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MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 2011

MARVEL COMICS FOR NOVEMBER

POINT ONE

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS, JEPH LOEB, ED BRUBAKER, MATT FRACTION, DAVID LAPHAM, FRED VAN LENTE, CHRISTOPHER YOST & MORE! Art by ED MCGUINNESS, BRYAN HITCH, TERRY DODSON, ROBERTO DE LA TORRE, RYAN STEGMAN, JAVIER PULIDO & MORE

Here are SEVEN all -new stories that set the stage for everything coming your way in 2012 from the biggest names in the comics industry. Catch a tease of the biggest change to the Marvel Universe in over 35 years!

64 pages, $5.99.

FEAR ITSELF #7.1: CAPTAIN AMERICA

Written by ED BRUBAKER Pencils & Cover by BUTCH GUICE

The Marvel Universe holds a wake for Bucky Barnes

Fear Itself forever altered the life of Captain America, see how!

32 pages, $3.99.

FEAR ITSELF #7.2: IRON MAN

Written by MATT FRACTION Art & Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA

Tony Stark squares off against Odin!

And before it's all over, Tony's darkest secret is leaked to the world!

Fear in a bottle?

32 pages, $3.99.

FEAR ITSELF #7.3: THOR

Written by MATT FRACTION Pencils & Cover by ADAM KUBERT Variant Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA

Odin decides the final fate of Asgard...and it will never be the same.

The heroes of the Nine Worlds bid farewell to one of their own.

THOR NO MORE!

32 pages, $3.99.

FEAR ITSELF: THE FEARLESS #2 & #3

Written by Cullen Bunn, MATT FRACTION & CHRISTOPHER YOST Penciled by MARK BAGLEY & Paul Pelletier Cover by Arthur Adams

Sin, Crossbones, and Valkeryie race across the globe in search the missing hammers!

The Secret Avengers guest-star in a battle against Raizo and an army of zombies!

32 pages, $2.99.

BATTLE SCARS #1

Written by CHRISTOPHER YOST, MATT FRACTION & CULLEN BUNN Penciled by SCOT EATON Cover by CARLO PAGULAYAN

The post-Fear Itself Marvel Universe begins here!

Who is Army Ranger Marcus Jones, and how could he tear the Marvel Universe apart?

32 pages, $2.99.

AVENGERS #19

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Pencils & Cover by DANIEL ACUNA

Norman Osborn and H.A.M.M.E.R. return!

Witness the new Avengers line-up in action!

32 pages, $3.99.

THE INCREDIBLE HULK #2

Written by JASON AARON Pencils & Cover by MARC SILVESTRI Marvel Comics 50th Anniversary Variant by MIKE DEODATO

The Hulk and Bruce Banner are now separate entities -- but Bruce wants the Hulk back!

The Hulk is assigned to take Banner down...but Bruce isn't going without a fight.

32 pages, $3.99.

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #510

Written by MATT FRACTION Art & Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA Marvel Comics 50th Anniversary Variant by MIKE CHOI

With FEAR ITSELF over, Tony Stark must deal with the consequences of his startling actions.

Hounded by the media, can Stark overcome his Demon?

32 pages, $3.99.

JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #631

Written by KIERON GILLEN Art by WHILCE PORTACIO Cover by STEPHANIE HANS Marvel Comics 50th Anniversary Variant by AMANDA CONNER

Loki on trial for high crimes against the nine realms!

Will the consequences of his grand scheme to save Asgard from Fear Itself finally destroy him?

32 pages, $2.99.

AVENGERS ACADEMY #21 & #22

Written by CHRISTOS GAGE Penciled by SEAN CHEN Covers by RODIN ESQUEJO

New students! New staff! New West Coast Academy!

A Classic Avenger is murdered...and everyone's suspect!

Captain America, Luke Cage, and Hawkeye guest-star to...fight the Avengers Academy?

32 pages, $2.99.

THE MIGHTY THOR #8

Written by MATT FRACTION Pencils & Cover by PASQUAL FERRY

In the cataclysmic wake of Fear Itself, Asgard is forever changed!

Who is Tanarus, and why is he the new God of Thunder?

Fan-favorite artist Pasqual Ferry returns to the world of Thor!

32 pages, $3.99.

NORTHANGER ABBY #1

Written by NANCY BUTLER Art by JANET LEE Cover by Julian TEDESCO TOTINO

Seventeen-year-old Catherine Morland craves the romantic life of a storybook heroine. When a chance to visit Bath beckons, she is sure she will find the hero of her dreams. But the inexperienced Catherine soon falls prey to a conniving sister and brother. Will her common sense eventually rescue her or will Catherine's bad choices prevent her from ever attracting a good man?

32 pages, $3.99.

JOHN CARTER: WORLDS OF MARS #2

Written by PETER DAVID Art by LUKE ROSS Cover by MICO SUAYAN

Sab Than, would-be ruler of Zodanga, has kidnapped the magnificent Dejah Thoris, the Princess of Mars, in order to bring her home city of Helium to its knees. Unfortunately for him, he's about to learn that capturing a Martian princess and holding onto her is not exactly the same thing. Meanwhile, Tars Tarkas promises to help an old friend on a dangerous quest, only to discover himself face to face with a Martian white ape and his "old friend" nowhere to be found! It's part two of the official prelude to the highly awaited Disney film, based on the classic Edgar Rice Burroughs tales of Barsoom, the original Martian chronicles.

