THIS WEEK'S COMICS
Titles listed in the Comics Guide come from the weekly list at the Diamond Comic Distributors Inc. website, and are subject to change. The information in the Comics Guide comes not only from Diamond but from solicitations, press releases and previews released by the publishers, except for random comments by Captain Comics (in blue), and occasional comments by The Baron (in this here purplish color). Clicking on most images results in a larger image.
BEST BETS
For more information on Best Bets titles, consult the Guide below. Titles are grouped, in order, under Action Lab Entertainment, Archie Comics, Dark Horse Comics, DC Comics, Dynamite, IDW Publishing, Image Comics, Marvel Comics, Valiant Comics and Other Publishers.
BETTY & VERONICA #272 ($4.99, Archie Comics): Betty & Veronica leave Riverdale -- the rumor mill says it's for a summer in Europe -- and this new storyline will follow not only the girls' adventures away from home, but also how their absence affects Riverdale and the rest of the cast. What recommends this story is that it's written by big-time movie producer (Batman), writer and comics historian Michael Uslan, so it's going to be ambitious.
COPPERHEAD #1 ($3.99, Image Comics): If you're a fan of genre-twisters, you'll enjoy this sci-fi Western by comics veteran Jay Faeber (Dynamo 5).
DAWN/VAMPIRELLA #1 (of 6, $3.99, Dynamite): Fans of "good girl art" shouldn't miss this miniseries, starring two of the most zaftig characters in comics, written and rendered by Dawn creator Joseph Michael Linsner.
EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE #1 (of 5, $3.99, Marvel Comics): This five-issue miniseries introduces (or re-introduces) five Spider-characters from parallel worlds, a few of which we've already met, each written and drawn by a different writer/artist team. It all leads to the Spider-Verse summer crossover, when all the Spider-Men of the multiverse join together in a last stand to battle Morlun, who is successfully wiping them out. This issue should be pretty good, as it stars the character from Spider-Man Noir, who was pretty cool. But to tell you the truth, everyone's really looking forward to the next issue, which introduces a Spider-Man from a parallel world who is really a Spider-Woman ... and her name is Gwen Stacy.
GEORGE ROMERO’S EMPIRE OF THE DEAD: ACT TWO #1 (of 5): The human-vampire-zombie war continues, as written by movie legend George Romero (Night of the Living Dead).
PROMETHEUS: FIRE AND STONE #1 (of 4, $3.99, Dark Horse): A sequel to the Charlize Theron-starring movie, this miniseries follows a search-and-rescue squad investigating the disappearance of Prometheus on LV-223. Dark Horse describes this as a "crossover," but to what? Hint: A variant cover shows a lot of the deadly bug-like creatures from Aliens, a franchise DH also holds.
THE WHEDON THREE WAY ($1.00, Dark Horse): Leaving aside the egregious pun in the title, this book offers reprints of the first issues of three recent titles derived from Joss Whedon TV shows, BUffy the Vampire Slayer Season 10, Angel Season 10 and Serenity: Leaves on the Wind. If you're a big Whedon fan you're probably already following these books, but if you're on the fence here's a great intro -- and a bargain, with 72 pages for a mere dollar!
FUTURE'S END: The cavalcade of New 52 titles crossing over with the weekly Future's End continues, each set five years in the future with an awesome 3-D lenticular cover. This week's offerings are Batgirl, Batman, Birds of Prey, Constantine, Green Lantern Corps, Infinity Man and the Forever People, Justice League United, New Suicide Squad, Superboy and Worlds' Finest.
ROT & RUIN #1 ($3.99, IDW Publications): Jonathan Maberry, author of the "V-Wars" books, adapts his own award-winning "Rot & Ruin" novels to comics. It's similar to The Walking Dead in that it's set after a zombie apocalypse, but whereas TWD is immediately after the fall of civilization, Rot & Ruin is set 15 years later and focuses on the kids of the original survivors.
WILD'S END #1 ($3.99, BOOM!): Dan Abnett, co-creator of the Guardians of the Galaxy you saw at the movies, takes on H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds. The twist is that this Martian invasion takes place in a world exactly like our own, except that everyone is an anthropomorphic animal.
ACTION LAB
ZOMBIE TRAMP VOL 3 #2
Writers: DAN MENDOZ, JASON MARTIN
Art/Covers: TMCHU
32pgs./Mature Readers/ FC / $3.99/ $4.99 Variant
As Zombie Tramp stirs up trouble in Sin City she catches the attention of its most legendary resident, The King! The problem is he “left the building” three decades ago--so what kind of undead monster sits on the throne now? It’s a buffet of all out high-stakes reanimated action! Also available in an alternate ‘risque’ cover limited to 2,000 copies.
ARCHIE COMICS
ARCHIE GIANT COMICS DIGEST (TPB)
Script: FRANK DOYLE & Various
Art: DAN DECARLO, HARRY LUCEY, BOB MONTANA, DAN PARENT, FERNANDO RUIZ
Cover: FERNANDO RUIZ
$7.99/$8.99CAN
4 7/8 x 6 9/16”
TPB, 480 pp, Full Color
Everyone loves Archie Comics! Now you’ve got EVEN MORE to love with this GIANT paperback comics collection! This fun-packed, laugh-a-minute volume collects 480 pages of the dating drama and classroom commotion that have made Archie comic stories popular for over 70 years!
BETTY & VERONICA #272
Script: MICHAEL USLAN
Art: DAN PARENT, BOB SMITH, JACK MORELLI, GLENN WHITMORE
Cover: DAN PARENT
Vintage Pin Up Variant Cover: STEPHANIE BUSCEMA
32-page, full color comic, $4.99 U.S.
Goodbye … Betty & Veronica?! The time has come for Riverdale to say farewell to two of America’s most beloved teens! How will their friends, family and especially Archie cope? How will Betty & Veronica handle life when they’re separated from everyone and everything they’ve ever known? Find out what happens in the groundbreaking and tear-jerking “The Beginning of the End …” part 1!
BETTY & VERONICA COMICS DIGEST #226
Script: DAN PARENT
Art: DAN PARENT, JOH D'AGOSTINO, BILL YOSHIDA, BARRY GROSSMAN
Cover: DAN PARENT, BOB SMITH, TITO PENA
160-page, full color comic, $4.99 U.S.
Veronica Lodge is an heiress, a fashionista -- and now a game show contestant! When Veronica competes on her favorite game show, she’s prepared for all sorts of puzzles, but she’s not prepared for the surprise challenges in store for her! Veronica has to face off against Jughead -- in a pie eating contest! Find out what happens to her in “Let the Games Begin,” the competitive lead story in this packed summer read! (Formerly Betty & Veronica Double Digest.)
SONIC SUPER SPECIAL MAGAZINE #12
Script: IAN FLYNN
Art: PATRICK "SPAZ" SPAZIANTE & Various
Cover: BEN BATES
128-page, full color comic, $9.99 U.S.
Celebrate 25 years of the SEGA GENESIS with this extra-special anniversary edition of SONIC SUPER SPECIAL MAGAZINE! Take a look back at the SEGA system that started a revolution with this anniversary issue featuring the origins of such hit games as Golden Axe, Altered Beast, Streets of Rage and more—alongside awesome new pin-up art from the Archie team! Also featured is a special look at the all-new SONIC BOOM games and TV show, with exclusive info you won’t find anywhere else! The SONIC SUPER SPECIAL MAGAZINE gives you the world of Sonic the Hedgehog comics as you've never seen it before, with tons of comic stories, special features and exclusive articles on the latest and greatest in the world of everyone's favorite blue hedgehog-hero! Plus an interview with Sonic inker supreme Terry Austin and an all-new foil-enhanced cover from the incomparable BEN BATES! This issue is jam-packed with awesomeness!
DARK HORSE
ABE SAPIEN #16
Writers: MIKE MIGNOLA, SCOTT ALLIE
Art/Cover: SEBASTEAN FIUMARA
Colors: DAVE STEWART
FC, 32 pages, $3.50
Ongoing
Abe returns to the place where Fenix shot him, and things get worse when a mysterious gas begins to leak from the ground. Pursued by a crew sent to bring him down, he runs into two different apocalypse cults, one of which worships Abe!
• From the pages of Hellboy!
• Major new arc starts here!
“As the year rolls on I can’t wait to see just what Mignola and the gang have in store for Abe Sapien.” -- Bloody Disgusting
“If you’re behind on the title, jump on with the next issue as it will start the next chapter of Abe’s journey.” -- Comic Bastards
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH VOL 9: THE REIGN OF THE BLACK FLAME (TPB)
Writers: MIKE MIGNOLA, JOHN ARCUDI
Art: JAMES HARREN
Colors: DAVE STEWART
Cover: MIKE MIGNOLA
FC, 144 pages, $19.99
TPB, 7” x 10”
With Liz Sherman back in fiery action, two B.P.R.D. teams make their way through the monster-filled streets of the Manhattan wasteland in order to reach the Black Flame’s fortress and take down his army. Collects B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth #115-119.
Featuring art by James Harren, with pinups by Mike Mignola, Rafael Albuquerque, Kevin Nowlan, Richard Corben and Ryan Sook!
“It’s as good a time as any to check in with a series that started as a Hellboy spin-off but has become a force in its own right.” -- Comic Book Resources
DARK AGES #2 (of 4)
Writer: DAN ABNETT
Art/Cover: I. N. J. CULBARD
FC, 40 pages, $3.99
Miniseries
Guardians of the Galaxy’s Dan Abnett!
As hell comes forth from the skies above, the heathen war band seeks refuge and redemption in a fortified monastery. But inside lies a dark secret that could ensure their salvation -- or seal their fate!
• From the creators of Vertigo’s The New Deadwardians!
• Dan Abnett is a seven-time New York Times best-selling novelist!
