PREVIEW: Comics for 12/24/2008

ARCHIE COMICS
02 - Archie #592
02 - Archie Digest #250
02 - Sonic X #40

BOOM! STUDIOS
02 - Fall Of Cthulhu: Apocalypse #1 (of 4)
03 - Farscape #1 (of 4)
03 - Galveston #2 (of 4)
03 - H.P. Lovecraft's Nyarlathotep HC
03 - Necronomicon #4 (of 4)
04 - The Remnant #1 (of 4) - updated 12/20/2008
04 - Warhammer 40K: Defenders Of Ultramar #1 (of 4)
04 - Warhammer: Crown Of Destruction #3 (of 4)

DARK HORSE COMICS
04 - Gigantic #2
05 - Indiana Jones And The Tomb Of The Gods #3 (of 4)
05 - Mister X: Condemned #1 (of 4)
05 - Star Wars: The Clone Wars Volume 2: Crash Course TP
05 - Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic #36 (1 of 2)
06 - Star Wars Omnibus: Rise Of The Sith TP
06 - Umbrella Academy: Dallas #2
06 - Usagi Yojimbo Volume 3 #116

DC COMICS
13 - Batman #683 (1 of 2) - added 12/20/2008
16 - Billy Batson And The Magic Of SHAZAM #3 (of 4) - added 12/23/2008
06 - Trinity #30 (of 52)
07 - Vigilante Volume 3 #1 - updated 12/23/2008
16 - Wonder Woman Volume 3 #27 - added 12/23/2008

DC COMICS/VERTIGO
16 - Unknown Soldier Volume 4 #3 Mature Readers - added 12/23/2008

DC COMICS/WILDSTORM
16 - The Ferryman #4 (of 5) - added 12/23/2008
07 - Gears Of War #3 (of 6)
17 - Push #3 (of 6) - added 12/23/2008
17 - Top 10 Season 2 #3 (of 4) - added 12/23/2008
17 - Wildcats Volume 5 #6 - added 12/23/2008

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
15 - Army Of Darkness: Ash's Christmas Horror (One Shot) - added 12/22/2008
15 - Red Sonja Volume 4 #40 - added 12/22/2008

IMAGE COMICS
13 - Guerillas #3 (of 9) - added 12/20/2008
13 - Howard Chaykin's American Flagg! Definitive Collection Volume 1 TP - added 12/20/2008
13 - Invincible #57 (1 of 2) - added 12/20/2008

IMAGE COMICS/SHADOWLINE COMICS
14 - Savage #3 - added 12/20/2008

IMAGE COMICS/TOP COW
07 - Darkness Volume 3 #9 (#73) - updated 12/20/2008

MACHINEGUN BOB COMICS
17 - No Enemy, But Peace (One-Shot) - added 01/08/2009

MARVEL COMICS
07 - Captain America Theater Of War: America First! #1
08 - Daredevil Volume 2 #114
08 - Ghost Rider: Danny Ketch #3
08 - Immortal Iron Fist #21
08 - Marvel Adventures: Super Heroes #6
09 - Ms. Marvel Volume 2 #34
09 - New Avengers #48
09 - New Warriors Volume 4 #19
09 - Nova Volume 4 #20
10 - Patsy Walker: Hellcat #4
10 - Punisher: War Zone Volume 2 #3
10 - Runaways Volume 3 #5
10 - She-Hulk 2 #36
11 - Skaar: Son Of Hulk #6
11 - Thor Volume 3 #12
11 - Ultimate Spider-Man #129
11 - Ultimatum #2 (of 5)
12 - What If? Spider-Man: Back In Black
12 - Wolverine: First Class #10
12 - Wolverine: Origins #31 (1 of 2)

NBM GRAPHIC NOVELS
17 - Nocturnal Conspiracies: Nineteen Dreams GN - added 01/23/2009

ARCHIE #592

Publisher: Archie Comics
Writers: George Gladir, Craig Boldman
Pencils: Stan Goldberg
Covers: Stan Goldberg

"THE DEMO"
A salesmen tries to sell Archie and Jughead an interactive sports video game, but the teens consider acting out the action with the wireless device as just “going through the motions” compared to their real life memories.

