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MONDAY, JUNE 18, 2007MARVEL TRADE PAPERBACKSMARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 5 (II)
Written by STAN LEE
Penciled by JACK KIRBY
Cover by JACK KIRBY
Stan "The Man" called it the "World's Greatest Comic Magazine" and he wasn't kidding. If Lee and Kirby set the comics world on fire in 1961 with the debut of The Fantastic Four in 1965 they burnt the house down. Releasing an unmatched burst of rapid-fire creativity, they gave birth to the Frightful Four, the Inhumans, Galactus, the Silver Surfer and even pulled off the first super-hero wedding while they were at it, and all in just 11 issues. With incomparable embellishment by Joe Sinnott, guest-appearances by everyone in the Marvel Universe, there's no denying that this is the essential volume for any and every Marvel fan! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR #41-50 and ANNUAL #3
240 pages, $54.99, in stores on Sept. 19.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC
Written by STAN LEE & STEVE DITKO
Penciled by STEVE DITKO with JACK KIRBY
Cover by JACK KIRBY & STEVE DITKO
Collecting AMAZING FANTASY #15, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1-38 and ANNUAL #1-2, STRANGE TALES ANNUAL #2, and FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL #1.
1088 PGS./All Ages ,$99.99
FOC - 8/9, On-Sale - 11/7/2007
FANTASTIC FOUR OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC
Written by STAN LEE & JACK KIRBY
Cover & pencils by JACK KIRBY
Collects FANTASTIC FOUR issues #1-30 and Annual #1
848 pgs/ All Ages,$99.99
On-Sale - 11/7/2007
UNCANNY X-MEN OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT & LEN WEIN
Penciled by JOHN BYRNE & DAVE COCKRUM
Cover by GIL KANE
Collects UNCANNY X-MEN #94-131 and ANNUAL #3, and
GIANT-SIZE X-MEN #1.
848 PGS./Rated T+,$99.99
FOC - 8/9, On-Sale - 11/7/2007
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: NICK FURY, AGENT OF S.H.I.E.L.D. VOL. 1 HC
Written by STAN LEE, JACK KIRBY, ROY THOMAS & DENNIS O'NEIL
Penciled by JACK KIRBY, JIM STERANKO, JOHN SEVERIN, JOE SINNOTT, DON HECK, HOWARD PURCELL & OGDEN WHITNEY
Cover by JACK KIRBY
Having revolutionized everything from war to Westerns to good ol' super heroes, in 1965 Stan Lee and Jack Kirby set their sights on the spy game. With Cold War covert ops snagging headlines and James Bond topping the box office, Marvel's greatest minds unveiled a whole new wild world upon the comic book faithful. So break out your Priority A-1 Clearance, and get ready to dive into the world of Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.! Featuring more amazing gadgets and world-dominating baddies than you can shake a Heli-Carrier at, this Masterworks collects, for the first time ever, the complete early S.H.I.E.L.D. extravaganzas. With guest stars including Tony Stark, Captain America, and Nick's trusty team of Dum Dum Dugan, Gabriel Jones, and Jasper Sitwell, not to mention the Marvel debut of comics visionary, Jim Steranko, this book is truly a watershed of Silver Age wonder! Collecting STRANGE TALES #135-153, TALES OF SUSPENSE #78 and FANTASTIC FOUR #21.
288 PGS./All Ages ,$54.99
CAPTAIN AMERICA BY ED BRUBAKER OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Penciled by STEVE EPTING, MIKE PERKINS, MICHAEL LARK,
MARCOS MARTIN & LEE WEEKS
Cover by STEVE EPTING
Collecting Eisner Award-nominated Best Writer Ed Brubaker's first twenty-five landmark issues of Captain America in one titanic tome, plus the Captain America 65th Anniversary Special and Winter Soldier: Winter Kills one-shots! This deluxe hardcover, fat-packed with extras, features the story that stunned readers worldwide and sent shockwaves through the entire Marvel Universe: the death of Captain America! Also including the return of Cap's wartime partner, Bucky Barnes, as the Winter Soldier; the death and life of his greatest enemy, the Red Skull; and the emergences of a new threat, General Aleksander Lukin, the head of one of the most powerful corporations in the world! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA #1-25, CAPTAIN AMERICA 65TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL and WINTER SOLDIER: WINTER KILLS.
