Sneak Peeks: Titles Shipping 5.21.08 (Part III)

With big thanks to Marvel, here are some preview pages for Incredible Hercules #117, Marvel Adventures The Avengers #24, Avengers Classic #12, American Dream #2, Marvel Illustrated: The Iliad #6, and Ultimate Fantastic Four #54. These titles are scheduled to ship next Wednesday.

This is the third of three Sneak Peeks for the week.

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


INCREDIBLE HERCULES #117
SECRET INVASION TIE-IN!
The Greek Goliath gathers the most powerful super-team ever assembled to counter-attack the Skrull gods! Face front, True Believers, and prepare for the pantheon-pounding premiere of... THE GOD SQUAD!
Rated A …$2.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES THE AVENGERS #24
FAN FAVE JEFF PARKER RETURNS!
Giant-Girl hates Spider-Man. Spider-Man hates Ant-Man. Ant-Man hates Iron Man. Iron Man hates... everyone. Where is all this hate coming from? Some kind of... MONGER, perhaps?
All Ages …$2.99

AVENGERS CLASSIC #12
“THIS HOSTAGE EARTH!” In which the mighty Avengers battle to save their beloved planet from a fate so deadly that none but the macabre Mole Man could have devised it! A timeless Marvel tale of most compelling excellence by Stan Lee and Don Heck! PLUS! An astonishing all-new Avengers adventure chockablock with madcap mayhem from masters of mirth Bob Burden (Flaming Carrot Comics) and Juan Doe (FANTASTIC FOUR: ¡ISLA DE LA MUERTE!)!! And MORE all-new material in this double-sized final issue!
Rated A …$3.99

AMERICAN DREAM #2
As the star-spangled splendor struggles to find a balance between her personal and superhero lives, a hunt for a missing fiancée unexpectedly leads American Dream into a battle with an unstoppable new super-foe and terrifyingly new kind of terrorist.
Rated A …$2.99

MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: THE ILIAD #6
While the epic battle continues to rage, Patroclus pleads with Achilles to wear the hero’s armor in combat. With Achilles’ blessing, Patroclus sallies forth with the fearsome Myrmidons at his back. Guided by the god Apollo, the Trojan warrior Hector joins the disguised Patroclus in combat, the outcome of which will seal the fates of these two great civilizations!
Rated T+ …$2.99

ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #54
CAPTAIN AMERICA’s Mike Perkins jumps onboard for a new story filled with supernatural surprises and all-out action! When the FF help out with the excavation of the Mole Man’s underground city, they awaken something that should have been left sleeping! Who is Agatha Harkness? What are Salem’s Seven? New Ultimate characters! A new artist! All this – plus, someone has the hots for the Human Torch!
Rated A …$2.99

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Sneak Peeks: Titles Shipping 4.16.08 (Part I)

It's that time again. Thanks to Marvel, we have previews from Captain America #37, Wolverine: Origins #24, X-Factor #30, World War Hulk Aftersmash: Warbound #5, and Marvel Adventures The Avengers #23. This is the first of three installments for titles shipping next Wednesday.

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

CAPTAIN AMERICA #37
COVER BY: JACKSON GUICE
WRITER: ED BRUBAKER
PENCILS: STEVE EPTING and JACKSON GUICE
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

WOLVERINE: ORIGINS #24
COVER BY: SIMONE BIANCHI
WRITER: DANIEL WAY
PENCILS and INKS: STEVE DILLON
“THE DEEP END”
Wolverine and Deadpool have fought to a standstill and are now—literally—dead on their feet. Whose healing factor will reign supreme? And what horrible fate awaits the loser? The most over-the-top grudge match in recent memory continues! Part 4 (of 5)
Parental Advisory …$2.99

X-FACTOR #30
WRITER: PETER DAVID
PENCILS: VALENTINE DE LANDRO
INKS: ANDREW HENNESSY
THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN, PART 3 OF 5
As Rictor faces down death underneath a rapidly lowering, swinging blade, the rest of the team finds themselves in a Mutant Town transformed into the vicious Murderworld of the diabolical ARCADE! But who has hired the red-haired assassin to take out our heroes? This issue ends with an explosive finale that will literally change the landscape of New York City.
Rated T+ …$2.99

WWH AFTERSMASH: WARBOUND #5
COVER BY: JIM CHEUNG
WRITER: GREG PAK
PENCILS: LEONARD KIRK and RAFA SANDOVAL
INKS: LEONARD KIRK
Children of Gammaworld, remember their names! Korg the Kronan. Hiroim the Oldstrong. Elloe Kaifi. No-Name of the Brood. They survived the gladiator pits and battlefields of "Planet Hulk." They withstood the titanic clashes and soul-searing revelations of "World War Hulk." But today, under the deadly dome of Gammaworld, a hero falls -- and the Warbound will never be the same!
Rated T+ …$2.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES THE AVENGERS #23
COVER BY: LEONARD KIRK
WRITER: MARC SUMERAK
PENCILS: KEVIN SHARPE
AVENGERS RE-ASSEMBLE! What happens when you take the "Earth" out of Earth's Mightiest Heroes? You end up with a bunch of Avengers that have mysteriously vanished off the face of the planet! Now Captain America and Spider-Man must call on some of their newest allies to help them rescue their missing teammates. But will this new roster of unpredictable heroes be able to work together long enough to save the day... or will they just end up making things even worse?
All Ages …$2.99

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Sneak Peeks: Titles Shipping 3.19.08 (Part II)

Here's the second batch of sneak peeks for titles shipping next week. Enjoy the first pages of Ghost Rider #21, Incredible Hercules #115, Marvel Adventures The Avengers #22, The Order #9, Thor #7, and Wolverine: Origins #23.


Ghost Rider #21
By Jason Aaron (writer) and Roland Boschi (artist)

Incredible Hercules #115
By Greg Pak & Fred Van Lente (writers), Khoi Pham (pencils), and Paul Neary & Danny Miki (inks

Marvel Adventures The Avengers #22
By Marc Sumerak (writer)Ig Guara (pencils), and Jay Leisten (inks)

The Order #9
By Matt Fraction (writer), Barry Kitson (breakdowns), Javier Saltares (pencils), and Stefano Gaudiano & Derek Fridolfs (inks)

Thor #7
By J. Michael Straczynski (writer), Marko Djurdjevic (pencils), and Danny Miki (inks)

Wolverine: Origins #23
By Daniel Way (writer) and Steve Dillon (artist)

Initial thoughts:

Ghost Rider looks amazing and reads great. This is a team that firmly has a grasp on the character. It's still nice seeing Hercules in his 'own' book. Marvel Adventures titles interest me because we see familiar characters in a different setting. The Order is going out with a bang. Thor shows me that even though he's a fantastic painter and cover artist, Marko Djurdjevic needs to do more sequential work. It's a crime to keep this talent hidden from us. And Danny Miki is a master at inking. Finally, Wolverine: Origins continues to make my reading pile. But I'm probably one of the few that isn't that big of a Deadpool fan, so this storyline can wrap up any minute now.

Thanks to Marvel for providing the preview pages.