Marvel In May 2009 – Part 1 : Marvel Universe

[ENGLISH] Marvel Comics tells us: Marvel’s new solicitation info and artwork for comics arriving in stores in May 2009 are here. Part 1: Marvel Universe (Amazing Spider-Man, Captain America, Sub-Mariner, Daredevil, New Avengers, Mighty Avengers, Invincible Iron Man, Dark Reign, Thunderbolts, Spider-Woman…)

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MARVEL 70TH ANNIVERSARY POSTER BOOK
Thirty-six posters celebrating 70 years of Marvel!
72 PGS./Rated A …$5.99

OFFICIAL INDEX TO THE
MARVEL UNIVERSE #5
Written by VARIOUS
Continuing the chronicle of the Marvel Universe, starting with Spider-Man (from AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #215 on), Iron Man (from IRON MAN #134) and the X-Men (from X-MEN #219 on). Follow the history of the Marvel universe as it unfolds month by month with the All-New Official Index to the Marvel Universe. Each issue provides synopses for dozens of individual comics, including back-up strips, introducing you to the characters, teams, places and equipment that appeared within, providing vital information about first appearances, where they last showed up and where they appeared next!
64 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

HUMAN TORCH COMICS #1 70TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL
Written by SCOTT SNYDER
Penciled by SCOTT WEGENER
Cover by ADI GRANOV
Variant Cover by MARCOS MARTIN
Before he became the hero he was created to be, the original Human Torch had to battle his inner demons to stake a claim on the soul he knows he has…and his enemies will stop at nothing to tear him apart to get at the city they want to control.  Can he learn to tap into the human side of the Torch, or must he sacrifice himself to save the people he has sworn to protect in this al-new 22 page story? Also included is a bonus 10 page Torch tale from Marvel’s rich history!
48 PGS./One-Shot/All-New & Reprints/Rated A …$3.99

MARVEL MYSTERY COMICS #1 70TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL
Written by TOM DEFALCO
Penciled by CHRIS BURNHAM
Cover by PAOLO RIVERA
Variant Cover by MARCOS MARTIN
The original Human Torch, Toro, the Sub-Mariner, the Angel and the Ferret team up to prevent Nazi saboteurs and one of the Torch’s earliest foes from creating the ultimate weapon of mass destruction in this all-new 22 page story. Plus another 10 page classic vintage tale from Marvel’s Golden Age!
48 PGS./One-Shot/All-New & Reprints/Rated A …$3.99

LOCKJAW AND THE PET AVENGERS #1 (of 4)
Written by CHRIS ELIOPOULOS
Penciled by IG GUARA
Cover by KARL KERSCHL
Variant Cover by NIKO HENRICHON
And there came a day, a day unlike any other, when Earth’s mightiest heroes were unaware of a threat greater than all of them could handle. And on that day, a teleporting puppy scoured the world to assemble a team of animals to fight the foes
no single beast could withstand! Strap on your collar and hop on-board the adventures of LOCKJAW, LOCKHEED, REDWING, HAIRBALL, and an all-new FROG THOR! Written by Eisner-nominee CHRIS ELIOPOULOS with art by fan-favorite IG GUARA, color by
INCREDIBLE HULK colorist CHRIS SOTOMAYOR and variant covers by PRIDE OF BAGHDAD artist NIKO HENRICHON!
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

DAREDEVIL NOIR #2 (of 4)
Written by ALEXANDER IRVINE
Pencils & Cover by TOM COKER
Variant Cover by DENNIS CALERO
 “LIAR’S POKER,” PART 2
The latest addition to Marvel’s red-hot Noir line offers a unique spin on the Man Without Fear!  Prohibition-era Hell’s Kitchen is no place to be a blind man, but it’s tailor-made for a vigilante. On one side, you’ve got the Kingpin; on the other, Orville Halloran, fresh out of Sing Sing and ready for war.  Daredevil has tangled with both of them before, and as temperatures rise in the Kitchen, a third player comes to the table: the Bull’s-Eye Killer.  Who does he work for — Fisk or Halloran? Murdock needs to find out, and fast, for the sake of the mysterious Eliza. But there’s more to her than meets the eye…
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

