TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2009
MARVEL COMICS FOR MARCH -- HARDCOVERS AND TRADE PAPERBACKS
IRON MAN: THE ART OF IRON MAN 2 HC
Written by John Barber.
An insider's look at the most anticipated film of 2010! Behind every great Iron Man stands a dedicated group of artists and now, their secrets are revealed. In The Art of Iron Man 2, you'll find everything from preliminary sketches to fully rendered 3-D images; storyboards to intricate set designs; and all the heroes, villains and technology you've ever imagined! All of Iron Man's new armors, all of Whiplash's weapons, Tony Stark's lab and more are profiled with art and commentary from creators (including comics artist Adi Granov). Plus: a fold-out section, a sumptuous slipcase and the never-before seen storyboards of the movie's thrilling climax as storyboarded by Genndy Tartakovsky (Star Wars: Clone Wars, Samurai Jack, Powerpuff Girls).
208 pages, $49.99.
IRON MAN: I AM IRON MAN TPB
Written by Peter David,
Paul Tobin, Frank Tieri and Denny O'Neil, penciled by Sean Chen,
Ronan Cliquet, Salva Espin and Mark Bright, cover by Adi Granov.
Gear up for the hottest movie event of 2010 with this collection packed with Iron Man action! First, superstars Peter David and Sean Chen bring the blockbuster Iron Man to comicsŠjust in time for Iron Man 2! When Tony Stark is wounded and taken prisoner in the Middle East and forced to build a missile for insurgents, Tony creates a suit of armor to keep him alive and blast his way out! Now Tony sees the folly of his greed, and sets out to right wrongs as the armored avengerŠIron Man! Next, Iron Man: Fast Friends explores the special bond between Tony Stark and his best friend, Jim "Rhodey" Rhodes. Then it's time to open up the Fury Files as Nick Fury heads out into the field to track down Bruce Banner. Plus: see Iron Man do battle with Iron Monger in a classic reprinting of Iron Man #200! Collecting Iron Man: I Am Iron Man! #1-2, Iron Man: Fast Friends #1-2, Incredible Hulk: The Fury Files #1-2 and Iron Man #200.
152 pages, $16.99.
IRON MAN: THE ART OF IRON MAN THE MOVIE TPB
Written by John Rhett Thomas.
Get a close-up look at the evolution of the three on-screen versions of Tony Stark's futuristic armor -- and that of his nemesis, the Iron Monger. Learn how the creative minds behind Iron Man brought the blockbuster motion picture to life through the use of storyboards, animatics and previsualization techniques. Experience the wonder of Stark Industries' most cutting-edge technology.
208 pages, $29.99.
ULTIMATE COMICS IRON MAN: ARMOR WARS PREMIERE HC
Written by Warren Ellis, penciled by Steve Kurth, cover by Brandon Peterson
Exploding from the ruins of Ultimatum, Tony Stark races against time to save his crippled corporation and stop the theft of his armored arsenal! A a globe-spanning, high-octane thriller with a blast from Tony's past that you've gotta see to believe! Collecting Ultimate Comics Armor Wars #1-4.
112 pages, $19.99.
IRON MAN: OFFICIAL INDEX TO THE MARVEL UNIVERSE GN-TPB
Written by various.
Get the complete history of Iron Man from his earliest appearances all the way up to the present day. This book comes packed with synopses of every Iron Man comic‹including back up strips‹introducing you to the characters, teams, places and equipment that appeared within, providing vital information about all things Iron Man! Collecting material from Official Index to the Marvel Universe #1-13.
272 pages, $19.99.
IRON MAN: ARMOR WARS PROLOGUE TPB
Written by David Michelinie and Bob Layton, penciled by Layton and Mark Bright, cover by Bright.
With Stark Enterprises' new space station in place, Iron Man -- whether Tony Stark or Jim Rhodes -- is on the move. But if it's up to AIM, they'll be headed straight down...to burn up on re-entry! Even with one Armored Avenger down, the other's still up for adventure overseas and underwater -- but Roxxon Oil's backing a new opponent who'll have Stark climbing the walls and breaking through them, just in time to face Justin Hammer's B-Team: Beetle, Blizzard and Blacklash! Featuring Spymaster and the Ghost, later of Dark Reign infamy! Collecting Iron Man (1968) #215-224.
