AOM 07-2014

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MARVEL ASSEMBLE! Part 1

AVENGERS #1

 Written by GRANT MORRISON

 Plot by SHAGGYDOO

 Art by JIM LEE/ JEROME OPENA

 "Man of Steel" Part 1 of 3

•Thor is the new chairman of the Avengers, Loki has joined the Avengers and the team is divided. Thor knows his twisted brother cannot be trusted, but he also believes in the potential of greatness of having 2 Odinsons on the World's Greatest Team. Captain America, Iron Man, Angela, Luke Cage, Orson Randall and Squirrel Girl have a major confrontation with the 2 brothers, but a bigger problem awaits. Look up in the sky.... it's not a bird....it's not a plane, it is a new foreign power house Super hero with a 'S' on his chest and he hates the U.S.A....enter: Super Sapien!

•Henry Pym continues his experiments using his "Pym Particles" and bio-tech to create the greatest superhero ever...the Wasp, but will it cost him the woman he loves?

32PGS./Rated T $2.99

IRON MAN #1

 Written by ROBERT KIRKMAN

 Plot by SHAGGYDOO

 Art by BRYAN HITCH

 "The Architect" Part 1 of 3

•Tony Stark is the architect of the future and all modern technology begins and ends with Stark Tech. Virtually all inventions and discoveries by his peers, Stark Industries has already made obsolete. Today he makes his latest discovery a green radioactive alien element with various unique qualities and it's uses may save the world.

•Shang-Chi continues to operate as the new Iron Man. However can the greatest fighter on Earth handle the greatest technology known to man. It doesn't help that he Tony Starks comical, witty and smart-a\*\* banter in his ear. His first task is to take on the rogue Project Tomorrow robot..Arsenal. It was created by his Howard Stark, Tony's father to be deployed as fighting unit in case of war of invasion, but which Stark is operating the weapon of mass destruction now?

•Lady War Machine appears, the city she is hired to decimate is destroyed and she finds it effin hilarious.

•A Tony Stark from an alternate universe is slain and the culprits use nothing but latest in Stark Tech. The identity of the killers and what they want will shock everyone! An ARMOR WAR is coming!

32PGS./Rated T $2.99

DEMOLITION MAN #1 of (3)

 Written by GARTH ENNIS

 Plot by SHAGGYDOO

 Art by STUART IMMONNEN

 It's 5:40am on June 4th and Dennis Dunphy's aka Demolition Man alarm awakens him to 70's R&B. That would be fine except Demolition Man has relived this day over and over again. Each time he and his A.T.F. partner Wonder Man have tracked down the binge killer meta-human Nitro leading to a standoff and explosion then he wakes up in the same day all over again. He has to change the course of events. Enter Nitro's home and take him out before his killing spree begins. Maybe, but you have to answer to Wonder Man and it's start a whole other set of events leading to massive destruction. Maybe Dennis should just stay in bed. Maybe he should just turn off his phone, forget the threat of Nitro and visit the object of his affection model Beverly Switzler. Too bad she's Wonder Man's girlfriend, but she may have some answers.

 32PGS./Rated T $2.99

NEW WARRIORS #1

 Written by ALAN MOORE

 Plot by SUDO NIMM

 Art by MARK BAGLEY

 "Luck be a Lady tonight"

 Following the Eugenix cloning debacle, Namorita and the rest of the New Warriors seek to unwind with a little R&R, a night on the town. Their Destination: Las Vegas. However, when they arrive Night Thrasher observes more than a few Casino patrons exhibiting strange behavior. His fears are realized when he and the rest of the New Warriors discover the Casino is run by ARCADE. Mad mercenary for hire. Will our heroes survives his most murderest game yet?

 32 PGS./Rated T+...$2.99

AVENGERS INTERNATIONAL #1

 Written by BRYAN Q MILLER

 Plot by ROZEN

 Art by FIONA STAPLES

 There are many threats all over the world that no single hero could handle alone, but the Avengers can't be everywhere at once. That's when the other guys come in; heroes from all over the Marvel world -- led by Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel -- going gobal and becoming international Avengers! The only problem now is actually getting the team together. So far, there's Carol and Jeanne-Marie Beaubier (aka Aurora), but so far no one else is biting. Well, at least there's own Symkaria's own Silver Sable, who was nice enough to come to them and...wait...a hit's been put out on her?!

 32pgs/Rated T...$2.99

MARVEL ASSEMBLE! Part 2

SPIDEY #1

 Written by JOSS WHEDON

 Plot by GLOBAL HONORED

 Art by GREG CAPULLO

 "Welcome to the Neighborhood"

•Peter Parker, college graduate! That sounds so....mature. How did he ever find the time? Goodbye Empire State University and hello adulthood. Good bye old room at Aunt May's house and hello new studio apartment IN THE CITY. Bachelor pad even. That's right, move over Tony Stark because New York's newest most eligible bachelor is coming to your neighborhood! Except Stark doesn't have to worry about the rent, ugh. Can't say good bye to the Daily Bugle just yet.

•More exciting news - Peter starts his internship at Alchemax. His former college T.A. Gwen Stacy put in a good word and now he gets to work at one of the world's leaders in bioengineering and research. He's been paired up with a brilliant physicist named Miguel O'Hara. Can you say dream job? And they have been assigned to a project under the guidance of a true genius - Doctor Otto Octavius. What could possibly go wrong? Wait...is that a tingle?

•Oh yeah, and on top of his time spent as go-getting Daily Bugle photographer and Alchemax research scientist, he also moonlights as your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. Original version. Things are looking up. Everything is falling into place. Mary Jane has a new play opening off Broadway, way off...Long Island off. But it's a start. And she actually invited him! Now THAT could be a start. Gwen and Miguel have asked him out for drinks. Gloria Grant needs his help on a story (see The Bugle #1) and there's a new web-slinger in town. He has actually inspired something in others - heroism. Wow. You know, that whole "Great Responsibility" bit really pays off.

•And then the wake up call, a cold splash to the face. Wash out because here to rain on Parker's parade is the elemental enemy of the people known as HYDRO-MAN!

•Join us on an all new, amazing, sensational, spectacular, superior, swingin' Spidey adventure as only AOM can spin. This is your Spider-Man! #killercreativeteam

32 PGs./Rated T...$2.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA #1

 Written by JAMES ROBINSON

 Art by ETHAN VAN SCIVER

 Plot by RED FALCON

 "Origins, Part 1"

 This is it, the origin of the Sentinel of Liberty! Learn how young Steve Rogers became the hero known as Captain America and how one event would effect the future of the Marvel Universe!

 32 PGs./Rated T...$2.99

BLACK PANTHER: KING OF THE DEAD #1

 Written By CHRISTOPHER PRIEST

 Plot By MARVELL2100

 Art By ADI GRANOV

 "Raise The Dead": Remember Kiber!

 20 years ago! Wakanda is embroiled in a decades old cold war with a nation whose technologocal might rivals its' own, Kiber Island! Fredrick Kiber was a scientific genius whose brilliance was matched only by his ruthlessness! Filled with dreams of global domination, he built Kiber Island as a launching pad in his quest to rule the world! The only thing missing was the one precious metal that he desperately needed for his plan, Vibranium which brought him into conflict with King T'Chaka and Wakanda! After years of war, the two nations had finally reached a stalemate in their long battle. But one day, inexplicably, Wakanda launched it's most powerful weapon at it's bitter enemy and sunk Kiber Island, killing every living soul!

 Today! From the bottom of the ocean, Kiber Island rises again, rebuilt and more powerful than before! The world will know, Kiber has returned! Next Issue: The Dead Tell No Lies!

 32 PGS./Rated M...$2.99

THOR & THE WARRIORS THREE #1

 Written by BRIAN Q. MILLER

 Plot by MCGAFFER

 Art by DALE EAGLESHAM

 "ABSENCE OF TWILIGHT "

 \*\*\*Dawn of the Devil Tie-in\*\*\*

 Odin may be holding Ragnarok at bay for Asgard but it seems that it has come for Midgard. Thor makes his way for Earth as the news reaches all the Realms that Mephisto has played his hand. The first thing that Thor finds though is the Red Skull's resurrected Nazi forces on the march. Thor leaps into the fray but it isn't as one-sided as you'd think as the new SS commander of the undead reveals himself, the Cabal's Maestro! The battle for Midgard begins.

 Meanwhile the Warriors Three and the Lady Sif still reel from being confronted by four Mephisto's! Midgard is clearly in trouble and they must do what they can to prevent the devil. A good start could be stopping the thousands of Nazi Tanks rolling across Europe.

