Marvel Noise Episode 120

We hear from Pat, Dave K. talks about another Marvelous Mini, Rick shares another Smashing Tale, and Steve has a Raker’s Dozen to give out. And our host goes on about the wonderful that is Avengers Forever by Kurt Busiek, Carlos Pacheco, and Jesus Merino.

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X-Men: Divided We Stand Continues To Sell-Out!

Spinning out of the sold-out Messiah CompleX event, the red-hot X-Men: Divided We Stand storyline continues to astonish readers everywhere, with X-Factor #29 and Wolverine #63 as the latest tie-ins sold out at Diamond (though copies may be available at the retail level). In Wolverine #63, from red-hot scribe Jason Aaron (Ghost Rider) and fan-favorite artist Ron Garney (Amazing Spider-Man), everyone’s favorite Canucklehead continues his quest to hunt down Mystique! Meanwhile, X-Factor #29 pits the tortured X-Factor team against one of the last people they ever wanted to see again—the villainous Arcade, courtesy of acclaimed author Peter David (She-Hulk, Dark Tower: The Long Road Home) and special guest artist Valentine De Landro!

Please note that Marvel currently has no plans to go back to press on X-Factor #29 and Wolverine #63.

Marvel urges to check their orders on all X-Men: Divided We Stand tie-ins as the storyline continues to sell out at Diamond and determine the future of the mutantkind! Don’t miss a single upcoming Divided We Stand tie-in!

YOUNG X-MEN #1 (FEB082264) (DWS)
YOUNG X-MEN #1 PETERSON VARIANT (FEB082265) (DWS)
Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM
Pencils by YANICK PAQUETTE
Cover by TERRY DODSON
Variant Cover by BRANDON PETERSON
Rated A …$2.99
On-Sale—4/2/08

CABLE #2 (FEB082267)
CABLE #2 FINCH VARIANT (FEB082268)
Written by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI
Pencils & Cover by ARIEL OLIVETTI
Variant Cover by DAVID FINCH
Rated T+ …$2.99
On-Sale—4/2/08

WOLVERINE #64 (FEB082270)
Written by JASON AARON
Pencils & Cover by RON GARNEY
Parental Advisory …$2.99
On-Sale—4/9/08

X-MEN DIVIDED WE STAND BOOK 1 (of 2) (FEB082260)
Written by MIKE CAREY, MATT FRACTION, CRAIG KYLE, CHRISTOPHER YOST and SKOTTIE YOUNG
Pencils by BRANDON PETERSON, JAMIE MCKELVIE, SANA TAKEDA and SKOTTIE YOUNG
Cover by BRANDON PETERSON
Rated T+…$3.99
FOC—3/27/08, On-Sale—4/16/08

X-FACTOR #30 (FEB082263)
Written by PETER DAVID
Penciled by VALENTINE DE LANDRO
Cover by GLENN FABRY
Rated T+ …$2.99
FOC—3/27/08, On-Sale—4/16/08

X-FORCE #3 (FEB082266)
X-FORCE #3 BLOODY VARIANT (JAN088014)
Written by CHRISTOPHER YOST & CRAIG KYLE
Pencils & Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN
Parental Advisory …$2.99
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UNCANNY X-MEN #497 (FEB082261)
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Pencils & Cover by MICHAEL CHOI
Rated T+ …$2.99
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X-MEN: LEGACY #210 (FEB082262)
Written by MIKE CAREY
Penciled by SCOT EATON
Cover by DAVID FINCH
Rated A …$2.99
FOC—4/10/08, On-Sale—4/30/08

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Preview: Wolverine #64

Wolverine Will Stop At Nothing To “Get Mystique!”

Bullet-ridden and consumed by a quest for vengeance, Logan has one objective — get Mystique and get revenge for her betrayal of the X-Men! Wolverine #64, an X-Men: Divided We Stand tie-in, continues the critically acclaimed “Get Mystique” arc from writer Jason Aaron (Ghost Rider) and artist Ron Garney (Amazing Spider-Man). Just how does the newly revealed history between Wolverine & Mystique affect their current conflict? And just what favor could the X-man call in to deal with Mystique?

Critics and fans agree — this is the Wolverine story you must read, with Ryan Broussard of Comixtreme.Com saying, “This story has depth, action, history, and just overall impressive writing.”

“‘Get Mystique’ is turning Wolverine into the book I anticipate the most every month,” gushed Bryan Joel of IGN.Com.

Don’t miss any of the x-plosive events in the penultimate chapter of “Get Mystique,” as Wolverine and Mystique head towards what may be their final battle! It’s Wolverine #64 — and nothing can stop Logan now, bub!

