Marvel In September 2011: Ultimate, Max

[ENGLISH] Marvel tells us: Marvel Comics In September 2011, Part 3: Ultimate, Max & others: Ultimate Comics Spider-Man, Ultimate Comics X-Men, Ultimate Comics Ultimates, John Carter: A Princess of Mars, Mystic, Muppets Presents, Punishermax, Deadpool Max, Criminal…

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ULTIMATE COMICS
SPIDER-MAN #1 & #2
Written by Brian Michael Bendis
Penciled by Sara Pichelli
Covers by Kaare Andrews
(Issue #1 Cover will be POLYBAGGED)
Issue #1 Variant Cover by
Sara Pichelli
CLASSIFIED!
32 PGS. (each)/Rated T+ …$3.99 (each)

ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #1
Written by Nick Spencer
Penciled by Paco Medina
Cover by KAARE ANDREWS
(POLYBAGGED)
Variant Cover by Paco Medina
The biggest mutant cover-up has gone public as the true history of
the x-gene is revealed. As an identity crisis rocks the mutant world,
the mistrust between man and x-man gets deeper. But a bigger
question remains: who are the X-Men? Nick Spencer and Paco
Medina make their thunderous Ultimate debut in one of the most
anticipated series yet!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #2
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Art by ESAD RIBIC
Cover by KAARE ANDREWS
With S.H.I.E.L.D. at its limits and the Ultimates one man down, Nick Fury’s having a little
trouble maintaining the super in super power.  As a new kind of threat looms over the weakening empire, will Fury have something up his sleeve? Creative masterminds Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic bring back the Ultimates in all their blazing glory!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

ULTIMATE COMICS HAWKEYE #2 (of 4)
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Art by RAFA SANDOVAL
Cover by KAARE ANDREWS
Tasked on a covert and dangerous mission, Hawkeye finds himself in the middle of an international arms race where the stakes are higher than ever. At the fringe of obtaining a serum that will change the course of mutant history, has the eagle-eyed hero aimed too high to succeed? Fan favorites Jonathan Hickman and Rafa Sandoval deliver another high-octane, high-intensity thriller!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

JOHN CARTER:
A PRINCESS OF MARS #1 (of 5)
Based on the Novel by
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Adaptation by Roger Langridge
Art by Filipe Andrade
Cover by Skottie Young
Variant Cover by Filipe Andrade
Captain John Carter finds himself on a strange new world where he must fight for his very life – and for the heart of a princess! Edgar Rice Burroughs’ legendary novels come to life in this actionpacked, all-new re-envisioned adventure! Meet the Tharks, terrible warrior race of Mars! See Woola, the scariest guard dog you’ll ever lay eyes upon! Gasp as John Carter battles the great white apes of Barsoom! And hold your breath as he first lays eyes
upon the woman who will change his life forever – the proud
and beautiful Dejah Thoris, Princess of Helium!
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

DOROTHY & THE WIZARD
IN OZ #1 (of 8)
Written by ERIC SHANOWER
Pencils & Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG
Variant Cover by NICK BRADSHAW
Variant Cover by ERIC SHANOWER
The great 1906 San Francisco earthquake swallows Dorothy alive—no kidding! It also swallows Dorothy’s kitten Eureka, Dorothy’s cousin Zeb, and his horse Jim. They’re trapped underground in a strange land of glass where everyone can walk on air. Time for the Wizard of Oz to come to the rescue! Eisner award winners Eric Shanower and Skottie Young continue to delight audiences of all ages! Find out why these books are one of the best Oz adaptations yet.
32 PGS./All Ages …$3.99

MUPPETS PRESENTS: FAMILY REUNION
Written and Penciled by ROGER LANGRIDGE
It’s the Muppet Show — and as usual, things are unusual backstage! It’s family reunion time, and the relatives are coming out of the woodwork. Scooter’s twin sister, Skeeter, shows up to make him feel like a nerd. Piggy’s nephews, Randy and Andy Pig, are causing a ruckus by trying to help backstage. Kermit’s nephew, Robin, is afraid his uncle wants to put him in the orphanage. And Fozzie’s mom visits and finds out her son isn’t the detective he told her he was. Plus: Pigs in Space, the Swedish Chef, a trip to Veterinarian’s Hospital and the Great Gonzo firing Skeeter — dressed in a chicken suit — into a giant bowl of Tapioca. What else could you want?
96 PGS./All Ages…$5.99
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MYSTIC #2 (of 4)
Written by G. WILLOW WILSON
Penciled by DAVID LÓPEZ
Cover by AMANDA CONNER
« Celestial Revolutions »
Giselle learns the hard way that the palace can be just as dangerous as the streets in this exciting second
installment of the relaunched Crossgen classic. Facing upheaval in the heavens as Verne’s moons continue to drift apart, and unrest in the city as revolution brews, Giselle must find her place among Master Alexander’s new apprentices–and stay ahead of the lovely Felice’s vicious plots. Meanwhile, Genevieve finds herself the unwitting new protege of a charismatic revolutionary…and her destiny takes an unexpected turn.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

