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Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM
Pencils & Cover by
SALVADOR LARROCA
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99
FOC – 1/17, On-Sale – 2/6/2008
Order Using This Code: NOV072127
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #549 DAVID FINCH VARIANT
Order Using This Code: NOV072128
Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM
Pencils & Cover by
SALVADOR LARROCA
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99
FOC – 1/24, On-Sale – 2/13/2008
Order Using This Code: NOV072129
Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM
Pencils & Cover by
SALVADOR LARROCA
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99
FOC – 1/31, On-Sale – 2/20/2008
Order Using This Code: NOV072130
Written by DAVID LAPHAM
Art & Cover by TONY HARRIS
As Stan Lee wrote in the pages of AMAZING FANTASY #15 “Now anybody with the intelligence of a seven year old knows that if a man appeared on TV who seemed to be more spider than human, he’d be an overnight sensation!” For the first time, we peel back the curtain to see what Peter Parker’s life was like after the bite but before the tragic death of his Uncle Ben. Professional wrestling, cars, girls, fame, money…ladies and gentlemen, meet Peter Parker, the wallflower bitten by a radioactive spider and given great power!
32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Rated A…$3.99
Written by TODD DEZAGO & MARK WAID
Art & Cover by KARL KESEL
The Looter! This guy found a meteorite that gave him enhanced speed and strength, and the misconception that he’s a genius (he’s actually dumber than dirt). So WHY is he such a pain to Spidey and the FF??? Well, obviously it…oh, wait. I can’t tell you why. Read and find out!
This special issue is brought to you by Mr. Kesel, DeZago and Waid, who take you on an adventure that spans their buddy Mike Wieringo’s favorite places in the Marvel U! We miss ya, Mike! Also featuring classic tales and Spider-Man J!
104 PGS./Rated A…$4.99
Written by TOM DEFALCO
Pencils & 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.
32 PGS./Rated A…$2.99
Written by DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING
Penciled by TOM RANEY
Cover by ALEKSI BRICLOT
The cosmic blockbuster thunders on – with our villains on the verge of victory! Ultron gets his hands on Star-Lord! Ronan makes a chilling revelation! Adam Warlock gets the shock he never expected! Writers Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning join forces with superstar artist Tom Raney to bring you the sci-fi event that Wizard calls « Mystery, action and adventure on a galactic scale! »
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
NEW AVENGERS POSTER BOOK
Cover by JOE QUESADA
Thirty-six posters featuring Earth’s Mightiest Heroes!
72 PGS./Rated T+ …$5.99
Written by STAN LEE &
DWAYNE MCDUFFIE
Art by DON HECK & JUAN DOE
Cover by ART ADAMS
Marvel proudly introduces…Wonder Man! The newest, most dynamic surprise character from the world-famous House of Ideas! Destined to become one of the most provocative, exciting, talked-about new characters of the year! Wait till you see him in this legendary yarn by Stan Lee and Don Heck from AVENGERS #9! Plus, an ALL-NEW Wonder Man adventure, with art by up-and-coming sensation Juan Doe!
32 PGS./Rated A…$2.99
Written by
J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI & MARK MILLAR
Penciled by RON GARNEY &
STEVE MCNIVEN
Cover by RON GARNEY
Experience CIVIL WAR and its major tie-ins from
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN. The landscape of the Marvel Universe is changing, and it’s time to choose: Whose side are you on? In CIVIL WAR #5, get ready for villains, villains, villains! Sides change and chaos reigns as the evildoers of the Marvel Universe make their presence felt in a new and shocking way! But when the underworld gets involved, can the Punisher be far behind? And in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #535-536, Peter Parker contemplates a move that will mean new friends and new foes. In a conflict of this magnitude, there is no middle ground – Spider-Man’s move will cast him as either George Washington…or Benedict Arnold. Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #535-536 and CIVIL WAR #5.
72 PGS./ Rated T+ …$4.99
Written by DAN SLOTT & CHRISTOS GAGE
Pencils & Cover by STEFANO CASELLI
« KILLED IN ACTION » Part 3 of 4
« Confirmed Kills »
For some time you’ve known the secret of the SCARLET SPIDERS. Now here’s what happens when CLOUD 9 finds out! Just how will the Initiative’s resident headcase react to Michael, Van, and Patrick? And if that wasn’t bad enough, just wait till you see what happens to another of our longstanding cadets! More death! More mayhem! No mercy!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
Written by REGINALD HUDLIN
Penciled by LARRY STROMAN & KEN LASHLEY
Cover by JUAN DOE
“BLACK TO THE FUTURE”: A special double-sized issue to commemorate Black History Month.
