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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

MARVEL COMICS FOR DECEMBER -- TRADE PAPERBACK

THOR BY WALTER SIMONSON OMNIBUS HC

Written by WALTER SIMONSON Penciled by WALTER SIMONSON with SAL BUSCEMA Covers by WALTER SIMONSON

Considered by many to be the greatest run on Thor ever, Walt Simonson's classic tales of the God of Thunder are collected here--completely remastered from the original artwork and newly colored by Steve Oliff! And there are too many timeless tales to count: The Casket of Ancient Winters! The death of Odin! The origins of Asgard! The sacrifice of the Executioner! Thor as a frog! The Mutant Massacre! The curse of Hela! The debut of Thor's body armor! Guest-starring Beta Ray Bill, Nick Fury and the Avengers! Featuring the threats of Fafnir the dragon, Loki, Lorelei, Malekith the Dark Elf, Surtur, Hela, the Titanium Man, Kurse, Zaniac, the Marauders, the Absorbing Man, Fin Fang Foom, the Destroyer and the Midgard Serpent! Collecting THOR #337-355, #357-369 & #371-382 and BALDER THE BRAVE #1-4.

1192 pages, $125.

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: ATLAS ERA STRANGE TALES VOL. 4 HC

Written by VARIOUS Penciled by VARIOUS Cover by HARRY ANDERSON

From the heart of the 1950s comes another dose of horrific monsters, unhinged lunatics, rampaging robots, and outer space invaders--the hallmarks of the explosive Atlas Era! Yes, it's a new batch of classics from the time when your comics kept you up at night. Chock full of stories--most never before reprinted--that run the spectrum of twists, surprises and shocks, Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Strange Tales features a host of artistic talent rarely seen a single series! So prepare yourself for just a few of the shocks they have in store for you: Werner Roth will find out whether or not you're made of "Flesh and Blood." Joe Sinnot sets off the "Danger Signal." Like it or not, Paul Reinman will discover whether you're "Man or Beast." John Romita sets his sights on "The Target." And Bill Everett reveals "Karnoff's Plan." Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Strange Tales is a dark trip into the wry and subversive heyday of horror comics that pushed comics hysteria to the breaking point. So why don't you see what all the hubbub was about and come join us for a scare? Collecting STRANGE TALES #31-39.

248 pages, $59.99.

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOL. 13 HC

Written by GERRY CONWAY Penciled by GIL KANE & ROSS ANDRU with JOHN ROMITA Cover by JOHN ROMITA SR.

Norman Osborn's memory has returned. The Green Goblin is back. Gwen Stacy is missing. And it will all lead to a confrontation atop the George Washington Bridge whose aftermath will leave Peter Parker, the Amazing Spider-Man, forever changed. That's right it's the--spoiler warning!-- death of Gwen Stacy, the story that put a generation into therapy and cemented the Green Goblin's name as the definition of evil. The Marvel Masterworks present this tragic tale and a host of Spider-Man classics that would come to define the Webspinner's world for years to come: the debut of Col. John Jameson's werewolf curse, the Man-Wolf. The beginning of Harry Osborn's descent into madness and suspicion and a certain green costume. The first appearance of Frank Castle--the Punisher--the maybe-villain, maybe-anti-hero who would rise to become one of Marvel's most famous characters. Topping it off, there's first appearance of the nefarious Jackal, the return of the Vulture, Hammerhead, the hilarious Human Torch-built Spider-Mobile, and the shocking wedding of Aunt May and Doctor Octopus! Add to that the debut of fan-favorite Spidey artist Ross Andru and what you have is a Marvel Masterworks! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #121-131.

248 pages, $54.99.

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE UNCANNY X-MEN VOL. 3 TPB

Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT & JOHN BYRNE Penciled by JOHN BYRNE Cover by JOHN BYRNE

The creative team that took the X-Men to their greatest heights--Claremont and Byrne--returns, so why worry, why wait, why not just dive straight into a full-out battle with Magneto! The Master of Magnetism has a score to settle with the students of the Xavier School, and each member of the merry mutants must struggle to hold onto their humanity as their nemesis strips them to their very core. A narrow escape leads them out of the fire, into the frying pan (a.k.a. the Savage Land) where they face Sauron and the immortal Garokk, the Petrified Man. As they refined their uncanny team, Claremont and Byrne began to peel back the layers of mystery behind their increasingly popular hot-headed Canuck, Wolverine. You'll see his healing factor put on display for the first time, meet Mariko, a woman who seems to know the details of his shrouded past, and learn that he has a name, an enigmatic name--"Logan." Meanwhile, thinking her teammates killed in their battle with Magneto, Jean Grey heads for Muir Island in the beginning of the storyline that will culminate in the Dark Phoenix Saga! That's not all, though, there's one more battle ahead for the X-Men, and it's against the fan-favorite super team from up north--Alpha Flight! Collecting X-MEN #111-121.

208 pages, $24.99.

TOMB OF DRACULA VOL. 3 TPB

Written by MARV WOLFMAN, CHRIS CLAREMONT & DAVID KRAFT Penciled by GENE COLAN & DON HECK Cover by GIL KANE

Are there horrors even greater than Dracula? Judge for yourself as the Lord of Darkness battles mad science and madder magic! His wars with both Quincy Harker and Doctor Sun continue, but how can either Dracula or Sun rule the world if the demon Y'Garon destroys it? Plus: more flashbacks from across Dracula's life and death, including his first meeting with Blade's Vampire Hunters! Also featuring the first appearance of Hannibal King, vampire detective! Collecting TOMB OF DRACULA #24-31 and GIANT-SIZE DRACULA #2-4.

