PREVIEW: Comics for 01/28/2009

ARCHIE COMICS
02 - Archie #593
02 - Betty & Veronica Digest #191
02 - Jugheads Double Digest #147

ASPEN COMICS
17 - Aspen Showcase: Ember - added 01/27/2009
17 - Shrugged Volume 1: A Little Perspective TP - added 01/27/2009

BOOM! STUDIOS
02 - Galveston #3 (of 4)
03 - Hero Squared: Love and Death #1 (of 3)
03 - Zombie Tales: The Series #10

DARK HORSE COMICS
03 - Berserk Volume 27 TP Mature Readers
03 - Mister X: Condemned #2 (of 4)
04 - Star Wars: Legacy #32
04 - Star Wars: Vector Volume 1 TP (1 of 2)
04 - Umbrella Academy: Dallas #3 (of 6)
04 - Usagi Yojimbo Volume 3 #117

DC COMICS
17 - Batman #685 - added 01/27/2009
14 - Faces Of Evil: Kobra - added 01/25/2009
15 - Final Crisis #7 (of 7) - added 01/26/2009
15 - Final Crisis: Revelations #5 (of 5) - added 01/26/2009
17 - Justice Society of America Volume 3 #23 - added 01/27/2009
15 - Superman Volume 3 #684 - added 01/26/2009
05 - Teen Titans Volume 3 #67
05 - Trinity #35 (of 52)
18 - Wonder Woman Volume 3 #28 - added 01/27/2009

DC COMICS/VERTIGO
05 - Northlanders #14 (4 of 6) Mature Readers

DC COMICS/WILDSTORM
05 - Ferryman #5 (of 5)
18 - Fringe #2 (of 6) - added 01/27/2009
06 - Wildcats Volume 5 #7

DEVIL'S DUE PUBLISHING
21 - Sheena Volume 2: Dark Rising #3 - added 01/30/2009

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
14 - Garth Ennis Battlefields: Dear Billy #1 (of 3) - updated 01/27/2009
18 - Terminator: Revolution #2 - added 01/27/2009
18 - Xena vs Army Of Darkness What Again #4 (of 4) - added 01/27/2009

IMAGE COMICS
20 - The Astounding Wolf-Man #12 - added 01/28/2009
06 - Dead Ahead #2
06 - Heathentown GN
06 - Missing The Boat Available January 29, 2009
07 - Mixtape Volume 3
07 - Proof #16
22 - Savage Dragon Volume 2 #144 - added 01/30/2009
15 - Transhuman Volume 1 TP - added 01/26/2009

IMAGE COMICS/SHADOWLINE COMICS
16 - Savage #4 (of 4) - added 01/26/2009

IMAGE COMICS/TOP COW
07 - Dragon Prince #4

MARVEL COMICS
07 - Amazing Spider-Man: Extra! #2
08 - Avengers: The Initiative #21
08 - Captain America Volume 5 #46 (1 of 3)
08 - Daredevil Volume 2 #115
19 - The Dark Tower: Treachery #5 (of 6) - added 01/27/2009
08 - Enders Shadow Battle School #2 (of 5)
09 - Fantastic Four Volume 3 #563
09 - Ghost Rider: Danny Ketch #4 (of 4)
09 - Incredible Hercules #125
09 - Marvel Adventures: Fantastic Four #44
10 - Marvels: Eye of the Camera #3 (of 6)
10 - Marvels: Eye of the Camera #3 (of 6) (Black and White Variant)
10 - Ms. Marvel Volume 2 #35
10 - New Avengers #49
11 - Nova Volume 4 #21
11 - Punisher: War Zone Volume 2 #6 (of 6) Mature Readers
11 - Runaways Volume 3 #6 (of 6) Ongoing Series
11 - She-Hulk Volume 2 #37 (1 of 2)
12 - Skaar: Son of Hulk #7
19 - The Stand: Captain Trips #5 (of 5) - added 01/27/2009
12 - Ultimate Spider-Man #130
12 - Wolverine: First Class #11
12 - X-Force Volume 3 #11
13 - X-Men: Worlds Apart #4 (of 4)
13 - Young X-Men #10

ARCHIE #593

Publisher: Archie Comics
Writers: Craig Boldman, George Gladir, Bill Golliher, Mike Pellowski
Pencils: Stan Goldberg
Covers:Stan Goldberg

"WRECK-OMMENDATION"
To get Archie out of his hair… and his mansion… Mr. Lodge agrees to write him a letter of recommendation.

