FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 2008
MARVEL COMICS FIRST LOOKS
FIRST LOOK: AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #21
Amazing Spider-Girl #21 will arrive in stores on June 11 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Tom DeFalco, with art and cover by Ron Frenz.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"'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."
Amazing Spider-Girl #21 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI: 13 #2
Captain Britain and MI: 13 #2 will arrive in stores on June 11 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Paul Cornell, with art by Leonard Kirk and a cover by Bryan Hitch.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"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?"
Captain Britain and MI: 13 #2 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: CLANDESTINE #5
Clandestine #5 will arrive in stores on June 11 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Alan Davis, with art and cover by Davis.
Here's how Marvel describes the book:
"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."
Clandestine #5 will be 32 pages and will cost $3.99.
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FIRST LOOK: ETERNALS #1
Eternals #1 will arrive in stores on June 11 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Daniel and Charles Knauf, with art and cover by Daniel Acuna.
Here's how Marvel describes the book:
"The Gods Walk the Earth! 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?"
Eternals #1 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: GENEXT #2
Genext #2 will arrive in stores on June 11 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Chris Claremont, with art by Patrick Scherberger and a cover by Doug Gregory Alexander.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"Continuing the adventures of the newest generation of Xavier's School of students in a world where the X-Men premiered in 1963 and aged in real time. This issue, focus on a member who is the grandson of a familiar mutant hero. He might not like school, but he does enjoy his burgeoning romance with the team's most mysterious member. Unfortunately for them both, her secret past is about rear its cybernetic head."
Genext #2 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: HULK: RAGING THUNDER
Hulk: Raging Thunder will arrive in stores on June 11 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Jeff Parker, with art by Mitch Breitweiser and a cover by Greg Land.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"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!"
Hulk: Raging Thunder will be 48 pages and will cost $3.99.
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FIRST LOOK: IRON MAN: LEGACY OF DOOM #3
Marvel Adventures Iron Man #13 will arrive in stores on June 11 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by David Michelinie and Bob Layton, with art and cover by Ron Lim and Layton.
Here's how Marvel describes the book:
"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. An exciting tale of technology versus magic, which features the premiere appearance of Iron Man's surprising mystical armor, as well as a final page that is, quite literally, an eye-opener!"
Marvel Adventures Iron Man #13 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: LAST DEFENDERS #4
Last Defenders #4 will arrive in stores on June 11 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Joe Casey, with art by Jim Muniz and a cover by Phil Jimenez.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"After leading a rogue Defenders team into battle, Nighthawk comes face to face with Tony Stark and Henry Gyrich -- andwellthey'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?"
Last Defenders #4 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: MARVEL ADVENTURES HULK #12
Marvel Adventures Hulk #12 will arrive in stores on June 11 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Paul Benjamin, with art by Steve Scott and a cover by David Nakayama.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"The ultimate warrior is coming live from the Milky Way: the Champion of the Universe! He'll take on Earth's greatest gladiators with the planet itself hanging in the balance. In Earth's corner: the jaw-breaking Juggernaut, daring Doc Samson, the ever-lovin', blue-eyed Thing, and that jade giant, that green goliath...the Incredible Hulk!"
Marvel Adventures Hulk #12 will be 32 pages and cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: MOON KNIGHT #19
Moon Knight #19 will arrive in stores on June 11 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Mike Benson, with art by Javier Saltares and a cover by Arthur Suydam.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"'God and Country.' 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."
Moon Knight #19 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: NEW EXILES #7
New Exiles #7 will arrive in stores on June 11 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Chris Claremont, with art by Tom Grummett and a cover by Michael Golden.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"At the start of a new storyline, the New Exiles find themselves in a world that never moved past the age of empires! In a world where super heroes first appeared, oh, some 406 years ago, both politics and science have taken a dramatically different path, landing the Exiles right at the outbreak of war between the British and the French. Meanwhile, one of the Exiles' enemies has been gunning for Psylocke, but what will happen when he comes face to face with...Lady Mandarin?"