SPIDER-MAN: THE SHORT HALLOWEEN
Written by BILL HADER
& SETH MEYERS
Pencils & Cover by
KEVIN MAGUIRE
Two stars of Saturday Night Live make their Marvel debut with an all-new story set right on the bustling, hot dog juice covered streets of New York City. Halloween is coming early this year as Spidey is knocked out during the Greenwich
Village costume parade and an intoxicated reveler in a Spidey costume takes his place. Really, we don’t want to say more than that. Trust us, with comic book legend Kevin Maguire (JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL) along for the ride, this’ll be more exciting than putting a president on a comic book cover!
48 PGS./One-Shot/Rated T+ …$3.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN
FAMILY #6
Written by BRIAN REED,
TOM DEFALCO & PAUL TOBIN
Penciled by RON FRENZ,
SHAWN MOLL & MORE!
Cover by PAULO SIQUEIRAI
Get ready to crank the action up to TWELVE as the All-New All-Monthly Amazing Spider-Man Family returns with more web-spinning wonders from the many corners of the life of Peter Benjamin Parker! 
First up, she’s gone but not forgotten as we take a look back at one of the first days on the job for JACKPOT!  Then, in the on-going adventures of SPIDER-GIRL, Mayday and the family Parker deal with the repercussions of GWEN REILLY!  Next, in THE PRIVATE LIFE OF PETER PARKER, trapped in an elevator on his way to a job interview, Peter Parker must show some children in need what it’s like to be a true hero. And finally, check out the second installment of the future of pork-based super heroics with SWINEY GIRL – Daughter of PETER-PORKER, THE
SPECTACULAR SPIDER-HAM!
It’s more action than you can shake a Quesada at, all for half the amount of an assistant editor’s weekly paycheck!
64 PGS./All-New/Rated A …$4.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #593
Written by MARK WAID
Penciled by MIKE MCKONE
Cover by JOE QUESADA
Part Two of « 24/7 »!
Reeling from the discovery he made last issue — one that will have a huge impact on the Spider-Universe in the coming months — Peter Parker withdraws even further into his Spidey identity just in time to come face-to-face (or web-to-wing) with the all-new Vulture!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #594
Written by MARK WAID
Penciled by MIKE MCKONE
Cover by JOE QUESADA
 « 24/7 » Finale!
Hunted as never before by a newly empowered J. Jonah Jameson–and you won’t believe JJJ’s new base of operations!–
Spider-Man can’t find peace privately or in public! It’s time Spidey faced up to the truth behind his 24/7 mission–before it
kills him!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #595
Written by JOE KELLY
Pencils & Cover by PHIL JIMENEZ
Variant Cover by ADI GRANOV
DARK REIGN TIE-IN!
The lead-up to Amazing Spider-Man #600 begins here.
Spider-Man editor Stephen Wacker here with a quick message. Look, this solicit is being written before you dear readers even know how CHARACTER ASSASSINATION ends and the major changes that spill out of it, so I can’t tell ya much, but believe me, if you haven’t been keeping up with Spidey…it’s time.
Following immediately on the heels of “24/7”, Spider-Man’s world has become more messed-up and stressful than ever and the fact that his biggest enemy, is in charge of the world…and the Avengers…is only the icing on a really dangerous cake.
Now faced with hard choices about family and friendship, Spider-Man knows exactly what he has to do to save the world…it’s time to take down Norman Osborn.
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

DARK AVENGERS #5
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by MIKE DEODATO
Young Guns Variant Cover by KHOI PHAM
When the public is reminded of Norman’s terrible past, Norman’s wheeling and dealing becomes a public concern. Plus, some of the Avengers are getting frisky with each other, and that can’t be good. Plus the return of…the Cabal!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

MIGHTY AVENGERS #25
Written by DAN SLOTT
Pencils by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
Cover by KHOI PHAM
What would be the greatest heist of all time?  Breaking into the First National Bank?  The Tower of London?  Fort Knox?  No.  It’d be knocking over the BAXTER BUILDING!  But why would HANK PYM want to rip off MR. FANTASTIC?  And are the other AVENGERS ready to become Earth’s Mightiest Cat Burglars?  Part one of the all-new MIGHTY AVENGERS/FANTASTIC FOUR throwdown starts here!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

AVENGERS:
THE INITIATIVE #24
Written by CHRISTOS N. GAGE
Pencils & Cover by
HUMBERTO RAMOS
THE INITIATIVE: DISASSEMBLED CONTINUES!  A Dark Reign has fallen.  Norman Osborn has disbanded S.H.I.E.L.D. and shut down Camp Hammond.  That leaves the Shadow Initiative out in the cold…stuck in Madripoor with no means of escape, hunted by an army of Hydra agents, including Wolverine’s old foes, Bloodscream and Roughhouse!  They have no idea if Norman even knows they’re out there, or if they’re better off if he doesn’t!  If you thought changing costumes was the biggest event in Taskmaster’s career, you cannot miss this issue…
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

NEW AVENGERS #53
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils by BILLY TAN & CHRIS BACHALO
Cover by BILLY TAN
Variant Cover by CHRIS BACHALO
WHO WILL BE THE NEXT SORCERER SUPREME? And will he or she survive the initiation? The Avengers fight a battle that they know will shape the future of the Marvel Universe for years to come!
32 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

SECRET WARRIORS #4
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS & JONATHAN HICKMAN
Penciled by STEFANO CASELLI
Cover by JIM CHEUNG
The most talked about new Marvel series rolls on as we find out the answer to the question: What happened to all the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.?
Plus, Daisy Johnson recruits a new member to replace a fallen comrade, the kids spy on Nick Fury and we follow the Colonel as he starts his one man war against the endless hordes of HYDRA.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

