MARVEL COMICS FOR JUNE

AVX: VS #3

JEPH LOEB & CHRIS YOST (w) ED MCGUINESS & TERRY DODSON (a) COVER BY ED MCGUINESS FIGHT POSTER VARIANT BY TERRY DODSON

* All fights, All the time!

* Black Widow vs. Magik!

* Colossus vs. Thing!

32 pages, $3.99.

AVENGERS VS. X-MEN #5

MATT FRACTION (w), JOHN ROMITA JR (a) Cover by JIM CHEUNG Avengers Team Variant Also Available X-Men Team Variant Also Available Stegman Sketch Variant Also Available

* The fiery conclusion of Act One brought to you by Matt Fraction and John Romita Jr!

* Clashing on a lunar battlefield, the tide of the conflict will be turned…

* The Phoenix takes its host! All hope is lost?!

32 pages, $3.99.

AVENGERS VS X-MEN #6

JONATHAN HICKMAN (w), OLIVIER COIPEL (a) Cover by JIM CHEUNG Variant Cover by NICK BRADSHAW BRADSHAW SKETCH VARIANT ALSO AVAILIBLE PROMO VARIANT BY OLIVIER COIPEL Avengers Team Variant ACT TWO BEGINS!

* Jonathan Hickman joins superstar artist Olivier Coipel (SIEGE) to launch Act Two of the biggest Marvel event of the year!

* What is Pax Utopia?

* The Phoenix has come to Earth, and everything changes…

* And the Scarlet Witch enters the fray!

32 pages, $3.99.

AVENGERS #27

BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (w), WALT SIMONSON (a/c)

* With the events of AVX raging around them, an Avenger betrays the team!

32 pages, $3.99.

AVENGERS ACADEMY #31

CHRISTOS GAGE (W) TOM GRUMMETT & TIMOTHY GREEN II (A) COVER BY GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI ASM IN MOTION VARIANT ALSO AVAILIBLE

* AVENGERS VS. X-MEN TIE-IN!

* Have the Academy students switched sides in the war with the mutants?

* Guest-starring Sebastian Shaw!

32 pages, $2.99.

AVENGERS ACADEMY #32

CHRISTOS GAGE (W) TOM GRUMMETT & TIMOTHY GREEN II (A) COVER BY GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI

* AVENGERS VS. X-MEN TIE-IN!

* There's a Sentinel enrolled at the Academy. The X-Men want all Sentinels melted into slag. Uh-oh…

32 pages, $2.99.

X-MEN LEGACY #268 & 269

CHRISTOS GAGE (w), DAVID BALDEON (A) Cover by MARK BROOKS ASM IN MOTION VARIANT ALSO AVAILIBLE (#268) AVX TIE-INS! Issue #268

* Frenzy's past is revealed as she ties up loose ends while the war between the Avengers and the X-Men rages on. Issue #269

* Rogue vs. Ms. Marvel.

32 pages, $2.99.

UNCANNY X-MEN #13 & 14

KIERON GILLEN (w) Issue #13 BILLY TAN (a) Issue #14 DUSTIN WEAVER (a) Covers by ADAM KUBERT AVX TIE-INS!

* Hope is on the run for her life, but can she outrun destiny?

* What has Mr. Sinister been doing since UNCANNY X-MEN #3? And what has he been doing while the X-Men have been fighting the Avengers? Find out here!

32 pages, $3.99.

NEW AVENGERS #27

BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (w), MIKE DEODATO (a&C) AVX TIE-IN!

* Hope Summers journeys to the magical city of K'un L'un, home of the Iron Fist, to uncover her destiny!

* But will she conquer her future…or be consumed by it?

32 pages, $3.99.

WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN #12

JASON AARON (w), NICK BRADSHAW (a&C) AVX TIE-IN!

* Kid Gladiator goes after the Avengers single-handedly!

* The X-Men from Wolverine's school see the events of AVX and have a choice to make…

32 pages, $3.99.

