FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2011
MARVEL COMICS FIRST LOOKS
FIRST LOOK: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #670
Written by: Dan Slott.
Art by: Humberto Ramos.
Covers by: Humberto Ramos.
Description: "Spider-Island," part four. J. Jonah Jameson: The Spectacular Spider-Mayor?! 'Nuff Said? Almost, because if that wasn't enough, a long-running member of the Spidey cast has to make the ultimate sacrifice...
Pages: 32.
Price: $3.99.
In stores: Sept. 28.
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FIRST LOOK: ANNIHILATORS: EARTHFALL #1
Written by: Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning.
Art by: Tan Eng Huat.
Cover by: John Tyler Christopher.
Description: Marvel's cosmic heavy hitters come to Earth -- and fight the avengers! What has brought Gladiator, Quasar, Ronan, Ikon and Beta-Ray Bill to our planet...and why are they at odds with Earth's Mightiest Heroes? All this, plus each issue will feature a five-page chapter of an all-new, all-hilarious Rocket Raccoon & Groot story!
Pages: 32.
Price: $3.99.
In stores: Sept. 28.
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FIRST LOOK: ASTONISHING X-MEN #42
Written by: Christos Gage.
Art by: Juan Bobillo.
Cover by: Salvador Larroca.
Description: "Meanwhile..." Storm, Beast, Colossus and Agent Brand have all been implanted with Broodlings and it's only a matter of time until they are full-on Brood themselves. Only Kitty and Lockheed are left, but is there anything they can even do to help their teammates? This story comes to its amazing conclusion.
Pages: 32.
Price: $3.99.
In stores: Sept. 28.
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FIRST LOOK: AVENGERS ACADEMY #19
Written by: Christos Gage.
Art by: Tom Raney.
Cover by: Billy Tan.
Description: The students of Avengers Academy are trapped within their school, stalked by The Worthy! Their only hope against such awesome power is to destroy the Infinite Mansion...but unless they can find a way out, they'll die with it!
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Sept. 28.
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FIRST LOOK: BLACK PANTHER: THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN ALIVE #523.1
Written by: David Liss.
Art by: Jefte Palo.
Cover by: Patrick Zircher.
Description: Who is murdering the citizens of Hell's Kitchen that The Panther has previously rescued? That's what T'Challa wants to know-and he only has hours to solve the mystery before the killer strikes again!
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Sept. 28.
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FIRST LOOK: CAPTAIN AMERICA AND BUCKY #622
Written by: Marc Andreyko and Ed Brubaker.
Art by: Chris Samnee.
Cover by: Ed McGuinness.
Description: The Invaders caught behind enemy lines, and only Bucky can save them -- but what can one normal kid to do save four superhumans?
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Sept. 28.
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FIRST LOOK: DEADPOOL MAX #12
Written by: David Lapham.
Art by: Kyle Baker.
Cover by: Kyle Baker.
Description: The first year of Deadpool MAX comes to a shocking end! Bob disbanded Hydra after winning back Deadpool, the Taskmaster has kept it going and turned it into a dangerous domestic terrorist organization. Now they've teamed with the Crescent Moon Knights and possibly factions within the U.S. government to release a stockpile of recently acquired Liquid X on an unsuspecting U.S. city. Can Deadpool and Agent Bob stop them in time or is Bob once again playing into the hands of his puppet masters?
Pages: 32.
Price: $3.99.
In stores: Sept. 28.
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FIRST LOOK: DOROTHY AND THE WIZARD IN OZ #1
Written by: Eric Shanower.
Art by: Skottie Young.
Covers by: Skottie Young, Nick Bradshaw and Eric Shanower.
Description: The great 1906 San Francisco earthquake swallows Dorothy alive-no kidding! It also swallows Dorothy's kitten Eureka, Dorothy's cousin Zeb, and his horse Jim. They're trapped underground in a strange land of glass where everyone can walk on air. Time for the Wizard of Oz to come to the rescue!: 32.
Price: $3.99.
In stores: Sept. 28.
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FIRST LOOK: FEAR ITSELF: THE DEEP #4
Written by: Cullen Bunn.
Art by: Lee Garbett.
Cover by: Lee Garbett.
