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		<title>Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:58:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Haehnle</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="clear:both"><a id='45960' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/stans_mphc_cvr.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/stans_mphc_cvr-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>CAPTAIN TRIPS PREMIERE HC<br />
Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA<br />
Penciled by MIKE PERKINS<br />
Covers by MIKE PERKINS &#038; LEE BERMEJO<br />
The apocalyptic epic battle between good and evil based on the classic bestseller by master of horror Stephen King! On a secret army base in the Californian desert, something has gone horribly, terribly wrong. Something that will send Charlie Campion and his wife and daughter fleeing in the middle of the night. Unfortunately for the Campion family&#8211;and the rest of America&#8211;they are unaware that all three of them are carrying a deadly cargo: A virus that will spread from person to person like wildfire, triggering a massive wave of disease and death, prefacing humanity&#8217;s last stand! Be there as writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four) teams with artist Mike Perkins (Captain America) for the first arc in the next great Stephen King event!<br />
Collecting THE STAND: CAPTAIN TRIPS #1-5.<br />
160 PGS./ Parental Advisory SLC &middot; $24.99<br />
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3620-0<br />
THE STAND VOL. 1: CAPTAIN TRIPS PREMIERE HC &#8211; DM ONLY EXCLUSIVE VARIANT EDITION<br />
160 PGS./ Parental Advisory SLC &middot; $24.99<br />
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3934-8<br />
THE STAND: POSTER &#8211; ALL NEW!<br />
24&#215;36&middot; $8.99<br />
Final Order Cutoff 1/22/09, On-Sale &#8211; 2/18/2009</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45869' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/blap001_70thvar.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/blap001_70thvar-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>BLACK PANTHER #1 70TH ANNIVERSARY VARIANT EDITION<br />
Written by REGINALD HUDLIN<br />
Penciled by KEN LASHLEY<br />
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC<br />
Tie-in to &#8220;DARK REIGN&#8221;.<br />
40 PGS./Rated T+ &middot; $3.99</p>
<p>AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #22<br />
Written by CHRISTOS GAGE<br />
Pencils &#038; Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS<br />
32 PGS./Rated T+ &middot; $2.99</p>
<p>DARK AVENGERS #2<br />
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS<br />
Pencils &#038; Cover by MIKE DEODATO<br />
Variant Cover by MIKE CHOI<br />
32 PGS./Rated T+ &middot; $3.99</p>
<p>INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #10<br />
Written by MATT FRACTION<br />
Art &#038; Cover by<br />
SALVADOR LARROCA<br />
32 PGS./Rated A &middot; $2.99</p>
<p>MS. MARVEL #36<br />
Written by BRIAN REED<br />
Penciled by PATRICK OLLIFFE<br />
Cover by PHIL JIMENEZ<br />
32 PGS./Rated T+ &middot; $2.99</p>
<p>NEW AVENGERS #50<br />
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS<br />
Pencils &#038; Wraparound Cover by<br />
BILLY TAN<br />
48 PGS./Rated A &middot; $4.99</p>
<p>WAR MACHINE #3<br />
Written by GREG PAK<br />
Penciled by LEONARDO MANCO<br />
Cover by FRANCESCO &#8220;MATT&#8221; MATTINA<br />
32 PGS./Rated A &middot; $2.99</p>
<p>THUNDERBOLTS #129<br />
Written by ANDY DIGGLE<br />
Penciled by ROBERTO DE LA TORRE<br />
Cover by FRANCESCO &#8220;MATT&#8221; MATTINA<br />
Variant Cover by CLINT LANGLEY<br />
32 PGS./Rated T+ &middot; $2.99</p>
<p>PUNISHER #2<br />
Written by RICK REMENDER<br />
Penciled by JEROME OPENA<br />
50/50 Covers by MIKE MCKONE<br />
32 PGS./Parental Advisory &middot; $2.99</p>
<p>DEADPOOL #7<br />
Written by DANIEL WAY<br />
Penciled by PACO MEDINA<br />
Cover by JASON PEARSON<br />
32 PGS./Parental Advisory &middot; $2.99</p>
<p>MIGHTY AVENGERS #22<br />
Written by DAN SLOTT<br />
Pencils &#038; Cover by KHOI PHAM<br />
32 PGS./Rated A &middot; $2.99</p>
<p>WOLVERINE: ORIGINS #33<br />
Written by DANIEL WAY<br />
Pencils &#038; Cover by<br />
DOUG BRAITHWAITE<br />
32 PGS./Parental Advisory &middot; $2.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45877' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/darkreign_cvr.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/darkreign_cvr-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>DARK REIGN FILES<br />
Written by MICHAEL HOSKIN<br />
64 PGS./Rated T+ &middot; $4.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45962' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/swarrrs001.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/swarrrs001-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>SECRET WARRIORS #1<br />
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS &#038; JONATHAN HICKMAN<br />
Penciled by STEFANO CASELLI<br />
Cover by JIM CHEUNG<br />
48 PGS./Rated T+ &middot; $3.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45868' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/blap001.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/blap001-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a><br />
BLACK PANTHER #1<br />
Written by REGINALD HUDLIN<br />
Penciled by KEN LASHLEY<br />
50/50 Cover by J. SCOTT CAMPBELL<br />
50/50 Cover by KEN LASHLEY<br />
Variant Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC<br />
&#8220;DEADLIEST OF THE SPECIES, PART 1<br />
Tie-in to &#8220;DARK REIGN&#8221;<br />
40 PGS./Rated T+ &middot; $3.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45859' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/aoatlas001.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/aoatlas001-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>AGENTS OF ATLAS #1<br />
Written by JEFF PARKER<br />
Penciled by CARLO PAGULAYAN &#038; BENTON JEW<br />
Cover by ART ADAMS<br />
Variant Cover by ED MCGUINNESS<br />
48 PGS./Rated T+ &middot; $3.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45878' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/darktwrv3006.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/darktwrv3006-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>DARK TOWER: TREACHERY #6 (of 6)<br />
Written by PETER DAVID &#038; ROBIN FURTH<br />
Art and Cover by JAE LEE &#038; RICHARD ISANOVE<br />
Variant Cover by TBA<br />
Sketch Variant by JAE LEE<br />
In this final issue of the arc, Cort, the trainer of gunslingers announces that Gilead has been infiltrated. The man responsible is one of John Farson&#8217;s spies and most likely has not been working alone. And the ultimate goal of the infiltration is the theft of the immensely powerful  mystical object which Roland Deschain stole and brought to Gilead-Maerlyn&#8217;s Grapefruit!<br />
40 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Parental Advisory&middot; $3.99<br />
DARK TOWER: POSTER &#8211; ALL NEW!<br />
24&#215;36&middot; $8.99<br />
Final Order Cutoff 1/22/09, On-Sale &#8211; 2/18/2009<br />
©2008 Stephen King. All rights reserved.</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45879' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/darktwr_ga_flat.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/darktwr_ga_flat-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>DARK TOWER: GUIDE TO GILEAD<br />
Written by ANTHONY FLAMINI &#038; ROBIN FURTH<br />
Illustrated by DAVID YARDIN and JAE LEE &#038; RICHARD ISANOVE<br />
Cover by JAE LEE &#038; RICHARD ISANOVE<br />
Since the Golden Age of Eld &#8211; when Gilead was first named the capital of the fledgling Kingdom of All-World &#8211; the city has served as Mid-World&#8217;s most influential urban center. In the latest DARK TOWER handbook, explore Gilead&#8217;s seedy Lower Town and its affluent West End corridor! Learn about the religions of Buffalo Star and the Queen o&#8217; Green Days! Marvel at the legend of Lord Perth! Beware the threats posed by the Blue-Faced Barbarians and Kuvian Night Soldiers! The GUIDE TO GILEAD is the only way to navigate the past, present and future of this magnificent metropolis!<br />
32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Parental Advisory&middot; $3.99<br />
©2008 Stephen King. All rights reserved.</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45856' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/ablkvamlc005-01.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/ablkvamlc005-01-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>ANITA BLAKE: THE LAUGHING CORPSE &#8211; BOOK ONE #5 (of 5)<br />
Written by LAURELL K. HAMILTON AND JESSICA RUFFNER<br />
Pencils and Cover by RON LIM<br />
The first arc of best-selling author Laurell K. Hamilton&#8217;s thriller concludes!<br />
Vampire hunter Anita Blake has learned a couple things in her short career. Staying on the good side of a powerful Voodoo priestess is definitely one of them. But Anita may have made a fatal mistake when she fell out of favor with Dominga Salvador. And now, the mistress of the dark arts is going to show Anita there&#8217;s no place she can hide from her wrath&#8230;<br />
32 pgs./Parental Advisory/$3.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45907' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/lrdavkntdk004.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/lrdavkntdk004-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>LORDS OF AVALON: KNIGHT OF DARKNESS #4 (of 6)<br />
Written by SHERRILYN KENYON<br />
Adapted by ROBIN FURTH<br />
Art &#038; Cover by TOMMY OHTSUKA<br />
King Arthur is dead, but his warriors fight on in this new take on the Arthurian legend by #1 BEST-SELLING AUTHOR<br />
SHERRILYN KENYON. Varian, Merlin&#8217;s foremost assassin, is trying to survive the infamous Val Sans Retour where every<br />
minute is filled with threats and narrow escapes. As he fights to return to Merlin and save the grail knights, the questions about Varian&#8217;s past continue to mount. Why is the son of Narishka, a supporter of the evil queen Morgen, an assassin for Avalon? Though some of these questions will be answered, an even bigger one comes when the ghost of Sagremor, a long-dead Knight from the Round Table, blocks his way, declaring Varian a TRAITOR! The adventure continues in LORDS OF AVALON: KNIGHT OF DARKNESS saga!!<br />
32 PGS./Parental Advisory &middot; $3.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45884' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/endersh003.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/endersh003-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>ENDER&#8217;S SHADOW: BATTLE SCHOOL #3 (of 5)<br />
Creative Director<br />
ORSON SCOTT CARD<br />
Written by MIKE CAREY<br />
Penciled by SEBASTIAN<br />
FIUMARA<br />
Cover by TIMOTHY GREEN II<br />
Bean has traded the streets of Rotterdam for an environment that seems even more challenging-Battle School! And while he struggles to find his place, Sister Carlotta&#8217;s search for Bean&#8217;s parents lead her into the orbit of a psychopath.The adaptation of Orson Scott Card&#8217;s best-selling companion to the classic Ender&#8217;s Game continues here!<br />
32 PGS./Parental Advisory &middot; $3.99<br />
© 2008 Orson Scott Card. All rights reserved.</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45855' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/ythaq003-01.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/ythaq003-01-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>YTHAQ: THE FORSAKEN WORLD #3 (of 3)<br />
Written by CHRISTOPHE ARLESTON<br />
Pencils &#038; Cover by<br />
ADRIEN FLOCH<br />
Adaptation by C.B. CEBULSKI<br />
The first-ever English adaptation of the critically acclaimed European science-fiction epic continues! After having survived their space shipwreck and saving Callista and the other passengers, Granite and Navarth turn their attention to keeping themselves and their fellow castaways alive. Setting off to search for food and explore the planet, their quest takes a near-disastrous turn when the monk Feng Tao mysteriously disappears. They&#8217;re now on their own as they continue to venture through these strange lands, hoping against hope the secrets of survival on Ythaq will be revealed to them.<br />
56 PGS./Mature &middot; $5.99<br />
The Soleil comics may only be sold in English North America: United States, Canada, Mexico and their territories and possessions.</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45942' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/scourge002.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/scourge002-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>SCOURGE OF THE GODS #2 (of 3)<br />
Written by VALRIE MANGIN<br />
Pencils &#038; Cover by ALEKSA GAJI<br />
Adaptation by PAUL BENJAMIN<br />
The sci-fi heroic-fantasy hybrid continues! The starships of King Attila and his Huns threaten the Roman Galactic Empire known as the Orbis. As both the daughter of Roman ruler Flavius Aetius, and also the reincarnation of the Hun goddess Kerka, young Flavia Aetia is caught between the two forces. Will she remain true to her lover, Attila? Or will she serve the Orbis despite her father having condemned her to death as a traitor? When the two galactic super powers meet in battle at the ruins of the war-torn planet Sirmium, a young girl will have to decide who she is and where her true loyalties lie.<br />
48 PGS./Mature &middot; $5.99<br />
The Soleil comics may only be sold in English North America: United States, Canada, Mexico and their territories and possessions.</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45914' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/marilkid004.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/marilkid004-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>KIDNAPPED! #4 (of 5)<br />
Written by ROY THOMAS<br />
Penciled by MARIO GULLY<br />
Cover by GERALD PAREL<br />
Having escaped from the ship he was kidnapped on, David Balfour reaches Scotland with the man he aided, Alan Breck Stewart. But their troubles are just beginning as the duo is pursued by a troop of English redcoats. Worse, David suddenly falls ill with a sickness that may take his very life!<br />
32 PGS./Rated T+ &middot; $3.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45915' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/marilodsy006.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/marilodsy006-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>THE ODYSSEY #6 (of 8)<br />
Written by ROY THOMAS<br />
Pencils &#038; Cover by<br />
GREG TOCCHINI<br />
The great warrior Odysseus finally reaches his home Ithaca. Once there, he learns that  there are108 suitors for his wife Penelope&#8217;s hand. Odysseus encounters his son, Telemachus, and together they work out a plan to defeat the suitors unaware the suitors have targeted Telemachus for death.<br />
32 PGS./Rated T+ &middot; $3.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45916' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/marilwwoz003.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/marilwwoz003-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ #3 (of 8)<br />
Written by ERIC SHANOWER<br />
Pencils &#038; Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG<br />
The journey of Dorothy, Toto, the Tin Woodman, The Scarecrow and Cowardly Lion along the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City of Oz continues peacefully until they encounter the Kalidahs! These fierce creatures with heads of tigers, bodies of bears and sharp claws launch a ferocious attack against the quintet! It will take every resource they can muster for the ragtag bunch to survive this deadly encounter.<br />
32 PGS./All Ages &middot; $3.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45965' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/ultsm131.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/ultsm131-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #131<br />
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS<br />
Pencils and Cover by STUART IMMONEN<br />
Ultimatum tie-in!<br />
The hits just KEEP ON COMING! Just when our waterlogged webslinger thought things couldn&#8217;t get any worse, Spidey<br />
finds himself face-to-face with none other than the HULK! PLUS Spider-Woman, Daredevil, and Doctor Strange amidst the destruction&#8230; and not everyone lives to see the next issue&#8230;!<br />
32 PGS./Rated A &middot; $2.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45963' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/ultff060.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/ultff060-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #60<br />
Written by JOE POKASKI<br />
Penciled by TYLER KIRKHAM<br />
Cover by ED MCGUINNESS<br />
White Variant Cover by TYLER KIRKHAM<br />
SERIES FINALE! Ultimatum tie-in!<br />
It all began when four teenagers got caught in an experiment gone fantastically wrong.  Now, in a series finale you won&#8217;t believe, Reed, Ben, Sue, and Johnny will discover that nothing lasts forever-especially family.<br />
32 PGS./Rated A &middot; $3.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45969' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/ultxm100.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/ultxm100-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>ULTIMATE X-MEN #100<br />
Written by ARON E. COLEITE<br />
Penciled by MARK BROOKS<br />
Cover by ED MCGUINNESS<br />
White Variant Cover by MARK BROOKS<br />
SERIES FINALE! Ultimatum tie-in!<br />
Xavier&#8217;s School for Gifted Students was a sanctuary for young mutants&#8230;but in the wake of Ultimatum, it&#8217;s starting to look more like a graveyard. Don&#8217;t miss this groundbreaking series&#8217; final issue as the scattered X-Men pull together to stand united in the face of extinction!<br />
32 PGS./Rated T+ &middot; $3.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45967' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/ultwolv1.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/ultwolv1-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>ULTIMATE WOLVERINE VS. HULK #1 ALL-NEW<br />
PRINTING<br />
Written by DAMON LINDELOF<br />
Pencils &#038; Cover by<br />
LEINIL FRANCIS YU<br />
Damon Lindelof, co-creator of the hit TV series Lost teams with superstar artist Leinil Francis Yu to bring their storytelling magic to a tale that will rock the Ultimate Universe! Dr. Bruce Banner has been presumed dead since his execution, following his murderous rampage through Manhattan as the Hulk. But when reports start cropping up of an unidentified creature appearing around the globe, Nick Fury begins to get worried. Not because Banner can turn from man to unstoppable monster in seconds&#8230;but because Banner&#8217;s existence is the one secret that can bring down Fury. Fury turns to the only man he can trust: Wolverine. And he&#8217;s only too glad to take care of Banner-by any means necessary.<br />
32 PGS/Rated T+&middot; $2.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45968' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/ultwolv2.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/ultwolv2-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>ULTIMATE WOLVERINE VS.<br />
HULK #2 ALL-NEW<br />
PRINTING<br />
Written by DAMON LINDELOF<br />
Pencils &#038; Cover by<br />
LEINIL FRANCIS YU<br />
Doctor Bruce Banner. Mass Murderer. Responsible for the death of hundreds in New York City. Now, he wanders the globe in search of inner peace-in an attempt to never again unleash the monster within. Banner travels through Paris, Ireland, India, and finally to the hills of Tibet&#8230;where at last he finds Nirvana. And that is precisely when Wolverine shows up. To kill him. Let the games begin. Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof and superstar Leinil Francis Yu continue the fight of a lifetime!<br />
32 PGS/Rated T+&middot; $2.99
</p>
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Written by FRED VAN LENTE<br />
Art &#038; Cover by DENNIS CALERO<br />
Variant Cover by DENNIS CALERO<br />
&#8220;The atmosphere of the grimy Chinatown bar went suddenly still as Cyclops and the man known as Logan stared each other down with what could only be called murder in their eyes. Dim light glittered on the fighting claws in the bootlegger&#8217;s hand and across the barrel of the Luger in the X Man&#8217;s.<br />
&#8220;&#8216;Where I come from, them&#8217;s fighting words, bub,&#8221; Logan snarled.<br />
&#8220;At that moment, the skylight above them shattered into countless shards and a red-caped figure plunged into the room&#8230;&#8221;<br />
32 PGS./Parental Advisory &middot; $3.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45954' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/smnoir003.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/smnoir003-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>SPIDER-MAN NOIR #3 (of 4)<br />
Written by DAVID HINE<br />
Art by CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO<br />
Cover by PATRICK ZIRCHER<br />
Variant Cover by DENNIS CALERO<br />
Young Peter Parker&#8217;s been given the power &#8211; but does he have what it takes in gritty 1930s New York? There&#8217;s only so much a kid like Peter can do against corrupt city politicians and slick gangland bosses. But when he gets unexpected inside info on the Goblin&#8217;s dirty dealings, it&#8217;s the chance of a lifetime for the Spider-Man to clean up the town!<br />
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<p style="clear:both"><a id='45860' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/asm585.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/asm585-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #585<br />
Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM<br />
Pencils &#038; Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.<br />
CHARACTER ASSASSINATION Part 2<br />
The biggest Spider-Man story since NEW WAYS TO DIE continues! It&#8217;s Menace versus Spider-Man, and the loser ain&#8217;t walking away!  Plus, Lily Hollister&#8217;s reaction to Harry Osborn&#8217;s shocking pronouncement and we come a step closer to revealing the Spider-Tracer Killer! All that plus&#8230;the secrets of Menace stand revealed!<br />
32 PGS./Rated A &middot; $2.99</p>
<p>AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #586<br />
Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM<br />
Art by  KLAUS JANSON<br />
Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.<br />
CHARACTER ASSASSINATION Interlude<br />
No more secrets. No more lies. With Menace unmasked, the whole story of who he is and how he came to be is finally revealed and it promises to shake Peter Parker&#8217;s world to its foundation. Find out all the answers you&#8217;ve been demanding in this special Character Assassination interlude!<br />
32 PGS./Rated A &middot; $2.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45861' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/asm587.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/asm587-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #587<br />
Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM<br />
