TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2009
MARVEL COMICS FOR AUGUST -- TRADE PAPERBACKS
CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN AMERICA OMNIBUS HC
Written by Ed Brubaker, penciled by
Steve Epting, Mike Perkins, Butch Guice, Roberto De La Torre and Luke Ross, cover by Epting.
Leaping from the final pages of Civil War, this is the story that sent shockwaves through the entire Marvel Universe! And the death of Captain America is only the beginning! In the aftermath of the fabled hero's assassination, Agent 13, Bucky Barnes, the Falcon, Black Widow and Iron Man come together again in a desperate attempt to keep his dream alive. But the collapse of Steve Rogers' dream was merely the first step in the wicked machinations of the Red Skull, who is determined to see the death of America follow soon after the death of the Captain. As the Skull's master plan kicks into motion, and chaos begins to take hold of the United States, only one man stands in its way -- but is he up to the task? Freed from the psychosis that transformed him into the relentless mercenary known as the Winter Soldier, Bucky Barnes is called on to live up to the dream in ways he never imagined. Collecting Captain America #25-42.
480 pages, $75.
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: DEATHLOK VOL. 1 HC
Written by Rich Buckler, Doug Moench, Bill Mantlo, J.M. DeMatteis, David Anthony Kraft, Marv Wolfman,
Ralph Macchio and Mark Gruenwald, penciled by Rich Buckler, Mike Zeck, Sal Buscema, Ron Wilson and John Byrne, cover by Buckler.
The Marvel Masterworks enter Phase Two of the Marvel Age of Comics with the debut of one of comics' most unique heroes -- Deathlok! No longer a man, but a mockery of a man, an amalgam of reanimated flesh and computer circuitry, military strategist Col. Luther Manning has been locked in a state of living death. Stripped of his family, his humanity, but not his will, Manning has become the cyborg, Deathlok the Demolisher -- a weapon of war programmed solely for destruction. A challenging blend of science fiction and psychological war journal, Deathlok set the pace for anti-heroes in the turbulent post-Watergate '70s. Deathlok's feature in Astonishing Tales forged a new path and pushed the moral relevance of Marvel Comics into a bold, and often frightening, new future. Collected for the first time, the complete Deathlok saga, culminating in a cross-time adventure with Captain America. Collecting Astonishing Tales #25-28, 30-36, Marvel Spotlight #33, Marvel Team-Up #46, Marvel Two-In-One #27, 54 and Captain America #286-288
352 pages, $64.99.
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: GOLDEN AGE SUB-MARINER VOL. 3 HC
Written and penciled by Carl Pfeufer, Gustav Schrotter, Al Gabriele and Basil Wolverton, cover by Alex Schomburg.
From the heart of comics' Golden Age, come the adventures of the original anti-hero -- Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner! A brash, proud and quick-tempered figure who bowed before the authority of no man, when the pall of fascism covered the world the Sub-Mariner responded with an unchained fury. Tearing down the Axis powers one battleship at a time, he embodied the fantasy of an America confronted by enemies on two fronts and with ample motivation to smash them both! Backed by the super-hero adventures of The Angel and comedy short-features by the likes of Wolverton, you'll find no other Golden Age hero with the wild, powerful and truly anarchic energy of the Sub-Mariner. Collecting Sub-Mariner Comics #9-12
240 pages, $59.99.
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE INCREDIBLE HULK VOL. 1 TPB
Written by Stan Lee, penciled by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, cover by Jack Kirby and Dean White.
Dr. Robert Bruce Banner may have the appearance of a mild-mannered scientist, but after being caught in a gamma bomb explosion, he became the unstoppable engine of destruction known as the Incredible Hulk! Hot off the success of the Fantastic Four, Lee and Kirby's atomic update on the Dr. Jekyl/Mr. Hyde tale, mixed the joy of giant monsters with Cold War intrigue and added a heavy dose of psychological drama to create a formula that even decades later has readers clamoring for more. The Marvel Masterworks presents the Hulk's original six-issue solo series in one restored volume. Meet Bruce Banner, Rick Jones, General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross of the U.S. Army and the lovely Betty Ross for the first time.
