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MARVEL COMICS
Skaar Son of Hulk #1
(on-going)
Written by Greg Pak Pencils by RON GARNEY
Born in fire. Raised by monsters. Destined to destroy. On an alien planet
shattered by war, no one is stronger than Skaar, the savage Son of Hulk. But as
a Fillian warlord, an Imperial princess, and a mysterious Earthman spread chaos
through the wastelands, will Skaar save the puny survivors -- or smash them?
Another epic fever dream from Greg Pak, writer of "Planet Hulk" and World War
Hulk" -- featuring the return of legendary Hulk artist Ron Garney!
Marvel Illustrated: 3 Musketeers #1 (6
issues)
Written by Roy Thomas Penciled by Hugo
Petrus
A young man called d'Artagnan, attempts to join the King's elite fighting
force-The Musketeers! Joined by Porthos, Aramis and Athos, the four make short
work of the Crown's adversaries. But little do they know, the evil Cardinal is
creating a counter force to the Musketeers, one which may soon challenge the
power of the French throne itself!
Ultimate Origins #1 (5 issues)
Written by Brian Bendis Penciled by Butch Guice
This is it! The story that finally reveals the conspiracies behind the entire
Ultimate Universe! When they first met, Bruce Banner mysteriously warned
Spider-Man that "Everything is connected." From the dark days of World War II to
the frightening present, journey through history to learn what's really behind
the Super Soldier and Weapon X programs-and how heroes such as Captain America,
Nick Fury and Wolverine have more in common than codenames and costumes.
Eternals #1 (on-going)
Written by Charles& Daniel Knauf Art By Daniel Acuna
The Gods Walk the Earth! In ancient times, the Celestials, a race of cosmic
giants, came to Earth and created a race of powerful immortal beings: The
Eternals! For a time, primitive man worshiped them as gods, but eventually they
disappeared. Now, they have returned! One of the Celestials now towers over
Golden Gate Park, standing in judgment over the Earth… but does he bring the end
of the world? Following up on Neil Gaiman's best-selling series!
Hulk Raging Thunder (1 shot)
Written by JEFF PARKER Art by MITCH BREITWEISER Cover by GREG LAND
She will be the mightiest champion of her time. He was the mightiest monster of
his. What happens when these legends clash will change the course of history for
the warrior known as THUNDRA! PLUS, a classic Thundra tale!
Spider-Man Magazine #1 (on-going)
It's Spider-Man from cover to cover as the wall-crawler leaps into his very own
ongoing magazine! In addition to full-length comic-book stories, this premiere
issue features puzzles and games, pinups, a letters page, and a pull-out poster!
Thor: Ages of Thunder Reign of
Blood (1 shot)
Written by Matt Fraction Art by Patrick Zircher
From Ragnarok to Ragnarok, in a cycle that spans the millennia, the pantheon
of Asgard lives and dies and is born anew. And with each different form and in
each new age, come new adventures, greater challenges… and more dire
treacheries! Matt & Pat unspool the further epic tales of Thor's warrior
heroism, and the Midgard-quaking intrigues of the gods!
Mythos Captain America (1 shot)
Written by PAUL JENKINS Art and Cover by PAOLO RIVERA
He may be dead, but now
you can find out how the man became the legend! Mythos revisits Steve Rogers'
transformation from a weakling with a heart of steel to the Sentinel of Liberty!
From the
mind of Paul Jenkins and the stunning art of Paolo Rivera comes the origin of
CAPTAIN
AMERICA!
Secret Invasion Runaways/Young Avengers #1 (3 issues)
Written by CHRISTOPHER YOST Penciled by TAKESHI MIYAZAWA
The Skrulls are invading and the Runaways and the Young Avengers
both have a Skrull on their team. Coincidence? We think not. Your two favorite
teen
teams come together again as the Marvel U is pushed to the brink.
Secret Invasion Who Do You Trust? (1 shot)
Written by Zeb Wells, Brian Reed, Mike Carey,Jeff Parker, & Christos Gage
Penciled by
Leonard Kirk, Lee Weeks, Mike Perkins, & more
Five stories from across the
Marvel
Universe, illuminating key elements of the INVASION! Captain Marvel takes a
stand!
