MARVEL COMICS: November 2008 Collected Editions Solicits MASTERWORKS MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE INVINCIBLE IRON MAN VOL. 5 HC Written by ARCHIE GOODWIN Penciled by GEORGE TUSKA & JOHNNY CRAIG Cover by GEORGE TUSKA Step back from the big screen and jump into the tales that made Marvel’s Iron Avenger one of the world’s most-famous super heroes! It’s a new era for comics’ most of sophisticated scientist/socialite, Tony Stark, as Archie Goodwin, E.C. Comics great Johnny Craig and the iron man of IRON MAN illustrators, George Tuska, take you on an amazing set of adventures! Just to warm you up, we’ve got Happy Hogan transformed into the Freak, one of Iron Man’s earliest enemies back to settle a score, a wild adventure into the far-flung future and a good, old-fashioned bash-’em-up with the Crusher teamed with a twisted-metal duel with the buzzsaw blades of the Gladiator. And now, the main course! Iron Man’s oldest and evilest of enemies, the Mandarin, returns and pushes the Golden Gladiator to the breaking point. First, he pits Iron Man against the Incredible Hulk in a battle of the titans that only one will walk away from, and then he tears him down with his discovery that Tony Stark is Iron Man! It’s an all-time Iron Man classic that’s so great that for good measure, we’re also bringing you the carnage of the Controller, a threat so awesome that it brings Iron Man together with Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. to stop it! Collecting IRON MAN #2-13. REGULAR EDITION: 272 PGS./Rated A $54.99 VARIANT EDITION: 272 PGS./Rated A $54.99 * * * MARVEL MASTERWORKS: GOLDEN AGE ALL-WINNERS VOL. 3 HC Written by VARIOUS Penciled by HARRY SAHLE, JIMMY THOMPSON, CARL PFEUFER, BOB OKSNER, GEORGE KLEIN, AL BELLMAN, VINCE ALASCIA, CHAD GROTHKOPF, DON RICO, AL FAGALY, ALEX SCHOMBURG, MIKE SEKOWSKY, ALLEN SIMON & AL GABRIELE Cover by ALEX SCHOMBURG It’s the titanic trio of the Timely Big Three — Captain America, the Human Torch and the Sub-Mariner — combined with Golden Age luminaries the Destroyer and the Whizzer in one all-out amazing series! Defending wartime America from Nazi airships, ape-men and anything and everything else the Axis can throw at them, the Human Torch and Toro burn up the comic page like it’s still 1943. Captain America and Bucky parachute into adventures from mad scientists to buzz-bombing Nazis. Meanwhile, the Destroyer stops at nothing — including a battalion of Hitler impersonators — to stop the Nazi threat. And the Pacific Theatre won’t be left waiting, not with the Sub-Mariner around! He takes it straight to the Emperor himself and comes back to clean up the docks while he’s at it! But before you speed away, don’t miss the Whizzer as he races through maddening mazes and thwarts the plans of kidnapping crooks! It’s comic-book adventure at its purest, so reserve your copy today! Collecting ALL-WINNERS COMICS #9-14. REGULAR EDITION: 304 PGS./Rated A $59.99 VARIANT EDITION: 304 PGS./Rated A $59.99 * * * MARVEL MASTERWORKS: DAREDEVIL VOL. 5 HC Written by STAN LEE & ROY THOMAS Penciled by GENE COLAN & BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH Cover by GENE COLAN The Man Without Fear faces his greatest threats yet in his fantastic fifth MASTERWORKS adventure! Matt Murdock has done battle with Marveldom's most maddening villains — but when he meets the Jester for the very first time, the rules change forever. Framing DD for murder, the Jester sets all of New York on a manhunt for the Man Without Fear! But there's another menace looking to push the stakes even higher: Starr Saxon, the mastermind who discovers DD's secret