MARVEL COMICS: February 2008 Collected Editions Solicits MONTHLY COMICS OF INTEREST AVENGERS CLASSIC #9 Written by STAN LEE & DWAYNE MCDUFFIE Art by DON HECK & JUAN DOE Cover by ART ADAMS Marvel proudly introduces - Wonder Man! The newest, most dynamic surprise character from the world-famous House of Ideas! Destined to become one of the most provocative, exciting, talked-about new characters of the year! Wait till you see him in this legendary yarn by Stan Lee and Don Heck from AVENGERS #9! Plus, an ALL-NEW Wonder Man adventure, with art by up-and-coming sensation Juan Doe! 32 PGS./Rated A - $2.99 * * * CIVIL WAR CHRONICLES #8 Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI & MARK MILLAR Penciled by RON GARNEY & STEVE MCNIVEN Experience CIVIL WAR and its major tie-ins from AMAZING SPIDER-MAN. The landscape of the Marvel Universe is changing, and it's time to choose: Whose side are you on? In CIVIL WAR #5, get ready for villains, villains, villains! Sides change and chaos reigns as the evildoers of the Marvel Universe make their presence felt in a new and shocking way! But when the underworld gets involved, can the Punisher be far behind? And in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #535-536, Peter Parker contemplates a move that will mean new friends and new foes. In a conflict of this magnitude, there is no middle ground - Spider-Man's move will cast him as either George Washington...or Benedict Arnold. Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #535-536 and CIVIL WAR #5. 72 PGS./ Rated T+ - $4.99 * * * FANTASTIC FOUR: THE LOST ADVENTURE Written by STAN LEE Pencils & Cover by JACK KIRBY IT'S THE COMIC BOOK EQUIVALENT OF A LOST BEATLES TRACK! Together, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby produced 102 consecutive issues of FANTASTIC FOUR. But there was a 103rd story they'd begun in 1970, but never finished - until now! Working from copies of Jack's penciled pages, Stan Lee and Joe Sinnott have reunited, to complete the work they started almost four decades ago! Plus, this super-sized issue includes reproductions of Kirby's unlinked penciled pages, with border notes and analysis by John Morrow, and a complete reprint of FANTASTIC FOUR #108 by Stan Lee and John Buscema, which incorporated some of the material from the lost story as a flashback. 64 PGS./Rated A - $4.99 MASTERWORKS MARVEL MASTERWORKS: ANT-MAN/GIANT-MAN VOL. 2 HC Written by STAN LEE, LARRY LIEBER, LEON LAZARUS & AL HARTLEY Penciled by DICK AYERS, DON HECK, STEVE DITKO, LARRY LIEBER, CARL BURGOS & BOB POWELL Hank Pym and his ladylove, Janet Van Dyne, make their highly requested return to the Marvel Masterworks in the concluding volume of Ant-Man/Giant-Man's Silver Age adventures! Penned by no less than "The Man" himself, Stan Lee, and illustrated by an unmatched cadre of Bullpen embellishers from "Dazzling" Dick Ayers and "Sturdy" Steve Ditko to Golden Age greats Carl Burgos and Bob Powell, you'll need high pockets to hold onto the action and adventure that's in store for you. Giant-Man and the winsome Wasp have the decks stacked against them as they go up against an array of antagonists from the wild and weird Human Top, Porcupine, Colossus and the Wrecker to the Incredible Hulk, Attuma and Spider-Man! Also presenting the debut of the world's tallest Avenger's new look and the Wasp's own solo feature! You don't need to be one of the smartest minds in the Marvel Universe to know it's time to reserve your copy today! Collecting TALES TO ASTONISH #53-69. REGULAR EDITION: 304 PGS./Rated A $54.99 VARIANT EDITION: 304 PGS./Rated A $54.99 * * * MARVEL MASTERWORKS: ATLAS ERA HEROES VOL. 2 HC Featuring Captain America, Human Torch & Sub-Mariner Penciled by JOHN ROMITA, DICK AYERS, BILL EVERETT, MORT LAWRENCE & BOB POWELL Cover by JOHN ROMITA The Atlas Era Hero Revival continues with the adventures of the comics' most famous trio of Communist conquering heroes: Captain America, the Human Torch and the Sub-Mariner! Beginning with the Big Three's anthology adventures in Men's Adventures, we then dive headlong into Captain America's complete 1954 solo series. Illustrated by Bullpen legend John Romita in some of his very first super hero stories, you'll see Cap and Bucky fight Fifth Columnists, Commie spies and even the Soviet Electro! Next up, it's the Human Torch and Toro! Returned from his slumber by an atomic bomb, the Torch has rejoined his young sidekick in a battle to clean up threats as amazing and entertaining as vampires, killer robots and his 1950s nemesis, the Vulture. Their crime-fighting adventures even take on a global purchase, stretching all the way to the 38th Parallel and Communist Korea! And finally, for a quick taste of what's to come in Atlas