MARVEL COMICS: December 2008 Collected Editions Solicits MONTHLY COMICS OF NOTE MARVEL APES #0 Written by STAN LEE, GERRY CONWAY & KARL KESEL Penciled by JOHN ROMITA SR. & RAMON BACHS Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS Santa-Ape Variant by SALVA ESPIN He’s the newest Marvel superstar, as seen in the pages of the smash-hit MARVEL APES miniseries! Now, experience the birth of the Gibbon in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #110-111 (1972) — also featuring the often-imitated, never-duplicated Kraven the Hunter! Plus: the Sensational Spider-Monkey stars in a story from AMAZING SPIDER-MAN FAMILY #1 — and a gallery of all your favorite MARVEL APES variant covers! 72 PGS./ Rated T+ ...$3.99 MASTERWORKS MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE AVENGERS VOL. 8 HC Written by ROY THOMAS Penciled by SAL BUSCEMA, JOHN BUSCEMA & FRANK GIACOIA Avengers assemble! The MARVEL MASTERWORKS are bringing you yet another collection from the heyday of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. You know it’s trouble when Kang the Conqueror drops in from the 41st century, but this time he pits our heroes against Hyperion, Nighthawk, Dr. Spectrum and the Whizzer — the Squadron Sinister — in a cosmic chess match! And as if one menace wasn’t enough, then from across time the Avengers must also face the combined combat skill of the Captain America, Sub-Mariner and Human Torch of 1941! Next, it’s a focus on the King of Wakanda, the Black Panther, as he infiltrates the supremacist Sons of the Serpent. But when he’s captured, will the Serpents use T’Challa to incite a war that will tear the nation apart? Then it’s the return of Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch, but with them in two comes a barbarian as only Big John Buscema can draw them, Akron the Magnificent! And before you close these pages you’ll find out how to rent an Avenger when they become heroes for hire, see the return of the Man-Ape and the Lethal Legion, and enjoy guest-stars galore with the Black Knight, Nick Fury, Captain Marvel and Black Widow! Collecting AVENGERS #69-79. REGULAR EDITION: 240 PGS./Rated A $54.99 VARIANT EDITION: 240 PGS./Rated A $54.99 * * * MARVEL MASTERWORKS: ATLAS ERA STRANGE TALES VOL. 2 HC Written by STAN LEE & VARIOUS Penciled by BILL EVERETT, GENE COLAN, JOE SINNOTT, BERNIE KRIGSTEIN, JOE MANEELY, JERRY ROBINSON, JIM MOONEY, GEORGE TUSKA, PAUL REINMAN, HARRY ANDERSON, TONY DIPRETA, ED WINIARKSI, SAM KWESKIN, DICK BRIEFER & VARIOUS Cover by HARRY ANDERSON Join the Marvel Masterworks as we take another dip into the well of pre-Code madness from the era when comics were no-holds-barred and horror was king! You’ll be treated to dozens of tales from the dark side by such luminaries as Bill Everett, Gene Colan, Bernie Krigstein, Jerry Robinson and many, many more as they dig up the deepest, darkest tales of suspense and terror found anywhere this side of a mortuary. The Farmer takes a life, but what price will he pay when the chickens come home to roost? Is O’Malley’s friend really the kind of guy you want to hang out with? Find out what makes even a monster afraid, and discover the sure-fire solution to father-in-law trouble! The 1950s were a time of gruesome stories and great art, and Stan Lee’s Atlas had it all. What more can we say? The devil made us do it! Reserve that copy today! Collecting STRANGE TALES #11-20. REGULAR EDITION: 272 PGS./Rated A $59.99 VARIANT EDITION: 272 PGS./Rated A $59.99 * * * MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE MIGHTY THOR VOL. 8 HC Written by STAN LEE Penciled by JACK KIRBY It’s time to take another trip up the Rainbow Bridge to fair Asgard with the greatest team comics has ever known, Stan “The Man” and Jack “King” Kirby! Their Thor epics are the peak of cosmic action and mythic adventure, and these ten adventures will show you yet again just why. It all begins as the Mighty Thor takes a journey across time into an apocalyptic atomic future where man is now mutate, but there’s no rest upon his return because then it’s the god vs. god when Thor does battles with Pluto, Lord of the Underworld! And battles aren’t the only thing you can bet on. Queen Karnilla pines for the noble Balder the Brave, while the amazing being known as “Him” (and known to Marvelites as Adam Warlock) takes the Lady Sif to be his perfect mate! Methinks that date may end in fisticuffs. Then it’s a battle through Loki to find, and learn the amazing origin of, the one-and-only Galactus! It’s a cosmic revelation as can only be brought to you by the King of Comics! But that ain’t all! There’s a knuckle-smashing showdown with the Thermal Man, the return of the Wrecker and a heart-wrenching astral adventure featuring Thor’s former ladylove, Jane Foster. Collecting THOR #163-172. REGULAR EDITION: 224 PGS./Rated A $54.99 VARIANT EDITION: 224 PGS./Rated A $54.99 OVERSIZED HARDCOVERS SECRET WARS II OMNIBUS HC Written by JIM SHOOTER, CHRIS CLAREMONT, MARK GRUENWALD, DENNY O'NEIL, JOHN