MARVEL COMICS: December 2009 Collected Editions Solicits MONTHLY COMICS OF NOTE   DOCTOR VOODOO: THE ORIGIN OF JERICHO DRUMM Written by LEN WEIN & ROY THOMAS Penciled by GENE COLAN & ALEX MASSACCI Cover by BILLY TAN You’ve witnessed his incredible reemergence in the pages of New Avengers, now take a trip through the voodoo virtuoso’s career in this special presentation of STRANGE TALES #169-170. In the shadowed back alleys of New Orleans, they speak his name in awe, for ‘tis said he was old when the mountains were young, that he cannot be harmed, that he can never DIE! His name is DOCTOR VOODOO! Experience the birth of Marvel’s new Sorcer Supreme like never before, fully remastered with modern coloring. Plus, an all-new framing sequence by Roy Thomas and Alex Massacci. 64 PGS./One-Shot/Reprint & NEW FRAMING SEQUENCE Rated T+ ...$4.99 * * * OFFICIAL INDEX TO THE MARVEL UNIVERSE #12 Written by VARIOUS Continuing the chronicle of the Marvel Universe, starting with Spider-Man (from AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #501 on), Iron Man (from IRON MAN #1 (2005) on) and the X-Men (from UNCANNY X-MEN #465 on). Follow the history of the Marvel universe as it unfolds month by month with the All-New Official Index to the Marvel Universe. Each issue provides synopses for dozens of individual comics, including back-up strips, introducing you to the characters, teams, places and equipment that appeared within, providing vital information about first appearances, where they last showed up and where they appeared next! 64 PGS./Rated A ...$3.99 * * * ED HANNIGAN: COVERED Master artist Ed Hannigan did many of Marvel’s cover layouts of the late ’70s and early ’80s. Over that time, Ed created some of the most innovative cover designs ever. His covers for The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe and Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man still stand today as some of the finest of all time! Today, Ed is 58 years old and has multiple sclerosis. Through special arrangement with the Hero Initiative, Marvel is offering Ed Hannigan: Covered, a massive 48-page collection of Ed’s covers, designs he created for other artists, and even rare glimpses at licensing and merchandising art Ed did. Best of all, proceeds benefit Ed Hannigan directly! This volume also features a new cover by Ed, and new tribute pieces from Mark Millar, Michael Avon Oeming, Jim Valentino, Herb Trimpe, and more! NOTE: There will be ONLY ONE PRINTING OF THIS BOOK EVER! Get it now so you don’t blow your chance! 48 pages...$5.99 MASTERWORKS   MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE X-MEN VOL. 8 HC Written by STEVE ENGLEHART, LEN WEIN, CHRIS CLAREMONT, BILL MANTLO, ROY THOMAS & TONY ISABELLA Penciled by SAL BUSCEMA, DON HECK, HERB TRIMPE, GIL KANE & JOHN BUSCEMA Cover by GIL KANE This is it! The culmination of the Silver Age legacy of Marvel's mutant misfits, the X-Men! Closing the gap between the end of the X-Men’s original series in 1970 and the debut of the All-New, All-Different team in 1975, the Marvel Masterworks present several never-before-collected X-Men tales that set the stage for Giant-Size X-Men #1! First up: Forced underground by anti-mutant hysteria run amok, the X-Men find themselves pursued by a secret adversary that seeks to pick them off one by one. And if being on the run wasn’t tough enough, here comes Magneto! Only the combined might of the X-Men and the Avengers can prevent the Master of Magnetism from unleashing a nuclear holocaust. Then, with the X-Men's ranks dwindling, Professor X, Cyclops and Marvel Girl head West for reinforcements, but instead bump into the Incredible Hulk and the Juggernaut. (Ouch!) Next comes the culmination of the classic Secret Empire saga, where the X-Men find they share a common enemy with Captain America and join forces with the shield-slingin' Avenger to save the nation and rescue their mutant comrades. Then, on the eve of the X-Men’s departure to face Krakoa the Living Island, Iceman and the Human Torch team-up to battle Equinox, the Thermo-Dynamic Man—and with his team missing, Professor X must enlist the Defenders to fight a resurgent Magneto and Alpha, the Ultimate Mutant! To top it all off, we’ve also included X-Man-to-be Wolverine’s very first appearance! The ol’ Canucklehead leaps from the top-secret Weapon X program and throws down in his first famous battle with the Incredible Hulk. It’s the all-time classic that made comic book history! There’s also the debut of Madrox the Multiple Man—Chris Claremont’s first X-Man—and the Beast vs. the Griffin. This X-tra special Masterworks volume polishes off the library of every X-Fan’s dreams—completing the original adventures of Marvel’s most-famous super team!   Collecting AVENGERS #110-111, INCREDIBLE HULK #172, 180 & 181, CAPTAIN AMERICA #172-175, MARVEL TEAM-UP #23 & 38, DEFENDERS #15-16 and GIANT-SIZE FANTASTIC FOUR #4, plus the rare covers to X-MEN #81-93. 304 PGS./All Ages ...$54.99 MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE X-MEN VOL. 8 HC — VARIANT EDITION VOL. 134 304 PGS./All Ages ...$54.99 * * * MARVEL MASTERWORKS: ATLAS ERA TALES TO ASTONISH VOL. 3 HC Written by STAN LEE & LARRY LIEBER Penciled by JACK KIRBY, STEVE DITKO, DON HECK, GENE COLAN & BOB FORGIONE Cover by JACK KIRBY Prepare yourself for another dramatic dose of monsters from the mind of Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko’s strange suspense thrillers from TALES TO ASTONISH! There’s more big monster rampages than you can shake a stick at with Trull the Inhuman—a mechanical beast that would make a monster truck shudder– the menace of Moomba, the Creature from Krogarr, the Gorilla-Man, the Abominable Snowman, and the first-ever appearance of Hank Pym, the man who would become Ant-Man! To top it off, there’s Steve Ditko’s suspenseful shorts that will take you to the farthest reaches of the universe and the darkest depths of the human soul. Each tightly-told tale is a lesson for mankind that will make you think twice before you turn out the light! These strange stories were the mortar in the foundation of the House of Ideas, where Stan Lee and his two greatest collaborators built the synergy and style that would turn the comics’ world on its head. So sign up for your copy today, and experience the energy of their imaginations in its most raw form!  Collecting TALES TO ASTONISH #21-30. 272 PGS./All Ages ...$59.99 MARVEL MASTERWORKS: ATLAS ERA TALES TO ASTONISH VOL. 3 HC— VARIANT EDITION VOL. 135 272 PGS./All Ages ...