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Monday, May 23, 2005MARVEL COMICS TRADE PAPERBACKSULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VOLUME 14 TP
Written by Brian Michael Bendis, art and cover by Mark Bagley.
The Gang War to end all Gang Wars begins. The Kingpin is in retreat -- and that kind of power vacuum won't last long. It's about to be filled by a figure of unabashed dread in the underworld: Hammerhead! Plus: The Ultimate debut of several Marvel characters, include Moon Knight. And Spidey thinks he's had trouble before .. but nothing has made him declare -- "Peter Parker" no more. Collects Ultimate Spider-Man #79-84.
144 pages, $12.99, in stores on Dec. 21.
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VOL, 6 HC
Written by Brian Michael Bendis, art and cover by Mark Bagley.
One of the most ruthless villains in the history of the Marvel Universe -- the fan-favorite Carnage -- gets the Ultimate treatment. Athough young Peter Parker has proven himself time and time again on the field of battle, can even he hope to defeat this heartless killing machine? Also, a bizarre occurrence brings Spider-Man and Wolverine together for the weirdest team-up in super-hero history. As the two struggle to get to the bottom of this mystery, their lives literally unravel. Why are both heroes too concerned with their own lives to work together? Plus, Johnny Storm realizes that despite his new flame powers and fame on the horizon, he still doesn't have a high-school diploma. And where does the young New Yorker enroll? Why, nother than a certain Queens high school that also counts one Peter Parker -- Spider-Man -- as a student. Collects Ultimate Spider-Man #60-71.
288 pages, $29.99, in stores on Sept 21.
MARVEL KNIGHTS SPIDER-MAN VOL 4: WILD BLUE YONDER
Written by Reginald Hudlin, art by Billy Tan and Steve McNiven..
Hollywood heavyweight Reginald Hudlin has already brought you his vision for Black Panther. Now, he's teaming up with red-hot artist Billy Tan to shake up everyone's favorite web-slinger by turner Peter Parker's life upside down. He's got an incredible new pad (you won't believe where), a new job and -- although he doesn't know it -- a new nemesis who's everythng Peter isn't. But first Spider-Man's got to deal with a more pressing problem -- a shape-shifting super-villain who's developed a nasty habit ... and will do anything to feed it. And wait -- who's that hitting on Mary Jane? Collects Marvel Knights Spder-Man #13-18.
144 pages, $14.99, in stores on Nov. 23.
MARVEL KNIGHTS SPIDER-MAN: VOL. 1 HC
Written by Mark Millar, art by Terry Dodson and Frank Cho.
A mysterious villain has discovered the wall-crawler's secret idenity ... and is using the information to slowly destroy everything and everyone that Peter Parker cares about. But how far will Spider-Man go to protect the people he loves? Is he willing to cross a boundary we thought we'd never see him cross? Featuring Spider-Man's most fearsome foes and avenging allies. Collects Marvel Knight Spider-Man #1-12.
304 pages, $29.99, in stores on Nov. 16.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOL. 10: NEW AVENGERS TPB
Written by J. Michael Straczynski, art by Mike Deodato Jr.
Trump Tower has nothing on Spider-Man! Spinning out of the pages of New Avengers. you won't believe what the fickle hand of fate has in store for Peter Parker, Mary Jane and Aunt May. Collects Amazing Spider-Man #519-524.
144 pages, $14.99, in stores on Dec. 14.
SPIDER-MAN: BREAKOUT TPB
Written by Tony Bedard, art by Mike Deodato and Manuel Garcia.
The New Avengers riot hits here. The jailbreak of the century causes more havoc in the Marvel U as a flood of the most dangerous villains on the planet pours into the streets of New York City! And caught between two warring cliques of escaped convicts is everyone's favorite web-slingers. Collects Spider-Man: Breakout #1-5.
120 pages, $13.99.
ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR VOLUME 4: INHUMANS TPB
Written by Mike Carey, with art by Jae Lee.