New Exiles #7 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: NEWUNIVERSAL: SHOCKFRONT #2
Newuniversal: shockfront #2 will arrive in stores on June 11 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Warren Ellis, with art by Steve Kurth and a cover by Brandon Peterson.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"Breaks.' A charity football game turns into a nightmare when quarterback Jack Magniconte inadvertently kills another player. Is he the newest human to manifest a superpower glyph? And more to the point, will Ken Connell -- who himself manifested the Starbrand glyph -- and Izzy Randall -- possessor of the Nightmask glyph -- reach Magniconte before he's killed in the government's efforts to stop a superhuman Armageddon?"
Newuniversal: shockfront #2 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: PUNISHER MAX: LITTLE BLACK BOOK
Punisher MAX: Little Black Book will arrive in stores on June 11 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Victor Gischler, with art by Jefte Palo and a cover by Dave Johnson.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"Crime novelist Victor Gischler delivers a blistering one-shot tale of Marvel's greatest vigilante! Vette's little black book is a treasure chest of dark secrets. Movie stars, politicians, gangsters -- they all pay to play. Tonight, she is making a house call...and the Punisher is riding shotgun. Because one of the names in that book is Carlos Ramirez, a powerful Miami drug lord who hides in an impenetrable fortress, and Vette is the Punisher's best ticket inside. Before the night is through, Vette will learn a thing or two about what really lurks in the hearts of men, about the difference between dogs and wolves."
Punisher MAX: Little Black Book will be 32 pages and will cost $3.99.
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FIRST LOOK: SECRET INVASION: WHO DO YOU TRUST?
Secret Invasion: Who Do You Trust? will arrive in stores on June 11 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Zeb Wells, Brian Reed, Mike Carey, Jeff Parker and Christos Gage, with art by Leonard Kirk, Lee Weeks, Mike Perkins and more and a cover by Phil Jimenez.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"Five stories from across the Marvel Universe, illuminating key elements of the Secret Invasion! Captain Marvel takes a stand! Marvel Boy makes a choice! Wonder Man and the Beast face off! Abigail Brand, Agent of SWORD finds the foe! And the Agents of Atlas enter the fight!"
Secret Invasion: Who Do You Trust? will be 48 pages and will cost $3.99.
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FIRST LOOK: MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: THE THREE MUSKETEERS #1
Marvel Illustrated: The Three Musketeers #1 will arrive in stores on June 11 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:
"Paris, 1625. A young man called d'Artagnan, after a series of misadventures, attempts to join the King's elite fighting force -- The Musketeers! Joined by Porthos, Aramis and Athos, the four make short work of the Crown's adversaries. But little do they know, the evil Cardinal Richelieu is creating a counter force to the Musketeers, one which may soon challenge the power of the French throne itself!"
Marvel Illustrated: The Three Musketeers #1 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: THE TWELVE #6
The Twelve #6 will arrive in stores on June 11 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by J. Michael Straczynski, with art by Chris Weston and a cover by Paolo Rivera.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"The Laughing Mask--behind bars! Secrets of the Black Widow--revealed! Dynamic Man kicks ass! The Blue Blade bombs out! And the truth behind the origin of underground secret agent Rockman!"
The Twelve #6 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: X-FORCE: AIN'T NO DOG
X-Force: Ain't No Dog will arrive in stores on June 11 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Charlie Huston and Jason Aaron, with art by Jefte Palo and Werther Dell'Edera and a cover by Bryan Hitch.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"There will be blood. Gallons of it. Because Cyclops needs only one scalpel for a surgical strike mission and Logan's the ideal man for the job. Tonight, Wolverine flies solo - dressed in black and operating off the grid. And when the night is through, there will be mountains of corpses, and no one to answer to. What could be better? Plus, this one-shot features a solo Warpath story, as he learns what it really means to go home again."
X-Force: Ain't No Dog will be 48 pages and will cost $3.99.
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