32 pages, $3.99.

JOHN CARTER: A PRINCESS OF MARS #3

Based on the Novel by EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS Adaptation by ROGER LANGRIDGE Art by FILIPE ANDRADE Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG

Imprisoned by the brutish Tharks of Mars, John Carter must fight his way to freedom - not just for his own sake, but for that of Dejah Thoris, the princess he loves! But first he must prove himself in the arena - in a fight to the death! All this plus the sad secret of Sola, as Marvel's brand-new adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' classic tale continues!

32 pages, $3.99.

DOROTHY & THE WIZARD IN OZ #3

Written by ERIC SHANOWER Pencils & Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG

The Mangaboo Princess proves as deadly as the Mangaboo Prince. How many Mangaboos will the Wizard of Oz have to cut down -- with sword or with fire -- to save Jim the horse, Eureka the kitten, and all nine tiny piglets from being sealed alive inside the Black Pit? And what's the secret of the Invisible Valley?

32 pages, $3.99.

ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #4

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Penciled by SARA PICHELLI Cover by KAARE ANDREWS

Miles Morales IS the new Spider-Man!

What's the secret behind his powers, and how will he master them?

What new and familiar enemies will rise to challenge this all-new Spider-Man?

32 pages, $3.99.

ULTIMATE COMICS HAWKEYE #4

Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN Penciled by RAFA SANDOVAL Cover by KAARE ANDREWS

A newly-developed mutant-serum puts the world on the brink of war!

Caught in the international conflict, Hawkeye is outnumbered with all odds against -- just as he likes it!

If Hawkeye can't save world, then who can?

32 pages, $3.99.

ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #4

Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN Penciled by ESAD RIBIC Cover by KAARE ANDREWS Marvel Comics 50th Anniversary Variant by CHRIS STEVENS

The stunning climax to Jonathon Hickman's first arc in the bold new Ultimate Universe!

The Ultimates are officially back, but can they stop a threat more powerful than the gods?

With the world on the brink of destruction, how can Nick Fury stop this unimaginable threat?

32 pages, $3.99.

ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #3

Written by NICK SPENCER Penciled by PACO MEDINA Cover by KAARE ANDREWS

The secret is out! The whole world knows that the U.S. Government created mutants!

Everyone with an X-Gene is mercilessly hunted and branded as a terrorist!

With the war against mutants back on, will the X-Men fight back?

32 pages, $3.99.

AVENGERS ORIGINS: ANT-MAN & THE WASP #1

Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA Painted by STEPHANIE HANS Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC

The scientist's name is Hank Pym. The socialite's is Janet Van Dyne. Both are haunted by personal tragedy and the burning need to...avenge! It's insect love, Marvel-style, as we revisit the unlikely origin (and courtship) of the astonishing Ant-Man and the winsome Wasp!

40 pages, $3.99.

AVENGERS ORIGINS: LUKE CAGE #1

Written by ADAM GLASS & MIKE BENSON Penciled by DALIBOR TALAJIC Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC

What makes someone a hero? An Avenger? Is it super-powers? An?indomitable will? An innate sense of right and wrong? For Luke Cage its one terrible mistake that has haunted him his entire life. But can a lifetime of good deeds make up for his years spent on the other side of the law? And will that past ever let him go, or will it tear him to pieces?

40 pages, $3.99.

AVENGERS ORIGINS: QUICKSILVER & THE SCARLET WITCH #1

Written by SEAN McKEEVER Penciled by MIRCO PIERFEDERICI Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC

He is X-Factor's hot-headed speedster, and she is arguably the most dangerous mutant alive. But there was once a time when these two were children, twins on the run from those who feared and hated them, belonging with no one save for one another...until they joined the Avengers! For the first time ever in one titanic tale, see the path that took Wanda and Pietro Maximoff from vagrants to mutant terrorists under Magneto to Earth's mightiest heroes!

40 pages, $3.99.

AVENGERS ORIGINS: THOR #1

Written by KATHRYN IMMONEN Penciled by AL BARRIONUEVO Cover by GERALD PAREL

A chosen son seemingly determined to simultaneously live up to and defeat his father's expectations. A brother who's influence he cannot abide but will never escape. Join Thor in Asgard for a timeless archetypal family drama played out against a cosmic backdrop where the human journey toward humility and compassion is also Thor's journey toward godhood and worthiness.

40 pages, $3.99.

AVENGERS ORIGINS: VISION #1

Written by KYLE HIGGINS & ALEC SIEGEL Painted by STEPHANE PERGER Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC

Is he man or machine? Created by the evil Ultron, The Vision was meant to be a terrifying weapon of destruction. But when tasked with destroying The Avengers, he must decide whether to follow his programming...or defy his creator. Witness the origin of The Avengers' most mysterious member in this exciting one-shot!

40 pages, $3.99.

