TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2009
MARVEL COMICS FOR NOVEMBER
ULTIMATE COMICS TITLES
ULTIMATE COMICS ARMOR WARS #3
Written by Warren Ellis, penciled by Steve Kurth, cover by Brandon Peterson.
Tony Stark is no stranger to life and death situations. Whether it's in the board room, an all-night bender or hurtling through an alien invasion in the Iron Man suit, the millionaire playboy has seen it all -- but no amount of suave martini swilling is going to save him and his newest gal pal from this next wave of mechanized monstrosities!
32 pages, $3.99.
ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS #4
Written by Mark Millar, pencils and cover by Carlos Pacheco.
Captain America and The Avengers face-off as the dreaded Red Skull plots universal mayhem! How will Fury's death squad cope with the legend and his son? The world as we know it is on the line!
32 pages, $3.99.
ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #4
Written by Brian Michael Bendis, pencils and cover by David Lafuente.
Ultimate Spider-Man faces off with Mysterio! It's brutal, it's bloody and it's one of the biggest Spidey fights of the year! Plus: Events in Kitty Pryde's life create a situation for Peter Parker that you have never ever ever seen in a Spidey title before!
32 pages, $3.99.
SPIDER-MAN TITLES
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #611
Written by Joe Kelly, penciled by Eric Canete, cover by Skottie Young.
What force on Earth has brought the Merc with a Mouth and the Webheaded Wonder together? And how does it tie to the upcoming Spider story The Gauntlet?! And finally -- who is lady
Stilt-Man?
32 pages, $2.99.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #612
Written by Mark Waid, penciled by Paul Azaceta, covers by Marko Djurdjevic, Adi Granov and Ed McGuinness.
"Power of the People," part 1. They're Hunting SpidersŠThe Gauntlet begins here. The event that redefines Spider-Man's classic arch-enemies one by one starts with one of his deadliest Electro! Destitute and desperate, conned out of his life's meaning and worth -- Max Dillon becomes the voice of the common man against the brutal injustice of a system overloaded by greed. With Spider-Man already looking over his shoulder. The story of a hero with everything to lose against a man with nothing left to gain.
40 pages, $3.99.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #613
Written by Mark Waid, penciled by Paul Azaceta, covers by Marko Djurdjevic and Joe Quinones.
"Power to the People," part 2. The Gauntlet continues! His electric abilities waning and waxing uncontrollably while the power of his fame grows, Electro turns to an unexpected ally to seek a cure for his condition!
32 pages, $2.99.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN PRESENTS: ANTI-VENOM -- NEW WAYS TO LIVE #3
Written by Zeb Wells, penciled by Paulo Siqueira, cover by Mirco Pierfederici.
It's Anti-Venom and Punisher vs. one of the largest, most powerful and most ruthless drug cartels on the planet.
32 pages, $3.99.
SPIDER-MAN: THE CLONE SAGA #3
Written by Howard Mackie and Tom DeFalco, penciled by Todd Nauck, cover by Kalman Andrasofszky.
Who is the man called Kaine and what does he want with Peter Parker? Will his deadly endgame mean the end of one Spider-Man...and the birth of another? Plus: baby makes three for Mary Jane and Aunt May's life hangs in the balance! All that and one haunting ghost from the past returns!
32 pages, $3.99.
WEB OF SPIDER-MAN #2
Written by Fred Van Lente, Tom DeFalco and Tom Peyer, penciled by Barry Kitson, Ron Frenz and others, cover by Jelena Djurdjevic..
As the first wave of the Gauntlet jolts Spidey's life in the form of Electro, take a look back at how Max Dillon became Electro as Fred Van Lente and Barry Kitson bring his side of the origin story! Over in Spider-Girl, May-Day continues her war with the Jersey Devil, while her clone April comes face to face with the remaining members of the cult of the Goblin! Finally, what's a day in the life like for Mayor J. Jonah Jameson?
48 pages, $3.99.
SPIDER-MAN 1602 #2
Written by Jeff Parker, penciled by Ramon Rosanas, cover by Michael Golden.
