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FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 2013MARVEL COMICS FOR APRIL - COLLECTIONSKICK-ASS HC
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art art and cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
Have you ever really wanted to be a super hero? No, I mean really wanted to? Dave Lizewski has -- and he's not willing to let it stop with simple daydreams. Designing a suit for himself and taking the name "Kick-Ass," Dave decides to make his dreary existence more exciting -- and maybe even help some people in the process. But with no special powers and outmatched by New York City's most hardened criminals, Kick-Ass might be in for a little more than he bargained for. With his super-hero secret identity gaining fans due to a popular viral video, and other masked vigilantes such as Hit-Girl and Big Daddy making their presence felt in the city, Dave knows that his extracurricular activity is dangerous, maybe even stupid -- but he's got the itch, and it ain't going away. Extras include variant covers, character design sketches, script to story progression, and introduction by Rob Liefeld. Collecting KICK-ASS #1-8.
268 pages, $39.99.
SECRET SERVICE PREMIERE HC
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art and cover by DAVE GIBBONS
From the writer of KICK-ASS and the artist of Watchmen comes a collaboration decades in the making! The world's greatest secret agent is on the most exciting case of his career. But will the end of the world as we know it take a back seat to training his street-punk nephew to be the next James Bond? Meanwhile, what's the link between a series of kidnapped sci-fi stars, the murder of an entire town and a dark secret from inside Mount Everest? Under Uncle Jack's supervision, Gary's spy skills and confidence blossom -- but when the duo learns what's behind the celebrity kidnappings, the knowledge comes at a price. The conspiracy begins to unravel, but who can be trusted when so many prominent figures seem to be involved? It's a must-be-seen-to-be-believed action spectacle! Collecting SECRET SERVICE #1-6.
160 pages, $24.99.
TAKIO 2 GN-HC
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Art and cover by MICHAEL AVON OEMING
Bursting from the pages of last year's best-selling graphic novel! From the Eisner Award-winning creators of POWERS comes this all-new, all-ages superhero adventure for a new generation! Taki and Olivia are sisters with superpowers! In fact, they are the only ones in the world with superpowers! So obviously they have to become superheroes! But is the world ready for real-life superheroes? Are the girls ready for the challenge? And will the accident that made them who they are reveal secrets that will change their lives forever? The answers are no, no and yes. TAKIO is a brand-new all-ages adventure for comic-book fans of all ages, a book you can share with your kids or just enjoy for yourself! TAKIO is on the 2012 YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens List! Collecting TAKIO #1-4.
96 pages, $16.99.
MARVEL'S IRON MAN 3: THE ART OF THE MOVIE HC SLIPCASE
Written by STUART MOORE & MARIE JAVINS
Continuing the popular ART OF series of movie tie-in books, Marvel presents its latest blockbuster achievement! Featuring exclusive concept artwork, behind-the-scenes photographs, production stills, and in-depth interviews with the cast and crew, THE ART OF IRON MAN 3 provides an insider's look into the making of the highly anticipated film directed by Shane Black and starring Robert Downey Jr. This keepsake volume is co-written by comic-book authors and novelists Stuart Moore and Marie Javins!
240 pages, $49.99.
IRON MAN/WAR MACHINE: HANDS OF THE MANDARIN TPB
Written by SCOTT BENSON, LEN KAMINSKI, DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING
Penciled by GABRIEL GECKO, GEOFF SENIOR, TOM MORGAN, DAVID TAYLOR, PATRICK ROLO & MORE
Cover by GABRIEL GECKO
Iron Man's friendship with War Machine is strained to the breaking point -- and his new team, Force Works, is still working out the kinks. And if that wasn't enough, the Mandarin has located the ancient alien artifact known as the Heart of Darkness -- and that spells trouble for Tony Stark! Determined to end the age of technology and return the world to a feudal state, the Mandarin and his new Avatars begin an all-out assault on Hong Kong! Will Force Works rise to the occasion? Can War Machine's badly damaged armor withstand the brutal battle? And how can the captured Iron Man possibly overcome the Mandarin's new cosmic power? Collecting WAR MACHINE (1994) #8-10, IRON MAN (1968) #310-312, FORCE WORKS #6-7 and material from MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS (1988) #169-172.
