Creature combat erupts when the Gargoyles are forced to battle monsters created from giant statues. Plus: pull up your turtlenecks, Elisa investigates reports of vampires!
Written by Martin Pasko. Art by Amanda Conner and Alberto Saichann. Cover by Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti.
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Written by Martin Pasko. Art by Amanda Conner, Alberto Saichann, Jimmy Palmiotti, and Peter Palmiotti. Cover by Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti.
Always Darkest Before the Dawn; Broadway, Brooklyn and Lexington head into the city to check out the club scene and get involved in a scuffle between Dracon's men and a stooge who is supposed to be selling guns for them; The stooge's girlfriend sees to much and is given to Xanatos' scientists who begin medical experiments on her; The trio of Gargoyles perch on top of a nearby building as the sun is rising but Lexington ends up being sold as a statue to Dracon himself; Unfortunately, one of Dracon's men recognizes him as one of the Gargoyles who interfered in their operations and Dracon prepares to destroy him.
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Cardstock Embossed Cover. Written by Martin Pasko. Art by Amanda Conner and Alberto Saichann. Cover by Joe Madureira and Jimmy Palmiotti.
Fiends In High Places; David Xanatos is up to his same tricks as and Demona try to capture the Gargoyles; They do this by setting up the Gargoyles and making them look bad; It is up to Eliza Maza to protect the Gargoyles' reputation but things are made more difficult for her when Goliath won't stay out of it and she has to hide things from her new partner Matt Bluestone. Written In Stone introduction to the characters and creative team, written by Hildy Mesnik, art by Amanda Conner and Alberto Saichann.
36 pages, full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.
By STAN LEE, JACK KIRBY and VINCE COLLETTA. Cover by STEVE EPTING.
"The Man" and "The King" reveal the origin of Galactus, as told way back in the pages of Super Villain Classics Galactus the Origin (1983) #1. Reprinted for the first time in 12 years, this edition features state-of-the-art color separations and pinups of the big G by some of his wildest artistic interpreters!
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Louise Simonson/John Buscema & Bill Sienkiewicz
The epic cosmic adventure continues with guest stars The Kree, The Shi'ar, The Imperial Guard, The Starjammers, The Fantastic Four and The Avengers! The entire universe trembles before the might of Galactus, a god gone mad! In order to save Earth, a reluctant Silver Surfer has once again become the herald of Galactus! And to make matters worse, the Surfer is leading him directly to the Shi'ar homeworld! Cover By John Buscema and Bill Sienkiewicz. FC (5 of 6)"
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cover by JOHN BUSCEMA & bill sienkiewicz louise simonson/jOHN BUSCEMA & bill sienkiewicz
Galactus is prepared to consume the Earth?and even the power of the Avengers, the Fantastic Four and more may not be enough to stop him! You'll never believe the shocking ending?or the new beginning it unleashes! Believe it when we say the events of this issue will rock the Marvel Universe as you know it!"
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Cover art by Bryan Hitch. Judgement Day, script by Bernie Jaye, pencils by Geoff Senior, inks by Geoff Senior and Martin Griffiths
Hell's Angel and the X-Men try to save the matrix-microverse in which they are trapped from being conquered by the Encoders; Hell's Angel uses the power of her suit to bring them all home and convert the Encoders to the side of good.
36 pgs. $1.75. Cover price $1.75.
Cover pencils by Bryan Hitch, inks by Paul Neary. Hell And High Water, script by Bernie Jaye, art by Geoff Senior
Hell's Angel travels to hell and rescue's Vakume's soul and opens a warp in space which is detected by the X-Men who become trapped in it.
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Cover art by Bryan Hitch. Subterfuge, script by Bernie Jaye, art by Geoff Senior
Hell's Angel, the Guide and Vakume attempt to infiltrate Un-Earth but Vakume gets sucked into Mephisto's realm in the process; While there, he finds the missing half of his soul and feels powerful enough to escape but Hell's Angel tells him she needs him there for her next mission; Hell's Angel teams up with the X-Men to battle a hive of magically augmented bugs that help power Un-Earth; Shevaun has to explain herself to the Mys-Tech board who feels she may be working against them (she is).
