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TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 2014

MARVEL COMICS FOR SEPTEMBER- COLLECTIONS

POWERS VOL. 1: WHO KILLED RETRO GIRL? TPB (NEW PRINTING)

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS, art and cover by MICHAEL AVON OEMING.

Coming this December as the first-ever television show on Sony's PlayStation Network, POWERS is about to reach an all-new audience all over the world. And with these Eisner Award-winning graphic novels, you can discover where it all began.

Heroes glide through the sky on lightning bolts and fire. Flamboyant villains attempt daring daylight robberies. Godlike alien creatures clash in an epic battle in the night sky. And on the dirty city streets below, homicide detective Christian Walker does his job. Now, Walker must investigate the shocking murder of one of the world's most popular superheroes: Retro Girl. Walker is teamed up with spunky rookie Detective Deena Pilgrim, and the investigation takes them from the city's seedy underbelly to the gleaming towers that are home to immortal beings. As shocking, twisted truths about Retro Girl come to light, Walker discovers that to solve this crime, he might have to reveal his own dark secret. This collection also includes the POWERS comic strips, a Michael Avon Oeming sketchbook, the POWERS #1 script and more! Collecting POWERS (2000) #1-6.

240 pages, $15.99.

POWERS VOL. 2: ROLEPLAY TPB (NEW PRINTING)

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS, art and cover by MICHAEL AVON OEMING.

Homicide detectives Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim work special cases that involve Powers. And this case is the most disturbing one yet. A group of college kids who role-play their favorite real-life superheroes D&D-style are being murdered one by one. And the path of violence takes our detectives to the most unexpected places. This collection also includes a cover gallery including unused images and an interview with artist Michael Avon Oeming! Collecting POWERS (2000) #8-11.

112 pages, $15.99.

ORIGINAL SIN COMPANION HC

Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN, GERRY DUGGAN, BRIAN POSEHN, AL EWING, JAMES ROBINSON, MARK WAID, KIERON GILLEN, JASON AARON, DAN SLOTT, BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS & ED BRUBAKER Penciled by LEINIL FRANCIS YU, JOHN LUCAS, GREG LAND, MARC LAMING, STEVE PUGH, DAVID BALDEON, PACO MEDINA, MARK BAGLEY, LUKE ROSS, SIMONE BIANCHI, LEE GARBETT, LEONARD KIRK, JAVIER RODRIGUEZ, HUMBERTO RAMOS, KRIS ANKA, CHRIS BACHALO, FRANK CHO & JAVIER PULIDO

The shockwaves from the release of the Watcher's secrets are felt across the Marvel Universe! The Avengers face their future as the Invaders struggle with their past! Deadpool has a daughter! Luke Cage investigates the Mighty Avengers from 1972! Learn truths about Nova's father and Daredevil's mother! How is Iron Man connected to the Hulk's origin? How is Angela connected to Thor and Loki? Can the Thing handle the truth about the Human Torch? Can Spider-Man cope with Silk? And could Professor X's will destroy the X-Men? Collecting AVENGERS (2012) #29-34, DEADPOOL (2012) #29-34, MIGHTY AVENGERS (2013) #10-12, ALL-NEW INVADERS #6-7, NOVA (2013) #18-20, ORIGINAL SIN #3.1-3.4 and #5.1-5.5, FANTASTIC FOUR (2014) #6-8, DAREDEVIL (2014) #6-7, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (2014) #4-5, UNCANNY X-MEN (2013) #23-25, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY ANNUAL (2014) #1, and material from POINT ONE #1.

856 pages, $125.

MIRACLEMAN BOOK 2: THE RED KING SYNDROME PREMIERE HC

Written by THE ORIGINAL WRITER Penciled by ALAN DAVIS, JOHN RIDGWAY, RICK VEITCH & CHUCK AUSTEN Cover by ALAN DAVIS

Michael Moran has rediscovered the power of Miracleman! But unbeknownst to him, Dr. Emil Gargunza, the man behind Project Zarathustra, has set in motion plans decades in the making. In The Red King Syndrome, Gargunza's intentions for Miracleman's wife and unborn child set the stage for a confrontation between creator and creation. The origins of Gargunza and Zarathustra will be revealed, and life and death will be decided deep in the jungles of Paraguay. Collecting MIRACLEMAN (2014) #5-10.

192 pages, $34.99.

