Here is a list of all comics in store now:
AMAZING SP
IDER-MAN #567 Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM
Pencils & Cover by PHIL JIMENEZ
With Spider-Man in her grasp, the Brand New is close to the greatest victory of all -
the unmasking and death of Spider-Man. Can DAREDEVIL rescue him in time?
Ummm...doesn't look that way,
does it? Also, Vin Gonzales's life is on the line - can his roommate Peter Parker beat the odds?
Marc Guggenheim and Phil Jimenez bring you the pulse-pounding conclusion to the
introduction of the New
(but really, look at the cover, Spidey-Fan - can't ya figure out who she is?!)
the unmasking and death of Spider-Man. Can DAREDEVIL rescue him in time?
Ummm...doesn't look that way,
does it? Also, Vin Gonzales's life is on the line - can his roommate Peter Parker beat the odds?
Marc Guggenheim and Phil Jimenez bring you the pulse-pounding conclusion to the
introduction of the New
(but really, look at the cover, Spidey-Fan - can't ya figure out who she is?!)
32 PGS./Rated A
AMA
ZING SPIDER-MAN #568
Written by DAN SLOTT & MARK WAID
Penciled by JOHN ROMITA JR. & ADI GRANOV
50/50 Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
50/50 Cover by ALEX ROSS
Variant Cover by JOHN ROMITA SR.
"NEW WAYS TO DIE!"
JOHN ROMITA JR. returns to AMAZING SPIDER-MAN!
Get ready for the six part Spidey Summer Blockbuster: NEW WAYS TO DIE. In the double-sized part one, THE THUNDERBOLTS are coming to New York to take down Spider-Man! And Spidey's Brand New Day will be changed forever. Plus, Mark Waid and Adi Granov bring you up to date with Original Venom, Eddie Brock!
48 PGS./Rated A
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN FAMILY #1
Written by MARC DEMATTEIS & TOM DEFALCO
Penciled by ALEX CAl & RON FRENZ
Cover by ADI GRANOV
Heads' up, Web-Slingers! Not getting nearly enough bang for your Brand New Buck with Thrice Monthly Spider-Man? Well, get ready to have your Spider-Senses overloaded with the Brand New Amazing Spider-Man Family! Check in here for slices of life from Spidey and the rest of the Brand New Day Cast. We all know Spider-Man's origin - but what happened the day after Uncle Ben died? Find out as J.M. De Matteis and Spanish Sensation Alex Cal bring you SPIDER-MAN: 48 HOURS! Also, the Amazing Spider-Girl team of Tom DeFalco, Ron Frenz and Sal Buscema show us life before MayDay became Spider-Girl with MR. AND MRS. SPIDER-MAN! Also, check out AUNT MAY, AGENT OF F.E.A.S.T. and a flashback to the birth of Spidey's New Ways To Die nemesis, VENOM!
104 PGS./Rated A
MARVEL SPOTLIGHT SPIDER-MAN BRAND NEW DAY
Written by JOHN RHETT
THOMAS
As Spider-Man's Brand New Day rolls on, fan
response to the bold new direction has been amazingly enthusiastic! Since there's so much to talk about in the world of Peter Parker, MARVEL SPOTLIGHT returns with a fresh look at the creators, new villains and snazzy new supporting cast that fill out Spidey's
thrice-monthly adventures. Kraven and Venom lead the pack of a whole passel of vituperative villains returning to victimize Spider-Man, but it's the comeback of ace artist John Romita Jr. that'll have fans web-swinging from the rooftops! See ya in August with a brand-new Brand New Day SPOTLIGHT!
32 PGS./Rated T+
VENOM DARK ORIGIN #1 (OF 5)
Written by ZEB WELLS
Pencils & Cover by ANGEL MEDINA
On the unlikely day when an embittered, washed-up journalist met a spurned symbiotic organism from an alien planet, one of Spider-Man's greatest enemies was born - a force of evil and vengeance like no other in the Marvel Universe - VENOM! But is it as simple as that? Discover the true, twisted roots that gave rise to a lifetime of malevolence for Eddie Brock...AND the symbiote! Writer Zeb Wells (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) and artist Angel Medina (SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN) shed a little light on one of Marvel's darkest monsters!
32 PGS./Rated T+
KING SIZE SPIDER-MAN SUMMER SPECIAL
Written by KEITH GIFFEN & PAUL TOBIN
Art by RICK BURCHETT &
COLLEEN COOVER
Cover by SALVA ESPIN
August is still summer, right? Yeah? COOL! Then we're hittin' ya up with two ALL-NEW Spidey stories from times when he wasn't Secretly Invading or Branding New Days. First, Spidey teams up with Falcon to handle an outbreak of futuristic weaponry showing up in Harlem, and then MARY JANE takes center stage as she teams up with She-Hulk, Hellcat, Marvel Girl and some other lovely ladies to take on The Enchantress, in this one-shot!
48 PGS./Rated A
PRODUCT UPATE (061108): The King Size Spider-Man Summer Special will no longer contain the "Mr. and Mrs. Spider-Man" story.
CAPTAIN AMERICA #41
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Pencils & Cover by STEVE EPTING
The epic "Death of Captain America" tale hits its penultimate chapter...
and the final battle between the New Captain America and the people who killed Steve Rogers begins here!
By the Eisner-Nominated team of Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting.
