CABLE VOL. 3: STRANDED PREMIERE HC The Story:
We open literally one second after the shattering conclusion of "Messiah War," and Cable's mission to save mutantkind has never looked bleaker. In fact, you can't even call it a mission anymore... After all he’s been through, after all he’s survived…now all Cable can do now is pray—pray the heavily armed killers roaming the deep future can’t match his survival skills. Then, with the Earth destroyed, Cable and Hope must venture into space. If Hope is going to make it into adulthood, she’s going to have to do it in the cold, lonely vacuum of space, alone except for dark forces that know she’s coming. Collecting CABLE #16-20. Rated T …$19.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-4241-6
PENANCE: RELENTLESS The Story:
From the pages of CIVIL WAR: FRONT LINE and THUNDERBOLTS! Once he was a hero, now only a shell of Robbie Baldwin remains. As Penance, he begins a slow descent into madness: the most hated man in America, blamed for the disaster at Stamford, tortured by visions of his failure and obsessed with strange, seemingly meaningless numbers. A relentless pursuit begins... Collecting PENANCE: RELENTLESS #1-5.
Rated T+ …$13.99
SQUADRON SUPREME: HYPERION VS. NIGHTHAWK The Story:
It had to happen: The ultimate throw-down between the two stars of the smash hits SUPREME POWER and SQUADRON SUPREME: Hyperion and Nighthawk. But what could draw these two heroes into the biggest of all smackdowns? Nothing less than genocide. In this ripped-from-the-headlines story, Marc Guggenheim (WOLVERINE, BLADE) and comic-book legend Paul Gulacy (MASTER OF KUNG FU) explore the real-world tragedy going on right now in Darfur, Africa. The most thought-provoking and action-packed book you'll read all year! Collecting SQUADRON SUPREME: HYPERION VS. NIGHTHAWK #1-4.
96 PGS./Parental Advisory …$10.99
PUNISHER: VERY SPECIAL HOLIDAYS The Story:
Spend the holidays with the Punisher! In RED X-MAS, ‘tis the season – for revenge. Following an eight-casket funeral, a group of vengeful mob widows go holiday shopping for the perfect assassin to take down the man responsible – and enlist the services of the lovely and lethal Sicilian assassin known as Suspiria! In BLOODY VALENTINE, something sparks the little black pit in Frank Castle’s chest – the one that used to be a heart! Suspiria’s back, and she wants to kiss and make up. It seems the murderous pair have a mutual enemy, an arch-villain whose pursuit will take them to Suspiria’s home turf of Rome. Can Frank withstand his partner’s charms? Does he want to? And finally, are you ready for a little holiday cheer? No? Neither is Frank Castle. In SILENT NIGHT, he’s more interested in tracking down a mob rat in the witness protection program and punishing him. But to do that, he’ll have to face his greatest foe. Hint: He’s fat, dresses in red and sports a white beard! Collects PUNISHER: RED X-MAS, PUNISHER: BLOODY VALENTINE and PUNISHER: SILENT NIGHT.
120 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$12.99
SHANG-CHI, MASTER OF KUNG FU VOL. I: THE HELLFIRE APOCALYPSE The Story:
Comics pre-eminent star of martial arts action - Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu - is back. If Moench and Gulacy's seminal Master of Kung Fu successfully tapped into the Bruce Lee kung fu craze and popular James Bond spy flicks, then their revamped MOKF will appeal to the folks who are packing the seats for the latest Jet Li flick, or "Mission Impossible" sequel.
