Secret Invasion Continues To Infiltrate & Sell Out Quickly!

The top-selling event of the year continues to steamroll over the competition as Marvel is proud to announce more Secret Invasion tie-in sell outs! Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four #2, Ms Marvel #28, Secret Invasion: Runaways/Young Avengers #1, Mighty Avengers #15 and Avengers: The Initiative #14 have all sold out at Diamond (though copies may be available at the retail level). Marvel currently has no plans to go back to press on these issues which reveal secrets behind the Skrull invasion! How were Hank Pym and Spider-Woman replaced? What can the Human Torch and the Thing do to save the FF? What secret does 3-D Man hold? What do the Skrulls want with Hulking and Xavin? All these answers and more have been revealed — but do you know the truth and who you can trust?

With quick sell outs of virtually all Secret Invasion tie-ins, Marvel urges retailers to check their orders on future issues of Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four, Ms Marvel, Secret Invasion: Runaways/Young Avengers, Mighty Avengers and Avengers: The Initiative! There’s no comic event this year like Secret Invasion and as the story continues, the Marvel Universe finds itself altered irrevocably!

The Invasion continues in these upcoming tie-ins:

MIGHTY AVENGERS #16 (MAY082304)
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by KHOI PHAM
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
Rated A …$2.99
On-Sale—7/16/08

NEW AVENGERS #43 (MAY082305)
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by BILLY TAN
Cover by ALEKSI BRICLOT
Rated A …$2.99
FOC—7/1/08, On-Sale—7/23/08

AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #15 (MAY082306)
Written by DAN SLOTT & CHRISTOS GAGE
Penciled by HARVEY TOLIBAO
Cover by MARK BROOKS
Rated T+ …$2.99
FOC—7/1/08, On-Sale—7/23/08

SECRET INVASION: FANTASTIC FOUR #3 (of 3) (MAY082309)
Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA
Penciled by BARRY KITSON
Cover by ALAN DAVIS
Rated A …$2.99
FOC—7/1/08, On-Sale—7/23/08

MS. MARVEL #29 (MAY082313)
Written by BRIAN REED
Penciled by ADRIANA MELO
Cover by GREG HORN
Rated T+ …$2.99
FOC—7/10/08, On-Sale—7/30/08

SECRET INVASION: RUNAWAYS/YOUNG AVENGERS #2 (of 3) (MAY082308)
Written by CHRISTOPHER YOST
Art by TAKESHI MIYAZAWA
Cover by MICHAEL RYAN
Rated T+ …$2.99
FOC—7/24/08, On-Sale—8/13/08

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Excitement Is Building Around All Secret Invasion Tie-Ins!

The comic book event of year continues as fans, retailers and critics agree — Secret Invasion is a smash hit! Secret Invasion has everyone asking “Who Do You Trust?” as the fate of the Marvel Universe may be in the hand from the intergalactic threat known as the Skrulls. In order to fully understand the Skrulls’ plan and how our heroes are working to stop them at all costs, these tie-ins give you the full scope on just how serious and dangerous the Skrulls really are!

Secret Invasion: Runaways/Young Avengers #1 starts us right in the middle of the Skrull’s armada arrival to Earth. How will both teams react with a Skrull on each? These two teen teams have to do what they can to push the Skrulls back, but can they trust their Skrull teammates?

Mighty Avengers #15 takes a trip back to the past around the time of Avengers Disassembled and reveals a major hero as a Skrull impostor. Find out just how long a certain hero was out of the picture and had a charlatan in his place.

New Avengers #42 also takes us back to the formation of the New Avengers and reveals just who was behind the breakout that brought the new team together. Make sure to check this out as the true start of the Secret Invasion started here.

Avengers: The Initiative # 14 spotlights how the Invasion has affected the Initiative and how much potential damage can be dealt by possibly having a Skrull in every state. With a special ex-Avenger Delroy Garret assuming the mantle of the greatest Skrull-Hunter Earth has seen, the Skrulls couldn’t possibly stand a chance. Right?

Ms. Marvel #28, featuring a not so happy Carol Danvers, drops us right in the middle of Manhattan as the Skrulls begin to spread and destroy. Having battled the new-age Super-Skrulls, and potentially losing someone she cared deeply for, Ms. Marvel has her sights set on anyone with green skin and is ready to hand out the bruises.

Now that the Invasion is underway and the world’s greatest heroes face impossible odds, have the Skrulls already won? Marvel urges retailers to check their orders on Secret Invasion and all tie-ins, as they continue to sell out quickly at Diamond. The Skrulls are here…and Who Do You Trust?

