Marvel In October 2013: Marvel Universe

[ENGLISH] Marvel tells us: Marvel Comics in October 2013: Part 1 – Marvel Universe. Infinity, Avengers, Mighty Avengers, Infinity: The Heist, Uncanny Avengers, Daredevil, Superior Spider-Man, Indestructible Hulk, Guardians of the Galaxy, Iron Man, Secret Avengers, New Avengers…

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MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #1
Adapted by JOE CARAMAGNA
Lego Variant by Leo Castellani
YOUNG SKETCH Variant ALSO AVAILABLE
• Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, the AVENGERS explode onto the scene with a new series and an all-new team member!
• To save his own life, the RED SKULL must transfer his mind to a more fit body! And he has chosen the body of …CAPTAIN AMERICA!
• Based on the hit animated series, now airing on DISNEY XD!
• Extra-sized issue with bonus LEGO comics featuring Marvel’s greatest heroes!
48 PGS./All Ages …$3.99

HULK: AGENTS OF S.M.A.S.H. #1 (of 4)
Adapted by JOE CARAMAGNA
• Join the INCREDIBLE HULK, and his larger-than-life teammates as they tackle threats that are too enormous for other heroes to handle in this all-new series!
• Based on the upcoming animated series on DISNEY XD by the Emmy Award-winning Paul Dini (“Batman: The Animated Series”) and Henry Gilroy (“Star Wars: The Clone Wars”)
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

MARVEL UNIVERSE ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #19
Adapted by JOE CARAMAGNA
• The return of SPIDER-MAN’S most dangerous foe: VENOM!
• The sinister symbiote chooses a new host, HARRY OSBORN!
• Can Spidey save his best friend when COMMANDER FURY has given the order to finish off Venom…once and for all?!
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

INFINITY #4 (of 6)
JONATHAN HICKMAN (W) • JEROME OPEñA & DUSTIN WEAVER (A)
COVER BY ADAM KUBERT
Design Variant by JEROME OPENA
Generals Variant by IN-HYUK LEE
Hero Variant by RYAN STEGMAN
Young Variant by SKOTTIE YOUNG
• Negotiating the fall of worlds.
• The Illuminati versus Thanos.
• Thor, God of War.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

INFINITY #5 (of 6)
JONATHAN HICKMAN (W) • JEROME OPEñA & DUSTIN WEAVER (A)
COVER BY ADAM KUBERT
Design Variant by JEROME OPENA
Generals Variant by IN-HYUK LEE
Hero Variant by SARA PICHELLI
Young Variant by SKOTTIE YOUNG
• The Avengers Universe.
• The Heroes of Earth rally to defeat Thanos.
• The war for Earth begins.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

AVENGERS #21
JONATHAN HICKMAN (W) • LEINIL YU (A/C)
LEGO Variant Cover by Leonel Castellani
INFINITY TIE-IN – “AVENGERS UNIVERSE: IV”
• The final battle for the Marvel universe begins.
• The fall of a Galactic empire.
• The rise of a new one.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

AVENGERS #22
JONATHAN HICKMAN (W) • LEINIL YU (A/C)
AVENGERS 50TH ANNIVERSARY VARIANT BY Daniel Acuna
INFINITY TIE-IN – “AVENGERS UNIVERSE: V”
• The Avengers return to our Solar System.
• The battle for Earth starts in the heavens.
• The Black Order makes their move.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

NEW AVENGERS #11
JONATHAN HICKMAN (W) •MIKE DEODATO (A/C)
LEGO Variant Cover by Leo Castellani
INFINITY TIE-IN – “BUILDING WORLDS”
• The Illuminati travel to another Earth during an incursion.
• Thanos in Necropolis.
• The Builders on Earth.
32 PGS./Rated T+…$3.99

SECRET AVENGERS #10
ED BRISSON (W) • LUKE ROSS (A)
Cover by NIC KLEIN
LEGO Variant Cover by Leo Castellani
INFINITY TIE-IN
• With the Avengers off-world, what will S.H.I.E.L.D. do when Thanos strikes?
• It’s up to Maria Hill, Nick Fury and Agent Coulson to repel the invasion!
• …and what’s the deal with the newest member of the Secret Avengers?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

MIGHTY AVENGERS #2
AL EWING (W) • GREG LAND (A/C)
Variant Cover by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
THOR BATTLE VARIANT ALSO AVAILABLE
INFINITY TIE-IN! new ongoing series!
• Proxima Midnight is killing New York City one block at a time…
• Luke Cage’s ad-hoc Avengers might not be able to stop her…
• And the one hero who can is at the bottom of the Mariana Trench.
• Think it can’t get worse? It can always get worse.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

NOVA #9
ZEB WELLS (W) • PACO MEDINA (A)
Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
INFINITY TIE-IN!
• The events of INFINITY have Sam Alexander in over his head, but he’s about to get back up from some Nice Entertaining Wallflowers Who–okay, this is exhausting. They’re a couple of dudes from the New Warriors.
• Will Nova help them put their team back together?
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #8
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W) • FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA (A/C)
THOR BATTLE VARIANT ALSO AVAILABLE
RIVERA VARIANT ALSO AVAILABLE
INFINITY TIE-IN
• What will it take for Peter Quill to betray the entire Marvel Universe?
• And if you don’t know Eisner award winning artist Francesco Francavilla yet, you will after this comic!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

FEARLESS DEFENDERS #10
CULLEN BUNN (W) • WILL SLINEY (A)
Cover by MARK BROOKS
INFINITY TIE-IN – like none other… because this one’s got dancing!
• With the hordes of Thanos invading Earth, the Fearless Defenders live up to their namesake!
• A gifted young woman discovers she has amazing… but terrifying… powers.
• Will this new hero join the ranks of the Defenders? Or will she become one of Caroline LeFay’s Doom Maidens?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #20
AL EWING (W) • PEPE LARRAZ (A)
Cover by JORGE MOLINA
Infinity tie-in… FEATURING THE UNCANNY AVENGERS!
• A giant naked man punches a Quinjet!
• An eight-year-old girl fights a centaur at the heart of an atom!
• Wonder Man’s quest for peace!
• AND THAT’S JUST THE STUFF WE CAN TELL YOU ABOUT!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

