MARVEL UNIVERSE TITLES

ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST #2

Written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, penciled by Tom Raney, cover by Aleksi Briclot.

The sci-fi event of the year continues here! The Big Bad behind the entire saga was revealed on the last page of last issue ­ but what does this fan-fave villain want? And what does it have to do with the surprise ally that our heroes have also recently found? Plus: Who survived the Star-Lord series to fight on here? And what about the motley crew led by Ronan?

32 pages, $2.99.

AVENGERS CLASSIC #7

Written by Stan Lee and Dwyane McDuffie, art by Jack Kirby and Michael Avon Oeming.

The mighty Avengers face their darkest hour as Iron Man finds himself on trial and an ensorcelled Thor battles his teammate -- with the Enchantress, the Executioner and evil Baron Zemo waiting to pick up the spoils in this extraordinary Marvel epic! Reprinting Avengers #7, with a new adventure.

32 pages, $2.99.

AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #8

Written by Dan Slott, pencils and cover by Stefano Caselli.

"Fresh Meat" Training is almost over for our cadets. Some will graduate. Some will washout. And, yes, some WILL die! It all starts here, in the Initiative's biggest story to date! And with the clock ticking on the first class of recruits, get ready to meet the next batch! Including new Marvels, old Marvels, at least one Skrull, and...The Irredeemable Ginat-Man? Also, with the Gauntlet out of commission, just wait until you

32 pages, $2.99.

BLACK PANTHER #33

Written by Reginald Hudlin, penciled by Francis Portela, cover by Billy Tan.

"Little Green Men," part 2. Let's get ready to rumble! The new Fantastic Four just took another wrong turn on the dimensional superhighway - and this time, they've landed in the middle of a gang-war between machine-gun toting Skrulls!

32 pages, $2.99.

CAPTAIN AMERICA #33

Written by Ed Brubaker, pencils and cover by Steve Epting.

The Winter Soldier faces off against Iron Man! The man at the top of Bucky's hitlist is finally in his grasp... but saying anything more than that will spoil all our surprises! Still, the final moments of this issue will stun fans just as much as the final moments of Captain America #25 did!

32 pages, $2.99.

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE CHOSEN #5

Written by David Morrell, pencils by Mitch Breitweiser, covers by Breitweiser and Travis Charest.

Captain America is dying. The super-soldier treatment through which Steve Rogers became the Sentinel of Liberty blessed him with tremendous strength, speed, intelligence and slowed aging. But the human body can only take so much, and after the long years spent serving his country, Steve's once-frail frame is finally breaking down. Can he be replaced? Is that why U.S. Marine Corpsman James Newman has been seeing Cap in his head during pitched combat in Afghanistan?

32 pages, $3.99.

CAPTAIN MARVEL #2

Written by Brian Reed, penciled by Lee Weeks, cover by Ed McGuinness.

Captain Marvel is back, and everyone on Earth wants a piece of him. Ms. Marvel wants him in the Avengers. Iron Man wants him to hide away in safety. And the Church of Hala wants him as their messiah.

32 pages, $2.99.

CIVIL WAR CHRONICLES #6

Written by Mark Millar, J. Michael Straczynski and Dwayne McDuffie, penciled by Steve McNiven and Mike McKone, cover by Michael Turner.

Experience Civil War and its major tie-ins in chronological order! In Civil War #4, our heroes experience a death! A funeral! A betrayal! And a team is reborn as the war takes a deadly turn! And in Fantastic Four, things get worse for Marvel's First Family. The team as we know it is finished, torn apart by the strife of Civil War! What will happen to the fragmented family and will some other foursome rise to take their place? Collecting Civil War #4 and Fantastic Four #541-542.

72 pages, $4.99.

DAREDEVIL #103

Written by Ed Brubaker, penciled by Michael Lark cover by Marko Djurdjevic.

Matt and Foggy fight to save Milla's life in court! Meanwhile, Daredevil tears Hell's Kitchen apart searching for Mr. Fear, the only man who can stop his wife from going insane, while the Hood's minions fight Fear's people for control of the neighborhood.

