PREVIEW: Comics for 10/21/2009

ARCHIE COMICS
02 - Archie #602 (3 of 6)
02 - Betty & Veronica Double Digest #175
02 - Sonic Universe #9
02 - Tales From Riverdale Digest #35

BOOM! STUDIOS
03 - Farscape: Gone & Back #4 (of 4)
03 - Poe #4 (of 4)
03 - Swordsmith Assassin #3 (of 4)

DARK HORSE COMICS
03 - Beasts Of Burden #2
04 - Citizen Rex #4 (of 6)
04 - Hellboy Library Edition Volume 3: Conqueror Worm And Strange Places HC
04 - Noir: An Anthology Of Crime Comics TP
04 - Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic #46 (Part 2 of 2)
05 - Sugarshock (One Shot)
05 - Zero Killer #6

DC COMICS
12 - Azrael Volume 2 #1 - added 10/20/2009
12 - Batman: The Unseen #2 (of 5) - added 10/20/2009
05 - Final Crisis Aftermath: Dance #6 (of 6)
05 - Justice League Of America Volume 2 #38 - updated 10/20/2009
12 - Power Girl Volume 2 #6 (3 of 3) - added 10/20/2009

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
11 - Garth Ennis' The Complete Battlefields Volume 1 HC - added 10/19/2009
11 - The Lone Ranger And Tonto Volume 2 #3 - added 10/19/2009
11 - Savage Tales Of Red Sonja TP - added 10/19/2009

IDW PUBLISHING
12 - Angel vs Frankenstein (One Shot) - added 10/20/2009
06 - Detectives Inc HC
13 - G.I. Joe Volume 4 #10 - added 10/20/2009
10 - G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes #1 - updated 10/20/2009
13 - The Last Resort #3 Mature Readers - added 10/20/2009
13 - Star Trek: Nero #3 - added 10/20/2009
13 - The Transformers: Tales Of The Fallen #3 (of 5) - added 10/20/2009

MARVEL COMICS
06 - Amazing Spider-Man Volume 2 #609
06 - Dark Avengers #10
06 - Dark Reign: The List: Hulk
07 - Dark Wolverine #79 (2 of 3)
07 - Deadpool: Merc With A Mouth #4
07 - Incredible Hulk Volume 3 #603
07 - Invincible Iron Man #19
08 - Mighty Avengers #30
08 - Punisher Noir #3
08 - Skrull Kill Krew Volume 2 #5 (of 5)
08 - Spider-Woman Volume 4 #2
14 - The Stand: Soul Survivors #1 (of 5) - added 10/21/2009
09 - Thunderbolts #137
09 - Wolverine: Origins #41 (1 of 5)
09 - X-Men: Legacy #228 (2 of 4)

ONI PRESS
10 - Resurrection Volume 2 #4 - added 10/18/2009

RED 5 COMICS
09 - Beautiful Creatures #2

TH3RD WORLD STUDIOS
14 - The Stuff Of Legend #2 - added 10/21/2009

TITAN BOOKS
14 - Lenore Volume 1: Noogies HC - added 11/11/2009

ARCHIE #602 (3 of 6)

Publisher: Archie Comics
Writers: Michael Uslan
Pencils: Stan Goldberg
Covers: Stan Goldberg

"ARCHIE MARRIES VERONICA: IT'S TWINS", Part 3 of 6
You've witnessed the engagement and wedding of Archie and Veronica, prepare for the most major event yet: Archie and Veronica are having a baby! Strike that, they're having babies... twins! You haven't had a taste of parenthood until you've seen it done Archie-style! Who will the happy couple pick to be godparents? Can Archie get through Lamaze class without causing a commotion? Never mind that * can he make it through the actual birth without full-scale panic? Mixed in with the patented Archie humor is the poignancy of parents sharing the milestones of childhood, like baby's first words and first steps. And wait until you see how the proud new grandparents react! It's the thrilling conclusion to the biggest Archie Comics story since the famous 'Love Showdown'... but it may be only the beginning!"

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Source: Comics Continuum


BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #175

Publisher: Archie Comics
Writers: Kathleen Webb, Angelo DeCesare, Mike Pellowski, various
Pencils: Jeff Shultz, various
Covers: Dan Parent

"DIARY DILEMMA"
Veronica finds Betty's diary... but will she find the time to read it?

"DRIVEN TO DISTRACTION"
When her driving privileges are revoked, Veronica counts on Archie and Reggie for rides... and the boys can count on Veronica 'driving' them crazy with her need to stop at every sale!

