AOM 01-2015

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MARVEL ASSEMBLE!

SHE-HULK, ATTORNEY AT LAW #1 \*All-New Series!\*

 Written by CHARLES SOULE

 Plot by EXCITER

 Art by JOE MADUIERA

 “FRUIT OF THE POISONOUS TREE”

 When the Tinkerer walks free on all counts because the ludicrously implausible mega-weapons found in his hideout are suppressed as evidence, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office realizes it needs to consult a legal specialist to educate the NYPD super-villain unit on the value of search warrants and due process. Only one woman has the power and experience to impart such wisdom: Jennifer Walters, Esq., a.k.a. She-Hulk, Attorney at Law! But not everybody wants to hear what she has to say. Can Shulkie teach an obstinate police force the value of adhering to the constitution? Or will she end up in a choke-hold as the newest empowered member of New York's finest – Officer Poundcakes – insists on some stop and frisk?

 32 PGs./Rated T+...$2.99

 ULTRON: THE FAMILY FEUD #2

 Written by: JAMES ROBINSON

 Plot by: MIGHTY ROMAN

 Art by: BRYAN HITCH

 Part 2 of 4 'Father's Day'

•THEN! Ultron devastated the Middle-Eastern country of Slorenia, killing thousands and destroying countless cities.

•NOW! The people of Slorenia demand vengeance, and so does Victor Mancha!

•As the sky turns red, The Ultron Armada arrives on Earth. Meanwhile, The Vision and Wonderman form a deadly alliance against Ultron...and Slorenia itself.

•As Ultron faces the might of 3 heroes and an entire nation, he unleashes his deadliest weapon yet...

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

 CAPTAIN AMERICA #7

 Plotted by BANEOFKINGS

 Written by JAMES ROBINSON

 Art by ETHAN VAN SCIVER

 “YOU CAN’T GO HOME AGAIN” Part Three of Six

 THE RED SKULL has followed Steve Rogers to the alien world, and has manipulated the robotic warlords into serving his command. Their number one objective has turned from fighting resistance to bringing in Captain America – who just so happens to have sprung resistance members from a base on the edge of a desert! Escaping on modified motorbikes, all other routes have been cut off – so it’s up for a high octane, high speed, high stakes chase across the sand, where the wrong move could mean death!

 32pgs/RATED T.../$2.99

BLACK PANTHER: KING OF THE DEAD #7

 Written By CHRISTOPHER PRIEST

 Plot By MARVELL2100

 Art By ADI GRANOV

 "Generation NOW!"

 The Wakandan Institute of Technology is home to some of the most brilliant minds in the world! It is here that Tom Foster, honorary Wakandan citizen and nephew to the Galactus herald Bill Foster, has come to study as well as develop his own superhuman abilities. He along with Queen Divine Justice, Gentile and Zari, granddaughter of Zuri represent the future of Wakanda and the promise that it holds. But the secret project that they are working on could have huge ramifications for Wakanda now! Meanwhile, fresh off defeating the monster Kiber, T'Challa returns home from Kiber Island to find his country at war with the Inhumans! And he also has intel that factions within the U.S. are launching a covert attack as well! But exactly who is the target?

 32 PGS./Rated M...$2.99

FALCON: BIRD OF PREY #7

 Written by CHUCK DIXON/DARWYN COOKE

 Plot by MARVELL2100

 Art by DARWYN COOKE

 "HOUSE OF ZOLA!" Part 1: Children of Men

 70 years ago near the end of WWII, German scientist Arnim Zola made a deal with a devil, knowledge in exchange for his soul! With that knowledge, Zola begin experimenting, creating new obscene forms of life! Today Jet, the daughter of Zola who escaped Dimension Z, seeks the help of the Falcon, father of her unborn child! They must stop her father from taking that child and creating the ultimate superhuman like he did with their first born! But there are a couple of problems: Sam has never seen Jet before in his life and why does she think that he's Captain America? Now the question becomes will Sam and Team America travel to a dimension they've never seen with a woman that they don't know to stop Zola? Next Issue: Homecoming.

 32 PGS./Rated T+...$2.99

AVENGERS #7

 Written by GRANT MORRISON

 Plot by SHAGGYDOO

 Art by JIM LEE

 "ASSEMBLE" Part 1 of 2

•The Avengers have recently lost several members and their#1 new recruit it the Amazing Spider-Man. Spidey has always consider joining, but life always got in the way. However due to his recent money/career problems, Peter needs the resources being an Avenger provides and he has some free-time. The Avengers make a housecall to the web-slinger in a not so friendly manner. Thor, Falcon, Squirrel Girl, Prime test Spider-Man to his limits with a 4 on 1 game of tag and he's always it. Lucky for Spidey both Prime and especially Squirrel Girl are his #1 fans.

•Tony Stark has dinner with Jennifer Walters aka She-Hulk. He wants to hire her as the Avengers lawyer and he wants She-Hulk to join the Avengers. However, Jen has plans of her own. What is initially undeniable chemistry turns into the date from Hell in an instant. However, in this chess match both may get what they want.

•With Captain America missing in action, a call is made to another super-soldier. He's been a Secret Avenger for years, but now this "Real American Hero" is ready for the call of duty.

•The lack of control of the Avengers has lead the U.S. government to create their own team. The President has a meeting with the Sentry and Iron Patriot to discuss the ULTIMATES?!?

32PGS./Rated T $2.99

SPIDEY #7

 Written by JOSS WHEDON

 Guest Plot by SHAGGYDOO

 Art by GREG CAPULLO

 "One Crazy Night"

•A shy, introverted, genius who is taunted and bullied throughout high school by his peers and especially Flash Thompson. Then one day an accident at school gives him extraordinary powers. Sound familiar, it should, but this time we are referring to Peter Parker's classmate Bartholomew Lebowski. The lightning the struck him in the Audio/Video department puts him in a coma for weeks and none of his classmates even noticed. Upon awakening he discovers he can manipulate anyone or anything he is visually focused on. Meet Photo Bomb. He wants to make a name for himself, but his anxiety, allergies, lack of a sense of humor and general social awkwardness makes it impossible...unless he becomes a "Super-villain". What better way to do so than to take out Spidey, who he believes it his opposite.

•Spider-Man has to defeat this Photo Bomb in time to attend a NEW YEARS EVE party. He has to be there as he's promised Gwen, Harry and Mary Jane. Plus Miguel O'Hara will be there and they have to discuss their recent Madcap adventure and Peter has to keep convincing his new friend that he's NOT Spider-Man. He's also still reeling from his firing from the Bugle and then there's the Avengers. With these distractions Spider-Man and Photo Bomb go at it amidst the crowd at Time Square, in a action-packed sequence witnessed by thousands including the Bugle and TMZ. When the ball drops and the confetti clears the victor may actually be loser.

•Aunt May is being watched. Peter Parker is being watched. Who is watching them and why will blow your mind!! CONTINUED IN THE WAR OF THE PARKERS NEXT MONTH!!

32 PGs./Rated T...$2.99

IRON MAN #7

 Written by ROBERT KIRKMAN

 Plot by SHAGGYDOO

 Art by BRYAN HITCH

 "The Superior Iron Man" Part 1 of 3

•The New Year has started out great for Tony Stark. He has a new girlfriend in the beautiful and exotic Greer Nelson aka the Tigra. He has new completely healthy heart. He has dozens of high-tech aliens (the Stark) from the future who literally worship him and will help him lead the world into the Jetson's era. Several of the Stark don versions of his Iron Man armors and these Iron Men are ready to take on any obstacle. Their first target is the Mandarin and his terrorist group the The Ten Rings and in an incredible show of force this enemy is decimated.

•Their 2nd target is the group that was behind the hostile takeover of Stark International. However, Arno Stark will protect is also an Iron Man and he will protect J.R. Ewing, Sunset Bain and Morgan Stark even if it means destroying his cousin Tony.This cartel has also obtained the Extremis virus and Arno Iron Man has already been injected. Unbeknownst to Tony Stark during his heart transplant recovery the Stark injected him with a version of Extremis from the future and this may make him truly INVINCIBLE.

32PGS./Rated T $2.99

THOR & THE WARRIORS THREE #7

 Written by BRIAN Q. MILLER

 Plot by MCGAFFER

 Art by DALE EAGLESHAM

 \*\*\*SUPERNATURAL:SURVIVAL\*\*\*

 "COMPLIANCE, NECESSARRY EVIL?"

 Thor faces his biggest enemy to date - propaganda! The False Pope, the Dark Con in disguise, has announced that Thor must publicly renounce all claims to being a God and register as an approved mythical being. His use of magic must be explained and regulated, in the wake of the Devil's attack all magical beings must be brought under control...or ended! Thor's heroics are not being ignored, he must simply attend an audience with the Pope and renounce all claims of Godhood and serve the New Order. After all the Pope needs an army to take back control of the Earth from those foreign devils, the Talis Clan. Will Thor hunt down Gandalf for the Pope?