AVENGERS 1959 #3

Written by HOWARD CHAYKIN Pencils & Cover by HOWARD CHAYKIN

The Avengers fight their way across the South China Sea, while Nick Fury hijacks a jet fighter to rendezvous with the team in Madripoor -- where their occult adversaries have a hellish gauntlet awaiting them in the garden district of the capital.

32 pages, $2.99.

AVENGERS: SOLO #2

Written by JEN VAN METER & JIM MCCANN Penciled by ROGER ROBINSON & CLAYTON HENRY Cover by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER

Trapped by The Trapster! As Hawkeye unveils another piece of the plot against the Avengers, he must do battle with that glue-gobbing gadabout, the Trapster! Bonus: More with the Avengers Academy kids.

32 pages, $2.99.

NEW AVENGERS #18

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Pencils & Cover by MIKE DEODATO

Norman Osborn and H.A.M.M.E.R. return!

Witness the new Avengers line-up in action!

32 pages, $3.99.

SECRET AVENGERS #19

Written by WARREN ELLIS Pencils by MICHAEL LARK Cover by JOHN CASSADAY Marvel Comics 50th Anniversary Variant by LARRY STROMAN

Run the mission. don't get seen. save the world. In the decadent and crumbling city of ANIANA, in the Eastern European country of SYMKARIA, a local drug lord is planning to sell something mysterious to the Shadow Council. The Secret Avengers cannot risk that, or an interception after the fact -- they must get to the drug lord before the handover, and take whatever the goods are. Their covert mission uncovers something utterly unexpected, ancient and terrible and a threat to the entire world...

32 pages, $2.99.

AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #1

Written by ZEB WELLS Pencils & Cover by JOE MADUREIRA Variant Cover by JOE QUESADA Variant Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS Variant Cover by J. SCOTT CAMPBELL

The return of artist Joe Madureira and Spidey writer Zeb Wells in a brand new, highly anticipated, monthly Spider-series that teams the wall-crawler up with some of the greatest heroes in the Marvel Universe. In our first issue, Spider-Man and Red Hulk take on a Moloid army during the New York Marathon! Stay safe until November because you'll want to be here!

32 pages, $3.99.

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #673

Written by DAN SLOTT Pencils & Cover by STEFANO CASELLI

SPIDER-ISLAND: EPILOGUE -- It's the morning after for New York City. See how everything has changed for Peter Parker and the spider-crew now that he's once again the world's only Spider-Man... or is he?

32 pages, $3.99.

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #674

Written by DAN SLOTT Penciled by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI Cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI Marvel Comics 50th Anniversary Variant by PASQUAL FERRY

THE VULTURE RETURNS! It's a brave new city! As the costs of Spider-Island continue to rise, Spidey's first enemy returns! High-rise robberies and teenaged jumpers force Spidey into a high flying new adventure...with a less than friendly partner.

32 pages, $3.99.

VENOM #9

Written by RICK REMENDER Penciled by STEFANO Caselli Cover by john Tyler Christopher Marvel Comics 50th Anniversary Variant by MICHAEL LARK

SPIDER-ISLAND AFTERMATH -- Flash Thompson has suffered great loss during the Infestation, but?in the wake of the outbreak, the body count may rise. The dust?has settled, the outbreak over, but the heartbreak has just begun.

32 pages, $2.99.

CAPTAIN AMERICA #5

Written by ED BRUBAKER Pencils & Cover by STEVE McNIVEN

The grand finale of "AMERICAN DREAMERS" is here -- Cap faces down an old friend, now a new enemy, but which of them is right in their view of modern America?

32 pages, $3.99.

I AM CAPTAIN AMERICA #1

Cover by JOE QUESADA

Missed one of this summer's "I Am Captain America" variants? This collection has you covered! Featuring the work of superstar artists such as Marvel Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada, Marko Djurdjevic, Alex Maleev, Skottie Young and Ed McGuinness, these inspiring images depict hardworking, everyday Americans whose service would make Steve Rogers proud.

40 pages, $3.99.

RED SKULL #5

Written by GREG PAK Art by MIRKO COLAK Cover by DAVID AJA

History, destiny, and tragedy collide, as young Johann Schmidt reaches his apotheosis...and the Third Reich climbs to the regrettable heights of its terrible power. A tremendous evil is unleashed on the world, and humanity will never be the same for it again. A powerful and sobering story of human evil reaches its chilling conclusion.

32 pages, $2.99.

ALL-WINNERS SQUAD: BAND OF HEROES #6

Written by PAUL JENKINS Art by CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO Cover by MICO SUAYAN

Guest-starring Captain America, Nick Fury and Loki! As the mystery of Operation: Firefly comes to light in 2011, the sacrifice of brave heroes who laid their lives on the line in World War II is revealed in all its importance. But the greatest losses are the hardest to tally...what did this top-secret mission cost the nation?

32 pages, $2.99.

CAPTAIN AMERICA & BUCKY #624

Written by ED BRUBAKER & MARC ANDREYKO Penciled by CHRIS SAMNEE Cover by ED McGUINNESS

The final chapter in Cap and Bucky's first arc is here, completing the retelling of Bucky's early days with a heartbreaking tale of the Winter Soldier and Black Widow in the 1950s, and our secret narrator is finally revealed - as are the things that tie this series to current continuity.