YOUNG AVENGERS BY KIERON GILLEN & JAMIE MCKELVIE OMNIBUS HC

Written by KIERON GILLEN Penciled by JAMIE MCKELVIE & KATE BROWN with EMMA VIECELI, CHRISTIAN WARD, ANNIE WU, BECKY CLOONAN, MING DOYLE & JOE QUINONES Cover by JAMIE MCKELVIE

Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie's groundbreaking, critically acclaimed epic is collected in one oversized volume! The Young Avengers are reinvented for the 21st century as Wiccan, Hulkling and Kate “Hawkeye” Bishop unite with Kid Loki, Marvel Boy, Prodigy and Ms. America. Someone has to save the entire multiverse. They're someone. No pressure, right? As a cosmic horror emerges from the shadows of the past, the Young Avengers race desperately across dimensions -- but once they take on the gig to save reality, they may never be able to go home again! Meanwhile, Kid Loki is up to something. Surprise, I know. Fight scenes! Kissing! Fake IDs! Kissing! Drama! Conflict! Plentiful feels! (a.k.a. “meaningful emotional character beats” for people who aren't on tumblr.) And oh yeah, nightclubs! Read it! Collecting YOUNG AVENGERS (2013) #1-15 and material from MARVEL NOW! POINT ONE #1.

360 pages, $49.99.

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE TRIAL OF CAPTAIN AMERICA OMNIBUS HC

Written by ED BRUBAKER & MORE Penciled by LUKE ROSS, JACKSON GUICE, MITCH BREITWEISER, DANIEL ACUÑA, MIKE DEODATO JR., ED MCGUINNESS, CHRIS SAMNEE, DALE EAGLESHAM, STEVE MCNIVEN, ALAN DAVIS & MORE Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC

Bucky Barnes, the once and future Winter Soldier, took on the mantle of Captain America after Steve Rogers' seeming death. But now Steve is back, and the two Caps must decide which one of them will wield the shield! As the Grand Director, Baron Zemo and Sin make life difficult for the heroes, Steve settles into a new role as head of S.H.I.E.L.D. -- and Bucky's secret past is exposed to the world! Now, Steve must race to keep Bucky from being swallowed up by a Russian gulag! But when tragedies strike and the Serpent Squad returns, will Steve have the strength to soldier on? Guest starring the Falcon, Black Widow and more! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA REBORN: WHO WILL WIELD THE SHIELD? #1, CAPTAIN AMERICA (2005) #602-619 and #615.1, STEVE ROGERS: SUPER-SOLDIER #1-4, and CAPTAIN AMERICA (2011) #1-10.

944 pages, $99.99.

IRON MAN VOL. 5: RINGS OF THE MANDARIN PREMIERE HC

Written by KIERON GILLEN Penciled by LUKE ROSS & JOE BENNETT Cover by MIKE DEL MUNDO

An all-new epic begins! Malekith the Accursed, lord of the Dark Elves, has a problem with Iron Man. Then again, Malekith the Accursed has a problem with pretty much everyone on Earth. And when Malekith the Accursed strikes, blood will flow and darkness will fall…unless Iron Man can gain the upper hand! It's cutting-edge mortal science versus the most arcane Asgardian science imaginable…all in a bath of blood. Plus: which classic Marvel UK character returns in a reinvented form after the events of Revolutionary War? And how do the Mandarin's rings factor into this crisis? Iron Man vows to get to the bottom of things…assuming he lives! Collecting IRON MAN #23-28.

136 pages, $16.99.

DEADPOOL & CABLE OMNIBUS HC

Written by FABIAN NICIEZA, REILLY BROWN & DAN SLOTT Penciled by MARK BROOKS, PATRICK ZIRCHER, LAN MEDINA, REILLY BROWN, RON LIM, STAZ JOHNSON & NELSON DECASTRO Cover by MARK BROOKS

Wade Wilson is Deadpool, the mentally disturbed Merc with a Mouth and a healing factor that just won't quit! Nathan Summers is Cable, the messianic mutant from the future who plans to save us all -- whether we want him to or not! And now, this disparate duo has just become Marvel's oddest couple -- because they're stuck with one another! Can two grown men armed to the teeth with high-tech weaponry coexist without driving each other crazy?! It's action, adventure, time travel, dimension-hopping, black humor, black ops, Bea Arthur, chimichangas -- yes, that whole thing started here -- and lots of gunfire as two of Marvel's fan-favorite antiheroes take on each other and everyone else! Guest-starring the X-Men, Spider-Man, Captain America, the Fantastic Four…and the Great Lakes Avengers! Collecting CABLE & DEADPOOL #1-50 and DEADPOOL/GLI SUMMER FUN SPECTACULAR.

