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By The Editor
January 25, 2004 - 11:11
FINAL
ORDER CUT-OFF 3/4 (ON-SALE 3/24)
Marvel Previews #8
(for products on-sale JUNE, 2004)
FINAL ORDER
CUT-OFF 3/18 (ON SALE 4/7) [16]
Alpha Flight #2
Captain America &
The Falcon #2
* Elektra #35
Exiles #45
* Marvel Age: Fantastic
Four #1
Marvel Age: Spider-Man #2
* New X-Men #155
* Punisher: The End #1
Spider-Girl #72
Supreme Power #9
Thanos #9
Thor #77
Ultimate Spider-Man #56
* Uncanny X-Men #442
* WOLVERINE #13
X-Men Unlimited #2
FINAL ORDER
CUT-OFF 3/25 (ON SALE 4/14) [13]
Captain America #25
Emma Frost #10
* INCREDIBLE HULK #70
Iron Fist #2
* Iron Man #79
4 #4
She-Hulk #2
Spectacular Spider-Man
#13
* SPIDER-MAN #1
Thor: Son Of Asgard #3
Ultimate X-Men #44
* X-STATIX #21
X-Treme X-Men #45
FINAL ORDER CUT-OFF 4/1 (ON SALE 4/21) [13]
Cable/Deadpool #2
Captain Marvel #22
Daredevil #59
Elektra #36
* Fantastic Four #512
* Hawkeye #7
New Mutants #13
New X-Men #156
Runaways #14
Ultimate Spider-Man #57
Uncanny X-Men #443
Wolverine #14
FINAL ORDER CUT-OFF 4/8 (ON SALE 4/28) [20]
Amazing Spider-Man #507
Avengers #81
Avengers/Thunderbolts #3
* DAREDEVIL: FATHER #1
Human Torch #12
Incredible Hulk #71
Iron Man #80
* 4 #5
Mystique #13
NYX #5 (updated on sale date!)
The Punisher #5
Silver Surfer #8
Ultimate Fantastic Four
#5
* ULTIMATES V. 2 #1
Venom #13
Weapon X #22
Wolverine/Punisher #2
Wolverine: The End #4
X-Statix #22
X-Treme X-Men #46
FINAL ORDER
CUT-OFF 2/19 (ON SALE 4/7)
Marvel Masterworks:
The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 6 – Variant Edition
FINAL ORDER
CUT-OFF 3/11 (ON SALE 4/7)
Marvel Masterworks:
The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 6
Spider-Man Blue TPB
Spider-Man: Death of
Captain Stacy TPB
FINAL ORDER
CUT-OFF 3/18 (ON SALE 4/14)
* Marvel Age: Runaways Vol. 1 –
Pride & Joy Digest
* Marvel Age:
Sentinel Vol. 1 – Salvage Digest
* Marvel Age:
Spider-Girl Vol. 1 Digest
* Marvel Age:
Spider-Man Vol. 1 Digest
FINAL ORDER
CUT-OFF 3/25 (ON SALE 4/21)
* ESSENTIAL DAREDEVIL Vol. 2
Wolverine Vol. #2:
Coyote Crossing TPB
FINAL ORDER
CUT-OFF 4/1 (ON SALE 4/28)
* ESSENTIAL TOMB OF DRACULA
Vol. 2
Silver Surfer Vol. 1: Communion TPB
Spider-Man/Doctor Octopus:
Negative Exposure TPB
* THE ULTIMATES VOL. 2:
HOMELAND SECURITY TPB
* bold
indicates a new series, new story arc or key issue.
** ALL titles are Full Color (FC)
unless otherwise noted.
*** MARVEL PSR = Parental Supervision Recommended
MARVEL AGE
Welcome to the MARVEL
AGE, a new imprint of “ALL AGES” titles created
especially for new and young readers, but dynamic enough to captivate
even long-time fans. These exciting and most-of-all, FUN titles
feature some of the best Marvel stories of the last few years, as
well as new, contemporary versions of some of the greatest stories
from Marvel mythology. The MARVEL AGE continues this month with
MARVEL AGE: SPIDER-MAN #2, and the debut of MARVEL AGE: FANTASTIC
FOUR #1, revisiting classic Marvel stories, infused with stunning new
artwork featuring today’s highest production values and updated
scripts!
Not a new universe, not
a revamping and not an Ultimate line. It's a new Age in Marvel
Comics.
This month the MARVEL
AGE also means affordable 5x8” FULL COLOR digest-sized
collections of SPIDER-MAN and SPIDER-GIRL, and for readers ages 12
and up, SENTINEL & RUNAWAYS (all available in the trade paperback
section). More new MARVEL AGE comic books and collections will follow
in the coming months for boys & girls, fathers and sons and
mothers and daughters of all ages – brand new to the world of
comic books or life-long Marvel fans!
MARVEL AGE: SPIDER-MAN #2
Plot by LEE & DITKO
Script by DANIEL QUANTZ
Pencils by MARK BROOKS
In time for SPIDER-MAN
2, revisit the very first meeting of Spidey and Doc Ock in issue #2
of this new ALL AGES series. MARVEL AGE: SPIDER-MAN introduces new
and young readers to some of the greatest legends of the Marvel
Universe, with dynamic brand-new art and a contemporary sensibility.
32 PGS./ALL AGES$$2.25
UPC: 5960605505-00211
NEW
ONGOING SERIES!
Plot by LEE & KIRBY
Script by SEAN MCKEEVER
Cover & pencils by
MAKATO NAKATSUKA
The NEW MARVEL AGE
continues with the series that launched the first Marvel Age. Find
out just who the Fantastic Four are and how they came to be in this
modern ALL AGES retelling of a classic featuring new art and a new,
updated script!
When nuclear plants
around the globe are swallowed up by the Earth itself, it's up to the
Fantastic Four to take on the source of all the mayhem – the
Mole Man!
32 PGS./ALL AGES$$2.25
UPC: 59606 05541-00111
NEW
ONGOING SERIES!