 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

MARVEL ASSEMBLE! Part 3

MASTERS OF KUNG-FU #1\*\*\*Dawn of the Devil Tie-in\*\*\*

 Written by CHUCK DIXON

 Plot by SHAGGYDOO

 Art by MARK SILVESTRI

 "A Tale of Two Cities" Part 1 of 2

 New K'un-Lun, New York, the "Big Apple". It is the largest city in the world. It's population includes millions of descendants of immigrants both from foreign countries and other worlds. Both the human and the H'ylthri (sentient plant race) have forged an uneasy truce, however there are still outbreaks of violence between the 2 races. The police department doesn't have the skills or manpower to handles crime and violence of this hybrid city. However Orson Randall, Abe Brown and Shang-Chi are more than ready keep the city in order. They are soon joined by an unwanted raw teen vigilante aka Kickass! How did New York City and K'un-Lun become one merged city? Why, just ask Mayor Master Khan and the demon Mephisto!

 32PGS./Rated T $2.99

BLACK KNIGHT #1

 Written by PAUL CORNELL

 Plot by WHITORO

 Art by TRAVIS CHAREST

 The Unshaper Part I

 Dane Whitman escapes unharmed from a massive explosions. He just saved an ancient artifact from the clutches of the Cult of the Kill, a massive worldwide religion that believe that murder is the only way to reach heaven. The maniacs where trying to find something, a weapon that could help them achieve their dreams of total global annihilation. What is the damn Unshaper?! Dane will have to walk the Earth and reach the darkest pit of Amazonia to answer this question!

 Meanwhile, carrying his own Ebony Blade, the Black Knight of Tomorrow comes out of a temporal wormhole into the present day. He’s here for Whitman’s head… he won’t stop until he has it.

 32PGS./Rated T $2.99

FALCON: BIRD OF PREY #1

 Written by CHUCK DIXON/DARWYN COOKE

 Plot by SHAGGYDOO

 Art by DARWYN COOKE

 "Frequent Flyer" Part 1 of 2

 He was once a troubled youth with a criminal background and an incredible gift. He has become a social activist, a decorated Air-Force veteran and an Avenger. He is now the one-man Fifty State Initiative. He sees everything and he rules the skies with an arsenal of weapons. The ultimate predator along with his falcon Redwing, is ready to instill his unique brand of justice from above. Falcon takes flight and shuts down criminal plots before they begin. However he's not the only human bird of prey and one Vulture is trouble enough, but now there is a flock of Vultures!

 32PGS./Rated T $2.99

MARVEL GLOBAL! Part 1

LADIES OF S.H.I.E.L.D. #1

 Written by KELLY SUE DECONNICK

 Plot by GLOBAL HONORED

 Art by OLIVIER COIPEL

 "LADIES FIRST"

•New boss, same as the old boss? Not this time. Meet the new Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine. Along with top agents Phil Coulson and Maria Hill, she has put together a team of the top operatives in the agency. They are the deadliest of the species, they are equipped to handle the most dangerous threats to our world, they are....the Ladies of SHIELD!

•Sharon Carter aka Agent 13 is more than Captain America's former girlfriend. She is the best tactician in the agency, highly skilled in weapons, combat and tech. She is our eyes, our ears, our conscience.

•Jessica Drew aka Spider-Woman is superhuman with shocking fighting skills and handy pheromone control to stir up the enemy. Jess has a dark past, but she's finding a home and a family within our organization. Don't corner her, she stings.

•Daisy Johnson aka Quake has recently graduated to our program. Hand picked by Nick Fury himself. This firecracker can hold her own under any circumstance and has the ability to generate earth shattering vibrations, literally bringing down the bad guys.

•Melinda May aka The Cavalry is our hardened veteran. Years of field experience, risking her life more times than we can count with the scars to prove it. Hand to hand, she has no equal. Contacts galore. If you need backup, if you need assistance...just call in The Cavalry.

•Barbara "Bobbi" Morse aka Mockingbird is one of our brightest and most versatile operatives. She's an acrobat, a martial artist and biochemist all in one. In the middle of a mission we often find the need to defuse a bomb, find an antidote, or understand the scientific ramifications of a particular situation. That's when Bobbi saves the day.

•Natasha Romanova (among other aliases) aka the Black Widow has defined the role of double, even triple agent. Thankfully, she is our asset. Look up super spy in your SHIELD Handbook and you'll see this red head. The Widow can get us inside...anywhere. Need access to The Avengers, call Natasha.

•The World Security Council's Alexander Pierce has commissioned SHIELD for a top secret mission. We have solid intel that representatives from the world's most dangerous rogue agencies and terrorist organizations have gathered in Madripoor. Madame Masque, Lucia Von Bardas are among those spotted in the vicinity. What purpose? Why would these villainous groups work together when many are fighting over the same pieces of the pie? Who could get them...or force them together? We need answers. We need in there. Ladies of SHIELD, gear up. You're headed for Madripoor, the worst place on Earth!

•Play the spy game this month with the most deadliest of the species, only in LADIES OF SHIELD #1!

32 PGs./Rated T...$2.99

ALPHA FLIGHT #1

 Written by BRYAN LEE O’MALLEY

 Plot by SUPERCOOPER

 Art by TY TEMPLETON

 “RECRUITS AND REGRETS” Part 1 of 3 “SOME EXPLAINING TO DO…”

 It’s a battle of wits! New Department H director Heather Hudson confronts disgraced, disgruntled and dishevelled former director Jerome Jaxon, and proves why she’ll always be worthy of the name VINDICATOR! It’s a battle of fists! Recruitment leaders Puck and Marrina, alongside Supernatural Investigators Snowbird and Shaman, make a house call to an Albertan mother who says that her son is possessed…..only to come face-to-face with a Wendigo-afflicted WILD CHILD! It’s a battle of lists! In the R&D Division, Sasquatch and Guardian start at the top of their to-do list, determining why electromagnetic flares are sprouting across the nation…and why Jerome Jaxon is declaring Mac guilty!

 32 PGs./Rated T...$2.99

BIG HERO 6 #1

 Words & Art by MIKE ALLRED & FELIPE SMITH

 Plot by PERSONAMANX

 Chapter 1 - "HIDDEN FORM BAYMAXIMUM: ENTER YUKIO"

•Three hours into their first day as members of BIG HERO 6, HIRO HAMADA and his robotic pal BAYMAX have already had a hell of a run. When LORD DEATHSTRIKE attacks San Francisco they alongside FREDZILLA have to defend the city against multiple category 3 KAIJU. The BAYMAXIMUM form may be their only hope. But wait who are the unarmed women named YUKIO and AMIKO KOBAYASHI and why are they joining in on this fight?

•Meanwhile in Tokyo the rest of BIG HERO 6 have been assigned to investigate the death of a seemingly insignificant robotics engineer who may have ties to both THE HAND and BIG HERO 6's own GO-GO TOMAGO. But when ninjas arrive at the crime scene HONEY LEMON and WASABI-NO-GINGER are ready for action.

 BIG HERO 6, the rising stars from the land of the rising sun!

32 PGs./Rated A...$2.99

MARVEL GLOBAL! PART 2

HYDRA NATION #1

 Written by BRIAN AZZARELLO

 Plot by WHITORO

 Art by DANIEL ACUNA

 "IN THIS STRANGE LITTLE WORLD..."

 It began with a dream… a dream of a world united and secure, a world where the crime of liberty is finally suppressed by the desire of self preservation. A world without corporation, without SHIELD, without the Avengers… for decades, HYDRA, the most powerful terrorist organization on Earth, attempted to infiltrate the ranks of the planet’s greatest powers to bring forth this dream… Now, they’re a bit closer. On a massive artificial island, lost in the Pacific Ocean, the troops of HYDRA, their families, and countless others that the world declared “criminals” have finally found their safe heaven. A magnificent experiment is being executed, the proof that HYDRA’s rules will bring out the best of humanity… but not everybody agrees with this… the old man hidden behind the mask of Imperial Hydra is sceptic. Once the high chancellor of the organization, he’s now just an insignificant member of a larger government. He lost the only thing he desires: power… people can be dangerous when they don’t have what they want…

 In the meantime, Nomi Blume, mutant prodigy with the power of magnetism, is among the firsts to reach the new nation. Abandoned by her family and hunted down by the government, can she really find shelter within this nest of humanity rejects?

