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DARK TOWER: THE LONG ROAD HOME HC
Written by PETER DAVID & ROBIN FURTH
Penciled by JAE LEE & RICHARD ISANOVE
Cover by JAE LEE & RICHARD ISANOVE
The second collection 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 the next chapter in the saga of the Gunslinger whose quest for the Dark Tower will shake the foundation of reality itself! Collecting DARK TOWER: THE LONG ROAD HOME #1-5.
120 PGS./Parental Advisory …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2709-3
Trim size: standard
©2008 Stephen King. All rights reserved

MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: THE THREE MUSKETEERS #3 (of 6)
Written by ROY THOMAS (BASED ON THE NOVEL BY
ALEXANDRE DUMAS)
Penciled by HUGO PETRUS
Cover by GERALD PAREL
Things are not looking good for the merry Musketeers. Porthos has been wounded in a duel and lost his money gambling.
Aramis has become a religious fanatic. Athos has learned his wtned, scattered Musketeers.
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

SOLEIL: UNIVERSAL WAR ONE #2 (of 5)
Written by DENIS BAJRAM
Penciled by DENIS BAJRAM
Cover by DENIS BAJRAM
Adapted by PAUL BENJAMIN
The English adaptation of the European best-seller continues! Enormous, incomprehensible and terrifying, the Wall stands
at the heart of the solar system, cutting off access to any planet beyond Saturn. People aboard the United Earth Force’s powerful third fleet are beginning to ask questions: Is the Wall a black hole, or a shield of unknown force? Is it the harbinger of an imminent invasion, or is Death itself lurking on the other side, waiting to pounce? A squadron of misfits is going to be tested by confronting its own human problems within this mystery of cosmic proportions. With the fate of humanity at stake, can anyone survive the First Universal War?
56 PGS./Mature Content …$5.99
The Soleil Comics may only be sold in English North America: United States, Canada, Mexico and their territories and possessions.

ULTIMATE FANTASTIC
FOUR #57
Written by MIKE CAREY
Penciled by TYLER KIRKHAM
Cover by BILLY TAN
The final smackdown with Ultimate Salem’s Seven! The shocking
secret of Agatha Harkness! The rage of Prince Namor, the
Ultimate Sub-Mariner! All this and more in the explosive conclusion!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

ULTIMATE X-MEN #97
Written by ARON E. COLEITE
Penciled by MARK BROOKS
Cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO
The battle lines of Ultimatum are drawn! Who is the true power behind Banshee? What is their connection to Wolverine and the X-Men? The answers will make the X-Men reconsider everything they’ve ever believed in! How can one ever be human again after being a god? It’s the shocking finale by Aron E. Coleite (TV’s Heroes) and Mark Brooks!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

ULTIMATE ORIGINS #3 (of 5)
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by BUTCH GUICE
Cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO
Wolverine…Nick Fury…Captain America…Magneto & Professor X…how are they all connected? Witness the first meeting between Charles Xavier, leader of the X-Men, and Eric Lehnsherr, the mutant who will come to be known as Magneto!
From the muddy battle fields of World War II to the steaming shadows of the Savage Land, Brian Michael Bendis (SECRET INVASION) and Butch Guice (CAPTAIN AMERICA) continue the shocking story that finally reveals the buried truths of the Ultimate Universe!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #125
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by STUART IMMONEN
The War of the Symbiotes rages on – and the next victim may be Spider-Man himself! The high-flying Beetle has sliced off a tentacle of the slavering symbiote called Venom – but what does he want with it? Howling in pain, Venom gives chase to his tormentor through the streets of Manhattan, catching the attention of a certain wall-crawler. And when all three combatants come together, what occurs is so shocking, so unexpected, it could only happen in the book in which anything can happen!
38 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #567

Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM
Pencils & Cover by PHIL JIMENEZ
With Spider-Man in her grasp, the Brand New is close to the greatest victory of all – the unmasking and death of Spider-Man. Can DAREDEVIL rescue him in time? Ummm…doesn’t look that way, does it? Also, Vin Gonzales’s life is on the line – can his roommate Peter Parker beat the odds? Marc Guggenheim and Phil Jimenez bring you the pulse-pounding conclusion to the introduction of the New (but really, look at the cover, Spidey-Fan – can’t ya figure out who she is?!)
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #568
Written by DAN SLOTT & MARK WAID
Penciled by JOHN ROMITA JR. & ADI GRANOV
50/50 Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
50/50 Cover by ALEX ROSS
Variant Cover by JOHN ROMITA SR.
“NEW WAYS TO DIE!”
JOHN ROMITA JR. returns to AMAZING SPIDER-MAN!
Get ready for the six part Spidey Summer Blockbuster: NEW WAYS TO DIE. In the double-sized part one, THE THUNDERBOLTS are coming to New York to take down Spider-Man! And Spidey’s Brand New Day will be changed forever. Plus, Mark Waid and Adi Granov bring you up to date with Original Venom, Eddie Brock!
48 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #569
Written by DAN SLOTT
Pencils & Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
“NEW WAYS TO DIE!”
SPIDEY’S a villain? NORMAN OSBORN’S a hero? What kind of crazy, mixed-up world is this? Next thing you’ll tell us is that black is white and white is black…Or maybe that has something to do with VENOM, MISTER NEGATIVE, and the birth of an all-new Spider Villain! Or would that be an all-new Spider-Hero? Either way, True Believer, this is a 1st appearance you do NOT want to miss!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

VENOM: DARK ORIGIN #1 (of 5)
Written by ZEB WELLS
Pencils & Cover by ANGEL MEDINA
On the unlikely day when an embittered, washed-up journalist met a spurned symbiotic organism from an alien planet, one of Spider-Man’s greatest enemies was born – a force of evil and vengeance like no other in the Marvel Universe – VENOM! But is it as simple as that? Discover the true, twisted roots that gave rise to a lifetime of malevolence for Eddie Brock…AND the symbiote! Writer Zeb Wells (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) and artist Angel Medina (SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN) shed a little light on one of Marvel’s darkest monsters!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN FAMILY #1
Written by MARC DEMATTEIS & TOM DEFALCO
Penciled by ALEX CAl & RON FRENZ
Cover by ADI GRANOV
Heads’ up, Web-Slingers! Not getting nearly enough bang for your Brand New Buck with Thrice Monthly Spider-Man? Well, get ready to have your Spider-Senses overloaded with the Brand New Amazing Spider-Man Family! Check in here for slices of life from Spidey and the rest of the Brand New Day Cast. We all know Spider-Man’s origin – but what happened the day after Uncle Ben died? Find out as J.M. De Matteis and Spanish Sensation Alex Cal bring you SPIDER-MAN: 48 HOURS! Also, the Amazing Spider-Girl team of Tom DeFalco, Ron Frenz and Sal Buscema show us life before MayDay became Spider-Girl with MR. AND MRS. SPIDER-MAN! Also, check out AUNT MAY, AGENT OF F.E.A.S.T. and a flashback to the birth of Spidey’s New Ways To Die nemesis, VENOM!
104 PGS./Rated A …$4.99

SPIDER-MAN
SUMMER SPECIAL
Written by KEITH GIFFEN & PAUL TOBIN
Art by RICK BURCHETT &
COLLEEN COOVER
Cover by SALVA ESPIN
August is still summer, right? Yeah? COOL! Then we’re hittin’ ya up with two ALL-NEW Spidey stories from times when he wasn’t Secretly Invading or Branding New Days. First, Spidey teams up with Falcon to handle an outbreak of futuristic weaponry showing up in Harlem, and then MARY JANE takes center stage as she teams up with She-Hulk, Hellcat, Marvel Girl and some other lovely ladies to take on The Enchantress, in this one-shot!
48 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