On the high seas Peter learns the ropes aboard a sailing vessel, and the superstitious crew learn that their new powder monkey is no ordinary sailor. The real danger at sea comes when the Jolly Roger is hoist from the approaching ship of Captain Fiske, feared around Europe as The King's Pin!
32 pages, $3.99.
DARK REIGN: THE LIST - AMAZING SPIDER-MAN
Written by Dan Slott, pencils by Adam Kubert, covers by Kubert and Frank Cho.
Norman Osborn has saved the best for last as he takes on the most personal item on his evil To-Do list. The violent tension between Spider-Man and Norman has grown for years and has been building to a boil for the last few months after Osborn's last defeat at Spidey's hands at the end of America Son. Norman can no longer put off what needs to be done. Plus, the story from Pulse #5 outing Norman Osborn as the Green Goblin to the world.
48 pages, $3.99.
MARVEL UNIVERSE TITLES
AVENGERS:
THE INITIATIVE #30
Written by Christos N. Gage, pencils by Jorge Molina, cover by Rafa Sandoval.
Can the Avengers Resistance and the Initiative unite to defeat a classic Marvel villainŠor would that be a Nightmare? The lord of horrific dreams has invaded the physical world...and now that the Hood is no longer empowered by Dormammu, the only chance to defeat this near-omnipotent fiend is for two rival squads of heroes and villains to join forces. But how can they fight together if they're stabbing each other in the back? Guest-starring Tigra, Justice and Taskmaster!
32 pages, $2.99.
THE BLACK KNIGHT #1
Written by Tom DeFalco, pencils and cover by Ron Frenz.
The secret origin of the original Black Knight is finally revealed as Vampires, Zombies, Werewolves and Demons from the darkest realms confront Sir Percy of Scandia and his twin brother on their desperate quest to find Chaos, the dreaded Doombringer--the only weapon capable of defeating Excalibur, the legendary battle sword of King Arthur!
40 pages, $3.99.
BLACK PANTHER #10
Written by Jonathan Maberry, penciled by Will Conrad, cover by Paul Renaud.
"Power," part 4. Wakanda is under siege on all fronts. Storm brings her weather powers to bear against an unnatural force that threatens to sweep the land with blight and famineŠT'Challa takes another step into the dark and destructive world of vengeance...and the new Black Panther prepares for a showdown with the last person linked to the assassination attempt on her brother: Prince Namor.
32 pages, $2.99.
BLACK WIDOW: DEADLY ORIGIN #1
Written by Paul Cornell, penciled by Tom Raney and John Paul Leon, covers by Adi Granov, Tom Raney and Greg Land.
She's been everything from a Russian espionage agent to a Champion to an Avenger, now a skeleton from Natalia Romanova's past is reaching out for those she's loved and lost...and the Black Widow has many victims to choose from! From the frozen streets of Moscow to the upper stratosphere, a globe-hopping, bone-breaking, high-tech thriller that reveals how Natalia's shadowy past threatens all she now holds dear. Guest-starring the Winter Soldier and Wolverine!
32 pages, $3.99.
CAPTAIN AMERICA: REBORN #5
Written by Ed Brubaker, art by Bryan Hitch, covers by Hitch, John Cassaday and David Finch.
Steve Rogers is back...or is he? This is the action-packed finale of the best-selling series as the Avengers try to rescue their best and brightest from the Red Skull's darkest designs. Find out the fates of Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes and what their futures hold in store!
32 pages, $3.99.
DAREDEVIL #502
Written by Andy Diggle, art by Roberto De La Torre, cover by Esad Ribic.
Matt Murdock's spiral of self-destruction spins out of control and threatens to consume everybody! After painting a target on his own back in Daredevil #500, Matt's got dozens of new enemies...including some old foes and familiar faces!
32 pages, $2.99.
DARK AVENGERS #11
Written by Brian Michael Bendis, pencils and cover by Mike Deodato.
The Dark Avengers are pitted against a foe they cannot defeat: A man with the power over every molecule in the world! Norman can't talk his way out of this one as the world gets turned upside down and someone dies.
32 pages, $3.99.
DARK AVENGERS: ARES #2
Written by Kieron Gillen, pencils by Manuel Garcia, cover by Billy Tan.