"SNOW WOE"
Will Archie and Chuck’s entries in the winter photo contest wow the judges or be met with a “chilly” reception?

"TROUBLE BY THE FOOT"
Klutzy Archie’s clodhoppers have trampled everything in Lodge Mansion… including Mr. Lodge’s feet!

"A TOUCHY SUBJECT"
The gang contemplates what life would be like if everything could be accessed via touch screen.

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Archie #592, Cover
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Source: Major Spoilers


ARCHIE DIGEST #250

Publisher: Archie Comics
Writers: Hal Lifson, Kathleen Webb, Various
Pencils: Rex Lindsey, Pat Kennedy, Various
Covers: Rex Lindsey

"THE ARCHIES IN BEVERLY HILLS"
When pop star Jessica Simmers asks The Archies to play her high school reunion, the teens are headed for the California sun! While there, they partake of the many Hollywood sights and meet other celebrities, too! This star-studded story comes courtesy of famed “pop archaeologist” and celebrity news columnist Hal Lifson.

"ANY PORT IN A STORM"
It’s a cold winter night, and Archie must choose between the chewy, warm cookies at Betty’s house, or the toasty, warm fireplace at Veronica’s mansion!

PLUS: Other new and classic tales!

BONUS: Puzzles, games and pin-ups!

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Source: Major Spoilers


SONIC X #40

Publisher: Archie Comics
Writers: Ian Flynn
Pencils: David Hutchison
Covers: Patrick “Spaz” Spaziante
Inkers: Terry Austin

"THE END"
A peaceful gathering of Sonic and his friends remains anything but when Shadow the Hedgehog and Metal Sonic crash the party – literally! Even Dr. Eggman is reeling in horror over the souped-up Metal Sonic, but that doesn’t stop him from forming an alliance to attack the blue blur. Meanwhile, Shadow remains inextricably linked to Metal, the only one who can help him find his correct place in the universe. It’s a mélange of friends, foes and overlapping alliances… and Sonic and his friends are caught in the middle! This issue’s title is only the beginning, as it leads into a brand-new series called SONIC UNIVERSE that promises to chronicle the outcome of the Shadow and Metal Sonic conflict, as well as the further adventures of the entire Sonic-verse!

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Source: Major Spoilers


FALL OF CTHULHU: APOCALYPSE #1 (of 4)

Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Writers: Michael Alan Nelson
Pencils: Mat Santolouco
Covers: Jeffrey Spokes
Colorists: Eduardo Medeiros
Letters: Matt Gagnon

Part 1 of 4
The Apocalypse is upon us! Since the beginning of the FALL OF CTHULHU storyline, readers have been anxiously awaiting the moment when all the tale’s threads begin to tie together into the ultimate war between gods and men. As of now, they wait no longer. Let the Apocalypse begin!

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Source: Comic Book Resources

FARSCAPE #1 (of 4)

Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Writers: Rockne O'Bannon, Keith R.A. DeCandido
Pencils: Tommy Patterson
Covers: Joe Corroney, Dennis Calero, Zach Howard, Will Sliney ('con Exclusives)
Colorists: Andrew Dalhouse
Letters: Ed Dukeshire

Part 1 of 4
TV’s Sci Fi masterpiece FARSCAPE returns! FARSCAPE creator Rockne O’Bannon continues his creation in comic book form right where the Peacekeeper Wars left off! Find out what’s in store for John Crichton, Aeryn Sun, Rygel, Chiana, and the rest of the Moya crew! Do the comics tie into Sci-Fi Channel’s upcoming webisodes? You know it, ‘Scapers! Don’t frelling miss this!

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Source: Comic Book Resources


GALVESTON #2 (of 4)

Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Writers: Johanna Stokes
Pencils: Todd Herman
Covers: Greg Scott, Kody Chamberlain
Colorists: Digikore Studios, Andres Lozano
Letters: Marshall Dillon

Part 2 of 4
Really, just about the last thing you expect walking down the streets of Galveston, Texas in the 1800’s is a crazy French pirate with cannons mounted to the top of his mansion- but Jean LaFitte is the law in that part of Texas, like it or not, and together with his pal Jim Bowie, they rule the land! It’s Deadwood with pirates, man. Pirates! Features two alternate covers.