Pencils &#038; Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.<br />
CHARACTER ASSASSINATION Part 3<br />
Spidey&#8217;s loved ones are in danger, but to save them he&#8217;ll have to face thirty of his deadliest foes. Meanwhile, Carlie Cooper and Vin Gonzales are in deeper trouble than they thought and Harry Osborn and Lily Hollister face the election results.<br />
32 PGS./Rated A &middot; $2.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45862' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/asmfam004.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/asmfam004-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>AMAZING SPIDER-MAN FAMILY #4<br />
Written by J.M. DEMATTEIS, TOM DEFALCO, ABBY DENSON, PAUL TOBIN AND MORE!<br />
Penciled by VAL SEMEIKS,<br />
TODD NAUCK COLLEEN COOVER AND MORE!<br />
Cover by BARRY KITSON<br />
Spinning out of the revent events of MIND ON FIRE and the revelations surrounding the return of Harry Osborn, J.M. DeMatteis and Val Semeiks bring us a story shedding more light on the longtime friendship between Pete and Harry.  Over in the AMAZING SPIDER MA&#8217;AM, meet Aunt May&#8217;s ARCH NEMESIS! Meanwhile, in the alternate universe of MR. &#038; MRS. SPIDER-MAN, Peter and MJ must stop a desperate criminal &#8211; and a future career for Peter Parker is born!  Back in our world, THE PRIVATE LIFE OF PETER PARKER shows us a true hero when Pete is trapped in a life and death situation with a child who needs his support.  All this, plus the return of several of you demanded! PETER PORKER &#8211; THE AMAZING SPIDER-HAM!<br />
104 PGS./Rated A &middot; $4.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45863' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/aspig029.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/aspig029-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #29<br />
Written by TOM DEFALCO<br />
Pencils by RON FRENZ<br />
&#038; COLLEEN COOVER<br />
Cover by RON FRENZ<br />
To save her mother and brother from the new resurrected Green Goblin, Spider-Girl must battle Spider-Girl as the secret of the Brand New May is finally revealed!32 PGS./Rated A &middot; $2.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45857' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/adamlbm004-01.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/adamlbm004-01-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>ADAM: LEGEND OF THE<br />
BLUE MARVEL #4 (of 6)<br />
Written by KEVIN GREVIOUX<br />
Penciled by MAT BROOME<br />
Cover by JUAN DOE<br />
The dreaded Anti-Man has returned&#8230;the Mighty Avengers barely stopped him before, and now he&#8217;s stronger than ever! But why is the Blue Marvel, the only man who has ever managed to defeat the villain, rocketing to the bottom of the ocean? Guest-starring NAMOR!<br />
32 PGS./Rated T+ &middot; $3.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45873' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/capbmi010.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/capbmi010-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI13 #10<br />
Written by PAUL CORNELL<br />
Penciled by LEONARD KIRK<br />
Cover by STUART IMMONEN<br />
The king of the vampires is back.  As if the hoards of demons that Pete Wisdom let out in order to defeat the Skrulls in<br />
England weren&#8217;t enough, now DRACULA has entered the scene.  What does he want with Spitfire? And how will an election help his cause?  You better hope that Captain Britain and the rest of MI13 have a way to defeat him!<br />
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<p style="clear:both"><a id='45871' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/capa047.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/capa047-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>CAPTAIN AMERICA #47<br />
Written by ED BRUBAKER<br />
Pencils &#038; Cover by STEVE EPTING<br />
The New Captain America in the hands of the enemy in China! His secret past as the Winter Soldier in danger of coming to light!  And what are his old Invaders teammate the Sub-Mariner and the Black Widow doing while Bucky Barnes faces his darkest past? By the best-selling Eisner, Harvey and Eagle award-winning team of Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting.<br />
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<p style="clear:both"><a id='45864' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/asttales1.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/asttales1-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>ASTONISHING TALES #1<br />
Written by C.B. CEBULSKI, DANIEL MERLIN GOODBREY,<br />
CHRIS SEQUERA, &#038; JONATHAN HICKMAN<br />
Penciled by KENNETH ROQUEFORT, LOU KANG, CHEW CHAN,<br />
NICK PITARRA, and JONATHAN HICKMAN<br />
Wraparound Cover by KENNETH ROQUEFORT<br />
Variant Cover by MARC SILVESTRI<br />
The Marvel Universe is about to get even more astonishing with this anthology that delivers super-sized thrills every month! First up, fan-fave C.B. Cebulski and superstar Ken Roquefort (Madame Mirage) get gritty with a no-holds-barred Wolverine/Punisher tale you have to see to believe! You like Iron Man? GOOD! We&#8217;ve got a double dose of the Iron Avenger as Tony Stark and Arno Stark, Iron Man of the year 2020, headline two tales of corporate and high-tech intrigue. Finally, Cannonball and Sunspot of the New Mutants get sucked into the wildest adventure of their short lives when they spend their summer vacation in&#8230;MOJOWORLD!!<br />
40 PGS./Rated T+ &middot; $3.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45880' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/dd116.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/dd116-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>DAREDEVIL #116<br />
Written by ED BRUBAKER<br />
Art by DAVID AJA<br />
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC<br />
Nearly two years ago, the Kingpin left America to try to build a new life and find a new purpose for himself. Is that new life now coming to the attention of old enemies? And how does this connect to Matt Murdock and his troubles in New York with Lady Bullseye? Find out in this prelude to the new epic &#8211; RETURN OF THE KING. Reteaming four-time award-winning best writer Ed Brubaker with groundbreaking artist David Aja for the first time since their work on the cult sensation IMMORTAL IRON FIST!<br />
32 PGS./Rated T+ &middot; $2.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45882' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/doomas002.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/doomas002-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>DR. DOOM AND THE MASTERS OF EVIL #2 (of 4)<br />
Written by PAUL TOBIN<br />
Penciled by PATRICK<br />
SCHERBERGER<br />
Cover by KARL KERSCHL<br />
The Masters of Evil have themselves a plan, and all that stands in their way is the Circus of Crime and their ringleader&#8230;Doctor DOOM! When an untouched Hittite temple is found deep inside a New Mexico cave, the rush is on for the untold wealth, and a map where &#8220;eternal life&#8221; is the X that marks the spot! But where is the original Ringleader, and even with Doom now leading them, what can a bunch of circus performers do against the MASTERS OF EVIL?<br />
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<p style="clear:both"><a id='45890' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/frankdr001.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/frankdr001-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>FRANKLIN RICHARDS: IT&#8217;S DARK REIGNING CATS &#038; DOGS&#8230;<br />
Written and Art by<br />
CHRIS ELIOPOULOS<br />
Cover by CHRIS ELIOPOULOS &#038;<br />
BRAD ANDERSON<br />
The dramatic earth-shattering tie-in follow-up to the previous earth-shattering mini-series that we&#8217;re gonna release before we start another earth-shattering mini-series that ties into an earth-shattering mini-series after that!!! In this issue, Franklin loves doing whatever he wants! It&#8217;s up to H.E.R.B.I.E. to keep Franklin out of the Reign (that happens to be Dark, whatever that means&#8230;)! In this not-really official tie-in to Dark Reign, check out FIVE new stories from the Eisner and Harvey nominee coming this February! Don&#8217;t take a reign check on this one!<br />
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<p style="clear:both"><a id='45887' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/etrnlsv2008.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/etrnlsv2008-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>ETERNALS #8<br />
Written by CHARLES &#038; DANIEL KNAUF<br />
Pencils &#038; Cover by<br />
ERIC NGUYEN<br />
Guest-starring the X-Men! When colliding cousins Ikaris and Druig face-off at the feet of the Dreaming Celestial, do you think the astonishing mutants are going to let their new hometown be torn apart? Think again, Bub! They&#8217;ve united in the past to face a common foe, but can the X-Men and the Eternals stand together now?<br />
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<p style="clear:both"><a id='45905' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/ironfistv2023_cvr.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/ironfistv2023_cvr-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>IMMORTAL IRON FIST #23<br />
Written by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI<br />
Penciled by TRAVEL FOREMAN<br />
Cover by PATRICK ZIRCHER<br />
Danny and the Immortal Weapons from the Seven Capital Cities of Heaven begin to discover the shocking, shameful secrets of the Capital City of Hell. But what does it mean for K&#8217;un-Lun, and for our world? And how will each of them overcome the absolute worst and most terrifying enemies they&#8217;ve ever faced? It&#8217;s kung fu super hero horror action by Duane Swierczynski and Travel Foreman!<br />
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<p style="clear:both"><a id='45889' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/ff564.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/ff564-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>FANTASTIC FOUR #564<br />
Written by MARK MILLAR<br />
Pencils &#038; Cover by BRYAN HITCH<br />
Dear Readers, you have our word that nothing this lame happens inside this very special Christmas issue. Yours sincerely, Mark and Bryan. Part 1 (of 2).<br />
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<p style="clear:both"><a id='45895' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/graddict005.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/graddict005-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>GHOST RIDER: DANNY KETCH #5 (of 5)<br />
Written by SIMON SPURRIER<br />
Penciled by JAVIER SALTARES<br />
Cover by CLINT LANGLEY<br />
This is it.  The moment of truth.  The moment when a broken hero with a good heart faces his demons, his fiery foes, and his own twisted future.  Burning rat-gods, manipulative masters, the land Beyond the Veil, a soul up for sale&#8230;DANNY KETCH concludes his cataclysmic spiral into the dark&#8230;and is reborn! Flamehead-fans: You Cannot. Afford. To miss.  This.<br />
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<p style="clear:both"><a id='45894' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/ghostr032.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/ghostr032-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>GHOST RIDER #32<br />
Written by JASON AARON<br />
Penciled by TAN ENG HUAT<br />
Cover by ARTHUR SUYDAM<br />
This is it.  The final chapter in the epic arc, &#8220;LAST STAND OF THE SPIRITS OF VENGEANCE.&#8221;<br />
Johnny Blaze and the last remaining Ghost Riders from around the world make their final stand against the warrior hordes of the rebel angel Zadkiel, led by Blaze&#8217;s brother, the power-mad renegade Danny Ketch.  This is a showdown for the ages, featuring more Ghost Riders than you can shake a stick at and an ending you won&#8217;t believe!<br />
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<p style="clear:both"><a id='45990' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/youruniverse-01.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/youruniverse-01-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>MARVEL: YOUR UNIVERSE #1<br />
Written by BRIAN REED, DAN ABNETT, ANDY LANNING,<br />
MATT FRACTION, DANIEL WAY &#038; MIKE CAREY<br />
Penciled by ROBERTO DE LA TORRE, DAVID AJA, SEAN CHEN,<br />
JAVIER SALTARES &#038; JOHN ROMITA JR.<br />
Cover by DAVID FINCH<br />
Get caught up on all the latest action going on in the Marvel Universe! First, it&#8217;s an action-packed Ms. Marvel story featuring Captain America and Jessica Jones. Then, he has near limitless power &#8211; now he must do all he can to bring punishment to the wicked, help to the oppressed, and justice for all! Exploding from the pages of ANNIHILATION, it&#8217;s Nova! Also, follow the adventures of Danny Rand in a history-spanning kung-fu epic that will shatter every perception of what it means to be the Immortal Iron Fist! Next, the final confrontation between Ghost Rider and Lucifer begins! Plus, the X-Men&#8217;s past becomes the present as Xavier fights the greatest battle of his life. With his mind hanging in the balance, one false move can cause irreversible damage. Collecting material from MS. MARVEL #1, NOVA #1, IMMORTAL IRON FIST #1, GHOST RIDER #14 &#038;<br />
X-MEN: LEGACY #208.<br />
128 PGS./Rated T+ &middot; $5.99</p>
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Written by JEPH LOEB<br />
Pencils &#038; 50/50 Covers by ED MCGUINNESS<br />
Guess what Emmy nominated, Eisner Award winning Jeph Loeb and superstar fan fave Ed McGuinness have for you THIS month?! There was a time when the world&#8217;s mightiest heroes got together to fight foes too great for them to handle all by themselves.  No! Not the Avengers! The other guys:  HULK!  NAMOR!  SILVER SURFER!  DOC STRANGE! The original Defenders are back!  But what terrible threat could bring them together again? How about THE OFFENDERS!  RULK!  TIGER SHARK!  TERRAX!  BARON MORDO! If you have to buy ONE comic this month &#8212; be sure to by TWO copies of HULK!<br />
32 PGS./Rated A &middot; $3.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45896' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/herc126.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/herc126-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>INCREDIBLE HERCULES #126<br />
Written by FRED VAN LENTE &#038; GREG PAK<br />
Penciled by RODNEY BUCHEMI<br />
Cover by ED MCGUINNESS<br />
A special DOUBLE-SIZED issue that is the perfect jumping-on point for new readers! Proudly presenting, for the first time in Marvel continuity &#8230; the ORIGIN OF HERCULES! How did the young man who becomes the Lion of Olympus learn of his divine heritage? In what battle did he earn the title &#8220;Prince of Power?&#8221; And, most importantly, why does the goddess HERA hate him so, now that her DARK REIGN begins to fall across New Olympus? PLUS: In the aftermath of the Skrull invasion, AMADEUS CHO goes on &#8220;The Quest for Kirby!&#8221;<br />
48 PGS./Rated A &middot; $3.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45911' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/maradvsh008.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/maradvsh008-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>MARVEL ADVENTURES: SUPER HEROES #8<br />
Written by SCOTT GRAY &#038; ROGER LANGRIDGE<br />
Art by CRAIG ROUSSEAU<br />
Cover by CLAYTON HENRY &#038; GURU eFX<br />
In the 1940s, Scrawny teen STEVE ROGERS volunteered for a government experiment that turned his body into the peak of physical perfection&#8230;CAPTAIN AMERICA! Cap busted heads during World War II, but then mysteriously disappeared&#8230;only to be found decades later, still young and ready to whup up on some bad guys!<br />
We&#8217;re proud to bring you TWO TALES for the price of one: A present-day story as Cap battles modern malevolence, and a flashback fable featuring Cap in the 40s!<br />
32 PGS./All Ages &middot; $2.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45910' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/maradvff045.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/maradvff045-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>MARVEL ADVENTURES: FANTASTIC FOUR #45<br />
Written by PAUL TOBIN<br />
Penciled by RONAN CLIQUET<br />
Cover by CLAYTON HENRY &#038; eFX<br />
Mordecai Midas, the richest man on Earth, needs to beef up his image (good for a troubled financial market, don&#8217;tcha know), and what&#8217;s better for the image than joining the world&#8217;s most beloved superteam? Trouble is, the Fantastic Four won&#8217;t have him! Worse, they resist his efforts to BUY his way onto the team. So what&#8217;s a near-trillionarie to do? How about ordering Madame Masque to seek out and eliminate the FF&#8217;s weakest member in order to create a job opening? Will the Fantastic Four uncover Midas&#8217;s lethal plan, and just who does Midas think is the weakest team member? Find out in &#8220;If You Can&#8217;t Join Them, Buy Them!&#8221;<br />
32 PGS./All Ages &middot; $2.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45912' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/maradvsm048.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/maradvsm048-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>MARVEL ADVENTURES: SPIDER-MAN #48<br />
Written by TODD DEZAGO<br />
Penciled by JONBOY MEYERS<br />
Cover by FRANCIS TSAI<br />
FACE FRONT, TRUE BELIEVER! Have you ever heard the<br />
expression, &#8220;Caught between a rock and a hard place?&#8221;<br />
No? Really? (jeez, what&#8217;re they teaching kids in school these days&#8230;) Well, that&#8217;s exactly where Spidey finds himself when he&#8217;s caught between ELECTRO and a pulverizing pounding from the pugilistic SCORPION!!!<br />
32 PGS./All Ages &middot; $2.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45908' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/maradvavn033.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/maradvavn033-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>MARVEL ADVENTURES: : THE AVENGERS #33<br />
Written by PAUL TOBIN<br />
Penciled by IG GUARA<br />
Cover by ROGER CRUZ<br />
Ka-Zar&#8217;s in town, and needs the Avengers&#8217; help! While<br />
helping the Natural History Museum install a new dinosaur diorama, Ka-Zar decides he should get a driver&#8217;s license, and the Avengers are pegged to help the lord of the Savage Land learn to drive! As if THAT isn&#8217;t bad enough (and it IS) the<br />
manical villain Stegron steals a rare dinosaur bone he believes can raise his powers to enormous levels, and he&#8217;s right! Drive on up to this issue for action x 3 with slugfests, dinosaurs, and driving lessons, in &#8220;You&#8217;re Driving Me Crazy!&#8221;<br />
32 PGS./All Ages &middot; $2.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45931' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/mtvgalac001.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/mtvgalac001-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>MARVEL TV: GALACTUS &#8211; THE REAL STORY<br />
Written by FRANK TIERI<br />
Pencils &#038; Cover by<br />
JUAN SANTACRUZ<br />
Welcome to MARVELS CHANNEL, where you can get all the 411 on the 616.<br />
In this episode of MONSTERS, MYTHS and MARVELS, we explore one of the greatest threats mankind has ever faced: GALACTUS. But is he really the planet-eating celestial being we&#8217;ve come to fear with every fiber of our being? Or is he the construct of a super hero team desperate for headlines?  Join host Gordon Allsworth as he exposes the truth behind Galactus, and the greatest hoax ever pulled on humankind.<br />
48 PGS./Rated T+ &middot; $3.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45937' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/offindxmaruniv2_mockup.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/offindxmaruniv2_mockup-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>OFFICIAL INDEX TO THE MARVEL UNIVERSE #2<br />
Written by VARIOUS<br />
Continuing the chronicle of the Marvel Universe, starting with Spider-Man (from AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #53), Iron Man (from TALES OF SUSPENSE #72 on) and the X-Men (from 1963&#8217;s X-MEN #52 on).Follow the history of the Marvel Universe as it unfolds month by month with the All-New Official Index to the Marvel Universe. Each issue provides synopses for dozens of individual comics, including back-up strips, introducing you to the characters, teams, places and equipment that appeared within, providing vital information about first appearances, where they last showed up and where they appeared next!<br />
64 PGS./Rated A &middot; $3.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45918' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/marveye004.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/marveye004-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>MARVELS: EYE OF THE CAMERA #4 (of 6)<br />
Written by KURT BUSIEK<br />
Pencils &#038; Cover by JAY ANACLETO<br />
Black &#038; White Variant Also Available!<br />
The long-awaited MARVEL sequel ramps up!  Yellowjacket a traitor?  Bullseye versus Elektra!  As Phil Sheldon tries to cope with personal tragedy and the darkness and danger of the marvels all around him, he&#8217;s offered the chance to witness and record a great heroic moment &#8212; as the Avengers (with the Silver Surfer and the Molecule Man) save the entire planet.  But is it too little, too late?<br />
32 PGS./Rated A &middot; $3.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45928' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/modelsinc001.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/modelsinc001-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>MODELS, INC. #1 (of 4)<br />
Written by PAUL TOBIN<br />
Pencils by VIÇENC VILLAGRASSA<br />
Cover by SCOTT CLARK<br />
Fashion Week is always a hectic time for models, and this year is no exception. Between escaped wolves, robbery attempts, and overly friendly police officers, Mary Jane Watson, Patsy Walker, Jill Jerold, Chili Storm and Millicent (Millie the Model)<br />
Collins are testing the limits of their endurance. But when a brilliant young set designer is found murdered with three bullet holes in his back, and Millie proves to be the prime suspect, the models are forced to play detective in order to save one of their own!<br />
32 PGS./ Rated A &middot; $3.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45929' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/moonkn027.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/moonkn027-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>MOON KNIGHT #27<br />
Written by MIKE BENSON<br />
Penciled by JEFTE PALO<br />
Cover by GABRIELE DELL&#8217;OTTO<br />
&#8220;DOWN SOUTH,&#8221; PART 2<br />
Marc Spector may be dead, but Moon Knight is very much alive.  Hiding out in the dark underbelly of Mexico City, trouble quickly finds the fugitive vigilante when a local land baron hires him to ensure the safe return of his kidnapped daughter.  Problem is, whoever&#8217;s got the girl is also in the crosshairs of the Punisher, who&#8217;s traveled down to Mexico on the trail of Russian mobsters.  And if that weren&#8217;t enough, another predator appears to have joined the party.  Someone homegrown.  Enter: Toltec.<br />
