PREVIEW: Comics for 10/15/2008

ARCHIE COMICS
02 - Archie Digest #248
02 - Sabrina The Teenage Witch Volume 2 #97

CARTOON BOOKS
13 - Rasl #3 - added 10/13/2008

DARK HORSE COMICS
02 - Aliens: No Exit (Novel)
02 - Conan: The Cimmerian #4
03 - Predator: South China Sea (Novel)
03 - Star Wars: The Clone Wars #2
03 - Vampire Hunter D Novel Volume 11: Pale Fallen Angels Parts 1 & 2 SC (Novel)

DC COMICS
15 - Batman and The Outsiders Volume 2 #12 (2 of 2) - added 10/14/2008
13 - Final Crisis: Legion Of Three Worlds #2 (of 5) - added 10/13/2008
03 - Final Crisis: Rogues' Revenge #3 (of 3)
15 - Justice Society of America Volume 3 #19 - added 10/14/2008
15 - Robin Volume 4 #179 - added 10/14/2008
15 - Superman and Batman VS. Vampires and Werewolves #1 (of 6) - added 10/14/2008
16 - Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen Special #1 - added 10/14/2008
04 - Trinity #20 (of 52)

DC COMICS/WILDSTORM
04 - Casey Blue: Beyond Tomorrow #6 (of 6)
04 - Stormwatch: PHD #15

DEVIL'S DUE PUBLISHING
13 - Hack/Slash #1 - Halloween Treat! - added 10/13/2008
13 - Halloween: The First Death of Laurie Strode #1 (of 3) - added 10/13/2008
18 - Mercy Sparx #1 (of 3) - added 10/17/2008
14 - Spooks: Omega Team #2 - added 10/13/2008

DYNMAITE ENTERTAINMENT
14 - Zorro Volume 6 #8 - added 10/13/2008
16 - Red Sonja: Vacant Shell Black & White Edition - added 10/14/2008

IDW PUBLISHING
18 - The Dreamland Chronicles Book 1 TP - added 12/04/2008
04 - Ghostbusters: The Other Side #1
05 - Grant Morrison's Doctor Who #1 (of 2)

IMAGE COMICS
05 - Charlatan Ball #4
17 - Dear Dracula HC - added 10/15/2008
05 - Dynamo 5 #17
05 - Hawaiian Dick #5 (of 5)
06 - Hyperkinetic #3 (of 3)
17 - Madman Atomic Comics #11 - added 10/15/2008
06 - PvP #41

IMAGE COMICS/SHADOWLINE COMICS
06 - The Roberts #2 (of 2)

IMAGE COMICS/TOP COW
06 - The Darkness Volume 3 #6 (of 6) Ongoing Series

MARVEL COMICS
07 - The Age of The Sentry #2
07 - Amazing Spider-Man Volume 2 #573
07 - Astonishing X-Men Volume 3 #27 - updated 10/13/2008
07 - Captain Britain and The MI: 13 #6 (1 of 4)
08 - Foolkiller: White Angels #4 Mature Readers
08 - Ghost Rider Volume 5 #28
08 - Guardians of The Galaxy Volume 2 #6
08 - Hulk Monster-Size Special #1
09 - Iron Man: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #34
09 - Marvel Adventures: The Avengers #29
09 - Marvel Illustrated: The Three Musketeers #5 (of 6)
09 - Mighty Avengers #19
10 - Moon Knigh Volume 5 #23
10 - NYX: No Way Home #3
10 - Punisher #63 (3 of 6) Mature Readers
10 - Secret Invasion: Front Line #4
11 - Skrulls vs Power Pack #4
11 - Squadron Supreme Volume 3 #4 (of 6)
11 - Ultimate Origins #5 (of 5)
11 - Uncanny X-Men #503 - updated 11/03/2008
12 - X-Men: Worlds Apart #1
12 - Young X-Men #7

SCHOLASTIC
18 - Baby-Sitters Club Volume 4: Claudia And Mean Janine TP - added 01/05/2009

UDON ENTERTAINMENT
18 - Street Fighter II Turbo #1 - added 11/01/2008

ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT
12 - Grimm Fairy Tales #31 (1 of 2)

ARCHIE DIGEST #248

Publisher: Archie Comics
Writers: George Gladir, Bill Golliher, Mike Pellowski, Various
Pencils: Jeff Shultz, Pat Kennedy, Randy Elliott, Various
Covers: Dan Parent

DECK THE HALLS WITH LOTS OF LAUGHTER IN THIS ALL-CHRISTMAS-THEMED ISSUE!