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Source: Comic Book Resources


H.P. LOVECRAFT'S NYARLATHOTEP HC

Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Writers: H.P. Lovecraft
Pencils: Chuck BB
Covers: Chuck BB

BOOM! gives horror legend H.P. Lovecraft’s original prose poem NYARLATHOTEP new life in this handsome hardcover, featuring illustrations by Eisner winning Chuck BB (Black Metal)! This is a must-have for Lovecraft fans. Lovecraft’s original prose poem is reprinted in its entirety and visually interpreted by one of comics’ most exciting new talents.

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Source: Comic Book Resources


NECRONOMICON #4 (of 4)

Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Writers: William Messner-Loebs
Pencils: Andrew Ritchie
Covers: J.K. Woodward
Colorists: Andrew Ritchie
Letters: Marshall Dillon

Part 4 of 4
The fate of the world hangs in the balance as a lowly college student must fight to keep the Necronomicon’s magic from unleashing the vengeance of the Old Ones—and turning the entire Middle East into a raging cauldron of mystical power that will rule the Earth! Don’t miss this shocking conclusion!

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Source: Comic Book Resources

THE REMNANT #1 (of 4)

Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Writers: Stephen Baldwin, Andrew Cosby, Caleb Monroe
Pencils: Julian Totino Tedesco
Covers: Paul Azaceta, Julian Totino Tedesco
Colorists: Digikore Studios, Andres Lozano
Letters: Marshall Dillon

Part 1 of 4
Actor Stephen Baldwin and writer Andrew Cosby (creator of Sci-Fi Channel’s EUREKA) unleash THE REMNANT at BOOM! Studios! When natural disasters erupt around the world and people start to vanish, C.I.A. agent David Sacker is pulled into a dangerous mystery that will challenge everything he knows about reality. Featuring sensational interior art by hot newcomer artist Julian Totino Tedesco! Cover by Paul Azaceta.

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The Remnant #1, Page 5

UPDATED: ADDED 12/20/2008 - Tedesco Cover

Source: Major Spoilers, Comic Book Resources


WARHAMMER 40K: DEFENDERS OF ULTRAMAR #1 (of 4)

Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Writers: Graham McNeill
Pencils: Eric Jimenez, Jordan Gunderson, Tony Parker, Kevin Hopgood, Various
Covers: Kieran Oats, Anthony Williams, Caleb Cleveland
Colorists: Veronica Gandini
Letters: Johnny Lowe

Part 1 of 4
Discover one of the fiercest fighting Chapters in the Universe: The Ultramarines 4th Company! Sergeant Learchus must take twenty-five newly recruited Battle Brothers on their first engagement, as they embark on an investigation of the lost patrol ship Guilliman’s Honour. What was a routine mission becomes much more when 4th Company encounters one of the Imperium’s deadliest enemies!Writer Graham McNeill (THE ULTRAMARINE OMNIBUS) and artist Kevin Hopgood (co-creator of Marvel Comic’s U.S. WAR MACHINE) embark on a new chapter in the Empire’s Imperium’s fight for supremacy!

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Source: Comic Book Resources


WARHAMMER: CROWN OF DESTRUCTION #3 (of 4)

Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Writers: Kieron Gillen
Pencils: Dwayne Harris
Covers: Karl Richardson, Ryan Stegman, Kieran Oats
Colorists: Dwayne Harris
Letters: Johnny Lowe

Part 3 of 4
As the Skaven chitter ominously around the tattered Empire army, Greatsword Frohlich finally wrestles answers from the Necromancer Brecht. The reason behind the Clan Skyre scurrying forth with their foul warpstone engines is revealed! There are worse things than Skaven abroad in the Empire…

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Source: Comic Book Resources


GIGANTIC #2

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Writers: Rick Remender
Pencils: Eric Nguyen
Covers: Eric Nguyen
Colorists: Matthew Wilson

You are an actor on a planet-sized stage. You don't know it, but Gigantic does, and he's willing to risk your life to open your eyes. With the universe-controlling network known as the UBC hot on his tail, Gigantic makes a desperate plea to the citizens of his homeworld to discontinue their support of the evil corporation that rules them. In a fight for the life of his brother, the mystery society at the core of the Earth is revealed.

