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CIVIL WAR II #3 (OF 7)
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS• DAVID MARQUEZ (A)
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
VARIANT COVER BY MICHAEL CHO (APR160864)
CONNECTING BLACK & WHITE VIRGIN VARIANT D COVER BY KIM JUNG GI (APR160863)
CHARACTER VARIANT COVER BY PHIL NOTO (APR160865)
This is the one everyone will be talking about! One of the biggest heroes in the Marvel Universe will fall! Who it is and how and why will divide fans for years to come. Will the heroes of the Marvel Universe survive the unthinkable happening? The fallout to this issue is enormous!
40 PGS./RATED T+ …$4.99 (APR160862)CIVIL WAR II #4 (OF 7)
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
VARIANT COVER BY MICHAEL CHO
CONNECTING BLACK & WHITE VIRGIN VARIANT E COVER BY KIM JUNG GI
CHARACTER VARIANT COVER BY PHIL NOTO
Sides are harshly divided as the Marvel Universe’s trial of the century reaches its shocking verdict! Now, the abstract issues are very real for the heroes of the Marvel Universe and battle lines must be drawn. Captain Marvel or Iron Man, who will each hero stand behind?
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
A death a legal drama, this might be interesting.
CIVIL WAR II: KINGPIN #1 (OF 4)
MATTHEW ROSENBERG
Cover by AARON KUDER
VARIANT COVER BY ESAD RIBIC
YOUNG VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
BLACK PANTHER 50th ANNIVERSARY VARIANT COVER BY JAMIE MCKELVIE
An Inhuman with the ability to predict the future has helped the heroes of the Marvel Universe clamp down on crime before it can even happen. While this thwarts most criminals, one man has found a way to keep doing what he does best. Wilson Fisk has managed to stay one step ahead of the good guys and his crime enterprise is BOOMING. But what’s his secret?! Rising stars Matthew Rosenberg (We Can Never Go Home) and Ricardo Lopez Ortiz (Wolf) present a gritty, street-level view of CIVIL WAR II starring the Kingpin in a world without crime!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
So Civil War II is about an Inhuman, and sounds like it could be the only from Agents of SHIELD, three episodes ago. This seems super missable to me.
CIVIL WAR II: CHOOSING SIDES #2 (of 6)
DECLAN SHALVEY, JEREMY WHITLEY, BRANDON THOMAS
DECLAN SHALVEY, MARCO RUDY & MARGUERITE SAUVAGE (A)
Cover by JIM CHEUNG & DECLAN SHALVEY
VARIANT COVER BY CHRISTIAN WARD
• A major loss sends shockwaves through the super hero community forcing everyone to reexamine their alliances…did they choose the right side?
• Featuring Nick Fury, War Machine and Tom Foster, a.k.a. Goliath!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99CIVIL WAR II: CHOOSING SIDES #3 (of 6)
DECLAN SHALVEY, CHUCK BROWN & MORE
DECLAN SHALVEY, CHRIS VISIONS & MORE(A)
Cover by JIM CHEUNG and DECLAN SHALVEY
VARIANT COVER BY JAMIE McKELVIE
• The trial of the century! Even with the eyes of the Marvel Universe upon them, neither side is backing down…
• Featuring Nick Fury, The Punisher and Kate Bishop!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Hey, Goliath came back! Here is hoping he can survive this Civil War. Was Nick Fury in the first issue? I’ll be skipping these too but I do like the idea of the major death having fallout into other series – as it should. Hopefully we don’t get delays with the main title and everything gets pushed back.
Art by David Yardin
CIVIL WAR II: X-MEN #2 (of 4)
CULLEN BUNN
Cover by DAVID YARDIN
VARIANT COVER BY VICTOR IBANEZ
• An Inhuman with the power to profile the future has emerged, upsetting the delicate balance of power between the Inhuman and Mutant nations.
• And the mutant master of magnetism, MAGNETO refuses to allow his people to fall by the wayside.
• Now, Magneto rallies those who would follow him to even the scales…even if it means risking war with Inhumans and Mutants alike to do it!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Magik is on this cover too so I’m locked in.
ALL-NEW WOLVERINE #10
TOM TAYLOR
Cover by BENGAL
CIVIL WAR II TIE-IN!
• Which side will WOLVERINE choose when a terrible prophecy puts someone she loves into the crosshairs of her allies? How far is LAURA willing to go to protect her loved ones?
• Teaming up with OLD MAN LOGAN, Laura is prepared to fight the very future itself to change her destiny.