BYRNE, STEVE ENGLEHART, DANNY FINGEROTH, TOM DEFALCO, BILL MANTLO, ROGER STERN, ARCHIE GOODWIN, MIKE CARLIN, PETER GILLIS, LOUISE SIMONSON, WALT SIMONSON, JIM OWLSEY, PETER DAVID & JAMES FELDER Penciled by AL MILGROM, MARY WILSHIRE, BILL SIENKIEWICZ, PAUL NEARY, JOHN ROMITA, JR., DAN GREEN, RICH BUCKLER, JOHN BYRNE, KEITH POLLARD, JOE SINNOTT, MIKE HARRIS, RON FRENZ, JACK FURY, TOM MORGAN, JAMES FRY, DAVID MAZZUCCHELLI, MIKE MIGNOLA, JOHN BUSCEMA, PAUL CHADWICK, RON WILSON, MARK BADGER, RICK LEONARD, BRENT ANDERSON, SCOTT WILLIAMS, WALT SIMONSON, MARK BRIGHT, RICH BUCKLER, DON PERLIN, PETE WOODS & MIKE MANLEY Cover by JOHN BYRNE He rescued the Hulk and destroyed the New Mutants, he wrestled the Thing and made a deal with Mephisto, he created Kurse and Thundersword and a tower of gold! Doctor Strange tried to teach him; Dazzler tried to romance him! The Avengers wanted to recruit him, Daredevil to sue him, and Puma and Deadpool just wanted him dead! Hero, villain, force of nature and deus ex machina all in one: the Beyonder! For good or ill, he was one of the most powerful agents of change in the eighties, and now you can see all of his work all at once! Plus: the menacing Moondragon, the nefarious Nebula and, oddly enough, the origin of Armadillo! Featuring Tabitha Smith, later of New Mutants, X-Force and Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. fame! Collecting SECRET WARS II #1-9; NEW MUTANTS #30 and #36-37; CAPTAIN AMERICA #308; UNCANNY X-MEN #196 AND #202-203; IRON MAN #197; FANTASTIC FOUR #282, #285, #288 and #316-319; WEB OF SPIDER-MAN #6; AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #268 AND #273-274; DAREDEVIL #223; INCREDIBLE HULK #312; AVENGERS #260-261 AND #265-266; DAZZLER #40; ALPHA FLIGHT #28; THING #30; DOCTOR STRANGE #74; CLOAK AND DAGGER #4; POWER PACK #18; THOR #363; POWER MAN AND IRON FIST #121; PETER PARKER, SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #111; DEFENDERS #152; DEADPOOL TEAM-UP #1 and QUASAR #8. 1168 PGS./ All Ages ...$99.99 SECRET WARS II OMNIBUS HC — DM ONLY EDITION 1168 PGS./ All Ages ...$99.99 * * * NOVA VOL. 1 HC Written by DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING Penciled by SEAN CHEN, SCOTT HANNA, BRIAN DENHAM, WELLINTON ALVES & PAUL PELLETIER Cover by ADI GRANOV Exploding from the pages of ANNIHILATION! In the wake of the devastating Annihilation Wave, a desperate galaxy cries out for law and order. In the past, an army of peacekeeping Centurions delivered peace. But the Nova Corps are dead and gone – now there is only Richard Rider, the young man called Nova. Now he has near limitless power, but can a lone human police an entire universe? Encountering threats both on Earth and on worlds far away, Nova must do all he can to bring punishment to the wicked, help to the oppressed and justice for all! Plus: What is the haunted place called Knowhere? Who are Xarth’s Mightiest Heroes? Why will the new character named Cosmo quickly become one of your favorites? Oh...and what well-known CONQUEST characters are hot on our hero’s trail? As Nova enters the final phase of his epic quest for the key to defeating the Phalanx, the lone Centurion faces his darkest hour. Also featuring a special standalone thriller that traps Nova and Gamora, the universe’s most dangerous woman, together – and also the big return of the New Mutants’ Warlock. Collecting NOVA #1-12 and NOVA ANNUAL #1. 328 PGS./Rated T+ ...$34.99 PREMIERE EDITION HARDCOVERS ULTIMATE ORIGINS PREMIERE HC Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Penciled by BUTCH GUICE Cover by GABRIELE DELL'OTTO & MICHAEL TURNER This is it! The story that finally reveals the conspiracies behind the entire Ultimate Universe! When they first met, Bruce Banner mysteriously warned Spider-Man that "Everything is connected." Now it's time to discover the jaw-dropping secrets that men have fought and died to protect. From the dark days of World War II to the frightening present, journey through history to learn what's really behind the Super Soldier and Weapon X programs—and how heroes such as Captain America, Nick Fury and Wolverine have more in common than codenames and costumes. The dream team of Brian Michael Bendis and Butch Guice (CAPTAIN AMERICA, IRON MAN) unite for the first time for the Ultimate series of the year that is a must-read lead-in to ULTIMATUM! Collecting ULTIMATE ORIGINS #1-5. 120 PGS./ Rated T+...$24.99 ULTIMATE ORIGINS PREMIERE HC — DIRECT MARKET ONLY 1 120 PGS./ Rated T+...