AOM 05-2023

AVENGERS ARMISTICE #1

* World War Zemo Aftermath\*

Written by AL EWING

Plot by H-E-D

Art by JASMIN DARNELL

“A PROMISE KEPT”

After the Civil War between Captain America and Thor, a pact was made.

To liberate the world from the evil of “Baron” Zemo’s New Reich, Captain America turned that pact into reality.

The Avengers Assembled… now what?

At Camp Kirby, built in the bones of a mythic beast, two teams gather to decide their future:

The inspiring heroes of the day, the Shining Avengers, and the clever vigil of the night, the Shadow Avengers. As above, so below.

The mightiest heroes of Earth, and realms beyond.

Most of these heroes have other commitments: teams, families, kingdoms, countries, timelines, alternate dimensions, you name it. They can’t Avenge full-time.

But somebody needs to stay at Camp Kirby, ready to sound the call, ready to avenge at a moment’s notice. And Melissa Gold, the soaring Songbird, has finally found her calling.

Her adoptive ward, Gunna Sijurvald, has found a home in Vanaheim with her uncle Hogun. Her lover, Chen Lu, has made peace with the Nüba Jituan and international law enforcement, retiring from costumed antics to become a proper scientist once more.

Where does that leave Melissa?

Once she was a crook; then, a supervillain. But it wasn’t until she got to be a hero that she recognized her true self in the mirror.

Songbird pledges to serve as an Avenger, forever!

48 PGs./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ … $3.50

THUNDERBOLTS NO MORE #1

* World War Zemo Aftermath\*

Written by ALEX DE CAMPI

Plot by H-E-D

Art by CARMEN CARNERO & GABRIEL HARDMAN

The War is over. But the battle scars remain.

There’s no easy way of telling how many in the government were actually subject to Faustus’ mind-control techniques, and who were genuine collaborators.

All the hiring decisions made during Zemo’s reign have been reversed… but how many more loyalist remain?

Agent Dallas Riordan is cleared of all charges, and appointed as the new Secretary of Defense to replace Zemo. She has a heavy task ahead of her, clearing Zemo’s lackeys out of the inner workings of the Department!

Karla Sofen, aka Moonstone, makes a plea deal with the government to go free: handing over the “keys” to control Agent Carnage, the brain-dead war criminal with a bloodthirsty alien symbiote. I’m sure the CIA will never use the living weapon for unworthy ends.

Warren Worthington III, aka Archangel, is similarly exonerated… and actually, he’s feeling better than he has in years. He’s looking to pay that forward.

Throwing gobs of money at Perry Hammond, his attorney, Warren has his ex-wife Ichisumi Kishi released from prison.

Ultimately, Warren knows, she was just as much a victim of Ramses and AKKΔBA.

Together with his children, Uriel and Eimin, the Worthingtons try to move forward.

But what happened to Ramses… or rather, to Ozymandius? Has he found his way back into the bosom of his master Revelation?

(Revelation happens to be the translation from Greek translation of Apocalypse! Coincidence? Don’t bet on it.)

Meanwhile… what is to become of Warren’s former friend, Secretary Cameron Hodge of the Mutant Affairs Department? Can he survive the fallout from Zemo’s failure?

Speaking of Zemo… what ever happened to the monster who made this mess?

Off the coast of Fort Kirby, in the aquatic prison called the Special Containment Center, Helmut Zemo is in isolated confinement.

They’ve cut the head off his movement… but two more will take its place.

Wolfgang von Strucker and Daniel Whitehall are in the wind… leading the remnants of Zemo’s forces under a new banner, the banner of HYDRA!

48 PGs./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ … $3.50

AGENTS OF A.R.C.A.N.A. #54

Plot by NX01A

Written by TODD McFARLANE

Art by MARC SILVESTRI

Theme Song: Billy Talent - Hanging Out With All The Wrong People

“HEROES REBURN” Part 4 'GENTLEMEN ROGUES'

•While heroes quest to find clarity, it's up to the bad guys to find cover.

•New York had the highest concentration of superheroes on Earth, and it makes sense that it also had the highest concentration of supervillains. SCORPION, SHOCKER, MOLTEN MAN, the SPOT, and SPEED DEMON must steal the warped Shining Trapezohedron from heirophant SHAMASH-SHUM-UKIN in the depths of Lost Lemuria.