240 pages, $29.99.
IRON MAN: DEMON IN A BOTTLE TPB (NEW PRINTING)
Written by David Michelinie
and Bob Layton, penciled by John Romita Jr.
and Carmine Infantino, cover by Bob Layton
Corporate connivances, murder charges, villains by the dozen it's enough to drive a man to drink. Action in Atlantic City, mayhem in Monaco no one in the jet set finds trouble quicker than Iron Man in this character-defining story arc! Attacked in both identities, will Tony Stark drown them both along with his sorrows? Plus: Iron Man's origin told in detail! Also featuring the Avengers, Ant-Man and Namor the Sub-Mariner! Collecting Iron Man #120-128.
176 pages, $24.99
IRON MAN: ARMOR WARS TPB (NEW PRINTING)
Written by David Michelinie
and Bob Layton, penciled by Mark Bright, Layton and Barry Windsor-Smith, cover by Bright
Millionaire industrialist Tony Stark is an inventive genius who has dedicated all of his enormous financial and intellectual resources to a single guiding principle: the creation of technology for the betterment of humanity. Stark's greatest creation is a modern-day miracle: a suit of form-fitting, strength-enhancing, steel-mesh armor he dons to become the living symbol of his ideals, the Invincible Iron Man! But when Stark discovers that the same technology he used to create the Iron Man armor technology so secret he didn't even dare patent it is now in the hands of several deadly super-villains, he feels responsible for the evil they have done with the high-tech tools he unwittingly provided. In the face of objections from his government, friends, colleagues and fellow super heroes, Stark swears to use the power of Iron Man to bring the evil to an end and to take back what's his. The Beatle, Stilt Man, the Controller, Stingray, the Mandroids, the Guardsmen and Firepower don't know it yet, but they've got a problem. The world's most powerful force for good isn't playing by the rules anymore. And he's coming for them. Collecting Iron Man #225-232.
208 pages, $24.99.
IRON MAN: THE END TPB
Written by David Michelinie, Stan Lee,
Bob Layton & Matt Fraction, penciled by Bernard Chang, Larry Lieber,
Joe Brozowski, John Romita Jr. and Kano, cover by Sean Chen
It's the middle decades of the 21st century. After a lifetime fighting crime, corporate evil and super-powered villainy as Iron Man, industrialist and inventor Tony Stark faces his biggest challenge ever: building the legacy he will leave humankind after he's gone. But when his world-changing project comes under attack, Tony must fight espionage and super-villainy once moreŠperhaps for the final time. The legendary Iron Man creative team of David Michelinie and Bob Layton teams with penciler Bernard Chang to tell the final story of Iron Man's life! And in Requiem, 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! All this plus a framing sequence by Matt Fraction and Kano! Collecting Iron Man: The End, Iron Man: Requiem and Iron Man #116 and #244.
152 pages, $16.99.
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE INVINCIBLE IRON MAN VOL. 1 TPB
Written by Stan Lee, LARRY LIEBER & ROBERT BERNSTEIN, penciled by DON HECK with Jack Kirby & STEVE DITKO, cover by Jack Kirby & DEAN WHITE
As the '60s unrolled, Stan Lee's Marvel released hit after revolutionary hit, bringing fresh new heroes to a public all too ready for amazing adventurers with feet of clay. And there are none that touch both that adventurer ideal and human reality like Tony Stark, the Invincible Iron Man! A jet-setter, playboy, and brilliant scientist, Stark is cut down to Earth when a battlefield explosion rips into his heart. Only by creating the amazing Iron Man armor can he stay alive! Packed with the debonair and debutantes, Cold War monsters and sultry super-spies, the inaugural Iron Man Masterworks is a cover-to-cover classic that's "must" reading for every fan of the sensational character that took both comics and film by storm. Led by Stan Lee, Don Heck, Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko‹the trio of artists that launched the Marvel Age‹bring you the creation of a cultural icon. You'll see the ever-evolving Iron Man armor in development, the first appearance of classic characters from Happy Hogan and Pepper Potts, to the Crimson Dynamo and the Mandarin, and so much more. Collecting TALES OF SUSPENSE #39-50.