"CHANGING TIMES"
Feeling passed by, useless and “fossilized” by rapidly advancing technology, Mr. Weatherbee considers retiring. Will the students be able to convince him otherwise?

"IT'S DOWNHILL FROM HERE"
When Jughead and Archie agree to move a piano for Betty, will they hit a high note or be horribly out-of-tune?

"DANCING LESSON!"
When the parents of Riverdale’s teens chaperone the dance, they wow their kids with dance moves from the past!

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BETTY & VERONICA DIGEST #191

Publisher: Archie Comics
Writers: George Gladir, Mike Pellowski, Various
Pencils: Bob Bolling, Tim Kennedy, Various
Covers: Bob Bolling

"FLYING HIGH"
A tribute to the brave female pilots and stunt performers who helped pioneer the early years of aviation! This “what if” story casts Betty as a stunt flyer, with Archie as her trusty mechanic and Veronica as a flashy movie star looking for a secret stunt double for her latest high-flying feature film. Fans of antique airplanes and Hollywood’s golden age will love this story’s authentic attention to detail in both its script and art!

"DESIGNERR!"
Trying to ease a guilty conscience, Veronica finds a designer store that rents clothes and accessories for her friends who can’t afford such luxuries.

PLUS: Other new and classic tales!

BONUS: Puzzles, games and pin-ups!

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JUGHEADS DOUBLE DIGEST #147

Publisher: Archie Comics
Writers: George Gladir, Various
Pencils: Rex Lindsey, Pat Kennedy, Various
Covers: Rex Lindsey

"THE BIG UFO SCARE"
The truth is out there… and it has something to do with a sky full of bright glowing orbs. Is Riverdale being invaded? Jughead and Archie aim to find out!

"PET SET"
Veronica takes Jughead to the “Doggie Heaven Boutique” to show him and Hot Dog “how the other canines live!” But the grass isn’t 8always greener on the other side of the doghouse!

"THE INTRUDER"
Snowed-in by sub-zero temperatures, Jughead warms up his imagination by reading classic adventure novels, and imagining himself in the heart of the action!

PLUS: Other new and classic tales!

BONUS: Puzzles, games and pin-ups!

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GALVESTON #3 (of 4)

Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Writers: Johanna Stokes
Pencils: Todd Herman
Covers: Jeffrey Spokes, Greg Scott
Colorists: Digikore Studios
Letters: Marshall Dillon

Part 3 of 4
Cowboys and pirates! In the late 1800s, the streets of Galveston, Texas were ruled by crazy French pirate Jean Lefitte and his pal, Jim Bowie! It’s true! Google it! And this is their story! It’s DEADWOOD with pirates, man. PIRATES! What’s not to love?

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HERO SQUARED: LOVE AND DEATH #1 (of 3)

Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Writers: Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis
Pencils: Nate Watson
Covers: Joe Abraham, Ming Doyle
Colorists: Digikore Studios
Letters: Ed Dukeshire

"THE BEGINNING OF THE END!", Part 1 of 3
It’s the return of Captain Valor, his parallel-world alter-ego, Milo, and at least one homicidal ex-girlfriend! DeMatteis’ and Giffen’s geeeenius super-hero series Hero Squared is back for a three-issue finale that will leave you gobsmacked! Interested in checking out Hero Squared but never had the chance?

