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MARVEL COMICS: November 2005 Collected Editions Solicits
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Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS, GEOFF JOHNS, HAROLD DELAY & AL GABRIELE From the Mighty Marvel Digital Archives come two rare tales from the early Ultimate Universe! Danny Rand-the Hero-for-Hire known as Iron Fist - makes his Ultimate debut in ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #1/2, and Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch come to grips with Magneto's seeming death in the never-before-reprinted ULTIMATE X-MEN #1/2! Plus: Thrill to the Golden Age adventures of Microman and Mantor the Magician from HUMAN TORCH #2 (Fall 1940)! (48 pages, $3.99.)
GIANT-SIZE INVADERS #2
Written by ROY THOMAS, BILL EVERETT, CARL BURGOS, JOE SIMON & JACK KIRBY Captain America, the Sub-Mariner and the Human Torch - together again, in a brand-new story written by the legendary Roy Thomas! Plus: The greatest super heroes of World War II unite to battle the Axis powers in INVADERS #1-2 (August-October 1975); the Sub-Mariner takes on the Torpedo Boat Terror, from ALL-WINNERS COMICS #1 (Summer 1941); the Human Torch gets caught in the Carnival of Death, from ALL-WINNERS COMICS #2 (Fall 1941); and Captain America cracks the Strange Case of the Malay Idol, also from ALL-WINNERS #2. (96 pages, $4.99.) MARVEL MONSTERS: FROM THE FILES OF ULYSSES BLOODSTONE (AND THE MONSTER HUNTERS) Creatures on the loose! This companion volume to October's MARVEL MONSTERS event contains in-depth bios on a cadre of classic creatures, from Blip to Zzutak, as catalogued by the famed Monster Hunters themselves - including Ulysses Bloodstone, Dr. Druid, Makkari the Eternal, Namora of Atlantis and Zawadi of Wakanda! With updates by Elsa Bloodstone, modern-day monster hunter and daughter of Ulysses! Highlights include Devil Dinosaur, Fin Fang Foom, Goom, It the Living Colossus, Krakoa, Orrgo, Red Ronin, Scarlet Beetle, Spragg the Living Hill, Tim Boo Ba, Van Doom's monster and Xemnu the Titan. Plus: An all-new cover by Eric Powell! (48 pages, $3.99.) HARDCOVERS MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 9
Written by STAN LEE FIELD TRIP! That's " Field Trip" as defined in the Lee/Kirby Dictionary, which means you'd better pack that bag lunch in unstable molecules and strap yourself in for a trip around the universe beyond your wildest imagination! First stop: A little visit to the neighbor's place, and hanging with the incomparable Inhumans and titanic team-up against Maximus the Mad! Second stop: Europe. Paris is beautiful in the springtime, but that's nothing. According to the brochure, Latveria's lovely year round. You might want to take that visitor's guide with a grain of salt, though. The savvy traveler never trusts a Chamber of Commerce run by Doombots. Third stop: Down under. Way down under for a big-time battle with the Mole Man! Last stop: Now here's a trip that's far out. The ever lovin' blue-eyed Thing gets whisked away on a galactic tour as a gladiator in the scurrilous Skrulls' slave arena! If that's not enough outer-space exotica for ya, then welcome yourself to a world wrapped in the Roarin' Twenties! With tour guides like Stan and Jack, you'd best make those travel plans today, True Believer. Tickets for this trip are guaranteed to sell out! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR (Vol. 1) #82-93. (272 pages, REG = $49.99, VAR = $54.99) FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 3 HC
