AOM 06-2019

AGENTS OF A.R.C.A.N.A. #7

Written by GRANT MORRISON

Plot by NX01A

Art by JEROME OPEÑA

Theme Song: Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magic

“WITH THIS RING, I THEE DREAD”

•CLEA and DOCTOR STRANGE plan a private ceremony to reassert their love for each other at Stephen's sanctum sanctorum.

•AGATHA HARKNESS and DOCTOR VOODOO believe it is a ritual to merge the material plane and the Dark Dimension!

•Why not both? With all the chakra, prana, kundalini, and merkaba energies emanating from the light matrices of their bodies and the auric fields of their souls, it's easy to mistake the two. Is Earth's Sorcerer Supreme so blinded by love that he doesn't realize his big day is possibly being usurped for nefarious ends?

•After sending dozens of half-demon toddlers to Limbo to be raised by her kidnapper, BELASCO, so they wouldn't kill or be killed, MAGIK has had enough of portals and human contact. Will she carefully help undo the eldritch marital bindings or slash them to ribbons with her Soul Sword?

32 PGs./ Rated M...$3.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA #7

Plot by EXCITER

Written by FRANK MILLER

Art by SEAN GORDON MURPHY

“CRUEL AND UNUSUAL”

After Captain America and Iron Man defeated the Reavers (see CAPTAIN AMERICA #4), Bonebreaker was taken into custody. You might know him better as that guy with tank treads instead of legs. Since he’s a highly dangerous cyborg, he was awaiting trial in “the Vault” - the beyond maximum-security federal prison designed to confine superhumans. He escaped. Now O\*N\*E\* has asked Cap to assist in the Vault’s prisoner reclamation efforts. He’s happy to do it, but what he sees and hears in the process may lead Steve to question whether Bonebreaker’s constitutional rights were being abused. And that might put him into conflict with the Vault’s Guardsmen - the nation’s toughest corrections officers with armor originally designed by Tony Stark! Will they show Cap how cruel and unusual they can really be?

Meanwhile, in gratitude for her assistance in rescuing Cap from Omega Red (see CAPTAIN AMERICA #6), Director Valerie Cooper has arranged for America Chavez to take her U.S. citizenship test. But passing that will require its own superhuman effort as the undocumented immigrant literally grew up on another planet! What amendment guarantees the right to kick ass, again?

Elsewhere, Mockingbird finally finds the missing geniuses she’s been searching for... happily working for George Tarleton in a hidden scientific utopia! Has the brilliant spy found a new home and a new romance... with an LMD secretly controlled by M.O.D.O.K.?!?

Plus: A Frontlines Op-Ed by Sally Floyd, “Sabra Cadabra: How Captain America’s Staunch Israeli Ally Makes Human Rights Disappear.”

32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99

THE ENFORCERS #7

Written by GREG RUCKA

Plot by LEE STONE

Art by STEVE EPTING

Jessica Drew officially gets welcomed into the Enforcers as the team is hired to find a stolen car... that's carrying the body of a mob informant in the trunk.

Can they find it before the mob does?

The thieves better hope they do!

Meanwhile, Viper makes a return to give Jessica her own personal greeting.

32 PGs./ Rated T...$3.99

FANTASTIC FOUR #7

Written by Kelly Sue DeConnick

Plot by CaptCleghorn

Art by Tom Grummett

“FIXERUPPER TO THE FOURTH POWER”

Latverian Chancellor Victor Von Doom has kept his word. The Fantastic Four have a new hone on a small island off-coast neat the city of Los Angeles. Johnny Storm wants to call the island Califournication and unless we get a better idea, Johnny rules. Please feel free to post another idea with every purchase of this issue.

On the mainland, we see Thundra and Wendy Winter going after the mysterious Cat Burglar hitting the well-off in Beverly Hills. Watch as the team endeavors to catch the villain first boosting the Fantastic Four’s popularity.

And don’t miss the surprise announcement from the Invisible Woman setting the tone and focus for our next few issues.

