Marvel in January 2008 (Part 1 – Marvel Universe)

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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #549
Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM
Pencils & Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA
Variant Cover by DAVID FINCH
Saddle-up Spider–fans as the thrillingly thrice-monthly adventures continue!
In this issue, meet the villain from the fifth Spider-Man movie today! Marc (Wolverine, Blade) Guggenheim and Salvador (newuniversal, Uncanny X-Men) Larroca bring you the next great Spidey Villain… MENACE! But that’s not all! The mysterious JACKPOT makes her « Brand New Day-Debut!” Plus the mystery of the Spider-Tracer Killer deepens. Not nearly ‘Nuff said!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #550-551
Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM
Pencils & Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA
Jackpot! Spidey vs. the Police! Menace! Triumphs, twists, turns and tragedy pack these two issues by Marc Guggenheim and Salvador Larrocca. And would you believe…Spider-Man sued? (Hey, that’s what we get for having a former lawyer write these things…)
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

SPIDER-MAN: WITH GREAT POWER… #1 (of 5)
Written by DavID Lapham
Pencils & Cover by Tony Harris
After the spider-bite…before the great responsibility! Meet Peter Parker, “Midtown High’s only professional wallflower,” a hapless young nerd suddenly gifted with great power…no strings attached! Happy at home with his Aunt May and Uncle Ben, but plagued by the bullies and mean girls of high school, see what Peter does when the bite of a radioactive spider gives him the strength to take the things he wants. Fame? Money? Fast cars? Girls? This dweeb’s up to his pencilneck in ’em! Surely things can’t suddenly be this easy… It’s a side of Spider-Man’s early life you’ve barely glimpsed, written by David Lapham (Stray Bullets TERROR, INC.) with art by Tony Harris (Ex Machina)!
32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Rated A …$3.99

AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #16
Written by TOM DEFALCO
Pencils & Cover by RON FRENZ
“Silent, But Deadly!” Part 1 of 1
A brand-new super-menace enters Spider-Girl’s life when she crosses paths with Deadspot—the invisible destroyer who kills with a touch!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

CIVIL WAR CHRONICLES #7
Written by PAUL JENKINS
Penciled by RAMON BACHS & STEVE LIEBER
Cover by ADI GRANOV
Experience CIVIL WAR and its major tie-ins from CIVIL WAR: FRONT LINE. The landscape of the Marvel Universe is changing, and it’s time to choose: Whose side are you on? In “Embedded”: There’s a truth buried deep in the heart of every war, and reporters Sally Floyd and Ben Urich will be there, uncovering that truth in the midst of the biggest conflagration in the Marvel Universe! And in “The Accused”: The lone survivor of the team that caused the Stamford tragedy has been found. But living through one of the worst superhuman disasters in history may be the worst thing that could happen, as this vilified hero is placed under arrest for the deaths of an entire town. Unfortunately, the trouble’s just beginning. Collecting CIVIL WAR: FRONT LINE (Embedded/Accused) #6-8.
72 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