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"Duck Day Afternoon!" Adapted by Danny Fingeroth. Art by Kyle Baker.
For the fate of two worlds, Howard must somehow find the way to defeat the sinister power of the Dark Overlords! This is the official comic book adaptation of the blockbuster new movie from Lucasfilm!
32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.75.
Last Temptation: Part 3 of 5 - "The Secret Fire!" Written by Ivan Velez, Jr. Art by Javier Saltares and Mark Texeira.
Everybody learns a startling revelation about the Spirit of Vengeance!
32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.99.
"The Frying Pan!" Written by Ivan Velez, Jr. Art by Salvador Larroca.
Surrounded by enemies, Ghost Rider confronts Vengeance! But will the Penance Stare work on a Spirit of Vengeance?
32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.50.
"Skin Games!" Guest-starring Werewolf by Night. Written by Warren Ellis. Art by Salvador Larroca.
Ghost Rider teams up with Jack Russell to take on the monstrous strength of Mr. Hyde!
32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.95.
Road to Vengeance: Part 1 of 6 - "Mother Love!" Written by Howard Mackie. Art by Ron Garney and Christopher Ivy.
In Greenland, the sinister Lilith gives birth to a new generation of horrible creatures, and the Lilin are reborn. Lilith immediately sends her spawn out to slay her enemies, the Midnight Sons. Once again these vile creatures threaten Danny's family, and even the power of the Ghost Rider may not be enough save them. Danny's mother has a secret to reveal but before she can, she is abducted and if Ghost Rider is going to save her, he's going to need the help of the original Spirit of Vengeance, Johnny Blaze.
32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.75.
Written by Howard Mackie. Art and cover by Henry Martinez and Bud La Rosa.
An Ending; John Blaze is overcome with grief over the death of Roxanne; With Roxanne gone he needs to find his missing children so he goes to Clara to see if her gift can help him; Instead of locating his children she discovers that Centurius is alive; John goes after him but first he stops to tell Steel Wind that she must be gone when he returns and that her master Centurius is still alive; Centurius' demon captures John but before he can kill him Steel Wind arrives and saves him; Together John and Steel Wind defeat Centurius. John convinces Steel Wind that she can help regain her humanity by forgiving Centurius and not killing him; She agrees and leaves; John then turns and kills Centurius; At the end John vows to rebuild the Carnival so that Craig and Emma will have a life to return to when he finds them. Blaze #1 ad, art by Henry Martinez and Bud La Rosa.
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Written by Howard Mackie. Art by Henry Martinez and Bud La Rosa.
Change Is In the Air; John Blaze comes upon Kody fighting a creature just like him in the woods; He stops Kody from killing it and finds out that it was Kody's brother; His family has been tracking him and he disappears so that they won't kill any of his friends; Clara gets a vision that he is in danger in New York and she and John go after him; The rest of the group starts traveling again but Quinn stays behind trying to help Steel Wind; While Clara and John are in New York looking for Kody Clara kisses John; Kody sees this and attacks John because he loves Clara; John manages to convince Kody that there is nothing between he and Clara just before Kody's family attacks him again; Kody's father threatens to kill John and Clara but John and Kody fight together to defeat them; When Kody promises not to reveal their family secrets they agree to let him live but say that he is now an outcast and no longer a part of their family.
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Written by Howard Mackie. Art and cover by Henry Martinez and Bud La Rosa.
Picking Up the Pieces; John Blaze invades a top secret military base where the bodies of those killed from the Quentin Carnival are being held; John downloads the data they have gleaned from the bodies and then destroys their data and the tissue samples, DNA and blood that they were holding; When he is about to leave he is confronted by the ghosts of those who were killed; They say that they don't know why or how they stayed around as ghosts but that they followed their bodies to this base; They tell John that Steel Wind and some of the demons are alive and being experimented on; John kills the demons and rescues Steel Wind against her will; The ghosts stay behind to cover Johns escape.
38 pages, full color. $1.75. Cover price $1.75.
Written by Howard Mackie. Art and cover by Henry Martinez and Bud La Rosa.