208 pages, $24.99
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: CAPTAIN AMERICA VOL. 5 HC
Written by Stan Lee, penciled by Gene Colan, cover by Gene Colan
It's a 12-pack of Captain America classics as only the Marvel Masterworks can bring them to you! Draped in the red, white and blue, there's no character in all of comics who represents America like Cap, and within these pages two of Marvel's greatest creators set him on a path through the tumultuous '70s that bears a character's, and a nation's, soul. In story after story Stan Lee and Gene Colan push the envelope for adventure as Cap goes behind enemy lines in Vietnam; teams with the Falcon to oppose the radical Diamondheads; and then sets out on a coast-to-coast road trip full of motorcycle gangs, rock festivals and the Red Skull! The excitement reaches fever pitch when the long, lost Bucky Barnes returns! Free from the guilt of his partner's death, Cap's slate is wiped clean, however, anything but a normal life is ahead‹because Baron Strucker, Dr. Doom and M.O.D.O.K. are tied up in Bucky's return. Before the story's done you'll witness Cap vs. Bucky, the origin of M.O.D.O.K. and the beginning of the Captain America/Falcon team! Featuring guest appearances by Nick Fury, the Incredible Hulk and Peter Parker, and villains from Batroc to the Mole Man and the Monster Ape, they're classics one and all. Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA #125-136
248 pages, $54.99.
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: ATLAS ERA STRANGE TALES VOL. 3 HC
Written by Stan Lee and various, penciled by Joe Maneely, Tony Dipreta, Joe Sinnott, John Forte, Bill Everett, Gene Colan, John Buscema, Carmine Infantino, Bernie
Krigstein, Paul Reinman, Harry Anderson, Ed Goldfarb, Dick Ayers, Bill Benulis,
Jack Katz and various, cover by Anderson.
In the 1950s Marvel was known by another name‹Atlas‹and during that era of tension and paranoia Stan Lee brought together the best and brightest artists of the era, all to scare the pants off you! From titans of the times like Joe Maneely, Bill Everett and Bernie Krigstein, to young talents like John Romita, Gene Colan and John Buscema, they all came together to make Strange Tales one of the greatest horror mags of the day. Populated by vampires, ghouls, werewolves, mad scientists, stone-cold killers and outer space evils with an eye towards Earth, every issue brims with dark and horrific stories as could only be crafted in the days before the Comics Code. So come share a coffin with the Marvel Masterworks and take a strange trip to the time when horror ruled the racks and the only thing scarier than the stories was turning the lights out after you read them. Collecting Strange Tales #21-30.
272 pages, $59.99.
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VOL. 11 HC
Written by Brian Michael Bendis, penciled by Stuart Immonen, David Lafuente and Mark Bagley, cover by Immonen.
When Spidey's most fearsome foe strikes, it looks bad for the outmatched web-slinger ‹ but Silver Sable and her Wild Pack may turn the tide! Have they come to save Spider-Man, or is their motive something more sinister? Then, Ultimate Spider-Man meets the Ultimate End. It begins with a blessedly normal day for Peter Parker. It ends with a final moment that will leave you without words. Magneto has issued his Ultimatum to the world ‹ and unleashed a tidal wave upon Manhattan that triggers a new epoch in the history of civilization. In the center of the maelstrom are New York City's most gallant defender and the family and friends that live ‹ and die ‹ beside him. This is the story of Aunt May, Mary Jane, Kitty Pryde, J. Jonah Jameson and the hero that looms over all their lives as they bear witness to the end times of the Ultimate Universe. Collecting Ultimate Spider-Man #123-133, Ultimate Spider-Man Annual #3, Ultimatum: Spider-Man Requiem #1-2.
384 pages, $39.99
NEW AVENGERS VOL. 5 HC
Written by Brian Michael Bendis, penciled by MICHAEL GAYDOS, DAVID MACK, JIM CHEUNG
& BILLY TAN, cover by ALEKSI BRICLOT
Who can you trust? Now that the shape-shifting Skrulls' plot to infiltrate Earth has begun, that question has a clear answer: Trust no one! Explore the dramatic turmoil of the Avengers roster as the slow-burning Skrull menace ratchets up and finally explodes in their faces. Featuring Luke Cage, Echo, Wolverine, Spider-Woman and other NEW AVENGERS favorites. Learn the shocking answers to these burning questions: has Captain America truly returned to again lead the Avengers? What were the Skrulls able to learn from the captive Illuminati? How did Spider-Woman and the Skrulls survive House of M? And whose side will the super-powered criminals of the Marvel Universe take as the Skrull invasion decimates New York City? These vivid stories of paranoia and suspense are brought to you by writer Brian Michael Bendis and a dream team of comics brightest art talents ‹ including Michael Gaydos, David Mack, Jim Cheung and Billy Tan. Collecting NEW AVENGERS #38-47.
