MARVEL COMICS: February 2017 Collected Editions Solicits MASTERWORKS MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOL. 19 HC Written by MARV WOLFMAN with BILL MANTLO Penciled by KEITH POLLARD with JOHN BYRNE, RICH BUCKLER, SAL BUSCEMA & AL MILGROM Cover by JOHN ROMITA SR. The Amazing Spider-Man swings toward his historic 200th issue! Peter Parker has faced villain after villain during the course of his heroic career, but one moment will forever torment him despite all those victories: the death of his Uncle Ben. And now, our hero is struck low when not only does Aunt May die, but also the man who killed Uncle Ben returns! It’s a saga that plumbs the emotional depths of Peter Parker’s life like no other. As Spidey struggles through his grief, old villains and new faces emerge: The Kingpin returns, the Black Cat makes her first appearance, Mysterio weaves his illusions, Spidey faces Doc Ock in an Annual extravaganza, and a gang war forces a team-up with the Punisher! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #193-202 and ANNUAL #13, and SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #1. 296 PGS./Rated T …$75.00 MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOL. 19 HC — VARIANT EDITION VOL. 245 (DM ONLY) 296 PGS./Rated T …$75.00 HARDCOVERS SPIDER-MAN’S TANGLED WEB OMNIBUS HC FABRY COVER Written by GARTH ENNIS, GREG RUCKA, PETER MILLIGAN, BRUCE JONES, KAARE ANDREWS, DARWYN COOKE, ZEB WELLS, RON ZIMMERMAN, BRIAN AZZARELLO, SCOTT LEVY, PAUL POPE, DANIEL WAY, TED McKEEVER, ROBERT MORRISON & BRIAN WALSH Penciled by JOHN McCREA, EDUARDO RISSO, DUNCAN FEGREDO, LEE WEEKS, KAARE ANDREWS, DARWYN COOKE, SEAN PHILLIPS, GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI, PAUL POPE, LEANDRO FERNÁNDEZ, TED McKEEVER, JIM MAHFOOD, DEAN HASPIEL, JAY BONE & ALBERTO DOSE Covers by GLENN FABRY & LEE WEEKS Oh, what a tangled web he weaves! And some of comics’ most individual voices tug on the strands — and even your heartstrings — in a collection of Spidey stories that shift the focus firmly onto his many foes! Can the web-slinger survive the body-switching horror of the Thousand? After twenty years working for the Kingpin, what’s the severance package? And is the world ready for an intelligent, romantic Rhino? A cab driver wrestles with his knowledge of Spidey’s secret! The wall-crawler counts the human cost of a battle with Electro! Love hurts on Valentine’s Day for Peter Parker and the Vulture! It ain’t easy being Frog-Man! The secret history of Crusher Hogan, villains swap stories at the bar, J. Jonah Jameson takes to the shrink’s couch, and more! Collecting TANGLED WEB #1-4 and SPIDER-MAN’S TANGLED WEB #5-22. 560 PGS./Rated T+ …$100.00 SPIDER-MAN’S TANGLED WEB OMNIBUS HC WEEKS COVER (DM ONLY) 560 PGS./Rated T+ …$100.00   * * * SPIDER-MAN BY DAVID MICHELINIE & ERIK LARSEN OMNIBUS HC Written by DAVID MICHELINIE, ERIK LARSEN, JIM OWSLEY & HOWARD MACKIE Penciled by ERIK LARSEN & MARK BAGLEY Cover by ERIK LARSEN Every Spider-Man story featuring the action-packed art of Erik Larsen — including his fan-favorite collaboration with writer David Michelinie! These two top-notch creators pitted Spidey against heavyweights like Magneto, the Tri-Sentinel and Punisher — but that was just a warm-up for the main events: The return of the Sinister Six! A deadlier-than-ever Venom! And a senses-shattering showdown with Doctor Doom! In this seminal run, Spider-Man gains cosmic abilities, loses his spider-powers, battles Styx & Stone and the Black Fox, and fights alongside…Sandman and the Avengers?! Plus: a latter-day showdown with the Spider-Slayers — and Larsen doubles up as writer to team Spider-Man with Wolverine and deliver the shocking sequel “Revenge of the Sinister Six”! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #287, #324, #327 and #329-350; SPIDER-MAN (1990) #15, #18, #19-20 (A stories) and #21-23; AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1999) #19-21; and material from MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS (1988) #48-50. 