INFINITY: HEIST #2 & 3 (of 4)
Frank Tieri (W)
Al Barrionuevo (A/C)
• Thanos’ armies invade – it’s the perfect cover for the crime of the century!
But as Spymaster unveils his plan, what the hell’s wrong with Blizzard?
• Frank Tieri and Al Barrionuevo continue this trip to the dark side!
32 PGS.(EACH)/Rated T+ …$3.99 (EACH)

INFINITY: THE HUNT #2 & 3 (of 4)
MATT KINDT (W)
STEVEN SANDERS (A)
Cover by SLAVA PASARIN
INFINITY TIE-IN!
• Thanos’ forces have attacked the Earth, but what part of his plan involves the super youth of the world?
• See the attacks on the Avengers Academy, Jean Grey School, Future Foundation, Braddock Academy, Wakandan School of Alternative Studies, the Pan-Asian School for the Unusually Gifted and the Latverian School of Sciences!
• The students at all of the world’s super schools try to put into play everything they’ve learned as they fight side-by-side with their super teachers!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THUNDERBOLTS #16 & 17
CHARLES SOULE (W)
JEFTE PALO (A)
Cover by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO
INFINITY TIE-INS!
• The ’Bolts’ “Perfect Plan” is going off the rails in Thanos’ wake!
• One of the Black Order sets her sights on the Red Leader!
32 PGS. (EACH)/Parental Advisory …$2.99 (EACH)

AVENGERS A.I. #4 & 5
SAM HUMPHRIES (W) • Issue #4 – ANDRE LIMA ARAUJO (A)
Issue #5 – VALERIO SCHITI (A)
CoverS by DAVE MARQUEZ
Issue #4 – ARTIST VARIANT BY MIKE MCKONE
Issue #4 – LEGO Variant Cover by Leonel Castellani
Issue #5 – ARTIST VARIANT BY PAUL DUFFIELD
ISSUE #4
• With the Vision M.I.A., and A.I. considered a global threat, what’s a robot to do?
• Teaming up with S.H.I.E.L.D. the Avengers track down cyberterrorist Dimitrios’ signal and prepare to take him out…
• Query: It couldn’t really be that easy, could it?
• Response: No.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
ISSUE #5
• What does the newest member of the Avengers A.I. have to do with Dimitrios?
• Learn the mind-bending origin of Alexis!
• Will Vision bend to the will of S.H.I.E.L.D.?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

UNCANNY AVENGERS #13
RICK REMENDER (W) • Daniel Acuña (A)
Cover by John Cassaday
Ragnarök is now!
• Against his masters’ orders a deranged and vengeful Sentry kills an Uncanny Avenger! No hoax, no dream and only the first casualty of many!
• To allow reinforcements from other eras The Wasp must find and destroy the Twins Tachyon transmitter, but first she’ll have to defeat The Grim Reaper.
• Scarlet Witch makes an impossible choice that will define her forever.
• Sunfire and Rogue, alone without back up, must defeat the combined might of both Apocalypse Twins or watch the end of our world!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

AVENGERS ARENA #16
DENNIS HOPELESS (W)
KARL MOLINE (A)
COVER BY FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
THOR BATTLE VARIANT ALSO AVAILABLE
“BOSS LEVEL” PART 3:
THE FINAL BATTLES BEGIN!
• Up on Murder World Island, it’s the surviving contestants in an all-out battle royale!
• Down in Arcade’s lair, it’s two other contestants vs. Arcade!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

YOUNG AVENGERS #11
KIERON GILLEN (W)
JAMIE MCKELVIE (A/C)
THOR BATTLE VARIANT ALSO AVAILABLE
• They say you can never go home. For the Young Avengers, it’s not true. They can go home. It’s just that if they do, the universe may end. Better not go home then, eh?
• WHAT ARE YOU DOING, YOUNG AVENGERS? YOU’VE DECIDED TO GO HOME? GAHHKKH! YOU GUYS!
• Is Kate Bishop an enemy in waiting? Is this the last we see of the loveable/strangle-able Kid Loki? • Are rhetorical questions a cheap device when writing solicits? All answers revealed, except the last one, which you’ll have to work out by yourselves.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

A+X #13
GERRY DUGGAN & HOWARD CHAYKIN (W)
DAVID YARDIN & HOWARD CHAYKIN (A/C)
COVER BY DAVID YARDIN
• A+X= something altogether different starting this month!
• Half of this issue kicks off a 6-part story by GERRY DUGGAN (DEADPOOL) and DAVID YARDIN (ASTONISHING X-MEN, Injustice: Gods Among Us) bringing A and X to a collision course with Captain America and Cyclops running in A+X #13-18!
• The other half of the issue sees industry legend HOWARD CHAYKIN writing and drawing the sexiest story in A+X history with Emma Frost and Black Widow!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #19
DAN SLOTT (W) • RYAN STEGMAN (A/C)
VARIANT by J. G. JONES
LEGO VARIANT by Leonel Castellani
Necessary Evil CONCLUDES!
• The moment that changes world of Spider-Man– and the Marvel Universe for years to come.
• Which Spider-Man is responsible for such a thing? Spider-Man 2099 or the Superior Spider-Man?
• Major developments for both Spider-Man’s cast… and for the future.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #20
DAN SLOTT (W) • GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI (A/C)
VARIANT COVER BY Milo Manara
• From the fallout of NECESSARY EVIL, comes new beginnings and new twists that will be felt in the pages of Spider-Man for years to come! SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #20 is where it all starts! Do NOT miss this one!
• It’s the first ever adventure for the Superior Spider-Man and the Black Cat. Felicia Hardy always cared for the Spider more than the man. But what happens when that man is Otto Octavius?
• Plus: A day Otto has been waiting for is finally here. Is the world ready for “Dr. Peter Parker”… and what he plans to do next?
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN TEAM-UP #5
CHRISTOPHER YOST (W) • MARCO CHECCHETTO (A)
Cover by PAOLO RIVERA
THE SUPERIOR SIX BEGINS!
• For months, Spider-Man has been collecting the members of the Sinister Six, holding them captive… but why? • Is Doctor Octopus finally showing his true colors? Everything has been building to this!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

