AOM 12-2015

AGE OF AVENGERS #1

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Written by JASON AARON

Plot by SHAGGYDOO

Art by OLIVIER COIPEL

CONTINUED FROM AVENGERS and ANGELA'S DEATH NOTE

In 2015 the king of gods joined the Avengers and a dark angel with a death note killed most of the world leaders. That was 5 years ago. Now Anthony Stark's A.I.M. (Avengers Idea Mechanics) controls all technology. A deadly Legacy is airborne and the mutant "problem" is solved. Nightcrawler reigns over all dark places both seen and unseen and he does it with a hint of insanity. Mr. Fixit is the kingpin and his family "manages" and organizes all crime. All hotspots, political disputes, wars, overpopulation and disease are no longer. It is all because of a new world order, a unified world under one government body...THE AVENGERS. Odin, Dark Phoenix (Rachel), Black Panther, Sentry, Captain America (Conan), Doom, Lord Marvell (Carol), Sphinx and Maestro. They rule the world, protect it from all invaders and all perceived enemies. However, each of the "Houses" have a seat at the table as part of the Parliament. The House of Secrets, House of Doom, House of Marvels, House of Plunder, House of Hulks, House of M, House of Atlantis and the House of Spiders. Each House has a voice and an agenda.

There are still unresolved problems. This includes the uncontrollable independent country of the Savage Land, the growing Morlock situation, the threat of the Church of Aquarius especially it's leader and the instability/in-sustainability of Spider-Island. There is also the blacklist of the enemies of the state: Steve Rogers, Donald Blake, Sam Wilson, Raven Darkholme and Kamala Khan which are being dealt with. However, today the Avengers are on a hunt and destroy mission of another, the deity called Beyonder. He has been in hiding and for the first time in his existence he understand the human emotions of fear and mortality. In an epic and explosive war of gods, the Beyonder is no more.Whenever a god dies there are major repercussions. Like a mountain dropped in an ocean the ripple effects are world-wide chaos and destruction.

Odin's ship Skidbladnir which was forged by gods has been converted to the Avengers HQ. Due to frequent infighting there is growing damage to this incredible edifice. This is also symbolic of the cracks in the team structure which becomes more evident every passing day and no one can be trusted. There are secrets that created a tentative bond between the Avengers, this is reflected by what lies beneath the monumental structure. A giant god in a box that is the source of infinite power which provides energy for entire world called Galactus! Then there's the shackled and tortured greatest warrior of all time, aka GOKU!?!

[B]THE AGE OF AVENGERS/2020 CONTINUES EVERYWHERE!!

[B]40PGS./Rated T $3.99

AVENGERS 2020 #18

Written by GRANT MORRISON

Plot by SHAGGYDOO

Art by JIM LEE

"THE AGE OF AVENGERS" PART 3 OF 4

CONTINUED FROM ANGELA'S DEATH NOTE

The man in Hulkbuster Iron Man armor is revealed as the ruthless oilman, cooperate raider and Tony Stark frenemy J.R. Ewing. He says the armor is his due high stakes wager between him and Tony. The Avengers want it back as they don't trust J.R. who is a master schemer and manipulator. However, new Avenger leader Odin likes him and welcomes him to the team. The bigger problem is Angela and her Death Note. This item may change the fate of the world with a stroke of the pen. It is too dangerous to be used by anyone, but Angela isn't giving it up. This leads to a major fight as Phoenix, Black Panther, Spider-Man, Hulk and Odin go head to head with the deadliest force from Heaven. This leads to massive destruction and wounds on both sides. J.R./Iron Man plots to help Angela escape the Avenger's wrath but he is confronted by returning prodigal son Thor and with one strike from his hammer is it total chaos.

In 2020. They are America's Most Wanted: Steve Rogers, Donald Blake, Lara Croft, Sam Wilson, Kate Bishop(Ronin), Isiah Bradley(Iron Patriot), Robert Hunter(Nitro), Lupe Santiago aka Silverclaw, Crystar and Gen. Thunderbolt Ross. They are referred to as the Dark Avengers, but they are freedom fighters who stand against the world-wide totalitarian government of the Avengers. Today one of their underground safehouses has been discovered and with that discovery comes an armada of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, War Machines, Doom Bots and they are all led by the Avenger's ultimate destroyer...Ultron! Ultron knows the Dark Avengers very well including their tendencies, weaknesses and methods. He takes great pride in hunting ex-Avengers and destroying enemies, in that way he takes after his father actually his father is a lot worse!?! The former Captain America is without his shield, Thor is without his hammer and the team has been battered and on the run for relentlessly. They are surrounded, with no way out, but surrendering. However, Ultron doesn't want them captured he wants them gone and with a non-stop hail of armor-piercing shells, deadly lasers and missiles the Dark Avengers are no more....but Steve Rogers always has a plan!? CONTINUED IN AGE OF AVENGERS AND 2020 TITLES EVERYWHERE!

32PGS./Rated T... $2.99

ANGELA'S DEATH NOTE #2 OF 4 \*\*\*AGE OF AVENGERS Tie-in\*\*\*

Plotted by SHAGGYDOO

Written by JOSS WHEDON

Art by GREG CAPULLO

"Making a List"

Angela is a dark angel of death, a bounty hunter working under the auspices of Heaven. She eradicates evil with weaponry, her bare hands or by any means necessary. Light Yagami is very popular, athletic and super-intelligent young adult who has just started at the prestigious Tokyo University after placing first in national exam tables and university entrance exams. The only thing that Angela and Light have in common is they both possess a Death Note (death notebook) that once belonged to a Shinigami (death god) named Ryuk. Ryuk was slain by Angela, but the Death Notes still maintain their immense powers. Any name written in the Death Note that the writer has visualized...will die! The method, manner and time of death is up to the user. Light has been writing down and ending various known criminals and terrorist, first regionally and then nationally....but he wants more. Angela has a more hands on approach, but can't deny the effectiveness of the Death Note. Today the 2 meet for the first time and while she seeks to have Light meet his maker, he convinces her of a bigger plan. Together they can change the world, but to do so the people in power have to go. She watches as with strokes from his pen, Light writes the epitaphs for most the dictators, prime ministers, heads of states and royal families in the world. One by one they fall and the world is helpless to stop this unseen and unknown killer of kings. The world is facing chaos and heading towards the darkest abyss. That is until the United Nations and S.H.I.E.L.D. call upon the "world's greatest detective". His real name is unknown and he has never been seen in public. However the C.I.A., the F.B.I., the Royal Army, the Mossad and the K.G.B. all know him a L and he has a plan! NEXT: FRIENDS AND FAMILY!

32pgs/Rated T.../$2.99

THE MIGHTY THOR 2020 #5

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Written by BRIAN Q. MILLER

Plot by MCGAFFER

Art by DALE EAGLESHAM

Loki trades another shard of the shattered Mjolnir in the unending search for his lost brother. He goes under the new name of the Riddle King now, mainly because Nightcrawler is still under the illusion that it is Loki's skull he is using as a footrest. The Riddle King has spent the last couple of years patiently paying off the right, and wrong, people for information on the Fallen King! Ruler of Midgard for eighteen minutes no one has seen Thor since he fell from his Throne of Bones but Loki knows there is a role to play for the brothers brought low because he has heard "the riddle!"

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

AGE OF AVENGERS: A.I.M. 2020

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Written by WARREN ELLIS

Plot by GLOBAL HONORED

Art by KENNETH ROCAFORT

"Engineering the Future"

This is Avengers Idea Mechanics, the most powerful tech corporation in the brave new Avengers world, with exclusive contracts to supply, arm, weaponize, serve and manage the operational systems of Earth's mightiest ruling protectors, aka The Avengers!

This arrangement, however, is not sitting well with A.I.M.'s acting director and CEO, Tony Stark. The opportunity certainly reestablished Stark's fame, rebuilt his reputation as the world's most innovative mind, and made him one of the wealthiest men on the planet after years of personal and financial struggles. To be part of the Avengers again was a chance he could not pass up. But then he saw what this team really stood for. True power truly corrupts. The nail was not his doing, but now he realizes he helped put the hammer in the hands of the very demigods who will seal our freedoms in a box...forever. What kind of hero, what kind of man would let that happen?

