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FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 2013

MARVEL COMICS FOR APRIL - COLLECTIONS

KICK-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.

328 pages, $34.99.

NEW AVENGERS BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS VOL. 4 TPB

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS

Penciled by WILL CONRAD & MIKE DEODATO JR.

Cover by RON GARNEY

AVX tie-in! Captain America has called the New Avengers to war against the X-Men, and Luke Cage will be forced to make a big decision: stand with his wife and child? Or suit up alongside the Avengers? Then, Iron Fist discovers the shocking secret history of the Phoenix in K'un-Lun's Book of the Iron Fist! Hope Summers journeys to Iron Fist's magical home to uncover her destiny. But will she conquer her future -- or be consumed by it? Plus: The X-Men take three of the Avengers' mightiest captive, but no jail can hold them for long. Or can it? And with the Avengers/X-Men war raging at a fevered pitch, Captain America calls out the big guns against the X-Men and the Phoenix Five: Can the Illuminati succeed where the Avengers failed? Collecting NEW AVENGERS (2010) #24-30.

160 pages, $24.99.

SECRET AVENGERS BY RICK REMENDER VOL. 2 TPB

Written by RICK REMENDER

Penciled by RENATO GUEDES & MATTEO SCALERA

Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS

AVX tie-in! Thor leads a secret team of Avengers on a suicide mission to stop the Phoenix by any means necessary! Who is Minister Marvel, and why has he drawn the Phoenix to the Kree homeworld? The Avengers devise a way to save the Kree, but one man stands in their way: the original Captain Marvel, reborn to unite his people! Can Ms. Marvel and the Protector break free of Minister Marvel's influence to aid their former companions? Plus: Can Hawkeye and Black Widow unmask the spy on their team in time to prevent tragedy? And as Hawkeye, Venom and Ant-Man face the Masters of Evil -- an army of villains unlike any ever seen before -- to save Max Fury, the Shadow Council's true goal is revealed! Enter the power of the Abyss! Collecting SECRET AVENGERS (2010) #26-32.

160 pages, $24.99.

SPIDER-MAN: DANGER ZONE TPB

Written by DAN SLOTT, CHRISTOS GAGE & ZEB WELLS

Penciled by HUMBERTO RAMOS, GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI & STEVE DILLON

Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS

Celebrating 50 years of power and responsibility! The most powerful entity on Earth is Alpha -- a brash Midtown High slacker who gained his powers in a lab accident during an experiment conducted by none other than Peter Parker! To head off worldwide calamity, he'll have to learn how to be a hero -- and fast! And that means Spider-Man's got his first-ever sidekick! Then: war of the Hobgoblins! Phil Urich has donned the demonic cowl as the Kingpin's top enforcer, but Roderick Kingsley is back, seeking to reclaim his murderous mantle. And Kingsley may not be the only former Goblin who wants to stake his claim! Plus: Peter struggles to tell Aunt May the secret he's hidden for years: He's responsible for his uncle's death! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #693-697 and material from #692, and AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #11.

160 pages, $19.99.

AVENGING SPIDER-MAN: THREATS & MENACES TPB

Written by CULLEN BUNN, ROB WILLIAMS, BRIAN REED, DEAN HASPIEL, JOSHUA HALE FIALKOV & KEVIN GREVIOUX

Penciled by GABRIELE DELL'OTTO, BRAD WALKER, LEE GARBETT, DEAN HASPIEL, NUNO PLATI & ROBERTO CASTRO

Cover by PATRICK ZIRCHER It's web-slinging action as you like it as Spider-Man faces a phalanx of fearsome foes! Horizon Labs take a field trip to the Savage Land! But when a horde of super-powered lizards attacks, it's up to Spider-Man, Devil Dinosaur and Moon Boy to save the day! Spidey goes toe to toe with the Thing in a mighty mind-control melee! When Spider-Man finds himself stuck in a world where Peter Parker never existed, it's the Avengers to the rescue! When Spider-Man finds Blade enslaved in an underground, undead fighting league, the web-head must fight the vampire hunter for his very life! Who is the Spider-Man Impersonator?!

