Ultimate & Others In May 2008

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ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #54
Written by MIKE CAREY
Penciled by TYLER KIRKHAM
Cover by BILLY TAN
CAPTAIN AMERICA’s Mike Perkins jumps onboard for a new story filled with supernatural surprises and all-out action! When the FF help out with the excavation of the Mole Man’s underground city, they awaken something that should have been left sleeping! Who is Agatha Harkness? What are Salem’s Seven? New Ultimate characters! A new artist! All this – plus, someone has the hots for the Human Torch!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

ULTIMATE IRON MAN #5 (of 5)
Written by ORSON SCOTT CARD
Pencils & Cover by PASQUAL FERRY
This is it, the conspiracy-exposing, jaw-jacking conclusion to the never-before-revealed early days of Ultimate Iron Man! Who is behind the plot to ruin Stark Enterprises? Why does this person want Tony’s father dead? And can our young hero find it within himself to stop them? Be there as award-winning author Orson Scott Card and trail-blazing artist Pasqual Ferry wrap it all up in a shiny metal bow!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #122
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by STUART IMMONEN
The worst day in Peter Parker’s life! Spider-Man has been defeated and kidnapped! Wait till you see who did what the Green Goblin, the Kingpin and Doctor Octopus couldn’t do! And can Kitty Pryde and Mary Jane team up to save him in time?
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

ULTIMATE X-MEN #94
Written by ARON COLEITE
Penciled by MARK BROOKS
Cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO
New scribe Aron Coleite jumps aboard, fresh from his stint as one of the top writers on the hit NBC show Heroes! Regrouping after the devastating battle against Apocalypse, the X-Men encounter a new adversary which seems unstoppable. To fight it, the young mutants must ask themselves: how far are they willing to go and what are they willing to take to raise their game? The answer will test the bonds and shake the team to its very core.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

THE DARK TOWER: THE LONG ROAD HOME #3 (of 5)
Written by PETER DAVID & ROBIN FURTH
Pencils & Cover by JAE LEE & RICHARD ISANOVE
Variant Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
Variant Sketch Cover by JAE LEE
With Roland’s consciousness trapped within Maerlyn’s Grapefruit, his ka-tet companion, Alain, enters the mystical todash space in an attempt to rescue his friend. But as he and Roland flit in and out of alien dimensions, Cuthbert, the last member of their ka-tet, desperately tries to stave off a pack of slavering mutant wolves who have come to devour the unconscious Roland and Alain!
48 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Parental Advisory …$3.99

SKY DOLL #1 (of 3)
Written by BARBARA CANEPA
Art & Cover by ALESSANDRO BARBUCCI
(Exclusive U.S. ONLY Variant also available)
The internationally acclaimed best-seller is now finally presented in English! Meet Noa, a so-called Sky Doll; a life-like female android without rights, who exists only to serve the State’s needs and desires. But when Noa meets two so-called « missionaries » who aid in her escape from her tyrannical master, all hell breaks loose for our cyborg siren as she uncovers clues that she may be much more than just a robotic toy. The first release in a new partnership between Marvel and cutting-edge French publisher Soleil!
64 PGS./Mature Content …$5.99
The Soleil Comics may only be sold in English North America: United States, Canada, Mexico and their territories and possessions.

MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY #6 (of 6)
Written by ROY THOMAS (BASED ON THE NOVEL BY OSCAR WILDE)
Penciled by SEBASTIAN FIUMARA
Cover by GERALD PAREL
Having plumbed the darkest depths of depravity, Dorian now wants to reform and become virtuous. More than anything, his tortured soul wishes to love again—but finds it impossible.  And so, in his final throes of agony, the eternally young Dorian Gray confronts the portrait which has so altered his existence. What happens then is the greatest shock of all!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: THE ILIAD #6 (of 8)
Written by ROY THOMAS (BASED ON THE EPIC POEM BY HOMER)
Penciled by MIGUEL ANGEL SEPULVEDA
Cover by PAOLO RIVERA
While the epic battle continues to rage, Patroclus pleads with Achilles to wear the hero’s armor in combat. With Achilles’ blessing, Patroclus sallies forth with the fearsome Myrmidons at his back. Guided by the god Apollo, the Trojan warrior Hector joins the disguised Patroclus in combat, the outcome of which will seal the fates of these two great civilizations!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: MOBY-DICK #4 (of 6)
Written by ROY THOMAS (BASED ON THE NOVEL BY HERMAN MELVILLE)
Penciled by PASCAL ALIXE
Cover by JOHN WATSON
While Captain Ahab feels the Pequod is on the verge of finding the elusive White Whale, some in the crew have reached their limit with the secretive and obsessed captain and contemplate his grisly end. Emerging from a sudden and monstrous typhoon which nearly capsizes the ship, Ahab glimpses at last the monster that has haunted his very existence, the leviathan of the deep, Moby Dick!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: GUILTY PLEASURES #11 (of 12)
Written by LAURELL K. HAMILTON
Adapted by JESSICA RUFFNER
Pencils & Cover by RON LIM
Things really heat up this month for Laurell K. Hamilton’s Anita Blake as she deals with last issue’s revelation.  Now that she knows who’s behind the recent spate of illegal vampire slayings, she just has to keep from getting torn apart by an army of ghouls!  Caught between the deadly vampires she’s paid to kill, the vicious murderer whose been brutalizing them, and a psychopathic vigilante, you’ll never believe where things will lead in this pulse-pounding issue adapting the best-selling novel “Guilty Pleasures.”
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

