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Week of:  FEB 4, 2009 | FEB 11, 2009 | FEB 18, 2009 | FEB 25, 2009 | Comics Rating: A AMAZING SPIDER-MAN # 585 The Story: CHARACTER ASSASSINATION Part 2 The biggest Spider-Man story since NEW WAYS TO DIE continues! It's Menace versus Spider-Man, and the loser ain’t walking away! Plus, Lily Hollister’s reaction to Harry Osborn's shocking pronouncement and we come a step closer to revealing the Spider-Tracer Killer! All that plus…the secrets of Menace stand revealed! Rated A …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 4, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED A AMAZING SPIDER-MAN # 583 OBAMA 4TH PRINTING VARIANT The Story: YOU ASKED FOR IT, YOU GOT IT! PETER PARKER ON A DATE! After the revelations of “Mind on Fire”, love is in the air for more than one member of the cast and Pete finally gets some time out with the ladies. (and who better to bring it to you than two men who both had dates as recently as 1987!) Amidst the romance though, forces are gathering that will spell trouble for Peter in the months to come. Plus, a backup story featuring Spider-Man meeting the President-elect Barack Obama. Rated A …$3.99 In Stores: Feb 4, 2009 - see details Rating: MAX: EXPLICIT CONTENT ANITA BLAKE: THE LAUGHING CORPSE - BOOK ONE # 5 The Story: The first arc of best-selling author Laurell K. Hamilton’s thriller concludes! Vampire hunter Anita Blake has learned a couple things in her short career. Staying on the good side of a powerful Voodoo priestess is definitely one of them. But Anita may have made a fatal mistake when she fell out of favor with Dominga Salvador. And now, the mistress of the dark arts is going to show Anita there’s no place she can hide from her wrath… Parental Advisory/$3.99 In Stores: Feb 4, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T ASTONISHING TALES # 1 The Story: The Marvel Universe is about to get even more astonishing with this anthology that delivers super-sized thrills every month! First up, fan-fave C.B. Cebulski and superstar Ken Roquefort (Madame Mirage) get gritty with a no-holds-barred Wolverine/Punisher tale you have to see to believe! You like Iron Man? GOOD! We’ve got a double dose of the Iron Avenger as Tony Stark and Arno Stark, Iron Man of the year 2020, headline two tales of corporate and high-tech intrigue. Finally, Cannonball and Sunspot of the New Mutants get sucked into the wildest adventure of their short lives when they spend their summer vacation in…MOJOWORLD!! 40 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99 In Stores: Feb 4, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ ASTONISHING TALES # 1 VARIANT The Story: The Marvel Universe is about to get even more astonishing with this anthology that delivers super-sized thrills every month! First up, fan-fave C.B. Cebulski and superstar Ken Roquefort (Madame Mirage) get gritty with a no-holds-barred Wolverine/Punisher tale you have to see to believe! You like Iron Man? GOOD! We’ve got a double dose of the Iron Avenger as Tony Stark and Arno Stark, Iron Man of the year 2020, headline two tales of corporate and high-tech intrigue. Finally, Cannonball and Sunspot of the New Mutants get sucked into the wildest adventure of their short lives when they spend their summer vacation in…MOJOWORLD!! Rated T+ …$3.99 In Stores: Feb 4, 2009 - see details Rating: T BLACK PANTHER # 1 The Story: These solicits are classified until the release of Secret Invasion #8. Pick up the free Marvel Previews: Dark Reign Edition in-stores the same day as Secret Invasion #8. (12/3/08) Rated A …$3.99 In Stores: Feb 4, 2009 - see details BLACK PANTHER # 1 DJURDJEVIC 70TH ANNIVERSARY VARIANT The Story: These solicits are classified until the release of Secret Invasion #8. Pick up the free Marvel Previews: Dark Reign Edition in-stores the same day as Secret Invasion #8. (12/3/08) Rated A …$3.99 In Stores: Feb 4, 2009 - see details Rating: T BLACK PANTHER # 1 The Story: These solicits are classified until the release of Secret Invasion #8. Pick up the free Marvel Previews: Dark Reign Edition in-stores the same day as Secret Invasion #8. (12/3/08) Rated A …$3.99 In Stores: Feb 4, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ CABLE # 11 The Story: “WASTELAND BLUES,” PART 1 OF 2 Deep in the future, Cable and the now seven-year-old mutant messiah find themselves in the middle of humanity’s last stand. And humanity loses! Cable is forced to timeslide into an uncertain future, hoping to find survivors, or food, or water… anything. But the longer Cable and the girl wander, the greater the devastation. As they fight to survive out in the barren wastelands, the girl starts to ask Cable the tough questions he’s been dreading—namely: who am I, and why do some people want Rated T+ …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 4, 2009 - see details Rating: EXPLICIT CONTENT DEAD OF NIGHT FEATURING WEREWOLF BY NIGHT # 2 The Story: Jack Russell is in serious trouble. The police have made him their prime suspect in a brutal murder…and they don’t even realize the full moon turns him into a vicious, blood-thirsty predator! But Jack is innocent – at least as far as he can remember – and with the clock ticking and the authorities on his trail, he goes looking for answers…and redemption! It’s a gruesome, grisly MAX take on one of Marvel’s horror legends, by Duane Swierczynski (IMMORTAL IRON FIST) and Mico Suayan (MOON KNIGHT)! Explicit Content …$3.99 In Stores: Feb 4, 2009 - see details Rating: PARENTAL ADVISORY DEADPOOL # 7 The Story: “HOW LOW CAN YOU GO?” PART 2 OF 2 Bob: Agent of HYDRA is back! But his not-so-tearful reunion with Deadpool is cut short by Tiger Shark who, for some reason, just won’t get over wanting to cut off Wade’s head! What’s the deal with that? Perhaps there’s something Bob’s not telling Deadpool? The hottest new title on the stands swerves into a new and bigger direction this issue, heading right toward the dark heart of the Marvel Universe! Don’t miss out! Rated T+ …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 4, 2009 - see details Rating: PARENTAL ADVISORY ENDER'S GAME: BATTLE SCHOOL # 3 The Story: The legendary sci-fi epic by New York Times Bestseller Orson Scott Card continues as the children's training continues at Battle School, but Ender begins to question exactly who the enemy is. He's been isolated, his peers have been turned against him, and now he's been thrown into the deep end... transferred into an army of kids all much older than him. Even if Ender can make it through this, he's found a new game that he might not be able to beat. It's called the Giant's Drink, and no one's ever gotten out of it alive. Cardstock Cover/Parental Advisory ...$3.99 © 2008 Orson Scott Card. All rights reserved. In Stores: Feb 4, 2009 - see details FRANKLIN RICHARDS: IT'S DARK REIGNING CATS & DOGS # 1 The Story: The dramatic earth-shattering tie-in follow-up to the previous earth-shattering mini-series that we’re gonna release before we start another earth-shattering mini-series that ties into an earth-shattering mini-series after that!!! In this issue, Franklin loves doing whatever he wants! It’s up to H.E.R.B.I.E. to keep Franklin out of the Reign (that happens to be Dark, whatever that means…)! In this not-really official tie-in to Dark Reign, check out FIVE new stories from the Eisner and Harvey nominee coming this February! Don’t take a reign check on this one! All Ages …$3.99 In Stores: Feb 4, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ IMMORTAL IRON FIST # 22 The Story: Iron Fist and the Immortal Weapons kick off another dimension-spanning adventure! Think you know everything there is to know about the Seven Capital Cities of Heaven? Well, maybe you do. But a couple of arcs ago we did tease there being an EIGHTH city…oh that’s right…Duane Swierczynski and Travel Foreman are taking it there! Rated T+ …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 4, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED A INVINCIBLE IRON MAN # 10 The Story: In the world-shaking wake of SECRET INVASION, everything has changed. Now a fugitive, Tony Stark initiates the deletion sequence that could save the world, but end his life…while Norman Osborn assumes the reins of power and brings the H.A.M.M.E.R. down. How much trouble are Tony, Pepper, and Maria in? Things go from bad to worse as WORLD'S MOST WANTED continues here! By Matt Fraction and Salvador Larroca! Rated A …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 4, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED A INVINCIBLE IRON MAN # 10 IRON MAN VARIANT The Story: In the world-shaking wake of SECRET INVASION, everything has changed. Now a fugitive, Tony Stark initiates the deletion sequence that could save the world, but end his life…while Norman Osborn assumes the reins of power and brings the H.A.M.M.E.R. down. How much trouble are Tony, Pepper, and Maria in? Things go from bad to worse as WORLD'S MOST WANTED continues here! By Matt Fraction and Salvador Larroca! Rated A …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 4, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ KIDNAPPED! # 4 The Story: Having escaped from the ship he was kidnapped on, David Balfour reaches Scotland with the man he aided, Alan Breck Stewart. But their troubles are just beginning as the duo is pursued by a troop of English redcoats. Worse, David suddenly falls ill with a sickness that may take his very life! Rated T+ …$3.99 In Stores: Feb 4, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ MARVEL: YOUR UNIVERSE # 1 The Story: Get caught up on all the latest action going on in the Marvel Universe! First, it’s an action-packed Ms. Marvel story featuring Captain America and Jessica Jones. Then, he has near limitless power — now he must do all he can to bring punishment to the wicked, help to the oppressed, and justice for all! Exploding from the pages of ANNIHILATION, it’s Nova! Also, follow the adventures of Danny Rand in a history-spanning kung-fu epic that will shatter every perception of what it means to be the Immortal Iron Fist! Next, the final confrontation between Ghost Rider and Lucifer begins! Plus, the X-Men’s past becomes the present as Xavier fights the greatest battle of his life. With his mind hanging in the balance, one false move can cause irreversible damage. Collecting material from MS. MARVEL #1, NOVA #1, IMMORTAL IRON FIST #1, GHOST RIDER #14 & X-MEN: LEGACY #208. In Stores: Feb 4, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED A MIGHTY AVENGERS # 21 The Story: “Earth's Mightiest Part 1 of 3" "The Smartest Man in the Room" IT ALL STARTS HERE! A new roster! One of the team's most powerful foes! And one of the most popular and requested Avengers returns to the fold! When darkness reigns and chaos falls, there's no room for compromise, no time to run and hide. The world needs EARTH'S MIGHTIEST HEROES! But after the events of Secret Invasion, is HANK PYM ready to rejoin their ranks? And what is the secret that haunts him, a secret dating back to the earliest days of the original team? Join Dan Slott and Khoi Pham for a new age of ALL OUT AVENGERS ACTION! Special giant-sized issue! 36 pages of all-new story and art! Guest starring: NEW AVENGERS, DARK AVENGERS, YOUNG AVENGERS, and CLASSIC AVENGERS! Rated A …$3.99 In Stores: Feb 4, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED A OFFICIAL INDEX TO THE MARVEL UNIVERSE # 2 The Story: Continuing the chronicle of the Marvel Universe, starting with Spider-Man (from AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #53), Iron Man (from TALES OF SUSPENSE #72 on) and the X-Men (from 1963's X-MEN #52 on).Follow the history of the Marvel Universe as it unfolds month by month with the All-New Official Index to the Marvel Universe. Each issue provides synopses for dozens of individual comics, including back-up strips, introducing you to the characters, teams, places and equipment that appeared within, providing vital information about first appearances, where they last showed up and where they appeared next! Rated A …$3.99 In Stores: Feb 4, 2009 - see details Rating: PARENTAL ADVISORY PUNISHER # 2 The Story: “LIVING IN DARKNESS,” PART 2 Frank Castle is losing the war. Organized crime has New York City in a death grip that, thanks to the powerful propaganda machine of the corrupt new government, is being swept under the rug. To stem this dark tide, Frank Castle must embrace new tactics, embarking on a bloody public campaign that will expose the dark underbelly of the supposedly squeaky-clean regime to the world, and a new sidekick, who’ll help him get out the message. Who would be stupid enough to team up with the Punisher now that his rifle is pointed squarely at the biggest villains in the Marvel Universe? The answer will turn the Punisher into the most proficient villain killer in town! Parental Advisory …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 4, 2009 - see details Rating: PARENTAL ADVISORY PUNISHER # 2 50/50 VARIANT The Story: “LIVING IN DARKNESS,” PART 2 Frank Castle is losing the war. Organized crime has New York City in a death grip that, thanks to the powerful propaganda machine of the corrupt new government, is being swept under the rug. To stem this dark tide, Frank Castle must embrace new tactics, embarking on a bloody public campaign that will expose the dark underbelly of the supposedly squeaky-clean regime to the world, and a new sidekick, who’ll help him get out the message. Who would be stupid enough to team up with the Punisher now that his rifle is pointed squarely at the biggest villains in the Marvel Universe? The answer will turn the Punisher into the most proficient villain killer in town! Parental Advisory …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 4, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ SECRET WARRIORS # 1 The Story: Exploding out of the pages of Secret Invasion and Mighty Avengers!! Nick Fury and his new band of young heroes uncover the darkest secret in the history of the Marvel Universe!! A secret that will crack the internet into tiny little pieces!! A secret that sends the Secret Warriors tumbling into an underworld of rogue S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, super-powered spies, and global criminal organizations. This is the Nick Fury book you've been waiting for! Be there for the Marvel debut of award winning Nightly News creator Jonathan Hickman as he teams up with Secret Warriors co-creator Brian Bendis to unveil a new era in Marvel mania!! Rated T+ …$3.99 In Stores: Feb 4, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ SECRET WARRIORS # 1 PARENT VARIANT The Story: Exploding out of the pages of Secret Invasion and Mighty Avengers!! Nick Fury and his new band of young heroes uncover the darkest secret in the history of the Marvel Universe!! A secret that will crack the internet into tiny little pieces!! A secret that sends the Secret Warriors tumbling into an underworld of rogue S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, super-powered spies, and global criminal organizations. This is the Nick Fury book you've been waiting for! Be there for the Marvel debut of award winning Nightly News creator Jonathan Hickman as he teams up with Secret Warriors co-creator Brian Bendis to unveil a new era in Marvel mania!! Rated T+ …$3.99 In Stores: Feb 4, 2009 - see details SPIDER-MAN MAGAZINE # 5 The Story: It’s Spider-Man from cover to cover in the latest senses-shattering edition of the wall-crawler’s very own ongoing magazine! In addition to full-length comic-book stories, this issue features puzzles and games, pinups, a letters page, and a pull-out poster! All Ages …$6.99 In Stores: Feb 4, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED A THE AGE OF THE SENTRY # 5 The Story: From the Minutes: 1-Dedicate Sentry statue on Tuesday. 