MARVEL KNIGHTS
DAREDEVIL:
FATHER #1 (of 5 LS)
Written, illustrated &
CARDSTOCK cover by JOE QUESADA
Inks by Danny
Miki, color by Richard Isanove
In celebration
of Daredevil’s 40th Anniversary! Marvel Editor-in-Chief and
acclaimed writer of NYX Joe Quesada makes his long-awaited return to
the drawing board after nearly four years for a very special and very
personal DD tale. For the first time writing AND illustrating, DD
legend Quesada crafts a mystery set during the deadliest heat wave in
NYC history. A serial killer is on the loose pushing a city already
past its breaking point over the edge, and Daredevil must battle the
heat and fear to keep a crumbling Hell's Kitchen together$ by
any means necessary!
32 PGS./MARVEL
PSR$$3.50
ONE
OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED DD STORIES OF ALL TIME!
JOE
QUESADA's FIRST WRITTEN & ILLUSTRATED WORK!
SPIDER-MAN
#1
Written by MARK MILLAR
Covers & pencils by
TERRY DODSON
Superstars Mark Millar &
Terry Dodson team for SPIDER-MAN’s debut in an ongoing MARVEL
KNIGHTS series. This action-packed, hyper-realistic tale finds Peter
Parker forced to face the cruel realities that wearing the Spider-Man
mask and web-shooters brings to his personal life.
Featuring a brutal
confrontation between Spider-Man and the Green Goblin!
32 PGS./MARVEL PSR$$2.99
UPC: 5960605521-00111
NEW
ONGOING SERIES!
ONE
OF WIZARD’s TOP 10 BUZZ EVENTS OF 2004!
SPIDEY
vs. THE GREEN GOBLIN!
WOLVERINE
#13 & 14
Written by GREG RUCKA
Covers & pencils by
DARICK ROBERTSON
"FERAL" pts. 1
& 2
Somewhere in the
Canadian Wilderness lurks the one that got away – a creature
even wilder than Logan. Sabretooth has located her, and he's got the
scars to prove it. To bag this catch, however, he's going to need
help – Wolverine’s!
32 PGS. (each)/MARVEL
PSR+$$2.25 (each)
Issue #13 UPC:
5960605458-01311; #14: 5960605458-01411
NEW
STORY ARC! TWO BIG MARVEL KNIGHTS ISSUES!!
Featuring
the return of Sabretooth!
INCREDIBLE
HULK #70 & 71
Written by BRUCE JONES
Covers & pencils by
MIKE DEODATO Jr.
The MARVEL KNIGHTS HULK
era begins with a self-contained prologue to a 4-part story arc,
introducing a mysterious young man who just might hold the key to
Bruce Banner – and the Hulk's – future. Then in HULK #71,
the Hulk goes toe-to-toe with IRON MAN in a classic super hero
showdown!
32 PGS. (each)/MARVEL
PSR$$2.25 (each)
Issue #70 UPC:
5960604745-07011; #71: 5960604745-07111
NEW
STORY ARC! TWO ISSUES!!
X-STATIX
#21 & 22
Written by PETER
MILLIGAN
Covers & pencils by
MIKE ALLRED
"X-STATIX vs.
AVENGERS" pts. 1 & 2 (of 5)
Who's stronger? Who can
beat whom? Well, you're about to find out! And how!! To celebrate
their MARVEL KNIGHTS debut, America's favorite mutant team is about
to square off against Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in the rumble of
the century $ or at least the next four months!
32 PGS. (each)/MARVEL
PSR+$$2.99 (each)
Issue #21 UPC:
5960605332-02111; #22: 5960605332-02211
*
Captain America vs. The
Anarchist!
* Scarlet Witch vs. Dead Girl
* Hawkeye vs.
Vivisector
* Ant-Man vs. Venus Dee Milo
* Iron Man vs. Mister
Sensitive
* And the battle to end all battles: Doop vs. Thor!
NEW
STORY ARC! TWO ISSUES!!
4
#4
Written by ROBERTO
AGUIRRE-SACASA
Cover & pencils by
STEVE MCNIVEN
"WOLF AT THE DOOR"
pt. 4 (of 4)
The FF are still feeling
the aftershocks of having had their world turned upside down –
and Reed finds himself drawing strength from the memory of one of the
greatest men he’s ever known: his grandfather.
32 PGS./MARVEL PSR$$2.99
UPC: 5960605524-00411
TWO
ISSUES THIS MONTH!
4
#5
Written by ROBERTO
AGUIRRE-SACASA
Cover & pencils by
STEVE MCNIVEN
"THE PINE BARRENS"
pt. 1 (of 3)
Reed, Sue and Ben take
Franklin and a group of his friends camping in the Pine Barrens of
New Jersey. Their weekend getaway takes a terrifying turn, however,
when the campers realize that something otherworldly might be
stalking them in the woods. Could it be the mysterious Jersey Devil?
32 PGS./MARVEL PSR$$2.99
UPC: 5960605524-00511
NEW
STORY ARC!
ELEKTRA
#35
Written by ROBERT RODI
Pencils by JON PROCTOR
Cover by BRIAN
STELFREEZE
In this self-contained
prologue to a new story arc, Elektra visits her own grave and strives
to come to terms with her mysterious resurrection after having died
in Daredevil's arms.
32 PGS./MARVEL
PSR+$$2.99
UPC:
5960605132-03511
ELEKTRA
#36
Written by ROBERT RODI
Pencils by Joe Bennett
Cover artist TBD
In PART 1 of a new story
arc, a mysterious figure from Elektra's past arrives in NYC, seeking
Matt Murdock's help in finding her. But what Matt doesn’t
realize is he may be unwittingly helping Elektra back to the grave.
32 PGS./MARVEL
PSR+$$2.99
UPC: 5960605132-03611
NEW
STORY ARC! TWO ISSUES!!
Guest-starring
Daredevil!