1,272 pages, $125.

X-MEN: INFERNO PROLOGUE HC

Written by LOUISE SIMONSON, CHRIS CLAREMONT, TOM DEFALCO & MARK GRUENWALD Penciled by WALTER SIMONSON, STEVE LIGHTLE, TERRY SHOEMAKER, RICK LEONARDI, MARC SILVESTRI, ARTHUR ADAMS, JON J MUTH, BO HAMPTON, BRET BLEVINS & JUNE BRIGMAN Cover by MARC SILVESTRI

The X-Men are dead! At least that's what the world thinks -- but Marvel's mightiest mutants are secretly alive and well in the Australian Outback! How long will the X-Men's self-imposed exile last when the Brood and the mutant-exploiting nation of Genosha come calling? Meanwhile, the New Mutants battle Freedom Force as they deal with Doug Ramsey's shocking death, and X-Factor befriends Apocalypse's Celestial ship and faces Infectia! But as all three teams fight the Evolutionary War, Limbo's demons begin to pursue a sinister agenda -- on Earth! A spark has been lit -- and if the X-Men aren't careful, the flames will fan into an all-out inferno! Collecting X-FACTOR (1986) #27-32 and ANNUAL #3, UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) #228-238, NEW MUTANTS (1983) #62-70 and ANNUAL #4, X-MEN ANNUAL (1970) #12, and material from MARVEL AGE ANNUAL #4 and MARVEL FANFARE (1982) #40.

824 pages, $125.

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE MIGHTY THOR VOL. 5 TPB

Written by STAN LEE Penciled by JACK KIRBY Cover by JACK KIRBY & RICHARD ISANOVE

A masterpiece of immortal action, cosmic scope and boundless drama, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's THOR marks a cornerstone of the Marvel Universe -- and in this collection they kick their efforts up a cosmic notch! It begins when Thor is captured by Rigellian colonizers and pitted against Ego, the Living Planet! The action continues non-stop from there as Thor faces the High Evolutionary and his man-beasts, battles the Ulik the Troll in the under-earth menace's first appearance, and confronts the unstoppable Destroyer! There's a soft spot to these tales, too, as Thor struggles to reconcile his love for the mortal Jane Foster. And when Lady Sif returns, the cup runneth over with drama and delight! Collecting THOR (1966) #131-140 and ANNUAL #2.

264 pages, $24.99.

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE MIGHTY THOR VOL. 13 HC

Written by GERRY CONWAY Penciled by JOHN BUSCEMA with RICH BUCKLER, SAL BUSCEMA, ARVELL JONES & KEITH POLLARD Cover by GIL KANE

Prepare to behold one of the greatest sagas in the annals of Asgard when the Mighty Thor teams up with Hercules! It's page after page of boasts, battles and broken bones as the two titans fight their way into Pluto's underworld to save the lovely Krista! And that's not all we have in store for you: Thor, Sif and Balder's journey across the cosmos to stop the mysterious Black Stars from destroying the Rigellian homeworld; the unstoppable Destroyer returns; Galactus' herald Firelord makes his debut; and the origin of Ego the Living Planet is revealed! With scripts by Gerry Conway and art by the incomparable John Buscema, there's no doubt they're Marvel Masterworks of the highest order! Collecting THOR (1966) #217-228 and MARVEL TREASURY EDITION #3.

256 pages, $69.99.

SPIDER-MAN: KRAVEN'S LAST HUNT PROSE NOVEL HC

Written by NEIL KLEID Cover by MIKE ZECK

Born to a rarified breed of Russian aristocracy, Kraven the Hunter had stalked and killed every animal known to man, and considered himself the world's best big-game hunter. It was this confidence that brought him to New York years ago, in an obsessive quest to hunt what he considered the city's greatest prey: Spider-Man. But his target eluded him time and again, mocking him at every turn. Now, after years of crushing defeats against the web-slinger, Kraven has hatched one last plan to best Spider-Man. In a stunning instant of shocking violence, Kraven stands finally triumphant over Peter Parker's seemingly dead body. And to prove that he is the hero's master, Kraven will don Spider-Man's costume -- and become him! Experience the classic, genre-defining Spider-Man shocker like never before in this new adaptation!