256 pages, $29.99
CAPTAIN AMERICA: AMERICA FIRST HC
Written by HOWARD CHAYKIN,
DANIEL KNAUF, CHARLES KNAUF, KYLE HIGGINS & ALEC SIEGEL, penciled by HOWARD CHAYKIN, MITCH BREITWEISER
& AGUSTIN PADILLA, cover by HOWARD CHAYKIN
Collecting three exciting tales exploring the storied history of America's greatest champion. First, Howard Chaykin pulls back the Iron Curtain on one of Captain America's wiliest nemeses‹Soviet Russia and her never-ending parade of spies, saboteurs and fifth columnists. Next, it's 1944 and them sneaky Nazis have managed to crack the secrets of electro-magnetic physicsŠyeah, that's right: apples may fall down in the free world, but schnitzels are falling up in the skies over a mysterious lab in a Polish forest, thanks to a little help from a nearby forced-labor camp. Sure, we could send in the Marines, but why bother when we've got Captain America?! Plus: Wounded behind enemy lines, Captain America faces one of his greatest challenges yet‹
escaping a Nazi POW campŠas Steve Rogers! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA: AMERICA FIRST, OPERATION ZERO POINT and PRISONERS OF DUTY.
128 pages, $19.99
CAPTAIN AMERICA: REBORN PREMIERE HC
Written by ED BRUBAKER, penciled by BRYAN HITCH & BUTCH GUICE, covers by BRYAN HITCH & JOE QUESADA
Following the events of Captain America #600, Steve Rogers' closest friends and allies may have found a way to bring back the original Captain America. Or is what they found something more sinister? The Red Skull's greatest plan to destroy Captain America has been in motion and its completion is almost at hand. Will Captain America be lost forever or will he be REBORN? Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA: REBORN #1-6 and CAPTAIN AMERICA REBORN: PRELUDE digital comic.
168 pages, $24.99
ENDER'S SHADOW: COMMAND SCHOOL PREMIERE HC
Written by MIKE CAREY , penciled by SEBASTIAN FIUMARA, cover by Pasqual Ferry
The companion series to New York Times bestseller Orson Scott Card's award-winning novel Ender's Game returns! With time running out for the human race, Bean is assigned to Dragon army under the command of the legendary Ender Wiggin. But their relationship is a bruising clash of egos and agendas from the start - and it only gets worse when Dragon face their first battle. Collecting ENDER'S SHADOW: COMMAND SCHOOL #1-5.
120 pages, $24.99.
ENDER'S GAME: COMMAND SCHOOL PREMIERE HC
Written by Christopher Yost, penciled by Pasqual Ferry, cover by Pasqual Ferry
The second volume of New York Times bestseller Orson Scott Card's sci-fi epic! Ender Wiggin may be the only hope that humanity has against an alien race that threatens Earth with annihilation. He's been given his own army, and now commands 40 soldiers in a series of war games in preparation for invasion...and he's only nine years old. The classic sci-fi story heads to its incredible conclusion as Ender takes control of Dragon Army. But Ender is quickly realizing that the aliens may not be his true enemy in Battle School...his TEACHERS are. Collecting ENDER'S GAME: COMMAND SCHOOL #1-5.
120 pages, $24.99.
ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN: THE WORLD ACCORDING TO PETER PARKER PREMIERE HC
Written by Brian Michael Bendis, penciled by DAVID LAFUENTE, cover by DAVID LAFUENTE
Almost ten years ago, Ultimate Spider-Man launched the Ultimate line, a reinvention of the Marvel Universe that defied the odds and every expectation. Today, it happens again: This new chapter in the life of the teenaged webslinger picks up in the aftermath of Ultimatum and completely redefines the status quo of Spider-Man for the next generation! With a new supporting cast, new villians and maybe even a new Spider-Man. Collecting ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #1-6.
144 pages, $24.99.