SECRET INVASION: RUNAWAYS/YOUNG AVENGERS #1 (of 3) (APR082299)
Written by CHRISTOPHER YOST
Penciled by TAKESHI MIYAZAWA
Cover by MICHAEL RYAN
FOC—6/5/08, On-Sale—6/25/08

MIGHTY AVENGERS #15 (APR082295)
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by KHOI PHAM
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
Rated A …$2.99
FOC—6/5/08, On-Sale—6/25/08

NEW AVENGERS #42 (APR082296)
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by JIM CHEUNG
Cover by ALEKSI BIRCLOT
Rated A …$2.99
FOC—6/5/08, On-Sale—6/25/08

AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #14 (APR082297)
Written by DAN SLOTT & CHRISTOS GAGE
Pencils by STEFANO CASELLI
Cover by MARK BROOKS
Rated T+ …$2.99
FOC—6/5/08, On-Sale—6/25/08

MS. MARVEL #28 (APR082302)
Written by BRIAN REED
Penciled by ADRIANA MELO
Cover by GREG HORN
Rated T+ …$2.99
FOC—6/5/08, On-Sale—6/25/08

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Sneak Peeks: Titles Shipping 5.21.08 (Part I)

With big thanks to Marvel, here are some preview pages for Captain America #38, Mighty Avengers #14, War is Hell: The First Flight of the Phantom Eagle #3, Avengers: The Initiative #13, Wolverine: Origins #25, and X-Factor #31. These titles are scheduled to ship next Wednesday.

There are more Sneak Peeks to come. This is the first of three.

Be warned, there may be some spoilers on the following pages.

War is Hell: The First Flight of the Phantom Eagle is a MAX title and contains mature content.


CAPTAIN AMERICA #38
THE SAGA OF THE NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA CONTINUES!
Bucky Barnes never wanted to be Captain America, but he's doing his best to carry on the legacy of Steve Rogers, in his own way, while trying to save Sharon Carter from the Red Skull and his minions. But maybe he's not the only one running around in a Captain America outfit!
Part Two of "The Man Who Bought America" by the acclaimed team of Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting.
Rated T+ …$2.99

MIGHTY AVENGERS #14
SECRET INVASION TIE-IN!
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?
The Eisner award-winning team of Bendis and Maleev bring this very important Secret Invasion issue to life.
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

WAR IS HELL: THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE PHANTOM EAGLE #3
An unfortunate ailment aids Kauffman in battle, but his celebration is short lived, as the unit is running low on airworthy planes and pilots alike. Kauffman has seen more action than he ever dreamed, but still can’t reconcile his fantasies with the horrors around him. There’s no glory on the battlefield, no chivalry in the air and no end in sight for this war. Can Kauffman make it through alive? And if so, what will he sacrifice for the sake of survival?
Cardstock Cover/Explicit Content …$3.99

AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #13
There's a contract out on The Taskmaster, and no shortage of villains willing to fulfill it. But what'll kill him first -- the bad guys, or his latest class of recruits? Welcome Annex, Prodigy, Gorilla Girl, Sunstreak and Batwing to the Initiative. But are they -- is anyone -- ready for the coming of...Butterball??
Rated T+ …$2.99

WOLVERINE: ORIGINS #25
“The Deep End,” Part 5 (of 5)
The trap has sprung. Wolverine is Deadpool’s prisoner. But Deadpool isn’t getting paid to deliver a prisoner—he’s getting paid to take Logan out, once and for all. Is that even possible? Deadpool has found a way, but just as he’s about to pull the trigger (so to speak)…the other trap springs! Be here for the completely twisted conclusion! Plus: Celebrate the 25th issue of WOLVERINE: ORIGINS with a special BONUS: the very first appearance of Deadpool, from NEW MUTANTS #98, plotted and penciled by ROB LIEFELD and scripted by FABIAN NICIEZA!
Parental Advisory …$3.99

X-FACTOR #31
Never has a title said it all quite like "The Middle East Side is Burning." X-Factor's battle with Arcade may be over, but the former Mutant Town is now paying the price. Walled in, cut off from any possible aid, the residents of the Middle East Side are hemmed in by flames on all sides, and their only hope of survival are the embattled members of X-Factor.
Rated T+ …$2.99

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Sneak Peeks: Titles Shipping 4.30.08 (Part III)

Another week, another batch of Sneak Peeks! With many thanks to Marvel, we have the opening pages of Daredevil: Blood of the Tarantula, The Order #10, and Avengers: The Initiative #12; and the first couple pages of the four stories that can be found in Giant-Size Avengers/Invaders #1, all scheduled to be in stores next Wednesday!


Be warned, you may find some spoilers in the following images.


DAREDEVIL: BLOOD OF THE TARANTULA #1
COVER BY: MARKO DJURDJEVIC
WRITER: ANDE PARKS (from a story idea by ED BRUBAKER and ANDE PARKS)
PENCILS: CHRIS SAMNEE
INKS: CHRIS SAMNEE
“Blood of the Tarantula”
Carlos LaMuerto, a.k.a. Black Tarantula, is finally doing something good with his life. Well, at least it ain’t all bad. Lying low after getting out of prison and wiping out an entire gang, Carlos has become a low-key Robin Hood -- cleaning up the neighborhood he used to run as a gang lord. But he’s about to discover that leaving his past behind isn’t as simple as a change of attitude…as ghosts from his former life haunt him, Carlos turns to his friend/adversary, Matt Murdock. Now Black Tarantula and Daredevil must work together to save the streets of Hell’s Kitchen from a powerful new gang from Carlos’ homeland.
Rated T+ …$3.99