272 pages, $24.99. WOLVERINE BY MARK MILLAR OMNIBUS HC
Written by MARK MILLAR
Penciled by JOHN ROMITA JR., KAARE ANDREWS & STEVE MCNIVEN
Cover by JOE QUESADA
He's the best there is at what he does. And when writer Mark Millar (THE ULTIMATES, KICK-ASS) gets his hands on Wolverine, what he does isn't very pretty! When the Hand brainwashes Wolverine, he slices and dices his way through friends and foes alike -- carving a swath of terror through the Marvel Universe that ultimately results in an X-Man's death! Finally captured and deprogrammed, Wolverine swears vengeance against his tormentors -- and the vengeance of Wolverine is a wonder to behold. Then: Nobody knows what happened the night the heroes fell, but the villains have been calling the shots ever since. Wolverine's fate is the biggest mystery of all. No one has heard from him for fifty years, and in his place stands an old man called Logan. Collecting WOLVERINE (2003) #20-32 and #66-72, and WOLVERINE: OLD MAN LOGAN GIANT-SIZE #1.
576 pages, $75.
WOLVERINE: SEASON ONE PREMIERE HC
Written by BEN ACKER & BEN BLACKER
Penciled by SALVA ESPIN
Cover by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO
Discovered as a feral mutant prowling the wilds! Recruited as a covert operative by a secretive government agency! Destined to pursue a dream of peaceful coexistence between man and mutant! Witness the birth of the Wolverine as the man called Logan makes his journey from animalistic wildling to beloved X-Man. Including Logan's first blockbuster battle with the Hulk, as well as pivotal appearances by Sabretooth and Wendigo, this blood-splattered tale features a contemporary retelling of the Clawed Canuck's formative years!
136 pages, $24.99.
WOLVERINE YOUNG READERS NOVEL
Written by BARRY LYGA
Cover by TODD NAUCK
My name is Eric Mattias, and I have the world's suckiest mutant power. I live at Xavier's School for Gifted Students, which is like home base for the mutants of the world. You've probably seen mutants on TV, and you probably wish you could go to school with a bunch of people who have awesome powers. Because you probably think you'd get to hang out with the X-Men and fight evil mutants and do stuff like that. But guess what? You'd be wrong! Instead, I go to school and I play on my computer and I'm alone a lot because, like I said before, I have a lame mutant power. So anyway, this book is sort of about my life as a mutant, and it's about my worst day ever. And Wolverine's worst day ever, too.
128 pages, $6.99.
WOLVERINE: OFFICIAL INDEX TO THE MARVEL UNIVERSE GN-TPB
Written by JEPH YORK
Get the complete history of the X-Men's favorite berserker mutant, from his earliest solo miniseries all the way to the present day! This book comes packed with synopses of all four volumes of WOLVERINE, plus WOLVERINE: WEAPON X, dozens of one-shots and more -- introducing you to the characters, teams, places and equipment that appeared within; and providing vital information about all things Wolverine! Collecting the Wolverine material from WOLVERINE, PUNISHER & GHOST RIDER: OFFICIAL INDEX TO THE MARVEL UNIVERSE #1-8.
232 pages, $19.99.
WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN BY JASON AARON VOL. 4 TPB
Written by JASON AARON
Penciled by JORGE MOLINA, CHRIS BACHALO & MIKE ALLRED
Cover by STUART IMMONEN
AVX tie-in! The final battle begins! The Jean Grey School for Higher Learning has seen its loyalties -- and its faculty -- divided by the war between the Avengers and the X-Men. But now, with the Phoenix Force corrupting Cyclops' team, Wolverine's mission becomes clear! Yet even with the fate of the Earth itself on the line, Kitty Pryde still has a school to run, and fewer teachers than ever to staff it -- or protect its students. With Wolverine, Beast, Iceman, Angel and more gone, can the skeleton crew of Kitty, Doop, Toad and Husk safeguard the students when one of the Phoenix Five shows up on their doorstep? Plus: a sensational solo adventure featuring startling secrets about everyone's favorite floating green blob: Doop! Collecting WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN #14-18.
112 pages, $16.99.
