|
|
||||
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2009MARVEL COMICS FOR MAYULTIMATE TITLESULTIMATUM #5
Written by Jeph Loeb, pencils and cover by David Finch, variant cover by Ed McGuinness, Finch and Olivier Coipel.
Is this what the end of the world looks like? Better believe it! It's an apocalyptic conclusion where every score is settled! The Ultimate heroes have faced their final judgment...and when the dust settles will they be found wanting? All is answered in this explosive series finale.
32 pages, $3.99.
ULTIMATUM: SPIDER-MAN REQUIEM BOOK #1
Written by Brian Michael Bendis, pencils by Mark Bagley and Stuart Immonen and a cover by Immonen.
Spider-Man has fallen and the Ultimate Universe will never be the same. A two-part story celebrating the heroism of your friendly neighborhood webslinger as written by none other than J. Jonah Jameson. Featuring never-before-seen art from Bagley.
40 pages, $3.99.
ULTIMATE WOLVERINE VS. HULK #6
Written by Damon Lindelof, pencils and cover by Leinil Francis Yu.
With his mission a wreck and Fury hot on his trail, can Wolverine pull himself together (literally and figuratively!) to do what he does best before Hulk pounds him into oblivion first? The explosive final chapter as the battle between Berserker and Behemoth goes to Eleven!
32 pages, $2.99.
SPIDER-MAN TITLESSPIDER-MAN: THE SHORT HALLOWEEN
Written by Bill Hader and Seth Two stars of Saturday Night Live make their Marvel debut with an all-new story set right on the bustling, hot dog juice covered streets of New York City. Halloween is coming early this year as Spidey is knocked out during the Greenwich Village costume parade and an intoxicated reveler in a Spidey costume takes his place.
48 pages, $3.99.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN FAMILY #6
Written by Brian Reed, Tom DeFalco and Paul Tobin, penciled by Ron Frenz, Shawn Moll and more, cover by Paulo Siqueira.
First up, she's gone but not forgotten as we take a look back at one of the first days on the job for Jackpot! Then, in the on-going adventures of Spider-Girl, Mayday and the family Parker deal with the repercussions of Gwen Reilly! Next, in The Private Life of Peter Parker, trapped in an elevator on his way to a job interview, Peter Parker must show some children in need what it's like to be a true hero. And finally, check out the second installment of the future of pork-based super heroics with Swiney Girl Daughter of Peter-Porker, The Spectacular Spider-Ham!
64 pages, $4.99.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #593
Written by Mark Waid, penciled by Mike McKone, cover by Joe Quesada.
"Part Two of "24/7"!
Reeling from the discovery he made last issue -- one that will have a huge impact on the Spider-Universe in the coming months -- Peter Parker withdraws even further into his Spidey identity just in time to come face-to-face with the all-new Vulture!
32 pages, $2.99.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #594
Written by Mark Waid, penciled by Mike McKone, cover by Joe Quesada.
"24/7" finale! Hunted as never before by a newly empowered J. Jonah Jameson -- and you won't believe JJJ's new base of operations! -- Spider-Man can't find peace privately or in public! It's time Spidey faced up to the truth behind his 24/7 mission -- before it kills him!
32 pages, $2.99.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #595
Written by Joe Kelly, pencils and cover by Phil Jimenez, variant cover by Adi Granov.
Dark Reign tie-in! The lead-up to Amazing Spider-Man #600 begins here. Following immediately on the heels of "24/7," Spider-Man's world has become more messed-up and stressful than ever and the fact that his biggest enemy, is in charge of the world...and the Avengers...is only the icing on a really dangerous cake. Now faced with hard choices about family and friendship, Spider-Man knows exactly what he has to do to save the world...it's time to take down Norman Osborn.
32 pages, $2.99.
MARVEL UNIVERSE TITLESAGENTS OF ATLAS #4 & #5 Written by Jeff Parker, penciled by Carlo Pagulayan, Clayton Henry and Gabriel Hardman, #4 cover by Stuart Immonen, #5 cover by Billy Tan.
