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AVENGERS: THE ART OF THE AVENGERS HC AUTHOR: JASON SURRELL ARTIST: VARIOUS ISBN: 978-0-7851-6234-6 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $49.99

SUBJECT CATEGORY: OVERSIZED RATING: ALL AGES TRIM SIZE: 11-5/16 X 10 PAGE COUNT: 304 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR NOTE THAT THIS BOOK IS NON-RETURNABLE

Marvel Studios takes readers behind the scenes of one of the most eagerly anticipated films of all time in THE ART OF THE AVENGERS. This keepsake volume is an experiential journey through the entire film from beginning to end — featuring stunning concept art; full-color photographs from the set, as well as the finished film; excerpts from the script; and exclusive interviews with the cast and crew, including writer/director Joss Whedon, producer Kevin Feige and, of course, the Avengers themselves. From costume and production design to visual effects and creature creation, THE ART OF THE AVENGERS is a lavish showcase of all the artistry and creativity that brings the Marvel Cinematic Universe to life onscreen. Avengers Assemble!

Comp Title: CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE ART OF CAPTAIN AMERICA - THE FIRST AVENGER HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5509-6 Comp Title: THOR: THE ART OF THOR THE MOVIE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5130-2

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PRELUDE TO AVENGERS TPB

AUTHOR: CHRIS YOST, ERIC PEARSON ARTIST: TBD ISBN: 978-0-7851-6341-1 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $14.99

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The newest installment of the official Marvel Cinematic Universe tie-in comics is here just in time for the Avengers movie! Just how will S.H.I.E.L.D. maintain the status quo in a world full of gamma-powered rage monsters, hammer wielding gods and men in iron suits? What exactly is the Avengers Initiative? If you thought you knew everything there was to know about Director Nick Fury and the elusive Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - think again! COLLECTING: PRELUDE TO AVENGERS 1-4

Writer Christopher Yost got an early start at Marvel, joining the staff of Marvel West while still a graduate student. During his tenure there, Yost was a writer on multiple episodes of the animated series X-Men: Evolution. Yost and writing partner Craig Kyle have told the story of X-23 through New X-Men, multiple X-23 limited series and the revamped X-Force. As a solo writer, Yost continues to work on animated series for Marvel Studios; he has also penned X-Men: Emperor Vulcan and X-Men: Kingbreaker, and is adapting Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game.

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AVENGERS BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS VOL. 3 PREMIERE HC “If there’s anything revolutionary here it’s Daniel Acuña’s artwork, which continues to be glorious…the more I read of Acuña’s work, the more I realize he’s an artist I’d follow into just about any story.” – CBR.com

AUTHOR: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS ARTIST: DANIEL ACUNA, RENATO GUEDES ISBN: 978-0-7851-5116-6 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $24.99

SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATING: T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 168 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

The madness and drama of FEAR ITSELF has taken its toll on the mighty Avengers, and now they must reinvent themselves once more! The entire world awaits word of who will be the Avengers! Then: H.A.M.M.E.R. returns! Witness the latest and greatest roster of Avengers in action as they root out the resurrected organization’s secret labs! But who’s really behind this latest threat, and who rebuilt the new Dark Avengers? And how can the Avengers battle the combined forces of Hydra, A.I.M., the Hand, and H.A.M.M.E.R. — all under the leadership of Norman Osborn? COLLECTING: AVENGERS 18-24 Comp Title: AVENGERS BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS VOL. 1 PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4500-4 Comp Title: AVENGERS BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS VOL. 2 PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4504-2 Spanish illustrator Daniel Acuña began his professional career with the publication of the French series Claus and Simon, which was later reprinted by the popular American magazine Heavy Metal. Acuña then burst onto the American comic scene with DC’s Green Lantern and Flash. In 2007, Acuña signed an exclusive contract with Marvel Comics, where he has worked on such popular books as Hulk, Incredible Hercules, Dark Tower, Eternals, X-Men Legacy, Black Widow and Captain America.

Cleveland-born Brian Michael Bendis broke into the comic-book field during the early 1990s as a writer-artist with a flair for crime fiction. Initially publishing creator-owned titles such as A.K.A. Goldfish and Jinx through Caliber Comics, he later moved Jinx to Image Comics — where he co-created the true-crime comic Torso, worked on Todd McFarlane’s Sam and Twitch and Hellspawn and created Powers, a series following the adventures of police detectives in a world of super heroes. Bendis soon became hugely popular as writer of the Ultimate Spider-Man series, part of the fledgling Ultimate line revamping Marvel’s major characters for 21st-century readers, and went on to write multiple books in the Ultimate line. In the mainstream Marvel Universe, he enjoyed a long and critically acclaimed run as writer of Daredevil and has written Secret War, House of M, Secret Invasion, Alias, and The Pulse. In 2004, Bendis radically revamped Marvel’s longrunning Avengers property as writer of the “Avengers Disassembled” storyline and the subsequent best-selling New Avengers series. Its Bendis-scribed spin-offs include New Avengers: Illuminati, Dark Avengers, Mighty Avengers, Spider-Woman and the relaunched Avengers. 6


“Brian Michael Bendis is doing traditional Bendis work here… it’s good solid comics.” – CbR.com


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NEW AVENGERS BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS VOL. 3 PREMIERE HC “Kudos go to scribe and Marvel Universe architect Brian Michael Bendis for throwing a lot of great action and curves the way of Adams, as well as those classic facial close-ups that turned this artist into a legend.” – Cosmic Book News AUTHOR: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS ARTIST: NEAL ADAMS, MIKE DEODATO JR. ISBN: 978-0-7851-5179-1 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $24.99

SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATING: T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 192 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

Get ready for some old-school Avengers blockbuster action as Norman Osborn returns in a blistering new storyline! H.A.M.M.E.R. is becoming a force to be reckoned with and the followers of Osborn are ready. The New Avengers/H.A.M.M.E.R. showdown is one for the record books — and heralds the return of the Dark Avengers! What insanity is about to be unleashed on the world and what can the Avengers do to stop it?! And wait until you find out who is behind the Dark Avengers’ masks! Actually, wait until the Avengers find out who is behind the masks! COLLECTING: NEW AVENGERS 16.1, 17-23 Comp Title: NEW AVENGERS BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS VOL. 1 PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4872-2 Comp Title: NEW AVENGERS BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS VOL. 2 PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4874-6 Mike Deodato Jr. is a Brazilian artist equally talented in traditional and photo-realistic drawing styles; he was already a renowned illustrator in his native Brazil when he got his big break in American comics in 1994, illustrating Wonder Woman. His work on the Amazon Princess doubled sales on the series nearly overnight, quickly establishing Deodato as one of the hottest artists of the 1990s. Working under a two-year exclusive contract with Marvel Comics, he illustrated such series as Avengers, Thor, Elektra, Spider-Man and Incredible Hulk. After refining his inimitable style on his creatorowned series Jade Warriors, he returned to Marvel Comics for a second turn on Incredible Hulk, with writer Bruce Jones. Following stints on Brian Michael Bendis’ New Avengers and J. Michael Straczynski’s Amazing Spider-Man, he helped launch Warren Ellis’ brave new take on Thunderbolts and reconnected with Bendis on Dark Avengers to chronicle the exploits of Norman Osborn’s Dark Reign super-team.

Cleveland-born Brian Michael Bendis broke into the comic-book field during the early 1990s as a writer-artist with a flair for crime fiction. Initially publishing creator-owned titles such as A.K.A. Goldfish and Jinx through Caliber Comics, he later moved Jinx to Image Comics — where he co-created the true-crime comic Torso, worked on Todd McFarlane’s Sam and Twitch and Hellspawn and created Powers, a series following the adventures of police detectives in a world of super heroes. Bendis soon became hugely popular as writer of the Ultimate Spider-Man series, part of the fledgling Ultimate line revamping Marvel’s major characters for 21st-century readers, and went on to write multiple books in the Ultimate line. In the mainstream Marvel Universe, he enjoyed a long and critically acclaimed run as writer of Daredevil and has written Secret War, House of M, Secret Invasion, Alias, and The Pulse. In 2004, Bendis radically revamped Marvel’s longrunning Avengers property as writer of the “Avengers Disassembled” storyline and the subsequent best-selling New Avengers series. Its Bendis-scribed spin-offs include New Avengers: Illuminati, Dark Avengers, Mighty Avengers, Spider-Woman and the relaunched Avengers. 8


“Adams makes each Avenger look grand and the Goblin within Osborn absolutely the scariest thing this side of his Joker rendition.” – Cosmic book News


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IN THEATERS MAY 2012 AVENGERS ASSEMBLE VOL. 3 TPB AUTHOR: KURT BUSIEK, FABIAN NICIEZA ARTIST: GEORGE PEREZ, STUART IMMONEN, PAUL RYAN, NORM BREYFOGLE, RICHARD HOWELL, MARK BAGLEY ISBN: 978-0-7851-6196-7 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $34.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 408 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR Earth’s Mightiest Heroes vs. Marvel’s Most Wanted, and more! The crisis of the Eighth Day pits the Avengers against the unstoppable force that is the Juggernaut, while

Triathlon’s first day as an Avenger takes the team south of the border and back in time thousands of years! And how does the mystery of Madame Masque match the curse of Count Nefaria? COLLECTING: AVENGERS (1998) 24-34, ANNUAL 2000; THUNDERBOLTS 42-44 Comp Title: AVENGERS ASSEMBLE VOL. 1 TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4498-4 Comp Title: AVENGERS FOREVER TPB (NEW PRINTING) ISBN: 978-0-7851-3752-8

AVENGERS ACADEMY: SECOND SEMESTER PREMIERE HC AUTHOR: CHRISTOS GAGE ARTIST: SEAN CHEN, TOM RANEY, TOM GRUMMETT ISBN: 978-0-7851-5202-6 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATINGS: T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 168 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR It’s a new start for the Academy kids! New students! New staff! New West Coast campus! But when a classic Avenger is murdered, everyone becomes a suspect! Captain America, Luke Cage, and Hawkeye guest-star to … fight the Avengers Academy? Then: Reptil’s darkest secret is revealed! And when X-23

joins Avengers Academy, will they survive the experience? COLLECTING: AVENGERS ACADEMY 21-27 Comp Title: AVENGERS ACADEMY VOL. 1: PERMANENT RECORD PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4494-6 Comp Title: AVENGERS ACADEMY VOL. 2: WILL WE USE THIS IN THE REAL WORLD? PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4496-0

AVENGERS: KREE/SKRULL WAR HC AUTHOR: ROY THOMAS ARTIST: SAL BUSCEMA, NEAL ADAMS, JOHN BUSCEMA ISBN: 978-0-7851-6479-1 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $34.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: OVERSIZED RATINGS: T TRIM SIZE: 7-1/4 X 10-7/8 PAGE COUNT: 240 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR A conflict of star-spanning proportions — with Earth caught in the crossfire! For those eternal intergalactic enemies, the merciless Kree and the shapechanging Skrulls, have gone to war, and our planet is situated on the front lines! Can Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, the Avengers, bring about an end to the fighting before

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humanity becomes a casualty of war? Featuring the trend-setting artwork of Neal Adams, the Kree/Skrull War is universally acknowledged as one of the finest and most important sagas in the Marvel canon. COLLECTING: AVENGERS (1963) #89-97 Comp Title: AVENGERS: KREE/ SKRULL WAR TPB (NEW PRINTING) ISBN: 978-0-7851-3230-1 Comp Title: AVENGERS DISASSEMBLED HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-2294-4


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IN THEATERS MAY 2012 AVENGERS: THE CONTEST TPB AUTHOR: STEVEN GRANT, MARK GRUENWALD, BILL MANTLO ARTIST: BOB LAYTON, JOHN ROMITA JR. ISBN: 978-0-7851-6199-8 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $16.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 168 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

seen, battle it out for nothing less than the fate of Earth itself in the Contest of Champions! Featuring every Earth hero, circa 1982!

To return his fellow Elder of the Universe, the Collector, to life, the Grandmaster enters a cosmic wager with Death herself, using Earth heroes as their chess pieces! Heroes from around the world, including several never-before-

Comp Title: AVENGERS: KREE/ SKRULL WAR TPB (NEW PRINTING) ISBN: 978-0-7851-3230-1

COLLECTING: CONTEST OF CHAMPIONS 1-3, WEST COAST AVENGERS ANNUAL 2, AVENGERS ANNUAL 16 Comp Title: AVENGERS: CITIZEN KANG TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-5301-6

AVENGERS: THE PRIVATE WAR OF DR. DOOM PREMIERE HC AUTHOR: STEVE ENGLEHART, STAN LEE, GERRY CONWAY, JIM SHOOTER, SCOTT EDELMAN, BILL MANTLO ARTIST: GEORGE PEREZ, JACK KIRBY, JOHN BUSCEMA, HERB TRIMPE, JIM SHOOTER ISBN: 978-0-7851-6235-3 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $29.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATINGS: T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 192 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR Doom on the water! In an epic spanning from New York to Louisiana to California to Maryland to the Atlantic Ocean, the Avengers are forced into Dr. Doom’s latest scheme

by the Atlantean Attuma, who wants Earth’s Mightiest Heroes to keep Doom from conquering the world — so he can conquer it, instead! COLLECTING: AVENGERS 150-156, ANNUAL 6; SUPER-VILLAIN TEAMUP 9 Comp Title: AVENGERS: ASSAULT ON OLYMPUS PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5533-1 Comp Title: AVENGERS: HAWKEYE PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-3937-9

AVENGERS: THE CROSSING OMNIBUS HC AUTHOR: BOB HARRAS, TERRY KAVANAGH, DAN ABNETT, ANDY LANNING ARTIST: MIKE DEODATO JR., MC WYMAN, TOM MORGAN, HECTOR OLIVEIRA, JIM CHEUNG, JIM CALAFIORE, YANCEY LABAT, ANDREW WILDMAN, FRED HAYNES, HECTOR COLLAZO ISBN: 978-0-7851-6203-2 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $99.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: OMNIBUS RATINGS: T TRIM SIZE: 7-1/4 X 10-7/8 PAGE COUNT: 792 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

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It was a day unlike any other — but in which timeline? Neut and Skye, Cybermancer and Moonraker, Dirge and Masque, Century and the

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Swordsman — just a few of the players in one of the Avengers’ most confounding crises: the Crossing…a confluence of treason, transformation and time travel! Warriors from the future and secrets from the past abound when Kang the Conqueror sets the Avengers and Force Works against each other in a game for a prize no one can imagine! COLLECTING: AVENGERS 390-395, THE CROSSING, TIMESLIDE; IRON MAN (1968) 319-325; FORCE WORKS 16-22; WAR MACHINE 20-25; AGE OF INNOCENCE: THE REBIRTH OF IRON MAN

Comp Title: EVOLUTIONARY WAR OMNIBUS HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5547-8 Comp Title: X-STATIX OMNIBUS HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5844-8


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AUTHOR: STAN LEE, PAUL JENKINS ARTIST: STEVE DITKO, JOHN ROMITA, GIL KANE, MARK BUCKINGHAM ISBN: 978-0-7851-6472-2 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $14.99

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Just in time for the upcoming cinematic blockbuster “The Amazing Spider-Man” comes this volume spotlighting the Web-Head’s colorful cast of characters, and introducing the film’s principal players! Swing along with Spidey as he gains new and frightening powers, tangles with the likes of the Lizard, Electro, and Captain George Stacy — not to mention perennial thorn-in-the-side Flash Thompson — and honors the memory of his beloved Uncle Ben! COLLECTING: AMAZING FANTASY (1962) 15; AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) 6, 8, 82, 90; SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (2003) 27

FEATURING: THE LIZARD ELECTRO GWEN & CAPTAIN STACY FLASH THOMPSON PLUS A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO UNCLE BEN!

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Spider-Man, the Character TM & © 2012 Marvel Characters, Inc. The Amazing Spider-Man, the Movie © 2012 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All Rights Reserved.


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Marvel: Season One is a new initiative aimed at attracting new comic fans from the millions of people who know Marvel characters from movies, television, and video games. Each Season One volume is a stand-alone tale designed to give readers a complete story, modernizing the seminal origins of these super-hero icons while also offering new revelations for long-time fans. This is the real Marvel Universe that current fans know and love, updated for a new generation.

AUTHOR: CULLEN BUNN ARTIST: NEIL EDWARDS ISBN: 978-0-7851-5820-2 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $24.99

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The greatest origin story of all time, retold for a new generation. As an added value for the customer, each MARVEL: SEASON ONE graphic novel will be shrinkwrapped with a code for a FREE digital copy of the story on the Marvel Comics app. COLLECTING: SPIDER-MAN: SEASON ONE 1-5, AVENGING SPIDER-MAN 1 Comp Title: FANTASTIC FOUR: SEASON ONE PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5641-3 Comp Title: X-MEN: SEASON ONE PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5645-1

Cullen Bunn is the writer of comic books such as Fear Itself: The Deep, Fear Itself: The Fearless, The Damned, and Six Guns. He has fought for his life against mountain lions, and he performed on stage as the World’s Youngest Hypnotist. He lives in St. Louis, Missouri, with his wife and son.

Welsh artist Neil Edwards made a splash with Marvel drawing Fantastic Four, first collaborating with Bryan Hitch on the latter part of his run with writer Mark Millar, then splitting time with Dale Eaglesham and writer Jonathan Hickman. Edwards’ other notable credits include Squadron Supreme, Fantastic Force, Mighty Avengers and Warriors Three for Marvel, and Final Crisis: Escape and JSA vs. Kobra for DC.


“The hardcover books star a new, young generation of today’s comic creators bringing a modern voice and sensibility to tales of classic Marvel heroes and teams.” – USA Today


M AY THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN OMNIBUS VOL. 2 HC RAMOS COVER

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AUTHOR: STAN LEE ARTIST: JOHN ROMITA, DON HECK, LARRY LIEBER, JIM MOONEY, MARIE SEVERIN ISBN: 978-0-7851-5857-8 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $99.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: OMNIBUS RATINGS: T TRIM SIZE: 7-1/4 X 10-7/8 PAGE COUNT: 968 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR Mighty Marvel brings you the debut of the Stan Lee/John Romita era of The Amazing Spider-Man in this massive Omnibus! Lee and Romita transfomed the web-slinger into Marvel’s top title with stories that raised your spirits, tore at your heartstrings and kept you on the edge of your seat. From the revelation of the Green Goblin’s

identity to the entrance of Mary Jane Watson, these classics define Spidey to this day. But the true heart of the story is the tale of young Peter Parker, as he gets his own pad with pal Harry Osborn, dates the lovely Gwen Stacy and struggles to maintain his reputation. COLLECTING: AMAZING SPIDERMAN 39-67, ANNUAL 3-5, SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN 1-2 Comp Title: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN BY DAVID MICHELINIE & TODD MCFARLANE OMNIBUS HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5729-8 Comp Title: FANTASTIC FOUR BY JOHN BYRNE OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC

ISBN: 978-0-7851-5824-0

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VOL. 12 HC AUTHOR: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS ARTIST: DAVID LAFUENTE, TAKESHI MIYAZAWA ISBN: 978-0-7851-6462-3 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $39.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: OVERSIZED RATINGS: T+ TRIM SIZE: 7-1/4 X 10-7/8 PAGE COUNT: 352 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR It’s been six months since the Ultimatum Wave. The Daily Bugle is no more, the Kingpin is deposed, Midtown High has another hero roaming the halls — and the people of New York absolutely adore SpiderMan?! You’d think Peter Parker’s life was pretty sweet, but he still has issues: a new girlfriend causing

drama from the old one, a hellion named Mysterio on the loose, and the Human Torch and Iceman boarding at Aunt May’s house! Then, Spidey discovers that his neighbor Rick Jones has special abilities of his own. But how the teenager acquired them is a mystery even to Rick himself. COLLECTING: ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN 1-14 Comp Title: ULTIMATE SPIDERMAN VOL. 10 HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-3776-4 Comp Title: ULTIMATE SPIDERMAN VOL. 11 HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4642-1

SPIDER-MAN: IDENTITY CRISIS TPB (NEW PRINTING) AUTHOR: TODD DEZAGO, MIKE WIERINGO, TOM DEFALCO, HOWARD MACKIE, JM DEMATTEIS, GLENN GREENBERG ARTIST: MIKE WIERINGO, JOE BENNETT, JOHN ROMITA JR., LUKE ROSS ISBN: 978-0-7851-5970-4 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $24.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 200 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR Meet the Marvel Universe’s newest heroes: the coldly efficient Prodigy. The shadowy avenger known as Dusk. The hyper-kinetic, freewheeling Ricochet. The high-flying

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wonder called Hornet. They’re here, they’re hot, and they’re wildly popular. There’s just one catch. In order for these four heroes to live, Spider-Man must die. COLLECTING: SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN 27-28, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 434-435, SPIDERMAN (1990) 91-92, SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN 257-258 Comp Title: SPIDER-MAN: HOBGOBLIN LIVES TPB (NEW PRINTING) ISBN: 978-0-7851-5512-6 Comp Title: SPIDER-MAN: MARVEL TEAM-UP BY CLAREMONT & BYRNE TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-5866-0


M AY SPIDER-MAN: FLYING BLIND PREMIERE HC

ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN VOL. 4: DEATH OF SPIDER-MAN TPB

AUTHOR: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS ARTIST: MARK BAGLEY ISBN: 978-0-7851-5275-0 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 128 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

AUTHOR: DAN SLOTT, MARK WAID ARTIST: GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI, HUMBERTO RAMOS, EMMA RIOS, KANO ISBN: 978-0-7851-6001-4 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATINGS: T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 120 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

Almost from the moment he became Spider-Man, Peter has been haunted by the memory of his beloved Uncle Ben — murdered by a common thief, a man the headstrong teen had refused to stop when he had the chance just a few days earlier. With Uncle Ben’s death, Peter learned dearly the valuable lesson that with great power, there must also come great responsibility. Now, can Peter summon the necessary power, and bear the weight of responsibility for one more battle? His Aunt May is there. So is his girlfriend Mary Jane Watson. As Spider-Man fights on with a seemingly mortal wound, their lives hang in the balance as well as his. Can Spidey succeed where he previously failed? Will he have to give his life to earn redemption? Uncle Ben is dead. What will Peter do to keep Aunt May alive?

It’s a brave new city! As the costs of Spider-Island continue to rise, Spidey’s first enemy returns! The Vulture is back and making kids do his high-flying dirty work for him. Will Spidey be able to stop this flying Fagan from twisting young runaways before another boy falls from the sky? Then: the return of the Sinister Six! Find out what everyone’s favorite sextet of super villains has been up to while New York was spidered out. All leading up to Doc Ock’s master plan to — well — you’ll have to wait and see! Plus: Spidey and Daredevil team up! When Black Cat is arrested, Matt Murdock is the only lawyer who will touch her (her case, we mean). The next great love triangle of the Marvel Universe debuts here!

COLLECTING: ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN 156-160

COLLECTING: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 674-677, DAREDEVIL 8

Comp Title: ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN: DEATH OF SPIDER-MAN PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5274-3

Comp Title: SPIDER-MAN: THE RETURN OF ANTIVENOM PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5108-1

Comp Title: ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN VOL. 3: DEATH OF SPIDER-MAN PRELUDE TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4640-7

Comp Title: SPIDER-MAN: MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5102-9

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M AY ULTIMATE COMICS X: ORIGINS TPB

AUTHOR: JEPH LOEB ARTIST: ARTHUR ADAMS ISBN: 978-0-7851-4101-3 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 136 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

The world was on the brink of destruction. Countless heroes died. The Fantastic Four have disbanded. The X-Men are gone. Mutants are hunted as criminals. But there is hope — in the form of an unlikely group of young heroes gathered together to save tomorrow. Who, or what, is Ultimate X? COLLECTING: ULTIMATE COMICS X 1-5 Comp Title: ULTIMATE COMICS X: ORIGINS PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4014-6 Comp Title: ULTIMATUM TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-2945-5

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M AY ASTONISHING X-MEN VOL. 7: MONSTROUS TPB

AUTHOR: DANIEL WAY ARTIST: JASON PEARSON, SARA PICHELLI, NICK BRADSHAW, JACK KIRBY ISBN: 978-0-7851-5115-9 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $16.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 112 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

own cope with a family tragedy, the mutant heroes are drawn into the conflict. Can Wolverine, Cyclops, Emma Frost and Armor take on an entire island of giant monsters? Sharpen your claws and get ready for a battle of the ages! COLLECTING: ASTONISHING X-MEN 36, 37, 39, 41; material from STRANGE TALES 89 Comp Title: ASTONISHING X-MEN VOL. 6: EXOGENETIC TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-3169-4

What do you get when you cross an island full of giant monsters, a telepathic terrorist and a jet full of madas-hell mutants? Monstrous action! Mentallo has the perfect plan: take mental control of the denizens of Monster Island and use them to extort his old employers at Roxxon. But when his monsters attack Tokyo at the same time the X-Men are in town helping one of their

Comp Title: ASTONISHING X-MEN VOL. 5: GHOST BOX TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-2788-8

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ASTONISHING X-MEN: EXILED PREMIERE HC “Mike (McKone, artist) is a dream. I’m doing my best to give him lots of fun character bits as well as some insane action to sink his teeth into, and I’m constantly having my breath taken away when the pages come in.” – Greg Pak, writer SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATING: T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 112 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

AUTHOR: GREG PAK, WARREN ELLIS ARTIST: MIKE MCKONE, ADI GRANOV ISBN: 978-0-7851-6177-6 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $19.99

Greg Pak (World War Hulk) and Mike McKone (Amazing Spider-Man) are here to put the ASTONISHING back in the X-Men. Something isn’t what it seems. Storm needs Cyclops’ help with a special mission against Sentinels, but it ends up being much more than they bargained for. Oh, and they kiss. WHAT!?!? Who has kidnapped them, who are these familiar looking mutants, and what is the true identity of the villain Saviour? The biggest, most exciting X-Men story in years is here! COLLECTING: ASTONISHING X-MEN 44-47, material from ASTONISHING X-MEN: GHOST BOXES 1 Comp Title: ASTONISHING X-MEN: EXOGENETIC PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-3149-6 Comp Title: ASTONISHING X-MEN: XENOGENESIS PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4491-5 After triumphs like Planet Hulk and World War Hulk, award-winning film director and screenwriter Greg Pak has earned his place among top comic-book writers. Pak studied political science at Yale, history as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford, and film production at New York University. Pak’s first feature, the sciencefiction anthology film Robot Stories, won 35 awards and is available on DVD from Kino. A lifelong comic-book fan, Pak broke into the industry when his agent sent Marvel Comics the Robot Stories screenplay as a writing sample. After penning a Warlock reboot for Marvel, Pak made a splash as writer of the X-Men: Phoenix — Endsong limited series. His Incredible Hulk run — highlighted by the “Planet Hulk” and “World War Hulk” storylines — became a huge success with both critics and readers. In addition to the acclaimed Magneto Testament miniseries with artist Carmine Di Giandomenico and a revival of Marvel’s War Machine with artist Leonardo Manco, Pak wrote Dynamite’s Battlestar Galactica maxi-series and contributed to Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology.

Artist Mike McKone was pegged as an industry superstar when he was first published in DC’s JLA and Legion. In 2001, McKone collaborated with writer Judd Winick to launch Exiles, a surprise hit among Xfans. Two years later, he teamed with writer Geoff Johns to revamp Teen Titans for DC. Since signing an exclusive contract with Marvel, McKone’s credits include Fantastic Four, Amazing Spider-Man and Avengers Academy.

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“When I first started working at Marvel seven years ago, Astonishing X-Men was my favorite book and my fantasy dream gig. I was writing X-Men: Phoenix – Endsong at the time, and was hugely inspired by the voices that Joss Whedon had developed for so many key characters.” – Greg Pak, writer


M AY X-23 VOL. 3: MISADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING PREMIERE HC AUTHOR: MARJORIE M. LIU ARTIST: SANA TAKEDA, PHIL NOTO ISBN: 978-0-7851-5281-1 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATINGS: PARENTAL ADVISORY TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 120 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

what else could possibly go wrong for X-23? Dragons? Hellion and his bad mood? How about being kidnapped to another galaxy by … the Collector? Then, X-23 goes back to Utopia to decide once and for all which side she falls on in the X-Men’s Schism and Regenesis!

