MARVEL COMICS: November 2011 Collected Editions Solicits MONTHLY COMICS OF NOTE   WOLVERINE, PUNISHER & GHOST RIDER: OFFICIAL INDEX TO THE MARVEL UNIVERSE #4 Written by VARIOUS The chronicle of the Marvel Universe continues its coverage of Wolverine (from 1996’s WOLVERINE #104), the Punisher (from 1996’s PUNISHER #14) and Ghost Rider (from 1993’s GHOST RIDER #44). Watch the Marvel Universe’s history unfold month by month as we provide synopses for dozens of individual comics, including backup strips — introducing the characters, teams, places and equipment that appeared within; and providing vital information about first appearances, where they last showed up and where they appeared next! 64 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.99 MASTERWORKS   MARVEL MASTERWORKS: UNCANNY X-MEN VOL. 8 HC Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT with MARY JO DUFFY & SCOTT EDELMAN Penciled by DAVE COCKRUM & PAUL SMITH with BRENT ANDERSON, BILL SIENKIEWICZ & KEN LANDGRAF  Cover by PAUL SMITH  When you've got amazing stories by Chris Claremont, excellent artwork by Dave Cockrum and the astonishing debut of fanfavorite Paul Smith, what you have is a mutant masterwork! It starts off with an adventure in Belasco's mysterious Limbo realm that leaves Colossus' little sister, Illyana Rasputin, aged from child to teenager in a moment. Then comes a classic tale of Professor X and Magneto in their younger days, before their philosophical fallout, teamed up to take down Baron Strucker and Hydra. But the real action is the conclusion of the epic Brood Saga! Teamed with the Starjammers and Shi'ar, the X-Men find themselves fighting in an all-out war for survival against the sleaziest parasites in outer space. There's also the debut of Carol Danvers as Binary, the return of Dracula and an appearance by the New Mutants. And to top it off, we're including the long-demanded Wolverine and Angel backup stories from MARVEL TREASURY EDITION #26-27, and the Kitty Pryde classic from SPECIAL EDITION X-MEN #1! Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (1963) #161-167 and ANNUAL #6, SPECIAL EDITION X-MEN #1, and MARVEL TREASURY EDITION #26-27.  288 PGS./All Ages ...$59.99 MARVEL MASTERWORKS: UNCANNY X-MEN VOL. 8 HC — VARIANT EDITION VOL. 175 (DM ONLY) ) 288 PGS./All Ages ...$59.99 * * * MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE X-MEN VOL. 4 TPB Written by ROY THOMAS Penciled by WERNER ROTH & DON HECK with ROSS ANDRU & DAN ADKINS Covers by GEORGE TUSKA & DEAN WHITE Here comes the next hit from the MARVEL MASTERWORKS juggernaut! Collecting the original tales of Marvel’s merry mutants, we have milestone after milestone prepared just for you, and it all starts off — of course — with the Juggernaut! That’s not the only earth-shaking tale in store, though. There’s the X-Men vs. Spider-Man, an underworld battle against the Mole Man and Tyrannus, an encounter with the Frankenstein monster, and the culmination of the Factor Three epic featuring the Changeling and the unbelievable Mutant Master. Also featured are the “Origins of the X-Men” backup strips revealing the beginnings of Professor X and his teen mutant team supreme! And we’re not afraid to go out with a bang. That’s right: On top of the X-Men’s cool new costumes, in our heart-wrenching conclusion the brutal beast Grotesk kills Professor X before the eyes of Cyclops and his teammates! You’ll have to read it to believe it — so reserve your copy today, True Believer! Collecting X-MEN (1963) #32-42. 248 PGS./All Ages ...$24.99 MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE X-MEN VOL. 4 TPB — VARIANT EDITION VOL. 35 (DM ONLY) 248 PGS./All Ages ...$24.99 OVERSIZED HARDCOVERS AVENGERS OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC Written by STAN LEE  Penciled by JACK KIRBY & DON HECK with DICK AYERS  Covers by JOHN ROMITA JR. & JACK KIRBY  The Avengers, comics' greatest super team, burst onto the scene in 1963 at the forefront of revolutionary Marvel Age of Comics. Iron Man, Thor, the Incredible Hulk, Ant-Man and the Wasp joined together to face the menace of Loki - and set off on a streak of tales that nearly 50 years later still sets the trend for super-hero epics. From Captain America's return from the icy depths of the Atlantic to the first appearances of classic enemies like Kang the Conqueror to the game-changing introduction of a trio of former villains into their ranks - Avengers was a bona-fide comic-book blockbuster! And you'll experience every story, every villain, even every letters page in this painstakingly restored Omnibus collection - written by Stan 'The Man' Lee, and illustrated by Jack Kirby and Don Heck. It's a must-have for every Marvel fan's collections - so reserve your copy today, True Believer! Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #1-30.  728 PGS./Rated T...$99.00 AVENGERS OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC — VARIANT EDITION (DM ONLY) 728 PGS./Rated A ...