LORDS OF AVALON: SWORD OF DARKNESS #4 (of 6)
Written by SHERRILYN KENYON
Adapted by ROBIN FURTH
Pencils & Cover by TOMMY OHTSUKA
To keep Seren safe from Morgen Le Fey’s treachery, Kerrigan and his shape-shifting servant Blaise have whisked our young weaver away to the haunted castle of Joyous Gard. But it seems that danger lurks everywhere.  The castle’s ghostly owner wants nothing more than to steal Kerrigan’s magical sword, even if it means leaving our dark knight-and those whom he protects-vulnerable to Morgen’s machinations.  How long will Kerrigan be able to keep his location secret from the evil mistress of enchantment? And has Seren really fallen for her captor though she knows, full well, that he could easily kill her?  Find out in issue 4 of Sherrilyn Kenyon’s acclaimed Arthurian fantasy, Sword of Darkness.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

DEAD OF NIGHT FEATURING MAN-THING #4 (of 4)
Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA
Art by NIC KLEIN
Cover by KAARE ANDREWS
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Once, scientist Ted Sallis and Ellen Brandt were lovers. Now, they have both been transformed: Ted into the monstrous Man-Thing; Ellen into a disfigured mockery of her former self, her face seared in an act of vengeance. Now she’s returned to Citrusville with a team of terrorist mercenaries, looking for payback. Her mission: To kill the Man-Thing, no matter what it takes. Even allied with witch-woman Jennifer Kale, what chance does the Man-Thing have of surviving? This radical re-imagining of Marvel’s premier horror icon concludes this issue! (And yes, Digger’s narrating this one, too!)
32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Explicit Content …$3.99

FOOLKILLER #5 (of 5)
Written by GREGG HURWITZ
Pencils & Cover by LAN MEDINA
Move over Frank Castle, there’s a new vigilante in town.
All that stands between the Foolkiller and vengeance is 98 pounds of pure, unadulterated mean.  His name is Sickle Moon and he knows a thing or two about blades.  Brace yourself for one of the sickest, weirdest fights you’ll ever see.
32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Explicit Content …$3.99

PUNISHER #57
Written by GARTH ENNIS
Penciled by GORAN PARLOV
Cover by TIM BRADSTREET
Garth Ennis concludes his seminal run on PUNISHER — in style!
An eight-man Special Forces Squad has been tasked to bring down the Punisher, by all means necessary.  These are hard men, but good men, honorable men — not the type of men who deserve the Punisher’s vengeance.  Frank Castle is about to face the ultimate test of his skills and his personal code.  To survive, is he willing to cross a line he swore he’d never cross? 32 PGS./Explicit Content …$2.99

WAR IS HELL: THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE PHANTOM EAGLE #3 (of 5)
Written by GARTH ENNIS
Penciled by HOWARD CHAYKIN
Cover by JOHN CASSADAY
An unfortunate ailment aids Kauffman in battle, but his
celebration is short lived, as the unit is running low on airworthy planes and pilots alike. Kauffman has seen more action than he ever dreamed, but still can’t reconcile his
fantasies with the horrors around him. There’s no glory on the battlefield, no chivalry in the air and no end in sight for this war. Can Kauffman make it through alive? And if so, what will he sacrifice for the sake of survival?
32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Explicit Content …$3.99

KICK-ASS #4
Written by Mark Millar
Pencils & Cover by John Romita Jr.
The most exciting new character of the year debuts as Hit-Girl slashes her way into the pages of Kick-Ass. She’s nine years old, loves Hello Kitty and could rip out your windpipe before you even get a chance to plead for mercy. But where did she come from? And who is Big Daddy? Plus, Kick-Ass starts to find out what happens when you tick off the real-world criminals who have ignored him until now. Things turn ugly and that can mean only one thing…God, this comic is so good I could cry. And I’m very butch.
32 PGS./Mature Content…$2.99

THE INCREDIBLE HULK VOL. 1
OMNIBUS HC – ALEX ROSS VARIANT
752 PGS./All Ages …$99.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3056-7
Order Using This Code: DEC072239
On-Sale – 5/28/2008

THE INCREDIBLE HULK VOL. 1
OMNIBUS HC
752 PGS./All Ages …$99.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2938-7
Order Using This Code: DEC072238
On-Sale – 5/28/2008

THE INVINCIBLE IRON MAN
OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC
720 PGS./All Ages …$99.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2900-4
Order Using This Code: NOV072198
On-Sale – 4/23/2008