identity! Then comes the all-time Stan Lee/Gene Colan classic, "Brother, Take My Hand!" — a story that marked the ever-advancing march of super-hero comics into the social issues of the '60s by tackling the tale of a blinded Vietnam vet finding his way Stateside. It's a no-question classic! There's plenty of action, too, as DD jumps inside the ring to rub knuckles with Captain America, teeters over the city with Stilt Man, teams-up with the Black Panther and all the while struggles to rebuild his relationship with the lovely Karen Page. And as if that wasn't enough, we're rounding it out with the Stan and Gene's Not Brand Echh side-splitter, "Scaredevil, Defeated by the Evil Electrifico!" Collecting DAREDEVIL #42-53 and NOT BRAND ECHH #4. REGULAR EDITION: 272 PGS./Rated A $54.99 VARIANT EDITION: 272 PGS./Rated A $54.99 * * * MARVEL MASTERWORKS: GOLDEN AGE CAPTAIN AMERICA VOL. 3 HC Written by JOE SIMON, JACK KIRBY & STAN LEE Penciled by JOE SIMON, JACK KIRBY, AL AVISON, SYD SHORES, MIKE SEKOWSKY, CHARLES NICHOLAS, JACK ALDERMAN & CHAD GROTHKOPF Cover by JOE SIMON & JACK KIRBY Mighty Marvel is bringing you another quartet of 64-page action-adventure greats featuring the one-and-only Captain America! From the personal files of Captain America comes comic-book adventure as only found in the bombastic Golden Age! Cap and Bucky battle the Black Talon, race through a spy ambush, sort out a mountain man feud, shrink down to fight pygmies, and venture to the wind-swept moors on the trail of the Hound of Cardiff Manor in the stories that put Captain America in the minds and into the back pockets of millions of Americans. Supported by the wartime tales of foreign correspondent "Headline" Hunter, the heroic Hurricane and Father Time, and Stan Lee's cartoon serial the Imp, these stories are pure Golden Age excitement from cover to cover! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS #9-12. REGULAR EDITION: 280 PGS./Rated A $59.99 VARIANT EDITION: 280 PGS./Rated A $59.99 OVERSIZED HARDCOVERS ASTONISHING X-MEN VOL. 2 HC Written by JOSS WHEDON Penciled by JOHN CASSADAY This deluxe hardcover collects ASTONISHING X-MEN VOL. 3: TORN and ASTONISHING X-MEN VOL. 4: UNSTOPPABLE by the chart-topping super-team of Joss Whedon and John Cassaday, plus extras. In TORN, things go from peculiar to just plain bizarre! Emma Frost's erratic behavior has the X-Men spinning in a non-stop downward spiral. Will an unlikely union be the final straw? After secretly lying in wait for months, the new Hellfire Club makes its move! Plus: The X-Man destined to destroy the Breakworld stands revealed! Who is it, and what will be their fate? And in UNSTOPPABLE, the X-Men are off to protect the Earth from its destruction at the hands of the Breakworld. And when it's all over, nothing will ever be the same! No, really, we mean it! Whedon and Cassaday prove they are more than Astonishing: They are unstoppable! Collecting ASTONISHING X-MEN #13-24 and GIANT-SIZE ASTONISHING X-MEN #1. 320 PGS./ Rated T+ ...$34.99 ASTONISHING X-MEN VOL. 2 HC — DM ONLY EDITION 320 PGS./Rated T+ ...$34.99 * * * MYTHOS HC Written by MARK MILLAR Written by PAUL JENKINS Penciled by PAOLO RIVERA Showcasing the origins of the greatest heroes in the Marvel Universe! See how Spider-Man’s super-hero career began! Learn how the Fantastic Four became the team they are today! Witness the origin and earliest days of the Hulk and Ghost Rider! Revisit Steve Rogers’ transformation from a weakling with a heart of steel to the Sentinel of Liberty, Captain America! Experience the first encounter between the X-Men and their ultimate nemesis, Magneto! Paul Jenkins tells the tales, while Paolo Rivera delivers the beautiful fully painted artwork. Collecting MYTHOS: SPIDER-MAN, HULK, FANTASTIC FOUR, GHOST RIDER, CAPTAIN AMERICA and X-MEN. 144 PGS./ Rated A ...