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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2011MARVEL COMICS FIRST LOOKSFIRST LOOK: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #672Written by: Dan Slott.
Art by: Humberto Ramos.
Cover by: Humberto Ramos.
Description: "Spider-Island," conclusion. The final war for Spider-Island! What will it mean for Spider-Man, Manhattan, and the Marvel Universe? Three words: Change is coming. Big action! Big consequences! Big Time!
Pages: 32.
Price: $3.99.
In stores: Oct. 26.
FIRST LOOK: ANNIHILATORS: EARTHFALL #2Written by: Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning.
Art by: Tan Eng Huat.
Cover by: John Tyler Christopher.
Description: From the fallout of Annihilation and the end of the Guardians of the Galaxy, an all-too-familiar cosmic threat has returned, this time with Earth as his beachhead. His followers span a thousand worlds, awaiting only the word to begin new wars in his name... unless the Annihilators can silence him first! So why do the Avengers stand in their way, and what are the true stakes if either side fails? Plus, continuing our backup adventure, it's Mojo versus Rocket Raccoon and Groot onstage for a high-stakes campy cosmic free-for-all!
Pages: 32.
Price: $3.99.
In stores: Oct. 26.
FIRST LOOK: ASTONISHING X-MEN #43Written by: James Asmus.
Art by: Nick Bradshaw.
Cover by: Arthur Adams.
Description: Join us for a special told-in-one story with Emma Frost and Danger delivering on a promise back in Astonishing X-Men #24. A confrontation that has been brewing since 2008!
Pages: 32.
Price: $3.99.
In stores: Oct. 26.
FIRST LOOK: AVENGERS ACADEMY #20Written by: Christos Gage.
Art by: Tom Raney.
Cover by: Billy Tan.
Description: Major status quo changes in this issue! Avengers Academy loses one student and teacher -- but who? Are they traitors? Did they quit? Did they die?
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Oct. 26.
FIRST LOOK: AVENGERS: SOLO 31Written by: Jen Van Meter and Jim McCann.
Art by: Roger Robinson and Andrea DiVito.
Cover by: John Tyler Christopher.
Description: TWhen a stranger lies dead at the Avengers' doorstep, Hawkeye won't let his world be implicated in a grisly murder. But what seems to be a simple murder gives way to a gruesome conspiracy - one Hawkeye can't walk away from - and one that involves..The Trapster? Also, Hank Pym and the class of Avengers Academy leave the school behind for a mystery too fantastic to believe.
Pages: 32.
Price: $3.99.
In stores: Oct. 26.
FIRST LOOK: CAPTAIN AMERICA AND BUCKY #623Written by: Ed Brubaker and Marc Andreyko.
Art by: Chris Samnee.
Cover by: Ed McGuinness.
Description: Behind enemy lines! Bucky and Cap have faced the horrors of war on many fronts, but this issue, they go further into the depths of evil than our young heroes realized possible. And what is the secret that connects the Cap and Bucky series to the modern day stories - the clues begin to add up this issue.
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Oct. 26.
FIRST LOOK: DAKEN: DARK WOLVERINE #16Written by: Rob Williams.
Art by: Matteo Baffagni.
Cover by: Giuseppe Camuncoli.
Description: Daken's is suddenly the most wanted man in America and has the entire LAPD and the FBI on his tail! When the shadow king of the Hollywood Hills is revealed, can Daken save Donna Kiel when he's at his weakest? Maybe the better question is, does he even want to?
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Oct. 26.
FIRST LOOK: DAREDEVIL #5Written by: Mark Waid.
Art by: Marcos Martin.
Cover by: Bryan Hitch.
Description: One honest man -- just one -- exists in the vast criminal corporation known as Roxxon Oil, and Daredevil has to find him before a nightmarish disaster claims the entire Eastern Seaboard! Can DD get to him in time--or will this issue's surprise villain get to him first?
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Oct. 26.
FIRST LOOK: DEADPOOL #45Written by: Daniel Way.
Art by: Salvador Espin.
Cover by: Nick Bradshaw.
Description: "Evil Deadpool," part 1. What would happen if a collection of Deadpool's frozen, severed body parts were to be thrown into a dumpster and then, once thawed, fuse together to form a new -- and totally evil--Deadpool?
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Oct. 26.
FIRST LOOK: DOROTHY AND THE WIZARD IN OZ #2Written by: Eric Shanower.
Art by: Skottie Young.
Cover by: Skottie Young.
Description: The Wizard of Oz is back and the Mangaboos have him! These deadly vegetable people also have Dorothy, her cousin Zeb, their horse Jim and kitten Eureka. To save their lives, the humbug Wizard must win a contest of magic against a real Sorcerer-using only his wits and nine tiny piglets
Pages: 32.
Price: $3.99.
In stores: Oct. 26.
FIRST LOOK: FF #11Written by: Jonathan Hickman.
Art by: Barry Kitson.
Cover by: Steve Epting.
Description: A Galactic Empire is born as the war of Four Cities comes to a close. What does it mean for Marvel's First Family?
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Oct. 26.
FIRST LOOK: THE INCREDIBLE HULK #1Written by: Jason Aaron.
Art by: Marc Silvestri.
Covers by: Marc Silverstri, Dale Keown, Neal Adams and Whilce Portacio.
