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FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2008

MARVEL COMICS FIRST LOOKS

FIRST LOOK: AVENGERS/INVADERS #4

Avengers/Invaders #4 will arrive in stores on August 6 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Jim Krueger and Alex Ross, with art by Stephen Sadowski, a cover by Ross and a variant cover by Alan Davis.

Here's how Marvel describes the issue:

"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."

Avengers/Invaders #4 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.

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FIRST LOOK: CABLE #6

Cable #6 will arrive in stores on August 6 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Duane Swierczynski, with art by Ariel Olivetti and Michel Lacombe, a cover by Adi Granov and a Monkey variant by Rob Liefeld.

Here's how Marvel describes the issue:

"'Homefront.' Special double-sized issue featuring the Uncanny X-Men! Meanwhile, back in the present . . . In the aftermath of the 'Messiah Complex' war, Cyclops took a leap of faith and allowed his son Cable to disappear into the time stream with the first new mutant birth since 'M' day -- and the future of the dwindling mutant population -- tucked under his arm. Weeks later, he still waits for a sign, however small, that he made the right decision. With evidence pointing to the fact that Bishop has jumped into the timestream and is hot on Cable's trail, the X-Men's unquestioned leader is about to make one final power move to protect the fate of mutantkind ­ one that he might come to regret."

Cable #6 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.

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FIRST LOOK: CRIMINAL #4

Criminal #4 will arrive in stores on August 6 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Ed Brubaker, with art and cover by Sean Phillips.

Here's how Marvel describes the book:

"A woman in trouble, friends on the run from cops and mobsters, and a secret no one is prepared to face! All this and more await readers in the beginning of a hard-hitting new noir tale 'Bad Night' Part 1 of 4, as Criminal's new expanded format keeps the hits coming! Five years ago, Jake was a happy family man, long-retired from the life of crime he grew up in, and then the police made him the prime suspect in a horrible crime and ripped his life apart. Now, years later, Jake is less than a shadow of his former self, a hopeless insomniac who walks the city streets at night. But one night, he walks into the wrong place at the right time, and his whole life changes again... For the better or the worse, is the question. "

Criminal #4 will be 40 pages and will cost $3.50.

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FIRST LOOK: ETERNALS #3

Eternals #3 will arrive in stores on August 6 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Charles Knauf and Daniel Knauf, with art and cover by Daniel Acuna.

Here's how Marvel describes the book:

"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?"

Eternals #3 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.

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FIRST LOOK: FRANKLIN RICHARDS: SUMMER SMACKDOWN!

Franklin Richards: Summer Smackdown! will arrive in stores on August 6 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Kieron Gillen, with art by Greg Scott and a cover by Brandon Peterson.

Here's how Marvel describes the issue:

"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!"

Franklin Richards: Summer Smackdown! will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.

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FIRST LOOK: INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #4

Invincible Iron Man #4 will arrive in stores on August 6 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Matt Fraction, with art by Salvador Larroca and covers by Larroca and Gabrielle Dell'Otto.

Here's how Marvel describes the issue:

"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, in an attack so stunning you have to see it to believe it. The Five Nightmares continues."

Invincible Iron Man #4 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.

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FIRST LOOK: IRON MAN: VIVA LAS VEGAS #2

Iron Man: Viva Las Vegas #2 will arrive in stores on August 6 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Jon Faveau, with art and cover by Adi Granov.

Here's how Marvel describes the book:

"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!"

Iron Man: Viva Las Vegas #2 will be 32 pages and will cost $3.99.

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FIRST LOOK: KING-SIZE SPIDER-MAN SUMMER SPECIAL #1

King-Size Spider-Man Super Special #1 will arrive in stores on August 6 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Keith Giffen and Paul Tobin, with art by Rick Burchett and Colleen Coover and a cover by Salva Espin.

Here's how Marvel describes the issue:

"Two all-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!"

King-Size Spider-Man Super Special #1 will be 72 pages and will cost $4.99.

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FIRST LOOK: SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE #1

Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane #1 will arrive in stores on August 6 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Terry Moore, with art by Craig Rousseau and a cover by Moore.

Here's how Marvel describes the issue:

"At long last, she's back! Mary Jane Watson, 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?"

Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane #1 will be 32 pages and cost $2.99.

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FIRST LOOK: MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: MOBY DICK #6

Marvel Illustrated: Moby Dick #6 will arrive in stores on August 6 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:

"For three straight days Ahab has chased the great White Whale, and now the briny behemoth has finally turned, to do battle with his peg-legged pursuer! Refusing to give up in the face of the Pequod's destruction and with a piercing roar of defiance at fate itself -- the star-crossed captain closes with his aquatic obsession one final, fateful time. Don't miss the shattering conclusion to one of the great American novels."

Marvel Illustrated: Moby Dick #6 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.

