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First Look: March 2008 Spider-Man Comics & Collections

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It's a spring awakening for Marvel's web-spinning wonder! Check out what's in store for him in March! AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #552 Written by BOB GALE Pencils & Cover by PHIL JIMENEZ Variant Cover by ADI GRANOV BRAND NEW DAY continues with two new web-slingin' creators: Oscar-nominated screenwriter Bob (Back to the Future) Gale and artist extraordinaire Phil (NEW X-MEN, Infinite Crisis) Jimenez! What starts as a petty theft from a local Soup Kitchen turns into a chase that results in the birth of a brand-freaking-new Spidey villain – and we mean "Freak" literally! Plus: more JJJ! More Daily Bugle – oops, we mean DB! Repercussions from the actions of new villain, Menace! Curt Connors! And – what you've really been waiting for, true believer – Peter Parker does his own laundry! Will those stains come out? And what ARE those stains anyway? Find out in "Just Blame Spider-Man!" 32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #553-554 Written by BOB GALE Pencils & Cover by PHIL JIMENEZ More as Spidey battles the threat of Freak and his personal life falls apart around him. 32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99 SPIDER-MAN: WITH GREAT POWER... #3 (of 5) Written by DAVE LAPHAM Pencils and Cover by TONY HARRIS AMAZING FANTASY #15 introduced us to Spider-Man…and as it said in those pages, "As his first TV spectacular ends, Peter Parker breathes the first sweet scent of fame and success!" Now for the first time ever, writer Dave Lapham (TERROR, INC.) and artist Tony Harris (Ex Machina) explore the story of Peter's heady days and sleepless nights living the celebrity life! As a wrestling superstar, show-stopping sensation and major moneymaker, this dweeb's hit it big! But even before being forced to discover that with great power must come great responsibility, will the ol' Parker luck rear its ugly head? How could it not? 32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Rated A …$3.99 ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #120 Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Pencils & Cover by STUART IMMONEN Guest starring the X-Men! Now that one of Peter Parker's fellow students has been outted as a mutant, the struggle for their heart and mind is on! Magneto, Master of Magnetism, claims the new mutant as his own, but the X-Men aren't about to let that stand! It's a battle royale that rages across the city with the web-slinger caught in the middle! The dream tag-team of Brian Michael Bendis and Stuart Immonen deliver the finale to "Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends!" 32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99 AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #18 Written by TOM DEFALCO Pencils & Cover by RON FRENZ "Betrayed!" Part 2 of 2 Circumstances compel Spider-Girl to join forces with the most unlikely ally of all--The Hobgoblin! 32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99 MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #37 Written by MARC SUMERAK Penciled by ALE GARZA Cover by SEAN GORDON MURPHY They say the best defense is a good offense and Peter Parker doesn't find anyone more offensive than Midtown High's biggest bully, Flash Thompson! When Peter starts taking self-defense classes, he figures he can finally stand up to Flash without giving away his secret life as the Amazing Spider-Man. Too bad the Taskmaster has other plans for our webbed wonder... 32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99 SPIDER-MAN: ONE MORE DAY PREMIERE HC Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI Penciled by JOE QUESADA Cover by JOE QUESADA The most-talked about – and controversial – comic event of the year, brought to you by J. Michael Straczynski and Joe Quesada! The stakes have never been higher for Peter Parker. At his darkest hours – and he's had plenty – Peter has always had one shoulder to lean on, one person who'd remind him who he is, who he was and who he can be. Now, he's about to lose that person. What would he do...what would you do, if you only had "One More Day?" Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #544-545, SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN #41, FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #24, SPIDER-MAN: ONE MORE DAY SKETCHBOOK and MARVEL SPOTLIGHT: ONE MORE DAY/BRAND NEW DAY. 216 PGS./Rated A …$19.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-2633-1 Trim size: standard SPIDER-MAN: ONE MORE DAY PREMIERE HC – DIRECT MARKET ONLY 216 PGS./Rated A …$19.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3221-9 Trim size: standard SPIDER-MAN/RED SONJA PREMIERE HC Written by MICHAEL AVON OEMING Penciled by MEL RUBI Cover by MICHAEL TURNER The wise-cracking Wall-Crawler collides with the She-Devil with a Sword! Longtime Marvel readers know that these two legends have met before – but that was just the warm-up! They may be from two different eras, but Spider-Man and Red Sonja have both faced the maniacal mage known as Kulan Gath. Now, the sadistic sorcerer makes a play for power that will once again bring these two famous heroes together – but will it be as friends or foes? Writer Michael Avon Oeming (OMEGA FLIGHT, Red Sonja) and Mel Rubi (Red Sonja) – plus cover artist Michael Turner (CIVIL WAR) – answer the eternal question: What's better in a fight, the proportional strength and speed of a spider, or cold, hard steel and a chain-mail bikini? Collecting SPIDER-MAN/RED SONJA #1-5 and MARVEL TEAM-UP #79. 