THE CHAOS EFFECT - GAMMA: Part 3 (of 4; 8 of 18). Webnet is frozen, and Ninjak is caught in the middle of a mission when The Chaos Effect plunges the world into darkness. Who better to take advantage of the situation than Madame Noir, one of Master Darque's most powerful agents? Her necromantic power to charm men was irresistible before; now that she's been "super-charged," can any man resist fulfilling her every fatal whim?
"Heart's Desire" is written by Mark Moretti (idea), Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, with art by Tom Mandrake. Cover by Mark Moretti and Bob Layton.
Cover price $2.25.
Cover art by Jade Moede. The Body Farm, script by David Michelinie, pencils by Yvel Guichet, inks by Rodney Ramos and Knob Row
When Flatline is taken hostage, the H.A.R.D. Corps team attempts a daring rescue; As rising tensions within the team come to a head, a team member falls in action.
36 pgs. $2.25. Cover price $2.25.
"Special Delivery" - R.A.G.E. is back, with a vengeance! Revere has returned to wreak havoc on America once again, with a stolen experimental nuclear warhead set to destroy Los Angeles! Can X-O stop R.A.G.E.'s super-bomber from delivering its payload of mass destruction? Or is L.A. going to end up with a fate infinitely worse than the Washington Monument?
Written by Mark Waid and Brian Augustyn, with art and cover by Sean Chen and Tom Ryder.
FC, 32 pgs. Cover price $2.50.
cover by carlos pacheco carlos pacheco & jeph loeb/carlos pacheco/jesus merino
Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Woman and the Thing?ambushed in the Negative Zone! The Human Torch?trapped back on Earth! Hellscout?a new Marvel superstar... but is he here to help or hurt the Fantastic Four?
Cover price $2.25.
cover by carlos pacheco carlos pacheco & jeph loeb/carlos pacheco/jesus merino
No joke: one of the FF's lives is majorly altered in this issue! The Fantastic Four race to rescue one of their own from the clutches of the Grey Gargoyle?but will their efforts be too little, too late? And did we mention that FANTASTIC FOUR is now scripted by Jeph Loeb?!
FC Cover price $2.25.
cover by joe quesada JOE QUESADA/sean chen/rob hunter THE MASK IN THE IRON MAN: Part 2 (of 5)
Last issue's shock ending sparks a chain of events that will destroy everything around Iron Man! Helpless and defeated, Tony Stark lashes out against the only villain evil enough to mastermind this carnage... the Mandarin! After this four-part shocker written by Joe Quesada, nothing will ever be the same for the Golden Avenger!
FC" Cover price $1.99.
Kurt Busiek & Roger Stern/Sean Chen & Bob Layton/Rob Hunter ULTIMATE DANGER: Part 3 (of 3)
It's the double-sized action-packed conclusion to the Ultimo saga!
Shell-Head pencilers past and present unite when ongoing artist Sean Chen teams with the classic stylings of none other than Bob Layton! Cover by Chen.
48 pages, Cover price $2.99.
cover by sean chen kurt busiek & roger stern/sean chen
"Ultimate Danger" Part 1 of 3. Has the invulnerable engine of destruction from beyond the stars returned?! There's trouble on the high seas when Sapper and Golden-Blade attack an energy project run by Stark-Fujikawa! Can Iron Man save Rumiko and Morgan Stark in time? Plus: What?s happening to Warbird? And finally, has Ultimo risen again? If you want the answers, you dare not miss our surprise ending!"
Cover price $1.99.
Direct Edition. Cover pencils by Tom Raney, inks by Andrew Pepoy. In the End...., script by Howard Mackie, pencils by Tom Raney, inks by Andrew Pepoy
Havok replaces his alternate-self and has to fight SHIELD; introduction to the "new versions" of various characters; Mutant X takes place in an alternate reality and the only character from the "real" Marvel Universe that appears in the series is Havok. Case History: The Six, script by Howard Mackie, pencils by Tom Raney, inks by Andrew Pepoy. 62 pgs. $2.99. NOTE: The Prelude issue to this series is X-Factor #149.
Cover price $2.99.
"In the Courts of Kosmos!" Part 1 of 2. Script by Kurt Busiek. Pencils by Mark Bagley. Inks by Scott Hanna. Cover by Mark Bagley and Scott Hanna.
Just as the Thunderbolts were surrendering to the Avengers last issue, they disappeared in a brilliant flash of light! Where did they go? The five T-Bolts have been swept across time and space into another dimension that Atlas knows very well: Kosmos! Why did the Kosmosians abduct them? Evidently, the alien race fears an invasion from Kang the Conqueror! And their ruler thinks the Thunderbolts are agents of Kang! And all allies of the Conqueror must be killed! Oh boy, what a mess! How will the T-Bolts survive on Kosmos, much less get back to Earth? Cameo appearances by Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, and the Thing. Thunderbolts Lineup: Atlas, Jolt, MACH-1, Moonstone, and Songbird. (Notes: Atlas previously escaped from Kosmos in Thunderbolts Annual 1997. This issue features a gatefold cover.)
