AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #22

Written by CHRISTOS N .GAGE
Pencils & Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS

"The Initiative Disassembled" continues as Counter-Force--the original New Warriors--return to join the battle against Ragnarok! But will they save Camp Hammond--or destroy it? Be here as events set in motion in our very first issue rocket towards their devastating conclusion...we're not kidding when we say the Initiative will never be the same!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

DARK AVENGERS #2

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by MIKE DEODATO
Variant Cover by MIKE CHOI

The Dark Avengers have made themselves known to the world and as the world takes them in, Morgana le Fey comes looking for blood!! Once you learn who the Dark Avengers are you'll see why this is the buzz book of the year!! The Dark Reign is here!!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

NEW AVENGERS #50

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Wraparound Cover by BILLY TAN

Celebrate this very special milestone issue as the new roster of New Avengers deal with the shocking news of the existence
of the Dark Avengers the only way they can... by taking them head on. But what is waiting for them is the stuff the DARK REIGN is made of.

48 PGS./Rated A …$4.99

MIGHTY AVENGERS #22

Written by DAN SLOTT
Pencils & Cover by KHOI PHAM

"Earth's Mightiest Part 2 of 3"
"The Writing on the Wall"
Avengers Assemble! Scarlet Witch! Hank Pym! Hercules! The Vision! Stature! Hulk! Jocasta! U.S. Agent! Iron Man! On the last patch of Earth, they're the only heroes left standing. And the enemy they must defeat…was once one of their own. It's Avenger versus Avenger! And at stake is nothing less than the fabric of reality itself! Join Dan Slott and Khoi Pham for the next part in this all-new chapter of MARVEL'S MIGHTIEST SUPER HERO TEAM!

32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

THUNDERBOLTS #129

Written by ANDY DIGGLE
Penciled by ROBERTO DE LA TORRE
Cover by FRANCESCO “MATT” MATTINA
Variant Cover by CLINT LANGLEY

The Green Goblin vs. the President of the United States! It’s terror at 10,000 feet when Spider-Man’s fearsome foe hurls pumpkin bombs at a special target: the new President! Just what is Norman Osborn up to…and who in the world are the new Thunderbolts? A Dark Reign is falling…be there as the new team of Andy Diggle and Roberto De La Torre present “Hammer Down” Part II!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

SECRET WARRIORS #1

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS & JONATHAN HICKMAN
Penciled by STEFANO CASELLI
Cover by JIM CHEUNG

Exploding out of the pages of Secret Invasion and Mighty Avengers!!
Nick Fury and his new band of young heroes uncover the darkest secret in the history of the Marvel Universe!! A secret that will crack the internet into tiny little pieces!!  A secret that sends the Secret Warriors tumbling into an underworld of rogue S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, super-powered spies, and global criminal organizations. This is the Nick Fury book you've been waiting for! Be there for the Marvel debut of award winning Nightly News creator Jonathan Hickman as he teams up with Secret Warriors co-creator Brian Bendis to unveil a new era in Marvel mania!!

48 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

AGENTS OF ATLAS #1

Written by JEFF PARKER
Penciled by CARLO PAGULAYAN & BENTON JEW
Cover by ART ADAMS
Variant Cover by ED MCGUINNESS

The heroes of the 1950s are back with big plans for the 21st Century! When Federal enforcers under the hand of NORMAN OSBORN burst into an armory under control of the Atlas Foundation, Jimmy Woo's Agents go head-to-head with the new powers that be. How it all goes down will make the playing field of the modern Marvel Universe more volatile than ever! PLUS: A 12-page 1950s flashback to the Agents of Atlas’ first savage encounter with the man known as Wolverine!