MARVEL SPOTLIGHT:
SPIDER-MAN – BRAND
NEW DAY
Written by JOHN RHETT
THOMAS
As Spider-Man’s Brand New Day rolls on, fan
response to the bold new direction has been amazingly enthusiastic! Since there’s so much to talk about in the world of Peter Parker, MARVEL SPOTLIGHT returns with a fresh look at the creators, new villains and snazzy new supporting cast that fill out Spidey’s
thrice-monthly adventures. Kraven and Venom lead the pack of a whole passel of vituperative villains returning to victimize Spider-Man, but it’s the comeback of ace artist John Romita Jr. that’ll have fans web-swinging from the rooftops! See ya in August with a brand-new Brand New Day SPOTLIGHT!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE #1 (of 5)
Written by TERRY MOORE
Penciled by CRAIG ROUSSEAU
Cover by TERRY MOORE
At long, long, long, looooooooooooooooong last, SHE’S BACK!
Mary Jane Watson, in her very own adventures! Superstar writer Terry Moore (Strangers in Paradise, upcoming RUNAWAYS) supplies story (and covers!) and artist Craig Rousseau (The Perhapanauts) brings his best for this all-new mini.It’s the beginning of a new high school year. MJ finally feels like she’s got her life in order. Good friends, good classes, good relationship with a certain Wall-Crawler…but is there someone behind the scenes that’s got it in for our rambunctious redhead?
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

SPIDER-MAN MAGAZINE #2
Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN
It’s Spider-Man from cover to cover in the second senses-shattering edition of the Wall-Crawler’s very own ongoing magazine! In addition to full-length comic-book stories, this issue features puzzles and games, pinups, a letters page, and a pull-out poster!
96 PGS./All Ages …$6.99

AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #23
Written by TOM DEFALCO
Pencils & Cover by RON FRENZ
“A Brand New MAY!”
Part 3 of 5
“Did someone say CLONES?!?”
As Peter demands answers from Kaine about the brand new May, Spider-Girl learns that Humanity First has
targeted both Davida and Sara for death and she can only save one. Part 4 of 5.
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

AVENGERS/INVADERS #4 (of 12)
Written by JIM KRUEGER & ALEX ROSS
Penciled by STEVE SADOWSKI
Cover by ALEX ROSS
Variant Cover by ALAN DAVIS
Act One of this 12-part event concludes with a four-way battle royale among both teams of Avengers, the Invaders and the agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. – all above the landmarks of Washington D.C. Plus, Doctor Strange discovers the secret of the time-lost Invaders, all while trying to keep all of history from rewriting itself…and the Avengers out of reality.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA #41
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Pencils & Cover by STEVE EPTING
The epic “Death of Captain America” tale hits its penultimate chapter…
and the final battle between the New Captain America and the people who killed Steve Rogers begins here!
By the Eisner-Nominated team of Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

DAREDEVIL #110
Written by ED BRUBAKER & GREG RUCKA
Penciled by MICHAEL LARK
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
The final chapter of “Cruel and Unusual” brings Daredevil and Dakota North to the truth about Big Ben Donovan’s death sentence…but will the truth set any of them free?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

ETERNALS #3
Written by CHARLES KNAUF & DANIEL KNAUF
Pencils & Cover by DANIEL ACUÑA
The clock is ticking. The end is near. The Eternals race to awaken their bretheren defeat the coming Horde! But who will
awaken… the Forgotten One? Plus, the enormous outcast Space-God known as the Dreaming Celestial stands towering over San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park since he rose from his prison beneath the Diablo Mountains…but just how was such a powerful being imprisoned? Find out herein!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

FANTASTIC FOUR:
TRUE STORY #2 (of 4)
Written by PAUL CORNELL
Penciled by HORACIO DOMINGUEZ
Cover by NIKO HENRICHON
The FF’s emergency exploration of the worlds of fiction continues as they burst through the covers of Ivanhoe and start to gather an army against the onrushing darkness. And the surprise villain behind this whole weird collision is revealed! (Warning: do not keep True Story too close to your other comic books. It may freak them out.)
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

TRUE BELIEVERS #2 (of 5)
Written by CARY BATES
Pencils & Cover by PAUL GULACY
“DADDY ISSUES” Can it be true? Reed Richards pulled over for recklessly driving the Fantasticar and charged with a DUI? That’s what the TRUE BELIEVERS claim in their latest blog—and they’ve posted the arrest report, police cam footage and a degrading mug-shot to prove it! We learn more about the background of Mavis Trent (a.k.a. PAYBACK) when she discovers she not only has an incensed Fantastic Four to deal with, but her own demons as well—specifically, the one that appears to be the spirit of her dead father!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

FANTASTIC FOUR #560
Written by MARK MILLAR
Pencils & Cover by BRYAN HITCH
THE DEATH OF THE INVISIBLE WOMAN! Part three: EXODUS
“Well, let’s start with the good news. The good news is that the Earth DIDN’T die in the early part of the twenty-first century. It actually survived another five hundred years, thanks to the efforts of Doctor Reed Richards. But when the end times came, it was worse than we imagined. Twelve billion people starved to death, half the world’s cities drowned in the seas and cancer and disease affected almost every living creature. The rich and the powerful disappeared overnight, leaving behind a lawless mess that the world’s remaining super heroes bound together to protect. But it was HOPELESS and we KNEW it. Hence the reason I built the big MACHINE…”
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

MARVEL 1985 #4 (of 6)
Written by MARK MILLAR
Pencils & Cover by TOMMY LEE EDWARDS
“SMALL-TOWN MUTIE”
The villains are here—in our world—and no one can stop them! No cop, no army, no government stands a chance when the Red Skull leads Marvel’s greatest menaces into an all-out war against a world with no heroes! Young comic-book fan Toby has a plan. But does he have the will to carry it out? Find out in a story with huge repercussions in the Marvel Universe of today…and tomorrow!
32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Rated T+ …$3.99

WOLVERINE #68
Written by MARK MILLAR
Pencils & Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN
“OLD MAN LOGAN”
50 years after the super heroes died, WOLVERINE and the blind archer, HAWKEYE, continue their journey across a ruined America. Next stop: Cedar City, Utah—home of the man who killed Magneto: the all-new, all-different KINGPIN! And he isn’t about to let Logan and Hawkeye pass without paying the toll… Plus: the secret of Hawkeye’s daughter is revealed! The biggest WOLVERINE story of the century by the best-selling creative team of the millennium continues! PART 3 (of 8).
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

GHOST RIDER #26
Written by JASON AARON
Penciled by TAN ENG HUAT
Cover by MARCO DJURDJEVIC
Yes, true believer, the rumors are true…<CENSORED> is back! But whose side is <CENSORED> on, and what familiar faces has he brought with him to the party? And who just got shot in the head with a <CENSORED>? For those answers, plus more than your daily recommended dose of supernatural action, don’t miss this first installment of the team-up you never imagined and the showdown that had to happen!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

GHOST RIDER
ANNUAL #2: MERCY
Written by SIMON SPURRIER
Pencils by MARK ROBINSON
Cover by MARK TEXEIRA
Mercy, Idaho: A small town in the hills with more than its fair share of secrets. A winged-terror that haunts the woods; an irresistible pull on the desperate and the suicidal; and now a stranger on a low-slung chopper, with fire in his eyes. For Johnny Blaze – searching for a way to wage war against heaven itself – the frozen forests of Mercy might just provide a path through the Pearly Gates…
48 PGS./Parental Advisory…$3.99

IMMORTAL IRON FIST #18
Written by DUANE
SWIERCZYNSKI
Pencils & Cover by TRAVEL FOREMAN
A mysterious force that has plagued Immortal Iron Fists for centuries sets its sights on Danny Rand. But what is the Ch’i-Lin, and why is it destined to kill him? Danny races for answers for answers, as the fan-favorite legacy of the IMMORTAL IRON FIST grows even richer and more layered with the crackerjack creative team of Duane Swierczynski (CABLE) and Travel Foreman (ARES)!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