The mission becomes personal -- and the stakes get real! Ares gets the opportunity to right one of the great wrongs of his past...and he takes his hand-picked squad of elite troops along for a training exercise. But can even the hardest and sharpest of Norman Osborn's crack H.A.M.M.E.R. troops handle themselves in a battle among gods?
32 pages, $3.99.
DEATHLOK #1
Written by Charlie Huston, penciled by Lan Medina, covers by Brandon Peterson and Rich Buckler.
Marvel's ultimate cyborg is back in this 7-issue Marvel Knights limited series. In the not-too-distant future, war is a spectator sport, warriors die hard and live fast, and living larger than anyone is super-soldier Lieutenant Mike Travers. That is, until Travers hotdogs it on the battlefield and gets himself and his C.O., Luther Manning, blown to bits. The show must go on. Enter: Deathlok the Demolisher!
32 pages, $3.99.
DOCTOR VOODOO: AVENGER OF THE SUPERNATURAL #2
Written by Rick Remender, art by Jefte Palo, cover by Marko Djurdjevic.
Lost, gravely injured and stranded in the low pits of the Everdimensions, Doctor Voodoo is hunted by a brutal living nightmare that holds a festering and contagious self-doubt. Was Jericho given the mantle of Sorcerer Supreme in order to leave our dimension vulnerable to the great evil Agamotto foresees? Or is he the one man with the strength to suppress the coming darkness? The Loas do not listen, the Vishanti cannot answer -- alone Jericho must decide if he is fit to serve. He will soon learn.
32 pages, $2.99.
FANTASTIC FOUR #573
Written by Jonathan Hickman, penciled by Dale Eaglesham, cover by Alan Davis.
Adventures on Nu Earth! Ben and Johnny have big plans for a much needed vacation in the company of refugees from the future - booze, ladies, misadventures...and two stowaways named Franklin and Val.
32 pages, $2.99.
GHOST RIDERS: HEAVEN'S ON FIRE #4
Written by Jason Aaron, penciled by Roland Boschi, cover by Dustin Weaver.
Hellstorm, the Son of Satan, occult terrorist Jaine Cutter, junior Anti-Christ Kid Blackheart and sword-wielding nun Sister Sara are crossing the country on motorcycles, trying to find a gateway to hell. That's bound to go smoothly, right? Not if the minions of renegade angel Zadkiel have anything to say about it. Make way for the demented return of Scarecrow and Madcap to the Ghost Rider rogues gallery.
32 pages, $3.99.
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #20
Written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, penciled by Brad Walker, cover by Alex Garner.
A Realm of Kings story! The Guardians have been to hell and back on a desperate quest to save the past, present and future of the universe itself. But after their monumental efforts and terrible sacrifice, could it be that‹due to the end of War of Kings and the creation of The Fault -- the universe is an even more dangerous place than beforeŠand they just don't realize it yet? Yes, it's time to shake up the team line-up again.
32 pages, $2.99.
HOUSE OF M: MASTERS OF EVIL #4
Written by Christos N. Gage, penciled by Manuel Garcia, cover by Mike Perkins.
Magneto strikes in the shattering conclusion! The ruler of the House of M has targeted the Sapien homeland established by the Hood and his gang. With his wrath about to fall on their city and its helpless citizens, will the villains take the money and run? Or will they stay and fight a suicidal battle against impossible odds? Either way, there's going to be a high body count...especially when Wolverine, Rogue and the rest of the Red Guard come to town!
32 pages, $3.99.
HULK #17
Written by Jeph Loeb, penciled and cover by Ian Churchill, variant cover by Ed McGuinness.
The final chapter of Code Red. Is Red Hulk strong enough to throw down with Wolverine, Punisher, Deadpool, the all-new Red She-Hulk, and more? Find out, as new secrets are revealed as the stage is set for World War Hulks.
32 pages, $3.99.
INCREDIBLE HULK #604
Written by Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente, pencils by Ariel Olivetti and Michael Ryan, cover by Olivetti.