WOLVERINE: THE BEST THERE IS -- THE COMPLETE SERIES TPB
Written by CHARLIE HUSTON
Penciled by JUAN JOSE RYP
Cover by BRYAN HITCH
With his Adamantium-laced bones and seemingly limitless recuperative powers, Wolverine is virtually unkillable. But it's that same healing factor that makes him a target for crazed virologist Winsor, a walking disease factory who employs a small army of healers and immortals. To test the limits of Wolverine's healing abilities, these vampires, demigods and madmen will push Logan to the limits of his endurance in ways more gruesome than he's ever encountered. But with the aid of the X-Men and the timely intervention of a pair of space pirates, the down-but-not-out Wolverine sets out on an intergalactic road to revenge! These killers might have powers similar to Wolverine's, but only one can be the best there is -- and what he's going to do won't be pretty! Collecting WOLVERINE: THE BEST THERE IS #1-12.
288 pages, $29.99.
WOLVERINE MAX VOL. 1: PERMANENT RAGE TPB
Written by JASON STARR
PENCILED BY ROLAND BOSCHI, FELIX RUIZ & CONNOR WILLUMSEN
Cover by JOCK
Your favorite X-Man the way you want him -- in a no-holds-barred MAX series written by award-winning crime novelist Jason Starr! In Tokyo, Logan gets pulled into a terrorist's plot -- or was he the target all along? In the aftermath of a plane crash that wiped his memory, the man known as Wolverine investigates his own past -- and uncovers things he didn't want to know! Who are Victor Creed and Mariko Yashida? What do they mean to Wolverine, and what dirty secrets are both hiding? Framed for Creed's vicious acts, Logan becomes Public Enemy No. 1 -- but when the chance to face Creed in a final showdown comes, Logan knows he must learn the full truth about himself, about Mariko...and about what, exactly, happened on that plane. Collecting WOLVERINE MAX #1-5.
112 pages, $17.99.
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: DOCTOR STRANGE VOL. 6 HC
Written by STEVE ENGLEHART with MARV WOLFMAN & P. CRAIG RUSSELL
Penciled by GENE COLAN with RUDY NEBRES, P. CRAIG RUSSELL & ALFREDO ALCALA
Cover by GENE COLAN
Steve Englehart and Gene Colan set Dr. Strange on a series of unmatched classics in the Sorcerer Supreme's next Marvel Masterworks -- and it all begins with the end of the world! Eternity declares that the end times are here -- and to save us all, Stephen Strange must first face...himself. Next comes a Doc Strange vs. Dracula crossover, followed by a trip to Hell and finally a time-traveling Occult History of America! Then, Marv Wolfman takes the reins as Dr. Strange rejects his Sorcerer Supreme status -- and must battle Xander the Merciless and a Clea gone mad! With lush and lyrical art by Rudy Nebres and P. Craig Russell, you'll find none more worthy of the name "Masterworks." Collecting DOCTOR STRANGE (1974) #10-22 and ANNUAL #1, and TOMB OF DRACULA (1972) #44.
288 pages, $69.99.
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 9 TPB
Written by STAN LEE
Penciled by JACK KIRBY
Cover by JACK KIRBY & RICHARD ISANOVE
Field trip! That's "field trip" as defined in the Lee/Kirby dictionary, which means you'd better pack that bag lunch in unstable molecules and buckle up for a trip beyond your wildest imagination! First stop: a visit to the neighbor's place, Attilan, home of the Inhumans! Second stop: Paris is beautiful in the springtime -- but according to the brochure, Latveria's lovely year round. Then again, the savvy traveler never trusts a Chamber of Commerce run by Doombots. Third stop: Down Under. Way down under in the lair of the Mole Man! Last stop: The Thing takes an intergalactic tour as a gladiator in the Skulls' slave arena! You'd better make those travel plans today, True Believer -- tickets for this trip are guaranteed to sell out! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #82-93 and ANNUAL #7.
272 pages, $24.99.