IMMORTAL IRON FIST: THE ORIGIN OF DANNY RAND
Written by MATT FRACTION, ROY THOMAS & LEN WEIN
Penciled by KANO, GIL KANE & LARRY HAMA
Cover by GIL KANE
Honor. Dedication. And above all, purity of heart. There have been sixty-six men and women to carry the mantle of THE IMMORTAL IRON FIST throughout the ages – men and women of great courage, valor, skill and sacrifice. Sixty-six men and women have stood between man and the unstoppable forces of evil, willing to give all they have to hold back the hordes. This is the story of Danny Rand, the Iron Fist of today – as told in THE BOOK OF THE IRON FIST! Raised in the otherworldly kingdom of K’un-Lun as an unparalleled martial artist, the Earth-born Rand mastered the ability to focus his spiritual energy into an impervious fist of iron. Now, as the costumed adventurer called Iron Fist, he fights with the fury of his ancestors and a hope for a better tomorrow! Experience the birth of a legend like never before is this special re-presentation of MARVEL PREMIERE #15-16 – featuring lush, fully rendered coloring and an all-new framing sequence by MATT FRACTION and KANO!

48 PGS./Rated T+…$3.99

IRON MAN: DIRECTOR
OF S.H.I.E.L.D. #32
Written by STUART MOORE
Penciled by CARLO PAGULAYAN
Cover by ADI GRANOV
“With Iron Hands”
It’s Iron Man the way you like him: wracked by guilt and crackling with power! With the Alpha Team out of action, Tony Stark must stop both the nuclear terrorist and the monstrous Overkill Mind — alone. But even if he can reach the twisted S.H.I.E.L.D. agent at the heart of the Mind, the nation of Kirikhstan may pay an explosive price!
Part 4 of 4.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

THE LAST DEFENDERS #6 (of 6)

Written by JOE CASEY

Pencils & Cover by JIM MUNIZ

This is it — the moment you’ve been waiting for! After all the false starts and missed opportunities… finally, the Last Defenders are revealed! Together, they share a destiny that can affect the course of all existence — that is, if Kyle Richmond can manage to assemble them! But there is no price too great to pay to get this team together!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #4
Written by MATT FRACTION
Pencils & 50/50 Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA
50/50 Variant Cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO
Iron Man and Zeke Stane have been dancing around one another like pieces on a chessboard, and it’s been all Tony Stark can do to hold on. After one of his closest allies is critically injured, Tony aims to put an end to the games with some serious upgrades. But while Iron Man readies himself, Zeke makes his most audacious assault yet, in an attack so stunning you have to see it to believe it. THE FIVE NIGHTMARES continues, and it only gets worse from here for THE INVINCIBLE IRON MAN. By Matt Fraction (UNCANNY X-MEN) and Salvador Larroca (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN).
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES HULK #14
Written by PETER DAVID
Penciled by JUAN ROMAN CANO
SANTACRUZ
Cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA
When Hulk, Rick Jones and Monkey the monkey accidentally get sucked into a dimensional vortex, they think they might be in for a little danger. They don’t know how right they are! They find themselves in the Microverse, facing off against the
emotion-controlling powers of the Psycho-Man! Hulk has never had so much trouble dealing with such a small problem!
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES THE AVENGERS #27
Written by JEFF PARKER
Penciled by IG GUARA
Cover by LEONARD KIRK
Marvel: Okay, 27 is your final Avengers issue- we’re expecting something special.
Parker: Oh don’t you worry, it will be. Heh.
Marvel: Really? Great! Who’s in it?
Parker: Um… the guy with the thing- trust me, it’s going to RAWK.
Marvel: You don’t know what the story is yet, do you.
Parker: -think my phone’s running out of juice-zzzz-can barely hear you— bwip*
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES
FANTASTIC FOUR #39
Written by CHRIS ELIOPOULOS
Pencils by GRAHAM NOLAN
Cover by SALVADOR ESPIN
It’s a day of pranks for Ben and Johnny, that is until reality kicks in and the two have to put aside their differences and save the day. But can these two work together after spending the day trying to GET each other? Find out in the all-silent issue, which we can only call “Silent but Deadly”!
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES
SPIDER-MAN #42
Written by MARC SUMERAK
Penciled by VINCENç VILLAGRASA
Cover by MICHAEL RYAN
A night at the museum becomes a complete cat-astrophe when a feline femme fatale procures a priceless piece of Native American art. But the fur really begins to fly when the beautiful Black Cat is caught in the perilous pounce of the Puma! Looks like we’ve got ourselves a cat fight, Spidey… and you’re caught in the middle! (Watch out for hairballs!)
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES SUPER HEROES #2
Written by PAUL TOBIN
Penciled by ALVIN LEE
Cover by ROGER CRUZ
Iron Man, Hulk and Spidey rocket into space to stop a potentially devastating meteor shower from reaching Earth, but are surprised to find the meteors are actually Meteor Men, a group of intergalactic frat boys engaging in their most awesomely favorite extreme sport: Planet-Bombing. After negotiations (Could the Hulk quit hitting us, please?) the Meteor Men agree not to bombard Earth IF the heroes show them an equally good time on a variety of other planets, and other extreme sports. Will our heroes survive Albernathean Rhino Riding? How about Kree Karaoke? Or the galaxy’s most dangerous extreme sport, Black Hole Bungee Jumping?
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #14
MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS #14
X-MEN: FIRST CLASS #2
64 PGS./All Ages …$4.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES TWO-IN-ONE #14
MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #32
MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #40
64 PGS./All Ages …$4.99

HULK CHRONICLES: WWH #2
Written by GREG PAK &
PAUL JENKINS
Penciled by JOHN ROMITA JR. &
RAMON BACHS
Cover by DAVID FINCH
Experience WORLD WAR HULK – the super-hero-smashing, city-leveling, bone-crushing, Marvel-history-making event – and its major tie-ins in chronological order! Exiled by a group of Marvel “heroes” to the savage alien planet of Sakaar, the Hulk raged, bled and conquered – rising from slave to gladiator to king. Now, the Hulk returns to Earth to wreak his terrible vengeance on Iron Man, Reed Richards, Dr. Strange and Black Bolt – and anyone else who gets in the way. Stronger than ever, accompanied by his monstrous Warbound gladiator allies and possessed by the fiercest and purest rage imaginable, the Hulk may just tear this stupid planet in half. The epic story of anger unbound begins in WORLD WAR HULK #1! And in WORLD WAR HULK: FRONTLINE #1, get your street-level view of the Hulk’s invasion! The Green Goliath has returned to Earth on a collision course with some of Marvel’s mightiest heroes…so what does that mean for the ordinary people caught in the crossfire? Ben Urich and Sally Floyd pound the pavement to uncover the story behind the story! Plus: Who wants our tireless reporters to take down J. Jonah Jameson, and how do they want them to do it?
72 PGS./All Ages …$4.99

MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS #12
Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM, IVAN BRANDON, JAI NITZ,
& RICH KOSLOWSKI
Penciled by FRANCIS TSAI, NIKO HENRICHON, BEN STENBECK,
& MARCO CHICHETTO
Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
VANGUARD and WEAPON OMEGA thunder to their incredible finales, as Trenton Craft looks to put an end to BLADE—forever—and Michael Pointer finally comes to grips with his role as GUARDIAN—but can he possibly survive the experience? And in the conclusion to MACHINE MAN, Aaron Stack’s future threatens to be more of a handful than his past. Plus—a never-before-told story of the time MAN-THING joined…the INITIATIVE!?!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