$59.99 * * * MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE UNCANNY X-MEN VOL. 2 TPB Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT & BILL MANTLO Penciled by DAVE COCKRUM, JOHN BYRNE, BOB BROWN & TONY DEZUNIGA Cover by DAVE COCKRUM & DEAN WHITE Setting a new standard for Marvel super heroes wasn’t enough for mssrs. Claremont and Cockrum. In their second Marvel Masterworks outing with the Uncanny X-Men they aren’t just aiming for All-New and All-Different, they’re shooting for the stars! But before they can reach those heights Jean Grey must fall from the heavens in order to save her teammates’ lives—and to reemerge from the ashes as The Phoenix! And though they may have saved one of their own, the X-Men must next face a fight from within the family. The Juggernaut and Black Tom Cassidy drive the Children of Atom to the edge of disaster, pushing Storm into the depths of childhood horrors and testing the mettle of Colossus and Wolverine to their utmost. And then, with the X-Men at their seeming breaking point, comes the return of Magneto! Then it’s off to the stars and to the Shi’ar empire to meet the Starjammers, Lilandra, Deathbird, and the Imperial Guard, not to mention a certain artist named John Byrne! Also featuring the first appearance of Weapon Alpha, the cornerstone of both Alpha Flight and Wolverine’s storied past in Weapon X, and a baseball game so wild it could only be the X-Men – this second volume of Uncanny Masterworks extends the dynamic legacy of Marvel's merry mutants!  Collecting X-MEN #101-110. 192 PGS./All Ages ...$24.90 MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE UNCANNY X-MEN VOL. 2 TPB — VARIANT EDITION VOL. 12 192 PGS./All Ages ...$24.99 OVERSIZED HARDCOVERS FORTUNE AND GLORY: A TRUE HOLLYWOOD COMIC BOOK STORY DELUXE HC ANNIVERSARY EDITION Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Penciled by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Cover by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Before ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN, before NEW AVENGERS, before SECRET INVASION...Brian Bendis was an award-winning cartoonist, and this scathing Hollywood tell-all was one of his best! Entertainment Weekly gave him an A, Hollywood insiders fell all over themselves to praise him, and fans everywhere gave him a thumbs-up for hilarity. Now, for its tenth anniversary, Bendis releases his sold-out miniseries FORTUNE & GLORY in color for the first time — featuring colors by Matt Wilson (Phonogram). Marvel once again at the stupidity of Hollywood producers, and the enthralling mood swings and ego nosedives of a little indie comic-book creator caught up in the maelstrom of the motion picture industry. This deluxe collection features brand-new text pieces by Bendis, and pages and scenes left on the cutting-room floor. Featuring an introduction by Paul Dini. 144 PGS./PARENTAL ADVISORY...$19.99 * * * MARVEL ZOMBIES RETURN HC Written by FRED VAN LENTE, DAVID WELLINGTON, JONATHAN MABERRY & SETH GRAHAME-SMITH Penciled by NICK DRAGOTTA, ANDREA MUTTI, JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER & RICHARD ELSON Cover by ARTHUR SUYDAM They’re back! What happened to Spider-Man, Colonel America, Power Man, Giant-Man and Wolverine at the end of MARVEL ZOMBIES 2? Where were they transported to... and, more importantly, when? A frightening five-part event shambles to life here, penned by resident (evil) MARVEL ZOMBIES 3 and 4 scribe Fred Van Lente and three of today’s hottest novelists of zombie fiction! Collecting MARVEL ZOMBIES RETURN #1-5. 120 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$24.99 * * * MIGHTY AVENGERS: SECRET INVASION HC Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Penciled by KHOI PHAM, STEFANO CASELLI, CARLOS PAGULAYAN, LEE WEEKS, JIM CHEUNG, ALEX MALEEV & JOHN ROMITA JR. Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC Nick Fury is back! As the war with the Skrulls reaches a fever pitch in SECRET INVASION, MIGHTY AVENGERS answers many of the event’s most compelling questions: Where is Nick Fury, and what has he been up to? Who are the mysterious “Caterpillars”? What’s keeping the Sentry from taking out the shape-changing aliens single-handedly? And Hank Pym’s a Skrull...how the heck did that happen?! Plus: the revelation that Elektra was a Skrull impostor sent shockwaves through the Marvel Universe, and the mistrust that followed tore at the fabric of the Avengers’ unity. Now, with the Secret Invasion of the Skrulls in full force, the secrets of her abduction are laid bare! Telling the stories behind the stories that breathless Marvel fans have been waiting for, this oversized hardcover continues to explore the Skrull infiltration and invasion of Earth! Collecting MIGHTY AVENGERS #12-20. 240 PGS./Rated A ...$29.99 * * * HOUSE OF M: SPIDER-MAN, FANTASTIC FOUR & X-MEN HC Written by MARK WAID, TOM PEYER, FABIAN NICIEZA, JOHN LAYMAN, REGINALD HUDLIN & CHRIS CLAREMONT Penciled by SALVADOR LARROCA, TOM GRUMMETT, SCOT EATON, TREVOR HAIRSINE, ALAN DAVIS & CHRIS BACHALO Cover by JOE QUESADA The Scarlet Witch has changed the universe, but Saturnyne's come to destroy it! The House of M is spilling into the multiverse like dominos and may topple it like cards, especially if omnipotent evildoers Mad Jim and madder Jamie have their way! Captain Britain and his family have two days to save the world as they know it...if only they can remember it! Heroes and villains will die, but which are which? Plus: If Magneto rules the world, where are Doctor Doom and the Green Goblin, to say nothing of their archenemies? The answers surprised the world! Guest-starring the Black Panther, the Thunderbolts and more! Featuring the pre-formation of New Excalibur! Collecting SPIDER-MAN: HOUSE OF M #1-5, NEW THUNDERBOLTS #11, FANTASTIC FOUR: HOUSE OF M #1-3, BLACK PANTHER #7 and UNCANNY X-MEN #462-465. 344 PGS./Rated T+ ...$39.99 * * * TIMELY 70th ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION HC Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM, KARL KESEL, STEVE ELLIS, TOM DEFALCO, JAMES ROBINSON, DAVID LAPHAM, ROGER STERN, JEN VAN METER, ROY THOMAS, SCOTT SNYDER & DAVID LISS Penciled by JAVIER PULIDO, STEVE UY, STEVE ELLIS, CHRIS BURNHAM, MARCOS MARTIN, DAVID LAPHAM, PAOLO RIVERA, ANDY MACDONALD, MITCH BREITWEISER, SCOTT WEGENER & JASON ARMSTRONG Cover by DANIEL ACUÑA Presenting 11 celebratory specials commemorating 70 years of Marvel! Watch a scrawny kid from Brooklyn named Steve Rogers show the world that you don’t need a super-soldier serum to be a hero. And it’s the year 1940, and thanks to policewoman Betty Dean, the young Namor the Sub-Mariner has momentarily halted his jihad against the surface world. Find out if the Human Torch can learn to tap into the human side of the Torch, or must he sacrifice himself to save the people he has sworn to protect? All this plus much, much more! Collecting all the 70th anniversary specials! ALL SELECT COMICS #1, ALL WINNERS COMICS #1, USA COMICS #1 MARVEL MYSTERY COMICS #1, CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS #1, MYSTIC COMICS #1, YOUNG ALLIES COMICS #1, MISS AMERICA COMICS #1, SUB-MARINER COMICS #1, HUMAN TORCH COMICS #1 and DARING MYSTERY COMICS #1. 