AOM 12-2016

AVENGERS #29

Written by GRANT MORRISON

Plot by SHAGGYDOO

Art by JIM LEE

"ASSEMBLE!"(Story takes place before the events in HULK)

As a result of the destruction of their HQ by Nitro and Masters of Evil, it is moving day for the Avengers. However, the members have different ideas about their next move.

Black Panther welcomes Captain America, Captain Marvel and Optimus Prime to his high-tech, state of art Avengers Embassy in Wakanda. However, they not only receive opposition from T'Challa within the kingdom, but also from the surrounding nations that do not trust these powerful invaders. Plus, something alien and evil lurks in the surrounding jungle and it's got a hate-on for all things Avengers!

Thor welcomes the Hulk and Angela to Asgard. He wants to introduce them to abandoned structure that he wants to convert to an Avengers watchtower in the land of gods. However, first they have to clear out dozens of Frost Giants squatters who who have taken over the structure. It's time for a old-fashion brawl and the thunder god, the angel of death and green goliath all love a good fight!

Finally Tony Stark gives a rousing speech to his Masters of Evil. He will allow them access to all his resources to meet their mutually beneficial needs. Who's really playing who? Loki likes games and he and Tony have a revealing plan to rule the world! First things first. Stark sends the Master of Evil to destroy the mysterious new Iron Man. Tony would join them, but he has a hot date with Dr. Doom's mom!?! CONTINUED!!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

HULK #27

Written by WARREN ELLIS

Plot by SHAGGYDOO

Art by BRYAN HITCH

"HULKLAND! Part 2: PREY'S PREDATOR"

What would you do if you wake up from a nightmare and you are ground zero of a worse nightmare when you awaken? Banner finds himself in the former city of Oakland. The city is now in complete ruins due to the Hulk's path of destruction, however Banner has absolutely no memory of yesterday. Roam the city quietly in disguise. Listen to screams, chatter and cries of huddle masses. Hide from the military, A.T.F., FBI and S.H.I.E.L.D as they populate the former neighborhoods more-so than the scared residents....the ones who have survive. Smoke and fire is everywhere. The sounds of sirens, helicopters and looting become the echoes of a city that no longer exist. Damage Control is everywhere and Hulk is the most wanted, however few know his true self. Stark's Hulkbuster Armors are used in multitude as soldiers are determined to end the threat of Hulk by any means and with extreme prejudice.

It takes certain type of courage mixed with desperation to do what Banner does next. Find a soldier not in his Hulkbuster armor. Use methods taught to him by Black Widow to render soldier unconscious with one strike. Stop thinking about Natasha...Black Widow. Use your StarkTech knowledge and hacking skills to enter Iron Man/Hulkbuster armor. Curse Stark for calling his armor Hulkbuster and giving access to government. View the damaged infrastructure from inside of the ultimate battlesuit. Avoid the desire to save. Find a path out of city and take it. Once detected as not one of them, prepare for the fight of you life. Whatever you do, don't Hulk-out! Once Bruce Banner is continually attacked from all sides it happens. In the time it takes to angrily say "SERINITY NOW!", the man in the iron mask changes into a monster full of rage. It's not clear if the armor protects his enemies from the full-on Hulk rage or does it safeguard himself from his relentless destructive ways and means. Either way HULKBUSTER SMASHES!!! CONTINUED!!

32PGS./Rated T $2.99

WARRIORS' WAY #3 \*\*\*HAND VS FOOT TIE IN!\*\*\*

Written by ROBERT KIRKMAN

Plot by SHAGGYDOO

Art by OLIVIER COIPEL

"HAND VS FOOT"

The New Warriors are reeling after learning their actual benefactor and leader is not the former Night Thrasher and NW leader Dwayne Taylor, but instead it is Donald Trump?!? Just as Goku, Thor Girl, Spider-Girl, Amadeus Cho, Ash and Skaar are about to unleash on Donald and Dwayne, Michelangelo receives an urgent text from his bro Raphael. Shredder is involved in a major war with the Hand and he has placed a bounty on all mutant ninja turtles! To that end the HQ is crashed by dozens of deadly Go-Ninja. What are Go-Ninjas? Well they are deadly stealth killers who are in constant motion, who fight dirty and are able to manipulate energy never before tapped in AoM/Marvel...the SPEED FORCE!?! CONTINUED NEXT MONTH AND IN HAND VS FOOT!!

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

THE INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #4

Written By JOSHUA DYSART

Art By DAVID MARQUEZ

Plot By MARVELL2100

The Tin Man Has No Heart

The presents keep coming and the mystery keeps growing for Tony! Who is the person behind the gifts and when and where will this 'reunion' take place? Cyber expert Suzi Endo continues her efforts to track Tony's secret admirer while in Chicago, Tony, Happy and Pepper attend the grand opening of the Stark Institute of Technology which is supposed to be a big boon to the world. So why is there a growing protest outside the gates of S.I.T. calling Stark a killer? Elsewhere, Tony's protégé Riri Williams is on the verge of a huge discovery about the most dangerous tech ever created! On the 8th floor of the old NXS offices in Silicon Valley, Rhodey and Bethany have found the clues that link all of the events over the past few weeks to one person. They try to call Tony to alert him but realize their phones and all other electronics are being jammed. As they try to head out of the office, they come face to face with one of the most dangerous corporate spies and assassins: Spymaster! Next Issue: Truth or Dare!

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

BLACK PANTHER #30

Written By MALCOLM JACKSON -Guest Writer

Art By ADI GRANOV

Plot By MARVELL2100

"See Skrullos And Die!" Part 4: Legend of the Panther

He has become\*the de-facto leader of the gladiatorial pits. The crowd chants his name loudly, the silent warrior in black. They call him The P'xrr, the "Panther". He is even more loved because he does not embrace their cheers, his utter disinterest in their admiration making him an even greater warrior in their eyes. It has been over a month since T'Challa and Zandia have been brought to the Skrull homeworld to face death in the arena, and in that time he has become a legend. The Terran who has defeated the greatest warriors the empire can throw at him. This is not what Skrull Empress Veranke and General K'aar'n had in mind when they brought their prisoner here to pay for his crimes. They have mistakenly created a symbol for the masses to root for. They can no longer allow for this to continue. The Black Panther must die a horrible death in the arena and order must be restored! Meanwhile in their cells, T'Challa and Zandia rest as they prepare for the next days match. They have grown much closer during their time together. He tells her to be patient and not to reveal her powers just yet. They will need them when the time is right. Suddenly, the Panther receives a signal on his suit from a device that the Skrulls missed. He looks at her and tells her not to worry. Hope is coming and they will soon leave this wretched place!

32 PGS./Rated M: Mature Audiences...$2.99

CAPTAN AMERICA #27

Plotted by BANEOFKINGS

Written by JAMES ROBINSON

Art by ETHAN VAN SCIVER

“WOLF” Part One of Three

Theme Song: The Killers - Don't Shoot Me Santa

Bucky Barnes' abduction has been discovered on Christmas Day and Falcon has been turned into an out of control werewolf that is terrorising downtown Manhattan just as the L-Phone goes live, turning its owners in New York - which, thanks to the company's scheme, is pretty much every member of the public - into servants of John Lumic and the Cybermen (See The Amazing Spider-Man #29). Meanwhile, Misty Knight and Sharon Carter team up to trace Bucky's disappearance out of New York to a small Michigan town, however they find the place overrun with Lumic's servants and are forced to fight their way into the building, contending with Bucky's kidnappers at the same time as the L-Phone owners. Bucky's Kidnappers include Viper and a legion of C-List villains, but Misty and Sharon have the element of surprise, as well as the support of Captain Jack Harkness, who has experience of dealing with people influenced by the Cybermen. Meanwhile Captain America chases after the Werewolf Falcon through the city, as both have to fight off against the Cybermen in the process. But can Steve stop him from stumbling into a trap at nearby soccer stadium during matchday?

