Spike Spiegel
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Well, when you control over 40% of the existing market and gaining, and the first issue of your rival's big summer event can't even beat the second issue of YOUR big summer event, you apparently stay the course.
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CBR: http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=32779
Selected highlights:
Marvel's announcement of day-and-date digital comics incoming in 3... 2... 1...
'Rama: http://www.newsarama.com/comics/marvel-september-2011-solicitations-110614.html
CBR: http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=32779
Selected highlights:
FEAR ITSELF #6 (of 7)
Written by MATT FRACTION
Penciled by STUART IMMONEN
Cover by STEVE McNIVEN
Variant Cover by STUART IMMONEN
Variant Cover by MIKE McKONE
Marvel Architects Variant also available
Marvel Architects Sketch Variant also available
The penultimate chapter of the apocalypse is here! Captain America, Thor, and Iron Man scramble to make Earth's last stand against the relentless Serpent and his army of world-shattering avatars--all while amongst unbelievable chaos and destruction, Spider-Man makes the choice of a lifetime! Dark Asgard has risen and all of Earth's forces converge on the World Tree as the globe shudders in the shadow of FEAR ITSELF!
32 PGS./Rated T+ $3.99
ALPHA FLIGHT #4 (of 8)
Written by FRED VAN LENTE & GREG PAK
Penciled by DALE EAGLESHAM
Cover by PHIL JIMENEZ
Variant Cover by DALE EAGLESHAM
FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN!
The fight against the Flight continues! As our heroes fight to survive their own country hunting them down the traitorous Vindicator creates a team of her own, gathering a group of former enemies of Alpha Flight into the deadly ALPHA STRIKE! However, the remaining Alphans reach out to some unusual allies of their own. Marvel All-Stars Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente, along with artist extraordinaire Dale Eaglesham, continue their highly-anticipated resurrection of the fan favorite title, ALPHA FLIGHT!
32 PGS./Rated T+ $2.99
THUNDERBOLTS #163
Written by Jeff Parker
Penciled by KEV WALKER
Cover by PASQUAL FERRY
YOUR EYES DO NOT DECEIVE YOU! The Thunderbolts have pulled off THE GREATEST ESCAPE IN HISTORY and joining the powerful ex-cons are CAPTAIN AMERICA and NAMOR the SUB-MARINER! This new era takes the kings of supercrime to a whole new level- at light speed!! By Jeff Parker (INCREDIBLE HULKS) and Kev Walker (SECRET AVENGERS)
32 PGS./Rated T+ $2.99
NEW AVENGERS #16
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by MIKE DEODATO
Marvel Architects Variant also available
Marvel Architects Sketch Variant also available
FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN
FEAR ITSELF has ripped through New York and now the New Avengers must reinvent themselves. And who better to help them then the guardian devil himself? It's finally happening...DAREDEVIL: AVENGER!
32 PGS./Rated T+ $3.99
GHOST RIDER #3
Written by Rob Williams
Penciled by BRIAN CHING
Cover by Adam Kubert
FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN
Amidst the chaos engulfing the planet via Fear Itself the mysterious Adam reveals his plans for the new Ghost Rider and first on the list is ripping the sin from Johnny Blaze. When the true power of the Ghost Rider is revealed the world will suddenly be a far more terrifying place.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory $2.99
FEAR ITSELF: THE MONKEY KING #1
Written by JOSHUA HALE FIALKOV
Art & Cover by JUAN DOE
FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN
Meet Marvels newest star! Spinning out of IRON MAN 2.0 and FEAR ITSELF! Discover the history of Sun Wukong Thief! Trickster! Hero! Great Sage, Equal of Heaven! and witness as he takes his place at the forefront of Marvels ranks, the legendary Handsome Monkey King
32 PGS./One-Shot/Rated T+ $2.99
UNCANNY X-MEN #543
Written by KIERON GILLEN
Pencils & Cover by GREG LAND
Marvel Architects Variant also available
Marvel Architects Sketch Variant also available
FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN
No one can stop Colossus! The Juggernaut has become Kuurth, Breaker of Stone, one of the Worthy. Now more powerful than ever, one of the X-Mens greatest enemies rampages through San Francisco. To stop him, Colossus makes a deal with the demon lord Cytorrakthe being that imbued Juggernaut with his power. Can this deal be one Colossus can back out of at the fight's end? Prepare for the clash of two unstoppable forces! Part 4 (of 4).