See the Hulk's first appearance as the gray goliath before he turned that familiar shade of green. Watch the Hulk bust knuckles with the far-out Toad Men, the subterranean Tryannus, monstrous Mongu, and the Metal Master. Collecting The Incredible Hulk #1-6
176 pages, $24.99.
ULTIMATE X-MEN VOL. 9 HC
Written by Robert Kirkman and Aron E. Coleite, penciled by Salvador Larroca, Harvey Tolibao, Mark Brooks and Clay Mann, cover by Larrocca.
It's dark times for the X-Men as the evolutionary emperor known as Apocalypse arrives! Will even the X-Men be enough to battle a being who has plotted our death and destruction for ages? Meanwhile, two more monstrous threats -- who look eerily like Stryfe and Onslaught -- rear their ugly heads to ensure the young mutants' downfall! Then, after the devastating battle against Apocalypse, the X-Men encounter a new adversary that seems unstoppable. To fight it, the young mutants must ask themselves: How far are they willing to go, and what are they willing to take to raise their game? The answer will test their bonds and shake the team to its very core. Collecting Ultimate X-Men #89-97.
240 pages, $34.99.
ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 6 HC
Written by Mike Carey, penciled by Tyler Kirkham, cover by Billy Tan.
Stories packed with supernatural surprises and all-out action! When the FF help out with the excavation of the Mole Man's underground city, they awaken something that should have been left sleeping! Just who is Agatha Harkness, and what are Salem's Seven? New Ultimate characters! Plus: Someone has the hots for the Human Torch! Also, who are the newest Ultimate X-Men? Does Ultimate Spider-Man have more clones than the regular Spidey? Was Ultimate Thor delusional, or was he really a god? All these questions and more will be answered in the new Ultimate Universe Handbook. Collecting Ultimate Fantastic Four #54-57, Official Handbook of the Ultimate Marvel Universe #1-2 and Ultimate Secrets.
252 pages, $34.99.
DARK AVENGERS VOL. 1: DARK AVENGERS ASSEMBLE PREMIERE HC
Written by Brian Michael Bendis, art and cover by Mike Deodato.
The Dark Reign is her! The start of an explosive new era in the Avengers mythos! Who are the Dark Avengers? Who is the Iron Patriot? The answers will shock you! Collecting Dark Avengers #1-6.
152 pages, $24.99
X-MEN: MUTANT MASSACRE HC
Written by Chris Claremont, Louise Simonson, Walter Simonson and Ann Nocenti, penciled by John Romita Jr., Walter Simonson, Bret Blevins, Jackson Guice, Rick Leonardi, Sal Buscema, John Bogdanove, Barry Windsor-Smith anbd Alan Davis, cover by Romita.
The Marauders professional mutant assassins, employed by a mysterious evil, with the job of wiping out the entire Morlock community living beneath the streets of Manhattan. And the only hope of salvation the Morlocks have rests in the hands of the X-Men! But can they stop this deadly onslaught? And what do they stand to lose if it should succeed? Collecting Uncanny X-Men #210-214, X-Factor #9-11, New Mutants #46, Thor #373-374, Power Pack #27 and Daredevil #238.
320 pages, $39.99.
X-FORCE/CABLE: MESSIAH WAR HC
Written by Duane Swierczynski, Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost, penciled by Larry Stroman, Jamie McKelvie, Ariel Olivetti, Clayton Crain, Mike Choi and Sonia Oback, cover by Olivetti.