Marvel Boy makes a choice! Wonder Man and the Beast face off! Abigail Brand,
Agent of
SWORD finds the foe! And the Agents of Atlas enter the fight!
Marvel Spotlight Secret Invasion (1 shot)
The infiltration is complete. The SECRET INVASION has begun. Who do you trust?
Among the oldest baddies in the Marvel Universe, the Skrulls have decided that
now is
the time to strike. As the true extent of this infiltration is revealed, and the
identities of the
heroes the intergalactic shape-shifters have taken over are brought to light,
the suspense
will be palpable.
Astonishing X-Men Sketchbook (1 shot)
Written by Warren Ellis Pencils & Cover by Simone Bianchi & Salvador Larocca
Messiah
Complex pulled the X-Men team together; Divided We Stand tore them apart. This
July,
the X-Men get back to business - with a new base of operations and a new look! See it
here first - with this exclusive preview! See the gorgeous costume redesigns for
Wolverine,
Cyclops, Emma Frost and more by emerging superstar Simone Bianchi! This oneshot
gives you a first up-close look at the blue-prints for the new X-Men Mansion.
X-Force Ain’t No Dog (1 shot)
Written by Charlie Huston & Jason Aaron Penciled by Jefte Palo
There will be
blood.
Gallons of it. Because Cyclops needs only one scalpel for a surgical strike
mission and
Logan's the ideal man for the job. Tonight, Wolverine flies solo-dressed in
black and
operating off the grid. And when the night is through, there will be mountains
of
corpses, and no one to answer to. What could be better?
Wolverine Dangerous Game (1 shot)
Written by Simon Spurrier & Rick Rememder Art by Ben Oliver & Jerome Opena
With bloodsports banned in the UK, a group of overfed Brit Aristos have
relocated to
the Louisiana forests. Their aim? To pit themselves (aided only by a vast pack
of
slavering hounds and their own copious wealth) against a truly worthy foe: a
single, terrified fox. Sadly for them, there's more than one furry little critter in the
woods!
Punisher Max: Little Black Book (1 shot)
Written by Victor Gischler Penciled by Jefte Palo
Vette's little
black book is a treasure chest of dark secrets. Tonight, she is making a house
call…
and the Punisher is riding shotgun. Because one of the names in that book is
Carlos
Ramirez, a powerful Miami drug lord who hides in an impenetrable fortress, and
Vette
is the Punisher's best ticket inside.
Haunt of Horror Lovecraft #1 (3 issues)
Written & drawn by Richard Corben
Each issue features 3 adaptations-beautifully
rendered in black and white with gray tones as only Corben can do it-along with
a
printing of the original source text by H.P. Lovecraft. In issue #1, Corben
brings you
Dagon, Recognition, and A Memory. It's classic creepy Lovecraft with a new
twist!