An offer to join Wolverine collides with an offer from the FF, and X-23 is forced to decide if she wants to continue her life as an assassin — or take a break and see what it’s like to be a regular teenager! Plus, on an already disastrous night,

Comp Title: X-23 VOL. 1: THE KILLING DREAM PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5295-8

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Comp Title: DAKEN/X-23: COLLISION PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4707-7

WOLVERINE & BLACK CAT: CLAWS 2 TPB AUTHOR: JUSTIN GRAY, JIMMY PALMIOTTI, EVA HOPKINS, JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER ARTIST: JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER ISBN: 978-0-7851-5186-9 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $14.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: PARENTAL ADVISORY TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 112 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR When Wolverine and the Black Cat are forced to work in tandem, sparks are sure to fly! Thrown together in battle against Arcade and the White Rabbit, their wild romance only intensified. But after putting down the duo, the clawed

couple’s victory celebration proved short-lived when the villains transported Wolverine and the Black Cat to a desolate future. With nowhere to run in an unfamiliar world, the rebel leader Killraven may be their only hope of survival. Can they make it home before their wild night out turns into a nightmare? COLLECTING: WOLVERINE & BLACK CAT: CLAWS 2 1-3, KILLRAVEN (2001) 1 Comp Title: WOLVERINE & BLACK CAT: CLAWS 2 HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5300-9 Comp Title: WOLVERINE & BLACK CAT: CLAWS TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4285-0

GENERATION HOPE: THE BLACK KING TPB AUTHOR: JAMES ASMUS ARTIST: IBRAIM ROBERSON, TIMOTHY GREEN III ISBN: 978-0-7851-5244-6 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $15.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 120 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR Meet the newest member of Generation Hope … Sebastian Shaw?! When Hope and company investigate an unaccounted-for mutant reading in Pakistan, they come across a full-grown mutant with no memory being used as a weapon. They see a mutant in trouble and help … not realizing they’re rescu-

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ing one of the X-Men’s deadliest foes! Plus: Generation Hope clash with a gang of mutant villains living on Utopia — and romance blossoms between Marvel’s most unlikely couple! James Asmus and Ibraim Roberson take the reins of the most-talked about new X-Book! COLLECTING: GENERATION HOPE 13-17 Comp Title: GENERATION HOPE: THE FUTURE’S A FOUR-LETTER WORD TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4719-0 Comp Title: X-MEN LEGACY: COLLISION TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4669-8


M AY WOLVERINE: WOLVERINE’S REVENGE TPB

AUTHOR: JASON AARON ARTIST: RENATO GUEDES, GORAN SUDZUKA ISBN: 978-0-7851-5280-4 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $16.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: PARENTAL ADVISORY TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 168 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

First, Wolverine was sent to Hell. Then, he was forced to fight for control of his own mind against demonic invaders. All thanks to the machinations of a mysterious group called the Red Right Hand. Who are they, and what is their grudge against Logan? And how do they hope to survive now that Wolverine has come looking for some revenge of his own? COLLECTING: WOLVERINE 10-16 Comp Title: WOLVERINE: WOLVERINE’S REVENGE PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5279-8 Comp Title: WOLVERINE: WOLVERINE GOES TO HELL TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4785-5

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WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN BY JASON AARON VOL. 1 PREMIERE HC SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATING: T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 168 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

AUTHOR: JASON AARON ARTIST: CHRIS BACHALO ISBN: 978-0-7851-5679-6 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $24.99

Spinning directly out of X-MEN: SCHISM, the X-Men are split in two. In the oversized debut issue of the new ongoing flagship X-series, Wolverine takes one half of the X-Men back to Westchester to start over again with a new school, a new student body and a lot of surprises up his sleeve. But when the new Hellfire Club decides they don’t like what the ol’ Canucklehead has started, and decide to burn the place to the ground, will the school even outlast its first day? COLLECTING: WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN 1-7 Comp Title: WOLVERINE: WOLVERINE GOES TO HELL PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4784-8 Comp Title: WOLVERINE: WOLVERINE’S REVENGE PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5279-8

Writer Jason Aaron wasted little time making an impact in the comics industry, collaborating with artist Cameron Stewart on The Other Side for DC/Vertigo. The five-part series explored the psychological horror of the Vietnam War through the eyes of two enemy soldiers, earning Aaron inclusion on the Washington Post’s “Best Comics of 2007” list. Aaron’s next project, Scalped, featured a Native American FBI officer going undercover in the criminal underground of his boyhood reservation. Scalped’s industrywide praise earned Aaron a guest-spot on Wolverine, collaborating with artist Howard Chaykin. After becoming exclusive to Marvel Comics, Aaron completed another run on Wolverine, as well as stints on Black Panther and Ghost Rider before moving on to launch Wolverine Weapon X and relaunch Wolverine.

Chris Bachalo spent the early years of his career in collaboration with writer Neil Gaiman; his quirky visual style proved a perfect fit for the offbeat Sandman character Death. His work on Death: The High Cost of Living and its sequel, Death: The Time of Your Life, helped build a profile that would later see him make inroads with Marvel. His initial work on Generation X began a long association with the X-Universe across various titles that saw him become a fan-favorite artist of Marvel’s mutants. Since then, he’s made forays into the Ultimate Universe and a big splash in the “Brand New Day” era of Amazing Spider-Man. His art has also graced the pages of New Avengers and the Dark Reign: Sinister Spider-Man limited series.

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“Wolverine and the X-Men makes the reader smile. Not just smile, but feel this warm spark of wonder.” – Weekly Comic Book Review


M AY X-FACTOR VOL. 13: HARD LABOR TPB AUTHOR: PETER DAVID ARTIST: PAUL DAVIDSON, DENNIS CALERO, EMANUELA LUPACCHINO ISBN: 978-0-7851-5286-6 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $15.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 112 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR Rahne Sinclair has a baby on the way — but instead of a calm and peaceful birth, there’s a hard labor coming her way. Haunted by her actions as a member of Wolverine’s X-Force, Rahne returned to X-Factor in search of peace, friendship and spiritual convalescence. Instead, she finds powerful forces determined to steal her unborn child. Their

first gambit is to separate her from her friends; their second is too horrible to contemplate. COLLECTING: X-FACTOR 220-224 Comp Title: X-FACTOR: HARD LABOR PREMIERE HC ISBN:978-0-7851-5285-9 Comp Title: X-FACTOR VOL. 11: HAPPENINGS IN VEGAS TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4655-1

X-MEN: THE HIDDEN YEARS VOL. 1 TPB AUTHOR: JOHN BYRNE ARTIST: JOHN BYRNE ISBN: 978-0-7851-5969-8 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $34.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: RATED T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 328 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR The first twelve issues of John Byrne’s fan-favorite X-project are collected in one titanic tome for the first time! This fan-favorite series chronicles the adventures of Marvel’s original team of merry mutants after their Silver Age saga had run its course, and before the launch of the All-New, All-Different band of heroes.

COLLECTING: X-MEN: THE HIDDEN YEARS 1-12, MATERIAL FROM X-MEN 94 Comp Title: X-MEN: THE SHATTERING TPB ISBN:978-0-7851-3733-7 Comp Title: X-MEN: SUPERNOVAS TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-2319-4

X-FACTOR: THEY KEEP KILLING JAMIE MADROX PREMIERE HC AUTHOR: PETER DAVID ARTIST: EMANUELA LUPACCHINO ISBN: 978-0-7851-6060-1 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATINGS: T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 112 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

Layla Miller. Jamie Madrox. Husband and wife. Lying murdered in their honeymoon suite. The moment you thought would never come is here, and not only are you a witness to it, but so is Jamie Madrox himself. We feel safe in saying that this is X-Factor as you’ve never seen them before, in what has to be the trippiest story arc in the history of Marvel. COLLECTING: X-FACTOR 229-232 Comp Title: X-FACTOR: SCAR TISSUE PREMIERE HC ISBN:978-0-7851-5283-5 Comp Title: X-FACTOR: HAPPENINGS IN VEGAS PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4658-2

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M AY MAGNETO: NOT A HERO TPB AUTHOR: SKOTTIE YOUNG ARTIST: CLAY MANN ISBN: 978-0-7851-5860-8 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $14.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: PARENTAL ADVISORY TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 96 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR The X-Men are shaken when Magneto finally goes villain again — as the Master of Magnetism is caught on video murdering members of an anti-mutant group! Why did he throw away everything he’s earned with the X-Men? Or is this just the only time he’s gotten caught? This new series by Skottie Young (WIZARD OF OZ) and Clay

Mann (X-MEN LEGACY) will change the way you look at the best X-Villain of all time! COLLECTING: MAGNETO: NOT A HERO 1-4 Comp Title: DARK X-MEN TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4527-1 Comp Title: DARK REIGN: HAWKEYE TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-3850-1

MARVEL UNIVERSE VS. WOLVERINE TPB AUTHOR: JONATHAN MABERRY ARTIST: LAURENCE CAMPBELL ISBN: 978-0-7851-5653-6 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $14.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: PARENTAL ADVISORY TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 112 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR Enemy or ally, Wolverine takes on all comers! Chaos washes over the streets of New York when the Amazing Spider-Man becomes patient zero in a global epidemic that turns its victims into predatory cannibals! One by one, the heroes of the Marvel Universe succumb to this incurable genetic mutation, and the brightest minds in the

world — Reed Richards, Henry McCoy, T’Challa and Hank Pym — can’t stop the epidemic. Humanity’s last hope, Wolverine, races to find the key to the cure before the world is overcome with super-powered beings that crave human flesh. COLLECTING: MARVEL UNIVERSE VS. WOLVERINE 1-4 Comp Title: MARVEL UNIVERSE VS. WOLVERINE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5692-5 Comp Title: MARVEL UNIVERSE VS. THE PUNISHER TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4595-0

X-MEN: PHOENIX - ENDSONG/WARSONG ULTIMATE COLLECTION TPB AUTHOR: GREG PAK ARTIST: GREG LAND, TYLER KIRKHAM ISBN: 978-0-7851-6487-6 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $ $29.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 256 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR The Phoenix has risen back to life. Seeking to reunite with Jean Grey, the Phoenix has returned to Earth, only to find her former host dead and buried. Without Jean Grey to control the Phoenix’s limitless power, will the X-Men succeed in stopping this cosmic force of

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death and destruction once more? Then, the Phoenix is back! Or is it? Something’s not quite right with the Stepford Cuckoos, and the X-Men better figure out what it is...and fast! Also, what does Weapon Plus have to do with all this? COLLECTING: X-MEN: PHOENIX ENDSONG 1-5, X-MEN: PHOENIX - WARSONG 1-5 Comp Title: X-MEN: PHOENIX ENDSONG TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-1924-1 Comp Title: X-MEN: PHOENIX WARSONG TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-1931-9


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AVENGERS: X-SANCTION PREMIERE HC

AUTHOR: JEPH LOEB ARTIST: ED MCGUINNESS ISBN: 978-0-7851-5862-2 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $19.99

SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATING: T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 112 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

Cable is back! And he’s got just 24 hours to wipe the Avengers from the pages of history! How has Cable been reborn? Where has he been since “Second Coming”? And what dark event has driven him to destroy the Avengers? The answers are just the tip of the iceberg that threatens to smash the Marvel Universe to smithereens! A crucial new series by the creators behind SUPERMAN/BATMAN and HULK, Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness, setting up 2012’s status-quo-shattering epic! COLLECTING: AVENGERS: X-SANCTION 1-4 Comp Title: SIEGE PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4810-4 Comp Title: AVENGERS BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS VOL. 1 PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4500-4

Jeph Loeb is an Emmy Award-nominated and Eisner Award-winning writer/producer. In television, his many credits include Heroes, Lost and Smallville; and in film, Teen Wolf and Commando. Jeph has written nearly every major comics icon including Hulk, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Wolverine, Batman and Superman.

Artist Ed McGuinness came to prominence with his work on Harris Comics’ Vampirella and Marvel’s Deadpool. At Awesome, McGuinness participated in a Fighting American revamp with writer Jeph Loeb, who would become a longtime collaborator. A short run on Wildstorm’s Mr. Majestic led to a long run on DC Comics’ Superman and the launch of Superman/ Batman with Loeb. Back at Marvel, McGuinness reunited with Loeb for Fallen Son and Hulk.

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M AY X-MEN: WAR MACHINE PREMIERE HC

AUTHOR: VICTOR GISCHLER ARTIST: WILL CONRAD ISBN: 978-0-7851-6187-5 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $24.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATINGS: T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 120 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

Guest-starring Iron Man 2.0! The fallout of Schism pushes the X-Men and War Machine at each other in Eastern Europe as Sentinels are being traded on the black market. But things aren’t as they seem, and the X-Men and War Machine are going to have to work together to stop a truly horrible plot. COLLECTING: X-MEN 20-24 Comp Title: X-MEN: WITH GREAT POWER PREMIERE HC ISBN:978-0-7851-4848-7 Comp Title: X-MEN: CURSE OF THE MUTANTS PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4846-3

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M AY AVX: THE ROAD TO AVX TPB

AUTHOR: ALLAN HEINBERG, JASON AARON, SKOTTIE YOUNG, CRAIG KYLE, CHRIS YOST, BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS, JEPH LOEB ARTIST: JIM CHEUNG, ADAM KUBERT, CLAY MANN, DAVID FINCH, OLIVIER COIPEL, ED MCGUINNESS ISBN: 978-0-7851-6497-5 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 168 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

Seven action-packed tales to get you up to speed for the biggest comic event of 2012! Four teams – Avengers, X-Men, Young Avengers and X-Factor – all battle to determine who will hold the Scarlet Witch responsible for her crimes. Cyclops and Wolverine square off in the climax of the SCHISM event. Magneto gets caught on video murdering an anti-mutant group. Cable returns from the future with Hope and later tries to eliminate the Avengers from history! COLLECTING: AVENGERS: THE CHILDREN’S CRUSADE 7, X-MEN: SCHISM 5, MAGNETO: NOT A HERO 1, XMEN: SECOND COMING 1, HOUSE OF M 8, X-SANCTION 1, material from POINT ONE 1 Comp Title: CIVIL WAR: THE ROAD TO CIVIL WAR TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-1974-6 Comp Title: SIEGE PRELUDE TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4310-9

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M M AAYY DARKHAWK CLASSIC VOL. 1 TPB AUTHOR: DANNY FINGEROTH ARTIST: MIKE MANLEY ISBN: 978-0-7851-5987-2 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $24.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: RATED T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 216 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR Begin the saga of the Darkhawk! Long before War of Kings, teenager Chris Powell began his journey as a dark force for justice. Thrill to the earliest adventures of one of Marvel’s hottest heroes for the ’90s as the newborn Darkhawk unravels the mystery of his armored avenging

alter ego, while encountering some of the Marvel Universe’s finest heroes and villains along the way. From alliances with Spider-Man, Captain America and Daredevil to all-out brawls with Venom and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, Darkhawk soars to unparalleled heights! COLLECTING: DARKHAWK 1-9 Comp Title: NEW WARRIORS CLASSIC VOL. 1 TPB ISBN:978-0-7851-3742-9 Comp Title: POWER PACK CLASSIC VOL. 1 TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-3790-0

ALPHA FLIGHT BY GREG PAK & FRED VAN LENTE VOL. 1 TPB AUTHOR: GREG PAK, FRED VAN LENTE ARTIST: BEN OLIVER, DALE EAGLESHAM ISBN: 978-0-7851-6283-4 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $16.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 120 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR Exploding out of FEAR ITSELF! Alpha Flight has long been the protector of an entire nation — but what happens when that nation needs to be protected from itself? Sasquatch, Snowbird, Northstar and Aurora have been joined by their revived allies

Guardian, Vindicator, Shaman and Marrina. But as FEAR ITSELF takes over, their own country turns on the Flight and brands them traitors for the shocking actions of one of their closest allies. As the borders close and an entire nation hunts them down, will the newly reunited Alpha Flight survive? COLLECTING: ALPHA FLIGHT 0.1, 1-4 Comp Title: INCREDIBLE HERCULES: ASSAULT ON NEW OLYMPUS PREMIERE HC ISBN:978-0-7851-4545-5 Comp Title: THUNDERBOLTS: WIDOWMAKER PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4006-1

NEW MUTANTS CLASSIC VOL. 7 TPB AUTHOR: CHRIS CLAREMONT ARTIST: JACKSON GUICE, BRET BLEVINS, KEVIN NOWLAN, RICK LEONARDI, SAL BUSCEMA, ALAN DAVIS ISBN: 978-0-7851-5971-1 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $29.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: RATED T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 232 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR The New Mutants fast-forward to the world of tomorrow, and it ain’t pretty! Join Cannonball, Cypher, Karma, Magik, and the rest of the best that young adult mutantkind

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has to offer as they face down evil future versions of themselves, mutant-hunting Sentinels, a rebellion in Limbo, the Hellfire Club and their teenage Hellions, and much more! Guest-starring Professor X, the Starjammers, Emma Frost and the infuriating Impossible Man! COLLECTING: NEW MUTANTS (1983) 48-54, ANNUAL 3 Comp Title: NEW MUTANTS CLASSIC VOL. 5 TPB ISBN:978-0-7851-4460-1 Comp Title: NEW MUTANTS CLASSIC VOL. 6 TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-5544-7


M AY MARVEL FIRSTS: THE 1970S VOL. 3 TPB

AUTHOR: MARV WOLFMAN, TONY ISABELLA, JOHN WARNER, STEVE GERBER, STEVE ENGLEHART, MARY SKRENES, JACK KIRBY, GERRY CONWAY, ARCHIE GOODWIN, ROY THOMAS, DOUG MOENCH, STAN LEE ARTIST: STEVE GAN, DON HECK, MIKE VOSBURG, AL MILGROM, GEORGE TUSKA, BOB MCLEOD, JIM MOONEY, JACK KIRBY, JOHN BUSCEMA, JOE SINNOTT, JIM CRAIG, RON WILSON, CHIC STONE ISBN: 978-0-7851-6382-4 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $29.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 376 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

COLLECTING: SKULL THE SLAYER 1; CHAMPIONS 1; MARVEL PRESENTS 1, 3; BLACK GOLIATH 1; MARVEL PREVIEW 4; OMEGA THE UNKNOWN 1; ETERNALS 1; NOVA 1; MS. MARVEL 1; MARVEL SPOTLIGHT 32; WHAT IF? 1; MARVEL PREMIERE 35; DEVIL DINOSAUR 1; MACHINE MAN 1; HULK MAGAZINE 11; SAVAGE SHE-HULK 1 Comp Title: MARVEL FIRSTS: THE 1960s TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-5864-6 Comp Title: HEROIC AGE TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4885-2

Marvel’s popular line of fantastic first appearances continues! The sensational seventies come to a phenomenal finish with this third volume that collects aliens, space gods, giants, dinosaurs and much more! Included here are the fabulous first issues of such seventies stalwarts as Skull the Slayer, Omega the Unknown, the Champions, the Eternals, Devil Dinosaur and more! 33


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CAPTAIN AMERICA BY ED BRUBAKER VOL. 2 PREMIERE HC SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATING: T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 120 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

AUTHOR: ED BRUBAKER ARTIST: ALAN DAVIS ISBN: 978-0-7851-5710-6 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $19.99

Cap struggles to find his faith while the new Hydra rises from the ashes and makes their first deadly moves! And what secret has Cap been keeping throughout Fear Itself? Superstar artist Alan Davis joins the all-star creative team as best-selling Cap writer Ed Brubaker brings you action-packed espionage in the Mighty Marvel Manner! COLLECTING: CAPTAIN AMERICA 6-10 Comp Title: CAPTAIN AMERICA: REBORN PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-3998-0 Comp Title: STEVE ROGERS: SUPER-SOLDIER PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4878-4 Ed Brubaker is considered one of the top writers in comics, a destiny foreshadowed as far back as 1992, when his first published work with Eric Shanower was nominated for an Eisner Award. By the end of the decade, he was a star on the rise, writing fan favorites Scene of the Crime, Sleeper, Catwoman and Gotham Central for DC Comics. His ascent went into overdrive with a move to Marvel, starting a new Captain America series with courageous story directions and sensitive character portrayals that won over fans new and old. Bringing his talents to the mutant side of the Marvel Universe, he gave readers an audacious take on the history of the X-Men with X-Men: Deadly Genesis. The story received such acclaim it resulted in a regular writing gig on Uncanny X-Men, reigniting a spark in Marvel’s flagship mutant-universe title. He and longtime art partner Michael Lark were also handed the keys to Daredevil after Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev’s legendary run concluded, and the pair didn’t miss a beat. In addition, Brubaker jump-started Immortal Iron Fist with co-writer Matt Fraction and artist David Aja. Brubaker’s creator-owned Criminal and Incognito are published by Marvel’s Icon imprint.

British-born artist Alan Davis took off like a rocket after his humble beginnings at Marvel U.K. Continuing the collaboration with Alan Moore that saw Captain Britain become an enduring critical and fan favorite, the two cocreated D.R. and Quinch and worked together on the taboo-shattering Marvelman. Davis broke into U.S. comics with runs on Batman and the Outsiders and Detective Comics. Hired by Marvel U.S. in 1986, Davis co-created Excalibur with Chris Claremont, and the book quickly became one of Marvel mutantdom’s most unique and humorous titles. When Davis took over as writer, he continued many plot threads from his Captain Britain run. Davis also created the super-hero family ClanDestine, and wrote and drew the DC miniseries JLA: The Nail. After a lengthy arc writing and drawing X-Men, Davis went on to work on the miniseries Killraven, Fantastic Four: The End and a ClanDestine revival. Davis has become one of comics’ most popular and versatile artists, and frequently contributes cover art to a wide variety of titles.

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M AY VILLAINS FOR HIRE TPB

SIX GUNS TPB

AUTHOR: ANDY DIGGLE ARTIST: DAVIDE GIANFELICE ISBN: 978-0-7851-5819-6 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $14.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: PARENTAL ADVISORY TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 120 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

AUTHOR: DAN ABNETT, ANDY LANNING ARTIST: RENATO ARLEM ISBN: 978-0-7851-6044-1 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $14.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 120 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

COLLECTING: VILLAINS FOR HIRE 0.1; 1-4

“Don’t set them up if you can’t take them down!” Times may have changed since the days of the Old West, but in the war-torn South American state of San Diablo, the law of the gun still holds sway. When former hero-for-hire Maria Vasquez, alias Tarantula, finds herself wanted for murder south of the border, Texas Rangers Division lawman “Tex” Dawson is assigned to bring her in. But they’re on a collision course with the outlaw Black Riders biker gang, who plan to make sure she never makes it to trial alive.

Comp Title: HEROES FOR HIRE: CONTROL TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-5581-2

COLLECTING: SIX GUNS 1-5

Comp Title: SUPER-VILLAIN TEAM-UP: MODOK’S 11 TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-1992-0

Comp Title:5 RONIN TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-5101-2

All-new, all-evil team! If the story starts with bionic detective Misty Knight uniting heroes Black Panther, Paladin and Silver Sable to halt a heist, why does she then cross the line and hire those she once fought, including psychopaths like Tiger Shark and Speed Demon? Because the Purple Man is out to build a criminal empire with an army including Avalanche, Shocker and the all-new Scourge! Enter a world of treachery, doublecrosses and death when you hear: “Hello, villain … are you for hire?”

Comp Title: IMMORTAL WEAPONS TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-3848-8

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M AY MOON KNIGHT BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS & ALEX MALEEV VOL. 2 PREMIERE HC

DEADPOOL MAX: SECOND CUT PREMIERE HC

AUTHOR: DAVID LAPHAM ARTIST: KYLE BAKER ISBN: 978-0-7851-6452-4 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATINGS: EXPLICIT CONTENT TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 176 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

AUTHOR: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS ARTIST: ALEX MALEEV ISBN: 978-0-7851-5171-5 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $24.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATINGS: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 120 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

Because YOU demanded it, Deadpool MAX returns for another round of anarchy, insanity and involuntary Armageddon. After rooting out a shadowy government conspiracy, Deadpool and Bob set out to stop it … and totally futz it up. Now they stand accused of killing a quarter of a million people. Everyone hates them and wants them dead. They are now the world’s most wanted terrorists. How do you stay alive, stay sane and clear your name when you’ve got the entire world hunting you down and saying horrible things about you on TV?

Not everyone is thrilled that Marc Spector is using his alter ego Moon Knight as fodder for a television show … especially Marc’s ex Marlene! Then, Moon Knight throws down with the Kingpin of Los Angeles! And the Battle for LA’s soul claims a life – one that will be felt throughout the Marvel Universe, all the way to Avengers Tower! Award-winning team Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev continue the adventures of Marvel’s Psyche-Splitting Superstar!

COLLECTING: DEADPOOL MAX 2 1-6, DEADPOOL MAX X-MAS SPECIAL

COLLECTING: MOON KNIGHT 8-12 Comp Title: MOON KNIGHT BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS & ALEX MALEEV VOL. 1 PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5169-2

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Comp Title: DAREDEVIL: REBORN PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5132-6

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M AY THING: THE SERPENT CROWN AFFAIR PREMIERE HC AUTHOR: MARK GRUENWALD, RALPH MACCHIO ARTIST: GEORGE PEREZ, JERRY BINGHAM, RON WILSON, MARK GRUENWALD ISBN: 978-0-7851-5761-8 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $24.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATINGS: RATED T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 120 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR The Snake God’s crowning glory! The Serpent Crown: power that goes to your head and overtakes your mind! Armed with two Crowns, Avengers foe Hugh Jones seizes control of Washington, D.C. — and it’s up to the Thing

and friends to stop him! But when the Crowns possess hundreds of people to acquire hundreds more Crowns, the Scarlet Witch and Sorcerer Supreme Dr. Strange must add magic to the Thing’s might to halt the hellish headgear’s havoc! Featuring the Serpent Squad, the Avengers and more! COLLECTING: MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE 64-67, MARVEL TEAM-UP ANNUAL 5 Comp Title: THING: LIBERTY LEGION PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5515-7 Comp Title: THING: PROJECT PEGASUS PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-3811-2

INCREDIBLE HULK: PARDONED TPB AUTHOR: BILL MANTLO ARTIST: SAL BUSCEMA, MARK GRUENWALD, GREG LAROCQUE ISBN: 978-0-7851-6208-7 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $39.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: RATED T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 400 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

backfires badly! Bruce Banner gains control of the Hulk’s brain, but finds that he needs to tap into his alter ego’s savagery to stay alive when his enemies attack! Jade Jaws saddles up with his old team, the Avengers, to fight the Leader! And if that isn’t enough, the Hulk gets amnesty and is finally lauded around the world as a hero.

One of the most unique chapters in the life of Marvel’s mightiest mortal! The Hulk battles the “Hulk Hunters” and the Galaxy Master, embarking on an adventure in space that allies him with Rocket Raccoon and introduces him to a new alien love interest! Rick Jones’ guilt-ridden attempt to become another Hulk

Comp Title: HULK: THE END TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-5100-5

COLLECTING: INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) 269-285

Comp Title: HULK VISIONARIES: PETER DAVID VOL. 8 TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-5603-1

SILVER SURFER: PARABLE PREMIERE HC AUTHOR: STAN LEE ARTIST: MOEBIUS ISBN: 978-0-7851-6209-4 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $24.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATINGS: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 168 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR Galactus has converted humanity into his followers, and he’s leading them to their doom! The planet-devouring demigod’s only challenger is the hero he himself trapped on Earth: the Silver Surfer. It’s a war for Earth’s worship, but how much will be left when it’s over? Plus:

The Surfer must save his world and ours from the planet-sized peril posed by the Enslavers! With guest appearances by the Hulk, SpiderMan, Wolverine and more! COLLECTING: SILVER SURFER (EPIC) 1-2, SILVER SURFER: THE ENSLAVERS HC Comp Title: SILVER SURFER: REBIRTH OF THANOS PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4478-6 Comp Title: FANTASTIC FOUR: RESURRECTION OF GALACTUS PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4476-2

HULK: RETURN OF THE MONSTER PREMIERE HC AUTHOR: BRUCE JONES, BRIAN AZZARELLO ARTIST: JOHN ROMITA JR., LEE WEEKS, RICHARD CORBEN ISBN: 978-0-7851-5346-7 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $29.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATINGS: PARENTAL ADVISORY TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 264 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR Bruce Banner thought he’d finally tamed his inner beast, until the latest rampage of his alter ego, the Hulk, resulted in the death of a child. His face plastered on TV news broadcasts coast to coast, Banner has no choice but to become a man on the run. Not only are the police in

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hot pursuit, but a pair of deadly assassins also are tracking the beleaguered scientist’s every move. Aided only by the elusive “Mr. Blue,” will Banner resort to deadly force to escape his pursuers? Plus: what does it really feel like to bear the guilt of responsibility for the death and devastation caused by the Hulk? COLLECTING: INCREDIBLE HULK 34-39, STARTLING STORIES: BANNER 1-4 Comp Title: HULK: HEART OF THE ATOM PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-3087-1 Comp Title: HULK: THE END PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-3026-0


M AY THE STAND VOL. 3: SOUL SURVIVORS TPB

AUTHOR: ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA ARTIST: MIKE PERKINS ISBN: 978-0-7851-3523-4 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: PARENTAL ADVISORYSLC TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 136 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

M-O-O-N spells the start of the third volume of Marvel’s critically acclaimed adaptation of Stephen King’s horror epic. Nick Andros has hit the road and teamed up with the childlike Tom Cullen. After the horrors of Captain Trips, a bike trip through Oklahoma and Nebraska sounds like fun, right? Except it’s tornado season, True Believers, and not everyone Nick and Tom meet is on the side of the angels. Hell hath no fury like Julie Lawry, another survivor of the plague… COLLECTING: THE STAND: SOUL SURVIVORS 1-5 Comp Title: THE STAND: SOUL SURVIVORS PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-3622-4 Comp Title: THE STAND VOL. 1: CAPTAIN TRIPS TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-3521-0 ©2011 STEPHEN KING. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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M AY HALO: FALL OF REACH COVENANT TPB

OZ: OZMA OF OZ GN-TPB

AUTHOR: BRIAN REED ARTIST: FELIX RUIZ ISBN: 978-0-7851-5149-4 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $16.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: 17 & UP TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 112 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

AUTHOR: ERIC SHANOWER ARTIST: SKOTTIE YOUNG ISBN: 978-0-7851-4248-5 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: GRAPHIC NOVEL TPB RATINGS: ALL AGES TRIM SIZE: 5-3/4 X 8-7/8 PAGE COUNT: 200 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR Dorothy is back, and she’s not in Kansas anymore. But she’s not in Oz, either! L. Frank Baum’s magical world comes to life once again as our beloved Dorothy Gale takes yet another unexpected trip to a mystical, faraway land. This time, Dorothy winds up in the land of Ev; she meets new friends such as Tik-Tok the mechanical man and Billina, perhaps the cleverest chicken you’ll ever encounter. Dorothy will also have to face the wicked Nome King, who’s imprisoned the royal family of Ev. Lucky for her, she’ll get help from her Oz friends such as the Tin Woodman and the Scarecrow — along with the new Queen of Oz, the lovely Ozma! But can even their combined might win the day and see Dorothy back home?

After creating more than 800 colonies, the United Nations Space Command has encountered the Covenant — an alien race bent on obliterating humanity. The burnt cinder that used to be the peaceful farming world Harvest and its millions of dead colonists serve as testimony to the Covenant’s intentions. But if Dr. Catherine Halsey can equip the UNSC’s super-soldiers, the Spartans, in her new MJOLNIR armor, humanity just might stand a fighting chance against the aliens’ seemingly unstoppable campaign. Covenant continues the adaptation of Eric Nylund’s novel Halo: The Fall of Reach, based on the international videogame sensation. COLLECTING: HALO: FALL OF REACH - COVENANT 1-4

COLLECTING: OZMA OF OZ 1-8

Comp Title: HALO: FALL OF REACH COVENANT PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5148-7

Comp Title: OZ: THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ GN-TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4590-5

Comp Title: HALO: BLOOD LINE TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4050-4

Comp Title: OZ: THE MARVELOUS LAND OF OZ GN-TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4087-0

© 2011 Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Microsoft, 343 Industries, the 343 Industries logo, Halo, the Halo logo, Xbox, Xbox 360, and the Xbox logos, are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies.