256 pages, $24.99.

X-FORCE: SEX AND VIOLENCE HC

Written by CRAIG KYLE & CHRISTOPHER YOST Penciled by GABRIELE DELL'OTTO Cover by GABRIELE DELL'OTTO

Just when you thought it was over, we pull you back in--it's the X-Force story everyone's been talking about, finally delivered! Wolverine and Domino have always had a special relationship, but everything goes upside down when the Assassins Guild puts out a hit on our gun wielding bombshell. Why do they want her dead? And more importantly, how many people have to die before Wolverine and Domino can spend some quality time together? Get ready for the sexiest blood-soaked ride Craig Kyle and Chris Yost have ever delivered as they join forces with international superstar Gabriele Dell'otto to offer up their final X-Force story! Plus, Grant Morrison and Leinil Yu bring you the story of how Wolverine and Domino first got together in the pages of New X-Men. Collecting X-FORCE: SEX AND VIOLENCE #1-3 & NEW X-MEN ANNUAL 2001.

120 pages, $19.99.

DEADPOOL TEAM-UP VOL. 2: SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP HC

Written by ROB WILLIAMS, DAVE LAPHAM, FRANK TIERI, JAMES ASMUS & JEFF PARKER Penciled by MATTEO SCALERA, SHAWN CRYSTAL, CHRIS STAGGS, MICAH GUNNELL & STEVE SANDERS Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS

Everyone's favorite Merc with a Mouth continues hacking and wisecracking his way across the Marvel Universe in this second volume of riotous, ridiculous and outright reprehensible team-ups! First up, Deadpool goes to England where he squares off with Captain Britain over a fabled weapons haul. Then, what happens when the only person a demonic sorceress named Satana can find to help her is our lovable and slightly deranged Deadpool? Well, telling you would be telling, but if you listen real hard you might hear the distant chimes of...wedding bells!? Also, Mr. X has traveled near and far andÊfacedÊsome of the best fighters the world has to offer. But can anything prepare him for what happens when Deadpol is contracted to kill him? Then Deadpool's destructive past catches up with him when he gets a call from the indestructible robot (and part-time insurance agent) Aaron Stack AKA Machine Man! All this plus GORILLA MAN! Collecting DEADPOOL TEAM-UP #893-889 and DEADPOOL CORPS: RANK AND FOUL.

192 pages, $24.99.

MARVEL UNIVERSE VS. THE PUNISHER HC

Written by JONATHAN MABERRY Penciled by GORAN PARLOV Cover by GORAN PARLOV

The creative team of Jonathan Maberry and Goran Parlov take you on a journey into the darkest territory in this Marvel Knights series. A terrible plague has swept the Earth, turning everyone Ð human, hero, villain, god and monster -- into sadistic cannibal predators. As Spider-Man, the Hulk, the Thing and other infected start a feeding frenzy, the world falls in a wave of insatiable violence. Now, five years later, one man hunts the wasteland that was New York City. One man stands against the hordes of monsters who hunt the night. He is the Punisher, the Last Gun on Earth. And he has an endless supply of ammunition. This oversized hardcover also comes packed with cover sketches and other choice extras. Collecting MARVEL UNIVERSE VS. THE PUNISHER #1-4.

112 pages, $19.99.

CAPTAIN AMERICA: ZEMO PREMIERE HC

Written by ED BRUBAKER Penciled by BUTCH GUICE Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC

Zemo and Bucky -- two characters linked through history whether they like it or not. And now Zemo has set his sights on Bucky and plans to destroy our new Captain America one step at a time. It's the hardest hitting Captain America story ever by the team of Ed Brubaker and Butch Guice. Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA #606-610.

120 pages, $19.99.

PUNISHERMAX: BULLSEYE PREMIERE HC

Written by JASON AARON Penciled by STEVE DILLON Cover by DAVE JOHNSON

They say he's the deadliest assassin the world has ever known. They say that once he sets his sights on someone, he never misses, no matter what he has to go through to get them.Ê Though his methods may seem unorthodox, even insane, they say he's never failed to kill a single target.Ê No one knows where he comes from or why he does it.Ê No one knows his name.Ê They all just call him Bullseye.Ê And now he's come to New York City, with his sights set on Frank Castle.Ê Let the hunt begin.Ê If you thought our new MAX version of Kingpin was intense, you ain't seen nothing yet. Collecting PUNISHERMAX #6-11.

144 pages, $24.99.

SPIDER-MAN: ORIGIN OF THE SPECIES PREMIERE HC

Written by MARK WAID Penciled by PAUL AZACETA Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC

With Peter Parker's ONE MOMENT IN TIME behind him and Mary Jane back in his life, Spidey finds himself ready for a new startÉbut the various threads of his life since his BRAND NEW DAY are about to crash together violently. When Norman Osborn's baby is bornÉ every villain on the planet wants the first ever strain of pure Goblin blood, leaving Spider-Man's friends and family exposed to a Sinister plan that threatens to bring down every strand or Peter's life that's been stitched together carefully over the past few years. It may be a clichŽ to say itÉbut after ORIGIN OF THE SPECIES absolutely nothing will be the same. Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #642-647.