[Urgent!]Meeting Invitation Sent to: (COO, Director of Marketing) Pepper.Potts@AIM.org; (V.P. of Arms Division) James.Rhodes@AIM.org; (Research Admin) Maya.Hansen@AIM.org; (IT Director of Development) Harold.Finch@AIM.org; (V.P. of Finance) JR.Ewing@AIM.org; (Director of Operations) Anton.Vanko@AIM.org; Dominick.Cobb@AIM.org; Raylan.Givens@AIM.org; Luke.Cage@H4Hconsulting.com; SnakeE@ArashikageMA.co.jp; TommyS@ArashikageMA.co.jp

Meeting of the Board Notes: Congratulations. As of today we can safely say that we have built this company into the most powerful enterprise of the modern world, well....second most. Now ladies and gentlemen, it is time to use that power, to harness all the expertise in this room, and make the world a better , safer place. A free world for all to share. Today, we begin a new direction. One that I will need the help of each and every person in this room. Because starting now, we have one singular, simple goal. One directive. The only one that matters. We are going to take down The Avengers!

The saga continues next month in Age of Avengers:The Rising Tide 2020

32 PGs./Rated T...$2.99

SHE-HULK, ATTORNEY AT LAW 2020 #12

Written by CHARLES SOULE

Plot by EXCITER

Art by JOE MADUIERA

“SHE HULK 2020: CONTROLLING PRECEDENT”

* + - Age of Avengers Tie-In\*\*\*

5 years later...

When Justice Scalia became unstuck in time, President McCoy appointed her to replace him on the highest bench in the nation. Now, "the Misstro" Jennifer Walters is a Justice of the Supreme Court, and she's already left an indelible mark on American jurisprudence! She's smashed the Second Amendment, removing the right to bear arms (sorry Ursa Major), and rescinded the personhood of corporations in order to strike at her greatest enemies: Power Broker, Inc. and its COO - Professor Steve Urkel! PBI needs to challenge the decision if they want to continue buying elections, so they've plucked Scalia the Conqueror from his atemporal stronghold in the future - and now he wants his seat back! Can the Justice formerly known as She-Hulk balance the scales against the constitutional originalist with the power to alter time, or will she be held in an eternity of contempt?

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

A-FORCE 2020 #6

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Written by GRANT MORRISON

Plot by SHAGGYDOO

Art by FIONA STAPLES

"WATCHERS" part 3 of 3

It's 2020 and A-Force's Watcher views the most important being on Earth in it's most pivotal time. There is peace in the Middle-East. Aquarian has done what countless politicians, kings and armies couldn't do. He has unified all the countries in the region from Israel to Palestine, from Egypt to Syria. Regardless of faith or ethnicity they all recognize Aquarian as both a prophet and a savior. It may have to do with his power of influence over man, land and the environment. Whatever, the reason he may be the most powerful man on the planet and he has millions of devout followers and soldiers that are referred to as ASCENSION. They were once members of powerful world-wide religious sect who worshiped Galuctus and awaited his Revelation and Deliverance, but now they have seen the light of Aquarian. He wants to spread the word throughout the world and he begins with worse placed on Earth, the island of Mandripoor. He has a meeting with the leader of island and the Hand, Lady Mandarin!?! The Watcher has sent A-Force members Power Girl (Danielle Cage), Stature, Spider Gwen, Xena, Jocasta and Binary to eliminate the growing threat Aquarian, but now they have the opportunity to also takedown the crime-lord Lady Mandarin. However there are 3 problems, members of Ascension surround them, Lady Deadpool is the bodyguard/hitman of Lady Mandarin and Squirrel Girl is itching for a fight! CONTINUED![B][B]

32PGS./Rated T $2.99

ANT-MAN BEYOND … 2020! #6

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Written by JAMES ROBINSON

Plot by SHAGGYDOO and xMatt

Art by BRYAN HITCH

“PARTY LIKE IT’S 2020”

It’s pretty much the unspoken rule that parents have to love their kids. But when your kid is leading a resistance movement against super evil, dictatorial Avengers? That’s when you love them even more. The five year gap has seen Scott Lang and his daughter, Cassie Lang, lose contact with her, after he ‘forbade’ her from playing hero.

But when the (still) ant-sized, ant-man, Scott Lang learns that his daughter, a now permanently giant-sized Stature, is in danger, he decides to destroy the Avengers in order to save her life – and the life of her team, A-Force! With the help of his cousin, Lara, the two strike at the heart of the evil Avengers’ operation.

Even if it means his life.

But if it means that it would allow his little, baby girl to grow up to be the giant she was born to be, then it would be worth it.

32PGS./Rated T $2.99

SUPER-GIRL 2020 #1 OF 3

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[B][B][B][B][B] Plotted by SHAGGYDOO

Written by AMY REEDER/ SAM KEITH

Art by SAM KEITH

"OVER AND UNDER"

Like her cousin, she came from a world far away and alien to us. Like her cousin due to her physiology and the environment she has incredible powers. She can fly, has super strength, invulnerability and enhanced senses. Since her legendary cousin has taken on a different role, she now takes the spotlight as one of greatest heroes on Earth, meet Namorita aka SUPER-GIRL. For years Super-Girl has been a staunch defender of both our world and a world under the sea, Atlantis. She also represents the House of Atlantis and is a very vocal member of the Avenger's Parliament.

When a giant-size symbiote lands on Earth, she is there to confront the invader. Communication is useless with the creature called Mother Lode as she has decided to make Earth her nest and feeding ground. First she needs hosts, as many bodies are needed to maintain the giant parasite. She is drawn to laughter like moths to flames. Lucky for Mother Lode an underground comedy club was available to her and voila we have a giant symbiote with a killer sense of humor. Super-Girl must use her wit, incredible powers as well as Atlantis-tech to vanquish the beast. However, Namorita may need aid from one of the Avengers, enter Nova Prime. The duo work in pure Marvel Team-Up style to conquer the predator. While the two worked well together they are both guarded and secretive, however they are both compelled to learn more about each other. As Super-Girl/ Namorita returns home to Atlantis, Nova uses his World-Mind abilities and discovers something shocking. Atlantis was destroyed years ago and all that remains are ruins, today it only exists only in the mind of Namorita!!!

32pgs/Rated T.../$2.99

IRON MAN #18

Written by BRIAN K. VAUGHAN with NIC PIZZOLATTO

Plot by GLOBAL HONORED

Art by DAVID MAZZUCCHELLI

Holiday "Santa Suit Mark 1.0" Variant Cover by PHIL NOTO

"Stark Incarcerated" (Part 3 of 3)

* Note: Year 2015

The Great Escape! Tony and Vanko use the distraction of a full scale super-villain prison riot to make their way to the Vault's rooftop observatory, along with their kidnapped foil Ghost. With a little engineering ingenuity (Go Team "Criminal" Genius!) they unlock Ghost's tech to penetrate the facility's weakest spot. Now all they have to do is scale down the 1000 foot drop to safety. Any bright ideas, geniuses? If they needed any extra motivation, Warden Justine Hammer and The Corrupter's angry mob have just made it roof side, and neither want to see our "heroes" make it out alive.

Free as a bird, Tony and Vanko go into hiding, super-convicts on the loose. Stark held up his end of the deal, now it is time for Vanko to pay up before they go their separate ways.

"The man who did this to you Tony Stark, he came to AIM wanting our help to set you up. But we knew not to trust him. Obviously he found what he was looking for elsewhere. He choreographed your fall brilliantly. Sewing doubt in the minds of the world about their Avenger heroes. About you. He the great designer. He the smart one in the family. Since you lost everything, who gained? Maybe it's beyond my comprehension or concern but let me ask you this smart guy, if you were looking for someone to blow up a great building, destroy a city...the last person you'd expect would be the the one who lived there, right? That's genius. He what they say, played you man. Played everyone. It's biblical, Cain and Abel. The man you are looking for...is Stark, Gregory Stark!

Dakota North goes undercover as Tyler Durden's new plaything "Marla", mixing with the remnants of Project Mayhem in the squalor of their LA branch underground HQ. There she uncovers a clue: What is Inception Services? Next stop: London!

For Tony Stark, this is rock bottom. He's a fugitive, a criminal, painted as the villain behind the attack on Chicago. His fortune is gone. His reputation shattered. His breathe smells like whiskey and now he stands outside Gregory Stark's gated mansion with a loaded gun in his hand. This is the decision he can never come back from and yet what else is there for him? Then a voice whispers from the shadows. "This is not the way. You are a man of honor, Stark. Your friends have said as much. My brother says as much. If it is vengeance you seek, then there is another way. Come with us and we will take down Gregory Stark, together." So says the Ninja in white with the familiar tattoo.

To be continued next month, putting a whole new spin on "The man with the IRON fist."

32 PGs./Rated T...$2.99

BLACK PANTHER: KING OF THE DEAD #18

Plot BY MARVELL2100

Written By CHRISTOPHER PRIEST

Art By ADI GRANOV

NuNation: Acts of Vengeance!