32 PGS./Parental Advisory &middot; $2.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45934' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/nova022.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/nova022-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>NOVA #22<br />
Written by DAN ABNETT &#038; ANDY LANNING<br />
Penciled by WELLINTON ALVES<br />
Cover by JUAN DOE<br />
Join the Nova Corps&#8230;or suffer the consequences! Worldmind begins the mass transformation of human recruits to fill<br />
the ranks of his new Nova Corps&#8211;and brands anyone who stands against him a criminal!  Richard Rider is powerless to stop the process&#8230;but he&#8217;s going to try anyway, even if it means fighting alone! New characters, razor-sharp plot twists, jaw-<br />
dropping cliffhangers&#8230;no wonder Aint It Cool News says &#8220;NOVA, more than any other series, has me chomping at the bit for the next issue.&#8221;<br />
32 PGS./Rated T+ &middot; $2.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45936' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/nyxv2006.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/nyxv2006-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>NYX: NO WAY HOME #6 (of 6)<br />
Written by MARJORIE LIU<br />
Penciled by KALMAN<br />
ANDRASOFSZKY<br />
Cover by ALINA URUSOV<br />
Your name is Kiden Nixon. You&#8217;re only sixteen years old and you&#8217;ve already lost everything and everyone you care about. But the man responsible for the hellish spiral your life&#8217;s become sits in front of you, defenseless&#8230;and you have a gun. So it&#8217;s time to make a choice: do you keep running&#8211;or do you finally grow up and pull the trigger?<br />
Join best-selling author Marjorie Liu as she brings NYX&#8217;s second chapter to an explosive finale you won&#8217;t believe! Plus never before seen bonus content!<br />
40 PGS./Parental Advisory &middot; $3.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45958' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/sqdsupv2008.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/sqdsupv2008-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>SQUADRON SUPREME #8<br />
Written by HOWARD CHAYKIN<br />
Penciled by MARCO CHECCHETTO<br />
Cover by MIKE DEODATO<br />
&#8220;GATHER, DARKNESS!&#8221;<br />
Heaven knows Emil Burbank should be miserable. His NEW arch nemesis, super-spy Nick Fury, holds more power than the president and his OLD arch nemesis, the omnipotent Hyperion, has just returned to Earth after 5 years in space. But fortune favors the criminally brilliant Burbank, as these two titans have found new targets in their war for the fate of America: each other. Sometimes it&#8217;s almost TOO easy being evil&#8230; Part 2 (of 6).<br />
32 PGS./Parental Advisory &middot; $2.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45941' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/runawayv3007.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/runawayv3007-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>RUNAWAYS #7<br />
Written by TERRY MOORE<br />
Penciled by TAKESHI MIYAZAWA<br />
Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS<br />
The spookiest Runaways tale ever starts here!  The Val Rhymin subplot has been brewing since issue one and peeks here!  Chase&#8217;s boss is not what he seems!  Terry Moore (Strangers in Paradise, Echo) welcomes former RUNAWAYS artist Takeshi Miyazawa aboard for this creepy tale of magic and mayhem!<br />
32 PGS./Rated T+ &middot; $2.99</p>
<p>YOUNG GUNS &#8216;09<br />
SKETCHBOOK<br />
A new group of artists are on the rise ready to shake up Marvel, just as their Young Gun predecessors have.  But who makes up this next dynamic group of Young Guns?  This free sketchbook is your first look at the artists on the cusp of superstardom and the MAJOR projects they are working on in 2009.  Don&#8217;t miss out!<br />
32 PGS./Rated T+&#8230;FREE!<br />
*see upcoming Marvel Mailers for ordering information</p>
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THE AGE OF THE SENTRY #6 (of 6)<br />
Written by JEFF PARKER<br />
Penciled by NICK DRAGOTTA<br />
Cover by DAVE BULLOCK<br />
This is it, the full-length story that, oddly enough, you keep demanding&#8230; THE DEATH OF THE SENTRY! How will the Man of Gold finally fall to his arch villain, The Void?  How will the world go on? What about his best gal Lindy (sniff) and Scout n&#8217; Li&#8217;l Watchdog (who never hurt anybody &#8217;cause he&#8217;s a good dog) and Harrison Oogar and the Hillbillionaires and&#8230;. (sob)&#8230;  we- we can&#8217;t do this&#8230; excuse us, please&#8230;<br />
32 PGS./Rated A &middot; $2.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45949' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/shehulk038.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/shehulk038-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>SHE-HULK #38<br />
Written by PETER DAVID<br />
Penciled by STEVE SCOTT<br />
Cover by DAVID WILLIAMS<br />
SHE-HULK R.I.P.!<br />
She&#8217;s been savage.  She&#8217;s been sensational.  She&#8217;s been an avenger. She&#8217;s been a lawyer.  She&#8217;s been a bounty-hunter.  But there&#8217;s one thing She-Hulk has always been, in all of her many series&#8230; cancelled.  But it hasn&#8217;t stopped her yet!  In this oversized final issue, Peter David brings his run on the Jade Giantess to a close&#8230; but can Jen use her last remaining pages to save her friends from a truly mammoth threat?  Catch her now, before someone turns her red!<br />
48 PGS./Rated T+ &middot; $3.99</p>
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SKAAR: SON OF HULK #8<br />
Written by GREG PAK<br />
Penciled by JACKSON GUICE<br />
Cover by DAVID YARDIN<br />
The first time the Silver Surfer came to Planet Sakaar, he was enslaved as a gladiator and became the most terrifying<br />
combatant the Great Games had ever seen. But now the whole globe trembles &#8212; for the Silver Savage has returned, not as a mere gladiator &#8212; but as the Herald of Galactus, Devourer of Worlds!  The children of Sakaar turn to the Son of Hulk for<br />
succor &#8212; but what hope have they now that Skaar has allied himself with his father&#8217;s greatest enemy?<br />
32 PGS./Parental Advisory &middot; $2.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45984' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/xmkngbr003-01.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/xmkngbr003-01-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>X-MEN: KINGBREAKER #3 (of 4)<br />
Written by CHRISTOPHER YOST<br />
Penciled by DUSTIN WEAVER<br />
Cover by BRANDON PETERSON<br />
The fuse has been lit in the Shi&#8217;Ar Empire and an intergalactic powder keg is about to explode.  After the shocking events of last issue, the rest of the universe just found out how dangerous Vulcan is&#8230; but right now Vulcan is more concerned with a now free HAVOK and POLARIS.  And as the ruthless new Imperial Guard hunts down MARVEL GIRL, everything begins to converge.  Will there be any X-Men left to fight the WAR OF KINGS?<br />
32 PGS./Rated T+ &middot; $3.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45891' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/gargal010.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/gargal010-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #10<br />
Written by DAN ABNETT &#038; ANDY LANNING<br />
Penciled by BRAD WALKER<br />
Cover by CLINT LANGLEY<br />
The drums of battle thunder in the Negative Zone &#8211; building to WAR OF KINGS! Rocket Raccoon and the Guardians face down Blastaar&#8217;s barbarian horde as Star-Lord fights for his life in 42, the besieged Initiative prison! And if our cosmic misfits fall &#8211; Earth is next! Penciler Brad Walker (Action Comics) joins the fun for another episode of the series that IGN.com calls &#8220;right on par with Marvel&#8217;s very best titles.&#8221;<br />
32 PGS./Rated T+ &middot; $2.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45973' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/wokspotlight.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/wokspotlight-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>MARVEL SPOTLIGHT: WAR OF KINGS<br />
Written by JOHN RHETT THOMAS<br />
Since the early &#8217;70s, Marvel&#8217;s cosmic comics have occupied a corner of the Marvel Universe that has provided some of the best and biggest stories the company has ever produced. And now, in the shadow of the twin triumphs of ANNIHILATION and<br />
ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST, and springing directly from the action of SECRET INVASION, comes WAR OF KINGS! As DARK REIGN confounds planet Earth, the Inhumans are on a collision course with the Shi&#8217;Ar Empire. Anyone who has been following the action from X-MEN: DEADLY GENESIS through EMPEROR VULCAN knows what&#8217;s in store for Black Bolt when he squares off against the most powerful mutant among the stars! It all sets up the kind of sweeping cosmic event that will provide some awesome reading pleasure through 2009 &#8211; and SPOTLIGHT is here to give you full insider access with the creators and characters behind the event!<br />
32 PGS./Rated T+ &middot; $2.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45972' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/wokdrkhawk001.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/wokdrkhawk001-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>WAR OF KINGS: DARKHAWK #1 (of 2)<br />
Written by C.B. CEBULSKI<br />
Penciled by HARVEY TOLIBAO<br />
Cover by BRANDON PETERSON<br />
As WAR OF KINGS approaches, the ascension of Darkhawk begins! New Warrior&#8230;Avenger&#8230;Intergalactic destroyer?! Chris Powell has been many things over his young life, but now he&#8217;s stepping up with a new life on the East Coast and a serious job at Project: P.E.G.A.S.U.S. But when his past comes back to haunt him and new information about his amulet and its legacy are violently brought to light, Darkhawk realizes he may have to face a much darker destiny that he ever realized. All this, plus the return of the Loners&#8230;and a reprint of DARKHAWK #1! You know how ANNIHILATION made you look twice at Nova (now star of a critically acclaimed series)? This is where Darkhawk takes off!<br />
48 PGS./Rated T+ &middot; $3.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45970' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/uncx506_col.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/uncx506_col-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>UNCANNY X-MEN #506<br />
Written by MATT FRACTION<br />
Pencils &#038; Cover by TERRY DODSON<br />
&#8220;Lovelorn&#8221;<br />
Emma&#8217;s bad dreams continue, and, man, when the White Queen has a long night, we ALL have long nights.  Peter finds horror in the Port of Oakland.  The assembly of the fringe science team continues with a big &#8212; BIG &#8212; discovery that will probably kill them all before they have a chance to fix that whole no-more-mutants thing. And with the Humanity NOW! Coalition stoking fires of anti-mutant hate, Cyclops implores his X-Men to keep a low profile&#8230; HA. Dummy. Part 3 (of 4)<br />
32 PGS./Rated T+ &middot; $2.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45981' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/xmen221-01.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/xmen221-01-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>X-MEN: LEGACY #221<br />
Written by MIKE CAREY<br />
Penciled by SCOT EATON<br />
Cover by LEE BERMEJO<br />
&#8220;Salvage&#8221;<br />
The desert ghost-town that was once the X-Men&#8217;s HQ has been reborn as a city of the damned with only one inhabitant: Rogue.  But as Professor X and Gambit struggle to reach her, they discover that sometimes one is a very large number&#8230; Part 2 (of 5)<br />
32 PGS./Rated A &middot; $2.99</p>
<p>X-INFERNUS #3 (of 4)<br />
Written by C. B. CEBULSKI<br />
Penciled by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI<br />
Cover by DAVID FINCH<br />
The battle for Illyana Rasputin&#8217;s soul continues!  Colossus leads the X-Men into Limbo, but does Illyana want them there?<br />
They&#8217;ll find out that her soul isn&#8217;t the only one on the line.  And who is the mysterious woman who is changing the landscape of reality?<br />
32 PGS./Rated T+ &middot; $3.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45978' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/xfact040-01.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/xfact040-01-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>X-FACTOR #40<br />
Written by PETER DAVID<br />
Penciled by VALENTINE DE LANDRO<br />
Cover by DAVID YARDIN<br />
&#8220;SLINGS AND ARROWS&#8221;<br />
You remember John Maddox, right? He&#8217;s the one dupe that Jaime Madrox never reabsorbed. Family man. Pastor. All around decent guy. Well, he&#8217;s having a really really BAD day. And things are going to get worse when an armed Madrox comes knocking on his door. He&#8217;s looking for answers that only a man of the lord can provide and if Madrox doesn&#8217;t like what he hears, it may very well be the last sermon that John Maddox ever delivers&#8230;<br />
32 PGS./Rated T+ &middot; $2.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45989' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/yngxm011-01.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/yngxm011-01-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>YOUNG X-MEN #11<br />
Written by SKOTTIE YOUNG<br />
Penciled by RAFA SANDOVAL<br />
Cover by PASQUAL FERRY<br />
Dust is dying. Ever since she was turned to glass in YOUNG X-MEN #3, things haven&#8217;t been right, and they&#8217;re only getting worse. Why does she think that Donald Pierce may hold the answer?<br />
32 PGS./Rated T+ &middot; $2.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45980' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/xforce012_col-01.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/xforce012_col-01-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>X-FORCE #12<br />
Written by CRAIG KYLE &#038; CHRISTOPHER YOST<br />
Pencils &#038; Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN<br />
&#8220;SUICIDE LEPER&#8221; PART 1 (OF 4)<br />
Cyclops and Wolverine struggle to deal the growing threats facing mutants while still keeping X-Force&#8217;s existence a secret from the X-Men. Warpath is out for vengeance, Wolfsbane is missing and X-23 keeps cutting off pieces of Vanisher. But worst of all? One mutant&#8217;s deadly actions will put mutantkind squarely back in the crosshairs of humanity. Things were bad before but they&#8217;re about to get a hell of lot worse.<br />
32 PGS./Parental Advisory &middot; $2.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45988' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/xorigsabertooth-01.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/xorigsabertooth-01-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>X-MEN ORIGINS: SABRETOOTH<br />
Written by KIERON GILLEN<br />
Pencils &#038; Cover by DAN PANOSIAN<br />
Every year, he beats Wolverine to an inch of his life. You won&#8217;t find a sicker, more dangerous person in the Marvel Universe. But why? Why is he so vicious? Why is he so brutal? Why does he leave a wake of violence and death everywhere he goes? Look into Sabretooth&#8217;s eyes and tremble&#8230;<br />
32 PGS./One-Shot/Rated T+ &middot; $3.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45870' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/cable011.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/cable011-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>CABLE #11<br />
Written by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI<br />
Pencils by JAMIE McKELVIE<br />
Cover by ARIEL OLIVETTI<br />
&#8220;WASTELAND BLUES,&#8221; PART 1 OF 2<br />
Deep in the future, Cable and the now seven-year-old mutant messiah find themselves in the middle of humanity&#8217;s last stand. And humanity loses!  Cable is forced to timeslide into an uncertain future, hoping to find survivors, or food, or water&#8230; anything.  But the longer Cable and the girl wander, the greater the devastation. As they fight to survive out in the barren wastelands, the girl starts to ask Cable the tough questions he&#8217;s been dreading-namely: who am I, and why do some people want me dead?<br />
32 PGS./Rated T+ &middot; $2.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45987' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/xmsm004-01.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/xmsm004-01-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>X-MEN/SPIDER-MAN #4 (of 4)<br />
Written by CHRISTOS GAGE<br />
Pencils &#038; Cover by<br />
MARIO ALBERTI<br />
It all leads up to this! The past comes back to haunt<br />
the modern-day X-Men and Spider-Man&#8211;with a ven-<br />
geance&#8211;as Sinister&#8217;s scheme reaches its fruition. A new<br />
evil is unleashed on the world&#8230;one with some all-too-<br />
familiar qualities&#8230;one that even the combined might of<br />
Spidey and the X-Men may not be able to fight! If you wondered how this mini-series would affect the present-day Marvel  Universe, wonder no more, true believer! (Oh, and that Alberti guy, the one whose art has been knocking<br />
everyone&#8217;s socks off? He&#8217;s still here too.)<br />
32 PGS./Rated T+ &middot; $3.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45933' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/newexiles018.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/newexiles018-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>NEW EXILES #18<br />
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT<br />
Pencils &#038; Cover by TIM SEELEY<br />
FINAL ISSUE!<br />
They WERE the New Exiles&#8230;but after last issue&#8217;s shocking ending and a loss that will tear them apart, how can our heroes possibly continue? The answers await you here, true believers, along with clues as to what the future holds for our favorite dimension jumpers!  Join X-Maestro<br />
Chris Claremont for a bittersweet chapter we can only call &#8220;BEGIN ANEW&#8221;!<br />
32 PGS./Rated A &middot; $2.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45867' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/bishop001.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/bishop001-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>X-MEN: THE TIMES AND LIFE OF LUCAS BISHOP #1 (OF 3)<br />
Written by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI<br />
Pencils by LARRY STROHMAN<br />
Cover by ARIEL OLIVETTI<br />
&#8220;Memories of the Monster&#8221;<br />
By now you know that Lucas Bishop-former cop, renegade X-Man-refuses to rest until he&#8217;s killed the so-called &#8220;mutant messiah.&#8221;  But do you know why?  To answer that question you have to look into Bishop&#8217;s past&#8230;which actually means jumping 50 years into the future, when his parents barely escaped a nuclear holocaust, only to land in the most brutal &#8220;mutant relocation&#8221; camp in the world.  There, a young Bishop first heard the horror stories about the green-eyed monster that ushered in the the downfall of mutantkind, and swore vengeance &#8212; embarking on a life-long, time-hopping mission that begins here, in this special three-part mini-series.  You haven&#8217;t heard the &#8220;Messiah Complex&#8221; story until you&#8217;ve heard Bishop&#8217;s side of the story&#8230;<br />
32 PGS./Rated T+&#8230; $3.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45979' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/xfcfinals-01.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/xfcfinals-01-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>X-MEN: FIRST CLASS FINALS #1 (of 4)<br />
Written by JEFF PARKER<br />
Art by ROGER CRUZ &#038; COLLEEN COOVER<br />
Cover by ROGER CRUZ &#038; VAL STAPLES<br />
Youth is fleeting, powers are growing, and the first class of Charles Xavier&#8217;s School for Gifted Youngsters is about to move on to a bigger, scarier world. What does the future hold- and how will it all end?<br />
Plus:  Colleen Coover shows us&#8230; Jean and Scott on a DATE!<br />
32 PGS./Rated A &middot; $3.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45971' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/wack004.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/wack004-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>WOLVERINE AND POWER PACK #4 (of 4)<br />
Written by MARC SUMERAK<br />
&#038; CHRIS GIARRUSSO<br />
Art by GURIHIRU<br />
&#038; CHRIS GIARRUSSO<br />
COVER BY GURIHIRU<br />
Alex Power is about to become a Ninja Master &#8212; on one of Japan&#8217;s most popular game shows! But first, he and the rest of Power Pack will have to fight a horde of real-live ninjas if they plan to get Alex to the show&#8217;s taping in one piece. Luckily, Wolverine is in town and ready to lend the Pack a much needed hand against the Hand!<br />
Plus&#8230;MINI MARVELS!!!!<br />
32 PGS./All Ages &middot; $2.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45974' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/wolvfc012.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/wolvfc012-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>WOLVERINE: FIRST CLASS #12<br />
Written by FRED VAN LENTE<br />
Penciled by WIL QUINTANA<br />
Cover by DAVID WILLIAMS<br />
CYCLOPS returns to the X-Men! Will Kitty Pryde continue her training with him, or with Wolverine? Scott Summers and Logan duke it out over the right to be her mentor!<br />
32 PGS./Rated A &middot; $2.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45938' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/punmax067.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/punmax067-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>PUNISHER: FRANK CASTLE #67<br />
Written by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI<br />
Penciled by MICHEL LACOMBE<br />
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON<br />
&#8220;SIX HOURS TO KILL, PART 2: FIELD DAY&#8221;<br />
W.C. Fields once mused that he&#8217;d rather be dead than play Philadelphia. Well, if you cross paths with Frank Castle, you&#8217;ll be able to have it both ways.  Castle has been injected with a slow-acting poison that will kill him in less than hours-but don&#8217;t think he&#8217;s going to spend them moping around. As long as blood is still pumping through his rock-hard veins, the Punisher plans on killing as many dirtbags as possible.  But the Philadelphia underworld isn&#8217;t going to roll over so easily.  Neither is the top-secret black bag ops unit that dosed Frank.  And don&#8217;t forget the Mayor of Philadelphia, who only sees one way of saving his already-shaky political career: killing Frank way before his six hours are up.<br />
32 PGS./Explicit Content &middot; $3.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45881' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/deadntwbn002_cvrcol.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/deadntwbn002_cvrcol-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>DEAD OF NIGHT FEATURING WEREWOLF BY NIGHT #2 (of 4)<br />