 Meanwhile Volstagg betrays Fandral, Hogun and Sif to help the Enchantress gain the Twilight Sword. She will summon Surtur to help her survive the coming Twilight War and then maybe she will spare Volstagg's children, or not. She hasn't counted on one thing though - Lady Sif still has the Twilight Crown and has decided exactly where she's going to start the Ragnarok of Ragnarok. The Battle for Twilight is about to begin and will only end when the Pantheon of Endings comes forth - A race of All-Father's and All-Mother's who will rule over the Ending of Everything!

 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

MARVEL GLOBAL!

ALPHA FLIGHT #7

 Written by BRYAN LEE O'MALLEY

 Plot by SUPERCOOPER

 Art by TY TEMPLETON

 'REDRAWN BORDERLINES' Part 1 of 3 'NEIGHBOUR TO THE NORTH' \*A Secret World War tie-in!\*

 Alpha Flight: Protecting Canada's borders from threats both mystical and maniacal! Alpha Flight: Defending the great white north from all who would threaten it! Alpha Flight: About to invade Alaska?! The unlikeliest of situations leads to the unlikeliest of team ups, as Mac Hudson, Guardian, alongside teammates Puck, the slowly de-Plodexifying Marrina, and Beta Flight recruits Wild Child and Strongarm join forces with Roxxon Oil to reclaim a piece of terraforming technology stolen from Department H! But when they cross the border they'll come face to face with a conflict they never expected...as the Roxxon agents reveal themselves as agents of the ancient God of chaos, Mikaboshi! And they intend to wipe the North of its resources for their demonic master...with the help of Marrina's alien biology!

 32 PGs/Rated T+... $2.99

INVADERS INITIATIVE #7

 Written by FRED VAN LENTE

 Plot by SUPERCOOPER

 Art by JEFTE PALO

 'TURTLES ALL THE WAY UP' Part 1 of 2 'CHAIN' \*A Secret World War Tie-in!\*

 It's betrayal on both fronts, as the Invaders Initiative gets pushed to the point of collapse! After disobeying orders to rescue one of their own, second-in-command Sabra and her team have been placed on probation, and kept restrained in HQ by an unusually irritated Jim Hammond! And when they attempt to break out and demand answers to this harsh punishment, they'll be met with time in distorted reality, in the super-powered holding cells of Absentia! Meanwhile, with the threat of Mikabosh encroaching upon the world, Alexa Franoski, Osmer Zacharias Bone, and Zhu Zhao will commission Hammond and Initiative washout Black Tom Cassidy to face immortal evil...specifically Mikaboshi's corrupted general Omoikane, who's got his sights set on the CERN Large Hadron Collider! And with Hammond firmly under his sway, Bone reveals that all of planet earth must be kept safe...so he may rule it in his true guise: BARON ZEMO!

 32 PGs/Rated T+... $2.99

NEW AGENTS OF ATLAS #7

 Written by DAVID LISS

 Plot by MARVELL2100

 Art by STEFANO CASELLI

 The renegade LMD Max Fury has captured Atlas agents Kasper Kole and Jimmy Woo near Thailand and offers a proposition! He has information on the whereabouts of the missing agents Delroy Garret and Cloud 9 who were searching for the terrorist organization ATHENA. In exchange for his help, he wants a favor to be determined later. But if they refuse, he will kill them! Meanwhile on a hidden, uncharted island in the South China Sea lies the secret base of ATHENA! Cloud 9 and her former lover Madam Hydra seek to rejoin their former organization and appear before ATHENA'S leader Dr Deidre Wentworth also known as Superia ! And to prove their loyalty, they present her with a surprise gift, Cloud's former Atlas teammate 3-D Man!

 32 PGS./Rated T+...$2.99

DAUGHTERS OF THE DRAGON #1 \*All-New Series!\*

 Written By CULLEN BUNN

 Plot By MARVELL2100

 Art By EMMA VICELLI & NICK DRAGOTTA

 "Games of Death and Deceit!" Part 1: Who Can You Trust?

 Longtime friends Misty Knight and Colleen Wing, the explosive duo behind Knight-Wing Restorations have returned after a long absence to re-open their freelance operations! Along with new member White Fox, they have accepted an assignment from SHIELD Director Maria Hill to investigate Cyber-Tek, a new company with supposed close ties to a rogue Eastern European nation! There may also be a connection with a prominent U.S. corporation as well! SHIELD thinks that Cyber-Tek, working in the country of Lavislov is developing a super-weapon that could threaten the entire region and eventually target the U.S.! Their mission: find the weapon, bring it back or destroy it an then learn who is really behind the whole operation! Next Issue: Bullets and Barracudas!

 32 PGS./Rated M...$2.99

BIG HERO 6 #7

 Words & Art by MIKE ALLRED & FELIPE SMITH

 Plot by PERSONAMANX

 Chapter 7 "Silent: An Interlude"

 After months of intense ninja training HIRO HAMADA is ready for his first solo missions to infiltrate one of THE HAND'S bases. But when his coms go out and he's left with no support from the BIG HERO 6 or his friends how will Hiro survive? Hiro will have to take from everyone he's learned from in order to do so:

 The Strength of WASABI.

 The Speed of GO-GO.

 The calmness of FRED.

 The Intelligence of HONEY.

 And the willpower of BAYMAX.

 But will that be enough when he can hardly keep quiet under stress? Let's find out.

 32PGs./Rated A...$2.99

 SPYMASTER #7

 Written by SCOTT SNYDER

 Plot by SHAGGYDOO

 Art by J H WILLIAMS III

 "undisclosed"

•SUBJECTS: Richard and Mary Parker. Formerly highly ranked and decorated agents of SHIELD. Access to highly secure information of governments throughout the world. The parents of one of the greatest "superheroes" of the "HEROIC AGE". Believed deceased for last 2 decades. One of the two has been compromised and has been working as spy for HYDRA for an unknown period of time.

•Disguised as another super-spy the Chameleon, Spymaster is determined to find out which of the Parkers is actually a double-agent. To do so he visits one of an underground drinking establishments with a clientele of super-villains, "The Bar With No Name". As Chameleon he's arranged a meeting with the Parkers, instead he is met by someone who looks and sounds just like himself...SPYMASTER?!?

•Spymaster's partner in crime, Tommie invaded the Parker's safehouse and had discovered the truth. Too bad she's now missing without a trace. Meanwhile the Parkers have decided they want to visit their son...SPIDER-MAN! NEXT MONTH: WAR OF THE PARKERS!!

32PGS./Rated T $2.99

TAKE A.I.M.! #7

 Written by DENNIS HOPELESS

 Plot by EXCITER

 Art by SEAN MURPHY

 “FRIENDS LIKE THESE...”

 For creating the Rising Tide, a new and mighty cyber-terror group, M.O.D.O.K. thinks his old friend Aldrich Killian deserves a big pat on the back – right before he gets a stab in it! While Scientist Supreme Monica Rappaccini thinks A.I.M. and the Rising Tide are engaged in an all-out bloody turf war, her erstwhile underling M.O.D.O.K. secretly helps the Rising Tide to depose her however he can! If they could just get Monica out of power, M.O.D.O.K. could achieve his ultimate goal... to take A.I.M.! But can his agents – the Lizard, the Spot, the Living Laser, and Whiplash – help the Rising Tide defeat a loyalist A.I.M. cell without getting exposed? Possibly... but not while they're being spied on by Yelena Belova, A.I.M.'s Black Widow!

 Meanwhile, M.O.D.O.K. covertly impersonates and replaces New Jersey Governor Chris Christie – will anyone be able to tell the difference?

 32 PGs./Rated T+...$2.99

MARVEL KNIGHTS! Part 1

CAGE & FINCH: NORTHERN LIGHTS #1 \*\*BRAND NEW SERIES!\*\*

 Plotted by BANEOFKINGS

 Written by ALES KOT

 Art by SARA PICHELLI

 “FUTURE STARTS SLOW” Part One of Four

 Person Of Interest’s HAROLD FINCH, after appearing incognito in last month’s DAREDEVIL: GUARDIAN DEVILS under the name Harold Whistler - now enters the AOM ‘verse properly – don’t miss the character’s epic solo debut alongside LUKE CAGE.

 • Reclusive billionaire and software genius Harold Finch developed a supercomputer for the US Government that identifies impending acts of terrorism before they can happen. But the computer, known as “The Machine” or “Northern Lights” to some, can also identify ordinary people who are about to be involved in violent crimes. Can those crimes be stopped before they take place?

 • Secretly tapping into the Machine, Finch, who isn’t the most athletic person around, needs someone to do the dirty work for him. And that someone just happens to be LUKE CAGE, aka POWER MAN! But how will Cage handle the existence of such a Machine – and what will he do when the first social security number that the Machine spits out belongs to CLETUS KASADY – aka CARNAGE?