32 PGS./Rated T+
MARVEL 1985 #4 (OF 6)
Written by MARK MILLAR
Pencils & Cover by TOMMY LEE EDWARDS
"SMALL-TOWN MUTIE"
The villains are here-in our world-and no one can stop them! No cop, no army, no government stands a chance when the Red Skull leads Marvel's greatest menaces into an all-out war against a world with no heroes! Young comic-book fan Toby has a plan. But does he have the will to carry it out? Find out in a story with huge repercussions in the Marvel Universe of today...and tomorrow!
32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Rated T+
AVENGERS INVADERS #4 (OF 12)
Written by JIM KRUEGER & ALEX ROSS
Penciled by STEVE SADOWSKI
Cover by ALEX ROSS
Variant Cover by ALAN DAVIS
Act One of this 12-part event concludes with a four-way battle royale among both teams of Avengers, the Invaders and the agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - all above the landmarks of Washington D.C. Plus, Doctor Strange discovers the secret of the time-lost Invaders, all while trying to keep all of history from rewriting itself...and the Avengers out of reality.
32 PGS./Rated T+
IRON MAN DIRECTOR OF SHIELD #32
Written by STUART MOORE
Penciled by CARLO PAGULAYAN
Cover by ADI GRANOV
"With Iron Hands"
It's Iron Man the way you like him: wracked by guilt and crackling with power! With the Alpha Team out of action, Tony Stark must stop both the nuclear terrorist and the monstrous Overkill Mind -- alone. But even if he can reach the twisted S.H.I.E.L.D. agent at the heart of the Mind, the nation of Kirikhstan may pay an explosive price!
Part 4 of 4.
32 PGS./Rated T+
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #4
Written by MATT FRACTION
Pencils & 50/50 Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA
50/50 Variant Cover by GABRIELE DELL'OTTO
Iron Man and Zeke Stane have been dancing around one another like pieces on a chessboard, and it's been all Tony Stark can do to hold on. After one of his closest allies is critically injured, Tony aims to put an end to the games with some serious upgrades. But while Iron Man readies himself, Zeke makes his most audacious assault yet, in an attack so stunning you have to see it to believe it. THE FIVE NIGHTMARES continues, and it only gets worse from here for THE INVINCIBLE IRON MAN. By Matt Fraction (UNCANNY X-MEN) and Salvador Larroca (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN).
32 PGS./Rated A
MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #14
* MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS #14
* X-MEN: FIRST CLASS #2
64 PGS./All Ages
HULK CHRONICLES WWH #2
Written by GREG PAK & PAUL JENKINS
Penciled by JOHN ROMITA JR. & RAMON BACHS
Cover by DAVID FINCH
Experience WORLD WAR HULK - the super-hero-smashing, city-leveling, bone-crushing, Marvel-history-making event - and its major tie-ins in chronological order! Exiled by a group of Marvel "heroes" to the savage alien planet of Sakaar, the Hulk raged, bled and conquered - rising from slave to gladiator to king. Now, the Hulk returns to Earth to wreak his terrible vengeance on Iron Man, Reed Richards, Dr. Strange and Black Bolt - and anyone else who gets in the way. Stronger than ever, accompanied by his monstrous Warbound gladiator allies and possessed by the fiercest and purest rage imaginable, the Hulk may just tear this stupid planet in half. The epic story of anger unbound begins in WORLD WAR HULK #1! And in WORLD WAR HULK: FRONTLINE #1, get your street-level view of the Hulk's invasion! The Green Goliath has returned to Earth on a collision course with some of Marvel's mightiest heroes...so what does that mean for the ordinary people caught in the crossfire? Ben Urich and Sally Floyd...
SECRET INVASION #5 (OF 8) SI
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
Cover by GABRIELE DELL'OTTO
Variant Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN
Variant Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
Sketch Variant Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN
Embrace change. With these two words the Skrull Empire declares their intentions to the entire Marvel Universe.
Embrace change. With these two words thousands and thousands of comic fans who have declared Secret Invasion the comic book blockbuster of the summer brace themselves for the shocking changes that are about to happen to their favorite characters and institutions. Embrace change, True Believer, because change is coming!
32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Rated T+
SECRET INVASION INHUMANS #1 (OF 4)
Written by JOE POKASKI
Penciled by TOM RANEY
Cover by STEPHAN SEIJIC
Spinning directly out of SECRET INVASION - the hunt for Black Bolt begins! You learned that he was replaced by the Skrulls in New Avengers: Illuminati, now it's time to find out if the Inhumans' former king is dead or alive! How will the loss of their leader tear apart the Royal Family? Can the mighty monarch recover from this personal blow - that is, if he's even still living? And how far will Medusa, Crystal, Triton, Karnak and Gorgon go to find their disposed king? Writer Joe Pokaski (TV's Heroes) and artist Tom Raney (Annihilation: Conquest) unite for an adventure that not only expands the events of this year's biggest story, but will lead to huge events in 2009!
32 PGS./Rated T+
SECRET INVASION THOR #1 (OF 3)
Written by MATT FRACTION
Art by DOUG BRAITHWAITE
Cover by GABRIELE DELL'OTTO
The Skrulls are coming for Asgard, and they've got the gods in their sights! But it's not just the pantheon who stand to suffer the repercussions of the aliens' secret invasion -- the citizens of small-town Broxton, Oklahoma are about to become collateral damage in the attack...and the God of Thunder must defend two cites at once! For a job this big, Thor will have to turn to one of his oldest and closest allies...Beta Ray Bill!