After picking fights with the Juggernaut, Norman Osborn, and the Wolverine clan, the most insane father and son team in the Marvel Universe might actually be bonding. But everything's about to blow wide open for Bruce Banner and his big, green, barbarian son Skaar when one of the Hulk's greatest enemies brings back the most important villainess Bruce Banner's ever faced. Who is the Harpy? And whose side will Banner take when she and Skaar meet sword to claw in a gamma-powered deathmatch? Stone might bleed, feathers might fly, and hearts might break in the highest stakes battle yet for Banner and Son! Plus, The Savage She-Hulk continues her quest to find Jennifer Walters in a back-up.
40 pages, $3.99.
ASSAULT ON NEW OLYMPUS
Written by Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente, penciled by Rodney Buchemi, cover by Adi Granov.
Hercules! Spider-Man! Ares! New Avengers! Wolverine! Mighty Avengers! The Agents of Atlas! At last, the Prince of Power takes the fight to his villainous stepmother Hera and the forces of the Olympus Group -- just as she unleashes the most terrifying threat the Marvel Universe has ever seen! But first Herc has to gather together a star-studded strike force from the ranks of the New and the Mighty Avengers! First on the list: The Amazing Spider-Man! But why is Everyone's Friendly Neighborhood fighting against Hercules? Has he joined the side of the dark gods? It's webs and wisecracks versus Olympian power in this super-sized one-shot! Plus: The new Incredible Hercules ongoing back-up feature... The Agents of Atlas. When the forces of New Olympus target Venus, will Jimmy Woo lead his team into the fray for or against Hercules' forces?
48 pages, $3.99.
INCREDIBLE HERCULES #138
Written by Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente, penciled by Rodney Buchemi, cover by Adi Granov.
"Assault on New Olympus," part 1 of 4. A battle of god-like proportions begins...right now! For months, the signs have been all over the Marvel Universe... The tension has been rising... All pointing to a single question: "What is Continuum?" The answer turns out to be so deadly, so horrifying, that it will alter the course of the MU forever -- unless Hercules and the New and Mighty Avengers can stop it in time... but standing in their way is the fighting-mad Ares, God of War! "And, in the backup tale, there's no love for Venus as Aphrodite's rain of pain continues to pour on the Agents of Atlas!"
40 pages, $3.99.
IMMORTAL WEAPONS #5
Written by David Lapham, art by Arturo Lozzi, cover by David Aja.
He is the oldest, most skilled and most venerated of the Immortal Weapons -- veteran of multiple Tournaments of the Seven Heavenly Cities -- the fabled and feared warrior nicknamed the Green Mist of Death by few who saw him and lived -- and an unending mystery even to those who cultivate mystery. But as Danny Rand, the Immortal Iron Fist, soon learned, the forbidding Prince of Orphans was no more than an Earth-born man, John Aman, given great power and trained for ages countless. Yet questions remain...what is Aman's mission on Earth? What is the nature of his incredible power? And is there anyone who can defeat his kung fu? When Iron Fist joins Aman on a life-or-death mission to fight monsters and banish ghosts, Danny may learn the answers to these questions...if he survives!
40 pages, $3.99.
IRON MAN: REQUIEM
Written by Stan Lee, David Michelinie and Matt Fraction, penciled by Larry Lieber, Joe Brozowski, John Romita Jr. and Kano, cover by Sean Che.
Take a trip back with this special presentation of Tony Stark's early adventures as the Golden Avenger. In Tales of Suspense #39, see how a billionaire playboy is transformed into a super hero after he's injured in combat and has to invent a life-sustaining suit of armor. Then in Invincible Iron Man #144, discover the truth behind Tony Stark's first adventure in Vietnam! Experience the birth of one of Marvel's most famous heroes like never before, fully remastered with modern coloring. Plus, an all-new framing sequence by Fraction and Kano!
64 pages, $4.99.
THE INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #21
Written by Matt Fraction, pencils by Salvador Larroca, covers by Larroca, Patrick Zircher and Marko Djurdjevic.
The World's Most Wanted is now the World's Most Shattered... how does Tony Stark come back from the events of the last year? How can he? Is he even alive? Sort of... Kicking off a new story arc leading into this summer's double-sized 25th issue extravaganza with Stark: Disassambled!
48 pages, $3.99.
IRON MAN VS. WHIPLASH #1
Written by Brannon Bragga and Marc Guggenheim, pencils by Phil Briones, cover by Brandon Peterson.