"Zulu Dawn" Part 2

War on Wakanda! KHAN has declared war on the Inhumans and all of humanity and one of his main targets is the BLACK PANTHER! His top lieutenant MARKUS ZULU has taken control of the African nation of Niganda and turned it into a technological powerhouse!! He plans to use Niganda as the weapon to destroy Wakanda! As MARKUS leads his forces in an all-out assault, T'CHALLA and SHURI gather the Wakandan military and meets ZULU head on! But while these two powerful nations clash, another force is about to enter the fray! The NuHuman SERPENTOR, head of the Serpent Cult is headed towards Wakanda to settle an old score with the Black Panther Cult!

32 PGS./Rated M: Mature Readers Only...$2.99

THE FALCON & NOMAD #18

Written By NICK SPENCER

Art By MARCO CHECCETO

Plot BY MARVELL2100

NuNation: Acts of Vengeance!

"The Killing Fields" Part 6

It's a showdown in the town of Roswell, NM between the NuHuman Khan and the immortal John Apostle with Falcon, Nomad and John Wraith caught in the middle It is a battle for the NuHumans Scourge and The Crying Man, who are both controlled by Apostle! Khan wants them back and now comes face to face with Apostle and he's brought an army to get them back! But will that be enough against Scourge and The Crying Man who remain loyal to Apostle? What can Sam, Rikki and Wraith do to stop the bloodshed and save the town of Roswell? And why is Apostle smiling when all odds are against him? Next Issue: Blood Bath!

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

CAPTAIN AMERICA #17

Plotted by BANEOFKINGS

Written by JAMES ROBINSON

Art by ETHAN VAN SCIVER

“BIDIDNG STARTS AT” Part Three of Four “ENEMY AT THE GATES”

Theme Song: Hanni El Khatib - Will The Guns Come Out?

Jack Harkness and a temporarily depowered Steve Rogers go on a trip back down memory lane as Captain America finds himself revisiting the past in Brooklyn as the Rogue Agents sent after their tale recruit a lethal, and mysterious assassin to do the job for them. However, Steve has a trick of his own up his sleeve, and has called in Bucky Barnes, the Winter Soldier, for a sniper on sniper battle in the streets of Brooklyn. But when the identity of the sniper who targets Steve is discovered, things take an entirely different turn.

32pgs/Rated T.../$2.99

THE MAGNIFICENT MS. MARVEL #6

Written by G. WILLOW WILSON

Plot by MYETCHE

Art by TAKESHI MIYAZAWA

"KILLER APP" (Part 2 of 3)

They call themselves "The Wake Up Call", a group of computer programmers and hackers who claim that superheroes have rendered society incapable of doing anything for themselves. Which is why they're going to prove a point by hacking into phones and sneaking in apps that gather private and very personal data from their users, then leak it all out to the world to create a crisis no superhero can ever hope to resolve. Kamala needs to figure out where they've got the data stored before they put every dirty little secret out on the Internet (possibly even her own secret identity), but how can she handle an adversary who's got eyes and ears in the phones of every person in Jersey City. Oh, one more thing... they have also hacked some of The Inventor's drones to harass her further, but no pressure.

32PGS./Rated T $2.99

HYDRA-COBRA WAR #4 of 4 \*\*\*Limited Series\*\*\*

Written by LARRY HAMA & NICK SPENCER

Plot by EXCITER

Art by JAMIE McKELVIE

“HAIL COBRA”

The greatest war between snake-themed super-terrorist organizations in recorded history reaches its unbelievable conclusion! HYDRA and COBRA have pulled out all the stops, each inflicting grievous wounds upon the other - but has this struggle weakened them both too much to ever effectively achieve the world domination they so zealously desire? Cobra Commander is a prideful egotist, but Baron Strucker's brand of evil has always been more practical. We all knew this war could end with only one organization standing, but no one would have predicted what happens here! Behold the genesis of a horrific new union and the peace treaty that leads to the ascension of its insidious leader... Hydra Commander!

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

SECRET AVENGERS #5

Written by MATT FRACTION

Plot by EXCITER

Art by DANIEL ACUNA

“WIDOWMAKERS” Part One “IRRECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES”

The Red Room began as a Soviet training program designed to produce highly skilled special agents - the Black Widows. After the fall of the U.S.S.R., most of the program's directors went independent and began selling their services to the highest bidder. They are the Widowmakers, and today, HYDRA is the highest bidder! Natasha Romanoff has worked tirelessly for years to track down and eliminate these Widowmakers; she can't allow them to continue turning innocent girls into emotionless killers – like they did to her. She's finally found them, but it'll take all the Secret Avengers to bust up their latest transaction and prevent Hydra Commander from obtaining the services of, count 'em, 23 new Widows!

Hawkeye is at ease with the team, having routed out the traitor in their midst - Werewolf by Night. But Hawkeye's about to find out that he couldn't have been more wrong when Natasha, Fury, and the others walk into a trap sprung by the real traitor - Hawkeye's wife, Laura Barton - secretly the deep-cover operative, Purple Widow! Their only hope? The man they falsely accused! Can Werewolf by Night save the Secret Avengers or will this betrayal prove insurmountable? And if Hawkeye survives, who gets custody of the kids?

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

SNAKE EYES: REAL AMERICAN HERO #10

Written by CHUCK DIXON

Plot by EXCITER

Art by JEROME OPEÑA

“SCARS AND STRIPES” Part One “BLACK SNAKE DOWN”

This is it! Snake Eyes' ex-girlfriend Scarlett has brought him the evidence he needs to expose Gregory Stark as the leader of the Secret Empire - and the man responsible for the helicopter explosion that scarred him so long ago! Can the real American hero finally bring the Secret Emperor to justice?

Meanwhile, following the stunning conclusion of HYDRA-COBRA WAR, the two terroristic entities have unified under one banner and one leader - the diabolical Hydra Commander! But Storm Shadow, already holding strained loyalty to Cobra, cannot abide an alliance with HYDRA's ninja affiliates, the Hand. Now a target of both the good guys and the bad guys, who can he turn to for help?

And as Hydra Commander settles into his new position of power, the former Cobra Commander decides that HYDRA needs its own Secret Avengers. So who better than the anti-American Liberators? The renegade team's rite of initiation: killing Jacob Fury!

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

TAKE A.I.M. #18 2020

Written by DENNIS HOPELESS

Plot by EXCITER

Art by SEAN MURPHY

“ADVANCED IDEA MAN AND THE 2020 VISION: WAKE UP SHEEPLE!”

* + - Age of Avengers Tie-In\*\*\*

5 years later...

He is Advanced Idea Man. With his highly sophisticated suit of armor, designed only for heroics, George Tarleton wages a clandestine physical and cyber war against the totalitarian regime that suppresses the freedom of the global proletariat! With his "Heavy Mettle" teammates Ghost, Baymax, "Detroit Steel" Sasha Hammer, and her husband, the Decepticon Starscream, Advanced Idea Man has blackened the proverbial eyes of the authoritarian Avengers on more than one occasion - be it by leaking secret information concerning egregious civil rights abuses or freeing prisoners subject to "enhanced interrogation." But can the man once known as M.O.D.O.K. accomplish his most ambitious freedom-fighting act of rebellion yet - shutting down the ubiquitous "Vision" surveillance network that monitors all activity on the planet? Not if the Maestro has anything to say about it!

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

THUNDERBOLTS! #5

Written by MATT FRACTION

Plot by EXCITER

Art by DANIEL ACUNA

“THORSDAY BLOODY THORSDAY” Part Two “DEADPOOL'S BACK AND YOU'RE GONNA BE IN TROUBLE”

Kansas City is now Fólkvangr, capital of New Asgard and seat of the King - Modi Thorson. Guy's basically a trust fund baby, inheriting all his power from his God parents. But I guess he's earning it now, because he's really whipped the rural Fólks into a religious fervor (Baby Jebus is powerless against him!). Our first attempt to oust Modi wasn't exactly a rip-roarious success. Juggernaut got roflstomped by Nul the Black Hulk (say something racist now, Hulk Hogan, I dare you!), and I got ripped in half - physically and emotionally - because my girlfri... frie... associate Jane "Deadpool" Vasko, betrayed us to side with Modi! (Why Painkiller, why?). Well, eff that because I'm taking my mantle back (suck it, diversity)! Wade Wilson is Deadpool again, and I'm leading the Thunderbolts to stomp Kansas City like the Mets couldn't in the World Series! Might be a little hard though, with the city now magically floating in the air and all... Think Nick Fury will let me borrow a hellicarrier? Better not ask him then! It'll be like “Siege” and Waco rolled into one - but funnier!

