6-page interview with John Romita, Jr.; 5-page preview of Ghost Rider Wolverine Punisher: Hearts of Darkness by Howard Mackie, Romita, Jr. and Klaus Janson; 2-page Fred Hembeck strip; "Great" Moments in Marvel History; Carol Kalish, 1955-1991; 'Willie Lumpkin' strip by Stan Lee and Dan DeCarlo; Dwight Zimmerman discusses WAM (continued from #107); Marvel Licensing - production sketches of super hero action figures; Reel Marvel - Marvel Super-Heroes' Captain America animated episode guide; Marvel Age of Comics: 1985 (Part III); a look at still more Marvel Trading Cards. Cover by John Romita, Jr.
"Heart of Stone" Part 1 of 2. Guest-starring Daredevil. Script by Steven Grant. Pencils by John Byrne. Inks by Dan Green. Cover by John Byrne and Dan Green.
Peter Gyrich is fed up with the Avengers constantly changing roster! So, he drags Earth's Mightiest Heroes before a special Senate hearing to break up the team! Will the federal government succeed in doing what the likes of Kang, Ultron, and the Grim Reaper have failed to do through the years?
Written by Darco Makan, art by Derek Hess and Danijel Zezelj.
It's the conclusion to one of the most hotly anticipated Cap stories! The convent is destroyed, and the rains have come to the jungle. To make things worse, the drug mafia is hot on the heels of our hero! Join us as choices are made, resolutions are reached, and Captain America's influence on society becomes suddenly obvious. Will the dead men stop running?
Cap Lives Part 1 of 4. "Captain America Lives Again" Script by Dave Gibbons (Watchmen). Pencils by Lee Weeks. Inks by Tom Palmer. Painted cover by Gene Ha.
The Sentinel of Liberty wakes up in 1964 in an alternate reality! And this time it's not the Avengers who pull his frozen body from the sea -- it's the crew of a German U-Boat! What? Captain America is stunned to learn that the Third Reich still exists almost 20 years after the war ended. And his head is spinning as he's hauled to New Berlin (aka the former New York City) in chains.
Sandy Plunkett cover; Wolverine & Ghost Rider in "Acts of Vengeance - Part 6: Brass Tactics" by Howard Mackie (script) & Mark Texeira (art); Shanna the She-Devil in "The Bush of Ghosts - Part 2: Arrow of Gods" by Gerard Jones (script) & Paul Gulacy (art); Daredevil in "Redemption Song - Part 1: Hot in the City" by Sandy Plunkett (script & art) & Dwayne Turner (art); Silver Surfer in "A Howling in the Void" by Len Wein (script) & Hugh Hayes (art); Flashback cameos by Mandarin, Red Skull, Kingpin, & Magneto.
Final issue of the series. The Black Panther stars in "Big Applesauce!" Script and inks by Walt Simonson, pencils by Denys Cowan. Rogue (of the X-Men) stars in "The Mission." Script by Ann Nocenti, pencils by Dave Ross, inks by Joe Rubinstein. Appearances by Mystique and Pyro. Daredevil stars in "The Monkey Never Dies." Script and art by Paul Smith. Punisher pin-up (by Ken Steacy?). Cowan/Simonson front cover; Smith cover.
Cover pencils by Joe Quesada, inks by Jimmy Palmiotti.
Guardian Devil Part One: ...And A Child Shall Lead Them All, script by Kevin Smith, pencils by Joe Quesada, inks by Jimmy Palmiotti; Karen has been gone for 6 months and Matt is trying to move on with his life; A young girl brings a child to Matt that she claims is the new Messiah and leaves the kid in his care.
Cover pencils by Denys Cowan. The Souls of Cyber-Folk Part 3: Thinking About Thinking, script by Dwayne McDuffie, pencils by Denys Cowan, inks by Mike Manley; Deathlok battles Mechadoom, a rogue Doombot behind the kidnapping of cyborg heroes and villains.
48-page squarebound edition (no ads). First appearance of Excalibur in "The Sword is Drawn." Script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Alan Davis, inks by Paul Neary (with Mark Farmer). Davis/Neary cover.