$24.99 PREMIERE EDITION HARDCOVERS INVINCIBLE IRON MAN VOL. 1: THE FIVE NIGHTMARES PREMIERE HC Written by MATT FRACTION Penciled by SALVADOR LARROCA Cover by JOE QUESADA Tony Stark — Iron Man, billionaire industrialist and director of S.H.I.E.L.D. — faces the most overwhelming challenge of his life. Ezekiel Stane, the son of Tony’s late business rival and archenemy Obadiah, has set his sights, his genius and his considerable fortune on the task of destroying Tony Stark and Iron Man. What’s worse, he’s got Iron Man tech, and he’s every bit Iron Man’s equal and opposite...except younger, faster, smarter...and immeasurably evil. Rising-star writer Matt Fraction (IMMORTAL IRON FIST) and superstar artist Salvador Larroca (UNCANNY X-MEN) join forces to repulsor-ray your comic books to a cinder! Collecting INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #1-6. 152 PGS./ Rated A...$24.99 INVINCIBLE IRON MAN VOL. 1 PREMIERE HC — DIRECT MARKET ONLY 1 Movie cover INVINCIBLE IRON MAN VOL. 1 PREMIERE HC — DIRECT MARKET ONLY 2 * * * FANTASTIC FOUR: WORLD'S GREATEST PREMIERE HC Written by MARK MILLAR Penciled by BRYAN HITCH MARK MILLAR! BRYAN HITCH! Need we say more? All right, we will! Who is Mrs. Fantastic? And how will her return into Reed’s life rock comicdom’s First Family? Also, get ready to meet the Invisible Woman’s brand-NEW super-team! These stories will make FANTASTIC FOUR “The World’s ULTIMATEST Comic Magazine!” Promise! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR #554-561. 192 PGS./Rated T+ ...$24.99 * * * NEW AVENGERS VOL. 8: SECRET INVASION BOOK 1 PREMIERE HC Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Penciled by MICHAEL GAYDOS, DAVID MACK, JIM CHEUNG & BILLY TAN Cover by ALEKSI BRICLOT The Avengers are trapped in the Savage Land, battling friend and foe. And Spider-Man heads to the one person in the entire place he knows he can trust: Ka-Zar! But is it really him? This important chapter rewinds the events of the very first New Avengers story and shows how it connects to the Invasion. Plus: the break up of Jessica Jones and Luke Cage; a major development in the life of Echo; and the story of how the Skrull empire was able to infiltrate the Marvel Universe, and who instigated the invasion and why. Collecting NEW AVENGERS #38-42. 120 PGS./Rated A ...$19.99 * * * CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN AMERICA VOL. 3 – THE MAN WHO BOUGHT AMERICA PREMIERE HC Written by ED BRUBAKER Penciled by STEVE EPTING & BUTCH GUICE THE SAGA OF THE NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA CONTINUES! He's doing his best to carry on the legacy of Steve Rogers, but things go from bad to worse for Bucky Barnes when the Red Skull makes an unexpected move for the very soul of America! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA #37-42. 144 PGS./Rated T+ ...$19.99 * * * SPIDER-MAN: KRAVEN'S FIRST HUNT PREMIERE HC Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM, BOB GALE, DAN SLOTT, & ZEB WELLS Penciled by PHIL JIMENEZ, PAOLO SIQUERA & PATRICK OLLIFFE Cover by CHRIS BACHALO Her name is Kraven. She's Spider-Man's newest and most terrifying nemesis — and she just discovered his secret identity. With an army of villains at her command, even with the help of Daredevil, can Spidey protect his secret identity from his new foe? Find out as Marc Guggenheim and Phil Jimenez give you the fight of Spidey’s life against the Brand New Kraven!!! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #564-567 and the Harry Osborn story from BRAND NEW DAY EXTRA. 112 PGS./Rated A ...$19.99 * * * X-MEN: LEGACY — SINS OF THE FATHER PREMIERE HC Written by MIKE CAREY Penciled by SCOT EATON Cover by KEN LASHLEY Xavier traces his history and the history of the X-Men to the core. What he finds will shock you. And what do Rogue, Gambit and Sebastian Shaw have to do with it? Then, Sinister’s machinations finally come to a head, after decades of preparations. Can Xavier discover the secrets to the plot against his mind before he loses his sanity? Or will he become another in a long line of victims? Either way, he just may learn things about his past he’ll come to regret. Guest starring Sebastian Shaw and the deadliest gator in the swamp, Gambit! Collecting X-MEN: LEGACY #213-216, plus two special bonus stories: the rare X-MEN: THE UNLIKELY SAGA OF XAVIER, MAGNETO AND STAN one-shot, written by Stan “The Man” Lee himself; and the X-MEN: ODD MEN OUT one-shot, featuring artwork by the late, legendary Dave Cockrum. 168 PGS./Rated A ...$24.99 * * * DAREDEVIL: YELLOW PREMIERE HC Written by JEPH LOEB Penciled by TIM SALE “The measure of a man is not in how he gets knocked to the mat, it is in how he gets up.” Those are the words blind attorney Matthew Murdock’s father lived and died by. Prizefighter Battlin’ Jack Murdock’s murder set in motion a chain of events that exploded with a new super hero swinging out of New York City’s Hell’s Kitchen — the blind Acrobat Daredevil. In this retelling of the early career of the Man Without Fear, the Eisner Award-winning team of Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale (Spider-Man: Blue, Batman: The Long Halloween) have taken an inspiring action-adventure story and blended it with a romantic comedy. The result, highlighted by Sale’s dazzling ink washes and Matt Hollingsworth’s spectacular color, is the heartwarming and heartbreaking story of two young people in love — Matthew Murdock and Karen Page. Collecting DAREDEVIL: YELLOW #1-6. 160 PGS./Rated A ...$24.99 * * * DAREDEVIL: YELLOW BLACK AND WHITE PREMIERE HC Written by JEPH LOEB Penciled by TIM SALE Retelling of the early career of the Man Without Fear in bold black and white! 160 PGS./Rated A ...$24.99 MARVEL DIGESTS MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR: SPACED CRUSADERS DIGEST Written by CHRIS ELIOPOULOS Penciled by RONAN CLIQUET & GRAHAM NOLAN 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 Iron Man, Amoeba & Asteroid! Collecting MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #37-40. 96 PGS./All Ages ...$8.99 * * * MARVEL ADVENTURES IRON MAN: ARMORED AVENGER DIGEST Written by FRED VAN LENTE, JEFF PARKER, PAUL TOBIN & MARGOT BLANKIER Penciled by SCOTT KOBLISH, ALVIN LEE & JUAN SANTACRUZ Cover by FRANCIS TSAI The Armored Avenger powers through more exciting, all-ages adventures! Featuring Hulk, Spider-Man, Ant-Man, Jolt, Plantman and Backlash! Collecting MARVEL ADVENTURES IRON MAN #13, IRON MAN: GOLDEN AVENGER #1, MARVEL ADVENTURES IRON MAN & HULK — FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2007 EDITION, MARVEL ADVENTURES IRON MAN & HULK & SPIDER-MAN — FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2008 EDITION. 96 PGS./All Ages ...$8.99 TRADE PAPERBACKS YOUNG X-MEN VOL. 1: FINAL GENESIS TPB Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM Penciled by YANICK PAQUETTE Cover by TERRY DODSON In the wake of Messiah CompleX, there are no X-Men and young mutants Rockslide, Blindfold and Dust are alone and directionless. Until the day Cyclops recruits them to hunt the new incarnation of the Brotherhood — and kill them. Joined by a pair of new recruits, the young X-Men learn a hard truth about the world post-Messiah CompleX: Sometimes old allies make for deadly enemies. Collecting YOUNG X-MEN #1-5. 