Marvel In June 2010: Ultimate Comics & others

[ENGLISH] Marvel tells us: Marvel Comics In June 2010, Part 3: Marvelman, Ultimate Comics, MAX, Icon & others. Ultimate Comics Spider-Man, Ultimate Comics Avengers, Stephen King’s N The Comics Series, Philip K. Dick’s Electric Ant, Anita Blake, Orson Scott Card’s Ender In Exile…

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MARVELMAN CLASSIC PRIMER #1
Written by JOHN RHETT THOMAS
Cover by JOE QUESADA
Variant by MICK ANGLO
MARVELMAN COMES TO MARVEL! Who is the mysterious Marvelman? The answer to that question is one of the most mysterious in comics lore. Created in 1954 by writer/artist Mick Anglo, the character enjoyed a long run in the British comics market as one of its most powerful heroes. A few decades later, the character was revived with a dark, moody, deconstructionist bent, and produced one of the most important works of comic art in the medium’s history.  But now, miracle of miracles, Marvel has stepped up to the plate to deliver on the promise of Anglo’s incredible characters. The MARVELMAN PRIMER will help readers unfamiliar with that character get up to speed on the past, present and future of Marvelman stories. We’ll check in with Mick Anglo, Neil Gaiman and others who contributed to this character’s history over the years. It was the news that swept the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con and the Marvelman Primer explains why! Featuring six all-new pinups of key Marvelman characters by superstar artists Mike Perkins, Doug Braithwaite, Miguel Angel Sepulveda, Jae Lee, Khoi Pham and Ben Oliver!
32 PGS./One-Shot/Rated A …$3.99

ORSON SCOTT CARD’S ENDER IN EXILE #1 (of 5)
Written by AARON JOHNSTON
Penciled by POP MHAN
Cover by SEBASTIAN FIUMARA
The direct sequel to Ender’s Game begins now!  Thirteen-year-old Ender Wiggin has saved mankind from an alien threat.  His reward?  Exile.  Branded a monster by those who feel threatened by his military genius, Ender is suddenly a hero without a home.  Consumed with guilt, Ender must face his own demons and the people who are bent on stripping him of power.  Based on the bestselling novel by science-fiction master Orson Scott Card.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER #2 (of 5)
Written by PETER DAVID & ROBIN FURTH
Art & Cover by SEAN PHILLIPS & RICHARD ISANOVE
Cover by SEAN PHILLIPS
‘less he wants her soul to climb out of the pits of Na’ar and haunt him for all eternity, Roland must make good Aileen’s dying wish. And so the gunslinger has promised the last of his tet any desire…but is he prepared to travel to the one place on
Mid-World he swore never to return to? Roland Deschain is going home to the ruins of Gilead—and just wait until he meets the new tenants…
32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Parental Advisory…$3.99
©2010 Stephen King. All rights reserved.

STEPHEN KING’S N. THE COMIC SERIES #4 (of 4)
Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM
Art and Cover by ALEX MALEEV
As the mysterious case of N. spreads—and claims the lives of everyone who hears the story—each victim tries helplessly to rescue the next victim from their own sealed fate. But when the odd tale of Ackerman’s field finds its way into the hands of a journalist—one with millions of readers—there is no telling how far the madness of N. might spread. DON’T MISS A MOMENT OF THIS GRIPPING SERIES FROM MASTER THRILLER STEPHEN KING, WITH SCRIPT BY MARC GUGGENHEIM AND ART BY ALEX MALEEV!
32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Parental Advisory …$3.99
© 2010 Stephen King. All rights reserved.

THE STAND: HARDCASES #1 (of 5)
Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA
Penciled by MIKE PERKINS
Cover by TOMM COKER
Variant Cover by MIKE PERKINS
The Trashcan Man was spared for a reason. To join the Dark Man Randall Flagg’s swelling army and to set the world on fire. It’s a dream come true for the pyromaniac, but he has to reach Flagg’s compound in Las Vegas first–and, somehow, survive crossing paths with « the Kid, » a hardcase who’s even crazier and more dangerous than Trashy is! The villains are front-and-center as we cross the mid-point of this epic adaptation of Stephen King’s horror masterpiece!
32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Parental Advisory …$3.99
©2010 Stephen King. All rights reserved.

