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MARVEL COMICS: December 2005 Collected Editions Solicits
MONTHLY COMICS DAUGHTERS OF THE DRAGON: DEADLY HANDS
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT Re-presenting three classic tales of Marvel's hottest femme fatales by comic-book legends Chris Claremont and Marshall Rogers from the classic black-and-white pulp magazines BIZARRE ADVENTURES #25 and DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG FU #32-33! Featuring an all-new new cover by Marshall Rogers! And interviews with the creators! (80 pages, $3.99.) HARDCOVERS FANTASTIC FOUR BY J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI VOL. 1 PREMIERE HC
Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI The new ongoing creative team of writer J. Michael Straczynski (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, SUPREME POWER) and artist Mike McKone (Teen Titans, EXILES) unite their talents to chart a new course for the world's greatest comic magazine! First up: an intriguing offer for a conflicted Reed, and a windfall for Ben! Plus: A visit from state officials has dire ramifications for Sue and the rest of the Richards clan! Collects FANTASTIC FOUR #527-532. (144 pages, $19.99) MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE AVENGERS VOL. 5
Written by ROY THOMAS The year was 1967, and what a year it was to be an Avengers fan. Why? Because Earth's Mightiest Heroes gained one of Earth's Mightiest artists—the one and only John Buscema! If an artist like Big John teaming up to create the titanic Thomas/Heck/Buscema triumvirate isn't enough to wet your whistle for amazing tales of the adventurous Avengers, then get a load of the manic Marvel Masterworks they have in store for you: Prince of Power, Hercules goes mano-a-mano with the Dragon Man; Captain America mixes it up with the Russian Red Guardian for the Red, White and Blue; the entire dag-blamed Avengers battle the Super-Adaptoid; Goliath and the Wasp face a blast from their shrinking past as they fight the Whirlwind. And a hero redeems the role of the Black Knight only to have the Avengers lose their teammates, Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch, to Magneto and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants—it's a cosmic balance, bub! And let us not forget, Avengers past and present joining together in combat against a sextet of baddies built up by the Mandarin. It's a story so huge it could only be contained in the first-ever Avengers Annual! Remember, True Believer, there's no guarantee that a yuletide gift this hot won't ignite, so don't forget to fireproof the ol' fir tree. Collecting AVENGERS (Vol. 1) #41-50 and ANNUAL #1. (288 pages, REG = $49.99 / VAR = $54.99) MARVEL MASTERWORKS: GOLDEN AGE ALL-WINNERS COMICS VOL. 1
Written by CARL BURGOS, STAN LEE, JACK KIRBY,
JOE SIMON & BILL EVERETT Marvel Comics proudly presents more Golden Age greats, collecting the first four issues of ALL-WINNERS COMICS, from 1941-42 - newly remastered and restored. The Human Torch, Captain America, the Sub-Mariner, the Destroyer, the Whizzer and more battle for victory for America - both together and in solo adventures! (280 pages, REG = $49.99 / VAR = $54.99) TRADE PAPERBACKS ULTIMATE GALACTUS BOOK 2: SECRET TPB
Written by WARREN ELLIS The second story in the ULTIMATE GALACTUS trilogy that began with ULTIMATE NIGHTMARE! A hidden alien race is trying desperately to keep man from reaching the stars. Cape Canaveral scientist Phillip Lawson, secretly a Kree soldier assigned to a mission on our planet, knows of the hideous plan and will use all his considerable power to stop it...the power of Captain Mahr Vehl! But his sudden betrayal may mean a swift doom for the Earth. Starring the Ultimates and the Ultimate Fantastic Four! Collects ULTIMATE SECRET #1-4. (96 pages, $12.99.) ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VOL. 14: WARRIORS TPB
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS The Gang War to end all Gang Wars begins! The Kingpin is in retreat -- and that kind of a power vacuum won't last long. It's about to be filled by a figure of unabashed dread in the underworld: Hammerhead! Plus: the Ultimate debut of several Marvel characters, including Moon Knight! And Spidey thinks he's had trouble before... but nothing has ever made him declare, "Peter Parker no more!" Collects ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #79-85. (168 pages, $17.99) NEW X-MEN - ACADEMY X VOL. 3: X-POSED TPB