THE INVINCIBLE IRON MAN
OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC – ADI GRANOV VARIANT
720 PGS./All Ages …$99.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3054-3
Order Using This Code: NOV072199
On-Sale – 4/23/2008

THE INVINCIBLE IRON MAN
OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC – MOVIE VARIANT
720 PGS./All Ages …$99.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3055-0
Order Using This Code: NOV072200
On-Sale – 4/23/2008

DAREDEVIL BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by ALEX MALEEV, DAVID MACK, MANUEL GUTIERREZ,
TERRY DODSON, GENE COLAN, LEE WEEKS, KLAUS JANSON,
JOHN ROMITA, JOE QUESADA & MIKE AVON OEMING
Cover by ALEX MALEEV
An epic of ambition, betrayal and comeuppance culminates with the world learning the devil’s mask hides a pair of blind eyes! The hero of Hell’s Kitchen is assailed as both civilian and super hero by a wave of his worst enemies – including the Owl, Mister Hyde, Bullseye, Typhoid and the Kingpin of Crime! But it’s the heart of the Man Without Fear that gets the real workout with not only the introduction of Milla Donovan – but also the Black Widow, Elektra and Echo! Who? Echo! Plus: the mystery of Leap-Frog and the trial of the White Tiger! Also featuring Luke Cage and Iron Fist, Jessica Jones, and enough other guest-stars to fill a jury box! Collecting DAREDEVIL #16-19 & #26-50 & #56-60.
848 PGS./Rated T+ …$99.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3112-0
Trim size: oversized

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE MIGHTY THOR VOL. 7 HC
Written by STAN LEE
Penciled by JACK KIRBY
Cover by JACK KIRBY
The epic saga of the God of Thunder continues as the Marvel Masterworks present another volume of Mighty Thor masterpieces by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby! And there’s no holds barred from these masters of storytelling from page one: The evil Loki, God of Mischief, has created a dilemma of Asgardian proportions (natch!). Only with the medical skill of his guise as Dr. Donald Blake can Thor save the life of the lovely Lady Sif, but only with the power of Thor can he keep Loki at bay!
Meanwhile, in the darkened depths, a threat greater than any Thor has ever before faced rises when the malignant Mangog threatens to unsheathe the Odinsword and bring Ragnarok upon the Norse gods. It’s a tale considered by many to be Lee and Kirby’s most-pulse pounding Asgardian epic. Need we say more?
We do! Because with Stan and Jack, there’s always more amazing revelations around the corner. Like the startling secret hidden from Donald Blake, and a galaxy-spanning adventure that includes the origin of Galactus and a melee that pits Thor and Ego the Living Planet up against the infamous world devourer! Collecting THOR #153-162
224 PGS./All Ages …$54.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2924-0

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE MIGHTY THOR VOL. 7 HC – VARIANT EDITION VOL. 97
224 PGS./All Ages …$54.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2925-7

HEDGE KNIGHT II: SWORN SWORD PREMIERE HC
Written by GEORGE R.R. MARTIN
Adapted by BEN AVERY
Pencils and Cover by MIKE S. MILLER
Adapting New York Times best-selling author George R. R. Martin’s SWORN SWORD! The long-awaited sequel to HEDGE KNIGHT tells the story of the adventures of Ser Duncan and his squire one year after their initial meeting at the tournament in Ashford. After traveling the land in search of the puppeteer girl Tanselle, Dunk and Egg find themselves in the charge of Ser Eustace, an aged knight who has accepted Dunk as his sworn sword. But Ser Eustace has another knight in his service who is nothing but trouble, and he will make Dunk’s life far more difficult when he rashly attacks a peasant and causes grief to a local noble, the Lady Rohanne Webber. But the Lady Rohanne has problems of her own – and she knows the truth about Ser Eustace and the side he took in the battle of Redgrass Field.
Collecting HEDGE KNIGHT II: SWORN SWORD #1-6.
152 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2650-8
Trim size: standard

HEDGE KNIGHT II: SWORN SWORD PREMIERE HC– DIRECT MARKET ONLY
152 PGS./All Ages …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3291-2

HEDGE KNIGHT TPB STILL AVAILABLE!
$14.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-2724-0)

SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY VOL. 1 PREMIERE HC
Written by DAN SLOTT & MARC GUGGENHEIM
Penciled by STEVE MCNIVEN, SALVADOR LAROCCA & PHIL JIMENEZ
Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN
This is it, Arachnophiles! The most pulse-pounding piece of four color fiction to be delivered unto the Mighty Marvel Minions in decades!  You asked for more Spidey! You demanded it! And, by Buckley, you’re gonna get it!
After the devastatingly heartwarming events of ONE MORE DAY, Peter Parker puts the past behind him and sets forth on a Brand New Day! Spidey’s new status quo gets a swift punch in the gut with new villains, new friends and some familiar faces that promise to make Peter’s life messier than ever before. This is where it’s all happening. Same Old Power. Same Old Responsibility. Brand New Day. Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #546-551 and SPIDER-MAN: SWING SHIFT – plus Dan Slott’s never-before-reprinted first Spider-Man story from 1995’s VENOM SUPER-SPECIAL, illustrated by Spidey artist extraordinaire Mark Bagley!
200 PGS./Rated A …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2843-4
Trim size: standard