What a difference a half-century makes: As the Agents of 1958 find themselves battling deep behind the Iron Curtain, the Agents of today are locked in mortal conflict with Captain America! And if Bob Grayson loses his mind, that may very well be the end for the Agents of today!
And if that weren't enough...
Issue #5 brings the throwdown to end all throwdowns! The Agents of Atlas face off with the New Avengers! What a perfect time for M-11 to take one of his unpredictable courses of decisive action.
32 pages, $2.99.
ASTONISHING TALES #4
Written by C.B. Cebulski, Daniel Merlin Goodbrey, Jonathon Green and Jonathan Hickman, penciled by Kenneth Rocafort, Lou Kang, Fiona Staples and Nicholas Pitarra, cover by Rocafort.
Madripoor is ablaze as Wolverine and Punisher battle the genetically engineered mutant hunter Predator X! The future takes a turn for the worse as Iron Man 2020 confronts the endless robot forces of Commodore Q! Daredevil hunts the most dangerous game in the streets of Hell's Kitchen! And Sunspot and Cannonball crash some weddings in Mojoworld!
40 pages, $3.99.
AVENGERS:
THE INITIATIVE #24
Written by Christos N. Gage, pencils and cover by Humberto Ramos.
The Initiative: Disassembled continues! A Dark Reign has fallen. Norman Osborn has disbanded S.H.I.E.L.D. and shut down Camp Hammond. That leaves the Shadow Initiative out in the cold...stuck in Madripoor with no means of escape, hunted by an army of Hydra agents, including Wolverine's old foes, Bloodscream and Roughhouse! They have no idea if Norman even knows they're out there, or if they're better off if he doesn't!
32 pages, $2.99.
AVENGERS/INVADERS #11
Written by Jim Krueger and Alex Ross, penciled by Steve Sadowski, cover by Ross, variant cover by Mario Alberti.
On the other side of history, chaos reigns. Evil has won and the Fourth Reich now rules the world. Only the combined might of the Avengers, The Invaders and the mysterious new heroes Electro, The Challenger, The Silver Scorpion, The Black Widow, the Black Avenger and Captain Terror have a hope of setting the world right.
32 pages, $2.99.
BLACK PANTHER #4
Written by Reginald Hudlin, penciled by Ken Lashley, cover by J. Scott Campbell.
"Deadliest of the Species," part 4. Something bad happened to T'Challa. Wakanda stands at the brink as an unstoppable force advances toward the gates of the city: Morlun -- Devourer of Totems -- is back, and he's here to feast on the Panther totem. Wakanda's only hope is the new Black Panther...if she's worthy to inherit the mantle. And the only one who can determine that is the Panther God.
32 pages, $2.99.
CAPTAIN AMERICA #50
Written by Ed Brubaker,
pencils by Luke Ross, cover by Steve Epting.
Bucky Barnes, another man out of time, is the new Captain America now...but today he's trapped in the past, because today is Bucky Barnes' birthday. See Bucky's favorite and least favorite birthdays - from the cold winters of the Depression on military bases, to the front lines of WW2 fighting alongside the Invaders, to his new mission as Cap. Oh yeah, and someone's trying to kill him.
48 pages, $3.99.
CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI: 13 #13
Written by Paul Cornell, penciled by Leonard Kirk, cover by Mico Suayan..
Betrayal runs rampant! Spitfire is offered a high rank in the vampire state -- will she take it? Does she have a chance? A traitor is discovered in the ranks of British Intelligence. But what are the chances that he's the only one. Pete Wisdom's main concern is keeping his people alive, but with his track record and who they're up against, it's not looking good.
32 pages, $2.99.
DAREDEVIL NOIR #2
Written by Alexander Irvine, pencils and cover by Tomm Coker, variant cover by Dennis Calero.
"Liar's Poker," part 2. Prohibition-era Hell's Kitchen is no place to be a blind man, but it's tailor-made for a vigilante. On one side, you've got the Kingpin; on the other, Orville Halloran, fresh out of Sing Sing and ready for war. Daredevil has tangled with both of them before, and as temperatures rise in the Kitchen, a third player comes to the table: the Bull's-Eye Killer. Who does he work for -- Fisk or Halloran? Murdock needs to find out, and fast, for the sake of the mysterious Eliza. But there's more to her than meets the eye.