Meanwhile, Starscream and "Detroit Steel" Sasha Hammer have been hooking up. He's an alien robot in disguise, so why and/or how did her pregnancy test show positive? (Should've wrapped up that spark!). Moonstone finds out and is sworn to secrecy, but when has she ever kept her word?

32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99

S.H.I.E.L.D. '60 #5 \*recommissioned\*

Written by ED BRUBAKER

Plot by GLOBAL HONORED

Art by J.H. WILLIAMS III

Variant Cover by DAVID MACK

“THE NEW WORLD DISORDER”

The Secret Empire has been revealed. The Super-Criminal Organizations with intentions of world domination have conglomerated. There is no more HYDRA, SPECTRE, COBRA, SMERSH, Maggia, Hand individually any longer. Now they form a united front of terror. Never has humanity needed SHIELD and it's allies more. Freedom is at one minute to midnight!

Nick Fury's forces survived atomic danger and a Kaiju crisis last issue (Much thanks to Namor and the Atlanteans!) but now face their most dangerous challenge yet - the worldwide threat of The Secret Empire. They must split up and span the globe to uncover the secrets of the empire.

Monte Carlo: James Bond, Peggy Carter and Howard Stark are assigned to infiltrate a former SMERSH base turned gambler's paradise for leads. Martinis and cards have always been 007's forte but he has never run up against a Bond Girl quite like Natasha Romanova....

The Contessa and Gabe Jones work with Namor to investigate a small string of mountainous Pacific Islands with dark rumors. Missing boats. Toxic waters. Dead sea life abound. And markings, a symbol of...a Cobra?

Fury and Dum Dum follow the trail of Zemo and the traitor Alexander Pierce in search for their warbuddy Aldo Raine (Zemo's castaway - unknowingly, see last issue.) But are they too late? What if the Nazi scalpin' Apache from Maynardville turns....dare I say....Aldo the Nazi?

Next Issue: Black Widow's Kiss, Serpent Kings and Heil Aldo?

32 PGs./Rated T...$2.99

NEW AGENTS OF ATLAS #18

Written by DAVID LISS

Plot by MARVELL2100

Art by STEFANO CASELLI

NuNation: Acts Of Vengeance!

"ATLAS DOWN!" Part Two

* Chaos rules over ATLAS! The team of James Strongbow, Ana Kraven and Romany Wisdom have teamed up with The Falcon and Nomad, who are caught in the middle of a battle between the NuHuman Khan and Strongbow's immortal enemy John Apostle! The fight is for control of the serial killers Scourge and The Crying Man! But no matter who wins, the loser will be ATLAS!
* Agent Jimmy Woo and Ward Strongbow are in Singapore, on the trail of the HYDRA assassin Afro Samurai, who is responsible for the death of Director Gyrich! HYDRA has dealt a crippling blow to ATLAS from which they may never recover! Can they bring his killer to justice or will HYDRA have the final victory?
* In London, a special ATLAS team lead by Marcus Fury meets with the British super-heroine Spitfire to track down one of HYDRA's most dangerous leaders, Baron Blood! It was one of the last missions given out by Gyrich before his death as he believed that Blood was planning something major! As Fury and his team of Chymera and Dark Angel along with Spitfire search the long abandoned Farnsworth Keep, instead of finding Baron Blood, they come face to face with an enhanced kill team led by the Super Soldier Nuke!

32 PGS./Rated M: Mature Readers Only...$2.99

DAUGHTERS OF THE DRAGON #12

Written By CULLEN BUNN

Plot By MARVELL2100

Art By EMMA VICELLI & NICK DRAGOTTA

NuNation: Acts Of Vengeace!

"THE LONG DARK ROAD!" Part Six

Nimrod is back with a vengeance and is ready to complete the job he was created to do by Roxxon: kill the NuHuman known as Khan! Roxxon has been preparing for Khan's arrival and created the ultimate weapon to remove a thorn in their plans! Colleen Wing, Leiko Wu and Paladin, learning about the whole Nimrod/NuHuman project, have decided to track the hi-tech killer to get to the bottom of everything. Meanwhile, Misty Knight, White Fox and Lotus have trailed Khan's NuHuman lover Sarah Manning, the lone survivor of Project:Orphan Black to Genosha! There they hide, hoping to get a message to the rest of the superheroes, when they are discovered by one of Khan's most devoted lieutenants - the deadly Reaper! Is this the end for Misty and co.?

32 PGS./Rated M: Mature Readers Only...$2.99

AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. #7

Written by MATT FRACTION

Art by OLIVIER COIPEL

LONDON CALLING “Part Three of Four “VIRUS”

Theme Song: The Human Beinz - Nobody But Me

Grant Ward is reunited with the Agents of SHIELD team for a mission when both sides realise that they have to work together to stop the origin behind the creation of the Hecate Virus before more gets spread. Robert Gonzalez, recognising the dangerous problem, is willing to work together with UNIT and IMF to stop the outbreak, but as tempers flare between him, Coulson and Kate Lethbridge-Stewart of UNIT, things start to play more and more unwittingly into the hands of HYDRA. Meanwhile, Melinda May gets asked for an unexpected mission with Ethan Hunt after he took Reddington’s advice to head into the shadows in last month’s Mission Impossible. Find out where he goes next in this month’s issue!

“THE BOURNE ACADEMY” Part One of Two

In a backup from Matt Fraction & Coipel that introduces Jason Bourne to the Age of Marvels Universe in a special origin story, follow Bourne on his first mission into SHIELD’s elite Academy. As Bourne befriends young freshmen students Leo Fitz and Jenna Simmons, he finds the first testing of his loyalties between the organization that he works for and SHIELD. However, as he discovers HYDRA lurking within SHIELD’s walls, newly formed trust begins to break down as Bourne becomes public enemy number one, framed for a crime he didn't commit!

32 PGs/Rated T...$2.99

THE BUGLE #17 \*\*\*CONCLUDED IN RALPH G. FAKE: THE LEGAL EAGLE #10 THIS MONTH\*\*\*

Written by DAN SLOTT

Plot by HIGHWAYGUY

Art by DAVE JOHNSEN

"BUGLE VS. EAGLE" Part Three "HEADLINE/DEADLINE"

Court is in session! It's Joe Robertson and the Avenging Attorney-At-Law Jennifer Walters versus Ralph G. Fake (wheelchair and all) and every two-bit villain that Spider-Man has quipped about. And the fate of the Daily Bugle hangs in the balance as Fake and army of Z-listers sue New York's finest tabloid rag for all it's worth. Ms. Walters proves her worth as she blows fiddled stories by Doctor Bong, Gamecock, 8-Ball, and even the Legal Eagle himself. But as good as she is, even she struggles to argue against Fake's star witness… J. Jonah Jameson himself! Seemingly back from the dead and armed with a bitterness to destroy the Bugle forever!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

RALPH G. FAKE: THE LEGAL EAGLE #10 \*\*\*READ ALL ABOUT IT! BUGLE VS. EAGLE CONCLUSION!\*\*\*

Written by CHARLES SOULE

Plot by HIGHWAYGUY

Art by MARCIO TAKARA

"BUGLE VS. EAGLE" Part FOUR "Z-RISING"

The gavel comes crashing down! They did it. Fake and his band of hasbeens and neverbeens have conquered the odds and taken the Daily Bugle for everything, even the much idolized Flatiron Building, once known as the Bugle Building. As Joe Robertson and co move out, Ralph and his Legal Eagle team move into the newly christened Eagle's Nest Building. As the old saying goes he who laughs last laughs hardest. (and ol' Dr. Bob Doom has a chuckle to himself when he saw where his new dentist surgery would be) Now, first item on the agenda: call the new Z-Cabal to order! The Z-listers are rising. The dawn of the SUPERIOR FOES begins!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

AVENGERS FOR HIRE #11

Written by ANDY DIGGLE

Plot by HIGHWAYGUY

Art by IAN CHURCHILL

"A HERO AT HOME"

Make yourself at home, Avengers! Since having their headquarters blown up by an unknown foe, Avengers For Hire have been unable to get their feet on the ground. But an offer from Kate Bishop, the young heroine known as Hawkeye, proves too good to pass up. Permanent residence at her apartment building located in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, with only one or two stipulations. One - Kate Bishop becomes the newest member of A4H. (A no-brainer as every Avengers team needs an Avenging Archer) Two - earn your keep. So as Hawkeye embarks on her first adventure with the team, thwarting the villainous Quicksand at industrial espionage, Luke Cage remains behind to be the building's handy man. Sweet Christmas!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