48 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI13 #10

Written by PAUL CORNELL
Penciled by LEONARD KIRK
Cover by STUART IMMONEN

The king of the vampires is back.  As if the hoards of demons that Pete Wisdom let out in order to defeat the Skrulls in England weren’t enough, now DRACULA has entered the scene.  What does he want with Spitfire? And how will an election help his cause?  You better hope that Captain Britain and the rest of MI13 have a way to defeat him!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

ETERNALS #8

Written by CHARLES & DANIEL KNAUF
Pencils & Cover by ERIC NGUYEN

Guest-starring the X-Men! When colliding cousins Ikaris and Druig face-off at the feet of the Dreaming Celestial, do you think the astonishing mutants are going to let their new hometown be torn apart? Think again, Bub! They’ve united in the past to face a common foe, but can the X-Men and the Eternals stand together now?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

FANTASTIC FOUR #564

Written by MARK MILLAR
Pencils & Cover by BRYAN HITCH

Dear Readers, you have our word that nothing this lame happens inside this very special Christmas issue. Yours sincerely, Mark and Bryan. Part 1 (of 2).

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #10 

Written by DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING
Penciled by BRAD WALKER
Cover by CLINT LANGLEY

The drums of battle thunder in the Negative Zone – building to WAR OF KINGS! Rocket Raccoon and the Guardians face down Blastaar’s barbarian horde as Star-Lord fights for his life in 42, the besieged Initiative prison! And if our cosmic misfits fall – Earth is next! Penciler Brad Walker (Action Comics) joins the fun for another episode of the series that IGN.com calls “right on par with Marvel's very best titles.”

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES THE AVENGERS #33

Written by PAUL TOBIN
Penciled by IG GUARA
Cover by ROGER CRUZ

Ka-Zar's in town, and needs the Avengers' help! While
helping the Natural History Museum install a new dinosaur diorama, Ka-Zar decides he should get a driver's license, and the Avengers are pegged to help the lord of the Savage Land learn to drive! As if THAT isn't bad enough (and it IS) the
manical villain Stegron steals a rare dinosaur bone he believes can raise his powers to enormous levels, and he's right! Drive on up to this issue for action x 3 with slugfests, dinosaurs, and driving lessons, in "You're Driving Me Crazy!"

32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #45

Written by PAUL TOBIN
Penciled by RONAN CLIQUET
Cover by CLAYTON HENRY & eFX

Mordecai Midas, the richest man on Earth, needs to beef up his image (good for a troubled financial market, don'tcha know), and what's better for the image than joining the world's most beloved superteam? Trouble is, the Fantastic Four won't have him! Worse, they resist his efforts to BUY his way onto the team. So what's a near-trillionarie to do? How about ordering Madame Masque to seek out and eliminate the FF's weakest member in order to create a job opening? Will the Fantastic Four uncover Midas's lethal plan, and just who does Midas think is the weakest team member? Find out in "If You Can't Join Them, Buy Them!"

32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

RUNAWAYS #7

Written by TERRY MOORE
Penciled by TAKESHI MIYAZAWA
Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS

The spookiest Runaways tale ever starts here!  The Val Rhymin subplot has been brewing since issue one and peeks here!  Chase’s boss is not what he seems!  Terry Moore (Strangers in Paradise, Echo) welcomes former Runaways artist Takeshi Miyazawa aboard for this creepy tale of magic and mayhem!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

SQUADRON SUPREME #8

Written by HOWARD CHAYKIN
Penciled by MARCO CHECCHETTO
Cover by MIKE DEODATO

“GATHER, DARKNESS!”
Heaven knows Emil Burbank should be miserable. His NEW arch nemesis, super-spy Nick Fury, holds more power than the president and his OLD arch nemesis, the omnipotent Hyperion, has just returned to Earth after 5 years in space. But fortune favors the criminally brilliant Burbank, as these two titans have found new targets in their war for the fate of America: each other. Sometimes it’s almost TOO easy being evil… Part 2 (of 6).

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #60

Written by JOE POKASKI
Penciled by TYLER KIRKHAM
Cover by ED McGUINNESS
White Variant Cover by TYLER KIRKHAM

SERIES FINALE! Ultimatum tie-in!
It all began when four teenagers got caught in an experiment gone fantastically wrong.  Now, in a series finale you won’t believe, Reed, Ben, Sue, and Johnny will discover that nothing lasts forever—especially family.