DAREDEVIL
#59
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL
BENDIS
Cover & pencils by
ALEX MALEEV
"THE KING OF HELL’s
KITCHEN" pt. 4
Faced with the growing
threat of the Yakuza, Matt Murdock is on the comeback trail as he
teams up with some of NYC’s toughest heroes to take the fight
back!
32 PGS./MARVEL PSR$$2.99
UPC: 5960604706-05911
Guest-starring
Spider-Man, Power-Man & Iron Fist!
CELEBRATE
DD’s 40th anniversary!!
*
Look for a brand-new DD ESSENTIALS Volume in the Graphic Novels
Section!
CAPTAIN
AMERICA #25
Written by ROBERT
MORALES
Pencils by CHRIS BACHALO
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
"HOMELAND"
concludes with a showdown over biological weapons in Cuba, while
things heat up between Steve and Rebecca – and Cap faces a
life-changing decision!
32 PGS./MARVEL PSR$$2.99
UPC: 5960605153-02511
WOLVERINE/PUNISHER
#2 (of 5 LS)
Written by PETER
MILLIGAN
Pencils by LEE WEEKS
Cover by GARY FRANK
Deep in the South
American jungle there's a place of legend – a final refuge for
the nastiest of the nasty to disappear. Now, the Punisher and
Wolverine have stumbled upon it, and its residents – once
targets of the Punisher – couldn't be happier $or more
prepared!
32 PGS./MARVEL
PSR+$$2.99
UPC: 5960605520-00211
ULTIMATE
MARVEL
ULTIMATE
FANTASTIC FOUR #5
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL
BENDIS & MARK MILLAR
Pencils by ADAM KUBERT
Cover by BRYAN HITCH
As the first story arc
concludes, the fledgling "Fantastic Four" battle the Mole
Man. Plus: Learn the fate of Victor Van Damme!
32 PGS./ALL AGES$$2.25
UPC:
5960605499-00511
ULTIMATES
VOLUME 2 #1
Written by MARK MILLAR
Cover & pencils by
BRYAN HITCH
One year has passed
since the Chitauri invasion and much has changed inside the corridors
of the Triskelion, leading to questions about Iron Man's
health, Thor's "godhood" and the relationship between
Cap and the Wasp(?)! ULTIMATES Volume 2 focuses on the global
reaction to the team, and the burgeoning new super heroes and
super-teams like the Ultimate Defenders and Ultimate Captain Britain
popping up all over the world!
32 PGS./MARVEL
PSR+$$2.99
UPC: 5960605504-00111
THE
ULTIMATES' NEXT MAJOR STORY ARC & 13-PART VOLUME 2 BEGINS!
ONE
OF WIZARD's TOP 10 BUZZ EVENTS OF 2004!
*
Look for THE ULTIMATES v. 2: HOMELAND SECURITY TPB in the Graphic
Novels Section!
ULTIMATE
SPIDER-MAN #56 & 57
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL
BENDIS
Covers & pencils by
MARK BAGLEY
"SPIDER-MAN GOES
HOLLYWOOD" pts. 3 & 4 (of 5)
The Spider-Man movie is
in full-swing filming a big Spidey/Doc Ock action sequence. That is,
until the REAL wall-crawler & Doctor Octopus crash the set and
rumble behind the camera!
32 PGS. (each)/ALL
AGES$$2.25 (each)
Issue #56 UPC:
5960605031-05611; #57: 5960605031-05711
Guest-starring
director Sam Raimi, actor TobEy Maguire & producer Avi Arad!
ULTIMATE
X-MEN #44
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL
BENDIS
Cover & pencils by
DAVID FINCH
"NEW MUTANTS"
pt. 5 (of 6)
The U.S. Government
pulls out the BIG GUNS to deal with the mutant problem – i.e.
SENTINELS!
32 PGS./ALL AGES$$2.25
UPC: 5960605047-04411
X-MEN
UNCANNY
X-MEN #442 & 443
Written by CHUCK AUSTEN
Covers & pencils by
SALVADOR LARROCA
"OF DARKEST NIGHTS"
pts. 1 & 2 (of 2)
With the threat of
Magneto finally at an end, Professor X sets off to Genosha to
memorialize his greatest foe and oldest friend...something that
doesn't sit well at all with Wolverine!
32 PGS. (each)/MARVEL
PSR$$2.25 (each)
Issue #442 UPC:
5960602461-44211; #443: 5960602461-44311
TWO
ISSUES Guest-starring the Avengers!
NEW
STORY ARC SETS uP a NEW X-MEN ERA!
NEW
X-MEN #155 & 156
Written by CHUCK AUSTEN
Covers & pencils by
SALVADOR LARROCA
"BRIGHT NEW
MOURNING" pts. 1 & 2 (of 2)
In the aftermath of
Magneto's rampage upon NYC and the Xavier Institute, Cyclops &
Emma find themselves at a crossroads. Should the school be rebuilt?
Should they continue on as X-Men? And how will it affect their
blossoming relationship?
32 PGS. (each)/MARVEL
PSR$$2.25 (each)
Issue #155 UPC:
5960601772-15511; #156: 5960601772-15611
TWO
ISSUES!
NEW
STORY ARC SETS uP a NEW X-MEN ERA!
ALPHA
FLIGHT #2
Written by SCOTT LOBDELL
Cover & pencils by
CLAYTON HENRY
"YOU GOTTA BE
KIDDING ME" pt. 2
Now that he's
assembled the All-New, All-Different Alpha Flight squad, what's
Sasquatch going to do with them? Plus: Learn the secret origins of
Canada's newest supergroup!
32 PGS./MARVEL PSR$$2.99
UPC: 5960605518-00211
NEW
ONGOING SERIES!
Written by FABIAN
NICIEZA
Pencils by MARK BROOKS
(UDON)
Cover by ROB LIEFELD
A virus that gives
people the ability to shape-shift winds up in the hands of three
young anarchists. They say they want to change the world, so Cable
has to stop them$ but first he has to get past Deadpool!
