MARVEL COMICS: May 2008 Collected Editions Solicits MONTHLY COMICS OF INTEREST AVENGERS CLASSIC #12 Written by STAN LEE & BOB BURDEN Art by DON HECK & JUAN DOE Cover by ART ADAMS "THIS HOSTAGE EARTH!" In which the mighty Avengers battle to save their beloved planet from a fate so deadly that none but the macabre Mole Man could have devised it! A timeless Marvel tale of most compelling excellence by Stan Lee and Don Heck! PLUS! An astonishing all-new Avengers adventure chockablock with madcap mayhem from masters of mirth Bob Burden (Flaming Carrot Comics) and Juan Doe (FANTASTIC FOUR: ISLA DE LA MUERTE)!! And MORE all-new material in this double-sized final issue! 48 PGS./Rated A...$3.99 * * * CIVIL WAR CHRONICLES #11 Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI & PAUL JENKINS Penciled by RON GARNEY & RAMON BACHS Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN Experience CIVIL WAR and its major tie-ins in chronological order! In AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #538, the Civil War shaking the Marvel Universe races to its climax - with Spider-Man caught right in the middle. Where else would we expect to find him? And in CIVIL WAR: FRONT LINE #11, Sally Floyd and Ben Urich have the hottest story in Marvel history...and the realization that it can never see print - the true reasons behind the Civil War. In the aftermath of the Civil War events, they confront Iron Man and the leaders of the Pro-Registration movement with their findings. The reactions will shock you. 72 PGS./Rated T+...$4.99 * * * GIANT-SIZE INCREDIBLE HULK #1 Written by ROGR STERN Pencils by ZACH HOWARD, WAYNE NICHOLS, and JOHN BYRNE Cover by GARY FRANK The Hulk may be a misunderstood monster, but his former sidekick, Fred Sloan, is determined to set the record straight. He's traveling the country, finding stories of the Hulk touching people's lives, researching for his book, "Hulk Encounter: A Survivor's Story." But will he find the Hulk revered as a hero, or despised as a menace? Meanwhile, the green goliath himself is on the run, getting into trouble as he goes. Join classic Hulk writer Roger Stern for this look into the impact of Hulk's smashing! PLUS: Re-presenting the hard-to-find INCREDIBLE HULK ANNUAL #7 by Robert Stern, John Byrne and Bob Layton! 64 PGS./Rated A...$3.99 MASTERWORKS MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE MIGHTY THOR VOL. 7 HC Written by STAN LEE Penciled by JACK KIRBY The epic saga of the God of Thunder continues as the Marvel Masterworks present another volume of Mighty Thor masterpieces by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby! And there's no holds barred from these masters of storytelling from page one: The evil Loki, God of Mischief, has created a dilemma of Asgardian proportions (natch!). Only with the medical skill of his guise as Dr. Donald Blake can Thor save the life of the lovely Lady Sif, but only with the power of Thor can he keep Loki at bay! Meanwhile, in the darkened depths, a threat greater than any Thor has ever before faced rises when the malignant Mangog threatens to unsheathe the Odinsword and bring Ragnarok upon the Norse gods. It's a tale considered by many to be Lee and Kirby's most-pulse pounding Asgardian epic. Need we say more? We do! Because with Stan and Jack, there's always more amazing revelations around the corner. Like the startling secret hidden from Donald Blake, and a galaxy-spanning adventure that includes the origin of Galactus and a melee that pits Thor and Ego the Living Planet up against the infamous world devourer! Collecting THOR #153-162 REGULAR EDITION: 224 PGS./Rated A $54.99 VARIANT EDITION: 224 PGS./Rated A $54.99 OVERSIZED HARDCOVERS DAREDEVIL BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Penciled by ALEX MALEEV, DAVID MACK, MANUEL GUTIERREZ, TERRY DODSON, GENE COLAN, LEE WEEKS, KLAUS JANSON, JOHN ROMITA, JOE QUESADA & MIKE AVON OEMING An epic of ambition, betrayal and comeuppance culminates with the world learning the devil's mask hides a pair of blind eyes! The hero of Hell's Kitchen is assailed as both civilian and super hero by a wave of his worst enemies - including the Owl, Mister Hyde, Bullseye, Typhoid and the Kingpin of Crime! But it's the heart of the Man Without Fear that gets the real workout with not only the introduction of Milla Donovan - but also the Black Widow, Elektra and Echo! Who? Echo! Plus: the mystery of Leap-Frog and the trial of the White Tiger! Also featuring Luke Cage and Iron Fist, Jessica Jones, and enough other guest-stars to fill a jury box! Collecting DAREDEVIL #16-19 & #26-50 & #56-60. 