32 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

AVENGERS: KNIGHTS OF WUNDAGORE TPB

Written by DAVID MICHELINIE, MARK GRUENWALD & STEVEN GRANT
Penciled by JOHN BYRNE, GENE DAY & KLAUS JANSON
Cover by JOHN BYRNE

In 1958, the High Evolutionary's evolved and armored animal elite forced the Elder God Chthon back to his prison within Mount Wundagore! More than forty years later, Captain America, Iron Man, Ms. Marvel and their teammates face the same challenge, only for Chthon to find his greatest power in the Avengers' own ranks! It's demonic, it's devastating, it's a daunting dilemma only Earth's Mightiest Heroes can handle! Plus: the Absorbing Man in action, the origin of Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch, and cameos from the history of the dreaded document dubbed the Darkhold! Collecting AVENGERS #181-187.

136 PGS./Rated A …$16.99

AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE VOL. 3 – SECRET INVASION PREMIERE HC

Written by DAN SLOTT & CHRISTOS N. GAGE
Penciled by STEFANO CASELLI, STEVE KURTH & HARVEY TOLIBAO
Cover by MARK BROOKS

"We Have Met the Enemy and He Is Us!" During the INFILTRATION, a Skrull at the heart of Camp Hammond said these words: "It won't be long until we have a Skrull in every state!" Now that Skrull stands revealed and the fate of The Initiative, the United States, and Planet Earth hang in the balance. Plus, former Avenger, Delroy Garret, assumes the mantle and arsenal of Earth's greatest Skrull-Hunter, THE 3-D MAN. Collecting AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #14-19.

144 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99

ESSENTIAL AVENGERS VOL. 1 TPB (ALL-NEW EDITION)

Written by STAN LEE
Penciled by JACK KIRBY & DON HECK
Cover by JACK KIRBY

There came a day, unlike any other, when Earth's Mightiest Heroes found themselves united against a common threat. On that day, the Avengers were born — to fight the foes no single hero could withstand. Featuring the formation of the Avengers, the revival of Captain America, and enemies such as the Sub-Mariner and Kang the Conqueror! Collecting AVENGERS #1-24.

560 PGS./All Ages …$16.99

ETERNALS: TO SLAY A GOD TPB

Written by CHARLES & DANIEL KNAUF
Penciled by DANIEL ACUÑA & PASCAL ALIXE
Cover by DANIEL ACUÑA

The Gods Walk the Earth! In ancient times, the Celestials, a race of cosmic giants, came to Earth and created a race of powerful immortal beings: The Eternals! For a time, primitive man worshiped them as gods, but eventually they disappeared. Now, they have returned! One of the Celestials now towers over Golden Gate Park, standing in judgment over the Earth… but does he bring the end of the world? Following up on Neil Gaiman’s best-selling series (and a recent appearance in the Incredible Hercules), join writers Charles and Daniel Knauf as Jack Kirby’s Eternals return to walk among us! Collecting ETERNALS #1-6 and ANNUAL.

184 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: EARTH SHALL OVERCOME PREMIERE HC

Written by ARNOLD DRAKE, STEVE GERBER, GERRY CONWAY, ROGER SLIFER, LEN WEIN, CHRIS CLAREMONT & SCOTT EDELMAN
Penciled by GENE COLAN, SAL BUSCEMA, DON HECK, VINCE
COLLETTA, FRANK GIACOIA & JOHN TARTAGLIONE
Covers by RON WILSON & ARNOLD DRAKE

In 1968, industry legends Arnold Drake (creator of DC's Deadman and Doom Patrol) and Gene Colan (penciler for virtually every major Marvel character) looked to the future and saw a crusading quartet — Vance Astro, Yondu, Martinex and Charlie-27 — rising to retake Earth from reptilian raiders! The Guardians of the Galaxy begin their battle with the Badoon, and they're not just building on the heroism of past centuries — they're recruiting from it! Captain America, Doctor Strange, the Thing, the Hulk and others join the Sol System's soldiers in a war that began a thousand years from now! Collecting MARVEL SUPER-HEROES #18, MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #4-5, GIANT-SIZE DEFENDERS #5 and DEFENDERS #26-29.