Written by NUNZIO DEFILIPPIS & CHRISTINA WEIR Four tales of tomorrow's X-Men! First, a forbidden relationship comes out into the open, with consequences for everyone at Xavier's! Then, the kids at Xavier's deal with death as they mourn the passing of one of their favorite teachers. But when their emotions start coming out, will they say things that might signal the end of the New Mutants forever?! Next, the Xavier Institute's end-of-year dance is upon the New Mutants. Invitations are declined, hearts are broken, and jealously runs rampant! And just as the X-Men leave for a mission, an old villain sees this as the perfect time to strike! And finally, with the New Mutants at their absolute lowest, will the kids be able to work out their problems and become a team again?! Plus: HANDBOOK-style bios on all your favorite New Mutants and Hellions characters! Collects NEW X-MEN: ACADEMY X #12-15 and the NEW X-MEN: ACADEMY X YEARBOOK SPECIAL. (120 pages, $14.99.) X-MEN: PHOENIX - ENDSONG TPB
Written by GREG PAK The mysterious and powerful Phoenix Force is life incarnate, and yet it consumes whole worlds in a moment. Its long history with the X-Men is fraught with tragedy...especially concerning one of the most beloved of their number, Jean Grey. What will happen when the Phoenix returns to Earth in search of the one mortal who could ever contain its power...only to find her dead? Collects X-MEN: PHOENIX - ENDSONG #1-5. (128 pages, $14.99.) G.L.A.: MISASSEMBLED TPB
Written by DAN SLOTT They are the Great Lake Avengers, the guys who got the shortest end of the super-hero stick. But with the REAL Avengers disassembled, they're going to try to step up to the plate and deal with one of their most powerful villains! Can they save the day? Well, we just hope these guys can save themselves! Collects G.L.A. #1-4 - plus the team's first appearance from WEST COAST AVENGERS #46, by JOHN BYRNE; and Squirrel Girl's first and only previous appearance from MARVEL SUPER-HEROES #8, by WILL MURRAY and STEVE DITKO. (144 pages, $14.99.) SPIDER-MAN: BREAKOUT TPB
Written by TONY BEDARD The NEW AVENGERS riot hits here! The jailbreak of the century causes more havoc in the Marvel U as a flood of the most dangerous villains on the planet pour into the streets of New York City! And caught between two warring cliques of escaped convicts is everyone's favorite web-slinger! Collects SPIDER-MAN: BREAKOUT #1-5. (120 pages, $13.99) MARVEL TEAM-UP VOL. 2: MASTER OF THE RING TPB
Written by ROBERT KIRKMAN The Ringmaster is sick of sitting on the sidelines. Reality-altering ring in hand, the newly superpowered villain is out to make a name for himself. Unfortunately for Spider-Man and Moon Knight, they're caught up in the middle of his master plan for world domination. Also featuring the Punisher, Blade, Daredevil, Luke Cage and more! Plus: The Titannus War comes to an abrupt and violent end as all questions are answered, and all plot threads are resolved. Spider-Man, Wolverine, Doctor Strange, Nova, Ms. Marvel, She-Hulk and the Hulk discover the secrets of Titannus, the most powerful villain introduced into the Marvel Universe this century! Collects MARVEL TEAM-UP #7-13. (176 pages, $17.99) CAPTAIN AMERICA & THE FALCON: SECRET EMPIRE TPB
Written by STEVE ENGLEHART & MIKE FRIEDRICH The Secret Empire was rarely more secretive or empirical than in this classic arc that sets Cap against a conspiracy out to frame and replace him in the American mind! And pay CLOSE attention to the man behind the curtain (or mask, as the case may be)! Corruption and cover-ups conclude with Cap quitting the Avengers, paving the way for his days as Nomad! With Nick Fury, the Black Panther and Banshee! Guest-starring the X-Men (back before it was cool) and featuring an early re-telling of Cap's origin! Collects CAPTAIN AMERICA AND THE FALCON #169-176. (168 pages, $19.99) FANTASTIC FOUR VISIONARIES: JOHN BYRNE VOL. 5 TPB
Written by JOHN BYRNE & MARK GRUENWALD Learn the fantastic mysteries of Mister Fantastic's past as he searches for his time-tramping father and reveals his pre-FF invasion-foiling credentials in a fight against a monster in the classic Marvel style! Travel to a world of cowboys and amazons! Witness the Thing find a house of horror on an alien world! And behold the face of Doom...but just the face? Not to worry, She-Hulk shows more than enough to compensate! Featuring the Black Bolt/Medusa wedding and the end of the Kree-Skrull War! Collects FANTASTIC FOUR #268-275 and ANNUAL #18, and THING #19. (248 pages, $24.99) MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS WOLVERINE VOL. 2 TPB
Written by MARV WOLFMAN & ERIK LARSEN Like things as clear as black and white? You're in luck -- but Wolverine isn't, as the mysterious Black Shadow/White Shadow uses his energy powers to double-team everyone's favorite feral fighter! Then, Wolverine wanders into a costumed kidnapping scheme run by an old classmate of the web-slinger known as Spider-Man! And find out just how connected Wolverine is as we meet another mysterious marvel from his past! Collects MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS #39-50 - plus the rare, never-before reprinted WOLVERINE preview from MARVEL AGE ANNUAL #4. (128 pages, $12.99) OMEGA: THE UNKNOWN CLASSIC TPB