LEGAL DRUG OMNIBUS (TPB)
Writer/Art/Cover: CLAMP
B&W, 528 pages, $19.99
TPB, 5 1/8" x 7 1/4"
The complete Legal Drug in one omnibus!
Kudo Kazehaya’s name evokes the wind, which is given to warn him that one day he, too, might disappear. He almost thought his time had come -- until he was rescued by the dark, handsome and equally mysterious Himura Rikuo. Now they both reside where Rikuo works, the Green Drugstore, a place that dispenses not only medicine but the secret powers of both Rikuo and Kazehaya, as the pair embark on missions into the paranormal at the bidding of its strange proprietor, Kakei.
Get the sequel, Drug & Drop, in 2015 from Dark Horse!
NEXUS OMNIBUS VOL 6 (TPB)
Writer: MIKE BARON
Pencils: HUGH HAYNES, MARK HEIKE
Cover: STEVE RUDE
FC, 424 pages, $24.99
TPB, 6” x 9”
Multiple Eisner Award winner!
When dark forces push the current Nexus into his work with a brutal vengeance, classic Nexus Horatio Hellpop must step in before he goes too far! But as the Nexuses square off, an even greater threat looms on the cosmic horizon! Collects Nexus volume 2 #66-80.
• Don’t miss original Nexus stories in Dark Horse Presents!
• Over 400 pages!
PROMETHEUS: FIRE AND STONE #1 (of 4)
Writer: PAUL TOBIN
Art: JUAN FERREYRA
Cover: DAVID PALUMBO
Variant: PAUL POPE
FC, 32 pages, $3.50
Miniseries
A universe of terror drawn to one world.
When the Prometheus never returned from her fateful journey to LV-223, the questions surrounding the origins of man went unanswered. Now a new team of explorers seeks to uncover the dark mystery that holds not only the fate of the original mission, but possibly their own damnation.
• Ties directly into the hit motion picture!
• First issue in a blockbuster crossover event!
From Eisner Award–nominated team of Paul Tobin and artist Juan Ferreyra (Colder)!
TERMINATOR SALVATION: THE FINAL BATTLE #9 (of 12)
Writer: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Art/Cover: PETE WOODS
Cover: MATT WILSON
FC, 32 pages, $3.99
Miniseries
THE FUTURE IS SEALED!
The killer Thomas Parnell’s control over the Terminator army has brought both Skynet and the human resistance to their knees. With all of John Connor’s other allies fallen or displaced in time, only he and the resurrected Marcus Wright remain to stand against this psychotic oppressor!
• J. Michael Straczynski!
• Pete Woods (Superman, Deadpool) brings the destruction!
• Celebrating 30 years of The Terminator!
“Highest possible recommendation.” -- SciFiPulse
THE WHEDON THREE WAY
Writers: ZACK WHEDON, CHRISTOS GAGE, VICTOR GISCHLER
Pencils/Cover: GEORGES JEANTY
Art: WILL CONRAD, REBEKAH ISAACS
Inks: KARL STORY
Colors: DAN JACKSON, MICHELLE MADSEN, LAURA MARTIN
FC, 72 pages, $1.00
One-shot
Jump into the comics of Joss Whedon with a value-packed issue that contains three number ones of the newest Whedon series: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 10, Angel & Faith Season 10 and Serenity: Leaves on the Wind.
• Whedon’s best creations live on in comics -- right here at Dark Horse!
• Joss Whedon comics -- 3 for $1!
X #17
Writer: DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI
Art: ERIC NGUYEN
Colors: MICHELLE MADSEN
Cover: FREDDIE WILLIAMS II
FC, 32 pages, $2.99
Ongoing
When Leigh Ferguson’s high school friend becomes the latest victim of the “Skin Traders” -- a mysterious band of surgically modified thugs who slice skin from their abducted victims -- she knows X is the only person in Arcadia who can stop them. The only question is: who’s got thicker skin?
• With a shocking Easter egg for longtime readers!
• Perfect jumping on point for new readers.
Replies
DC COMICS
ASTRO CITY #15
Art by BRENT ANDERSON
Cover by ALEX ROSS
32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
“Ellie’s Friends” part two. In the wake of last issue’s devastation, Ellie has to find a way to save her longtime friends and discover the truth about her past in the process. Plus: Honor Guard and the villainy of Vivi Viktor!
Art: JAVI GARRON
Cover: CLAY MANN
32 pg, FC • RATED T
3-D Motion Edition: $3.99 US
2-D Standard Edition: $2.99 US
It’s five years later, and Barbara Gordon has become Bête Noire -- a.k.a. The Black Beast! Part Batman and part Bane, she leads a squad of female agents through the Gotham Underground!
I know I should deride these covers as a gimmick, but they are kind cool. Not only are they snazzy, but they tell a little story of their own: Before and after.
Art by DUSTIN NGUYEN and DEREK FRIDOLFS
Cover by JASON FABOK
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Catwoman’s secret past has been revealed, and it’s dragging her toward Blackgate Penitentiary! What is her place in the natural order of crime? Only she can decide.
Art: ACO
Cover: JASON FABOK
32 pg, FC • RATED T
3-D Motion Edition: $3.99 US
2-D Standard Edition: $2.99 US
It’s five years later and Bruce Wayne is using dangerous science to help him continue his war on crime. What is it, and what forced Bruce to resort to such extremes?
Art: ROBSON ROCHA, OCLAIR ALBERT
Cover: DAN PANOSIAN
32 pg, FC • RATED T
3-D Motion Edition: $3.99 US
2-D Standard Edition: $2.99 US
Free of Ra’s al Ghul’s control at last, Black Canary claims her rightful place as the head of the League of Assassins!
It looks like the New 52 Black Canary and the one on Arrow are going to have a lot in common.
Art by INAKI MIRANDA
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
MATURE READERS
Witch hunters close in on Coffin Hill – with Bianca and Lacey in their sights. As the girls fight for their lives, Eve continues her search for the cold-blooded killer hiding behind the shield of the Boston police ... and begins to suspect the Ice Fisher may be closer than she thought.
Art/Cover:JUAN FERREYRA
32 pg, FC • RATED T+
3-D Motion Edition: $3.99 US
2-D Standard Edition: $2.99 US
After a desperate five-year quest, John Constantine has claimed the ultimate occult prize: the Helmet of Fate!
You know, the helmet really does seem to work better as a MacGuffin than as a character.
Art: IGOR LIMA, RUY JOSE
Cover: FRANCIS PORTELO
32 pg, FC • RATED T
3-D Motion Edition: $3.99 US
2-D Standard Edition: $2.99 US
John Stewart makes a fateful decision – will he choose to take his last shot at redemption? Or will he pull the trigger and kill any chance of a life worth living, in the name of saving the Corps?
Art:PHILIP TAN, JASON PAZ
Cover:HOWARD PORTER
32 pg, FC • RATED T
3-D Motion Edition: $3.99 US
2-D Standard Edition: $2.99 US
Five years from now, the New Gods are missing, Infinity Man is trapped on Earth, and all is not as it seems in Mark Moonrider’s life. Is he living some beautiful dream, or is he stuck in a never-ending nightmare?
Art by BRUNO REDONDO and others
Cover by JHEREMY RAAPACK
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T • DIGITAL FIRST
As Sinestro manipulates both friend and foe, Hal Jordan battles Guy Gardner and the showdown between Superman and Ganthet begins. It all builds to a final climax in this penultimate issue of Year Two!
Art by IVAN REIS, JOE PRADO, DOUG MAHNKE, CHRISTIAN ALAMY, JESUS MERINO and others
Cover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO
168 pg, FC, $22.99 US
In these tales from JUSTICE LEAGUE #24-29, the Crime Syndicate hunts down the few heroes foolish enough to challenge them – including Dick Grayson! But Owlman has other plans for Nightwing ... and Ultraman, too! Also, Cyborg is one of the last Justice League members left to fight against the villains that have taken over. How can he possibly find a way to defeat them? Who can he turn to? Two words: Metal Men!
Can anybody tell me where it was depicted that the Justice League escaped the Firestorm matrix? It is referred to in this collection, in the Forever Evil collection and the Justice League of America collection below, but I never read it.
Art by DOUG MAHNKE, CHRISTIAN ALAMY, TOM DERENICK, EDDY BARROWS and others
Cover by KEN LASHLEY
192 pg, FC, $24.99 US
As the smoke clears from TRINITY WAR, one thing looks disturbingly clear: The members of the Justice League of America are dead, betrayed by one of their own. But all is not what it seems. Martian Manhunter and Star Girl live to fight another day, only to find themselves trapped on an alien world under the control of a group of Super-Villains. The key to their survival may lie in the hands of Despero! Don’t miss these stories from issues #8-14!
Art by IVAN REIS, JOE PRADO, JESUS SAIZ,
ZANDER CANNON, GENE HA, ANDRES GUINALDO and others
Cover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO
176 pg, FC, $16.99 US
These amazing tales from JUSTICE LEAGUE #18-20 and 22-23 lead into “Trinity War,” and spotlight Cyborg, Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman! Plus: Learn the secret behind Pandora’s Box!
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNITED: FUTURE’S END #1
Art: JED DOUGHERTY
Cover: MIKE MCKONE
32 pg, FC • RATED T
3-D Motion Edition: $3.99 US
2-D Standard Edition: $2.99 US
In the concluding chapter of the epic story that began in this month’s JUSTICE LEAGUE: FUTURES END #1, the armies of Mars rise against the unsuspecting population of Earth – and only the combined might of the Justice League and the Legion of Super-Heroes can stand against them!