224 pages, $24.99.

X-FORCE: UNDER THE GUN PREMIERE HC

Written by FABIAN NICIEZA & ROB LIEFELD Penciled by ROB LIEFELD, MARK PACELLA, MIKE MIGNOLA, TERRY SHOEMAKER & GREG CAPULLO Covers by ROB LIEFELD

X-Force has survived its first fights--but the stakes just keep getting higher, and the villains deadlier! A new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, including Toad and Sauron, has formed and joined forces with the Morlocks, and their frightening attack on our heroes leaves one team member mortally wounded! Plus: the mysteries between Cable and Stryfe deepen, Deadpool goes after Domino and Cable, a government task force comes after X-Force, and one mutant is revealed to be an imposter! And just who are the X-Ternals? Collecting X-FORCE #5-15 and material from X-FORCE ANNUAL #1.

272 pages, $34.99.

BLACK WIDOW: THE NAME OF THE ROSE PREMIERE HC

Written by MARJORIE LIU Penciled by DANIEL ACU„A Cover by DANIEL ACU„A

The deadly super-spy from IRON MAN 2, INVINCIBLE IRON MAN and CAPTAIN AMERICA in her own action-packed tale! Natasha Romanoff is not a super hero. She's not psychic. She doesn't fly. And yet as the Black Widow, she manages to hold her own against a world of incredibly powerful enemiesÉand allies. But now someone has tried to kill NatashaÉand almost succeeded. Injured gravely, almost beyond her ability to recover, Black Widow sets out to find her attackerÉwith no suspects and no leads. Who could be deadly enough to get the drop on Natasha? And what connections do they have to some of her closest super hero friendsÉ? Collecting BLACK WIDOW #1-5 and material from ENTER THE HEROIC AGE.

136 pages, $24.99.

ONE MONTH TO LIVE PREMIERE HC

Written by RICK REMENDER, STUART MOORE, JOHN OSTRANDER & ROB WILLIAMS Penciled by ANDREA MUTTI, KOI TURNBULL & MORE Cover by MIKE FYLES

In a world of unlikely heroes, Dennis Sykes is about to become Marvel's unlikeliest. Banker by day, struggling parent by night Ð and unhappy about it all. But when a tragic turn of events gives Dennis a 30 day death sentence, he discovers his accident comes with super-powers. And as the weeks in Dennis' life tick down, he sets out to leave a mark one way or the other - - even if he has to go through Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and the Avengers to do it. Everyone is the hero of their own storyÉbut not every hero is a good guy. Collecting ONE MONTH TO LIVE #1-5.

128 pages, $19.99.

THOR THE MIGHTY AVENGER VOL. 1: THE GOD WHO FELL TO EARTH GN-TPB

Written by ROGER LANGRIDGE Penciled by CHRIS SAMNEE Cover by CHRIS SAMNEE

He's banished, he's mad, and he wants to FIGHT. Langridge and Samnee re-imagine the God of Thunder in Thor the Mighty Avenger! THRILL as he battles robots the size of cities! GASP as he tames the mightiest sea creatures! SWOON as he rescues damsels from the vilest villains! It's Thor as you've NEVER seen him! Plus, relive some of Thor's earliest adventures with special reprints of JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #83-84. Collecting THOR THE MIGHTY AVENGER #1-4 and JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #83-84.

128 pages, $14.99.

X-MEN NOIR: MARK OF CAIN GN-TPB

Written by FRED VAN LENTE Penciled by DENNIS CALERO Cover by DENNIS CALERO

Buried deep in the jungles of Madripoor, under the temple of the Juggernaut, is a jewel sought by many: the Crimson Gem of Cyttorak. But it's a team led by Logan, Cyclops and the Angel that will get to it first! Though once they claim the metaphysical power of the gem, how long will they be able to keep it? And what does the sinister Charles Xavier, leader of the gang of young sociopaths, the X-Men, have up his sleeve now that he's been released from Ryker's with Wanda Magnus by his side? Collecting X-MEN NOIR: MARK OF CAIN #1-4.

112 pages, $14.99.

SUPER HERO SQUAD VOL. 4 DIGEST

Written by PAUL TOBIN Penciled by MARCELO DICHIARA, DARIO BRIZUELA & TODD NAUCK Cover by

Return to SUPER HERO CITY in this fourth volume of the hilarious SUPER HERO SQUAD comic strips! It's the Marvel Universe in a way you've never seen before, a crowded capital of classy crusaders and crafty criminals in a crammed collective. Take a stroll down to the Xavier Institute, past the FF's Baxter BuildingÉbut don't stray too far, because dastardly DOCTOR DOOM's domain is the next block overÉ! Collecting more of the comics seen on MARVELKIDS.COM.

96 pages, $9.99.

SUPER HERO SQUAD: INFINITY SWORD QUEST GN-TPB

Written by MARK HOFFMEIER, CORT LANE, TODD DEZAGO & EUGENE SON Penciled by CHRISTOPHER JONES, MARCELO DICHIARA & LEONEL CASTELLANI Cover by MARCELO DICHIARA

C'mon down to SUPER HERO CITY and join IRON MAN, HULK, WOLVERINE, CAPTAIN AMERICA, SILVER SURFER, THOR and waaaaaaay more-more-more, as they battle DR. DOOM and his masters of evil for control of the SUPER-powerful Infinity Fractals! Collecting SUPER HERO SQUAD #1-5.