DARK REIGN:
FANTASTIC FOUR #3 (of 5)
Written by
JONATHAN HICKMAN
Penciled by SEAN CHEN
Cover by PASQUAL FERRY
Forced to fight their way through time, Sue, Ben and Johnny have to defend the Holy Land in the Crusades, Conquer the Wild West and beat back the Nazis while Franklin and Val are busy back in the Baxter Building preparing for the arrival of Norman Osborn.
All that, and the return of the Illuminati!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

DARK REIGN:
ELEKTRA #3 (of 5)
Written by ZEB WELLS
Penciled by CLAY MANN
Cover by LEE BERMEJO
A fatigued and badly wounded Elektra is out of H.A.M.M.E.R. custody and on the run, and Norman Osborn wants her
neutralized. Nothing for it but to send his best anti-Elektra operative – the Dark Avengers’ own…HAWKEYE! He killed her once when he was Bullseye.  Does a wounded Elektra even stand a chance? From Zeb Wells (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) and Clay Mann (DAREDEVIL)!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

DARK REIGN: HAWKEYE #2 (of 5)
Written by ANDY DIGGLE
Penciled by TOM RANEY
Cover by CLINT LANGLEY
Bullseye cuts loose in this DARK REIGN tie-in! Reporter Ben Urich investigates a brutal massacre that has all the hallmarks of the notorious assassin Bullseye. But can Urich connect the murders to the Dark Avenger known as Hawkeye? Norman Osborn must bring H.A.M.M.E.R. down to hide the awful truth before it tears the team apart—and poisons the Avengers’ noble legacy forever! The killer creative team of Andy Diggle (THUNDERBOLTS) and Tom Raney (SECRET INVASION: INHUMANS) spins the spotlight on one of Marvel’s most controversial characters!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

DARK REIGN: YOUNG AVENGERS #1 (of 5)
Written by PAUL CORNELL
Pencils and Cover by MARK BROOKS
The Melter; The Executioner; The Enchantress; Egghead; Big Zero and Coat of Arms: they call themselves the Young Avengers, teenage rebels, on the run from the authorities, hated and feared by a world they’ve sworn to protect. Their interests include interspecies romance, modern art and bloody murder.  Everything is permitted, and so are they.  Until they meet the original Young Avengers.  And then their grey areas will come home to roost.
32 PGS./Rated T+…$3.99

DARK REIGN: THE HOOD #1 (of 5)
Written by JEFF PARKER
Penciled by KYLE HOTZ
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
Straight from the pages of NEW AVENGERS and DARK REIGN: THE CABAL—go deep into the cutthroat world of The Hood! You may know him as the tough-talking crime boss who’s organizing the villains of NYC while wheeling and dealing with the likes of Loki and Dr. Doom. But what about his pregnant girlfriend, addict cousin and institutionalized mother that we met back in his debut mini? And what price is he paying for his rapid climb up the ranks of crime and power? Writer Jeff Parker (AGENTS OF ATLAS) and Kyle Hotz (THE HOOD: BLOOD FROM STONES) invite you to spend a week in the life of Parker Robinson, one of the key characters in Dark Reign, as he struggles to keep his professional and personal lives from destroying each other!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #13
Written by MATT FRACTION
Art and Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA
Tony’s flight for freedom goes international! Pepper Potts: Prisoner of H.A.M.M.E.R.! And things get very bad for Maria Hill deep in the heart of Texas! As Tony struggles to keep the Silver Centurion armor up and running, Norman Osborn’s noose tightens around his neck – every freak and fiend in his rogues gallery is gunning for him – and Madame Masque gets the keys to the kingdom. WORLD’S MOST WANTED hits the halfway point and absolutely no one is safe.
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

AGENTS OF ATLAS #4 & 5
Written by JEFF PARKER
Penciled by CARLO PAGULAYAN,
CLAYTON HENRY & GABRIEL HARDMAN
Issue #4 Cover by STUART IMMONEN
Issue #5 Cover by BILLY TAN
Variant Covers by ED MCGUINNESS
It’s a double-dose of intrigue and adventure this month with back-to-back Atlas action!
What a difference a half-century makes: As the Agents of 1958 find themselves battling deep behind the Iron Curtain, the Agents of today are locked in mortal conflict with Captain America! And if Bob Grayson loses his mind, that may very well be the end for the Agents of today!
And if that weren’t enough…
Issue #5 brings the throwdown to end all throwdowns! The Agents of Atlas face off with the NEW AVENGERS!!!  What a perfect time for M-11 to take one of his unpredictable courses of decisive action. Rated V for VIOLENT.
32 PGS.(each)/Rated T+ …$2.99 (each)