32 PGS./Rated T+
SECRET INVASION X-MEN #1 (OF 4)
Written by MIKE CAREY
Penciled by CARY NORD
Cover by TERRY DODSON
It's aliens vs. mutants as the Skrull Invasion hits the West Coast! X-Scribe Mike Carey and super-hot artist Cary Nord (ULTIMATE HUMAN) bring you a story that will shock X-Fans and have everyone talking for years to come. The Skrulls don't expect the X-Men when they hit San Francisco, but don't think they don't have something very special prepared for Cyclops and his army when they find them at their new home. STARRING: ALL THE X-MEN. YUP. ALL OF THEM.
32 PGS./Rated T+
GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #4 SI
Written by DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING
Penciled by PAUL PELLETIER
Cover by CLINT LANGLEY
SECRET INVASION TIE-IN!
When their HQ is sabotaged, the universe's scrappiest squad of butt-kickers must ask themselves: "Who do you trust?" Is there a Skrull amongst the Guardians? Maybe the recently returned and revamped Adam Warlock? Or Star-Lord, who now hides behind a mask? And a talking raccoon and a telepathic dog? C'mon, people, you just know they're evil infiltrators! So jump onboard, Secret Invasion maniacs, and find out why ComicPants.com says: "(Writers) DnA are on fire right now, and this team is brilliant."
32 PGS./Rated T+
INCREDIBLE HERCULES #120
Written by GREG PAK & FRED VAN LENTE
Penciled by RAFA SANDOVAL
Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR., KLAUS JANSON & DEAN WHITE
SECRET INVASION TIE-IN!
"SACRED INVASION" reaches its cosmos-shattering climax! Hercules leads the ragged remains of his God Squad into desperate battle with the unimaginably powerful Skrull pantheon -- and if they lose, Earth dies!
32 PGS./Rated A
CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI 13 #4 SI
Written by PAUL CORNELL
Penciled by LEONARD KIRK
Cover by BRYAN HITCH
It's the final battle for Britain as MI-13 makes its last stand against the Skrulls. But the door to the darkness has been opened, and evil is loose in the world, and that might make even the end of the Secret Invasion look like the beginning of something much worse. Be here for the moment a team is created, a hero returns and a new legacy is born.
32 PGS./Rated T+
X-FACTOR #34 SI
Written by PETER DAVID
Penciled by LARRY STROMAN
Cover by BOO COOK
A SECRET INVASION TIE-IN!
X-Factor is in pursuit of Darwin, whose father is looking for him. She-Hulk and Jazinda are in pursuit of Longshot, who may hold the key to defeating the Skrull invasion. With Darwin and Longshot on the run, neither of them wanting to be found, you'd just assume that X-Factor and She-Hulk will work together smoothly to accomplish both their goals. But what fun would that be?
32 PGS./Rated T+
MOON KNIGHT #21
Written by MIKE BENSON
Penciled by MARK TEXEIRA
Cover by ARTHUR SUYDAM
"The Death of Marc Spector" part 1 of 6
Moon Knight has been an eyesore to the Initiative...and he's about to pay the price. With Tony Stark forced onto the sidelines, Norman Osborn has been tapped to bring in the fugitive super hero - by all means necessary. That's right, True Believer, the Thunderbolts have just been sicced on Moon Knight. To survive, he's going to have to go a bit crazy.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory
ASTONISHING X-MEN #26 MD
Written by WARREN ELLIS
Pencils and Cover by SIMONE BIANCHI
"GHOST BOX," PART 2
The superstar team of Warren Ellis and Simone Bianchi take the X-Men to the "Second Stage"!
"Messiah Complex" pulled the X-Men team together, "Divided We Stand" tore them apart. Now the X-Men are back to business -- with a new look, a new base of operations, and a mystery to solve that will take them into previously uncharted territory and test them to their core. It all starts on a spaceship hovering 300 hundred feet above the twisted wreckage of Chaparanga Beach. Its sole inhabitant: the mysterious Subject X. Five minutes -- just five minutes is all he needs, all he's asking for. Can the X-Men afford to give it to him?
32 PGS./Rated T+
UNCANNY X-MEN #501 MD
Written by ED BRUBAKER & MATT FRACTION
Pencils & Cover by GREG LAND
Things start out grim for the newest X-Girl as the team gets settled into its new secret headquarters. Scott and Emma do what Scott and Emma do best-- but what's the secret project Scott's been building? And is anyone prepared for the menace of the Hellfire Cult? Mysteries, riddles, enigmas, and pain freaks all converge in the brave new world of San Francisco-- read SFX 1: ALL TOMORROW'S PARTIES!
32 PGS./Rated T+
WOLVERINE KILLING MADE SIMPLE
Written by CHRISTOPHER YOST & TODD DEZAGO
Pencils by KOI TURNBULL & STEVE KURTH
Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
Wolverine's hard to kill, sure-but if one guy knows how to do it...it's WOLVERINE himself! X-FORCE co-writer Christopher Yost and superstar Koi Turnbull have all the answers as Wolverine faces down NANNY and ORPHAN-MAKER and lets former NEW X-MEN member TRANCE in on all his secrets... And in a special bonus tale, TELLOS writer Todd Dezago and NEWUNIVERSAL's Steve Kurth send Logan to the Arctic Circle, and show us that there's always one more way to die...
