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Courtesy of Marvel, ComicsAlliance brings you an advance look at new periodical comic books, collected editions and graphic novels going on sale in April 2014 (and in some cases beyond) from the publisher’s mainline Marvel Universe titles, Ultimate Comics, the mature readers MAX imprint and the creator-owned label Icon. All of the following books can be purchased at finer comic book shops, where you can also pre-order your selections to ensure you’ll get a copy before they sell out.

ORIGINAL SIN #0
MARK WAID (W) • JIM CHEUNG (A/C)
ARTIST VARIANT COVER BY PAOLO RIVERA
IT’S THE PROLOGUE TO THE BIGGEST MARVEL SERIES OF THE SUMMER!
WHO IS THE WATCHER? That’s what Nova is wondering after his latest brush with the moon-dwelling enigma he’s encountered before! But what he discovers will have a profound effect on the young hero, as well as priming the pump for the most cataclysmic event in Marvel history! WHAT DID HE SEE?
40 PGS./ONE SHOT/Rated T+ …3.99

SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #31
Dan Slott (W) • Giuseppe Camuncoli (A/C)
Connecting Variants A & B by J. Scott Campbell
Variant cover by Kevin Maguire
Captain America Variant Also Available
• SERIES FINALE! The end of an era! A tale of triumph and tragedy! The GREEN GOBLIN unmasked! A hero reborn! But what does this mean for OTTO OCTAVIUS?!
• There’s only one man who can save us from the Goblin Nation… PETER PARKER: The one, true SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN!
64 PGS./Rated T …5.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1
Dan Slott (W) • Humberto Ramos (A/C)
Variant Cover by Marcos Martin
Variant cover by Ed McGuinness
Variant cover by Pop Mhan
Variant cover by JEROME OPEñA
75TH ANNIVERSARY VARIANT COVER BY ALEX ROSS
75TH ANNIVERSARY SKETCH VARIANT COVER BY ALEX ROSS
Young variant cover by Skottie Young
Blank Cover variant ALSO AVAILABLE
The Greatest Super Hero of All Time RETURNS!
The world may have changed since Spidey’s been gone, but so has Peter Parker. This is a man with a second chance at life, and he’s not wasting a moment of it. Same Parker Luck, new Parker attitude. Putting the “friendly” back in the neighborhood, the “hero” back into “super hero,” and the “amazing” back into “Spider-Man!” Also returning: The recharged and reenergized ELECTRO!
64 PGS./Rated T+ …$5.99

Iron Fist: Living Weapon #1
KAARE ANDREWS (W)
KAARE ANDREWS (A/C)
VARIANT COVER BY DALE KEOWN
Animal VARIANT COVER BY MIKE DEL MUNDO
Young Variant by Skottie Young
Blank Cover variant ALSO AVAILABLE

High above the city, in a multi-million dollar penthouse, Danny Rand, a.k.a. Iron Fist, “The Living Weapon,” is haunted by the consequences of choosing death over life. A message from Iron Fist’s mystical homeland of K’un-Lun brings Danny back to his blood soaked origin of betrayal and vengeance! Revenge is a weapon that cuts both ways…. Will Danny survive the bloodletting? A one-of-a-kind kung fu action epic directed by the inimitable Kaare Andrews!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

ELEKTRA #1
Haden Blackman (W)
Michael Del Mundo (A/C)
variant cover by Milo Manara
variant cover by Paolo Rivera
variant cover by Bill Sienkiewicz
variant cover by Skottie Young
Blank Cover variant ALSO AVAILABLE
Witness the beautifully violent return of the world’s deadliest assassin. A life spent in silent pain has led Elektra to the precipice of despair. As she prepares to shed her past and take her next step, everything you know about her will change! Death is no escape, but she will find her way as a new option opens up that will take Elektra to places no other Marvel character can go.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

HULK #1 & 2
MARK WAID (W) • MARK BAGLEY (A)
CoverS by JEROME OPENA
Issue #1 – Variant Cover by MARK BAGLEY
Issue #1 – ANIMAL VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS SAMNEE
Issue #1 – Captain America Team-Up Variant Also Available
Issue #1 – Blank Variant Also Available
Issue #2 – Variant Cover by MARK BAGLEY
ALL-NEW DIRECTION! THE EPIC “BANNER D.O.A.” BEGINS NOW!!!
Following the shocking events of last month’s INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK finale, Bruce Banner lies at death’s door! If he survives, it WON’T be as the Bruce Banner we’ve known! How will the Hulk wreak vengeance on Banner’s assailant? How CAN he?
32 PGS.(each)./Rated T+ …$3.99 (each)

NIGHTCRAWLER #1
CHRIS CLAREMONT (W) • TODD NAUCK (A)
Cover by CHRIS SAMNEE
Artist Variant by Humberto Ramos
Animal Variant by TBA
NIGHTCRAWLER IS BACK!
Newly-returned from the afterlife, veteran X-Man Kurt Wagner finds himself in a world that’s a far cry from the one he left: Professor Xavier is dead, Cyclops is on the run, and the X-Men are divided. But determined not to let his new lease on life go to waste, Nightcrawler hits the road alongside Wolverine, eager to right some wrongs and safeguard the future mutantkind…and he’s going to do it by the means he loves most: swashbuckling, lady-charming and—of course—BAMFing!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …2.99

INHUMAN #1
CHARLES SOULE (W)
JOE MADUREIRA (A/C)
Variant Cover by Humberto Ramos
Variant Cover by J. Scott Campbell
variant Cover by Milo Manara
Design VARIANT by JOE MADUREIRA
Blank Cover Variant Also Available
RESOLICITATION!
The newest super heroes of the Marvel Universe are born! A cloud of Terrigen mist is moving around the world turning regular people into Inhumans with amazing powers. But not everyone thinks this is a good thing. Discover the secret history of the Marvel Universe and get in at the ground floor of the next big Marvel franchise!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

All-New DOOP #1 (of 5)
Peter Milligan (W)
INTERIOR ART BY DAVID LAFUENTE WITH LAURA ALLRED (A)
Cover by Michael Allred
Artist Variant by TBA
Living in the margins of the X-Men, Doop has freaked out X-Men and readers alike. However, when he gets deeply involved in X-Men business (and in the personal life of Kitty Pryde!), Doop will be thrust into the spotlight. This adventure will prove that Doop is, in fact, the most powerful X-Man! Written by co-creator Peter Milligan (X-FORCE), covers by co-creator Mike Allred (X-FORCE, FF) and innovative interior art by David Lafuente (AVENGERS, ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN)!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

DAREDEVIL #1.50
MARK WAID (W) JAVIER RODRIGUEZ (A)
Cover by PAOLO RIVERA
MARTIN VARIANTS (SET OF 5) BY MARCOS MARTIN
DAREDEVIL 1.50 SAMNEE VARIANT
• Celebrate Daredevil’s fiftieth anniversary with a look at the future!
• A special standalone story that takes place on Matt Murdock’s 50th birthday. How has his life changed? Who lives? Who dies? See if you can spot all the clues the Daredevil creative team has planted for the year 2014!
• Plus: Stories by special guest creators from Murdock’s murky past! Fifty years without fear have all lead up to this!
40 PGS./ONE SHOT/Rated T+ …4.99