A classic Fantastic Four villain makes the debut here in Ultimate form, turning the Baxter Building into a virtual trap set to capture and eliminate the fledgling adventures. And what of the other denizens of the skyscraper, including Johnny and Sue's father Dr. Storm? And who has the power to outthink even the most brilliant man alive, Reed Richards? Wait and see. Plus: The fisrt appearance of the Ultimate Inhumans. From a hidden race, she came to steal the hear of the FF's youngest member. She's the beautiful elemental called Crystal. Collects Ultimate Fantastic Four #19-20 and Annual #1.
96 pages, $12.99, in stores on Nov. 9.
FANTASTIC FOUR: MAXIUMUM EDITION HARDCOVER
Written by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby.
Ushing in momentous change in comic-book illustration and ingenuity, Jack Kirby's immense artistic contribution to Fantastic Four #1 revolutionized visual storytelling and brought the art of reality to the extraordinary lives of super-heroes. The ripple effects of that single issue continue to influence comic-book art to this day. As a tribute to Kirby's rendering of Marvel's First Family and their first adventures, Maximum Fantastic Four re-presents Fantastic Four #1 as you've never seen it before -- highlighted by a super-size, digitally remasterd, panel-by-panel exploration of the entire issue that captures every single detail and nuance of Kirby's groundbreaking artwork. The book also contains a substantial introduction and afterword by best-selling author and comic-book enthusiast Walter Mosley; art commentary by Kirby expert Mark Evanier; the stunning design o Paul Sahre; and a scale-sized, high-resolution reproduction of FF #1.
224 pages, $49.99, in stores on Nov. 2.
FANTASTIC FOUR VISIONARIES: JOHN BYRNE VOL 5 TPB
By John Byrne.
Learn the fantastic mysteries of Mister Fantastic's past as he searches for his time-tramping father and reveals his pre-FF invasion-foiling credentials in a fight against a monster in the classic Marvel style. Travel to a world of cowboys and amazons. See the Thing find a house of horror on an alien world. And behold the face of Doom...but just the face. Not to worry, She-Hulk shows more than enough to compensate. Featuring the Black Bolt/Meduse wedding and the end of the Kree-Skrull war. Collects Fantastic Four #268-275 and Annual #18 and Thing #19.
248 pages, $24.99, in stores on Dec. 21.
HOUSE OF M TPB
Written by Brian Michael Bendis, art by Olivier Coipel.
The Marvel event of the decade is here. The Avengers and the X-Men are faced with a common for that becomes their greatest threat: Wanda Maximoff. The Scarlet Witch is out of control, and the fate of the entire world is in her hands. Will Magneto help his daughter or use her powerss for his own benefit? Starring the Astonishing X-Men and the New Avengers. Nothing will ever be the same again. Collects House of M #1-8.
200 pages, $23.99, in stores on Jan. 4.
HOUSE OF M: FANTASTIC FOUR/IRON MAN TPB
Written by Greg Pak and John Layman, art by Pat Lee and Scott Eaton.
The Fantastic Four as you never could have imagined them. The trusted advisor at Magneto's right hand is almost certainly the second most powerful man in the world. But the question is ... welll second-best be enough for Victor Von Doom? Plus: Tony Stark is the smart, most successful Sapien on the planet -- the best and brightest of a dying species. Does it bother him that the House of M uses the techology produced by Tony's multi-billion-dollar company to keep Sapiens down? That must be the reason he keeps his most powerful creatin a secret -- a familiar-looking suit of armor. Collects Fantastic Four: House of M #1-3 and Iron Man: House of M #1-3.
144 pages, $13.99, in stores on Nov. 23.
HOUSE OF M: INCREDIBLE HULK TPB
Written by Peter David, art by Jorge Lucas.
In the Australian outback, Bruce Banner has found a peace he's never known among a tribe of Aborgines. But when their safety is threatened by a battle between a sect of AIM and the ruling totalitarian mutant government, the Hulk is forced to intervene in a big way. The "House" discovers that there is ome mortal in all the world who can stand against it, and he's drawn an incredible line in the sand, setting a stage for an unprecedented showdown. The Hulk like you've never seen him before. Collects Incredible Hulk #83-86.