Written by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI<br />
Pencils &#038; Cover by MICO SUAYAN<br />
Jack Russell is in serious trouble. The police have made him their prime suspect in a brutal murder&#8230;and they don&#8217;t even realize the full moon turns him into a vicious, blood-thirsty predator! But Jack is innocent &#8211; at least as far as he can remember &#8211; and with the clock ticking and the authorities on his trail, he goes looking for answers&#8230;and redemption! It&#8217;s a gruesome, grisly MAX take on one of Marvel&#8217;s horror legends, by Duane Swierczynski (IMMORTAL IRON FIST) and Mico Suayan (MOON KNIGHT)!<br />
32 PGS./Explicit Content &middot; $3.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45906' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/kabref012_solicit.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/kabref012_solicit-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>KABUKI REFLECTIONS #12<br />
Written by DAVID MACK<br />
Art by DAVID MACK<br />
Cover by DAVID MACK<br />
This square-bound art book acts as a tie-in to the DVD documentary on Mack&#8217;s work, THE ALCHEMY OF ART: DAVID MACK from Herovideoproductions.com. REFLECTIONS #12 includes details and commentary on never-before-seen art and stories &#8211; including Mack&#8217;s new children&#8217;s book THE SHY CREATURES, handmade books and paintings from the DVD. Also featuring step-by-step art techniques, loads of art and extras you&#8217;ve never seen before, figure drawings, new paintings, sketches, Mack&#8217;s complete story from Tori Amos&#8217; new Comic Book Tattoo story, album cover art, large art, live art shows, original scripts, and more!<br />
48 PGS./FC &middot; $5.99</p>
<p>OFFERED AGAIN: REFLECTIONS #5-11, KABUKI: THE ALCHEMY #1-9 (including Alex Maleev, Jae Lee, Kent Williams &#038; Mike Allred covers) and THE ALCHEMY HC.</p>
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<h2>COLLECTIONS</h2>
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<p style="clear:both"><a id='45922' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/mmff001_tpb.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/mmff001_tpb-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 1 TPB<br />
Written by STAN LEE<br />
Penciled by JACK KIRBY<br />
Covers by JACK KIRBY &#038; DEAN WHITE<br />
In 1961 Stan Lee and Jack Kirby lit the fuse on the greatest revolution in comic book history, the Marvel Age of Comics, and right here in the pages of The Fantastic Four, you can experience it from page one. With the space race, on Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, Sue Storm and Johnny Storm shoot for the stars, but after their craft is bombarded by cosmic rays, they return to Earth with the startling powers of the Fantastic Four! These weren&#8217;t just any super heroes, though, they were a realistic, relatable, bickering and loveable family that couldn&#8217;t float their rent and didn&#8217;t always enjoy their superpowers. So come join the Marvel Masterworks and witness the first appearance of such Marvel U. cornerstones as the Skrulls and Dr. Doom, the Sub-Mariner&#8217;s return, the debut of the Mole Man and his many monsters, Miracle Man, the Puppet Master and more! Collecting THE FANTASTIC FOUR #1-10.<br />
272 PGS/All Ages &middot; $24.99<br />
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3710-8<br />
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 1 TPB &#8211; VARIANT EDITION VOL. 2<br />
272 PGS/All Ages &middot; $24.99<br />
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3711-5</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45925' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/mmgamc004_solicit.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/mmgamc004_solicit-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>MARVEL MASTERWORKS: GOLDEN AGE MARVEL COMICS VOL. 4 HC<br />
Written by JOE SIMON, RAY GILL, ANDREW MCWHINEY &#038; VARIOUS<br />
Penciled by CARL BURGOS, BILL EVERETT, JACK KIRBY, PAUL GUSTAVSON, STEVE DAHLMAN, BOB OKSNER &#038; BEN THOMPSON<br />
Cover by ALEX SCHOMBURG<br />
And now the flagship title of Marvel&#8217;s Golden Age REALLY heats up! From day one Marvel Comics brought you Carl<br />
Burgos&#8217; blazing Human Torch and Bill Everett&#8217;s undersea powerhouse Sub-Mariner, but two of the Golden Age&#8217;s most thrilling<br />
characters just wasn&#8217;t enough for MARVEL MYSTERY COMICS-Enter, the Vision! Created by Timely&#8217;s titanic team of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, the Vision, burst into the Earthly world via Professor Enoch Mason&#8217;s dimension smasher and brought to MARVEL MYSTERY COMICS an eerie crime-noir serial that sealed the comic&#8217;s place at the very top of the Golden Age&#8217;s greatest! Joined by the crime-fighting Angel, boy-adventurer Terry Vance, the caterwauling science fiction tales of<br />
Electro, and Ka-Zar&#8217;s jungle action, there&#8217;s no comparison for variety and excitement, so celebrate Marvel&#8217;s 70th anniversary and reserve your copy today! Collecting MARVEL MYSTERY COMICS #13-16.<br />
280 PGS/All Ages &middot; $59.99<br />
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2474-0<br />
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: GOLDEN AGE MARVEL COMICS VOL. 4 HC &#8211; VARIANT EDITION VOL. 116<br />
280 PGS/All Ages &middot; $59.99<br />
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2475-7</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45927' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/mmhulk005_solicit.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/mmhulk005_solicit-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE INCREDIBLE HULK VOL. 5 HC<br />
Written by STAN LEE &#038; ROY THOMAS<br />
Penciled by HERB TRIMPE<br />
Cover by HERB TRIMPE<br />
I smash, you smash, but nobody, that&#8217;s NOBODY, smashes like Hulk smash! Welcome back for another set of gamma-irradiated adventures in the tragic saga of Dr. Bruce Banner and his green-skinned Mr. Hyde, the Incredible Hulk! Stan &#8220;The Man&#8221; and &#8220;Happy&#8221; Herb Trimpe have pulled out all the stops for you, and just to make sure the non-stop action doesn&#8217;t miss a beat, Roy Thomas joins in to knock it up enough to make your teeth rattle! The Hulk bashes outer-space aliens, smashes the shifting Sandman, grapples with the deadly Mandarin, and faces the return of his earliest, deadliest enemy &#8211; the Leader &#8211; all the while defending himself against General &#8220;Thunderbolt&#8221; Ross and the U.S. Army. It&#8217;s the Hulk at his absolute most-classic and just in case you had any doubts, we&#8217;re rounding it out with bare-fisted battles against the Sub-Mariner, the Inhumans and the bizarre swamp beast, the Glob! Collecting THE INCREDIBLE HULK #111-121.<br />
240 PGS/All Ages &middot; $54.99<br />
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3491-6<br />
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE INCREDIBLE HULK VOL. 5 HC &#8211; VARIANT EDITION VOL. 115<br />
240 PGS/All Ages &middot; $54.99<br />
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3492-3</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45976' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/wolv_omni_dm_hc.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/wolv_omni_dm_hc-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>WOLVERINE OMNIBUS<br />
VOL. 1 HC MILLER COVER<br />
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT, BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH, LEN WEIN, PETER DAVID, MARY JO DUFFY, JAMES C. OWLSLEY &#038; CARL POTTS<br />
Penciled by JOHN BUSCEMA, BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH, HERB TRIMPE, TODD MCFARLANE, KEN LANDGRAF, FRANK MILLER, GENE COLAN, AL MILGROM, MARK BRIGHT, CARL POTTS &#038; JIM LEE<br />
Covers by FRANK MILLER &#038; STEVE MCNIVEN<br />
Some of the most pivotal moments in Wolverine&#8217;s life, and you are there! His first fight with Sabretooth! His transformation into Weapon X, killing machine! His dynamic debut against the Incredible Hulk, and the solo adventures that led him away from the X-Men to mysterious Madripoor! His mentor Ogun, his lover Charlemagne, and more await discovery in these pages! Plus more classic battles against friends and foes alike! Featuring Spider-Man, Hercules, and the Punisher! Collecting MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS #1-10, #72-84; INCREDIBLE HULK#180-182, #340; MARVEL TREASURY EDITION #26; BEST OF MARVEL COMICS HC; WOLVERINE (1982) #1-4, (1988) #1-10; KITTY PRYDE AND WOLVERINE #1-6; SPIDER-MAN VS. WOLVERINE #1; MARVEL AGE ANNUAL #4; PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #6-7.<br />
944 PGS./ Rated T+&middot; $99.99<br />
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3477-0<br />
WOLVERINE  OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC MCNIVEN COVER (DM ONLY)<br />
944 PGS./ Rated T+&middot; $99.99<br />
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3665-1</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45983' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/xminferno_hc-01.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/xminferno_hc-01-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>X-MEN: INFERNO HC<br />
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT, LOUISE SIMONSON &#038; JOHN BYRNE<br />
Penciled by MARC SILVESTRI, BRET BLEVINS, WALTER SIMONSON, JON BOGDANOVE &#038; JOHN BYRNE<br />
Cover by MARC SILVESTRI<br />
The match is struck as the enigmatic geneticist Mr. Sinister and the demon-lord N&#8217;astirh set their respective master plans in motion &#8211; both centered around one woman: Madelyne Pryor, wife of Scott Summers, the X-Man called Cyclops. The flame is fanned as Sinister&#8217;s agents, the Marauders, attack Madelyne&#8217;s protectors in the X-Men, while a horde of N&#8217;astirh&#8217;s demons prey upon the helpless, horrified populace of New York City. The inferno burns as Madelyne strikes her own bargain with N&#8217;astirh, and as the Goblin Queen, threatens to cast a spell that would render the entire earth a hellish wasteland where demons rule. And the sacrifice necessary is none other than her own innocent child, Nathan Christopher Summers! It&#8217;s the X-Men, X-Factor, and the New Mutants in one of their most harrowing ordeals ever, with the fate of entire dimensions hanging in the balance &#8211; and the price for victory perhaps higher than any of them can bear! Collecting X-FACTOR #33-40, X-TERMINATORS #1-4, UNCANNY X-MEN #239-243, NEW MUTANTS #71-73 and X-FACTOR ANNUAL #4.<br />
592 PGS./Rated T+ &middot; $75.00<br />
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3777-1<br />
Trim size: oversize</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45966' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/ultsm_v10_hc.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/ultsm_v10_hc-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VOL. 10 HC<br />
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS<br />
Penciled by STUART IMMONEN<br />
Cover by STUART IMMONEN<br />
Peter Parker and his Aunt May have perhaps the most important conversation of the young web-slinger&#8217;s life. It&#8217;s a gut-wrenching, emotional roller coaster you&#8217;ll never forget. And Spider-Man is on the call when there is a huge explosion in the side of the Triskelion &#8211; the high-tech site housing superhuman criminals. From the acrid smoke emerges a man seething with vengeance &#8211; a man who wants Peter Parker dead! That man is Norman Osborn, the Green Goblin! And for the web-spinner, things are about to get out of control! Then, things are changing in the young life of Peter Parker: the Fantastic Four&#8217;s Johnny Storm is now his buddy &#8211; and the hot-headed super hero has taken a liking to Peter&#8217;s classmate, Liz Allen! But something is horribly wrong with Liz &#8211; something that will soon affect the life of every student at Midtown High &#8211; including Peter&#8217;s ex-girlfriend, Kitty Pryde! Guest-starring the X-Men and the most malevolent mutant of all: Magneto, Master of Magnetism! Plus: The return of Omega Red! And the worst day in Peter Parker&#8217;s life! Collecting ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #112-121.<br />
272 PGS./Rated A &middot; $39.99<br />
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3776-4<br />
Trim size: oversize</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45919' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/mightavn_v1_hc.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/mightavn_v1_hc-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>MIGHTY AVENGERS HC CHO COVER<br />
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS<br />
Penciled by FRANK CHO &#038; MARK BAGLEY<br />
Covers by FRANK CHO &#038; MARK BAGLEY<br />
The super-hero Civil War is over, but Iron Man&#8217;s work is just beginning. As the new head of S.H.I.E.L.D. and creator of the nationwide Initiative program, he&#8217;s rebuilding the Avengers with a handpicked roster of Earth&#8217;s mightiest heroes: Wasp, Black Widow, Wonder Man, Sentry, Ares and new team leader Ms. Marvel. A group this powerful should be ready for just about anything &#8211; except, perhaps, the return of genocidal killing machine Ultron. The Avengers&#8217; insane robotic foe has rebuilt himself yet again, this time in the form of&#8230;a beautiful woman!? Then, the team faces an even bigger threat when their outlaw ex-teammate Spider-Woman shows up with evidence that shape-shifting Skrulls have infiltrated Earth. Iron Man faces a harrowing dilemma: Who can he trust when any one of his allies might be an undetectable alien invader? There&#8217;s no time to figure it out, though, when a bio-weapon transforms New York&#8217;s populace into Venom-like monsters. Plus: the New Avengers, a time-travel quest and an earth-shaking confrontation with Doctor Doom! Collecting MIGHTY AVENGERS #1-11.<br />
304 PGS./RATING &middot; $34.99<br />
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3758-0<br />
Trim size: oversize<br />
MIGHTY AVENGERS ASSEMBLE HC BAGLEY VARIANT (DM ONLY)<br />
304 PGS./RATING &middot; $34.99<br />
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3931-7</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45953' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/smcrime_pmhc.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/smcrime_pmhc-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>SPIDER-MAN: CRIME AND PUNISHER PREMIERE HC<br />
Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM, JOE KELLY &#038; ZEB WELLS<br />
Penciled by BARRY KITSON, CHRIS BACHALO &#038; PAOLO RIVERA<br />
Cover by PAOLO RIVERA<br />
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO FLASH THOMPSON? A powerful story taking Peter Parker&#8217;s former nemesis and Spider-Man&#8217;s biggest fan from the avenues of New York to the war torn Middle East along with his fellow brothers in the U.S. Army. And then, as the Mayoral election ramps up, gang activity is at an all time high&#8230;and Mr. Negative&#8217;s newest enforcer, HAMMERHEAD, works to bring all the gangs under one banner&#8230;or else. With some of the kids from Aunt May&#8217;s F.E.A.S.T. center caught in the crossfire, Spidey stands up to his old foe&#8230;but Hammerhead&#8217;s got some new tricks and even Spider-Man can&#8217;t stop him this time. Plus, it&#8217;s a good old-fashioned Spider-Man/Punisher punch-up-a-palooza! What&#8217;s Punisher want with a mysterious, power-enhancing serum? What does MOSES MAGNUM have to do with it? And why is Peter Parker DRIVING A CAB?! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #574-577 and material from SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY &#8211; EXTRA!! #1.<br />
112 PGS./ Rated A &middot; $ 19.99<br />
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3393-3<br />
Trim size: standard</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45866' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/avninit_v3_pmhc.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/avninit_v3_pmhc-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE VOL. 3 &#8211; SECRET INVASION PREMIERE HC<br />
Written by DAN SLOTT &#038; CHRISTOS N. GAGE<br />
Penciled by STEFANO CASELLI, STEVE KURTH &#038; HARVEY TOLIBAO<br />
Cover by MARK BROOKS<br />
&#8220;We Have Met the Enemy and He Is Us!&#8221; During the INFILTRATION, a Skrull at the heart of Camp Hammond said these words: &#8220;It won&#8217;t be long until we have a Skrull in every state!&#8221; Now that Skrull stands revealed and the fate of The Initiative, the United States, and Planet Earth hang in the balance. Plus, former Avenger, Delroy Garret, assumes the mantle and arsenal of Earth&#8217;s greatest Skrull-Hunter, THE 3-D MAN. Collecting AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #14-19.<br />
144 PGS./Rated T+ &middot; $19.99<br />
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3150-2<br />
Trim size: standard<br />
THESE AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE TRADE PAPERBACKS STILL AVAILABLE!<br />
AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE VOL. 1 &#8211; BASIC TRAINING&middot; $14.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-2516-7)<br />
AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE VOL. 2 &#8211; KILLED IN ACTION&middot; $19.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-2861-8)</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45947' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/secinvxfact_pmhc.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/secinvxfact_pmhc-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>X-FACTOR: SECRET INVASION PREMIERE HC<br />
Written by PETER DAVID<br />
Penciled by LARRY STROMAN &#038; VINCENZO CUCCA<br />
Cover by BOO COOK<br />
X-Factor is in pursuit of Darwin, whose father is looking for him. She-Hulk and Jazinda are in pursuit of Longshot, who may hold the key to defeating the Skrull invasion. With Darwin and Longshot on the run, neither of them wanting to be found, you&#8217;d just assume that X-Factor and She-Hulk will work together smoothly to accomplish both their goals. But what fun would that be? Collecting X-FACTOR #33-38 and SHE-HULK #31.<br />
168 PGS./Rated T+ &middot; $24.99<br />
ISBN: 0-7851-2864-6<br />
Trim size: standard<br />
X-FACTOR TRADE PAPERBACKS STILL AVAILABLE!<br />
X-FACTOR VOL. 1: THE LONGEST NIGHT&middot; $14.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-1817-9)<br />
X-FACTOR VOL. 2: LIFE AND DEATH MATTERS&middot; $14.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-2146-3)<br />
X-FACTOR VOL. 3: MANY LIVES OF MADROX&middot; $14.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-2359-0)<br />
X-FACTOR VOL. 4: HEART OF ICE&middot; $17.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-2360-6)<br />
X-FACTOR VOL. 5: THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN&middot; $15.99 (978-0-7851-2863-2)</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45940' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/punwarj_v5_pmhc.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/punwarj_v5_pmhc-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL VOL. 5: SECRET INVASION<br />
PREMIERE HC<br />
Written by MATT FRACTION, RICK REMENDER &#038; SIMON SPURRIER<br />
Penciled by HOWARD CHAYKIN &#038; WERTHER DELL&#8217;EDERA<br />
Cover by CLINT LANGLEY<br />
With an alien armada laying the world to waste, Stuart<br />
RAMPAGE Clarke decides to make his move. Skrull Armageddon is just a backdrop for his ultimate revenge- against Tony Stark, against S.H.I.E.L.D., and against anyone that ever stood in his way. And what about Frank Castle? Where does THE PUNISHER fit into Clarke&#8217;s plans? It&#8217;s the end of the world as we know it- time to cross some names off the old enemies list. Then, take a trip to the Helter Skelter Club &#8211; psychedelic hangout of every costumed wannabe, z-list villain and spandex tryhard in NYC. Its retro-tastic owner &#8211; Captain Pepper &#8211; has been up to his paisley-print elbows in bad business, but now he&#8217;s caught the attention of one decidedly ungroovy vigilante. Collecting PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #24-26 and<br />
PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL ANNUAL #1.<br />
120 PGS./Parental Advisory &middot; $19.99<br />
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3148-9<br />
Trim size: standard<br />
PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL COLLECTIONS STILL AVAILABLE!<br />
PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL VOL. 1: CIVIL WAR TPB&middot; $14.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-2315-6)<br />
PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL VOL. 2: GOIN&#8217; OUT WEST TPB&middot; $17.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-2636-2)<br />
PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL VOL. 3: HUNTER/HUNTED TPB&middot; $14.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-2664-5)<br />
PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL VOL. 4: JIGSAW! PREMIERE HC&middot; $19.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-3022-2 )</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45930' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/moonkn_v4_pmhc.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/moonkn_v4_pmhc-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>MOON KNIGHT VOL. 4: DEATH OF MARC SPECTOR PREMIERE HC<br />
Written by MIKE BENSON<br />
Penciled by MARK TEXEIRA &#038; LAURENCE CAMPBELL<br />
Cover by DAVE WILKINS<br />
Moon Knight has been an eyesore to the Initiative&#8230;and he&#8217;s about to pay the price. With Tony Stark forced onto the sidelines, Norman Osborn has been tapped to bring in the fugitive super hero &#8211; by all means necessary. That&#8217;s right, True Believer, the Thunderbolts have just been sicced on Moon Knight. To survive, he&#8217;s going to have to go a bit crazy. Then, it&#8217;s Christmas Eve. A time for family. A time to dream. But for Moon Knight, it&#8217;s just a night like any other &#8211; and tonight he&#8217;s got his sights on a pair of hitmen who picked the wrong Santa to kill. Collecting MOON KNIGHT #21-25 AND MOON KNIGHT ANNUAL #1.<br />
168 PGS./Parental Advisory &middot; $24.99<br />
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3218-9<br />
Trim size: standard<br />
These MOON KNIGHT TRADEPAPERBACKS STILL AVAILABLE!<br />
MOON KNIGHT VOL. 1: THE BOTTOM&middot; $14.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-1907-8)<br />
MOON KNIGHT VOL. 2: MIDNIGHT SUN&middot; $14.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-1907-8)<br />
MOON KNIGHT VOL. 3: GOD &#038; COUNTRY&middot; $19.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-2521-1)</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45957' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/spower_v1_pmhc.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/spower_v1_pmhc-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>SUPREME POWER: CONTACT PREMIERE HC<br />
Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI<br />
Penciled by GARY FRANK<br />
Cover by GARY FRANK<br />