304 pages, $24.99.

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN EPIC COLLECTION: GREAT POWER TPB

Written by STAN LEE Penciled by STEVE DITKO with JACK KIRBY Cover by STEVE DITKO

In 1962, in the pages of a comic book slated for cancellation, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko gave birth to one of the most enduring icons in American popular culture: the Amazing Spider-Man! Turning the concept of a super hero on its head, they imbued the young, guilt-ridden Peter Parker with the fantastic powers of an arachnid and the fantastic pressures of an everyday teenager. The combination was pure magic. Now, you can leap into Spider-Man's web-slinging world from the very beginning, including the tragic origin that started it all; the first appearances of the Daily Bugle and J. Jonah Jameson; and the debut of classic villains including the Green Goblin, Dr. Octopus, the Sandman, the Vulture and Electro! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #1-17 and ANNUAL #1, and material from AMAZING FANTASY (1962) #15.

504 pages, $34.99.

MOON KNIGHT EPIC COLLECTION: BAD MOON RISING TPB

Written by DOUG MOENCH, DAVID ANTHONY KRAFT, BILL MANTLO & STEVEN GRANT Penciled by DON PERLIN, KEITH GIFFEN, MIKE ZECK, JIM MOONEY, JIM CRAIG, GENE COLAN, KEITH POLLARD & BILL SIENKIEWICZ Cover by BILL SIENKIEWICZ

Discover the many faces of the Moon Knight! Mercenary. Werewolf hunter. Super hero. Millionaire playboy. Cab driver. Ghost? Moon Knight is many things to many people, with the multiple personalities to match! Follow the Fist of Khonshu as he battles to find his place in the Marvel Universe in this collection of his earliest appearances. From his startling debut as a nemesis of Werewolf by Night to an unlikely stint with the Defenders, from encounters with Spider-Man and the Thing to the solo adventures that shaped a legend, relive the rise of the moon's specter of vengeance! Collecting WEREWOLF BY NIGHT (1972) #32-33; MARVEL SPOTLIGHT (1971) #28-29; DEFENDERS (1972) #47-50; PETER PARKER, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) #22-23; MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE (1974) #52; MOON KNIGHT (1980) #1-4 -- plus material from HULK MAGAZINE #11-15, #17-18 and #20; and MARVEL PREVIEW #21.

504 pages, $39.99.

THOR EPIC COLLECTION: THE GOD OF THUNDER TPB

Written by STAN LEE with LARRY LIEBER & ROBERT BERNSTEIN Penciled by JACK KIRBY with JOE SINNOTT, DON HECK & AL HARTLEY Cover by JACK KIRBY

Pull up a seat to the beginning of one of the greatest tales of modern myth: the epic saga of the Mighty Thor! While vacationing in Norway, Dr. Donald Blake discovered a strange, gnarled cane. Upon striking it, a shower of lightning rained down -- and the hobbled doctor found himself transformed into Thor, God of Thunder! In these pages, you'll journey across the Rainbow Bridge to Eternal Asgard -- and meet Lord Odin, Heimdall, Balder and Thor's evil half-brother, Loki, for the first time. And to top it off, the mythological origins of Asgard are revealed in fan-favorite backup features! Collecting JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY (1952) #83-109.

480 pages, $34.99.

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOL. 1: THE PARKER LUCK TPB

Written by DAN SLOTT Penciled by HUMBERTO RAMOS Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS

The greatest super hero of all time returns! The world may have changed since Spidey's been gone, but so has Peter Parker. This is a man with a second chance at life, and he's not wasting a moment of it. But his old foes are back, as well! Re-energized, out of control and madder than ever, Electro and the Black Cat demand revenge! And as if dealing with them isn't enough, a new revelation rocks Spider-Man's world to its core: the radioactive spider that granted Peter his powers bit someone else, too! Who is Silk, and where has she been all these years? Find out as Peter Parker retakes his life, putting the “friendly” back in the neighborhood, the “hero” back in “super hero” -- and the “amazing” back in “Spider-Man!” Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (2014) #1-6.

152 pages, $17.99.