Collecting AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #14-15 and ANNUAL #1, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #39, SPIDER-MAN VS. VAMPIRES and material from AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #692.

184 pages, $14.99.

FF BY JONATHAN HICKMAN VOL. 4 TPB

Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN

Penciled by NICK DRAGOTTA, GABRIEL HERNANDEZ WALTA & ANDRE ARAUJO

Cover by RYAN STEGMAN

Superstar writer Jonathan Hickman bids farewell to the FF! In a story that kicks off in Spider-Man and the Human Torch's bathroom (?!), the Future Foundation explores the farthest reaches of the Marvel Universe -- from Wakanda to the Negative Zone -- encountering the Wizard, the Universal Inhumans and the Negative Zone's dark overlord himself, Annihilus, along the way! And in the heartwarming conclusion to Hickman's run, Old Franklin teaches Young Franklin "How To Be a God!" Collecting FF (2011) #17-23.

168 pages, $19.99.

INCREDIBLE HULK: CROSSROADS TPB

Written by BILL MANTLO

Penciled by SAL BUSCEMA, ALAN KUPPERBERG, BRET BLEVINS & MIKE MIGNOLA

Cover by MIKE MIGNOLA

Banished to the mysterious and dangerous Crossroads by Dr. Strange, the Hulk fights his way back from the edge of insanity; battles the U-Foes, the N'Garai, Klaatu, the Puffball Collective and more; fights alongside newfound friends like the Lady of Life in the City of Death; and comes face to face with three aspects of his own shattered psyche as Bruce Banner struggles to reassert control over his savage alter ego and come to terms with his haunted past! Plus: The story of Banner's birth, and how his tragic childhood shaped the monster within, is revealed! And longtime INCREDIBLE HULK artist Sal Buscema wraps up his decade-long run! The Jade Giant is truly at the crossroads of his life! Collecting INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) #301-313 and ANNUAL #13, and ALPHA FLIGHT (1983) #29.

384 pages, $39.99.

ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS VOL. 3 TPB

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS

Penciled by DAVID MARQUEZ, PEPE LARRAZ & GABRIEL HERNANDEZ WALTA

Cover by KAARE ANDREWS

Nick Fury has declared Miles Morales a super hero; now, it's time for that super-hero rite of passage: the team-up! But the new Spider-Man's first team-up couldn't possibly be with the Prowler, could it? It will be if it's up to Miles' Uncle Aaron, who's not above resorting to threats to get his way. It's a titanic battle of wills between uncle and nephew -- with the Scorpion caught in the middle! Then, it's the ultimate event in the life of any super hero: that day, unlike any other, when Captain America comes calling. With the nation at war, young Spider-Man heeds the call of duty -- but is Spider-Man really going to join the Ultimates? Plus: The secret connection between Miles Morales and Spider-Woman revealed! Collecting ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN (2011) #11-18.

184 pages, $19.99.

SPIDER-MEN TPB

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS

Penciled by SARA PICHELLI

Cover by JIM CHEUNG

Universes collide for the first time in one ultimate, amazing Spider-Man story! Superstar writer Brian Michael Bendis at last unites the wall-crawlers of two worlds! Courtesy of the multiversal machinations of Mysterio, the Marvel Universe's friendly neighborhood Peter Parker meets Ultimate Comics' new kid on the block, Miles Morales, in a landmark tale they said would never be told. The new Ultimate Spider-Man is sure to learn much of power and responsibility from his Amazing counterpart, a grown-up version of his fallen idol. But what lessons lie in wait for an adult Peter in a world at once familiar, yet strikingly different -- a world in which he died young, but friends, foes and loved ones live on? Collecting SPIDER-MEN #1-5.

128 pages, $19.99.