[This is a
resolicitation, all previous orders are cancelled.]
32 PGS./MARVEL PSR$$2.99
UPC: 5960605490-00211
NEW
ONGOING SERIES!
X-TREME
X-MEN #45 & 46
Written by CHRIS
CLAREMONT
Pencils by IGOR KORDEY
Covers by SALVADOR
LARROCA
"PRISONER OF FIRE"
concludes in issue #45, and then in issue #46, the stand-alone
X-TREME X-MEN FINALE, a former teammate returns to the X-Men fold and
the X-Treme team find themselves in a state of transition. Will a
return to the Xavier Institute mean changes are in store? Old friends
reunite as a new era begins...
32 PGS. (each)/MARVEL
PSR$$2.99 (each)
Issue #45 UPC:
5960605109-04511; #46: 5960605109-04611
TWO
ISSUES! X-TREME X-MEN FINALE!!
Coming
MAY 2004 –
EXCALIBUR!!
EXILES
#45
Written by CHUCK AUSTEN
Pencils by JIM CALAFIORE
Cover by MIZUKI
SAKAKIBARA
"A BLINK IN TIME"
pt. 3 (of 3)
The Exiles don't
have time to celebrate Blink's return because the fate
of an entire world is at stake, and it's their job to save it.
Who survives the ordeal?
32 PGS./MARVEL PSR$$2.99
UPC: 5960605108-04511
X-MEN
UNLIMITED #2
Written by DAVID HINE,
ROBERT KIRKMAN
Pencils by ADI GRANOV,
TAKESHI MIYAZAWA
Cover by PAT LEE
DAVID HINE, writer of
the upcoming new series DISTRICT X, brings you a
gritty urban tale starring BISHOP of the X-MEN! ROBERT KIRKMAN
(SLEEPWALKER) spins a hyperactive yarn of teenage misadventure
starring everybody's favorite mall rat, JUBILEE!
32 PGS./MARVEL PSR$$2.99
UPC: 5960605507-00211
NEW
BI-MONTHLY ONGOING SERIES!
Written by BRIAN K.
VAUGHAN
Pencils by MICHAEL RYAN
Cover by MIKE MAYHEW
Shape-shifting super-spy
Mystique has a secret, and so does her tiny field handler, Shortpack.
Will these two mutants be able to protect the skeletons in their
closets AND help each other survive a death-defying mission?
32 PGS./MARVEL PSR$$2.99
UPC: 5960605431-01311
STAND-ALONE
STORY!
ARTIST
MICHAEL RYAN RETURNS!
WOLVERINE: THE END #4
(of
6 LS)
Written
by PAUL JENKINS
Cover
& pencils by CLAUDIO CASTELLINI
Wolverine
has been haunted by the loss of his memories and past his whole life!
And now, the one man who can give him all he desires has stepped from
the shadows – his own blood kin! But will the price be too high
for the former X-Man?
32
PGS./MARVEL PSR$$2.99
UPC:
5960605469-00411
*
Look for WOLVERINE: THE END #5 in MAY!
NYX
#5
Written by JOE QUESADA
Cover & pencils by
JOSHUA MIDDLETON
RELISTED! What if you
could become anyone in the world for a day? What would you do? Who
would you be? Captain America fighting alongside the Avengers? Bono
during a concert in Wembley Stadium? Meet a young mutant who doesn't
have to wonder. His powers let him be anyone he wants, and he isn't
shy about using them!
[Solicited in Marvel
Previews #5. Now onsale 4/28!]
32 PGS./MARVEL
PSR+$$2.99
UPC: 5960605456-00511
EMMA
FROST #10
Written by KARL BOLLERS
Pencils by CARLO
PAGULAYAN
Cover by GREG HORN
"MIND GAMES"
pt. 4 (of 6)
Emma never gambled on
falling in love so quickly, but now that she has, she's in deep
and about to pay the ultimate price!
32 PGS./MARVEL PSR$$2.99
UPC: 5960605432-01011
NEW
MUTANTS #13
Written by NUNZIO
DeFILIPPIS & CHRISTINA WEIR
Pencils by KHARY
RANDOLPH
Cover by RANDY GREEN
"THE MORE THINGS
CHANGE" – a special single-issue reunion story starring
the ORIGINAL NEW MUTANTS: Moonstar, Cannonball, Magma, Karma, Sunspot
& Wolfsbane!
32 PGS./MARVEL PSR$$2.99
UPC: 5960605429-01311
STAND-ALONE
STORY!
THE
ORIGINAL NEW MUTANTS REUNITE!
WEAPON X #22
Written by FRANK TIERI
Cover & pencils by
GEORGES JEANTY
Abandoned and ousted by the organization he helped to create, the
former Director of Weapon X suddenly finds himself face-to-face with
the only mutant he has ever feared...
32 PGS./MARVEL PSR$$2.99
UPC: 5960605372-02211
THE
HIT LIMITED SERIES CONTINUES!
SPECTACULAR
SPIDER-MAN #13
Written by PAUL JENKINS
Cover & pencils by
DAMION SCOTT
"THE LIZARD's TALE"
pt. 3 (of 3)
As Curt Connors'
self-destructive behavior escalates, Spidey must try to corral his
out-of-control friend. But the Lizard may force the wall-crawler to
kill, rather than cure!
32 PGS./MARVEL PSR$$2.25
UPC: 5960605427-01311
ART
BY DAMION SCOTT!
Written by DANIEL WAY
Pencils by FRANCISCO
HERRERA
Cover by MIKE DEODATO
Jr.
"PATTERNS" pt.
3 (of 3)
The true mastermind
behind Venom's resurgence steps out of the shadows with the
shocking revelation of the suit's origin.
32 PGS./MARVEL PSR$$2.99
UPC: 5960605436-01311
“
PATTERNS”
GUEST-STARS SPIDER-MAN & the FF!
