Wednesday, September 18, 2002

MARVEL COMICS FOR DECEMBER

Following are Marvel Comics' solicitations for December, with information coming from the company.

X-MEN TITLES

THE ULTIMATE WAR #1 & #2

Written by Mark Millar, art and covers by Chris Bachalo.

The Ultimates vs. The Ultimate X-Men: the battle begins. When the X-Men do the worst thing they could to humanity, Nick Fury orders The Ultimates to bring them down. But Xavier hasn't been training his soldiers for nothing, and the mutants just might take out The Ultimates first. And best of all, fight fans, two issues of this brawl ship this month.

32 pages, $2.25.

NEW X-MEN #135

Written by Grant Morrison, art by Frank Quitely and Tim Townsend, cover by Quitely.

Frank Quitely returns as "Riot At Xavier's" begins. Generation battles generation as the eternal showdown of youth vs. experience hits Xavier's Institute! Pupils against teachers. Children against parents! Who lives? Who dies? Who betrays whom? Be warned: Grant Morrison has promised that this four-part shocker will change the X-Men even more than "E is for Extinction" did.

32 pages, $2.25.

UNCANNY X-MEN #416

Written by Chuck Austen, penciled by Kia Asamiya, inked by J.D. Smith, cover by Asamiya.

It's the first issue illustrated by Kia Asamiya. Plus: what is Juggernaut's dark secret?

32 pages, $2.25.

ULTIMATE X-MEN #26

Written by Mark Millar, art and cover by Adam Kubert.

Prologue to the next big story. Two years before the events of Ultimate X-Men #1, how did Professor X's greatest friendship dissolve into hatred?

32 pages, $2.25.

X-TREME X-MEN: X-POSE #2

Written by Chris Claremont, art by Arthur Ranson, cover by Rodolfo Migliari

The media exposes mutantkind for what it really is.

32 pages, $2.99.

X-STATIX #6

Written by Peter Milligan, art and cover by Mike Allred.

A new, four-part story begins here.

32 pages, $2.25.

WOLVERINE #184

Written by Frank Tieri, art by Sean Chen, cover by Essad Ribic.

No story information provided.

32 pages, $2.25.

X-MEN UNLIMITED #40

Written by Chuck Austen, Steven Grant and Nick Bertozzi, art by Clayton Henry, David Finch and Dean Haspiel, cover By Josh Middleton.

All evil issue! Mystique, Sabretooth and the Juggernaut storm the stage in three bad-to-the-bone stories.

48 pages, $3.50.

EXILES #20

Written by Judd Winick, art by J. Calafiore, cover by Dale Keown.

A new, three-part story starts now. To save a world overrun by the Legacy Virus, what will the Exiles sacrifice?

32 pages, $2.25.

WEAPON X #4

Written by Frank Tieri, art by Georges Jeanty and Dexter Vines, cover by Jeanty.

It ends here: the hunt for Sabretooth.

32 pages, $2.25.

AGENT X #6

Written by Gail Simone, art and cover by UDON.

It's Agent X vs. a legion of mercs in the action-packed conclusion to this title's first story arc.

32 pages, $2.25.

SOLDIER X #6

Written by Darko Macan, art and cover by Igor Kordey.

It's the explosive conclusion to Soldier X's first story.

32 pages, $2.25.

WOLVERINE: NETSUKE #4

Written, art and cover by George Pratt.

Wolverine goes samurai in this fully painted story by George Pratt.

32 pages, $3.99.

MEKANIX #3

Written by Chris Claremont, art by Juan Bobillo and Marcelo Sosa, cover by Celia Calle.

No story information provided.

32 pages, $2.99.

MARVEL KNIGHTS TITLES

CAPTAIN AMERICA #7

Written by John Ney Rieber, penciled by Trevor Hairsine, inked by Danny Miki, cover by John Cassaday.

A new story arc begins -- and it features art by Trevor Hairsine. (Note: This is a resolicitation.)

32 pages, $2.99.

DAREDEVIL #40

Written by Brian Michael Bendis, art by Manuel Gutierrez, cover by Alex Maleev.

The shocking conclusion to "Trial of the Century."

32 pages, $2.99.

ELEKTRA #18 & #19

Written by Greg Rucka, art by Carlo Pagulayan and Danny Miki, covers by Greg Horn.

It's double the action as Elektra hits twice this month.

32 pages, $2.99.

PUNISHER #20

Written by Garth Ennis, art by Steve Dillon, cover by Tim Bradstreet.

No story information provided.

32 pages, $2.99.

ALIAS #17

Written by Brian Michael Bendis, art by Michael Gaydos, cover by David Mack.

No story information provided.

32 pages, $2.99.

SPIDER-MAN TITLES

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #32

Written by Brian Michael Bendis, art by Mark Bagley and Art Thibert, cover by Bagley.

No story information provided.

32 pages, $2.25.

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #33

Written by Brian Michael Bendis, art by Mark Bagley and Art Thibert, cover by Bagley.

You asked for him, you got him: Ultimate Venom! Spider-Man's ultimate villain gets the Ultimate treatment.

32 pages, $2.25.

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #48

Written by J. Michael Straczynski, art by John Romita Jr. and Scott Hanna, cover by Frank Cho.

No story information provided.