32 pages, $2.99.

FANTASTIC FOUR #600

Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN Penciled by STEVE EPTING, CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO,LEINIL YU, & FAREL DALRYMPLE Cover by GABRIELE DELL'OTTO Variant Covers by JOE QUESADA, JOHN ROMITA JR. & ART ADAMS Sketch Variant Cover by JOE QUESADA

"FOREVER" Part One! The 50th anniversary issue of the Fantastic Four! Marvel begins the 5-part conclusion to the story that began over 30 issues ago. Joins us for the epic celebration of Marvel's First Family with 96 pages of all-new content.

104 pages, $7.99.

FF #12

Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN Penciled by JUAN BOBILLO Cover by STEVE EPTING Fantastic Four 50th Anniversary Variant by SKOTTIE YOUNG

"ALL HOPE LIES IN DOOM" Part One -- The beginning of a 4-part arc that runs parallel with FOREVER in the Fantastic Four. We've teased it for years, now find out exactly how Doctor Doom and the Future Foundation will save us all.

32 pages, $2.99.

MOON KNIGHT #7

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Pencils & Cover by ALEX MALEEV Marvel Comics 50th Anniversary Variant by TERRY DODSON

With Moon Knight tearing up Los Angeles it was only a matter of time before the Avengers came to see what exactly he's doing and how exactly is he doing it. For real. Will the Avengers be the help that Moon Knight needs to finally unravel the mystery of the kingpin of Los Angeles?!

32 pages, $3.99.

DAREDEVIL #6

Written by MARK WAID Penciled by MARCOS MARTIN Cover by MARCOS MARTIN

Matt Murdock relives some of his late father's worst nightmares as Daredevil meets Bruiser, a fighter who can't be put down and won't fall! How will Matt survive--and how will doing so make him the most dangerous man in the Marvel Universe?

32 pages, $2.99.

THE PUNISHER #5

Written by GREG RUCKA Pencil & Cover by MARCO CHECCHETTO Marvel Comics 50th Anniversary Variant by MIKE PERKINS

Frank Castle. Bloody. Hurt. Fallen. Getting there first is everything.

32 pages, $2.99.

ALPHA FLIGHT #6

Written by FRED VAN LENTE & GREG PAK Penciled by DALE EAGLESHAM Cover by TBD

Alpha Flight continues to fight for the integrity of the country they love, but one of their own is being torn apart! The split personality of Aurora and Jean Marie grows increasingly unstable and threatens to destroy the hero, and the rest of Alpha Flight! Only Jean-Marie's brother, Northstar, can save her... but will Jean-Paul be able to do what needs to be done to save his sister and all those he hold dear?

32 pages, $2.99.

IRON MAN 2.0 #11

Written by NICK SPENCER & JOSHUA HALE FIALKOV Art by ARIEL OLIVETTI Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA

War Machine flies into his final battle against the most dangerous villain he's ever faced! Palmer Addley has beaten Rhodey at every turn – even with his upgrades, will Rhodey finally outsmart and outfight the master terrorist when the fate of the world hangs in the balance?

32 pages, $2.99.

ANNIHILATORS: EARTHFALL #3

Written by DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING Art by TAN ENG HUAT Cover by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER

The Magus Returns! From the pages of The Thanos Imperative, the evil prophet of the Universal Church of Truth has been reborn! The Magus once sacrificed dozens of worlds to the dark gods of the Cancerverse. Now the Magus has deified himself, with Earth as his pulpit, and mankind as his enslaved congregation! Can the Annihilators and the Avengers work together to stop him, when the Annihilators are prepared to destroy the Earth to save the galaxy?

32 pages, $3.99.

BLACK PANTHER: THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN ALIVE #525

Written by DAVID LISS Penciled by SHAWN MARTINBROUGH Cover by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA

The Panther vs. The Kingpin...The Battle Begins! With Daredevil out of Hell's Kitchen, The Hand's new leader makes his move for ultimate power. But why is Wilson Fisk targeting Wakandan citizens...and can T'Challa save the one woman who holds the key to unlocking the Kingpin's plans from the deadly aim of Lady Bullseye and Typhoid Mary? Ever since T'Challa agreed to take over for DD, you knew this war was coming...here it is!

32 pages, $2.99.

THOR: THE DEVIANTS SAGA #1

Written by ROB RODI Pencils & Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA

32 pages, $3.99.

The ageless enemies of the Eternals turn on Asgard! Beneath the ruins of Asgard, the Deviant villainess Ereshkigal seeks a mystic means of saving her race from extinction -- and finds instead a weapon capable of dissolving all reality. With the Eternals who would oppose her mysteriously vanished, Thor stands alone to stop the entire Deviant race from dominating the world!

32 pages, $3.99.

GHOST RIDER #5 & #6

Written by ROB WILLIAMS Penciled by MATT CLARK Covers by ARTURO LOZZI

Issue #5 -- Driven by the Spirit of Vengeance, Alejandra sets her sights on a human trafficking ring operating in the ruins of the destruction left by FEAR ITSELF and unwittingly uncovers her own shadowy history.

