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FRIDAY, JULY 27, 2007MARVEL COMICS FIRST LOOKSFIRST LOOK: THE IRREDEEMABLE ANT-MAN #11The Irredeemable Ant-Man #11 will arrive in stores on August 1 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Robert Kirkman, with art and cover by Phil Hester.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"Face-to-face with Mitch Carson, the agent he horribly scarred during his initial escape from S.H.I.E.L.D. and currently in S.H.I.E.L.D. custodyEric O'Grady is in a bit of a pickle. How will he get out of this one? Surely it will involve Ant-Man's distinct brand of irredeemable trickery and deceit that everyone has grown to know and love."
The Irredeemable Ant-Man #11 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
FIRST LOOK: DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER BORN #7Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born #7 will arrive in stores on August 1 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Peter David and Robin Furth, with art and cover by Jae Lee and Richard Isanove and variant covers by Lee and J. Scott Campbell.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"It's the final chapter in the first arc of this title from the mind of Stephen King. Roland and his ka-tet have their long-awaited showdown with Eldred Jonas and the Big Coffin Hunters. And on the outcome of this fateful confrontation rests the future of Mid-world itself! Plus -- the tragic conclusion of Roland Deschain's love affair with Susan Delgado and much, much more!"
Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born #7 will be 48 pages and will cost $3.99.
FIRST LOOK: FANTASTIC FOUR #548Fantastic Four #548 will arrive in stores on August 1 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Dwayne McDuffie, with art by Paul Pelletier and a cover by Michael Turner.
Here's how Marvel describes the book:
"The Frightful Four have made a tragic miscalculation in their plans for revenge, as Reed and Sue have now returned to the FF -- and that makes the odds six to four..."
Fantastic Four #548 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
FIRST LOOK: NEW AVENGERS: ILLUMINATI #4New Avengers: Illuminati #4 will arrive in stores on August 1 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Brian Reed and Brian Michael Bendis, with art and cover by Jim Cheung.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"They have faced the Skrull empire, the Hulk, the Sentry, the Infinity Gems and the Beyonder... but now the secret society of Marvel is faced with the one thing too much for even them... and the cover to this issue says it all. Oh, and there's this guy named Marvel Boy who declared war on the Earth."
Fantastic Five #2 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
FIRST LOOK: DAREDEVIL: BATTLIN' JACK MURDOCK #3Daredevil: Battlin' Jack Murdock #3 will arrive in stores on August 1 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Zeb Wells, with art by and cover by Carmine Di Giandomenico,
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"After several years as a whiskey-soaked, washed-up boxer-turned-mob enforcer, the palooka Jack Murdock has turned his life around. He's cleaned himself up, seen his son Matt off to law school and revitalized his career. But after a string of wins, the Fixer returns to call in a favor, and demands that Jack lose his shot-at-the-championship bout...by a knockout!"
Daredevil: Battlin' Jack Murdock #3 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
FIRST LOOK: MS. MARVEL #18Ms. Marvel #18 will arrive in stores on August 1 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Brian Reed, with art by Aaron Lopresti and a cover by Greg Horn.
Here's how Marvel describes the book:
"A new story arc begins as Ms. Marvel drafts two recruits from the Initiative...Machine Man and Sleepwalker? When Arana is kidnapped, it's time for Carol Danvers to use her newly expanded strike force to squash an evil that's hit too close to home! Kicking off off the three-part 'Puppets' with a last-page reveal that'll have fans of female heroes buzzing!"
Ms. Marvel #18 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
FIRST LOOK: NEW WARRIORS #3New Warriors #3 will arrive in stores on August 1 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Kevin Grevioux, with art by Paco Medina and a cover by Nic Klein.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"Sofia and Wondra face off as the New Warriors respond to Tony Stark's offer of amnesty. But will they accept or reject it? Meanwhile, Detectives Sykes and Givens uncover a shocking mystery about the death of the original New Warriors, and a former member may hold the key. Plus, Wolverine shows up...and he ain't happy!"
New Warriors #3 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
FIRST LOOK: SHANNA THE SHE-DEVIL: SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST #1Shanna the She-Devil: Survival of the Fittest #1 will arrive in stores on August 1 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti, with art and cover by Khari Evans.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"Shanna the She-Devil returns in an all-new limited series jam-packed with jungle action, Hong Kong gangsters, dinosaurs, diamonds and cavemen! A story of modern-day pirates shipwrecked on the Marvel Universe's deadliest island, where only Shanna can protect them from hordes of man-eating monsters!"
Shanna the She-Devil: Survival of the Fittest #1 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
FIRST LOOK: SHE-HULK #20She-Hulk #20 will arrive in stores on August 1 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Dan Slott, with art by Rick Burchett and a cover by John Watson.
Here's how Marvel describes the book:
"'What the @#*%?!!' Twenty issues of secrets and mysteries....and here's where readers peek at the answers!
Is She-Hulk still married? What's Mallory's master plan? Who has Mr. Zix been talking to? Where's John? Awesome Andy? Pug? Southpaw? Big returns, bigger reveals, and the biggest surprise of all! All this, and a giant-size Man-Thing."
She-Hulk #20 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
FIRST LOOK: SPIDER-MAN/RED SONJA #1Spider-Man/Red Sonja #1 will arrive in stores on August 1 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Michael Avon Oeming, with art by Mel Rubi and a cover by Michael Turner.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"The wise-cracking Wall-Crawler collides with the She-Devil with a Sword! Longtime Marvel readers know that these two legends have met before -- but that was just the warm-up! They may be from two different eras, but Spider-Man and Red Sonja have both faced the maniacal mage known as Kulan Gath. Now the sadistic sorcerer makes a play for power that will once again bring these two famous heroes together -- but will it be as friends or foes?"
Spider-Man/Red Sonja #1 will be 32 pages and cost $2.99.
FIRST LOOK: THOR #2Thor #2 will arrive in stores on August 1 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, with art by Lee Weeks and a Clayton Crain.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"Eddie Brock is a man consumed. By his cancer, by demons real and imagined, by his past as the deadly villain Venom. While his arch-foe Peter Parker and a group of his family and friends hold a séance conducted by Madame Web to try and reach the comatose May, Brock will set in motion a plan that will either redeem all his past wrongs or damn him to everlasting suffering...Which will he choose?"
Thor #2 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
FIRST LOOK: UNCANNY X-MEN #489Uncanny X-Men #489 will arrive in stores on August 1 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Ed Brubaker, with art and cover by Salvador Larroca.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"'The Extremists,' part 3 of 6. With the Morlocks committing terrorist acts, it's up to the X-Men to stop them and figure out why these normally-peaceful mutants have turned to violence. Guest-starring Storm and her friends in the Fantastic Four! Featuring Endangered Species, Chapter 6. The Beast journeys deep into the heart of darkness at Neverland and discovers an old nemesis..."
Uncanny X-Men #489 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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