•The Shining Trapezohedron shows all of time and space for the right sacrifice, and it's needed to show the blind spots of the Great Old Ones and Outer Gods. As they lead their team through the Spot's portals, Scorpion and Shocker know their team is the required sacrifice but go ahead anyway. The last of humanity won't survive without villains.

•As per their Hell Lord agreement, MAGIK and BLACKHEART defend Limbo from its latest Great Old One invader: cosmic demon ASTEROTH. It doesn't help that she's one of Blackheart's exes. He broke her heart, now she'll break everyone's souls.

32 PGs./ Rated M...$3.99

AGENTS OF FURY #32

Plotter: MARVELL2100

Writer: CHRISTOPHER PRIEST

Artist: STEFANO CASELLI

“TO ALL THINGS AN END!”

The real Nick Fury has secretly surrendered himself to Clay Quarterman, Director of HAMMER, on the condition that none of the agents recruited by the LMD Max Fury be charged and given a clean slate. Quarterman argues that these "Agents of Fury" have broken several laws and committed numerous felony assaults against the gov't! Why should they be allowed to walk away Scott free? Nick tells his old friend that he's going to let those agents walk because if he doesn't, he'll let it slip out about how the U.S. failed to stop an infiltration of the gov't by LMDs, including a prominent Senator! Then he will announce how the gov't was an accomplice in the death of that Senator!

Quarterman thinks long and hard but he really has no choice. He agrees to Nick's terms, besides there are much bigger problems to deal with and he will need Nick's help. The first thing they will need to do is find out if HAMMER has been infiltrated and if so, how far up the chain does it go? Who can they trust?

Elsewhere, Marcus, Sharon and the rest of the team begin to discuss what their next move should be. Everything they were led to believe has been a lie and their leader was a fraud. How do they cope with this? Marcus believes that they should stay together. But Rachel and Jack don't want any part of this team anymore and just walk out of the room. Roz Solomon and Jack Flagg have been offered work with other spy organizations and decide to leave. That just leaves Marcus and Sharon. Sharon says that despite everything, they made a great team and should continue working together. Marcus agrees, this team maybe over but that doesn't mean their work is done!

32 PGS./Rated T+...$3.99.

AMAZING FANTASY #38: BATTLESTAR GALACTICA

Written by MALCOLM JONES & RONALD D. MOORE

Plot by MARVELL2100

Art by SALVADORE LAROCCA

“THE CHILDREN OF HERA”

CAPRICA: The old Caprica is gone! After nearly being destroyed by nuclear fire and human civilization brought to the brink of extinction, the Cylons have rebuilt Caprica and claimed it as their homeworld. They have ushered in a new, golden era for Cylon society, a world without fear of humans. There are no gods here. No, there is only the one true god. But do they all worship the same one god? There are a growing number of Cylons, both humanoid and Centurians who have come to see the hybrid human/Cylon child Hera as a Messiah. But is there room on Caprica for another deity?

Gaius Baltar and Number Six have been raising Hera on Caprica and are aware of the movement around her. Leoben(Number Two) and Simon(Number Four) along with many Centurians have formed The Children of Hera, a new Cylon faction who worship the child! They also know that other members of the Inner Council - Brother John, D'Anna, "Sharon" and Number Five were at first welcoming of Hera but now see her as dangerous to Cylon society. What will they do? Will the Inner Council clamp down hard on the Children of Hera and risk an all-out Cylon civil war?

Meanwhile, using a Cylon raider stolen from an outcast Brother John clone, Sharon has managed to sneak onto Caprica undetected. Far above and hiding behind one of Caprica's moons, Helo, Starbuck and Apollo wait in a Raptor. They are all here to find Sharon and Helos' stolen daughter and bring her home! But for Sharon, getting onto the planet is one thing, leaving with the Messiah of a cult is a different matter! What chance do four people have against millions of Cylons and a cult of fanatics? Don't worry they've thought about this long and hard....and they have a plan!

32 PGS./Rated T+...$3.99

BLACK PANTHER: KING OF WAKANDA! #46

Written by MALCOLM JONES

Plot by MARVELL2100

Art by ADI GRANOV

THE WINDS OF WAR

After ending his association with the Hellfire Club, T'Challa gathers his closest advisors to plan their next moves. There are multiple threats facing not just Wakanda but the rest of the world as well that could have an impact against their nation. The most immediate threat is N'Gabo, where Markus Zulu with the help of a mysterious ally is developing hi-tech weapons to use against Wakanda! T'Challa's former associates in the Hellfire Club will no doubt take every opportunity to plot against him. And then there is The Quiet War, an infiltration of LMDs-artificial lifeforms-that threatens humanity at all levels.