48 PGS./Parental Advisory\
WOLVERINE TP GET MYSTIQUE
Written by JASON AARON
Penciled by RON GARNEY
Cover by RON GARNEY
Writer Jason Aaron (Scalped) and artist Ron Garney (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) bring you a searing epilogue to the biggest X-Men event in a decade. In the 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? Collecting WOLVERINE #62-65.
96 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$10.99
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 20 AND HIS AMAZING FRIENDS
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by STUART IMMONEN
Cover by STUART IMMONEN
Things are changing in the young life of Peter Parker: Johnny Storm of the Fantastic Four is now his buddy - and the hot-headed super hero has taken a liking to Peter's classmate, Liz Allen! But something is horribly wrong with Liz - something that will soon affect the life of every student at Midtown High - including Peter's ex-girlfriend, Kitty Pryde!
Collecting ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #118-122.
120 PGS./Rated A ...$12.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2961-5
PRODUCT UPDATE (080708): The Ultimate Spider-Man Volume 20 TP has been retitled Ultimate Spider-Man Volume 20: And His Amazing Friends.
LAST DEFENDERS #6 (OF 6)
Written by JOE CASEY
Pencils & Cover by JIM MUNIZ
This is it -- the moment you've been waiting for! After all the false starts and missed opportunities... finally, the Last Defenders are revealed! Together, they share a destiny that can affect the course of all existence -- that is, if Kyle Richmond can manage to assemble them! But there is no price too great to pay to get this team together!
32 PGS./Rated T+
ULTIMATE ORIGINS #3 (OF 5)
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by BUTCH GUICE
Cover by GABRIELE DELL'OTTO
Wolverine...Nick Fury...Captain America...Magneto & Professor X...how are they all connected? Witness the first meeting between Charles Xavier, leader of the X-Men, and Eric Lehnsherr, the mutant who will come to be known as Magneto!
From the muddy battle fields of World War II to the steaming shadows of the Savage Land, Brian Michael Bendis (SECRET INVASION) and Butch Guice (CAPTAIN AMERICA) continue the shocking story that finally reveals the buried truths of the Ultimate Universe!
32 PGS./Rated T+
MIGHTY AVENGERS TP VOL 01
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by FRANK CHO
Cover by FRANK CHO
"THIS is the once and future Avengers." - Ain't It Cool News
Doom looks like a lady! The super-hero Civil War is over, but Iron Man's work is just beginning. As the new head of S.H.I.E.L.D. and creator of the nationwide Initiative program, he's rebuilding the Avengers with a handpicked roster of Earth's mightiest heroes: Wasp, Black Widow, Wonder Man, Sentry, Ares and new team leader Ms. Marvel. A group this powerful should be ready for just about anything - except, perhaps, the return of genocidal killing machine Ultron. The Avengers' insane robotic foe has rebuilt himself yet again, this time in the form of...a beautiful woman!? NEW AVENGERS writer Brian Bendis and Liberty Meadows creator Frank Cho launch an all-new Avengers series pitting the team against the ultimate femme fatale! Collecting MIGHTY AVENGERS #1-6.
168 PGS./Rated A ...$14.99
ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #57
Written by MIKE CAREY
Penciled by TYLER KIRKHAM
Cover by BILLY TAN
The final smackdown with Ultimate Salem's Seven! The shocking
secret of Agatha Harkness! The rage of Prince Namor, the
Ultimate Sub-Mariner! All this and more in the explosive conclusion!
32 PGS./Rated A
BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #10
Written by Chuck Dixon
Art by Julian Lopez & Bit Cover by J. Calafiore
Acting on a tip from Looker, Batman leads the Outsiders against new metahumans who gained their powers from the bite of a renegade alien! Meanwhile, an accident in the lab leaves an Outsider ally in a coma, with his psyche trapped inside Remac! Guest starring Dr. Kirk Langstrom - the Man-Bat.
On sale August 20 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
FINAL CRISIS LEGION OF THREE WORLDS #1 Of(5) Written by Geoff Johns
Art by George Pérez & Scott Koblish
Covers by George Pérez
From the moment Kal-El landed on earth until the end of time, the Time Trapper has sought to erase Superman's impact on the universe. But the Legion of Super-Heroes have always been there to stop him. This time, though, even the Legion won't be enough. The Time Trapper has found the ultimate weapon to carry out his plan - a twisted mirror image of the boy of steel from a parallel Earth long dead: Superboy-Prime! Who will answer the Legion's call for help? Find out here as the Crisis of the 31st century begins!
Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers by George Pérez that will ship in approximately 50/50 ratio. Please see the Previews Order Form for more information.
On sale August 201 of 5 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US
BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #20
Written by Fabian Nicieza
Art and cover by Kevin Maguire
In part 4 of the 5-part tale "The Bat and The Cat," Batman enters the fray as Batgirl and Catwoman continue their first, explosive confrontation over Commissioner Gordon's stolen notebook!