Written by MARK WAID & KARL KESEL This deluxe hardcover completes the collection of Waid and Ringo's run, re-presenting the stories from FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 5: DISASSEMBLED and FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 6: RISING STORM! In DISASSEMBLED, Manhattan is cut off from the rest of the world by a fleet of miles-high alien spacecraft -- and that's just the beginning! With the Avengers in disarray, New York reluctantly turns to the disenfranchised Fantastic Four, the only heroes in town, to save them -- but where to even start? And which member of the team will make a decision that will radically change the Fantastic Four for some time to come? Also: Witness the genesis of an all-new, all-twisted Frightful Four! And in RISING STORM, Galactus's worst Herald ever is running out of time! So far, Johnny Storm has been able to stall Galactus from sating his cosmic hunger -- but that luck won't hold forever. What planet will be chosen as Galactus's next victim? The reintroduction of a fan-favorite Marvel Universe hero into the battle may have caused more problems than it solved, because not even he can save the Fantastic Three from Johnny's newfound might! Who will live, who will die and how will Johnny ever be the same now that he's tasted the Power Cosmic? Collects FANTASTIC FOUR #514-524. (256 pages, $29.99.) MARVEL KNIGHTS SPIDER-MAN VOL. 1 HC
Written by MARK MILLAR This deluxe hardcover collects the entire MARVEL KNIGHTS SPIDER-MAN super-story by the powerhouse creative team of Mark Millar, Terry Dodson and Frank Cho -- plus a web-load of amazing extras! A mysterious villain has discovered the wall-crawler's secret identity...and is using the information to slowly destroy everything and everyone that Peter Parker cares about. But how far will Spider-Man go to protect the people he loves? Is he willing to cross a boundary we thought we'd never see him cross? Featuring Spider-Man's most fearsome foes and avenging allies! Collects MARVEL KNIGHTS SPIDER-MAN #1-12. (304 pages, $29.99.) SHANNA, THE SHE-DEVIL PREMIERE HC
Written by FRANK CHO She's bold, she's beautiful, and she's your best hope of escaping the raptors nipping at your heels. She's Shanna, the She-Devil! Award-winning creator Frank Cho brings you Marvel's bodacious jungle girl as you've never seen her before: Reborn from Nazi science gone mad to battle her genetic destiny on an island full of prehistoric horrors. Trust us, Shanna has never looked this good...or acted this bad. Collects SHANNA, THE SHE-DEVIL #1-7. (168 pages, $24.99.) WOLVERINE: ENEMY OF THE STATE VOL. 2 PREMIERE HC
Written by MARK MILLAR Wolverine may be back in S.H.I.E.L.D. custody, but at what cost? As the X-Men mourn their fallen teammate in a funeral befitting a hero, Hydra celebrates the coronation of a new leader. And the reign of terror continues, as The Hand picks off the meta-humans, one by one... Will Wolverine be deprogrammed in time to stop the carnage? Plus, the secret origin of the Gorgon! Collects WOLVERINE #26-32. (144 pages, $19.99.) TRADE PAPERBACKS AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOL. 10: NEW AVENGERS TPB
Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI Trump Tower has nothing on Spider-Man! Spinning out of the pages of NEW AVENGERS, you won't believe what the fickle hand of fate has in store for Peter Parker, Mary Jane and Aunt May! Collects AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #519-524. (144 pages, $14.99.)
SPIDER-MAN VS. THE BLACK CAT VOL. 1 TPB
Written by MARV WOLFMAN, DAVID MICHELINIE & ROGER STERN Acrobatic adventures by some of yesteryear's top names! Is she heroine, criminal or both? What motivates her madcap mischief? That's for the Black Cat to know and Spider-Man to find out in his first fights with one his most famous femme fatales! Collects AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #194-195, #204-205 and #226-227. (128 pages, $14.99.)
CAPTAIN UNIVERSE: POWER UNIMAGINABLE TPB
Written by BILL MANTLO, GERRY CONWAY, ERIC FEIN, TONY ISABELLA & DAN SLOTT He's the hero who could be YOU...but in these stories, being a burglar, a college professor and an astronaut will have to do! Whether it's half-sized as a child or doubled as twins, the Uni-Power transforms its lucky recipient into Captain Universe -- countering crises that range from a masked marauder to the edge of apocalypse! Guest-starring the Hulk, doing the non-mutant cosmic super-hero thing years before Spider-Man made it popular! Collects MARVEL SPOTLIGHT #9-11, INCREDIBLE HULK ANNUAL #10, MARVEL FANFARE #25, WEB OF SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #5-6, MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS #148 and COSMIC POWER UNLIMITED #5. (168 pages, $16.99.)
