FIRST LOOK: July 2009 Bonus Previews
Get an early look at comics we're offering this July including WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ, LOCKJAW AND THE PET AVENGERS & more
Posted Apr 20, 2009 12:00 am
Updated Apr 21, 2009 9:21 am
HALO: HELLJUMPER #1 (of 5)
Written by PETER DAVID
Art & Cover by ERIC NGUYEN
NEW STORY! NEW CREATIVE TEAM! Comics legend Peter David and up-and-coming artist Eric Nguyen bring a whole new HALO story to life! When the colony planet Ariel sends out a mysterious distress signal, it's up to the UNSC's elite, highly skilled special-ops Marines, the Orbital Drop Shock Troopers from the 105th, to find out what's happening. Also known as ODSTs or "Helljumpers", these soldiers are some of the toughest in the galaxy…and some of the roughest as well. When the distress signal comes, two Helljumpers will find themselves at the center of the mystery on Ariel, and before it's solved, they'll have to put their friendship—and their lives—on the line…
32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/17 & Up …$3.99
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THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ #8 (of 8)
Written by ERIC SHANOWER
Pencils & Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG
The search for Glinda, Good Witch of the South, is full of danger—a giant spider-monster that eats whole animals like a spider does flies. It's full of strangeness—a whole village of living china statues. And it's full of both danger and strangeness—little armless folks who shoot their heads as missiles. But Glinda remains Dorothy's final hope to reach home, so Dorothy and her friends must brave the journey.
32 PGS./All Ages …$3.99
PRIDE &
PREJUDICE #4 (of 5)
Written by NANCY HAJESKI
Penciled by HUGO PETRUS
Cover by SONNY LIEW
The drama persists! Lizzy's in a tizzy, trying to find the truth of Mr. Darcy's motivations, while dealing with her silly sisters and their persistently precocious ways!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
THE TROJAN WAR #3 (of 5)
Written by ROY THOMAS
Penciled by MIGUEL ANGEL
SEPULVEDA
Cover by DENNIS CALERO
This is a truly crucial issue as the man whose actions began the greatest conflict of ancient times, Paris, is slain in battle, leaving the woman he adored alone. And the invading Greeks make their most daring attempt to infiltrate the city of Troy and conquer it with—the Trojan Horse!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99
LOCKJAW AND THE PET AVENGERS #3 (of 4)
Written by CHRIS ELIOPOULOS
Penciled by IG GUARA
Cover by KARL KERSCHL
Variant Cover by NICO HENRICHON
If you thought battling Devil Dinosaur was bad, you were barking up the wrong tree! Join Lockjaw and the rest of the Pet Avengers on a voyage under the sea! Their search continues for the Infinity Gems, and it leads them right to the bottom of the ocean. Can they find the gem before drowning or getting eaten by Giganto? If you don't pick up the third part of this fan-favorite series, you're all wet!
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99
FRANKLIN RICHARDS: SCHOOL'S OUT!
Written by CHRIS ELIOPOULOS
Pencils & Cover by
CHRIS ELIOPOULOS
Enough of the pencils, enough of the books, enough of teacher's dirty looks! It's summertime and school is out of session which gives Franklin more time to get into trouble. Join Franklin, his robot nanny, H.E.R.B.I.E., his teleporting dog, Puppy, in more adventures and laughs. Put on your shorts and come out and play!
32 PGS./All Ages …$3.99
MARVEL ADVENTURES THE AVENGERS #38
Written by PAUL TOBIN
Penciled by JACOPO CAMAGNI
Cover by CASEY JONES
Ms. Isaacson's third grade class has about the coolest homework assignment in the world! They've won a contest to hang out with the Avengers for a day, and whether that means learning to rock climb with Spider-Man, or heading to the petting zoo with the Hulk, or having Storm teach them all about meteorology, it's going to be a great day! All except for how the Avengers get kidnapped by the Mandarin as a part of his bid to take over the world by harnessing the Avenger's individual powers into an unstoppable super robot while the kids are guarded by about the hungriest looking dragon in existence. Okay, that part reeks. And what part does Ant-Man play? Hint: it involves ants.
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99
IRON MAN: ARMORED ADVENTURES
Written by TBA
Pencils by TBA
Variant Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG
From the new hit show on Nicktoons Network comes Iron Man Armored Adventures! After a tragic airplane crash, 16-year-old Tony Stark's loses his father and is so injured that he must use his dad's repulsor technology to keep himself alive. In the aftermath, Tony also discovers a prototype for the IRON MAN suit, and donning it, Iron Man resolves to fight the enemies of World Peace! Fortunately, he has the help of Jim Rhodes and Pepper Potts, because in addition to trying to save the world he also has to deal with one of the most formidable forces in the known universe: HIGH SCHOOL!
40 PGS./All Ages …$3.99
MARVEL ADVENTURES SUPER HEROES #13
Written by PAUL TOBIN
Penciled by MARCELO DICHIARA
Cover by PATRICK SHERBERGER
Bulldogs are about the best dogs in the world. Everyone knows that. But when the Leader decides to use a robotic bulldog to steal all of SHIELD's private files, it's up to She-Hulk, Spider-Man and Tigra to clean up after the dog!
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99
SECRET INVASION CHRONICLES #5
MIGHTY AVENGERS #12, MIGHTY AVENGERS #13, MIGHTY AVENGERS #18
72 PGS./Rated T+ …$5.99
MARVEL: YOUR UNIVERSE #6
AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #1, NOVA #6, IMMORTAL IRON
FIST #6, GHOST RIDER #19, X-MEN: LEGACY #213
128 PGS./Rated T+ …$5.99
OFFICIAL INDEX TO THE MARVEL UNIVERSE #7
Written by VARIOUS
Continuing the chronicle of the Marvel Universe, starting with Spider-Man (from AMAZING SPIDER-MAN # 302 on), Iron Man (from IRON MAN #231 on) and the X-Men (from UNCANNY X-MEN ANNUAL #6 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!
64 PGS./Rated A …$3.99
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