WOLVERINE #64 (FEB082270)
Written by JASON AARON
Pencils & Cover by RON GARNEY
Parental Advisory …$2.99
FOC—3/20/08, On-Sale—4/9/08

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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)

MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: LAST OF THE MOHICANS PREMIERE HC
COVER BY: JOHN WATSON
WRITER: ROY THOMAS and JAMES FENIMORE COOPER
PENCILS: STEVEN KURTH and DENIS MEDRI
The very first MARVEL ILLUSTRATED story, The House of Ideas’ new foray into classic literature, featuring an adaptation of James Fenimore Cooper’s renowned novel! Adapted by writer Roy Thomas, who’s a Marvel classic himself (AVENGERS, X-MEN, CONAN) with stunning art by Marvel newcomer Steve Kurth. LAST OF THE MOHICANS tells the seminal story of a race on the brink of disappearance due to the inexorable push of civilization into the wilderness of the New World. It’s a tale that will touch readers of every age with both its timeless realization of an important historical period — and with its powerful action and adventure! This isn’t your father’s classic comics! Collecting MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: LAST OF THE MOHICANS #1-6.
188 PGS./Parental Advisory …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2443-6
Trim size: standard

MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK PREMIERE HC
COVER BY: MARKO DJURDJEVIC
WRITER: ROY THOMAS and ALEXANDER DUMAS
PENCILS: HUGO PETRUS
Alexander Dumas’ brilliant follow-up to The Three Musketeers, brought to vivid life as only Roy Thomas and Hugo Petrus can! Deep inside the French prison known as the Bastille resides prisoner number 12, Philippe…who is none other than the twin brother of King Louis XIV. He was incarcerated to prevent him from setting off a civil war in his quest for the kingship itself. But there are forces who will work tirelessly to free this man in the iron mask — and put Philippe on the throne! It’s an adaptation that will draw you in with political intrigue so timely it will shock you. Collecting MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK #1-6.
144 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2592-1
Trim size: standard

MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: TREASURE ISLAND PREMIERE HC
COVER BY: GREG HILDEBRANDT
WRITERS: ROY THOMAS and ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
PENCILS: MARIO GULLY
Robert Louis Stevenson’s seafaring adventure is brought to graphic life by scrivener Roy Thomas (X-MEN, AVENGERS, CONAN) and a new penciling sensation Mario Gully! This is a classic tale that has thrilled generations of readers, taken in by the allure of the sea — as only Stevenson could present it! Don’t dare miss this limited adaptation of the entire novel, me hearties, or walkin’ the plank ye’ll be! Collecting MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: TREASURE ISLAND #1-6.
144 PGS./ Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2594-5
Trim size: standard

SPIDER-MAN FAMILY: UNTOLD TEAM-UPS
COVER BY: MIKE WIERINGO
WRITERS: JEFF PARKER,CHRIS GIARRUSSO, KEVIN GREVIOUX, and CHRIS ELIOPOULOS
PENCILS: LEONARD KIRK, CHRIS GIARRUSSO, RICK BURCHETT, and CHRIS ELIOPOULOS
A heaping helping of timeless tales of Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man! Peter Parker has a wonderful evening lined up for Mary Jane that starts with a horse-carriage ride to a popular Broadway show. But then the stage magic becomes terrifyingly real and it’s Spider-Man who has a date – with the secret super team known as the Agents of Atlas! The action continues with an all-new untold tale featuring Spidey and that magical master, Dr. Strange! The good Doc ain’t feeling so well, so here’s hoping ol’ Web Head can cure what ails him in time to fight off EVERY mystical demon in the universe! And finally, (ribbit) it’s time for a team-up, Spidey! (ribbit) Let’s see…Iron Man’s busy (ribbit), Captain America’s a little under the weather (ribbit), the FF are doing their own (ribbit) thing…who’s not busy this month? (ribbit) FROG THOR!!!!!!!! Plus: an all-new Mini Marvel tale and a backup story featuring Man-Wolf! Collecting SPIDER-MAN FAMILY #4-6.
Rated A …$9.99

SPIDER-MAN/RED SONJA PREMIERE HC
COVER BY: MICHAEL TURNER
WRITER: MICHAEL AVON OEMING
PENCILS: MEL RUBI
The wise-cracking Wall-Crawler collides with the She-Devil with a Sword! Longtime Marvel readers know that these two legends have met before – but that was just the warm-up! They may be from two different eras, but Spider-Man and Red Sonja have both faced the maniacal mage known as Kulan Gath. Now, the sadistic sorcerer makes a play for power that will once again bring these two famous heroes together – but will it be as friends or foes? Writer Michael Avon Oeming (OMEGA FLIGHT, Red Sonja) and Mel Rubi (Red Sonja) – plus cover artist Michael Turner (CIVIL WAR) – answer the eternal question: What’s better in a fight, the proportional strength and speed of a spider, or cold, hard steel and a chain-mail bikini? Collecting SPIDER-MAN/RED SONJA #1-5 and MARVEL TEAM-UP #79.
Rated T+ …$19.99

X-MEN: DIE BY THE SWORD
COVER BY: JELENA KEVIC DJURDJEVIC
WRITER: CHRIS CLAREMONT
PENCILS: JUAN SANTACRUZ
Psylocke’s reunion with her brother, Captain Britain, takes a turn for the worst when the diabolic minds of several of Excalibur’s greatest foes decide that one world is not enough to conquer. The Exiles and Excalibur must join forces to save crosstime before all of creation is destroyed! Collecting X-MEN: DIE BY THE SWORD #1-5.
Rated A …$13.99

Review: Wolverine #63

I think this is going to rank up there with the Greg Rucka run as a favorite of mine. And this is only the second issue in.