32 pages, $2.99.

FANTASTIC FOUR: ĦISLA DE LA MUERTE! ONE-SHOT

Written by Tom Beland, art and cover by Juan Doe.

Puerto Rico...island of beauty, intrigue and, for one ever-lovin', blue-eyed visitor...a pile full of danger! Ben Grimm has been keeping a secret from his teammates for years. But when Reed, Sue and Johnny investigate, the mystery brings them to the tropics, face-to-face with an old nemesis and a monstrous creature known as...El Chupacabras!

48 pages $3.99.

GIANT-SIZE AVENGERS SPECIAL #1

Written by C.B. Cebulski, Matt Yocum, Daniel Merlin Goodbrey, Douglas Noble, T. Campbell and Scott Gray, penciled by Paul Neary, Brian Denham, Nelson, Denis Medri and Roger Langridge, cover by Bryan Hitch.

As the Avengers battle to take down the Serpent Society, the team recalls never-before-told tales of their past! Watch as: Spider-Man tries to integrate into a team and learns a thing or two about history, Luke Cage and Wolverine go toe-to-toe against a terrifying cosmic foe, Henry Peter Gyrich becomes an unlikely hero on an unlikely world, and Jarvis the butler cleans house...after some robot Vikings drop by unexpectedly. On top of all that -- it's the return of the Fin Fang Four by Scott Grey and Roger Langridge! That's 55 pages of new comics, plus classic reprints from Avengers history!

96 pages, $4.99.

HULK VS. FIN FANG FOOM ONE-SHOT

Written by Peter David, penciled by TBA, cover by Jim Cheung.

Prepare yourself for a showdown of epic proportions. The gamma irradiated goliath, the Hulk, faces off against the mighty Marvel monster, Fin Fang Foom. This double-sized one-shot will take two of Marvel's biggest, greenest monsters, and pit them against one-another. Plus, classic slugfests from the past!

48 pages $3.99.

GHOST RIDER #18

Written by Daniel Way, art by Javier Saltares and Mark Texeira, cover by Texeira.

"Revelations," part 5 of 6. This issue is the most significant Ghost Rider issue since August of '72.

32 pages, $2.99.

HOWARD THE DUCK #3

Written by Ty Templeton, art and cover by Juan Bobillo.

Why is Howard in prison? When did Beverly become more famous than Paris Hilton? Will the evil scientists of A.I.M. succeed in destroying all TV and radio before America tunes in for the verdict in the sensational trial of Howard the Duck? And what is Howard's never-before-seen duck-based super-power? Guest starring the Sensational She-Hulk!

32 pages, $2.99.

HOUSE OF M: AVENGERS #2-#3

Written by Christos Gage, pencils and covers by Mike Perkins.

The secret history of the House of M universe continues as Luke Cage's Avengers battle Shang-Chi's Dragons...Officer Misty Knight inflitrates the Avengers to take them down from within...and Thunderbird's FBI task force, The Brotherhood, recruits a new Sapien member: ex-Marine Frank Castle, aka The Punisher! And tragedy strikes as an Avenger heads toward death!

32 pages, $2.99.

IMMORTAL IRON FIST #12

Written by Ed Brubaker and Matt Fraction, pencils by David Aja, cover by Kaare Andrews.

The Seven Capital Cityies of Heaven continues. The kicking intensifies. The mysteries intensify. And the answers Danny Rand has so desperately sought begin coming faster and faster. What if he's been asking the wrong questions all this time? What does Hydra have planned for the mystical city of K'un-Lun? Who is the Prince of Orphans, and what is his connection to the Randall fortune? How can Danny stop an army on Earth when he's being forced to fight in a heavenly kung fu tournament?

32 pages, $2.99.

IRON MAN #24

Written by Daniel Knauf and Charles Knauf, penciled by Butch Guice, cover by Gerald Parel.