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ZOMBIE TALES: THE SERIES #10

Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Writers: Pierluigi Cothran, Pat Lewis, Kevin Walsh
Pencils: Milton Sobriero, Pat Lewis, Chee
Covers: Michael DiPascale, Lee Moder with Crew Rausch and Drew Berry

Step right up, ladies and gentlemen, and marvel before the talent of Pat Lewis, author and artist of IDW’s THE CLAWS COME OUT, who brings before you the tale of “The Great American Whistle-Stop Zombie Flim-Flam of Nineteen Twelve!” Also in this issue: Pierluigi Cothran (HEROES web comic) brings the gore and horror.

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BERSERK VOLUME 27 TP

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
By: Kentaro Miura

Now equipped with the mystical Berserker Armor, Guts fights on against the dragon-form of Grunbeld and his legion of fanatic apostle soldiers. But the very armor that holds Guts together--in a nightmarishly literal sense--might be the last straw that tears his tortured mind apart. While Guts struggles to hold his own against his inner demons, monsters of a very different sort rally in Windham as the Kushan Emperor, Ganishka, and the newly reborn Griffith rally their forces in a head-to-head struggle for control of all of Midland. But when the dust finally settles, there may be little left of the kingdom to claim!

* Each volume comes shrink-wrapped and carries an 18+ content advisory.
MATURE READERS

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MISTER X: CONDEMNED #2 (of 4)

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
By: Dean Motter

Part 2 of 4
Comic-book and graphic-design legend Dean Motter continues to reinvent his industry-changing creation in part two of Mister X: Condemned!

In a desperate attempt to rescue his citizens from the insanity -- inducing architecture that surrounds them, the mayor of Radiant City employs giant robots to demolish the most maddening buildings. That is, until one such mechanical monstrosity razes the sanctuary of a reclusive sect of architects -- with all 150 members inside! A freak accident or foul play? One man is determined to discover the truth -- the mysterious Mister X!

"Mister X has appropriated the language and format of traditional American comic books and realigned them to serve a subversive agenda." -SPIN magazine

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STAR WARS: LEGACY #32 (1 of 2)

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Writers: John Ostrander
Pencils: Omar Fancia
Covers: Omar Fancia
Colorists: Brad Anderson

"FIGHT ANOTHER DAY", (1 of 2)
Darth Krayt's program to exterminate the Mon Calamari is still in progress, with only the Mon Cal Rangers standing between the refugee populace and certain doom. Now a Sith scientist has a new weapon against which the Rangers are powerless.

Faced with a choice between allowing refugees to perish and sacrificing themselves in a fruitless delaying action, the Rangers turn to an unexpected-and reluctant-source for help.

"Star Wars: Legacy took a gamble by jumping the Star Wars saga one hundred years past what we knew about it and it has paid off. It's a great series."
-BlogCritics.com

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Source: Dark Horse Comics


STAR WARS: VECTOR VOLUME 1 TP (1 of 2)

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Writers: John Jackson Miller, Mick Harrison
Pencils: Scott Hepburn, Douglas Wheatley, Dave Ross
Covers: Travis Charest
Inkers: Dan Parsons
Colorists: Michael Atiyeh, Dave McCaig

Part 1 of 2
Please note: This collection contains Knights of the Old Republic Volume 5 (KotOR issues #25-28) and Dark Times Volume 3 (DT issues #11-12).

"Vector," an event with repercussions for every era and every hero in the Star Wars galaxy begins here!

In Chapter One Knights of the Old Republic Volume Five, a terrible vision reaching far into the future alerts the secret Jedi Covenant to the importance of Taris. They activate operative Celeste Morne. She encounters a monstrous threat, an ancient Sith artifact, an army of Mandalorians, and Zayne Carrick, the Padawan accused of killing his fellow students!

