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TUESDAY, MAY 20, 2008MARVEL COMICS FOR AUGUSTULTIMATE TITLES ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #57
Written by Mike Carey, art by Tyler Kirkham, cover by Billy Tan.
The final smackdown with Ultimate Salem's Seven! The shocking secret of Agatha Harkness! The rage of Prince Namor, the Ultimate Sub-Mariner! All this and more in the explosive conclusion!
32 pages, $2.99.
ULTIMATE ORIGINS #3
Written by Brian Michael Bendis, penciled by Butch Guice, cover by Gabrielle Dell'Otto.
Wolverine...Nick Fury...Captain America...Magneto & Professor X...how are they all connected? Witness the first meeting between Charles Xavier, leader of the X-Men, and Eric Lehnsherr, the mutant who will come to be known as Magneto!
From the muddy battle fields of World War II to the steaming shadows of the Savage Land, a shocking story that finally reveals the buried truths of the Ultimate Universe!
32 pages, $2.99.
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #125
Written by Brian Michael Bendis, pencils and cover by Stuart Immonen.
The War of the Symbiotes rages on -- and the next victim may be Spider-Man himself! The high-flying Beetle has sliced off a tentacle of the slavering symbiote called Venom -- but what does he want with it? Howling in pain, Venom gives chase to his tormentor through the streets of Manhattan, catching the attention of a certain wall-crawler. And when all three combatants come together, what occurs is so shocking, so unexpected, it could only happen in the book in which anything can happen!
32 pages, $2.99.
ULTIMATE X-MEN #97
Written by Aron Coleite, penciled by Mark Brooks, cover by Gabriele Del'Otto.
The battle lines of Ultimatum are drawn! Who is the true power behind Banshee? What is their connection to Wolverine and the X-Men? The answers will make the X-Men reconsider everything they've ever believed in! How can one ever be human again after being a god?
32 pages, $2.99.
SPIDER-MAN TITLESAMAZING SPIDER-MAN #567
Written by Marc Guggenheim, pencils and cover by Phil Jimenez.
With Spider-Man in her grasp, the Brand New is close to the greatest victory of all -- the unmasking and death of Spider-Man. Can Daredevil rescue him in time? Ummm...doesn't look that way, does it? Also, Vin Gonzales' life is on the line -- can his roommate Peter Parker beat the odds?
32 pages, $2.99.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #568
Written by Dan Slott nad Mark Waid, penciled by John Romita Jr. and Adi Granov, covers by Romita and Alex Ross.
"New Ways to Die." Get ready for the six part Spidey summer blockbuster. In the double-sized part one, The Thunderbolts are coming to New York to take down Spider-Man! And Spidey's Brand New Day will be changed forever. Plus, get up to date with original Venom, Eddie Brock!
32 pages, $2.99.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #569
Written by Marc Guggenheim, pencils and cover by Phil Jimenez.
"New Ways to Die." Spiday's a villain? Norman Osborn's a hero? What kind of crazy, mixed-up world is this? Next thing you'll tell us is that black is white and white is black...Or maybe that has something to do with Venom, Mister Negative, and the birth of an all-new Spider Villain! Or would that be an all-new Spider-Hero?
32 pages, $2.99.
VENOM: DARK ORIGIN #1
Written by Zeb Wells, pencils and cover by Angel Medina.
On the unlikely day when an embittered, washed-up journalist met a spurned symbiotic organism from an alien planet, one of Spider-Man's greatest enemies was born -- a force of evil and vengeance like no other in the Marvel Universe -- Venom! But is it as simple as that? Discover the true, twisted roots that gave rise to a lifetime of malevolence for Eddie Brock...and the symbiote!
32 pages, $2.99.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN FAMILY #1
Written by Marc DeMatteis and Tom DeFalco, penciled by Alex Cai and Ron Frenz, cover by Adi Granov.
Check in here for slices of life from Spidey and the rest of the Brand New Day Cast. Readers know Spider-Man's origin -- but what happened the day after Uncle Ben died? Find out as J.M. De Matteis and Spanish Sensation Alex Cal bring Spder-Man: 48 Hours! Also, the Amazing Spider-Girl team of Tom DeFalco, Ron Frenz and Sal Buscema show us life before MayDay became Spider-Girl with Mr. and Mrs. Spider-Man! Also, check out Aunt May, Agent of F.E.A.S.T. and a flashback to the birth of Spidey's New Ways To Die nemesis, Venom!