WOLVERINE: WENDIGO! # 1 The Story:
A camera crew torn limb from limb attempting to shoot footage of a mythical beast in the deepest forests of Canada. Two survivors spouting wildly diverging stories about a ferocious, white-furred monster and the mysterious stranger that came to their rescue. How are the police to make heads or tails of all of this? Let’s go to the videotape! Also featuring: “Wolverine Vs. Thor”: Want to see what happens when a jerky-chewing kanuckle-head steps up to the Asgardian God of Thunder? Let’s just say that it doesn’t involve tea and biscuits. Featuring Wolverine and Logan in their first encounter, which first debuted on MARVEL DIGITAL COMICS. Parental Advisory/$3.99
CABLE # 21 The Story:
From the moment Cable jumped into the time stream with the infant “mutant messiah,” he’s had only one goal: keep Hope alive until she can choose her own destiny. But now, stranded on a planet in its death throes, eating fried rat on a stick for the millionth time, Hope turns to Cable and tells him she’s ready to go home. Thus begins “Homecoming,” the penultimate chapter in the X-Men saga that began with “Messiah CompleX.” It’s not only zero hour for Cable and Hope, but also for the mutant hunting them, Lucas Bishop, who is rapidly running out of chances to save mutantkind and the world. Because if Hope does make it back to the present, everything changes for the X-Men. Rated T …$3.99
CABLE # 17 The Story:
Hope is lost. Literally—lost in time, with Cable stranded in the future, unable to travel back to save her. For the first time in Hope’s short life, the so-called “mutant messiah” has to fend for herself... and now she's hiding out in a futuristic city born of the ashes of Cable’s greatest enemy, Stryfe. Rated T …$2.99
CABLE # 17 70TH FRAME VARIANT The Story:
Hope is lost. Literally—lost in time, with Cable stranded in the future, unable to travel back to save her. For the first time in Hope’s short life, the so-called “mutant messiah” has to fend for herself... and now she's hiding out in a futuristic city born of the ashes of Cable’s greatest enemy, Stryfe. Rated T …$2.99
CABLE # 16 The Story:
“WANDERLOST” We open literally one second after the shattering conclusion of "Messiah War," and Cable's mission to save mutantkind has never looked more bleak. In fact, you can't even call it a mission anymore... After all he’s been through, after all he’s survived…now all Cable can do now is pray—pray the heavily-armed killers roaming the deep future can’t match his survival skills. And what is the fate of Hope—the so-called “Mutant Messiah”? Rated T …$2.99
TRUE BELIEVERS # 5 The Story:
Guest-starring Iron Man! To obtain the final clue she needs to solve her father’s murder, Payback has made an enemy of Tony Stark. Big mistake. Now that she’s finally on the verge of learning the killer’s identity, can she put the pieces of the puzzle together before the Armored Avenger makes good on his vow to take down all the True Believers?
Parental Advisory …$2.99
TRUE BELIEVERS # 4 The Story:
While Payback lays in a coma fighting for her life, the deeply dysfunctional secrets of the other True Believers come to light as they attempt to take an insidious bio-weapon off the black market. Along the way they encounter an angry Armadillo and a venal Madame Hydra, who has come to the party with a lethal agenda of her own!
Parental Advisory …$2.99
TRUE BELIEVERS # 3 The Story:
Guest-starring Luke Cage! As therapy sessions with Dr. Worth help Mavis Trent come to terms with the variant symbiote that dwells within her, we learn the secret behind her Payback identity and discover the role Luke Cage played in the formation of the True Believers. But past and present violently collide when efforts to solve the mystery of her father's murder lead Mavis into a lethal death trap from which there is no escape!
Parental Advisory …$2.99
TRUE BELIEVERS # 2 The Story:
Written by CARY BATES
Pencils & Cover by PAUL GULACY
“DADDY ISSUES” Can it be true? Reed Richards pulled over for recklessly driving the Fantasticar and charged with a DUI? That’s what the TRUE BELIEVERS claim in their latest blog—and they've posted the arrest report, police cam footage and a degrading mug-shot to prove it! We learn more about the background of Mavis Trent (a.k.a. PAYBACK) when she discovers she not only has an incensed Fantastic Four to deal with, but her own demons as well—specifically, the one that appears to be the spirit of her dead father!
Rated T+ …$2.99
TRUE BELIEVERS # 1 The Story:
“PAYBACK IS A BITCH”
Super heroes running a female fight club? Unbelievable perhaps, but it's a tale of depravity that will send shockwaves across the globe once the sordid details appear on a podcast uploaded by the TRUE BELIEVERS! Who are these counter-culture subversives with strange powers and abilities who have proclaimed themselves 'warriors of the information age'? The True Believers not only speak truth to power, they wield it like a weapon using it to root out lies and deception, cover-ups and conspiracies wherever they find them. Whether it’s S.H.I.E.L.D. or the Illuminati, HYDRA or Weapon X, the CIA or the CSA, no target is too big and no one is off-limits—including a wary superhuman community with plenty of its own secrets to hide!