120 pages, $14.99.

UNCANNY X-MEN: THE BIRTH OF GENERATION HOPE TPB

Written by MATT FRACTION with ALLAN HEINBERG Penciled by WHILCE PORTACIO with JAMIE McKELVIE, STEVEN SANDERS & OLIVIER COIPEL Cover by TERRY DODSON

After the events of SECOND COMING, the X-Men's world has changed. Don't miss the stunning emergence of a new generation of heroes as the Hope and the X-Men race to find the latest of the new mutant activations! Plus: Kitty Pryde and Emma Frost's first encounter since Kitty took her trip in a bullet, and things come to a head between Emma and her prisoner Sebastian Shaw! And what role do the X-Men have to play as the Marvel Universe enters the Heroic Age? Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN #526-529 and UNCANNY X-MEN: THE HEROIC AGE.

144 pages, $16.99.

HALO: HELLJUMPER TPB

Written by PETER DAVID Penciled by ERIC NGUYEN Cover by ERIC NGUYEN

Helljumpers. The very name strikes fear in the hearts of even the most ruthless Covenant warriors. The Orbital Drop Shock Troopers of the 105th Division are the meanest, scariest, most battled-hardened marines the UNSC forces have to offer. No retreat. No surrender. The Helljumpers get the job done every time. Hoo-rah! But when the Helljumpers respond to an SOS call from the remote science colony Ariel, they stumble upon something that catches them off guard: The colony is deserted, seemingly abandoned by every man, woman and child who once lived there. The lone body on the planet's surface, a communications officer, appears to have died of fright. The discovery of a large Covenant military presence raises more questions than it answers. And when two Helljumpers get cut off from the rest of their squad, they'll have to battle through impossible odds to make it home. Can the marines uncover the mysteries of Ariel? And if so, can they make it off planet to tell the tale? If not, there'll be hell to pay! Collecting HALO: HELLJUMPER #1-5.

120 pages, $19.99.

SIEGE: AVENGERS - THE INITIATIVE TPB

Written by CHRISTOS N. GAGE Penciled by RAFA SANDOVAL, MAHMUD ASRAR, JORGE MOLINA & STEVE UY Cover by DAVID YARDIN

Taskmaster rules! Anointed as the nation's top cop, Norman Osborn was given authority over every facet of America's security apparatus -- with the Initiative one of his greatest prizes. In all fifty states, the Initiative's teams of superhumans stand at the ready -- and now they're under Osborn's control! Along with the Hood, the Taskmaster honed the Initiative into a fighting force ready to be deployed at Osborn's command. And now that command has come: Join the Siege of Asgard, and lay waste to its defenders! As Asgard falls, the Avengers Resistance makes its final stand against Taskmaster, the Hood and their Initiative minions! Collecting AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #31-35 and AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE SPECIAL #1.

160 pages, $15.99.

SIEGE: THUNDERBOLTS TPB

Written by JEFF PARKER Penciled by MIGUEL SEPULVEDA, SERGIO ARI„O & WELLINTON ALVES Cover by ADI GRANOV

Norman Osborn's secret black ops Thunderbolts team has been a ticking time bomb from the onset, and it finally explodes in this tie-in to Siege, the epic crossover event seven years in the making! Every man for himself is the name of the game as the Thunderbolts battle powerful new foes and one another to complete their objectives and, more importantly, serve their own agendas. First, Osborn gives the directive to eliminate his former business partners the Agents of Atlas, but this team of of 1950s oddballs aren't about to go down quietly! Then, when Osborn's forces invade Asgard, the fabled home of the Norse gods, the psychotic squad sneaks in to retrieve a legendary weapon that could turn the tide of battle. But they'll have to fight the mythical and the mighty as they collide with the Avengers! Collecting THUNDERBOLTS #138-143.

144 pages, $15.99.

SIEGE: THOR TPB

Written by KIERON GILLEN Penciled by BILLY TAN, BATT, RICH ELSON, DOUG BRAITHWAITE, JAMIE McKELVIE & NIKO HENRICHON Cover by MICO SUAYAN

Asgard will fall, and gods will die. Surrounded by the nefarious Norman Osborn, his super-villain lackeys and the combined forces of H.A.M.M.E.R., the home of the Norse gods is under siege. Meanwhile, the city's champion, Thor, is in exile -- and his wicked stepbrother, Loki, is putting his twisted plans into motion. But even with the odds stacked against them, the citizens of Asgard are a warrior race, and they'll defend their home to the bloody end. It's all-out war for the gods of the Norse pantheon as Thor, Balder, Heimdall, Tyr and the rest sacrifice everything to protect their city. Meanwhile, the New Mutant Dani Moonstar must make good on a deal with the goddess Hela by ushering those Asgardians slain in combat to her domain. But when given the power of the Valkyries, can Dani refrain from entering the chaotic fray around her? Collecting THOR #607-610, NEW MUTANTS #11 and SIEGE: LOKI.

144 pages, $15.99.