$24.99 * * * ULTIMATES 3 VOL. 1: SEX, LIES & DVD PREMIERE HC Written by JEPH LOEB Penciled by JOE MADUREIRA & CHRISTIAN LICHTNER The countdown to Ultimatum begins here — and when it's over, the Ultimate Universe will never be the same! And when we say that in the Ultimate Universe, you know we ain't fooling around! A year later, who are the Ultimates? After going through the tumultuous events of the past two volumes, the Ultimates find themselves operating out of Tony Stark's mansion in New York where, no longer working for S.H.I.E.L.D., they have to make it on their own. But a terrible secret is about to tear them apart and bring about a murder at the mansion! One of Earth's greatest heroes will die, and there'll be plenty of suspects! New Members! New Adventures! And New Secrets! All this and Ultimate Venom, too! Join Eisner winner and Emmy-nominated writer Jeph Loeb (TV's Heroes, Fallen Son) and the superstar team of Joe Madureira & Christian Lichtner (Uncanny X-Men, Battle Chasers) as they take the Ultimates on their wildest ride yet! Collecting ULTIMATES 3 #1-5. 120 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$24.99 ULTIMATES 3 VOL. 1: SEX, LIES & DVD PREMIERE HC (DM ONLY) 120 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$24.99 ULTIMATES 3 VOL. 1: SEX, LIES & DVD PREMIERE HC BLACK & WHITE VARIANT (DM ONLY) 120 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$24.99 * * * NEW AVENGERS VOL. 9: SECRET INVASION BOOK 2 PREMIERE HC Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Penciled by BILLY TAN & JIM CHEUNG Cover by ALEKSI BRILLOT SPIDER-MAN VERSUS CAPTAIN AMERICA IN THE JUNGLES OF THE SAVAGE LAND! But who is who and what is what?? At least one of these people isn't who they say they are. Plus a huge chapter in the Secret Invasion story as more information as to how the Skrulls set their major plans in motion is revealed... Plus, The dark secret of the Illuminati. Could it have brought about the Secret Invasion? And what happened to the Skrulls during the legendary HOUSE OF M event? Also, the Hood must discover the true secret behind his powers. Collecting NEW AVENGERS #43-47. 120 PGS./Rated A ...$19.99 * * * MIGHTY AVENGERS VOL. 3: SECRET INVASION BOOK 1 PREMIERE HC Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Penciled by ALEX MALEEV, KHOI PHAM & JOHN ROMITA JR. Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC Where has Nick Fury been, and who are the new Howling Commandos? It’s the debut of all-new characters and some surprising revelations about some classic ones as Nick starts to put his plan to stop the Invasion together. But will it be enough? Collecting MIGHTY AVENGERS #12-15 112 PGS./Rated A ...$19.99 * * * GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 1: LEGACY PREMIERE HC Written by DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING Penciled by PAUL PELLETIER Cover by CLINT LANGLEY Launching out of ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST, Marvel’s sci-fi heroes unite to protect the cosmos! Back-to-back Annihilation wars have weakened the boundaries of our universe. Dark gods and monsters are seeping through the cracks, reigning horror upon those still reeling from the recent calamities. In the face of terror, who stands to defend a desperate universe? Star-Lord and his squad of butt-kickers — the modern day Guardians of the Galaxy! You’ve heard that ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST rocks — the guy at the comic shop keeps telling you to try NOVA — well, now’s your chance to experience the glory that writers Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning and artist Paul Pelletier can unleash! All this...plus a wise-cracking raccoon and a telepathic dog! C’mon, people, time to lock and load! Collecting GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #1-6. 152 PGS./Rated T+ ...$19.99 * * * PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL VOL. 4: JIGSAW! PREMIERE HC Written by MATT FRACTION & RICK REMENDER Penciled by HOWARD CHAYKIN Cover by ALEX MALEEV All the players are assembled...the stage is set...the lights are lowered...and a conspiracy 18 issues in the making begins. This is it: the ultimate revenge saga as designed and engineered by Punisher's arch-rival, Jigsaw! He's killed off the loose ends from Frank Castle's life before the Punisher; he's replacing him on the streets with a leaner, meaner psychotic; and now Jiggy's taking out everyone and everything that Castle holds dear and framing him for it. And this is just the bloody beginning. Collecting PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #18-23. 144 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$19.99 * * * WOLVERINE: DANGEROUS GAMES PREMIERE HC Written by GREGG HURWITZ, SIMON SPURRIER, RICK REMENDER, MIKE CAREY & CHRISTOPHER YOST Penciled by MARCELO FRUSIN, BEN OLIVER, JEROME OPENA, SCOTT KOLINS & COY TURNBULL Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA It’s Wolverine as you’ve never seen him before! Watch the X-Men’s most dangerous member as he battles two-bit thugs and overfed Brit Aristos. Then, Wolverine faces down Nanny and Orphan-Maker, and lets former New X-Men member Trance in on all his secrets. And everyone knows that Wolverine is an expert tracker, but what about when he’s been blinded? The fighting Canadian must lead a vacationing family out of the woods using only his four remaining senses. Collecting WOLVERINE ANNUAL #1: DEATHSONG, WOLVERINE: DANGEROUS GAMES, WOLVERINE: FIREBREAK, WOLVERINE: KILLING MADE SIMPLE. 