AVENGERS CLASSIC #8
Written by STAN LEE &
DWAYNE MCDUFFIE
Art by JACK KIRBY &
MICHAEL AVON OEMING
Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS
See the mighty Avengers trapped! See the Teen Brigade in action! See action, drama, thrills as only Marvel can present them! Can you think of any one man whose power is greater than that of the Avengers? Don’t answer that! Not until you meet Kang, the Conqueror, who’s destined to rank as one of the most unique villains of all time! Reprinting the classic Avengers #8 by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby, fully restored and recolored, plus an all-new Avengers adventure!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST #3 (of 6)
Written by DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING
Penciled by TOM RANEY
Cover by ALEKSI BRICLOT
The cosmic blockbuster rocks on—as things go horribly wrong for our heroes! The Phalanx closes in on Star-Lord and his scrappy squad, Ronan comes face-to-face with a vengeful enemy, and Quasar & Moondragon discover a deep secret that could save the Kree…but they both might be dead before they can use it! Writers Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning join forces with superstar artist Tom Raney to bring you the sci-fi event that Aint It Cool News says is “…a worthy sequel and every bit the equal to the impressively cohesive and thoroughly entertaining crossover event ANNIHILATION from last year!”
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #9
Written by DAN SLOTT
Penciled and Cover by STEFANO CASELLI
KILLED IN ACTION (Part 2 of 4)
« The First Casualty »
The Initiative’s biggest secret hasn’t come back to haunt them, it’s come back to KILL THEM! Blood will run, heads will roll, and this time « dead » means DEAD! Say goodbye to at LEAST one regular cast member as KILLED IN ACTION starts racking up its body count. You know, maybe this WASN’T such a good time for TASKMASTER, ANT-MAN, and the new recruits to sign up…
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA #34
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Pencils & 50/50 Cover by STEVE EPTING
50/50 Cover by ALEX ROSS
Is this the NEW Captain America?!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE CHOSEN #6 (of 6)
Written by DAVID MORRELL
Pencils & 50/50 Cover by MITCH BREITWEISER
50/50 Variant Cover by TRAVIS CHAREST
The twilight of Captain America’s life draws to a close. David Morrell—the best-selling author of First Blood and creator of Rambo—and Mitch Breitweiser (DRAX) bring you to the bittersweet final chapter of this Marvel Knights story in the vein of SPIDER-MAN: REIGN and SILVER SURFER: REQUIEM. Captain America is dying—but with his last gasps of life, he will select his replacement. Can James Newman, a corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps, rise to the challenge and overcome his fear? Can anyone else?
32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Rated T+ …$3.99

CAPTAIN MARVEL #3 (of 5)
Written by BRIAN REED
Penciled by LEE WEEKS
Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
The mystery of Captain Marvel’s presence in our world deepens as the first signs of a Secret Invasion are revealed! Brian Reed (New Avengers: Illuminati) and Lee Weeks (Daredevil) continue the winter’s most surprising mini-series.
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

DAREDEVIL #104
Written by Ed Brubaker
Penciled by Michael Lark
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
Can Matt Murdock balance the scales of justice and save his wife? Can Daredevil bring peace to the streets of Hell’s Kitchen, which are caught in a super-powered gang war? And what is the terrible secret Mr. Fear is hiding? By Brubaker and Lark.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

BLACK PANTHER #34
Written by REGINALD HUDLIN
Penciled by FRANCIS PORTELA
Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA
“GANGSTA LEAN,” PART 3
It’s clobberin’ time—in the arena and in the streets, between the Gangsters and Panthers, and between the Fantastic Four and the elusive, malicious Golden Frogs!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

IMMORTAL IRON FIST #13
Written by MATT FRACTION &
ED BRUBAKER
Penciled by DAVID AJA & KANO
Cover by KAARE ANDREWS
Two words, punks—BATTLE ROYALE! All the losers in the tournament in the Heart of Heaven get a chance to redeem themselves and obtain the ultimate victory…Danny Rand included! But if Danny couldn’t win mano a mano, what hope does he have in a no-holds-barred kung-fu free-for-all of violence and carnage? And meanwhile, on Earth, the sinister Xao launches an attack almost a century in the making, and he won’t stop until he’s dancing on the ashes of K’un-Lun itself. Oh! And the final secrets of Danny Rand’s birth are finally revealed. And this ain’t even the finale, sweethearts. By Ed and Matt and David and Kano and Kaare and so on and so forth.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

FANTASTIC FOUR #553
Written by DWAYNE MCDUFFIE
Penciled by PAUL PELLETIER
Cover by MICHAEL TURNER
The unexpected conclusion! When the Fantastic Four meet their future couterparts, they finally learn the astonishing outcome of Reed Richards’ secret, post-Civil War plan.
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

HOWARD THE DUCK #4 (of 4)
Written by TY TEMPLETON
Pencils & Cover by JUAN BOBILLO
This is it! The final showdown between Howard the Duck and the evil forces bent on controlling America. Will Howard and Bev survive being crucified by the media? PLUS: Howard gets his greatest wish granted, by the most powerful man in the free world! (Can you guess who it is?)
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