With his ally Nick Fury now in HAMMER custody and Tony Stark getting his house back in order, T'Challa decides now is the time to make bold moves! First, he directs Okoye and Akili to reach out to former associates of Fury for a secret meeting. Next, he tells Shuri, to do a complete and thorough sweep of Wakandan society. Look for any abnormalities that would indicate LMD activity and deal with it immediately. As for Markus Zulu and N'Gabo a decision has been made! At 3:00 PM today, King T'Challa of Wakanda has announced to the world that his country is has a direct conflict the rogue nation of N'Gabo and any of their allies! War has been declared!

32 PGS./Rated T+...$3.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA #54

Plot by EXCITER

Written by FRANK MILLER

Art by SEAN GORDON MURPHY

“NO REST FOR THE RIGHTEOUS”

Steve Rogers returned to wield the shield of Captain America when the United States needed him the most… when the nation was seized in the iron grip of Baron Zemo. Yet even as he helps finalize Songbird’s position at the unified Avengers headquarters of Camp Kirby, trouble is already brewing again in Washington D.C.!

The public is shaken by how easily Zemo was able to use Dr. Faustus’ mind-control techniques to dominate key government personalities. Eager to “never allow a crisis to go to waste,” politicians capitalize on this moral panic by proposing dangerous new laws and legislation. Perhaps the most troubling of all, Congresswoman Roja-Oñederra champions creation of the “Office of Mental National Integrity”: a federal agency whose mandate is to ensure no more mind control. But who will determine whether your mind is operating properly? Who could possibly use OMNI’s power responsibly? Steve voices his public opposition to such an agency…

And although he just returned and saved the world, his old establishment detractors are already back and attempting to silence him! This time, the Brooklyn District Attorney actually brings criminal charges against Steve for falsifying documents in enlistment papers that he officially submitted when he was just “Scrawny Steve” back in 1941! Can Cap’s lawyer, the incomparable Connie Ferrari, get these spurious charges dismissed? The problem is, Cap admits… he did it!

Plus: A Frontlines Op-Ed by Sally Floyd: “The Internet Calls Them ‘Zemojis’: What You Need to Know About Zemo Loyalists that Could Still be in Positions of Power.”

32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99

CAPTAIN UNIVERSE: BEYOND #4

Plotted by CAPTAINUNIVERSE

Written by KEITH GIFFEN

Art by PATRICK GLEASON

'ELECTRIC BLUE' Part 4: "Mission to Mars"

As Steve and Clare continue to dance around the subject of his disappearance and their lingering feelings for one another, the Beyond Corporation prepares to expand their influence into the very heavens themselves! Their first target? A mysterious garden that recently sprang up on the surface of Mars! What mysteries await Captain Universe on the surface of the red planet?

32 PGS./ Rated T+...$3.99

CROSSGENESIS #14

Written by MIKE CAREY, ND STEVENSON, TINI HOWARD, VITA AYALA, RYAN NORTH, MARKISAN NASO

Plot by H-E-D

Art by JORGE JIMÉNEZ, AUDREY MOK, MARCUS TO, HAEMI JANG, JACOB PHILLIPS, JASON MUHR

By Solusandra’s light, the world changed!

Now, in this oversized finale, you’ll see how!

SCION (by Tini Howard & Marcus To)

In Otherworld, Captain Britain and Dark Angel are caught in the middle of a sudden war between the Herons and the Ravens over the Sigil-bearing Prince! Is there any hope for peace?

MYSTIC (by ND Stevenson & Audrey Mok)

The good news? Giselle’s ritual worked, restoring the magic to Ciress. The bad news? The ritual is now draining her sister’s life force.

Can Giselle figure out how to save Genevieve without dooming Ciress?

SOJOURN (by Markisan Naso & Jason Muhr)

With the Bow of Ayden reforged, Arwyn and her allies launch a do-or-die sneak attack on the tyrannical, Sigil-bearing zombie sorcerer Mordath! Will the world of Quin be freed, or damned forever?

CRUX (by Vita Ayala & Haemi Jang)

HOW NOT TO DROWN

The pre-Cataclysmic Atlantean coven known as the Crux teams up with Jennifer Kale and Namor to defend modern Atlantis from an ancient demon from the Hyborian Age!

