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TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2009MARVEL COMICS FOR JULYULTIMATE TITLESULTIMATUM: FANTASTIC FOUR REQUIEM #1
Written by Joe Pokaski, penciled by Robert Atkins, cover by Pasqual Ferry.
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A song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to the departed. With the catastrophes wrought by Ultimatum, does this spell the end for the first family of the Ultimate U? Plus: Whatever happened to Johnny Storm?
40 pages, $3.99.
ULTIMATUM: SPIDER-MAN REQUIEM #2
Written by Brian Michael Bendis, penciled by Mark Bagley, Stuart Immonen and more, cover by Immonen.
The legacy of Spider-Man is examined through the eyes of a repentant J. Jonah Jameson. This final chapter in volume one of Ultimate Spider-Man reveals the true fate of Peter Parker and guest stars the surviving Ultimates!
40 pages, $3.99.
ULTIMATUM: X-MEN REQUIEM #1
Written by Aron E. Coleite, penciled by Ben Oliver, cover by Mark Brooks.
Endcap to the ground-breaking series that helped launch the Ultimate Universe!
Does the dream die with the man? How do you continue on when you've lost everything? In the aftermath of Ultimatum, the surviving members of the X-Men say goodbye to their loved ones, pay homage to their memory and try to figure out what happens next.
40 pages, $3.99.
MARVEL SPOTLIGHT: ULTIMATE UNIVERSE
Written by John Rhett Thomas.
The Ultimatum has been delivered. Heroes have fallen. A Universe has been reshaped. If you thought Jeph Loeb and David Finch were joking around with the five-issue mega-event Ultimatum, you're going to need to catch up and catch up quick: There's an all-new Ultimate Universe, and Spotlight has the scoop! Interviews with the principal writers and previewing the work of the artists ushering in the new Ultimate U, including Brian Michael Bendis and David Lafuente (Ultimate Spider-Man), Jeph Loeb and Frank Cho (New Ultimates) and Mark Millar and -- making his triumphant return to Marvel -- Carlos Pacheco (Ultimate Avengers)! All this plus insider info on a currently top-secret Ultimate title.
32 pages, $2.99.
SPIDER-MAN TITLESAMAZING SPIDER-MAN FAMILY #8
Written by Marc Sumerak, Tom DeFalco and Abby Denson, penciled by Javier Pulido, Ron Frenz, Adam DeKraker and more, cover by Nuno Plati.
While the machinations of Norman Osborn's Dark Reign have our favorite heroes on the run, what's life like for the everyday folks of the Marvel Universe? See how the Amazing Spider-Man changed one man's life -- and how this new world order can undo that good in an instant in Dark Reflection by Marc Sumerak and Javier Pullido! Meanwhile, over in The Spectacular Spider-Girl, May Parker must contend with threats on all fronts a conspiracy that's rocked the foundation of her high school and friends, and keeping tabs on her new "cousin," April Reilly, the former Spider-Girl Clone! Back in Queens, Aunt May takes one last adventure as The Amazing Spider Ma'am! And finally, May Porker, the Spectacular Swiney-Girl faces down her deadliest threat yet in part two of Crayfin's Last Bunt!
64 pages, $4.99.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #599
Written by Joe Kelly,
pencils by Marco Crechetto, cover by Phil Jimenez.
"American Son" concludes! It's the ultimate battle between friend and family as Spidey's battle against the Iron Patriot and his Dark Avengers leaves one man with a choice too painful to contemplate. Plus, with wedding plans at high-fervor, Pete's identity stands revealed to the person who stands to be most changed by the information.
32 pages, $2.99.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #600
Written by Dan Slott, Stan Lee and various, pencils by John Romita Jr., Marcos Martin, Mario Alberti and various, covers by John Romita Jr. and Alex Ross, variant covers by John Romita Sr. and Joe Quesada.
The greatest Marvel super hero of all celebrates his 600th issue with the biggest all-original issue of Amazing Spider-Man ever! This one's got it all! The return of Doctor Octopus, Daredevil, a wedding you never predicted, and the return of one of the most important people in Peter Parker's life in a giant-sized lead story by Dan Slott and John Romita Jr. Doc's back in town, but it's only a prelude to darker days ahead as Spidey unknowingly prepares for a gauntlet he can't even see coming.