Art by AARON LOPRESTI, MATTHEW DOW
SMITH and FEDERICO DALLOCCHIO
Cover by AARON LOPRESTI
96 pg, FC, $9.99 US • RATED T • DIGITAL FIRST
In ”I … Batman,” there’s a new face of crimefighting in Gotham City, but will this twisted creation do more harm than good? Next, a serial killer targets random citizens of Gotham for a fiery death, and the Dark Knight detects a pattern the police didn’t in “Ashes to Ashes.” Finally, in “Herded Limits,” when the Dark Knight foils the Riddler’s latest plot, Dr. Chase Meridian presents evidence that Edward Nigma isn’t clinically insane after all!
Art by KEITH GIFFEN, LARRY MAHLSTEDT and others
Cover by VARIOUS
544 pg, FC, $29.99 US
It’s a new helping of 1980s Legion epics from LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #297-313 and ANNUAL #2-3, including the return of the seemingly dead Invisible Kid, the showdown between the heroic Lightning Lad and the evil Lightning Lord and more.
Art by SCOT EATON and DREW GERACI
Cover by RYAN SOOK
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
It’s now or never for Batman Beyond and the heist team to make their move on TerrifiTech.
Art: ANDRE COELHO, SCOTT HANNA
Cover: JEREMY P. ROBERTS
32 pg, FC • RATED T
3-D Motion Edition: $3.99 US
2-D Standard Edition: $2.99 US
Amanda Waller’s covert war against the United States reaches the boiling point as the Suicide Squad takes the White House!
Why is Amanda Waller not in jail?
Art by ROBERT POPE and SCOTT McRAE
Cover by SCOTT JERALDS
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED E
Scooby and the gang expected to relax and soak up some culture at an outdoor Shakespeare festival in their neighborhood park. But “culture” turns to “Creature!” when the Shakespearean sprite Puck breaks up the show and starts turning the audience into animals! Can the gang unmask the phony sprite and get rid of Shaggy’s donkey ears and tail?
Art/Cover: SCOTT SHAW & Various
$19.99
At last, these pun-filled tails -- sorry, tales -- from NEW TEEN TITANS #16, CAPTAIN CARROT AND HIS AMAZING ZOO CREW #1-20 and THE OZ-WONDERLAND #1-3 are collected in one overstuffed volume!
Art by AGUSTIN PADILLA and DANIEL HDR
Cover by CAT STAGGS
40 pg, FC, 2 of 4, $3.99 US • RATED T • DIGITAL FIRST
Metropolis is under mystical siege, and Emil is trapped inside S.T.A.R. Labs with an unlikely source of help. Lex Luthor has trapped Ted Kord and Michael Holt inside their Antarctic base, cutting them off from Booster Gold’s help. Superman and Lois Lane are trapped on an alternate Earth – and that’s not the worst of their troubles! Where can they turn for help?
Art: TYLER KIRKHAM
Cover: JORGE JIMENEZ
32 pg, FC • RATED T
3-D Motion Edition: $3.99 US
2-D Standard Edition: $2.99 US
Kon has a final, fateful confrontation with his clones and finds help from some unlikely allies!
Art and cover by JOHN ROMITA, JR.
48 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T
Reprinting the explosive first chapter of “The Man of Tomorrow,” from SUPERMAN #32, featuring the spectacular pencil art of John Romita, Jr., along with the entire script by legendary comics writer Geoff Johns!
SUPERMAN UNCHAINED #8
Art and cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS
Backup story art by DUSTIN NGUYEN
1:25 Variant cover by JOCK
1:50 Variant cover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO
1:100 B&W Variant cover by JIM LEE
RESOLICIT • On sale JULY 30 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Combo pack edition: $4.99 US
This issue will ship with five covers.
All previous orders are cancelled.
It’s all going to hell as cosmic-level war breaks out! The full truth of who -- or what -- Wraith is finally comes to light!
This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.
Originally on sale March 26. Yep, six months ago.
Art: YILDIRAY CINAR, PAUL NEARY
Cover: STEPHEN SEGOVIA
32 pg, FC • RATED T
3-D Motion Edition: $3.99 US
2-D Standard Edition: $2.99 US
Power Girl must break into Cadmus Island to free Huntress – but she ends up a prisoner herself!
Art by PIA GUERRA and JOSE MARZAN, JR.
Cover by MASSIMO CARNEVALE
256 pg, FC, $19.99 US • MATURE READERS
The first ten issues of the award-winning series written by Brian K. Vaughan (EX MACHINA, Lost) are collected in this new trade paperback! It’s the saga of Yorick Brown – the only human survivor of a planet-wide plague that instantly kills every mammal possessing a Y chromosome who searches the world for his lost love and the answer to why he’s the last man on earth.
DYNAMITE COMICS
CAPTAIN ACTION CAT: THE TIMESTREAM CATASTROPHE #4 (of 4)
Art/Cover: ART BALTAZAR
All Ages/32 pages
FINAL ISSUE!!! CATS! CATS! Everywhere Cats!!! AW YEAH! What's this? The beloved Super Heroes of the Dark Horse Universe are now...CATS?! How can this happen? What does this mean to our heroes who are lost out of their time? It can only lead to one thing...A BIG BATTLE in Beautiful Downtown Skokie! DR. EVIL CAT vs. X vs. GHOST vs. The Phantom Lemur? And how does LADY ACTION fit into this? CAPTAIN ACTION CAT meets Modern Day ACTION CAT as the SILVER AGE meets the AW YEAH AGE of comics in this epic climactic conclusion to the Cross-Over EVENT of the year! Join us for the EPIC FINALE! From the awesomeness that is Art Baltazar & Franco! Highly recommended by Franco's Mom!
Art: NATHAN FOX, MICHAEL FIFFE
Cover: NATHAN FOX
Teen + / 32 pages / $3.99
Joe Casey and Nathan Fox are continuing their run on one of Jack Kirby’s greatest creations, Captain Victory! The search for Captain Victory continues! This time, they are bringing with them the special guest artist, Michel Fiffe! Across space and time, the crew of the Dreadnaught Tiger try to unravel the events of last issue. Where is Captain Victory and what new cosmic adventures has he found himself facing all alone?
Art: DAVE ACOSTA
Cover: EMANUELA LUPACHHINO
Subscription Variant: TIM SEELEY
Teen + / 32 pages / $3.99
As Chastity wrestles with her guilt over her parents’ murder and her new “unlife”, her already fragile world gets shattered when she faces her most bloodthirsty enemy … her little brother!?!? Can Chastity survive the brutal onslaught of her soulless sibling? Will she have the strength to do what needs to be done? Meanwhile, Alyce continues the flagrant abuse of her vampiric powers and attracts the attention of the mysterious Council! All this and Chastity’s only living relative arrives to take her home! But in what world does Chas belong?
Teen + / 32 pages / $3.99
Dawn/Vampirella #1 is the historic crossover series being released from Dynamite this September! Not only is this Dawn's FIRST ever crossover, but this series also celebrates the 25th anniversary of Dawn and the 45th anniversary of Vampirella! And as icing on the cake, this series is written and drawn by Dawn creator Joseph Michael Linsner!
In Dawn/Vampirella #1, our story begins when the silver tongued demon Masodik tricks and kidnaps both Dawn and Vampirella. He tells these two "Bad Girls" they are the most beautiful women in all of the worlds. Their demon host demands a "cat fight" to see who is best suited to his purposes, but the ladies suggest something more feminine -- a storytelling contest. Together they take us to the bloody shores of Draculon, to post-apocalyptic New York and to worlds beyond imagination. Only Ravana knows what rewards and punishment await the winner and the loser in this duel of horror hostesses.
"Fans of good comics should love this book because I am giving it 200 percent," says writer/artist Joseph Michael Linsner. "I've been in the game for 25 years, so I've learned a thing or two. I'll be summoning all of my resources together to make this book rock. It's not going to be the ultimate "bad girl" comic, it's going to be a great comic with something in it for everyone."
"What a privilege it is for Joe (Michael Linsner) to work with us on Dawn's first cross-over ever," adds Dynamite CEO / Publisher Nick Barrucci. "To have that cross-over be with a character as iconic as Vampirella, and for Joe to make time in his schedule to both write and draw the series is just an incredible thrill!"
Art/Cover: FRANK THORNE
FC • 120 pages • $300.00 • Teen+
Limited to 500 SIGNED copies! Celebrate the seminal work of legendary fantasy illustrator Frank Thorne with this gorgeous hardcover collection, presenting for the first time the actual storyboard artwork from his complete 1976 run of swords-and-sorcery icon Red Sonja appearances in the Marvel Feature comic book series. Scanned in high-resolution color and printed at original size, Frank Thorne's Red Sonja Art Edition preserves every detail of the artist's meticulous skill and hard work, while simultaneously presenting a complete storyline for the enjoyment of longtime She-Devil fans. Available with a tip-in sheet signed by Frank Thorne!
Celebrate the seminal work of legendary fantasy illustrator Frank Thorne with this gorgeous hardcover collection, presenting for the first time the actual storyboard artwork from his complete 1976 run of swords-and-sorcery icon Red Sonja appearances in the Marvel Feature comic book series. Scanned in high-resolution color and printed at original size, Frank Thorne's Red Sonja Art Edition preserves every detail of the artist's meticulous skill and hard work, while simultaneously presenting a complete storyline for the enjoyment of longtime She-Devil fans. limited to INITIAL orders ONLY!
• Presenting the art of the definitive Red Sonja artist at its original size in an oversized
hardcover edition!
• FEATURING HIGH RESOLUTION, COLOR SCANS OF Frank THorne’s ORIGINAL ARTWORK FROM HIS PERSONAL COLLECTION!
• THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF ART EDITIONS FROM DYNAMITE!