280 PGS./Rated A ...$39.99 * * * THOR: TALES OF ASGARD BY STAN LEE & JACK KIRBY COIPEL COVER HC Written by STAN LEE Penciled by JACK KIRBY Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL The legend has come true! By the will of the gods, I am alive! I am invincible! I am — THOR!!! And so began the very first epic tale of Marvel’s most revered hero, the mighty Thor, whose legend would grow alongside the success of Marvel comics, making him the most exciting super hero of all time! Never has Thor been more sensational than during these early tales, crafted by Marvel’s greatest, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Re-live classic Norse mythology in the mighty Marvel manner as well as Stan and Jack’s stories of the Norse Gods and Thor before he came to Earth as Don Blake. Witness as these masters breathe life into the thunder god and some of Marvel’s most enduring characters: Helmdall, Balder, Loki, Odin and Hela. Read these stories as never before with all-new, modern coloring and acover by current THOR artist Olivier Coipel. Collecting THOR: TALES OF ASGARD BY STAN LEE & JACK KIRBY #1-6. 256 PGS./Rated A ...$29.99 THOR: TALES OF ASGARD BY STAN LEE & JACK KIRBY KIRBY COVER HC 256 PGS./Rated A...$29.99 PREMIERE EDITION HARDCOVERS INVINCIBLE IRON MAN VOL. 3: WORLD'S MOST WANTED BOOK 2 PREMIERE HC Written by MATT FRACTION Penciled by SALVADOR LARROCA Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA Don’t miss out on this critically acclaimed blockbuster! Tony's failing health makes the Iron Man too complicated to pilot. Hill hunts the world's most un-huntable man. Pepper defies Norman Osborn and H.A.M.M.E.R. itself. And all of Iron Man's rogues' gallery is after him and the billion-dollar bounty on his head...starting with the murderous Madame Masque! But believe it or not, there’ll soon come a time when everyone looks back on these as the good old days... Collecting INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #14-19. 144 PGS./Rated A ...$19.99 * * * THUNDERBOLTS: WIDOWMAKER PREMIERE HC Written by ANDY DIGGLE Penciled by ROBERTO DE LA TORRE & MIGUEL SEPULVIDA Cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA It's Thunderbolt vs. Thunderbolt, as Norman Osborn's black-ops hit squad targets former team-member Songbird—and this time, they're not underestimating this bird of prey! But even with a pack of blood-thirsty killers on her heels, Songbird has a few tricks up her sleeve...and enough experience fighting dirty to know that attack is the best form of defense! THE acclaimed team of Andy Diggle serves up another offering of the book that Wizard calls “a breakout book”! Collecting THUNDERBOLTS #133-137. 136 PGS./Rated T+ ...$19.99 * * * PUNISHER: DEAD END PREMIERE HC WWritten by RICK REMENDER Penciled by TAN ENG HUAT & JASON PEARSON Cover by JASON PEARSON Russ Manning Award winner Tan Eng Huat (GHOST RIDER, SILVER SURFER) joins critically acclaimed writer Rick Remender (Fear Agent) in chronicling Frank Castle’s war against Osborn’s Cabal as the corrosive effects of their “Dark Reign” further degenerate the Marvel Universe. The Hood’s crime organization has infected the entire world, and nowhere is it more prevalent than the street of New York where, hidden within the decaying husks of abandoned buildings, the Hood has built his secret empire out of everyone’s sight... including Norman Osborn’s. The Punisher is the one man standing between the new kingpin of crime and total domination, but in order to save his city from the decay and corruption, Frank Castle will first have to survive the rage of-- THE DEADLY DOZEN! And in Annual #1, a hypnotized Spider-Man attempts to grind the Punisher’s bones into paste! Collecting PUNISHER #6-10 and ANNUAL #1 152 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$24.99 * * * SPIDER-MAN: RED-HEADED STRANGER PREMIERE HC Written by FRED VAN LENTE & BRIAN REED Penciled by BARRY KITSON, ROBERT ATKINS, STEPHAN ROUX, YANICK PAQUETTE & JAVIER PULIDO Cover by ADI GRANOV THE CHAMELEON returns with a terrifying new mission that has MAYOR J. JONAH JAMESON squarely in his sights! Meanwhile, the ANTI-SPIDER SQUAD narrows its dragnet around the Wall-Crawler, and Peter Parker gets a brand new job...will it bring him closer to the newly-returned MARY JANE, or push her further away? Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #602-605. 120 PGS./Rated A ...$19.99 * * * IRON MAN: IRON MONGER PREMIERE HC Written by DENNY O'NEIL Penciled by LUKE MCDONNELL, RICH BUCKLER, SAL BUSCEMA, HERB TRIMPE & MARK BRIGHT Covers by JOHN BYRNE & MARK BRIGHT He's lost his armor and his fortune, but not his nerve! Tony Stark's back on his feet after everything Obadiah Stane has thrown at him, but now the bilious billionaire is taking away Stark's friends...one of them forever! The enmity spanning more than thirty issues ends in a steel-plated slugfest from which only one can walk away! Plus: vision quests and extradimensional intrigue! Madame Masque and Thundersword! And the debut of the Scourge of the Underworld! Guest-starring the West Coast Avengers! Collecting IRON MAN (1968) #193-200. 208 PGS./Rated T+ ...$29.99 IRON MAN: IRON MONGER PREMIERE HC — VARIANT EDITION VOL. 41 DM ONLY 208 PGS./Rated T+ ...$29.99 * * * BLACK WIDOW: WEB OF INTRIGUE PREMIERE HC Written by GEORGE PÉREZ, RALPH MACCHIO & GERRY CONWAY Penciled by GEORGE PÉREZ, BOB LAYTON, PAUL GULACY & GEORGE FREEMAN Covers by GEORGE PÉREZ It’s been a long lively life for Natasha Romanova – in the Avengers, the Champions, S.H.I.E.L.D. and elsewhere – but could it end with her surrounded by international assassins? Old enemies and new are using her instructor, her mentor and her ex-husband against her – or so it seems – but who and what can be trusted in a spy’s landscape of lies? Guest-starring Nick Fury, Jimmy Woo and other espionage experts! Collecting MARVEL FANFARE (1983) #10-13; BIZARRE ADVENTURES #25 and BLACK WIDOW: THE COLDEST WAR GN. 176 PGS.//Rated A ...$24.99 BLACK WIDOW: WEB OF INTRIGUE PREMIERE HC — VARIANT EDITION VOL. 40 (DM ONLY) 176 PGS.//Rated A ...$24.99 * * * X-FACTOR: OVERTIME PREMIERE HC Written by PETER DAVID Penciled by VALENTINE DE LANDRO Cover by DAVID YARDIN It's Siryn in the fight of her life against the absolute last person that she would have expected to be battling. And Madrox, Layla and Ruby find themselves under assault by the Sentinels just when they're on the verge of discovering the mystery behind Cortex! Collecting X-FACTOR #46-50. 