AMAZING
SPIDER-MAN #507
Written by J. MICHAEL
STRACZYNSKI
Cover & pencils by
JOHN ROMITA Jr.
Concluding a 3-part arc,
featuring the mysterious Ezekiel!
32 PGS./MARVEL PSR$$2.25
UPC: 5960604716-50711
SPIDER-GIRL
#72
Written by TOM DeFALCO
Cover & pencils by
RON FRENZ
In "WHISPERS IN THE
NIGHT," the Black Tarantula
continues his efforts to
draw Spider-Girl to the dark side as she renews her hunt for the new
Doctor Octopus!
32 PGS./ALL AGES$$2.99
UPC: 5960603503-07211
STAND-ALONE
STORY!
MARVEL HEROES
IRON MAN #79 & 80
Written by JOHN JACKSON
MILLER
Pencils by PHILIP TAN
Covers by ADI GRANOV
"THE DEEP END"
pts. 1 & 2 (of 4)
The 2nd major story arc
in Iron Man's fan-favorite new direction continues. American
soldiers are mysteriously vanishing in the Middle East – and
it's up to Iron Man to investigate. Tony confronts a deadly new force
in Iraq – to find there's a deadlier new super-villain pulling
the strings!
32 PGS. (each)/MARVEL
PSR$$2.99 (each)
Issue #79 UPC:
5960604457-07911; #80: 5960604457-08011
NEW
STORY ARC! TWO ISSUES!!
AVENGERS
#81
Written by CHUCK AUSTEN
Pencils by OLIVIER
COIPEL
Cover by SCOTT KOLINS
"LIONHEART OF
AVALON" Concludes!
As a foe from the past
arises to challenge the disarrayed Avengers, a NEW CHAMPION will
emerge to meet the threat, and a hero will be reborn!
32 PGS./MARVEL PSR$$2.25
UPC:
5960604458-08111
AVENGERS/THUNDERBOLTS
#3 (of 6 LS)
Written by FABIAN
NICIEZA & KURT BUSIEK
Pencils by TOM GRUMMETT
Cover by BARRY KITSON
Has an Avenger
infiltrated the T-Bolts' team? Do the T-Bolts have a mole of their
own inside the Avengers? And which character is mad as hell and just
can't take it anymore?
32 PGS./MARVEL PSR$$2.99
UPC: 5960605509-00311
BUSIEK
,NICIEZA,KITSON!
HAWKEYE
#7
Written by FABIAN
NICIEZA
Art by STEFANO RAFAELLE
Cover by SCOTT KOLINS
"A LITTLE MURDER"
pt. 1 (of 2)
When a beloved Brooklyn
neighborhood deli owner is murdered, Clint Barton wants justice,
leading Hawkeye on a trail of Russian mobsters, former KGB assassins,
big secrets, a very old friend... and a very big surprise!
32 PGS./MARVEL PSR$$2.99
UPC: 5960605489-00711
NEW
STORY ARC!
SHE-HULK
#2
Written by DAN SLOTT
Pencils by JUAN BOBILLO
Cover by ADI GRANOV
In this single-issue
story, "CLASS ACTION COMICS," She-Hulk's already landed a
case on her first day at her new law firm. Her client is big, strong
and handsome and has more super powers than you can shake a stick at.
So why does he want to sue the people responsible for his "origin"?
32 PGS./MARVEL PSR$$2.99
UPC: 5960605527-00211
NEW
ONGOING SERIES!
Special
appearance by Doctor Strange!
CAPTAIN
AMERICA & THE FALCON #2
Written by PRIEST
Cover & pencils by
BART SEARS
"TWO AMERICAS"
pt. 2 (of 4)
Hunted by the U.S.
military as well as a vicious drug cartel, the Falcon is on the run
in Cuba when he's captured by a mysterious, super-powered
assailant. Now Captain America and guest-star the Scarlet Witch
battle time and the massive hurricane ravaging the Cuban island to
save him!
32 PGS./MARVEL PSR$$2.99
UPC: 5960605511-00211
NEW
ONGOING SERIES!
ART
BY SUPERSTAR BART SEARS!!
Thor: Son of Asgard #3 (of 6 LS)
Written by AKIRA YOSHIDA
Pencils by GREG TOCCHINI
Cover by ADI GRANOV
Thor, Sif & Balder
continue their quest across Asgard in search of the four mystic
elements that Odin has sent them to retrieve in this Epic
coming-of-age tale by celebrated manga writer Akira Yoshida!
32 PGS./MARVEL PSR$$2.99
UPC: 5960605485-00311
THOR
#77
Written by DAN JURGENS
Cover & pencils by
SCOT EATON
"GODS & MEN"
pt. 3 (of 5)
Only one can wield
Mjolnir, the mighty mystic Uru hammer. Will it be Thor, or his son
Magni? And must the son kill the father in order to restore peace on
Earth?
32 PGS./MARVEL PSR$$2.99
UPC: 5960603506-07711
*
Look for the THOR VISIONARIES: MIKE DEODATO Jr. TPB in the Graphic
Novels Section!
FANTASTIC
FOUR #512
Written by MARK WAID
Cover & pencils by
MIKE WIERINGO
"SPIDER SENSE"
pt. 1 (of 2)
The FF have a lot to
answer for in the aftermath of AUTHORITATIVE ACTION ... and when
you're trying to regain the trust of cynical New Yorkers, is
allying with a certain misunderstood wall-crawler a wise move?
32 PGS./MARVEL PSR$$2.25
UPC: 5960604456-51211
NEW
STORY ARC!
special
guest-star Spider-Man!
Written by BRIAN K.
VAUGHAN
Pencils by ADRIAN
ALPHONA
Cover by JO CHEN
"THE GOOD DIE
YOUNG" pt. 2 (of 2)
The Runaways have
learned how their parents' villainous organization began, and now
they must decide how it should END. Plus: more clues as to which
Runaway is actually a mole, loyal to the evil Pride!