"Haunted," part 4. The mystery of "Haunted" continues as Tony Stark, burdened by the ghosts of his past, journeys back to Omaha to get the answers he isn't supposed to be searching for. Despite the warnings of Doc Samson and the opposition of corrupt government officials Norman Osborn and Jack Kooning, Tony has chosen to pursue the unexplainable actions of Gadget, and why it seems there is a connection between her death and those of several other seemingly disconnected people. Meanwhile, the manipulative and power-mad Mandarin is on the verge of unleashing the Extremis pandemic across the world, ready to cause the irreversible outbreak that will grant millions of people uncontrollable powers. All that stands in the way of Mandarin's immeasurable chaos is Tony Stark, now armed in his classic iron suit and ready to battle both his demons and his greatest nemesis!

32 pages, $2.99.

IRON MAN AND POWER PACK #2

Written by Marc Sumerak, penciled by Marcelo Dichiara, cover by Takeshi Miyazawa.

The race is on ­ in more ways than one! Julie Power is running for class president against the meanest girl in school...but before all the votes are in, she'll find herself running to catch one of Marvel's fastest villains, the Speed Demon! Can Iron Man help lead Power Pack to the finish line first? Maybe if the weather stays good... Wait? What's that about a Blizzard?!?

32 pages, $2.99.

IRON MAN: ENTER THE MANDARIN #5

Written by Joe Casey, pencils and cover by Eric Canete.

More madness and mayhem from the malevolent Mandarin, villainous star of the upcoming Iron Man movie! When the Mandarin's son, Temugin, comes to kill Tony Stark, Iron Man is helpless to do anything about it.

32 pages, $2.99.

WORLD WAR HULK: WARBOUND #1

Written by Greg Pak, pencils by Leonard Kirk, cover by Jimmy Cheung.

The puny humans hate the Warbound, the savage alien monsters who joined the Hulk in his quest for vengeance against the heroes of Earth. But when new horrors arise in the New Mexico desert, the puny humans might just learn that a savage alien monster or two can be pretty handy in a pinch. What is Gammaworld? Which deadly enemy from the Hulk's past has returned? And who here dares to learn what it is to be Warbound, in life and death, whatever may come?

32 pages, $2.99.

INCREDIBLE HULK #113

Written by Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente, art by Khoi Pham, cover by Art Adams.

Classified.

32 pages, $2.99.

MARVEL HOLIDAY SPECIAL

Written by Mike Carey, C.B. Cebulski, Shaenon Garrity and Andrew Farago, penciled by Nelson, Alina Urusov and Lou Kang, cover by Frazer Irving.

It's that time of year already, and what better way to celebrate than with the Marvel Heroes? Answer: there is no better way. Join Spider-Man and Wolverine in a quest to get a cake to Aunt May's house, and to..stop a rogue Santa from destroying the city? Plus, Power Pack relives holidays past, and much, much more!

48 pages, $3.99.

MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS #4

Written by Marc Guggenheim, Kathryn Immonen, David VonAllman and Rich Koslowski, penciled by Dave Wilkins, Stuart Immonen, Mico Suayan and Andrea DiVito, cover by Mike Deodato.

Weapon Omega takes center stage, as the mystery deepens: what is happening to Michael Pointer (a.k.a. Guardian) -- and who is doing it to him? Meanwhile, Detective Stacy Dolan gets one step closer to the truth in Vanguard, but that step plunges her headfirst into danger. Hellcat'ss war with herself comes to an end -- but which one of her comes out on top? And finally -- the Outlaw Kid puts his life on the line in a tale of frontier justice!

48 pages, $3.99.

MIGHTY AVENGERS #7

Written by Brian Michael Bendis, pencils and cover by Frank Cho.

No information released.

32 pages, $2.99.

MARVEL ZOMBIES 2 #3

Written by Robert Kirkman, penciled by Sean Phillips, cover by Arthur Suydam.

The sequel to last year's smash hit continues! The Zombies have arrived back on Earth, but their stay on our world may be brief, because the living dead are at each others throats ­ literally! It's zombie vs. zombie in an all-out war ­ fighting over the last scraps in the universe!

32 pages, $2.99.

MS. MARVEL #22

Written by Brian Reed, pencils by Aaron Lopresti, cover by Greg Horn.