THE ORDER #10
COVER BY: BARRY KITSON WRITER: MATT FRACTION BREAKDOWNS: BARRY KITSON
PENCILS: JAVIER SALTARES
INKS: SCOTT HANNA, VICTOR OLAZABA & NELSON
Shell-shocked, shattered, and--worst of all—depowered, the men and women that were once the Order stand face to face with the big-bad that's toyed with them for 9 whole issues in various forms and guises and shapes and sizes. They might be broken--but can The Order be beaten? The end of a strange and vicious trip arrives, and God only knows if the Order will survive. As this is our last issue, y'know, you might think you know the answer. But you might be wrong! You don't know. You DON'T! Hooray! Goodbye! By Matt Fraction (PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL, Casanova), Kaare Evans (Immortal Iron Fist) and Barry Kitson (Empire, Legion of Superheroes).
Rated T+ …$2.99

AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #12
COVER BY: STEVE UY
WRITERS: DAN SLOTT & CHRISTOS GAGE
PENCILS and INKS: STEVE UY
"CHANGING OF THE GUARD"
Daddy's home. IRON MAN comes to Camp Hammond, and he's NOT happy.
The first year of the Initiative comes to a dramatic close as members are laid to rest, drummed out, declared AWOL, or...awarded their full Hero's License. See who graduates and find out what super-teams they'll be assigned to as the NEXT era of the Initiative begins! Plus: as a new 3-D MAN appears, the base is suddenly short one Skrull...but not how you'd think...
Also guest-starring MS. MARVEL!
Rated T+ …$2.99

GIANT-SIZE AVENGERS/INVADERS #1
COVER BY: SAL BUSCEMA
WRITER: ROY THOMAS
PENCILS: SAL BUSCEMA, FRANK ROBBINS, AL AVISON, ALEX SCHOMBURG, DON RICO, LEE ELIAS, and LEE WEEKS
INKS: SAM GRAINGER, FRANK SPRINGER, AL GABRIELLE, and JESSE DELPERDANG, MIKE PERKINS & LEE WEEKS
Whet your appetite for Alex Ross, Jim Krueger and Steve Sadowski’s 12-part AVENGERS/INVADERS maxi-series with these classic tales! Witness the Invaders’ first appearance in AVENGERS #71 (1969), as Earth’s Mightiest Heroes encounter the wartime Captain America, Human Torch and Sub-Mariner – and experience the story from the Invaders’ point of view in INVADERS ANNUAL #1 (1977). Finally, the Invaders thwart a Nazi assassination attempt on President Roosevelt and Winston Churchill in GIANT-SIZE INVADERS #2 (2005). Also featuring in-depth dossiers on both teams and AVENGERS/INVADERS preview pages!
Rated T+ …$3.99

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Marvel Noise Episode 30: Ultimates 2 Issue 13 Page 6 Panel 2

Thirty? Really? Dang. This week it sounds like our host is in a hurry as he takes us through the new releases and offers the floor to Backwards Dave and Mike Sims who drop by with Bring 'em Back and another Mighty Marvel Movie Minute, respectively. And this week, Mike has a treat for ya. Then, Mr. Trips Over His Own Words has a Marvel Tales tale to share.

Comics mentioned in this episode include Annihilation: Conquest, Avengers: The Initiative, Captain America, Iron Man: Legacy of Doom, Powers, and Doctor Strange.


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Marvel items on sale, 4.16.08

Comics

Amazing Spider-Man #557, $2.99

ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST #6
COVER BY: ALEKSI BRICLOT
WRITERS: DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING
PENCILS: WELLINTON ALVES and TOM RANEY
INKS: SCOTT HANNA
This is it: Marvel's rag-tag group of sci-fi heroes vs. Ultron - in a double-sized finale! The surviving warriors face-off on the battlefield, with the fate of the entire Kree Empire - and perhaps the Earth itself - at stake! Who will fall? Who will rise to become a legend? It?s an extra helping of adventure, humor, drama and eye-candy that IGN.com calls "one of the best event books of the year."
Rated T+...$3.99

Avengers Classic #11, $2.99

AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #11
COVER BY: STEVE UY
WRITER: DAN SLOTT and CHRISTOS N. GAGE
PENCILS and INKS: STEFANO CASELLI
"Killed in Action" Part 4 of 4: Worst Case Scenario
By now you know who KIA is, what he wants, and who he's killed.
Initiative regulars, new recruits, and big name characters: no one's been safe. And that's never been more true than here at the bitter end. Join what's left of the Initiative as they and the MIGHTY AVENGERS try to stop their greatest threat.
Rated T+...$2.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA #37
COVER BY: JACKSON GUICE
WRITER: ED BRUBAKER
PENCILS and INKS: STEVE EPTING
ACT THREE OF "THE EPIC THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN AMERICA" STORY BEGINS!
With a new Cap now established, things go from bad to worse as the Red Skull makes an unexpected move for the very soul of America! And what was it that Sharon Carter saw at the end of the last issue? Act Three - The Man Who Bought America - begins here! By the most popular Cap team in years - Brubaker and Epting!
Rated T+...$2.99

CAPTAIN MARVEL #5
COVER BY: ED MCGUINNESS
WRITER: BRIAN REED
PENCILS: LEE WEEKS
INKS: STEFANO GAUDIANO
The end is here. The truth of Mar-Vell's trip to the future is revealed once and for all. Brian Reed (MS. MARVEL) and Lee Weeks (INCREDIBLE HULK) bring the last chapter of Captain Marvel's saga to light as the Secret Invasion begins.
Rated A...$2.99

