AOM 10-2015

AVENGERS #16

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Written by GRANT MORRISON

Plot by SHAGGYDOO

Art by JIM LEE

"THE AGE OF AVENGERS" PART 1 OF 4

Five years later. There are no more wars. Problems of the past such as poverty, disease, economic recession/depression, environmental hazards and unemployment no longer exist. More sensitive issues such as overpopulation and mutants have been "resolved". The entire world is unified under one government body....THE AVENGERS!

Today. Hank Pym tests the limits of power of new member Rachel Grey aka the PHOENIX and things get real dark...real quick! Bruce Banner discover Iron Man has yet another secret room. In it are all sorts of nasty surprises including proof that this aggressive Iron Man is not Tony Stark?!? When Hulkbuster Iron Man discovers Banner in the room, it is a battle of behemoths. This destructive fight may tear the city apart and send the Avengers down a darker path. It all becomes more complicated with the return of the dark angel....ANGELA! TO BE CONTINUED!!

32PGS./Rated T... $2.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA #15

Plotted by BANEOFKINGS

Written by JAMES ROBINSON

Art by ETHAN VAN SCIVER

“BIDDING STARTS AT...” Part One of Four \*\*NEW JUMPING POINT! START READING HERE!\*\*\*

Theme Song: The Auctioneer Song, Leroy Vandyke

Captain America finds himself back on Earth after a long and torturous year – first in space, and then he’s had to do WW2 all over again. Now arriving back to his own timeline through the Rift in Cardiff, he finds himself instantly surrounded by not four, but five major powers who want him back in the game, batting for their team. Two splinter factions of SHIELD, HYDRA, TORCHWOOD and UNIT. He’s going to say no to all of them, right? Steve’s place is with the Avengers, of course? However, when a sixth party enters the game, and kidnaps Steve right under Captain Jack Harkness’ nose, things are about to get real interesting. Because they may have captured Captain America – doesn’t mean that they’ve put him down for good, and they're prepared to sell him to the highest bidder in an auction that will decide who has the official ownership of one of the world's strongest superheroes! An auction this big is bound to draw the attention of both friend and foe, and Captain Jack Harkness may have to come up with a rather... unorthadox attempt to rescue his friend.

32pgs/Rated T.../$2.99

THE MIGHTY THOR #3

Written by BRIAN Q. MILLER

Plot by MCGAFFER

Art by DALE EAGLESHAM

Malekith scatters the acorns across the land and the great yew warriors of the beginning times spring forth from the spilled life's blood of the Realm. Two of the Realms stand on the verge of war and Malekith, Captain of the Blood-Ravens, has been tasked with keeping the peace. His proposal is simple, stop the killing or I kill you all, without prejudice! Thor meanwhile travels with his brother, and fellow Blood-raven Captain, Loki on yet another mission of peace. To keep the Forbidden Realm, Midgard from influencing the Golden Lands they must unleash the serpent upon that Realm. Will Thor be able to protect the Realms and unleash the Serpent upon the demons that lurk below or have they already too late. Has Midgard's poison already crept into Heaven?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

BLACK PANTHER: KING OF THE DEAD #16

Plot BY MARVELL2100

Written By CHRISTOPHER PRIEST

Art By ADI GRANOV

"Nu-WMD"

The unlikely team of Shuri and Bride-of-Nine-Spiders have defeated the Mars twins and have recovered the Armor of Mars. However, the alliance ends quickly as Bride-of-Nine-Spiders blasts Shuri and teleports away with the armor. In the African nation of Khajim, the Black Panther and Kasper Kole have just defeated a cadre or Templar Knight assassins who have just murdered that country's Prime Minister! But after inspecting the body, T'Challa and Kasper discover that that it isn't the PM but a NuHuman shape-changer! Meanwhile, thousands of miles away on the former mutant nation of Genosha, an underground complex barely contains a growing nation of NuHumans. Soon Genosha will rise again! But not as a home for mutants, rather it will serve as the launching point for an assault on the Inhumans and the rest of the world that spawned them!

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

ANT-MAN BEYOND #4

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Written by JAMES ROBINSON

Plot by SHAGGYDOO and xMatt

Art by JORGE MOLINA

* + NEW JUMPING ON POINT BY NEW PLOTTER!\*\*

"On the List"

You want to know the best part about being the size of an ant? The freedom! The worst part? Having to shrink everything down! But in order to do so, Scott Lang has to go shopping and, considering he’s the size of an ant, it takes just about forever to get anywhere. Join new artist Jorge Molina (A-FORCE) as Scott, with his cousin, Lana, and his daughter, Cassie, go out on a family shopping spree! Buying everything from internal battery core converters for the new toy car he’s bought, to the latest pop-stars disgustingly aromatic perfume (Scott’s words). That is, until Cassie has to leave unexpectedly to visit … her new boyfriend???

32PGS./Rated T $2.99

SHE-HULK, ATTORNEY AT LAW #10

Written by CHARLES SOULE

Plot by EXCITER

Art by JOE MADUIERA

“IMPERFECTED APPEAL”

Have you ever looked back on your past and wished you could prevent yourself from doing something? Apparently, at some point, She-Hulk will. But when she does, her future self is the malevolent ruler of an imperfect dystopian wasteland and she calls herself... the Misstro! The Misstro has traveled into the past and is seeking an injunction against Jen to prevent her from practicing law in New York State! Can Shulkie defend her license against an adversary who has all her legal skill and experience plus more? And what monumental, history-changing case is the Misstro trying to prevent She-Hulk from litigating?

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

THE FALCON & NOMAD #16

Written By NICK SPENCER

Art By MARCO CHECCETO

Plot BY MARVELL2100

"The Killing Fields!" Part 4

The Falcon and Nomad along with John Wraith are on the trail of the Templar Knights who are responsible for the deaths of over dozens of Inhumans and NuHumans in the past few months. They have learned that the assassins are trying to track and kill one NuHuman in particular. The problem is that the Templars have no idea of who this someone is and have just be eliminating what they thought were potential threats. However, they aren't the only ones interested in this mysterious NuHuman as John Apostle and his disciples, The Crying Man and Scourge are searching for this mysterious person as well. Apostle has an idea of who his person is and will stop at nothing to see them dead before an all-out war begins!

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

A-FORCE#4

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Written by GRANT MORRISON

Plot by SHAGGYDOO

Art by FIONA STAPLES

"WATCHERS" part 1 of 3

The Tomb Raider Lara Croft has just quit A-FORCE in not an amicable way and decidedly volatile manner. New member Xena confronts the Tomb Raider and that leads into major fight. This throwdown not only trashes the teams hidden location, but also forces the Captain Marvel, She-Hulk, Killraven, Power Girl, Spider Gwen, Squirrel Girl and Jackpot to choose a side. When it all over the team is fractured and a secret is exposed. Why is there a Watcher in the house? Carol Danvers got some explaining to do. Elsewhere, ASCENSION is watching and LOVIN' IT.

32PGS./Rated T $2.99

THE MAGNIFICENT MS. MARVEL #4

Written by G. WILLOW WILSON

Plot by MYETCHE

Art by ADRIAN ALPHONA

"CREATIVE PROCESS"

Having some downtime in between her city-saving antics, Kamala decides to work on her newest fanfiction, but writer's block proves to be harder than expected to defeat. Fortunately, she hits a breakthrough: use her own experiences to write a fanfic starring Ms. Marvel (never has the term "self-insert character" been more accurate). See what goes on inside the twisted imagination of the most magnificent metamorph to ever be born in Jersey City... well, the ONLY one, but you get the point.

32PGS./Rated T $2.99

YOUNG AVENGERS #4

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Written by ALAN MOORE

Plot by SHAGGYDOO

Art by STUART IMMONEN

"Let's Make a Deal"

Mysteriously transported from 2015 to 1973, Kick-Ass Dave Lizewski accidentally killed the man inside the new mecha war machine Shogun Warrior. However, the suits inventor Howard Stark thinks Kick-Ass is the perfect replacement. Meet the new kickass version of SHOGUN WARRIOR! Problem is Dave has to control a giant machine that's completely alien to him on an alien world that is the 70's. Not to mention he has a Stark watching and commenting on his every move. Not cool.

It's a field trip of major proportions as the Avengers have private meeting with J. Jonah Jameson to quiet a scandal. During the party to end all parties (last ish), the Wakanda Queen N'Yami received an indecent proposal from Hercules in which she accepted. They want Jonah to bury this story. The crafty publisher/Editor-in-Chief is willing to do it, but at what cost! The Bugle also has dozens of other visitors. First, a group of angry citizens accusing the Avengers of the most horrendous acts! Plus the Six-Million Dollar Man's bionic left eye has spotted a clandestine group of beings are embedded throughout the building...they call themselves MICRONAUTS!?!

32PGS./Rated T $2.99

WASP: AGENT OF A-FORCE

Plot By POWER TORCH

Written By MARJORIE LIU

Art By DION HAMILL

"Wasps are not part of the Zodiac!" Part 3

Jackel has powered Wasp up, her body's natural bio-electric energy is stronger than ever? But why? The truth is even more shocking then she thought! Jackel is under the control of the new Zodiac, and the leader asked Jackel for a boost too. Jackel is stuck and Wasp is his only hope. He saw she was coming on the radar and knew this was his only shot. But who is this new leader? And even with the boost to her powers can she stop the leader? With Jackel out it’s still eight on one, and Jackel is not able to assist. Unless she is able to get to the leader and destroy the controlling rod used by the leader. Does she even stand a chance?

32 PGS./Rated T...$2.99

IRON MAN #16

Written by BRIAN K. VAUGHAN with NIC PIZZOLATTO

Plot by GLOBAL HONORED

Art by DAVID MAZZUCCHELLI

Happy Halloween Variant Cover "The Headless Iron-Horseman" by FRAZER IRVING

"Stark Incarcerated" (Part 1 of 3)

Inside the Maximum Security Prison for Meta-Human Criminals, known as The Vault: Inmate TS616, formerly known on the outside as Tony Stark aka Iron Man. The only suit he owns now is bright orange, equipped with an anklet destabilizing any super powers an inmate may have. A product of Hammer Technologies. A hard fought contract but it isn't as if they didn't have the inside edge seeing as one of their own happens to be this institution's Warden - Justine Hammer!

Tony is introduced to his cell. If you thought being an ex-Avenger stuck inside a facility filled with former enemies you helped put in here, or having to be a subserviant liege to a fierce business rival was bad enough...meet your new bunkmate - Anton Vanko!

90 minutes a day in "The Yard" for physical activity. This is where Tony is taught the heirachy within the adamantium laced walls. The Corrupter runs the show with his henchmen Powderkeg and Ghost. And it looks like Tony has become their latest target. He isn't going to get much help in these parts, that is until Vanko steps in to save his neck....with a catch, of course.