 32 PGs/Rated T...$2.99

MS. AMERICA #1 \*\*BRAND NEW SERIES!\*\*

 Written by KATHRYN IMMONEN

 Plot by SUPERCOOPER

 Art by DUNCAN FEGREDO

 “THE WORLD FROM YOUR FRONT DOOR”

 Born in a utopian dimension removed from the Multiverse, Ms. America Chavez has decided it’s time she bring a bit of her home to everyone, in every reality, on just about every Earth, ever! And that means hopping across the borders of time and space to worlds where there are no heroes, no one to save the people on the streets from the burglars, the mad scientists, and everyone in between! But after missions to Earth-154, where giant lizards terrorize the people of Chicago, and Earth-28019, where the Jellybean New Yorkers have declared her queen, America returns to the 616…to find a delegate from the Utopian Parallel battered and bruised, and begging for her help to stop a demon rampaging across dimensions towards their home reality! And that demon’s name is Sylvie Lushton, the all-new, inexperienced Enchantress…who just happens to be America’s roommate!

 32 PGs/Rated T+...$2.99

RALPH G. FAKE: THE LEGAL EAGLE #1 \*\*BRAND NEW SERIES!\*\*

 Written by CHARLES SOULE

 Plot by SUPERCOOPER

 Art by MARCIO TAKARA

 “LAWYER PANTS”

 A battered briefcase, cold cups of coffee, and a pay phone outside of a Bologna Barn does not a law office make! And every criminals favourite crook turned lawyer turned crooked lawyer, Ralph G. Fake, has grander aspirations than bribing bailiffs with sandwiches and stealing wifi from his neighbours...he wants to make it big in the most lucrative field of New York's underworld, criminal defence! But to go from small-time, occasionally shape-shifting griffin lawyer to superstar defender of...perfectly legitimate acts of self-defense and entrepreneurship, he'll need some help! And that'll mean pulling on his lawyer pants (literally) and getting the one (four) and only (well, we hope) WRECKING CREW placed into his custody as part of a work release program! With his muscle at the ready, Ralph will be prepared to take on the world...after he deals with the 78 lawsuits for legal malpractice he's been handed, first!

 32 PGs/Rated T+...$2.99

AVENGERS 4 HIRE #1 \*\*BRAND NEW SERIES!\*\*

 Written by ANDY DIGGLE

 Plot by SHAGGYDOO

 Art by IAN CHURCHILL

 "MAN OF STEEL"

 "SWEET CHRISTMAS. We finally made it happen. My name it Luke Cage, but I have been called many other names. I've always been a man of the people, even when I'm playing superhero. I never believed in having a HQ in a mansion or an ivory tower lording above everyone and certainly not a satellite in space. We have to be amongst the masses. I've always been an urban legend, criminals fear me and I know a thousand ways to kick a$$. Now we got the unlimited funds thanks to the Taylor Foundation and Henry Gyrich to take our show to people. We are accessible to anyone by phone call, texts or emails.You too can have Avengers in your hood. In this time of super terrorists, weapons of mass destruction, alien invasions and the crisis of the month from the burbs to the trailer parks to the projects EVERYONE needs a superhero sometimes. I got Flash aka Venom, Firestar and their crazy a$$ beast of a dog Ms. Lyon, Night Thrasher and our own Machine Man. My partner in crime Shang Chi is more than ready. The kids call the 2 of us Rush Hour when they see us together and yeah we are kinda like a buddy cop movie. Then there are the others. This crazy $%#@&! super woman, who calls herself Miraclewoman and Eric O'Grady aka Antman aka the smallest and yet biggest &^$% you will EVER meet in life. I don't trust them, but I like what they can do. Besides we got Jarvis to help us clean up any internal drama. We are ready, we are just waiting for that first call.."

 32 PGs./Rated T…$2.99

ALIAS: JESSICA JONES #0 \*\*\*BRAND NEW SERIES!\*\*\*

 Written by DAVID MACK

 Plot by TORNADO BUS DRIVER

 Art by MARCO CHECCHETTO

 "IN THE BEGINNING"

 Jessica Jones and her family have settled down in Chicago, as Jess has formed her own answer to S.H.I.E.L.D., Alias Investigations, A group formed to fight the world's deep dark underground, Jess leads this group whilst still trying to make it back in time to pick up her kid from school! But as she sits in her chair, she gets a strange knock on the door, The Rivals, Comanche, Shades, Cheshire and High-Tech, Luke's old gangmates, stand at the door of her office, asking for her help! Meanwhile, back at Jess and Luke's house, Jess's new best friends, Rita DeMara and Elsa Bloodstone are babysitting Danielle Cage, who seems to be gaining powers of her own, but then as the two play video games with her, a strange thing is thrown in to the window..a strange robotic looking cat burglar jumps in, attacking the two and grabbing Dani, but as he runs out, a strange woman attacks him. As Rita and Elsa run out, they see the man known as Claw laying on the ground, and above him stands Dani, being protected by a strange woman who then says " My name is Kabuki, and the girl must be protected at all costs!"

 32 PGs./ Rated T...$2.99

THE BUGLE #7

 Written by DAN SLOTT

 Plot by GLOBAL HONORED & SUPERCOOPER

 Art by DAVE JOHNSON

 “BUT WE’VE WANDERED MANY A WEARY FOOT”

 - It’s New Year’s Eve in New York City…and that means no rest for the weary workers of the Bugle, as they hit the streets to cover every celebrity shindig, concert, and countdown before the clock strikes midnight!

 - Kisses and proposals and babies, oh my! Ethan Edwards and Betty Brant head out to snap pictures of every one they can! But not everyone wants a reporter in their face, especially not expectant mother of baby New Year, Blaire Barezi…who’s contractions have brought about some uncomfortably revealing Skrullian changes! And when the medical staff leaves the hospital in fright, it’ll be up to Betty and Ethan to deliver the baby themselves!

 - Ben Urich, ace reporter, newshound and part-time gumshoe, finds himself in Times Square…and on national television! Courted by AND, the American News Directory, this may be Ben’s chance to make it big on the small screen...if fellow first time news host and Bugle reporter Gloria Grant doesn’t steal his spotlight!

 - Time slows to a standstill for Nora Winters, with ten seconds to go before midnight…because she’s come face to face with crime boss Vanessa Fisk, who’s got an entire police squadron held captive by her men! But with bombs about to blow the police headquarters to ashes at the count of zero, Nora will have to make a resolution before the new year even begins: attack Fisk and be a hero, or…live?

 32 PGs./Rated T+...$2.99

THE ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #7

 Written by JIM ZUB & KURTIS J. WIEBE

 Plot by PERSONAMANX

 Art by ADRIAN ALPHONA

 "Alternative Power"

 Powerless and held captive MILES MORALES must hang on for his dear life at the brutal hands of DR. NOAH BODY. Or should we call him the new ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN. That's right, the sinister headmaster himself has successfully stolen our hero's power and all it took were 5 blood transfusions and a few invasive surgeries. But what are Noah's plans with these new abilities?

 Meanwhile MILLIE COLLINS and GANKE LEE alongside: QUENTIN QUIRE and LANA BAUMGARTNER have profiled their way to the old catacombs of the BROOKLYN VISIONS ACADEMY's former science building. Will this rescue mission turn into a fight for their lives? It's a good thing that they let BATTLIN' JACK MURDOCH and RIO MORALES know what they're up to.

 And what does AARON DAVIS, the PROWLER have to do with this? Did he really sell out his own nephew? PETER PARKER will find out!

 But there's plenty more to see in this exciting issue of THE ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN.

 32 PGs./Rated T+...$2.99

MARVEL KNIGHTS! Part 2

DAREDEVIL: GUARDIAN DEVILS #7

 Plotted by BANEOFKINGS

 Written by GREG RUCKA

 Art by BILLY TAN

 “THE INFINITY GAME” Part One of Four – NEW ARC! START READING HERE!

 It’s New Years Eve, and Matt Murdock finds himself drawn into a deadly game with terrifying consequences gripping New York City when one of his old high school friends is murdered before his eyes. The City’s most intelligent people are finding secrets, puzzles and enigmas wherever they go, with one clue leading to the next. It’s only a matter of time before someone finds out the final clue, and Daredevil, who has a worrying feeling about what it might be, enlists the help of Elektra to tail one of the gameplayers, a young teenage girl named Beth. And it’s a good thing too, because Beth has suddenly found herself the target of other gameplayers who believe she might be onto something, and it just so happens that one of them happens to be a man with the ability to control minds.

 But will Daredevil and Elektra stop the Purple Man from claiming his prize? Assuming of course, there even is something lurking at the end of this mysterious game?