It’s 2057 and the Watcher’s prediction came true: Wakanda is an Imperial Power steering the course for humanity’s future. As T’Challa prepares the next Black Panther for the great responsibility ahead, he must first reflect on the road traveled–a long and winding journey filled with surprises.
48 PGS./Rated T+…$3.99
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Penciled by STEVE EPTING & BUTCH GUICE
Cover by STEVE EPTING
THE NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA FIGHTS FOR THE HEART OF HIS COUNTRY IN A CITY GONE INSANE!
Last issue was just the tip of the iceberg, as the Red Skull’s master plan kicks into motion, and chaos begins to take hold of the US, with only one man to stand in its way, but is he up to the task? By Harvey and Eisner Award-Winning Best Writer Ed Brubaker with art by master storytellers Steve Epting and Butch Guice!
32 PGS./Rated T+…$2.99
Written by BRIAN REED
Penciled by LEE WEEKS
Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
SECRET INVASION: INFILTRATION is underway and Captain Marvel is in the middle of it! What is the truth about Captain Marvel’s trip through time? The Kree are here to find out! Brian Reed (NEW AVENGERS: ILLUMINATI) and Lee Weeks
(DAREDEVIL) continue the epic return of the Universe’s finest soldier!
32 PGS./Rated A…$2.99
Written by ALAN DAVIS
Pencils & Cover by ALAN DAVIS
Alan Davis’ freaky family returns! They’ve existed, hidden among mankind for centuries, a mysterious bloodline of superhumans, eternal and apart. And all they’ve desired is to be left alone, to pursue their individual interests in peace. But now, the existence of their hidden clan is threatened with exposure by the activities of one of their youngest siblings, Rory Destine, who aspires to be the costumed crimefighter called the Crimson Crusader! And now that the cat’s been let out of the bag, who or what is going to come calling at the Destine family’s Ravenscroft doorway?
32 PGS./Rated T+…$2.99
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Penciled by MICHAEL LARK
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
Daredevil faces Mr. Fear in the shocking conclusion to “Without Fear » by award-winning creators Brubaker and Lark! How far will Matt Murdock go to save his wife? What is Milla’s fate? And what is Mr. Fear’s final secret? All the answers are here!
32 PGS./Rated T+…$2.99
Written by MARK MILLAR
Pencils & Cover by BRYAN HITCH
MARK MILLAR! BRYAN HITCH! Need we say more? All right, we will! Who is Mrs. Fantastic? And how will her return into Reed’s life rock comicdom’s First Family? Also, get ready to meet the Invisible Woman’s brand NEW super-team! This issue kicks off a year-long storyline that will make FANTASTIC FOUR “The World’s ULTIMATEST Comic Magazine!” Promise!
32 PGS./Rated A…$2.99
Written by STAN LEE
Pencils & Cover by JACK KIRBY
IT’S THE COMIC BOOK EQUIVALENT OF A LOST BEATLES TRACK! Together, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby produced 102 consecutive issues of FANTASTIC FOUR. But there was a 103rd story they’d begun in 1970, but never finished—until now! Working from copies of Jack’s penciled pages, Stan Lee and Joe Sinnott have reunited, to complete the work they started almost four decades ago! Plus, this super-sized issue includes reproductions of Kirby’s unlinked penciled pages, with border notes and analysis by John Morrow, and a complete reprint of FANTASTIC FOUR #108 by Stan Lee and John Buscema, which incorporated some of the material from the lost story as a flashback.
64 PGS./Rated A …$4.99
Written by JASON AARON
Art by ROLAND BOSCHI
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
HEAVEN BOUND, HELL TO PAY, PART ONE
Following the startling revelations of the previous arc, writer Jason Aaron (WOLVERINE, Scalped) and artist Roland Boschi take Ghost Rider down a blazing new road! Over the years, Johnny Blaze has lost everything to the curse of the Ghost Rider — his family, his life, even his soul. But now, at long last, Johnny finally knows who’s responsible for turning him into a flame-headed horror-show on wheels, and he’s hitting the road, looking for vengeance and answers…but mostly just vengeance.
32 PGS./Rated T+…$2.99
AVENGERS #5 (of 5)
Written by CHRISTOS GAGE
Pencils & Cover by MIKE PERKINS
The action-packed conclusion! Thunderbird and the Brotherhood begin their purge of Sapien Town, backed by the authority of the House of M! Only Luke Cage and The Avengers stand in their way! But will there be anything left of Sapien Town when the smoke clears…?
