERBOLTS/FALL OF THE HULKS ALPHA) and rising star GABRIEL HARDMAN (MONSTER-SIZE HULK)!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

INCREDIBLE HULKS #614-615
Written by GREG PAK
Penciled by BARRY KITSON
Covers by CARLO PAGULAYAN
Issue #614 Vampire Variant by SALVADOR ESPIN
DARK SON parts 3 & 4
As the Hulk’s long-lost son Hiro-Kala rockets towards us across the solar system, Steve Rogers and the Secret Avengers face a much more immediate threat — three tons of Incredible Hulks cutting loose right here on Planet Earth!  Forced to choose between his son and his planet, whose side will the Hulk take?  And how will that affect his fragile bonds with his savage son Skaar and his even more savage wife, the Red She-Hulk?  No one can save you like your family.  But no one can drive you
crazier.  And when you’re talking about a family of Hulks, it’s that second part that makes the whole world tremble in fear.
Written by « Planet Hulk » scribe Greg Pak and featuring the Hulk debut of fan favorite penciller Barry Kitson.
PLUS: the first two installments of the S.M.A.S.H. FILES, secret stories of the Incredible Hulks!
40 PGS.(each)/Rated A …$3.99 (each)

INCREDIBLE HULKS: ENIGMA FORCE #2 (of 3)
Written by SCOTT REED
Penciled by MIGUEL MUNERA
Cover by CARLO PAGULAYAN
THE ENIGMA FORCE are not the heroes we thought they were. Trapped on the planet conquered by THE INCREDIBLE HULK’S DARK SON, HIRO-KALA, these re-united protectors of THE MICROVERSE find themselves outgunned, out of their element…and out of their minds! Commander Rann’s dark, secret past is unleashed in a battle that could re-spark an ancient war, changing Rann from the hero of the Microverse…into the executioner of Jarella’s World!  ACT II of “INCREDIBLE HULKS: ENIGMA FORCE”
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

INVADERS NOW! #2 (of 5)
Story by CHRISTOS GAGE & ALEX ROSS
Written by CHRISTOS GAGE
Penciled by CAIO REISS
Cover by ALEX ROSS
Variant Cover by JOHN ROMITA SR.
Journey back to the darkest days of World War II, and witness the horrible events that took place on the worst day of the Invaders’ career…when the legendary heroes committed a deed so terrible its repercussions threaten us all in the present!  Plus: Learn the never-before-told circumstances behind Arnim Zola gaining his freakish artificial body!  All this, and the return of the Invaders’ worst enemies!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #31
Written by MATT FRACTION
Art & Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA
Vampire Variant by SALVADOR LARROCA
The Seattle Tech Expo opens and Stark Resilient unveils their masterpiece to the world…and all hell breaks loose. The explosions don’t stop until our double-sized finale to STARK RESILIENT! Buckle your seat belts — it’s going to be an explodey night.
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

IRON MAN BY DESIGN
Written by JOHN RHETT THOMAS
Cover by GERALD PAREL
Take a trip through the workshop of several imaginary Tony Starks as you feast your eyes on a mind-bending array of Iron Man armors built from some very far out disciplines – steampunk, Spaghetti Westerns and World War II-era aeronautics, to name just a few! This special one-shot collects all 26 covers, with commentary from the creators themselves – including top Marvel cover artists Marko Djurdjevic, Skottie Young, Adi Granov and Mike Perkins; acclaimed animators Ronnie del Carmen (Finding Nemo, Up, WALL-E), Genndy Tartakovsky (Dexter’s Laboratory, Samurai Jack) and Bill Presing (Rex Steele: Nazi Smasher, Up, Ratatouille); indie illustrators Christian Nauck, John Tyler Christopher and Frederic Genet; and album cover artist Alan Aldridge (Elton John, Rolling Stones). It’s an explosion of creativity by some of the art world’s most brilliant artists on one of Marvel’s most innovative characters!
40 PGS./One-Shot/Rated T+ …$3.99

IRON MAN LEGACY #7
Written by FRED VAN LENTE
Penciled by STEVE KURTH
Cover by JUAN DOE
« INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION » continues! The now-destitute TONY STARK begins his climb back to the top of the financial heap by bringing hope to Los Angeles’ impoverished Imperio neighborhood, but THE PRIDE, secret masters of LA, just as desperately want to keep the people in chains. So they’ve hired the SERPENT SOCIETY to kill Tony Stark at any cost, and it’s a duel to the death between SIDEWINDER and his squad of snaked-themed super villains! SSSSSS!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

IRON MAN: TITANIUM! #1
Written by ADAM WARREN, MARK HAVEN BRITT, MATTEO CASALI,
& TIM FISH
Pencils by SALVA ESPIN, NUNO ALVES, STEVE KURTH,
& FILIPE ANDRADE
Cover by DAVID YARDIN
Presenting four all-new titanic tales of the Golden Avenger! Fan-faves Adam Warren and Salva Espin bring the Titanium Man out of retirement…but is Tony Stark ready for the shocking upgrade a pint-sized hacker’s given his old foe? PLUS! Pepper Potts gets put through the wringer with a literally killer commute! Can Tony and Maria Hill stop fighting each other long enough to stop Ultimo from trashing Arizona?! And will Tony’s college reunion turn into a free-for-all when a spiteful classmate hijacks his armor?!? It’s thrills and thrusters in the Mighty Marvel style!!
64 PGS. /All-New Stories/Parental Advisory …$4.99