RUSE (by Ryan North & Jacob Phillips)

Simon Archard attempted to seduce the murderess Miranda Cross as a distraction, so that actual detective Emma Bishop could find damning evidence.

But the Baroness is actually a negation demon, and she’s trying to steal Archard’s Sigil for herself!

Can he do something right for a change and save himself?

SIGIL (by Mike Carey & Jorge Jiménez)

Sam Amdahl-Rey’s war across time and space comes to a mind-bending conclusion as she confronts the Ur-Saurian at the end of time!

Can she find her way home again?

NEVER THE END

Crossing space, crossing time, crossing generations! CROSSGENESIS expanded the horizons of the Age of Marvels, and we hope you liked what you saw!

120 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99

DARK INTELLIGENCE #24

Writer: ED BRUBAKER

Artist: STEVE EPTING

Plotter: MARVEL2100

AMERICAN EAGLE vs AMERICAN FLAG!!!

Port of Charleston, S.C.: After leaving a secret meeting with Scorpio and Agent 13(last issue), Jason and Monica find themselves in a battle against a squad of HAMMER agents led by John Walker, the US Agent! Jason and Monica have been charged with assault against federal agents and aiding the enemies of the United States! As they fight, the question in both of their minds is who is really behind this? There is an LMD infiltration in the U.S. gov't and it wouldn't be too hard to assume that the military, defense and spy agencies would be corrupted as well!

While Monica has taken down several HAMMER agents, Jason goes head-to-head with the most dangerous threat, the SSS-powered Walker! What Jason lacks against US Agent in strength, he makes up for in speed, agility and skill! After what seems like hours, they battle to a standstill! But with Monica effectively taking out all of the other agents, they now have the edge against Walker! Suddenly, more heavily-armed HAMMER agents arrive on the scene and surround Jason and Monica. Already worn down after a long fight, they have little choice but to surrender! The agents clear a path for the arrival of HAMMER sub-director Veronica Hand who places Monica and Jason under arrest!

32 PGS./Rated T+...$3.99

EˣCELSIOR #5

Plot by NX01A

Written by BRANDON THOMAS

Art by JESÚS SAÍZ

Theme Song: Sevendust - Decay

“DECOMPOSITION”

•After the ARMAGEDDON MAN, HUMUS SAPIEN, and BROTHER NATURE turned the African nation of Orbia's business district into a sprawling nature preserve, they still had to deal with the human population before restoring the entire country to a pristine state. Their solution: a viral hemorrhagic fever called Arcturus!

•As much as DESTINY and MYSTIQUE enjoy a bit of slaughter, they typically draw the line at genocide. And so came the Ebon King of the Outer Sphere to Orbia. BLACK TOM CASSIDY's connection to the Earth was strongest in Ireland but his mutant and druidic talents should stand up to the combined might of the trio Mystique mockingly nicknamed the NATURE BROS. For all their natural abilities, there's something decidedly unnatural influencing the Nature Bros, but can Black Tom sever the connection?

•The true masterminds of the Orbia assault aren't happy with this interference, and they take their jobs as caretakers very seriously. This Outer Sphere is very good. Next time, they'll have to be more careful.

•Back at Cassidy Keep, a forlorn AGATHA HARKNESS asks the Outer Sphere for help against a returning evil. Why aren't her own Agents dealing with it? The Bone Court won't like the answer.

Outer Sphere Profile

BLACK TOM CASSIDY

Name: Thomas Samuel Eamon Cassidy

Affiliation: Outer Sphere (Ebon King)

Powers: •Concussive Blasts

•Florokinesis

•Cernunnos Magic (Geokinesis, Biokinesis, Zoopathy, Atmokinesis; Regenerative Healing Factor)

Intelligence: •••

Strength: •••

Speed: •••

Durability: •••

Energy Projection: •••••

Fighting Skills: •••

32 PGs./Rated T+...$3.99

THE ENIGMA CORPS #6

Plotted by CAPTAINUNIVERSE

Written by JIM KRUEGER & ALEX ROSS

Art by IBAN COELLO

'FUTURE'S END' Finale: "Shockwave"

2099 has fallen to Mephisto and The Magus, the legend of the so-called "Last Parker" has been unveiled by Immortus and The Enigma Corps find themselves cast adrift upon the sands of time! As they slip between eras with no sense of direction, a temporal shockwave forcibly separates the group, randomly dispersing them into other timelines and eras! Can they ever hope to find each other again or will they be forever doomed to wander a Multiverse at war?