176 PGS./Rated A …$19.99

INVADERS CLASSIC VOL. 3 TPB

Written by ROY THOMAS, ARCHIE GOODWIN & DON GLUT
Penciled by FRANK ROBBINS, ALAN KUPPERBERG & CHIC STONE
Cover by GIL KANE

Cap, Namor, Torch and company face a riddle in Egypt when the sizzling Scarlet Scarab comes down against BOTH sides of the war! Agent Axis, Master Man and the Teutonic Knight are also arrayed against the Invaders — but how do they deal with a less tangible nemesis, prejudice both home and abroad? Featuring the formation of the Kid Commandos, the empowerment of Union Jack and the origin of Toro the Flaming Kid! Guest-starring the Mighty Thor, the Mighty Destroyer and NOT the Frankenstein Monster but a remarkable facsimile! Collecting INVADERS #22-23 and #25-34.

224 PGS./Rated A …$29.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES THE AVENGERS VOL. 8: THE NEW RECRUITS  DIGEST

Written by JEFF PARKER & PAUL TOBIN
Penciled by IG GUARA, MATEO LOLLI & DAVID HAHN
Cover by CLAYTON HENRY

When global threats surface, they must contend with the combined might of: Captain America! Storm! Iron Man! The Hulk! Giant-Girl! Ant-Man! Wolverine! Spider-Man! It's all-ages action in the Mighty Marvel Manner! Featuring Thor, Hammerhead, Tigra, and The Griffin. Collecting MARVEL ADVENTURES THE AVENGERS #28-31.

96 PGS./All Ages …$9.99

MARVEL EUROPE TPB

Written by TITO FARACI, JEAN-DAVID MORVAN & JIM ALEXANDER
Penciled by CLAUDIO VILLA, PHILLIPE BOUCHET & JON HAWARD
Cover by STAZ JOHNSON
Adaptations by LARRY HAMA

Presented for the first time in North America: two amazing tales by some of Europe's top creators, starring the world's most popular super heroes! First, in DAREDEVIL & CAPTAIN AMERICA: DEAD ON ARRIVAL, a series of bizarre murders suggests that a long-dead villain has returned from the grave. The desperate New York Police Department turns to the Man Without Fear, Daredevil, to solve the case. Daredevil, however, is unaware that Captain America is also investigating on behalf of Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. The result is all-out action and a titantic team-up for two of Marvel’s marquee heroes. Then, get ready for a vicious saga of bloody revenge as only the X-Men’s most popular mutant can deliver in WOLVERINE: SAUDADE! While on holiday in Brazil, Logan has his motorcycle stolen by a group of young boys — one of whom has a secret. When a brutal gang kidnaps the boy, Wolverine sets off on a quest to find him — leading to a deadly encounter with a corrupt faith healer who may not be what he appears! Plus: Brian Braddock, the original Captain Britain, is back in costume in a story from the U.K.’s SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN ADVENTURES #114 — but can even he help Spider-Man stop a Red Skull on the rampage? Also featuring a comprehensive atlas of Marvel Europe, from the splendor of Dr. Doom's Latveria to the wonders of Muir Island! Collecting DAREDEVIL & CAPTAIN AMERICA: DEAD ON ARRIVAL, WOLVERINE: SAUDADE, SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #114 (U.K.) and the EUROPE CHAPTER FROM MARVEL ATLAS.

