David is missing in action and Derek Coward from the Comic Book Noise podcast takes over, Carlos calls with comments about Skrulls, Bring Em Back(wards Dave) talks about Werewolf At Night and Derek finally gets the joke. Also, why does the Red Hulk look familiar? What’s the deal with the theme song? Who is Dave(id)? And when is David A Price coming back? All these questions and more will be answered.
Marvel Comics Released on 2/20/2008
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #551
COVER BY: SALVADOR LARROCA
WRITER: MARC GUGGENHEIM
PENCILS and INKS: SALVADOR LARROCA
Jackpot! Spidey vs. the Police! Menace! Triumphs, twists, turns and tragedy pack these two issues by Marc Guggenheim and Salvador Larrocca. And would you believe…Spider-Man sued? (Hey, that’s what we get for having a former lawyer write these things…)
Rated A …$2.99
Avengers Classic #9 $2.99
CABLE & DEADPOOL #50
COVER BY: SKOTTIE YOUNG
WRITER: REILLY BROWN and FABIAN NICIEZA
PENCILS: REILLY BROWN
INKS: JEREMY FREEMAN
SERIES FINALE! Alien symbiotes plus dinosaurs equals what? A threat unlike anything you’ve ever seen! The dreaded VENOM SYMBIOTE has multiplied, and made some new friends of the prehistoric variety, giving the Merc with a Mouth his final opportunity to prove himself the ultimate hero — or the ultimate villain! Guest staring SPIDER-MAN! The FANTASTIC FOUR! The MIGHTY AVENGERS! And of course, those lovable goons from AGENCY X!
Rated T+…$3.99
HULK #2
COVERS BY: ED MCGUINNESS and MARKO DJURDJEVIC
WRITER: JEPH LOEB
PENCILS: ED MCGUINNESS
INKS: DEXTER VINES
Who is The Red Hulk? Part II
After last issue’s shocking murder, there’s evidence on the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier that will bring down the killer. So…The Hulk is going after it — and might bring down the Helicarrier instead! The one person standing in the Hulk’s path — Iron Man! Also, the return of the LAST person you ever expected to see! Game on!
Rated A…$2.99
IMMORTAL IRON FIST: ORSON RANDALL AND THE GREEN MIST OF DEATH #1
COVER BY: KAARE ANDREWS
WRITER: MATT FRACTION
ART: MITCH BREITWEISER, NICK DRAGOTTA, MIKE ALLRED, CHRIS BRUNNER, LEWIS LAROSA, and RUSS HEATH
Mothers, lock up your daughters when we revisit the continuing adventures of that dashing rogue, Orson Randall, the Golden Age Iron Fist! The last time we flashed back to the life and times of Orson Randall, in the much fan-loved and critically acclaimed IMMORTAL IRON FIST ANNUAL, readers unlocked several secrets affecting Danny Rand, the Iron Fist of today. Now get ready for more! We promise you spine-tingling chills, ass-kicking action and pulp-fiction adventure like you’ve never seen, featuring gorgeous flashback art by Mitch Breitweiser, Chris Brunner, Russ Heath and Lewis LaRosa! Orson Randall goes head-to-head again and again versus none other than…the endlessly mystifying and unstoppably powerful Prince of Orphans! How will their battle through the ages echo in the life of Danny Rand?! You bet your kicked butt it has everything to do with the kung fu tournament of death unfolding in the pages of IMMORTAL IRON FIST!!
Rated T+…$3.99
Incredible Hercules #114 (Regular Art Adams and Incentive Daniel Acuna Variant Covers) $2.99
Iron Man Vol 4 #26 $2.99
Marvel Adventures Avengers #21 $2.99
Marvel Adventures Two-In-One #8 $4.99 (Collecting MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #30 and MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #34)
Marvel Illustrated Iliad #3 $2.99
MIGHTY AVENGERS #9
COVER BY: MARK BAGLEY
WRITER: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
PENCILS: MARKO DJURDJEVIC and MARK BAGLEY
INKS: MARKO DJURDJEVIC and DANNY MIKI
DOCTOR DOOM!! The Avengers invade Latveria to take down Doctor Doom for his chemical attack on America. Only maybe it wasn’t Doom exactly. It’s wall-to-wall mayhem as Mark Bagley joins Avengers writer Bendis in this globe–trotting spectacle filled with hints about next year’s SECRET INVASION!