32 PGS./ Rated T+...$3.99

F² #21

Written by KIERON GILLEN

Plot by CAPTCLEGHORN

Art by JAMIE MCKELVIE

“HOSTILE TAKEOVER”

Jennifer Walters, lead counsel for the F² foundation and Wyatt Wingfoot give Johnny an intervention to get his mind back onto his job as leader of the F² foundation. Jenn, also known as She-Hulk is worried about the skyrocketing success of the Gregory Gideon business conglomerate. His strategies have been pinpoint exact so as to maximize his investments of time and money. Gideon has come into possession of an android from the future (like a sports almanac, but better) who is teaming with futurist Rhona Burchill, formerly known as the Mad Thinker, to consume and incorporate other business into his whether they are willing or not. Jenn is trying to find a legal way to stop him, but there is no law against using knowledge of the future to enhance your business.

Hank Pym’s attention is on the signals from a planet on the opposite side of the sun created by members of the foundation and a scientist named Graviton. Taking a half hour to reach from that planet to Earth, Hank and his daughter Nadia receive what seems to be an invitation.

Moon Girl sends a post card from the Amazon rainforest where she is living with her dinosaur.

Reed has left and is on his way to connect with his wife.

about Johnny and the lack of attention given to the foundation.

32 PGs/ Rated T...$2.99

HAWKEYE AND SPIDER-WOMAN #20

Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN

Art by JEROME OPENA

Plot by FFJAMIE94

Spider-Woman and Phillip fight their way through SHIELD forces as they manage to escape. Jessica starts to feel worn out as Phillip betrays her and takes her Symbiote. Now Necrid has been reborn...

SHIELD agents find her as she tells them the bad news.

But fear not for in an unknown place, a strange figure arrives in Town and he carries a bow...

Don't miss the final chapter of "The Black Suit Saga"!!!

32 PGs/ PARENTAL ADVISORY...$3.99

HULK IN HOLLYWOOD #1

Plot by EXCITER

Written by ROBERT VENDITTI

Art by ED McGUINNESS

“LIGHTS… CAMERA… ACTING!”

So, good news and bad news Wonder Fam!

The Bad news: Ya boi Simon Williams didn’t get the part in “Sentinel of Liberty: The Steve Rogers Story” (see WORLD WAR ZEMO: ON THE BATTLEFIELD #3). Disney decided to cast Gail Paris as Captain America instead, which Simon has to admit is both stunning and brave.

The Good news: They’re also making a D+ bio-series about the Hulk, a.k.a. Bruce Banner, and the Studio’s VFX department is completely overtaxed - so, to save money, they want to hire an actor that’s already super-strong. Then they can just cheaply paint him green and have him do his own practical effects, like lifting cars, bending steel, etc. Wonder Man is their guy!

Playing both dweeby scientist Bruce Banner and rage-monster Hulk will be the biggest flex of Simon’s acting muscles to date! It’s time to look in the mirror and get into character. “Don’t make me angry. It’ll be bad a bad look for everyone, trust me, just don’t do it!”

Unfortunately for Simon, fellow superhuman actor Dirk “Megawatt” Leydon really wanted the role… and he’s willing to kill Wonder Man to get it!

Plus: A sample from Simon William’s filmography!

Secret Hospital (S32 E2) “A Bird in the Heart…”: Dr. Romeo McFlourish (Simon Williams) must treat a patient bitten by a radioactive Lovebird, which prompts the jealous new Nurse Rita (Darla Deering) to conspire against him.

32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99

THE INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #46

Written by JOSHUA DYSART

Plot by MARVELL2100

Art by SALVADOR LARROCA

“BROTHERS”

Springfield, IL-Campus of the Maria Stark Institute: The Maria Stark Inst. is home for many charities. It's also home for numerous research centers and hospitals. One such facility, that deals with brain trauma is where we find Tony Stark sitting next to the bed of his brother Arno, who has been in a coma the past few months. Tony starts talking to Arno, telling him about how their father Howard seemingly returned to life after being dead for so long. He even tells Arno how their father actually stole his body and brought him here to be cared for.