SUPERIOR CARNAGE #4 (of 5)
KEVIN SHINICK (W) • STEPHEN SEGOVIA (A)
Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN
• It’s the moment you’ve been waiting for! SUPERIOR CARNAGE vs SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN with enough blood and bluster to rival Sunday nights on HBO.
• KEVIN SHINICK (Avenging Spider-Man) and STEPHEN SEGOVIA (X-Treme X-men) will never have a career in politics after what they’ve done to the mayor’s office.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THE SUPERIOR FOES OF SPIDER-MAN #4
NICK SPENCER (W) • STEVE LIEBER (A)
Cover by PAULO SIQUEIRA
Variant cover BY DECLAN SHALVEY
• Getting the Band Back Together!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

SCARLET SPIDER #23
CHRISTOPHER YOST (W)
CARLO BARBERI (A)
Cover by RYAN STEGMAN
INTO THE GRAVE PART 2 (of 3)
• Kaine’s life is being ripped apart piece by piece.
• His body broken, his soul is next.
• Enter the Hunter.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

VENOM #42
CULLEN BUNN (W)
JORGE COELHO (A)
Cover by DECLAN SHALVEY
• It’s all out war… with Venom, Mania, Crossbones, the DOA, and… Mephisto?
• But who’s on whose side?
• Mania’s final fate is revealed! Will she keep the symbiote?
• Is this the end of Venom’s dance with the devil? Or just the beginning?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

MARVEL KNIGHTS: SPIDER-MAN #1 (of 5)
MATT KINDT (W) • MARCO RUDY (A/C)
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• From the haunted heights of a mysterious castle to the dizzying depths of the deep seas, the Amazing Spider-Man has to take on not one, not six, not twelve – but ninety-nine of the Marvel Universe’s deadliest villains to save the lives of countless innocents!
• Matt Kindt (Mind MGMT) and Marco Rudy (Swamp Thing) bring you a defining hour in the life of the webbed wonder in a race against time and a battle against evil.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

MARVEL: NOW WHAT?! #1
SKOTTIE YOUNG, SCOTT ADSIT, WYATT CENAC, GERRY DUGGAN,
BRIAN POSEHN, SARA SCHAEFER & MORE (W)
SKOTTIE YOUNG, ERIC CANETE, COLLEEN COOVER,
STEVE LIEBER, PATRICK OLLIFFE & MORE (A)
Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG
• Get ready for the NOWest book in Marvel NOW History – Marvel NOW WHAT?!
• SEE NOW! Captain America get Cat Fished! SEE NOW! The Intervention of the Watcher! SEE NOW! The Wedding of Thor and Storm!
• All that and more as a cast of comedy’s shining stars and Marvel’s most exciting artists bring you the stories of Marvel NOW that you never thought you’d ever want to see – but you do want ot see it, and you want it NOW!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

CAPTAIN MARVEL #17
KELLY SUE DECONNICK (W) • FILIPE ANDRADE (A/C)
THOR BATTLE VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
THE CAROL CORPS ISSUE!
• THE special oversized issue to end all oversized issues!
• In the aftermath of Enemy Within, Carol Danvers must rebuild her memories through the eyes of her biggest fan.
• Find out why this is such a fan-beloved series!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

DAREDEVIL #32
MARK WAID (W) • CHRIS SAMNEE (A/C)
THOR BATTLE VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
• The Man Without Fear–trapped in a nightmare situation!
• Something final is building in Daredevil’s life–and building fast!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK SPECIAL #1
MICHAEL COSTA (W) • JAKE WYATT (A)
Cover by ALEXANDER LOZANO
Interlocking Variant Cover by J. SCOTT CAMPBELL
PART TWO OF “THE ARMS OF THE OCTOPUS!”
• Banner helps The All-New X-Men and Superior Spider-Man get to the mystery of Doc Ock!
• But before they solve anything they’re shocked by the return of the believed-dead ABOMINATION!
40 PGS./ One-Shot/Rated T …$4.99

SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN TEAM-UP SPECIAL #1
MICHAEL COSTA (W) • MICHAEL DIALYNAS (A)
Cover by ALEXANDER LOZANO
Interlocking Variant Cover by J. SCOTT CAMPBELL
PART THREE OF “THE ARMS OF THE OCTOPUS!”
• Who is in league with Doc Ock and the Abomination and how can our heroes defeat them?
• Can the Superior Spider-Man (who we all know is the mind of Otto Octavius in the body of Spider-Man) hold onto his sanity while facing his doppelganger?
40 PGS./One-Shot/Rated T+ …$4.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA: LIVING LEGEND #1 (of 4)
ANDY DIGGLE (W) • ADI GRANOV (A/C)
Variant COVER by Neal Adams
VINTAGE VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
• When a top-secret orbital research station is dragged from the sky by an unknown alien force, army-of-one Steve Rogers finds himself caught between two global superpowers on the brink of war!
• But how does it involve Volkov – a decorated Russian officer he last crossed paths with during the closing days of World War II, who disappeared on an ill-fated lunar mission over forty years ago?
• Andy Diggle and Adi Granov send living legend Captain America on a one-man mission into the heart of darkness—in search of another!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA: LIVING LEGEND #2 (of 4)
ANDY DIGGLE (W) • AGUSTIN ALESSIO (A)
Cover by ADI GRANOV
Variant COVER by TBA
VINTAGE VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
• As the Russian army mobilizes to lock down a crash site in the remote Siberian wastes, Captain America’s mission is to find the survivors and bring them back alive – or silence them forever.
• Impossible odds in hostile territory are all in a day’s work for a super-soldier like Steve Rogers, but even he is unprepared for the horror that awaits them all in the icy wilderness.
• Because something has survived. Something alien. And it is awake…
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA #12
RICK REMENDER (W) • CARLOS PACHECO (A/C)
LEGO Variant Cover by Leonel Castellani
LOOSE NUKE PART 2
• Nuke on a rampage!
• The Weapon Minus program revealed!
• Meet Dr. Mindbubble, the unbelievable Super Soldier created in the 1960s!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK #14
MARK WAID (W) • MATTEO SCALERA (A)
Cover by MUKESH SINGH
Time Travel Variant by MIKE DEL MUNDO
LEGO Variant Cover by Leonel Castellani
“HULK AGENT OF T.I.M.E.” PART 5!
• The secret of the CHRONARCHISTS–and their impact on the entire MARVEL UNIVERSE!
• One last time-trip–to a certain Gamma Bomb explosion of yore!
• In order to save the timestream, HULK will have to undo his own origin!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