144 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$24.99 * * * RUNAWAYS: PRIDE & JOY PREMIERE HC Written by BRIAN K. VAUGHAN Penciled by ADRIAN ALPHONA At some point in their lives, all young people believe their parents are evil...but what if they really are? Meet Alex, Karolina, Gert, Chase, Molly and Nico — whose lives are about to take an unexpected turn. When these six young friends discover their parents are all secretly super-powered villains, the shocked teens find strength in one another. Together, they run away from home and straight into the adventure of their lives — vowing to turn the tables on their evil legacy. Collecting RUNAWAYS #1-6. 144 PGS./Rated T+ ...$19.99 * * * SPIDER-MAN: BLUE PREMIERE HC Written by JEPH LOEB Penciled by TIM SALE “It’s about remembering someone so important to me I was going to spend the rest of my life with her.” What Peter Parker didn’t know was that meant Gwen Stacy would only get to spend the rest of her life with him. This is the story of how they fell in love. Or, more appropriately, how they almost didn’t fall in love. Welcome to Spider-Man’s life. Bad before good. It’s kind of amazing. So, in order to get the girl of his dreams, he’ll have to run the gauntlet of the Green Goblin, the Rhino, two Vultures and a mysterious man in the shadows controlling it all. Join Eisner Award-winning team of Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale (Superman For All Seasons, Batman: The Long Halloween, and DAREDEVIL: YELLOW) in the story about Spider-Man’s first love, Gwen Stacy. Highlighted by the introduction of Mary Jane Watson, it is a critical moment in Spider-Man’s life when everything was just coming together... only to fall apart. Collecting SPIDER-MAN: BLUE #1-6. 160 PGS./Rated A ...$24.99 SPIDER-MAN: BLUE BLACK AND WHITE PREMIERE HC Written by JEPH LOEB Penciled by TIM SALE Retelling the early career of Spider-Man in bold black and white! 160 PGS./Rated A ...$24.99 * * * AVENGERS: FIRST TO LAST PREMIERE HC Written by PETER DAVID, STAN LEE, DWAYNE MCDUFFIE, MACON BLAIR, TOM BELAND & BOB BURDEN Penciled by ARIEL OLIVETTI, KEVIN MAGUIRE, MICHAEL AVON OEMING, JORGE LUCAS, NICK DRAGOTTA, JUAN DOE & KANO Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS & ARIEL OLIVETTI They are the last of the Earth’s Mightiest Heroes: Hawkeye, the blinded archer; the Wasp, pint-sized dynamo cursed with an incurable shrinking disease; Cannonball, mutant X-Man and Avenger; and former Ant-Man, former Giant-Man, former super hero Hank Pym, the last man who would have volunteered to lead them. They’re not the strongest, but they are the only hope in the final battle against the greatest enemies of mankind. They are the Last Avengers. United, they will fall. This is THE LAST AVENGERS STORY. Also featuring timeless tales shedding new light on the early days of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes: the Hulk, Iron Man, Captain America and Thor! In these previously untold stories, the six founding members vie for chairmanship of the team, Bruce Banner fears the Hulk’s rage may have gone too far, Iron Man unveils his latest suit of armor, Captain America adjusts to life in the modern world, a WWII veteran reminisces about an early meeting between Cap and Thor, and more! Plus: Marvel’s founding father, Stan Lee, tells the “real” story of how the Avengers became a team! Collecting THE LAST AVENGERS STORY #1-2 and material from AVENGERS CLASSIC #1-12. 288 PGS./Rated T+ ...$34.99 AVENGERS: FIRST TO LAST PREMIERE (DM ONLY) 288 PGS./Rated T+ ...$34.99 * * * DAREDEVIL: THE MAN WITHOUT FEAR PREMIERE HC Written by FRANK MILLER Penciled by JOHN ROMITA JR. A fire burns deep within Matt Murdock. He was raised by a single father, an over-the-hill prizefighter with one last chance to make it good — a chance that cost him his life. Taunted and tormented by children while growing up, Matt’s life was irrevocably altered after he was blinded by radioactive materials while saving the life of an old man. The payoff? An unbreakable will and a keen intelligence, helping focus the super-senses he was blessed with during the accident. His story is one of love, pain, disappointment and strength. Witness the tour-de-force origin of the Man Without Fear by industry legends Frank Miller and John Romita Jr. Collecting DAREDEVIL: THE MAN WITHOUT FEAR #1-5. 224 PGS./Rated T+ ...$24.99 DAREDEVIL: THE MAN WITHOUT FEAR PREMIERE HC (DM ONLY) 224 PGS./ Rated T+...$24.99 * * * MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: THE THREE MUSKETEERS PREMIERE HC Written by ROY THOMAS (based on the novel by ALEXANDRE DUMAS) Penciled by HUGO PETRUS Cover by GERALD PAREL Paris, 1625. A young man called d’Artagnan, after a series of misadventures, attempts to join the King’s elite fighting force—The Musketeers! Joined by Porthos, Aramis and Athos, the four make short work of the Crown’s adversaries. But little do they know, the evil Cardinal Richelieu is creating a counter force to the Musketeers, one which may soon challenge the power of the French throne itself! The latest title in the Illustrated line reunites the creative team which brought you the much-lauded adaptation of The Man in the Iron Mask. All for one and one for all! Collecting MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: THE THREE MUSKETEERS #1-6. 