The Brood return! Carol Danvers is alone and powerless on Monster Island, surrounded by creatures that want her blood! A tale of monsters and the many faces of Ms. Marvel!

32 pages, $2.99.

NEW AVENGERS #37

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

The New Avengers versus the Hood's gang of super-villains, bloody, angry and shocking to the end. But still they have to ask: Who do you trust?

32 pages, $2.99.

NEW WARRIORS #7

Written by Kevin Grevioux, penciled by Jon Malin, cover by Nic Klein.

After narrowly escaping death at the hands of the all-new Zodiac, former X-Man Sofia Mantega decides to get back into the super hero game and takes up membership with the new New Warriors. But after learning what's in store for her, will she want to stick around? And what do the old New Warriors have to say about the new team's exploits?

32 pages, $2.99.

NOVA #9

Written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, penciled by Wellinton Alves, cover by Adi Granov.

New allies -- new foes -- the new story-arc kicked-off last issue rockets onwards! What is the haunted place known as Knowhere? Who are Xarth's Mightiest Heroes? And why will the new character called Cosmo quickly become one of your favorites? And what well-known Annihilation characters are hot on Nova's trail?

32 pages, $2.99.

OMEGA: THE UNKNOWN #3

Written by Jonathan Lethem with Karl Rusnak, art by Farel Dalyrmple and Paul Hornschemeir.

Alex goes to school, the robots deliver some poisoned gifts, Omega gets a day job and The Unparalleled Mink goes a-courtin' in this third issue of the mysterious, absurd and poignant tale of the mute superhero from another world, a revival of the Gerber-Skrenes cult legend by novelist Jonathan Lethem.

32 pages, $2.99.

PENANCE: RELENTLESS #4

Written by Paul Jenkins, art and cover by Paul Gulacy.

Robbie Baldwin's relentless quest continues as he travels to Latveria and faces off with none other than Doctor Doom! What is Doom hiding that Penance would do anything to get at...and what will he do when he gets it?

32 pages, $2.99.

PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #14

Written by Matt Fraction, art by Cory Walker, cover by Ariel Olivetti.

Kraven's back, and Frank Castle's on the hunt in this, the second part of Hunter/Hunted. The son of Kraven has gone mad and begun collecting a menagerie of varied and villainous animal characters. The latest baddie he's hunted down? The Rhino, who he swooped in and kidnapped before The Punisher could frag him. Bad idea. So: Kraven hunts the underbelly of the Marvel Universe to build his posthuman zoo. Punisher hunts Kraven. G.W. Bridge hunts the next member of his team. And what about Rhino? How does he feel about all this? Not good.

32 pages, $2.99.

RUNAWAYS #29

Written by Joss Whedon, penciled by Michael Ryan, cover by Jo Chen.

"Dead End Kids," part 5 of 6. The Runaways find themselves in the middle of a super-powered gang war in 1907! To make matters worse, two figures from the Runaways' past show their faces. Mr. and Mrs. Yorkes don't believe that the Runaways played such an innocent role in their daughter's death.

32 pages, $2.99.

SHE-HULK #24

Written by Peter David, penciled by Shawn Moll, cover by Mike Deodato.

Want to know what's up with She-Hulk? This is the issue to find out: Visit her new home. Meet her new neighbors. Say hello to her new boss. And share her first encounter with the man who may become her new love interest...or her greatest enemy...or possibly both.

32 pages, $2.99.

SILVER SURFER: IN THY NAME #2

Written by Simon Spurrier, art by Tan Eng Huat, cover by Gabrielle Dell'Otto.

Seeking only to help the helpless, the Silver Surfer rids an alien city of a demonic threat and is declared a Savior by its beleaguered inhabitants. As assassinations, political maneuverings and simmering tensions fester in the shadows, the Surfer must question whether a figurehead -- even a reluctant one -- is responsible for the actions of his disciples.

32 pages, $2.99.

THE ORDER #6

Written by Matt Fraction, pencils and cover by Barry Kitson.