IRON MAN #17
KIERON GILLEN (W) • MAHMUD ASRAR (A)
Cover by CARLO PAGULAYAN
Classified Baby Variant by GREG LAND AND DAVID MARQUEZ
LEGO Variant Cover by Leonel Castellani
MORE MIND-BLOWING REVELATIONS AS “THE SECRET ORIGIN OF TONY STARK” CONCLUDES!
• What 451 didn’t know.
• What TONY didn’t know.
• What changes things FOREVER.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THOR: GOD OF THUNDER #14
JASON AARON (W) • RON GARNEY (A/C)
LEGO VARIANT by Leonel Castellani
THOR BATTLE VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
• The Wild Hunt has begun! As Malekith the Accursed continues his bloody rampage across the Nine Realms, Thor finds new allies to aid him in the chase: A Dark Elf sorceress!
• A gun-toting Light Elf! A gargantuan Mountain Giant! A dwarf who loves dynamite! and a particularly surly troll..?!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THOR: THE CROWN OF FOOLS
BRYAN J.L. GLASS (W) • ANDREA DI VITO (A/C)
• Join Thor, Sif, the Warriors Three – and even that sneaky trickster Loki – on an all-new, all-Asgardian adventure!
• What deep-buried secrets will the Crown of Fools reveal about Thor’s allies—and can the god of thunder resist his own temptations to free his friends?
•Plus: Also reprinting the first appearance of Malekith the Accursed!
48 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

THOR & THE MIGHTY AVENGERS
ROGER LANGRIDGE (W) • CHRIS SAMNEE (A/C)
• The mighty Thor takes on Marvel’s brightest stars!
• Could Ant-Man and the Wasp be involved in a murder? Thor will discover the truth!
• Thor and the Warriors Three cross swords with Captain Britain!
• The God of Thunder battles the King of the Sea — it’s Thor vs. the Sub-Mariner!
• Uru hammer and heavy metal collide when Thor clashes with Iron Man!
• Loki’s mischievous machinations transport Thor and Captain America back in time to King Arthur’s court!
• Collecting THOR THE MIGHTY AVENGER #3-5 and #8, and FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2011: CAPTAIN AMERICA & THOR.
120 PGS./Rated T …$7.99

FANTASTIC FOUR #13
MATT FRACTION (W) • MARK BAGLEY (A/C)
LEGO VARIANT cover BY Leonel Castellani
• The Fantastic Four end up where we started — literally!
• Trapped in an entire UNIVERSE controlled by DR. DOOM!
• Has Old John Storm been right all along?
• And Reed and Sue make a fateful decision that will change the lives of the whole Richards family!
32 PGS./Rated T …$2.99

FF #13
MATT FRACTION (W) • MICHAEL ALLRED (A/C)
• Doom the Annihilating Conqueror ascends! Is this the beginning of the end of everything?
• Who Watches the Wee Watcher?
• What is the horrible secret of UNDERSPACE?
• And two students transfer in at the best worst moment imaginable. FINALLY! MORE KIDS!
32 PGS./Rated T …$2.99

DAREDEVIL: DARK NIGHTS #5 (of 8)
DAVID LAPHAM (W/A)
Cover by KLAUS JANSON
• This stunning exploration into the life of the Man Without Fear continues!
• A fugitive on the loose. The evidence Matt Murdock needs to prove his case has gone with him. And there’s a huge, honkin’ monster tearing New York apart. Just another day for Daredevil…
• David Lapham writes and draws a race against time!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

PUNISHER: TRIAL OF THE PUNISHER #2 (of 2)
MARC GUGGENHEIM (W)
MICO SUAYAN (A)
Cover by LEINIL YU
• The PUNISHER faces justice for his crimes!
• Prosecution witness: MATT MURDOCK
• Why did the Punisher murder a district attorney?
32 PGS./PARENTAL ADVISORY …$3.99

DEXTER #4 (OF 5)
Jeff Lindsay(W) • DALIBOR TALAJIC (A)
Cover by MIKE DEL MUNDO
CONTINUING THE ALL-NEW DEXTER ADVENTURE, WRITTEN BY HIS CREATOR JEFF LINDSAY!
• Dexter Morgan isn’t just Miami’s #1 forensic blood splatter expert, he’s also a serial killer who targets other serial killers!
• Has Dexter met his match and did he help create him?
• The bodies are piling up—and Dexter might be next!
32 PGS./Rated Parental Advisory …$3.99
Copyright © by Jeff Lindsay. All rights reserved.
Disney Junior Magazine #17
• This issue of Disney Junior Magazine features stories, games and more!
44 PGS./Ages 3-6/$4.99
TRIM: 8 X 10.8125

Phineas & Ferb Magazine #21
• Phineas and Ferb is the official magazine of the hit TV show on the Disney Channel.
44 PGS./Ages 3-6/$4.99
TRIM: 8 X 10.8125

PRINCESS MAGAZINE #17
• This issue of Disney Princess Magazine is full of magical stories, a collectible pull-out poster, activities, games and much, much more. Great for any princess.
44 PGS./Ages 3-6/$4.99
TRIM: 8 X 10.8125

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE SUB-MARINER VOL. 5 HC
Written by ROY THOMAS with ALLYN BRODSKY
Penciled by SAL BUSCEMA with ROSS ANDRU & FRANK SPRINGER
Cover by SAL BUSCEMA
Brace yourself for one of the most epic eras in the history of Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner! Roy Thomas and Sal Buscema have prepared for you a string of classics that have defined the Atlantean’s life forevermore — and lucky you, the Marvel Masterworks are bringing them to you in one sweet package! Featuring team-ups with Hercules and Captain Marvel, gladiator battles against Triton and Stingray, the return of Attuma and Prince Byrrah, the founding of the Titans Three — who would soon become none other than the Defenders — and oh, did we forget the Red Raven? But the heart of the drama is Namor and Lady Dorma’s wedding, and the scheming Lemurian Llyra’s plans to destroy it all! Collecting SUB-MARINER (1968) #25-38 and KA-ZAR (1970) #1.
288 PGS./Rated T …$69.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6619-1
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE SUB-MARINER VOL. 5 HC — VARIANT EDITION VOL. 202 (DM ONLY)
288 PGS./Rated T …$69.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6620-7