UNCANNY X-MEN BY KIERON GILLEN VOL. 4 TPB

Written by KIERON GILLEN

Penciled by DANIEL ACUNA, RON GARNEY, DALE EAGLESHAM & CARLOS PACHECO

Cover by CARLOS PACHECO

AVX tie-in! Even gods may fall! Five X-Men -- Cyclops, Emma Frost, Namor, Colossus and Magik -- have been imbued with the cosmic Phoenix Force, becoming living avatars of destruction and creation. They have transformed Earth into a Utopia -- but deep underground, Hell awaits. Mr. Sinister, mutant geneticist and longtime X-Men foe, has created an entire city and populated it with his own clones. The Phoenix Five set out to exterminate Sinister, but even the Phoenix Force's power can't prevent them from walking into a trap. As Cyclops and his team investigate Sinister London, they have no idea they'll soon be facing weaponized X-Men clones, forgotten faces from their past and -- for the first time since they bonded with the Phoenix -- the very real threat of total defeat and death. Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (2012) #15-20.

136 pages, $19.99.

MARVEL UNIVERSE ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VOL. 3 DIGEST

Written by KARL KESEL, CHRIS ELIOPOLOUS, BRIAN CLEVINGER, TY TEMPLETON & TOM DEFALCO

Penciled by KARL KESEL, NUNO PLATI, RAMON BACHS & TY TEMPLETON.

Cover by TY TEMPLETON

Collecting MARVEL UNIVERSE ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #9-12.

96 pages, $9.99.

MARVEL UNIVERSE IRON MAN COMIC READER #2

Written by FRED VAN LENTE

Penciled by RONAN CLIQUET & JAMES CORDEIRO

Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG Collecting MARVEL ADVENTURES IRON MAN #4 and material from MARVEL ADVENTURES IRON MAN #3.

32 pages, $3.99.

MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS EARTH'S MIGHTIEST HEROES VOL. 3 DIGEST

Written by LOUISE SIMONSON, JEN VAN METER, TODD DEZAGO, CLAY MCLEOD CHAPMAN, JOE KEATINGE, FRANK TIERI, CHRISTOS GAGE & ERIK BURNHAM

Penciled by CHRISTOPHER JONES, LUCIANO VECCHIO, KHOI PHAM & TIM LEVINS

Cover by KHOI PHAM

Earth's Mightiest action bounds off Disney XD and into your hands! Faced with a meteorite zooming toward Earth, only Ms. Marvel can save the day! Black Widow and the Wasp team up to take down Dr. Doom! When the Leader attacks with an army of monsters, Ant-Man holds the key to victory! Ultron seizes control of the Vision, but the android will prove you can't reprogram a hero! Captain America must fight the deadly Nightmare in his own dreams! It's a battle of mythic proportions as Thor takes on Hercules, the Prince of Power! When Captain America hulks out, only Bruce Banner can help him! Thor and the Avengers show Loki what it means to be a brother! No need to wait for Sunday morning -- grab the Avengers' adventures today! Collecting MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS EARTH'S MIGHTIEST HEROES #9-12.

96 pages, $9.99.

AVENGERS: HEART OF STONE TPB

Written by BILL MANTLO, JIM SHOOTER, STEVEN GRANT, ROGER STERN & DAVID MICHELINIE

Penciled by JOHN BYRNE, ARVELL JONES, SAL BUSCEMA, GEORGE PEREZ & DON NEWTON

Cover by GEORGE PÉREZ

It's a cornucopia of classic Avengers action as Earth's Mightiest Heroes travel to Russia to face the Elements of Doom, and then battle the WWII-era Arsenal robot and learn its shocking ties to Iron Man's family! Meanwhile, an out-of-work Hawkeye takes a security job and clashes with the vicious alien princess Deathbird! Plus: The Avengers are called before Congress, battle the stone-faced Grey Gargoyle, face the new Inferno and deal with the meddling machinations of government liaison Henry Peter Gyrich! But when the team investigates a cry for help from a mental hospital, they discover a deadly new foe: Who is the terrible Taskmaster? And how can the Avengers hope to stop him when he can match every single fighting move they have to offer? Time to get creative! Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #188-196 and ANNUAL #9.