SECRET INVASION #5 (of 8)
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
Cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO
Variant Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN
Variant Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
Sketch Variant Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN
Embrace change. With these two words the Skrull Empire declares their intentions to the entire Marvel Universe.
Embrace change. With these two words thousands and thousands of comic fans who have declared Secret Invasion the comic book blockbuster of the summer brace themselves for the shocking changes that are about to happen to their favorite characters and institutions. Embrace change, True Believer, because change is coming!
32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Rated T+ …$3.99

MIGHTY AVENGERS #17
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by KHOI PHAM
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
SECRET INVASION TIE-IN
The legacy of CAPTAIN MARVEL! The return of MAR-VELL has brought with it more questions then answers. In this special Secret Invasion tie-in, all those questions will be answered. Plus, Marvel Boy is confronted with his true destiny.
From Secret Invasion author Brian Michael Bendis and rising star Khoi Pham.
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

NEW AVENGERS #44
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by BILLY TAN
Cover by ALEKSI BRICLOT
SECRET INVASION TIE-IN
The dark secret of the Illuminati. Marvel’s most covert gathering of heroes has a secret so dark that they never speak of it, even to each other. And it could be what has brought about the Secret Invasion.
From Secret Invasion author Brian Michael Bendis and Uncanny X-Men’s Billy Tan.
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #16
Written by DAN SLOTT & CHRISTOS GAGE
Penciled by STEFANO CASELLI
Cover by MARK BROOKS
SECRET INVASION TIE-IN
For months you’ve heard one question over and over again: “Who do you trust?” Well we’ve got your answer right here, Earth-boy: TRUST THE KILL KREW! Yeah, that’s right, the SKRULL KILL KREW are back! And they’re ready to kill, maim, torture, and butcher every mother lovin’ Skrull out there! Also, back at Camp Hammond, ANT-MAN is in a giant world of trouble—the biggest kind of trouble the SECRET INVASION can dish out.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

SECRET INVASION: INHUMANS #1 (of 4)
Written by JOE POKASKI
Penciled by TOM RANEY
Cover by STEPHAN SEIJIC
Spinning directly out of SECRET INVASION – the hunt for Black Bolt begins! You learned that he was replaced by the Skrulls in New Avengers: Illuminati, now it’s time to find out if the Inhumans’ former king is dead or alive! How will the loss of their leader tear apart the Royal Family? Can the mighty monarch recover from this personal blow – that is, if he’s even still living? And how far will Medusa, Crystal, Triton, Karnak and Gorgon go to find their disposed king? Writer Joe Pokaski (TV’s Heroes) and artist Tom Raney (Annihilation: Conquest) unite for an adventure that not only expands the events of this year’s biggest story, but will lead to huge events in 2009!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

SECRET INVASION: THOR #1 (of 3)
Written by MATT FRACTION
Art by DOUG BRAITHWAITE
Cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO
The Skrulls are coming for Asgard, and they’ve got the gods in their sights! But it’s not just the pantheon who stand to suffer the repercussions of the aliens’ secret invasion — the citizens of small-town Broxton, Oklahoma are about to become collateral damage in the attack…and the God of Thunder must defend two cites at once! For a job this big, Thor will have to turn to one of his oldest and closest allies…Beta Ray Bill!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

SECRET INVASION: X-MEN #1 (of 4)
Written by MIKE CAREY
Penciled by CARY NORD
Cover by TERRY DODSON
It’s aliens vs. mutants as the Skrull Invasion hits the West Coast! X-Scribe Mike Carey and super-hot artist Cary Nord (ULTIMATE HUMAN) bring you a story that will shock X-Fans and have everyone talking for years to come. The Skrulls don’t expect the X-Men when they hit San Francisco, but don’t think they don’t have something very special prepared for Cyclops and his army when they find them at their new home. STARRING: ALL THE X-MEN. YUP. ALL OF THEM.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

SECRET INVASION: SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY #1 (of 3)
Written by BRIAN REED
Penciled by MARCO SANTUCCI
Cover by MIKE MCKONE
New York is full of Skrulls and Spider-Man… where the heck is Spider-Man, anyway? Now, thanks to Brian Reed (MS. MARVEL) and exciting newcomer Marco Santucci, Jackpot and the rest of the cast of Brand New Day must pick up Spidey’s slack and go toe-to-toe with Super-Skrulls– including one that might just be Spidey himself!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

SECRET INVASION: RUNAWAYS/YOUNG AVENGERS #3 (of 3)

Written by CHRISTOPHER YOST
Penciled by TAKESHI MIYAZAWA
Cover by MICHAEL RYAN

The rip-roaring teen mini-series comes to a killer climax! The teams are split up, but can they come together and stop the
Invasion? Can Hulkling become the Messiah he has been prophesized to be? Is Xavin lost forever?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

SECRET INVASION: FRONT LINE #2 (of 5)
Written by BRIAN REED
Penciled by GG STUDIOS’ MARCO CASTIELLO
Cover by JUAN DOE
New York has fallen to the Skrulls, and humanity is struggling to survive. Brian Reed (CAPTAIN MARVEL) and Marco Castiello (P’N’P) bring you the Skrull Invasion through the eyes of the man on the street in the Marvel Universe.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #4
Written by DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING
Penciled by PAUL PELLETIER
Cover by CLINT LANGLEY
SECRET INVASION TIE-IN!
When their HQ is sabotaged, the universe’s scrappiest squad of butt-kickers must ask themselves: “Who do you trust?” Is there a Skrull amongst the Guardians? Maybe the recently returned and revamped Adam Warlock? Or Star-Lord, who now hides behind a mask? And a talking raccoon and a telepathic dog? C’mon, people, you just know they’re evil infiltrators! So jump onboard, Secret Invasion maniacs, and find out why ComicPants.com says: “(Writers) DnA are on fire right now, and this team is brilliant.”
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

NOVA #16
Written by DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING
Penciled by WELLINTON ALVES
Cover by PAUL DAVIDSON
SECRET INVASION TIE-IN!
At last – our #1 sci-fi hero rockets into the alien invasion saga that’s tearing apart the Marvel Universe! But is our always-outnumbered space cop actually teaming with one of the enemy? When Super-Skrull comes asking for a favor, can you ever trust the warrior whose life was dedicated to destroying us? The summer blockbuster hits here in the book that IGN calls “easily one of Marvel’s best titles”!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

INCREDIBLE HERCULES #120
Written by GREG PAK & FRED VAN LENTE
Penciled by RAFA SANDOVAL
Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR., KLAUS JANSON & DEAN WHITE
SECRET INVASION TIE-IN!
“SACRED INVASION” reaches its cosmos-shattering climax! Hercules leads the ragged remains of his God Squad into desperate battle with the unimaginably powerful Skrull pantheon — and if they lose, Earth dies!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

MS. MARVEL #30
Written by BRIAN REED
Penciled by ADRIANA MELO
Cover by GREG HORN
Ms. Marvel discovers the Skrulls’ dark secret hidden away within Riker’s Island. Something even worse than the armies already rampaging across the Earth? Most definitely. Brian Reed (CAPTAIN MARVEL) and Adriana Melo (Witchblade) bring the tale of Ms. Marvel and the Skrull invasion to its brutal conclusion.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI:13 #4
Written by PAUL CORNELL
Penciled by LEONARD KIRK
Cover by BRYAN HITCH
It’s the final battle for Britain as MI-13 makes its last stand against the Skrulls. But the door to the darkness has been opened, and evil is loose in the world, and that might make even the end of the Secret Invasion look like the beginning of something much worse. Be here for the moment a team is created, a hero returns and a new legacy is born.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