Era Heroes' next volume, comes an assortment of Bill Everett's lavishly drawn tales of the lord of the Atlantis, Namor the Sub-Mariner. Considered by many to be the definitive take on the character, Everett's '50s Sub-Mariner is nothing less than treasure from the deep! We'd be remiss to leave you without a bevy of historical bonuses, including a rare Human Torch tale that went unprinted for more than a decade, original artwork, Atlas Era house ads and an introduction by Hero Revival scholar extraordinaire Roy Thomas. Collecting MEN'S ADVENTURES #27-28, CAPTAIN AMERICA #76-78, HUMAN TORCH #36-38 and MARVEL SUPER-HEROES #16. REGULAR EDITION: 240 PGS./All Ages $59.99 VARIANT EDITION: 240 PGS./All Ages $59.99 * * * MARVEL MASTERWORKS: UNCANNY X-MEN VOL. 2 HC Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT & BILL MANTLO Penciled by DAVE COCKUM, JOHN BYRNE, BOB BROWN & TONY DEZUNIGA Cover by DAVE COCKRUM Back-to-press and fully restored by popular demand! Setting a new standard for Marvel super heroes wasn't enough for mssrs. Claremont and Cockrum. In their second Marvel Masterworks outing with the Uncanny X-Men, they aren't just aiming for All-New and All-Different, they're shooting for the stars! But before they can reach those heights, Jean Grey must fall from the heavens in order to save her teammates lives - and to emerge from the ashes as the Phoenix! While they've been able to save one of their family, the X-Men must next face a fight from within the family. The Juggernaut and Black Tom Cassidy drive the Children of Atom to the edge of disaster, pushing Storm into the depths of childhood horrors, and testing the mettle of Colossus and Wolverine to their utmost. And then, at the breaking point, comes the return of Magneto! Then it's off to the stars and to the Shi'Ar Empire to meet the Starjammers, Lilandra, Deathbird and the Imperial Guard - not to mention a certain John Byrne! Also featuring the first appearance of Weapon Alpha, the cornerstone of both Alpha Flight and Wolverine's storied past in Weapon X, and a baseball game so wild it could only be the X-Men! Collecting X-MEN #101-110. REGULAR EDITION: 192 PGS./All Ages $54.99 VARIANT EDITION: 192 PGS./All Ages $54.99 OVERSIZED HARDCOVERS THE INCREDIBLE HULK VOL. 1 OMNIBUS HC Written by STAN LEE & GARY FRIEDRICH Penciled by JACK KIRBY, STEVE DITKO, MARIE SEVERIN, GIL KANE, BILL EVERETT, JOHN BUSCEMA, JOHN ROMITA, DICK AYERS, MIKE ESPOSITO & BOB POWELL Cover by JACK KIRBY Variant Cover by ALEX ROSS Dr. Robert Bruce Banner may have the appearance of a mild-mannered scientist, but after being caught in a gamma bomb explosion, he became the unstoppable engine of destruction know as the Incredible Hulk! Marvel is proud to present the tales of everyone's favorite man-monster from the very beginning: From the earliest Stan Lee and Jack Kirby issues that put an irradiated angle on the Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde complex to the Steve Ditko's psychological slobbernockers in TALES TO ASTONISH and the Jade Giant's return to his solo series, this Hulk-sized collection is the foundation for every purple-pants'd adventure ever! Featuring artwork by a who's who of Marvel Age luminaries and scripts by Stan "The Man" Lee, they'll introduce you to General Thunderbolt Ross; the tortured woman who loves both the man and the monster, Betty Ross; the Leader; the Abomination; and a series of earth-shaking fights between the Hulk and the Silver Surfer, Thor, Giant-Man, Namor, Hercules and more! Collecting the first adventures of the Jade Giant in one painstakingly restored volume with every page, every pinup and every letters column. Not to mention unused covers, critical essays and bonuses galore! Collecting INCREDIBLE HULK #1-6, TALES TO ASTONISH #59-101 and INCREDIBLE HULK #102. REGULAR EDITION: 752 PGS./All Ages $99.99 VARIANT EDITION (ALEX ROSS): 752 PGS./All Ages $99.99 MOVIE VARIANT EDITION: 752 PGS./All Ages $99.99 * * * HOWARD THE DUCK OMNIBUS Written by STEVE GERBER Penciled by GENE COLAN, VAL MAYERIK, FRANK BRUNNER, JOHN BUSCEMA, CARMINE INFANTINO & MORE Cover by FRANK BRUNNER Variant cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC Get down, America! Vote Howard the Duck in 2008! That's right, folks. It's an election year, and what better way to celebrate than to cast your vote for the one candidate who'll really tell it like it is. Born on a planet populated by talking waterfowl, Howard the Duck found himself trapped in a world he never made: ours! Howard was the archetypal outsider, able to see through the absurdities of human society in the 1970s with uncanny accuracy and an acerbic wit. His adventures presented writer Steve Gerber with a platform from which to engage in an