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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2008MARVEL COMICS FOR MARCHULTIMATE TITLESULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #132
Written by Brian Michael Bendis, pencils and cover by Stuart Immonen.
Ultimatum has taken over the world! Spider-Man is missing! Friends are enemies and enemies are friends as
tensions mount. And: MJ versus Kitty...
32 pages, $2.99.
ULTMATE WOLVERINE VS. HULK #3
Written by Damon Lindelof, pencils and cover by Leinil Francis Yu.
The ultimate smackdown makes its triumphant return! The preliminaries are out of the way, and now it's time for the battle between one hirsute X-Man and one Jade Giant. It ain't gonna end pretty.
32 pages, $2.99.
ULTIMATUM #4
Written by Jeph Loeb, pencils and cover by David Finch, variant cover by Ed McGuinness.
The story that will change the Ultimate Universe forever continues! The unlikely pairing of Spider-Man and the Hulk take on Magneto's gathered forces as two more major heroes fall! And will Reed Richards, Doctor Doom and Zarda (Power Princess of the Squadron Supreme) manage to save the world...or just destroy what's left of it?
32 pages, $2.99.
SPIDER-MAN TITLESAMAZING SPIDER-MAN #588
Written by Marc Guggenheim, penciles and cover by John Romita Jr.
The results are in, the masks are off and Spider-Man might just go down forever! With the secret of Menace revealed and the identity of the Spider-Tracer killer brought to light, the world of Peter Parker, Harry Osborn, Lily Hollister, Carlie Cooper and Vin Gonzales will never be the same! Questions asked since Spider-Man first entered his Brand New Day will be answered. But who will be left standing to pick up the pieces...and how does it involve Norman Osborn? The conclusion of "Character Assassination"!
32 pages, $2.99.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #589
Written by Fred Van Lente, pencils by Paulo Siqueira, covers by Klaus Janson, Chris Eliopoulos and Dean White.
"Character Assassination" may be over, but the troubles keep coming as Spidey's old nemesis The Spot returns deadlier than ever! With his teleportation powers, he's poised to make a name for himself as an unstoppable killer for hire, and the only thing standing between him and his latest target is your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man!
32 pages, $2.99.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN EXTRA! #3
Written by J.M. DeMatteis, Tom DeFalco, Abby Benson, Paul Tobin and various, pencils by Val Semeiks, Todd Nauck, Colleen Coover and more, cover by Barry Kitson.
ASM Extra goes beyond the thrice-monthly pages of Amazing Spider-Man to bring even more stories that explore Peter Parker's life and give a glimpse of what's ahead. This time out catch up with wounded Iraq War Vet Flash Thomson as he adjusts to his new life, find out more about the mysterious young Kraven who continues to stalk Spider-Man, and get a prelude to next Spring's Spidey event American Son featuring a secret about Pete's best friend Harry Osborn.
48 pages, $3.99.
AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #30
Written by Tom DeFalco, pencils and cover by Ron Frenz.
Final issue! Is this the end of Spider-Girl? Can Peter and Mayday overcome Norman Osborn's final revenge? Will the Black Tarantula and Arana survive against the Goblin Lord and the brand new May? What does fate hold in store for little Ben and Mary Jane? When the smoke finally clears, will it still be Spider-Girl's world?
32 pages, $2.99.
SPIDER-MAN NOIR #4å
Written by David Hine, art by Carmine Di Giandomenico, cover by Patrick Zircher, variant cover by Dennis Calero.
With the bite of a fateful spider, Peter Parker finally got the power to go up against the rotten gangland of Depression-era New York...the insidious, far-reaching, unstoppable crime machine that killed his beloved Uncle Ben...but will it kill him as well? Spider-Man's brash confrontation with Norman Osborn, the slick gangster nicknamed the Goblin, may be his final heroic act!
32 pages, $3.99.
SPIDER-MAN & THE HUMAN TORCH IN...¡BAHÍA DE LOS MUERTOS!
Written by Tom Beland, art and cover by Juan Doe.