 32 PGs/Rated T...$2.99

PUNISHER: WAR JOURNAL #7

 Plotted by BANEOFKINGS

 Written by NATHAN EDMONDSON

 Art by STEVE EPTING

 “THE PUNISHER VS. ELECTRO” Part Two of Three

 The first fight between Frank Castle and Electro begins, interrupting a baseball game! With the crowd, and the whole of Chicago watching the fight, the AVT sees this as the perfect time to intervene and arrest them both – even if it means leaving the rest of Chicago’s Police Department woefully undermanned as extra resources are called in! Naomi Carter’s career could depend on the outcome of arresting both men, and to make things more interesting, she’s received the help of the Howling Commandos!

 If you wanted a fight – you’ve got one!

 32 PGs/Rated T...$2.99

THE PROWLER #7

 Plot by SUPERCOOPER

 Written by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI

 Art by KERON GRANT

 “THE HAMMER AND THE NAIL”

 After the destruction of his company’s offices, everyone’s least favourite businessman, entrepreneur, and all around smarmy jerk Justin Hammer will have to rebuild his company from the literal ground up…and that means having his employees, including Hobie Brown, the PROWLER, work overtime! But Hobie’s got more than work on his mind, as his associate and fellow defender of the Bronx Josiah X has dug up information on the faux Prowler who attacked him days ago! And with Hobie’s old tech being used, and an increasingly long list of victims, the Prowler name couldn’t get any more smeared! Meanwhile, with video footage of the culprits responsible for his building’s destruction caught on tape, Hammer calls on corrupted commander Carl ‘The Crippler’ Stricklan, and asks for young heroes ROCKET RACER and FROG-MAN to be dealt with…not knowing they’re working two floors below as Hammer Industries interns!

 32 PGs/Rated T+...$2.99

SHADOWLANDERS #7

 Written by ED BRUBAKER

 Plot by SUPERCOOPER (GUEST PLOTTER!)

 Art by DAVID AJA

 "THE FARO SHUFFLE"

•It's a Gambit solo adventure, as we take a look back at one of his earliest heists in the heart of NYC!

•And he's playing with a full deck! Because after breaking into a still fledgling Hammer Industries, he's procured a kineto-magna-aerator...which allows him to disperse his explosive kinetic energy into the very oxygen we breathe!

•In the wrong hands...hands wronger than Remy's...that'd mean big trouble for the people of New York! But Gambit's here for just one thing...bring the city's largest banks to their knees!

•He'll be confronted by the unlikeliest of heroes though as the one and only Black Cat prepares to stand in his way!

 32 PGs./Rated T+... $2.99

COSMIC MARVEL! Part 1

FANTASTIC FOUR #8

 Written By JONATHAN HICKMAN

 Plot By MARVELL2100

 Art By NICOLA SCOTT

 "Storm of the Century!" Part 1

 Nathaniel, Johnny, Wyatt Wingfoot and Ben travel to the Negative Zone along with refuge Tarren, who escaped from the Zone to seek their help! She has been promised to wed another by her father Elgard, an aged ruler who seeks an alliance with a mysterious warlord that has conquered many worlds and has grown quite powerful! And to ensure that she is brought back home to complete the bargain, Elgard has dispatched his fiercest warriors to see it done, the Sisterhood of Steel! Meanwhile in the Rockies, Reed and Sue re-bond with their children when suddenly appears the astral form of Agatha Harkness! She comes with a plea for help and a warning! Nicholas Scratch is free and her son seeks vengeance against her and the Fantastic Four!

 32 PGS./Rated T...$2.99

 SECRET WARS #1 \*All New Series\*

 Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN

 Plot by SHAGGYDOO

 Art by KEV WALKER

 "INCOMING"

 They arrive amidst a symphony of destruction, on a mysterious planet far away from everything they have ever known. The Blue Marvel, the Super Skrull Kl'rt, Titania and Demolition Man. All super men and woman to varying degrees, intellect and psychosis, but none can be prepared for what they witness from the alien mountainside. The tattered remnants of a previous lives. The smell of smoke, dust, sweat and death. Chaos and cries of pain surrounds them and then deafening silence. At a distance they see other super-powered beings in an epic cinematic battle. On one side is the Wasp, a red Hulk, War Machine, a woman wearing the symbols of Captain Marvel, a man resembling Thor, a pig version of Spider-Man and raccoons with weapons. On the other side is the god of war Ares, one of the Vultures, a giant high-tech assault vehicle that looks like a big wheel and 2 of the deadliest women Lady Deadpool and Lady Doom. Before anyone can react the psychotic living bomb Nitro makes direct explosive contact with the new arrivals leading to their burial in tons of rocks and there is fade to black. An armored hand of what looks like Dr. Doom without his mask offers salvation to all the injured with one statement: "Come with me if you want to live."

 32 PGs./Rated T...$2.99

INFINITY WATCH#1 \*All-New Series!\*

 Written by ROGER STERN

 Plot by MCGAFFER & MARVELL2100

 Art by KAARE ANDREWS

 "EDGE OF INFINITY"

 Reality creaks under the strain of supporting the impossible! A gloved hand is raised towards the Heavens, five figures prone at the feet of a betraying conquerer, the hand glows with the light of a trillion big bangs as every reality dances for an instant on the fingertips of a madman. And as suddenly as omnipotence is attained the insane mind of Nathaniel Richards loses it's focus and he and the rest of his reality no longer exist. Several other realities are irreparably damaged as the Infinity Gems cascade through them until.....

Power...Sonath's forces have come for the betrayer Quasar! A refusal to commit genocide on behalf of the Council must be met with utter destruction. Quasar waits on a moon, surrounded, for the inevitable end when suddenly at his feet a red glow appears...

 Soul...Adam Warlock hears all of the voices of the tormented. Every being slain in horror screams into the darkness, but how does he hear them? And why does he see a green glow every time he closes his eyes?...

 Space...Captain Mar-Vell see's all of the torment being conducted at once. It is as if he is everywhere at once! What is this purple stone that appeared to him...

 Mind...When the universe itself thinks the sensible psychic closes their mind lest they fall into madness. Moondragon finds herself awash in a sea of blue, she should drown and yet she's never felt more alive...

 Reality...Black Swan grasps the Gem as it appears, such a gift will not be spurned. There is a lot more play in this game it seems...

 Time...Fractures in Time, a splintering of lines and only one lifeline to grasp to in the chaos. But where has the strange Orange Gem brought Lord Doom?...

 Nemesis...Gamora hears the voice, it speaks directly into her mind. She grasped the small shiny gold stone when she saw it and since then has felt one urge whispering through her "Find the others, bring them to the One!"

 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

FUTURE IMPERFECT #1 \*All-New Series\*

 Written By DAN ABNETT

 Plot By MARVELL2100

 Art By KHARI EVANS

 "The Future Is Now!" Part 1

 At the bottom of the Pacific Ocean lies Asteroid M, once the home of the powerful mutant Magneto, now a forgotten derelict, abandoned and forgotten. Only the creatures who live below the surface acknowledge its' existence, using it as home and refuge. Suddenly it begins to stir from the ocean floor, escaping from the drudgery to rise into the sky once more! Above Earth's atmosphere it settles into it's new home, all the while undergoing massive upheavals and transformations! It is no longer Asteroid M but instead becoming something more! It is now the home of the man who has travelled from the past so that he may rule the future! It is Planet Doom, home to the future ruler of all mankind, Doom 2099!

 32 PGS./Rated T+...$2.99

WAR OF KINGS #7

 Written BY JOSHUA DYSART

 Plot BY MARVELL2100

 Art By DAVID MARQUEZ

 "Skrull Kill Krew!" Part 1

 Col. Clay Quartermain and the Universal Marines travel to the Skrull planet of Tyklos! Their mission: to capture Paibok, the Super-Skrull wanted for the assassination attempt on the life of Gail Runciter! After a fierce battle, they manage to bring him down using modified spin tech! Now comes the hard part, escaping Skrull space and returning him to Earth to stand trial! On Xandar, Yondu Udonta from Centauri IV meets with Queen Adora to discuss the treaty between their worlds and the threat of Helgan incursions into Centaurian space. But something strange happens when he meets Sonath VI Lla! He kneels before him in worship, speaking in an unknown tongue. Sonath brushes off Yondu's actions, quickly leaving the scene. Queen Adora questions Yondu about his actions and he tells her that Sonath is the reincarnation of one of the Centaurians ancient gods! Later, Queen Adora meets with Ronan, Crystal and Nova about the events as their suspensions of Sonath grows!

 32 PGS./Rated T+...$2.99

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: BEHIND ENEMY LINES #7

 Written By MALCOLM JONES

 Plot By MARVELL2100

 Art By AARON LOPRESTI

 "How to stop a wedding and save a galaxy!" Part 3

 Star-Lord and his team learn of an assassination plot by Spartax Defense Minister Kahra on the life of Lilandra's sister Deathbird who is to wed Gray'Ven in less than two weeks! He also realizes that her death would actually stop the wedding which is the reason why they smuggled onto Chandilar in the first place. But Lilandra won't stand for the murder of her sister, despite everything that she's done and pleads with the Guardians to help her stop the assassination! Little does anyone know that political prisoner D'Ken, mad brother of both Lilandra and Deathbird, long believed to be dead, has his own plans to stop the wedding! Meanwhile, on the far fringes of the Spartax/Shi'ar territory, Rocket, Magdalene, Drax and Groot meet with the Shi'ar rebels to discuss the rescue mission of their teammates. Suddenly they receive information that something bad is about to happen on Chandilar and they must get their teammates out now!