SECRET AVENGERS #28

RICK REMENDER (w), RENATO GUEDES (a) Cover by ALAN DAVIS ASM IN MOTION VARIANT ALSO AVAILIBLE AVX TIE-IN!

* The Avengers have devised a way to save the Kree homeworld from the Phoenix, but one man stands in their way – Captain Marvel!

* Can Ms. Marvel and The Protector break free of Minister Marvel's influence to aid their former companions?

* When all else fails, one Avenger must rise and make the ultimate sacrifice…but will his death be enough?

32 pages, $3.99.

AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #4

Brian Michael Bendis (w), Mark Bagley (a&C) ASM IN MOTION VARIANT ALSO AVAILIBLE

* The secret of the Zodiac is revealed!

* What impact will this revelation have on the Avengers…and the world as they know it?!

32 pages, $3.99.

THE AVENGERS: BLACK WIDOW STRIKES #3

FRED VAN LENTE (w) WELLINTON ALVES & RENATO ARLEM (a) Photo Cover

* The chilling concluding chapter of the brand-new Black Widow solo adventure from the Marvel Cinematic Universe!

* Before Natasha assembles with the Avengers Initiative, see her in this hard-hitting espionage adventure set between the events of IRON MAN 2 and MARVEL'S THE AVENGERS!"

32 pages, $2.99.

DARK AVENGERS #175 & 176

Jeff Parker (w) Declan Shalvey (a) (#175) Kev Walker & Declan Shalvey (a) (#176) Covers by Mike Deodato (#175) & John Tyler Christopher (#176) ASM IN MOTION Variant also available (#175)

* DARK SCARLET WITCH. DARK SPIDER-MAN. TRICKSHOT. RAGNAROK. …LUKE CAGE?!

32 pages, $2.99. (EACH)

ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #11

BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (w) DAVID MARQUEZ (a) Cover by KAARE ANDREWS

* Spider-Man teams up with the Prowler?

* Isn't he a bad guy?!

32 pages, $3.99.

ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #12

JONATHAN HICKMAN & SAM HUMPHRIES (w) LUKE ROSS (a) Cover by KAARE ANDREWS

* Reed Richards: World's Most Wanted!

* How will Tony Stark survive the City without Iron Man?

* Plus: the fate of Nick Fury!

32 pages, $3.99.

ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #13

BRIAN WOOD (w), CARLO BARBERI (a) Cover by KAARE ANDREWS

* Kitty Pryde must save the world!

32 pages, $3.99.

SPIDER-MEN #1 & 2

BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W) SARA PICHELLI (A) Issue #1 COMIC SHOP VARIANT ALSO AVAILIBLE PICHELLI VARIANT ALSO AVAILIBLE RAMOS VARIANT ALSO AVAILIBLE Issue #2 MARTIN VARIANT ALSO AVAILIBLE PICHELLI VARIANT ALSO AVAILIBLE

32 pages, $3.99.

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #687

DAN SLOTT (w), STEFANO CASELLI (a&C) ARTIST VARIANT Cover by Gabriele DELLOTTO ASM IN MOTION VARIANT ALSO AVAILIBLE

* The End of the Earth devastates in part 6 of this earth blistering epic!

* Plus: Doctor Octopus has a new Sinister Six—THE AVENGERS!

* Can Spider-Man sacrifice one life to save the entire planet?

32 pages, $3.99.

AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #8

DAN SLOTT AND TY TEMPLETON (w) MATTHEW CLARK (a) Cover by SHANE DAVIS

* Ends of the Earth Epilogue!

* Guest starring: Doctor Strange. Silver Sable. Doctor Doom. And an untold adventure that changed them all.

32 pages, $3.99.

AMAZING SPIDER -MAN: THE MOVIE #1 & 2

Written by Tom Cohen, Art by Neil Edwards

* As Peter Parker swings into action as Spider-Man, he's about to face his first challenge as a super hero!

* But how did he get there? Go "between the scenes" with this story-inspired and based upon the new The Amazing Spider-Man movie!