720 PGS./Rated T+ ,$74.99
MARVEL ZOMBIES/ARMY OF DARKNESS HC
Written by JOHN LAYMAN
Penciled by FABIANO NEVES & JUNE CHUNG
Cover by ARTHUR SUYDAM
This is it true believers, the cross-over of the century begins here! The Marvel Zombies come face-to-face with Dynamite Entertainment's Ash from the Army of Darkness! Ash has faced legions of the undead before, but never like thisŠas he lands in the heart of New York just as the Zombie outbreak begins! See how his actions help turn more heroes and villains into Zombies! Under the watchful eye of Marvel Zombie guru Robert Kirkman, this might just be the comic event of 2007! Plus: Classic "homage" covers from painter Arthur Suydam! Collecting MARVEL ZOMBIES/ARMY OF DARKNESS #1-5.
120 PGS./Parental Advisory ,$19.99
THUNDERBOLTS BY WARREN ELLIS VOL. 1: FAITH IN MONSTERS PREMIERE HC
Written by WARREN ELLIS, PAUL JENKINS & MARC GUGGENHEIM
Penciled by MIKE DEODATO, STEVE LIEBER, MARC SILVESTRI & LEINIL YU
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
Venom, lethal protector! The enigmatic Moonstone! Bullseye, the man who never misses! Songbird, mistress of sound! Chen Lu, the Radioactive Man! Swordsman, master of the blade! The mystery man called Penance! And Norman Osborn, the Green Goblin! They're America's newest celebrities, ready to take to the skies at a moment's notice in pursuit of those secret, unregistered superhumans hiding among us! They're the All-New, All-Deadly Thunderbolts -- making the world a safer place for ordinary people one would-be costumed hero at a time! In the wake of Civil War, Warren Ellis and Mike Deodato present a dark and disturbing take on Marvel's Most Wanted, where the line between hero and villain is difficult to find -- if it exists at all! Collecting THUNDERBOLTS #110-115 and DESPERATE MEASURES, and T-Bolts stories from CIVIL WAR: THE INITIATIVE and CHOOSING SIDES.
184 PGS./Rated T+ ,$24.99
GHOST RIDER: TRAIL OF TEARS PREMIERE HC
Written by GARTH ENNIS
Penciled by CLAYTON CRAIN
Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN
Here it isthe prequel to Garth Ennis and Clayton Crain's smash hit GHOST RIDER: ROAD TO DAMNATION! Travis Parham thought he'd seen hell. As a lieutenant in the Confederate Army, he stood neck-deep in muck and blood, surrounded by the whistle of hot shrapnel and men's screams. Two years later, Parham has carved a new life for himself, doing his best to forget the depravity that lurks in the pits of men's souls. Now, Parham's tranquil world is about to be rudely interrupted. Up from the depths comes a force of nature that transcends his wildest dreamsa fiery wraith that knows a thing or two about evil and even more about vengeance. Collecting GHOST RIDER: TRAIL OF TEARS #1-6.
144 PGS./Parental Advisory ,$19.99
AVENGERS/DEFENDERS WAR PREMIERE HC
Written by STEVE ENGLEHART
Penciled by BOB BROWN & SAL BUSCEMA
Covers by SAL BUSCEMA & JOHN ROMITA SR.
Captain America. Iron Man. Thor. Doctor Strange. Namor. The Sub-Mariner. The Hulk. The world's greatest heroes at the forefront of its two most titanic teams! But when the dread Dormammu and the lying Loki manipulate the Defenders and Avengers in an effort to obtain the awesome Evil Eye, the groups' first team-up is almost their last! Hero vs. Hero across the world, with world-destroying power as the stake! Guest-starring Sunfire and Prester John, later of Cable and Deadpool fame! Collecting AVENGERS #115-118 and DEFENDERS #8-11.
136 PGS./All Ages ,$19.99
MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN VOL. 7: SECRET IDENTITY DIGEST
Written by CHRIS KIPINIAK
Penciled by PATRICK SCHERBERGER
Cover by PATRICK SCHERBERGER
All-new, all-ages, all-action fun featuring the Circus of
Crime, Night Thrasher, Jester and the Green Goblin!
Plus: Can the web-slinger survive a close encounter of the Spider-Slayer kind? Collecting MARVEL
ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #25-28.
