Marvel In Mai 2010: Ultimate Comics & others

[ENGLISH] Marvel tells us: Marvel Comics In Mai 2010, Part 3: Ultimate Comics, MAX, Icon & others. Ultimate Comics Spider-Man, Ultimate Comics Avengers, Ultimate Comics New Ultimates, Dark Tower: The Gunslinger, Stephen King’s N The Comics Series, Philip K. Dick’s Electric Ant, Anita Blake, Millar & McNiven’s Nemesis…

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DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER #1 (of 5)
Written by ROBIN FURTH & PETER DAVID
Art & Cover by SEAN PHILLIPS & RICHARD ISANOVE
Variant Cover by JAE LEE & RICHARD ISANOVE
A BOLD NEW CHAPTER IN STEPHEN KING’S THE DARK TOWER SAGA BEGINS HERE! Twelve years have passed since the fateful Battle of Jericho Hill and the fall of the gunslingers. Since the Affiliation’s resistance against John Farson became little more than a faint memory. Since the friends that stood by young Roland Deschain burned to ash in the Good Man’s razing of Gilead. But Roland survived…and now he stalks the desert, hunting the spectral Man in Black in his quest for the Dark Tower. Join Robin Furth, Peter David and Richard Isanove as they welcome superstar artist Sean Phillips (INCOGNITO) into the ka-tet of creators entrusted by Stephen King himself to bring the adult adventures of his most personal creation to life!
40 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Parental Advisory …$3.99
©2010 Stephen King. All rights reserved.

STEPHEN KING’S N. THE COMIC SERIES #3 (of 4)
Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM
Art and Cover by ALEX MALEEV
STEPHEN KING PRESENTS A TERRIFYING TALE OF MAGIC AND MADNESS! Can you catch a mental illness the same way you can catch a cold? Until he met patient “N.”, Doctor John Bonsaint would have said that such an idea was ridiculous. But following the suicide of his patient, Bonsaint is finding the curious case of “N.” is plaguing him night and day. He begins exhibiting the same symptoms as “N.”—insomnia, obsessive compulsive tendencies—and finds the questions of « N. »s all-consuming condition. But how far down the rabbit hole will he follow his patient…and what monsters lie at the bottom? [Brought to life by MARC GUGGENHEIM (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) and ALEX MALEEV (SPIDER-WOMAN).
32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Parental Advisory …$3.99
© 2010 Stephen King. All rights reserved.

PHILIP K. DICK’S ELECTRIC ANT #2 (of 5)
Written by DAVID MACK
Penciled by PASCAL ALIXE
Cover by PAUL POPE
FROM THE MIND OF SCIENCE-FICTION LEGEND PHILIP K. DICK!!! David Mack and Pascal Alixe continue their charged and visually stunning adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s Electric Ant! When most people have crises of identity, a therapist might advise them to look inside themselves for answers. But after Garson Poole, CEO of Tri-Plan Industries, wakes up in a hospital and is told he is not human, but, in fact, a robot known as an Electric Ant, he goes looking for answers by opening up his chest panel and literally looks inside himself. But what lies in there is more profound and terrifying than anyone is prepared for…
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99
© and TM 2010 Laura Leslie, Isa Dick Hackett and Christopher Dick

ANITA BLAKE: CIRCUS OF THE DAMNED BOOK 1 #1 (of 5)
Written by LAURELL K. HAMILTON & JESSICA RUFFNER
Penciled by RON LIM
Cover by BRETT BOOTH
BEST-SELLING AUTHOR LAURELL K. HAMILTON’S FAN-FAVORITE VAMPIRE HUNTER RETURNS! Anita Blake walked away from her last case with more than a few bruises–but those wounds are nothing compared to the scrapes that lie ahead in this blood-soaked adaptation of Hamilton’s third erotic thriller. To find a killer targeting the undead, Anita must descend into the dangerous, supernatural demimonde operated by the master vampire Jean-Claude. It will take all of Anita’s wits to survive THE CIRCUS OF THE DAMNED!
32 PGS./Explicit Content …$3.99