* Featuring Gwen Stacy, Captain George Stacy, Dr. Curt Connors and the rest of Amazing Spider-Man gang as they come to cinematic life!

32 pages, $2.99.

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #688

DAN SLOTT (w), GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI (a/C) LIZARD VARIANT Cover by J. SCOTT CAMPBELL

* No need to wait for the movie to see Spider-Man wrangle the reptilian rage of one of his greatest foes!

* Spider-Man is stuck between two monsters when Morbius the Living Vampire attempts to cure the Lizard and restore Curt Connors.

32 pages, $3.99.

SCARLET SPIDER #6

CHRISTOPHER YOST (w), RYAN STEGMAN (a&C)

* The book everyone is talking about!

* Kaine goes from hunter to hunted as the daughter of KRAVEN THE HUNTER takes on the Scarlet Spider!

* From the pages of SPIDER-ISLAND, Madame Web crashes into Kaine's life – with dark visions of his road ahead!

32 pages, $2.99.

VENOM #19

CULLEN BUNN & RICK REMENDER (w) LAN MEDINA (a) Cover by TONY MOORE ASM IN MOTION VARIANT ALSO AVAILIBLE

* Flash Thompson and Betty Brant are on the run and there's nowhere to hide!

* Venom's secret identity has been compromised... both to his enemies AND his friends!

* Cullen Bunn (WOLVERINE) teams with series regulars Rick Remender & Lan Medina as the Savage Six stage their most brutal attack on the people closest to Flash Thompson!

32 pages, $2.99.

AMAZING FANTASY #15: SPIDER-MAN!

STAN LEE (w), STEVE DITKO (a) Cover by JACK KIRBY, STEVE DITKO & DEAN WHITE

* Relive the adventures that started it all!

* A radioactive spider may have granted bookish young Peter Parker incredible abilities, but it was his uncle's death that truly transformed him.

* Can the newly minted Spider-Man defeat the menace of the Chameleon — and face the Fantastic Four?

* Thrill to Spidey's debut issues, completely remastered and beautifully recolored in modern style by Jean-Francois Beaulieu (WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ)!

* Collecting material from AMAZING FANTASY (1962) #15 and AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #1.

40 pages, $3.99.

DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER - THE MAN IN BLACK #1

ROBIN FURTH & PETER DAVID (w) ALEX MALEEV (a&C)

* Stephen King's most celebrated novel comes to life!

* Roland continues his journey towards the Dark Tower in his search for the Man in Black--but will he betray young Jake along the way?

* Don't miss the exciting fifth and final chapter in the Dark Tower: Gunslinger saga!

* Superstar artist Alex Maleev (Daredevil, Halo: Uprising, Moon Knight) joins Peter David, Robin Furth and Richard Isanove on this last epic adventure!

32 pages, $3.99.

CAPTAIN AMERICA AND…HAWKEYE #632

CULLEN BUNN (w) ALESSANDRO VITTI (a) Cover by PATRICK ZIRCHER

* The Hybrid Queen awakens—in a big way—and only Cap, Hawkeye, and Stegron (?!) stand in her way!

* And whose side is the mysterious Kashmir Vennema on? (Hint: It's not Cap and Hawkeye's!)

32 pages, $2.99.

CAPTAIN AMERICA AND…IRON MAN #633

CULLEN BUNN (w) BARRY KITSON (a) Cover by KALMAN ANDRASOFSZKY

* Captain America and Iron Man head to Madripoor for a technology expo! What could possibly go wrong? Everything! That's what!

* Especially when Batroc's Brigade shows up and a technological nightmare threatens to brings the world to its knees!

32 pages, $2.99.

CAPTAIN AMERICA #13

ED BRUBAKER (w), PATRICK ZIRCHER (a&C) ASM IN MOTION VARIANT ALSO AVAILIBLE

* Part Three of "Shock to the System"

* Scourge's secret identity revealed.

32 pages, $3.99.