Art: KEWBER BAAL
Cover: STEPHEN SEGOVIA
Mature / 32 pages / $3.99
Steven Grant, the well-known writer of classic The Punisher stories as well as the creator and writer of Boom!’s 2 Guns continues his bold new direction for Jennifer Blood. It’s Blood in the streets, as the false Jennifer Blood lays waste to the mobs of Los Angeles, unaware she’s on a collision course with the real one, fresh out of retirement and polishing her violent skills while racing westward down America’s highways.
Art: REY VILLEGAS
Covers: JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER
Teen + / 32 pages / $3.99
Lady Zorro thinks she finds a moment of rest in a Chumash village, but mercenary soldiers are everywhere … and the storm clouds of war are gathering more rapidly than she can imagine. What started out as a simple caper to steal back an artifact has become a suicide mission, where at stake is the survival of the Spanish and native ways of life in Alta California. As Lady Zorro is increasingly backed into a corner, she realizes the only escape is direct confrontation. And worse, at this time when she needs to be at her most dispassionate, her most rational, along comes a handsome soldier.
Interesting how much more detail you can see without the coloring.
MAGNUS: ROBOT FIGHTER #6
Art: CORY SMITH
Cover: GABRIEL HARDMAN
FC, 32pgs $3.99
Subscription Variant: CORY SMITH
Welcome to The Uncanny Valley, an incredibly illegal Sex & Death club where humans fight one another in a pit, and whoever loses has their dead body parts taken by Tranmechs to add to their own robo-bodies. It’s gross, so Magnus has to try really really really really REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY hard not to lose. Mechanized mayhem from Fred Van Lente (Conan the Avenger) and Cory Smith (Fathom)!
Art: ELMER DAMASO
Cover: TOMMY YUNE
FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+ • 8/27
FINAL ISSUE! The Drule witch Haggar uses her black magic to exploit a critical vulnerability of Robotechnology and the SDF-1 itself. The clock is also ticking as the celestial window to return home is about to close for the displaced crew of the Super Dimension Fortress and the Lion Force. The only hope to save their universes from the rip in the time-space continuum may lie with the return of Rick Hunter and a long-lost piece of Voltron. This astounding conclusion to the epic mecha crossover is not to be missed!
Art: WILFREDO TORRES
Cover A: MATT WAGNER
Cover B: ALEX ROSS
Cover C: CHRIS SAMNEE
Cover D: HOWARD CHAYKIN
Teen +/40 pages
SPECIAL EXTRA-SIZED FINALE ISSUE!!! 30 pages of story and art! Join Eisner Award-winning artist Matt Wagner and the art team of Wilfredo Torres and Brennan Wagner for the pulse-pounding conclusion to this landmark series. Excitement fills the night as The Shadow finally faces off with his long-time nemesis, Dr. Zorn, a psychic villain whose powers and training rival those of the Night Master himself! Will Lamont Cranston's dark-cloaked alter-ego find the strength to defeat the vile and consumptive Zorn? Will Margo Lane fall to the flying bullets and psychic traps of The Shadow's enemy? And will the Reporter finally manage to unmask the mystery behind New York's crusader for justice? New readers and longtime Shadows fans alike will thrill as all is finally revealed as The Shadow's fledgling adventures against crime draw to a close ... and his longtime crusade truly begins!
Only two months late. That's pretty good, by Dynamite last-issue standards!
BTW, does the second cover up there count as a "Pieta" cover?
Art: JUAN ANTONIO RAMIREZ
Cover: ALEX ROSS
"Li'l Dollar Man" Variant: KEN HAESER
Teen +/32 pages/$3.99
We can rebuild him ... again. The startling conclusion to the first new episodes of The Six Million Dollar Man in four decades is finally here. Steve and Jaime must stop the strange alien entity from completing its transmission but how can they overcome the nest of creatures that now inhabits NASA? Oliver Spencer's final desperate gamble may give them the chance they need to end the damage caused by Maskatron, but at what cost? And somewhere ... in the California wilderness, Bigfoot awakens. ... Stay tuned for the thrilling conclusion of "It Came From Deep Space" on this bionic publishing network.
When I was a kid, I assumed the Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman would become a couple, because that's the logic of a pre-adolescent mind. As an adult, though, I realize that having compatible bionic parts is only the first step to a successful relationship!
Art: PIOTR KOWALSKI
Cover: JAE LEE
Mature / 32 pages / $2.99
Peter Milligan continues with his vision of Terminal Hero! Rory always thought he was a good man, but that seems like a long time ago. Still reeling from the terrible side-effects of Treatment Q and the fact that he killed his best friend, Rory’s life now takes an even darker and more complicated turn when he’s approached by two members of British Intelligence. After a strange meeting with what’s left of the man who developed Treatment Q, Rory is desperate to escape from the violent new life he’s being forced to lead. But is he will to pay the price?
Art/Cover: MARC LAMING
Teen + / 32 pages / $3.99
The scope of KROWE’s activities widens by the minute, and Sam is going in alone. He will be put to the test as his past deeds race up to catch him, and his team can only watch -- and hope -- that Sam has the grit to endure what he faces.
IDW PUBLICATIONS
G.I. JOE: A REAL AMERICAN HERO #206
Art/Cover: S L GALLANT
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
With Torpedo’s team barely escaping their mission with their lives, G.I. JOE takes a moment to honor the mission’s sole casualty. But COBRA gives the Real American Hero team no time to rest as they move their latest nefarious plot forward. Never a dull moment in G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #206!
Sketch variant cover by Larry Hama!
Art: CARL CRITCHLOW
Cover: MATT HALEY
Subscription Variant: MIMI YOON
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
In an all-new adventure from Cassandra Anderson’s early days in Psi-Division, writer Matt Smith and artist Carl Critchlow present “King of the Six Sectors.” The theft of Cursed Earth artifacts has led Anderson deep into the swamplands near Texas City, where she grapples with mutant creatures and a heart of darkness. ... Plus, Judge Dredd!
• Written by writer/Eagle-award-winning 2000 AD Editor Matt Smith (Judge Dredd: Year One)!
• Art by fantasy and science fiction artist Carl Critchlow (Judge Dredd, Magic the Gathering)!
• Ask your retailer about the variant cover by Ilya Kuvshinov (Silent Hill Downpour: Anne’s Story)!
Are judges allowed to show that much cleavage?
LITTLE NEMO: RETURN TO SLUMBERLAND #1 (2ND PTG)
Art/Cover: GABRIEL RODRIGUEZ
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
An all-new, all-ages series full of magic and whimsy from award-winning creators Eric Shanower (Adventures in Oz) and Gabriel Rodriguez (Locke & Key)! Spinning out of Winsor McKay's brilliant early 20th century strip, Little Nemo in Slumberland sees King Morpheus' daughter, in the Royal Palace of Slumberland, select her next-playmate: Nemo! Only Nemo has no interest in being anyone's playmate, dream or no dream!
MARS ATTACKS ART GALLERY #1
Cover: NAR!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
This special ad-free art gallery issue presents an out-of-this-world array of hand-drawn Mars Attacks card art curated by IDW Limited. The rare art in this book comes from a wide array of TOPPS, IDW and sketch card all-star talent done in the grand tradition of Mars Attacks trading cards!
• Featuring never-before-seen sketch card art from IDW Limited!
• NO ADS!
Art: TONY FLEECS
Cover: AMY MEBBERSON
Subscription Variant: TONY FLEECS
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Granny visits an apple convention and is dismayed to see the Flim Flam brothers are up to their old tricks. Only the two are no longer working together … something has divided the brothers! It will be up to Granny to mend hurt feelings. But will she want to?
FC • 52 pages • $3.99
The glorious, grand, full-of-guffaws reprints of the mad genius Bud Sagendorf Popeye comics continues!
“Sagendorf's cartooning is timeless in its bigfootedly bizarre brilliance. Bud Sagendorf is all kinds of awesome!” -- The Savage Critics
Cover: DEREK CHARM
TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages
King Steve and the residents of Monster Isle bring the party to Townsville. Will the Powerpuff Girls be able to stop them before they completely trash the place? Plus, boy band sensation "3D" stage a concert in the park and the girls are under their spell and the Rowdyruff boys and the Boogieman start an all-out battle of the bands!
Collects issues #7-10.
Art/Cover: ROGER LANGRIDGE
TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages
Welcome Bullwinkle the Moose and Rocket J. Squirrel back to comics in these four great tales, “The Psychic Sidekick,” “The Washed-Up Wizard,” “First Moose on the Moon,” and “The Burger Monster.” Plus, four back-up stories featuring everybody's favorite Mountie, Dudley Do-Right.
• “Good, clean fun with a heaping helping of nostalgia.” -- Comic Book Resources
• From Eisner Award-winners Mark Evanier and Roger Langridge!
Art: ALBERTO PONTICELLI
Cover: GLENN FABRY
TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages
Nu-Earth, just another planet ravaged by a galaxy-wide war, its atmosphere poisoned by chemical weapons. Created to fight in such conditions were the G.I.s -- genetically engineered infantrymen. But now only one remains, the man known as ... Rogue Trooper. Join noted author Brian Ruckley and artist Alberto Ponticelli in this all-new series.
“You don't have to be familiar with the old franchise to jump into this new series; it's a perfect new starting point that covers all the bases.” -- IGN
Art: TONY VARGAS
Cover: ALEX RONALD
Subscription Variant: ROBERT SACCHETTO
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
IDW and multiple Bram Stoker award-winning author, Jonathan Maberry bring the untold stories from the zombie post-apocalyptic world of Rot & Ruin to comic books this September.
This all-new series is set in a world 15 years after the dead have risen and vastly outnumber the survivors of the zombie apocalypse. In the aftermath, humanity has found a way to live a marginal existence by forming fenced-in towns where everyone has a job to do in order to survive. As in the award-winning novels, the comic series will center on Benny Imura and his friends as they make their way in a world where the zombies aren’t always the greatest danger.
