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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2011MARVEL COMICS FIRST LOOKSFIRST LOOK: AVENGERS ORIGINS: THOR #1Written by: Kathryn Immonen.
Art by: Al Barrionuevo.
Cover by: Gerald Parel.
Description: 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.
Pages: 40.
Price: $3.99.
In stores: Nov. 30.
FIRST LOOK: DAREDEVIL #6Written by: Mark Waid.
Art by: Marcos Martin.
Cover by: Marcos Martin.
Description: 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?
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Nov. 30.
FIRST LOOK: DOROTHY AND THE WIZARD IN OZ #3Written by: Eric Shanower.
Art by: Skottie Young.
Cover by: Skottie Young.
Description: 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?
Pages: 32.
Price: $3.99.
In stores: Nov. 30.
FIRST LOOK: GHOST RIDER #6Written by: Rob Willimas.
Art by: Matt Clark.
Cover by: Arturo Lozzi.
Description: 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?
Pages: 32.
Price: $3.99.
In stores: Nov. 30.
FIRST LOOK: HERC #10Written by: Fred Van Lente and Greg Pak.
Art by: David Hahn.
Covers by: Carlo Pagulayan and Mike Oeming.
Description: 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?
Pages: 40.
Price: $3.99.
In stores: Nov. 30.
FIRST LOOK: RED SKULL #5Written by: Greg Pak.
Art by: Mirko Colak.
Cover by: David Aja.
Description: 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.
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Nov. 30.
FIRST LOOK: THUNDERBOLTS #166Written by: Jeff Parker.
Art by: Declan Shalvey.
Covers by: Michael Del Mundo and Paul Renaud.
Description: 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!
Pages: 32.
Price: $3.99.
In stores: Nov. 30.
FIRST LOOK: ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #4Written by: Jonathan Hickman.
Art by: Esad Ribic.
Covers by: Kaare Andrews and Chris Stevens.
Description: The stunning climax to 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?
Pages: 32.
Price: $3.99.
In stores: Nov. 30.
FIRST LOOK: UNCANNY X-MEN #2Written by: Kieron Gillen.
Art by: Carlos Pacheco.
Covers by: Carlos Pacheco and Billy Tan.
Description: The biggest and baddest X-Men you've ever seen.
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Nov. 30.
FIRST LOOK: WOLVERINE #19Written by: Jason Aaron.
Art by: Ron Garney.
Cover by: Ron Garney.
Description: 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!
Pages: 32.
Price: $3.99.
In stores: Nov. 30.
FIRST LOOK: X-MEN LEGACY #259Written by: Mike Carey.
Art by: Khoi Pham.
Cover by: Clay Mann, Nick Bradshaw and David Yardin.
Description: 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?
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Nov. 30.
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