152 PGS./Mature …$14.99

MIGHTY AVENGERS HC CHO COVER

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by FRANK CHO & MARK BAGLEY
Covers by FRANK CHO & MARK BAGLEY

The super-hero Civil War is over, but Iron Man’s work is just beginning. As the new head of S.H.I.E.L.D. and creator of the nationwide Initiative program, he’s rebuilding the Avengers with a handpicked roster of Earth’s mightiest heroes: Wasp, Black Widow, Wonder Man, Sentry, Ares and new team leader Ms. Marvel. A group this powerful should be ready for just about anything — except, perhaps, the return of genocidal killing machine Ultron. The Avengers’ insane robotic foe has rebuilt himself yet again, this time in the form of…a beautiful woman!? Then, the team faces an even bigger threat when their outlaw ex-teammate Spider-Woman shows up with evidence that shape-shifting Skrulls have infiltrated Earth. Iron Man faces a harrowing dilemma: Who can he trust when any one of his allies might be an undetectable alien invader? There’s no time to figure it out, though, when a bio-weapon transforms New York’s populace into Venom-like monsters. Plus: the New Avengers, a time-travel quest and an earth-shaking confrontation with Doctor Doom! Collecting MIGHTY

AVENGERS #1-11.
304 PGS./RATING …$34.99

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 1 TPB

Written by STAN LEE
Penciled by JACK KIRBY
Covers by JACK KIRBY & DEAN WHITE

In 1961 Stan Lee and Jack Kirby lit the fuse on the greatest revolution in comic book history, the Marvel Age of Comics, and right here in the pages of The Fantastic Four, you can experience it from page one. With the space race, on Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, Sue Storm and Johnny Storm shoot for the stars, but after their craft is bombarded by cosmic rays, they return to Earth with the startling powers of the Fantastic Four! These weren’t just any super heroes, though, they were a realistic, relatable, bickering and loveable family that couldn’t float their rent and didn’t always enjoy their superpowers. So come join the Marvel Masterworks and witness the first appearance of such Marvel U. cornerstones as the Skrulls and Dr. Doom, the Sub-Mariner’s return, the debut of the Mole Man and his many monsters, Miracle Man, the Puppet Master and more! Collecting THE FANTASTIC FOUR #1-10.

272 PGS/All Ages …$24.99

NEW AVENGERS VOL. 8: SECRET INVASION BOOK 1 TPB

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by MICHAEL GAYDOS, DAVID MACK,
JIM CHEUNG & BILLY TAN
Cover by ALEKSI BRICLOT

The Avengers are trapped in the Savage Land, battling friend and foe. And Spider-Man heads to the one person in the entire place he knows he can trust: Ka-Zar! But is it really him? This important chapter rewinds the events of the very first New Avengers story and shows how it connects to the Invasion. Plus: the break up of Jessica Jones and Luke Cage; a major development in the life of Echo; and the story of how the Skrull empire was able to infiltrate the Marvel Universe, and who instigated the invasion and why. Collecting NEW AVENGERS #38-42.

120 PGS./Rated A …$14.99

SUPREME POWER: CONTACT PREMIERE HC

Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Penciled by GARY FRANK
Cover by GARY FRANK

When a small alien baby in a space ship lands in the middle of a Midwestern cornfield, the course of mankind on Earth changes forever! Babylon 5 creator and AMAZING SPIDER-MAN writer J. Michael Straczynski presents a new vision of a world about to give birth to its first generation of super heroes! Follow the origins of these new heroes and anti-heroes — from their birth through adulthood — and examine how their lives and abilities change and shape the world around them. One of comics’ best-selling mature readers series ever, SUPREME POWER is a hard-edged, mature and deeply personal saga that pushes the limits of the form into new, uncharted territory. Collecting SUPREME POWER #1-6.

144 PGS./Parental Advisory …$24.99

CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI 13 VOL. 1: SECRET INVASION TPB

Written by PAUL CORNELL
Penciled by LEONARD KIRK
Cover by BRYAN HITCH

The Skrull Invasion isn’t restricted to the US. When the Skrull Invasion hits England, only Captain Britain and MI13 stand in their way. Can they find out what the Skrulls are after before it’s too late? Collecting CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI13 #1-4.

96 PGS./Rated T+ …$16.99