848 PGS./Rated T+...$99.99 PREMIERE EDITION HARDCOVERS HEDGE KNIGHT II: SWORN SWORD PREMIERE HC Written by GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Adapted by BEN AVERY Pencils and Cover by MIKE S. MILLER Adapting New York Times best-selling author George R. R. Martin's SWORN SWORD! The long-awaited sequel to HEDGE KNIGHT tells the story of the adventures of Ser Duncan and his squire one year after their initial meeting at the tournament in Ashford. After traveling the land in search of the puppeteer girl Tanselle, Dunk and Egg find themselves in the charge of Ser Eustace, an aged knight who has accepted Dunk as his sworn sword. But Ser Eustace has another knight in his service who is nothing but trouble, and he will make Dunk's life far more difficult when he rashly attacks a peasant and causes grief to a local noble, the Lady Rohanne Webber. But the Lady Rohanne has problems of her own - and she knows the truth about Ser Eustace and the side he took in the battle of Redgrass Field. Collecting HEDGE KNIGHT II: SWORN SWORD #1-6. 152 PGS./Rated T+...$19.99 * * * SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY VOL. 1 PREMIERE HC Written by DAN SLOTT & MARC GUGGENHEIM Penciled by STEVE MCNIVEN, SALVADOR LAROCCA & PHIL JIMENEZ This is it, Arachnophiles! The most pulse-pounding piece of four color fiction to be delivered unto the Mighty Marvel Minions in decades! You asked for more Spidey! You demanded it! And, by Buckley, you're gonna get it! After the devastatingly heartwarming events of ONE MORE DAY, Peter Parker puts the past behind him and sets forth on a Brand New Day! Spidey's new status quo gets a swift punch in the gut with new villains, new friends and some familiar faces that promise to make Peter's life messier than ever before. This is where it's all happening. Same Old Power. Same Old Responsibility. Brand New Day. Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #546-551 and SPIDER-MAN: SWING SHIFT - plus Dan Slott's never-before-reprinted first Spider-Man story from 1995's VENOM SUPER-SPECIAL, illustrated by Spidey artist extraordinaire Mark Bagley! 200 PGS./Rated A...$24.99 * * * RUNAWAYS: DEAD END KIDS PREMIERE HC Written by JOSS WHEDON Pencils and Cover by MICHAEL RYAN The kids start running in a different direction. Superstar JOSS WHEDON (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, ASTONISHING X-MEN) and rising star MICHAEL RYAN (NEW EXCALIBUR) take the Runaways somewhere they've never been before: the Big Apple...circa 1907! While there, they make surprising allies and even more surprising enemies. Can they escape a super-powered war on the streets of New York? This is the cannot-miss book of 2008! Collecting RUNAWAYS #25-30. 144 PGS./Rated T+...$19.99 * * * IMMORTAL IRON FIST VOL. 2: THE SEVEN CAPITAL CITIES OF HEAVEN PREMIERE HC Written by ED BRUBAKER & MATT FRACTION Penciled by DAVID AJA, HOWARD CHAYKIN, DAN BRERETON & JELENA KEVIC DJURDJEVIC Once a generation, the Seven Capital Cities of Heaven align on a plane far beyond the ken of mortal men. It is here that these cities send their Immortal Warriors to compete against one another in a combat tournament to end all tournaments, and it is here that Daniel Rand was spirited to in his darkest hour. Generations of mystical war traditions await their chance to prove they have the greatest kung fu - to the Immortal Iron Fist! Plus: The Book of Iron Fist, written on parchment made from the dragon scales of Shou-Lao the Undying, tells the life stories and kung-fu secrets of every man and woman ever to hold the mantle of the Immortal Iron Fist - except two. One, Danny Rand, the current Iron Fist and the possessor of this most remarkable book. The other was Orson Randall, the Golden Age Iron Fist, and he died as he lived: trying to outrun the Iron Fist legacy. And if Danny hopes to escape a similar fate, he'll have to track down Orson's long-lost story and learn the mysteries within before it's too late. Collecting IMMORTAL IRON FIST #8-14 and ANNUAL #1. 