$99.00 * * * JOHN CARTER, WARLORD OF MARS OMNIBUS HC Written by MARV WOLFMAN, CHRIS CLAREMONT, PETER B. GILLIS, BILL MANTLO & ALAN WEISS Penciled by GIL KANE, DAVE COCKRUM, CARMINE INFANTINO, WALTER SIMONSON, ROSS ANDRU, ERNIE COLON, FRANK MILLER, MIKE VOSBURG, LARRY HAMA, SAL BUSCEMA, ERNIE CHAN & ALAN WEISS Covers by ALAN DAVIS & GIL KANE Marvel’s top talents of the 1970s take on Edgar Rice Burroughs’ savage swordsman of Barsoom! John Carter, a hunted soldier on the Western frontier, is transported to an alien world filled with six-armed aliens, sinister super-science and the love of his life, the incomparable Dejah Thoris! A must-have science-fiction epic in the Mighty Marvel Manner! Collecting JOHN CARTER, WARLORD OF MARS #1-28 and ANNUAL #1-3. 624 PGS./Rated T ...$99.99 JOHN CARTER, WARLORD OF MARS OMNIBUS HC VARIANT (DM ONLY) 624 PGS./Rated T ...$99.99 * * * X-MEN: AGE OF APOCALYPSE OMNIBUS HC TAN COVER Written by VARIOUS Penciled by VARIOUS Covers by BILLY TAN & JOE MADUREIRA Charles Xavier is dead — killed twenty years in the past during a freak time-travel accident — and the world that has arisen in his absence is dark and dangerous indeed. The Darwinian conqueror Apocalypse rules with an iron fist, ruthlessly enforcing his dictum that only the strong shall survive — and in Apocalypse’s long shadow, hidden among a downtrodden humankind, are a group of ragtag freedom fighters led by Xavier’s oldest friend, Magneto: the Amazing X-Men! When Bishop, last survivor of the true Marvel Universe, locates the X-Men and explains how the world went wrong, these embittered mutants and their tenuous allies must risk everything — and undertake a dangerous and multi-pronged quest — to put things right! The comics event of 1995 is collected in one deluxe oversized hardcover! Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (1963) #320-321, X-MEN (1991) #40-41, CABLE (1993) #20, X-MEN ALPHA, AMAZING X-MEN #1-4, ASTONISHING X-MEN (1995) #1-4, FACTOR X #1-4, GAMBIT & THE X-TERNALS #1-4, GENERATION NEXT #1-4, WEAPON X (1995) #1-4, X-CALIBRE #1-4, X-MAN #1-4, X-MEN OMEGA, AGE OF APOCALYPSE: THE CHOSEN and X-MEN ASHCAN #2. 1072 PGS./Rated T ...$125.00 X-MEN: AGE OF APOCALYPSE OMNIBUS HC MADUREIRA COVER (DM ONLY) 1072 PGS./Rated T ...$125.00   * * * MARVEL UNIVERSE VS. WOLVERINE HC Written by JONATHAN MABERRY Penciled by LAURENCE CAMPBELL Cover by MICHAEL WILLIAM KALUTA MARVEL UNIVERSE VS. THE PUNISHER showed you the ruins of our world. Now, witness the fall. New York Times bestseller Jonathan Maberry reveals the dark and terrible events that take us from the outbreak of a deadly plague to the beginning of the last war for planet Earth. A dreadful disease begins transforming everyone — human and superhuman — into savage, nearly mindless cannibal predators. Who will protect humanity? Who will make a stand against the endless slaughter? Who has the courage to make the hardest of hard choices? One word: SNIKT! Collecting MARVEL UNIVERSE VS. WOLVERINE #1-4. 112 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$19.99 * * * WOLVERINE & BLACK CAT: CLAWS 2 HC Written by JIMMY PALMIOTTI, JUSTIN GRAY & JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER Penciled by JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER Cover by JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER This all-new tale of action, intrigue and razor-sharp appendages picks up right where the first CLAWS left off! Two of Marvel’s most beloved and be-clawed heroes — Wolverine and Black Cat — have barely had time to catch their breath from defeating the villainous mastermind Arcade and his sidekick White Rabbit when the two evil schemers find an escape from their exile in the Savage Land...and an entryway into revenge! Watch the fur fly as these four fight it out in a no-holds-barred adventure guest starring Killraven, freedom fighter from a Martian-dominated future! Collecting WOLVERINE & BLACK CAT: CLAWS 2 #1-3 and KILLRAVEN (2001) 1. 112 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$19.99 * * * INCREDIBLE HULKS: FALL OF THE HULKS HC Written by JEFF PARKER, GREG PAK, FRED VAN LENTE, HARRISON WILCOX, STAN LEE & RYAN DUNLAVEY Penciled by PAUL PELLETIER, ARIEL OLIVETTI, GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI, MICHAEL RYAN, SERGIO ARINO, RYAN STEGMAN, RODNEY BUCHEMI, BEN OLIVER, CARLOS RODRIGUEZ, FERNANDO BLANCO & RYAN DUNLAVEY Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR. The Hulk is gone — transformed back into Bruce Banner, seemingly forever. But Banner knows the Hulk never stays buried. He knows he must prepare. Banner locates Skaar, the Hulk’s half-alien son, who burns for revenge on his father. But he’s not nearly a match for the Hulk. So now it’s up to Banner to train the boy — to kill him once and for all! Plus: Red Hulk wants to put a big red hurt on the Intelligencia, and he’ll need Banner to do it. But Red Hulk hates Banner, and the feeling is most definitely mutual. What plans has Rulk been hiding from everyone? What does all this have to do with the Cosmic Hulk robot? And with the Leader’s Intelligencia corrupting even the powerful intellects of Reed Richards and Dr. Doom, can a house of Hulks divided do anything but fall? Guest-starring Spider-Man, Wolverine, Hank Pym’s Mighty Avengers, Thor and more! Collecting FALL OF THE HULKS: ALPHA, INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) #601-608 and material from #600, DARK REIGN: THE LIST – HULK, FALL OF THE HULKS: RED HULK #1-4, M.O.D.O.K.: REIGN DELAY, and FALL OF THE HULKS: M.O.D.O.K. 512 PGS./Rated T+ ...