The Gatherers Saga: Part 15 of 18 - "The Folds Gather" Part 1 of 4. Script by Bob Harras. Pencils by Steve Epting. Inks by Tom Palmer. Cover by Steve Epting and Tom Palmer.
And so it begins! The final act in the Avengers' three-year drama vs. Proctor and the Gatherers! What started back in Avengers 343 is heading towards a catastrophic crescendo as Proctor himself arrives in New York City! But before Earth's Mightiest Heroes can deal with the Gatherers, they must first answer questions from the NYPD!
The police consider Sersi a suspect in a double homicide! However the enchanting Eternal is not available for questioning at Avengers Mansion, because she's down on the East River docks with the Black Knight! Fighting for her life against four new gatherers! More than likely Sersi and Dane can outrun the Gatherers, but can they outrun the law?
32 pages. Cover price $1.25.
"Godlings and Gladiators" Part 2 of 2. Script by Glenn Herdling. Art by Mike Gustovich (breakdowns) and Tom Palmer (finishes). Cover by Steve Epting and Tom Palmer.
In the depths of Lemuria, Lord Ghaur has returned! And with Crystal, Sersi, Hercules, and Captain America under his control, the deviant high priest forms a new uni-mind to steal the Avengers' powers and souls! Meanwhile in the deviants' arena of death, Giant-Man and the Black Knight slug it out with Enigmo, Karkas, Ransak, and Red Bull…not realizing that these estranged deviants are actually here to rescue them! Fortunately though, Hank Pym and Dane Whitman shake off the effects of the deviants' brain mines and rally around Kro and his crew! Can Earth's Mightiest and Kro's finest send Lord Ghaur down to defeat once again?
32 pages. Cover price $1.25.
"Delta Force" Part 1 of 2. Script by Glenn Herdling. Art by Geof Isherwood (layouts), Al Milgrom (finishes), and Tom Yates (finishes). Cover by Steve Epting and Tom Palmer.
The Avengers' epic adventure in Genosha is over, but there's no time for rest after a priority alert comes in from the South Pacific! Since the west coast avengers have been disbanded, the Black Widow sends Cap, Crystal, Sersi, Hercules, and the Black Knight to explore the ocean depths of Lemuria! But hold on, Lemuria…isn't that where the Deviants call home? Yes! And in very short order the Avengers are under attack! Only Sersi escapes the surprise ambush! And proceeds to desperately fly to the Pentagon to reach one of the friendly deviants, Kro! In order to help Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Kro rounds up a motley mixture of friendly deviants and prepares them for battle in Lemuria! Deviants Assemble?!
32 pages. Cover price $1.25.
"Voyeuristic Visions" Script by Bob Harras. Pencils by Jim Hall. Inks by Don Hudson. Cover by Steve Epting and Tom Palmer.
During a quiet night at Avengers Mansion, the Vision waxes nostalgic about happier times from days gone by. Years ago the synthezoid avenger had a wife and children and felt emotions like an ordinary man. But since the sad events of the Vision Quest storyline, the Vision's emotions have been very slow in returning, if at all. Is it possible that one day things could change? Perhaps with help from friends like Crystal, Giant-Man, and Deathcry; the Vision's repressed feelings will break through! Meanwhile during that same quiet night at the mansion, a mysterious duo teleports into Crystal's bedroom chambers and kidnaps Luna! And that villainous act signals the beginning of the next great adventure for Earth's Mightiest Heroes!
32 pages. Cover price $1.25.
The Gatherers Saga: Part 13 of 18 - "A Gathering of Hate!" Double-size issue. Script by Bob Harras. Pencils by Steve Epting. Inks by Tom Palmer. Silver foil embossed cover by Steve Epting and Tom Palmer.
It's all-out action in the Andes Mountains as Earth's Mightiest Heroes have at long last located Proctor's secluded citadel! The Black Knight leads the charge inside and in mere seconds the epic battle erupts! Seven fighting-mad avengers vs. Cassandra, Sloth, Magdalene, Tabula Rasa, and Proctor! The rage and fury of Dane Whitman and the Prince of Power push the Gatherers back on their heels, but the awesome power of Proctor stalls the Avengers' march to victory!
During the furious fight, new details emerge about the relationship between Sersi and Proctor; and the Black Knight's connection to both of them! Could Sersi somehow be a greater threat to the Avengers than Proctor? First appearance of Deathcry.