"GIFT GOOF"
Big Moose proves he doesn't have a 'gift' for buying presents!

Plus: Other new and classic tales!

Bonus: Puzzles, games and pin-ups!"

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Source: Comics Continuum


SONIC UNIVERSE #9

Publisher: Archie Comics
Writers: Ian Flynn
Pencils: Tracy Yardley
Covers: Patrick Spaziante

"ECHOES OF THE PAST", Part 1
Knuckles makes a triumphant return in this thrilling spin-off tale! Knuckles presses into the heart of the desert to find the sinister secrets of his hated enemy, Dr. Finitivus, but what he finds leads to a deeper mystery... and deadly danger! With Knuckles away, it's up to Vector to protect the Master Emerald from the newest threat... but who, or what, are they? It's the pulse-pounding start of the next epic story arc!

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Source: Comics Continuum


TALES FROM RIVERDALE DIGEST #35

Publisher: Archie Comics
Writers: George Gladir, Mike Pellowski, Various
Pencils: Fernando Ruiz, Stan Goldberg, Various
Covers: Fernando Ruiz

"THIS TWIRLING WORLD"
Archie brings sign twirling to new heights… but what goes up must come down, and Mr. Lodge is convinced those signs will land on Veronica!

"GOOD TASTE IN CARS"
Pop Tate’s new hybrid van is good for the environment and the Chock’lit Shop’s business, as the eco-friendly fuel sends a French fry smell through the air!

PLUS: Other new and classic tales!

BONUS: Puzzles, games and pin-ups!

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Source: Comics Continuum

FARSCAPE: GONE & BACK #4 (of 4)

Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Writers: Rockne S. O'Bannon, Keith DeCandido
Pencils: Tommy Patterson
Covers: Dennis Calero, Joe Corroney

Part 4 of 4
John Crichton and Aeryn Sun...together again for the first time! Crichton, Zhaan, D'Argo and the tracker Roiin have infiltrated the Peacekeeper ship, and they have found Lieutenant Sun! What does she do when she comes to face with a stranger who says he's loved her for years?

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Source: Comic Book Resources


POE #4 (of 4)

Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Writers: J. Barton Mitchell
Pencils: Dean Kotz
Covers: Jeffrey Spokes, J.K. Woodward

Part 4 of 4
He created Horror. Find out how horror created him... as our intrepid author Edgar Allen Poe delves into the dark side of man. It's the final showdown between the Red Death and Poe, time begins to run out! Will Poe live to tell the tale?

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Source: Comics Continuum


SWORDSMITH ASSASSIN #3 (of 4)

Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Writers: Andrew Cosby, Michael Alan Nelson
Pencils: Ayhan Hayrula
Covers: Dennis Calero, John Nofsinger

Part 3 of 4
Toshiro Ono has spent his life making the best swords that have ever been forged and selling them to the highest bidder. But when his family is killed by a blade of his own making... Toshiro will do whatever it takes to make sure none of his swords ever kill again.

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Source: Comics Continuum


BEASTS OF BURDEN #2

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Writers: Evan Dorkin
Pencils: Jill Thompson
Covers: Evan Dorkin
Colorists: Jill Thompson

When some pups go missing, it’s up to a ragtag team of dogs and . . . a cat to get at the heart of this mystery that reveals horrors greater than they could have ever anticipated. Turns out these pups aren’t the first good-natured animals to disappear in recent weeks, and it’s going to take some strong will, determination, and straight-up heroics to unravel this peculiar case.

Adventure, mystery, horror, and humor thrive on every page of Beasts of Burden -- a comic-book series that will capture readers’ hearts and haunt their dreams.

The Eisner Award-winning story gets its own series!

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Source: Comic Book Resources

CITIZEN REX #4 (of 6)

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Writers: Mario Hernandez, Gilbert Hernandez
Pencils: Gilbert Hernandez
Covers: Gilbert Hernandez

Part 4 of 6
Mario and Gilbert Hernandez’s peek into a weird and sexy future keeps heating up!

Who are the Truth Takers? What is the Cloud Room? Why has Citizen Rex returned from exile? How much longer before the clashing robot and human rights protests tear our fair city apart? Prepare for these questions to be replaced by a whole set of new ones in “The Truth May Disturb You,” the latest chapter in this Hernandez sci-fi spectacular!