KLAWS OF THE PANTHER #1 & 2 (of 4)
Written by JONATHAN MABERRY
Pencilled by GIANLUCA GUGLIOTTA
Cover by MIKE DEL MUNDO
Variant Cover by STEPHANIE HANS
Klaw, Master of Sound, is no more dead than he is human.  The killer composed of living sound is back with a new and deadly plan that will spill blood from the Savage Land to the streets of New York.  Shuri, the new Black Panther, has already tried (and failed) to stop this monster –a defeat that owed as much to her own reckless rage than it does to Klaw’s power.  So, Shuri turns to the person who knows more about battling inner rage than anyone.  If you think you know the Black Panther –you don’t.  So don’t miss this installment of NY Times bestseller Jonathan Maberry’s exciting new series.
32 PGS.(each)/Rated T+ …$3.99 (each)

MARVEL HOLIDAY MAGAZINE
Cover by RYAN STEGMAN
It’s the holiday season done the Merry Marvel way in this Santa-sized spectacular! Celebrate everyone’s favorite time of year with everyone’s favorite super heroes dashing through loads of exciting holiday-themed adventures! The Avengers and the Fantastic Four take on the terror of Santa Doom! Deadpool and the GLA bring their own brand of insanity to this very special time of year, and the Marvel Divas make an unforgettable Yule-tide appearance! Plus, the NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN X-MEN X-MAS! And much more!
104 PGS./Rated A …$9.99

OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE
MARVEL UNIVERSE A TO Z
UPDATE #4
Written by VARIOUS
Cover by KALMAN ANDRASOFSZKY
Our mission to catalog the entire Marvel Multiverse (and beyond!) continues! Includes 64 pages of all-new profiles of many of Marvel’s finest characters, covering every corner of the MU! The World War II-era Red Guardian! Longtime supporting-cast members Wong and Sister Maggie! Alien races Sidri, Nuwali and Golgotha! The Negative Zone’s Prison 42! Mutant-menacing Mister M, Sentinel Squad O*N*E and Tryp! The all-powerful Star Brand! Marvel UK’s Black Axe! And, from the pages of the THANOS IMPERATIVE: Guardians of the Galaxy! Featuring brand-new art for dozens of characters, drawn by Gus Vazquez!
64 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

S.H.I.E.L.D. #4
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Penciled by DUSTIN WEAVER
Cover by GERALD PAREL
Historical Variant by DUSTIN WEAVER
Vampire Variant by MIKE MAYHEW
“THE MADNESS, THE STAR CHILD AND THE CELESTIAL MADONNA”
The hottest book of 2010 continues! The world is still shaking from the revelations of #3 and there are more where those came from. IN THIS ISSUE- The true history of Nostradamus, the defeat of a Celestial at the hands of a mortal man and HOW THE WORLD ENDS! Oh, and Jonathan Hickman (FANTASTIC FOUR) and Dustin Weaver (X-MEN) have also created the most troubling idea ever—THE FOETUS OF GOD!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

SECRET WARRIORS #21
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Penciled by MIRKO COLAK
Cover by JIM CHEUNG
In “Night” part two, predestined events come to pass as chaos reigns in the world of Nick Fury and his Secret Warriors! Join us as all the pieces begin to fall into place and we get one month closer to the concluding story arc of Secret Warriors, the book that has IGN.com saying: “As crazy as the war between Leviathan, HYDRA and Fury has become, it’s as enjoyable and engrossing as ever…a consistently great series.”
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

TASKMASTER #2 (of 4)
Written by FRED VAN LENTE
Penciled by JEFTE PALO
Cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA
Everyone’s favorite anti-hero continues the quest for his secret origin (so secret he himself doesn’t even know it) to drug war-torn Mexico, where even the billion-dollar bounty hunters of The Org, the mysterious super villain underground, fear to tread. But instead, he discovers an even more formidable threat: the newest murderous Marvel sensation, the bad guy you’ll be talking about for years, or possibly minutes. Are you prepared for the senses-shattering debut of…THE DON OF THE DEAD? (Hint: No. You’re not.)
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

SUPER HERO SQUAD #10
Written by Todd Dezago
Pencils by Leonel Castellani
& Marcelo Dichiara
Cover by Leonel Castellani
It’s a spooky party down Memory Lane when the SQUADDIES Costume Up as the Classic Marvel Monsters; Werewolf by Night, Tomb of Dracula, The Living Mummy, and more! But their party plans go awry when a mysterious macabre menace shows up! Who could it be…? Aw, you’ll get it when I tell you the title of the story. It’s « Whomsoever Knows Fear…! (There! Ya happy?) Oh, plus, there’s a Halloween Party at the Baxter Building! C’mon…you’re all invited!
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

SPIDER-MAN #7
Written by PAUL TOBIN
Penciled by ROBERTO DI SALVO
Cover by PATRICK SCHERBERGER
Kitty Pryde and Wolverine are in town…and it’s time for a game of…tag? Well, what better way for Spider-Man to test his recovery from his recent injuries? It sure beats shopping for clothes with Kitty and Chat, or arguing with Gwen about her romantic entanglements, or…worst of all, fighting for his life against a group of Sentinels gone mad, one of which is focused on the ultimate destruction of Spider-Man’s very own girlfriend!
32 PGS./MARVEL ADVENTURES/All Ages …$2.99

