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MONDAY, JULY 26, 2010MARVEL COMICS FOR OCTOBERTRON: THE BETRAYAL #1
Written by JAI NITZ
Plot courtesy STARLIGHT RUNNER ENTERTAINMENT
Penciled by ANDIE TONG
Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA
Get a first look at the world of the upcoming Tron: Legacy! Following the events of the original Tron, the year is 1983 and Kevin Flynn is now in charge of Encom. He's built it into the largest videogame company in the world. But that's not all Kevin has accomplished Ð he's also secretly built the Grid, a digital world filled with living programs! More than a place where he can race light cycles, it's a place where he can build and test environments only limited by his imagination. But the Grid is far more complex than even its creator realizes, and even Flynn can't be in two places at once. As this new world develops a life of its own, Flynn is going to first need the help of an old friend, a security program named Tron. Showcasing a key time of the mythology of the Tron world, part one of THE BETRAYAL will show the early days of the Grid, and the first appearances of the heroes and villains that will be seen in Tron: Legacy.
56 pages, $4.99.
UNCANNY X-FORCE #1
Written byÊRICK REMENDER Pencils by JEROME OPENA Cover byÊESAD RIBIC Variant Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC Variant Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN Variant Cover by ROB LIEFELD
"AGES," PART 1. Wolverine promised Cyclops that X-Force would disband -- he lied. A secret society has resurrected En Sabah Nur, putting into motion events that will turn this age of heroes into an Age of Apocalypse! To hold them back,ÊWolverine and Archangel bring together Fantomex, Deadpool, and Psylocke to form The Uncanny X-Force! Stained by their history, they are the only ones capable of making the hard resolutions necessary. A band of likeminded friends and mercenaries set to one purpose, one big ugly task -- kill Apocalypse by any means.
32 pages, $3.99.
CARNAGE #1
Written by ZEB WELLS
Pencils & Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN
Variant Cover by Clayton Crain
Variant Cover by Arthur Adams
CARNAGE IS BACK! The fan-favorite villain returns to rock the CARNAGE IS BACK! The fan-favorite villain returns to rock the Marvel Universe, with the Amazing Spider-Man and the Invincible Iron Man first on his hit list. But just why Ð and how Ð has Carnage returned, and how many of Marvel's heroes will it take to stop him?
32 pages, $3.99.
ASTONISHING X-MEN: XENOGENESIS #5
Written by WARREN ELLIS
Pencils & Cover by KAARE ANDREWS
The truth behind the mutant babies of Karere township is discovered -- an innocent man who might also doom the town, if not the whole of Africa, by accident. ÊThe X-Men have to put themselves between two armies to save a mutant who might not be worth saving...
32 pages, $3.99.
MARVELMAN FAMILY'S FINEST #4
Written by MICK ANGLO & VARIOUS
Penciled by MICK ANGLO & VARIOUS
Cover by MIKE PERKINS
Variant Cover by JAE LEE
With one word -- KIMOTA! -- newspaper copy boy Micky Moran becomes the invincible, indestructible Marvelman! In 1954, MARVELMAN #25 began the saga of one of the most storied characters ever to emerge from the British comics market. Now, thrill to the adventures of Marvelman, Young Marvelman and Kid Marvelman as they take on enemy agents, mad scientists and more in this "best of" series!
40 pages, black and white, $3.99.
THE STAND: HARDCASES #4
Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA
Penciled by MIKE PERKINS
Cover by TOMM COKER
In a house in the newly established Boulder Free Zone, behind closed doors, seven soul survivors are holding a clandestine meeting. Their agenda:ÊSaving a disease-decimated country and protecting themselves against the threat of the dark man. But what are they missing? Harold Lauder, who is biding his time and plotting his revenge... And Mother Abagail, who is having a crisis of faith and coming face-to-face with her personal demons... Hold your breath and say your prayers, True Believers, as we head towards the final conflict!
32 pages, $3.99.
HALO: FALL OF REACH - BOOT CAMP #2
Written by BRIAN REED
Pencils & Cover by FELIX RUIZ
Stolen from their families and conscripted by the military, John-117 and the other child SPARTAN recruits are lost in the wilderness, out-manned and outgunned! Brian Reed (SIEGE: FRONT LINE) and Felix Ruiz (THE URANIAN) take the HALO legend to new heights with this origin story of Master Chief!
32 pages, $3.99.