A super-powered girl-gang known as the Black Dahlias continues to take the law into their own hands, and it's up to the Order to shut them down -- even if some members of the team agree with their purpose. And what does the mysterious-ish M.A.N. from S.H.A.D.O.W. want with former Order members? Meanwhile, out in the desert, some of the Order struggle to separate the difference between Hopi Lizard People and plain old run-of-the-mill gamma monsters. And guess what washes up on-shore in San Diego?

32 pages, $3.99.

THE TWELVE #0

Written and penciled by Charles Nicholas, Basil Wolverton, Will Harr, Maurice Gutwirth, Mike Robard, Sam Cooper and Chris Weston.

This preview comic features the origin stories of Golden Age greats Rockman from USA Comics #1 (August 1941) by Charles Nicholas and Basil Wolverton and the never-before-reprinted Laughing Mask by Will Harr and Maurice Gutwirth from Daring Mystery Comics #2 (February 1940) and Phantom Reporter by Mike Robard and Sam Cooper from Daring Mystery Comics #3 (April 1940) along with character sketches and preview pages of the new series The Twelve by J. Michael Straczynski with art by Chris Weston.

48 pages, $2.99.

THOR #6

Written by J. Michael Straczynski, pencils and cover by Olivier Coipel, variant cover by Art Adams.

Asgard stands once more. Thor has reclaimed his role as the God of Thunder, and key members of his Norse pantheon stand by his side. The first arc comes to an end. What will be the new status quo for the Odinson?

32 pages, $2.99.

WHAT IF? CIVIL WAR

Written by Ed Brubaker, Kevin Grevioux and Christos Gage, penciled by Marko Djurdjevic, Gustavo and Harvey Tolibao, cover by Marc Silvestri, wraparound cover by Marko Djurdjevic.

When a stranger appears in front of Iron Man, visiting Captain America's symbolic grave at Arlington, he is told of two diverse ways Civil War could've concluded. The first: What If Captain America led all the heroes against the Registration Act? The second: What if Iron Man lost the Civil War?

56 pages, $3.99.

WHAT IF? X-MEN: THE RISE & FALL OF THE SHI'AR EMPIRE

Written by David Hine, art by Christopher Yost, penciled by Larry Stroman, cover by Olivier Coipel.

In that final battle of The Rise & Fall of the Shi'ar Empire, in front of the M'Kraan Crystal, what if Vulcan absorbed the very energies that contained it many years ago? In other words, what if Vulcan became Phoneix? When his unlimited rage is fueled with unlimited power...who will be able to stop him now?

32 pages, $2.99.

MARVEL ADVENTURES TITLES

MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #31

Written by Kirsten Sinclair, penciled by Steve Scott, cover by Leonard Kirk.

The FF just can't catch a break! Even when they're just going shopping, they gotta deal with evil geniuses that've created an entire store designed to destroy our heroes!

32 pages, $2.99.

MARVEL ADVENTURES HULK #6

Written by Paul Benjamin, art by Mario Gully, cover by Juan Santacruz.

Bruce Banner faces law and order Atlantis-style when his latest attempt to cure himself creates a plague of Hulked-out marine life. Namor, the Sub-Mariner, is out to make Bruce pay for endangering his fabled undersea kingdom, but dragging the Hulk in front of a judge is a sure-fire guarantee of disorder in the court.

32 pages, $2.99.

MARVEL ADVENTURES IRON MAN #8

Written by Fred Van Lente, art by Rafa Sandoval, cover by Skottie Young.

Ambushed by the villainess Jolt, his armor ruined, Tony Stark finds himself trapped in an isolated village run by folks who have chosen to live a peaceful, agrarian 19th century existence...without any technology. With Jolt hot on his trail, what's a tech-dependent hero to do? Hole up in the blacksmith shed and hammer out an all-new suit of steam-powered armor.

32 pages, $2.99.

MARVEL ADVENTURES THE AVENGERS #19

Written by Ty Templeton, art by Cafu, cover by Tom Grummett.

Quicksilver returns to the Avengers to discover the team no longer trusts him. And they might have a good reason NOT to. Double crosses and betrayals lurk around every corner in this emotional mini-epic! All this, and the all-new Super-Adaptoid, too?