On top of all that, witness the return of one of Spider-Man's creators, Stan Lee (along with Marcos Martin) as he presents a story of unbridled passion, drama and angst as Spidey reflects over his many, many years of adventures.
Also, several short features showcasing some rarely explored aspects of both Spidey and Pete's life,. Plus, several other surprises and no reprints!
104 pages, $4.99.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #36
Written by Marc Guggenheim, penciled by Patrick Olliffe, cover by Olivier Coipel.
As Peter Parker prepares for the second most important wedding day of his life, a new enemy brutally rises up from Spidey's past. Plus the introduction of some brand new family members promises to make this a wedding that he wishes never happened!
48 pages, $3.99.
MARVEL UNIVERSE TITLESAGENTS OF ATLAS #7
Written by Jeff Parker, penciled by Carlo Pagulayan and Gabriel Hardman, cover by Leinil Francis Yu.
The Agents and the Sub-Mariner face not only a deadly attack beneath the ocean, but Namor and Namora's budding relationship is hit with some ugly facts of Atlantean history. Also: what does a Lung Dragon dream? Peer into the most treacherous space imaginable, the ancient and diabolical mind of Mr. Lao!
32 pages, $2.99.
AGENTS OF ATLAS #8
Written by Jeff Parker, penciled by Carlo Pagulayan, cover by Leinil Francis Yu.
Jimmy Woo picks a bad time (or maybe a great time) to leave on a personal mission with M-11-- when one of Atlas' operations comes across something big and green and out of control! The Atomic Age heroes meet the original gamma ray giant and learn the meaning of Hulk Smash!
32 pages, $2.99.
ALL SELECT COMICS #1 70TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL
Written by Marc Guggenheim and Michael Kupperman, art by Javier Pulido and Kupperman, cover by Russ Heath, variant cover by Marcos Martin.
Meet Blonde Phantom -- she's gorgeous, quick-witted, and hard-boiled. There was never a case that wasn't open-and-shut for this gun-toting, two-fisted knockout of a P.I. But has she still got what it takes to bust a mystery wide open in the modern Marvel Universe? Guggenheim and Javier Pulido turn the classic Blonde Phantom into Marvel's newest hero! And more -- Kupperman takes on Marvex, the Super-Robot, in a hilarious bonus special feature!!
48 pages, $3.99.
ASTONISHING TALES #6
Written by by C. B. Cebulski, Daniel Merlin Goodbrey, Matt Yocum and Jonathan Hickman, penciled by Kenneth Rocafort, Lou Kang, Adriana Melo, Nicholas Pitarra and Jonathan Hickman, cover by Rocafort.
Marvel's anthology series continues! Fur flies as Wolverine & Punisher duke it out with Predator X and butt heads with the powerful women of Madripoor! Iron Man 2020 clashes with those who would seek to steal the future -- in space! Israeli super soldier Sabra prepares the heroes of tomorrow! And in Mojoworld, two goofy guys must make movies -- or else!
40 pages, $3.99.
AVENGERS:
THE INITIATIVE #26
Written by Christos N. Gage, pencils by Rafa Sandoval, cover by Matteo De Longis.
A shocking new era begins for the Initiative! Where Camp Hammond once trained future Avengers, Camp H.A.M.M.E.R. now trains tomorrow's Dark Avengers! Under orders from Norman Osborn, your new Principals are Taskmaster and the criminal kingpin, the Hood. They're registering villains as heroes and spreading Norman's empire across the nation with such specialized classes as How to Fake Being Champions While Fleecing the Citizens You're Supposed to Protect! But the heroes who once made up the Initiative aren't about to let this happen. Hunted by the law, hidden from sight, a resistance movement has formed...and they're out to stop a Dark Reign from falling over the Fifty State Initiative...by any means necessary!
32 pages, $2.99.
BETA RAY BILL: GODHUNTER #2
Written by Kieron Gillen, art by Kano, cover by Patrick Zircher.