"Stark, you're the only one here with the intelligence to help me. You busted out of a cave once. I read. You're gonna help me bust out of this godforsaken place!"

"Why would I do that? We hate eachother, remember?"

"Because (A) I just saved your neck. If you hadn't realized, everyone in here wants to gut you, so you need me. (B) You don't want to be in here anymore than I do. And (C) the people that put you here, that messed with your mind. They came to us at AIM first. You help me get out of here and once we are outside, I'll give you their name." (dun dun dun)

Meanwhile, in New York City: Pepper Potts walks into the office of Dakota North, Private Investigator. "I need you to find out what happened to Tony these past few months. I know him.. He did not do this, not of his own mind. Please Dakota. I need answers. I need to clear his name. We have to get him out of that prison and the hell he has brought upon us all."

In Chicago: Reconstruction has begun, rebuilding Stark Tower and the damaged city itself following the Battle of Chicago, where Tony Stark and the Avengers stopped Project Mayhem's (and their mini quinjets) attack on the financial district. Volunteers dig through the rubble. One particualr group all seem to be wearing matching black hoodies with a logo that reads "Rising Tide." And they just happened to have found what they were looking for, Iron Man's battle damaged helmet, which seems to be trying to communicate something...."I am Jarvis. I am Tyler Durden. I am Jarvis. I am Tyler Durden......" To Be Continued!

Joining series writer Brian K. Vaughan for STARK INCARCERATED are legendary artist David Mazzucchelli (Batman: Year One, Daredevil: Born Again) and True Detective scribe Nic Pizzolatto, as this criminally talented trio takes you deep inside Tony Stark's new world, literally and metaphorically. We're locking you in and throwing away the key this month!

32PGs./Rated T...$2.99

CONAN THE AGENT OF SHIELD #3 \*\*\*Limited Series\*\*\*

Written by BRIAN AZZARELLO

Plot by EXCITER

Art by TRADD MOORE

Adapted from an unpublished story by ROBERT E. HOWARD!

“THE SNAKE BENEATH THE SKIN” Part Three “SACRIFICE THE FUTURE”

The black sands of arid Stygia were harsh and full or perils, not the least of which was the insidious Snake Cult that had slithered its way into control of the region. A theocracy ruled by the priests of Set, their high priest was the malevolent sorcerer Thoth-Amon. Upon his head sat the Cobra Crown, the fabled artifact Conan and his band of mercenaries were hired to claim for the Brotherhood of the Shield. Impossible to take directly, the task required subterfuge. But when the would-be thieves disguise themselves and infiltrate Thoth-Amon's black mass, the sorcerer reveals that he has captured certain enemies and aberrations that would be ritualistically slaughtered as sacrifices to Set and his demigod son, Damballah. The sacrificial offerings: every member of the Brotherhood of the Shield! The Shield-Bearer, founder of the nascent Brotherhood, is heralded by Thoth-Amon as the greatest sacrifice at all, given that the Cobra Crown has revealed the Shield-Bearer as a man lost in time... a man that was once and in the far future would be known as Captain America! Can Conan stand idly by and watch this slaughter, or will he incur the wrath of the dark Elder God?

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

HYDRA-COBRA WAR #2 \*\*\*Limited Series\*\*\*

Written by LARRY HAMA & NICK SPENCER

Plot by EXCITER

Art by JAMIE McKELVIE

“THE WRATH OF COBRA”

HYDRA has laid siege to the Silent Castle and ousted COBRA from their seat of power in Trans-Carpathia. Seemingly out-muscled, Cobra Commander is backed into a corner... and strikes out violently! His orders? Retaliation! Storm Shadow leads a cadre of elite Night Creepers against Kōga, Japanese stronghold of HYDRA-affiliate the Hand. Ninja on ninja violence ensues when the Hand's regional daimyo, Nobu, is targeted for assassination! The Dreadnoks, a raucous biker gang sponsored by COBRA, assail "Tarantula," HYDRA's base in Australia. As they tear the base apart, the gang's leader Zartan comes into direct conflict with Daniel Whitehall, a.k.a. the Kraken! Someone isn't walking away! But by far the most devastating response, COBRA has unleashed the full power of Destro's most diabolically ingenious invention, the Weather Dominator, upon HYDRA Island! The populace of the People's Republic of HYDRA is absolutely rocked by gale force winds, driving rain, and a bombardment of lightning! Will Strucker and the rest of the High Council be forced to surrender, or have we only witnessed half the battle?

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

SECRET AVENGERS #3

Written by MATT FRACTION

Plot by EXCITER

Art by DANIEL ACUNA

“THIS IS THE OPPOSITE OF SHADALOO'S INDEPENDENCE DAY”

The Secret Avengers were successful, and the Southeast Asian region known as Shadaloo has finally been liberated from the iron grip of the now deceased General M. Bison – the most recent red in the Black Widow's ledger. But is this exactly what HYDRA wanted? The power vacuum left behind allows the “Iron Nail” Ran Shen to leverage HYDRA's resources, restoring order and bringing in much-needed supplies to the war-torn nation – and the people love him for it! Will he win a legitimate election? Or can Nick Fury and Union Jack do the dirty work that needs to be done and assassinate him first? Easier said than done, as Chairman Mao's former right hand will not be put down easily!

Meanwhile, the team recovers from the casualties it took in the fight with Bison's forces. Werewolf by Night, Spider-Woman, and Rogue were all injured when their covert infiltration was detected prematurely. They were the lucky ones, as many other S.H.I.E.L.D. agents did not survive. Hawkeye just can't write it off as chance or skill – he thinks the bad guys were tipped off, and he's going to find out by whom. The answers he uncovers will shock you and Hawkeye to his very core! The leak is finally revealed! Which, if any, Secret Avenger is a traitor?

32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99

INVADERS INITIATIVE #15

Written by FRED VAN LENTE

Plot by SUPERCOOPER

Art by JEFTE PALO

“PITY OF THE RIGHTEOUS MAN” Part 3 of 4 “THE ARMAMENT AND THE RISK”

It will never crumble. He will never waver. Zemo is eternal. And he intends to leave his mark on the world by claiming it as his own…one continent at a time! And with his living weapons Black Tom Cassidy and the Presence looming over the Invaders Initiative, his plans may come to fruition! But the Invaders have an ace in the hole, and it relies on the Initiative’s most overlooked member…as Sabra gifts the mutant sleep-inducer NUWA with extra power, and sends the entire city of Geneva, Switzerland into a coma! It’s the android Jim Hammond, the HUMAN TORCH, and Nuwa standing alone as they make their way to Zemo’s UN headquarters to end his plans! Zemo’s plans are absolute. With his body unconscious, his mind will activate the final part of his conquest, making the mystically powered SCARAB’s wishes come true…as he enters the body of the ancient god SET, and prepares to take matters into his own hands!

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

ALPHA FLIGHT #15

Written by BRYAN LEE O’MALLEY

Plot by SUPERCOOPER

Art by TY TEMPLETON

“THE TELEPHONE GAME” Part 3 of 3 “FACE-TO-FACE”

Freed from their virtual reality game of cat-and-mouse, Snowbird, Puck, Strongarm and their surprise accomplice Deadly Ernest will have to face the mad android DELPHINE COURTNEY! But it’s not (just) a technological threat they face…as Courtney reveals her hostage, former Beta Flight member Wild Child, whose essence of the Great Beasts is being extracted directly into her robotic mainframe! It’s a mash of sorcery and cybernetics unlike anything the Flight has faced before! And as Deadly Ernest calls in his superhuman agents, the cryokinetic Silver and pyrokinetic Auric, Snowbird will send a distress call to her fellow Alphans…with no reply. Guardian and Vindicator teleported to parts unknown, Sasquatch and Shaman scrambling to head across the Atlantic…and Marrina staring down the Prime Minister, who’s holding a Plodexian gun to her head!

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

NEW AGENTS OF ATLAS #16

Written by DAVID LISS

Plot by MARVELL2100

Art by STEFANO CASELLI

"RETURN OF THE ENEMY" Part 4

Atlas Director Peter Gyrich is dead! Jimmy Woo and Ward Strongbow return to Atlas headquarters to find Gyrich with a blade shoved through his heart! And next to his body, the feared symbol of HYDRA! How could someone sneak into one of the most secure places in the country and kill one of the most powerful men in the country? HYDRA has sent the world a message! Another threat rears it's slithering head in the jungles of South America as Serpentor and the Serpent Clan emerge from hiding! A Nuhuman war is approaching and the Serpent Clan must be ready to strike! Jason Strongbow and his team learn about the rise of a new power in the world on the island of Genosha! A NuHuman army has claimed the island as it's new homeland and is ready to unleash it's wrath upon the world! Meanwhile, the immortal John Apostle makes his own plans to deal with the rise of the NuHuman nation. But he also sees an opportunity to deal with a personal vendetta against someone who has cost him dearly, the American Eagle, John Apostle! Next Issue: No One Man Should Have All That Power!

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

DAUGHTERS OF THE DRAGON #10

Written By CULLEN BUNN

Plot By MARVELL2100

Art By EMMA VICELLI & NICK DRAGOTTA

"THE LONG, DARK ROAD" Part 4!

Colleen, Leiko and Paladin have learned the truth and all secrets have been revealed! It all began at the end of the Vietnam War! Various gov'ts around the world have secretly worked to create their own superhuman army! Project Wide-Awake, New Man, Weapon X, Project: Orphan Black and others have been engaged in an arms race to create the next superman and they succeeded! Now their creations have come home to make them pay! A NuHuman has rallied an army to make the world pay fro their crimes against them! In London, Misty and White Fox have joined with the Templar Knight Black Lotus to follow the trail of the one survivor of Project Black, Sarah Manning! And that trail will lead them to one of the most dangerous places in the world, the newly risen island of Genosha! Next Issue: Black Out

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

S.H.I.E.L.D. '60 #3 \*recommissioned\*

Written by ED BRUBAKER

Plot by GLOBAL HONORED

Art by J.H. WILLIAMS III

Variant Cover by STEVE EPTING

"Assault on the Island of Doctor Zemo!"

Agent Robards is dead. His decapitated head delivered to the Helicarrier and Nick Fury himself as a direct "FU" from Baron Heinrich Zemo, a madman nearly forgotten since the end of the war, as was his organization...HYDRA! But as the legend goes, cut off one head and two more grow in its place. A rescue mission to save the stranded team of Howard Stark, Peggy Carter, Gabe Jones and Alexander Pierce from a mysterious island in the Bermuda Triangle has now turned into a full scale invasion plan. Set new coordinates...to HYDRA Island!