DAREDEVIL #2
MARK WAID (W) • CHRIS SAMNEE (A/C)
ARTIST VARIANT COVER by FRANK CHO
• Daredevil’s in over his head in his new hometown, which isn’t at all as he remembers it!
• New threats, new obstacles…and a forgotten Marvel hero steps from the shadows to make him feel MOST unwelcome!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

IRON PATRIOT #2
ALES KOT (W) • GARRY BROWN (A/C)
Variant COVER by JOE BENNETT
“UNBREAKABLE” PART 2
• Who is controlling the IRON PATRIOT suit?
• The conspiracy to destroy America from within grows
• And…James Rhodes dies!!!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

IRON MAN #24
KIERON GILLEN (W) • LUKE ROSS (A)
COVER BY MIKE DEL MUNDO
ARTIST VARIANT COVER by TBA
CAPTAIN AMERICA TEAM UP VARIANT ALSO AVAIlABLE
THE NEW EPIC CONTINUES, “RINGS OF THE MANDARINS”
• TONY STARK on a black op behind enemy lines that goes horribly wrong? He’s fine with that.
• When the enemy lines is “Svartalfheim, home of the Dark Elves” and MALEKITH THE ACCURSED wants to wear your skin, things get complicated.
• Will Tony have to resort to a very special IRON MAN suit?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

AVENGERS UNDERCOVER #2
DENNIS HOPELESS (w)
KEV WALKER (a)
Cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA
VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
GO INSIDE THE MASTERS OF EVIL!
• Our teen heroes infiltrate the Avengers’ arch nemesis…but will they ever get out?
• Bloodstone + the Son of Satan = Hell on Earth!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …2.99

AVENGERS UNDERCOVER #3
DENNIS HOPELESS (w)
TIMOTHY GREEN III (a)
Cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA
VARIANT COVER BY JORGE MOLINA
FACE-TO-FACE WITH ARCADE!
• What happens when the Murder World survivors confront their former captor?
• Hint: Someone doesn’t survive!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …2.99

UNCANNY AVENGERS #19
RICK REMENDER (W) • DANIEL ACUñA (A/C)
VARIANT COVER BY AGUSTIN ALESSIO
• AVENGE THE EARTH Continues!
• Kang’s Chronos Corps arrives on Planet X with a terrible offer!
• The former members of the Uncanny Avengers must reunite to save the Earth!
• Magneto’s all-new X-Force are out for the blood of a Summers!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

SECRET AVENGERS #2
ALES KOT (W) • MICHAEL WALSH (A)
Cover by TRADD MOORE
Variant Cover by DECLAN SHALVEY
• Earth is in danger. Massive decommissioned S.H.I.E.L.D. satellites are about to fall on us all. It’s a P.R. nightmare in the making!
• Speaking of things falling from space: Nick Fury and special agent Phil Coulson are about to die painfully. • Unless Hawkeye, Black Widow and Spider-Woman save them!
• Maria Hill is wounded. The hitman made it personal. Hill’s potential savior? M.O.D.O.K.!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

NEW AVENGERS #17
JONATHAN HICKMAN (W) • RAGS MORALES (A)
Cover by LEINIL YU
Variant Cover by PHIL JIMENEZ
Captain America Variant Also Available
• Must the New Avengers destroy a perfect world so that the Earth can live?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

MS. MARVEL #3
G. Willow Wilson (W) • Adrian Alphona (A)
Cover by JAMIE McKELVIE
Artist Variant by annie wu
• The All-New Ms. Marvel has already gained international fame.
• But in Kamala’s case, star-power comes with a whole lot of… awkwardness.
• Find out why the most exciting new Marvel hero is also the most loveable!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …2.99

CAPTAIN MARVEL #2
Kelly Sue DeConnick (W) • DAVID LOPEZ (A/C)
Artist Variant by J.G. Jones
• Higher, faster, further…. WAR?!
• Captain Marvel forges towards the final frontier—and is thrown into the frontlines of battle.
• Can this half-alien survive in an all alien-world?
• The breakout hit of 2012 makes a glorious return!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

MAGNETO #2
CULLEN BUNN (W) • GABRIEL HERNANDEZ WALTA (A)
Cover by CHRIS SAMNEE
Artist Variant by Jerome Opena
• Horrors from Magneto’s past inform his decisions in the present as he hunts down the source of the newest threat to mutantkind.
• Meanwhile, S.H.I.E.L.D. catches a glimpse of Magneto’s new band of followers…
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

UNCANNY X-MEN #20
Brian Michael Bendis (W) • Chris Bachalo (A/C)
Artist Variant by Adi Granov
• Cyclops and his revolutionary X-Men take on SHIELD!
• They get closer to finding those at SHIELD responsible for the Sentinels that nearly killed them, but find themselves in even greater danger!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

SILVER SURFER #2
DAN SLOTT (W) • MICHAEL ALLRED (A/C)
Cover by MICHAEL ALLRED
VARIANT COVER BY FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
• Who is the NEVER QUEEN? How is the entire future of the Marvel Universe tied into her very existence? And why is she trying to DESTROY the Silver Surfer?!
• Are these questions important? Sure. But you know what’s just as important? Lunch. Because what Earth girl Dawn Greenwood has for lunch today could change the fate of EVERYTHING!
• Not kidding here. This is a very important lunch.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

FANTASTIC FOUR #3
JAMES ROBINSON (W) • LEONARD KIRK (A)
COVER BY JOHN ROMITA JR.
VARIANT BY J. G. JONES
“THE FALL OF THE FANTASTIC FOUR” PART 3
• The FANTASTIC FOUR were victorious defending Manhattan from inter-dimensional invasion but at a terrible cost!!!
• Is this “Flame Off” forever for the HUMAN TORCH?
• Introducing a new stronger, deadlier version of the WRECKING CREW!!!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

DEADPOOL #27
GERRY DUGGAN, BRIAN POSEHN, FABIAN NICIEZA, MARK WAID,
JOE KELLY, CHRISTOPHER PRIEST, JIMMY PALMIOTTI, FRANK TIERI,
GAIL SIMONE, DANIEL WAY, VICTOR GISCHLER (W)
MIKE HAWTHORNE, SCOTT KOBLISH & MANY MORE (A)
Cover by SCOTT KOBLISH
VARIANT Cover by MARK BROOKS
Taco Time Variant by Matthew Waite
ISSUE #27 Anniversary Variant by Art Adams
• That’s right—the day you never dreamed would come has finally arrived…Deadpool is getting MARRIED!
• First up in this ENORMOUSLY OVERSIZED ISSUE is our the main feature—the biggest wedding since that one guy married that other guy as Deadpool and his mysterious bride tie the knot in a tale by Gerry Duggan, Brian Posehn, & Mike Hawthorne!
• THEN, we’ve rounded up EVERY writer to ever pen Wade’s series to celebrate this magical occasion! No self-respecting Poolophile can miss this one!
• It’s the most important issue 27 in the history of comics!
100 PGS./Parental Advisory …$9.99

WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN #3
JASON LATOUR (W) • MAHMUD ASRAR (A/C)
Artist Variant by Jorge Molina
WHO IS THE PHOENIX CORPORATION?
• The question of the year continues — with another one: what do they want with Quentin Quire?
• Latour and Asrar bring you a breaking point in the lives of Logan and Ororo Munro!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