MARVEL TRADE PAPERBACKS
KABUKI ALCHEMY HC collects #1-9, $30
JACK KIRBY'S
GALACTIC BOUNTY HUNTERS V. 1 TPB collects #1-6, $20
MARVEL MASTERWORKS ATLAS ERA TALES OF SUSPENSE V.2 HC
collects #11-20, $60
MARVEL MASTERWORKS SGT FURY V.2 HC collects #14-23, $55
ANITA BLAKE: GUILTY PLEASURES V.2 HC collects #7-12, $20
MARVEL ZOMBIES 2 HC collects #1-5, $20
ULTIMATE X-MEN V. 8 HC collects #75-88, $40
MARVELS PREMIERE HC collects #0-4, $25
MIGHTY AVENGERS V.2 HC collects #7-11, $20
CAP AMERICA CHOSEN HC collects #1-6, $25
INCREDIBLE HERCULES PREMIERE HC collects #112-115, $8
AVENGERS INITIATIVE V.2 collects #7-13, $25
FANTASTIC 4 LOST ADVENTURES BY STAN LEE HC collects VARIOUS, $8
OFFICIAL HANDBOOK of the MARVEL UNIVERSE HC V.3 collects A LOT!, $25
MARVEL AGE AVENGERS V.6 DIGEST collects #20-23, $35
ASTONISHING X-MEN V. 4 TPB collects #19-24 & Giant-Size, $20
CAPTAIN AMERICA DEATH OF CAP V. 1 TPB collects #25-30, $17
IRON MAN HAUNTED TPB collects #21-28, $27
ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR V. 10 TPB collects #47-53, $16
NEW AVENGERS V. 7 TPB collects #32-37 & ANN, $20
ETERNALS BY NEIL GAIMAN TPB collects #1-7, $25
WOLVERINE ENEMY STATE ULTIMATE TPB collects #20-32, $30
ETERNALS BY JACK KIRBY BOOK 1 TPB collects #1-11, $25
HOUSE of M AVENGERS TPB collects #1-5, $14
SILVER SURFER IN THY NAME TPB collects #1-4, $11
MARVEL ATLAS TPB collects #1-2, $15
WORLD WAR HULK DAMAGE CONTROL TPB collects #1-3, $13
ZOMBIE SIMON GARTH TPB collects #1-4, $14
TERROR INC TPB collects #1-5, $17
HULK VS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE TPB collects VARIOUS, $25
X-FACTOR VISIONARIES PETER DAVID V.4 TPB collects #81-89 & ANN 8, $16
ESSENTAIL CAPTAIN MARVEL V. 1 TPB collects #1-21 & MORE, $17
DC COMICS
Trinity #1
(weekly on-going)
Written by Kurt Busiek and Fabian Nicieza Art by Mark Bagley & Art Thibert,
Scott McDaniel & Andy Owens, Tom Derenick & Wayne Faucher and Mike Norton &
Jerry Ordway
DC's new weekly series explodes in an extra-sized debut issue featuring art by
fan-favorite Mark Bagley with lead stories and dialogue by Kurt Busiek! The lead
feature explores the unusual bond - and importance - of DC's top three
characters!
Reign in Hell #1 (8 issues)
Written by Keith Giffen Art by Matt Clark
It's all-out war for control of hell! Lord Satanus sets out to dethrone
Neron at all costs. As the battle begins, various parties are drafted into
service - but will they choose to stand with the devil they know or a new and
possibly worse evil? Friendships will be ruined, lives will be lost and
allegiances will be forever
changed. Plus, a backup feature starring Dr. Occult.
Robin Spoiler
Special #1 (1 shot)
Written by Chuck Dixon Art by Rafael Albuquerque
All is revealed in this special when Robin and Spoiler team up to take down a
kidnapping ring, hit up an illegal warehouse party and finish Tim's algebra
homework; just another day in the life of a teenaged vigilante super-hero! Plus,
even more Robin doesn't know: Spoiler's secret identity in another country, in
another life - one she can never leave behind.
DCU Special Reign in Hell 80 page (1 shot)
Written by Louise Simonson, Dan Jurgens and Roger Stern Art by Keith Giffen,
Dan Jurgens, Jackson Guice and others Cover by Ryan Sook
Celebrate the start of TO REIGN IN HELL with this 80-page collection
featuring stories from SUPERMAN #71, SUPERMAN: THE MAN
OF STEEL #15, and ACTION COMICS #680!
Chuck #1 (6 issues)
Written by Peter Johnson & Zev Barow Art by Jeremy Haun & Phil Noto
The NBC series comes to comics as Chuck and his friends are about to take
the world by stormliterally! In this globe-trotting, action-packed adventure,
Chuck will see many exotic locales, dodge numerous bullets, and be tortured by
the world's greatest...tickler? Buy this just to upset the challenges in your
life and make Jimmy happy!
Madame Xanadu #1 (on-going)
Written by Matt Wagner Art and cover by Amy Reeder Hadley
Her powers of sight can change the course of human events, but how does the seer
see herself? Wagner and Hadley answer with painstakingly elegant story and
breathtakingly innovative art that is sure to make Madame Xanadu a classic!