“The Rot & Ruin isn’t about how many zombies you can kill or how much gore you can sling around the page," said writer Maberry, "These are stories about real kids making hard choices about their lives. It’s about kids learning how to become powerful in a hard and dangerous world. It’s about finding the value of human life and discovering what it means to be alive.”
The ongoing Rot & Ruin comic book series will follow Benny, Nix, Lilah and Chong as they head east in their journey to find what they thought was impossible, a jumbo jet. In their travels they will encounter countless new dangers that will force them to confront what they and others are willing to do in order to bring humanity back to its former glory.
Maberry’s Rot & Ruin bestselling novels have been winning library and school awards all over the country as heartfelt action books that encourage teens to read. The series is now in development for film.
Rot & Ruin will come alive with the help of artist Tony Vargas (Temple Run) and colorist Oliver Lee Acre, with stunning covers by Alex Ronald (Vampire Vixens, Judge Dredd).
• Official new stories set in the hit Rot & Ruin prose novel series!
• Maberry’s hit series V-Wars returns next month!
• Part one of the five part arc Warrior Smart, tying directly into the novels!
• Written by multiple Bram Stoker Award winner, Jonathan Maberry!
• Variant Cover by Ryan Brown!
Art: CHAD THOMAS, MARCELO FERREIRA
Cover: DARIO BRIZUELA
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Leonardo is determined to whip his brothers into shape and creates the mother of all obstacle courses! Unfortunately he’s captured by Fishface who turns Leo’s course into a death trap! Will the other Turtles be able to rescue Leo?
Order 10 copies, get one free S-bis variant cover!
Art/Cover: LIVIO RAMONDELLI
Subscription Variant: SARAH STONE
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
DECEPTICONS ASSEMBLE! The war for CYBERTRON begins in earnest! MEGATRON brings together the deadliest of his troops for an unbelievable assault on the AUTOBOTS -- and the TRANSFORMERS’ world is shaken to the core!
• The End of the Beginning of the TRANSFORMERS Saga!
• 30th Anniversary Variant Cover by Sarah Stone!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
This mad-wacko 3rd ish has these crazy stories planned: “Gangster's Girl," "Love Honor and Swing Baby," "Weep Clown Weep (yes, WARNING: sicko clown love!)," "You're Fired Darling!" and more! Sexy or sexist, great art or pure funk, love to hate these or hate to love them … you decide!
“The best reprints in the history of comic books ever!” -- Decapitated Dan
IMAGE COMICS
’68: HOMEFRONT #1 (OF 4)
Art: KYLE CHARLES & JAY FOTOS
Cover A: NAT JONES & JAY FOTOS
cover B: MARK KIDWELL, NAT JONES, & JAY FOTOS
cover C: SKETCH COVER
32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99
In 1968, the horrors of the Vietnam war invaded every American living room. On February 13th of that year, a new war began, bringing horror ... and hunger home to stay. ’68: HOMEFRONT returns the series to the American heartland and the small, sleepy town of Harbinger, Pennsylvania (home of the Heralds) in the first two-issue story arc, "’68: PEECE AND LOVE." Fresh accident victims sit up on morticians’ slabs, a busload of visiting athletes rises from wet red asphalt to become an army of the damned, and Jenny Love -- homecoming queen, cheerleader and girl next door -- prepares to reveal her deepest secret to the world. A secret in the form of leather-clad town bad boy, Johnny Love.
Art / Cover: KHARI EVANS, HOANG NGUYEN, & KINSUN LOH
128 PAGES / FC / T+ / $ 14.99
The war, which not long ago was everything, seems insignificant in the face of the stone’s unimaginable destructive power. As the world unravels, twin sisters face each other in battle, mortal enemies unite, and the true meaning of Gottfaust’s prophecy is revealed in the final devastating chapter of CARBON GREY.
Collects CARBON GREY, VOL. 3 #1-2, plus "Gottfaust – Man of Stone," "A Test of Faith," and all-new original material.
Art / Cover: SCOTT GODLEWSKI & RON RILEY
32 PAGES / FC / T / $3.50
“Copperhead is the best Image debut of the year and my favorite new comic.” -- Brian K. Vaughan
Writer Jay Faerber (NEAR DEATH, DYNAMO 5) and artist Scott Godlewski (Dracula: The Company of Monsters) team up with colorist Ron Riley (NEAR DEATH, DYNAMO 5) and letterer/designer Thomas Mauer (UNDERTOW, UMBRAL) to bring readers an all-new science fiction Western series this September from Image Comics.
Clara Bronson is a single mother and the new sheriff in Copperhead, a small mining town on a distant planet. But while Clara might seem like an ordinary lady in all respects, she has one or two secrets she’s hiding ... and secrets don’t last long in a small town like Copperhead.
No one’s quite sure where Clara came from or why she took the job as sheriff in the first place. Some suspect she might be on the run from someone, trying to start life anew. Being the sheriff of grimy, dust-laden Copperhead is no one’s idea of dream job -- except for maybe the deputy, who had his sights set on being sheriff long before Clara ever arrived. But Clara Bronson’s not the only strange mystery in Copperhead: there’s more to this little community than meets the eye.
“Scott and I are having the time of our lives bringing this crazy Western/sci-fi mash-up to life,” said Faerber. “Combine Deadwood with Firefly and throw in a whole bunch of aliens, and you've got Copperhead.”
Set in the 24th century and featuring Western archetypes through a sci-fi lens, COPPERHEAD is a fresh new series that readers won’t want to miss out on.
32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99
Training day in Death Vigil! You get a magical weapon with no instruction manual and an unholy abomination from beyond the sane universe is advancing. What do you do? Helps to have an immortal and powerful dinosaur-transforming raven by your side.
Art / Cover: NICK DRAGOTTA
32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.50
"THE GREAT BEAST"
The son of Xiaolain and Death faces the Horsemen and becomes everything that the Message foretold.
The Apocalypse: Year One concludes with EAST OF WEST #15.
128 PAGES / FC / T / $12.99
Collects FIVE WEAPONS #6-10
Enrique returns to the School of Five Weapons, but things have changed. The Nurse has been poisoned. The teachers hate him. There’s a new principal in charge, and the real Tyler Shainline is in school. Enrique will have to use his sharp mind to unravel these mysteries and come out on top. Join artist and writer JIMMIE ROBINSON as he rings the school bell on an adventure that’ll keep you guessing to the very end.
Art: DAVIDE GIANFELICE & MIROSLAV MRVA
Cover: DAN PANOSIAN
32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
Is New York the most evil place on earth? Where else would you expect Jackson and his new assistant to find a man selling death wishes?
Art / Cover: TOM FOWLER & JORDIE BELLAIRE
32 PAGES / FC / E / $2.99
Tuck and Celine search the post-energy wasteland for their missing parent—but when they discover they aren't alone in civilization's ruins, they'll need new HowToons projects to protect themselves!
Art / Cover: MARK DOS SANTOS
32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $2.99
ALL TREMBLE BEFORE THE EVIL THAT IS METERAX AND HIS...
ah, you know what? Who gives a damn? Mark’s wedding to Katie is looming and he still hasn’t learned how to fly or gotten a superhero costume yet. But it’s Imperial who gets a lesson when Mark teaches him how to make s’mores: Jab it -- Heat it -- Stack it -- Squish it. Now that’s worth saving the world for.
INVINCIBLE #114
Art / Cover: RYAN OTTLEY, CLIFF RATHBURN, & JOHN RAUCH
32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $2.99
The death toll finally reaches its end. Who will rise from the ashes?
Art / Cover: MICHAEL LARK
32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50
“CONCLAVE,” Part One
For the first time in the 65 years since they divided the world, the 16 Families are gathering again. For Malcolm Carlyle, it is an opportunity to identify and eliminate his enemies. For Jakob Hock, it is an opportunity to exact for revenge. And for Forever Carlyle, it’s the first step in discovering the truth about who she is, and what she is destined to become.
"Greg Rucka! He is the coolest graphic writer. I love him ... Lazarus is sick." -- Michelle Rodriguez, actress
“Lazarus, the dense cyberpunk Mafia world will keep them coming back to the comic racks for weeks to come… Fans of Rucka and Lark’s Gotham Central or Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’ Sleeper will enjoy this rich universe.” -- Booklist
Eisner Award-winning writer Greg Rucka and Eisner Award-winning artist Michael Lark return with the eagerly anticipated new story arc of the New York Times bestselling dystopian thriller, LAZARUS. A dark marriage of Divergent and The Godfather, LAZARUS #11 will blow away fans of the series with its next installment of Forever Carlyle’s journey: “Conclave.” This is the perfect entry point for those who haven’t yet started the series that critics can’t stop raving about.
Rucka hinted that the new story arc to the series will kick things up a notch, whereas the first year laid the groundwork for readers and focused on world building and character development. “This is the first time we get to see the majority of the power players in our world all in the same place -- the ruling Families and, in many cases, their Lazari,” said Rucka.
“The Carlyle Family finds itself backed into a corner with the alliance of its enemies, and by the end of the story, the map of the world will be redrawn yet again. For Forever especially, this is a crucial arc -- romance and betrayals will abound, and by its end, she'll be taking the first steps towards her destiny, and that destiny will quite literally shape the world. An avalanche starts with a pebble, and with this arc, the rocks are beginning to roll.”
Art: JOE EISMA
Cover: RODIN ESQUEJO
32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50
"Science."
This is so late I don't even know when it was originally supposed to arrive.
Art / Cover A: DUNCAN FEGREDO
Cover B: PAUL POPE
32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $2.99
Roscoe, his girl Rosa, and pals Chevy and Baseball mount a super-speed-fueled crime spree that even the Feds can’t stop ... unless they accept the help of a detainee so dangerous they’ve had him in lock-up for thirty years. The all-new Millarworld Universe zooms ahead with Millar and Fegredo’s high-octane adventure tale.