The Fantastic Four are going back to Puerto Rico! And this time, the Human Torch is bringing his good buddy Spider-Man along for the ride! Off the coast of Puerto Rico, the small, paradise-like island of Vieques is home to plants, animals, people, and the world's most beautiful glowing waters. But what deadly secret has turned the tranquil bay into...a giant radioactive monster?! And what unlikely ally turns out to be the only one who can help our heroes now?
48 pages, $3.99.
MARVEL UNIVERSE TITLESADAM: LEGEND OF THE BLUE MARVEL #5
Written by Kevin Grevioux, pencils by Mat Broome, cover by Juan Doe.
It all comes down to this! The Blue Marvel and his greatest arch-nemesis, the virtually indestructible Anti-Man, face each other for the first time in over 45 years! The last time these two titans clashed, the villain was nearly killed and the hero's life was all but destroyed. Now full circle, Adam Brashear, the Blue Marvel, stands up to reclaim the legacy that should have been his all along. But at what cost...?
40 pages, $3.99.
AGENTS OF ATLAS #2
Written by Jeff Parker, penciled by Carlo Pagulayan and Gabriel Hardman, cover by Greg Land, variant cover by Ed McGuinness.
Norman Osborn's shadow government looks to pull ahead in the arms race with the help of the Atlas Foundation and the Uranian weaponry of the world's most bizarre defense contractor, Marvel Boy! The dark contacts grow even more solid when Jimmy Woo meets his understudy - Temujin, the son of the Mandarin! How does this all connect to one of the Agents' 1958 missions? Access M-11's datahold and find out!
32 pages, $2.99.
ASTONISHING TALES #2
Written by C.B. Cebulski, Daniel Merlin Goodbrey, Ted McKeever and Jonathan Hickman, penciled by Kenneth Roquefort, Lou Kang, McKeever and Nick Pitarra, cover by Kenneth Roquefort, variant cover by Marc Silvestri.
Can the Punisher and Wolverine survive a round with the ferocious Predator X -- and who is the beast's sexy
wrangler? Has Arno Stark, the Iron Man of 2020, met his match in a band of hijack-happy sky-pirates? Will M.O.D.O.K. make it through a meal without killing anyone in a superhero greasy spoon? And are newbie directors Cannonball and Sunspot (of New Mutants) going to make movie magic in the Mojoverse?
40 pages, $3.99.
AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE FEATURING REPTIL #1
Written by Christos N. Gage, pencils by Steve Uy, cover by Humberto Ramos.
Stegron the Dinosaur Man and his dinosaur army launch a campaign of destruction across America! With the Fifty State
Initiative in tatters from the fallout of Secret Invasion, Tigra must pull together a squad from the few superhumans still fit for duty, including Cloud 9, Komodo, Prodigy...and a brand new recruit. Be here for the debut of Marvel's newest superstar --
Reptil! Will he save the Initiative...or ruin it?
48 pages, $3.99.
AVENGERS/INVADERS #9
Written by Jim Krueger and Alex Ross, penciled by Steve Sadowski, cover by Ross, variant cover by Arthur Suydam, sketch variant cover by Ross.
Picking up from the events of Avengers/Invaders #8, the heroes find themselves back in time, with the fate of the very world on their shoulders. Disguised as the heroes of the golden past, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Wolverine, Spider-Woman, Ms. Marvel and Luke Cage now face Nazis, the power of the Cosmic Cube and the Red Skull... Avengers Assemble!
32 pages, $2.99.
BLACK PANTHER #2
Written by Reginald Hudlin, penciled by Ken Lashley, cover by J. Scott Campbell.
"Deadliest of the Species," part 2. Tie-in to Dark Reign. The Black Panther is back...and she's badder than ever. That's right -- she! What happened to T'Challa? Who is the new Black Panther? And just where does Dr. Doom fit into all this? Find out the answers to all these questions...and why the female is the deadliest of the species.
32 pages, $2.99.