200 PGS./Rated T+...$24.99 * * * X-MEN: KITTY PRYDE AND WOLVERINE PREMIERE HC Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT Pencils and Cover by AL MILGROM Kitty travels to Japan to help her father and ends up face-to-face with the granddaddy of all ninjas, Ogun! The man in the dire mask is dead-set on remaking Chicago's favorite mutant teen into an intangible assassin! But Ogun's plans for Kitty's future pale before the role he played in Wolverine's past, and the clawed Canadian vows to bring down his former teacher even if it means his death...or Kitty's! Collecting KITTY PRYDE AND WOLVERINE #1-6. REGULAR EDITION: 152 PGS./All Ages $19.99 VARIANT EDITION: MPE CLASSIC HC VOL. 12: 152 PGS./All Ages $19.99 MARVEL DIGESTS IRON MAN AND POWER PACK: ARMORED AND DANGEROUS DIGEST Written by MARC SUMERAK Penciled by MARCELO DICHERIA Cover by GURIHIRU Everyone's favorite super-powered siblings - Alex, Julie, Jack and Katie - join forces with the Armored Avenger to bring down the mega-sized metallic monstrosity known as Ultimo; Marvel's fastest villain, the Speed Demon; and the cryogenic criminal called the Blizzard! Does the action ever end? Not for Marvel's youngest heroes! Someone is using stolen Stark Industries technology to take control of Marvel's most high-tech heroes and villains. Sounds like the perfect time for Power Pack to attend an exhibit of old Iron Man armor! Nothing could possibly go wrong there...right? Collecting IRON MAN AND POWER PACK #1-4. 96 PGS./All Ages...$7.99 * * * MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 8: MONSTERS, MOLES, COWBOYS & COUPONS DIGEST Written by STEVE NILES, DANIEL WAY, KIRSTEN SINCLAIR & JOE LANSDALE Penciled by LEONARD KIRK, STEVE SCOTT & RONAN CLIQUET All adventure, all action, for all ages! Join Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, the Human Torch and the Thing for a wild ride of all-new, unforgettable exploits. Featuring an unforgettable face-off against the Hulk! Collecting MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #29-32. 96 PGS./All Ages...$7.99 TRADE PAPERBACKS HULK: WWH - WORLD WAR HULK TPB Written by GREG PAK Penciled by JOHN ROMITA JR. Cover by DAVID FINCH An epic story of anger unbound! Exiled by a group of Marvel "heroes" to the savage alien planet of Sakaar, the Hulk raged, bled and conquered through the pages of last year's "Planet Hulk" epic, 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. Collecting WORLD WAR HULK #1-5. 224 PGS./Rated A...$19.99 * * * HULK: WWH - X-MEN TPB Written by DAN SLOTT, ROBERT KIRKMAN, CHRISTOS N. GAGE & DANIEL WAY Penciled by STEFANO CASELLI, BUTCH GUICE, JAVIER SALTARES & ANDREA DI VITO Cover by ED MCGUINNESS The effects of World War Hulk are being felt across the entire Marvel Universe. When the Hulk and his Warbound invade America, the Superhuman Armed Forces answer the call! Our young recruits have seen plenty of action, but will it prepare them for ALL-OUT WAR?! Meanwhile, the Irredeemable Ant-Man is on the run, hiding from S.H.I.E.L.D. But now things have changed - the Hulk has come to town. Will Ant-Man finally be the hero he was born to become and defend New York City from the Green Goliath? Also, with Iron Man missing after his battle with the Hulk, S.H.I.E.L.D. is thrown into chaos! In other corners of the Marvel U Johnny Blaze gets what he wanted. Temporarily setting aside his quest for the remaining avatars of Lucifer, he has forced the Ghost Rider into a confrontation with The Hulk in hopes of saving the innocent. And it's an all-out action as the X-Men battle the Hulk in defense of Professor Xavier's dream! Collecting WORLD WAR HULK: X-MEN #1-3, AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #4-5, IRREDEEMABLE ANT-MAN #10, IRON MAN #19-20 and GHOST RIDER #12-13. 240 PGS./Rated T+...