Fury, Contessa, Dum Dum, 007 and Aldo Raine will lead a direct attack on Zemo's fortress. Unfortunately, they can't see the buzzsaw ambush their heading straight into. Stark, Peggy, Gabe and Pierce are well aware of the monsters Zemo has created that guard this island, witness their courage and ingenuity as they fight for their very survival against these grotesque creatures of absolute evil. This cold war is about to get hotter than hell itself.

What vile surprise does Zemo have in store for our heroes? Is an Agent of SHIELD working for the enemy? Find out in the most action packed issue yet!

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

S.H.I.E.L.D. '60: CONFIDENTIAL

Presents Aldo Raine in "Soldiers, Scalps and Sacrilege"

Written by JASON AARON

Plot by MCGAFFER

Art & Cover by HOWARD CHAYKIN

"Dammit! I just cannot get this right" Lieutenant Aldo Raine has been admiring for weeks the uncanny knack that this young American soldier has for carving a darned octopus onto those Nazis' heads. Or as this young "Bucky" calls 'em, Hydra! Like they needed another name. Raine has heard plenty of names for them and he's planning on forgetting every one of them once the last sunova\*\*\*\* is laid rotting in the ground. Which is partly why Aldo "the Apache" has let this young "Buck" talk him into some crazy skit through Denmark with some prize fighters by the name of the Howling Commandos! Just as long as there's some Nazi's hollerin' on this ride too, he's more than happy to show 'em how it's done. Anyways, a top secret Nazi camp set up in Jutland is apparently home to the next breed of Nazi-Monster - uber soldiers made from an enslaved Golem! Aldo doesn't know if he's ready to believe these whack-jobs, actually he knows that he doesn't, but they're offering him some big guns, a bigger target, and a hand firing them! What's a little crazy between allies anyway?

Join the All-Star creative team of AOM's McGaffer, Jason Aaron & Howard Chaykin as they paint their sequential masterpiece in Nazi-Monster blood!

32 PGs./Rated M...$2.99

SNAKE EYES: REAL AMERICAN HERO #8

Written by CHUCK DIXON

Plot by EXCITER

Art by JEROME OPEÑA

“A HISTORY OF NINJA VIOLENCE”

* + - HYDRA-COBRA WAR Tie-In\*\*\*

As the Hand and the Arashikage ninja clans battle it out for their respective sides in the HYDRA-COBRA War, experience the true origins of their rivalry - which dates back to 14th century feudal Japan!

Legend speaks of a mighty Emperor who appointed his most capable general to protect treasure blessed by Hachiman (八幡神), the god of war. The general did such a good job and the treasure was so well concealed that its location was lost with the ascendancy of subsequent emperors, and the general's family would evolve into the elsuive Arashikage. For generations, the Arashikage worked as ninja (忍者), developing a reputation for being able to perform impossible tasks. At some time in the 16th century, the clan was corrupted by worship of a demon known as the Beast (野獣), who imparted his adherents with dark magic. Both the Silent Master and the Hard Master, leaders of the Arashikage and predecessors to Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow respectively, rejected these dark practices and attempted to exile their practitioners. It did not go smoothly. This is the story of the bloody genesis of the Hand! Find out why what happened so long ago is still causing ninja violence today!

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

TAKE A.I.M.! #16

Written by DENNIS HOPELESS

Plot by EXCITER

Art by SEAN MURPHY

“A HOLE IN THE GROUND”

* + - HYDRA-COBRA WAR Tie-In\*\*\*

Solid Snake's extraction was a complete success. Not only did he get the enemies of A.I.M. out of the occupied Principality of Lichtenbad, but he managed to apprehend a member of M.O.D.O.K.'s inner-circle: Whiplash! Stripped of his electrically-charged whips and separated from his cherished pet bird, Ivan Vanko must survive until his trial in the most extreme super-max prison known to man: the Vault! But nobody's going to trade him for a pack of cigarettes. He's got a plan to run the yard, but to do that he's going to need help from the woman's ward and the one prisoner he helped put in there – deposed A.I.M. leader Monica Rappaccini, the former Scientist Supreme!

Meanwhile, the HYDRA High Council calls upon A.I.M. to counter the mad scientists of Cobra's M.A.R.S. Industries. Can M.O.D.O.K. weatherproof Hydra Island? Probably not. Saving lives isn't what he's designed for....

Also, the Winter Guard gets a new member - the Cold-Blooded Lizard? Can he even regulate his body temperature in frigid Russia?

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

THUNDERBOLTS! #3

Written by MATT FRACTION

Plot by EXCITER

Art by DANIEL ACUNA

“SCREAM FOR ME, TAXMAN”

Good news everyone! Our peace-keeping-through-ass-kicking efforts in Thailand last issue were such a rousing (and arousing) success that the Thunderbolts program is officially expanding! Remember that big Uncanny event where I had to fight Megatron? (Of course you do - it happened in the instant-classic DEADPOOL & FORCEWORKS #5 & #6!). Well when it started to look like Megs was going to lose, one of his Decepticon cronies switched sides. In exchange for valuable intel, he's been given a spot on our supervised super-villain work release program. Meet our newest teammate - Starscream! Juggernaut and Ghost seem to hate him, but "Detroit Steel" Sasha Hammer experiences a different and uncharacteristic emotion... love??? How will the new team dynamic play out on our next mission - a seek and destroy (and oh yeah, rescue) into America's heartland, where Andreas Von Strucker and HYDRA have turned local good ol' boys bad, given them Asgardian weapons (how'd they get those anyway? I always get outbid on eBay), and set them on a mission to tear down the federal "govmint" one tax-collector at a time! Wait a minute, we have to defend the IRS? I thought we were the good guys...

32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99

AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D #5

Written by MATT FRACTION

Art by OLIVIER COIPEL

“LONDON CALLING” Part One of Four NEW JUMPING ON POINT! START READING HERE!

Theme Song: London Calling, The Clash

Following the fallout at Cardiff in this month’s issue of Captain America, Phil Coulson and his gang are taken to London and the headquarters of UNIT to discuss the new SHIELD-UNIT Alliance against the various other forces in the rest of the world. However, when Grant Ward is easily captured when he is spotted with a gun in Trafalgar Square – things start to be going too easy and it appears that UNIT may have secrets of their own buried deep beneath their headquarters, one which organizations like HYDRA would love to get to grips on. Can Kate Lethbridge-Stewart work with the likes of Phil Coulson, Mockingbird, Melinda May, Hawkeye and Black Widow and Daisy Johnson to stop HYDRA from unleashing a virus on the rest of the world like no other?

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LI'L FRANK #13

Written by JOE CASEY

Plot by MARVELL2100

Art by SKOTTIE YOUNG

"DISNEY WORLD IS A JOKE!!!!!" Part 2 "Cinderella Better Run!"

Seven Dwarves down! Li'l Frank and crew have taken down Snow White and the Dwarves and now it's on to the palace of Cinderella! She may tough but it's going to take more than a fairy godmother and some wicked stepsisters to stop this motley crew! Frank and his team come in waterguns blazing, blowing away pumpkin chariot and all! Now it's on to the next stop: Sleeping beauty, Prince Charming and the Wicked Witch! This trio might seem like badasses but Sleeping Beauty and her team are about to take the ultimate dirtnap! Sleep well! Next Issue: Magic Carpet Ride!

32 PGS./Rated A...$2.99

AVENGERS FOR HIRE #10 \*\*\*NEW PLOTTER, NEW DIRECTION\*\*\*

Written by ANDY DIGGLE

Plot by HIGHWAYGUY

Art by IAN CHURCHILL

"NO JOB TOO SMALL"

The Avengers! Earth's Mightiest Heroes! Protecting the country, the continent, the world, the galaxy, the universe, and the multiverse! But where's the sense of perspective? Well, that's where Avengers For Hire come in. Helping the little guy. Only a call away. No job too small. That's all well and good, but new A4H secretary Mia Payne is questioning the public's sense of perspective?

"1-800-Hero, you're through to Avengers For Hire, what is your emergency?"

"Hello, my cat is stuck up a tree! Please, he's scared of heights!"

"Machine Man is on his way, madam."

Fleshy cat thing.

"1-800-Hero, you're through to Avengers For Hire, what is your emergency?"

"My keys are locked in the car. I’m going to be late for my work. Get you butts over here or I'll sue the star-spangled pants off you!"

"Firestar is on her way, sir."

Everyone should be treated equal… I suppose.

"1-800-Hero, you're through to Avengers For Hire, what is your emergency?"

"There's a bomb."

"I'm sorry?"

"I've placed a bomb in your headquarters. You want to save this city? Save yourself. Have a nice day."

KA-BOOM!!

No good deed goes unpunished.

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: THE JANUS IMPERATIVE (#1 of 4) \*\*\*New Mini-Series\*\*\*

Plotted by BANEOFKINGS

Written by MATT KINDT

Art by LEONARD KIRK

"YOUR MISSION, SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IT..."

MATT KINDT & LEONARD KIRK introduce Mission Impossible's ETHAN HUNT to the AGE OF MARVELS Universe in a way that will shake it to its core!

Separated from his team in China, Ethan Hunt encounters a rogue SHIELD Agent named Melinda May, aka “The Calvary” who is seemingly convinced that there is more to SHIELD than meets the eye – even after HYDRA was exposed to the world! However, seconds after May’s arrival – the IMF decide to terminate their most prized asset – Ethan himself, acting under orders from a sinister organization! Now that May and Hunt are among the World's Most Wanted, they must head to China to talk to another asset who may have information about the organization that framed them. There's just one problem - this asset is just as wanted as they are, and his name is Raymond Reddington, a Criminal Mastermind! But in order to find Red, first May and Hunt are going to have to avoid detection from just about every Mercenary, Hitman and Government Agent that is drawn in either by the promise of Justice - or the $10million bounty placed on their heads!

* Plotter's Note: This Series Takes Place Before & After Raymond Reddington handed himself into the FBI in THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN!

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THE PROWLER #16

Plot by SUPERCOOPER

Written by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI

Art by KERON GRANT

“MASKED MAN”

A neighbourhood on the edge of chaos…as the once thought dissolved cat burglar community of the Bronx returns in full force! With the Prowler moving from legend to hero to legend once more, an army of small-time costumed criminals will take to the streets, striking out against a police force once led by a madman. But a change of guard brings new problems, as acting commander Carlie Cooper and vigilante/community representative Josiah X become the targets of near fatal attacks! And with files stacked up higher than ever before, the NYPD will be looking for a ringer…by calling in Brenda Leigh Johnson, THE CLOSER, flying in from Los Angeles, to tackle the caped capers head on! Meanwhile, with her brother still on the loose and working his way up the criminal ladder, newly rebranded hero LOOKOUT will head to the criminal underground…and come face-to-claws with a vengeful PUMA!