Issue #6 -- The Ghost Rider comes across a town harboring a deadly secret and must stand judgment of a centuries-old crime. Can a Spirit of Vengeance show mercy or would she burn sons for the sins of their fathers?

32 pages, $2.99.

HULK #44

Written by JEFF PARKER Pencils & Cover by PATRICK ZIRCHER

Hulk of Arabia continues! General Ross, a.k.a. Red Hulk, proceeds with his unsanctioned mission to find the mysterious Dagan Shah, the man Rulk believes responsible for the death of a former friend. But as Red and his new ally Machine Man fight through ancient monsters and treacherous terrain, are their answers closer than they even imagined? Wondrous word-slinger Jeff Parker and master draftsman Patch Zircher forge one of the most highly anticipated Hulk stories yet!

32 pages, $2.99.

SPIDER-MAN #20

Written by PAUL TOBIN Penciled by MATTEO LOLLI & ROB DiSALVO Cover by ALE GARZA

THE SANDMAN'S BACK IN TOWN -- AND SPIDER-MAN DECIDES TO LIE DOWN? The Sand-manipulating Flint Marko returns to town, so confident in his criminal ways that he's?calling ahead on his bank robberies and nobody... not the police and certainly not Spider-Man... can stop him! PLUS! Does Spider-Man stand a Red Ghost a chance against a certain trio of Super Apes?

32 pages, $2.99.

SUPER HEROES #20

Written by JEFF PARKER Penciled by MANUEL GARCIA

This Reprints Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four #10. An international misunderstanding has brought the Fantastic Four to the deepest darkest part of the jungle be hunted by a shadowy figure who has uncanny skill and the technological wizardry of the world's most advanced nation at his disposal. Will our heroes make it back from Wakanda, and will they be friends or prey for the man known in whispers as... The Black Panther?

32 pages, $2.99.

DISNEY/PIXAR PRESENTS: INCREDIBLES -- CITY OF INCREDIBLES

Written by MARK WAID & LANDRY WALKER Penciled by MARCIO TAKARA & RAMANDA KAMARGA

The Incredibles are back in a book-length adventure! Baby Jack-Jack gets a cold, and it's made his super-powers highly contagious! Whenever the super toddler sneezes, someone gets his abilities! When the super-family's enemies figure out the toddler's secret, they put the whole city at risk! Can the Incredibles find a cure for the alien virus, or will the newly powered villains have the family at their mercy?

96 pages, $5.99.

SHAME ITSELF #1

Written by WYATT CENAC, MICHAEL KUPPERMAN, ELLIOTT KALAN,VICTOR VARNADO & MORE Penciled by COLLEEN COOVER, DEAN HASPIEL, CLAYTON HENRY & MORE Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG

Get ready for the most earth-shattering, world-destroying, insurance-rate-hiking, event in Marvel history since the last one! Wyatt Cenac and Elliott Kalan of The Daily Show lead a cavalcade of comedy's finest minds to answer the questions about the Marvel Universe you were ashamed to ask! This Fall, the Marvel U will be rocked down to its spandex wearing core!

40 pages, $3.99.

WOLVERINE, PUNISHER & GHOST RIDER: OFFICIAL INDEX TO THE MARVEL UNIVERSE #4

Written by VARIOUS

The chronicle of the Marvel Universe continues its coverage of Wolverine (from 1996's WOLVERINE #104), the Punisher (from 1996's PUNISHER #14) and Ghost Rider (from 1993's GHOST RIDER #44). Watch the Marvel Universe's history unfold month by month as we provide synopses for dozens of individual comics, including backup strips -- introducing the characters, teams, places and equipment that appeared within; and providing vital information about first appearances, where they last showed up and where they appeared next!

64 pages, $3.99.

HERC #10

Written by FRED VAN LENTE & GREG PAK Penciled by DAVID HAHN Cover by CARLO PAGULAYAN Variant Cover by MIKE OEMING

Enter Baba Yaga! It's hard to be a depowered deity. Herc knows this, and yet remains a hero. His father Zeus, however, is having a rough go of it. Adding to their troubles, the assassin Elektra has joined with the Russian mob to take some powerful items from their Brooklyn home, which doesn't sit well with the man they're stolen from... the Kingpin! Herc and Zeus are caught in the middle, and their only answer appears to be in a house that walks on giant chicken legs?

40 pages, $3.99.

LEGION OF MONSTERS #2

Written by DENNIS HOPELESS Art & Cover by JUAN DOE

Humans are being killed in a wave of monster attacks...but the monsters are innocent! With a mystery murderer on the loose, and the survival of humanity at stake, Elsa Bloodstone and her sworn enemies the Legion of Monsters team up and hit the road!

32 pages, $3.99.

HISTORY OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE

Written by MIKE O'SULLIVAN, PATRICK DUKE, KEVIN GARCIA, JACOB ROUGEMONT & ROGER OTT Penciled by VARIOUS Cover by SCOT EATON

Celebrating 50 years of the Marvel era of comics! In 1961, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby changed the face of comics forever -- and Marvel's been doing the same ever since! This amazing overview covers the tumultuous history of the Marvel Universe, from the introduction of the Fantastic Four to FEAR ITSELF -- and everything in between! An incredible walk down memory lane for longtime fans or the perfect primer for the uninitiated! Filled with hundreds of images from the superstars of five decades!