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #2 (C: 0-1-2) CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #2
Timothy Truman (W), Tomás Giorello (P), Richard Corben (P), José Villarrubia (C), and Frank Cho (Cover)
On sale Aug 20
FC, 32 pages
$2.99
Ongoing
Dark Horse's exciting new Conan era continues with a second round of adventure! As Conan recovers from last issue's clash with raiders on the Cimmerian borderlands, a kind stranger shelters him and weaves a tale of Conan's grandfather, Connacht. As an older Cimmerian, Connacht inspired young Conan with tales of dazzling lands and beautiful women, but the story the snowbound stranger relates now is one of a brush with death and supernatural beasts-brought on after an act of selfless kindness. Is it true that "no good deed goes unpunished" . . . ? With cover artist Frank Cho on board, writer Timothy Truman, artist Tomás Giorello, and colorist José Villarrubia are again joined by comic book veteran Richard Corben in a moody, horrific, and surprising issue that will leave readers in a tailspin!
AMA
ZING SPIDER-MAN #568Written by DAN SLOTT & MARK WAID
Penciled by JOHN ROMITA JR. & ADI GRANOV
50/50 Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
50/50 Cover by ALEX ROSS
Variant Cover by JOHN ROMITA SR.
"NEW WAYS TO DIE!"
JOHN ROMITA JR. returns to AMAZING SPIDER-MAN!
Get ready for the six part Spidey Summer Blockbuster: NEW WAYS TO DIE. In the double-sized part one, THE THUNDERBOLTS are coming to New York to take down Spider-Man! And Spidey's Brand New Day will be changed forever. Plus, Mark Waid and Adi Granov bring you up to date with Original Venom, Eddie Brock!
48 PGS./Rated A
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN FAMILY #1
Written by MARC DEMATTEIS & TOM DEFALCO
Penciled by ALEX CAl & RON FRENZ
Cover by ADI GRANOV
Heads' up, Web-Slingers! Not getting nearly enough bang for your Brand New Buck with Thrice Monthly Spider-Man? Well, get ready to have your Spider-Senses overloaded with the Brand New Amazing Spider-Man Family! Check in here for slices of life from Spidey and the rest of the Brand New Day Cast. We all know Spider-Man's origin - but what happened the day after Uncle Ben died? Find out as J.M. De Matteis and Spanish Sensation Alex Cal bring you SPIDER-MAN: 48 HOURS! Also, the Amazing Spider-Girl team of Tom DeFalco, Ron Frenz and Sal Buscema show us life before MayDay became Spider-Girl with MR. AND MRS. SPIDER-MAN! Also, check out AUNT MAY, AGENT OF F.E.A.S.T. and a flashback to the birth of Spidey's New Ways To Die nemesis, VENOM!
104 PGS./Rated A
MARVEL SPOTLIGHT SPIDER-MAN BRAND NEW DAY
Written by JOHN RHETTTHOMAS
As Spider-Man's Brand New Day rolls on, fan
response to the bold new direction has been amazingly enthusiastic! Since there's so much to talk about in the world of Peter Parker, MARVEL SPOTLIGHT returns with a fresh look at the creators, new villains and snazzy new supporting cast that fill out Spidey's
thrice-monthly adventures. Kraven and Venom lead the pack of a whole passel of vituperative villains returning to victimize Spider-Man, but it's the comeback of ace artist John Romita Jr. that'll have fans web-swinging from the rooftops! See ya in August with a brand-new Brand New Day SPOTLIGHT!
32 PGS./Rated T+
VENOM DARK ORIGIN #1 (OF 5)
Written by ZEB WELLSPencils & Cover by ANGEL MEDINA
On the unlikely day when an embittered, washed-up journalist met a spurned symbiotic organism from an alien planet, one of Spider-Man's greatest enemies was born - a force of evil and vengeance like no other in the Marvel Universe - VENOM! But is it as simple as that? Discover the true, twisted roots that gave rise to a lifetime of malevolence for Eddie Brock...AND the symbiote! Writer Zeb Wells (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) and artist Angel Medina (SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN) shed a little light on one of Marvel's darkest monsters!
32 PGS./Rated T+
KING SIZE SPIDER-MAN SUMMER SPECIAL
Written by KEITH GIFFEN & PAUL TOBINArt by RICK BURCHETT &
COLLEEN COOVER
Cover by SALVA ESPIN
August is still summer, right? Yeah? COOL! Then we're hittin' ya up with two ALL-NEW Spidey stories from times when he wasn't Secretly Invading or Branding New Days. First, Spidey teams up with Falcon to handle an outbreak of futuristic weaponry showing up in Harlem, and then MARY JANE takes center stage as she teams up with She-Hulk, Hellcat, Marvel Girl and some other lovely ladies to take on The Enchantress, in this one-shot!
48 PGS./Rated A
PRODUCT UPATE (061108): The King Size Spider-Man Summer Special will no longer contain the "Mr. and Mrs. Spider-Man" story.
CAPTAIN AMERICA #41
Written by ED BRUBAKERPencils & Cover by STEVE EPTING
The epic "Death of Captain America" tale hits its penultimate chapter...
and the final battle between the New Captain America and the people who killed Steve Rogers begins here!
By the Eisner-Nominated team of Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting.
32 PGS./Rated T+
MARVEL 1985 #4 (OF 6)
Written by MARK MILLARPencils & Cover by TOMMY LEE EDWARDS
"SMALL-TOWN MUTIE"
The villains are here-in our world-and no one can stop them! No cop, no army, no government stands a chance when the Red Skull leads Marvel's greatest menaces into an all-out war against a world with no heroes! Young comic-book fan Toby has a plan. But does he have the will to carry it out? Find out in a story with huge repercussions in the Marvel Universe of today...and tomorrow!