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: SGT. FURY VOL. 1 TPB
Written by STAN LEE
Penciled by JACK KIRBY & DICK AYERS
Cover by JACK KIRBY & MICHAEL KELLEHER
Wa-hooo! It’s time for Marvel’s first-ever war Masterworks with the tales of Sgt. Nick Fury and his Howling Commandos! Prepare yourself for drama, intrigue, humor and action galore! Sgt. Fury, Dum Dum Dugan and the rest of the Howlers battle more Nazis than you can shake a bayonet at, team up with Captain America and Bucky, battle the nefarious Barons Strucker and Zemo, and set out to capture Adolf Hitler himself! Brought to you by Sgt. Stan Lee, with art by Infantryman Jack Kirby and Cpl. Dick Ayers, Fury’s World War II exploits are so explosive you’d better wear a helmet while you read this one. So get off your duff and reserve your copy today, goldbrick! That’s an order! Collecting SGT. FURY (1963) #1-13.
320 PGS./All Ages …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6792-1
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: SGT. FURY VOL. 1 TPB —
VARIANT EDITION VOL. 58 (DM ONLY)
320 PGS./All Ages …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6793-8

MARVEL’S THOR: THE DARK WORLD — THE ART OF THE MOVIE SLIPCASE HC
Written by STUART MOORE & MARIE JAVINS
Continuing their popular ART OF series of movie tie-in books, Marvel presents its latest blockbuster achievement! Featuring exclusive concept artwork, behind-the-scenes photographs, production stills, and in-depth interviews with the cast and crew, THE ART OF THOR: THE DARK WORLD provides an insider’s look into the making of the highly anticipated film directed by Alan Taylor and starring Chris Hemsworth!
240 PGS./All Ages …$49.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6812-6
Trim size: landscape

MARVEL UNIVERSE THOR DIGEST
Written by PAUL TOBIN, JOE CARAMAGNA & STAN LEE
Penciled by RONAN CLIQUET, SCOTT KOBLISH, KEVIN SHARPE & JACK KIRBY
Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
All-ages adventures spotlighting Marvel’s mightiest movie star!
• The Executioner, Asgard’s most merciless warrior, is one of Thor’s deadliest foes — but perhaps their strangest battle took place…on a pirate ship!?
• When Thor is called home, Nova the Human Rocket hitches a ride — only to find Asgard in danger with an imposter on the throne!
• When Thor and Valkyrie plunge into the Asgardian underworld on a dreadful mission, why do they bring Nova along?
• Odin decides switches his sons’ weapons to see whether Loki is worthy of Thor’s hammer!
• All this, and Thor’s classic Silver Age debut!
Collecting MARVEL ADVENTURES SUPER HEROES (2010) #6, #8 and #13; and material from MARVEL ADVENTURES SUPER HEROES (2010) #19 and JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY (1952) #83.
96 PGS./All Ages …$9.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-8505-5

MARVEL UNIVERSE THOR COMIC READER #2
Written by LOUISE SIMONSON &
ROGER LANGRIDGE
Penciled by JON BURAN & CHRIS SAMNEE
Cover by TOM GRUMMETT
• Thor is caught between fire and ice when he battles a Frost Giant and a Fire Demon! But who is the true enemy manipulating both his fearsome foes?
• Mischievous Loki’s machinations unite Thor and a WWII-era Captain America in a time-twisting tale of Camelot craziness neither Avenger will ever forget!
• Collecting FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2011: CAPTAIN AMERICA & THOR, and material from MARVEL ADVENTURES SUPER HEROES (2008) #11.
32 PGS./All Ages …$3.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-5396-2

THOR VS. THANOS TPB
Written by DAN JURGENS
Penciled by JOHN ROMITA JR., MICHAEL RYAN, JERRY ORDWAY & JOSE LADRONN
Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
It’s the God of Thunder vs. the Mad Titan, and the stakes are higher than ever as writer Dan Jurgens introduces perilous new threats to both Asgard and Earth! Thanos has gathered artifacts that threaten Earth’s very existence, and he’s got the all-powerful Mangog at his side! For all his godly strength, can even Thor prevail against the might of two such powerful cosmic figures? Plus: Thor, Odin and the Scarlet Witch battle Enrakt the Enchanter in another dimension, while Loki gets up to more of his usual mischief! It’s hammer-tossing, thunderous action just the way you like it! Collecting THOR (1998) #18-25 and ANNUAL 2000.
256 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-8465-2

THOR: THE WARRIORS THREE — THE COMPLETE COLLECTION TPB
Written by STAN LEE, GARY FRIEDRICH, LEN WEIN, ALAN ZELENETZ, TOM DEFALCO, WALTER SIMONSON, BILL WILLINGHAM & MORE
Penciled by JACK KIRBY, MARIE SEVERIN, JOHN BUSCEMA, CHARLES VESS, HERB TRIMPE, JOE BARNEY, DEODATO STUDIOS, NEIL EDWARDS & MORE
Cover by JOE BARNEY
The Lord of the Sword, the Master of the Mace and the God of Girth! A romance-seeking rogue, a somber soldier and a fumbling family man: They’re one odd trio, but they’re the God of Thunder’s closest comrades — and even without him, they remain Asgard’s finest! Watch the Warriors Three face down Loki, Ulik, the Enchantress, the Destroyer and more! And when the fearsome Fenris Wolf returns, the Warriors Three undertake a quest to discover the secret of his defeat! Collecting THOR ANNUAL #2, INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) #102, MARVEL SPOTLIGHT (1971) #30, MARVEL FANFARE (1982) #34-35, JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY (1952) #-1, WARRIORS THREE #1-4 — and material from TALES TO ASTONISH (1959) #101; MARVEL FANFARE (1982) #13 and #36-37; THOR (1966) #400, #410 and #415-416; MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS (1988) #66; THOR ANNUAL #17; and MARVEL SUPER-HEROES (1990) #15.
384 PGS./Rated T+ …$34.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-8528-4