Description: AAfter Fear Itself, the Hulk has gone into hiding, seemingly safe from a world that hates and fears him. But when government agents come knocking, the Hulk has no choice but to return to war against the one man whose existence threatens the safety of everyone on Earth...Bruce Banner.
Pages: 32.
Price: $3.99.
In stores: Oct. 26.
FIRST LOOK: JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #630Written by: Kieron Gillen.
Art by: Rich Elsin.
Cover by: Stephanie Hans.
Description: Discover the true story behind Fear Itself, from the Voluminous Volstagg!
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Oct. 26.
FIRST LOOK: MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #19Written by: J.M. DeMatteis and Sean Collins.
Art by: Clayton Henry.
Cover by: Ale Garza.
Description: What happens when Spider-Man wields the Power Cosmic? The Silver Surfer is powerless in New York, and it's up to Spidey to set things right! Will Spider-Man be able to find the Sentinel of the Spaceways in time? Then, the hunt is on as Spider-Man goes toe-to-toe with Kraven in the heart of New York's concrete jungle!
Pages: 32.
Price: $3.99.
In stores: Oct. 26.
FIRST LOOK: THE MIGHTY THOR #7Written by: Matt Fraction.
Art by: Pasqual Ferry.
Covers by: Pasqual Ferry and Alan Davis.
Description: # The critical Fear Itself prequel that couldn't be told until now! Discover the true story behind the Serpent and Odin's past!
Pages: 32.
Price: $3.99.
In stores: Oct. 26.
FIRST LOOK: NEW MUTANTS #32Written by: Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning.
Art by: David Lafuente.
Cover by: Jason Pearson.
Description: Dani Moonstar and the New Mutants must save the Norse underworld from destruction in the epic conclusion of this Fear Itself tie-in arc!
Pages: 32.
Price: $3.99.
In stores: Oct. 26.
FIRST LOOK: RED SKULL #4Written by: Greg Pak.
Art by: Mirko Colak.
Covers by: David Aja.
Description: The life of Johann Schmidt has been a tragic, tortuous road. As his destiny and doom drag the future Red Skull to his inevitable crossroads, Johann plots a shocking assassination...one that could change the course of history...
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Oct. 26.
FIRST LOOK: SECRET AVENGERS #18Written by: Warren Ellis.
Art by: David Aja.
Covers by: John Cassaday and David Aja.
Description: A can of matter the size of a football, mined from a broken universe, would be enough to turn the Earth into a sun. There are people, hidden from the view of the world, who would do that either to hold the planet to ransom -- or just to die knowing they took everyone else with them. And right now there are just three people -- Steve Rogers, The Black Widow and Shang-Chi -- between us and total annihilation, trapped on a space station in the No-Zone...
Pages: 32.
Price: $3.99.
In stores: Oct. 26.
FIRST LOOK: SPIDER-ISLAND: CLOACK AND DAGGER #3Written by: Nick Spencer.
Art by: Emma Rios.
Cover by: Mico Suayan.
Description: Mr. Negative has created a monster...and the ultimate destiny of Cloak & Dagger is warped beyond recognition! Will Ty and Tandy live through the ordeal...and even if they do, can they ever be together again?!
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Oct. 26.
FIRST LOOK: SPIDER-ISLAND: DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG FU #3Written by: Anthony Johnston.
Art by: Sebastian Fiumara.
Covers by: Sebastian Fiumara.
Description: The villain revealed! A conspiracy of horror exposed! Shang-Chi, master of kung fu, uncovered a monster threat to humanity's very existence in the midst of the Spider-Island infestation...but can he stop it in time?
Pages: 40.
Price: $3.99.
In stores: Oct. 26.
FIRST LOOK: SPIDER-ISLAND: AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #3Written by: Paul Tobin.
Art by: Pepe Larraz.
Covers by: Ale Garza.
Description: The biggest decision in Spider-Girl's life! Caught in a war between The Kingpin, The Society of Wasps and a Manhattan infested by Spiders, Anya Corazon buckles down to protect her own - and will make a decision at the end of this story that will forever change Spider-Girl!
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Oct. 26.
FIRST LOOK: ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #3Written by: Jonathan Hickman.
Art by: Esad Ribic.
Cover by: Kaare Andrews.
Description: The Children of Tomorrow have transformed the Norse Gods into?mortal men! Now, depowered and on the verge of utter destruction, the only hope the Pantheon has lies with Nick Fury and his Ultimates! Can Fury's superhuman task force put an end to the devastation of the Asgardian people? If not, will the blight of the gods be visited on mankind next?
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Oct. 26.
FIRST LOOK: VENOM #8Written by: Rick Remender.
Art by: Tom Fowler.
Cover by: Tom Fowler.
Description: Flash Thompson has suffered a terrible loss, just when his Venom persona is needed to protect New York City the most! The Infestation's architects have gained an unimaginable edge and Venom must go head-to-head with the Spider-King! With a broken heart and the fate of New York on his shoulder, well, folks you've heard it before but after this, trust us, Venom's world can never be the same again!
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Oct. 26.
FIRST LOOK: WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN #1Written by: Jason Aaron.
Art by: Chris Bachalo.
Covers by: Chris Bachalo, Nick Bradshaw and Frank Cho..
Description: Spinning directly out of X-Men: Schism, the X-Men are split in two. In the oversized debut issue of the new ongoing flagship X-series, Wolverine takes one half of the X-Men back to Westchester to start over again.
Pages: 40.
Price: $3.99.
In stores: Oct. 26.
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