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Source: Dark Horse Comics, Comic Book Resources

INDIANA JONES AND THE TOMB OF THE GODS #3 (of 4)

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Writers: Rob Williams
Pencils: Steve Scott
Covers: Tony Harris
Colorists: Michael Atiyeh
Inkers: Nathan Massengill

Part 3 of 4
Breakneck adventure doesn't let you stop for breath in this continuation of Indiana Jones's search for ancient artifacts and treasures!

Once again, archaeologist and self-stated preserver of history Dr. Henry Jones Jr. is on the trail of something colossal. With exotic locations, natural disasters, wild animals, ever-pesky Nazis, and a beautiful fortune hunter, Indy's quest for the Tomb of the Gods could be his most amazing and historically disturbing escapade ever!

This way for a touch of history and a lot of gripping adventure--Indiana Jones is not your average archaeologist!

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Source: Dark Horse Comics


MISTER X: CONDEMNED #1 (of 4)

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
By: Dean Motter

Part 1 of 4
Twenty-five years ago, Mister X debuted with a concept so clever and a character so captivating that it influenced an entire generation of comics fans and creators. Today, Motter reclaims the reins and sets out to inspire a whole new generation with Mister X: Condemned, a completely fresh introduction to the elusive Mister X and his dystopian home--Somnopolis, the City of Nightmares.

With influences from Film Noir to German Expressionism, this story of a city gone mad and the never-sleeping man who's obsessed with saving it will amaze anyone interested in masterpiece storytelling born from the vision of a single iconoclastic creator.

* One of the most iconic characters of alternative comics--Mister X--is reborn in a new four-part series by his original creator, legendary designer Dean Motter!

"Perhaps the first legitimate combination of science fiction and German Expressionism seen in comics." -Frank Miller

"A sharp mixture of Raymond Chandler, Blade Runner, Peyton Place, and a post-punk Dante's Inferno." -Blitz magazine

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Source: MySpace Comic Books


STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS VOLUME 2: CRASH COURSE TP

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Writers: Henry Gilroy
Pencils: Matt Fillbach, Shawn Fillbach
Covers: Ramon Perez
Colorists: Ronda Pattison

In the latest galaxy-spanning Clone Wars adventure, Anakin Skywalker and his young Padawan Ahsoka Tano go undercover in the cutthroat world of podracing in hopes of crushing a diabolical Separatist spy ring. Watch out, Jedi--speed kills!

* This new series is a compliment to Lucasfilm's highly anticipated CGI-animated The Clone Wars movie, and television programs that will air on The Cartoon Network and TNT!

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Source: Dark Horse Comics


STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC #36 (1 of 2)

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Writers: John Jackson Miller
Pencils: Dan Scott
Covers: Dan Scott
Inkers: Bong Dazo
Colorists: Michael Atiyeh

"PROPHET MOTIVE", Part 1 of 2
The beginning of a whole new era for loner Jedi Zayne Carrick launches our clever, clumsy hero, his con-artist best friend Gryph, and the bold Jarael into the kind of seat-of-your-pants adventure only Star Wars can provide!

The perfect starting point for new readers, this story kicks off the next phase in Zayne's life with a long-shot swindle gone wrong! Gryph's got a plan to part some shady-dealing Chev from their unjustly earned credits, but he'll need more than a disguise to protect him when they catch on to his game!

A New Era for the Old Republic!

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Source: Dark Horse Comics

STAR WARS OMNIBUS: RISE OF THE SITH TP

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Writers: Various
Pencils: Various

Before the name of Skywalker--or Vader--achieved fame across the galaxy, the Jedi Knights had long preserved peace and justice . . . as well as preventing the return of the Sith.

Collected in this newest Star Wars Omnibus are tales leading up to The Phantom Menace. First--previously uncollected and out of print--Qui-Gon Jinn and his Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi save a sinking ship in The Aurorient Express and investigate an unexpected death in Last Stand on Ord Mantell. The origins of bounty hunter Aurra Sing are revealed in "Aurra's Song." Then, in Jedi Council and Prelude to Rebellion we follow two key Jedi Masters, Mace Windu and Ki-Adi-Mundi as they face new foes that will try the Jedi ways to the very limit. And finally, in Darth Maul, the terrifying Sith apprentice leaves a trail of death in his efforts to keep the secrets of his Master.