32pgs/Rated T…/$2.99

THE MIGHTY THOR: THE FALLEN QUEEN

Written by BRIAN Q. MILLER

Plot by MCGAFFER

Art by DALE EAGLESHAM

Surtur is the King of the Gods and ruler of the Nine Realms and he now demands tribute from everyone! Everyone must pay to exist in his world and he will choose what you sacrifice! The young Thor and Loki know that they are responsible for this with their meddling of the timestream and know they must put things right but can they trust their new ally, Morrigan the Fallen Queen and mother of the Valkyries? They must find the first three children borne unto the Rule of Surtur, for they will have the knowledge to bind him back in his prison! How can new borns have the power to throw down the most powerful of the new Gods? Thor learned a long time ago not to question these things, just swing the damned hammer!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

SHE-HULK, ATTORNEY AT LAW #24

Written by CHARLES SOULE

Plot by EXCITER

Art by JOE MADUIERA

"GODS AND NERDS"

She-Hulk, still trapped in ancient Mesopotamia, believes she's finally discovered who is responsible for sending her on her wild journey through time - where every stop is of historical significance to the development of modern law. Maat, an ancient goddess of justice, and Heh, an ancient god of time, have both seen their respective realms ravaged by an enemy that She-Hulk both knows and does not know: Urkel the Conqueror! Her arch-nemesis in 2016, Professor Urkel at some point leverages the power of his time machine and other inventions to launch a mission of pure revenge against She-Hulk and to utterly erase from existence the one thing she values the most: the law! The gods have recruited She-Hulk to stop him, and she's done well so far, but now comes the ultimate test. Can she storm the cyber-pyramid and stop Urkel once and for all? And will she end up with some unexpected help... from the Scorpion King?

32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99

THE MAGNIFICENT MS. MARVEL #18

Written by G. WILLOW WILSON

Plot by MYETCHE

Art by TAKESHI MIYAZAWA

"LOOSE ENDS" (Part 2 of 3)

Convinced that they have made humanity weak and helpless, phone-app programmer Grace Valentine has run a long hate-and-slander campaign against superheroes of all kinds and to this end established "The Wake-Up Call" as her network of spies, hackers, and digital deviants to dig up anything she can use against them. Kamala remembers the first time she saw Grace when she tried to kill Captain Marvel during a Key to the City ceremony. Having slipped out that day to watch the proceedings, Kamala provided a less-visible service to her fellow man as Ms. Marvel by gathering and guiding innocent people to safety while Carol was smashing up the hacked military drones Grace controlled. Now, Grace is on Kamala's home turf and is about to get a very unpleasant welcome, but first Kamala will have to get through more hacked Inventor robots. Those aren't a problem, right? With Grace running them through her new anti-Ms. Marvel algorithms (taken from surveillance on all her fights), they could be...

32PGS./Rated T $2.99

ALL-WINNERS SQUAD #1

Writer: DENNIS HOPELESS

Plot by EXCITER

Artist: J. SCOTT CAMPBELL

"GONNA BE YUGE"

He's your new president (along with Hank McCoy, see UNCANNY X-MEN #30), and he's making American superheroes great again! The inimitable real estate mogul Donald Trump has hand-picked and assembled a team of big league heroes with proven track records that will succeed where those establishment losers the Avengers have consistently failed! The all-new, all-different All-Winners Squad is comprised of veterans who've served our country, police officers who've kept us safe, and job creators who've made our economy the best in the world! Field leader and proud veteran John Walker - the U.S. Agent ("I like super-soldiers who don't get frozen in ice."). Long-time military general Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross - the Red Hulk ("Pretty much the best hulk."). The future of the NYPD Jake Gallows - Punisher 2099 ("No more coddling loser criminals."). CEO of Oscorp, Harry Osborn - the Green Goblin ("Became head of a tremendous company with just a small loan from his father."). Ex-cop and current anthropomorphic cat woman Greer Grant - Tigra ( "Grabbed her for the team, didn't even ask."). And legal eastern-European immigrant and businesswoman Silver Sablinova - the Silver Sable ("Very attractive woman, if she wasn't a lethal mercenary I'd probably be dating her."). Together, they're ready to stamp out super-villainy so fast it'll be unbelievable!

Their first mission? The Potomac River has become corrupted, and what appear to be an army of Man-Things are emerging and infesting Washington D.C.! It's time to drain the swamp!

32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99

HAND VS. FOOT #3 \*\*\*limited series\*\*\*

Written by CHUCK DIXON

Plot by EXCITER

Art by JEROME OPEÑA

“VIPERS CAN ONLY BE TRUSTED TO ENVENOM"

Storm Shadow emerged victorious from his duel with the Shredder. He now has a rightful claim to leadership of both the Hand and the Foot clans. But ever since he first took over the Hand, he faced resistance. Now he faces a full-scale ninja civil war as katanas, nunchucks, and throwing stars clash in the streets of Manhattan! It quickly becomes apparent that there is only one person who can unify the clans. One person who legends say is destined to lead and whose authority even Hand hardliners will respect. Some call her the "Black Sky," but all recognize her as the most lethal ninja of all... Elektra Natchios! But will she accept the position? Shredder, who has escaped death through ingestion of mutagen, aims to make sure that she can't! The Super Shredder is here! Can Elektra and Storm Shadow possibly stop him?

32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99

DEADPOOL & THE THUNDERBOLTS #17

Written by JASON AARON

Plot by EXCITER

Art by MATTEO SCALERA

"PINE BOXING DAY"

It's that time of year again! And as Marvel's second most popular Canadian, it's my obligation to forcibly compel you to celebrate BOXING DAY! "WTF is Boxing Day," you ask? Well, don't strap on the gloves and throw a jab just yet. Boxing Day actually has nothing to do with pugilism! No, it's actually a tradition dating back to when upper-crust residents of Commonwealth mansions (like the one pre-pube Wolverine grew up in) would give their servants gifts on the day after Christmas! But some jerks just can't let the little guys have anything...

Nick Norris, the Son of Santa, has turned to me and the 'Bolts to stop his arch-nemesis and hater of all winter solstice-centered holidays, the Anti-Claus, from again tampering with the timeline and erasing Canadian Boxing Day from existence! That means we've got to travel back to the past and protect the residents of the upper-crust Mansion that first brought the tradition to Canada - we're defending the Howlett estate! Guest-starring pre-pube Wolverine!

32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99

SECRET AVENGERS #17

Written by MATT FRACTION

Plot by EXCITER

Art by DANIEL ACUNA

"SAVE YOURSELF" Part Two "PROFANITY"

The team recoils after being handed a surprising defeat by Negan and his Saviors. They hadn't anticipated the brash and foul-mouthed Negan would have such a powerful weapon - a bat wrapped in enchanted uru barbed wire - and Werewolf by Night paid the price. Fortunately, the metal was uru and not silver, so he'll eventually regenerate his head. But if Negan wanted to send Fury a message, well, message received...

