AOM 11-2019

AGENTS OF A.R.C.A.N.A. #12

Plot by NX01A

Written by GRANT MORRISON

Art by JEROME OPEÑA

Theme Song: Rob Zombie - Living Dead Girl

“MULTIVERSAL MADNESS” part 2 “THANKSLIVING”

•Remember the lost trick-or-treating twins who entreated our reality's version of their mother, the SCARLET WITCH, to help them get home? Deep fakes. DOCTOR STRANGE realizes too late that the boys share a single soul tethered to a dying universe overrun by famished undead! The MARVEL ZOMBIES want to come to our home for the holidays and for our brains, and they're using the last flesh in their reality as lures to make others open doorways to their rancid Earth!

•All those who know fear burn at the touch of the MAN-THING... but what do the metabolically challenged fear? ELSA BLOODSTONE was born to fight monsters... but can she fight a monstrous universe? DOCTOR VOODOO knows more about zombies than anyone... but what will he do against zombies immune to his control? MAGIK can close the portal to the Zombieverse with a slash of her Soulsword... but can she be sure they won't find another way out?

•On the bureaucratic front lines of eschatonic warfare... Little did AGATHA HARKNESS know that freeing herself and her team from S.H.I.E.L.D. interference would leave her Agents open to assaults from other far darker organizations.

32 PGs./ Rated M...$3.99

ASTONISHING ANT-MAN AND THE WASP #11

Plot by KC

Written by CHRISTOS GAGE

Art by DAN MORA

Cover by DAN MORA

The first attempt to stop the Rhino did not go to plan as the members of G.I.R.L had a hard time adapting to working with Hank and Nadia as a duo. It’s now a manhunt (or Rhinoceros hunt) as the group need to work together to find the Rhino and capture him.

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

BLACK PANTHER: KING OF WAKANDA #4

Written by MALCOLM JONES

Plot by MARVELL2100

Art by ADI GRANOV

“BUILD THAT WALL!”

M'Baku's vision of returning Wakanda back to its isolationist ways is gaining support from some of the outer tribes and he has the backing of The Desturi, the shadow cabinet disbanded and outlawed by T'Challa's father T'Chaka! Shuri begins to wonder if more tribes begin to follow M'Baku, could Wakanda be headed for a civil war?

-In the Savage Land, T'Challa, W'Kabi and Ka-Zar have taken down a horde of mutated dinosaurs. The Panther tells Ka-Zar that he is here looking for the exiled Inhuman Karnak. Ka-Zar tells him that he knows where Karnak is and will take him there if T'Challa will help him with his own problem. The dinosaurs that attacked them were once gentle grass-feeders. Someone in the Savage Land is turning dinosaurs and people into vicious killers and is able to control them!

-Washington DC: The decision has been made by the President to enact the Wakandan Protocols. Wakanda's "war-like aggression" is becoming a major concern and they must act before it too late! Colonel Bruce Talbot, son of deceased Major Glenn Talbot has been put in charge of this operation and he's recruited one of the greatest scientific minds in the world! Andrew Forsom, the former Supreme Leader of AIM has been brought in to help restart a defunct military program -Project Wideawake!

32 PGS./Rated M...$3.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA #12

Plot by EXCITER

Written by FRANK MILLER

Art by SEAN GORDON MURPHY

“THE ISSUE THAT GETS CAP BANNED IN CHINA”

Kept young since World War II by one of his ten rings, the man once known as Tem Borjigin, now known as the Mandarin, has become the super-powered fist of mainland China... and Captain America is supposed to work with him. When Steve Rogers and his retinue arrive in the Far East for a joint mission they were told involved confronting a dangerous super-terrorist, they soon discover that the “terrorist” is “Most Courageous Freedom Man,” a warrior for human rights - and Steve isn’t prepared to fight the Hong Kong version of himself! The Mandarin, however, is prepared to insist on the loyalty of his “old ally”...

After saving the Mandarin from Imperial Ninja in 1942, Steve Rogers returned to the European Theatre where he was eventually frozen in a block of ice... leaving the duplicitous Mandarin to find a new ally - Chairman Mao! The Japanese were defeated, but the civil war between Chinese Communists and Nationalists was reignited. With the Mandarin’s help, the Communists forced their rivals to retreat to the island of Taiwan and were prepared to crush the Kuomintang once and for all! The only thing in the Mandarin’s way? A man dressed up as Captain America... but who is he?