GHOST RIDER #19
Written by DANIEL WAY
Penciled by JAVIER SALTARES
Cover by MIKE DEODATO
“REVELATIONS,” PART 6
Conclusion! In the wake of last issue’s stunning realization, Johnny Blaze, the Ghost Rider, must make a choice: finishing out his mission of vengeance…or starting a new one. What choice will Johnny make, with the fate of the mortal realm hanging in the balance? Only one thing is certain: Lucifer isn’t going to sit around waiting for a decision.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

HOUSE OF M: AVENGERS #4 (of 5)
Written by CHRISTOS GAGE
Pencils & Cover by MIKE PERKINS
Conflict threatens to tear apart the Avengers as they must choose whether to join the larger resistance against Magneto, or continue to focus their efforts locally. But they might not get the chance to decide, as the Kingpin and his assassins—Bullseye, Elektra, Gladiator and Typhoid Mary—make their move!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

IRON MAN #25
Written by DANIEL KNAUF & CHARLES KNAUF
Penciled by ROBERTO DE LA TORRE
Cover by GERALD PAREL
Time is running out for humanity. Tony Stark, discredited, humiliated and stripped of his command, struggles to uncover a diabolical plot that could spell the end of mankind. Betrayed by his peers, isolated by his obsessions, Stark finds that his only allies are the demons of his past and, hamstrung by obsolete technology, Iron Man is confronted by his archenemy, The Mandarin.
48 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

IRON MAN AND POWER PACK #3 (of 4)
Written by MARC SUMERAK
Penciled by MARCELO DICHIARA
Cover by GURIHIRU
Someone is using stolen Stark Industries technology to take control of Marvel’s most high-tech heroes and villains. Sounds like the perfect time for Power Pack to attend an exhibit of old Iron Man armor! Nothing could possibly go wrong there… right? Part 1 of 2. Plus…MINI MARVELS!
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

IRON MAN: ENTER THE MANDARIN #5 (of 6)
Written by JOE CASEY
Pencils & Cover by ERIC CANETE
This epic tale of Tony Stark’s early years continues! When billionaire industrialist Tony Stark decides to take his biggest risk yet—facing his newest enemy without the aide of his hi-tech suit of armor—his luck may finally run out!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

INCREDIBLE XXXX #113 (Note: Not Actual Title)
Written by Greg Pak & FRED VAN LENTE
Penciled by Khoi Pham
Cover by Art Adams
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32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99
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HULK #1
Written by JEPH LOEB
Pencils & Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
Variant Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL
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 Hulk title. 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 {CLASSIFIED}! Join us for a brand–new story and a brand-new team who loves the Hulk as much as you do!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

WWH AFTERSMASH: WARBOUND #2 (of 5)
Written by GREG PAK
Penciled by LEONARD KIRK
Cover by JIM CHEUNG
Take four hundred puny humans and five hundred square miles of New Mexico desert. Add four monstrous alien warriors, one of the Hulk’s deadliest enemies, and one of the Hulk’s greatest loves. Mix well. Simmer under the deadly dome of Gammaworld. And run for your life.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

