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TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2009MARVEL COMICS FOR MARCHULTIMATE TITLESULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #133
Written by Brian Michael Bendis, pencils and cover by Stuart Immonen.
The end of an era? The last issue of Ultimate Spider-Man? Peter Parker is Spider-Man no more? Is Spider-Man dead and gone in the events of Ultimatum? This final issue will leave you jaw-on-the-floor shocked at the turn of every page!
40 pages, $3.99.
ULTIMATE WOLVERINE VS. HULK #4 & 5
Written by Damon Lindelof, pencils and cover by Leinil Francis Yu.
The slugfest continues as a new heavy hitter comes a callin', the ultra-sexy Ultimate She-Hulk! Who is this mysterious jade giantess and, more importantly, who's she puttin' the hurt on first?
32 pages, $2.99.
SPIDER-MAN TITLESAMAZING SPIDER-MAN #590
Written by Dan Slott, pencils and cover by Barry Kitson, variant cover by Paolo Rivera.
"Face Front," part 1 of 2. An adventure from Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four's past is about to have a profound effect on their future. That's if Spidey and the Torch can stop fighting long enough to notice! What's the cosmic-level rift that's dividing two of the Marvel U.'s best friends? Plus, a dark turn for Harry Osborn. A new role for Mr. Negative. And the start of a story that's going to effect almost every title at Marvel Comics!
32 pages, $2.99.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #589
Written by Dan Slott, with art and cover by Barry Kitson.
"Face Front," part 2 of 2. The gloves are off! The mask is off! And for Spidey and the Torch? It's on! One of the deepest friendships in the Marvel U. is about to take a sudden turn...
Plus, life kicks into high gear for practically every member of the supporting cast! Big changes, big surprises, and an event so huge, it's going to be felt in almost every Marvel title!
32 pages, $2.99.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #592
Written by Mark Waid, penicled by Mike McKone, cover by Joe Quesada, variant cover by Paolo Rivera.
"24/7," Part One!
In the aftermath of Spidey's Fantastic Four voyage, his whole world is turned upside down by the new rules of the world. The good news is that after all these years, Spider-Man finally gets the upper hand on J. Jonah Jameson--but it's gonna cost him, particularly with the all-new Vulture winging into town! Plus--Peter drops by Aunt May's house for the shock of his life!
32 pages, $2.99.
AMAZING SPIDER-MANFAMILY #5
Written by Tom DeFalco, Abby Denson, Marck Sumerak and Tony Lee, pencils by Ron Frenz, Colleen Coover, Todd Nauck and Mark Robinson, cover by Frenz.
Never send a man to do a girl's job! That's right, Spider-Fans, Mayday Parker, the spectacular Spider-Girl joins the Family this month and she's here to stay to answer one crucial question: Who is Gwen Reilly? Elsewhere, take another trip to the neighborhood battlefield of Forest Hills, Queens, with Aunt May -- The Amazing Spider Ma'am! And back in the Marvel Universe, Spidey teams up with brand new foe Screwball in a race against the clock to rescue a young child, and in the Private Life of Peter Parker, new pal Carlie Cooper shows Pete how a real cop solves crimes.
64 pages, $4.99.
SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY #7
By various.
Featuring Amazing Spider-Man #558 and #559.
56 pages, $3.399.
MARVEL UNIVERSE TITLESAGENTS OF ATLAS #3
Written by Jeff Parker, penciled by Carlo Pagulayan and Gabriel Hardman, cover by Adi Granov, variant cover by Ed McGuinness.
Back in the 1950's our heroes fall deeper into the mystery of the Dragon's Corridor- leading them to Communist plots and two mysteriously familiar bodies on ice. In the present day, a similar trail of intrigue winds back to secret plans of the Atlas Foundation. The Agents look to be building a hellish arsenal for Norman Osborn, and they've just gotten the attention of none other than Captain America!
32 pages, $2.99.
ASTONISHING TALES #3
Written by C.B. Cebulski, Daniel Merlin Goodbrey, Jonathon Green and Jonathan Hickman, penciled by Kenneth Roquefort, Lou Kang, Fiona Staples and Nicholas Pitarra, cover by Kenneth Roquefort.
Marvel's premiere all-new anthology continues as Wolverine and Punisher go toe-to-toe with the deadly Viper on the streets of Madripoor! Meanwhile, in the future, Iron Man 2020 has problems of his own as his new energy-efficient air transport gets blasted by the mysterious Commodore Q! Sunspot and Cannonball continue their moviemaking mayhem in Mojoworld! And Jonathan Green (Anita Blake: The First Death) and the incredible Fiona Staples give us an untold tale of Spider-Woman's pastŠand some of California's most horrible vampires!
40 pages, $3.99.
AVENGERS:
THE INITIATIVE #23
Written by Christos N. Gage, pencils and cover by Humberto Ramos.