104 pages, $4.99.
SPIDER-MAN SUMMER SPECIAL
Written by Keith Giffen and Paul Tobin, art by Rick Burchett and Colleen Cover, cover by Salva Espin.
Two new Spidey stories from times when he wasn't Secretly Invading or Branding New Days. First, Spidey teams up with Falcon to handle an outbreak of futuristic weaponry showing up in Harlem, and then Mary Jane takes center stage as she teams up with She-Hulk, Hellcat, Marvel Girl and some other lovely ladies to take on The Enchantress, in this one-shot!
48 pages, $3.99.
MARVEL SPOTLIGHT: SPIDER-MAN -- BRAND NEW DAY
Written by John Rhett Thomas.
Marvel Spotlight returns with a fresh look at the creators, new villains and new supporting cast that fill out Spidey's thrice-monthly adventures. Kraven and Venom lead the pack of a whole passel of vituperative villains returning to victimize Spider-Man.
32 pages, $2.99.
SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE #1
Written by Terry Moore, art by Craig Rousseau, cover by Moore.
Mary Jane Watson, back in her very own adventures! It's the beginning of a new high school year. MJ finally feels like she's got her life in order. Good friends, good classes, good relationship with a certain Wall-Crawler...but is there someone behind the scenes that's got it in for our rambunctious redhead?
32 pages, $2.99.
SPIDER-MAN MAGAZINE #2
Cover by Steve McNiven.
It's Spider-Man from cover to cover in the second senses-shattering edition of the Wall-Crawler's very own ongoing magazine! In addition to full-length comic-book stories, this issue features puzzles and games, pinups, a letters page, and a pull-out poster!
96 pages, $6.99.
AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #23
Written by Tom DeFalco, pencils and cover by Ron Frenz.
"Did someone say clones?"
As Peter demands answers from Kaine about the brand new May, Spider-Girl learns that Humanity First has targeted both Davida and Sara for death and she can only save one. Part 4 of 5.
32 pages, $2.99.
MARVEL UNIVERSE TITLESAVENGERS/INVADERS #4
Written by Jim Krueger and Alex Ross, penciled by Steve Sadowski, cover by Ross, variant cover by Alan Davis.
Act One of this 12-part event concludes with a four-way battle royale among both teams of Avengers, the Invaders and the agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. -- all above the landmarks of Washington D.C. Plus, Doctor Strange discovers the secret of the time-lost Invaders, all while trying to keep all of history from rewriting itself..and the Avengers out of reality.
32 pages, $2.99.
AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #16
Written by Dan Slott and Christos Gage, pencils by Harvey Tolibao, cover by Mark Brooks.
Secret Invasion tie-in!
The Skrull Kill Krew are back! And they're ready to kill, maim, torture, and butcher every mother lovin' Skrull out there! Also, back at Camp Hammond, Ant-Man is in a giant world of trouble -- the biggest kind of trouble the Secret Invasion can dish out.
32 pages, $2.99.
BLACK PANTHER #40
Written by Jason Aaron, penciled by Jefte Palo, cover by Jason Pearson.
"See Wakanda and Die," part 2. The nation of Wakanda has never been conquered by any outside invader, but then again, they've never faced an army of Super-Skrulls before, have they? As war rages on the plains of Africa, the Skrulls strike a major blow against the Black Panther. Could this be the end for all of Wakanda?
32 pages, $2.99.
CAPTAIN AMERICA #41
Written by Ed Brubaker,
pencils and cover by Steve Epting.
The epic "Death of Captain America" tale hits its penultimate chapter...and the final battle between the New Captain America and the people who killed Steve Rogers begins here!
32 pages, $2.99.
CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI: 13 #4
Written by Paul Cornell, penciled by Leonard Kirk, cover by Bryan Hitch.
It's the final battle for Britain as MI-13 makes its last stand against the Skrulls. But the door to the darkness has been opened, and evil is loose in the world, and that might make even the end of the Secret Invasion look like the beginning of something much worse. Be here for the moment a team is created, a hero returns and a new legacy is born.
32 pages, $2.99.
DAREDEVIL #110
Written by Ed Brubaker and Greg Rucka, penciled by Michael Lark, cover by Marko Djurdjevic.
The final chapter of "Cruel and Unusual" brings Daredevil and Dakota North to the truth about Big Ben Donovan's death sentence...but will the truth set any of them free?