WWH AFTERSMASH: DAMAGE CONTROL #1 (of 3)
Written by DWAYNE MCDUFFIE
Penciled by SALVA ESPIN
Cover by NIC KLEIN
We don’t know if you heard…but Hulk came back to earth and made a HUUUUUUUUGE mess. Who’s S.H.I.E.L.D. gonna get to
clean it up? DAMAGE CONTROL, the roughest, toughest dilapidated dirt dogs this side’a the universe. If anyone can clean up the aftereffects of WORLD WAR HULK, they can. But while they’re picking up the pieces, they find that the war…may not be over…
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES
FANTASTIC FOUR #32
Written by JOE LANSDALE
Penciled by RONAN CLIQUET
Cover by LEONARD KIRK
Gather ‘round, lil’ doggies. Ol’ Ben Grimm’s done been hijacked from our time an’ shot back to the Old West, where varmints and vandals ruled the day! Even if Benjy teams up with one of the past’s greatest heroes, STEAM RIDER, can he manage to hightail his way back to the present? Crack that whip!
WHOO-PTCH!
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES HULK #7
Written by PAUL BENJAMIN
Penciled by DAVID NAKAYAMA
Cover by JUAN SANTACRUZ
Terrax, herald of Galactus, has come to punish the Silver Surfer for betraying their master. Terrax plans to take the Surfer’s shining board before destroying Earth, but he didn’t count on the Silver Surfer granting his power cosmic to allies. Even Terrax may know fear when he faces off against Silver Rick Jones, Silver Monkey and the savage Silver Hulk!
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES
SPIDER-MAN #35
Written by FRED VAN LENTE
Penciled by CORY HAMSCHER
Cover by PATRICK SCHERBERGER
Venom is back …but says he wants to bury the hatchet with Spider-Man. No, not in his head. In fact, in order to show Spidey how much he’s reformed, he wants to become the web-spinner’s official sidekick. But one night « on patrol » with a homicidal maniac as a partner has Spidey wanting to hang up the web-shooters himself!
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES
IRON MAN #9
Written by FRED VAN LENTE
Penciled by GRAHAM NOLAN
Cover by TOMMY LEE EDWARDS
Deep beneath the Nebraska prairie lurks a vast bunker that has lain undisturbed for nearly four decades. Built by Tony Stark’s long-lost father to survive a global holocaust, the subterranean city is accidentally discovered by a young boy who then gets lost in its depths. The modern-day Iron Man has to come to the rescue. Can he discover the reasons behind his father’s mysterious disappearance too? Unfortunately, the complex is defended by an army of original gray Iron Man armor automatons, which could spell Armageddon for the Armored Avenger!
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES
THE AVENGERS #20
Written by MARC SUMERAK
Penciled by IG GUARA
Cover by LEONARD KIRK
The arrival of ANT-MAN! Hank Pym has gone missing from his lab at Van Dyne Industries, and it’s up to his most famous experiment—the gorgeous Giant-Girl—to track him down. But when Giant-Girl finds herself stuck in the middle of a very bizarre love triangle, it’s time for the world’s tiniest super hero to make his diminutive debut! Will he be able to prove that size doesn’t really matter?
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS #5

Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM, CHRISTOS GAGE, MERRILL HAGAN
& RICH KOSLOWSKI
Penciled by DAVE WILKINS, JOYCE CHIN, STAZ JOHNSON
& ANDREA DIVITO
Cover by GREG LAND
Take a trip to the SAVAGE LAND as Ka-Zar, Shanna, and Zabu defend their home against dinosaurs, mutates, mercenaries, and corporate goons in flying boats! This all-new serial begins right here! Plus: last time we saw the WRECKING CREW, they were being thrown in prison by OMEGA FLIGHT. Find out how the boys are adjusting to life behind bars… All that, PLUS the continuing adventures of Guardian in WEAPON OMEGA, and the murder of a man with no identity leads Stacy Dolan into the world of masked men and power-hungry monsters in VANGUARD!
40 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

MARVEL ZOMBIES 2 #4
Written by ROBERT KIRKMAN
Art by SEAN PHILLIPS
Cover by ARTHUR SUYDAM
The Marvel Zombies sinister sequel delivers more mayhem, carnage, and destruction than you can shake a decapitated head at! The fate of what’s left of the human race hangs in the balance as the Civil War between the Marvel Zombies escalates
to epic levels!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

MOON KNIGHT #14
Written by MIKE BENSON (WITH CHARLIE HUSTON)
Art by MARK TEXEIRA & JAVIER SALTARES
Cover by ARTHUR SUYDAM
“GOD AND COUNTRY,” PART 1 OF 6
Award-winning TV writer Mike Benson (Entourage) takes over the reins, with co-plotter Charlie Huston!
Moon Knight is back in the game—leaving a trail of broken bodies in his wake—and everyone wants to know the same thing: Who the hell gave this psycho a Registration Card? But no one wants to know more than the architect of the Initiative, Tony Stark. As the body count grows, the pressure to bring in the poster child for super-powered irresponsibility might grow too much for Stark to ignore. And when that happens…?
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

