Marvel in March 2008 (Part 3 – Ultimate + Divers)

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ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #52
Written by MIKE CAREY
Penciled by TYLER KIRKHAM
Cover by GREG LAND
The Thanos saga continues! Last issue saw Mr. Fantastic square off one-on-one with Thanos for the Cosmic Cube – so who now holds the deadly weapon? Why have the Human Torch and Invisible Girl undergone a horrifying transformation? And will the Thing survive his encounter with the never-before-seen third child of Thanos?
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

ULTIMATE HUMAN #3 (of 4)
Written by WARREN ELLIS
Pencils & Cover by CARY NORD
Continuing the ultimate collision between Iron Man and the Hulk! Who is Peter Wisdom, and what does he want with Tony Stark and Bruce Banner? And why can’t either hero tap into the powers of their alter egos? Be there as Warren Ellis (ULTIMATE GALACTUS) and Cary Nord (Conan) unleash the fireworks at Ironworks!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

ULTIMATE IRON MAN II #4 (of 4)
Written by ORSON SCOTT CARD
Pencils & Cover by PASQUAL FERRY
It’s the final issue of the second half of the ultimate origin of Iron Man! Why is Tony Stark clashing with the U.S. government? Who is Whiplash? Nebula award-winning author Orson Scott Card and Pasqual Ferry (ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR) deliver one more thrilling chapter of danger, intrigue and high-tech heroism!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #120
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by STUART IMMONEN
Guest starring the X-Men! Now that one of Peter Parker’s fellow students has been outted as a mutant, the struggle for their heart and mind is on! Magneto, Master of Magnetism, claims the new mutant as his own, but the X-Men aren’t about to let that stand! It’s a battle royale that rages across the city with the web-slinger caught in the middle! The dream tag-team of Brian Michael Bendis and Stuart Immonen deliver the finale to “Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends!”
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

ULTIMATE X-MEN #92
Written by ROBERT KIRKMAN
Pencils & Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA
Hey, on the cover…is that Stryfe and Onslaught? Apocalypse’s endgame is revealed as the beleaguered X-Men mount a last-ditch attack to save the world! Meanwhile, two more monstrous threats rear their ugly heads to ensure the young mutants’ downfall! It’s dark times for the X-Men, courtesy of writer Robert Kirkman (MARVEL ZOMBIES) and new ongoing penciler Salvador Larroca (UNCANNY X-MEN)!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

ULTIMATES 3 #4 (of 5)
Written by JEPH LOEB
Art & Cover by JOE MADUREIRA & christian lichtner
Who rules the Savage Land? Who could possibly challenge Magneto’s authority? How about the Ultimates with special guest Wolverine! Plus: back in NYC, the Wasp makes a discovery that will change everything! The most-talked-about series from superstars Jeph Loeb, Joe Madureira and Christian Lichtner charges toward Ultimatum!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

PUNISHER #55
Written by GARTH ENNIS
Penciled by GORAN PARLOV
Cover by TIM BRADSTREET
“VALLEY FORGE, VALLEY FORGE: THE SLAUGHTER OF A U.S. MARINE GARRISON AND THE BIRTH OF THE PUNISHER,” PART 1
Garth Ennis concludes his seminal run on PUNISHER — in style. Thirty-five years ago, the Fifth Cavalry disgorged their troops on an isolated Vietnamese hilltop and was met by a scene of utter devastation. The final body count ran to well over seven-hundred — almost 200 hundred of them American soldiers. Standing alone amidst the carnage, a sole survivor: Captain Frank Castle, who years later would be known as the most fearsome vigilante to walk the Earth: The Punisher. Now the Punisher is about to face his stiffest test: He’s hunted big game in his day, but none as big as this. Five men with unlimited resources. Men who’d put anything between themselves and the Punisher’s bullet. Men who know exactly who he is…and how to fight him.
32 PGS./Explicit Content …$2.99

DEAD OF NIGHT FEATURING MAN-THING #2 (of 4)
Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA
Penciled by BRIAN DENHAM
Cover by KAARE ANDREWS
Death has come to Citrusville, in the guise of four deranged army vets filled with bloodlust, with nothing to lose. When their paths cross with swamp-witch Jessica Cale, expect death and dismemberment…but whose? And how do Jessica’s little brother Andy and his imaginary, red-eyed, green-skinned friend fit in? This radical re-imagining of the Man-Thing mythos continues, once again narrated by the keeper of the Tower of Shadows: Digger!
32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Explicit Content …$3.99