ongoing critique of contemporary fools and pretenders, from power-mad capitalist wizard Pro-Rata to cult leader Reverend Joon Moon Yuc to the dreaded Doctor Bong! Experience for yourself the complete comic adventures of Howard in this Omnibus collection, reprinting his first appearances and the entire run of his first series. Collecting stories from ADVENTURE INTO FEAR #19, MAN-THING #1, GIANT-SIZE MAN-THING #4-5, HOWARD THE DUCK #1-33, MARVEL TREASURY EDITION #12 and MARVEL TEAM-UP #96. REGULAR EDITION (FRANK BRUNNER): 800 PGS./All Ages $99.99 VARIANT EDITION (MARKO DJURDJEVIC): 800 PGS./All Ages $99.99 * * * ULTIMATE POWER HC Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS, JEPH LOEB & J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI Penciled by GREG LAND The Fantastic Four's leader, Reed Richards, has accidentally punched a hole into an adjacent universe in a desperate bid to gain the knowledge he needs to cure his friend Ben Grimm - a.k.a. the Thing. But something has come through the aperture from a realm known as the Supremeverse: the Squadron Supreme! They are angry and here to arrest young Reed for high crimes against their world. You must not miss the crossover of the decade! Collecting ULTIMATE POWER #1-9. Plus handbook bios and other extras. 232 PGS./Rated T+ - $34.99 * * * ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VOL. 9 HC Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Penciled by MARK BAGLEY This deluxe hardcover collects ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VOL. 17: CLONE SAGA and ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VOL. 18: ULTIMATE KNIGHTS, plus extras. In CLONE SAGA, Spider-Man comes face-to-face with the most unexpected foe of all: Peter Parker! But Peter Parker is Spider-Man - isn't he? Who's who becomes a dangerous guessing game as a sinister series of clones turns Peter's life upside-down and forces Spider-Man into a devastating confrontation with one of his oldest foes. Guest-starring the Fantastic Four, Nick Fury, the Ultimates, the X-Men and the all-new, all-different Spider-Woman! And in ULTIMATE KNIGHTS, Daredevil attempts to enlist Spider-Man in a crusade to bring down the Kingpin - permanently. But with his Aunt's life hanging by a thread, and his serious girl problems with MJ and Kitty Pryde, crimebusting may be the last thing on young Mr. Parker's mind. Collecting ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #97-111. 400 PGS./Rated A - $39.99 * * * PUNISHER MAX VOL. 4 HC Written by GARTH ENNIS Penciled by LEANDRO FERNANDEZ & LAN MEDINA Cover by TIM BRADSTREET This deluxe hardcover collects PUNISHER MAX VOL. 7: MAN OF STONE and PUNISHER MAX VOL. 8: WIDOWMAKER, plus extras. In MAN OF STONE, two new players arrive to work out a lethal grudge as British Special Forces and Taliban insurgents face off in the Afghan highlands. One is Frank Castle, the man they call the Punisher. The other is General Nikolai Alexandrovich Zakharov, Soviet war criminal, known as the Man of Stone. Neither will stop until the other is dead - and Zakharov has brought not only a platoon of elite shock troops, but CIA traitor Rawlins, blackest of black operators. Castle has allies of his own, but this is old, bad, bloody country. You go to war in Afghanistan...and everybody dies. And in WIDOWMAKER, five Mafia widows are going to try what so many of their menfolk failed at: They're going to take the Punisher down. But they're not the only ones out for revenge. You spend your life married to organized crime, you end up with things in your past you'd rather forget. And for these women, the past is coming back in the worst way possible. Armed. Deadly. And hungry for justice. Collecting PUNISHER #37-49. 320 PGS./Explicit Content - $29.99 * * * ONSLAUGHT REBORN HC Written by JEPH LOEB Penciled by ROB LIEFELD Marvel's greatest heroes sacrificed themselves to save the world from the deadliest threat they had ever faced: Onslaught! The lives of the Fantastic Four and the Avengers were saved only when Franklin Richards created a parallel universe, where we found those heroes, reborn! But this world has long since merged back into our own, and the evil Onslaught -- forged from the most vile parts of Magneto's and Professor X's psyches -- has been presumed long dead. But now, he, himself, is reborn -- and he's bringing fragments of the other universe with him! Join comics superstars Jeph Loeb and Rob Liefeld in this no-holds-barred, all-out action extravaganza -- celebrating the 10th anniversary of the event that changed Marvel history -- as Onslaught, the Marvel Universe and the Heroes Reborn Universe collide in this massive crossover! Collecting ONSLAUGHT REBORN #1-5. 