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Source: Dark Horse Comics


UMBRELLA ACADEMY: DALLAS #2

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Writers: Gerard Way
Pencils: Gabriel Bá
Covers: Gabriel Bá
Colorists: Dave Stewart

While Spaceboy watches reality TV and Number Five lies low in a seedy motel, a threat against the Umbrella Academy begins to rouse the team, who've been rather uninspired since the catastrophic events from 2007's best-selling Apocalypse Suite. Only one member of the team understands the danger that lies ahead-the massacre in Costello's Diner has raised some suspicions of what's happened, and what's to come. At the heart of this, the Umbrella Academy feels the loss of Pogo, the chimp that had held them together since childhood, and resort to remedies that won't help, and, sadly, won't cure boredom.

2008 Eisner Award winner-Best Limited Series and Best Cover Artist!

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Source: Dark Horse Comics, Comic Book Resources


USAGI YOJIMBO VOLUME 3 #116

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
By: Stan Sakai

"THE OUTLAW"
The outlaw Taniguchi is the bounty of the day, and hunters Gen and Stray Dog once again find themselves joining forces to better their chances of catching their common prey. Agreeing that the first to capture Taniguchi should receive the lion's share of the reward, the two part ways in an attempt to cover as much territory as possible.

Yet when Gen is the first to find the outlaw, he discovers that-much to his dismay-Taniguchi is essentially a decent guy, undeserving of death! What will this money-loving, sentimental cutthroat do?

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Usagi Yojimbo Volume 3 #116, Cover
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Source: Dark Horse Comics


TRINITY #30 (of 52)

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

Part 30 of 52
The Dark Trinity, having revealed a traitor in their midst, attempts to take the newly ordered world by storm with a new recruit by their side! Meanwhile, find out exactly where the original Trinity – Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman – are and what's become of them and the strange new world they inhabit!

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Source: Newsarama

VIGILANTE VOLUME 3 #1

Publisher: DC Comics
Writers: Marv Wolfman
Pencils: Rick Leonardi
Covers: Walter Simonson, Andrew Robinson

In New York City, crime is on the rise, and terror fills the streets. Gang warfare is escalating, and metahumans are being drafted into battle. Through the corruption and lawlessness, one man emerges to right the wrongs as only he can. So when a Super Hero conspiracy plot is brought to light, the Vigilante returns to find the traitor and mete out his own brand of justice – with extreme prejudice! Join us as writer Marv Wolfman (NEW TEEN TITANS, CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS) continues the street-level adventures of the mysterious new crime fighter he introduced in the pages of NIGHTWING.

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UPDATED: 12/23/2008 - added pages 1,5; updated pages 2-4

Source: Comic Book Resources


GEARS OF WAR #3 (of 6)

Publisher: DC Comics/Wildstorm
Writers: Joshua Ortega
Pencils: Liam Sharp
Covers: Brandon Badeaux

"HALLOW", Part 3 of 6
After surviving harrowing assaults from the invading Locust Horde, Jace Stratton and Delta Squad are dispatched to Montevado. Their mission: investigate mysterious seismic activity unlike anything COG command has witnessed. Is it increased Locust activity – or is this the start of something more sinister?

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Source: MySpace Comic Books


DARKNESS VOLUME 3 #9 (#73)

Publisher: Image Comics/Top Cow
Writers: Phil Hester
Pencils: Jorge Lucas
Covers: Jorge Lucas, Dale Keown

"CROOKED: THE ROAD TO HELL", Part 2
Jackie Estacado is in Hell...literally! Jackie’s soul has been condemned to eternal damnation and his assigned tormentor happens to be an ages-old enemy who bears a centuries-long grudge against The Darkness. But this enemy has a proposition for Jackie, a bargain that may prove more terrible than Hell itself. Meet The Sovereign.
MATURE READERS
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Darkness Volume 3 #9, Lucas Cover (from CBR)
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Darkness Volume 3 #9, Page 7