NEW WARRIORS #3
Christopher Yost (W) • Marcus To (A)
Cover by Ramon Perez
Variant Cover by Jorge Molina
THE KIDS ARE ALL FIGHT!
• The all-new NOVA has tea with the High Evolutionary as a world-wide genocide approaches.
• Why does the High Evolutionary want to kill anything that’s not human? Is he a hero or villain? The answers are here!
• PLUS! As the New Warriors gather in New York, a captured SCARLET SPIDER meets Nova, and one of them REALLY annoys the other. Guess.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

MOON KNIGHT #2
WARREN ELLIS (W) • Declan Shalvey (A/C)
Variant cover by Phil Noto
• The best new comic of 2014 continues with a story that has to be experienced to be believed!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

LOKI: AGENT OF ASGARD #3
AL EWING (W) • LEE GARBETT (A)
Cover by JENNY FRISON
Variant Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL
• Loki heads back to the dawn of Asgard to join its greatest heroes on a quest for an otter-skin of gold, the heart’s-blood of a dragon… and a certain magical sword.
• Meanwhile, Loki does not appear in this issue.
• Both these statements are, for once, true.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

THOR: GOD OF THUNDER #21
JASON AARON (W) • ESAD RIBIC (A/C)
Variant Cover by Ron Garney
THE LAST DAYS OF MIDGARD, Part Three
• ROXXON strikes back!
• Broxton, Oklahoma under siege!
• The Minotaur shakes hands with the king of the trolls!
• And in the far future, King Thor is overwhelmed by the fury of Galactus!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

WINTER SOLDIER: THE BITTER MARCH #3 (of 5)
RICK REMENDER (W) • ROLAND BOSCHI (A)
Cover by ANDREW ROBINSON
VARIANT COVER BY RAGS MORALES
• SHIELD agent Ran Shen vs the Winter Soldier with the fate of the Cold War in the wings!
• Hydra’s top agents move in.
• High octane spy-fi action in the mighty Marvel style!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

ALL-NEW GHOST RIDER #2
FELIPE SMITH (W) • TRADD MOORE (A/C)
Variant by FELIPE SMITH
Vehicle Variant by Pop MHAN
“ENGINES OF VENGEANCE” PART 2
• ROBBIE REYES has been given a new awesome power but can the teen handle it or will it drive him to a path of destruction?
• Who owns the HAUNTED RACE CAR and what will they do to get it back?
• What are the PINK PILLS and who is behind their creation?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

X-FORCE #3 & 4
SIMON SPURRIER (W) • Issue #3 – ROCK-HE KIM (A/C)
Issue #3 Artist Variant by John Romita Jr.
Issue #4 – JORGE MOLINA (A/C)
ISSUE #3 -
• X-Force races their foe, ruthless arms-dealer Volga, through the jungles of Brazil to locate a mutant who might be the key to his undoing.
• But can Psylocke curb her bloodlust long enough to complete the mission?
• And a new member is introduced to the team!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …3.99
ISSUE #4 -
• X-Force goes head to head with France’s superhuman black ops team!
• But will X-Force’s resident Frenchman Fantomex botch his teammates’ mission?
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …3.99

SHE-HULK #3
CHARLES SOULE (W) • JAVIER PULIDO (A)
Cover by KEVIN P. WADA
Variant cover by Kris Anka
• We the people find you DOOM!
• When the son of Victor Von Doom seeks extradition, Jen Walters will go to the ends of the earth for Justice!
• All this, and Matt Murdock too as Charles Soule (THUNDERBOLTS) and Javier Pulido (HAWKEYE) continue 2014’s sleeper hit!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

WHAT IF: AGE OF ULTRON #1 (of 5)
JOE KEATINGE (w) • RAFFAELE IENCO (a)
Cover by CHRIS STEVENS
VARIANT COVER BY RAFFAELE IENCO
THE ENDLESS AGE OF ULTRON!
• In Age of Ultron, a time-travelling Wolverine killed Hank Pym before he could create the world-conquering Ultron.
• What would the Marvel Universe look like if another founding Avenger had been killed instead?
• A world without the Wasp brings a world where Hank Pym created an Ultron even more heinous than the one we know!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

WHAT IF? AGE OF ULTRON #2
JOE KEATINGE (w)
RAMON VILLALOBOS (a)
Cover by CHRIS STEVENS
VARIANT COVER BY JAMES STOKOE
THE SECRET ARMOR WARS!
• In a world without Iron Man, the Armor Wars are fought without a victor, scorching the Earth!
• Years later, one of the last remaining superheroes, an aged Amazing Spider-Man, must form a Fantastic Four the likes of which our world has not seen in years!
• Teaming with Ghost Rider, the Incredible Hulk and Wolverine they are in pursuit of the one weapon that could unite the planet — The Forgotten Iron Man!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

WHAT IF? AGE OF ULTRON #3
JOE KEATINGE (w)
MICO SUAYAN (a)
Cover by CHRIS STEVENS
VARIANT COVER BY MING DOYLE
TWILIGHT OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE!
• In a world without Thor, the Norse end times of Ragnarök takes the lives of every super-powered being, leaving only the unpowered heroes of the Marvel Universe behind!
• Assembled under the leadership of Nick Fury, these powerless Defenders are all that remains to defend the planet from the Midgard Serpent!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

WHAT IF? AGE OF ULTRON #4
JOE KEATINGE (w)
PIOTR KOWALSKI (a)
Cover by CHRIS STEVENS
VARIANT COVER BY PIOTR KOWALSKI
TRI-CENTENNIAL BATTLES!
• In a world without Captain America, the United States has lost its spirit, its inspiration.
• A secret cabal unites to create a new Captain America in the nation’s most trying time.
• The war veteran Frank Castle is transformed into something far more than he ever imagined — but not everyone is Steve Rogers…
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

WHAT IF? AGE OF ULTRON #5
JOE KEATINGE (w)
MING DOYLE (a)
Cover by CHRIS STEVENS
VARIANT COVER BY MING DOYLE
AVENGERS INFINITY!
• What if Hank Pym never created Ultron at all?
• Could a world without Ultron survive a world without Ultron’s own weapon-turned-Avenger, the Vision?
• Can the very idea of the Avengers survive without each other?
• In the darkest of all realities, can the Avengers ever hope to Assemble?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

DEXTER DOWN UNDER #3 (OF 5)
JEFF LINDSAY (W) • DALIBOR TALAJIC (A)
Cover by MICHAEL DEL MUNDO
DEXTER’S BACK IN AN INTERNATIONAL ADVENTURE WRITTEN BY HIS CREATOR JEFF LINDSAY!
• Dexter Morgan, the serial killer of serial killers, is on the trail of a new murderer…but he’s out of his comfort zone of his native Miami and feeling the Australian heat!
• When everything is flipped Down Under, Dexter finally finds himself as not the hunter, but the prey!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …3.99