The explosive issue that changes everything! From the moment it was formed, the Initiative has had more than its share of dark secrets. Now, they've all come out. On top of everything else, can the Initiative survive this? Well, the title of this story is The Initiative: Disassembled.
32 pages, $2.99.
AVENGERS/INVADERS #10
Written by Jim Krueger and Alex Ross, penciled by Steve Sadowski and Patrick Berkenkotter, cover by Ross, variant cover by Mitch Breitweiser..
The true enemy stands revealed and in a twisted past with no order, two teams of heroes make their way under the Atlantic ocean to confront the enemies of freedom who are planning their next move behind a wall built around Europe. But even with the help of Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos, plus Black Panther, it may be too late to stop the end of everything.
32 pages, $2.99.
BLACK PANTHER #3
Written by Reginald Hudlin, penciled by Ken Lashley, cover by J. Scott Campbell.
"Deadliest of the Species," part 3. The Black Panther is backŠand she's badder than ever. That's right -- she! Wakanda stands at the brink: Something happened to T'Challa -- something awful -- and there's only one person who can replace him. As this brave soul embarks in the dangerous ritual to become the new Black Panther, the stakes have never been higher. An unstoppable force is headed toward Wakanda. Morlun -- Devourer of Totems -- is back, and he's hungry.
32 pages, $2.99.
CAPTAIN AMERICA #49
Written by Ed Brubaker,
pencils by Luke Ross, cover by Steve Epting.
The most important issue of Captain America since #25! Sharon Carter's dreams are forcing her to relive the death of Steve Rogers -- and her time under the control of Dr. Faustus. But will these dreams also reveal hidden secrets about what she saw and did the day Steve died?
32 pages, $2.99.
CAPTAIN AMERICA: THEATER OF WAR: A BROTHER IN ARMS
Written by Paul Jenkins, art by John McCrae, cover by Mitch Breitweiser.
On the night of March 25, 1945, 23 men of the Second Battalion of the United States Army Rangers undertook one of the most daring raids of World War Two, led by none other than Captain America. But it doesn't go the way anyone planned, when a German soldier is taken as a prisoner of war and placed in Cap's care. In his second installment, Jenkins explores the fact and fiction of World War II Captain America, and the good soldiers that followed him into the darkest of days.
48 pages, $3.99.
CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS #1 70TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL
Written by James Robinson, penciled by Marcos Martin, covers by Martin.
Leading off a series of celebratory specials commemorating Marvel's 70th Anniversary, an untold story of the living legend. In the days before he becomes Captain America, a scrawny kid from Brooklyn named Steve Rogers shows the world that you don't need a super-soldier serum to be a hero. Plus a classic Captain America tale from the Golden Age by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby.
48 pages, $3.99.
CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI: 13 #12
Written by Paul Cornell, penciled by Leonard Kirk, cover by Stuart Immonen.
In #3, Pete Wisdom let loose hordes of Magical villains in order to fight the Skrulls. His chickens are coming home to roost as Dracula has united these forces. They've begun to rip MI13 apart and take England for their own. Treaty with Doctor Doom or not, their threat will not be contained to Great Britain. And there's nothing Pete can do about it
32 pages, $2.99.
DAREDEVIL #118
Written by Ed Brubaker, penciled by Michael Lark, cover by Marko Djurdjevic, variant cover by Russ Heath and Juan Doe.
Did you think it was going to be easy for the Kingpin to waltz back into New York City? Or did you smarten up and realize that every crook and super-villain who ever had a grudge against him would crawl out of the woodwork and try to kill him?
32 pages, $2.99.
DAREDEVIL NOIR #1
Written by Alexander Irvine, pencils and cover by Tomm Coker, variant cover by Dennis Calero.
"Liars Poker," part 1. The latest addition to Marvel's red-hot Noir line offers a unique spin on the Man Without Fear! Prohibition-era Hell's Kitchen is Kingpin territory, and until now, his only problem has been the masked vigilante known as Daredevil. When gangster Orville Halloran arrives on the scene, fresh from a stretch in Sing Sing and eager to stretch his wings, Hell's about to get hotter. For P.I. Foggy Nelson and his loyal assistant Matt Murdock, it all starts when a desperate woman comes to their office with an irresistible story about her and Halloran. To Foggy, she's a client -- to Murdock, she's enough to make Halloran Daredevil's next target. But Murdock is about to find out that half-truths are poison truths, and that the Kitchen is full of history that will put him on a collision course with both the old Kingpin and the man who wants to replace him.
32 pages, $3.99.
DARK AVENGERS #4
Written by Brian Michael Bendis, pencils and cover by Mike Deodato, variant cover by Stefano Caselli.
