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The Marvel Watch List 3/13/09

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For our second installment of the Marvel Watch list, we wanted to focus on the Marvel titles that were fortunate enough to land on the New York Time's first ever Graphic Novels Best Seller List. Marvel would like to congratulate the seven teams of creators whose work made their historic debut. Marvel's titles had an impressive showing on both the hardcover and softcover lists. Below are the details on how you can catch up.

MIGHTY AVENGERS
ASSEMBLE HC

MIGHTY AVENGERS ASSEMBLE HC...$34.99 WRITER: Brian Michael Bendis ARTISTS: Frank Cho, Mark Bagley 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. ISBN: 978-0-7851-3758-0 Diamond Code: DEC082423

INCREDIBLE
HERCULES:
LOVE AND WAR
PREMIERE HC

INCREDIBLE HERCULES: LOVE AND WAR PREMIERE HC...$19.99 WRITER: Fred Van Lente & Greg Pak ARTISTS: Clayton Henry & Salvador Espin 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 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3334-6 Diamond Code: DEC082431

SECRET INVASION:
RUNAWAYS/
YOUNG AVENGERS TPB

SECRET INVASION: RUNAWAYS/YOUNG AVENGERS TPB...$12.99 WRITER: Christopher Yost ARTIST: Takeshi Miyazawa 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+ ISBN: 978-0-7851-3266-0 Diamond Code: DEC082443

SECRET INVASION:
BLACK PANTHER TPB

SECRET INVASION: BLACK PANTHER TPB...$12.99 WRITER: Jason Aaron ARTIST: Jefte Palo 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+ ISBN: 978-0-7851-3397-1 Diamond Code: DEC082441

CAPTAIN AMERICA:
THE DEATH OF
CAPTAIN AMERICA
VOL. 3 –
THE MAN WHO
BOUGHT
AMERICA TPB

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN AMERICA VOL. 3 – THE MAN WHO BOUGHT AMERICA TPB…$14.99 WRITER: Ed Brubaker ARTISTS: Steve Epting, Roberto De La Torre, Luke Ross "…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+ ISBN: 978-0-7851-2971-4 Diamond Code: DEC082456

X-MEN: LEGACY –
SINS OF
THE FATHER TPB

X-MEN: LEGACY – SINS OF THE FATHER TPB…$14.99 WRITER: Mike Carey ARTIST: Scot Eaton 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 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3003-1 Diamond Code: DEC082459

UNCANNY X-MEN –
THE NEW AGE VOL. 1:
THE END
OF HISTORY TPB

UNCANNY X-MEN – THE NEW AGE VOL. 1: THE END OF HISTORY TPB…$12.99 WRITER: Chris Claremont ARTIST: Alan Davis New alliances are forged as old friendships are rekindled, but one thing is certain: The X-Men will never be the same! With the team split in two, the Uncanny X-Men must face the unbridled force of the Fury on two sides of the globe! Will the villain's "divide-and-conquer" plan prove to be the X-Men's ultimate undoing? Collecting Uncanny X-Men #444-449. Rated A ISBN: 0-7851-1535-8 Diamond Code: OCT041798 Check out the official Marvel Shop for the best mighty Marvel merchandise! Download episodes of X-Men: Evolutionicon now on iTunes!

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