32 pages. Cover price $1.99.
Battle for Britain: Aftermath - "Broken Vows!" Story by Ben Raab. Art by Rob Stotz and Scott Koblish.
Excalibur was stranded in China without means to return home. They make their way to Hong Kong, seeking an old friend, and run into a dangerous adversary from Kitty's past. Witness the return of Ogun (the villain from X-Men: Kitty Pryde and Wolverine). Featuring a New Guide to the Marvel Universe!
32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.99.
Deluxe Edition. "Amplified Heart!" Guest-starring X-Man. Story by Warren Ellis. Art by Carlos Pacheco and Bob Wiacek.
The mega powerful mutant Nate Summers, a fugitive from the Age of Apocalypse timeline, lands on Muir Island and Excalibur is not happy about it. Plus, Colossus joins the cast.
32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.95.
Cosmo Quinn and the city he calls home return in this 5-issue miniseries from Terminal City collaborators Dean Motter and Michael Lark, with covers by Mark Chiarello. Picking up six months after Terminal City left off, "human fly" Quinn has resumed his uneventful career as a window washer. But things change, and quickly, when a disgruntled ex-skywriter decides to vent his frustrations in an unusual way, using the skies above Terminal City as a canvas for his "aerial graffiti"--unprintable obscenities that threaten to tarnish the futurist city's finest hour: the opening of the Trans-Atlantic Tunnel connecting Terminal City to Paris. The police ask Cosmo's help in bringing the airborne vandal down to Earth, but there are, of course, complications, as the Mayor has hired an agent of his own--the mysterious lady in red named Monique Rome--to thwart the skywriter.
Written by Dean Motter. Art by Michael Lark. Cover by Mark Chiarello. Mature Readers.
FC, 32 pg. Rebax Format. Cover price $2.50.
A secret struggle for magical supremacy is fought in this Underworld Unleashed one-shot! Accompanied by the Spectre, Fate, the Phantom Stranger, Deadman and Zatanna, Sentinel (former Golden Age Green Lantern Alan Scott) braves the darkest depths of the Abyss to save the soul of his wife. The quest leads the heroes into a trap created by the Neron-supercharged Satannus and Blaze, who pit the heroes against Etrigan the Demon, Dementor, Tannarak and Blackbriar Thorn.
Written by Scott Peterson, with art chores shared by the teams of Phil Jimenez and John Stokes, and J.H. Williams III and Mick Gray. Cover by Phil Jimenez, J.H. Williams III and Mick Gray.
FC, 48 pg. Cover price $2.95.
Reprints Sandman 11. Cover art by Dave McKean. Moving In, script by Neil Gaiman, pencils by Mike Dringenberg, inks by Malcolm Jones III
Rose and Morpheus search for Jed. Promo for Weird War Tales.
36 pgs. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.
The Polka Dot Man files a brutality complaint against Sergeant Harvey Bullock, Detective Renee Montoya gets reassigned to a possible kidnap case and the Major Crimes Unit gets handed a case involving big ticket heists in "Model Citizens."
Cover by Rodolfo Damaggio and Bill Sienkiewicz. Script by Chuck Dixon, pencils by Jim Aparo, inks by Bill Sienkiewicz.
Cover price $2.25.
In a world where the Cold War turned hot and tensions continue into the present day, America needs soldiers with nerves of steel...and in the late 1960s, it got them: a crack squad of soldiers nicknamed "The Metal Men." They ended the war in Czechoslovakia, and achieved greatness as a result, as one soldier would become President, another would join the Cabinet, and some of the others would follow NIGHTWING--giving one even greater influence than the President. But first they would have to win a bloody war, and that fateful battle unfolds here.
Written by Ron Marz. Art and cover by Mike McKone and Mark McKenna.
FC, 48 pg. Miraweb Format. Cover price $2.95.
Firehawk. Doomsday. Rampage. Star Sapphire. In the year 2030, these heroes narrowly escape the Earth's destruction. Traveling through time to the year 1997, they struggle to prevent this horrible future from coming to pass. But will they save the world, or ensure its doom?
Written by Dan Jurgens. Art and cover by Sean Chen and Kevin Conrad.
FC, 48 pg. Miraweb Format. Cover price $2.95.
The Atom, the Flash, the Joker, Manhunter, the Spectre and Plastic Man take on Dr. Aquadus and Warlord in "Bad Moon." Appearances by Damage, the Riddler.
Script by Chuck Dixon. Art by Tom Grummett and Lary Stucker.
Cover price $2.95.
Cover pencils by Paul Ryan, inks by Brett Breeding. Who Do You Love?, script by Roger Stern, pencils by Paul Ryan, inks by Brett Breeding
Superman Red and Superman Blue face trouble with Lois; Obsession and Maxima fight over Superman.
36 pgs. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.