WOLVERINE WEAPON X VOL. 2: INSANE IN THE BRAIN PREMIERE HC
Written by JASON AARON, penciled by YANICK PAQUETTE, cover by ADAM KUBERT
Welcome to Dunwich Sanatorium, where the only people weirder than the patients are the doctors in charge. The newest resident is a man known only as Patient X, a poor confused soul who doesn't remember who he is or how he came to be here. He only has vague memories of living with wolverines and traveling to the moon and killing lots and lots of people. Lucky for him, he came to the right place. The good Dr. Rot knows everything there is to know about the human brain. Including how to remove it! Collecting WOLVERINE: WEAPON X #6-10.
120 pages, $24.99.
WOLVERINE ORIGINS: SEVEN THE HARD WAY PREMIERE HC
Written by DANIEL WAY, penciled by DOUG BRAITHWAITE, cover by DOUG BRAITHWAITE
Recent events have made it clear‹in excruciatingly painful detail‹to Wolverine that it's time for a change in tactics. Romulus knows Wolverine too well; any plan that Wolverine could come up with, Romulus would anticipate. The solution? Use someone else's plan‹a plan that requires the participation of several different and very unlikely characters plucked from all corners of the Marvel Universe. But some of these characters won't exactly be willing to participate. Take Hulk, for exampleŠ Collecting WOLVERINE ORIGINS #41-45.
120 PGS./Parental Advisory Š$19.99.
WOLVERINE: DARK WOLVERINE VOL. 2 - MY HERO PREMIERE HC
Written by MARJORIE LIU
& DANIEL WAY, penciled by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
& GUISSEPPE CAMMUNCOLI, cover by GREG LAND
As an Avenger, Daken is supposed to be one of the good
guys - to the public, anyway. But when a tape revealing his true colors is leaked onto the internet, Daken will be forced to clean up his act...and confront the possibility that being a hero might just be more difficult than being the villain! Collecting DARK WOLVERINE #78-81.
112 pages, $19.99.
DAREDEVIL/ECHO: PARTS OF A HOLE PREMIERE HC
Written by David Mack, art and cover by Joe Quesada.
She is Echo. Though seemingly kindred souls, their secret identities are very much at odds. Maya seeks out her father's killer, a man that Kingpin fingers as Daredevil. Can Matt Murdock clear his name before his new love becomes his executioner? Acclaimed writer/painter David Mack and artist Joe Quesada weave a tale of dangerous liaisons and forbidden romance that will change the Man Without Fear forever! Collecting Daredevil #9-12.
184 pages, $24.99.
AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE - DREAMS & NIGHTMARES PREMIERE HC
Written by Christos N. Gage, penciled by Rafa Sandoval
and Jorge Molina, cover by Matteo De Longis.
A shocking new era 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! Collecting Avengers: The Initiative #26-30.
120 pages, $19.99.
PUNISHER NOIR PREMIERE HC
Written by Frank Tieri, penciled by Paul Azaceta, cover by Dennis Calero
It's the Roaring Twenties and mobster Dutch Schultz's iron-fisted reign is about to meet its greatest challenge. But will the greatest threat to his criminal empire come from Thomas Dewey and the government? Will it come from fellow mobsters like Lucky Luciano or Al Capone? No, it'll come in the form of a man sporting a familiar skull symbol and a gun in his hand. Because once the Punisher hits the scene, the mean streets are about to get a whole lot meaner. Collecting Punisher Nori #1-4.
112 pages, $19.99.
OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE A TO Z VOL. 13 PREMIERE HC
Written by Jeff Christiansen, Stuart Vandal, Ronald Byrd, Mike O'Sullivan, Michael Hoskin, Madison Carter,
Sean Mcquaid, Mike Fichera, Markus Raymond, Rob
London, Jacob Rougemont, Chris Biggs, Jeph York,
David Wiltfong abd Kevin Garcia , penciled by various, cover by Tom Grummett.
Featuring more expanded and up-to-date biographies from the likes of the Vision to the Young Avengers! Including a host of X-teams including X-Factor, X-Force, X-Men and X-Statix! Includes heroes such as War Machine, the Hulk's Warbound, Adam Warlock, Warpath, the Wasp(s), Wiccan, the Winter Guard, Pete Wisdom, Wolfsbane, Wolverine, Wonder Man, Jimmy Woo, X-23, Nate Grey the X-Man and Xorn! With villains including Emperor Vulcan, Vulture, Weapon X, Wendigo, Whiplash, Wizard, the Wrecking Crew and the Yellow Claw! Plus: Werewolves! Wild Child! The New Mutants' Warlock! Asgard's own Warriors Three! Mary Jane Watson!