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN VOL. 4: STARK DISASSEMBLED TPB

Written by MATT FRACTION Penciled by SALVADOR LARROCA Cover by PATRICK ZIRCHER

Running out of time Ð and running out of mind! He's outrun Norman Osborn, embarrassed him on worldwide television, and kept the database filled to the brim with superhuman secret identities safe and secure. But in doing so, Tony Stark has lost just about everything: His armor. His power. Even his very mind. Now, at his absolute lowest point, with his whole life disassembled and the Siege of Asgard raging outside his door, it will take Tony Stark's last reservoir of will and a band of brothers standing by him including Thor, Captain America, War Machine and Black Widow to keep from losing it all. Collecting INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #20-24.

136 pages, $15.99.

AVENGERS ASSEMBLE VOL. 1 TPB

Written by KURT BUSIEK, MARK WAID & JOHN OSTRANDER Penciled by GEORGE PƒREZ, SEAN CHEN, ANDY KUBERT & DEREC AUCOIN Cover by GEORGE PƒREZ

A new era for Earth's Mightiest Heroes! Since the team's inception, the Avengers have always defended humanity against the forces of evil. When duty calls, these legendary champions answer, fighting valiantly until justice prevails. But what happens when their oldest foes strike directly at the team? On the eve of a huge Avengers gathering, an attack by the evil enchantress Morgan Le Fay sends these assembled heroes into a strange medieval reality where nothing is as it seems. Held under Le Fay's thrall, the Avengers have lost all memory of their true identities. Breaking free of Morgan's spell, Captain America and Hawkeye must fight to free their teammates before the Marvel Universe is altered forever! Plus: The Avengers take on the Squadron Supreme! Collecting AVENGERS (1998) #1-11, AVENGERS ANNUAL 1998, IRON MAN (1998) #7, CAPTAIN AMERICA (1998) #8 and QUICKSILVER #10.

408 pages, $34.99.

THE RAWHIDE KID: THE SENSATIONAL SEVEN TPB

Written by RON ZIMMERMAN Penciled by HOWARD CHAYKIN Cover by JOHN CASSADAY

The best-dressed gunslinger the Wild West ever knew is back in the saddle again -- and this time, he's riding with a posse! That's right, pardners, it's a brand new rip-roaring adventure of the Rawhide Kid! When Wyatt and Morgan Earp are taken hostage by Cristo Pike and his pack of pistoleros, Rawhide has no choice but to put together a posse of the greatest western heroes in the Marvel Universe -- to rescue the Earp brothers and bring Pike to justice. Enter: Kid Colt, Doc Holliday, Annie Oakley, Billy the Kid, Red Wolf and the most overrated gun in the West: the Two-Gun Kid! We guarantee the Wild West can't get any wilder. Plus: Rawhide fights alongside Two-Gun and Kid Colt in a classic caper! Collecting THE RAWHIDE KID #1-4 and material from TWO-GUN KID #89 (1967).

120 pages, $19.99.

MARVELS: EYE OF THE CAMERA TPB

Written by KURT BUSIEK & ROGER STERN Penciled by JAY ANACLETO Cover by JAY ANACLETO

Following the trials of photographer Phil Sheldon as he documents the true life exploits of the Marvel Universe's heroes and villains, Marvels: Eye of the Camera is the sequel to the Kurt Busiek/Alex Ross series MARVELS. Collecting MARVELS: EYE OF THE CAMERA #1-6.

160 pages, $19.99.

THOR VS. SETH, THE SERPENT GOD TPB

Written by TOM DEFALCO Penciled by RON FRENZ Cover by RON FRENZ

Seth, the Egyptian God of Death, has set his sights on Asgard, and he won't stop until he's exterminated the entire race! It's an all-out war between the gods, with Seth pulling out all the stops and winning! But is it possible? Is Odin still alive? Guest-starring Earth-Force and the Black Knight! And what hope does Thor have against Surtur the Fire-Demon, the one villain Odin has never been able to permanently defeat? Collecting THOR (1966) #395-400.

192 pages, $19.99.

KA-ZAR BY MARK WAID & ANDY KUBERT VOL. 1 TPB

Written by MARK WAID Penciled by ANDY KUBERT & PINO RINALDI Cover by ANDY KUBERT

Ka-Zar, lord of the hidden jungle, is many things. A British nobleman. A man lost in time. A husband. A father. Best friend of a saber-toothed tiger. And younger brother to an incredibly evil man. When the father of Parnival and Kevin Plunder died, he left his sons the very keys to the mysteries of the Savage Land, and Parnival has decided to take the secrets for himself! See Ka-Zar fight for honor and family in the verdant green jungles of the Savage Land and the harsh concrete jungle of New York! Collecting KA-ZAR (1997) #1-7 & #-1 and material from TALES OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE #1.

200 pages, $19.99.

HIT-MONKEY: YEAR OF THE MONKEY TPB

Written by DANIEL WAY Penciled by DALIBOR TALAJIC Cover by DAVE JOHNSON

A troubled soul, set upon a path of vengeance he does not understand. An assassin without equal, trained in the most secret of killing techniques. A flesh-and-blood specter, haunting the killers of the world. A monkeyÉwith a gun. Bear witness as the legend is born! Collecting HIT-MONKEY #1-3 and HIT-MONKEY ONE-SHOT.

96 pages, $14.99.