Description: Namor, Doctor Strange, She-Hulk and the Silver Surfer giant have battled barbarian hordes, giant monsters, and demonically possessed sea creatures. They've faced Tyrak the Terrible, Aradnea the Sorceress, and the hideously mutated Tiger Shark. But their greatest threat still awaits -- the Worthy who has already beaten the Sub-Mariner and single-handedly ravaged New Atlantis. Would-be conqueror Attuma has become Nerkkod, Breaker of Oceans, and he intends to drown the?entire world in a wave of fear! Even if Namor's courage and resolve return to him, he's no match for the fury of the Serpent's chosen!
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Sept. 28.
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FIRST LOOK: FEAR ITSELF: HULK VS. DRACULA #2
Written by: Victor Gischler.
Art by: Ryan Stegman.
Cover by: Gabriele Del'Otto.
Description: As the possessed, power-enhanced Hulk wreaks havoc through the countryside, only one group stands between him and untold destruction: The Vampire Nation! Dracula gathers the newly united vampire legions to stop the unstoppable, but as volley after volley fails, it appears their only hope may be a mysterious stranger from Dracula's past.
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Sept. 28.
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FIRST LOOK: FF #9
Written by: Jonathan Hickman.
Art by: Steve Epting.
Cover by: Daniel Acuna and Stephanie Perger.
Description: This month in the FF, the evil Future Foundation is caught in the middle of the War of Four Cities. Watch as the war expands to encompass the entire Marvel Universe.
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Sept. 28.
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FIRST LOOK: HERC #8
Written by: Fred Van Lente and Greg Pak..
Art by: June Brigman.
Covers by: Carlo Pagulayan.
Description: You loved it when Herc dressed up as Thor, but can you handle the senses-shattering debut of... The Incredible Spider-Herc? And versus... the X-Men? Though he is the newly self-appointed protector of Brooklyn, when a rash of unusual occurrences begin breaking out in Manhattan, Hercules finds himself "infested" with Spider-Powers of his own. Unfortunately, our web-slinging former demigod soon finds himself under the thrall of the insidious intelligence behind Spider Island and in a duel to the death against fellow champions The X-Men.
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Sept. 28.
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FIRST LOOK: IRON MAN 2.0 #9
Written by: Nick Spencer.
Art by: Ariel Olivetti.
Cover by: Salvador Larroca.
Description: War Machine has made an enemy for the ages - and the explosive Palmer Addley mystery races toward deadly consequences! The villain's secrets are revealed...but does this give Rhodey the key to defeating him, or make it all the more impossible?
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Sept. 28.
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FIRST LOOK: JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #628
Written by: Kieron Gillen.
Art by: Whilce Portacio.
Cover by: Stephanie Hans.
There's a story bartenders tell about the devil. That at closing time, he chooses a bar and walks in the door. He'll want to talk about his day. If you listen and survive, he'll give you a tip. The story isn't true, but occasionally it amuses Mephisto to play along. And when he's spent the day spying on all the earthly gods and what exactly they're going to do about Fear Itself, you'll want to hear what he has to say.
Pages: 32.
Price: $3.99.
In stores: Sept. 28.
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FIRST LOOK: MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #18
Written by: Paul Tobin.
Art by: Matteo Lolli.
Cover by: Ale Garza.
Description: The Green Goblin is back! And thanks to an ordering
mix-up at the Terrible Tinkerer's machine shop, the Green Goblin is a thousand time more dangerous than ever with an anti-matter pumpkin bomb! Now...unless Spider-Man can put an end to the Goblin's crime spree, every time the crazy villain reaches into his bag of tricks, he might throw a pitch that will be New York City's last! Then, Spidey tangles with the malevolent mistress of mayhem, Madam Masque!
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Sept. 28.
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FIRST LOOK: THE MIGHTY THOR #6
Written by: Matt Fraction.
Art by: Olivier Coipel.
Covers by: Olivier Coipel and John Romita Jr.
Description: The finale of The Galactus Seed! Odin and Galactus are ready to fight one another to the death and only Thor and the Silver Surfer stand between them... and us! And in Fallen Asgard, Volstagg leads an unlikely army in aide of man and Asgardian alike...but what if only Loki holds the key to saving the day?
Pages: 32.
Price: $3.99.
In stores: Sept. 28.
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FIRST LOOK: NEW AVENGERS #16.1
Written by: Brian Michael Bendis.
Art by: Neal Adams.
Cover by: Neal Adams.