144 PGS./ Rated A ...$19.99 * * * OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE A TO Z VOL. 6 PREMIERE HC Written by JEFF CHRISTIANSEN, SEAN MCQUAID, MICHAEL HOSKIN, STUART VANDAL, RONALD BYRD, DAVID WILTFONG, MADISON CARTER, MIKE FICHERA, CHAD ANDERSON, CHRIS BIGGS, ERIC J. MOREELS, MARK O'ENGLISH, AL SJOERDSMA, JACOB ROUGEMONT, GABRIEL SHECHTER, JEPH YORK, MICHEL GARIEPY, RICH GREEN, PETER SANDERSON & MARKUS ETTLINGER Cover by TOM GRUMMETT The most comprehensive guide to the stars of the Marvel Universe continues! From the old west of Kid Colt to the far-flung future of Killraven to the end of time with Kang! From jolly ol' J. Jonah Jameson, fantastic mailman Willie Lumpkin and mighty butler Jarvis to Hulk's pal Rick Jones! Ladies Daemon, Deathstrike, Liberators, Mastermind and Octopus! Triumphant heroes including Jocasta, Jolt, Karma, Longshot, M, MACH-4 and Machine Man! Loathsome Villains including Jester, Kaine, Killmonger, King Cobra, Kingpin, Klaw, Korvac, Kraven, Leader, Lizard, Loki, Mad Thinker and Madame Masque! The Kree! Two Justices! Two Ka-Zars! Two Liliths! Dan Ketch! Lockheed! The Juggernaut! And many more! 240 PGS./Rated T+ ...$24.99 * * * SOLEIL: UNIVERSAL WAR ONE VOL. 1 PREMIERE HC Written by DENIS BAJRAM Penciled by DENIS BAJRAM The European best-seller — now finally presented in English! In the midst of a latent civil war between the core planets and outlying planetary settlements, an immense wall has cut our solar system in two. The black wall absorbs all light and matter, and it’s up to a band of soldiers facing courts martial to investigate the phenomenon. They’re the men and women of the Purgatory Squadron. For which crimes are they here? And can they work together long enough to stay alive once they enter...the Wall? Collecting UNIVERSAL WAR ONE #1-3. 152 PGS./Mature ...$24.99 MARVEL DIGESTS MARVEL ADVENTURES HULK VOL. 4: TALES TO ASTONISH DIGEST Written by PETER DAVID Penciled by JUAN SANTACRUZ Cover by SEAN MURPHY The Green Goliath continues to smash his way through his own Marvel Adventures title! Caught in the explosion of a gamma bomb, brilliant scientist Bruce Banner was transformed into a hulking beast! With no control over his transformations, Banner lives on the run, helping those less fortunate than he, hoping to one day find a cure to rid himself of the rampaging Hulk. Featuring Psycho Man, the Leader, the Abomination and the Marvel Mummies — and the Hulk smashing everything in sight! Collecting MARVEL ADVENTURES HULK #13-16. 96 PGS./All Ages ...$8.99 * * * MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN VOL. 11: ANIMAL INSTINCT DIGEST Written by MARC SUMERAK Penciled by RYAN STEGMAN, VINCENÇ VILLAGRASA & CARLOS FERREIRA Cover by SEAN GORDON The all-new, all-ages, all-action fun continues! It's wall-to-wall mayhem in the Mighty Marvel Manner with four original tales of everybody's favorite teenage wall-crawler! Featuring Man-Bull, Black Cat, Puma and Orka. Collecting MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #41-44. 96 PGS./All Ages ...$8.99 TRADE PAPERBACKS ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: GUILTY PLEASURES VOL. 2 TPB Written by LAURELL. K. HAMILTON & JESS RUFFNER-BOOTH Penciled by BRETT BOOTH & RON LIM The exciting conclusion to the comic adaptation of New York Times-bestselling author Laurell. K. Hamilton’s first Anita Blake novel! The hunt for the St. Louis’ vampire murderer continues, as Anita Blake finds herself trapped between Nikolaos, the malevolent Master Vampire who has coerced her into investigating the case; Edward, the assassin targeting Nikolaos, who wants Anita’s help locating his mark, willingly or otherwise; and the killer, who plans to eliminate Anita permanently before she identifies him. Can even the woman the undead dub the Executioner survive this case? Collecting ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: GUILTY PLEASURES #7-12. 144 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$15.99 * * * POWERS VOL. 12: THE 25 COOLEST DEAD SUPERHEROES OF ALL TIME TPB Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Penciled by MICHAEL AVON OEMING Homicide detectives Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim investigate murders specific to super hero cases, and they both have a secret: They both have powers. This new story will blow the roof off of everything you know about crime comics and super hero comics! Walker vs. Pilgrim! And they both have powers! From the writer of some of your favorite Marvel comics (ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN, NEW AVENGERS) comes a brand-new chapter from this award-winning book. Collecting POWERS #25-30. 200 PGS./Explicit Content ...