MARVEL COMICS: November 2007 Collected Editions Solicits MONTHLY COMICS OF INTEREST CIVIL WAR CHRONICLES #5 Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI Penciled by RON GARNEY & MIKE MCKONE Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN Experience CIVIL WAR and its major tie-ins in chronological order! In AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #534, Life couldn't be more complicated - or more dangerous - for Peter Parker. Spider-Man has picked a side in the Civil War that's tearing apart the super-hero community, and the decision has ripped apart some of his strongest bonds. When one of the War's leaders comes to recruit Spidey for his troops, will Spidey stay true to that decision? And in FANTASTIC FOUR #539-540, it had to happen! Amid the tumult and tensions of CIVIL WAR, the Fantastic Four break up! Who will toe the line, who will join the resistance, and who will leave the battlefield altogether? And is this the end for Marvel's First Family? 72 PGS./Rated T+ $4.99 * * * AVENGERS CLASSIC #6 Written by STAN LEE & DWAYNE MCDUFFIE Penciled by JACK KIRBY & MICHAEL AVON OEMING Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS We outdid ourselves in this issue! You're going to see more super heroes and more super-villains than ever in this action-packed, feature-length thriller introducing Zemo and his Masters of Evil! Caution! Don't tear this magazine or wrinkle the pages or get food stains on it. We have a hunch you'll want to save it as a collector's item for a long, long time! Reprinting AVENGERS #6 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, with an ALL-NEW story by Dwayne McDuffie (FANTASTIC FOUR) and Michael Avon Oeming (POWERS). 32 PGS./Rated A $2.99 * * * MARVEL ATLAS #1 (of 2) Written by MICHAEL HOSKIN, STUART VANDAL, ANTHONY FLAMINI & ERIC J. MOREELS Penciled by ELIOT R. BROWN Cover by STAZ JOHNSON Walk through Marvel's Earth with the first-ever official atlas! In the first half of this indispensable guide, travel through Europe, Asia and the Pacific with digestible in-depth features including: the splendor of Dr. Doom's Latveria! The wonders of Muir Island! The glory of Silver Sable's homeland Symkaria! The urban squalor of Madripoor! The underwater marvels of Lemuria! From the shores of Ireland to the ocean's very depths, it's all mapped out for you courtesy of handbook legend Eliot R. Brown (PUNISHER ARMORY, IRON MANUAL)! 64 PGS./Rated A $3.99 MASTERWORKS MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOL. 9 HC Written by STAN LEE Penciled by JOHN ROMITA, JOHN BUSCEMA & JIM MOONEY Well tickle my webs and call it time for another offering of the greatest, friendliest, webslingingest super hero of all—the Amazing Spider-Man! The adventures Stan "The Man" and the Jazzy One, John Romita, have in store for you in this ten-spot of tales are enough to make even ol' J. Jonah Jameson fall in love with Spidey. Well, maybe not, but that means you've no competition for a date with the likes of the Prowler in his first appearance; the beautiful Black Widow seen for the first time in her sultry new spy gear; an underworld family in-fight between the Kingpin and the Schemer including Vanessa Fisk's entrée into Marveldom; and the Chameleon, Electro and the Kangaroo, a poor assemblage that's always a bridesmaid and never a bride. It's not just the most colorful array of villains in comics, of course! There's melodrama aplenty in the fashion that could only befit poor Peter Parker. See how Mr. Luckless himself handles not only the loss of his powers and glowing Gwen's fear of Spidey, but how he wiggles his way out of revealing his identity right before Gwen, MJ, and the gang's very eyes! We'll be waiting, so don't forget that corsage, most Fearless Front Facer! Collecting THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #78-87. REGULAR EDITION: 224 PGS./Rated A $54.99 VARIANT EDITION: 224 PGS./Rated A $54.99 * * * MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 7 HC Written by STAN LEE Penciled by JACK KIRBY Back-to-press and fully restored by popular demand! Continuing