DARK REIGN: FANTASTIC FOUR #1 (of 5)

Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Penciled by SEAN CHEN
Cover by SIMONE BIANCHI

70th Anniversary Variant Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC (see pg. 7) Dark Reign strikes Marvel’s first family—in an explosive way! Prepared to be blown away as: HAMMER agents attack the Baxter Building. Reed changes everything. The Human Torch suffers a horrible loss and Franklin and Val go shopping. There's Time travel, Alternate realities, Celestials, Eternals, Deviants and Doombots... and more important than all of that, we find out the answer to the question: What is the Bridge?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

DARK REIGN: FANTASTIC FOUR #1 70th ANNIVERSARY VARIANT

Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Penciled by SEAN CHEN

70th Anniversary Variant Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

FANTASTIC FOUR #565

Written by MARK MILLAR
Pencils & Cover by BRYAN HITCH

A visit to Reed’s remotest relatives becomes a fight for survival as a creature beyond the confines of science targets the Richards’ offspring for consumption.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

AGENTS OF ATLAS #2

Written by JEFF PARKER
Pencils by CARLO PAGULAYAN & GABRIEL HARDMAN
Cover by GREG LAND
Variant Cover by ED MCGUINNESS

Norman Osborn's shadow government looks to pull ahead in the arms race with the help of the Atlas Foundation and the
Uranian weaponry of the world's most bizarre defense contractor, Marvel Boy! The dark contacts grow even more solid when Jimmy Woo meets his understudy - Temujin, the son of the Mandarin! How does this all connect to one of the Agents' 1958 missions? Access M-11's datahold and find out!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

DARK AVENGERS #3

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by MIKE DEODATO
Young Guns Variant Cover by DANIEL ACUÑA

The phenom that is the Dark Avengers continues. BATTLEGROUND LATVERIA as Morgana Le Fey attacks with all the power
at her disposal. Meanwhile these new Avengers discover all the dirt and hidden secrets of their notorious pasts.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

NEW AVENGERS #51

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by BILLY TAN

WHO IS THE NEW SORCERER SUPREME? Doctor Strange has failed as the Master of the Mystic Arts and all the other mystic characters are the heir apparent. Strange comes to the New Avengers for help as the mystic battle royale begins. Plus, how can the Avengers trust Spider-Man if he won't take his mask off?

32 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

NEW AVENGERS: THE REUNION #1 (of 4)

Written by JIM MCCANN
Penciled by DAVID LOPEZ
50/50 Covers by JO CHEN

In the wake of SECRET INVASION, Mockingbird is alive and has returned to Earth after being held captive by the Skrulls.  Ronin, her estranged husband, volunteers to help her adjust to her new life as a member of the new Avengers, but some old wounds run too deep.  And what deadly secret did she bring back with her that could tear them, and the world, apart once more?  It's high-octane action and intrigue as the Mr. & Mrs. Smith of the Marvel Universe take on one of the biggest threats in the world...and each other!

32 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

MIGHTY AVENGERS #23

Written by DAN SLOTT
Pencils & Cover by KHOI PHAM
King Variant by TBA

"Earth's Mightiest Part 3 of 3"
"The Last Knight on Earth"
How can the Mighty Avengers save all of reality from one of their greatest foes... when they can't even stop fighting each other?  To survive their first trial by fire, lines will be crossed, ideals will be compromised, and not every hero will make the cut. You better read this issue of DARK REIGN, guys.  Why?  Because this one's going to change the Marvel landscape!  Literally!