$19.95 * * * X-MEN: ANGEL REVELATIONS TPB Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA Penciled by ADAM POLLINA Warren Worthington III has it made. A senior at St. Joseph's Prep, he's smart, tall, handsome, and rich; a star both on the field and in the classroom. All the girls want to date him, all the guys want to be him. There's just one problem...Warren's changing. Something's happening to his body—humps have started to grow under his shoulder blades, and they're getting bigger and more painful every day. See the never-before-told origin of one of the X-Men’s five founding members, and his first encounter with an unsolvable, unrelenting evil...the Hunter. Written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN), with groundbreaking art by Adam Pollina (X-FORCE), who returns with a vengeance to the X-Men! Collecting ANGEL: REVELATIONS #1-5. 120 PGS./Rated T+ ...$19.99 * * * RUNAWAYS: DEAD END KIDS TPB Written by JOSS WHEDON Penciled by MICHAEL RYAN Cover by JO CHEN The kids start running in a different direction. Superstar JOSS WHEDON (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, ASTONISHING X-MEN) and rising star MICHAEL RYAN (NEW EXCALIBUR, NEW X-MEN) take the Runaways to the Big Apple. While there, they make surprising allies and even more surprising enemies. This is the cannot-miss book of 2007! Collecting RUNAWAYS #25-30. 152 PGS./Rated T+ ...$15.99 * * * SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY VOL. 2 TPB Written by BOB GALE & ZEB WELLS Penciled by PHIL JIMENEZ, CHRIS BACHALO & BARRY KITSON Spider-Man’s Brand New Day continues, with more all-new adventures. Two new creative teams join the fray as writers Bob Gale (the Back to the Future trilogy) and Zeb Wells (Heroes for Hire) rock Spidey’s world along with new artists Phil Jimenez (New X-Men), Chris Bachalo (X-Men) and Barry Kitson (The Order). Peter confronts major changes at the Daily Bugle while New York is under siege by a blizzard, and a new villain, Freak, rampages through town. If he hopes to stand a chance against this new threat, Spider-Man is going to have to enlist the help of his New Avengers teammates as well as the mysterious all-new adventurer Jackpot! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #552-558. 168 PGS./Rated A ...$19.99 * * * CABLE VOL. 1: MESSIAH WAR TPB Written by DUANE SWIERCZYSNKI Penciled by ARIEL OLIVETTI Spinning out of the decade’s biggest X-Men event! The future of mutantkind starts here! Messiah CompleX changed the X-Men forever. But no one’s world has been rocked as hard as Cable, the time-traveling mutant from the future. He’s been charged with the one mission that could save all of mutantkind — or, if he fails, damn it to extinction. And hot on his trail is a relentless enemy who won’t stop until blood is spilled. No matter where...or when...Cable runs. Collecting CABLE #1-5. 128 PGS./Rated T+ ...$14.99 * * * HEDGE KNIGHT II: SWORN SWORD TPB Written by GEORGE R.R. MARTIN & BEN AVERY Penciled by MIKE S. MILLER Adapting New York Times bestselling author George R. R. Martin’s The Sworn Sword! The long-awaited sequel to The Hedge Knight tells the story of the adventures of Ser Duncan and his squire one year after their initial meeting at the tournament in Ashford. After traveling the land in search of the puppeteer girl Tanselle, Dunk and Egg find themselves in the charge of Ser Eustace, an aged knight who has accepted Dunk as his sworn sword. But Ser Eustace has another knight in his service who is nothing but trouble, and he will make Dunk’s life far more difficult when he rashly attacks a peasant and causes grief to a local noble, the Lady Rohanne Webber. But the Lady Rohanne has problems of her own — and she knows the truth about Ser Eustace and the side he took in the battle of Redgrass Field. Collecting HEDGE KNIGHT II: SWORN SWORD #1-6. 152 PGS./Rated T+ ...$15.99 * * * INFINITY CRUSADE VOL. 1 TPB Written by JIM STARLIN Penciled by RON LIM, TOM RANEY, ANGEL MEDINA & TOM GRINDBERG She's come to stop crime across the globe and bring peace to the universe. Captain America and Spider-Man are on her side; Thanos and Mephisto stand against her. So how can she be the bad guy? Jim Starlin's 1990s cosmic collection culminates when the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, the Avengers, the Infinity Watch, the New Warriors and most other super-hero teams of the time are split by a universal crisis...of faith! Also featuring the Mole Man, the Absorbing Man and other classic characters! Collecting INFINITY CRUSADE #1-3, WARLOCK CHRONICLES #1-3 and WARLOCK AND THE INFINITY WATCH #18-19. 248 PGS./All Ages ...$29.99 * * * NEW EXILES VOL. 2: SOUL AWAKENING TPB Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT Penciled by TOM GRUMMETT & PACO DIAZ LUQUE Cover by ALAN DAVIS The New Exiles find themselves in a world that never moved past the age of empires! In a world where super heroes first appeared, oh, some 406 years ago, both politics and science have taken a dramatically different path, landing the Exiles right at the outbreak of war between the British and the French. Meanwhile, one of the Exiles’ enemies has been gunning for Psylocke, but what will happen when he comes face-to-face with...Lady Mandarin? Collecting NEW EXILES #7-12. 