"THE SURPRISE PRESENT"
When an enterprising elf conceives a website where Christmas lists can be automatically submitted, Santa decides to do a trial run in a little town called Riverdale.

"SANTA CLAWS"
Not a creature was stirring – except for all the pets that came to the department store to get their photos taken with Santa Archie!

"PRICE CLUBBED"
Nothing can stop Fred Andrews’ quest to find the perfect… and perfectly priced… Christmas tree!

"THE GIFT HORSE LAUGH"
In this poignant Christmas tale, Riverdale’s resident prankster Reggie proves he’s not a Scrooge, but has a generous heart after all!

PLUS: Classic yuletide tales!

BONUS: Puzzles, games and pin-ups!

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SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH #97

Publisher: Archie Comics
Writers: Tania del Rio
Pencils: Lindsey Cibos
Covers: Lindsey Cibos
Inkers: Jim Amash

"REMEMBRANCE", Part 3
The countdown to issue #100 continues in this thrilling issue. With Sabrina and the renegade group The Four Blades under constant pressure, it seems their leader is losing his nerve. But when things seem to get better for the Four Blades and Sabrina, one of its shadowy members leaves the group only to put them in unimaginable danger! Things go from bad to worse for Sabrina as trouble at home puts her on the edge, not to mention a face-to-face confrontation with the Queen of the Magic Realm, will change everything forever! A new romance for Zelda with former bad guy Atticus Rex and an excursion to explore the treasure aboard a sunken ship add to the intrigue in true spellbinding fashion!

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ALIENS: NO EXIT (Novel)

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Writers: B. K. Evenson

After thirty years of cryogenic sleep, Detective Anders Kramm wakes to a changed world. The alien threat has been subdued. Company interests dominate universal trade. Terraforming is big money now, with powerful men willing to do anything to assure dominance over other worlds.

But Kramm has a secret. He knows why The Company killed twelve of its top scientists. He knows why the aliens have been let loose on the surface of a contested planet. He knows that the information he has is valuable, and that The Company will do everything it can to stop him from telling his secret to the world.

Haunted by memories of the brutal murder of his family, Kramm is set adrift amid billion dollar stakes . . . with aliens around every corner, waiting for him to make a mistake.

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Source: Dark Horse Comics


CONAN: THE CIMMERIAN #4

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Writers: Timothy Truman
Pencils: Tomás Giorello
Covers: Frank Cho
Colorists: José Villarrubia

"THE SKRAE"
Conan finds himself at odds with Horsa-an Aesir leader last seen in "The Frost Giant's Daughter"--when he tries to protect his former Cimmerian lover, Caollan, from Horsa's strange war party. Conan faces off against some strong Aesir soldiers, as well as the colorful-yet-foolhardy berserker Thorgeir and the powerful witch Olva. Being caught in the middle of a blood feud between Cimmerian and Aesir chiefs is bad enough, but things get much worse when Olva summons the demonic Skrae to hunt down Conan and his secretive ward. Richard Corben's flashback sequences--featuring Conan's grandfather, Connacht--take a surprising turn when they dovetail into the present for an exciting cliffhanger!

Conan the Cimmerian continues Dark Horse Comics' unique exploration of Robert E. Howard's most beloved character.