128 PGS./Rated T+ ...$19.99 * * * MS. MARVEL VOL. 8: WAR OF THE MARVELS PREMIERE HC Written by BRIAN REED Penciled by SANA TAKEDA Cover by SANA TAKEDA WAR OF THE MARVELS begins! Karla Sofen battles for her life in the streets of Los Angeles as an exciting new chapter in the history of Ms. Marvel begins! Guest starring the New Avengers and...someone we can't tell you about! Collecting MS. MARVEL #42-46. 120 PGS./Rated T+ ...$19.99 * * * X-FORCE VOL. 3: NOT FORGOTTEN PREMIERE HC Written by CRAIG KYLE & CHRISTOPHER YOST Penciled by CLAYTON CRAIN, MIKE CHOI & SONIA OBACK Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN MESSIAH WAR AFTERMATH! When X-Force was pulled into the future, what was forgotten in the present? The Leper Queen's murderous acts? The Sapien League's attack on the United Nations using two of the X-Men's students? Wolfsbane's reunion with the Asgardian Wolf Prince? H.A.M.M.E.R.'s hunt for X-23? The wait is over. Find out who lives and who dies. Collecting X-FORCE #12-13 & #17-20. 144 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$19.99   * * * INCREDIBLE HERCULES: THE MIGHTY THORCULES PREMIERE HC Written by GREG PAK & FRED VAN LENTE Penciled by REILLY BROWN & RODNEY BUCHEMI Cover by RAFAEL ALBERQUERQUE When terrible threats rise in Svartalfheim, the land of the Dark Elves, only Mighty Thor, Son of Asgard, can hope to triumph! But what happens if the Odinson is temporarily...unavailable? It's Hammer Time for Hercules as the Lion of Olympus gets his thunder on! Meanwhile, the Secret Origin of AMADEUS CHO is finally revealed! Who really killed Amadeus' family? What is his true relation to Hercules? And, most importantly, what is the connection between him and The Twelve's MASTER MIND EXCELLO? Everyone's favorite irascible boy genius is after the answers himself -- but to get them he's going to have to go through his arch-nemesis, PYTHAGORAS DUPREE, the sixth-smartest man on Earth! Collecting INCREDIBLE HERCULES #132-137. 144 PGS./Rated T+ ...$19.99 * * * GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3: WAR OF KINGS BOOK 2 PREMIERE HC Written by DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING Penciled by BRAD WALKER Cover by DANIEL ACUÑA The guns of the Kree and the Shi'Ar have thundered — and there will hell to pay! Star-Lord’s Guardians spring into desperate action in an attempt to stop the planet-shattering battle, but will either side listen? If they don’t, the walls of the galaxy will disintegrate! It’s more mind-blowing cosmic heroics from the book that made CBR.com rave “if comics were movies, this would be the one people would be talking about all summer!” Collecting GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #13-19. 168 PGS./Rated T+ ...$24.99 * * * ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: THE LAUGHING CORPSE BOOK 2 - NECROMANCER EDWARD COVER PREMIERE HC Written by LAURELL K. HAMILTON & JESSICA RUFFNER Penciled by RON LIM Covers by RON LIM & HARVEY TOLIBAO The second chapter of best-selling author Laurell K. Hamilton’s thriller is finally here! Vampire hunter Anita Blake has crossed the paths of the worst St. Louis has to offer--and now they want her out of the picture for good. But Anita isn’t the type of person to go down without a fight...and she’s going to make sure it hurts something fierce. Find out why Comic Bulletin calls the ANITA BLAKE series “Sexy...with a wicked sense of humor.” Collecting ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: THE LAUGHING CORPSE - NECROMANCER #1-5. 120 PGS./Mature ...$19.99  ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: THE LAUGHING CORPSE BOOK 2 - NECROMANCER ANITA COVER PREMIERE HC (DM ONLY) 120 PGS./ Mature ...$19.99 * * * SCOURGE OF THE GODS - THE FALL PREMIERE HC Written by VALRIE MANGIN Penciled by ALEKSA GAJC Cover by ALEKSA GAJIC Can even the Gods themselves control their destiny when everything seems to prove that their lives are a tragedy written thousands of years ago, that is now replaying itself on a cosmic level? The Hun king Atilla finally got what he wanted: the secret stellar coordinates of Rome, the capital planet of the Orbis. He will finally be able to become not only master of the Roman Empire, but the entire known universe. Finally, he will be a God. There is but one obstacle standing between him and eternal glory: the patrician Aetius, who is secretly Atilla’s lost lover Flavia Aetia, the immortal incarnation of the goddess of chaos, in disguise. Their confrontation will be merciless... Collecting SCOURGE OF THE GODS – THE FALL #1-3. 152 PGS./Mature ...$24.99 * * * RUNAWAYS: TRUE BELIEVERS PREMIERE HC Written by BRIAN K. VAUGHAN Penciled by ADRIAN ALPHONA Cover by JO CHEN When a group of teenagers discovers that their parents are actually super-villains, they run away from home...but that's only step one! Now that the evil Pride is gone, nearly every bad guy in the Marvel Universe is trying to fill the power vacuum in Los Angeles, and the Runaways are the only heroes who can stop them! Plus: What does a mysterious new team of young heroes want with the Runaways, and which fan-favorite Marvel characters are part of this group? Collecting RUNAWAYS (2005) #1-6. 144 PGS./Rated T+ ...$19.99 TRADE PAPERBACKS KIDNAPPED! GN-TPB Written by ROY THOMAS (based on the novel by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON) Penciled by MARIO GULLY Cover by GERALD PAREL A STOLEN INHERITANCE! ABDUCTION AT SEA! AN UNSOLVED MURDER: These are the elements that Robert Louis Stevenson, author of Treasure Island, wove together in Kidnapped, his novel set upon the ocean and in the wilds of the Scottish Highlands in the middle of the 18th century. Young David Balfour tries to claim his rightful inheritance from a treacherous uncle determined not to share it—and is kidnapped aboard a ship bound for the American colonies, where he’ll be delivered into slavery. He escapes in the company of a dynamic Scottish rebel named Alan Breck Stewart, and the two of them forge a powerful and memorable friendship—fighting all foes side by side, and triumphing in the end. Collecting KIDNAPPED! #1-5. 128 PGS./Rated T+ ...