MARVEL COMICS FOR FEBRUARY -- AN EARLY LOOK

CIVIL WAR: THE INITIATIVE

Written by Brian Michael Bendis and Warren Ellis, art and cover by Marc Silvestri.

The post war Marvel Universe begins here! The war is over! Let the healing begin! This all-new special written by Brian Bendis, especially for Marc Silvestri, debuts the all new Iron Man, Omega Flight, Mighty Avengers, New Avengers and with a special chapter written by Warren Ellis...Thunderbolts! Each chapter is an important all-new prologue for each of these huge new series and sets up the radically altered landscape that makes up the post-Civil War Marvel Universe!

64 pages, $4.99.

CIVIL WAR: FRONT LINE #11

Written by Paul Jenkins, art by Ramon Bachs, cover by John Watson.

Classified information!

32 pages, $2.99.

MARVEL SPOTLIGHT: CIVIL WAR AFTERMATH

Written by John Rhett Thomas.

As one of the most important events in Marvel history winds down, Marvel Spotlight will be on hand to ask and answer the most important question of the post-Civil War era: Where do we go from here? We'll examine every title touched by the clash between Marvel heroes and every new title with its origins in Civil War -- including Iron Man, Captain America, Fantastic Four, Mighty Avengers, Thunderbolts, Omega Flight and more! With interviews and preview material from the writers, artists and editors charged with picking up the pieces and moving forward, this edition of Marvel Spotlight will bring you the final analysis on Civil War, in addition to a complete checklist of all the upcoming CW collections!

48 pages, $2.99.

CIVIL WAR: BATTLE DAMAGE REPORT

Written by Anthony Flamini and Ronald Byrd, cover by Ed McGuinness, additional art by Scott Kolins.

The final shots have been fired. The Civil War has ended. A victor has emerged. Now, S.H.I.E.L.D. has prepared the Battle Damage Report, an intelligence dossier assessing the impact of the war and the dangers the nation still faces. Battle Damage Report provides a closing chapter to Civil War and a glimpse of the new status quo of the Marvel Universe!

64 pages, $3.99.

BLACK PANTHER #25

Written by Reginald Hudlin, penciled by Koi Turnbull, cover by Michael Turner.

"Foreign Affairs," part 3 -- official tie-in to Civil War. Classified information.

32 pages, $2.99.

CAPTAIN AMERICA #25

Written by Ed Brubaker, pencils and cover by Steve Epting, variant cover by Bryan Hitch.

Classified information!

48 pages, $3.99.

IRON MAN #15

Written by Daniel Knauf and Charles Knaug, penciled by Patrick Zircher, cover by Adi Granov, variant cover by Gerald Parel.

Classified information!

32 pages, $2.99.

NEW AVENGERS #27

Written by Brian Michael Bendis, pencils and cover by Leinil Yu.

The New Avengers return! And they are bringing superstar artist Leinil Yu with them!! But who are the New Avengers and what are they doing post-Civil War? Plus the return of Ronin! It's Ronin versus Elektra for control of the Japanese underworld!

32 pages, $2.99.

THUNDERBOLTS #111

Written by Warren Ellis, art by Mike Deodato, cover by Marko Djurdjevic, variant cover by Ariel Olivetti.

"Faith in Monsters," Part 2 of 6. The new Thunderbolts embark on a manhunt for Captain America's old sidekick, Jack Flag. Can Jack survive against the raw power of Venom and the cunning of Moonstone? And what has he done to deserve being hunted down? Plus, discover how Songbird ended up a low-ranking member on the team she used to run.

32 pages, $2.99.