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TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2008MARVEL COMICS FOR NOVEMBERULTIMATE TITLESULTIMATUM #1 & 2
Written by Jeph Loeb, pencils and cover by David Finch, variant ocvers by Ed McGuinness.
The end is here! Or, is it a new beginning? Massive climatic disturbances are wreaking havoc with the planet -- underwater volcanic eruptions, tidal waves crashing over whole cities and snowstorms burying entire countries -- and even the assemblage of the Ultimate U's mightiest is no match for this worldwide destruction! Featuring Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, the Ultimates, the Hulk and more, find out whose lives are at stake in this defining moment of truth for the Ultimate Universe. This book that will set the stage in the Ultimate U for years to come.
32 pages, $3.99.
ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #58
Written by Joe Pokaski, penciled by Tyler Kirkham, cover by Pasqual Ferry.
Ultimatum hits the Baxter Building! As the team is torn apart in more ways than one, the fate of the Fantastic Four rests on the rocky shoulders of the Thing. Ben Grimm steps up and embarks on a hero's journey to the very center of the Earth to find the one man who can help his imperiled teammates. And that's just the beginning...
32 pages, $2.99.
ULTIMATE X-MEN #98
Written by Aron E. Coleite, pencils and cover by Mark Brooks.
Ultimatum tie-in! The unthinkable has happened as the X-Men find themselves reeling from the devastating events of Ultimatum. As Xavier's pupils prepare to retaliate, one X-Man is conspicuously left off the roster. As her time as part of Weapon X is counted against her, how can Rogue prove her loyalty? How far will she go? And just what is her mysterious connection to Vindicator of Alpha Flight? His identity finally revealed!
32 pages, $2.99.
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #128
Written by Brian Michael Bendis, pencils and cover by Stuart Immonen.
An unwelcome caller pays a visit to the Parker household in the form of Eddie Brock, the former host to the sinister Venom symbiote! Blaming Peter for his loss of the symbiote, Eddie will stop at nothing to regain it. As the situation comes unglued with the untimely arrival of Gwen Stacy, it's Ultimate Venom versus Ultimate Carnage as War of the Symbiotes comes to its crashing conclusion! Plus: More on the mysterious Beetle and his mission for the ³master²!
32 pages, $2.99.
SPIDER-MAN TITLESAMAZING SPIDER-MAN #576
Written by Joe Kelly, art and cover by Chris Bachalo.
Hammerhead's having a Brand New Day of his own and it's Spidey's turn to pay. This one hurts...a lot.
32 pages, $2.99.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #577
Written by Zeb Wells, art and cover by Paolo Rivera, variant cover by Sal Buscema.
It's a good, old-fashioned Spider-Man/Punisher punch-up-a-palooza! What's Punisher want with a mysterious, power-enhancing serum? What does Moses Magnum have to do with it? And why is Peter Parker driving a cab?
48 pages, $3.99.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #578
Written by Mark Waid, pencils and cover by Marcos Martin.
Random earthquakes don't happen in New York trust us, we live here. So how did one trap Spidey and a subway car full of New Yorkers underground? But there's more to these passengers than meets the eye as a high powered mob trial's verdict is in their hands. And one of them has a crucial connection to Pete's old boss, J. Jonah Jameson!
32 pages, $2.99.
VENOM: DARK ORIGIN #4
Written by Zeb Wells, pencils and cover by Angel Medina.
Eddie Brock's dishonesty and his humiliation at the hands of Spider-Man have poisoned his soul. But it's the strange new costume that'll give him the strength to strike out! Now Eddie's about to discover just where this living alien symbiote comes from...why it possesses the powers it does...and what privileged secrets it can teach him about the man behind Spider-Man's mask! Discover the never-before-seen truth about Venom's past and the symbiote's home planet!
32 pages, $2.99.
SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE #4
Written by Terry Moore, art by Craig Rousseau, cover by Moore.
She's lean! She's mean!
32 pages, $2.99.
AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #26
Written by Tom DeFalco, pencils and cover by Ron Frenz.
³The Replacement!²
Araña's back, Fury strikes, and the Green Goblin joins the search for the missing Peter Parker! But the big story is, will the real Mayday please stand up?
32 pages, $2.99.
MARVEL UNIVERSE TITLESADAM: LEGEND OF THE BLUE MARVEL #1
Written by Kevin Grevioux, pencils and cover by Mat Broome.
An unstoppable super-villain attacks New York City -- and the Mighty Avengers fall before him! Where did Anti-Man come from? And who can stop his overwhelming rampage? Now Iron Man races to find the only man who's ever defeated Anti-Man--
The Blue MarveŠa hero the world hasn't seen since 1961! Will Tony Stark uncover the truth behind Blue Marvel's disappearanceŠand will Blue Marvel ever recover from it?