It's the exciting sequel to 2007's Messiah Complex! The birth of a single mutant child forever changed the landscape of the X-Universe. Some see the baby as the last hope for mutantkind's survival; others see it as the bringer of the Apocalypse...No one knows which side is right because Cyclops handed the newborn over to Cable, believing his son could save both the child and mutantkind. But Cable never came back. Now, months later, Cyclops has found his son hiding in the future...and he's sending in the one team that will do what needs to be done in order to ensure the survival of their species...X-Force. The X-Men event of the decade, "Messiah Complex," reverberates here as the past, present and future converge. Collecting X-Men: The Times And Life Of Lucas Bishop #1-3, Cable #11-15, X-Force #14-16, X-Force/Cable: Messiah War and X-Men: Future History - Messiah War Sourcebook.
360 pages, $39.99
HULK: GREEN HULK/RED HULK HC
Written by Jeph Loeb
penciled by Ed McGuinness, Arthur Adams and Frank Cho, cover by McGuinness.
The breathtaking events that ended World War Hulk rocket into this brand-new saga. When one of the Hulk's oldest cast members is murdered, everyone turns to the team of Iron Man, She-Hulk and Leonard Samson to solve the grizzly case. All the evidence points to the Hulk as the killer, but all is not as it seems! Plus, Hulk goes toe-to-toe with Wolverine in "Puny Little Man." Then, when Bruce Banner sets out to find the Red Hulk he doesn't expect his search will lead him to Sin City, Nevada. And imagine his surprise when he arrives to discover the unbridled carnage a pack of Wendigos can unleash! Las Vegas buffets will never be the same! Plus, She-Hulk's Lady Liberators have one goal: Subdue the Red Hulk, and make him pay in the process. All this plus King-Size Hulk! Collecting Hulk #1-9, King-Size Hulk! #1 and the backup story from Wolverine #50.
304 pages, $39.99
ASTONISHING X-MEN: GHOST BOX PREMIERE HC
Written by Warren Ellis, penciled by Simone Bianchi, Alan Davis, Clayton Crain, Kaare Andrews and Adi Granov, cover by Bianchi.
The X-Men are back to business -- with a new look, a new base of operations, and a mystery to solve that will take them into previously uncharted territory and test them to their core. It all starts on a spaceship hovering 300 hundred feet above the twisted wreckage of Chaparanga Beach. Its sole inhabitant: the mysterious Subject X. Five minutes just five minutes is all he needs, all he's asking for. Can the X-Men afford to give it to him? Delve into the real consequences of this mysterious object in Ghost Boxes. Collecting Astonishing X-Men #25-30 and Astonishing X-Men: Ghost Boxes #1-2.
184 pages, $29.99
NEW AVENGERS: THE REUNION PREMIERE HC
Written by Jim McCann, penciled by David Lopez, cover by Jo Chen.
In the wake of Secret Invasion, Mockingbird is alive and has returned to Earth after being held captive by the Skrulls. Ronin, her estranged husband, volunteers to help her adjust to her new life as a member of the New Avengers, but some old wounds run too deep. And what deadly secret did she bring back with her that could tear them, and the world, apart once more? It's high-octane action and intrigue as the Mr. & Mrs. Smith of the Marvel Universe take on one of the biggest threats in the world...and each other! Collecting New Avengers: The Reunion #1-4 and material from Dark Reign: New Nation.
112 pages, $19.99.
SECRET WARRIORS VOL. 1: NICK FURY, AGENT OF NOTHING PREMIERE HC
Written by Brian Michael Bendis and Jonathan Hickman, penciled by Stefano Caselli, cover by Jim Cheung.
Exploding out of the pages of Secret Invasion and Mighty Avengers!! Nick Fury and his new band of young heroes uncover the darkest secret in the history of the Marvel Universe!! A secret that will crack the internet into tiny little pieces!! A secret that sends the Secret Warriors tumbling into an underworld of rogue S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, super-powered spies, and global criminal organizations. Collecting Secret Warriors #1-6 and material from Dark Reign: New Nation.
168 pages, $19.99
NEW AVENGERS VOL. 11: SEARCH FOR THE SORCERER SUPREME PREMIERE HC
Written by Brian Michael Bendis,
penciled by Billy Tan and Chris Bachalo, cover by Tan.