BLACK PANTHER #4
Written by REGINALD HUDLIN
Penciled by KEN LASHLEY
Cover by J. SCOTT CAMPBELL
“DEADLIEST OF THE SPECIES,” PART 4
Something bad happened to T’Challa.  Wakanda stands at the brink as an unstoppable force advances toward the gates of the city: Morlun — Devourer of Totems — is back, and he’s here to feast on the Panther totem.  Wakanda’s only hope is the new Black Panther…if she’s worthy to inherit the mantle.  And the only one who can determine that is the Panther God.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

NEW AVENGERS: THE REUNION #3 (of 4)
Written by JIM MCCANN
Penciled by DAVID LOPEZ
Cover by JO CHEN
“DOUBLE INDEMNITY”
After last issue’s bombshell revelation, the hits keep coming for Mockingbird and Ronin as they begin their infiltration to stop a weapon of mass destruction from destroying an entire city.  Plus, the question that’s been on everyone’s mind, especially Clint’s: What happened to Mockingbird while she was held captive by the Skrulls?  Find out here as the Reunion 15 years in the making continues!
32 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

SKRULL KILL KREW #2 (of 5)
Written by ADAM FELBER
Penciled by MARK ROBINSON
Cover by MARIO ALBERTI
Cow Variant Cover by
TOP COW STUDIOS
The creepy spin-off of Secret Invasion continues with the Krew leader Ryder’s attempts to take down a faction of surviving scions of the original Skrulls that Reed Richards turned into cows. Unfortunately he’s got to deal with the fact that his team is dead first.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

MS. MARVEL #39
Written by BRIAN REED
Penciled by PATRICK OLLIFFE
Cover by MIKE DEODATO JR.
The Dark Reign is in full effect. Carol Danvers is dead.
Moonstone has taken on the mantle of Ms. Marvel. And the only hope for the forces of good is…Machine Man?! Brian Reed & Patrick Olliffe kick off a new chapter in the legend of Ms. Marvel!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

PUNISHER #5
Written by RICK REMENDER
Penciled by JEROME OPENA
50/50 Covers by MIKE MCKONE
“LIVING IN DARKNESS: CONCLUSION”
Frank Castle will kill the Hood or die trying. With his city under siege, a high bounty on his head and nothing left to lose, The Punisher dives in for a direct confrontation with New York’s new kingpin of crime — and what he discovers within The Hood’s secret base will shock the Marvel Universe to its core.  Who is The Hood’s mysterious new lieutenant? What is The Hood truly capable of?  And exactly how far will he go to take down the biggest threat to his brutal underworld reign?
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

SPIDER-WOMAN #2
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by ALEX MALEEV
Jessica Drew is back, she is an agent of S.W.O.R.D. and she is hunting one of the people who helped ruin her life. It’s back to sexy, violent Madripoor because the HUNT IS ON!!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

ASTONISHING TALES #4
Written by C. B. CEBULSKI,
DANIEL MERLIN GOODBREY,
JONATHON GREEN
& JONATHAN HICKMAN
Penciled by KENNETH
ROCAFORT, LOU KANG,
FIONA STAPLES
& NICHOLAS PITARRA
Cover by KENNETH ROCAFORT
MARVEL’S PREMERE ANTHOLOGY CONTINUES! Madripoor is ablaze as WOLVERINE & PUNISHER battle the genetically engineered mutant hunter PREDATOR X! The future takes a turn for the worse as IRON MAN 2020 confronts the endless robot forces of Commodore Q! DAREDEVIL hunts the most dangerous game in the streets of Hell’s Kitchen! And Sunspot and Cannonball crash some weddings in MOJOWORLD!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

FIN FANG FOUR RETURN! #1
Written by SCOTT GRAY
& ROGER LANGRIDGE
Pencils & Cover by
ROGER LANGRIDGE
There was a time when giants walked the Earth! Monstrous creatures! Products of science gone mad!!! FIN FANG FOOM! ELEKTRO! GOOGAM! GORGILLA! Once they were great and terrible, and all trembled in their wake! Now, reduced to human size, they must live in the modern world and earn a buck. So what happens when the freakish foursome tries to play nice? Find out in this one-shot from the depraved minds of acclaimed comedy maestros Scott Gray and Roger Langridge!
48 PGS./One-Shot/Rated A …$3.99

AVENGERS/INVADERS #11 (of 12)
Written by JIM KRUEGER & ALEX ROSS
Penciled by STEVE SADOWSKI
Cover by ALEX ROSS
Variant Cover by MARIO ALBERTI
On the other side of history, chaos reigns. Evil has won and the Fourth Reich now rules the world. Only the combined might of the Avengers, The Invaders and the mysterious new heroes Electro, The Challenger, The Silver Scorpion, The Black Widow, the Black Avenger and Captain Terror have a hope of setting the world right.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 

CAPTAIN AMERICA #50
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Pencils by LUKE ROSS
Cover by STEVE EPTING
Bucky Barnes, another man out of time, is the new Captain America now…but today he’s trapped in the past, because today is Bucky Barnes’ birthday.  See Bucky’s favorite and least favorite birthdays – from the cold winters of the Depression on military bases, to the front lines of WW2 fighting alongside the Invaders, to his new mission as Cap.  Oh yeah, and someone’s trying to kill him. By Ed Brubaker and Luke Ross.
48 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