$39.99 * * * THOR: HEAVEN & EARTH HC Written by PAUL JENKINS Penciled by ARIEL OLIVETTI, MARK TEXEIRA, PASCAL ALIXE & LAN MEDINA Cover by ARIEL OLIVETTI In the days before the terrible events of Ragnarok, the Gods of Asgard stare across the ramparts of their city toward a massive, demonic army at the gates. The prophesied End of All Days is about to begin. As the armies of darkness begin their initial attacks, Thor confronts Loki, who is destined to usher in the fall of Asgard. But what Thor learns from Loki may change the way he sees his treacherous half-brother. For perhaps this terrible event is a time also of renewal. Perhaps in this desperate hour, even the God of Lies has a purpose. Collecting THOR: HEAVEN & EARTH #1-4. 112 PGS./Rated T+ ...$19.99 PREMIERE EDITION HARDCOVERS AVENGERS: HAWKEYE — EARTH’S MIGHTIEST MARKSMAN PREMIERE HC Written by CHUCK DIXON, TOM DEFALCO & NEL YOMTOV Penciled by SCOTT KOLINS, JEFF JOHNSON, DAVE ROSS, MARK BAGLEY & GERALD DECAIRE Covers by SCOTT KOLINS & DARICK ROBERTSON The Avenging Archer takes the stage in a collection of enough sensational solo adventures to fill anyone’s quiver! First, watch out as Hawkeye encounters a genetically engineered monstrosity created by the insidious Secret Empire. But will this feral fiend prove to be friend or foe? Then, roll with the punches as Hawkeye gets battered by Batroc, assaulted by Oddball and trounced by the Taskmaster — all in a single thrilling one-shot. Finally, duck for cover when Hawkeye participates in a rocky three-part reunion! Ready, aim, fire — this Marvelous masterpiece hits the mark! Collecting HAWKEYE (1994) #1-4, HAWKEYE: EARTH’S MIGHTIEST MARKSMAN and material from MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS (1988) #159-161. 168 PGS./Rated T ...$24.99 AVENGERS: HAWKEYE – EARTH’S MIGHTIEST MARKSMAN PREMIERE HC — VARIANT EDITION VOL. 84 (DM ONLY) 168 PGS./Rated T ...$24.99   * * * ELEKTRA: ASSASSIN PREMIERE HC Written by FRANK MILLER Penciled by BILL SIENKIEWICZ Covers by BILL SIENKIEWICZ Good ninjas never die, let alone the baddest one of all! Fan favorite Frank Miller ushers his awesome assassin through good and evil and life and death and rebirth and more! Who is the otherworldly entity in pursuit of the presidency? When has Elektra met her greatest triumphs and tragedies? Why did she die, and how did she return? Collecting ELEKTRA: ASSASSIN #1-8. 144 PGS./Rated A ...$24.99 272 PGS./Explicit Content ...$24.99 ELEKTRA: ASSASSIN PREMIERE HC — VARIANT EDITION VOL. 85 (DM ONLY) 272 PGS./Explicit Content ...$24.99   * * * POWERS VOL. 3: LITTLE DEATHS PREMIERE HC Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Pencils & Cover by MICHAEL AVON OEMING Follow the series that made Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming comic-book superstars! Detectives Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim work special homicide cases that involve Powers. Superheroes have “groupies” like anyone in the spotlight — but when a famous superhero dies, could the culprit be one of them? Plus: Warren Ellis goes on a ride-along with our favorite detectives! This completely redesigned, reformatted and reworked hardcover is perfect for both new readers and old! Collecting POWERS (2000) #7, #12-14 and ANNUAL #1 — plus the POWERS COLORING/ ACTIVITY BOOK! 192 PGS./Mature ...$24.99   * * * ASTONISHING X-MEN: MONSTROUS PREMIERE HC Written by DANIEL WAY Penciled by JASON PEARSON, SARA PICHELLI & NICK BRADSHAW Cover by MICHAEL WILLIAM KALUTA Not all monsters are easy to spot — some of them live among us, undetected or long forgotten. Some of them live inside us, in the dark corners of our hearts, feeding on our secret fears of loss. But in the Marvel Universe, most of them live on Monster Island. Or, at least, they did. A mysterious exodus is under way; monsters spilling onto nearby shores — with catastrophic results — and it falls upon a small group of X-Men to both save the population from destruction and solve an imposing riddle: What are monsters afraid of? Get ready for a widescreen blockbuster filled with classic monsters, heart-stopping revelations and over-the-top action! Collecting ASTONISHING X-MEN (2004) #36-37, #39 and #41. 112 PGS./Rated T+ ...$16.99   * * * DEADPOOL MAX: BALLS OUT PREMIERE HC Written by DAVID LAPHAM Penciled by KYLE BAKER & SHAWN CRYSTAL Cover by KYLE BAKER Deadpool never thought it would happen to him. He never thought his new life as a non-killing dad would start out so blissfully and end up like this — with his wife having all the espionage-themed fun and him at home taking care of a screaming baby, wondering when its batteries will run out. Can Deadpool pull his life back together, save his marriage and stop the spread of the deadly Liquid X? Probably not, but one out of three ain’t bad. Then, when Deadpool goes AWOL, Hydra Bob knows that if anyone finds out, he’ll spend the rest of his miserable days in a very deep and dark hole. With world on the brink of Armageddon, Bob must don Deadpool’s abandoned duds and go it alone. But will years of experience and red tights be enough to stop the terrorist plans of the deadly Moon Knights and their stockpile of Liquid X? Hell no. Collecting DEADPOOL MAX (2010) #7-12. 144 PGS./Explicit Content ...