96 pages, $13.99, in stores on Nov.16.
HOUSE OF M: WORLD OF M TPB
Written by Reginald Hudlin, Ed Brubaker, Fabian Nicieza, Brian Michael Bendis and more, art by Trevor Hairsine, Lee Weeks, Tom Grummett, Michael Lark and more.
A United Africa -- rule over by Storm and T'Challa -- has become an economic powerhouse and a thorn in Magneto's side. When Storm speaks out about the persistence of supremacist notions in the mutant-controlled world, a furious Magneto is determined to stop her at any cost. See Steve Rogers move from the '40s to the present day -- bearing witness to a changing landscape, and watching as man becomes the minority and mutant the ruler. Only Private Genis-Vell, a member of the Titan/Kree Exploratory Council, can see that something is desperatelywrong with the House of M. Finally, writer Brian Michael Bendis peels a shocking layer off the mystery of the Marvel Universe. Collects Black Panther #7, Captain America #10, New Thunderbolts #11, Pulse #10, House of M Sketchbook, Pulse Special Edition and Secrets of the House of M.
200 pages, $23.99, in stores on Nov. 9.
HOUSE OF M: SPIDER-MAN TPB
Written by Mark Waid and Salvador Larroca.
Meet Spider-Man -- hero to the people, champion of the weak and opposed ... and World Wrestling Alliance Championship Titleholder? Peter Parker has it all: respect, fame and the adoration of all. But he also has a deep, destructive secret that he keeps fromthe world and from his family -- one that could well unravel the reality he knows. Collects Spider-Man: House of M #1-5.
120 pages, $13.99, in stores on Dec. 21.
HOUSE OF M: UNCANNY X-MEN TPB
Written by Chris Claremont, with art by Alan Davis and Mark Farmer.
The return of Captain Britain. Brian Braddock is relase from his duties as protector of the Omniverse to deal with a threat of even greater proportions -- as if that was even possible. Meanwhile, Psylocke and Rachel find themselves trapped in a situation with no way out. Collects Uncanny X-Men #462-465..
96 pages, $13.99, in stores on Dec. 28.
HOUSE OF M: NEW X-MEN TPB
Written by Christina Weir and Nunzio DeFilipps, art by Aaron Lopresti.
When orders come down that a leader of the human resistance in Japan must be assassinated, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s highly trained Hellions squad is called in to do it. But when a team of future mutant leaders called the New Mutants find out about this, they must intervene to put an end to a guaranteed disaster of global proportions. Collects New X-Men #16-19.
$13.99.
MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN VOL. 2 DIGEST
Written by Sean McKeever, art by Patrick Scherberger.
The all-ages action continues. It's wall-to-wall mayhem in the Mighty Marvel Manner when Patrick Scherberger is joined by new Adventures writer Sean McKeever to deliver all-original tales of everybody's favorite teenage wall-crawler. Collects Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #5-8.
96 pages, $6.99, in stores on Dec. 21.
MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 1 DIGEST
All adventures, all action, for all ages. Join Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, the Human Torch and the Thing for a wild ride of all-new, unforgettable exploits. Collects Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four #1-4.
96 pages, $6.99, in stores on Jan. 4.
ORORO: BEFORE THE STORM DIGEST
Written by Marc Sumerak.
Celebrating 30 years of Storm. The back alleys of Cairo's thieves quarters are no place for a child to grow up -- unless that child is destined to be one of the greatest Marvel heroines of all time. Long before she became known as Storm, a young orphan named Ororo Munroe stalked the streets of Cairo picking pockets and scraping to survive. Get ready for some awesome Egyptian action and adventures as Ororo leads her fellow street urchins on the adventures of a lifetime. Collects Ororo: Before the Storm #1-4.
96 pages, $6.99, in stores on Nov. 16.