FANTASTIC FORCE #2
Written by JOE AHEARNE
Penciled by STEVE KURTH
Cover by BRYAN HITCH
He’s a descendant of the Hulk and the stepson of Wolverine—but now, Banner’s mother the Harpy has appeared from nowhere and is out to destroy the Fantastic Force!  Alex Ultron, the 16th generation, has a shock when he realizes his brand new paradise is run on android slaves and telepath Natalie X finds out what’s really on Logan’s mind. Taking down the Harpy costs half of the Fantastic Force just as they face three of the most powerful women in history who are here to destroy Nu-World…and the new heroes who defend it!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

CAPTAIN BRITAIN
AND MI13 #13
Written by PAUL CORNELL
Penciled by LEONARD KIRK
Cover by MICO SUAYAN
Betrayal runs rampant!  Spitfire is offered a high rank in the vampire state—will she take it?  Does she have a chance?  A traitor is discovered in the ranks of British Intelligence.  But what are the chances that he’s the only one.  Pete Wisdom’s main concern is keeping his people alive, but with his track record and who they’re up against, it’s not looking good.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

GHOST RIDER #35
Written by JASON AARON
Penciled by TONY MOORE
Cover by ARTHUR SUYDAM
« TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS, » PART 3
Johnny Blaze has come to a monastery in Japan, just wanting to be left alone as he waits patiently for the end of the world.  But when a local biker gang begins terrorizing the town, Blaze realizes that his work as Ghost Rider isn’t quite done yet.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

FANTASTIC FOUR #567
Written by MARK MILLAR
Pencils & Cover by BRYAN HITCH
THE MASTERS OF DOOM Part Two
The Marquis of Death has returned to Earth after a genocidal sojourn of two decades! And his first target is his once-pupil,
Victor Von Doom!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

HOWLING COMMANDOS #1
Written by JESSE ALEXANDER
Pencils and Cover by
JOHN PAUL LEON
“SHOTGUN OPERA”
Nothing less than the fate of the free world is at stake as Sgt. Nick Fury leads the Howling Commandos on their most dangerous mission ever!  SHOTGUN OPERA sets the stage for the harrowing events of Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale’s best-selling CAPTAIN AMERICA: WHITE.  After parachuting deep into enemy-held Yugoslavia, Fury, Dum Dum, Izzy, Reb, Gabe, and Pinky Pinkerton need every bullet and grenade in the Allied armory as they are chased by Tiger tanks, strafed by screaming Stukas, betrayed by beautiful babes, and forced into gladiatorial combat against Baron Strucker’s diabolical war machine: PANZER MAX!  Brought to you by the team of Jesse Alexander (HEROES, LOST, ALIAS) and John Paul Leon (EARTH X), HOWLING COMMANDOES is a must-have for all Fury Fans, Cap Completists, and anyone who likes war comics that take no prisoners, show no mercy, and cry havoc!  WA-HOO!
40 PGS./One-Shot/Parental Advisory …$3.99

MOON KNIGHT #30
Written by MIKE BENSON
Penciled by JEFTE PALO
Cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO
“DOWN SOUTH,” PART 4
The little Mexican town of El Paso Del Norte is getting crowded.  First, there’s Moon Knight, whose current alter ego, Jake Lockley, is playing bodyguard to a young woman who’s in the crosshairs of virtually every assassin South of the Rio Grande.  Then, there’s the Zapata Brothers, a duo of outlandish assassins that’s determined to collect the bounty.  And then there’s the Punisher, who’s crossed the border on the trail of some Russian Mobsters.  Oh, and did we forget to mention the phantom predator known as Toltec, who’s got his sights on everyone?
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

HULK #12
Written by JEPH LOEB
Pencils & 50/50 Covers by ED MCGUINNESS
Variant Cover by J. SCOTT CAMPBELL
After the senses shattering unexpected cliffhanger from last issue, The Defenders/Offenders War comes to an explosive end in this issue by the superstar-team of Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness! The Hulk, Namor, Doc Strange and Silver Surfer have one last chance to save the women they love and the Red Hulk, Tiger Shark, Mordo and Terrax aren’t about to let that happen. Can the Defenders triumph without the Hulk to lead them? All of this and a twist ending that you will never see coming!
32 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

HULK: BROKEN WORLDS BOOK TWO (of 2)
Written by MARC SUMERAK, ADAM WARREN & JASON HENDERSON
Penciled by JONBOY MEYERS, KELSEY SHANNON,
JUAN SANTACRUZ & STEVE SCOTT
Cover by PAUL PELLETIER
Throughout the unending vastness of the multiverse echo the cries of the monster inside mister Bruce Banner… the
unstoppable force known as the Hulk.  Join us as we continue our quest to chronicle the catalogue of crosstime Hulk, asking not “What If…” but “What is?”  This ALL-NEW oversized special revisits the worlds of the Age of Apocalypse, the Days of Future Past, the Marvel Mangaverse, and the year 1602!
40 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