Issue #1 opens into a medieval kingdom beset by intrigue and foul sorcery.
Manhunter #31 (returning on-going again)
Artist Michael Gaydos joins the continuing advs. of the DCU's most human hero!
Los Angeles is her town - so when Kate learns of the disappearance of hundreds
of women along the Mexican border, she's on the case both as law-breaking D.A.
and costumed vigilante. Meanwhile, Kate's bloodline tie to the JSA returns to
haunt her - and it looks like her sidekick's most notorious supervillain ex-boss
is doing the same to him.
DC TRADE PAPERBACKS
BATMAN AND SON TPB collects #655-658, 663-666, $15
BATMAN: GOING SANE TPB collects Legends of DK #65-68, 100 $15
BRAVE AND THE BOLD V. 2 HC collects #7-12, $20
COUNTDOWN TO ADVENTURE VOL. 1 collects #1-8, $18
GREEN ARROW/BLACK CANARY: ROAD TO ALTAR TPB
Collects #1-4 & MORE, $20
COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS V. 2 TPB collects #38-26, $20
COUNTDOWN ARENA TPB collects #1-4, $18
DEATH OF THE NEW GODS HC collects #1-8, $30
JLA VOL. 1 DELUX HC collects #1-9 & MORE, $30
METAL MEN HC collects #1-8, $25
DIANA PRINCE: WONDER WOMAN V. 2 TPB Collects VARIOUS, $20
SPRIT ARCHIVES V. 25 HC collects Various, $60
TRIALS OF SHAZAM V. 2 TPB collects #7-12, $15
TEEN TITANS SPOTLIGHT: WONDERGIRL Collects #1-6, $18
SHOWCASE PRESENTS HAWKMAN V. 2 collects VARIOUS, $17
SHOWCASE HOUSE OF SECRETS V.1 collects #81-98, $17
AUTHORITY PRIME TPB collects #1-6, $18
WILDSTORM REVELATIONS collects #1-6, $18
NEW YORK FOUR (MINX) by Brian Wood and Ryan Kelly, $10
ARMY @ LOVE V. 2 TPB collects #6-12, $13
AMERICAN VIRGIN V. 4 TPB collects #15-23, $15
DMZ VOL. 5 TPB collects #23-28, $13
INDEPENDENT COMICS
BPRD Ectoplasmic Man (1 shot)
Mike Mignola (W/Cover), John Arcudi (W), and Ben Stenbeck (A)
This one-shot comic tells the origin of Johann Kraus—corresponding with Johann’s
appearance in the 2008 feature film Hellboy II: The Golden Army. The Ectoplasmic
Man is the ideal introduction to one of the most peculiar members of the
remarkable Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense.
BPRD War on Frogs #1 (1 shot)
Artist Herb Trimpe joins writers John Arcudi and Mike Mignola for the 1st of 4
oneshots which pick up from the BPRD feature on MySpace/Dark Horse Presents.
These stories are set before the events of The Black Flame. As the frog cult
spreads across America, Roger returns to the site of the B.P.R.D.’s first clash
with the frog creatures— the ruins of Cavendish Hall, where Hellboy first
encountered both the frogs and Rasputin to track down the final pieces of the
puzzle of the Cavendish family.
Conan The Cimmmerian #0
Timothy Truman (W), Tomás Giorello (P)
#0 marks a transitional period in Conan’s life, as he spurns the magicians,
turncoats, and legal trappings of the cities he’s seen in order to return to the
beloved Cimmeria, where he was born and raised. In this special issue, they
deliver their adaptation of Robert E. Howard’s “Cimmeria” poem. And what’s up
with Conan? He fights for his life when he crosses paths with a pack of Vanir
raiders on the Cimmerian border!
Indiana Jones and Tomb of Gods (mini-series)
Rob Williams (W), Steve Scott (P), Michael Atiyeh (C), and Tony Harris
(Cover) Dr. Henry Jones Jr. may be the world’s preeminent archeologist, but
that doesn’t mean he’s spent his life in the library! Ready and able to do
whatever it takes to preserve the final remnants of history’s most significant
happenings, he’ll go head-to-head against Hitler’s elite who want nothing more
than to exploit objects of ancient power in pursuit of world dominance! Indy
sets out on an adventure that will take him around the globe!