Cover: JOSEPH BERGIN III
MAY 21 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99
A who's who of the Prophet universe with a comic history of the Earth Empire and bio sheets -- pulled from the deepest corners of the known universe -- of space gods, aliens, and the distant worlds that contain them.
Art / Cover: JOHNNIE CHRISTMAS
32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
THE FINAL ARC BEGINS HERE!
You can only pile up so many bodies before the outside world starts to notice.
SPREAD #1 (3RD PTG)
Art / Cover: KYLE STRAHM
32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50
Ten years ago, we dug too deep. We unleashed something ancient that couldn't be controlled. Something that couldn't be stopped, twisting everything it touched into more of itself.
The Spread.
Humanity was nearly destroyed before we found a way to slow the Spread to a crawl. Now, deep inside the quarantined zone, one man has found the key to stopping it forever: a baby girl. And if he can save her, he might save the world.
Praise for SPREAD:
“A very good case for creepiest apocalypse ever.” -- USA Today
“One read, and I'm infected. Spread gets under your skin in all the right ways. Read this now. Your eyeballs will thank you.” -- Jason Aaron (SOUTHERN BASTARDS, Scalped, Thor God of Thunder, Wolverine & the X-Men)
“A.) A bio-morphic planetary spread B.) An ax swinging survivor named NO and C.) A red stained baby giggle'n in the snow speak'n squiggles ... SOLD! SPREAD, Jordan & Strahm give me nothing but HOPE for the future of horror.” -- Nathan Fox (Dogs of War, Captain Victory and the Galactic Rangers, Fluorescent Black)
"... A dude armed with an axe & a baby fighting monsters with eyeballs that try to eat you. I love this comic. Strahm’s art is visceral and kinetic, you’ve never seen dead things drawn so alive.“ -- Nick Pitarra (THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS)
"Kyle Strahm's art is so f***ing gross and awesome I couldn't wait to see what he was about to draw on the next page. I feel like I need to wash ink off my hands after reading this. Good stuff." -- Skottie Young (Rocket Raccoon, Fortunately the Milk, Oz)
"Just when you think you know what kind of creepy-as-Hell story Jordan, Strahm, and Sobreiro are telling, they shift gears and bring you something that elevates SPREAD to epic levels of apocalyptic
horror." -- Cullen Bunn, (The Sixth Gun, Helheim)
"A perfect fusion of everything great about '80s American horror with a Chanbara movie twist and a healthy respect for the fine art of sequential storytelling." -- TIM SEELEY (REVIVAL, HACK/SLASH, Batman Eternal)
"Spread is a really good horror/action movie I get to be on the ground floor for and watch every month. Kyle Strahm's art is the best I've seen from him today. Wispy and and organic. Going from quiet to horribly disgusting in 0 to 60. Really excited to see where this goes." -- Mike Norton (REVIVAL, Battlepug, The Answer)
"Tell me there’s a comic about a baby and her pet badass fighting to survive packs of degenerate cannibals and the world-eating gore virus that made them, you’ve got my interest. Tell me Kyle Strahm is drawing the thing you’ve got my money. Kyle spits nightmares from the tip of his pen and Spread is the book he was born to draw." -- Dennis Hopeless (Avengers Arena, Avengers Undercover, Cable and X-Force)
“SPREAD reminds me of watching horror movies in my parents' basement with a rowdy group of friends, a bag of Cheetos, and a case of beer that we found in the woods.” -- Chris Burnham (NAMELESS, Batman Incorporated, Officer Downe)
0Story: JUSTIN JORDAN
Art / Cover: KYLE STRAHM
Raiders. Slavers. A gigantic Spreadworm. A hungry baby.
No has problems.
SPREAD #3
Art / Cover: KYLE STRAHM
SEPTEMBER 10 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50
Justin Jordan (DEAD BODY ROAD, LUTHER STRODE) and Kyle Strahm’s (HACK/SLASH, HAUNT) SPREAD will up the stakes further in the third issue of the hit new sci-fi series about a nefarious viral growth that has almost completely taken over the world. The only light in the darkness comes from No, a man driven to protect a child who may hold the secret to fighting back against the spread. Standing in their way are marauders, bandits, disasters, and, of course, the lethal spread.
In issue #3, it’s chow time in Fat Jack's Cannibal Café and readers are invited.
SUPERANNUATED MAN #3
32 PAGES / BW / M / $3.99
GOLDEN-AGE FORMAT
The theory of evolution is turned on its proverbial ear when a demented scientist warthog and his lizard assistant begin performing visceral experiments on our hapless protagonist, HE.
Art / Cover: STEVE EPTING
32 PAGES/ FC / M / $3.50
THE SECOND ARC CONTINUES!
While Velvet's been on the run, ARC-7's top men have been hunting her ... now they have her trail, and soon she'll be in Colt's sights.
Art / Cover: CHARLIE ADLARD, STEFANO GAUDIANO, & CLIFF RATHBURN
32 PAGES / BW / M / $2.99
A journey begins.
Art / Cover: VARIOUS ARTISTS & JORDIE BELLAIRE
160 PAGES / FC / M / $14.99
Collects ZERO #6-10
Edward Zero faces the Agency, Ginsberg Nova -- and himself.
MARVEL COMICS
ALL-NEW ULTIMATES #8
Art: GIANNIS MILONOGIANNIS
Cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA
32 PGS./Rated T+/$3.99
• The ALL-NEW ULTIMATES face off with super-powered mercenary crew the FEMME FATALES!
• Is this the end of CLOAK & DAGGER as a couple and a crime fighting duo?
• The team’s ultimate nemesis makes his first deadly play and Miles & Co. won’t be the same when it hits!
Penciled by STUART IMMONEN with ARTHUR ADAMS, BRUCE TIMM, J. SCOTT CAMPBELL,
SKOTTIE YOUNG, RAFAEL GRAMPA & MORE
Cover by Stuart Immonen
144 PGS / Rated T / $24.99
Trim size: standard
The future Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, last seen in “Battle of the Atom,” is back -- and they’re still gunning for yesterday’s X-Men! But even as the Brotherhood takes its next devastating step against the time-tossed teens, the mysteries surrounding Jean Grey begin to unfold! Jean came back from her Shi’ar trial … different. What does this mean for her future, for the past of the woman she’s supposed to become and for the rest of the X-Men? Past, present and future collide when the Future Brotherhood exacts its final judgment on the All-New X-Men! And it’s mutant magic as only Mighty Marvel could do it as artist Stuart Immonen is joined by a practical hall of fame lineup of comic-book artists! Collecting ALL-NEW X-MEN #25-29.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #6
Art/Cover: HUMBERTO RAMOS
32 PGS / Rated T / $3.99
• The finale of the record-breaking first arc of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN where all heck breaks loose on Peter Parker.
• Parker Industries has promised a humane and secure super-villain containment system but Black Cat and Electro have other ideas …
• The secrets of Silk have been revealed!
Art & Cover by DALE KEOWN
Variant Cover by CHRIS BACHALO
40 PGS / Rated T / $4.99
This September, the supremely powerful Hyperion takes center stage in the oversized AVENGERS #34.1 -- an exciting new solo story from critically acclaimed creators Al Ewing and Dale Keown! Last son of a dead utopia and sole survivor of a world decimated by Incursions. Father figure to a new species of life thriving in the Savage Land. He is an Avenger, and so much more. Now, the Man From Nowhere seeks justice upon an unhinged cop killer, the safe return of a kidnapped child -- and perhaps answers to the questions that haunt him deep inside. Why was he brought here? What purpose does he serve in our universe? The answers can be found this September in the Hyperion-centric AVENGERS #34.1!
Art: TIGH WALKER
Cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
IT’S ZEMO VS. THE WORLD IN THE SERIES FINALE!
• The Avengers & S.H.I.E.L.D. attack as Baron Zemo’s true plan is revealed!
• Which Murder World survivor becomes a Master of Evil?
• Be there as the character journeys that began in AVENGERS ACADEMY & AVENGERS ARENA end here!
Art: MARCIO TAKARA
Cover by DAVID LOPEZ
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
• For Issues 7 and 8, Marcio Takara, the incomparable artist on Incorruptible, joins the Carol Corps!
• What happens when Captain Marvel and her flerkin’ cat, Chewie, have an unexpected alien visitor?
• In space, no one can hear you MEOWWWHISSSS!
Why is it a rule that super-heroines have to have cats? Given her macho, gung ho characterization, I'd think Carol would be more of a dog person.
Penciled by ROBERT ATKINS
Cover by MICO SUAYAN
120 PGS / 13 & Up / $15.99
The adaptations based on the hit ABC show Castle continue as Derrick Storm’s gruesome discovery draws him into an international spectacle! Who is the Fear? What does he want with Derrick? And why is Derrick’s father next on his hit list? As the international situation in New York continues to degrade, Derrick reaches out to the one person who may be able to help him: his former handler, Clara Strike. But even if she responds, will she be with him or against him? With the city of Moscow teetering on the verge of a meltdown, Derrick faces the Fear in final battle. Can he prevent World War III — and finally avenge his mother? Don’t miss the espionage thriller that has comic-book and Castle fans raving! Collecting CASTLE: A CALM BEFORE STORM #1-5.
Art by SCOTT KOBLISH
Cover by MARK BROOKS
3D Motion Variant by MARK BROOKS
40 PGS / Parental Advisory / $4.99
Party Like It’s 1992 in DEADPOOL #34 – a Tie-In to Original Sin!
The '90s -- a simpler time. When the action was extreme and pouches were really in style. Today, Marvel is proud to present your first '90s-fueled look at DEADPOOL #34 -- a tie-in to Original Sin!