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MAN WITH THE IRON FIST #4

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Written by FRANK MILLER/CHUCK DIXON

Plot by SHAGGYDOO

Art by FRANK MILLER

"MORTAL COMBAT" PART 1 OF 3He is keeps everything immaculate and orderly. His tailored suits are stuff of fashion magazines. His every move is methodical. His demeanor never changes. He is fearless. He never says a word. His name is Zhou Cheng, but what's important is what he does. He kills Iron Fists and he is excellent at his job. Today he is Mexico to meet Hierro, the Iron Fist of Mexico. Hierro will never be seen again.

Orson Randall the original Iron Fist has lived for a century and now he's clinging to life. His only hope is his own quick healing and help from a woman he once loves and now hates..her name is Jade. A feverish memory shows how the two met a long time ago. It was Orson, Jade and Shang-Li surrounding by a hundreds of the Hand's finest ninjas. It was a turning point that forever changed the formerly unbreakable trio...forever. TO BE CONTINUED!

32PGS./Rated T...$2.99

CAGE & FINCH: NORTHERN LIGHTS #9

Plotted by BANEOFKINGS

Written by ALES KOT & GENEVIVE VALENTINE

Art by SARA PICHELLI & DAVID MESSINA

“DIAMONDHEAD” Part One of Three NEW JUMPING ON POINT! START READING HERE!

Following the aftermath of the explosion at Neotech Advancement, a new number comes up in the Machine and it belongs to an old foe of Luke Cage’s – Willis Stryker, aka Diamondback! A robbery at a jewellery store in Hell’s Kitchen spirals out of control when Cage and Anya Corazon find themselves caught in a conflict with the Headmen, but now that Decima have gone quiet, it should be back to the simple finding bad guys and stopping them, right? Of course, days in the life of Cage & Finch are never simple – and Stryker’s about to lead Team Machine into a shocking web of conspiracy that could do what Decima was never able to - expose the secret of The Machine to the World at Large, a secret that would leave an impact ten times larger than the recent revelation of Matt Murdock as The Man Without Fear!

"THE CREATOR" Part One of Three

In a special backup story by GENEVIVE VALENTINE & DAVID MESSINA, THE CREATOR explores the origin of Harold Finch's Machine for all readers not up to date with PERSON OF INTEREST, with its own AGE OF MARVELS TWIST twist. What unwitting role does a young Tony Stark have to play in the Creation of the Machine? And can a young Harold Finch pay a visit to his father, on death's door, without earning the unwanted attention of the Government?

32 PGS./Rated T...$2.99

SHADOWLANDERS #1

Written by ED BRUBAKER

Plot by HIGHWAYGUY

Art by MATTEO SCALERA

"DANCING IN THE DARK"

Moon Knight. Black Cat. Cloak & Dagger. Together, they have been known as the Shadowlanders. Protecting the streets of the Big Apple, striking from the shadows, pushing the limits of heroics to new dark boundaries. But the shadows of the city, once an ally in their struggle, has turned against them. Bloodshed, a powerful yet small-time street-villain, pushes the team to their limits. The darkness surrounding him ripples and coils, urging Bloodshed to live up to his name. Who controls who is unclear. Only the unexpected arrival of Johnny Blaze, wielding the Spirit of Vengeance, subdues the villain long enough to make a hasty retreat. And once a haven away from the shadows is found, the atoning Ghost Rider makes his plea. The Shadowlanders are needed. And they must damn themselves to hell to save the city they love!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

DAREDEVIL: GUARDIAN DEVILS #15

Plotted by BANEOFKINGS

Written by GREG RUCKA & BRENDEN FLETCHER

Art by BILLY TAN & ANNIE WU

“GLADIATORS IN SUITS” Part One of Three “WE DIDN'T START THE FIRE” NEW JUMPING ON POINT! START READING HERE

SCANDAL'S Olivia Pope makes an entrance to DAREDEVIL: GUARDIAN DEVILS when Matt Murdock fears that he’s losing his sanity, boxed into a corner by Hannibal Lecter! His friends are turning against him, and Elektra has gone missing and the evidence is starting to point to the Man Without Fear as the culprit. Olivia Pope is the one person who knows that Daredevil’s not guilty – and will do anything to prove the innocence of her former lover. However, as passion and old interests are reawakened, Matt is unaware that Olivia may have a secret of her own, one possibly even bigger than his, that Hannibal may be able to exploit to his own nefarious ends if he wants to achieve total victory over Matt Murdock.

“COLLEGE LAW” Part One of Three

In the backup issue written by BRENDEN FLETCHER and ANNIE WU, COLLEGE LAW takes us back to Matt Murdock’s College days, when a beaten and bruised Matt meets a young Olivia Pope, who may very well be his and Foggy Nelson’s first client. But Olivia’s problems go far beyond what Matt and Foggy are used to, and with their first client might just come their very first conspiracy...

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UNION JACK & SPITFIRE #2

Written by PAUL GRIST

Plot by HIGHWAYGUY

Art by PAUL GRIST

"DOES WHATEVER A VAMPIRE DOES"

The Falsworth legacy. Tales of great wars, inspirational patriotism, and unrelenting bravery. But there is a darker side to the family name. A side that opposed all that Lord Montgomery Falsworth built to restore peace. His brother, the proverbial black sheep, John Falsworth, was driven by hatred, greed and hunger. Fate turned him into a creature of the night, a force of chaos, but he still wanted more. And a strange fossil found in the Far East was the key to his goals. Fast forward to the modern day, Lady Jacqueline Falsworth-Crichton, a woman living beyond her natural years, infected by her family's dark side yet still true to her father's dreams, comes face to face with the darkest secret of her Uncle's lost experiments. A twisted Vampire-Symbiote hybrid. Brazen in sunlight. Immune to sonic vibrations. A perfect killer. An insatiable appetite. But the right host is needed to sustain this… Hunger. But John Falsworth is long dead. Only Lady Jacqueline, the heroic Spitfire, fits the bill! Next month, no more build-up! Union Jack, Spitfire and Dai Thomas take on Hunger in a good old-fashioned British barney!

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RALPH G. FAKE: THE LEGAL EAGLE #9 \*\*\*CONTINUED IN THE BUGLE #17 NEXT MONTH\*\*\*

Written by CHARLES SOULE

Plot by HIGHWAYGUY

Art by MARCIO TAKARA

"BUGLE VS. EAGLE" Part Two "WHAT A CUNNING STUNT"

Severe concussion. Three broken ribs. Damaged vertebrae. Ruptured spleen. Dislocated knee. Psychological trauma. Only a sample of the injuries that Ralph G. Fake received during his accident at the Daily Bugle Building. (Although, the diagnosis was conducted by his firm's medical consultant, Doctor Bob Doom, and he's only a dentist so what does he know.) The original Shyster of Evil, making the most of any ache and pain he feels, senses an opportunity of a lifetime. The downfall of the Daily Bugle. He rallies together his clientele, a who's who of Z-listers and proverbial nobodies, and all tales and myths of Bugle negligence are spun into weaponized hysteria!

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MS. AMERICA #10

Written by KATHRYN IMMONEN

Plot by SUPERCOOPER

Art by DUNCAN FEGREDO

“STAR IN THE SKY” Part 1 of 2 “THE DEMON”

It’s the confrontation months in the making! It’s the brawl Ms. America has been preparing for across infinite worlds and realities! It’s the multiversal demon possessing her friend and roommate, the young sorceress Sylvie Lushton! And with flight no longer an option, America Chavez will have to put her all into this fight…literally, by flinging herself across the multiverse and through realities, using a trick taught by GLaDOS to build momentum and reach speeds unimaginable! While Ms. America rains down punches from the stars in the sky, her portals throughout the multiverse will bring in new heroes from the street: inspired by their hero, MS. AMERICA, come the Jellybean Avengers of Earth-28019, the Khaki Comptrollers of Earth-68209302, and Jessica Jones of New York City-616! But the most unexpected team-up will turn the tide, as a wave of Ms. Americas from across time have their fists at the ready to bring this demon down…once and for all!

32 PGS./Rated T...$2.99

THE PUNISHER: WAR JOURNAL #15

Plotted by BANEOFKINGS

Written by NATHAN EDMONDSON & AL EWING

Art by STEVE EPTING & JAVIER RODRIGUEZ

“HARLAN COUNTY LINE” Part Three of Four

Frank Castle, The Bride and Raylan Givens are thrust into a high stakes conflict beneath one of Harlan’s many mines, unaware that Decima Technologies are planning to trap them all beneath the surface of the Earth. With time running out, three of the most violent ‘good guys’ in the USA may have to put their differences aside if anyone of them wants to make it out of there alive, in one of the most bloodiest and brutal issues of The Punisher: War Journal yet.

“GOOD COP, BAD COP” Part One of Two

Meanwhile, in a backup from AL EWING & JAVIER , we introduce CHICAGO PD's Hank Voight, a bad cop turned good to the playing field back in Chicago, as we learn what happened following Castle’s departure from the City. Voight leads a talented group of Detectives as he attempts to answer the question – Who Murdered the woman he replaced, Naomi Carter? And is he next on their list? And can he trust the new rookie assigned to his intelligence unit with ties to the mysterious Police Organization Division H?

32 PGS./Rated T...$2.99

THE INFINITY EFFECT #7 \*An Event of Cosmic Proportions!\* Conclusion!

Written By JOSHUA DYSART

Plot By MCGAFFER & MARVELL2100

Art By DAVID MARQUEZ

Death: A Life Story

In the final hours of the Infinity Effect, Norrin Radd, the Silver Surfer stood witness to history! With the power of the Infinity Gems at his command, Lord Mar-Vell had come to kill Mistress Death! He saw the valiant sacrifice of three of the greatest heroes this universe will ever know! Somehow, Quasar, Nova Prime Richard Rider and the Star-Lord had arrived to stop Mar-Vell from completing his mission. As he raced to join the heroes, he saw Mar-Vell with but a gesture wave them all from existence! All the while Mistress Death stood motionless as if an uninterested observer.

The enraged Surfer unleashed his full might against his foe but the enemy was unfazed. Only the Power Cosmic given to him by his former master saves him from fatal injury as Lord Mar-Vell strikes back in kind! Through pained eyes, the Surfer watches as the enemy prepares to deliver a killing blow, thus ending the reign of Death. It is here where Norrin Radd witnesses an unexpected occurrence! From out of nowhere arrives the Magus, the dark persona of Adam Warlock! And with him he brings The Null Force, one of the few objects with the power to nullify the Infinity Gems! With her foe now powerless, Mistress Death embraces Mar-Vell in her arms as he withers away into nothingness!

What happens next is even more shocking as Death unveils the Surfer's true love Shalla Bal and offers her to The Magus! The bargain with Death is now complete and it has been paid in blood! The Magus disappears with his prize leaving the Surfer alone with his master to wonder, what has happened to the cosmic heroes and why did Mistress Death hide his beloved Shalla Bal from him?

