WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2006
MARVEL COMICS FIRST LOOKS
FIRST LOOK: UNCANNY X-MEN #478
Uncanny X-Men #478 will arrive in stores on Sept. 7 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Ed Brubaker, with art and cover by Billy Tan.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"'The Rise and Fall of the Shi'Ar Empire.' Prof. X and his new team find themselves between a hunk of space junk and a hard-place, as they search the wreckage of Vulcan's path of destruction for the secret that will help them get to the Shi'Ar throneworld in time. But Marvel Girl's presence on the outskirts of Shi'Ar controlled space has not gone unnoticed, and a new enemy with deep ties to her is unleashed!"
Uncanny X-Men #478 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: X-MEN: PHOENIX WARSONG #1
X-Men: Phoenix -- Warsong #1 will arrive in stores on Sept. 7 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Greg Pak, with art by Tyler Kirkham and a cover by Marc Silvestri.
Here's how Marvel describes the book:
"The Phoenix is back! But where has it been reborn? Fire and pain await the X-Men. Can they handle whatıs to come? Part 1 of 5."
X-Men: Phoenix -- Warsong #1 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: MARVEL TEAM-UP #24
Marvel Team-Up #24 will arrive in stores on Sept. 7 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Robert Kirkman, with art by Andy Kuhn and a cover by Phil Hester.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"'Freedom Ring,' conclusion. In this final chapter Freedom Ring comes face-to-face with Iron Maniac. Has he learned enough to face such a deadly foe or is his career about to meet an abrupt and messy end? All this and more as things ramp up for next month's issue 25 extravaganza!"
Marvel Team-Up #24 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #12
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #12 will arrive in stores on Sept. 7 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Peter David, with art by Todd Nauck and a cover by Mike Wieringo.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"Mysterio has transformed Midtown High into a haunted house! But for the students inside, as well as their teacher, Peter Parker -- a.k.a. Spider-Man -- the dangers are anything but a carnival illusion. Will Spider-Man have to team-up with his one-time archrival turned friend, turned archrival again, Flash Thompson, to rescue the students? And what happens when another famous villain from Spideyıs past mysteriously reappears?"
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #12 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: BEYOND! #3
Beyond! #3 will arrive in stores on Sept. 7 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Dwayne McDuffie, with art and cover by Scott Kolins.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"Dr. Pym's Quinjet has been blown out of the sky by the rampaging Dragon Man. Now the only thing that stands between the devastated survivors of the crash and Dragon Man's wrath is a cyborg super soldier turned-pacifist who has been missing for a decade, Deathlok. Meanwhile, Kraven has a heart-to-heart with the recently deceased hero from issue 1!"
Beyond! #3 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #19
Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #19 will arrive in stores on Sept. 7 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Peter David, with art by Mike Norton and a cover by Cameron Stewart.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"Whatıs green and scaly and likes parading around New York City in big purple underpants? You guessed it...Fin Fang Foom! Will Spidey figure out how to put the kibosh on the devilish dragon, or will he be...squished?"
Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #19 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: SPIDER-MAN SPECIAL: BLACK AND BLUE AND READ ALL OVER
Spider-Man Special: Black and Blue and Read All Over will arrive in stores on Sept. 7 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Jim Krueger, with art by Drew Johnson and a cover by Jay Anacleto.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"A special stand-alone story set in the recent past of the wall-crawler's career! Haunted by nightmares, plagued by a world that doesn't understand him, Spider-Man makes a fateful deal with Daily Bugle publisher J. Jonah Jameson!"
Spider-Man Special: Black and Blue and Read All Over will be 48 pages and will cost $3.99.
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FIRST LOOK: AGENTS OF ATLAS #2
Agents of Atlas #2 will arrive in stores on Sept. 7 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Jeff Parker
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"He can't fly, shoot lasers from his eyes, or bench-press cars, but he might be the more dangerous than Hyperion, Doctor Spectrum, and Power Princess rolled into one.
But how will the vigilante known as Nighthawk respond when heıs asked to join the Squadron Supreme?"
Agents of Atlas #2 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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