AOM 01-2020

AGENTS OF A.R.C.A.N.A. #14

Plot by NX01A

Written by GRANT MORRISON

Art by JEROME OPEÑA

Theme Song: Matthew Good - Weapon

“D.O.A.” Part 1 “OPERATION 2020”

•The DEPARTMENT OF OCCULT ARMAMENTS holds AGATHA HARKNESS hostage deep in her Salem sanctum sanctorum, and it's up to her magical mercen... er... arcana acquaintances to free her! The previously unknown organization's access to powerful artifacts will make this a top gun fight!

•AGENT MAVERICK soars between dark dimensions in a Shadow Cloak, sees the world through the Evil Eye of Watoomb, and generates mass suicide surges with his Wings of Needless Sorrow. It is all DOCTOR STRANGE can do to keep the euthenasia energies from driving everyone within a hundred miles to self destruction.

•MAGIK is no stranger to pain and fear and self hatred. She revels in it now, dual wielding Soul Swords against lycanthropes WOLFMAN with his Jarnbjorn battleaxe and COUGAR swinging the Axe of Angarrumus!

•While they fight above, the other Agents of A.R.C.A.N.A. encounter more D.O.A. Agents below in Agatha's library... and their battle will rock the magical foundations of the multiverse!

32 PGs./ Rated M...$3.99

AMAZING FANTASY #2

Written by J.M.DEMATTEIS

Plot by CAPTCLEGHORN

Art by SARA PICHELLI

“ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT'S ME, PETER.”

The Parker luck continues being bad. Peter’s Uncle Ben was killed by a hit and run driver, leaving him and his Aunt May alone. Although the police appear unable to find out the person responsible, Peter has a weird feeling and as a result, investigates further. The trail leads to a seedy strip club which Peter must get into in order to obtain recorded evidence. However, the recording will soon be erased and Pete’s options are to get the tape tonight or enter his next round of the MMA completion as “Spider-Man”.

What will the young man choose, and how will that choice affect his life? You’d think super-strength, intensive agility, the ability to cling to walls, and a near-magical “spider-sense” would help, but the problems have just gotten harder and more important.

And in our Fantasy/Horror back-up…

Written by AMANDA CONNOR and JIMMY PALMOTTI

Plot by MRSCLEGHORN and CAPTCLEGHORN

Art by VERONICA FISH and ANDY FISH

“SPY VS. SPY” or “FAMILY BUSINESS”

An Amazing Fantasy short story. Two operatives for a different espionage services have each received their latest assignments. Simply put, each has been assigned to kill the other. The kicker is that they are married to each other. This may be beyond the ability of couples therapy to resolve.

32 Pgs./ Rated T...$2.99

ASTONISHING ANT-MAN AND THE WASP #12

Plot by KC

Written by CHRISTOS GAGE

Art by DAN MORA

Cover by DAN MORA

Nadia and her friends go out for some girl time. Meanwhile, the leaders of Dimension Z have taken an interest in Pym’s shrinking technology and they have deployed the Living Eraser to get it and Pym.

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

BLACK PANTHER: KING OF WAKANDA #6

Written by MALCOLM JONES

Plot by MARVELL2100

Art by ADI GRANOV

“THE MAN THAT TIME FORGOT!” Part 2

Black Panther, Karnak, Ka-Zar and W'Kabi battle the cybernetic mutates of the Six Million Year Man who's been conducting horrific experiments on the villagers in The Savage Land! His reason? To spur the evolution of humankind so that they will be prepared for the coming war the will put them on the brink of extinction! As the others take on the mutates to stop them from attacking the captured villagers, the Panther tracks the Six Million Year Man in his highly advanced ship where he uncovers even more horrific experiments. As he begins studying the creatures, T'Challa makes a startling discovery: the technology used to create the mutates is a combination of Wakandan and Stark tech! Distracted by this revelation, the Panther doesn't see the Six Million Year Man appear and press a button which teleports T'Challa off the ship as it heads off to a faraway destination!