Epilogue: More than a universe away, the Infinity Gems lie inert. Their once great power drained away by The Null Force. Suddenly, a hand reaches down and picks up the Time Gem. He smiles as he gathers the rest of the Gems. Now he will show them all how to wield ultimate power!

64 PGS./Rated T+...$4.50

WAR OF KINGS #16 \*Infinity Effect Tie-In!\*

Written BY JOSHUA DYSART

Plot BY MARVELL2100

Art By DAVID MARQUEZ

The Infinity Effect is over but the aftermath remains! The galactic powers have been shaken up after constant war with alien invaders and the forces of Lord Mar-Vell. All have suffered major losses in lives and military might and will require years of rebuilding if not decades. What an opportune time for the Universal Church of Truth to step in and offer salvation for those in their time of need. And all the require is your complete and utter obedience. Meanwhile, Crystal and Ronan begin the rebuilding of the Kree empire. But this time it will be different. This time, they will be the voice of hope in a universe grown more dangerous. And they will be put to the ultimate test as the Badoon look to step in and fill the power void!

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NOVA CORPS #16 \*An Infinity Effect Tie-In!\*

Written By CARLOS PACHECO

Plot By MARVELL2100

Art By MIKE MCKONE

The Corps suffers a devastating loss with the death of their leader Nova Prime Richard Rider! And no one feels the loss greater than his brother Robbie. But with the galaxy ripped asunder, there is little time to mourn. Predator races are looking to take advantage of a depleted Corps and other galactic powers in disarray. A new leader must step in and take control before the universe falls into further despair! Who will be the new leader of the Nova Corps and can they live up to the challenge of protecting the galaxy?

Next Issue: Follow The Leader!

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GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #16 \*Infinity Effect Tie-In!\*

Written By MALCOLM JONES

Plot By MARVELL2100

Art By AARON LOPRESTI

Planetary

The Guardians of today find themselves stranded on planet lost in a wormhole with the Guardians of the 31st century! Nikki, Martinex and Charlie 27 have been trapped on E.D.N. III for the past 2 years with little hope of escape. The other Guardians have lost their leader Star-Lord and they all are in danger of being overrun by the deadly and hostile Akrid. Former Shi'ar leader Lilandra steps forward to take charge of both groups and determines the first thing they must do is find shelter from the elements and the Akrid. That's the easy part. The hard part is how can they escape or hope for rescue when no one knows where they are?

32 PGS./Rated T...$2.99

SILVER SURFER #16 \*Infinity Effect Tie-In!\*

Written By CHRISTOS GAGE

Plot By MARVELL2100

Art By DUSTIN WEAVER

Herald No More!

Mistress Death's betrayal has been revealed! She has traded the life of the Surfer's beloved Shalla Bal to The Magus in order to gain his help in defeating Lord Mar-Vell! An enraged Norrin Radd demands answers! How long has she kept her hidden from him and why give he to another madman who would destroy the universe? But he will get no response from Death as she simply gazes into the void. The Surfer lashes out with his power cosmic, enough might to shatter a moon in hopes of doing what Lord Mar-Vell could not! But Mistress Death remains unharmed! However she begins to turns her gaze towards the Surfer who has begun to become an annoyance. As she prepares to deliver a killing strike, there is a brilliant flash that gives even Death pause! And when the blinding light clears, there stands Goliath and behind him his master, the world-devourer Galactus!

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

H.E.R.B.I.E. FOR HIRE #13

Written by CHRIS ELIOPOLOUS

Plot by SUPERCOOPER

Art by CHRIS ELIOPOLOUS

“T.O.U.G.H. (TRADEMARK OPPOSITION UNDERWHLEMING GATHERED HELPERS)”

It’s HERBIE FOR HIRE’s first week amongst the stars, flying the Good Ship Franklin through the galaxy in search of fame, riches…and fisticuffs! In space, no one can hear you scream. But they can hear you complain about trademark infringement, as the HERBIEs come face-to-face with the only jack-of-all-trades, for-hire, humanoid-ish collective the universe needs, HERBERT (HOMOGENOUS ENTITY REPRESENTING BIOLOGICALLY ENGINEERED REVOLUTIONARY TRAITS) FOR HIRE! It’s everyone’s favourite li’l robots clashing with…green, blobby, shape-shifting things! And when the richest man this side of Alpha Centauri, GLARIAN MAX UT, stakes one million gallons of precious Jovian oil on whichever ‘FOR HIRE’ can complete his to-do list the fastest, our HERBIEs will have to come out in full force!

32 PGS./Rated A...$2.99

QUASAR & THE INFINITY WATCH#10

Written by ROGER STERN

Plot by MCGAFFER & MARVELL2100

Art by KAARE ANDREWS

* + - The universe falls silent in muted horror as one of it's brightest stars finally goes out! Fighting for the future of Death herself, Quasar stood alone against Lord Mar-Vell and refused to back down. Quasar finally understands the whispered words he heard from across time in the depth's of the Infinity Well, as he whispers courage to himself!
		- The ending of Death's last champion has not had the desired effect. As Lord Mar-Vell lets the limp body of his challenger fall to the ground he finds himself facing the Infinity Watch, renewed and angry! But standing before him isn't just the current incarnation of the Infinity Watch but every being who ever wielded a stone in protection of others. Infinity will avenge one of it's own!
		- Sonath walks over the slain bodies of the fallen Intergalactic Council, their blood drips from his hands as he looks on the chaos with a smile. Finally! His prize is at hand...

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

HIGH EVOLUTIONARY#10

Written By DOUG MOENCH

Plot By MCGAFFER

Art By PAUL GULACY

The High Evolutionary leads the Phalanx on a course through the galaxy, corrupting all in their path. The Phalanx though are uneasy, the new brood aren't exactly like them. What is the Evolutionary doing with the power and abilities they have gifted him? And did he know about the Kinghts of Wundagore's master plan? They have armed their champion and set him against the Phalanx, Rom the Space-Evolutionary! Rom, upgraded with an H.E. battlesuit stans against the horde, no chance right?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

SECRET WARS #10

Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN

Plot by SHAGGYDOO

Art by KEV WALKER

"World Tour in 60 Seconds"

He is the fastest man alive. He has selflessly saved billions. He is believed dead by everyone he knew. He has survived a multi-verse altering Crisis. However, he has no memory of who he is. He was somehow been transported to Battleworld from an alternate universe, but the at the cost of any knowledge of his own identity. People have called have called him Buried Alien and Fast Forward, but he is lost. He has been a pawn in this deadly Secret War, but today he explores the patchwork living world composed of various races from various worlds. There is Avengers City led by Wasp and Red Hulk and and New Latveria led by Lady Doom and Darth Vader. There is Skrullville composed of the shapeshifting culture who are big fans of Earth tv shows especially one about a certain Kryptonian. They completely imitate/roleplay everything Clark/Lex/Lois/Chloe/Lana. There is Four Land, a former suburb of Denver in which the entire town worships the Fantastic Four as if they are gods. The Badlands, a slice of the Negative Zone where you don't want to be ever. There is Waterworld a complete underwater society torn from Atlantis. There are also cities of symbiotes, Broods, Dire Wraiths, reality tv refugees and a savage land. The diversity on this world is endless, but Barry is seeking answers and there is one hidden city that is in constant motion that only he can see. What he finds may change this world...or end it!

32 PGs./Rated T...$2.99

FANTASTIC FOUR #17

Written By JONATHAN HICKMAN

Plot By MARVELL2100

Art By NICOLA SCOTT

After the events in Salem, the FF return to Freedom Four's Plaza to regroup. Franklin and Valeria have taken the death of Agatha Harkness hard, causing Reed and Sue to take step back from the group to help their children heal. Wyatt has agreed to step in temporarily and help out the team. And not a moment to soon! An object has arrived on our planet through a temporal breach that has been detected at the North Pole and a group of scientists have requested aid from the Fantastic Four! What awaits Ben, Johnny and Wyatt at the top of the world and can they handle it without Reed and Sue? Next Issue: Man Out of Time!

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

FUTURE IMPERFECT #10

Written By DAN ABNETT

Plot By MARVELL2100

Art By KHARI EVANS

"All My Futures Destroyed!" Part 3

High in the Himilayas in the former home of the Inhumans, Thane and Attuma battle Proxima Midnight and Corvus Glaize for the artifact know as the Aegis! What exactly is this powerful object and why does Doom 2099 need it to save his own future? The Black Swan has agreed to meet with Doom to learn why would a man who betrayed all of his followers would need her now. It is also the perfect opportunity for her to shove her blade through his cold black heart! But she isn't the only one who wants him dead! The human/Cylon hybrid Number Six has come from the future to end the reign of Doom before it can even begin. He must be stopped and all his timelines erased or else the future is in jeopardy!

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

THE INHUMANS #16

Written By ROBERT VENDETTI

Plot By MARVELL2100

Art By MARK BROOKS

Blood of My Fathers! Part 2

The Templar assassin Achilles has come to warn Medusa and the Inhumans of a coming war on the horizon that will pit NuHuman vs Inhuman as well as human! Even as he speaks a madman as united various NuHumans under his banner and is ready to attack! But his actions have awakened other Inhumans who have lain dormant for centuries, things that should never have seen the light of day again! Medusa listens to Achilles and then asks him why should she believe any part of his story? He tells her that he was given a message by his parents when he was young. There will come a time when you must return to the past and defend your family and all Inhumans from a grave danger that threatens the entire planet! Medusa then asks him who were his parents. He smiles and replies, "You mother, you and my father Black Bolt, King of the Inhumans!