Then, over 4,000 years into the future, Chapter Two of "Vector"--Volume Three of Dark Times--crosses into the period immediately following the events in Revenge of the Sith. The unfortunate misfit crew of the Uhumele is thrown into the path of Darth Vader and the now, ancient Jedi Master, Celeste! Both Sith and smugglers will not leave this meeting without grave consequences.

For anyone who never knew where to start with Star Wars comics, "Vector" is the perfect introduction to the entire Star Wars line!

* Collects Knights of the Old Republic #25-28 and Dark Times #11-12.

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UMBRELLA ACADEMY: DALLAS #3 (of 6)

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

Part 3 of 6
As Clare Boothe Luce once said, "No good deed goes unpunished." The Séance, ego bloated from having saved the world a few months ago, finds himself strapped in for a most unpleasant ride while the team runs in four different directions--because only four of the seven Umbrella Brats are currently mobile.

Clare Boothe Luce, Republican congresswoman, ambassador, and playwright, was the daughter of unmarried violinist and deserter Wm. Franklin Boothe. (The Umbrella Academy does not approve of the term "illegitimate child." Every child is legitimate; it's some parents we find to be lacking.) Through her varied career, she took on communism, sexism, and Nazism. When her friend, actress and legendary suicide Dorothy Hale, threw herself from the sixteenth floor of New York City's Hampshire House, Luce compelled art goddess Frida Kahlo to paint the shocking El Suicidio de Dorothy Hale. In 1953, President Eisenhower named Luce ambassador to Italy. When she met Pope Pius XII, Luce, ignoring America's own ethic about separation of church and state, explained the Church's moral requirement to be tougher on communism. Pope Pius replied, "You know, Mrs. Ambassador, I am a Catholic, too." Seven years later, the United States would elect its first Catholic president.

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USAGI YOJIMBO VOLUME 3 #117

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
By: Stan Sakai

The rabbit ronin Usagi wanders into a new three-part adventure that begins with the unleashing of a never-before-seen threat!

Three hundred years ago, Lord Hayashi quashed an uprising incited by Lord Nobu, slaughtering all traitors and leaving their bodies unburied as punishment at the Battle of the Gray Overlook. Now, something has happened and Sasuke the Demon Queller has been called upon to face a new evil. A delicate balance exists between the powers of light and darkness, and when the thief Kitsune picks the purse of a samurai to find a small, nondescript jewel, she threatens to upset this balance forever!

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Source: Dark Horse Comics

TEEN TITANS VOLUME 3 #67

Publisher: DC Comics
Writers: Sean McKeever
Pencils: Fernando Dagnino
Covers: Eddy Barrows and Ruy Jose

"THE NEW DEAL: BORN IN BLOOD", Part 2
A "Faces of Evil"issue! The war in Hell has created enough confusion for Brother Blood to escape, and guest star Kid Eternity leads the villain right to the Teen Titans' doorstep! With the recruitment drive still under way, is the team prepared to face this new attack?

Download the complete FACES OF EVIL checklist here!

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TRINITY #35 (of 52)

Publisher: DC Comics
Writers: Kurt Busiek, Fabian Nicieza
Pencils: Mark Bagley and Art Thibert, Scott McDaniel and Andy Owens, Tom Derenick and Wayne Faucher, Mike Norton and Ande Parks
Covers: Shane Davis, Richard Friend

Part 35 of 52
There's war on Earth, war in space and war in another dimension. And at the heart of it all stands a desperate mission to track down and save Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman by some of their most devoted family and friends. But to save the Trinity, the rescue squad will have to defy gods as the fate of Earth hangs in the balance.

