PREVIEW: Comics for 08/05/2009

HOUSE OF M: MASTERS OF EVIL #1 (of 4)

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Christos Gage
Pencils: Manuel Garcia, Jesse Delperdang
Covers: Mike Perkins
Colorists: Nathan Fairbairn
Letters: Dave Sharpe

Part 1 of 4
Hot on the heels of the last two acclaimed minis, House of M returns! You’ve seen how the mutants and the heroes were changed in the world ruled by Magneto...but what about the villains? Their story stands revealed at last as The Hood assembles a gang of the deadliest Sapien super-criminals: Madame Masque, The Absorbing Man, Titania, The Wrecking Crew, Nitro, Constrictor, The Sandman, Crossbones and more! At first, their goal is simple: get rich and get away with it. But their very first job may lead somewhere none of them expected...and incur the wrath of the House of M itself!

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Source: Comic Book Resources


HULK VOLUME 2 #13

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Jeph Loeb
Pencils: Ed McGuinness
Covers: Ed McGuinness, Michael Golden (Incentive)
Inkers: Tom Palmer
Colorists: Chris Giarrusso
Letters: Comicraft

A DARK REIGN SPECIAL from the superstar team of Jeph Loeb, Ed McGuinness and Tom Palmer! After the shocking ending of INCREDIBLE HULK 600 where <>, Norman Osborn wants the truth. He sends ARES, The God of War to find it…even if it means killing anybody who stands in their way. If you're a HULK fan -- this is one issue you can't miss!

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Source: Comic Book Resources


INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #16 (9 of 12)

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Matt Fraction
Pencils: Salvador Larroca
Covers: Salvador Larroca
Colorists: Frank D'Armata
Letters: Joe Caramagna

"WORLD'S MOST WANTED: TITAN OF THE NUCLEAR AGE, Part 9 of 12
WORLD'S MOST WANTED continues! Tony and Pepper, trapped in Tunguska by Madame Masque, play the ultimate game of truth or dare at the business end of a very loaded gun. Is Tony strong enough and smart enough to escape the clutches of a woman who burns to see him suffer? And halfway around the world, the Black Widow joins Maria Hill, and they summon the most good of all the good guys...CAPTAIN AMERICA! But is he willing to come to Tony's aid?

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IRON MAN & THE ARMOR WARS #1 (of 4)

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Joe Caramagna
Pencils: Craig Rousseau
Covers: Skottie Young
Colorists: Chris Sotomayor
Letters: Dave Sharpe

Part 1 of 4
Cash, cars, boats, houses…Tony Stark has got it all. The only thing that could ruin his day? If every single one of his IRON MAN armors were stolen, and then turned against him. Join us for a nail-biting, strapped-to-your-seat adventure as Tony battles his greatest creations, and tries to discover who could (gasp) OUTSMART him!?!?

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Source: Comic Book Resources

LUKE CAGE NOIR #1

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Mike Benson, Adam Glass
Pencils: Shawn Martinbrough
Covers: Dennis Calero, Tim Bradstreet
Inkers: Shawn Martinbrough
Colorists: Nick Filardi
Letters: Cory Petit

"MOON OVER HARLEM"
A lot can change in ten years. And rarely for the better. Local legend, Luke Cage, invincible, unstoppable, unflappable, finds that out the hard way when he returns to the mean streets of Prohibition-era Harlem after a ten-year stretch in Riker’s Island. All he wants is to be back in the loving arms of his woman, but certain powerful men have different plans for Cage. Willis Stryker, Cage’s childhood friend turned Godfather of Harlem, wants him on his crew, and under his thumb. And wealthy white socialite Randall Banticoff, whose wife is now very dead, murdered in a Harlem alley, wants Cage to investigate her death. Cage is about to learn that coming home is never easy, and to survive he might just have to kill a whole lot of people.

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THE TROJAN WAR #4 (of 5)

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Roy Thomas
Pencils: Miguel Angel Sepulveda, Jason Martin
Covers: Dennis Calero
Colorists: Artur Fujita
Letters: Dave Sharpe

Part 4 of 5
At last—an awe-inspiring retelling of perhaps the most famous scene from ancient Greek literature! The Trojans are unsure what to do with the wooden horse left inside their city’s walls. Some want to burn it, others to dedicate it to the goddess Athena. Then, the Greek warriors emerge from the horse and sack Troy itself! The triumphant Greek army sails away as a vengeful Athena plans to destroy them on the high seas! Thus is born the legend of—the Trojan Horse!

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ULTIMATUM: FANTASTIC FOUR REQUIEM (One Shot)

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Joe Pokaski
Pencils: Robert Atkins, Mark Morales
Covers: Pasqual Ferry
Letters: Rus Wooton

re • qui • em (noun) A song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to the departed. With the catastrophes wrought by Ultimatum, does this spell the end for the first family of the Ultimate U? Plus: Whatever happened to Johnny Storm?