32 pages, $2.99.
ETERNALS #3
Written by Charles Knauf and Daniel Knauf, art and cover by Daniel Acuna.
The clock is ticking. The end is near. The Eternals race to awaken their bretheren defeat the coming Horde! But who will awaken... the Forgotten One? Plus, the enormous outcast Space-God known as the Dreaming Celestial stands towering over San Francisco's Golden Gate Park since he rose from his prison beneath the Diablo Mountains...but just how was such a powerful being imprisoned?
32 pages, $2.99.
FANTASTIC FOUR #560
Written by Mark Millar, penciled and cover by Bryan Hitch.
"The Death of the Invisible Woman! Part three: Exodus." "The good news is that the Earth didn't die in the early part of the twenty-first century. It actually survived another five hundred years, thanks to the efforts of Doctor Reed Richards. But when the end times came, it was worse than we imagined. Twelve billion people starved to death, half the world's cities drowned in the seas and cancer and disease affected almost every living creature. The rich and the powerful disappeared overnight, leaving behind a lawless mess that the world's remaining super heroes bound together to protect. But it was hopeless and we kenw it. Hence the reason I built the big machine."
32 pages $2.99.
FANTASTIC FOUR: TRUE STORY #2
Written by Paul Cornell, penciled by Horacio Dominguez, cover by Niko Henrichon.
The FF's emergency exploration of the worlds of fiction continues as they burst through the covers of Ivanhoe and start to gather an army against the onrushing darkness. And the surprise villain behind this whole weird collision is revealed!
32 pages, $2.99.
FRANKLIN RICHARDS: SUMMER SMACKDOWN!
Written by Marc Sumerak and Chris Eliopoulos, pencils and cover by Eliopoulos.
In this corner: wearing blue trunks and weighing in at 63 pounds -- the Baxter Building's Baby Boy -- Franklin "Son of a Genius" Richards! And in this corner: wearing tight spandex and weighing in at a whopping 500 pounds -- Aunt Petunia's favorite nephew -- Benjamin "The Thing" Grimm! It's the showdown of the century! And if Franklin survives the first round, he has four more challengers waiting in the wings ready to take his title!
32 pages, $3.99.
GHOST RIDER #26
Written by Jason Aaron, art by Tan Eng Huat, cover by Marko Djurdjevic.
The rumors are true... Danny Ketch is back! But whose side is the former Ghost Rider on, and what familiar faces has he brought with him to the party? And who just got shot in the head with a hellfire shotgun?
32 pages, $2.99.
GHOST RIDER ANNUAL #2: MERCY
Written by Simon Spurrier, pencils by Mark Robinson, cover by Mark Texiera.
Mercy, Idaho: A small town in the hills with more than its fair share of secrets. A winged-terror that haunts the woods; an irresistible pull on the desperate and the suicidal; and now a stranger on a low-slung chopper, with fire in his eyes. For Johnny Blaze -- searching for a way to wage war against heaven itself -- the frozen forests of Mercy might just provide a path through the Pearly Gates...
48 pages, $3.99.
48 PGS./Parental Advisory...$3.99
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #4
Written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, penciled by Paul Pelletier, cover by Clint Langley.
Secret Invasion tie-in! When their HQ is sabotaged, the universe's scrappiest squad of butt-kickers must ask themselves: "Who do you trust?" Is there a Skrull amongst the Guardians? Maybe the recently returned and revamped Adam Warlock? Or Star-Lord, who now hides behind a mask? And a talking raccoon and a telepathic dog?
32 pages, $2.99.
HULK CHRONICLES: WWH #2
Written by Greg Pak and Paul Jenkins, penciled by John Romita Jr. and Ramon Bachs, cover by David Finch.
Experience World War Hulk -- the super-hero-smashing, city-leveling, bone-crushing, Marvel-history-making event -- and its major tie-ins in chronological order! Exiled by a group of Marvel "heroes" to the savage alien planet of Sakaar, the Hulk raged, bled and conquered -- rising from slave to gladiator to king. Now, the Hulk returns to Earth to wreak his terrible vengeance on Iron Man, Reed Richards, Dr. Strange and Black Bolt -- and anyone else who gets in the way. Stronger than ever, accompanied by his monstrous Warbound gladiator allies and possessed by the fiercest and purest rage imaginable, the Hulk may just tear this stupid planet in half. The epic story of anger unbound begins in World War Hulk #1! And in World War Hulk: Frontline #1, get your street-level view of the Hulk's invasion! The Green Goliath has returned to Earth on a collision course with some of Marvel's mightiest heroes...so what does that mean for the ordinary people caught in the crossfire? Ben Urich and Sally Floyd pound the pavement to uncover the story behind the story! Plus: Who wants our tireless reporters to take down J. Jonah Jameson, and how do they want them to do it?