32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

SECRET WARRIORS #2

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

Exploding out of the pages of Secret Invasion and Mighty Avengers!! Picking up from the earth-shattering conclusion to issue one... we find out who Nick Fury and his Secret Warriors' real enemies are, where they've been hiding, and why they chose now to make their existence known. Get ready, this is going to send shock-waves that will ripple throughout the Marvel Universe. Hail Hydra!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

THUNDERBOLTS #130

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

“MAGNUM OPUS,” PART 2 OF 4 -- CROSSOVER WITH DEADPOOL
Everyone’s favorite Merc with a Mouth has the Thunderbolts in his crosshairs – but don’t expect this murderer’s row of
butt-kickers to lay down! The nastiest fight of ’09 has begun, and you’ve got the front row seat for all the ultra violence that
Andy Diggle (DARK REIGN: HAWKEYE) and Roberto De La Torre (IRON MAN: DIRECTOR OF S.H.I.E.L.D.) can dish up!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

AVENGERS/INVADERS #9

Written by JIM KRUEGER & ALEX ROSS
Penciled by STEVE SADOWSKI
Cover by ALEX ROSS
Variant Cover by ARTHUR SUYDAM
Sketch Variant Cover by ALEX ROSS

Picking up from the jaw-dropping events of Avengers/Invaders #8, our heroes find themselves back in time, with the fate of the very world on their shoulders. Disguised as the heroes of the golden past, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Wolverine, Spider-Woman, Ms. Marvel and Luke Cage now face Nazis, the power of the Cosmic Cube and the Red Skull… Avengers Assemble!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI13 #11

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

“VAMPIRE STATE”
Dracula continues his plan to take the United Kingdom for vampires and monsters. Who is the traitor in the ranks of MI13? Can Spitfire possibly deny what she is? Can Captain Britain save his nation? Find out here!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

ETERNALS #9

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

Guest-starring the X-Men! Ikaris, joined by the full power of the mighty mutants, faces his nemesis Druig and his vile Confederation! At the foot of the sleeping colossus known as the Dreaming Celestial, a battle of titans erupts! The stakes?  Not only the innocent citizens of San Francisco, but no less than the future of all life on planet Earth! 

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #11 & #12

Written by DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING
Penciled by WESLEY CRAIG
Covers by DAVID YARDIN
Issue #11 King Variant by TBA

If Captain Marvel is no more, how is he here? With War of Kings about to explode across the galaxy, two of the Guardians face death itself! Drax and Quasar journey beyond the veil of life in a desperate quest to find Moondragon. But what is waiting for them on the other side, and will it ever let them return? It’s a double shot of cosmic horror – that plants the seeds for where GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY is heading next!

32 PGS.(each)/Rated T+ …$2.99 (each)

SQUADRON SUPREME #9
ritten by HOWARD CHAYKIN 
Penciled by MARCO CHECCHETTO
Cover by MIKE DEODATO

“A MATTER OF SECONDS!”
Hyperion sure has strange tastes in teammates.
Take Nuke, the human time-bomb. Or Dr. Spectrum, the ruthless owner of an alien weapon. Or Inertia, the invulnerable soldier who killed her own father—and enjoyed it. Under Hyperion’s orders, these sociopaths have descended upon Washington D.C., and the only thing stopping them from turning the nation’s capitol into refuse is Nick Fury’s band of ingénue heroes. As the opening shots in the war for America are fired—who will be the first to fall? Part 3 of 6.

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

RUNAWAYS #8

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

Evil shock-jock Val Rhymin’ shows LA that he’s not just a radio host—he’s also an uber-powerful sorcerer! But it’s the fact that he’s Chase’s boss that gets the Runaways involved. Can they save their teammate? Does he even want to be saved?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #46

Written by PAUL TOBIN
Penciled by JOHN BURAN
Cover by DAVID WILLIAMS

From a long lost world comes two new citizens to New York: Ziggy Pig and Silly Seal! Unfortunately for them, while they've been living the easy life of cartoon characters, their arch-nemesis Toughy Cat has been living in the real world, and gaining immense power! What used to be all fun and games is now deadly serious! Luckily, when Johnny runs across the desperate duo, the Fantastic Four agree to provide a new life, and protection, for Ziggy and Silly, but can even the Fantastic Four stand against a nigh invulnerable feline fury?!!

32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES THE AVENGERS #34

Written by PAUL TOBIN
Penciled by MATTEO LOLLI
Cover by ROGER CRUZ

THE SAND AND FURY: It's 1942 and Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos are on leave in London. No, wait, it's 2009 and the Avengers are shooing away a pterodactyl from the Tower of London. But, hold on, what's a pterodactyl doing in London anyway? Geez, never mind, because now it looks like it's about 4000 BC, and Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos are teaming up with the Avengers in order to take down a madman with a rather personal take on time.