32 PGs./ Rated T...$2.99

MARVEL SWIMSUIT SPECIAL #7

Written by CHIP ZDARSKY

Plot by PERSONAMANX

Art by KRIS ANKA

"DEATH VALLEY: THE LIVES OF THE PARTY"

- After last issue's shocking finale the fashionable crew of the MSS must investigate the mysterious disappearance of MILLIE COLLINS. But with the sudden influx of tourists arriving for the BLAZING PERSON festival things are going to get complicated.

- ROGUE re-unites with an old flame, one who has a personal vendetta against TIGRA.

- The McKENZIES really aren't fond of rock 'n' roll music.

- ALANI RYAN, and NORRIN blend in a bit too well, and end up wrapped up into an ancient conspiracy.

- Can WALTER, and MARRINA be of any help from their remote arctic location? Maybe!

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

THE MIGHTY THOR #7

Plot by EXCITER

Written by ALAN MOORE

Art by MIKE MIGNOLA

“THE FRUIT OF A POISON TREE”

Musphelheim and Jotunheim, a realm of fire and a realm of ice, both of whom have recently lost leaders. Yet since the fall of Surtr, the molten men of the Múspellssynir have rallied under the aggressive banner of a new champion: the unextinguished Aldrnari the Incinerator! The Frost Giants, on the other hand, have fared less well.

The power vacuum left after King Laufey’s demise has rendered the blue behemoths disorganized and vulnerable... a weakness Aldrnari seeks to exploit! Now under siege, only the rightful heir to the throne of Jotunheim can unify the realm’s remaining defenders... only Loki Laufeyson can save his fatherland! But the Frost Giants are surely not clamoring for the return of that particular prodigal son. Can he persuade them... by stealing the Casket of Ancient Winters?

Meanwhile, after discovering that Sif is with child, Thor commits himself to the most perilous quest of all... marriage! But will she accept his proposal, knowing his lascivious fondness for mortal women?

And on Midgard, General Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross prepares for a battle unlike any he’s ever waged before. After the Crown Prince of Asgard, Thor, led an unprovoked attack against a U.S. military base on domestic soil and absconded with convicted terrorist and person of mass destruction, Bruce Banner (see THE MIGHTY THOR #6), the nation was left with no choice. America has officially declared War on Asgard! And the Red Hulk is planning to lead the campaign!

32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99

MOON KNIGHT #1

Written by MATT WAGNER

Plot by LEE STONE

Art by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA

"THE CLIQUE, PART ONE"

It's a whole new world as Marc Spector and Frenchie go to the West Coast.

Faux fur and fake jewelry hide the real grit of Los Angeles.

And that's something Moon Knight learns quickly when he saves a woman from an attempted kidnapping only to find himself abducted!

Welcome to LA, Marc!

32 PGs./ Rated T...$3.99

OLD MOON CRONE #7

Written by Amy Reeder

Plot by CaptCleghorn

Art by Veronica Fish

“ROUTE 66, EXIT 5: LAS VEGAS”

Much has changed in the city of Las Vegas. Lunella finds all eyes on her and it doesn’t take her genius intellect long to realize that no one in the city has aged past young adulthood. She discovers that for some reason the youth of the city is keeping the Badoon away from them. Which is a good thing, or so one might think. Guess what? It’s not as good for our Whiz Wagon occupants as we might hope.

Time has passed and the only part of millennial Vegas that remains is the phrase “What happens in Vegas, STAYS in Vegas”. The takeaway being no one ever leaves. Since the city has turned into a giant playground for kids and young adults, that’s great. For them anyway. For an old {sorry, Lunella, we meant mature] woman, that means the inhabitants are out to kill her. Her one hope? Letting the voice of 10 year old Valeria Richards in her head take over her body to fool the futuristic scanners.

Meanwhile, Killraven, the Torch, and the Recorder explore the Vegas landscape hoping for some clue that will help beat back the Badoon occupation.

32 PGs./ Rated T...$2.99

RUNAWAYS #7

Written by KELLY THOMPSON

Plot by PERSONAMANX

Art by DAVID LAFUENTE

"MAGNETIC NORTH"

- As tensions continue to rise between our moody youths, their parents, and a few new frenemies a new threat introduces herself. But is LORNA DANE friend or foe?