THOR: SUNLIGHT & SHADOWS TPB
Written by WILLIAM MESSNER-LOEBS
Penciled by GEOF ISHERWOOD, MIKE DEODATO JR. & MORE
Cover by MIKE DEODATO JR.
Two Lokis, three Thors — no Asgard!? Enemies become allies, comrades become strangers, and gods become mortals in Thor’s final pre-Onslaught saga! The World Tree Yggdrasil has been tricked into believing that Asgard no longer deserves its place in the multiverse, but the Thunder God will carve one himself if he has to — no matter what magic, or lack thereof, stands in his way! It’s a saga spanning from the sewers to the heavens — with Frost Giants, Trolls, gangsters, robots, frogs and more! Plus: a re-telling of Thor’s origin like none before or since! Guest-starring Dr. Strange and the Avengers! Collecting THOR (1966) #495 and #497-502.
184 PGS./Rated T …$29.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6267-4

JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY FEATURING SIF VOL. 2:
SEEDS OF DESTRUCTION TPB
Written by KATHRYN IMMONEN
Penciled by MATTEO SCALERA & VALERIO SCHITI
Cover by JEFF DEKAL
Beta Ray Bill returns! After her recent misadventures, Sif is working on controlling her berserker rages. But when a certain hammer-wielding, space-faring ex shows up, all bets are off! Can the burly Bill and the scorching Sif deny their fiery past? Do they even want to? And when the mysterious spaceship the Ark turns against them, it’s all swords and hammers on deck as allies mutate, dead exes arise, and the ship gives up its secrets! To save the goddess Gaea, Sif and Beta Ray Bill race to stop the Ark — and the finish line is Asgardia! Plus: Volstagg’s daughter only wanted a midnight snack, but something is rampaging in the lower kitchens of Asgardia! Sif, Thor, the Warriors Three and more must join forces to chain the vicious beast once and for all. Collecting JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY (1952) #651-655.
112 PGS./Rated T+ …$15.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-8447-8

CAPTAIN AMERICA VOL. 2:
CASTAWAY IN DIMENSION Z BOOK 2 PREMIERE HC
Written by RICK REMENDER
Penciled by JOHN ROMITA JR.
Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
The odd saga of Dimension Z continues, with the shocking fate of Steve Rogers revealed: Long live Captain Zola — master of lies, injustice and the Dimension Z way! But even as Arnim Zola gets everything he wants, a traitor strikes. Ian’s fate is decided as Zola’s master plan is revealed, and Steve Rogers has just one chance to set all of this right. Broken, beaten and near dead, he must defeat Zola — or all is lost! And with the only way back to Earth slowly closing forever, Captain America must make the hardest decision of his life. Plus: A character you never expected reemerges from the past, and Zola targets humanity squarely in his crosshairs. The final days of Dimension Z are here — and if Steve Rogers escapes intact, he will never be the same again. Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA (2012) #6-10.
136 PGS./Rated T …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6827-0
Trim size: standard

A+X VOL. 2: = AMAZING TPB
Written by ZEB WELLS, MIKE COSTA, GERRY DUGGAN, CHRIS HASTINGS NATHAN EDMONDSON, DAVID LAPHAM, B. CLAY MOORE, ADAM WARREN, MIKE BENSON, JIM KRUEGER, CHRISTOS GAGE & JUSTIN JORDAN
Penciled by DALE KEOWN, CHRIS TURCOTTE, R’JOHN BERNALES, SALVADOR LARROCA, REILLY BROWN, HUMBERTO RAMOS, DAVID LAPHAM, KRIS ANKA, ADAM WARREN, MARK TEXEIRA, DAVID LAFUENTE & MIKE DEODATO
Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS
Marvel NOW! continues pairing Avengers with X-Men, producing results unlike any team-up tales before! Iron Man and Beast butt heads! Thor and Iceman face the fury of the Frost Giants! Spider-Woman, Kitty Pryde and Lockheed investigate aliens! And Deadpool and Hawkeye — well, let’s just say that they don’t see eye-to-eye! Plus: Captain America and Wolverine fight a decidedly unique villain! Black Widow squares off against Fantomex! Scarlet Witch and Domino try their luck! Thor and Magik fight demons in Limbo! Cyclops battles the Superior Spider-Man! Beast reunites with Wonder Man! Captain America meets his match…in Jubilee! And that’s just the tip of the iceberg, as Marvel NOW! proves that A plus X equals infinite possibilities! Collecting A+X #7-12.
136 PGS./Rated T …$17.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6675-7

SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN VOL. 3: NO ESCAPE TPB
Written by DAN SLOTT
Penciled by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI & HUMBERTO RAMOS
Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS
The Spider-Slayer is scheduled for execution, and Mayor J. Jonah Jameson has called in the one man he can trust to oversee everything: the Superior Spider-Man! But when the Raft goes into complete shutdown, Spidey, Jonah, Glory and Norah are trapped inside with practically all the villains the Superior Spider-Man has brutalized during his short career! Now it’s time for payback! Then: The Superior Spider-Man takes down Shadowland. All of it. To the ground. And what’s it like to be a villain once the Superior Spider-Man sets his sights on you? Find out from Phil Urich’s point of view in what might be the final days of the Hobgoblin. Plus: Who’s been helping the Tinkerer? And how is he, of all people, the reason everything in Spider-Man’s life will be changed forever? Collecting SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #11-16.
136 PGS./Rated T …$17.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-8472-0

