FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2008
MARVEL COMICS FIRST LOOKS
FIRST LOOK: X-MEN ORIGINS: BEAST #1
X-Men Origins: Beast #1 will arrive in stores on Sept. 4 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Mike Carey, with art and cover by J.K. Woodward.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"Hank McCoy never wanted to be different -- and for a young mutant with a genius-level brain, camouflage comes easy. But only until a psychopathic terrorist with a god delusion kidnaps his father, and his life is brought into irrevocable confrontation with Charles Xavier and the X-Men in this one-shot."
X-Men Origins: Beast #1 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: DEAD OF NIGHT FEATURING DEVIL-SLAYER #1
Dead of Night Featuring Devil-Slayer #1 will arrive in stores on Sept. 4 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Brian Keene, with art by Chris Samnee and a cover by Kaaren Andrews.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"Abandoned by his fiancée, his family, his church, and his government, Sergeant Dan Sylva returns to Iraq for a third tour of duty -- and a descent into Hell itself. If the demon Belathauzer and the mysterious mercenary group known as Bloodstone have their way, Iraq, the place where civilization began, may also be where civilization ends."
Dead of Night Featuring Devil-Slayer #1 will be 32 pages and will cost $3.99.
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FIRST LOOK: ETERNALS #4
Eternals #4 will arrive in stores on Sept. 4 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Charlie Knauf and Daniel Knauf, with art and a cover by Daniel Acuna.
Here's how Marvel describes the book:
"Tremble, Mortals! Even as time runs out for the planet, the Eternals squabble amongst themselves! With a traitor in their midst and a spy watching their every move, the Eternals have broken into factions, and both sides have earned the ire of the newly awakened Forgotten One! All this, plus the petulant mortal Iron Man, Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. chooses now to take a stand against our immortal heroes? How will they prepare for the coming of the Horde?"
Eternals #4 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #5
Invincible Iron Man #5 will arrive in stores on Sept. 4 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Matt Fraction, with art by Salvador Larroca and a cover by Ryan Meinerding.
Here's how Marvel describes the book:
"'The Five Nightmares' builds to its penultimate chapter. Stane and his army make their assault against Stark -- the man and the conglomerate -- and Tony Stark shows even an old dog can pick up a trick or two when his back's against the wall. Iron Man and Iron Man 2.0 finally come face-to-face and head-to-head -- and the only thing more shocking than the way it starts... is the way it ends."
Invincible Iron Man #5 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: MARVEL APES #1
Marvel Apes #1 will arrive in stores on Sept. 4 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Paul Cornell, with art by Horacio Dominguez and a cover by Niko Henrichon.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"Just when he thinks life can't get any worse or weirder, Marty Blank -- a.k.a. the Gibbon -- finds himself and the brilliant-and-beautiful Dr. Fiona Fitzhugh transported to a world where monkeys rule and humans don't exist! See the spectacular simian city of Monkhattan! Meet the hominoid heroes and villains -- Spider-Monkey! Doc Ook! Iron Mandrill! Simian Torch! The Ape-Vengers! And more!
Thrill to the return of Speedball! Learn the dark secret of the primate planet!
Worry that the fate of the entire universe is in the hands of the Gibbon!"
Marvel Apes #1 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE #2
Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane #2 will arrive in stores on Sept. 4 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:
"MJ's strapped for cash, so it's time to join the workforce...aaaaaand it doesnıt go all that great. Oh, and who's spreading rumors about MJ being all spoiled and stuck up? Not the best idea in the world to be hatin' on Spidey's girl..."
Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane #2 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: MS. MARVEL ANNUAL #1
Ms. Marvel Annual #1 will arrive in stores on Sept. 4 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Brian Reed, with art by Mark Robinson and a cover by Greg Horn.
Here's how Marvel describes the book:
"It
s a Brand New Day as Ms. Marvel and the Amazing Spider-Man cross paths. Can they settle their own differences and save Manhattan from menacing mechanized malcontents?"
Ms. Marvel Annual #1 will be 48 pages and will cost $3.99.