 32 PGS./Rated T+...$2.99

NOVA CORPS: THE BORDER WARS #7

 Written By CARLOS PACHECO

 Plot By MARVELL2100

 Art By MIKE MCKONE

 "Revenge of the Raptors!" Part 1

 Robbie Rider and his team of Nova Centurians are attacked and captured by Horus Singh and the Fraternal Order of Raptors! Singh holds Nova Prime Richard Rider responsible for his humiliation in front of his master Darkhawk and what better way to get his revenge against him than killing his brother! Ronan and Crystal respond to a distress call from their bitter enemy Ravenous whose come under attack from the Helgan by sending Kree assault squads to assist! Meanwhile, Richard fresh off his fight with Gamora, receives word that his brother has been captured by Singh and will die unless Nova comes to face him, alone!

 32 PGS./Rated T+...$2.99

COSMIC MARVEL! Part 2

ALL NEW FUTURE FOUNDATION #2

 Written by ANDREW HUSSIE

 Plot by TORNADO BUS DRIVER/MCGAFFER(Guest Plotter)

 Art by MEREDITH GRAN

 "VOICES IN THE DARK"

 There is a particular initiation to the world of superheroics, which Victoria Hand is insistent they are not, and that is a trip down insanity lane! Silk and Carnage have started hearing voices, strange ghostly voices screaming for help in multiple languages. After a quick study it seems that the languages are that of all of the vanished countries, but why are Silk and Carnage hearing them? It seems the closer they get to All-Black, Gorr's Necrosword, the more voices they hear. It seems that the vanished countries could be the work of a God, or the "borrowed" power of a God, but who could wield the power of a God? Vindicator might be able to help out with that, after all the Great North Gods owe her a couple of favours a fact that interests Gorr greatly for he and his sword are thirsty for blood. Meanwhile Kraken and Ban-Luck run into the strange Morlun. It seems Morlun has an unhealthy interest in the team, they really should of kept themselves to the shadows. Kraken attempts to go one on one with Morlun while Ban-Luck orders the main course, sorry reinforcements!

 32PGS./Rated T $2.99

SILVER SURFER: HERALD OF DEATH #7

 Written By CHRISTOS GAGE

 Plot By MARVELL2100

 Art By DUSTIN WEAVER

 "Death Has A Bargain!" Part 7: Do not fail Death!

 Galactus and his Herald Goliath have prevented the Surfer from killing Ego the Living Planet! Galactus warns the Surfer that he is being used as pawn in a dangerous game between Mistress Death and the Elder Gods of the Universe! Had he killed Ego, it could have caused irrevocable harm to the fabric of the universe! In the Stygian Nebula, Firelord, Gabriel and Nova II have fallen before the newly returned Black Sun! Lord Order and Master Chaos resurrected him to kill the Surfer and restore the imbalance that Death has created by making Norrin Radd her Herald! Meanwhile, Mistress Death has learned of the Surfer's failure to kill Ego and the implications that it brings! Will she in turn break her vow and kill Norrin's true love Shalla Bal?

 32 PGS./Rated M...$2.99

ADAM WARLOCK #7

 Written By JIM STARLIN

 Plot By MARVELL2100

 Art By MIKE PERKINS

 "Infinity: The Gathering" Part 1

 Adam Warlock, Black Swan and Captain Mar-Vell have all heard the call(See the new series The Infinity Watch)! The Infinity Gems! They seek these individuals for reasons unknown! With their unimaginable power they each have the power to threaten the universe and together, they can reshape all of reality to the one who possesses them all! However, there are six gems but only three have been accounted for! Who other the others than have been chosen and why have the Gems reappeared all of a sudden? Meanwhile, there is another powerful object out there, an object just as dangerous as the Infinity Gems that could threaten the universe as well! The Null Force is now in the hands of The Magus and the Universal Church of Truth! With Warlock occupied with the Gems, will The Magus use this opportunity to strike at his enemy?

 32 PGS./Rated M...$2.99

THE INHUMANS #7

 Written By ROBERT VENDETTI

 Plot By MARVELL2100

 Art By MARK BROOKS

 "Project Wideawake!" Part 1: Eyes Wide Open

 With Wakanda and the Inhumans embroiled in a battle over the NuHuman nation of Niganda, a secret organization within the US Gov't has authorized Project Wideawake, an attack on the Inhuman home of Attilan, located on the Blue Area of the Moon! Using specialized forces, they quickly infiltrate the city and engage in guerilla tactics using modified spin tech to neutralize any Inhumans they encounter! But as quickly as they arrived, they leave, accomplishing their mission and heading back to Earth! Back in Niganda, the war continues until Queen Medusa receives an urgent message from Gorgon: The Royal Palace has been attack and both Prince Ahura and Luna have been captured by unknown forces!

 32 PGS./Rated M...$2.99

MARVEL SUPERNATURAL! PART 1

MAGIK #7

 Written by KIERON GILLEN

 Plot by SUNOFDARKCHILD

 Art by BILL SIENKIEWICZ

 "Games of Hell" Part 7

 The Elder Gods have been summoned, and the Hell Lords can do little more than hold them back for a short time. Illyana has abandoned that battlefield, however. Instead, Illyana undertakes a daring one-man mission into Mephisto's hell to rescue to soul of her friend Doug Ramsay. But Mephisto's realm is different from Limbo, and a single mistake will mean the loss of her own soul.

 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

THE DEFENDERS #7

 Written by MIKE MIGNOLA

 Plot by EXCITER

 Art by SALVADOR LARROCA

 “FAMILY MATTERS”

 After the shocking events of “Dawn of the Devil,” Mephisto's daughter Mephista has ascended to become the Queen of Hell... and Dr. Stephen Strange is the Prince Consort! Can these crazy kids make their unholy union work, or will Mephista's new career get in the way? And while they may not be ready to start discussing children yet, when a nefarious Sorcerer Supreme travels back in time from the grimdark year of 2039 with horrific power and malicious intentions to systematically weaken the barriers between dimensions, it becomes apparent that the new power couple's future child is destined to betray them and align with Dormammu! Can the Defenders possibly hope to stop... Victor Strange? Or will the Silver Surfer's cold pragmatism compel him to take preemptive action to stop this new threat – by sterilizing Dr. Strange before Victor can be conceived!?!

 32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99

GOD SQUAD #7

 Written by KURT BUSIEK

 Plot by MCGAFFER

 Art by STEVE DILLON

 "IN THE NAME OF..."

 \*\*\*Supernatural:Survival\*\*\*

 \*Hercules takes on the vicious daughter of Gaea - The FORGOTTEN! She has sided with the False Pope and will appease her beneficial Lord by dragging Hercules to his feet. If they don't destroy the world in their battle first.

 \*Bast watches the sleeping Hercules thrash in his sleep, he battles an unknown enemy and there is nothing the Panther God can do but try and heal the wounds that mysteriously appear on the Olympian. Bast watches knowing that Hercules is losing!

 \*Meanwhile Venus must sing The Boshi, the dark followers of Mitaboshi, to an early grave before they pave the way for their master's apocalyptic arrival.

 \*Shou-Lou has noted all of the extra Godly activity and tries to trace it's cause. What he finds is Gaea creating her own Pantheon and she has found her own God of War, Beta-Ray Bill!

 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

MIDNIGHT SONS #6

 Written by MIKE RAICHT

 Plot by MCGAFFER

 Art by CLAY MANN

 "HELL ON EARTH"

 \*\*\*Supernatural:Survival\*\*\*

 All across the world thousands of people have made deals with the Devil, now come the consequences. Danny Ketch has confessed his sins and now serves the Dark Con, who has fooled everyone into thinking he is the devil-conquering Pope, and Ketch calls on all of those who made deals to join him in Confession and earn back their souls. The Penance Rider leads the Midnight Sons in trying to stay one step ahead of the Pope's forces and the Cabal, they try to rescue as many of the Corrupted as possible but it isn't easy when the world has sided with the enemy. A desperate game of survival for the world's mystic community has started and one of their own is leading the Inquisition. Hell on Earth is here!