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
So is this Inhuman just handing out fortunes? I imagine that would help Iron Man’s cause – it also sort of sounds like the idea of Original Sin, but with future stories instead of fake past stories.
THE TOTALLY AWESOME HULK #8
GREG PAK
CIVIL WAR II TIE-IN!
• BRUCE BANNER was cured from his gamma-irradiated curse…
• AMADEUS CHO thought he was smart enough to handle
the curse!
• Is he one in a long line of HULKS that face certain tragedy?
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
So Banner was cured by just handing it to Cho? That’s one way to do it plus it sets up how easily Banner can become Hulk again.
DEADPOOL & THE MERCS FOR MONEY #1
CULLEN BUNN
Cover by Iban Coello
VARIANT COVER BY GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI
ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
YOUNG VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
HIP-HOP VARIANT COVER BY TBA
BLANK VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
Deadpool is one of the best mercenaries on the planet. He may even be a passable Avenger—jury’s still out. But one thing’s for sure—Deadpool is a terrible team leader. Think we’re lying? Ask the Mercs for Money! Deadpool’s taken on a new high-paying mission to take out radioactive super villains…and his Mercs aren’t nearly as immune to radiation as his healing-factored heinie is. Deadpool veteran Cullen Bunn brings us mo’ mercs, mo’ money and naturally, mo’ problems.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99
I’ll be passing on this series too.
SCARLET WITCH #8
JAMES ROBINSON
COVER BY DAVID AJA
• A day in the life of WANDA MAXIMOFF!
• After coming face to face with her biological mother, Wanda explores her early memories and attempts to reconcile with the sins of her past.
• But meanwhile, little does she know that a traitor lurks in her very midst…!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Whoa, is Magneto’s dead wife back to life? This should be a bigger story!
SPIDER-MAN/DEADPOOL #7
GERRY DUGGAN
Cover by DAN PANOSIAN
• Another guest issue while Joe Kelly and Ed McGuinness get ahead on their epic story!
• In the Deadpool tradition, we present a “lost” issue of the Amazing Spider-Man!
• Flashback to the swinging ‘60s for one of Deadpool & Spidey’s earliest meetings!
• Don’t be a flake – beat feet to your shop and order now! This issue is a real solid gas!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Will Deadpool reference the amazing issue 11 of his first ongoing where he went back in time with Blind Al and visited 60s Spider-Man? He really should!
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #15
DAN SLOTT
Cover by ALEX ROSS
DEATH OF X VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• “Power Play” comes to its rousing conclusion!
• Regent’s master plan is working until Mary Jane Watson gets into the fray!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
Mary Jane in the Iron Spider uniform is pretty great.
Art by Art Adams
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #10
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS
DEATH OF X VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• GALAXY’S MOST WANTED comes to its rip-roaring conclusion!
• The Guardians are rejoined by ANGELA!!!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
Is that Kitty with the blue Western mask on? I’m not really loving that, even drawn by Art Adams. I do like Kitty and Angela on the same time, she can join the team and get some more ladies on the team, that would be great. Also, what is with all of these Death of X variant covers? Must be the X-Crossover after Apocalypse Wars.
SILVER SURFER #6
DAN SLOTT
MICHAEL ALLRED (A/C)
SILVER SURFER #200!
Oversized anniversary issue!
• After Norrin Radd’s massive status quo change in the 50th Anniversary issue (no spoilers!), it’s now Dawn Greenwood’s turn. With one simple act of kindness, the Surfer may have forever changed her world.
• What’s going on? Why is San Francisco overrun by monsters? And what wall-crawling, web-spinning guest star is swinging by to help out? (Okay, we’ll tell you that one! It’s Peter Parker, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN!)
• All this and tons of cosmic weirdness, surprise super heroes and special stories as we celebrate the 200th SILVER SURFER issue!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
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Cosmic weirdness and surprise super heroes, this could have the Guardians in it!
GUARDIANS OF INFINITY #8
DAN ABNETT
CARLO BARBERI (A)
Cover by Gary Choo
THE CONCLUSION OF THE HERMETIKUS SAGA!
• All three generations of the Guardians of the Galaxy, reunited and ready for action!
• It took two thousand years’ worth of Guardians of the Galaxy just to face Hermetikus, is there any hope of stopping him?
• The FINAL TRIAL approaches! If any Guardians SURVIVE, can they escape with their bodies and minds intact?
40 PGS./Rated T …$4.99
It states “all three generations” so could Kitty be coming back to this title?