RUNAWAYS: DEAD END KIDS PREMIERE HC
Written by JOSS WHEDON
Pencils and Cover by MICHAEL RYAN
The kids start running in a different direction. Superstar JOSS WHEDON (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, ASTONISHING X-MEN) and rising star MICHAEL RYAN (NEW EXCALIBUR) take the Runaways somewhere they’ve never been before: the Big Apple…circa 1907! While there, they make surprising allies and even more surprising enemies. Can they escape a super-powered war on the streets of New York? This is the cannot-miss book of 2008! Collecting RUNAWAYS #25-30.
144 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2853-3
Trim size: standard

RUNAWAYS: DEAD END KIDS PREMIERE HC – DIRECT MARKET ONLY
144 PGS./All Ages …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3240-0

These RUNAWAYS HARDCOVERS STILL AVAILABLE!
RUNAWAYS VOL. 1…$34.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-1876-4)
RUNAWAYS VOL. 2…$24.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-2358-X)
RUNAWAYS VOL. 3…$24.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-2539-6)

IMMORTAL IRON FIST VOL. 2: THE SEVEN CAPITAL CITIES OF HEAVEN PREMIERE HC
Written by ED BRUBAKER & MATT FRACTION
Penciled by DAVID AJA, HOWARD CHAYKIN, DAN BRERETON & JELENA KEVIC DJURDJEVIC
Cover by DAVID AJA
Once a generation, the Seven Capital Cities of Heaven align on a plane far beyond the ken of mortal men. It is here that these cities send their Immortal Warriors to compete against one another in a combat tournament to end all tournaments, and it is here that Daniel Rand was spirited to in his darkest hour. Generations of mystical war traditions await their chance to prove they have the greatest kung fu – to the Immortal Iron Fist! Plus: The Book of Iron Fist, written on parchment made from the dragon scales of Shou-Lao the Undying, tells the life stories and kung-fu secrets of every man and woman ever to hold the mantle of the Immortal Iron Fist – except two. One, Danny Rand, the current Iron Fist and the possessor of this most remarkable book. The other was Orson Randall, the Golden Age Iron Fist, and he died as he lived: trying to outrun the Iron Fist legacy. And if Danny hopes to escape a similar fate, he’ll have to track down Orson’s long-lost story and learn the mysteries within before it’s too late. Collecting IMMORTAL IRON FIST #8-14 and ANNUAL #1.
200 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2992-9
Trim size: standard

IMMORTAL IRON FIST VOL. 1: THE LAST IRON FIST STORY TPB STILL AVAILABLE!
$14.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-2489-4)

X-MEN: KITTY PRYDE AND WOLVERINE PREMIERE HC
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT
Pencils and Cover by AL MILGROM
Kitty travels to Japan to help her father and ends up face-to-face with the granddaddy of all ninjas, Ogun! The man in the dire mask is dead-set on remaking Chicago’s favorite mutant teen into an intangible assassin! But Ogun’s plans for Kitty’s future pale before the role he played in Wolverine’s past, and the clawed Canadian vows to bring down his former teacher even if it means his death…or Kitty’s! Collecting KITTY PRYDE AND WOLVERINE #1-6.
152 PGS./All Ages …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3089-5
Trim size: standard

KITTY PRYDE AND WOLVERINE PREMIERE HC – DIRECT MARKET ONLY
152 PGS./All Ages …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3090-1

IRON MAN AND POWER PACK: ARMORED AND DANGEROUS DIGEST
Written by MARC SUMERAK
Penciled by MARCELO DICHERIA
Cover by GURIHIRU
Everyone’s favorite super-powered siblings – Alex, Julie, Jack and Katie – join forces with the Armored Avenger to bring down the mega-sized metallic monstrosity known as Ultimo; Marvel’s fastest villain, the Speed Demon; and the cryogenic criminal called the Blizzard! Does the action ever end? Not for Marvel’s youngest heroes! Someone is using stolen Stark Industries technology to take control of Marvel’s most high-tech heroes and villains. Sounds like the perfect time for Power Pack to attend an exhibit of old Iron Man armor! Nothing could possibly go wrong there…right?
Collecting IRON MAN AND POWER PACK #1-4.
96 PGS./All Ages …$7.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2830-4

These POWER PACK DIGESTS STILL AVAILABLE!
POWER PACK: PACK ATTACK DIGEST…$6.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-1736-9)
X-MEN AND POWER PACK: THE POWER OF X…$6.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-1955-8)
AVENGERS AND POWER PACK ASSEMBLE!…$6.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-2155-2)
SPIDER-MAN AND POWER PACK: BIG-CITY SUPER HEROES…$6.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-2357-1)
HULK AND POWER PACK: PACK SMASH!…$6.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-2490-X)
FANTASTIC FOUR AND POWER PACK:
FAVORITE SON…$7.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-2491-7)

MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 8: MONSTERS, MOLES, COWBOYS & COUPONS DIGEST
Written by STEVE NILES,
DANIEL WAY, KIRSTEN SINCLAIR & JOE LANSDALE
Penciled by LEONARD KIRK, STEVE SCOTT & RONAN CLIQUET
Cover by LEONARD KIRK
All adventure, all action, for all ages! Join Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, the Human Torch and the Thing for a wild ride of all-new, unforgettable exploits. Featuring an unforgettable face-off against the Hulk! Collecting MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #29-32.
96 PGS./All Ages …$7.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2486-3

These MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR DIGESTS STILL AVAILABLE!
MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 1:
FAMILY OF HEROES…$6.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-1858-6)

MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 2:
FANTASTIC VOYAGES…$6.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-1859-4)

MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 3:
WORLD’S GREATEST…$6.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-2002-5)

MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 4:
COSMIC THREATS…$6.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-2208-7)

MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 5:
ALL 4 ONE, 4 FOR ALL…$6.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-2209-5)

MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 6:
MONSTERS & MYSTERIES DIGEST…$6.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-2380-6)

MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 7:
THE SILVER SURFER…$6.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-2485-6)

HULK: WWH – WORLD WAR HULK TPB
Written by GREG PAK
Penciled by JOHN ROMITA JR.
Cover by DAVID FINCH
An epic story of anger unbound! Exiled by a group of Marvel « heroes » to the savage alien planet of Sakaar, the Hulk raged, bled and conquered through the pages of last year’s « Planet Hulk » epic, rising from slave to gladiator to king. Now the Hulk returns to Earth to wreak his terrible vengeance on Iron Man, Reed Richards, Dr. Strange and Black Bolt ― and anyone else who gets in the way. Stronger than ever, accompanied by his monstrous Warbound gladiator allies, and possessed by the fiercest and purest rage imaginable, the Hulk may just tear this stupid planet in half. Collecting WORLD WAR HULK #1-5.
224 PGS./Rated A …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2596-9

HULK: WWH – X-MEN TPB
Written by DAN SLOTT, ROBERT KIRKMAN, CHRISTOS N. GAGE & DANIEL WAY
Penciled by STEFANO CASELLI, BUTCH GUICE, JAVIER SALTARES & ANDREA DI VITO
Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
The effects of World War Hulk are being felt across the entire Marvel Universe. When the Hulk and his Warbound invade America, the Superhuman Armed Forces answer the call! Our young recruits have seen plenty of action, but will it prepare them for ALL-OUT WAR?! Meanwhile, the Irredeemable Ant-Man is on the run, hiding from S.H.I.E.L.D. But now things have changed – the Hulk has come to town.  Will Ant-Man finally be the hero he was born to become and defend New York City from the Green Goliath? Also, with Iron Man missing after his battle with the Hulk, S.H.I.E.L.D. is thrown into chaos! In other corners of the Marvel U Johnny Blaze gets what he wanted. Temporarily setting aside his quest for the remaining avatars of Lucifer, he has forced the Ghost Rider into a confrontation with The Hulk in hopes of saving the innocent. And it’s an all-out action as the X-Men battle the Hulk in defense of Professor Xavier’s dream! Collecting WORLD WAR HULK: X-MEN #1-3, AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #4-5, IRREDEEMABLE ANT-MAN #10, IRON MAN #19-20 and GHOST RIDER #12-13.
240 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2888-5

HULK: WWH – INCREDIBLE HERC TPB
Written by GREG PAK
Penciled by GARY FRANK
Cover by GARY FRANK
When the Hulk returns to Earth for the senses-shattering events of World War Hulk, we can all guess which puny humans will fight against him. But which of Earth’s heroes will fight for the Hulk? Don’t miss the shocking revelations as Amadeus Cho, the boy genius who took on Reed Richards on behalf of the Hulk in INCREDIBLE HULK #100, confronts She-Hulk and Doc Samson – and precipitates a gamma-powered smash-fest in the wilds of Jersey! Featuring the return of Hulk artist extraordinaire Gary Frank! Collecting INCREDIBLE HULK #106-111.
144 PGS./Rated A …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2991-2

HULK: WWH – FRONT LINE TPB
Written by PAUL JENKINS & PETER DAVID
Penciled by RAMON BACHS, AL RIO, LEE WEEKS & SEAN PHILLIPS
Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
Your street-level view of the Hulk’s invasion! The Green Goliath has returned to Earth on a collision course with some of Marvel’s mightiest heroes. So what does that mean for the ordinary people caught in the crossfire? Ben Urich and Sally Floyd, fresh from their appearance in Civil War: Front Line, pound the pavement to uncover the story behind the story! Plus: Who wants our tireless reporters to take down J. Jonah Jameson, and how do they want them to do it? Grab your press pass, and join the Civil War: Front Line team of writer Paul Jenkins and artist Ramon Bachs as they take you to the middle of the action. Also featuring the Prologue to World War Hulk! As Hulk’s great stone ship approaches the planet, he prepares for the war on the horizon by reliving past conflicts with Iron Man, the Fantastic Four, Doctor Strange and the Inhumans. Collecting WORLD WAR HULK PROLOGUE: WORLD BREAKER and WORLD WAR HULK: FRONT LINE #1-5.
196 PGS./Rated T+ …$16.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2666-9