Who is the new Sorcerer Supreme? Doctor Strange has failed as the Master of the Mystic Arts and all the other mystic characters are the heir apparent. Strange comes to the New Avengers for help as the mystic battle royale begins. And how can the Avengers trust Spider-Man if he won't take his mask off? Collecting New Avengers #51-54.
112 pages, $19.99
AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE - DISASSEMBLED PREMIERE HC
Written by Dan Slott and Christos N. Gage, penciledby Steve Kurth and Humberto Ramos, cover by Mark Brooks.
The Invasion is over and the Initiative has been rocked to its core. Now that the truth is out, that the program was conceived as part of a Skrull plot, can it survive? Who will leave? Who will stay? And who will lead them? Also: Learn what's become of the real Hank Pym! And when Taskmaster discovers Mutant Zero's true identity, she gets fightin' mad! Collecting Avengers: The Initiative #20-25 and Avengers: The Initiative Featuring Reptil.
184 pages, $24.99
MIGHTY AVENGERS: EARTH'S MIGHTIEST PREMIERE HC
Written by Dan Slott, penciled by Khoi Phan, Rafa Sandoval and Stephen Segovia, cover by Pham.
A new roster! One of the team's most powerful foes! And one of the most popular and requested Avengers returns to the fold! When darkness reigns and chaos falls, there's no room for compromise, no time to run and hide. The world needs Earth's Mightiest Heroes! But after the events of Secret Invasion, is Hank Pym ready to rejoin their ranks? And what is the secret that haunts him, a secret dating back to the earliest days of the original team? Collecting Mighty Avengers #21-26 and the framing sequence from Secret Invasion: Requiem.
152 pages, $19.99
HERCULES: FULL CIRCLE PREMIERE HC
Written, penciled and covers by Bob Layton.
Bob Layton had a vision of the future -- Greek gods, sarcastic robots, transvestite aliens and more -- and it's time to share it! The Prince of Power encounters the Wonder of the World of Wilamean, his own half-human son! Can the man-god who changed the courses of rivers and history steer his son to the path of justice? It'll help that there's a lot of fighting involved! Plus: rare creator interviews, artwork and more! Collecting Marvel Tales #197, Marvel Graphic Novel #37, Marvel Comics Presents #39-41 and material from Marvel Age #4 & #65.
120 pages, $19.99.
SUPREME POWER: HYPERION PREMIERE HC
Written by J. Michael Straczynski, penciled by Dan Jurgens and Staz Johnson, cover by Gary Frank.
Now that the world knows his dark secret, Hyperion suddenly finds himself both alone and hunted. Four new super-powered individuals each based on a character from the original Squadron Supreme -- are after his hide, and they've got the will and means to take him down! Collecting Supreme Power: Hyperion #1-5.
120 pages, $24.99
HULK: GRAY PREMIERE HC
Written by Jeph Loeb, penciled and cover by Tim Sale.
Before the world knew that Bruce Banner is the Hulk. Before Bruce had confessed his love to Betty Ross. Before the Hulk was green... there was Hulk: Gray. Bruce Banner's life was torn apart by the explosion of the Gamma Bomb. From that moment on, he unleashed the strongest creature on Earth The Incredible Hulk. No matter how powerful he became, his heart could still be shattered by Betty Ross, the daughter of his greatest enemy, General "Thunderbolt" Ross. Collecting Hulk: Gray #1-6.
160 pages, $24.99
WOLVERINE ORIGINS: DARK REIGN PREMIERE HC
Written by Daniel Way, penciled by Yanick Paquette and Doug Braithwaite, cover by Braithwaite.
After the stunning revelations of the last volume, Daken now knows that he is merely a pawn and that his hatred of his father, Wolverine, is based upon a lie. Now, Daken and Wolverine -- father and son -- unite to track down the most fearsome being Daken has ever known. But they're not the only ones looking for him... Then, Nick Fury approaches Wolverine with a proposition: tell me what you know about your son and I'll tell you what I know about Romulus. What follows is an exploration of one of the darkest corners of the Marvel Universe, the mysterious program that produced both Daken and his father before him: Weapon X! Collecting Wolverine: Origins #31-36.