 32PGs./Rated T...2.99$

INVADERS INITIATIVE #1

 Written by FRED VAN LENTE

 Plot by SUPERCOOPER

 Art by JEFTE PALO

 “ULTIMATUMS” Part 1 of 2 “TO THE VERY END”

 The United Nation’s top secret wetworks operation is off on its first mission, to save the city of Geneva, Switzerland from the Underground Liberated Totally Integrated Mobile Army To Unite Mankind! And this Underground Liberated Totally...uh...this ULTIMATUM won’t rest until the UN is closed for business! But Jim Hammond, Sabra, and their team of convicts will be there to stand strong! There’s Shocker, whose…who’s currently holed himself up in the laboratory with his vibratory gauntlets. Or maybe Scarab who…is still in suspended animation after an attack on Hammond. But at least powerhouse mastermind Black Tarantula, mutant sleep-inducer Nuwa, and granite gentleman Grey Gargoyle are here to fight…until one of them ends up with a bullet through their head!

 32 PGs./Rated T...$2.99

MI-13 #1

 Written by PAUL JENKINS

 Plot by RED FALCON

 Art by ALAN DAVIS

 "FOR QUEEN & COUNTRY"

 MI-13: Britain's finest intelligence organization. Lead by Pete Wisdom, their on a mission to find a reality warping mutant in London. But what they find may surprise them . . .

 32 PGs./Rated T...$2.99

THE NEW AGENTS OF ATLAS #1

 Written by DAVID LISS

 Plot by MARVELL2100

 Art by STEFANO CASELLI

 "THE HUNT FOR THE COSMIC CUBE" Part 1

 Jason, Ana and the rest of the Agents of Atlas are on the trail of the Cosmic Cube! After discovering that Victor Conrad, the Super Soldier known as Victorius was secretly trying to repower the object at Project Pegasus, Director Gyrich puts together a team to find Victorius and retrieve the Cube! So Jason and Ana along with Kasper Kole and Romany Wisdom begin their mission to stop Conrad and prevent the Cube from becoming activated! However, Gyrich has a different agenda for Cloud-9 and 3-D Man! Old friends from Nine's past are beginning to resurface under the radar and Gyrich wants to know what they're up to. But it could also bring her into conflict with someone who she was once deeply involved with long ago, the former terrorist Madame Hydra! Where will Cloud-9's loyalties lie?

 32 PGs./Rated T...$2.99

MARVEL GLOBAL! PART 3

ROGUE AGENT #1

 Written by MATT FRACTION

 Plot by GLOBAL HONORED

 Art by TRADD MOORE

 "GOIN' ROGUE"

 A pair of brilliant young S.H.I.E.L.D. scientists, Leo Fitz and Jemma Simmons aka Fitz/Simmons, have invented a device with the potential to store and unlock the DNA and abilities of all known super-powered heroes and villains that S.H.I.E.L.D. has secretly recorded and compiled over the years. Now that information is theoretically applicable, in the field. But only one person on the planet, a mutant, has the unique ability to access that database, tap into its source and gain the powers of any hero or villain at her disposal. To be a one woman super team, able to equip herself with powers necessary for any and every mission situation. Her name is Anna Marie. They call her Rogue. She has recently left the X-Men, disillusioned with the human-mutant struggle. She's a bit rough around the edges. She doesn't take crap. That's just what they're looking for. S.H.I.E.L.D. that is. Marcus Johnson comes calling. You want to make a difference? You want to really change the world? The world already has heroes. What it needs now is an earth shaker, a difference maker. We'll give you everything you need. A support team. Intel. Assets. Resources. All you have to do is wear this bracelet. Use it to save the world. And so it begins!

 32 PGs./Rated T...$2.99

SPYMASTER #1

 Written by SCOTT SNYDER

 Plot by SHAGGYDOO

 Art by J H WILLIAMS III

 "MARVILLE" Part 1

 The Spymaster visits a town that does not exist. It is populated by Doombots, Nick Fury LMDs and Peter Parker clones. He always has to enter undetected and leave with no evidence of his presence. He's there to see the most important residents of Marville and their information is always for his ears only. Reports of their deaths has been greatly exaggerated, but their espionage escapades are legendary in the clandestine community. They taught Spymaster everything about the spy game, but their most valuable lessons taught him great responsibility....enter Richard and Mary Parker!?!

 32PGS./Rated T...$2.99

TAKE A.I.M.! #1

 Written by: DENNIS HOPELESS

 Plot by EXCITER

 Art by SEAN MURPHY

 “TRUST ME, I’M A DOCTOR”

 Why doesn’t the Scientist Supreme and new head of A.I.M., Monica Rappaccini, trust former “head” of A.I.M., M.O.D.O.K.? Is it because M.O.D.O.K. assembled a crew of sinister super-scientists under A.I.M.’s auspices with the clandestine intent of wresting back control of the terrorist organization? Naw, that couldn’t be it. Nonetheless, Rappaccini has appointed her own Black Widow, Yelena Belova, to keep an eye on M.O.D.O.K. – which is going to make covert scheming that much more difficult! M.O.D.O.K.’s greatest concern is that Yelena will uncover his secret weapon, housed in a secret bunker, with a seriously secret eating disorder – Galacta, daughter of Galactus! As long as M.O.D.O.K. makes sure she has a negative body image, she’ll continue to starve herself while he leverages her power cosmic! Can M.O.D.O.K. keep Yelena distracted by leaking information about the location of her Russian penthouse to A.I.M.’s enemies? It’s Black Widow versus the Winter Guard as M.O.D.O.K. asks Galacta a very important question… where can he find the Ultimate Nullifier?

 32 PGs./Rated T+...$2.99

S.T.I.C.K. #1 (of 4)

 Written by G. WILLOW SMITH

 Plot by MCGAFFER

 Art by AMANDA CONNER

 "HERE STARTETH THE LESSON..."

 Dum Dum Duggan gets the worst assignments, he's telling Nick he wants double time for this job. SHIELD's newest recruit waits for the strike team that Duggan has assembled for him. The only thing is no one at SHIELD can remember recruiting him. He was just suddenly there, and so was all the paperwork and the data. All Nick did when he was told was smile and say it was about "...damn time! He's been sat on his keister doing squat long enough." The newest, greenest recruits have been requested and that's what Duggan delivers. The SHIELD newbies stand before their new Squad Leader and realise this is going to be one of those days their recruitment officers told them about. Stick looks over the kids and nods with satisfaction, "Not a brain cell between the lotta ya! Perfect. First lesson, we're gonna go through this here portal and take down Nemesis, the dragon of Bad Fortune who fancies burning the world down. Anyone got anythin ta say?"

 32 PGs./Rated T…$2.99

COSMIC MARVEL! PART 1

FANTASTIC FOUR #2

 Written By JONATHAN HICKMAN

 Plot By MARVELL2100

 Art By NICOLA SCOTT

 "The First Four"

 The Heart of Darkness may be over but it's effects are still being felt by the Fantastic Four! Learning the truth about Abraxas, that he's an alternate reality version of Franklin has both Reed and Sue on edge and worried. Franklin's immense powers have been halved but could he grow up one day to be just like Abraxas? Johnny returns from the Negative Zone a changed man but is it for better or worse? What could have happened to him there that has such a strange effect? And Ben's own return from a dystopian 25th century has him more concerned about his future with Alicia! With the FF at their lowest, now is not the time for Nathaniel Richards to show up with a dire warning....about the past?!? Next Issue: The Original Four.

 32 PGS./Rated T+...$2.99

WAR OF KINGS #1

 Written By JOSHUA DYSART

 Plot By MARVELL2100

 Art By DAVID MARQUEZ

 "United We Fail"

 The Heart of Darkness is over and nothing is the same! The Shi'ar Empire is no more and Emperor Vulcan is missing, presumed dead! Zenn-La has been destroyed! The Spartax have now taken control of all Shi'ar space and have sealed off their borders. The Kree, Skrulls, Xandarians and other races throughout the galaxies have all suffered in the war between Death and Abraxas and an uneasy truce lies between all. Each race knows they are too weak to threaten each other and a fragile peace must be maintained. Newcomers to the intergalactic stage begin to emerge such as Alpha Centauri and the distant planet Earth! Although the war is over, each faction jockeys for position in the race to become the next galactic power in the universe! This is the War of Kings! Next Issue: Sue For Peace, Prepare For War!