Chart topping writers Brian Posehn & Gerry Duggan along with artist Scott Koblish bring the truth about Deadpool’s past to light as the Merc With a Mouth’s Original Sin adventure comes to its Earth-shattering conclusion! See the darkest secrets of Deadpool’s past first-hand as we flashback to the glory days of '90s comics. Guest-starring the biggest comic stars of the 1990s -- '90s Sabretooth, '90s Alpha Flight and '90s artwork!
Plus, what '90s comic would be complete without a special cover treatment? Don’t miss the special 3D (Dashingly Dancing Deadpool) motion variant cover by artist Mark Brooks when DEADPOOL #34 hits comic shops in September!
Art & Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN
Canada Variant by STEVE MCNIVEN
Variant Cover by LEINIL YU
40 PGS / Rated T+ / $4.99
It’s the story that has the whole world talking, and today Marvel is proud to officially unveil your first look at DEATH OF WOLVERINE #2 – the second chapter of the blockbuster four-issue event beginning in September! Witness the end of the best there is at what he does, as he makes his valiant last stand against scores of deadly foes.
Superstar creators Charles Soule & Steve McNiven unite to take Wolverine back to the choked and claustrophobic streets of Madripoor, as the once indestructible killing machine paints the town red! And a deal gone wrong that sends an injured Wolverine into a battle he can’t hope to win! But who’s pulling the strings? Among the perilous streets of the world’s most dangerous city stalks a villain who seeks Wolverine’s head -- and has some interesting plans on how to claim it!
Each issue of Death of Wolverine is oversized and features stunning Weapon Etched Holo Foil cover treatment. Exclusively crafted for this series, each foil-wrapped issue of Death of Wolverine is poised to leap off comic shop shelves come September!
Time is running out for the Wolverine. The epic end of the world’s most famous X-Man is upon us, and no fan can afford to miss out on the spectacular DEATH OF WOLVERINE #2 when it hits comic shops and digital devices in September!
Not only is it going to take four issues for Wolverine to die after a three-month build-up, there's going to be a Legacy of Wolverine series beginning next month. They're going to milk this for ever drop, aren't they?
Incidentally, Diamond is currently showing the next issue arriving Oct. 1. I haven't heard any explanation for the three-week delay.
Art & Cover by RICHARD ISANOVE
Variant Cover by GREG LAND
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
ON-SALE 09/10/14
SPIDER-MAN NOIR RETURNS!
Prepare yourself for the biggest Spider-Man story ever with EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE, a blockbuster new limited series from some of the hottest rising stars in the industry as they bring their own spin to Spidey with five interconnected issues each featuring a radically different spider-powered heroes as they prepare for the terrifying assault of Morlun later this year!
“Before you see EVERY Spider-Man ever in Spider-Verse, get up close and personal with five of them!” Says Senior Editor Nick Lowe. “Get ready for Spider stories from the most disparate and talented group of creators ever assembled!”
David Hine, Fabrice Sapolsky and Richard Isanove take readers to the dingy, grime-covered streets of New York in the 1930s as Spider-Man: Noir makes his thunderous return! But all is not as it seems in the Noir universe -- and not just because Spider-Man finds himself up against Mysterio!
“[Mysterio is] after Spider-Man’s blood – literally,” says David Hine, in an interview with Marvel.com. “And if he doesn’t get it someone very close to Peter Parker is going to die a very nasty death. Oh yeah, if he manages to survive Mysterio, he’ll be up against the greatest threat ever faced by a Spider-Man, along with – what is it? 37 other versions of Spider-Man. Spider-Man Noir will, of course, put them all in the shadow.”
From the hard-boiled streets of New York returns a classic hero of the Spider-Verse. It will take thousands of Spider-Men (and women) to battle back the coming darkness, and Spider-Man Noir is just the beginning. Don’t miss one moment of the action and prepare yourself for the biggest Spider-Man event in history this September in EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE #1!
Plus, don’t miss out on these exciting Edge of Spider-Verse tie-in issues of your favorite ongoing series:
Superior Spider-Man #32 & #33
Amazing Spider-Man #7 & #8
Spider-Man 2099 #5
For more on Spider-Verse, visit Marvel.com and join in on the conversation on Twitter using #SpiderVerse.
As the coming events prepare to shake up the wallcrawlers of each and every universe, no fan can afford to miss an introduction to some of the key players in Novembers highly-anticipated Spider-Verse event! Morlun is ready for war. And it’ll take every Spider-Man ever to stop him. This September, hang on tight as you enter the EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE!
FANTASTIC FOUR #10
Art: MARC LAMING
Cover by LEONARD KIRK
32 PGS / Rated T / $3.99
THE FALL OF REED RICHARDS!!!
• A savage and strategic attack on REED RICHARDS!
• Can WYATT WINGFOOT save a self-destructive JOHNNY STORM?
• SUE RICHARDS goes to Latveria to reclaim her daughter ... and she’ll take on DR. DOOM if she has to (continuing straight into this month’s FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL)!
Written by STAN LEE
Penciled by JACK KIRBY
Cover by JACK KIRBY
456 PGS / All Ages / $34.99
In 1961, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby lit the fuse of the greatest revolution in comic-book history — the Marvel Age of Comics — and it started right here, in the pages of FANTASTIC FOUR! With the space race on, Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, Sue Storm and Johnny Storm shoot for the stars — but after their craft is bombarded by cosmic rays, they return to Earth with the startling powers of the Fantastic Four! These weren’t just any super heroes, though — the Fantastic Four were a realistic, relatable, bickering and loveable family that couldn’t pay their rent and didn’t always love their powers. So crack open this Epic Collection and enjoy the beginning of the series that earned the name “The World’s Greatest Comic Magazine!” Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #1-18.
Art: DALIBOR TALAJIC
Cover by ALEXANDER LOZANO
Variant Cover by MIKE MCKONE
32 PGS / Parental Guidance / $3.99
On-Sale – 9/10/14
IT’S ZOMBIES VS. VAMPIRES VS. AN INVADING MILITIA AS THE LEGENDARY GEORGE ROMERO UNLEASHES THE NEXT CHAPTER IN HIS UNDEAD EPIC!
Zombie Godfather George Romero’s undead epic begins anew in EMPIRE OF THE DEAD: ACT TWO #1! Written by the horror master himself along with acclaimed artist Dalibor Talajic, prepare for an undead onslaught as zombies and vampires wage war on the walled-in streets of New York City! Undead forces are laying waste to the last surviving humans of New York City -- but now outside forces seek entry to the once safe haven. An invading militia seeks to take over the Big Apple. The current residents both alive and dead might have something to say about that!
“They all want what they want, whether it’s right or wrong,” says George Romero of the warring factions in an interview with Marvel.com “So I don’t think you’re going to see a lot of blinking. There’s too much at stake for anyone to give up. Power. Greed. Co-existence. Survival. It’s going to be a fight to the finish.”
“Act Two opens just a short time after the conclusion of Act One, but in that time all of our major players are advancing their interests,” editor Bill Rosemann explained to Marvel.com. “Zombie wrangler Paul Barnum has added fresh performers to his Circus Maximus, the zombies fighting there may be much more capable than even he imagined, Mayor Chandrake continues his seduction of medical scientist Penny Jones, Penny uncovers chilling discoveries about the dual threat to Manhattan’s civilians, the Mayor’s nephew Billy is making his own play for power, and the militia that we saw on the last page of our last issue make a huge discovery that will have everyone watching the skies.”
What’s worse, the roaming flesh-eaters seem to be growing smarter each day! The ruling class of blood-sucking vampires can barely keep their grip on power as they struggle to battle back the hordes of zombies. As the Southern army begins to pillage the greatest city in the world one thing remains clear – when the zombies, vampires and humans go to war, we all lose. Don’t miss the brand new jumping on point as horror master George Romero continues his zombie epic when EMPIRE OF THE DEAD: ACT TWO #1 hits comic shops!
Art: NICK BRADSHAW & Various
Cover: ED McGUINNESS
32 PGS / $3.99
With some new faces on the team, it might be time for the Guardians to have a little team-building vacation. Or, you know, they could keep fighting alien warlords and galactic empires. Guess they'll have to plan that team-building retreat for next month.
Art: ANNIE WU
Cover: DAVID AJA
32 PGS./Rated T+/$2.99
ON SALE 5/28/14
• KATE-GUY! MADAME MASQUE! LOS ANGELES! EXPLOSIONS! THE END OF SUMMER VACATION! THE FINAL SHOWDOWN FOR ALL THE MARBLES! THE MARBLES ARE A METAPHOR!
• YOU BELONG YOU BELONG YOU BELONG YOU BELONG TO THE MERRY MARBLE MARCHING SOCIETY!
• This is … THE BIG ONE. Fraction and Wu and Hollingsworth too -- OH MY!
Art/Cover: RYAN STEGMAN
Variant Cover by JOE MADUREIRA
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
• Medusa and the Inhumans of Attilan are taken down hard.
• The Unspoken is back and taking his kingdom back no matter the cost.
Art by GABRIEL HERNANDEZ WALTA
Cover by DAVID YARDIN
ON-SALE 09/10/14
32 PGS / Parental Advisory / $3.99
The MARCH to AXIS continues!
It’s the marquis comics event of the fall -- uniting the Avenger & X-Men for a desperate battle against the Red Skull and his armies. But first, experience the ‘March to AXIS’, the epic lead-in to Avengers & X-Men: AXIS in your first look at MAGNETO #9 -- from critically acclaimed creators Cullen Bunn & Gabriel Hernandez Walta!