X-FACTOR #34
Written by PETER DAVID
Penciled by LARRY STROMAN
Cover by BOO COOK
A SECRET INVASION TIE-IN!
X-Factor is in pursuit of Darwin, whose father is looking for him. She-Hulk and Jazinda are in pursuit of Longshot, who may hold the key to defeating the Skrull invasion. With Darwin and Longshot on the run, neither of them wanting to be found, you’d just assume that X-Factor and She-Hulk will work together smoothly to accomplish both their goals. But what fun would that be?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

SHE-HULK #32
Written by PETER DAVID
Penciled by GG STUDIO’s
VINCENZO CUCCA
Cover by MIKE DEODATO
SECRET INVASION TIE-IN!
Okay, we know that Jazinda, She-Hulk’s fellow bounty hunting partner, claims she’s not part of the alien invasion…but can you ever trust a Skrull? Especially one that’s the daughter of the infamous Super-Skrull? Months of accusations and mistrust come to a boil as our gamma-powered glamazon leaps into this year’s biggest event!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

THUNDERBOLTS #123
Written by CHRISTOS GAGE
Penciled by FERNANDO BLANCO
Cover by BILLY TAN
A SECRET INVASION TIE-IN!
The Skrull armada rains destruction on our nation’s capitol! The only thing standing in their way? The Thunderbolts. But if salvation depends on a group of criminals and madmen who can barely keep from killing each other, is Earth doomed? Or are they exactly what we need against the merciless alien invaders? A major turning point for the Thunderbolts begins here!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

NEW WARRIORS #15
Written by KEVIN GREVIOUX
Penciled by KOI TURNBULL
Cover by NIC KLEIN
A “SECRET INVASION” Tie-In that brings you New Warrior against New Warrior!
To discover the true fate of his deceased brother, Night Thrasher will need to survive a melee between his
current teammates and his former teammates, infiltrate a heavily-guarded S.H.I.E.L.D. station, and brave an army of Skrulls armed with the abilities of every superhuman he’s ever known. Piece of cake, right?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

BLACK PANTHER #40
Written by JASON AARON
Penciled by JEFTE PALO
Cover by JASON PEARSON
“SEE WAKANDA AND DIE,” Part 2
The nation of Wakanda has never been conquered by any outside invader, but then again, they’ve never faced an army of Super-Skrulls before, have they? As war rages on the plains of Africa, the Skrulls strike a major blow against the Black Panther. Could this be the end for all of Wakanda? No really, could it?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

MOON KNIGHT #21
Written by MIKE BENSON
Penciled by MARK TEXEIRA
Cover by ARTHUR SUYDAM
“The Death of Marc Spector” part 1 of 6
Moon Knight has been an eyesore to the Initiative…and he’s about to pay the price. With Tony Stark forced onto the sidelines,
Norman Osborn has been tapped to bring in the fugitive super hero – by all means necessary. That’s right, True Believer, the
Thunderbolts have just been sicced on Moon Knight. To survive, he’s going to have to go a bit crazy.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

CRIMINAL #6
By Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips
WHERE DO YOU GO WHEN A BAD NIGHT JUST KEEPS GETTING WORSE?
“Bad Night” Part 3 of 4 smashes your head into a brick wall, as CRIMINAL’s new expanded format keeps the hits coming!
Jacob K. has a special talent, and a dark secret. The beautiful girl who’s got him on the run for his life only knows about one of them, and that may be her big mistake. See what these bad nights will bring Jacob, and if he’ll get out alive.
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 can only be found in the CRIMINAL comics, not in any collections.
40PGS/Mature Content/No Ads… $3.50

SKRULLS VS. POWER PACK #2 (of 4)
Written by FRED VAN LENTE
Penciled by CORY HAMSCHER
Cover by GURIHIRU
Slimy SKRULLS have been impersonating Marvel’s premiere all-kids super team and committing crimes around the galaxy! But POWER PACK, FRANKLIN RICHARDS and SMARTSHIP FRIDAY have a plan to flush out the copycats! How? By committing crimes all around the universe and becoming intergalactic gangstas! (You see, this is what happens when you let a ten-year-old come up with the plan…)
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

FRANKLIN RICHARDS:
SUMMER SMACKDOWN!
Written by MARC SUMERAK &
CHRIS ELIOPOULOS
Pencils & Cover by CHRIS
ELIOPOULOS
In this corner: wearing blue trunks and weighing in at 63 pounds — the Baxter Building’s Baby Boy — FRANKLIN “SON OF A GENIUS” RICHARDS! And in this corner: wearing tight spandex and weighing in at a whopping 500 pounds — Aunt Petunia’s favorite nephew — BENJAMIN “THE THING” GRIMM! It’s the showdown of the century! And if Franklin survives the first round, he has four more challengers waiting in the wings ready to take his title! LET’S GET READY TO RUMBLE!!!
32 PGS./All Ages …$3.99

NEWUNIVERSAL:
CONQUEROR ONE-SHOT
Written by SIMON SPURRIER
Penciled by ERIC NGUYEN
Cover by BRANDON PETERSON
Five thousand years ago, civilization was held in the mighty hand of the slayer called STARR, who defended his kingdom from all invaders. But what were these invaders? Simple monsters…or something more? In this, the second one-shot story exploring the history and mythos of the NEWUNIVERSAL world, writer SIMON SPURRIER—hand-picked by NEWUNIVERSAL’s WARREN ELLIS—and visionary artist ERIC NGUYEN bring to life a history like you’ve never imagined!
48 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

THE TWELVE #7 (of 12)
Written by J. MICHAEL
STRACZYNSKI
Penciled by CHRIS WESTON
Cover by PAOLO RIVERA
It’s the return of Captain Wonder’s time-lost sidekick, Tim! But where the Captain spent the intervening years locked away in cryogenic deep-freeze in a Nazi time-vault, Tim was forced to live every torturous moment of those six long decades. Now he’s back—with a life-changing question for his one-time mentor! Plus: the birth of the most unlikely twosome on television: The Blue Blaze and Electro!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

RUNAWAYS #1
Written by TERRY MOORE
Pencils & Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS
Come see the beginning of a whole new Runaways! Comics legend Terry Moore (Strangers in Paradise, Echo) and super-star artist Humberto Ramos (X-MEN, WOLVERINE, SPIDER-MAN) run back to Los Angeles with your favorite teen heroes. But it’s not the same city they left so long ago. The Runaways try to stay off the radar, but the sins of their parents won’t make that possible…
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

NYX: NO WAY HOME #1 (of 6)
Written by MARJORIE LIU
Penciled by KALMAN ANDRASOFSZKY
Cover by ALINA URUSOV
Variant cover by JO CHEN
There’s no place like home—just ask young mutant KIDEN NIXON. She’s survived the hard streets of Manhattan, and she’s
built a home—and a family—for herself, with her friends TATIANA, BOBBY SOUL and his LI’L BRO. But with fewer than 200 mutants left on the planet, Kiden’s become a target—and when somebody strikes at one of her friends, Kiden’s going to find out just how much farther she can fall! Don’t miss the breathtaking return of this beloved series, by NEW YORK TIMES best-selling writer MARJORIE LIU (the DIRK & STEELE SERIES) with stunning art by KALMAN ANDRASOFSZKY!
Plus—a special behind-the-scenes gallery!
40 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

PATSY WALKER: HELLCAT #2 (of 5)
Written by KATHRYN IMMONEN
Penciled by DAVID LAFUENTE
Cover by STUART IMMONEN
Iron Man’s one-woman Initiative team for Alaska finds herself in WAY over her head. Patsy Walker, Hellcat, is thrust into a world of magic, witches, rally-cars and demons of all shapes and sizes, and all she thought she was going to do was rough up a few lumber-thieves. Do not miss this mini-series, by soon-to-be stars KATHRYN IMMONEN (MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS) and DAVID LAFUENTE that will be talked about for years to come.
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