 32 PG./ Rated T+...$2.99

NOVA CORPS: THE BORDER WARS #1

 Written By CARLOS PACHECO

 Plot By MARVELL2100

 Art By MIKE MCKONE

 "The Peace-Keepers"

 With the destruction of the Shi'ar Empire, the balance of power in the universe has shifted! The Spartax have taken over all of Shi'ar space and it's up to Nova Prime Richard Rider and the Nova Corps to maintain a fragile peace between increasingly hostile races! But there is another threat lying below the surface as the Fraternal Order of Raptors led by Darkhawk secretly begin to amass power. However, there is something of even greater significance that is drawing very little attention as the universe adjusts to the new status quo! Whatever happened to the weapon that killed Abraxas? Where is the Null Force? Next Issue:

 32 PGS./Rated T+...$2.99

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: BEHIND ENEMY LINES #1

 Written By MALCOLM JONES

 Plot By MARVELL2100

 Art By AARON LOPRESTI

 "No Way Out"

 Peter Quill looks out into the vastness of space and wonders to himself how they got into this predicament. He along with Rocket, Mantis, Bug, Magdalene, Drax and Groot are trapped in what was once Shi'ar space, now totally controlled by the Spartax. They also have with them, the Spartax's most wanted fugitive, Lilandra, former Majestix of the now decimated Shi'ar Empire. They are accused of leading a rebel insurgency and fomenting dissent among the populace. The Guardians have been protecting Lilandra while aiding the rebels in hopes of overthrowing their new rulers. They've also been trying to find a way out while staying to steps ahead of being executed. And hey had better find a way soon because Gray'Ven, leader of the Spartax High Council has decided that he's had enough and unleashes a powerful weapon against the Guardians hoping to wipe them out along with Lilandra and the insurgency! What weapon? The Imperial Guard!

 32 PGS./Rated T+...$2.99

QUASAR #1

 Written by ROGER STERN

 Plot by MCGAFFER

 Art by KAARE ANDREWS

 "ACCOUNTABILITY"

 The Great Society tries to inform the Universal Council of the threat posed by the Mapmakers but their concerns are dismissed. Sonath explains that they have not earned their trust let alone a place in their universe, but he will offer them chances to gain these things. Which is why the Great Society finds themselves alongside Quasar as they oversee yet another Ego Effect. Many world's were killed in the Great War and left uninhabitable, Sonath gained a place on the Universal Council by creating a machine that uses Ego-Seed's to bring these planets back to life. The Ego Effect is not looked on with wonder by everyone though, which is why Quasar and the Great Society are now desperately protecting it from the Gardener who wants such a wondrous machine for his own delights.

 While all this is happening though, the Grandmaster stands before the Universal Council. The Elders will not be allowed to play games with the universe anymore. The universe is too fragile after the War and balances on a knife edge above a chasm of chaos. The Cosmics must be reined in and held accountable.

 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

COSMIC MARVEL! Part 2

ANDROMEDA: BOUNTY HUNTER #1

 Written By DEVIN GRAYSON

 Plot By MARVELL2100

 Art By KHARI EVANS

 "Atonement"

 The city of Kourak on the planet Tellos is mere moments away from total annihilation! Although the Heart of Darkness maybe over, the Helgan are still loose upon the universe, destroying everything in sight! Nearly all of the population has been wiped out on this agricultural planet and now the Helgan General Malkron seeks to finish the job by killing everyone in this city of millions! As he orders his troops to raise their weapons, a large explosion goes off behind him as all of his ships are being destroyed! He watches as his troops are being systematically mowed down, no match for the forces cutting a swath through them! He wonders who or what could wipe out a Helgan regiment so easily! At that moment he looks to something moving in the sky, his eyes blinded by the sun! But right before his head is cleanly removed from his shoulders, he catches a glimpse of his executioner, Andromeda, Bounty Hunter! Justice is served!!

 Next Issue: Judge, jury and you know the rest!

 32 PGS./Rated M...$2.99

SILVER SURFER: HERALD OF DEATH #1

 Written By CHRISTOS GAGE

 Plot By MARVELL2100

 Art By DUSTIN WEAVER

 "Death Has A Bargain"

 The Heart of Darkness is over and no one has paid a greater price than the Silver Surfer! Zenn-La is destroyed and the life of Shalla Bal is held in the hands of Death! In order to save the life of his beloved, the Surfer has agreed to become the Herald of Mistress Death! If he fulfills his promise and does her bidding, Shalla Bal will be returned to life. But the Surfer will soon discover than any bargain with Death comes with a heavy price! A dark road lies ahead for Norrin Radd! How far will he go to save the life of Shalla Bal? Next Issue: Honour Death! Guest Starring Starhawk!

 32 PG./Rated M...$2.99

ADAM WARLOCK #1

 Written By JIM STARLIN

 Plot By MARVELL2100

 Art By MIKE PERKINS

 "Choices"

 Two figures stand at the edge of the universe and gaze upon all of creation. After an eternity, one finally breaks the silence and says to the other that it doesn't have to happen this way. He doesn't have to do it, that there is no need for all the bloodshed and for billions of innocent souls to die. All of this can be avoided if he just walks away. The other, in a calm voice says that he has no choice in the matter, it is his destiny to do what must be done. It is unavoidable. The first shakes his head, sighs and walks towards the ship waiting for him. He turns to look back at his friend, holding back a tiny smile and says, "I tried. But I will do what I must. Whatever happens next is upon your head, all of the blood I spill will be on your hands." With a sadness etched into his eyes, Adam Warlock looks towards The Magus and whispers, "I know." Next Issue: Truth.

 32 Pgs./Rated M...$2.99

THE INHUMANS #1

 Written By ROBERT VENDITTI

 Plot By MARVELL2100

 Art By MARK BROOKS

 "One Nation Under Medusa" Part 1

 The destruction of Attilan during Infinity has forced the Inhumans to return to the Blue area of the Moon to rebuild. Black Bolt and Maximus are missing and the Terrigan Mists have been scattered to the four corners of the Earth. A new generation of Inhumans is being born on Earth and they are nothing like their predecessors, refusing to hide in the shadows. It's up to Queen Medusa to unite and lead her people into a new a new future, a future that is challenged by outside threats and inner turmoil among the ruling class. And her first test will come from the Inhumans Genetic Council who refuses to recognize her leadership and claim their rightful place as rulers! Can Medusa fight the challenge from the Council and show the people that she is fit to rule? Next Issue: Who Will Rule!

 32 PGS./Rated M...$2.99

SUPERNATURAL MARVEL! Part 1

DOOM #1

 Written by NEIL GAIMAN

 Art by CLAYTON CRAIN

 Plot by MCGAFFER

 \*\*\*Dawn of the Devil Tie-In\*\*\*

 'COUNTER OFFER'

 Doom has been insulted and his fury burns cold. The demon Mephisto has dared to try and approach Doom with a Faustian bargain. Doom needs no creature to pave his path for him which is why he banished Mephisto as soon as he was snared by Doom's magical defenses. But when he heard that Mephisto had offered everyone on Earth a deal, he was insulted! Mephisto had the nerve to treat Doom as merely another mortal? Doom shall make an offer of his own to the devil, and if he knows what's good for him he'll take it. First though he will need more information, he summons Satana who WILL lead him to Lilith Mother of Monsters so that he may extract those answers by whatever means spring to mind.

 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

CABAL #1

 Written by DANIEL WAY

 Art by FRANK CHO

 Plot by MCGAFFER

 \*\*\*Dawn of the Devil Tie-In\*\*\*

 'BLOODY DESTINY'

 The Red Skull clutches the Spear of Destiny and smiles as Mephisto whispers in his ear. A small nod and the deal is struck. The Cabal watch the world start to scream as Mephisto takes his place amongst them. Not all of the Cabal have agreed to deals with the Devil, some have more sense. But the Skull knows his value and stands at Mephisto's side as he launches his armada against the world. The Red Skull asked for World War again, to finally have fun again and it's what the devil gladly delivers. The Nazi soldiers risen from the grave begin to march once more as the Skull smiles.

 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

GUNSLINGER #1

 Written by STEPHEN KING

 Art by LEINAL FRANCIS YU

 Plot by MCGAFFER

 \*\*\*Dawn of the Devil Tie-In\*\*\*

 'First Steps'

 Eve couldn't help laughing as she remembered the look on the Devil's face as she put a bullet in his head. She had no idea what he wanted, he was just convenient target practice. But after watching people pouring into the streets screaming in fear she realised she wasn't the only one approached. Eve has been hunted her whole life just because of who her fathers are. Every one of them has regretted it in the end and as she reloads her guns calmly amongst the hysterical she grins in anticipation of the fun ahead. Fist though she may just have to do something about that D'Spayre fellow who's turned up drinking in the misery. She steps out into the hot sun, tips her hat and walks calmly through the dust to the fight. "How'd ya like to play this one, mister? I'm easy with however ya'd like ta bleed!"