Epilogue: 2,000 years in the future - The Six Million Year Man emerges from his ship and enters a chamber where another awaits. He begins to give details about the experiments, his encounter with the Earth heroes and the success of his mission. Suddenly from the shadows emerges Kang the Conqueror, who smiles as his he puts the chess pieces into place. Soon, he will eliminate the other thorn in his side besides Tony Stark: The Black Panther!

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

CAPTAIN AMERICA #14

Plot by EXCITER

Written by FRANK MILLER

Art by SEAN GORDON MURPHY

“A GERMAN WERWOLF IN BROOKLYN” part two “DID NAZI THAT COMING”

Günter Semmelrogge now wields the “Reichhamarr,” a faux-Mjölnir created by Nazi occult scientists during World War II. Revitalized by its power, the old man who once led his fellow Hitler Youth on covert operations aims to take his final revenge upon Captain America!

The technology that allowed the Third Reich to brainwash Thor in 1944 still functions, and Semmelrogge is unleashing it upon Steve Rogers’ precious home of Brooklyn Heights! Suddenly, the neighborhood sees Nazis everywhere. Friends, family, and people they’ve known for years - Nazis. The greatest villains of history have returned in impossible numbers and patriotic Americans are stepping up to fight them - though they’re unknowingly just fighting each other! Can Cap subdue his own team of America Chavez, Mockingbird, and Bonebreaker - who have been mentally manipulated into seeing him as a goose-stepping fascist - in time to stop Semmelrogge? Steve’s only chance may be to “reassemble” with the man he rescued from similar mind control so long ago. It’s Cap and Thor against the “God of Blitzkreig” and his army of brainwashed pawns!

Plus: A Frontlines Op-Ed by Sally Floyd, “Does Thor’s Spinning Hammer Intentionally Resemble a Swastika? The God of Thunder’s Secret Past as a White Supremacist.”

32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99

FANTASTIC FOUR #14

Written by KELLY SUE DECONNICK

Plot by CAPTCLEGHORN

Art by Tom GRUMMETT

The frugal FF must pay the price because…

“The Business of America Is… BUSINESS!”

It’s hard to believe, but being a member of the U.S. Senate means that Susan Storm will need to step away from her Fantastic Four adventures to avoid a conflict of interest. Of course, the US would rather not have a member of its legislative branch making stuff invisible while abroad. And so Reed, Ben, and Johnny shop for a replacement. Watch as Wendy Winter, Thundra, and others vie for the open position while showing off their abilities, and avoiding Johnny’s questionable interview questions. Keep in mind that when dealing with hiring a shape-shifter, “If you could be any type of tree, what type would you be?” is really a valid question.

As for the Baintronics association with Latveria, Sunset Bain is fighting to keep Latveria off a list of banned US trading partners. One might figure Baintronics would be in the market to produce automatons for European despots. To be clear, Sunset Bain is looking to make 2020 the “Year of the Doombot” Can Senator Sue Storm stop Sunset’s scheme? She’ll have to do so by using the political tools at her disposal. And you thought the first level of a new game was always easy.

32 PGs./ Rated T...$2.99

THE INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #6

Plotter: MARVELL2100

Writer: JOSHUA DYSART

Artist: SALVADOR LAROCCA

“ARMOR WARS.....Not yet!”

High above the skies of San Francisco Iron Man battles someone calling himself the Titanium Man! The reason for the attack? The Titanium man wants to show the world that his armor is better than Iron Mans'! In New Mexico, Beth, Rhodey and Scott tangle with an industrial terrorist called The Ghost who has a personal score to settle with Tony. She has vowed to destroy Tonys' life work and then she's coming after him!

In Washington DC, a Senate committee is deciding whether to award a new contract to Stark Energy when their meeting is interrupted by the arrival of The Hammer Girls, Justine and Sasha! They tell the committee that they can offer superior tech at a lower price than Stark and that the offer is only good for one hour. Col Bruce Talbot, who is in attendance at the meeting urges the Senators to consider taking the deal!