2- Petition Daily Bugle for more Sentry features. 3- Invite Scout again to ice-cream social (if refused, consider replacing sidekick) 4- Lindy Lee deemed not good enough for our hero, will be Removed. The OFFICIAL SENTRY FAN CLUB is now in session! Also, the Sentry and his 31st century Guardians of the Galaxy teammates get the call when a planet named Idda is about to give birth, and the only known planetary midwifery tome is guarded by the remains of a savage race! Will they reach the book in time? Live through a horrifying space battle? And will the Sentry even notice Sun Girl has a crush on him? Join the Sentry and the star-spanning Guardians in their quest to deliver big! Rated A …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 4, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ ULTIMATE WOLVERINE VS. HULK # 1 ALL-NEW PRINTING The Story: Damon Lindelof, co-creator of the hit TV series Lost teams with superstar artist Leinil Francis Yu to bring their storytelling magic to a tale that will rock the Ultimate Universe! Dr. Bruce Banner has been presumed dead since his execution, following his murderous rampage through Manhattan as the Hulk. But when reports start cropping up of an unidentified creature appearing around the globe, Nick Fury begins to get worried. Not because Banner can turn from man to unstoppable monster in seconds...but because Banner’s existence is the one secret that can bring down Fury. Fury turns to the only man he can trust: Wolverine. And he’s only too glad to take care of Banner—by any means necessary. T+ SUGGESTED FOR TEENS AND UP …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 4, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ WAR OF KINGS: DARKHAWK # 1 The Story: As WAR OF KINGS approaches, the ascension of Darkhawk begins! New Warrior…Avenger…Intergalactic destroyer?! Chris Powell has been many things over his young life, but now he’s stepping up with a new life on the East Coast and a serious job at Project: P.E.G.A.S.U.S. But when his past comes back to haunt him and new information about his amulet and its legacy are violently brought to light, Darkhawk realizes he may have to face a much darker destiny that he ever realized. All this, plus the return of the Loners…and a reprint of DARKHAWK #1! You know how ANNIHILATION made you look twice at Nova (now star of a critically acclaimed series)? This is where Darkhawk takes off! Rated T+ …$3.99 In Stores: Feb 4, 2009 - see details Rating: ALL AGES WOLVERINE AND POWER PACK # 4 The Story: Alex Power is about to become a Ninja Master -- on one of Japan's most popular game shows! But first, he and the rest of Power Pack will have to fight a horde of real-live ninjas if they plan to get Alex to the show's taping in one piece. Luckily, Wolverine is in town and ready to lend the Pack a much needed hand against the Hand! Plus…MINI MARVELS!!! All Ages …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 4, 2009 - see details Rating: PARENTAL ADVISORY X-MEN NOIR # 3 VARIANT The Story: "The atmosphere of the grimy Chinatown bar went suddenly still as Cyclops and the man known as Logan stared each other down with what could only be called murder in their eyes. Dim light glittered on the fighting claws in the bootlegger's hand and across the barrel of the Luger in the X Man's. "'Where I come from, them's fighting words, bub," Logan snarled. "At that moment, the skylight above them shattered into countless shards and a red-caped figure plunged into the room..." Parental Advisory …$3.99 In Stores: Feb 4, 2009 - see details Rating: PARENTAL ADVISORY X-MEN NOIR # 3 The Story: "The atmosphere of the grimy Chinatown bar went suddenly still as Cyclops and the man known as Logan stared each other down with what could only be called murder in their eyes. Dim light glittered on the fighting claws in the bootlegger's hand and across the barrel of the Luger in the X Man's. "'Where I come from, them's fighting words, bub," Logan snarled. "At that moment, the skylight above them shattered into countless shards and a red-caped figure plunged into the room..." Parental Advisory …$3.99 In Stores: Feb 4, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED A X-MEN VS. HULK # 1 The Story: You’re Colossus, the steel-skinned X-Man who can dish out some serious hurt. So when Wolverine wants to take you down a peg or two, who’s he gonna call? If you’re thinking mean and green, you’re on the right track… Join X-Legend Chris Claremont for a tutorial in pain you won’t forget! Plus: a classic Claremont tale! One-Shot/Rated A…$3.99 In Stores: Feb 4, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED A X-MEN: FIRST CLASS FINALS # 1 The Story: Youth is fleeting, powers are growing, and the first class of Charles Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters is about to move on to a bigger, scarier world. What does the future hold- and how will it all end? Plus: Colleen Coover shows us... Jean and Scott on a DATE! Rated A …$3.99 In Stores: Feb 4, 2009 - see details Rating: PARENTAL ADVISORY X-MEN: MAGNETO TESTAMENT # 5 The Story: The boy survived Kristallnacht, the Einsatzgruppe, and the Warsaw Ghetto. But now Max Eisenhardt faces Hitler's Final Solution in the death camp known as Auschwitz-Birkenau. What will it take to endure? Who are the Sonderkommando? And will a vision of a girl named Magda bring hope – or horror? The definitive origin story of Magneto reaches its shattering conclusion. Parental Advisory …$3.99 In Stores: Feb 4, 2009 - see details X-MEN: THE TIMES AND LIFE OF LUCAS BISHOP # 1 The Story: "Memories of the Monster" By now you know that Lucas Bishop—former cop, renegade X-Man—refuses to rest until he's killed the so-called "mutant messiah." But do you know why? To answer that question you have to look into Bishop's past…which actually means jumping 50 years into the future, when his parents barely escaped a nuclear holocaust, only to land in the most brutal "mutant relocation" camp in the world. There, a young Bishop first heard the horror stories about the green-eyed monster that ushered in the the downfall of mutantkind, and swore vengeance -- embarking on a life-long, time-hopping mission that begins here, in this special three-part mini-series. You haven't heard the "Messiah Complex" story until you've heard Bishop's side of the story… Rated T+… $3.99 In Stores: Feb 4, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ YOUNG GUNS SKETCHBOOK # 1 The Story: A new group of artists are on the rise ready to shake up Marvel, just as their Young Gun predecessors have. But who makes up this next dynamic group of Young Guns? This free sketchbook is your first look at the artists on the cusp of superstardom and the MAJOR projects they are working on in 2009. Don't miss out! Rated T+…FREE! *see upcoming Marvel Mailers for ordering information In Stores: Feb 4, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ ADAM: LEGEND OF THE BLUE MARVEL # 4 The Story: The dreaded Anti-Man has returned…the Mighty Avengers barely stopped him before, and now he’s stronger than ever! But why is the Blue Marvel, the only man who has ever managed to defeat the villain, rocketing to the bottom of the ocean? Guest-starring NAMOR! 32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99 In Stores: Feb 11, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED A AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL # 29 The Story: To save her mother and brother from the new resurrected Green Goblin, Spider-Girl must battle Spider-Girl as the secret of the Brand New May is finally revealed!32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 11, 2009 - see details Rating: A AMAZING SPIDER-MAN # 586 The Story: CHARACTER ASSASSINATION Interlude No more secrets. No more lies. With Menace unmasked, the whole story of who he is and how he came to be is finally revealed and it promises to shake Peter Parker’s world to its foundation. Find out all the answers you’ve been demanding in this special Character Assassination interlude! Rated A …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 11, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ AVENGERS/INVADERS # 8 VARIANT The Story: With the real enemy revealed, two teams of Avengers are drawn together for a brutal battle royale. Meanwhile, a secret from the Invaders’ past threatens to destroy the present, upend the chessboard and send several heroes back through the veils of time…perhaps lost forever. Rated T+ …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 11, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ AVENGERS/INVADERS # 8 The Story: With the real enemy revealed, two teams of Avengers are drawn together for a brutal battle royale. Meanwhile, a secret from the Invaders’ past threatens to destroy the present, upend the chessboard and send several heroes back through the veils of time…perhaps lost forever. Rated T+ …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 11, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI13 # 10 The Story: The king of the vampires is back. As if the hoards of demons that Pete Wisdom let out in order to defeat the Skrulls in England weren’t enough, now DRACULA has entered the scene. What does he want with Spitfire? And how will an election help his cause? You better hope that Captain Britain and the rest of MI13 have a way to defeat him! Rated T+ …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 11, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ ETERNALS # 8 The Story: Guest-starring the X-Men! When colliding cousins Ikaris and Druig face-off at the feet of the Dreaming Celestial, do you think the astonishing mutants are going to let their new hometown be torn apart? Think again, Bub! They’ve united in the past to face a common foe, but can the X-Men and the Eternals stand together now? 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 11, 2009 - see details Rating: MAX: EXPLICIT CONTENT INCOGNITO # 2 The Story: The team that's won every MAJOR AWARD in comics continues the most twisted super-villain story ever told! Meet the Black Death. Five years ago someone ratted-out this super-powered crime lord and he's been doing hard time ever since. So, what will he do when he finds out an old henchman who's supposed to be DEAD has been living in Witness Protection all this time? Hint - He's going to kill a lot of people. Mature Content..... $3.50 In Stores: Feb 11, 2009 - see details Rating: MAX: EXPLICIT CONTENT INCOGNITO # 1 2ND PRINTING The Story: From the creators of Criminal and Sleeper comes the most insane and evil super-villain comic you’ve ever read! What if you were an ex-super villain hiding out in Witness Protection… but all you could think about were the days when the rules didn’t apply to you? Could you stand the toil of an average life after years of leaving destruction in your wake? And what if you couldn’t stand it? What would you do then? INCOGNITO – a twisted mash-up of noir and super-heroics – by best-selling creators Ed Brubaker (The Death of Captain America) and Sean Phillips(Marvel Zombies) with Val Staples on colors. And continuing Criminal’s single issue tradition, each issue of Incognito has more pages of story content, as well as articles on pulp and noir and behind the scenes looks! Mature Content/No Ads …$3.50 In Stores: Feb 11, 2009 - see details Rating: ALL AGES MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN # 48 The Story: FACE FRONT, TRUE BELIEVER! Have you ever heard the expression, “Caught between a rock and a hard place?” No? Really? (jeez, what’re they teaching kids in school these days…) Well, that’s exactly where Spidey finds himself when he’s caught between ELECTRO and a pulverizing pounding from the pugilistic SCORPION!!! All Ages …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 11, 2009 - see details Rating: ALL AGES MARVEL ADVENTURES SUPER HEROES # 8 The Story: In the 1940s, Scrawny teen STEVE ROGERS volunteered for a government experiment that turned his body into the peak of physical perfection…CAPTAIN AMERICA! Cap busted heads during World War II, but then mysteriously disappeared…only to be found decades later, still young and ready to whup up on some bad guys! We’re proud to bring you TWO TALES for the price of one: A present-day story as Cap battles modern malevolence, and a flashback fable featuring Cap in the 40s! 32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 11, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ MARVEL SPOTLIGHT: WAR OF KINGS # 1 The Story: Since the early ’70s, Marvel's cosmic comics have occupied a corner of the Marvel Universe that has provided some of the best and biggest stories the company has ever produced. And now, in the shadow of the twin triumphs of ANNIHILATION and ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST, and springing directly from the action of SECRET INVASION, comes WAR OF KINGS! As DARK REIGN confounds planet Earth, the Inhumans are on a collision course with the Shi'Ar Empire. Anyone who has been following the action from X-MEN: DEADLY GENESIS through EMPEROR VULCAN knows what's in store for Black Bolt when he squares off against the most powerful mutant among the stars! It all sets up the kind of sweeping cosmic event that will provide some awesome reading pleasure through 2009 — and SPOTLIGHT is here to give you full insider access with the creators and characters behind the event! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 11, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED A MARVEL TV: GALACTUS- THE REAL STORY # 1 The Story: Welcome to MARVELS CHANNEL, where you can get all the 411 on the 616. In this episode of MONSTERS, MYTHS and MARVELS, we explore one of the greatest threats mankind has ever faced: GALACTUS. But is he really the planet-eating celestial being we’ve come to fear with every fiber of our being? Or is he the construct of a super hero team desperate for headlines? Join host Gordon Allsworth as he exposes the truth behind Galactus, and the greatest hoax ever pulled on humankind. Rated T+ …$3.99 In Stores: Feb 11, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ NEW WARRIORS # 20 The Story: FINAL ISSUE! This is it. This is what it’s all led up to. In a future that’s everything he’s ever fought against, Night Thrasher has achieved his mission and been reunited with his brother, Dwayne. But at a cost. One that’s growing. And when that cost becomes too high, Donyell realizes he needs to take it upon himself to set things right. In this final issue of NEW WARRIORS, all bets are off. And no one leaves unscathed… Rated T+ …$3.99 In Stores: Feb 11, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED A PATSY WALKER: HELLCAT # 5 The Story: Patsy’s adventure in the great white north comes to a close. She’s wrestled wolves, fought yetis, dazzled her foes with grace and charm and hit things – lots of things! It will have all been for nothing though if she can’t return the mystical heir to her home. But what if the heir doesn’t want to return? Rated A …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 11, 2009 - see details Rating: PARENTAL ADVISORY PUNISHER # 1 2ND PRINTING The Story: LIVING IN DARKNESS,” PART 1 The fight against the “Dark Reign” begins as the duty of chronicling Frank Castle’s war journal is passed to new regular team of writer Rick Remender (End League, Fear Agent) and Jerome Opeña (Wolverine, Fear Agent). One man with one bullet, in the right place, at the right time, can change the world. That’s why the Punisher is perched atop a building on the Jersey shore with a high-powered Skrull rifle, his crosshairs trained on a target in Midtown Manhattan. But who is his target -- and why? One thing’s for sure: They’re anything but helpless. Someone is watching their back. Someone big. Enter: The Sentry! Rated T+ …$3.99 In Stores: Feb 11, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ SECRET INVASION: WAR OF KINGS ONE-SHOT # 1 2ND PRINTING The Story: It’s finally here…WAR OF KINGS! The Secret Invasion may be over, but the Inhumans are still reeling from the terrible wounds inflicted on them by the Skrulls. And this time, the Royal Family and their massively powered people have been pushed too far! You have never seen the Inhumans like this – and it’s only the beginning! Plus: How will the empire-expanding Vulcan react to these recent universe-shaking developments? Before this double-sized shocker is over, vengeance will be had, daring alliances will be forged, and the first shots in a destiny-changing battle will be fired! The acclaimed team of writers Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (NOVA) and artist Paul Pelletier (GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY) unite to revamp heroes, reveal villains and rock the universe! One-Shot/Rated T+ …$3.99 In Stores: Feb 11, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED A SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY # 5 The Story: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #554 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #555 56 PGS./Rated A …$3.99 In Stores: Feb 11, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ THE ODYSSEY # 6 The Story: The great warrior Odysseus finally reaches his home Ithaca. Once there, he learns that there are108 suitors for his wife Penelope’s hand. Odysseus encounters his son, Telemachus, and together they work out a plan to defeat the suitors unaware the suitors have targeted Telemachus for death. 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99 In Stores: Feb 11, 2009 - see details Rating: ALL AGES THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ # 3 The Story: THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ #3 (of 8) Written by ERIC SHANOWER Pencils & Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG The journey of Dorothy, Toto, the Tin Woodman, The Scarecrow and Cowardly Lion along the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City of Oz continues peacefully until they encounter the Kalidahs! These fierce creatures with heads of tigers, bodies of bears and sharp claws launch a ferocious attack against the quintet! It will take every resource they can muster for the ragtag bunch to survive this deadly encounter. All Ages …$3.99 In Stores: Feb 11, 2009 - see details Rating: ALL AGES THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ # 1 2ND PRINTING VARIANT The Story: The premiere American fantasy adventure gets the Merry Marvel treatment! Eisner Award-winning writer/artist Eric Shanower (Age of Bronze) teams up with fan-favorite artist Skottie Young (New X-Men) to bring L. Frank Baum’s beloved classic to life! When Kansas farm girl Dorothy flies away to the magical Land of Oz, she fatally flattens a Wicked Witch, liberates a living Scarecrow and is hailed by the Munchkin people as a great sorceress…but all she really wants to know is: how does she get home? All Ages …$3.99 In Stores: Feb 11, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ THOR # 600 The Story: The mighty God of Thunder hits a major milestone! THOR goes back to its classic numbering for this issue 600 mega-event, and even Stan “The Man” Lee joins the party with an all-new story! J. Michael Straczynski and Olivier Coipel bring their widely acclaimed run to a major culmination! And Chris Giarrusso lays down an epic Mini Marvels Thor adventure! PLUS jaw- dropping wraparound covers by Olivier Coipel and Marko Djurdjevic! Miss this issue?! We say thee NAY! Rated T+ …$4.99 In Stores: Feb 11, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ THOR # 600 The Story: The mighty God of Thunder hits a major milestone! THOR goes back to its classic numbering for this issue 600 mega-event, and even Stan “The Man” Lee joins the party with an all-new story! J. Michael Straczynski and Olivier Coipel bring their widely acclaimed run to a major culmination! And Chris Giarrusso lays down an epic Mini Marvels Thor adventure! PLUS jaw- dropping wraparound covers by Olivier Coipel and Marko Djurdjevic! Miss this issue?! We say thee NAY! Rated T+ …$4.99 In Stores: Feb 11, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ THOR # 600 50/50 VARIANT The Story: The mighty God of Thunder hits a major milestone! THOR goes back to its classic numbering for this issue 600 mega-event, and even Stan “The Man” Lee joins the party with an all-new story! J. Michael Straczynski and Olivier Coipel bring their widely acclaimed run to a major culmination! And Chris Giarrusso lays down an epic Mini Marvels Thor adventure! PLUS jaw- dropping wraparound covers by Olivier Coipel and Marko Djurdjevic! Miss this issue?! We say thee NAY! Rated T+ …$4.99 In Stores: Feb 11, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ THOR # 600 ZIRCHER VARIANT The Story: The mighty God of Thunder hits a major milestone! THOR goes back to its classic numbering for this issue 600 mega-event, and even Stan “The Man” Lee joins the party with an all-new story! J. Michael Straczynski and Olivier Coipel bring their widely acclaimed run to a major culmination! And Chris Giarrusso lays down an epic Mini Marvels Thor adventure! PLUS jaw- dropping wraparound covers by Olivier Coipel and Marko Djurdjevic! Miss this issue?! We say thee NAY! Rated T+ …$4.99 In Stores: Feb 11, 2009 - see details Rating: PARENTAL ADVISORY WOLVERINE: MANIFEST DESTINY # 4 The Story: Last time Wolverine tangled with the four mystical warriors of the Black Dragon Death Squad, it very nearly cost him his life. But this time he’s got some help, as every kung fu school in Chinatown unites behind him—including the reunited Sons of the Tiger! But at what price will come victory? And what dark decision will Wolverine be forced to make? Parental Advisory …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 11, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ X-INFERNUS # 3 The Story: The battle for Illyana Rasputin’s soul continues! Colossus leads the X-Men into Limbo, but does Illyana want them there? They’ll find out that her soul isn’t the only one on the line. And who is the mysterious woman who is changing the landscape of reality? Rated T+ …$3.99 In Stores: Feb 11, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ X-MEN ORIGINS: SABRETOOTH # 1 The Story: Every year, he beats Wolverine to an inch of his life. You won’t find a sicker, more dangerous person in the Marvel Universe. But why? Why is he so vicious? Why is he so brutal? Why does he leave a wake of violence and death everywhere he goes? Look into Sabretooth’s eyes and tremble… One-Shot/Rated T+ …$3.99 In Stores: Feb 11, 2009 - see details Rating: A AMAZING SPIDER-MAN # 587 The Story: CHARACTER ASSASSINATION Part 3 Spidey's loved ones are in danger, but to save them he'll have to face thirty of his deadliest foes. Meanwhile, Carlie Cooper and Vin Gonzales are in deeper trouble than they thought and Harry Osborn and Lily Hollister face the election results. Rated A …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 18, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED A AMAZING SPIDER-MAN # 583 OBAMA COVER 5TH PRINTING The Story: YOU ASKED FOR IT, YOU GOT IT! PETER PARKER ON A DATE! After the revelations of “Mind on Fire”, love is in the air for more than one member of the cast and Pete finally gets some time out with the ladies. (and who better to bring it to you than two men who both had dates as recently as 1987!) Amidst the romance though, forces are gathering that will spell trouble for Peter in the months to come. Plus, a backup story featuring Spider-Man meeting the new President Barack Obama. Rated A …$3.99 In Stores: Feb 18, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED A AMAZING SPIDER-MAN FAMILY # 4 The Story: Spinning out of the events of MIND ON FIRE and the revelations surrounding the return of Harry Osborn, J.M. DeMatteis and Val Semeiks bring us a story shedding more light on the longtime friendship between Pete and Harry. Over in the AMAZING SPIDER MA’AM, meet Aunt May’s ARCH NEMESIS! Meanwhile, in the alternate universe of MR. & MRS. SPIDER-MAN, Peter and MJ must stop a desperate criminal – and a future career for Peter Parker is born! Back in our world, THE PRIVATE LIFE OF PETER PARKER shows us a true hero when Pete is trapped in a life and death situation with a child who needs his support. All this, plus the return of several of you demanded! PETER PORKER – THE AMAZING SPIDER-HAM! Rated A …$4.99 In Stores: Feb 18, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ DARK AVENGERS # 2 The Story: The Dark Avengers have made themselves known to the world and as the world takes them in, Morgana le Fey comes looking for blood!! Once you learn who the Dark Avengers are you'll see why this is the buzz book of the year!! The Dark Reign is here!! Rated T+ …$3.99 In Stores: Feb 18, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T DARK AVENGERS # 2 2ND PRINTING VARIANT The Story: The Dark Avengers have made themselves known to the world and as the world takes them in, Morgana le Fey comes looking for blood!! Once you learn who the Dark Avengers are you\'ll see why this is the buzz book of the year!! The Dark Reign is here!! Rated T …$3.99 In Stores: Feb 18, 2009 - see details Rating: PARENTAL ADVISORY GHOST RIDER # 32 The Story: This is it. The final chapter in the epic arc, "LAST STAND OF THE SPIRITS OF VENGEANCE." Johnny Blaze and the last remaining Ghost Riders from around the world make their final stand against the warrior hordes of the rebel angel Zadkiel, led by Blaze's brother, the power-mad renegade Danny Ketch. This is a showdown for the ages, featuring more Ghost Riders than you can shake a stick at and an ending you won't believe! Parental Advisory …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 18, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY # 10 The Story: The drums of battle thunder in the Negative Zone – building to WAR OF KINGS! Rocket Raccoon and the Guardians face down Blastaar’s barbarian horde as Star-Lord fights for his life in 42, the besieged Initiative prison! And if our cosmic misfits fall – Earth is next! Penciler Brad Walker (Action Comics) joins the fun for another episode of the series that IGN.com calls “right on par with Marvel's very best titles.” Rated T+ …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 18, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED A INVINCIBLE IRON MAN # 9 2ND PRINTING VARIANT The Story: It’s a fierce, fearful new world, and in the wake of the fall of S.H.I.E.L.D., Iron Man is the WORLD’S MOST WANTED! Tony Stark and Maria Hill go on the run from Norman Osborn and H.A.M.M.E.R., while Pepper holds down the fort at the struggling Stark Industries. Iron Man is public enemy number one, but how far will Tony go to do the right thing?! You better believe all the way, baby. It’s Part 2 of WORLD’S MOST WANTED, by the blockbuster team of Matt Fraction and Salvador Larroca! Rated A …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 18, 2009 - see details Rating: ALL AGES MARVEL ADVENTURES THE AVENGERS # 33 The Story: Ka-Zar's in town, and needs the Avengers' help! While helping the Natural History Museum install a new dinosaur diorama, Ka-Zar decides he should get a driver's license, and the Avengers are pegged to help the lord of the Savage Land learn to drive! As if THAT isn't bad enough (and it IS) the manical villain Stegron steals a rare dinosaur bone he believes can raise his powers to enormous levels, and he's right! Drive on up to this issue for action x 3 with slugfests, dinosaurs, and driving lessons, in "You're Driving Me Crazy!" All Ages …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 18, 2009 - see details Rating: ALL AGES MARVEL ADVENTURES TWO-IN-ONE # 20 The Story: MARVEL ADVENTURES HULK #10 MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #46 All Ages …$4.99 In Stores: Feb 18, 2009 - see details Rating: PARENTAL ADVISORY MOON KNIGHT # 27 The Story: “DOWN SOUTH,” PART 2 Marc Spector may be dead, but Moon Knight is very much alive. Hiding out in the dark underbelly of Mexico City, trouble quickly finds the fugitive vigilante when a local land baron hires him to ensure the safe return of his kidnapped daughter. Problem is, whoever’s got the girl is also in the crosshairs of the Punisher, who’s traveled down to Mexico on the trail of Russian mobsters. And if that weren’t enough, another predator appears to have joined the party. Someone homegrown. Enter: Toltec. Parental Advisory …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 18, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED A NEW EXILES # 18 The Story: FINAL ISSUE! They WERE the New Exiles…but after last issue’s shocking ending and a loss that will tear them apart, how can our heroes possibly continue? The answers await you here, true believers, along with clues as to what the future holds for our favorite dimension jumpers! Join X-Maestro Chris Claremont for a bittersweet chapter we can only call “BEGIN ANEW”! Rated A …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 18, 2009 - see details Rating: PARENTAL ADVISORY NYX: NO WAY HOME # 6 The Story: Your name is Kiden Nixon. You’re only sixteen years old and you’ve already lost everything and everyone you care about. But the man responsible for the hellish spiral