* “Hernandez’s art is as assured and potent as ever; he draws in black-and-white as if color had never been invented.”—ComicMix

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Source: Dark Hose Comics


HELLBOY LIBRARY EDITION VOLUME 3: CONQUEROR WORM AND STRANGE PLACES HC

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
By: Mike Mignola

Hellboy Library Edition Volume 3 collects three pivotal stories of Hellboy's journey, as he leaves behind the world of men and journeys into the unknown: the award-winning Conqueror Worm, which brings back some of Hellboy's earliest foes, in the story that ends his career with the B.P.R.D. and marks his first run-in with the fan-favorite masked hero Lobster Johnson; the haunting fairy tale The Third Wish; and The Island, a dark and surreal glimpse into the true origin of the Right Hand of Doom and Hellboy's own destiny; along with a new, expanded sketchbook of never-before-seen Mignola artwork.

* Includes over thirty pages of new sketchbook material!

2009 Eisner Award nominee-Best Publication Design and Best Graphic Album/Reprint

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Source: Dark Horse Comics


NOIR: AN ANTHOLOGY OF CRIME COMICS TP

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
By: Various

The biggest names in comics crime fiction assemble for an anthology of original tales of murder and deceit, presented in glorious black-and-white!

Comics luminaries Brian Azzarello (100 Bullets), Ed Brubaker (Criminal, Sleeper), David Lapham (Stray Bullets), Rick Geary (A Treasury of Victorian Murder), Chris Offutt (HBO's True Blood), and Paul Grist (Kane) show why they're masters of the genre, while newer talents like Jeff Lemire (Essex County), M. K. Perker (Cairo, Air), and Alex de Campi (Smoke) reveal their surprising dark sides. Aided and abetted by some of the most gifted slatherers of thick, black India ink in the field, such as Sean Phillips (Criminal), Eduardo Barreto (Cobb), Dean Motter (Mister X), and more, this gang is headed straight for the bad parts of town, and you're invited along for the ride!

* The latest in Dark Horse's Eisner Award-nominated series of anthologies by top creators!

* Features original work by the greatest writers and artists in crime comics of the modern era!

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Source: Dark Horse Comics


STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC #46 (Part 2 of 2)

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Writers: John Jackson Miller
Pencils: Brian Ching
Covers: Jim Pavelec
Colorists: Michael Atiyeh

"DESTROYER", Part 2 of 2
A captive of the slaver organization the Crucible, Zayne Carrick is finding there is much more to his friend Jarael’s past than she revealed. Specifically, a Crucible trainer called Chantique is looking to settle a score, and she believes that Zayne could be key in that objective. Her plan will have him desperately attempting to resolve the psychic attack that she, the Crucible, and fellow slaves have waged in his mind -- all while he fights for his life!

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Source: Dark Horse Comics

SUGARSHOCK (One Shot)

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Writers: Joss Whedon
Pencils: Fábio Moon
Covers: Fábio Moon

Originally presented in the first online issues of MySpace Dark Horse Presents, for which it won the Eisner Award for Best Web Comic, Sugarshock tells the story of a rock band led by charismatic but crazy Dandelion Naizen, a hyperactive singer/songwriter possessed of a mean hatred of Vikings (don’t ask) and a mission for a secret government agency that may only exist in her head. But when her band, which includes a robot bass player, is enlisted in an intergalactic battle of the bands -- emphasis on battle -- Dandelion gets to prove herself as both singer and soldier.

This is Joss Whedon at his funniest and most hyperactive, with writing that bursts off the page in a way seldom seen in comics. Multiple Eisner Award winner Fábio Moon delivers the outrageous story with equal energy, as well as providing a fourteen-page look at his process, with never-before-seen character designs, page layouts, and promotional images.

Joss Whedon’s Eisner award-winning story gets its own comic!

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Source: Dark Horse Comics


ZERO KILLER #6

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Writers: Arvid Nelson
Pencils: Matt Camp
Covers: Matt Camp
Colorists: Dave Stewart

Thirty-four years after a massive nuclear war, New York City is submerged in caustic water and dominated by brutal gangs who live in the city’s battered skyscrapers. Zero usually works in this melted metropolis as a “trash man,” hunting down renegade gang members, but he embarks on a strange mission for an overseas ruler. While America is scorched by nuclear fires and far from recovering, Africa is a mythical land of civilization and safety -- but in order to get to this faraway paradise, Zero needs to find a mysterious metal briefcase. He’s made himself the target of just about every powerful gangster in town, but Zero is determined and driven by ghosts from his past. With a little help from Stark, his young, unwanted partner, he just might pull it off -- and settle some old scores while he’s at it!

