In this episode: repeated reviews, spoilers supreme, heavy metal heroes )along with fan feedback), a little white witch, Rodrigo gets Hyper, Stephen pours a Foundation, we go to the tote board for the final tally on the Major Spoilers Hero Drive, Aquaman is dead, and much more!

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As if you can’t already get enough Skrullerific images from the Who Do You Trust? campaign, Marvel has gone and done it to Marvel’s First Family (with a little help from Mike McKone).

Mavel has sent Major Spoilers the variant cover image to Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four #1 that arrives May 14, 2008.

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Well if you’ve read the first issue of Secret Invasion, you know she opened a huge hole to the Negative Zone, blowing up half the Baxter Building. But what happens after that?

Marvel has sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of the cover to Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four #1.

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According to Marvel, Fantastic Four 554 has sold out at the distributor level, so the company has decided to go back to press for a second printing of the Mark Millar/Bryan Hitch tale.

“First off, a great big thanks,” said Millar. “Our friends all pointed at us and laughed when we said we wanted to put FF back in the top ten, but we love this book. We have always believed in it and are both just delighted to see our naive, slightly deranged enthusiasm reach other people and translate into great sales. A huge thanks from both Scotland and England to everyone who got out there and supported us. We were really, really happy with the numbers, but to hear that the book sold out in a day is just nuts. We promise this is only the beginning and the fun has only begun!”

Variant cover after the jump.

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Por lo menos seg�n Marvel Comics.

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Only one installment of the Marvel Sneak Peek of the Weekend, but boy what a preview! Titles arriving in stores this week are Avengers Classic #5, Captain America #31, Marvel Adventures Avengers #17, Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four #4, Marvel Illustrated Treasure Island #5, Marvel Zombies 2 #1, Marvel Comics Presents #2, Mighty Avengers #5, New Excalibur #24, and Penance: Relentless #2.

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Not a huge week of sneak peeks from Marvel, but a good dozen should keep you busy for the rest of the weekend. Arriving in stores next week: EXILES 99, FANTASTIC FOUR AND POWER PACK 4, HOWARD THE DUCK 1, IRON MAN: ENTER THE MANDARIN 2, MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN 32, MS. MARVEL 20, OMEGA THE UNKNOWN #1, SHANNA THE SHE DEVIL: SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST 3, SUPER-VILLAIN TEAM-UP/MODOK’S 11 4, UNCANNY X-MEN 491, WOLVERINE ANNUAL 1: DEATHSONG

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With the Marvel First Family set to reunite in Fantastic Four #551, Marvel has commissioned Art Adams to create a unique variant cover for the issue.

Take the jump for the full cover and more info on the issue.

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Hear ye! Hear ye! The Hulk is smashing his way through Manhattan this week in World War Hulk #4. While we can’t bring you the blow by blow action, Marvel has graciously provided us with previews of its other titles arriving this week.

In this installment ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST - QUASAR 3, AVENGERS CLASSIC 4, CAPTAIN AMERICA 30, IRREDEEMABLE ANT-MAN 12, JACK KIRBY’S GALACTIC BOUNTY HUNTERS 6, MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR 28, MARVEL ADVENTURES THE AVENGERS 16, MARVEL ADVENTURES TWO-IN-ONE 3.

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Marvel Comics has sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek at titles arriving in stores next week. In Part 1, take a look at AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL 12, DAREDEVIL 100 , FANTASTIC FIVE 5, GHOST RIDER 15, HEROES FOR HIRE 13, MARVEL ADVENTURES HULK 3, MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK 3, MOON KNIGHT 12, NEW AVENGERS 34, and NEW AVENGERS/TRANSFORMERS 3.

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Or - “In Honor Of Labor Day, I Give You The Original Working-Class Family Team.”

First off, I’d like to apologize to everyone who expected to see the Element Lad Hero History today… It’s still on tap, but I was so wiped after my first REAL week at my new job that I only got up to about 1994 in Jan’s timeline before I felt the call of swimming, S’mores, and Mario Soccer. Mea culpa. I hope to have Jan’s life story up either Tuesday or Wednesday, lord willin’ and the creek don’t rise, but in penance for my general lackadaisical attitude, I have a little surprise for ya’s. There are a great many ‘group opinions’ when you work in a comic shop, (Gatekeeper Hobbies, Huntoon and Gage, Topeka! Ask us about our 9.2 copy of X-Men #137!) but one of the ones that bothers me most is the general perception that Mark Waid and Mike Wieringo’s run on FF was a bad one. People complain about Doom’s ‘girlfriend armor,’ the trips to the afterlife, as well as the issue where Galactus walks the earth and eats hot dogs with Ben Grimm. Contrary to these nattering nabobs of negativity, I loved the entire Waid/’Ringo run and I’d like to share with y’all the reason why…

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It’s a long weekend, and I’m sure while you are waiting for the hot girl next door to layout in her bikini for one last time of the summer, you’ll want something to keep you occupied. It’s going to be another huge week for Marvel, so we’re splitting the sneaks up again. This installment features ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST - WRAITH 3, CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE CHOSEN 1, DAREDEVIL: BATTLIN’ JACK MURDOCK 4, EXILES 98, FANTASTIC FOUR AND POWER PACK 3, INCREDIBLE HULK 110 (WWH), IRON MAN: ENTER THE MANDARIN 1, MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN 31, MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE 3

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Hulk meet Doctor Strange. Doctor Strange, Hulk. Now touch gloves and come out fighting. I know it sounds vaugely familiar, but with the Hulk smashing his way through Marvel U, everyone is going to get their chance in the ring for the fate of everything.

Marvel Comics has sent Major Spoilers a panel selection sneak peek of issue #4 that arrives September 19.

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Marvel Comics has provided us with a sneak peek at some of the titles arriving next week. This weekend Major Spoilers brings you Avengers: The Initiative 5, Black Panther 30, Fantastic Four 549, Silver Surfer: Requiem 4, World War Hulk: X-Men 3, and Stan Lee’s The Last Fantastic Four Story. I’ve taken a peek at the full issue of the Last Fantastic Four Story, and it isn’t half bad in a Stan Lee sort of way. It’s an interesting tale that doesn’t end like you might expect it.

On Wednesday you can expect a full review of the latest Initiative installment, but for now take the jump for a preview of things to come.

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Even though the article you are looking for had to be removed, you can rejoice knowing Marvel Comics has your back, delivering up a massive 19 title sneak peek of issues arriving in stores next week (August 22).

In Part 1, we have Amazing Spider-Man #543, Astonishing X-Men 22, Cable & Deadpool 44, Fantastic Five #4, Immortal Iron Fist 8, Iron Man 21, Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four 27, Marvel Adventures Iron Man 4, Marvel Adventures The Avengers 15, and Marvel Illustrated: Last of the Mahicans 4.

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