FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 2008
MARVEL COMICS FIRST LOOKS
FIRST LOOK: AVENGERS: THE INTIATIVE #21
Avengers: The Initiative #21 will arrive in stores on Jan. 28 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Christos N. Gage, with art and cover by Humberto Ramos.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"The Initiative Disassembled begins here! The Fifty State Initiative stands revealed as a Skrull plot. Key personnel have left Camp Hammond, never to return. And that's the least of the shocking fallout from Secret Invasion. Is there a future for our heroes? It could be a moot question when the mad clone of Thor, last seen in Civil War, is revived and turned loose on Stamford! After this story, the Initiative will never be the same!"
Avengers: The Initiative #21 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
FIRST LOOK: CAPTAIN AMERICA #46
Captain America #46 will arrive in stores on Jan. 28 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Ed Brubaker, with art and cover by Steve Epting and a variant cover by Marko Djurdjevic.
Here's how Marvel describes the book:
"Epting returns as the New Captain America comes face-to-face with an old ally -- Prince Namor -- on a dangerous trip to China. Can Bucky and Namor team up to save the memory of an old comrade-in-arms as Cold War crimes come back to haunt the Winter Soldier? Part 1 of 3."
Captain America #46 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
FIRST LOOK: DAREDEVIL #115
Daredevil #115 will arrive in stores on Jan. 28 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Ed Brubaker, with art by Michael Lark and a cover by Marko Djurdjevic.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"The shocking ending of Lady Bullseye is here! It's a non-stop kung-fu extravaganza, as Daredevil faces Lady Bullseye and the Hand and confronts one of the toughest decisions of his life!"
Daredevil #115 will be 40 pages and will cost $3.99.
FIRST LOOK: ENDER'S SHADOW: BATTLE SCHOOL #2
Ender's Shadow: Battle School #2 will arrive in stores on Jan. 28 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Mike Carey, with art by Sebastian Fiumara.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"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 #2 will be 32 pages and will cost $3.99.
FIRST LOOK: FANTASTIC FOUR #563
Fantastic Four #563 will arrive in stores on Jan. 28 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Mark Millar, with art and cover by Bryan Hitch.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"Mister and Mrs. Thing! And a threat from the world of 1985! Plus: Who are the Masters of Doom?"
Fantastic Four #563 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
FIRST LOOK: GHOST RIDER: DANNY KETCH #4
Ghost Rider: Danny Ketch #4 will arrive in stores on Jan. 28 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Simon Spurrier, with art by Javier Saltares and a cover by Clint Langley.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"That Dirty Rotten Rat: confronted at last! In a labyrinth of astral tunnels, with his mind unraveling and his life collapsing around him, Danny Ketch must risk his very soul to fulfill the tangled task of his Angelic master.
Events race towards their skull-cracking climax, as Saltares and Spurrier serve-up the penultimate verse in the dirge of Danny Ketch..."
Ghost Rider: Danny Ketch #4 will be 32 pages and will cost $3.99.
FIRST LOOK: INCREDIBLE HERCULES #125
Incredible Hercules #125 will arrive in stores on Jan. 28 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Fred Van Lente and Greg Pak, with art Salvador Espin and Clayton Henry and a cover by Ed McGuinness.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"'Love & War,' conclusion. Ms. Fantastic! X-23, the Wolverine! Mary-Jane Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Woman! Emma "White Phoenix" Frost! These are the Avengers of the United States of Amazonia now that the World Axis has shifted -- and they've got the last fighter for men's liberation, Hercules, in their sights!"
Incredible Hercules #125 will be 32 pages and cost $2.99.
FIRST LOOK: MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #44
Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four #44 will arrive in stores on Jan. 28 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Paul Tobin, with art by David Hahn and a cover by Tom Grummett and Chris Sotomayor.
Here's how Marvel describes the book:
"When a major fast food restaurant launches a 'Good Taste Need Not Be Alien' advertising campaign, it hires a few aliens for publicity. But who's the marketing genius who thought Null the Living Darkness would make a good employee? And why won't anybody fire him? Battle lines are drawn at a fast food counter when the Fantastic Four stand between hungry citizens and an incredibly powerful, and incredibly belligerent, fast food cashier in, 'Would You Like Living Darkness With That?'"
Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four #44 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
FIRST LOOK: MARVELS: EYE OF THE CAMERA #3
Marvels: Eye of the Camera #3 will arrive in stores on Jan. 28 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Kurt Busiek, with art and cover by Jay Anacleto.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"The Punisher. Wolverine. Elektra. As the sequel to the classic Marvel series continues, Phil Sheldon watches the Marvel Universe get darker, more dangerous...at the same time as he faces devastating personal news. Can he make the public see the marvels for the heroes they are to him? Or is it a lost cause? Phil and Ben Urich run a desperate race through Manhattan to cover the news -- but for Phil, it may be the last time."
Marvels: Eye of the Camera #3 will be 32 pages and cost $3.99.
FIRST LOOK: MS. MARVEL #35
Ms. Marvel #35 will arrive in stores on Jan. 28 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Brian Reed, with art by Patrick Olliffe and a cover by Stephane Roux.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"A mass suicide by a branch of the Church of Hala has claimed the lives of twenty families. With Captain Marvel gone, Carol Danvers investigates this tragedy performed in his name, putting her directly in the path of would be Captain Marvel replacement: Noh Varr."