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Source: Dark Horse Comics, Comic Book Resources

PREDATOR: SOUTH CHINA SEA (Novel)

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Writers: Jeff VanderMeer

On a remote South China Sea island, a deadly hunt is underway . . . but not the kind of expedition the participants expected. In this remote jungle-covered island somewhere between Thailand and Indonesia some of the most exotic animals in the world have been gathered as the prizes in a challenge of human against nature. The hunters come from all walks of life: a South African arms dealer, a Romanian ex-wrestler, two former KGB agents, a wildlife TV host, a Thai pirate, and John Gustat, a billionaire with a mysterious past. Each has come to the island for personal reasons, some secret, some deadly. But when the encampment's owner, ex-Khmer Rouge Colonel Rath Preap, finds the fences cut and his security men missing, it's clear that the game has turned. And as the hunters battle for survival, they discover there is another creature out for blood--a Predator with an unstoppable lust for conquest.

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Source: Dark Horse Comics


STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS #2

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Writers: Henry Gilroy
Pencils: Scott Hepburn
Covers: Kilian Plunkett
Inkers: Dan Parsons

Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi have discovered the dastardly plot of Count Dooku--the entire population of the planet Kiros are in danger!

Along with fresh new Padawan Ahsoka Tano-Anakin and Obi-Wan have liberated the droid-occupied planet and halted its destruction, but the native Togruta people have disappeared . . . Now, our Jedi must find the missing citizens, before Count Dooku can carry out his master plan!

* Cover by Kilian Plunkett--one of the artists working on The Clone Wars TV show!

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Source: Dark Horse Comics


VAMPIRE HUNTER D NOVEL VOLUME 11: PALE FALLEN ANGELS PARTS 1 & 2 SC (Novel)

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Writers: Hideyuki Kikuchi
Pencils: Yoshitaka Amano

Pale Fallen Angels Parts One and Two, the first two novels of Hideyuki Kikuchi's groundbreaking epic four-part Vampire Hunter D tale, are presented here in one affordable omnibus collection!

Krauhasen: A mysterious land under the control of Lord Vlad Balarge, a member of the vampire Nobility. When Lord Vlad's son, Baron Byron Balarge, needs to make a long and treacherous journey to faraway Krauhasen, he commissions the help of the infamous Vampire Hunter D, promising a princely sum and a solemn vow-no feasting on any humans for the duration of their journey!

Still, D finds his work cut out for him as the duo encounters an ongoing parade of thugs, rogues, and runaways, all with riot and revenge in mind. The pair are joined by the teenage tumbling act, May and Hugh, and the haughty Noblewoman Miska, recently spared death by the stake. But when D discovers the Baron's plans to murder Lord Vlad, he quickly finds his own life in danger.

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Source: Dark Horse Comics


FINAL CRISIS: ROGUES' REVENGE #3 (of 3)

Publisher: DC Comics
Writers: Geoff Johns
Pencils: Scott Kolins
Covers: Scott Kolins

Part 3 of 3
Captain Cold and the Rogues only want one thing – revenge. But with the Secret Society hitting the Rogues where it hurts, that revenge is being kept at an arm's length. Not to mention, the subject of their revenge is now under Libra's protection. It's do or die time for the Rogues as this villainous mini-series concludes! Plus, what's up with...Barry Allen?

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TRINITY #20 (of 52)

Publisher: DC Comics
Writers: Kurt Busiek, Fabian Nicieza
Pencils: Mark Bagley and Art Thibert, Mike Norton and Karl Kesel, Tom Derenick and Wayne Faucher, Scott McDaniel and Andy Owens
Covers: Carlos Pacheco, Jesus Merino

Part 20 of 52
Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman no more! The heroic Trinity have met their fates at the hands of their villainous counterparts in the Troika. Now the Earth trembles helplessly in the hands of the villainous group while Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman's accomplishments are being forgotten!

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CASEY BLUE: BEYOND TOMORROW #6 (of 6)

Publisher: DC Comics/Wildstorm
Writers: B. Clay Moore
Pencils: Carlo Barberi
Covers: Carlo Barberi
Inkers: Jacob Eguren
Colorists: Wildstorm FX
Letters: Wes Abbott

Part 6 of 6
Casey reaches her full potential in a massive throw-down in Washington, DC! Fists will fly, secrets will be revealed, and death will be right around the corner as this high-octane series' first chapter reaches its action-packed conclusion!