Rated A…$2.99
THE ORDER #8
COVER BY: BARRY KITSON
WRITER: MATT FRACTION
PENCILS: BARRY KITSON
INKS: MARK MORALES
With last issue’s near-disastrous attempted assault on California averted and citizens once again safe, it’s back to business as usual for the Order and not a minute too soon. Two team members stranded in the desert are hunted by gamma beasts under the thrall of a mysterious government agency, and another has been de-powered and kidnapped by the vicious girl gang the Black Dahlias — everybody’s favorite California super-group that isn’t the Eagles seems to be getting torn apart piece by piece. Because they are. But by who? Why? And to what end? The answers start coming hard and fast for the newest heroes in the Marvel Universe! By Matt Fraction (THE IMMORTAL IRON FIST, PUNISHER WAR JOUNAL, Casanova) and Barry Kitson (Legion of Super-Heroes, Empire).
Rated T+…$2.99
Runaways Vol 2 #29 $2.99
Terror Inc Vol 2 #5 $3.99
ULTIMATE HUMAN #2
COVER BY: CARY NORD
WRITER: WARREN ELLIS
PENCILS: CARY NORD
Continuing the ultimate clash between Iron Man and the Hulk! The grey goliath is in full smash mode as he rampages through a Stark facility designed specifically to hold him—and all that stands between him and total destruction is the gleaming gladiator called Iron Man! Unfortunately, in the mad rush to stop the Hulk, Tony Stark has jumped into a suit of armor that happens to have no weapons systems! That’s bad news for Tony — and worse news for the world! The dream team of writer Warren Ellis and artist Cary Nord unleash the no-holds-barred fight between machine and monster!
T+ …$2.99
Ultimate X-Men #91 $2.99
Ultimates 3 #3 $2.99
WOLVERINE: ORIGINS #22
COVER BY: SIMONE BIANCHI
WRITER: DANIEL WAY
PENCILS and INKS: STEVE DILLON
“The Deep End,” Part 2 (of 5)
Deadpool has something to prove—and if he can take down Wolverine, he’ll do just that. Easier said than done, though, bub. Also, is it possible that there’s something in Deadpool’s past—something pertaining to Weapon X—that Wolverine was never meant to know? All we can say is, with the Merc With a Mouth on the case, nothing is what it seems!
Parental Advisory…$2.99
World War Hulk Aftersmash Warbound #3 $2.99
Posters
FANTASTIC FOUR BY ART ADAMS POSTER
24×36 Color Poster…$7.99
FINAL ORDER CUT-OFF 1/24, (ON-SALE 2/20/08)
Collections
IRON MAN: THE MANY ARMORS OF IRON MAN TPB (NEW PRINTING)
COVER BY: LUKE MCDONNELL
WRITERS: ROY THOMAS, DAVID MICHELINIE, BOB LAYTON, and DENNY O’NEIL
PENCILS: BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH, JOE BROZOWSKI, JOHN ROMITA JR, MARK BRIGHT, and BOB LAYTON
Constantly revamping and improving his suits of armor through the years to meet new adversaries and environmental conditions, Tony Stark is a modern man of science and technology, yet also an Old World man of integrity and discipline. Now, journey into the past and relive comicdom’s greatest invention, Iron Man’s armors: the Space Armor, the Stealth Armor, the Deep Sea Armor and more! Collecting IRON MAN #47, #142-144, #152-153, #200 and #218.
All Ages …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3029-1
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: ANT-MAN/GIANT-MAN VOL. 2 (and Variant)
COVER BY: JACK KIRBY
WRITERS: STAN LEE, LARRY LIEBER, LEON LAZARUS, and AL HARTLEY
PENCILS: DICK AYERS, DON HECK, STEVE DITKO, LARRY LIEBER, CARL BURGOS, and BOB POWELL
Hank Pym and his ladylove, Janet Van Dyne, make their highly requested return to the Marvel Masterworks in the concluding volume of Ant-Man/Giant-Man’s Silver Age adventures! Penned by no less than “The Man” himself, Stan Lee, and illustrated by an unmatched cadre of Bullpen embellishers from “Dazzling” Dick Ayers and “Sturdy” Steve Ditko to Golden Age greats Carl Burgos and Bob Powell, you’ll need high pockets to hold onto the action and adventure that’s in store for you. Giant-Man and the winsome Wasp have the decks stacked against them as they go up against an array of antagonists from the wild and weird Human Top, Porcupine, Colossus and the Wrecker to the Incredible Hulk, Attuma and Spider-Man! Also presenting the debut of the world’s tallest Avenger’s new look and the Wasp’s own solo feature! You don’t need to be one of the smartest minds in the Marvel Universe to know it’s time to reserve your copy today! Collecting TALES TO ASTONISH #53-69.