Ms. Marvel #35 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
FIRST LOOK: NEW AVENGERS #49
New Avengers #49 will arrive in stores on Jan. 28 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Brian Michael Bendis, with art and cover by Billy Tan.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"Luke Cage must find his child and he will do anything he has to to bring her home safely... including teaming up with the one
person he has sworn vengeance against. Building to the bombastic 50th anniversary issue."
New Avengers #49 will be 32 pages and will cost $3.99.
FIRST LOOK: NOVA #21
Nova #21 will arrive in stores on Jan. 28 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, with art by Wellinton Alves and a cover by Adi Granov.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"Richard Rider: Nova no more? With the new Nova Corps on Earth laying down the law, is there no longer a need for the
Human Rocket? Plus: guest-stars Darkhawk and the original Quasar!"
Nova #21 will be 32 pages and will cost $3.99.
FIRST LOOK: PUNISHER: WAR ZONE #6
Punisher: War Zone #6 will arrive in stores on Jan. 28 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Garth Ennis, with art and cover by Steve Dillon.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"She's back and she wants payback. Ma Gnucci. Eighty-five pounds of hairless, armless, legless, supposed-to-be-dead evil. And that's not the end of Frank Castle's problems! It would appear that someone else Frank put six feet under is alive and kicking -- and wants dibs on the Punisher. Enter: Elite."
Punisher: War Zone #6 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
FIRST LOOK: RUNAWAYS #6
Runaways #6 will arrive in stores on Jan. 28 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Terry Moore, with art and cover by Humberto Ramos.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"'Dead Wrong,' part 6 of 6. The conclusion of Moore's first heart-wrenching story-arc. It's the final showdown between Karolina's fellow Majesdanians and the Runaways. The effects of this will shake the core of the Runaways and change their lives."
Runaways #6 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
FIRST LOOK: SHE-HULK #37
She-Hulk #37 will arrive in stores on Jan. 28 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Peter David, with art by Steve Scott and a cover by GG Studio.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"The Gamma-irradiated emerald beauty is facing a United Nations inquiry, and they're throwing the book at her... Mallory Book that is. Will she pay for the crime of heroism? Will she be forever called a Menace to Society? And hey... didn't she used to have a friend who was one of those 'Secret Invader' types? To everyone's surprise, old friends -- and old enemies -- arrive with new developments to complicate She-Hulk's life."
She-Hulk #37 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
FIRST LOOK: SKAAR: SON OF HULK #7
Skaar: Son of Hulk #7 will arrive in stores on Jan. 28 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Greg Pak, with art by Butch Guice and a cover by Ed McGuinness.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"The soothsayers sing: One day, green-hued giants will clash on the broken battlefields of savage Sakaar. One day the son
will confront the father who abandoned him to monsters and madmen. But before Skaar can meet the Hulk, he must survive today's terrible clash. And even with all his rage and strength, what hope can he have against the return of the Silver Savage? The Silver Surfer returns to Sakaar as a new story-arc begins!"
Skaar: Son of Hulk #7 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
FIRST LOOK: ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #130
Ultimate Spider-Man #130 will arrive in stores on Jan. 28 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Brian Michael Bendis, with art and cover by Stuart Immonen.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"The Ultimatum is here! Aunt May is under arrest, Spider-Man is underwater and the world has gone to hell. Spidey and the gang will never be the same. The shocking events will define this book for months to come!"
Ultimate Spider-Man #130 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
FIRST LOOK: WOLVERINE: FIRST CLASS #11
Wolverine: First Class #11 will arrive in stores on Jan. 28 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Fred Van Lente, with art by Francis Porena and a cover by David Williams and Wil Quintana.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"Though a lycanthrope's bite has turned Wolverine into a true raging beast of the night, he may have at last found peace in his werewolf pack. But when he learns that the focus of the pack's vengeance is Kitty Pryde's father, only Jack Russell, the Werewolf-by-Night, may be able to stop him in time!"
Wolverine: First Class #11 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
FIRST LOOK: X-FORCE #11
X-Force #11 will arrive in stores on Jan. 28 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost, with art by Alina Urusov and Clayton Crain and a cover by Crain.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"'Who the Hell is Eli Bard?' After Warpath's shocking discovery last issue, now it can be told... the origin and history of the mysterious man who betrayed the Purifiers, killed a Technarch, and plans a dark future for X-Force and all of mutantkind. Welcome to first century Rome, and meet the man named Eliphas and his Black Queen...the woman the X-Men know as Selene."
X-Force #11 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
FIRST LOOK: X-MEN: WORLDS APART #4
X-Men: Worlds Apart #4 will arrive in stores on Jan. 28 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Christopher Yost, with art by Diogenes Neves and a cover by Stephane Roux.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"On one hand, her husband. On the other, her teammates. While Storm races to save the lives of the Black Panther and the X-Men, she recognizes a third option: take down the one responsible for making her choose in the first place. And to do it, she just might get some help from an unlikely source."
X-Men: Worlds Apart #4 will be 32 pages and will cost $3.99.
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