WINTER SOLDIER #6

ED BRUBAKER (w), MICHAEL LARK (a) Cover by STEVE EPTING ASM IN MOTION VARIANT ALSO AVAILIBLE

* Ed Brubaker is reunited with famed artist Michael Lark (DAREDEVIL) who joins for the Winter Soldier's second arc "Broken Arrow" with original Winter Soldier artist Steve Epting taking the reins on covers!

* Winter Soldier finds himself on a twisted trail from coast to coast and past to present...

* ...chasing the insane man who will become his worst enemy.

* And an inciting incident you won't forget!

32 pages, $2.99.

WINTER SOLDIER #7

ED BRUBAKER (w), MICHAEL LARK (a) Cover by STEVE EPTING

* Part Two of "Broken Arrow" - The aftermath of a tragic and savage murder.

* A villain who knows Bucky is really alive.

* Winter Soldier and Black Widow on a hunt that gets personal!

32 pages, $2.99.

THE MIGHTY THOR ANNUAL #1

J.M. DeMatteis (w), Richard Elson (a) Cover by Patrick Zircher Variant Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS

* Thor caught in a war of eons between two cosmic entities!

* Can even Galactus and the Silver Surfer tip the balance?

* An eternal game for the fate of the universe enters its final match, with Oblivion himself ready to take the prize!

56 pages, $4.99.

THE MIGHTY THOR #15 & 16

MATT FRACTION (w), PEPE LARRAZ (a) Covers by WALT SIMONSON ISSUE #15

* The communal nightmare continues for the nine realms as the Mares run wild

* The Enchantress completes her latest masterpiece of madness and mayhem: the transformed Dr. Donald Blake!

* What if someone dreamed of a death metal god hungry for power and revenge? ISSUE #16

* Transformed into…the DECONSECRATOR!

* Enchantress and her Keep unleashed upon a slumbering Asgardia!

* Besieged in dreams and in waking life! When will this nightmare ever end…?

32 pages, $3.99.

JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #639

Kieron Gillen (w), RICHARD ELSON (a) Cover by STEPHANIE HANS ASM IN MOTION VARIANT ALSO AVAILIBLE

* The MANCHESTER GODS dread URBAN PANTHESISM arises in the north of Otherworld, the British Subconscious!

* Don't look panicked. We just mean "Civil War". A Civil War that Asgardia refuses to interfere in. Publicly. Behind the scenes, Loki is a one-man intervention force.

* Also: Secret mission from Hela!

32 pages, $2.99.

JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #640

KIERON GILLEN (w), RICHARD ELSON (a) Cover by STEPHANIE HANS

* Otherworld Aflame!

* Can the Knights of the Round Table, Merlyn, Arthur, and even Captain Britain himself resist the power of the infernal, industrial North!?!

* Meanwhile Loki's mission deep inside the Manchester God itself discovers something that changes everything...

32 pages, $2.99.

HULK #53 & 54

JEFF PARKER (w), DALE EAGLESHAM (a&C)

* MAYAN GODS!!!

* END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT!!!

* Guest starring Alpha Flight, Machine Man, She-Hulks, A-Bomb!!!

32 pages, $2.99.

INCREDIBLE HULK #9 & 10

JASON AARON (w) PASCAL FERRY (a) (#9) TOM RANEY (a) (#10) CoverS by MICHAEL KOMARCK ASM IN MOTION VARIANT ALSO AVAILIBLE (#9)

* Hulk continues to STAY ANGRY in Jason Aaron's highly anticipated new story arc!

* To do so, the green goliath picks some fights… on the ocean floor and in space!!!

* SEA MONSTERS! RUSSIAN SUPER-SOLDIERS! THE ANGRIEST HULK YET! STAY ANGRY, TRUE BELIEVERS!

32 pages, $3.99.

FANTASTIC FOUR #607

JONATHAN HICKMAN (w), RON GARNEY (a) Cover by MIKE CHOI ASM IN MOTION VARIANT ALSO AVAILIBLE

"POST-INHUMAN"

* The Fantastic Four travel to the homeward of the Kree Empire.

* Witness the fallout of the Kree-Inhuman war.