32 PGS./MARVEL PSR$$2.99
UPC: 5960605452-01411
CAPTAIN
MARVEL #22
Written by PETER DAVID
Pencils by AARON
LOPRESTI
Cover by CHRISCROSS
"ODYSSEY" pt.
4 (of 6)
Captain Marvel continues
to defend future Earth against the Shi'ar/Kree/Skrull armada. But is
the cure worse than the condition?
32 PGS./MARVEL PSR$$2.99
UPC:
5960605396-02211
HUMAN
TORCH #12
Written by KARL KESEL
Pencils by PACO MEDINA
Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG
In this SERIES FINALE
and turning point for the Human Torch, Ben Grimm & Johnny battle
the Dragon Man on the lawns of State University!
32 PGS./MARVEL PSR$$2.99
UPC: 5960605438-01211
GUEST-STARRING
THE THING!
IRON
FIST #2
Written by JIM MULLANEY
Cover & pencils by
KEVIN LAU
Tragedy compels Danny
Rand to throw out his Iron Fist costume and abandon his old life, and
he leaves NYC to seek solace in a lonely cabin in the Colorado
Rockies. But nightmares of the tragedy continue to haunt him, and
he's not alone... Now a terrified young girl with nightmare
visions of her own needs his help.
32 PGS./MARVEL PSR$$2.99
UPC: 5960605528-00211
NEW
ONGOING SERIES!
SILVER
SURFER #8
Written by STACY WEISS &
DAN CHARITON
Pencils by LAN MEDINA
Cover by ADI GRANOV
"REVELATION"
pt. 2
Hunted by the
authorities, Denise Waters grapples with her daughter's dangerous new
powers. Meanwhile, the Surfer reveals his plans for the Earth's
future...
32 PGS./MARVEL PSR$$2.99
UPC: 5960605439-00811
*
Look for the SILVER SURFER v. 1 TPB in the Graphic Novels Section!
THANOS
#9
Written by KEITH GIFFEN
Pencils by RON LIM
Cover by KEITH GIFFEN
In part 3 of Giffen &
Lim's first story arc, Thanos makes his manipulative presence
felt in the depths of the intergalactic maximum-security penitentiary
Omega Core – while a Super Posse is formed by a co-op of alien
races Thanos has victimized to bag him once and for all!
32 PGS./MARVEL PSR$$2.99
UPC: 5960605488-00911
MAX
PUNISHER:
THE END #1 (One-Shot)
Written by GARTH ENNIS
Cover & art by
RICHARD CORBEN
Legendary artist Richard
Corben joins definitive PUNISHER writer Garth Ennis for Frank
Castle's last stand! In a world gone mad, the Punisher just might be
the sanest man on Earth. Now he's heading home, to the place it all
began, and heaven help anyone who stands in his path.
56 PGS./PARENTAL
ADVISORY$$4.50
UPC: 5960605522-00111
GARTH
ENNIS * RICHARD CORBEN!
THE
PUNISHER #5
Written by GARTH ENNIS
Pencils by LEWIS LAROSA
Cover by TIM BRADSTREET
Nicky, Pittsy & Ink
just cut through the Alpha team like a hot knife through butter. Now
they're aiming for Frank Castle's jugular.
32 PGS./PARENTAL
ADVISORY$$2.99
UPC: 5960605497-00511
SUPREME POWER #9
Written by J. MICHAEL
STRACZYNSKI
Cover & pencils by
GARY FRANK
The world is still
shaking from the titanic battle of Hyperion and Dr. Spectrum. Is
Earth big enough for two such powerful beings? And who is Power
Princess? Find out here!
32 PGS./PARENTAL
ADVISORY$$2.99
UPC: 5960605457-00911
SOLICITATION CATALOG
MARVEL PREVIEWS #8
Each issue of MARVEL
PREVIEWS is a comic book-sized, 96-page, glossy, full-color guide to
all of Marvel's upcoming releases, along with 20-plus pages of
previews from upcoming new blockbuster projects and sold-out reprints
of our hottest books! It's Marvel fans' one source for advanced
Marvel solicitations and preview images!
MARVEL PREVIEWS #8
features items scheduled to go on sale in JUNE 2004!
Please ask your local
comic book retailer to reserve you a copy and order form!
96 PGS./MARVEL PSR$JUST
$0.99! (or FREE with a purchase of Diamond's PREVIEWS!)
IN STORES 3/24 (Final
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UPC: 5960605479-00811
GRAPHIC NOVELS
MARVEL AGE: RUNAWAYS VOL. 1 PRIDE &
JOY DIGEST
Written by BRIAN K.
VAUGHAN
Cover & pencils by
ADRIAN ALPHONA
All young people believe
their parents are evil $ but what if they really are? Meet
Alex, Karolina, Gert, Chase, Molly and Nico – whose lives are
about to take an unexpected turn. When these six young friends
discover their parents are all secretly super-powered villains, the
shocked teens find strength in one another. Together, they run away
from home and straight into the adventure of their lives –
vowing to turn the tables on their evil legacy.
Collects the critically
acclaimed RUNWAWAYS #1-6 in the affordable, full color 5"x8"
Digest format!
144 PGS./5"x8"/
MARVEL AGE (12+)$$7.99
UPC: 5960611379-00111
MARVEL AGE: SENTINEL VOL. 1 SALVAGE
DIGEST
Written by SEAN McKEEVER
Cover & pencils by
UDON
This teen, sci-fi drama
shows one contemporary teenager's struggle to find his own
voice, to stand up for himself and to discover what it means to be a
hero in the 21st century! Oh yeah, and it's also about a boy and his
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Collects the critically
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Digest format!
136 PGS./5"x8"/MARVEL
AGE (12+)$$7.99
UPC: 5960611380-00111
MARVEL AGE: SPIDER-GIRL VOL. 1 DIGEST
Written by TOM DeFALCO
Pencils by RON FRENZ,
PAT OLLIFFE
Cover by GURIHIRU
The earliest adventures
of Spider-Man's daughter from the future – SPIDER-GIRL –
are collected in this affordable, 5"x8" FULL COLOR digest
volume. May "Mayday" Parker learns the lessons her famous
father learned years before – with great power, there must also
come great responsibility. A fan-favorite and great for readers of
ALL AGES!