144 pages, $19.99
PUNISHER: DARK REIGN PREMIERE HC
Written by Rick Remender, penciled by Jerome Opena, cover by Mike McKone.
One man with one bullet, in the right place, at the right time, can change the world. That's why the Punisher is perched atop a building on the Jersey shore with a high-powered Skrull rifle, his crosshairs trained on a target in Midtown Manhattan. But who is his target -- and why? One thing's for sure: They're anything but helpless. Someone is watching their back. Someone big. Enter: The Sentry! Collecting Punisher #1-5
120 pages, $19.99
SPIDER-MAN: 24/7 PREMIERE HC
Written by Fred Van Lente, Dan Slott and Mark Waid, penciled by Paulo Siqueira, Barry Kitson and Mike McKone, cover by Kitson.
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! Then, Peter drops by Aunt May's house for the shock of his life! Set your faces to stun! Plus: Spidey's old nemesis The Spt returns deadlier than ever! Wait. Did we just use "The Spot" and "deadlier" in the same sentence? You better believe it! Also, 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? Collecting Amazing Spider-Man #589-594 and material from Amazing Spider-Man: Extra #2.
168 pages, $24.99
IMMORTAL IRON FIST VOL. 5: ESCAPE FROM THE EIGHTH CITY PREMIERE HC
Written by Duane Swierczynski, penciled by Travel Foreman, cover by Patrick Zircher.
Iron Fist and the Immortal Weapons are off on another dimension-spanning adventure! Think you know everything there is to know about the Seven Capital Cities of Heaven? Well, maybe you do. But a couple of arcs ago Marvel did tease there being an Eighth city.. Swierczynski and Foreman are taking it there! Collecting Immortal Iron Fist #21-27.
168 pages, $24.99
X-FACTOR: TIME AND A HALF PREMIERE HC
Written by Peter David, penciled by Valentine DeLandro and Marco Santucci, cover by David Yardin.
Witness the most important event in the lives of Jaime Madrox and Siren -- the birth of their baby! What will happen to X-Factor -- and what will be the meaning for mutantkind? All we can guarantee are that the answers are not what you expect -- but that's what makes it X-Factor! Collecting X-Factor #39-45.
168 pages, $24.99
SOLEIL: UNIVERSAL WAR ONE - REVELATIONS PREMIERE HC
Written, pencils and cover by Denis Bajram, adapted by Paul Benjamin.
The Purgatory Squadron's survivors have done the impossible: By traveling through time, they've shut down the impenetrable Wall that cut the solar system in two. In doing so, they've discovered that the rebellious Colonization Industrial Companies have hidden a satellite in Earth's orbit that could destroy the planet just as the CIC eradicated Uranus. But the Purgatory Squadron has a trump card. Now stranded three days in their own past, they just might be able to return to Earth without notice. That gives the team of outcasts and criminals three days to stop a cataclysm that could bring about the first universal war. Collecting Soleil: Universal War One - Revelations #1-3.
144 pages/Mature , $24.99
LORDS OF AVALON: KNIGHT OF DARKNESS HC
Written by SHERRILYN KENYON
Adapted by ROBIN FURTH
Pencils & Cover by TOMMY OHTSUKA
The world of best-selling author Sherrilyn Kenyon's dark spin on the Arthurian mythos returns in this adaptation of the second book of the Lords of Avalon series! Varian duFey may be the son of evil Adonai sorceress Narishka duFey, but he turned his dark heritage to the side of good, acting as Avalon's most deadly assassin. Though hated and mistrusted by the other knights whose cause he shares, when someone begins killing Grail Knights, Merlin sends her darkest knight on a quest that leads him directly to his mother's door...and to a hag named Merewyn, who is more than she seems. Collecting LORDS OF AVALON: KNIGHT OF DARKNESS 1-6.
