FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2008
MARVEL COMICS FIRST LOOKS
FIRST LOOK: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #549
Amazing Spider-Man #549 will arrive in stores on Feb. 6 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Marc Guggenheim, with art and cover by Salvador Larroca.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"In this issue, meet the villain from the fifth Spider-Man movie today... Menace! But that's not all! The mysterious Jackpot makes her 'Brand New Day-Debut!' Plus the mystery of the Spider-Tracer Killer deepens."
Amazing Spider-Man #549 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: GUILTY PLEASURES #8
Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: Guilty Pleasure #8 will arrive in stores on Feb. 6 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Laurell K. Hamilton and adapted by Jess Ruffner, with art and cover by Ron Lim.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"Laurell K. Hamilton's deadly vampire hunter Anita Blake fights for her life as her first visit to a 'freak party' takes a frightening turn when anti-freak forces arrive. But even as one lead seems to grow cold, another victim is found - and this time, it's someone she knows. Plus, things get even more complicated when not one, but two new suspects come on the scene."
Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: Guilty Pleasure #8 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: CLANDESTINE #1
Clandestine #1 will arrive in stores on Feb. 6 from Marvel Comics. The issue is by Alan Davis.
Here's how Marvel describes the book:
"Alan Davis' freaky family returns! They've existed, hidden among mankind for centuries, a mysterious bloodline of superhumans, eternal and apart. And all they've desired is to be left alone, to pursue their individual interests in peace. But now, the existence of their hidden clan is threatened with exposure by the activities of one of their youngest siblings, Rory Destine, who aspires to be the costumed crimefighter called the Crimson Crusader! And now that the cat's been let out of the bag, who or what is going to come calling at the Destine family's Ravenscroft doorway?"
Clandestine #1 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST #4
Annihilation: Conquest #4 will arrive in stores on Feb. 6 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, with art by Tom Raney and a cover by Aleksi Briclot.
Here's how Marvel describes the book:
"The cosmic blockbuster thunders on -- with our villains on the verge of victory! Ultron gets his hands on Star-Lord! Ronan makes a chilling revelation! Adam Warlock gets the shock he never expected!"
Annihilation: Conquest #4 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: LORDS OF AVALON: SWORD OF DARKNESS #1
Lords of Avalon: Sword of Darkness #1 will arrive in stores on Feb. 6 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Kinley MacGregor and adapted by Robin Gillespie, with art and cover by Tommy Ohtsuka and a varian cover by Tom Grummett.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"In a world where Camelot is ruled by Lord Kerrigan, the peasant Seren has become a pawn between the rulers of light and the rulers of darkness. But the talented seamstress faces a dilemma after Lord Kerrigan kidnaps her: Is Kerrigan truly the demon others portray him to be, or is he her savior in disguise? Jump into this new twist on Arthurian legend, adapted from best-selling author Kinley MacGregor. MacGregor, known for her historical romance novels, is the pen-name of Sherrilyn Kenyon, the best-selling and award-winning American author known for her supernatural romance and vampire novels."
Lords of Avalon: Sword of Darkness #1 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: MOBY DICK #1
Marvel Illustrated: Moby Dick #1 will arrive in stores on Feb. 6 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Roy Thomas, with art by Pascal Alixe and a cover by John Watson.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"Melvillešs seafaring masterpiece is brought to stirring life in the pages of the Marvel Illustrated line. Young sailor Ishmael signs onto the whaling ship, Pequod. Soon, he comes to question his judgment as the vessel sets sail and he meets the strange crew sailing with him. Strangest of all is the mysterious Captain Ahab, whose obsession with the great white whale who once bit off his leg may lead them all to a watery doom. Itšs been called The Great American Novel. And they werenšt kidding."
Illustrated: Moby Dick #1 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: MOON KNIGHT #15
Moon Knight #15 will arrive in stores on Feb. 6 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Mike Benson and Charlie Huston, with art by Javier Saltares and Mark Texeira and a cover by Arthur Suydam.
Here's how Marvel describes the book:
"'God and Country,' part 2. With Moon Knight leaving a trail of broken bodies in his wake, Tony Stark has one question on his mind: How the hell did this psycho get a Registration Card? But by the time Stark uncovers the truth, it might very well be too late. For Khonshu has great expectations of his avatar -- he wants the streets washed with blood, and what Khonshu wants, he usually gets."
Moon Knight #15 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: MS. MARVEL #24
Ms. Marvel #24 will arrive in stores on Feb. 6 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 issue:
"The final bloody battle! Following the massacre of the peaceful unarmed Reds of Prophetstown, Ta-Kumsaw has little trouble uniting various Indian tribes into a mighty army with the single-minded goal of either killing the Whites or driving them out of the land. But it is the war chief's non-Red allies that make him wary as he gears up to face off against Andrew 'Old Hickory' Jackson and the American Army."
Ms. Marvel #24 will be 32 pages and cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: OMEGA: THE UNKNOWN #5
Omega: The Unknown #5 will arrive in stores on Feb. 6 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Jonathan Lethem with Karl Rusnak, with art by Farel Dalrymple and Paul Hornschemeier.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"Omega gets a job in a fast-food joint, the Unparalleled Mink loses a family member and a body part, and Alex discovers that when you run away from home it's probably better not to retrace your steps."
Omega: The Unknown #5 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: SILVER SURFER: IN THY NAME #4
Silver Surfer: In Thy Name #4 will arrive in stores on Feb. 6 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Simon Spurrier, with art by Tan Eng Huat.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"The Surfer resorts to desperate measures in his cosmic quest to avert galactic war. But, with patience running low and tempers burning bright, his one hope of restoring peace...is the threat of total annihilation. This one's got it all, folks: turmoil, tragedy, and Terror From Beyond the Stars!"
Silver Surfer: In Thy Name #4 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: THE TWELVE #2
The Twelve #2 will arrive in stores on Feb. 6 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by J. Michael Straczynski, with art by Chris Weston and a cover by Kaare Andrews.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"The Twelve time-lost Mystery Men of World War II adjust to the reality of life in the 21st century. But where do you go, what do you do, when everybody you knew is either dead and buried or in old-age homes, and the future you thought you were fighting for turned out to be radically different from what you imagined?"
The Twelve #2 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: UNCANNY X-MEN #495
Uncanny X-Men #495 will arrive in stores on Feb. 6 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Ed Brubaker, with art and cover by Mike Choi.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"Reeling from the events of Messiah Complex, the surviving mutants reassess Xavier's dream amidst the rubble of the mansion. Betrayed by one of their own, and mourning the loss of former allies, is peaceful coexistence still an option? The only thing that's certain is an uncertain future for mutantkind. Is anyone safe in a world without X-Men?"
Uncanny X-Men #495 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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