$24.99 * * * HULK: WWH - INCREDIBLE HERC TPB Written by GREG PAK Penciled by GARY FRANK When the Hulk returns to Earth for the senses-shattering events of World War Hulk, we can all guess which puny humans will fight against him. But which of Earth's heroes will fight for the Hulk? Don't miss the shocking revelations as Amadeus Cho, the boy genius who took on Reed Richards on behalf of the Hulk in INCREDIBLE HULK #100, confronts She-Hulk and Doc Samson - and precipitates a gamma-powered smash-fest in the wilds of Jersey! Featuring the return of Hulk artist extraordinaire Gary Frank! Collecting INCREDIBLE HULK #106-111. 144 PGS./Rated A...$14.99 * * * HULK: WWH - FRONT LINE TPB Written by PAUL JENKINS & PETER DAVID Penciled by RAMON BACHS, AL RIO, LEE WEEKS & SEAN PHILLIPS Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR. 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, fresh from their appearance in Civil War: Front Line, 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? Grab your press pass, and join the Civil War: Front Line team of writer Paul Jenkins and artist Ramon Bachs as they take you to the middle of the action. Also featuring the Prologue to World War Hulk! As Hulk's great stone ship approaches the planet, he prepares for the war on the horizon by reliving past conflicts with Iron Man, the Fantastic Four, Doctor Strange and the Inhumans. Collecting WORLD WAR HULK PROLOGUE: WORLD BREAKER and WORLD WAR HULK: FRONT LINE #1-5. 196 PGS./Rated T+...$16.99 * * * HULK: WWH - GAMMA CORPS TPB Written by FRANK TIERI Penciled by CARLOS FERREIRA Cover by FRANCIS TSAI The Hulk. The Abomination. The Leader. The Harpy. Doc Samson. Born of gamma radiation, they represented a new chapter of humanity. Now, spawned through their respective DNA has come the next generation: the Gamma Corps. Recruited and trained by the enigmatic General Ryker, their mission is a simple one: to kill the Incredible Hulk. And considering he's facing 5-1 odds, is that a mission even this new-and-improved version of the Green Goliath can prevent? Collecting WORLD WAR HULK: GAMMA CORPS #1-4. 96 PGS./Rated A...$10.99 * * * IRON MAN: ENTER THE MANDARIN TPB Written by JOE CASEY Penciled by ERIC CANETE Warming up for movie event of 2008 - find out exactly how Iron Man's deadliest nemesis came to be. A tale from the early days of the Marvel Universe, this saga contains secrets never-before-revealed of the first-ever meeting between the Golden Avenger and the global terrorist known only as the Mandarin! What really happened during that first encounter? Even if you've read the original comics, you only know HALF of the story! Collecting IRON MAN: ENTER THE MANDARIN #1-6. 144 PGS./Rated A...$14.99 * * * IRON MAN: WAR MACHINE TPB Written by LEN KAMINSKI Penciled by KEVIN HOPGOOD, TOM MORGAN & SCOTT BENSON We've seen Tony Stark go down and get back up many times - but from the grave?! When his longtime employer and friend seemingly loses his struggle to hold onto life, Jim Rhodes dons the new War Machine armor and shows the world what's black and white and fed up all over! Can even cutting-edge Stark-tech withstand Firepower, Atom Smasher and the Living Laser? And while Rhodes is filling Stark's boots, what's up with the empty armor zipping around? Guest-starring the West Coast Avengers! Collecting IRON MAN #280-291. 320 PGS./All Ages...$29.99 * * * NEW AVENGERS: ILLUMINATI TPB Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS & BRIAN REED Penciled by JIM CHEUNG The Illuminati. What are they? An elite group of the planet's most powerful guardians. When do they meet? Whenever the Earth faces its greatest threats. Who are they? Nobody knows - and that's the way they want it! Join Iron Man, Professor X, Black Bolt, the Sub-Mariner and Mister Fantastic as they take on the threats no one else can handle - and learn of secrets that will forever alter the way they (and you) look at the Marvel Universe! After years spent protecting Earth from harm, it is now when the planet is perhaps at its most endangered - as the Illuminati find themselves at the head of the spear of a Skrull invasion. But can the Illuminati keep themselves from fracturing in the waking moments of this worldwide threat? Collecting NEW AVENGERS: ILLUMINATI #1-5. 