32 pages, $3.99.
DARK AVENGERS #5
Written by Brian Michael Bendis, pencils and cover by Mike Deodato, variant cover by Khoi Pham.
When the public is reminded of Norman's terrible past, Norman's wheeling and dealing becomes a public concern. Plus, some of the Avengers are getting frisky with each other, and that can't be good. Plus the return of the Cabal!
32 pages, $3.99.
DARK REIGN: ELEKTRA #3
Written by Zeb Wells, pencils by Clay Mann, cover by Lee Bermejo.
A fatigued and badly wounded Elektra is out of H.A.M.M.E.R. custody and on the run, and Norman Osborn wants her
neutralized. Nothing for it but to send his best anti-Elektra operative -- the Dark Avengers' own Hawkeye! He killed her once when he was Bullseye. Does a wounded Elektra even stand a chance?
32 pages, $3.99.
DARK REIGN: FANTASTIC FOUR #3
Written by Jonathan Hickman, penciled by Sean Chen, cover by Pasqual Ferry.
Forced to fight their way through time, Sue, Ben and Johnny have to defend the Holy Land in the Crusades, Conquer the Wild West and beat back the Nazis while Franklin and Val are busy back in the Baxter Building preparing for the arrival of Norman Osborn. All that, and the return of the Illuminati!
32 pages, $2.99.
DARK REIGN: HAWKEYE #2
Written by Andy Diggle, penciled by Tom Raney, cover by Clint Langley.
Bullseye cuts loose in this Dark Reign tie-in! Reporter Ben Urich investigates a brutal massacre that has all the hallmarks of the notorious assassin Bullseye. But can Urich connect the murders to the Dark Avenger known as Hawkeye? Norman Osborn must bring H.A.M.M.E.R. down to hide the awful truth before it tears the team apart -- and poisons the Avengers' noble legacy forever!
32 pages, $3.99.
DARK REIGN: THE HOOD #1
Written by Jeff Parker, penciled by Kyle Hotz, cover by Marko Djurdjevic.
Straight from the pages of New Avengers and Dark Reign: The Cabal -- go deep into the cutthroat world of The Hood! You may know him as the tough-talking crime boss who's organizing the villains of NYC while wheeling and dealing with the likes of Loki and Dr. Doom. But what about his pregnant girlfriend, addict cousin and institutionalized mother that we met back in his debut mini? And what price is he paying for his rapid climb up the ranks of crime and power? Spend a week in the life of Parker Robinson, one of the key characters in Dark Reign, as he struggles to keep his professional and personal lives from destroying each other!
32 pages, $3.99.
DARK REIGN: YOUNG AVENGERS #1
Written by Paul Cornell, pencils and cover by Mark Brooks.
The Melter; The Executioner; The Enchantress; Egghead; Big Zero and Coat of Arms: they call themselves the Young Avengers, teenage rebels, on the run from the authorities, hated and feared by a world they've sworn to protect. Their interests include interspecies romance, modern art and bloody murder. Everything is permitted, and so are they. Until they meet the original Young Avengers. And then their grey areas will come home to roost.
32 pages, $3.99.
EXILES #2
Written by Jeff Parker, penciled by Salvador Espin, cover by Dave Bullock.
It appears that affecting the course of history on another world is hard. Especially when all the mutants of this world work together against you! How can a new untested team take on The X-Men, The Brotherhood, and everybody in between? Join the Exiles as they tumble head first into the answer as the relaunch of this fan-favorite series continues!
32 pages, $2.99.
FANTASTIC FORCE #2
Written by Joe Ahearne, pencils by Steve Kurth, cover by Bryan Hitch.
He's a descendant of the Hulk and the stepson of Wolverine -- but now, Banner's mother the Harpy has appeared from nowhere and is out to destroy the Fantastic Force! Alex Ultron, the 16th generation, has a shock when he realizes his brand new paradise is run on android slaves and telepath Natalie X finds out what's really on Logan's mind. Taking down the Harpy costs half of the Fantastic Force just as they face three of the most powerful women in history who are here to destroy Nu-World -- and the new heroes who defend it!