GEORGE ROMERO’S EMPIRE OF THE DEAD: ACT ONE #4 (OF 5)
GEORGE ROMERO (W) • ALEX MALEEV (A/C)
NYC VARIANT COVER BY ARTHUR SUYDAM
IT’S ZOMBIES VS VAMPIRES—WITH HUMANS CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE—
AS THE LEGENDARY GEORGE ROMERO UNLEASHES HIS NEXT UNDEAD EPIC!
• Welcome to New York years after the eruption of an undead plague—a city not only teeming with zombies, but also ruled by a vampire!
• Who is the ultimate wild card: the undead gladiator Zanzibar…the former cop known only as X…or the southern firecracker called Dixie Peach?
• Plus: It’s a terrorizing team-up in variant cover form when the Zombie Godfather George Romero unites with the Zombie King Arthur Suydam!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …3.99

DISNEY KINGDOMS: SEEKERS OF THE WEIRD #4 (OF 5)
BRANDON SEIFERT (W) • KARL MOLINE (A)
Cover by MIKE DEL MUNDO
IMAGINEER VARIANT COVER BY BRIAN CROSBY
NOW YOU CAN FINALLY SEE IT: DISNEY’S LEGENDARY MUSEUM OF THE WEIRD!
• With their parents kidnapped, teens Maxwell and Melody leap into a thrilling race through the world’s most bizarre—and threatening—museum!
• With their family’s fate in the balance, the Keep teens have only hours to retrieve the Coffin Clock. But is it really their parents’ salvation…or the planet’s doom?
• Designed – but never built – by famous Walt Disney Imagineer Rolly Crump, the Museum of the Weird at last comes to life!
32 PGS./All Ages …3.99

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #200
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W)
DAVE MARQUEZ, MARK BAGLEY, MARK BROOKS,
STUART IMMONEN AND DAVID LAFUENTE (A)
COVER A BY MARK BAGLEY
COVER B BY DAVID MARQUEZ
• The world mourns on the anniversary of Peter Parker’s death
• A gathering of Spidey’s friends and foes reveal some shocking truths about Peter and his world
• One of the biggest surprise endings of the year!
48 PGS./ONE SHOT/Rated T+ …$4.99

ALL-NEW ULTIMATES #1
MICHEL FIFFE (W) • AMILCAR PINNA (A)
COVER BY DAVID NAKAYAMA
VAIANT BY DAVID MARQUEZ
THE NEXT GENERATION OF ULTIMATES IS HERE!!!
• SPIDER-MAN, BLACK WIDOW, KITTY PRYDE, BOMBSHELL, CLOAK & DAGGER officially unite to tackle the vicious, rampant crime wave overtaking Hell’s Kitchen!
• DIAMONDBACK leads the teen gang, the SERPENT SKULLS, as they run West Midtown’s drug and weapons trade & deal in murderous citywide terror!
• Detective Brigid O’Reilly and her anti-gang unit are on the hunt for a serial mask killer called SCOURGE; they get close but not without some casualties!
• Written by Michel Fiffe, the creator of the acclaimed indie series COPRA
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

ULTIMATE FF #1
JOSHUA HALE FIALKOV (W) • MARIO GUEVARA (A)
COVER BY MIKE McKONE
VARIANT BY GIUSEPPE QUATTROCCHI
• The Future Foundation is all that stands between us and COMPLETE AND UTTER DOOM.
• Sue Storm, Tony Stark, Machine Man and Sam Wilson face the ONCOMING DESTRUCTION.
• A mysterious new member will join their ranks, whether they like it or not. Hint: They will not.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THE SUPERIOR FOES OF SPIDER-MAN #12
NICK SPENCER (W) • STEVE LIEBER (A)
Cover by RON WIMBERLY
Voted one the best mainstream superhero comicS of 2013 by THE ONION A.V. CLUB!
• Only Five villains stand between New York and total chaos.
• The problem? Those villains are the Superior Foes.
• Spencer, Lieber, and utter chaos on the streets of Manhattan. Buy it.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN TEAM-UP #12
Kevin Shinick (W) • Marco Checchetto (A)
Cover by Paolo Rivera
• As THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN Returns, flashback to a never before revealed team-up between Doctor Octopus and Peter Parker that sheds new light on their violent relationship.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …3.99

MIGHTY AVENGERS #9
AL EWING (W) • GREG LAND (A/C)
Captain America Variant by TBA
• The Blue Marvel faces a nightmare from the depths of the Neutral Zone – and the depths of his past!
• Meanwhile, Ronin can’t hide from the Deathwalkers any longer…
• …or from the readers! This ish – the mask comes off!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …3.99

AVENGERS #28
JONATHAN HICKMAN (W) • SALVADOR LARROCA (A)
Cover by AGUSTIN ALESSIO
CAPTAIN AMERICA VARIANT BY TBA
• A challenge twenty-eight issues in the making, as Bruce Banner puts the pieces together and confronts Iron Man…
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

UNCANNY AVENGERS ANNUAL #1
RICK REMENDER (W) • Paul Renaud (A)
Cover by ART ADAMS
VARIANT COVER BY PAUL RENAUD
• The first appearance of the Avengers of the Supernatural!
• When the producers of the Mojoverse can’t make a hit series they call on Mojo to gather an all-new, all-creepy Avengers!
• Can the Uncanny Avengers survive the wrath of an unleashed Spirit of Vengeance?
40 PGS./Rated T …4.99

AVENGERS WORLD #5
JONATHAN HICKMAN & NICK SPENCER (W) • STEFANO CASELLI (A)
Cover by IN-HYUK LEE
• Three Avengers’ lives depend on Manifold breaching the unbreachable.
• What is Manifold’s true destiny?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …3.99

AVENGERS A.I. #11
SAM HUMPHRIES (W) • ANDRE LIMA ARAUJO (A)
Cover by DAVID MARQUEZ
• Journey ten thousand years into the future of the Marvel Universe with the Avengers!
• Humanity is extinct — and machines battle across the galaxy!
• What is…the Galactus Bomb?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

AVENGERS A.I. #12
SAM HUMPHRIES (W) • ANDRE LIMA ARAUJO (A)
Cover by DAVID MARQUEZ
• The stunning conclusion of AVENGERS EMPIRE!
• In the year 12,000AD, how have the Avengers evolved?
• It’s the Avengers vs. Dimitrios for the fate of the entire galaxy!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

ALL-NEW INVADERS #4
JAMES ROBINSON (W) • STEVE PUGH (A)
Cover by MUKESH SINGH
“GODS AND SOLDIERS” PART FOUR
• THE INVADERS incursion into Hala, the Kree Homeworld, has begun…and already our heroes are in trouble. • Now the team must fight a Kree-controlled God, but which God? From which pantheon? And how can they defeat an immortal with unlimited power?
• See NAMOR unleashed, CAPTAIN AMERICA fight and THE HUMAN TORCH turn up the heat!!!
• And what is the dangerous side mission that only WINTER SOLDIER and AARKUS THE GOLDEN AGE VISION can complete?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA #19
RICK REMENDER (W) • NIC KLEIN (A/C)
• The story that will change the life of Captain America forever!
• S.H.I.E.L.D.’S ultimate weapon hass fallen into the hands of The Iron Nail!
• Cap trapped in the twisted mindscape of Dr. Mindbubble!
• Jet Black and Falcon must make a horrible choice!
32 PGS./Rated T …3.99