SHADOWLANDERS #2

Written by ED BRUBAKER

Plot by HIGHWAYGUY

Art by MATTEO SCALERA

"KNOW YOUR ENEMY"

Just how can an experienced group of heroes struggle against a street-level thug like Bloodshed? The answer to that question is easy to Ghost Rider and his new crew. The rising darkness. But the who, how and why still remains a mystery. A man of money and resources is needed to bolster the team's approach. Luckily, they know of such a man looking for a new gig Enter Night Thrasher, former Avenger For Hire, multi-millionaire and hero of the shadows of New York. His first task is to find a way to defeat the rampaging Bloodshed!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

UNION JACK & SPITFIRE #3

Written by PAUL GRIST

Plot by HIGHWAYGUY

Art by PAUL GRIST

"UPPER ELEGANCE & WORKING WIT"

Union Jack, Spitfire and Dai Thomas encounter the symbiote-vampire hybrid known as Hunger but to no avail. All known weaknesses of both alien and supernatural elements of the creature are gone. Sunlight. Sonic vibrations. Useless. However, during the raging battle inside Falsworth Manor, Union Jack finds his answer. Hunger's failed attempt to feast upon his partner, Spitfire, has left it ravenous. The insatiable appetite of both symbiote and vampire burns the creature's power twice as fast. A plan is formed. Barrage Hunger with everything they have, verbally and physically, until the thing falls. Nothing can go wrong. Well, except for the arrival of Baron Blood and the formation of his all-new super-vampire squad THE BAT PACK!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

FANTASTIC FOUR #19

Written By JONATHAN HICKMAN

Plot By MARVELL2100

Art By NICOLA SCOTT

Man Out of Time! Part 2

The future man MR SPOCK travels back to NYC with JOHNNY, BEN and WYATT! Most of Spock's equipment was destroyed in his crash to Earth so he needs the tech in the Baxter Building to track down this mysterious fugitive! But why hasn't SPOCK mentioned the name of the person he's after? What secret could he be keeping? Meanwhile, SUE and REED invite the brightest young minds from around the globe to join their newest endeavor, the FUTURE FOUNDATION! Their purpose? Scientific exploration and the gathering of knowledge for the betterment of mankind! And their first mission could possibly their last one, a full exploration of the NEGATIVE ZONE!

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

WAR OF KINGS #18

Written BY JOSHUA DYSART

Plot BY MARVELL2100

Art By DAVID MARQUEZ

The Truth Shall Set You Free...Or Kill You! Part 2 \*FINAL ISSUE!\*

The new alliance between Earth, Xandar, Galador and the Kree will be put to the test as the Skrulls have quit the Intergalactic Council and begun an aggressive campaign to conquer the border planets! There's also the threat of the Universal Church whose influence begin to spread throughout the galaxy. Now with RICHARD RIDER along with STAR-LORD and half the Guardians MIA, the job is that much harder for the alliance members! And what is going on in the Shi'ar Empire since the fall of the Spartax? D'Ken an Deathbird have imposed blackout conditions since taking over the Shi'ar again! Can Ronan, Crystal, Star Shine and Gail Runciter keep the peace in the galaxy before everything falls into chaos? To be continued in the pages of NOVA CORP and GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY.

32 PGS./Rated T+...$299

NOVA CORPS #18

Written By CARLOS PACHECO

Plot By MARVELL2100

Art By MIKE MCKONE

Changing of the Guard! Part 2

Rumors of Badoon attacks along the outer planets of the Andromeda Galaxy has the Nova Corps on high alert! New NOVA PRIME Robbie Rider leads Pyo and a team of Centurians to investigate and what they find is devastating! Is it really the Badoon or is there another force at work here? Gail Runciter and Crystal begin focusing on the spread of the Universal Church of Truth throughout the quadrant and the threat they pose to the stability of the region. Meanwhile, Moondragon, Cosmo, Madgalene and Star-Hawk seek the Corps assisstance in finding their missing teammates. However, with the Corps spread so thin, they can offer very little help. But they are able to give them an old derelict ship they found abandoned in a galaxy far, far away. It's name, the MILLENIUM FALCON!

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

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #18

Written By MALCOLM JONES

Plot By MARVELL2100

Art By AARON LOPRESTI

Planetary! Part 3

Lilandra and her team of Guardians along with the Guardians of the future have finally found safe shelter from the harsh elements and the Akrid on E.D.N. IV! They discovered some sort of imperialist ship that looks like it crashed on the planet ages ago. While much of the ship is severely damaged, there are some parts that are still functional like life support. Lilandra has Mantis continue to see if she can reach out to find the missing Star-Lord. Meanwhile thousands of miles away, the Akrid gather to hunt their elusive prey when they are suddenly hit by a powerful blast! Many are killed and the rest scatter as they watch a powerful warship pass overhead! The Badoon have arrived on one of their hidden bases! You can guess what will happen once they find the Guardians!

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

QUASAR & THE INFINITY WATCH#12

Written by ROGER STERN

Plot by MCGAFFER & MARVELL2100

Art by KAARE ANDREWS

Ultimate chaos fueled by incredible forces has spread across the universe and it has attracted unwanted attention! The Doctor holds this mysterious Stone that makes a sound just like the TARDIS that only he can hear and ponders what it's significance is to the beings that have approached him. The Ivory Kings request an audience with the Infinity Watch and have sent the Builders to formally invite them, or informally drag them. Can the Doctor talk his way out of this one or is this meeting far too much temptation for the Time Lord? The new Quasar watches from a distance as the Watch are approached and makes her plans, one of those stones is hers and for the sake of the universe she'll go through anyone to claim it. Meanwhile Sonath contemplates if he has managed to fool existence itself? Does he truly control the forces behind the Stones, has he wrested infinity from it's own grasp without it even realising? The time to build is over, a new time approaches...

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

HIGH EVOLUTIONARY#12

Written By DOUG MOENCH

Plot By MCGAFFER

Art By PAUL GULACY

Mistress White Noise has her King, the High Evolutionary! And now he will use the white noise powered Phalanx to convert the universe into the void from which she came. That is unless someone is foolhardy enough to try and sacrifice themselves to stop this new power couple. The Knights of Wundagore fancy still being around tomorrow so not them! But they do have an alternative, a child clone of Wyndham to face his adult self! A child High Evolutionary who must somehow convince the current King of the Void that his experiment has hit a dead end! And of course the Brood Evolutionary isn't quite done yet - He's brought some friends to this fight! The Brood, champions for the galaxy?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

SILVER SURFER #18

Written By CHRISTOS GAGE

Plot By MARVELL2100

Art By DUSTIN WEAVER

Love, Death and the Power Cosmic! Part 2

The hunt for The Magus and Shalla Bal begins! The Surfer travels deep into territory controlled by the Universal Church of Truth in search of his beloved! He's travelled to world after world and still he can find no trace of the madman or Shalla Bal! And the dread thought that races through his mind: what does the Magus want with her? Far on the other side of the universe, High Cardinal Baron Karza continues the Inquisition on behalf of the Church! You have a choice, believe or die! Firelord and Frankie Raye are on the trail of Karza hoping to end the terror he has created across the galaxy! But unknown to all, another threat is about to enter our universe. The Black Priests have come to our dimension in search of an ancient artifact lost to them long ago! And they will destroy anyone who gets in their way!

32 PGS./Rated M: Mature Readers Only...$2.99

FUTURE IMPERFECT #11

Written By DAN ABNETT

Plot By MARVELL2100

Art By KHARI EVANS

NuNation: Acts of Vengeance!

"All My Futures Destroyed!" Part 5 The Doom-Killers!

The NuHuman Khan has assembled a team together to eliminate one of his biggest threats and potential rivals, Doo 2099! Meet The Doom-Killers: Talon, Myst, Mercury, Carbon, Granite and Totem! In the Himalayas, it's Black Cabinet vs Black Order as Thane and Attuma battle Proxima Midnight and Corvus Glaize for the Aegis! Whoever win this will earn a valuable prize for their master! But exactly who are Midnight and Glaize working for? Back on Planet Doom, Victor and Alyssa Moy are preparing his next move when the base is attacked by the Doom-Killers! As powerful as Victor is he will soon be overwhelmed by a team designed to beat him! Doom is on the edge of defeat when another player crashes the battle! Number Six has arrived and she has one thing on her mind: Kill Doom!