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STORMWATCH: PHD #15

Publisher: DC Comics/Wildstorm
Writers: Ian Edginton
Pencils: Leandro Fernández
Covers: Leandro Fernandez
Inkers: Francisco Paronzini
Colorists: Carrie Strachan
Letters: Wes Abbott

StormWatch receives a distress call from the Earth's surface and an old ally rears his head – Jon Drake, leader of The Establishment! But the happy reunion doesn't last long as he brings news of newly awakened Soviet-era doomsday machines preprogrammed in the event of a nuclear war to seek out and destroy the United States! And the fourth chapter of the Marc "Backlash" Slayton back-up story concludes, by Christos Gage and Mike McKone!

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GHOSTBUSTERS: THE OTHER SIDE #1

Publisher: IDW Publishing
Writers: Keith Champagne
Pencils: Tom Nguyen
Covers: Tom Nguyen

Egon Spengler! Ray Stantz! Winston Zeddemore! Peter Venkman! The original Ghostbusters return in an all-new, four-part Ghostbusters story from IDW! Writer Keith Champagne (Green Lantern Corp, The Flash) is joined by artist Tom Nguyen in this new Ghostbusters saga. When the Ghostbusters capture a group of ghostly crooks, they unknowingly run afoul of a gang comprised of the spirits of some of America’s most legendary gangsters. Dead or alive, the mafia knows exactly how to deal with a problem like the Ghostbusters: rub ‘em out!

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GRANT MORRISON'S DOCTOR WHO #1 (of 2)

Publisher: IDW Publishing
Writers: Grant Morrison
Pencils: John Ridgway, Bryan Hitch
Covers: Robert Hack

Part 1 of 2
Industry legend Grant Morrison (Final Crisis) penned a number of Doctor Who comics in the late ‘80s, and this two-issue series collects them all—and in color for the first time! This issue includes stories featuring the Sixth Doctor (as portrayed by Colin Baker) and the Seventh Doctor (as portrayed by Sylvester McCoy).

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CHARLATAN BALL #4

Publisher: Image Comics
Writers: Joe Casey
Pencils: Andy Suriano
Covers: Andy Suriano

SCARY STUFF GOIN’ DOWN AT THE BALL!

Chuck is sweating it out, at the mercy of Fire Mage, WRATHBURN! But when the notorious GANG OF FOUR GODS show up to rumble – is it a blessing or a curse when it comes to Chuck’s predicament?

THE GANG OF FOUR GODS ARE THE NEXT GREAT POP SENSATION!

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DYNAMO 5 #17

Publisher: Image Comics
Writers: Jay Faerber
Pencils: Mahmud A. Asrar, Ron Riley
Covers: Mahmud A. Asrar, Ron Riley

As the comatose Maddie's consciousness slips farther and farther away, Scatterbrain enters her mind in an effort to revive her. Along the way, he witnesses key moments in her life. But the longer he stays, the greater the risk that both he and Maddie will become trapped in her unconscious mind!

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HAWAIIAN DICK #5 (of 5)

Publisher: Image Comics
Writers: B. Clay Moore
Pencils: Scott Chantler, Steven Griffin
Covers: Steven Griffin

"SCREAMING BLACK THUNDER", Part 5 of 5
The conclusion of the opening arc to the ongoing HAWAIIAN DICK. Byrd, Mo and Kahami find themselves face-to-face with modern criminals and a ghostly aviator, and the World War II flying squadron Black Thunder stumble across the men who put their leader in the hospital.

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HYPERKINETIC #3 (of 3)

Publisher: Image Comics
Writers: Howard M. Shum
Pencils: Matteo Scalera, Oscar Celestini
Covers: Matteo Scalera, Howard M. Shum

Part 3 of 3
Katiya has to fend off a giant fish monster. Alicia, Shirley, and Milla encounter more porblems and dangers with crazy aliens and robots while attempting to apprehend Renpy. There is action galore!