HAWKEYE #19
Matt Fraction (W) • Annie Wu (A)
Cover by David Aja
• Kate gets to the bottom of the greatest mystery in the entire Marvel Universe right this very hot second: just who the H is that guy in the trench coat that seems to live in her cat food aisle? The answer may surprise you.
• Or maybe not, maybe you’re super-good at this kind of thing.
• Anyway a simple investigation dovetails into Kate’s desperate race to stay one step ahead of the woman that’s sworn to kill her: Madame Masque and what started off as a zany summer vacation gets a little bloody. Buckle up, buttercups.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …2.99

BLACK WIDOW #5
NATHAN EDMONDSON (W) • Phil NOTO (A/C)
• Paris, London, Montenegro. Natasha is in a race against time, under the shadow of the hammer…
• A dark plot threatens Europe, and even SHIELD doesn’t know who’s behind it…
• With nowhere to turn for answers, Natasha has no choice but to ask THE RAVEN for help…
32 PGS./Rated T+ …3.99

NOVA #16
Gerry Duggan (W) • David Baldeon (A)
Cover by PACO MEDINA
• Sam’s adventure with Beta Ray Bill in space comes to a shocking conclusion and Sam arrives home to a very unpleasant discovery. (No, it’s not the Statue of Liberty on its side.)
32 PGS./Rated T …3.99

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #14
Brian Michael Bendis (W) • Nick Bradshaw (A/C)
100th issue ANIVERSARY CELEBRATION!
• 45 years in the making! It’s finally here!!! The 100th issue of Guardians of the Galaxy! (Okay it’s actually the 101st, but we had an X-Men crossover to get through! Sheesh!)
• It’s an all-star celebration of the most popular super team of 2014 as cosmic captain Brian Michael Bendis welcomes Nick Bradshaw (WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN) to the team!
• As the GOTG gets ready for new members VENOM and CAPTAIN MARVEL, there are unexpected dangers that promise to tear the team to its core.
• Plus in this special double sized anniversary issue…two special back up stories by former GOTG writers Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning!
48 PGS./Rated T …4.99

Star-Lord: Tears in Heaven
DOUG MOENCH (W)
BILL SIENKIEWICZ & TOM SUTTON (A)
Cover by SARA PICHELLI
• Star-Lord’s sensational seventies adventures conclude in explosive fashion!
• Caught in a battle between corrupt humans and vengeful beast-men, must Star-Lord break his code against killing in order to save innocents?
• Star-Lord defends his mentor, the Master of the Sun, against his own people — the same race that killed Star-Lord’s mother!
• Star-Lord must solve the riddle of a world whose people perform good deeds to literally ascend to “heaven” in the cloudlands above!
• Collecting MARVEL SPOTLIGHT (1979) #6-7, MARVEL PREMIERE #61 and material from MARVEL PREVIEW #18.
104 PGS./Rated T+ …$7.99
978-0-7851-9200-8

CAPTAIN AMERICA: WINTER SOLDIER #1 DIRECTOR’S CUT
ED BRUBAKER (W)
STEVE EPTING (A/C)
Go behind the scenes of the classic story that inspired MARVEL’S CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER. The Red Skull lays the groundwork for his most devastating attack ever on Captain America and the land he holds dear — and with the Cosmic Cube in his possession, how can Cap hope to stop him? Find out in the shocking twist-ending you won’t see coming. This special edition comes packed with bonus material including the complete script for the issue, Ed Brubaker’s original series proposal, Winter Soldier concept sketches and preview pages from MARVEL’S CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER — THE ART OF THE MOVIE HC.
56 PGS./Rated T+…$4.99

MARVEL’S GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY PRELUDE #1 (OF 2)
DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING (W) • WELLINTON ALVES (A)
GET READY FOR MARVEL’S GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY WITH AN ALL-NEW COMIC BOOK PRELUDE—WRITTEN BY COSMIC LEGENDS DAN ABNETT AND ANDY LANNING!
• Who is Nebula? What tragic events forged her unbreakable allegiance to her dark lord? Find out here!
• Plus: Gamora! Korath! And more from the Marvel Cinematic Universe!
32 PGS./Rated T …$2.99

THUNDERBOLTS #24 & 25
CHARLES SOULE (W) • PACO DIAZ LUQUE (A)
Cover by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO
• The Tbolts turn adventurer as they trek into Central America!
• Thrill, chills, and romance in the heart of the jungle!
• A mysterious power that’s too much for anyone to contain!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

THE PUNISHER #4
Nathan Edmondson (W) • Mitch Gerads (A/C)
• The Punisher, captured by the Dos Sols gang, is caught in the metaphorical lion’s den. Tough luck, metaphorical lions.
• The 131 get the call: Take down the Punisher with extreme prejudice.
• A new player tosses her hat in the ring, and Frank’s gotta ask himself a question: “Do I feel lucky?” Well…do ya, Frank?
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

MARVEL UNIVERSE ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #25
Adapted by Joe Caramagna
• The evil Scorpio and the super army Zodiac have taken over the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier and set it to self-destruct!
• Spider-Man and Fury must put their differences aside and fight the new menace as a team.
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #7
Adapted by Joe Caramagna
• The ultra-powerfull Hyperion arrives to save the Earth, but his methods are too extreme
• The Avengers must stand up to Hyperion’s might to save humanity from total domination.
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

X-MEN #13
BRIAN WOOD (W) • CLAY MANN (A)
Cover by TERRY DODSON
Artist Variant by DAVID MARQUEZ
BLOODLINE PART 1
• Jubilee is haunted by Shogo’s past… or is it his future?!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

ORIGIN II #5 (OF 5)
KIERON GILLEN (W) • ADAM KUBERT (A/C)
WITNESS THE END OF THE BEGINNING!
• As Creed plots something Sinister, can Logan regain his humanity?
• Kieron Gillen (THOR) and Adam Kubert (AVX) bring the tale of Logan’s beginning to a close!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

AMAZING X-MEN #6
JASON AARON (W) • ED MCGUINNESS (A/C)
CAPTAIN AMERICA VARIANT ALSO AVAILABLE
• Nightcrawler is back at the Jean Grey School!
• But when Mystique comes calling, he may be returning to the afterlife very soon.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

DEADPOOL VS. CARNAGE #1 & 2
CULLEN BUNN (W) • SALVADOR ESPIN (A)
Cover by GLENN FABRY
ISSUE #1 VARIANT COVER BY Marko Djurdjevic
• Two red-suited madmen for the price of one!
• That’s right—good crazy vs. bad crazy, once and for all!
• And you can bet it’s gonna be a bloody one!
32 PGS. (EACH)/Parental Advisory …$3.99 (EACH)

SAVAGE WOLVERINE #17
RICHARD ISANOVE (W/A/C)
• Logan stands between an innocent family and a corrupt time!
• What is the secret of Grand Rapids? And how is it connected to Logan?
• Richard Isanove (THE DARK TOWER) concludes his most brutal tale in the life of Wolverine!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