32 pages, $2.99.

MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #34

Written by Fred Van Lente, penciled by Cory Hamscher, cover by Patrick Scherberger.

A series of mishaps makes Peter Parker the star shortstop on the Forest Hills High baseball team -- opposing ace pitcher Harry Osborn and Midtown Academy in the citywide finals. Unfortunately, Harry's dad is one of these gung-ho sports dads who absolutely hates it -- hates it -- when his son's team loses. And when you're also the Green Goblin, you don't have to settle for cursing out the umpire from the bleachers. You can shove a pumpkin bomb up the opposing shortstop's left nostril!

32 pages, $2.99.

X-MEN TITLES

ASTONISHING X-MEN #24

Written by Joss Whedon, pencils and covers by John Cassaday.

"Unstoppable," part 6 of 6. Everything, from #1 to now, comes down to this. Things will change. One will not return. This is the end. Or is it?

32 pages, $2.99.

UNCANNY X-MEN #493

Written by Ed Brubaker, penciled by Billy Tan, cover by David Finch, variant cover by Jim Cheung.

"Messiah Complex," part 6 of 13. Battered by Sinister, the X-Men retreat to the mansion to lick their wounds. But in the war for the future of mutantkind, the battle never ends. The school is overrun by a mysterious new player who enlists one of the X-Men's oldest foes. And when Cyclops learns who has the baby, he's forced to make a tough decision.

32 pages, $2.99.

X-FACTOR #26

Written by Peter David, pencilsed by Scott Eaton, cover by David Finch, variant cover by Simone Bianchi.

"Messiah Complex," part 7 of 13. A squad of X-Men track the mutant baby and its captor. But they're not alone in the hunt. Layla Miller and Madrox explore the future and learn the terrible fate of mutants. And Predator X claims another victim. And who is that woman with the finger claws?!

32 pages, $2.99.

NEW X-MEN #45

Written by Christopher Yost and Craig Kyle, pencils by Humberto Ramos, cover by David Finch, variant cover by Simone Bianchi.

"Messiah Complex," part 4 of 13. A three way melee erupts over the baby! Some want to kill it, some want to save it, and when the dust settles, not everyone is left standing. Meanwhile, Layla Miller and Madrox gather clues while Madrox Prime slips deeper into his coma.

32 pages, $2.99.

X-MEN #206

Written by Mike Carey, pencils by Chris Bachalo, cover by David Finch, variant cover by Simone Bianchi.

"Messiah Complex," part 9 of 13. The X-Men versus the Marauders! A rematch of the unforgettable fight from X-Men #200. But will the battle turn in favor of the X-Men this time? Not if Sinister can help it. Layla and Madrox continue their mission to uncover the truth of mutant extinction, friends become foes to the X-Men at the worst time possible, and whereabouts of the baby are revealed at last.

32 pages, $2.99.

MARVEL SPOTLIGHT: X-MEN -- MESSIAH COMPLEX

Written by John Rhett Thomas, cover by Marko Djurdjevic.

After the repercussions borne of House of M, the mutant universe faced its most dire challenge in a landscape sundered by the Decimation. As the mutant population dwindled and external threats multiplied, the mutant community, led by the X-Men, has seen better days. It's about to get worse. After doing their best to weather the storms that have rocked the other parts of the Marvel Universe, mutants now face the events of Messiah Complex, which will bring the ramifications of "No More Mutants" to a resounding climax.

32 pages, $2.99.

X-MEN: MESSIAH COMPLEX - MUTANT FILES

By various, cover by Scott Kolins.

What's up with that whole Phoenix/Jean Grey business? Is Illyana Rasputin really back from the dead? Why can't the Shi'Ar and the Starjammers just get along? And what the heck is a Predator X? Find out in X-Men: Messiah Complex Mutant Files -- featuring profiles on teams like X-Factor Investigations, the New X-Men, the Exiles and Excalibur; new friends and foes such as Darwin, Armor, Anole, Korvus, Daken and Kimura; plus Cassandra Nova, Selene, Trish Tilby, the Savage Land Mutates, Mammomax, the Marauders and even a bonus X-Men Roster Update!