888 PGS./Rated T …$100.00 * * * DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG FU OMNIBUS VOL. 2 HC DEKAL COVER Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT & BILL MANTLO with DOUG MOENCH, JOHN WARNER, MARTIN SANDS & MORE Penciled by RUDY NEBRES, GEORGE PÉREZ & MARSHALL ROGERS with GIL KANE, KEITH GIFFEN, TONY DeZUNIGA, PAT BRODERICK, RON WILSON, JOE STATON, SANHO KIM & JIM SHERMAN Covers by JEFF DEKAL & EARL NOREM The kung fu keeps coming in the second DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG FU OMNIBUS! Completing this never-before-reprinted series, volume two shifts focus to Iron Fist, the Living Weapon, in stories written by Chris Claremont with lush artwork by Rudy Nebres. Danny Rand battles Firebird and Dhasha Khan in a saga filled with the mystery of K’un Lun! Meanwhile, from the ashes of the Sons of the Tiger, Bill Mantlo and George Pérez introduce Hector Ayala, the White Tiger! Also featuring Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu; Jack of Hearts; Swordquest’s samurai action; two team-ups starring all of Marvel’s martial-arts heroes; and Claremont and Marshall Rogers’ beautiful take on the Daughters of the Dragon! Plus: kung fu interviews, movie reviews, and more! Collecting DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG FU (1974) #19-33 and material from BIZARRE ADVENTURES #25. 1000 PGS./Mature …$125.00 * * * POWERS: THE BUREAU SAGA HC Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Penciled by MICHAEL AVON OEMING Cover by MICHAEL AVON OEMING The complete collection of Powers: Bureau is here — and it’s a bold game changer! Now that all powers cases are federal cases, Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim are now federal agents, and must learn to live by the new rules. But when they find themselves dealing with the biggest powers cases in the entire country, will this new life close the closet full of skeletons Deena carries with her? (Absolutely not!) Who are THE SEVEN? An explosive new super-team with a secret that could rock the world! Get on board the creator-owned series that shows cops and capes like you’ve never seen them before! 352 PGS./Rated Mature …$29.99 * * * MAX RIDE: FINAL FLIGHT HC Written by JODY HOUSER Penciled by MARCO FAILLA Cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA James Patterson’s best-selling hero returns for the triumphant conclusion of her epic story! Maximum Ride and her Flock are tired of running. They’re ready to take the fight directly to Jeb and the Erasers! But things get complicated when the line between friend and enemy is blurred. And all the while, Max keeps hearing that voice in her head — the one that says she’s destined to save the world! As a trap is sprung and Max’s life spirals out of control, a shocking revelation causes her to question her past — and the Flock’s future! Will they fly their separate ways and leave Earth at the mercy of Itex and the ultimate engineered human? Brace yourself for the final stand — and the ultimate showdown! Can Max soar into the sunset — or will her wings be clipped? Collecting MAX RIDE: FINAL FLIGHT #1-5. 136 PGS./Rated T …$24.99 * * * MS. MARVEL VOL. 3 HC Written by G. WILLOW WILSON Penciled by ADRIAN ALPHONA, TAKESHI MIYAZAWA & NICO LEON Cover by CLIFF CHIANG Earth’s Mightiest Metamorph! Look out world, Kamala Khan is an Avenger! But will it be everything she imagined? Or is life as a celebrity more difficult than she thought? Saving the world is important, but Jersey City still needs its protector, too: A development company using Ms. Marvel’s face has more in mind for gentrification than just real estate. Can Kamala take down the evil suits destroying her home without ruining her personal life? Then, Kamala’s Avengers dream is wrecked when CIVIL WAR II leaves her torn between her idol, Captain Marvel, and her mentor, Iron Man. Which side will the new generation of heroes — Ms. Marvel, Spider-Man and Nova — choose? Trouble starts brewing at a tristate academic competition — and the conflict sure won’t end there! Collecting MS. MARVEL (2015) #1-12. 272 PGS./Rated T+ …$34.99 * * * STAR WARS VOL. 2 HC AJA COVER Written by KIERON GILLEN, JASON AARON & CHRIS ELIOPOULOS Penciled by ANGEL UNZUETA, LEINIL FRANCIS YU, MIKE MAYHEW, JORGE MOLINA & CHRIS ELIOPOULOS Covers by DAVID AJA, TERRY DODSON The adventures of Luke Skywalker and friends continue! The rebel crew is en route to a prison base with an important captive. Unluckily for them, they aren’t the only ones with their eyes on this prize! Then, take a walk on the Dark Side with Sgt. Kreel and an elite group of Imperial soldiers aboard the Star Destroyer Harbinger! It’s a nigh-indestructible weapon of war — and it’s also the target of the rebels’ new top-secret plan. Never afraid of defying the odds, Luke, Han and Leia are determined to make this the Harbinge’s last flight. But Kreel and his SCAR Squad specialize in taking down rebels — hard! Plus: more entries from the journals of Obi-Wan Kenobi, including a showdown with the Wookiee bounty hunter Black Krrsantan! Collecting STAR WARS (2015) #15-25 and ANNUAL #1. 