32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Rated T+
AVENGERS INVADERS #4 (OF 12)
Written by JIM KRUEGER & ALEX ROSSPenciled by STEVE SADOWSKI
Cover by ALEX ROSS
Variant Cover by ALAN DAVIS
Act One of this 12-part event concludes with a four-way battle royale among both teams of Avengers, the Invaders and the agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - all above the landmarks of Washington D.C. Plus, Doctor Strange discovers the secret of the time-lost Invaders, all while trying to keep all of history from rewriting itself...and the Avengers out of reality.
32 PGS./Rated T+
IRON MAN DIRECTOR OF SHIELD #32
Written by STUART MOOREPenciled by CARLO PAGULAYAN
Cover by ADI GRANOV
"With Iron Hands"
It's Iron Man the way you like him: wracked by guilt and crackling with power! With the Alpha Team out of action, Tony Stark must stop both the nuclear terrorist and the monstrous Overkill Mind -- alone. But even if he can reach the twisted S.H.I.E.L.D. agent at the heart of the Mind, the nation of Kirikhstan may pay an explosive price!
Part 4 of 4.
32 PGS./Rated T+
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #4
Written by MATT FRACTIONPencils & 50/50 Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA
50/50 Variant Cover by GABRIELE DELL'OTTO
Iron Man and Zeke Stane have been dancing around one another like pieces on a chessboard, and it's been all Tony Stark can do to hold on. After one of his closest allies is critically injured, Tony aims to put an end to the games with some serious upgrades. But while Iron Man readies himself, Zeke makes his most audacious assault yet, in an attack so stunning you have to see it to believe it. THE FIVE NIGHTMARES continues, and it only gets worse from here for THE INVINCIBLE IRON MAN. By Matt Fraction (UNCANNY X-MEN) and Salvador Larroca (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN).
32 PGS./Rated A
MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #14
* MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS #14* X-MEN: FIRST CLASS #2
64 PGS./All Ages
HULK CHRONICLES WWH #2
Written by GREG PAK & PAUL JENKINSPenciled by JOHN ROMITA JR. & RAMON BACHS
Cover by DAVID FINCH
Experience WORLD WAR HULK - the super-hero-smashing, city-leveling, bone-crushing, Marvel-history-making event - and its major tie-ins in chronological order! Exiled by a group of Marvel "heroes" to the savage alien planet of Sakaar, the Hulk raged, bled and conquered - rising from slave to gladiator to king. Now, the Hulk returns to Earth to wreak his terrible vengeance on Iron Man, Reed Richards, Dr. Strange and Black Bolt - and anyone else who gets in the way. Stronger than ever, accompanied by his monstrous Warbound gladiator allies and possessed by the fiercest and purest rage imaginable, the Hulk may just tear this stupid planet in half. The epic story of anger unbound begins in WORLD WAR HULK #1! And in WORLD WAR HULK: FRONTLINE #1, get your street-level view of the Hulk's invasion! The Green Goliath has returned to Earth on a collision course with some of Marvel's mightiest heroes...so what does that mean for the ordinary people caught in the crossfire? Ben Urich and Sally Floyd...
SECRET INVASION #5 (OF 8) SI
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDISPenciled by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
Cover by GABRIELE DELL'OTTO
Variant Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN
Variant Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
Sketch Variant Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN
Embrace change. With these two words the Skrull Empire declares their intentions to the entire Marvel Universe.
Embrace change. With these two words thousands and thousands of comic fans who have declared Secret Invasion the comic book blockbuster of the summer brace themselves for the shocking changes that are about to happen to their favorite characters and institutions. Embrace change, True Believer, because change is coming!
32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Rated T+
SECRET INVASION INHUMANS #1 (OF 4)
Written by JOE POKASKIPenciled by TOM RANEY
Cover by STEPHAN SEIJIC
Spinning directly out of SECRET INVASION - the hunt for Black Bolt begins! You learned that he was replaced by the Skrulls in New Avengers: Illuminati, now it's time to find out if the Inhumans' former king is dead or alive! How will the loss of their leader tear apart the Royal Family? Can the mighty monarch recover from this personal blow - that is, if he's even still living? And how far will Medusa, Crystal, Triton, Karnak and Gorgon go to find their disposed king? Writer Joe Pokaski (TV's Heroes) and artist Tom Raney (Annihilation: Conquest) unite for an adventure that not only expands the events of this year's biggest story, but will lead to huge events in 2009!
32 PGS./Rated T+
SECRET INVASION THOR #1 (OF 3)
Written by MATT FRACTIONArt by DOUG BRAITHWAITE
Cover by GABRIELE DELL'OTTO
The Skrulls are coming for Asgard, and they've got the gods in their sights! But it's not just the pantheon who stand to suffer the repercussions of the aliens' secret invasion -- the citizens of small-town Broxton, Oklahoma are about to become collateral damage in the attack...and the God of Thunder must defend two cites at once! For a job this big, Thor will have to turn to one of his oldest and closest allies...Beta Ray Bill!
32 PGS./Rated T+
SECRET INVASION X-MEN #1 (OF 4)
Written by MIKE CAREYPenciled by CARY NORD
Cover by TERRY DODSON
It's aliens vs. mutants as the Skrull Invasion hits the West Coast! X-Scribe Mike Carey and super-hot artist Cary Nord (ULTIMATE HUMAN) bring you a story that will shock X-Fans and have everyone talking for years to come. The Skrulls don't expect the X-Men when they hit San Francisco, but don't think they don't have something very special prepared for Cyclops and his army when they find them at their new home. STARRING: ALL THE X-MEN. YUP. ALL OF THEM.