the unmatched Lee/Kirby Fantastic Four run, Volume 7 takes the First Family of Super Heroes to even greater heights! Kicking off with the return of the infamous Sandman and the debut of Blastaar, the Living Bomb Burst, the Mr. Fantastic finds himself lost in the Negative Zone - and only Triton, the Inhuman, can save him! Next, it's straight into another instant classic with the debut of the alien Kree adjudicator Ronan the Accuser, Kree Sentry 456 and that spaghetti-headed wonder, the Supreme Intelligence. Then, it's mystery and intrigue a-plenty as the utopian scientists of the Enclave unleash the golden being known as "Him" (a.k.a. Adam Warlock) upon the world. And to take us out on a soaring note of nail-biting drama, just after the FF comes together under the announcement of Sue Richard's pregnancy, the ever-lovin', blue-eyed Thing tells his teammates to take a powder - leaving them to face the Mad Thinker and his Awesome Android alone! With guest-appearances by the Inhumans and the Silver Surfer, the first appearance of the one-and-only Psycho Man, pinups, and extras galore, there's nothing more we can say but reserve your copy now, True Believer! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR #61-71 and ANNUAL #5. REGULAR EDITION: 304 PGS./All Ages $54.99 VARIANT EDITION: 304 PGS./All Ages $54.99 OVERSIZED HARDCOVERS DAREDEVIL BY FRANK MILLER OMNIBUS COMPANION HC Written by FRANK MILLER, BILL MANTLO & DENNY O'NEIL Penciled by FRANK MILLER, BILL SIENKIEWICZ, DAVID MAZZUCCHELLI, JOHN ROMITA JR. & JOHN BUSCEMA The Man Without Fear is born and reborn in this collection of Frank Miller's finest! Follow the fledgling Daredevil through his earliest adventures and errors at the dawn of the Age of Marvels, then into the depths of desperation and back again after being cut down by the Kingpin! Guest-starring the Avengers and Nuke, later of WOLVERINE: ORIGINS! Plus: a seldom-seen saga by Miller and artist extraordinaire Bill Sienkiewicz! Collecting PETER PARKER, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #27-28, DAREDEVIL #219 and #226-233, DAREDEVIL: MAN WITHOUT FEAR #1-5, and DAREDEVIL: LOVE AND WAR. REGULAR EDITION: 480 PGS. $54.99 VARIANT EDITION: 480 PGS. $54.99 * * * ULTIMATES 2 HC Written by MARK MILLAR Penciled by BRYAN HITCH This deluxe hardcover collects Ultimates 2 Vol. 1: Gods & Monsters and Ultimates 2 Vol. 2: Grand-Theft America, plus extras. In "Gods & Monsters," it's been one year since they stopped an alien invasion, and now things get hard! New members, new costumes and 12 months of gossip to catch up on! Who's getting married? Who's divorced? Who's gone nuts since we last saw them? See Ultimate Hulk and the secret origin of Ultimate Thor, and get a look at the entire Ultimate Universe as drawn by Bryan Hitch! It's guest-stars galore -- featuring the X-Men, Daredevil, Captain Britain and even the Defenders! And in "Grand-Theft America," Tony and Natasha are on the eve of their wedding -- but when Nick Fury makes his move against the mysterious traitor that's been plaguing the team, the Ultimates will never be the same! Also, Captain America and Wasp hit a serious snag in their relationship. Is this the end for the Ultimate Universe's hottest couple? Is this the beginning of the end for the Ultimates? Collecting ULTIMATES 2 #1-13 and the ULTIMATES 2 #1 VARIANT SKETCH EDITION. 432 PGS./Parental Advisory $34.99 * * * SPIDER-MAN, PETER PARKER: BACK IN BLACK HC Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA, MATT FRACTION & SEAN MCKEEVER Penciled by ANGEL MEDINA, RAMON BACHS, LEE WEEKS, SALVADOR LARROCA & TERRELL BOBBETT The second massive hardcover collecting the status-quo-shattering BACK IN BLACK saga! Reeling in the aftermath of CIVIL WAR, Peter Parker has plenty of reasons to consider a change of wardrobe: Black is his state of mind. But the worst is yet to come for Spider-Man! In SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN, as Spider-Man and his family get used to the new status quo...other Spider-Men begin appearing all over the city. Younger, less-experienced versions of our web-spinning hero, causing havoc wherever they go. Who's creating these arachnid dopplegangers and why? And will Peter Parker be able to stop them, and whoever's behind them, before more lives are lost? And in SPIDER-MAN FAMILY, Peter Parker and his supporting cast get all-new, untold tales featuring the original alien symbiote black costume. Collecting SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN #35-40 and ANNUAL #1, SPIDER-MAN FAMILY #1-2, SPIDER–MAN: BACK IN BLACK HANDBOOK and MARVEL SPOTLIGHT: SPIDER–MAN–BACK IN BLACK. 