MARVEL MASTERWORKS:THE MIGHTY THOR VOL. 4 TPB
Written by STAN LEE
Penciled by JACK KIRBY
Cover by JACK KIRBY & RICHARD ISANOVE
Prepare yourself for an amazing assemblage of Asgardian classics as only Stan and Jack could make them. Featuring the one and only Thor, it kicks off with a blockbuster battle with the Absorbing Man! Then in Outer Mongolia, a demon powered by a mystic Norn stone awakens. Thor may be able to handle this magical menace, but how will he fare in a toe-to-toe tussle with Hercules -- especially when Odin has cut the Thunder God's power in half? It all leads to an epic adventure that takes Thor and Hercules into the depths of the Underworld to fight the legions of Pluto. And lest we forget, "Tales of Asgard" backs up every issue -- revealing the secrets of Ragnarok and more! Collecting JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY (1952) #121-125, THOR (1966) #126-130 and material from NOT BRAND ECHH #3.
240 pages, $24.99.
INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK VOL. 1: AGENT OF S.H.I.E.L.D. PREMIERE HC
Written by MARK WAID
Penciled by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
Hulk: Indestructible force more weapon than man. Banner: smartest man alive. Combined, they are the strongest, smartest weapon on the planet! Now an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., the Indestructible Hulk must take down the new Quintronic Man and battle Attuma on the ocean floor to learn the secret of Lost Lemuria! But not everything is as it seems: What is Banner's secret hold over S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Maria Hill? What and where is Bannertown, USA? And which one of Banner's lab assistants holds a deadly secret? Plus: Bruce Banner and Tony Stark are friends, but Hulk and Iron Man are anything but! The Golden Avenger guest-stars as Eisner Award-winning writer Mark Waid (DAREDEVIL) and superstar artist Leinil Yu take the Hulk in a new direction...NOW! Collecting INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK #1-5. Includes designs, sketches, script, and pencils!
136 pages, $24.99.
AVENGERS ARENA VOL. 1: KILL OR DIE TPB
Written by DENNIS HOPELESS
Penciled by KEV WALKER & ALESSANDRO VITTI
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
Trapped on an isolated island, 16 superhuman teens -- including members of the Runaways and Avengers Academy -- are given a chilling ultimatum by their demented captor: Fight or die...only one will walk out alive! Thus begins a primal battle that will test the skills, stamina and morals of each combatant. Welcome to Murder World -- where secrets are plenty, alliances are fleeting, and the key to victory might be rewriting the rules of the game. As Cammi and Hazmat battle the mysterious Deathlocket, X-23 and Juston Seyfert's Sentinel join the fray -- but who's stalking the heroes in their sleep? Who are the students of the Braddock Academy? What's up with Chase and Darkhawk? Who is not what they seem? And which player will draw first blood? Betrayal! Secrets! Murder! We dare you to tune in to your new favorite comic...NOW! Collecting AVENGERS ARENA #1-6.
144 pages, $15.99.
CABLE AND X-FORCE VOL. 1: WANTED TPB
Written by DENNIS HOPELESS
Penciled by SALVADOR LARROCA & GABRIEL HERNANDEZ WALTA
Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA
Cable is back! With a new X-Force at his side, he must tackle the threats nobody else can know about -- even if it makes him and his team Public Enemy No. 1. Just who are Cable's new recruits? Where has Colossus been since AVENGERS VS. X-MEN, and what's wrong with his powers? What will happen when Cable faces his foster daughter, Hope, the "savior" of AVX? And most important, why is the new X-Force attacking a civilian company? Caught red-handed at the scene of a terrorist attack on a major American corporation whose CEO has expressed anti-mutant views, the members of X-Force finds themselves branded criminals and on the run --with none other than the Uncanny Avengers in hot pursuit. There's no going back NOW! Collecting CABLE AND X-FORCE #1-5 and material from MARVEL NOW! POINT ONE #1.
136 pages, $17.99.
JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY FEATURING SIF VOL. 1: STRONGER THAN MONSTERS TPB
Written by KATHRYN IMMONEN
Penciled by VALERIO SCHITI
Cover by JEFFREY BECKER
A new journey begins, starring Sif...the Berzerker?! When the latest crop of beasties besets Asgardia, our sword-slinging heroine leads the battle charge -- but that no-holds-barred zeal for glory may be the very thing that brings the realm down around her winged helm! Finding herself newly minted with an ancient version of the Berzerker spell, Sif returns to an unsuspecting Midgard -- and with no patience for relative peace, starts putting out fires with gasoline! And things heat up even more when our heroine falls in with a group of brutal Asgardian savages -- and joins them in their millennia-old battle against monsters! But can the berzerkers keep their bloodlust in check? And can Sif master her new abilities and serve Asgard? Guest starring the Superior Spider-Man and a collection of Marvel superstars! Collecting JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY (1952) #646-650.