The Dark Avengers' first mission shows Norman Osborn all the plusses and minuses of the choices he has made for his team. So changes must be made. Some come, some go, and not everyone is happy about it. Also, the Cabal reunites for the first time since the Dark Reign began, and they are really not happy.
32 pages, $3.99.
DARK REIGN: THE CABAL
Written by Jonathan Hickman, Matt Fraction, Peter Milligan and others, pencils by Adi Granov, Kyle Hotz and others, cover by Daniel Acuna.
Doctor Doom! Emma Frost! The Hood! Namor the Sub-Mariner! Loki! They're the members of Norman Osborn's secret Cabal of villainy, united in common cause as they move to change the very landscape of the Marvel Universe! Now, in five all-new stories, learn how each member of this sinister syndicate intends to capitalize on the situation -- and perhaps how they intend to deal with each other should it prove necessary!
48 pages, $3.99.
DARK REIGN: ELEKTRA #2
Written by Zeb Wells, pencils by Clay Mann, cover by Lee Bermejo.
Even for a lethal ninja assassin who's been to the far side of death and back, Elektra faces the fight of her life! Freed from her torment at the hands of mad Skrull scientists, and delivered straight into the grabby hands of Norman Osborn and H.A.M.M.E.R., Elektra's been imprisoned, tortured, vivisected, and even replaced with a genetic double. But the deadliest woman in the world still managed to free herself, and now, hobbling and wounded, she struggles to clear her name for her impostor's crimes even as she fights to stay alive!
32 pages, $3.99.
DARK REIGN: FANTASTIC FOUR #2
Written by Jonathan Hickman, penciled by Sean Chen, cover by Pasqual Ferry.
The fallout of Reed's machine results in Sue, Ben and Johnny finding themselves in the middle of a super hero Hyborian-age civil war, while Reed searches for answers to questions that can only be found in alternate timelines. Back on Earth, it's Val and Franklin versus the agents of H.A.M.M.E.R.!
32 pages, $2.99.
DARK REIGN: HAWKEYE #1
Written by Andy Diggle, penciled by Tom Raney, cover by Clint Langley.
No story information released.
32 pages, $3.99.
DR. DOOM AND THE MASTERS OF EVIL #4
Written by Paul Tobin, penciled by Patrick Scherberger, cover by Roger Cruz.
She predates the birth of man. She manipulates matter at will. She can merge with the shadows. She's Selene, the original vampire, known as the Black Queen, and in her possession is something Dr. Doom desperately needs, but she's not going to give it up without a fight. Luckily for Doom, he's brought along a few friends, like Princess Python, Magneto, and a platoon of Sentinels reprogrammed into Witch-Hunters!
32 pages, $2.99.
EXILES #1
Written by Jeff Parker, penciled by Salvador Espin, cover by Dave Bullock.
Heroes are being pulled out of the worlds they know- The Beast. The Witch. Panther. Forge. Polaris. All find themselves in a place out of time with a new mission in life. But something seems to have shifted in the mechanics of the universe, things may not be quite what we remember... But one thing we know for certain -- Blink is back ! Plus 8 pages of Director's Cut Extras!
40 pages, $3.99.
40 PGS./Parental Advisory Š$3.99
FANTASTIC FORCE #1
Written by Joe Ahearne, pencils by Steve Kurth, cover by Bryan Hitch.
From the pages of Fantastic Four: The Hooded Man! Lightwave! Banner! Natalie X! Psionics! Alex Ultron! They're the last six superhumans from a devastated future! They've rescued the remnants of a devastated humanity by relocating them to an artificial planet in the present day! Now they face their greatest challenge -- to create a better utopian society! But there are vast forces from across the Marvel Universe who will move against them -- plus a threat from their own era they thought they'd left behind! Plus, 8 pages of Director's Cut Extras!
40 pages, $3.99.
FANTASTIC FOUR #566
Written by Mark Millar, art and cover by Bryan Hitch.
"The Masters of Doom," part 1 of 4. The final storyline of the Millar/Hitch run, culminating all of the plot threads they've set up so far! From across the universe they come, returning to the Earth after a twenty year journey of genocide and sadism. They're the men who tutored Doctor Doom in the ways of villainy -- and their
re-emergence signals the greatest conflict the Fantastic Four have ever been party to!
32 pages, $2.99.
FRANKLIN RICHARDS: APRIL FOOLS!
Written, art and cover by Chris Eliopoulos.
It's that time of year again. Springtime, baseball, April showers and most importantly April Fools Day! Franklin has a plan to make everyone in his family the butt of his practical joke, but the joke's on him. Join Franklin, H.E.R.B.I.E. and new addition, Puppy, in this all-new foolish special.
32 pages, $3.99.
GHOST RIDER #34
Written by Jason Aaron, art by Tony Moore, cover Arthur Suydam.