But who exactly is Negan, and how did he obtain the mighty "Lucielle"? All is revealed in this issue! Witness how a former high school football coach turned ruthless gang leader became a global threat following the HYDRA-COBRA WAR, when his crew scavenged the battlefields. There they found the remnants of the M.A.S.S. Device, COBRA's malfunctioning teleportation machine. It didn't bring Negan where he wanted to go, but it did bring him somewhere unexpected... Nidavellir, realm of the dwarven smiths! But how did Negan force the dwarves to forge the uru barbed-wire strung around his bat? And how did it get enchanted? Negan had help, and the identity of the Asgardian god that acted as the Saviors' benefactor will shock you!

32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99

AGENTS OF SHIELD #17

Plotted by BANEOFKINGS

Written by MATT FRACTION

Art by OLIVIER COIPEL

“WOMAN OUT OF TIME” Part Three of Three “BLITZKRIEG”

Theme Song: Brenda Lee – Rocking Around the Christmas Tree

Daisy Johnson and Peggy Carter have come up with a plan to send Peggy back to the 1940s in order to stop the Nazis from detonating an A-Bomb in Manhattan. Meanwhile, Phil Coulson is forced to protect a young Steve Rogers when HYDRA steals Coulson’s Captain America trading cards, and realising the potential danger that Steve Rogers could cause them, decide to take him out of the game before he’s even recruited to SHIELD in the first place! Can Coulson protect Steve’s identity long enough for him to become Captain America and make it back to the present intact, whilst keeping his own identity secret?

Back in the present, FitzSimmons, Melinda May & Bobbie Morse find themselves on a stakeout in Florida when a trade deal goes south between two rogue Inhumans, and both find themselves corrupted by their newly purchased L-Phones (See The Amazing Spider-Man #29) and forced to act against their will! However, May and Bobbi will also have to deal with the entire population of Florida, because like the Inhumans, they too have got L-Phones for Christmas, and now they too, want May and Bobbie dead. Will FitzSimmons be able to rescue them in time, and will the SHIELD team be able to celebrate Christmas when they find themselves on the run?

32 PGs/Rated T…$2.99

AFRO SAMURAI: THE GHOST WARRIORS #7

Written By ROBERT VENDITTIy

Art By SALVADOR LAROCCA

Plot By MARVELL2100

"DOG DAY AFTERNOON"

It has the body of a human with the head of Doberman! His name is Black Dog and he's one of a handful of mutated survivors of the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl! The Ghost Warriors watch in horror as he savagely kills one of their own, Ward Strongbow, and moves in to kill the rest! Monica Chang is the first to attack but is nearly disemboweled by Black Dog's razor sharp claws. In less than three minutes the team is cut in half as Black Dog closes in on Cherkovan scientist Dr. Bolshka. He raises his hand for the kill when suddenly Colleen Wing rushes in to block the blow with her sword! She tells Afro and Wraith to get the doctor and the others to safety while she deals with the threat! As they gather the doctor and their fallen teammates, Wraith and Afro can't help but wonder if they are about to lose another member.... Is this the last they will see of Colleen Wing?

32 PGs./Rated M: Mature Audiences...$2.99

AGENTS OF ATLAS #30

Written by DAVID LISS

Plot by MARVELL2100

Art by STEFANO CASELLI

"STRANGE ALLIANCES"

Jason, Anna, Delroy and Madame Hydra are in the Artic Circle at a SHIELD facility searching for a missing scientist who was researching an energy source. But they all can't help but wonder what's going on back home and could this mission be their last together as a team? At ATLAS HQ, John Woo has serious suspicions about what's going on at the NSA and what they've done to his agency. He's particularly concerned with Senator John Muster's continual attacks and his attempts to defund ATLAS. So he calls in an old friend, Clay Quartermain, to help him uncover Muster's agenda and any other secrets he may harbor. Back at the Artic Circle, the team discovers a hidden sub-level beneath the SHIELD base. As they cautiously enter, they can hear machines humming and the sounds of energy crackling. They then come across a sight that stuns them all: SHIELD scientists working alongside the villain Arnim Zola as they attempt to repair a fractured Cosmic Cube!

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

FINAL FOUR # 1 \*\*\*HAND V FOOT! limited series\*\*\*

Written by JEFF LEMIRE

Plot by SHAGGYDOO

Art by TRAVIS CHAREST

"GREAT RESPONSIBILITY"

It's a secret war that the general public can't see, hear, or touch. However, its victor will determine the fate of the world. Hand versus Foot, light vs shadows, order vs chaos...brother vs brother. Two ninja clans in an epic battle, a thousand years in the making. Oroku Saki, the Shredder, and Storm Shadow's relentless resolve has created a domino effect throughout the world. Only four must quality control a conflict that no one knows exists. They are the original Iron Fist Orson Randall, the master of Kung-fu Shang-Chi, and the mortal "kombat" assassin Jade. They are led by a young ninja from the Spider Clan... Peter Parker. This Spider-man has lost everything, including his world, but his brave-heart was forged in lessons of discipline and responsibility. He refuses to allow this similar world to suffer a similar fate. Together these "Final Four" are an unstoppable fusion of high-speed mixed-martial arts, armed and unarmed fighting, attitude, and pure adrenaline. Their personal dislike of each other is of no consequence or relevance as they wade knee-deep into thousands of ninjas who want to end them.

Two wild-cards also join the fight. One is Stick, an Elder blind sensei who trained and taught both Daredevil and Elektra everything they know...but not everything he knows.The other is the Hand's secret weapon Jushin. He was trained in every form of martial art since birth and knows hundreds of ways to kill you with a smile on his face. Oh yeah, he's also an incredible and very savage Hulk. As for Iron Fist, Jade, Shang Chi and Spider-Ninja....one of them will fall!

CONTINUED IN HAND VS FOOT AND WAY OF THE WARRIORS!

32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99

TWO-GUN KID #2 (of 6) \*A KNIGHT'S LIMITED SERIES!\*

Writer: John Ostrander

Artist: Leonardo Manco

Plotter: Marvell2100

Blood on the Plains!

It became known as the Great Navajo Massacre! Hundreds dead in a matter of minutes! Powerful land baron Caleb Walken assembled a small army of the most vile mercenaries that money could buy. Their mission: to wipe out the Navajo Indians off their reservation so that Caleb could claim the land for his own! And the man he paid to lead this band of hired killers, the renegade slave Lazarus Graves would be the perfect patsy to blame! It was the perfect plan and so the massacre began. But it wasn't the one that Walken expected! In an unforeseen move, Lazarus and the Navajo Nation laid waste to the mercenaries, all of them dead to the last man! It was all an elaborate trap by Graves and Waku Strongbow to end Walken's attempt to seize the reservation. As the celebrations ring throughout Navajo Nation, Caleb Walken sits at home, alone in the dark and contemplates his losses. He puts the gun to his head, ready to end it all when suddenly the door swings open and a stranger enters with four other armed men. They have come to help Walken solve his problems and they will start by killing the man they both hate, The Two-Gun Kid! Next Issue: 3:10 In Arizona.

32 PGS./Rated M: Mature Audiences...$3.99

DEATHLOK: JUDGEMENT DAY #2 (of 6) \*A KNIGHT'S LIMITED SERIES!\*

Writer: Warren Ellis

Artist: Travel Foreman

Plot: Mad Marv Studios

The Future Is Not Set!