144 PGS./Rated A ...$15.99 * * * GENEXT TPB Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT Penciled by PATRICK SCHERBERGER Cover by DOUG GREGORY ALEXANDER You asked for it, X-Fans, and now, you got it! Marvel.com asked you what Chris Claremont’s next project should be. You, the fans, said you wanted to know what today’s new generation of X-Men would be like if the Marvel Universe aged in real-time! Who are the children of the X-Men? And what happened to the original team, Professor X and Magneto after more than 30 years of conflict, victories and tragedies? Now, at last, the answers arrive as beloved X-Men scribe Chris Claremont reveals an all-new generation of mutant teens! Collecting GENEXT #1-5. 128 PGS./Rated A ...$15.99 * * * CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE CHOSEN TPB Written by DAVID MORRELL Penciled by MITCH BREITWEISER Cover by TRAVIS CHAREST Who will be chosen to follow in Cap’s footsteps? Since the earliest days of World War II, Captain America has relentlessly fought tyrants at home and abroad. He has redefined fearlessness, courage and what it means to struggle for ideals that are uniquely American. But now Captain America lies dying. And in perhaps his greatest mission, he uses his last moments to search for the nobility, sacrifice and heroism of the next generation’s Captain America. Dramatizing combat-torn Afghanistan, Rambo creator David Morrell (First Blood) tells the story of one of the world’s greatest war heroes and the modern world he seeks to inspire. With emotionally resonant art from the versatile Mitch Breitweiser, Captain America: The Chosen serves as a scintillating new entry into the canon of modern Cap epics. Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE CHOSEN #1-6. 168 PGS./Rated T+ ...$19.99 * * * ONSLAUGHT REBORN TPB Written by JEPH LOEB Penciled by ROB LIEFELD Marvel’s greatest heroes sacrificed themselves to save the world from the deadliest threat they had ever faced: Onslaught! The lives of the Fantastic Four and the Avengers were saved only when Franklin Richards created a parallel universe, where we found those heroes, reborn! But this world has long since merged back into our own, and the evil Onslaught — forged from the most vile parts of Magneto’s and Professor X’s psyches — has been presumed long dead. But now, he, himself, is reborn — and he’s bringing fragments of the other universe with him! Join comics superstars Jeph Loeb and Rob Liefeld in this no-holds-barred, all-out action extravaganza — celebrating the 10th anniversary of the event that changed Marvel history — as Onslaught, the Marvel Universe and the Heroes Reborn Universe collide in this massive crossover! Collecting ONSLAUGHT REBORN #1-5. 120 PGS./Rated T+ ...$14.99 * * * WOLVERINE: ORIGINS VOL. 5 - DEADPOOL TPB Written by DANIEL WAY Penciled by STEVE DILLON & STEPHEN SEGOVIA Cover by SIMONE BIANCHI Marvel’s two deadliest fighters go head-to-head in a battle to the finish! Two men, both products of the Weapon X program, both highly trained killers. One claims to be the best he is at what he does, though what he does isn’t very nice — but the other is the Merc with a Mouth, and he might just have something to say about that claim! It’s Deadpool vs. Wolverine, no quarter asked or given! But when both men can regenerate virtually any wound in a matter of moments, just how does either man expect to finish off his foe? And whoever wins will have to face down Daken, Wolverine’s murderous son, who has a healing factor and aptitude for killing to match them both! Collecting WOLVERINE: ORIGINS #21-27. 168 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$19.99 * * * X-FACTOR VOL. 5 THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN TPB Written by PETER DAVID Penciled by PABLO RAIMONDI & VALENTINE DE LANDRO Following the events of Messiah CompleX, X-Factor Investigations is in shambles. Jamie is a basket case from his trip to a nightmarish future, Layla’s fate is completely in the air, and Wolfsbane has to leave the team to join X-Force — though none of her friends can know about it. What will Wolfsbane tell the X-Factor team? What are they going to do about Layla? How is Jamie coping with his guilt? Get onboard here for X-Factor’s brand-new direction! Plus: He’s gone from the son of one of the world’s greatest villains to one of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and then to one of the world’s greatest villains in his own right. Now, Pietro Maximoff, Quicksilver, the man behind the Decimation of the world’s mutants, finds himself depowered and trapped in a prison cell, where he must confront all the demons of his past. Collecting X-FACTOR #28-32 and QUICK AND THE DEAD. 144 PGS./Rated T+ ...