CAPTAIN AMERICA #48
Written by Ed Brubaker,
pencils and cover by Steve Epting.
The New Captain America faces the crimes of his past as the Winter Soldier as the Sub-Mariner and the Black Widow struggle to stop a new foe from unleashing a deadly attack on the world! By the best-selling Eisner, Harvey and Eagle award-winning team of Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting.
32 pages, $2.99.
CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI: 13 #11
Written by Paul Cornell, penciled by Leonard Kirk, cover by Stuart Immonen.
"Vampire State." Dracula continues his plan to take the United Kingdom for vampires and monsters. Who is the traitor in the ranks of MI13? Can Spitfire possibly deny what she is? Can Captain Britain save his nation?
32 pages, $2.99.
DAREDEVIL #117
Written by Ed Brubaker, penciled by Michael Lark, cover by Marko Djurdjevic.
"Return of the King" continues! Wilson Fisk, the Kingpin of Crime, comes back to Hell's Kitchen to forge a pact with Daredevil! Their target? Lady Bullseye and the Hand!
32 pages, $2.99.
DARK AVENGERS #3
Written by Brian Michael Bendis, pencils and cover by Mike Deodato, variant cover by Daniel Acuna.
Battleground Latveria, as Morgana Le Fey attacks with all the power at her disposal. Meanwhile these new Avengers discover all the dirt and hidden secrets of their notorious pasts.
32 pages, $3.99.
DARK REIGN: ELEKTRA #1
Written by Zeb Wells, pencils by Clay Mann, cover by Lee Bermejo, variant cover by Mann.
She's the deadliest woman in the world...and she's never been in worse shape. Broken, beaten, and tortured by alien scientists, Elektra stumbles to freedom in the aftermath of the Skrull invasion. Now she struggles and fights to stay barely alive, and to clear her name for atrocities committed by an impostor. A lot of people want Elektra killed...and in her state, that shouldn't be too difficult
32 pages, $3.99.
DARK REIGN: FANTASTIC FOUR #1
Written by Jonathan Hickman, penciled by Sean Chen, cover by Simone Bianchi, variant cover by Marko Djurdjevic.
Dark Reign strikes Marvel's first family -- in an explosive way! Prepared to be blown away as: Hammer agents attack the Baxter Building. Reed changes everything. The Human Torch suffers a horrible loss and Franklin and Val go shopping. There's time travel, alternate realities, Celestials, Eternals, Deviants and Doombots... and more important than all of that, find out the answer to the question: What is the Bridge?
32 pages, $2.99.
DR. DOOM AND THE MASTERS OF EVIL #3
Written by Paul Tobin, penciled by Patrick Scherberger, cover by Karl Kerschl.
We already brought on the bad guys; now it's time to bring on the Blastaar! When Doom and his Masters of Evil head into space on a quest for the power cosmic, they encounter Blastaar, the Living Bomb-Burst, and his own plans for ultimate power, and it sure doesn't take long before they each find that space itself isn't big enough for the two of them! Will Doom be able to live up to his name, or will his dreams for conquest literally blow up around him?
32 pages, $2.99.
ETERNALS #9
Written by Charles Knauf and Daniel Knauf, pencils and cover by Eric Nguyen.
Guest-starring the X-Men! Ikaris, joined by the full power of the mighty mutants, faces his nemesis Druig and his vile Confederation! At the foot of the sleeping colossus known as the Dreaming Celestial, a battle of titans erupts! The stakes? Not only the innocent citizens of San Francisco, but no less than the future of all life on planet Earth!
32 pages, $2.99.
FANTASTIC FOUR #565
Written by Mark Millar, art and cover by Bryan Hitch.
A visit to Reed's remotest relatives becomes a fight for survival as a creature beyond the confines of science targets the Richards' offspring for consumption.
32 pages, $2.99.
GHOST RIDER #33
Written by Jason Aaron, art by Tan Eng Huat, cover Arthur Suydam.