PUNISHER WAR
JOURNAL #22
Written by MATT FRACTION & RICK REMENDER
Art by HOWARD CHAYKIN
Cover by ALEX MALEEV
In the aftermath of last month’s issue, there’s nothing left for the survivors to do but pick up the pieces. Frank might have outsmarted Jigsaw for the time being, but at what price? And what comes next? Jigsaw’s not going to give up that easy. Frank and Bridge finally have the face-to-face showdown you’ve been waiting for. And Clarke refuses to sit on the sidelines while S.H.I.E.L.D. has their way with his partner. All points converge on the Brooklyn Bridge in this explosive
penultimate chapter of JIGSAW.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

PUNISHER KILLS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE
Written by GARTH ENNIS
Pencis & Cover by DOUGIE
BRAITHWAITE
Reprinting Garth Ennis’ first shot at writing the Punisher! What happens when Frank Castle’s wife and kids are caught in the crossfire of a super-hero battle instead of a gangland slaying? Find out in this alternate-reality tale from 1995, as Castle vows vengeance on a world full of Marvel heroes as the Punisher!
48 PGS./Rated T+…$4.99

SKAAR: SON OF HULK #3
Written by GREG PAK
Penciled by RON GARNEY & BUTCH GUICE
Cover by RON GARNEY
He’s the Son of Hulk, born in fire, raised by monsters, and destined to smash. She’s the Hero Protector of Imperia, claimant, and the deadliest and most beautiful warrior of the battlescarred wastelands. Will Skaar and Princess Omaka join forces to protect the refugees fleeing from Axeman Bone’s merciless barbarians — or will they tear each other to pieces in the radioactive swamps? Plus: A shocking second story pencilled by star artist Butch Guice!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

SQUADRON SUPREME 2 #2
Written by HOWARD CHAYKIN
Penciled by MARCO TURINI
Cover by GREG LAND
“POWER TO THE PEOPLE”
Four astronauts have returned from the moon…changed. And ULTIMATE NICK FURY, EMIL BURBANK, and ARCANNA JONES have found them. Fury’s hip-deep in a new conspiracy—but the only kind of conspiracy he likes is one he creates…
So what’s he going to do now that new super heroes are appearing all around America, taking the place of the missing
SQUADRON SUPREME? And who is…the BIO-GENERAL? Part 2 (of 6).
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

ASTONISHING X-MEN #26
Written by WARREN ELLIS
Pencils and Cover by SIMONE BIANCHI
“GHOST BOX,” PART 2
The superstar team of Warren Ellis and Simone Bianchi take the X-Men to the “Second Stage”!
“Messiah Complex” pulled the X-Men team together, “Divided We Stand” tore them apart. Now the X-Men are back to business — with a new look, a new base of operations, and a mystery to solve that will take them into previously uncharted territory and test them to their core. It all starts on a spaceship hovering 300 hundred feet above the twisted wreckage of
Chaparanga Beach. Its sole inhabitant: the mysterious Subject X. Five minutes — just five minutes is all he needs, all he’s asking for.
Can the X-Men afford to give it to him?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

UNCANNY X-MEN #501
Written by ED BRUBAKER & MATT FRACTION
Pencils & Cover by GREG LAND
Things start out grim for the newest X-Girl as the team gets settled into its new secret headquarters. Scott and Emma do what Scott and Emma do best– but what’s the secret project Scott’s been building? And is anyone prepared for the menace of the Hellfire Cult? Mysteries, riddles, enigmas, and pain freaks all converge in the brave new world of San Francisco– read SFX 1: ALL TOMORROW’S PARTIES!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

X-MEN: LEGACY #215
Written by MIKE CAREY
Penciled by SCOT EATON
Cover by KEN LASHLEY
With some of his oldest ghosts finally laid to rest, Charles Xavier feels the need to make peace with the X-Men who’ve been most important in his life. But starting with Scott Summers may have been a mistake - particularly when he decides to re-awaken some of Cyclops’s worst nightmares against his will.
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

CABLE #6
Written by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI
Penciled by
Cover by ADI GRANOV
“HOMEFRONT”
Special double-sized issue featuring the Uncanny X-Men! Meanwhile, back in the present . . . In the aftermath of the “Messiah Complex” war, Cyclops took a leap of faith and allowed his son Cable to disappear into the time stream with the first new mutant birth since “M” day — and the future of the dwindling mutant population — tucked under his arm. Weeks later, he still waits for a sign, however small, that he made the right decision. With evidence pointing to the fact that Bishop has jumped into the timestream and is hot on Cable’s trail, the X-Men’s unquestioned leader is about to make one final power move to protect the fate of mutantkind – one that he might come to regret.
48 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

YOUNG X-MEN #5
Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM
Penciled by YANICK PAQUETTE
Cover by TERRY DODSON
The numbers are in and it’s official: Young X-Men is Mighty Marvel’s newest hit!!! It’s Marvel’s youngest mutants in their final showdown with and one of them won’t be walking away from it. The Young X-Men’s first story arc ends here and nothing will ever be the same again. Yeah, we know lots of books make that claim, but with Marc (Eli Stone, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) Guggenheim and Yanick (ULTIMATE X-MEN) Paquette delivering the goods, you know this one’s for real!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

X-FORCE #6
Written by CHRISTOPHER YOST & CRAIG KYLE
Pencils & Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN
Bloody Variant by CLAYTON CRAIN
“Angels and Demons” Conclusion
The shocking finale to the first arc! Wolverine versus
Bastion. Archangel versus the Choir. Wolfsbane versus her father. X-23 versus Matthew Risman. Warpath versus . This is how a species dies.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

X-MEN ORIGINS: JEAN GREY
Written by SEAN MCKEEVER
Art and Cover by MIKE MAYHEW
From the moment Professor Xavier arrived on her doorstep, young Jean Grey knew things would change forever. But she was never prepared for how strange life at the Xavier Institute could be - or just how dangerous she truly was. Will she be able to harness her budding powers in time to prove herself a hero? Or will the ghosts of her past haunt her forever? Sean McKeever and Mike Mayhew bring you the first adventure of the X-Men’s mightiest mutant. Guest starring the original X-Men!
32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Rated T+…$3.99

WOLVERINE: KILLING MADE SIMPLE ONE-SHOT
Written by CHRISTOPHER YOST & TODD DEZAGO
Pencils by KOI TURNBULL & STEVE KURTH
Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
Wolverine’s hard to kill, sure—but if one guy knows how to do it…it’s WOLVERINE himself! X-FORCE co-writer Christopher Yost and superstar Koi Turnbull have all the answers as Wolverine faces down NANNY and ORPHAN-MAKER and lets former NEW X-MEN member TRANCE in on all his secrets… And in a special bonus tale, TELLOS writer Todd Dezago and NEWUNIVERSAL’s Steve Kurth send Logan to the Arctic Circle, and show us that there’s always one more way to die…
48 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

NEW EXILES #9 & NEW EXILES #10
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT
Penciled by TOM GRUMMETT
Covers by ALEXANDER GARNER
The British and French empires are at each other’s throats, and the Exiles are barely able to catch their breath. Perhaps the help of certain wheelchair-bound mutant teacher’s student body would come in handy? Meanwhile in Chinese occupied Japan, Betsy struggles to deal with Lady Mandarin and Ogun. Double your dose of alternate-reality adventure as two issues fly your way, wrapping up the third arc of New Exiles!
32 PGS. each/Rated A …$2.99 each

GENEXT #4 (of 5)
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT
Penciled by PATRICK
SCHERBERGER
Cover by DOUG ALEXANDER
GREGORY
When one of their own is in trouble, the next generation of X-Men doesn’t turn to their parents and grandparents (the original and all-new X-Men)…GeNext takes care of their own. Follow Legendary X-Scribe Chris Claremont as he brings you the adventures of today’s X-Men, if the team aged in real-time. This time, they’re on their own and out from under their predecessors’ shadows to do what they think is right: save their friend! Plus, back-up rarities from Marvel’s X-vaults!
48 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