your life’s become sits in front of you, defenseless…and you have a gun. So it’s time to make a choice: do you keep running--or do you finally grow up and pull the trigger? Join best-selling author Marjorie Liu as she brings NYX’s second chapter to an explosive finale you won’t believe! Plus never before seen bonus content! Parental Advisory …$3.99 In Stores: Feb 18, 2009 - see details Rating: EXPLICIT CONTENT PUNISHER: FRANK CASTLE # 67 The Story: “SIX HOURS TO KILL, PART 2: FIELD DAY” W.C. Fields once mused that he’d rather be dead than play Philadelphia. Well, if you cross paths with Frank Castle, you’ll be able to have it both ways. Castle has been injected with a slow-acting poison that will kill him in less than hours—but don’t think he’s going to spend them moping around. As long as blood is still pumping through his rock-hard veins, the Punisher plans on killing as many dirtbags as possible. But the Philadelphia underworld isn’t going to roll over so easily. Neither is the top-secret black bag ops unit that dosed Frank. And don’t forget the Mayor of Philadelphia, who only sees one way of saving his already-shaky political career: killing Frank way before his six hours are up. Explicit Content …$3.99 In Stores: Feb 18, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ SPIDER-MAN NOIR # 3 The Story: Young Peter Parker’s been given the power – but does he have what it takes in gritty 1930s New York? There’s only so much a kid like Peter can do against corrupt city politicians and slick gangland bosses. But when he gets unexpected inside info on the Goblin’s dirty dealings, it’s the chance of a lifetime for the Spider-Man to clean up the town! Rated T+ …$3.99 In Stores: Feb 18, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ SPIDER-MAN NOIR # 3 VARIANT The Story: Young Peter Parker’s been given the power – but does he have what it takes in gritty 1930s New York? There’s only so much a kid like Peter can do against corrupt city politicians and slick gangland bosses. But when he gets unexpected inside info on the Goblin’s dirty dealings, it’s the chance of a lifetime for the Spider-Man to clean up the town! Rated T+ …$3.99 In Stores: Feb 18, 2009 - see details Rating: PARENTAL ADVISORY SQUADRON SUPREME # 8 The Story: “GATHER, DARKNESS!” Heaven knows Emil Burbank should be miserable. His NEW arch nemesis, super-spy Nick Fury, holds more power than the president and his OLD arch nemesis, the omnipotent Hyperion, has just returned to Earth after 5 years in space. But fortune favors the criminally brilliant Burbank, as these two titans have found new targets in their war for the fate of America: each other. Sometimes it’s almost TOO easy being evil… Part 2 (of 6). Parental Advisory …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 18, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ THUNDERBOLTS # 128 2ND PRINTING VARIANT The Story: From the ashes of Secret Invasion, an all-new era for the Thunderbolts erupts, with repercussions felt right across the Marvel Universe! Yelena Belova (a.k.a. Black Widow II) leads the irredeemable Ant-Man and the sinister Ghost in a daring mission to take down the U.S. President aboard Air Force One! But even as Norman Osborn tightens his grip on power, he must battle toe-to-toe against his deadliest foe: the Green Goblin! Wait, what...? Be there as writer Andy Diggle (The Losers) and artist Roberto De La Torre (INVINCIBLE IRON MAN) flip everyone’s favorite team of villains upside down! Rated T+ …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 18, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED A ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR # 60 The Story: SERIES FINALE! Ultimatum tie-in! It all began when four teenagers got caught in an experiment gone fantastically wrong. Now, in a series finale you won’t believe, Reed, Ben, Sue, and Johnny will discover that nothing lasts forever—especially family. Rated A …$3.99 In Stores: Feb 18, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED A ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR # 60 WHITE VARIANT The Story: SERIES FINALE! Ultimatum tie-in! It all began when four teenagers got caught in an experiment gone fantastically wrong. Now, in a series finale you won’t believe, Reed, Ben, Sue, and Johnny will discover that nothing lasts forever—especially family. Rated A …$3.99 In Stores: Feb 18, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ ULTIMATE WOLVERINE VS. HULK # 2 ALL-NEW PRINTING The Story: Doctor Bruce Banner. Mass Murderer. Responsible for the death of hundreds in New York City. Now, he wanders the globe in search of inner peace—in an attempt to never again unleash the monster within. Banner travels through Paris, Ireland, India, and finally to the hills of Tibet...where at last he finds Nirvana. And that is precisely when Wolverine shows up. To kill him. Let the games begin. Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof and superstar Leinil Francis Yu continue the fight of a lifetime! Rated T+ …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 18, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ UNCANNY X-MEN # 506 The Story: “Lovelorn” Emma's bad dreams continue, and, man, when the White Queen has a long night, we ALL have long nights. Peter finds horror in the Port of Oakland. The assembly of the fringe science team continues with a big -- BIG -- discovery that will probably kill them all before they have a chance to fix that whole no-more-mutants thing. And with the Humanity NOW! Coalition stoking fires of anti-mutant hate, Cyclops implores his X-Men to keep a low profile... HA. Dummy. Part 3 (of 4) Rated T+ …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 18, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ WAR MACHINE # 1 2ND PRINTING VARIANT The Story: From the pages of IRON MAN and AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE, War Machine blasts into his own ongoing solo series! Across the globe, from the killing fields of Santo Marco to the blasted deserts of occupied Aqiria, butchers and tyrants are committing the most horrific atrocities imaginable. The outside world won't raise a finger to stop them, but now Jim Rhodes is on the job. And forget a finger – he’s raising a couple of ginormous shoulder mounted rocket cannons! From WORLD WAR HULK scribe Greg Pak and DEATHLOK artist Leonardo Manco comes the most shocking incarnation of War Machine you've ever seen – along with a surprisingly familiar supporting cast and one of the biggest villains in the Marvel Universe! Rated T+ …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 18, 2009 - see details Rating: PARENTAL ADVISORY WOLVERINE # 70 2ND PRINTING VARIANT The Story: "OLD MAN LOGAN" Fifty years ago the heroes of the Marvel Universe were massacred and as far as Old Man Logan is concerned, WOLVERINE died with them. During that final battle, something happened to Logan…something so traumatic that he hasn’t popped his claws since. Now Logan lives out his days a shell of a man, his warrior spirit long since crushed by the horrible weight of the secret he carries with him. What happened? Finally, the darkest chapter in Logan’s history can be told! MARK MILLAR and STEVE MCNIVEN’s character defining run continues! Part 5 (of 8). Parental Advisory …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 18, 2009 - see details WOLVERINE # 70 MCNIVEN 3RD PRINTING VARIANT The Story: "OLD MAN LOGAN" Fifty years ago the heroes of the Marvel Universe were massacred and as far as Old Man Logan is concerned, WOLVERINE died with them. During that final battle, something happened to Logan…something so traumatic that he hasn’t popped his claws since. Now Logan lives out his days a shell of a man, his warrior spirit long since crushed by the horrible weight of the secret he carries with him. What happened? Finally, the darkest chapter in Logan’s history can be told! MARK MILLAR and STEVE MCNIVEN’s character defining run continues! Part 5 (of 8). Parental Advisory …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 18, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ X-FACTOR # 40 The Story: “SLINGS AND ARROWS” You remember John Maddox, right? He’s the one dupe that Jaime Madrox never reabsorbed. Family man. Pastor. All around decent guy. Well, he’s having a really really BAD day. And things are going to get worse when an armed Madrox comes knocking on his door. He’s looking for answers that only a man of the lord can provide and if Madrox doesn’t like what he hears, it may very well be the last sermon that John Maddox ever delivers… Rated T+ …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 18, 2009 - see details Rating: PARENTAL ADVISORY X-MEN NOIR # 2 2ND PRINTING VARIANT The Story: "Chief Detective Magnus had never seen Sebastian Shaw so angry before. The vein pulsating in the man's forehead threatened to burst as he swept one arm around what remained of his looted Hellfire Club. "'Look at this!' Shaw seethed. 'Just look! They stole everything that wasn't nailed down -- and then they took the nails out of the rest of it and stole that, too! "'If you can't catch these 'X Men,' Eric, I can just as easily shift my...support to someone who will..." Parental Advisory …$3.99 In Stores: Feb 18, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ X-MEN: KINGBREAKER # 3 The Story: The fuse has been lit in the Shi'Ar Empire and an intergalactic powder keg is about to explode. After the shocking events of last issue, the rest of the universe just found out how dangerous Vulcan is... but right now Vulcan is more concerned with a now free HAVOK and POLARIS. And as the ruthless new Imperial Guard hunts down MARVEL GIRL, everything begins to converge. Will there be any X-Men left to fight the WAR OF KINGS? Rated T+ …$3.99 In Stores: Feb 18, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED A X-MEN: LEGACY # 221 The Story: “Salvage” The desert ghost-town that was once the X-Men's HQ has been reborn as a city of the damned with only one inhabitant: Rogue. But as Professor X and Gambit struggle to reach her, they discover that sometimes one is a very large number... Part 2 (of 5) Rated A …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 18, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ YOUNG X-MEN # 11 The Story: Dust is dying. Ever since she was turned to glass in YOUNG X-MEN #3, things haven’t been right, and they’re only getting worse. Why does she think that Donald Pierce may hold the answer? Rated T+ …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 18, 2009 - see details ASTONISHING TALES: MOJOWORLD # 3 The Story: MARVEL DIGITAL COMICS EXCLUSIVE With the deals signed and sealed, Cannonball and Sunspot are set to direct their first show in Mojoworld! Find out what happens when our intrepid superhero directors decide to create a re-enactment of the events of Civil War... Mojoworld style. In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE # 22 The Story: "The Initiative Disassembled" continues as Counter-Force--the original New Warriors--return to join the battle against Ragnarok! But will they save Camp Hammond--or destroy it? Be here as events set in motion in our very first issue rocket towards their devastating conclusion...we're not kidding when we say the Initiative will never be the same! Rated T+ …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ CAPTAIN AMERICA # 47 The Story: The New Captain America in the hands of the enemy in China! His secret past as the Winter Soldier in danger of coming to light! And what are his old Invaders teammate the Sub-Mariner and the Black Widow doing while Bucky Barnes faces his darkest past? By the best-selling Eisner, Harvey and Eagle award-winning writer, Ed Brubaker, and the red-hot artist, Steve Epting. Rated T+ …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ DARK AVENGERS # 1 2ND PRINTING VARIANT The Story: THE DARK REIGN IS HERE! The start of an explosive new era in the Avengers mythos! Who are the Dark Avengers? Who is the Iron Patriot? The answers will shock you! Brought to you by Brian Michael Bendis and Mike Deodato Jr. Rated T+ …$3.99 In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details DARK REIGN FILES # 1 The Story: Bring on the bad guys! It’s the latest mighty Marvel handbook, straight from the files of Norman Osborn! The Dark Reign’s chief power broker assembles a case study of professional criminals on the superhuman grid — scrutinizing threat, loyalty, influence, power and expendability. In the words of the Green Goblin himself: “Our purpose is to know our enemies — and our enemies' enemies — as we do ourselves.” Rated T+ …$4.99 In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Rating: PARENTAL ADVISORYSLC DARK TOWER: TREACHERY # 6 The Story: In this final issue of the arc, Cort, the trainer of gunslingers announces that Gilead has been infiltrated. The man responsible is one of John Farson’s spies and most likely has not been working alone. And the ultimate goal of the infiltration is the theft of the immensely powerful mystical object which Roland Deschain stole and brought to Gilead—Maerlyn’s Grapefruit! Parental Advisory…$3.99 ©2008 Stephen King. All rights reserved. In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Rating: ALL AGES DOCTOR DOOM AND THE MASTERS OF EVIL # 2 The Story: The Masters of Evil have themselves a plan, and all that stands in their way is the Circus of Crime and their ringleader...Doctor DOOM! When an untouched Hittite temple is found deep inside a New Mexico cave, the rush is on for the untold wealth, and a map where "eternal life" is the X that marks the spot! But where is the original Ringleader, and even with Doom now leading them, what can a bunch of circus performers do against the MASTERS OF EVIL? All Ages …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Rating: PARENTAL ADVISORY ENDER'S SHADOW: BATTLE SCHOOL # 3 The Story: Bean has traded the streets of Rotterdam for an environment that seems even more challenging—Battle School! And while he struggles to find his place, Sister Carlotta’s search for Bean’s parents lead her into the orbit of a psychopath.The adaptation of Orson Scott Card's best-selling companion to the classic Ender's Game continues here! Parental Advisory …$3.99 © 2008 Orson Scott Card. All rights reserved. In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details EXILES SKETCHBOOK # 1 The Story: Get your first look behind the scenes of EXILES #1, as acclaimed writer Jeff Parker and fan favorite artist Salvador Espin put together a team like you’ve never seen before! Heroes are being pulled out of the worlds they know- The Beast. The Witch. Panther. Forge. Polaris. All find themselves in a place out of time with a new mission in life, and Blink is Back! Don’t miss EXILES #1, in stores this April! In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ FANTASTIC FOUR # 564 The Story: Dear Readers, you have our word that nothing this lame happens inside this very special Christmas issue. Yours sincerely, Mark and Bryan. Part 1 (of 2). 