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FIRST LOOK: PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #23
Punisher War Journal #23 will arrive in stores on Sept. 4 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Rick Remender, with art by Howard Chaykin and a cover by Alex Maleev.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"'Jigsaw,' the conclusion. A prison transfer across the Brooklyn Bridge is the final arena in which our combatants face each other for the last time. Frank Castle, The Punisher, a man no longer certain of his mission... Jigsaw, a man whose entire purpose in life is to see Frank Castle driven before him... Bridge and S.H.I.E.L.D. trying to keep these two mad-dog killers away from each other... and the whole city of New York trapped in-between. All roads have led to this: the inevitable bloodbath at the end of 'Jigsaw.'"
Punisher War Journal #23 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: SECRET INVASION: FRONT LINE #3
Secret Invasion: Front Line #3 will arrive in stores on Sept. 4 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:
"As the heroes begin to mount a resistance to the Skrull invasion, the man on the street finds survival harder than ever."
Secret Invasion: Front Line #3 will be 32 pages and cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: SUB-MARINER: THE DEPTHS #1
Sub-Mariner: The Depths #1 will arrive in stores on Sept. 4 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Peter Milligan, with art and cover by Esad Ribic.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"The latest offering from the red-hot Marvel Knights line offers a searing vision of Namor, the Sub-Mariner as you've never seen. Atlantis. Throughout the ages, a few men have wondered if this fabulous place actually exists. Fewer have imagined that the city is protected by a wild and vengeful being, the very embodiment of the untameable depths themselves -- the Sub-Mariner. When a deep sea expedition mysteriously vanishes without a trace near the Marianes trench, legendary adventurer, Randolph Stein embarks on a journey that will rock him -- and his crew -- to their very core. Travelling deep into the dark belly of the sea, the men of the good ship, Voyager, are about to see things that defy description, that supersede their wildest imagination -- things that men arenıt meant to see. Staring into the abyss, Stein will soon discover that the abyss can indeed stare right back at him."
Sub-Mariner: The Depths #1 will be 32 pages and will cost $3.99.
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FIRST LOOK: THE TWELVE 1/2
The Twelve 1/2 will arrive in stores on Sept. 4 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Joe Simon, Stan Lee and Joe Cal Cagno, with art by Simon, Al Carreno and Basil Wolverine and a cover by Chris Weston.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"This special edition features early appearances of Golden Age greats Fiery Mask, Mister E and Rockman -- stars of The Twelve! Collecting material from Daring Mystery Comics #1-2 (January-February 1940), Human Torch Comics #2 (Fall 1940) and USA Comics #2 (November 1941)."
The Twelve 1/2 will be 48 pages and will cost $3.99.
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FIRST LOOK: VENOM: DARK ORIGIN #2
Venom: Dark Origins #2 will arrive in stores on Sept. 4 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Zeb Wells, with art and cover by Angel Medina.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"When a man claiming to be the Sin-Eater -- the serial killer tormenting Spider-Man and all New York City -- contacts the young Eddie Brock at the Daily Globe, Eddie takes his shot at career-making news. Who cares if the story's full of holes? Watch the corruption that poisons Eddie's soul until it's as black as a certain alien symbiote...and witness the creation of one of Spider-Man's great foes! "
Venom: Dark Origin #2 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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FIRST LOOK: X-MEN: MANIFEST DESTINY #1
X-Men: Manifest Destiny #1 will arrive in stores on Sept. 4 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Mike Carey, C.B. Cebulski and Skottie Young, with art by Michael Ryan and a cover by Humberto Ramos.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"Witness the biggest shake-up in X-Men history. With the mansion in Westchester destroyed, the X-Men are moving to San Francisco. But itıs not just a change in the zip code. Come see what the momentous change in status quo means to the X-Men. In every issue of Manifest Destiny, Carey brings an installment of a story featuring one the first X-Men -- Iceman. Also in this first issue are stories by Cebulski and Young."
X-Men: Manifest Destiny #1 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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