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M AY POWERS VOL. 6: THE SELLOUTS PREMIERE HC

KICK-ASS 2 PREMIERE HC

AUTHOR: MARK MILLAR ARTIST: JOHN ROMITA JR. ISBN: 978-0-7851-5245-3 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $24.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATINGS: MATURE TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 208 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

AUTHOR: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS ARTIST: MICHAEL AVON OEMING ISBN: 978-0-7851-6018-2 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $24.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATINGS: MATURE TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 192 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

The sequel to the biggest creator-owned book of the decade--the one that spawned the number one hit movie and the worldwide phenomenon--is here! KICK-ASS is back, just as over-the-top as ever! As everybody’s favorite psychotic 11-year-old HIT GIRL trains KICK-ASS to be...well, a bad-ass, RED MIST gathers a team of super-villains to take them down! It’s super hero mayhem as only MARK MILLAR and JOHN ROMITA JR. can bring you!

When a member of one of the classic supergroups falls victim to a seedy sex scandal, the murder investigation takes Walker and Pilgrim on a journey that will forever change the way the world looks at superheroes! This completely redesigned and reformatted hardcover includes an illustrated, indepth interview with artist Michael Avon Oeming! “Bendis is the funny-pages descendant of Sam Fuller, Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino…” — Entertainment Weekly “Bendis has rapidly become a true master of comic-book creation!” — Comic Buyer’s Guide “It’s one of the best collaborations ever seen in a comic book.” — Ain’t It Cool News

COLLECTING: KICK-ASS 2 1-7 Comp Title: KICK-ASS PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-3435-0

COLLECTING: POWERS 25-30

Comp Title: MILLAR & MCNIVEN’S NEMESIS PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4865-4

Comp Title: POWERS VOL. 1: WHO KILLED RETRO GIRL? PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5671-0 Comp Title: POWERS VOL. 2: ROLEPLAY PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5983-4 ©2011 Jinxworld Inc. 41


M AY ESSENTIAL HULK VOL. 4 TPB (ALL-NEW EDITION) AUTHOR: ROY THOMAS, GARY FRIEDRICH, LEN WEIN, GERRY CONWAY, CHRIS CLAREMONT, ARCHIE GOODWIN, STEVE GERBER, STEVE ENGLEHART ARTIST: DICK AYERS, HERB TRIMPE ISBN: 978-0-7851-6422-7 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: ESSENTIAL RATINGS: ALL AGES TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10 PAGE COUNT: 608 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: B&W

the Bi-Beast! Then: foes from the sewers, the seas, the stars and a shrunken realm gone mad! And Betty Ross gives a new twist to becoming a Harpy after the wedding! Monsters, mindswaps and Niagara Falls! Plus: for the X-Fans, the birth of the Wendigo and the death of the Mimic!

It’s the original trial of the Incredible Hulk, but not even Doc Samson and Matt Murdock can get the Hulk free of charges … from the Rhino, the Abomination and

Comp Title: ESSENTIAL SPIDER-MAN VOL. 4 TPB (ALL-NEW EDITION) ISBN: 978-0-7851-1865-7

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ESSENTIAL DAREDEVIL VOL. 2 TPB (ALL-NEW EDITION) AUTHOR: STAN LEE ARTIST: GENE COLAN, JACK KIRBY ISBN: 978-0-7851-6423-4 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: ESSENTIAL RATINGS: ALL AGES TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10 PAGE COUNT: 568 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: B&W Matt Murdock struggles with his dual identity and the temporary loss of his powers as Daredevil battles a cadre of classic foes — including Stilt-Man, the Masked Marauder, the Beetle, Cobra, Mr.

Hyde, the Trapster, the Exterminator, the Unholy Three and the Jester. Plus: Foggy Nelson for District Attorney! And introducing … Mike Murdock?! Guest-starring Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Dr. Doom, Captain America and Thor! COLLECTING: DAREDEVIL 26-48, DAREDEVIL SPECIAL 1, FF 73 Comp Title: ESSENTIAL IRON MAN VOL. 2 TPB (ALL-NEW EDITION) ISBN:978-0-7851-1487-1 Comp Title: ESSENTIAL IRON MAN VOL. 3 TPB (ALL-NEW EDITION) ISBN: 978-0-7851-2764-2

ESSENTIAL BLACK PANTHER VOL. 1 TPB AUTHOR: DON MCGREGOR, JACK KIRBY ARTIST: RICH BUCKLER, GIL KANE, BILLY GRAHAM, KEITH POLLARD, JACK KIRBY ISBN: 978-0-7851-6323-7 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: ESSENTIAL RATINGS: RATED T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10 PAGE COUNT: 528 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: B&W Embark on an expedition into the heart of Marvel’s dark continent! Join T’Challa, King of Wakanda — AKA the Black Panther — as he fights to uphold peace and justice in both his own African kingdom and the urban jungle of New York

City. Experience the thrills as one of the Marvel Universe’s noblest knights-errant takes on everything from hate mongering heels to futuristic frog time machines, as brought to you by the inimitable imaginations of some of comicdom’s most sensational scribes! COLLECTING: JUNGLE ACTION (1972) 6-22, 24; BLACK PANTHER (1977) 1-10 Comp Title: ESSENTIAL RAWHIDE KID VOL. 1 TPB ISBN:978-0-7851-6394-7 Comp Title: ESSENTIAL SUB-MARINER VOL. 1 TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-3075-8

ESSENTIAL DAREDEVIL VOL. 3 TPB (ALL-NEW EDITION) AUTHOR: STAN LEE, ROY THOMAS, GARY FRIEDRICH, LEN WEIN, GERRY CONWAY ARTIST: GENE COLAN, BARRY WINDSORSMITH, DON HECK ISBN: 978-0-7851-6424-1 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: ESSENTIAL RATINGS: ALL AGES TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10 PAGE COUNT: 584 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: B&W

begin here! And DD goes Hollywood with the Stuntmaster and Brother Brimstone, but is any star as big as...the Stilt-Man? From costumed crimelords to otherworldly intruders, foes both famed and forgotten fall before the man without fear! COLLECTING: DAREDEVIL 49-74; IRON MAN 35-36 Comp Title: ESSENTIAL IRON MAN VOL. 2 TPB (ALL-NEW EDITION) ISBN: 978-0-7851-1487-1

Daredevil’s original identity crisis kicks off a collection of Colan classics! The ups and downs of his doomed love for Karen Page

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M AY MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE UNCANNY X-MEN VOL. 5 TPB AUTHOR: CHRIS CLAREMONT ARTIST: JOHN BYRNE, JOHN ROMITA JR., JOHN BUSCEMA ISBN: 978-0-7851-5872-1 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $24.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: MASTERWORKS TPB RATINGS: ALL AGES TRIM SIZE: 7 X 10 PAGE COUNT: 320 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR The X-Men had fought many battles, been on adventures that spanned galaxies, grappled with enemies of limitless might, but none of this could prepare them for the most shocking struggle they would ever face. Jean Grey has gained power beyond all

comprehension, corrupting her and transforming her into the Dark Phoenix! Now they must decide is the life of the woman they cherish worth the existence of the entire universe! It’s the definitive X-Men tale, painstakingly restored for the Marvel Masterworks. COLLECTING: X-MEN 132-140, ANNUAL 4, PHOENIX: THE UNTOLD STORY, BIZARRE ADVENTURES 27 Comp Title: MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE UNCANNY X-MEN VOL. 1 TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-3702-3 Comp Title: MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE UNCANNY X-MEN VOL. 2 TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-3704-7

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE AVENGERS VOL. 12 HC

NON-RETURNABLE

AUTHOR: STEVE ENGLEHART ARTIST: DON HECK, BOB BROWN, SAL BUSCEMA ISBN: 978-0-7851-5879-0 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $59.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: MASTERWORKS HC RATINGS: ALL AGES TRIM SIZE: 7 X 10 PAGE COUNT: 264 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

clash and there’s never been another one like it. But before our heroes take sides against each other, there’s even more trend-setting classics in store for you: Mantis makes her first appearance; the Lion God brings the Avengers to their knees; Vision and the Scarlet Witch’s relationship blossoms, but not without the intolerant objections of others.

Earth’s Mightiest Heroes fight one of the greatest battles in super hero history in the pages of this Marvel Masterworks spectacular! It’s hero against hero in the sensational summer hit of 1973—the Avengers/ Defenders War. Cap vs. Namor! Thor vs. Hulk! It’s the original crossover

Comp Title: MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE AVENGERS VOL. 10 HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-3331-5

COLLECTING: AVENGERS 112-119, DEFENDERS 8-11, FOOM 6-7

Comp Title: MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE AVENGERS VOL. 11 HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5038-1

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: ATLAS ERA JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY VOL. 4 HC AUTHOR: VARIOUS ARTIST: VARIOUS ISBN: 978-0-7851-5925-4 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $64.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: MASTERWORKS HC RATINGS: ALL AGES TRIM SIZE: 7 X 10 PAGE COUNT: 272 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

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not just one, but two of them here. Also providing heaping helpings of suspense, scares and twist endings are 1950s comics luminaries like Wally Wood, Al Wiliamson, Bernie Krigstein, Gene Colan and so many, many more. COLLECTING: JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY 31-40 Comp Title: MARVEL MASTERWORKS: ATLAS ERA JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY VOL. 2 HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-3499-2 Comp Title: MARVEL MASTERWORKS: ATLAS ERA JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY VOL. 3 HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4188-4


IN THEATERS JULY 2012!

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JUNE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: THE MOVIE TPB

NOT FINAL COVER

AUTHOR: TBD ARTIST: TBD ISBN: 978-0-7851-6499-9 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $9.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: ALL AGES TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 96 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

Gear up for one of the hottest movie events of 2012 with an all new story set within the Spider-Man cinematic universe! Offering a fresh new take on Peter Parker’s adventures, (insert title here) mixes high school drama with pulse-pounding super hero action and arrives in stores just in time for the wallcrawlers return to theaters next summer in 3-D. COLLECTING: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: THE MOVIE 1-4 Comp Title: IRON MAN: I AM IRON MAN! TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4558-5 Comp Title: CAPTAIN AMERICA: FIRST VENGEANCE TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-5725-0

Spider-Man, the Character TM & © 2012 Marvel Characters, Inc. The Amazing Spider-Man, the Movie © 2012 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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JUNE AVENGING SPIDER-MAN: MY FRIENDS CAN BEAT UP YOUR FRIENDS PREMIERE HC “Joe Madureira does some spectacular art here. He pencils comics with the understanding that they are larger than life. Madureira’s stuff bristles with action, everything seems to constantly stretch and move. It gives Avenging Spider-Man a distinct look and allows Zeb Wells’ more action-oriented scenes to jump right off the page.” – Crave Online AUTHOR: ZEB WELLS ARTIST: JOE MADUREIRA ISBN: 978-0-7851-5778-6 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $24.99

SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATING: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 144 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

This is what you’ve been waiting for! The return of legendary artist Joe Madureira (X-MEN, Battle Chasers) and fan-favorite Spidey writer Zeb Wells in a brand-new Spider-series that teams the wall-crawler with some of the greatest heroes in the Marvel Universe! Spider-Man and new Avengers teammate Red Hulk kick things off by taking on a Moloid army during the New York Marathon. Spidey and Rulk raise and lead an underground army in this action packed extravaganza — but when Red Hulk falls, only Spider-Man stands in the way of the Subterranean invasion of Manhattan! COLLECTING: AVENGING SPIDER-MAN 1-6 Comp Title: WOLVERINE: WOLVERINE GOES TO HELL PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4784-8 Comp Title: INVINCIBLE IRON MAN VOL. 1: THE FIVE NIGHTMARES PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-3460-2

Besides being one of the writers for the Emmy Award-winning animated series Robot Chicken, Zeb Wells has made a name for himself as a rising star writer for Marvel. His irreverent New Warriors limited series provided an early inspiration for key story threads that would later appear in Civil War; he also wrote the Civil War: Young Avengers/Runaways tie-in. His collaboration with the late Seth Fisher on Fantastic Four/ Iron Man: Big in Japan produced one of the most charming comics of the decade. Other credits include Daredevil: Battlin’ Jack Murdock, Venom: Dark Origin, Dark Reign: Elektra and one of the finest Marvel Comics of the last decade, Spider-Man/Doctor Octopus: Year One. Wells also worked on the thrice-monthly Amazing Spider-Man and relaunched New Mutants with artist Diogenes Neves.

After his scintillating debut on Uncanny X-Men while barely out of his teens, Joe Maduereira immediately joined the ranks of fan-favorite artists like Jim Lee and Marc Silvestri. His innovative character designs and explosive layouts attracted a huge following in the ’90s, and his popularity reached a fever pitch after his work on the Age of Apocalypse and Onslaught events helped transform the Marvel Universe. After leaving Marvel for Wildstorm to develop his creator-owned Battle Chasers title, he left comic art for the video-game industry. He made a triumphant return to Marvel Comics with Jeph Loeb’s Ultimates 3.

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“Here’s a Spider-Man writer who is as funny as Spidey is supposed to be, and the book is better for it.” – MTV Geek


JUNE SPIDER-MAN: BIG TIME ULTIMATE COLLECTION TPB “Ramos’ art is a strong fit to capture the kinetic energy of Spider-Man and his world.” – CBR.com

AUTHOR: DAN SLOTT, FRED VAN LENTE, CHRISTOS GAGE ARTIST: HUMBERTO RAMOS, STEFANO CASELLI, MARCOS MARTIN, NUNO PLATI, TY TEMPLETON, JAVIER PULIDO, MIKE MCKONE, REILLY BROWN ISBN: 978-0-7851-6217-9 PUB MONTH: JUNE

PRICE: $39.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATING: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 528 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

Peter Parker has finally hit the Big Time. He’s a full-fledged Avenger, he just landed a high-paying science job, and he has an amazing new girlfriend. But big-time living means big-time pressure! When the Hobgoblin returns, Spidey will need a slick new edge to defeat him. And when the Scorpion targets J. Jonah Jameson and his loved ones, Spider-Man must grapple with matters of life and death in a moving and compelling tale. Then, Spidey is asked to join the FF, adding even more to his already overful plate. Peter has never been one to shirk his responsibility, but will all his new commitments prove too much to handle? Plus: a new and strangely familiar Venom makes his debut! COLLECTING: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 648, 649-662, 654.1 Comp Title: CAPTAIN AMERICA: RED MENACE ULTIMATE COLLECTION TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-5617-8 Comp Title: CAPTAIN AMERICA: WINTER SOLDIER ULTIMATE COLLECTION TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4341-3 Dan Slott has built a loyal fan base by combining old-school comics fun with stories and characterizations that are new-reader friendly. It was with She-Hulk that his sly humor, encyclopedic Marvel knowledge and imaginative take on a comic-book law firm gave him his signature series. Slott has moved into the upper echelon of Marvel writers, launching high-profile series like Avengers: The Initiative, and earning regular gigs including Amazing Spider-Man and Mighty Avengers.

A native of Mexico, Humberto Ramos burst on the American comics scene in 1994 with Impulse, a DC Comics title featuring the brash young grandson of the Flash. In 1998, Ramos launched his creator-owned series Crimson under Wildstorm’s Cliffhanger imprint, illustrating the title for more than two years. Ramos would then move to Marvel, where he became one of the most recognizable and innovative talents working in comics. Seamlessly blending both Eastern and Western comics traditions, the artist’s artist has worked on many of Marvel’s most iconic characters — including SpiderMan, Wolverine and the X-Men — in addition to a run on the fan-favorite title Runaways.

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“Big Time is doing more than just taking up space on the cover of Amazing SpiderMan, it’s setting up a new status quo for Peter Parker, and, to a lesser degree, Spider-Man.” - CbR.com


JUNE SPIDER-MAN: PERCEPTIONS PREMIERE HC AUTHOR: TODD MCFARLANE ARTIST: TODD MCFARLANE ISBN: 978-0-7851-6052-6 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATINGS: T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 120 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR Spider-Man artist extraordinaire Todd McFarlane continues his unique take on everyone’s favorite Wall-Crawler! When young boys’ bodies begin to surface and rumors of a murderous Bigfoot hit the news, Peter Parker journeys to the Great White North in order to investigate. But he finds more than he bargained for when both Wolverine and Wendigo enter the scene! And as savage as he is,

is Wendigo truly responsible for the boys’ deaths, or is the truth something far more sinister…? COLLECTING: SPIDER-MAN (1990) 8-12 Comp Title: CAPTAIN AMERICA: AMERICAN NIGHTMARE PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5084-8 Comp Title: SPIDER-MAN: THE DEATH OF JEAN DEWOLFF PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5721-2

SPIDER-MAN: THE GRAPHIC NOVELS HC AUTHOR: SUSAN PUTNEY, GERRY CONWAY, CHARLES VESS, STAN LEE ARTIST: BERNI WRIGHTSON, ALEX SAVIUK, CHARLES VESS, ROSS ANDRU ISBN: 978-0-7851-6065-6 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $34.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: OVERSIZED RATINGS: T+ TRIM SIZE: 7-1/4 X 10-7/8 PAGE COUNT: 288 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR Several of the Amazing Spider-Man’s most extraordinary adventures are offered together in this fabulous collection! From being whisked away to a bizarre fantasy world inhabited by a creature of near limitless power, to dealing with unruly ghosts in an ancient Scottish castle, things have

never been weirder for our hapless hero! Also, the secret history of Peter and Mary Jane is revealed in a moving tale, while things turn up a notch as Spidey teams with Silver Sable to face a Nazi menace! Featuring the villainy of Doc Ock and the Hellfire Club! COLLECTING: MARVEL GRAPHIC NOVEL 22: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN - HOOKY, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: PARALLEL LIVES, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: SPIRITS OF THE EARTH HC, SPIDER-MAN: FEAR ITSELF

Comp Title: ART OF SPIDERMAN CLASSIC HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5750-2 Comp Title: SPIDER-MAN: THE PSAS TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-5978-0

SPIDER-MAN: SPIDER-HUNT TPB AUTHOR: TODD DEZAGO, TOM DEFALCO, HOWARD MACKIE, JM DEMATTEIS ARTIST: JOE BENNETT, TODD NAUCK, JOHN ROMITA JR., TOM LYLE, LUKE ROSS ISBN: 978-0-7851-6051-9 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $29.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 272 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR The Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man isn’t on ANYONE’S list of friends when he’s framed for murder and a five million dollar reward is placed on his webbed head! As Spidey attempts to locate Harry Osborn’s missing son, he

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finds that the whole city seems to be trying to collect the big bounty, and that everywhere he turns a virtual Who’s Who of villains is out to get him! From major threats such as the Green Goblin to foes such as Grizzly and the Gibbon, Spidey has his work cut out for him in this thrilling adventure! COLLECTING: SENSATIONAL SPIDERMAN 25-26, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 432-433, SPIDER-MAN 88-90, SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN 254-256

Comp Title: SPIDER-MAN: TORMENT TPB (NEW PRINTING) ISBN: 978-0-7851-6218-6 Comp Title: SPIDER-MAN: MARVEL TEAM-UP BY CLAREMONT & BYRNE TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-5866-0


JUNE CARNAGE, U.S.A. HC

AUTHOR: ZEB WELLS ARTIST: CLAYTON CRAIN ISBN: 978-0-7851-6073-1 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $24.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: OVERSIZED RATINGS: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 7-1/4 X 10-7/8 PAGE COUNT: 120 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

Carnage’s maniacal reign of terror continues, courtesy of the critically acclaimed creative team of Zeb Wells and Clayton Crain! The Avengers must go on a brutal hunt to capture Cletus Kasady before a small town in the American heartland falls under his mass-murdering spell! But when Carnage defeats the Avengers, only Spider-Man remains — but can he stop Carnage before the United States government make a devil’s pact … with symbiotes?! Buckle in and prepare for a violence packed adventure! Carnage U.S.A. wants YOU! COLLECTING: CARNAGE, U.S.A. 1-5 Comp Title: CARNAGE: FAMILY FEUD HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5112-8 Comp Title: VENOM BY RICK REMENDER VOL. 1 PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5811-0

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JUNE ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC

NON-RETURNABLE AUTHOR: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS ARTIST: MARK BAGLEY ISBN: 978-0-7851-6475-3 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $99.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: OMNIBUS RATINGS: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 7-1/4 X 10-7/8 PAGE COUNT: 1000 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

his best friend and confidante, Mary Jane Watson, Peter has a heavy load to bear. But the neophyte Spider-Man is making many enemies, including the Green Goblin, the Kingpin of Crime, Doctor Octopus, Kraven the Hunter and the maniacal Venom … and unless he can rise to the occasion, he may not survive until prom! COLLECTING: ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN 1-39, 1/2

In 2000, Marvel launched the Ultimate Universe, reinventing Spider-Man for a new generation and a new millennium. Now, the first three years of Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley’s fan-favorite, award-winning take on the web-slinger are collected in one oversized volume! Relive Peter Parker’s early days as Spider-Man, learning to fight crime by trial and error as he struggles to balance his new life with the demands of high school: puberty, homework and dating! Even with the help of

Comp Title: X-MEN BY CHRIS CLAREMONT & JIM LEE OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5822-6 Comp Title: THOR BY WALTER SIMONSON OMNIBUS HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4633-9

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JUNE ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN: DEATH OF SPIDER-MAN FALLOUT TPB

AUTHOR: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS ARTIST: MARK BAGLEY, GABRIEL HARDMAN, BRYAN HITCH, LEE GARBETT, STEVE KURTH, ERIC NGUYEN, CARLO PAGULAYAN, SARA PICHELLI, SALVADOR LARROCA, CLAYTON CRAIN, LUKE ROSS, BILLY TAN, MITCH BREITWEISER ISBN: 978-0-7851-5913-1 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 136 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

Spider-Man is dead. Long live Spider-Man. Peter Parker has been struck down, felled by a bullet and by his archnemesis the Green Goblin. But though the teenage web-slinger is gone, his memory lives on. Check in with Thor, Captain America, Iron Man, Nick Fury and more as they mourn the loss of one of their world’s finest heroes. For better or for worse, the Ultimate Universe must come to grips with its new reality — including new Spider-Man Miles Morales! COLLECTING: ULTIMATE COMICS FALLOUT 1-6 Comp Title: ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN: DEATH OF SPIDER-MAN FALLOUT PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5912-4 Comp Title: ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN VOL. 1: THE WORLD ACCORDING TO PETER PARKER TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4099-3

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JUNE ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS VOL. 2 PREMIERE HC “Miles Morales isn’t Peter Parker, his status quo isn’t Peter Parker’s, and his powers have just enough of a twist that they aren’t exactly Peter’s either.” – Comics Alliance

SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATING: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 120 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

AUTHOR: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS ARTIST: CHRIS SAMNEE ISBN: 978-0-7851-5714-4 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $24.99

A brand new chapter in the saga of Miles Morales, the all-new Ultimate Spider-Man! The new Ultimate Scorpion is introduced! Still discovering the limits of his skills and powers, Miles must learn how to be a hero from … Peter Parker? COLLECTING: ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN 6-10 Comp Title: ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN: DEATH OF SPIDER-MAN PREMIERE HC QUESADA COVER ISBN: 978-0-7851-5274-3 Comp Title: AVENGERS BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS VOL. 1 PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4500-4

Cleveland-born Brian Michael Bendis broke into the comic-book field during the early 1990s as a writer-artist with a flair for crime fiction. Initially publishing creator-owned titles such as A.K.A. Goldfish and Jinx through Caliber Comics, he later moved Jinx to Image Comics — where he co-created the truecrime comic Torso, worked on Todd McFarlane’s Sam and Twitch and Hellspawn and created Powers, a series following the adventures of police detectives in a world of super heroes. Bendis soon became hugely popular as writer of the Ultimate Spider-Man series, part of the fledgling Ultimate line revamping Marvel’s major characters for 21st-century readers, and went on to write multiple books in the Ultimate line. In the mainstream Marvel Universe, he enjoyed a long and critically acclaimed run as writer of Daredevil and has written Secret War, House of M, Secret Invasion, Alias, and The Pulse. In 2004, Bendis radically revamped Marvel’s long-running Avengers property as writer of the “Avengers Disassembled” storyline and the subsequent best-selling New Avengers series. Its Bendis-scribed spin-offs include New Avengers: Illuminati, Dark Avengers, Mighty Avengers, Spider-Woman and the relaunched Avengers.

Chris Samnee has drawn comics for major and indie publishers including Marvel, DC/Vertigo and Oni Press. His credits include the Vertigo graphic novel Area 10 with writer Christos Gage and the series Thor: The Mighty Avenger with writer Roger Langridge.

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“With Miles, we get a new Spider-Man who won’t feel too off-model from Peter Parker–at least in terms of being, at his core, a decent kid with a good heart.” – MTV Geek


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IN THEATERS MAY 2012 AVENGERS: THE MANY FACES OF HENRY PYM TPB AUTHOR: STAN LEE, LARRY LIEBER, ROY THOMAS, STEVE ENGLEHART, KURT BUSIEK, DAN SLOTT ARTIST: JACK KIRBY, DON HECK, JOHN BUSCEMA, AL MILGROM, IVAN REIS, KHOI PHAM ISBN: 978-0-7851-6206-3 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 184 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR Dr. Henry Pym, the Avengers’ resident scientist, has had many heroic guises — and this GiantMan-sized collection spotlights them all! From his pre-Avenging

days to his various turns as Ant-Man, Giant-Man, Goliath, Yellowjacket and even the Wasp, Dr. Pym has been a nearly constant presence on the Avengers roster since the inception of the team. Relive the excitement, the horror and the heartache! COLLECTING: TALES OF SUSPENSE 27, 35, 49; AVENGERS 28, 59-60; WEST COAST AVENGERS 21; AVENGERS ANNUAL 2001; SECRET INVASION: REQUIEM Comp Title: THOR VS. SETH, THE SERPENT GOD TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4635-3 Comp Title: AVENGERS: CITIZEN KANG TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-5301-6

AVENGERS: WEST COAST AVENGERS FAMILY TIES TPB AUTHOR: STEVE ENGLEHART ARTIST: AL MILGROM, RICHARD HOWELL ISBN: 978-0-7851-6216-2 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $24.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 296 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR The ties that bind can be the worst kind! The West Coast Avengers fight demons, robots, zombies and more in this collection of eighties extravaganzas! The Grim Reaper wants his brother dead, and Ultron wants his father dead — leaving the Vision and Scarlet Witch between

two bloodlines getting bloodier by the minute! Guest-starring the Rangers and the ever-lovin’, blue-eyed Thing! Plus: Wonder Man in a role that will surprise you! COLLECTING: WEST COAST AVENGERS (1985) 1-9, VISION & THE SCARLET WITCH (1985) 1-2 Comp Title: AVENGERS: WEST COAST AVENGERS - FAMILY TIES PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5500-3 Comp Title: AVENGERS/X-MEN: MAXIMUM SECURITY TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4499-1

AVENGERS WEST COAST: ALONG CAME A SPIDER-WOMAN TPB AUTHOR: FABIAN NICIEZA, DANNY FINGEROTH, ROY THOMAS, DANN THOMAS, TERRY KAVANAGH ARTIST: TOM MORGAN, GARY HARTLE, BRAD VANCATA, PAUL RYAN, CHRIS WOZNIAK, RICK LEVINS, STEVEN BUTLER, DAVE ROSS, GEORGE FREEMAN, HERB TRIMPE ISBN: 978-0-7851-6232-2 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $39.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 368 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR Things aren’t going too smoothly for the West Coast branch of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, as they face one villainous threat after

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another without letup! From walking natural disasters Vibro and Hydro-Man, to longstanding Avengers villains the Grim Reaper and Ultron, the outlook is bleak for our favorite Wackos! A silver lining appears when Julia Carpenter, the second Spider-Woman, joins the team … but will her presence be enough to re-energize the team? COLLECTING: AVENGERS WEST COAST 58-59, 63-75 Comp Title: AVENGERS: VISION & THE SCARLET WITCH - A YEAR IN THE LIFE TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4508-0 Comp Title: AVENGERS/X-MEN: MAXIMUM SECURITY TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4499-1


JMU ANYE CAPTAIN AMERICA AND BUCKY: OLD WOUNDS PREMIERE HC

AUTHOR: ED BRUBAKER, JAMES ASMUS ARTIST: FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA ISBN: 978-0-7851-6083-0 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATINGS: RATED T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 112 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

The original Human Torch guest-stars as Captain America teams up with Bucky in the present day… for the first time?! Who is this uncanny twin to Cap’s first sidekick, and where did he come from? The deadly legacy of the original Human Torch and the mad android Adam II are revealed! Rising stars James Asmus and Francesco Francavilla join Eisner award winner Ed Brubaker for a rollicking adventure into the future of the star-spangled Avenger’s past! COLLECTING: CAPTAIN AMERICA AND BUCKY 625-628 Comp Title: CAPTAIN AMERICA AND BUCKY: THE LIFE STORY OF BUCKY BARNES PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5123-4 Comp Title: CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE TRIAL OF CAPTAIN AMERICA PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5119-7

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JUNE THOR: THE DEVIANTS SAGA HC

THOR: HEAVEN & EARTH TPB

AUTHOR: PAUL JENKINS ARTIST: ARIEL OLIVETTI, MARK TEXEIRA, PASCAL ALIXE, LAN MEDINA ISBN: 978-0-7851-4833-3 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $14.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 112 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

AUTHOR: ROB RODI ARTIST: STEPHEN SEGOVIA ISBN: 978-0-7851-6373-2 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: OVERSIZED RATINGS: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 7-1/4 X 10-7/8 PAGE COUNT: 144 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR Beneath the ruins of Asgard, the Deviant villainess Ereshkigal seeks a mystic means of saving her race from extinction — and finds instead a weapon capable of dissolving all reality. With the Eternals who would oppose her mysteriously vanished, Thor stands alone — to stop the entire Deviant race from dominating the world!

The many faces of the god of thunder! Warrior, Avenger, prince, god, brother — a deity walking among men, Thor has many roles to fill. Step into his world and understand what it truly means to wield the hammer and the power of a god. First: Asgard crumbles, Ragnarok approaches and Thor’s absence from the battlefield belies his warrior’s spirit. But while a war rages above him, Thor ventures into the depths of Asgard to confront his brother Loki. Then Thor must raise the dead to save a group of hostages. Will he use his divine power, or is there something greater at risk? And, an encounter with a Catholic priest leaves Thor to question his purpose in the world of mortals.

