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TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 2008MARVEL COMICS FOR JUNEULTIMATE TITLES ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #55
Written by Mike Carey, art by Tyler Kirkham, cover by Billy Tan.
Are you ready for Ultimate Salem's Seven? Who are they, and what do they want with the Human Torch? Unfortunately, Johnny and the rest of the FF are dealing with a troubling enemy of their own at the Baxter Building, as the enigmatic woman known as Agatha Harkness introduces her new regime. There are mysteries aplenty to plague our foursome, threatening to tear them apart from without and within!
32 pages, $2.99.
ULTIMATE ORIGINS #1
Written by Brian Michael Bendis, penciled by Butch Guice, cover by Simone Binchi, variant cover by Michael Turner.
The story that finally reveals the conspiracies behind the entire Ultimate Universe! When they first met, Bruce Banner mysteriously warned Spider-Man that "Everything is connected." Now it's time to discover the secrets that men have fought and died to protect. From the dark days of World War II to the frightening present, journey through history to learn what's really behind the Super Soldier and Weapon X programs -- and how heroes such as Captain America, Nick Fury and Wolverine have more in common than codenames and costumes. A lead-in to Ultimatum!
32 pages, $2.99.
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #123
Written by Brian Michael Bendis, pencils and cover by Stuart Immonen.
Venom returns in part 1 of "War of the Symbiotes"! When Spidey's most fearsome foe strikes, it looks bad for the outmatched web-slinger, but Silver Sable and her Wild Pack may turn the tide! Have they come to save Spider-Man or is their motive something more sinister? Plus: this story adapts, expands and incorporates the Ultimate Spider-Man video game (which Bendis just happened co-wrote) into Ultimate Spider-Man continuity!
32 pages, $2.99.
ULTIMATE X-MEN #95
Written by Aron Coleite, penciled by Mark Brooks, cover by Gabriele Del'Otto.
Introducing a team of X-Men like you've never seen before! Who are Ultimate Alpha Flight? What do they want with Northstar? What is Colossus willing to do to get him back? And just wait until you see that last-page shocker!
32 pages, $2.99.
SPIDER-MAN TITLESAMAZING SPIDER-MAN #561
Written by Dan Slott, penciled by Marcos Martin.
"Peter Parker: Paparazzi! Part 3 of 3 -- Photo Finished" They say a picture's worth a thousand words... Well, for Peter Parker, the right picture is worth a million bucks! And what he does with it is really gonna change his life! This issue has shake ups and break ups! Fake outs and freak outs! And a fight to the finish with one of Spider-Man's strangest foes: the fiendishly foldable Paper Dool! And a mystery guest! Here's a hint...she's a redhead!
32 pages, $2.99.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #562
Written by Bob Gale, penciled and cover by Mike McKone.
It's Web-Slinger vs. Wall-Crawler as McKone joins Gale to answer the question -- who is "The Other Spider-Man?"
32 pages, $2.99.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #563
Written by Bob Gale, penciled and cover by Mike McKone.
Remember that joke that starts, "So Spider-Man walks into a bar, and...?" Well, when it's the villain-filled Bar With No Name, it's no joke -- it's a barroom brawl as only McKone can draw it! And that's only the beginning of one of the most maddening nights in Spidey's life! Throw in The Enforcers, The Bookie, and a climax at Coney Island, and you've got a recipe for the nuttiest Spider-Man story this year.
32 pages, $2.99.
SPIDER-MAN FAMILY #9
Written by Paul Tobin, art by Derec Aucoin, cover by Salva Espin.
Spider-Man, the friendly neighborhood...chaperone? When the S.H.I.E.L.D. helicarrier races off to fight a hostile UFO, Nick Fury asks (okay, tells) Spider-Man that he needs to watch after Bruce Banner. Now all Spidey needs to do is convince a city full of assorted thieves and felons (and Dr. Octopus!) to keep it down for the day, cuz, you know, this is the guy that turns into the Hulk. Plus: the story no one thought they would see, the debut of all-new backup feature "Mr. & Mrs. Spider-Man"! In this first installment, using their individual talents, Peter and Mary Jane Parker join forces to prevent the Lizard from destroying his own family.