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

DOOM #16

Written by NEIL GAIMAN

Art by CLAYTON CRAIN

Plot by MCGAFFER

A new religion is catching hold across the globe! Fanatics have begun worshiping the Man in the Moon, a man who promises a much better life then the one lived down in the purgatory of Earth. Doom now offers a celestial Heaven but is very picky about who he chooses to share it with. how is he choosing his flock? Chthon must know! A new Heaven and a new God to lay low, this new world promises to be full of fun. Doom meanwhile appears at the U.N. flocked by his Doom Riders, it's time to come to terms so that Earth and the Moon can co-exist in peace. Here are Doom's terms, take them or burn! Are there any heroes with strength left to resist Doom, or does the Earth's best last hope lay with a different breed? An impossible war! New Lands and countries! A species finally given their due rights! And above all else, the will of Doom! A brand new chapter begins here!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

CABAL #16

Written by DANIEL WAY

Art by FRANK CHO

Plot by MCGAFFER

* + - Gabriel vs Gandalf for the soul of an unknown innocent! That's right not the Hulk's soul, or the Ghost Rider's or even a villain like the Red Skull! Gabriel the fallen archangel invites Gandalf to either walk away and live to lead the fight against the undisputed rulers of United Europe, the Cabal! Or play with fire and risk everyone falling into the abyss just to save the life of some small unnamed child. Would he really risk all those millions of other children's life's for this one small soul? Why not let Gabriel have his toy and walk away? The answer comes in a sudden burst of brilliant white light. This fight is on!!!
		- Morgan Le Fay watches in horror as the myriad creatures spill over the walls from where Switzerland used to be into Avalon. What has the Molecule Man done now? And how did he not believe that Morgan would not fight fire with fire. Dragons spawn from her mind as she prepares to storm the walls of Owen Reece's secretive domain. What she hasn't realised is that the Molecule Man didn't build these walls to keep people out, but to keep his insane thoughts IN!!!
		- Ian McNee wakes in his cold crypt! Didn't Morgan just kill him? Why isn't he in the afterlife? And who is it that's knocking on the stone lid asking if he's ready to get up yet? Even the dead have had enough of the Cabal and they're just about ready to do something about it!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

THE WATCH #15

Written by JAMES O'BARR

Plot by MCGAFFER

Art by ESAD RIBIC

* + - Buffy the Vampire Slayer leaps from thrashing head to thrashing head as she tries to avoid falling into the flaming Seine filled with goblins, were-creatures and every other creature faithful to Morgan Le Fay! The Faerie Realm rejected her rule and added their strength to Morgan's army and now it seems that the Watch's newest member has only one choice for survival. To take the hand of the grinning Red Skull who watches her struggles with glee. It seems he's after the perfect fraulein for some new super soldier program!
		- Roland Deschain, the Shiver Man and a cowboy attired Frankenstein's Monster stroll into Italy, guns at their sides and fully intent on filling a certain devil full of hot lead. But Mephisto still has a honey sweet tongue and more then one iron in the fire. Dante's Inferno greets these three travelers, which circle will become their own personal hell?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

GOD SQUAD #16

Written by KURT BUSIEK

Plot by MCGAFFER

Art by STEVE DILLON

Mere mortals trace their history to a Big Bang! Gods came from the opposite direction! The inky depths of what reality is exploding into leaves traces of itself to live on contrary to the laws of this new existence, Gods! And Gods have a habit of falling in love far too easily, especially with the beauty and chaos of existence. Mikaboshi however loves the void from which they came, he cannot outstrip reality fast enough to sink back into it's depth's so is determined to devour every piece of the pre-existence that he can find. If Earth must crumble so that he can feast upon these Gods then so be it! Hercules holds the God Squad back from the fight as the Skyfathers unleash their might upon Mikaboshi. They have one mission, stop the Earth from falling apart by whatever means necessary! It's time to show the mortals what God's they can be!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

GUNSLINGER #16

Written by STEPHEN KING

Art by LEINAL FRANCIS YU

Plot by MCGAFFER

Mud and blood runs into the wild staring eyes of the young girl. Her guns scan the lightning torn night sky for the fell beast that just tried it's deadly luck with her. Ghost towns earn their reputations and this one is no different, a Moth Man has been snatching children from the roads and carrying them away into the night. And that's something that Eve ain't going to allow to continue or her last name isn't Von Doom! She's starting to worry a little about how much she's starting to lean on that name, but she has to admit it's opened doors for her both internally and figuratively. She holds up the still burning severed head of Jack O' Lantern so that he stares into her green eyes "Say my name!" And Jack screams Doom!!!! into the deadly night "Figured it's only fair that this bad boy knows what's comin' for him tonight" She pulls her green hood down over her eyes and whispers into the night "Say my name....scream my name....."

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

MIDNIGHT SONS #16

Written by MIKE RAICHT

Plot by MCGAFFER

Art by CLAY MANN

That dingo just ate Man-Thing!!! There's something wrong with the Outback and the Son's are there to put it right, they hope! Ever since Doom sacrificed the souls of an entire planet (Counter-Earth) the magical fields have been more then a little off and plenty more powerful! Case in point demon dogs threatening to turn half of Australia into the world's biggest chew toy! Brother Voodoo has never felt so powerful and also never less trusting of his abilities. How do the Son's take down these beats without magic? The Penance Rider might just have a solution but fancies being the "stick" in this deadly game of Fetch?

Meanwhile Deacon Frost looks on from his penthouse in Sydney, with everything going on it's about time he carved out a little piece of this world for himself and he's always been good at carving!!!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

MAGIK #16

Written by KIERON GILLEN

Plot by SUNOFDARKCHILD

Art by BILL SIENKIEWICZ

"A Million First Dates!"

Illyana and Vallor, the young Lumen Sage she befriended during the great battle last issue, go out on their first date. But some forces do not like the idea of a Lumen Sage being together with a demon witch. A powerful spell has caught the teenagers in a time-loop, where they are forever reliving their first date over and over again. Can they break the spell before they grow sick of each other's company, or is this romance doomed before it starts?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

THE DEFENDERS #16

DEFENDERS versus DIABLO!

Written by MIKE MIGNOLA

Plot by EXCITER

Art by SALVADOR LARROCA

“A HULK OF A DIFFERENT COLOR”

The Defenders have succeeded in shattering the Soulstone, cutting off Diablo's possession of the Hulk and ending the threat of “the strongest evil of all.” The problem is that the Hulk has been shattered into as many pieces as the Soulstone, resulting in a number of gamma-powered monsters of different colors and dispositions scattered around Earth and its adjacent realms! Can the Defenders reassemble them all? The Silver Surfer goes to Earth's moon to confront the manically depressed Blue Hulk. Namor travels to the Gold Coast to confront the mellow surfer Bronze Hulk. Valkyrie must travel to the fantastic locale known as "Las Vegas, Nevada" to confront the morally ambiguous Grey Hulk - Joe Fixit! And finally, Dr. Strange seeks out the calm Orange Hulk on Infant Island - where the extraction gets complicated. It seems Orange Hulk has formed an inseparable bond with the benevolent kaiju worshiped by the island's natives , the giant Mothra, and she doesn't want to give him up!

Meanwhile, as Dormanmu's forces continue to march on K'ai, Arkon the Magnificent realizes that he and his Polemachian Warriors had been manipulated into fighting on the wrong side. He seeks to rectify his error the only way he knows how - in a battle to the death with his betrayer, Skeletor!

32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99

SATANNA: DAUGHTER OF HELL#3

Plot By Power Torch

Written By Nancy A.Collins

Art By JAE LEE

"To Hell and Back!" Part 3

Satanna and Kale have made it to the maze, but the once known maze has changed. The map Satanna worked on before heading over is useless and to add to that a warning has appeared in a writing unknown to Kale. Suddenly, Satanna is able to read it. “Madness and Devils wait inside”. This is no threat to the powerful Satanna as she and Kale charge head. But once inside the fear really sets in, as this is not the same maze she was once in. Kale and Satanna must fight their way deeper into the maze to find the truth. Vampires, demons and two Minotaurs are waiting for them. But what is really waiting for Satanna in the end?

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

BATMAN VS THE RED SKULL #4\*\*\*mini-series\*\*\*

Written by NEIL GAIMAN

Art by STEVE EPTING

Plotted by MCGAFFER

Nazi's pour into Gotham through the tear in reality! Just another world that will be made to hail Hydra! Batman finds himself unusually aligned with some of his worst enemies, it seems that everyone hates Nazi's, especially when they're taking over your home. Bane, Victor Zsasz and the Howling Commandos try to bottleneck the entrance to Gotham but they're fighting a losing battle. Everything depends on Batman and Captain America being able to take down the Cosmic Cube wielding Red Skull! Batman has a plan, a desperate one but there is hope, but he hasn't factored in the Joker eyeing up the prize. The Joker as the God-Ruler of the Third Reich with two realities to conquer...?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

INGLORIOUS BASTERDS MEETS NEXTWAVE SPECIAL ISSUE

Written By JIM STERANKO

Plot By MCGAFFER

Art By HERB TRIMPE

It had been quite the night for the Captain, not only had he managed to steal one of Wolverine's costumes (then wandered about town taking some very questionable photos in it before loading them up to the Internet (could quite possibly be some repercussions from this one)) but he also managed to activate his portable Bermuda Triangle (which he usually keeps in the salad drawer of the fridge out of harm's way). Anyways, Rock-All, the super secret sanctum of NextWave spun through an inter-dimensional portal the size of a ham sandwich, knocked a few realities for quite a loop as they passed, caused a few international incidents and gave a were-Hulk a "secret-island-sanctum-spinning-out-of-control-through-a-wormhole-through-time-and-space-mile-per-hour" slap round the back of the head. And didn't even stop to exchange insurance details. Before they landed on an unsuspecting 1943 currently in a state of war with some very nasty characters indeed. Then things got weird, a talking Raccoon? A talking Spider-Pig? A talking Squirrel? hey Man-Thing! Buddy, shouldn't you be in the Fortress? You know Thursdey's are staff meetings right?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

HELLBOY AND THE B.P.R.D. VS THE SUPERNATURAL LINE#1\*\*\*mini-series\*\*\*

Written By MIKE MIGNOLA

Plot By MCGAFFER

Art By MIKE MIGNOLA

Liz Sherman and Abe Sapien manage to locate Buffy in Limbo, piece of cake to simply walk in and take her right? Wrong, Magik doesn't like casual passersby and Sym is sent to deal with these off-worlders. Luckily Hellboy's along for the ride....oh, wait Hellboy's along for the ride. Limbo's never going to be the same again as Hellboy and Sym go toe to toe with Buffy as the prize. Buffy's had enough of this hiding malarkey though and has a plan of her own, if Magik can help her free Nocturne from these people then she's going after Gandalf and the answers to all this confusion.

Meanwhile Grigori Rasputin's corruption of the Slayer Force in his world continues! He seeks to corrupt this energy and use it to resurrect Inger von Klempt, who he will use to breed a new species of super-mutant to free the Ogdru Jahad! Unless Gandalf and his hastly put together team can stop them of course, but first they have to convince the Bureau that they're not enemies. Bringing Hercules may of been a mistake!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

HULK #15

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Written by MARK WAID

Plot by SHAGGYDOO

Art by ANDY KUBERT

"HELL BOYS"

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! In two dark rooms on opposite sides of the city, 2 beings are interrogated.

General Thunderbolt Ross and Doc. Sampson play good cop/bad cop with an anthropomorphic hedgehog from another world named Sonic. They don't care that he's is highly medicated on pain killers and is in the process of healing his shot up legs. They want to know all about the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense (B.P.R.D.) as they are sure he is part of that clandestine organization. Don't think the General wont shoot his Sonic's legs again or maybe unleash the beast that is Red Hulk or even worse the Green Hulk. One way or another they will get their answers, but Sonic doesn't have a clue what they are talking about.