 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

GOD SQUAD #1

 Written by KURT BUSIEK

 Plot by MCGAFFER

 Art by STEVEDILLON

 "AND HEAVEN SHALL FALL"

 \*\*\*Dawn of the Devil Tie-In\*\*\*

 The Panther God and the Monkey King watch the Earth begin to boil with hysteria and panic. They had initially turned down Hercules approach to form a team, but can the Devil's emergence on Earth at the same time that the heavens are descending into Civil War be mere coincidence? They think not and now they walk with Hercules as they look to add to their small team. No where is safe now, Kly'bn's presence confirms this. He leads the Skrull pantheon in a bold move to cut off Earth's Pantheons and cast them into oblivion before the madness spreads. Hercules marshals his forces and leads them into a drastically uneven fight for the heavens themselves.

 Tears fall down Venus's face as she looks into the Devil's grin. Mephisto's offer is cruel in it's generosity and the price more then worth paying. But therein lies the trap, doesn't it?Doesn't it? Damn that grin, how has he done this?

 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

HULK #1

 Written by MARK WAID

 Plot by SHAGGYDOO

 Art by ANDY KUBERT

 "Imaginary Friend" Part 1 of 3

 \*\*\*Dawn of the Devil Tie-In\*\*\*

•In total darkness, the Hulk seeks the electric creature called Zzaxx amidst a city in chaos. What is Hulk-vision? Bruce and Hulk are introduced to it for first time. However, nothing shocks them more than identity of Zzaxx creature and the devil who gave him the power!

•Becca Banner is Bruce's fraternal grandmother. She knows all the family secrets, but perhaps the biggest one involves seeing her grandson's early childhood behavior which was very Hulk-esque. Now that she's dying she wants to see her grandson one more time, but not Bruce Banner...the Hulk!

32PGS./Rated T $2.99

TALES FROM THE CRYPT #1

 Written by PETER MILLIGAN

 Plot by EXCITER

 Art by ART ADAMS

 “UNNATURAL GAS”

 \*\*\* Dawn of the Devil Tie-in\*\*\*

 Hello boils and ghouls, you’re just in time for a spine-tingling tale from the Big Rotten Apple! You see, deep below the streets of New York City there are 6,302 miles of pipe transporting natural gas. Leaks are common, and Con Ed, NYC’s gas provider, has the highest rate of leaks in the entire nation. That’s on a normal day. Today, explosions are everywhere and the only sign that one is imminent is the smell of gas… and sulfur? When the Mayor’s office rings Stephen Strange for a consult, the good doctor uncovers a startling truth: Con Ed doesn’t stand for Consolidated Edison, Inc…. it stands for Conedd the Combustor, monstrous minion of Mephisto! And all that gas is anything but natural - it’s being pumped straight from Hell! What foul bargain brought this about? And can Doctor Strange exorcise the public utility when even the smallest flame, spark, or flicker of magic could level the buildings surrounding him? Whatever you do, don’t take a smoke break!

 32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99

SUPERNATURAL MARVEL! Part 2

THE WATCH #1

 Written by JAMES O'BARR

 Plot by MCGAFFER

 Art by ESAD RIBIC

 "THE BEGINNING OF MADNESS"

 \*\*\*Dawn of the Devil Tie-In\*\*\*

 The Watch are used to watching the shadows and operating in secret but now find that the entire world needs watching. People screaming in the streets as their deals with the Devil turn sour. The Watch tries desperately to help those who have bargained foolishly all the time pondering on what deals they themselves were offered. The devil has offered everyone on Earth their own unique deal, but to what end? Ian McNee and Roland Deschain agree that they are merely performing triage, they must try and find the reasons behind the madness. Meanwhile Amanda Sefton leads the Shiver Man and Solomon Kane on a deadly hunt, perhaps if they take down Blackheart he will reveal his father's plans.

 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

DARK AVENGERS #1

 Written by WARREN ELLIS

 Plot by SHAGGYDOO

 Art by MIKE DEODATO JR

 "FIN"

 \*\*\*Dawn of the Devil Tie-In\*\*\*

•So a mysterious, beautiful, hooded woman with a thick eastern European accent enters a "Bar With No Name". She seeks information on two men who have defined her life and speaks their names in sultry whispers: Doom and Mephisto. She gets into a barfight, kicks major a\*\* and leaves. Her journey is just the beginning of the eve of destruction.

•Like dark knights of Camelot they seek to conquer a dragon. Blade the daywalker, Quicksilver the fastest man alive, Scarlet Witch the mutant goddess, Hyperion the vigilante "superman", Black Widow the most dangerous woman on the planet, Kaine the not Spiderman and Daimon the son of Satan. The beast they hunt pretends to be just a "supervillain", but it's all part of bigger plan. For years dozens of small cities and millions of people have simply been wiped out by this creature and reshaping the landscape. For those few who know it's true nature it's name is legendary....Fin Fang Foom and his master has arrived...Mephisto!

32PGS./Rated T $2.99

MIDNIGHT SONS #1

 Written by MIKE RAICHT

 Plot by MCGAFFER

 Art by CLAY MANN

 "TOO LATE FOR THAT"

 \*\*\*Dawn of the Devil Tie-In\*\*\*

 Coincidence that the Midnight Sons became Hollywood icons on the same night that the devil reveals himself to the world, no someone has done a deal. A member of the Son's has said 'Yes!' But who? The now public figures of the Sons turn suspicious eyes on each other, one of them has done a deal with the devil but what price have they promised. The evidence of those who said 'yes' is everywhere, those who took the devil at his word and now suffer for it. But the Sons know that the worse is yet to come, these deals only serve Mephisto's ends so when will the ones who bargained for power come forth? They try to ease the suffering where they can but they know that they must come face to face with the devil a second time to really end this hell

 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

MAGIK #1

 Written by KIERON GILLEN

 Plot by SUNOFDARKCHILD

 Art by BILL SIENKIEWICZ

 "GAMES OF HELL" Part 1

 Two unwelcome visitors have disturbed the peace in Belasco's Limbo. One is Douglas Ramsay, a young mutant with the extraordinarily 'useful' power of understanding languages and who would rather not be in such a hellish place, even if there is a hot girl there as well. The other is a daemonic assassin, sent by another Hell Lord to kill Belasco's Darkchild, Illyana Rasputin. As Belasco investigates who sent the assassin, and Illyana tries to keep her new 'pet' secret from her master for his own safety, powerful forces are converging on Limbo with the intent of taking it from Belasco. There is no stopping the march to war.

 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

THE DEFENDERS #1

 Written by MIKE MIGNOLA

 Plot by EXCITER

 Art by SALVADOR LARRACA

 “NON-STANDARD DIMENSIONS” Part One: “SMASH AND SORCERY”

 The hordes of the Dark Dimension are pounding on the gates of reality at the command of the dread Dormammu, threatening to overwhelm the Earth-adjacent realm of K’ai. K’ai cannot possibly hope to repel the horde should it crossover, and in desperation Stephen Strange has intervened as a negotiator. The only hope appears to lie in accepting Dormammu’s challenge - the champion of the Dark Dimension against the champion of K’ai, winner takes all. Queen Jarella of K’ai has only one choice for a champion: the love of her life, the Hulk! But Dormammu has a champion of his own; a champion who is empowered by hatred and, upon finding a home in the Dark Dimension, has become more powerful than ever… the merciless Mangog!

 As Namor evacuates K’ai’s citizens to Atlantis at Strange’s behest, the Silver Surfer visits a realm that already accepted Dormammu’s single combat challenge – the warlike world of Polemachus! What will he find?

 Meanwhile on Earth, Mephisto has offered everyone a deal – but what has he offered his own daughter? And exactly what price is Mephista willing to pay?

 32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99

NEXTWAVE #1

 Written by MARV WOLFMAN

 Plot by MCGAFFER

 Art by MATEUS SANTOLUOCO

 "WE'RE BACCCCKKK!!!"

 If it sparkles, SHOOT IT!!! The air glitters with fairy dust as NextWave do battle with the Tinkerbells! That's fairies who scare even the Nac Mac Feegle - in fact Next Wave could do with one or two of those Pictsies right now. The Captain had to throw his "I told you I'd make them take us back" party on Giant's Causeway - actually he didn't, but it's where he woke up after his last party and he wasn't for moving. Tom Thumb meanwhile is busy trying to chat the fairies up while Motormouth and Killpower are busy following the Captain's orders - save the \*\*\*\*\*\*\* beer! Elsa Bloodstone and Nocturne head into the crack that has formed across the Causeway (beer pong- don't ask) to find an army of fairies dressed up like mini-heroes!!! Guns aren't going to be enough to stop the Marvel Fairies - this looks like a problem for the Bamfs! That's right it's only going to get worse.