WOLVERINE #4 & 5
PAUL CORNELL (W) • Issue #4 – RYAN STEGMAN (A/C)
Issue #5 – GERARDO SANDOVAL (A)
Issue #5 – RYAN STEGMAN (C)
ISSUE #4 -
EVIL LURKS IN THE HEART OF THE WOLF LIKE MAN!
• Why did Logan leave the Jean Grey School? Your Answers are here!
• Paul Cornell (WOLVERINE) and Ryan Stegman (SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN) close off first arc of the world’s most dangerous mutant!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99
ISSUE #5 -
ASSASSINS ASSEMBLE!
• Logan faces his most dire threat yet — with no healing factor to protect him.
Gerardo Sandoval (CABLE & X-FORCE) joins the team of the All-New Marvel Now Smash hit!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

ALL-NEW X-FACTOR #6
PETER DAVID (W) • CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO (A)
Cover by KRIS ANKA & JARED FLETCHER
• Reunited—and it feels so BAD?!?
• It’s X-Factor and Cypher vs. Warlock!
• Serval Industries brings you the super team you can count on!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

ALL-NEW X-MEN #25 & 26
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W)
ISSUE #25 – STUART IMMONEN, ART ADAMS, BRUCE TIMM, J. SCOTT CAMPBELL, SKOTTIE YOUNG, RAFAEL GRAMPA AND MORE! (A)
Cover by STUART IMMONEN
Variant COVER by RAFAEL GRAMPA
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
ISSUE #26 – STUART IMMONEN (A/C)
ISSUE #25 -
• OVER-SIZED 25th ISSUE!
• Artist Stuart Immonen is joined by a practical comic book artist hall of fame for this special landmark issue!
40 PGS./Rated T …$4.99
ISSUE #26 -
• THE BROTHERHOOD OF THE FUTURE IS BACK! And it doesn’t mean good things for the X-Men of the past!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

KICK-ASS 3 #8 (of 8)
MARK MILLAR (W) • JOHN S. ROMITA JR. (A/C)
Sketch Variant by JOHN ROMITA JR.
Variant by STEVE MCNIVEN
The epic series finale is here! Kick-Ass 3 dons the costume one last time…will he be going to his death or a triumphant ride into the sunset? And has months in lock-up dulled Hit-Girl’s death-dealing reflexes just when she needs them the most? This milestone double-sized issue marks the end of one era and the start of a new Millarworld universe. Must not miss!
48 PGS./Mature …$5.99

FIRE GN-HC
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W/A/C)
Imagine that you are a shy, quiet college student. Just an average guy trying to get through each day as best he can. Then your government contacts you. They want you to be part of an experiment in the art of human covert operations. Instead of creating an agent from someone within their own ranks, they want to create an agent from nobody, from scratch, from you! Loosely based on events in the American intelligence community during the Reagan administration, Fire tells the unique and powerful story of a young man’s journey through the complex world of international intelligence. Fire was Bendis’ first major work and helped him attract and develop a new audience for crime graphic novels that he would further challenge in later works such as Jinx, Goldfish, Torso, and Powers.
120 PGS./Mature …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9102-5

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE AVENGERS VOL. 14 HC
Written by STEVE ENGLEHART with ROY THOMAS
Penciled by SAL BUSCEMA & DAVE COCKRUM with GEORGE TUSKA & DON HECK
Cover by RON WILSON
Prepare yourself for one of the greatest sagas in Avengers history: the Celestial Madonna! Throughout his AVENGERS run, writer Steve Englehart slowly built the mysterious Mantis into one of the ’70s most intriguing characters. Here, her tale reaches its cosmic climax in a series of adventures spanning space and time! The action begins when Kang the Conqueror arrives on the scene — and before it’s over Hawkeye will return; an Avenger will die; the Legion of the Unliving shall rise; and Kang, Rama-Tut and Immortus will have time-twisted you in two! And that’s just for starters, as this volume presents the origin of the Vision and the android Avenger’s wedding to the Scarlet Witch! They’re Marvel Masterworks, one and all! Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #129-135, GIANT-SIZE AVENGERS #2-4 and FOOM #12.
264 PGS./Rated T …$69.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-8805-6

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE AVENGERS VOL. 14 HC — VARIANT EDITION VOL. 208 (DM ONLY)
264 PGS./Rated T …$69.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-8806-3

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: CAPTAIN AMERICA VOL. 3 TPB
Written by STAN LEE
Penciled by JACK KIRBY & JIM STERANKO
Cover by JIM STERANKO & RICHARD ISANOVE
The MARVEL MASTERWORKS proudly unfurl one of the greatest runs in Marvel history: Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Jim Steranko’s CAPTAIN AMERICA! We begin with the Red Skull in a plot that forces Cap to do his nemesis’ bidding or risk America’s nuclear annihilation! Its Kirby action at its best with Batroc the Leaper and the Trapster, and Lee drama at its deepest as Cap relives his first meeting with — and the death of — Bucky Barnes. Last, but most certainly not least, comes Jim Steranko! The master of the medium will take you on a ride like none other with Cap vs. the Hulk, the return of Bucky and…the death of Captain America! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) #101-113.
296 PGS./All Ages …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-8803-2

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: CAPTAIN AMERICA VOL. 3 TPB —
VARIANT EDITION VOL. 64 (DM ONLY)
296 PGS./All Ages …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-8804-9

INFINITY GAUNTLET OMNIBUS HC
Written by JIM STARLIN, RON MARZ, TERRY KAVANAGH, ANN NOCENTI, PETER DAVID, ROY THOMAS, DANN THOMAS, MARK GRUENWALD & BOB BUDIANSKY
Penciled by RON LIM, GEORGE PEREZ, TODD SMITH, TOM RANEY, DAVE ROSS, RICK LEONARDI, DALE KEOWN, TONY DEZUNIGA, CHRIS MARRINAN, DAN LAWLIS, DAVE HOOVER, GREG CAPULLO & BRET BLEVINS
Covers by GEORGE PEREZ & JIM STARLIN
Death has released Thanos from her cold embrace, and he plans to repay her by murdering half the universe! But even as the Mad Titan gathers the six Infinity Gems from across the galaxy, assembling them into the Infinity Gauntlet and gaining truly godlike powers, a host of heroes gather to oppose him — including the Silver Surfer, Adam Warlock, Gamora, Drax the Destroyer, Dr. Strange and the Hulk! Even with Dr. Doom, Galactus and the universe’s cosmic powers aiding them, can Marvel’s mightiest possibly prevail against Thanos the all-powerful? At long last, the fan-favorite cosmic event is collected in its entirety! Collecting SILVER SURFER (1987) #34-38, #40 and #44-60; THANOS QUEST #1-2; INFINITY GAUNTLET #1-6; CLOAK AND DAGGER (1988) #18; SPIDER-MAN (1990) #17; INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) #383-385; DOCTOR STRANGE, SORCERER SUPREME #31-36; QUASAR #26-27 and SLEEPWALKER #7.
1248 PGS./Rated T+ …$125
ISBN: 978-0-7851-5468-6
Trim size: oversized
INFINITY GAUNTLET OMNIBUS HC STARLIN COVER (DM ONLY)
1248 PGS./Rated T+ …$125
ISBN: 978-0-7851-5469-3

