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It’s the first full week of the year and we’ve got a little bit of everything for ya! Here is the sixteenth episode of the Noisy Award winning Marvel Noise! After the rundown of what’s gettin’ released this week, you can look forward to the Pick of the Week, SkrullWatch, Bring ’em Back, Current Events, and feedback to some forum feedback presented to you in a nice, tidy package. Mighty Avengers, The Twelve, a new website, and our host’s Golden Age are also waiting inside.
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Comics
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #546 (and VARIANT)
COVERS BY: STEVE MCNIVEN and BRYAN HITCH
WRITER: DAN SLOTT
PENCILS: STEVE MCNIVEN
INKS: DEXTER VINES
AMAZING! AMAZING! AMAZING!
This is it, Arachnophiles!!!! Prepare for what promises to be the most pulse-pounding piece of four color fiction to be delivered unto the Mighty Marvel Minions in decades! You asked for more Spidey! You demanded it! And, by Buckley, you’re gonna get it! After the devastatingly heartwarming events of ONE MORE DAY, Peter Parker puts the past behind him and sets forth on a BRAND NEW DAY! Starting with Amazing Spider-Man #546, you now have THREE times the action! THREE times the villains! THREE times the danger! Amazing Spider-Man – Now 3 times every month! Bank on it, buck-o! And if that weren’t enough: ASM #546 goes double-sized to bring you back-up features that introduce you to the new players in the lives of Peter and his family!
Rated A …$3.99
Civil War Chronicles #7, $4.99
Ghost Rider #19, $2.99
HULK #1 (and VARIANTS (ACUNA VARIANT and MCGUINNESS INCENTIVE VARIANT))
COVERS BY: ED MCGUINNESS and DANIEL ACUNA
WRITER: JEPH LOEB
PENCILS: ED MCGUINNESS
INKS: DEXTER VINES
Superstars JEPH LOEB and ED MCGUINNESS will change the way you see THE HULK! In this startling origin epic, the breathtaking events that ended World War Hulk rocket into this brand-new Hulk title. When one of The Hulk’s oldest cast members is murdered, everyone turns to the team of IRON MAN, SHE-HULK and LEONARD SAMSON to solve the grizzly case. All the evidence points to the Hulk as the killer—but {CLASSIFIED}! Join us for a brand–new story and a brand-new team who loves the Hulk as much as you do!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99
Marvel Adventures Hulk #7, $2.99
MIGHTY AVENGERS #7
COVER BY: FRANK CHO
WRITER: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
PENCILS: MARK BAGLEY
INKS: DANNY MIKI
The Ultimate Spider-Man super-team of Bendis and Bagley reunite and just in time for the Avengers’ biggest problem ever!!! A Venom virus hits the city of New York!! A Venom virus!! The entire city of New York turns symbiote. Plus, Wonder Man gets a much needed makeover. All this and Tony Stark!
Rated A …$2.99
NOVA #10
COVER BY: ADI GRANOV
WRITER: DAN ABNETT and ANDY LANNING
PENCILS: WELLINTON ALVES
A special standalone thriller trapping Nova and Gamora together! Allies, lovers, Phalanx puppets…and now the bitterest of enemies! Captured together by an alien menace, will the Human Rocket and the Deadliest Woman in the Universe work together to survive, or wind up killing each other instead? It’s dark, cosmic action and a love-hate clash as hit series writers Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, and new penciling sensation Wellinton Alves, deliver what Wizard calls a “one-stop shop for sci-fi spectaculars, superhero drama and real humanity.”
Rated T+ …$2.99
Onslaught Reborn #5 (of 5), $2.99 (and VARIANT)
Punisher War Journal #15, $2.99
THE TWELVE #1
WRAPAROUND COVER BY: KAARE ANDREWS
WRITER: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
PENCILS: CHRIS WESTON
INKS: GARRY LEACH
Yesterday’s Men of Tomorrow — Today! Thought lost to the pages of time, a dozen Mystery Men from the “greatest generation” of World War Two find themselves thrust into the morally-gray world of the 21st century! Now, Captain Wonder, Dynamic Man, Mastermind Excello, Mister E, the Laughing Mask, the Witness, the Black Widow, the Phantom Reporter, the Fiery Mask, Rockman, the Blue Blade and Electro the Marvel of the Age must seek a place for themselves in the modern Marvel Universe — while a silent killer seeks to eliminate them, one by one!
Rated T+ …$2.99
Wolverine #61, $2.99
X-FACTOR #27 (and VARIANT)
COVERS BY: DAVID FINCH and JIM CHEUNG
WRITER: PETER DAVID
PENCILS: SCOT EATON
INKS: JOHN DELL
MESSIAH COMPLEX PART 11
The death of an X-Man reveals answers to some of the mysteries surrounding the new mutant, and creates a host of questions. The baby falls into the hands of a major player in the conflict, but things aren’t always as they seem. And it’s high noon for X-Force, the Marauders and the X-Men.
Rated T+ …$2.99
Collections
BEYOND!
