MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2008
MARVEL COMICS FIRST LOOKS
FIRST LOOK: CABLE #9
Cable #9 will arrive in stores on Dec. 4 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Duane Swierczynski, with art and cover by Ariel Olivetti.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"'Waiting for the End of the World,' pare 3. Would you destroy the world, if it was your only chance to save it? No, not this world. A dark, twisted, miserable version of this world -- one that shouldn't even exist. One that won't exist, if you succeed. That's the choice Lucas Bishop had to make it -- and he'd make it again, in a heartbeat. He's been captured by X-Force, but it's all part of the plan. And while Cyclops thinks he's finally removed the only threat to the Cable and the mutant messiah child out in the timestream, he couldn't be more wrong. He's only made it worse."
Cable #9 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
FIRST LOOK: CRIMINAL #7
Criminal #7 will arrive in stores on Dec. 4 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Ed Brubaker, with art and cover by Sean Phillips.
Here's how Marvel describes the book:
"The conclusion of 'Bad Night' spins a deadly web of lies and murder, as Criminal's new expanded format keeps the hits coming! What's left of Jacob K.'s life has been ripped apart by a chance meeting on one bad night. But when all the things he's been running from come to the surface, we may just learn the Jacob himself is much more than what he seems."
Criminal #7 will be 40 pages and will cost $3.50.
FIRST LOOK: ENDER'S SHADOW: BATTLE SCHOOL #1
Ender's Shadow: Battle School #1 will arrive in stores on Dec. 4 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Mike Carey, with art by Sebastian Fiumara and covers by Jim Cheung and Timothy Green III.
Here's how Marvel describes the book:
"A mysterious orphan on the streets of Rotterdam, no bigger than a bean, will change the world. There's only one student at Battle School smarter than Ender Wiggin -- Bean."
Ender's Shadow: Battle School #1 will be 32 pages and will cost $3.99.
FIRST LOOK: ETERNALS #6
Eternals #6 will arrive in stores on Dec. 4 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 issue:
"How many Eternals must die before Gilgamesh's unbridled thirst for their blood is slaked? And how does he expect to ensure that immortals remain dead? As Ikaris grows weary in his attempts to awaken the memory of Philip Stoss, aka Phastos, the absence of Sersi may move him to take drastic steps. Plus, having lost contact with Makari, the Dreaming Celestial has initiated a fail-safe that could mean a spiraling end to all life on Earth! Time is running out for the Eternals!"
Eternals #6 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
FIRST LOOK: HULK FAMILY #1
Hulk Family #1 will arrive in stores on Dec. 4 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Greg Pak, Paul Tobin Fred Van Lente and others, art by Jheremy Raaapack, Benton Jew, Jonboy Meyers and Scott Clark, cover by Marko Djurdjevic.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"When Bruce Banner was caught in the blast of an experimental Gamma Bomb, the radiation did not just spawn the incredible beast we know as the Hulk! No indeed, for from that moment grew an entire Hulk Family! From Bruce's cousin She-Hulk to those who've inherited his irradiated genes, Hulk's family tree is looking a little more green all the time. Featuring: the Senstational She-Hulk! Skaar, Son of Hulk! The Daughter of Hulk and Thundra! And the Spectacular Scorpion, who suspects that she, too, might be part of the family."
Hulk Family #1 will be 104 pages and will cost $4.99.
FIRST LOOK: IMMORTAL IRON FIST #20
Immortal Iron Fist #20 will arrive in stores on Dec. 4 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Duane Swierczynski, with art and cover by Travel Foreman.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"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 hešll be trading in his costume for a green-and-yellow body bag!"
Immortal Iron Fist #20 will be 32 pages and will cost 2.99.
FIRST LOOK: MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: KIDNAPPED! #2
Marvel Illustrated: Kidnapped! #2 will arrive in stores on Dec. 4 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Roy Thomas, with art by Mario Gully and a cover by Gerald Parel.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"At the order of his fiendish uncle, David Balfour has been kidnapped aboard The Covenant. Having no other options, David accepts the meager life of a cabin boy. When a stranger, Alan Stewart, is taken aboard, David overhears a plot to kill Stewart and take his money. Casting his lot with the stranger, David and Stewart must now face off against the dangerous and deadly crew!"
Marvel Illustrated: Kidnapped! #2 will be 32 pages and cost $3.99.