X-FACTOR SPECIAL:
LAYLA MILLER ONE-SHOT
Written by PETER DAVID
Penciled by VALENTINE DE LANDRO
Cover by BOO COOK
Trapped in a future she never made, Layla Miller finds herself smack in the middle of the Summers rebellion that was responsible for the eventual liberation of mutants from the camps. The only question is, will she survive it?
48 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

ANGEL: REVELATIONS #4 (of 5)
Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA
Pencils & Cover by ADAM POLLINA
THE LATEST SERIES FROM MARVEL KNIGHTS!
A tremendous evil has come for Warren Worthington. Now, not only is the boy with wings growing out of his
back in deadly peril, but so are his friends. What is the
devilish nature of the crucible that will forge a future X-Man? And how will this confused teenager rise to
the occasion and become the hero his friends need him
to be? All their lives depend on it…written by Roberto
Aguirre-Sacasa (SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN) with
astonishing art by Adam Pollina (X-FORCE).
32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Rated T+ …$3.99

X-MEN: FIRST CLASS #15
Written by JEFF PARKER
Penciled by KARL KESEL
Cover by CARLO PAGULAYAN
Is she a bad girl? Is she a mutant? Does even she know what or who she is? Is that her real hair? The mysterious MEDUSA has escaped the reach of the Fantastic Four, only to run right into the home of the Uncanny X-Men!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

WOLVERINE:
FIRST CLASS #6
Written by FRED VAN LENTE
Pencils & Cover by SALVADOR ESPIN
TONIGHT! On a brand-new “When Teenage Mutant Girl Sleepovers Turn Deadly”: SIRYN and KITTY PRYDE get into a no-holds-barred throwdown of a catfight over
COLOSSUS’s love, with WOLVERINE caught in the middle!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

PUNISHER #60
Written by GARTH ENNIS
Penciled by GORAN PARLOV
Cover by TIM BRADSTREET
“VALLEY FORGE, VALLEY FORGE,” CONCLUSION
Garth Ennis concludes his epic run – in style! They threw up a wall of good men to shield themselves from the Punisher’s wrath. Now these men of influence and privilege are going to pay. Frank Castle is about to bring his personal war to their doorstep in what might be the bloodiest chapter yet of the Punisher saga. Also featuring an 8-page preview of PUNISHER
#61, “Girls in White Dresses,” written by best-selling crime novelist Gregg Hurwitz (The Crime Writer) and illustrated by
Laurence Campbell (PUNISHER ANNUAL: THE HUNTED).
40 PGS./Explicit Content …$2.99

PUNISHER #61
Written by GREGG HURWITZ
Penciled by LAURENCE CAMPBELL
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
“GIRLS IN WHITE DRESSES,” PART 1
The first of three story arcs written by three of the hottest writers in crime fictions starts here! Best-selling crime novelist Gregg Hurwitz (The Kill Clause, The Crime Writer) and Laurence Campbell (PUNISHER ANNUAL: THE HUNTED) bring you a tale of death, depravity and revenge south of the border. In black vans and under cover of night, they descend on the little Mexican town of Tierra Rota, abducting its women and returning them days later like broken dolls. And no one can stop them. That is, until one brave soul approaches Frank Castle with his heart in one hand and a bag full of money in the other. Now Frank’s no bounty hunter, and definitely no hero, but there are some things the Punisher just can’t abide.
32 PGS./Explicit Content …$2.99

HAUNT OF HORROR:
LOVECRAFT #3 (of 3)
Written by RICHARD CORBEN
Pencils & Cover by RICHARD CORBEN
Horror comics legend RICHARD CORBEN (HAUNT OF HORROR: EDGAR ALLAN POE) brings you a new 3-issue limited series that offers eerie new spins on the poems and short stories of H.P. Lovecraft. Each issue features three 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 this third and final issue, Corben brings you “Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and
His Family,” “The Well,” and “The Window.” It’s classic Lovecraft with a new twist!
32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Explicit Content …$3.99

FOOLKILLER:
WHITE ANGELS #2 (of 5)
Written by GREGG HURWITZ
Penciled by PAUL AZACETA
Cover by TOMM COKER
“Punishement Fits The Crime,” PART 2
Los Angeles. The City of Angels. For a town that thinks it’s pretty, there’s plenty of ugly to go around. That’s where the Foolkiller comes in — taking a scalpel to warts, expurgating the cancer that grows in society’s gut. This time, the Foolkiller has targeted the hate-crime known as the White Angels, a secret socieyt whose arteries snake throughout the city — from the back alleys to the Hollywood hills. As he eats his way up the food chain, he’s about to cross paths with the one vigilante whose legend exceeds his own. A stone-cold killer that has also targeted the White Angels. A predator that doesn’t like to share. Enter the Punisher.
32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Explicit Content …$3.99

KICK-ASS #6
Written by MARK MILLAR
Pencils and Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
This is it—the moment Dave Lizewski has spent his whole brief career as KICK-ASS preparing for. When the chips are down, when everything’s at stake…whose ass will be kicked? KICK-ASS’ origin story unfolds as the smash hit super hero comic of 2008—by legends MARK MILLAR and JOHN ROMITA JR.—continues!
32 PGS./Mature …$2.99

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: GOLDEN AGE MARVEL COMICS VOL. 3
Written by JOHN COMPTON, STOCKBRIDGE WINSLOW, RAY GILL
& VARIOUS
Penciled by CARL BURGOS, BILL EVERETT, PAUL GUSTAVSON,
STEVE DAHLMAN, BEN THOMPSON, AL ANDERS, IRWIN HASEN
& BOB OSKNER
Cover by ALEX SCHOMBURG
The wait is over, and the stage is set. It’s fire vs. water in the most famous battle of comics’ Golden Age! Breaking new ground like none other, MARVEL MYSTERY COMICS, the flagship title of Marvel’s earliest days, started a craze that defines super-hero comic books to this day. With hero pitted against hero in a fight to the finish, you’d better place those bets and settle into your seats. ’Cause it’s the final round of the Human Torch vs. the Sub-Mariner!
Headlined by the lavish, manic and truly amazing Sub-Mariner by Bill Everett and the high-flying Human Torch by Carl Burgos, MARVEL MYSTERY COMICS is a bona-fide treasure trove of Golden Age action and adventure. The awesome and idiosyncratic Steve Dahlman brings you Electro, the Marvel of the Age, the monster-stomping robot featured today in THE TWELVE, while Paul Gustavson’s Angel woos damsels in distress and battles the undead evils of the subterranean realm, and the jungle adventurer, Ka-Zar the Great, protects the Belgian Congo from the threats of the outside world.
Also featuring the wild Western tales of the Masked Raider, boy-adventurer Terry Vance and a host of four-color companions — each painstakingly restored to provide you with the best experience of these truly classic tales.
Collecting MARVEL MYSTERY COMICS #9-12.
272 PGS./Rated A …$59.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2472-6