$24.99 * * * HALO: FALL OF REACH — COVENANT PREMIERE HC Written by BRIAN REED Penciled by FELIX RUIZ Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS FROM THE BESTSELLING PREQUEL HALO: FALL OF REACH! It is a question that man has long asked: Are we alone in the universe? In this riveting prequel, the United Nations Space Command learns the answer to that question — and the answer is “no.” Witness the beginning of the struggle between Man and Covenant in this epic series based on the novel by Eric Nylund, adapted by Brian Reed and brought brilliantly to life by Felix Ruiz! Collecting HALO: FALL OF REACH – COVENANT #1-4. 112 PGS./17 & Up ...$19.99 * * * MIGHTY THOR BY MATT FRACTION VOL. 1 PREMIERE HC MOVIE COVER Written by MATT FRACTION Penciled by OLIVIER COIPEL Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL It’s a shining, golden, new age for the Thunder God — and Matt Fraction and Olivier Coipel are back to lead the charge! Thor and Sif dive deep into the heart of the fractured World Tree to reclaim an artifact from beyond time and space, an artifact that attracts the attention of the Silver Surfer. And when a herald such as he arrives on Earth, the arrival of his master is certain to follow. Prepare for the return of the World Eater. Prepare for the return of Galactus! Collecting MIGHTY THOR #1-6. 144 PGS./Rated T+ ...$24.99 MIGHTY THOR BY MATT FRACTION VOL. 1 PREMIERE HC COIPEL COVER (DM ONLY) 144 PGS./Rated T+ ...$24.99   * * * ULTIMATE COMICS DEATH OF SPIDER-MAN: FALLOUT PREMIERE HC Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS, JONATHAN HICKMAN, & NICK SPENCER Penciled by MARK BAGLEY, SARA PICHELLI, SALVADOR LARROCA, BILLY TAN & CLAYTON CRAIN Cover by MARK BAGLEY The end before the beginning. How will Spider-Man’s loved ones react to his tragic death? What will become of Captain America? Where have all the X-Men gone? And what’s up with the new Spider-Man suit? Don’t miss one of the most talked about Ultimate events ever! Collecting ULTIMATE COMICS FALLOUT #1-6. 144 PGS./Rated T+ ...$24.99 ULTIMATE COMICS DEATH OF SPIDER-MAN: FALLOUT PREMIERE HC (DM ONLY) 144 PGS./Rated T+ ...$24.99   * * * UNCANNY X-FORCE: THE DARK ANGEL SAGA BOOK 1 PREMIERE HC Written by RICK REMENDER Penciled by BILLY TAN, RICHARD ELSON & MARK BROOKS Cover by ESAD RIBIC Apocalypse’s heir, Archangel, has picked up where his predecessor left off, amassing an army of En Sabah Nur’s greatest servants! The only hope X-Force have of saving Warren Worthington from the dark entity that inhabits his soul rests in a dimension where Apocalypse, and his technology, took over the world: the Age of Apocalypse! However, before X-Force can obtain the thing capable of saving their friend, they must defeat the Amazing X-Men! Plus: Magneto uncovers X-Force’s existence, and the only way he’ll keep their secret is if they assassinate a mysterious figure from his past! Why can’t Magneto do the deed himself? The answer is buried in a terrible secret from the ashes of World War II. Collecting UNCANNY X-FORCE #8-13. 144 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$24.99 * * * DEADPOOL VOL. 9: INSTITUTIONALIZED PREMIERE HC Written by DANIEL WAY Penciled by CARLO BARBERI Cover by DAVE JOHNSON After the fallout — nuclear and otherwise — of the Merc with a Mouth’s antics in Arizona, the government is faced with an impossible question: what to do with Deadpool? Luckily, Deadpool’s gamma-powered legal defense team provides an answer: stick him in an institution! When you think about it, it might be the only solution — after all, he really does need some professional help...as well as protection from the enemy: himself. Collecting DEADPOOL (2008) #40-44. 120 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$19.99   DIGESTS AND GRAPHIC NOVELS NEW X-MEN BY GRANT MORRISON BOOK 7 GN-TPB Written by GRANT MORRISON Penciled by PHIL JIMENEZ Cover by PHIL JIMENEZ The X-Men have long been at odds with one man who has caused them so much torment throughout the years: the genetic terrorist known as Magneto, Master of Magnetism. They have battled him on countless occasions as he fought against Charles Xavier’s dream of peaceful coexistence between mutants and humans, preferring instead that mutants inherit the Earth. At last, the X-Men’s greatest adversary was thought dead, finally ridding the world of his mutant menace. But instead, he was simply hiding, waiting in secret to make a move against the team that has thwarted his plans again and again. But where he was hiding will shatter the lives of everyone at Xavier’s Mansion. If they even survive his latest attack, can the X-Men prevent his planned genocide of the entire human race? Collecting NEW X-MEN (2001) #146-150. 136 PGS./Rated T+ ...$14.99 TRADE PAPERBACKS 5 RONIN TPB Written by PETER MILLIGAN Penciled by TOMM COKER, DALIBOR TALAJIC, LAURENCE CAMPBELL, GORAN PARLOV & LEANDRO FERNANDEX Covers by JOHN CASSADAY & DAVID AJA In the age of samurai, death is their only master. Wolverine — the undying killer. Hulk — the barely contained monster. Punisher — the soldier without a war. Psylocke — the beauty who can look within you. Deadpool — the world’s most dangerous fool. In feudal Japan, the spirits of these five heroes live on as you’ve never seen them before. These aren’t super heroes. They are disgraced warriors, masterless samurai. They are 5 Ronin. Collecting 5 RONIN #1-5. 