HULK VOL. 1: BANNER DOA TPB

Written by MARK WAID Penciled by MARK BAGLEY Cover by JEROME OPENA

An all-new direction for the Hulk! Following the shocking events of the INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK finale, Bruce Banner lies at death's door, shot in the head by an unknown assailant. If he survives, it won't be as the Bruce Banner we've known! Only the Hulk can save Banner -- if he even wants to! How will the Hulk wreak vengeance on Banner's attacker? How can he? As a new threat enters the scene, Banner goes to a dark place -- and he could drag the Avengers right along with him! To stop the Hulk from destroying the Avengers, a dangerous plan is put into play. What forbidden knowledge will Tony Stark use to attempt to cure Banner's brain damage? And even if the cure works, what will it cost? Experience a whole new twist in Hulk history! Collecting HULK (2014) #1-4 and ANNUAL #1.

120 pages, $17.99.

MOON KNIGHT VOL. 1: FROM THE DEAD TPB

Written by WARREN ELLIS Penciled by DECLAN SHALVEY Cover by DECLAN SHALVEY

Marc Spector is Moon Knight! Or is he? It's hard to tell these days, especially when New York's wildest vigilante protects the street with two-fisted justice and three -- that's right, count 'em -- three different personalities! But even with the mystical force of Egyptian moon-god Khonshu fueling his crusade, how does the night's greatest detective save a city that's as twisted as he is? The road to victory is going to hurt. A lot. Be there as Moon Knight punches ghosts(!), investigates a sleep experiment that's driving its patients insane, travels to the mushroom graveyard planet(!!), faces the Black Spectre and takes on twenty mob enforcers to save an abductee…alone. Marvel's most mind-bending adventure begins as Moon Knight sleuths his way to the rotten core of New York's most bizarre mysteries! Collecting MOON KNIGHT (2014) #1-6.

136 pages, $17.99.

CAPTAIN MARVEL VOL. 1: HIGHER, FURTHER, FASTER, MORE TPB

Written by KELLY SUE DECONNICK Penciled by DAVID LOPEZ Cover by DAVID LOPEZ

Hero! Pilot! Avenger! Captain Marvel, Earth's Mightiest Hero with an attitude to match, is launching headfirst into an all-new adventure! As Carol Danvers comes to a crossroads with a new life and new romance, she makes a dramatic decision that will alter the course of her life -- and the entire Marvel Universe -- in the months to come. But as Carol takes on a mission to return an alien girl to her homeworld, she lands in the middle of an uprising against the Galactic Alliance and the Spartax! Investigating the forced resettlement of Rocket Girl's people, Carol discovers that she has a history with the man behind the plot. But when the bad guy tries to blackmail Carol and turn the Avengers against her, it's payback time! Guest-starring the Guardians of the Galaxy! Collecting CAPTAIN MARVEL (2014) #1-6.

136 pages, $17.99.

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2: ANGELA TPB

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Penciled by SARA PICHELLI, FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA & KEVIN MAGUIRE Cover by SARA PICHELLI

Spinning out of the dramatic conclusion of AGE OF ULTRON, dimensions collide and Heaven's most fearsome Angel arrives -- and comes straight for the Guardians! Gamora, one of the galaxy's greatest warriors, holds a deadly secret that could bring down the entire team. And when Gamora battles Angela, the entire universe hangs in the balance! Then, the galaxy's most mismatched heroes find themselves at a crossroads when the effects of Infinity begin to rise. Can even the mysterious Angela's power help combat the fallout from Thanos' master plan? And what will it take for Star-Lord to betray the entire Marvel Universe? The biggest blockbuster hit of the year continues as artists Sara Pichelli and Francesco Francavilla climb aboard, and comics legend Neil Gaiman joins the team in this one-of-a-kind comic-book event! Collecting GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (2013) #4-10.

168 pages, $19.99.

ALL-NEW X-FACTOR VOL. 2: CHANGE OF DECAY TPB

Written by PETER DAVID Penciled by CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO Cover by KRIS ANKA & JARED FLETCHER

One of the country's most outspoken anti-mutant leaders…has a mutant daughter! Now, it's up to X-Factor to rescue this young girl from her father! But when the team faces unexpected consequences for “saving” the girl, X-Factor brings big trouble to its employer, Serval Industries -- heavily armed trouble. Plus: Gambit does something naughty. And when his indiscretion is found out, nobody is happy. X-Factor holds a press conference, hoping that everything will turn out fine, but they're forgetting that pretty much all of them have awkward secrets that probably shouldn't be made public! Serval Industries brings you the heroes you need in any situation: an all-new X-Factor for an all-new day! Collecting ALL-NEW X-FACTOR #7-12.