But which future is it? Two Deathloks have travelled from the future to our time with two different missions. One come to kill a Presidential candidate, the other to prevent the death of that same candidate. And if either mission fails, the world burns in nuclear fire! So how can both be right? Why has Hilary Clinton's candidacy been determined to be the crossroads of nuclear devastation? Unknown to SHIELD Agent Laura Santos, that is the mission that will take over her life as she receives a mysterious call about an assassination plot against the life of Clinton. No other information is given so she agrees to meet this informant, Michael Collins! Elsewhere, Luther Manning sits in a seedy motel room as he goes over his mission parameters. Hillary Clinton must die on the eve of the election as the nation votes to determine who will be the 45th President of the United States! Manning knows her security will be tight but his inside man will provide all the details he needs. Everything is going according to plan. In less than a few weeks, Hillary Clinton will be dead! Next Issue: There Is No Fate But What We Make!

32 PGS./Rated M: Mature Audiences Only...$3.99

ALL-NEW BULLSEYE #1

Written by CHRISTOPHER PRIEST

Plot by GLOBAL HONORED & MCGAFFER

Art by FERNANDO BLANCO

Classic Costume Bullseye Variant Cover by the late great STEVE DILLON

"The Cure"

Counseling. Again. Just like yesterday and how many days before that? Part of the monotonous routine that I have alarmingly grown to enjoy, down that long white hall, through the corridor. 30 meters from my 8x10 current boring, mind-numbingly sterile and safe residence, inside some sort of vague government financed rehab facility, so I suspect, though I can't for the life of me remember where I lived before this. Not really anyways. How many sessions has it been now? Is the breakthrough actually going to come? Am I ever going to get over the fact that I am....was?...am?... a maniac, a bonafide f\*\*\*ing psychopath? Are those compulsions in the past?

Behavioral Nanites, an aberration of Pym Particle technology, fittingly. That's what they gave me to reset my brain. If it works for Ultron and Wife-Slappers, right? A Silicon Valley Sedative. And of course her, Dr. Ashley Kafka, to talk me through all my enormously vile sh\*t.: the childhood trauma, Mommy's abandonment, real nasty Daddy issues, inability to connect with others, and all that bloody murdering. Now I find myself crying...a lot. And guilt, all this boggin' guilt. Years worth, all pouring over me like a \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* waterfall. Who am I?

Then the catch. Why I am here. Why I was chosen to be "reformed." It seems I possess a particular skill set. Useful to...society? It seems I can serve the greater good, redeem myself, find my purpose, by keeping a certain criminal element down, deep down in the ground even. Dirty work that America's glorified Avengers can not afford to touch. There is after all a line that the city's favorite night time vigilantes like Horny Head can not cross. There's Punisher of course, but the good guys can not be seen associating with the likes of him. Besides, there is no leash on that guy. Me, I now have a leash. I don't crave the kill, they broke me of that. Now my obsession is my own salvation, clearing my debt, cleaning my head. This, for someone like me, could be rather...therapeutic.

They used to call me...who am I kiddin', I came up with that bit, I used to be Bullseye. Before that I had several names, depending on who I needed to be, there was Benjamin and of course Lester, he was a trite bastard, fill-ins to protect poor frightened little Leonard from who he was. What he was. Weak. But now Leonard lives again, with a little cyber-medicinal assistance. Escaping the past, embracing the future, It's all the same thing. All I have to do is a few jobs for these guys, The Reclamation Project. Take back their city I guess. They help me, I help them, a little quid pro quo . Who is going to miss a few gangstas anyways?

To Be Continued...

32 PGs./Rated M...$2.99

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #29

Plotted by BANEOFKINGS

Written by JOSS WHEDON

Art by GREG CAPULLO

"DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE CYBERMEN" Part Two of Five "THE CYBORG SPIDER-MAN"

Theme Song: Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday

It's getting close to Christmas and Spider-Man is on the run, having abandoned his superhero identity in order to hide from the Cybermen who will detect who he is as soon as he wears the suit again, and his own team have all gone different ways. Peter however is no stranger to staying in the shadows and is determined to stop the metallic men before they overthrow the Government and place themselves in charge - right in the middle of a transitional period between Presidents at the perfect opportunity. However Peter gets the feeling that somebody is following him in the shadows... so he is about to be shocked when he finds out that the person hiding is none other than the ultimate opposition - himself! Peter's worst nightmare is about to come true in the form of a Cyborg Spider-Man who is a renegade even from his own kind. Can he stop the Cybog Spider-Man and unlock a key to defeating the Cyber-Men in the process?

Meanwhile, the Cybermen are launching their own process through their public face in the form of John Lumic, a free new, state of the art L-Phone to everybody on the planet, that threatens to put rival industries out of business. But Lumic has more sinister intentions in mind and now has the power to control and manipulate everyone on Earth into doing his bidding, including Aunt May, who purchased a phone before it was too late for Peter to warn her! This means that a Christmas Dinner at the Parker household is sure going to be an eventful one, especially with all of Peter's family and friends having showed up for the evening.

Stay tuned for next month's epic multi-line crossover "THE PLANET OF THE CYBERMEN"!

32pgs/Rated T.../$2.99

DAREDEVIL: GUARDIAN DEVILS #27

Plotted by BANEOFKINGS

Written by GREG RUCKA

Art by BILLY TAN

"SKULL AND CROSSBONES" Part Three of Three "SILENT NIGHT, BLOODY NIGHT"

Theme Song: Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone

Daredevil has saved Frank Underwood (House of Cards) from death at the hands of a vengeful Crossbones, but now Crossbones has escaped and is on the loose, and has seemingly gone into hiding whilst Frank builds his support for Hank McCoy as the race for the White House ties with his other competitor. However Crossbones has resurfaced on Christmas Day just when John Lumic's L-Phones have gone active (Plotter's Note: See: The Amazing Spider-Man #29 for more details, and one of Matt's closest friends - Foggy Nelson - has been infected by the brainwashing, as well as most of New York!

32pgs/Rated T.../$2.99

THE PUNISHER: WAR JOURNAL #27

Plotted by BANEOFKINGS

Written by DAN ABNETT

Art by STEVE EPTING

“WAR GAMES” Part Three of Five “LET’S KIDNAP THE POPE”

Theme Song: Wham! - Last Christmas

After discovering the HYDRA truck containing a modern-day formula for the Black Plague was a decoy, Frank Castle and Jason Bourne are captured by James Bond who is prepared to take them both in but Ethan Hunt (Mission Impossible) brings news that more pressing matters are at hand, and HYDRA have made a bid for control over the Catholic Church with an attempted assassination of the Pope using the Plague so they can get one of their underlings in position. But they don’t realise the Plague will spread far beyond their initial intentions and after escaping Bond, Castle, Bourne and Hunt decide that it would be a good idea to infiltrate Vatican City and kidnap The Pope before HYDRA can get to him, saving his life in the process! But now the three have become the most wanted fugitives in the world, and they must now convince The Pope that kidnapping him is in the world’s best interests.

However, distracted by the launch of the L-Phones (See: The Amazing Spider-Man #29) the world isn't listening, and neither is one of the most high profile owners of the new phone, The Pope himself, who - just as he's about to make a live worldwide broadcast on Christmas Day, proclaiming the innocence of his kidnappers, becomes a servant of The Cybermen (Doctor Who) and now intends to take a different approach with his speech that will have global ramifications, and not of the good kind.

32pgs/Rated T…/$2.99

ETERNALS/NEW GODS: THE DESTINY WAR #7 [of 12] \*MAXI-SERIES!\*

Written By MALCOLM JONES

Art By GARY FRANK

Plot By MARVELL2100

Clash of the Titans!