Bruce Banner has been tortured all night and he awakens to complete darkness. That is until a lit cigar illuminates three beings. A beautiful lady with blue flames and an attitude, a highly intelligent fish man and and one is a big red demon who got jokes. ENTER HELLBOY and the B.P.R.D. They know Bruce Banner is the Hulk and they want to meet and greet Banner's living "monster inside me". However, the jokes on them as this Bruce Banner has NEVER been the Hulk!?!

32PGS./Rated T $2.99

GHOST RIDER: THE SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE #5

Written by GUILLERMO DEL TORO

Art by JAE LEE

Plotted by Jumpoff aka Johnnyblazed

Curse of Pennywise Part 1

The Ghost Rider returns to the regular marvel universe to find Danny ketch’s life in shambles. His mother and best friend slaughtered by his oldest and one of his most vicious foes, his fiancée Stacy Dolan is missing a presumed dead. With more answers than questions Danny is approached by Chris Daniels once known as suicide with a proposal from the mysterious organization known as the Order of the Shadows. There’s a strange supernatural presence coming from Derry, Maine, something evil and ancient. They need the Ghost Rider to stop whatever it is that is happening there and if he succeeds the order will hand over the location of Stacy Dolan. Daniels tells him to find Bill Denbrough as he my hold the key in defeating this evil.

Meanwhile in Derry, The losers’ club members are falling prey one by one by the reanimated corpses of Henry Bowers and Blech Huggins. Bill after the events of last issue is the last left alive and in his possession the final page of the Darkhold, containing the passage needed to free Pennywise from his 27 year hibernation cycle. Can The Ghost Rider get to Bill before Pennywise’s undead pawns or will this small sleepy town become Pennywises’ permanent buffet?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

BROTHERHOOD OF MUTANTS #16

Plotted by BANEOFKINGS

Written by MATT KINDT & JAMES TYNION IV

Art by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA & RAFAEL ABUQUERQUE

“SON OF A PREACHER MAN” Part Two of Four, "HAIL TO THE KING"

Theme Song: Devil At The Wheel, Bill Champlin and Steve Porcaro

FRIEND AND FOE. Who knows the difference anymore? A simple conversation between the Lawman Raylan Givens and Scott Summers goes awry when a criminal organization with deep Anti Mutant roots attacks the restaurant, wanting Cyclops to turn around and head back home. Raylan understands where Scott's coming from, and is more inclined to trust him after they team up to stop a lynch mob and save a new mutant, the sister of the one who was killed in the last vicious attack, but Raylan has more pressing matters at hand - Frank Castle, aka The Punisher, is keeping the majority of the Lawmen busy and leaving The Brotherhood of Mutants to fend for themselves. As Boyd Crowder steps up hostilites, however, a new drug kingpin arrives in Harlan City. Breaking Bad's Heisenberg makes his debut!

"BLOODY HARLAN" Part One of Three

In a special backup issue set during the Wild West, James Tynion IV and Rafael Abuquerque bring a new entry in the horror/western subgenre as Rosalee Givens, an ancestor of Raylan, and a woman renowned for being one of the best shots in the land, is enlisted by Abraham Crowder, a mutant ancestor of Raylan's rival Boyd - to investigate the truth behind rumours of a monster that's sucking people's blood dry in the Mines of Harlan County. And at the same time, Rosalee has to deal with the new realities of an unfamiliar arrival, whilst nursing a child, in the form of the new Mayor, an enigmatic, entrancing man with many secrets - the mysterious Niklaus Mikaelson, who is an Original Vampire (from The Originals) - and the most likely suspect for the murders in the mines!

32pgs/Rated T.../$2.99

X-MEN: FIRST CLASS #15

Plotted by BANEOFKINGS

Written by JUSTIN JORDAN

Art by CHRIS SAMNEE

“FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE” Part Three of Three “THE HELLFIRE CLUB.”

Theme Song: Mr. Tambourine Man, Bob Dylan

Someone is assassinating West Berlin’s growing mutant contingency by luring them into a trap, which spells bad news for Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr, who have made it to the divided German Capital and barely made it across the wall. As their investigation leads them deep into the mystery of the Hellfire Club, they come face to face with its sinister leader for the first time and the stakes couldn’t be higher than ever. Enter Sebastian Shaw.

32pgs/Rated T.../$2.99

X-FACTOR #14

Plotted by BANEOFKINGS

Written by PETER DAVID

Art by MITCH GERADS

“DON’T F.E.A.R. THE REAPER” Part One of Three NEW JUMPING ON POINT! START READING HERE!

Theme Song: (Don't Fear) The Reaper, Blue Oyster Cult

F.E.A.R. may be have lost their Nuclear Warheads but they’re still a threat, and it’s time to take the X-Factor to Russia to track down their organization. However, when the X-Factor, working with MI5 on behalf of their current employers SHIELD, find a mole within MI5 itself – they are targeted for destruction with their secrets exposed by F.E.A.R. Now, pushed into the dark, seedy underbelly of Moscow, the X-Factor must pull out of this mess the only way they know how – by stealing a priceless artefact from the Kremlin itself!

32pgs/Rated T.../$2.99

X-Force #16

Written by JEPH LOEB

Plot by LOREC

Art by ED MCGUINNESS

THE RECKONING Part 4

In Chile, the Hellfire Club and Bloodhound easily track down the mutant known as The Kingmaker. Believed to be the figure behind some of the greatest kings and queens in history, The Kingmaker has the power to permanently augment the abilities of anyone, super-powered or otherwise. Immortal in his own right, the one thing of value was his sword, Tizona. A deal is struck, Shaw will give the sword back to The Kingmaker and in return, The Kingmaker will increase Bogan’s powers.

The battle between the London branch’s White and Black Queens is fierce and deadly, just as Bogan wanted. And just when things were about to turn bad for the Black Queen, the battle shifts to the astral plane. When it is over, the body of Margali Szardos is lifeless. But the body of Emma Steed is not without change, for now her body is vessel to the merged psyche of her and Szados, making her, the Empress. And Bogan couldn’t be happier.

Synch is out of control. Earthquakes are happening all over Morocco. None of his usual techniques help him. As the rest of team tries to help him and he begins synching their powers as well. Then he synchs Cable’s powers and suddenly, the minds of thousands of people are shouting at him.

32 pages/$2.99

AGENTS OF FUTURE PAST #13

Written by JEFFREY DEAVER

Plot by MCGAFFER

Art by NEAL ADAMS

"WASTELANDS: TERRA-RIZING!"

Stryfe vs Bishop! Amongst the Wastelands of countless Earth's fallen prey to Stryfe's pruning of the timestream these two time-lost mutants do deadly battle. How can Bishop hope to stand against a telepath of Stryfe's might though? Well why don't you look inside his mind and see, Bishop has always served the greater good and he isn't above becoming a very bitter pill for Stryfe's mind to swallow! Meanwhile the Winter Soldier bleeds into the salted ground as the Quietus continues to tear apart his team. Bucky has just one throw of the dice left, but is Blindfold up to killing the deadliest man in time? Only she can see what the future holds!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THE UNCANNY X-MEN #16

Written by RICK REMENDER

Plot by EXCITER

Art by CHRIS BACHALO

Variant “TRIBUTE TO WES CRAVEN” Cover by DAVE JOHNSON

“THE GREAT DEBATE”

Get ready for political action as Henry "Beast" McCoy takes on Hillary, Bernie, his biggest rival Robert Kelly, and all the other candidates at the first Democratic primary debate! The podiums will be hot and the moderators will shown no mercy! But what happens when McCoy's rowdy extra-dimensional doppelgänger Dark Beast shows up with a gotcha question? This hasn't happened since Reagan defeated both AOM Walter Mondale and Mondale of Earth 1631 in the presidential debates of '84!

Meanwhile, at Daken's behest, the Shadow King has crept into Freddy Krueger's head and restored the memories that Professor X suppressed! Is the Nightmare on Elm Street back, or has Freddy's time as "Daydreamer" indelibly changed his perspective?

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

LEGENDARY WOLVERINE #16

Written by JEFF LEMIRE

Plot by EXCITER

Art by DECLAN SHALVEY

“NO ESCAPE”

The Orgeon Trail. The Frontier. The Civil War. Imperial Japan. The Wild West. The Boxer Rebellion. World War I & II. East Germany. Vietnam. Afghanistan. Cuba. The Canadian wilderness. Grenada. Logan has carved his legend across the greatest conflicts of the past two centuries, but how long can his legend last? In 2017 during his first term in office, President Kelly resinstated and expanded the Sentinel Program under the guidance of his puppetter, the half-Sentinel Bastion. By Kelly's fifth term, the United States has become a totalitarian theocratic police state run by the Purifiers. As the leader of the rebellion, Wolverine has no choice – he has to kill President Kelly and expose Bastion's control of the nation. But most of his X-Men are gone, and to commit the ultimate crime, he'll have to recruit the ultimate criminals. Enter Snake Plissken, disillusioned war hero, and Snake's partner - the one man Logan never thought he'd team up with again... his brother, Sabretooth!

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

IMMORTAL X-MEN #7

'REGENERATION X' Part 1/4 'It's Been A While Since We Saw That Child'

Written by KIERON GILLEN

Plot by nx01a

Art by RUSSELL DAUTERMAN

Generation X '94 RIP Synch & Skin Variant Cover: JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER

Theme Song: U2 - If God Will Send His Angels

•Welcome new series artist RUSSELL DAUTERMAN!

•CANDY 'SERAPH' SOUTHERN and WARREN 'ARCHANGEL' WORTHINGTON III enjoy some alone time in the clouds as Warren tests the full extent of his new energy wings. He wiped out the anti-mutant CHOIR with them but can his latest evolution be used for anything other than destruction?

•DR. CECILIA REYES helps ELIXIR cope with his greatly weakened powers after being infected with the X-Virus during last issue's RESIDENT EVIL event!

•THUNDERBIRD and WARPATH hunt the traitorous VANISHER!

•Blue eyes, red claws, silent as the grave... What monster lurks in the depths of Cassidy Keep? BANSHEE, SIRYN, M, special guest star JUBILEE, and break-out character DORIAN GRAY travel to Ireland to find out! Whatever it is, its template is spreading and its mouths are ravenous...

32pgs/Rated T.../$2.99

ASTONISHING X-MEN #16

'The Odyssey' part 2/6 'Except Europa'

Written by BRIAN AZZARELLO

Plotted by nx01a

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

Theme: Carlos Santana - Europa

* + - New writer BRIAN AZZARELLO welcomes new series artists JASON FABOK & MIKEL JANIN\*\*\*

•Deep beneath the waters of the ice moon, Europa, MATTHEW MALLOY has just awoken, still unable to control his ability to twist reality. His power is linked directly to his emotions and he's very angry at the mutants who deemed him unstable and lethal, keeping him in stasis for years!