When a small alien baby in a space ship lands in the middle of a Midwestern cornfield, the course of mankind on Earth changes forever! Babylon 5 creator and AMAZING SPIDER-MAN writer J. Michael Straczynski presents a new vision of a world about to give birth to its first generation of super heroes! Follow the origins of these new heroes and anti-heroes &#8211; from their birth through adulthood &#8211; and examine how their lives and abilities change and shape the world around them. One of comics&#8217; best-selling mature readers series ever, SUPREME POWER is a hard-edged, mature and deeply personal saga that pushes the limits of the form into new, uncharted territory. Collecting SUPREME POWER #1-6.<br />
144 PGS./Parental Advisory &middot; $24.99<br />
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3765-8<br />
Trim size: standard</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45897' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/herclovewar_pmhc.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/herclovewar_pmhc-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>INCREDIBLE HERCULES: LOVE AND WAR PREMIERE HC<br />
Written by FRED VAN LENTE<br />
Penciled by CLAYTON HENRY &#038; SALVA ESPIN<br />
Cover by BOB LAYTON &#038; GURU EFX<br />
The Greek Goliath is looking for some R&#038;R after the events of &#8220;Sacred Invasion,&#8221; and hopes to find it in the arms of ex-Renegade NAMORA. But there&#8217;s no rest for warriors when the AMAZONS declare war on Atlantis! And these ain&#8217;t your mama&#8217;s<br />
Amazons &#8211; is that why Amadeus Cho sides with them instead of Herc? Plus: ARES returns! Collecting INCREDIBLE<br />
HERCULES #121-125.<br />
120 PGS./Rated A &middot; $19.99<br />
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3334-6<br />
Trim size: standard<br />
INCREDIBLE HERCULES: AGAINST THE WORLD TPB STILL AVAILABLE!<br />
$14.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-2533-4)</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45875' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/cloakdag_pmhc.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/cloakdag_pmhc-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>CLOAK &#038; DAGGER: CHILD OF DARKNESS, CHILD OF LIGHT PREMIERE HC<br />
Written by BILL MANTLO<br />
Penciled by RICK LEONARDI<br />
Covers by RICK LEONARDI<br />
&#8220;The darkness hideth not from thee&#8230;the night shineth as the day&#8230;&#8221; Detective Brigid O&#8217;Reilly wants to arrest them, Father Francis Delgado wants to reform them &#8211; but does anyone really understand them? A year after they debuted as anti-drug vigilantes in SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN, Cloak and Dagger&#8217;s secrets were revealed in their own miniseries, collected here for the first time! See the duo&#8217;s first meeting and transformation, their battles against criminals, and their struggles with themselves &#8211; as only two of the eighties&#8217; authorial and artistic experts could present them! Collecting CLOAK &#038; DAGGER #1-4<br />
112 PGS./Rated A &middot; $19.99<br />
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3783-2<br />
Trim size: standard<br />
CLOAK &#038; DAGGER: CHILD OF DARKNESS, CHILD OF LIGHT PREMIERE HC &#8211; VARIANT EDITION VOL. 22<br />
112 PGS./Rated A &middot; $19.99<br />
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3784-9</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45892' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/gargal_pmhc.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/gargal_pmhc-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: EARTH SHALL OVERCOME PREMIERE HC<br />
Written by ARNOLD DRAKE, STEVE GERBER, GERRY CONWAY, ROGER SLIFER, LEN WEIN, CHRIS CLAREMONT &#038; SCOTT EDELMAN<br />
Penciled by GENE COLAN, SAL BUSCEMA, DON HECK, VINCE<br />
COLLETTA, FRANK GIACOIA &#038; JOHN TARTAGLIONE<br />
Covers by RON WILSON &#038; ARNOLD DRAKE<br />
In 1968, industry legends Arnold Drake (creator of DC&#8217;s Deadman and Doom Patrol) and Gene Colan (penciler for virtually every major Marvel character) looked to the future and saw a crusading quartet &#8211; Vance Astro, Yondu, Martinex and Charlie-27 &#8211; rising to retake Earth from reptilian raiders! The Guardians of the Galaxy begin their battle with the Badoon, and they&#8217;re not just building on the heroism of past centuries &#8211; they&#8217;re recruiting from it! Captain America, Doctor Strange, the Thing, the Hulk and others join the Sol System&#8217;s soldiers in a war that began a thousand years from now! Collecting MARVEL SUPER-HEROES #18, MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #4-5, GIANT-SIZE DEFENDERS #5 and DEFENDERS #26-29.<br />
176 PGS./Rated A &middot; $19.99<br />
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3786-3<br />
Trim size: standard<br />
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: EARTH SHALL OVERCOME PREMIERE HC &#8211; VARIANT EDITION VOL. 23<br />
176 PGS./Rated A &middot; $19.99<br />
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3787-0</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45975' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/wolvorigin_tpb.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/wolvorigin_tpb-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>WOLVERINE: ORIGIN TPB (NEW PRINTING)<br />
Written by PAUL JENKINS, JOE QUESADA &#038; BILL JEMAS<br />
Illustrated by ANDY KUBERT &#038; RICHARD ISANOVE<br />
Cover by JOE QUESADA<br />
Marvel&#8217;s best-kept mutant mystery revealed! Before the X-Men, before Weapon X, Wolverine&#8217;s struggle with his subconscious savagery first flourished in family tragedy. Some of Marvel&#8217;s most acclaimed creators unite to tell the tale that shaped mutantdom&#8217;s mightiest misfit. Collecting ORIGIN #1-6.<br />
200 PGS./Rated T+ &middot; $14.99<br />
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3727-6</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45909' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/maradvavn_v8_digest.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/maradvavn_v8_digest-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>MARVEL ADVENTURES:  THE AVENGERS VOL. 8: THE NEW RECRUITS DIGEST<br />
Written by JEFF PARKER &#038; PAUL TOBIN<br />
Penciled by IG GUARA, MATEO LOLLI &#038; DAVID HAHN<br />
Cover by CLAYTON HENRY<br />
When global threats surface, they must contend with the combined might of: Captain America! Storm! Iron Man! The Hulk! Giant-Girl! Ant-Man! Wolverine! Spider-Man! It&#8217;s all-ages action in the Mighty Marvel Manner! Featuring Thor, Hammerhead, Tigra, and The Griffin. Collecting MARVEL ADVENTURES:  THE AVENGERS #28-31.<br />
96 PGS./All Ages &middot; $9.99<br />
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2984-4</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45950' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/skrlpwrp_digest.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/skrlpwrp_digest-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>SKRULLS VS. POWER PACK DIGEST<br />
Written by FRED VAN LENTE<br />
Penciled by CORY HAMSCHER<br />
Cover by GURIHIRU<br />
Sssshh! There&#8217;s this invasion, see, and it&#8217;s a secret&#8230; No, no, not that one. I mean the one where dastardly SKRULLS impersonate Marvel&#8217;s premiere all-kids super hero team, commit crimes around the universe in their form, so intergalactic bounty hunters capture and imprison Alex, Julie, Jack and Katie in Space Juvie&#8230;the dreaded reform-school planet Hadith-VI! And the only ones with any hope of springing them are FRANKLIN RICHARDS, H.E.R.B.I.E., and SMARTSHIP FRIDAY! Collecting SKRULLS VS. POWER PACK #1-4<br />
96 PGS./All Ages &middot; $9.99<br />
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3285-1</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45921' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/minimarvels_v2_digest.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/minimarvels_v2_digest-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>MINI MARVELS: SECRET INVASION DIGEST<br />
Written by CHRIS GIARRUSSO<br />
Penciled by CHRIS GIARRUSSO<br />
Cover by CHRIS GIARRUSSO<br />
All-ages fun featuring the wild and crazy kid counterparts to Marvel&#8217;s greatest heroes! Here come the Mini Marvels in their second comedy/adventure digest! Featuring Spidey, Wolverine, Iron Man, Hulk and more Marvel favorites -<br />
reimagined for an all-ages audience!<br />
96 PGS./All Ages &middot; $9.99<br />
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3717-7<br />
Direct Market Only</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45944' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/secinvfl_tpb.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/secinvfl_tpb-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>SECRET INVASION: FRONT LINE TPB<br />
Written by BRIAN REED<br />
Penciled by GG STUDIO&#8217;S MARCO CASTIELLO<br />
Cover by JUAN DOE<br />
As Skrull warships fill the skies, and heroes battle for their very survival in the Savage Land, the citizens of New York struggle to survive the worst day of their lives. Brian Reed (CAPTAIN MARVEL) and Marco Castiello bring you a stunning ground-level look at Secret Invasion! Collecting SECRET INVASION: FRONT LINE #1-5.<br />
120 PGS./Rated T+ &middot; $14.99<br />
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3377-3</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45943' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/secinvblap_tpb.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/secinvblap_tpb-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>SECRET INVASION: BLACK PANTHER TPB<br />
Written by JASON AARON<br />
Penciled by JEFTE PALO<br />
Cover by JASON PEARSON<br />
When the Skrulls come to town, it&#8217;s all-out war in Wakanda. The alien invaders have war ships, advanced technology, super-powered soldiers and an army that outnumbers the Wakandans ten to one. Cake walk, right? Think again. There&#8217;s a reason Wakanda had never been conquered &#8211; and the Skrulls are about to find out why&#8230;the hard way. Collecting BLACK PANTHER #39-41, plus extras.<br />
96 PGS./Rated T+ &middot; $12.99<br />
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3397-1</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45945' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/secinvherc_tpb.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/secinvherc_tpb-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>SECRET INVASION: INCREDIBLE HERCULES TPB<br />
Written by GREG PAK &#038; FRED VAN LENTE<br />
Penciled by RAFA SANDOVAL<br />
Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.<br />
The Greek Goliath gathers the most powerful super-team ever assembled to counter-attack the Skrull gods! Face front,<br />
True Believers, and prepare for the pantheon-pounding premiere of&#8230;THE GOD SQUAD! Collecting INCREDIBLE HERCULES #116-120.<br />
128 PGS./Rated A &middot; $14.99<br />
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2829-8</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45948' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/secinvyarun_tpb.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/secinvyarun_tpb-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>SECRET INVASION: RUNAWAYS/YOUNG AVENGERS TPB<br />
Written by CHRISTOPHER YOST<br />
Penciled by TAKESHI MIYAZAWA<br />
Cover by MICHAEL RYAN<br />
The Skrulls are invading and The Runaways and the Young Avengers both have a Skrull on their team. Coincidence? We think not. Your two favorite teen teams come together again as the Marvel U is pushed to the brink. Collecting SECRET INVASION: RUNAWAYS/YOUNG AVENGERS #1-3 and comprehensive handbook profiles.<br />
96 PGS./Rated T+ &middot; $12.99<br />
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3266-0</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45946' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/secinvtbolts_tpb.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/secinvtbolts_tpb-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>SECRET INVASION: THUNDERBOLTS TPB<br />
Written by CHRISTOS N. GAGE<br />
Penciled by FERNANDO BLANCO, BEN OLIVER &#038; BRIAN DENHAM<br />
Cover by BILLY TAN<br />
SECRET INVASION strikes Thunderbolts Mountain as Captain Marvel attacks! But when you&#8217;re dealing with the Thunderbolts, it&#8217;s never quite clear who&#8217;s the villain and who&#8217;s the hero&#8230;Also, another unexpected visitor shows up, threatening to tear the T-Bolts apart from within! Can Norman Osborn hold his team of damaged psyches and tortured souls together, or is this the end of the Thunderbolts as we know them? Plus, Songbird and Moonstone collide! Radioactive Man and Swordsman must choose between their team, their homeland, and themselves. Also, find out who&#8217;s crazier &#8211; Venom or Norman Osborn!<br />
Collecting THUNDERBOLTS #122-125, BREAKING POINT, INTERNATIONAL INCIDENT and REASON IN MADNESS.<br />
168 PGS./Rated T+ &middot; $19.99<br />
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2394-1</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45932' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/newavn_v8_tpb.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/newavn_v8_tpb-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>NEW AVENGERS VOL. 8: SECRET INVASION BOOK 1 TPB<br />
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS<br />
Penciled by MICHAEL GAYDOS, DAVID MACK,<br />
JIM CHEUNG &#038; BILLY TAN<br />
Cover by ALEKSI BRICLOT<br />
The Avengers are trapped in the Savage Land, battling friend and foe. And Spider-Man heads to the one person in the entire place he knows he can trust: Ka-Zar! But is it really him? This important chapter rewinds the events of the very first New Avengers story and shows how it connects to the Invasion. Plus: the break up of Jessica Jones and Luke Cage; a major development in the life of Echo; and the story of how the Skrull empire was able to infiltrate the Marvel Universe, and who instigated the invasion and why. Collecting NEW AVENGERS #38-42.<br />
120 PGS./Rated A &middot; $14.99<br />
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2947-9<br />
NEW AVENGERS VOL. 8: SECRET INVASION BOOK 1 TPB (DM ONLY)<br />
120 PGS./Rated A &middot; $14.99<br />
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3405-3<br />
*Note: This print run will be limited.</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45872' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/capbm001_v1_tpb.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/capbm001_v1_tpb-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI 13 VOL. 1: SECRET INVASION TPB<br />
Written by PAUL CORNELL<br />
Penciled by LEONARD KIRK<br />
Cover by BRYAN HITCH<br />
The Skrull Invasion isn&#8217;t restricted to the US. When the Skrull Invasion hits England, only Captain Britain and MI13 stand in their way. Can they find out what the Skrulls are after before it&#8217;s too late? Collecting CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI13 #1-4.<br />
96 PGS./Rated T+ &middot; $16.99<br />
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3344-5<br />
CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI13 VOL. 1: SECRET INVASION TPB (DM ONLY)<br />
96 PGS./Rated T+ &middot; $16.99<br />
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3399-5<br />
*Note: This print run will be limited.</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45935' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/nova_v3_tpb.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/nova_v3_tpb-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>NOVA VOL. 3: SECRET INVASION TPB<br />
Written by DAN ABNETT &#038; ANDY LANNING<br />
Penciled by WELLINTON ALVES<br />
Cover by FRANCESCO &#8220;MATT&#8221; MATTINA<br />
Nova has received an emergency call from a planet in peril &#8211; but how do you save a world being devoured by a force of nature? Is there any way to stop the big G from eating, or do you instead try to save as many refugees as possible? And do you reach out to your former ally &#8211; who is once again a feared Herald? Whatever Nova decides, nothing will prepare him &#8211; or you &#8211; for the horror known as Harrow! With all these awesome ingredients (Galactus! Silver Surfer! Nova! A new villain! A killer creative team!) Then, watch as Nova rockets into the alien invasion saga that&#8217;s tearing apart the Marvel Universe! But is our always-outnumbered space cop actually teaming with one of the enemy? When Super-Skrull comes asking for a favor, can you ever trust the warrior whose life was dedicated to destroying us? Collecting NOVA #13-18.<br />
144 PGS./Rated T+ &middot; $16.99<br />
ISBN 978-0-7851-2662-1<br />
NOVA VOL. 3: SECRET INVASION TPB (DM ONLY)<br />
144 PGS./Rated T+ &middot; $16.99<br />
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3407-7<br />
*Note: This print run will be limited.<br />
THESE NOVA TRADE PAPERBACKS STILL AVAILABLE!<br />
NOVA VOL. 1: ANNIHILATION &#8211; CONQUEST&middot; $17.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-2631-7)<br />
NOVA VOL. 2: KNOWHERE&middot; $14.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-2632-4)</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45904' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/invim_v1_tpb.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/invim_v1_tpb-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>INVINCIBLE IRON MAN VOL. 1: THE FIVE NIGHTMARES TPB<br />
Written by MATT FRACTION<br />
Penciled by SALVADOR LARROCA<br />
Covers by JOE QUESADA, TRAVIS CHAREST &#038; SALVADOR LARROCA<br />
Tony Stark &#8211; Iron Man, billionaire industrialist and director of S.H.I.E.L.D. &#8211; faces the most overwhelming challenge of his life. Ezekiel Stane, the son of Tony&#8217;s late business rival and archenemy Obadiah, has set his sights, his genius and his considerable fortune on the task of destroying Tony Stark and Iron Man. What&#8217;s worse, he&#8217;s got Iron Man tech, and he&#8217;s every bit Iron Man&#8217;s equal and opposite&#8230;except younger, faster, smarter&#8230;and immeasurably evil. Rising-star writer Matt Fraction (IMMORTAL IRON FIST) and superstar artist Salvador Larroca (UNCANNY X-MEN) join forces to repulsor-ray your comic books to a cinder! Collecting INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #1-6.<br />
184 PGS./Rated &middot; $19.99<br />
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3412-1<br />
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN VOL. 1: THE FIVE NIGHTMARES TPB (DM ONLY 1)<br />
184 PGS./ Rated A  &#8230; $19.99<br />
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3932-4<br />
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN VOL. 1: THE FIVE NIGHTMARES TPB (DM ONLY 2)<br />
184 PGS./ Rated A  &#8230; $19.99<br />
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3933-1</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45900' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/hulkthe_v1_tpb.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/hulkthe_v1_tpb-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>HULK VOL. 1: RED HULK TPB<br />
Written by JEPH LOEB<br />
Penciled by ED MCGUINNESS<br />
Cover by ED MCGUINNESS<br />
Superstars Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness will change the way you see the Hulk! In this startling origin epic, the breathtaking events that ended WORLD WAR HULK rocket into this brand-new saga. When one of the Hulk&#8217;s oldest cast members is murdered, everyone turns to the team of Iron Man, She-Hulk and Leonard Samson to solve the grizzly case. All the evidence points to the Hulk as the killer, but all is not as it seems! Collecting HULK #1-6 and the backup story from WOLVERINE #50.<br />
176 PGS./Rated A &middot; $19.99<br />
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2882-3</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45865' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/avenkw_tpb.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/avenkw_tpb-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>AVENGERS: KNIGHTS OF WUNDAGORE TPB<br />
Written by DAVID MICHELINIE, MARK GRUENWALD &#038; STEVEN GRANT<br />
Penciled by JOHN BYRNE, GENE DAY &#038; KLAUS JANSON<br />
Cover by JOHN BYRNE<br />
In 1958, the High Evolutionary&#8217;s evolved and armored animal elite forced the Elder God Chthon back to his prison within Mount Wundagore! More than forty years later, Captain America, Iron Man, Ms. Marvel and their teammates face the same challenge, only for Chthon to find his greatest power in the Avengers&#8217; own ranks! It&#8217;s demonic, it&#8217;s devastating, it&#8217;s a daunting dilemma only Earth&#8217;s Mightiest Heroes can handle! Plus: the Absorbing Man in action, the origin of Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch, and cameos from the history of the dreaded document dubbed the Darkhold! Collecting AVENGERS #181-187.<br />
136 PGS./Rated A &middot; $16.99<br />
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3721-4</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45874' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/capdeath_v3_tpb.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/capdeath_v3_tpb-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN AMERICA VOL. 3 &#8211; THE MAN WHO BOUGHT AMERICA TPB<br />
Written by ED BRUBAKER<br />
Penciled by STEVE EPTING, ROBERTO DE LA TORRE &#038; LUKE ROSS<br />
Cover by STEVE EPTING<br />
&#8220;&#8230;if you aren&#8217;t picking up Ed Brubaker&#8217;s Captain America, there is something seriously wrong with you.&#8221;<br />
								- EntertainmentWeekly.com<br />
Dissatisfied with this year&#8217;s electoral pickings? Not excited, inspired or made to feel safer by the election-year promises of the right or left wing? Well, fear not! The Third Wing is here, and they want your vote! The nation&#8217;s newest political party is led by a charismatic politician &#8211; and endorsed by none other than THE Captain America! You heard that right! Cap is back, and he&#8217;s chosen a side. A side backed by the Red Skull &#8211; the man who bought America! Ed Brubaker shocked the world with his &#8220;Death of Captain America&#8221; epic &#8211; a storyline kicked off by the assassination of a fabled hero that made news headlines worldwide! This classic Cap saga now culminates in a tale of suspense that ties together all eras of the star-spangled warrior&#8217;s history! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA #37-42.<br />
144 PGS./Rated T+ &middot; $14.99<br />
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2971-4<br />
CAPTAIN AMERICA TRADEPAPERBACKS STILL AVAILABLE!<br />
CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN AMERICA VOL. 1 &#8211; THE DEATH OF THE DREAM<br />
$14.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-2423-8)<br />
CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN AMERICA VOL. 2 &#8211; THE BURDEN OF DREAMS<br />
$14.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-2424-5)</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45901' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/invadcla_v3_tpb.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/invadcla_v3_tpb-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>INVADERS CLASSIC VOL. 3 TPB<br />