SUPER HEROES #7
Written by PAUL TOBIN
Penciled by SCOTT KOBLISH
Cover by CLAYTON HENRY
It’s action far beneath the ocean’s waves, when the White Spider takes Iron Man hostage, and the Black Widow is forced to trespass into Prince Namor’s domain in a desperate bid to save Tony Stark’s life! And just who is the Sub-Mariner’s very unexpected prisoner?
32 PGS./ MARVEL ADVENTURES/All Ages …$2.99

STEVE ROGERS: SUPER-SOLDIER #4 (of 4)
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Penciled by DALE EAGLESHAM
Cover by CARLOS PACHECO
It’s the conclusion of the hardest-hitting Steve Rogers story in years!
With the Super Soldier Serum about to be sold on the black market, Steve Rogers must risk all to stop every terrorist nation on earth from creating armies of their own supermen.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THE THANOS IMPERATIVE #5 (of 6)
Written by DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING
Penciled by MIGUEL SEPULVEDA
Cover by ALEKSI BRICLOT
Thanos lives, but now Lord Mar-Vell moves in for the kill! The Undying Lord of the Cancerverse has underestimated the tenacity and fury of his adversary, but no longer! The Mad Titan is outnumbered and outgunned by the Cancerverse forces, and his unlikely allies—Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon and the other brave misfits—find themselves making a last stand to save the galaxy’s #1 villain!  It’s another unpredictable chapter of the saga that IGN.com calls “First class stuff…it’s accessible and epic” and Newsarama.com hails as “one of the most enjoyable reading experiences of the year; it’s a summer blockbuster backed by humor and characters I actually care about.”
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THOR #616
Written by MATT FRACTION
Pencils & Cover by PASQUAL FERRY
Vampire Variant by RYAN STEGMAN
What kind of hell is coming for Asgard? What does Asgard’s presence on earth mean? Only one man knows for sure and he can’t get anyone to take him seriously. The reconstruction of his fallen city are first and foremost in the God of Thunder’s mind as an evil more terrifying than even he could imagine comes roaring down the World Tree. The Dark Gods are coming for Asgard. Here is blood! Here is thunder! HERE IS THE MIGHTY THOR!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THOR THE MIGHTY AVENGER #5
Written by ROGER LANGRIDGE
Pencils & Cover by CHRIS SAMNEE
The epic series by Mega-Talents ROGER LANGRIDGE and CHRIS SAMNEE continues!
Thor tests his might against the strange and powerful (and slightly blue) SUB-MARINER. The God of Thunder vs. King of the Seven Seas, and YOU’VE got the front-row seat!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

THOR: FIRST THUNDER #2 (of 5)
Written by BRYAN J.L. GLASS
Penciled by TAN ENG HUAT
Cover by JAY ANACLETO
Thor’s first year on Earth continues as the public gets its first view of the God of Thunder, and also experiences the horrors wrought by the terrible trickster Loki! For centuries, the God of Mischief endured righteous punishment for his many crimes, and yet blamed his hated half-brother for his own torment. Learning of the Odinson’s awakening, the God of Lies engineers his escape, to wreak havoc and nightmare upon those whom Dr. Donald Blake loves! Meanwhile, when Heimdall attempts to block an angry Thor from regaining entry to Asgard, we discover if his sword is a match for the power of the mighty hammer Mjolnir! The legend reborn continues with Harvey Award-winning writer Bryan J.L. Glass (The Mice Templar) and acclaimed artist Tan Eng Huat (SILVER SURFER: IN THY NAME)!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THOR: FOR ASGARD #3 (of 6)
Written by ROB RODI
Pencils & Cover by SIMONE BIANCHI
The epic adventure continues, with the god of thunder as you’ve never seen him before! As endless winter rages, the Asgardian court dissolves into bitter factions, and a shocking death prompts Thor to depart his troubled capitol at its moment of greatest peril. Plus: an electrifying revelation about Odin! You’ll never look at the All-Father the same way again!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

LOKI #1 (of 4)
Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA
Art & Cover by SEBASTIAN FIUMARA
The true origin of Thor’s archenemy and Marvel’s most unpredictable villain!
He is the lie-smith; he is the shape-changer; he is the fire that burns. The God of Mischief and Trickery, Loki. Meet the mirthful, beloved young man that made all the Asgardians laugh…until the first time he killed. Discover the gnarled roots of his twisted, unrelenting hatred of the Asgardians. And learn the chilling truth of why he’ll never be stopped…
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

YOUNG ALLIES #5
Written by SEAN MCKEEVER
Penciled by DAVID BALDEON
Cover by DAVID LAFUENTE
This is it! Our heroes’ final battle against not only the Bastards of Evil, but the shocking surprise threat BEHIND the Bastards! Will the outcome bring these young allies together–or will it push them further apart? The answer isn’t as obvious as you might think!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA LIVES! OMNIBUS HC

Written by ED BRUBAKER
Penciled by BRYAN HITCH, BUTCH GUICE, LUKE ROSS & STEVE EPTING
Cover by ALEX ROSS
Steve Rogers’ closest friends and allies may have found a way to bring back the original Captain America. Or is what they found something more sinister? The Red Skull’s greatest plan to destroy Captain America has been in motion and its completion is almost at hand. Will Captain America be lost forever or will he be REBORN? Plus, A villain from Bucky’s past has come to the U.S. and he’ll have to face his history just as he’s finding his feet in the present. Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA (2005) #43-50, #600-601, REBORN #1-5 and the REBORN DIGITAL PROLOGUE.
456 PGS./Rated T+ …$64.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4514-1
Trim size: oversized