144 pages, $19.99
MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN VOL. 13: ANIMAL ATTACK! DIGEST
Written by MARC SUMERAK, ROGER LANGRIDGE & PAUL BENJAMIN
Penciled by SANFORD GREENE, SONNY LIEW & JUAN SANTACRUZ
Cover by PATRICK SCHERBERGER
The all-new, all-ages, all-action fun continues! It's wall-to-wall mayhem in the Mighty Marvel Manner with four original tales of everybody's favorite teenage wall-crawler! Featuring the new Sinister Six and Paste Pot Pete! Collecting MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #49-52.
96 pages/All Ages , $9.99
X-MEN: FIRST CLASS FINALS GN-TPB
Written by JEFF PARKER
Penciled by ROGER CRUZ & COLLEEN COOVER
Cover by ROGER CRUZ
Youth is fleeting, powers are growing, and the first class of Charles Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters is about to move on to a bigger, scarier world. What does the future hold- and how will it all end? Collecting X-MEN: FIRST CLASS FINALS #1-4 and GIANT-SIZE X-MEN #1.
136 pages/Rated A, $14.99
THOR BY J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI VOL. 2 TPB
Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Penciled by OLIVIER COIPEL & MARKO DJURDJEVIC
Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL
In the wake of Ragnarok, and after awakening from the sleep of the gods, Thor has set about restoring Asgard to its former grandeur ‹ making it more majestic, more magnificent than ever. He has revived countless fellow Norse gods, from the brave Balder to the voluminous Volstagg to the treacherous Loki. But what of Odin, the All-Father? Where is the lion of Norse legend, the son of Bor, the one who took a godhood of rambunctious rabble-rousers and made of them a pantheon without peer? Why is he yet to be awakened? The answer is a secret known only by the God of Thunder ‹ a secret buried deep inside a soul filled with the kind of fear and humiliation only a son can feel in the immense shadow of his father. Though, as Loki's master plan will soon attest, Thor is not the only one with a secret to share. Collecting THOR #7-12; #600
200 pages, $19.99
X-FORCE VOL. 2: OLD GHOSTS TPB
Written by CRAIG KYLE & CHRISTOPHER YOST
Penciled by MIKE CHOI, SONIA OBACK, ALINA URUSOV & CLAYTON CRAIN
Cover by MIKE CHOI
The squad is catapulted into action when the lethal Legacy Virus goes missing, threatening the lives of every mutant on the planet. Wolverine and the young X-23 must attempt to hold the team together as the brutal, damaged histories of Wolfsbane and Archangel threaten to tear everything apart, starting with each other. Meanwhile, clouds are gathering on the horizon, as the mutant-hating cyborg Bastion places many of the X-Men's greatest threats back into positions of power, spewing the same anti-mutant rhetoric for which they were once known. To protect the future of mutantkind, the members of X-Force must deal with all of their old ghosts. Collecting X-FORCE #7-11.
120 pages, $14.99
CABLE VOL. 2: WAITING FOR THE END OF THE WORLD TPB
Written by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI
Penciled by ARIEL OLIVETTI, MICHEL LACOMBE
& KEN LASHLEY
Cover by ARIEL OLIVETTI
The mysterious mutant known as Cable has been many things in life: mercenary, freedom fighter, X-Man. But is he prepared for his new role as surrogate father to mutantkind's future Messiah? After leaping into the future with the child, Cable sought refuge from the traitorous X-Man Lucas Bishop in the hidden city of New Liberty. Assuming the identity of a peaceful farmer, he fell in love with a woman named Hope; they raised the child in peace for four years. But now, an army claiming to be the remnants of a ravaged American government has rounded up the citizens of New Liberty. Cable is the only person capable of fighting back, but he can't reveal his true identity for the sake of the child's safety. Is this the end of New Liberty and Cable's idyllic peace? Collecting CABLE #6-10 and KING-SIZED CABLE.