ROCKET RACCOON & GROOT #7
NICK KOCHER
Michael Walsh (A)
Cover by DAVID LOPEZ
PUTTING THE FUN BACK IN FUNERAL!
I’m SORRY — you found that poor in taste? Well, maybe we’re using humor to avoid facing our grief over the death of Rocket Raccoon’s mentor in con-artistry! Who’s insensitive NOW? Did you even KNOW Rocket had a confidence-man mentor? Look, let’s start over and try to be more understanding. It’s a new era for the Guardians of the Galaxy’s most non-humanoid characters, and we’re kicking it off with this story by NICK KOCHER of comedy duo BriTANicK, so of CORPSE it’s going to DIE-larious! We’re just going to miss this character — an all-new insight into Rocket’s mysterious past — so much!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
This paragraph has lots of highs and lows!
HOWARD THE DUCK #9
CHIP ZDARSKY
• Howard is back in NEW YORK CITY! And on his strangest case yet: A missing person! His client? The missing person! WHAAA—?
• Join us as Howard encounters aliens, Brooklyn and network television with a SPECIAL GUEST STAR so SHOCKING that I am STILL SHOCKED that we’re ALLOWED TO DO THIS.
• SERIOUSLY.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
I wonder who the shocking guest star is?
TRUE BELIEVERS
TRUE BELIEVERS: EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN – THE BURNING MAN #1
Reprinting Extraordinary X-Men #6
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$1.00TRUE BELIEVERS: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY – GALAXY’S MOST WANTED #1
Reprinting Guardians of the Galaxy #6
32 PGS./Rated T …$1.00
These two issues were pretty good and well worth the dollar each.
VOTE LOKI #2
CHRISTOPHER HASTINGS
Cover by TRADD MOORE
VARIANT COVER BY DAVE JOHNSON
• Presidential candidate Loki Laufeyson is finding it hard to roll with the punches of the campaign trail. As if proving his eligibility isn’t hard enough, the media has started the HORRIBLE rumor that his Super P.A.C. is actually a cult under Loki’s control!
• Plus, the Marvel heroes finally figured out how to successfully fight Loki in his new role: attack ads. God bless (Captain) America, eh?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
This wasn’t a one shot?
THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #10
RYAN NORTH
• Mole Man has fallen in love with Squirrel Girl, and he’s holding the world hostage until she goes on a date with him!
• MOLE MEN, am I right??
• Watch as Squirrel Girl gains the help of an unlikely ally! Thrill as two people kiss! BUT WHICH TWO??
• You’ll have to buy the issue to find out, so all I’ll say right now is this:
• IN THIS ISSUE THERE IS A NON-ZERO CHANCE FOR EVERY MARVEL SHIP TO BECOME CANON!!
• “Ship” is short for “relationship,” in case you thought I was talking about, like, Galactus’ “Star Sphere” or Mr. Fantastic’s “Fantasticship” or whatever.
• Anyway, enjoy!!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
Mole Man has to be, what, thrice her age? Unimaginable!
ALL-NEW X-MEN #11
DENNIS HOPELESS
DEATH OF X VARIANT COVER BY TBA
“APOCALYPSE WARS” CONCLUSION!
• Destined to one day become the next host of the genocidal villain Apocalypse, Evan Sabahnur is determined to change his fate.
• And now, thousands years in the past, in Ancient Egypt, Evan has allied himself with En Sabah Nur, the boy who will one day become Apocalypse himself!
• But will the lessons Evan learns in the past seal his fate…or enable him to avert it?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN #12
JEFF LEMIRE
DEATH OF X VARIANT COVER BY TBA
“APOCALYPSE WARS” CONCLUSION!
• Trapped a thousand years in the future on a world ruled by the genocidal tyrant Apocalypse, the X-Men are literally mutantkind’s last hope!
• With the fate of the next generation of mutants hanging in the balance, the X-Men square off against Apocalypse and his Horsemen one last time. But with some of their own in Apocalypse’s ranks, how can the X-Men hope to win the day?
• In what’s sure to be a battle for the ages, one thing is certain: not all of the X-Men will emerge unscathed!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99UNCANNY X-MEN #10
CULLEN BUNN
Cover by GREG LAND
DEATH OF X VARIANT COVER BY TBA
“APOCALYPSE WARS” CONCLUSION!
• The villainous Apocalypse, accompanied by his Four Horsemen, once preached the gospel of “Survival of the Fittest.”
• And now, the Son of Apocalypse has reared his ugly head, joined by an army of Archangels of Death, hell-bent on preaching a gospel of his own: the Survival of NONE.