$14.99 * * * MINI MARVELS ULTIMATE COLLECTION GN-TPB Written by SEAN MCKEEVER, MARC SUMERAK, PAUL TOBIN, AUDREY LOEB & CHRIS GIARRUSSO Penciled by CHRIS GIARRUSSO Cover by CHRIS GIARRUSSO All-ages fun featuring the wild and crazy kid counterparts to Marvel’s greatest heroes! Featuring Spidey, Wolverine, Iron Man, Hulk and more Marvel favorites — reimagined for an all-ages audience! ALL your favorite Mini Marvels adventures collected in one hilarious and action-packed collection! Be there when Spidey gets the Paperboy Blues, Wolverine goes on a Cereal Quest, Hulk goes on a date and the Fantastic Four are impersonated by Skrulls. Plus: Spidey gets in over his head when he babysits Power Pack, but he gets by with a little help from his AMAZING FRIENDS Iceman and Firestar! 216 PGS./All Ages ...$19.99 * * * MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN VOL. 14: THWIP! DIGEST Written by PAUL TOBIN Penciled by MATTEO LOLLI Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG 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 Emma Frost, Tombstone and Cloak & Dagger! Collecting MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #53-56. 96 PGS./All Ages ...$9.99 * * * DEADPOOL VOL. 2: DARK REIGN TPB Written by DANIEL WAY Penciled by PACO MEDINA Cover by JASON PEARSON Some jobs are just too tough for your average, fast-talking high-tech gun-for-hire. Sometimes — to get the job done right — you need someone crazier than a sack’a ferrets. You need Wade Wilson — the Crimson Comedian, the Regeneratin’ Degenerate, the Merc with a Mouth...Deadpool! And when Nick Fury needed someone to infiltrate the invading Skrull armada to retrieve vital information, he called in Deadpool — and Deadpool took care of business. But to Wade’s surprise, the data he swiped was stolen in transit by Norman Osborn, who used it to kill the Skrull queen and win the gratitude of everyone on Earth. But Deadpool isn’t interested in gratitude. He’s interested in big, fat paychecks. And since Norman now owes him one, Deadpool’s on his way to collect. But since his rise to power, Norman’s a hard man to reach. He’s the head of H.A.M.M.E.R. and the new Dark Avengers. He’s too busy trying to take over the world to deal with Deadpool personally, so he sends the ruthless killer Bullseye to handle his problem for him! Collecting DEADPOOL #6-7 and #10-12. 120 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$14.99 * * * ULTIMATUM: X-MEN/FANTASTIC FOUR TPB Written by ARON E. COLEITE & JOE POKASKI Penciled by MARK BROOKS & TYLER KIRKHAM Cover by ED McGUINNESS The end is near! Eastern Europe is frozen solid in the grip of a sudden ice age. A tidal wave of biblical proportions mercilessly sweeps through New York City. Millions have been killed, and countless more injured or displaced — among them members of the X-Men and Fantastic Four. And Magneto is to blame. In the wake of this unimaginable catastrophe, is it a time to repent? Or is it a time for revenge? See Ultimatum through the eyes of two of the world’s greatest teams — or what’s left of them, at least! Collecting ULTIMATE X-MEN #98-100 and ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #58-60. 152 PGS./Rated T+ ...$19.99 * * * ULTIMATUM: MARCH ON ULTIMATUM TPB Written by ARON COLEITE, JOE POKASKI, JEPH LOEB & BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Penciled by ERIC BASALDUA, BRANDON PETERSON, JOHN ROMITA JR., MARKO DJURDJEVIC, ED MCGUINNESS & DAVID LAFUENTE Cover by BRANDON PETERSON The end is nigh! Last chance to see the Ultimate Universe before everything changes forever! As Ultimatum inexorably approaches, the majority of the Ultimate Universe remains blissfully unaware of the coming darkness. Join us now for a last tour round those fleeting, precious moments. The Fantastic Four and X-Men learn that it is not just the past that can come back to haunt you, as they confront the future world Ultimatum may bring about. Captain America discovers how his legacy has been shamefully abused as he learns the origin of the Black Panther, while the world’s most unlikely duo — the Hulk and the Squadron Supreme’s Zarda — team up for a road trip. And Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson face a momentous decision that could take their relationship to a new level, or end it forever. Collecting ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR/ULTIMATE X-MEN ANNUAL #1, ULTIMATE X-MEN/ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL #1, ULTIMATE CAPTAIN AMERICA ANNUAL #1, ULTIMATE HULK ANNUAL #1 and ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #3. 176 PGS./Rated T+ ...$19.99 * * * INCREDIBLE HERCULES: DARK REIGN TPB Written by FRED VAN LENTE & GREG PAK Penciled by RODNEY BUCHEMI, DIETRICH SMITH & RYAN STEGMAN Cover by ED MCGUINNESS Hercules heads into the heart of darkness! Are you ready for more Marvel action and adventure with the sometimes ill-tempered, often addle-brained, but always lovable Prince of Power, Hercules? First up is a head-on battle with Norman Osborn and his evil Dark Avengers. Next on tap is a trip through the Stygian depths to Tartarus on a bold mission to help Herc’s sister, Athena, restore Olympus. And to top it all off, a Marvel milestone for the ages! Forget Wolverine! A classic origin tale is spun as Hercules’ ascent from mere mortal to the Olympian heights of godhood is finally revealed! It doesn’t matter whether he’s in ancient Thebes or living under Norman Osborn’s Dark Reign — Hercules is ready to rumble! Collecting INCREDIBLE HERCULES #126-131. 160 PGS./Rated T+ ...$14.99 * * * MS. MARVEL VOL. 7: DARK REIGN TPB Written by BRIAN REED Penciled by PATRICK OLLIFFE, REBEKAH ISAACS, SANA TAKEDA & SERGIO ARIÑO Cover by SANA TAKEDA It’s the evolution of Ms. Marvel as the mantle passes from one heroine to the next! Carol Danvers has fought for years as Ms. Marvel, taking her inspiration and name from the Kree hero Mar-Vell, known to most of Earth as Captain Marvel. But with the former super villain Norman Osborn rising to power and taking control of the Avengers, Danvers is forbidden not only from wearing her costume but from even using the name Ms. Marvel. Complicating matters further, her powers have become unreliable and now cause her excruciating pain. Can she fight through the hurt to track down her old foe, Ghazi Rashid? Meanwhile, the devious Osborn has taken steps to replace Danvers, turning to none other than Dr. Karla Sofen — better known as the super villain-cum-Thunderbolt Moonstone! Collecting MS. MARVEL #35-41. 176 PGS./Rated T+ ...$19.99 * * * DARK REIGN: YOUNG AVENGERS TPB Written by PAUL CORNELL Penciled by MARK BROOKS Cover by MARK BROOKS The Melter; The Executioner; The Enchantress; Egghead; Big Zero and Coat of Arms: they call themselves the Young Avengers, teenage rebels, on the run from the authorities, hated and feared by a world they've sworn to protect. Their interests include interspecies romance, modern art and bloody murder. Everything is permitted, and so are they. Until they meet the original Young Avengers. And then their grey areas will come home to roost. Collecting DARK REIGN: YOUNG AVENGERS #1-5. 