216 pages, $24.99.

SQUADRON SUPREME TPB (NEW PRINTING)

Written by MARK GRUENWALD

Penciled by BOB HALL, PAUL RYAN, JOHN BUSCEMA & PAUL NEARY

Cover by ALEX ROSS

On an Earth much like our own, the world's greatest superhuman champions are confronted by a society in ruins. Faced with the possibility of a new dark age for mankind, they choose the only course available to them -- and take control of the world's governments themselves! Now, they have one year in which to completely restructure human society. Can their plan succeed? Will a renegade member bring about their downfall? And what will happen when this Earth's mightiest heroes find themselves becoming instead its all-powerful, totalitarian overlords? Before Watchmen, before MARVELS, before Kingdom Come -- there was Squadron Supreme, a deconstructionist parable of the super-hero paradigm in a real-world setting considered by many to be the late Mark Gruenwald's finest work. Collecting SQUADRON SUPREME (1985) #1-12 and CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) #314.

352 pages, $34.99.

DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER -- THE BATTLE OF TULL TPB

Written by PETER DAVID & ROBIN FURTH

Penciled by MICHAEL LARK

Cover by MICHAEL LARK As Roland Deschain searches the Mohaine Desert for the Man in Black, he finds Tull -- last stop of civilization, a town full of nothing. There, Roland encounters lost souls like Old Nort, aimlessly wandering the streets and drinking to forget; Kennerly, the stableman who takes better care of Roland's mule than he does his daughters...and Allie, the once-pretty barmaid saddled with a fearsome, cursed secret thanks to the Man in Black. It may seem that Tull is on the very edge of the world, but Roland believes that beyond its border lies a hidden truth that means everything to Mid-World. The Man in Black holds the key to that mystery, and Roland is going to keep following him -- even straight into a trap -- to unlock it. Collecting DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER -- THE BATTLE OF TULL #1-5.

136 pages, $19.99.

CASTLE: RICHARD CASTLE'S DEADLY STORM TPB

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS & KELLY DUE DECONNICK

Penciled by LAN MEDINA & TOM RANEY

Cover by CARLO PAGULAYAN This "adaptation" of Storm's first novel adventure takes our hero from the gritty world of the private eye all the way to the globe-hopping intrigue of the CIA. Eisner Award-winning Marvel Architect Brian Michael Bendis and red-hot CAPTAIN MARVEL writer Kelly Sue DeConnick worked closely with Castle creator Andrew Marlowe to create the one thing millions of Castle fans have been asking for: their first real Derrick Storm adventure -- a wall-to-wall, gritty, witty, globe-hopping detective thrill ride for fans of the hit TV show starring Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic, as well as fans of damn good comic books!

112 pages, $14.99.

THE STAND VOL. 6: THE NIGHT HAS COME TPB

Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA

Penciled by MIKE PERKINS

Cover by TOMM COKER

The night has come for the good people of Boulder, and it's a long time till morning. Three spies from the Free Zone have made their way toward Las Vegas. And four of Boulder's own -- Stu Redman, Larry Underwood, Glen Bateman and Ralph Brentner -- have followed, as foretold by Mother Abagail's dying prophecy. Her vision said they were walking a road of hope toward a better tomorrow. But with Randall Flagg preparing his army for the showdown, will anything the good people of Boulder do even matter in the end? Experience the concluding chapter of Marvel's adaptation of The Stand, celebrated author Stephen King's epic novel of the apocalypse. Collecting THE STAND: THE NIGHT HAS COME #1-6.

160 pages, $19.99.