In Baklava, Dr. Hansen begins the process of bonding the Extremis technology to test subject Viktor Rastov. If all goes well, she will have potentially created the next step in evolution for humankind! To some others in the room who are smiling, she has just created the next weapon in the war against superhumans!

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

MARVEL SWIMSUIT SPECIAL #14

Written by CHIP ZDARSKY

Plot by PERSONAMANX

Art by KRIS ANKA

"OCEAN'S TEN"

- SILVER SURFER, and TIGRA go undercover in an Atlantic City casino in order to retrieve crucial information regarding the idols. But what else will be in store for them? Perhaps a surprise reunion with an allegedly reformed FLINT MARKO?

- NAMOR is forced to choose between his two greatest passions; but what are they?

- ROGUE buys a lottery ticket, and LOA is feeling lucky for her. But does will that ticket rise to the challenge, and fulfill the dreams of a Hawaiian college drop out.

- NAMORELLA reveals her troubled past as a beach bully, but she's ready to make it right with the world by going to prison. No one's convicted her of anything, but what prison could keep her out?

- Find out in the latest chilling chapter of the macabre hit of 2019!

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

THE MIGHTY THOR #14

Plot by EXCITER

Written by ALAN MOORE

Art by MIKE MIGNOLA

“NO BLOOD FOR URU”

The Asgardians continue their desperate quest for allies in the Götterdämmerung War. Having successfully united with Alfheim, Jotunheim, and the Rock Trolls, Thor now looks toward a familiar yet unpredictable Realm he once swore to protect - Midgard. Its mightiest nation, America, is formally aligned with the betrayer Freyja largely thanks to the machinations of high-ranking General Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross. But Thor knows there are those who oppose America’s actions in the war...

Protestors surround America’s houses of power with signs that read “No Blood for Uru” and “Get the Valhalloutta There!” While Thor is busy reuniting with an old ally (see CAPTAIN AMERICA #14), Loki formulates a plan to leverage the well-intentioned protestors to bring about an end to America’s involvement in an unpopular and otherworldly civil war. But how far is the God of Lies willing to push the anti-war demonstrators in the name of saving his people? Is Loki fully prepared to go up against the military-industrial complex? After all, they’ve got an army AND a Hulk - a red one!

Meanwhile, with their father away, the adorable Thor Babies - Magni and Modi - are getting into mischievous hijinks! Only one month old and already in their first battle with an undead Draugr! Will these cuties even reach their second month?

32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99

MOON KNIGHT #7

Written by MATT WAGNER

Plot by LEE STONE

Art by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA

"THE DEVIL'S IN THE DETAILS"

Confronting the person invading his home, Marc discovers he's become a key interest of a powerful underground organization.

With his secrets exposed, he faces the head of the organization to deal with things head on.

When Moon Knight meets the Rose face-to-face, will he making a deal or be taken for a ride?

Marc's future in Los Angeles is going to change dramatically after this encounter, and things aren't looking good.

32 PGs./ Rated T...$3.99

RUNAWAYS #14

Written by KELLY THOMPSON

Plot by PERSONAMANX

Art by DAVID LAFUENTE

"HOME SWEET HOME"

- After a confusing few months in the lives of our young heroes, the RUNAWAYS have finally found their new home. But will their new sense of family be able to create a life in an abandoned RADIO SHACK? Not if P.R.I.D.E has anything to say about it.

- ALEX, and CHASE start job hunting in a terrible market. The options are few, and far between but without a steady income they'll be back under their parent's thumbs in no time.

- Having run out of robots LORNA DANE, and RICHARD FISK must accept the challenge of MOLLY HAYES-HERNANDEZ. But what is there possibly to be gained from this confrontation?

- Seeing that the TV show has been cancelled, KAROLINA DEAN is no longer in a cult. NICO is happy, but unfortunately now breaks the fourth wall with worrying regularity.