96 PGS./All Ages ,$6.99
SPIDER-MAN FAMILY: BACK IN BLACK DIGEST
Written by SEAN MCKEEVER,
PAUL TOBIN & FRED VAN LENTE
Penciled by TERRELL BOBBETT, PIERRE ALARY & LEONARD KIRK
Cover by MARCELO DICHIARO
The action begins with a feature-length tale starring Spider-Man's alien costume and guest-starring the Sandman! Peter Parker would love nothing more than to get a good night's sleep, but his sleek, symbiotic suit has plans of its own...and no one is gonna get in its way! Next, Venom is back in town, and he's on a rampage...but it has nothing to do with his vendetta against Spidey? What could be so important that Venom doesn't have the time to torture his nemesis? Peter Parker is determined to find out, but first he'll have to match journalistic wits with none other than Eddie Brock! And finally, remember back in the day, when super heroes would fight other super heroes? What? That still happens? CivilŠwhat? Well, ANYwayŠwe're taking you back in time, when Spidey was pretty new at all this super hero stuff, and would make silly mistakes, like, oh, say...knocking out the Invisible Girl! I think her friends might want to have a talk with the web-crawler. Plus: backup stories featuring the Lizard and TWO Scorpions! Collecting SPIDER-MAN FAMILY #1-3
112 PGS./Rated A ,$8.99
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VOL. 18: ULTIMATE KNIGHTS TPB
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by MARK BAGLEY & STUART IMMONEN
Cover by MARK BAGLEY
Ultimate Daredevil attempts to enlist Spider-Man in a crusade to bring down the Kingpin -- permanently. But with his Aunt's life hanging by a thread, and his serious girl problems with MJ and Kitty Pryde, crimebusting may be the last thing on young Mr. Parker's mind. Collecting ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #106-111.
144 PGS./Rated A ,$15.99
DAREDEVIL: HELL TO PAY VOL. 1 TPB
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Penciled by MICHAEL LARK & LEE WEEKS
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
The second big year of award-winning creators Ed Brubaker and Michael Lark's explosive run on DAREDEVIL is here, and if you think Matt Murdock's life is going to start getting simpler, think again! As Matt tries to deal with the changes in his life, and find a way to move forward, a threat from his past begins to creep toward daylight. And with the post-Civil War fallout all around him, the price of being Daredevil just got even higher. The next mystery begins here! Plus: Milla and Matt have been reunited, but the things he's been throughprison and then life on the runhave changed him. And now, in the days after the Marvel Civil War, being Daredevil is even more dangerous than it was before Matt got taken down. Can their relationship survive the new obstacles that have been placed in their way? Can 'Blind Love' conquer all? DAREDEVIL #94-99.
144 PGS./Rated T+ ,$14.99
PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL VOL. 1: CIVIL WAR TPB
Written by MATT FRACTION
Penciled by ARIEL OLIVETTI
Cover by ARIEL OLIVETTI
He's back with a vengeance. Taking no prisoners. Literally. With CIVIL WAR in full throttle mode, Frank Castle is feeling the heat. His safe houses have been raided and his munitions seized, and he's square in the crosshairs of a Marvel Universe big gun who always gets his man. Until now, this wasn't Frank's war. But when Spandex-clad baddies start carrying badges well, let's just say that's something the Punisher can't abide. Brought to you by rising star Matt Fraction (The IMMORTAL IRON FIST), with eye-popping art by superstar Ariel Olivetti (LAST AVENGERS STORY). Collecting PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #1-4, plus the black-and-white edition of issue #1.
144 PGS./Rated T+ ,$14.99
MS. MARVEL VOL. 2: CIVIL WAR TPB
Written by BRIAN REED
Penciled by ROBERTO DE LA TORRE, MIKE WIERINGO & GUISEPPE CAMUNCOLI
Cover by DAVID MACK
Ms. Marvel enlists in the Civil War! With the Super Human Registration Act in full effect, Carol Danvers joins forces with Simon "Wonder Man" Williams and Julia "Arachne" Carpenter to police and train heroes. But there's a traitor in their midst someone who is undermining the registration movement and endangering everyone! Plus: BECAUSE YOU DEMANDED IT! Rogue appears in the pages of MS. MARVEL! But if Rogue is a friend, why is Carol attacking? And finally, a child with the ability to turn anything he imagines into reality has begun to read Carol's sci-fi epic "Binary," based loosely on her own life among the stars. Within minutes, the library is overrun with visions from Carol's book and soon, all of New York City is threatened! Collecting MS. MARVEL #6-10 and the MS. MARVEL SPECIAL.