DEADPOOL MAX #12
Written by Dave Lapham
Pencis & Cover by KYLE BAKER
The first year of Deadpool MAX comes to a shocking end! Bob disbanded Hydra after winning back Deadpool, the Taskmaster has kept it going and turned it into a dangerous domestic terrorist organization. Now they’ve teamed with the Crescent Moon Knights and possibly factions within the U.S. government to release a stockpile of recently acquired Liquid X on an unsuspecting U.S. city.  Can Deadpool and Agent Bob stop them in time or is Bob once again playing into the hands of his puppet masters?   The first year of Deadpool MAX comes to a shocking end in a tale we’d like to call « A Shocking End! » or « I, Patsy » but in the end went with « Long Live Hydra! » Logan
32 PGS./Explicit Content …$3.99

PUNISHERMAX #17
Written by Jason Aaron
Penciled by Steve Dillon
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
In the wake of last issues prison riot, Frank Castle steps into the light of a new day. Broken out of jail and with nothing but the clothes on his back, he sets out after the man responsible, the man who calls himself the Kingpin of Crime.
32 PGS./Explicit Content …$3.99

SUPREME POWER #4 (of 4)
Written by KYLE HIGGINS
Penciled by MANUEL GARCIA
Cover by SEBASTIAN FIUMARA
Dr. Spectrum vs. Hyperion! Will they save the world together…or destroy it?! The force of these heroes’ destinies bring them crashing together, as the chilling vision launched a decade ago by J. Michael Straczynski reaches its unbelievable climax!
32 PGS./Explicit Content …$3.99

DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER – THE BATTLE OF TULL #4 (of 5)
Written by PETER DAVID
Pencils & Cover by MICHAEL LARK
The child of the Devil is being carried inside Sylvia Pittson! The Man in Black has done the dirty deed by impregnating the enormous minister with the seed of the supreme being of evil—the Crimson King himself! And gunslinger Roland Deschain will not leave the cursed town of Tull until he has forcibly removed the demonic thing from Pittson’s very womb! We continue Roland’s quest for the mysterious Dark Tower with this shocker of the year. You must not miss it.
32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Parental Advisory …$3.99

THE STAND: The Night Has Come #2 (of 6)
Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA
Penciled by MIKE PERKINS
Cover by TOMM COKER
The final reckoning begins this issue, True Believers! Harold Lauder and Nadine Cross have done the dark man’s bidding from afar for weeks, and now it’s time for their reward…but
neither one is prepared for the horrors that await them in the desert. Also, Tom Cullen plans his great escape from Vegas, but how far can one man get with an entire community against him? Unless, of course, Tom isn’t alone…
32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Parental Advisory …$3.99

ANITA BLAKE: CIRCUS OF THE DAMNED – The Scoundrel #2 (of 5)
Written by JESSICA RUFFNER
Penciled by RON LIM
Cover by BRETT BOOTH
My only option was to go deeper into the cave…” Things you don’t want to be up against in the dark: 1) a master vampire, especially the one who doesn’t have the huge crush on you. 2) A Lamia, which is a half-lady, half-snake creature. 3) Down to your last silver bullets. Well, if anyone can handle it, it’s our girl Anita…
32 PGS./Mature …$3.99

CASANOVA: AVARITIA #1 (of 4)
Written by MATT FRACTION
Penciled by GABRIEL BÁ
Cover by GABRIEL BÁ
From the writer of Marvel’s smash hit FEAR ITSELF and the artist of the best-selling book Umbrella Academy comes the FULL-COLOR rebirth of the coolest comic of all time — CASANOVA IS BACK and NOW YOU can see what everybody’s been talking about. THIS ISSUE: The world’s sexiest and savviest superspy kills his way from dimension to dimension in a high-stakes, action-packed adventure that cannot be described in a mere hu-man « solicitation. » !!! 32 ALL-NEW FULL-COLOR PAGES. PREORDER THIS BOOK! IF YOUR RETAILER CAN’T READ YOUR MIND, YOU CAN’T READ ‘CASANOVA.’
40 PGS./Mature …$4.99

CRIMINAL: The Last of the Innocent #4
Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips with Val Staples on colors
It’s the big finale of CRIMINAL’s most ground-breaking storyline yet!  Riley Richards has committed crime after crime to get what he wants… Now what will he have to do to keep all the things he’s killed for?  It’s a twisted look at crime, comics, nostalgia, and obsession… all in the award-winning CRIMINAL style.