Ghost Rider #22, $2.99
Incredible Hercules #116, $2.99

IRON MAN #28
COVER BY: GERALD PAREL
WRITERS: DANIEL KNAUF & CHARLES KNAUF
PENCILS: ROBERTO DE LA TORRE
Tony Stark is losing his mind and his freedom. Maya Hansen is becoming a pawn in the Mandarin's genocidal game. And the leaders of S.H.I.E.L.D. are under house arrest, unable to take any action. With the international community about to decide their fate, Iron Man and his allies are in deep - so deep, we'll need a double-sized issue to reveal what happens next!
Rated A...$3.99

IRON MAN: LEGACY OF DOOM #1
COVER BY: RON LIM
WRITER: DAVID MICHELINIE
PENCILS: RON LIM
INKS: BOB LAYTON
"A Knight in Hell"
Dr. Doom returns to menace Iron Man in the chilling and long-awaited conclusion of The Camelot Trilogy! Mephisto has apparently found a way to bring about The End Of Days and Tony Stark and Victor Von Doom must form an uneasy alliance to try and stop him. But all may not be as it seems. And it takes a journey to Hell itself before the shocking truth is revealed! Iron Man legends David Michelinie and Bob Layton are joined by penciler supreme Ron Lim to bring you the first part of an epic literally decades in the making!
Rated T+...$2.99

Marvel Adventures Avengers #23, $2.99
Marvel Adventures Two-In-One #10, $4.99
Marvel Illustrated Iliad #5 (of 8), $2.99

POWERS ANNUAL #1
COVER BY: MICHAEL AVON OEMING
WRITERS: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS & MICHAEL AVON OEMING
PENCILS: MICHAEL AVON OEMING
ALL NEW! A crime in the present opens up clues to another chapter in Walker's colorful epic past! Award-winning writer and POWERS co-creator Mike Oeming steps out from behind the drawing table and joins Brian Bendis as writer of this epic self-contained story that also fits as a piece of the large puzzle being unveiled in the ongoing series!
48 PGS./Explicit Content...$4.95
POWERS is TM & © 2008 Jinxworld Inc. All Rights Reserved.

War Is Hell First Flight Phantom Eagle Max #2 (of 5), $3.99
Wolverine Origins #24, $2.99
World War Hulk Aftersmash Warbound #5 (of 5), $2.99
X-Factor #30 (X-Men Divided We Stand Tie-In), $2.99

X-MEN: DIVIDED WE STAND BOOK 1
COVER BY: BRANDON PETERSON
WRITERS: MIKE CAREY, MATT FRACTION, CRAIG KYLE, CHRISTOPHER YOST, and SKOTTIE YOUNG
PENCILS: BRANDON PETERSON, JAMIE MCKELVIE, SANA TAKEDA, and SKOTTIE YOUNG
In the wake of Messiah CompleX, there are no X-Men. But where does that leave the mutants that WERE X-Men? Some of the industry's hottest creators bring you stories of your favorite mutants. Mike Carey (X-MEN, ULTIMATE FF) and Brandon Peterson (ULTIMATE EXTINCTION) bring you a tale of Cannonball and Husk. Matt Fraction (PUNISHER: WAR JOURNAL, IRON FIST) and Jamie McKelvie (Suburban Glamour, Phonogram) tell a story about Nightcrawler. Craig Kyle & Christ Yost (X-FORCE) and Sana Takeda (Drain) take you to Wakanda for a tale of Storm, Black Panther and Neznho. And Skottie Young (NEW X-MEN) writes and draws a story about your favorite New X-Man Anole.
Rated T+...$3.99


Collections

HOWARD THE DUCK: MEDIA DUCKLING TPB
COVER BY: JUAN BOBILLO
WRITERS: TY TEMPLETON and STEVE GERBER
PENCILS: JUAN BOBILLO, FRANK BRUNNER, and ROGER LANGRIDGE
Grab your guns and camcorders and start shooting, it's DUCK SEASON! Marvel's favorite furious fowl, Howard, and his faithful friend with benefits, Beverly, begin their journey to destroy the internet, radio and television - courtesy of Ty (SHE-HULK) Templeton and Juan (SHE-HULK) Bobillo. SEE Howard face mighty hunters with mighty guns on MeTube! SEE Beverly in nothing but fig leaves! SEE grown men dressed as bunnies! And who is that giant headed guy taking A.I.M. at our heroes? HINT: It starts with "MODO?" Just when you thought it was safe to read comics again... and Marvel has to do THIS?!? Collecting HOWARD THE DUCK #1-4, HOWARD THE DUCK #1 (1976) and material from CIVIL WAR: CHOOSING SIDES.
Rated A...$11.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES THE AVENGERS VOL. 5: SOME ASSEMBLING REQUIRED
COVER BY: TOM GRUMMETT
WRITERS: JEFF PARKER and TY TEMPLETON
PENCILS: CAFU, RONAN CLIQUET, CARLOS ALBERTO FERNANDEZ URBANO, and STEPHAN MOLNA
Facing the foes no single super hero could withstand! When global threats surface, they must contend with the combined might of: Captain America! Storm! Iron Man! The Hulk! Giant-Girl! Wolverine! Spider-Man! It's all-ages action in the Mighty Marvel Manner featuring classic team members Hawkeye, the Vision, Hercules and Quicksilver! Collecting MARVEL ADVENTURES THE AVENGERS #16-19.
All Ages...$7.99