TALES OF THE DRAGON GUARD -- INTO THE VEIL #2
Written by ANGE
Pencils by CRISTIAN PATY
Cover by CRISTIAN PATY
Twenty years have gone by since a Dragon devastated the Doge's Palace. The area is now a theater of dark affairs. At the heart of the ruins, around the neck of the Doge lies the Arken jewel -- the symbol of his lineage. He who wears it will, in turn, inherit the throne. Looters, mercenaries, heirs -- many hope to get their hands on precious jewel. Among them, two Dragon Knights and their apprentice! However, their journey and their intentions differ from the others who seek the jewel. But their alliance is fragile and the Palace ruins shelter strange creatures who wish to tear them apart. Is the dangerous dragon really dead and what new monsters has the Veil created?
48 pages, $5.99.
PROMETHEUS #1
Written by CRISTOPHE BEC
Pencils & Cover by CRISTOPHE BEC
Variant Cover by CRISTOPHE BEC
From European master Cristophe Bec comes this extraordinary story. A series of completely inexplicable events are afflicting our world, day after day at precisely 13 hours and 13 minutes. September 21, 2019 -- 13h13m: The space shuttle Atlantis disappears without a trace from control screens, completely lost to NASA ground control. September 22, 2019 --13h13m: All timepieces on the planet suddenly stop. And that's just a beginning... as the threat of the Apocalypse hangs over the entire planet, the future of Humanity is plunged into darkness and obscurity... heralding the worst for our civilization.
48 pages, $5.99.
ORSON SCOTT CARD'S ENDER IN EXILE #5
Written by AARON JOHNSTON
Penciled by POP MHAN
Cover by SEBASTIAN FIUMARA
The exciting conclusion to Orson Scott Card's bestselling novel and direct sequel to Ender's Game! Ender has found a cocoon of a young Formic hive queen who carries within her ten thousand Formic eggs. With it, Ender can restore the alien species he destroyed in the war. But should he? Or would he be opening Pandora's box, unleashing Earth's deadliest enemies to finish what they started? It all comes to a head here as Ender accepts or rejects his destiny as the Speaker for the Dead.
32 pages, $3.99.
DEADPOOL #28
Written by DANIEL WAY
Penciled by CARLO BARBERI
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
Vampire Variant by TBA
"I'M YOUR MAN," PART 2
Uh-oh. Sooo...it looks like maybe somebody got talked into doing something for someone who wasn't who they said they were. And now the person who really is that person is kinda mad. Well, really mad, actually. But that's okay because Deadpool is totally gonna fix this. Just like he always does.
32 pages, $2.99.
DEADPOOL CORPS #7
Written by VICTOR GISCHLER
Penciled by MARAT MYCHAELS
Cover by ROB LIEFELD
"YOU SAY YOU WANT A REVOLUTION?" PART 1
Drifting in space, the Bea Arthur has been damaged almost beyond repair by a sudden attack.Ê There is only enough life support for two people, so Deadpool must choose which of his teammates to release from cryo-sleep in order to save the rest.Ê Please, please, PLEASE don't let it be Dogpool!
32 pages, $2.99.
DEADPOOL PULP #2
Written by ADAM GLASS
& MIKE BENSON
Penciled by LAURENCE CAMPBELL
Cover by JAE LEE
What happens when you take one psychotic CIA spook and his ex-lover-turned-double-agent, and send them on a madcap chase after the man who holds the key to a couple nuclear briefcases built to start the next World War...stir in a Thalidomide party girl, a James Dean motorcycle gang...and for flavor, set it in the depraved Big Easy during Mardi Gras?ÊYou get DEADPOOL PULP #2.
32 pages, $3.99.
DEADPOOL TEAM-UP #888
Written by CULLEN BUNN
Penciled by TOM FOWLER
Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS
Let me tell ya something, Ben Grimm! And when ol' Deadpool's yapping, you better listen and listen good! You may think you're fantastic! But if you're gonna walk that aisle and get in the ring, you're better off with me than against me! I'm all about limousines, fine-looking ladies and--woo!--championship belts! By my side ... under my tutelage ... you might just amount to something! When it comes to clobbering time ... it's time to go to school! And you can take that to the bank, brother, because what ya gonna do ... when Deapoolmania runs wild ... on you!?!
32 pages, $2.99.
ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS 3 #3
Written by MARK MILLAR
Pencils by STEVE DILLON
Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL
Vampire X has gotten his fangs into Captain America! Now, that the country's biggest super hero is out of commission, the stakes are even higher. ÊWill Blade be able to help the Avengers hunt creatures of the night? Or are the heroes being prepped for a vampire main course?
32 pages, $3.99.