As shown by the opening the pages, we see some more of Logan’s past that he shares with Raven Darkholme. But in this issue we also see Wolverine trying to ‘get Mystique’ in the present day as he continues to carry out his orders given to him by Cyclops in the last issue.

This is a very, very good issue. Jason Aaron is on point with all of the characters here. We’re reminded that Mystique is a villain. And a very good one at that. And Wolverine? Well, he is the best at what he does. While I tend to enjoy Ron Garney when he’s inked by Bill Reinhold or Dan Green, he’s doing a damn fine job here. The art is crisp, clean, and dirty when it needs to be.

This is a story that cannot be missed.

Recommended.

Writer: Jason Aaron
Artist: Ron Garney
Colors: Jason Keith
Letterer: Cory Petit
Editor: Axel Alonso
Cover: Ron Garney and Jason Keith

Marvel Noise 22: The Debut of The Dreaded Derek Deadline Doom

Wannabes 2 from Ronin StudiosDavid 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.

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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

Marvel Noise Episode 21: Lo, There Shall Come A Rosenberger!

Our host is back to feeling like himself, more or less, this week. After the new release list we have some great segments in the way of Bring ’em Back, the Mighty Marvel Movie Minute, Marvel Tales, and Current Events. Also, a review by Bruce Rosenberger of KomicsKast and Indie Comic Book Noise. And a call from – you guessed it – Carlos that kicks off a short SkrullWatch!

Marvel titles talked about this week consist of Captain Marvel, Fantastic Four: The Lost Adventure, New Avengers, Punisher: Force of Nature, Wolverine, X-Factor, X-Force, Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men Volume 6, and Wolverine: Origins Volume 4.

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Comics

Amazing Spider-Girl #17, $2.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN # 550
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

Black Panther #34, $2.99

CAPTAIN MARVEL # 3
COVER BY: ED MCGUINNESS
WRITER: BRIAN REED
PENCILS: LEE WEEKS
INKS: STEFANO GAUDIANO
The mystery of Captain Marvel’s presence in our world deepens as the first signs of a Secret Invasion are revealed! Brian Reed (New Avengers: Illuminati) and Lee Weeks (Daredevil) continue the winter’s most surprising mini-series.
Rated A …$2.99

Civil War Chronicles #8, $4.99
Dead Of Night Featuring Man Thing #1 (of 4), $3.99

FANTASTIC FOUR # 554 (and VARIANTS)
COVERS BY: BRYAN HITCH, SIMONE BIANCHI, and ARTHUR SUYDAM
WRITER: MARK MILLAR
PENCILS: BRYAN HITCH
INKS: PAUL NEARY
MARK MILLAR! BRYAN HITCH! Need we say more? All right, we will! Who is Mrs. Fantastic? And how will her return into Reed’s life rock comicdom’s First Family? Also, get ready to meet the Invisible Woman’s brand NEW super-team! This issue kicks off a year-long storyline that will make FANTASTIC FOUR “The World’s ULTIMATEST Comic Magazine!” Promise!
Rated A…$2.99

FANTASTIC FOUR: THE LOST ADVENTURE # 1
WRITER: STAN LEE
PENCILS: JACK KIRBY and JOHN BUSCEMA (with RON FRENZ)
INKS: JOE SINNOTT
IT’S THE COMIC BOOK EQUIVALENT OF A LOST BEATLES TRACK! Together, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby produced 102 consecutive issues of FANTASTIC FOUR. But there was a 103rd story they’d begun in 1970, but never finished—until now! Working from copies of Jack’s penciled pages, Stan Lee and Joe Sinnott have reunited, to complete the work they started almost four decades ago! Plus, this super-sized issue includes reproductions of Kirby’s unlinked penciled pages, with border notes and analysis by John Morrow, and a complete reprint of FANTASTIC FOUR #108 by Stan Lee and John Buscema, which incorporated some of the material from the lost story as a flashback.
Rated A …$4.99

Ghost Rider #20, $2.99
Iron Man Enter Mandarin #5 (of 6), $2.99
Iron Man Power Pack #4 (of 4), $2.99
Marvel Adventures Hulk #8, $2.99
Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #36, $2.99
Marvel Comics Presents #6, $3.99

NEW AVENGERS # 38
COVER BY: MARKO DJURDJEVIC
WRITER: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
ART: MICHAEL GAYDOS
The break up! CONSPIRACY, PARANOIA, BETRAYAL may have taken their toll on the Avengers newlyweds Jessica Jones and Luke Cage. After the shocking turn of events at the end of last month’s NEW AVENGERS ANNUAL, has Jessica Jones turned her back on THE AVENGERS? Who better to help tell this story than Alias artist Michael Gaydos returning to Marvel for this special issue. Guest-Starring the Mighty Avengers. WHO DO YOU TRUST?
Rated A…$2.99