The Battle for the Celestial Egg! It's the New Eternals vs the Neo on the long forgotten planet of New Genesis! N'Kada and the New Eternals must secure the Egg so that that they can change the course of history and prevent the Immortai from rising to power! However, the Immortai want to use the Celestial Egg to further cement their hold on the universe and ensure that their reign lasts forever! On New Olympia, Viran continues his preparations for the arrival of the Celestial Egg. Thanks to knowledge gained through a mysterious source he understands the purpose of the Egg. But more importantly, he knows how to harness the immense power contained within. The plan is quite simple: he will use the power of the Egg to make himself and his siblings Celestials! Next Issue: The Power and The Price!

48 PGS./Rated T+...$3.99

FANTASTIC FOUR #31

Written By JONATHAN HICKMAN

Plot By MARVELL2100

Art By NICOLA SCOTT

Savage Days! Part 3

While Reed and Spock continue their research into Isotope 8, the rest of the FF battle an army of modified dinosaurs and The Petrified Man who intends to sacrifice Hippolyta's son in order to resurrect the ancient god Paglos! As Johnny, Sue and Ben fight to hold off the rampaging horde, Hippolyta rushes the Petrified Man in a desperate bid to reach her son! He easily evades her wild attack and swats her into a grove of trees! Now is the time, as he raises his blade, to deliver the killing blow while the helpless FF can only look on in horror! Suddenly a large figure slams into the Petrified Man, knocking him to the ground! He looks up to see a half ton sabretooth hovering over him! Two new players have entered the game, Zabu and Ka-Zar the Savage! Elsewhere, a figure spies all that has happened and curses the Petrified Man for his failure! The only hope now lies with Spock and Reed and what they will unleash once they open Isotope 8!

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

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #29 \*Infinity King Tie-In!\*

Written By MALCOLM JONES

Plot By MARVELL2100

Art By AARON LOPRESTI

Guardians of Infinity: "To Boldly Go...!" Part 4

In the Cancerverse, the newly reunited Star-Lord, Nova and the Guardians take on the Revengers in a bid to capture the alternate universe Scarlet Witch! Peter And Richard believe that she may hold they key to defeating the Infinity King Thanos, hoping that her reality-altering powers can challenge the Infinity Gems! But the Revengers are this universe's version of the Avengers and are just as powerful as their counterparts! Lilandra devises a plan for the most powerful Guardians attack, creating a diversion while Bug, Mantis and Nikki grab the Witch! But even if it works, how do they plan to escape from the Cancerverse?

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

NOVA CORPS #30 \*Infinity King Tie-In!\*

Written By CARLOS PACHECO

Plot By MARVELL2100

Art By MIKE MCKONE

Hard Corps- To Infinity and Beyond! Part 4 Instrument of Destruction!

Led by Baron Karza, Darkhawk and the other Lord Cardinals, the Church of the Instrumentality has joined the Galactic Alliance against the Infinity King Thanos! But the added might of the Church may not be enough to turn the tide as world after world continues to burn! Although the Dire Wraiths have suffered a devastating blow, the Brood and Badoon continue to lay waste to entire planets! Elsewhere, Thanos meets with Mistress Death to discuss her surrender to him lest he wipe all from existence. But Death simply turns and walks away, leaving the enraged Titan to do the unthinkable and attack Death Herself!

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

EXCELSIOR #9 \*\*\*Infinity King tie-in\*\*\*

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS

Plot by Exciter

Art by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE

"HOWLING BEYOND THE MOON"

The Shi'ar throneworld of Chandilar has fallen to Thanos' invading hordes, but the crew of the U.S.S. Excelsior managed to fend off the Badoon that were pursuing the refugee's space caravan. Yet in an ironic twist of fate, the key to defeating the Badoon boarding party has now become the greatest immediate danger to the crew - Colonel Jameson has devolved into the cosmically savage Man-Wolf! First Officer Monica Chang must now lead Spider-Woman, Longshot, and the rest of her her team in a tense hunt through the bowels of the ship to find their leader. But can they stop Jameson without killing him?

Meanwhile, the destruction of the Dire Wraith's homeworld (see NOVA CORPS #29) has caused Ord of Breakworld, Ego the Living Planet, and the Kraken of HYDRA's space program (collectively known as the Black Bloc) to reconsider an alliance with Thanos. But if you're not with Thanos - then you're against him!

32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99

QUASAR & THE INFINITY WATCH#24 \*\*\*Infinity King Tie-In\*\*\*

Written by ROGER STERN

Plot by MCGAFFER & MARVELL2100

Art by KAARE ANDREWS

They have been called! Those that unknowingly serve those beyond...

Amongst the constant blinding white light lives those in complete darkness, crawling, feeling their way towards the edges of all that is. They finally feel what is theirs, they have been looking, searching without sight for that which they most desire and finally they call out to them! They want back what was taken, they want the one who usurps what is theirs screaming beneath their feet, and most of all they feel an all consuming rage for those individuals that were summoned before they!

Quasar reaches out to the Swans with the unexpected aid of the most powerful person in existence, Mistress Death! Thanos has laid the universe before her but as she coldly tells Quasar it was already hers for the taking and she did not need the Mad Titan's help! Quasar uses the Swans to send his battle plans out to those that are left, those who rill still stand up to God! Those that don't know of the blind horror scratching at the very fabric of reality and hungers for them!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

HIGH EVOLUTIONARY#24

Written By DOUG MOENCH

Plot By MCGAFFER

Art By PAUL GULACY

In the realm without time and the pinnacle of all that can ever be the Time Lord and the High Evolutionary find themselves powerless. Secrets beyond secrets are laid bare before them and they stare into the blind faces of those that live beyond! These beings who wish to force their way back to the universe to reclaim that which is theirs and punish everyone who denied them! The High Evolutionary will not entertain such limitations, if they have been wounded and denied they cannot be the very point of evolution, this cannot be the end of the experiment and he will prove it! To the Doctor's horror the High Evolutionary declares war in the name of Thanos against those from beyond, and for his loyalty he claims this realm as his prize!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THE ETERNALS #10

Written By WALT SIMONSON

Art By WALT SIMONSON

Plot By MARVELL2100

Olympia Has Fallen! Part 1: Nothing Last's Forever!

Olympia has fallen! The Warlord Kro and his Deviant army have conquered the jewel city of the Eternals and captured it's queen Athena! But they couldn't have done it without the help of Lord Ghaur who could care less about defeating the Eternals. Rather he is more interested in learning about the secrets of the Celestial Eggs! Meanwhile, the Deviants are celebrating in the streets at the fall of their greatest enemies! Kro has set himself upon the throne of Olympia as it's new king. He has waited for this moment for centuries and intends to savor every moment. Now comes the important part, who among the Eternals will swear loyalty to Kro? Let the Inquisitions begin! Next Issue: Deviant Behavior.

32 PGS./Rated M: Mature Audiences...$2.99

THE INHUMANS #30

Written By ROBERT VENDETTI

Plot By MARVELL2100

Art By MARK BROOKS

State of Attilan.

With a team of Inhumans led by Gorgon and Triton tracking down the renegade NuHumans, Queen Medusa turns her attention to her latest issue: what to do with her niece Luna who has fallen in love with Agent Tom Corsi. It was Agent Corsi who led the Project Wideawake mission to capture Ahura and Luna so that they could be examined and experimented on. So what is she to do? Do nothing and possibly show a sign of weakness as leader or punish Corsi and break the heart of her niece? Elsewhere, Maximus the Mad has travelled to the Southern Hemisphere and the treacherous continent of Antartica! There, he enters a hidden lab and the machinery springs to life! He presses a panel and a stasis chamber with a figure inside emerges from the floor. He looks upon the fallen NuHuman leader Khan and tells him that they have big plans for Attilan and the Inhumans! Next Issue: Lockjaw Rising!