* What does that mean for Crystal and Ronan who were left abandoned on Earth?

32 pages, $2.99.

FF #19

JONATHAN HICKMAN (w), NICK DRAGOTTA (a) Cover by MIKE CHOI ASM IN MOTION VARIANT ALSO AVAILIBLE

"THE LIGHT BRIGADE"

* For the first time since Johnny Storm died, the class travels to a now radically different Negative Zone.

* See what happens when Annihilus goes with them.

* And what does the future hold for the Light Brigade?

32 pages, $2.99.

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #518 & 519

MATT FRACTION (w), SALVADOR LARROCA (a&C)

*The New Iron Man explodes into action!

* Spymaster's rampage within Stark Resilient comes to its bloody end!

* THE ASSASSINATION OF TONY STARK!

32 pages, $3.99.

DEFENDERS #7

MATT FRACTION (w), TERRY DODSON (a/C)

* Strange and company find their way to Wakanda... and the Black Panther!

* The Black Cat takes the job of a lifetime. The reward? Anything she desires!

* John Aman, the Prince of Orphans, readies to defend his secret with his life!

32 pages, $3.99.

INFERNAL MAN-THING #1

STEVE GERBER (w), KEVIN NOWLAN (a) Cover by Art Adams Variant coverS by GIL KANE & KEVIN NOWLAN

* STEVE GERBER'S FINAL MAN-THING STORY!

* What is the mystery behind the "Screenplay of the Living Dead Man"?

* The story no one thought existed!!!

* NO ADS! BONUS CONTENT!

32 pages, $3.99.

DAREDEVIL #14

MARK WAID (w), CHRIS SAMNEE (a) Cover by PAOLO RIVERA ASM 50TH ANNIVERSARY VARIANT ALSO AVAILIBLE ASM IN MOTION VARIANT ALSO AVAILIBLE

"Megacrime and Punishment" continues!

* Daredevil imprisoned in Latveria for crimes against the state – and no amount of lawyering can get him out of there!

* Meanwhile, Foggy uncovers more evidence that Matt's not quite the man he seems.

32 pages, $2.99.

THE PUNISHER #12

GREG RUCKA (w), MARCO CHECCHETTO (a&C)

* A perfect jumping on point for new readers.

* The Omega-effect has reshuffled the deck.

* Even punishment has a code and Frank Castle lays down the law for Rachel Cole.

32 pages, $2.99.

MARVEL ZOMBIES DESTROY! 3 & 4

PETER DAVID (w), MIRCO PIERFEDERICI (a) Cover by MICHAEL DEL MUNDO

* The Horrifying Truth behind what happened to the Norse Gods and how Asgard became zombie territory!

* An unlikely ally joins our heroes, the same mysterious force who caused the zombie plague!

* A daring raid into the very hearty of the zombie Red Skull's territory!

32 pages, $3.99.

JOHN CARTER: THE GODS OF MARS #4

SAM HUMPHRIES (w) RAMON PEREZ (a) Cover by Julian Totino Tedesco

The epic Edgar Rice Burroughs adaptation continues!

* John Carter continues to battle gods and men—but he's about to face another obstacle he may not be able to fight his way out of!

* Will John be able save his lost love Dejah Thoris and escape the treacherous Valley of Death?

* The very talented Sam Humphries and Ramon Perez bring you a John Carter adventure that has fans raving!

32 pages, $2.99.

DOROTHY & THE WIZARD IN OZ #8

ERIC SHANOWER (w) SKOTTIE YOUNG (a/C)

* It's the biggest murder trial ever in the Land of Oz! Eureka the kitten is charged with eating one of the Wizard's piglets!

* The Tin Woodman as Public Defender clashes with the Wogglebug playing Prosecutor.

* The Wizard of Oz has a secret plan to save Eureka from a guilty verdict, but can it possibly work?

* Don't miss the last thrilling installment in the critically-acclaimed Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz series!

32 pages, $3.99.

MARVEL UNIVERSE ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #3

Jacob Semahn & ELLIOTT KALAN (w) NUNO PLATI (a)

* From the hit DisneyXD Show, Peter Parker has taken the challenge to step up and become the ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN!