Meet the all-new, all-different, all-deadly Whiplash in this special in-continuity lead-in to the Iron Man 2 movie. Who is Anton Vanko and why does he blame Tony Stark for the murder of thousands? For that matter, why does the United Nations?
32 pages, $3.99.
LUKE CAGE NOIR #4
Written by Mike Benson, penciled by Shawn Martinbrough, covers by Tim Bradstreet and Dennis Calero.
Luke Cage has been set up. Now he's going to settle the score. And Harlem will never be the same. So lock your doors and order up some extra body bags, because things are about to get real bloody. Luke finally learns the truth about Stryker, Tombstone, Officer Rachman, and the mysterious man that has been yanking his chain this whole time, from right under his nose. As the streets of Harlem run red, Power-Man reminds us why you always bet on black.
32 pages, $3.99.
THE MARVELS PROJECT #4
Written by Ed Brubaker, pencils by Steve Epting, covers by Epting, Steve McNiven and Gerald Parel.
Project Rebirth begins! As 98-pound weakling Steve Rogers finally enters the picture, Nazi spies move in the shadows onto U.S. soil...and the Angel comes close to finding the man who's murdering masked heroes.
32 pages, $3.99.
MIGHTY AVENGERS #31
Written by Dan Slott and Christos N. Gage, pencils by Sean Chen, cover by Marko Djurdjevic.
The epic conclusion! The Mighty Avnegers and members of the New Avengers, Young Avengers and the Avengers Resistance assemble against the incalculable might of The Unspoken! Plus Quicksilver is reunited with the Inhumans... now what will they do with him? All this and the strange secret of the Infinite Avengers Mansion stands revealed!
32 pages, $2.99.
MODELS, INC. #4
Written by Paul Tobin, penciled by Vicenc Villagrasa, cover by Scott Clark.
The cover girls go undercover in an attempt to unearth the true killer and clear Millie of all murder charges, but between fires, fists and firearms, the hidden killer is doing their very best to set the stage for five very fashionable funerals, and the runway runaways are in a fight for their very lives!
32 pages, $3.99.
MS. MARVEL #47
Written by Brian Reed, pencils by Mark Robinson, cover by Pasqual Ferry.
The War of The Marvels is over, but before Carol Danvers can deal with it's aftermath, she must brace herself as she faces down the biggest mistake she made before her apparent death...promising Spider-Man she'd go out with him.
32 pages, $2.99.
NEW AVENGERS #59
Written by Brian Michael Bendis, pencils and cover by Stuart Immonen.
It's been a long long time since Spider-Man and Spider-Woman had some alone time. Some nice quality time. Too bad this isn't that time. We'd tell you who they are fighting here but it'll spoil some big goings on in the issues you haven't read yet.
32 pages, $3.99.
NOMAD: GIRL WITHOUT A WORLD #3
Written by Sean McKeever, penciled by David Baldeon, cover by Rafael Alberquerque.
Now that the Secret Empire knows who it is that threatens to upend their latest plot, it's time to deal with her -- Nomad. On the personal-life side of things, last issue's events have upended Rikki and John's relationship with shocking results!
32 pages, $3.99.
NOVA #31
Written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, penciled by Andrea DiVito, cover by Brandon Peterson.
A Realm of Kings story! Torn between duty and friendship, the galaxy's #1 lawman hunts for the most wanted man in the universe: Darkhawk! Determined to bring an assassin to justice, Rich Rider will rocket into the universe's most dangerous new location: The Fault! 32 pages, $2.99.
OFFICIAL INDEX TO THE MARVEL UNIVERSE #11
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Continuing the chronicle of the Marvel Universe, starting with Spider-Man (from Amzing Spider-Man #14 (1999), Iron Man (from Iron Man #45 (1998) on) and the X-Men (from Uncanny X-Men #423 on). Follow the history of the Marvel universe as it unfolds month by month with the All-New Official Index to the Marvel Universe. Each issue provides synopses for dozens of individual comics, including back-up strips, introducing the characters, teams, places and equipment that appeared within, providing vital information about first appearances, where they last showed up and where they appeared next!