 32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99

1900 #1 \*Supernatural Mini\*

 Written by PETER MILLIGAN

 Plot by MCGAFFER

 Art by ART ADAMS

 1st January 1900

 The Thames burns as Ascalon the Plague Dragon rises from his grave to dominate the land again. The smog of London thickens as the disease ridden smoke from the Thames starts to choke the city. The call goes out to reform the only team capable of taking down the shadow in the sky, which spreads death where ever it darkens the land. Unfortunately there's only two of them left in the city. And right now are passed out from celebrating the turn of the century. Matt Pendragon and Kelly Robinson are in for a bit of a surprise when they wake up in the House of Commons amongst the very men that ousted them, and who now threaten to kill them if they don't do what they outlawed them from doing. It's not the best start to a hangover.

 The Bow Street Runners are back in business! First order of business? Emulate St. Geaorge and put Ascalon back in his grave.

 32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99

MARVEL KNIGHTS! Part 1

THE PROWLER #1

 Written by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI

 Plot by SUPERCOOPER

 Art by KERON GRANT

 “HEROIC AGENDA”

 Life has never been busier for Hobie Brown…days spent working at Hammer Industries, dealing with his interns, the eccentric Eugene Patillo and the reclusive Robert Farrell, evenings spent with his wife Mindy, and nights spent prowling the streets as, well, the PROWLER! But tonight’s going to be one long night, as a botched meeting with Hobie’s police informant and confidant Carlie Cooper turns into a free-for-all brawl against sociopath (oh, and heavily armed police officer) Carl “The Crippler” Striklan. Meanwhile, out on a late night burrito run, Eugene and Robert come face-to-face with villainy of their own, as they bear witness to the destruction, rampage and $350.67 crime spree of…LADY STILT-MAN! And wait until that final page where we flash forward to six months later, where a bruised and beaten Hobie Brown sees his newborn daughter….before getting handcuffed by the police!

 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

DAREDEVIL: GUARDIAN DEVILS #1

 Written by GREG RUCKA

 Plot by BANEOFKINGS

 Art by BILLY TAN

 "THE TALE OF TWO DAREDEVILS..." Part One of Three

 Matt Murdock is Daredevil. That’s recognised fact. If there’s one thing that anyone in New York knows about Daredevil, the man behind the mask is Matt Murdock... right? However, the new Daredevil wants to change the status quo. Faster, smarter, more intelligent and most certainly not Matt Murdock.

 And of course, the real Daredevil isn’t too happy about this.

 32 PGS./Rated T+ .../$2.99

PUNISHER: WAR JOURNAL #1

 Written by NATHAN EDMONDSON

 Plot by BANEOFKINGS

 Art by MITCH GERADS

 "WELCOME TO CHICAGO, FRANK CASTLE..." Part One of Five

 Frank Castle’s left his stomping ground of New York behind and has moved to Chicago, the Windy City! However, he’s not alone. The Howling Commandos are hot on his tale and to make matters worse, and his old nemesis Jigsaw may have just stopped by to say hi...

 32 PGS./Rated T+.../$2.99

VENOM: THE LAST DAYS OF EDDIE BROCK #1

 Written by TODD MCFARLANE

 Plot by CLARK\_KENT

 Art by TODD MCFARLANE

 "YOU CAN GO HOME AGAIN" Part 2

 From the journal of Eddie Brock:

•Day 1 of the end of our life. I mean, my life. I suppose this parasite I'm wearing will live on after I die from the cancer. But until then, we are one again.

•We desecrated my wife's grave this morning. Not particularly proud of it, but it did feel good. Dug her up. Stared at the corpse for a while. Made the bones dance. Then we ripped her apart. What was left was even uglier than what we started with...but at least we can't hear her laughing anymore. Made me forget this cancer inside.

•Day 2: With her remains packed in a suitcase, we are hitching a ride to San Francisco. Heard Flash whatshisname is gonna be there. Time we met, I reckon...

28 PG./Rated M...$2.99

THE BUGLE #1

 Written by DAN SLOTT

 Plot by GLOBAL HONORED

 Art by DAVE JOHNSON

 "Stop the Presses!"

•According to the latest numbers, the Daily Bugle is now only the third most read paper in the city. J. Jonah Jameson's bosses are threatening a complete personnel overhaul or worse - go full digital!?! J. Jonah needs a splash, the Bugle has to break something...BIG!

•Ben Urich and Peter Parker are assigned one job, dedicate their lives 24/7 to break the one story that'll put the Bugle back on top - the true identity of the Spider-Men! Unmask the web-slinging public menaces by any means necessary or find work with those hacks over at The Daily Globe.

•Ethan Edwards has stumbled on to an expose close to home, within the Bugle itself. Who is channeling funds through the newspaper's accounts and steering them towards a special research project at OsCorp? When he shares the scoop with ace reporter Betty Brant, they both become targets of ... the Death-Stalker.

•Gloria Grant needs her own big break and with her pal Peter Parker assigned to the Spider-Man story she sets out to make her own. Gloria follows a chain of clues leading to an illegal specialized auction site - like eBay for aspiring super-villains. In the market for a Goblin Bomb? Bid now. Uh oh Grant, look what you just bought - TROUBLE!

•Norah Winters has the steamiest costumed gossip in town. Who is Daredevil dating this week? Are Luke Cage, Hawkeye & Iron Fist competing for the attention of a fellow Avenger? Doctor Doom's secret love child? Find out these delicious bits and more on Page Six! Help save the Daily Bugle by picking up Issue #1 this July.

32 PGs./Rated T...$2.99

MARVEL KNIGHTS! Part 2

FLASH #1

 Written by GREG RUCKA

 Plot by SHAGGYDOO

 Art by TREVOR HAIRSINE

 "LIFE MODEL DECOY"

 "When I'm out in the field I follow 3 simple rules: Don't blink, don't drink and don't over think. I act and react on instinct and I allow my training to take control. For a month I'm out in the darkness and frigid cold of Barrow, Alaska just patiently waiting for my prey...Vampires. Me and my Venom are their worst predators, cannibals and executioners. We are committing the most heinous dark on dark crime..with no remorse. I love the frenzy..the adrenaline rush and the freedom, but my symbiote is passionate about his debauchery and mass destruction. It's funny...I'm the one with flesh and blood, but both the symbiote and my boss the Nick Fury android are both more human than me." - Flash Thompson/Agent Venom

 32PGS./Rated T $2.99

JACK FLAG & UNION JACK #1

 Written by ED BRUBAKER

 Plot by HIGHWAYGUY

 Art by JOHN CASSADAY

 "JACK & JACK WENT UP THE HILL"

 He is Jack Flag, America’s soldier from the streets, on the trail of R.A.I.D. weapons of mass destruction. He is Union Jack, an Average Joe fighting as a British legend, hunting a brutal assassin known as Warhawk. Two heroes. Two paths. One destination. Iceland, where a diabolical act of terrorism is being nurtured. Are you ready for the Jack & Jack team-up that’ll have Captain America jumping out of his buccaneer boots?

 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

THE ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #1

 Written by JIM ZUB & KURTIS J. WIEBE

 Plot by PERSONAMANX

 Art by ADRIAN ALPHONA

 "LEARNING CURVE"

 It's MILES MORALE'S First week at the BROOKLYN VISIONS ACADEMY and already he's: Being spied on by the sinister headmaster DR. NOAH BODY, being blackmailed by his uncle THE PROWLER, has discovered the sinister illusions of the Art/Tech head QUENTIN BECK, and is struggling with algebra homework. Will a swing through Brooklyn on his way to BATTLIN' JACK MURDOCH's GYM for boxing lessons clear his head? Maybe, if not for the mysterious and destruction prone BOMBSHELL causing a ruckass.

 Meanwhile MILLIE COLLINS confides in GANKE after butting head with LANA BAUMGARTNER. Seriously, what's her deal?

 And RIO MORALES receives a mysterious letter, but from whom?

 32 PGs./Rated T+...$2.99

SHADOWLANDERS #1

 Written by ED BRUBAKER

 Plot by DJESSNL

 Art by DAVID AJA

 *THE BIG PICTURE"*
 •The mayor of New York City opens War on organized crime! Re-introducing CODE BLUE!

 •But organized crime fights back! BULLSEYE has been hired by a mysterious contracter to assassinate the Mayor during the speech!