 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY: DUCK'S DOZEN #1 \*All-New Series!\*

 Written by PETER MILLIGAN

 Plot by MIGHTY ROMAN

 Art by ART ADAMS

 "DEAD MAN'S HAND"

 "We're the best! The very best! We'll have every ghost and ghoul shaking in it's boots! We've got the Horrific Hellcat, The Ghastly Ghost Rider, and um...Nighthawk! What should we call Nighthawk?"[\*]Howard the Duck has seen a lot of strange things on the planet of hairless apes. The local cafe's "mystery meat", Vampire Cows and even the occasional financial Wizard! But he's never seen anything quite as strange (or dangerous) as the Book of the Dead.[\*]But soon the Duck detective's life is turned upside-down. After unleashing the book's deadly power, Howard gives superpowers to a group of college students![\*]But luckily Howard has the help of Earth's Mightiest Heroes to help avert disaster. Okay, he has Nighthawk and Antman, but beggars can't be choosers.[\*]Now, Howard is on the run. Avoiding Ghosts, Vampires and The Cult of Wolverine, and trapped with a team he really wishes he'd never made, Howard is going to need more than Quack-Fu and stolen code-names to get out of this one!

 32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99

MARVEL SUPERNATURAL! PART 2

DOOM #7

 Written by NEIL GAIMAN

 Art by CLAYTON CRAIN

 Plot by MCGAFFER

* + - Supernatural:Survival\*\*\*

 'PREPARATIONS'

 There can be no more distractions! Doom is at war with the victorious Dark Con, who sits on the throne of St. Peter and has the world in his hand. Doom gives up his own throne willingly, he will not paint so obvious a target on himself. The Dark Con wringed his hands 'Live' on television as he "sadly" announced to the world that he could see no possible redemption for Doom. With a seemingly sad heart the Dark Con all but announced Doom's death sentence and the world cheered. Doom finds himself ignominiously on the run around the world. He could seek allies but Doom would rather seek servants and he knows where to start! It is a dark night in Florence when Doom finds his quarry - the real Mephisto! Licking his wounds in an ancient place of devil worship the first thing Mephisto notices is the footsteps of Doom echoing around the stone chambers. And then the finger pointing to where the Devil should kneel. Mephisto may of lost everything but he will show Doom that he is no mere mortal to be commanded thusly. Someone is about to be proven the Master and the other the Servant!

 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

CABAL #7

 Written by DANIEL WAY

 Art by FRANK CHO

 Plot by MCGAFFER

* + - Supernatural:Survival\*\*\*

 'HAVE YOU HEARD THE WORD?'

 The Cabal almost have everything they've ever wanted. All they need do now is slip the leash. But the Dark Con is seemingly all knowing, he knows the treacherous thoughts that seep through the Red Skull's mind. For now the Cabal are seemingly content to act as the Pope's new foot soldiers in a great Inquisition. The mystic world must be either controlled or exterminated and the Red Skull has immense experience in this field. Horror quickly spreads across the face of the world as the Skull brutally imposes the False Pope's world views with no one to oppose them...save one. Gandalf steps out of the shadows to try and bring light to the darkness. The world must be brought back to it's senses before the Dark Con is fully victorious, but who can Gandalf recruit? A dark shadow descends on him as Dracula approaches, can he make this alliance?

 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

GUNSLINGER #7

 Written by STEPHEN KING

 Art by LEINAL FRANCIS YU

 Plot by MCGAFFER

* + - Supernatural:Survival\*\*\*

 'PASS OR FAIL'

 \*The dark guns of El Paso ride again! Straight out of the grave and across the hot desert cutting down anyone in their path.

 \*One town won't get out of their way though. For a pair of heavy silver guns with smooth sandlewood handles are resident for the day in this town.

 \*These guns currently hang around the waist of a young Gunslinger, who has practiced genius in her trigger fingers all thanks to her father's teachings and not at all hindered by her mother's mimicry abilities.

 \*Her eyes are half closed against the fierceness of the hot sun shining on the desert sand, the dust stains on her worn boots and frayed jeans betray the march she just undertook to place herself in the undead gang's path.

 \*From under the wide brim of her hat she she's their shadows long before they enter the town but she has no fear inside herself for these undead cowpokes. Bullets did for them once before, reckon they'll do just fine a second time, these outlaws are going back to the dust.

 \*She turns to look at the watching Gandalf, apparently he's come a recruiting. She smiles at the old man, "Let me show you how ah deal with wraiths!"

 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

THE WATCH #7

 Written by JAMES O'BARR

 Plot by MCGAFFER

 Art by ESAD RIBIC

 "BETTER OFF DEAD"

 \*\*\*Supernatural:Survival\*\*\*

 Ian McNee is back from Hell and straight back in action! Right now he's on the run from the forces of the Red Skull who is directing operations for the False Pope. The mystic realm must be eradicated, and that includes the Watch. There are new Watchmen looking over the supernatural, but don't worry there is a retirement plan for the old Watchmen and some may even survive it...should they comply of course. The headquarters of the Watch crashes into the dark waters of the Thames as the Maestro brings it crashing down around Solomon Kane's head. Luckily for Kane though his old friend is back, Roland Deschain, and in his hand is a gun that's killed a Hulk before. The rest of the Watch can only stare in horror as the Ghost Ships of Dartmoor take to the skies to go up against the Molecule Man. A last stand or is it? How can you change the molecules of something that doesn't exist? Not all of this world will go quietly into the night.

 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

HULK #7\*\*\*Dawn of the Devil Tie-in\*\*\*

 Written by MARK WAID

 Plot by SHAGGYDOO

 Art by ANDY KUBERT

 "Dawn of the Devil"

•Bruce's grandmother Becca Banner awakens in padded cell with little memory of the night before. She does know that thanks to her grandson and mysterious being she now has gamma energy coercing through her veins and she becomes a monster whenever she's overly stressed on enraged. However, this facility is the Clinic for Paranormal Researchwants her to meet 7 other "Displaced Paranormals".

•Hulk is in an internal struggle. He now knows that his entire Bruce Banner persona is an illusion. A created identity manipulated by a team of well-meaning family,psychologist, hypno-therapist and scientists. Their efforts transformed a volatile, hyper-active, bi-polar bully into a meek, introverted passive child who has become one of the greatest minds in the world. Hulk now has to lose himself again as he needs both his instinctive mind and primordial strength in the upcoming epic battle in Hell. First he needs to either trust the enigmatic sorcerer Gandalf or go all HULK SMASH. CONTINUED IN THE DAWN OF THE DEVIL THROUGHOUT AGE OF MARVEL!!

32PGS./Rated T $2.99

DARK AVENGERS #7\*\*\*Dawn of the Devil Tie-in\*\*\*

 Written by WARREN ELLIS

 Plot by SHAGGYDOO

 Art by MIKE DEODATO JR

 "HELLRAISERS"

•Years ago Daimon Hellstrom the son of Satan lost the love of his life Patsy Walker due to a deal between his father and the demon Mephisto. He has found his her, but now she is soulless bestial Hellcat. Daimon wants her soul back and is willing to give up everything, including his teammates and his own soul! Can Blade, Scarlet Witch, Throgg, Quicksilver and Kaine stop the son of the devil and Mephisto? The Dark Avengers have their own secret weapon in Johnny Blaze. He was formerly a Ghost Rider possessed by the demon Zarathos, but now he controls the demon and all his powers. Plus he's hungry and now Blaze wants to possess Mephisto!

•What happened to Angela? The demon-hunter has immersed herself in the war in Hell and now has an unexpected ally and maybe more in Hyperion. This superman and wonder woman are unstoppable as they forage and decimate the forces of Hell. That is until they discover the truth about Mephisto and the Dark Con! CONTINUED IN THE DAWN OF THE DEVIL THROUGHOUT AGE OF MARVEL!!

32PGS./Rated T $2.99

NEXTWAVE REBORN #6

 Written by MARV WOLFMAN

 Plot by MIGHTY ROMAN

 Art by MATEUS SANTOLUOCO

 "HALF-SANE ON HALFWORLD"[\*] Nextwave is back! After the infamous kicksplosion incident in #5 (unpublished), Nextwave is back....in custody. Trapped on the planet Halfworld, a mental asylum ran by talking animals, life for Aaron Stack, Motormouth, Killpower, Tom Thumb, The Captain, Bloodaxe and Tabitha has become far less awesome. But one night, Death's Head stages the breakout of the century! Nextwave are finally free....and so is everyone else who is a few sandwiches short of a picnic! Prepare to meet those damn Nazi Apes, Unus the Unbelievable, Gog, the Nick Fury LMDs and the Marvel Meerkats! [\*] Meanwhile, The Captain discovers a deadly new superpower-4th wall-breaking! A single word could tear a hole in the fabric of time! And even worse can make ordering takeaways impossible!

 32PGS./Rated T $2.99

UNCANNY MARVEL! PART 1

ASTONISHING X-MEN #7

 Written by BRIAN K. VAUGHAN

 Plot by EXCITER

 Art by KEN ROCAFORT

 “AGE OF X-TINCTION”

 \*\*\*Weapons of Mass Mutation!\*\*\*

 Last issue featured the merciless battle for the right to dominate the Earth between Apocalypse and Megatron, but the tides were unexpectedly turned when Megatron used a Cybertronian spark to transform Apocalypse's Celestial ship, named Ship, into an enormous and nearly unstoppable Decepticon! The highly visible fight forces Megatron to step up his plans, so he activates the programming he secretly had hidden in all the Sentinels that were recently manufactured and distributed globally. The Sentinels primary mission: eliminate those that have the greatest potential to resist Megatron's efforts to conquer the planet - mutants! Now, Jean Grey and the Scarlet Witch are forced to ally the Astonishing X-Men with their greatest enemy, Apocalypse, to take down Megatron and Ship before they can usher in an all-new Age of X-Tinction! This is it! The final battle with Megatron begins here!