128 PGS./Rated T+...$14.99 * * * WOLVERINE: ORIGINS VOL. 4 - OUR WAR TPB Written by DANIEL WAY Penciled by STEVE DILLON & KAARE ANDREWS Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC Wolverine's past with Captain America revealed! From the island nation of Madripoor to occupied France to the Tunisian desert, one of the most requested stories in Marvel history can finally be told! This WWII epic gives readers not only the details of the first meeting between Captain America and Wolverine, but also an insight into the first time Wolverine realizes that he, like Captain America, has the power to change his own destiny. But will he? Also featuring Bucky and Nick Fury, and Wolverine's long-awaited return to Madripoor in the present day! Don't miss out on this exploration of essential Marvel history! Collecting WOLVERINE: ORIGINS #16-20 and ANNUAL #1. 160 PGS./Parental Advisory...$14.99 * * * HULK VISIONARIES: JOHN BYRNE VOL. 1 TPB Written by JOHN BYRNE Penciled by JOHN BYRNE When the Hulk came back from the Crossroads, John Byrne was waiting for him - complementing his popular X-Men and FF runs by literally breaking the Green Goliath in two! After the Hulk and Bruce Banner are separated, the Jade Giant becomes the Earth's emerald enemy - outfighting Iron Man, Wonder Man, Sub-Mariner, Hercules and Doc Samson! Could the one to succeed where these powerhouses failed be...Bruce Banner himself?! Plus: the wedding of Bruce Banner and Betty Ross! The new Hulkbusters! And the sinister Scourge! Collecting INCREDIBLE HULK #314-319 AND ANNUAL #14, and MARVEL FANFARE #29. 208 PGS./Rated T+...$24.99 * * * AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL VOL. 3: MIND GAMES TPB Written by TOM DEFALCO Penciled by RON FRENZ Caught in the middle of a war between the Black Tarantula and the Hobgoblin, Spider-Girl learns that there's a new Crimelord in town who claims to possess the secret files of Wilson Fisk, the former Kingpin of Crime. Plus: celebrate the 10th-year anniversary of the first appearance of Spider-Girl in WHAT IF? #105 with guest-stars galore as Spider-Girl battles a horde of her greatest villains! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #13-18. 152 PGS./Rated A...$13.99 * * * FANTASTIC FOUR: THE NEW FANTASTIC FOUR TPB Written by DWAYNE MCDUFFIE Penciled by PAUL PELLETIER Cover by MICHAEL TURNER The old order changeth! In the absence of Mr. Fantastic and the Invisible Woman, Black Panther and Storm take up the challenge as the newest members of the Fantastic Four. But there is no time to ease into the job, as the Four are flung into a space epic that will see them battle the cosmic-powered Epoch; the Silver Surfer and Stardust; and the FF's most powerful foe, the planet-eater Galactus! Back on Earth, the Wizard plots revenge on Mr. Fantastic - and he isn't about to let millions of miles of airless vacuum get in the way, following his enemy to the moon Titan with a new and expanded Frightful Four! Can the new FF defeat Galactus and return in time to save the team's absent founders? Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR #544-550. 168 PGS./Rated A ... $15.99 * * * NEW X-MEN BY GRANT MORRISON ULTIMATE COLLECTION BOOK 1 TPB Written by GRANT MORRISON Penciled by FRANK QUITELY, ETHAN VAN SCIVER, LEINIL FRANCIS YU, IGOR KORDEY & TOM DERENICK Sixteen million mutants dead - and that was just the beginning! In one bold stroke, writer Grant Morrison (All-Star Superman, Batman) propelled the X-Men into the 21st century - masterminding a challenging new direction for Marvel's mutant heroes that began with the destruction of Genosha and never let up. Regarded as the most innovative thinker of the current comic-book renaissance, Morrison proceeded to turn the mutant-hero genre on its ear. Gone were the gaudy spandex costumes - replaced by slick, black leather and an attitude to match. Now, his entire Eisner Award-nominated run on NEW X-MEN is collected across three titanic trade paperbacks! Collects NEW X-MEN #114-126 and ANNUAL 2001. 376 PGS./Rated T+...