40 pages, $3.99.

SIX GUNS #1 & #2

Written by ANDY DIGGLE Art by DAVIDE GIANFELICE Covers by BUTCH GUICE

"Don't set them up if you can't take them down!" Times may have changed since the days of the Old West, but in the war-torn South American state of San Diablo, the law of the gun still holds sway. When former hero-for-hire Maria Vasquez, alias Tarantula, finds herself wanted for murder south of the border, Texas Rangers Division lawman "Tex" Dawson is assigned to bring her in. But they're on a collision course with the outlaw Black Riders biker gang, who plan to make sure she never makes it to trial alive...

Classic Marvel gunslingers Tarantula, Tex Dawson, Black Rider, Matt Slade and the Two-Gun Kid are given a modern-day makeover in this hard-bitten tale of blood and bullets. Five heroes, six guns...against six hundred!

32 pages, $2.99.

THUNDERBOLTS #165 & #166

Written by JEFF PARKER Penciled by KEV WALKER (#165) & DECLAN SHALVEY (#166) Cover by JOE QUINONES (#165) & MICHAEL DEL MUNDO (#166) Issue #166 Marvel Comics Anniversary Variant by PAUL RENAUD

Issue #165 -- Will the Thunderbolts once again fall under the power of aemo? Captain America and Namor have fallen before an army lead by the corrupted Human Torch. Now the only chance to keep the forces of the Red Skull from tipping the balance of war is The Thunderbolts! But for the Bolts to exist in the future, Zemo must not fall -- will they switch sides once more? Jeff Parker and Kev Walker bring you the conclusion of the Golden Age Thunderbolts!

Issue #166 -- Are the Thunderbolts responsible for the grisliest murders in history? Great Britain, 1888: London is gripped in fear, afraid to go out at night as Jack the Ripper's body count goes higher. But one witness claims she saw an enormous man by a murder scene a man named Hyde! The Bolts' chase through time continues as Declan Shalvey returns!

32 pages, $2.99.

VENGEANCE #5

Written by JOE CASEY Penciled by NICK DRAGOTTA Cover by GABRIEL DELL'OTTO

Red Skull has his vengeance! Stuck behind enemy lines, the Ultimate Nullifier uncovers a deadly secret dating back to Johann Schmidt's vilest days in World War Two! Meanwhile, the In-Betweener returns and the Teen Brigade discovers it must stop an assassination -- one that will alter the course of Marvel History forever!

32 pages, $2.99.

VICTOR VON DOOM #1

Written by NICK SPENCER Art & Cover by BECKY CLOONAN

The teenaged Victor Von Doom defends his life... in Hell. The undergrad who'll grow to become Dr. Doom is an abrasive young genius surrounded by collegiate buffoons, wastrels, and dilettantes – like that insufferable Richards. But Doom knows he's destined for greater things, and from his dorm he journeys fearlessly to Hell to save the spirit of his mom...and his struggle to get there, the trials he faces, and his subsequent failure will make him the man he's to become.

32 pages, $2.99.

VILLAINS FOR HIRE #0.1

Written by DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING Penciled by RENATO ARLEM Cover by PATRICK ZIRCHER

All-new, all-evil team! If the story starts with bionic detective Misty Knight uniting heroes Black Panther, Paladin and Silver Sable to halt a heist, why will she then cross the line and hire those she once fought? Enter a world of treachery, double-crosses and death when you hear: “Hello, Villain...are you for hire?”

32 pages, $2.99.

MYSTIC #4

Written by G. WILLOW WILSON Penciled by DAVID LOPEZ Cover by AMANDA CONNER

It all ends here with MAXIMUM DARKNESS! Giselle is captured by the revolution and must find a way out and back to the palace before Verne's moons fall out of alignment. Can Genevieve, burned by Giselle's betrayal, find it in her heart to believe her? Or will her anger allow the destruction of Verne's entire civilization?

32 pages, $2.99.

WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN #2

Written by JASON AARON Cover and Pencils by CHRIS BACHALO Marvel Comics 50th Anniversary Variant by ED McGUINNESS

X-MEN REGENSIS: Wolverine and his X-Men have very little chance of surviving the new Hellfire Club. And that's without another classic villain (the villain of the most important X-Story ever) returning!

32 pages, $3.99.

UNCANNY X-MEN #1 & #2

Written by KIERON GILLEN Cover and Pencils by CARLOS PACHECO Issue #1 Variant Cover by FRANK CHO Issue #1 ReGenesis Blue Variant by DALE KEOWN Issue #1 Blank Variant Cover available Issue #2 Marvel Comics Annivesary Variant by BILLY TAN

X-MEN REGENSIS: After the Schism, UNCANNY X-MEN starts over at #1. What is to become of XXXXX and the mutants who side with XXXX after the big split? And what does it have to do with the resurrected Mister Sinister?

40 pages, $3.99 and 32 pages, $3.99.