³Trials and Tribulations,² part 1. After the shocking events of last issue, the all-new Caretaker struggles to pick up the pieces of her life, but the mad dog man-mountain called The Deacon has other plans. Also, Caretaker gives us a special guided tour of the long sordid history of the Spirit of Vengeance in America, including glimpses of some previously unseen Ghost Riders of the past.
32 pages, $2.99.
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #11 & #12
Written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, penciled by Wesley Craig, covers by David Yardin.
If Captain Marvel is no more, how is he here? With War of Kings about to explode across the galaxy, two of the Guardians face death itself! Drax and Quasar journey beyond the veil of life in a desperate quest to find Moondragon. But what is waiting for them on the other side, and will it ever let them return? It's a double shot of cosmic horror -- that plants the seeds for where Guardians of the Galaxy is heading next!
32 pages, $2.99.
HULK: BROKEN WORLDS BOOK ONE
Written by Fred Van Lente, Roy Thomas, Peter David and Paul Benjamin, pencils by Clayton Henry, Herb Trimple, Rodney Buchemi and Diego LaTorre, cover by Mark Brooks.
Across the infinite stretches of the multiverse, countless worlds are forever changed by the monster known as the Hulk... but must his tale always end in tragedy? Revisit Marvel alternate worlds for new tales of the rampaging green goliath! In this all-new oversized special, journey to the House of M, the Microverse, a Future Imperfect and the year 2099!
40 pages, $3.99.
SKAAR: SON OF HULK #9 & #10
Written by Greg Pak, pencils by Jackson Guice, covers by Alex Garner.
Where the Hulk smashed, the Son of Hulk slaughters. Where the Hulk found wisdom, the Son of Hulk knows only wrath. But can the shining sojourner known as the Silver Surfer reveal the father to the son and awaken the man within the monster? And can Skaar in turn thwart the Surfer from leading his master Galactus to feast upon Planet Sakaar and its ancient Old Power? Shocking revelations and terrifying twists await as Skaar and the Silver Surfer face off one last time -- with the fate of billions in the balance!
32 pages, $2.99.
INCREDIBLE HERCULES #127
Written by Fred Van Lente and Greg Pak, art by Dietrich Smith, cover by Dave Williams.
As Hera consolidates her takeover of Olympus, marking Hercules and Athena for death, she reaches out to forge an alliance with the greatest mortal power on the planet -- Norman Osborn! With the forces of Heaven and Earth both arrayed against our heroes, how can they possibly survive? And what role does the ex-New Warrior Aegis play in Hera's mad scheme?
32 pages, $2.99.
IMMORTAL IRON FIST #24
Written by Duane Swierczynski, art by Kano, cover by Patrick Zircher.
There have been sixty-six men and women to carry the mantle of the Immortal Iron Fist -- 66 men and women who have proudly and eagerly stood fast before the unstoppable forces of evil, and valiantly fought them back. Except one.
This is the story of Park Li -- a pacifist, who sought to pursue wisdom rather than war. But fate would defy him -- as K'un-Lun is overwhelmed by a deadly plague, Park Li is the only student ready to become the city's Immortal Weapon. And war is coming...bloody, brutal war.
32 pages, $2.99.
THE INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #11
Written by Matt Fraction, pencils and cover by Salvador Larroca.
"World's Most Wanted," part 4! Tony risks it all to say goodbye to a friend. Maria Hill arrives in Texas -- only to find she's been beaten to the punch and now is outnumbered, outgunned, and out of luck. And time. And hope. All this as Pepper Potts goes to an old ally in hopes of stopping things from getting a whole lot worse for Tony Stark -- everybody's pal Jim Rhodes...once Iron Man himself and currently War Machine. Worlds are colliding! Guys in robot suits are fighting! Norman Osborn is ruling the world!
32 pages, $2.99.
MARVEL APES: SPEEDBALL SPECIAL
Written by Karl Kesel, penciled by Ramon Bachs, cover by John Watson.