Plus: A Frontlines Op-Ed by Sally Floyd, “Absolutely Nothing Happened in China Today and Why We Love Our Asian Investors.”

32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99

THE ENFORCERS #12

Written by GREG RUCKA

Plot by LEE STONE

Art by STEVE EPTING

"MURDER. IN WRITING."

A mystery writer's murder seems baffling when all signs point to his deceased father as the murderer.

But when another writer comes to the Enforcers with information, she finds herself being hunted by her own deceased mother.

Can the team uncover the truth behind the apparition murder before another one occurs?

Plus: Take a tour of the headquarters with Sable and Fury in a special backup feature!

32 PGs./ Rated T...$3.99

FANTASTIC FOUR #12

Written by KELLY SUE DECONNICK

Plot by CAPTCLEGHORN

Art by Tom GRUMMETT

“BACK FOUR THE FUTURE, PART 2”

It’s a busy first week in November for the Fantastic Four.

Reed’s managed to track the Puppet Master’s control and discover who is being controlled. But, the Thinker had foreseen that (Bummer, right?). He and Ben are confronted with the combined but controlled might of the Super Apes and the Fierce Foursome (remember them?).

Near-Trillionaire and Senate candidate Gregory Gideon is happy his opponent Susan Storm is handicapped right before the election when she needs to face the power of Dr. Doom. What’s that? She’s not alone? Great! But her help is the morally challenged high-tech entrepreneur Sunset Bain. Politics does make strange bedfellows, doesn’t it? BTW, we will have election results this issue.

And if that’s not enough, Benjamin Franklin, sorry, Franklin Benjamin Richards, sends Johnny back to Alexandria to burn down a library and restore the timeline making sure his parents marry and give birth to him. And Johnny finds another Human Torch there and then. Is he friend or foe? Readers of Old Moon Crone would know.

It all comes to a head this issue, kids.

32 PGs./ Rated T...$2.99

THE INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #4

Written by JOSHUA DYSART

Plot by MARVELL2100

Art by SALVADOR LARROCA

“VULTURE CAPITALISTS!”

Tony, Rhodey and Bethany Cabe meet with a special Wakandan envoy to discuss a joint space venture. With their combined resources, Wakanda and Stark Energy will lead mankind to the stars and become Earth's first line of defense. After a successful meeting,Tony heads back to his private lab to work on improving the Iron Man armor. His encounter with Kang(see issue #1) has shown him that his armor is not ready to face all the threats he may encounter.

As he incorporates new tech and ideas into the armor, he receives a call from Pepper Potts saying he has a visitor waiting to see him. Tony heads to the reception area and is surprised to see his old college friend Col. Bruce Talbot. As the two catch up, Bruce tells Tony that this is not a friendly visit. He's here on behalf of the US Gov't and that they need his help. He stuns Tony by telling him he knows about Starks meeting with the Wakandans. Talbot tells him that the U.S. gov't is very interested and wants Tony to tell them everything he can about Wakandan tech and defenses!

Meanwhile Arno, Zeke Stane and the Hammer girls are beginning their covert attack on Stark Energy. They have created their own company called Resolute to rival Stark Energy and privately, Arno is secretly working on his own armor. They may be brothers but Arno will prove to Tony that he will always be the Superior Iron Man!

32 PGS./Rated T+...$.99

MARVEL SWIMSUIT SPECIAL #12

Written by CHIP ZDARSKY

Plot by PERSONAMANX

Art by KRIS ANKA

"OCEAN'S TWELVE"

- Having defeated the dreaded LAMASHTU, the mighty PRINCE NAMOR along with his loyal guard have found new purpose. No longer the wandering band of beach-ready rascals, the MSS know what needs to be done. But how will they uncover the TWELVE IDOLS of the ancient SEA-MAN?

- One of TIGRA's old contacts might be the key to finding the GEMINI IDOL, but will she really be able to betray her former agency? ROGUE certainly will if she falters.