HULK: WWH – GAMMA CORPS TPB
Written by FRANK TIERI
Penciled by CARLOS FERREIRA
Cover by FRANCIS TSAI
The Hulk. The Abomination. The Leader. The Harpy. Doc Samson. Born of gamma radiation, they represented a new chapter of humanity. Now, spawned through their respective DNA has come the next generation: the Gamma Corps. Recruited and trained by the enigmatic General Ryker, their mission is a simple one: to kill the Incredible Hulk. And considering he’s facing 5-1 odds, is that a mission even this new-and-improved version of the Green Goliath can prevent? Collecting WORLD WAR HULK: GAMMA CORPS #1-4.
96 PGS./Rated A …$10.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2804-5

IRON MAN: ENTER THE MANDARIN TPB
Written by JOE CASEY
Penciled by ERIC CANETE
Cover by ERIC CANETE
Warming up for movie event of 2008 – find out exactly how Iron Man’s deadliest nemesis came to be. A tale from the early days of the Marvel Universe, this saga contains secrets never-before-revealed of the first-ever meeting between the Golden Avenger and the global terrorist known only as the Mandarin! What really happened during that first encounter? Even if you’ve read the original comics, you only know HALF of the story! Collecting IRON MAN: ENTER THE MANDARIN #1-6.
144 PGS./Rated A …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2622-5

IRON MAN: WAR MACHINE TPB
Written by LEN KAMINSKI
Penciled by KEVIN HOPGOOD, TOM MORGAN & SCOTT BENSON
Cover by KEVIN HOPGOOD
We’ve seen Tony Stark go down and get back up many times – but from the grave?! When his longtime employer and friend seemingly loses his struggle to hold onto life, Jim Rhodes dons the new War Machine armor and shows the world what’s black and white and fed up all over! Can even cutting-edge Stark-tech withstand Firepower, Atom Smasher and the Living Laser? And while Rhodes is filling Stark’s boots, what’s up with the empty armor zipping around? Guest-starring the West Coast Avengers! Collecting IRON MAN #280-291.
320 PGS./All Ages …$29.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3132-8

NEW AVENGERS: ILLUMINATI TPB
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS & BRIAN REED
Penciled by JIM CHEUNG
Cover by JIM CHEUNG
The Illuminati. What are they? An elite group of the planet’s most powerful guardians. When do they meet? Whenever the Earth faces its greatest threats. Who are they? Nobody knows – and that’s the way they want it! Join Iron Man, Professor X, Black Bolt, the Sub-Mariner and Mister Fantastic as they take on the threats no one else can handle – and learn of secrets that will forever alter the way they (and you) look at the Marvel Universe! After years spent protecting Earth from harm, it is now when the planet is perhaps at its most endangered – as the Illuminati find themselves at the head of the spear of a Skrull invasion. But can the Illuminati keep themselves from fracturing in the waking moments of this worldwide threat? Collecting NEW AVENGERS: ILLUMINATI #1-5.
128 PGS./Rated T+ …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2437-5

WOLVERINE: ORIGINS VOL. 4 – OUR WAR TPB
Written by DANIEL WAY
Penciled by STEVE DILLON & KAARE ANDREWS
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
Wolverine’s past with Captain America revealed! From the island nation of Madripoor to occupied France to the Tunisian desert, one of the most requested stories in Marvel history can finally be told! This WWII epic gives readers not only the details of the first meeting between Captain America and Wolverine, but also an insight into the first time Wolverine realizes that he, like Captain America, has the power to change his own destiny. But will he? Also featuring Bucky and Nick Fury, and Wolverine’s long-awaited return to Madripoor in the present day! Don’t miss out on this exploration of essential Marvel history! Collecting WOLVERINE: ORIGINS #16-20 and ANNUAL #1.
160 PGS./Parental Advisory …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2638-6

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WOLVERINE ORIGINS VOL. 1 – BORN IN BLOOD…$13.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-2287-7)
WOLVERINE: ORIGINS VOL. 2 – SAVIOR…$13.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-2288-3
WOLVERINE: ORIGINS VOL. 3 – SWIFT AND TERRIBLE…$13.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-2613-3)

HULK VISIONARIES: JOHN BYRNE VOL. 1 TPB
Written by JOHN BYRNE
Penciled by JOHN BYRNE
Cover by JOHN BYRNE
When the Hulk came back from the Crossroads, John Byrne was waiting for him – complementing his popular X-Men and FF runs by literally breaking the Green Goliath in two! After the Hulk and Bruce Banner are separated, the Jade Giant becomes the Earth’s emerald enemy – outfighting Iron Man, Wonder Man, Sub-Mariner, Hercules and Doc Samson! Could the one to succeed where these powerhouses failed be…Bruce Banner himself?! Plus: the wedding of Bruce Banner and Betty Ross! The new Hulkbusters! And the sinister Scourge! Collecting INCREDIBLE HULK #314-319 AND ANNUAL #14, and MARVEL FANFARE #29.
208 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2705-5

AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL VOL. 3: MIND GAMES TPB
Written by TOM DEFALCO
Penciled by RON FRENZ
Cover by RON FRENZ
Caught in the middle of a war between the Black Tarantula and the Hobgoblin, Spider-Girl learns that there’s a new Crimelord in town who claims to possess the secret files of Wilson Fisk, the former Kingpin of Crime. Plus: celebrate the 10th-year anniversary of the first appearance of Spider-Girl in WHAT IF? #105 with guest-stars galore as Spider-Girl battles a horde of her greatest villains! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #13-18.
152 PGS./Rated A …$13.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2558-7

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AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL VOL. 1: WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE DAUGHTER OF SPIDER-MAN…$13.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-2341-5)
AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL VOL. 2: COMES THE CARNAGE!…$13.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-2342-2)

FANTASTIC FOUR: THE NEW FANTASTIC FOUR TPB
Written by DWAYNE MCDUFFIE
Penciled by PAUL PELLETIER
Cover by MICHAEL TURNER
The old order changeth! In the absence of Mr. Fantastic and the Invisible Woman, Black Panther and Storm take up the challenge as the newest members of the Fantastic Four. But there is no time to ease into the job, as the Four are flung into a space epic that will see them battle the cosmic-powered Epoch; the Silver Surfer and Stardust; and the FF’s most powerful foe, the planet-eater Galactus! Back on Earth, the Wizard plots revenge on Mr. Fantastic – and he isn’t about to let millions of miles of airless vacuum get in the way, following his enemy to the moon Titan with a new and expanded Frightful Four! Can the new FF defeat Galactus and return in time to save the team’s absent founders?
Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR #544-550.
168 PGS./Rated A … $15.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2483-2

FANTASTIC FOUR: THE NEW FANTASTIC FOUR
PREMIERE HC STILL AVAILABLE!
$19.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-2847-2)

NEW X-MEN BY GRANT MORRISON ULTIMATE COLLECTION BOOK 1 TPB
Written by GRANT MORRISON
Penciled by FRANK QUITELY, ETHAN VAN SCIVER, LEINIL FRANCIS YU, IGOR KORDEY & TOM DERENICK
Cover by FRANK QUITELY
Sixteen million mutants dead – and that was just the beginning! In one bold stroke, writer Grant Morrison (All-Star Superman, Batman) propelled the X-Men into the 21st century – masterminding a challenging new direction for Marvel’s mutant heroes that began with the destruction of Genosha and never let up. Regarded as the most innovative thinker of the current comic-book renaissance, Morrison proceeded to turn the mutant-hero genre on its ear. Gone were the gaudy spandex costumes – replaced by slick, black leather and an attitude to match. Now, his entire Eisner Award-nominated run on NEW X-MEN is collected across three titanic trade paperbacks! Collects NEW X-MEN #114-126 and ANNUAL 2001.
376 PGS./Rated T+ …$34.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3251-6

X-MEN: THE COMPLETE ONSLAUGHT EPIC BOOK 2 TPB
Written by WARREN ELLIS, LARRY HAMA, HOWARD MACKIE,
TODD DEZAGO, TOM DEFALCO, JOHN OSTRANDER,
TERRY KAVANAGH & JEPH LOEB
Penciled by CARLOS PACHECO, VAL SEMEIKS, JEFF MATSUDA,
STEFANO RAFFAELE, HERB TRIMPE, MIKE WEIRINGO, MARK BAGLEY, JOSHUA HOOD, JOHN ROMITA JR., TOM LYLE, STEVE SKROCE & ANTHONY CASTRILLO
Cover by ADAM KUBERT
You all know about Onslaught Reborn, now see how it first got under way! Professor X hasn’t been himself lately – moody, inscrutable – but the psionic armor and army of Sentinels are the real tip-offs! It’ll take every super hero New York has to face the Onslaught – including not only the X-Men, X-Factor and X-Force, but also forgotten stars of the nineties like Phil Urich, the Green Goblin; Nate Grey, the X-Man; and Ben Reilly, a.k.a. Spider-Man! Also guest-starring the Punisher, S.H.I.E.L.D. and others! Collecting EXCALIBUR #100, WOLVERINE #104, X-FACTOR #125-126, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #415, GREEN GOBLIN #12, SPIDER-MAN #72, PUNISHER #11, X-MAN #18 and X-FORCE #57.
248 PGS./Rated T+ …$29.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2824-3

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$29.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-2823-6)