ALL-NEW SAVAGE SHE-HULK #2 (of 4) 
Written by FRED VAN LENTE
Penciled by PETER VALE
Cover by J. SCOTT CAMPBELL
As the all-new, all-different She-Hulk continues her relentless rampage through New York, the mysterious target of the desperate mission that brought her to our time period is revealed — and it’s a doozy! Only one thing stands between the daughter of Hulk and Thundra and the object of her quest — her name is JENNIFER WALTERS, and she won’t let the She-Hulk mantle be taken away from her without a catfight that measures 10 on the Richter scale! And no matter what the outcome, the DARK AVENGERS wait in the wings to take on the winner! Plus, 8 pages of Director’s Cut-style extras!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

PLANET SKAAR PROLOGUE
Written by GREG PAK
Penciled by DAN PANOSIAN
Cover by ALEX GARNER
Reed Richards just found out that the Hulk has a son.  A great, big barbarian son named Skaar who’s known nothing but
blood and rage after being abandoned by his father to be born on fire on a war-torn alien planet. And now Skaar’s coming to Earth, where a showdown with his father could literally split the globe in two. So with just twenty four hours to spare, Mr. Fantastic must determine how to face the advent of… PLANET SKAAR! Don’t miss the perfect jumping on point for a brand new epic in which the Son of Hulk finally slashes straight into the heart of the Marvel Universe! PLUS, 8 pages of Director’s Cut style extras!
40 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

SKAAR: SON OF HULK #11 
Written by GREG PAK
Penciled by RON LIM
Cover by TRAVIS CHAREST
Too savage for the savage planet of Sakaar, the Son of Hulk has been exiled to the puny little mudball known as EARTH!  Can a confrontation with his father be far behind?  Also — the return of the Warbound!  These monstrous alien heroes stood by the Green Goliath throughout the epic tales of « Planet Hulk » and « World War Hulk. »   Now can they save the soul of the Hulk’s barbarian boy?  Skaar, Son of Hulk, begins his epic clash with the Marvel Universe with PLANET SKAAR, PART ONE! 
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

INCREDIBLE HERCULES #129
Written by FRED VAN LENTE
& GREG PAK
Penciled by RYAN STEGMAN
Cover by DAVID WILLIAMS
In this issue: HERCULES AND AMADEUS CHO DIE!!! We heard that cheap death sells comics, and we’re more than happy to oblige. Though seriously, if you had to plunge into the UNDERWORLD and bring back Hercules’ slain father ZEUS to counter Hera’s power, could you think of a better plan? And come to think of it, have you ever noticed how…  impermanent death is in the Marvel Universe? Well, while hobnobbing among the most famous Marvel deceased over the last few years, Herc and Cho learn the terrible secret why — and why PLUTO, Lord of the Dead, is fighting-mad about it!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

IMMORTAL IRON FIST #26
Written by DUANE
SWIERCZYNSKI
Pencils by TRAVEL FOREMAN
Cover by PATRICK ZIRCHER
Danny’s escape from Hell gets down to the wire! Trapped in the mystical and secret eighth city of monsters, Danny and the Immortal Weapons have to make the prison-break of a lifetime…with Davos waiting to meet them outside! But will he help them run…or shove them back to their deaths?! By Duane Swierczynski (CABLE) and Travel Foreman (ARES)!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES
SPIDER-MAN #51
Written by PAUL BENJAMIN
Penciled by JUAN SANTACRUZ
Cover by GRAHAM NOLAN
Think Spidey’s the only guy that can stick to stuff? Meet PASTE POT PETE!!! God of glue! Advocate of adhesive! Will he turn the Wallcrawler into the Wallstucker?
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES
FANTASTIC FOUR #48
Written by PAUL TOBIN
Penciled by DAVID HAHN
& COLLEEN COOVER
Cover by ROGER CRUZ
MOVING DAY: All good things must eventually end. Sure, our universe had some great times, but all shows must close, and the Fantastic Four are summoned to the Ends of Time to help one of the show’s brightest stars pack up for the long sleep until the next universe is born. That’s right: Galactus has survived one Big Bang, and is making plans to pull off the same trick! But what does a guy like Galactus pack for this journey, and why does he need the help of the Fantastic Four? Plus, artist Colleen Coover brings you Sue Storm’s essay, « The Importance of Being Invisible! »
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES
THE AVENGERS #36
Written by PAUL TOBIN
Penciled by MATTEO LOLLI
Cover by IG GUARA
BLOCKHEAD PARTY: When the Avengers take some time out of their busy schedules to attend a neighborhood block party / flea market, Tigra discovers a magic necklace and accidentally unleashes an ancient genie that has two goals in mind: giving Tigra her requisite three wishes, and seeking terrible vengeance on the « dire villain » who trapped him in the lamp… a certain ever lovin’ blue eyed Thing! Can Tigra simply WISH this problem away? You’d think so, but magic wishes sure do have their way of back-firing! It’s a supernatural battle royale, guest-starring the Thing!
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES
SUPER HEROES #11
Written by LOUISE SIMONSON
Penciled by JON BURAN
Cover by TOM GRUMMETT
Thunder gods! Lying gods! Father gods! Giant nasty monster dudes bigger than skyscrapers! Join comic legend LOUISE “WEEZY” SIMONSON as she presents another epic tale featuring THOR, god of thunder!!!!
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