136 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$16.99 * * * DEADPOOL CORPS VOL. 2: YOU SAY YOU WANT A REVOLUTION TPB Written by VICTOR GISCHLER Penciled by ROB LIEFELD & MARAT MYCHAELS Cover by ROB LIEFELD How many Deadpools does it take to destroy an alien world? Fresh from inexplicably saving the galaxy, the Deadpool Corps is offered a mission by the Omega Confederation to squash a rebellion by the Krook people that is derailing the company’s mining operation. Naturally, the Confederation is a little miffed upon learning the Corps has changed sides! Deadpool tries to modernize the Krook society so the people can defend themselves from invasion, at the same time attempting to win Princess Teela’s affections. But her father, the king, challenges Deadpool’s rise to power and his kingdom’s industrialization. Leave it to Wade Wilson to incite a civil war. Father fights daughter, brother battles brother, and Lady Deadpool duels Deadpool! Will Wade and friends make it out alive, or will their meddling destroy the entire planet? Collecting DEADPOOL CORPS #7-12. 144 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$16.99 * * * DEADPOOL TEAM-UP VOL. 3: BFFs TPB Written by CULLEN BUNN, ROB WILLIAMS, SHANE MCCARTHY, RICK SPEARS, TOM PEYER, SKOTTIE YOUNG & STUART MOORE Penciled by TOM FOWLER, MATTEO SCALERA, NICK DRAGOTTA, PHILIP BOND, JACOB CHABOT, RAMON PEREZ & SHAWN CRYSTAL Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS Everywhere Deadpool goes, insanity follows! Deadpool’s ridiculous team-ups continue as the maniacal Merc with a Mouth partners with some of the Marvel Universe’s most respected characters — and a vampire cow. One thing’s for sure: This isn’t your grandpappy’s MARVEL TEAM-UP! Wade takes the world of sports entertainment by storm as he forms a tag team with the Thing, gets caught red-handed raiding the ruins of Asgard by Thor, finds new uses for chopsticks in China with Iron Fist, escapes the clutches of the evil Dr. Kilgore with the help of a bloodsucking bovine, watches the Watcher watching him in the men’s room, loses his job as a herald of Galactus and rocks a Phoenix costume while battling Shi’ar robots with Wolverine! All in all, it’s pretty much everything you’d expect from Deadpool! Collecting DEADPOOL TEAM-UP #888-883 and WOLVERINE/DEADPOOL: THE DECOY. 168 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$15.99 * * * DEADPOOL VOL. 7: SPACE ODDITY TPB Written by DANIEL WAY Penciled by SHELDON VILLA, CARLO BARBERI, JIM CALAFIORE & BONG DAZO Cover by DAVE JOHNSON Ground Control to Major Deadpool! After bumping off Macho Gomez, the galaxy’s top assassin, Deadpool heads into space to increase his intergalactic cred. Abandoning his plans to become one of Earth’s heroes, he decides to stop pulling punches, knives, swords, bullets, grenades and so forth. Everyone’s favorite fun-loving killer-for-hire is back with a new job and a new lady! Will this cement him as the solar system’s best, most ruthless mercenary — or will things like lack of oxygen and zero-gravity throw him off his game? One word: maybe! Wade’s first contract is a doozy, as he’s hired to kill Id the Selfish Moon. This body is anything but heavenly and travels through space destroying planets. For this super-sized job, Deadpool follows his usual credo: The bigger the problem, the more insane the solution! Collecting DEADPOOL (2008) #33.1 and #32-35. 120 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$15.99 * * * INCREDIBLE HULKS: HEART OF THE MONSTER TPB Written by GREG PAK Penciled by PAUL PELLETIER Cover by PAUL PELLETIER PLANET HULK and WORLD WAR HULK writer Greg Pak ends his legendary run — and he’s taking the Green Goliath down with him! To protect his beloved family, Bruce Banner has spent the last year sacrificing himself in titanic clashes with monsters, demons and the gods themselves. But what happens when the furious monster inside him says ENOUGH? Every wish comes true — and every curse is unleashed — as the angriest, strongest one there is finally seizes what HE wants. The Hulk’s greatest love, most powerful villains and ultimate triumph converge — in what just might be the end of the Incredible Hulk. Collecting INCREDIBLE HULKS #630-635. 144 PGS./Rated T ...$16.99 * * * OZ: THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ TPB Written by ERIC SHANOWER Penciled by SKOTTIE YOUNG Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG The premier American fantasy adventure gets the Merry Marvel treatment! Eisner Award-winning writer/artist Eric Shanower (Age of Bronze) teams with fan-favorite artist Skottie Young (NEW X-MEN) to bring L. Frank Baum’s beloved classic to life! When Kansas farm girl Dorothy flies away to the magical Land of Oz, she fatally flattens a Wicked Witch, liberates a living Scarecrow and is hailed by the Munchkin people as a great sorceress — but all she really wants to know is how to get home. Collecting WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ #1-8 and the WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ SKETCHBOOK. 216 PGS./All Ages ...$24.99 * * * SPIDER-MAN: MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH TPB Written by DAN SLOTT & JAN VAN LENTE Penciled by STEFANO CASELLI, HUMBERTO RAMOS, MARCOS MARTIN, NUNO PLATI & TY TEMPLETON Cover by MARCOS MARTIN Peter Parker grapples with matters of life and death in a multi-faceted storyline that ranks among Spider-Man’s best. Facing a foe from his past bent on the murder of everyone J. Jonah Jameson holds dear, Spidey calls in the cavalry! But can even the Avengers help him stop the new Spider-Slayer from claiming his victims when he has the Scorpion and an entire insect army at his command? Plus: It’s a new Venom for a new age as a character you know and love takes on the power of the symbiote you love to hate! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #652-657 and #654.1. 224 PGS./Rated A ...$19.99 * * * POWER MAN AND IRON FIST: THE COMEDY OF DEATH TPB Written by FRED VAN LENTE Penciled by WELLINTON ALVES & PERE PEREZ Cover by MIKE PERKINS Charging from the pages of SHADOWLAND comes the all-new POWER MAN & IRON FIST! When Danny Rand transformed his multinational corporation into a non-profit foundation, he thought he had left fighting behind — but with so many innocents wrongly convicted, the battle never ends! Their first case is Luke Cage and Danny Rand’s former secretary, Jennie Royce, imprisoned for a murder she didn’t commit — or did she? And Iron Fist isn’t fighting alone. He’s got a new partner: Victor Alvarez, the all-new Power Man, he of the exploding punches — and exploding temper! Can Danny train his young charge well enough to face returning foil El Aguila — as well as new threats Don Pagliacci; the Commedia Dell’Morte; and the beautiful, deadly Noir? That’s right, Marvel’s original mismatched action duo begins a new era of greatness right here! Collecting POWER MAN & IRON FIST (2011) #1-5. 120 PGS./Rated T ...$16.99 * * * DAREDEVIL: REBORN TPB Written by ANDY DIGGLE Penciled by DAVIDE GIANFELICE Cover by JOCK Can Matt Murdock deny the hero within? After SHADOWLAND, Matt left New York, turned his back on his life as Daredevil, and hopped a cross-country bus hoping to forget the bloodshed and betrayal he presided over as leader of the Hand. But when he finds himself in a small desert town that doesn’t take kindly to outsiders, he quickly realizes there’s a reason behind the locals’ enmity. Corruption has spread though the townsfolk and to the highest levels of law enforcement — and when the sheriff learns of Matt’s past as a super hero, he aims to eliminate the threat altogether. With his life on the line and innocent citizens in need of a hero, Matt Murdock will face his legacy as Daredevil and decide once and for all whether to be a hero, or else abandon his life as a crime-fighter and start anew. Collectin DAREDEVIL REBORN #1-4. 112 PGS./Rated T+ ...$16.99 * * * SUPREME POWER: GODS AND SOLDIERS TPB Written by KYLE HIGGINS Penciled by MANUEL GARCIA Cover by SEBASTIAN FIUMARA The groundbreaking, controversial SUPREME POWER is back! A new era begins for the deadliest super heroes of all time! The man known as Hyperion has disappeared, hiding from the government and finally living the life he always wanted. Dr. Spectrum has taken his place as America’s greatest hero — and the military’s greatest asset. But when the balance of super-power threatens the world, and Dr. Spectrum becomes a deadly liability, Hyperion’s solitude may be short-lived. Will these two former allies find themselves at the center of a conflict that could engulf the planet? Collecting SUPREME POWER (2011) #1-4. 96 PGS./Explicit Content ...$14.99 * * * PUNISHERMAX: BULLSEYE TPB Written by JASON AARON Penciled by STEVE DILLON Cover by DAVE JOHNSON Ex-Marine Frank Castle will do whatever it takes to eliminate criminals. Using the memory of his family’s murder to fuel his hatred, Castle is a virtual killing machine. While his methods are brutal, he has always adhered to a strict code, never allowing innocents or the police to end up in his crosshairs. With the cops working for the Kingpin of Crime, Frank finds himself with a choice. Can he kill a cop, albeit a dirty one? How far is he willing to go to bring down the Kingpin and his rabid dog Bullseye? One trigger pull and the life of the Punisher will never be the same! Collecting PUNISHERMAX (2010) #6-11. 144 PGS./Explicit Content ...$19.99 * * * THOR BY KIERON GILLEN ULTIMATE COLLECTION TPB Written by KIERON GILLEN Penciled by BILLY TAN, RICHARD ELSON, DOUG BRAITHWAITE, JAMIE MCKELVIE & NIKO HENRICHON Cover by MIKO SUAYAN Loki has woven his intricate scheming throughout every level of Thor’s existence. From Asgard to Oklahoma, from Latveria to Hell, the Trickster has involved the likes of Dr. Doom, Hela, Norman Osborn and even Mephisto to meet his sinister goals. But when his plans spiral out of control — culminating in the Siege of Asgard and the return of an ancient evil so terrible it means certain disaster to even speak its name — it’s up to Thor and his fellow Asgardians to save the day. But who, if anyone, will save Loki? And what soul-saving part does Dani Moonstar of the New Mutants have to play? All this and more by one of today’s most celebrated Asgardian chroniclers, fan-favorite scribe Kieron Gillen! Collecting THOR (1966) #604-614, SIEGE: LOKI and NEW MUTANTS (2009) #11. 312 PGS./Rated T+ ...