VENGEANCE OF THE MOON KNIGHT VOL. 2: KILLED, NOT DEAD TPB

Written by GREGG HURWITZ Penciled by TAN ENG HUAT Cover by J. SCOTT CAMPBELL

Guest-starring Deadpool! Herman Goncharenko lies at death's door, wasting away of cancer, but someone wants him killed, not dead. Someone desperate enough to hire a certain mouthy mercenary to do the job. Gonchrenko's only hope just might be the reformed Moon Knight Ð if he's able to withstand the force of nature known as Deadpool, and if Goncharenko is, indeed, worth saving. Collecting VENGEANCE OF THE MOON KNIGHT #7-10.

112 pages, $14.99.

DEADPOOL CORPS PRELUDE TPB

Written by VICTOR GISCHLER Penciled by ROB LIEFELD, WHILCE PORTACIO, JAIME MENDOZA, PHILLIP BOND, PACO MEDINA, JUAN VLASCO & KYLE BAKER Cover by ED McGUINNESS

More Deadpools than you can shake a stick at! Deadpool gears up for an intergalactic adventure, but he's not dumb enough to go it alone! He'll need to assemble a crack team of special operatives if he hopes to succeed in his interstellar mission. So, naturally, he recruits four other versions of himself! What could possibly go wrong? Get the story before the story as the Merc with a Mouth tracks down Lady Deadpool, Kid Deadpool, Dogpool and Headpool in this dimension-hopping prequel to the biggest event in comics history (not!), DEADPOOL CORPS! Collecting PRELUDE TO DEADPOOL CORPS #1-5.

128 pages, $14.99.

DEADPOOL TEAM-UP VOL. 1: GOOD BUDDIES TPB

Written by FRED VAN LENTE, MIKE BENSON, ADAM GLASS, STUART MOORE, CHRISTOPHER LONG & IVAN BRANDON Penciled by DALIBOR TALAJIC, CARLO BARBERI, CHRIS STAGGS, SHAWN CRYSTAL, DALIBOR TALAJIC & SANFORD GREENE Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS

Evidently, the voices in his head aren't enough company for Deadpool! This collection of riotous, ridiculous and outright reprehensible team-ups pairs Deadpool with Marvel's finest characters and creators as the irrepressible mercenary basks in his own popularity. Don't expect 'Pool to hog all the glory, though. He'll share the spotlight with his closest buddies, and drive them all bonkers in the process. Featuring guest appearances from a roster of Marvel comics all-stars including the Incredible Hercules! Not one, but two Ghost Riders! The Punisher! US ACE! (Who?) The Zapata Brothers! (From Moon Knight?!) And IT! The Living Colossus! (Seriously? That one's a joke, right?) Collecting DEADPOOL TEAM-UP #899-894 and MARVEL SPOTLIGHT: DEADPOOL.

176 pages, $19.99.

X-NECROSHA TPB

Written by CRAIG KYLE, CHRISTOPHER YOST, ZEB WELLS, MIKE CAREY & ROBERT KIRKMAN Penciled by CLAYTON CRAIN, IBRAIM ROBERSON, DIOGENES NEVES, KEVIN SHARPE, LAURENCE CAMPBELL, YANICK PAQUETTE, CLAY MANN, MIKE NORTON, ALINA URUSOV, CLAYTON CRAIN, GABRIEL HERNANDEZ WALTA, KALMAN ANDRASOFSZKY, MATEUS SANTOLOUCO & JASON PEARSON Cover by ADI GRANOV

The psychic vampire Selene is on a mad quest to devour enough souls so she can ascend to godhood, commencing a terrible reign over the planet. And though the X-Men stand ready to oppose her and ruin her plans at any cost, the Black Queen has brought backup that may just tilt the balance in her favor: an army of undead mutants she has summoned to occupy the X-Men while she carries out her real plan. On the island of Genosha, the Black Queen has brought an even larger army of mutants back to life -- and when the time is right, she plans to suck the life back out of every single one of them. Collecting NEW X-MEN #32, X-FORCE #11, #21-25, NEW MUTANTS #6-8, X-MEN: LEGACY #231-234, X-FORCE/NEW MUTANTS: NECROSHA ONE-SHOT, X NECROSHA: THE GATHERING and material from X-FORCE ANNUAL.

448 pages, $34.99.

GENERATION X CLASSIC VOL. 1 TPB

Written by SCOTT LOBDELL & FABIAN NICIEZA Penciled by JOE MADUREIRA, ANDY KUBERT, ROGER CRUZ & CHRIS BACHALO Cover by CHRIS BACHALO

The techno-organic alien race known as the Phalanx has struck! Targeting Earth's mutants as the only threat to their complete assimilation of the planet, the Phalanx have already taken out the X-Men--and now they've set their sights on the next generation of mutants! Synch, Husk, M, Skin and Blink find themselves in the crosshairs, while Jubilee, Banshee and the White Queen are all that's left to save them! But in order to defeat the Phalanx, one will make the ultimate sacrifice. Then, it's the dawning of a new day as Xavier's School opens its doors once again! Jubilee says goodbye to the X-Men as she joins the fledgling Generation X, along with the sullen Chamber and the mysterious Penance--but when the marrow-sucking monster known as Emplate strikes, will any of the new students survive their baptism of fire? Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN #316-318, X-MEN #36-37, GENERATION X #1-4, GENERATION X ASHCAN EDITION and material from GENERATION X COLLECTOR'S PREVIEW.

