FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2008
MARVEL COMICS FIRST LOOKS
FIRST LOOK: AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #15
Avengers: The Initiative #15 will arrive in stores on July 23 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Dan Slott, with art by Harvey Tolibao and a cover by Mark Brooks.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"Secret Invasion tie-in. 'The Only Good Skrull...' With the New Avengers and the Mighty Avengers trapped in the Savage Land, it's up to the Avengers Initiative to face off against the first major strike of the Skrull Invasion! There, on the field of battle, the cadet with the biggest secret has to choose how red (or green) his blood really is. Heroes will fall. Heroes will die. And one shall rise. All this and: A new cowardly low for Ant-Man! A new danger for War Machine! And 3-D Man gains a 'killer' new 'krew'!"
Avengers: The Initiative #15 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: BLACK PANTHER #38
Black Panther #38 will arrive in stores on July 23 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Jason Aaron, with art by Jefte Palo and a cover by Jason Pearson.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"'See Wakanda and Die,' part 1. 3-part tie-in to Secret Invasion. When the Skrulls come to town, it's all-out war in Wakanda. The alien invaders have war ships, advanced technology, super-powered soldiers and an army that outnumbers the Wakandans 10 to one. Cake walk, right? Think again. There's a reason Wakanda had never beenconquered -- and the Skrulls are about to find out why...the hard way.
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Black Panther #38 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: DAREDEVIL #109
Daredevil #109 will arrive in stores on July 23 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Ed Brubaker and Greg Rucka, with art by Michael Lark and a cover by Marko Djurdjevic.
Here's how Marvel describes the book:
"Part 3 of 'Cruel and Unusual' with special guest co-writer Greg Rucka joining the acclaimed DD creative team! Daredevil and Dakota North have investigated all angles of the brutal murders that Big Ben Donovan sits on Death Row for, and all they've come up with is more questions and conspiracies. Why does Big Ben want to be executed for a crime he probably didn't commit? And why does the government want Dakota and Matt Murdock off the case? Find out these answers and more!"
Daredevil #109 will be 32 pages and will cost $3.99.
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FIRST LOOK: IMMORTAL IRON FIST #17
Immortal Iron Fist #17 will arrive in stores on July 23 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Duane Swierczynski, with art and cover by Travel Foreman.
Here's how Marvel describes the book:
"'The Mortal Iron Fist,' part 1 of 4. Following the character-redefining, events of 'The Seven Capital Cities of Heaven,' the new creative team of Swierczynski and Foreman takes it to the next explosive level! Think you know everything there is to know about the traditions of the Immortal Iron Fist? If you do, then why's Danny sweating bullets over an inescapable legacy that's haunted the Iron Fists for centuries, huh? Tell us that, if you're so smart. What was the deeper meaning of Xao's ominous threat? And what incredible new adventure are Danny's fellow Immortal Weapons embarking upon?"
Immortal Iron Fist #17 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #38
Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four #38 will arrive in stores on July 23 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Chris Eliopoulos, with art by Ronan Cliquet and a cover by Carlo Pagulayan.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"The FF have received an invitation they can't refuse...on the moon. But who could it be and what do they want? Be here to see if the Fantastic Four survive or if they need to change their name to the Terrific Three."
Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four #38 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: MARVEL ADVENTURES SUPER HEROES #1
Marvel Adventures Super Heroes #1 will arrive in stores on July 23 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Paul Tobin, with art by Alvin Lee and a cover by Roger Cruz.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"It's probably a bad sign when Hercules comes asking for a favor. It's just a little job that needs doing, but this is Hercules; isn't he supposed to be really good at doing labors himself? Before they know it, Iron Man, Spider-Man and the Hulk are stuck looking after Orthus and Cerberus, the two legendary hounds of the underworld! Luckily, the dogs learn to behave after chewing up only a few cars, a statue, and Iron Man, and finally they're obedient enough for the Metro Dog Show! Only problem, Hercules wants the dogs back. Oh no, Herc, not before the Hulk gets his ribbon! It's two dogs with five heads between them, and all the action you can handle. "
Marvel Adventures Super Heroes #1 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS #11
Marvel Comics Presents #11 will arrive in stores on July 23 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Marc Guggenheim, Ivan Brandon, B. Clay Moore and Rich Koslowski, with art by Francis Tsai, Niko Henrichon, Lee Weeks and Marco Checchetto and a cover by Dave Wilkins.
Here's how Marvel describes the book:
"Vanguard races to its conclusion: the mystery is solved, but who will survive to tell the tale? Meanwhile, Guardian confronts his tormentors in Weapon Omega's penultimate chapter; Machine Man battles his past to save his sanity; and Stingray goes face-to-face with a horror from the deep!"
Marvel Comics Presents #11 will be 40 pages and will cost $3.99.
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FIRST LOOK: NEW AVENGERS #43
New Avengers #43 will arrive in stores on July 23 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Brian Michael Bendis, with art by Billy Tan and a cover by Aleksi Briclot.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"Secret Invasion tie-in. Spider-man versus Captain America in the jungles of the Savage Land! But who is who and what is what? At least one of these people isn't who they say they are. Plus a huge chapter in the Secret Invasion story as more information as to how the Skrulls set their major plans in motion is revealed... Guest-starring Ka-Zar and Shanna."