120 PGS./Rated T+ ...$16.99 * * * AGENTS OF ATLAS: DARK REIGN TPB Written by JEFF PARKER Penciled by CARLO PAGULAYAN, GABRIEL HARDMAN, CLAYTON HENRY & BENTON JEW Cover by ART ADAMS Since becoming Khan and head of the Atlas Foundation, James Woo has attempted to use his boundless resources and far-reaching influence for good with the help of his teammates, the Agents of Atlas: Gorilla-Man, Marvel Boy, Namora, M-11 the Human Robot and Venus. Not surprisingly, their goals sit in stark contrast to those of Norman Osborn, head of H.A.M.M.E.R. With each party hoping to use the other to its advantage, Woo makes a deal with Osborn, both men more than a little suspicious of the other’s motives. And when the Agents look to be building a hellish arsenal for the former Green Goblin, they catch the attention of none other than Captain America — leading to the throwdown to end all throwdowns with the New Avengers! Plus: a 1950s flashback to the Agents of Atlas’ first savage encounter with the man known as Wolverine and more! Collecting AGENTS OF ATLAS #1-5, WOLVERINE: AGENT OF ATLAS, GIANT-SIZE MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS and material from SECRET INVASION: WHO DO YOU TRUST? & DARK REIGN: NEW NATION. 184 PGS./Rated T+ ...$19.99 * * * DARK REIGN: THE SINISTER SPIDER-MAN TPB Written by BRIAN REED Penciled by BARRY KITSON & CHRIS BACHALO Cover by CHRIS BACHALO He ain’t friendly and this ain’t your neighborhood! Yes, Mac Gargan, America’s favorite sociopath-turned-symbiote-host-turned-hero-hunter now takes the spotlight as Norman Osborn’s sinister Spider-Man. With the Dark Reign-a-raining, the lives of our mighty marvel heroes are being destroyed left and right – but for guys like Mac, the world is their oyster and the chef’s covering the bill. Mac’s a beloved hero. Women love him, men want to be him and nobody wants to run into him after midnight – because the symbiote is still pretty darn hungry... Collecting DARK REIGN: THE SINISTER SPIDER-MAN #1-4 and material from SPIDER-MAN FAMILY #8. 112 PGS./Rated T+ ...$16.99 * * * DARK REIGN: SKRULL KILL KREW TPB Written by ADAM FELBER Penciled by PAULO SIQUEIRA Cover by MARIO ALBERTI THE INVASION AIN’T DONE UNTIL THE FAT SKRULL SINGS! Pulled from the ashes of 1994 straight to the 21st century, the Skrull Kill Krew is back and more brutal than ever! Television writer and novelist Adam Felber (HBO’s REAL TIME; Schrodinger’s Cat) and superstar artist Paulo Siqueira (Ms.Marvel; Amazing Spider-Man) bring you a disturbing and violent tale of a man with a couple of big guns and a bunch of alien shape shifters who harken back to the earliest days of the Marvel Universe. Pull up a chain gun and join us, won’t you? Collecting SKRULL KILL CREW #1-5 and material from DARK REIGN NEW NATION. 136 PGS./Rated T+ ...$19.99 * * * DARK REIGN: THE HOOD TPB Written by JEFF PARKER & RICK REMENDER Penciled by KYLE HOTZ & MAX FIUMARA Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC Straight from the pages of NEW AVENGERS and DARK REIGN: THE CABAL—go deep into the cutthroat world of The Hood! You may know him as the tough-talking crime boss who’s organizing the villains of NYC while wheeling and dealing with the likes of Loki and Dr. Doom. But what about his pregnant girlfriend, addict cousin and institutionalized mother that we met back in his debut mini? And what price is he paying for his rapid climb up the ranks of crime and power? Writer Jeff Parker (AGENTS OF ATLAS) and Kyle Hotz (THE HOOD: BLOOD FROM STONES) invite you to spend a week in the life of Parker Robinson, one of the key characters in Dark Reign, as he struggles to keep his professional and personal lives from destroying each other! Collecting DARK REIGN: THE HOOD #1-5, the MADE MEN digital comic and material from DARK REIGN: THE CABAL. 176 PGS./Rated T+ ...$19.99 * * * DARK REIGN: THE UNDERSIDE TPB Written by FRANK TIERI, FRED VAN LENTE & JOE CASEY Penciled by MATEUS SANTOLOUCO, GIANLUCA GIGLIOTTA & NATHAN FOX Cover by JAE LEE Three action-packed mini-series jammed into one incredible collection. In Lethal Legion, Find out what happens to the villains who don’t make it on Norman Osborn’s list of acceptable allies. Grim Reaper, Mr. Hyde, Absorbing Man, Nekra, and Man-Ape are about to find out when their cooperative of crime lands on the wrong side of Norman's law - but they're not going down without a fight. In Mister Negative, Spider-Man’s most mysterious new enemy takes center stage. But when The Hood strikes at the heart of Mr. Negative’s criminal operations with a whole horde of classic Arachno-Foes (including The Scorcher, Speed Demon, The Squid and the long awaited return of the White Rabbit), Spider-Man is left to clean up the mess between the two violent nemeses. And in Zodiac, Norman Osborn may be running the show, but not every super-villain is going to accept the new world order. But who – or what -- is ZODIAC? Collecting DARK REIGN: LETHAL LEGION #1-3, DARK REIGN: ZODIAC #1-3 and DARK REIGN: MISTER NEGATIVE #1-3. 216 PGS./Rated T+ ...$24.99 * * * SECRET WARRIORS VOL. 1: NICK FURY, AGENT OF NOTHING TPB Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS & JONATHAN HICKMAN Penciled by STEFANO CASELLI Cover by JIM CHEUNG In a world where no one can be trusted, only one man can hope to stand against tyranny: Nick Fury! Fury — former director of S.H.I.E.L.D, the now defunct world peacekeeping organization — has gathered a special team of handpicked soldiers to help defend the cause of justice. But his Secret Warriors — young, inexperienced super heroes known only to Fury — have a lot to learn and a short time to learn it. And with the ruthless Hydra on their heels, their every mistake may have fatal consequences. Their covert mission will take the Secret Warriors around the globe; along the way, they’ll uncover a conspiracy that reaches from the Oval Office to the temples of Japan, and even beyond death. Fury has known for years that no one is outside Hydra’s reach, but even he never anticipated that their treachery might extend to S.H.I.E.L.D itself. Collecting SECRET WARRIORS #1-6 and material from DARK REIGN NEW NATION. 184 PGS./Rated T+ ...$19.99 * * * FANTASTIC FOUR: THE MASTER OF DOOM TPB Written by MARK MILLAR & JOE AHEARNE Penciled by BRYAN HITCH, NEAL EDWARDS & STUART IMMONEN Cover by BRYAN HITCH There is Doom...and then there is the Master of Doom! Eager readers of the World’s Greatest Comic don’t have to wait nine weeks for the fun, frisson and fantastic action of Fantastic Four! The magnificent Marvel team-up of Mark Millar (Wanted) and Bryan Hitch (Ultimates) wind up their epic run with a rip-roaring yarn that pits the First Family against their deadliest archenemy — and the powerful being for whom even Doom will bow! Are you ready to meet the Master of Doom? Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR #562-569. 248 PGS./Rated A ...$19.99 * * * X-INFERNUS TPB Written by C.B. CEBULSKI Penciled by GIUSEPPI CAMUNCOLI Cover by DAVID FINCH Belasco kidnapped another generation of Xavier’s mutant brood, and tortured them in an effort to locate Illyana’s soul. However, Illyana rescued some of the mutants, including the young Pixie – and, sensing the girl’s purity, crafted a plan to defeat her former mentor. Illyana used Pixie’s innocent soul to create a bloodstone of her own, and allowing Pixie to create a soul dagger – a miniature version of Illyana’s old weapon. The mutants stormed Belasco’s castle, and Pixie and Illyana used the dagger to destroy him once and for all. Victorious, Illyana cast the mutants back to earth, and now sits on throne of Limbo once again. S’ym and N’astirh stand by her side as loyal servants ... and behind her soulless eyes burn fires that even we demons have learned to fear. Illyana Rasputin rules Limbo once more. Tormented, evil, and in search of her soul, she schemes. And where we demons once were able to use our scrying pools to glimpse the future ... now, all we can see...is an inferno... Collecting X-INFERNUS #1-4, X-INFERNUS SAGA and X-MEN: RETURN OF MAGIK MUST HAVE. 144 PGS./Rated T+ ...$19.99 * * * X-FORCE/CABLE: MESSIAH WAR TPB Written by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI, CRAIG KYLE & CHRISTOPHER YOST Penciled by JAMIE MCKELVIE, ARIEL OLIVETTI, LARRY STROMAN, MIKE CHOI & SONIA OBACK Cover by ARIEL OLIVETTI It’s the exciting sequel to the X-Men event of the decade, 2007’s Messiah CompleX! The birth of a single mutant child forever changed the landscape of the X-Universe. The X-Men see the baby as the last hope for mutantkind’s survival, but Bishop believes she’ll doom them all. And he’ll go to any length to see the baby dead ... including teaming up with Cable’s archenemy, Stryfe! Months ago, Cyclops handed the newborn over to Cable, believing his son could protect the child. But Cable never came back. Now, Cyclops has found his son marooned in the future — and with Bishop and Stryfe hot on his tail, Cyclops sends in the one team that will do what needs to be done in order to ensure the survival of their species: X-Force! The past, present and future converge — and break into total war! Plus: Get the inside scoop on Bishop’s childhood, and see firsthand the horrific future he was raised in! And peer deep into Cable’s files on friend and foe alike, and eyeball his arsenal as he prepares for war! Collecting X-MEN: THE TIMES AND LIFE OF LUCAS BISHOP #1-3, CABLE #11-15, X-FORCE #14-16, X-FORCE/CABLE: MESSIAH WAR and X-MEN: FUTURE HISTORY - MESSIAH WAR SOURCEBOOK. 368 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$34.99 * * * X-MEN/SPIDER-MAN TPB Written by CHRISTOS N. GAGE Penciled by MARIO ALBERTI Cover by MARIO ALBERTI Christos Gage (Thunderbolts, House of M: Avengers) is joined by international superstar-artist Mario Alberti (Redhand) to bring you the most misunderstood team of all time meeting the most misunderstood super hero of all time in this tale of mystery that starts in the early days of the Marvel Age and winds its way through to today! See an enduring friendship develop between the web-slinger and the uncanniest mutants on Earth as they contend with Kraven the Hunter, the Blob, the Marauders and the ultimate threat from Sinister. How do those bonds endure when Spider-Man turns out to be a clone and Wolverine must fight without his Adamantium skeleton? PLUS: revisit the first time Spider-Man fought side-by-side with Xavier’s team in X-MEN #35! Collecting X-MEN/SPIDER-MAN #1-4 and X-MEN #35. 120 PGS./Rated T+ ...$14.99 * * * GENEXT: UNITED TPB Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT Penciled by JONBOY MEYERS Cover by ALEX GARNER The newest generation of X-Men returns! In a world where the years passed in real-time for the X-Men since their foundation, the newest crop of students at Xavier’s are the children and grandchildren of the heroes we know. But with all the trouble Becka Monroe, Pavel Rasputin, Olivier Raven and company got into last time, they’re not sure they want to go back to school. With Professor Henry “Beast” McCoy watching over them, GeNEXT is striking out on their own! Collecting GENEXT: UNITED #1-5. 120 PGS./Rated A ...$16.99 * * * MARVELS TPB (NEW PRINTING) Written by KURT BUSIEK Penciled by ALEX ROSS Cover by ALEX ROSS “MARVELS is a giant leap forward in the evolution of illustrated literature.” -- Stan Lee Welcome to New York. Here, burning figures roam the streets, men in brightly colored costumes scale the glass and concrete walls, and creatures from space threaten to devour our world. This is the Marvel Universe, where the ordinary and fantastic interact daily. This is the world of Marvels. Collecting MARVELS #0-4. 248 PGS./Rated A ...$24.99 * * * EXILES ULTIMATE COLLECTION BOOK 3 TPB Written by TONY BEDARD & CHUCK AUSTEN Penciled by JIM CALAFIORE & MIZUKI SAKAKIBARA Cover by MIZUKI SAKAKIBARA They have become unhinged from time. They are heroes from different realities whose own timelines have become compromised. The lives they once knew are gone. To return to their worlds, they must travel together from one alternate universe to another, each time completing a mission to set right what went wrong. They have found love, experienced danger and formed friendships. Their lives are unpredictable. No one can say where their next mission will take them. They are the Exiles, and this is their fate. Now, relive their quest to fix the kinks in the chains of reality, collected across six titanic trade paperbacks! Collecting EXILES #38-58. 496 PGS./Rated A ...$34.99 * * * RUNAWAYS: THE GOOD DIE YOUNG TPB Written by BRIAN K. VAUGHAN Penciled by ADRIAN ALPHONA Cover by JO CHEN The world as we know it is about to end, and the Runaways are the only hope to prevent it! Our fledgling teenage heroes have learned how their parents' criminal organization began, and now they must decide how it should END. As the Runaways' epic battle against their evil parents reaches its shocking conclusion, the team's mole stands revealed, and blood must be shed. Which kids will still be standing when the smoke finally clears? This is the story that changes everything (seriously!). Collecting RUNAWAYS #13-18. 144 PGS./Rated T+ ...