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ULTIMATUM: X-MEN REQUIEM (One Shot)

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Aron E. Coleite
Pencils: Ben Oliver
Covers: Mark Brooks
Colorists: Edgar Delgado
Letters: Comicraft

Endcap to the ground-breaking series that helped launch the Ultimate Universe! Does the dream die with the man? How do you continue on when you've lost everything? In the aftermath of Ultimatum, the surviving members of the X-Men say goodbye to their loved ones, pay homage to their memory and try to figure out what happens next.

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WAR MACHINE VOLUME 2 #8

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Greg Pak
Pencils: Leonardo Manco
Covers: Francesco Matt Mattina
Colorists: Frank Martin
Letters: Joe Caramagna

Guest-starring Ronin, Mockingbird, Tigra and Wonder Man! When one of your old teammates turns into a one man army determined to take out a major target on US soil, what's a former West Coast Avenger to do? Howzabout stage the most insanely explosive intervention in Marvel history? Don't miss the mayhem as Jim Rhodes' best friends from the past form a new crew to prevent War Machine from turning traitor in the book CBR.cc calls “a visual spectacle…it’s high octane, higher-caliber adventure”!

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WAR OF KINGS #6 (of 6)

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning
Pencils: Paul Pelletier
Covers: Brandon Peterson, Adi Granov (Incentive)
Inkers: Rick Magyar
Colorists: Wil Quintana
Letters: Joe Caramagna

Part 6 of 6
This is it – the big fight for all the cosmic marbles! Shi'Ar vs. Inhuman! Black Bolt vs. Vulcan! Who will rule? The fate of two intergalactic civilizations teeters on the brink, and the outcome of this conflict will send shockwaves throughout the Marvel Universe! Don’t miss the climactic chapter in what IGN.com calls: "Action-packed but intimate and character driven…this could very well be the textbook definition of how to execute major superhero storylines."

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Source: Newsarama

THE SPIRIT VOLUME 6 #32 (2 of 2)

Publisher: DC Comics
Writers: Mike Ploog
Pencils: Mike Ploog, Dan Green
Covers: Gene Ha

"THE CELTIC STONE", Part 2 of 2
The U.S. Army, the mystical Cormac and the beautiful Adios are all fighting to control the powerful Celtic Stone, and only one can walk away with it! Eisner colleague Mike Ploog wraps up his dizzying 2-parter – and the current volume of THE SPIRIT – with a bang… but stay tuned for a radical reinvention that will leave you breathless!

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JUSTICE LEAGUE: CRY FOR JUSTICE #2 (of 7)

Publisher: DC Comics
Writers: James Robinson
Pencils: Mauro Cascioli
Covers: Mauro Cascioli

Part 2 of 7
The team continues its proactive hunt for justice as the trail leads to an army of Super-Villains. But the big bad may be deadlier than all of the new team combined.

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THE BOYS #33

Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
Writers: Garth Ennis
Pencils: Carlos Ezquerra
Covers: Darick Robertson

"THE SELF-PRESERVATION SOCIETY", Part 3
With the rest of The Boys out of the picture, the surviving members of Payback find themselves at an advantage of four to one- unfortunately for them, the one is Butcher. As the carnage unfolds, Vought struggle with ongoing internal divisions, Hughie calls in reinforcements, and Annie finds herself up against the Seven's biggest guns- but an unexpected ally may yet save her honor...
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THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY #2

Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
Writers: Chuck Dixon
Pencils: Esteve Polls
Covers: Dennis Calero, Sergio Cariello

After delivering his bounty last issue, the Man is on a new trail, one the leads to a $5,000 bounty for Miles Devereaux, a thief of epic proportions.

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TERMINATOR: REVOLUTION TP

Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
Writers: Simon Furman
Pencils: Lui Antonio
Covers: Richard Isanove

Revolution tells a story set in the dark future of the Terminators and the present day where John Connor and his mother Sarah are on the run from the enemies sent against them from the future!

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SOLOMON GRUNDY #6 (of 7)

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

"DIED ON A SATURDAY!", Part 6 of 7
Death has come to Slaughter Swamp and his name is Frankenstein! But can Bizarro save Grundy before it's over? Will the Green Lantern interfere? And can Cyrus find his killer before the Blackest Night? The horror is coming to an end that Solomon Grundy fans will be talking about for years!