Description: It's the return of Norman Osborn! H.A.M.M.E.R. is becoming a force to be reckoned with and the followers of Osborn are ready. The New Avengers/H.A.M.M.E.R. showdown is one for the record books and is the first chapter in the blistering new storyline that will herald the return of the Dark Avengers!
Pages: 32.
Price: $3.99.
In stores: Sept. 28.
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FIRST LOOK: NEW MUTANTS #31
Written by: Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning.
Art by: David Lafuente.
Cover by: Kaare Andrews.
Description: David Lafuente
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Sept. 28.
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FIRST LOOK: SECRET AVENGERS #17
Written by: Warren Ellis.
Art by: Kev Walker.
Cover by: John Cassaday.
Description: MI:13 receives intelligence that people are being abducted from villages in the former Yugoslavian region -- but the British government refuses to act on it. Secret dangers summon Secret Avengers, but even the added strength of War Machine and Valkyrie are not going to prepare them for the next level in bioterror.
Pages: 32.
Price: $3.99.
In stores: Sept. 28.
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FIRST LOOK: SPIDER-ISLAND: DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG FU #2
Written by: Anthony Johnston.
Art by: Sebastian Fiumara.
Cover by: Sebastian Fiumara.
Description: Harrowing horror and kung-fu kicking! Guest-starring Iron Fist, the Immortal Weapons, and more! The spider-powered infestation of Manhattan is in full disgusting swing...and in the midst of the outbreak, Shang-Chi discovers that even if we all survive Spider-Island, humanity itself faces the doomsday threat of an abominable monster!
Pages: 32.
Price: $3.99.
In stores: Sept. 28.
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FIRST LOOK: ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #2
Written by: Jonathan Hickman.
Art by: Esad Ribic.
Cover by: Kaare Andrews.
Description: With S.H.I.E.L.D. at its limits and the Ultimates one man down, Nick Fury's having a little trouble maintaining the super in super power. As a new kind of threat looms over the weakening empire, will Fury have something up his sleeve?
Pages: 32.
Price: $3.99.
In stores: Sept. 28.
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FIRST LOOK: ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #2
Written by: Brian Michael Bendis.
Art by: Sara Pichelli.
Cover by: Kaare Andrews.
Description: You've seen the new Spider-Man, now see what he does next! Will Miles follow in the footsteps of Peter Parker or will he choose a different path?
Pages: 32.
Price: $3.99.
In stores: Sept. 28.
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FIRST LOOK: VENOM #7
Written by: Rick Remender.
Art by: Tom Fowler.
Cover by: Tony Moore.
Description:
Project Rebirth has been infested - and Venom's going under deep cover to start exterminating some bugs starting with Anti-Venom!
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Sept. 28.
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FIRST LOOK: WOLVERINE #16
Written by: Jason Aaron.
Art by: Goran Sudzuka.
Cover by: Jae Lee.
Description: In the wake of last issue's gut-wrenching ending, Logan has turned his back on humanity and retreated once again to the Canadian wilderness. Is this the end of Wolverine as we know him? Or the beginning of an all-new era for the ole' Canucklehead? Or perhaps even both.
Pages: 32.
Price: $3.99.
In stores: Sept. 28.
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FIRST LOOK: WOLVERINE: THE BEST THERE IS #10
Written by: Charlie Huston.
Art by: Juan Jose Ryp.
Cover by: Bryan Hitch.
Description: Wolverine's shattered body has become a breeding ground for an alien virus that is slowly turning him into a walking hive of interstellar parasites. Space Bounty Hunters Monark Starstalker and Paradox have one chance to save Logan, but the cure might be even more horrifying than the disease. And how does the man called Contagion and his perverse fascination with Wolverine fit into this puzzle of flesh and sinew?
Pages: 32.
Price: $3.99.
In stores: Sept. 28.
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FIRST LOOK: X-MEN LEGACY #256
Written by: Mike Carey.
Art by: Steve Kurth
Cover by: Mico Suayan
When Rogue, Magneto and Gambit jumped into space on an intergalactic search and rescue mission, they had no idea that it would land them in the middle of an extraterrestrial war! And to make matters worse, the space station that serves as the battlefield for the conflict is slowly falling into a collapsing star. With time running out and the lives of Havok, Polaris and Marvel Girl on the line, these X-Men are in for a bumpy ride...
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Sept. 28.
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