ULTIMATE X-MEN VOL. 12: HARD LESSONS TPB
Written by BRIAN K. VAUGHAN Ultimate Wolverine makes his explosive return! Storm travels to the Great White North to find her missing friend, but there's no time for celebration for the tempestuous and troubled duo! They're about to take on an all-new threat to the Ultimate Universe... Lady Deathstrike! Plus: When a dangerous young mutant immune to psychic control takes Charles Xavier and the rest of a Manhattan bank hostage, the Professor must lead a diverse group of humans in a risky bid to end the siege! And finally, witness the return of Ultimate Juggernaut! Juggie makes a play for the Gem of Cyttorak, the jewel that will make him truly unstoppable. Only two small things stand in his way: Rogue of the X-Men and Ultimate Gambit, the new prince and princess of thieves! This story will change the X-Men's status quo forever! Collects ULTIMATE X-MEN #58-60 & ANNUAL #1. (120 pages, $12.99) NEW THUNDERBOLTS VOL. 2: MODERN MARVELS TPB
Written by FABIAN NICIEZA Flushed with success, the Big Apple's newest heroes have to face their greatest challenge yet: an adoring public and the reflections in their mirrors! An old friend asks Speed Demon to pull off a huge heist -- will he do it? And does Blizzard want to stop him -- or get in on the action? Meanwhile, Photon tries very, very hard to remember why he should be mad at Atlas. Radioactive Man gets -- a publicist? And a resignation threatens to tear the team apart before it's even come together! Plus: Everyone in Atlantis is dying and only one man can save them -- the person responsible for their poisoning! Which T-Bolt was willing to kill thousands of people -- and is unwilling to stop the carnage? Also, Photon vs. Photon in a battle you won't believe! And...what's up with Songbird's new boyfriend...he looks a little...purple...Collects NEW THUNDERBOLTS #7-12. (144 pages, $14.99.) EXCALIBUR CLASSIC VOL. 1: THE SWORD IS DRAWN TPB
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT Believing the X-Men to be dead, Nightcrawler and Shadowcat vow to keep the dream alive alongside Captain Britain and the metamorphic Meggan -- but the Warwolves have Phoenix on the run and she leads them to London, right into the formation of the X-Men's first foreign franchise! The Warwolves are on our heroes like a cheap suit (or is it the other way around?) and Chris Claremont doesn't waste any time in setting up the labyrinthine plots his fans know him best for! Aliens, intrigue and Arcade! The mystery of the Hellfire Club's Courtney Ross begins here! Guest-starring the Juggernaut! Collects EXCALIBUR #1-5 and THE SWORD IS DRAWN BOOKSHELF. (176 pages, $19.99.) X-FACTOR VISIONARIES: PETER DAVID VOL. 1 TPB
Written by PETER DAVID The name wasn't changed to protect the innocent, but everything else was as Peter David took over the series from the founding X-Men! Alumni of the X-Men, the New Mutants and the Avengers join refugees from odd corners of the X-Universe as the government's latest super-effort, but Mister Sinister and his Nasty Boys don't want this team to survive long enough to get its roster straight! Featuring the historic first meeting of the cast of Marvel Knights' Madrox! Collects X-FACTOR #71-75. (144 pages, $15.99.) PUNISHER: RIVER OF BLOOD TPB
Written by CHUCK DIXON The Punisher faces the Russian mob on its home turf, and the legendary Joe Kubert is there to lend his distinctive style to every explosive detail! Out of his element and outgunned, can the scourge of the American underworld hold his own in Mother Russia? Collects THE PUNISHER: WAR ZONE #31-36. (144 pages, $15.99.) TOXIN: THE DEVIL YOU KNOW TPB
Written by PETER MILLIGAN As each new generation of men must hand down the torch to the next, so each new generation of alien symbiotes must hand down the, ah, stringy, fleshy tendrils. So move over Venom, step aside Carnage, because Toxin is taking the spotlight! When the full-scale jailbreak from the pages of NEW AVENGERS leaves New York overrun with super-villains, Pat sees the perfect opportunity to use the creature sharing his body for good. But Toxin might have other ideas! Featuring a special guest appearance by Spider-Man! Collects TOXIN #1-6. (144 pages, $17.99.) PUNISHER MAX VOL. 4: UP IS DOWN AND BLACK IS WHITE TPB Written by GARTH ENNIS Penciled by LEO FERNANDEZ Cover by TIM BRADSTREET Ubergangster Nicky Cavella is back with a vengeance -- this time hitting Frank Castle where he least expects it -- right in the black pit of his hardened heart. With one unspeakable act, Nicky will go right to the top of Frank's "to-do" list -- and there's nowhere he'd rather be. Collects PUNISHER #19-24. (144 pages, $14.99.) DIGESTS SCORPION: POISON TOMORROW DIGEST