COLLECTING: THOR: THE DEVIANTS SAGA 1-5, THE MIGHTY THOR GIANT-SIZE 1 Comp Title: THOR: HEAVEN & EARTH HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4832-6 Comp Title: ASTONISHING THOR HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4876-0

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JMU ANYE THE MIGHTY THOR BY MATT FRACTION VOL. 1 TPB

AUTHOR: MATT FRACTION ARTIST: OLIVIER COIPEL, KHOI PHAM ISBN: 978-0-7851-5624-6 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $16.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 144 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

not surrender without a fight — and Thor is caught in the middle. Will he entrust the Worldheart to the Surfer for the betterment of the universe, or choose instead to fight to the death for the glory of Odin? COLLECTING: THE MIGHTY THOR 1-6

What is the Worldheart? Plucked by Thor and his companions from the deepest roots of Yggdrasil — the World Tree, split in twain — the cosmic seed is now the most coveted object in Odin’s possession. But the Silver Surfer — herald of Galactus, devourer of worlds — recognizes the Worldheart as the one object that could forever sate his master’s apocalyptic appetite. Now, the Surfer has come to Asgard to claim a prize Odin will

Comp Title: THE MIGHTY THOR BY MATT FRACTION VOL. 1 PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5691-8 Comp Title: THOR: THE WORLD EATERS TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4839-5

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THE MIGHTY THOR BY MATT FRACTION VOL. 2 PREMIERE HC SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATING: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 168 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

AUTHOR: MATT FRACTION ARTIST: PASQUAL FERRY, ADAM KUBERT ISBN: 978-0-7851-6243-8 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $24.99

First: the critical Fear Itself prequel that couldn’t be told until now! Discover the true story behind the Serpent & Odin’s past! Then, in the wake of Fear Itself, Odin decides the final fate of Asgard, and the heroes of the Nine Worlds bid farewell to one of their own. THOR NO MORE! But who is Tanarus, and why is he the new God of Thunder? Loki tries to expose the imposter god by enlisting the help of … Doctor Donald Blake! And as the new All-Mothers of Asgardia battle their first threat to the Nine Realms, THOR struggles to free himself before the DEMOGORGE consumes him… COLLECTING: THE MIGHTY THOR 7-12, FEAR ITSELF 7.2: THOR Comp Title: THE MIGHTY THOR BY MATT FRACTION VOL. 1 PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5691-8 Comp Title: THOR: THE WORLD EATERS PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4838-8

Before joining Marvel Comics, writer Matt Fraction established his reputation as an emerging new talent with his work on Last of the Independents. Fraction’s tale of a bank robbery gone wrong earned him a coveted “A” grade from Entertainment Weekly, as well as interest from Marvel. After taking on a short story assignment in the anthology title X-Men Unlimited, Fraction was handpicked to launch two of Marvel’s biggest projects for 2006: Punisher War Journal with artist Ariel Olivetti, and Immortal Iron Fist, with cowriter Ed Brubaker and artist David Aja. Both series met with overwhelming critical and fan acclaim, selling out their respective first issues within days of release. This led to two even bigger projects: The launching of Invincible Iron Man, a high-profile first issue premiering the same month as the blockbuster film; and Uncanny X-Men, written in tandem with Immortal Iron Fist partner Brubaker. In addition to his Marvel work, Fraction writes Casanova, an offbeat series illustrated by Gabriel Bá and Fábio Moon, and has completed Five Fists of Science, pitting Mark Twain and Nikola Tesla against Thomas Edison and J.P. Morgan. He is also a talented filmmaker and graphic designer, co-founding the MK12 firm with a worldwide client base that includes Adidas, MTV and Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim. Fraction remains one of Marvel’s most popular writers; his credits include a solo turn on Uncanny X-Men, and the post-Siege epic Thor and its successor The Mighty Thor. Fraction has been named one of the Marvel Architects, the core writers most responsible for providing the foundation upon which the contemporary Marvel Universe is built. He lived up to that billing as author of the status-quo-shattering Fear Itself event. 60

A comic-book veteran whose career stretches back to the early 1990s, Pasqual Ferry has established himself as one of the Ultimate line’s most vital artists. Taking the reins of Ultimate Iron Man II, Ferry has worked with writer Orson Scott Card to bring out the inherent dynamism of Iron Man and War Machine’s futuristic armor. He was also writer Mike Carey’s art partner on Ultimate Fantastic Four. Other work includes Young Avengers Special #1, and Ultimate X-Men/Ultimate Fantastic Four and Ultimate Fantastic Four/Ultimate X-Men for Marvel, and Mister Miracle and Adam Strange: Planet Heist for DC Comics.


“Matt Fraction, as he should, crafts a nice backstory to match what he created in the Fear Itself title. Pasqual Ferry delivers some really good pencil work that certainly gives us lots of eye candy to look at.” – A Comic book blog

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JMU ANYE JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY: TERRORISM MYTH PREMIERE HC

AUTHOR: KIERON GILLEN ARTIST: MITCH BREITWEISER, RICHARD ELSON ISBN: 978-0-7851-6370-1 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATINGS: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 120 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

The stage is set for a deadly new year, as the most unpopular boy in Asgard receives a certain fourpawed fire-breathing present. What will Loki do with this most unwelcome gift? Then, fallout from Fear Itself leaves thousands trapped in deadly fever dreams around the world. Why is it Loki’s fault — again? Guest-starring Volstagg and the Son of Satan! And Leah of Hel discovers the wonder and consequence of milkshakes… COLLECTING: JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY 632-636 Comp Title: THE MIGHTY THOR BY MATT FRACTION VOL. 1 PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5691-8 Comp Title: SIEGE: THOR PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4813-5

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JMU ANYE DAREDEVIL BY ED BRUBAKER & MICHAEL LARK ULTIMATE COLLECTION BOOK 2 TPB

IRON AGE TPB

AUTHOR: ED BRUBAKER ARTIST: MICHAEL LARK, LEE WEEKS, LEE BERMEJO, GENE COLAN, MARKO DJURDJEVIC, ALEX MALEEV, JOHN ROMITA, BILL SIENKIEWICZ, PAUL AZACETA ISBN: 978-0-7851-6335-0 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $29.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 304 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

AUTHOR: ROB WILLIAMS, CHRISTOS GAGE, JEN VAN METER, ELLIOTT KALAN, LOUISE SIMONSON ARTIST: REBEKAH ISAACS, LEE WEEKS, BEN OLIVER, NICK DRAGOTTA, RON FRENZ, TODD NAUCK, ROBERTO DE LA TORRE ISBN: 978-0-7851-5270-5 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $24.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 192 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

The critically acclaimed, award-winning creative team of Ed Brubaker and Michael Lark continue their explosive run! Everything Matt Murdock thought he’d gotten back teeters on the edge of a precipice, ready to shatter all around him, as he fights a battle on both fronts of his life — in the courtroom and on the rooftops of Hell’s Kitchen! And with the post-Civil War fallout all around him, the price of being Daredevil just got even higher. Nominated for three Eisner Awards – Best Continuing Series, Best Writer and Best Penciler-Inker Team!

Iron Man journeys through the Marvel U’s past to save the present from annihilation! Dr. Donald Birch is dying and stages one final plan to exact revenge on Tony Stark that will destroy the entire planet. When he rebuilds Dr. Doom’s long-destroyed time platform, Birch transports the Dark Phoenix to the present and uses her cosmic power to obliterate Earth! Stripped of his armor, Tony leaps through the time machine before it’s destroyed and is hurled into the past. Tony will begin an unforgettable journey through the heyday of mighty Marvel!

COLLECTING: DAREDEVIL 94-105

COLLECTING: IRON AGE: ALPHA, IRON AGE 1-3, OMEGA

Comp Title: DAREDEVIL BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS & ALEX MALEEV ULTIMATE COLLECTION BOOK 1 TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4388-8

Comp Title: IRON AGE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5269-9

Comp Title: DAREDEVIL BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS & ALEX MALEEV ULTIMATE COLLECTION BOOK 2 TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4950-7

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UNCANNY X-MEN BY KIERON GILLEN VOL. 2 PREMIERE HC AUTHOR: KIERON GILLEN ARTIST: GREG LAND ISBN: 978-0-7851-5995-7 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $19.99

SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATING: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 120 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

Kieron Gillen’s smash-hit reinvention of the Uncanny X-Men continues! Still learning how to handle the team he gathered after the X-Men’s Schism, Cyclops must send his X-Men to investigate a new area of the Marvel Universe known as … TABULA RASA! COLLECTING: UNCANNY X-MEN 5-9 Comp Title: ASTONISHING X-MEN: XENOGENESIS PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4491-5 Comp Title: WOLVERINE: WOLVERINE GOES TO HELL PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4784-8

Artist Greg Land first gained notice with his work on DC’s Batman-family titles Nightwing and Birds of Prey. Moving to Marvel in 2005 after illustrating CrossGen’s Sojourn, he drew the limited series Phoenix: Endsong. Next up was a run on Ultimate Fantastic Four that included the first rendering of the Marvel Zombies. Subsequently, he penciled the blockbuster limited series Ultimate Power.

A journalist by training, Kieron Gillen has written for PC Gamer UK, The Escapist, Amiga Power and Wired before turning his attention to comics with credits including Phonogram, newuniversal: 1959, Beta Ray Bill: Godhunter, Dark Avengers: Ares, Thor and S.W.O.R.D.

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“It’s time to get on board the Uncanny X-Men train and enjoy the ride.” – Comicvine.com


JUNE DAKEN: DARK WOLVERINE NO MORE HEROES PREMIERE HC AUTHOR: ROB WILLIAMS ARTIST: ALESSANDRO VITTI ISBN: 978-0-7851-6088-5 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATINGS: PARENTAL ADVISORY TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 112 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR The Kingpin of L.A. is revealed at long last, as Daken and FBI agent Donna Kiel reach the shocking end of their quest. But ever since the Heat drug ravaged Daken’s mind and body, his outlook on life has been shaken up. After all this time, can Daken be redeemed?

COLLECTING: DAKEN: DARK WOLVERINE 20-23 Comp Title: DAKEN: DARK WOLVERINE - BIG BREAK PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5673-4 Comp Title: DAKEN/X-23: COLLISION PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4707-7

X-MEN: X-CLUB TPB AUTHOR: SIMON SPURRIER ARTIST: PAUL DAVIDSON ISBN: 978-0-7851-6443-2 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $16.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 120 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR “WE DO SCIENCE!” In the wake of SCHISM, the X-Men’s Science Team takes it upon themselves to make a gesture of goodwill on behalf of mutantkind and better the world … using SCIENCE. But just as construction of the X-Club’s state of the art space elevator nears completion, chaos erupts! And it appears to the world that

mutants are to blame. Can Dr. Nemesis, Madison Jeffries, Kavita Rao and Danger clear the X-Men’s name before their experiment backfires? Don’t miss the story that will surely change how you look at the X-Men and the Periodic Table of Elements FOREVER! COLLECTING: X-CLUB 1-5 Comp Title: X-MEN: S.W.O.R.D. - NO TIME TO BREATHE TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4076-4 Comp Title: X-MEN: PIXIE STRIKES BACK TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4676-6

X-MEN/STEVE ROGERS: ESCAPE FROM THE NEGATIVE ZONE TPB AUTHOR: JAMES ASMUS ARTIST: NICK BRADSHAW, IBRAIM ROBERSON, MAX FIUMARA ISBN: 978-0-7851-5561-4 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $14.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: RATED T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 112 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

in the strange dimension, the X-Men are besieged by giant monsters, insectoid soldiers, and the lord and master of the Negative Zone himself: Blastaar, the Living Bomb-Burst! Enter Steve Rogers, Super-Soldier — the original Captain America!

It should come as no surprise: Bad things happen to good people in the Negative Zone. When the X-Men try to build an extradimensional bridge to Limbo, an explosion sucks Cyclops, Hope, Dr. Nemesis and Namor the Sub-Mariner into the Negative Zone instead! Cast adrift

Comp Title: X-MEN/STEVE ROGERS: ESCAPE FROM THE NEGATIVE ZONE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5560-7

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COLLECTING: UNCANNY X-MEN ANNUAL 3, STEVE ROGERS: SUPER-SOLDIER ANNUAL 1, NAMOR: THE FIRST MUTANT ANNUAL 1

Comp Title: STEVE ROGERS: SUPER-SOLDIER TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4879-1


JUNE UNCANNY X-FORCE VOL. 3: THE DARK ANGEL SAGA BOOK 1 TPB

AUTHOR: RICK REMENDER ARTIST: BILLY TAN, RICHARD ELSON, MARK BROOKS, SCOT EATON ISBN: 978-0-7851-4661-2 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $16.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: PARENTAL ADVISORY TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 144 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR As Apocalypse falls, Archangel rises! Warren Worthington is losing his fight with the beast within — the monster known as Archangel, Horseman of Apocalypse, destined to become the heir to the mutant warlord’s evil. Only one thing can stop it from happening. Unfortunately for Warren’s teammates on X-Force, that one thing is in a dimension in which

Apocalypse has brought the world to its knees: the Age of Apocalypse. But as Wolverine and X-Force encounter twisted versions of familiar faces, one question remains: If the Age of Apocalypse is over, who has transformed this world back into a living hell? Can X-Force recover the item they need and return home in time to stop Archangel’s ascension to Apocalypse’s throne? COLLECTING: UNCANNY X-FORCE 8-13 Comp Title: UNCANNY X-FORCE: THE DARK ANGEL SAGA BOOK 1 PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4660-5 Comp Title: UNCANNY X-FORCE VOL. 1: THE APOCALYPSE SOLUTION TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4855-5

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UNCANNY X-FORCE: OTHERWORLD PREMIERE HC “I think if you’re an X-Men fan like I am, it’s a hell of a time to be reading the books. There will be some incredibly exciting things coming up. I believe soon we’ll experience a new Golden Age to the X-line; it’s just such a solid family of books across the line.”– Rick Remender, writer SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATING: PARENTAL ADVISORY TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 120 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

AUTHOR: RICK REMENDER ARTIST: ROBBI RODRIGUEZ, GREG TOCCHINI ISBN: 978-0-7851-6181-3 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $24.99

The aftermath of the Dark Angel Saga! A member lost! New members gained! An Avenger discovers the secret of X-Force! Fantomex and Ultimaton must allow the world’s most powerful weapon to leave their care. Psylocke must say goodbye to the man she loves. And new friends must stand and make a suicide march. Then, the Trial of Fantomex begins as X-Force journeys to Otherworld! Guest starring Psylocke’s brother Captain Britain, and the multiverse-spanning Captain Britain Corps! COLLECTING: UNCANNY X-FORCE 19-23 Comp Title: UNCANNY X-FORCE: THE DARK ANGEL SAGA BOOK 1 PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4660-5 Comp Title: UNCANNY X-FORCE: THE APOCALYPSE SOLUTION PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4854-8

Beginning his career in animation working on such films as The Iron Giant, Anastasia and Titan A.E., Rick Remender has since become a comic-book triple threat — writing, penciling and inking numerous fan-favorite series. While providing album cover art for punk bands like NOFX and Lagwagon, Remender has created some of today’s most popular independent titles, such as Fear Agent, The End League and Strange Girl. In 2008, the writer turned his focus to Marvel Comics, where he began by co-writing Punisher War Journal with Matt Fraction. Their well-received run on the book led to the Remender-helmed relaunch Punisher. He has also penned Doctor Voodoo, Avenger of the Supernatural; and Venom. 68

Brazilian artist Greg Tocchini got his start at age 15 on various role-playing games. His Marvel credits include 1602: New World, Thor: Son of Asgard and The Odyssey, as well as issues of X-Men and Spider-Man Unlimited, Captain America and the Falcon, Doctor Spectrum and Ms. Marvel. Elsewhere, he has illustrated The First, Meridian, Route 666 and Demon Wars for CrossGen; and the Green Lantern miniseries Ion for DC.


“Otherworld is a wonderful four-issue story arc with Greg Tocchini, whose artwork on it has been astounding,” – Rick Remender, writer


JUNE DAREDEVIL BY MARK WAID VOL. 2 PREMIERE HC

AUTHOR: MARK WAID ARTIST: PAOLO RIVERA, KANO, EMMA RIOS ISBN: 978-0-7851-5239-2 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATINGS: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 144 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

the only lawyer who will touch her (her case, we mean). The next great love triangle of the Marvel U begins!

The most critically acclaimed series of the year! Following a shocking discovery about the Marvel Universe, Daredevil has a weighty decision to make, the results of which will affect his friends and enemies both! Meanwhile, the Nelson and Murdock law offices struggle to celebrate the holidays as insurmountable problems descend upon them! Then, Spider-Man and Daredevil team up when Black Cat is arrested, and Murdock is

Comp Title: DAREDEVIL: REBORN PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5132-6

COLLECTING: DAREDEVIL 7-10, 10.1; AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 677 Comp Title: SHADOWLAND: DAREDEVIL PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4990-3

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JUNE DEFENDERS VOL. 1 PREMIERE HC

AUTHOR: MATT FRACTION ARTIST: TERRY DODSON, STUART IMMONEN ISBN: 978-0-7851-5850-9 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATINGS: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 136 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

X-MEN cohort Terry Dodson (SENSATIONAL SPIDERMAN) to relaunch Marvel’s mightiest non-team … the all-new, all-different, all-dynamic Defenders!

The last line of defense against the forces of the unknown! Spinning out of the stunning end of FEAR ITSELF, the final Worthy is on a global rampage, and everyone’s favorite Marvel misfits must band together to solve a mysterious conspiracy deep at the heart of the Marvel Universe! What is the secret of Wundagore Mountain! Matt Fraction (FEAR ITSELF, THE MIGHTY THOR, INVINCIBLE IRON MAN) reteams with UNCANNY

Comp Title: FF BY JONATHAN HICKMAN VOL. 1 PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5144-9

COLLECTING: DEFENDERS 1-5, material from POINT ONE, FEAR ITSELF 7 Comp Title: IMMORTAL IRON FIST VOL. 1: THE LAST IRON FIST STORY PREMIERE HC ISBN: 0-7851-2854-9

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INCREDIBLE HULK BY JASON AARON VOL. 1 PREMIERE HC “Silvestri’s work is everything you’d expect from him; a cinematic scope with unreasonable anatomy and a massive amount of lines and intensity.” – IGN SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATING: PARENTAL ADVISORY TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 176 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

AUTHOR: JASON AARON, MATT FRACTION ARTIST: MARC SILVESTRI, STUART IMMONEN ISBN: 978-0-7851-3328-5 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $29.99

Marvel Architect Jason Aaron joins forces with legendary artist Marc Silvestri! The Hulk and Bruce Banner are now separate entities — but Bruce wants the Hulk back. The Hulk is assigned to take Banner down, but Bruce isn’t going without a fight. As the Hulk makes an alliance with mad scientist hunter Amanda Von Doom that changes his destiny forever, Banner unleashes his army of Hulked-out monsters! It all culminates in the fight everyone’s been waiting for: HULK VS. BANNER! COLLECTING: INCREDIBLE HULK 1-7, material from FEAR ITSELF 7 Comp Title: WOLVERINE: WOLVERINE GOES TO HELL PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4784-8 Comp Title: WOLVERINE: WOLVERINE’S REVENGE PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5279-8 Writer Jason Aaron wasted little time making an impact in the comics industry, collaborating with artist Cameron Stewart on The Other Side for DC/Vertigo. The five-part series explored the psychological horror of the Vietnam War through the eyes of two enemy soldiers, earning Aaron inclusion on the Washington Post’s “Best Comics of 2007” list. Aaron’s next project, Scalped, featured a Native American FBI officer going undercover in the criminal underground of his boyhood reservation. Scalped’s industrywide praise earned Aaron a guest-spot on Wolverine, collaborating with artist Howard Chaykin. After becoming exclusive to Marvel Comics, Aaron completed another run on Wolverine, as well as stints on Black Panther and Ghost Rider before moving on to launch Wolverine Weapon X and relaunch Wolverine. 72

Artist Marc Silvestri needs no introduction to X-Men fans, as this industry giant entered the upper echelon of comic innovators in the late 1980s during fan-favorite, record-breaking runs on Uncanny X-Men and Wolverine. Silvestri left Marvel in 1992 to cofound Image Comics; his imprint, Top Cow, is one of its four long-standing autonomous studios. At Image, Silvestri created some of today’s most popular comic-book properties, including Cyberforce, Witchblade, Weapon Zero and The Darkness.


“Though it’s been done in the past, Aaron successfully walks the line of ‘who is the real monster’ when analyzing the two sides of the coin.” - iGN


JUNE BATTLE SCARS TPB

AUTHOR: CHRIS YOST, MATT FRACTION, CULLEN BUNN ARTIST: SCOT EATON ISBN: 978-0-7851-6340-4 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $16.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 144 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

more than he’s saying … and Marcus Johnson wants answers! The mystery deepens as the hunted becomes the hunter! COLLECTING: BATTLE SCARS 1-6 Comp Title: DARK REIGN: ACCEPT CHANGE TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4140-2 Comp Title: SIEGE: BATTLEFIELD TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4766-4

The post-Fear Itself Marvel Universe begins here! Who is Army Ranger Marcus Jones? How could he tear the Marvel Universe apart, and why is he the most wanted man in the world? S.H.I.E.L.D., Taskmaster, Captain America and more want him — dead or alive. But when Deadpool joins the hunt, the greatest secret in the Marvel Universe begins to unravel. Taskmaster knows

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JUNE FEAR ITSELF: THE FEARLESS PREMIERE HC

AUTHOR: CULLEN BUNN, MATT FRACTION, CHRIS YOST ARTIST: MARK BAGLEY, PAUL PELLETIER ISBN: 978-0-7851-6343-5 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $34.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATINGS: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 280 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

COLLECTING: FEAR ITSELF: THE FEARLESS 1-12 Comp Title: FEAR ITSELF PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5662-8 Comp Title: SIEGE: BATTLEFIELD PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4598-1

When Fear Itself is over, the hunt is on! Mystical hammers lay strewn across the entire Marvel Universe and it is Valkyrie’s mission to find them, no matter what the cost, and no matter who stands in her way…even if it’s Captain America & the Avengers!

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JUNE VENOM: CIRCLE OF FOUR PREMIERE HC

AUTHOR: RICK REMENDER, JEFF PARKER, ROB WILLIAMS ARTIST: LEE GARBETT, SANA TAKEDA, JULIAN TOTINO, LAN MEDINA ISBN: 978-0-7851-6450-0 PUB MONTH: JUNE

PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATING: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 216 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

Hell is spreading across the Earth from out of Las Vegas. Ghost Rider is responsible but what price is she willing to pay to save mankind?! X-23, Venom & Hulk must defeat their worst enemies, buying Ghost Rider time to stop hell’s march across the globe! As a clone, X-23 has often wondered if she has a soul. This is where she gets her answer! Who is Ichor and why has he targeted Venom for Death?! COLLECTING: VENOM 10-13, 13.1-13.4, 14 Comp Title: VENOM BY RICK REMENDER VOL. 1 PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5811-0 Comp Title: SPIDER-MAN: NEW WAYS TO DIE PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-3217-2

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“Marvel’s Venom title is making waves at the moment. Rick Remender is crafting an amazing character piece.” – Geek Syndicate


JUNE MOON KNIGHT BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS & ALEX MALEEV VOL. 1 TPB

HERC: PRODIGAL GOD TPB

AUTHOR: GREG PAK, FRED VAN LENTE ARTIST: JUNE BRIGMAN, DAVID HAHN ISBN: 978-0-7851-4723-7 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $16.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 144 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

AUTHOR: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS ARTIST: ALEX MALEEV ISBN: 978-0-7851-5170-8 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 176 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

When Spider-Island erupts, Hercules finds himself “infested” with spider-powers of his own. Can you handle … THE INCREDIBLE SPIDER-HERC!?! It’s a pulse-pounding, wall-crawling(!!) adventure as our web-slinging demigod battles the X-Men! Then: Zeus decides to move in with his wayward son after an angry Hera de-powers him. As if parental baggage wasn’t problematic enough, some powerful enemies are gunning for Herc. A team-up with the assassin Elektra could give him the help he needs … as long as his dad doesn’t muck it up.

Captain America. Wolverine. Spider-Man. There’s not a more powerful set of heroes you’d want to have your back than this trio of Avengers. The problem is, the guys who have Moon Knight’s back are all in his head — symptoms of Marc Spector’s schizophrenia. But as Spector tries to find balance in his new home of Los Angeles, a criminal mastermind makes deadly maneuvers — trafficking the temporarily inert robot body of Ultron. Can Moon Knight get his act together in time to take on this deadly threat? COLLECTING: MOON KNIGHT 1-7

COLLECTING: HERC 7-10

Comp Title: MOON KNIGHT BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS & ALEX MALEEV VOL. 1 PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5169-2

Comp Title: INCREDIBLE HERCULES: THE NEW PRINCE OF POWER TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4370-3 Comp Title: INCREDIBLE HERCULES: THE MIGHTY THORCULES TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-3677-4

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JUNE THE TWELVE VOL. 2 PREMIERE HC

AUTHOR: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI ARTIST: CHRIS WESTON ISBN: 978-0-7851-3373-5 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $24.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATINGS: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 144 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

AT LAST! It’s the return of Captain Wonder’s timelost sidekick, Tim! But where the Captain spent the intervening years locked away in cryogenic deep-freeze in a Nazi time-vault, Tim was forced to live every torturous moment of those six long decades. Now he’s back—with a life-changing question for his one-time mentor! Plus: the birth of the most unlikely twosome on television: The Blue Blaze and Electro! COLLECTING: THE TWELVE 7-12 Comp Title: THE TWELVE VOL. 1 PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-3372-8 Comp Title: THE MARVELS PROJECT: BIRTH OF THE SUPER HEROES HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4630-8

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JUNE DEADPOOL VOL. 9: INSTITUTIONALIZED TPB

DEADPOOL MAX: INVOLUNTARY ARMAGEDDON TPB

AUTHOR: DANIEL WAY ARTIST: CARLO BARBERI ISBN: 978-0-7851-5892-9 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $15.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: PARENTAL ADVISORY TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 120 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

AUTHOR: DAVID LAPHAM ARTIST: KYLE BAKER, SHAWN CRYSTAL ISBN: 978-0-7851-4853-1 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: EXPLICIT CONTENT TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 144 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

Deadpool never thought it would happen to him. He never thought his new life as a non-killing dad would start out so blissfully and end up like this — with his wife having all the espionage-themed fun and him at home taking care of a screaming baby, wondering when its batteries will run out. Can Deadpool pull his life back together, save his marriage and stop the spread of the deadly Liquid X? Probably not, but one out of three ain’t bad. Then, when Deadpool goes AWOL, Hydra Bob knows that if anyone finds out, he’ll spend the rest of his miserable days in a very deep and dark hole. With the world on the brink of Armageddon, Bob must don Deadpool’s abandoned duds and go it alone. But will years of experience and red tights be enough to stop the terrorist plans of the deadly Moon Knights and their stockpile of Liquid X? Hell no.

After the fallout — nuclear and otherwise — of the Merc with a Mouth’s antics in Arizona, the government is faced with an impossible question: what to do with Deadpool? Luckily, Deadpool’s gamma-powered legal defense team provides an answer: stick him in an institution! When you think about it, it might be the only solution — after all, he really does need some professional help … as well as protection from the enemy: himself. COLLECTING: DEADPOOL 40-44 Comp Title: DEADPOOL VOL. 6: I RULE, YOU SUCK TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-5136-4

COLLECTING: DEADPOOL MAX 7-12 Comp Title: DEADPOOL MAX: INVOLUNTARY ARMAGEDDON PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4852-4

Comp Title: DEADPOOL VOL. 7: SPACE ODDITY TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-5138-8

Comp Title: DEADPOOL MAX: NUTJOB TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4851-7

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JUNE CIVIL WAR PROSE NOVEL HC

AUTHOR: STUART MOORE ISBN: 978-0-7851-6035-9 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $24.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: NOVEL RATINGS: Rated T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-1/4 x 8” PAGE COUNT: 208 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: N/A

The Marvel Universe is changing. In the wake of a tragedy, Capitol Hill proposes the Super Hero Registration Act, requiring all costumed heroes to unmask themselves before the government. Divided, the nation’s greatest champions must each decide how to react — a decision that will alter the course of their lives forever! Experience Marvel’s blockbuster event like never before in this brand new adaptation! Comp Title: CIVIL WAR HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-2178-7 Comp Title: CASTLE: RICHARD CASTLE’S DEADLY STORM PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5327-6

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JUNE PUNISHER: OFFICIAL INDEX TO THE MARVEL UNIVERSE GN-TPB AUTHOR: VARIOUS ARTIST: VARIOUS ISBN: 978-0-7851-6202-5 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: GRAPHIC NOVEL TPB RATINGS: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 5-3/4 X 8-7/8 PAGE COUNT: 184 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR Get the complete history of the Punisher from his earliest solo miniseries all the way up to the present day. This book comes packed with synopses — introducing you to the characters, teams, places and equipment that appeared within, and providing vital information about all things Punisher!

COLLECTING: WOLVERINE, PUNISHER & GHOST RIDER: OFFICIAL INDEX TO THE MARVEL UNIVERSE 1-8 (PUNISHER) Comp Title: CAPTAIN AMERICA: OFFICIAL INDEX TO THE MARVEL UNIVERSE GN-TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-5097-8 Comp Title: THOR: OFFICIAL INDEX TO THE MARVEL UNIVERSE GN-TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-5098-5

DEATHLOK: THE LIVING NIGHTMARE OF MICHAEL COLLINS PREMIERE HC AUTHOR: DWAYNE MCDUFFIE, GREGORY WRIGHT ARTIST: JACKSON GUICE, DENNIS COWAN ISBN: 978-0-7851-5988-9 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $29.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATINGS: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 208 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR The war machine — for peace! In 1990, the time-traveling cyborg star of the seventies’ Astonishing Tales was literally reinvented to protect the present instead of the future! Terrorism, revolution and giant robot ants come together in Michael Collins’ first few issues

on the job! Guest-starring Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., and the X-Men’s Sunfire! COLLECTING: DEATHLOK (1990) 1-4 Comp Title: DEATHLOK: THE DEMOLISHER PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4365-9 Comp Title: MOON KNIGHT: COUNTDOWN TO DARK PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4869-2

CLOAK & DAGGER: CRIME AND PUNISHMENT PREMIERE HC AUTHOR: BILL MANTLO, AL MILGROM ARTIST: ED HANNIGAN, AL MILGROM, RON FRENZ, TONY SALMONS, RICK LEONARDI, KERRY GAMMILL ISBN: 978-0-7851-6129-5 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $29.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATINGS: RATED T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 264 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR Created by the underworld — sworn to destroy it! Cloak and Dagger hit the streets to fight organized crime and super villainy! When they set their sights on the Kingpin, SpiderMan thinks they’re going too far, but

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his webs can’t rein them in! Plus: the Punisher’s on the prowl, and it’s a problem for everybody! Gueststarring the Black Cat and the Spidey supporting players of yesteryear! COLLECTING: PETER PARKER, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1972) 64, 69-70, 81-82, 94-96; MARVEL TEAM-UP ANNUAL 6; MARVEL FANFARE (1982) 19 Comp Title: CLOAK & DAGGER: CHILD OF DARKNESS, CHILD OF LIGHT PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-3783-2 Comp Title: MOON KNIGHT: COUNTDOWN TO DARK PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4869-2


JUNE ESSENTIAL DAREDEVIL VOL. 4 TPB (ALL-NEW EDITION) AUTHOR: GERRY CONWAY, GARY FRIEDRICH, STEVE GERBER, STEVE ENGLEHART ARTIST: GENE COLAN, ALAN WEISS, BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH, SAM KWESKIN, RICH BUCKLER, DON HECK ISBN: 978-0-7851-6425-8 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: ESSENTIAL RATINGS: ALL AGES TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10 PAGE COUNT: 600 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: B&W

Black Widow together for a trial whose tribulations could mean the end of the fabled Nelson and Murdock partnership! Then, DD and the lady in black relocate to the City of the Golden Gates, but that’s not Cupid aiming at them — it’s Hawkeye the Marksman!