- VICTOR, and GERT accidentally run over a pedestrian in their VW BUS, but perhaps this is all just a ruse.

- Hopefully we're not cancelled next month, I'd sure like to know.

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

SENSATIONAL SHE-HULK #13

Plot by KC

Written by CHRISTOPHER HASTINGS

Art by GURIHIRU

Cover by GURIHIRU

She-Hulk is stuck on an island and she can’t Hulk-out. And worse still, she is stuck on the island with the Shocker. The Maggia is looking for a new hitman and to do this they have been given a challenge, find and kill the Shocker and She-Hulk. Jen and Herman will have to work together if they want to survive.

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

SORCERERS OF THE STARS #8

Written by JEFF PARKER

Plot by H-E-D

Art by DUSTIN WEAVER

"MIND"

The Brain-Lords of Cymradia’s experiments on the abducted Sorcerers have unleashed the dreaded Dragon of the Moon!

Moondragon’s unmatched discipline allowed her to wield it’s power for good, but Cymradia has fallen under its sway.

Without the Dragon of the Moon, what power does Moondragon have left?

She and Mantis have escaped their prison, but with the Dragon of the Moon on a rampage, that doesn’t make too much of a difference.

The rest of the Sorcerers of the Stars arrive just in time to help. They’re getting real tired of Hell Lords rampaging everywhere they go.

But without the Shi’ar army behind them, can they hope to succeed?

32 PGs./ R ated T+...$3.99

THE ULTIMATES #8

Written by KIERON GILLEN

Plot by H-E-D

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

“COSMIC FRACKING” Part 2 - “RED LIGHT”

Roxxon has been fracking the multiverse!

By inject dark matter into the Superflow, they’ve managed to extract a reality-warping substance on par with a cosmic cube: Aether.

Dario Agger is most definitely not the sort who you’d want to have that.

If the tears in the fabric of the universe their fracking has created doesn’t destroy the universe first, he probably will.

Nightmask, caretaker of the Superflow, and Dark Angel, manipulator of the Fabric of Reality, find themselves a potent duo.

Monica pushes her powers to new limits to traverse the Superflow.

The Sentry reunites with the Ultimates and is… surprisingly even-keeled. What did Spellbreaker do? And will the Ultimates notice amongst the chaos?

Jennifer musters all the magic might she has as the Spellbinder to heal the tears in reality – but with Roxxon’s fracking still ongoing, there’s only so much she can do.

Carol and Adam work on taking out Roxxon’s operations – but a certain minotaur executive won’t be happy about that!

PLUS, Nul’s God Machine is progressing on schedule. But with every day that passes, Nul trusts the Worthy less. How is he to become the new God of Fear when he’s spent his entire life being afraid?

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

UNCANNY X-MEN #14

Plot by NX01A

Written by KURT BUSIEK

Art by PEPE LARRAZ

“CHILDREN OF KRAKATOA” Part 3 “REFLUX”

Theme Song: London Symphony Orchestra - Handel's Messiah (For unto us a child is born)

•The Krakatoan ACOLYTES think they've found their Mutant Messiah: the newborn niece of the X-Man CYCLOPS!

•When they first met, Cyclops lost control of his optic blasts thanks to WOLVERINE's adamantium claws carving his head open like a Christmas turkey. With Logan now serving the Acolytes by hunting down Hope, can Cyke keep the human Summers clan safe from an immortal, invulnerable, unstoppable killing machine? Can he bring himself to face the man who has caused him so much misery already and threatens to cause him even more?

•Can NIGHTCRAWLER, X-23, and JEAN GREY keep the other Acolytes at bay?

•An entire island nation of mutants just begs for a response from humanity. STORM sensed the distortions in the atmosphere high above Krakatoa first but then she and every other mutant flier fell out of the sky, as every mutant on the island's powers died, and blinding beams of light came from everywhere!

•In Cerebro on the other side of the planet, PROFESSOR XAVIER can only gasp as every mutant mind on Krakatoa simply... vanishes.

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