32 PGS./Rated M: Mature Readers Only...$2.99

THE INHUMANS #18

Written By ROBERT VENDETTI

Plot By MARVELL2100

Art By MARK BROOKS

NuNation: Acts of Vengeance!

Last of the Inhumans! Part 2

New Attilan is under attack! Khan has unleashed an army of NuHumans to wipe out the entire Inhuman race! It's up to Medusa, the Royal Family and her son Achilles to save Attilan and the Inhumans from utter destruction! But the numbers are too great to overcome and new Attilan is on the brink of falling! Soon, Medusa and Achilles are captured along with other members of the Royal Family and are quickly brought to Genosha before Khan! Of all of the people Khan despises, he hates the Inhumans the most for allowing everything to befall his people! Now he stands ready to make them pay! But there's one person missing who has yet to feel his wrath! Where is Black Bolt!

32 PGS./Rated M: Mature Readers Only...$2.99

DOOM #18

Written by NEIL GAIMAN

Art by CLAYTON CRAIN

Plot by MCGAFFER

The Marquis of Death is the last surviving Doom! The one that sits on his gilded throne on the moon is something else, he is more then sure of that and he must right this wrong in all of Doom's names! Victor von Doom knew there would be repercussions from his extermination of all of his inferior selves and is more then ready to face this challenge. Doom, ruler of a new Hell and new Heaven will take on the Doom thousands of years old and practiced in lore that his other self cannot even fathom exists! An old title is up for grabs, that of the Sinister Supreme! But not just of this world, all of existence! Who is the most sinister Doom of all?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

CABAL #18

Written by DANIEL WAY

Art by FRANK CHO

Plot by MCGAFFER

Captain Skull leads the armies of United Europe and their allies against the essence of Extinction in a suicidal battle designed for one purpose - a distraction! Untold thousands will die just so the Maestro, Dracula and Morgan Le Fay can follow Gandalf the Gray into the abyss itself to retrieve the Molecule Man from within the folds of Extinction! Captain Skull though is rather getting into his moment here and can smell victory, will he risk his entire army and lead them to massacre against a superior opponent. Well if that Verdamnt Captain could do it all of those years ago against his superior forces why not him? Follow your Captain boys, he's right behind you!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

THE WATCH #16

Written by JAMES O'BARR

Plot by MCGAFFER

Art by ESAD RIBIC

Roland Deschain and Mephisto fight hand to hand over the mysterious and powerful artifact - God's own hammer, The Fallen Star! While Buffy starts to sink under the weight of the Nihilists onslaught. Only one thing can save them now, Hell-Boy! Well he's going to arrest them too, especially as he has come to drag Buffy back to his reality to answer for her crimes. First things first, punch that devil looking bloke in the face until he changes colour. Then take the cowboy's hat, that look is classic, plus Halloween's coming up! Then he stops this crazed mob of idiots from ripping the Slayer limb from limb, so that he can rip her limb from limb. Job's a good 'un!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

GOD SQUAD #18

Written by KURT BUSIEK

Plot by MCGAFFER

Art by STEVE DILLON

Hercules and the rest of the God Squad have managed to recruit the Fallen Gods from the beginnings of the Hyborian Age! Unfortunately they've taken a little bit of a wrong turn in their journey back through time and have landed in the 70's! Well a bit of sight-seeing never hurt anyone so Herc decides to show these barbarian Gods what the era of free-love was like....so after causing the Three Mile Island event! It was a whole thing with the Cockroach God wanting to eat all of Earth's radioactive material and then letting her children consume the world, Hercules, and one too many barrels of Olympia's finest! It's time for them to face Mikaboshi for the fate of every God, will the ones that never got to live save their conquerers?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

GUNSLINGER #18

* + - Introducing the newest additions to the Supernatural Line - The Winchester Brothers\*\*\*

Written by STEPHEN KING

Art by LEINAL FRANCIS YU

Plot by MCGAFFER

Sam and Dean Winchester just wanted answers, namely "Where the bloody hell are we?" Sam now finds himself captive and at the mercy of a young hot gunslinger who appears to have shot dead an entire town in some arcane ritual. One that hasn't worked because even the demons aren't going near this bat shit crazy cowgirl! Dean finds himself holding a flaming, talking pumpkin who keeps insisting that he used to have a body but the little witch took it from him before using him as a torch to light her way through a myriad of hell's (oh and by the way that little trip caused her to have to use a bit of magic which has brought some daddy issues to the surface and if your very lucky HE will never find out that you exist and are hunting daddy's little girl with a loaded glock)

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

MIDNIGHT SONS #18

Written by MIKE RAICHT

Plot by MCGAFFER

Art by CLAY MANN

Brother NoHooDoo isn't impressed at his new restrictions, nor his new nickname. Use your magic big guy, you've never been more powerful but then again the forces of magic have never been more corrupted! Perhaps you should just let the Yokai take back Japan, after all it was their's first. The Son's are not completely defenceless though, the Midnight Daughters show that you don't need magic to keep mischievous spirits in their place, all you need is a big gun and an even bigger sword! Jennifer Kale and Red Sonja show the Sons how it's done the only way they can!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

Magik #18

Written by KIERON GILLEN

Plot by SUNOFDARKCHILD

Art by BILL SIENKIEWICZ

"Prodigal Part 2"

Limbo is being torn apart by a demon revolt. Those demons that remember Belasco's rule fondly have joined Witchfire's cause. With her enemy's strength growing and her own shrinking, Illyana has no choice but to face Witchfire in open combat. But Witchfire has left nothing to chance, and the battle is a trap even a demon sorceress cannot escape from.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

THE DEFENDERS 2020 #18

Written by MIKE MIGNOLA

Plot by EXCITER

Art by SALVADOR LARROCA

“DEFENDERS 2020: THE FOUNDATION OF THE HOUSE OF SECRETS” Part One “THAT LITTLE REBEL INSIDE YOU”

* + - Age of Avengers Tie-In\*\*\*

5 years later...

It seems like an eternity ago that the Dark Dimension War came to an end with the vanquishing of the Dread Dormammu. Out of the ashes of destruction wrought in that conflict arose the House of Secrets, or the “HoS” for short, an Avengers affiliated mystical parliament lead by the King of Hell himself - Dr. Strange. With the HoS defending the realms from otherworldly threats, a new era of unprecedented order has come to Earth, K'ai, Eternia, Sanctuary, Hell, Weirdworld, and even the Dark Dimension itself. But too much of anything is not a good thing - and freedom is often the first victim of security. A rebellion has festered, intent on bringing back some of that good old fashioned chaos! Founding Avenger Maestro's regime is threatened by the usual suspects – Advanced Idea Man, Giganto, Wong and the Mothra Larvae – but also by two particularly troublesome rebels whom he never expected – Marplan Lexapro and Bodie Righteous, the blue and bronze hulks! How did they split from the Maestro again after all the effort he put into reassembling his personas? That's a question he demands Strange and the HoS find out... But is Strange even really who he claims to be? See what happens when Norrin Radd uncovers a secret so grand that it might just topple the very foundation that the House of Secrets is built upon!

32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99

INGLORIOUS BASTERDS/NEXTWAVE XMAS BELLS ISSUE

Written By JIM STERANKO

Plot By MCGAFFER

Art By HERB TRIMPE

What the hell has Squirrel Girl put in the Eggnog? Can we really be seeing Santa working for the Nazi's? Aw, hell no! This isn't sitting right with the teams, in fact NextWave have history with the fatman (well, will have had history once they get back to their own time! Yeah, how is that going to happen again? Anyone actually working on that?) coal in their stockings!? That didn't go down well and that's when we had the Rockall vs Noth Pole incident that SHIELD had to send half a dozen helicarriers to contain and the FF to put right the anomalies created! No one makes Spider-Pig cry and gets away with it, the Captain found that out after the strategically placed webbing and laxative sandwich incident. Of course Santa could be being tricked or controlled, best we go slap him until we find out what's what!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

HELLBOY AND THE B.P.R.D. VS THE SUPERNATURAL LINE#4\*\*\*mini-series\*\*\*

Written By MIKE MIGNOLA

Plot By MCGAFFER

Art By MIKE MIGNOLA

The Ogdru Jahad start breaking through into reality as Grigori Rasputin uses the corrupted Slayer axe to control his legions of mutated Slayers in breaking down the barriers between realms. HellBoy and his team finally realize how they have been used (mainly as a returning from the future Liz Sherman slapped him round the head and finally made him listen) and face an unstoppable army of Slayers, the most powerful sorcerer on their world and a bunch of Hell Gods entering reality. Luckily HellBoy has been stocking the cells with a virtual army which Abe Sapien and Gandalf have freed. Here comes the Supernatural Community of Buffy's adopted world. What odd's do we give Hellboy's team now that he's backed up with the likes of Gandalf, Buffy, Hercules, Hulk, Dr. Strange, Dracula, Ghost Rider, Ian McNee, the Winchester Brothers, Roland Deschain, Man-Thing, Brother Voodoo, Red Sonja and more...Of course should they survive this all of them want a word or three with HellBoy but that's an ass-kicking for another time!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

HULK 2020 #17

Written by WARREN ELLIS

Plot by SHAGGYDOO

Art by ANDY KUBERT

"SELF-DESTRUCTION" PART 1 OF 4

Many years ago a scientist was caught at ground zero while saving the life of another. Instead of the explosion killing him it made him into a monster. However, what it really did was unleash the beast and the "monster" was inside him all along.