MORBIUS: THE LIVING VAMPIRE — THE MAN CALLED MORBIUS TPB
Written by JOE KEATINGE & DAN SLOTT
Penciled by AL BARRIONUEVO, RICHARD ELSON & VALENTINE DE LANDRO
Cover by GABRIELLE DELL’OTTO
Somewhere inside Dr. Michael Morbius is a good man who just needs a second chance. NOW!, after escaping from the Raft, Morbius the Living Vampire is on the run and desperate to quell his vampiric tendencies. But will his redemption be worse than his sin? As Morbius attempts to stay under the radar, a new threat arises — and they want him dead. But after inciting a gang war, can Morbius protect the new friends who don’t know his horrible secret? Then, Morbius travels to Horizon Labs determined to cure his vampirism — but comes face-to-face with the Superior Spider-Man! And when the Rose strikes — and Morbius’ humanity is destroyed — will the monster within be enough to save all he once held dear? Collecting MORBIUS: THE LIVING VAMPIRE (2013) #1-9 and AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #699.1.
216 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-8391-4

SECRET AVENGERS
BY RICK REMENDER VOL. 3 TPB
Written by RICK REMENDER
Penciled by ANDY KUHN & MATTEO SCALERA
Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS
The rise of the Descendants! As Father launches his invasion, a terrible new Avengers foe is born: beware the bite of the Black Ant! Can the Marvel Universe survive the plague of contagious robotic evolution, merging the Descendants with all humanity? And how do you stop a plague that has already begun to spread? Torch, Venom and Valkyrie infiltrate the rebel robot base — but are Lord UltraVision and Monarch Machine Man friend or foe? And when Torch must choose between mankind and the perfect future Father will create for all automatons, which will he pick? As Black Ant and Hawkeye face off in the ultimate showdown, the Master Mold rises over New York — and the only way to stop it is to kill the Torch! Collecting SECRET AVENGERS (2010) #33-37.
112 PGS./Rated T+ …$17.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6123-3

MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS EARTH’S MIGHTIEST HEROES VOL. 4 DIGEST
Written by CHRIS ELIOPOULOS & JOE CARAMAGNA
Cover by KHOI PHAM
It’s all-out action and excitement as the hit Disney XD TV show bursts off the screen and into your hands with four screen-capture adaptations from season one!
• On a case with special guest stars the Fantastic Four, Avengers Mansion becomes a target for the diabolical Dr. Doom!
• Iron Man tackles the terrible Technovore, while his fellow Avengers battle the high-tech machinations of the Advanced Idea Mechanics!
• Baron Zemo must turn to the Avengers for help against the Enchantress!
• The Kree Empire comes to Earth, and Ms. Marvel joins the Avengers to face the Kree champion Ronan the Accuser!
• The Ant-Man armor has been stolen! Left with no choice, Hank Pym must hire the Heroes for Hire to get it back!
• Collecting MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS EARTH’S MIGHTIEST HEROES #13-17.
112 PGS./All Ages …$9.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-8421-8

SCARLET SPIDER VOL. 3: THE BIG LEAGUES TPB
Written by CHRIS YOST
Penciled by KHOI PHAM, CARLO BARBERI & MARCO CHECCETTO
Cover by RYAN STEGMAN
The Scarlet Spider takes on Wolverine! Kaine owes a fatal favor to the Assassins Guild, and they want Logan! But as a thousand assassins descend upon both men, learn what even the world’s greatest killers fear! Who is the Red Death? Then, because you demanded it: The Superior Spider-Man vs. the Scarlet Spider! Kaine travels to New York to check on Peter’s behavior, not realizing Doc Ock has taken over Peter’s life. But Ock knows who Kaine is — since he once killed Dr. Octopus! Can Spider-Man and Kaine put aside their differences to deal with the Jackal? Plus: In the wake of the Superior Spider-Man’s dubious public actions, the world fears the Spiders. And when terrorists attack one of Houston’s most famous landmarks, Kaine’s ready to put that fear to use! Collecting SCARLET SPIDER (2012) #16-20 and SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN TEAM-UP #2.
136 PGS./Rated T+ …$15.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6649-8

MARVEL FIRSTS: THE 1980S VOL. 1 TPB
Written by HOWARD CHAYKIN, DENNY O’NEIL, BILL MANTLO, TOM DEFALCO, BRUCE JONES, STEVEN GRANT, MARK GRUENWALD, BOB LAYTON, CHRIS CLAREMONT, JO DUFFY, JOHN BYRNE, JIM OWSLEY & LOUISE SIMONSON
Penciled by HOWARD CHAYKIN, STEVE DITKO, JOHN ROMITA JR., GIL KANE, BOB LAYTON, FRANK MILLER, RICK LEONARDI, BOB MCLEOD, BRET BLEVINS, JOHN BYRNE, MARK GRUENWALD, PAUL SMITH, JOHN BUSCEMA, GEORGE FREEMAN & JUNE BRIGMAN
Cover by VARIOUS
Roll up your jacket sleeves, and dust off your Rubik’s Cube as Marvel heads back to the eighties! From Alpha Flight to Zabu, heroes old and new grab the spotlight in their own titles in this first classic collection of the decade’s most dazzling debuts! All your favorites are here — including Dominic Fortune, Captain Universe and the New Mutants — plus Marvel’s first “event” miniseries! Collecting material from HULK (1978) #21, MARVEL SPOTLIGHT (1979) #9, DAZZLER #1, material from KA-ZAR THE SAVAGE #11, MARVEL SUPER HERO CONTEST OF CHAMPIONS #1, HERCULES (1982) #1, WOLVERINE (1982) #1, VISION AND THE SCARLET WITCH (1982) #1, MARVEL GRAPHIC NOVEL #4, SAGA OF CRYSTAR: CRYSTAL WARRIOR #1, ALPHA FLIGHT (1983) #1, HAWKEYE (1983) #1, CLOAK AND DAGGER (1983) #1, FALCON #1, MAGIK (1983) #1, JACK OF HEARTS #1 and POWER PACK (1984) #1.
472 PGS./Rated T+ …$34.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-8545-1