* When the Spymaster steals an experimental serum, Spider-Man must abandon the SHIELD tech he's been using and rely on his own abilities to nab the shifty charlatan!

* Plus, a trip to the museum becomes a day of danger as Spidey tackles those Outback Outlaws, the Kangaroo Brothers – and sister!

32 pages, $2.99.

MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS: EARTH'S MIGHTIEST HEROES #3

CHRISTOPHER YOST (w) CHRIS JONES & RAMON BACHS (a) Cover by Khoi Pham

* The writer of the hit Disney XD series brings the Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes from the TV to your home!

* Captain America and Nick Fury must rely on their wits to escape the ancient power of the Zodiac Key and the vile SCORPIO!

* Then, opposites attract – trouble! Free-wheelin' Hawkeye and regal Black Panther find themselves on an unlikely Team-Up – THROUGH TIME!

32 pages, $2.99.

TOY STORY #4

Written by TEA ORSI Art by ANTONELLO DALENA, ANDREA GREPPI, MICHELA FRARE & PACO DESIATO Cover by SCOTT TILLEY, MARCO GHIGLIONE, CRISTINA GIORGILLI & SILVANO SCOLARI

* New adventures featuring Woody, Buzz Lightyear and the rest of the gang!

* "Water Rescue" — Woody, Buzz and Jessie join Andy at summer camp!

* When Andy leaves them alone, they accidentally lose his special campsite map!

* The toys attempt a daring rescue mission, but can they retrieve the map in one piece and return it before Andy gets back?!

32 pages, $2.99.

AGE OF APOCALYPSE #4

DAVE LAPHAM (w), ROBERTO DE LA TORRE (a) Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS ASM IN MOTION VARIANT ALSO AVAILIBLE

* The X-Terminated activate their secret weapon, the AOA version of THE HULK!

32 pages, $2.99.

ASTONISHING X-MEN #51

MARJORIE LIU (w), MIKE PERKINS (a) Cover by DUSTIN WEAVER Variant Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC

32 pages, $3.99.

NEW MUTANTS #44

DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING (w) LEANDRO FERNANDEZ (a) Cover by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER ASM IN MOTION VARIANT ALSO AVAILIBLE

"FEAR THE FUTURE" Chapter 1!

* Guest-starring the Defenders!

* Dr. Strange's team protects humanity from the impossible…so what does this uber powerful group want with the New Mutants?

* It begins here: the culmination of all the super smart seeds that DnA have been planting…in "Fear The Future"!

32 pages, $2.99.

UNCANNY X-FORCE #26

RICK REMENDER (w), MIKE MCKONE (a) Cover by JEROME OPEÑA

* Meet the Omegas and watch them destroy Wolverine, AOA-Nightcrawler and Deadpool!

* Psylocke goes to the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning to visit Angel, but she finds something she was not expecting.

* The new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants kicks their plan into high gear!

32 pages, $2.99.

WOLVERINE #308

CULLEN BUNN (w), PAUL PELLETIER (a) Cover by CHRIS SAMNEE ASM IN MOTION VARIANT ALSO AVAILIBLE

* Wolverine versus Dr. Rot for control of Wolverine's brain

* Can Wolverine destroy the last vestiges of Weapon X's programming?

32 pages, $2.99.

X-FACTOR #237 & 238

PETER DAVID (w) Issue #237 NEIL EDWARDS (a) Issue #238 LEONARD KIRK (a) CoverS by DAVID YARDIN ASM IN MOTION VARIANT ALSO AVAILIBLE (#237)

ROAD TRIP!

* Banshee is suspected of murder and sets out to clear her name!

* And Madrox investigates a suicide case that isn't what it initially seems.

32 pages, $2.99.