"Trials and Tribulations," part 2. Among the truckers who work the loneliest stretches of highways at night, there is a legend. The legend of the Highwayman, the hellbilly terror of the hammer lane, a former trucker who was cursed by the devil and now drives a mystical black rig, preying on the souls of anyone foolish enough to drive his highways come nightfall. This issue, that happens to be Danny Ketch, a man who knows a thing or two when it comes to curses.
32 pages, $2.99.
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #13
Written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, penciled by Brad Walker, cover by Salvador Larroca.
A War of Kings tie-in! The guns of the Kree and the Shi'Ar have thundered -- and there will hell to pay! Star-Lord's Guardians spring into desperate action in an attempt to stop the planet-shattering battle, but will either side listen? If they don't, the walls of the galaxy will disintegrate!
32 pages, $2.99.
HULK #11
Written by Jeph Loeb, pencils and covers by Ed McGuinness, variant cover by Arthur Adams.
The Defenders/Offenders War! The good news? Hulk's got help on his side in the form of Namor, Doctor Strange, and the Silver Surfer! The bad news? Rulk's got pals of his own. When the original Defenders face off one-on-one with Rulk, Tiger Shark, Baron Mordo, and Terrax, it's anybody's bet who will winŠ but who exactly is betting on these fights?
32 pages, $3.99.
INCREDIBLE HERCULES #128
Written by Fred Van Lente and Greg Pak, art by Dietrich Smith, cover by Dave Williams.
A Dark Reign tie-in. The Dark Avengers versus the Olympus Group versus Herc & Co!
32 pages, $2.99.
IMMORTAL IRON FIST #25
Written by Duane Swierczynski, art by Travel Foreman, cover by Patrick Zircher.
Danny and the Immortal Weapons suffer infernal torment as the "Escape from the Eighth City" arc continues! Fighting back to back with a mystical ally, Danny comes face to face with the diabolical leader of this warped dimension -- Changming! But what is his deadly secret?
32 pages, $2.99.
THE INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #12
Written by Matt Fraction, pencils and cover by Salvador Larroca.
Pepper Potts takes flight! Maria Hill fights back! And Iron Man heads for a Stark Lab hiding somewhere in the briny deep, where Norman Osborn dispatches Prince Namor to take him out.
32 pages, $2.99.
MARVEL 70TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Written by John Rhett Thomas, covers by Alan Davis.
Seventy years of Marvel history calls for a super-sized Spotlight! Marvel is pulling out all the stops with this giant-size extravaganza befitting the milestone of seven decades of comic-book classics. This triple-sized issue revisits Marvel's most memorable moments along with as many of its greatest creators as we can cram into 100-plus pages of coverage! Also included are several classic reprints that will look better than ever, along with the inside scoop on how Marvel restores its comics in Masterworks and Omnibus volumes!
104 pages, $9.99.
MARVEL APES: AMAZING SPIDER-MONKEY #1
Written by Karl Kesel and Tom Peyer, penciled by Reilly Brown and Chad Hardin, cover by John Watson.
From the pages of last year's series, join the Monkey-verse's Peter Parker as he comes to grips with a world too savage for his heroic legacy to allow. But as Spider-Monkey tries to create a better world for all ape-kind, Captain America (the top ape of the ape-verse) -- stands in his way. Will the webbed wonder survive? Meanwhile, go deeper into the history of the Ape Universe, as Charles Darwin (yes, the Charles Darwin) uncovers more of the Ape-verse's wonders!
48 pages, $3.99.
MARVEL ASSISTANT-SIZED SPECTACULAR #1 & 2
Written by Chris Eliopoulos, Jason Aaron, Chris Yost, Chris Giarrusso, Adam Warren, Wyatt Cenac and Brian Patchett, art by Jacob Chabot, Richard Isanove, Joh James, Chris
Giarrusso, Todd Nauck and Xurxo Penalta, cover by David Williams.
Rejects, benchwarmers, lovable losers, and might-be Avengers...assemble! In the tradition of Assistant Editors' Month, Marvel's staffers are sick and tired of bosses telling nothing but Wolverine stories, Spider-Man stories, Captain America stories! Little guys can be heroes, too...and when this motley crew of misfits gets their shot -- in stories featuring Elsa Bloodstone, American Eagle, D-Man, the daughter of Galactus, Mini Marvel cake-eating Hawkeye, Candidate Luke Cage, and more -- it could be the start of something big!
40 pages, $3.99.
MARVELS: EYE OF THE CAMERA #5
Written by Kurt Busiek, pencils and cover by Jay Anacleto.
The Hulk destroys a town! The FF get a new HQ! X-Factor debuts! The Sub-Mariner joins the Avengers! The Masters of Evil attack! Magneto goes on trial! Big news. But where's Phil Sheldon? Is he covering the stories? Can he? As we approach the fateful finale, Phil faces a deadline -- and old friends rally round. Black and white variant also available.
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