ANITA BLAKE: CIRCUS OF THE DAMNED BOOK 1 #2 (of 5)
Written by LAURELL K. HAMILTON & JESSICA RUFFNER
Penciled by RON LIM
Cover by BRETT BOOTH
Anita Blake knows full well that vampires and the people who kill them for a living don’t make good company.  But an invitation from master vampire Jean-Claude to St. Louis’ newest attraction–the “Circus of the Damned”—is too tempting an offer to refuse. And as the executioner is about to find out, JC’s come-hither charms is the least dangerous threat under the big top…
32 PGS./Explicit Content …$3.99

THE MARVELOUS LAND OF OZ #7 (of 8)
Written by ERIC SHANOWER
Pencils & Cover by
SKOTTIE YOUNG
Mombi the Witch is up to her old tricks, casting spells to befuddle the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and their friends. Glinda the Good marshals her army for a clash with General Jinjur’s Army of Revolt in a last-ditch struggle for the throne of Oz. But where is Ozma, the rightful ruler? Since Mombi hid Ozma long ago no one has ever been able to find her.
32 PGS./Mature Content …$3.99

SENSE & SENSIBILITY #2 (of 5)
Written by NANCY BUTLER
Pencils & Cover by SONNY LIEW
The adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic saga continues! As the Dashwoods settle into their new cottage, they’re introduced to the distinguished Major Brandon. Will
Marianne realize Brandon’s affection for her…or will she be too distracted by the dashing Willoughly?
32 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

ELECTRIC ANT #3 (of 5)
Written by DAVID MACK
Pencils by PASCAL ALIXE
Cover by PAUL POPE
As Garson’s world continues to unspool all around him, the threads fraying and his existence blurring around the edges, his questions are only answered with more questions.
Continue down through the varying levels of reality with writer David Mack (KABUKI) and sumptuous art from breakout artist Pascal Alixe as they bring Philip K. Dick’s mind-bending story to life!
32 PGS./Explicit Content …$3.99
© and TM 2010 Laura Leslie, Isa Dick Hackett and Christopher Dick

SKY DOLL: SPACE SHIP #2 (of 2)
Written by ALESSANDRO
BARBUCCI & BARBARA CANEPA
Pencils by BARBUCCI CANEPA,
RIFF REBS & BENGAL
Cover by BARBARA CANEPA
Exceptional beings exist who possess the ability to take on any identity. Among them is Noa, the most famous last generation synthetic doll. Sky Doll Spaceship lifts the veil on some of her often very extravagant past experiences: call girl in the middle of the desert, sexy comic book heroin, limo driver, and finally, the normal (ironic, funny, sometimes melancholic) life of a doll on planet Papathea… Discover through new exciting tales of Sky.Doll by Canepa & Barbucci featuring art by European superstars Riff Rebs and Bengal!
40 PGS./Mature Content …$5.99

ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS 2 #3 & #4
Written by MARK MILLAR
Pencils & Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
Nick Fury’s Avengers have assembled: Black Widow, The Punisher, a new Hulk, War Machine and Hawkeye are souped-up and ready to face Hell…literally. Evil’s emissary comes in the form of The Ghostrider, a mysterious new villain sent to collect Satan’s debts: human lives. But how do you fight the devil and his men?  With big guns and even bigger cojones.  Who lives, who survives? Who knows? But it’ll be one hellish ride!!  Join superstars MARK MILLAR and LEINIL FRANCIS YU in another heart-pumping adventure!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #11
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Art & Cover by DAVID LAFUENTE
After the shocking drama surrounding Kitty Pryde is exposed, an edict is made: “No more super heroes!!” Will Peter and his friends be able to keep the costumes off?? Especially when J. Jonah Jameson reveals himself to be the biggest threat Spidey has faced in years?  Looking for a Spidey adventure you’ve never seen before? Look no further as Eisner-nominated writer Brian Michael Bendis and fan-favorite artist David Lafuente, bring you another blockbuster story!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

ULTIMATE COMICS X #3
Written by JEPH LOEB
Art & Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS
The mystery of Ultimate X continues! With the world recovering from disaster, a select and special few try to figure out their place in it. What connects a mysterious winged guardian in Chicago with a hardworking cop? What is the true nature of this shadowy figure? And what does it all have to do with the ULTIMATE X?! Eisner award-winning writer JEPH LOEB and iconic illustrator ARTHUR ADAMS bring you the next thrilling chapter in this critically-acclaimed series!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THE RAWHIDE KID #1 (of 4)
Written by RON ZIMMERMAN
Penciled by HOWARD CHAYKIN
Cover by JOHN CASSADAY
“TOMBSTONE BLUES”
The best-dressed gunslinger the Wild West ever knew is back in the saddle again — and this time, he’s riding with a posse!  That’s right, pardners, it’s a brand new rip-roaring adventure of the Rawhide Kid!  When Wyatt and Morgan Earp are taken hostage by Cristo Pike and his pack of pistoleros, Rawhide has no choice but to put together a posse of the greatest western heroes in the Marvel Universe — to rescue the Earp brothers and bring Pike to justice.  Enter: Kid Colt, Doc Holliday, Annie Oakley, Billy the Kid, Red Wolf and the most overrated gun in the West: The Two-Gun Kid! We guarantee the Wild West can’t get any wilder.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