X-MEN #30 & 31

BRIAN WOOD (w), DAVID LOPEZ (a) Cover by JORGE MOLINA ASM IN MOTION VARIANT ALSO AVAILIBLE (#30)

ALL NEW ARC

* Written by Brian Wood (WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN ALPHA AND OMEGA, DMZ, Demo, Northlanders) with art by David Lopez (MYSTIC, NEW MUTANTS, Catwoman)

*When a new race of mutants is discovered

32 pages, $3.99.

DEADPOOL #56

DANIEL WAY (w), SHAWN CRYSTAL (a) Cover by DAVE JOHNSON

* Deadpool is beaten…badly.

* By the dumbest member of the Intelligencia.

* Guest-starring Taskmaster!

32 pages, $2.99.

FURY MAX #3

GARTH ENNIS (w), GORAN PARLOV (a) Cover by DAVE JOHNSON

* Garth Ennis (PUNISHER MAX, Preacher) and Goran Parlov (PUNISHER MAX) continue to put Nick Fury through hell.

* Fury, knee deep in the messy quagmire that is French Indochina in the 1950's, faces a war unlike any he has ever seen.

* Witness the most brutal battle ever put on a comic book page!

32 pages, $3.99.

UNTOLD TALES OF THE PUNISHER MAX #1

JASON STARR (w), ROLAND BOSCHI (a&C)

* Award-winning crime novelist JASON STARR brings his unique vision to the Punisher!

* A massive debt, a gun with untraceable bullets, one unthinkable choice

* Who's side will the Punisher take?

48 pages, $4.99.

CASANOVA: AVARITIA #4

By Matt Fraction and Gabriel Ba.

One of the most critically acclaimed series of the year comes to its catastrophic conclusion. CASANOVA: AVARITIA #4 answers every question (almost), solves every riddle (kind of), and explains absolutely everything you ever wanted to know about the world of CASANOVA (in a way). Casanova Quinn, hated on all sides by tyrant and hero alike, must flee from time and space, aim one batch of enemies at the other, kill everybody and save everything simultaneously. Don't be afraid: you are an apocalypse dreaming of butterflies + the first part of reincarnation is dying…

40 pages, $4.99.

SECRET SERVICE #3

Mark Millar (w), Dave Gibbons (a/C)

It's James Bond meets My Fair Lady as the world's greatest spy trains his troubled nephew to leave his pathetic life behind and join the elite ranks of the British Secret Service. This issue features Jake's uncle in a must-be-seen-to-be-believed action spectacle as he seeks to uncover the mystery behind actor Mark Hamill's kidnapping and how it links to a dark secret from inside Mount Everest. At the same time, Jake is undergoing a training program like you've never seen before. It's a dream come true for writer Mark Millar as he teams with Watchmen legend Dave Gibbons for the comic they conceived with Kick-Ass and X-Men First Class director Matthew Vaughn.

32 pages, $2.99.

SUPERCROOKS #4

Mark Millar (w), Leinil Yu (a/C)

The Supercrooks are raiding The Bastard's mansion, but everything goes horribly wrong. The Bastard—the world's greatest super-villain and 4th richest man on the planet—discovers that the Supercrooks are out to steal every cent he's ever made. Group leaders Johnny and Kasey fight and split up. The heist is complex, but the reward is enormous—and if the Supercrooks can survive, it will mean the end of The Heat's debts back in Vegas…not to mention an enormous payday.

32 pages, $2.99.

HIT-GIRL #1

MARK MILLAR, JOHN ROMITA JR. Variant Cover by LEANDRO FERNANDEZ Sketch Variant by JOHN ROMITA JR. Variant Cover by TBA Blank Cover Also Available

Hit-Girl spins off into her own blood-soaked series by the sales-busting creative team of Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. This story takes place between Kick-Ass volumes 1 and 2 as Mindy McCready tries to settle into life as a regular school-girl, but wants nothing more to be dispensing hot justice to the scum of New York City. Her mother and step-father think she's doing her homework, but in reality she's taken Kick-Ass on as her sidekick and training him up to punch, shoot and stab... just like Daddy would have wanted. A limited edition variant by Leandro Fernandez will be released for this issue.

32 pages, $2.99.