ULTIMATE COMICS MYSTERY #4
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils by RAFA SANDOVAL
Cover by J. SCOTT CAMPBELL
The ultimate enemy reveals itself!! One of the biggest shocks, if not THE biggest shock in the ten-year history of the Ultimate Universe happens right here! And Ultimate Marvel will never be the same again. ÊEver. ÊBrian Michael Bendis and Rafa
Sandoval bring you a thrilling conclusion to the second part of the Enemy trilogy that'll be talked about for years!
32 pages, $3.99.
ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #15
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Art by SARA PICHELLI
Cover by DAVID LAFUENTE
Poor Peter Parker. ÊAll his friends hate him, his girlfriend has stopped speaking to him and to top it off, the whole world despises Spider-Man. What's a dude to do?? ÊHow about save the world and maybe meet the new love of his life? ÊFan-favorite BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (NEW AVENGERS) and rising Ultimate sensation, SARA PICHELLI (RUNAWAYS) bring you a new and exciting Spider-Man story you don't want to miss!!
32 pages, $3.99.
ULTIMATE COMICS THOR #1
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Pencils & Cover by CARLOS PACHECO
Villain Variant by MIKE CHOI
Exploding from the pages of the Ultimates, comes Ultimate Thor! Hickman and Pacheco as they go back to the beginning and tell the origin of Thor, Loki and the rest of Asgard! Ragnorak has descended and Asgard sits at the edge of the end. What will become of Thor and the Warriors Three? And what exactly does Baron Zemo, mysterious commander for the Nazis, have to do with it all? Ultimate Comics Thor brings you the untold story of Thor's thunderous debut!
32 pages, $3.99.
ULTIMATE COMICS X #5
Written by JEPH LOEB
Pencils & Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS
And now...THE HULK?! ÊWhat impossible situation has the cast of Ultimate X reaching out to the most powerful and dangerous person in the Ultimate Universe? ÊCan The Hulk be controlled or will he smash them all? ÊThe senses-shattering conclusion of the first arc.
32 pages, $3.99.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #645
Written by MARK WAID
Penciled by PAUL AZACETA
Cover by MARKO DJURDEVIC
Spidey Vs. Variant by TBD
The journey of ORIGIN OF THE SPECIES continues, as an army of Spidey's greatest villains sets the stage for one of the toughest fights of Spidey's life. You won't want to miss a single, bone-breaking page!
32 pages, $2.99.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #646
Written by MARK WAID
Art by PAUL AZACETA
Cover by MARKO DJURDEVIC
Vampire Variant by MIKE MAYHEW
Spidey Vs. Variant by
CHRIS BACHALO
THE HEARTBREAKING CONCLUSION OF ORIGIN OF THE
SPECIES! The odds are stacked against Spider-Man as he and Harry Osborn fight side-by-side in a battle to save Harry's child.Ê The people Peter Parker cares about most are in danger, and someone won't live to tell the tale! "Save everyone; never insist on resting!"
32 pages, $2.99.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #647
Written by BOB GALE,
JOE KELLY, DAN SLOTT,
FRED VAN LENTE, MARK WAID
& ZEB WELLS
Penciled by VARIOUS
Cover by MARKO DJURDEVIC
Variant Cover by
STEVE MCNIVEN
This is it!Ê After 101 issues, the writing team of Spidey Web-Heads says good-byeÊas the historic era known as BRAND NEW DAY comes to an end in a triple-sized SPECTACULAR!Ê
Over the past three years, he's faced New Ways to Die, a Gauntlet, and a Grim Hunt, and, through it all, Spider-Man has stood stronger than ever.Ê But while recent events may have drastically changed Peter and his friends, the ol' Parker luck threatens a turn for the even-worse at any second.ÊOne thing's for certain though, the sun is setting on the Wall-Crawler's Brand New Day, and tomorrow begins right here!Ê
64 pages, $4.99.
SPIDER-MAN/FANTASTIC FOUR #4
Written by CHRISTOS GAGE
Pencils & Cover by MARIO ALBERTI
Spidey and the FF join forces in the present day as the threads from our last three issues come together, and we finally learn the identity of the mysterious time-travelling figure who's been searching their past for deadly weapons to use against them!Ê Who is this sinister armored character?Ê Read the book and find out...and believe us, Marvelite, it's not who you thought at first glance!
32 pages, $3.99.