120 PGS./Rated T+ ...$14.99 * * * AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE VOL. 2 — KILLED IN ACTION TPB Written by DAN SLOTT & CHRISTOS N. GAGE Penciled by STEFANO CASELLI, STEVE UY, SALVADOR LARROCA, CLAYTON HENRY, TOM FEISTER & PATRICK SHERBERGER Cover by JIM CHEUNG Marvel’s super-hero army at war...with itself! Iron Man’s new superhuman military force, the Initiative, seems to be a success. Its early cadets are nearing graduation, new recruits are coming in, and government-backed teams of super-heroes are spreading across the United States. But as the program grows ever larger, its worst enemies may lie within its own ranks: extraterrestrial spies, terrorist infiltrators, corrupt officials, disillusioned troops and an insane new super-soldier armed with the world’s most dangerous weapon. Can the Initiative survive this rogue operative’s murderous rampage? Secret identities, secret origins and secret agendas are revealed in tales of espionage, intrigue and all-out action, featuring the Mighty Avengers and guest-starring the Amazing Spider-Man! Collecting AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #7-13 and ANNUAL #1. 208 PGS./Rated T+ ...$19.99 * * * ULTIMATE HULK VS. IRON MAN: ULTIMATE HUMAN TPB Written by WARREN ELLIS Penciled by CARY NORD It’s the Ultimate Monster versus the Ultimate Machine in Ultimate Human! All Bruce Banner wanted was a cure. All Tony Stark wanted to do was help. But in typical Ultimate Universe style, human failings and political intrigue get in the way, leading to a primal battle between humanity and technology as the two titanic Ultimates square off in a ferocious test of opposing strengths. It’s a battle between the Hulk, the most awesome emblem of brute force in existence, and Iron Man, whose keenly enhanced physiology represents the bleeding edge of science and technology. And in any such battle, expect massive collateral damage! As the political intrigue and long-buried secrets are slowly revealed in writer Warren Ellis’ own inimitable way, expect to be shocked, surprised and overcome with the kind of seat-of-your-pants, comic-reading glee that is a hallmark of the Ultimate reading experience. Marking artist Cary Nord’s triumphant return to Marvel, ULTIMATE HUMAN is the next key chapter in the ongoing Ultimate saga! Collecting ULTIMATE HUMAN #1-4. 104 PGS./Rated T+ ...$15.99 * * * DAREDEVIL BY FRANK MILLER & KLAUS JANSON VOL. 1 TPB Written by FRANK MILLER, BILL MANTLO, ROGER MCKENZIE & DAVID MICHELINIE Penciled by FRANK MILLER A classic Marvel hero redefined by one of comics’ greatest visionaries! A Marvel Comics mainstay since 1964, Daredevil got a new lease on life in a landmark 1979-1983 run by writer-penciler Frank Miller and inker-penciler Klaus Janson, whose daring reinvention of the character quickly made Miller one of the biggest and most influential stars in the comic-book industry. Miller put his own stamp on established cast members such as reporter Ben Urich, femme fatale Black Widow, mad assassin Bullseye, the saw-fisted Gladiator and monstrous crime boss Kingpin. Miller also introduced Daredevil’s mysterious mentor Stick, deadly ninja foes the Hand and Matt’s long-lost love Elektra, a beautiful assassin who would become one of Marvel’s most memorable characters. Mixing traditional super-heroics with mysterious martial artistry, doomed romance and dark personal drama, Miller’s character-defining DD run is collected across three titanic trade paperbacks! Collecting PETER PARKER, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #27-28, and DAREDEVIL #158-161 and #163-172. 