New Avengers #43 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: NEW WARRIORS #14
New Warriors #14 will arrive in stores on July 23 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Kevin Grevioux, with art by Koi Turnbull and a cover by Nic Klein.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"The first chapter of a two-part Secret Invasion story! Skrulls. Shape-changing aliens who have invaded Earth. Impersonating and replacing your friends and family. Maybe even taking the place of a brother. When an army of Skrulls arrives in Manhattan, Donyell Taylor asks: Was the Night Thrasher who died in Stamford, Connecticut really his brother? Or could it have been a Skrull? Desperate to find out if his brother is alive, Donyell rushes off to investigate. Little does he know, some familiar faces might be launching an investigation of their own. One that puts them on a collision course with their former teammate. From the pages of Avengers: The Initiative, enter: Counter Force!"
New Warriors #14 will be 32 pages and cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: SHE-HULK #31
She-Hulk #31 will arrive in stores on July 23 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Peter David, with art by Vincenz Cucca and a cover by Mike Deodato.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"Secret Invasion tie-in and X-Factor crossover issue! It's double the trouble as our gamma-ray glamazon finds herself on a collision course with the mystery-solving X-Factor and hip-deep in the Skrull infestation! What does She-Hulk's partner Jazinda -- who just happens to be a Skrull -- know about the invasion...and is she part of it? And why has writer Peter David pitted the heroes of his two books against one another? All the answers are waiting for you here...and so is an exciting new art team!"
She-Hulk #31 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: SKRULLS! ONE-SHOT
Skrulls! One-Shot will arrive in stores on July 23 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by John Rhett Thomas, with cover by Greg Horn.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"Nothing -- not The Mink, not The Nowhere Man, not hordes of zombified robots or robotified zombies, not even poisoned hamburgers -- can possibly stop Omega The Unknown from concluding his story in this 10th issue of this precedent-smashing miniseries. Learn the final fates of Alex, Amanda, Fenton and their friends -- as well as the answer to this question: if one of Manhattan's costumed defenders perishes, can anyone take his place?"
Skrulls! One-Shot will be 64 pages and will cost $4.99.
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FIRST LOOK: THUNDERBOLTS #122
Thunderbolts #122 will arrive in stores on July 23 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Christos Gage, with art by Fernando Blanco and a cover by Billy Tan.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"Secret Invasion strikes Thunderbolts Mountain as Captain Marvel attacks! But when you're dealing with the Thunderbolts, it's never quite clear who's the villain and who's the hero...Also, another unexpected visitor shows up, threatening to tear the T-Bolts apart from within! Can Norman Osborn hold his team of damaged psyches and tortured souls together, or is this the end of the Thunderbolts as we know them? Part 1 of 4."
Thunderbolts #122 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: ULTIMATE X-MEN #96
Ultimate X-Men #96 will arrive in stores on July 23 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Aron Eli Coliete, with art by Mark Brooks and a cover by Gabriele Dell'Otto.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"X-Men vs. X-Men! After their attack on Alpha Flight, Colossus and his team are wanted fugitives! Worse, they've become addicted to the insidious drug known as Banshee! Now it's up to the other X-Men to take them down. It's mutant vs. mutant! When the X-Men go to war with each other, who wins? Plus, the startling revelation of Jean Grey! Where did she go after defeating Apocalypse? Find out here!"
Ultimate X-Men #96 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: UNCANNY X-MEN #500
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Uncanny X-Men #500 will arrive in stores on July 23 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Ed Brubaker and Matt Fraction, with art by Greg Land and Terry Dodson and covers by Land, Alex Ross, Michael Turner and Dodson.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"'SFX', part 1!
Sentinels? What? And Magneto? And is that the Master Mold? What the hell is going on in San Francisco now that the Uncanny X-Men have relocated there? They've got a new Headquarters and a new status quo as the gauntlet is thrown for a new era of mutantkind. It's all here in the double-sized anniversary issue that sets up the plotlines that will be developed over the next year in Uncanny."
Uncanny X-Men #500 will be 48 pages and will cost $3.99.
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FIRST LOOK: WOLVERINE: FIRST CLASS #5
Wolverine: First Class #5 will arrive in stores on July 23 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Fred Van Lente, with art by Clayton Henry and a cover by Salvador Espin.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"'To me, my X-Men! You must immediately pursue Wolverine into Canada! He has defected back to Alpha Flight...and taken Kitty Pryde with him!'"
Wolverine: First Class #5 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: X-MEN: LEGACY #214
X-Men: Legacy #214 will arrive in stores on July 23 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Mike Carey, with art by Scot Eaton and a cover by Alan Davis.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"Sinister's machinations finally come to a head, after decades of preparations. Can Xavier discover the secrets to the plot against his mind before his loses his sanity? Or will he become another in a long line of victims? Either way, he just may learn things about his past he'll come to regret. Guest starring Sebastian Shaw and the deadliest gator in the swamp, Gambit!"
X-Men: Legacy #214 will be 56 pages and will cost $5.99.
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