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NORTHLANDERS #14 (4 of 6)

Publisher: DC Comics/Vertigo
Writers: Brian Wood
Pencils: Ryan Kelly
Covers: Massimo Carnevale

"THE CROSS + THE HAMMER", Part 4 of 6
The news of the Vikings' last days in Ireland at the Battle of Clontarf reaches Ragnar's ears, intensifying his desire to put an end to the reign of terror at the hands of a serial killer known as Magnus. Ragnar puts his own men out as live bait, and learns an important clue to his adversary's true identity in "The Cross + The Hammer" part 4.
MATURE READERS

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FERRYMAN #5

Publisher: DC Comics/Wildstorm
Writers: Marc Andreyko
Pencils: Jonathan Wayshak
Covers: Jonathan Wayshak

Part 5 of 5
Everything has been leading up to this moment! Will Gideon side with the angels or throw away his last chance at salvation? Extreme carnage and double-crosses abound as all our major players face off! And speaking of facing off, wait until you see the true visage of the diabolical Mr. Webster! From the mind of uber-producer Joel Silver (Matrix, V for Vendetta)!

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WILDCATS VOLUME 5 #7

Publisher: DC Comics/Wildstorm
Writers: Christos Gage
Pencils: Neil Googe, John Paul Leon
Covers: Neil Googe

"PROMISE LAND", Part 2
The battle for Los Angeles continues! The Kherans renew their ancient struggle against the Daemonites on the ravaged streets of what was once LA!

Meanwhile, Christos Gage and John Paul Leon (SCALPED) kick off a dark new backup featuring Tao, the arch-villain from SLEEPER!

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DEAD AHEAD #2 (of 3)

Publisher: Image Comics
Writers: Clark Castillo, Mel Smith
Pencils: Alex Nino, Moose Baumann
Covers: Alex Nino, Moose Baumann

"BAIT ON THE WIRE", Part 2 of 3
Lost at sea and starving in a world gone to Hell where the living dead are free to feast to their morbid hearts’ contents, Captain Jack and his fellow survivors watch salvation sail into view. But hauling themselves on board an abandoned luxury liner for sanctuary fear grips an already bickering crew! Everyone knows rats leave a sinking ship but this one’s still floating - So what happened to all of them? It isn’t vermin skulking in the shadows that has hooked them like bait on the wire, and deep down in the hull even worse nightmares wait in remorseless grim silence!

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HEATHENTOWN GN

Publisher: Image Comics
Writers: Corinna Sara Bechko
Pencils: Gabriel Hardman
Covers: Gabriel Hardman

When Anna travels deep within the Florida Everglades to attend her lover’s funeral, she finds herself in an eerie small town where death is but a horrible beginning! In an attempt to discover the truth, she digs up her lover’s coffin, starting a chain reaction which brings an ancient malevolence into the town, hellbent on her destruction!

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MISSING THE BOAT

Publisher: Image Comics
Writers: Wayne Chinsang, Justin Shady
Pencils: Dwellephant
Covers: Dwellephant

You've probably never heard of the Churamane, have you? They were a particularly lazy and not terribly bright species that lived a long time ago and vanished without a trace. This story follows them from the time they get invited aboard Noah's Ark, all the way up to the moment they finally arrive at the boat... only to realize that they're late and have been locked out! They come to realize that they've literally missed the boat on survival, and have doomed their entire species to extinction.
AVAILABLE JANUARY 29, 2009

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MIXTAPE VOLUME 3

Publisher: Image Comics
By: Jim Mahfood

This is the third volume in the all-new JIM MAHFOOD art book series! This volume is all about the funky full-color illustrations featuring MAHFOOD's bizarre and unique characters, gorgeous girls, rock stars, b-boys, mexican wrestlers, beat bees, and more. A must-have for art lovers and MAHFOOD fans alike!

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PROOF #16

Publisher: Image Comics
Writers: Alex Grecian
Pencils: Riley Rossmo
Covers: Riley Rossmo

"THE FUNERAL"
The Lodge says goodbye to an agent. Meanwhile, life goes on as a new agent begins work, the ink monkey sets down some rules and Proof gets a date for the first time in a century and a half!