32 PGS./Rated T+ $3.99
ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #1 & #2
Written by Brian Michael Bendis
Penciled by Sara Pichelli
Covers by Kaare Andrews
(Issue #1 Cover will be POLYBAGGED)>br>Issue #1 Variant Cover by Sara Pichelli
CLASSIFIED!
32 PGS. (each)/Rated T+ $3.99 (each)
ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #1
Written by Nick Spencer
Penciled by Paco Medina
Cover by KAARE ANDREWS (POLYBAGGED)
Variant Cover by Paco Medina
The biggest mutant cover-up has gone public as the true history of the x-gene is revealed. As an identity crisis rocks the mutant world, the mistrust between man and x-man gets deeper. But a bigger question remains: who are the X-Men? Nick Spencer and Paco Medina make their thunderous Ultimate debut in one of the most anticipated series yet!
32 PGS./Rated T+ $3.99
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #670
Written by DAN SLOTT
Pencils & Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS
"Spider-Island" PART FOUR
Nearly 50 years in the making, the story which MUST BE READ: J. Jonah Jameson: THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAYOR?!! Nuff Said?
Almost, because if that wasnt enough, a long running member of the Spidey cast has to make the ultimate sacrifice
32 PGS./Rated T+ $3.99
HERC #7 & #8
Written by Fred Van Lente & GREG PAK
Penciled by JUNE BRIGMAN
Covers by Carlo Pagulayan
SPIDER-ISLAND TIE IN!
You loved it when Herc dressed up as Thor, but can you handle the senses-shattering debut of... THE INCREDIBLE SPIDER-HERC?!?! And versus THE X-MEN??? Though he is the newly self-appointed protector of Brooklyn, when a rash of unusual occurrences begin breaking out in Manhattan, Hercules finds himself "infested" with Spider-Powers of his own. Unfortunately, our web-slinging former demigod soon finds himself under the thrall of the insidious intelligence behind Spider Island and in a duel to the death against fellow champions The X-Men. Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente join up with artist June Brigman to deliver a pulse-pounding, wall-crawling [!!!] adventure with Marvels lovable lug, HERC!
32 PGS./Rated T+ $2.99
Spider-Island: I LOVE NEW YORK CITY #1
Written by Greg Rucka, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Joe Caramagna, & Skottie Young
Art by Max Fiumara
Cover by Mike Del Mundo
SPIDER-ISLAND TIE IN!
Start Webbing the News! Its a swinging tribute to New York City as the Big Apple is overwhelmed by the threat of Spider-Island! The citizens of the Big Apple nay have gained Spider-Powers, but that doesnt mean they have any of the responsibility! See the summers biggest Spidey-Event through the eyes of folks just like you as they deal with the new found hero inside them all.
Plus award-winning writer Greg Rucka presents a very violent look at how the Punisher deals with a world where every criminal is now a super hero. (Heres a hint: he doesnt deal with it pleasantly.)
32 PGS./One-Shot/Rated T+ $2.99
NEW AVENGERS #16.1
Written by Brian Michael Bendis
Pencils & Cover by NEAL ADAMS
An Avengers chapter so special, Marvel had to go to legendary Avengers artist Neal Adams to bring the fire! Its THE RETURN OF NORMAN OSBORN! H.A.M.M.E.R. is becoming a force to be reckoned with and the followers of Osborn are ready. The New Avengers/H.A.M.M.E.R. showdown is one for the record books and is the first chapter in the blistering new storyline that will herald the return of the Dark Avengers!
32 PGS./Rated T+ $2.99
CAPTAIN AMERICA #3
Written by Ed Brubaker
Pencils & Cover by Steve McNiven
Marvel Architects Variant also available
Marvel Architects Sketch Variant also available
The action doesn't stop as Brubaker and McNiven keep rocking Captain America's world! It's Cap versus Cap! Or is it?! Only one way to find out -- Buy this issue!
32 PGS./Rated T+ $3.99
DAREDEVIL #4
Written by MARK WAID
Pencils & Cover by MARCOS MARTIN
Variant Cover by BRYAN HITCH
THE DEATH DEFYING DEBUT OF MARCOS MARTIN!
Matt Murdock begins his new career--one that will expose Daredevil to crime and evil in a whole new way! If you thought the odds were against Matt as a trial lawyer, you won't believe the challenges his new job brings--and what they'll do to his private life!
32 PGS./Rated T+ $2.99
THE PUNISHER #3
Written by GREG RUCKA
Penciled by MARCO CHECCHETTO
Cover by BRYAN HITCH
Award winning novelist GREG RUCKA continues his violent and visionary return to Marvel.