ATLANTIS ATTACKS OMNIBUS HC MAYHEW COVER
Written by VARIOUS
Penciled by VARIOUS
Covers by MIKE MAYHEW & BOB LAYTON
Evil undersea monarchs Ghaur and Llyra are determined to bring the elder god Set to Earth, and no one on the surface world will stop them! Seven mortal women—including the Invisible Women, She-Hulk and Marvel Girl—have been selected to act as the brides of Set’s snake heads, and the ensuing conflict will spread to nearly every hero on Earth, from the Avengers to Quasar to the Punisher to the X-Men to the Fantastic Four! Can the heroes stop this terrible plot in time? Plus: the complex history of the Serpent Crown, recounted in full! Collecting SILVER SURFER ANNUAL #2, IRON MAN ANNUAL #10, MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS #26, UNCANNY X-MEN ANNUAL #13, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #23, PUNISHER ANNUAL #2, SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #9, DAREDEVIL ANNUAL #5, AVENGERS ANNUAL #18, NEW MUTANTS #76, NEW MUTANTS ANNUAL #5, X-FACTOR ANNUAL #4, WEB OF SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #5, AVENGERS WEST COAST #56, AVENGERS WEST COAST ANNUAL #4, THOR ANNUAL #14 and FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL #22.
544 PGS./Rated T+ …$75.00
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4492-2
Trim size: oversized
ATLANTIS ATTACKS OMNIBUS HC LAYTON COVER (DM ONLY)
544 PGS./Rated T+ …$75.00
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4492-2

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: ATLAS ERA BATTLEFIELD VOL. 1 HC
Written by HANK CHAPMAN, DON RICO & MORE
Penciled by VARIOUS
In the early 1950s with the Korean War raging Marvel Comics’ predecessor, Atlas, launched a bevy of war comics featuring the heroism and horrors of human conflict. Battlefield ranked four-star amongst them with art by Atlas Era luminaries including war comics great Russ Heath along with Paul Reinman, Joe Maneely, Gene Colan, Bill Everett and many more. With challenging scripts by Stan Lee’s stable of Atlas Era scribes these never-before-reprinted pre-Code comics delve into a challenging range of themes—from tales of the American fightin’ G.I., to the machinations of the Communist front, and striking meditations on the atrocities of modern war. This amazing MARVEL MASTERWORKS collects the complete run of BATTLFIELD in one beautiful volume. Topped off with an introduction by Atlas Era scholar, Dr. Michael J. Vassallo, there’s no doubt that it’s time to join up and set out on the battlefield! Collecting BATTLEFIELD #1-11.
336 PGS/All Ages …$64.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-5010-7
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: ATLAS ERA BATTLEFIELD VOL. 1 HC — VARIANT EDITION VOL. 152
336 PGS/All Ages …$64.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-5011-4

MARVEL MASTERWORKS:
THE UNCANNY X-MEN VOL. 7 HC
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT
Penciled by DAVE COCKRUM, MICHAEL GOLDEN, BRENT ANDERSON, BILL SIENKIEWICZ, JIM SHERMAN & BOB MCLEOD
Cover by DAVE COCKRUM
It’s a lucky seventh volume chock full of memorable X-Men moments by the classic creator combo of Claremont and Cockrum! First up, Kitty’s leaving the School For Gifted Youngsters. Her new academic destination? The Massachusetts Academy, run by none other than Emma Frost, the Hellfire Club’s White Queen—setting up the inevitable showdown between the X-Men and Sebastian Shaw’s minions, with a classic, no-holds-barred, Storm/Emma catfight in the clouds! Next, it’s the immortal « Kitty’s Fairy Tale, » a storybook fantasy that introduced Kitty’s loyal pet dragon, the lovable Lockheed! Then, the first half of the all-time great « Brood Saga, » with four-issues of space operatics starring the Starjammers, the Shi’Ar, and those disgusting parasites from beyond the outer limits, the Brood!  Topping off this marvelous mutant Masterworks is the return of Rogue and Mystique’s Evil Mutants and the coming of Dracula in a tale only Bill Sienkiewicz could draw! Throw in a double-sized annual team-up with the X-Men and Fantastic Four combining forces against the Badoon, and, just because we love ya, Avengers Annual #10, featuring the first appearance of Rogue and her pivotal meeting with Ms. Marvel, and this is indeed the most masterful way to start off a blockbuster new year of MARVEL MASTERWORKS! Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN #151-159, X-MEN ANNUAL #5 & AVENGERS ANNUAL #10
304 PGS/All Ages …$54.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3513-5
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE UNCANNY X-MEN VOL. 7 HC — VARIANT EDITION VOL. 151
304 PGS/All Ages …$54.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3514-2

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOL. 5 TPB
Written by STAN LEE
Penciled by JOHN ROMITA with DON HECK
Cover by JOHN ROMITA
You just hit the jackpot, tiger! The MARVEL MASTERWORKS bring you another set of classic tales featuring world’s most amazing super hero—the Amazing Spider-Man. With Stan Lee and John Romita bringing story after story of unmatched drama and adventure, it’s Spidey at his very best! It begins with the first appearance of the bulldozer on two legs, the Rhino, and if he can’t turn Spidey into an endangered species, then perhaps an out-of-control, outer-space powered Col. John Jameson might be able to do the trick. The action keeps pumping with Spidey’s first meeting with the Avengers (hint, it doesn’t go well), the Shocker, the return of the Lizard, Kraven the Hunter, and the debut of an all-new Vulture and the Kingpin! But the true heart of the story is in the tale of young Peter Parker finding his way in the world. He finds new independence as he gets his own pad with pal Harry Osborn, courts Gwen Stacy, and beholds one of comics’ most unforgettable entrances, a certain Miss Mary Jane Watson. Of course, for poor Spidey there’s just as many pitfalls as perigees, and rarely has Spidey had it worse than in “Spider-Man No More!” Collecting THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #41-50 & ANNUAL #3.
240 PGS./All Ages …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4565-3