136 pages, $17.99.

X-MEN VOL. 3: BLOODLINE TPB

Written by BRIAN WOOD Penciled by CLAY MANN & MATTEO BUFFAGNI Cover by TERRY DODSON

Jubilee is haunted by her adopted baby Shogo's past -- or is it his future?! When the Jean Grey School comes under attack, leaving a young X-Man dead on the school's front lawn, Jubilee's worst nightmare has come to pass -- and the future is being rewritten. The JGS has always been a school, but is it time to become an army? Or will their differences prove their greatest asset? As a multi-generational war unfolds -- pitting mothers against daughters and fathers against sons -- Jubilee is caught in the middle. The future has come calling, and he wants his son Shogo back! But will Jubilee and the X-Men let their bouncing baby boy go without a fight? Hell no! Collecting X-MEN (2013) #13-17.

112 pages, $17.99.

DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG FU: OUT OF THE PAST TPB

Written by MIKE BENSON, GERRY CONWAY & CHRIS CLAREMONT Penciled by TAN ENG HUAT, DICK GIORDANO & MARSHALL ROGERS Cover by DAVE JOHNSON

Murder! Mystery! Martial arts! Shang-Chi's former lover is murdered while working deep undercover for MI-6. Shang-Chi travels to England, but learns that all is not as it seems -- and if he's not careful, he'll be next to die! As Shang-Chi battles mystical kung-fu masters in the streets of London and learns terrible truths about his fallen comrade, Misty Knight and Colleen Wing pitch in -- but they soon discover the danger is greater than any of them had feared! And no one saw the final twist of the knife coming! Old friends, new enemies, espionage and kung fu collide in this riveting adventure! Plus, classic tales featuring the Sons of the Tiger and the Daughters of the Dragon! Collecting DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG FU (2014) #1-4, and material from DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG FU (1974) #1 and #32-33.

160 pages, $16.99.

ALL-NEW DOOP TPB

Written by PETER MILLIGAN Penciled by DAVID LAFUENTE Cover by MICHAEL ALLRED

Living in the margins, Doop has freaked out X-Men and readers alike. But when he gets deeply involved in X-Men business -- and Kitty Pryde's personal life! -- Doop will be thrust into the spotlight! Behind the scenes of BATTLE FOR THE ATOM, Doop's unrequited love for Kitty forces him to drag Iceman into Doopspace for some highly unusual questioning. Doop soon discovers the shapeshifting Raze isn't really Kitty Pryde from the future -- but Raze has a dark secret that just might stop Doop from telling the other X-Men his true identity! Now, Doop must struggle to halt the craziness corrupting the real world! As Kitty and Doop find themselves in the middle of the scariest moment of their lives with no one to turn to, will Kitty finally accept Doop's proposal of…marriage? Collecting ALL-NEW DOOP #1-5.

112 pages, $16.99.

ALL-NEW GHOST RIDER VOL. 1: ENGINES OF VENGEANCE TPB

Written by FELIPE SMITH Penciled by TRADD MOORE Cover by TRADD MOORE

With four on the floor, Marvel's newest Ghost Rider puts vengeance in overdrive! Amid an East Los Angeles neighborhood running wild with gang violence and drug trafficking, Robbie Reyes has been given an awesome new power! But can the teen handle it, or will it drive him to a path of destruction? As a war brews in the criminal underworld, the streets of East L.A. flare up with drug-fueled gang violence from Dr. Zabo's power-enhancing narcotics -- and Mr. Hyde launches a diabolical plan to expand his underground empire. Robbie meets the mysterious entity behind his possession, but will he submit to the sprit inside him and go too far in protecting his neighborhood? The all-new Ghost Rider takes on Mr. Hyde with all-out action and a twist that will hit you at 100mph! Collecting ALL-NEW GHOST RIDER #1-5.

112 pages, $15.99.