And remember, every issue of CRIMINAL has articles and illustrations that are only available in the single printed single issues, making it the best bargain on the shelves!

CRIMINAL: The Last of the Innocent #4  —  32 PGS/ No Ads/ Mature Content … $3.50

EMMA PREMIERE HC
Written by NANCY BUTLER
Penciled by JANET LEE
Cover by JANET LEE
Award-winning writer Nancy Butler — adapter of Marvel’s best-selling SENSE AND SENSIBILITY and PRIDE AND PREJUDICE — brings you another Jane Austen classic, breathing life into the author’s most precocious heroine, Emma Woodhouse. Discover what has made this story so enduring, as it’s retold in the Mighty Marvel Manner with the beautiful illustrations of Janet Lee! Collecting EMMA #1-5.
120 PGS./Rated A …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-5685-7
Trim size: standard

CASTLE: RICHARD CASTLE’S DEADLY STORM PREMIERE HC
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS & KELLY SUE DeCONNICK
Penciled by LAN MEDINA
Cover by CARLO PAGULAYAN
CASTLE fans rejoice!! For the first time anywhere, Castle’s hero Derrick Storm comes to life in the pages of this all new graphic novel. This “adaptation” of Derrick Storm’s first novel adventure takes our hero from the gritty world of the private eye all the way to the globe-hopping intrigue of the CIA. Eisner Award-winning Marvel Architect Brian Bendis and red hot Osborn writer Kelly Sue DeConnick worked closely with Castle creator Andrew Marlowe to create the one thing millions of Castle fans have been asking for: their first real Derrick Storm adventure. A wall-to-wall, gritty, witty, globe-hopping detective thrill ride for fans of the hit TV show starring Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic, as well as fans of damn good comic books.
112 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-5327-6
Trim size: standard

ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS VS. NEW ULTIMATES:
DEATH OF SPIDER-MAN PREMIERE HC
Written by MARK MILLAR
Penciled by LEINIL FRANCIS YU & STEPHEN SEGOVIA
Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
IT. IS. ON! The two most powerful super-teams in the Ultimate Universe collide in the brawl of the century! A misunderstanding has brought these two colossal teams to blows and their battle may just spell the end for the Ultimate world! Collecting ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS VS. NEW ULTIMATES #1-6.
144 PGS./Parental Advisory …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-5272-9
Trim size: standard

HALO: FALL OF REACH — BOOT CAMP TPB
Written by BRIAN REED
Penciled by FELIX RUIZ
Cover by PHIL NOTO
The legend of Master Chief begins here! The United Nations Space Command is engaged in a brutal battle against a growing
tide of insurrection. Desperate times call for desperate measures — and under the threat of a prolonged civil war, the UNSC
initiates the SPARTAN-II Project, a clandestine military program seeking to create a squad of super-soldiers. And so a great
adventure begins! Once, he was a 6-year-old boy named John. But his superior speed, intelligence and adaptability to the
SPARTAN-II training allow him to rise above the rest, starting his journey to become the most legendary warrior the galaxy has
ever known! HALO: FALL OF REACH — BOOT CAMP begins the adaptation of Eric Nylund’s novel HALO: THE FALL OF REACH,
based on the international videogame sensation HALO! Collecting HALO: FALL OF REACH — BOOT CAMP #1-4.
112 PGS./17 & Up …$16.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-5147-0
© 2011 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, 343 Industries, the 343 Industries Logo, Halo, the Halo
logo, Xbox, Xbox 360, and the Xbox logos are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies.
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SIGIL: OUT OF TIME TPB
Written by MIKE CAREY
Penciled by LEONARD KIRK & PATRICK OLLIFFE
Cover by JELENA KEVIC-DJURDJEVIC
In the war for forever, time is only an obstacle. Warriors jump from century to century; their battlefields span all of history, but have led them to a stalemate. But now, a 16-year-old girl from present-day South Carolina will turn the tide. The symbol on her chest makes her part of this war, but will she save us — or damn all creation? New York Times best-selling author Mike Carey (AGE OF X, The Unwritten), and artists Leonard Kirk and Patrick Olliffe, present the next great comic epic. Collecting SIGIL (2011) #1-4.
96 PGS./Rated T+ …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-5622-2 *RETAILERS PLEASE SEE THE MARVEL MAILER FOR SPECIAL ORDERING INCENTIVES