336 PGS./Rated T+ ...$29.99 * * * NEW X-MEN BY GRANT MORRISON ULTIMATE COLLECTION BOOK 3 TPB Written by GRANT MORRISON Penciled by CHRIS BACHALO, PHIL JIMENEZ & MARC SILVESTRI 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! Collecting NEW X-MEN #142-154. 336 PGS./Rated T+ ...$34.99 * * * X-MEN: FIRST CLASS – BAND OF BROTHERS TPB Written by JEFF PARKER Penciled by ROGER CRUZ, JULIA BAX, ERIC NGUYEN & CLAYTON HENRY 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! In this volume, the fledgling X-Men encounter shape-shifting Skrulls from outer space; the swamp-dwelling creature called the Man-Thing; Magneto's daugher, the Scarlet Witch; super-spy the Black Widow; and more! Collecting X-MEN: FIRST CLASS #6-10. 120 PGS./Rated A ...$14.99 * * * THUNDERBOLTS BY WARREN ELLIS VOL. 2: CAGED ANGELS TPB Written by WARREN ELLIS Penciled by MIKE DEODATO Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC Mind over murder! Super-villains drafted into serving as federal marshals, the Thunderbolts specialize in hunting down unlicensed super heroes — but they may be doing their jobs a bit too well. The prisons are full, so Thunderbolts Mountain is serving as a temporary jail while they process all their latest prisoners — some of whom happen to be ruthless psychics bent on destroying the team from within. And since the Thunderbolts include horrific head-cases like Venom, Swordsman, Moonstone and the Green Goblin, a little mental manipulation can be a very dangerous thing. Collecting THUNDERBOLTS #116-121. 144 PGS./Rated T+ ...$14.99 * * * GHOST RIDER: HELL BENT AND HEAVEN BOUND TPB Written by JASON AARON Penciled by ROLAND BOSCHI Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC Writer Jason Aaron (WOLVERINE, Scalped) and artist Roland Boschi take Ghost Rider down a blazing new road! Through the years, Johnny Blaze has lost everything to the curse of the Ghost Rider — his family, his life, even his soul. But now, at long last, Johnny finally knows who's responsible for turning him into a flame-headed horror-show on wheels, and he's hitting the road, looking for vengeance and answers — but mostly just vengeance. Collecting GHOST RIDER #20-25. 144 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$16.99 * * * X-MEN: LEGACY — DIVIDED HE STANDS TPB Written by MIKE CAREY Penciled by SCOT EATON, GREG LAND, BRANDON PETERESON, MIKE DEODATO, JOHN ROMITA JR. & BILLY TAN Cover by DAVID FINCH No more X-Men. In the wake of Messiah CompleX, mutantkind lies in ruin. Gravely injured, Professor X appears sidelined. Will he abandon his dream for peaceful coexistence between humans and mutants? With the future of mutantkind in flux, how far will he go to reclaim his place among his people? And what will happen to those who get in his way? Fresh off a groundbreaking run on Messiah CompleX, writer Mike Carey and artist Scot Eaton — with help from John Romita Jr., Billy Tan, Greg Land, Brandon Peterson and Mike Deodato — take on mutantkind’s most iconic figures, as well as some of the most important moments in X-Men history. Collecting X-MEN: LEGACY #208-212. 120 PGS./Rated A ...$15.99 * * * COUNTER X VOL. 3 TPB Written by WARREN ELLIS & STEVEN GRANT Penciled by ARIEL OLIVETTI Nate Grey's beside himself! He has to figure out if he's his own best friend or worst enemy when he starts a tour of alternate universes, with a redheaded nemesis who's either his lover Madelyne or his mother Jean — if not both! Plus: A Broken Man's come a lot of broken miles to face a group of mutants who didn't want to save or conquer the world, but will Nate defend them when he learns they did something much, much worse? It's a showdown for the Mutant Shaman to save at least two worlds, before he starts on all the others! Collecting X-MAN #63-70. 