48 pages, $3.99.

CABLE & DEADPOOL #48

Written by Fabian Nicieza, penciled by Ron Lim, cover by Skottie Young.

With his best pal gone, Deadpool continues his trek through time and space, spreading friendship and mercenary whoop-ass throughout the cosmos. After concluding his mysterious mission for Dr. Strange, Deadpool finds himself in the middle of a Louisiana swamp, confronted by He-Who-Has-Died-Twice, the Master of All Reptiles himself, Brother Voodoo. What shenanigans await these two? Find out in "Alone Again, Naturally" part 6!

32 pages, $2.99.

WOLVERINE #60

Written by Marc Guggenheim, art by Howard Chaykin, cover by Arthur Suydam.

"Logan Dies," part 3. Scimitar, the newest super-criminal organization in the Marvel Universe, went after Wolverine and killed his girlfriend and, shockingly, him. Now Wolverine's back and he's out for blood.

32 pages, $2.99.

WOLVERINE: ORIGINS #20

Written by Daniel Way, pencils by Steve Dillon, cover by Marko Djurdjevic.

"Our War," part 5 of 5. The WWII storyline comes to its tragic conclusion as Wolverine and Captain America part ways, taking their first steps down the paths they will follow for the next 60 years -- one to his death and one back to where he began.

32 pages, $2.99.

WOLVERINE: FIREBREAK ONE-SHOT

Written by Mike Carey, art and cover by Scott Kolins.

Everyone knows that Wolverine is an expert tracker, but what about when he's been blinded? The fighting Canadian must lead a vacationing family out of the woods, using only his 4 remaining senses and the help of that same family. Things get more complicated, however, with a visit from Advanced Idea Mechanics. Also, as a bonus: a special back-up story by Macon Blair and Vasilis Lolos.

48 pages, $3.99.

X-MEN: FIRST CLASS #7

Written by Jeff Parker, penciled by Julia Bax, cover by Eric Nguyen.

"Huh. We done got our powers back."

"Ayep."

"But they're outta control."

"Ayep."

"Guess we're gonna be breakin' a buncha stuff."

"Dag."

32 pages, $2.99.

X-MEN: EMPEROR VULCAN #4

Written by Christopher Yost, penciled by Paco Diaz, cover by Billy Tan.

It's super-powered space warfare as Polaris leads the Starjammers and the Imperial Guard into battle, while Havok and Vulcan face off against a villain who is way out of their league. And will Marvel Girl's personal vendetta against the Shi'Ar cause her to do the unthinkable? It's the penultimate chapter as the situation goes from "horrible" to "end of all that is."

32 pages, $2.99.

X-MEN: DIE BY THE SWORD #4-#5

Written by Chris Claremont, art by Juan Santacruz and Cafu, covers by Jelena Kevic-Djurdjevic.

Cap is back! No, not that one. Captain Britain returns, but he may be too late to prevent casualties amongst the Exiles and Excalibur as the true threat to all that is stands revealed! Good thing the Captain has brought along a few old friends The end of the crossover that sets up the Exiles series finale!

32 pages, $2.99.

EXILES #100

Written by Chris Claremont, pencils and cover by Tom Grummett.

They've left their footprints across the multiverse for a hundred issues, but what threat will make Blink and Co. close up shop for good? It's not what you expect! And what's this we hear about an all New Exiles..Also! Re-presenting the classic Exiles #1 by Judd Winnick and Mike McKone!

64 pages, $3.99.

MAX TITLES

FOOLKILLER #3

Written by Gregg Hurwitz, art and cover by Lan Medina.

"Fool's Paradise," part 3. Move over Frank Castle, there's a new vigilante in town. The Foolkiller has been brutally introduced to the human joke, and he wants to make sure fools everywhere take note. Right now, he wants names, and Nathan McBride is only too happy to give him four: Tyrell, Cyrus, Slick Brukowski and Dirty Pete. When the Foolkiller's done with them, they'll have spat out all the information he needs to carve his way up the food chain to his ultimate prey: the man they call The Cheese.