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOL. 5 TPB — VARIANT EDITION VOL. 22
240 PGS./All Ages …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4681-0

MARVEL ZOMBIES 5 HC
Written by FRED VAN LENTE
Penciled by KANO
Cover by ARTHUR SUYDAM
MACHINE MAN IS BACK! Zombies of the multiverse, watch your rotting backs! To obtain a cure for the zombie virus for Morbius the Living Vampire, Aaron Stack, Agent of ARMOR, must traverse alternate realities hunting down the plague in all its myriad forms…with a most unusual (but somehow oddly appropriate) partner! First up: in the Alterniverse known as « The Territory, » the Old West never died. But when the greatest gunslingers of Marveldom – Two-Gun Kid, Phantom Rider, Kid Colt, and many others – rise from their graves in Boot Hill, the stage is set for a High Noon showdown with flesh-eating outlaws the likes of which you’ve never seen! Also featuring a trip to Camelot to battle the original Black Knight! Collecting MARVEL ZOMBIES 5 #1-5.
120 PGS./Parental Advisory …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4743-5

DOOMWAR HC

Written by JONATHAN MABERRY
Penciled by SCOT EATON
Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
Wakanda has been conquered, its Vibranium reserves plundered. Storm faces execution in the next 48 hours.  And Dr. Doom stands triumphant.  It will take the combined forces of the X-Men, the Fantastic Four and the two Black Panthers to stand against him.  A war has begun that will pit the world’s most relentless super-villain against a collection of the world’s most powerful super heroes — one that will span the globe, offering twists and turns and surprise players (hello, Deadpool!) that neither side will see coming. Collecting DOOMWAR #1-6.
144 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4714-5
Trim size: oversized

CAPTAIN AMERICA: SENTINEL OF LIBERTY HC

Written by MARK WAID,
JAMES FELDER, BRIAN K. VAUGHAN & ROGER STERN
Penciled by RON GARNEY, DOUGIE BRAITHWAITE, STEVE MANNION, CULLY HAMMER, WALTER MCDANIEL, ANTHONY WILLIAMS, RON FRENZ & STEVE HARRIS
Cover by RON GARNEY
During his height of popularity in the late 1990s, Captain America was given a second monthly title—and it’s collected here in full! Featuring Cap stories from across the ages! With the invaders in World War II! With Iron Man after his iceberg rescue! Against terrorists with S.H.I.E.L.D.! Guest-starring the Captain America of the Revolutionary War, Sharon Carter, both Human Torches and the Falcon, and featuring the official origin of Bucky! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA: SENTINEL OF LIBERTY #1-12 and SENTINEL OF LIBERTY ROUGH CUT.
360 PGS./Rated A …$34.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4963-7
Trim size: oversized

SPIDER-MAN: GRIM HUNT PREMIERE HC
Written by JOE KELLY, J.M. DEMATTEIS, FRED VAN LENTE
& PHIL JIMENEZ
Penciled by MICHAEL LARK, MAX FIUMARA, PHILLIPE BRIONES
& PHIL JIMENEZ
Cover by LEINIL YU
Several years ago, one of Spider-Man’s greatest enemies, Kraven the Hunter, stalked his last prey, dying with a violent, misbegotten honor. Now, two women claiming to be his wife and daughter have tracked Spider-Man, through the urban jungle, weakening him through the Gauntlet while they prepare to attempt an unholy resurrection. They’re hunting Spiders…and Spider-Man’s friends and namesakes are in their sights. J.M. DeMatteis, author of the classic “Kraven’s Last Hunt” returns to the Amazing Spider-Man with Max Fiumara to explore an unknown confrontation between Kraven and Spidey’s violent doppelganger KAINE Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #634-637, GRIM HUNT PROLOGUE and material from WEB OF SPIDER-MAN #7 & SPIDER-MAN ORIGIN OF THE HUNTER.
168 PGS./Rated A …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4617-9
Trim size: standard

HULK VOL. 6: WORLD WAR HULKS PREMIERE HC

Written by JEPH LOEB
Penciled by ED MCGUINNESS
Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
The FALL is over. Long wage the WAR. Red Hulk and Banner have failed, and their worst nightmares have come to kill them. Will they die fighting M.O.D.O.K. and his army of Hulks, or die by the hands of the Hulked-Out Heroes? Collecting HULK #22-24.
112 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4266-9
Trim size: standard

INCREDIBLE HULK VOL. 3: WORLD WAR HULKS PREMIERE HC
Written by GREG PAK
Penciled by PAUL PELLETIER
Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
« Planet Hulk » was big.  « World War Hulk » was bigger.  Now with « World War Hulks, » the Marvel Universe explodes with the most emotional story ever to hit Bruce Banner and the Incredible Hulk!   Following the mindbending twist ending of « Fall of the Hulks, » everything Bruce Banner knows has been turned upside-down — and everything he’s ever desired may be just a heartbeat away.  Written by Greg Pak (PLANET HULK, WORLD WAR HULK) and drawn by Paul Pelletier (WAR OF KINGS, FALL OF THE HULKS: ALPHA), don’t miss the insane action and non-stop revelations as Skaar, Son of Hulk, enters his most brutal battle, Bruce Banner faces his greatest temptation, and the secret identity of a certain scarlet smasher is finally revealed! Collecting INCREDIBLE HULK #609-611.
112 PGS./Rated A …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4547-9
Trim size: standard