32 pages, $3.99.
THE AGE OF THE SENTRY #3
Written by Jeff Parker and Paul Tobin, penciled by Nick Dragotta and Colleen Coover, cover by Dave Bullock, variant cover by Sal Buscema.
Irradiated creek water turns a trouble-making hillbilly named Junior into a deadly match for The Sentry! Unfamiliar with Ozark ways, our hero is also bound by the Code of the Hills to marry cousin Ellie! How can the Golden Guardian of Good defeat...Mountain Man?
Plus: What good is the power of a million exploding suns when it comes to romance? None! So, when the Sentry gets called in for his most confounding task ever, advising Manoo on how to win the heart of his true love, Gtt-Chow, the Sentry turns to a real expert: Millie the Model! But can even her expert guidance help when Gtt-Chow hooks up with a notorious interstellar arms dealer?
32 pages, $2.99.
AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE SPECIAL
Written by Christos Gage and Dan Slott, pencils and cover by Steve Uy.
One of the longest-running plotlines in Avengers: The Initiative is resolved at last! Hardball is among the Initiative's most respected and decorated graduates. He's become a celebrity hero in Las Vegas, with his true love, Komodo, serving nearby in Arizona. But all the while, he's secretly been in the pocket of the terrorist group Hydra! Now everything comes to a head as Komodo finds out the truth...Senator Woodman's evil plan comes to fruition...and Hardball must choose a side, once and for all! Also in this not-to-be-missed issue, Dan Slott returns to solo writing duties for the previously-untold origin of Trauma...and the shocking revelation of his link to a longtime Marvel character!
48 pages, $3.99.
AVENGERS/INVADERS #6
Written by Alex Ross and Jim Krueger, penciled by Steve Sadowski and Patrick Berkenkotter, cover by Alex Ross, variant cover by Olivier Coipel.
With the time-tossed Cap and Namor held by Tony Stark and his Mighty Avengers, Toro and Bucky are off-the-grid under the protective wing of the New Avengers... while the Torch finds himself in the presence of the most powerful threat to the Marvel Universe, whose identity is revealed in this issue!
32 pages, $2.99.
BIG HERO 6 #3
Written by Chris Claremont, pencils and cover by David Nakayama.
Southport High School's football team is in for the game of its life, and Big Hero 6 is working double duty as first string offense for the team, and defending their lives against an enemy from back home! Plus, what will the BH6 team do when one of their own becomes their greatest threat? It's fourth and long for our heroes in the next issue of Big Hero 6, and their opponents are playing anything but fair!
48 pages, $3.99.
CAPTAIN AMERICA #44
Written by Ed Brubaker,
pencils by Luke Ross, cover by Steve Epting, variant cover by Sal Buscema.
Part two of this three-parter pits Bucky Barnes, the new Captain America, against his own past as the Winter Soldier, and one of Steve Rogers deadliest foes... as the remnants of the Cold War creep into the states, searching for a secret weapon that only Cap can stop them from getting their hands on. But is that really what's happening, or is it all a trap?
32 pages, $2.99.
CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI: 13 #7
Written by Paul Cornell, penciled by Leonard Kirk, cover by Bryan Hitch.
Brian Braddock has to make his hardest decision ever, in the room that grants your heart's desire. The power behind the Mindless Ones is revealed. Blade and Spitfire: at each other's throats? And our heroes have to fight their way out of: Hell Comes to Birmingham, part two.
32 pages, $2.99.
CIVIL WAR: HOUSE OF M #3
Written by Christos Gage, penciled by Andrea Di Vito, cover by Mike Perkins.
See them here, the House Of M versions of the Sub-Mariner...Black Bolt...Sabretooth...and Bucky! Magneto solidifies his power base, forming tenuous alliances with other world leaders, including the Sub-Mariner and Black Bolt! But Professor Xavier objects to some of Magneto's tactics--and especially to his personal assassin, Sabretooth! As the human-mutant war intensifies, will the conflict between Xavier and Magneto destroy the mutant alliance from within? Or will its end come at the hands of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s elite strike force--led by Captain America's former partner, the deadliest man alive...Bucky Barnes?
32 pages, $2.99.
DAREDEVIL & CAPTAIN AMERICA: DEAD ON ARRIVAL
Written by Tito Faraci, penciled and cover by Claudio Villa.
Presented for the first time in North America: a tale by two of Europe's top creators, starring two of the world's most popular super heroes! A series of bizarre murders suggests that a long-dead villain has returned from the grave. The desperate New York police turn to the Man Without Fear, Daredevil, to solve the case. Daredevil, however, is unaware that Captain America is also investigating.