THE MARVELOUS LAND OF OZ #6 (of 8)
Written by ERIC SHANOWER
Pencils & Cover by
SKOTTIE YOUNG
Tie together a couple of sofas, a few palm leaves, a mounted deer’s head, and what do you get? A flying machine! That’s right. It’s the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman’s big escape from the Army of Revolt. But just when safety beckons, the Oz folks find they’re headed for a crash. If only they could puzzle out the magic spell to make Dr. Nikidik’s Patented Wishing Pills work!
32 PGS./All Ages …$3.99

SENSE & SENSIBILITY
#1 (of 5)
Written by NANCY BUTLER
Pencils & Cover by SONNY LIEW
Award-winning writer Nancy Butler, adapter of
Marvel’s best-selling adaptation of PRIDE & PREJUDICE, returns to Marvel with another Jane Austen classic:
SENSE & SENSIBILITY! Alongside incredible artist Sonny Liew (My Faith in Frankie, Wonderland), Butler brings to life the world of Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, two daughters without parents or means, forced to experience hardship, romance, and heartbreak, all in the hopes of achieving love and lasting happiness.
40 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

HUSK #2 (of 2)
Written by STÉPHANE LOUIS
Art and Cover by
ARNAUD BOUDOIRON
If God created man in his image, and man created the Husk in his, what will the Husk create? The extraordinary next chapter in this French sci-fi masterpiece will answer that question and more. Outrageous new Husks, explosive action and epic battles define the second entry in the Husk mythology. When man plays God, history will be written…
48 PGS./Mature Content …$5.99

SKY DOLL SPACE
SHIP #1 (of 3)
Written by ALESSANDRO
BARBUCCI & BARBARA CANEPA
Pencils by MATTEO DE LONGIS,
CLAUDIO ACCIARI
& PIERRE-MONY CHAN
Cover by ALESSANDRO
BARBUCCI & BARBARA CANEPA
Variant Cover by
PIERRE-MONY CHAN
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 Matteo De Longis, Claudio Acciari and Pierre-Mony Chan (Spin Angels)!
40 PGS./Mature Content…$5.99

ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS 2 #2
Written by MARK MILLAR
Pencils & Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
The Avengers have their first mission: track and neutralize the Ghost Rider for good.  But they need one more recruit to help them do the job…and he’s not so cooperative. How do you put down a HULK?  Chuck a few tons of metal at him! War Machine and the newest HULK go head-to-head and it gets explosive. Hotshot creators MARK MILLAR and LEINIL YU bring you the next blazing chapter of ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS: CRIME AND PUNISHMENT!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

ULTIMATE COMICS NEW ULTIMATES #2
Written by JEPH LOEB
Pencils & Cover by FRANK CHO
The New Utimates finally take their place as the country’s protectors, but they’ll be tested like never before. Loki is back and unleashing his vengeance, Thor is forming dangerous liaisons with Hela, trolls and dragons are running amok through New York City, and the Defenders have some new and dangerous skills. Are the New Ultimates up to the challenge, even when a shocking betrayal rocks the team to its core?! It’s a face-off with unimaginable stakes brought to you by the dream team of JEPH LOEB and FRANK CHO!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #10
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by DAVID LAFUENTE
It’s the end of the road for Miss Kitty Pryde as the law comes to Midtown High School to take her away.  Will she go quietly into the night or will Peter Parker and his amazing friends come to her rescue?  The answer will surprise you.  Plus: the return of the Daily Bugle and J. Jonah Jameson, and the debut of an Ultimate villain that will take over Peter Parker’s life in every way, shape and form.  Don’t miss the action as this fan favorite series kicks into high gear!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

DEATHLOK #7 (of 7)
Written by CHARLIE HUSTON
Penciled by LAN MEDINA
Cover by BRANDON PETERSON
“THE GUNS AND THE NUMBERS”
Something lurks within the tangled circuits and fibers and
dead tissue of RoXXon Corp’s greatest weapon, Deathlok the Demolisher. The fate of the world lies in the hands of two men blown to bits long ago on a battlefield: hotdog super soldier Lieutenant Mike Travers and the man who killed him, C.O. Luther Manning.  The future is coming.  No one gets out alive.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