MS. MARVEL #23
Written by BRIAN REED
Penciled by AARON LOPRESTI
Cover by GREG HORN
Carol Danvers is stranded and powerless on Monster Island, surrounded by a nest full of Brood, and trying desperately to survive. When the Lightning Storm team comes to her rescue, things only get worse! Brian Reed (Captain Marvel)
and Aaron Lopresti (Incredible Hulk) continue their run towards Ms. Marvel’s historic 25th issue with this tale of Monsters and Marvels!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

MIGHTY AVENGERS #8
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by MARK BAGLEY
It’s the Mighty Avengers versus the New Avengers who have been overtaken by a symbiote virus. So, yeah, it’s Avengers versus Avengers symbiotes!! Janet gets new powers!! And the Mighty Avengers declare war on a foreign country!! All this and Mark Bagley too!!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

NEW AVENGERS ANNUAL #2
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by CARLO PAGULAYAN
Cover by JIM CHEUNG
Continuing directly from the pages of NEW AVENGERS #37: The Hood’s gang of super-criminals takes the fight right to the Avengers’ door!! Its wall-to-wall action and the end of an era for one Avenger and a major defection for another.
This double-sized issue ties into or wraps up threads from Civil War, World War Hulk, both Avengers titles and the upcoming Secret Invasion!! Avengers writer Bendis welcomes rising star Carlo Pagulayan on his Avengers debut…
48 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

YOUNG AVENGERS PRESENTS #1 (of 6)
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Pencils by PACO MEDINA
Cover by JIM CHEUNG
They’re back at last! Patriot, Hulkling, Wiccan, Vision, Stature and Hawkeye! Where have they been and what is their place in this new post-CIVIL WAR Marvel Universe? It will take six issues by six top creative teams to tell the tale! In this first installment, featuring PATRIOT, the grandson of the black Captain America struggles with his unresolved feelings about the death of Steve Rogers, and seeks out the Winter Soldier hoping to find some guidance. But who he’s looking for and who he finds may be two different things! By Eisner and Harvey Award-Winning Best Writer Ed Brubaker and rising star Paco Medina.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

NEW WARRIORS #8
Written by KEVIN GREVIOUX
Penciled by JON MALIN
Cover by NIC KLEIN
While the rest of the team puts flights and tights on hold for a deserved night off, Night Thrasher decides to do a little solo work. But while he might be prepared for heavily-armed thugs and even a heated encounter with his former flame, Silhouette, can he handle coming face-to-face with his first and greatest adversary? Enter: Midnight’s Fire!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

NOVA #10
Written by ANDY LANNING & DAN ABNETT
Penciled by WELLINTON ALVES
Cover by ADI GRANOV
A special standalone thriller trapping Nova and Gamora together! Allies, lovers, Phalanx puppets…and now the bitterest of enemies! Captured together by an alien menace, will the Human Rocket and the Deadliest Woman in the Universe work together to survive, or wind up killing each other instead? It’s dark, cosmic action and a love-hate clash as hit series writers Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, and new penciling sensation Wellinton Alves, deliver what Wizard calls a « one-stop shop for sci-fi spectaculars, superhero drama and real humanity. »
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

OMEGA: THE UNKNOWN #4 (of 10)
Written by JONATHAN LETHEM WITH KARL RUSNAK
Pencils & Cover by FAREL DALRYMPLE & PAUL HORNSCHEMEIER
The schooldays of Alex Island, Omega’s youthful counterpart, take a swerve into teen tragedy, raising the question: What’s worse, an invasion of interstellar robots intent on poisoning our nation’s precious hamburger supply with nanotechnology or an ordinary day in a public high school in New York City? Plus, the robots don’t give The Mink a hand—they take one.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