WOLVERINE #18 & #19

Written by JASON AARON Pencils & Cover by RON GARNEY Issue #18 Marvel Comics 50th Anniversary Variant by KHOI PHAM

Aaron and Garney continue their rampage through the streets of Chinatown, as Logan struggles to wrap up unfinished business in San Francisco. Journey to the stronghold of the world's newest, most powerful drug dealer... at the center of the earth, where Logan and Gorilla Man find a fierce new ally. Enter: Immortal Weapon Fat Cobra!

32 pages, $3.99.

X-MEN #20 & #21

Written by VICTOR GISCHLER Penciled by WILL CONRAD Cover by ADI GRANOV Issue #20 Regenesis Blue Variant by DALE KEOWN

Guest-starrring Iron Man 2.0! The fallout of Schism pushes the X-Men and War Machine at each other in Eastern Europe as sentinels are being traded on the black market. But things aren't as they seem and the X-Men and War Machine are going to have to work together to stop a truly horrible plot.

32 pages, $3.99.

X-MEN LEGACY #258 & #259

Written by MIKE CAREY Pencils by STEVE KURTH (#258) & KHOI PHAM (#259) Cover by MICO SUAYAN (#258) & CLAY MANN (#259) Issue #259 Regenesis Gold Variant by NICK BRADSHAW Issue #259 Marvel Comics 50th Anniversary Variant by DAVID YARDIN

Issue #258 -- "Five Miles South of the Universe" conclusion! Locked in psychic combat with an extraterrestrial opponent who far outclasses her, and trapped on a space station that's hurtling toward an exploding sun, Marvel Girl finds herself in dire straits. With the lives of the station's inhabitants and her teammates on the line, just how far will she go to win the day?

Issue #259 -- Schism Aftermath! The X-Men are divided. As the teams part ways, Rogue, Magneto and Gambit attend to unfinished business, hoping to avoid answering the question: Whose side are they on?

32 pages, $2.99.

NEW MUTANTS #33 & #34

Written by ANDY LANNING Pencils by DAVID LOPEZ Covers by JASON PEARSON Issue #33 Regenesis Blue Variant by DALE KEOWN

Issue #33 -- In the wake of the events of X-MEN: SCHISM the New Mutants find themselves at a crossroads. A decision needs to be made that will change their lives forever.

Issue #34 -- The New Mutants get back to their unfinished business! Tracking the mutant Blink, the team discovers her always near natural disaster areas. Is Blink somehow responsible for this destruction or is there something more sinister afoot? Part 1 of 3.

32 pages, $2.99.

GENERATION HOPE #13

Written by JAMES ASMUS Pencils and Cover by IBRAIM ROBERSON Regenesis Blue Variant by DALE KEOWN

Regenesis tie-in! New creative team! Hope and what is left of her five lights travel to China to find their latest recruit. Wait, is that X-Villain Sebstian Shaw?

32 pages, $2.99.

ASTONISHING X-MEN #44

Written by GREG PAK Pencils and Cover by MIKE MCKONE

Storm needs Cyclops' help with a special?mission, but it ends up being much more than they bargained for. Oh, and they kiss. What!?

32 pages, $3.99.

MAGNETO: NOT A HERO #1

Written by SKOTTIE YOUNG Pencils and Cover by CLAY MANN

The X-Men are shaken when Magneto finally goes villain again. The Master of Magnetism is caught on video murdering members of an anti-mutant group. Why did he throw away everything he's earned with the X-Men? Or is this just the only time he's gotten caught?

32 pages, $2.99.

UNCANNY X-FORCE #17

Written by RICK REMENDER Penciled by JEROME OPENA Cover by ESAD RIBIC

THE DARK ANGEL SAGA: Part 7 -- Archangel is ascended. The betrayer has turned the tide. The World will be opened. Realities will clash. Life will be lost. Love shattered.

32 pages, $3.99.

WOLVERINE: THE BEST THERE IS #12

Written by CHARLIE HUSTON Penciled by JUAN JOSE RYP Cover by BRYAN HITCH

At last, Logan comes face-to-face with Contagion, the man who has put him through Hell too many times to count. And Contagion is about to find out that even after you dissect, dismember, mutilate and eviscerate the Wolverine, he's still the best there is at what he does. Don't miss this skin-flaying final chapter of Huston's opening arc!

32 pages, $2.99.

X-FACTOR #227

Written by PETER DAVID Penciled by LEONARD KIRK Cover by DAVID YARDIN

In this issue, a member of X-Factor dies.

32 pages, $2.99.

X-23 #16 & #17

Written by MARJORIE LIU Penciled by PHIL NOTO (#16) & SANA TAKEDA (#17) Covers by KALMAN ANDRASOFSZKY

An all new story starts here! An offer to join Wolverine collides with an offer from the FF and X-23 is forced to decide if she wants to continue her life as an assassin or take a break and see what it's like to be a regular teenager..

32 pages, $2.99.

DAKEN: DARK WOLVERINE #17

Written by ROB WILLIAMS Penciled by MATTEO BUFFAGNI Cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI

"Pride Comes Before It" Part 2 -- Guest-starring The Runaways! Daken's Hollywood empire has been ripped to pieces and, with his healing factor still?damaged, he's desperate and running for his life. The Pride appears to have returned to Los Angeles, but who's gotten the band back together?