- VICTOR MANCHA is unsure, but could their powers originate from the same source?

- KAROLINA, and NICO must make some difficult decisions about the future.

- Meanwhile CHASE, and ALEX must turn towards their mothers in order to save ANA. Or to at least save MOLLY, and GERT from her deadly alliance with LAMASHTU.

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

SENSATIONAL SHE-HULK #7

Written by CHRISTOPHER HASTINGS

Plot by DEKU

Art by GURIHIRU

Cover by GURIHIRU

After being given a fourth-wall based beating, Titania snapped and gained the ability to break the fourth-wall herself. Now realizing that her life is a pointless series of fights that she is always destined to lose, she wants to make She-Hulk suffer.

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

SORCERERS OF THE STARS #1

Written by JEFF PARKER

Plot by H-E-D

Art by DUSTIN WEAVER

“INNERVISION”

Peter Quill: legendary outlaw, Star-Lord, galactic superhero, sorcerer.

Wait... sorcerer?! Seriously? Nobody tell Doctor Strange.

The Guardians of the Galaxy have disbanded. Star-Lord has become a disciple of the Master of the Sun and settled on a planet called Ciress, the “Kamar-Taj of Space”. He's cleaned up his act. He spends his days meditating, practicing elemental magic, studying runic languages, and sleeping with Giselle Villard, a wealthy Ciressan heiress. Star-Lord would remind you that "clean" is a very relative term.

His days of guarding the galaxy are over… until the Shi’ar Empire is thrown into chaos by the Hell Lords of Chandilar! With the Imperial Guard captured, Adam Warlock alone is bold enough to go to their aid. The news stirs Star-Lord's dormant heroic impulses, and he rallies a rag-tag group of sorcerers’ apprentices – Mantis, Moondragon, Magique, Ika, Krugarr – to aid Warlock and save the day. Together, they will be known as the SORCERERS OF THE STARS.

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

THE ULTIMATES #1

Written by KIERON GILLEN

Plot by H-E-D

Art by EMANUELA LUPACCHINO (main story); ARIELA KRISTANTINA (backup)

“THE ULTIMATE DEFENSE” Part One – "SOS"

Carol Danvers has some questions for Jennifer Kale. Why did an imprisoned Hulk, in the midst of an unprompted breakdown, demand she be found? And what does he mean by “Nul has escaped”?

The answers will lead to the creation of a team that seems, quite frankly, excessive. Captain Marvel, cosmic powerhouse. Jennifer Kale, master of ancient Atlantean magic. Karma, telepathic cyborg mutant billionaire. Dark Angel, magi-tech special forces agent and manipulator of the Fabric of the Universe. Spectrum, pure living energy given form. Blue Marvel, anti-matter powered super genius. The Sentry, possibly the most powerful superhuman to have ever lived.

They might not be enough. For the Ultimates will soon find themselves stranded in deep space, trapped between Nul, Breaker of Worlds and the Hulk’s Hulk, enraged to madness; and Imogen, the iron-handed empress of the Black Galaxy!

PLUS: In the first a series of backup stories, see Jennifer Kale’s first quest against Nul, in the story of the SECRET DEFENDERS.

32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99

UNCANNY X-MEN #7

Plot by NX01A

Written by KURT BUSIEK

Art by PEPE LARRAZ

Theme Song: Beastie Boys - Fight For Your Right

“CIVIL WRONGS”

•When the US state of Alabama passes legislation banning abortion except in cases where the fetus is a mutant, the X-Men face their toughest fight yet.

•This isn't a problem CYCLOPS can optic blast, STORM can monsoon, NIGHTCRAWLER can teleport away, or X-23 can snikt. JEAN GREY and PROFESSOR X could change the minds of legislators but neither wants to go down that road yet.

•In the first real test of whether or not the X-Men have made a positive difference in public perception of mutants, civil rights groups plan to hold a rally to condemn the anti-abortion bill, and have requested the X-Men's presence. Will the X-Men being there help the cause or will both human and mutant fanatics take this as a sign to attack?

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