RUSE: THE VICTORIAN GUIDE TO MURDER TPB
Written by MARK WAID
Penciled by MIRCO PIERFEDERICI & MINCK OOSTERVEER
Cover by JACKSON GUICE
Renowned as the Victorian world’s greatest detective, Simon Archard is the most intelligent of men. But when he crosses paths with the mysterious and enchanting Emma Bishop, has the smartest man in the world met his equal? Brought to readers
by superstar writer Mark Waid (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) and red-hot artist Mirco Pierfederici (TRON: ORIGINAL MOVIE
ADAPTATION), this book will leave you breathless. Collecting RUSE (2011) #1-4.
96 PGS./Rated T+ …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-5586-7 *RETAILERS PLEASE SEE THE MARVEL MAILER FOR SPECIAL ORDERING INCENTIVES

ULTIMATE COMICS NEW ULTIMATES: THOR REBORN TPB
Written by JEPH LOEB
Penciled by FRANK CHO
Cover by FRANK CHO
Ultimatum claimed the lives of countless heroes. The world changed completely. This is what happens next! The Ultimates have regrouped to protect a world that still needs saving. But with Loki and the Enchantress on the attack, the planet’s finest team of heroes sorely misses the mighty power of one of its founding members. Where is Thor, and will he be reborn in time to save the day? Collecting ULTIMATE COMICS NEW ULTIMATES #1-5.
136 PGS./Parental Advisory …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2482-5

ULTIMATE COMICS THOR TPB
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Penciled by CARLOS PACHECO
Cover by CARLOS PACHECO
“Do you lack faith, brother…or do you believe?” Loki has warned of it, and now Ragnarok has arrived. And with it comes betrayal, death and the destruction of fabled Asgard! But what connects the battle that forever rages against the Norse godhood with a Zemo-led Nazi plot set in 1939? And what secrets lie inside the mind of a man enrolled in the European Super-Soldier Program and deemed mentally unstable by scientists? These three story strands merge in a masterful narrative full of excitement and drama — with action that takes readers from Midgard to Valhalla while exploring the origin of Thor and the majesty of fabled Asgard! Collecting ULTIMATE COMICS THOR #1-4.
112 PGS./Rated T+ …$15.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-5188-3

DARK TOWER: THE FALL OF GILEAD TPB
Written by PETER DAVID & ROBIN FURTH
Penciled by RICHARD ISANOVE
Cover by RICHARD ISANOVE
A horrified Steven Deschain learns that the deadly seeing sphere called Maerlyn’s Grapefruit has been stolen from his chambers! Far worse, when he enters his wife’s room to arrest her for the theft, his son Roland is standing over her body with a gun in his hand. The youngest gunslinger has perhaps committed the most hideous crime of all! Continuing the epic saga based on the best-selling Dark Tower novels by the master Stephen King, it’s the most incredible storyline yet. Plus: In SORCERER, learn Marten Broadcloak’s deadly secret agenda and true goal is not to serve the Crimson King, but to climb to the top of the Dark Tower itself and become the overlord of all existence! Collecting DARK TOWER: SORCEROR and DARK TOWER: THE FALL OF GILEAD #1-6.
208 PGS./ Parental AdvisorySLC …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2952-3
©2011 Stephen King. All rights reserved

THE ’NAM VOL. 3 TPB
Written by DOUG MURRAY
Penciled by WAYNE VANSANT, SAM GLANZMAN & MICHAEL GOLDEN
Cover by RON WAGNER
It’s 1967 — and Andy Clark, Dennis Daniels, Pig Meachum, Jimmy Rubino and the rest of the 23rd Infantry Brigade (Mechanized) are on the Ho Chi Minh Trail for the holidays. Meanwhile, back in the World, Sen. Robert Kennedy has an important day of his own. New soldiers enter the war, and old ones leave it — and there are too many bad ways to leave a war. Plus: The battle lines get even blurrier as enemies display their humanity, and soldiers show their darker sides. Includes rarely seen stories from Marvel’s black-and-white magazines. Collecting THE ’NAM #21-30, and material from SAVAGE TALES (1985) #1 and #4.
248 PGS./Rated T+ …$29.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-5898-1