 32 PGs./Rated T+...$2.99

BROTHERHOOD OF MUTANTS #7

 Written by CHRIS YOST

 Plot by BANEOFKINGS

 Art by MIKE CHOI

 “DECEPTION POINT” Part One of Three

 \*\*\*Weapons of Mass Mutation!\*\*\*

 WEAPONS OF MASS MUTATION reaches the Brotherhood of Mutants as their base comes under siege from an army of Decepticons, in a new-reader friendly story from CHRIS YOST and MIKE CHOI!

 • “YOU HAVE 2 HOURS TO SURRENDER OR THE BROTHERHOOD OF MUTANTS WILL BE ANNIHILATED”

 • The Brotherhood of Mutants thought that they could spend New Year’s Eve without running into some serious trouble, due to Caleb currently being out of action and no other major threat on the horizon. They thought wrong. The good news is that they’re at full strength this time, with nobody off on a wild goose chase on the other side of the world.

 • The bad news – their new base at the North Pole has been surrounded by Decepticons, hellbent on eliminating a supposed threat against their leader – Megatron. Hopelessly outnumbered, the Brotherhood are in serious trouble. How could their early warning signals not picked up the threat that may cost them their lives?

 • Unless of course, there is more to this assault than meets the eye...

 32 PGs./Rated T...$2.99

THE UNCANNY X-MEN #7

 Written by RICK REMENDER

 Plot by EXCITER

 Art by CHRIS BACHALO

 “BLOWBACK”

 \*\*\*Weapons of Mass Mutation!\*\*\*

 Famed anti-mutant crusader Senator Robert Kelly convinced the President to buy and use more Sentinel drones to strike against the “Axis of Evil Mutants.” He even arranged for a no-bid manufacturing contact with KSI Industries. Problem is, KSI was secretly run by a misanthropic robot in disguise – Megatron! Now, the Sentinels' hidden programming has been activated and they've been turned against their masters – not only targeting mutants, but seizing control of the U.S Government in the name of the Decepticons! While Secretary of Mutant Affairs Henry “Beast” McCoy and Senator Kelly fight for their lives on Capitol Hill, Storm and Wolverine lead the Uncanny X-Men in an effort to save the President and the White House from the very robots the POTUS once believed would keep him safe from mutants! The bitter irony! Will the X-Men get surprise assistance from America's most lethal lobbyist, Daken? Or might Daken's involvement spell doom for Nightcrawler and Jubilee?

 32 PGs./Rated T+...$2.99

DEADPOOL & FORCE WORKS #7

 Written by JASON AARON

 Plot by EXCITER

 Art by MATTEO SCALERA

 “I'M THE JUGGERNAUT'S BITCH”

 My buddy Juggernaut has been complaining about hearing voices, but I just thought he caught a mild case of schizophrenia from sharing kitchen utensils with me (It's like strep throat, don'tcha know?). Turns out, he actually was hearing the voice of the demon lord Cyttorak – the very same evil dude that gave him his muscles! (Contrary to what you may have seen advertised, it wasn't P90x). Anyways, Cyttorak's voice is like a non-stop Jewish mother, kvetching on about “You're not perpetrating enough random destruction, why do you hate me so much?” The guy can only take so much, so he starts smashing his way across the country, making a b-line towards the federal penitentiary where his half-brother Charles Xavier is being held as a political prisoner. Charlie wants to wait for his day in court, but if Juggy busts him out of prison, it could push human-mutant relations to their breaking point - and it's up to Force Works to prevent that from happening! While X-23, Silver Fox, and Juggernaut's new girlfriend Big Bertha slow him down (since nothing stops him), I'm taking Ghost and Hit-Monkey with me into the Crimson Cosmos to confront Cyttorak himself! But Cyttorak has tricks up his sleeve... Which one of us will he transform into his new unstoppable avatar? (hint: it's a monkey).

•Issue comes with a free Crimson Gem of Cyttorak! (It's cubic zirconia!)

32 PGs./Rated T+…$2.99

X-MEN VS. TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #1 \*\*\*Limited Anthology Series\*\*\*\*

 “THE HAND STRIKES MIDNIGHT”

 Written by ED BRUBAKER

 Plot by GLOBAL HONORED

 Art by DAVID AJA

 New York City. The streets are eerily quiet in the early morning hours, the hustle and bustle of garbage trucks and street sweepers is all that breaks the silence. No sound registers from a hundred fleeting feet sailing atop the city skyline. The Hand have come to town to settle an old score. A death order has been placed on a once forgotten rival - Splinter, and the Foot Clan have agreed to aid in his assassination. The Turtles are out of town, helping April investigate the disappearance of her boss. Only Raphael remains to guard his master. A red mask of rage will be worn this night. With a little help from another who has unfinished business with the Hand, the mutant Kitty Pryde, and his trusty twin sai....they will become the hunters. The Hand and The Foot!?! Raph and Kitty will show them where they can stick 'em!

 “DIMENSION X: PART ONE”

 Written by JEFFREY DEAVER

 Plot by MCGAFFER

 Art by NEAL ADAMS

 S.H.I.E.L.D. Base Perception Tower - Project C.A.B.L.E. Update #XXXXX - A vision of a dark dystopian future clouds Blindfold's mind. An open portal and an unstoppable army of Rock soldiers streaming through it, and at the head of the army is a monstrous mobile base - the Technodrome! Bishop and Bucky are sent to this future to infiltrate the Technodrome and determine who leads this assault on Earth and why? But can they possibly be ready for the cruel Krang? Bishop and Bucky find themselves fighting for their very lives against the evil genius Krang and his immensely powerful bio-suit. It isn't going well, but then again this isn't the full plan. Blindfold is on her first mission outing for Perception Tower and between her and Madison Jeffries, they're about to turn this invasion on it's head - Watch out Dimension X - Here come the mutants!

 64 PGs./Rated T...$4.50

UNCANNY MARVEL! PART 2

LEGENDARY WOLVERINE #7

 Written by JEFF LEMIRE

 Plot by EXCITER

 Art by DECLAN SHALVEY

 “BOXING WITH CLAWS”

 The year was 1898 and they were the Yihequan, which roughly translated means “The Righteous and Harmonious Fists” or "Boxers United in Righteousness." Members of this secret society claimed to be invulnrable to cannons, rifles, and knives. The most powerful of them actually were... and they wanted nothing more than to excise foreign imperialists from China! Diplomats, foreign civilians, and even Chinese Christians were trapped and besieged in a small section of Beijing. An Eight-Nation Alliance comprised of Austria-Hungary, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States opposed the Boxers – and Japan suggested employing the same unkillable veterans they used years ago – James Howlett and Victor Creed! But if the savage heroes want to rescue the hostages and defeat the Boxer's incredibley powerful leader, Manchu General Rangu, they'll have to team up with America's agent – the cowboy vigilante, Two-Gun Kid! Can this unlikely alliance stay together when they discover the true source of the Boxers' power?

 32 PGs./Rated T+...$2.99

X-FACTOR #7

 Written by PETER DAVID

 Plot by BANEOFKINGS

 Art by MITCH GERADS

 “SPACE PRISON” ONESHOT

 \*\*\*Weapons of Mass Mutation!\*\*\*

 You’ve learned how the X-Factor spends their Christmas Break. Now learn what they get up to on New Year’s Eve – and of course, it’s not what you’d expect. Unless you were expecting the hunting of an escaped Decepticon in a newly built space prison!

 • A Space Prison built by SHIELD as a way to hold a captured alien species who mean to do mankind harm has been compromised, and now the current lone inhabitant, a Decepticon, is on the loose – and the only superhero team available to stop the Decepticons are the X-FACTOR!

 • As the Decepticon is hunting down the prison guards and scientists observing its every move one by one in a determined bid to escape, the X-Factor are put into the Space Prison as they attempt to prevent it from doing so!

 • However, as the team are about to learn, stopping one Decepticon may be harder than initially thought, because not only do they have to keep the alien from escaping, they also have to keep the prison from crashing down to Earth!

 32 PGs./Rated T...$2.99

X-FORCE #7

 Written by JEPH LOEB

 Plot by LOREC

 Art by ED MCGUINNESS

 “TYRANTS AND DICTATORS” Conclusion

 Having kept her part of the deal to help Francisco Quesada obtain power, Candra and Sebastian Shaw now make their request of him. They want to use Cuba's land and it's mutant population to clone a Hellfire army. That army could also be used by Quesada to protect Cuba from it's own enemies. It's a win/win for everyone, how could he refuse? And he knew just the scientist to help them, the former president's brother, controversial cloning expert and geneticist, Dr. Orlando Gomez!