$34.99 * * * THOR: THE WORLD EATERS TPB Written by MATT FRACTION, DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING Penciled by PASQUAL FERRY, MARK BROOKS & SALVADOR LARROCA Cover by PASQUAL FERRY Asgard lies in ruins. Balder the Brave has proven his mettle as a warrior, but is an uncertain king; his people rightly wonder whether they can endure one more turn of bad luck. So the last news they need to hear is that a trans-dimensional force of implacable evil is headed their way. The World Eaters have learned that Asgard has abandoned its place in the natural order of the Nine Worlds and now resides in the skies above Oklahoma, and they aim to take it — but that’s not the last claim they plan to stake. As they ravage Alfheim, Muspelheim and the other branches of the World Tree, Thor must stir his family of gods to action to face a most dire threat, at a time when they simply have no margin for error. Collecting THOR (1966) #615-621 and #620.1. 216 PGS./Rated T+ ...$19.99 * * * ULTIMATE COMICS CAPTAIN AMERICA TPB Written by JASON AARON Penciled by RON GARNEY Cover by RON GARNEY Captain America has finally met his match: Captain America. Frank Simpson is a man without a country. The secret Captain America of the Vietnam War, he was augmented and experimented on by the military, to soldier on while the original Cap was missing. But Simpson became disillusioned with America and deserted in 1972. Now he’s back, with an entire army of Super-Soldiers at his disposal. His mission: to break the original Captain America and, in his words, make him “see the light.” Can an icon be destroyed? Or is Steve Rogers truly unbreakable? Captain America faces his greatest challenge, learning more about both himself and his country than he ever bargained for! Collecting ULTIMATE COMICS CAPTAIN AMERICA #1-4. 112 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$14.99 * * * ULTIMATE COMICS DOOMSDAY TPB Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Penciled by RAFA SANDOVAL Cover by ED MCGUINNESS The wounds left by ULTIMATUM have not yet closed, but still the world marches on. The ghosts of that horrible day will not rest, but the battered and bruised heroes try desperately to find something to believe in — a cause to rally around and fight for. In the wake of such suffering, it’s impossible to remain unchanged. Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and others struggle to make sense of it all under the weight of challenges both physical and emotional. What has happened to them? When each sees what the others are capable of, will it tear them apart? Collecting ULTIMATE COMICS ENEMY #1-4, ULTIMATE COMICS MYSTERY #1-4 and ULTIMATE COMICS DOOM #1-4. 304 PGS./Rated T+ ...$34.99 * * * X-MEN: WITH GREAT POWER TPB Written by VICTOR GISCHLER Penciled by CHRIS BACHALO, PACO MEDINA & AL BARRIONUEVO Cover by TERRY DODSON It sounds like a joke, or at least the kind of problem the X-Men certainly don’t need to trouble themselves with: alligators in the sewers, the ultimate urban myth. But rumor becomes deadly reality when strange, reptilian creatures are found to be living under Manhattan. Huge masses of dead bodies are discovered in the creatures’ lair, along with an ally in the fight: the Amazing Spider-Man! Reptilian creatures point to an old Spidey foe: Dr. Curt Connors, the biologist tragically transformed into the Lizard. But there’s a larger, darker presence pulling the strings. As more people are transformed — including three of the X-Men — Spider-Man and the remaining mutants will have to battle foes on multiple fronts to survive the day and win their teammates back! Collecting X-MEN (2010) #7-11. 120 PGS./Rated T+ ...$19.99 * * * AVENGERS FOREVER TPB (NEW PRINTING) Written by KURT BUSIEK & ROGER STERN Penciled by CARLOS PACHECO Cover by CARLOS PACHECO Through the years, the Avengers have always found a way to reach victory — no matter the odds, no matter the sacrifice. But now, Earth’s Mightiest Heroes face a different kind of menace. A menace so great, it has made allies out of sworn enemies. This seemingly unconquerable enemy is...the future! Seven time-lost Avengers — plucked from the past, present and future — must protect their longtime ally Rick Jones from death at the hands of Immortus, the Master of Time. To learn why Rick has been targeted for elimination, the Avengers join forces with Kang the Conqueror — one of the team’s deadliest, most implacable foes — in a cosmic battle that stretches from the Old West to the End of Time. And in so doing, they discover they’re fighting not just for one life, but for the very destiny of mankind — against a greater foe than they could have possibly imagined. Collecting AVENGERS FOREVER #1-12. 328 PGS./Rated T ...$29.99 * * * SPIDER-MAN: MARVEL TEAM-UP BY CLAREMONT & BYRNE TPB Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT & RALPH MACCHIO Penciled by JOHN BYRNE Cover by JOHN BYRNE Chris Claremont and John Byrne take the helm of MARVEL TEAM-UP — and deliver some of the most entertaining, edge-of-your-seat pairings yet! Featuring Spider-Man, the Human Torch, Ms. Marvel, Iron Fist, Captain Britain, Thor, Power Man, Havok and more — against the threats of Equinox, the Super-Skrull, the Steel Serpent, Arcade, Kraven, D’Spayre and the Living Monolith! Collecting MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) #59-70 and #75. 240 PGS./Rated T ...$29.99   * * * OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE A TO Z VOL. 2 TPB Written by THE OHOTMU TEAM, led by MIKE O’SULLIVAN and overseen by JEFF CHRISTIANSEN Cover by TOM GRUMMETT AT LAST! The landmark, encyclopedia-style OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE hardcover series is reprinted in softcover format! Each volume has corrected any errors in all profiles — and features an all-new “Where Are They Now?” update addendum with text and art! An indispensable resource for all true Marvel fans! VOL. 2 spotlights hundreds of characters beginning with B and C — including Blade, the Brood, Bullseye, Cable, Luke Cage, Cannonball, Captain America, Carnage, Celestials, the Cosmic Cube, Amadeus Cho and Colossus! 