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FIRST LOOK: NEW EXILES #9

New Exiles #9 will arrive in stores on August 6 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Chris Claremont, with art by Tom Grummett and a cover by Alexander Garner.

Here's how Marvel describes the issue:

"The British and French empires are at each other's throats, and the Exiles are barely able to catch their breath. Perhaps the help of certain wheelchair-bound mutant teacher's student body would come in handy? Meanwhile in Chinese occupied Japan, Betsy struggles to deal with Lady Mandarin and Ogun."

New Exiles #9 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.

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FIRST LOOK: NYX: NO WAY HOME #1

NYX: No Way Home #1 will arrive in stores on August 6 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Marjorie Liu, with art by Kalman Andrasofszky and a cover by Alina Urusov.

Here's how Marvel describes the issue:

"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!"

NYX: No Way Home #1 will be 40 pages and will cost $3.99.

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FIRST LOOK: PATSY WALKER: HELLCAT #2

Patsy Walker: Hellcat #2 will arrive in stores on August 6 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Kathryn Immonen, with art by David LaFuente and a cover by Stuart Immonen.

Here's how Marvel describes the issue:

"Iron Man's one-woman Initiative team for Alaska finds herself in way over her head. Patsy Walker, Hellcat, is thrust into a world of magic, witches, rally-cars and demons of all shapes and sizes, and all she thought she was going to do was rough up a few lumber-thieves."

Patsy Walker: Hellcat #2 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.

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FIRST LOOK: PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #22

Punisher War Journal #22 will arrive in stores on August 6 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Matt Fraction and Rick Remender, with art by Howard Chaykin and a cover by Alex Maleev.

Here's how Marvel describes the issue:

"'In the aftermath of last month's issue, there's nothing left for the survivors to do but pick up the pieces. Frank might have outsmarted Jigsaw for the time being, but at what price? And what comes next? Jigsaw's not going to give up that easy. Frank and Bridge finally have the face-to-face showdown you've been waiting for. And Clarke refuses to sit on the sidelines while S.H.I.E.L.D. has their way with his partner. All points converge on the Brooklyn Bridge in this explosive penultimate chapter of 'Jigsaw.'"

Punisher War Journal #22 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.

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FIRST LOOK: SECRET INVASION: FRONT LINE #2

Secret Invasion: Front Line #2 will arrive in stores on August 6 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Brian Reed, with art by Marco Castiello and a cover by Juan Doe.

Here's how Marvel describes the issue:

"New York has fallen to the Skrulls, and humanity is struggling to survive. The Skrull Invasion through the eyes of the man on the street in the Marvel Universe. "

Secret Invasion: Front Line #2 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.

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FIRST LOOK: MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: THE THREE MUSKETEERS #3

Marvel Illustrated: The Three Musketeers #3 will arrive in stores on August 6 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Roy Thomas, with art by Hugo Petrus and a cover by Gerald Parel.

Here's how Marvel describes the issue:

"Things are not looking good for the merry Musketeers. Porthos has been wounded in a duel and lost his money gambling. Aramis has become a religious fanatic."

Marvel Illustrated: The Three Musketeers #3 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.

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FIRST LOOK: THE TWELVE #7

The Twelve #7 will arrive in stores on August 6 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:

"It's the return of Captain Wonder's time-lost sidekick, Tim! But where the Captain spent the intervening years locked away in cryogenic deep-freeze in a Nazi time-vault, Tim was forced to live every torturous moment of those six long decades. Now he's back‹with a life-changing question for his one-time mentor! Plus: the birth of the most unlikely twosome on television: The Blue Blaze and Electro!"

The Twelve #7 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.

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FIRST LOOK: ULTIMATE ORIGINS #3

Ultimate Origins #3 will arrive in stores on August 6 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Brian Michael Bendis, with art by Butch Guice and a cover by Gabriele Dell'Otto.

Here's how Marvel describes the issue:

"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!"

Ultimate Origins #3 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.

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FIRST LOOK: VENOM: DARK ORIGIN #1

Venom: Dark Origin #1 will arrive in stores on August 6 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Zeb Wells, with art and cover by Angel Medina.

Here's how Marvel describes the issue:

"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!"

Venom: Dark Origin #1 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.

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FIRST LOOK: WOLVERINE: KILLING MADE SIMPLE

Wolverine: Killing Made Simple will arrive in stores on August 6 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Christopher Yost and Todd Dezago, with art by Koi Turnbull and Steve Kurth and a cover by Stephen Segovia.

Here's how Marvel describes the issue:

"Wolverine's hard to kill, sure -- but if one guy knows how to do it...it's Wolverine himself! Wolverine faces down Nanny and Orphan-Maker and lets former New X-Men member Trance in on all his secrets... And in a special bonus tale, Logan goes to the Arctic Circle, and show us that there's always one more way to die..."

Wolverine: Killing Made Simple will be 48 pages and will cost $3.99.

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