• Can Psylocke and Magneto save their teammate Archangel and prevent the maniacal GENOCIDE from living up to his name?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
So All New takes place in the past, Extraordinary is in the future and Uncanny is in the present. That’s one way to have them all be under the same umbrella but not make people buy the other series. That’s what I’m hoping to do.
OLD MAN LOGAN #8 & 9
JEFF LEMIRE
ISSUE #8 – DEATH OF X VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• The night the villains joined forces and overcame the world’s heroes was the night that Wolverine’s life irrevocably changed. He lost his friends, his purpose, and all that was left was the Wasteland.
• Now, Old Man Logan has found himself in the past, before the Wasteland, and he lives with the fear that the Villain Uprising may yet come to pass.
• And he just may just be right.
32 PGS. (EACH)/Parental Advisory …$3.99 (EACH)
So this solict doesn’t state anything but the mission statement, bold!
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS ADAPTATION #2 (of 5)
CHUCK WENDIG
Cover by Mike Mayhew
SKETCH VARIANT COVER BY Mike Mayhew
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
MOVIE POSTER VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
• The saga continues!
• Desert scavenger Rey and ex-stormtrooper Finn are being pursued by the evil First Order!
• But can they escape Jakku in an old “hunk of junk” YT-1300 freighter?
• And what new threats will they find in a galaxy far, far away?
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
Star Wars © Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. Text and illustrations for Star Wars are © 2016 Lucasfilm Ltd.
Now that I’ve seen the film, it is amazing they are going to squeeze that film into 64 pages. I see now that it is five issues now.
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: GUARDIANS OF INFINITY TPB
Written by DAN ABNETT
Penciled by CARLO BARBERI
Cover by JIM CHEUNG
You know the Guardians of the Galaxy. You know the Guardians of the 31st century. But who are the Guardians 1000? Find out as the galactic protectors of three eras unite to face a threat to all of space and time! Past, present and future collide at the dawning of the age of Hermetikus! But what is Hermetikus’s strange connection to the Guardians of a previous millennium and their leader, Stella Nega? Rocket, Drax and Groot may be in over their heads, but firebrand of the future Nikki Gold is in her element! The centuries-spanning supergroup battles to save all the days — but Hermetikus, who was there at the very start of the Guardians of the Galaxy, is determined to be there at the end! Collecting the lead stories from GUARDIANS OF INFINITY #1-8.
136 PGS./Rated T …$17.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9587-0GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: TALES OF THE COSMOS TPB
Written by JASON LATOUR, ROBBIE THOMPSON, DARRYL “DMC” McDANIELS,
EDGARDO MIRANDA-RODRIGUEZ, GERRY DUGGAN, JEFF KING, ERIC PALICKI & MORE
Penciled by JIM CHEUNG, NELSON DeCASTRO, LEONARDO ROMERO, FLAVIANO ARMENTARO, PAOLO VILLANELLI & MORE
Cover by JIM CHEUNG
Your favorite Guardians of the Galaxy in glorious off-duty adventures! New buddies Ben Grimm and Rocket Raccoon grapple with a planet where culture is based on Earth-style professional wrestling — only on this world, the stakes are life and death! Drax goes missing! Groot and the Thing swap three-word catchphrases on the hunt for a powerful object in New York City! Venom and the Human Torch hang out in space! Rocket and Kitty Pryde get a gig as bodyguards for an interplanetary whistleblower! Then Kitty teams up with Gamora — but is there room for more than one deadliest woman in the galaxy? Plus: Meet Venom’s new teammates, the noble and mysterious Space Knights! Collecting the backup stories from GUARDIANS OF INFINITY #1-8..
136 PGS./Rated T …$17.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9588-7
I would skip the main feature (I did) and just buy the backups. I guess the backups were the same amount of pages as the main story as these two trades have the same page numbers.
UNCANNY X-MEN VOL. 6: STORYVILLE TPB
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by CHRIS BACHALO, STUART IMMONEN, MAHMUD ASRAR, KRIS ANKA & FRAZER IRVING
Cover by CHRIS BACHALO
The final explosive story in Brian Michael Bendis’ epic X-Men saga! Cyclops’ revolution comes to a head! Will the morally compromised Scott Summers save himself from ruin — or will he make that fateful leap?! Meanwhile, Kitty Pryde and Illyana Rasputin take on an assignment neither of them thought they would tackle: facing off against a legion of monsters! And Mystique returns, out for vengeance against Cyclops’ revolutionary team! Will Magik’s soulsword be enough to halt the shape-shifter’s wrath? The Jean Grey School, the New Xavier School, the time-tossed young X-Men — it’s all going to change! The X-Men are at a crossroads. And not everyone will make it through in one piece. Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (2013) #32-35 and #600.