New Exiles #2, $2.99
Nova Annual #1, $3.99

PUNISHER: FORCE OF NATURE # 1
COVER BY: MIKE DEODATO
WRITER: DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI
ART: MICHEL LACOMBE
Hot crime author Duane Swierczynski (The Blonde) and artist Michel Lacombe (Star Wars) unleash a “Force of Nature.”
There’s nothing like chillin’ with your closest buds on a weekend fishing trip, especially when you’re about to launch the biggest criminal deal of your careers. Out here on the high seas, life is sweet. That is, until your engine explodes. And your boat sinks. And there’s no food or water. And the puking starts. And the backstabbing begins. And the only life preserver is in the hands of a man who wears a black shirt with a skull on it!
Explicit Content…$4.99

Punisher War Journal #16, $2.99
Spider-Man Family #7, $4.99
Ultimate Iron Man II #3 (of 4), $2.99

WOLVERINE # 62
COVER BY: RON GARNEY
WRITER: JASON AARON
PENCILS and INKS: RON GARNEY
“GET MYSTIQUE” PART 1
Writer Jason Aaron (Scalped) and artist Ron Garney (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) bring you a searing 4-part epilog to the biggest X-Men Event in a decade. In the searing aftermath of “Messiah CompleX,” Wolverine has just one thing on his mind: revenge. But who is the focus of his rage, and what dark secret does he share with them? And how far over the edge is Wolverine willing to go to get what he wants?
Parental Advisory…$2.99

X-Factor #28 DWS, $2.99

X-FORCE # 1 (and VARIANTS)
COVERS BY: CLAYTON CRAIN and BRYAN HITCH
WRITER: CHRISTOPHER YOST and CRAIG KYLE
PENCILS and INKS: CLAYTON CRAIN
“ANGELS AND DEMONS” Part 1 (of 6)
There are lines that the X-Men have sworn never to cross. But after the shocking events of “Messiah Complex,” Cyclops realizes that some enemies need to be dealt with permanently… and the X-Men can never know about it. Enter WOLVERINE, WARPATH, X-23 and WOLFSBANE…X-FORCE.
Parental Advisory …$2.99

Collections

CLANDESTINE CLASSIC PREMIERE HC
COVER BY: ALAN DAVIS
WRITER: ALAN DAVIS
PENCILS: ALAN DAVIS
For centuries they have lived among us – mysterious, elusive, unknowable…so what are they doing with brightly colored costumes and codenames?! Teenagers Rory and Pandora want to pull Alan Davis’s family of extra-normal outsiders into the world of heroes and villains, little knowing that M.O.D.O.K. and A.I.M. are waiting for them! Centuries-old patriarch Adam Destine knows the disastrous duo has a lot to learn about power and responsibility…and we all know who’s the web-spinning specialist on that, don’t we? Plus Adam and his super-powered scions join the X-Men in a demonic debacle against the sinister Synraith! Also guest-starring Doctor Strange, the Silver Surfer and the Invaders! Collecting CLANDESTINE #1-8, MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS #158 and X-MEN & CLANDESTINE #1-2.
Rated T+ …$29.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2742-0

EXILES VOL. 16: STARTING OVER
COVER BY: TOMM COKER
WRITERS: CHRIS CLAREMONT and MIKE RAICHT
PENCILS: CLAYTON HENRY, STEVE SCOTT, TOM GRUMMETT, ARNOLD PANDER, ZACH HOWARD, WAYNE NICHOLS, MARIO GULLY, and RONAN CLIQUETTE
The team comes back from a mission that couldn’t have turned out more bizarre, but this time Heather’s missing and the Crystal Palace is void of any signs of life. Where did the Exiles’ trusted arm-chair general disappear to? Why is the Palace empty? What new doom awaits them in the next dysfunctional dimension? Welcome new penciler Clayton (UNCANNY X-MEN) Henry and cover artist Tomm (AGENTS OF ATLAS) Coker as they join X-MEN legend Chris Claremont on a story that will change the team forever. Plus: The team may have finally found the perfect world: An Earth with no crime, hate or fear—ruled by one the most diabolical villains of the Marvel universe: Victor Von Doom! Is this some twisted façade or have the Exiles finally stumbled on to utopia? Find out in “The Dream of Two Good Men.” And finally, it’s adios, Exiles! They’ve left their footprints across the multiverse for a hundred issues, but what threat will make Blink and Co. close up shop for good? It’s not what you expect! Collecting EXILES #95-100 & EXILES: Days of Then and Now.
Rated A …$14.99