Written by FRED VAN LENTE Presenting the all-new, all-different Scorpion! After the vicious murder of her adoptive parents, Carmilla Black discovers her biological mother is the top scientist of the worldwide terrorist network A.I.M. Now, to unravel the secrets of her true identity and mysterious power, she's hot on the heels of her enigmatic mother, with S.H.I.E.L.D. close behind, hoping she'll take them right to the terrorists' leadership! Collects AMAZING FANTASY #7-13. (152 pages, $7.99.) MACHINE TEEN: HISTORY 101001 DIGEST
Written by MARC SUMERAK High school meets high-tech as an all-new model of Marvel hero debuts! Meet Adam Aaronson -- the ideal teenager. Straight " A"" student. Captain of the West Tech football team. Smart. Handsome. Charismatic. Every boy wants to be him. Every girl wants to be with him! But after a series of debilitating seizures, Adam makes a discovery that will shake his very reality to the core -- the fact that he isn't real at all! Join Adam as he begins to decrypt the truth about his origins and what it truly means to be human! It's not easy being the perfect teen...even when you're BUILT that way! Collects MACHINE TEEN #1-5. (120 pages, $7.99.) ORORO: BEFORE THE STORM DIGEST
Written by MARC SUMERAK Celebrating 30 years of Storm! The back alleys of Cairo's thieves-quarter are no place for a child to grow up -- unless that child is destined to be one of the greatest Marvel heroines of all time! Long before she became the X-Man known as Storm, a young orphan named Ororo Munroe stalked the streets of Cairo picking pockets and scraping to survive. Get ready for some awesome Egyptian action and adventure as Ororo leads her fellow street urchins on the adventure of a lifetime! This is a history lesson you won't want to miss! (96 pages, $6.99.) MARVEL NEMESIS: THE IMPERFECTS DIGEST
Written by GREG PAK An evil scientist sets his crosshairs on planet Earth, in search of test subjects for his experiments, transforming even the most timid creatures into vicious fighting machines. Thousands of years later, the Thing, Wolverine, Spider-Man and Elektra all find themselves unwilling participants in the scientist's millennia-old trials...or perhaps not all of them are that unwilling. This unprecedented crossover between Marvel and EA will feature stories that tie in to what is sure to be one of the top-selling video games of the year! Collects MARVEL NEMESIS: THE IMPERFECTS #1-6. (144 pages, $6.99.) ESSENTIALS ESSENTIAL MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE VOL. 1
Written by LEN WEIN, MIKE FRIEDRICH, STEVE GERBER, CHRIS CLAREMONT, ROY THOMAS, BILL MANTLO, ROGER SLIFER, MARV WOLFMAN, SCOTT EDELMAN, TONY ISABELLA & JIM SHOOTER The Thing can't stay out of trouble, but at least he makes friends wherever he goes! The Ever-Lovin' Idol o' Millions teams up with heroes both frontline and forgotten against menaces spanning time and space! Gods! Aliens! Spies! Demons! Dinosaurs! Time travellers! Martial artists! The Living Eraser and the Mountain That Walked Like a Man! A veritable who's who of history's horror heroes! Fans of NEW INVADERS take notice of Ben's team-ups with the Invaders AND the Liberty Legion! Collects MARVEL FEATURE #11-12; MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #1-20, 22-25 and ANNUAL #1; MARVEL TEAM-UP #47; and FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL #11. (576 pages, $16.99.) ESSENTIAL X-FACTOR VOL. 1
Written by BOB LAYTON, JACKSON GUICE, ROGER STERN, LOUISE SIMONSON, WALT SIMONSON & JOHN BYRNE The death of Jean Grey re-defined the X-Men, but her resurrection did nothing less! Recovered by the Avengers and revived by the Fantastic Four, Jean's return regrouped her fellow founders into a supposed mutant-hunting unit that ferreted out some of mutantdom's rising stars -- including the devastating debut of the ancient evil everyone identifies as Apocalypse! With Mystique, the Morlocks and the Master Mold! Featuring tie-ins to the infamous Mutant Massacre! Guest-starring Thor and Power Pack! Collects X-FACTOR #1-16 and ANNUAL #1, AVENGERS #262, FANTASTIC FOUR #286, THOR #373-374, and POWER PACK #27. (568 pages, $16.99.) ESSENTIAL SILVER SURFER VOL. 1 - NEW PRINTING! ESSENTIAL ESSENTIAL X-MEN VOL. 2 - NEW PRINTING!
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