336 PGS./Rated $29.99 * * * ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 4 HC Written by MIKE CAREY Penciled by PASQUAL FERRY, SCHOT KOLINS, MARK BROOKS, STUART IMMONEN, FRAZER IRVING & LEINIL YU This deluxe hardcover collects ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 7: GOD WAR TPB and ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 8: DEVILS TPB! In GOD WAR, the Fantastic Four find themselves stranded in another dimension, hunted by the warriors from the dread world of Acheron - and its ruler, Thanos, won't rest until he possesses the one weapon which will give him dominion over the entire cosmos: the mind of young Reed Richards! In DEVILS, meet the alchemist supreme: Ultimate Diablo! The Fantastic Four are pulled into a madman's scheme when those closest to them are drawn back through time...and when the team follows the trail to the year 1483, they find themselves face-to-face with a man on a quest to transform the world - literally. Plus: Something strange has happened at Nursery Two, the Baxter Building's Think Tank counterpart in Oregon. It's disappeared, seemingly swallowed up by the earth itself! And if you think that heralds the return of the macabre Mole Man - go to the head of the class! And finally, Cerebro has been stolen - and the trail points directly at the government's premier think tank, the Baxter Building! The X-Men aren't happy about it - and the Baxter Building's most famous residents, the Fantastic Four, aren't happy about an angry team of mutants showing up on their doorstep! It's FF versus X-Men in an all-star blowout! Collecting ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #33-41 and ANNUAL #2, ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR/X-MEN, and ULTIMATE X-MEN/FANTASTIC FOUR. 320 PGS./Rated A $29.99 * * * MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 1 HC Written by AKIRA YOSHIDA & JEFF PARKER Penciled by CARLO PAGULAYAN, JUAN SANTACRUZ & MANUEL GARCIA Cover by MICHAEL RYAN All adventure, all action, for all ages - available for the first time in hardcover! Join Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, the Human Torch and the Thing for a wild ride of all-new, unforgettable exploits as they meet and defeat Skrulls, Sentinels, Annihilus, Diablo, the Mole Man, Namor the Sub-Mariner, Klaw, the Black Panther, the Molecule Man, Dr. Doom and stampeding prehistoric creatures - and embark on a journey through time and space! Collecting MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #1-12. 304 PGS./All Ages $24.99 * * * NEW AVENGERS VOL. 1 HC Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Penciled by DAVID FINCH, STEVE MCNIVEN & DAN JURGENS In the aftermath of "Avengers Disassembled" come the New Avengers! With the Avengers disbanded following an attack by one of the team's oldest members, a shadowy villain has taken advantage of their absence to initiate his ominous plans. Employing Electro to disrupt the electrical systems of the maximum-security prison known as the Raft, hundreds of super-powered villains are freed to wreak havoc on New York. Without the Avengers to answer the call, a group of heroes must form a makeshift alliance to subdue the rampaging villains and save the city. In the heat of battle, this new team fills the void left by the Avengers' demise --- the New Avengers. After shocking the Marvel fans with the series-shattering "Avengers Disassembled" storyline, writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist David Finch begin an all-new chapter in