32 pages, $2.99.
FANTASTIC FOUR #567
Written by Mark Millar, art and cover by Bryan Hitch.
"The Masters of Doom," part 2 of 4. The Marquis of Death has returned to Earth after a genocidal sojourn of two decades! And his first target is his once-pupil, Victor Von Doom!
32 pages, $2.99.
FIN FANG FOUR RETURN! #1
Written by Scott Gray and Roger Langrdige, pencils and cover by Langridge.
There was a time when giants walked the Earth! Monstrous creatures! Products of science gone mad! Fin Fang Foom! Elektro! Googam! Gorgilla! Once they were great and terrible, and all trembled in their wake! Now, reduced to human size, they must live in the modern world and earn a buck. So what happens when the freakish foursome tries to play nice? Find out in this one-shot!
48 pages, $3.99.
GHOST RIDER #35
Written by Jason Aaron, art by Tony Moore, cover Arthur Suydam.
"Trials and Tribulations," part 3. Johnny Blaze has come to a monastery in Japan, just wanting to be left alone as he waits patiently for the end of the world. But when a local biker gang begins terrorizing the town, Blaze realizes that his work as Ghost Rider isn't quite done yet.
32 pages, $2.99.
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #14
Written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, penciled by Brad Walker, cover by Salvador Larroca.
A War of Kings tie-in! The savage battle between the Shi'Ar Imperium‹ruled by Emperor Vulcan‹and the Kree Empire‹controlled by Black Bolt‹explodes across the universe! The Guardians of the Galaxy know they've got to stop the war before it shakes the cosmos apart at the seams, but will any of these heavy hitters listen to a rag-tag bunch of self-appointed galactic protectors who spend half their time quarreling amongst themselves?
32 pages, $2.99.
HOWLING COMMANDOS #1
Written by Jesse Alexander, pencils and cover by John Paul Leon.
"Shotgun Opera." Nothing less than the fate of the free world is at stake as Sgt. Nick Fury leads the Howling Commandos on their most dangerous mission ever! Shotgun Opera sets the stage for the harrowing events of Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale's Captain America; White. After parachuting deep into enemy-held Yugoslavia, Fury, Dum Dum, Izzy, Reb, Gabe, and Pinky Pinkerton need every bullet and grenade in the Allied armory as they are chased by Tiger tanks, strafed by screaming Stukas, betrayed by beautiful babes, and forced into gladiatorial combat against Baron Strucker's diabolical war machine: Panzer Max!
40 pages, $3.99.
HULK #12
Written by Jeph Loeb, pencils and covers by Ed McGuinness, variant cover by J. Scott Campbell.
After the senses shattering unexpected cliffhanger from last issue, The Defenders/Offenders War comes to an explosive end in this issue! The Hulk, Namor, Doc Strange and Silver Surfer have one last chance to save the women they love and the Red Hulk, Tiger Shark, Mordo and Terrax aren't about to let that happen. Can the Defenders triumph without the Hulk to lead them? All of this and a twist ending!
32 pages, $3.99.
HULK: BROKEN WORLDS BOOK TWO
Written by Marc Sumerak, Adam Warren and Jason Henderson, penciled by Jonboy Meyers, Kelsey Shannon, Juan Santacruz and Steve Scott, cover by Paul Pelletier.
Throughout the unending vastness of the multiverse echo the cries of the monster inside mister Bruce Banner... the unstoppable force known as the Hulk. Join us as we continue our quest to chronicle the catalogue of crosstime Hulk, asking not ³What If...² but ³What is?² This new oversized special revisits the worlds of the Age of Apocalypse, the Days of Future Past, the Marvel Mangaverse, and the year 1602!
40 pages, $3.99.
HUMAN TORCH COMICS #1 70TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL
Written by Scott Snyder, penciled by Scott Wegener, cover by Adi Granov, variant cover by Marcos Martin.
Before he became the hero he was created to be, the original Human Torch had to battle his inner demons to stake a claim on the soul he knows he has...and his enemies will stop at nothing to tear him apart to get at the city they want to control. Can he learn to tap into the human side of the Torch, or must he sacrifice himself to save the people he has sworn to protect in this anew 22-page story? Also included is a bonus 10-page Torch tale from Marvel's rich history!