240 pages, $24.99.
RUNAWAYS: PARENTAL GUIDANCE PREMIERE HC
Written by Brian K. Vaughan, penciled by Adrian Alphona, cover by Marcos Martin.
The return of the Pride! The secret super-villain society is back, but this all-new group isn't made up of the Runaways' evil parents. Who are these shadowy players, and what do they want with the Marvel Universe's next generation of heroes? Plus: When the youngest member of the Runaways is separated from her teammates, Molly Hayes must survive a night alone on the mean streets of Los Angeles! The 11-year-old mutant girl soon hooks up with a new group of runaways, but is their mysterious leader a hero or a villain? Collecting Runaways (2005) #13-18.
144 pages, $19.99.
AVENGERS: THE CONTEST PREMIERE HC
Written by Bill Mantlo, Mark Gruenwald, Steven Grant, Steve Englehart and Tom Defalco, penciled by John Romita Jr., Al Milgrom and Bob Hall, covers by Romita and Milgrom.
To return his fellow Elder of the Universe, the Collector, to life, the Grandmaster enters a cosmic wager with Death herself, using Earth heroes as their chess pieces! Heroes from around the world, including several never-before-seen, battle it out for nothing less than the fate of Earth itself in the Contest of Champions! Featuring every Earth hero, circa 1982! Then, Grandmaster causes more problems for the Avengers when he plans to wipe out all life in the universe, and he pits the Avengers of both coasts against each other to claim his prize! Starring 15 Avengers and special
guest star, the Silver Surfer! Collecting Contest of Champions #1-3, West Coast Avengers Annual #2 and
Avengers Annual #16.
168 pages, $24.99
AVENGERS: STANDOFF PREMIERE HC
Written by GEOFF JOHNS, DAN JURGENS & MIKE GRELL, penciled by GARY FRANK, ALAN DAVIS & IVAN REIS, cover by ALAN DAVIS
Thor has answered the Avengers' call to action from day one, but the god of thunder has an even higher responsibility: to his worshippers. The Thunderer responds to entreaties from a dicatorship's denizens in a part of the world bad enough to have Doctor Doom for a neighbor! But not everyone's in favor of divine intervention, and it's Secretary of Defense Iron Man's job to get the god out ‹ leaving Captain America to play referee between two of the world's biggest super-powers! Do the Avengers have a prayer of weathering this storm? Featuring She-Hulk, the Falcon, the Enchantress, the Warriors Three and more! Collecting AVENGERS (1998) #62-64, THOR (1998) #58 AND IRON MAN (1998) #64.
120 pages, $24.99.
RIFTWAR PREMIERE HC
Written by BRYAN J.L. GLASS, penciled by RYAN STEGMAN, cover by JASON CHAN
The Castle Crydee has stood strong against a multitude of enemies over the years, and has kept its people safe. But now, a new enemy from another world threatens to destroy them, and Prince Arutha, Swordmaster Fannon and Squire Roland struggle to keep them at bay. Meanwhile, Pug, apprentice to the magician Kulgan, goes on an offensive with his master and a band of soldiers into the heart of the enemy camp. It's a daring challengeŠone that will ultimately prove fatal for one of themŠand will change the course of the other's life. Collecting Riftwar #1-5.
144 pages, $24.99
SPIN ANGELS PREMIERE HC
Written by Jean-Luc Sala, penciled and cover by Pierre-Mony Chan.
A head-on collision between John Woo and John Paul II! On the fringes of the Vatican's religious administration, a powerful Cardinal is overseeing the execution of the Church's most discreet objectives with a force of black-ops specialists and spies. When a mafia godfather puts his best hit man in service of the Vatican to settle an honor debt, he will act as the guardian angel of a beautiful young investigator, but can he keep her out of the crossfire? Ancient secrets threaten to uproot the seat of religious power, and there are people ready to kill to protect it. Can good men fight fire with fire without losing their souls? Collecting Spin Angels #1-3.