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DRAGON PRINCE #4

Publisher: Image Comics/Top Cow
Writers: Ron Marz
Pencils: Lee Moder
Covers: Lee Moder, Jeff Johnson, Ryan Sook, David Petersen

Imprisoned in a dungeon high up in the Himalaya Mountains, Aaron Chiang comes face to face with the father he always believed was dead – the Dragon King. Can father and son manage to escape from their imprisonment…or will one have to sacrifice his own life to save that of the other? The modern fantasy by Ron Marz and Lee Moder roars to its pulse-pounding climax! Featuring a special variant cover by Ryan Sook (Countdown)!

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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: EXTRA! #2

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Dan Slott, Zeb Wells, Phil Jimenez
Pencils: Phil Jimenez, Paolo Rivera
Covers: Stephane Roux

"BLACK AND WHITE"
Even with three issues a month, there’s plenty of Spidey’s world left to explore. Amazing Spider-Man Extra! is back to make sure you don’t miss a beat with three important stories that will affect Spidey’s life in the month’s to come.

Out of the pages of NEW WAYS TO DIE comes ANTI-VENOM in his first solo adventure by Dan Slott! When ANTI-VENOM tries to take down a black market drug ring, he comes face-to-face with MR. NEGATIVE…the man who is secretly Eddie Brock's greatest friend. And maybe things aren't as black and white as they seem.

Also, more on the mysterious new teenage villain KRAVEN by Phil Jimenez. And finally Spider-Man meets his Avengers teammate Wolverine by Zeb Wells and Paolo Rivera

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AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #21

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Christos Gage
Pencils: Humberto Ramos
Covers: Humberto Ramos
Colorists: Edgar Delgado
Letters: Joe Caramagna

Part 1
THE INITIATIVE DISASSEMBLED begins here! The Fifty State Initiative stands revealed as a Skrull plot. Key personnel have left Camp Hammond, never to return. And that's the least of the shocking fallout from Secret Invasion. Is there a future for our heroes? It could be a moot question when the mad clone of Thor, last seen in CIVIL WAR, is revived and turned loose on Stamford! This is no idle hype, True Believer--after this story, the Initiative will never be the same!

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CAPTAIN AMERICA VOLUME 5 #46 (1 of 3)

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Ed Brubaker
Pencils: Steve Epting
Covers: Steve Epting
Colorists: Frank D’Armata
Letters: Joe Caramagna

Part 1 of 3
Eisner-Winning artist Steve Epting returns as the New Captain America comes face-to-face with an old ally -- Prince Namor -- on a dangerous trip to China. Can Bucky and Namor team up to save the memory of an old comrade-in-arms as Cold War crimes come back to haunt the Winter Soldier? Part 1 of 3.

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DAREDEVIL VOLUME 2 #115

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Ed Brubaker
Pencils: Michael Lark
Covers: Marko Djurdjevic
Inkers: Stefano Gaudiano
Colorists: Matt Hollingsworth
Letters: Chris Eliopoulos

The shocking ending of LADY BULLSEYE is here! It's a non-stop kung-fu extravaganza, as Daredevil faces Lady Bullseye and the Hand – and confronts one of the toughest decisions of his life!

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ENDERS SHADOW BATTLE SCHOOL #2 (of 5)

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Mike Carey
Pencils: Sebastian Fiumara
Covers: Timothy Green II

Part 2 of 5
A mysterious orphan on the streets of Rotterdam, no bigger than a bean, will change the world. There’s only one student at Battle School smarter than Ender Wiggin—Bean. Come join X-Men scribe Mike Carey (X-MEN: LEGACY, ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR) and drawn by the amazing Sebastian Fiumara (PICTURE OF DORIAN GREY) for the adaptation of a Sci-fi classic.

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FANTASTIC FOUR VOLUME 3 #563

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Mark Millar
Pencils: Bryan Hitch
Covers: Bryan Hitch
Inkers: Andrew Currie
Colorists: Paul Mounts
Letters: Rus Wooton

Mister and Mrs. Thing! And a threat from the world of 1985! Plus: Who are the Masters of Doom?