LAURELL K. HAMILTON’S ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: THE FIRST DEATH (and DM Cover) COVERS BY: BRETT BOOTH
WRITER: LAURELL K. HAMILTON and JONATHON GREEN
PENCILS: WELLINTON ALVES
Her fans have been asking for it; now, Laurell K. Hamilton delivers a look into Anita Blake’s past. Written by Laurell K. Hamilton herself, along with Jonathon Green, THE FIRST DEATH takes place almost a year before the events being chronicled in GUILTY PLEASURES. Witness the first meeting of Anita and Jean-Claude, Anita’s first time inside Guilty Pleasures, her first serial-killer case, and an early encounter with Edward. Prepare to be thrilled by this original story produced especially for comics! Collecting LAURELL K. HAMILTON’S ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: THE FIRST DEATH #1-2, plus the ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: GUILTY PLEASURES HANDBOOK.
Parental Advisory …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2941-7

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE UNCANNY X-MEN VOL. 6 HC (and DM Cover)
COVER BY: DAVE COCKRUM
WRITER: CHRIS CLAREMONT
PENCILS: BRENT ANDERSON, JOHN BYRNE, and DAVE COCKRUM
The X-Men return for another milestone Marvel Masterworks of beginnings, endings and maybe even the beginning of the end! Chris Claremont and John Byrne raised a rag-tag group of mutants from a burning ember to an all-out firestorm that topped the world of comics. And they’ll ride out that flame with one of the most influential X-Men stories of all — “Days of Future Past!” Feared, hated and now on the road to extinction, Marvel’s Children of the Atom face a bleak future of mutant concentration camps and a world where heroes are a thing of days gone past. Only by leaping back through time can Kitty Pryde’s future self hope to stop the events that created this dystopian nightmare!
Claremont and Byrne close out their classic run together with a fan-favorite Kitty Pryde holiday tale, but things only pick up from there with the return of the man who first delineated the all-new, all-different X-Men — Dave Cockrum!
Cockrum and Claremont put their team in a slow-pressure cooker with Arcade, Dr. Doom, Garokk and then blows its top with the return of Magneto in a double-sized anniversary extravaganza! Featuring guest-appearances by Spider-Woman, Dazzler, not to mention the debut of Mystique’s Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, there’s no question this one’s for the ages! Collecting X-MEN #141 and UNCANNY X-MEN #142-150.
Rated A…$54.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3014-7

SPIDER-MAN: BACK IN BLACK
COVER BY: ANGEL MEDINA
WRITER: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI and PETER DAVID
PENCILS: RON GARNEY and TODD NAUCK
The Civil War has ended: One side has won, another has lost, and all the rules have changed. With Spider-Man’s identity revealed to the world, he has exposed himself to the treachery of his oldest enemies. Peter Parker’s life has been turned upside down – and along with it, the lives of his dearest friends and family members. As this nightmare spins a treacherous web from which he cannot escape, Spider-Man embraces the darkness and finds he must make a stand – maybe his LAST stand – against some of his fiercest foes, including the Sandman, the mysterious “Other” and the deadly Kingpin. Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #539-543, and FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #17-23 and ANNUAL #1.
Rated A …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2996-7

SUB-MARINER: REVOLUTION
COVER BY: MICHAEL TURNER
WRITER: MATT CHERNISS and PETER JOHNSON
PENCILS: PHIL BRIONES
The King has returned! Fresh off of his key appearances in CIVIL WAR and WOLVERINE, Marvel’s first mutant returns in his own series that will forever change the way we look at Namor and Atlantis. A horrendous terrorist attack has struck the U.S., and all clues point to an Atlantean sleeper cell’s involvement. Now, Namor and Atlantis find themselves in the crosshairs of S.H.I.E.L.D. But is Namor to blame for the attack? Or is this just the first strike in a dark coup orchestrated by those within Atlantis who would see Namor stripped of his title and his kingdom? The half-human, half-Atlantean son of two worlds must now race between the sea and the surface to track down those responsible for the attack before Tony Stark, Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. – a.k.a. Iron Man – takes him down! Written by Matt Cherniss and Peter Johnson (POWERLESS) with art by the internationally acclaimed Phil Briones (WHITE TIGER)! Collecting SUB-MARINER #1-6.
Rated T+ …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2747-5

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VOL. 9 HC
COVER BY: MARK BAGLEY
WRITER: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
PENCILS: MARK BAGLEY
This deluxe hardcover collects ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VOL. 17: CLONE SAGA and ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VOL. 18: ULTIMATE KNIGHTS, plus extras. In CLONE SAGA, Spider-Man comes face-to-face with the most unexpected foe of all: Peter Parker! But Peter Parker is Spider-Man…isn’t he? Who’s who becomes a dangerous guessing game as a sinister series of clones turns Peter’s life upside-down and forces Spider-Man into a devastating confrontation with one of his oldest foes. Guest-starring the Fantastic Four, Nick Fury, the Ultimates, the X-Men and the all-new, all-different Spider-Woman! And in ULTIMATE KNIGHTS, Daredevil attempts to enlist Spider-Man in a crusade to bring down the Kingpin – permanently. But with his Aunt’s life hanging by a thread, and his serious girl problems with MJ and Kitty Pryde, crimebusting may be the last thing on young Mr. Parker’s mind. Collecting ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #97-111.
Rated A …$39.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3081-9

