FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 2008
MARVEL COMICS FIRST LOOKS
FIRST LOOK: AMERICAN DREAM #4
American Dream #4 will arrive in stores on June 18 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Tom DeFalco, with art by Todd Nauck and cover by Ron Frenz.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"'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!"
American Dream #4 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: GUILTY PLEASURES #12
Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: Guilty Pleasures #12 will arrive in stores on June 18 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Laurell E. Hamilton and adapted by Jess Ruffner, with art and cover by Ron Lim.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"The first startling book of the Anita Blake series ends here! Who has been slaughtering the vampires? Can Anita stop them? Who will live? Who will die? Who will remain undead? It all comes to a head here, as the titular vampire hunter and her dangerous ally Edward face off against the forces of evil."
Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: Guilty Pleasures #12 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: GHOST RIDER #24
Ghost Rider #24 will arrive in stores on June 18 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Jason Aaron, with art by Tan Eng Huat and a cover by Marko Djurdjevic.
Here's how Marvel describes the book:
"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, thatšs 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?"
Ghost Rider #24 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #2
Guardians of the Galaxy #2 will arrive in stores on June 18 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, with art by Paul Pelletier and a cover by Clint Langley.
Here's how Marvel describes the book:
"Groot is here! Wasn't he sunk in Antarctica? One day on the job, and the 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 and adrift in space?"
Guardians of the Galaxy #2 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: INCREDIBLE HERCULES #118
Incredible Hercules #118 will arrive in stores on June 18 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente, with art by Rafa Sandoval and a cover by John Romita Jr., Klaus Janson and Dean White.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"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!"
Incredible Hercules #118 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: THE ILIAD #7
Marvel Illustrated: The Iliad #7 will arrive in stores on June 18 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Roy Thomas, with art by Miguel Angel Sepulveda and a cover by Paolo Rivera.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"Reconciling himself to Agamemnon in the wake of Patroclus' death, Achilles goes on a rampage, slaughtering Trojan soldiers. Achilles nearly takes the city himself until he is challenged by Prince Agenar, actually Apollo in disguise. Looking down on the battlefield Zeus himself rescinds his injunction against divine interference and the gods join the struggle once more, shaking the heavens with the sudden unleashing of their awesome power!"
Marvel Illustrated: The Iliad #7 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: IRON MAN: DIRECTOR OF S.H.I.E.L.D. #30
Iron Man: Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. #30 will arrive in stores on June 18 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Stuart Moore, with art by Roberto De La Torre and a cover by Adi Granov.
Here's how Marvel describes the book:
"'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!"
Iron Man: Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. #30 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: MARVEL ADVENTURES THE AVENGERS #25
Marvel Adventures The Avengers #25 will arrive in stores on June 18 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Jeff Parker, with art by Ig Guara and a cover by Leonard Kirk.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"You're smart. Darn smart. You're so ahead of the curve, you've had your head removed and let your face be broadcast by a tv screen in your chest. That's not just smart, that's Arnim Zola Smart. And if the Avengers try to go up against that, well you can just switch their minds around so they don't know what to do with themselves. Oh Zola, you make M.O.D.O.C. look like a common street thug!"
Marvel Adventures The Avengers #25 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: WAR IS HELL: THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE PHANTOM EAGLE #4
War is Hell: The First Flight of the Phantom Eagle #4 will arrive in stores on June 18 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Garth Ennis, with art by Howard Chaykin and a cover by John Cassaday.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"Kaufmann racks up another kill but the thrill of combat is now gone. Replacements arrive to strengthen the squad but with little training and less experience, they seem easy prey for the deadly pilots of the Hun. Can Kaufmann teach them to survive in the unforgiving skies of war torn Europe? Can he even save himself?"
War is Hell: The First Flight of the Phantom Eagle #4 will be 32 pages and cost $3.99.
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FIRST LOOK: PUNISHER #58
Punisher #58 will arrive in stores on June 18 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Garth Ennis, with art by Goran Parlov and a cover by Tim Bradstreet.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"'Valley Forge, Valley Forge,' part 4. Garth Ennis concludes his seminal run on Punisher -- in style. An eight-man Special Forces Squad has been tasked to bring down the Punisher, by all means necessary -- honorable men who will be the ultimate test of Frank Castlešs skills and his personal code. If anyone deserves Frankšs vengeance, itšs the men who gave the kill order. Men whošll do anything to destroy the proof of their war crimes. Men who underestimated their target."
Punisher #58 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: SECRET INVASION: FANTASTIC FOUR #2
Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four #2 will arrive in stores on June 18 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, with art by Barry Kitson and a cover by Alan Davis.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"'Part Two of Three: He's Just Not That Into You.' Trapped in the Negative Zone with Franklin and Val, beseiged by monsters, Ben and Johnny are scrambling to get back home before a cosmic anomoly with the power to consume, well, everything swallows Manhattan. But the team's biggest brain, Reed Richards, is nowhere to be found, and the Skrull who infiltrated the FF isn't just any Skrull, it's Johnny's ex, Lyja. Forget worldwide domination, hell hath no fury like a Skrull scorned..."
Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four #2 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #55
Ultimate Fantastic Four #55 will arrive in stores on June 18 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Mike Carey, with art by Tyler Kirkham and a cover by Billy Tan.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"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!"
Ultimate Fantastic Four #55 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: ULTIMATE X-MEN #95
Ultimate X-Men #95 will arrive in stores on June 18 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Aron Coleite, with art by Mark Brooks and a cover by Gabriele Dell'Otto.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"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 that last-page shocker!"
Ultimate X-Men #95 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: WOLVERINE #66
Wolverine #66 will arrive in stores on June 18 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Mark Millar, with art and cover by Steve McNiven.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"'Old Man Logan,' part 1 of 8. Nobody knows what happened on the night the heroes fell. All we know is that they disappeared and evil triumphed and the bad guys have been calling the shots ever since. What happened to Wolverine is the biggest mystery of all. For 50 years, no one has heard hide nor hair from him...and in his place stands an old man called Logan. A man concerned only about his family. A man pushed to the brink by the Hulk Gang. A man forced to help an old friend -- the blind archer, Hawkeye -- to drive three thousand miles to secure his family's safety. Get ready for the ride of your life, Logan."
Wolverine #66 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: X-FACTOR #32
X-Force #32 will arrive in stores on June 18 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Peter David, with art by
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
After the recent loss of both Wolfsbane and Layla Miller, and the destruction and evacuation of the former Mutant Town, X-Factor is left questioning their purpose more than ever. At that lowest moment, Val Cooper and the O*N*E* step in, giving the group an ultimatum that will change everything about the team."
X-Factor #32 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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