Is Galactus...worried? Even...scared? Does he think the last of the Korbinite's unprecedented plan may succeed? That would explain why, on his approach to another idyllic world, the ever-hungry one sends his mightiest servant to stop Beta Ray Bill from interfering. But it'll take more than the Silver Surfer's Power Cosmic to make Bill turn back now...
32 pages, $3.99.
BLACK PANTHER #6
Written by Reginald Hudlin, penciled by Ken Lashley, cover by J. Scott Campbell.
"Deadliest of the Species." It all comes down to this: The new Black Panther versus Morlun -- Devourer of Totems -- in a fight to the finish. Cover-to-cover action, with the fate of Wakanda, T'Challa and Storm hanging in the balance.
32 pages, $2.99.
CAPTAIN AMERICA #601
Written by Ed Brubaker, pencils and cover by Gene Colan, variant cover by Marko Djurdjevic.
A special double-sized issue! Bucky and Nick Fury uncover a lost tale from Cap and Bucky's days in WW2 - a tale of horror and war and brothers-in-arms.
48 pages, $3.99.
CAPTAIN AMERICA POSTER BOOK
By various, cover by John Cassaday.
Thirty-six powerful posters featuring the Star-Spangled Sentinel of Liberty -- just in time for the Fourth of July!
72 pages, $5.99.
CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI: 13 #15
Written by Paul Cornell, penciled by Leonard Kirk, cover by Mico Suayan.
"Vampire State" part 6 of 6. The final battle with Dracula is here! Can what's left of MI13 possibly defeat the most brilliant military strategist alive (or at least undead)? Who is Gloriana and what role does Dr. Doom play in this whole thing?
32 pages, $3.99.
DAREDEVIL NOIR #4
Written by Alexander Irvine, pencils and cover by Tomm Coker, variant cover by Dennis Calero.
"Liar's Poker," part 4. Daredevil blazes a bloody trail through Orville Halloran's henchmen, setting up a deadly waterfront collision with the Bull's Eye Killer that reveals a new player at the table in this deadly game of Liar's Poker. Who's bluffing and who holds the winning hand? Murdock's about to find out that it's not a man's friends, but his enemies that sometimes know him best.
32 pages, $3.99.
DARK AVENGERS #7
Written by Matt Fraction, pencils and cover by Mike Deodato, variant cover by Simone Bianchi.
"Utopia: Chapter 3." The Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men crossover continues! San Francisco teeters on the brink of absolute chaos and the X-Men keep getting in the way of Norman's vision of law and order. So Norman takes his game to the next level: who are the Dark X-Men? And will Norman's Avengers play nice with Norman's X-Men? Here's a hint: no.
32 pages, $3.99.
DARK REIGN: ELEKTRA #5
Written by Zeb Wells, pencils by Clay Mann, cover by Lee Bermejo.
Elektra finds her answers! As her quest for survival races toward its conclusion, the world's most dangerous assassin discovers why every other killer in the world is gunning for her. Who put the 82-million-dollar price tag on her head? What was her impostor responsible for while Elektra was held captive? What will Elektra do about it?
32 pages, $3.99.
DARK REIGN: FANTASTIC FOUR #5
Written by Jonathan Hickman, penciled by Sean Chen, cover by Pasqual Ferry.
The Fantastic Four reunited just in time to try and save the kids as they face off with Norman Osborn and the agents of H.A.M.M.E.R. In the surprising conclusion see: The destruction of the Bridge! The triumph of an unlikely hero! And the coolest twist ending in years!
32 pages, $2.99.
DARK REIGN: HAWKEYE #4
Written by Andy Diggle, penciled by Tom Raney, cover by Clint Langley.
From the pages of Dark Avengers. As Ben Urich learns the awful truth about the terrorist cell operating in New York City, Hawkeye finally confronts the mysterious antagonist who's been haunting his dreams. But is he just a figment of Bullseye's diseased imagination? And if so, where the hell did all these dead bodies come from? You want some wicked Dark Reign fun?
32 pages, $3.99.
DARK REIGN: THE HOOD #3
Written by Jeff Parker, penciled by Kyle Hotz, cover by Marko Djurdjevic.