WRITTEN BY STEVE GERBER, MARY SKRENES, STEVEN GRANT & MARK GRUENWALD Marvel's short-lived superstar fought enemies both infamous and obscure, but it took his death to unveil the story of his life! It's demons, depowerment and drama when the Defenders discover the true secret of Omega and his mysterious charge! Plus, the death of a super-villain who, so far, is still dead! When was the last time you saw THAT? Guest-starring Spider-Man (if you look closely enough)! (224 pages, $29.99) WHAT IF? CLASSIC VOL. 2 TPB
Written by DON GLUT & JACK KIRBY Daredevil's secret exposed? The identity of Thor passed down to another? A new Hulk? Multiple Spider-Men? Some of the ideas that shook Marvel's foundation got their start right in the realm of remote possibility overseen by the wondering Watcher! But can even Uatu believe his eyes when Jack "King" Kirby rewrites himself and his fellow legends as the Fantastic Four? Plus: from a concept by Roy Thomas, the Avengers of 1958! Collects WHAT IF? #7-12. (216 pages, $24.99) THE SENTRY TPB - NEW PRINTING
Written by PAUL JENKINS The Sentry was a beloved hero, fighting crime before the Fantastic Four took their fateful trip to the stars. He fought all manner of costumed villainy, making the notion of costumed crimefighting accepted by New York's citizenry. He fought alongside the Fantastic Four, the Hulk and Spider-Man - the ideal they tried to measure up to. But today, no one remembers who he was. Bob Reynolds, teetering on the edge of both alcoholism and a failed marriage, wakes up to discover his true nature. He does so in time to begin rebuilding his life. The evil entity known as the Void is returning to Earth. Reynolds dons his Sentry uniform once more and must unravel the conspiracy to erase his memory from mankind before the Void arrives. Ready for the final battle, Marvel's premier hero is backed up by his closest friends: Mr. Fantastic, the X-Men's Angel, the Hulk and Spider-Man. Are they enough to stop an evil as powerful as the Void? Collecting the Sentry's five-issue mini-series and the five subsequent one-shots: SENTRY: FANTASTIC FOUR, SENTRY: X-MEN, SENTRY: SPIDER-MAN, SENTRY: HULK and SENTRY VS. THE VOID. (240 pages, $24.99) DIGESTS GRAVITY: BIG-CITY SUPER HERO DIGEST
Written by SEAN MCKEEVER You've made your way through high school and moved out of your parents' house. You're finally ready to get a job, pick a major and meet the girl of your dreams. You've got it all figured out... right? Right?! Meet freshman Greg Willis, NYC newbie from the rural Midwest hoping to realize his dream of becoming a big-city super hero. But will the realities of city life, college and saving the day prove to be too much for him? Let Sean McKeever and Mike Norton, the creative team responsible for the acclaimed Indie drama The Waiting Place, introduce to you the next great Marvel hero! Collects GRAVITY #1-5. (120 pages, $7.99.) MEGA MORPHS DIGEST
Written by SEAN MCKEEVER Some dangers are too big for even the Marvel Super Heroes; that's when they activate Tony Stark's newest inventions: the Mega Morphs! Super-powerful, high-tech transforming robots piloted by the unlikely team of NEW AVENGERS' Spider-Man, Captain America and Wolverine -- along with Ghost Rider and the Hulk?! Join fan-favorite writer Sean McKeever and superstar-on-the-rise Lou Kang for furious fighting based on the hot new line of toys from Toy Biz. Marvel's heaviest heroes in giant-robot action? True Believer, this is the toy tie-in other toy tie-ins dream of being! Collects MEGA MORPHS #1-4, plus the toy line's MEGA MORPHS mini-comics. (152 pages, $7.99.) MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 1: FAMILY OF HEROES DIGEST
Written by AKIRA YOSHIDA 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. Collects MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #1-4. (96 pages, $6.99) MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN VOL. 2: POWER STRUGGLE DIGEST
Written by SEAN MCKEEVER The all-ages action continues! It's wall-to-wall mayhem in the Mighty Marvel Manner when new ADVENTURES writer Sean McKeever joins artist Patrick Scherberger to deliver all-original tales of everybody's favorite teenage wall-crawler! Collects MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #5-8. (96 pages, $6.99) ESSENTIALS ESSENTIAL SPIDER-WOMAN VOL.1 TPB
Written by MARV WOLFMAN, MARK GRUENWALD & ARCHIE GOODWIN Before she was an Avenger, she was...a Hydra agent?! Witness the Arachnidan Adventuress' dire debut against Nick Fury, agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. -- and a follow-up arc alongside the ever-lovin', blue-eyed Thing! After working a few bugs out of her origin, she set up shop in California and faced an array of eccentric enemies rarely equaled to this day! Featuring Shang-Chi, the Werewolf by Night, the Shroud and more! Collects MARVEL SPOTLIGHT #32, MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #29-33 and SPIDER-WOMAN #1-15. (568 pages, $16.99)
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