32 PGS./Rated T+…$2.99
Written by MATT FRACTION
Art by MITCH BREITWEISER, CHRIS BRUNNER, RUSS HEATH & LEWIS LAROSA
Cover by KAARE ANDREWS
Mothers, lock up your daughters when we revisit the continuing adventures of that dashing rogue, Orson Randall, the Golden Age Iron Fist! The last time we flashed back to the life and times of Orson Randall, in the much fan-loved and critically acclaimed IMMORTAL IRON FIST ANNUAL, readers unlocked several secrets affecting Danny Rand, the Iron Fist of today. Now get ready for more! We promise you spine-tingling chills, ass-kicking action and pulp-fiction adventure like you’ve never seen, featuring gorgeous flashback art by Mitch Breitweiser, Chris Brunner, Russ Heath and Lewis LaRosa! Orson Randall goes head-to-head again and again versus none other than…the endlessly mystifying and unstoppably powerful Prince of Orphans! How will their battle through the ages echo in the life of Danny Rand?! You bet your kicked butt it has everything to do with the kung fu tournament of death unfolding in the pages of IMMORTAL IRON FIST!!
48 PGS./Rated T+…$3.99
Written by GREG PAK & FRED VAN LENTE
Penciled by KHOI PHAM
Cover by ART ADAMS
In the wake of WORLD WAR HULK, the Mighty Avengers are hot on the heels of unrepentant renegades Hercules and Amadeus Cho. Driven into a mindless berserker rage by Ares, Herc has become the critical piece of Cho’s plan to utterly destroy S.H.I.E.L.D. What is Cho’s master plan to wipe out the spy agency…and is he willing to get Herc killed to do it? Guest-starring the Champions of Los Angeles! Yes, seriously.
32 PGS./Rated A…$2.99
Written by JEPH LOEB
Pencils & Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
50/50 Variant Cover by TBA
Who is The Red Hulk? Part II.
After last issue’s shocking murder, there’s evidence on the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier that will bring down the killer. So…The Hulk is going after it — and might bring down the Helicarrier instead! The one person standing in the Hulk’s path — Iron Man! Also, the return of the LAST person you ever expected to see! Game on!
32 PGS./Rated A…$2.99
Written by DWAYNE MCDUFFIE
Penciled by SALVA ESPIN
Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
While an overworked Damage Control struggles to stay on the job, the Chrysler Building is on a rampage. That’s right, the actual building. Meanwhile, the all-new Goliath joins Damage Control’s Search and Rescue team, and Gene repairs a broken robot who may be the secret to survival in post-World War Hulk Manhattan.
32 PGS./Rated T+…$2.99
Written by GREG PAK
Penciled by LEONARD KIRK
Cover by JIM CHEUNG
When the Hulk’s deadliest enemy takes the lead, only the Warbound can defend the puny humans from his wrath. But can our heroes’ oath to stand by each other to the end survive — when one of the Warbound themselves threatens to become the biggest monster under the deadly dome of Gammaworld?
32 PGS./Rated T+…$2.99
Written by DANIEL KNAUF & CHARLES KNAUF
Penciled by ROBERTO DE LA TORRE
Cover by GERALD PAREL
All paths have led to this: the inevitable showdown between Iron Man and the Mandarin!
As the man behind the mask, Tony Stark’s life has hit rock bottom. His plans for the super hero Initiative have hit a tragic snag. His former flame, believed dead, is being manipulated by one of his deadliest enemies. Even to his strongest allies, Stark appears to be descending into a mental breakdown while everything around him swirls out of control. Now, with the lives of millions hanging in the balance, Iron Man must fight his way out of the darkness and prevent the Mandarin from releasing a plague that would change humanity as we know it!
32 PGS./Rated A…$2.99
ENTER THE MANDARIN #6 (of 6)
Written by JOE CASEY
Pencils & Cover by ERIC CANETE
THE FINAL BATTLE! The clock is ticking as next summer’s metallic movie star, IRON MAN, must stop the plans of his arch-foe, the megalomaniacal MANDARIN! How did their first battle REALLY end? Find out here as Joe Casey and Eric Canete bring you the senses-shattering conclusion!