From the pages of New Avengers and Dark Reign: The Cabal! An insider to the occult underworld gives The Hood the lowdown on the dread Dormammu, the power behind his power! Can Parker Robbins possibly break the hold this infamous entity has on him -- and will he even want to when he sees some of the benefits of giving into it? While his inner struggle dominates his attention, a vicious foe from The Hood's past regroups for a final showdown!
32 pages, $3.99.
DARK REIGN: LETHAL LEGION #2
Written by Frank Tieri, penciled by Mateus Santolouco, cover by Tommy Lee Edwards.
Put up your dukes as Wonder Man joins the fight...or is that starts one? Find out what was big enough to bring heroes and villains together, who thinks they're powerful enough to bring down Norman Osborn! The mystery unravels as the Lethal Legion gets closer to finding the traitor in their midst and it's every man for himself!
32 pages, $3.99.
DARK REIGN: MISTER NEGATIVE #2
Written by Fred Van Lente, penciled by Gianluca Gigliotta, cover by Jae Lee.
The streets of Chinatown run red with blood as The Hood sends in his entire villain army to take out the Last Villain Standing who refuses to submit to his rule, Mister Negative! The only thing that can save him is the latest ruthlessly violent enforcer he's converted to his cause: The Amazing Spider-Man! Wha-huh? Plus: as Betty Brant gets ever closer to uncovering the terrifying secret behind Mr. Negative's origin, is she unwittingly sealing her own doom?
32 pages, $3.99.
DARK REIGN: THE SINISTER SPIDER-MAN #2
Written by Brian Reed, pencils and cover by Chris Bachalo.
The name's Mac Gargan, and the whole city of New York thinks I'm Spider-Man. They love me and I can do anything I like. What I like is making J. Jonah Jameson's life a living hell. Well, that... and eating people. But that seems to have ticked off some folks. Turns out even super-powered criminals have feelings, and they've all teamed up with this nutjob scientist named The Redeemer to kill me. Also, who the heck is The Hippo?
32 pages, $3.99.
DARK REIGN: YOUNG AVENGERS #3
Written by Paul Cornell, pencils and cover by Mark Brooks.
Norman Osborn was sent to test the Marvel Universe, and now he's testing the Young Avengers, both wannabees and established, by sending his best and brightest against them, to show them that no good deed goes unpunished, and no bad deed unrewarded. And that dear old lady is still dead. And those tattoos indicate fascism. And the deeper the Young Avengers look into the group that would be them, the deeper that group looks back.
32 pages, $3.99.
DARK REIGN: ZODIAC #2
Written by Joe Casey, pencils and cover by Nathan Fox.
Zodiac's master plan escalates to dizzying heights. First up: a horrific act of super-villain terrorism that involves a group of iconic Marvel heroes! Next: a planet-wide threat that will test Norman Osborn's leadership abilities like no other has! And what does Galactus have to do with all of this? The new wave of Marvel villains has finally arrived!
32 pages, $3.99.
DARK REIGN: THE GOBLIN LEGACY
Written by Stan Lee and TBA, penciled by John Romita Sr. and TBA, cover by Kalman Andrasofszky.
Before he was the ultimate power broker in the Marvel Universe, Norman Osborn was better known as the Green Goblin the insane arch nemesis of everyone's friendly neighborhood Spider-Man! Now, experience an early turning point in the ongoing war between the wall-crawler and his glider-riding rival -- the unmasking of Norman Osborn from Amazing Spider-Man #39-40 (1966) -- like you've never seen it before, fully remastered with modern coloring. Also featuring an all-new framing sequence and a Saga-style recap of the complete history of the Green Goblin!
64 pages, $3.99.
EXILES #4
Written by Jeff Parker, penciled by Casey Jones, cover by Dave Bullock.
The latest team of Exiles find themselves on a much more binary Earth than the last, and the Tallus still isn't being much help. How did Machine Man, Vision and Ultron become the new rulers of America, and what chance do six people have against a nation of Machines?
32 pages, $2.99.
FANTASTIC FORCE #4
Written by Joe Ahearne, pencils by Steve Kurth, cover by Bryan Hitch.