72 pages, $4.99.
SKAAR: SON OF HULK #3
Written by Greg Pak, art by Ron Garney and Butch Guice, cover by Garney.
He's the Son of Hulk, born in fire, raised by monsters, and destined to smash. She's the Hero Protector of Imperia, claimant, and the deadliest and most beautiful warrior of the battlescarred wastelands. Will Skaar and Princess Omaka join forces to protect the refugees fleeing from Axeman Bone's merciless barbarians -- or will they tear each other to pieces in the radioactive swamps? Plus: A shocking second story pencilled by Guice!
32 pages, $2.99.
INCREDIBLE HERCULES #120
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!
"Sacred Invasion" reaches its cosmos-shattering climax! Hercules leads the ragged remains of his God Squad into desperate battle with the unimaginably powerful Skrull pantheon -- and if they lose, Earth dies!
32 pages, $2.99.
THE IMMORTAL IRON FIST #18
Written by Duane Swierczynski, pencils and cover by Travel Foreman.
A mysterious force that has plagued Immortal Iron Fists for centuries sets its sights on Danny Rand. But what is the Ch'i-Lin, and why is it destined to kill him? Danny races for answers for answers.
32 pages, $2.99.
IMMORTAL IRON FIST: THE ORIGIN OF DANNY RAND
Written by Matt Fraction, Roy Thomas and Len Wein, penciled by Kano, Gil Kane and Larry Hama, cover by Kane.
Honor. Dedication. And above all, purity of heart. There have been sixty-six men and women to carry the mantle of The Immortal Iron Fist throughout the ages -- men and women of great courage, valor, skill and sacrifice. Sixty-six men and women have stood between man and the unstoppable forces of evil, willing to give all they have to hold back the hordes. This is the story of Danny Rand, the Iron Fist of today -- as told in The Book of Iron Fist! Raised in the otherworldly kingdom of K'un-Lun as an unparalleled martial artist, the Earth-born Rand mastered the ability to focus his spiritual energy into an impervious fist of iron. Now, as the costumed adventurer called Iron Fist, he fights with the fury of his ancestors and a hope for a better tomorrow! Experience the birth of a legend like never before is this special re-presentation of Marvel Premiere #15-16 -- featuring lush, fully rendered coloring and an all-new framing sequence by Fraction and Kano.
48 pages, $3.99.
THE INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #4
Written by Matt Fraction, pencils by Salvador Larroca, covers by Larroca and Gabrielle Dell'Otto.
Iron Man and Zeke Stane have been dancing around one another like pieces on a chessboard, and it's been all Tony Stark can do to hold on. After one of his closest allies is critically injured, Tony aims to put an end to the games with some serious upgrades. But while Iron Man readies himself, Zeke makes his most audacious assault yet.
32 pages, $2.99.
IRON MAN: DIRECTOR OF S.H.I.E.L.D. #32
Written by Stuart Moore, penciled by Carlos Pagulayan, cover by Adi Granov.
"With Iron Hands." It's Iron Man the way you like him: wracked by guilt and crackling with power! With the Alpha Team out of action, Tony Stark must stop both the nuclear terrorist and the monstrous Overkill Mind -- alone. But even if he can reach the twisted S.H.I.E.L.D. agent at the heart of the Mind, the nation of Kirikhstan may pay an explosive
32 pages, $2.99.
THE LAST DEFENDERS #6
Written by Joe Casey, pencils and cover by Jim Muniz.
After all the false starts and missed opportunities... finally, the Last Defenders are revealed! Together, they share a destiny that can affect the course of all existence -- that is, if Kyle Richmond can manage to assemble them! But there is no price too great to pay to get this team together!
32 pages, $2.99.
MARVEL 1985 #4
Written by Mark Millar, art and cover by Tommy Lee Edwards.
"Small-Town Mutie."
The villains are here -- in our world -- and no one can stop them! No cop, no army, no government stands a chance when the Red Skull leads Marvel's greatest menaces into an all-out war against a world with no heroes! Young comic-book fan Toby has a plan. But does he have the will to carry it out? Find out in a story with huge repercussions in the Marvel Universe of today...and tomorrow!