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: CAPTAIN MARVEL VOL. 3 HC (and VARIANT)
COVER BY: JIM STARLIN
WRITERS: JIM STARLIN, MIKE FRIEDRICH, STEVE ENGLEHART, GERRY CONWAY, and MARV WOLFMAN
PENCILS: JIM STARLIN and WAYNE BORING
He's back and better than ever - the hero that wouldn't die, Captain Marvel! After a few years in hiatus, mighty Marvel's space-born super hero returned, and under the aegis of writer/artist Jim Starlin, his story would achieve a scale never before imagined! Stripping the Kree Captain down to his very core and forcing him through a gauntlet of past opponents, Starlin then brought to the fore one of Marvel's pre-eminent cosmic menaces for the very first time: the mad Titan, Thanos. With the stage set and the players from unearthly entity Eon to Drax the Destroyer and the mighty Avengers pulled into fray, the good Captain led the fight against Thanos and his Cosmic Cube in a confrontation that would redefine super-hero epics forever! Featuring an introduction by Jim Starlin and an extensive selection of bonuses, this Marvel Masterworks volume is the definitive collection of the creative arc that defined Captain Marvel! Collecting CAPTAIN MARVEL #22-33 and IRON MAN #55.
Rated A...$54.99

MARVEL ZOMBIES: DEAD DAYS HC
COVER BY: ARTHUR SUYDAM
WRITERS: ROBERT KIRKMAN, MARK MILLAR, and REGINALD HUDLIN
PENCILS: SEAN PHILLIPS, GREG LAND, MITCH BREITWEISER, and FRANCIS PORTELA
At last - experience the birth of the Marvel Zombies as told by the creative team of the best-selling limited series, and then witness their rise as they attempt to slake their hunger across two universes! First, Kirkman and Phillips pull out all the stops as they reveal the secret story of the day the Marvel Heroes became brain-eating monsters! Next, follow the Marvel Zombies into the pages of Millar and Land's ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR! Reed Richards has used his scientific genius to contact an Earth in a surprisingly familiar parallel dimension - and he's ready to visit! But nothing could have prepared him for the world he's about to enter! And when the zombiefied FF escape from their Baxter Building prison in the wake of Dr. Doom's return, get ready for the deadly debut of the Frightful Four! Finally, get out the hot sauce, True Believer - it's slobberin' time! In Hudlin and Portela's BLACK PANTHER, the mainstream Marvel Universe's New Fantastic Four just made a wrong turn on the dimensional super highway - and they've landed in the middle of Zombie-verse! And if that weren't bad enough, they've parked their butts on that universe's Skrull Planet! If the Black Panther, Storm, the Human Torch and the Thing can't come up with the perfect escape plan, they're going to be the next hors de'ourve for Zombie Galacti and Zombie Skrulls intent of eating the entire universe! Collecting MARVEL ZOMBIES: DEAD DAYS; ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #21-23 and #30-32, and BLACK PANTHER #28-30.
Parental Advisory...$29.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3232-5

PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL VOL. 3: HUNTER HUNTED PREMIERE HC
COVER BY: ARIEL OLIVETTI
WRITER: MATT FRACTION
PENCILS: ARIEL OLIVETTI, CORY WALKER, SCOTT WEGENER, and HOWARD CHAYKIN
The reintroduction of a classic, brutal and bloodthirsty Kraven the Hunter! A bank robbery goes violently wrong - leaving the Rhino on the lam, running from the long arm of the law and, of course, the Punisher. As Frank Castle looks to settle the score with an old foe, the Hunter stalks the same prey, building himself the ultimate menagerie - a living, breathing super-human zoo! Add Spider-Man into this mix as the lone voice of sanity, and you've got chocolate and peanut butter with bullets dipped in it. Delicious! Violent! Explodey! Plus: With WORLD WAR HULK in full swing and New York shut off from the outside world, who's left to protect those left behind? Frank @#$%!@!* Castle, that's who - and he's none too thrilled. As the insatiable Mung the Inconceivable rampages alone through lower Manhattan, Frank and Clarke help a small band of refugees hold back his relentless onslaught. Collecting PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #12-17.
Parental Advisory...$19.99

SPIDER-MAN (IRON MAN/HULK) MAGAZINE
COVER BY: CLAYTON HENRY
WRITERS: JEFF PARKER, FRED VAN LENTE, and PAUL BENJAMIN
PENCILS: MANUEL GARCIA, JAMES CORDEIRO, and DAVID NAKAYAMA
It's Spider-Man's amazing adventures in the Wall-Crawler's very own magazine! Read more stories of your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man and his spectacular friends Iron Man and the Hulk. See how brilliant scientist Bruce Banner was cursed to transform into the rampaging Hulk! Marvel as Iron Man takes on the Plantman in the ultimate Nature vs. Technology grudge match! Collecting MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS #4, MARVEL ADVENTURES IRON MAN #3, MARVEL ADVENTURES HULK #1 plus a brand-new Iron Man and Hulk tale and tons of extras that will knock your socks off!
All Ages...$6.99