FIRST LOOK: LORDS OF AVALON: KNIGHT OF DARKNESS #1
Lords of Avalon: Knight of Darkness #1 will arrive in stores on Dec. 4 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Sherrilyn Kenyon and adapted by Robin Furth, with art and cover by Tommy Ohtsuka.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"Varian du Fey is a man caught between the battle for humanity and our survival. The illegitimate son of Lancelot and an evil Adoni who serves as Morgen le Fey's right hand, his loyalties are split. If that wasn't enough to ostracize him, he is also the assassin for Merlin in a war that has spread through time and dimensions. Now he is forced to choose once more between walking the path of darkness where he would be king or doing what's right -- stopping Morgen le Fey's army. The only problem is a small, cursed woman who has promised to deliver him to his enemies and one he has sworn to protect. His quest for honor will either be his ultimate salvation or the death of the entire world of man."
Lords of Avalon: Knight of Darkness #1 will be 32 pages and will cost $3.99.
FIRST LOOK: MARVELS: EYE OF THE CAMERA #1
Marvels: Eye of the Camera #1 will arrive in stores on Dec. 4 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Kurt Busiek, with art and cover by Jay Anacleto.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"News photographer Phil Sheldon's back, with the man-on-the-street's perspective on the big events of the Marvel Universe, from the Avengers, the all-new X-Men and the Secret Wars to Dracula and the Werewolf By Night. But this time, Phil's world is going to be rocked not just by superheroes and super-villains -- but by something far more personal, as well. Featuring the Marvel debut of artist Jay Anacleto."
Marvels: Eye of the Camera #1 will be 32 pages and will cost $3.99.
FIRST LOOK: MARVEL ZOMBIES 3 #3
Marvel Zombies 3 #3 will arrive in stores on Dec. 4 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Fred Van Lente, with art by Kev Walker and a cover by Greg Land.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"The epic battle of Zombie vs. Robot shambles on! All that stands between the flesh-crazed armies of the Marvel Zombies and the entirety of the Marvel Universe is Aaron 'Machine Man' Stack? And if he has to shoot, slice, explode, melt, dissolve, chop, crush, dismember, fry, electrocute, bludgeon, blast, harpoon, and, of course, insult every super-powered cannibal in the Zombieverse, well, that's just what he's gonna do. But unbeknownst to him, the Zombie Kingpin has already hatched a fiendish plot to ensure that all of the M.U. will be consumed by an undead apocalypse!"
Marvel Zombies 3 #3 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
FIRST LOOK: MOON KNIGHT: SILENT KNIGHT #1
Moon Knight: Silent Knight #1 will arrive in stores on Dec. 4 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Peter Milligan, with art by Laurence Campbell and a cover by Clayton Crain.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"'A Christmas Dream.'
You've been good? Tell that to Santa. You've been naughty? Look out for Moon Knight! Christmas Eve. A time for family. A time to dream. For Moon Knight's sometime paramour Marlene it's a chance to sit by the fire and dream of a future in which her boyfriend isn't a borderline psychotic vigilante. But for Moon Knight, it's just a night like any other -- and tonight he's got his sights on a pair of hitmen who picked the wrong Santa to kill."
Moon Knight: Silent Knight #1 will be 48 pages and will cost $3.99.
FIRST LOOK: NEW AVENGERS #47
New Avengers #47 will arrive in stores on Dec. 4 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! 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!"
New Avengers #47 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
FIRST LOOK: NEW EXILES #15
New Exiles #15 will arrive in stores on Dec. 4 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Chris Claremont, with art by Tim Seeley.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"In a world where dinosaurs and humans fight side by side to ensure global security, an invading alien force threatens to destroy all that they have accomplished. But the aliens' objective is not to destroy this world -- that is only a means to their true end; the assassination of their own rightful queen!"
New Exiles #15 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
FIRST LOOK: NYX: NO WAY HOME #4
NYX: No Way Home #4 will arrive in stores on Dec. 4 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Marjorie Liu, with art by Kalman Andrasofsky and a cover by Alina Urusov.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"All Kiden and her friends wanted was to find their missing mentor. But that was before one of their own was shot and the authorities were hunting for them. Without clues, without direction, without hope, will Bobby and Tatiana stand by Kiden in her desperate search...or will they teach her that grownups arenšt the only people who can let you down?"
NYX: No Way Home #4 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
FIRST LOOK: PUNISHER MAX X-MAS SPECIAL
Punisher Max X-Mas Special will arrive in stores on Dec. 4 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Jason Aaron, with art by Roland Boschi and a cover by Chris Bachalo.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"There's no room at the inn for a mobster and his pregnant wife who are on the run from rival gangsters, but lucky for them Frank Castle is in a giving mood. Though keeping them alive won't be easy, what with three vicious gun-toting wise-guys and a wacked-out pimp named Shepherd all hot on their trail. But then nobody ever said Christmas miracles came easy, did they?"
