MARVEL TRADE PAPERBACKS

Following are Marvel Comics' trade paperbacks solicitations for June, with information coming from the company.

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: 500 COVERS HC

Cover by Alex Ross.

This deluxe hardcover volume celebrates more than four decades and a landmark 500 issues of Amazing Spider-Man by collecting every cover to every issue of the series Š ever! Featuring stunning artwork by comicsı greatest illustrators from the '60s through today -- including Steve Ditko, John Romita Jr. and Sr., John Buscema, Todd McFarlane, and J. Scott Campbell -- this volume also chronicles the highs and lows of Spider-Manıs spectacular career, as well as the ebb and flow of popular culture, over each of these 40-plus historical years!

312 pages, $49.99.

BEST OF SPIDER-MAN VOL. 3 HC

Written by J. Michael Straczynski, pencils by John Romita Jr. and John Romita Sr., cover by J. Scott Campbell.

The latest volume of the best Spider-Man stories the House of Ideas has to offer presents an entire year's worth of tales from Amazing Spider-Man -- including the monumental reconciliation between Peter and Mary Jane, and an interdimensional invasion that sees Spidey set adrift in the time stream, forced to relive his greatest battles! Featuring the landmark Amazing Spider-Man #500, this deluxe hardcover culminates in one very special, unexpected reunion! Also collects Amazing Spider-Man #46-58.

368 pages, $29.99.

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VOL. 4 HC

Written by Brian Michael Bendis, pencils and cover by Mark Bagley.

This deluxe hardcover features Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 7: Irresponsible and Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 8: Cats & Kings, plus all the extras readers expect from these keepsake editions. Spider-Man faces off against an explosive new teenage villain, has another run-in with the infamous Kingpin of Crime and meets the Black Cat, a curvaceous jewel thief who will complicate Spider-Manıs career and Peter Parkerıs love life! Collects Ultimate Spider-Man #40-45 and #47-53.

336 pages, $29.99.

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VOL. 9: ULTIMATE SIX TPB

Written by Brian Michael Bendis, penciled by Trevor Hairsine, Mark Bagley and Joe Quesada, cover by John Cassaday.

They are genetically altered men with one thing in common: They have all been beaten by Spider-Man. Now, the Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus, the Sandman, Electro and Kraven the Hunter are being held together in a S.H.I.E.L.D. containment center. But they will not be held for long. What happens when five of the worldıs worst criminals escape and join forces? Who will they target as the sixth member of their deadly alliance? Spider-Man must do whatever it takes to make sure his family and friends are safe. But even with the help of the Ultimates, will that be enough? Collects Ultimate Spider-Man #46 and Ultimate Six #1-7.

208 pages, $17.99.

THE ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN SCRIPT BOOK

Written by Brian Michael Bendis.

Brian Michael Bendis takes readers behind the scenes of the creative process with Marvel's first-ever collection of original scripts. Experience the best of Ultimate Spider-Man in powerful prose with the scripts to issues #1/2, #13, #27 and #45; the Ultimate Spider-Man Super Special; and Ultimate Marvel Team-Up #9 and #11 -- featuring artwork by Mark Bagley, Jim Mahfood, Chynna Clugston-Major and more, and all-new commentary by Bendis himself.

208 pages, $17.99.

MARY JANE 2 HC

Written by Judith O'Brien, chapter illustrations by Mike Mayhew.

This sequel to Marvel's best-selling entry into Young Adult prose fiction brings back award-winning romance author Judith O'Brien for a brand-new story starring the love of Spider-Man's life, Mary Jane Watson! Best friends and high-school classmates, Mary Jane and Peter Parker have taken the big first step toward a blossoming romance, but their relationship may never make it past mid-semester. Mary Jane knows Peter is hiding something. Does it have anything to do with the web-slinging crime-fighter who seems to show up everywhere Mary Jane turns (and who's actually pretty cute...)? Or does it involve the new girl in school, Gwen Stacy? One thing's certain: By the time she discovers the truth, nothing will ever be the same.

224 pages, $14.99.

MARY JANE TPB

Written by Judith O'Brien, chapter illustrations by Mike Mayhew.

Written by the award-winning romance and Young Adult novelist Judith O'Brien, this traditional prose novel is a high-school romance updated for today's teens! The new girl at Midtown High, Mary Jane Watson juggles and struggles with her parents' divorce, her love of ballet and her burgeoning new bond with class nerd Peter Parker -- who's about to undergo a stunning transformation of his own.

224 pages, $8.99.

ESSENTIAL SPIDER-MAN VOL. 6 TPB

Written by Stan Lee and Gerry Conway, penciled by John Romita Sr., Ross Andru and Gil Kane, covery by Romita.

Dark days loom as Spider-Man faces adversaries old and new -- and learns that not only does great responsibility come with great power, there must also come great heartache. This all-new addition to the Essentials line features Spider-Man vs. the Hulk in Canada, the deaths of Gwen Stacy and the Green Goblin, the first appearances of the Man-Wolf and the Punisher Š and the wedding of Doctor Octopus and Aunt May!? Collects Amazing Spider-Man #114-137, Giant-Size Super Heroes #1, and Giant-Size Spider-Man #1 and #2.