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GHOST RIDER: DANNY KETCH #4 (of 4)

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

"ADDICT: THE JONES", Part 4 of 4
That Dirty Rotten Rat: confronted at last!

In a labyrinth of astral tunnels, with his mind unraveling and his life collapsing around him, Danny Ketch must risk his very soul to fulfill the tangled task of his Angelic master.

Events race towards their skull-cracking climax, as Saltares and Spurrier serve-up the penultimate verse in the dirge of Danny Ketch…

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INCREDIBLE HERCULES #125 (5 of 5)

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Greg Pak, Fred Van Lente
Pencils: Clayton Henry
Covers: Ed McGuinness
Inkers: Salva Espin
Colorists: Raul Trevino
Letters: Joe Caramagna

"LOVE & WAR: LIBERATED", Part 5 of 5
MS. FANTASTIC! X-23, the WOLVERINE! Mary-Jane Parker, the Spectacular SPIDER-WOMAN! Emma "WHITE PHOENIX" Frost! These are the AVENGERS of the United States of Amazonia now that the World Axis has shifted -- and they've got the last fighter for men's liberation, Hercules, in their sights!

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MARVEL ADVENTURES: FANTASTIC FOUR #44

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Paul Tobin
Pencils: David Hahn
Covers: Tom Grummett, Chris Sotomayor
Inkers: Salva Espin
Colorists: Raul Trevino
Letters: Nate Piekos

When a major fast food restaurant launches a "Good Taste Need Not Be Alien" advertising campaign, it hires a few aliens for publicity. But who's the marketing genius who thought Null the Living Darkness would make a good employee? And why won't anybody fire him? Battle lines are drawn at a fast food counter when the Fantastic Four stand between hungry citizens and an incredibly powerful, and incredibly belligerent, fast food cashier in, "Would You Like Living Darkness With That?"

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MARVELS: EYE OF THE CAMERA #3 (of 6)

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Kurt Busiek
Pencils: Jay Anacleto
Covers: Jay Anacleto
Colorists: Brian Haberlin
Letters: Comicraft

"SHADOWS WITHIN", Part 3 of 6
The Punisher. Wolverine. Elektra. As the sequel to the classic Marvel series continues, Phil Sheldon watches the Marvel Universe get darker, more dangerous...at the same time as he faces devastating personal news. Can he make the public see the marvels for the heroes they are to him? Or is it a lost cause? Phil and Ben Urich run a desperate race through Manhattan to cover the news -- but for Phil, it may be the last time...

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MARVELS: EYE OF THE CAMERA #3 (of 6) (Black and White Variant)

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Kurt Busiek
Pencils: Jay Anacleto
Covers: Jay Anacleto
Colorists: Brian Haberlin
Letters: Comicraft

"SHADOWS WITHIN", Part 3 of 6
The Punisher. Wolverine. Elektra. As the sequel to the classic Marvel series continues, Phil Sheldon watches the Marvel Universe get darker, more dangerous...at the same time as he faces devastating personal news. Can he make the public see the marvels for the heroes they are to him? Or is it a lost cause? Phil and Ben Urich run a desperate race through Manhattan to cover the news -- but for Phil, it may be the last time...

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MS. MARVEL VOLUME 2 #35

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Brian Reed
Pencils: Patrick Oliffe
Covers: Stephane Roux
Inkers: Serge Lapointe
Colorists: Rainier Beredo
Letters: Dave Sharpe

A mass suicide by a branch of the Church of Hala has claimed the lives of twenty families. With Captain Marvel gone, Carol Danvers investigates this tragedy performed in his name, putting her directly in the path of would be Captain Marvel replacement: Noh Varr.

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NEW AVENGERS #49

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

Luke Cage must find his child and he will do anything he has to to bring her home safely... including teaming up with the one person he has sworn vengeance against. Building to the bombastic 50th anniversary issue. Brought to you by Brian Michael Bendis and Billy Tan!

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