120 pages, $15.99.
THUNDERBOLTS VOL. 1: NO QUARTER TPB
Written by DANIEL WAY
Penciled by STEVE DILLON
Cover by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO
Red Hulk, Venom, Elektra, Deadpool, the Punisher. Forget the courts, the jails, the system -- this team of Thunderbolts fights fire with fire, targeting the most dangerous and lethal players in the Marvel Universe with extreme prejudice. Led by General "Thunderbolt" Ross, a.k.a. the Red Hulk, this handpicked squad of like-minded operatives is going to make the world a better place --by any and all means necessary! But will even this crew approve of the team's newest member: the Red Leader?! Can the Thunderbolts trust the Red Hulk to lead them, or is a larger agenda at play? Find out...NOW! Collecting THUNDERBOLTS (2013) #1-6.
136 pages, $15.99.
A+X VOL. 1: = AWESOME TPB
Written by DAN SLOTT, JEPH LOEB, CHRIS BACHALO, PETER DAVID, JASON AARON, JAMES ASMUS, ZEB WELLS, KATHRYN IMMONEN & KIERON GILLEN
Penciled by RON GARNEY, DALE KEOWN, CHRIS BACHALO, MIKE DELMUNDO, PASQUAL FERRY, BILLY TAN, DAVID LAFUENTE & GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI
Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
Spinning out of AVX, this all-star anthology brings you Avengers and X-Men action by the industry's top creators! It's time-travel aplenty when a WWII-era Captain America meets Cable, and Red Hulk and Wolverine face a future menace! Black Widow and Rogue fight Sentinels, while Iron Man, Kitty Pryde and Lockheed battle the Brood! Storm and Black Panther have their first post-AVX encounter, Gambit and Hawkeye join forces to save lives, and Spider-Man and Beast take on zombies! And while Cap mentors Jean Grey School problem student Quentin Quire, Iron Man and Beast butt heads, Iron Fist and Doop's first adventure is revealed, Captain Marvel fights alongside Wolverine -- and Loki and Mr. Sinister team up! (You didn't think the heroes would have all the fun, did you?) A plus X adds up to awesome adventure...NOW! Collecting A+X #1-6.
144 pages, $17.99.
CAPTAIN MARVEL VOL. 2: DOWN TPB
Written by KELLY SUE DECONNICK
Penciled by DEXTER SOY & FILIPE ANDRADE
Cover by JAMIE MCKELVIE
Captain Marvel goes head to head with...Captain Marvel?! Former Captain Monica Rambeau returns, but what's her problem with Earth's new Mightiest Hero? What threat lurks below the ocean's surface? And can both Captain Marvels stop it before they get shipwrecked? Then: Carol finally returns home...but changed. What is weakening her powers? How will the lifelong high-flyer react when she discovers she can no longer fly? What's keeping the super hero from being super heroic, and who wants her to stay that way? And as Captain America intervenes with a surprising gift, Carol confronts a new version of an old foe: Deathbird! What happens when your enemies know your most dangerous secret? Collecting CAPTAIN MARVEL (2012) #7-11.
112 pages, $14.99.
THE TWELVE HC
Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI & CHRIS WESTON
Penciled by CHRIS WESTON
Cover by KAARE ANDREWS
Yesterday's men of tomorrow -- today! The Phantom Reporter. Electro. The Black Widow. The Laughing Mask. The Blue Blade. Dynamic Man. Master Mind Excello. Mister E. The Fiery Mask. The Witness. Rockman. Captain Wonder. Laying dormant for sixty years, they awaken in a tormented world that needs them more than ever. But has the world grown beyond their brand of old-fashioned heroism? Writer J. Michael Stracyzynski (Babylon 5, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) and artist Chris Weston (The Invisibles, FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST FAMILY) present a post-modernist tale of sacrifice, betrayal and human nature. Plus: Journey into the past to follow the death-defying exploits of the Phantom Reporter on the front lines of World War II and witness his first encounter with history's greatest super heroes! Collecting THE TWELVE #1-12 and THE TWELVE: SPEARHEAD.
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