32 PGS./Rated M: Mature Audiences...$2.99

SILVER SURFER #30 \*Infinity King Tie-In!\*

Written By CHRISTOS GAGE

Plot By MARVELL2100

Art By DUSTIN WEAVER

Quantum Physics!

In the Cancerverse, the Surfer, Black Swan, Adam Warlock and Captain Mar-vell have finally located the Nega-Quantum Bands, once worn by the deceased Lord Mar-Vell, former ruler of this realm of the undying. The Nega-Quantum Bands maybe one of the few objects powerful enough to stop Thanos from destroying our universe with the Infinity Gauntlet! But finding the bands is one thing, getting past the Many Angled Ones and leaving with them is another! In our universe, the Ivory Kings begin to make their move against Thanos. Their pawns are in place and will soon retrieve the objects they need. Then they will strike against the foolish Titan who believes that he controls the Gems which rightfully belong to them!

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

KILLING THE FANTASY #3 \*\*\*limited series\*\*\*

Written by STEPHEN KING

Plot by EXCITER

Art by MIKE MIGNOLA

"MEDDLING KIDS"

The world your heroes live in is the world outside your window...

Victor Van Damme and Stephen Strange have survived a night in the woods with the deranged homeless man Stabbity Jones. Others are not so lucky... but there were revelations. Apparently, in the "real world," Stephen was not a master of yoga but a master of the mystic arts, and Victor was not a mere foreign dignitary but a super villain known as "Doctor Doom." This is why they're being targeted by the mysterious serial killer known as the "Magician." All those who are "supposed" to have fantastic powers are potential victims. But that means the killer somehow knows "the truth" that Stabbity somehow knows - but that's impossible... isn't it?

They might not have any super-powers at the moment, but that doesn't mean Victor and Stephen can't get proactive! It's time to go after the Magician and find out once and for all who this slasher really is and what sinister insanity motivates him! But since they don't know where to find him, they have to make the Magician come to them. And to do that, they've got to assemble his potential targets... but is this the Magician's greatest trick of all? He'll have his targets right where he wants them!

32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99

THE DEFENDERS #29

Written by MIKE MIGNOLA

Plot by EXCITER

Art by SALVADOR LARROCA

"WANTED AND UNWANTED MAN"

* + - Killing the Fantasy tie-in\*\*\*

The world your heroes live in is the world outside your window...

Yoga master Stephen Strange couldn't save surfer Norman Radd or Olympic swimmer Mackenzie Namor from the serial killer known as "the Magician." But Stephen's wife, Meg Phista-Strange, happened to be in Namor's home when he was killed. She was having an extra-marital affair with the famous swimmer, and when she tells this to FBI Director Nick Fury, Nick gets a new person of interest in the investigation: the jealous husband, Stephen Strange!

Stephen now has to avoid an all-points bulletin for his arrest while attempting to track down other potential serial killer victims that the prophetic hobo Stabbity Jones said could help "defend" themselves: formerly Bruce, now Kaitlyn Banner - a scientist who transformed into something he was not but always felt was inside him; Val Kyrie, a fitness/Instagram model; Wong, Strange's former personal assistant when he was a high-paid surgeon; for some reason Fing Fang Foom, an iguana for sale at the local pet shop; and most challenging of all, his adulterous wife! How is Strange possibly going to get this alliance together when each one of them is being stalked by a murderous slasher? Who will survive and what will be left of them?

32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99

DOOM #30

Written by NEIL GAIMAN

Art by CLAYTON CRAIN

Plot by MCGAFFER

* + - Killing the Fantasy tie-in\*\*\*

The world your heroes live in is the world outside your window...

Nick Scratch, the man with the silver tongue, is on the Magician's hitlist or so Stabbitty Jones claims! Victor van Damme must get the ultimate negotiator to risk his very soul so that they can draw out van Damme's would be assassin! Nick never does anything without earning something in return so just what is van Damme willing to trade? First though Victor van Damme must find out what fool this Victor von Doom is! How can he allow himself to be turned back into a fool who let everything be taken from him, whatever happens van Damme must find a way to survive and prosper! Apparently there used to be magic in this world and while this world is ordinary now van Damme knows that the answer to his prayers lays within either Stabbitty or the Magician's minds - If only he knew how to switch minds!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

CABAL #30

Written by DANIEL WAY

Art by FRANK CHO

Plot by MCGAFFER

* + - Killing the Fantasy tie-in\*\*\*

The world your heroes live in is the world outside your window...

Owen Reece, up and coming great master of art, he see's the sublime in everything and paints a perfect picture. People look at his astonishing pictures and almost feel like the oil and canvas is alive, so realistic is his art they almost feel like he is creating something living rather then merely painting a picture. He has just been kidnapped by the insane cult - the Red Skulls led by the sadistic hate preacher Reverend Johann Schmidt. DCI Morgan Faye has discovered that someone is summoning everyone that is on the Magician's list and close to the very top of it is this artist. Someone they may be able to barter their lives for. Of course they now need to get across country as the most wanted fugitives in the land, luckily though the good Reverand has the perfect distraction. His little cult needed culling especially after they fell in line behind the parasitic Vlad Dracule when he was arrested. A second Night of Long Knifes enters the history books as every Red Skull is brutally and publically murdered by Schmidt's loyal followers. For every follower who deserted him, he gained two more!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

THE WATCH #28

Written by JAMES O'BARR

Plot by MCGAFFER

Art by ESAD RIBIC

* + - Killing the Fantasy tie-in\*\*\*

The world your heroes live in is the world outside your window...

Casey Kinmont and Buffy Summers find themselves running through the night dogged by the slow steady footsteps of the Magician! They never see him, they see the shadow they hear the footsteps which they never seem to outrun for long no matter how fast they run! Buffy in particular isn't happy with this running away, if only she had the ability to fight back! If only she could put this fear back into the dark man who has murdered Mr. Grey and the carnival man Roland Deschain! But run they must, sometimes they hear his voice, the voice of an angel calling out to them, pleading with them to stop running and turn back to him. The voice is more then tempting and it sends icicles of pure fear down the spines of the two girls. They are exhausted, unable to run, and that soft voice calls from the shadows, it feels like maggots on the skin as they hear death trying to calm them into accepting their horrible fate. They close their eyes and just as the footsteps sound like they are right behind them the limousine arrived and a green eyed devil that she recognised as Victor van Damme looked out from inside "Come with me." It was not a question, and Buffy did note that he left out the "...if you want to live!" part!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

MAGIK #30

Written by KIERON GILLEN

Plot by SUNOFDARKCHILD

Art by BILL SIENKIEWICZ

Exile Part 3-Slayers

Illyana's travels through the multiverse continues as she finds herself in Sunnydale, where Glory offers to help her figure out why her stepping disks cannot take her home anymore. Unbeknownst to Illyana, Glory seeks to use her connection to Limbo to restore her own status as a goddess ruling her own hell dimension. At the same time, Dark Willow attacks the Scoobies, forcing Illyana to confront a reminder of the dark path she walks as well.

32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99

KILLING THE FANTASY: BLADE #1 (of 2)

Written by DAVID WALKER & RONALD WIMBERLY

Plot by GLOBAL HONORED (with MCGAFFER)

Art by RONALD WIMBERLY

Variant Cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE

"Raving Lunatics" Part 1

The world your heroes live in is the world outside your window...

He is the hottest DJ in London's East End, hitting the scene over the past few months, claiming residency at the Whistler Club and garnering such a "healthy" following of club kids and early morning party people with FOMO, that no one has stopped to ask exactly where he came from and why this in demand spinmaster demands to keep such late hours. But everyone knows what to call him for cutting the bloodiest damn killer beats in town - Blade!