280 PGS./Rated T …$34.99 STAR WARS VOL. 2 HC DODSON COVER (DM ONLY) 280 PGS./Rated T …$34.99 * * * DEADPOOL: BAD BLOOD OGN-HC Written by ROB LIEFELD, CHRIS SIMS & CHAD BOWERS Penciled by ROB LIEFELD Cover by ROB LIEFELD Deadpool—more popular than ever before—in his first Original Graphic Novel! Deapool’s been shooting, stabbing and otherwise annoying people for a long time now. He’s made a lot of enemies. One he can’t quite place is the brutal Thumper, who keeps showing up out of the blue to pound him into jelly. What is Deadpool’s past connection to this beefy face-masher? And what’s up with Cable, Domino, and the others on the cover? Are they going to show up in the book? (Hint: They are!) Deadpool co-creator Rob Liefeld on pencils and inks teams with writers Chris Sims and Chad Bower (X-MEN ’92) to tell the tale of his greatest creation (just roll with me here) getting his heinie handed to him! Check it out—before Deadpool checks YOU out! 112 PGS./Parental Advisory …$24.99 TRADE PAPERBACKS AND OTHER PAPERBACKS STAR WARS LEGENDS EPIC COLLECTION: THE OLD REPUBLIC VOL. 2 TPB Written by JOHN JACKSON MILLER Penciled by BONG DAZO, DUSTIN WEAVER, SCOTT HEPBURN, ALAN ROBINSON & BRIAN CHING Cover by TRAVIS CHAREST Daze of hate, knights of suffering! Fugitive Zayne Carrick joins forces with the Jedi Masters who killed his fellow Padawan in a bid to save the galaxy from the Mandalorians! But will the megalomaniac Lord Adasca outmaneuver them all? Then, in a story that reverberates across every era of Star Wars, the clandestine Jedi Covenant is rocked by a terrifying vision of the far future — and one of its Shadows, Celeste Morne, faces the monstrous task of recovering an ancient Sith artifact! But will Zayne Carrick achieve vindication at last, clear his name and end his days as a renegade? Plus: the ultimate guide to the state of the galaxy 4,000 years before the rise of the Empire! Collecting STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC #19-37 and STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC HANDBOOK. 480 PGS./Rated T …$39.99 * * * X-FACTOR EPIC COLLECTION: GENESIS & APOCALYPSE TPB Volume #1 in the X-Factor Epic Collections Written by ROGER STERN, JOHN BYRNE, BOB LAYTON, LOUISE SIMONSON, BOB HARRAS, TOM DeFALCO & CHRIS CLAREMONT Penciled by JOHN BUSCEMA, JOHN BYRNE, JACKSON GUICE, KEITH POLLARD, MARC SILVESTRI, TERRY SHOEMAKER, BOB LAYTON, PAUL NEARY, RICK LEONARDI & MORE Cover by WALTER SIMONSON One triumphant return, one diabolical debut! When Jean Grey is found alive — with a little help from the Avengers and Fantastic Four — she reunites with the rest of Xavier’s original class to form X-Factor! But as Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Beast, Angel and Iceman face new enemies Tower and Frenzy, little do they realize the villains are part of an Alliance of Evil led by…Apocalypse! They’ll fight Iron Man and Spider-Man, encounter uncanny foes such as Bulk and Glow Worm, and take on old sparring partners in Freedom Force — but there’s no question who will rise to the role of X-Factor’s arch-nemesis. The story of En Sabah Nur begins here! Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #263, FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #286, X-FACTOR (1986) #1-9 and ANNUAL #1, IRON MAN ANNUAL #8, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #282, and material from CLASSIC X-MEN #8 and #43. 456 PGS./Rated T …$34.99   * * * X-FORCE EPIC COLLECTION: UNDER THE GUN TPB Volume #1 in the X-Force Epic Collections Written by ROB LIEFELD, FABIAN NICIEZA, TODD McFARLANE & MORE Penciled by ROB LIEFELD, MIKE MIGNOLA, MARK PACELLA, TERRY SHOEMAKER, GREG CAPULLO, TODD McFARLANE, DARICK ROBERTSON & MORE Cover by ROB LIEFELD The New Mutants graduate into X-Force! Cable turns his young charges into a mutant militia that means business! Cannonball, Boom Boom, Warpath, Domino, Shatterstar and Feral go in guns blazing and swords swinging — not to mention all the claws, knives and explosions! They’re on the hunt for the mysterious Stryfe and his Mutant Liberation Front, but what is the villain’s uncanny connection to Cable? X-Force will take on all comers, from Deadpool and the Morlocks to the new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants! The unstoppable Juggernaut will knock X-Force and Spider-Man sideways, while Shatterstar faces off with Wolverine! Siryn and Rictor join the squad, and Sunspot makes his return! Meanwhile, Cable’s past with the Wild Pack returns to haunt him! They’re a Force to be reckoned with! Collecting X-FORCE (1991) #1-15 and ANNUAL #1, SPIDER-MAN (1990) #16, and WOLVERINE (1988) #54. 