32 PGS./Rated T+
GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #4 SI
Written by DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNINGPenciled by PAUL PELLETIER
Cover by CLINT LANGLEY
SECRET INVASION TIE-IN!
When their HQ is sabotaged, the universe's scrappiest squad of butt-kickers must ask themselves: "Who do you trust?" Is there a Skrull amongst the Guardians? Maybe the recently returned and revamped Adam Warlock? Or Star-Lord, who now hides behind a mask? And a talking raccoon and a telepathic dog? C'mon, people, you just know they're evil infiltrators! So jump onboard, Secret Invasion maniacs, and find out why ComicPants.com says: "(Writers) DnA are on fire right now, and this team is brilliant."
32 PGS./Rated T+
INCREDIBLE HERCULES #120
Written by GREG PAK & FRED VAN LENTEPenciled by RAFA SANDOVAL
Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR., KLAUS JANSON & DEAN WHITE
SECRET INVASION TIE-IN!
"SACRED INVASION" reaches its cosmos-shattering climax! Hercules leads the ragged remains of his God Squad into desperate battle with the unimaginably powerful Skrull pantheon -- and if they lose, Earth dies!
32 PGS./Rated A
CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI 13 #4 SI
Written by PAUL CORNELLPenciled by LEONARD KIRK
Cover by BRYAN HITCH
It's the final battle for Britain as MI-13 makes its last stand against the Skrulls. But the door to the darkness has been opened, and evil is loose in the world, and that might make even the end of the Secret Invasion look like the beginning of something much worse. Be here for the moment a team is created, a hero returns and a new legacy is born.
32 PGS./Rated T+
X-FACTOR #34 SI
Written by PETER DAVIDPenciled by LARRY STROMAN
Cover by BOO COOK
A SECRET INVASION TIE-IN!
X-Factor is in pursuit of Darwin, whose father is looking for him. She-Hulk and Jazinda are in pursuit of Longshot, who may hold the key to defeating the Skrull invasion. With Darwin and Longshot on the run, neither of them wanting to be found, you'd just assume that X-Factor and She-Hulk will work together smoothly to accomplish both their goals. But what fun would that be?
32 PGS./Rated T+
MOON KNIGHT #21
Written by MIKE BENSONPenciled by MARK TEXEIRA
Cover by ARTHUR SUYDAM
"The Death of Marc Spector" part 1 of 6
Moon Knight has been an eyesore to the Initiative...and he's about to pay the price. With Tony Stark forced onto the sidelines, Norman Osborn has been tapped to bring in the fugitive super hero - by all means necessary. That's right, True Believer, the Thunderbolts have just been sicced on Moon Knight. To survive, he's going to have to go a bit crazy.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory
ASTONISHING X-MEN #26 MD
Written by WARREN ELLISPencils and Cover by SIMONE BIANCHI
"GHOST BOX," PART 2
The superstar team of Warren Ellis and Simone Bianchi take the X-Men to the "Second Stage"!
"Messiah Complex" pulled the X-Men team together, "Divided We Stand" tore them apart. Now the X-Men are back to business -- with a new look, a new base of operations, and a mystery to solve that will take them into previously uncharted territory and test them to their core. It all starts on a spaceship hovering 300 hundred feet above the twisted wreckage of Chaparanga Beach. Its sole inhabitant: the mysterious Subject X. Five minutes -- just five minutes is all he needs, all he's asking for. Can the X-Men afford to give it to him?
32 PGS./Rated T+
UNCANNY X-MEN #501 MD
Written by ED BRUBAKER & MATT FRACTIONPencils & Cover by GREG LAND
Things start out grim for the newest X-Girl as the team gets settled into its new secret headquarters. Scott and Emma do what Scott and Emma do best-- but what's the secret project Scott's been building? And is anyone prepared for the menace of the Hellfire Cult? Mysteries, riddles, enigmas, and pain freaks all converge in the brave new world of San Francisco-- read SFX 1: ALL TOMORROW'S PARTIES!
32 PGS./Rated T+
WOLVERINE KILLING MADE SIMPLE
Written by CHRISTOPHER YOST & TODD DEZAGOPencils by KOI TURNBULL & STEVE KURTH
Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
Wolverine's hard to kill, sure-but if one guy knows how to do it...it's WOLVERINE himself! X-FORCE co-writer Christopher Yost and superstar Koi Turnbull have all the answers as Wolverine faces down NANNY and ORPHAN-MAKER and lets former NEW X-MEN member TRANCE in on all his secrets... And in a special bonus tale, TELLOS writer Todd Dezago and NEWUNIVERSAL's Steve Kurth send Logan to the Arctic Circle, and show us that there's always one more way to die...
48 PGS./Parental Advisory\
WOLVERINE TP GET MYSTIQUE
Written by JASON AARONPenciled by RON GARNEY
Cover by RON GARNEY
Writer Jason Aaron (Scalped) and artist Ron Garney (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) bring you a searing epilogue to the biggest X-Men event in a decade. In the 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? Collecting WOLVERINE #62-65.