Written by ROY THOMAS, ARCHIE GOODWIN &#038; DON GLUT<br />
Penciled by FRANK ROBBINS, ALAN KUPPERBERG &#038; CHIC STONE<br />
Cover by GIL KANE<br />
Cap, Namor, Torch and company face a riddle in Egypt when the sizzling Scarlet Scarab comes down against BOTH sides of the war! Agent Axis, Master Man and the Teutonic Knight are also arrayed against the Invaders &#8211; but how do they deal with a less tangible nemesis, prejudice both home and abroad? Featuring the formation of the Kid Commandos, the empowerment of Union Jack and the origin of Toro the Flaming Kid! Guest-starring the Mighty Thor, the Mighty Destroyer and NOT the Frankenstein Monster but a remarkable facsimile! Collecting INVADERS #22-23 and #25-34.<br />
224 PGS./Rated A &middot; $29.99<br />
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3720-7<br />
These INVADERS CLASSIC TRADE PAPERBACKS STILL AVAILABLE!<br />
INVADERS CLASSIC VOL. 1&middot; $24.99 (ISBN: 0-7851-2706-2)<br />
INVADERS CLASSIC VOL. 2&middot; $29.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-3120-5)</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45917' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/marvel_europe_tpb.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/marvel_europe_tpb-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>MARVEL EUROPE TPB<br />
Written by TITO FARACI, JEAN-DAVID MORVAN &#038; JIM ALEXANDER<br />
Penciled by CLAUDIO VILLA, PHILLIPE BOUCHET &#038; JON HAWARD<br />
Cover by STAZ JOHNSON<br />
Adaptations by LARRY HAMA<br />
Presented for the first time in North America: two amazing tales by some of Europe&#8217;s top creators, starring the world&#8217;s most popular super heroes! First, in DAREDEVIL &#038; CAPTAIN AMERICA: DEAD ON ARRIVAL, a series of bizarre murders suggests that a long-dead villain has returned from the grave. The desperate New York Police Department turns to the Man Without Fear, Daredevil, to solve the case. Daredevil, however, is unaware that Captain America is also investigating on behalf of Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. The result is all-out action and a titantic team-up for two of Marvel&#8217;s marquee heroes. Then, get ready for a vicious saga of bloody revenge as only the X-Men&#8217;s most popular mutant can deliver in WOLVERINE: SAUDADE! While on holiday in Brazil, Logan has his motorcycle stolen by a group of young boys &#8211; one of whom has a secret. When a brutal gang kidnaps the boy, Wolverine sets off on a quest to find him &#8211; leading to a deadly encounter with a corrupt faith healer who may not be what he appears! Plus: Brian Braddock, the original Captain Britain, is back in costume in a story from the U.K.&#8217;s SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN ADVENTURES #114 &#8211; but can even he help Spider-Man stop a Red Skull on the rampage? Also featuring a comprehensive atlas of Marvel Europe, from the splendor of Dr. Doom&#8217;s Latveria to the wonders of Muir Island! Collecting DAREDEVIL &#038; CAPTAIN AMERICA: DEAD ON ARRIVAL, WOLVERINE: SAUDADE, SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #114 (U.K.) and the EUROPE CHAPTER FROM MARVEL ATLAS.<br />
152 PGS./Mature &middot; $14.99<br />
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3719-1</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45982' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/xmenlgsof_tpb-01.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/xmenlgsof_tpb-01-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>X-MEN: LEGACY &#8211; SINS OF THE FATHER TPB<br />
Written by MIKE CAREY<br />
Penciled by SCOT EATON<br />
Cover by KEN LASHLEY<br />
Xavier traces his history and the history of the X-Men to the core. What he finds will shock you. And what do Rogue, Gambit and Sebastian Shaw have to do with it? Then, Sinister&#8217;s machinations finally come to a head, after decades of preparations. Can Xavier discover the secrets to the plot against his mind before he loses his sanity? Or will he become another in a long line of victims? Either way, he just may learn things about his past he&#8217;ll come to regret. Guest starring Sebastian Shaw and the deadliest gator in the swamp, Gambit! Collecting X-MEN: LEGACY #213-216, plus two special bonus stories: the rare X-MEN: THE UNLIKELY SAGA OF XAVIER, MAGNETO AND STAN one-shot, written by Stan &#8220;The Man&#8221; Lee himself; and the X-MEN: ODD MEN OUT one-shot, featuring artwork by the late, legendary Dave Cockrum.<br />
168 PGS./Rated A &middot; $14.99<br />
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3003-1</p>
<p>X-MEN: LEGACY &#8211; DIVIDED HE STANDS TPB<br />
STILL AVAILABLE!<br />
$15.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-3001-7)</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45952' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/smbnd_v3_tpb.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/smbnd_v3_tpb-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY VOL. 3 TPB<br />
Written by DAN SLOTT<br />
&#038; BOB GALE<br />
Penciled by MARCOS MARTIN<br />
&#038; MIKE MCKONE<br />
Cover by MIKE MCKONE<br />
The DB, New York&#8217;s trashiest tabloid, has just hired the sleaziest, most muckraking, lowlife paparazzi of them all&#8230;PETER PARKER?! Say it ain&#8217;t so, True Believer! Also, J. Jonah Jameson finds inner peace and harmony&#8230;(Hey, it could happen! Maybe.) All this and the first-ever livestreaming super-villain: Screwball! Plus: It&#8217;s web-slinger vs. wall-crawler as we answer the question &#8211; who is &#8220;The Other Spider-Man?&#8221; It ain&#8217;t comin&#8217; down to another clone saga, is it? Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #559-563.<br />
120 PGS./Rated A &middot; $14.99<br />
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3242-4</p>
<p>THESE SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY TRADE PAPERBACKS STILL AVAILABLE!<br />
SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY VOL. 1<br />
$19.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-2845-8)<br />
SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY VOL. 2<br />
$19.99 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-2846-5)</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45888' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/etrnlsv2_tpb.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/etrnlsv2_tpb-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>ETERNALS: TO SLAY A GOD TPB<br />
Written by CHARLES &#038; DANIEL KNAUF<br />
Penciled by DANIEL ACUÑA &#038; PASCAL ALIXE<br />
Cover by DANIEL ACUÑA<br />
The Gods Walk the Earth! In ancient times, the Celestials, a race of cosmic giants, came to Earth and created a race of powerful immortal beings: The Eternals! For a time, primitive man worshiped them as gods, but eventually they disappeared. Now, they have returned! One of the Celestials now towers over Golden Gate Park, standing in judgment over the Earth&#8230; but does he bring the end of the world? Following up on Neil Gaiman&#8217;s best-selling series (and a recent appearance in the Incredible Hercules), join writers Charles and Daniel Knauf as Jack Kirby&#8217;s Eternals return to walk among us! Collecting ETERNALS #1-6 and ANNUAL.<br />
184 PGS./Rated T+ &middot; $24.99<br />
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2978-3</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45939' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/punmaxgirls_tpb.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/punmaxgirls_tpb-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>PUNISHER MAX: GIRLS IN WHITE DRESSES TPB<br />
Written by GREGG HURWITZ<br />
Penciled by LAURENCE CAMPBELL<br />
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON<br />
Best-selling crime novelist Gregg Hurwitz (The Kill Clause, The Crime Writer) and Laurence Campbell (PUNISHER ANNUAL: THE HUNTED) bring you a tale of death, depravity and revenge south of the border. In black vans and under cover of night, they descend on the little Mexican town of Tierra Rota, abducting its women and returning them days later like broken dolls. And no one can stop them. That is, until one brave soul approaches Frank Castle with his heart in one hand and a bag full of money in the other. Now Frank&#8217;s no bounty hunter, and definitely no hero, but there are some things the Punisher just can&#8217;t abide. Collecting PUNISHER MAX #61-65 AND HUNTED.<br />
168 PGS./Explicit Content &middot; $16.99<br />
ISBN: 978-0-7851-2984-4</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45885' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/essavn_v1.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/essavn_v1-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>ESSENTIAL AVENGERS VOL. 1 TPB (ALL-NEW EDITION)<br />
Written by STAN LEE<br />
Penciled by JACK KIRBY &#038; DON HECK<br />
Cover by JACK KIRBY<br />
There came a day, unlike any other, when Earth&#8217;s Mightiest Heroes found themselves united against a common threat. On that day, the Avengers were born &#8211; to fight the foes no single hero could withstand. Featuring the formation of the Avengers, the revival of Captain America, and enemies such as the Sub-Mariner and Kang the Conqueror! Collecting AVENGERS #1-24.<br />
560 PGS./All Ages &middot; $16.99<br />
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3060-4</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45886' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/essclaxmn_v3.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/essclaxmn_v3-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>ESSENTIAL CLASSIC X-MEN VOL. 3 TPB<br />
Written by ROY THOMAS, ARNOLD DRAKE, DENNIS O&#8217;NEIL, LINDA FITE, GERRY CONWAY, STEVE ENGLEHART &#038; ARCHIE GOODWIN<br />
Penciled by NEAL ADAMS, DON HECK, WERNER ROTH, SAL BUSCEMA, TOM SUTTON, MARIE SEVERIN, BOB BROWN, JIM STARLIN, GIL KANE &#038; HERB TRIMPE<br />
Cover by NEAL ADAMS<br />
1969: The X-Men, Marvel&#8217;s poorest selling title, flagging in sales and on the verge of cancellation, was in dire need of a shot in the arm. Enter Roy Thomas and Neal Adams, and True Believer, you had better grab onto your hat and get ready for one of the most amazing evolutions in Marvel history! Prepare yourself for the introduction of mutant mainstay Havok, the vampiric villain Sauron, the Mutates, and X-Man-to-be Sunfire! Not to mention, the Living Pharaoh, a classic team-up with Ka-Zar in the Savage Land, as well as the return of Magneto and Professor X! Plus: Hank P. McCoy tries a stint as mad scientist and ends up creating &#8211; and BEING &#8211; his own monster! And while the Beast gets furried and hurried, his former teammates are fighting the likes of Morbius and the Hulk! Guest-starring Spider-Man and Iron Man! Collecting X-MEN #54-66, AMAZING ADVENTURES #11-17, MARVEL TEAM-UP #4, INCREDIBLE HULK #150 and #161.<br />
560 PGS./All Ages &middot; $16.99<br />
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3060-4</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45883' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/dpool_poster.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/dpool_poster-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>DEADPOOL BY GREG LAND POSTER<br />
24&#215;36&middot; $8.99<br />
Final Order Cut-Off 01/08/09, (On-Sale 02/04/09)</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45964' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/ultmtm_poster.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/ultmtm_poster-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a><br />
ULTIMATUM BY DAVID FINCH POSTER<br />
55 x 15.5&middot; $15.99<br />
Final Order Cutoff 1/22/09, On-Sale 2/18/09</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45913' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/maradv_2in1_20.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/maradv_2in1_20-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>MARVEL ADVENTURES: TWO-IN-ONE #20<br />
MARVEL ADVENTURES:  HULK #10<br />
MARVEL ADVENTURES:  SPIDER-MAN #46<br />
64 PGS./All Ages &middot; $4.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45951' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/smbnd005.jpg' alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/smbnd005-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Marvel Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY #5<br />
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #554<br />
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #555<br />
56 PGS./Rated A &middot; $3.99</p>
<p>MARVEL PREVIEWS #65<br />
Each issue of MARVEL PREVIEWS is a comic-book-sized, 120-page, glossy full-color guide to all of Marvel&#8217;s upcoming releases! Marvel Previews also includes special previews of upcoming or sold-out projects.<br />
120 PGS./RATED T+&#8230;JUST $1.25!<br />
(or free with a purchase of Diamond&#8217;s Previews!)<br />
IN STORES 12/24/2008</p>
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<p>The Darkness #75<br />
(W) Phil Hester (A) Broussard, Keown, Benitez, Timson, Carter and more!  (Cov) Lee Bermejo, Dale Keown, Stjepan Sejic, Michael Broussard</p>
<p>An all-star cast of artists assembles in this oversized book to illustrate the historic 75th overall issue of THE DARKNESS. Combining all three volumes of THE DARKNESS since its debut in 1996, we&#8217;re renumbering the current series to pay tribute to the legacy of this rich and storied character.</p>
<p>Journey into a bleak and twisted future to witness humanity&#8217;s struggle to survive amongst the wreckage of the eternal conflict between The Darkness and The Angelus. Can Jackie Estacado step off this path to ultimate destruction or will he allow The Darkness to turn him into a global tyrant?</p>
<p>Cover A – Lee Bermejo (wraparound)<br />
Cover B – Dale Keown<br />
Cover C – Stjepan Sejic<br />
Cover D – Michael Broussard</p>
<p>Full Color      48 pages        $4.99       ongoing series</p>
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Witchblade Annual 2009<br />
(W) Jay Faerber     (A) Eric Basaldua       (Cov) Sami Basri, Eric Basaldua</p>
<p>Presenting the first WITCHBLADE ANNUAL issue ever, complete with a new, original self-contained story by writer Jay Faerber (PILOT SEASON: URBAN MYTHS, NOBLE CAUSES) and artist Eric Basaldua (WITCHBLADE/DEVI, ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR). Includes a second bonus story!</p>
<p>Beautiful women all over the city are killing men they don&#8217;t even know, and then claiming they don&#8217;t even remember the events. When Sara and partner Gleason are assigned to investigate the case, they&#8217;re thrown head first into the dangerous and deadly world of…plastic surgery?</p>
<p>Cover A – Sami Basri<br />
Cover B – Eric Basaldua</p>
<p>Full Color      40 pages        $3.99       annual</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='46013' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/vel002_cov_cross.jpg'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/vel002_cov_cross-193x300.jpg" height=150 class="alignnone size-medium" alt="Top Cow Comics Shipping February 2009"/></a> <a id='46014' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/vel002_cov_sejic.jpg'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/vel002_cov_sejic-193x300.jpg" height=150 class="alignnone size-medium" alt="Top Cow Comics Shipping February 2009"/></a><br />
Velocity #2<br />
(W) Joe Casey (A) ChrisCross    (Cov) ChrisCross and Snakebite, Stjepan Sejic</p>
<p>The new series for this Pilot Season 2007 winner continues! From the pages of Marc Silvestri&#8217;s CYBERFORCE comes a new solo title for this Top Cow super speedster!</p>
<p>When Carin Taylor, a.k.a. Velocity, turns down an offer to work for a corporate mogul, he doesn&#8217;t take it well! Before she knows it, she&#8217;s attacked by a small army of private soldiers and not one, but TWO assailants who can literally keep pace with her! It&#8217;ll take a familiar face from her past to help her get out of this jam!</p>
<p>Cover A – ChrisCross and Snakebite<br />
Cover B – Stjepan Sejic</p>
<p>Full Color      32 pages        $2.99       ongoing series</p>
<p>Top Cow Spring 2009 Preview Book<br />
(W) Rick Loverd and others      (A) Various     (Cov) Dale Keown</p>
<p>Get a sneak peek at some of the exciting new projects coming from Top Cow in 2009!</p>
<p>This Preview Book features an original BERSERKER story, the new comic series produced by &#8220;Heroes&#8221; star Milo Ventimiglia and his DiVide Pictures partner, Russ Cundiff. Created by screenwriter Rick Loverd, BERSERKER combines elements of superheroes with Norse mythology. Throw in some bone-crushing violence and punch-in-the-mouth action and you&#8217;ve got a recipe for a great Top Cow book!</p>
<p>That&#8217;s just the beginning! Also in this Preview Book is an exciting glimpse at a diverse mix of other projects coming from Top Cow in 2009. You don&#8217;t want to miss it!</p>
<p>Full Color      24 pages        $2.99       preview book</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='46005' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/berserker_cov_keown.jpg'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/berserker_cov_keown-199x300.jpg" height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Top Cow Comics Shipping February 2009"/></a>Berserker Lithograph<br />
(ART BY) Dale Keown</p>
<p>Dale Keown&#8217;s raw and feral BERSERKER image can now be yours in this limited, numbered lithograph, accompanied by a Top Cow Certificate of Authenticity and shipped in a protective sleeve.</p>
<p>Full Color      11&#8243;x17&#8243;       $29.99     lithograph</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='46007' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/bt_trade.jpg'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/bt_trade-300x300.jpg" height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Top Cow Comics Shipping February 2009"/></a>Broken Trinity Deluxe Hardcover<br />
(W) Ron Marz        (A) Stjepan Sejic, Phil Hester, Jorge Lucas, Brian<br />
Stelfreeze, Nelson Blake II      (Cov) Stjepan Sejic</p>
<p>This Premiere Hardcover collects all six issues of 2008&#8217;s blockbuster storyline, BROKEN TRINITY, plus a slew of bonus material, from a cover gallery to behind-the-scenes commentary. Much like 2007&#8217;s FIRST BORN story arc, BROKEN TRINITY upsets the status quo of the Top Cow Universe as one of the three principal characters in the never-ending battle between Light and Dark—Witchblade, The Darkness and The Angelus—dies, never to return. In addition, new characters enter the fray, setting the stage for a new ongoing series to debut later in 2009!</p>
<p>Full Color      176 pages       $34.99      hardcover</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='46006' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/bt003_cov_basaldua.jpg'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/bt003_cov_basaldua-195x300.jpg" height=150 class="alignleft size-medium" alt="Top Cow Comics Shipping February 2009"/></a>Broken Trinity #3 Eric Basaldua Top Cow Store Variant<br />
(W) Ron Marz        (A) Stjepan Sejic, Phil Hester      (Cov) Eric Basaldua</p>
<p>A beautiful, sensual cover conceived by the supremely talented Basaldua (HUNTER-KILLER, ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR), available in limited supply.</p>
<p>Full Color      32 pages        $10.00      convention exclusive</p>
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The Darkness Novel 2<br />
(W) Kerri Hawkins</p>
<p>In this second installment of THE DARKNESS novel series by author Kerri Hawkins (BLOOD LEGACY), Jackie Estacado struggles to control his branch of the triumvirate powers of the universe while still operating as a mafia hitman. Caught between his earthly enemies and his supernatural foes, Jackie&#8217;s reatest battle might be with the black force residing within him.</p>
<p>Jackie loves little beyond himself, but when his childhood friend Jenny is threatened, his hard-edged persona is tested. He begins to understand that The Darkness has its own agenda, and although the dark power might help him, it might also consume him…</p>
<p>B/W     160 pages       $6.99       novel</p>
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		<dc:creator>Jon Haehnle</dc:creator>
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    <a id='45720' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/tri-cv34-35-36.jpg' title="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/tri-cv34-35-36-300x154.jpg" title="tri-cv34-35-36" width="300" height="154" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-45720" alt="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a><br />
    TRINITY #36-39<br />
    Written by Kurt Busiek and Fabian Nicieza<br />
    Art by Mark Bagley &#038; Art Thibert, Scott McDaniel &#038; Andy Owens, Tom Derenick &#038; Wayne Faucher and Mike Norton &#038; Ande Parks<br />
    Covers to issue #36 by Shane Davis &#038; Richard Friend; covers to issues #37-39 by Andy Kubert &#038; Jesse Delperdang</p>
<p>    The war to save all of reality rages on and is waged in the memory of Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman. But the legendary Trinity battle to end the conflict themselves by becoming more than just a memory!<br />
    Issue #36 on sale February 4; issue #37 on sale February 11; issue #38 on sale February 18; issue #39 on sale February 25 &middot; 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45666' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/bm-cv686var.jpg' title="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/bm-cv686var-198x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft" alt="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>BATMAN #686<br />
    Written by Neil Gaiman<br />
    Art by Andy Kubert &#038; Scott Williams<br />
    Covers by Andy Kubert and Alex Ross<br />
    Variant sketch cover by Andy Kubert<br />
    &#8220;Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?&#8221; part 1 of 2! Best-selling author Neil Gaiman (THE SANDMAN) and superstar artist Andy Kubert (BATMAN, Marvel 1602) join forces for a special 2-part BATMAN event! &#8220;Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader&#8221; is a captivating and mysterious tale the likes of which Batman and friends have never experienced before. Delving into the realms of life, death and the afterlife, Gaiman leaves no stone unturned as he explores every facet and era of Bruce Wayne&#8217;s life.<br />
    	Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers by Andy Kubert and Alex Ross that will ship in approximately 50/50 ratio. For every 50 copies of the Standard Editions, retailers may order one copy of the Variant Sketch Edition (with a cover by Andy Kubert). Please see the<br />
    Previews Order Form for more information.<br />
    On sale February 11 &middot; 48 pg, FC, $3.99 US</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45678' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/dtc-cv853-new.jpg' title="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/dtc-cv853-new-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft" alt="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>DETECTIVE COMICS #853<br />
    Written by Neil Gaiman<br />
    Art by Andy Kubert &#038; Scott Williams<br />