ULTIMATE FF: STRANGEST EVER TPB

Written by JOSHUA HALE FIALKOV Penciled by MARIO GUEVARA & ANDRE ARAUJO Cover by MIKE McKONE

Sue Storm, Tony Stark and Sam Wilson are the all-new Future Foundation -- and they're all that stand between us and complete and utter doom! When a lavish vacation spot for the super-rich suddenly goes dark, with hundreds missing, the only suspect is an old frenemy of the Fantastic Four! Meanwhile, a mysterious new member will join the FF's ranks, whether they like it or not -- and when their secret origin is revealed, the truth behind this newcomer spells doom for another team member! When a parallel Earth invades, sending something unimaginable through the rift, a new Atlantis will rise -- but will Namor massacre his own people to survive? Meanwhile, trapped outside the Universe, an old friend returns to help face the coming destruction. The Ultimate Universe's greatest nightmare approaches, and the Doomsday Clock counts down. Can the new FF prevail? Collecting ULTIMATE FF #1-6.

136 pages, $17.99.

ALL-NEW ULTIMATES VOL. 1: POWER FOR POWER TPB

Written by MICHAEL FIFFE Penciled by AMILCAR PINNA Cover by DAVID MARQUEZ

The next generation of Ultimates is here! Spider-Man, Black Widow, Kitty Pryde, Bombshell, Cloak and Dagger unite to tackle the vicious, rampant crime wave overtaking Hell's Kitchen! But the young Ultimates are put to the test as they try to survive their first mission: going head-to-head with the city's most ruthless gang, the Serpent Skulls, led by Diamondback! Meanwhile, detective Brigid O'Reilly and her anti-gang unit are on the hunt for a serial mask killer called Scourge! As Jessica Drew adjusts to the mantle of Black Widow, Spider-Man falls for a villainess, and Bombshell's life is changed by tragedy, Crossbones joins the fray! These young heroes have fought Galactus, but can they survive super-powered street gangs and psychopaths? Written by Michel Fiffe, creator of the acclaimed indie series COPRA! Collecting ALL-NEW ULTIMATES #1-6.

136 pages, $17.99.

MARVELS COMPANION TPB

Written by MIKE BARON, MARIANO NICIEZA, DAN ABNETT, ANDY LANNING, CHUCK DIXON & WARREN ELLIS Penciled by SHAWN MARTINBROUGH, BOB WAKELIN, IGOR KORDEY, BRAD PARKER, TRISTAN SHANE, VINCE EVANS, CLIFF NIELSSEN, TERESA NIELSSEN & MORE Cover by CLIFF NIELSSEN & TERESA NIELSSEN

Delve deeper into the universe of Marvels as six fully painted masterpieces reveal the ordinary lives in the shadow of the extraordinary. What happens to innocents caught in the crossfire of a blockbuster Silver Surfer battle? Can a fish out of water, the amnesiac Sub-Mariner, conquer his inner demons among Manhattan's homeless? Experience the wonder of Wonder Man through the eyes of his greatest fan, learn how one of New York's Finest protects and serves in a city of miracles, and join a Daily Bugle reporter as he uncovers the conspiracy at the heart of…everything! And on another Earth, see how the Age of Marvels could so easily have gone wrong! Collecting TALES OF THE MARVELS: BLOCKBUSTER, TALES OF THE MARVELS: INNER DEMONS, TALES OF THE MARVELS: WONDER YEARS #1-2, CODE OF HONOR #1-4, CONSPIRACY #1-2 and RUINS #1-2.

512 pages, $39.99.

DEATHLOK THE DEMOLISHER: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION TPB

Written by RICH BUCKLER, DOUG MOENCH, BILL MANTLO, J.M. DEMATTEIS, DAVID ANTHONY KRAFT, MARV WOLFMAN, RALPH MACCHIO, MARK GRUENWALD Penciled by RICH BUCKLER with MIKE ZECK, SAL BUSCEMA, RON WILSON & JOHN BYRNE Cover by RICH BUCKLER

Col. Luther Manning has been locked in a state of living death. He is no longer a man, but a mockery of a man. He has become an amalgam of reanimated flesh and computer circuitry, stripped of his family, his humanity -- but not his will. He has become Deathlok the Demolisher -- a weapon of war programmed solely for destruction. A challenging blend of science fiction and psychological war journal, Deathlok set the pace for anti-heroes in the turbulent post-Watergate '70s. Illustrated by Rich Buckler, and co-written with Doug Moench and Bill Mantlo, Deathlok pushed the moral relevance of Marvel Comics into a bold, often frightening new future. Collecting ASTONISHING TALES (1970) #25-28 and #30-36, MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) #46, MARVEL SPOTLIGHT (1971) #33, MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE (1974) #27 and #54, and CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) #286-288.