32 pages, $3.99.
AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #21
Written by Tom DeFalco, pencils and cover by Ron Frenz.
"A Brand New May," part 2 of 5. As Peter Parker and Normie Osborn try to learn the identity of the brand new May, Spider-Girl investigates Humanity First and battles a brand new super-foe.
32 pages, $2.99.
MARVEL UNIVERSE TITLESAMERICAN DREAM #3 & 4
Written by Tom DeFalco, penciled by Todd Nauck, cover by Ron Frenz.
"Shattered Dream." Accused of being a traitor, American Dream falls into a deadly trap, discovers a terrible secret and faces the most horrible transformation of all!
32 pages, $2.99.
AVENGERS FAIRY TALES #4
Written by C.B. Cebulski, pencils by Ricardo Tercio, cover by Claire Wendling.
When young Jennifer Walters is swept away and carried to the mysterious land Oz, she discovers that turning green is only the beginning of her troubles. But she follows the Rainbow Road and encounters a familiar cast of characters more in need of help than her; a rusty old Iron Man in need of a heart, a scarecrow whose lost his hammer and maybe his mind, and a brave old warrior who simply needs to find his courage. And just when they thought things couldn't get any worse, the Scarlet Witch of the West arrives to utter three ominous words... "No More Munchkins!"
32 pages, $2.99.
AVENGERS/INVADERS #1
Written by Jim Krueger and Alex Ross, pencileed by Steve Sadowski, cover by Alex Ross, variant cover by Mike Perkins.
With World War II's greatest heroes mysteriously transported to 2008, it takes the Mighty Avengers to bring them in before the world realizes that the Invaders are back...including the original Captain America. But will Iron Man and S.H.I.E.L.D. have enough firepower to hold them...or do the Invaders have everyone just where they want them?
32 pages, $2.99.
AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #14
Written by Dan Slott and Christos Gage, pencils by Stefano Caselli, cover by Mark Brooks.
Secret Invasion tie-in. "We Have Met the Enemy and He Is Us!" During the Infiltration, a Skrull at the heart of the Camp Hammond said these words: "It won't be long until we have a Skrull in every state! "Now that Skrull stands revealed and the fate of The Initiative, the United States, and Planet Earth hang in the balance. Plus: Former Avenger, Delroy Garret, assumes the mantle and arsenal of Earth's greatest Skrull-Hunter, The 3-D Man.
32 pages, $2.99.
BLACK PANTHER #38
Written by Reginald Hudlin, penciled by Francis Portela, cover by Alan Davis.
"Back to Africa," conclusion. Rumble in the jungle, as the Black Panther squares off against the one foe he's never defeated: Killmonger. And the stakes have never been higher: Wakanda.
32 pages, $2.99.
CAPTAIN AMERICA #39
Written by Ed Brubaker,
pencils and cover by Steve Epting.
Is that two guys in Captain America outfits? Yeah, it is. More than that, Marvel cannot say.
The epic Death of Captain America continues in Part Three of "The Man Who Bought America"
32 pages, $2.99.
CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI: 13 #2
Written by Paul Cornell, penciled by Leonard Kirk, cover by Bryan Hitch.
The Skrulls are winning in England. Their mysterious goal there could turn the tide of the invasion. The emergence of the fabled sword Excalibur (once again locked in stone) may lead to salvation. But who can claim the mythic weapon? Pete Wisdom? Spitfire? John the Skrull? The Black Knight ? And what is the fate of Captain Britain?
32 pages, $2.99.
CIVIL WAR CHRONICLES #12
Written by J. Michael Straczynski and Paul Jenkins, penciled by Ron Garney and Ramon Bachs, cover by Steve McNiven.