COVER BY: SCOTT KOLINS
WRITER: DWAYNE MCDUFFIE
PENCILS: SCOTT KOLINS
An indescribably powerful cosmic being gathers nine of Marvel’s most mismatched super beings for purposes beyond their comprehension. Can Spider-Man, Gravity, Venom, Henry Pym, the Wasp, Medusa, Kraven, Firebird and the Hood keep from killing each other until they must face the dangers of their destination, the deadly artificial planet known as Battleworld? Collecting BEYOND! #1-6.
RATED A …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2013-1
ESSENTIAL CAPTAIN AMERICA VOL. 4
COVER BY: JOHN ROMITA
WRITER: STEVE ENGLEHART, STEVE GERBER, TONY ISABELLA, MIKE FRIEDRICH, and JOHN WARNER
PENCILS: SAL BUSCEMA, ALAN WEISS, FRANK ROBBINS, and HERB TRIMPE
After gaining superhuman strength, the Living Legend learns he’ll need every bit of it against such team efforts as the Crimson Cowl’s Crimewave, the Serpent Squad and Nightshade’s Werewolves! Alongside his crime-fighting compatriot, the Falcon, Cap discovers secrets in the shadows of eras past devised by Dr. Faustus, the Yellow Claw and the mysterious Phoenix – but a final battle with the Secret Empire throws Cap’s future into question! But when Cap dons the cape of the Nomad, will the Falcon stick with him or stand by his replacement? It may be a question only the Red Skull can answer! Guest-starring the Avengers, Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D., the X-Men and Namor the Sub-Mariner! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA #157-186.
Rated T+ …$16.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2726-0
GHOST RIDER VOL. 3: APOCALYPSE SOON
COVER BY: GABRIELE DELL’OTTO
WRITER: DANIEL WAY and STUART MOORE
PENCILS: MARK TEXEIRA, BEN OLIVER, and JAVIER SALTARES
Johnny Blaze has—against the will of the Ghost Rider bonded to his soul — decided to try to help the people of New York City against the unstoppable juggernaut that is the Hulk…by attacking the Hulk, head-on! Johnny just wants to do some good…but isn’t that what he always says before he does something ultimately catastrophic? Also, there is an important new character in Ghost Rider’s world. A powerful player with a unique place in the battle between Heaven and Hell appears, known only as Mister Eleven, but whose side is he on? Collecting GHOST RIDER #12-13 and ANNUAL #1.
Rated T+….$10.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2556-3
NEW WARRIORS VOL. 1: DEFIANT
COVER BY: NIC KLEIN
WRITER: KEVIN GREVIOUX
PENCILS: PACO MEDINA
Someone is gift-wrapping super-villains for the police. Someone is defacing Super Human Registration posters. Someone is raising eyebrows all around town – from City Hall to Tony Stark’s war chamber. And the only clue to their identity…two spray-painted letters: N.W. Who are these mysterious young upstarts that have dared to fight the powers-that-be? And what do they want from a de-powered mutant named Sofia? Are the New Warriors truly back from the dead? Or has something new risen from the ashes of Stamford? Collecting NEW WARRIORS #1-6.
Rated T+ …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2674-4
NEXTWAVE: AGENTS OF H.A.T.E. VOL. 2 – I KICK YOUR FACE
COVER BY: STUART IMMONEN
WRITER: WARREN ELLIS
PENCILS: STUART IMMONEN
What? You haven’t been reading NEXTWAVE: AGENTS OF H.A.T.E.? HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND? Here’s a quick rundown of what you missed: SuperheroesfightingexplosionsexAvengersFinFangFoom giantflyingsubmarinemonstrosities formerX-Forcebabeexplosionskicking MachineManpunchinggiantevilcoprobots hotEnglishchicksecretterroristorganizationsEXPLOSIONS! Whew! And that’s only the beginning! But don’t worry! It’s never too late to join the party! Next up, the Nextwave Squad faces an army of Mindless Ones!!! Yes, insanely powerful stone men without faces! You cannot miss it! Collecting NEXTWAVE: AGENTS OF H.A.T.E. #7-12.
Parental Advisory …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-1910-4
ULTIMATE X-MEN VOL. 17: SENTINELS
COVER BY: YANICK PAQUETTE
WRITER: ROBERT KIRKMAN
PENCILS: BEN OLIVER, PASCAL ALIXE, and YANICK PAQUETTE
The X-Men are no more. Long live the X-Men! The man from the future, Bishop, completes his own team of mutants, ready to carry on the legacy of Charles Xavier. And their first task is to stop the attacks of the deadly Sentinels against their kind. And you’ll never guess who’s behind the attacks…or who the new Ultimate X-Men are! Collecting ULTIMATE X-MEN #81-88.
Rated T+ …$17.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2549-5
Posters
NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA BY ALEX ROSS POSTER
24×36 Color Poster…$7.99
After a rundown of the week’s new Marvel releases, we move right into the Pick of the Week, followed by SkrullWatch, where New Avengers #36 is discussed in some detail. Captain Marvel #1, Runaways Volume 2 OHC, and Uncanny X-Men #492 are all touched on.