496 PGS./Rated T …$39.99   * * * EXCALIBUR EPIC COLLECTION: THE SWORD IS DRAWN TPB Volume #1 in the Excalibur Epic Collections Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT, ALAN DAVIS, MICHAEL HIGGINS & MORE Penciled by HERB TRIMPE, ALAN DAVIS, RON LIM, MARSHALL ROGERS, ARTHUR ADAMS & ERIK LARSEN Cover by ALAN DAVIS A legendary team is born! Meet the United Kingdom’s champion, Captain Britain, and his paramour, the metamorphic Meggan! They’ll band together with former X-Men Nightcrawler and Kitty Pryde when Gatecrasher and her Technet are sent to capture Rachel “Phoenix” Summers! From their lighthouse base, the heroes of Excalibur will tackle the ferocious Warwolves, the unstoppable Juggernaut and Mojo mayhem! Things get wild with Arcade, the Crazy Gang and the X-Babies — and really heat up as Excalibur is drawn across the Atlantic to an Inferno raging in New York! And don’t forget Lightning Squad, the alternate Nazi versions of Excalibur! Plus: Who or what is Widget? Collecting CAPTAIN BRITAIN (1976) #1-2; EXCALIBUR (1988) #1-11, SPECIAL EDITION and MOJO MAYHEM; and material from MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS (1988) #31-38, and MIGHTY WORLD OF MARVEL (1983) #7 and #14-15. 496 PGS./Rated T …$39.99 * * * NEW MUTANTS EPIC COLLECTION: RENEWAL TPB Volume #1 in the New Mutants Epic Collections Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT & BILL MANTLO Penciled by BOB McLEOD, SAL BUSCEMA, PAUL SMITH, RON FRENZ, JOHN BUSCEMA & FRANK MILLER Cover by BOB McLEOD Meet the future of the X-Men! Karma. Wolfsbane. Sunspot. Cannonball. Moonstar. They’re teenagers, thrown together by the X-gene that makes them different. Follow the adventures of these young mutants from Karma’s first meeting with Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four to their early days at the Xavier School! The New Mutants’ on-the-job training begins in earnest with battles against Sentinels, the Silver Samurai, Viper and the Hellfire Club; a team-up with Spidey and Cloak and Dagger — and the team gets a taste of life as X-Men in a disturbing encounter with the Brood! Plus: Meet fiery new recruit Magma, and discover how Colossus’s sister, Illyana, became the demon sorceress known as Magik! Collecting MARVEL GRAPHIC NOVEL #4, NEW MUTANTS (1983) #1-12, UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) #167, MARVEL TEAM-UP ANNUAL #6, MAGIK (1983) #1-4 and material from MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) #100. 520 PGS./Rated T …$39.99 * * * DEADPOOL: TOO SOON? TPB Written by JOSHUA CORIN Penciled by TODD NAUCK Cover by PEPE LARRAZ & DAVID CURIEL When Forbush Man is murdered, could it be the beginning of a killing spree that’s no laughing matter? Deadpool sure thinks so! Things are about to get serious for Marvel’s funniest characters as the Merc with a Mouth sets about saving hilarious heroes including Squirrel Girl, Rocket Raccoon, Groot, Ant-Man, Howard the Duck and…Punisher?! If that plot ain’t nuts enough, brace yourself for Squirrelpool! As the bodies start to pile up, Wade and Howard investigate why their pals keep losing their heads — literally! Maybe Doctor Strange, Master of the Mirthful Arts, can work his magic and help put an end to this killing joke before Deadpool becomes the punchline! It’s a Marvel Universe murder mystery that’ll have you in tears — of laughter, or sorrow, or possibly both! Collecting DEADPOOL: TOO SOON? #1-4 and material from GWENPOOL HOLIDAY SPECIAL: MERRY MIX-UP. 144 PGS./Parental Advisory …$17.99 * * * MARVEL’S GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 PRELUDE TPB Written by WILL CORONA PILGRIM, STEVE ENGLEHART, JIM VALENTINO & BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Penciled by CHRISTOPHER ALLEN, DON HECK, JIM VALENTINO, ARTHUR ADAMS & STÉPHANE ROUX An awesome mix of stories new