32 pages, $3.99.

PUNISHER #53

Written by Garth Ennis, pencils by Gorlan Pavlov, cover by Tim Bradstreet.

"Long, Cold Dark," part 4. Her name is Sarah, and she's the only thing that's good and pure in Frank Castle's life. The problem? Barracuda's got her ­ and payback is on his mind. He's bigger, stronger, faster, and more ruthless than his nemesis. But Franks' got one thing that Barracuda doesn't.

32 pages, $2.99.

TERROR, INC. #5

Written by David Lapham, penciled by Patrick Zircher, cover by Jelena Kevic-Djurdjevic.

Will Mr. Terror's rotting body finally give up the ghost? Can he stop the merchants of death who tried to destroy him before that happens? At the very least...will his fingers stay on long enough to flip them the bird?

32 pages, $3.99.

THE ZOMBIE: SIMON GARTH #2

Written by Kyle Hotz and Eric Powell, pencils and cover by Hotz.

On one side: An honest cop just living his life day-by-day and a mysterious woman lost high in the mountains. On the other: An ever-growing horde of the flesh-starved undead, an angry husband and a murderous pair of mountain men. And the only person who can tip the balance...is dead. Will Simon Garth, the newly-minted zombie, lose his mind and shuffle after the living in search of delicious brains? Or will this decaying monster become the hero the living need if they're going to survive?

32 pages, $3.99.

MARVEL ILLUSTRATED

MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY #2

Adaptation by Roy Thomas, penciled by Sebastian Fiumara, cover by Gerald Parel.

Young Dorian wished that his portrait would bear the marks of age rather than his face. Much to his shock, the painting is, in fact, aging -- and Gray is not! While Dorian's face is unchanging, his personality is in ugly ways. He's becoming cruel and secretive, showing a sadistic side of himself that is making those around him fear for their very lives!

32 pages, $2.99.

MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: THE ILIAD #1

Written by Roy Thomas, penciled by Miguel Angel Sepulveda, cover by Scott Altmann.

One of the cornerstones of Western literature comes to the Marvel Illustrated line! The ancient world is embroiled in a mighty clash of armies; Greek versus Trojan. Helen, the most beautiful woman in the world, has betrayed her husband, the Greek, Menelaus, and fled to Troy with Trojan prince, Paris. The Greeks have sailed to Troy to bring her back...and crush all that stand in their way. This is the first chapter in the saga that virtually defines the word epic. It is a tale of gods and men...heroism and betrayal.

32 pages, $2.99.

MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK #6

Written by Roy Thomas, penciled by Hugo Petrus, cover by Marko Djurdjevic.

The final chapter in this thrilling adaptation of the literary classic. With Louis now back on the throne, what vengeance will he order on those who dared kidnap him and usurp his reign as King of France? Which of the Musketeers will live to tell the tale? Those questions and more are answered as we bring Alexandre Dumas' titanic tale of derring-do to a fabulous finale.

32 pages, $2.99.

ICON TITLES

POWERS: THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION VOL. 2 HC

Written, art and cover by David Mack.

A hardcover collection of the entire second year of Powers in chronological order! The first three Powers stories, issues #12-24, are presented in order of publication --remastered, redesigned and reformatted! Bonus features include sketchwork, scripts, interviews, galleries, original designs and another Powers Best of the Letter Column, Year Two!

488 pages, $29.99.

CRIMINAL VOL. 2: LAWLESS TPB

Written by Ed Brubaker, pencils and cover by Sean Phillips.

Tracy Lawless has come home for his first Christmas in the city in nearly twenty years. But the only kind of family reunion he'll find is in a graveyard, because his last living relative, his little brother Ricky, was killed almost a year earlier. Now Tracy is back to find out who did it, and why, and to do that he'll have to immerse himself back into the criminal world that he once ran away from. The question is, even if he finds the answers he seeks, will he survive the experience?

128 pages, $14.99.

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