192 PGS./Rated T+ ...$19.99 * * * PUNISHER: BARBARIAN WITH A GUN TPB Written by CHUCK DIXON Penciled by JOHN BUSCEMA The island of Puerto Dulce's name means "Sweet Port," but there's nothing sweet about getting skewered on sugar cane! The Punisher's been enslaved in a Caribbean jungle, and escape means going through prisoners, revolutionaries, and alligators! Will he catch his drug-dealing quarry before their shared enemies beat him to it? Guest-starring Ice Phillips from Marvel's controversial series THE 'NAM! Collecting THE PUNISHER: WAR ZONE #26-30. 120 PGS./Rated T+ ...$15.99 * * * MOON KNIGHT VOL. 3: GOD & COUNTRY TPB Written by MIKE BENSON & CHARLIE HUSTON Penciled by MARK TEXEIRA, JAVIER SALTARES & MIKE DEODATO Cover by ARTHUR SUYDAM Moon Knight has his registration card... and he’s gonna use it! The Civil War is over, and the pro-registration forces won. Iron Man, newly installed director of S.H.I.E.L.D., has put the call out to masked heroes everywhere: Get on the right side of the law, and play by the rules. Amazingly, Moon Knight has answered the call. But playing by the rules has always been the hard part for Marc Spector and the avatar of Khonshu! And now the city whose streets are on fire with his vengeance wonders how in the world did someone like Moon Knight get approved for registration? Iron Man is not waiting for an answer. Especially since thugs, dealers and gangsters everywhere are turning up dead with the shape of a crescent moon carved into their foreheads! Is that the calling card of the Moon Knight? Or something more sinister? Collecting MOON KNIGHT #14-20. 184 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$19.99 ESSENTIALS ESSENTIAL MARVEL SAGA VOL. 2 TPB Written by PETER SANDERSON, STAN LEE, FRANK MILLER, ROY THOMAS & MORE Penciled by KEITH POLLARD, JACK KIRBY, STEVE DITKO, DON HECK & MORE Nick Fury's first mission with S.H.I.E.L.D.! Kang's first invasion! Doctor Strange's first battle with Dormammu! The Trial of the Gods! The Coming of Galactus! And those are only a few of the earth-shaking adventures from the second installment of the Marvel Universe's most formative years! The origin of the Green Goblin and the death of Baron Zemo! The Inhumans' Great Refuge and the Savage Land! Spider-Man vs. Daredevil, the Avengers vs. the X-Men and six, count 'em, SIX Avengers who started out on the wrong side of the law! Plus: the Juggernaut and the Scorpion! The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, the Frightful Four, the Masters of Evil and so much more! Collecting MARVEL SAGA #13-25. 480 PGS./All Ages ...$16.99 * * * ESSENTIAL HULK VOL. 5 TPB Written by STEVE ENGLEHART, GERRY CONWAY, ROY THOMAS, TONY ISABELLA, LEN WEIN & CHRIS CLAREMONT Penciled by HERB TRIMPE, MARIE SEVERIN, SAL BUSCEMA & JOE STATON Cover by RICH BUCKLER & JOHN ROMITA The Abomination, the Glob, the Juggernaut, the Rhino, the Wendigo, Xemnu the Titan and more — no enemy's too big and monstrous for the Hulk! But is even the strongest one there is a match for the one who's the best there is...at what he does? Wolverine's first appearance and first fight with the Hulk reprinted here! Plus: triple-gamma action, international intrigue, poetry and the first death of Adam Warlock! Guest-starring the X-Men, the Inhumans and S.H.I.E.L.D.! Collecting INCREDIBLE HULK #171-200 and ANNUAL #5. 616 PGS./All Ages ...$16.99