and old to whet the appetite for 2017’s most sensational sequel: Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2! Get hooked on that Guardians feeling once again as Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket and Groot get ready for round two! New players enter the game in pulse-pounding preludes to the ragtag team’s next cinematic adventure. Plus: a classic, pivotal chapter in the life of the enigmatic Mantis — the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s next superstar-in-waiting! Meet the Guardians of the 31st Century, including Yondu! And thrill to a truly cosmic team-up between the Guardians and the Avengers! Collecting MARVEL’S GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY PRELUDE #1-2, GIANT-SIZE AVENGERS #4, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (1990) #1 and GUARDIANS TEAM-UP #1-2. 144 PGS./Rated T …$17.99 * * * DEATH OF X TPB Written by JEFF LEMIRE & CHARLES SOULE PENCILED BY AARON KUDER AND JAVIER GARRON Cover by AARON KUDER What happened eight months ago that set the Inhumans and X-Men on a collision course? The wait is over — the answers are here! As the Inhumans travel to Japan, where one Terrigen Cloud creates a shocking NuHuman, the X-Men head to Muir Island and find a second Terrigen Cloud causing something truly terrible. When these two events collide, a conflict of catastrophic proportions explodes! While Storm and Medusa come together to seek a solution for the Terrigen’s deadly effects on mutants across the world, Cyclops and Emma Frost put their own plans into motion. Lines will be crossed as the first true battle in the Inhumans/X-Men war begins — and Scott Summers won’t be the only one who doesn’t make it out alive! Collecting DEATH OF X #1-4. 136 PGS./Rated T+ …$17.99 * * * THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL VOL. 5: LIKE I’M THE ONLY SQUIRREL IN THE WORLD TPB Written by RYAN NORTH & WILL MURRAY Penciled by ERICA HENDERSON Cover by ERICA HENDERSON Squirrel Girl takes Nancy to visit her mom in Canada! What could possibly go wrong, right? How about the return of a super villain not seen for more than a decade? One that will prompt the inter-species team-up you’ve been waiting for: squirrels and ants! And also Squirrel Girl and Ant-Man. It’ll be huge! Or tiny. Then, when Taskmaster strikes, with his uncanny ability to duplicate any super-type’s sweet moves, who will stand between him and total domination? You probably guessed Doreen Green, but you’re wrong! It’s actually Nancy’s cat, Mew! It’s a story of one feline, and all the feels. Plus: To celebrate the 25th anniversary of our unbeatable hero, her co-creator Will Murray returns to write only his second-ever Squirrel Girl tale — and he’s bringing the Hulk! Collecting UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL (2015B) #12-16. 112 PGS./Rated T …$15.99   * * * THE UNBELIEVABLE GWENPOOL VOL. 2: HEAD OF M.O.D.O.K. TPB Written by CHRIS HASTINGS Penciled by IRENE STRYCHALSKI & GURIHIRU Cover by HELEN CHEN What’s the best part about living in a world of comic-book heroes? Team-ups, baby! And imagine the awesome when Gwen Poole meets Miles Morales! Spider-Men and Gwens are a match made in heaven, right? Huh. Maybe not always — this one goes to some dark places! Second best thing about living in the Marvel Universe? The job opportunities! She’s only been here a few weeks, and now she’s got a shot at running her very own Mercenary Organization Dedicated Only to Killing — M.O.D.O.K.! Talk about getting ahead in business! But Gwenpool may not be up to the task! Still, it’s always good to be wanted, right? Except when it’s by the NYPD. Or aliens. Her only chance? Do something awful and not care about the consequences! Join the Gwenpool army today! Collecting UNBELIEVABLE GWENPOOL #5-10. 136 PGS./Rated T+ …$17.99 * * * UNCANNY AVENGERS: UNITY VOL. 3 — CIVIL WAR II TPB Written by GERRY DUGGAN Penciled by RYAN STEGMAN & PEPE LARRAZ Cover by MEGHAN HETRICK The Unity Squad is divided as CIVIL WAR II rages! Deadpool risks his Avengers status on a secret mission! Cable and Steve Rogers face off, with the future of their team at stake! And the squad’s mutants go rogue as they search for a solution to the Terrigen Mist poisoning that’s been killing their brethren! But when Captain America makes a shocking decision, things will never be the same! Then, when the Hand gets its hands on the corpse of the conflict’s incredible “Fallen” hero, it could mean one hulking-great undead problem! But what makes this latest drama so personal for Doctor Voodoo? If any semblance of the Unity Squad remains, it won’t be for long. The Red Skull has plotted, lurked and lingered, waiting for his moment to strike. And his wait is over! Collecting UNCANNY AVENGERS (2015B) #13-17. 