32 PGS./Rated T …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Rating: PARENTAL ADVISORY GHOST RIDER: DANNY KETCH # 5 The Story: This is it. The moment of truth. The moment when a broken hero with a good heart faces his demons, his fiery foes, and his own twisted future. Burning rat-gods, manipulative masters, the land Beyond the Veil, a soul up for sale…DANNY KETCH concludes his cataclysmic spiral into the dark…and is reborn! Flamehead-fans: You Cannot. Afford. To miss. This. Parental Advisory …$3.99 In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED A HULK # 10 The Story: Guess what Emmy nominated, Eisner Award winning Jeph Loeb and superstar fan fave Ed McGuinness have for you THIS month?! There was a time when the world's mightiest heroes got together to fight foes too great for them to handle all by themselves. No! Not the Avengers! The other guys: HULK! NAMOR! SILVER SURFER! DOC STRANGE! The original Defenders are back! But what terrible threat could bring them together again? How about THE OFFENDERS! RULK! TIGER SHARK! TERRAX! BARON MORDO! If you have to buy ONE comic this month -- be sure to by TWO copies of HULK! Rated A …$3.99 In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED A HULK # 10 50/50 VARIANT The Story: Guess what Emmy nominated, Eisner Award winning Jeph Loeb and superstar fan fave Ed McGuinness have for you THIS month?! There was a time when the world's mightiest heroes got together to fight foes too great for them to handle all by themselves. No! Not the Avengers! The other guys: HULK! NAMOR! SILVER SURFER! DOC STRANGE! The original Defenders are back! But what terrible threat could bring them together again? How about THE OFFENDERS! RULK! TIGER SHARK! TERRAX! BARON MORDO! If you have to buy ONE comic this month -- be sure to by TWO copies of HULK! Rated A …$3.99 In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED A HULK # 10 ADAMS VARIANT The Story: Guess what Emmy nominated, Eisner Award winning Jeph Loeb and superstar fan fave Ed McGuinness have for you THIS month?! There was a time when the world's mightiest heroes got together to fight foes too great for them to handle all by themselves. No! Not the Avengers! The other guys: HULK! NAMOR! SILVER SURFER! DOC STRANGE! The original Defenders are back! But what terrible threat could bring them together again? How about THE OFFENDERS! RULK! TIGER SHARK! TERRAX! BARON MORDO! If you have to buy ONE comic this month -- be sure to by TWO copies of HULK! Rated A …$3.99 In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ INCREDIBLE HERCULES # 126 The Story: A special DOUBLE-SIZED issue that is the perfect jumping-on point for new readers! Proudly presenting, for the first time in Marvel continuity ... the ORIGIN OF HERCULES! How did the young man who becomes the Lion of Olympus learn of his divine heritage? In what battle did he earn the title "Prince of Power?" And, most importantly, why does the goddess HERA hate him so, now that her DARK REIGN begins to fall across New Olympus? PLUS: In the aftermath of the Skrull invasion, AMADEUS CHO goes on "The Quest for Kirby!" Rated A …$3.99 In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Rating: MAX: EXPLICIT CONTENT KICK-ASS # 1 UMPTEENTH PRINTING VARIANT The Story: The greatest super hero comic of all-time is finally here. WOLVERINE: ENEMY OF THE STATE's team of MARK MILLAR (CIVIL WAR) and JOHN ROMITA JR. (WORLD WAR HULK) reunite for the best new book of the 21st century. Have you ever wanted to be a super hero? Dreamed of donning a mask and just heading outside to some kick-ass? Well, this is the book for you--the comic that starts where other super hero books draw the line. KICK-ASS is realistic super heroes taken to the next level. Miss out and you're an idiot! Explicit Content …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Rating: MAX: EXPLICIT CONTENT KICK-ASS # 2 UMPTEENTH PRINTING VARIANT The Story: Sickening violence...just the way you like it. The most screwed-up superhero comic of all time continues in what's sure to be the most exciting launch of 2008. What would happen if you tried to be a super hero? What would happen when an ordinary man in a latex suit comes face-to-face with the criminal underworld? Read about super heroes like you've never seen them before and feel happy that you are living here right now when this book is being published. Your grandchildren will only envy you. Comics just don't get better than this. Mature …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Rating: MAX: EXPLICIT CONTENT KICK-ASS # 3 UMPTEENTH PRINTING VARIANT The Story: You were wowed by the first two issues of this comic. But wait until you read issue three. Mark Millar (Civil War) and John Romita Jr (World War Hulk) only up the odds here and the pace is breathtaking. I read it weeks ago and I'm still having nightmares. Never have I seen such sickening violence sold to readers in the name of entertainment. If it wasn’t selling so well we’d have to stop publishing this monster. Follow Dave’s journey from zero to hero as he becomes a youtube celebrity. He sure kicked the ass of those drop-outs, didn’t he? Join us this issue where he inspires others to dress up and hurt people. Mature …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Rating: MAX: EXPLICIT CONTENT KICK-ASS # 4 UMPTEENTH PRINTING VARIANT The Story: The most exciting new character of the year debuts as Hit-Girl slashes her way into the pages of Kick-Ass. She’s nine years old, loves Hello Kitty and could rip out your windpipe before you even get a chance to plead for mercy. But where did she come from? And who is Big Daddy? Plus, Kick-Ass starts to find out what happens when you tick off the real-world criminals who have ignored him until now. Things turn ugly and that can mean only one thing...God, this comic is so good I could cry. And I'm very butch. Mature Content…$2.99 In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Rating: PARENTAL ADVISORY LORDS OF AVALON: KNIGHT OF DARKNESS # 4 The Story: King Arthur is dead, but his warriors fight on in this new take on the Arthurian legend by #1 BEST-SELLING AUTHOR SHERRILYN KENYON. Varian, Merlin's foremost assassin, is trying to survive the infamous Val Sans Retour where every minute is filled with threats and narrow escapes. As he fights to return to Merlin and save the grail knights, the questions about Varian's past continue to mount. Why is the son of Narishka, a supporter of the evil queen Morgen, an assassin for Avalon? Though some of these questions will be answered, an even bigger one comes when the ghost of Sagremor, a long-dead Knight from the Round Table, blocks his way, declaring Varian a TRAITOR! The adventure continues in LORDS OF AVALON: KNIGHT OF DARKNESS saga!! Parental Advisory …$3.99 In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Rating: ALL AGES MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR # 45 The Story: Mordecai Midas, the richest man on Earth, needs to beef up his image (good for a troubled financial market, don'tcha know), and what's better for the image than joining the world's most beloved superteam? Trouble is, the Fantastic Four won't have him! Worse, they resist his efforts to BUY his way onto the team. So what's a near-trillionarie to do? How about ordering Madame Masque to seek out and eliminate the FF's weakest member in order to create a job opening? Will the Fantastic Four uncover Midas's lethal plan, and just who does Midas think is the weakest team member? Find out in "If You Can't Join Them, Buy Them!" All Ages …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED A MARVELS: EYE OF THE CAMERA # 4 The Story: Black & White Variant Also Available! The long-awaited MARVEL sequel ramps up! Yellowjacket a traitor? Bullseye versus Elektra! As Phil Sheldon tries to cope with personal tragedy and the darkness and danger of the marvels all around him, he's offered the chance to witness and record a great heroic moment -- as the Avengers (with the Silver Surfer and the Molecule Man) save the entire planet. But is it too little, too late? Rated A …$3.99 In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED A MARVELS: EYE OF THE CAMERA # 4 BLACK AND WHITE VARIANT The Story: Black & White Variant Also Available! The long-awaited MARVEL sequel ramps up! Yellowjacket a traitor? Bullseye versus Elektra! As Phil Sheldon tries to cope with personal tragedy and the darkness and danger of the marvels all around him, he's offered the chance to witness and record a great heroic moment -- as the Avengers (with the Silver Surfer and the Molecule Man) save the entire planet. But is it too little, too late? Rated A …$3.99 In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED A MIGHTY AVENGERS # 22 The Story: "Earth's Mightiest Part 2 of 3" "The Writing on the Wall" Avengers Assemble! Scarlet Witch! Hank Pym! Hercules! The Vision! Stature! Hulk! Jocasta! U.S. Agent! Iron Man! On the last patch of Earth, they're the only heroes left standing. And the enemy they must defeat…was once one of their own. It's Avenger versus Avenger! And at stake is nothing less than the fabric of reality itself! Join Dan Slott and Khoi Pham for the next part in this all-new chapter of MARVEL'S MIGHTIEST SUPER HERO TEAM! Rated A …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ MS. MARVEL # 36 The Story: Norman Osborn has handed the world's most dangerous genetic weapon to a madman, and it is up to Carol Danvers to retrieve it. But Carol is keeping secrets from everyone --secrets that could spell the end of Ms. Marvel as we know her. Rated T+ …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED A NEW AVENGERS # 50 The Story: Celebrate this very special milestone issue as the new roster of New Avengers deal with the shocking news of the existence of the Dark Avengers the only way they can... by taking them head on. But what is waiting for them is the stuff the DARK REIGN is made of. Rated A …$4.99 In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED A NEW AVENGERS # 50 VARIANT The Story: Celebrate this very special milestone issue as the new roster of New Avengers deal with the shocking news of the existence of the Dark Avengers the only way they can... by taking them head on. But what is waiting for them is the stuff the DARK REIGN is made of. Rated A …$4.99 In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ NOVA # 22 The Story: Join the Nova Corps…or suffer the consequences! Worldmind begins the mass transformation of human recruits to fill the ranks of his new Nova Corps--and brands anyone who stands against him a criminal! Richard Rider is powerless to stop the process...but he’s going to try anyway, even if it means fighting alone! New characters, razor-sharp plot twists, jaw-dropping cliffhangers…no wonder Aint It Cool News says “NOVA, more than any other series, has me chomping at the bit for the next issue.” Rated T+ …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ RUNAWAYS # 7 The Story: The spookiest Runaways tale ever starts here! The Val Rhymin subplot has been brewing since issue one and peeks here! Chase’s boss is not what he seems! Terry Moore (Strangers in Paradise, Echo) welcomes former RUNAWAYS artist Takeshi Miyazawa aboard for this creepy tale of magic and mayhem! Rated T+ …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Rating: MAX: EXPLICIT CONTENT SCOURGE OF THE GODS # 2 The Story: The sci-fi heroic-fantasy hybrid continues! The starships of King Attila and his Huns threaten the Roman Galactic Empire known as the Orbis. As both the daughter of Roman ruler Flavius Aetius, and also the reincarnation of the Hun goddess Kerka, young Flavia Aetia is caught between the two forces. Will she remain true to her lover, Attila? Or will she serve the Orbis despite her father having condemned her to death as a traitor? When the two galactic super powers meet in battle at the ruins of the war-torn planet Sirmium, a young girl will have to decide who she is and where her true loyalties lie. Mature …$5.99 In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ SHE-HULK # 38 The Story: SHE-HULK R.I.P.! She's been savage. She's been sensational. She's been an avenger. She's been a lawyer. She's been a bounty-hunter. But there's one thing She-Hulk has always been, in all of her many series... cancelled. But it hasn't stopped her yet! In this oversized final issue, Peter David brings his run on the Jade Giantess to a close... but can Jen use her last remaining pages to save her friends from a truly mammoth threat? Catch her now, before someone turns her red! Rated T+ …$3.99 In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Rating: PARENTAL ADVISORY SKAAR: SON OF HULK # 8 The Story: The first time the Silver Surfer came to Planet Sakaar, he was enslaved as a gladiator and became the most terrifying combatant the Great Games had ever seen. But now the whole globe trembles -- for the Silver Savage has returned, not as a mere gladiator -- but as the Herald of Galactus, Devourer of Worlds! The children of Sakaar turn to the Son of Hulk for succor -- but what hope have they now that Skaar has allied himself with his father's greatest enemy? Parental Advisory …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Rating: PARENTAL ADVISORY SKAAR: SON OF HULK # 8 LIM VARIANT The Story: The first time the Silver Surfer came to Planet Sakaar, he was enslaved as a gladiator and became the most terrifying combatant the Great Games had ever seen. But now the whole globe trembles -- for the Silver Savage has returned, not as a mere gladiator -- but as the Herald of Galactus, Devourer of Worlds! The children of Sakaar turn to the Son of Hulk for succor -- but what hope have they now that Skaar has allied himself with his father's greatest enemy? Parental Advisory …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Rating: ALL AGES THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ # 2 2ND PRINTING VARIANT The Story: Double origin issue! Find out how both the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman came to be. Romance and dismemberment, spontaneous life and evil spells—this issue has all sorts of surprises. Plus, you’ve never seen a Cowardly Lion before like Skottie Young’s big bashful ball of fur! Join young Kansas farm girl Dorothy on the road through the Land of Oz as she collects companions with severe identity issues. All Ages …$3.99 In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Rating: T THUNDERBOLTS # 129 2nd Printing Variant The Story: The Green Goblin vs. the President of the United States! It’s terror at 10,000 feet when Spider-Man’s fearsome foe hurls pumpkin bombs at a special target: the new President! Just what is Norman Osborn up to…and who in the world are the new Thunderbolts? A Dark Reign is falling…be there as the new team of Andy Diggle and Roberto De La Torre present “Hammer Down” Part II! Rated T …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED A ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN # 131 The Story: Ultimatum tie-in! The