Lately the club's been filled with a group of young middle class white kids in darkened clothes that go by the moniker "The Children of the Night," who are more than willing to pay top dollar for entry and whatever new designer drug they seem to all be experimenting with. One approaches Blade with an offer, 60000 pounds for one night's work at a very exclusive private party, a Castle owned by their benefactor, "The Lord of the Night." At first Blade refuses much to the vexation of his solicitor.

Later, as the club begins to close down, with dawn minutes away, Blade is breaking down his gear and hears a cry for help in the alleyway outside where he witnesses a fierce looking redhead fending off some handsy and screeching Children who may have partaken too much chemical excess. Providing some unnecessary assistance, Blade helps the not-so-damsel-in-distress chase off the would be attackers, or rather aids them in escaping her wrath.

"You know them?" Blade asks.

"Children of the Night," she responds, "You should, you're one of their idols, they fill your club every night."

"Not my club. I don't choose who gets in. I am just here to play my music and pay some bills."

"Sure, you don't see what's happening out here? That's convenient for you."

"So you're not one of them?"

"You aren't very observant are you Mister DJ? I have been frequenting this place for weeks, and no, I don't quite fit in with that crowd."

"Then why? You fancy my music too?"

"It isn't awful. No. I prefer a little Bach or Adele, I am....investigating something."

"These Goth Kids?"

"They're a little more than just some Goth Kids, but I can't seem to break through."

"Is that what was happening out here in the alley, you investigating?"

"It did not go as planned."

"That's obvious. You say these kids are or are in some sort of trouble?"

"Unequivocally, a trouble far older and more deep than they are."

"I will let you in on a little secret, Miss Investigator, I have to run off now, but I do have a lead to where these Children will be partying two nights from now and I happen to be on their guest list."

"Are you asking me on a date?"

"Something like that, though first I would need your name, of course."

"The name is Elsa. Elsa Bloodstone and I'd be delighted. So where is this party of yours?"

"Not sure meself. Some place called Castle Falsworth."

To Be Continued....

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

GOD SQUAD #30: THE WAR SCROLLS

Written by KURT BUSIEK

Plot by MCGAFFER

Art by STEVE DILLON

Roma has found the mortal who stole the War Scrolls from the tomb of the Sleeping Goddess and now faces a battle to keep the foolish man alive! She recruits Bast and the Green Knight to help her protect him from Gaea and her mother who doesn't just want the scrolls, she wants this mortal for all eternity! Hercules meanwhile tries to get the Scrolls under control! They have manifested as a small child, dressed in monk's garb and spinning universes on each finger as though they were the most fascinating toys. The child looks into each universe and picks whatever he looks interesting to come forth and entertain him...

...the silver bullets fall like rain as Selene desperately holds off the marauding pack of werewolves out for her unique blood. Able to walk in daylight, more powerful then most of her kin and infinitely more deadly then them all! She is THE Death Dealer and these beasts have no idea what they have....

...a burst of silver light, a tear in the fabric of reality and Selene goes from looking in the eyes of a massive werewolf to looking into the eyes of the Prince of Power himself, her reaction is natural, Hercules never saw the teeth coming as Selene fed on God blood!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

GUNSLINGER #30

Written by STEPHEN KING

Art by LEINAL FRANCIS YU

Plot by MCGAFFER

* + - Killing the Fantasy tie-in\*\*\*

The world your heroes live in is the world outside your window...

Dr. Theodore Sallis and Eve van Damme continue their mad dash to her father as the Magician closes in! How does his man stalk so many? How does he choose his victims? They don't care about those questions, all they care bout is staying one step ahead of that knife in the dark. They can almost feel it plunging into them as they run desperately, frantically, Eve remembered the lessons instilled I her by her father. "Show them no fear and certainly no respect and you will own them" She leaves a trail not only for the Magician but for the FBI agents the Winchester Brothers. She feels nothing of placing them in harms way, they are merely fools to be used. Now if only she can get her hands on a gun and show this Magician what else she has learned!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

AGENTS OF FUTURE PAST #27

Written by JEFFREY DEAVER

Plot by MCGAFFER

Art by NEAL ADAMS

* + - Special overdue guest appearance\*\*\*

Blindfold and Madame Webb are gone and Bishop thinks it's for the best! Without the ability to predict the future all possibilities can now thrive including hope! What he hadn't planned on was Madame Webb turning Bucky into the Quietus and sending him to assassinate the King of Mirrors! One more Time Master now has control of destiny and Bishop must fight for the future of all by killing his friend. But first he might have to deal with the blue box that just appeared out of no where and the man who stepped out of it with a smile on his face and with a British accent simply said "Wotcher!" to the bemused and grim warrior! Bishop has the feeling that today's about to get more complicated than he ever imagined!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THE UNCANNY X-MEN #30

Written by RICK REMENDER

Plot by EXCITER

Art by CHRIS BACHALO

"POTII"

In a completely unprecedented turn of events, when the smoke cleared on election night both major party candidates Donald J. Trump and Henry P. "Hank" McCoy each received 269 electoral votes! With no clear victor in the Electoral College, the House of Representatives had to vote to elect the president. But with each State delegation getting one vote, it again tied 25-25! In an unresolvable deadlock, the only solution was... co-presidents! With both Trump and Beast holding the power, the nation is about to be reshaped in ways we can't even begin to imagine! We hope you survive the experience!

Their first major conflict? How to deal with Russia. Under Colossus' orders, the Winter Guard blatantly violated a U.S.-imposed no-fly zone over Krakoa to rescue a captured Wolverine. Trump and McCoy have a major difference of opinion that already threatens to undo their newfound presidential partnership and might only be resolved in a good ol' fashioned fight between all the president's X-Men and Trump's own hand-picked heroes: the all new, all different "All-Winners Squad!"

32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99

BROTHERHOOD OF MUTANTS #30

Plotted by BANEOFKINGS

Written by MATT KINDT

“DON’T BLINK” Part Three of Three “THE ANGELS TAKE NEW ORLEANS”

Theme Song: Bobby Helms – Jingle Bell Rock

The Weeping Angels have taken New Orleans and are increasing in number by the dozen, terrorising people who are human, mutant and vampire alike. People are consistently getting sent back to the past, including Scott Summers, but what is the end goal for the monsters, and how can they be stopped considering they are near-enough invincible? And on top of this, Christmas is approaching. Will the Brotherhood and the Vampire community of New Orleans get their happy ever after – or will New Orleans descend into war between the two fragile communities as Erik Lensherr and Emma Frost set out to keep the peace. But when the New Orleans Mayor is taken by the Angels, his anti-mutant replacement Jeffrey Sharp steps up to take the role, and he puts the blame of the Angels' victims on all of the mutants in New Orleans, launching a citywide crackdown that puts vampires in the crossfire.

32pgs/Rated T…/$2.99

X-MEN: FIRST CLASS #30

Plotted by BANEOFKINGS

Written by JUSTIN JORDAN

Art by CHRIS SAMNEE

“THE MUTANT FROM THE 21ST CENTURY” Part Two of Four

Theme Song: Bob Dylan - Must Be Santa

Scott Summers has taken until Christmas to find Vanessa Corleone who knows his identity and is determined to kill him before he can damage the timeline - using the Christmas festivities of New York as a cover, explaining that all her actions were designed to prevent Scott from meddling with time and creating a knock-on effect that would change the future forever. Scott returns Corleone to the X-Mansion for interrogation regardless where she experiences the wrath of Magneto, who is still on the fence about leaving the Mansion. Meanwhile the FBI find themselves in trouble and are forced to call in Xavier through connections with Moria McTaggert for help on a certain newcomer… the mysterious Emma Frost, a woman that Scott knows all too well. There’s just one problem – like everyone else, Emma hasn’t met him yet and she’s even less trustworthy than Xavier.