Arvid Nelson’s tale of a twisted, alternate future comes to an end!

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Source: Dark Horse Comics


FINAL CRISIS AFTERMATH: DANCE #6 (of 6)

Publisher: DC Comics
Writers: Joe Casey
Pencils: ChrisCross, Rob Stull, Marc Deering
Covers: Stanley "Artgerm" Lau
Colorists: Snakebite
Letters: Sal Cipriano

"SUPER MEGA FINALE... OLYMPUS PENDING", Part 6 of 6
Super Young Team to action! The group rallies for a stand against a villain they have no hope of beating in this final issue! And even if they survive, they're poised to learn an even harder lesson about the true price of fame

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Source: Comic Book Resources


JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA VOLUME 2 #38

Publisher: DC Comics
Writers: James Robinson
Pencils: Mark Bagley
Covers: Mark Bagley, Andy Kubert

A new era begins for the World's Greatest Heroes as superstars James Robinson (STARMAN, SUPERMAN) and Mark Bagley (TRINITY, Ultimate Spider-Man) take over! It all begins as a one-time member of the JLA falls before he can warn the team of looming peril while what's left of the JLA journeys to the heart of their past to decide if the team has any future at all.

Of course, that means this is the best time for a savage villain from the team's past to attack the demoralized heroes! The team will have to muster enough will to win not only today, but in the harrowing months to come. It's the start of a spanking new odyssey for the JLA that will lead in the coming months to a fresh line-up for DC's flagship team. Get onboard now for the next epic chapter of the Justice League's legacy!

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Justice League Of America Volume 2 #38, Additional Page 6

UPDATED: 10/20/2009 - added pages 1-4; updated covers

Source: Comic Book Resources, Comics Continuum

DETECTIVES INC HC

Publisher: IDW Publishing
Writers: Don McGregor
Pencils: Marshall Rogers, Gene Colan
Covers: Marshall Rogers

Detectives Inc. is the groundbreaking story of two New York private detectives, Ted Denning and Bob Rainier. It is as provocative and relevant today as when it was first released nearly 30 years ago. Detectives Inc. was one of the first graphic novels to deal realistically with homosexuality, bisexuality, abortion, race relations, and domestic violence.

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Source: Comics Continuum


AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOLUME 2 #609

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Marc Guggenheim
Pencils: Marco Chechetto, Luke Ross
Covers: Adi Granov

As Raptor tightens the noose on Peter and those he loves, the turbulent days of the Clone Saga comes back to haunt Peter Parker in part two of this three part epic!

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Source: Newsarama


DARK AVENGERS #10

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Brian Michael Bendis
Pencils: Mike Deodato
Covers: Mike Deodato
Colorists: Rainier Beredo
Letters: Cory Petit

Oh hey, you know how Norman Osborn was once the Green Goblin but he got it under control and now he’s one of the most powerful people in the free world? Oh, and you know that whole thing about him being a ticking time bomb who could snap at any minute? Yeah... you might want to check this issue out. The smash hit of the year continues!!

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Source: Comic Book Resources, Comic Book Resources


DARK REIGN: THE LIST: HULK

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Greg Pak
Pencils: Ben Oliver
Covers: Ben Oliver, Frank Cho
Colorists: Justin Ponsor
Letters: Simon Bowland

Norman Osborn thought he had a plan for keeping the Green Goliath from mussing his wavy coif -- but he forgot about the Hulk's most dangerous incarnation. Now the H.A.M.M.E.R. comes down as Banner and Skaar face Osborn's deadliest femme fatales in a monumental battle of brawn and brains. Plus a reprinting of Amazing Spider-Man #14, the first appearance of the Green Goblin & guest-starring The Hulk.

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Source: Comic Book Resources, Newsarama

DARK WOLVERINE #79 (2 of 3)

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Marjorie Liu, Daniel Way
Pencils: Stephen Segovia
Covers: Greg Land, Francesco Mattina (Incentive), Daniel Acuna (Incentive)
Colorists: Marte Gracia
Letters: Cory Petit

"MY HERO", Part 2 of 3
The unimaginable has happened—both Daken and Norman's plans have backfired! Now the victim of his own manipulations—beat almost to death by a gang of second-rate villains—Daken is forced to make an almost impossible admission: this "hero" thing is harder than it looks! But will digging himself out of the hole he's put himself in restore his pride—or ruin him forever?

