WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 2006
MARVEL COMICS FIRST LOOKS
FIRST LOOK: SPIDER-MAN & ARAÑA SPECIAL
Spider-Man & Arana Special will arrive in stores on March 29 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Tania del Rio, with art by Jonboy Meyers and a cover by Byron Penaranda.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"It all ends and begins right here! Araña learns what the future of the Wasp/Spider-Clan battle holds, and what it means for her destiny as the Hunter! Sides are chosen, lives are lost and Araña will never be the same! "
Spider-Man & Arana Special will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: X-MEN: DEADLY GENESIS #5
X-Men: Deadly Genesis #5 will arrive in stores on March 29 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Ed Brubaker, with art by Trevor Hairsine and a cover by Marc Silvestri.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"It's the penultimate issue of the most shocking X-Men mini-series of the century! Cyclops has learned the horrible truth of the identity of his captor, just as the X-Men have uncovered the pieces of Professor X's long-held secret shame. Now they'll battle through Sentinels and other machinations to meet their new enemy face-to-face, in the one place they hope to find Charles Xavier, assuming he survived the House of M. Also featuring a back up story that details the first time Emma Frost met Professor X."
X-Men: Deadly Genesis #5 will be 40 pages and will cost $3.50.
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FIRST LOOK: BOOKS OF DOOM #5
Books of Doom #5 will arrive in stores on March 29 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Ed Brbuaker, with art by Pable Raimondi and a cover by Pablo Rivera.
Here's how Marvel describes the book:
"It's the moment we've been waiting for in this critically acclaimed revelation of Doom's early years! Doom returns to Latveria and begins to lay plans for the revolt he will lead against the ruling class that has destroyed everything that ever mattered to him."
Books of Doom #5 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: CAPTAIN AMERICA 65TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL
Captain America 65th Anniversary Special will arrive in stores on March 29 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Ed Brubaker with art by Javier Pulido, Marco Martin, Mike Perkins and Frank D'Armata.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"Celebrating 65 years of Captain America, we bring you an extra-long special that weaves together Cap's modern stories with his fighting days in World War Two! Cap's newest enemy, General Aleksander Lukin, the head of one of the most powerful corporations in the world, is attempting to buy a piece of land in Germany, and he won't take no for an answer. What does he want there? The answer to that can only be found in an untold tale from the war -- a story that finds Cap and Bucky fighting alongside Sgt. Fury and the Howling Commandos behind enemy lines, trying to stop the Red Skull from launching a monstrous attack on the Allies unlike anything ever seen before. This dynamite, down-and-dirty WW2-era special also ties directly into the current Captain America series."
Captain America 65th Anniversary Special will be 48 pages and will cost $3.99.
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FIRST LOOK: FANTASTIC FOUR #536
Fantastic Four #536 will arrive in stores on March 29 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by J. Michael Straczynski, with art and cover by Mike McKone.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"A mysterious object has fallen from the heavens to crash in the Midwest, and Reed Richards has been called in to try to piece together the mystery surrounding it. What is it--and how will it lead into civil war and the return of a Marvel mainstay?"
Fantastic Four #536 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: NEW AVENGERS: ILLUMINATI
New Avengers: Illuminati will arrive in stores on March 29 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Brian Michael Bendis, with art by Alex Maleev and a cover by Gabriele Dell'Otto.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"Ripped from the pages of New Avenger, an all-new special. An explosive hidden story of Marvel's secret past, the secret history of Marvel's most secret team -- how they came together and how they are ripped apart. The events in this book act as a prologue to not one but two entirely different Marvel blockbuster summer events. The Marvel Universe is about to split down the middle and the line is drawn here! You will be asked: whose side are you on? "
New Avengers: Illuminati will be 48 pages and will cost $3.99.
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FIRST LOOK: UNTOLD TALES OF THE NEW UNIVERSE: PSI-FORCE
Untold Tales of the New Universe: Psi-Force will arrive in stores on March 29 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Tony Bedard, with art by Russ Braun and a cover by Leonard Kirk.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"Gathered by agent Emmet Proudhawk, five teens with mental powers share a mysterious bond. Combining their psionic power, they can summon the Psi-Hawk, an entity greater than the sum of their parts. But with Proudhawk murdered by agents who want to control them, the Psi-Force team find that power is a curse. Now Proudhawk¹s long-lost brother arrives, hounded by his own enemies, and the mighty Psi-Hawk is about to meet its match!"
Untold Tales of the New Universe: Psi-Force will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: THE SENTRY #7
The Sentry #7 will arrive in stores on March 29 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Paul Jenkins, with art and cover by John Romita Jr.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"Robert Reynolds is confronted with a truth that may be impossible to accept -- perhaps the Sentry never truly existed! Trapped within the confines of a lunatic asylum, Reynolds confronts the mysterious professor whose untested formula created the Sentry -- or did it?"
The Sentry #7 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: UNCANNY X-MEN #471
Uncanny X-Men #471 will arrive in stores on March 29 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Chris Claremont, with art and cover by Billy Tan.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"'Wand'Ring,' part 3 of 3. Rachel takes the fight to the aliens that slaughtered her family! But will the X-Men be able to keep her from crossing the line into murder?"
Uncanny X-Men #471 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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