After the initial shock, Tony began to open up and accept his fathers' return from death. It was nice having him around and they were beginning to bond again. He met Tonys' new girlfriend, Maria Bullinski and they got along well. But then Howard begin making very strange decisions, joining Joe Broke-It, a corporate rival and then testifying against his own son for the gov't. Tony couldn't figure out what his father was doing. Soon the truth was revealed, Howard was an LMD, an artificial lifeform sent to play his role in a secret plot called The Quiet War.

But Howard played the role of father too well, willing to sacrifice himself to spare his sons from further pain. Tony tells Arno that he's glad that he wasn't there to witness Howard dying a second time. So after everything that's happened, it's now just Tony and Arno again. He gets up to leave the room, Maria waiting outside to take him home. But if he had waited just a few more moments before leaving, he might have seen Arno begin moving the fingers on his left hand ever so slightly!

32 PGS./Rated T+...$3.99

THE MIGHTY THOR #54

Plot by EXCITER

Written by ALAN MOORE

Art by MIKE MIGNOLA

“WHERE WALKS A RIGELLIAN”

Midgard is safe, with Zemo alive but in a nigh-inescapable prison and Camp Kirby operating again as Avengers headquarters. His sons Magni and Modi are safe, now back on Asgard with their mother (and current All-Mother), Queen Sif. Thor’s work appears to be done… which means he must now pay his promised debt to Hel.

As if sacrificing his marriage by impregnating her wasn’t enough, Hela demanded more in exchange for returning Thor from the dead. And in his desperation and urgency to save his children and Midgard, he agreed. Thor now hopes for any excuse to delay his obligations under that “resurrection contract”… and Captain America provides!

Zemo was able to obtain god-like power from technology that he stole from Sharzhad, which Sultan Magus earlier found by accident and used to build the city-state from whence he menaced the Middle East. That technology, which is self-repairing and defies conventional destruction, originally came from the Rigel Star System. Cap asks Thor to provide support and Bifrost transportation for a cosmic Avengers auxiliary mission, lead by Mockingbird and Sultan Magus’ arch-nemesis Sabra, to Rigel-III. There they hope to find a way to deactivate the alien technology permanently. But what they ultimately find on that distant planet will surprise them all…

Plus, Sultan Magus himself has a vested interest in maintaining the alien technology and plans to foil their efforts. Oh thunder god, it’s not a mirage… I’m tellin’ thou it’s sabotage!

32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99

MISTRESS OF KUNG FU season 2: “Brothers and Sisters” #11

Plotter: CAPTCLEGHORN

Writer and layouts: CYNTHIA VON BUHLER

Artist: NICOLA SCOTT

REUNION, Part 1 of 2

Shen Qi and her brother Shang Chi saved Washington DC from being nuked by Canada last issue. The Strucker twins, Fenris, are in custody along with their father, Baron Wolfgang Von Strucker. The Beaubier twins, Aurora and Northstar have been released back to Canada in a move designed to build sympathy for the USA after what was called World War Zemo.

Shang’s mission is to bring his sister home. Shen has disavowed her father, the despot Fu Manchu but is forced to admit his actions in the event were on the better side. Then again, more moral than a nazi is a rather low bar to set. What neither of the siblings realize is that the follow-up to Fu Manchu’s plan has begun and several sleeper agents have been activated in the DC area. These agents are LMDs purloined by Fu Manchu years ago as he sought methods to infiltrate other nations. He found these early models somewhat awkward and unable to react quickly enough to properly mimic a certain human being. But now, with rebuilding the priority and defenses down, the attempt is surely worth the minimal effort needed.

Can Shen Qi stop her father’s plan? Will Shang Chi help her?

And we discover the secret of Shen Qi (born Fah Lo Suee) and Shang Chi in a surprise last page.

TO BE CONCLUDED NEXT ISSUE!

32 PGs/ Rated T...$2.99

PETER PARKER, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #28

Written by J.M.DEMATTEIS

Plot by CAPTCLEGHORN

Art by SARA PICHELLI

“BEATING THE SPREAD!”

Peter’s story on horse breeder Phillippa Garcia gets good reviews on the Daily Bugle webpage. He also has a chance to get a workstudy position for Sotomayor University doing video stories. Of course, Jonah Jameson thinks Pete’s all his and isn’t firm on sharing one of his videographers with anybody.