War Heroes #1 (6 issues)
story Mark Millar art Tony Harris
The writer of Civil War, The Ultimates, Kick Ass and Wanted! The artist of
Star Man, Ex Machina and Spider-Man: Great Power! Together again for the First
time! If you've been wondering what Millar had planned for Ults 3, then wonder
no more – this is it! The mind that reinvented superheroes for the 21st Century
joins forces with one of comicdom's best artists to chart new courses for
superhero action in a series that will definitely be one of the most talked
about of the year!
Charlatan Ball #1 (mini-series)
story Joe Casey art Andy Suriano
WELCOME TO THE BALL! Meet Chuck Amok, a down-and-out stage magician pumping the
sleaze 'n' peanut circuit. When he and his trusty rabbit, Caesar, are
transported to a reality where magic actually works... Chuck's showbiz
compulsions take on a whole new meaning. But why was this wayward chucker
picked? Only the vile Demon Empty knows for sure! Take your comic book rulebook
and tear it up, y'all! This is graphic fiction on shrooms, True Believer!
Kill All Parents #1 (mini-series)
story Mark Andrew Smith art Marcelo Dichiara
The story of an authoritarian government's secret program to 'save' mankind by
eliminating villains: by insuring that every child born with a super power
becomes a super hero. Based on the life's work of a brilliant but demented
scientist, the method is effective but cruel, unnatural, and ultimately deeply
flawed. We follow the last of the strong heroes, the remaining brave, who fight
for not only their future and the lives of their families, but that of all
mankind!
SCUD the Whole Shebang
(tpb) $100hc $30sc
story Rob Schrab, Dan Harmon & Mondy Carter art by Schrab
"Beginning, Middle and End" Scud is programmed to destroy a basement monster but
he will self destruct if he does, so the robotic assassin puts the wounded
creature on life support and becomes a freelance assassin to pay for the
hospital bills. Collects SCUD # 1-24, plus the supersweet one-shot DRYWALL:
UNZIPPED
Sparks #1 (8 issues)
by Christopher Folino & JM Ringuet
William Katt (The Greatest American Hero) presents Sparks, "A superhero noir
thriller!" Set in 1948, this super-noir thriller follows Ian Sparks, a masked
vigilante who discovers the price to pay to become a hero is too high. A dark,
relentless story about self discovery, heroism, failed lives and redemption.
Voyages of She-Buccaneer #1 (3 issues)
by Bill & Heidi Hughes
Her beauty is matched only by the savagery of her cutlass. The She-Buccaneer,
along with the crew of the pirate ship Queen's Vengeance, searches the sea for
the seven gems that will open the ancient gates of Eden and free her beloved
Calico Jack Rackham from the devil's grasp. On her voyages she will battle
dragons, cannibalistic giants, evil genies, lusty sultans and all the mythic
beasts of the deep dark.
Star Trek Mirror Images #1 (mini-series)
Scott & David Tipton (w); David Messina (a)
In Mirror Images, beam through the looking glass to a story from one of the most
popular corners of Star Trek canon, the Mirror Universe! In the "Mirror, Mirror"
episode from The Original Series, an evil Kirk commanded the I.S.S. Enterprise
for the Terran Empire. But how did he rise to power, in a universe where
treachery is rewarded as much as accomplishment? Witness Mirror-Kirk's plot to
unseat Captain Pike and seize command!
Johnny Boo vol 1 #1 (HC)
by James Kochalka
Johnny Boo is the best little ghost in the whole world because he's got Boo
Power. This means that he can go "BOO!" really loudly. His pet ghost named
Squiggle has Squiggle Power, which means that he can fly and do really fast
loop-theloops. Together they have the world's greatest ghost adv! They
enthusiastically frolic and roughhouse, having ghost races and drinking melted
ice cream, but they often accidentally hurt each other's feelings, and have to
comfort and console one another.
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