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN EPIC COLLECTION: COSMIC ADVENTURES TPB
Volume #20 In the Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collections
Written by DAVID MICHELINIE, GERRY CONWAY, STAN LEE & MORE
Penciled by COLLEEN DORAN, ERIK LARSEN, TODD MCFARLANE, SAL BUSCEMA, ALEX SAVIUK,
GIL KANE, STEVE DITKO & MORE
Cover by SAL BUSCEMA
With great power comes great responsibility, but what happens with unlimited cosmic power?
When a science experiment goes wrong, Peter Parker’s spider-powers are enhanced to an unbelievable degree! And the timing can’t be beat — because with a cabal of deadly villains unleashing unpredictable attacks on Marvel’s heroes, Spider-Man will need all his newfound might just to survive! But who or what is the real force behind Spidey’s cosmic empowerment? And what battle is he destined to fight? Plus: Spider-Man teams up with the Punisher, deals with the return of Venom and battles the shrunken Psycho-Man in a totally tiny adventure! Guest-starring the Hulk, Magneto, Dr. Doom, the Frightful Four and more! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #326-333 and ANNUAL #24, SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) #158-160 and ANNUAL #10, and WEB OF SPIDER-MAN (1985) #59-61 and ANNUAL #6.
504 PGS./Rated T …$39.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-8789-9

INHUMANS: BY RIGHT OF BIRTH TPB
Written by ANN NOCENTI & LOU MOUGIN
Penciled by BRET BLEVINS & RICHARD HOWELL
Cover by BRET BLEVINS
Witness the secret tragedies of Marvel’s most secretive society: the Inhumans! Hidden from the eyes of the ancient Inhuman leaders, Queen Medusa gives secret birth to King Black Bolt’s son, Ahura — but will the newborn heir apparent be a blessing or a curse? Then: Experience the revolt of the Inhumans’ genetically bred servitors, the Alpha Primitives, and the creation of the god-like Trikon in the untold story that led to the Fantastic Four’s discovery of the Inhuman race! How was Medusa lost to the world of man, and how did Black Bolt’s insane brother Maximus the Mad usurp the throne? If you’ve read the Inhumans’ classic Silver Age debut, you only know half the story! Guest starring Quicksilver and the Fantastic Four! Collecting MARVEL GRAPHIC NOVEL: THE INHUMANS and INHUMANS: THE UNTOLD SAGA.
144 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-8504-8

HULK BY JEPH LOEB: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION VOL. 1 TPB
Written by JEPH LOEB
Penciled by ED MCGUINNESS, ARTHUR ADAMS, FRANK CHO & HERB TRIMPE
Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
Red alert! There’s a sadistic new red-skinned Hulk in the Marvel Universe, with keen intelligence and a radioactive touch! Who or what is he? And with Marvel’s heroes powerless against him, will it take a Hulk to catch a Hulk? It’s an explosive battle as the red and green Hulks collide! But even as Bruce Banner is attacked by a pack of wild Wendigos, She-Hulk recruits a cavalry of super heroines including Valkyrie, Thundra, Ms. Marvel and Storm! Plus: The Defenders are reassembled to take down the Red Hulk, but he’s got a team of his own! All this and a shock ending that changes the Hulk’s life forever! Guest-starring Iron Man, Thor, Moon Knight, Spider-Man, Doc Samson, Rick Jones and Norman Osborn! Collecting HULK (2008) #1-12, KING-SIZE HULK #1, INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) #600 and material from WOLVERINE (2003) #50.
440 PGS./Rated T+ …$34.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-8539-0

THANOS: REDEMPTION TPB
Written by JIM STARLIN & KEITH GIFFEN
Penciled by JIM STARLIN & RON LIM
Cover by JIM STARLIN
After decades of malevolent misdeeds and vile villainy, could the Mad Titan be attempting to redeem himself? Scorned by his paramour Death and changed by his recent battles with the universe’s cosmic powers, Thanos may have just decided to turn over a new leaf. But to make good on his vow, he must face the world devourer Galactus, the all-consuming universal Hunger, the unimaginably powerful Beyonder and the unknown threat of the Fallen One! Most of the universe doubts Thanos’ sincerity, but a handful of uneasy allies support him: Adam Warlock, Pip the Troll, Gladiator and Star-Lord. Witness Thanos’ cosmic struggle for repentance — but ask yourself, what dire fate awaits the universe if he fails? Collecting THANOS #1-12.
304 PGS./Rated T+ …$34.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-8506-2

ESSENTIAL DAREDEVIL VOL. 6 TPB
Written by MARV WOLFMAN, BILL MANTLO, JIM SHOOTER, CHRIS CLAREMONT & ARCHIE GOODWIN
Penciled by BOB BROWN, JOHN BUSCEMA, JOHN BYRNE, SAL BUSCEMA, GIL KANE & GEORGE TUSKA
Cover by RICH BUCKLER
The adventures of the Man Without Fear continue! Hornhead takes on the Torpedo, but is he friend or foe…or both? After a disastrous court case involving Man-Bull, Matt Murdock opens a storefront legal clinic! The lethal Bullseye makes his deadly debut, and proves himself a force to be reckoned with! Daredevil teams with a real-life psychic to battle Mind-Wave! The Jester frames Daredevil for murder! DD joins Iron Man to battle the alien Blood Brothers! And Karen Page makes her long-awaited return in a calamitous crossover with Ghost Rider! Plus: the riotous returns of Gladiator, Beetle, Cobra, Mr. Hyde, Man-Bull and the Owl! Daredevil’s in for the fight of his life! Guest-starring Black Panther, the Sub-Mariner and Nova the Human Rocket! Collecting DAREDEVIL (1964) #126-146 and ANNUAL #4, IRON MAN (1968) #88-89, and GHOST RIDER (1973) #20.
480 PGS./Rated T …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-8508-6

SPIDER-MAN: LIFE IN THE MAD DOG WARD TPB
Written by ANN NOCENTI
Penciled by CYNTHIA MARTIN & CHRIS MARRINAN
Cover by BILL SIENKIEWICZ
A chance encounter with two traumatized children leaves Peter Parker haunted by one question: “What’s the matter with Mommy?” But his search for an answer finds him trapped in the Mad Dog Ward, an asylum for killers, psychopaths — and people who think they’re super heroes! As the drugs kick in, Peter’s grasp on reality dissolves and his memories of Spider-Man fade. Can he piece his double identity back together, discover the horrible truth behind the Mad Dog Ward and reunite a mother with her family? And if he can, will he only succeed in unleashing a deluded and dangerous new super hero on an unsuspecting world? Collecting WEB OF SPIDER-MAN (1985) #33, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #295, SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) #133 and SPIDER-MAN (1990) #29-31.
144 PGS./Rated T …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-8503-1