120 PGS./Rated T+ - $19.99 PREMIERE EDITION HARDCOVERS LAURELL K. HAMILTON'S ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: THE FIRST DEATH HC Written by LAURELL K. HAMILTON & JONATHON GREEN Penciled by WELLINTON ALVES Covers by BRETT BOOTH Her fans have been asking for it; now, Laurell K. Hamilton delivers a look into Anita Blake's past. Written by Laurell K. Hamilton herself, along with Jonathon Green, THE FIRST DEATH takes place almost a year before the events being chronicled in GUILTY PLEASURES. Witness the first meeting of Anita and Jean-Claude, Anita's first time inside Guilty Pleasures, her first serial-killer case, and an early encounter with Edward. Prepare to be thrilled by this original story produced especially for comics! Collecting LAURELL K. HAMILTON'S ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: THE FIRST DEATH #1-2, plus the ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: GUILTY PLEASURES HANDBOOK. 96 PGS./Parental Advisory - $19.99 * * * MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: LAST OF THE MOHICANS PREMIERE HC Written by ROY THOMAS (based on the novel by JAMES FENIMORE COOPER) Penciled by STEVEN KURTH & DENIS MEDRI Cover by JOHN WATSON The very first MARVEL ILLUSTRATED story, The House of Ideas' new foray into classic literature, featuring an adaptation of James Fenimore Cooper's renowned novel! Adapted by writer Roy Thomas, who's a Marvel classic himself (AVENGERS, X-MEN, CONAN) with stunning art by Marvel newcomer Steve Kurth. LAST OF THE MOHICANS tells the seminal story of a race on the brink of disappearance due to the inexorable push of civilization into the wilderness of the New World. It's a tale that will touch readers of every age with both its timeless realization of an important historical period - and with its powerful action and adventure! This isn't your father's classic comics! Collecting MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: LAST OF THE MOHICANS #1-6. 188 PGS./Parental Advisory - $19.99 * * * MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK PREMIERE HC Written by ROY THOMAS (based on the novel by ALEXANDER DUMAS) Penciled by HUGO PETRUS Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC Alexander Dumas' brilliant follow-up to The Three Musketeers, brought to vivid life as only Roy Thomas and Hugo Petrus can! Deep inside the French prison known as the Bastille resides prisoner number 12, Philippe - who is none other than the twin brother of King Louis XIV. He was incarcerated to prevent him from setting off a civil war in his quest for the kingship itself. But there are forces who will work tirelessly to free this man in the iron mask - and put Philippe on the throne! It's an adaptation that will draw you in with political intrigue so timely it will shock you. Collecting MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK #1-6. 144 PGS./Rated T+ - $19.99 * * * MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: TREASURE ISLAND PREMIERE HC Written by ROY THOMAS (based on the novel by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON) Penciled by MARIO GULLY Cover by GREG HILDEBRANDT Robert Louis Stevenson's seafaring adventure is brought to graphic life by scrivener Roy Thomas (X-MEN, AVENGERS, CONAN) and a new penciling sensation Mario Gully! This is a classic tale that has thrilled generations of readers, taken in by the allure of the sea - as only Stevenson could present it! Don't dare miss this limited adaptation of the entire novel, me hearties, or walkin' the plank ye'll be! Collecting MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: TREASURE ISLAND #1-6. 144 PGS./ Rated T+ - $19.99 * * * WOLVERINE: ORIGINS VOL. 4 - OUR WAR PREMIERE HC Written by DANIEL WAY Penciled by STEVE DILLON & KAARE ANDREWS Cover by ED MCGUINNESS Wolverine's history with Captain America revealed! In the early days of WWII, before America's "official" involvement in the war, Captain America, still wet behind the ears, embarked on a clandestine mission to the island nation of Madripoor. Guess who he met there? And guess what? It wasn't a coincidence. Collecting WOLVERINE: ORIGINS #16-20 and ANNUAL #1. 160 PGS./Parental Advisory - $19.99 * * * MS. MARVEL VOL. 4: MONSTER SMASH PREMIERE HC Written by BRIAN REED Penciled by AARON LOPRESTI Cover by GREG HORN The ongoing team of writer Brian Reed and artist Aaron Lopresti knock it out of the park with stories that will have fans of female heroes buzzing! Ms. Marvel drafts two recruits from the Initiative - Machine Man and Sleepwalker?! When Araña is kidnapped, it's time for Carol Danvers to use her newly expanded strike force to squash an evil that's hit too close to home! Plus: This is it - one of the biggest mysteries of Ms. Marvel's life is revealed. Carol Danvers heads to Monster Island, where the very fate of the planet Earth - and possibly the galaxy - hangs in the balance. Collecting MS. MARVEL #18-24. 