Experience Civil War and its major tie-ins in chronological
order! In Captain America #25, find out what happens next in the life of the Sentinel of Liberty! The biggest Cap story that Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting have yet to tell, "Death of a Dream" will stun readers and send shockwaves through the entire Marvel Universe for the next year and it begins here! And in Civil War: The Confession, the team that brought you the start of Civil War with the New Avengers: Illuminati special presents a heart-wrenching finale. Two of the Marvel heroes most affected by the shockingconclusion of the war get together one last time. What is said between them will set the course of the Marvel Universe for years to come.
72 pages, $4.99.
CLANDESTINE #5
Written, pencils and cover by Alan Davis.
The Destine family is caught between the Cross-Time Excalibur and the Inhumans of another reality! While at home, Griffin's machinations harvest Destine DNA in a bid to live forever! And patriarch Adam Destine returns to where it all began--Yden.
32 pages, $2.99.
DAREDEVIL #108
Written by Ed Brubaker and Greg Rucka, penciled by Michael Lark, cover by Marko Djurdjevic.
"Cruel and Unusual," part 2 of 4. Matt Murdock throws himself into what is probably a losing case, a last-minute death-penalty appeal...while Dakota North and
Daredevil discover people are willing to kill to keep them from pursuing this investigation. But is it the mob...or the government? The multiple-Eisner-nominated team of Ed Brubaker and Michael Lark is joined by the acclaimed Greg Rucka co-writing!
32 pages, $2.99.
ETERNALS #1
Written by Charles Knauf and Daniel Knauf, art and cover by Daniel Acuna, variant cover by Olivier Coipel.
In ancient times, the Celestials, a race of cosmic giants, came to Earth and created a race of powerful immortal beings: The Eternals! For a time, primitive man worshiped them as gods, but eventually they disappeared. Now, they have returned! One of the Celestials now towers over Golden Gate Park, standing in judgment over the Earth... but does he bring the end of the world?
32 pages, $2.99.
FANTASTIC FOUR #558
Written by Mark Millar, penciled and cover by Bryan Hitch.
Who are the New Defenders, and why does their appearance on Earth foretell the eventual extinction of mankind? Who has liberated Doctor Doom from his incarceration awaiting trial, and why? And what's up with Valeria?
32 pages $2.99.
GHOST RIDER #24
Written by Jason Aaron, art by Tan Eng Huat, cover by Marko Djurdjevic.
What do you get when you take a maximum security prison filled with sinners of every sort and add a bonafide Spirit of Vengeance to the mix? A hot time in the old hoosegow, that's what you get. In this first part of an all-new arc, Blaze goes behind bars, still hell-bent on vengeance, still looking for answers. But is he prepared to face the mysterious man in cell 17? The one with the sign on his door that says "Do not open under any circumstances"? The one who just got set loose?
32 pages, $2.99.
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #2
Written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, penciled by Paul Pelletier, cover by Clint Langley.
Groot is here! And so is...hey, wasn't he sunk in Antarctica? One day on the job, and our cosmic protectors have already made themselves a major new enemy! But how does that connect to Adam Warlock's mystical past? Could it really be the threat he's spent years trying to deny? And exactly what or who have the Guardians discovered frozen & adrift in space?
32 pages, $2.99.
HULK: RAGING THUNDER
Written by Jeff Parker, art by Mitch Breitweiser, cover by Greg Land.
She will be the mightiest champion of her time. He was the mightiest monster of his. What happens when these legends clash will change the course of history for the warrior known as Thundra! Plus, a classic Thundra tale!
48 pages, $3.99.
SKAAR: SON OF HULK #1
Written by Greg Pak, art and cover by Ron Garney, variant covers by Carlo Pagulayan and Boris Vallerjo/Julie Bell.
Born in fire. Raised by monsters. Destined to smash. On an alien planet shattered by war, no one is stronger than Skaar, the savage Son of Hulk. But as a Fillian warlord, an Imperial princess, and a mysterious Earthman spread chaos through the wastelands, will Skaar save the puny survivors -- or eat them?
32 pages, $2.99.
INCREDIBLE HERCULES #118
Written by Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente, art by Rafa Sandoval, cover by John Romita Jr., Klaus Janson and Dean White.