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PVP #41

Publisher: Image Comics
Writers: Scott Kurtz
Pencils: Scott Kurtz
Covers: Scott Kurtz

Scratch Fury decides to take a new angle on world domination: kill them with cuteness. Can this cat enslave the entire human race with a cute cat calendar?

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THE ROBERTS #2 (of 2)

Publisher: Image Comics/Shadowline Comics
Writers: Wayne Chinsang
Pencils: Erik Rose
Covers: Erik Rose

The Boston Strangler and the Zodiac Killer are alive and well, living amongst the old and dying of The Shady Lane Retirement Center. Surrounded by bingo tournaments and tea times, these two notorious serial killers quietly trade “war stories” about their golden years, two seemingly parallel pasts filled with violence and victims.

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THE DARKNESS VOLUME 3 #6 (of 6)

Publisher: Image Comics/Top Cow
Writers: Phil Hester
Pencils: Michael Broussard
Covers: Dale Keown, Stjepan Sejic
Inkers: Ryan Winn
Colorists: Sheldon Mitchell
Letters: Troy Peteri

"EMPIRE: DAYBREAK", Part 6 of 6
The smashing conclusion of the “Empire” storyarc is here, as Jackie Estacado faces off against a foe that is pure evil incarnate. Matching brains and brawn against this formidable enemy will test Jackie’s strength, acumen and resolve as it becomes clear to him that The Darkness power is more than just a sinister force – it is an agent of rage-filled destruction hell-bent on ridding itself of Jackie once and for all. Writer Phil Hester (Superman: Confidential, Green Arrow) and rising star Michael Broussard (Unholy Union) put the stamp on their momentous first arc on The Darkness.
ONGOING SERIES

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THE AGE OF THE SENTRY #2

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Paul Tobin, Jeff Parker
Pencils: Nick Dragotta, Michael Cho
Covers: Dave Bullock
Inkers: Gary Martin
Colorists: Val Staples
Letters: Dave Lanphear

"URSUS THE ULTRA-BEAR!"
The Man Vs. Nature conflict reaches epic levels when The Sentry must face the towering Mauling Menace known as URSUS the ULTRABEAR! Also: Why are all the other heroes suddenly avoiding the Sentry? For all his powers, the Sentry now finds himself helpless, faced off against a wall of silence and lurking menace, standing alone until he can uncover the deadly clues leading to The Secret of Area B! Plus, the atomic menace of the Super-Collider! All this in one full-color issue! Be there!

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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOLUME 2 #573

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Dan Slott
Pencils: John Romita Jr
Covers: John Romita Jr, Marko Djurdjevic (Incentive), Kevin Maguire, Joe Quesada
Inkers: Klaus Janson
Colorists: Dean White

NEW WAYS TO DIE: THE FINAL CHAPTER
Some jobs a man just has to do with his own two hands! For the first time in a loooong time, it's the one, true GREEN GOBLIN versus the AMAZING SPIDER-MAN! And whoever walks away from this one still has to face... HARRY OSBORN?! Just what is HARRY up to?! Plus: ANTI-VENOM goes toe-to-toe with a classic villain from Spidey's past! This one’s got it all (including more pages!), Spider-Fans, and when it’s over, your eyes are gonna need a vacation!

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ASTONISHING X-MEN VOLUME 3 #27

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Warren Ellis
Pencils: Simone Bianchi
Covers: Simone Bianchi
Inkers: Simone Bianchi, Andrea Silvestri
Colorists: Simone Peruzzi
Letters: Chris Eliopoulos

"GHOST BOX", Part 3
Big action. Big Science. And a big mystery to solve! The superstar team of Warren Ellis and Simone Bianchi take the X-Men to the "Second Stage"! "Messiah CompleX" pulled the X-Men team together, "Divided We Stand" tore them apart. Now the X-Men are back to business -- with a new look, a new base of operations, and a mission that will take them into mind-bending and previously uncharted territory -- one that will test them -- and their leader Cyclops -- to their very core. You won’t believe your eyes.