368 pages, $39.99.

NEW MUTANTS/X-FORCE: DEMON BEAR TPB

Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT, JOHN FRANCIS MOORE, CRAIG KYLE, CHRIS YOST Penciled by BILL SIENKIEWICZ, JIM CHEUNG & MIKE CHOI Cover by BILL SIENKIEWICZ

The visionary talents of legendary illustrator Bill Sienkiewicz bring the Demon Bear that has haunted Danielle Moonstar's dreams to horrifying life! It took her parents, and now it has returned for Dani -- and only the combined efforts of her fellow New Mutants can stop it from finishing the job! Sink your teeth into a true classic! Then, Dani's nightmare returns years later as San Francisco -- and her new team, X-Force -- come under attack from a similarly unholy ursine! And when the Apache mutant Warpath faces his own Demon Bear, he must forge an unlikely alliance with Ghost Rider -- and embrace his birthright -- to discover the truth. It's a trilogy of terror, featuring a threat far scarier than the average bear! Collecting NEW MUTANTS (1983) #18-20, X-FORCE (1991) #99 and material from X-FORCE (2008) #7-10.

144 pages, $24.99.

SPIDER-MAN NEWSPAPER STRIPS VOL. 2 TPB

Written by STAN LEE Penciled by JOHN ROMITA SR. & LARRY LIEBER Cover by JOHN ROMITA SR.

Extra! Extra! Read all the Spidey strips by Stan “The Man” Lee and “Jazzy” John Romita! The second volume compiling all of Stan and John's AMAZING SPIDER-MAN newspaper strips in chronological order, this titanic tome brings you the classic panels that hit the papers in the late 1970s and early 1980s! All the daily strips are printed in the original black and white, and all the Sundays in color, ready to spin a web of enchantment upon anyone who reads them! Collecting the AMAZING SPIDER-MAN newspaper strips from Jan. 29, 1979, to Jan. 11, 1981.

312 pages, $34.99.

MARVEL ZOMBIES: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION VOL. 3 TPB

Written by KARL KESEL, FRED VAN LENTE, FRANK MARRAFFINO & PETER DAVID Penciled by TODD NAUCK, ADAM DEKRAKER, ROBERTO DISALVO, KANO, FERNANDO BLANCO, MIRCO PIERFEDERICI, AL BARRIONUEVO, ALESSANDRO VITTI & MORE Cover by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA

Zombies on infinite earths! First, it's monkey on the menu as the original Marvel Zombies invade the dimension of the Marvel Apes! Then, to uncover an antidote to the zombie plague, Machine Man and Howard the Duck set out across the multiverse -- battling zombies in the Wild West, Camelot, a future megacity, during a Martian invasion, and on a world suspiciously similar to our own! But back home, undead clones of the Squadron Supreme have overrun Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S., and only a long-dead former Avenger can stop them! And when the Marvel Universe is targeted by a dimension of Nazi zombies, Howard the Duck must assemble a brigade of misfits to beat them back! Collecting MARVEL APES: PRIME EIGHT #1, MARVEL ZOMBIES: EVIL EVOLUTION #1, MARVEL ZOMBIES 5 #1-5, MARVEL ZOMBIES SUPREME #1-5, MARVEL ZOMBIES DESTROY #1-5 and MARVEL ZOMBIES HALLOWEEN #1.

464 pages, $24.99.

MARVEL UNIVERSE ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VOL. 7 DIGEST

Adapted by JOE CARAMAGNA

Featuring screen-capture images from MARVEL'S ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN. Scorpio and the Zodiac have taken over the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier! Now, Spider-Man and Nick Fury must put their differences aside and team up! Spider-Man is put on a S.H.I.E.L.D. security detail to protect J. Jonah Jameson from the Beetle, on the same day Mary Jane has an interview at the Daily Bugle! Spidey and the team sneak off to a desert island for a vacation! But it's hard to relax when the beach beneath your feet is the villainous Sandman! After Hulk falls sick with an alien infection caused by the Phalanx, Spider-Man, tries to hide him at his house! It's all-out action and excitement as the hit Disney XD TV show bursts off the screen and into your hands with these screen-capture adaptations! Collecting MARVEL UNIVERSE ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #25-28.

88 pages, $9.99.











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