256 PGS./Rated T+ ...$19.99 * * * SKAAR: KING OF THE SAVAGE LAND TPB Written by ROB WILLIAMS Penciled by BRIAN CHING Cover by MICHAEL KOMARCK The Son of Hulk conquers a new world! Though Ka-Zar has long ruled the Savage Land, a battle for dominance is coming, and Skaar is not the only contender. It’s dinosaurs, giant robots and an ancient evil mastermind in Marvel’s finest jungle adventure tradition that will redraw the map of the Savage Land forever! Collecting SKAAR: KING OF THE SAVAGE LAND #1-5. 120 PGS./Rated T+ ...$15.99 * * * SPIDER-MAN: ORIGIN OF THE HOBGOBLIN TPB Written by ROGER STERN, TOM DEFALCO & BILL MANTLO Penciled by JOHN ROMITA, JOHN ROMITA JR., RON FRENZ, MIKE ZECK, MARIE SEVERIN & AL MILGROM Cover by JOHN ROMITA The Hobgoblin lives! Rising from the legacy of the Green Goblin, Spider-Man’s most enduring foe, comes the deadly Hobgoblin! His true identity is one of the most complex mysteries Spidey has ever faced. Featuring the Black Cat, the Kingpin, Madame Web, Mary Jane, the Prowler and more! See Spider-Man’s earliest battles with one of his deadliest foes! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #238-239, #244-245 and #249-251; and PETER PARKER, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) #43, #47-48 and #85. 200 PGS./Rated T ...$24.99 * * * SPIDER-MAN: TORMENT TPB (NEW PRINTING) Written by TODD MCFARLANE Penciled by TODD MCFARLANE Cover by TODD MCFARLANE Webs, fangs and voodoo drums! Todd McFarlane turns his eye for detail toward Spider-Man, in the premier storyline of a uniquely nineties incarnation! A vengeance-seeking villain binds another Spider-Man foe to her will, but can they really resurrect a third to triple-team the wall-crawler? Get front-row seat for the artistic innovations that made Todd McFarlane one of his era’s hottest talents! Collecting SPIDER-MAN (1990) #1-5. 144 PGS./Rated T ...$15.99 * * * CAPTAIN AMERICA: MAN OUT OF TIME TPB Written by MARK WAID & STAN LEE Penciled by JORGE MOLINA & JACK KIRBY Cover by BRYAN HITCH In the waning days of World War II, Steve Rogers — Captain America — seemingly sacrifices his life to save his nation. But decades later, he finds himself revived, thrust into a strange new America he barely recognizes. As he meets the heroes his legend inspired, Cap comes to understand what his sacrifice has meant. But it doesn’t change one fact: His partner and friend, Bucky, is dead — and Cap may have the means to return to the past and save him. For the sake of the timestream, the Avengers must do everything in their power to stop him! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA: MAN OUT OF TIME #1-5 and AVENGERS (1963) #4. 144 PGS./Rated T ...$16.99 ESSENTIALS ESSENTIAL SGT. FURY VOL. 1 TPB Written by STAN LEE Penciled by JACK KIRBY & DICK AYERS Stand at attention, soldier, and get ready for a super-size K-ration of the adventures of Sgt. Nick Fury and his Howling Commandos! Join Fury and his Howlers — with special guest-appearances by Captain America and Bucky! — as they battle Baron Strucker and his Ratzi hordes, bringing the action all the way to Hitler himself! This tank-size tome brings you such a heaping serving of WWII adventures that enough to whet even Dum Dum Dugan’s appetite! WA-HOOO! Collecting SGT. FURY #1-23 and ANNUAL #1. 544 PGS./All Ages ...$19.99 * * * ESSENTIAL SPIDER-MAN VOL. 7 TPB Written by VARIOUS Penciled by VARIOUS Cover by JOHN ROMITA From classic foes like Doc Ock to lesser-known lawbreakers like Cyclone, this volume has more villains than you can shake the proverbial stick at! Illusion’s the order of the day with the miscreant misdeeds of Mindworm, Mysterio and Mirage — but the Jackal’s got something much more enduring in mind! Witness the birth of the Clone Saga! Spidey endures a lashing from the Lizard, scraps with the Scorpion and tussles with the Tarantula — but can any menace truly match...the Spider-Mobile?! Featuring the origins of the Jackal, the Grizzly, the Fly, Moses Magnum and more! Guest-starring the Punisher and Man-Thing! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #138-160 and ANNUAL #10, and GIANT-SIZE SPIDER-MAN #4-5. 528 PGS./All Ages ...$19.99 * * * ESSENTIAL SPIDER-MAN VOL. 8 TPB Written by VARIOUS Penciled by VARIOUS Cover by ROSS ANDRU Spider-Man is as amazing as ever against adversarial alumni like the Lizard and the Kingpin, as well as up-and-coming enemies such as Stegron and Jigsaw — with the lesser-known larcenies of the Big Wheel and the Spider-Squad to fill his spare time! Featuring the first appearances of Rocket Racer and Will O’ the Wisp! Forgotten chapters from the Green Goblin legacy and the Clone Saga! Spider-Man’s origin and Peter Parker’s college graduation! And J. Jonah Jameson at his best and worst! Guest-starring the Punisher, Nova the Human Rocket, the Human Torch and the X-Men! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #161-185 and ANNUAL #11, GIANT-SIZE SPIDER-MAN #6, and NOVA (1976) #12. 512 PGS./All Ages ...$19.99