Secret Invasion tie-in. The "Sacred Invasion" continues! In order for Hercules and his divine allies to attack the realm of the Skrull gods, they first must pass out of our own Earthly pantheons -- with a fear-fraught voyage through the dimension of Nightmare! What could possibly terrify a god? The Dark Lord of Dreams knows -- and he'll use it to destroy the last, best hope of stopping the Skrull invasion before it even starts!
32 pages, $2.99.
THE IMMORTAL IRON FIST #16
Written by Matt Fraction, pencils and cover by David Aja.
"Happy Birthday, Danny" Part 1 of 1. In the wake of "The Seven Capital Cities of Heaven," Danny Rand has been busy reinventing and rebuilding his life. Who is he, as a man? As a hero? What does the Iron Fist legacy really mean in this day and age? Where does Danny Rand go next? And just what exactly is up with him and Misty?And why might the 33 candles on Danny's cake mean the end for the Immortal Iron Fist?
32 pages, $2.99.
THE INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #1
Written by Matt Fraction, pencils by Salvador Larroca, covers by Larroca and Brandon Peterson.
Tony Stark comes face-to-face with his biggest nightmare: an amoral twenty-something biohacker with no loyalties or allegiances to anything other than money and power. Oh, and he also happens to be the son of Tony's greatest nemesis. But what's the exact nature of Zeke Stane's menace? It's something unlike anything Tony has built before...and unlike anything Iron Man has had to beat before. The Golden Avenger faces the fight of his life!
32 pages, $2.99.
IRON MAN: VIVA LAS VEGAS #1
Written by Jon Favreau, pencils and cover by Adi Granov.
With the aid of archaeologist Elsa Bloodstone, Tony Stark has discovered the cause of the plague of reptiles that's crippled the Las Vegas strip! Unfortunately for his armored alter ego, that something is "He Whose Limbs Shatter Mountains, And Whose Back Scrapes The Sun"--Fin Fang Foom!
32 pages, $3.99.
IRON MAN: DIRECTOR OF S.H.I.E.L.D. #30
Written by Stuart Moore, penciled by Roberto De La Torre, cover by Adi Granov.
"With Iron Hands," part 2 of 4. Iron Man and the S.H.I.E.L.D. Alpha Team race against the clock to stop the terrorist from Tony Stark's past! But an even greater threat awaits them: the strange weapon called the Overkill Mind -- powered by a man whose only conscious desire is for Tony Stark's death!
32 pages, $2.99.
IRON MAN: LEGACY OF DOOM #3
Written by David Michelinie and Bob Layton, art and cover by Ron Lim and Layton.
Through sorcery and subterfuge Dr. Doom has taken possession of Excalibur, the legendary blade that can cut through anything--including Iron Man! If Shellhead can't stop him from joining the sword with its enchanted scabbard, Doom will become invulnerable as well as invincible, and nothing will be able to prevent his hidden agenda. Featuring the premiere appearance of Iron Man's surprising mystical armor, as well as a final page that is, quite literally, an eye-opener!
32 pages, $2.99.
THE LAST DEFENDERS #4
Written by Joe Casey, pencils by Jim Muniz, cover by Phil Jimenez.
After leading a rogue Defenders team into battle, Nighthawk comes face to face with Tony Stark and Henry Gyrich -- and...well...they're not called the Last Defenders for nothing! But can the Defenders get it in gear for one last battle as the mysterious Yandroth makes his move? And what roles do Krang and the Son of Satan play in the Defenders' ultimate chapter?
32 pages, $2.99.
MARVEL 1985 #2
Written by Mark Millar, art by Tommy Lee Edwards, cover by Olivier Coipel, variant cover by Edwards.
"Clyde Wincham." Marvel's most deadly villains have a foothold in the real world -- but who will believe the only person who knows the truth, when that person is a 13-year old kid named Toby who's read way too many comic books? Fortunately, it seems that Toby has an ally -- the Incredible Hulk! Can even the Hulk survive the most titanic throw-down with Juggernaut in comic book history? Find out in this epic clash of super hero action...and ponder -- who is Clyde Wyncham?