MARVEL TRIPLE ACTION #2
Written by MARC SUMERAK
Penciled by SANFORD GREENE
Cover by GRAHAM NOLAN
WOLVERINE: FIRST CLASS #2
MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS #20
MARVEL ADVENTURES SUPER HEROES #2
72 PGS./All Ages …$5.99

SPIDER-MAN MAGAZINE #6
Cover by MIKE DEODATO JR.
It’s Spider-Man from cover to cover in the latest senses-shattering edition of the wall-crawler’s very own ongoing magazine! In addition to full-length comic-book stories, this issue features puzzles, games, pinups and a pull-out poster!
96 PGS./All Ages …$6.99

MARVEL APES:
GRUNT LINE SPECIAL
Written by KAREL KESEL
Penciled by JOE SUITOR
Cover by JOHN WATSON
Evolution got ya down? Fear not hairless ones, because MARVEL APES are about to get HAMMERED!
When teenager Roy Reyna finds he can transform into the super-powered simian APE X, it’s more fun than a barrel of monkeys…until H.A.M.M.E.R. agents capture him. The next thing Ape X knows, he’s in a secret prison being interrogated about some strange…Ape Universe. He doesn’t have the answers they want, and they don’t believe him. But they’ll break him, one way or another…
Ape X’s only hope is Jane Potter— a young journalist working for the Front Line newspaper, hungry for her first Big Story— plus her quirky co-conspirators: the Initiative’s furry fury, Gorilla Girl, and the world’s most lovable loser, the Gibbon. All this banana bunch has to do to save Ape X is break into the secret government facility known as…PROJECT PEGASUS.
Mix in some bad puns and big guns, the Red Ghost’s Super-Apes and a sinister cyber-simian called Ooktron, and the fur really flies! But escaping from Project Pegasus is no joke— and on this front line everyone is expendable!
48 PGS./One-Shot/Rated T+ …$3.99

MARVEL READING
CHRONOLOGY
Written by JOHN
RHETT THOMAS
Cover by JORGE MOLINA
Seventy years of Marvel history has led to countless thousands of stories, many of which have been reprinted in various collected editions through the years. Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Wolverine, Daredevil, the X-Men and more have had dozens of volumes see print. You’ve probably got some on your shelf right now! But if you want more, or you’re just starting to build your library, all the choices at hand may be a little overwhelming — the timelines of your favorite characters a bit confusing. The MARVEL READING CHRONOLOGY will arm you with the information you need to maximize your reading experience! These easy-to-follow chronologies will guide you through your reading list and make you the merriest Marvelite on your block!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …FREE
*Check upcoming Marvel Mailers fo ordering information.

MARVEL ZOMBIES 4 #2 (of 4)
Written by FRED VAN LENTE
Penciled by KEV WALKER
Cover by GREG LAND
Straight from the Dark Reign comes…The Hood! What the cloaked criminal wants, he gets—and he’s after the zombie virus to wipe out the heroes once and for all! But standing in his way are the Midnight Sons—and they’re not heroes…they’re monsters! For the first time in many years, The Hood and his super-villain syndicate know fear…but where Parker Robinson goes, can the dread Dormammu be far behind? The awful answers are supplied by Fred Van Lente and Kev Walker, the team that CBR.com praised for, “taking the MARVEL ZOMBIES franchise in a brand new, invigorating direction!”
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