48 pages, $4.99.
DAREDEVIL #113
Written by Ed Brubaker, penciled by Michael Lark, cover by Marko Djurdjevic.
Matt comes face to face with one of the deadliest and most alarming new characters he's ever encountered--Lady Bullseye! PlusŠwho is the mysterious old man at the center of the in-fighting within the HandŠand how is he linked to Matt Murdock's past? It's Part 3 of "Lady Bullseye."
32 pages, $2.99.
ETERNALS ANNUAL #1
Written by Fred Van Lente, art by Pascal Alixe, cover by Ed McGuinness.
When the Eternals are dispatched to investigate strange goings on in Madripoor, they arrive to discover a threat to all of humanity that could render the Horde's
impending arrival of no consequence! Born of the Celestials, the Young Gods believe themselves superior to the Eternals. But one question plagues them: why were they created? Left to determine the answer on their own, the Young Gods' efforts to this end may prove to be the end of all humanity... and only the Eternals stand in their way! Tremble mortals, for the gods are going to war!
32 pages, $2.99.
FANTASTIC FOUR #563
Written by Mark Millar, penciled and cover by Bryan Hitch.
Mister and Mrs. Thing! And a threat from the world of 1985! Plus: Who are the Masters of Doom?
32 pages $2.99.
FRANKLIN RICHARDS: SONS OF GENIUSES FRANKLIN RICHARDS: SONS OF GENIUSES
Written by Marc Sumerak and Chris Eliopoulos, with art and cover by Eliopoulos.
The Marvel Universe is a world of infinite possibilities, and as a member of the Fantastic Four family, Franklin Richards has the means to explore each of those possibilities to the fullest! Since every alternate reality has its own unique version of Franklin, the chances of disaster seem pretty high -- no matter which dimension you call home! But if all of those Franklins from across the folds of space and time found a way come together... well, let's just hope that every alternate reality has a H.E.R.B.I.E. too!
32 pages, $2.99.
GHOST RIDER #29
Written by Jason Aaron, art by Tan Eng Huat, covers by Marko Djurdjevic.
. Johnny Blaze vs. Danny Ketch. Brother against brother. Ghost Rider against Ghost Rider. This is one for the ages, and it's still only part two of the exciting new arc, "Last Stand of the Spirits of Vengeance."
48 pages, $3.99.
GHOST RIDER: DANNY KETCH #2
Written by Simon Spurrier, penciled by Javier Saltares, cover by Clint Langley.
For sixty seconds Danny Ketch felt alive, for the first time in years. The Ghost Rider reborn: dark and vicious and magnificent.And then it's gone. And now there's a shotgun in Danny's face, a hole in his soul where there should be fire and smoke and vengeance, and nobody around to tell him what the hell is going on. This is not a good way to start the day, and it's only going to get worse. The hero who fell from grace continues his agonized scrabble back into the light, via exploding Cornish pixies, vermin in the shadows, and an enormous fiery elephant.
32 pages, $3.99.
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #7
Written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, penciled by Paul Pelletier, cover by Clint Langley.
A new story-arc! A new line-up! And Star-Lord...missing! The shocking revelations made at the end of their Secret Invasion adventure have ripped the team apart! Is there anyone left to continue the task of guarding the galaxy? Who are the new additions to the team? Is this issue going to be packed full of shocks and surprises?
32 pages, $2.99.
HULK #8
Written by Jeph Loeb, pencils and covers by Arthur Adams and Frank Cho, variant cover by Sal Buscema.
Loeb whips up two heaping helpings of Hulk, with Adams drawing Hulk vs. Wendigo and Cho drawing Hulk against the Lady Liberators.
32 pages, $2.99.
HULK CHRONICLES: WWH #5
By various.
Collects Incredible Hulk #110 and World War Hulk #4.
72 pages, $4.99.
SKAAR: SON OF HULK #5
Written by Greg Pak, pencils by Ron Garney and Butch Guice, cover by Garney, Zombie variant by Carlo Pagulayan.
The battle for Prophet Rock begins! Can Skaar seize the true power of his Oldstrong heritage? Can Old Sam, Princess Omaka, and the refugees of Sakaar survive long enough to find out? And what shocking secret could change everything once it falls from the lips of the blind Shadow Priest of Axeman Bone? More epic barbarian action as the Son of Hulk smashes through the savage planet of Sakaar!
32 pages, $2.99.
INCREDIBLE HERCULES #123
Written by Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente, art by Clayton Henry and Salva Espin, vvariant cover by Henry and Guru.
"Love and War," part 3. It stinks. Your best bud gets a new girlfriend, and suddenly you never see him any more. And when you're Hercules, your BFF is Amadeus Cho, and his new girlfriend is a psychopathic Amazonian princess who wants to destroy the world as we know it with an ancient Atlantean artifact... Guest-Starring Namor the Sub-Mariner!