Written by MIKE RAICHT Cover by GABRIELE DELL'OTTO. The secrets behind the war, as seen through the eyes of the spy game's elder statesman! SECRET WAR: FROM THE FILES OF NICK FURY is an essential companion to the limited-series mega-event, revealing stunning new details of the darkest chapter in Marvel Universe history! How did S.H.I.E.L.D Director Nick Fury choose his ragtag team of misunderstood heroes? Which A-listers didn't make the cut, and why? Who does Fury consider the most dangerous villain in the Marvel Universe? The answers will surprise and shock you!
"Material Duck." Ed McMahon is parodied in this final issue, which tells the tale of what Howard did with the $10 million he won in the American Garden and Family sweepstakes. Script by Christopher Stager, pencils by Val Mayerik, inks by Mayerik. Cover by Brian Bolland.
Cover by J. H. Williams III, Erik Larsen/Jorge Lucas and James Kochalka.
THE SCOOP: It's the Hulk vs. Thor battle that the fans have demanded! THE STORY: Hulk vs. Thor! Ladies and gentlemen and children of all ages, welcome to fight night! In the near corner, wearing the torn purple trousers, we have the gamma-powered goliath, the green gargantua, the incredible Hulk! In the far corner we have the Norse God of Thunder, the Asgardian Avenger, the mighty Thor! To heck with the rules, let's get it on!
WRITTEN BY JOE CASEY; ART BY SEAN PHILLIPS; COVER BY TRAVIS CHAREST.
It's the return of Ladytron! Grifter travels to Europe, a lone mercenary once again. But what he finds there pulls him (screaming) back into the chaos of WILDCATS' continuity. The Church of Gort is out to delete Ladytron once and for all, even if they have to go through Grifter to do it!
FC, 32 PG. Cover price $2.50.
This is it, the final hour of the final day of the final year! It's the end of humanity, as well as super-humanity, unless the combined forces of the X-Men (including Wolverine, Storm, Kitty Pryde, Cable and Phoenix) and the WildC.A.T.s (including Warblade, Voodoo, Emp, Grifter and Zealot) can somehow manage to stop the Daemonites and the Sentinels...and the hellish hybrids they've unleashed on a ravaged world!
Written by Warren Ellis. Art and cover by Mat Broome and Sean Parsons.
Cover price $4.50.
Flip-Book; Die Hard on front cover. Chapel on back cover. Cover pencils by Rob Liefeld, inks by Danny Miki. Back cover art by Jae Lee.
Untitled story, script and pencils by Rob Liefeld, inks by Danny Mikil, Art Thibert (Assistant), and Norm Rapmund (Assistant); Die Hard knocks out Super Patriot and returns him to the Youngblood complex. Untitled story, script by Rob Liefeld (plot, script) and Eric Stephenson (script), art by Jae Lee; Wynn explains to Chapel that the same serum used to make him into a super soldier also contained a controllable strain of the HIV virus.
36 pgs., full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.
Flip-Book; Super Patriot on front cover. Chapel on back cover. Cover pencils by Rob Liefeld, inks by Danny Miki. Back cover art by Jae Lee. Untitled story, script and pencils by Rob Liefeld, inks by Danny Mikil
Die Hard invades the Cyberdata complex looking for the captured Super Patriot; When he finds him, however, Die Hard discovers that the Patriot has been turned into a cyborg who violently resists any attempt to leave. Untitled story, script by Rob Liefeld (plot, script) and Eric Stephenson (script), art by Jae Lee; Wynn hires Giger to kill Chapel; In return, Giger tries to hire Chapel to kill Wynn.
36 pgs., full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.
1st appearance of Glory, Giger, & the Allies. Flip-Book; Die-Hard on front cover. Chapel on back cover.