Meanwhile, in Las Vegas, casino and sports books are discovering that the unusual results in recent days are far outside expected probabilities. Math geeks discuss these results online and that gets to Peter who does maintain an online presence in the STEM online community. What bothers Peter and his Spidey-Sense is the factor in the statistically outliers is the presence of Phillippa Garcia and /or her brother.

Peter goes to Capt. George Stacy with what information and statistical analysis he has. Of course, Gwen finds out and wants in on the work. Because the situation crosses state lines, Agent Jean DeWolff, FBI is called in.

Pete’s plan B is to place bets himself and use his Spidey-Sense to find the winning bet.

As for the Amazing Spider-Man, Peter does clean and fill his web shooters this issue.

32 Pgs./ Rated T...$2.99

SPELLBOUND #16

Written by VITA AYALA

Plot by H-E-D

Art by PEACH MOMOKO

“God-Jewel” – Part Four

GRAVES

As Xorr’s reach grows, crystallizing planes as far as the Consecution of Colors and as close as the Badlands, it becomes clear that the God-Jewel’s hunger has no limits.

Inevitably, Xorr will target a nexus. Otherworld, perhaps. The M’kraan Crystal, maybe. But something in Jennifer’s bones tell her that Xorr will come for the Swamp, for the Nexus of All Realities.

Apocaledon has been guarding the swamp in Man-Thing’s absence, but she’s only one solitary plant monster. The Agents of A.R.C.A.N.A. are… occupied. Ciress is recovering from a magical drought (see MYSTIC for details). And given the nature of the threat, there’s not much conventional heroes like the newly-formed Shining Avengers can do.

It’s down to Jennifer, her ad-hoc Coven, and the Way of Zhered-Na. They’re mighty, but few, and they face a god among gods.

But, after consulting with the Crux, the Atlantean sorceress Tareva, and the Tomes of Zhered-Na, Jennifer has realized something else…

By creating the Prisma-Crystal, Zhered-Na did more than repurpose a Bio-Gem.

She created a trap, in case Xorr ever returned. The assimilation of the Prisma-Crystal has irrevocably embedded Zheredian magic into the very core of Xorr’s being.

Can Jennifer figure out how to turn that to their advantage before Xorr assimilates… well, everything?

32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99

UNCANNY X-MEN #54

Plot by NX01A

Written by KURT BUSIEK

Art by STUART IMMONEN

Theme Song: The Doors - Back Door Man

"X-BOX" Part 5/Finale 'FOR THE HORDE!'

•A simple metal box salvaged from the CRIMSON PIRATES. What harm could it do? A lot considering it was a trap set for the powerful alien mutant called HORDE! Horde went through a doorway portal generated by his slave, fellow alien mutant ARIEL. The doorway spatially collapsed into a box, trapping them both, and the Horde isn't happy about getting doublecrossed by the Crimson Pirates who claimed to know where a shard of the Crystal of Ultimate Vision was.

•The X-Men already defeated AMERICOPS and Chinese SENTINELS tonight. Do they have the strength left to take on a naked reality warping alien?

•And why are a shaken DOCTOR STRANGE and a sullen CLEA knocking on the mansion's battered doors?

•PRELATE TOMA ZASLON comes face to face with the force behind dissent in APOCALYPSE's Russia: EN SABAH NUR's twin brother, ANATH-NA MUT! Apocalypse reshaped his body while this SPHINX reshaped matter and minds, and they both possessed a deep and abiding hatred of each other. Where Apocalypse found greater power in CELESTIAL technology, the Sphinx increased his own abilities using fragments of the extradimensional Ka Stone. Will Prelate Zaslon accept the Sphinx's offer of membership in his NA'ARN uprising or will loyalty to Apocalypse be the death of her?

Mutant Profile

Name: Toma Zaslon

Affiliation: Prelate of Apocalypse

Powers: •Hydrokinesis

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32 PGs./Rated T+...$3.99

VENOM: AGENT OF SHIELD #7

Written by CHIP ZDARSKY

Art by JUAN CABAL

Plot by FFJAMIE94

A NEW STORY ARC!

After the events of Weapons of X, Venom and Deadpool find themselves partners of SHIELD. As the vision of the future haunts Eddie, a sin of the past comes crawling back.

What's Eddie's sin and why is the one calling himself "The Redeemer" looking for him?

Who is the Redeemer anyway?

Find out in a brand new saga... All My Sins Revealed!

32 PGs/ PARENTAL ADVISORY...$3.99