144 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3210-3 RED SONJA TM & © 2007 RED SONJA LLC. DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT TM & © 2007 DFI. www.dynamiteentertainment.com SPIDER-MAN FAMILY: UNTOLD TEAM-UPS DIGEST Written by JEFF PARKER, CHRIS GIARRUSSO, KEVIN GREVIOUX & CHRIS ELIOPOULOS Penciled by LEONARD KIRK, CHRIS GIARRUSSO, RICK BURCHETT & CHRIS ELIOPOULOS Cover by MIKE WIERINGO A heaping helping of timeless tales of Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man! Peter Parker has a wonderful evening lined up for Mary Jane that starts with a horse-carriage ride to a popular Broadway show. But then the stage magic becomes terrifyingly real and it's Spider-Man who has a date – with the secret super team known as the Agents of Atlas! The action continues with an all-new untold tale featuring Spidey and that magical master, Dr. Strange! The good Doc ain't feeling so well, so here's hoping ol' Web Head can cure what ails him in time to fight off EVERY mystical demon in the universe! And finally, (ribbit) it's time for a team-up, Spidey! (ribbit) Let's see…Iron Man's busy (ribbit), Captain America's a little under the weather (ribbit), the FF are doing their own (ribbit) thing…who's not busy this month? (ribbit) FROG THOR!!!!!!!! Plus: an all-new Mini Marvel tale and a backup story featuring Man-Wolf! Collecting SPIDER-MAN FAMILY #4-6. 104 PGS./Rated A …$9.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-2627-0 SPIDER-MAN FAMILY: BACK IN BLACK DIGEST STILL AVAILABLE! $8.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-2626-3) ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN SPANISH COLLECTION TPB Written by BRAIN MICHAEL BENDIS Pencils & Cover by MARK BAGLEY Collecting the groundbreaking first year of Ultimate Spider-Man in one colossal trade paperback! High school, puberty, first dances – there are many pitfalls to being young. Compound these with intense personal tragedy and super human powers, and you can start to visualize the world of Peter Parker, a.k.a. Spider-Man. Following the murder of his uncle and the Green Goblin's assault on his high school, Peter finds himself on the brink of manhood: getting a job at the Daily Bugle to help support his widowed aunt and taking on extracurricular activities – such as bringing down the Kingpin, the head of organized crime in New York City! Collecting ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #1-13. ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN ULTIMO COLLECIزN LIBRO 1 TPB Escrito por BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Dibujado por MARK BAGLEY ،Reviva el primer aٌo innovador de Ultimate Spider-Man en un libro colosal! La secundaria, la pubertad, primeros bailes – ser joven tiene muchas trampas. Componga éstos con intensa tragedia personal y super poderes humano, y usted puede empezar a entender el mundo de Peter Parker, tambien conocido como Spider-Man. Despues del asesinato de su tيo y el asalto del Green Goblin en su secundaria, Peter se encuentra a punto de ser hombre: consiguiendo un trabajo en el Daily Bugle para ayudar su tيa enviudada y actividades extracurriculares – y encuentros con el Kingpin, ،el lider de el crimen organizado en la Ciudad de Nueva York! Incluyiendo libros #1-13 de Ultimate Spider-Man. 352 PGS./Rated A …$29.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3024-6 SPIDER-MAN, PETER PARKER: BACK IN BLACK TPB Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA, MATT FRACTION & SEAN MCKEEVER Penciled by ANGEL MEDINA, RAMON BACHS & SALVADOR LARROCA Cover by ANGEL MEDINA FROM THE DARKNESS COMES A SPIDER…Spider-Man has never been more sensational than in "Back in Black," the event that has profoundly rewritten the rules for Peter Parker! The harrowing moments of CIVIL WAR may be in his rearview mirror, but their repercussions are a constant ordeal in Peter's life, as he must face the challenges born from the revelation of his identity. Facing down an army of super-powered Spider-Man impostors, grappling with the evil Mister Hyde, and standing up to the scourge of Venom and his alter ego Eddie Brock – the stakes have never been higher as he tries to navigate an emotional terrain that has found him forever changed. Collecting SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN #35-40 and ANNUAL #1, SPIDER-MAN FAMILY #1-2, MARVEL SPOTLIGHT: SPIDER-MAN, and SPIDER-MAN: BACK IN BLACK HANDBOOK. 336 PGS./Rated A …$24.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-2997-4 SPIDER-MAN: BACK IN BLACK TPB STILL AVAILABLE! $24.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-2996-7) SPIDER-MAN: REIGN TPB Written by KAARE ANDREWS Penciled by KAARE ANDREWS Cover by KAARE ANDREWS Spider-Man's darkest night? The time? The future. The place? A cold, hostile Manhattan that long ago traded freedom for security, imposed by the brutal soldiers of the Reign. The opposition? Publisher turned rabble-rousing street prophet J. Jonah Jameson, who promises Spider-Man will return to save them all. But the long-vanished hero is a tired old man now – no job, no family, no hope. Can Peter Parker rediscover his once-great power and the great responsibility that comes with it? Or is the Spider's mask too heavy a burden to bear in this harsh new reality? Featuring Doctor Octopus, Electro, Kraven, Mysterio, Sandman, Scorpion and more! Collecting SPIDER-MAN: REIGN #1-4. 160 PGS./Rated T+ …$14.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-2665-2

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