32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

HULK: DEFENDERS VS. OFFENDERS POSTER

24x36…$8.99

AVENGERS DISASSEMBLED: IRON MAN, THOR & CAPTAIN AMERICA HC

Written by MIKE AVON OEMING, MARK RICKETTS, JOHN JACKSON MILLER, ROBERT KIRKMAN & PRIEST
Penciled by ANDREA DIVITO, TONY HARRIS, SCOTT KOLINS, JORGE LUCAS, SCOT EATON & JOE BENNETT
Cover by STEVE EPTING

The repercussions of the worst day in Avengers history reverberate throughout the lives of the mightiest of them all: Thor, Iron Man and Captain America! The end is nigh for the gods of Asgard, and only Thor and his Avengers allies might be able to stave off Ragnarok — but will the Thunder God be Asgard’s savior, or the architect of its downfall? Beset by allegations that Tony Stark has lost his battle with the bottle, Iron Man must face off against his evil doppelganger, which has embarked on a murderous rampage aimed at those in charge of Stark Enterprises! Plus: When Tony Stark is ordered to recover sensitive, top-secret materials from Avengers Mansion, his duties as Secretary of State come into conflict with his standing as an Avenger — in the most explosive way possible! Reeling from recent events, Captain America is forced to choose between his partner — the fugitive Falcon — and his principles while suffering an enigmatic battle fatigue that replays his worst failure and presents the Scarlet Witch as his only refuge. Meanwhile, all is not right within S.H.I.E.L.D. — what does it have to do with a certain Red-Skulled villain who’s been lurking in the background? Collecting THOR #80-85, IRON MAN #84-89, CAPTAIN AMERICA & THE FALCON #5-7 and CAPTAIN AMERICA #29-32.

448 PGS./Rated T+ …$49.99

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 1: LEGACY TPB

Written by DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING
Penciled by PAUL PELLETIER
Cover by CLINT LANGLEY

Launching out of ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST, Marvel’s sci-fi heroes unite to protect the cosmos! Back-to-back Annihilation wars have weakened the boundaries of our universe. Dark gods and monsters are seeping through the cracks, reigning horror upon those still reeling from the recent calamities. In the face of terror, who stands to defend a desperate universe? Star-Lord and his squad of butt-kickers — the modern day Guardians of the Galaxy! You’ve heard that ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST rocks — the guy at the comic shop keeps telling you to try NOVA — well, now’s your chance to experience the glory that writers Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning and artist Paul Pelletier can unleash! All this…plus a wise-cracking raccoon and a telepathic dog! C’mon, people, time to lock and load! Collecting GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #1-6.

152 PGS./Rated T+ …$16.99

SQUADRON SUPREME: THE PRE-WAR YEARS TPB

Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Pencils & Cover by GARY FRANK

It all starts here! Hyperion, Nighthawk, Blur, Power Princess, Doctor Spectrum and the rest of the deadliest super-team around are joined by a new group of super heroes, as only J. Michael Straczynski and Gary Frank can imagine! As the U.S. government plots to create two teams of super-powered agents to crush enemies both domestic and foreign, Mark Milton -- a.k.a. Hyperion -- has plans of his own. Plans that could uproot the government’s control over its super-powered population
and force them to contend with the ever-growing threat of Mark’s constant insubordination. Collecting SQUADRON SUPREME #1-5 and the never-before-reprinted #6-7.

168 PGS./Parental Advisory …$16.99

SQUADRON SUPREME: POWER TO THE PEOPLE TPB

Written by HOWARD CHAYKIN
Penciled by MARCO TURINI
Cover by GREG LAND

They were gods walking the Earth… powerful but flawed, they dreamed of remaking the world in their image. After their apocalyptic battle with Redstone, and after their terrifying fight with the Ultimate Universe, that dream has become a nightmare. While mankind struggles to rebuild, new heroes appear—and Nick Fury, left behind after the hit ULTIMATE POWER limited series, learns the shocking secrets of four astronauts who returned to Earth…changed. Join comics legend HOWARD CHAYKIN and newcomer MARCO TURINI to ask the question—whatever happened to the Squadron Supreme? Collecting SQUADRON SUPREME (2008) #1-6.