144 PGS./Rated T+ ,$14.99
SILENT WAR TPB
Written by DAVID HINE
Penciled by FRAZER IRVING
Cover by JOHN WATSON
SON OF M told how Quicksilver stole the precious Terrigen Mists from the Inhumans and how Black Bolt retaliated by declaring war on humanity. Now that war is about to break loose as Gorgon leads a terrorist attack on New York. Old friends become deadly enemies when the Fantastic Four are forced to defend their city against the Inhumans. Collecting SILENT WAR #1-6
144 PGS./Rated T+ ,$14.99
IRON MAN: HYPERVELOCITY TPB
Written by ADAM WARREN
Penciled by BRIAN DENHAM
Cover by BRIAN DENHAM
A single, grueling night of high-speed, mechanized mayhem finds Tony Stark and a new, uniquely improved version of the Iron Man armor caught in the crossfire between the bleeding-edge technology of an insurgent mecha subculture and the massed hardware of an elite "cape-killing" paramilitary force. Besieged by ballistic missiles, supersonic jihadi LMDs, seductive viral avatars and cyberdrug-addled roboravers, Iron Man must push himself far beyond his technological and biological limits to survive the onslaught of ultra-tech war machinery... Collecting IRON MAN: HYPERVELOCITY #1-6.
144 PGS./Rated T+ ,$14.99
WOLVERINE: ORIGINS VOL. 2 - SAVIOR TPB
Written by DANIEL WAY
Penciled by STEVE DILLON
Cover by MIKE DEODATO JR.
Completely shattered by recent revelations, Logan must now ask himself some hardalmost impossiblequestions, such as whether he can continue on his quest...or if he even should. Though he now remembers who he was, the more pressing
question becomes whoand whatis he now? Answering these questions will take the help of one of Logan's closest friends and one of his deadliest enemies: Omega Red! Collecting WOLVERINE: ORIGINS #6-10
128 PGS./Parental Advisory ,$13.99
WOLVERINE CLASSIC VOL. 5 TPB
Written by PETER DAVID & JO DUFFY
Penciled by GENE COLAN, JOHN BUSCEMA, KLAUS JANSON,
BARRY KITSON & BILL JAASKA
Cover by JIM LEE
He's the best there is at what he doesŠbut what if he doesn't remember how to do it? Investigation of an eerie agenda leaves Wolverine without even his altered memories, but could the loss of his old life be his only hope for peace? Plus, secrets of Wolverine's past are revealed in Madripoor, Japan and an adventure in baby-sitting that hints at a stranger Wolverine origin than any seen before! Guest-starring the New Mutants! Collecting WOLVERINE #24-30.
168 PGS./Rated T+ ,$14.99
WHITE TIGER: A HERO'S COMPULSION TPB
Written by TAMORA PIERCE & TIMOTHY LIEBE
Penciled by PHIL BRIONES
Cover by DAVID MACK
Roaring out of the pages of DAREDEVIL, the new White Tiger makes a ferocious debut, courtesy of the dynamic scripting of New York Times best-selling fantasy author Tamora Pierce (TRICKSTER'S QUEEN, THE WILL OF THE EMPRESS) and masterful penciling of rising star Phil Briones (LA GESTE DES CHEVALIERS-DRAGONS, LES SEIGNEURS D'AGARTHA). Angela del Toro knows pain: Her uncle -- Hector Ayala, the former White Tiger -- killed. Her FBI partner, murdered. Her career, ruined. Her mentor, Matt Murdock, jailed. And the hurt is just beginning. The Yakuza's bloodthirsty Sano Orii returns, a genocidal shadow organization appears, and a new-but-old super-powered madman is looking to put the squeeze on White Tiger. Armed with mystical amulets -- and finally in costume -- White Tiger demands answers! But will she survive long enough to ask the right questions? Collecting WHITE TIGER #1-6.
144 PGS./Parental Advisory...$14.99
CAPTAIN AMERICA: RED: WHITE & BLUE TPB
Written by PAUL DINI, BRUCE JONES, PAUL POPE, PETER KUPER, MAX ALLAN COLLINS, MARK WAID, EVAN DORKIN, DAN JURGENS, JEN VAN METER, JOHN RHETT THOMAS & MORE!
Penciled by ALEX ROSS, BRUCE TIMM, PAUL POPE, PETER KUPER, FRANK QUITELY, DEAN HASPIEL, DAVID LLOYD, PASCUAL FERRY, EVAN DORKIN, MIKE DEODATO, STUART IMMONEN, KEVIN MAGUIRE & MORE!