In 2015, another scientist who viewed himself as a "leader" and who was alot madder revealed a startling revelation. The gamma bomb had not only birth the Hulk but split the scientist into 2 duplicate beings, a genetic twin created in destruction. One was burned beyond recognition and suffered in pain with countless surgeries. The other became as strong and powerful as he could imagine. He became one of greatest scientist on Earth, joined the greatest heroes the Avengers and became engaged to the woman of his dreams. Meanwhile, the other was given an offer he couldn't refuse a chance to "reclaim" his life and become just as powerful as his "twin". The Grey Hulk was born and he went down a very different path than the other.

In 2020. Mr. Fixit controls gambling, the black market, arms trafficking, protection and enforcing. He is the Kingpin of the underworld and has organized are criminal activity. He and his family have eliminated the Maggia and all their enemies. All except one, he wants the man who has stolen his life. He wants the Avenger now called the Maestro and even if it means risking everything, he's ready for a war!

32PGS./Rated T $2.99

BROTHERHOOD OF MUTANTS #18

Plotted by BANEOFKINGS

Written by MATT KINDT & JAMES TYNION IV

Art by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA & RAFAEL ABUQUERQUE

“SON OF A PREACHER MAN” Part Four of Four “ZERO DAY”

Theme Song: David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes

A prelude to next month’s THE CITY RUNS RED!

All chances of peace lie in the ashes of the bridge that was destroyed when Heisenberg & Boyd Crowder declared war on the X-Men, their hatred of mutants intensified by the death of one of their own at the perceived hands of Mystique. Alex Summers, wounded and in Hospital, is forced to rely on just Magik’s defence as the rest of the Brotherhood are spread thin. And to make matters worse, it’s as if half of Harlan County’s populace developed mutant powers overnight – ranging from as mundane as being able to jump slightly higher than normal to be able to manipulate the elements themselves! Now as brother turns against brother and family against family, the X-Men are pressed for time to solve the conundrum known as “Zero Day”, and figure out what device could have the power to awaken the mutant gene in this many people! All roads however, seem to lead to only one place – NEW ORLEANS.

“BLOODY HARLAN” Part Three of Three “SHATTERED DREAMS”

James Tynion IV and Rafael Abuquerque conclude the backup western drama Bloody Harlan – with all the horror-filled tales you’d imagine! Captured by Niklaus Mikaelson, one of the Original Vampires, Rosalee Givens and Beck Crowder come up with a plan to trap the monster beneath the mines! However they are first going to have to escape from their torment – as they are currently held captive in the mines themselves!

32pgs/Rated T.../$2.99

X-MEN: FIRST CLASS #18

Plotted by BANEOFKINGS

Written by JUSTIN JORDAN

Art by CHRIS SAMNEE

“I’LL SEE YOU IN HELL (OR NEW ORLEANS)” Part Two of Two

Theme Song: Bruce Springsteen – Dancing in the Dark

A prelude to next month’s THE CITY RUNS RED

Erik Lensherr and Charles Xavier travel deep into New Orlean’s growing Witch Community to find the bloodsucking criminal killer that’s copying the Harlan County Murders that happened generations ago, as Elijah Mikaelson does everything to stop them uncovering the existence of Vampires at the same time Erik and Charles do everything to stop Elijah uncovering the secrets of the mutant race. Also, explore the secrets that set in motion the events of “Zero Day” in Brotherhood of Mutants that a sinister anti-mutant organization put in place to stop Mutants finding out about the existence of the Vampires!

32pgs/Rated T.../$2.99

X-FACTOR #16

Plotted by BANEOFKINGS

Written by PETER DAVID

Art by MITCH GERADS

“DON’T FEAR THE REAPER” Part Three of Three

A Prelude to next month’s THE CITY RUNS RED

Theme Song: Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive

The X-Factor are captured but the team has what they want. The question remains however... how do they use it to prevent World War Three at the hands of the sinister organization named FEAR – when they are the targets of both sides in the war? And as they track FEAR to their compound in Boston the X-Factor find themselves running out of time as the Doomsday Device ticks ever closer to Midnight and complete nuclear destruction of the world as we know it. It’s a task too big for the X-Factor to do so themselves – and somebody willing to help stop the end of the world happens to be the third Original Vampire – Rebekah Mikealson! However, Rebekah is here for her own mysterious purposes – that could lead her to double cross the team putting them in the mercy of FEAR's secret weapon.

FROM DUSK TILL DAWN

In the special standalone backup chapter, Seth Gecko, played by George Clooney in Robert Rodriguez's cult horror classic, now working as a professional Vampire Hunter for Hire, follows a lead about growing vampire activity in New Orleans - unaware that his every move is being watched by the kind of Vampires that he's never faced before.

32pgs/Rated T.../$2.99

AGENTS OF FUTURE PAST #15

Written by JEFFREY DEAVER

Plot by MCGAFFER

Art by NEAL ADAMS

"WASTELANDS: TERRA-TIME!"

Stryfe vs the Quietus as Bishop and Bucky try to reverse the Wastelands! The Quietus has finally broken the hold over him and decides to take Stryfe on his own personal tour of devastated timelines. Bishop meanwhile is the centrepoint for Forge's new machine! The Forgeries created the machines that harvested worlds and timelines, if Forge can reverse the process by funnelling harvested time through Bishop they may be able to rebuild their own timeline before the Wastelands turned up! Of course there is the potential that becoming a nexus point for the timeline means that Bishop may forever lose himself or become one of the most powerful and deadliest beings alive. It's time to flip the switch!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THE UNCANNY X-MEN 2020 #18

Written by RICK REMENDER

Plot by EXCITER

Art by CHRIS BACHALO

Variant “War on X-Mas” cover by ADAM HUGHES

“UNCANNY X-MEN 2020: EXORCISM OF AN AVENGER”

* + - Age of Avengers Tie-In\*\*\*

5 years later...

Henry McCoy was the fifth President of the United States to be killed in office. His assassin used a virus that spread through the mutant race, driving the survivors literally underground. Now truly Morlocks, Storm leads a band of X-Refugees in the never-ending struggle to survive in a world inhospitable to their continued existence. But some fates are worse than others. Once the best of them, Nightcrawler has become a demon - vile and corpulent, somehow immune to the virus and part of the Avengers ruling body. Only Daydreamer knows why - Nightcrawler used the Shadow King to take from him the demon that once made Daydreamer the notorious mass-murderer Freddy Krueger and trapped it within himself. For years Daydreamer has wanted to repay that unbelievably altruistic act and free Nightcrawler forever. Today, with Storm's planned raid on Avengers Tower, he has his chance! Can he steal Doom's time platform and prevent the possession from ever happening in the first place?

Meanwhile, the Juggernaut travels to Asgard with Colossus, Kitty, and meticulous plans to rescue the one imprisoned mutant who can potentially end the virus' spread - his step-brother, Charles Xavier!

Bonus Seasonal Story!

“THE WAR ON X-MAS”

At a press conference in the present, Beast uses the term "X-Mas" in an effort to be cute (because he's an X-Man, get it?). Right-wing pundits go ballistic, saying he hates Jesus and is waging a war on Christmas. Can his campaign weather the holiday storm?

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

LEGENDARY WOLVERINE 2020 #18

Written by JEFF LEMIRE

Plot by EXCITER

Art by DECLAN SHALVEY

“LEGENDARY WOLVERINE 2020: BLOOD FOR BLOOD”

* + - Age of Avengers Tie-In\*\*\*

5 years later...

A man-made virus has caused the near complete extinction of the mutant race. Those who survived were driven underground. Only the healers could remain on the surface world. Only the healers could seek revenge...