32 pages, $2.99.
IMMORTAL IRON FIST #20
Written by
Duane Swierczynski, art and cover by Travel Foreman.
Danny Rand's life--it all comes down to this! The job title may be "Immortal Iron Fist," but the individuals who take on that mantle are anything but. And after his 33rd birthday, Danny found out exactly why--when he came face to face with the Ch'i-Lin, a malevolent force that kills every Iron Fist at age 33. But why? And how was his predecessor, the long-lived Orson Randall, able to escape it? Danny better figure something out fast, or he'll be trading in his costume for a green-and-yellow body bag!
32 pages, $2.99.
THE INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #7
Written by Matt Fraction, pencils by Salvador Larroca.
The Invincible Iron Man! The Amazing Spider-Man!
32 pages, $2.99.
MARVEL ZOMBIES 3 #2
Written by Fred Van Lente, penciled by Kev Walker, cover by Greg Land.
The intrepid robot heroes Machine Man and Jocasta have journeyed into the Zombieverse to secure the one item needed to save the Marvel Universe from undead infestation -- but first they have to blast their way through the flesh-eating hordes of the Zombie Kingpin of New York! Revealing what happened during the five-year gap at the end of the original Marvel Zombies!
32 pages, $3.99.
MIGHTY AVENGERS #20
Written by Brian Michael Bendis, penciled by Khoi Pham, cover by Marko Djurdjevic.
Secret Invasion aftermath! Shipping the week after Secret Invasion #8...the end of an era for the Mighty Avengers! Death and defeat at the hands of the Skrulls is just too much for even the Mighty Avengers. Watch the darkest day for the Avengers unfold before you and a shocking ending no one will see coming. Guest-starring Thor!
32 pages, $2.99.
MS. MARVEL #33
Written by Brian Reed, pencils by Paulo Siqueira, cover by David Yardin.
The untold tale of Carol Danver's days as a secret agent continues! What is Ascension? What is the CIA doing in Afghanistan? And what does all of this have to do the post-Secret Invasion world?
32 pages, $2.99.
MS. MARVEL SPECIAL: STORYTELLER
Written by Brian Reed, pencils and cover by Giuseppe Camuncoli.
It's Marvel Pirate Mania as the Storyteller returns! Gavin is a young man with the ability to reshape the world in his image, but when he crosses paths with Ms. Marvel once more, dark secrets are revealed, and Gavin's life takes a dark turn. A tale where anything can happen... and does!
32 pages, $2.99.
MOON KNIGHT #24
Written by Mike Benson, pencils by Mark Texeira, cover by Arthur Suydam.
"The Death of Marc Spector," part of 6. With the Thunderbolts hot on Moon Knight's trail, Norman Osborn pulls out his WMD. Bullseye is on the clock, he's got a lock on his target, and he's crazy as a rabid dog. But then again, so is Moon Knight...
32 pages, $2.99.
NEW AVENGERS #47
Written by Brian Michael Bendis, art by Jim Cheung, cover by Aleksi Briclot.
Secret Invasion tie-in. Of the thousands and thousands of heroes and humans affected by the Skrull invasion, one man's horror and heartbreak rises above the rest. This is the story of Luke Cage!
32 pages, $2.99.
NEW WARRIORS #18
Written by Kevin Grevioux, penciled by Reilly Brown, cover by Nic Klein.
The future isn't so bright.
Not when Iron Man has taken the Superhuman Registration Act to new heights and imposed his rule over a good chunk of the free world. Super heroes have been outlawed and any hope of resistance has been crushed. And while the New Warriors try to escape this world gone wrong, Night Thrasher takes it upon himself to be the one who just might set things rightŠ
32 pages, $2.99.
NOVA #19
Written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, penciled by Wellinton Alves, cover by Francesco Mattina.
Could it be...the return of the Nova Corps? After last issue's jaw-dropping cliff-hanger, will things ever be the same for Richard Rider? What is the Worldmind up to, and what will it mean for the future of the Human Rocket and the Nova Corps itself?
32 pages, $2.99.
PATSY WALKER: HELLCAT #4
Written by Kathryn Immonen, penciled by David LaFuente, cover by Stuart Immonen.
Hellcat is still on the case, tracking the missing heir of an Eskimo witch coven. But hot on the trail of Pete the Yeti, whose rocket powered spruce is making her life difficult. But with the aid of a giant magical wolf named Manslayer and a giant talking Mayan calendar made of stone, she just might survive her trek through the last frontier. If she doesn't drown in a wave of snow bunnies first.
32 pages, $2.99.
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