Magneto is on a mission to put a permanent stop to anyone hunting mutants. What’s he going to do when he discovers that mutants are being hauled away to the Red Skull’s re-education camps? That alone would be enough to invoke the wrath of the Master of Magnetism. Now ask yourself what he’s going to do when he finds out the Red Skull stole the brain of his deceased friend and ally -- Charles Xavier? Things are about to get messy. But can he overcome the Red Skull and his terrifying S-Men? Avengers & X-Men: AXIS looms on the horizon, but your first taste comes this September as the ‘March to AXIS’ begins in MAGNETO #9!
Avengers Variant by ALEX ROSS
X-Men Variant by ALEX ROSS
Fantastic Four Variant by ALEX ROSS
96 PGS / All Ages / FREE
Available for order at $9.99
On-Sale – 09/03/14
The biggest characters, the best stories, and the most iconic moments. Celebrate over seven decades of Marvel myth-making with September’s commemorative MARVEL 75TH ANNIVERSARY MAGAZINE, a fitting tribute to the storied history of the House of Ideas! Featuring a look back at the comics that started it all, and a look forward at the universe they spawned, this keepsake edition is not to be missed by any mighty Marvel fans True Believers!
In 1939, the release of Marvel Comics #1 saw the Human Torch, the Sub-Mariner and more unleashed into the world for the first time. Now, 75 years later, Marvel Comics has grown to become the home to some of the most recognizable and beloved fictional characters ever known. Now, take a journey from Marvel Comics #1 all the way to All-New Marvel NOW! as you experience over seven decades of Marvel history!
Hear from two of the most legendary creators in Marvel history with new interviews from both Stan Lee and Walt Simonson! Witness the birth of Marvel Comics with a new feature exploring the early days of the Marvel Universe. Experience the artists of tomorrow with a gallery featuring Marvel’s rising stars, the All-New Young Guns! Take a deep dive into the history of Marvel events with a new timeline stretching from the Kree-Skrull war all the way to Original Sin! And much, much more!
"Over the last 75 years, Marvel Comics has spawned blockbuster movies, televisions shows, toys, video games and more," says Editor in Chief Axel Alonso. "We're extremely proud of the legacy that over seven decades of storytelling has brought us and we want to celebrate the milestone with our greatest supporters -- the fans."
All retailers will have copies of the standard edition on hand, and the MARVEL 75TH ANNIVERSARY MAGAZINE is also available in a series of three Limited Edition Special Keepsake variant covers featuring the Avengers, the X-Men and the Fantastic Four – all gorgeously rendered by legendary painter Alex Ross! So face front True Believers – and prepare to relive 75 years of greatness when the MARVEL 75TH ANNIVERSARY MAGAZINE hits comic shops!
32 PGS / All Ages / $2.99
• The Impossible Man shows up to turn the Falcon into … a movie star?
• It’s lights, cameras, ACTION when the Chitauri arrive to settle a score with Impossible Man!
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 16 (HC)
Pencils: GEORGE PÉREZ & JOHN BUSCEMA with SAL BUSCEMA & RICH BUCKLER
Cover: JACK KIRBY
VARIANT EDITION VOL 210 (DM ONLY)
328 PGS / Rated T / $69.99
The Crusader! The Thing cured! Luke Cage joins the FF! Hulk vs. the Thing and both of them vs. the FF! Galactus vs. the High Evolutionary! Time-traveling adventures with the Invaders! And the impossible return of an improbable guest-star! Writer Roy Thomas teams with breakout art talent George Pérez, master storyteller John Buscema, and Bullpen stalwarts Sal Buscema and Rich Buckler to bring you some of the greatest FF tales of the 1970s! Trust us, True Believer, you’ll know why they call it “The World’s Greatest Comic Magazine” by the time you’re done with this jam-packed Marvel Masterworks collection! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #164-175 and ANNUAL #11, MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #20 and ANNUAL #1, and MARVEL TREASURY EDITION #11.
Art: ADRIAN ALPHONA (A)
Cover by JAMIE MCKELVIE
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $2.99
• Kamala crosses paths with Inhumanity for the first time -- by meeting the royal pup, Lockjaw!
• Every girl wants a puppy, but this one may be too much of a handful, even for a super hero with embiggening powers.
• He may be the Queen’s pooch, but this dog’s one royal pain in the neck.
• And the return of Adrian Alphona!
Penciled by MIKE DEODATO JR.
Cover by MIKE DEODATO JR.
152 PGS / Rated T+ / $19.99
The battle for Earth continues! As the Avengers wage all-out war against a cosmic invasion force in space, the cold war between Wakanda and Atlantis heats up into a full-scale conflict on Earth. Casualties begin to mount, and one of the Illuminati is forced to make a hard choice. But when an Inhuman learns of the Illuminati’s
plans, everything falls apart -- and the House of Black Bolt finally cracks as the Illuminati take to the front lines to oppose the mad Titan Thanos’ invasion of Earth! How is Maximus the Mad involved, and what secret desires does Thanos harbor? Collecting NEW AVENGERS (2013) #7-12.
Art: MARCUS TO
Cover: TAKESHI MIYAZAWA
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
SPECIAL ISSUE!
• It’s the anti-buddy movie as odd couple JUSTICE and SCARLET SPIDER hit the road together, heading for HOUSTON, TEXAS.
• Scarlet Spider never wanted to be on a team, with … people. And this issue, he shocks no one by QUITTING!
• Can Justice convince him to stay? No! Can they dude-bond by fighting a hundred foot tall guy in a bear suit? Probably not!
Art/Cover: TODD NAUCK
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
• As an ambassador to the Jean Grey School, Nightcrawler heads out to locate a newly-manifested mutant.
• But little does he know that classic X-MEN villains THE CRIMSON PIRATES have their own nefarious designs for the mutant.
• Just what will it take for Nightcrawler to save the new mutant and escape with his own skin?
POWERS: BUREAU #11
Art/Cover: MICHAEL AVON OEMING
32 PGS./Mature/$3.95
In a game-changer for the entire series, Special Agent Christian Walker must choose between his humanity or powers -- with a cost! Every once in a while something happens in this book that makes you say, “How are they going to get out of that one?” This is one of those times! From the writer of your favorite Marvel comics including ALL-NEW X-MEN and GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY comes another shocking chapter in this cops-and-capes odyssey!
© 2013 Jinxworld Inc.
Art/Cover: MICHAEL ALLRED
32 PGS / $3.99
Penciled by DANIEL ACUNA
Cover by DANIEL ACUNA
136 PGS / Rated T / $24.99
Trim size: standard
Welcome to Planet X, the new mutant homeworld, where everything is great -- if you possess the mutant gene! The Wasp is the last human alive, relentlessly pursued by Magneto’s All-New X-Force and protected by her husband, Havok! Now, as Kang’s Chronos Corps arrives on Planet X with a terrible offer, the former Unity Squad members must reunite to defeat the Apocalypse Twins and avenge the Earth! But even with a time traveler on their side, is it too late? Which of the seven prime futures will become dominant? And what is Kang’s hidden, ultimate goal? This is it! The conclusion to an epic two years in the making — and rest assured, nothing will ever be the same again! Collecting UNCANNY AVENGERS #18-22.
Art/Cover: MICHAEL AVON OEMING
Variant Cover by MATT KINDT
Variant Cover by DAVID MACK
32 PGS / Mature / $3.99
From the Eisner Award-winning creators of POWERS comes another chapter in this brand-new crime epic. Made man Valentine and hit-woman Jagger Rose are getting closer and closer to discovering who set them up—but with the CIA and FBI closing in on them, will they discover the truth about the five families before it’s too late?
© 2013 Jinxworld Inc.
Penciled by BUTCH GUICE & MICHAEL LARK
Cover by DANIEL ACUNA
344 PGS / Rated T+ / $29.99
He’s been Bucky and Captain America -- now, James Barnes returns to the role of the Winter Soldier! When ex-Russian sleeper agents awaken, the trail leads to Latveria, and Winter Soldier and the Black Widow come face-to-face with Dr. Doom! Can Marvel’s super-spies prevent war with Latveria? Can Bucky stop the sleepers he himself trained? Old enemies resurface with new identities, and Winter Soldier and Black Widow’s hunt gets personal in the aftermath of a savage murder. Now, Winter Soldier must save the Widow from her own past! But even with help from Avengers teammates Wolverine, Captain America and Hawkeye, Bucky must decide whether he is willing to sacrifice everything to save his love. Master CAPTAIN AMERICA writer Ed Brubaker wraps up his critically acclaimed run here -- and no one escapes unscathed! Collecting FEAR ITSELF #7.1: CAPTAIN AMERICA and WINTER SOLDIER #1-14.
Art/Cover: ROCK-HE KIM
32 PGS / Parental Advisory / $3.99
• In the deserts of Afghanistan, X-Force has found a lead that could help them track down the villain who killed one of their own.
• But standing in their way is Britain’s own team of superhuman operatives: MI13!
• As the two factions come to blows, little do they know that a third player threatens to wipe them all off the board …
Penciled by PAUL SMITH & ARTHUR ADAMS
Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS
248 PGS / Rated T / $29.99
The X-Men take on Loki, god of mischief! In the Arctic Circle, Alpha Flight and the X-Men discover a power that could save the world -- but are they willing to pay the terrible price? Is Loki truly trying to give Earth a godly boon, or are his motives darker than the heroes dare dream? And when the X-Men incur Loki’s wrath, it’s the novice New Mutants who take the fall…and rise to Asgard! The X-Men ride to the rescue, but what if the New Mutants don’t want to go home? And as Storm falls under Loki’s sway, Magik is ensorcelled by the Enchantress, and Mirage has a fateful encounter with the Valkyrie, can even the mightiest mutants survive the magic of myth? Collecting X-MEN & ALPHA FLIGHT (1995) #1-2, NEW MUTANTS SPECIAL EDITION #1 and X-MEN ANNUAL (1970) #9.
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