 Having known Cable for years, Domino knows that something is terribly wrong. No medical scans reveal anything. Telepathic manipulation is the only explanation, but Cable's own powers should prevent that... right? None of the X-Men can be trusted, not with what happened at the Pentagon, so Domino contacts the only person she knows powerful enough to help Cable that she can trust - Rachel Grey!

 32 PGs./Rated T...$2.99

X-MEN: FIRST CLASS #7

 Written by PETER DAVID

 Plot by BANEOFKINGS

 Art by MITCH GERADS

 “A GOOD MAN” Part Four of Four

 The final act of A GOOD MAN sees Erik and Charles united with Moria & Darwin and the backup soldiers that they brought with them. But is even that going to be enough to take down Sebastian Shaw, who is leading the Government agents right into his trap – with the whole of Detroit ready to watch the fireworks that are about to unfold?

 32 PGs./Rated T...$2.99

NEW MUTANTS #7

 Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT

 Plot by SHAGGYDOO

 Art by ANDREA SORRENTINO

 "A Special Place in Hell"

 \*\*\*Dawn of the Devil Tie-in\*\*\*

•It's New Year's Day and the "New Mutants" find themselves in Hell. The Bamf Rebel has returned home and he's taken his friends with him. To most of the team, they were raised to believe it is the place of eternal damnation - and now there is war going on! Worse yet, a demon wants to recruit them to be his soldiers once Mephisto is out of power... and he has the face of a clown. Enter Obnoxio. On Earth, Obnoxio did all sort of twisted things to mutants before he feasted on their bones to claim their powers. That is before he was "snikted" by Wolverine, but now he has another chance to have fun with mutants. Sam is claustrophobic, Rahne fears the dark, Husk is a germophobe, Gentile has a very tortured childhood, Chamber has a sh$tload of hidden scandals and Spike just hates clowns. Plus some of them secretly like each other... ALOT. Obnoxio knows all their hidden truths and will expose them to get what he wants - their souls! It may be up to Rebel and his new frenemy the mutant Babygirl Kraven to save them, but whose side are they really on?

•Meanwhile, Skaar, May Parker aka Spider-Girl, and the mysterious beauty Outsider enter the abandoned church that is home to the New Mutants. Spider-Girl desperately need their help as her parents lives are in jeopardy. However, their mentors Corsair, Hepzidah and Brian Xavier aka Cerebro (Prof. X's father) have their hands full fighting a "monster" that has been held captive in the basement. This monster also happens to be a Summers (?!?).

32 PGS./Rated T…$3.99

AGENTS OF FUTURE PAST #7

 Written by JEFFREY DEAVER

 Plot by MCGAFFER

 Art by NEAL ADAMS

 "WHOSE LEGACY?"

 \*\*\*Weapons of Mass Mutation!\*\*\*

 S.H.I.E.L.D. Base Perception Tower - Project C.A.B.L.E. Update #U.P.D.A.T.I.N.G....E.R.R.O.R. Perception Base is no more - Decepticon Dawn exists instead! Blindfold has a new mission, identify all futures where Megatron doesn't rule and deploy neutralizing forces. The future will be sterilized! And the leader of this division is the newest Agent, Bicepticon! The new bionic arm of Bucky has copied him perfectly and taken down Perception Tower. Forge's artificial limbs were also corrupted and the future now looks bleak. SHIELD though has one last trick up their sleeve... and that's another arm. Bishop's mission - get the arm to Bucky! Bucky vs. the Bicepticon! On one side the power and abilities of an ancient, powerful civilization hellbent on conquering mankind, and on the other a man with one last throw of the dice, a little something called Legacy! Exactly where did this arm come from? Whose was it? And why does it call itself "Professor?"

 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

KOOKY MARVEL!

MOJOVISION #4

 Written by ERIC POWELL

 Plot by EXCITER

 Art by ROB GUILLORY

 “CSI: MOJOWORLD”

•In the criminal justice system, the people of Mojoworld are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the police, who broadcast themselves brutally abusing criminals, and the district attorneys, who broadcast themselves dramatically prosecuting the those that are abused. These are their incredibly violent stories...

•Major Domo’s rating report: Police procedurals are always popular with the older demographic, but with so many of them on the air, they have become formulaic and experience difficulty attracting younger, hipper viewers.

•“No no no no no! We need to go back to basics here. The classic cop drama. Hmm... more disproportionate use of force against disenfranchised minority groups? Naw, too depressing – even by my standards. Oh! I got it! Have those law enforcement goons bust up some political protests! Replace the pepper spray with acid, the tear gas with mustard gas! Let's reeeeallly get this going!”

•As the television personalities/militarized law enforcement of Mojoworld begin to mobilize, Longshot regrets secretly organizing a clandestine rebellion – because now his rebels are all targets! Can the luckiest man in the universe and his castmates – Spiral, NFL Superpro, and Screwball - stop Mojo's Bad Boys from cracking the skulls of Mojoworld's freedom fighters while delivering ratings for their their police procedural at the same time?

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

LI'L FRANK #4

 Written By JOE CASEY

 Plot By MARVELL2100

 Art By SKOTTIE YOUNG

 "After School Special"

 Li'l Frank, G Dub and Li'l Patsy join a Little League hockey team, the Brooklyn Bombers, coached by his next door neighbor Mr. Rook! G Dub excels as a goalie while Patsy is a hard shooting scorer! Li'l Frank quickly becomes a star defensemen earning the nickname "The Punisher" for his devastating hits! The Bombers are one of the best teams in the league and advance to the championship game where they will face the Manhattan Mashers led by Frank's archrivals the Kennedi brothers, Teddy, Robbie and Johnny! This is it, the Game-of-the-Century! Who will win the Koch Trophy and earn bragging rights! More importantly will Li'l Frank be able to land one of his devastating blows on Johnny Kennedi?

 32 PGS/. Rated All Ages...$2.99.

THE INVINCIBLE BRICK! #4

 Written By JOHN OSTRANDER

 Plot By MARVELL2100

 Art By CULLY HAMNER

 "The Dark Onyx Saga!" Conclusion!

 The Dark Onyx has been destroyed but at a terrible cost! Master Granite and the Obsidian were able to end the threat of Dark Onyx but Master Granite was killed by Mag-Neat-O who then escaped! Who will now lead the Brotherhood of The Rock in their time of greatest sorrow? But with both his love and master dead, the Brick is filled with anger as he vows vengeance against Mag-Neat-O! Will another hero turn into a rage filled monster?

 32 PGS./Rated T...$2.99

H.E.R.B.I.E. FOR HIRE #4

 Written by CHRIS ELIOPOLOUS

 Plot by SUPERCOOPER

 Art by STUART IMMONEN

 “I.S.L.A.N.D. (ISOLATED SECRETIVE LOCATION ATTRACTING NOTEWORTHY DESTRUCTION)”

 Head for the seas, ye landlubbers, ye’ve got an island ter find! And ye best hope that the scallywag HERBIE 34, the elder songstress HERBIE 2000, and, ay, the wee one who fancies herself a bonafide pirate HERBIE 1718, can find the island quickly! The coffee bean lovin’ Dr. Reginald T. Quirk, a man of mad sciences, y’see, has misplaced his island somewhere in that there Percific Ocean…and there be a shockwave amplerficationmabob that’s growing stronger by the furlong…er, minute. But the HERBIEs 34, 2000, and 1718 ain’t the only ones looking to reclaim the Isle of Quirk and its menacing mechanical whatnots! The mad pirate Dennis and his Dinghy of Doom is headed straight for that mile wide stretch o’ rock, and if he don’t get his hands on the shockwave doohickey, his dear ol’ mum won’t never respect him again! Yer robots better get a move on before the southern hemersphere gets blown asunder!

 32 PGs/Rated A... $2.99

INGLORIOUS BASTERDS #3

 Written By JIM STERANKO

 Plot By MCGAFFER

 Art By HERB TRIMPE

 "YOU CALL THAT A ZOMBIE???THIS IS A ZOMBIE!!!"

 The Professionals are here! The Nazi's answers to Captain America...ok, they're the failed and forgotten super soldiers but Dr. Togu is capable of making an omelette out of any bad egg. Talking about bad eggs he's determined to get his hands on that damn talking duck! Dr Togu has quickly become the laughing stock of the Nazi science division with all of his talk about talking animals. So he's going to drag them into the daylight for all to see...and then it's BBQ time. The deployed super soldiers soon report back, well scream back, apparently there's some giant green monster out there burning people. This just won't do - deploy the Nazi Super-Ape program. Legions of advanced apes fly, bound, run and swing into the night all with the promise of serving up duck a la orange for Dr Togu and his date, a delightful young fraulein by the name of Doreen...

 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99