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Source: Comic Book Resources, Newsarama, Marvel Comics


DEADPOOL: MERC WITH A MOUTH #4

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Victor Gischler
Pencils: Bong Dazo
Covers: Arthur Suydam
Colorists: Matt Milla
Letters: Jeff Eckleberry

"HEAD TRIP", Part 4
Things just keep getting more savage in the Savage Land for poor old Wade. Not only does a crack squad of Hydra shock troops want to put the smackdown on our boy Deadpool, but the cavemen want back their god (i.e. the severed-but-still annoying head of the Marvel Zombies Deadpool) and have turned out the troops, spears ready to fly. Even with Ka-Zar's help, it's going to be a close one. To make matters worse, “Severed Headpool” can't keep his teeth to himself. One hungry bite can bring a world of hurt down on top of Deadpool and the luscious Dr. Betty.

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Source: Comic Book Resources


INCREDIBLE HULK VOLUME 3 #603

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Greg Pak, Fred Van Lente
Pencils: Ariel Olivetti, Michael Ryan
Covers: Ariel Olivetti, Salvador Espin (Incentive)
Colorists: Ariel Olivetti
Letters: Simon Bowland

"SMASH MEETS SNIKT"
Smash meets slash as Banner and Skaar finally come fist-to-claw with Logan and Daken! But will the battle royale come down to Wolverines versus Hulks -- or fathers versus sons? Anything's possible as the Marvel Universe's most insane father/son duos throw down! Plus, in the SAVAGE SHE-HULK backup by Fred Van Lente and Michael Ryan, Lyra continues the search for Jennifer Walters!

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Source: Comic Book Resources


INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #19 (12 of 12)

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

"WORLD'S MOST WANTED: INTO THE WHITE [EINSTEIN ON THE BEACH]", Part 12 of 12
Everything ends.

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Source: Comic Book Resources

MIGHTY AVENGERS #30

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Christos Gage, Dan Slott
Pencils: Sean Chen
Covers: Marko Djurdjevic
Colorists: John Rauch
Letters: Dave Lanphear

"THE UNSPOKEN", Part 4
AVENGERS ASSEMBLE! As the epic battle with The Unspoken threatens all of Earth, the team-up you've been waiting for finally happens as members of the Mighty Avengers, New Avengers, Young Avengers, and the Avengers Initiative unite to fight a foe that no single hero could withstand! How can we fit so many Avengers in one issue? Against the most powerful Inhuman of all, with the greatest weapon in history, do they have a choice? All that plus a special appearance by the Dark Avengers.

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Mighty Avengers #30, Cover
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Mighty Avengers #30, Page 6

Source: Comic Book Resources


PUNISHER NOIR #3

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Frank Tieri
Pencils: Paul Azaceta
Covers: Tim Bradstreet, Dennis Calero
Colorists: Nick Filardi
Letters: Joe Sabino

"TWO DOWN..."
The Punisher has cut a bloody swath through the organized crime families of prohibition-era New York City and now they’re starting to fight back. Does Frank have what it takes to take down Jigsaw and Barracuda? The real question is, will there be anything left of him, if he does?

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Punisher Noir #3, Bradstreet Cover
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Punisher Noir #3, Page 5
Punisher Noir #3, Page 6

Source: Comic Book Resources, Marvel Comics


SKRULL KILL KREW VOLUME 2 #5 (5 of 5)

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Adam Felber
Pencils: Mark Robinson
Covers: Mario Alberti, Kenneth Rocafort (Incentive)
Colorists: Andres Mossa
Letters: Joe Caramagna

Part 5 of 5
It’s just a bloody mess as the ridiculously over-the-top Krew of Skrull Killers finally confronts an enemy that may be too much for them to handle. The cover has a cow with a gun mouth…and that’s nowhere NEAR the weirdest thing in the issue.

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Skrull Kill Krew Volume 2 #5, Alberti Cover
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Skrull Kill Krew Volume 2 #5, Page 5
Skrull Kill Krew Volume 2 #5, Page 6

Source: Comic Book Resources


SPIDER-WOMAN VOLUME 4 #2

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Brian Michael Bendis
Pencils: Alex Maleev
Covers: Alex Maleev
Colorists: Matt Hollingsworth
Letters: Cory Petit

The Eisner award winning team of Bendis and Maleev (DAREDEVIL, HALO) unveil a big new chapter in the life of Jessica Drew as she heads to Madripoor to do SWORD's dirty work. Based on the ground-breaking motion comic and featuring all new material. And guest starring Spider-Man!!