RUNAWAYS VOLUME 4: TRUE BELIEVERS DIGEST
Written By Brian K. Vaughan, art by Adrian Alphona and Craig Yeung.
When a group of teenagers discover that their parents are actually super-villains, they run away from home ... but that's only step one. Now that the evil Pride is gone, nearly every bad guy in the Marvel Universe is trying to fill the power vacuum in Los Angeles, and the Runaways are the only heroes who can stop them. Plus: What does a mysterious new team of young heores want with the Runaways, and which fan-favorite Marvel characters are part of this group?
144 pages, $7.99.
ARANA VOLUME 2: IN THE BEGINNING DIGEST
Straight from the pages of Amazing Fantasy come the continuing adventures of Anya Corazon -- scrappy teen from Brooklyn by day and butt-kicking Hunter of the ancient and mystical Spider Society by night. What seems like a routine collar turns out to be anything but when the corrupt judge Anya captured reveals a deadly new threat to the Spider Society. While Miguel tangles with an old enemy, a new nemesis arrives on the scene to challenge Anya -- in the most unlikely of places. Collects Arana: Heart of the Spider #1-6.
128 pages, $15.99.
SPIDER-GIRL VOLUME 4: TURNING POINT DIGEST
Written by Tom DeFalco, art by Pat Olliffe.
The adventures of Spider-Man's daughter continue as Mayday once again faces Kaine, Spider-Man swings again and Darkdevil is ... actually nice? Plus: Meet new heroes and villains, take a peek into the fantasies of Mayday's friends, and witness the return of the Green Goblin. Collects Spider-Man #17-21 and #1/2.
152 pages, $7.99, in stores on Sept. 21.
SCORPION: POISON TOMORROW DIGEST
Written by Fred Van Lente, art by Leonard Kirk.
Presenting the all-new, all-different Scorpion! After the vicious murder of her adoptive parents, Carmilla Black discovers her biological mother is the top scientist of the worldwide terrorist network A.I.M. Now, to unravel the secrets of her true idenity and mysterious power, she's hot on the heels of her enigmatic mother with S.H.I.E.L.D. close behind, hoping she'll take them right to the terrorists' leadership. Collects Amazing Fantasy #7-13.
144 pages, $7.99, in stores on Nov. 16.
GRAVITY DIGEST
Written by Sean McKeever, art by Mike Norton.
You've made your way through high school and moved out of your parents' house. You're finally ready to get a job, pick a major and meet the girl of your dreams. You've got it all figured out ... right? Meet Greg Willis, NYC newbie from the rural Midwest, hoping to realize his dream of becoming a big-city super-hero. But will the realities of city life, college and saving the day prove too much for him? Collectrs Gravity #1-5.
120 pages, $7.99, in stores on Dec. 28.
MACHINE TEEN: HISTORY 101001 DIGEST
Written by Marc Sumerak, art by Mike Hawthorne.
High school meets high-tech as an all-new model of Marvel hero debuts. Meet Adam Aaronson -- the ideal teenage. Straight "A" student. Captain of the West Tech football team. Smart. Handsome. Charismatic. Every boy wants to be him. Every girl wants to be with him. But after a series of debilitating seizures, Adams makes a discovery that will shake his reality to the core -- the fact that he isn't real at all. Join Adam as he begins to decrypt the truth about his origins and what it truly means to be human. It's not easy being the perfect teen ... even when you're built that way. Collects Machine Teen #1-5.
120 pages, $7.99, in stores on Nov. 30.
SPELLBINDERS: SIGNS AND WONDERS DIGEST
Written by Mike Carey, art by Mike Perkins.
Getting through high school is hard enough without having to watch your back the whole time, but magic can give you a real edge over the competition. When 15-year-old Kim Vesco moves from Chicago to Salem, Mass., she finds that the local student body is divided into rival factions of witches and non-witches, with both sides bidding for her allegiance. And if that weren't enough, an unknown force seems to want her ... dead! Between the tribal loyalties of the schoolyard and the brutal, fight-or-die logic of the mage-war, Kim has to steer a course that will keep her alive until she can take the fight back to her enemy and reveal the true identity of someone she thought she already knew: herself. Collects Spellbinders #1-6.