$34.99 * * * X-MEN: THE COMPLETE ONSLAUGHT EPIC BOOK 2 TPB Written by WARREN ELLIS, LARRY HAMA, HOWARD MACKIE, TODD DEZAGO, TOM DEFALCO, JOHN OSTRANDER, TERRY KAVANAGH & JEPH LOEB Penciled by CARLOS PACHECO, VAL SEMEIKS, JEFF MATSUDA, STEFANO RAFFAELE, HERB TRIMPE, MIKE WEIRINGO, MARK BAGLEY, JOSHUA HOOD, JOHN ROMITA JR., TOM LYLE, STEVE SKROCE & ANTHONY CASTRILLO Cover by ADAM KUBERT You all know about Onslaught Reborn, now see how it first got under way! Professor X hasn't been himself lately - moody, inscrutable - but the psionic armor and army of Sentinels are the real tip-offs! It'll take every super hero New York has to face the Onslaught - including not only the X-Men, X-Factor and X-Force, but also forgotten stars of the nineties like Phil Urich, the Green Goblin; Nate Grey, the X-Man; and Ben Reilly, a.k.a. Spider-Man! Also guest-starring the Punisher, S.H.I.E.L.D. and others! Collecting EXCALIBUR #100, WOLVERINE #104, X-FACTOR #125-126, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #415, GREEN GOBLIN #12, SPIDER-MAN #72, PUNISHER #11, X-MAN #18 and X-FORCE #57. 248 PGS./Rated T+...$29.99 * * * EXCALIBUR CLASSIC VOL. 5 TPB Written by SETH KRUCHKOW, MICHAEL HIGGINS, DANA MORESHEAD, SCOTT LOBDELL & CHRIS CLAREMONT Penciled by CHRIS WOZNIAK, DAVE ROSS & RON WAGNER Cover by STEVE LIGHTLE Britain's brightest face more than mutants in a collection of short and startling sagas! The nastiness of Nightmare! The Spawn of Krakoa! And behold: the Cheerleaders from Heck?! Guest-starring Doctor Strange and Power Pack! Collecting EXCALIBUR #29-34 and EXCALIBUR: WEIRD WAR III. 216 PGS./All Ages...$24.99 * * * PSI-FORCE CLASSIC VOL. 1 TPB Written by STEVE PERRY, DANNY FINGEROTH, DAVID MICHELINIE & FABIAN NICIEZA Penciled by MARK TEXEIRA, MIKE VOSBURG & BOB HALL Neither KGB nor CIA was a match for the power of PSI in the New Universe! Gathered together by the mysterious Emmett Proudhawk, five paranormal teenagers struggled against government operatives, renegade superhumans and, most importantly, each other! Telepathy, astral projection, telekinesis, psychic empathy and psionic detonation merge to form something even greater: the Psi-Hawk! But who he is - and isn't - may be a secret that makes or breaks the team! It's intrigue and action, eighties-style! Collecting PSI-FORCE #1-9. 216 PGS./All Ages...$24.99 ESSENTIALS ESSENTIAL OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE - MASTER EDITION VOL. 2 TPB Written by LEN KAMINSKI, JAMIE TOST, MARK GRUENWALD & GLENN HERDLING Penciled by KEITH POLLARD Heroes, villains, gods, demons, sorcerers, scientists, monsters, mobsters and a talking duck: more than one thousand dynamic dossiers, collected in alphabetical order for the first time across three volumes! From mutants to martial arts, street crime to space opera, espionage to other dimensions, horror to humor, the past to the future, no corner of Marvel is left untouched! Super-team rosters and histories, alien race outlines and so much more! Get to know the Universe now! Collecting material from OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE - MASTER EDITION #1-36, with the characters/profiles in alphabetical order. 592 PGS./Rated A...$16.99 * * * ESSENTIAL RAMPAGING HULK VOL. 1 TPB Written by DOUG MOENCH, JIM STARLIN, JOHN WARNER & BILL MANTLO Penciled by WALT SIMONSON, JIM STARLIN, KEITH POLLARD, HERB TRIMPE, SAL BUSCEMA & RON WILSON Cover by KEN BARR Not a hoax, not a dream, not an imaginary story...so what IS it? Judge for yourself as the gamma-powered gargantua's long-lost black-and-white adventures are reprinted for the first time! Rarely seen moments of Hulk history featuring aliens, magic, horror and wonder - the full gamut for Marvel's great green giant! Guest-starring the Avengers, the X-Men and more! Collecting RAMPAGING HULK #1-9, THE HULK! #10-15 and INCREDIBLE HULK #269. 576 PGS./Rated T+...$16.99 * * * ESSENTIAL X-MEN VOL. 1 TPB (ALL-NEW EDITION) Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT Penciled by DAVE COCKRUM & JOHN BYRNE Cover by GIL KANE Relive the genesis of the All-New, All-Different X-Men - and discover the human within the hero...and the truth behind the legend! Featuring the Juggernaut, Magneto and more! 520 PGS./All Ages...$16.99