32pgs/Rated T…/$2.99

ASTONISHING X-MEN #29

'One Nation Under M' part 4/5 'Reach Out And Touch Faith'

Plot by NX01A

Written by CULLEN BUNN

Art by J.H. WILLIAMS III

Scarlet Witch Sketch Variant Cover by Philip Tan

Theme Song: Marilyn Manson - Personal Jesus

•After throwing FABIAN CORTEZ from Asteroid M as it plummets into the atmosphere, a crippled E.V.A. and the depowered SCARLET WITCH barely make it back to Utopia but can't follow her unhinged half-sister, ZALADANE, to a dead city on the other side of Antarctica where Zala aims to awaken... something! Even more disturbing, Zala plans to marry her unconscious hostage: ICEMAN!

•Meanwhile, at the Savage Land Mutant Utopia... HUMUS SAPIEN barely holds the main chunk of Asteroid M aloft two kilometers overhead as PSIREN and her teleporters evacuate the Acolytes and other mutants aboard down to the citadel. The price for not letting it fall: randomly draining the life forces of increasing numbers of unfortunate Savage Land residents!

•SARA GREY realizes her ex-husband PAUL BAILEY wants more than just their children for Christmas as the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents he came with turn into suicide bombers.

•Boom.

32pgs/Rated T/$2.99

IMMORTAL X-MEN #20

'Twas The Night Before X-Mas...'

Plot by NX01A

Written by KIERON GILLEN

Art by RUSSELL DAUTERMAN

Archangel vs. Apocalypse Variant Cover by RAY LAGO

Theme Song: Sixpence None The Richer - Angels We Have Heard On High

•MULDER & SCULLY, Special Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., work with DORIAN GRAY, DR. CECILIA REYES, and ELIXIR to investigate the murders of supposedly immortal mutants known as EXTERNALS. First it was NICODEMUS; now Scully and Cecilia perform an autopsy on the latest victim, SAUL.

•BANSHEE and SIRYN's yule at Cassidy Keep is interrupted by the black sheep of the clan, BLACK TOM CASSIDY... but he says all he wants is to come home for the holidays.

•M, EMPLATE, the PENANCE TWINS, and their parents enjoy their first peaceful family X-Mas in years.

•In the dead of winter, WARPATH and THUNDERBIRD protect protestors at Standing Rock from Roxxon metahuman insurgents who want to stir up trouble despite the recent victory against the Dakota Access pipeline.

•ARCHANGEL and CANDY 'SERAPH' SOUTHERN wanted to spend a quiet Christmas in Colorado with nothing to do but pick names for their unborn twins but HARPOON and BLOCKBUSTER have been hired to kill mutant babies at a Worthington Industries-funded orphanage. Despite Warren's fear of the two who crippled his wings years before, he and Candy teach the Marauders that it is better to give than to receive.

•APOCALYPSE and his consort WEIRD WOMAN return to Earth after surviving the destruction of Europa by the Vorlons! They've already named their maturation chamber-accelerated adult twins: HOLOCAUST and GENOCIDE!

32pgs/Rated T/$2.99

AOM XMAS ANNUAL

BAMF and SNIKT

PLOT: SHAGGYDOO

WRITER/ARTIST: SKOTTIE YOUNG

"REINDEER GAMES"

In a hidden lair in the North Pole, a powerful mutant returns home. He is immortal, a telepath and can control time. However, he only uses his abilities once a year....the night before Christmas. His Elves have worked relentlessly to aid in his efforts to aid, protect and give to all the children of the world. However, 2 of the Elves are not Elves at all. Bamf was a lost orphan that is one of many spawns of a demon. Snikt was born in a lab, a Wolverine clone with dwarfism. The duo was raised to believe they were Elves, since they are "mini-mes" of Nightcrawler and Wolverine they were always treated differently. Their differences from the others bonded them with another outcast Rudolph. Already unique having the ability to fly, Rudolph also has mutant ability to absorb and emit solar energy in his nose. When the Kravens (family of meta-human hunters) invade the North Pole the flying reindeers are their prey. However, the never encountered the bravery of Rudolph, the claws of Snikt or the high-speed teleportation of Bamf. Although the trio save the day, they know it's time to find a place where they are more accepted. Rudolph knows a place. On the Island of Misfit Toys, they start their own academy for misfits and mutants.

'The Twelve Days of X-Mas' featuring LEGION! (Now available on iTunes!)

Lyrics: nx01a & SIMON SPURRIER

Art: MIKE DEL MUNDO

♪On the twelfth day of X-Mas, DAVID HALLER's fractured mind manifested for me: 12 Famines drumming, 11 Banshees screaming, 10 Wolfsbanes leaping, 9 Spirals dancing, 8 Bovas a Milking, 7 Archangels a Swimming, 6 Birdbrains a Laying, 5 God Mutants[!!!!!], 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse, 3 Gambits stealing, 2 timelost Bishops, and a repentant telepathic former suicide bomber!♪

"Silent Night"

Written by Douglas Rushkoff

Plot by GLOBAL HONORED

Art by Nick Dragotta

The Inhumans rarely stop to celebrate the traditions and holidays of their adopted world, especially in a time of so much strife and squabbling in society. But when Crystal and Medusa decide to take advantage of the insanely inhuman holiday sales on 5th Avenue, they find themselves involved in a near riot. A citizens against police brutality protest started with caroling but has escalated into screaming and aggression as counter protesters moved in on the site. It is going to take the harmonious vocals of a King to stop the impending rampage and restore peace and harmony to the holiday shopping season. Remember we're one world after all. See Black Bolt sing!

"Baby It's Cold Outside"

Written by STEVE ORLANDO

Art by FERNANDO BLANCO

Plot by GLOBAL HONORED

What's a guy supposed to do? How long can a "reformed" villain stay reformed? This is the story of Donald Gill, the one time henchman that got promoted to his own super powered suit baddie before it all fell apart like a Snowman in Spring. Unfortunately poor Donald never found much success at...anything. After serving time in The Vault and paying society his debt, he has bounced from one remedial job to the next. Twelve bucks an hour doesn't buy many Christmas presents for his boys that his ex let's him see once a month, but at least it was a wage. That is until last Thursday when the boss told him not to come in anymore, he ran across his name on the internet, an old article where Iron Man saved the day ending in Donald's mug shot. Well this holiday is going to be different. His boys are going to get those hover boards and Donald is going to find dignity and respect, even if it means putting on the old suit and bringing a little cold crime to the city. But what happens will melt your heart, as Donald Gill discovers there is more to Christmas than any fancy stolen gifts could bring, and on this day there may be a little hero in all of us.

SATAN CLAW IS COMING TO KILL

Written, Art, and Plot by EXCITER

"S.H.I.E.L.D. better watch out,

Secret Avengers will die.

Baron Stucker no doubt

will flay them alive.

The Satan Claw is coming to kill!

HYDRA has a list,

all the heroes must fall.

He's going to drain the life from them all!

The Satan Claw is coming to kill!

He sees you when you're avenging.

He knows where you're most weak.

He's going to launch a high-tech assault,

So for Christmas give him the power he seeks!

The Satan Claw is coming to kill!"

64 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99