{"id":883,"date":"2007-10-16T18:00:15","date_gmt":"2007-10-16T16:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.comicbox.com\/?p=883"},"modified":"2007-10-16T17:40:53","modified_gmt":"2007-10-16T15:40:53","slug":"marvel-in-january-2008-part-3-ultimate-max","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comicbox.com\/index.php\/news-english\/marvel-in-january-2008-part-3-ultimate-max\/","title":{"rendered":"Marvel in January 2008 (Part 3 – Ultimate + Max)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Cli<\/span><\/span><\/span>ck h<\/span>ere for a list of the comics published in january 08<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #50
\nWritten by MIKE CAREY
\nPencils by TYLER KIRKHAM
\nCover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
\nThanos returns as a new story arc begins in our fateful 50th issue! The F.F. return from Siberia to find the Baxter Building\u2014and the rest of New York City\u2014under siege! The prize is the greatest force in existence\u2014the Cosmic Cube! And in the race to command this deadliest of weapons, treachery and overkill are the order of the day…even from former friends! Writer Mike Carey has been building up to this saga for months\u2014and new series penciler Tyler Kirkham (NEW AVENGERS\/TRANSFORMERS) has arrived to kick off the action!
\n32 PGS.\/Rated A \u2026$2.99<\/p>\n

<\/a>ULTIMATE HUMAN #1 (of 4)
\nWritten by WARREN ELLIS
\nPencils & Cover by CARY NORD
\nIt\u2019s the Ultimate war between the Hulk and Iron Man! Desperate for a cure to his dark disease, scientist Bruce Banner begs Tony Stark for a release from the curse of the Hulk! Stark agrees, but in the midst of the experimentation, something goes horribly wrong. And you know what happens next: man and monster collide! Be there as writer Warren Ellis (ULTIMATE GALACTUS) begins his next Ultimate epic\u2014and is joined by amazing artist
\nCary Nord (Conan)!
\n32 PGS.\/Rated T+ \u2026$2.99<\/p>\n

<\/a>ULTIMATE IRON MAN II #2 (of 4)
\nWritten by ORSON SCOTT CARD
\nPencils & Cover by PASQUAL FERRY
\nBest-selling author Orson Scott Card and superstar artist Pasqual Ferry continue the untold tale of Tony Stark\u2019s origin! Framed for the murder of his greatest competitor, all that stands between industrialist Howard Stark and certain doom is his young son, Tony\u2026and his strange alter-ego\u2014Iron Man! But against a clandestine enemy, even the might of the Armored One may not be enough! That’s right… it’s time for War-Machine!
\n32 PGS.\/Parental Advisory \u2026$2.99<\/p>\n

<\/a>ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #118
\nWritten by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
\nPencils & Cover by STUART IMMONEN
\nIt begins here\u2026\u201cSpider-Man and his Amazing Friends!\u201d Things are changing in the young life of Peter Parker: Johnny Storm of the Fantastic Four is now his buddy—and the hot\u2013headed super hero has taken a liking to Peter\u2019s classmate, Liz Allen! But something is horribly wrong with Liz\u2014something that will soon affect the life of every student at Midtown High\u2014including Peter\u2019s ex-girlfriend, Kitty Pryde!
\n32 PGS.\/Rated A \u2026$2.99<\/p>\n

<\/a>ULTIMATE X-MEN #90
\nWritten by ROBERT KIRKMAN
\nPencils and cover by SALVADOR LARROCA
\nNew series artist Salvador Larroca arrives\u2014as Apocalypse begins! Sinister has been resurrected, the pieces are moving into place, and everything is starting to come together. Can the X-Men prevent the coming of Apocalypse? The story arc that\u2019s been building for a year kicks off here!
\n32 PGS.\/Rated T+ \u2026$2.99<\/p>\n

<\/a>ULTIMATES 3 #2 (of 5)
\nWritten by JEPH LOEB
\nPencils & Cover by JOE MADUREIRA & CHRISTIAN LICHTNER
\nVariant Cover by MICHAEL TURNER
\nThe Brotherhood vs. the Ultimates\u2026Hawkeye vs. Spider-Man\u2026the shocker of the year rocks on! Reeling from the sneak attack by Venom, the team has no time to recover\u2014because the evil mutant team known as The Brotherhood has launched a full\u2013scale assault on Tony Stark\u2019s mansion! It\u2019s Captain America vs. Sabretooth, Iron Man vs. Mystique\u2026and Thor vs. Valkyrie? Plus: Which mega-popular character (nope, not Spidey) makes a surprise appearance on the last page? The dream team of Jeph Loeb, Joe Madureira, and Christian Lichtner continues to rock the Ultimates!
\n32 PGS.\/Parental Advisory \u2026$2.99<\/p>\n

