MARVEL COMICS FIRST LOOKS

FIRST LOOK: ASTONISHING X-MEN #5

Astonishing X-Men #5 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Joss Whedon, with art and cover by John Cassaday.

Here's how Marvel describes the issue:

"As demand for the "mutant cure" reaches near-riot levels, the X-Men finally go head-to-head with Ord, with an unexpected ally -- and some unexpected adversaries -- tipping the scales."

Astonishing X-Men #5 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.

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FIRST LOOK: UNCANNY X-MEN #449

Uncanny X-Men #449 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Chris Claremont, with art by Olivier Coipel and a cover by Greg Land.

Here's how Marvel describes the issue:

"'Guess Who's Back in Town?,' part 2 of 2. After their battle with the Fury, the X-Men look forward to a pleasant visit in England with their old friends Brian and Meggan Braddock -- but naturally, fate has other plans! A surprise villain with an especially ugly history with Wolverine and a score to settle with Sage is crashing the party...and she's not leaving without the life of an X-Man!"

Uncanny X-Men #449 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.25.

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FIRST LOOK: AVENGERS #502

Avengers #502 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Brian Michael Bendis, with art and cover by David Finch.

Here's how Marvel describes the issue:

"'Avengers Disassembled,' part 3 of 4. There's been a lot of buzz around this big Avengers event and this issue is what everyone is waiting for. Who will fall at the hands of the Avengers' greatest enemy? Guest-starring: every Avenger in the history of the Avengers."

Avengers #502 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.25.

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FIRST LOOK: BLACK WIDOW #1

Black Widow #1 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Richard K. Morgan, with art by Bill Sienkiewicz and a cover by Greg Land.

Here's how Marvel describes the issue:

"Part 1 of 6. Acclaimed science fiction novelist Richard K. Morgan and Bill Sienkiewicz bring you old ghosts and new revelations about the original Black Widow -- Natasha Romanova -- in this hardboiled noir tale. The deadliest agent in the Marvel Universe has finally gotten out of the spy game, and she's not asking for much, just a life of her own. When a sudden assassination attempt provides a harsh reality check, the former Soviet agent tracks a string of international killings that will lead her back to a Russia she can barely recognize"

Black Widow #1 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.

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FIRST LOOK: MARVEL KNIGHTS 4 #10

Marvel Knights 4 #10 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, with art by Jim Muniz and a cover by Steve McNiven.

Here's how Marvel describes the issue:

"'The Stuff Of Dreams,' part 1 of 3. Something very, very strange is happening to New Yorkıs First Family of Super Heroes. Their deepest fears and doubts are spreading from their dreams -- their unconscious minds -- to the waking world. What's real and whatıs not? The FF's old villain Psycho-Man may hold the key, but he's...dying?"

Fantastic Four #518 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.25.

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FIRST LOOK: EXCALIBUR #5

Excalibur #5 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Chris Claremont, with art by Aaron Lopresti and a cover by Andy Park.

Here's how Marvel describes the issue:

"'Food Fight,' part 1 of 4. Professor Xavier has now assembled his ragtag team of Magneto and Callisto, with youngsters Wicked, Freakshow and Shola under their tutelage. Already struggling to keep the peace in Genosha as well as between themselves, will the team have the strength to get to the bottom of simultaneous terrorist attacks on X-Corp offices around the world?"

Excalibur #5 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.

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FIRST LOOK: NIGHTCRAWLER #1

Nightcrawler #1 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, with art by Darick Robertson and a cover by Greg Land.

Here's how Marvel describes the issue:

"'The Devil Inside,' part 1 of 6. The X-Man known as Nightcrawler is a man with a foot in two worlds -- one the daylight world of super heroes and super-villains, the other a netherworld of demons and angels, ghosts and monsters -- human and otherwise. With the looks of a devil and the soul of a kind, ordinary man, Nightcrawler is used to being pulled in both directions, but now he might be asked to go where the other X-Men won't -- into the shadows that have always called to him!"

Nightcrawler #1 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.

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FIRST LOOK: ROGUE #3

Rogue #3 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Rob Rodi, with art by Cliff Richards and a cover by Rodolfo Migliari.

Here's how Marvel describes the issue:

"'Going Rogue,' part 3 of 6. As the pieces of the mystery surrounding Rogue's family begin to come together, Rogue finds she may have another problem -- her attraction to the mysterious stranger who's been mixed up in this puzzle from the start! And with her relationship with fellow X-Man Gambit falling on hard times, might the temptation be too much?"

Rogue #3 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.

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FIRST LOOK: MYSTIQUE #19

Mystique #19 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Sean McKeever, with art by Manuel Garcia and a cover by Mike Mayhew.

Here's how Marvel describes the issue:

"When an assassin's bullet aims for Mystique, the shape-shifting mutant and her enigmatic employer, Shepard, hunt down the source. This issue serves as a jumping-on point and a bridge between last month's "Unnatural" arc and next month's status-quo-shattering event!"

Mystique #19 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.

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FIRST LOOK: VENOM VS. CARNAGE #3

Venom vs. Carnage #3 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Peter Milligan, with art and cover by Clayton Crain.

Here's how Marvel describes the issue:

"Itıs round three of the three-way battle between Venom, Carnage, and a new and possibly even more deadly symbiote."

Venom vs. Carnage #3 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.

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