UPDATED: 12/20/2008 - added Lucas cover

Source: Newsarama, Comic Book Resources


CAPTAIN AMERICA THEATER OF WAR: AMERICA FIRST! #1

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Howard Chaykin
Pencils: Howard Chaykin
Covers: Howard Chaykin
Colorists: Edgar Delgado

In this second installment of a series exploring the storied history of America's greatest champion, Howard Chaykin pulls back the Iron Curtain on one of Captain America's wiliest nemeses -- Soviet Russia and her never-ending parade of spies, saboteurs, fifth columnists…so many we had to make this story double-sized! Before his role in “The Death of Captain America,” no one was more patriotic than the Cap of the Fifties, even if he does have Steve Rogers’ shoes to fill. Unfortunately, Nick Fury, a newly minted operative of the CIA, isn't about to let him off the hook that easily. But Cap and Fury better start working together, or they'll find themselves buried in Reds! PLUS: a bonus reprinting of a classic Cap tale from the fabulous fifties!

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Source: Comic Book Resources

DAREDEVIL VOLUME 2 #114

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Ed Brubaker
Pencils: Michael Lark
Covers: Marko Djurdjevic, Lee Bermejo (Incentive)
Inkers: Stefano Gaudiano
Colorists: Matt Hollingsworth
Letters: Chris Eliopoulos

"LADY BULLSEYE", Part 4
With Lady Bullseye on his trail, Daredevil must protect an old blind man who holds the key to the Hand's destruction! It's an all-out kung-fu ninja battle in the heart of New York City, and everyone who can kick is invited! By Ed Brubaker and Michael Lark.

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GHOST RIDER: DANNY KETCH #3

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Simon Spurrier
Pencils: Javier Saltares
Covers: Clint Langley
Inkers: Tom Palmer
Colorists: Dan Brown

Rats! Rampages! Revelations! With the mystery and madcappery ratcheting up a spike-encrusted notch, Danny Ketch finally receives some of the answers he’s been hunting. What’s the true origin of the Spirit of Vengeance? What’s its true history? What pointy-toothed terror is back from death to gnaw at his soul? And what the hell is he doing one mile beneath the Antarctic icecap with only a talking magpie for company? Saltares and Spurrier serve-up a history lesson that’ll shake the way you see the Ghost Rider mythos forever. Vvvveeeengeaaance!

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IMMORTAL IRON FIST #21

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Duane Swierczynski
Pencils: Travel Foreman
Covers: Juan Doe
Letters: Dave Lanphear

Danny Rand was not the first Immortal Iron Fist…and he won’t be the last! The year – 3099. The place – a distant planet first colonized a millennium ago by the People’s Republic of China. Now, a humanity oppressed by a totalitarian technological tyrant has just one hope for salvation – the kung-fu freedom-fighting of the Immortal Iron Fist! But his coming is nothing more than a prophecy and a silent prayer…and even if the Iron Fist does arrive, he must first defeat the most powerful weapon the evil robot empire has…Robo Fat-Cobra! Hot off the heels of Duane Swierczynski and Travel Foreman’s rip-roaring “MORTAL IRON FIST” arc comes an all-new look at the future legacy of the Immortal Iron Fist...with a jaw-dropping cover by Juan Doe!

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MARVEL ADVENTURES: SUPER HEROES #6

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Fred Van Lente
Pencils: Matteo Lolli
Covers: Clayton Henry
Inkers: Christian Dalla Vecchia
Letters: Nate Piekos

Here he comes, True Believers -- the astonishing ANT-MAN! The man with two, count 'em, TWO super powers! Who is he? How did he get both the ability to shrink to less than an inch tall and speak directly to ants? Why does he use those abilities to aid all mankind? SHUT UP -- Don't answer that! Those are rhetorical questions! Any answers you come up with can't possibly be as awesome as the real ones ... SO BUY THIS COMIC NOW!!!

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MS. MARVEL VOLUME 2 #34

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Brian Reed
Pencils: Paulo Siqueira
Covers: David Yarden
Inkers: Amilton Santos
Colorists: Chris Sotomayor
Letters: Dave Sharpe

Carol Danvers is fighting a one-woman war against the CIA, and her only ally is... Spider-Man?! Spidey stumbles into Carol's world of international espionage and may not come out in one piece.