576 pages, $16.99.

SPIDER-MAN 2: THE MOVIE TPB

Spider-Man broke dozens of box-office records, and Spider-Man 2 is poised to top them all! This trade paperback collects the comic-book adaptation of the sequel to one of the biggest blockbusters of all time -- plus the debut of Doctor Octopus in Amazing Spider-Man #3, and the origin of Ultimate Doc Ock from Ultimate Spider-Man #14 and #15.

120 pages, $12.99.

FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 1 HC

Written by Mark Waid, pencils by Mike Wieringo, Mark Buckingham and Casey Jones, cover by Wieringo.

A team -- and a family -- of adventurers, explorers and imaginauts, the Fantastic Four live lives both ordinaryŠand extraordinary. Now, Reed Richards, Sue Richards, Benjamin Grimm and Johnny Storm blast into this fully loaded, oversized hardcover -- featuring an entire yearıs worth of the World's Greatest Comic Magazine and more than 30 pages of ever-lovin' extras! Finally, learn the truth behind Mister Fantasticıs decision to cast his friends as the greatest squad of superhuman adventurers ever assembled; see the Fantastic Four face off against a sentient mathematical equation driven mad by love, an infestation of insects from another dimension, a cascading wave of molecular instability and a teammate on a homicidal rampage; and bear witness to history in the making as Doctor Doom doesŠthe unthinkable. Collects Fantastic Four #60-70 and #500-502.

368 pages, $29.99.

UNCANNY X-MEN VOL. 6: BRIGHT NEW MOURNING TPB

Written by Chuck Austen, penciled by Salvador Larroca and Ron Garney, cover by Larroca.

In a world full of fear and hatred, all too often the unfortunate result is violence. Finally facing their own recent past, the X-Men come to terms with the widespread devastation of Magneto's genocidal attack on New York City -- and prepare to embark on an all-new, all-different era of excitement! Plus: When the Juggernaut tries to defend his young friend, Sammy, from an abusive father, it's the X-Man who is arrested and put on trial. Now, the former criminal must convince the world that he has truly reformed. Collects Uncanny X-Men #435, #436, #442 and #443; and New X-Men #155 and #156.

152 pages, $14.99.

MYSTIQUE VOL. 1: DEAD DROP GORGEOUS TPB

Written by Brian K. Vaughan, pencils and cover by Jorge Lucas.

For years, Mystique has used her shape-shifting abilities to stand against the X-Men in their battle for mutant-human coexistence -- but in an increasingly complicated world, she begins to find the battle lines are no longer so clear. In exchange for protection from her countless enemies, Mystique reluctantly agrees to go to work for Professor Charles Xavier, telepathic leader of the X-Men. But instead of being invited to join the team, she is asked to participate in politically sensitive operations as one of Xavier's secret agents, operatives who can't be traced back to Professor X in the event of their capture or death. Can this former mutant-rights terrorist, who can disguise herself as anyone on the planet, be trusted? Collects Mystique #1-6.

144 pages, $14.99.

AVENGERS VOL. 4: LIONHEART OF AVALON TPB

Written by Chuck Austen, pencils by Olivier Coipel and Sean Chen, cover by David Finch.

It seems like a routine mission when Captain America and Earth's Mightiest Heroes head to Great Britain to deal with the Wrecking Crew's latest scheme. But when matters get out of hand, it takes the bravery of an innocent bystander using Cap's indestructible shield to save them all. These events lead to the resurrection of a forgotten Marvel hero and the introduction of a new member of the Avengers! Collects Avengers #77-81.

120 pages, $11.99.

INCREDIBLE HULK VOL. 7: DEAD LIKE ME TPB

Written by Bruce Jones and Garth Ennis, pencils by Doug Braithwaite and John McCrea, cover by Mike Deodato Jr.

There's something big and nasty in the desert, and it's cutting a bloody swath toward Dr. Bruce Banner -- the man also known as the Incredible Hulk! As Banner marshals the monster within for his ultimate battle, he must be ready to confront a creature with intimate knowledge of his very soul. Collects Incredible Hulk #66-69 -- plus the pulse-pounding, never-before-reprinted Marvel Knights mini-series Hulk Smash #1 and #2.

144 pages, $12.99.

ELEKTRA VOL. 4: FRENZY TPB

Written by Robert Rodi, pencils by Will Conrad, cover by Tom Fleming.

The beautiful but deadly assassin is hired to eliminate the leader of a violent guerilla movement in Southeast Asia, but will Elektra's conscience allow her to fulfill the contract when she learns the insane guerilla leader is just an 8-year-old boy hailed as a prophet by his followers? Plus: What happens when the world's most lethal woman is felled by... the Flu?! Collects Elektra #29-34.

144 pages, $14.99.