160 PGS./Rated T+ - $19.99 * * * IRON MAN: DEMON IN A BOTTLE PREMIERE HC Written by DAVID MICHELINIE & BOB LAYTON Penciled by JOHN ROMITA JR., BOB LAYTON & CARMINE INFANTINO Cover by BOB LAYTON Iron Man faces his most untouchable foe in criminal industrialist Justin Hammer and his literal army of super-villains! But can the Armored Avenger overcome an even more implacable personal demon, invulnerable to technology or wealth? Guest-starring Ant-Man and the Sub-Mariner! Collects IRON MAN #120-128. REGULAR EDITION: 176 PGS./All Ages $24.99 VARIANT EDITION: MPE CLASSIC HC VOL. 9: 176 PGS./All Ages $24.99 * * * ALL-NEW OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE A TO Z VOL. 1 PREMIERE HC Written by JEFF CHRISTIANSEN, MIKE FICHERA, STUART VANDAL, MARK O'ENGLISH, SEAN MCQUAID, MADISON CARTER, MICHAEL HOSKIN, RONALD BYRD, ERIC J. MOREELS, DAVID WILTFONG, CHAD ANDERSON, ANTHONY FLAMINI, JACOB ROUGEMONT, GABRIEL SHECHTER, RICH GREEN, CHRIS BIGGS, AL SJOERDSMA, DAVID SEXTON, BILL LENTZ, BARRY REESE, JONATHAN COUPER-SMARTT, MIKE RAICHT & STEPHEN FAULKNER. Cover by TOM GRUMMETT The most exciting and comprehensive Marvel handbook is finally here! Beginning a twelve-volume guide to the Marvel Universe with more than 100 huge entries in each tome! This issue - from 1602 to Blackwulf! Spotlighting people (Angel, Annihilus, Ant-Man, Apocalypse, Arachne, Ares, Aurora, Banshee, Baron Zemo, Beast, Beta Ray Bill, Bishop, Black Bolt, Black Knight, Black Panther, Black Widow), places (Atlantis), teams (AIM, Acolytes, Agents of Atlas, Alpha Flight, Avengers), species (Badoon), alternate realities (2020, 2099, the Age of Apocalypse) and more! 240 PGS./Rated T+ - $24.99 * * * CLANDESTINE CLASSIC PREMIERE HC Written by ALAN DAVIS Penciled by ALAN DAVIS For centuries they have lived among us - mysterious, elusive, unknowable...so what are they doing with brightly colored costumes and codenames?! Teenagers Rory and Pandora want to pull Alan Davis's family of extra-normal outsiders into the world of heroes and villains, little knowing that M.O.D.O.K. and A.I.M. are waiting for them! Centuries-old patriarch Adam Destine knows the disastrous duo has a lot to learn about power and responsibility...and we all know who's the web-spinning specialist on that, don't we? Plus Adam and his super-powered scions join the X-Men in a demonic debacle against the sinister Synraith! Also guest-starring Doctor Strange, the Silver Surfer and the Invaders! Collecting CLANDESTINE #1-8, MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS #158 and X-MEN & CLANDESTINE #1-2. 312 PGS./Rated T+ - $29.99 * * * MAGICIAN APPRENTICE VOL. 2 HC Written by RAYMOND E. FEIST Adapted by BRYAN J.L. GLASS Pencils by RYAN STEGMAN Adapted from the novel by New York Times Best-Selling author Raymond E. Feist, MAGICIAN APPRENTICE is an exhilarating ride through a rich fantasy world that is hailed by fans and critics alike as "second only to the 'Lord of the Rings." The journey from Crydee to Krondor is wrought with peril, and an ambush by the dark elves known as the Moredhel has decimated Duke Borric's company of men. With the help of the Dwarven Chief Dolgan, what remains of the party must travel through the mines of Mac Mordian Cadal to find a new path to their destination. But the mines are anything but safe, and Tomas will discover something in them that will change his own path forever... Collecting MAGICIAN APPRENTICE #7-12. 144 PGS./Rated T+ - $19.99 * * * RED PROPHET: THE TALES OF ALVIN MAKER VOL. 2 HC Written by ORSON SCOTT CARD Adapted by ROLAND BERNARD BROWN & RODNEY BUCHEMI Pencils by MIGUEL MONTENEGRO & HARVEY TOLIBAO In an alternate history of the American frontier where folk magic actually works, young Alvin Smith and his older brother Measure have been rescued from a violent tribe by Ta-Kumsaw, the leader of the Shaw-nee. And now Ta-Kumsaw and the man known as the "Red Prophet" have presented Measure with a difficult prophecy: he must leave his brother with the Shaw-Nee and return to their family alone or Alvin will die in three days. But the white men of Vigor Church aren't going to be happy when they hear that one of their own is in the charge of a man who may one day lead the war against them... Adapted from the novel by New York Times Best-Selling author Orson Scott Card, this special collection continues Card's epic story of American fantasy, weaving magic, history, and unparalleled storytelling together into an amazing and unique adventure! Collecting RED PROPHET: THE TALES OF ALVIN MAKER #7-12. 