hits just KEEP ON COMING! Just when our waterlogged webslinger thought things couldn’t get any worse, Spidey finds himself face-to-face with none other than the HULK! PLUS Spider-Woman, Daredevil, and Doctor Strange amidst the destruction... and not everyone lives to see the next issue…! Rated A …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ WAR MACHINE # 3 The Story: These solicits are classified until the release of Secret Invasion #8. Pick up the free Marvel Previews: Dark Reign Edition in-stores the same day as Secret Invasion #8. (12/03/2008) Rated T+ …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED A WOLVERINE: FIRST CLASS # 12 The Story: CYCLOPS returns to the X-Men! Will Kitty Pryde continue her training with him, or with Wolverine? Scott Summers and Logan duke it out over the right to be her mentor! Rated A …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Rating: PARENTAL ADVISORY WOLVERINE: ORIGINS # 33 The Story: “WEAPON XI,” Part 1 With Daken showing up in public for the first time, Nick Fury approaches Wolverine with a proposition: Tell me what you know about your son and I’ll tell you what I know about Romulus. What follows is an exploration of one of the darkest corners of the Marvel Universe, the mysterious program that produced both Daken and his father before him: WEAPON X! Parental Advisory …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Rating: PARENTAL ADVISORY X-FORCE # 12 The Story: "SUICIDE LEPER" PART 1 (OF 4) Cyclops and Wolverine struggle to deal the growing threats facing mutants while still keeping X-Force’s existence a secret from the X-Men. Warpath is out for vengeance, Wolfsbane is missing and X-23 keeps cutting off pieces of Vanisher. But worst of all? One mutant’s deadly actions will put mutantkind squarely back in the crosshairs of humanity. Things were bad before but they’re about to get a hell of lot worse. Parental Advisory …$2.99 In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Rating: MAX: EXPLICIT CONTENT YTHAQ - THE FORSAKEN WORLD # 3 The Story: The first-ever English adaptation of the critically acclaimed European science-fiction epic continues! After having survived their space shipwreck and saving Callista and the other passengers, Granite and Navarth turn their attention to keeping themselves and their fellow castaways alive. Setting off to search for food and explore the planet, their quest takes a near-disastrous turn when the monk Feng Tao mysteriously disappears. They're now on their own as they continue to venture through these strange lands, hoping against hope the secrets of survival on Ythaq will be revealed to them. Mature …$5.99 The Soleil comics may only be sold in English North America: United States, Canada, Mexico and their territories and possessions. In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Collections AVENGERS: KNIGHTS OF WUNDAGORE The Story: In 1958, the High Evolutionary's evolved and armored animal elite forced the Elder God Chthon back to his prison within Mount Wundagore! More than forty years later, Captain America, Iron Man, Ms. Marvel and their teammates face the same challenge, only for Chthon to find his greatest power in the Avengers' own ranks! It's demonic, it's devastating, it's a daunting dilemma only Earth's Mightiest Heroes can handle! Plus: the Absorbing Man in action, the origin of Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch, and cameos from the history of the dreaded document dubbed the Darkhold! Collecting AVENGERS #181-187. 136 PGS./Rated A …$16.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3721-4 In Stores: Feb 4, 2009 - see details CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE TRUTH PREMIERE The Story: In every war, people demand their champion. In World War II, that hero was Captain America. TRUTH is the controversial, declassified story of the African American men involuntarily subjected to the U.S. War Department's "Super Soldier" project, in a race to develop a serum that might turn the tide against the Axis powers ... if the Nazi's didn't get to it first. An epic spanning the time just before the attack on Pearl Harbor into the present day, TRUTH finally reveals the tragic sacrifice that a Black infantry unit made for their country — and what those sacrifices mean to a white man named Steve Rogers. Collecting TRUTH #1-7. Parental Advisory …$24.99 In Stores: Feb 4, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ ETERNALS: TO SLAY A GOD The Story: The Gods Walk the Earth! In ancient times, the Celestials, a race of cosmic giants, came to Earth and created a race of powerful immortal beings: The Eternals! For a time, primitive man worshiped them as gods, but eventually they disappeared. Now, they have returned! One of the Celestials now towers over Golden Gate Park, standing in judgment over the Earth… but does he bring the end of the world? Following up on Neil Gaiman’s best-selling series (and a recent appearance in the Incredible Hercules), join writers Charles and Daniel Knauf as Jack Kirby’s Eternals return to walk among us! Collecting ETERNALS #1-6 and ANNUAL. 184 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-2978-3 In Stores: Feb 4, 2009 - see details MARVEL EUROPE TPB The Story: Presented for the first time in North America: two amazing tales by some of Europe's top creators, starring the world's most popular super heroes! First, in DAREDEVIL & CAPTAIN AMERICA: DEAD ON ARRIVAL, a series of bizarre murders suggests that a long-dead villain has returned from the grave. The desperate New York Police Department turns to the Man Without Fear, Daredevil, to solve the case. Daredevil, however, is unaware that Captain America is also investigating on behalf of Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. The result is all-out action and a titantic team-up for two of Marvel’s marquee heroes. Then, get ready for a vicious saga of bloody revenge as only the X-Men’s most popular mutant can deliver in WOLVERINE: SAUDADE! While on holiday in Brazil, Logan has his motorcycle stolen by a group of young boys — one of whom has a secret. When a brutal gang kidnaps the boy, Wolverine sets off on a quest to find him — leading to a deadly encounter with a corrupt faith healer who may not be what he appears! Plus: Brian Braddock, the original Captain Britain, is back in costume in a story from the U.K.’s SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN ADVENTURES #114 — but can even he help Spider-Man stop a Red Skull on the rampage? Also featuring a comprehensive atlas of Marvel Europe, from the splendor of Dr. Doom's Latveria to the wonders of Muir Island! Collecting DAREDEVIL & CAPTAIN AMERICA: DEAD ON ARRIVAL, WOLVERINE: SAUDADE, SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #114 (U.K.) and the EUROPE CHAPTER FROM MARVEL ATLAS. Mature …$14.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3719-1 In Stores: Feb 4, 2009 - see details Rating: ALL AGES MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOL. 1 The Story: Celebrate Marvel’s 70th anniversary by experiencing the tales of the world’s most-famous super heroes from the very beginning! The Marvel Masterworks have brought readers deluxe hardcover collections of Marvel’s classics from the Golden Age, Atlas Era, and the mighty Marvel Age, and now you can join in the Masterworks excitement with our new, monthly Marvel Masterworks trade paperbacks. And where better to start than where comics’ most robust line of archival comic collections began—the Amazing Spider-Man! 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 one and only 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. So join us in the following pages as we present stories of spectacular web-slinging adventure from Spidey’s very beginning including, the tragic origin that started it all, the first appearances of the Daily Bugle, J. Jonah Jameson, Doctor Octopus, the Sandman, the Vulture, Electro, and guest-star nods by the Fantastic Four and Human Torch. And to top it off, we’ve packed this volume full of bonuses galore, including the complete original artwork to Spider-Man’s Amazing Fantasy #15 origin from the Library of Congress archives! Collecting AMAZING FANTASY #15 & THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1-10. All Ages …$24.99 In Stores: Feb 4, 2009 - see details Rating: ALL AGES MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOL. 1 TPB DM ONLY VARIANT The Story: Celebrate Marvel’s 70th anniversary by experiencing the tales of the world’s most-famous super heroes from the very beginning! The Marvel Masterworks have brought readers deluxe hardcover collections of Marvel’s classics from the Golden Age, Atlas Era, and the mighty Marvel Age, and now you can join in the Masterworks excitement with our new, monthly Marvel Masterworks trade paperbacks. And where better to start than where comics’ most robust line of archival comic collections began—the Amazing Spider-Man! 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 one and only 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. So join us in the following pages as we present stories of spectacular web-slinging adventure from Spidey’s very beginning including, the tragic origin that started it all, the first appearances of the Daily Bugle, J. Jonah Jameson, Doctor Octopus, the Sandman, the Vulture, Electro, and guest-star nods by the Fantastic Four and Human Torch. And to top it off, we’ve packed this volume full of bonuses galore, including the complete original artwork to Spider-Man’s Amazing Fantasy #15 origin from the Library of Congress archives! Collecting AMAZING FANTASY #15 & THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1-10. All Ages …$24.99 In Stores: Feb 4, 2009 - see details Rating: ALL AGES MINI MARVELS: SECRET INVASION DIGEST The Story: All-ages fun featuring the wild and crazy kid counterparts to Marvel’s greatest heroes! Here come the Mini Marvels in their second comedy/adventure digest! Featuring Spidey, Wolverine, Iron Man, Hulk and more Marvel favorites — reimagined for an all-ages audience! 96 PGS./All Ages …$9.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3717-7 Direct Market Only In Stores: Feb 4, 2009 - see details Rating: EXPLICIT CONTENT PUNISHER MAX: GIRLS IN WHITE DRESSES The Story: Best-selling crime novelist Gregg Hurwitz (The Kill Clause, The Crime Writer) and Laurence Campbell (PUNISHER ANNUAL: THE HUNTED) bring you a tale of death, depravity and revenge south of the border. In black vans and under cover of night, they descend on the little Mexican town of Tierra Rota, abducting its women and returning them days later like broken dolls. And no one can stop them. That is, until one brave soul approaches Frank Castle with his heart in one hand and a bag full of money in the other. Now Frank's no bounty hunter, and definitely no hero, but there are some things the Punisher just can't abide. Collecting PUNISHER MAX #61-65 AND HUNTED. 168 PGS./Explicit Content …$16.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-2984-4 In Stores: Feb 4, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE VOL. 3 - SECRET INVASION PREMIERE The Story: "We Have Met the Enemy and He Is Us!" During the INFILTRATION, a Skrull at the heart of Camp Hammond said these words: "It won't be long until we have a Skrull in every state!" Now that Skrull stands revealed and the fate of The Initiative, the United States, and Planet Earth hang in the balance. Plus, former Avenger, Delroy Garret, assumes the mantle and arsenal of Earth's greatest Skrull-Hunter, THE 3-D MAN. Collecting AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #14-19. 144 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3150-2 Trim size: standard THESE AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE TRADE PAPERBACKS STILL AVAILABLE! AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE VOL. 1 — BASIC TRAINING…$14.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-2516-7) AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE VOL. 2 — KILLED IN ACTION…$19.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-2861-8) In Stores: Feb 11, 2009 - see details Rating: ALL AGES ESSENTIAL AVENGERS VOL. 1 TPB ALL-NEW PRINTING The Story: There came a day, unlike any other, when Earth's Mightiest Heroes found themselves united against a common threat. On that day, the Avengers were born — to fight the foes no single hero could withstand. Featuring the formation of the Avengers, the revival of Captain America, and enemies such as the Sub-Mariner and Kang the Conqueror! Collecting AVENGERS #1-24. 560 PGS./All Ages …$16.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3060-4 In Stores: Feb 11, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED A HULK VOL. 1: RED HULK The Story: Superstars Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness will change the way you see the Hulk! In this startling origin epic, the breathtaking events that ended WORLD WAR HULK rocket into this brand-new saga. When one of the Hulk's oldest cast members is murdered, everyone turns to the team of Iron Man, She-Hulk and Leonard Samson to solve the grizzly case. All the evidence points to the Hulk as the killer, but all is not as it seems! Collecting HULK #1-6 and the backup story from WOLVERINE #50. 176 PGS./Rated A …$19.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-2882-3 In Stores: Feb 11, 2009 - see details Rating: NOT IN ORACLE INVADERS CLASSIC VOL. 3 The Story: Cap, Namor, Torch and company face a riddle in Egypt when the sizzling Scarlet Scarab comes down against BOTH sides of the war! Agent Axis, Master Man and the Teutonic Knight are also arrayed against the Invaders — but how do they deal with a less tangible nemesis, prejudice both home and abroad? Featuring the formation of the Kid Commandos, the empowerment of Union Jack and the origin of Toro the Flaming Kid! Guest-starring the Mighty Thor, the Mighty Destroyer and NOT the Frankenstein Monster but a remarkable facsimile! Collecting INVADERS #22-23 and #25-34. 224 PGS./Rated A …$29.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3720-7 These INVADERS CLASSIC TRADE PAPERBACKS STILL AVAILABLE! INVADERS CLASSIC VOL. 1…$24.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-2706-2) INVADERS CLASSIC VOL. 2…$29.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-3120-5) In Stores: Feb 11, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ NOVA VOL. 3: SECRET INVASION The Story: Nova has received an emergency call from a planet in peril — but how do you save a world being devoured by a force of nature? Is there any way to stop the big G from eating, or do you instead try to save as many refugees as possible? And do you reach out to your former ally — who is once again a feared Herald? Whatever Nova decides, nothing will prepare him — or you — for the horror known as Harrow! With all these awesome ingredients (Galactus! Silver Surfer! Nova! A new villain! A killer creative team!) Then, watch as Nova rockets into the alien invasion saga that’s tearing apart the Marvel Universe! But is our always-outnumbered space cop actually teaming with one of the enemy? When Super-Skrull comes asking for a favor, can you ever trust the warrior whose life was dedicated to destroying us? Collecting NOVA #13-18. 