Who else but Marvel would set up a robot from the future to play matchmaker for a femme fatale and the Man Without Fear? Mister Kline’s android-laden efforts steer Daredevil and the

Comp Title: ESSENTIAL IRON MAN VOL. 3 TPB (ALL-NEW EDITION) ISBN: 978-0-7851-2764-2

COLLECTING: DAREDEVIL 75-101, AVENGERS 111 Comp Title: ESSENTIAL IRON MAN VOL. 2 TPB (ALL-NEW EDITION) ISBN: 978-0-7851-1487-1

ESSENTIAL SPIDER-MAN VOL. 11 TPB AUTHOR: ROGER STERN, BILL MANTLO ARTIST: JOHN ROMITA JR., BOB HALL, RON FRENZ, ED HANNIGAN ISBN: 978-0-7851-6330-5 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: ESSENTIAL RATINGS: RATED T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10 PAGE COUNT: 504 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: B&W Thrill to a host of awesome eighties adventures starring the ever-Amazing Spider-Man! Along with such fan favorite foes as Cobra, Mr. Hyde, the Vulture and the Tarantula, Spidey must contend with the introduction of the villain who made the eighties one of the most

dramatic and exciting eras in Spider-history: the Hobgoblin! Witness the rise to power of the man who would impact Peter Parker’s life in the most sinister ways of all! Also featuring Will O’ the Wisp, Thunderball, Black Cat and more! And don’t forget the classic tearjerker “The Kid Who Collects Spider-Man”! COLLECTING: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) 231-248, ANNUALS 16-17 Comp Title: ESSENTIAL SPIDER-MAN VOL. 9 TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-3074-1 Comp Title: ESSENTIAL SPIDER-MAN VOL. 10 TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-5747-2

STRIKEFORCE: MORITURI VOL. 3 TPB AUTHOR: JAMES HUDNALL ARTIST: MARK BAGLEY ISBN: 978-0-7851-6474-6 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $34.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: RATED T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 376 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR The war against the Horde is over, and mankind is victorious — so what do the Morituri do now? As the Earth heals from its lengthy occupation, the surviving Strikeforce members must come to terms with their own looming mortality, even as new and deadly threats arise on the post-war planet. A group of Morituri-empow-

ered assassins target the Prime Minister, and a secret conspiracy threatens to sunder Earth’s united government. And what is the sinister hidden agenda of the alien VXX199? The epic sci-fi sensation of the ’80s concludes here! COLLECTING: STRIKEFORCE: MORITURI 27-31, STRIKEFORCE: MORITURI - ELECTRIC UNDERTOW 1-5 Comp Title: DEADPOOL CLASSIC VOL. 4 TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-5302-3 Comp Title: DEADPOOL CLASSIC VOL. 5 TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-5519-5

OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE A TO Z VOL. 5 TPB AUTHOR: VARIOUS ARTIST: VARIOUS ISBN: 978-0-7851-5834-9 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 256 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR AT LAST! The landmark encyclopedia-style OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE hardcover series finally is reprinted in softcover format! Each volume has corrected any errors in all profiles — and features an all-new,

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16-page “Where Are They Now?” update addendum with text and art! An indispensable resource for all true Marvel fans! VOL. 5 spotlights hundreds of characters beginning with G-J — including Havok, the Hellfire Club, Hercules, three Hobgoblins, Howard the Duck, the Hulk, the Human Torch, Iceman, Immortus, the Infinity Gauntlet, Iron Man, and the Jackal! Comp Title: OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE A TO Z VOL. 1 TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-5803-5 Comp Title: OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE A TO Z VOL. 2 TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-5831-8


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DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER - THE WAY STATION PREMIERE HC AUTHOR: ROBIN FURTH, PETER DAVID ARTIST: LAURENCE CAMPBELL ISBN: 978-0-7851-4935-4 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $24.99

SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATING: PARENTAL ADVISORYSLC TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 136 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

Roland’s pursuit of the elusive Man in Black across the endless Mohaine desert becomes even more treacherous when he is attacked by a ravenous pack of desert dogs and vampiric dust devils when he is at his weakest! It’s a new chapter in the life of the last gunslinger of Gilead as he struggles to remain alive and achieve his destiny! Don’t miss the wonders of: the Way Station! COLLECTING: DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER - THE WAY STATION 1-5 Comp Title: DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER - THE LITTLE SISTERS OF ELURIA PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4931-6 Comp Title: DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER - THE JOURNEY BEGINS PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4709-1 ©2011 STEPHEN KING. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Peter David is one of the industry’s most prolific and versatile writers, whose record-breaking stint on Incredible Hulk remains a fan favorite to this day. His other comics work includes Justice, Spider-Man 2099 and Captain Marvel for Marvel; Aquaman, Supergirl and Young Justice for DC; Dreadstar for First Comics; Spy Boy for Dark Horse; and the creatorowned Soulsearchers and Company and Fallen Angel. David is also a novelist and screenwriter. Among his credits are more than 70 books, including some 40 Star Trek tie-ins, and original novels such as Sir Apropos of Nothing, Howling Mad and Knight Life; movies Trancers 4 and Trancers 5; and episodes of Babylon 5 and Crusade. He also co-created the TV show Space Cases with actor-writer Bill Mumy. Perhaps no other projects in David’s career have been as large and successful as Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born and The Long Road Home, in which he helped bring novelist Stephen King’s magnum opus to the comic-book page.

British artist Laurence Campbell studied under luminaries such as David Lloyd and Doug Braithwaite at the London Cartoon Centre, just part of the training that led him to draw for the storied U.K. anthology 2000AD. Campbell has begun to make an impression with Marvel, drawing the double-sized Wolverine #49 and the four-issue Deadpool Pulp.

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JUNE POWERS VOL. 14: GODS TPB

AUTHOR: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS ARTIST: MICHAEL AVON OEMING ISBN: 978-0-7851-4594-3 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: MATURE TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 200 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

God is dead! And Walker and Sunrise are investigating his murder. Yeah. God. Don’t believe me? Then buy the book and find out what’s going on in this cops and capes drama that has NO RULES!! Oh, and Deena Pilgrim returns and the how and why is going to surprise you!! All that and Retro Girl finds herself infected with a deadly alien virus. COLLECTING: POWERS 7-11 Comp Title: POWERS VOL. 12: THE 25 COOLEST DEAD SUPERHEROES OF ALL TIME TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-2262-3 Comp Title: POWERS VOL. 13: Z TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4593-6 ©2011 Jinxworld Inc.

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JUNE MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOL. 7 TPB

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: MARVEL TEAM-UP VOL. 2 HC

NON-RETURNABLE AUTHOR: STAN LEE ARTIST: JOHN ROMITA ISBN: 978-0-7851-5935-3 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $24.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: MASTERWORKS TPB RATINGS: ALL AGES TRIM SIZE: 7 X 10 PAGE COUNT: 320 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

AUTHOR: GERRY CONWAY, LEN WEIN ARTIST: ROSS ANDRU, GIL KANE, SAL BUSCEMA ISBN: 978-0-7851-5933-9 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $59.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: MASTERWORKS HC RATINGS: ALL AGES TRIM SIZE: 7 X 10 PAGE COUNT: 232 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

Filled from stem to stern with heroic Spidey battles against the likes of the villainous Vulture, Mysterio and Medusa of the Inhumans, this one’s a nail-biter if there ever was. And here’s the real treat: In 1968 mighty Marvel set out to create a new magazine-sized comic offering—THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN! Tying directly into the long-running storylines in AMAZING, the new series exploded on the stands first with a marvelous graywash masterpiece, and then followed up with a 58-page Spider-Man/Green Goblin fight to the finish that you’ll never forget!

Spider-Man has never had the best luck with friends and when you’re teamed-up with buddies like Ghost Rider and Jack Russell, the Werewolf by Night—well, who needs enemies? Yes, that’s right, it’s time for another webslinging Marvel Team-Up Masterworks! Spidey is joined by an unmatched who’s who of the Marvel U. From Captain America, the Sub-Mariner, Mr. Fantastic and Captain Marvel to Ka-Zar, Black Panther, Dr. Strange and Hawkeye, it’s a feast of super heroic proportions for every action/adventure addict. COLLECTING: MARVEL TEAM-UP 12-22

COLLECTING: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 62-67, ANNUAL 5, SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1968) 1-2

Comp Title: MARVEL MASTERWORKS: MARVEL TEAM-UP VOL. 1 HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4210-2

Comp Title: MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOL. 5 TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4565-3

Comp Title: MARVEL MASTERWORKS: GOLDEN AGE MARVEL COMICS VOL. 6 HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4204-1

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J U LY SPIDER-MAN: RETURN OF THE BURGLAR PREMIERE HC

SPIDER-MAN: THE COMPLETE BEN REILLY EPIC BOOK 5 TPB

AUTHOR: MARV WOLFMAN, STAN LEE ARTIST: KEITH POLLARD, AL MILGROM, SAL BUSCEMA ISBN: 978-0-7851-6265-0 PUB MONTH: JULY PRICE: $24.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATINGS: RATED T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 176 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

AUTHOR: TOM DEFALCO, RON FRENZ, TODD DEZAGO, HOWARD MACKIE, GEORGE PEREZ, JAMES FELDER ARTIST: MARK BAGLEY, RON GARNEY, RON FRENZ, LUKE ROSS, MIKE WIERINGO, SAL BUSCEMA, JOHN ROMITA JR., STEVE GEIGER, DARICK ROBERTSON, DAN JURGENS, BRANDON MCKINNEY, JOE BENNETT ISBN: 978-0-7851-6383-1 PUB MONTH: JULY PRICE: $39.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: RATED T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 464 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

Throughout his legendary career, no matter the countless quips and jibes he’s uttered, the Amazing Spider-Man has never forgotten one irresponsible moment that forever hangs over his head. So what happens when the burglar who shot his beloved Uncle Ben comes back into Spidey’s life? Suffice to say, a story quite unlike any other ever recorded in the history of our hero. As if that wasn’t enough, this cathartic collection includes the Kingpin, Mysterio, the Fly, and the first appearance of the Black Cat!

Peter Parker lies gravely ill in a hospital bed … so who’s that swinging around the Big Apple? Ben Reilly, the former Scarlet Spider and newly christened Spider-Man! But our webbed rookie soon finds out that his new super-ID isn’t going to grant him a free pass when the likes of Swarm, Will O’ the Wisp, Dragon Man, the Lizard, and other baleful bad guys rear their malevolent heads! COLLECTING: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 414-416, ANNUAL ‘96; SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN 7-10; SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN 235-239; SPIDER-MAN 71-72; SPIDER-MAN TEAM-UP 4; SPIDER-MAN UNLIMITED 13

COLLECTING: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 193-200 Comp Title: CAPTAIN AMERICA: AMERICAN NIGHTMARE PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5084-8

Comp Title: SPIDER-MAN: THE COMPLETE BEN REILLY EPIC BOOK 1 TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-5545-4

Comp Title: SPIDER-MAN: THE DEATH OF JEAN DEWOLFF PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5721-2

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J U LY SPIDER-MAN: TROUBLE ON THE HORIZON PREMIERE HC

AUTHOR: DAN SLOTT ARTIST: HUMBERTO RAMOS ISBN: 978-0-7851-6003-8 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATINGS: RATED T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 144 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

New York City is destroyed … by Spider-Man?! A glimpse of the future leaves Spider-Man with 12 hours to figure out how to stop it from happening. Can Spidey piece together the puzzle and change destiny, or will this race against the clock lead to the Big Apple’s destruction? COLLECTING: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 678-682, 679.1 Comp Title: SPIDER-MAN: THE RETURN OF ANTIVENOM PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5108-1 Comp Title: SPIDER-MAN: MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5102-9

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AVENGERS: WEST COAST AVENGERS - ZODIAC ATTACK PREMIERE HC

AVENGERS ASSEMBLE VOL. 4 TPB

AUTHOR: STEVE ENGLEHART, AL MILGROM, TOM DEFALCO ARTIST: AL MILGROM, BOB HALL ISBN: 978-0-7851-6253-7 PUB MONTH: JULY PRICE: $29.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATINGS: RATED T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 232 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

AUTHOR: KURT BUSIEK ARTIST: JOHN ROMITA JR., STEVE EPTING, ALAN DAVIS, MANUEL GARCIA, IVAN REIS ISBN: 978-0-7851-6197-4 PUB MONTH: JULY PRICE: $34.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: RATED T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 432 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

When the android Zodiac begin killing the human members of their villainous team, Taurus turns to our heroes for help, which leads to an all-out free for all between the West Coast Avengers and the Zodiac! Witness these two super-teams go at it with flying fists, and marvel at the bizarre revelation of Scorpio’s weapon the Zodiac Key when the Wackos take the fight to their foes! Guest starring Moon Knight and Nick Fury!

Earth’s Mightiest Heroes vs. the Universe’s Mightiest Menaces! Faced with alien invaders, a gigantic killer crusader and insidious conspiracies, the heroic Avengers rebuild their operations bigger and better than ever! But are even the Avengers mighty enough to overcome a horde of Hulks, evil alchemist Diablo and an entire race of robotic menaces descended from the infamous killing machine Ultron?

COLLECTING: WEST COAST AVENGERS 25-30, ANNUAL 2; AVENGERS ANNUAL 16

COLLECTING: MAXIMUM SECURITY: DANGEROUS PLANET; MAXIMUM SECURITY 1-3; AVENGERS (1998) 35-44, ANNUAL 2001

Comp Title: AVENGERS: WEST COAST AVENGERS - FAMILY TIES PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5500-3

Comp Title: AVENGERS ASSEMBLE VOL. 1 TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4498-4

Comp Title: AVENGERS: WEST COAST AVENGERS - SINS OF THE PAST PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5900-1

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J U LY CAPTAIN AMERICA AND BUCKY: THE LIFE STORY OF BUCKY BARNES TPB

AUTHOR: ED BRUBAKER, MARK ANDREYKO ARTIST: CHRIS SAMNEE ISBN: 978-0-7851-5124-1 PUB MONTH: JULY PRICE: $16.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: RATED T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 120 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

Think you know the story of Cap and Bucky’s origins? Well, think again. The secret story of the early days of Captain America is revealed here, told from Bucky Barnes’ point of view. What was Cap and Bucky’s first mission together? What was the tragedy that happened on it that changed everything about who Bucky was? And what is the secret that connects the Cap and Bucky series to Cap’s modern day stories? From co-writers Ed Brubaker and Marc Andreyko with artist Chris Samnee (THOR: THE MIGHTY AVENGER)! COLLECTING: CAPTAIN AMERICA AND BUCKY 620-624 Comp Title: CAPTAIN AMERICA AND BUCKY: THE LIFE STORY OF BUCKY BARNES PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5123-4 Comp Title: CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE TRIAL OF CAPTAIN AMERICA PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5119-7

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ANT-MAN: SEASON ONE PREMIERE HC Marvel: Season One is a new initiative aimed at attracting new comic fans from the millions of people who know Marvel characters from movies, television, and video games. Each Season One volume is a stand-alone tale designed to give readers a complete story, modernizing the seminal origins of these super-hero icons while also offering new revelations for long-time fans. This is the real Marvel Universe that current fans know and love, updated for a new generation. AUTHOR: TOM DEFALCO ARTIST: HORACIO DOMINGUES ISBN: 978-0-7851-6386-2 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $24.99

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Legendary writer Tom DeFalco (Amazing Spider-Man) and acclaimed artist Horacio Domingues (Fantastic Four: True Story) bring you the origins of the original Avenger, Ant-Man! Hank Pym has had a life full of adventure and success, failure and humiliation! Known by a variety of names like Ant Man, Giant-Man, Goliath and Yellow Jacket, he’s been an innovative scientist, a famed super-hero, an abusive spouse and more! What demons drive a man like Hank Pym? How did he begin his career as a super-hero? ANT MAN SEASON tells the story of the man behind the myth and reveals the fears and paranoia that propelled him to greatest heights and the darkest depths! As an added value for the customer, each MARVEL: SEASON ONE graphic novel will be shrinkwrapped with a code for a FREE digital copy of the story on the Marvel Comics app. COLLECTING: ANT-MAN: SEASON ONE 1-5, AVENGERS ACADEMY (2010) 1 Comp Title: MARVELS TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-0049-2 Comp Title: WOLVERINE: ORIGIN TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-0965-5

Tom DeFalco’s earliest comic-book scripts were for Archie and DC; he soon moved to Marvel, where he wrote for Avengers, Machine Man and other titles, also launching Dazzler, a hit series of the early ’80s. In addition to writing long and well-received runs on Amazing Spider-Man and Thor, he edited many titles, eventually becoming editor in chief. During the 1980s, he headed the creative team that provided fictional biographies for G.I. Joe members, originally included with Hasbro’s toys and later used as the basis for multiple storylines on the animated series. Perhaps his best-known work is multi-title character Spider-Girl, whom he introduced. DeFalco has authored multiple books, including Ultimate Guides for Avengers, Fantastic Four, Hulk and Spider-Man.

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“Marvel: Season One provides stand-alone, dynamic tales encompassing familiar stories from our heroes’ first year, but also delving deeper into the mysteries and secrets never before revealed.” - tom Brevoort, Senior vice President and Executive Editor, Marvel Entertainment


J U LY GHOST RIDER BY ROB WILLIAMS VOL. 1 TPB

RED HULK: HAUNTED TPB

AUTHOR: ROB WILLIAMS ARTIST: MATTHEW CLARK, VALERO SCHITI, BRIAN CHING ISBN: 978-0-7851-5734-2 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $14.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: PARENTAL ADVISORY TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 144 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

AUTHOR: JEFF PARKER ARTIST: ELENA CASAGRANDE ISBN: 978-0-7851-5933-9 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $16.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 144 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR RED SHE-HULK shows up to confront big daddy and it’s the return of the villainous villainess, ZERO/ONE!

The hottest, most rocking thing on two wheels returns! Witness the violent birth of the new Ghost Rider — come to cleanse the earth in a firestorm of blood, oil and vengeance! Johnny Blaze has been chained to Hell long enough. With the world thrown into chaos in the events of FEAR ITSELF, he’s given a chance to rid himself of the Spirit of Vengeance forever — and he takes it. The curse is passed onto a new host, but Blaze has no idea what nightmares his action has wrought upon the world. Will the new Spirit of Vengeance bring us salvation — or send this world of sinners to a flaming death?

COLLECTING: HULK 47-52 Comp Title: RED HULK: SCORCHED EARTH TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4896-8 Comp Title: RED HULK: PLANET RED HULK TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-5578-2

COLLECTING: GHOST RIDER 0.1, 1-5 Comp Title: GHOST RIDERS: HEAVEN’S ON FIRE TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4235-5 Comp Title: GHOST RIDER: TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-3911-9 94


J U LY INVINCIBLE IRON MAN VOL. 9: DEMON PREMIERE HC

AUTHOR: MATT FRACTION ARTIST: SALVADOR LARROCA ISBN: 978-0-7851-6046-5 PUB MONTH: JULY PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATINGS: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 144 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

With FEAR ITSELF over, Tony Stark must deal with the consequences of his startling actions. Hounded by the media, can Stark overcome his demon in time to repulse an attack by the Mandarin? Plus, Iron Man’s enemies take advantage of Tony Stark’s lowest ebb to destroy him, as Zeke Stane and a NEW Detroit Steel return! And as the wave of super villain attacks by reinvented classic rogues continues, Bethany Cabe goes on the hunt for Spymaster! COLLECTING: INVINCIBLE IRON MAN 510-515 Comp Title: INVINCIBLE IRON MAN VOL. 7: MY MONSTERS PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4836-4 Comp Title: INVINCIBLE IRON MAN VOL. 8: UNFIXABLE PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5322-1

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J U LY FF BY JONATHAN HICKMAN VOL. 3 PREMIERE HC

AUTHOR: JONATHAN HICKMAN ARTIST: JUAN BOBILLO ISBN: 978-0-7851-6312-1 PUB MONTH: JULY PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATINGS: RATED T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 144 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

We’ve teased it for years, now find out exactly how Doctor Doom and the Future Foundation will save us all. The battle between the Council of Reeds and the Future Foundation extends through the BRIDGE and into the world now controlled by the Mad Celestials COLLECTING: FF 12-17 Comp Title: FF BY JONATHAN HICKMAN VOL. 1 PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5144-9 Comp Title: FANTASTIC FOUR BY JONATHAN HICKMAN VOL. 4 PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4891-3

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AUGUST FANTASTIC FOUR BY JONATHAN HICKMAN: FOREVER PREMIERE HC

AUTHOR: JONATHAN HICKMAN ARTIST: STEVE EPTING, CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO, LEINIL YU, FAREL DALRYMPLE ISBN: 978-0-7851-6152-3 PUB MONTH: AUGUST PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATINGS: RATED T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 184 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

The Kree Empire vs. the Annihilation Wave… with Earth’s heroes in the middle! And Galactus returns to judge the world! COLLECTING: FANTASTIC FOUR 600-605 Comp Title: FF BY JONATHAN HICKMAN VOL. 1 PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5144-9 Comp Title: FANTASTIC FOUR BY JONATHAN HICKMAN VOL. 4 PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4891-3

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WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN: ALPHA & OMEGA PREMIERE HC

AUTHOR: BRIAN WOOD ARTIST: MARK BROOKS, ROLAND BOSCHI ISBN: 978-0-7851-6400-5 PUB MONTH: JULY PRICE: $24.99

SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATING: PARENTAL ADVISORY TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 120 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

It’s Wolverine versus Kid Omega for dominance of the Jean Grey School. Wolverine will discover that the hardest prison to escape can be his own mind. COLLECTING: WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN: ALPHA & OMEGA 1-5 Comp Title: WOLVERINE: WOLVERINE GOES TO HELL PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4784-8 Comp Title: WOLVERINE: WOLVERINE’S REVENGE PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5279-8

Multiple Eisner Award nominee Brian Wood released his first series, Channel Zero, to considerable critical acclaim in 1997. He is best known for original series such as DMZ, Northlanders, Demo and Local. Starting in 2011, Wood is poised to kick off the second major phase of his career with the original series The Massive and Anthem, Conan for Dark Horse Comics, and Wolverine and the X-Men: Alpha & Omega for Marvel.

The son of a commercial artist and a minister, Atlanta-based artist Mark Brooks studied at the Savannah College of Art and Design. After showcasing his skills on Transformers for Dreamwave Productions and Voltron for Devil’s Due, Brooks came to Marvel as penciler of the all-ages Marvel Age Spider-Man. In addition to illustrating the earliest appearances of the spider-powered teen heroine Araña with writer Fiona Avery in Amazing Fantasy, Brooks has drawn Amazing Spider-Man, Cable and Deadpool, New X-Men, Ultimate Spider-Man Annual, X-Men Unlimited, Avengers: The Initiative and Dark Reign: Young Avengers.

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J U LY WOLVERINE: THE BEST THERE IS BROKEN QUARANTINE TPB

AUTHOR: CHARLIE HUSTON ARTIST: JUAN JOSE RYP ISBN: 978-0-7851-5634-5 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: PARENTAL ADVISORY TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 144 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

horrifying than the disease. And how does the man called Contagion and his perverse fascination with Wolverine fit into this puzzle of flesh and sinew? COLLECTING: WOLVERINE: THE BEST THERE IS 7-12 Comp Title: WOLVERINE: THE BEST THERE IS - BROKEN QUARANTINE PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5633-8

Bullets! Flames! Acid! Bombs! Wolverine’s healing factor has gotten him through it all. But now his desiccated body is locked away in a quarantine capsule on Utopia, on the verge of death. Wolverine has become a breeding ground for an alien virus that is slowly turning him into a walking hive of interstellar parasites. Space bounty hunters Monark Starstalker and Paradox have one chance to save Logan, but the cure might be even more

Comp Title: WOLVERINE: THE BEST THERE IS - CONTAGION TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4432-8

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J U LY WOLVERINE: BACK IN JAPAN PREMIERE HC

AUTHOR: JASON AARON ARTIST: ADAM KUBERT ISBN: 978-0-7851-6143-1 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $24.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATINGS: PARENTAL ADVISORY TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 128 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

Wolverine travels to Tokyo to confront his most dangerous enemy yet. And a new Silver Samurai rises to take the place of the old one … along with Wolverine’s daughter! Prepare for an all-new, soon-to-be-classic Wolverine story, as talented writer Jason Aaron joins forces with classic Wolverine artist Andy Kubert! COLLECTING: WOLVERINE 300-304 Comp Title: WOLVERINE: WOLVERINE GOES TO HELL PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4784-8 Comp Title: WOLVERINE: WOLVERINE’S REVENGE PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5279-8

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J U LY X-MAN: THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH TPB AUTHOR: JEPH LOEB, JOHN ROZUM, JOHN OSTRANDER, TERRY KAVANAGH, WARREN ELLIS ARTIST: STEVE SKROCE, PHIL HESTER, SCOTT MCDANIEL, ROB HAYNES, LEE WEEKS, JAN DUURSEMA, CASEY JONES, LUKE ROSS, CARLOS PACHECO ISBN: 978-0-7851-5981-0 PUB MONTH: JULY PRICE: $34.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: RATED T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 320 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

Straight from the pages of the Age of Apocalypse comes the saga of Nate Grey, the X-Man. Arriving in the Marvel U proper, Nate Grey must come to terms with being a stranger in a strange land. Nate finds himself at odds with a host of major players. And psionic sparks fly when Nate comes face-to-face with Cable! COLLECTING: X-MAN 5-14, EXCALIBUR (1988) 95, CABLE (1993) 29-31

X-MEN LEGACY: BACK TO SCHOOL PREMIERE HC AUTHOR: CHRISTOS GAGE ARTIST: DAVID BALDEON ISBN: 978-0-7851-6397-8 PUB MONTH: JULY PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATINGS: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 120 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

N’Garai demons! Then, classic X-Villain Exodus returns, and he intends to mend the divide between the X-Men by any means necessary!

Rogue, Gambit, Iceman, Frenzy and Rachel Summers take up their posts as teachers and protectors of Wolverine’s School … just in time to defend it from invading

Comp Title: X-MEN LEGACY: COLLISION PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4668-1

COLLECTING: X-MEN LEGACY 260.1, 261-264 Comp Title: X-MEN LEGACY: LOST LEGIONS PREMIERE HC ISBN:978-0-7851-5291-0

X-MEN: BEAUTY & THE BEAST PREMIERE HC AUTHOR: JIM SHOOTER, ANN NOCENTI, JIM MCCANN ARTIST: FRANK SPRINGER, DON PERLIN, DAVID LOPEZ ISBN: 978-0-7851-6273-5 PUB MONTH: JULY PRICE: $24.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATINGS: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 184 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR After her musical career comes to a screeching halt due to her being outed as a mutant, Dazzler ends up associating with an experimental underground theater

group which serves as a front for a gladiatorial arena where mutants battle to the death! Fortunately, the Beast shows up — but is he in time to save her, or will Beauty battle Beast in a fight to the finish? COLLECTING: MARVEL GRAPHIC NOVEL 12: DAZZLER THE MOVIE, BEAUTY & THE BEAST 1-4, MARVEL HEARTBREAKERS Comp Title: X-MEN: ALPHA FLIGHT PREMIERE HC ISBN:978-0-7851-5513-3 Comp Title: X-MEN: FALLEN ANGELS PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5529-4

X-23 VOL. 2: CHAOS THEORY TPB AUTHOR: MARJORIE M. LIU ARTIST: SANA TAKEDA, PHIL NOTO ISBN: 978-0-7851-4798-5 PUB MONTH: JULY PRICE: $16.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: PARENTAL ADVISORY TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 144 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

there are some crimes — of the heart and body — that cannot be so easily forgotten. Yet as memories begin to spin her out of control, an old mentor and an uneasy ally return to her life: Wolverine and the vampire Jubilee.