48 pages, $3.99.
INCREDIBLE HERCULES #129
Written by Fred Van Lente and Greg Pak, art by Ryan Stegman, cover by Dave Williams.
In this issue: Hercules and Amadeus Cho die! If you had to plunge into the Underworld and bring back Hercules' slain father Zeus to counter Hera's power, could you think of a better plan? And come to think of it, have you ever noticed how... impermanent death is in the Marvel Universe? Well, while hobnobbing among the most famous Marvel deceased over the last few years, Herc and Cho learn the terrible secret why -- and why Pluto, Lord of the Dead, is fighting-mad about it!
32 pages, $2.99.
IMMORTAL IRON FIST #26
Written by Duane Swierczynski, art by Travel Foreman, cover by Patrick Zircher.
Danny's escape from Hell gets down to the wire! Trapped in the mystical and secret eighth city of monsters, Danny and the Immortal Weapons have to make the prison-break of a lifetime...with Davos waiting to meet them outside! But will he help them run...or shove them back to their deaths?
32 pages, $2.99.
THE INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #13
Written by Matt Fraction, pencils and cover by Salvador Larroca.
Tony's flight for freedom goes international! Pepper Potts: Prisoner of H.A.M.M.E.R.! And things get very bad for Maria Hill deep in the heart of Texas! As Tony struggles to keep the Silver Centurion armor up and running, Norman Osborn's noose tightens around his neck -- every freak and fiend in his rogues gallery is gunning for him -- and Madame Masque gets the keys to the kingdom. World's Most Wanted hits the halfway point and absolutely no one is safe.
32 pages, $2.99.
LOCKJAW AND THE PET AVENGERS #1
Written by Chris Elipoulos, penciled by Ig Guara, cover by Karl Kerschl, variant cover by Niko Henrichon.
And there came a day, a day unlike any other, when Earth's mightiest heroes were unaware of a threat greater than all of them could handle. And on that day, a teleporting puppy scoured the world to assemble a team of animals to fight the foes no single beast could withstand! Strap on your collar and hop on-board the adventures of Lockjaw, Lockheed, Redwing, Hairball and an all-new Frog Thor!
32 pages, $2.99.
MARVEL APES: GRUNT LINE SPECIAL
Written by Karl Kesel, penciled by Joe Suitor, cover by John Watson.
When teenager Roy Reyna finds he can transform into the super-powered simian APE X, it's more fun than a barrel of monkeys...until H.A.M.M.E.R. agents capture him. The next thing Ape X knows, he's in a secret prison being interrogated about some strange...Ape Universe. He doesn't have the answers they want, and they don't believe him. But they'll break him, one way or another...
Ape X's only hope is Jane Potter -- a young journalist working for the Front Line newspaper, hungry for her first Big Story -- plus her quirky co-conspirators: the Initiative's furry fury, Gorilla Girl, and the world's most lovable loser, the Gibbon. All this banana bunch has to do to save Ape X is break into the secret government facility known as Project Pegasus.
Mix in some bad puns and big guns, the Red Ghost's Super-Apes and a sinister cyber-simian called Ooktron, and the fur really flies! But escaping from Project Pegasus is no joke -- and on this front line everyone is expendable!
48 pages, $3.99.
MARVEL MYSTERY COMICS #1 70TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL
Written by Tom DeFalco, penciled by Chris Burnham, cover by Paolo Rivera, variant cover by Marcos Martin.
The original Human Torch, Toro, the Sub-Mariner, the Angel and the Ferret team up to prevent Nazi saboteurs and one of the Torch's earliest foes from creating the ultimate weapon of mass destruction in this all-new 22 page story. Plus another 10 page classic vintage tale from Marvel's Golden Age!
48 pages, $3.99.
MARVEL: YOUR UNIVERSE #4
By various.
Collecting material from Ms. Marvel #4, Nova #4, Immortal Iron Fist #4, Ghost Rider #17 and X-Men: Legacy #211.
128 pages, $5.99.
|