WAR IS HELL: THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE PHANTOM EAGLE #1 (of 5)
Written by GARTH ENNIS
Penciled by HOWARD CHAYKIN
Cover by JOHN CASSADAY
Set against the grim backdrop of Word War I, mysterious aviator Karl Kaufmann arrives on the western front dressed outlandishly and at the controls of his own plane. Overconfident and full of romantic ideals, he has come to fight and kill the Hun. But soon Kaufmann confronts staggering loss and witnesses violence on a scale he has never imagined. In the process, he learns the harsh truth of conflict: war is hell. Written by Garth Ennis and drawn by Howard Chaykin.
32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Explicit Content …$3.99

CRIMINAL Vol. 2 #2
Written by Ed Brubaker
Pencils and Cover by Sean Phillips
It’s the second of three standalone stories, as CRIMINAL’s new expanded format keeps the hits coming!
In previous arcs of Criminal we’ve met the man who killed him, and we met his only surviving son… now meet TEEG LAWLESS, thief, murderer, and all around bad mother-#@$%er. Fresh from two tours in Vietnam, Teeg arrives home in 1972 carrying the baggage of war, a drug habit, and an unpaid debt to a local mob boss that’s now long overdue. *“Before the Living End”* tells how he goes about finding a way out of his problems and back into the life of crime.
And on top of this longer-than-usual length main story, CRIMINAL now features an *expanded* back-pages section, as well – with articles by Brubaker and other top crime writers, from novelists to screenwriters to comic writers. These noir articles have become a popular piece of the CRIMINAL package, and are something that can only be found in the comics, not in any collections.
So don’t miss out on this second *standalone* issue of the most acclaimed crime comic on the stands!
40PGS/Mature Content/No Ads… $3.50

KABUKI: REFLECTIONS #10
Written by DAVID MACK
Art by DAVID MACK
Cover by DAVID MACK
This square-bound art book acts as a tie-in to the DVD documentary on Mack’s work, THE ALCHEMY OF ART: DAVID MACK from Herovideoproductions.com.
REFLECTIONS #10 features details and commentary on never-before-seen art and stories – including Mack’s new children’s book THE SHY CREATURES, handmade books and paintings from the DVD. Also featuring step-by-step art techniques, and loads of art and extras you’ve never seen before. Ever wonder how David Mack does his artwork? How his pages and covers go from sketches and drawings to finished art? How he uses models and figure drawings? It’s all in here with lots of extras!
48 PGS./FC …$5.99
OFFERED AGAIN: REFLECTIONS #5-9 and KABUKI: THE ALCHEMY #1-9 (including Alex Maleev, Adam Hughes, Mike Mignola, Jae Lee, Kent Williams & Mike Allred covers).

KICK-ASS #2
Written by MARK MILLAR
Pencils & Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
Sickening violence…just the way you like it. The most screwed-up superhero comic of all time continues in what’s sure to be the most exciting launch of 2008. What would happen if you tried to be a super hero? What would happen when an ordinary man in a latex suit comes face-to-face with the criminal underworld? Read about super heroes like you’ve never seen them before and feel happy that you are living here right now when this book is being published. Your grandchildren will only envy you. Comics just don’t get better than this.
32 PGS./Mature …$2.99

POWERS #30
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Art & Cover by MICHAEL AVON OEMING
« THE REDEMPTION OF DEENA PILGRIM »
She’s murdered in cold blood. She’s broken every law she’s sworn to protect. She’s contracted a virus to which there is no cure. Can the life of Deena Pilgrim be redeemed? And at what cost?
40 PGS./Explicit Content …$3.95
POWERS is TM & © 2006 Jinxworld Inc. All Rights Reserved.

DARK TOWER: THE LONG ROAD HOME #1 (of 5)
Written by ROBIN FURTH & PETER DAVID
Art & Cover by JAE LEE & RICHARD ISANOVE
Variant Cover by JOE QUESADA
Sketch Variant Cover by JAE LEE
It’s the return of the best-selling comic book series, inspired by Stephen King’s epic The Dark Tower! Gunslinger Roland Deschain has seen the death of his lover Susan Delgado. And the Big Coffin Hunters who burned her at the stake are now in pursuit of Roland and his ka-tet Cuthbert and Alain. The friends are forced to flee into the desert with the deadly posse in hot pursuit….and Roland is in a coma! Don’t miss this opening chapter starring the Gunslinger whose quest for the Dark Tower will shake the foundation of reality itself!
48 PGS./CARDSTOCK COVER/T+ …$3.99
©2007 Stephen King. All rights reserved.

MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: MOBY DICK #2 (of 6)
Written by ROY THOMAS (BASED ON THE NOVEL BY HERMAN MELVILLE)
Penciled by PASCAL ALIXE
Cover by JOHN WATSON
Captain Ahab’s obsession with the sea beast that haunts his life increases as the Pequod sails around the southern tip of Africa. Crewman Daggoo thinks he sights Moby Dick’s spout, but they find a giant squid instead—a very bad omen. The ship then encounters a mysterious whaling vessel whose crew shriek that Ahab is a blasphemer for hunting the great white whale! All the signs point to doom for the Pequod and those aboard it, but Ahab will press on toward his frightful destiny despite the dire warnings.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

MARVEL ILLUSTRATED:
PICTURE OF
DORIAN GRAY #4 (of 6)
Written by ROY THOMAS (BASED ON THE NOVEL BY OSCAR WILDE)
Penciled by SEBASTIAN FIUMARA
Cover by GERALD PAREL
Artist Basil Hallward is horrified at what has become of his beautiful portrait of Dorian Gray. He feels hatred for the painting’s subject and confronts Gray in a rage. When Basil then disappears, a perplexed Dorian goes upstairs to cover his portrait—and finds one of the hands is dripping red! Dorian’s downward spiral of self-destruction accelerates, drawing in all those who encounter him!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

MARVEL ILLUSTRATED:
THE ILIAD #4 (of 8)
Written by ROY THOMAS (BASED ON THE EPIC POEM BY HOMER)
Penciled by
MIGUEL ANGEL SEPULVEDA
Cover by PAOLO RIVERA
The Trojan War intensifies! The Greeks suffer a massacre and are slowly recovering when the god Zeus rains blood on the Greek lines, panicking them! The Greek fortifications seem to hold—until the Trojan warrior Hector shatters one of the Greek gates with a hurled boulder! The Trojans then pass through the gates, altering the course of the epic conflict! How many more will die to determine the fate of the woman Helen?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER:
GUILTY PLEASURES #9 (of 12)
Written by LAURELL K. HAMILTON
Adaptated by Jessica Ruffner
Pencils & Cover by Ron Lim
Variant Cover by BRETT BOOTH
Laurell K. Hamilton’s deadly vampire hunter continues on the trail of a brutal and mysterious killer, a trail which leads her through all parts of the Vampire society. This time, Anita goes in for a personal meeting with the Church of Eternal Life, the vampire religion which promises to make you live forever and actually delivers. But will the head of the church tolerate Anita’s accusations? The comic adaptation of the first novel in the best-selling Anita Blake series continues here!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99
FINAL ORDER CUT-OFF 2/14, ON-SALE 3/5/08
Order Using This Code: SEP072252

MARVEL SPOTLIGHT:
LAURELL K. HAMILTON/GEORGE R.R. MARTIN
Written by JOHN RHETT THOMAS
Marvel Best–Selling Authors Laurell K. Hamilton and George R. R. Martin – two titans of modern fiction – get their turn in this month’s SPOTLIGHT! Hamilton’s ANITA BLAKE: VAMPIRE HUNTER series of novels has been going strong since the early nineties, creating legions of fans with a passion for her unique brand of Midwestern vampire mythology. Martin’s medieval fantasy THE HEDGE KNIGHT charmed fans of his massively popular epic A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE with the tales of young Dunk and his journey to knighthood. Both New York Times best-selling writers bring the depth and variety of their exciting literature properties to Marvel. Together, they’ve already achieved great things – but with what’s coming in 2008, you haven’t seen anything yet!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

LORDS OF AVALON: SWORD OF DARKNESS #2 (of 6)
Written by KINLEY MACGREGOR
Adapted by ROBIN FURTH
Art & Cover by Tommy Ohtsuka
A pawn in the war between light and dark, Seren seeks her freedom and refuses to be used. As Kerrigan and Morgen le Fey fight over her possession, her only hope lies in Kerrigan’s humanity–that is if he has any left in his demon’s heart. The battle for the world continues to rage in issue 2 of Sword of Darkness, Marvel’s adaptation of Kinley MacGregor’s (a.k.a. Sherrilyn Kenyon) best–selling novel.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

HEDGE KNIGHT II: SWORN SWORD #6 (of 6)
Written by GEORGE R. R. MARTIN
Adapted by Ben Avery
Pencils & Cover by Mike S. Miller
A dispute over water during a drought started small, with one of the Red Widow’s peasants being cut by one of Ser Eustace’s knights. But that small cut serves to open old wounds from the Blackfyre Rebellion, forcing Ser Duncan to put his ideals of knighthood to the test when he learns a dark secret about his lord, Ser Eustace. But blood must pay for blood, and Dunk has sworn his sword to Ser Eustace regardless of his past transgressions. Now, Dunk must do battle with the Red Widow’s castellan, Ser Lucas Inchfield, as the Sworn Sword rushes toward its bone–crushing conclusion in classic George R.R. Martin style.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
FINAL ORDER CUT-OFF 3/6, ON-SALE 3/26/08
Order Using This Code: SEP072253