FANTASTIC FOUR BY

JONATHAN HICKMAN VOL. 3 PREMIERE HC
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Penciled by NEIL EDWARDS
Cover by ALAN DAVIS
Faced with the death of imagination and growing pandemic of tomorrow fear, Reed Richards takes the future of discovery into his own hands. Think the world is a bad place, everything is going to hell, and the end times are surely around the corner? Try reading the World’s Greatest Comic Magazine. Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR #579-582.
112 PGS./Rated A …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4717-6
Trim size: standard

THUNDERBOLTS: CAGE
PREMIERE HC
Written by JEFF PARKER
Penciled by KEV WALKER
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
It’s a new era for Marvel’s always-evolving, always controversial team! It’s a beginning, a return, a departure, and an arrival of a new artist (MARVEL ZOMBIES 3 & 4’s Kev Walker) all rolled into one in a fresh, shocking status quo! The most dangerous people on Earth are now all in one hellish prison, and the only way out is through rehabilitation and contribution to society via The Thunderbolts…under the leadership of the steel-hard-skinned Avenger named Luke Cage! So bring on the first participants: Juggernaut! Crossbones! Ghost! Moonstone! And…Man-Thing? Against the sordid recent history of the group as a black ops kill squad, can Power Man restore the Thunderbolts to their rightful potential? Find out as the entire series is revamped, and also discover why ComicsBulletin.com says: « Jeff Parker writes villains with his typical panache…This is why I read comic books. » Collecting THUNDERBOLTS #144-147 and material from ENTER THE HEROIC AGE.
112 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4774-9
Trim size: standard

SECRET WARRIORS VOL. 4: LAST RIDE OF THE HOWLING COMMANDOS PREMIERE HC

Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Penciled by ALESSANDRO VITTI
Cover by JIM CHEUNG
The glory days of WWII are revisited as you are invited to the reunion of Steve Rogers, Nick Fury and the remaining members of the US’s most elite Special Unit from the Greatest Generation! And in SIEGE: SECRET WARRIORS, Nick Fury’s plans are revealed! Find out why ComicBookRecources.com raves that SECRET WARRIORS is “a surprisingly tense and engrossing black-ops story.” Collecting SECRET WARRIORS #17-19 and SIEGE: SECRET WARRIORS.
112 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4759-6
Trim size: standard

THOR AND THE WARRIORS

FOUR DIGEST
Written by ALEX ZALBEN
Penciled by GURIHIRU
Cover by GURIHIRU
Power Pack’s biggest adventure ever begins, as they desperately search for the only person who can save the life of their grandmother – THE MIGHTY THOR! But first, they’re going to need to get to Asgard, and that means joining forces with Frog Thor and THE PET AVENGERS! An epic tale that starts with a book of myths and ends with the destruction of the entire world, this is a journey into mystery that will leave Power Pack changed – forever! Collecting THOR AND THE WARRIORS FOUR #1-4.
96 PGS./All Ages …$9.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4120-4

SIEGE TPB

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by OLIVIER COIPEL, MICHAEL LARK & JIM CHEUNG
Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL
The lines have been drawn in final battle! In an epic story arc that began with Avengers Disassembled — and extended through the House of M, Civil War and Secret Invasion — the greatest villains of the Marvel Universe are ready to make their final move against a target from time immortal: the hallowed halls of Asgard! But with this the last piece in Norman Osborn’s insane bid to seize total control of the world, is the siege of Asgard the proverbial bridge too far for the former Green Goblin? And will his machinations with Loki be the thing which loses the war, or wins him the world? With all-out action that explodes across artist Olivier Coipel’s (Thor) gorgeously rendered pages, writer Brian Michael Bendis (New Avengers) fulfills the promise of a story years in the making — starring Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Nick Fury and other greats of the Heroic Age! Collecting SIEGE #1-4, SIEGE: THE CABAL, SIEGE PROLOGUE and FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2009.
200 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4079-5

SPIDER-MAN:

THE GAUNTLET VOL. 3 –
VULTURE & MORBIUS TPB
Written by TOM PEYER,
FRED VAN LENTE, GREG
WEISMAN, MARK WAID
& JOE KELLY
Penciled by JAVIER RODRIGUEZ, JOE QUINONES, LUKE ROSS, PAUL AZACETA, JAVIER
RODRIGUEZ, MAX FIUMARA
& FRANCIS PORTELA
Cover by MICHAEL LARK
The Vulture must feed! That savage menace of the skies is back and terrorizing the city of New York, and J. Jonah Jameson stands accused of masterminding his creation! The vial of Spider-Man’s blood being bounced around town has landed in an underworld den of vampires, with Morbius lording over all! And just when you thought the Rhino would be able to put his bad-guy past behind him, the new Rhino is back and demanding his blood! It’s a trio of titanic tussles that will have Spider-Man’s webbed hands full, but just wait until Peter Parker faces the biggest challenge of all: the dreaded pink slip! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #622-625 and material from WEB OF SPIDER-MAN #2 & #6.
136 PGS./Rated A …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4612-4