Marvel Comics history with New Avengers. Featuring a cast of fan-favorite characters including Wolverine, Captain America, Iron Man, Spider-Man and Spider-Woman teamed with the hard-edged heroes Luke Cage and the Sentry, New Avengers presents a 21st-century revitalization of the classic Avengers concept. Plus: The mystery of the Sentry revealed! The Avengers try to help the most powerful super hero in the world figure out who he is and where he came from! But will this knowledge destroy the man they're trying to help? Collecting NEW AVENGERS #1-10, NEW AVENGERS MOST WANTED FILES and NEW AVENGERS GUEST STARRING THE FANTASTIC FOUR, a never-before reprinted salute to the real-life heroes of the U.S. military. 352 PGS./Rated A $29.99 PREMIERE EDITION HARDCOVERS DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER BORN PREMIERE HC Written by PETER DAVID & ROBIN FURTH Penciled by JAE LEE & RICHARD ISANOVE "The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed." With those words, millions of readers were introduced to Stephen King's Roland - an implacable gunslinger in search of the enigmatic Dark Tower, powering his way through a dangerous land filled with ancient technology and deadly magic. Now, in a comic book personally overseen by King himself, Roland's past is revealed! Sumptuously drawn by Jae Lee and Richard Isanove, adapted by long-time Stephen King expert, Robin Furth (author of Stephen King's The Dark Tower: A Concordance), and scripted by New York Times Bestseller Peter David, this series delves in depth into Roland's origins - the perfect introduction to this incredibly realized world; while long-time fans will thrill to adventures merely hinted at in the novels. Be there for the very beginning of a modern classic of fantasy literature! Collecting DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER BORN #1-7. 232 PGS./Parental Advisory $24.99 * * * AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE VOL. 1 - BASIC TRAINING PREMIERE HC Written by DAN SLOTT Penciled by STEFANO CASELLI Cover by JIM CHEUNG The CIVIL WAR is over and from now on, THIS is the new face of the MARVEL UNIVERSE - THE INITIATIVE! Whose side were you on? Well, if you were pro-registration, then there's one hell of a price to pay. You're in the army now. Every last one of you. Fall in with YELLOWJACKET, WAR MACHINE, SHE-HULK, JUSTICE and THE GAUNTLET as they train the heroes of tomorrow for the super-powered conflicts of today! Marvel's army of super heroes has just become a super hero army! Also featuring THE MIGHTY AVENGERS and a new generation of Marvels. Collecting AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #1-6. 144 PGS./Parental 144 PGS./Rated T+ $19.99 * * * MOON KNIGHT VOL. 2: MIDNIGHT SUN PREMIERE HC Written by CHARLIE HUSTON Penciled by DAVID FINCH & MICO SUAYAN Three months back on the job, and they're already coming out of the woodwork. The bad guys you expect. The gangsters and the hoods with old axes to grind. They all come with the territory. But the heroes -- them you don't expect. Popping up to give you the eyeball and make sure you're toeing the line. Their line. Spider-Man and his wisecracks...Frank Castle, the angel of death himself, telling you he'll be keeping an eye on you...even the fugitive Captain America, with a word to say about crashing an aircraft into the sides of buildings in New York City. And now, this other thing. Someone is out there. Someone hitting the old haunts, scenes of the old crimes. Leaving messages. Leaving bodies. Someone who knows you. Someone who crushes steel and pulls off limbs. All to get your attention. Someone out of your league! Collecting MOON KNIGHT #7-13. 192 PGS./Parental Advisory $19.99 * * * X-MEN: GOD LOVES, MAN KILLS PREMIERE HC Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT Penciled by BRENT ANDERSON The Uncanny X-Men. Magneto, master of magnetism. The bitterest of enemies for years. But now they must join forces against a new adversary who threatens them all and the entire world besides in the name of God. One of Chris Claremont's most powerful and influential stories, the partial basis for X2 is reprinted here for the first time in years. 