Posters

SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY BIANCHI POSTER
24x36 Color Poster...$7.99


Variant/Signed Editions

Amazing Spider-Girl #19 Incentive Skrull Face Variant - [PI]
Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 #549 DF Exclusive John Romita Sr Variant Cover Signed By John Romita Sr $29.99
Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 #549 DF Exclusive John Romita Sr Variant Cover Signed By Romita And Guggenheim $69.99
New-Gen #1 APNG Custom Comic (Free)
Silver Surfer In Thy Name #1 Michael Turner Signed Cover CGC 9.8 $99.99
Thor Vol 3 #1 3rd Ptg Michael Turner Sketch Cover CGC 9.8 $79.99
Ultimate Spider-Man #111 WWC Joe Quesada Variant Cover Signed $39.99

Sneak Peeks: Titles Shipping 4.16.08 (Part II)

It's that time again. Thanks to Marvel, we have previews from Iron Man: Legacy of Doom #1, X-Men: Divided We Stand Book 1, Ghost Rider #22, Avengers: The Initiative #11, and War is Hell: The First Flight of the Phantom Eagle #2. This is the second of three preview installments for titles shipping next Wednesday.

You may find some spoilers in the following images. You have been warned.

War is Hell: The First Flight of the Phantom Eagle is a MAX title, and contains mature themes and language.

IRON MAN: LEGACY OF DOOM #1
COVER BY: RON LIM
WRITER: DAVID MICHELINIE
PENCILS: RON LIM
INKS: BOB LAYTON
"A Knight in Hell"
Dr. Doom returns to menace Iron Man in the chilling and long-awaited conclusion of The Camelot Trilogy! Mephisto has apparently found a way to bring about The End Of Days and Tony Stark and Victor Von Doom must form an uneasy alliance to try and stop him. But all may not be as it seems. And it takes a journey to Hell itself before the shocking truth is revealed! Iron Man legends David Michelinie and Bob Layton are joined by penciler supreme Ron Lim to bring you the first part of an epic literally decades in the making!
Rated T+ …$2.99

X-MEN: DIVIDED WE STAND BOOK 1
COVER BY: BRANDON PETERSON
WRITERS: MIKE CAREY, MATT FRACTION, CRAIG KYLE, CHRISTOPHER YOST, and SKOTTIE YOUNG
PENCILS: BRANDON PETERSON, JAMIE MCKELVIE, SANA TAKEDA, and SKOTTIE YOUNG
In the wake of Messiah CompleX, there are no X-Men. But where does that leave the mutants that WERE X-Men? Some of the industry’s hottest creators bring you stories of your favorite mutants. Mike Carey (X-MEN, ULTIMATE FF) and Brandon Peterson (ULTIMATE EXTINCTION) bring you a tale of Cannonball and Husk. Matt Fraction (PUNISHER: WAR JOURNAL, IRON FIST) and Jamie McKelvie (Suburban Glamour, Phonogram) tell a story about Nightcrawler. Craig Kyle & Christ Yost (X-FORCE) and Sana Takeda (Drain) take you to Wakanda for a tale of Storm, Black Panther and Neznho. And Skottie Young (NEW X-MEN) writes and draws a story about your favorite New X-Man Anole.
Rated T+…$3.99

GHOST RIDER #22
COVER BY: MARKO DJURDJEVIC
WRITER: JASON AARON
PENCILS and INKS: ROLAND BOSCHI
HELL TO PAY Part 3 of 4
Do you like gigantic running battles involving man-eating ghosts, machine–gun nurses and motorcyclists with flaming noggins? If so, then boy, have we got the book for you. It's Ghost Rider versus a haunted stretch of roadway in what we just had to call "Deathrace on Ghost Cannibal Highway." And did we mention that ol' flamehead is swinging a scythe this time around? Good luck, ghost cannibals.
Parental Advisory …$2.99

AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #11
COVER BY: STEVE UY
WRITERS: DAN SLOTT and CHRISTOS N. GAGE
PENCILS and INKS: STEFANO CASELLI
"Killed in Action" Part 4 of 4: Worst Case Scenario
By now you know who KIA is, what he wants, and who he's killed.
Initiative regulars, new recruits, and big name characters: no one's been safe. And that's never been more true than here at the bitter end. Join what's left of the Initiative as they and the MIGHTY AVENGERS try to stop their greatest threat.
Rated T+ …$2.99

WAR IS HELL: THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE PHANTOM EAGLE #2
COVER BY: JOHN CASSADAY
WRITER: GARTH ENNIS
PENCILS and INKS: HOWARD CHAYKIN
The battle for the skies continues as young pilot Karl Kauffman takes the fight to the Hun. But as the missions continue and the body count rises, Kauffman learns quickly that combat isn’t as glamorous as he’d hoped. Meanwhile, his fellow soldiers begin to question the strange circumstances of his arrival. Kauffman must prove his worth before his past is uncovered. But doing so might cost the lives of his closest friends.
Cardstock Cover/Explicit Content …$3.99

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Marvel Noise 25 - I Get By With A Little Help From My Friends

Things never go the way you expect them to go. And when that happens you're glad you have friends to cover for you. After the rundown of the week's new releases, we have Mike Sims and the Mighty Marvel Movie Minute, we bring Backwards Dave back with his latest Bring 'em Back, and Pat Loika offers an invincible Bring on the Bad Guys. Along the way there's SkrullWatch thanks to an email from listener James Bailey.