    Cover by Andy Kubert<br />
    Variant sketch cover by Andy Kubert<br />
    &#8220;Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?&#8221; part 2 of 2! This second part of Neil Gaiman and Andy Kubert&#8217;s special collaboration is sure to be a BATMAN story for the ages. This extraordinary tale, told as only Gaiman and Kubert can, explores the intricate relationships between Bruce Wayne and his friends and adversaries and builds toward an exciting and unexpected climax. It&#8217;s a classic in the making!<br />
    	Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers. For every 50 copies of the Standard Edition (with a cover by Andy Kubert), retailers may order one copy of the Variant Sketch Edition (with a cover by Andy Kubert). Please see the Previews Order Form for more information.<br />
    On sale February 25 &middot; 48 pg, FC, $3.99 US</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45708' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/sm-cv685.jpg' title="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/sm-cv685-198x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft" alt="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>SUPERMAN #685<br />
    Written by James Robinson<br />
    Art by Renato Guedes &#038; Wilson MagalhÃ¡es<br />
    Cover by Alex Ross<br />
    An &#8220;Origins &#038; Omens&#8221; issue! Continued from ACTION COMICS #874! With &#8220;New Krypton&#8221; behind him (for now), Superman must come to terms with the death of Pa Kent. And things heat up in Metropolis when the mysterious new Nightwing and Flamebird take up residence in the Man of Steel&#8217;s hometown! Are they here to help Earth like they say &#8211; or do their ties to Kandor run too deep?<br />
    	This story sets up next month&#8217;s new status quo as Superman makes a tough decision, the repercussions of which will be felt for years! Please see page 73 for part 1 of this story!<br />
    On sale February 25 &middot; 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45667' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/bmgam-cv10.jpg' title="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/bmgam-cv10-200x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft" alt="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>BATMAN: GOTHAM AFTER MIDNIGHT #10<br />
    Written by Steve Niles<br />
    Art and cover by Kelley Jones<br />
    Death strikes close to home for The Dark Knight as an important person in Bruce Wayne&#8217;s life dies at the hands of the Midnight Killer. But what&#8217;s Catwoman&#8217;s involvement? Will her heart belong to the murderous Midnight &#8211; both literally and figuratively &#8211; or can Batman stop this St. Valentine&#8217;s Day massacre before it&#8217;s too late?<br />
    On sale February 25 &middot; 10 of 12 &middot; 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45705' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/sidrk-cv17.jpg' title="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/sidrk-cv17-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft" alt="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>SIMON DARK #17<br />
    Written by Steve Niles<br />
    Art and cover by Scott Hampton<br />
    Tragedy tears apart Simon Dark&#8217;s patchwork life! There aren&#8217;t many people who&#8217;ve gotten close to Simon Dark, but the events of this issue will leave them all hurt&#8230;or worse! Can Simon&#8217;s fragile world ever be stitched back together?<br />
    On sale February 11 &middot; 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45665' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/bmcon-cv26.jpg' title="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/bmcon-cv26-199x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft" alt="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #26<br />
    Written by Christina Weir &#038; Nunzio DeFilippis<br />
    Art and cover by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez &#038; Kevin Nowlan<br />
    From the late &#8217;60s Batman TV show comes King Tut making his first comic-book appearance in Gotham City ever in part 1 of a 3-part arc! A trail of murders involving museum executives and the mysterious riddles left behind lead Batman to suspect an old foe is back at work. But the Riddler is safely locked up &#8211; and not too happy that someone has stolen his M.O.!<br />
    On sale February 11 &middot; 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45694' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/ntw-cv153.jpg' title="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/ntw-cv153-195x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft" alt="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>NIGHTWING #153<br />
    Written by Peter J. Tomasi<br />
    Art and cover by Don Kramer &#038; Jay Leisten<br />
    It&#8217;s the fateful, final &#8220;Batman&#8221; Last Rites&#8221; issue featuring an &#8220;Origins and Omens&#8221; backup! As Robin, Dick Grayson fought alongside Batman as part of the dynamic duo, the greatest crime-fighting team in history. As Nightwing, he teamed up with his peers to combat injustice in the Titans and the Outsiders. Now, Dick Grayson faces the most important battle of his life. Batman is dead. The Mantle of the Bat must be passed, but it will require all of Dick&#8217;s training and skills to carry out the last wishes of Bruce Wayne and protect Gotham City. Will it be enough to protect himself from the dangers that await him? Or is this the last the world will see of Nightwing?<br />
    FINAL ISSUE &middot; On sale February 4 &middot; 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45696' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/rb-cv183.jpg' title="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/rb-cv183-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft" alt="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>ROBIN #183<br />
    Written by Fabian Nicieza<br />
    Art and cover by Freddie E. Williams II<br />
    A &#8220;Batman: Last Rites&#8221; tie-in and featuring an &#8220;Origins and Omens&#8221; backup story! Gotham City has found a new hero and his name is Robin &#8211; but with a battle for Batman&#8217;s cowl looming, is Tim Drake ready to become something more? Guest-starring Jason Todd and Lady Shiva. And don&#8217;t worry, this final issue doesn&#8217;t mark the end of Robin &#8211; it&#8217;s just the start of an all-new beginning!<br />
    FINAL ISSUE &middot; On sale February 18 &middot; 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45670' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/bmos-cv15.jpg' title="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/bmos-cv15-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft" alt="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>THE OUTSIDERS #15<br />
    Written by Peter J. Tomasi<br />
    Art and cover by Lee Garbett<br />
    &#038; Trevor Scott<br />
    Featuring an &#8220;Origins and Omens&#8221; backup story! Continuing where the epic BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS SPECIAL #1 left off, the mystery of who and what &#8220;The Insiders&#8221; are opens into a labyrinth of dread and deceit as The Outsiders, in their newest incarnation, follow Batman&#8217;s final directives into a heart of darkness. If you&#8217;ve waited to pick up this title, jump on now for this exciting new era!<br />
    On sale February 18 &middot; 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45670' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/ac-cv874.jpg' title="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/ac-cv874-200x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft" alt="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>ACTION COMICS #874<br />
    Written by James Robinson<br />
    Art by Pablo Raimondi<br />
    Cover by Aaron Lopresti<br />
    An &#8220;Origins and Omens&#8221; issue! Mon-El has been trapped in the Phantom Zone since Superman was a teenager, and now he might finally be able to return to Earth! But how will he overcome the fatal lead poisoning that kept him away for so long? And with all the changes the blockbuster &#8220;New Krypton&#8221; storyline wrought, would he even recognize the planet he left behind?<br />
    	Meanwhile, life continues to be difficult for Superman thanks to Earth&#8217;s growing anti-Kryptonian sentiment. &#8220;New Krypton&#8221; may be over, but its fallout has only begun! To be continued in SUPERMAN #685, which you can find on page 68!<br />
    On sale February 11 &middot; 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45670' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/advcs-cv0.jpg' title="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/advcs-cv0-200x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft" alt="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>ADVENTURE COMICS #0<br />
    Written by Otto Binder<br />
    Art by Al Plastino<br />
    Cover by Aaron Lopresti<br />
    One of the cornerstone stories of the DCU is reprinted in this special issue priced at just $1.00 featuring an important &#8220;Origins and Omens&#8221; backup tale! To celebrate the upcoming ADVENTURE COMICS #1, we&#8217;re reprinting a Silver Age classic from the title&#8217;s prior volume &#8211; ADVENTURE COMICS #247, the first appearance of the Legion of Super-Heroes! Witness Superboy&#8217;s first encounter with three super-powered teens from the 30th Century &#8211; Cosmic Boy, Lightning Lad and Saturn Girl! Featuring a new cover by Aaron Lopresti that&#8217;s an homage to the original!<br />
    On sale February 4 &middot; 32 pg, FC, $1.00 US</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45670' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/sg-cv38.jpg' title="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/sg-cv38-200x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft" alt="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>SUPERGIRL #38<br />
    Written by Sterling Gates Cover by Joshua Middleton<br />
    Art by Jamal Igle &#038; Keith Champagne<br />
    &#8220;Who is Superwoman?&#8221; part 2! The mystery of the year continues! Supergirl uncovers a vital clue to Superwoman&#8217;s identity, but the Woman of Steel is more than willing to fight to protect her secrets! Plus, just what is Reactron up to &#8211; and what does a certain Metropolis police inspector have to do with it?<br />
    On sale February 18 &middot; 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45670' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/smbm-cv56bw_int.jpg' title="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/smbm-cv56bw_int-128x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft" alt="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>SUPERMAN/BATMAN #56<br />
    Written by Michael Green &#038; Mike Johnson<br />
    Art by Rags Morales &#038; John Dell Cover by Rags Morales<br />
    This is it! The World&#8217;s Finest Heroes face off against the JLA and their greatest foes &#8211; each other! The final chapter of &#8220;Super/Bat&#8221; explodes as the powerless Superman battles the unstoppable Batman with the soul of The Dark Knight hanging in the balance.<br />
    On sale February 18 &middot; 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US</p>
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<h2>DC UNIVERSE</h2>
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<p style="clear:both"><a id='45672' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/bop-cv127.jpg' title="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/bop-cv127-196x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft" alt="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>BIRDS OF PREY #127<br />
    Written by Tony Bedard<br />
    Art by Claude St. Aubin &#038; John Floyd<br />
    Cover by Stephane Roux<br />
    Featuring an &#8220;Origins and Omens&#8221; backup story! Oracle calls on Batgirl to investigate her newest operative, Infinity, to find out what she&#8217;s made of. The answer is a lot more disconcerting to the team than they&#8217;d expect in this series finale!<br />
    FINAL ISSUE &middot; On sale February 18 &middot; 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45671' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/boog-cv17.jpg' title="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/boog-cv17-200x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft" alt="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>BOOSTER GOLD #17<br />
    Written by Dan Jurgens<br />
    Art and cover by Dan Jurgens &#038; Norm Rapmund<br />
    Featuring an &#8220;Origins and Omens&#8221; backup story! Part 3 of the 4-part &#8220;Reality Lost&#8221; arc finds Booster Gold transported back to a seminal day in the history of The Flash! Here&#8217;s a hint: it has to do with a bolt of lightning and a chemical bath!<br />
    On sale February 11 &middot; 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45661' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/blue-cv36.jpg' title="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/blue-cv36-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft" alt="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>BLUE BEETLE #36<br />
    Written by Matthew Sturges<br />
    Art by Carlo Barberi<br />
    Cover by Rafael Albuquerque<br />
    Say goodbye to the bravest Teen Titan of them all as Blue Beetle takes on a whole space army all on his lonesome in a tale so epic it could only be called the &#8220;Valentine&#8217;s Day Dance Massacre&#8221;!<br />
    FINAL ISSUE &middot; On sale February 25 &middot; 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45659' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/bab-cv22-new.jpg' title="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/bab-cv22-new-198x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft" alt="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #22<br />
    Written by David Hine<br />
    Art and cover by Doug Braithwaite &#038; Bill Reinhold<br />
    The 4-part &#8220;Without Sin&#8221; comes to its mind-blowing conclusion! On Earth, Green Arrow battles to protect the children of the Arcadia Orphanage. And on the planet Kahlo, Green Lantern and the Phantom Stranger locate the one cosmic power that can stop the evil of The Purge!<br />
    On sale February 18 &middot; 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45681' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/gabc-cv17.jpg' title="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/gabc-cv17-227x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft" alt="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>GREEN ARROW/BLACK CANARY #17<br />
    Written by Andrew Kreisberg<br />
    Art by Mike Norton &#038; Joe Rubinstein<br />
    Cover by LadrÃ¶nn<br />
    Featuring an &#8220;Origins and Omens&#8221; backup story! Merlyn&#8217;s been apprehended, but who&#8217;s broken him out of custody? And what have they done to him? It all seems to be a horrific love letter to Green Arrow, which does not sit well with Black Canary!<br />
    On sale February 11 &middot; 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45662' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/bly1-cv3.jpg' title="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/bly1-cv3-200x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft" alt="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>BLACK LIGHTNING: YEAR ONE #3-4<br />
    Written by Jen Van Meter<br />
    Art and cover by Cully Hamner<br />
    The mystery of the gang leader called The 100 deepens as does his hold on Suicide Slum as Black Lightning investigates his own father&#8217;s past. But only one person can really help him find the answers: Talia al Ghul!<br />
    Issue #3 on sale February 4; issue #4 on sale February 18<br />
    3 and 4 of 6 &middot; 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45682' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/glcor-cv33.jpg' title="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/glcor-cv33-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft" alt="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>GREEN LANTERN CORPS #33<br />
    Written by Peter J. Tomasi<br />
    Art and cover by Patrick Gleason &#038; Rebecca Buchman<br />
    Featuring an &#8220;Origins and Omens&#8221; backup story! It&#8217;s the prelude to &#8220;The Blackest Night&#8221; as the &#8220;War of Light&#8221; continues to intensify! Mongul attempts to establish his hold on the Sinestro Corps by enslaving the planet Daxam and making it the home world of his Corps. What does Sinestro&#8217;s nleft hand man, Arkillo, think of all this? And will Sodam Yat, the Green Lantern known as Ion, fight to save his homeworld, which he&#8217;s vowed to never return to?<br />
    On sale February 11 &middot; 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45683' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/gl-cv39.jpg' title="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/gl-cv39-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft" alt="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>GREEN LANTERN #39<br />
    Written by Geoff Johns<br />
    Art by Philip Tan &#038; Jonathan Glapion<br />
    Cover by Ivan Reis &#038; Oclair Albert<br />
    Variant cover by Rodolfo Migliari<br />
    &#8220;Agent Orange&#8221; Part 1 and featuring an &#8220;Origins and Omens&#8221; backup tale! As the orange light of avarice erupts in violence within the Vega System, the secrets of the Guardians&#8217; pact with the criminals of the universe that has kept the Vega System off limits is revealed. Hal Jordan comes face to face with the mysterious and immensely powerful Agent Orange in a bizarre confrontation.<br />
    	Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers. For every 25 copies of the Standard Edition (with a cover by Ivan Reis &#038; Oclair Albert), retailers may order one copy of the Variant Edition (with a cover by Rodolfo Migliari ). Please see the Previews Order Form for more information.<br />
    On sale February 25 &middot; 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45679' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/eldi-cv6.jpg' title="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/eldi-cv6-194x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft" alt="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>EL DIABLO #6<br />
    Written by Jai Nitz<br />
    Art and cover by Phil Hester and Ande Parks<br />
    The fiery finale! He&#8217;s lost his allies, his girlfriend and his soul &#8211; now former mob lord Chato Santana, the new El Diablo, must use all his Tony Soprano-like cleverness to escape the death penalty. Will the DCU&#8217;s new spirit of vengeance live to see another day?<br />
    On sale February 4 &middot; 6 of 6 &middot; 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45687' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/jonh-cv40.jpg' title="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/jonh-cv40-239x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft" alt="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>JONAH HEX #40<br />
    Written by Justin Gray &#038; Jimmy Palmiotti<br />
    Art and cover by David Michael Beck<br />
    Meet Doctor Zimmerman, a physician with a hunger for knowledge matched only by his appetite for torture. When Hex ends up on his examination table, the recriminations start to fly &#8211; along with a few body parts! Join us for the first half of &#8220;Sawbones: A Grindhouse Western&#8221;!<br />
    On sale February 4 &middot; 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45685' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/jla-cv30.jpg' title="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/jla-cv30-194x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft" alt="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #30<br />
    Written by Dwayne McDuffie<br />
    Art and cover by Ed Benes<br />
    Featuring an &#8220;Origins and Omens&#8221; backup story! Can the entire combined might of the Justice League of Amercia and Dr. Light stand up to the cosmic entity known as Starbreaker as he continues consuming the sun? Could this be another Final Night for the DC Universe?<br />
    On sale February 18 &middot; 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45688' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/jsa-cv24var.jpg' title="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/jsa-cv24var-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft" alt="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #24<br />
    Written by Geoff Johns &#038; Jerry Ordway<br />
    Art and variant cover by Jerry Ordway<br />
    Cover by Alex Ross<br />
    &#8220;Black Adam and Isis&#8221; part 2 and featuring an &#8220;Origins and Omens&#8221; backup! The Justice Society faces off against a fully powered Black Adam and his wife, Isis, for control of the Rock of Eternity. But when Mary Marvel enters the fray, will she side with the Justice Society or join the Black Marvel family?<br />
    	Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers. For every 10 copies of the Standard Edition (with a cover by Alex Ross), retailers may order one copy of the Variant Edition (with a cover by Jerry Ordway). Please see the Previews Order Form for more information.<br />
    On sale February 25 &middot; 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45692' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/mno-cv1b.jpg' title="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/mno-cv1b-200x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft" alt="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>THE MIGHTY #1<br />
    Written by Peter J. Tomasi &#038; Keith Champagne<br />
    Art by Peter Snejbjerg<br />
    Cover by Dave Johnson<br />
    Variant cover by Ivan Reis &#038; Joe Prado<br />
    Welcome to the world of The Mighty! Alpha One &#8211; America&#8217;s first and only Super Hero &#8211; is supported by Section Omega, an entire police force devoted to assisting him in his quest for justice. Lt. Gabriel Cole has worked his way up the ranks of Section Omega and his connection to Alpha One reaches back to his own tragic childhood and an accident nobody could have survived. But when murder strikes at the top of the organization, the case falls into his lap, and he&#8217;ll begin to learn what being a hero is really all about!<br />
    	Written by Peter J. Tomasi (FINAL CRISIS: REQUIEM, GREEN LANTERN CORPS) and Keith Champagne (WORLD WAR III) with gorgeous art by Peter Snejbjerg (STARMAN, THE LIGHT BRIGADE), this new ongoing series is not to be missed!<br />
    	Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers. For every 10 copies of the Standard Edition (with a cover by Dave Johnson), retailers may order one copy of the Variant Edition (with a cover by Ivan Reis &#038; Joe Prado). Please see the Previews Order Form for more information.<br />
    On sale February 4 &middot; 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45697' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/rebels-cv1.jpg' title="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/rebels-cv1-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft" alt="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>R.E.B.E.L.S. #1<br />