Bouncing out of the pages of the Marvel Apes mini-series, it's the masked (monkey) marvel Speedball! Branded a traitor to the entire Ape Universe, the simian superhero is now exiled, alienated, and alone on a bizarre Planet of Humans! Can this monkey make it in Man's World? It won't be easy when he has to take down the Red Ghost and his Super Apes, put up with the irredeemable Ant-Man...and come face-to-face with the parents of the human Speedball! Plus: a super-strong gorilla in a Mexican wrestling mask? It can't be Speedball's best friend, Ape X...can it?
48 pages, $3.99.
MARVEL: YOUR UNIVERSE #2
By various.
Collecting material from Ms. Marvel #2, Nova #2, Immortal Iron Fist #2, Ghost Rider #15 and X-Men: Legacy #209.
128 pages, $5.99.
MIGHTY AVENGERS #23
Written by Dan Slott, pencils and cover by Khoi Pham.
"Earth's Mightiest Part 3 of 3: The Last Knight on Earth"
How can the Mighty Avengers save all of reality from one of their greatest foes... when they can't even stop fighting each other? To survive their first trial by fire, lines will be crossed, ideals will be compromised, and not every hero will make the cut. This one's going to change the Marvel landscape!
32 pages, $2.99.
MS. MARVEL #37
Written by Brian Reed, pencils by Pat Olliffe, cover by Phil Jimenez.
It's a throwdown in Hong Kong against the mysteriously powered Ghazi as Ms. Marvel finally discovers the origin of her
mysterious enemy. However, Carol has been keeping a secret connected to the Dark Reign concerning Norman Osborn and it may just mean she won't survive the fight.
32 pages, $2.99.
MODELS, INC. #2
Written by Paul Tobin, pencils by Vicenc Villagrassa, cover by Scott Clark.
Millie Collins suspected of murder? Could it get any stranger? How about when she's linked to a second murder by a policeman who's intent on making a name for himself, and who has romantic intentions on Mille? It will take the investigative skills of Chili Storm and Mary Jane Watson, along with the ever-helpful Peter Parker, in order to turn up the clues to turn Millie loose!
32 pages, $3.99.
MOON KNIGHT #28
Written by Mike Benson, pencils by Jefte Palo, cover by Gabriele Dell'Otto.
"Down South," part two. Marc Spector may be dead, but Moon Knight is very much alive -- and in a world of trouble. After rescuing a land baron's daughter from corrupt Federales, the fugitive vigilante is suddenly thrust into the crosshairs of Mexico's deadliest assassins looking to collect the bounty on the girl's head. But there are other predators prowling the dark underbelly of Mexico City, and not all of them have their sights on the innocent. The Punisher has traveled down south on the trail of some Russian mobsters, and he's just stepped onto blood-soaked turf that bears the unique signature of another killer. His name is Toltec, and if you've seen him, you're dead.
32 pages, $2.99.
NEW AVENGERS #51
Written by Brian Michael Bendis, art and cover by Billy Tan.
Who is the new Sorcerer Supreme? Doctor Strange has failed as the Master of the Mystic Arts and all the other mystic characters are the heir apparent. Strange comes to the New Avengers for help as the mystic battle royale begins. Plus, how can the Avengers trust Spider-Man if he won't take his mask off?
32 pages, $3.99.
NEW AVENGERS: THE REUNION #1
Written by Jim McCann, penciled by David Lopez, covers by Jo Chen.
In the wake of Secert Invasion, Mockingbird is alive and has returned to Earth after being held captive by the Skrulls. Ronin, her estranged husband, volunteers to help her adjust to her new life as a member of the new Avengers, but some old wounds run too deep. And what deadly secret did she bring back with her that could tear them, and the world, apart once more?
32 pages, $3.99.
NOVA #23
Written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, penciled by Wellinton Alves, cover by Juan Doe.
War of Kings brings a new status quo...and a new penciler Andrea DiVito! Who is the new Protector of the Universe? Stripped of his Nova powers and facing death, Rich Rider must stop the Worldmind's plans before it's too late. But he needs power to do it, which may come from a source that will change his very identity!
32 pages, $2.99.
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