96 PGS./Rated T+ $19.99 VARIANT EDITION: VOL. 7 IN NUMBERED LIBRARY: 96 PGS./Rated T+ $19.99 * * * ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN: VENOM PREMIERE HC Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Penciled by MARK BAGLEY Spider-Man's ultimate villain gets the Ultimate treatment! After reuniting with his childhood friend Eddie Brock, Peter Parker discovers a secret about their fathers' pasts a black liquid that can transform into a protoplasmic bodysuit, curing any illness and enhancing the wearer's strength and abilities. But when Peter tries to continue his father's work, he accidentally becomes encased in the murky liquid and becomes nearly unstoppable but at a terrible price. Collecting ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #33-39. 168 PGS./Rated A $19.99 * * * PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL VOL. 2: GOIN' OUT WEST PREMIERE HC Written by MATT FRACTION Penciled by ARIEL OLIVETTI The Bushwacker has taken a hostage in the heart of Times Square. With every TV camera in the world rolling, it's New York City's biggest nightmare, and it's coming down live. As G.W. Bridge watches the worst day of his life uncoil in real time, a lone beat cop is the only thing that's keeping Bushwacker in check... and when Bushwacker demands to see Frank Castle... well, that's when things get really interesting. By Matt Fraction (Casanova, THE IMMORTAL IRON FIST) and Young Guns Reloaded artist Ariel Olivetti (THE LAST AVENGERS STORY). Collecting PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #5-9. 168 PGS./Rated T+ $19.99 * * * SILVER SURFER: REQUIEM PREMIERE HC Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI Penciled by ESAD RIBIC The latest offering from the Marvel Knights line. Guest-starring the Fantastic Four! For untold years Norrin Radd has surfed the galaxy, exploring the darkness between stars, witnessing the rise and fall of vast civilizations. Now his ride is about to come to an end. It starts with a small spot - a blemish that will spread until he is no more. Until then, the Silver Surfer would undertake his final voyage - to the one destination that has always eluded him. His journey starts where it began. Collecting SILVER SURFER: REQUIEM #1-4. 160 PGS./Rated T+ $19.99 MARVEL DIGESTS MARVEL ADVENTURES THE AVENGERS VOL. 4: THE DREAM TEAM DIGEST Written by JEFF PARKER Penciled by LEONARD KIRK Facing the foes no single super hero could withstand! When global threats surface, they must contend with the combined might of: Captain America! Storm! Iron Man! The Hulk! Giant-Girl! Wolverine! Spider-Man! It's all-ages action in the Mighty Marvel Manner! Featuring an insectoid invasion, Kang the Conqueror, the Agents of Atlas, Thor and more! Plus: the origin of Giant-Girl Janet Van Dyne! Collecting MARVEL ADVENTURES THE AVENGERS #13-15 and GIANT-SIZE MARVEL ADVENTURES THE AVENGERS #1. 96 PGS./All Ages $6.99 * * * SPIDER-GIRL PRESENTS WILD THING: CRASH COURSE DIGEST Written by LARRY HAMA Penciled by RON LIM Daddy's little girl, just like dear old Mom: The daughter of Wolverine and Elektra! A few years in the future, Wild Thing has to fight like there's no tomorrow against demons, droids and desperados! Guest-starring Wolverine, Elektra and Jubilee of the X-People! Collecting WILD THING #0-5. 128 PGS./All Ages $7.99 TRADE PAPERBACKS NEW AVENGERS VOL. 6: REVOLUTION TPB Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Penciled by LEINIL YU & ALEX MALEEV The super-hero Civil War may be over, but the New Avengers haven't given up the fight. Refusing to register with the federal government, rebel Avengers Luke Cage, Spider-Man, Wolverine, Spider-Woman, Dr. Strange and Iron Fist start a new life as underground outlaw heroes - but will Iron Man's government-backed "Mighty Avengers" hunt them down before they can make a difference? And when long-lost Avengers member Maya Lopez faces doom in Japan, who will take up the mantle of Ronin to save her? All this plus the resurrection of Hawkeye, the return of the Scarlet Witch and the strangest guest star of all: Brother Voodoo! Collecting NEW AVENGERS #26-31. 