PUNISHERMAX #7
Written by JASON AARON
Penciled by STEVE DILLON
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
“BULLSEYE,” PART 2
Frank Castle is reeling, wounded and on the run like never before, all thanks to the psychotic assassin known as Bullseye.  What insanely murderous lengths will Bullseye go to in order to bring down his target?  And just how far over the edge is Frank willing to slip to stay alive?
32 PGS./Explicit Content …$3.99

MILLAR & MCNIVEN’S NEMESIS #3 (of 4)
Written by MARK MILLAR
Pencils & Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN
Variant by TBA
Don’t worry, everyone. Nemesis has been captured and put in the highest security prison that America has to offer.
Problem solved. Series over. What’s that? It’s only issue three? Uh-Oh! More shocking twists and turns from the masters
of modern comic-book awesomeness Mark Millar (KICKASS, CIVIL WAR) and Steve McNiven (WOLVERINE: OLD MAN
LOGAN, CIVIL WAR).
32 PGS./Mature Content …$2.99

DREAM LOGIC #1
Written by DAVID MACK
Art & Cover by DAVID MACK
This 48-page art book features a new story and art, a David Mack sketchbook, step-by-step art techniques with commentary, and loads of art and extras you’ve never seen before — including figure drawings, a new tarot card set, new paintings and original scripts! Plus: art cut from the DVD documentary film on Mack’s work, The Alchemy of Art: David Mack DVD, from Herovideoproductions.com.
48 PGS./Explicit Content …$5.99

ENDER’S GAME: WAR OF GIFTS PREMIERE HC
Written by JAKE BLACK & AARON JOHNSTON
Penciled by TIMOTHY GREEN II, POP MAHN & JANICE PARKER
Cover by PASQUAL FERRY
Collects four exciting stories in the Ender’s Game universe! First up is a tale starring Ender’s two younger siblings. Valentine learns of an injustice in her school, she wants to fight it. Enter Peter who guides his sister through the process of nonviolent influence, and sets the ball rolling for his plans to one day rule the world. Next, in WAR OF GIFTS, Zeck Morgan causes an uproar when he sees another student celebrating Christmas–seemingly violating Battle School’s rules against religious practice. Then, Mazer Rackham, the only man ever to defeat the Formics, takes on a new enemy…the International Fleet itself! All this and more! Collecting ENDER’S GAME: RECRUITING VALENTINE, WAR OF GIFTS, MAZER IN PRISON and THE LEAGUE WAR.
120 PGS./Parental Advisory …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3590-6
Trim size: standard

ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: THE LAUGHING CORPSE BOOK 3 – EXECUTIONER PREMIERE HC
Written by LAURELL K. HAMILTON & JESSICA RUFFNER
Penciled by RON LIM
Covers by HARVEY TOLIBAO
Current queen of the book charts and soon to be the star of her own television film, best-selling author Laurell K. Hamilton’s vampire hunter continues to take comics by storm! As THE LAUGHING CORPSE enters its haunting final act, Anita Blake thinks she has the deadly voodoo priestess who’s made her life hell dead to rights…but the necromancer is about to find out her nightmare’s only just begun! Find out why everyone in America is talking about Anita! Collecting ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: THE LAUGHING CORPSE – EXECUTIONER #1-5.
112 PGS./Mature …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3634-7
Trim size: standard
ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: THE LAUGHING CORPSE BOOK 3 – EXECUTIONER PREMIERE HC (DM ONLY)
112 PGS./Mature …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4314-7

SPIDER-MAN NOIR: EYES WITHOUT A FACE PREMIERE HC
Written by DAVID HINE & FABRICE SAPOLSKY
Penciled by CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO
Cover by PATRICK ZIRCHER
Peter Parker has a lot to be hopeful about. The Spider-Man is the beloved town hero; President Franklin D. Roosevelt is in the White House; the spiraling economy is on its first steps toward recovery; and with Norman Osborn out of the picture, organized crime in New York has lost its major player. But all is not well in 1934 America…dark forces are at play in the world, and a power vacuum in New York crime is quickly – and violently – being filled! Now Spider-Man must contend with a vicious new breed of killers, criminals, and maniacal death-dealers, reimagined from some of the greatest and deadliest foes of the Spider-Man! Collecting SPIDER-MAN NOIR: EYES WITHOUT A FACE #1-4.
112 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4444-1
Trim size: standard