112 PGS./Rated T+ …$15.99 * * * POWER MAN AND IRON FIST VOL. 2: CIVIL WAR II TPB Written by DAVID F. WALKER Penciled by FLAVIANO ARMENTARO, SANFORD GREENE & SCOTT HEPBURN Cover by SANFORD GREENE Luke and Danny have only just put the band back together — will CIVIL WAR II tear it apart? Maybe, when Iron Fist finds himself behind iron bars! But who better to get him out of a cage than Power Man? Then again, Luke’s crack team of former criminals may be more of a hindrance than a help! And there’s the small matter of Captain Marvel’s reaction to the Inhuman Ulysses’ prison-break premonition! As for the philosophical disagreement underpinning the conflict rocking the Marvel Universe, our two heroes start out on the same side — but the predictive justice vigilantes Preemptive Strike may just change that! Plus: From Civil War to peace on Earth! It’s Luke’s favorite holiday — but demonic toys might make this a bitter Christmas, not sweet! Collecting POWER MAN AND IRON FIST (2016) #6-9 and SWEET CHRISTMAS ANNUAL #1. 120 PGS./Rated T+ …$16.99 * * * AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE — THE COMPLETE COLLECTION VOL. 1 TPB Written by DAN SLOTT & CHRISTOS GAGE Penciled by STEFANO CASELLI, STEVE UY, HARVEY TOLIBAO, STEVE KURTH & MORE Cover by JIM CHEUNG In the wake of CIVIL WAR, the Initiative is the new face of the Marvel Universe! As pro-registration super-teams populate the 50 states, Yellowjacket, War Machine, She-Hulk, Justice and Gauntlet train the heroes of tomorrow for the conflicts of today! But as the recruits fall in, who will graduate, who will flunk out — and who will die?! Worry not, because for every soldier who doesn’t make it, there are plenty more waiting in line! And when a vacancy arises at the Camp Hammond training ground, the new drill instructor will be a real Taskmaster! But as the Skrulls’ SECRET INVASION is revealed, the fate of the Initiative, the United States and planet Earth hang in the balance! This is a job for a former Avenger turned ultimate Skrull hunter: the new 3-D Man! Collecting AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #1-19 and ANNUAL #1. 496 PGS./Rated T+ …$34.99 * * * NEW AVENGERS BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION VOL. 3 TPB Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS, WARREN ELLIS & BRIAN REED Penciled by MARC SILVESTRI, ALEX MALEEV, LEINIL FRANCIS YU, CARLO PAGULAYAN & JIM CHEUNG Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU Brian Michael Bendis’ long-running Avengers saga continues! CIVIL WAR is over, and America is transformed. As Iron Man’s Mighty Avengers serve as the vanguard of the Initiative, a group of underground Avengers begin their new lives as outlaws! The hunt is on for Luke Cage, Spider-Man, Wolverine, Spider-Woman, Doctor Strange, Iron Fist — and someone taking on the mantle of Ronin! But when the rebel team finds a huge clue to the threat that has faced them since the day they banded together, will the truth destroy them from within? Or will that honor go to the Hood and his army of super villains? Plus: Discover how the shadowy group known as the Illuminati shaped the history of the Marvel Universe! Collecting CIVIL WAR: THE INITIATIVE, NEW AVENGERS (2004) #26-37, NEW AVENGERS ANNUAL (2006) #2 and NEW AVENGERS: ILLUMINATI (2007) #1-5. 496 PGS./Rated T+ …$39.99 * * * AVENGERS & X-MEN: AXIS TPB  Written by RICK REMENDER Penciled by ADAM KUBERT, LEINIL FRANCIS YU, TERRY DODSON & JIM CHEUNG Cover by JIM CHEUNG Red Onslaught is broadcasting waves of telepathic hate across the globe — and Marvel’s greatest heroes have turned on their moral axis! What will the Avengers and X-Men find in the Red Skull’s bleak “re-education camps”? What is Tony Stark’s dark secret? And with the heroes “inverted” to evil, who will stand against them? How about an army of villains?! Magneto betrays his alliance, a founding Avenger quits, and Scarlet Witch is forced to join Doctor Doom! And who are Kluh and the Sorceress Supreme? As the Axis of Evil strikes down the heroes, the all-new Astonishing Avengers battle the Uncanny X-Men! Witness an X-Man’s horrifying fate — and an Avenger’s appalling choice! Who will live and die? Who will remain inverted? The shocking climax will crack the Marvel Universe to its core! Collecting AVENGERS & X-MEN: AXIS #1-9. 