288 pages, $24.99.

EXCALIBUR VISIONARIES: WARREN ELLIS VOL. 3 TPB

Written by WARREN ELLIS Penciled by CASEY JONES, CARLOS PACHECO, TERRY DODSON, AARON LOPRESTI, RANDY GREEN & ROB HAYNES Cover by CARLOS PACHECO

Nightcrawler! Colossus! Shadowcat! Wolfsbane! Captain Britain! Lockheed! Based on Muir Island, Excalibur has become Europe's most famous team of super heroes; now, they face their deadliest threat yet! The Hellfire Club has infiltrated the British government, and they've got a powerful demon at their beck and call! Plus: Pete Wisdom and Kitty Pryde track a serial killer! Collecting EXCALIBUR (1988) #96-103 and PRYDE AND WISDOM #1-3.

272 pages, $29.99.

EXILES ULTIMATE COLLECTION BOOK 6 TPB

Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT & MIKE RAICHT Penciled by PAUL PELLETIER, CLAYTON HENRY, RONAN CLIQUET, STEVE SCOTT & TOM GRUMMETT Cover by PAUL PELLETIER

Six strangers, each an X-Man from a different reality--brought together to ensure that life as we know it doesn't cease to exist! They have become unhinged from time. They are heroes from different realities whose own timelines have become compromised. The lives they once knew are gone. To return to their worlds, they must travel together from one alternate universe to another, each time completing a mission to set right what went wrong. They have found love, experienced danger and formed friendships. Their lives are unpredictable. No one can say where their next mission will take them. They are the Exiles, and this is their fate. Now, relive their quest to fix the kinks in the chains of reality, collected across six titanic trade paperbacks! Collecting EXILES #90-100, DAYS OF THEN & NOW and X-MEN: DIE BY THE SWORD #1-5.

432 pages, $34.99.

HERCULES: TWILIGHT OF A GOD TPB

Written by BOB LAYTON Penciled by RON LIM & BOB LAYTON Cover by RON LIM & BOB LAYTON

Hercules has been the champion of the Andromeda galaxy for over 75 years! But when an attempt to save the capitol city of Port Anteris goes awry, the Lion of Olympus is left incapacitated and needing to be looked after by his Olympic offspring. However, with a sinister plot brewing against his son's government and the threat of Galactus looming, Hercules--even in his brain-addled state-- is the galaxy's only hope! It's the long awaited follow-up to Bob Layton's classic Hercules run! Collecting HERCULES: TWILIGHT OF A GOD #1-4.

96 pages, $14.99.

X-CAMPUS TPB

Written by FRANCESCO ARTIBANI Pencils by DENIS MEDRI, ROBERTO DI SALVO, MICHELE MEDDA, MARCO FAILLA & ALESSANDRO VITTI Cover by TODD NAUCK

It's an all-new, all-different version of the X-Men as told by some of Europe's greatest comics storytellers! In this vivid re-imagining of the X-Men mythos, everything is not as it seems and teenaged versions of Cyclops, Beast, Wolverine, Iceman, Storm and Rogue face a threat worse even than super villains or race-destroying virusesÉ HIGH SCHOOL! When the troubled Anna Raven is recruited to join the Worthington Foundation, a school for the gifted, she jumps at the chance to escape her broken life. But one student who can't control his unusual powers could bring everything crashing down, literally, as he threatens to destroy the entire school! Collecting X-CAMPUS #1-4.

192 pages, $19.99.

ATLAS: RETURN OF THE THREE DIMENSIONAL MAN TPB

Written by JEFF PARKER Penciled by GABRIEL HARDMAN & CHRIS SAMNEE Cover by CARLO PAGULAYAN

Someone has come to ATLAS looking for answers to some very strange questions, and on his trail is a danger of a new level. Marvel's Rat Pack are back to solve the mystery behind THE 3-D MAN. Collecting ATLAS #1-5 and material from INCREDIBLE HERCULES #138-141, ASSAULT ON NEW OLYMPUS & ENTER THE HEROIC AGE.

168 pages, $16.99.

GORILLA MAN TPB

Written by JEFF PARKER with JASON AARON Penciled by GIANCARLO CARACUZZO with ROGER CRUZ Cover by DAVE JOHNSON

Shooting from the pages of ATLAS, comes an all-new exploration of fan-favorite GORILLA MAN! Yes, Ken Hale is blessed with might and cursed with inhumanity, but you don't know the entire tale, and how his history may destroy his present! See his storied past as an Agent of Atlas, a soldier of fortune, an ally of the Avengers, and a Howling Commando! Plus, learn the history of Marvel's Gorilla Men in "Tales of the Gorilla Man" and then watch as Ken Hale takes the X-Men on a journey through the jungle in X-MEN: FIRST CLASS #8. Collecting GORILLA MAN #1-3 and material from AVENGERS VS. ATLAS #4.

144 pages, $19.99.