X-23 thought she’d walked away from her past. But in the wake of her brutal discoveries in Madripoor, she realizes

Comp Title: X-23 VOL. 1: THE KILLING DREAM TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4797-8

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J U LY X-MEN: SCHISM TPB

AUTHOR: JASON AARON, KIERON GILLEN ARTIST: CARLOS PACHECO, FRANK CHO, DANIEL ACUNA, ALAN DAVIS, ADAM KUBERT, BILLY TAN ISBN: 978-0-7851-5688-8 PUB MONTH: JULY PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: Trade Paperback RATINGS: Rated T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 168 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: Color

The X-Men event of the decade is right here! It’s never been a more dangerous time to be a mutant. Even with their numbers at a record low, the world refuses to trust mutantkind. And after a mutant-triggered international incident, anti-mutant hatred hits new heights. Of course it’s at this moment, when the mutant race most needs to stand together, that a split begins that will tear apart the very foundation of the X-Men. From superstar writer and Marvel Architect Jason Aaron and a full roster of comics’ top artists, this is an X-tale that will reverberate for years to come! When the dust settles, the X-Men landscape will be irreparably changed. COLLECTING: X-MEN: SCHISM 1-5, X-MEN: REGENESIS 1 Comp Title: X-MEN: SCHISM HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5668-0 Comp Title: X-MEN: AGE OF X TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-5290-3 103


J U LY PUNISHER BY RICK REMENDER OMNIBUS HC

SECRET WARRIORS OMNIBUS HC

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NON-RETURNABLE AUTHOR: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS, JONATHAN HICKMAN ARTIST: ALEX MALEEV, STEFANO CASELLI, ALESSANDRO VITTI, GIANLUCA GUGLIOTTA, MIRKO COLAK, DAVID MARQUEZ, ED MCGUINNESS ISBN: 978-0-7851-6333-6 PUB MONTH: JULY PRICE: $99.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: OMNIBUS RATINGS: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 7-1/4 X 10-7/8 PAGE COUNT: 904 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

AUTHOR: RICK REMENDER, MARJORIE LIU, DANIEL WAY ARTIST: JEROME OPENA, TAN ENG HUAT, TONY MOORE, DAN BRERETON, ROLAND BOSCHI, JASON PEARSON, JOHN ROMITA JR., JEFTE PALO, PACO DIAZ, JOHN LUCAS, LUCA MALISAN, ANDREA MUTTI, STEPHEN SEGOVIA, MICHELE BERTILORENZI ISBN: 978-0-7851-6213-1 PUB MONTH: JULY PRICE: $99.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: OMNIBUS RATINGS: PARENTAL ADVISORY TRIM SIZE: 7-1/4 X 10-7/8 PAGE COUNT: 768 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

Nick Fury has gathered a special team of Secret Warriors. But these young heroes have a lot to learn in a very short time when they uncover a conspiracy that reaches from the Oval Office to the temples of Japan — and even beyond death. The Leviathan organization is awakening, their tendrils wrapped deep inside the US government. And when a shadow war breaks out between Leviathan and the ruthless Hydra, it’s up to Fury and his Secret Warriors to put the pieces together and take them both out. Brian Michael Bendis and Jonathan Hickman’s shadow-ops masterpiece is collected in one oversized volume!

Rick Remender’s Punisher mega-arc is collected into one oversized volume! Frank Castle has dedicated his life to hunting down and killing evil men. So when Norman Osborn becomes the head of US security, the Punisher sets about taking Osborn down. But when his assassination attempt fails, Frank finds himself in Osborn’s crosshairs. The Hood resurrects several longdead super villains and sends them against Frank … but it is the twisted son of Wolverine who manages to kill the Punisher. With his remains stitched back together, the Punisher is reborn as the terrifying Franken-Castle!

COLLECTING: MIGHTY AVENGERS 13, 18; SECRET WARRIORS 1-28; DARK REIGN: THE LIST - SECRET WARRIORS; SIEGE: SECRET WARRIORS; DARK REIGN: NEW NATION

COLLECTING: PUNISHER 1-16, ANNUAL 1; DARK REIGN: THE LIST - PUNISHER; FRANKEN-CASTLE 17-21; DARK WOLVERINE 88-89; PUNISHER: IN THE BLOOD 1-5 Comp Title: GHOST RIDER BY JASON AARON OMNIBUS HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4367-3

Comp Title: GHOST RIDER BY JASON AARON OMNIBUS HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4367-3

Comp Title: IMMORTAL IRON FIST BY MATT FRACTION, ED BRUBAKER & DAVID AJA OMNIBUS HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-3819-8

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J U LY DEADPOOL VOL. 11: DEAD PREMIERE HC

AUTHOR: DANIEL WAY ARTIST: CARLO BARBERI ISBN: 978-0-7851-6242-1 PUB MONTH: JULY PRICE: $24.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: Premiere RATINGS: Parental Advisory TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 120 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: Color

Deadpool finds the one thing that can kill him, and sets out to make it happen. Guest-starring X-Force, Daken, and more! COLLECTING: DEADPOOL 50-54 Comp Title: DEADPOOL VOL. 7: SPACE ODDITY PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5137-1 Comp Title: DEADPOOL VOL. 8: OPERATION ANNIHILATION PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5889-9

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J U LY NICK FURY, AGENT OF S.H.I.E.L.D. CLASSIC VOL. 1 TPB AUTHOR: BOB HARRAS, DANIEL CHICHESTER, ALAN GRANT ARTIST: BOB HALL, KEITH POLLARD, CAM KENNEDY ISBN: 978-0-7851-6064-9 PUB MONTH: JULY PRICE: $34.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: RATED T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 272 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

the assassinations of several high-ranking intelligence operatives. But Fury gets more than he bargained for when the trail leads to an extraterrestrial threat, stemming back to a plot involving Baron Von Strucker during WWII. Nick can’t cut it alone so he calls in Dum Dum Dugan, Captain America and others!

Coming out of a retirement brought on by a major internal shakeup within the ranks of S.H.I.E.L.D., Nick Fury begins investigating

Comp Title: WAR MACHINE CLASSIC VOL. 1 TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4646-9

COLLECTING: NICK FURY, AGENT OF S.H.I.E.L.D. 1-11

Comp Title: GAMBIT CLASSIC VOL. 1 TPB ISBN:978-0-7851-3729-0

HULK: FROM THE MARVEL UK VAULTS TPB AUTHOR: VARIOUS ARTIST: DAVE GIBBONS, STEVE DILLON and VARIOUS ISBN: 978-0-7851-5974-2 PUB MONTH: JULY PRICE: $34.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: RATED T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 360 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR In 1979, Marvel UK launched HULK COMIC, a weekly magazine published across the pond that featured ALL-NEW stories starring the green goliath, produced by a host of up-and-coming British talent! Bolstered

by the popularity of the live-action TV show, the Hulk was a hot property on both shores, spawning original UK-created comic and text stories with regularity! Now, for the jade giant’s 50th anniversary, Marvel UK’s vaults are opened — and these classic tales, most never before seen on US shores, are collected into one massive volume! COLLECTING: SMASH! 38; MARVEL STORYBOOK ANNUAL 1967; HULK COMIC 1-6, 9-20, 26-28; INCREDIBLE HULK ANNUAL: AUTHORISED EDITION 1979; HULK ANNUAL (UK) 1980-1984; SUPER-HEROES ANNUAL 1991; WICKID 5, 9, 11, 25, 43, 49; MARVEL RAMPAGE 1, 7, 9, 12-14, 17

HULK: HEART OF THE ATOM TPB AUTHOR: HARLAN ELLISON, ROY THOMAS, ARCHIE GOODWIN, LEN WEIN, PETER GILLIS ARTIST: HERB TRIMPE, BILL MANTLO, SAL BUSCEMA, JOE STATON ISBN: 978-0-7851-6212-4 PUB MONTH: JULY PRICE: $24.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: RATED T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 240 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR A legendary love that started small. The Hulk can find enemies anywhere, even on a sub-molecular level — but love long

eluded him until his atom-shattering romance with Jarella! The tiniest of worlds offered him all that he ever desired — but when the Hulk fights his way through obstacles on both Earth and K’ai, what will be left waiting for him? COLLECTING: INCREDIBLE HULK 140, 148, 156, 202-203, 205-207, 246-248; WHAT IF? 23

Comp Title: HULK: HEART OF THE ATOM PREMIERE HC ISBN:978-0-7851-3087-1 Comp Title: HULK: THE END TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-5100-5

SPELLBINDERS: SIGNS AND WONDERS TPB AUTHOR: MIKE CAREY ARTIST: MIKE PERKINS ISBN: 978-0-7851-6488-3 PUB MONTH: JULY PRICE: $16.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: PARENTAL ADVISORY TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 144 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

factions of witches and non-witches, with both sides bidding for her allegiance. And if that weren’t enough, an unknown force seems to want her...dead! Between the tribal loyalties of the schoolyard and the brutal, fight-or-die logic of the mage-war, Kim has to steer a course that will keep her alive until she can take the fight back to her enemy and reveal the true identity of someone she thought she already knew: herself.

When fifteen-year-old Kim Vesco moves from Chicago to Salem, MA, she finds that the local student body is divided into rival

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J U LY ALPHA FLIGHT BY GREG PAK & FRED VAN LENTE VOL. 2 PREMIERE HC

MYSTERY MEN TPB

AUTHOR: GREG PAK, FRED VAN LENTE ARTIST: DALE EAGLESHAM ISBN: 978-0-7851-6377-0 PUB MONTH: JULY PRICE: $29.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATINGS: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 120 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

AUTHOR: DAVIS LISS ARTIST: PATRICK ZIRCHER ISBN: 978-0-7851-4745-9 PUB MONTH: JULY PRICE: $14.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 120 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

As Vindicator leads a team of villains against her former teammates, Alpha Flight embraces their outlaw status by joining forces with the mercenary Taskmaster. Will the master of skill acquisition be able to train the team to reclaim the Canadian government from the fascist forces that have overtaken it? And will partnering with such a compromised cohort be a pact with the devil? Plus: the split personality of Aurora and JeanneMarie grows increasingly unstable and threatens to destroy her! Only Jeanne-Marie’s brother, Northstar, can save her … but will Jean-Paul be able to do what needs to be done?

Introducing Marvel’s all-new, never-before-seen heroes of the 1930s! With a new evil washing over an unsuspecting New York City, the Operative, the Aviatrix, the Surgeon, the Revenant and Achilles blast through dangers from blood-soaked mob warehouses to monster-infested mansions, and fight to blow the lid off a conspiracy that could bring the nation itself to its knees! Awardwinning historical-thriller novelist David Liss (BLACK PANTHER: THE MAN WITHOUT FEAR) and acclaimed artist Patrick Zircher (SPIDERMAN NOIR) weave an edge-of-your-seat and in-continuity adventure intertwined with America’s most scandalous crimes!

COLLECTING: ALPHA FLIGHT 5-9

COLLECTING: MYSTERY MEN 1-5

Comp Title: THUNDERBOLTS: BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-3152-6

Comp Title: MYSTERY MEN PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-6293-3

Comp Title: THUNDERBOLTS: WIDOWMAKER PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4006-1

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J U LY CASANOVA VOL. 3: AVARITIA TPB

POWERS VOL. 7: FOREVER PREMIERE HC

AUTHOR: MATT FRACTION ARTIST: GABRIEL BA ISBN: 978-0-7851-4864-7 PUB MONTH: JULY PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: MATURE TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 152 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

AUTHOR: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS ARTIST: MICHAEL AVON OEMING ISBN: 978-0-7851-6019-9 PUB MONTH: JULY PRICE: $24.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATINGS: MATURE TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 272 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

From the writer of Marvel’s smash hit FEAR ITSELF and the artist of the best-selling UMBRELLA ACADEMY comes the FULLCOLOR rebirth of the coolest comic of all time -- CASANOVA! What started as the perfect life has become a nightmare as Casanova Quinn, interdimensional man of mystery, polices the ruins of spacetime at the behest of his father’s law agency E.M.P.I.R.E. When he discovers the secret identity of the man who would end the cosmos itself Casanova and his time-loosened girl friday Sasa Lisi embark on a dangerous plan to free themselves from tyranny once and for all.

The origin of Powers! The story that literally spans the history of man as all the mysteries of powers and the Powers universe unfold, following a lone warrior’s trek through the greatest stories ever told! This completely redesigned and reformatted hardcover includes the entire script to the controversial Powers #31 and a look into Michael Avon Oeming’s research and sketch work for every era! “Bendis is the funny-pages descendant of Sam Fuller, Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino…” — Entertainment Weekly “Bendis has rapidly become a true master of comic-book creation!” — Comic Buyer’s Guide “It’s one of the best collaborations ever seen in a comic book.” — Ain’t It Cool News

COLLECTING: CASANOVA: AVARITIA 1-4

COLLECTING: POWERS 31-37

Comp Title: CASANOVA VOL. 1: LUXURIA TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4862-3

Comp Title: POWERS VOL. 1: WHO KILLED RETRO GIRL? PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5671-0

Comp Title: CASANOVA VOL. 2: GULA TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4863-0

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J U LY DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER THE BATTLE OF TULL TPB

AUTHOR: ROBIN FURTH, PETER DAVID ARTIST: MICHAEL LARK ISBN: 978-0-7851-4934-7 PUB MONTH: JULY PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: Trade Paperback RATINGS: Parental AdvisorySLC TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 136 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: Color

In a saloon in the town of Tull, the last gunslinger is approached by a bizarre figure that has a message for him. The message is terrifying. What’s worse, it is delivered by a dead man named Nort whose corpse was animated to serve this very purpose. And that’s only the beginning of the horrors awaiting the gunslinger in this strange place deep within Mid-World as Roland Deschain continues his quest for the Man in Black that has become his obsession. COLLECTING: DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER - THE BATTLE OF TULL 1-5 Comp Title: DARK TOWER: THE FALL OF GILEAD TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-2952-3 Comp Title: DARK TOWER: TREACHERY TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-3575-3 ©2011 STEPHEN KING. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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FORMIC WARS: SILENT STRIKE PREMIERE HC

AUTHOR: ORSON SCOTT CARD, AARON JOHNSTON ARTIST: GIANCARLO CARACUZZO ISBN: 978-0-7851-3614-9 PUB MONTH: JULY PRICE: $19.99

SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATING: PARENTAL ADVISORY TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 120 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

The all-new prequel to Orson Scott Card’s science-fiction classic Ender’s Game returns! With 44 million people killed by the toxic gas that the alien Formics unleashed in China, the only hope of a counter-agent lies with Mazer Rackham and the Mobile Operations Police safely retrieving a sample. Meanwhile, young asteroid miner Victor Delgado has snuck aboard the Formic mother ship in hopes of taking it down alone … and boy is he is for a big disappointment.

COLLECTING: FORMIC WARS: SILENT STRIKE 1-5 Comp Title: ENDER’S GAME: FORMIC WARS - BURNING EARTH PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-3609-5 Comp Title: ENDER’S GAME: BATTLE SCHOOL PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-3580-7

Orson Scott Card is the New York Times bestselling author of dozens of novels, including Ender’s Shadow, Wyrms and The Seventh Son. He is the only author in history to have won both the Hugo and Nebula awards for best novel two years in a row, which he received for two of his best-loved books, Ender’s Game and Speaker for the Dead. Card has written Ultimate Iron Man and Ultimate Iron Man II for Marvel Comics, which has also successfully adapted his Red Prophet: The Tales of Alvin Maker and Wyrms through the Marvel Best Selling Authors imprint. In addition, 2009 saw the first releases of his Ender’s Game adaptations in Ender’s Game: Battle School by Christopher Yost and Pasqual Ferry, and Ender’s Shadow: Battle School by Mike Carey and Sebastian Fiumara.

Italian artist Giancarlo Caracuzzo started his career in comics at Italy’s Acme Periodicals, also logging stints working for Universe and Bonelli. He moved on to the U.S. scene in 2009, illustrating IDW Publishing’s zombie epic, The Last Resort. He’s also been the artist on Marvel’s 2010 Gorilla-Man and Image Comics’ Random Acts of Violence.

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“The universe that (Card and co-writer Aaron Johnston) created for this series of comic books is incredibly well-rendered and fleshed out.” – CX Pulp


J U LY HALO: FALL OF REACH - INVASION PREMIERE HC

AUTHOR: BRIAN REED ARTIST: FELIX RUIZ ISBN: 978-0-7851-5150-0 PUB MONTH: JULY PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: Premiere RATINGS: 17 & Up TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 112 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: Color

The relentless Covenant has begun the invasion of the planet Reach! As their forces begin to overwhelm the UNSC, it becomes apparent that it is not a question of IF the Covenant will destroy Reach … but WHEN. Brian Reed and Felix Ruiz begin the final chapter of the Halo: Fall of Reach comic series! COLLECTING: HALO: FALL OF REACH - INVASION 1-4 Comp Title: HALO: FALL OF REACH - COVENANT PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5148-7 Comp Title: HALO: BLOOD LINE PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4022-1

© 2011 Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Microsoft, 343 Industries, the 343 Industries logo, Halo, the Halo logo, Xbox, Xbox 360, and the Xbox logos, are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies.

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J U LY MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOL. 14 HC

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: DAREDEVIL VOL. 3 TPB

NON-RETURNABLE AUTHOR: STAN LEE ARTIST: GENE COLAN ISBN: 978-0-7851-5953-7 PUB MONTH: JULY PRICE: $24.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: MASTERWORKS TPB RATINGS: ALL AGES TRIM SIZE: 7 X 10 PAGE COUNT: 304 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

AUTHOR: GERRY CONWAY ARTIST: ROSS ANDRU, GIL KANE, JOHN ROMITA ISBN: 978-0-7851-5975-9 PUB MONTH: JULY PRICE: $59.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: MASTERWORKS HC RATINGS: ALL AGES TRIM SIZE: 7 X 10 PAGE COUNT: 256 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

The Man Without Fear’s next hot Masterworks installment is barreling your way with actionpacked art by no less than “Gentleman” Gene Colan and the sensational stories of super-scribe Stan Lee. Let me tell ya, True Believer, these cats pull no punches! Hold on to your hats as Ol’ Hornhead goes toe-to-toe with the Tri-Man and Gladiator, laughs it up at Leap Frog, sticks it to Stilt Man and then marches through a marathon of the Masked Marauder, Mr. Hyde and Cobra! And just when you thought we’d cut him a break, all the baddies go union as Electro’s Emissaries of Evil!

There’s no doubting that Peter Parker has never had it easy. When he’s facing a gauntlet of ne’erdo-wells the likes of the Molten Man, Morbius and Man-Wolf just for starters, then you know that the Parker luck is in full effect—and you’re in store for some top-notch Spider-Man adventures! Exhibit A: Teetering on the edge of sanity since the death of his father (a.k.a. the Green Goblin), Harry Osborn goes off the deep end and takes up the mantle of Spidey’s nemesis.

COLLECTING: DAREDEVIL 22-32, ANNUAL 1

COLLECTING: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 132-142, GIANT-SIZE SUPER-HEROES 1, MARVEL TREASURY EDITION 1

Comp Title: MARVEL MASTERWORKS: DAREDEVIL VOL. 1 TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4563-9

Comp Title: MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOL. 12 HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4214-0

Comp Title: MARVEL MASTERWORKS: DAREDEVIL VOL. 2 TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-5050-3

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J U LY ESSENTIAL DOCTOR STRANGE VOL. 2 TPB (ALL-NEW EDITION) AUTHOR: ROY THOMAS, STVE ENGLEHART ARTIST: GENE COLAN, FRANK BRUNNER, BARRY WINDSORSMITH, DAN ADKINS ISBN: 978-0-7851-6426-5 PUB MONTH: JULY PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: ESSENTIAL RATINGS: ALL AGES TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10 PAGE COUNT: 608 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: B&W Now unto us is born … the magician! The Master of the Mystic Arts’ earliest adventures continue as Strange stands as mankind’s last, best hope against the dark otherworldly forces that conspire to steal the life of the conscious

world — including Nightmare, Dormammu, Lord Nekron and the Sons of Satannish! Featuring the origin of Dr. Strange … and Strange and Clea’s first kiss! Plus: Strange takes on a new, masked costume! Guest-starring the Avengers! COLLECTING: DOCTOR STRANGE 169-178, 180-183; AVENGERS 61; SUB-MARINER 22; MARVEL FEATURE 1; INCREDIBLE HULK 126; MARVEL PREMIERE 3-10, 12-14 Comp Title: ESSENTIAL DOCTOR STRANGE VOL. 1 TPB (ALL-NEW EDITION) ISBN: 978-0-7851-3307-0 Comp Title: ESSENTIAL FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 2 TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-0731-6

ESSENTIAL DOCTOR STRANGE VOL. 3 TPB (ALL-NEW EDITION) AUTHOR: STEVE ENGLEHART, MARV WOLFMAN ARTIST: FRANK BRUNNER, GENE COLAN ISBN: 978-0-7851-6427-2 PUB MONTH: JULY PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: ESSENTIAL RATINGS: ALL AGES TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10 PAGE COUNT: 616 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: B&W The groundbreaking stories that set the standard for an entire era of mystical adventure! Aided and abetted by lover Clea and man-servant Wong, the newly minted Sorcerer Supreme takes on Demons, the Dread Dormammu, Dracula, the Defenders, Death…and Doctor

Strange!? Plus: Planet Earth is no more! The Master of the Mystic Arts fights alone against Eternity, as the world stands on the brink of oblivion! Also featuring the return of the Ancient One and the mindboggling “Creator Chronicles.” COLLECTING: DOCTOR STRANGE 1-29, ANNUAL 1; TOMB OF DRACULA 44-45 Comp Title: ESSENTIAL DOCTOR STRANGE VOL. 1 TPB (ALL-NEW EDITION) ISBN: 978-0-7851-3307-0 Comp Title: ESSENTIAL FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 2 TPB (ALL-NEW EDITION) ISBN: 978-0-7851-0731-6

ESSENTIAL WEB OF SPIDER-MAN VOL. 2 TPB AUTHOR: DAVID MICHELINIE, LARRY LIEBER, LEN KAMINSKI, JIM SHOOTER, STEFAN PETRUCHA, DWIGHT ZIMMERMAN, BOB LAYTON, JIM OWSLEY, JM DEMATTEIS ARTIST: MARC SILVESTRI, LARRY LIEBER, JIM FERN, DELL BARRAS, TOM MORGAN, DAVE SIMONS, STEVE GEIGER, MIKE ZECK ISBN: 978-0-7851-6332-9 PUB MONTH: JULY PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: ESSENTIAL RATINGS: RATED T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10 PAGE COUNT: 480 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: B&W The fan-favorite spin-off series starring your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man continues! Swing along with Spidey as he makes a jaunt over the Atlantic for some adventures in

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the UK, where he foils an assassination attempt on Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher! Then, back on this side of the Pond, Spidey has to travel cross-country to retrieve a misplaced web-shooter — before he’s targeted in the critically acclaimed epic “Kraven’s Last Hunt.” COLLECTING: WEB OF SPIDERMAN 19-32, ANNUAL 3; AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 293-294; PETER PARKER, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN 131-132 Comp Title: ESSENTIAL WEB OF SPIDER-MAN VOL. 1 TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-5756-4 Comp Title: ESSENTIAL PETER PARKER, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN VOL. 5 TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-5755-7


UU G SU TS T A UA G SCARLET SPIDER VOL. 1 PREMIERE HC

AUTHOR: CHRISTOPHER YOST ARTIST: RYAN STEGMAN ISBN: 978-0-7851-6308-4 PUB MONTH: AUGUST PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATINGS: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 152 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

Spinning out of Spider-Island, The secrets of the Brand New Scarlet Spider revealed! Who is the new webbed wonder – and why has he come to face corruption in Houston, Texas? COLLECTING: SCARLET SPIDER 1-6, material from MARVEL POINT ONE Comp Title: SPIDER-WOMAN: AGENT OF S.W.O.R.D. PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-1999-9 Comp Title: SPIDER-MAN: ANTI-VENOM TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4161-7

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SECRET AVENGERS VOL. 4: THE DESCENDANTS PREMIERE HC AUTHOR: RICK REMENDER ARTIST: PATCH ZIRCHER ISBN: 978-0-7851-6118-9 PUB MONTH: JULY PRICE: $24.99

SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATING: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 120 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

Captain America and Hawkeye undertake a mission to the Red Light Nation, a country run by criminals for criminals!

COLLECTING: SECRET AVENGERS 21.1, 22-25 Comp Title: SECRET AVENGERS VOL. 1: MISSION TO MARS PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4599-8 Comp Title: SECRET AVENGERS VOL. 2: EYES OF THE DRAGON PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4601-8

Beginning his career in animation working on such films as The Iron Giant, Anastasia and Titan A.E., Rick Remender has since become a comic-book triple threat — writing, penciling and inking numerous fan-favorite series. While providing album cover art for punk bands like NOFX and Lagwagon, Remender has created some of today’s most popular independent titles, such as Fear Agent, The End League and Strange Girl. In 2008, the writer turned his focus to Marvel Comics, where he began by co-writing Punisher War Journal with Matt Fraction. Their well-received run on the book led to the Remender-helmed relaunch Punisher. He has also penned Doctor Voodoo, Avenger of the Supernatural; and Venom.

Artist Patrick Zircher got his start illustrating RPG-based comics for Eclipse and 3-D comics for Blackthorne during the late 1980s, and drew Now Comics’ Green Hornet. Debuting at Marvel with a lengthy New Warriors run, his notable credits include Venom: Along Came a Spider, Star Trek: Early Voyages, Iron Man: The Iron Age, Thunderbolts, Cable & Deadpool and Iron Man.

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“It’s going to be a fun year. I’m definitely planning on interconnecting the three titles (Avengers, New Avengers and Secret Avengers), and having a lot of things hopping from one to the other, which is fun. I can create my own little covert universe.” – Rick Remender, writer


A U G U S AT U G U S T AVENGERS: THE TRIAL OF YELLOWJACKET TPB

SPIDER-MAN: THE NEXT CHAPTER VOL. 3 TPB

AUTHOR: JIM SHOOTER, BOB HALL, JM DEMATTEIS, DAVID MICHELINIE, STEVEN GRANT, ALAN ZELENETZ, ROGER STERN ARTIST: ALAN KUPPERBERG, BOB HALL, ALAN WEISS, DON PERLIN, GREG LAROCQUE, MARK BRIGHT, SAL BUSCEMA, AL MILGROM ISBN: 978-0-7851-6207-0 PUB MONTH: AUGUST PRICE: $39.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: RATED T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 432 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

AUTHOR: JOHN BYRNE, HOWARD MACKIE, GREG WRIGHT, A. A. WARD ARTIST: JOHN BYRNE, ERIK LARSEN, KLAUS JANSON, ANDY KUHN, LEE WEEKS, JOHN ROMITA JR., GRAHAM NOLAN ISBN: 978-0-7851-5977-3 PUB MONTH: AUGUST PRICE: $34.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: RATED T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 300 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR If popularity is based on how many bad guys you’ve got gunning for you, then Spidey wins hands down over any other hero, bar none! This third volume of Spidey’s late-’90s relaunch is proof of that, as is evidenced by blazing battles against Electro, Mysterio, Kraven, Venom, the Green Goblin, Carnage, the Ghost, the Hulk, the Thing and more!

The end of an era! They say that pride comes before the fall, and this tumultuous tome is proof of that! When longstanding and founding member Hank Pym — in his guise as Yellowjacket — demonstrates reckless behavior in battle, his fellow members schedule a formal court-martial hearing in order to determine the fate of their emotionally conflicted comrade. Will Yellowjacket triumph over his inner demons — or crumble under the pressure of being an Avenger?

COLLECTING: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1999) 1319, ANNUAL 2000; PETER PARKER: SPIDER-MAN (1999) 13-19; SPIDER-WOMAN (1999) 9

COLLECTING: AVENGERS (1963) 212-230

Comp Title: SPIDER-MAN: THE NEXT CHAPTER VOL. 1 TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-5759-5

Comp Title: CAPTAIN AMERICA VS. THE RED SKULL TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-5096-1

Comp Title: SPIDER-MAN: MARVEL TEAM-UP BY CLAREMONT & BYRNE TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-5866-0

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AUGUST SPIDER-MAN: ENDS OF THE EARTH PREMIERE HC

AUTHOR: DAN SLOTT ARTIST: STEFANO CASELLI ISBN: 978-0-7851-6005-2 PUB MONTH: AUGUST PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: Premiere RATINGS: Rated T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 144 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: Color

The Doc Ock story you’ve waited 50 years for! Doctor Otto Octavious holds the entire earth hostage with his dying breath. What price will Spider-Man have to pay to buy the whole world one more day? COLLECTING: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 682-687 Comp Title: SPIDER-MAN: THE RETURN OF ANTIVENOM PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5108-1 Comp Title: SPIDER-MAN: MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5102-9

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AUGUST ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS VOL. 1 TPB

AUTHOR: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS ARTIST: SARA PICHELLI ISBN: 978-0-7851-5713-7 PUB MONTH: AUGUST PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: Trade Paperback RATINGS: Rated T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 120 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: Color

The year’s most talked about story! Miles Morales IS the new Spider-Man! What’s the secret behind his powers, and how will he master them? What new and familiar enemies will rise to challenge this all-new Spider-Man? And will Miles live up to Peter Parker’s legacy? COLLECTING: ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN 1-5 Comp Title: ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN VOL. 3: DEATH OF SPIDER-MAN PRELUDE TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4640-7 Comp Title: ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN: DEATH OF SPIDER-MAN PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5274-3

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ULTIMATE COMICS HAWKEYE BY JONATHAN HICKMAN TPB

AUTHOR: JONATHAN HICKMAN ARTIST: RAFA SANDOVAL ISBN: 978-0-7851-5744-1 PUB MONTH: AUGUST PRICE: $14.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: Trade Paperback RATINGS: Rated T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 112 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: Color

Hawkeye’s back in a bad way. Armed and dangerous, Clint Barton is tasked with his most perilous mission yet. And what he discovers will reverberate across the entire Ultimate Universe when he finds himself in the middle of an international arms race. But on the brink of obtaining a serum that will change the course of mutant history, has the eagle-eyed hero aimed too high to succeed? COLLECTING: ULTIMATE COMICS HAWKEYE 1-4 Comp Title: ULTIMATE COMICS HAWKEYE BY JONATHAN HICKMAN PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-6227-8 Comp Title: ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS: NEXT GENERATION TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4097-9

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ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES BY JONATHAN HICKMAN VOL. 2 PREMIERE HC AUTHOR: JONATHAN HICKMAN ARTIST: ESAD RIBIC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5719-9 PUB MONTH: AUGUST PRICE: $24.99

SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATING: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 144 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

The Ultimates deal with the fallout of the new world! An old friend returns! Can Nick Fury pick up the pieces of his broken team?

COLLECTING: ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES 7-12 Comp Title: ULTIMATE COMICS THOR PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5187-6 Comp Title: ULTIMATE COMICS CAPTAIN AMERICA PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5194-4

Jonathan Hickman is the award-winning writer and artist of critically acclaimed indie titles Pax Romana, Transhuman and The Nightly News, a six-part comic series analyzing the powerful influence of the mainstream media on life in the 21st century. His work for Marvel includes stories published in the anthologies Legion of Monsters, Astonishing Tales and Strange Tales. Teaming with writer Brian Michael Bendis, he launched Secret Warriors, a spin-off from the events of Secret Invasion. He has also scribed the five-issue Dark Reign: Fantastic Four limited series, which served as a warm-up for his run on Fantastic Four, and the S.H.I.E.L.D. regular series. Named one of Marvel’s Architects, the company’s cornerstone writers, Hickman entered the Ultimate Universe with the Ultimate Thor miniseries.