X-MEN: FALL OF THE MUTANTS VOL. 2 TPB

Written by LOUISE SIMONSON, PETER DAVID, ANN NOCENTI, MARK GRUENWALD & STEVE ENGLEHART

Penciled by WALTER SIMONSON, TODD MCFARLANE, JON BOGDANOVE, JOHN ROMITA JR., KIERON DWYER & KEITH POLLARD

Cover by WALTER SIMONSON

The FALL OF THE MUTANTS continues as the members of X-Factor -- the original X-Men -- face tragedies of their own! Angel is dead, apparently by suicide. The Beast is slowly losing his amazing intellect. Iceman's powers are out of control. Cyclops and Marvel Girl don't know how to feel toward one another. And amid all this, a new generation of troubled mutant teens desperately needs help -- especially when they're targeted by the villainous Right! And if that's not enough, X-Factor faces their deadliest challenge yet in Apocalypse and his Horsemen -- including the new Archangel! Guest-starring Captain America, Daredevil, the Hulk, the Fantastic Four and Power Pack! Collecting X-FACTOR (1986) #18-26, INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) #336-337, POWER PACK (1984) #35, DAREDEVIL (1964) #252, CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) #339 and FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #312.

400 pages, $34.99.

X-MEN: LONGSHOT TPB (NEW PRINTING)

Written by ANN NOCENTI

Penciled by ARTHUR ADAMS

Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS

Meet Longshot. He's a man without a past who possesses an uncanny lucky streak...and he's on an existential quest through the Marvel Universe. But as Longshot deals with the quirkier aspects of American society, he must learn the secrets behind his enigmatic identity and accept his destiny as a hero. Along the way, he meets a crazed militiaman, demons from his mysterious otherworldly home, a daring stuntwoman named Ricochet Rita, ram-headed Quark, and Marvel heroes Spider-Man, She-Hulk, and Dr. Strange. As Longshot digs deeper, he rediscovers more about himself -- and must come to terms with his past along the way. Because only Longshot and his friends can stop the media-addled Mojo from taking over Earth and remaking it in his own warped image. Collecting LONGSHOT #1-6.

208 pages, $19.99.

CABLE AND X-FORCE CLASSIC VOL. 1 TPB

Written by JEPH LOEB

Penciled by ARNIE JORGENSEN, IAN CHURCHILL, SALVADOR LARROCA, WILFRED SANTAIGO, ADAM POLLINA & MORE

Cover by IAN CHURCHILL

Cable and X-Force unite under the pen of superstar writer Jeph Loeb! A new era begins as Cable revamps his mutant strike team and relocates to the X-Mansion -- where Cannonball "graduates" to the X-Men, and Boomer becomes unhealthily attached to the murderous prisoner named Sabretooth! But when Cable's wife, Aliya, returns from the future with a dire warning, he'll be swept up in a time-traveling battle to save his younger self from his arch-nemesis Stryfe! Plus: Cable's mentor, Blaquesmith, debuts; Caliban and the Mimic return; Grizzly goes bad; and Deadpool helps Siryn escape from...a mental hospital?! All this, and the true powermonger behind the nation of Genosha stands revealed as Cable and Domino face the disturbing, despotic Sugar Man! Collecting Cable (1993) #21-28 and X-FORCE (1991) #44-48.

344 pages, $34.99.

ESSENTIAL DEFENDERS VOL. 7 TPB

Written by J.M. DEMATTEIS, PETER B. GILLIS & ANN NOCENTI

Penciled by ALAN KUPPERBERG, SAL BUSCEMA, DON PERLIN & MIKE ZECK

Cover by CHRIS WARNER

The age of the New Defenders begins here! The Beast assembles the infamous "non-team" into a real super-group featuring members both old and new -- from Gargoyle and Valkyrie to fellow ex-X-Men Iceman and Angel -- and now the newly focused heroes must face some of their greatest challenges! Can the Defenders, Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. stop the Secret Empire's Professor Power before he takes revenge on Professor X -- and starts World War III? Plus: Iceman takes on the villainous Void in a time-traveling existential adventure! Beast and Dazzler vs. Doctor Doom and a mutant fight club! The menace of Manslaughter! The power of Odin! The redemption of Moondragon! The attack of...Frog-Man and the Walrus?! And more! Collecting DEFENDERS (1972) #126-139, ICEMAN (1984) #1-4 and BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (1984) #1-4.

528 pages, $19.99.










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