WOLVERINE: ORIGINS VOL. 4 – OUR WAR PREMIERE HC
COVER BY: ED MCGUINNESS
WRITER: DANIEL WAY
PENCILS: STEVE DILLON and KAARE ANDREWS
Wolverine’s history with Captain America revealed! In the early days of WWII, before America’s “official” involvement in the war, Captain America, still wet behind the ears, embarked on a clandestine mission to the island nation of Madripoor. Guess who he met there? And guess what? It wasn’t a coincidence. Collecting WOLVERINE: ORIGINS #16-20 and ANNUAL #1.
Parental Advisory …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2638-6

Logan Settles the Score in Two Dynamic Editions

See Wolverine like you’ve never seen him before! Printing in color and exhilarating variant black and white issues, Logan #1 (of 3), places Wolverine in one of his first battlefields to settle an old score. A fascinating, all-new adventure full of twists and turns, this action-packed series is the latest in the Marvel Knights line and is sure to turn heads in the tradition of Silver Surfer: Requiem, Captain America: The Chosen and Spider-Man: With Great Power. Loaded with a bunch of long-lost memories, Logan sets up to slice and dice his way into an old foe in a way only Logan knows how.

Logan #1 (of 3), penned by critically-acclaimed writer Brian K. Vaughan (TV’s LOST, Y: The Last Man) and art by esteemed artist Eduardo Risso (100 Bullets), explores a totally new part of Wolverine’s sordid past!


LOGAN #1 (of 3) BLACK AND WHITE VARIANT (DEC078147) LOGAN #1 (of 3) (JAN082192) Written by BRIAN K. VAUGHAN
Art & Cover by EDUARDO RISSO
Cardstock Cover/Parental Advisory …$3.99
FOC – 2/14, On-Sale – 3/5/2008

LOGAN #2 (of 3) BLACK AND WHITE VARIANT (DEC078148) LOGAN #2 (of 3) (FEB082269)
Written by BRIAN K. VAUGHAN
Art & Cover by EDUARDO RISSO
Cardstock Cover/Parental Advisory …$3.99
FOC – 3/13, On-Sale – 4/2/2008

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Preview: Wolverine #62

Jason Aaron Sets Wolverine On A Quest For Revenge!

In the aftermath of Messiah CompleX, Wolverine is set on a quest for vengeance — and he’s got some new friends to help him make it happen! In Wolverine #62, an X-Men: Divided We Stand tie-in, red-hot (and newly-Marvel Exclusive) author Jason Aaron (Scalped) and fan-favorite artist Ron Garney (Amazing Spider-Man) set Logan on a bezerker barrage for someone who’s role in Messiah CompleX is so huge, so pivotal that they may just get snikt’d! Now that Wolverine has seen the cost of this war over the new mutant child, he’s not about to let the responsible parties get away!

“Jason and Ron deliver a high-octane chase movie that’ll have you gasping…and that sheds new light on Logan’s long and complicated relationship with another core X-Men character,” says X-Men Group Editor Axel Alonso.

Spinning out of the red-hot, sold-out Messiah CompleX, Marvel urges retailers to check their orders on Wolverine #62 and all Divided We Stand branded series. Wolverine’s done revenge before, but now that it’s so personal, is he willing to go over the edge to get what he wants?



WOLVERINE #62 (DEC072225)
Written by JASON AARON
Pencils & Cover by RON GARNEY
Parental Advisory…$2.99
FOC—1/24/08, On-Sale—2/13/08

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Marvel Noise Episode 13

Fantastic Four 552On tap, after the new releases for this week, we hear from Derek Coward, Pat Loika brings us up to speed on Current Events (SPOILERS), and Dave McFalls chimes in with Bring ‘Em Back. Pick of the Week is thrown in there and Carlos is back with another voicemail leading us into a SkrullWatch segment with Pat where nothing is off limits. Dr. Strange! Wolverine: Origins! Avengers: The Initiative! Fantastic Four! Dr. Strange! Messiah CompleX! Captain America! Spider-Man! Dr. Strange! Daredevil! Brubaker! Bendis and Maleev! Dr. Strange! Omniboo! Runaways! And some small talk on what we’re looking forward to this week.