$16.99 * * * SUB-MARINER: THE DEPTHS TPB Written by PETER MILLIGAN Penciled by ESAD RIBIC Cover by ESAD RIBIC It is the 1950s, the age of the Cold War and nuclear science. Parting the curtain to expose old-world myths and urban legends is showman-scientist and myth buster Dr. Randolph Stein, who embarks on a quest to find the lost explorer Marlowe and disprove the existence of the legendary underwater city of Atlantis. Traveling deep beneath the ocean’s surface on the submarine Plato, Stein is confronted by the growing threat of mutiny within his superstitious crew, and by a series of horrific and unexplainable events that test his resolve and his rational, scientific mind. Nothing can prepare Stein for what he finds — a scene of carnage that suggests the legend of Atlantis just might be true...and that its protector, the dreaded Sub-Mariner, will do anything to prevent its discovery. To survive the awful black waters of the depths, Stein is forced to question everything he stands for. Writer Peter Milligan and painter Esad Ribic bring you the psychological drama of this unknown world, where men go mad and a mysterious man-like figure haunts the depths. Collecting SUB-MARINER: THE DEPTHS #1-5. 120 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$19.99 * * * THOR: AGES OF THUNDER TPB ritten by MATT FRACTION Penciled by PATRICK ZIRCHER, CLAY MANN, DOUG BRAITHWAITE, DAN BRERETON & MARKO DJURDJEVIC Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC Thor is the favored son of Odin, a paragon of bravery, nobility and strength. From Asgard to Hel and through all realms between, Thor’s titanic struggles on behalf of his beloved homeland of fellow immortals have become legend. But what happens when Thor decides to stand down? To not clean up the mess that the gods themselves create? To teach his vain brethren of fellow immortals — and even his father, Odin — that he is not one to take for granted? Ages of Thunder is a story of a god’s ultimate destiny toward humility through humanity. Told by superstar writer Matt Fraction (Invincible Iron Man) and luxuriously rendered with bristling action tableaus by a veritable godly pantheon of artists, it is a Thor epic for the ages. Collecting THOR: AGES OF THUNDER ONE-SHOT, THOR: REIGN OF BLOOD ONE-SHOT, THOR: MAN OF WAR ONE-SHOT and THOR GOD-SIZED SPECIAL. 160 PGS./Rated T+ ...$19.99 * * * WHAT IF? CLASSIC VOL. 6 TPB Written by DANNY FINGEROTH, STEVEN GRANT, FRANK MILLER, ROGER STERN, ALAN ZELENETZ, JOHN BYRNE, BILL MANTLO, TOM DEFALCO, ALAN WEISS, DAVID ANTHONY KRAFT, DAVID MICHELINIE, RICH MARGOPOULOS, ALAN KUPPERBERG & MORE Penciled by MIKE VOSBURG, DON PERLIN, FRANK MILLER, STEVE DITKO, GREG LAROCQUE, JOHN BYRNE, ARVELL JONES, ALAN WEISS, PATY COCKRUM, DAN REED, ALAN KUPPERBERG & MORE Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR. Iron Man stuck in time and Dazzler stuck in space! Elektra lives, Yellowjacket dies! The FF if they never got powers and Nova if he never lost them! Mortals, mutants and monsters — plus early yet brief resurrections of Phoenix and Captain Marvel, along with many other alternate oddities! All part of Marvel's sixth collection of quantum continuity! Secrets of past, future and sideways revealed! Featuring Howard the Duck, Obnoxio the Clown, Aunt May and more! Collecting WHAT IF? #33-38. 240 PGS./Rated A ...$29.99 * * * BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS: 10 YEARS AT MARVEL TPB Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Penciled by MARK BAGLEY, MARK BROOKS, ALEX MALEEV, MIKE DEODATO, MICHAEL GAYDOS, LEINIL FRANCIS YU, DAVID FINCH, FRANK CHO & JIM MAHFOOD Celebrating Brian Michael Bendis' 10th anniversary at Mighty Marvel! Writing as many as five Marvel titles simultaneously, Bendis has become one of the company's most prolific creators during the past decade; his multiple Eisner Awards testify to quality that rivals such quantity. In 2000, the crime-noir veteran re-created Marvel's most vital character for modern audiences in Ultimate Spider-Man, harbinger of the growing Ultimate universe and still thriving as it eclipses 100 issues. He shook the world of Daredevil by revealing the hero's secret identity, setting into motion storylines whose repercussions will far outlast his departure. He next de- and re-constructed the Avengers, paving the way for the House of M crossover, which rocked the foundations of the Marvel Universe. And then he shook up the status quo again, unleashing a Secret Invasion of alien shapeshifters on the Marvel heroes. Collecting ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #13, NEW AVENGERS #22, ALIAS #10, ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #1, CIVIL WAR: THE CONFESSION, ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN SUPER SPECIAL, ULTIMATE X-MEN #41, DAREDEVIL #65, NEW AVENGERS #15, ULTIMATE MARVEL TEAM-UP #9, DARK AVENGERS #9 and material from STAN LEE PRESENTS. 360 PGS./Rated T+ ...$34.99 * * * PUNISHER: FRANK CASTLE MAX — WELCOME TO THE BAYOU TPB Written by VICTOR GISCHLER Penciled by GORAN PARLOV & JEFTE PALO Cover by DAVE JOHNSON Celebrated crime novelist Victor Gischler takes on Marvel’s greatest vigilante! Traveling the Louisiana back roads with something awful stored in his trunk, Frank Castle stops at a service station on the edge of the bayou...and steps into a world of unspeakable horror. Patrolling the depths of hell, the Punisher has crossed paths with plenty of unsavory characters, but nothing has prepared him for the unspeakable depravity of the Geautreauxs. Plus: Vette’s little black book is a treasure chest of dark secrets. Movie stars, politicians, gangsters — they all pay to play. Tonight, she is making a house call — and the Punisher is riding shotgun. Because one of the names in that book is Carlos Ramirez, a powerful Miami drug lord who hides in an impenetrable fortress, and Vette is the Punisher’s best ticket inside. Before the night is through, Vette will learn a thing or two about what really lurks in the hearts of men, about the difference between dogs and wolves. 128 PGS./Explicit Content ...$14.99 ESSENTIALS ESSENTIAL X-FACTOR VOL. 3 TPB Written by LOUISE SIMONSON, CHRIS CLAREMONT & KIERON DWYER Penciled by WALTER SIMONSON, MARC SILVESTRI, ROB LIEFELD, ARTHUR ADAMS, PAUL SMITH & KIERON DWYER Cover by ROB LIEFELD & TODD MCFARLANE One's married to his ex-girlfriend's clone, the other's fighting a monster possessing HIS ex-girlfriend! True love has never run smoothly for either Summers Brother, but at least X-Factor's adventures make for an interesting babyhood for the infant eventually to be known as Cable! Demons, cyborgs, trolls, aliens and, of course, the Terrors of the Eighties, Mr. Sinister's Marauders! Featuring the X-Men, New Mutants, the X-Terminators and Freedom Force! Collecting X-FACTOR #36-50 and UNCANNY X-MEN #239-243. 536 PGS./All Ages ...$19.99