144 pages, $7.99, in stores on Oct. 26.
LIVEWIRES VOLUME 1 DIGEST
Written by Adam Warren, art by Rick Mays.
Hollowpoint Ninja. Gothic Lolita. Cornfed. Stem Cell. Social Butterfly. They're nanobuilt humanform combat mecha, with "smartware" bodies specialized for covert op and Artificially Intelligent minds programmed for suicidal loyalty. They're the super-human products of a top-secret, quasi-governmental R&D program with a unique agenda: namely, to seek out and destroy other top-secret, quasi-governmental R&D prgorams. And in the ultratech underbelly of a Marvel Universe infested with mad super-geniuses, homebrewed WMDs and bootlegged alien technologies, they have a lot of work to do...
144 pages, $7.99, in stores on Sept. 28.
MARVEL NEMESIS: THE IMPERFECT DIGEST
Written by Greg Pak, art by Renato Arlem.
An evil scientist sets his crosshairs on planet Earth, in search of test subjects for his experiments, transforming even the most timid creatures into vicious fighting machines. Thousands of years later, the Thing, Wolverine, Spider-Man and Elektra all find themselves unwilling participants in the scientist's millennia-old trials ... or perhaps not all of them are that unwilling. Collects Marvel Nemesis: The Imperfects #1-6.
144 pages, $7.99, in stores on Nov. 9.
MEGAMORPHS DIGEST
Written by Sean McKeever, art by Lou Kang.
Some dangers are too big for even the Marvel Super Heroes -- and that's when they activate Tony Stark's newest invenvtions: the Mega Morphs! Super-powerful high-tech transforming robots piloted by the unlikely team of New Avengers' Spider-Man, Captain America and Wolverine -- along with Ghost Rider and the Hulk? Join Sean McKeever and Lou Kang for furious fighting based on the hot new line of toys from Toy Biz. Collecting Megamorphs #1-4.
96 pages, $6.99, in stores on Dec. 21.
ULTIMATE X-MEN VOLUME 12: HARD LESSONS TPB
Written by Brian K. Vaughan and Geoff Johns, art by Steve Dillon, Stuart Immonen, Tom Raney and Tom Lopresti.
Ultimate Wolverine makes his explosive return. Storm travels to the Great White North to find her missing friend, but there's no time for celebration for the tempestuous and troubled duo. They're about to take on an all-new
128 pages, $12.99, in stores on Sept. 7.
ASTONISHING X-MEN VOLUME 2: DANGEROUS TPB
Written by Joss Whedon, art by John Cassaday.
A tragic death at the Xavier Institue reveals a powerful enemy living among the X-Men that they could have never suspected -- and no, it's not Magneto. Things heat up in a way none of the X-Men ever dreamed, but will teamwork save the say which they can't even depend on themselves? Collects Astonishing X-Men #7-12.
144 pages, $14.99, in stores on Sept. 14.
ASTONISHING X-MEN VOLUME 1: GIFTED HC
Written by Joss Whedon, art by John Cassaday.
In "Gifted," Cyclops and Emma Frost re-form the X-Men with the express purpose of "astonishing" the world. But when breaking new regarding the mutant gene unexpectedly hits the airwaves, will it derail their new plans before they ever get started? As demand for the "mutant cure" reaches near-riot levels, the X-Men go head-to-head with the enigmatic Ord, with an unexpected ally -- and some unexpected adversaries -- tipping the scales. In "Dangerous," a tragic death at the Xavier Institue reveals a powerful enemy living among the X-Men that they could have never suspected -- and no, it's not Magneto. Things heat up in a way none of the X-Men ever dreamed, but will teamwork save the say which they can't even depend on themselves? Collects Astonishing X-Men #1-12.
320 pages, $29.99, in stores on Dec. 21.
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