All Ages …$54.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2911-0 (and ISBN: 978-0-7851-2912-7)
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE UNCANNY X-MEN VOL. 2 HC (and Variant)
COVER BY: DAVE COCKRUM
WRITERS: CHRIS CLAREMONT and BILL MANTLO
PENCILS: DAVE COCKUM, JOHN BYRNE, BOB BROWN, and TONY DEZUNIGA
Back-to-press and fully restored by popular demand!
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 emerge from the ashes as the Phoenix! While they’ve been able to save one of their family, 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, at the 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 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! Collecting X-MEN #101-110.
All Ages …$54.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3140-3 (and ISBN: 978-0-7851-3139-7)
PUNISHER MAX VOL. 4
COVER BY: TIM BRADSTREET
WRITER: GARTH ENNIS
PENCILS: LEANDRO FERNANDEZ and LAN MEDINA
This deluxe hardcover collects PUNISHER MAX VOL. 7: MAN OF STONE and PUNISHER MAX VOL. 8: WIDOWMAKER, plus extras. In MAN OF STONE, two new players arrive to work out a lethal grudge as British Special Forces and Taliban insurgents face off in the Afghan highlands. One is Frank Castle, the man they call the Punisher. The other is General Nikolai Alexandrovich Zakharov, Soviet war criminal, known as the Man of Stone. Neither will stop until the other is dead – and Zakharov has brought not only a platoon of elite shock troops, but CIA traitor Rawlins, blackest of black operators. Castle has allies of his own, but this is old, bad, bloody country. You go to war in Afghanistan…and everybody dies. And in WIDOWMAKER, five Mafia widows are going to try what so many of their menfolk failed at: They’re going to take the Punisher down. But they’re not the only ones out for revenge. You spend your life married to organized crime, you end up with things in your past you’d rather forget. And for these women, the past is coming back in the worst way possible. Armed. Deadly. And hungry for justice. Collecting PUNISHER #37-49.
Explicit Content …$29.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2867-0
THE LONERS: THE SECRET LIVES OF SUPER HEROES
COVER BY: JASON PEARSON
WRITER: C.B. CEBULSKI
PENCILS: KARL MOLINE
From the pages of RUNAWAYS! Once they were the teen heroes known as Darkhawk, Turbo, Ricochet, Green Goblin and Lightspeed. Now they’re five young adults trying to stay out of spandex. But is walking away from the buzz of danger and intrigue easier said than done? And is a self-help group enough to keep these former crime-fighters out of action? Pull up a chair and join the circle as writer C.B. Cebulski (X-MEN FAIRY TALES), artist Karl Moline (ROGUE, Route 666) and cover artist Jason Pearson (Bodybags) ask the question: How do you kick an addiction to masks and tights? Collecting THE LONERS #1-6.
Rated T+ …$14.99
THE ORDER VOL. 1: THE NEXT RIGHT THING
COVER BY: BARRY KITSON
WRITER: MATT FRACTION
PENCILS: BARRY KITSON
INKS: MARK MORALES
A team of long-dormant Soviet super-weapons is awake, angry and heading straight at the heart of Los Angeles ready to finish World War III! The front line of defense is a team that’s been together since just before nine this morning! The queen of PR starts her spin! A dead body hides more than just a murder mystery! AND AND AND – a super-sex tape! What on Earth could justify the use of that many exclamation points? Surely, it could only be The Order, written by Matt Fraction (IMMORTAL IRON FIST, PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL) with art by the amazing Barry Kitson. Collecting THE ORDER #1-5.
Rated T+ …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2795-6
WOLVERINE: EVOLUTION
COVER BY: SIMONE BIANCHI
WRITER: JEPH LOEB
PENCILS: SIMONE BIANCHI
Superstar Jeph Loeb (BATMAN: HUSH) is joined by future superstar Simone Bianchi for the biggest, best and, quite possibly, last battle between Wolverine and Sabretooth! These sworn foes have been locked in an endless grudge match that goes back longer than either can remember – or even imagine. The key to victory is eons old, and it’s certain to rock their world. Think you’ve seen Marvel’s fiercest go toe-to-toe before? Those were just warm-ups. Collecting WOLVERINE #50-55.
Parental Advisory …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2256-2