144 PGS./Rated T+ - $19.99 MARVEL DIGESTS FRANKLIN RICHARDS: COLLECTED CHAOS DIGEST Written by MARC SUMERAK & CHRIS ELIOPOULOS Penciled by CHRIS ELIOPOULOS Move over, Mr. Fantastic - the progeny of Marvel's First Family has a brand-new digest! Franklin Richards returns with this collection of four critically acclaimed FRANKLIN RICHARDS: SON OF A GENIUS one-shots! Join Franklin and his robot pal H.E.R.B.I.E. as they head into Reed's lab for all kinds of fantastic fun, amazing adventures and more trouble than you can shake an Ultimate Nullifier at! This compilation is bound to bring out the kid in every reader! Collecting FRANKLIN RICHARDS: MARCH MADNESS, WORLD BE WARNED, MONSTER MASH and FALL FOOTBALL FIASCO. 112 PGS./All Ages - $8.99 * * * MARVEL ADVENTURES IRON MAN VOL. 2: IRON ARMORY DIGEST Written by FRED VAN LENTE Penciled by RAFA SANDOVAL, JAMES CORDEIRO & GRAHAM NOLAN Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG The Armored Avenger blasts through the second arc of his solo title in the critically acclaimed, best-selling Marvel Adventures line! Tony Stark shows off some of the various incarnations of his armor, including the Deep Sea Armor and Space Armor as he fights the Techno-pirates, the Living Laser and more! Collecting MARVEL ADVENTURES IRON MAN #5-8. 96 PGS./All Ages - $7.99 TRADE PAPERBACKS ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VOL. 19: DEATH OF A GOBLIN TPB Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Penciled by MARK BAGLEY & STUART IMMONEN The artistic baton is passed from longtime penciler Mark Bagley to stunning new ongoing artist Stuart Immonen, of ULTIMATE X-MEN and ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR fame! Peter and his Aunt May have perhaps the most important conversation of Peter's life. It's a gut-wrenching, emotional roller coaster you'll never forget. And Spider-Man is on the call when there is a huge explosion in the side of the Triskelion - the side housing superhuman criminals. From the acrid smoke emerges a man seething with vengeance - a man who wants Peter Parker dead! That man is Norman Osborn, the Green Goblin! And for the web-spinner, things are about to get out of control. Collecting ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #112-117. 144 PGS./Rated A - $14.99 * * * SPIDER-MAN: BACK IN BLACK TPB Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI & PETER DAVID Penciled by RON GARNEY & TODD NAUCK Cover by ANGEL MEDINA The Civil War has ended: One side has won, another has lost, and all the rules have changed. With Spider-Man's identity revealed to the world, he has exposed himself to the treachery of his oldest enemies. Peter Parker's life has been turned upside down - and along with it, the lives of his dearest friends and family members. As this nightmare spins a treacherous web from which he cannot escape, Spider-Man embraces the darkness and finds he must make a stand - maybe his LAST stand - against some of his fiercest foes, including the Sandman, the mysterious "Other" and the deadly Kingpin. Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #539-543, and FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #17-23 and ANNUAL #1. 336 PGS./Rated A - $24.99 * * * THE ORDER VOL.1: THE NEXT RIGHT THING TPB Written by MATT FRACTION Penciled by BARRY KITSON & KHARI EVANS A team of long-dormant Soviet super-weapons is awake, angry and heading straight at the heart of Los Angeles ready to finish World War III! The front line of defense is a team that's been together since just before nine this morning! The queen of PR starts her spin! A dead body hides more than just a murder mystery! AND AND AND - a super-sex tape! What on Earth could justify the use of that many exclamation points? Surely, it could only be The Order, written by Matt Fraction (IMMORTAL IRON FIST, PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL) with art by the amazing Barry Kitson. Collecting THE ORDER #1-7. 168 PGS./Rated T+ - $14.99 * * * SUB-MARINER: REVOLUTION TPB Written by MATT CHERNISS & PETER JOHNSON Penciled by PHIL BRIONES Cover by MICHAEL TURNER The King has returned! Fresh off of his key appearances in CIVIL WAR and WOLVERINE, Marvel's first mutant returns in his own series that will forever change the way we look at Namor and Atlantis. A horrendous terrorist attack has struck the U.S., and all clues point to an Atlantean sleeper cell's involvement. Now, Namor and Atlantis find themselves in the crosshairs of S.H.I.E.L.D. But is Namor to blame for the attack? Or is this just the first strike in a dark coup orchestrated by those within Atlantis who would see Namor stripped of his title and his kingdom? The half-human, half-Atlantean son of two worlds must now race between the sea and the surface to track down those responsible for the attack before Tony Stark, Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. - a.k.a. Iron Man - takes him down! Written by Matt Cherniss and Peter Johnson (POWERLESS) with art by the internationally acclaimed Phil Briones (WHITE TIGER)! Collecting SUB-MARINER #1-6. 