SPIDER-MAN: THE REAL CLONE SAGA TPB

Written by TOM DEFALCO & HOWARD MACKIE Penciled by TODD NAUCK Cover by PASQUAL FERRY

This is a tale of two young men. One was orphaned as a boy, raised by his aunt and uncle, bitten by a radioactive spider and gained amazing arachnid-like abilities. The other was his genetic duplicate. And now, with Peter Parker's life in turmoil -- with his Aunt May on her deathbed and his wife, Mary Jane, seemingly pregnant -- that mirror image from his past is back. But does Ben Reilly come as friend, foe or something even worse? Collecting SPIDER-MAN: THE CLONE SAGA #1-6.

144 pages, $19.99.

SPIDER-MAN: BLACK CAT TPB

Written by JEN VAN METER with CHRIS YOST & JOE KELLY Penciled by JAVIER PULIDO with MICHAEL RYAN & JM KEN NIIMURA Cover by AMANDA CONNER

The Cat is B(l)ack in her own series and it's international intrigue at its sexiest by Jen Van Meter (Hopeless Savages, JSA) and Javier Pulido (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN). As Spider-Man is stalked during the Grim Hunt, the world's slyest, smartest and sneakiest jewel thief's latest heist puts the Black Cat face-to-face with the family that has been terrorizing Spider-Man's dreams and threatening those closest to him! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN PRESENTS: BLACK CAT #1-4 and material from THE MANY LOVES OF THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN and AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #612.

128 pages, $16.99.

CAPTAIN AMERICA: AMERICA FIRST TPB

Written by DANIEL KNAUF, CHARLES KNAUF, KYLE HIGGINS, ALEC SIEGEL & HOWARD CHAYKIN Penciled by MITCH BREITWEISER, AGUSTIN PADILLA & HOWARD CHAYKIN Cover by HOWARD CHAYKIN

A hero for the ages in a trio of war-torn tales! In Operation Zero Point, a squadron of anti-gravity Nazi aircraft rises from behind enemy lines! In Prisoners of Duty, Steve Rogers is taken captive along with fellow infantrymen inside the forbidding walls of a Nazi-held castle. And in America First!, the Commie-busting Cap of the '50s uncovers a fifth-columnist plot that has its origins in the most unsuspecting of places! It's Cap action set in war-torn Europe and at the height of America's Cold War with the Soviet Union, rendered by a contemporary crew of comics' best! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA: AMERICA FIRST, OPERATION ZERO POINT and PRISONERS OF DUTY.

128 pages, $16.99.

SECRET WARRIORS VOL. 3: WAKE THE BEAST TPB

Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN Penciled by STEFANO CASELLI Cover by JIM CHEUNG

The Leviathan is stirring. The Box. Inside is a power that the leaders of Hydra have fought tooth and nail to win -- and at the cost of countless lives of Hydra shock troops. Now Leviathan wants what's in the Box. But since only one can possess it, the leaders of Hydra are marked for death. The stage is set for an epic battle between Leviathan and Hydra, but with one wild card: there is a traitor in their midst. Meanwhile, the only group that can stop either of these world-conquering organizations is Nick Fury's Secret Warriors. But are they unraveling before they can even find their footing? Collecting SECRET WARRIORS #11-16

160 pages, $15.99.

SUPREME POWER: NIGHTHAWK TPB (NEW PRINTING)

Written by DANIEL WAY Penciled by STEVE DILLON Cover by GARY FRANK

Long ago, Kyle Richmond looked into the face of madness Ð now, it's looking back at him. As a boy, Richmond Ð the man who would one day become Nighthawk Ð witnessed the senseless murder of his parents. There was no reason for their deaths, no provocation Ð they were just simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. It was a traumatic event that has left him scarred for life Ð and turned him into a hero more feared than the criminals he polices. Now, it's happening again...but on a much larger scale. The people of Chicago Ð men, women and children Ð are dying in the streets, victims of a monster whose thirst for slaughter cannot be quenched, whose soul is a bottomless void and whose scars run even deeper than Nighthawk's. And it's flashing a killer smile. Collecting SUPREME POWER: NIGHTHAWK #1-6.

144 pages, $19.99.

ESSENTIAL AVENGERS VOL. 6 TPB (ALL-NEW EDITION)

Written by STEVE ENGLEHART, ROY THOMAS, JIM STARLIN & GERRY CONWAY Penciled by BOB BROWN, JOHN BUSCEMA, DON HECK, DAVE COCKRUM, JOE STATON, GEORGE TUSKA, JIM STARLIN & RICH BUCKLER Cover by GIL KANE

Changes in the Marvel Universe are nothing new as seen when heroes are reborn, slain and more in this startling selection of seventies sagas! The search for the Celestial Madonna is on, and all the candidates are under the Avengers' roof! After reviving heroes and villains to set a Legion of the Unliving against Earth's Mightiest Heroes, will Kang the Conqueror be divided against himself in deciding the fate of the woman who could alter the universe's destiny? Cap, Iron Man, Thor and Avengers both well-remembered and near-forgotten face off against dthe lethal likes of Dormammu, Thanos and Ultron! Golden Age glories revisited! The secret of Mantis and the sacrifice of the Swordsman! Resurrections, origins and THREE Marvel marriages! Plus: the Zodiac, the Titanium Man, the Stranger, Klaw Master of Sound and more! Guest-starring the Fantastic Four and Captain Mar-Vell! Collecting AVENGERS #120-140, CAPTAIN MARVEL #33, FANTASTIC FOUR #150 and GIANT-SIZE AVENGERS #1-4.

572 pages, $19.99.





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