144 PGS./Rated A $14.99 * * * WOLVERINE: ORIGINS VOL. 3 - SWIFT AND TERRIBLE TPB Written by DANIEL WAY Penciled by STEVE DILLON Like father, like son?! Having finally seen his face, Wolverine sets out to rescue his son from the grasp of the shadow society that once enslaved him. But Logan's son doesn't want to be saved - he wants revenge against Logan, the father who abandoned him! Collecting WOLVERINE: ORIGINS #11-15. 120 PGS./Parental Advisory $13.99 * * * OMEGA FLIGHT: ALPHA TO OMEGA TPB Written by MICHAEL AVON OEMING Penciled by SCOTT KOLINS Introducing Canada's newest super hero team! But this is not your father's FLIGHT. As super-villains flood the Canadian border, Omega Flight begins to cement its team of heroes. A new character is added to the ranks as U.S. Agent saves Toronto from the powerful and beautiful (well, powerful anyway ) Daisy. Collecting OMEGA FLIGHT #1-5, plus the U.S. Agent story crom Civil War: Choosing Sides 128 PGS./Rated T+ $13.99 * * * ANNIHILATION BOOK 3 TPB Written by KEITH GIFFEN, CHRISTOS N. GAGE & STUART MOORE Penciled by ANDREA DI VITO, GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI, MIKE MCKONE & SCOTT KOLINS Cover by GABRIELE DELL'OTTO The conclusion to the Annihilation saga! Nova! Drax! Super-Skrull! Ronan! Quasar! Thanos! Annihilus! Silver Surfer! Galactus! The massive Annihilation event brings back Marvel's sci-fi superstars in explosive, widescreen style! And now you can follow the galaxy-rocking saga in its entirety! The war against the Annihilation Wave has begun in earnest - with heroes such as Nova, Drax, Gamora and Ronan leading the charge! But with the power of Galactus behind him, is Annihilus unstoppable? The universe's one hope may be Thanos the mad Titan - but his old enemy, Drax, has different ideas! As the saga races toward its devastating end, sacrifices are made, ancient evil strikes, and new heroes rise! Collecting ANNIHILATION #1-6, ANNIHILATION: HERALDS OF GALACTUS #1-2 and ANNIHILATION: NOVA CORPS FILES. 304 PGS./Rated T+ $24.99 * * * CIVIL WAR SCRIPT BOOK TPB Written by MARK MILLAR Penciled by STEVE MCNIVEN Go behind the lines of the Marvel Comics event starring Spider-Man, the New Avengers, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men and the entirety of the Marvel pantheon. This companion volume reprints the complete scripts to CIVIL WAR #1-7 - plus sketches, deleted scenes and more! 208 PGS./Rated T+ $17.99 * * * AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL VOL. 2: COMES THE CARNAGE! TPB Written by TOM DEFALCO Penciled by RON FRENZ A new chapter opens as Peter and Mary Jane Parker struggle to accept their daughter's recent decision, and Spider-Girl finds herself torn between friendship and justice when one of the Ladyhawks embarks on a mission of vengeance, determined to get revenge on the Hobgoblin for crippling her twin sister. Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #7-12. 144 PGS./All Ages $13.99 * * * SPIDER-MAN FAIRY TALES TPB Written by C.B. CEBULSKI & MINDY OWENS Penciled by RICARDO TERCIO, NIKO HENRICHSON, KEI KOBYASAHI & NICK DRAGOTTA In the tradition of X-Men Fairy Tales, Marvel makes its move on melding more modern myths -- this time starring everybody's favorite wall-crawler! Featuring all-new interpretations of Little Red Riding Hood, Anansi the Spider-God, Tsuchigumo the Japanese Spider Spirit and Cinderella. Find out just how fun fairy tales can be... Marvel style! Collecting SPIDER-MAN FAIRY TALES #1-4. 