 •Who's there to stop him? Well.. The one and only MOON KNIGHT! But its the night of the LUNAR ECLIPSE!

 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

UNCANNY MARVEL! Part 1

AGENTS OF FUTURE PAST #1

 Written by JEFFREY DEAVER

 Plot by MCGAFFER

 Art by NEAL ADAMS

 "PESTILENCE"

 S.H.I.E.L.D. Base Perception Tower - Project C.A.B.L.E. Update #3781 - Blindfold has successfully located a future event! She has seen that in five weeks’ time the world is overrun by a deadly plague! It starts in Asgard and is powerful enough to kill the Gods themselves. Some of the Gods fled Asgard to escape the Plague, carrying it with them to Earth and other realms. The Plague arrives in just over a week, Bishop and the Winter Soldier will be sent into the future to trace Patient Zero and stop the Plague before it begins. We rely on their resourcefulness to enter unseen into Asgard and save all the realms.

 BUCKY'S JOURNEL - The future is a grey place, in the past waiting to assist are Forge, Blindfold and Lyja. But before anything can happen we must wade through the dead and dying. Getting back maybe problematic, none of our team is here. One man met us, a dying man by the name of Madison Jeffries. If we cannot find the cause of this pandemic before he dies then we know what fate awaits us. What force could be powerful enough to strike down Gods? My initial thoughts are that we haven't gone far enough, surely what this is cannot have even been imagined in our time?

 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99[/QUOTE]

ASTONISHING X-MEN #1

 Written by BRIAN K. VAUGHAN

 Plot by EXCITER

 Art by KEN ROCAFORT

 “X-PATRIATION AGENDA” Part One “SAVAGE CITY”

 The knowledge that mutants of all kinds are smuggling themselves into the Savage Land to live in a new X-gene friendly city is enough to convince Jean Grey to pay a visit to this burgeoning “Utopia.” Gathering Iceman, Angel, and Fantomex for a trip to the most dinosaur-filled locale in the Southern Hemisphere, Jean discovers a sprawling mutant community centered on a sanctuary once built by Charles Xavier and Magneto but long-since abandoned. This new city is governed by none other than Deputy Mayor Karl “Sauron” Lykos and the Mayor herself - Wanda Maximoff, the Scarlet Witch! Needless to say Jean doesn’t trust Sauron given that he is a powerful psychic AND a life energy vampire that turns into a monstrous pterodactyl-man when he feeds on mutants (you’d think one of those things would be a deal-breaker for Wanda’s administration). However, Jean’s plans to investigate the regime are put on hold by an attack from a group the city has officially labelled terrorists – the Savage Land Mutates! Can the X-Men work with Wanda and Sauron to save Utopia’s citizenry? And what happens when the X-Men find out WHY the Mutates are attacking?

 32 PGs./Rated T+...$2.99

DEADPOOL & FORCE WORKS #1

 Written by JASON AARON

 Plot by EXCITER

 Art by MATTEO SCALERA

 “SPECIAL FORCES TEAM X” Prelude “SO WEAPON-XY IT HURTS”

 Never let it be said that Mr. Wilson doesn’t love the ladies. In this case, the ladies are my fellow Team-X alumnus Silver Fox, who has the power to touch you and make you do what she wants (a power seemingly shared by most of the women in my life) and her new protégé Girlverine, who is a girl Wolverine (my editor is telling me her name is X-23, but Girlverine has so much more panache!). They’re on a mission to bust up the remnants of Weapon X, the infamous mutant exploitation and experimentation organization, which is under the new management of Lady Deathstrike, the knife-fingered heir to the guy that invented the adamantium-bonding process! I owe Weapon X for my healthy complexion, so you don’t gotta ask me twice if I want to take them down!

 But Deadpool, you ask, isn’t Force Works still trying to rescue Plantman from Axeman Bone and the Zapatas? (Thanks for buying the Zero issue BTdubs). Well, my keen deductive reasoning leads me to believe the problems overlap. My first clue: Lady Deathstrike sucker-stabbed me in the face while we were fighting Axeman and the Zapatas, right before they all escaped together. Looks like Weapon X is back in the mutant kidnapping game. Can Force Works save the day before Axeman gets an upgrade? And what AOM universe villain cartel is Deathstrike trying to sell the enhancement process to? Buy the book and find out!

 Issue comes with a free 1 oz. sample of my new fragranced aerosol deodorant, “Weapon Axe Body Spray.”

 32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99

LEGENDARY WOLVERINE #1

 Written by JEFF LEMIRE

 Plot by EXCITER

 Art by DECLAN SHALVEY

 “BURIED IN GRANT’S TOMB”

 In 1610, a surgeon that accompanied Sir Francis Bacon in his attempt to colonize Newfoundland was critically injured by natives. With no other choice, he sought assistance from a sorcerer who ended up cursing him, inducing a transformation into an eldritch vampire-like creature. Bloodscream was born! Learning that the only way to break the spell was to brew an elixir from the blood of another immortal, he searched for more than 200 years until he encountered such a man on the battlefield of Vicksburg, and for over twenty years since then he has tirelessly hunted for this “Sergeant James Howlett.”

 On July 23, 1885, Bloodscream secretly killed Ulysses S. Grant. The ex-President’s body would be buried in the largest mausoleum in North America. It was in that mausoleum that Bloodscream waited patiently… and soon enough, Howlett arrived to pay his respects to the man he helped win the Civil War. Now Bloodscream and Howlett square off on the most personal battlefield. Who will be buried in Grant’s tomb?

 32 PGs./Rated T+...$2.99

THE UNCANNY X-MEN #1

 Written by RICK REMENDER

 Plot by EXCITER

 Art by CHRIS BACHALO

 “INSECTICIDE” Part One “MAKE IT RAIN”

 U.S. Secretary of Mutant Affairs Hank “Beast” McCoy has discovered that bee stings are robbing mutants of their powers. He barely has time to warn the X-Men before the living hive, Swarm, descends upon the X-Mansion in Westchester. Wolverine, Jubilee, Nightcrawler and the rest are trapped inside and their only salvation is Storm, who has summoned a torrential downpour to keep the bees from advancing - but the ground can only take so much saturation before the Mansion itself sinks! The Washington D.C. X-Men contingent of Beast, Kitty, and Colossus have precious little time to find a way to neutralize Swarm, but will they be able to track down the source of Swarm’s new power-neutralizing ability – the innocent mutant youth Leech? And if they do, how can they possibly hope to overcome Leech’s captor – the lethal human/sentinel hybrid, Bastion?!

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UNCANNY MARVEL! Part 2

X-FORCE #1

 Written by JEPH LOEB

 Plot by LOREC

 Art by ED MCGUINNESS

 "OUT OF THE SHADOW” Part One

 Mutants have been hunted for decades. A day doesn't go by where there isn't at least one report where a mutant was attacked. One report from St. Louis details a particularly grisly execution style scene. While listening, Cable makes up his mind that it's got to stop, by any means necessary… and he knows just who can help him!

 When news breaks that a high school field trip is under attack at the Grand Canyon, Cable, Domino, and Warpath teleport to the area. Attacking adult mutants is one thing, but targeting children crosses a line and Cable isn't going to stand for it! At the Grand Canyon, Everette Thomas and James Gallo are part of the field trip as Grand Canyon tour staff. After witnessing several of the teachers get butchered, they realize they are the only adults left and attempt to get the teenagers to safety. Unfortunately, their foe stands in their path. Will they be able to save themselves and the teenagers from their assailant... the X-Cutioner?

 32 PGs./Rated T+...$2.99

BROTHERHOOD OF MUTANTS #1

 Written by CHRIS YOST

 Plot by BANEOFKINGS

 Art by MIKE CHOI

 “24 HOURS TO KILL...” Part One of Three “TRUST ISSUES”

 Cyclops has formed the Brotherhood of Mutants along with his brother, Alex, and a collection of former enemies to the X-Men – Mystique, Magik, Emma Frost – and is intent on starting a new army of mutants to train and protect. However, the Human High Council isn’t happy with another large faction of mutants – and they set out a bounty for Cyclops’s head! 24 hours to kill Scott Summers, mutant revolutionary – and gain the $1million reward! But Scott can trust his own teammates, right? Right?