THE ORDER #7
Written by MATT FRACTION
Pencils & Cover by BARRY KITSON
Following up on the shocking conclusion of THE ORDER #6: the United States military is on high alert. Civilians are being evacuated. S.H.I.E.L.D. has been mobilized. The eyes of the entire world are on southern California and the international crisis unfolding there…and standing between it and a happy ending is Henry Hellrung, the leader of the Order. In this special issue marking the midway point of THE ORDER’s first year and revisiting several key moments in Marvel history, Henry—unproven, untested, and unaccustomed to operating on a global scale, especially when there are millions of lives on the line—finds himself alone in a room with a man that could end the world as we know it. If he wins, the Order might just have a chance to survive. If Henry fails—we’re all doomed. No pressure there, guy. By Matt Fraction (IMMORTAL IRON FIST, Casanova) and Barry Kitson (Legion of Super-Heroes, Empire).
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #15
Written by MATT FRACTION
Penciled by Scott Wegener
Cover by ARIEL OLIVETTI
“HUNTER/HUNTED” comes to its jaw-breaking conclusion as the Punisher faces off against the all-new Kraven the Hunter. As the Hunter’s menagerie ship bursts and burns in the New York Harbor, Frank has to fight his way tooth and nail to daylight as Kraven kills his way towards Frank… and in-between the two of them stands the Hunter’s menagerie run rampant, out for blood, out of their minds, and looking to even the score. And who is the last piece of G.W. Bridge’s puzzle? All hell breaks loose in the issue that re-defines « savagery. »
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

PENANCE:
RELENTLESS #5 (of 5)
Written by PAUL JENKINS
Pencils & Cover by PAUL GULACY
It’s the endgame for Robbie Baldwin as he finds what he has been looking for in Latveria. Can Robbie defeat Nitro, the man who set him on the path to becoming Penance? Or does Penance have something other than just winning a fight in mind?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

SILVER SURFER:
IN THY NAME #3 (of 4)
Written by SIMON SPURRIER
Penciled by TAN ENG HUAT
Cover by PAUL POPE
Phase-crucifixions! Astral squid-beasts! Conniving aristocrats! Tangled in all the obstacles and oddities of an exotic Empire, the Silver Surfer finds that his toughest test—to soothe the hatred of ancient enemies—is beyond even the Power Cosmic. But is he prepared to commit the ultimate atrocity to secure a chance for peace…? Cosmic craziness turns to darkness and death, as Spurrier and Huat’s galactic extravaganza takes an unexpected turn with the surprise appearance of a looming figure from the Surfer’s past…
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

SHE-HULK #25
Written by PETER DAVID
Pencils & Cover by SHAWN MOLL
THE WHOLE HERO THING Pt. 1
In a double-sized anniversary issue, an intergalactic bounty hunter has chased a highly prized Alien fugitive to Earth – and
She-Hulk and her new partner are caught in the crossfire! Plus, why exactly did Jen Walters leave the superhero life behind? Also, two extra special backups featuring the rise of malevolent Man-Elephant and the Jade Giantess visits the Marvel offices!
48 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THUNDERBOLTS #119
Written by WARREN ELLIS
Penciled by MIKE DEODATO
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
Tensions mount at Thunderbolts Mountain as the conflict between the prisoners and the T-Bolts worsens. Is there a plan at work? And with so many super-villains in one place, things won’t stay peaceful for long!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

THE TWELVE #1 (of 12)
Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Penciled by CHRIS WESTON
Wraparound Cover by KAARE ANDREWS
Yesterday’s Men of Tomorrow—Today! Thought lost to the pages of time, a dozen Mystery Men from the “greatest generation” of World War Two find themselves thrust into the morally-gray world of the 21st century! Now, Captain Wonder, Dynamic Man, Mastermind Excello, Mister E, the Laughing Mask, the Witness, the Black Widow, the Phantom Reporter, the Fiery Mask, Rockman, the Blue Blade and Electro the Marvel of the Age must seek a place for themselves in the modern Marvel Universe—while a silent killer seeks to eliminate them, one by one!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

WHAT IF? SPIDER-MAN VS. WOLVERINE
Written by JEFF PARKER & PAUL TOBIN
Penciled by CLAYTON HENRY
Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
Spider-Man is a killer.
In 1987, Peter Parker followed Wolverine to Russia, who was on the trail of a friend working for the KGB. Realizing that the KGB would eventually kill his friend, Wolverine wanted to put her out of her misery. Peter tried to stop him, but accidentally killed the friend instead. Haunted by his actions, Peter fled home into the waiting arms of Mary Jane.
But WHAT IF…Peter never went home? WHAT IF…the Spider never came out of the cold?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99