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Astonishing X-Men Volume 3 #27, Page 21 (pencils)

UPDATED: 10/13/2008 - added pages 16,17,19,21

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CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND THE MI: 13 #6 (1 of 4)

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Paul Cornell
Pencils: Leonard Kirk
Covers: Bryan Hitch, David Yardin (Incentive)
Inkers: Jesse Delperdang
Colorists: Brian Reber
Letters: Joe Caramagna

"HELL COMES TO BIRMINGHAM", Part 1 of 4
As the team is rocked by confusion in their ranks, they're called into battle on their first official mission. All hell has broken loose in Birmingham and MI 13 agent Captain Midlands in the middle of it. It's super heroes vs. the supernatural, full on. What has Dr. Plokta offered the residents in return for their immortal souls? And why are the Mindless Ones starting their assualt from Birmingham? The team lost one member in their first adventure… can they all survive this?

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FOOLKILLER: WHITE ANGELS #4

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Gregg Hurwitz
Pencils: Paul Azaceta
Covers: Tom Coker
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Colorists: Nick Filardi
Letters: Joe Caramagna

"GOOD NIGHT, MOON"
Just when the Foolkiller and the Punisher appear to have the upper hand in their war with the vicious hate-crime organization known as the White Angels, another player steps onto the field. Sickle Moon -- 98 pounds of bad, bad news.
MATURE READERS

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GHOST RIDER VOLUME 5 #28

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Jason Aaron
Pencils: Tan Eng Huat
Covers: Marc Silvestri
Colorists: Jose Villarrubia
Letters: Joe Caramagna

"THE LAST STAND OF THE SPIRITS OF VENGEANCE"
The biggest GHOST RIDER arc in ages begins here, as long lost brothers turned enemies Johnny Blaze and Danny Ketch finally come face to face. In the snow covered mountains of Tibet, Blaze and the all new Caretaker uncover a startling secret about the Ghost Rider. Or should I say, Ghost Riders. And that sets the stage for a battle to decide the fate of Heaven itself. Plus, a Ghost Rider Saga backup feature.

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GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOLUME 2 #6

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning
Pencils: Paul Pelletier
Covers: Clint Langley
Inkers: Rick Magyar
Colorists: Guru-EFX
Letters: Joe Caramagna

A SECRET INVASION TIE-IN!

"DEATH"
Trapped on Knowhere, the Guardians desperately race to uncover their Skrull infiltration. But why are the Skrulls in the Guardians' bizarre HQ, and what exactly are they up to? And even if the Guardians survive the danger, paranoia and intrigue, will the team itself be in one piece after all the cards are laid bare? Find out in the latest buzz-building issue of the series that Aint It Cool News calls “a damn fun comic…with highfalutin’ space action, and an anthropomorphic raccoon stealing the show.”

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HULK MONSTER-SIZE SPECIAL #1

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Jeff Parker, Steve Niles, Paul Tobin, Various
Pencils: Gabriel Hardman, Lucio Parrillo, Dave Williams
Covers: Guisseppe Cammuncoli, Edgar Delgado
Colorists: Lee Loughridge, Val Staples
Letters: Nathan Piekos

It’s a knock-down, drag-out fight between the Gamma-powered Hulk, and the original science project gone wrong, the lightning-born Frankenstein’s Monster! The science-spawned beast of the Victorian Age meets the modern menace of the Nuclear Age, and when these monsters mash, forget the torches and pitchforks… just run! Guest starring a hoary host of Marvel’s scariest creatures and bogeymen smashing and terrorizing their way through this Monster-Sized issue!

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IRON MAN: AGENT OF S.H.I.E.L.D. #34

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Christos Gage
Pencils: Sean Chen
Covers: Adi Granov
Inkers: Sandra Florea
Colorists: Jay David Ramos
Letters: Joe Caramagna

A SECRET INVASION TIE-IN!