Hailing from Croatia, artist Esad Ribic broke into the U.S. comic industry with 4 Horseman with writer Robert Rodi. His classic Europeaninfluenced artistic style garnered attention from Marvel Comics, leading to a career-making series of painted covers for Wolverine and Kingpin. Ribic also illustrated fan-favorite character Gambit’s debut in the pages of Ultimate X-Men. Ribic’s stunning interior artwork on the Rodipenned Loki elicited many critical comparisons to legendary artist Alex Ross, firmly establishing him as one of the industry’s premier painters. Ribic’s interior art also graced the stunning Silver Surfer: Requiem and Sub-Mariner: The Depths.

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“It’s good to have The Ultimates back where they belong: with some of the best writing and art in the comic book industry, they have a chance to truly be ‘Ultimate’ once again.” – Mtv GEEK


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ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN BY NICK SPENCER VOL. 2 PREMIERE HC AUTHOR: NICK SPENCER ARTIST: PACO MEDINA ISBN: 978-0-7851-6133-2 PUB MONTH: AUGUST PRICE: $24.99

SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATING: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 144 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

Pietro struggles with the aftermath of Stryker’s attack on New York. The Scarlet Witch returns... with a warning. Who is really hiding in Egypt? COLLECTING: ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN 7-12 Comp Title: ULTIMATE COMICS X: ORIGINS PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4014-6 Comp Title: ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS: NEXT GENERATION PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4010-8

Nick Spencer broke into the comic-book industry with Existence 2.0, published by Image in July 2009 and slated for adaptation into a feature film by Paramount Pictures. He has since worked on a sequel, Existence 3.0, and the series Morning Glories for Image, as well as T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents for DC. For Marvel, he has written the Fear Itself tie-in issues of Secret Avengers and helped launch Iron Man 2.0. Spencer is one of the writers working on Marvel’s relaunch of its Ultimate Comics line.

In addition to a year-long stint on the revamped Suicide Squad for DC Comics, artist Paco Medina has illustrated a range of Marvel Comics, including New X-Men: Academy X, Captain Marvel, Thor, Venom, Marvel Team-Up and New Mutants. Prior to his work on the relaunched Deadpool, his pencils graced the pages of another franchise reboot, New Warriors.

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HULK: SEASON ONE PREMIERE HC Marvel: Season One is a new initiative aimed at attracting new comic fans from the millions of people who know Marvel characters from movies, television, and video games. Each Season One volume is a stand-alone tale designed to give readers a complete story, modernizing the seminal origins of these super-hero icons while also offering new revelations for long-time fans. This is the real Marvel Universe that current fans know and love, updated for a new generation. AUTHOR: FRED VAN LENTE ARTIST: TOM FOWLER ISBN: 978-0-7851-6388-6 PUB MONTH: AUGUST PRICE: $24.99

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New York Times bestseller Fred Van Lente (Amazing Spider-Man) and acclaimed artist Tom Fowler (Venom) retell the beginnings of The Green Goliath for a new generation! The definitive origin of The Hulk -- as well as Betty Ross -- now Red She-Hulk -- General Thunderbolt Ross -- now the Avenging Red Hulk! The Gamma Base, Rick Jones, and the introduction of an all-new Hulk villain that will continue to haunt both him and his alter ego, Dr. Bruce Banner, in present continuity! As an added value for the customer, each MARVEL: SEASON ONE graphic novel will be shrinkwrapped with a code for a FREE digital copy of the story on the Marvel Comics app. COLLECTING: HULK: SEASON ONE 1-5, INCREDIBLE HULK (2011) 1 Comp Title: MARVELS TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-0049-2 Comp Title: WOLVERINE: ORIGIN TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-0965-5 Fred Van Lente has been a comics fan as long as he can remember, initially hooked by his father’s copy of Jules Feiffer’s landmark anthology The Great Comic Book Heroes. As an undergraduate, Van Lente joined the comic-book club at Syracuse University and met artist Steve Ellis, with whom he created indie supercrime comic The Silencers. That work got noticed by editor Mark Paniccia at Marvel, where Van Lente soon introduced a heroic new Scorpion in Amazing Fantasy. Since then, the versatile Van Lente’s many Marvel assignments have included three New York Times-bestselling entries in the Marvel Zombies series, as well as Amazing Spider-Man, Incredible Hercules, X Men Noir and Iron Man Legacy.

Canadian artist Tom Fowler has drawn Green Arrow and Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight for DC, and Star Wars: Jango Fett for Dark Horse.

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“Utilizing a combination of our up-and-coming creators alongside established superstars and award-winning talent from different mediums, Marvel: Season One provides the best reading experience for a modern audience.� - Axel Alonso, Editor in Chief, Marvel Entertainment


AUGUST X-MEN: VAMPIRE, VAMPIRE, 1-2-3 PREMIERE HC

AUTHOR: VICTOR GISCHLER ARTIST: ADI GRANOV, JORGE MOLINA ISBN: 978-0-7851-6189-9 PUB MONTH: AUGUST PRICE: $24.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATINGS: RATED T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 144 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

Jubilee learns more about her vampire heritage. Featuring Raizo and the Forgiven! The X-Men will stop at nothing to find Jubilee, even if they have to kill every vampire on Earth to do so! X-Men vs. Vampires in a major way! COLLECTING: X-MEN 24-29 Comp Title: X-MEN: FIRST TO LAST PREMIERE HC ISBN:978-0-7851-5287-3 Comp Title: X-MEN: WITH GREAT POWER PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4848-7

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AUGUST CAPTAIN AMERICA BY ED BRUBAKER VOL. 1 TPB

AUTHOR: ED BRUBAKER ARTIST: STEVE MCNIVEN ISBN: 978-0-7851-5709-0 PUB MONTH: AUGUST PRICE: $16.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: Trade Paperback RATINGS: Rated T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 120 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: Color

Best-selling Cap writer Ed Brubaker and superstar artist Steve McNiven bring you the next huge chapter in Steve Rogers’ life, and it’s a perfect jumping-on point for fans of the Cap movie! A funeral for a fallen friend turns into a race against time as the original Captain America makes his explosive return! Find out the secrets of the mission that went wrong in WWII, and why old friends are now old enemies! It’s all-out Cap action and history the way you like it, in a cage match for your comicreading pleasure! COLLECTING: CAPTAIN AMERICA 1-5 Comp Title: CAPTAIN AMERICA BY ED BRUBAKER VOL. 1 PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5708-3 Comp Title: CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE TRIAL OF CAPTAIN AMERICA TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-5120-3

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AUGUST THE PUNISHER BY GREG RUCKA VOL. 1 TPB

AUTHOR: GREG RUCKA ARTIST: MARCO CHECCHETTO, MAX FIUMARA ISBN: 978-0-7851-5735-9 PUB MONTH: AUGUST PRICE: $16.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: PARENTAL ADVISORY TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 128 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

For Frank Castle, death comes easy. Life is where things gets complicated. Fully loaded with Eisner Award-winning writer Greg Rucka (Batwoman, Queen and Country, WOLVERINE) and neosuperstar artist Marco Checchetto, the biggest gun of all is back with blood on his hands and vengeance in his eyes to serve his own brand of justice with everything’s he’s got — but can he survive the darkness stored in his own arsenal? Plus: a violent look at how the Punisher deals with a world where every criminal is now a super hero. COLLECTING: THE PUNISHER 1-5, material from SPIDER-ISLAND: I LOVE NEW YORK CITY Comp Title: PUNISHERMAX: KINGPIN TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4071-9 Comp Title: PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL VOL. 1: CIVIL WAR TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-2315-6 130


AUGUST FF BY JONATHAN HICKMAN VOL. 2 TPB

DAREDEVIL BY MARK WAID VOL. 1 TPB

AUTHOR: JONATHAN HICKMAN ARTIST: STEVE EPTING, BARRY KITSON, GREG TOCCHINI ISBN: 978-0-7851-5770-0 PUB MONTH: AUGUST PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: RATED T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 144 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

AUTHOR: MARK WAID ARTIST: PAOLO RIVERA, MARCOS MARTIN ISBN: 978-0-7851-5238-5 PUB MONTH: AUGUST PRICE: $15.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 152 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR With new enemies, new friends and that same old “grinnin’ in the face of hell” attitude, the Man Without Fear is back in action and leading with his face! Mark Waid (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, Irredeemable, RUSE) joins neo-legendary artists Paolo Rivera and Marcos Martin for a new spin on Daredevil that will leave you gasping for air. Having turned his world upside down during the past several years, Matt Murdock realizes justice may not be blind to his past and villains may not be the only ones looking for answers. Bring it on! If Matt Murdock could see what he was doing, he’d be terrified.

It’s a new era for the FF — in every way imaginable! Black Bolt has returned from seeming death; Dr. Doom, the Wizard, the Mad Thinker and Diablo have joined the Future Foundation; and four alternate-reality Reed Richards are scheming to ignite war among the fabled Four Cities. But all that could be moot because the Kree Supreme Intelligence has designs on Earth’s destruction — the resolution of a power play 300,000 years in the making. COLLECTING: FF 6-11

COLLECTING: DAREDEVIL 1-6

Comp Title: FANTASTIC FOUR BY JONATHAN HICKMAN VOL. 3 TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4718-3

Comp Title: SHADOWLAND: DAREDEVIL TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4522-6

Comp Title: FANTASTIC FOUR BY JONATHAN HICKMAN VOL. 4 TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-5143-2

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AUGUST INCREDIBLE HULK: REGRESSION TPB AUTHOR: BILL MANTLO ARTIST: SAL BUSCEMA, HERB TRIMPE ISBN: 978-0-7851-6259-9 PUB MONTH: AUGUST PRICE: $39.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: RATED T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 408 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR Bruce Banner still controls the mind and body of his green-skinned alter ego, but for how long? Banner, estranged from Betty Ross, settles in

at his new Northwind laboratory as Kate Waynesboro enters his life as his research assistant — and soon becomes his new love interest. But what secret ulterior motive is she hiding? Then, when the Hulk returns from Battleworld after the Beyonder’s Secret Wars, Banner’s all-too precarious hold on his savage half begins slipping, threatening to destroy the happiness he’s finally attained! It all comes to a head in a no-holds-barred battle against the entire Marvel Universe — and the ending will shock you! COLLECTING: INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) 286-300, ANNUAL 12

COUNTER X VOL. 4 TPB AUTHOR: IAN EDGINTON, WARREN ELLIS ARTIST: JORGE LUCAS, WHILCE PORTACIO ISBN: 978-0-7851-5973-5 PUB MONTH: AUGUST PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: RATED T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 176 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR Regrouping after the loss of their leader Pete Wisdom, X-Force is forced to deal with some bizarre goings-on in California;

namely, normal humans suddenly turning into grotesque monsters! But there’s a lot more to this than merely morbid mutations, as Cannonball, Warpath, Domino, and the rest find out when they encounter international subterfuge in the form of Russian Warborgs sent to kill! COLLECTING: X-FORCE (1991) 110-115, 102; ROUGH CUT Comp Title: COUNTER X VOL. 2 TPB ISBN:978-0-7851-3305-6 Comp Title: COUNTER X VOL. 3 TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-3306-3

OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE A TO Z VOL. 6 TPB AUTHOR: VARIOUS ARTIST: VARIOUS ISBN: 978-0-7851-5835-6 PUB MONTH: AUGUST PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 256 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR From the Old West of Kid Colt to the far-flung future of Killraven to the end of time with Kang! From jolly ol’ J. Jonah Jameson, fantastic mailman Willie Lumpkin and mighty butler Jarvis to Hulk’s pal Rick Jones! Ladies Daemon, Deathstrike, Liberators, Mastermind and

Octopus! Triumphant heroes Including Jocasta, Jolt, Karma, Longshot, M, MACH-4 and Machine Man! Loathsome Villains including Jester, Kaine, Killmonger, King Cobra, Kingpin, Klaw, Korvac, Kraven, Leader, Lizard, Loki, Mad Thinker and Madame Masque! The Kree! Two Justices! Two Ka-Zars! Two Liliths! Dan Ketch! Lockheed! The Juggernaut! And many more! Comp Title: OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE A TO Z VOL. 1 TPB ISBN:978-0-7851-5803-5 Comp Title: OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE A TO Z VOL. 2 TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-5831-8

MACHINE TEEN: HISTORY 101001 TPB AUTHOR: MARC SUMERAK ARTIST: MIKE HAWTHORNE ISBN: 978-0-7851-6486-9 PUB MONTH: AUGUST PRICE: $14.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: RATED T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 120 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR Meet Adam Aaronson – the ideal teenager. Straight “A” student. Captain of the West Tech football team. Smart.

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Handsome. Charismatic. Every boy wants to be him. Every girl wants to be with him! But after a series of debilitating seizures, Adam makes a discovery that will shake his very reality to the core: the fact that he isn’t real at all! Join Adam as he begins to decrypt the truth about his origins and what it truly means to be human! It’s not easy being the perfect teen...even when you’re BUILT that way! COLLECTING: MACHINE TEEN 1-5


AUGUST ASTONISHING X-MEN VOL. 8: CHILDREN OF THE BROOD TPB

AUTHOR: CHRISTOS GAGE, JAMES ASMUS ARTIST: JUAN BOBILLO, NICK BRADSHAW ISBN: 978-0-7851-5788-5 PUB MONTH: AUGUST PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: Trade Paperback RATINGS: Rated T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 120 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: Color While Cyclops, Emma and Wolverine are off in Japan dealing with giant monsters, something dire happens that demands the X-Men’s attention. With their leaders away, should the X-Men deny their help? HELL NO! Storm, Colossus and Kitty Pryde join Beast and Agent Brand to take on the Brood. But when intergalactic law prevents the destruction of an enemy who can only be

defeated by extermination, the X-Men have a problem. Are Storm and her crew up to the task? And what is Cyclops going to say when he learns of this? Plus: join us for a special told-in-one story with Emma Frost and Danger delivering on a promise back in ASTONISHING X-MEN #24. Don’t miss this confrontation that has been brewing since 2008! COLLECTING: ASTONISHING X-MEN 38, 40, 42, 43; UNCANNY X-MEN 162 Comp Title: ASTONISHING X-MEN VOL. 6: EXOGENETIC TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-3169-4 Comp Title: ASTONISHING X-MEN VOL. 5: GHOST BOX TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-2788-8

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AUGUST X-MEN: ICEMAN PREMIERE HC AUTHOR: JM DEMATTEIS, JO DUFFY ARTIST: ALAN KUPPERBERG, ALFREDO ALCALA, GEORGE PEREZ ISBN: 978-0-7851-6275-9 PUB MONTH: AUGUST PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATINGS: RATED T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 120 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR Bobby Drake, the X-Men’s coolest hero, gets the spotlight all to himself in a funfilled, time-tripping adventure that takes him from the safety of his parents’ home to a point in time decades before he was

born. Family issues, alien beings, miniature time machines, and a struggle against the deadly and enigmatic being known as Oblivion all play a part in this story that illustrates just how powerful a force of nature Iceman can be on his own! COLLECTING: ICEMAN (1984) 1-4, material from BIZARRE ADVENTURES 27 Comp Title: X-MEN: KITTY PRYDE & WOLVERINE PREMIERE HC ISBN:978-0-7851-3089-5 Comp Title: X-MEN: LONGSHOT PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-3091-8

X-FORCE: CHILD’S PLAY PREMIERE HC AUTHOR: FABIAN NICIEZA, JIM KRUEGER ARTIST: TONY DANIEL, PAUL PELLETIER, MIKE WIERINGO, ARNIE JORGENSEN, BRANDON MCKINNEY, DARICK ROBERTSON ISBN: 978-0-7851-6269-8 PUB MONTH: AUGUST PRICE: $29.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATINGS: RATED T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 248 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR The mighty mutants known as X-Force team up with one of the most popular

teams of heroes to come out of the nineties — the New Warriors! When the villainous Upstarts target former members of the New Mutants and Hellions for their latest hunt, the two teams find themselves in the crosshairs! COLLECTING: X-FORCE (1991) 32-37, ANNUAL 3; NEW WARRIORS (1990) 45-46 Comp Title: X-FORCE: A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH PREMIERE HC ISBN:978-0-7851-4984-2 Comp Title: X-FORCE: CABLE & THE NEW MUTANTS PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4970-5

X-MEN: OPERATION ZERO TOLERANCE HC AUTHOR: SCOTT LOBDELL, JOHN FRANCIS MOORE, LARRY HAMA, JAMES ROBINSON ARTIST: CHRIS BACHALO, CARLOS PACHECO, ADAM POLLINA, LEINIL FRANCIS YU, RANDY GREEN, POP MAHN, ROB HAYNES ISBN: 978-0-7851-6240-7 PUB MONTH: AUGUST PRICE: $75.00 SUBJECT CATEGORY: OVERSIZED RATINGS: RATED T TRIM SIZE: 7-1/4 X 10-7/8 PAGE COUNT: 640 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

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A rogue faction of the U.S. government, backed by powerful international forces

and led by the man known only as Bastion, is about to launch a massive strike against the X-Men. The strike has one goal: the extermination of the entire mutant race. This is the X-Men’s darkest hour. COLLECTING: GENERATION X 26-31, XFORCE 67-70, X-MEN 65-70, UNCANNY X-MEN 346, WOLVERINE 115-118, CABLE 45-47, X-MAN 30 Comp Title: X-MEN: FALLEN ANGELS PREMIERE HC ISBN:978-0-7851-5529-4 Comp Title: X-MEN: ALPHA FLIGHT PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5513-3

IRON MAN: REVENGE OF THE MANDARIN PREMIERE HC AUTHOR: KURT BUSIEK, ROGER STERN, MARK WAID, CHRIS WAID ARTIST: SEAN CHEN, PAT ZIRCHER, SALVADOR LARROCA ISBN: 978-0-7851-6260-5 PUB MONTH: AUGUST PRICE: $29.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATINGS: RATED T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 256 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR This outstanding collection is a triple feature matinee of Marvel’s movie blockbusters! First up, it’s a classic showdown when Iron Man must deal with the cold, calculated — and very personal — attack of his arch-villain the

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Mandarin! Then, Shellhead teams with Avengers teammate Captain America to face the menace of M.O.D.O.K.! And finally, the Armored Avenger allies with the Fantastic Four in a story that literally sends them to the moon! Guest starring Jim “War Machine” Rhodes, Black Widow and more! COLLECTING: IRON MAN (1998) 8-14, IRON MAN/CAPTAIN AMERICA ANNUAL ‘98, FANTASTIC FOUR (1998) 15 Comp Title: IRON MAN: DEADLY SOLUTIONS PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4258-4 Comp Title: IRON MAN: DOOMQUEST PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-2834-2


AUGUST X-MEN: FF TPB

AUTHOR: VICTOR GISCHLER ARTIST: JORGE MOLINA, WILL CONRAD ISBN: 978-0-7851-6070-0 PUB MONTH: AUGUST PRICE: $16.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: Trade Paperback RATINGS: Rated T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 120 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: Color The X-Men and the FF team up when strange happenings in the Bermuda Triangle threaten the Marvel Universe. Yes, you’ve seen the X-Men and the FF interact before, but never with Magneto and Dr. Doom on the side of the angels. Don’t miss this landmark team-up with an adventure you have to see to believe. Plus: When a medicine woman is at death’s door, the demons she’s been containing for decades are looking

forward to their freedom. Good news: The X-Men are on the scene. Bad news: These demons are out of our mutant super heroes’ league. It would be nice to have help from Ghost Rider, but is the new Spirit of Vengeance friend or foe? COLLECTING: X-MEN 15.1, 16-19 Comp Title: X-MEN: WITH GREAT POWER TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4849-4 Comp Title: X-MEN: CURSE OF THE MUTANTS TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4847-0

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AUGUST S.H.I.E.L.D.: THE HUMAN MACHINE HC AUTHOR: JONATHAN HICKMAN ARTIST: DUSTIN WEAVER, VARIOUS ISBN: 978-0-7851-5249-1 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: OVERSIZED RATINGS: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 7-1/4 X 10-7/8 PAGE COUNT: 168 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

gelo and Tesla kick their plan into high gear, and Howard Stark lays the foundation for the organization you know as S.H.I.E.L.D.

The most acclaimed book of 2010 is back! Jonathan Hickman and Dustin Weaver reveal the secret history of Michelangelo! He has been pulling the strings for years, and is now becoming the prime mover — but can he keep da Vinci and Newton from killing each other? As Leonid makes his choice between his two fathers, Michelan-

Comp Title: FF BY JONATHAN HICKMAN VOL. 1 PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5144-9

COLLECTING: S.H.I.E.L.D. (2011) 1-6, S.H.I.E.L.D. INFINITY Comp Title: S.H.I.E.L.D.: ARCHITECTS OF FOREVER HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4894-4

ELEKTRA: ASSASSIN TPB AUTHOR: FRANK MILLER ARTIST: BILL SIENKIEWICZ ISBN: 978-0-7851-6356-5 PUB MONTH: AUGUST PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: EXPLICIT CONTENT TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 272 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR Good ninjas never die, let alone the baddest one of all! Fan favorite Frank Miller ushers his awesome assassin through good and evil and life and death and rebirth and more! Who is the otherworldly entity in pur-

suit of the presidency? When has Elektra met her greatest triumphs and tragedies? Why did she die, and how did she return? COLLECTING: ELEKTRA: ASSASSIN 1-8 Comp Title: ELEKTRA: ASSASSIN PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-6354-1 Comp Title: DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-3481-7

NEW X-MEN OMNIBUS HC AUTHOR: GRANT MORRISON ARTIST: FRANK QUITELY, CHRIS BACHALO, KERON GRANT, PHIL JIMENEZ, IGOR KORDEY, JOHN PAUL LEON, MARC SILVESTRI, ETHAN VAN SCIVER, LEINIL YU ISBN: 978-0-7851-6505-7 PUB MONTH: AUGUST PRICE: $125.00 SUBJECT CATEGORY: OMNIBUS RATINGS: T+ TRIM SIZE: 7-1/4 X 10-7/8 PAGE COUNT: 1120 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

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rison X-Men saga, collected in its entirety in a single volume! See it all in the complete New X-Men – featuring the Shi’ar Imperial Guard, the X-Corporation, Quicksilver, Fantomex and more! COLLECTING: NEW X-MEN 114-154, NEW X-MEN 2001 Comp Title: X-MEN BY CHRIS CLAREMONT & JIM LEE OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5822-6 Comp Title: FANTASTIC FOUR BY JOHN BYRNE OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5824-0


AUGUST UNCANNY X-FORCE VOL. 4: THE DARK ANGEL SAGA BOOK 2 TPB

COLLECTING: UNCANNY X-FORCE 14-18

AUTHOR: RICK REMENDER ARTIST: JEROME OPEÑA ISBN: 978-0-7851-5888-2 PUB MONTH: AUGUST PRICE: $14.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: Trade Paperback RATINGS: Parental Advisory TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 120 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: Color

Comp Title: UNCANNY X-FORCE VOL. 1: THE APOCALYPSE SOLUTION TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4855-5 Comp Title: UNCANNY X-FORCE: DEATHLOK NATION PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4856-2

The fate of the entire world rests on Deadpool’s shoulders! A new Death is born! Refugee mutants from the Age of Apocalypse descend on our world! Can the Merc with a Mouth hold them off long enough for X-Force to regroup? Is there any hope of staving off the Age of Archangel? Monsters of doom and glory, writer Rick Remender (VENOM, PUNISHER), artist Jerome Opeña (PUNISHER, MOON KNIGHT) and colorist Dean White (AVENGERS) bring on the bad guys! 137


AUGUST WOLVERINE: OFFICIAL INDEX TO THE MARVEL UNIVERSE GN-TPB AUTHOR: VARIOUS ARTIST: VARIOUS ISBN: 978-0-7851-6201-8 PUB MONTH: AUGUST PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: GRAPHIC NOVEL TPB RATINGS: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 5-3/4 X 8-7/8 PAGE COUNT: 208 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR Get the complete history of Wolverine from his earliest solo miniseries all the way up to the present day. This book comes packed with synopses — introducing you to the characters, teams, places and equipment that appeared within, and providing

vital information about all things Wolverine! COLLECTING: The Wolverine sections from WOLVERINE, PUNISHER & GHOST RIDER: OFFICIAL INDEX TO THE MARVEL UNIVERSE 1-8 Comp Title: CAPTAIN AMERICA: OFFICIAL INDEX TO THE MARVEL UNIVERSE GN-TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-5097-8 Comp Title: THOR: OFFICIAL INDEX TO THE MARVEL UNIVERSE GN-TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-5098-5

X-FACTOR VOL. 14: SUPER UNNATURAL TPB AUTHOR: PETER DAVID ARTIST: LEONARD KIRK, VALENTINE DE LANDRO ISBN: 978-0-7851-6059-5 PUB MONTH: AUGUST PRICE: $16.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 120 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

the mutant detectives of X-Factor Investigations are eager to cut his killing spree short. But here’s hoping they find him before he finds them!

A member of X-Factor dies! It started with their new acquaintance, Sally, found brutally slain in her kitchen. And more recently, two rival gangs, lifeless bodies sprawled across a basketball court, a noose around each of their necks. Hot on the trail of a serial killer who’s lynching his victims,

Comp Title: X-FACTOR VOL. 11: HAPPENINGS IN VEGAS TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4655-1

COLLECTING: X-FACTOR 224.1, 225-228 Comp Title: X-FACTOR VOL. 10: SECOND COMING TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4369-7

DAKEN: DARK WOLVERINE - THE PRIDE COMES BEFORE THE FALL TPB AUTHOR: ROB WILLIAMS ARTIST: MATTEO BUFFAGNI, MICK BERTILORENZI ISBN: 978-0-7851-5236-1 PUB MONTH: AUGUST PRICE: $15.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: PARENTAL ADVISORY TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 168 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR When Daken came to Los Angeles, he believed the position of West Coast Kingpin was there for the taking. But the City of Angels has a new crime lord, the “Claws” serial killer continues to cause carnage in the dark areas of the Hollywood

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Hills, and the Heat drug’s grip on Daken is growing daily — scarring his mind and body. It’s the perfect time, then, for Daken to find himself battling the Avenger with multiple personalities: Moon Knight! COLLECTING: DAKEN: DARK WOLVERINE 13-19 Comp Title: DAKEN: DARK WOLVERINE - EMPIRE TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4706-0 Comp Title: DAKEN: DARK WOLVERINE - THE PRIDE COMES BEFORE THE FALL PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5235-4


AUGUST THING CLASSIC VOL. 2 TPB AUTHOR: JOHN BYRNE, MIKE CARLIN, BOB HARRAS ARTIST: RON WILSON, JOHN BYRNE ISBN: 978-0-7851-5979-7 PUB MONTH: AUGUST PRICE: $34.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: RATED T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 304 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR One of the grandest epics in the history of Aunt Petunia’s favorite nephew — that’s Bashful Benjamin J. Grimm, the Ever-Lovin’ Blue-Eyed Thing to you and me — is collected for the very first time! Choosing to remain on the Beyonder’s Battleworld, Ben finds

that while the planet may change, things are as hectic as ever for him! From duplicate “Things” to showdowns with classic monsters, the Thing shows that he has the right stuff no matter what the odds! Ride along with Rocky Grimm, Space Ranger, in this second volume from his own fan-favorite series! COLLECTING: THING (1983) 11-22, FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) 274 Comp Title: THING CLASSIC VOL. 1 TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-5308-5 Comp Title: WAR MACHINE CLASSIC VOL. 1 TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4646-9

THUNDERBOLTS CLASSIC VOL. 3 TPB AUTHOR: KURT BUSIEK, BARBARA KESEL, KARL KESEL ARTIST: MARK BAGLEY, GEORGE PEREZ ISBN: 978-0-7851-6239-1 PUB MONTH: AUGUST PRICE: $29.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: RATED T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 288 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR The Thunderbolts have returned to Earth after an interdimensional journey to Kosmos, but there’s no rest for the weary as they are immediately pursued by S.H.I.E.L.D. — as well as a recovering Baron Zemo, who is out for their blood! Also, what happens when Atlas

must contend with the mighty Hercules, who is out for revenge for injuries suffered in years past? Guest starring the Masters of Evil, the Avengers — and introducing the all-new Citizen V! COLLECTING: THUNDERBOLTS 15-22, 0; CAPTAIN AMERICA & CITIZEN V ANNUAL 1998; AVENGERS (1998) 12 Comp Title: THUNDERBOLTS CLASSIC VOL. 1 TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-5309-2 Comp Title: ALPHA FLIGHT CLASSIC VOL. 2 TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-3125-0

CABLE CLASSIC VOL. 3 TPB AUTHOR: JEPH LOEB, LARRY HAMA ARTIST: DAVID BREWER, STEVE SKROCE, IAN CHURCHILL, ADAM KUBERT ISBN: 978-0-7851-5972-8 PUB MONTH: AUGUST PRICE: $29.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK RATINGS: RATED T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 208 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR The chronicle of the mighty mutant cyborg known as Cable continues under superstar writer Jeph Loeb! First, it’s the debut of the grotesque Marrow — but what has become of her fellow Morlocks? Then, join in on the action as Cable teams up with Wolverine, Cyclops, and

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Phoenix to battle the technoorganic threat of the Phalanx! Plus, Cable, Storm and Caliban take on Apocalypse’s former flunkies, the Dark Riders — but the identity of their new leader Genesis shocks Cable to the core! And finally, when the end of the world looms and an Age of Apocalypse beckons, who will Cable reach out to for support … and what hidden truths will he reveal? COLLECTING: CABLE (1993) 1520, WOLVERINE (1988) 85 Comp Title: CABLE CLASSIC VOL. 1 TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-3123-6 Comp Title: CABLE CLASSIC VOL. 2 TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-3744-3


AUGUST ESSENTIAL WOLVERINE VOL. 2 TPB (ALL-NEW EDITION) AUTHOR: LARRY HAMA ARTIST: MARK SILVESTRI ISBN: 978-0-7851-6428-9 PUB MONTH: AUGUST PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: ESSENTIAL RATINGS: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10 PAGE COUNT: 544 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: B&W Forever locked in a struggle to keep his berserker fury in check, his humanity dominant, the mutant known as Logan craves more than just control. He is a man

without a past, on a never-ending journey to uncover the truth about himself. Regardless of whethere he succeeds or not, this X-Man will never give up, for he is... Wolverine, short guy with an attitude. COLLECTING: WOLVERINE 24-47 Comp Title: ESSENTIAL X-MEN VOL. 7 TPB (ALL-NEW EDITION) ISBN: 978-0-7851-2055-1 Comp Title: ESSENTIAL X-MEN VOL. 8 TPB (ALL-NEW EDITION) ISBN: 978-0-7851-2763-5

ESSENTIAL WOLVERINE VOL. 3 TPB (ALL-NEW EDITION) AUTHOR: LARRY HAMA ARTIST: MARK SILVESTRI, MARK TEXEIRA ISBN: 978-0-7851-6429-6 PUB MONTH: AUGUST PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: ESSENTIAL RATINGS: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10 PAGE COUNT: 528 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: B&W

mutant gifted with heightened senses, a healing factor, and razor-sharp Admantium claws, Wolverine seeks to control the struggling beast within himself - a struggle which isn’t always successful!