HEROIC AGE TPB
Written by VARIOUS
Penciled by VARIOUS
Cover by JIM CHEUNG
Witness the Marvel Universe triumph over its greatest challenges ever as the Heroic Age ignites! Still lurking in the shadows are forces of evil and cosmic-level threats—but a new spirit of hope, courage and the selflessness at the heart of heroism will rise up. The most extraordinary tales will be told in the Heroic Age of the Marvel Universe. From the tone of the storylines, to the stunning art, the Heroic Age ushers in a dramatic new vision of the Marvel Universe. Featuring Marvel’s most elite characters—including Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, the Avengers and more—as they embark on bold new adventures, this volume is the perfect jumping-on point for the Heroic Age. Collecting ENTER THE HEROIC AGE, ORIGINS OF MARVEL COMICS, AVENGERS ASSEMBLE, AVENGERS #1, SECRET AVENGERS #1, AGE OF HEROES #1, AVENGERS ACADEMY #1, NEW AVENGERS #1, HAWKEYE & MOCKINGBIRD #1, HEROIC AGE: PRINCE OF POWER #1 and ATLAS #1.
304 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4885-2

WAR MACHINE CLASSIC
VOL. 1 TPB
Written by SCOTT BENSON
& LEN KAMINSKI
Penciled by GABRIEL GECKO
Cover by GABRIEL HARDMAN
James Rhodes is War Machine, determined to right the world’s wrongs one international incident at a time! When a human-rights activist is held captive in his own African nation, War Machine teams up with Nick Fury, Cable and Deathlok to rescue him — and they’ll have to fight through the African military and even S.H.I.E.L.D. to do it! And just as Rhodey is getting his professional life put together, the assassin Deathtoll sets his sights on War Machine! Then, it’s War Machine and Hawkeye versus the deadly Cold Warrior!
Collecting WAR MACHINE (1994) #1-7 and WAR MACHINE
ASHCAN EDITION.
200 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4646-9

CAPTAIN AMERICA/
BLACK PANTHER: FLAGS
OF OUR FATHERS TPB
Written by REGINALD HUDLIN
Penciled by DENYS COWAN
Cover by DENYS COWAN
For the first time ever, see the full story of the first meeting of Captain America and the Black Panther! It’s a World War Two adventure featuring a young Steve Rogers, the Black Panther and Nick Fury and his Howling Commandos in combat with the nastiest Nazi villains in the Marve Universe! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA/BLACK PANTHER: FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS #1-4.
96 PGS./Rated T+ …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4401-4

SPECTACULAR SPIDER-GIRL: THE LAST STAND TPB
Written by TOM DEFALCO
Penciled by RON FRENZ
Cover by RON FRENZ
SPIDER-GIRL’S BACK–AND SHE’S BROUGHT THE PUNISHER WITH HER! As a gang war threatens to tear her world apart and her clone, the Venom-like hybrid April Parker adopts a deadly new identity, MayDay Parker’s share of the old Parker luck gets cranked up to eleven when Frank Castle comes out of retirement! Meanwhile the daughter of Captain America is back on the streets of the MC2 Universe – in a world racked with crime and despair, can even AMERICAN DREAM keep hope alive? And in The End, the fate of the Parker family hangs in the balance — as does an entire universe – when May finally squares off against April! Collecting SPECTACULAR SPIDER-GIRL #1-4, SPIDER-GIRL: THE END and material from WEB OF SPIDER-MAN #5-7.
168 PGS./Rated A …$16.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4899-9

SPIDER-MAN:
PETER PARKER TPB
Written by BOB GALE
Penciled by PATRICK OLLIFFE
Cover by DOUG BRAITHWAITE
With public opinion dropping day by day, Mayor Jameson tries to boost his image, sending the aptly named Anti-Spider-Squad on 24 Hour duty and scheduling appearances with major celebrities.  But will his plans be derailed by the color-bending SPECTRUM?  And also…Who are the SPIDER-GIRLS?  And how will they turn Peter Parker’s life upside down?  The webs are only part of the story as we delve into the life of PETER PARKER! Collecting PETER PARKER #1-5..
136 PGS./Rated A …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4591-2

INCREDIBLE HULK VOL. 2:
FALL OF THE HULKS TPB
Written by GREG PAK & JEFF PARKER
Penciled by PAUL PELLETIER
Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
When Hulks fall, they fall hard! Skaar is loose on Earth, hunting down his father with blood on his mind! Bruce Banner is a man free of the Hulk’s gamma-irradiated grip, but maniacally in pursuit of a long-dead lover. And Red Hulk wants to put a big red hurt on the Intelligencia, and he’ll need Banner to do it. But Red Hulk hates Banner, and the feeling is most definitely mutual. With the Leader’s Intelligencia corrupting and controlling even the powerful intellects of Reed Richards and Doctor Doom, can a house of Hulks divided do anything but fall? Guest-starring Spider-Man, Wolverine, Hank Pym’s Mighty Avengers, Thor and more! Collecting INCREDIBLE HULK #606-608 and FALL OF THE HULKS: ALPHA.
120 PGS./Rated A …$15.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4414-4

HULK VOL. 5: FALL
OF THE HULKS TPB
Written by JEPH LOEB
Penciled by ED MCGUINNESS
Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
HULKS. WILL. FALL. But who will take the biggest fall of all? The Red Hulk and Bruce Banner form an uneasy alliance to defeat a conspiracy bent on taking down the U.S. Government. But will they destroy each other before they can triumph? Guest-starring Thor, Captain America, the X-Men, Black Panther, the Fantastic Four and more, FALL OF THE HULKS starts with the death of a Hulk legend and ends with the most mind-bending twist that fans won’t see coming!  Collecting HULK #19-21 and FALL OF THE HULKS: GAMMA.
136 PGS./Rated A …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4054-2