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AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL # 15
COVER BY: RON FRENZ
WRITER: TOM DEFALCO
PENCILS: RON FRENZ
INKS: SAL BUSCEMA
Double-sized issue! Celebrate the 10th year anniversary of the first appearance of Spider-Girl in What If #105 as the daughter of Spider-Man becomes the widow of the Black Tarantula! Featuring guest-stars galore as Spider-Girl battles a horde of her greatest villains!
Rated A …$3.99

Civil War Chronicles #6, $4.99

FANTASTIC FOUR # 552
COVER BY: MICHAEL TURNER
WRITER: DWAYNE MCDUFFIE
PENCILS: PAUL PELLETIER
INKS: RICK MAGYAR
Dr. Doom has come from the future with a message: Reed Richards must be stopped now, before his ultimate Civil War plans come to fruition. What was Mr. Fantastic really doing during Civil War? The answers are finally revealed.
Rated A …$2.99

Ghost Rider #18, $2.99
Iron Man Power Pack #2 (of 4), $2.99
Marvel Adventures Hulk #6, $2.99
Marvel Comics Presents #4, $3.99
Marvel Illustrated Man In The Iron Mask #6 (of 6), $2.99

NEW AVENGERS # 37
COVER BY: LEINIL FRANCIS YU
WRITER: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
PENCILS: LEINIL FRANCIS YU
It’s the throwdown of the year. The New Avengers versus the Hood’s gang of super-villains, bloody, angry and shocking to the end. But still they have to ask: WHO DO YOU TRUST??
Rated A …$2.99

New Warriors #6, $2.99
Nova #9, $2.99
Punisher War Journal #14, $2.99
Spider-Man Family #6, $4.99
Spider-Man Red Sonja #5 (of 5), $2.99
Ultimate Iron Man II #1 (of 4) and Dell’Otto Variant, $2.99
Wolverine #60, $2.99
X-Factor #25 2nd Ptg Var, $2.99

X-FACTOR # 26 (and Variant)
COVERS BY: DAVID FINCH and MARC SILVESTRI
WRITER: PETER DAVID
PENCILS: SCOT EATON
INKS: JOHN DELL
MESSIAH COMPLEX Part 7
A squad of X-Men track the mutant baby and its captor. But they’re not alone in the hunt. Layla Miller and Madrox explore the future and learn the terrible fate of mutants. And Predator X claims another victim. And who is that woman with the finger claws?!
Rated T+ …$2.99

X-Men Die By The Sword #5 (of 5), $2.99

Collections

CRIMINAL VOL. 2: LAWLESS
COVER BY: SEAN PHILLIPS
WRITER: ED BRUBAKER
PENCILS: SEAN PHILLIPS
A CHRISTMAS EVE HEIST STORY – JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
Tracy Lawless has come home for his first Christmas in the city in nearly twenty years. But the only kind of family reunion he’ll find is in a graveyard, because his last living relative, his little brother Ricky, was killed almost a year earlier. Now Tracy is back to find out who did it, and why, and to do that he’ll have to immerse himself back into the criminal world that he once ran away from. The question is, even if he finds the answers he seeks, will he survive the experience?
Winner of the EISNER AWARDS for Best Writer and Best New Series!
Mature Content…$14.99

ESSENTIAL DOCTOR STRANGE VOL. 3
COVER BY: FRANK BRUNNER
WRITERS: STEVE ENGLEHART, MARV WOLFMAN, ROY THOMAS, JAMES STARLIN, and ROGER STERN
PENCILS: FRANK BRUNNER, GENE COLAN, ALFREDO ALCALA, RUDY NEBRES, DAN ADKINS, JIM STARLIN, AL MILGROM, TOM SUTTON, and P. CRAIG RUSSELL
The groundbreaking stories that set the standard for an entire era of mystical adventure! Aided and abetted by lover Clea and man-servant Wong, the newly minted Sorcerer Supreme takes on Demons, the Dread Dormammu, Dracula, the Defenders, Death…and Doctor Strange!? Plus: Planet Earth is no more! The Master of the Mystic Arts fights alone against Eternity, as the world stands on the brink of oblivion! Also featuring the return of the Ancient One and the mind-boggling “Creator Chronicles,” and guest-starring Nighthawk! Collecting DOCTOR STRANGE #1-29 and ANNUAL #1, and TOMB OF DRACULA #44-45.
Rated T+ …$16.99

IRREDEEMABLE ANT-MAN VOL. 2: SMALL-MINDED
COVER BY: FRANK CHO & JASON KEITH
WRITER: ROBERT KIRKMAN
PENCILS: PHIL HESTER and CORY WALKER
INKS: ANDE PARKS (on the Hester pages)
Eric O’Grady has found himself in need of a little employment. It costs money to be on the run from the law. Luckily Damage Control is on the lookout for someone who can safely sift through rubble for survivors. Don’t worry, though–he’ll still have plenty of time to spy on the ladies like the despicable human-being that he is. Plus: Why fight super-villains when you can watch attractive ladies take their clothes off in the privacy of their own homes? Our little Irredeemable Ant-Man has got it made! That is, until he realizes that the current subject of his perverted voyeurism is none other than Carol Danvers – otherwise known as MS. MARVEL! Collecting IRREDEEMABLE ANT-MAN #7-12.
Rated T+ …$9.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 7: THE SILVER SURFER
COVER BY: PAUL SMITH
WRITER: FRED VAN LENTE
PENCILS: CORY HAMSCHER
All adventure, all action, for all ages! Join Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, the Human Torch and the Thing for a wild ride of all-new, unforgettable exploits. Featuring the Watcher, alternate-reality versions of Dr. Doom and Spider-Man, and more! Collecting MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #25-28.
All Ages …$6.99