Logan. Weapon X. Wolverine. He is known by many different names, but precious little is known of his enigmatic past. A

Comp Title: ESSENTIAL X-MEN VOL. 8 TPB (ALL-NEW EDITION) ISBN: 978-0-7851-2763-5

COLLECTING: WOLVERINE 48-69 Comp Title: ESSENTIAL X-MEN VOL. 7 TPB (ALL-NEW EDITION) ISBN: 978-0-7851-2055-1

ESSENTIAL WOLVERINE VOL. 4 TPB (ALL-NEW EDITION) AUTHOR: LARRY HAMA ARTIST: DWAYNE TURNER, ADAM KUBERT, IAN CHURCHILL, BOB MCLEOD, RON WAGNER, RON GARNEY ISBN: 978-0-7851-6430-2 PUB MONTH: AUGUST PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: ESSENTIAL RATINGS: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10 PAGE COUNT: 544 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: B&W The deadliest X-Man’s on the edge of death when his unbreakable Adamantium

advantage is eliminated! Even with his claws stripped to the bone, Wolverine’s up to some of the choicest challenges from his past and future – but how far will he go to make his latest fight with Sabretooth the FINAL one? COLLECTING: WOLVERINE 70-90 Comp Title: ESSENTIAL X-MEN VOL. 7 TPB (ALL-NEW EDITION) ISBN: 978-0-7851-2055-1 Comp Title: ESSENTIAL X-MEN VOL. 8 TPB (ALL-NEW EDITION) ISBN: 978-0-7851-2763-5

ESSENTIAL WARLOCK VOL. 1 TPB AUTHOR: ROY THOMAS, MIKE FRIEDRICH, RON GOULART, JIM STARLIN, GERRY CONWAY, TONY ISABELLA, BILL MANTLO, CHRIS CLAREMONT, ROGER SLIFER ARTIST: GIL KANE, JOHN BUSCEMA, BOB BROWN, JIM STARLIN, STEPHEN LEIALOHA, HERB TRIMPE, JOHN BYRNE, SAL BUSCEMA, ALAN KUPPERBERG, GEORGE PEREZ ISBN: 978-0-7851-6331-2 PUB MONTH: AUGUST PRICE: $19.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: ESSENTIAL RATINGS: RATED T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10 PAGE COUNT: 576 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: B&W

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Adam Warlock! Part super hero spectacle and part spiritual allegory, Warlock must struggle with his inner demons even as he strives to oppose such dreadful threats as the Man-Beast, the Magus and Thanos of Titan! COLLECTING: MARVEL PREMIERE 1-2, WARLOCK 1-15, INCREDIBLE HULK 176178, STRANGE TALES 178-181, MARVEL TEAM-UP 55, AVENGERS ANNUAL 7, MARVEL TEAM-UP ANNUAL 2 Comp Title: ESSENTIAL RAWHIDE KID VOL. 1 TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-6394-7 Comp Title: ESSENTIAL SGT. FURY VOL. 1 TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-6395-4


AUGUST MARVEL MASTERWORKS: GOLDEN AGE MARVEL COMICS VOL. 7 HC AUTHOR: RAY GILL, STAN LEE, MICKEY SPILLANE ARTIST: CARL BURGOS, BILL EVERETT, JACK KIRBY, BEN THOMPSON, BOB OKSNER, SID GREENE, AL FAGALY, ED ROBBINS ISBN: 978-0-7851-5026-8 PUB MONTH: AUGUST PRICE: $64.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: MASTERWORKS HC RATINGS: ALL AGES TRIM SIZE: 7 X 10 PAGE COUNT: 280 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

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The comic book that started it all—Marvel Mystery Comics— continues its historic run in the Marvel Masterworks. Featuring the headlining heroes that made Marvel an overnight success—the Human

Torch and the Sub-Mariner—by Carl Burgos and Bill Everett, each issue offers a jam-packed 64 pages of thrills and adventure. And those two heroes are just the tip of the iceberg ’cause this is the Golden Age! You’ll also see the conclusion of Ka-Zar’s 1940s jungle adventures; the debut of the whimsical Jimmy Jupiter; and the eerie Vison’s avenging hand. COLLECTING: MARVEL MYSTERY COMICS 25-28 Comp Title: MARVEL MASTERWORKS: GOLDEN AGE MARVEL COMICS VOL. 5 HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-3367-4 Comp Title: MARVEL MASTERWORKS: GOLDEN AGE MARVEL COMICS VOL. 6 HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4204-1

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 8 TPB AUTHOR: STAN LEE ARTIST: JACK KIRBY ISBN: 978-0-7851-6294-0 PUB MONTH: AUGUST PRICE: $24.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: MASTERWORKS TPB RATINGS: ALL AGES TRIM SIZE: 7 X 10 PAGE COUNT: 272 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR Pony up, True Believer, the amazing eighth manic Masterworks featuring the First Family of Funnybooks is coming your way! Collecting an ironclad cadre of consecrated classics, this one’s packed with more drama than you can shake a Skrull at! Let’s break it down: the Silver Surfer pursued by none other

than the world-devouring Galactus; the FF vs. Spidey, DD and Thor in a barnstorming brouhaha; a fantastic voyage into the Microverse to battle the Psycho Man; the Thing—cured!; the first appearance of Annihilus; Crystal of the Inhumans joins the FF; and one of comics’ most historic moments, the birth of Franklin Richards—it just doesn’t stop! COLLECTING: FANTASTIC FOUR 72-81, ANNUAL 6 Comp Title: MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 6 TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-5060-2 Comp Title: MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 7 TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-5062-6

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE DEFENDERS VOL. 3 HC AUTHOR: LEN WEIN, STEVE GERBER, CHRIS CLAREMONT, JIM STARLIN ARTIST: SAL BUSCEMA, GIL KANE, DON HECK, GEORGE TUSKA, BOB POWELL, ANGELO TORRES, DOUG WILDEY ISBN: 978-0-7851-5961-2 PUB MONTH: AUGUST PRICE: $59.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: MASTERWORKS HC RATINGS: ALL AGES TRIM SIZE: 7 X 10 PAGE COUNT: 256 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

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nish and Asmodeus. Then, spinning out of a storyline in Marvel Two-In-One, comes Steve Gerber! Deconstructing genre conventions and adding a healthy dose of absurdity, Gerber’s innovative run turned the expectations of readers on their heads, so suitably we’re including the original Atlas Era appearances of the Headmen—Gorilla Man, Jerold Morgan and Chondu the Mystic! COLLECTING: DEFENDERS 17-21, GIANT-SIZE DEFENDERS 2-4, MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE 6-7 Comp Title: MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE DEFENDERS VOL. 1 HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-3044-4 Comp Title: MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE DEFENDERS VOL. 2 HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-4216-4


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COMIC READERS 6X

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PERFE 9 CT ALL AG FOR ES. ALL-N EW FORMA T!

AVENGERS: EARTH’S MIGHTIEST HEROES COMIC READERS #1-2 Spinning out of Disney XD’s cartoon series Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and just in time for Marvel Studios 2012 blockbuster film The Avengers, these two all-ages adventures feature all the daring & destruction you can handle in the classic Mighty Marvel Manner! Join Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, the Hulk, Hawkeye and the rest of the Avengers as they do battle with the Crimson Dynamo, Mad Thinker, Awesome Android and the vilest villains the universe has to offer!

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COMIC READERS

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ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN COMIC READERS #1-2

PETER PARKER has been SPIDER-MAN for ONE YEAR. He’s fought villains, saved lives, but still has much to learn about being a super hero. NICK FURY is going to give Peter the chance to go to the next level. To train to become a real super hero. To be THE ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN. These are action-packed, high-adrenaline & humorous Spidey stories: S.H.I.E.L.D. missions, high adventure in the greater Marvel Universe, & Teen High School Drama.

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TH E ALL NEW MARVE L SCRE EN CAPTU RE DIGEST WI LL UTI LIZE ACTUAL STI LL I MAGES FOR TH E U PCO M I NG U LTI MATE SPI DE R- MAN AN I MATE D SE RI ES TO CREATE A BRAND P NEW STORYBO OK FOR AN ALL-AGES AU DI ENCE .

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ADAPTED BY: CHRIS ELIOPOULOS ISBN: 978-0-7851-5101-2 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $9.99

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SUBJECT CATEGORY: DIGEST RATING: ALL AGES TRIM SIZE: 5-1/8 X 7-13/16 PAGE COUNT: 96 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

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Peter Parker has been Spider-Man for one year. He’s fought villains and saved lives, but still has much to learn about being a super hero. Nick Fury is going to give Peter the chance to go to the next level. To train to become a real super hero. To be the Ultimate Spider-Man. These are action-packed, high-adrenaline and humorous Spidey stories: S.H.I.E.L.D. missions, high adventure in the greater Marvel Universe and teen high-school drama. Adapted directly from the early episodes of the Ultimate Spider-Man animated series, this all-new digest comes packed with 96 pages of art taken directly from the show! Comp Title: MARVEL ADVENTURES IRON MAN VOL. 1: HEART OF STEEL DIGEST ISBN:978-0-7851-2644-7 Comp Title: IRON MAN: TALES OF THE GOLDEN AVENGER GN-TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-4279-9

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YOUNG READERS NOVELS

The Young Readers Novel is a brand new novel format for the children and YA audiences. Please note that these are prose novels, not graphic novels.

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INTRODUCING

YOUNG READERS NOVELS

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: BEHIND THE MASK YOUNG READERS NOVEL

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: VULTURE YOUNG READERS NOVEL

AUTHOR: JOE CARAMAGNA ISBN: 978-0-7851-5357-3 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $6.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: DIGEST RATINGS: ALL AGES TRIM SIZE: 5-1/8 X 7-13/16 PAGE COUNT: 96 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

AUTHOR: JOE CARAMAGNA ISBN: 978-0-7851-6476-0 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $6.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: DIGEST RATINGS: ALL AGES TRIM SIZE: 5-1/8 X 7-13/16 PAGE COUNT: 96 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

Peter Parker is an average teenager. He’s passionate about science and timid around others, making him the perfect target for high school bullies. But that all changes the day a science experiment goes wrong, and Peter begins to transform. Also features select art by Francesca Ciregia and Elena Casagrande.

Since his transformation into Spider-Man, Peter Parker has been a bit lost. He’s not sure exactly how to make use of his extraordinary abilities. And if that wasn’t stressful enough, he’s now forced to do battle with the Vulture, a winged-man out for revenge. Also features select art by Francesca Ciregia and Elena Casagrande.

Comp Title: WOLVERINE: WORST DAY EVER GN-HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-3757-3

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JUNE SPIDER-MAN: AMAZING FANTASY DIGEST

AUTHOR: PAUL TOBIN ARTIST: MATTEO LOLLI, ROB DI SALVO ISBN: 978-0-7851-5259-0 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $9.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: Digest RATINGS: All Ages TRIM SIZE: 5-1/8 x 7-13/16 PAGE COUNT: 88 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: Color

Peter Parker’s class wins the vacation of a lifetime in a free trip to Greece — but when MAGNETO attacks, the Webbed Wonder has to swing into action! Plus: that king of disguises, the Chameleon returns … but how can Spidey catch a crook who can be ANYONE?! Then, Spidey is trapped in an underground fighting tournament, courtesy of THE MANDARIN! And Spidey and the BLACK CAT are caught up in a calamitous caper to capture the elusive FROG MAN! All this and more! COLLECTING: SPIDER-MAN VOL. 2 21-24 Comp Title: MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDERMAN: FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD DIGEST ISBN: 978-0-7851-5257-6 Comp Title: MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDERMAN: SENSATIONAL DIGEST ISBN: 978-0-7851-4740-4 150


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MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS: SPIDER-MAN AND THE AVENGERS DIGEST

AUTHOR: J.M. DEMATTEIS, JEN VAN METER, PAUL TOBIN ARTIST: WELLINTON ALVES, PEPE LARRAZ, MATTEO LOLLI ISBN: 978-0-7851-5813-4 PUB MONTH: JUNE PRICE: $9.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: Digest RATINGS: All Ages TRIM SIZE: 5-1/8 x 7-13/16 PAGE COUNT: 96 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: Color

The Hulk joins the circus! But why? And only Captain America can save Dr. Strange, the Sorcerer Supreme! But how? Circus smashing and demon demolishing abound in these super stories! Plus, the Fantastic Four vs. the Hulk! A lesson about teamwork! And more! COLLECTING: Super Heroes Vol. 2 21-24 Comp Title: MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS: CAPTAIN AMERICA DIGEST ISBN: 978-0-7851-4562-2 Comp Title: MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS: THOR DIGEST ISBN: 978-0-7851-4561-5

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AVENGERS: THE ART OF THE AVENGERS HC AUTHOR: JASON SURRELL ARTIST: VARIOUS ISBN: 978-0-7851-6234-6 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $49.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: OVERSIZED

RATING: ALL AGES TRIM SIZE: 11-5/16 X 10 PAGE COUNT: 304 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

Marvel Studios takes readers behind the scenes of one of the most eagerly anticipated films of all time in THE ART OF THE AVENGERS. This keepsake volume is an experiential journey through the entire film from beginning to end — featuring stunning concept art; full-color photographs from the set, as well as the finished film; excerpts from the script; and exclusive interviews with the cast and crew, including writer/director Joss Whedon, producer Kevin Feige and, of course, the Avengers themselves. From costume and production design to visual effects and creature creation, THE ART OF THE AVENGERS is a lavish showcase of all the artistry and creativity that brings the Marvel Cinematic Universe to life onscreen. Avengers Assemble!

PRELUDE TO AVENGERS TPB AUTHOR: CHRIS YOST, ERIC PEARSON ARTIST: TBD ISBN: 978-0-7851-6341-1 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $14.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK

RATING: T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 96 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR COLLECTING: PRELUDE TO AVENGERS 1-4

The newest installment of the official Marvel Cinematic Universe tie-in comics is here just in time for the Avengers movie! Just how will S.H.I.E.L.D. maintain the status quo in a world full of gamma-powered rage monsters, hammer-wielding gods and men in iron suits? What exactly is the Avengers Initiative? If you thought you knew everything there was to know about Director Nick Fury and the elusive Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - think again!

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AVENGERS BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS VOL. 3 PREMIERE HC

NEW AVENGERS BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS VOL. 3 PREMIERE HC

SECRET AVENGERS VOL. 4: THE DESCENDANTS PREMIERE HC

ISBN: 978-0-7851-5116-6 PRICE: $24.99

ISBN: 978-0-7851-5179-1 PRICE: $24.99

ISBN: 978-0-7851-6118-9 PRICE: $24.99

AVENGERS: X-SANCTION PREMIERE HC

ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES BY JONATHAN HICKMAN VOL. 2 PREMIERE HC

ISBN: 978-0-7851-5862-2 PRICE: $19.99

ISBN: 978-0-7851-5719-9 PRICE: $24.99

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SPIDER-MAN CHECKLIST SPIDER-MAN: SEASON ONE PREMIERE HC AUTHOR: CULLEN BUNN ARTIST: NEIL EDWARDS ISBN: 978-0-7851-5820-2 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $24.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE RATING: ALL AGES TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 136 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR

COLLECTING: SPIDER-MAN: SEASON ONE 1-5, AVENGING SPIDER-MAN 1

The greatest origin story of all time, retold for a new generation.

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: SECRET ORIGINS TPB AUTHOR: STAN LEE, PAUL JENKINS ARTIST: STEVE DITKO, JOHN ROMITA, GIL KANE, MARK BUCKINGHAM ISBN: 978-0-7851-6472-2 PUB MONTH: MAY PRICE: $14.99 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRADE PAPERBACK

RATING: T TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 144 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR COLLECTING: AMAZING FANTASY (1962) 15; AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) 6, 8, 82, 90; SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (2003) 27

NOT FINAL COVER

Just in time for the upcoming cinematic blockbuster “The Amazing Spider-Man” comes this volume spotlighting the Web-Head’s colorful cast of characters, and introducing the film’s principal players! Swing along with Spidey as he gains new and frightening powers, tangles with the likes of the Lizard, Electro, and Captain George Stacy — not to mention perennial thorn-in-the-side Flash Thompson — and honors the memory of his beloved Uncle Ben!

Spider-Man, the Character TM & © 2012 Marvel Characters, Inc. The Amazing Spider-Man, the Movie © 2012 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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AVENGING SPIDER-MAN: MY FRIENDS CAN BEAT UP YOUR FRIENDS PREMIERE HC

SPIDER-MAN: BIG TIME ULTIMATE COLLECTION TPB ISBN: 978-0-7851-5778-6 PRICE: $24.99

ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS VOL. 2 PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5714-4 PRICE: $24.99

ISBN: 978-0-7851-6217-9 PRICE: $39.99

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN OMNIBUS VOL. 2 HC

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC

ISBN: 978-0-7851-5857-8 PRICE: $99.99

ISBN: 978-0-7851-6475-3 PRICE: $99.99

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INDEX ALPHA FLIGHT BY GREG PAK & FRED VAN LENTE VOL. 1 TPB ALPHA FLIGHT BY GREG PAK & FRED VAN LENTE VOL. 2 PREMIERE HC AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: BEHIND THE MASK YOUNG READERS NOVEL AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: SECRET ORIGINS TPB AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: THE MOVIE TPB AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: VULTURE YOUNG READERS NOVEL ANT-MAN: SEASON ONE PREMIERE HC ASTONISHING X-MEN VOL. 7: MONSTROUS TPB ASTONISHING X-MEN VOL. 8: CHILDREN OF THE BROOD TPB ASTONISHING X-MEN: EXILED PREMIERE HC AVENGERS ACADEMY: SECOND SEMESTER PREMIERE HC AVENGERS ASSEMBLE VOL. 3 TPB AVENGERS ASSEMBLE VOL. 4 TPB AVENGERS BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS VOL. 3 PREMIERE HC AVENGERS WEST COAST: ALONG CAME A SPIDER-WOMAN TPB AVENGERS: EARTH’S MIGHTIEST HEROES ADVENTURES 1-2 COMIC READERS AVENGERS: KREE/SKRULL WAR HC AVENGERS: THE ART OF THE AVENGERS HC AVENGERS: THE CONTEST TPB AVENGERS: THE CROSSING OMNIBUS HC AVENGERS: THE MANY FACES OF HENRY PYM TPB AVENGERS: THE PRIVATE WAR OF DR. DOOM PREMIERE HC AVENGERS: THE TRIAL OF YELLOWJACKET TPB AVENGERS: WEST COAST AVENGERS - FAMILY TIES TPB AVENGERS: WEST COAST AVENGERS - ZODIAC ATTACK PREMIERE HC AVENGERS: X-SANCTION PREMIERE HC AVENGING SPIDER-MAN: MY FRIENDS CAN BEAT UP YOUR FRIENDS PREMIERE HC AVX: THE ROAD TO AVX TPB BATTLE SCARS TPB CABLE CLASSIC VOL. 3 TPB CAPTAIN AMERICA AND BUCKY: OLD WOUNDS PREMIERE HC CAPTAIN AMERICA AND BUCKY: THE LIFE STORY OF BUCKY BARNES TPB CAPTAIN AMERICA BY ED BRUBAKER VOL. 1 TPB CAPTAIN AMERICA BY ED BRUBAKER VOL. 2 PREMIERE HC CARNAGE, U.S.A. HC CASANOVA VOL. 3: AVARITIA TPB CIVIL WAR PROSE NOVEL HC CLOAK & DAGGER: CRIME AND PUNISHMENT PREMIERE HC COUNTER X VOL. 4 TPB DAKEN: DARK WOLVERINE - NO MORE HEROES PREMIERE HC DAKEN: DARK WOLVERINE - THE PRIDE COMES BEFORE THE FALL TPB DAREDEVIL BY ED BRUBAKER & MICHAEL LARK ULTIMATE COLLECTION BOOK 2 TPB DAREDEVIL BY MARK WAID VOL. 1 TPB DAREDEVIL BY MARK WAID VOL. 2 PREMIERE HC DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER - THE BATTLE OF TULL TPB DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER - THE WAY STATION PREMIERE HC DARKHAWK CLASSIC VOL. 1 TPB DEADPOOL MAX: INVOLUNTARY ARMAGEDDON TPB DEADPOOL MAX: SECOND CUT PREMIERE HC DEADPOOL VOL. 11: DEAD PREMIERE HC DEADPOOL VOL. 9: INSTITUTIONALIZED TPB DEATHLOK: THE LIVING NIGHTMARE OF MICHAEL COLLINS PREMIERE HC DEFENDERS VOL. 1 PREMIERE HC ELEKTRA: ASSASSIN TPB ESSENTIAL BLACK PANTHER VOL. 1 TPB ESSENTIAL DAREDEVIL VOL. 2 TPB (ALL-NEW EDITION) ESSENTIAL DAREDEVIL VOL. 3 TPB (ALL-NEW EDITION) ESSENTIAL DAREDEVIL VOL. 4 TPB (ALL-NEW EDITION) ESSENTIAL DOCTOR STRANGE VOL. 2 TPB (ALL-NEW EDITION) ESSENTIAL DOCTOR STRANGE VOL. 3 TPB (ALL-NEW EDITION) ESSENTIAL HULK VOL. 4 TPB (ALL-NEW EDITION) ESSENTIAL SPIDER-MAN VOL. 11 TPB ESSENTIAL WARLOCK VOL. 1 TPB ESSENTIAL WEB OF SPIDER-MAN VOL. 2 TPB ESSENTIAL WOLVERINE VOL. 2 TPB (ALL-NEW EDITION) ESSENTIAL WOLVERINE VOL. 3 TPB (ALL-NEW EDITION) ESSENTIAL WOLVERINE VOL. 4 TPB (ALL-NEW EDITION) FANTASTIC FOUR BY JONATHAN HICKMAN: FOREVER PREMIERE HC FEAR ITSELF: THE FEARLESS PREMIERE HC FF BY JONATHAN HICKMAN VOL. 2 TPB FF BY JONATHAN HICKMAN VOL. 3 PREMIERE HC FORMIC WARS: SILENT STRIKE PREMIERE HC GENERATION HOPE: THE BLACK KING TPB

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INDEX GHOST RIDER BY ROB WILLIAMS VOL. 1 TPB HALO: FALL OF REACH - COVENANT TPB HALO: FALL OF REACH - INVASION PREMIERE HC HERC: PRODIGAL GOD TPB HULK: FROM THE MARVEL UK VAULTS TPB HULK: HEART OF THE ATOM TPB HULK: RETURN OF THE MONSTER PREMIERE HC HULK: SEASON ONE PREMIERE HC INCREDIBLE HULK BY JASON AARON VOL. 1 PREMIERE HC INCREDIBLE HULK: PARDONED TPB INCREDIBLE HULK: REGRESSION TPB INVINCIBLE IRON MAN VOL. 9: DEMON PREMIERE HC IRON AGE TPB IRON MAN: REVENGE OF THE MANDARIN PREMIERE HC JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY: TERRORISM MYTH PREMIERE HC KICK-ASS 2 PREMIERE HC MACHINE TEEN: HISTORY 101001 TPB MAGNETO: NOT A HERO TPB MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS: SPIDER-MAN AND THE AVENGERS DIGEST MARVEL FIRSTS: THE 1970S VOL. 3 TPB MARVEL MASTERWORKS: ATLAS ERA JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY VOL. 4 HC MARVEL MASTERWORKS: DAREDEVIL VOL. 3 TPB MARVEL MASTERWORKS: GOLDEN AGE MARVEL COMICS VOL. 7 HC MARVEL MASTERWORKS: MARVEL TEAM-UP VOL. 2 HC MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOL. 14 HC MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOL. 7 TPB MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE AVENGERS VOL. 12 HC MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE DEFENDERS VOL. 3 HC MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 8 TPB MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE UNCANNY X-MEN VOL. 5 TPB MARVEL UNIVERSE VS. WOLVERINE TPB MOON KNIGHT BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS & ALEX MALEEV VOL. 1 TPB MOON KNIGHT BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS & ALEX MALEEV VOL. 2 PREMIERE HC MYSTERY MEN TPB NEW AVENGERS BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS VOL. 3 PREMIERE HC NEW MUTANTS CLASSIC VOL. 7 TPB NEW MUTANTS: DE-ANIMATOR PREMIERE HC NEW X-MEN OMNIBUS HC NICK FURY, AGENT OF S.H.I.E.L.D. CLASSIC VOL. 1 TPB OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE A TO Z VOL. 5 TPB OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE A TO Z VOL. 6 TPB OZ: OZMA OF OZ GN-TPB POWERS VOL. 14: GODS TPB POWERS VOL. 6: THE SELLOUTS PREMIERE HC POWERS VOL. 7: FOREVER PREMIERE HC PRELUDE TO AVENGERS TPB PUNISHER BY RICK REMENDER OMNIBUS HC PUNISHER: OFFICIAL INDEX TO THE MARVEL UNIVERSE GN-TPB RED HULK: HAUNTED TPB S.H.I.E.L.D.: THE HUMAN MACHINE HC SCARLET SPIDER VOL. 1 PREMIERE HC SECRET AVENGERS VOL. 4: THE DESCENDANTS PREMIERE HC SECRET WARRIORS OMNIBUS HC SILVER SURFER: PARABLE PREMIERE HC SIX GUNS TPB SPELLBINDERS: SIGNS AND WONDERS TPB SPIDER-MAN: AMAZING FANTASY DIGEST SPIDER-MAN: BIG TIME ULTIMATE COLLECTION TPB SPIDER-MAN: ENDS OF THE EARTH PREMIERE HC SPIDER-MAN: FLYING BLIND PREMIERE HC SPIDER-MAN: IDENTITY CRISIS TPB (NEW PRINTING) SPIDER-MAN: PERCEPTIONS PREMIERE HC SPIDER-MAN: RETURN OF THE BURGLAR PREMIERE HC SPIDER-MAN: SEASON ONE PREMIERE HC SPIDER-MAN: SPIDER-HUNT TPB SPIDER-MAN: THE COMPLETE BEN REILLY EPIC BOOK 5 TPB SPIDER-MAN: THE GRAPHIC NOVELS HC SPIDER-MAN: THE NEXT CHAPTER VOL. 3 TPB SPIDER-MAN: TROUBLE ON THE HORIZON PREMIERE HC STRIKEFORCE: MORITURI VOL. 3 TPB THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN OMNIBUS VOL. 2 HC THE MIGHTY THOR BY MATT FRACTION VOL. 1 TPB THE MIGHTY THOR BY MATT FRACTION VOL. 2 PREMIERE HC

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INDEX THE PUNISHER BY GREG RUCKA VOL. 1 TPB THE STAND VOL. 3: SOUL SURVIVORS TPB THE TWELVE VOL. 2 PREMIERE HC THING CLASSIC VOL. 2 TPB THING: THE SERPENT CROWN AFFAIR PREMIERE HC THOR: HEAVEN & EARTH TPB THOR: THE DEVIANTS SAGA HC THUNDERBOLTS CLASSIC VOL. 3 TPB ULTIMATE COMICS HAWKEYE BY JONATHAN HICKMAN TPB ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS VOL. 1 TPB ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS VOL. 2 PREMIERE HC ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN VOL. 4: DEATH OF SPIDER-MAN TPB ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN: DEATH OF SPIDER-MAN FALLOUT TPB ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES BY JONATHAN HICKMAN VOL. 2 PREMIERE HC ULTIMATE COMICS X: ORIGINS TPB ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN BY NICK SPENCER VOL. 2 PREMIERE HC ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN 1-2 COMIC READERS ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN ANIMATED DIGEST ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VOL. 12 HC UNCANNY X-FORCE VOL. 3: THE DARK ANGEL SAGA BOOK 1 TPB UNCANNY X-FORCE VOL. 4: THE DARK ANGEL SAGA BOOK 2 TPB UNCANNY X-FORCE: OTHERWORLD PREMIERE HC UNCANNY X-MEN BY KIERON GILLEN VOL. 2 PREMIERE HC VENOM: CIRCLE OF FOUR PREMIERE HC VILLAINS FOR HIRE TPB WOLVERINE & BLACK CAT: CLAWS 2 TPB WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN BY JASON AARON VOL. 1 PREMIERE HC WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN: ALPHA & OMEGA PREMIERE HC WOLVERINE: BACK IN JAPAN PREMIERE HC WOLVERINE: OFFICIAL INDEX TO THE MARVEL UNIVERSE GN-TPB WOLVERINE: THE BEST THERE IS - BROKEN QUARANTINE TPB WOLVERINE: WOLVERINE’S REVENGE TPB X-23 VOL. 2: CHAOS THEORY TPB X-23 VOL. 3: MISADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING PREMIERE HC X-FACTOR VOL. 13: HARD LABOR TPB X-FACTOR VOL. 14: SUPER UNNATURAL TPB X-FACTOR: THEY KEEP KILLING JAMIE MADROX PREMIERE HC X-FACTOR: TOGETHER AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME PREMIERE HC X-FORCE: CHILD’S PLAY PREMIERE HC X-MAN: THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH TPB X-MEN LEGACY: BACK TO SCHOOL PREMIERE HC X-MEN/STEVE ROGERS: ESCAPE FROM THE NEGATIVE ZONE TPB X-MEN: BEAUTY & THE BEAST PREMIERE HC X-MEN: FF TPB X-MEN: ICEMAN PREMIERE HC X-MEN: OPERATION ZERO TOLERANCE HC X-MEN: PHOENIX - ENDSONG/WAR SONG ULTIMATE COLLECTION TPB X-MEN: SCHISM TPB X-MEN: THE HIDDEN YEARS VOL. 1 TPB X-MEN: VAMPIRE, VAMPIRE, 1-2-3 PREMIERE HC X-MEN: WAR MACHINE PREMIERE HC X-MEN: X-CLUB TPB

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ANT-MAN: SEASON ONE PREMIERE HC

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ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS VOL. 2 PREMIERE HC

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