Cover pencils by Rob Liefeld, inks by Danny Miki. Back cover art by Jae Lee. Untitled story, script and pencils by Rob Liefeld, inks by Danny Mikil
Die Hard is asked to rescue Super Patriot from Cyberdata. Special Glory Pin-Up, pencils by Rob Liefeld, inks by Danny Miki. Flip Jae Lee. Untitled story, script by Rob Liefeld (plot, script) and Eric Stephenson (script), art by Jae Lee; Chapel, Al and Duke are on a mission for Wynn when Chapel shoots and kills Duke for being a traitor to the team.
36 pgs., full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.
Todd McFarlane Productions (W) Marc Andreyko (A) Scott Morse (Cover) Scott Morse
This is the second spinoff book featuring New York City police detectives Sam Burke and Twitch Williams, popular characters originally introduced in the core Spawn title. Casefiles: Sam and Twitch takes the crime noir world of Sam and Twitch to a darker level, feature unique artwork and storytelling from Marc Andreyko and Scott Morse.
This issue: "Have You Seen Me?" Part 1 (of 6)?In the all-new Sam and Twitch monthly book, Eisner- and Harvey-nominated creators Marc Andreyko and Scott Morse take our intrepid detectives on a journey that will leave S&T changed forever! Twitch's past-like a boomerang-comes careening back to haunt not only him, but those he loves (and has loved)! No one is safe from the brutal vengeance ofS aww, now that would be telling!
With exciting painted and pen-and-ink artwork from Scott Morse and a nail-biting script by Marc Andreyko, the six-issue arc "Have You Seen Me?" will leave your jaw on the floor! Be sure to check out this new book from Todd McFarlane Production. Suggested for mature readers only.
Cover price $2.50.
KABUKI AGENTS: SCARAB #8 (W) David Mack (A) David Mack & Rick Mays
A bi-monthly, on-going series. Finally revealed! The long awaited answer to the question posed at the end of Kabuki Metamorphosis (Issues1-9): "Which Noh Agent died in Kabuki #9?" Featuring guest appearances by every one of the Noh Agents, in this issue we finally see what was never shown in any previous Kabuki book. One of them dies in this issue. No joke. No Dream. No gimmick. One of the Noh Agents is gone forever. This issue includes special Kabuki scenes ILLUSTRATED by DAVID MACK! Mack returns as ARTIST for a segment that intricately weaves this issue into Metamorphosis. Plus: The revelation of last issue's mystery guest. A ghost from Scarab's past in Japan's criminal subculture collides with her present assignment as a government operative in this pivotal concluding issue to the Scarab story line. "Even if I didn't know David, I would buy every single comic he releases. I am in awe of his constant excellence. there is more artistic invention in one Kabuki page than most comic artists muster throughout their entire careers."?
b&w, 32pg Cover price $2.95.
Story, art and new cover by David Mack.
Image reprints the early stories about Kabuki, the masked female assassin in an alternate-reality Japan. This issue reprints the very first Caliber one-shot, also known as Kabuki: Fear the Reaper. Includes a new introduction by Mack.
48 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $3.95.
Travis Charest cover. Issue #3 has three variant covers. Cover art by Scott Campbell. "Dangerous Curves," script by J. Scott Campbell (plot) and Andy Hartnell (script), pencils by J. Scott Campbell, inks by Alex Garner
Abbey Chase enjoys a steamy bubble bath with The Peach and continues her mission to try and grab the shield; She knocks The Peach out with a champagne bottle and suits up to escape with the shield; As she tries to make her escape, the two guests of The Peach, Cain and Abel, with minions in tow, burst in with guns blazing; Johnny encounters Kid Dynamo and his sidekick Mr. Giggles; Back in England, Eddy Owen is visited by the "collection agency." Wildstorm News.
36 pgs., full color. Cover price $2.50.
Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz. Written by Mark Millar. Art by Goran Parlov.
Duke McQueen once saved an alien world from destruction - but it happened in a place nobody believes in, during a time nobody remembers. Surrounded by memories of his late wife and his happier past, Duke's days as a hero are long gone...or so he thinks! Now, a young visitor from the world Duke once saved is coming to him with a desperate plea for help. It's one last chance at adventure for Duke, and another chapter to unfold in the ever-expanding Millarworld Universe!
Cover price $2.99.