 32 PGs./Rated T+...$2.99

X-MEN: FIRST CLASS #1

 Written by JUSTIN JORDAN

 Plot by BANEOFKINGS

 Art by CHRIS SAMNEE

 "WAR CRIMINALS" Part One of Three “WELCOME TO THE 1960s”

 The Cold War is at its height, JFK has just assumed presidency in the Oval Office, and a young Charles Xavier has just been recruited by Moira MacTaggert as part of a new CIA Division looking into the new race of mutants. Meanwhile, Erik Lensherr is deep in South America, on the hunt for revenge. However, he soon learns that chasing Nazi War Criminals is harder than it looks, even for one with power to manipulate metal...

 32 PGs./Rated T+...$2.99

X-FACTOR #1

 Written by PETER DAVID

 Plot by BANEOFKINGS

 Art by MITCH GERADS

 "THE VENICE JOB" Part One of Three

 X-Factor’s first case takes them global – specifically to Venice, in search of an Italian mutant teenager who is wanted by the authorities. Hired by her multimillionaire parents to make sure that she remains safe, their first twenty four hours as bodyguards aren’t going well, especially when the teenager doesn’t want to be found!

 32 PGs./Rated T+...$2.99

UNCANNY MARVEL! Part 3

NEW MUTANTS #1

 Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT

 Plot by SHAGGYDOO

 Art by ANDREA SORRENTINO

 "NEW MUTANTS" Part One of Three

 It's the same story all over the world. You are a teenager who has been living with a secret that makes you a target. Sentinel Drones have torn through your city, town or village just to eliminate you from the planet. Some have lost friends and family to these mechanical hunters, some have lost everything. A space pirate and his sexy anamorphic girlfriend have arrived in a spaceship with a famous "T2" ominous line, "Come with me if you want to live!" One by one the survivors enter the vessel and meet the shy monstrous son of the couple and a blue furry creature that looks like a mini-me of Nightcrawler. They are immediately given names: the living skyrocket Cannonball, his sister with meta skin problems Husk, the superboy Gentle, the explosive Chamber, the kid with the exo-skeleton Spike, and the lycan Wolfsbane. The spaceship's next stop is the Savage Lands and the warrior son of the Hulk...Skaar, and you don't want to make him angry!

 32 PGs./Rated T...$2.99

X-S.C.A.P.E. #1

 (X-Men/SHIELD Coalition Assistance Protection & Extraction Team)

 Written by GAIL SIMONE

 Plot by GLOBAL HONORED

 Art by MIKE DEL MUNDO

 "EVOLVE OR DIE"

•Mission objective: Extraction. Location: Afghanistan. Target: Soorya Qadir. Potential Combatants: O.S.I.R.I.S. (Anti-Mutant. Rigid religious fundamentalists. Extremely dangerous. Known terrorist activities.)

•Sitrep: A teenage mutant (Qadir) attempted to single-handedly take down a branch of the terrorist group O.S.I.R.I.S. that had set up a training camp near her home and publicly executed a known mutant three days ago. It seems she used her abilities (sand form transformation & control) to flay and suffocate a few OSIRIS soldiers before they captured her in a sealed air tight opium silo. They are afraid to confront her directly so the cowards are holding her family hostage and plan to make that silo her tomb, but we aren't going to let her or her family die out there. The kid has potential and those bad men have stirred up the wrong dust storm.

•Operatives: Agent Braddock (Betsy will be my top lieutenant and on top of her leadership qualities she has the ninja skills and telepathy we will need to get to our target and let her know we're on her side), Agent Moonstar (this girl's as dangerous with a bow and at hand to hand combat as any of my best protégés over the years, plus her mutant abilities are slowly returning which will make her the powerhouse we'll need moving forward), Agent Hudson (the kid is a young Wolverine without all the baggage), Agent Blaire (she is a hell of an athlete with a unique ability to convert sound into high intensity light beams, a freakin' human flash grenade. She's gonna be a star), and Agent Beaubier (He's our get in, get out guy. Super speed. Flight. Can manipulate light. Those OSIRIS goons won't even know they've been hit until it is too late. He's that damn good.)

•Your orders are to infiltrate the confirmed location, get the girl, free her family, and get out. We are bringing them with us. If you can take down the camp while you're there, well that'll be your secondary objective but OSIRIS isn't our war. Not today. Getting this girl back safe is. Best of luck X-S.C.A.P.E. Go out there and give 'em hell!

 -Commander Nick Fury

•Join the team. Enlist now. Uncle Nick wants you!

32 PGs./Rated T+...$2.99

YOUNG X-MEN #1

 Written by MARJORIE LIU

 Plot by ROZEN

 Art by PHIL NOTO

 “INITIATION”

 The Academy has been the home to up and coming mutants for many years, preparing themselves for the cruel and oppressive world that awaited them. Many have studied and lived under the care of the X-Men, but now the time has come for a new generation to protect mutantkind. Ororo Munroe, Storm, has personally handpicked some of the school's greatest to become that team; Surge, Pixie, Dust, Prodigy, Rockslide, Genesis and Anole. Some of them have worked together (and have the baggage and drama to prove it), but now they've been brought together to become the junior X-Men. Their first assignment? Surviving a barrage of deadly tests in the Danger Room (we hardly knew them)!

 32pgs/Rated T...$2.99

WHAT IF...?

WHAT IF? : War of the Watchers Conclusion

 Written by Alan Moore

 Plot by SUDO NIMM

 Art by Leonard Kirk

 "Resurrection"

 Is it the Beginning or the END for the Marvel Universe as Aron the Rogue Watcher's masterplan unfolds?

 While Utau and his legion of superheroes from Infinite realities wage war against their nefarious counterparts, Logan Prime, the last Herald of Galactus summons his master. Ecce the Watcher, who witnessed Galactus' birth reveals that another being from the cosmic Devouvrer's home planet Taa (Pre-BIG BANG), has survived the birth of our Universe. Shiva ( Galan aka Galactus' spouse) and Aron the Rogue is in fact her deadly herald. Hold on to your hat's true believers..you don't want to miss the epic conclusion.

 32 PGS./Rated T+...$2.99

WHAT IF? : HYDRA and AIM Defeated SHIELD

 Written by Alan Moore

 Plot by SUDO NIMM

 Art by Kaare Andrews

 "Broken Shield"

 Nick Fury was not the first Director of Shield, that job belonged to Rick Stoner. Who was assassinated by Hydra..Fury became the new Director and the rest as they say is History. But What if that history was

 altered? In one such Universe, Stoner wasnever assasinated--and Fury was unable to lead SHIELD in victory over Hydra. Let us delve into the alternate world in which Hydra reigned Supreme. Will Lt. Fury survive? Can the remnant of SHIELD freedom Fighters withstand the onslaught of Captain Hydra and Winter Soldier and their Howling MAD commandos?

 32 PGS./Rated T+...$2.99

WHAT IF? : Mixed Marriages

 Written by Alan Moore

 Plot by SUDO NIMM

 Art by Mike Allred

 "Love and Marriage"

 \*What if Susan Richards married Doctor Doom?

 \*What if Black Panther married Tigra?

 \*What if Professor X married Magneto?

 \*What if Peter Parker married Black Cat?

 \*What if Captain Marvel married Captain Marvel?

 In this light tale of supposes and What-Ifs, Utau finds amusement in examining the personal lives of various heroes and villians in alternate Marvel Universes. Sit back, relax and enjoy these recounts of marriage gone wild--as only the Condo of Ideas can provide. Thrill as you witness the matrimony of a Wakandan King and a Furry Fashionista. A Debutant to a Dictator. An Academic and a Revolutionary. A college student and an uninhibited Jewel thief. And More!

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LUKE CAGE: THE AMERICAN #1 (of 12)

 Written By DAVID HINES

 Plot By MARVELL2100

 Art By SALVADOR LAROCCA

 \*An Alternate Reality Series!\*

 Home Of The Brave!

 The year is 2112, 20 years after America won it's independence from Canada. The United States has prospered in the time that has passed, making peace with it's Northern neighbors and with Mexico to the South. But there is a growing threat overseas as the Latverian monarch Victor Von Doom along with his ally the Mandarin have conquered much of Europe and Asia! President Nicholas Fury knows that it's only a matter of time before North America becomes a target as well. America must be ready to face the coming threats so he gathers his Cabinet together and turns to his Minister of Science Reed Richards and tells him to begin the most controversial project America has ever attempted! It's time to initiate The Weapon X Program! Meanwhile, sitting in a military prison for insubordination, marine Lieutenant Luke Cage reflects on his life when he is suddenly approached by war hero General Steve Rogers with an offer! He can either sit here rotting away in a cell or he can do something great for his country and the world! Can he become a symbol to rally this country and protect the world from evil? Next Issue: Born Again!

 32 PGS./Rated M...$2.99