PUNISHERMAX #8
Written by JASON AARON
Penciled by STEVE DILLON
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
“BULLSEYE,” PART 3
Frank makes a bold choice when he decides to go after a dirty cop on the Kingpin’s payroll. Having the psychotic assassin Bullseye hot on his trail is one thing, but can the Punisher hold off the entire NYPD as well?
32 PGS./Explicit Content …$3.99

POWERS #7
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by MICHAEL AVON OEMING
God is dead! And Walker and Sunrise are investigating his murder. Yeah. God. Don’t believe me? Then buy the book and find out what’s going on in this cops and capes drama that has NO RULES!! Oh, and Deena Pilgrim returns and the how and why is going to surprise you!! All that and Retro Girl finds herself infected with a deadly alien virus.
40 PGS./Mature …$3.95

THE STAND: SOUL SURVIVORS PREMIERE HC
Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA
Penciled by MIKE PERKINS
Cover by LEE BERMEJO
M-O-O-N spells the start of the third volume of Marvel’s critically acclaimed adaptation of Stephen King’s horror epic. Nick Andros has hit the road and teamed up with the child-like Tom Cullen. After the horrors of Captain Trips, a bike trip through Oklahoma and Nebraska sounds like fun, right? Except it’s tornado season, True Believers, and not everyone Nick and Tom meet is on the side of the angels. Hell hath no fury like Julie Lawry, another survivor of the plague… Collecting THE STAND: SOUL SURVIVORS #1-5.
136 PGS./Parental Advisory …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3622-4
Trim size: standard

THE STAND AMERICAN NIGHTMARES PREM HC…$24.99
Order Using This Code: SEP090507
THE STAND CAPTAIN TRIPS PREM HC…$24.99
Order Using This Code: DEC082308
©2010 Stephen King. All rights reserved. Published by arrangement with The Doubleday Broadway Publishing Group,
a division of Random House, Inc. This comic series is produced under license from The Doubleday Broadway Publishing
Group and Stephen King.

PUNISHERMAX: KINGPIN PREMIERE HC
Written by JASON AARON
Penciled by STEVE DILLON
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
An all-new story from the acclaimed team of Jason Aaron (WOLVERINE: WEAPON X) and Steve Dillon (PUNISHER: WELCOME BACK FRANK), two guys who were born to tell the exploits of Marvel’s most brutal vigilante. Wilson Fisk is a bodyguard for mob boss Don Rigoletto, but he has his eyes on a much bigger prize, and he’s gonna use Frank Castle to help him realize his dreams.  It’s the biggest story in MAX history, as we witness the birth of the greatest villain the Punisher has ever faced. Collecting PUNISHERMAX #1-5.
120 PGS./Explicit Content …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4596-7
Trim size: standard

ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS:
NEXT GENERATION PREMIERE HC
Written by MARK MILLAR
Penciled by CARLOS PACHECO
Cover by CARLOS PACHECO
Guess who’s back!! That’s right, kids, MARK MILLAR (THE ULTIMATES, WOLVERINE: OLD MAN LOGAN) and superstar artist CARLOS PACHECO (AVENGERS FOREVER, X-MEN) blast into the Ultimate Universe for a mind-blowing, heart-pounding and gut-wrenching event of epic proportions! When a highly-classified secret threatens Captain America, only the newly-returned Nick Fury has the tools to bring ‘em in! PROJECT AVENGERS is a go! Collecting ULTIMATE AVENGERS #1-6.
144 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4010-8
Trim size: standard

DAFFODIL PREMIERE HC
Written by FRÉDÉRIC BRRÉMAUD
Adapted by MARC SUMERAK
Art and Cover by
GIOVANNI RIGANO
Addio-Colonnello is a distant town, a port beyond the oceans, many moons away from our Bohemian lands. Tragedy strikes when Nosferatu launches his assault, commanding his legion of vampires to descend upon this town. This is how the Lords of the Vampire Parliament make their point. The mission of Daffodil, Globuline and Achilles, three beautiful agents of the very same Vampire Parliament, is apprehend Nosferatu and uncover the motive for his crime. Collecting DAFFODIL #1-3.
168 PGS./Mature …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4001-6
Trim size: standard

RAWHIDE KID: SLAP LEATHER PREMIERE HC
Written by RON ZIMMERMAN
Penciled by JOHN SEVERIN
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
A true legend isn’t made, it’s born. His name was Johnny Bart, but most everybody called him Rawhide Kid. Where he was from and where he would remain, like most legends, is cloaked in mystery. But one thing was for sure: If you saw the Kid riding into your town, things would never be the same again. This is one such tale. HOWARD STERN SHOW writer Ron Zimmerman and legendary Western comics artist John Severin take aim at the lovable red-headed Western scamp we know as The Rawhide Kid. What happens when the Rawhide Kid rides into one of those beleaguered Western towns on the edge of nowhere, looking better than any cowboy has a right to? What happens when a gang of desperadoes ride into the same town with the intent of lootin’ and pillagin’? Collecting RAWHIDE KID #1-5.
120 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4362-8
Trim size: standard