Rated T+ …$2.99
PENANCE: RELENTLESS TPB The Story:
From the pages of CIVIL WAR: FRONT LINE and THUNDERBOLTS! Once he was a hero, now only a shell of Robbie Baldwin remains. As Penance, he begins a slow descent into madness: the most hated man in America, blamed for the disaster at Stamford, tortured by visions of his failure and obsessed with strange, seemingly meaningless numbers. A relentless pursuit begins... Collecting PENANCE: RELENTLESS #1-5.
Rated T+ …$13.99
PENANCE: RELENTLESS # 5 The Story:
It’s the endgame for Robbie Baldwin as he finds what he has been looking for in Latveria. Can Robbie defeat Nitro, the man who set him on the path to becoming Penance? Or does Penance have something other than just winning a fight in mind?
Rated T+ …$2.99
PENANCE: RELENTLESS # 4 The Story:
Robbie Baldwin’s relentless quest continues as he travels to Latveria and faces off with none other than Doctor Doom! What is Doom hiding that Penance would do anything to get at…and what will he do when he gets it?
Rated T+ …$2.99
PENANCE: RELENTLESS # 3 The Story:
As the authorities try to unravel the tangled skein of clues he left behind, rogue Thunderbolt Penance’s chilling plan is revealed. What is Wolverine guarding that Penance wants? Also guest-starring the Fantastic Four!
Rated T+ …$2.99
PENANCE: RELENTLESS # 2 The Story:
The most hated man in America has now become the most dangerous man in America. After going AWOL from the Thunderbolts, Robbie Baldwin hunts down the one man who can help him get what he needs as the C.S.A. and S.H.I.E.L.D. scramble to figure out exactly what the hero formerly known as Speedball is after.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
PENANCE: RELENTLESS # 1 The Story:
From the pages of Civil War: Front Line and Thunderbolts! Once he was a hero, now only a shell of Robbie Baldwin remains. As Penance, he begins a slow descent into madness: the most hated man in America, blamed for the disaster at Stamford, tortured by visions of his failure and obsessed with strange, seemingly meaningless numbers. A relentless pursuit begins...
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
SQUADRON SUPREME: HYPERION VS. NIGHTHAWK # 4 The Story:
It all comes down to this: The final confrontation between Hyperion and Nighthawk! Will their conflict destroy an entire COUNTRY -- or save it? All of the mysteries are answered here and Marc (Wolverine, Blade) Guggenheim and Paul (Shang-Chi) Gulacy have them!!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99
SQUADRON SUPREME: HYPERION VS. NIGHTHAWK # 3 The Story:
What is the origin of Nighthawk’s newly discovered power? What are his plans? Hyperion tries to get to the bottom of these mysteries amidst the violence of Darfur, Africa in the third chapter of this ripped-from-the-headlines epic brought to you by Marc (WOLVERINE, BLADE) Guggenheim and industry legend Paul (DEADLY HANDS OF SHANG-CHI) Gulacy!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99
SQUADRON SUPREME: HYPERION VS. NIGHTHAWK # 2 The Story:
The smackdown of the century continues! How was Nighthawk able to clean Hyperion's clock last issue, anyway?!?! The mystery deepens as we see things from Nighthawk's perspective in this action-packed ripped-from-the-headlines story by Marc (Wolverine, Blade) Guggenheim and Paul (Shang-Chi) Gulacy!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99
SQUADRON SUPREME: HYPERION VS. NIGHTHAWK # 1 The Story:
It had to happen: The ultimate throw-down between the two stars of the smash hits "Supreme Power" and "Squadron Supreme:" Hyperion and Nighthawk.
But what could draw these two heroes into the biggest of all smackdowns? Nothing less than genocide. In this ripped from the headlines story, Marc Guggenheim (Wolverine, Blade) and comic book legend Paul Gulacy (Master of Kung Fu) explore the real-world tragedy that is going on right now in Darfur, Africa. The most thought-provoking and action-packed book you'll read all year!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99
PUNISHER VALENTINE'S ONE # 1 The Story:
DEADLY ONE-SHOT
Don’t look now, something just sparked the little black pit in Frank Castle’s chest -- the one that used to be a heart ! The last time the Punisher saw the lovely and lethal assassin Suspiria, he was dropping her headfirst off a skyscraper. Now she’s back and it appears that she wants to kiss and make up. You see, the murderous pair have got a mutual enemy -- an arch-villain whose pursuit will take them to Suspiria’s home turf of Rome. Can Frank withstand his partner’s charms? Does he want to?
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