X-MEN: NO MORE HUMANS OGN-HC
Written by MIKE CAREY
Penciled by SALVADOR LARROCA
Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA
The X-Men awaken to find all the world’s humans gone. From normal everyday folks to the Avengers and Fantastic Four, all homo sapiens have disappeared. It’s up to the disparate sides of the X-Men to come together, get to the bottom of this mystery and find a way to get the humans back. But do all of the mutants want their human brethren to return? From best-selling author and classic X-MEN scribe MIKE CAREY and superstar artist SALVADOR LARROCA comes the first X-MEN OGN since the classic X-MEN: GOD LOVES, MAN KILLS.
128 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-5402-0
Order Code: JAN140780

IRON MAN: FATAL FRONTIER HC
Written by KIERON GILLEN & AL EWING
Penciled by LAN MEDINA & NEIL EDWARDS
Cover by PAUL RENAUD
It’s the first print edition of the story previously available only in Marvel’s innovative Infinite Comics format! The moon has declared war on Earth! After stopping a missile aimed at Hollywood, Iron Man travels to the moon to investigate, and clashes with the robotic Udarnik and his moon-based society! And when Iron Man’s old foe Endotherm attacks, Tony realizes a new moon element called Phlogistone drives those who use it insane. But what is Cortex Incorporated hiding from Iron Man, and is Tony at risk of losing his mind? Tony’s old mentor Eli Warren has abused Extremis in his desperate search for Phlogistone, and now Dr. Doom has joined the hunt! How far will Iron Man go to stop the spread of the new element? Collecting IRON MAN: FATAL FRONTIER INFINITE COMIC #1-13.
168 PGS./Rated T+ …$34.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-8456-0
Trim size: oversized

MIRACLEMAN BOOK 1: A DREAM OF FLYING PREMIERE HC
Written by THE ORIGINAL WRITER with MICK ANGLO
Penciled by GARRY LEACH & ALAN DAVIS with DON LAWRENCE, STEVE DILLON & PAUL NEARY
Covers by ALAN DAVIS & JOE QUESADA
KIMOTA! With one magic word, a long-forgotten legend lives again! Freelance reporter Michael Moran always knew he was meant for something more—now, an unexpected series of events leads him to reclaim his destiny as Miracleman! The groundbreaking graphic novel that heralded a literary revolution begins here in A DREAM OF FLYING. After nearly two decades away, Miracleman uncovers his origins and their connection to the British military’s “Project Zarathustra” — while his alter ego, Michael Moran, must reconcile his life as the lesser half of a god. Collecting material from MIRACLEMAN (2014) #1-4.
152 PGS./Parental AdvisorySLC …$29.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-5462-4
Trim size: standard
MIRACLEMAN BOOK 1: A DREAM OF FLYING PREMIERE HC QUESADA COVER (DM ONLY)
152 PGS./Parental AdvisorySLC …$29.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9087-5
Trim size: standard

X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST PROSE NOVEL HC
Written by ALEXANDER IRVINE
Adapted from the graphic novel by CHRIS CLAREMONT & JOHN BYRNE
Cover by JOHN BYRNE
In a dark and dangerous post-apocalyptic future, the mutant-hunting killing machines known as the Sentinels rule America with an iron fist. Almost all mutants, super heroes and villains have been exterminated. Only a handful remain to fight against their oppressive robotic overseers —and most of those are powerless, locked in mutant concentration camps. Now, Kate Pryde must travel back in time and warn the present-day X-Men of the coming danger — and hopefully prevent this horrible future from ever taking place! Experience the classic, genre-defining X-Men event like never before in this new adaptation!
304 PGS./No Rating …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-8975-6

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY/ALL-NEW X-MEN: THE TRIAL OF JEAN GREY PREMIERE HC
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by STUART IMMONEN & SARA PICHELLI
Cover by SARA PICHELLI
The arrival of the original X-Men in the present sent shockwaves through the Marvel Universe, but we’ve only seen the effects on Earth — until now! When an alien race discovers that Jean Grey — host of the destructive Phoenix Force — is back on Earth, they decide to hold her accountable for the heinous acts of Dark Phoenix! Now, it’s up to the spacefaring Guardians of the Galaxy to help the All-New X-Men save Jean from twisted intergalactic justice! A surprise ally from one character’s past comes to help, but is that enough against the most powerful army in the Universe? You won’t want to miss the first encounter between two of the biggest franchises in the Marvel universe! Collecting GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (2013) #11-13 and ALL-NEW X-MEN #22-24.
144 PGS./Rated T …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6830-0
Trim size: standard

DAREDEVIL BY MARK WAID VOL. 3 HC
Written by MARK WAID
Penciled by CHRIS SAMNEE & JAVIER RODRIGUEZ
Cover by CHRIS SAMNEE
Mark Waid’s critically acclaimed saga continues! As a life-or-death drama plays out in Matt Murdock’s personal life, he faces the hidden foe behind his recent troubles: an unstoppable enemy with a connection to Daredevil’s origin! How will the demons of Matt’s past lead to Daredevil-sized problems in the present, both on the streets and in the courtroom? The Silver Surfer and Hank Pym guest-star as Daredevil faces the Jester, meets his new law partner and finds himself trapped in a monstrous nightmare! And when Daredevil targets the Sons of the Serpent, the secret clan who rules the city’s justice system, he soon learns just how blind justice can be! Elektra returns as Matt Murdock’s life begins spiraling out of control! Something final is building in Daredevil’s life — and building fast! Collecting DAREDEVIL (2011) #22-36.
368 PGS./Rated T+ …$39.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9023-3
Trim size: oversized

UNCANNY X-MEN VOL. 3: THE GOOD, THE BAD,
THE INHUMAN PREMIERE HC
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by CHRIS BACHALO & KRIS ANKA
Cover by ALEXANDER LOZANO
The new Xavier School changes as the effects of BATTLE OF THE ATOM are felt — and Kitty Pryde and the All-New X-Men join Cyclops’ renegade squad! Meanwhile, Magneto goes off on personal mission that sets him at odds with much of the X-Men — and the Marvel Universe. As Magneto reaches a crossroads, everything he’s fought for is called into question — and he’s forced to make a decision that will change him forever! Elsewhere, the ladies of the Uncanny X-Men go out on the town — and find themselves face-to-face with the effects of Inhumanity! And Cyclops declares a training day for the X-Men’s students, but the “training” seems to be that the teachers just abandoned them to fend for themselves on a dangerous mission! What will these inexperienced young mutants do now? Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN #14, #15.INH and #16-18.
136 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-5431-0
Trim size: standard

THANOS RISING HC
Written by JASON AARON
Penciled by SIMONE BIANCHI
Cover by SIMONE BIANCHI
Witness the Mad Titan’s dark origin! Thanos, scourge of the cosmos, rises to dominance as the unrivaled rogue of wretchedness in this gripping tale of tragedy, deceit and destiny! Where did this demi-god of death and destruction come from — and, more importantly, what does he want? True love begets a river of blood on the journey that will not only alter the course of one boy’s life, but will soon change the face of the galaxy — and the very nature of the Marvel Universe! Collecting THANOS RISING #1-5.
136 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9047-9
Trim size: oversized

CATACLYSM: THE ULTIMATES’ LAST STAND HC
Written by JOSHUA HALE FIALKOV & BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by LEONARD KIRK, MICO SUAYAN, MIRCO PIERFEDERICI, MARK BAGLEY, DAVID MARQUEZ, ALVARO MARTINEZ & CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO
Cover by MARK BAGLEY
The dreaded Galactus has arrived in the Ultimate Universe! With an whole dimension full of new planets for him to devour, the Ultimate heroes must stop Galactus from destroying their entire universe! Unstoppable and insatiable, he decimates the Chitauri and the Kree Empire — and then heads for Earth. As Rick Jones and Vision make desperate last-ditch attempts to deter Galactus, the Ultimates face the Devourer head-on! And while Nick Fury plots, Reed Richards fights for redemption, M.O.D.O.K. prepares for the end, and the X-Men deal with a lethal secret weapon, Miles Morales heads to Galactus’ birthplace — the Marvel Universe — hoping for clues to save his own world! Is this the last stand of the Ultimate heroes? Collecting HUNGER #1-4, CATACLYSM #0.1, CATACLYSM: THE ULTIMATES’ LAST STAND #1-5, CATACLYSM: ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #1-3, CATACLYSM: ULTIMATE X-MEN #1-3, CATACLYSM: ULTIMATES #1-3 and ULTIMATE PROLOGUE #1.
432 PGS./Rated T+ …$49.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-8919-0
Trim size: oversized

IRON MAN VOL. 4: IRON METROPOLITAN PREMIERE HC
Written by KIERON GILLEN
Penciled by JOE BENNETT
Cover by PAUL RIVOCHE
Tony Stark has returned from space with a vision of a better world. But who is his secret ally, what is his secret resource — and who would try to stop him? It’s the grand unveiling of the core of Troy, Tony’s Iron Metropolitan city of tomorrow! What could go wrong? Well, Pepper could meet P.E.P.P.E.R., or discover Tony’s family secret — or both! And if the Mandarin is truly dead, then who is Mandarin-Seven: Red Peril — and how did they get the villain’s rings? As the Iron Phalanx attacks and the skies burn red above Troy, Iron Man investigates the Mandarins. Meanwhile Red Peril uncovers Troy’s shocking secret! And will an Inhuman threaten Tony’s city of tomorrow? Guest starring Jim Rhodes, the Iron Patriot! Collecting IRON MAN (2012) #18-22 and #20.INH.
136 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-8942-8
Trim size: standard

AGE OF ULTRON COMPANION TPB
Written by AL EWING, MATT FRACTION, CULLEN BUNN, CHRISTOS GAGE, KATHRYN IMMONEN, GERRY DUGGAN, RICK REMENDER, MATT KINDT & MARK WAID
Penciled by BUTCH GUICE, ANDRE ARAUJO, PHIL JIMENEZ, DEXTER SOY, AMILCAR PINNA, ADAM KUBERT & PACO MEDINA
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
As Ultron’s onslaught continues across the planet, Black Widow pays a high price in San Francisco and Captain Marvel joins Captain Britain in a fight to save London! The Fantastic Four return from a jaunt across time and space in a futile bid to save their homeworld! Otto Octavius, the Superior Spider-Man, believes it will be simple to vanquish an A.I. threat…but his vanity will prove his undoing! And in Los Angeles, Ultron’s “son” — the android Runaway Victor Mancha — battles to prove he’s nothing like his “father.” Ultron’s attack also batters the Fearless Defenders, Uncanny Avengers, Wolverine and more. And in the aftermath, witness a dramatic change for founding Avenger Hank Pym! Collecting AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #14AU-15AU, FANTASTIC FOUR (2013) #5AU, FEARLESS DEFENDERS #4AU, SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #6AU, ULTRON #1AU, UNCANNY AVENGERS #8AU, WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN #27AU and AGE OF ULTRON #10AI.
200 PGS./Rated T+ …$29.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-8485-0

AGE OF ULTRON TPB
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by BRYAN HITCH, CARLOS PACHECO, BRANDON PETERSON, BUTCH GUICE, ALEX MALEEV, DAVID MARQUEZ & JOE QUESADA
Cover by BRYAN HITCH
Humanity’s time is over. Submit or perish, because the Age of Ultron has arrived! The artificial intelligence known as Ultron has fought for years to eradicate mankind — and now, it has all but succeeded. The few remaining heroes are battered, broken, almost beaten and left considering desperate measures — some more desperate than others. But when Wolverine breaks ranks and pursues his own plan to defeat Ultron, will his drastic action cause more problems than it solves? Brian Michael Bendis presents the ultimate triumph of the Avengers’ greatest villain in an epic that will shake worlds! Collecting AVENGERS (2010) #12.1 and AGE OF ULTRON #1-10.
280 PGS./Rated T+ …$34.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-5566-9

Samsung Tomorrow

Samsung has just announced the Galaxy Tab3 Lite—a product that looks to be aimed at the very bottom of the Android tablet barrel. While no price has been announced, the specs put it in the range of the cheap, no-name (usually terrible) Chinese Android tablets you might find on the bottom shelf of a department store electronics aisle.

The Tab3 Lite has a 7-inch 1024×600 display, an unspecified 1.2GHz dual-core processor, and 1GB of RAM. The device has 8GB of storage and a microSD slot, which you will probably need, as Samsung's software usually takes up at least 2GB of space.There's a 3600 mAh battery, which Samsung says should be good for eight hours of video playback, and it supports Wi-Fi b/g/n and Bluetooth 4.0. The "Lite" in "Tab3 Lite" is meant to communicate that the device includes only the bare essentials—there isn't even a front-facing camera—only a rear 2MP sensor.

This thing is cheap, but the question is "how cheap?" The six-month-old Galaxy Tab3 can be had for $140, and it has a front-facing camera, a better rear camera, a bigger battery, and an IR blaster. With so many things downgraded and removed, it looks like Samsung is trying to build a tablet as cheaply as possible. We're expecting this device to come in at under $100, which would for the first time let Samsung take on the cheapest tablets out there, like the $60 "HKC" tablet sold in Walmart. While we aren't sure if Samsung can get the price that low, customers may pay a little more for the Samsung brand name. With a sub-$100 price, Samsung would probably sell these by the truckload.

Slowly but surely, creating virtual items for games is becoming a valid career. Today, a chart posted at Valve's Steam Dev Days developer event shows that the players who created items for popular games Team Fortress 2 and DOTA 2 made $15,000 on average in 2013. Valve paid out over $10,000,000 for the digital goods last year to a community of only 661 creators, generating sizable sums for many of them. It's no secret that TF2 hats are big business, with Valve's Gabe Newell telling us that some Steam Workshop creators can make $500,000 a year, but we had no idea how few people were chasing that money as of 2013.

With Valve sponsoring major user-generated content initiatives like Team Fortress 2's Robotic Boogaloo, it's possible that only elite creators are making real money from the program, but Valve's Robin Walker didn't think so as of last January. "We're pretty happy with how there's a bunch of people making a good living off it. Compared to the monetary distribution of other places, like mobile applications, the workshop appears to be much less winner-take-all," he told PC Gamer.

At Steam Dev Days, Valve said that 90 percent of the items in Team Fortress 2 today came from the community. 17 million user accounts currently own a total of 500 million items in the game.

Breaking Madden

Breaking Madden