48 pages. Cover price $2.95.
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Cover by Jose Delbo and Joe Sinnott. Fast Feud!, script by Simon Furman, pencils by Jose Delbo, inks by Mike De Carlo;
Dr. Randall Pierce, working for the Multicorp Ecological Center, has developed the means to give human intelligence to animals using specialized exoskeletons, so that they can deal with environmental menaces; Frost, the head of Multicorp's parent company, secretly orders Pierce's process to be stolen so that he can have his own band of super-powered animals.
36 pgs., full color. $1.00. Cover price $1.00.
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"Family Matters!" Written by Howard Mackie. Art by Ron Wagner. Cover by Ron Wagner and Bill Sienkiewicz. One time super star stuntman and former Spirit of Vengeance, Johnny Blaze has reached rock bottom. His life is in utter disarray. But when his family is threatened, Blaze returns to the world with a vengeance!
Cover pencils by Larry Stroman, inks by Frank Cirocco. Archie Goodwin cartoon introducing the new Alien Legion series. "Dead and Buried," script by Chuck Dixon (script), Carl Potts (producer, plot), and Alan Zelenetz (plot), pencils by Larry Stroman, inks by Randy Emberlin
Two years after losing Nomad Squadron on a suicide mission on Quaal, Major Sarigar resigns his commission; Sarigar then searches for answers about what exactly happened on Nomad Squadron's last mission.
Introduction from Carl Potts to the new Alien Legion series, art by Larry Stroman. Legion is back with a new writer! A new First issue! And an All New Format!
36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.25.
"Vector: Red!" Written by Chuck Dixon. Art by Larry Stroman and Mark Farmer.
The now deposed monarchs of Mmrosdia hired mercenaries to fight their revolution - and now the mercenaries refuse to leave until they've received their pay. It's up to Force Nomad to rout the bull-headed soldiers, who are led by the most arrogant, obnoxious individual ever - Jugger Grimrod's father!
32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.50.
"Man of War!" Written by Chuck Dixon. Art by Larry Stroman and Mark Farmer.
Sarigar finds his estranged sister, and then must race to help as she and Torie fight the killing machines of an ancient battlefield planet.
32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.50.
Cover pencils by Larry Stroman, inks by Frank Cirocco. Archie Goodwin cartoon introducing the new Alien Legion series. "Dead and Buried," script by Chuck Dixon (script), Carl Potts (producer, plot), and Alan Zelenetz (plot), pencils by Larry Stroman, inks by Randy Emberlin
Two years after losing Nomad Squadron on a suicide mission on Quaal, Major Sarigar resigns his commission; Sarigar then searches for answers about what exactly happened on Nomad Squadron's last mission.
Introduction from Carl Potts to the new Alien Legion series, art by Larry Stroman. Legion is back with a new writer! A new First issue! And an All New Format!
36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.25.
"Fragments!" Plot by Carl Potts and Alan Zelenetz. Written by Chuck Dixon. Art by Larry Stroman and Randy Emberlin.
It's been two years since Major Sarigar lost his entire Nomad Squadron during a suicide mission on Quaal. Now, Sarigar must risk his career in a desperate attempt to find his lost comrades.
32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.25.
Cover pencils by Larry Stroman, inks by Frank Cirocco. Archie Goodwin cartoon introducing the new Alien Legion series. "Dead and Buried," script by Chuck Dixon (script), Carl Potts (producer, plot), and Alan Zelenetz (plot), pencils by Larry Stroman, inks by Randy Emberlin
Two years after losing Nomad Squadron on a suicide mission on Quaal, Major Sarigar resigns his commission; Sarigar then searches for answers about what exactly happened on Nomad Squadron's last mission.
Introduction from Carl Potts to the new Alien Legion series, art by Larry Stroman. Legion is back with a new writer! A new First issue! And an All New Format!
36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.25.
"Hollow Harvest!" Created by Carl Potts. Written by Carl Potts and Alan Zelenetz. Art by Larry Stroman.
A special tale of corruption and greed.
32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.50.
"Planetfall!" Created by Carl Potts. Written by Alan Zelenetz. Art by Frank Cirocco and Whilce Portacio. Cover by Frank Cirocco.
The storyline becomes even more addictive when half of the Nomad Squadron make a forced landing on a mysterious planet somewhere in the outer rim of the Galarchy...and to make matters worse, a crew of Harkilon drones crashlands nearby.