$15.99 * * * HULK: GIANT-SIZE TPB Written by GREG PAK, PETER DAVID, ROGER STERN, GREG LAND & FRED VAN LENTE Penciled by JUAN SANTA CRUZ, MITCH BREITWEISER & LEONARD KIRK Cover by GARY FRANK Collecting four tales of gamma-powered adventure! Witness the destruction as the Green Goliath goes toe-to-toe with the Champions, Thundra and the Lion of Olympus himself, the Incredible Hercules. Plus: Classic Hulk writer Roger Stern shows you what it’s like to survive an encounter with the Hulk, all seen through the eyes of former sidekick Fred Sloan. Collecting GIANT-SIZE HULK #1 (CHAMPIONS STORY), GIANT-SIZE INCREDIBLE HULK #1, HULK: RAGING THUNDER and HULK VS. HERCULES: WHEN TITANS COLLIDE. 112 PGS./Rated A ...$12.99 * * * AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL VOL. 4: A BRAND NEW MAY TPB Written by TOM DEFALCO Penciled by RON FRENZ At last, the battle you never thought you’d see: Spider-Girl versus Araña! ‘Nuff said! Plus: It’s the start of a Brand New May as Mayday Parker decides to make some startling changes when her mysterious stalker is finally revealed and Moose launches his first attack against Spider-Girl. Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #19-24. 168 PGS./Rated A ...$16.99 * * * DAREDEVIL BY FRANK MILLER & KLAUS JANSON VOL. 2 TPB Written by FRANK MILLER & ROGER MCKENZIE Penciled by FRANK MILLER & KLAUS JANSON 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 DAREDEVIL #173-184. 336 PGS./Rated T+ ...$29.99 * * * X-MEN: THE COMPLETE ONSLAUGHT EPIC BOOK 4 TPB Written by TOM DEFALCO, SCOTT LOBDELL, MARK WAID, JEPH LOEB & LARRY HAMA Penciled by CARLOS PACHECO, ANDY KUBERT, JOE BENNETT, BERNARD CHANG, JOE MADUREIRA, RANDY GREEN, JIM LEE, WHILCE PORTACIO & RYAN BENJAMIN Cover by ADAM KUBERT The final onslaught is ON! Mutantdom's mightiest telepaths are forced to turn on one of their own, because Professor X's evil side won't stand for any more repression! The world's greatest hero teams gird for battle against one of their deadliest enemies, and when the smoke clears, not only will some of them not still be standing, they won't be there at all! The X-Men are left to take the blame for over a dozen dynamic disappearances, leading the man called Bastion to lay the groundwork for their NEXT crisis! But even if Onslaught is purged from this world, can a reborn world say the same? Guest appearances galore, plus step-by-step details on where the turning point of the 1990s began and ended! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR #416, X-MEN #56, ONSLAUGHT: MARVEL UNIVERSE, CABLE #36, UNCANNY X-MEN #337, X-MEN #57, ONSLAUGHT: EPILOGUE, IRON MAN #6 & X-MEN: ROAD TO ONSLAUGHT. 256 PGS./Rated T+ ...$29.99 * * * THOR VISIONARIES: WALTER SIMONSON VOL. 1 TPB (NEW PRINTING) Written by WALTER SIMONSON Penciled by WALTER SIMONSON Few people have ever left their mark on one character quite the way Walter Simonson has. His work on the Mighty Thor swept the Norse God of Thunder to heights never before seen and rarely achieved in his wake. Spanning epic tales of heroism and treachery, love and war, Simonson’s work is often considered the definitive Thor. From the majesty and mystery of fabled Asgard to the gritty streets of New York City, Thor was never the same. That is the mark of a true visionary. Collecting THOR #337-348 288 PGS./All Ages ...$29.99 * * * WHAT IF? CLASSIC VOL. 5 TPB Written by MARY JO DUFFY, MICHAEL FLEISHER, FRANK MILLER, MIKE W. BARR, STEVEN GRANT, BILL FLANAGAN, RICH MARGOPOULOS, BILL MANTLO, ROGER STERN, MARK GRUENWALD & PETER GILLIS Penciled by JERRY BINGHAM, TOM SUTTON, FRANK MILLER, ALAN KUPPERBERG, AL GORDON, RICH BUCKLER, JIM MOONEY, PABLO MARCOS, BOB BUDIANSKY, MARK GRUENWALD, GREG LAROCQUE, RON WILSON, BRUCE PATTERSON, JOE SINNOTT, BOB LAYTON & MORE The fifth installment of alternate-Earth action! The Phoenix lived, but the Hulk died! The Avengers take on the world, but Korvac destroys it! Plus: Eternals; Inhumans; and gods, gods, gods! Featuring Daredevil, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.! Collecting WHAT IF? #27-32. 248 PGS./All Ages ...$29.99 ESSENTIALS ESSENTIAL WOLVERINE VOL. 5 TPB Written by LARRY HAMA, JEPH LOEB, RALPH MACCHIO, JOE KELLY & SCOTT LOBDELL Penciled by DUNCAN ROULEAU, ADAM KUBERT, CHRIS ALEXANDER, LUCIANO LIMA, RAMON BERNADO, VAL SEMEIKS, ANTHONY WINN, JOE BENNETT, ED MCGUINNESS, TOMMY LEE EDWARDS & JOE MADUREIRA Whether in Japan, Greece, Madripoor or elsewhere, Wolverine doesn't have to go looking for trouble — it's always waiting for him! Against the likes of Cyber, Chimera, Genesis and others, everyone's favorite feral fighter may need the support of not only the X-Men and Alpha Flight — but also of Landau, Luckman and Lake, the most mysterious collection of extradimensional expediters ever to cash a villain's check for him! Ninjas, giant robots, murderous mutants and more make for action hotter than a house afire (although we've got that, too)! Also featuring Elektra and Generation X! Collecting WOLVERINE #91-110 and 1996 ANNUAL, and UNCANNY X-MEN #332. 552 PGS./All Ages ...$16.99