THOR VS. HERCULES TPB
Written by STAN LEE, GERRY
CONWAY, TOM DEFALCO, RON FRENZ, MICHAEL AVON OEMING,
BOB HARRAS, GREG PAK, FRED VAN LENTE & STEVE ENGLEHART
Penciled by JACK KIRBY, JOHN BUSCEMA, GARY HARTLE, SCOTT KOLINS, JACKSON GUICE, REILLY BROWN & RON FRENZ
Cover by JOHN BUSCEMA
Greatest friends or greatest rivals? Asgard or Olympus? Hammer or mace? God of Thunder or Prince of Power? When two half-human gods such as Thor and Hercules meet up, they come to blows as often as they join forces against threats such as Pluto and Ares! No matter the world, no matter the stakes, no matter the property destruction, see these two demigods seek to prove who is the strongest—even when they switch costumes! Women and mead not provided. Collecting JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY ANNUAL #1, THOR (1966) #126, #221, #356 & #437, THOR ANNUAL #5, THOR: BLOOD OATH #3-4, INCREDIBLE HERCULES #136 and material from THOR #400.
208 PGS./Rated A …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4974-3

HULK: WORLD WAR HULKS – HULKED-OUT HEROES TPB

Written by JEFF PARKER,
CHRIS ELIOPOULOS,
KIERON GILLEN, BRIAN DEAN CLEVINGER & PAUL TOBIN
Penciled by ED MCGUINNESS,
HUMBERTO RAMOS, JORGE MOLINA & GURIHIRU
Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS
Spinning from the shocking twist ending of FALL OF
THE HULKS, Jeff Parker (WORLD WAR HULKS: ALPHA, AVENGERS VS. ATLAS, THUNDERBOLTS) and Humberto Ramos (SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN, X-MEN) bring you the most incredible new character from the House of Ideas: HULKPOOL! What sacrifices will he make for the greater good? What horrible decisions will change the world as we know it? And what do Devil Dinosaur, Rawhide Kid, Rama Tut, and Bluebeard the Pirate have to do with this? Then see what the other hulked-out heroes have been up to as the gamma-god of Thunder and a not-so-friendly Spider-Man tear up D.C. in a brawl of titanic proportions! Plus, Wolverine and Bucky Barnes square-off in a battle destined to prove which of these two WW2 vets is REALLY the best there is at what they do!Collecting WORLD WAR HULKS: HULKED-OUT HEROES #1-2, WORLD WAR HULKS: SPIDER-MAN VS. THOR #1-2 and WORLD WAR HULKS: WOLVERINE VS.
CAPTAIN AMERICA #1-2.
208 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4371-0

ESSENTIAL GHOST RIDER VOL. 4 TPB

Written by JM DEMATTEIS, ROGER STERN, MICHAEL FLEISHER,
PETER GILLIS & TOM DEFALCO
Penciled by BOB BUDIANSKY, DON PERLIN, TOM SUTTON & RON FRENZ
Cover by BOB BUDIANSKY
Despite his possession by the demon Zarathos, Johnny Blaze seems to have found a home among the performers of a
traveling carnival — but his adventures don’t stop there! Get a ringside seat as the Spirit of Vengeance battles ghosts,
misshapen freaks and his deadliest villains yet — including the Circus of Crime, Null the Living Darkness, Centurious,
Nightmare, Steel Wind and Mephisto! See Johnny and Zarathos separated; learn the truth behind Ghost Rider’s origins; and witness the return of Roxanne Simpson, and the closest Johnny has ever come to a happy ending! Guest-starring the Son of Satan and the Defenders! Collecting GHOST RIDER (1973) #66-81, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1962) #274 and NEW DEFENDERS (1972) #145-146.
432 PGS./All Ages …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4539-4

ESSENTIAL AVENGERS VOL. 2 TPB (ALL-NEW EDITION)
Written by STAN LEE & ROY THOMAS
Penciled by DON HECK
& JOHN BUSCEMA
Cover by JACK KIRBY
Meet Earth’s mightiest heroes: Captain America, super soldier and living legend; Hercules, Prince of Power; The mutant speedster, Quicksilver; His sister, the enchanting Scarlet Witch; Hawkeye, the avenging archer; and Goliath, the team’s towering titan. Together they are the Mighty Avengers — forever assembled to protect the world from evil! Collecting AVENGERS #25-46 and AVENGERS ANNUAL #1.
528 PGS./All Ages …$19.99
ISBN: 0-7851-0741-X

ESSENTIAL AVENGERS VOL. 3 TPB (ALL-NEW EDITION)
Written by ROY THOMAS
Penciled by JOHN BUSCEMA
Cover by JOHN BUSCEMA
The Avengers have always represented strength through diversity. Among the ranks of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are Captain America, a hero out of time, thawed from an icy sleep since the end of World War II; Tony Stark, a.k.a. Iron Man, wealthy and privileged industrialist; the mighty Thor, Norse God of Thunder; and the Black Panther, warrior-born king of the African kingdom of Wakanda. But now, they have a new member of the team, unlike any that has come before… His name is the Vision and he represents the greatest diversity of all… for you see, he’s an android! Collecting AVENGERS #47-68 and AVENGERS ANNUAL #2.
560 PGS./All Ages …$19.99
ISBN: 0-7851-0787-8

CARNAGE POSTER
24×36…$8 .99
Final Order Cutoff 9/16, On-Sale 10/13/2010

MARVEL PREVIEWS #85

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 08/25/2010