Punisher Max X-Mas Special will be 48 pages and will cost $3.99.
FIRST LOOK: SHE-HULK: COSMIC COLLISION
She-Hulk: Cosmic Collision will arrive in stores on Dec. 4 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Peter David, with art by Mahmud A. Asrar and a cover by Stjepan Sejic.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"Its a double-sized sci-fi spectacular, guest-starring the Lady Liberators (fresh from the pages of The Hulk) and the female heroes from the Guardians of the Galaxy! When She-Hulk finds herself suddenly transported off-world, it's up to her and a collection of the universešs most powerful heroines including Storm, Thundra, Valkyre and the Invisible Woman -- to figure out what's going on...before a brand-new foe annihilates them!"
She-Hulk: Cosmic Collision will be 48 pages and will cost $3.99.
FIRST LOOK: WEAPON X: FIRST CLASS #2
Weapon X: First Class #2 will arrive in stores on Dec. 4 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Marc Sumerak, with art by Mark Robinson and Tim Seeley and a cover by Michael Ryan.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"The journey into Wolverine's mind continues as Professor X and Logan dig deeper for answers about the mysterious mutant's past. But when the truth about the Weapon X Program finally begins to surface, the repressed emotions tied to those memories may be too much for Logan to handle! It's not just a history lesson... it's a lesson in pain! Plus: A warped tour of the Weapon X facility, as seen through the eyes of the Merc-with-a-Mouth -- Deadpool!"
Weapon X: First Class #2 will be 48 pages and will cost $3.99.
FIRST LOOK: WHAT IF? HOUSE OF M
What If? House of M will arrive in stores on Dec. 4 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Brian Reed, Jim McCann and C.B. Cebulski, with art by Paolo Pantalena and Patrick Spaziante and a cover by Jim Cheung and Marko Djurdjevic.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"Remember when the Scarlet Witch uttered the three words that would change the landscape of the Marvel Universe: 'No More Mutants!' But what if she said something different? And what of the consequences...? In a world without great power, who bears the burden of responsibility? Who will stand up to an enemy who fills the vacuum of power and whose hatred is unparalleled? "What if Scarlet Witch had ended the House of M by saying 'No More Powers!' Also featuring Part 1 of a special five part back-up story in all the What Ifs this year, in which we see Iron Lad take a different path that leads him to recruit a different set of future Avengers. Also, 'What if the Runaways Became the Young Avengers?'"
What If? House of M will be 48 pages and will cost $3.99.
FIRST LOOK: WOLVERINE: MANIFEST DESTINY #2
Wolverine: Manifest Destiny #2 will arrive in stores on Dec. 4 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Jason Aaron, with art by Stephen Segoviaa and a cover by Dave Wilkins.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"Wolverine is back in Chinatown, settling old scores. First up, his vengeful ex-girlfriend. Only problem, she now commands an army of gun-toting thugs, along with four mystical Kung Fu warriors, who together put a beatdown on Wolvie the likes of which hasnšt been seen in years. Now with Wolverine driven into hiding and the entire city out searching for him, who will dare come to his aid?"
Wolverine: Manifest Destiny #2 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
FIRST LOOK: X-INFERNUS #1
X-Infernus #1 will arrive in stores on Dec. 4 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by C.B. Cebulski, with art by Giuseppie Camuncoli and covers by David Finch and J. Scott Campbell.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"The X-Men promise to make this one of the hottest winters ever! When last we saw Darkchylde, she had claimed the throne of Limbo as her own. And now shešs determined to get her soul back, even if she has to conquer Earth in the process. Can the combined forces of the X-Men stop her rampage? Theyšll have to fight through every demon in Limbo to try."
X-Infernus #1 will be 32 pages and will cost $3.99.
FIRST LOOK: X-MEN: NOIR #1
X-Men: Noir #1 will arrive in stores on Dec. 4 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Fred Van Lente, with art and cover by Dennis Calero.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"'The coroner's men flipped the redheaded corpse over so Dukes and Magnus from Homicide could get a better look at her. 'Better' being a relative term in this case, with the claw marks that slashed her face into a featureless, bloody mask and turned her guts into a butcher shop explosion.
"'But the tattoo -- the simple, encircled 'X' above the left shoulder blade -- remained intact, and Dukes pointed it out with the toe of his wingtip once Peter the rookie was done heaving up lunch.
"'See this ink?' he said. 'Means she did time at this reform school upstate, run by this shrink, Xavier...'"
X-Men: Noir #1 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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