    Written by Tony Bedard<br />
    Art and cover by Andy Clarke<br />
    Variant cover by Andy Clarke<br />
    The future is now in this all-new monthly series! Brainiac 2 is a hunted man. His cosmic police force safeguarded over 80 worlds until a mysterious adversary suddenly seized control. Now Vril Dox must recruit a new team to win back his command and free countless billions. But<br />
    this time, he&#8217;s basing his new group on the greatest heroes and villains of the 31st Century!<br />
    	Guest-starring Supergirl and The Legion of Super-Heroes!<br />
    	Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers. For every 10 copies of the Standard Edition (with a cover by Andy Clarke), retailers may order one copy of the Variant Edition (with a cover by Andy Clarke). Please see the Previews Order Form for more information.<br />
    On sale February 11 &middot; 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45712' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/ssix-cv6.jpg' title="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/ssix-cv6-217x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft" alt="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>SECRET SIX #6<br />
    Written by Gail Simone<br />
    Art by Nicola Scott and Doug Hazlewood<br />
    Cover by Nicola Scott<br />
    Featuring an &#8220;Origins and Omens&#8221; backup story! This is the big one! After Junior&#8217;s horrifying unmasking last issue, the bruised and battered remnants of the Secret Six try to deliver their package to their mysterious benefactor in Gotham City, a city made even more dangerous by the notable absence of Batman. The only problem is a crowd of villains and heroes determined to block them every step of the way!<br />
    On sale February 4 &middot; 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45699' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/rih-cv8.jpg' title="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/rih-cv8-198x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft" alt="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>REIGN IN HELL #8<br />
    Written by Keith Giffen<br />
    Art by Tom Derenick &#038; Bill Sienkiewicz<br />
    Cover by Justiniano<br />
    The bloody denouement arrives as the heir to the throne of Hell is chosen! Will Blue Devil regain his soul? Will there be a Hell left once Lobo&#8217;s had his way? Will Dr. Occult convince his lost love to come home? Find the answers here!<br />
    On sale February 25 &middot; 8 of 8 &middot; 40 pg, FC, $3.50 US</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45702' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/sgtrlb-cv4.jpg' title="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/sgtrlb-cv4-201x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft" alt="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>SGT. ROCK: THE LOST BATTALION #4<br />
    Written by Billy Tucci<br />
    Art and cover by Billy Tucci<br />
    Holding out against all odds for four days without food and water, the trapped Easy Company has suffered countless wounds and fatalities. But as Sgt. Rock leads a desperate patrol to find sustenance, angels arrive in the forms of Johnny Cloud and the Haunted Tank. But unbeknownst to all, the Nazis have laid a trap for the Lost Battalion by springing 7,000 Reich soldiers against the would-be rescuers.<br />
    On sale February 25 &middot; 4 of 6 &middot; 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45717' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/terti-cv5.jpg' title="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/terti-cv5-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft" alt="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>TERROR TITANS #5<br />
    Written by Sean McKeever<br />
    Art and cover by Joe Bennett &#038; Jack Jadson<br />
    As the Terror Titans wrestle with the revelations brought about by Clock King&#8217;s trials, one teen stands triumphant in the Dark Side Club tournament. The winner will lead Clock King&#8217;s newly formed army to their first &#8211; and final &#8211; target.<br />
    On sale February 4 &middot; 5 of 6 &middot; 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45719' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/tnsv2-cv10.jpg' title="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/tnsv2-cv10-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft" alt="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>TITANS #10<br />
    Written by Judd Winick<br />
    Art and cover by Howard Porter<br />
    Featuring an &#8220;Origins and Omens&#8221; backup story! It&#8217;s Titans vs. the JLA! In the aftermath of DCU: DECISIONS #4, the JLA wants Jericho, but the Titans don&#8217;t give up on one of their own. In the end, though, it looks like they&#8217;ll lose another member!<br />
    On sale February 11 &middot; 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45721' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/tt-cv68.jpg' title="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/tt-cv68-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft" alt="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>TEEN TITANS #68<br />
    Written by Sean McKeever<br />
    Art and cover by Eddy Barrows and Ruy Jose<br />
    Kid Eternity is back in this issue featuring an &#8220;Origins and Omens&#8221; backup tale! But is he here to stay? In part 3 of &#8220;The New Teen Titans,&#8221; learn how the Kid&#8217;s struggle with the Lords of Chaos and Order has progressed, why his abilities are on the fritz and how his arrival creates major problems for his teammates!<br />
    On sale February 25 &middot; 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45710' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/spirit-cv26.jpg' title="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/spirit-cv26-200x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft" alt="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>THE SPIRIT #26<br />
    Written by Michael J. Uslan &#038; F.J. DeSanto<br />
    Art by Justiniano &#038; Walden Wong<br />
    Cover by Brian Bolland<br />
    An unmissable and gorgeous 3-part vision of The Spirit&#8217;s female foils begins here! Star penciller Justiniano joins The Spirit film producers and new series writers Michael Uslan and F.J. DeSanto to bring you the heartbreaking tale of Silken Floss, the whip-smart super-scientist whose love for The Spirit is rivaled only by her ambition! And when the knock at the door of opportunity comes from the gloved fist of the Octopus, there&#8217;s no telling who she&#8217;ll betray to get her way.<br />
    On sale February 11 &middot; 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45727' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/wtf-cv10.jpg' title="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/wtf-cv10-199x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft" alt="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>THE WAR THAT TIME FORGOT #10<br />
    Written by Bruce Jones<br />
    Art by Graham Nolan &#038; Dan Green<br />
    Cover by Justiniano<br />
    The secret&#8217;s out! The puzzling mystery of the island is revealed&#8230;but has it come too late for those who hoped for a life beyond its shores? Get set for some of the strangest, most explosive TNT clashes between men and beasts ever chronicled!<br />
    On sale February 25 &middot; 10 of 12, 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45716' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/tan-smr-cv12.jpg' title="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/tan-smr-cv12-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft" alt="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>TANGENT: SUPERMAN&#8217;S REIGN #12<br />
    Written by Dan Jurgens<br />
    Art by Carlos Magno &#038; Julio Ferreira<br />
    Cover by Dan Jurgens &#038; Will Conrad<br />
    The duel universe-spanning epic concludes as the Justice League of America attempts to rally against Tangent Superman. It all comes down to one last-ditch effort as all hope remains with one lone individual. Who&#8217;s this being, and what&#8217;s their relationship to the Man of Telekinesis? And what will become of the Tangent Universe?<br />
    On sale February 18 &middot; 12 of 12, 32 pg, FC, $2.99</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45723' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/vig-cv3.jpg' title="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/vig-cv3-199x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft" alt="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>VIGILANTE #3<br />
    Written by Marv Wolfman Cover by Walter Simonson<br />
    Art by Rick Leonardi &#038; John Stanisci<br />
    Featuring an &#8220;Origins and Omens&#8221; backup story! Released from prison, Vigilante has learned that the Titans are the key to the mystery behind the recent election bombings. In order to flush out Jericho, the traitor on their team, Vigilante must confront the Titans to learn which one is harboring the former hero.<br />
    On sale February 18 &middot; 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45724' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/vix-cv5.jpg' title="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/vix-cv5-200x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft" alt="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>VIXEN: RETURN OF THE LION #5<br />
    Written by G. Willow Wilson<br />
    Art by Cafu<br />
    Cover by Joshua Middleton<br />
    The stunning conclusion! Vixen becomes the one hero who can<br />
    pull her Justice League of America comrades back from the brink of<br />
    doom in her homeland of Zambesi &#8211; and Zambesi itself from becoming<br />
    an engine of apocalypse!<br />
    On sale February 4 &middot; 5 of 5, 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45729' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/ww-cv29-new.jpg' title="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/ww-cv29-new-201x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft" alt="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>WONDER WOMAN #29<br />
    Written by Gail Simone<br />
    Art by Aaron Lopresti &#038; Matt Ryan<br />
    Cover by Aaron Lopresti<br />
    Variant cover by Marcos Martin<br />
    &#8220;Rise of The Olympian&#8221; part 4! Featuring an &#8220;Origins and Omens&#8221; backup story! The Olympians have risen to begin their all-out assault on war across the globe! One particular attack could spell the end of the Department of Metahuman Affairs, and Wonder Woman&#8217;s life is changed forever in the aftermath of Genocide&#8217;s savage beating&#8230;and that&#8217;s just the stuff we can tell you! Don&#8217;t miss this crucial arc in Wonder Woman&#8217;s history!<br />
    	Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers. For every 10 copies of the Standard Edition (with a cover by Aaron Lopresti), retailers may order one copy of the Variant Edition (with a cover by Marcos Martin). Please see the Previews Order Form for more information.<br />
    On sale February 25 &middot; 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US</p>
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<h2>COLLECTED EDITIONS</h2>
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    Written by Paul Dini<br />
    Art by Dustin Nguyen &#038; Derek Fridolfs<br />
    Cover by Dustin Nguyen<br />
    Secrets shared years ago between Bruce Wayne and Tommy Elliott &#8211; a.k.a. Hush &#8211; come to light with dangerous consequences in the present! Guest-starring Catwoman, this new hardcover ties directly into the &#8220;Batman R.I.P.&#8221; event and collects DETECTIVE COMICS #846-850. As Batman finds himself barely capable of handling the diabolical threat of the Black Glove, Hush attacks Bruce Wayne in his personal life by setting his sights on Bruce&#8217;s ex-lover: Catwoman!<br />
    Advance-solicited; on sale April 1 &middot; 144 pg, FC, $19.99 US</p>
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    DC COMICS CLASSICS LIBRARY: BATMAN &#8211; THE ANNUALS HC<br />
    Written by Bill Finger, Edmond Hamilton and others<br />
    Art by Lew Sayre Schwartz, Dick Sprang and others<br />
    Composite cover by Curt Swan and others<br />
    Some of the greatest Batman tales ever are collected in this new hardcover! Reprinting the classic BATMAN ANNUALs #1-3 from 1961 and 1962, this can&#8217;t-miss collection reveals the secrets of the Batcave, the Bat-Signal and more!<br />
    Advance-solicited; on sale April 22 &middot; 256 pg, FC, $39.99 US</p>
<p>THE BATMAN CHRONICLES VOL. 7 TP<br />
    Written by Don Cameron, Bill Finger, Jack Schiff and Joseph Greene<br />
    Art by Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson, Jack Burnley and others<br />
    Cover by Jerry Robinson<br />
    The chronological reprinting of every Batman story continues with this new set of tales from the 1940s in which Batman and Robin meet Two- Face for the first time! Collecting BATMAN #12-13, plus stories from DETECTIVE COMICS #66-70 and WORLD&#8217;S FINEST COMICS #7.<br />
    90 Advance-solicited; on sale March 18 &middot; 192 pg, FC, $14.99 US</p>
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    Written by Doug Moench<br />
    Art by Kelley Jones, John Beatty &#038; Jason Moore<br />
    Cover by Kelley Jones<br />
    The team behind the popular BATMAN/DRACULA: RED RAIN, BLOODSTORM and CRIMSON MIST reunited in 2000 for the 4-issue miniseries HAUNTED GOTHAM, collected here for the first time. Cut off from the rest of the world, Bruce Wayne must prevail against a nightmare army of demonic villains, led by a patchwork Joker.<br />
    Advance-solicited; on sale March 18 &middot; 208 pg, FC, $19.99 US</p>
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    Written by Will Pfeifer<br />
    Art by David Lopez &#038; Alvaro Lopez<br />
    Cover by Adam Hughes<br />
    Selina Kyle is back from the Hell Planet of SALVATION RUN &#8211; and she&#8217;s ready to get back into action in this volume collecting CATWOMAN #78-82, the final issues of the series. But to reclaim her place in Gotham City, Catwoman will have to declare war on the city&#8217;s underworld.<br />
    Advance-solicited; on sale March 11 &middot; 144 pg, FC , $17.99 US</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45675' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/chkm-chma-tpb.jpg' title="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/chkm-chma-tpb-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft" alt="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>CHECKMATE: CHIMERA TP<br />
    Written by Bruce Jones<br />
    Art and cover by Manuel Garcia<br />
    CHECKMATE #26-31 are collected in this final CHECKMATE volume. Once a human soldier, Chimera may be the only thing standing between civilization and total anarchy. But can Checkmate control him?<br />
    Advance-solicited; on sale March 25 &middot; 144 pg, FC, $17.99 US</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45689' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/jsatkc-tpb3.jpg' title="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/jsatkc-tpb3-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft" alt="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA: THY KINGDOM COME PART III HC<br />
    Written by Geoff Johns, Alex Ross and Peter Tomasi<br />
    Art by Alex Ross, Dale Eaglesham, Fernando Pasarin and Nathan Massengill<br />
    Cover by Alex Ross<br />
    Collecting JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #19-22, and the JUSTICE SOCIETY: KINGDOM COME Specials MAGOG, SUPERMAN and THE KINGDOM! Picking up where PART II left off, the Justice Society begins to dissolve as Gog vows to bring peace to Earth in a way that fnleftens some and thrills others. Torn between Gog&#8217;s desire to help the world and the moral cost it comes with, it&#8217;s old guard vs. the new as the line that was drawn is crossed.<br />
    Advance-solicited; on sale April 15 &middot; 224 pg, FC, $24.99 US</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45704' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/shzmsoe-tpb.jpg' title="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/shzmsoe-tpb-197x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft" alt="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>SHAZAM!: THE MONSTER SOCIETY OF EVIL TP<br />
    Written by Jeff Smith<br />
    Art and cover by Jeff Smith<br />
    &#8220;Remarkable . . . a comic book that can be savored and admired by everyone from kids to the most sophisticated graphic novel devotee.&#8221; &#8211; Entertainment Weekly<br />
    Jeff Smith, the award-winning creator of BONE, tells the story of young orphan Billy Batson who finds himself transformed into the World&#8217;s Mightiest Mortal whenever he says the magic word &#8220;Shazam!&#8221; In this new trade paperback edition collecting the  cclaimed 4-issue miniseries at DC&#8217;s standard trim size, Billy must use these extraordinary abilities to face an invasion of alien creatures as well as stop mad scientist Dr. Sivana and his Monster Society of Evil from taking over the world!<br />
    Advance-solicited; on sale March 4 &middot; 208 pg, FC, $19.99 US</p>
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    Written by Brian Azzarello<br />
    Art by Jim Lee &#038; Scott Williams<br />
    Cover by Jim Lee<br />
    From Brian Azzarello (100 BULLETS) and artists Jim Lee and Scott Williams (BATMAN: HUSH) comes this oversized, slipcased volume collecting the entire 12-issue &#8220;For Tomorrow&#8221; epic originally presented in SUPERMAN #204-215!<br />
    	A cataclysmic event has struck the Earth. Millions of people have vanished without a trace. No one is left unaffected &#8211; not even Superman! Now, the Man of Steel must face the mystery of how millions of people vanished without a trace, only to find that he may be responsible. But the solution leads to a royal rumble with Wonder Woman! And after a battle with the deadly Equus, Superman comes face-to-face with the villain who has been responsible for turning his life upside-down!<br />
    	Featuring an introduction by Azzarello, an afterward and sketch section by Lee and a newly illustrated 2-page origin of Superman by Lee &#038; Williams!<br />
    Advance-solicited; on sale April 29 &middot; 340 pg, FC, 8.25&#8243; x 12.5&#8243;, $75.00 US</p>
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    Written by James Robinson and Jack Kirby<br />
    Art by Renado Guedes, Jack Kirby, Jose Wilson<br />
    Magalhaes and D. Bruce Berry<br />
    Cover by Alex Ross<br />
    Titans clash in this first hardcover collection of SUPERMAN tales from fan-favorite writer James Robinson (STARMAN)!<br />
    	Featuring SUPERMAN #677-680, this is the battle to end all others as Superman faces off with Atlas, lost god of myth. And when Atlas stakes a claim on Metropolis, it&#8217;s up to Superman and Krypto to take Atlas down.<br />
    	As a bonus, this collection also includes FIRST ISSUE SPECIAL #1, the 1985 tale by Jack &#8220;King&#8221; Kirby that introduced Atlas!<br />
    Advance-solicited; on sale April 8 &middot; 128 pg, FC, $19.99 US</p>
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    Written by Keith Giffen &#038; J.M. DeMatteis<br />
    Art by Kevin Maguire, Terry Austin &#038; Al Gordon<br />
    Cover by Kevin Maguire &#038; Terry Austin<br />
    Collecting the classic JUSTICE LEAGUE #1-6 and JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL #7! Can an unlikely new Justice League lineup work as a unit to stop terrorists at the U.N., the Royal Flush Gang, and other threats &#8211; or will they succumb to squabbling and bad jokes?<br />
    Advance-solicited; on sale March 4 &middot; 192 pg, FC, $17.99 US</p>
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    Written by Mark Verheiden<br />
    Art by Ethan Van Sciver, Matthew Clark, Andy Lanning, Marlo Alquiza and Joe Benitez<br />
    Cover by Ethan Van Sciver<br />
    Don&#8217;t miss this explosive new trade paperback volume collecting SUPERMAN/BATMAN #28-33! The JLA&#8217;s Martian Manhunter attacks Batman! The villainous Parasite and Titano return! Superman&#8217;s allegiances will be tested in this story involving the Green Lantern Corps and more!<br />
    94 Advance-solicited; on sale March 25 &middot; 160 pg, FC, $12.99 US</p>
<p style="clear:both"><a id='45709' href='/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/sp-ambg-tpb.jpg' title="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" rel='lightbox'><img src="http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/sp-ambg-tpb-195x300.jpg" width=100 height=150 class="alignleft" alt="DC Comics Shipping February 2009" /></a>SHOWCASE PRESENTS: AMBUSH BUG VOL. 1 TP<br />
    Written by Keith Giffen, Robert Loren Fleming, Paul Kupperberg<br />
    and Paul Levitz<br />
    Art by Keith Giffen, Robert Oksner, Carmine Infantino, and others<br />
    Cover by Keith Giffen &#038; Bob Oksner<br />
    Collecting DC COMICS PRESENTS #52, 59 and 81, SUPERGÃŽRL #16 (1984), stories from SECRET ORIGINS #48, ACTION COMICS #560, 563 and 565, AMBUSH BUG #1-4, SON OF AMBUSH BUG #1-6, AMBUSH BUG STOCKING STUFFER #1 and AMBUSH BUG NOTHING SPECIAL #1 &#8211; whew!<br />
    Advance-solicited; on sale March 25 &middot; 480 pg, B&#038;W, $16.99 US</p>
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    Written by Gardner Fox and Dennis O&#8217;Neil<br />
    Art by Mike Sekowsky, Dick Dillin, Sid Greene,<br />
    George Roussos and Joe Giella<br />
    Cover by Neal Adams<br />
    The JLA continues to fight evil in this new bargain-priced volume collection JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #61-83. These epic tales feature the JLA debuts of the Red Tornado and Black Canary, plus the annual adventure with the Justice Society of America!<br />
    Advance-solicited; on sale March 11 &middot; 544 pg, B&#038;W, $16.99 US</p>
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    Written by Mark Sable<br />
    Art by Ken Lashley, Carlos Magno and Jonathan Glapion<br />
    Cover by Ken Lashley<br />
    The 6-issue DC SPECIAL: CYBORG miniseries is collected in this new trade paperback spinning out of TEEN TITANS. Vic Stone has a new foe &#8211; one who was a friend, and has been turned into a killing machine by the mysterious Mr. Orr!<br />
    Advance-solicited; on sale March 18 &middot; 144 pg, FC, $19.99 US</p>
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    Written by Bruce Jones<br />
    Art by Al Barrionuevo &#038; Jimmy Palmiotti<br />
    Cover by Neal Adams<br />
    It&#8217;s a time-warped tale for the ages as warriors throughout the history of the DCU find themselves trapped on a dangerous, dinosaur-infested island. How did characters like G.I. Robot, Enemy Ace and Firehair wind up here &#8211; and for what nefarious reason? Find out in this collection featuring issues #1-6 of the 12-part miniseries event!<br />
    Advance-solicited; on sale March 4 &middot; 144 pg, FC, $17.99
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