- Drawn to the stars the newly crowned SILVER SURFER must choose between a life of cosmic duty or the love of the amazing LOA. The clock is ticking ever faster, he'll have to make up his mind sooner or later.

- WALTER, and MARRINA must abandon their hope of ever returning home, not after the dreaded MUD MONSTER destroyed their boat. Will anyone ever find them?

- Find out in the first issue of a bold new direction.

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

THE MIGHTY THOR #12

Plot by EXCITER

Written by ALAN MOORE

Art by MIKE MIGNOLA

“ROYALTY IN EXILE”

Götterdämmerung: The Twilight of the Gods; the war that engulfs the Nine Realms.

Thor and his allies have fled to what is now ironically one of their last safe havens: Jotunheim, Realm of the Frost Giants. Loki recently claimed his birthright - the throne in Utgard Palace - and, surprising many, proved himself a worthy king that inspired actual loyalty (see THE MIGHTY THOR # 7). But with Asgard fallen and it’s conquerors on the move, soon no place will be safe...

The forces arrayed against the Asgardian loyalists and Jotunheim are many. As such, they desperately need allies. Thor believes the Light Elves of Alfheim, the Dwarves of Nidavellir, and the Rock Trolls of Rike Nedenfor will answer Asgard’s call to arms... though that’s far from a certainty. He’ll need to petition them all directly, though the Trolls must take priority. Asgard granted them a new homeland on Vanaheim, and as Vanaheim just revolted, Ulik’s people are now in mortal danger. Ulik promises his warriors will fight beside the God of Thunder if he can protect the Trolls’ newly won sovereignty, but can even Thor and the Hulk defend a settlement entrenched deep within enemy territory?

At the same time, a very pregnant Sif and an emotionally conflicted Loki try to prevent Odin’s death as the lifeblood continues to seep from his stab-wound...

And in a conquered Asgard, the All-Mother Freyja has named her new general: Balder the Brave! She long favored her true-born son over his bastard step-brother Thor and his mongrel adopted brother Loki. Now the half Vanir-half Aesir Balder is finally elevated to the rank he deserves. And as Odin gifted his favored son that damnable hammer, Freyja intends to bestow upon her son an even greater gift: invulnerability! Though the ancient spell-work required to grant such a boon may be extraordinarily dangerous...

32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99

MOON KNIGHT #6

Writer: MATT WAGNER

Plot by LEE STONE

Artist: FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA

"DANCING IN SHADOWS"

Marc finally has a moment to get settled into his new home.

Which is good because it seems that someone else has been staying in it while he's been out.

And they're still here.

Whoever they are, it appears that they've discovered Marc's secret life as Moon Knight.

Marc's life takes another dramatic turn this issue!

32 PGs./ Rated T...$3.99

OLD MOON CRONE #12

Written by AMY REEDER

Plot by CAPTCLEGHORN

Art by VERONICA FISH (WITH JACK KIRBY!)

“LET ME HELP”

SERIES FINALE

The end is here.

Killraven and the Recorder seek to assemble the inhabitants of Monster Isle as a powerful army in conjunction with the Lemurian navy to finally beat the Badoon and drive them off the planet Earth.

The Valeria Richards voice in Lunella’s head is working with Jim Hammond to send the flaming android back to the time he came from. Unfortunately the Human Torch finds himself too far back in time and meets a somewhat different Human Torch (be sure to pick up this month’s FF).

And while all this is going on, Devil Dinosaur wants nothing more than to sit on her eggs. Yes, that’s not a typo. Her eggs. Devil’s going to become a Mommy!

Lunella Lafayette has spent nearly her entire life as the focus of attention. She was always the smartest person in the room. The joke was that she corrected the technique of the doctor that had delivered her. But now, Lunella needs to pick someone to help and it’s no longer all about her.

Who will she pick? Find out in this oversized finale. We’ve included vintage panels by Devil creator Jack Kirby which blend in with the story perfectly.

40 Pgs./ Rated T...$2.99

RUNAWAYS #12

Written by KELLY THOMPSON

Plot by PERSONAMANX

Art by DAVID LAFUENTE

"HOMECOMING"

- The fallout of "SWIM AWAY" continues to change everything you once knew about your favourite band of moody youths. How can the team possibly continue when half of them have returned home to their mothers? Even when LAMASHTU loses, LAMASHTU somehow wins.