Cover by BRIAN STELFREEZE
Available for the first time in trade paperback! In this thought-provoking original graphic novel, a world-class collection of top comic-book creators from around the globe presents a series of uniquely personal visions of the heroic icon that is Captain America! RED: WHITE & BLUE roams between the humorous and the serious, the farcical and the personal invoking the power people give over to Captain America. In all, more than fifty creators have crafted timeless stand-alone stories each told with a color palette limited to Cap's signature colors of red, white and blue! In addition to these original short stories, this anthology reprints the back-up stories in CAPTAIN AMERICA #50 (2002) and MARVEL SPOTLIGHT: CAPTAIN AMERICA REMEMBERED.
200 PGS./Rated T+...$19.99
LOKI TPB
Written by ROBERT RODI
Penciled by ESAD RIBIC
Cover by ESAD RIBIC
In this surprising tale, writer Robert Rodi views Asgard from a most unexpected perspective: that of Loki himself. After a lifetime of disgrace and humiliations, Loki has finally won his most cherished prize: command of all Asgard. With Odin overthrown, Thor held helpless in chains and Sif imprisoned, Loki is at long last master of the realm. With the kingdom in his hands, Loki at last discovers the truth about himself and his destiny.
Featuring lushly painted pages by artist Esad Ribic, LOKI presents a never-before-told version of classic Asgardian mythology. Acclaimed by critics and fans alike, this startling story will shock and surprise even the most ardent Thor reader.
104 PGS./Parental Advisory ,$12.99
EARTH X COMPANION TPB
Written by JIM KRUEGER & ALEX ROSS
Penciled by RICHARD CASE & ALEX ROSS
Cover by ALEX ROSS
The Earth X Saga revealed secrets of the Marvel Universe, but what were the secrets of the Earth X Saga? See for yourself in more than one hundred pages of sketches, background notes and incredible insights! Plus: The story behind Nighthawk's demonic visions starts here! Featuring Daredevil and Mephisto! Collecting EARTH X #1/2, NIGHTHAWK #1-3, plus more than 100 pages of background and sketch material.
200 PGS./Rated T+ ,$29.99
PUNISHER MAX VOL. 8: WIDOWMAKER TPB
Written by GARTH ENNIS
Penciled by LAN MEDINA
Cover by TIM BRADSTREET
Five women linked by tragedy and obsession. The Punisher killed their husbands -- put them down like dogs -- and shattered their lives. Now, they want payback, and they've hatched the perfect plan to get it. To bring the wolf to their door, all they need is bait. Collecting PUNISHER #43-49.
168 PGS./Explicit Content ,$17.99
PUNISHER PRESENTS: BARRACUDA MAX TPB
Written by GARTH ENNIS
Cover & Pencils by GORAN PARLOV
What? You didn't actually think that a load of buckshot to the chest in shark-infested waters was gonna put him down for good, did you? The Punisher's wildest foe is back _ give or take a few boy parts _ this time he's embarking on a solo mission: playing bodyguard to the son of a dangerous mob boss. Should be a breeze for a guy who went toe-to-toe with Frank Castle and lived to tell about it, right? Guess again. Junior is a hemophiliac _ and every crime syndicate in the country can't wait to take a shot at him as payback to his dad. To survive, Barracuda will have to navigate hitmen, corrupt cops, black ops, a Central American strongman and rescue a damsel in distress. No kidding. Collecting PUNISHER PRESENTS: BARRACUDA MAX #1-5.
120 PGS./Explicit Content ,$17.99
ESSENTIAL PUNISHER VOL. 2 TPB
Written by MIKE BARON, ROGER SALICK, ELIOT R. BROWN & ANN NOCENTI
Penciled by KLAUS JANSON, DAVID ROSS, WHILCE PORTACIO,
MARK TEXEIRA, MIKE VOSBURG, ELIOT R. BROWN & JOHN ROMITA JR.
Cover by KLAUS JANSON
Mobsters, terrorists, neo-Nazis, religious fanatics, armored killers; no one's too tough for the Punisher! Follow the trail of blood as Frank Castle's war on crime takes him across the country, south of the border, back to school and Down Under! Plus: The Man With Lots Of Guns vs. the Man Without Fear in a crossover with Daredevil! And who will live and die when the Punisher leads what might be the world's shortest-lived crime-fighting team against the Kingpin of Crime? With Typhoid Mary and a cameo by the
X-Men! Collecting PUNISHER #1-20 and ANNUAL #1, and DAREDEVIL #257.
536 PGS./Rated T+ ,$16.99
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