32 PGS./Rated A…$2.99
PRESENTS #6
Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM, CHRISTOS GAGE,
ROBERT VENDITTI, RICH KOSLOWSKI
Penciled by DAVE WILKINS, JOYCE CHIN, JEREMY HAUN,
ANDREA DIVITO
Cover by DAVE WILKINS
CAPTAIN AMERICA leaps into action in WWII—and the Sentinel of Liberty’s actions affect not just the fighting troops—but even a man judged unfit for combat! Plus—KA-ZAR and SHANNA bring together the tribes of the SAVAGE LAND to fight a common foe…but how long can they stay united? Meanwhile, Detective STACY DOLAN tracks down a wanted terrorist—one she thought she already put behind bars—and an unexpected guest star reveals his link to the mystery of the VANGUARD. And finally—Michael Pointer, the GUARDIAN, has been hearing things…things he does not want to hear…in WEAPON OMEGA.
40 PGS./Rated A …$3.99
Written by ROBERT KIRKMAN
Penciled by SEAN PHILLIPS
Cover by ARTHUR SUYDAM
This is it, the brain-eating, limb-wrenching climax to the sinister sequel of the runaway hit series! The fate of what’s left of the human race hangs in the balance as the Civil War between the Marvel Zombies comes to its shattering—and sickening—conclusion!
32 PGS./PARENTAL ADVISORY …$2.99
Written by BRIAN REED
Penciled by AARON LOPRESTI
Cover by GREG HORN
Brian Reed and Aaron Lopresti break the record set by Ms. Marvel’s original series by reaching the twenty-fourth issue (cue fireworks)…and they do it in style! On Monster Island, surrounded by thousands of Brood, Carol Danvers regains her long lost Binary abilities…but the price may be her life!
32 PGS./Rated T+…$2.99
Written by MIKE BENSON
Art by MARK TEXEIRA &
JAVIER SALTARES
Cover by ARTHUR SUYDAM
Award-winning TV writer Mike Benson (Entourage) takes over the reins, with co-plotter Charlie Huston!
“GOD AND COUNTRY,” PART 2
With Moon Knight leaving a trail of broken bodies in his wake, Tony Stark has one question on his mind: How the hell did this psycho get a Registration Card? But by the time Stark uncovers the truth, it might very well be too late. For Khonshu has great expectations of his avatar — he wants the streets washed with blood, and what Khonshu wants, he usually gets.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory…$2.99
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by MARK BAGLEY
DOCTOR DOOM!! The Avengers invade Latveria to take down Doctor Doom for his chemical attack on America. Only maybe it wasn’t Doom exactly. It’s wall-to-wall mayhem as Mark Bagley joins Avengers writer Bendis in this globe–trotting spectacle filled with hints about next year’s SECRET INVASION!
32 PGS./Rated A…$2.99
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by MICHAEL GAYDOS
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
The break up! CONSPIRACY, PARANOIA, BETRAYAL may have taken their toll on the Avengers newlyweds Jessica Jones and Luke Cage. After the shocking turn of events at the end of last month’s NEW AVENGERS ANNUAL, has Jessica Jones turned her back on THE AVENGERS? Who better to help tell this story than Alias artist Michael Gaydos returning to Marvel for this special issue. Guest-Starring the Mighty Avengers. WHO DO YOU TRUST?
32 PGS./Rated A…$2.99
Written by BRIAN REED
Penciled by HARVEY TOLIBAO
Cover by JIM CHEUNG
Teddy Altman thought he was just an average teenager with super strength and the ability to shapeshift. Then he discovered he was the son of a Skrull Princess and the Kree’s most famed hero – Captain Marvel. Writer Brian Reed (CAPTAIN MARVEL, NEW AVENGERS: ILLUMINATI) and Harvey Tolibao (IRON MAN ANNUAL, STAR WARS) bring you the tale of the Hulkling’s first meeting with the father he never knew.
32 PGS./Rated T+…$2.99
Written by CHRISTOS GAGE
Art by BEN OLIVER
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
The Thunderbolts work for the American government…but the Radioactive Man and the Swordsman are foreign citizens. When a mission goes against the interests of their home countries, where will their loyalties lie — with their team, their homeland…or themselves?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
Written by DAN ABNETT &
Andy Lanning
Penciled by MAHMUD ASRAR, KLEBS JR. & wellinton alves
Cover by NIC KLEIN
The repercussions from ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST rocket Nova into his first Annual! As Nova desperately races to find the key to defeating the Phalanx, the tyrannical techno-fiends make one last attempt to enslave him—in an act that will unravel Richard Rider’s life right back to the moment where he first became the man called Nova – and possibly reveal his future! Ongoing NOVA writers Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning team with new NOVA artist Wellinton Alves and Dynamo 5’s Mahmud Asrar for huge action, shocking drama, and unmissable revelations for the book that Comixtreme.com calls “one of the very best Marvel books currently being published.”