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Spider-Woman Volume 4 #2, Cover
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Spider-Woman Volume 4 #2, Page 6
Spider-Woman Volume 4 #2, Page 7
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Spider-Woman Volume 4 #2, Additional Page 1 (no text, from Major)
Spider-Woman Volume 4 #2, Additional Page 2 (no text, from Major)
Spider-Woman Volume 4 #2, Additional Page 3 (no text, from Major)

Source: Comic Book Resources, Major Spoilers

THUNDERBOLTS #137

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Rick Remender
Pencils: Mahmud Asrar
Covers: Francesco Mattina
Letters: Comicraft

Meet the newest Thunderbolts…Power Man and Iron Fist?! Norman Osborn, in need of a powerful duo to send on a top secret mission, makes the former Heroes for Hire a deal they can't refuse! Luke Cage and Danny Rand have no choice but to become Osborn's personal assassins! What could have caused all this? Fan favorite writer Rick Remender (PUNISHER) and rising-star artist Mahmud A. Asrar (NOVA ANNUAL #1) spill all the secrets—and some blood--in this 100 proof blow-out!

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Thunderbolts #137, Cover
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Thunderbolts #137, Page 5
Thunderbolts #137, Page 6

Source: Comic Book Resources


WOLVERINE: ORIGINS #41 (1 of 5)

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Daniel Way
Pencils: Doug Braithwaite
Covers: Doug Braithwaite
Colorists: Andy Troy
Letters: Cory Petit

"SEVEN THE HARD WAY", Part 1 of 5
The events of the previous issues have made it clear—in excruciatingly painful detail—to Wolverine that it’s time for a change in tactics. Romulus knows Wolverine too well; any plan that Wolverine could come up with, Romulus would anticipate. The solution? Use someone else’s plan—a plan that requires the participation of several different and very unlikely characters plucked from all corners of the Marvel Universe. But some of these characters won’t exactly be willing to participate. Take Hulk, for example…

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Wolverine: Origins #41, Cover
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Wolverine: Origins #41, Page 5
Wolverine: Origins #41, Page 6

Source: Comic Book Resources


X-MEN: LEGACY #228 (2 of 4)

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writers: Mike Carey
Pencils: Daniel Acuna
Covers: Daniel Acuna

"DEVIL AT THE CROSSROADS", Part 2 of 4
Emplate is back and he’s out for blood. More specifically, for mutant bone marrow. And with the X-Men still reeling from Utopia, he may have picked the perfect time to come calling.

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X-Men: Legacy #228, Cover
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Source: Comic Book Resources


BEAUTIFUL CREATURES #2

Publisher: Red 5 Comics
Writers: Kurtis Wiebe
Pencils: Ash Jackson
Covers: Ash Jackson
Colorists: Frank Zigarelli
Letters: Frank Zigarelli

Four beautiful college girls must unravel the mystery of the ancient mythic creatures living inside them. Their quest leads to a final showdown between the coeds and the minions of a power from the Dark Ages.

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Beautiful Creatures #2, Page 5
Beautiful Creatures #2, Page 6
Beautiful Creatures #2, Page 7

Source: Major Spoilers

G.I. JOE: SNAKE EYES #1

Publisher: IDW Publishing
Writers: Ray Park, Kevin Van Hook
Pencils: Lee Ferguson, Marc Deering
Covers: Lee Ferguson
Colorists: J. Brown
Letters: Robbie Robbins

"YOU CAN'T GO HOME AGAIN"
RAY PARK, the man who plays SNAKE EYES in the movie, teams with Kevin VanHook and Lee Ferguson to deliver an epic miniseries of Snake Eyes before the events of the film!

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G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes #1, Cover
G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes #1, Photo Incentive Cover
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G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes #1, Page 4
G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes #1, Page 5
G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes #1, Page 6 (from CC)

UPDATED: 10/20/2009 - added page 6

Source: Comic Book Resources, Comics Continuum


RESURRECTION VOLUME 2 #4

Publisher: Oni Press
Writers: Marc Guggenheim
Pencils: Justin Greenwood
Covers: Justin Greenwood

Tensions mount as Red Lion is attacked by Road Agents. How will Susanne deal with the sudden arrival of her worst nightmares? The turmoil forces Ben and Sara to follow Morrell into the deeper recesses of the Red Lion Bank, where they discover the stakes are much, much higher than they knew.

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Resurrection Volume 2 #4, Cover
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Resurrection Volume 2 #4, Page 4
Resurrection Volume 2 #4, Page 5
Resurrection Volume 2 #4, Page 6

Source: Comics Continuum