Titles mentioned include Annihilation: Conquest, Avengers: The Initiative, The Last Defenders, Mighty Avengers, Nova, Punisher, Wolverine, and X-Factor.

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AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #18
COVER BY: RON FRENZ
WRITER: TOM DEFALCO
PENCILS: RON FRENZ
INKS: SAL BUSCEMA
Betrayed!” Part 2 of 2
Circumstances compel Spider-Girl to join forces with the most unlikely ally of all--The Hobgoblin!
Rated A …$2.99

Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 #553 $2.99

ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST #5
WRITERS: DAN ABNETT and ANDY LANNING
PENCILS: TOM RANEY
INKS: SCOTT HANNA
Can anyone stop Ultron? How did the evil android unite with the Phalanx? What are his secret plans? And have any of our desperate and divided heroes survived to fight back? It’s not too late to join the acclaimed team of writers Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (NOVA) and penciler Tom Raney (ULTIMATE X-MEN) for another chapter of what Wizard raves is “mystery, action and adventure on a galactic scale!”
Rated T+ …$2.99

AVENGERS FAIRY TALES #1
COVER BY: CLAIRE WENDLING
WRITER: C. B. CEBULSKI
PENCILS and INKS: JOAO M.P. LEMOS
The critically-acclaimed line of Marvel Fairy Tales continues with a coming-of-age tale inspired by the timeless classic Peter Pan! When Wanda and Pietro are swept away to Neverland by the boy who never grows up, they find themselves pulled into a situation beyond their wildest dreams. However, as fairies and lost boys become locked in battle with a vicious pirate captain and his crew, the two children must accept that sometimes fantasy is not always an escape from reality. See Captain America, Iron Man, Thor and the rest of the Avengers as you’ve never seen them before!
Rated All Ages …$2.99

AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #10
COVER BY: STEFANO CASELLI
WRITER: DAN SLOTT
PENCILS: STEFANO CASELLI
"KILLED IN ACTION" Part 3 of 4 "Confirmed Kills"
For some time you've known the secret of the SCARLET SPIDERS. Now here's what happens when CLOUD 9 finds out! Just how will the Initiative's resident headcase react to Michael, Van, and Patrick? And if that wasn't bad enough, just wait till you see what happens to another of our longstanding cadets! More death! More mayhem! No mercy!
Rated T+ …$2.99

Captain America Vol 5 #34 DF Exclusive Alex Ross Variant Cover Signed By Alex Ross $29.99
Captain America Vol 5 #34 Directors Cut $3.99
Civil War Chronicles #9 $4.99

DEAD OF NIGHT FEATURING MAN-THING #2
COVER BY: KAARE ANDREWS
WRITER: ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA
PENCILS and INKS: BRIAN DENHAM
Death has come to Citrusville, in the guise of four deranged army vets filled with bloodlust, with nothing to lose. When their paths cross with swamp-witch Jessica Cale, expect death and dismemberment... but whose? And how do Jessica's little brother Andy and his imaginary, red-eyed, green-skinned friend fit in? This radical re-imagining of the Man-Thing mythos continues, once again narrated by the keeper of the Tower of Shadows: Digger!
Rated Explicit Content …$3.99

Fantastic Four Vol 3 #555 $2.99
Hedge Knight 2 Sworn Sword #5 $2.99
Hulk Vol 2 #1 DF Exclusive Dale Keown Variant Cover Signed By Ed McGuinness $29.99

IRON MAN: ENTER THE MANDARIN #6
COVER BY: ERIC CANETE
WRITER: JOE CASEY
PENCILS and INKS: ERIC CANETE
THE FINAL BATTLE! The clock is ticking as next summer’s metallic movie star, IRON MAN, must stop the plans of his arch-foe, the megalomaniacal MANDARIN! How did their first battle REALLY end? Find out here as Joe Casey and Eric Canete bring you the senses-shattering conclusion!
Rated A…$2.99

THE LAST DEFENDERS #1
COVER BY: STEVE MCNIVEN
WRITER: JOE CASEY
PENCILS: JIM MUNIZ
INKS: CAM SMITH
At long last, the team book you've been waiting for! The return of the Defenders! (no trademark infringement here!) And look who's on the team: The mutant Colossus! The sensational She-Hulk! The unpredicatable Blazing Skull! An all-new lineup led by the enigmatic Nighthawk! Injected into the heart of the modern Marvel Universe, the Defenders have been reformed to serve a specific policital purpose...but is there a greater destiny in store for this crew? It's hi-octane superheroics mainlined right into your fanboy brain!
Rated T+…$2.99

Marvel Adventures Hulk #9 $2.99
Marvel Comics Presents Vol 2 #7 $3.99
Marvel Illustrated Moby Dick #2 $2.99