144 PGS./Rated T+ - $14.99 * * * SUPER-VILLAIN TEAM-UP:MODOK'S 11 TPB Written by FRED VAN LENTE Penciled by FRANCIS PORTELA Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC While the heroes are away fighting World War Hulk, the villains can play...M.O.D.O.K., sick of being hunted and hounded by A.I.M., gathers together an eclectic team of Marvel's Most Wanted to pull off one last, big score. But news travels fast along the grapevine of villainy - and pretty soon, every bad guy in the Marvel Universe is gunning for the Big-Headed One's unspeakably powerful prize. Executing their heist may be the easy part, because getting away with their loot alive is going to be the real challenge for M.O.D.O.K.'s 11! Collecting SUPER-VILLAIN TEAM-UP/M.O.D.O.K.'S 11 #1-5. 120 PGS./Rated A - $13.99 * * * EXILES VOL. 16: STARTING OVER TPB Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT & MIKE RAICHT Penciled by CLAYTON HENRY, STEVE SCOTT, TOM GRUMMETT, ARNOLD PANDER, ZACH HOWARD, WAYNE NICHOLS, MARIO GULLY & RONAN CLIQUETTE Cover by TOMM COKER The team comes back from a mission that couldn't have turned out more bizarre, but this time Heather's missing and the Crystal Palace is void of any signs of life. Where did the Exiles' trusted arm-chair general disappear to? Why is the Palace empty? What new doom awaits them in the next dysfunctional dimension? Welcome new penciler Clayton (UNCANNY X-MEN) Henry and cover artist Tomm (AGENTS OF ATLAS) Coker as they join X-MEN legend Chris Claremont on a story that will change the team forever. Plus: The team may have finally found the perfect world: An Earth with no crime, hate or fear - ruled by one the most diabolical villains of the Marvel universe: Victor Von Doom! Is this some twisted façade or have the Exiles finally stumbled on to utopia? Find out in "The Dream of Two Good Men." And finally, it's adios, Exiles! They've left their footprints across the multiverse for a hundred issues, but what threat will make Blink and Co. close up shop for good? It's not what you expect! Collecting EXILES #95-100 & EXILES: Days of Then and Now. 176 PGS./Rated A - $14.99 * * * WOLVERINE: EVOLUTION TPB Written by JEPH LOEB Penciled by SIMONE BIANCHI Superstar Jeph Loeb (BATMAN: HUSH) is joined by future superstar Simone Bianchi for the biggest, best and, quite possibly, last battle between Wolverine and Sabretooth! These sworn foes have been locked in an endless grudge match that goes back longer than either can remember - or even imagine. The key to victory is eons old, and it's certain to rock their world. Think you've seen Marvel's fiercest go toe-to-toe before? Those were just warm-ups. Collecting WOLVERINE #50-55. 152 PGS./Parental Advisory - $14.99 * * * X-MEN: SUPERNOVAS TPB Written by MIKE CAREY Penciled by CHRIS BACHALO A new direction for the X-Men, or at least what's left of them! As old threats are put to rest, more deadly threats emerge from the unlikeliest of places. Threats that spell doom for the X-Men. Plus: What could possibly strike terror into the heart of...Sabretooth?! And who are the Children of the Vault? This is the book you've been waiting for! A perfect starting point for any new reader! Collecting X-MEN #188-199 and ANNUAL #1. 328 PGS./Rated A - $29.99 * * * MOON KNIGHT VOL. 2: MIDNIGHT SUN TPB Written by CHARLIE HUSTON & DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI Penciled by DAVID FINCH, MICO SUAYAN, TOMM COKER & JEFTE PAOLO Three months back on the job, and they're already coming out of the woodwork. The bad guys you expect. The gangsters and the hoods with old axes to grind. They all come with the territory. But the heroes - them, you don't expect. Popping up to give you the eyeball and make sure you're toeing the line. Their line. Spider-Man and his wisecracks...Frank Castle, the angel of death himself, telling you he'll be keeping an eye on you...even the fugitive Captain America, with a word to say about crashing aircrafts into the sides of buildings in New York City. And now, this other thing. Someone is out there. Someone hitting the old haunts, scenes of the old crimes. Leaving messages. Leaving bodies. Someone who knows you. Someone who crushes steel and pulls off limbs. All to get your attention. Someone out of your league! Plus: Some people come to New York City looking for a knight in shining armor. Or just a warm body who can help you through the lonely hours. Be careful what you look for. Hot crime novelist Duane Swierczynski (The Blonde) and Jefte Paolo bring you the story of three women whose lives intersect in strange and deadly ways, two predators who stalk the city streets at night, and one shock ending you won't see coming. No matter how many bad dates you've had. Collecting MOON KNIGHT #7-13 and ANNUAL #1. 