144 PGS./Rated T+ …$16.99 ISBN 978-0-7851-2662-1 In Stores: Feb 11, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ NOVA VOL. 3: SECRET INVASION TPB DM ONLY VARIANT The Story: Nova has received an emergency call from a planet in peril — but how do you save a world being devoured by a force of nature? Is there any way to stop the big G from eating, or do you instead try to save as many refugees as possible? And do you reach out to your former ally — who is once again a feared Herald? Whatever Nova decides, nothing will prepare him — or you — for the horror known as Harrow! With all these awesome ingredients (Galactus! Silver Surfer! Nova! A new villain! A killer creative team!) Then, watch as Nova rockets into the alien invasion saga that’s tearing apart the Marvel Universe! But is our always-outnumbered space cop actually teaming with one of the enemy? When Super-Skrull comes asking for a favor, can you ever trust the warrior whose life was dedicated to destroying us? Collecting NOVA #13-18. 144 PGS./Rated T+ …$16.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3407-7 Note: DM Only Version has the same cover as the regular edition but has a different spine that connects to the other Secret Invasion TPBs. In Stores: Feb 11, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED A SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY VOL. 3 The Story: The DB, New York's trashiest tabloid, has just hired the sleaziest, most muckraking, lowlife paparazzi of them all...PETER PARKER?! Say it ain't so, True Believer! Also, J. Jonah Jameson finds inner peace and harmony...(Hey, it could happen! Maybe.) All this and the first-ever livestreaming super-villain: Screwball! Plus: It's web-slinger vs. wall-crawler as we answer the question — who is “The Other Spider-Man?” It ain't comin' down to another clone saga, is it? Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #559-563. 120 PGS./Rated A …$14.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3242-4 In Stores: Feb 11, 2009 - see details Rating: PARENTAL ADVISORY SUPREME POWER: CONTACT PREMIERE The Story: When a small alien baby in a space ship lands in the middle of a Midwestern cornfield, the course of mankind on Earth changes forever! Babylon 5 creator and AMAZING SPIDER-MAN writer J. Michael Straczynski presents a new vision of a world about to give birth to its first generation of super heroes! Follow the origins of these new heroes and anti-heroes — from their birth through adulthood — and examine how their lives and abilities change and shape the world around them. One of comics’ best-selling mature readers series ever, SUPREME POWER is a hard-edged, mature and deeply personal saga that pushes the limits of the form into new, uncharted territory. Collecting SUPREME POWER #1-6. 144 PGS./Parental Advisory …$24.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3765-8 Trim size: standard In Stores: Feb 11, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ TREASURE ISLAND The Story: Robert Louis Stevenson’s seafaring adventure is brought to graphic life by scrivener Roy Thomas (X-MEN, AVENGERS, CONAN) and a new penciling sensation Mario Gully! This is a classic tale that has thrilled generations of readers, taken in by the allure of the sea — as only Stevenson could present it! Don’t dare miss this limited adaptation of the entire novel, me hearties, or walkin’ the plank ye’ll be! Collecting MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: TREASURE ISLAND #1-6. 144 PGS./ Rated T+ …$19.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-2595-2 In Stores: Feb 11, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ X-FACTOR: SECRET INVASION PREMIERE The Story: X-Factor is in pursuit of Darwin, whose father is looking for him. She-Hulk and Jazinda are in pursuit of Longshot, who may hold the key to defeating the Skrull invasion. With Darwin and Longshot on the run, neither of them wanting to be found, you'd just assume that X-Factor and She-Hulk will work together smoothly to accomplish both their goals. But what fun would that be? Collecting X-FACTOR #33-38 and SHE-HULK #31. 168 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99 ISBN: 0-7851-2864-6 Trim size: standard X-FACTOR TRADE PAPERBACKS STILL AVAILABLE! X-FACTOR VOL. 1: THE LONGEST NIGHT…$14.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-1817-9) X-FACTOR VOL. 2: LIFE AND DEATH MATTERS…$14.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-2146-3) X-FACTOR VOL. 3: MANY LIVES OF MADROX…$14.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-2359-0) X-FACTOR VOL. 4: HEART OF ICE…$17.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-2360-6) X-FACTOR VOL. 5: THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN…$15.99 (978-0-7851-2863-2) In Stores: Feb 11, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI13 VOL. 1: SECRET INVASION The Story: The Skrull Invasion isn’t restricted to the US. When the Skrull Invasion hits England, only Captain Britain and MI13 stand in their way. Can they find out what the Skrulls are after before it’s too late? Collecting CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI13 #1-4. Rated T+ …$16.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3344-5 In Stores: Feb 18, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI13 VOL. 1: SECRET INVASION TPB DM ONLY VARIANT The Story: The Skrull Invasion isn’t restricted to the US. When the Skrull Invasion hits England, only Captain Britain and MI13 stand in their way. Can they find out what the Skrulls are after before it’s too late? Collecting CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI13 #1-4. Rated T+ …$16.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3399-5 Note: DM Only Version has the same cover as the regular edition but has a different spine that connects to the other Secret Invasion TPBs. In Stores: Feb 18, 2009 - see details Rating: ALL AGES ESSENTIAL CLASSIC X-MEN VOL. 3 The Story: 1969: The X-Men, Marvel’s poorest selling title, flagging in sales and on the verge of cancellation, was in dire need of a shot in the arm. Enter Roy Thomas and Neal Adams, and True Believer, you had better grab onto your hat and get ready for one of the most amazing evolutions in Marvel history! Prepare yourself for the introduction of mutant mainstay Havok, the vampiric villain Sauron, the Mutates, and X-Man-to-be Sunfire! Not to mention, the Living Pharaoh, a classic team-up with Ka-Zar in the Savage Land, as well as the return of Magneto and Professor X! Plus: Hank P. McCoy tries a stint as mad scientist and ends up creating — and BEING — his own monster! And while the Beast gets furried and hurried, his former teammates are fighting the likes of Morbius and the Hulk! Guest-starring Spider-Man and Iron Man! Collecting X-MEN #54-66, AMAZING ADVENTURES #11-17, MARVEL TEAM-UP #4, INCREDIBLE HULK #150 and #161. All Ages …$16.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3060-4 In Stores: Feb 18, 2009 - see details Rating: ALL AGES MARVEL ADVENTURES THE AVENGERS VOL. 8: THE NEW RECRUITS The Story: When global threats surface, they must contend with the combined might of: Captain America! Storm! Iron Man! The Hulk! Giant-Girl! Ant-Man! Wolverine! Spider-Man! It's all-ages action in the Mighty Marvel Manner! Featuring Thor, Hammerhead, Tigra, and The Griffin. Collecting MARVEL ADVENTURES THE AVENGERS #28-31. All Ages …$9.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-2984-4 In Stores: Feb 18, 2009 - see details Rating: PARENTAL ADVISORY MOON KNIGHT VOL. 4: DEATH OF MARC SPECTOR PREMIERE The Story: Moon Knight has been an eyesore to the Initiative…and he’s about to pay the price. With Tony Stark forced onto the sidelines, Norman Osborn has been tapped to bring in the fugitive super hero — by all means necessary. That’s right, True Believer, the Thunderbolts have just been sicced on Moon Knight. To survive, he's going to have to go a bit crazy. Then, it's Christmas Eve. A time for family. A time to dream. But for Moon Knight, it’s just a night like any other — and tonight he’s got his sights on a pair of hitmen who picked the wrong Santa to kill. Collecting MOON KNIGHT #21-25 AND MOON KNIGHT ANNUAL #1. Parental Advisory …$24.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3218-9 In Stores: Feb 18, 2009 - see details Rating: PARENTAL ADVISORY PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL VOL. 5: SECRET INVASION PREMIERE The Story: With an alien armada laying the world to waste, Stuart RAMPAGE Clarke decides to make his move. Skrull Armageddon is just a backdrop for his ultimate revenge- against Tony Stark, against S.H.I.E.L.D., and against anyone that ever stood in his way. And what about Frank Castle? Where does THE PUNISHER fit into Clarke's plans? It's the end of the world as we know it— time to cross some names off the old enemies list. Then, take a trip to the Helter Skelter Club — psychedelic hangout of every costumed wannabe, z-list villain and spandex tryhard in NYC. Its retro-tastic owner — Captain Pepper — has been up to his paisley-print elbows in bad business, but now he’s caught the attention of one decidedly ungroovy vigilante. Collecting PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #24-26 and PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL ANNUAL #1. Parental Advisory …$19.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3148-9 In Stores: Feb 18, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ SECRET INVASION: FRONT LINE The Story: As Skrull warships fill the skies, and heroes battle for their very survival in the Savage Land, the citizens of New York struggle to survive the worst day of their lives. Brian Reed (CAPTAIN MARVEL) and Marco Castiello bring you a stunning ground-level look at Secret Invasion! Collecting SECRET INVASION: FRONT LINE #1-5. Rated T+ …$14.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3377-3 In Stores: Feb 18, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED A SECRET INVASION: INCREDIBLE HERCULES The Story: The Greek Goliath gathers the most powerful super-team ever assembled to counter-attack the Skrull gods! Face front, True Believers, and prepare for the pantheon-pounding premiere of...THE GOD SQUAD! Collecting INCREDIBLE HERCULES #116-120. Rated A …$14.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-2829-8 In Stores: Feb 18, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ SECRET INVASION: THUNDERBOLTS The Story: SECRET INVASION strikes Thunderbolts Mountain as Captain Marvel attacks! But when you're dealing with the Thunderbolts, it's never quite clear who's the villain and who's the hero...Also, another unexpected visitor shows up, threatening to tear the T-Bolts apart from within! Can Norman Osborn hold his team of damaged psyches and tortured souls together, or is this the end of the Thunderbolts as we know them? Plus, Songbird and Moonstone collide! Radioactive Man and Swordsman must choose between their team, their homeland, and themselves. Also, find out who's crazier — Venom or Norman Osborn! Collecting THUNDERBOLTS #122-125, BREAKING POINT, INTERNATIONAL INCIDENT and REASON IN MADNESS. Rated T+ …$19.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-2394-1 In Stores: Feb 18, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED A ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VOL. 10 The Story: Peter Parker and his Aunt May have perhaps the most important conversation of the young web-slinger’s life. It’s a gut-wrenching, emotional roller coaster you’ll never forget. And Spider-Man is on the call when there is a huge explosion in the side of the Triskelion — the high-tech site housing superhuman criminals. From the acrid smoke emerges a man seething with vengeance — a man who wants Peter Parker dead! That man is Norman Osborn, the Green Goblin! And for the web-spinner, things are about to get out of control! Then, things are changing in the young life of Peter Parker: the Fantastic Four’s Johnny Storm is now his buddy — and the hot—headed super hero has taken a liking to Peter’s classmate, Liz Allen! But something is horribly wrong with Liz — something that will soon affect the life of every student at Midtown High — including Peter’s ex-girlfriend, Kitty Pryde! Guest-starring the X-Men and the most malevolent mutant of all: Magneto, Master of Magnetism! Plus: The return of Omega Red! And the worst day in Peter Parker’s life! Collecting ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #112-121. 272 PGS./Rated A …$39.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3776-4 Trim size: oversize In Stores: Feb 18, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN AMERICA VOL. 3 - THE MAN WHO BOUGHT AMERICA TPB The Story: “…if you aren’t picking up Ed Brubaker’s Captain America, there is something seriously wrong with you.” — EntertainmentWeekly.com Dissatisfied with this year’s electoral pickings? Not excited, inspired or made to feel safer by the election-year promises of the right or left wing? Well, fear not! The Third Wing is here, and they want your vote! The nation’s newest political party is led by a charismatic politician — and endorsed by none other than THE Captain America! You heard that right! Cap is back, and he’s chosen a side. A side backed by the Red Skull — the man who bought America! Ed Brubaker shocked the world with his “Death of Captain America” epic — a storyline kicked off by the assassination of a fabled hero that made news headlines worldwide! This classic Cap saga now culminates in a tale of suspense that ties together all eras of the star-spangled warrior’s history! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA #37-42. Rated T+ …$14.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-2971-4 In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED A INCREDIBLE HERCULES: LOVE AND WAR PREMIERE HC The Story: The Greek Goliath is looking for some R&R after the events of "Sacred Invasion," and hopes to find it in the arms of ex-Renegade NAMORA. But there's no rest for warriors when the AMAZONS declare war on Atlantis! And these ain't your mama's Amazons — is that why Amadeus Cho sides with them instead of Herc? Plus: ARES returns! Collecting INCREDIBLE HERCULES #121-125. Rated A …$19.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3334-6 In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ KABUKI: THE ALCHEMY HC The Story: Collecting all nine issues of the acclaimed, Eisner Award-nominated KABUKI: THE ALCHEMY series from Marvel’s creator-owned Icon imprint – for the first time ever! Readers have been waiting to get the newest KABUKI story in collected form, and this prestige hardcover delivers with loads of extras – including the never-before-seen original ending sequence cut from the single issues, new pages of art, new design pages, a commentary by the author, a “best of” letters column and more! A whopping 320 pages, this high-end hardcover features an embossed cover, watermarked end papers, a book mark, a dust jacket with all-new cover art and an introduction by Fight Club author Chuck Palahniuk. Rated T+ …$29.