<\/a>MARVEL SPOTLIGHT: ULTIMATES 3
\nWritten by JOHN RHETT THOMAS
\nOne of the hottest comics of the decade is about to get even hotter! Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch have delivered not one, but two epic runs on the Ultimate Universe’s greatest heroes, with the triumphant ULTIMATES and ULTIMATES 2 becoming modern day classics. Now they step aside for an unbelievable combo of superstar talent to take over with ULTIMATES 3! Superstar writer Jeph Loeb and the awesome art of Joe Madureira and Christian Lichtner promise to find new ways to define the word Ultimate, and SPOTLIGHT will pull these three titanic talents aside for their take on the new series, as well as a look back at Millar and Hitch’s masterpiece. It’s Ultimate Spotlight with ULTIMATES 3!
\n32 PGS.\/Rated T+ \u2026$2.99<\/p>\n

<\/a>ULTIMATE SECRETS
\nWritten by SEAN MCQUAID, RONALD BYRD, MIKE FICHERA,
\nDAVID WILTFONG, MADISON CARTER, MARK O’ENGLISH &
\nSTUART VANDAL
\nCover by GREG LAND
\nWho are the newest Ultimate X-Men? Does Ultimate Spider-Man have more clones than the regular Spidey? Was Ultimate Thor delusional, or was he really a god? All these questions and more will be answered in the new Ultimate Universe Handbook. And remember – this is the only book guaranteed to give you the Ultimate Six Pack!
\n48 PGS \/CARDSTOCK COVER\/Rated T+ \u2026$3.99<\/p>\n

<\/a>PUNISHER #54
\nWritten by GARTH ENNIS
\nPenciled by GORAN PARLOV
\nCover by TIM BRADSTREET
\n\u201cLONG COLD DARK,\u201d PART 5
\nThe wild conclusion to the bloodiest PUNISHER arc yet, as Frank Castle squares off against Barracuda for the final time! It ends here. No rule\u2014or bone\u2014will be left unbroken. And only one walks away.
\n32 PGS.\/Explicit Content \u2026$2.99<\/p>\n

<\/a>FOOLKILLER #4 (of 5)
\nWritten by GREGG HURWITZ
\nPencils & Cover by LAN MEDINA
\n\u201cFOOL\u2019S PARADISE,\u201d PART 4: \u201cFOOLPROOF\u201d
\nMove over Frank Castle, there\u2019s a new vigilante in town. The Foolkiller has been brutally introduced to the human joke, and he wants to make sure fools everywhere take note. \u201cA fool thinks himself wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.\u201d Shakespeare said that. He also said, \u201cHell is empty, and all the devils are here.\u201d He was right both times. The devil is here, and he\u2019s got his sights set on the Foolkiller. His name is Sickle Moon, and he\u2019s not much to look at. But if you\u2019ve seen him, you\u2019re probably dead.
\n32 PGS.\/Cardstock Cover\/Explicit Content \u2026$3.99<\/p>\n

<\/a>THE ZOMBIE:
\nSIMON GARTH #3 (of 4)
\nWritten by KYLE HOTZ
\nArt and Cover by KYLE HOTZ
\nWe\u2019re no food critics, but we knows what we likes: delicious living flesh! Warm, gushing blood! Organs and brains rich in nutrients! The zombie horde grows bigger, and the odds grow longer for the innocents caught in the eye of the undead storm. But the living dead have problems of their own! Lost in the woods, hunted by very human predators\u2026and the only person who can save them from the living dead and from themselves is\u2026a zombie?
\n32 PGS.\/Cardstock Cover\/Explicit Content \u2026$3.99<\/p>\n

DEMONS OF MERCY #3 (of 7)
\nWritten by R.H. STAVIS
\nPencils by WALTER GEOVANI
\nCover by ISAAC DAVIS
\nThe creatures have spotted Aliyah\u2019s bracelet, and they\u2019ll stop at nothing to get it. But Mercy has discovered an extraordinary weapon to help them through the struggle; a sword so powerful it can bring down entire buildings: The Magma Blade. Armed and ready, the two women fight off their most dangerous enemy yet \u2013 the enormous Ravager Demon. Barely escaping, Mercy seeks the one place she always felt safe. Unfortunately, the only way to get there is over a towering wall, where The Pestilence awaits.
\n24 PGS.\/Rated T+\u2026Free<\/p>\n