FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2008
MARVEL COMICS FIRST LOOKS
FIRST LOOK: AVENGERS/INVADERS #10
Avengers/Invaders #10 will arrive in stores on April 29 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Alex Ross and Jim Krueger, with art by Steve Sadowski and Patrick Berkenkotter, a cover by Ross and a variant cover by Mitch Breitweiser.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"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."
Avengers/Invaders #10 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
FIRST LOOK: CAPTAIN AMERICA: THEATER OF WAR: A BROTHER IN ARMS
Captain America: Theater of War: A Brother in Arms will arrive in stores on April 29 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Paul Jenkins, with art by John McCrea and a cover by Mitch Breitweiser.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"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. An all-new story of the original Captain America!"
Captain America: Theater of War: A Brother in Arms will be 48 pages and will cost $3.99.
FIRST LOOK: DARK AVENGERS #4
Dark Avengers #4 will arrive in stores on April 29 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Brian Michael Bendis, with art and cover by Mike Deodato and a variant cover by Stefano Caselli.
Here's how Marvel describes the book:
"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."
Dark Avengers #4 will be 32 pages and will cost $3.99.
FIRST LOOK: DARK REIGN: THE CABAL
Dark Reign: The Cabal will arrive in stores on April 29 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Jonathan Hickman, Matt Fraction, Peter Milligan and others, with art by Adi Granov, Kyle Hotz and others and a cover by Daniel Acuna.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"Doctor Doom! Emma Frost! The Hood! Namor the Sub-Mariner! Loki! Theyıre the members of Norman Osbornıs 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!"
Dark Reign: The Cabal will be 48 pages and will cost $3.99.
FIRST LOOK: DOCTOR DOOM AND THE MASTERS OF EVIL #4
Doctor Doom and the Masters of Evil #4 will arrive in stores on April 29 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Patrick Tobin, with art by Patrick Scherberger and a cover by Roger Cruz.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"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!"
Doctor Doom and the Masters of Evil #4 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
FIRST LOOK: ENDER'S GAME: BATTLE SCHOOL #4
Ender's Game: Battle School #4 will arrive in stores on April 29 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Christopher Yost, with art and cover by Pasqual Ferry.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"Battle training. Combat. Enemy tactics. The students of Battle School are not normal children. And as Ender begins to rise in rank and fame, he becomes a target. And if the older kids don't take him down... the serpent at the End of the World will."
Ender's Game: Battle School #4 will be 32 pages and will cost $3.99.
FIRST LOOK: MARVEL ADVENTURES THE AVENGERS #35
Marvel Adventures The Avengers #35 will arrive in stores on April 29 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Paul Tobin, with art by Ig Guara and a cover by David Williams.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"Hawkeye needs a date for an Avengers picnic, but just once he'd like to meet a regular girl who doesn't punch holes through walls or jet off to Saturn for the weekend. But how does one go about meeting a normal girl when living the life of a super hero? The solution seems to be an online dating service called Lover's Leap, but when Hawkeye accidentally downloads a wealth of sensitive Avengers information onto the website, which (dang!) turns out to be a scam site run by Batroc the Leaper, it's going to take the combined fighting might of the Avengers to get Hawkeye out of this jam! Well, at least some of the Avengers."
Marvel Adventures The Avengers #35 will be 32 pages and cost $2.99.
FIRST LOOK: MS. MARVEL #38
Ms. Marvel #38 will arrive in stores on April 29 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Brian Reed, with art by Patrick Olliffe, a cover by Phil Jimenez and a variant cover by Paolo Rivera.
Here's how Marvel describes the book:
"From the pages of Dark Avengers. Now it can be revealed. After the fall of Carol Danvers, the villainous Moonstone has now taken up the mantle of the world's greatest super-heroine."
Guardians of the Galaxy #13 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
FIRST LOOK: NOVA #24
Nova #24 will arrive in stores on April 29 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, with art by Andrea DiVito and a cover by Daniel Acuna.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"A War of Kings tie-in! As the Shi'Ar and the Kree's cataclysmic battle explodes across the cosmos, Richard Rider is forced to fight the one opponent he never wanted to: the ancient power that made him Nova in the first place!"
Nova #24 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
FIRST LOOK: RUNAWAYS #9
Runaways #9 will arrive in stores on April 29 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Terry Moore, with art by Takeshi Miyazawa, a cover by Humberto Ramos and a variant cover by David LaFuente.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"Chase's boss, evil shock-jock Val Rhymin, has raised a magical army of plastic-surgery zombies and is taking over Los Angeles by force. Only the Runaways can stop him."
Runaways #9 will be 32 pages and cost $3.99.
FIRST LOOK: SKAAR: SON OF HULK #10
Skaar: Son of Hulk #10 will arrive in stores on April 29 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Greg Pak, with art by Butch Guice and a cover by Alex Garner.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"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!"
Skaar: Son of Hulk #10 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
FIRST LOOK: THUNDERBOLTS #131
Thunderbolts #131 will arrive in stores on April 29 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Andy Diggle, with art by Bong Dazo, a cover by Francesco Mattina and a variant cover by Clint Langley.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"'Magnum Opus,' part 4 of 4. Tie-in to Dark Reign. Special crossover with Deadpool. The maniacal Merc with a Mouth has Norman Osborn's Thunderbolts in his crosshairs -- and theyıve got him in theirs!"
Thunderbolts #131 will be 32 pages and will cost $3.99.
FIRST LOOK: ULTIMATE WOLVERINE VS. HULK #5
Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk #5 will arrive in stores on April 29 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Damon Linedlof, with art and cover by Leinil Francis Yu.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"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?"
Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk #5 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
FIRST LOOK: UNCANNY X-MEN #509
Uncanny X-Men #509 will arrive in stores on April 29 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Matt Fraction, with art and cover by Greg Land.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"The X-Men get up to the delicate art of living as the Sisterhood plan their imminent demise. The Science Team gets to work, trying very hard not to kill one another first. Simon Trask gains traction in the California state legislature, muscling Proposition X to an emergency ballot vote. If it passes, mutants past and present, powered and otherwise, won't be allowed to breed... all this and a friend returns as a foe and ready for murder."
Uncanny X-Men #509 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
FIRST LOOK: WAR MACHINE #5
War Machine #5 will arrive in stores on April 29 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Greg Pak, with art by Leonardo Manco, a cover by Francesco Mattina and a variant cover by Fiona Staples.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"A Dark Reign tie-in!
War Machine faces the biggest fight of his life when his new best friend, Ares, God of War, reveals his dark side! Thatıs right, everything youıve seen Ares do before was him in a good mood! Meanwhile, Norman Osborn makes our one-man-army an offer that he might not be able to refuse! To save his soul, will Jim Rhodes work for the devil himself?"
War Machine #5 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
FIRST LOOK: X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE #1
X-Men Origins: Wolverine #1 will arrive in stores on April 29 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Christopher Yost, with art and cover by Mark Texeira.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"The X-Men Origins series continues here, with the most popular X-Man in the spotlight. From the first time he popped his claws, to the moment he joined the X-Men, Wolverine has had a rough life. See every gruesome detail here!"
X-Men Origins: Wolverine #1 will be 40 pages and will cost $3.99.
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