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Source: Newsarama


SUPERMAN: WORLD OF NEW KRYPTON #6 (of 12)

Publisher: DC Comics
Writers: Greg Rucka, James Robinson
Pencils: Pete Woods
Covers: Fernando Dagnino, Eddy Barrows (Incentive)

"CODENAME: PATRIOT", Part 1 of 4
It's chaos in Kandor as the 4-part "Codename: Patriot" storyline kicks off here and runs through the August Superman titles! Someone has been shot and Superman will stop at nothing to find the culprit! But when the shooter flees to Earth, can Superman stop him in time to prevent making the two planets even more hostile toward each other? Continued in ACTION COMICS #880!

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CHEW #3

Publisher: Image Comics
Writers: John Layman
Pencils: Rob Guillory
Covers: Rob Guillory

Amelia Mintz is a food critic and a Saboscrivner. That means she can write about food so accurately, so vividly and with such precision, people get the actual sensation of taste when reading her restaurant reviews. Since the government prohibition of poultry, she’s lost her enthusiasm for the culinary world, and only reviews restaurants with a “D” rating or less from the Health Department. Her last review caused half the city to projectile vomit, and sent hundreds to the hospital with severe food poisoning. Agent Tony Chu has been assigned to arrest Amelia Mintz, but there’s just one problem with that… he’s madly in love with her!

Presenting the weirdest comic you will read all month, and maybe the best, as the deliciously twisted new series about cops, crooks, cooks, cannibals and clairvoyants continues!
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DYNAMO 5 #23

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

The last time Dynamo 5 encountered Whiptail, they barely survived. Now they're faced with a Whiptail epidemic! Meanwhile, Father Gideon's sinister plan kicks into high gear.

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Source: Image Comics

JERSEY GODS #6

Publisher: Image Comics
Writers: Glen Brunswick
Pencils: Dan McDaid
Covers: Mike Allred

Will Zoe's intense desire to own the only Frank Lloyd Wright designed house in Cherry Hill drive a wedge between her and Barock's love before they even get off the ground? And just who in the heck is Hecticus? And why is he out to make Barock's life a living Hell in New Jersey? This is part one of "The Abandoned" - an exciting dramatic five part story arc that sets the new status quo on earth * it's a perfect jump on point for new readers. MARK WAID and JOE INFURNARI continue their exciting Gods of Neboron Civil War back-up story.

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Source: Image Comics


SAVAGE DRAGON VOLUME 2 #151

Publisher: Image Comics
Writers: Erik Larsen
Pencils: Erik Larsen
Covers: Erik Larsen

With Savage Dragon out of commission following his battle with OverLord, Dragon's kids, Malcolm and Angel, face the marauding menace of Mako! Plus Dart and the Golden Age Daredevil!

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Source: Image Comics


INCARNATE #1 (of 3)

Publisher: Radical Comics
Writers: Nick Simmons
Pencils: Nick Simmons, Matt Dalton
Covers: Jo Chen
Colorists: Brian Buccellato
Letters: Rob Steen

Part 1 of 3
From Nick Simmons, son of rock legend Gene Simmons and star of A&E’s GENE SIMMONS FAMILY JEWELS, comes a revolutionary new take on the undead.

Mot is a boy who cannot die.

Riddle him with bullets, burn him at the stake, douse him with napalm, hang him from the gallows…still, he will walk away.

Forever haunted by a mysterious doppelganger that no one else can see, Mot has wandered the world for centuries, searching for meaning and, perhaps, an end to his endless life.

He is a Revenant—an immortal, ageless creature that has existed since time immemorial. Their origins are a mystery—they have been worshipped as gods, feared as monsters, and scorned as devils. But they have always been there, living in plain sight, in the bright altars and dark corners of every ancient civilization since the beginning of humanity. There has never been a force on this earth that has been able to give them the death that Mot, secretly, seeks.

Until now.

Now, something is different. Now they are being hunted.

A shadow organization known only as Sanctum has discovered a way to kill the Revenants, and is carrying out a secret genocide that spans the globe. Mot, his protégé Connor, and the rest of the Revenants now must decide how to ensure their place at the top of the food chain.

Mot finds himself smack in the middle of an escalating war between mortals and immortals, neither of which he identifies with. Will he choose a side? Or will he be labeled a traitor, and be hunted down not only by humans, but by creatures as invulnerable and merciless as he is?

Nick Simmons’ breakout American Manga title reveals a world that challenges even the imagination, planting its tongue firmly in cheek, then biting it off...And swallowing it.
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THE AUTHORITY #13

Publisher: DC Comics/Wildstorm
Writers: Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning
Pencils: Simon Coleby, Cliff Rathburn
Covers: Simon Coleby

Kaizen Gamorra has become a scourge of World's End, possessing the bulk of the working technology on the planet. He hungers for more, however, and is willing to destroy any in his path to acquire it. He's set his sights on the Carrier – and The Authority have a fight on their hands they might not be able to win!

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Source: Comic Book Resources