Wolverine, Deadpool, X-23, and Sabretooth lead the Unmerciful X-Force, which counts among its number non-mutants like Storm Shadow and Snake Plissken, in a bloody campaign of retribution. Their ultimate target is the man responsible for the virus: Hank Pym. Once a hero, Pym is more machine than man now, twisted and evil, consumed by his most horrific invention - Ultron. His murderous actions were unthinkable, and although Wolverine can't bring the scores of dead mutants back, with adamantium claws... he can damn sure avenge them. But was Pym acting on someone else's orders? Who was really behind the mutant genocide?

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

ASTONISHING X-MEN #18

'The Odyssey' part 4/6 'So Darkness I Became'

Written by BRIAN AZZARELLO

Plot by NX01A

Art by JASON FABOK (Space) & MIKEL JANIN (Utopia)

Theme: Florence + The Machine - Cosmic Love

•Beware BROOD bearing gifts!

•Young Eternals AURELLE, CEYOTE, SUYIN, and PSYKOS have been transformed into BROOD! Once STARFOX and the X-Men come aboard their derelict ship, the Eternal Brood new breed attack! Starfox is knocked unconscious and the mutants' fight for survival begins! Can four omega level mutants like JEAN GREY, the SCARLET WITCH, ICEMAN, and HUMUS SAPIEN stop four immortal and insanely powerful Eternals bent on killing them or (even worse) turning them into sleazoids, too?

•Just how powerful was the first Brood that it could infect Eternals? And where has it gone?

•Meanwhile, at the Savage Land Mutant Utopia... The TITANIUM MAN and the CRIMSON DYNAMO's rampage was stopped! PSIMON and SHOLA INKOSI took apart their suits and their minds, and PSIREN teleported the naked men to Siberia. These so-called PSI-COPS have done a good job so far but should they become Utopia's actual constabulary? What rights do Utopia citizens and Tian refugees have when dealing with the literal thought police? What retaliation should be taken in response to these unofficially state-sanctioned Russian attacks? And what should be done with all this depowered TETRIS teleportation technology?

32pgs/Rated T.../$2.99

IMMORTAL X-MEN #9

'REGENERATION X' Part 3/4 'It's A Long Way Down To Nothing At All'

Written by KIERON GILLEN

Plot by nx01a

Art by RUSSELL DAUTERMAN

Generation X '94 White Queen & Banshee Variant Cover: JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER

Theme Song: U2 - Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of

•After much blasting and punching and slashing, M, JUBILEE, and PENANCE defeat EMPLATE! After his Samoan matter-absorbing henchman is obliterated by merciless sonic screams, BLACK TOM CASSIDY teleports away from his fight with SIRYN and an almost rabid BANSHEE thanks to VANISHER! Breakout character DORIAN GRAY has decayed the rampaging marrow-sucking mutant vampire hoards to ash! Success? No, it's never that easy.

•Jubilee and the St. Croix siblings face Emplate's former manservant D.O.A. in his final reality-altering, senses-shattering form! The demented extradimensional beings that torture Emplate have found the perfect thrall in D.O.A.! Can the not-so-little imp be stopped before he unleashes his insane masters and their mania on the Earth?

•Telepath EMMA FROST investigates a large mutant power signature in the Pacific Ocean with teleporter BLINK. Is it another mutant island like KRAKOA? Whatever it is, it could mean mondo trouble for the X-Men!

•DR. CECILIA REYES and ELIXIR survived the televised attack from biased Faux News moderators and ultra-right wing anti-mutant advocates! Public relations guru, social media master, and obvious mutant MOLE offers Cecilia the chance to be the face of the worldwide mutant struggle!

32pgs/Rated T.../$2.99

MAY PARKER-BANNER 2020 #3

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Writer: ROBERT KIRKMAN

Artist: SARA PICHELLI

Plotter: SHAGGYDOO

"MARRIED WITH CHILDREN"

Ditko, a new city in the fastest growing nation on Earth, the Savage Lands. While the residents, way of life and creatures of the Savage Lands are very interesting, the new residents are just as interesting. Meet the Banners. May Parker-Banner aka Spiderwoman, her husband Skaar Banner, their twin toddlers Peter and Ben Banner and their dog Ms. Lion. Being a family of mutants, the Banners had no choice but to leave the U.S. due to the government unleashing the airborne mutant-killing Legacy virus. They have both have high profile positions of head of security, protection and growth of region. They were hired by the the first family of the Savage Lands, Ka-Zar and Shanna Plunder, their son Matthew and Zabu their sabertooth tiger . Not only do they protect the land from outsiders who want to exploit the region or steal it's natural resources, but they are also primary law enforcement and superheroes in the Savage Lands. Whether it's capturing a runaway T-Rex, stopping a stampede of Mammoths or Pterodactyls crashing into highrises May and Skaar are there.

Their biggest problem may be raising twins with incredible powers, who can sense their parents coming when they are in trouble. However, another problem may be their new neighbors who have a very familiar name. MEET THE KRAVENS! CONTINUED!!!

32PGS./Rated T $2.99

POWER PACK 2020 #6

Written by ROBERT KIRKMAN

Plot by SHAGGYDOO

Art by MARK BAGLEY

"Excelsior!" Part 3 of 3

It's a moment that Power Pack will remember all their lives. The Fantastic Four were on some unknown emergency mission into space. Johnny Storm hastily gave them the keys to everything. There was no time for it to be properly done and maybe Power Pack were just the only Superheroes in close proximity. However, the lawyers came with the official transfer of property documents the next day. The Baxter Building, the Fantasticar, spacecrafts, the Bridge into alternate universes, the [SIZE=2][SIZE=2][SIZE=2]Encephalo-Gun, uniforms with built-in computers and unstable molecules and even Herbie now belongs to Power Pack. However, what was the point of it all? Did the F4 want Power Pack to replace them as a new Fantastic 4 or just use the items to fight crime. The Fantastic Four were never seen again and years later the now young adult Pack still does not know how to utilize or operate most of the equipment even with Herbie's aid. Help is on the way and his name is "Stewie" Stark!??

Who is Stewie Stark? What is known is he is a Stark heir that has a mini-me Iron Man armor, is about 4 years old, is a super-genius able to use 80% of his brain and has ambitious plans for the world. What isn't known is if he's a test-tube baby, a Stark experiment he was created naturally which Stark is his father and who is his mother. One thing is for sure is he wants the Fantastic 4 assets and he's willing to buy everything. The Power Pack refuses to sell to this entitled spoiled little kid Iron Man, but Stewie wont take no for an answer and it's a fight! Only the arrival of their mysterious Uncle Stan Lee Power breaks up the confrontation. He's not alone enter Kristoff, Valeria, Lunella, Amadeus and Alex Wilder....the NEW ILLUMINATI!

32PGS./Rated T $2.99

MILES MORALES: THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #3

Written By G. WILLOW WILSON

Plot By MARVELL2100

Art By SARA PICHELLI

"The Girl With The Goblin Tattoo" Part 2: She's All That!

Miles has fallen head over heels for the new girl in town, the mysterious Rachel Carpenter! But Ganke and Judge are concerned about Rachel and her not so happy go lucky friends. There's something she's hiding and they're going to find out. Meanwhile, Captain DeWollfe continues her investigation into the attack on Miles' father. There's talk of a new crimelord in town vying for control of the streets and ordinary citizens are being caught in the crossfire! Elsewhere, Miles and Rachel go on their first date and things are going well...until the Goblin Nation shows up!

32 PGS./Rated T...$2.99

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #17

Plotted by BANEOFKINGS

Written by JOSS WHEDON

Art by GREG CAPULLO

“ARCANE (NO.45)” Part Three of Three

Theme Song: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – We Know Who U R

Sherlock Holmes and Red Reddington put their differences aside to explore the early origins of Arcane the Magician that takes them back to London in the final issue of this explosive arc! Now working with the FBI, Spider-Man has a lot more resources than he used to do previously – but it’s putting a strain on his secret identity-keeping habit as he cannot afford to let the Government find out that his real name is Peter Parker! Meanwhile, Liv Moore eats the brains of a deceased minor vigilante whose first steps to greatness were cut short from Arcane's early attacks – and starts thinking like one, putting her on a collision course with Spider-Man as her and Peter grow closer. Meanwhile, Mary Jane learns something suspicious about Liv, a hint that might drive her into discovering her identity as a zombie - and decides to go to Miguel O'Hara, aka Spidey 2099, to investigate. And finally, Gwen Stacy gets a cryptic message from an old childhood friend on the eve of their first High School Reunion that could propel her down a course that could lead to deadly consequences.

32pgs/Rated T.../$2.99