SPIDER-MAN VS. VAMPIRES #1
Written by Kevin Grevioux
Penciled by Roberto Castro
Cover by Chad Hardin
VAMPIRES!Ê You can't trust them, even when they're on your side. From the pages of Marvel Digital, Spider-Man's had a long history with Blade, the Vampire hunter, but when he finds him enslaved in an underground, undead fighting league, the web-head must fight Blade for his very life Ð or face the curse of the Vampire!
32 pages, $3.99.
AVENGERS #6
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
The blockbuster Avengers book continues!! Kang versus Ultron with Avengers from every era right in the middle. The end of this issue is a shocker that sets up one of the biggest new threats to the Marvel Universe!! Plus: another chapter in the oral history of the Avengers!
40 pages, $3.99.
SECRET AVENGERS #6
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Penciled by MIKE DEODATO JR.
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
Vampire Variant by AMANDA CONNER
Variant Cover by MIKE DEODATO
Everybody is Kung Fu fighting... as the Secret Avengers descend into the depths of Marvel's darkest corners on a new case that
brings them face to face with a Master of Kung Fu and many forces of evil. Ed Brubaker and Mike Deodato bring you another
twisted tale of Marvel's most popular new Avengers team.
32 pages, $3.99.
NEW AVENGERS #5
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by STUART IMMONEN
Vampire Variant by STEFANIE PERGER
Variant Cover by STUART IMMONEN
With everything on the line, Wolverine volunteers to make the ultimate sacrifice to save our dimension. Magic is being reinvented in the Marvel Universe and it is happening here!! Plus: another chapter in the oral history of the Avengers!
40 pages, $3.99.
AVENGERS ACADEMY #5
Written by CHRISTOS GAGE
Pencils by JORGE MOLINA
Cover by MIKE MCKONE
Variant Cover by MIKE MCKONE
Vampire Variant Cover by J.S. ROSSBACH
The Avengers Academy: exposed to the public? The existence of the school has been kept secret...and the fame-hungry Striker isn't happy about that at all!Ê But it may be a moot point as the obsessed super-criminal Whirlwind blames Hank Pym for the death of the woman he loved, Janet Van Dyne, and comes seeking revenge on Hank's inexperienced students, who are out on a field trip!ÊAnd hey, who's that locking lips with Justice?Ê
32 pages, $2.99.
AVENGERS & THE INFINITY GAUNTLET #3
Written by BRIAN CLEVINGER
Penciled by BRIAN CHURILLA
Cover by TOM GRUMMETT
The "new" Avengers have trekked across the stars to stop Thanos...and after being cramped in a space-trailer with Spider-Man and Doctor Doom, the Hulk wants one thing and one thing only: TO SMASH RAISIN CHIN MAN!!! But he better watch out, because Thanos will leave an infinity gauntlet-shaped imprint in the Hulk's jade jaws if he tries to mess with the mad titan's plans of cosmic domination!
32 pages, $2.99.
AVENGERS, THOR & CAPTAIN AMERICA: OFFICIAL INDEX TO THE MARVEL UNIVERSE #6
Written by VARIOUS
The chronicle of the Marvel Universe returns as the All-New Official Index to the Marvel Universe delves into the history of three more of Marvel's most enduring titles! Return with us to the Silver and Golden Ages to we launch our coverage of the Avengers (from AVENGERS #200), Thor (from THOR #287), and Captain America (from both CAPTAIN AMERICA #273 and 1941's CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS #21). Watch the Marvel universe's history unfold month by month as 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!
64 pages, $3.99.
AVENGERS VS. PET AVENGERS #1
Written by CHRIS ELIOPOULOS
Pencils & Cover by IG GUARA
Basic Truth: It's very hard to protect the earth when you've been turned into a frog. The Pet Avengers Return! Good thing, too, cuz dragons have decided that it's time to take over the world and oppress the silly humans once and for all!!! And since Captain America, Iron Man & Thor are all green and hopping about, here's hoping they can get used to their new flippers in time to fight alongside Earth's Mightiest Pets!
40 pages, $3.99.
BLACK WIDOW #7
Written by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI
Penciled by MANUEL GARCIA
Cover by TRAVEL FOREMAN
"KISS OR KILL," PART 2
Your name is Nick Crane. You're a young journalist whose senator father was seduced and murdered by a sexy Soviet agent who calls herself "Black Widow." Now she's abducted you and handcuffed you to a bed in a swank hotel penthouse. Now she's leaning over your prone body, whispering softly in your ear: I'm here to save you. Every cell in your body wants to kill her... but at the same time, part of you wants to kiss her. Very, very badly. Fortunately, that's a decision you won't have to make right now. Not with a pair of violent super-powered assassins smashing through the hotel windows...
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