32 pages, $2.25.

PETER PARKER: SPIDER-MAN #51

Written by Zeb Wells, art by Francisco Herrera and Wayne Faucher, cover by Herrera.

The Shocker and Hydro-Man strike as a new two-part story begins here.

32 pages, $2.25.

SPIDER-MAN'S TANGLED WEB #21

Written by Darwyn Cooke, art by J. Bone, cover by Cooke.

A standalone story written by Cooke.

32 pages, $2.99.

SPIDER-MAN: LEGEND OF THE SPIDER CLAN #3

Written by Kaare Andrews, art by Skott Young, cover by Andrews.

Get ready for the Green Goblin -- Manga style.

32 pages, $2.25.

SPIDER-GIRL #54

Written by Tom DeFalco, art by Pat Olliffe and Al Williamson, cover by Olliffe.

A new story begins.

32 pages, $2.25.

MARVEL HEROES TITLES

ULTIMATE DAREDEVIL & ELEKTRA #2 & #3

Written by Greg Rucka, art and cover by Salvador Larroca.

The Ultimate look at comics' ultimate couple continues -- with 2 issues this month. Elektra hungers for revenge, but when the person she hunts is connected to the world's richest man, justice doesn't come cheap.

32 pages, $2.25.

THE ULTIMATES #9

Written by Mark Millar, art by Bryan Hitch and Andrew Currie, cover by Bryan Hitch.

No story information provided.

32 pages, $2.25.

MARVILLE #4

Written by Bill Jemas, art by M.D. Bright and Paul Neary, cover by Greg Horn.

No story information provided.

32 pages, $2.25.

CAPTAIN MARVEL #4

Written by Peter David, art by ChrisCross, colored by Chris Sotomayor, cover by Andy Kubert.

No story information provided.

32 pages, $2.25.

ULTIMATE ADVENTURES #4

Written by Ron Zimmerman, art by Duncan Fegredo, cover by Kaare Andrews.

The Ultimates recruit Hawk-Owl & Zippy into The War.

32 pages, $2.25.

TRUTH #2

Written by Robert Morales, art and cover by Kyle Baker.

In the tradition of Origin, Marvel reveals the shocking secret history of Captain America.

32 pages, $3.50.

AVENGERS #61

Written by Geoff Johnson, art by Gary Frank and Jon Sibal, cover by Frank.

The old order changeth as a new team line-up is created -- and it's penciled by Gary Frank.

32 pages, $2.25.

AVENGERS #62

Written by Geoff Johnson, art by Gary Frank and Jon Sibal, cover by Frank.

A standalone story illustrated by Gary Frank.

32 pages, $2.25.

FANTASTIC FOUR #64

Written by Mark Waid, art by Mike Wieringo and Karl Kesel, cover by Wieringo.

It's the chilling conclusion to "Sentient."

32 pages, $2.25.

INCREDIBLE HULK #47

Written by Bruce Jones, art by Stuart Immonen and Scott Koblish, cover by Kaare Andrews.

No story information provided.

32 pages, $2.25.

THOR #57

Written by Dan Jurgens, art by Joe Bennett and covers, cover by Claudio Castellini.

A special "storybook" issue featuring full-page pin-ups by a host of creators.

32 pages, $2.25.

IRON MAN #62

Written by Mike Grell, art by Michael Ryan and Sean Parsons, cover by Ryan.

Part one of "You Can't Always Get…!"

32 pages, $2.25.

IRON MAN #63

Written by Mike Grell, art by Michael Ryan and Sean Parsons, cover by Paolo Rivera.

The conclusion to "You Can't Always Get…!"

32 pages, $2.25.

BLACK PANTHER #52

Written by Christopher Priest, art by Jorge Lucas and Larry Stucker, cover by Andy Kubert.

The brand-new direction continues. Who wears the mask of the Black Panther?

32 pages, $2.50.

THUNDERBOLTS #75

Written by Fabian Nicieza, art by Manuel Garcia and Scott Hanna, cover by Juan Bobillo, Marcelo Sosa and Jose Villarrubia.

Is this double-sized issue the end of the Thunderbolts as we know them?

48 pages, $3.50.

MARVEL DOUBLE-SHOT #2

Written by Christopher Priest and Bill Morrison, art by Paolo Rivera and Bill Morrison, cover by Joe Jusko.

Two classic characters in one cool comic, featuring the Avengers by Bongo's Bill Morrison. Plus: Dr. Doom by Priest.

32 pages, $2.99

PARADISE X #8

Written by Alex Ross and Jim Krueger, art by Doug Braithwaite and Bill Reinhold, cover by Ross.

The saga of the Earth X alternate timeline continues.

32 pages, $2.99

SHANG-CHI: MASTER OF KUNG FU #4

Written by Doug Moench, art by Paul Gulacy and Jimmy Palmiotti, cover by Gulacy.

No story information provided.

KILLRAVEN #3

Written by Alan Davis, art by Davis and Mark Farmer, cover by Davis.

No story information provided.

32 pages, $2.99.

EDEN'S TRAIL #2

Written by Steve Uy and Chuck Austen, art and cover by Uy.

Continuing a brand-new anime adventure of sci-fi action delivered in the widescreen MarvelScope format.

32 pages, $2.99.