MYSTIC ARCANA HC
COVER BY: MARKO DJURDJEVIC
WRITERS: LOUISE SIMONSON, ROY THOMAS, JEFF PARKER, C.B. CEBULSKI, and DAVID SEXTON
PENCILS: STEVE SCOTT, JUAN SANTACRUZ, PHIL NOTO, and ERIC NGUYEN
A MAGIC EVENT that spans across the ages, featuring the craftiest characters and most spellbinding stories in the Marvel Universe! In the vein of the wild and woolly genre revitalization Annihilation, Marvel’s looking into its crystal ball to bring you mystical mages, scandalous sorcerers and fantastic flights of high-flying fantasy in MYSTIC ARCANA. Each of the primary stories revolves around the introduction of one of a select group of mystical implements, quite literally the four pillars of the universe and the involvement of a character from Marvel’s rich, magical past – including Magik, the Black Knight, Sister Grimm and the Scarlet Witch. Plus: Witness the efforts of Dr. Strange adversary, sorcerer Ian McNee, to collect arcane implements in a series of shorter companion tales that make up the spine of MYSTIC ARCANA. Collecting MYSTIC ARCANA: MAGIK, BLACK KNIGHT, SCARLET WITCH, SISTER GRIMM; and THE OFFICIAL TAROT OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE.
Rated T+ …$24.99

NEW X-MEN: CHILDHOOD’S END VOL. 5
COVER BY: SKOTTIE YOUNG
WRITER: CRAIG KYLE and CHRIS YOST
PENCILS: SKOTTIE YOUNG and NIKO HENRICHON
The demon lord Belasco has pulled the Xavier Institute into Limbo, but he’s not after the X-Men… he’s come for the New X-Men. With their leaders cut off, most of the team captured, and a group of students thrown into the demon infested wastelands, all hope seems lost. But the kids aren’t alone in Limbo… and things are about to get much, much worse. Collecting NEW X-MEN #37-43.
Rated T+ …$17.99

NOVA VOL. 1: ANNIHILATION – CONQUEST
COVER BY: ADI GRANOV
WRITERS: DAN ABNETT and ANDY LANNING
PENCILS: SEAN CHEN and BRIAN DENHAM
Exploding from the pages of ANNIHILATION, Nova rockets into his own ongoing series! In the wake of the chaotic Annihilation Wave, a desperate galaxy cries out for law and order. In the past, an army of peacekeeping Centurions delivered stability. But the Nova Corps are dead and gone – now there is only Richard Rider, the man called Nova. But can a lone human police an entire universe? He has near limitless power – now he must do all he can to bring punishment to the wicked, help to the oppressed and justice for all! Strap in as the acclaimed writing team of Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (ANNIHILATION: NOVA), superstar Sean Chen (SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN) and cover artist Adi Granov (IRON MAN) slam your mind into hyperdrive! Collecting NOVA #1-7.
Rated T+ …$17.99

POWER PACK VOL. 1
COVER BY: GURIHIRU
WRITER: MARC SUMERAK
PENCILS: GURIHIRU
Readers of all ages rejoice as Marvel’s youngest team of super heroes returns for more awesome action, family fun and Snark-stomping adventures! It’s the triumphant return of everyone’s favorite super-powered siblings – Alex, Julie, Jack and Katie – in brand-new stories that are sure to delight new readers and longtime fans alike! Marvel’s merry mutants team up with our super-powered siblings for more fun-filled all-ages adventures! Featuring Wolverine, Beast, Nightcrawler and Cyclops in four stories sure to delight new readers and longtime fans alike!! And hot on the heels of their adventure with the X-Men, Power Pack returns for another titanic team-up – and this time, it’s Earth’s Mightiest Heroes leading the charge! Featuring Captain America, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Spider-Woman and more! Collecting POWER PACK #1-4, AVENGERS AND POWER PACK ASSEMBLE #1-4, and X-MEN AND POWER PACK #1-4.
All Ages …$24.99

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN: VENOM PREMIERE HC
COVER BY: MARK BAGLEY
WRITER: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
PENCILS: MARK BAGLEY
Spider-Man’s ultimate villain gets the Ultimate treatment! After reuniting with his childhood friend Eddie Brock, Peter Parker discovers a secret about their fathers’ pasts…a black liquid that can transform into a protoplasmic bodysuit, curing any illness and enhancing the wearer’s strength and abilities. But when Peter tries to continue his father’s work, he accidentally becomes encased in the murky liquid and becomes nearly unstoppable…but at a terrible price. Collecting ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #33-39.
Rated A …$19.99

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ULTIMATES 3 VILLAINS BLACK AND WHITE PANORAMA
The Story: 55×20 Black and White Poster…$15.99

ULTIMATES 3 VILLAINS PANORAMA
The Story: 55×20 Color…$15.99