144 PGS./Parental Advisory …$16.99

ULTIMATES BY MARK MILLAR & BRYAN HITCH OMNIBUS HC

Written by MARK MILLAR
Penciled by BRYAN HITCH & STEVE DILLON
Cover by BRYAN HITCH

Is even an Omnibus big enough to contain Millar and Hitch’s widescreen super-hero epic?! They are the greatest heroes the world has ever known: Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, the Wasp, Giant Man, Hawkeye, the Black Widow, Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch! Brought together by Nick Fury, head of the elite espionage agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., the Ultimates are Earth’s last line of defense against a rising storm of strange new threats to humanity — menaces such as the rampaging monster known as the Hulk, and an army of shape-shifting aliens bent on destroying the world and killing all humankind. But just as they begin to get comfortable in their roles as international celebrities and America’s champions, things get hard! Can the Ultimates survive the Hulk’s execution, Thor’s imprisonment — and the advent of the Ultimate Defenders?! The world’s greatest heroes are in for the battle of the century — and not all of them will be walking away! Collecting ULTIMATES #1-13, ULTIMATES 2 #1-13, ULTIMATES ANNUAL #1 and ULTIMATES 2 #1 VARIANT SKETCH EDITION.

896 PGS./Parental Advisory…$99.99

RUNAWAYS: DEAD WRONG PREMIERE HC

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

The beginning of a whole new Runaways! Comics legend Terry Moore (Strangers in Paradise, Echo) and super-star artist Humberto Ramos (X-MEN, WOLVERINE, SPIDER-MAN) run back to Los Angeles with your favorite teen heroes. But it’s not the same city they left so long ago. The Runaways try to stay off the radar, but the sins of their parents won’t make that possible… Collecting RUNAWAYS VOL. 3 #1-6.

144 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE AVENGERS VOL. 9 HC

Written by ROY THOMAS with HARLAN ELLISON
Penciled by JOHN BUSCEMA with SAL BUSCEMA, HERB TRIMPE & FRANK GIACOIA
Cover by JOHN BUSCEMA

Rascally Roy Thomas and Big John Buscema are back again with another batch of true Avengers classics! They’ve packed so many fantastic firsts into these pages, there’s no time to delay so here we go: First you’ll meet a new face in the Marvel Universe, the Native American hero, Red Wolf! Then, it’s all-out invasion when the Zodiac take over Manhattan, followed by the first appearance of the Defender-to-be, Valkyrie and the Lady Liberators. Then comes a set of other-dimensional threats that helped defined a decade: the sword-and-sorcery menace, Arkon, and the evil super-team, the Squadron Sinister. Follow that up with the origin of the Black Panther, and a crossover classic penned by Roy and the award-winning titan of speculative fiction, Harlan Ellison, that pits the Avengers with the Hulk in an adventure that changed ol’ Greenskin forever. With guest-star appearances by Peter Parker, Aunt May, the Fantastic Four, Black Widow, the Inhumans’ Medusa, Professor X and Roy Thomas himself there’s no denying that the entire Marvel Universe has fallen in for this one, so reserve that copy today, True Believer! Collecting AVENGERS #80-88 & INCREDIBLE HULK #140.

224 PGS./ All Ages …$54.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR: DOOMED IF YOU DON’T DIGEST

Written by PAUL TOBIN
Penciled by DAVID HAHN
Cover by SALVA ESPIN

All adventure, all action, for all ages! Join Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, the Human Torch and the Thing for a wild ride of all-new, unforgettable exploits! Featuring Devil Dinosaur, Collector, Moondragon and Doctor Doom! Collecting MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #41-44.

96 PGS./All Ages …$9.99