•The SCARLET WITCH's uncontrolled entropy has also freed another dangerous mutant from stasis, one whose vast geokinetic abilities are fueled by draining the life forces of random sentient beings! JEAN GREY is betting that SONNY BAREDO aka HUMUS SAPIEN is the answer to defeating Malloy... even if it kills her!

•Can ICEMAN, APOCALYPSE, and the powerful mutant minds of Pwyll keep the underwater city from falling apart during this mythic struggle?

•However this battle plays out, MISTRESS DEATH continues to smile at Jean but this time the embodiment of the ultimate end of all things has a gift from dearly departed FANTOMEX for the redhead.

•Meanwhile, at the Savage Land Mutant Utopia... The Tian refugees demand entry into Utopia! They're not the most powerful or the most beautiful mutants but they're still people. Unfortunately, Utopia's resources and infrastructure simply can't sustain both the Utopians and the Tian refugees immediately. If that wasn't enough, the Russians behind last issue's TETRIS attack on Utopia are revealed! Approximately half of LEGION's personalities get migraines!

32pgs/Rated T.../$2.99

NEW MUTANTS #16 \*\*\*FINAL ISSUE\*\*\*

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Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT

Plot by SHAGGYDOO

Art by ANDREA SORRENTINO

"No More New Mutants"

They are tired, hungry and on the run. However, the New Mutants return to the abandoned church that has been their home. They hope to reunite with their mentors Brian Xavier and Corsair and safehaven. What they find is complete wreckage, blood splattered all over the cracked stained glass windows and their leaders missing. Soon the situation gets worse for Skaar, Spider-Girl, Cannonball, Husk, Chamber, the Bamf called Rebel, Wolfbane, Outsider and Spyke. The church is surrounded by hundreds of Sentinel Drones and being in the house of the lord means nothing to these hi-tech mutant hunter/killers. One New Mutant dies. One goes to Hell. Two run away. The rest are saved by the returning Captain America. Cap has led troops both human and super-powered in many wars and fighting Sentinels is no different. He knows the art of war and under his watch all soldiers come home. It is a relentless assault, but the first Avenger refuses to surrender and his soldier's resolve is contagious to anyone within his vicinity. Once it's over Cap makes the remaining team an offer they can't refuse! STAY TUNED!

32 PGs./Rated T...$2.99

THE SECRET HISTORY OF MUTANTS #8

Written by JASON LATOUR

Plot by KINGKASARA

Art by CHIP ZDARSKY

“THE AUCTION HOUSE” Part One

District X is safe, and Cameron Hodge’s career and public reputation are ruined. Everyone’s paying attention to the debate over unmanned Sentinels, so Sage thinks it’s the perfect time to delve into the history of anti-mutant weapons throughout history. And she has already located an excellent opportunity: an Istanbul auction house is selling a strange machine, a clockwork soldier supposedly created for one of the Ottoman Emperors to fight “the monsters being born to us.” She’s convinced this could be the first Sentinel ever built! The Secret History of Mutants class travels abroad to buy the Clockwork Sentinel (via the Xavier’s schools impressive line of credit), but they’ll soon find they’re not the only ones after it!

32 PGs./Rated T...$2.99

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #16

Plotted by BANEOFKINGS

Written by JOSS WHEDON

Art by GREG CAPULLO

“ARCANE (No.45)” Part One of Three – \*\*\*NEW JUMPING ON POINT, START READING HERE\*\*\*

Theme Song: Sinnerman, Nina Simone

Peter Parker & THE BLACKLIST's Raymond "Red" Reddington make the ultimate good-cop bad cop combo as THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN kickstarts a new arc from the hit creative team of Joss Whedon and Greg Capullo! Sherlock Holmes and Mary Jane Watson take their first case as NYPD consultant and sober companion, tracking down rumours of a string of jewel heists across Manhattan that all have one thing in common – whispers of a red lightning bolt and people waking from unconsciousness with little memories of events that happened before.

Meanwhile, Peter Parker adjusts to new life working as a consultant for the FBI, where keeping his identity secret will be harder than he could ever have imagined, because of course, Red knows his identity already, and the only reason Spider-Man hasn't been exposed along with Daredevil is that Red has decided that his identity is best kept hidden. As both Peter and Red begin to tackle their first case on Red's Blacklist, a mysterious man known as Arcane, Peter learns of a few benefits of working with the FBI - namely the luxurious new apartment near their Blacksite! However, Peter's new roomate may be just as secretive as his new co-worker - IZOMBIE's Liv Moore, who just so happens to be a zombie, with her own powers to access memories and personalities of the recently deceased, seconds after eating their brains.

Bonus Video #1: Case Files: Raymond Reddington

Bonus Video #2: Case Files: Liv Moore

32pgs/Rated T.../$2.99

VENOM #5

Written By ZEB WELLS

Plot By SHOCKDINGO

Art By CLAYTON CRAIN

-No rest for the righteous! Flash and Eddie are off to New York on another mission after the explosive opening arc!

-The deadly duo are to meet with Captain Watanabe, better known as the Wraith! A new drug has hit the streets with rather strange side effects, but tracking down the dealers has proven to be rather difficult, and the only leads seem rather...out of this world!

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

MILES MORALES: THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #1 \*New Series!\*

Written By G. WILLOW WILSON

Plot By MARVELL2100

Art By SARA PICHELLI

"Stand and Deliver"

It's another day for Miles Morales and his best friend Ganke at the prestigious Brooklyn Visions Academy. This is a school for gifted students and none more than Miles who is learning to deal with another gift, being the Spectacular Spider-Man! It's a secret that he shares only with Ganke and it's one he would rather not have. To him, the power is a burden that he is ready to relinquish but there is an important lesson that our young hero must learn. With great power comes great responsibility. And that power will be put to the test as a new menace makes it's presence felt in Mile's neighborhood. An underground network has been causing trouble for the locals with vandalism, shoplifting and other minor crimes and it really hit's close to home for Miles when his own father his mugged! Next Issue: The Girl With The Goblin Tattoo!

32 PGS./Rated T...$2.99

THE WEB #1 \*New Series!\*

Written By JOSHUA DYSART

Plot By MARVELL2100

Art By DAVID MARQUEZ

"Masters of the Universe"

The great Spider Purge is over but the threat of the Inheritors remains! Brian Braddock(Spider UK), Anya Corazon(Arachne) and The Master Weaver Karn have joined together to protect The Web! It is the thing that binds all spiders throughout the multiverse! Many of them died at the hands of the Inheritors before they were defeated and banished to another dimension. But our heroes are about to learn that there is another threat out there as dangerous as the Inheritors! They are the Spider Slayers and their only mission is to destroy the Spider-Totem along with The Web and end all Spiders permanently! Next Issue: Spider, Spider, Burning Bright!

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

MAY...SKAAR! #1 \*New Series!\*

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Writer: ROB KIRKMAN

Artist: SARA PICHELLI

Plotter: SHAGGYDOO

"RIVERDALE"

Skaar is from another planet via the Savage Lands, May "Mayday" Parker is from an alternate reality that is similar yet VERY different than our world. They are young super-powered runaway teens who think they are in love. After leaving the "New Mutants" they have had weeks of hitch-hiking, backpacking and living off the land, but now they may have found a home. Welcome to the Greenhouse, a transitional foster home for young meta-humans/mutants. The father of Greenhouse is army war veteran Sergeant Joseph Green. The duo meet Miss Arrow who is the Sarge's lady friend. She is very interested in the newest Spider-Girl. They also meet resident Benjy Grimm nephew of Ben Grimm. He instantly likes May Parker, but for Skaar is hate at first site. The son of the Hulk is ready to SMASH and while Benjy may be in big trouble, but with one phrase the odds are even: Thing ring do you thing! and like his uncle says "It's clobberin time! It's Hulk vs Thing 2.0 and Spider-Girl is stuck in the middle! NEXT: THE FACULTY!

32PGS./Rated T $2.99

POWER PACK#4

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Written by ROBERT KIRKMAN

Plot by SHAGGYDOO

Art by MARK BAGLEY

"Excelsior!" Part 1 of 3

Hit-Girl thought she found a replacement for the Kick-Ass in Alex Powers, but he doesn't approve of her volatile methods. However, his little brother Jack aka Destroyer would love to be her partner in crimefighting. The team has new rivals in town in form of a mighty group of morphing Rebel Rangers. This unstoppable unit has taken the city by storm, but what is their true agenda? Katie Power visits her new friend Juston Seyfert's and discovers he has a secret in the basement....a SENTINEL! Finally, the Power family welcome a long-lost, mysterious relative that may be the most important person in the multiverse..Uncle Stan Lee Power!?!

32PGS./Rated T $2.99

THE BUGLE #16 \*\*\*CONTINUED IN RALPH G. FAKE: THE LEGAL EAGLE #9 THIS MONTH\*\*\*

Written by DAN SLOTT

Plot by HIGHWAYGUY

Art by DAVE JOHNSEN

"BUGLE VS. EAGLE" Part One "THE TUMBLE"

The Daily Bugle, Thursday's edition, page 17, tucked away from the headlines, a battle between super-teens Gravity and Excavator is reported. In a city like New York, no one bats an eyelid. However, one crooked shyster has taken a special interest in the article. Ralph G. Fake, representative of the Wrecking Crew apprentice, arrives at The Bugle Building, Fifth Avenue, to serve a summons to Norah Winters for Defamation of Character. (Even supervillains don't like to be referred to as "evil") Unprintable words fill the air as a date in court is set. But as Ralph G. Fake takes his leave, he slips on a wet floor and tumbles down the stairwell. All Joe Robertson can do is remember words bestowed to him once by his predecessor. "Never injure a lawyer unless you intend to finish the job!"

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

OSBORN'S SIX #1 \*New Series!\*

Written By Nick Spencer

Plot By Mighty Roman

Art By Chris Bachalo

Tagline: '6 men are all it takes to change the world.'

My name is Norman Osborn, and I've seen the bigger picture. Old school criminals htogether, their day. The old image of businessman mafiosos, with their sense of fair play are long dead now. A new breed of criminal rose. The costumed supervillain. An age where any lab accident or armoured suit could turn men into gods.

But its time to thin the herd.

There are too many heroes now, and now the second age of crime is dying down. A new age is coming, gentlemen, and we'll be on top. We'll play it smarter this time. Stronger. Deadlier. You're men from every field of the world, and together, behind the scenes, and tofetherwe'll take over the world.

We're here to break into the unbreakable banks, kill the unkillable men, and do the impossible.

We're going to make the bad guys win!

Also Includes a terrifying new back-up feature: The Vulture!

'The Gauntlet Part 1: Original Sins

Jimmy Natale was once a mob 'cleaner', taking out gangsters who had lost favour to their bosses. But how did this man become the cannibalistic monster known as Vulture? Or was he already a monster to begin with? And when Jimmy first takes flight...his target is Adrian Toomes, the original Vulture!

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