MARVEL MASTERWORKS:
THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOL. 10 HC
Written by STAN LEE
Penciled by JOHN ROMITA & GIL KANE
Cover by GIL KANE
Prepare yourself for a collection of no-holds-barred Spider-Man classics that defined comicdom’s favorite super hero unlike any other! Starting off with the return of one of Spidey’s oldest foes, Doctor Octopus, the two archenemies set into motion a
gut-wrenching series of events leading to the death of Captain George Stacy. Ally to Spider-Man and father to Peter Parker’s ladylove, Gwen, Captain Stacy’s death marks Spidey for murder and pits the entire city against him. Now with hero, villain and even the man-on-the-street after him, there’s no moment for rest for the ol’ web-slinger as he wriggles his way through threats from the X-Men’s Iceman to the politicking Sam Bullit and former friend the Prowler. And it all leads into one of the landmark moments of Marvel history, the Comics Code defying “drug” issues. There’s no question Stan Lee’s Marvel Comics strove for a relevance that the competition could only dream of – and with AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #96-98, that mission was placed front and center: Peter Parker’s best friend, Harry Osborn, was revealed to be a drug addict. Letting a battle with Spidey’s nemesis, the Green Goblin, take a back seat to the personal drama that scourged the real-life streets of the reader’s world, the Lee/Kane/Romita team set a new standard for the mainstream’s relevance. Stan Lee pens some of his greatest scripts, chock full of edge-of-your-seat drama and up-to-the-moment politics, while the incomparable artistic team-up of John Romita and Gil Kane launches into the most lavishly illustrated and panel-bursting artwork to ever grace the pages of a Marvel comic. There’s no denying it,
True Believer, these are Masterworks one and all! Collecting THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #88-99.
256 PGS./All Ages …$54.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2932-5

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOL. 10 VARIANT EDTION VOL. 101
256 PGS./All Ages …$54.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2933-2

ELEKTRA BY FRANK MILLER OMNIBUS HC
Written by FRANK MILLER
Penciled by FRANK MILLER & BILL SIENKIEWICZ
Covers by FRANK MILLER & BILL SIENKIEWICZ
Good ninjas never die, let alone the baddest one of all! Fan-favorite Frank Miller ushers his awesome assassin through good and evil and life and death and rebirth and more! Who is the otherworldly entity in pursuit of the presidency? When has Elektra met her greatest triumphs and tragedies? Why did she die, and how did she return? Where do smarmy cyborgs and killer dwarves come from? And What If all this had never happened at all? Guest-starring Daredevil! Collecting ELEKTRA: ASSASSIN #1-8, ELEKTRA LIVES AGAIN, BIZARRE ADVENTURES #28 and WHAT IF? #35.
384 PGS./Explicit Content …$74.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2777-2
Trim size: oversized

ELEKTRA BY FRANK MILLER OMNIBUS HC – DIRECT MARKET ONLY
384 PGS./Explicit Content …$74.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3136-6

TOMB OF DRACULA OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC
Written by GERRY CONWAY, ARCHIE GOODWIN, GARDNER F. FOX, MARV WOLFMAN, CHRIS CLAREMONT & DAVID KRAFT
Penciled by GENE COLAN, MIKE PLOOG & DON HECK
Covers by JOHN BUSCEMA & GENE COLAN
Dracula rises from the grave and steps into the Marvel Universe – facing a disembodied brain, a gigantic heart and a ghost with the nerve to steal Dracula’s victims! The lord of vampires visits a horrible fate upon the daughter of a long-time enemy, but will his worst enemy prove to be his own daughter? Plus: voodoo, time travel and motorcycle gangs! The cosmic-powered Chimera and a Legion of Doom unlike any other! And who’s the tough guy with the knives that snuffs out vampires’ lives? BLADE! Can you dig it? Also featuring Werewolf by Night and Hannibal King, Vampire Detective! Collecting TOMB OF DRACULA #1-31, WEREWOLF BY NIGHT #15, GIANT-SIZE CHILLERS #1 and GIANT-SIZE DRACULA #2-4.
768 PGS./Rated T+ …$99.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2778-9
Trim size: oversized
TOMB OF DRACULA OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC – VARIANT EDITION
768 PGS./Rated T+ …$99.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3430-5

SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE VOL. 2 HC
Written by SEAN MCKEEVER
Penciled by TAKESHI MIYAZAWA, VALENTINE DE LANDRO
& DAVID HAHN
Cover by TAKESHI MIYAZAWA
This deluxe hardcover collects SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE VOL. 2: THE NEW GIRL, SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE VOL. 3: MY SECRET LIFE and SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE VOL. 4: STILL FRIENDS, plus extras. In THE NEW GIRL, there’s – well – a new girl at Midtown High. Her name’s Gwen Stacy, and she has her sights set on Peter Parker! What’s a lovesick Mary Jane to do? Plus: Mary Jane Watson wasn’t always the girl she is today. How did she become the sort of person to push her problems away rather than face them? And how is it that Peter Parker, Spider-Man and Spidey’s origin itself all play pivotal roles? See the birth of the greatest modern super hero like you’ve never seen it before! In MY SECRET LIFE, take a look at Mary Jane through the eyes of her supporting cast. What do they think of her, especially now that she’s…changed? And what does this change mean for her relationship with Peter Parker? Plus: Gwen Stacy has a problem with Peter, and MJ has a secret. And in STILL FRIENDS, what’s the story between Mary Jane and Peter in the aftermath of recent shocking revelations? Between Peter and Gwen? Between Liz and – Oh, who CARES?! Is that FIRESTAR?! What’s the second most awesome redhead in the world got planned for Spidey this time? Well, we’re sure not gonna tell you here! Collecting SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE #6-20.
368 PGS./All Ages …$39.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3083-3
Trim size: oversized

SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE VOL. 1 HC STILL AVAILABLE!
$24.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-2610-4)

HULK: HEART OF THE ATOM PREMIERE HC
Written by HARLAN ELLISON, ROY THOMAS, CHRIS CLAREMONT, ARCHIE GOODWIN, LEN WEIN, HERB TRIMPE, BILL MANTLO
& PETER GILLIS
Penciled by HERB TRIMPE, SAL BUSCEMA & JOE STATON
Cover by HERB TRIMPE & DAVE COCKRUM
In the sub-atomic kingdom of K’ai, the Hulk gained Bruce Banner’s brain, but lost his heart to the gorgeous green Grace: Jarella! After the sinister Psyklop gets their world in his hands, the atom-crossed couple seeks happiness on Earth, but the odds seem stacked against them in both dimensions! Will the Hulk save his emerald angel and her war-torn world? Can green hearts be broken? Find out in this saga that spans time, space, and [non]human emotion! Guest-starring Captain Marvel and the Avengers! Collecting INCREDIBLE HULK #140, #148, #156, #202-203, #205-207 and #246-248; and WHAT IF? #23.
240 PGS./All Ages …$29.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3087-1
Trim size: standard

HULK: HEART OF THE ATOM PREMIERE HC – DIRECT MARKET ONLY VOL. 15
240 PGS./All Ages …$29.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3088-8

LOGAN PREMIERE HC
Written by BRIAN K. VAUGHN
Penciled by EDUARDO RISSO
Cover by EDUARDO RISSO
Superstar artist Eduardo Risso (100 Bullets) joins critically acclaimed writer Brian K. Vaughan (TV’s Lost, Y: The Last Man) for a unique take on the man who’s the best there is at what he does. Finally armed with long-lost memories from his past, Wolverine returns to one of his first battlefields to settle an old score in an all-new adventure with a shocking revelation about the man known as Logan. Collecting LOGAN #1-3, plus extras.
104 PGS./Parental Advisory …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3425-1
Trim size: standard

LOGAN BLACK & WHITE PREMIERE HC
Written by BRIAN K. VAUGHN
Penciled by EDUARDO RISSO
Cover by EDUARDO RISSO
Risso and Vaughan’s unique take on the man who’s the best there is at what he does – in bold black and white!
Collecting LOGAN #1-3 BLACK AND WHITE VARIANTS, plus extras.
104 PGS./Parental Advisory …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3429-9
Trim size: standard

X-MEN: LEGACY – DIVIDED HE STANDS PREMIERE HC
Written by MIKE CAREY
Penciled by SCOT EATON, JOHN ROMITA JR. & BILLY TAN
Cover by DAVID FINCH
In the wake of Messiah CompleX, there are no X-Men and mutantkind still lies in ruin. With Magneto depowered and Xavier gravely injured, it seems their