32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.50.
"Planetfall!" Created by Carl Potts. Written by Alan Zelenetz. Art by Frank Cirocco and Whilce Portacio. Cover by Frank Cirocco.
The storyline becomes even more addictive when half of the Nomad Squadron make a forced landing on a mysterious planet somewhere in the outer rim of the Galarchy...and to make matters worse, a crew of Harkilon drones crashlands nearby.
32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.50.
Featuring: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles by Kevin Eastman & Peter Laird. Plus: Mike Hoffman, Robert Crumb, Don Lomax, Jim Rohn, Harold Gray, Michael Kraiger, Tom Sutton, and William Messner-Loebs.
Cover by Kevin Eastman & Peter Laird. Recommended for mature readers.
Cover price $2.00.
Sandman scribe extraordinaire Neil Gaiman teams up with amazing artist Michael Zulli for the first of the Marvel Music Comics!
In this tale of music and mysticism, developed with Alice and based on his new Columbia/Sony CD, young Steven meets the sinister Showman, a dealer of hopes and dreams.
Cover by Dave McKean. Cover price $4.95.
A never before seen saga of the original Avengers by the master animator known as Bruce Timm!
The God of Thunder. A millionaire playboy. A brutish man-monster. A brilliant scientist. A sassy socialite. How did Thor, Iron Man, the Hulk, Giant-Man and the Wasp bond together into the Earth's Mightiest Heroes? What was their first organizational meeting like? Why is Jarvis the only servant working in the Avengers Mansion? Find out as their alliance is threatened in this one-shot set between issues #1 and #2 of the original series! Featuring Doctor Doom.
Written by Roger Stern. Art and cover by Bruce Timm. (In keeping with its historical context, this 32-page one-shot features phony (yet funny) retro ads!) Cover price $2.50.
Chromium Cover. Cover pencils by Humberto Ramos, inks by Karl Kesel. "Mid Day Sun," script by Warren Ellis, pencils by Dale Eaglesham, inks by Scott Koblish;
Human workers in the Negative Zone are trapped; Dust enters Halo City and encounters X-Men 2099 and X-Nation; A Daredevil-like figure takes to the streets and rooftops to stop the drug trade.
The general status quo of other 2099 characters is reviewed; Ghost Rider, Daredevil, Doom, X-Men, and Spider-Man app; Lead-in to Fantastic Four 2099.
52 pgs., full color. Cover price $4.95.
2nd printing. Collects World War Hulk: X-Men (2007) #1-3, Avengers: Initiative (2007-2010) #4-5, Irredeemable Ant-Man (2006-2007) #10, Iron Man (2005-2009 4th Series) #19-20, and Ghost Rider (2006-2009 4th Series) #12-13.
Written by DAN SLOTT, ROBERT KIRKMAN, CHRISTOS N. GAGE, and DANIEL WAY. Art by STEFANO CASELLI, BUTCH GUICE, JAVIER SALTARES, and ANDREA DI VITO. Cover by ED MCGUINNESS.
The effects of World War Hulk are being felt across the entire Marvel Universe. When the Hulk and his Warbound invade America, the Superhuman Armed Forces answer the call! Our young recruits have seen plenty of action, but will it prepare them for ALL-OUT WAR?! Meanwhile, the Irredeemable Ant-Man is on the run, hiding from S.H.I.E.L.D. But now things have changed - the Hulk has come to town. Will Ant-Man finally be the hero he was born to become and defend New York City from the Green Goliath? Also, with Iron Man missing after his battle with the Hulk, S.H.I.E.L.D. is thrown into chaos! In other corners of the Marvel U Johnny Blaze gets what he wanted. Temporarily setting aside his quest for the remaining avatars of Lucifer, he has forced the Ghost Rider into a confrontation with The Hulk in hopes of saving the innocent. And it's an all-out action as the X-Men battle the Hulk in defense of Professor Xavier's dream!
Softcover, 240 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.
Cover art by Bret Blevins. Asgard, script by Louise Simonson, pencils by Bret Blevins, inks by Al Williamson;
In Asgard, Mirage, who is under Hela's control, flies off on Brightwind to serve her; the New Mutants are captured by dwarves; Cannonball is reunited with their leader, Eitri; Hela sends the Valkyries to attack the New Mutants.
36 pgs. $1.00. Cover price $1.00.