136 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9231-2
Bendis didn’t quite end his tenure with the X-Men on a high note but the Kitty and Magik issue was actually pretty great.
MACHINE MAN BY KIRBY & DITKO: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION TPB
Written by JACK KIRBY, MARV WOLFMAN, TOM DeFALCO & ROGER STERN
Penciled by JACK KIRBY & STEVE DITKO with SAL BUSCEMA
Cover by JACK KIRBY
A military machine with a soul, a thinking computer in the form of a man — X-51 is the Machine Man! Abel Stack gave a government-created robot a human face, nurturing the man inside the machine and calling him son. But Stack’s death left that son, Aaron, alone and running for his life. The military wants to strip him apart, and mankind doesn’t understand him — but in exploits crafted by two of the medium’s greatest talents, he’ll still redefine humanity. Few comic books were lucky enough to be graced by the work of Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko. Machine Man never saw an issue that wasn’t illustrated by one of these creative titans. Now, the complete MACHINE MAN epic is collected for the first time, and in one complete volume! Collecting MACHINE MAN (1978) #1-19 and INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) #235-237.
440 PGS./Rated T …$39.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9577-1
Machine Man had both Kirby and Ditko as artist in his run, how come he isn’t more of a mainstray!?! I liked him in Earth 2 and his ongoing in the late 90s.
BLACK PANTHER BY CHRISTOPHER PRIEST: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION VOL. 4 TPB
Written by CHRISTOPHER PRIEST
Penciled by DAN FRAGA, JORGE LUCAS,
JIM CALAFIORE, PATRICK ZIRCHER & JOE BENNETT
Cover by PATRICK ZIRCHER
Christopher Priest takes the Black Panther in a whole different direction! With T’Challa gone, who will inherit the mantle? Could it be…the guy with the trench coat and guns? Kevin “Kasper” Cole is out for revenge against the people who hurt his family, and his quest will bring him into conflict with corrupt cops and a brutal hunter. It’s the all-new Black Panther vs. the White Wolf as a crime novel in comic form begins — but nothing in a Priest tale is ever black and white. This gritty, street-level Panther saga will conclude with revelations about the fate of T’Challa — and set up Cole to join a whole new Crew! But can Cole, War Machine, Junta and Josiah X handle Big Trouble in Little Mogadishu? Collecting BLACK PANTHER (1998) #50-56 and #59-62, and THE CREW #1-7.
416 PGS./Rated T+ …$34.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-90058-8
What happened during 57 & 58? This was such a great series.
THUNDERBOLTS CLASSIC VOL. 3 TPB (NEW PRINTING)
Written by KURT BUSIEK, KARL KESEL
& BARBARA KESEL
Penciled by MARK BAGLEY & GEORGE PÉREZ
Cover by MARK BAGLEY
The Thunderbolts return to Earth after an interdimensional journey to Kosmos, but there’s no rest for the weary as they find themselves pursued by S.H.I.E.L.D. — as well as a recovering Baron Zemo who’s out for their blood! Has this team of villains posing as heroes truly reformed? And even so, will anyone believe them? One person might — a surprising figure from the ranks of the mighty Avengers, who briefly went down a villainous road himself many years before: The Avenging Archer, Hawkeye! He could offer the T-Bolts redemption, but at what price? Plus: Atlas must face the mighty Hercules, who seeks revenge for injuries suffered in years past! Guest-starring the Masters of Evil, Captain America and the Avengers — and introducing the new Citizen V! Collecting THUNDERBOLTS (1997) #15-22 and #0, CAPTAIN AMERICA & CITIZEN V ANNUAL 1998 and AVENGERS (1998) #12.
288 PGS./Rated T …$34.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9687-7
This was also a great run!
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Here is what I’m expecting to buy –
Civil War II 3 &4 $10
Civil War II X-Men 2 $4
Guardians of the Galaxy 10 $4
All New X-Men 11 $4
Extraordinary X-Men 12 $4
Uncanny X-Men 10 $4
Seven comics for $30, so that’s seven dollars off for a grand total of $23, not too bad – especially as I doubt I’ll be getting Civil War II properly.
No new titles for me, which is also nice.
Shadow and Flame with Magik 
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