The Hysteries unleash their full powers against the Fantastic Force and just when they thought they had figured out this whole super hero thing, they realize they have to take it to the next level. The alien Lightwave has to access his more human side, and Banner, Jr. unleashes the next step in Gamma mutation. But super heroics don't come easy...even if they manage to repel the Hysteries, their backer has another card up her sleeve. What match is manmade Nu-World against the awesome organic might of an entire planet? Enter: Ego the Living Planet!
32 pages, $2.99.
FANTASTIC FOUR #569
Written by Mark Millar, art and cover by Bryan Hitch.
Double-Sized Finale to "The Masters of Doom!" featuring the last stand of the ragged FF before the triumphant Marquis of Death! And should Marvel's first family survive that, they've got the wedding of the Thing to look forward to!
48 pages, $3.99.
FRANKLIN RICHARDS: SCHOOL'S OUT!
Written, pencils and cover by Chris Eliopoulos.
Enough of the pencils, enough of the books, enough of teacher's dirty looks! It's summertime and school is out of session which gives Franklin more time to get into trouble. Join Franklin, his robot nanny, H.E.R.B.I.E., his teleporting dog, Puppy, in more adventures and laughs. Put on your shorts and come out and play!
32 pages, $3.99.
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #16
Written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, penciled by Wes Craig, cover by Salvador Larroca.
The future begins -- and ends -- here! Caught between the Shi'Ar and the Kree, and desperate to stop a conflagration that could implode the universe itself, Star-Lord leads the Guardians on their most reckless and deadly mission yet! But does the "Future Tense" of the enigmatic Starhawk and the original Guardians really hold the secrets our ragtag team seeks...or is it a really, really bad idea?
32 pages, $2.99.
INCREDIBLE HULK #600
Written by Jeph Loeb, penciled by Ed McGuinness, cover by Alex Ross, variant covers by McGuinness and Tim Sale.
Who is the Red Hulk?
The Amazing Spider-Ban is going to try and find out!
Green Hulk! Red Hulk! Spidey! Secrets revealed!
A story so big it can barely be contained in the incredible 600th issue of Hulk! All this and a startling surprise ending to top all the other shocking surprises this Hulk book is known for!
A 600th-issue celebration guest-starring your friendly Neighborhood Web-Head as the original Incredible series returns! Plus, back-up story by Fred Van Lente featuring the Savage She-Hulk! And representing the first issue of the Loeb/Sale Hulk: Gray series.
104 pages, $4.99.
INCREDIBLE HERCULES #131
Written by Fred Van Lente and Greg Pak, art by Ryan Stegman, cover by Dave Williams.
They've battled rampaging gods, enraged Eternals, sinister Skrulls, Avengers Dark and Mighty, armed-to-the-teeth Amazons, and literally gone to Hell and back together. But now, after all this time, and all those adventures, the team-up between Hercules and Amadeus Cho may be...no more! What shocking secret is revealed in this issue that could ruin their friendship forever? Find out here, then come right back next month for a amjor change in status in the title that will always be "Incredible"!
32 pages, $2.99.
IMMORTAL WEAPONS #1
Written by Jason Aaron and Duane Swierczynski, art by Mico Suayan and Travel Foreman, cover by David Aja.
Out of the pages of Immortal Iron Fist! Fat Cobra! No man has fought more heartily, consumed more mightily, or lived life more fully! Fat Cobra! Master of the sumo thunder stomp and the devil's skullcrusher! Fat Cobra! Immortal Weapon from the Seven Capital Cities of Heaven! But to this day, no man has known the story of Fat Cobra's life...including the Cobra himself! Discover the shocking origins of this boisterous brawler and witness his decades of adventure!
Meanwhile, Danny Rand embarks on his own mission of search and adventure, in a special bonus story by Immortal Iron Fist writer Swierczynski running through all five Immortal Weapons issues!
40 pages, $3.99.
THE INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #15
Written by Matt Fraction, pencils and cover by Salvador Larroca.
Tony's on the run and turns to an old foe for friendship. Maria Hill is out of her mind on hunting her prey in the streets of New York City. And Pepper Potts flies in the face of Norman Osborn and all the horrible things he stands for. But don't fret for Norman -- he's got some more horrible things up his sleeve that Tony and the gang won't even see coming. Guest stars and gut shots galore!
32 pages, $2.99.
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