RUNAWAYS #10
Written by CHRISTOPHER YOST
& JAMES ASMUS
Pencils by SARA PICHELLI
& EMMA RIOS
Cover by DAVID LAFUENTE
When Runaway Molly Hayes responds to the X-Men’s
psychic invitation welcoming all mutants to a new home in San
Francisco, she declares it “Moll-ifest Destiny” and heads to the Headlands to investigate! But when she finds herself back-to-back with Wolverine, cornered by a villain with a vendetta, she might find being an X-Man isn’t just secret clubhouses and cool-looking costumes…
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THOR #602
Written by J.MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI   
Art & Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
The cataclysmic, catastrophic events of THOR #600 have rocked Asgard. What unexpected way do his true friends figure out to help him? And what could possibly be the next step in the devious Loki’s sinister schemes and machinations?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THOR: TALES OF ASGARD BY STAN LEE & JACK KIRBY #1 (of 5)
Written by STAN LEE
Penciled by JACK KIRBY
Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL
The legend has come true! By the will of the gods, I am alive! I am invincible! I am — THOR!!! And so began the very first epic tale of Marvel’s most revered hero, the mighty Thor, whose legend would grow alongside the success of Marvel comics, making him the most exciting super hero of all time! Never has Thor been more sensational than during these early tales, crafted by Marvel’s greatest, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Re-live classic Norse mythology in the mighty Marvel manner as well as Stan and Jack’s stories of the Norse Gods and Thor before he came to Earth as Don Blake. Witness as these masters breathe life into the thunder god and some of Marvel’s most enduring characters: Helmdall, Balder, Loki, Odin  and Hela. Read these stories as never before with all-new, modern coloring and six extraordinary interlocking covers by current THOR artist Olivier Coipel. Collecting the “Tales of Asgard” backup stories from JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #97-104
48 PGS./Remastered Reprints/All Ages …$3.99

TIMESTORM 2009/2099 #2 (of 4)
Written by BRIAN REED
Penciled by ERIC BATTLE
Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA
It’s the heroes and villains of 2099—as you’ve never seen them before! Washington, D.C. overrun by Hulks! New York City controlled by massive corporations that know your every thought and desire! A man from 2099 in the present day, killing our heroes! Brian Reed (SECRET INVASION: CAPTAIN MARVEL) and Eric Battle (Batman) bring you the world of tomorrow as it collides with the world of today!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THUNDERBOLTS #132
Written by ANDY DIGGLE
Penciled by ROBERTO
DE LA TORRE
Cover by FRANCESCO
“MATT” MATTINA
A new killer joins the Norman Osborn’s terrifying team! Our crazed covert ops squad sets out to recruit one of the world’s deadliest fighters: the ruthless Wolverine foe known only as Mr. X!  But first they must defeat him in single combat, and that’s easier said than done—especially when one of the Thunderbolts is hiding a deadly secret that could spell death for them all! Be there for the next issue of the book that Aint It Cool News says: “continues to impress…Diggle’s first issue back at Marvel is an excellent benchmark of things to come.”
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

WAR MACHINE #6
Written by GREG PAK
Penciled by CARLOS MAGNO
Cover by FRANCESO
“MATT” MATTINA
Controversy erupts as War Machine picks a target on U.S. soil in “Homeland,” Part One! When Jim Rhodes returns home he comes face-to-face with American Eagle, last seen in the pages of THUNDERBOLTS—as two visions of America clash with earth-shattering results that may irrevocably change War Machine—and the nation he loves! Also: What the heck does Rhodes’ mom have to say about all of this? Find out in the first chapter of a shocking new story arc in the series that CBR.com calls “high-octane, higher-caliber adventure…a visual spectacle worthy of the spotlight.”
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

WAR OF KINGS #3 (of 6)
Written by ANDY LANNING & DAN ABNETT
Penciled by PAUL PELLETIER
Cover by BRANDON PETERSON
Variant Cover by TBD
Marvel’s next sci-fi spectacular rages on! Emperor Vulcan cuts loose, but will final victory depend less on military might and more on actions of the conscience? And how will the Inhuman known as Crystal and the Imperial Guardsman named Gladiator factor in to the escalating events? The balance of power in the Marvel Cosmos will change in the interstellar battle that IGN.com calls “the fight of the year”!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

WAR OF KINGS: ASCENSION #2 (of 4)
Written by ANDY LANNING & DAN ABNETT
Penciled by WELLINTON ALVES
Cover by BRANDON PETERSON
Who are the Raptors? What have they done to Darkhawk? What is their connection to the Shi’Ar and the larger Marvel cosmos? The acclaimed creative team behind NOVA unveils more secrets and revelations about characters that will play key roles in WAR OF KINGS!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

NOVA #25
Written by DAN ABNETT
& ANDY LANNING
Penciled by ANDREA DI VITO
Cover by DANIEL ACUÑA
The Nova Corps rushes to the front line of the terrible conflagration between the Shi’Ar Imperium and the Kree Empire—and gets decimated! To save them, Richard Rider must wrest control of the Nova Force from no less than the Worldmind itself! Be prepared for shocks and surprises in this stunning showdown issue of the series that has Aint It Cool News
raving “a gem of a comic…just buy this book”!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #14
Written by DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING
Penciled by BRAD WALKER
Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA
A WAR OF KINGS TIE-IN!
The savage battle between the Shi’Ar Imperium—ruled by Emperor Vulcan—and the Kree Empire—controlled by Black Bolt—explodes across the universe! The Guardians of the Galaxy know they’ve got to stop the war before it shakes the cosmos apart at the seams, but will any of these heavy hitters listen to a rag-tag bunch of self-appointed galactic protectors who spend half their time quarreling amongst themselves? Find out in the book IGN.com calls “…one of the best titles around”!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99