144 PGS./5"x8"/ALL
AGES$$7.99
UPC: 5960611441-00111
MARVEL AGE: SPIDER-MAN VOL. 1 DIGEST
Plot by LEE & DITKO
Script by DANIEL QUANTZ
Cover & pencils by
MARK BROOKS
Meet Spider-Man and his
most menacing villains – Doctor Octopus, Doctor Doom, the
Vulture and the Sandman – in this new, ALL AGES, contemporary
revisiting of Stan Lee and Steve Ditko's classic Spidey
stories. MARVEL AGE: SPIDER-MAN introduces new and young readers to
some of the greatest stories of the legendary Marvel Universe with
dynamic brand-new art and a modern flair.
128 PGS./5"x8"/ALL
AGES$$7.99
UPC: 5960611439-00111
SPIDER-MAN: BLUE TPB
Written by JEPH LOEB
Cover & pencils by
TIM SALE
Available for the first
time in affordable trade paperback format – Jeph Loeb & Tim
Sale present this lavish look back at a pivotal era for the Amazing
Spider-Man – including the introduction of Peter's first love,
Gwen Stacy; his growing relationship with Mary Jane Watson; his
budding friendship with Harry Osborn; and Spider-Man's startling
final battle against the Green Goblin.
144 PGS./ MARVEL
PSR$$14.99
UPC: 5960611071-00111
DAREDEVIL
LEGENDS VOL. 1: YELLOW
Still Available for DD's
40th Anniversary!
144 PGS./MARVEL PSR$$14.99
(UPC: 5960610969)
The Ultimates Vol. 2: Homeland Security TPB
Written by MARK MILLAR
Cover & pencils by
BRYAN HITCH
Still dealing with the
aftermath of the Hulk's rampage through NYC, and Giant Man's
shocking and vicious attack on the Wasp, the team "welcomes"
new members Black Widow, Hawkeye, Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver, and
begins to uncover a clandestine alien infiltration of Earth decades
in the making – and how it may have began during a secret
mission Captain America himself presided over in the darkest days of
World War II.
Collects THE ULTIMATES
Vol. 1, #7-13!
200 PGS./MARVEL
PSR$$17.99
UPC:
5960611078-00111
These
ULTIMATE TPBs STILL AVAILABE!
THE
ULTIMATES VOL. 1: SUPER-HUMAN TPB
160
PGS./ALL AGES$$12.99 (UPC:
5960610960)
Ultimate X-Men Vol. 5: Ultimate War
TPB
112 PGS./ALL AGES$$10.99 (UPC: 5960611129)
WOLVERINE VOL. 2 COYOTE CROSSING TPB
Written by GREG RUCKA
Cover & pencils by
LEANDRO FERNANDEZ
In a dusty border town
on the edge of Mexico, Wolverine, the world's most dangerous –
and most popular – mutant, chances upon a grisly discovery that
begs for his unique brand of justice.
Collects WOLVERINE #7-11
120 PGS./MARVEL
PSR+$$11.99
UPC: 5960611137-00111
These
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WOLVERINE
VOL. 1: THE BROTHERHOOD TPB
by
RUCKA & DARICK ROBERTSON$$12.99 (UPC:
5960611136)
DAREDEVIL
VISIONARIES: FRANK MILLER VOL. 1
Written &
illustrated by FRANK MILLER
NEW PRINTING!
Before the DARK KNIGHT
RETURNED, before the ELEKTRA SAGA, before SIN CITY, there was THE MAN
WITHOUT FEAR! Collecting Frank Miller & Klaus Janson's
historic first run on Daredevil!
Collects Daredevil Vol. 1
#158-161, 163-167
176 PGS./MARVEL PSR$$17.95
(UPC:
5960610757)
DAREDEVIL
VISIONARIES: FRANK MILLER VOL. 3
Written &
illustrated by FRANK MILLER
NEW
PRINTING!
Concluding Frank Miller's legendary run on DD and
featuring the Punisher, the Black Widow, Elektra, Stick and The
Hand!
Collects Daredevil Vol. 1 #183-191; WHAT IF #28, 35:
BIZARRE ADVENTURES #28
272 PGS./MARVEL
PSR$$24.95 (UPC:
5960610802)
These
CLASSIC DD COLLECTIONS are STILL AVAILABLE!
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MASTERWORKS: Daredevil Vol. 1$$49.99 (UPC: 5960611257)
MARVEL
MASTERWORKS: Daredevil Vol. 2$$49.99 (UPC: 5960611265)
SPIDER-MAN: THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN STACY TPB
Written by STAN LEE
Pencils by JOHN ROMITA,
GIL KANE
Cover by TODD McFARLANE
An ALL NEW classic
Spider-Man collection! Before Peter Parker lost the first great love
of his life Gwen Stacy, her father – a respected former NYPD
police officer and trusted friend to Peter AND Spider-Man –
fell to one of Spidey's greatest foes – Doctor Octopus.
Relive or read for the
first time one of the definitive events in the tragic life of
Spider-Man!
Collects AMAZING
SPIDER-MAN #88-92
112 PGS./ALL AGES$$12.99
UPC: 5960611455-00111
These
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STILL AVAILABLE!
Spider-Man
Legends Vol. 1: Todd Mcfarlane Book I TPB...$19.95 (UPC:
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Spider-Man
Legends Vol. 2: Todd Mcfarlane Book II TPB...$19.99
(UPC: 5960611037)
Spider-Man Legends Vol. 3: Todd Mcfarlane
Book III TPB...$24.99 (UPC:
5960611039)
SPIDER-MAN/DOCTOR OCTOPUS: NEGATIVE
EXPOSURE TPB
Written by BRIAN K.
VAUGHAN
Pencils by STAZ JOHNSON
Cover by TONY HARRIS &
TOM FEISTER
Spider-Man and longtime
foe Doctor Octopus face off once again in a brutal battle of egos!
But the deadly Doctor's got a secret weapon up his sleeve this time:
Jeff Brasi, a staff photographer from the Daily Bugle who wants to
know just how a stringer named Peter Parker always seems to get the
front page. Spider-Man 2's Doc Ock takes center stage just in
time for the summer '04 blockbuster sequel!
120 PGS./MARVEL
PSR$$13.99
UPC: 5960611330-00111
SILVER SURFER VOL. 1: COMMUNION TPB
Written by STACY WEISS &
DAN CHARITON
Pencils by MILX, LAN
MEDINA
Cover by JOE JUSKO
Small children from
around the globe are vanishing without a trace, and reports of the
appearance of a gleaming alien figure at the time of their abductions
are growing in number. For single mother Denise Walters, caring for
her young autistic daughter has been the primary focus of her life –
she never imagined becoming embroiled in alien abduction and
mankind's possible Armageddon. But that's exactly what happens when
the Silver Surfer appears in Denise's home and whisks her
daughter away. As Denise delves further into her daughter's
abduction, she begins unraveling the mystery of the Surfer's motives.
Is his strange and alien mind plotting mankind's salvation, or its
ultimate destruction?
Collects the critically
acclaimed SILVER SURFER #1-6
144 PGS./MARVEL
PSR$$14.99
UPC: 5960611319-00111
THese
SILVER SURFER TPBs STILL AVAILABLE!
ESSENTIAL
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(UPC: 5960610271)
MARVEL MASTERWORKS:
Silver
Surfer Vol. 1...$49.99 (UPC: 5960611187)
MARVEL
MASTERWORKS: SILVER SURFER Vol. 2...$49.99 (UPC:
5960611177)
ESSENTIAL TOMB OF DRACULA VOL. 2 TPB
Written by MARV WOLFMAN,
CHRIS CLAREMONT, DAVID KRAFT
Cover & pencils by
GENE COLAN, DON HECK, FRANK SPRINGER &
VIRGILIO REDONDO
Continuing the
best-selling B&W collection of Marvel's classic horror
title! Is Dracula dead? Allowing his hunters to think him destroyed,
the Lord of the Undead lies in wait while his secret machinations
split Blade, Frank Drake, Quincy Harker and Rachel Van Helsing apart
– setting them up for his final attack. Guest-starring Dr.
Strange and Brother Voodoo!
Collects TOMB OF DRACULA
#26-49, GIANT-SIZE DRACULA #2-5, DR. STRANGE #14
592 PGS./B&W/MARVEL
PSR$$16.99
UPC: 5960611461-00111
ESSENTIAL
TOMB OF DRACULA VOL. 1 TPB
by
MARV WOLFMAN & GENE COLAN
STILL
AVAILABLE!
560 PGS./B&W/MARVEL
PSR$$14.99 (UPC: 5960610920)
ESSENTIAL
DAREDEVIL VOL. 2 TPB
Written by STAN LEE
Cover & pencils by
GENE COLAN
In celebration of his
40th anniversary, this follow-up to last year's best-selling
ESSENTIAL DAREDEVIL Vol. 1 collects some of Daredevil's
greatest moments. Struggling with his dual identity and the temporary
loss of his powers, DD battles a who's who of classic foes –
including Stilt-Man, the Masked Marauder, the Beetle, Cobra, Mr.
Hyde, the Trapster, the Exterminator, the Unholy Three and the
Jester.
Guest-starring
Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Dr. Doom, Captain America & Thor!
Collects DAREDEVIL
#26-48, ANNUAL #1, FANTASTIC FOUR #73
568 PGS./B&W/ALL
AGES$$16.99
UPC:
5960611462-00111
ESSENTIAL
DAREDEVIL VOL. 1 TPB
by
STAN LEE & WALLY WOOD, JOHN ROMITA Sr.
STILL
AVAILABLE! Collects Daredevil Vol. 1 #1-25
544
PGS./B&W/ALL AGES$$14.99 (UPC:
5960610949)
X-MEN:
EVOLUTION DIGEST
Written by DEVIN GRAYSON
Cover & art by UDON
STILL AVAILABLE!
Now in the popular 5"x8"
DIGEST format! Based on the top-rated animated program, this debut
X-MEN: EVOLUTION Digest volume collects stories that reveal the
events before the television show's first episode. Featuring Storm,
Wolverine, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Professor Xavier and the rest of the
series' stars!
Collects X-MEN EVOLUTION
#1-4
96 PGS./ALL AGES$JUST
$5.99
UPC: 5960611359-00111
MARVEL MASTERWORKS LIBRARY
A
BRAND-NEW VOLUME is added to the
Marvel Masterworks
Library!
MARVEL
MASTERWORKS: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOL. 6
Written
by STAN LEE
Pencils
by JOHN ROMITA, DON HECK, LARRY LIEBER
The
first brand-new Spider-Man Masterworks volume in 12 years debuts just
in time for SPIDER-MAN 2! This action-packed volume collects an
"amazing" selection of Spidey tales by legends Stan Lee &
John Romita Sr. Includes a four-part Doctor Octopus epic – plus
appearances by the Kingpin, Ka-Zar, the Spider-Slayer, Captain Stacy
and more! And an introduction by John Romita Sr. himself!
Collects
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #51-61, ANNUAL #4
304
PGS./ALL AGES$$49.99
UPC:
5960611362-00111
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOL. 6 ; VARIANT EDITION
STILL
AVAILABLE FOR ORDER UNTIL 2/19!
$54.99 (UPC:
5960611362-00121)
MARVEL MASTERWORKS
Amazing Spider-Man VolS. 1-5 Hardcovers
Still Available!
$49.99 (each)
Vol.
1 UPC: 5960611256; Vol. 2: 5960611264; Vol. 3:5960611188;
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