32 pages, $2.99.

DEADPOOL #46

Written by DANIEL WAY Penciled by SALVADOR ESPIN Cover by NICK BRADSHAW

"Evil Deadpool" Part 2 The merc with a mouth is now the merc with a twin... an EVIL twin! Deadpool comes face to face with a re-animated collection of his former body parts, and the bullets fly! Having ONE Deadpool running amok in New York City is bad enough, but TWO?! Someone has to stop this!

32 pages, $2.99.

PUNISHERMAX #19

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

The deadly assassin Elektra was hired but the Kingpin to protect him from the wrath of the Punisher. But can she really shield him from what the Punisher is planning, especially when Fisk seems more interested in trying to get her into his bed?

32 pages, $3.99.

DEADPOOL MAX 2 #2

Written by DAVE LAPHAM Art & Cover by KYLE BAKER

Deadpool and Bob are the world'' most wanted terrorists. The only person who can clear their name is Bob's secret agent ex-girlfriend, but she's shacking up with the metal-armed Adonis called CABLE!

32 pages, $3.99.

ANITA BLAKE: CIRCUS OF THE DAMNED -- THE SCOUNDREL #4

Written by JESSICA RUFFNER Penciled by RON LIM Cover by BRETT BOOTH

Mr. Oliver's motives continue to mystify Anita as she grapples with betraying the secrets of her vampire allies to protect humankind! Her responsibilities as a conduit between the worlds of the mythological and the mundane are overwhelming as she faces off laimas, zombies, and a new love?!

32 pages, $3.99.

THE STAND: THE NIGHT HAS COME #4

Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA Penciled by MIKE PERKINS Cover by TOMM COKER

The final reckoning is upon us, True Believers, as Larry, Ralph, and Glen are arrested and brought before the Dark Man for sentencing--and execution. Everything has been leading to this last stand, Good against Evil, but there is one more surprise waiting for Flagg, out in the desert, coming towards Vegas like the Wrath of God...

32 pages, $3.99.

POWERS #11

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Pencils & Cover by MICHAEL AVON OEMING

POWERS is back! With the pilot for the POWERS TV show on FX filmed, the creators of the comic book return in full force! Do not miss this startling game-changer in the life of Christian Walker as the latest powers homicide case comes right to his front door, bringing utter tragedy! Special feature: an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the Chicago filming of the POWERS TV show.

40 pages, $3.95.

BRILLIANT #3

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Pencils & Cover by MARK BAGLEY Variant Covers by DAVID MACK & MICHAEL AVON OEMING

The college cast of BRILLIANT does it! They cracked the secret to superpowers! But before they can even reveal their findings, one of them choses to abuse the power. Will Amadeus ruin everyone's chances for true greatness with his own selfish actions? How will the world react to the discovery of superpowers?

40 pages, $3.95.

SCARLET #6

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Art and Cover by ALEX MALEEV

Scarlet's call to arms has been heard all over the world. And the world reacts. Can a modern revolution gain traction? And what will the government do to shut her down? From the Eisner Award-winning team behind DAREDEVIL and MOON KNIGHT!

40 pages, $3.95.

CASANOVA #3

Written by MATT FRACTION Pencils & Cover by GABRIEL BA.

On the run from ten thousand parallel worlds that want him dead, Casanova Quinn fights for his life inside his dying father's E.M.P.I.R.E. He's figured out the biggest secret in the world and now he and his girlfriend from beyond tomorrow, Sasa Lisi, embark on a ferocious triple-cross that means they'll either win it all or spend forever in hell. Or heck. Or somewhere awful, trust me. 32 FULL-COLOR PAGES that have come from the future to MESS YOU UP.

40 pages, $2.99.

SUPERIOR #7

Written by MARK MILLAR Pencils & Cover by LEINIL FRANICS YU

Double-sized finale as the first volume of Superior draws to a close and the creators promise is the best fight-scene they have ever achieved on the printed page. It's Superior versus Abraxas in the middle of New York and thousands of innocent people dying every time someone throws a punch. Matthew Vaughn (Kick-Ass) has already snapped up the rights for this book meaning Millar has yet another movie franchise he can boast about. Plus: An exclusive 6-page lettered preview of the new Supercrooks series by Mark Millar and Leinil Yu, launching in January.

40 pages, $2.99.

KAPOW! GUINNESS WORLD RECORD SPECIAL #1

Plot by MARK MILLAR, Written by PAUL CORNELL, KEIRON GILLEN & MORE! Art by FRANK QUITELY, DAVE GIBBONS, JOHN ROMITA JR., LEINIL YU, JOCK, OLIVIER COIPIEL, SEAN PHILLIPS, DUNCAN FERGRADO & MORE!

In April, Mark Millar, Frank Quitely, Dave Gibbons, John Romita Jr, Leinil Yu, Paul Cornell, Andy Diggle, Jock, Duncan Fegrado, Sean Phillips and more than 50 other comic-book creators joined forces with Kapow to break not one but TWO Guinness World Records - the fastest comic-book ever produced and the biggest number of creators working on a single comic. The Kapow Special stars Superior and was written, penciled, inked and lettered in less than 12 hours.

32 pages, $2.99.






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