96 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$10.99
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 20 AND HIS AMAZING FRIENDS
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDISPenciled by STUART IMMONEN
Cover by STUART IMMONEN
Things are changing in the young life of Peter Parker: Johnny Storm of the Fantastic Four is now his buddy - and the hot-headed super hero has taken a liking to Peter's classmate, Liz Allen! But something is horribly wrong with Liz - something that will soon affect the life of every student at Midtown High - including Peter's ex-girlfriend, Kitty Pryde!
Collecting ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #118-122.
120 PGS./Rated A ...$12.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2961-5
PRODUCT UPDATE (080708): The Ultimate Spider-Man Volume 20 TP has been retitled Ultimate Spider-Man Volume 20: And His Amazing Friends.
LAST DEFENDERS #6 (OF 6)
Written by JOE CASEYPencils & Cover by JIM MUNIZ
This is it -- the moment you've been waiting for! After all the false starts and missed opportunities... finally, the Last Defenders are revealed! Together, they share a destiny that can affect the course of all existence -- that is, if Kyle Richmond can manage to assemble them! But there is no price too great to pay to get this team together!
32 PGS./Rated T+
ULTIMATE ORIGINS #3 (OF 5)
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDISPenciled by BUTCH GUICE
Cover by GABRIELE DELL'OTTO
Wolverine...Nick Fury...Captain America...Magneto & Professor X...how are they all connected? Witness the first meeting between Charles Xavier, leader of the X-Men, and Eric Lehnsherr, the mutant who will come to be known as Magneto!
From the muddy battle fields of World War II to the steaming shadows of the Savage Land, Brian Michael Bendis (SECRET INVASION) and Butch Guice (CAPTAIN AMERICA) continue the shocking story that finally reveals the buried truths of the Ultimate Universe!
32 PGS./Rated T+
MIGHTY AVENGERS TP VOL 01
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDISPenciled by FRANK CHO
Cover by FRANK CHO
"THIS is the once and future Avengers." - Ain't It Cool News
Doom looks like a lady! The super-hero Civil War is over, but Iron Man's work is just beginning. As the new head of S.H.I.E.L.D. and creator of the nationwide Initiative program, he's rebuilding the Avengers with a handpicked roster of Earth's mightiest heroes: Wasp, Black Widow, Wonder Man, Sentry, Ares and new team leader Ms. Marvel. A group this powerful should be ready for just about anything - except, perhaps, the return of genocidal killing machine Ultron. The Avengers' insane robotic foe has rebuilt himself yet again, this time in the form of...a beautiful woman!? NEW AVENGERS writer Brian Bendis and Liberty Meadows creator Frank Cho launch an all-new Avengers series pitting the team against the ultimate femme fatale! Collecting MIGHTY AVENGERS #1-6.
168 PGS./Rated A ...$14.99
ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #57
Written by MIKE CAREYPenciled by TYLER KIRKHAM
Cover by BILLY TAN
The final smackdown with Ultimate Salem's Seven! The shocking
secret of Agatha Harkness! The rage of Prince Namor, the
Ultimate Sub-Mariner! All this and more in the explosive conclusion!
32 PGS./Rated A
BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #10
Art by Julian Lopez & Bit Cover by J. Calafiore
Acting on a tip from Looker, Batman leads the Outsiders against new metahumans who gained their powers from the bite of a renegade alien! Meanwhile, an accident in the lab leaves an Outsider ally in a coma, with his psyche trapped inside Remac! Guest starring Dr. Kirk Langstrom - the Man-Bat.
On sale August 20 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
FINAL CRISIS LEGION OF THREE WORLDS #1 Of(5) Written by Geoff Johns
Art by George Pérez & Scott KoblishCovers by George Pérez
From the moment Kal-El landed on earth until the end of time, the Time Trapper has sought to erase Superman's impact on the universe. But the Legion of Super-Heroes have always been there to stop him. This time, though, even the Legion won't be enough. The Time Trapper has found the ultimate weapon to carry out his plan - a twisted mirror image of the boy of steel from a parallel Earth long dead: Superboy-Prime! Who will answer the Legion's call for help? Find out here as the Crisis of the 31st century begins!
Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers by George Pérez that will ship in approximately 50/50 ratio. Please see the Previews Order Form for more information.
On sale August 20
BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #20
Art and cover by Kevin Maguire
In part 4 of the 5-part tale "The Bat and The Cat," Batman enters the fray as Batgirl and Catwoman continue their first, explosive confrontation over Commissioner Gordon's stolen notebook!
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #2 (C: 0-1-2) CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #2
Timothy Truman (W), Tomás Giorello (P), Richard Corben (P), José Villarrubia (C), and Frank Cho (Cover)On sale Aug 20
FC, 32 pages
$2.99
Ongoing
Dark Horse's exciting new Conan era continues with a second round of adventure! As Conan recovers from last issue's clash with raiders on the Cimmerian borderlands, a kind stranger shelters him and weaves a tale of Conan's grandfather, Connacht. As an older Cimmerian, Connacht inspired young Conan with tales of dazzling lands and beautiful women, but the story the snowbound stranger relates now is one of a brush with death and supernatural beasts-brought on after an act of selfless kindness. Is it true that "no good deed goes unpunished" . . . ? With cover artist Frank Cho on board, writer Timothy Truman, artist Tomás Giorello, and colorist José Villarrubia are again joined by comic book veteran Richard Corben in a moody, horrific, and surprising issue that will leave readers in a tailspin!