- With: KAROLINA, NICO, ALEX, and CHASE growing re-accustomed to living under their parents' roofs it's up to the others to bring ANA KRAVINOFF to justice. How will: GERT, MOLLY, and VICTOR ever defeat their former friend? How can they overpower her lethal protector, LORNA DANE?

- Amidst the chaos one family reigns supreme. But who would have thought that RICHARD, and VANESSA FISK would come out on top? With P.R.I.D.E pre-occupied with mending familial bridges, and KRAVEN THE HUNTER on life-support it looks like LOS ANGELES has a new ruling family.

- Hollywood gets more weird with every page.

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

SENSATIONAL SHE-HULK #12

Plot by KC

Written by CHRISTOPHER HASTINGS

Art by GURIHIRU

Cover by GURIHIRU

It’s the trial of the Shocker! The Shocker and She-Hulk are both on the Maggia's hit-list. Luckily for them, Jennifer Walters and Herman Schultz are in a room together as the Shocker is being tried in court by the Jade Giantess. Bullets fly as the Maggia tries to kill two birds with one stone.

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

SORCERERS OF THE STARS #6

Written by JEFF PARKER

Plot by H-E-D

Art by DUSTIN WEAVER

"STEALING SOCIETY"

With the Hell Lord Ammon defeated, the dust settles on Crystalium as the era of uncontested Shi’ar rule begins.

Magique can’t help but defend the Empire’s conquest to her teammates. It doesn’t help her make friends.

Gladiator wants Ika to be her people’s first member of the Imperial Guard. She has opinions about that.

Star-Lord goes to have a chat about leadership with Moondragon – but she’s nowhere to be found!

Neither is Mantis, for that matter!

The investigation into their abductions will lead to Sorcerers of the Stars right to homeworld of a key member of the Imperial Guard!

32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99

THE ULTIMATES #6

Written by KIERON GILLEN

Plot by H-E-D

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

"Downtime” Interlude – “WHAT’S THIS”

With the Insidious Imogen defeated, the Ultimates return from Otherworld victorious – and with a reward from Roma!

Newly gifted with the Siege Courageous, the Ultimates have been problem solving like never before! (There may or may not be a montage sequence in this issue)

Karma offers up Hitachi Tower in Hanoi as a headquarters. Though, the city needs some convincing…

Jennifer Kale has a question for Karma… “Are you single?”

Jennifer Kale also has more serious questions, like “How did the Asgardian rage monster escape?” Meanwhile, Dark Angel attempts to discover why her powers have been malfunctioning. Soon enough, they’ll find out these questions have the same answer! (Not quite yet though)

Monica’s increasing cosmic awareness is putting a strain on her relationship with Blue Marvel. Can she be both a cosmic powerhouse, and human?

The Sentry has been wondering if the voice in his head is real. We gets the answer. But whose voice is it?

PLUS, having slain Skadi, Nul claims leadership of the Worthy. But Nul is not content just to lead. (He’s fundamentally incapable of feeling secure in his power, Nul. Rough childhood will do that.) No, he must become more. Angrir, Breaker of Souls, sets out to subjugate the exemplars of Raggadorr the Builder in his name. There is something Nul would have them build. A machine to complete his ascension. A God Machine.

32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99

UNCANNY X-MEN #12

Plot by NX01A

Written by KURT BUSIEK

Art by PEPE LARRAZ

“CHILDREN OF KRAKATOA” part 1 “INFLUX”

Theme Song: Jimmy Buffett - Volcano

•The magmakinetic Indonesian mutant volcano calling herself KRAKATOA has created a new island in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra, a place she has instructed X-23 to inform the world will be a safe haven for mutants.

•In the weeks that follow, hundreds of mutants arrive and combine their diverse powers to turn the lifeless volcanic rock into a verdant paradise. The first mutant nation of Anak Krakatoa is born!

•Shouldn't PROFESSOR X be overjoyed? The reports of cult-like behaviour, bizarre genetic experiments, and high anti-human sentiment disturb him greatly, and he must send his X-Men to investigate. After years of being hated and feared, which of his students won't want to come back from mutant paradise?

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