96 PGS./Rated A $10.99 * * * MARVEL LEGACY: THE 1960s-1990s HANDBOOK TPB Written by JEFF CHRISTIANSEN, MICHAEL HOSKIN, SEAN MCQUAID, AL SJOERDSMA, RONALD BYRD, MARK O'ENGLISH, STUART VANDAL, MIKE FICHERA, BARRY REESE, ERIC MOREELS, ANTHONY FLAMINI, MADISON CARTER, CHRIS BIGGS, CHAD ANDERSON, RICH GREEN, JACOB ROUGEMONT & ERIC ENGELHARD Cover by SAL BUSCEMA Here it is, True Believers! You knew we'd do it sooner or later! From the Venerable Vaults of Marveldom, it's the Mighty Marvel Handbook -- in the style of the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s! Just what is a Legacy Handbook, you ask? Imagine a Handbook written during each of those decades. The profiles within each chapter cover everything published by the hallowed House of Ideas up until that point. So if it's from a comic that has a December 1969 cover date or earlier, you'll find it in the magnificent 1960s chapter! Featuring Spider-Man, the Hulk, the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men and more across the ages -- as well as hundreds of other era-specific entries! Collecting MARVEL LEGACY: 1960s HANDBOOK, MARVEL LEGACY: 1970s HANDBOOK, MARVEL LEGACY: 1980s HANDBOOK and MARVEL LEGACY: 1990s HANDBOOK. 280 PGS./Rated T+ $19.99 * * * EXCALIBUR CLASSIC VOL. 4: CROSS-TIME CAPER BOOK 2 TPB Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT, MICHAEL HIGGINS & TERRY AUSTIN Penciled by CHRIS WOZNIAK, ALAN DAVIS, RON LIM, BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH & COLLEEN DORAN What do Crusader X, Lord High Justicer, Centurion Britannus, Chevalier Bretagne and Lady London have in common? They're all Captain Britain! Excalibur's Cross-Time Caper concludes cataclysmically in a climactic coda of cosmic confrontations! Traumatic transformation! Evil illusion! Super-powered rebellions on two worlds and titanic tricksters on two more! With guest appearances you'd never expect! Collecting EXCALIBUR #21-28. 192 PGS./Rated A $24.99 * * * X-MEN: FIRST CLASS - TOMORROW'S BRIGHTEST TPB Written by JEFF PARKER Penciled by ROGER CRUZ Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC For millions of years, mankind's place on Earth was unchallenged - until five young people paved the way for a new kind of human! While students at the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters, Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Angel, Beast and Iceman taught the world what it meant to be X-Men. These are the hidden stories of the team that laid the foundation of a mutant dynasty! Written by Jeff Parker (AGENTS OF ATLAS) and illustrated by Roger Cruz (ARANA). Collecting X-MEN: FIRST CLASS #1-8. 192 PGS./Rated A $19.99 ESSENTIALS ESSENTIAL X-MEN VOL. 8 TPB Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT Penciled by MARC SILVESTRI & RICK LEONARDI The X-Men are dead to the world, and evildoers a-plenty are willing to make the hoax a reality! See the debuts of characters and concepts that sculpted the struggles and souls of the mightiest mutants for years to come - including the Reavers, Genosha and the Conover Crusade! The Brood barge in and the Marauders mix it up, topped off with a dose of demons who whip up an awe-inspiring Inferno! Guest-starring Magik and the Goblin Queen! Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN 229-243, ANNUAL 12 & X-FACTOR 36-39. 552 PGS./Rated T+ $16.99 MARVEL/DABEL BROTHERS RED PROPHET: THE TALES OF ALVIN MAKER VOL. 1 TPB Written by ORSON SCOTT CARD Adapted by ROLAND BERNARD BROWN Penciled by RENATO ARLEM & MIGUEL MONTENEGRO In an alternate history of the American frontier, Andrew Jackson is a lawyer from Tennessee, William Henry Harrison has set himself up as governor of Carthage City, and Napoleon is leading an army just south of Detroit. But this is a world where folk magic is real - and where a young boy who is the seventh son of a seventh son has the power to shape the world around him at will. This is the tale of Alvin Maker, an extraordinary man who is destined to change the world and build a magnificent Crystal City. But the Unmaker stands in his way, determined to stop Alvin from fulfilling his destiny. With a violent war brewing between the settlers and the local tribes along the Mizzipy River, Alvin will find himself in more danger than he ever could have imagined Adapted from the novel by New York Times Best-Selling Author Orson Scott Card (ENDER'S GAME), RED PROPHET: THE TALES OF ALVIN MAKER is an incredible adventure through history and speculation, fusing high fantasy with the spirit of the American Frontier. 168 PGS./Rated T+ $15.99