32 pages, $3.99.
MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS #10
Written by Marc Guggenheim, Ivan Brandon, Rich Koslowski and Jesse Blaze Snider, penciled by Francis Tsai, Niko Henrichon and Marco Checchetto, cover by Yanick Paquette.
Answers abound, as the secrets of Vanguard -- Blade, Yelena Belova, Micromax, Dominic Fortune -- are revealed to Stacy Dolan...and the ever-lovin' Thing! Plus, Guardian begins to understand how to utilize his newfound powers, just in time to confront his tormentors, in Weapon Omeag. Machine Man's flashbacks continue to cause problems in the real world, and Jesse Blaze Snider and Marco Checchetto brings us a very special tale of the Merc with a Mouth: Deadpool!
48 pages, $3.99.
MARVEL SPOTLIGHT: SECRET INVASION
Written by John Rhett Thomas.
The infiltration is complete. The Secret Invasion has begun. Who do you trust? Among the oldest baddies in the Marvel Universe, the Skrulls have decided that now is the time to strike. As the true extent of this infiltration is revealed, and the identities of the heroes the intergalactic shape-shifters have taken over are brought to light, the suspense will be palpable. Marvel Spotlight celebrates this eight-part event by Brian Michael Bendis and Leinil Yu with an in-depth account of all things Skrull, featuring insider interviews with the creators involved in Secret Invasion and its various crossover titles. We'll be criss-crossing Marvel history to tie together all the intrigue and plot twists that will make Secret Invasion the comics event of the
summer!
32 pages, $2.99.
MIGHTY AVENGERS #15
Written by Brian Michael Bendis, pencils Khoi Pham, cover by Marko Djurdjevic.
Secret Invasion tie-in!
Whatever happened to -----? Rewinding the clock to Avengers Dissassembled Marvel reveals how one of the main players in Secret Invasion was replaced by a Skrull and what the fallout has been. A major Secret Invasion chapter is here!
32 pages, $2.99.
MS. MARVEL #28
Written by Brian Reed, pencils by Adriana Melo, cover by Greg Horn.
The Secret Invasion is here and the Battle for Manhattan has begun. Earth's heroes have been scattered, New York City is under siege and only one hero is left to stand up for humanity -- Carol Danvers -- going to war. All of the frustrations, drama and insecurities of Ms. Marvel's life lead up to this as she takes on an invading horde of Super-Skrulls...and don't put money on anyone green getting out alive!
32 pages, $2.99.
MOON KNIGHT #19
Written by Mike Benson, art by Arthur Suydam, cover by Arthur Suydam.
"God and Country," conclusion. The execution will be televised! Black Spectre's ingenious plan to destroy Moon Knight enters its final phase. As the whole world watches on high-def TV, Moon Knight faces a no-win situation. He's already the poster child for super hero recklessness, but after this, he'll either be dead...or Public Enemy Number One.
32 pages, $2.99.
MYTHOS: CAPTAIN AMERICA
Written by Paul Jenkins, art and cover by Paolo Rivera.
He may be dead, but now you can find out how the man became the legend! Mythos revisits Steve Rogers'
transformation from a weakling with a heart of steel to the Sentinel of Liberty! From the mind of Paul Jenkins and the stunning art of Paolo Rivera comes the origin of Captain America!
32 pages, $3.99.
NEW AVENGERS #42
Written by Brian Michael Bendis, art by Jim Cheung, cover by Aleksi Briclot.
"The Empire," part 3. For 42 issues readers of New Avengers have wondered, who caused the breakout in New Avengers #1 and why? And how was this the real start of the Secret Invasion? Find out right here! Special guest artist Jim Cheung returns to these pages for this shocking story.
32 pages, $2.99.
NEW WARRIORS #13
Written by Kevin Grevioux, penciled by Paco Medina, cover by Nic Klein.
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