48 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Written by MATT FRACTION
Pencils & Cover by BARRY KITSON
With last issue’s near-disastrous attempted assault on California averted and citizens once again safe, it’s back to business as usual for the Order and not a minute too soon. Two team members stranded in the desert are hunted by gamma beasts under the thrall of a mysterious government agency, and another has been de-powered and kidnapped by the vicious girl gang the Black Dahlias — everybody’s favorite California super-group that isn’t the Eagles seems to be getting torn apart piece by piece. Because they are. But by who? Why? And to what end? The answers start coming hard and fast for the newest heroes in the Marvel Universe! By Matt Fraction (THE IMMORTAL IRON FIST, PUNISHER WAR JOUNAL, Casanova) and Barry Kitson (Legion of Super-Heroes, Empire).
32 PGS./Rated T+…$2.99
Written by KEVIN GREVIOUX
Penciled by PACO MEDINA
Cover by NIC KLEIN
Now officially a member of the team, former X-Man Sofia Mantega undertakes her first mission as a New Warrior! But when things don’t quite go as planned, the Warriors are left to wonder: Did one of their teammates have an ulterior motive for pulling this job?
32 PGS./Rated T+…$2.99
Written by MATT FRACTION
Penciled by HOWARD CHAYKIN
Cover by ALEX MALEEV
The Punisher isn’t known for taking prisoners–so what’s life like for those rare few that DO survive their run-ins with Frank Castle? When we last saw The Gibbon, he’d been poisoned and blown up by the Punisher and left to roast alive in a bar full of his D-List cohorts. And today? He lives in hiding with a fellow survivor, plotting his revenge against the man that took his life away, every tick of the clock bringing him closer to an inevitable explosion of violence. Fandom has spoken, and it has said « Gibbon. » We listened. You’re welcome. By Matt Fraction (THE IMMORTAL IRON FIST, THE ORDER, Casanova) and the legendary Howard Chaykin (WOLVERINE, Howard Chaykin’s American Flagg!)!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99
Written by PETER DAVID
Penciled by SHAWN MOLL
Cover by GREG LAND
THE WHOLE HERO THING Conclusion!
As the battle between an Alien Bounty Hunter and an Intergalactic Fugitive rages on around them, She-Hulk and her new partner must try to defend the innocent lives caught in the crossfire. Finally, Jen will re-learn what it means to be a hero – at a terrible cost.
32 PGS./Rated T+…$2.99
Written by SIMON SPURRIER
Art and Cover by
TAN ENG HUAT
The Surfer resorts to desperate measures in his cosmic quest to avert galactic war. But, with patience running low and tempers burning bright, his one hope of restoring peace…is the threat of total annihilation. This one’s got it all, folks: turmoil, tragedy, and Terror From Beyond the Stars! Spurrier and Huat’s alien extravaganza roars to its sky-shaking finale, with the fate of worlds hanging in the balance!
32 PGS./Rated A…$2.99
Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Penciled by CHRIS WESTON
Cover by KAARE ANDREWS
The Twelve time-lost Mystery Men of World War II adjust to the reality of life in the 21st century. But where do you go, what do you do, when everybody you knew is either dead and buried or in old-age homes, and the future you thought you were fighting for turned out to be radically different from what you imagined?
32 PGS./Rated T+…$2.99
Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Art and Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
50/50 Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL & MARKO DJURDJEVIC
We say thee HELL YEAH! After the events of the mega-blockbuster, multiple-issue-sellout, critically acclaimed first arc that restored the mighty God of Thunder and Asgard to full glory, Thor is back in action with a vengeance! And joining J. Michael Straczynski…fan-favorite DAREDEVIL cover artist Marko Djurdjevic comes on board to provide amazing painted interiors for an explosive two-issue arc! Thor’s never been more intense!
32 PGS./Rated T+…$2.99
Written by JOSS WHEDON
Penciled by MICHAEL RYAN
Cover by JO CHEN
The jaw-dropping conclusion to Joss Whedon (ASTONISHING X-MEN, Buffy) and Michael Ryan’s (NEW X-MEN) time-traveling saga! A HUGE shakeup to the Runaways comes as the kids try and find a way out of 1907. But can they escape a super-powered war on the streets of New York?
32 PGS./Rated T+…$2.99
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