"WAR MACHINE WEAPON OF S.H.I.E.L.D.", Part 2
As the human survivors of the invasion try to reach safety, they discover the greatest enemy of all is not the Skrulls... but other human beings.

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MARVEL ADVENTURES: THE AVENGERS #29

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Paul Tobin, Jeff Parker
Pencils: Ig Guara
Covers: Sean Murphy
Inkers: Sandro Ribiero
Colorists: Ulises Arreola
Letters: Dave Sharpe

It's just a cat, right? I mean, the Avengers SHOULD be able to rescue a cat from a tree, right? Unfortunately, when both cat and tree are in an overlapping universe, giving them a very ghostly, and very INTANGIBLE presence, that does make it a puzzler. And it's doubly hard for the Avengers when their efforts attract a deadly interdimensional monster! Plus, the somewhat scintillating menace of...Hammerhead!

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MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: THE THREE MUSKETEERS #5 (of 6)

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Roy Thomas, Alexandre Dumas
Pencils: Hugo Petrus
Covers: Gerald Parel
Inkers: Tom Palmer
Colorists: June Chung
Letters: Dave Sharpe

Part 5 of 6
The penultimate chapter in Dumas' great saga. King Louis is bored with the siege of La Rochelle and is escorted by the Musketeers to Paris. But grave danger awaits there as the evil Cardinal Richelieu himself targets Queen Anne's lady-in-waiting, Constance, using none other than the cruel and deadly Milady!

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MIGHTY AVENGERS #19

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Brian Michael Bendis
Pencils: Steve Kurth
Covers: Marko Djurdjevic
Inkers: Danny Miki
Colorists: Dean White
Letters: Dave Lanphear

SECRET INVASION TIE-IN!

Before the Skrulls invaded the human race, they battled the noble Kree in a bloodwar that has lasted centuries. And in this special Secret Invasion tie-in, the lives of two of the most famous Kree, Captain Mar-Vell and Marvel Boy, will alter the events of the Invasion forever. This special issue will have very serious consequences for the future of Mighty Avengers.

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MOON KNIGH VOLUME 5 #23

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Mike Benson
Pencils: Mark Texiera
Covers: Arthur Suydam
Colorists: Dan Brown
Letters: Joe Caramagna

"THE DEATH OF MARC SPECTOR", Part 3
Norman Osborn and the Thunderbolts have been tapped to bring in the fugitive Moon Knight -- by all means necessary -- and so far they’ve been left empty-handed. But Norman’s got a foolproof plan to flush out his prey. He’s got the numbers and the element of surprise, but what he doesn’t know is that Moon Knight is not alone.

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NYX: NO WAY HOME #3

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Marjorie Liu
Pencils: Kalman Andrasofsky
Covers: Alina Urusov
Colorists: John Rauch
Letters: Joe Caramagna

The only adult Kiden Nixon ever trusted was her dad—his guidance helped her survive life on the streets. Only one problem: Nick Nixon was killed years ago. Now, at her darkest hour, Kiden has to ask herself if she can trust this voice from the afterlife…or if he has a larger role in the dangerous game she’s trapped in. All this plus a special behind-the-scenes section featuring sketches and never-before-seen material!

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PUNISHER #63

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Gregg Hurwitz
Pencils: Laurence Campbell
Covers: Dave Johnson
Colorists: Lee Louridge
Letters: Cory Petit

"GIRLS IN WHITE DRESSES:SHE IS DEAD", Part 3 of 6
The first of three story arcs written by three of the hottest writers in crime fictions start here! Best-selling crime novelist Gregg Hurwitz (The Kill Clause, The Crime Writer) and Laurence Campbell (PUNISHER ANNUAL: THE HUNTED) bring you a tale of death, depravity and revenge south of the border. A little girl dead. By his hand. A line the Punisher swore he’d never cross. Now the hooded men who have been preying on the little Mexican town have something more to worry about. Frank Castle has never had less to lose…or more pain to dole out. <