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3249-3 Trim size: oversized In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Rating: ALL AGES MARVEL MASTERWORKS: ATLAS ERA STRANGE TALES VOL. 2 HC The Story: Join the Marvel Masterworks as we take another dip into the well of pre-Code madness from the era when comics were no-holds-barred and horror was king! You’ll be treated to dozens of tales from the dark side by such luminaries as Bill Everett, Gene Colan, Bernie Krigstein, Jerry Robinson and many, many more as they dig up the deepest, darkest tales of suspense and terror found anywhere this side of a mortuary. The Farmer takes a life, but what price will he pay when the chickens come home to roost? Is O’Malley’s friend really the kind of guy you want to hang out with? Find out what makes even a monster afraid, and discover the sure-fire solution to father-in-law trouble! The 1950s were a time of gruesome stories and great art, and Stan Lee’s Atlas had it all. What more can we say? The devil made us do it! Reserve that copy today! Collecting STRANGE TALES #11-20. 272 PGS./All Ages …$59.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3489-3 In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Rating: ALL AGES MARVEL MASTERWORKS: ATLAS ERA STRANGE TALES VOL. 2 HC VARIANT The Story: Join the Marvel Masterworks as we take another dip into the well of pre-Code madness from the era when comics were no-holds-barred and horror was king! You’ll be treated to dozens of tales from the dark side by such luminaries as Bill Everett, Gene Colan, Bernie Krigstein, Jerry Robinson and many, many more as they dig up the deepest, darkest tales of suspense and terror found anywhere this side of a mortuary. The Farmer takes a life, but what price will he pay when the chickens come home to roost? Is O’Malley’s friend really the kind of guy you want to hang out with? Find out what makes even a monster afraid, and discover the sure-fire solution to father-in-law trouble! The 1950s were a time of gruesome stories and great art, and Stan Lee’s Atlas had it all. What more can we say? The devil made us do it! Reserve that copy today! Collecting STRANGE TALES #11-20. 272 PGS./All Ages …$59.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-2931-8 In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Rating: ALL AGES MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 1 TPB The Story: In 1961 Stan Lee and Jack Kirby lit the fuse on the greatest revolution in comic book history, the Marvel Age of Comics, and right here in the pages of The Fantastic Four, you can experience it from page one. With the space race, on Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, Sue Storm and Johnny Storm shoot for the stars, but after their craft is bombarded by cosmic rays, they return to Earth with the startling powers of the Fantastic Four! These weren’t just any super heroes, though, they were a realistic, relatable, bickering and loveable family that couldn’t float their rent and didn’t always enjoy their superpowers. So come join the Marvel Masterworks and witness the first appearance of such Marvel U. cornerstones as the Skrulls and Dr. Doom, the Sub-Mariner’s return, the debut of the Mole Man and his many monsters, Miracle Man, the Puppet Master and more! Collecting THE FANTASTIC FOUR #1-10. All Ages …$24.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3710-8 In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Rating: ALL AGES MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 1 TPB VARIANT The Story: In 1961 Stan Lee and Jack Kirby lit the fuse on the greatest revolution in comic book history, the Marvel Age of Comics, and right here in the pages of The Fantastic Four, you can experience it from page one. With the space race, on Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, Sue Storm and Johnny Storm shoot for the stars, but after their craft is bombarded by cosmic rays, they return to Earth with the startling powers of the Fantastic Four! These weren’t just any super heroes, though, they were a realistic, relatable, bickering and loveable family that couldn’t float their rent and didn’t always enjoy their superpowers. So come join the Marvel Masterworks and witness the first appearance of such Marvel U. cornerstones as the Skrulls and Dr. Doom, the Sub-Mariner’s return, the debut of the Mole Man and his many monsters, Miracle Man, the Puppet Master and more! Collecting THE FANTASTIC FOUR #1-10. All Ages …$24.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3711-5 In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Rating: ALL AGES MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE MIGHTY THOR VOL. 8 The Story: It’s time to take another trip up the Rainbow Bridge to fair Asgard with the greatest team comics has ever known, Stan “The Man” and Jack “King” Kirby! Their Thor epics are the peak of cosmic action and mythic adventure, and these ten adventures will show you yet again just why. It all begins as the Mighty Thor takes a journey across time into an apocalyptic atomic future where man is now mutate, but there’s no rest upon his return because then it’s the god vs. god when Thor does battles with Pluto, Lord of the Underworld! And battles aren’t the only thing you can bet on. Queen Karnilla pines for the noble Balder the Brave, while the amazing being known as “Him” (and known to Marvelites as Adam Warlock) takes the Lady Sif to be his perfect mate! Methinks that date may end in fisticuffs. Then it’s a battle through Loki to find, and learn the amazing origin of, the one-and-only Galactus! It’s a cosmic revelation as can only be brought to you by the King of Comics! But that ain’t all! There’s a knuckle-smashing showdown with the Thermal Man, the return of the Wrecker and a heart-wrenching astral adventure featuring Thor’s former ladylove, Jane Foster. Collecting THOR #163-172. 224 PGS./All Ages …$54.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3498-5 In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Rating: ALL AGES MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE MIGHTY THOR VOL. 8 HC VARIANT The Story: It’s time to take another trip up the Rainbow Bridge to fair Asgard with the greatest team comics has ever known, Stan “The Man” and Jack “King” Kirby! Their Thor epics are the peak of cosmic action and mythic adventure, and these ten adventures will show you yet again just why. It all begins as the Mighty Thor takes a journey across time into an apocalyptic atomic future where man is now mutate, but there’s no rest upon his return because then it’s the god vs. god when Thor does battles with Pluto, Lord of the Underworld! And battles aren’t the only thing you can bet on. Queen Karnilla pines for the noble Balder the Brave, while the amazing being known as “Him” (and known to Marvelites as Adam Warlock) takes the Lady Sif to be his perfect mate! Methinks that date may end in fisticuffs. Then it’s a battle through Loki to find, and learn the amazing origin of, the one-and-only Galactus! It’s a cosmic revelation as can only be brought to you by the King of Comics! But that ain’t all! There’s a knuckle-smashing showdown with the Thermal Man, the return of the Wrecker and a heart-wrenching astral adventure featuring Thor’s former ladylove, Jane Foster. Collecting THOR #163-172. 224 PGS./All Ages …$54.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3498-5 In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details MIGHTY AVENGERS ASSEMBLE HC CHO VARIANT The Story: The super-hero Civil War is over, but Iron Man’s work is just beginning. As the new head of S.H.I.E.L.D. and creator of the nationwide Initiative program, he’s rebuilding the Avengers with a handpicked roster of Earth’s mightiest heroes: Wasp, Black Widow, Wonder Man, Sentry, Ares and new team leader Ms. Marvel. A group this powerful should be ready for just about anything — except, perhaps, the return of genocidal killing machine Ultron. The Avengers’ insane robotic foe has rebuilt himself yet again, this time in the form of…a beautiful woman!? Then, the team faces an even bigger threat when their outlaw ex-teammate Spider-Woman shows up with evidence that shape-shifting Skrulls have infiltrated Earth. Iron Man faces a harrowing dilemma: Who can he trust when any one of his allies might be an undetectable alien invader? There’s no time to figure it out, though, when a bio-weapon transforms New York’s populace into Venom-like monsters. Plus: the New Avengers, a time-travel quest and an earth-shaking confrontation with Doctor Doom! Collecting MIGHTY AVENGERS #1-11. RATING …$34.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3758-0 In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details MIGHTY AVENGERS ASSEMBLE HC NAME VARIANT The Story: The super-hero Civil War is over, but Iron Man’s work is just beginning. As the new head of S.H.I.E.L.D. and creator of the nationwide Initiative program, he’s rebuilding the Avengers with a handpicked roster of Earth’s mightiest heroes: Wasp, Black Widow, Wonder Man, Sentry, Ares and new team leader Ms. Marvel. A group this powerful should be ready for just about anything — except, perhaps, the return of genocidal killing machine Ultron. The Avengers’ insane robotic foe has rebuilt himself yet again, this time in the form of…a beautiful woman!? Then, the team faces an even bigger threat when their outlaw ex-teammate Spider-Woman shows up with evidence that shape-shifting Skrulls have infiltrated Earth. Iron Man faces a harrowing dilemma: Who can he trust when any one of his allies might be an undetectable alien invader? There’s no time to figure it out, though, when a bio-weapon transforms New York’s populace into Venom-like monsters. Plus: the New Avengers, a time-travel quest and an earth-shaking confrontation with Doctor Doom! Collecting MIGHTY AVENGERS #1-11. RATING …$34.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3931-7 In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED A NEW AVENGERS VOL. 8: SECRET INVASION BOOK 1 TPB The Story: The Avengers are trapped in the Savage Land, battling friend and foe. And Spider-Man heads to the one person in the entire place he knows he can trust: Ka-Zar! But is it really him? This important chapter rewinds the events of the very first New Avengers story and shows how it connects to the Invasion. Plus: the break up of Jessica Jones and Luke Cage; a major development in the life of Echo; and the story of how the Skrull empire was able to infiltrate the Marvel Universe, and who instigated the invasion and why. Collecting NEW AVENGERS #38-42. Rated A …$14.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-2947-9 In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED A NEW AVENGERS VOL. 8: SECRET INVASION BOOK 1 TPB DM ONLY VARIANT The Story: The Avengers are trapped in the Savage Land, battling friend and foe. And Spider-Man heads to the one person in the entire place he knows he can trust: Ka-Zar! But is it really him? This important chapter rewinds the events of the very first New Avengers story and shows how it connects to the Invasion. Plus: the break up of Jessica Jones and Luke Cage; a major development in the life of Echo; and the story of how the Skrull empire was able to infiltrate the Marvel Universe, and who instigated the invasion and why. Collecting NEW AVENGERS #38-42. Rated A …$14.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3405-3 *Note: This print run will be limited. In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ SECRET INVASION: BLACK PANTHER TPB The Story: When the Skrulls come to town, it's all-out war in Wakanda. The alien invaders have war ships, advanced technology, super-powered soldiers and an army that outnumbers the Wakandans ten to one. Cake walk, right? Think again. There’s a reason Wakanda had never been conquered — and the Skrulls are about to find out why…the hard way. Collecting BLACK PANTHER #39-41, plus extras. Rated T+ …$12.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3397-1 In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED T+ SECRET INVASION: RUNAWAYS/YOUNG AVENGERS TPB The Story: The Skrulls are invading and The Runaways and the Young Avengers both have a Skrull on their team. Coincidence? We think not. Your two favorite teen teams come together again as the Marvel U is pushed to the brink. Collecting SECRET INVASION: RUNAWAYS/YOUNG AVENGERS #1-3 and comprehensive handbook profiles. Rated T+ …$12.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3266-0 In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Rating: ALL AGES SKRULLS VS. POWER PACK The Story: Sssshh! There's this invasion, see, and it's a secret... No, no, not that one. I mean the one where dastardly SKRULLS impersonate Marvel's premiere all-kids super hero team, commit crimes around the universe in their form, so intergalactic bounty hunters capture and imprison Alex, Julie, Jack and Katie in Space Juvie...the dreaded reform-school planet Hadith-VI! And the only ones with any hope of springing them are FRANKLIN RICHARDS, H.E.R.B.I.E., and SMARTSHIP FRIDAY! Collecting SKRULLS VS. POWER PACK #1-4 All Ages …$9.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3285-1 In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Rating: RATED A X-MEN: LEGACY - SINS OF THE FATHER TPB The Story: Xavier traces his history and the history of the X-Men to the core. What he finds will shock you. And what do Rogue, Gambit and Sebastian Shaw have to do with it? Then, Sinister’s machinations finally come to a head, after decades of preparations. Can Xavier discover the secrets to the plot against his mind before he loses his sanity? Or will he become another in a long line of victims? Either way, he just may learn things about his past he’ll come to regret. Guest starring Sebastian Shaw and the deadliest gator in the swamp, Gambit! Collecting X-MEN: LEGACY #213-216, plus two special bonus stories: the rare X-MEN: THE UNLIKELY SAGA OF XAVIER, MAGNETO AND STAN one-shot, written by Stan “The Man” Lee himself; and the X-MEN: ODD MEN OUT one-shot, featuring artwork by the late, legendary Dave Cockrum. Rated A …$14.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3003-1 In Stores: Feb 25, 2009 - see details Posters Rating: NO RATING DEADPOOL BY GREG LAND POSTER The Story: 24x36…$8.99 Final Order Cut-Off 01/08/09, (On-Sale 02/04/09) In Stores: Feb 4, 2009 - see details Rating: NO RATING DARK TOWER: SORCERER POSTER The Story: 24x36…$8.99 ©2008 Stephen King. All rights reserved. In Stores: Feb 18, 2009 - see details Rating: NO RATING THE STAND: AMERICAN NIGHTMARES POSTER The Story: 24x36…$8.99 In Stores: Feb 18, 2009 - see details Rating: NO RATING ULTIMATUM BY DAVID FINCH POSTER The Story: 55 x 15.5…$15.99 In Stores: Feb 18, 2009 - see details