224 PGS./Parental Advisory - $14.99 * * * SHANNA THE SHE - DEVIL: SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST TPB Written by JUSTIN GRAY & JIMMY PALMIOTTI Penciled by KHARI EVANS Shanna the She-Devil returns in an all-new series jam-packed with jungle action, Hong Kong gangsters, dinosaurs, diamonds and cavemen! Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti reunite with super-hot artist Khari Evans (DAUGHTERS OF THE DRAGON) to bring you the story of modern-day pirates shipwrecked on the Marvel Universe's deadliest island, where only Shanna can protect them from hordes of man-eating monsters! Collecting SHANNA THE SHE DEVIL: SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST #1-4. 96 PGS./Parental Advisory - $10.99 * * * IRON MAN: MANY ARMORS OF IRON MAN TPB (NEW PRINTING) Written by ROY THOMAS, DAVID MICHELINIE, BOB LAYTON & DENNY O'NEIL Penciled by BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH, JOE BROZOWSKI, JOHN ROMITA JR., MARK BRIGHT & BOB LAYTON Cover by LUKE MCDONNELL Constantly revamping and improving his suits of armor through the years to meet new adversaries and environmental conditions, Tony Stark is a modern man of science and technology, yet also an Old World man of integrity and discipline. Now, journey into the past and relive comicdom's greatest invention, Iron Man's armors: the Space Armor, the Stealth Armor, the Deep Sea Armor and more! Collecting IRON MAN #47, #142-144, #152-153, #200 and #218. 208 PGS./All Ages - $24.99 * * * MARVEL FANFARE VOL. 1 TPB Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT, ROGER MCKENZIE, CHARLIE BOATNER, DAVID ANTHONY KRAFT, DAVID WINN, DAVID MICHELINIE, SANDY PLUNKETT, MIKE W. BARR, ROGER STERN, STEVEN GRANT & BILL MANTLO Penciled by MICHAEL GOLDEN, PAUL SMITH, TREVOR VON EEDEN, DAVE COCKRUM, MARSHALL ROGERS, P. CRAIG RUSSELL, LUKE MCDONNELL, SANDY PLUNKETT, CHARLES VESS, JOE BARNEY& GEORGE FREEMAN One of Marvel's most unique anthology titles had a strong start with a classic Spider-Man/X-Men team-up saga in the Savage Land, presented here in its entirety, with more than a half-dozen additional tales! Mister Fantastic, alone against Annihilus! Captain America faces a forgotten wartime legacy! The Hulk vs. the circus! Christmas with Daredevil! Deathlok, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Ian McNee of MYSTIC ARCANA fame and more! Collecting MARVEL FANFARE #1-7. 240 PGS./Rated T+ - $24.99 * * * ORSON SCOTT CARD'S WYRMS TPB Written by ORSON SCOTT CARD Adapted by JAKE BLACK Pencils by ADRIANO BATISTA Fusing high science fiction with the classical mythological archetype of the quest, New York Times best-selling author Orson Scott Card's WYRMS is a must-read for any fan of science fiction and fantasy. Featuring a world settled by humans from a crashed starship who have built their own unique society, WYRMS is a story full of many themes and ideas, crafted by the writer responsible for such masterpieces as ENDER'S GAME and SPEAKER FOR THE DEAD. And with stunning artwork by Adriano Batista that brings these characters to life, WYRMS is a can't miss event! Collecting WYRMS 1-6. 144 PGS./Parental Advisory - $14.99 ESSENTIALS ESSENTIAL AVENGERS VOL. 6 TPB Written by STEVE ENGLEHART, ROY THOMAS, JIM STARLIN & GERRY CONWAY Penciled by BOB BROWN, JOHN BUSCEMA, DON HECK, DAVE COCKRUM, JOE STATON, GEORGE TUSKA, TOM SUTTON, JIM STARLIN, RICH BUCKLER & JOE GIELLA Cover by GIL KANE Changes in the Marvel Universe are nothing new - as seen when heroes are reborn, slain and more in this startling selection of seventies sagas! The search for the Celestial Madonna is on, and all the candidates are under the Avengers' roof! After reviving heroes and villains to set a Legion of the Unliving against Earth's Mightiest Heroes, will Kang the Conqueror be divided against himself in deciding the fate of the woman who could alter the universe's destiny? Cap, Iron Man, Thor and Avengers both well-remembered and near-forgotten face off against the lethal likes of Dormammu, Thanos and Ultron! Golden Age glories revisited! The secret of Mantis and the sacrifice of the Swordsman! Resurrections, origins and THREE Marvel marriages! Plus: the Zodiac, the Titanium Man, the Stranger, Klaw Master of Sound and more! Guest-starring the Fantastic Four and Captain Mar-Vell! Collecting AVENGERS #120-140, GIANT-SIZE AVENGERS #1-4, CAPTAIN MARVEL #33 and FANTASTIC FOUR #150. 576 PGS./All Ages - $16.99