264 PGS./Rated T+ …$34.99   * * * CLOAK AND DAGGER: LOST AND FOUND TPB  Written by BILL MANTLO Penciled by RICK LEONARDI, TERRY SHOEMAKER, MARC SILVESTRI, MIKE MIGNOLA, ARTHUR ADAMS, BRET BLEVINS, JUNE BRIGMAN & LARRY STROMAN Cover by RICK LEONARDI Urban vigilantes Cloak and Dagger tackle drug dealers and police corruption! But as Cloak embraces his darkness, visiting terror on servants of sin, Dagger yearns for the light. Can these young heroes find their path together, or will all be lost? Father Delgado wants to rescue Dagger from Cloak’s corrupting influence — and Spider-Man may come between them, too — but a tempting offer from the all-powerful Beyonder could transform the future of the dark-and-light duo! Detective O’Reilly’s investigation leads to death and mayhem, while Cloak and Dagger embark on a globetrotting trip to destroy the drug trade! Plus: Dagger joins the circus, but the fun and games won’t last long if Doctor Doom has his way! It’s strange tales, spiritual struggles and unexpected family ties! Collecting CLOAK AND DAGGER (1985) #1-11 and material from STRANGE TALES (1987) #1-2. 312 PGS./Rated T …$34.99 * * * IRON FIST: THE BOOK OF CHANGES TPB Written by TERRY KAVANAGH, JOEY CAVALIERI, ANTONIO MATIAS, JOHN FIGUEROA & RON MARZ Penciled by JAE LEE, SHAWN McMANUS, DAVE HOOVER, FRED HAYNES, ANDY SMITH & MORE Cover by SAM KIETH Iron Fist is back — and he’s on a collision course with Spider-Man! But what goings-on at Danny Rand’s company could lead him to trade punches with the wall-crawler and the armored Platoon? Danny will fall prey to the mystical cult leader known as the Mad Abbot — unless his will is also like unto a thing of iron! Plus: Fist joins Ghost Rider in pursuit of the violent vigilantes calling themselves the Legion of Vengeance, faces a demonic evil, crosses paths with the Highwayman, rumbles with Rave, and discovers the depths of despair in a fearsome reunion with old nemesis Sabretooth! But will the Book of Changes make Iron Fist a better man? Collecting SPIDER-MAN (1990) #41-43; the Iron Fist stories from MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS (1988) #111, #113-118, #125-137 and #140-141; and material from NAMOR ANNUAL #3. 272 PGS./Rated T …$34.99 * * * NIGHT RAVEN: FROM THE MARVEL UK VAULTS TPB Written by STEVE PARKHOUSE, ALAN MOORE & MORE Penciled by DAVID LLOYD, JOHN BOLTON & MORE Cover by DAVID LLOYD Who is Night Raven? Find out in this complete collection of classic tales from the Marvel UK archives! Join the mysterious masked vigilante in his pulp-era war on crime as this lone man of justice stealthily stalks his villainous prey on the streets of New York City — and brands criminals with the mark of the deadly Night Raven! Follow this dark avenger into battle with mob bosses, murderers and miscreants like the Taxman, the Assassin, Dragonfire and more — in rarely seen stories by some of Marvel UK’s finest talents, including David Lloyd (V for Vendetta)! Where brooding darkness spreads its evil wings, the Night Raven stings! 280 PGS./Parental Advisory …$34.99 * * * CARNAGE, U.S.A. (NEW PRINTING) Written by ZEB WELLS Pencilled by CLAYTON CRAIN Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN He’s baaaaack! You can’t keep a good symbiote down! With his host, serial killer Cletus Kasady, Carnage is looking to wreak some good old-fashioned chaos in the small town of Doverton, Colorado. Now, Captain America, Hawkeye, the Thing, Wolverine and Spider-Man — with help from the special-ops Mercury Team and its symbiotic arsenal; Dr. Tanis Nieves, a.k.a. Scorn; and the one and only Venom, now a government operative —- must stop Carnage before an entire American town becomes slaves to the whims of a madman! Collecting CARNAGE, U.S.A. #1-5. 