Even 10,000 feet above New York, no one escapes the Punisher. As Frank trails the criminal underbelly of the city, he encounters the deadly, mob created villain: THE VULTURE for a brutal battle against death and gravity. Meanwhile as NYPD detectives get closer to understanding Frank Castles new relationship, one of New Yorks finest is struggling keep his own Punisher association untraceable.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory $2.99
BLACK PANTHER: THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN ALIVE #523.1
Written by DAVID LISS
Penciled by JEFTE PALO
Cover by PATRICK ZIRCHER
YOUR STARTING POINT IS THIS POINT ONE ISSUE!
Who is murdering the citizens of Hells Kitchen that The Panther has previously rescued? Thats what TChalla wants to knowand he only has hours to solve the mystery before the killer strikes again! Jump on here and find out why IGN says David Liss revamped BLACK PANTHER series continues to be just what the hero needs.
32 PGS./Rated T+ $2.99
FF #9
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Penciled by STEVE EPTING
Cover by DANIEL ACUÑA
FF 50th Anniversary Variant by STEPHANIE PERGER
This month in the FF, the EVIL Future Foundation is caught in the middle of the War of Four Cities. Watch as the war expands to encompass the entire Marvel Universe.
32 PGS./Rated T+ $2.99
ANNIHILATORS: EARTHFALL #1 (of 4)
Written by DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING
Penciled by TAN ENG HUAT & TIMOTHY GREEN II
Cover by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
Variant Cover by TBA
MARVELS COSMIC HEAVY HITTERS COME TO EARTHAND FIGHT THE AVENGERS! What has brought Gladiator, Quasar, Ronan, Ikon and Beta-Ray Bill to our planet and why are they at odds with Earths Mightiest Heroes? All this, plus each issue will feature a five-page chapter of an all-new, all-hilarious Rocket Raccoon & Groot story!
40 PGS./Rated T+ $3.99
X-MEN: SCHISM #4 (of 5)
Written by JASON AARON
Pencils & Cover by ALAN DAVIS
Variant Cover by FRANK CHO
The events of Schism #1 have launched the world into turmoil, and the all-new Hellfire Club is ready to take advantage of the chaos. But when the survival of the mutant race is on the line, just how far will the X-Men go? Once a line is crossed, theres no going back. The event that promises to tear the X-Men apart at their very core continues, by writer and Marvel Architect Jason Aaron, and superstar artist Alan Davis!
32 PGS./Rated T+ $3.99
UNCANNY X-FORCE #15
Written by Rick Remender
Penciled by Jerome Opeña
Cover by ESAD RIBIC
Marvel Architect Variant also available
Marvel Architects Sketch Variant also available
The Dark Angel Saga: part 5
Genocide has incinerated half of Wolverines body, leaving only two remaining members of X-Force to defeat Archangel and his army. Someone has wiped out a small town in Northern Montana and in its place a new alien landscape has grown. What is Tabula Rasa? Can Fantomex and Deadpool work together to survive its harsh terrains long enough to unlock its mystery? The acclaimed team of Rick Remender (Venom, Punisher), Jerome Opeña (Punisher, Moon Knight) and Dean White (Avengers) return to introduce you to the strangest territory in the Marvel Universe.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory $3.99
WOLVERINE & BLACK CAT: CLAWS 2 #3 (of 3)
Written by James Palmiotti
Pencils & Cover by Joseph Michael Linsner
The savage, sexy follow-up to CLAWS concludes with no prisoners taken nor quarter given! Fan favorites Wolverine and Black Cat may well be the sharpest knives in the drawer in more ways than one and arent ones to be messed with, but that doesnt stop arch-villain Arcade and The White Rabbit from sending them into a dangerous, dystopian future. Not ones to be put out by anything as paltry as killer robots, horrific mutant beasts and Martian soldiers, the two taloned toughs and their ally Killraven fight to return to their own time, but as their window to escape begins to close will their exceptional skills and peerless prowess be enough to save them? James Palmiotti and Joseph Michael-Linsner bring the second volume of their Claws series to its not-to-be-missed conclusion!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory $3.99
X-23 #14
Written by Marjorie Liu
Penciled by Phil Noto
Cover by Kalman Andrasofszky
GUEST-STARRING THE FF AND SPIDER-MAN!
A cosmic force is tearing apart New York, and targeting X-23, