Pull List - April 1st, 2015

Amazing Spider-Man #17
(W) Dan Slott (A/CA) Humberto Ramos
• The Ghost has invaded Parker Industries!
• With this super-powered saboteur, no secret is safe-- no PEOPLE are safe, either, for that matter.

Avengers #43

(W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Mike Mayhew (CA) Adam Kubert
IN TWO MONTHS...TIME RUNS OUT!

Cyclops #12

(W) John Layman (A) Javi Garron (CA) Alexander Lozano
• If power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely, whaddaya think near-infinite cosmic power granted by the Black Vortex does?
• Jean Grey is about to find out, which spells very bad news for both Jean Grey-- and the universe!
• But there's one man who might be able to stop her, who might be able to save her... except in this case it's not exactly a man, it's a 16-year-old space-pirate-in-training and (maybe) the love of Jean Grey's life... Scott Summers.
• Can Cyclops save the day? Maybe. But we can't guarantee he'll survive the experience.

Uncanny Avengers #3

(W) Rick Remender, Gerry Duggan (A/CA) Daniel Acuña
• It was a perfect day on Counter Earth, then Sabretooth showed up.
• The Avengers are divided; the hunt for their missing friends unearths a terrible secret.
• What evil lurks on the moon of Counter Earth?

Uncanny Inhumans #0

(W) Charles Soule (A/CA) Steve McNiven
• The industry's best-selling artist comes to the Inhumans!
• The prelude to one of Marvel's biggest launches of 2015 is here!
• Think you know Black Bolt? Think again, as the men who killed Wolverine show you a side of the Inhuman King you've never seen before!

Wolverines #13

(W) Ray Fawkes, Charles Soule (A) Jason Masters (CA) Guillem March
THIS IS IT! THE MOMENT YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR!
• Make sure to pick up this issue for the DEBUT of a very special guest.
• Also, special appearances by some of your favorite Marvel Universe heroes (and even some villains).
• But what will the Paradise and Wolverines team think of the return?

Secret Wars Pre-Event Analysis

So Secret Wars is happening over at Marvel. It is an 8-issue event series, affecting just about every other book that Marvel publishes in its 616 universe of titles. Rumors swirled that this was a reboot of sorts for the continuity. I still don't know whether that will be the case or not. Let's go over what we do know.

• The Marvel Universe (and all multiverses and timelines) are being destroyed and mapped into a single planet known as Battleworld. Each continuity exists as its own country on this planet.
• Most of the existing series taking place in the Marvel Universe are being ended and starting in May will be replaced by series which seem to homage previous events. For example, Infinity Gauntlet and Planet Hulk.
• After having seen all the current replacement series, I can safely say that not a single 616-er is the focus or among any of these series. These are series about non-616 versions of 616 characters or in some cases characters that Marvel hasn't used for decades (Weirdworld).
• These series are advertised as series and not mini-series, which means they have the potential to keep going after Secret Wars has ended.

We have seen something similar to this in the past with the Age of Apocalypse storyline in X-Men during the 1990's. Each of the major X-Men titles were replaced by mini-series which told new and interesting stories from that timeline. The existing continuity ceased to exist and then after the event was over, the previous continuity continued. There is a major here and that difference is intriguing.

• A lot of these are advertised as ongoing series, rather than minis-series. How can these series work on their own if after the event, things go back to some semblance of normalcy? Will Battleworld exist separately from the Marvel 616 Universe? Will these warzones as they are described be transported back to their own place in the timeline and multiverse after the event is over? I think that seems more likely.

Don't forget that X-Man become a series after Age of Apocalypse ended when the titular character was transported to main-line continuity, but that was more of a surprise than expectation.

Other interesting tidbits include:

• Marvel is saying that these series will have legs and affect what kind of outcome Secret Wars has. Is Marvel really going to do a Survivor-esque game to determine what the future Marvel looks like based on the sales of these new ongoing series? If 1872 sells the most of all the other titles, will the new Marvel Universe become a Western-themed one? That's a strange thought. How would they be able to accommodate a Western-setting with alternate versions of Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, and Bruce Banner in the new 616 that may appear out of the end of Secret wars?
• There isn't a single X-Men series announced so far which includes an exclusive creator as the writing lead. I don't mean writers who only write for Marvel, but those who have signed an exclusive contract and therefore are put on the most high-profile books and take part in the Writer summits that occur several times a year. Sure we have Old Man Logan by Brian Michael Bendis, but that storyline was known as a Wolverine book with very few X-Men in it. We still have House of M, I believe, as the last outstanding series that would be X-Men-related and could be considered a major X-Men replacement.
• There is no Daredevil. Sure there was mention of a Daredevil in one of the series, but there is no book with Daredevil as the lead. A privilege the character has enjoyed for decades. Rumor has it that Daredevil is not affected by Secret Wars, however Daredevil is conspicuously absent from the latest June solicitations.

Ultimately, I think Marvel is using this event to try to throw some new ideas and concepts at the wall without having to rely on their core 616 characters (who I assume will all be stuck in the Secret Wars mini-proper). There are some exceptions to that idea, namely Ultimate End, Thors and Inhumans: Attilan Rising, all of which include 616 references of one kind or another. We can easily explain Ultimate End as taking place during the incursion between 616 and Ultimate Marvel. However, Thors and Inhumans: Attilan Rising both use references to the existing female Thor. Maybe it is only the Warzone titles which won't include 616 characters, while the Battleworld titles won't have such a restriction. 

At this stage, who can say? This is all horribly confusing and I wish Marvel would provide more clarity in their intentions. I don't want spoilers or the ending of the Secret Wars event ruined for me. What I want is assurances on which books are the most important to the publisher. As a Marvel fan who is mostly concerned with continuity, I would find that most comforting. Right now, the only thing I have to go by are which titles have exclusive creators on them. Those include:

Ultimate End	Bendis
Old Man Logan	Bendis
Guardians of Knowhere	Bendis
Inhumans: Attilan Rising	Charles Soule
Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows	Dan Slott
A-Force	G. Willow Wilson
1872	Gerry Duggan
Mrs. Deadpool and the Howling Commandos	Gerry Duggan
Infinity Gauntlet	Gerry Duggan
Age of Ultron vs. Marvel Zombies	James Robinson
Armor Wars	James Robinson
Thors	Jason Aaron
Weirdworld	Jason Aaron
1602: Witch Hunter Angela	Kieron Gillen
Future Imperfect	Peter David, Greg Land
Star-Lord & Kitty Pryde	Sam Humphries
Planet Hulk	Sam Humphries

Future Imperfect is iffy, if only because Peter David has a history of not working on high-profile titles within the publisher or being a major fixture at the Marvel summits. Greg Land, however, is known to work the more high-profile titles within Marvel. That combination is why I included Future Imperfect. 

Rick Remender is conspicuously absent from any of these Secret Wars shenanigans. Maybe he sees it as a good time to take a break and get some creator-owned work completed. I also expected Tom Taylor to be present, since he is writing Superior Iron Man, but he is also missing. I don't know for sure if he is an exclusive creator at this point in time, but working on Iron Man does make him a high-profile creator for Marvel. Also missing is Mark Waid, though I have no idea what his future plans with Marvel are after his exit from Daredevil takes place. Maybe just Star Wars comics.

The Perennials: October 2014 Solicitations

DC Comics
(In the order they appear in Previews)

The New 52: Futures End #22-26
Justice League #34-35
Wonder Woman #35
Aquaman #35
The Flash #35
Superman #35
Action Comics #35
Batman #35
Detective Comics #35
Green Lantern/New Gods: Godhead #1
Green Lantern #35
Green Lantern Corps #35
Green Lantern: New Guardians #35
Red Lanterns #35
Sinestro #6

Marvel Comics
(In the order they appear in Marvel Previews)

Avengers & X-Men: Axis #1-3 (of 9)

Captain America #25

Thor #1

Avengers #36-37

Original Sin Annual #1

Amazing Spider-Man #7-8

Hulk #7

Daredevil #9

Fantastic Four #11-12

Uncanny X-Men #27

• The New 52: Futures End and Axis are taking over their respective event slots. The Original Sin Annual is extra and hopefully ties into the end of that event. I have no information about it, but it could end up just being like the Avengers AI tie-in for Age of Ultron....which would be a bummer.
• This is evidently the last issue of Captain America before we get the All-New Captain America in November.
• Iron Man is again missing, but not for long. Superior Iron Man launches next month.
• Green Lantern begins another crossover a month after I get to drop Green Lantern Corps. I hope this crossover is more interesting than the last one.
• I am not going to follow Superman: Doomed Aftermath as it appears to not be as tightly plotted as the event itself was. Supergirl reads like it has almost nothing to do with it. If it remains a numbered crossover, I will of course have to pick it up, but for now it is just Action Comics.
• This is the end of the line for Brian Azzarello on Wonder Woman. We will have a new creative team in the form of the Finch family. I am looking forward to the art.
• The new Thor as female arc begins this month.
• We are getting a crossover with Ms. Marvel in the pages of Amazing Spider-Man this month.
• Still kind of pissed that Detective Comics is a fill-in. Oh well, I hope it is good. I am probably being pessimistic for no reason.
• I wish Flash would get more interesting. I don't think the current creative team is right for the book.

The Perennials: Week of 3/26/2014

Aquaman v5 #29

(W) Jeff Parker (A/CA) Paul Pelletier, Sean Parsons
It's all-out action as Aquaman feels the wrath It's all-out action as Aquaman feels the wrath of Atlas as he makes his first appearance in The New 52! And the environmental havoc seen in the pages of SWAMP THING may put Arthur on a collision course with a certain Avatar of the Green!

The Flash v4 #29

(W) Brian Buccellato (A) Patrick Zircher (CA) Pasqual Ferry
The Flash faces the final battle against the Central City killer! But will we learn the truth behind the murder of Barry Allen's mother? Only Deadman can help solve this mystery!

Superman v4 #29

(W) Scott Lobdell (A/CA) Ed Benes
Superman and Starfire must deal with a cache of deadly alien weapons - and its horrifying impact on the innocents who find them! But first, these two heroes will have to stop fighting each other before someone ends up dead!

Avengers v5 #27

(W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Salvador Larroca (CA) Mike Deodato
"ADAPT OR DIE"
•  The secret behind the All-New Avengers revealed!
•  The science war overtakes the world(s).
•  All the answers to the questions you wished remained hidden.
•  The collision of Avengers and New Avengers is imminent.

Indestructible Hulk #20

(W) Mark Waid (A) Joe Bennett (CA) Mahmud A. Asrar
• BRUCE BANNER has had enough! He's mad--and that's not good!
•  Banner blames MARIA HILL and S.H.I.E.L.D. for the tragic fate of his lab assistant and seeks revenge!
•  There's more than enough blame to go around, however--and Banner's in the crosshairs of an assassin!

Superior Spider-Man #30

(W) Dan Slott, Christos N. Gage (A/CA) Giuseppe Camuncoli
"Goblin Nation" - Part 4 of 5
•  Since the start of DYING WISH, it has ALL been building to this.
•  One of the most important moments of the ENTIRE Superior Spider-Man Saga!
•  Once this happens, it CANNOT be undone!
•  DO NOT MISS THIS ISSUE!

Weekly Comics Pull - 8/14/2013

Batman #23

(W) Scott Snyder (A) Greg Capullo & Various (CA) Greg Capullo

Witness the moment Bruce Wayne becomes Batman as "Zero Year" makes history! And in the backup story, a young Bruce Wayne fights for his life in a death match in Russia!

 

 

Justice League of America #7

(W) Geoff Johns, Jeff Lemire (A) Doug Mahnke, Christian Alamy (CA) Doug Mahnke

TRINITY WAR CHAPTER 4! The hunt for a murder suspect leads Superman and his new teammates to the secret behind the Secret Society, while Batman finds the key to the crime-and one of the Leaguers will be forever changed by it. Plus, who is the Secret Society of Super-Villains and what are their plans for Pandora?

 

 

Fantastic Four #11

(W) Matt Fraction, Christopher Sebela (A/CA) Mark Bagley

• The Fantastic Four...trapped in a doomed universe!
•  Spacetime have had quite enough of the First Family of the Marvel U running rampant across her! Things are about to get cosmically punitive.
•  Could someone or something be behind the illness that's befallen the First Family?

 

 

Infinity #1 (of 6)

(W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Jim Cheung (CA) Adam Kubert

The oversized kickoff to the year's most anticipate Blockbuster summer event, chaning the way you view the Marvel Universe!
•  The outbreak of war on two fronts: Earth and Space, with our heroes torn between them.
•  The world-shattering return of Thanos!
•  Includes material from FREE COMIC BOOK DAY: INFINITY

 

 

Superior Spider-Man Team-Up #2

(W) Christopher Yost (A) Marco Checchetto (CA) Paolo Rivera

SIBLING RIVALRY BEGINS HERE!
•  Because you demanded it! Parker versus Parker! The Superior Spider-Man Versus Scarlet Spider!
•  Kaine has come to New York to check on Peter's 'superior' behavior, not realizing Doc Ock has taken over Peter's life. But Ock sure knows who Kaine is...Kaine, the man who once KILLED Doctor Octopus. And now it's payback time.

 

 

Uncanny X-Men #10

(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A/CA) Frazer Irving

• SHIELD has a new agent and she's a fan favorite mutant...
•  Cyclops loses full control of his powers on the streets of Los Angeles.

 

 

Wolverine #8

(W) Paul Cornell (A/CA) Alan Davis

PART ONE OF KILLABLE!
•  It all starts here, the biggest Wolverine event in years!
•  Wolverine thinks a cure has been found...but it's in Wakanda, where he's not exactly a welcome guest!
•  Meanwhile, Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. are working on even bigger problems that Wolverine might have caused.
•  Guest-starring Storm and Black Panther!

 

 

Wolverine and the X-Men #34

(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Nick Bradshaw

THE HELLFIRE SAGA CONCLUDES!
•  Wolverine and the X-Men face Mystique, Sabretooth and the Hellfire Club!
•  What fate awaits the Jean Grey School students who joined the New Hellions?
•  The WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN landscape is redefined!

Weekly Comics Pull - 8/7/2013

Action Comics #23

(W) Scott Lobdell, Frank Hannah (A) Philip Tan & Various (CA) Tyler Kirkham

Superman battles the constructs of an immense alien civilization that has built a feudal system based on pure evil! Plus, in the backup story, Jor-El and Lara try to save the Science Council from the colonel who seeks to make all of Krypton kneel before him!

 

Detective Comics #23

(W) John Layman (A) Jason Fabok, Andy Clarke (CA) Jason Fabok

Alfred is forced to confront the Anti-Batman known as the Wrath! Taking care of Batman all these years has left Alfred with more than a few tricks up his sleeve, but will they be enough?

 

Green Lantern #23

(W) Robert Venditti (A/CA) Billy Tan, Richard Friend

Hal struggles with his new role as leader of the Green Lantern Corps while he tries to solve the mystery of why the universe is atrophying! And an escaped prisoner has gotten hold of a power that makes her nearly unstoppable! The stage is set for the ultimate test against Relic!

 

All New X-Men #15

(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) David Lafuente (CA) Stuart Immonen

• Love is in the air!
•  Cyclops heart and future start to fade before his eyes.

 

Avengers #17

(W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Stefano Caselli (CA) Leinil Francis Yu

"ALL QUIET"
•  The Avengers recruit more members to deal with the soon-arriving threat to Earth.
•  The Builders enter the Marvel Universe.
•  The Finale of the Prelude to INFINITY: Part Four.

 

Iron Man #14

(W) Kieron Gillen (A/CA) Greg Land

MORE MIND-BLOWING REVELATIONS AS "THE SECRET ORIGIN OF TONY STARK" CONTINUES!
•  Free at last, all IRON MAN has to do is fight a robot who can take over his armor at any time and avoid one of the universe's greatest bounty-hunters...DEATH'S HEAD.
•  An impossible choice at the edge of space will decide the fate of two worlds. Who lives? Who dies?
•  And can TONY STARK somehow find a way to avoid his destiny...

 

Superior Spider-Man #15

(W) Dan Slott (A/CA) Humberto Ramos

"Run, Goblin, Run!" Part 1 of 2
•  What's it like to be a villain in the Marvel Universe...once the Superior Spider-Man sets his sights on you?
•  Find out, from Phil Urich's point of view, in what might be the final days of the Hobgoblin.
•  Plus, what is the secret of "The Tinkerer's Apprentice"? Who's been helping the Terrible Tinkerer? And how is he, of all people, the reason everything in Spider-Man's life will be changed forever?!

Weekly Marvel Comics Pull - 7/24/2013

Captain America #9

(W) Rick Remender (A/CA) John Romita

• With the only way back to Earth slowly closing forever, Captain America must make the hardest decision of his life.
•  A new ally from the past arrives, and makes everything worse.
•  Zola's plot is hatched, humanity in the crosshairs.
•  The final days Dimension Z are here, and if Steve Rogers escapes intact, he will never be the same again. 

 

 

New Avengers #8

(W) Jonathan Hickman (A/CA) Mike Deodato

"LORDS OF CHAOS"
•  As casualties pile up in the ongoing war between Wakanda and Atlantis, an Illuminati member is forced to make a hard choice.
•  An Inhuman learns of the Illuminati's plans.
•  Prelude to INFINITY: Everything falls apart. 

 

 

Superior Spider-Man #14

(W) Dan Slott (A/CA) Humberto Ramos

• It's SUPERIOR SPIDER-MONTH as the biggest new book of the year brings you its biggest twist yet!
•  The Superior Spider-Man takes down Shadowland.
•  All of it. To the ground. 

 

 

Uncanny Avengers #10

(W) Rick Remender (A) Daniel Acuña (CA) John Cassaday

Ragnarök Now continues!
THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF DEATH are unleashed! 

 

 

Wolverine #7

(W) Paul Cornell (A) Alan Davis (CA) TBD

• After the events of Wolverine #6, Logan must adjust to a very different kind of life.
•  How will his friends and rivals respond to his new status quo?
•  Guest-starring Storm and Beast! 

 

 

Wolverine and the X-Men #33

(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Nick Bradshaw

THE HELLFIRE SAGA CONTINUES!
•  Searching for answers of how the JGS students left the school, the X-Men look to the very ground they walk on.
•  The X-Men discover that Krakoa, the island that walks like a man, can fight like one, too.
•  Meanwhile, Quentin remains the most sought-after student at the Hellfire Academy. 

 

 

Marvel Comics Solicitations - October 2013

The Marvel Comics solicitations are now live for the month of October, 2013.

Canonical Heavy Hitters that I am concerned with include:

Infinity #4 (of 6)

JONATHAN HICKMAN (W) • JEROME OPEñA & DUSTIN WEAVER (A)
Cover BY ADAM KUBERT
Design Variant by JEROME OPENA
Generals Variant by IN-HYUK LEE
Hero Variant by RYAN STEGMAN
Young Variant by SKOTTIE YOUNG
• Negotiating the fall of worlds.
• The Illuminati versus Thanos.
• Thor, God of War.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

  

Infinity #5 (of 6)

JONATHAN HICKMAN (W) • JEROME OPEñA & DUSTIN WEAVER (A)
Cover BY ADAM KUBERT
Design Variant by JEROME OPENA
Generals Variant by IN-HYUK LEE
Hero Variant by SARA PICHELLI
Young Variant by SKOTTIE YOUNG
• The Avengers Universe.
• The Heroes of Earth rally to defeat Thanos.
• The war for Earth begins.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

   

Avengers #21

JONATHAN HICKMAN (W) • LEINIL YU (A/C)
Lego Variant Cover by Leonel Castellani
INFINITY TIE-IN – “AVENGERS UNIVERSE: IV”
• The final battle for the Marvel universe begins.
• The fall of a Galactic empire.
• The rise of a new one.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

   

Avengers #22

JONATHAN HICKMAN (W) • LEINIL YU (A/C)
AVENGERS 50TH ANNIVERSARY VARIANT BY Daniel Acuna
INFINITY TIE-IN – “AVENGERS UNIVERSE: V”
• The Avengers return to our Solar System.
• The battle for Earth starts in the heavens.
• The Black Order makes their move.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

New Avengers #11

JONATHAN HICKMAN (W) •MIKE DEODATO (A/C)
Lego Variant Cover by Leo Castellani
INFINITY TIE-IN – “BUILDING WORLDS”
• The Illuminati travel to another Earth during an incursion.
• Thanos in Necropolis.
• The Builders on Earth.
32 PGS./Rated T+…$3.99

Guardians of the Galaxy #8

BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W) • FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA (A/C)
THOR BATTLE VARIANT ALSO AVAILABLE
RIVERA VARIANT ALSO AVAILABLE
INFINITY TIE-IN
• What will it take for Peter Quill to betray the entire Marvel Universe?
• And if you don’t know Eisner award winning artist Francesco Francavilla yet, you will after this comic!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

 

Uncanny Avengers #13

RICK REMENDER (W) • Daniel Acuña (A)
Cover by John Cassaday
Ragnarök is now!
• Against his masters’ orders a deranged and vengeful Sentry kills an Uncanny Avenger! No hoax, no dream and only the first casualty of many!
• To allow reinforcements from other eras The Wasp must find and destroy the Twins Tachyon transmitter, but first she’ll have to defeat The Grim Reaper.
• Scarlet Witch makes an impossible choice that will define her forever.
• Sunfire and Rogue, alone without back up, must defeat the combined might of both Apocalypse Twins or watch the end of our world!

   

Superior Spider-Man #19

DAN SLOTT (W) • RYAN STEGMAN (A/C)
Necessary Evil CONCLUDES!
• The moment that changes world of Spider-Man-- and the Marvel Universe for years to come.
• Which Spider-Man is responsible for such a thing? Spider-Man 2099 or the Superior Spider-Man?
• Major developments for both Spider-Man’s cast... and for the future.

   

Superior Spider-Man #20

DAN SLOTT (W) • GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI (A/C)
• From the fallout of NECESSARY EVIL, comes new beginnings and new twists that will be felt in the pages of Spider-Man for years to come! SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #20 is where it all starts! Do NOT miss this one!
• It’s the first ever adventure for the Superior Spider-Man and the Black Cat. Felicia Hardy always cared for the Spider more than the man. But what happens when that man is Otto Octavius?
• Plus: A day Otto has been waiting for is finally here. Is the world ready for “Dr. Peter Parker”... and what he plans to do next?

   

Daredevil #32

MARK WAID (W) • CHRIS SAMNEE (A/C)
THOR BATTLE VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
• The Man Without Fear--trapped in a nightmare situation!
• Something final is building in Daredevil’s life--and building fast!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

Captain America #12

RICK REMENDER (W) • CARLOS PACHECO (A/C)
Lego Variant Cover by Leonel Castellani
LOOSE NUKE PART 2
• Nuke on a rampage!
• The Weapon Minus program revealed!
• Meet Dr. Mindbubble, the unbelievable Super Soldier created in the 1960s!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

  

Indestructible Hulk #14

MARK WAID (W) • MATTEO SCALERA (A)
Cover by MUKESH SINGH
“HULK AGENT OF T.I.M.E.” PART 5!
• The secret of the CHRONARCHISTS--and their impact on the entire MARVEL UNIVERSE!
• One last time-trip--to a certain Gamma Bomb explosion of yore!
• In order to save the timestream, HULK will have to undo his own origin!

   

Iron Man #17

KIERON GILLEN (W) • MAHMUD ASRAR (A)
Cover by CARLO PAGULAYAN
Classified Baby Variant by GREG LAND AND DAVID MARQUEZ
Lego Variant Cover by Leonel Castellani
MORE MIND-BLOWING REVELATIONS AS “THE SECRET ORIGIN OF TONY STARK” CONCLUDES!
• What 451 didn’t know.
• What TONY didn’t know.
• What changes things FOREVER.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Thor: God of Thunder #14

JASON AARON (W) • RON GARNEY (A/C)
Lego VARIANT by Leonel Castellani
THOR BATTLE VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
• The Wild Hunt has begun! As Malekith the Accursed continues his bloody rampage across the Nine Realms, Thor finds new allies to aid him in the chase: A Dark Elf sorceress!
• A gun-toting Light Elf! A gargantuan Mountain Giant! A dwarf who loves dynamite! and a particularly surly troll..?!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

  

Fantastic Four #13

MATT FRACTION (W) • MARK BAGLEY (A/C)
• The Fantastic Four end up where we started -- literally!
• Trapped in an entire UNIVERSE controlled by DR. DOOM!
• Has Old John Storm been right all along?
• And Reed and Sue make a fateful decision that will change the lives of the whole Richards family!

   

All-New X-Men #17

BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W) • STUART IMMONEN (A)
X-MEN: BATTLE OF THE ATOM, PART 6!
• Magik and Young Beast have a special mission!
• The X-Men and Future X-Men have Jean Grey and Cyclops and are going to send them back in time with the rest of the Original X-Men.
• But who is opposing them and why?

   

X-Men #6

BRIAN WOOD (W) • DAVID LOPEZ (A)
Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
X-MEN: BATTLE OF THE ATOM, PART 7!
• CHAOS AT THE JEAN GREY SCHOOL as the X-Men and Future X-Men are attacked!
• Rachel Grey is the only X-Man qualified to defeat the mystery opponents!

   

Uncanny X-Men #13

BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W) • CHRISTOPHER BACHALO (A)
Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
X-MEN: BATTLE OF THE ATOM, PART 8!
• Wolverine, who just lost his healing factor, takes a mortal hit!
• And a surprise ending that changes everything in the X-Men Event of 2013!

   

Wolverine and the X-Men #37

JASON AARON (W) • GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI (A)
Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
 X-MEN: BATTLE OF THE ATOM, PART 9!
• All of the X-Men (present & future) and their adversaries are reeling from the events of Part 8!
• With the adversaries’ Plan A squashed, they turn to their far more sinister Plan B on the grounds of the X-Men’s first adventure!

   

X-Men: Battle of the Atom #2 (of 2)

JASON AARON (W) • ESAD RIBIC (A)
Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
X-MEN: BATTLE OF THE ATOM, PART 10!
• The biggest battle in X-Men history will melt your face off.
• All of the X-Men find their footing in the world much changed.
• The X-Men event of 2013 concludes and sets up the major X-Men stories for 2014!

   

Wolverine #10

PAUL CORNELL (W) • ALAN DAVIS (A/C)
PART 3 OF KILLABLE!
• Who says you can’t go home?
• Logan and Kitty’s road trip heads north – to the grounds of the former Howlett estate!
• But more than bittersweet memories are waiting for Logan in the place he once called home.
• The ghosts of Logan’s Canadian childhood meet the demons of his adulthood as he continues to grapple with his new reality!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99