32 pages, $3.99.
MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS #12
Written by Marc Guggenheim, Ivan Brandon, Jai Nitz and Rich Koslowski, penciled by Francis Tsai, Niko Henrichon, Ben Stenbeck and Marco Checchetto, cover by Stephen Segovia.
Vanguard and Weapon Omega thunder to their incredible finales, as Trenton Craft looks to put an end to Blade -- forever -- and Michael Pointer finally comes to grips with his role as Guardian -- but can he possibly survive the experience? And in the conclusion to Machine Man, Aaron Stack's future threatens to be more of a handful than his past. Plus -- a never-before-told story of the time Man-Thing joined...the Initiative?
48 pages, $3.99.
MIGHTY AVENGERS #17
Written by Brian Michael Bendis, pencils Khoi Pham, cover by Marko Djurdjevic.
Secret Invasion tie-in! The legacy of Captain Marvel! The return of Mar-Vel has brought with it more questions then answers. In this special Secret Invasion tie-in, all those questions will be answered. Plus, Marvel Boy is confronted with his true destiny.
32 pages, $2.99.
MS. MARVEL #30
Written by Brian Reed, pencils by Adriana Melo, cover by Greg Horn.
Ms. Marvel discovers the Skrulls' dark secret hidden away within Riker's Island. Something even worse than the armies already rampaging across the Earth? Most definitely. The tale of Ms. Marvel and the Skrull invasion comes to its brutal conclusion.
32 pages, $2.99.
MOON KNIGHT #21
Written by Mike Benson, pencils by Mark Texeira, cover by Arthur Suydam.
and cover by Mike Deodato.
"The Death of Marc Spector," part 1 of 6. Moon Knight has been an eyesore to the Initiative...and he's about to pay the price. With Tony Stark forced onto the sidelines,
Norman Osborn has been tapped to bring in the fugitive super hero -- by all means necessary. The Thunderbolts have just been sicced on Moon Knight. To survive, he's going to have to go a bit crazy.
80 pages, $3.99.
NEW AVENGERS #44
Written by Brian Michael Bendis, art by Billy Tan, cover by Aleksi Briclot.
Secret Invasion tie-in. The dark secret of the Illuminati. Marvel's most covert gathering of heroes has a secret so dark that they never speak of it, even to each other. And it could be what has brought about the Secret Invasion.
32 pages, $2.99.
NEW WARRIORS #15
Written by Kevin Grevioux, penciled by Koi Turnbull, cover by Nic Klein.
A Secret Invasion that brings New Warrior against New Warrior! To discover the true fate of his deceased brother, Night Thrasher will need to survive a melee between his
current teammates and his former teammates, infiltrate a heavily-guarded S.H.I.E.L.D. station, and brave an army of Skrulls armed with the abilities of every superhuman he's ever known.
32 pages, $2.99.
NEWUNIVERSAL:
CONQUEROR ONE-SHOT
Written by Simon Spurrier, penciled by Eric Nguyen, cover by Brandon Peterson.
Five thousand years ago, civilization was held in the mighty hand of the slayer called Starr, who defended his kingdom from all invaders. But what were these invaders? Simple monsters...or something more?
32 pages, $2.99.
NOVA #16
Written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, penciled by Wellinton Alves, cover by Paul Davison.
Nova rockets into the alien invasion saga that's tearing apart the Marvel Universe! But is our always-outnumbered space cop actually teaming with one of the enemy? When Super-Skrull comes asking for a favor, can you ever trust the warrior whose life was dedicated to destroying us?
32 pages, $2.99.
NYX: NO WAY HOME #1
Written by Marjorie Liu, penciled by Kalman Andrasofszky, cover by Alina Urusov, variant by Jo Che.
There's no place like home -- just ask young mutant Kiden Nixon. She's survived the hard streets of Manhattan, and she's built a home -- and a family -- for herself, with her friends Tatiana Bobby Soul and his Li'l Bro. But with fewer than 200 mutants left on the planet, Kiden's become a target -- and when somebody strikes at one of her friends, Kiden's going to find out just how much farther she can fall! Plus: a special behind-the-scenes gallery!
40 pages, $3.99.
PATSY WALKER: HELLCAT #2
Written by Kathryn Immonen, penciled by David LaFuente, cover by Stuart Immonen.
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