X-BABIES: STARS REBORN GN-TPB
Written by GREGG SCHIGIEL
Penciled by JACOB CHABOT
Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG
Little X-Men! Big Adventure! Stars Reborn! Things have changed in Mojoworld as Mojo’s been ousted by Mr. Veech, who’s replaced the The X-Babies – the number one, top-rated stars – with
something newer, safer, friendlier, and…more adorable! The X-Babies we know and love aren’t going to sit by and let that happen. And how are the characters from Marvel’s mid-’80s, kid-centric Star Comics line involved? Collecting X-BABIES #1-4.
96 PGS./Rated A …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4380-2

ULTIMATES ULTIMATE
COLLECTION TPB
Written by MARK MILLAR
Penciled by BRYAN HITCH
Cover by BRYAN HITCH
Spider-Man and the Green Goblin. The X-Men and Magneto. Strange beings with incredible powers have risen up to
challenge the old order, and ordinary citizens are scared witless. The government’s solution: a small but lethal army known
as the Ultimates, created to protect us all from the newly rising threats to mankind! Millar and Hitch’s widescreen super hero epic helped define Marvel’s then-new Ultimate line of comics, now you can own all the action across two titanic trade
paperbacks! Collecting ULTIMATES #1-13.
376 PGS./Parental Advisory …$34.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4387-1

ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN VOL. 1:
THE WORLD ACCORDING TO PETER PARKER TPB
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by DAVID LAFUENTE
Cover by DAVID LAFUENTE
It’s been six months since the Ultimatum Wave laid New York low, and the world according to Peter Parker has a whole new set of rules… The Daily Bugle is no more, the Kingpin has been deposed, Midtown High has another super hero roaming the halls—and would you believe the people of New York City absolutely adore Spider-Man? Even the cops are asking for his autograph! You’d think life for Peter Parker was pretty sweet, but the Ultimate U’s favorite high-schooler has some issues, too: a new girlfriend earning all kinds of drama from the old one, Aunt May turning her modest Forest Hills home into a boarding house for wayward youths and a hot-headed hellion named Mysterio on the loose! And that’s just for starters! Collecting ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #1-6.
152 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4099-3

HALO GRAPHIC NOVEL TPB
Written by LEE HAMMOCK, JAY FAERBER, ED LEE, TSUTOMU NIHEI
& BRETT LEWIS
Penciled by SIMON BISLEY, ANDREW ROBINSON, TSUTOMU NIHEI
& MOEBIUS
Cover by PHIL HALE
Assembling a team of this talent, this breadth of style and scope, is no easy task. Pouring this much creative ability into a
universe as broad and deep as Bungie Studios’ Halo, is no mean feat. Pulling that together into a cohesive graphic novel anthology is a Herculean task, but here it is. The Halo Graphic Novel. Four tales from the Halo universe by some of the finest talent in comic book history, including the central story, “The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor,” with art by Simon Bisley (Slaine, Batman, Judge Dredd) and a story by Lee Hammock. Creator of cult manga Blame! – Tsutomu Nihei – writes and illustrates Sgt. Johnson’s tale, “Breaking Quarantine,” and the trio of Ed Lee, Andrew Robinson and Jay Faerber team up to bring us “Armor Testing,” a story of technology in the 26th century. Last, but not least is “Second Sunrise Over New Mombasa,” from Brett Lewis and legend Jean “Moebius” Giraud.
128 PGS./17 & Up …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2378-1
©2010 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Microsoft, Halo, the Halo logo, the Microsoft Game Studios logo, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox Live, and the Xbox logos are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. Bungie and the Bungie logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Bungie, LLC.
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ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: THE LAUGHING CORPSE BOOK 2 – NECROMANCER TPB
Written by LAURELL K. HAMILTON & JESS RUFFNER
Penciled by RON LIM
Cover by HARVEY TOLIBAO
The corpse laughs…but only after it kills! Anita Blake is a vampire hunter without peer, a talented necromancer still learning her trade and a tireless pursuer of the truth. And it is for all these things that she is now marked for death! She saw something she shouldn’t have seen — and now, a high priestess of voodoo wants her to pay for it. She wouldn’t do something she was asked to do — and now, a mob-connected millionaire wants her off the board. And she wouldn’t submit to being a vampire’s servant — or maybe she will? That part she’s still trying to figure out. But until then, St. Louis’ favorite vampire hunter is dodging bullets, evading superhuman zombies and chasing the most elusive prize in this city of the undead: justice! Collecting ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: THE LAUGHING CORPSE – NECROMANCER #1-5.
120 PGS./Mature …$16.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3528-9