112 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99 * * * DEADPOOL CLASSIC VOL. 17: HEADCANON TPB Written by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI, MIKE BENSON, ADAM GLASS & CULLEN BUNN Penciled by JASON PEARSON, LAURENCE CAMPBELL, RAMON ROSANAS & NIK VIRELLA Cover by JASON PEARSON They may be alternate-reality Deadpools, but they’re still just as Mercky and just as Mouthy! Like the Wade Wilson who was part of an ultra-secret special-ops team along with allies named Bullseye, Silver Sable and Domino! But a bloody Mexican massacre will leave this Agent Deadpool with a lot of explaining to do! And how about the Cold War Wade Wilson, codename: Deadpool? He’s the CIA’s most valuable asset — but also certifiably insane! It’s lies, spies and shapely thighs as DP goes pulp! Then, Wade is a dash of color in a black-and-white world ravaged by zombies. When the dead walk, Deadpool is mankind’s only hope — but if he triumphs, who will save us from him? Collecting DEADPOOL: WADE WILSON’S WAR #1-4, DEADPOOL PULP #1-4, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEADPOOL #1-4 and RETURN OF THE LIVING DEADPOOL #1-4. 384 PGS./Parental Advisory …$34.99 * * * WOLVERINE VS. THE PUNISHER TPB Written by CARL POTTS, DAN ABNETT, ANDY LANNING, CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN, TOM SNIEGOSKI, GARTH ENNIS, FRANK TIERI, PETER MILLIGAN & C.B. CEBULSKI Penciled by CARL POTTS, JIM LEE, GARY ERSKINE, HUGH HAYNES, PAT LEE, DARICK ROBERTSON, TERRY DODSON, LEE WEEKS & KENNETH ROQUEFORT Cover by MIKE DEODATO JR. Which are better, claws or guns? Find out in this brutal collection of Wolverine/Punisher fights — and grudging team-ups! From their first throwdown in the heart of Africa, there’s no love lost between two stone-cold killers whose combined body count is off the charts! They’ll take on the Punisher’s cyborg doppelganger Damage, go to war with the Architect, and head underground for a revelatory mission! They’ll rumble in the jungle, melee in Madripoor and literally battle a small army! But nothing can top the sublime violence Garth Ennis’s Punisher visits on his sparring partner — except maybe Logan’s swift revenge! Snikt! Snikt! Bang! Bang! Collecting PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL (1988) #6-7, WOLVERINE/PUNISHER: DAMAGING EVIDENCE #1-3, PUNISHER WAR ZONE (1992) #19, WOLVERINE/PUNISHER: REVELATION #1-4, PUNISHER (2001) #16-17, WOLVERINE (1988) #186, WOLVERINE/PUNISHER #1-5 and ASTONISHING TALES: WOLVERINE/PUNISHER #1-6. 480 PGS./Parental Advisory …$39.99   * * * WOLVERINE VS. THE MARVEL UNIVERSE TPB Written by MARK GRUENWALD, ANN NOCENTI, JAMES OWSLEY, PETER DAVID, ERIK LARSEN, FRANK TIERI, JONATHAN MABERRY & HOWARD MACKIE Penciled by MIKE ZECK, RICK LEONARDI, MARK BRIGHT, TODD McFARLANE, JEFF MATSUDA, PACO DÍAZ, LAURENCE CAMPBELL & SAM KIETH Cover by MARK BRIGHT Wolverine takes on all comers in a collection of his classic brawls with Marvel’s finest! Sparks fly as Adamantium claws strike Captain America’s shield! Wolverine and Daredevil battle over Bushwhacker! Spider-Man’s world is forever changed in an espionage thriller! Wolverine renews rivalries with a gray Hulk; has a nightmarish showdown with Venom; and tackles Avengers, New Warriors and more — but his mighty melee with Thor will be legendary! And in an incredible tale, Logan faces the entire Marvel Universe when a deadly plague transforms everyone — human and superhuman — into savage, cannibal predators. Who will make a stand against the endless slaughter? One word: SNIKT! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA ANNUAL #8, DAREDEVIL (1964) #249, SPIDER-MAN VS. WOLVERINE #1, INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) #340, WOLVERINE (1988) #134, WOLVERINE VS. THOR #1-3, MARVEL UNIVERSE VS. WOLVERINE #1-4 and material from MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS (1988) #117-122. 344 PGS./Parental Advisory …$34.99   * * * MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS: ULTRON REVOLUTION VOL. 2 DIGEST Adapted by JOE CARAMAGNA Featuring screen-capture images from MARVEL’S AVENGERS: ULTRON REVOLUTION! Enter the Thunderbolts — justice, like lightning! But before Hawkeye can meet this new squad of heroes, he must fend off an army of villains! Can the awesome archer defend Avengers Tower from a siege by Baron Zemo and the Masters of Evil? Then, when Justin Hammer’s weapons factories threaten civilian lives, the Avengers are ready to take him down. But our heroes weren’t expecting to meet a second team of mighty champions! Who are these mysterious Thunderbolts, and are they truly as good as they claim? The answers will shock you…and the Avengers! Collecting MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS: ULTRON REVOLUTION #5-8. 96 PGS./All Ages …$9.99