MIGHTY AVENGERS #10
COVER BY: MARK BAGLEY
WRITER: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
PENCILS: MARK BAGLEY
INKS: DANNY MIKI
Iron Man and the Sentry are stuck in the past with none other than Doctor Doom. Any interaction with anything or anyone could jeopardize the future of the Marvel Universe! Can Tony Stark trust Victor Von Doom to help get them back to the present before the Sentry has a complete meltdown? Guest starring the Fantastic Four's ever-lovin' blue-eyed Thing!
Rated A …$2.99

New Exiles #3 $2.99

NOVA #11
COVER BY: ALEX MALEEV
WRITERS: DAN ABNETT and ANDY LANNING
PENCILS: PAUL PELLETIER
INKS: RICK MAGYAR
Rocketing from the pages of ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST, a new story begins, featuring the debut of new cover artist Alex Maleev (HALO: UPRISING) and new interior artist Paul Pelletier (FANTASTIC FOUR)! Nova finally reaches the end of his quest…but will his techno infection take him out before a surprise former fan–favorite guest–star can attempt to save the day? Before the Human Rocket jets back into the pages of CONQUEST, now is the time to jump onboard and find out why ComicPants.com says “this series just keeps getting better.”
Rated T+ …$2.99

PUNISHER #55
COVER BY: TIM BRADSTREET
WRITER: GARTH ENNIS
PENCILS and INKS: GORAN PARLOV
“VALLEY FORGE, VALLEY FORGE: THE SLAUGHTER OF A U.S. MARINE GARRISON AND THE BIRTH OF THE PUNISHER,” PART 1
Garth Ennis concludes his seminal run on PUNISHER -- in style. Thirty-five years ago, the Fifth Cavalry disgorged their troops on an isolated Vietnamese hilltop and was met by a scene of utter devastation. The final body count ran to well over seven-hundred -- almost 200 hundred of them American soldiers. Standing alone amidst the carnage, a sole survivor: Captain Frank Castle, who years later would be known as the most fearsome vigilante to walk the Earth: The Punisher. Now the Punisher is about to face his stiffest test: He’s hunted big game in his day, but none as big as this. Five men with unlimited resources. Men who’d put anything between themselves and the Punisher’s bullet. Men who know exactly who he is…and how to fight him.
Explicit Content …$2.99

Thunderbolts #119 $2.99
Ultimates 3 #2 2nd Ptg Variant Cover $2.99

WOLVERINE #63
COVER BY: RON GARNEY
WRITER: JASON AARON
PENCILS: RON GARNEY
In the aftermath of "Messiah CompleX," Wolverine's quest for vengeance continues, taking him from the desolate hills of Afghanistan to the war-torn streets of Baghdad. Along the way, with his quarry throwing more and more innocents into the line of fire, Wolverine must ask himself: just how much collateral damage can he live with?
Rated Parental Advisory …$2.99

X-Factor Vol 3 #29 (X-Men Divided We Stand Tie-In) $2.99

Collections

AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE VOL. 1 - BASIC TRAINING
COVER BY: JIM CHEUNG
WRITER: DAN SLOTT
PENCILS: STEFANO CASELLI and STEVE UY
Earth’s Mightiest army! The superhero Civil War is over, and the government won. Now super-beings and costumed heroes are being drafted into America’s new superhuman armed forces: the Initiative. The heart of the operation is Camp Hammond, where Avengers veterans such as Yellowjacket, War Machine and Justice train the next generation of heroes. Can young cadets like Cloud 9, Hardball, Komodo, Rage, Slapstick, Trauma and Ultragirl live up to the Initiative’s superhuman standards? Find out as they and dozens of other heroes from throughout the Marvel Universe clash with the hordes of Hydra, the Incredible Hulk and even the amazing Spider-Man! Collecting AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #1-6.
Rated T+ …$14.99

GHOST RIDER VOL. 4: REVELATIONS TPB
COVER BY: MIKE DEODATO
WRITER: DANIEL WAY
PENCILS: JAVIER SALTARES and MARK TEXEIRA
The final confrontation between Ghost Rider and Lucifer begins here! Ghost Rider, now back in control after Johnny has (once again) proven himself to be…not so good at it, has begun his brutal final march toward Lucifer’s ultimate destruction. But should the fate of the mortal world — and possibly the immortal world — be entrusted to a vengeful spirit bonded to the soul of an ex-carnival performer? Heaven doesn’t think so. Collecting GHOST RIDER #14-19.
144 PGS./Parental Advisory …$14.99

MAGICIAN APPRENTICE VOL. 2 (and DM ONLY)
COVERS BY: RYAN STEGMAN
WRITER: RAYMOND E. FEIST and BRYAN J.L. GLASS
PENCILS: RYAN STEGMAN
Adapted from the novel by New York Times Best-Selling author Raymond E. Feist, MAGICIAN APPRENTICE is an exhilarating ride through a rich fantasy world that is hailed by fans and critics alike as "second only to the 'Lord of the Rings."
The journey from Crydee to Krondor is wrought with peril, and an ambush by the dark elves known as the Moredhel has decimated Duke Borric's company of men. With the help of the Dwarven Chief Dolgan, what remains of the party must travel through the mines of Mac Mordian Cadal to find a new path to their destination. But the mines are anything but safe, and Tomas will discover something in them that will change his own path forever... Collecting MAGICIAN APPRENTICE #7-12.
144 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2588-4 (and ISBN: 978-0-7851-3144-1)