EXCALIBUR CLASSIC VOL. 5 TPB
Written by SETH KRUCHKOW, MICHAEL HIGGINS,
DANA MORESHEAD,
SCOTT LOBDELL &
CHRIS CLAREMONT
Penciled by CHRIS WOZNIAK,
DAVE ROSS & RON WAGNER
Cover by STEVE LIGHTLE
Britain’s brightest face more than mutants in a collection of short and startling sagas! The nastiness of Nightmare! The Spawn of Krakoa! And behold: the Cheerleaders from Heck?! Guest-starring Doctor Strange and Power Pack! Collecting EXCALIBUR #29-34 and EXCALIBUR: WEIRD WAR III.
216 PGS./All Ages …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3122-9

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EXCALIBUR CLASSIC VOL. 2: TWO-EDGED SWORD…$24.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-2201-X)
EXCALIBUR CLASSIC VOL. 3: CROSS-TIME CAPER BOOK 1…$24.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-2202-8)
EXCALIBUR CLASSIC VOL. 4: CROSS-TIME CAPER BOOK 2…$24.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-2203-6)

PSI-FORCE CLASSIC VOL. 1 TPB
Written by STEVE PERRY, DANNY FINGEROTH, DAVID MICHELINIE & FABIAN NICIEZA
Penciled by MARK TEXEIRA, MIKE VOSBURG & BOB HALL
Cover by MARK TEXEIRA
Neither KGB nor CIA was a match for the power of PSI in the New Universe! Gathered together by the mysterious Emmett Proudhawk, five paranormal teenagers struggled against government operatives, renegade superhumans and, most importantly, each other! Telepathy, astral projection, telekinesis, psychic empathy and psionic detonation merge to form something even greater: the Psi-Hawk! But who he is – and isn’t – may be a secret that makes or breaks the team! It’s intrigue and action, eighties-style! Collecting PSI-FORCE #1-9.
216 PGS./All Ages …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3084-0

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DP7 CLASSIC VOL. 1…$24.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-2859-X)

ESSENTIAL OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE –
MASTER EDITION VOL. 2 TPB
Written by LEN KAMINSKI, JAMIE TOST, MARK GRUENWALD & GLENN HERDLING
Penciled by KEITH POLLARD
Cover by KEITH POLLARD
Heroes, villains, gods, demons, sorcerers, scientists, monsters, mobsters and a talking duck: more than one thousand dynamic dossiers, collected in alphabetical order for the first time across three volumes! From mutants to martial arts, street crime to space opera, espionage to other dimensions, horror to humor, the past to the future, no corner of Marvel is left untouched! Super-team rosters and histories, alien race outlines and so much more! Get to know the Universe now! Collecting material from OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE – MASTER EDITION #1-36, with the characters/profiles in alphabetical order.
592 PGS./Rated A …$16.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2731-4

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ESSENTIAL RAMPAGING HULK VOL. 1 TPB
Written by DOUG MOENCH, JIM STARLIN, JOHN WARNER & BILL MANTLO
Penciled by WALT SIMONSON, JIM STARLIN, KEITH POLLARD, HERB TRIMPE, SAL BUSCEMA & RON WILSON
Cover by KEN BARR
Not a hoax, not a dream, not an imaginary story…so what IS it? Judge for yourself as the gamma-powered gargantua’s long-lost black-and-white adventures are reprinted for the first time! Rarely seen moments of Hulk history featuring aliens, magic, horror and wonder – the full gamut for Marvel’s great green giant! Guest-starring the Avengers, the X-Men and more! Collecting RAMPAGING HULK #1-9, THE HULK! #10-15 and INCREDIBLE HULK #269.
576 PGS./Rated T+ …$16.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2699-7

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ESSENTIAL HULK VOL. 2…$16.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-0795-9)
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ESSENTIAL HULK VOL. 4…$16.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-2193-5)

ESSENTIAL X-MEN VOL. 1 TPB (ALL-NEW EDITION)
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT
Penciled by DAVE COCKRUM & JOHN BYRNE
Cover by GIL KANE
Relive the genesis of the All-New, All-Different X-Men – and discover the human within the hero…and the truth behind the legend! Featuring the Juggernaut, Magneto and more!
520 PGS./All Ages …$16.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3255-4

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ESSENTIAL X-MEN VOL. 5…$16.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-2692-9)
ESSENTIAL X-MEN VOL. 6…$16.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-1727-X)
ESSENTIAL X-MEN VOL. 7…$16.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-2055-6)
ESSENTIAL X-MEN VOL. 8…$16.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-2763-5)

X-MEN: LEGACY BY DAVID FINCH POSTER
55×20 Color Poster…$15.99
FINAL ORDER CUT-OFF 4/10, (ON-SALE 5/7/08)

Avengers/Invaders By Alex Ross Poster
24×36 Color Poster…$7.99
Final Order Cut-Off 4/24, (On-Sale 5/21/08)

MARVEL PREVIEWS #56
Each issue of MARVEL PREVIEWS is a comic-book-sized, 112-page, glossy full-color guide to all of Marvel’s upcoming releases! Marvel Previews also includes special
previews of upcoming or sold-out projects.
112 PGS./RATED T+…JUST $0.99!
(or free with a purchase of Diamond’s Previews!)
IN STORES 3/26/08