KOOKABURRA K PREMIERE HC
Written by CRISSE, MITRIC & HICKS
Penciled by HUMBERTO RAMOS
Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS
From beyond the farthest frontiers of any solar system explored by man, a destructive force is sweeping through the universe wiping Callystes, Dakoï, Lilith and Planet Earth from the stellar map. A rocket full of refugees hurtles through space with the letter “K” emblazoned on its side. On board the unlikely crew of seven children, several adults, an ancient wizard-knight and the ghost of a cyborg travel with a mysterious cargo that will alter their fates forever. Collecting KOOKABURRA K #1-3.
168 PGS./Mature …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4002-3
Trim size: standard

THE TROJAN WAR GN-TPB
Written by ROY THOMAS
Penciled by MIGUEL SEPULVEDA
Cover by DENNIS CALERO
The judgment of Paris, when three vain goddesses vied for a golden prize—and the result would one day be the destruction of Troy!  The kidnapping—or elopement—of Helen, the face that launched a thousand ships!  Achilles—Hector—Ajax—Odysseus—Aeneas—Penthesileia the Amazon Queen—Memnon of Ethiopia—the greatest warriors of an Age of Heroes!  The ten-year siege of Ilium—the wooden horse that ended it all—and the Greeks’ perilous, often fatal voyages homeward! The most magnificent post-Homeric accounts have been combined and adapted by award-winning writer Roy Thomas and Iliad artist Miguel Angel Sepulveda—to tell, for the first time ever in graphic novel form, the full gory and glorious story of The Trojan War. Collecting THE TROJAN WAR #1-5.
120 PGS./Parental Advisory …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3863-1

DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER BORN TPB
Written by PETER DAVID & ROBIN FURTH
Penciled by JAE LEE & RICHARD ISANOVE
Cover by JAE LEE & RICHARD ISANOVE
A man’s quest begins with a boy’s test. The world of Roland Deschain – the world of the Dark Tower – has been a thirty-year obsession for Stephen King. And now, King carries his masterwork of fantasy to Marvel, bringing stunning new textures to his epic story! THE GUNSLINGER BORN seamlessly integrates the wonder of Mid-World and the story of its hard-bitten cast of characters into the finest Marvel Comics storytelling tradition. Artist Jae Lee and color artist Richard Isanove’s work is revelatory, and writer Peter David’s scripts, in collaboration with The Dark Tower: A Concordance author Robin Furth, present an authentic and vital account of Stephen King’s creative vision. Witness the birth of a gunslinger and the epic sweep of a timeless adventure that has just begun to unfold! Long days and pleasant nights, and may ya do well! Collecting Stephen King’s THE DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER BORN #1-7.
240 PGS./Parental Advisory …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2145-9
©2010 Stephen King. All rights reserved.

DESTROYER TPB
Written by ROBERT KIRKMAN
Penciled by CORY WALKER
Cover by JASON PEARSON
They don’t make ’em like Keene Marlow anymore. As the hero called the Destroyer, Marlow fought some of the greatest evils the world had ever known and survived to tell the tale. But in the twilight of his life, Marlow has finally met his match: a bum heart. Marlow is fit well beyond his years. He’s faster and stronger than a normal man in his prime. Yet even the magic of science can’t keep Marlow alive forever. Facing impending death, he must tie up all his loose ends — and that means eliminating all the Destroyer’s grudge-holding old enemies. Cutting a bloody swath through the ranks of the underworld, Marlow sets his sights on his former arch nemesis Scar. But before he can get his hands on the criminal mastermind, Scar abducts his daughter. Can Marlow survive long enough to save his family and complete his violent mission? Or will Scar have his revenge on the old warhorse? Collecting THE DESTROYER #1-5.
120 PGS./Explicit Content …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3346-9