The End of the World As We Know It! Siege of Darkness Part 8; When the Sanctum Sanctorum of Dr. Strange has been breached the Midnight Sons are left unprotected against the Lilin; Caretaker manages to take all of them to the Nightclub of the Blood for protection; There they plan their next assault on the Lilin and Zarathos; Meanwhile, Zarathos is beginning to regain his memory and he realizes that Lilith is not his mother; John Blaze, Ghost Rider and Vengeance go back to the cemetary to continue their fight with Zarathos; They are initially defeated by Zarathos but Morbius redeems himself by snaring the Medallion of Power from him; He throws it to Ghost Rider and Caretaker helps Blaze, Ghost Rider and Vengeance to access its power; They are able to defeat Zarathos and send the Lilin and the mystical mist back to their own dimension, sealing them up there; After this the Medallion of Power explodes and things are looking up before Dr. Strange senses the next problem. Continues from Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme #60 and in Nightstalkers #15.
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Written by Howard Mackie. Art by Henry Martinez and Keith Williams. Cover by Henry Martinez and Malcolm Jones III.
Zarathos; Zarathos defeats John Blaze, Ghost Rider, Vengeance and Caretaker as soon as he is reborn, but when he can't remember anything he grows furius, lashes out at everything around him and collapses; Caretaker and the others pick up Mrs. Ketch and retreat to "The Nightclub" (where the Blood hang out and where Seer has taken the remaining members of Quentin's Carnival); There Caretaker continues to reveal to John Blaze, Dan Ketch and Michael Badilino their heritage; Zarathos still does not know who he is and after he defeats Centerius again Lilith tries to convince him that she is his mother; Caretaker takes John, Ghost Rider and Vengeance to fight Zarathos and Ghost Rider manages to defeat him when he taps into the Medallion of Power; Zarathos, Lilith, Pilgrim and Nakota are drawn away into another dimension. Road to Vengeance crossover. Continues from Ghost Rider #43 and in Nightstalkers #14.
36 pages, full color. $1.75. Cover price $1.75.
$2.50 cover price edition. Black Parchment Cover. Written by Howard Mackie. Art by Adam Kubert, Joe Kubert, Dan Green, Klaus Janson, and Frank Spinks.
Dead Man's Tales; Ghost Rider and many others are killed during a battle with a magically enhanced Blade; Ghost Rider's nature threatens to destroy Blade but allows Louise Hastings time to resurrect those killed. Midnight Massacre Part 5.
40 pages, full color. Cover price $2.50.
Written by Howard Mackie. Art by Adam Kubert and Bill Reinhold. Cover by Adam Kubert and Joe Kubert.
Devil Dance; John Blaze and Ghost Rider are transported to somewhere else where Mephisto tells them he needs to test their powers and if they pass they will be allowed to ally with him in the upcoming fight against the forces breaking down the dimensional walls; He sends two Soulless Ones to fight them.; John and Ghost Rider are able to defeat them and Mephisto says they passed the first test. Written by Howard Mackie. Art by Joe Kubert. The Great Hunt Part II; Ghost Rider allows himself to be captured so that he can rescue the people taken by The Feeders; They brag that they have been a part of the earth since the beginning and that nothing can destroy them, but Ghost Rider defeats their most powerful member with his penance stare.
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NOT polybagged.
Written by Howard Mackie. Art and cover by Adam Kubert. Rise of the Midnight Sons Part 2: Spirits of Vengeance; Lilith is re-born and begins gathering her children; Blaze and Ghost Rider try to save John's family from Lilith's minions. Continued From Ghost Rider #31; Continued in Morbius #1.
52 pages, full color. $2.75. Cover price $2.75.
Special Collector's Item issue polybagged with bonus poster.
Written by Howard Mackie. Art, cover, and poster by Adam Kubert. Rise of the Midnight Sons Part 2: Spirits of Vengeance; Lilith is re-born and begins gathering her children; Blaze and Ghost Rider try to save John's family from Lilith's minions. Continued From Ghost Rider #31; Continued in Morbius #1.
52 pages, full color. $2.75. Cover price $2.75.
Written by Scott Lobdell. Art and cover by Chris Bachalo and Mark Buckingham.
Bye; Colossus and Kitty succeed in rescuing Illyana from the Portland Core mine but lose the entire team of Generation Next kids to do so. Text piece about the Age of Apocalypse.
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