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NEW AVENGERS #48

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Brian Michael Bendis
Pencils: Billy Tan
Covers: Billy Tan
Inkers: Matt Banning
Colorists: Justin Ponsor
Letters: Comicraft

The Invasion is over! But who are the New Avengers!??! The first major roster change since the very first issue!! See here who the New Avengers are and what their place in the Dark Reign is!

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NEW WARRIORS VOLUME 4 #19

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Kevin Grevioux
Pencils: Reilly Brown
Covers: Nic Klein
Letters: Joe Caramagna

Donyell Taylor has a decision to make. Hoping to save the life of his brother, Donyell attempted to travel back in time…but accidentally found himself in the future instead. A future where everything he’s fought against has come to pass: Iron Man has taken the Superhuman Registration Act to new heights, imposing his rule over a good chunk of the free world and making outlaws of the super heroes. But when Donyell finds his brother alive and well in the most unlikely place, might he give up everything he’s fought for—including his New Warriors—and give in to this future to get what he really wants?

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NOVA VOLUME 4 #20

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning
Pencils: Wellington Alves
Covers: Steve Uy, Mike Deodato Jr
Inkers: Scott Hanna
Colorists: Guru-EFX
Letters: Cory Petit

Guest-starring the original New Warriors…and the Nova Corps?! Whether Rich Rider likes it or not, the Nova Corps has been re-founded, and planet Earth doesn't seem ready for its futuristic policing methods! Now the Human Rocket is on a collision course with some of his oldest friends and ex-teammates... the original New Warriors! Plus: a sucker punch ending that will make you gasp "I don’t believe they did that!" It’s all in the next issue of the book that has Aint It Cool News raving “This is now Marvel’s benchmark comic.”

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PATSY WALKER: HELLCAT #4

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Kathryn Immomen
Pencils: David LaFuente Garcia
Covers: Stuart Immonen
Colorists: John Rauch
Letters: Dave Lanphear

Hellcat is still on the case, tracking the missing heir of an Eskimo witch coven. But hot on the trail of Pete the Yeti, whose rocket powered spruce is making her life difficult. But with the aid of a giant magical wolf named Manslayer and a giant talking Mayan calendar made of stone, she just might survive her trek through the last frontier. If she doesn’t drown in a wave of snow bunnies first.

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PUNISHER: WAR ZONE VOLUME 2 #3

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Garth Ennis
Pencils: Steve Dillon
Covers: Steve Dillon
Colorists: Matt Hollingsworth
Letters: Rus Wooton

"THE RESURRECTION OF MA GNUCCI", Part 3
The latest offering from the red-hot Marvel Knights line reunites the seminal creative team of Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon for a special, weekly-shipping 6-part limited sequel to their legendary story arc, “Welcome Back, Frank.”

It all starts when two mobsters take a trip to the zoo and piss off the wrong monkey. Limbs are lost (the kind you can’t easily replace), vultures are fed (with said appendages), and then things get, like, really crazy. Like back-from-the-dead crazy. That’s right -- she’s back and she wants payback. Ma Gnucci. Eighty-five pounds of hairless, armless, legless evil.

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RUNAWAYS VOLUME 3 #5

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Terry Moore
Pencils: Humberto Ramos
Covers: Humberto Ramos
Inkers: Dave Meikis
Colorists: Christina Strain
Letters: Joe Caramagna

"DEAD WRONG, Part 5
The chase is on! The Majesdanians have returned and want blood. Can the Runaways run fast enough to escape? Will Karolina and Xavin ever look at each other the same way again? Can Chase get out of his new job early enough to help them?

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SHE-HULK 2 #36

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Peter David
Pencils: Pasquale Qualano
Covers: Mike Deodato Jr
Letters: Dave Sharpe

From the pages of HULK, it's Invisible Woman, Thundra, and Valkyre - The Lady Liberators! She-Hulk's fellow heroines hold She-Hulk back from delivering ultimate justice? And is our gamma-powered glamazon becoming more savage than sensational?

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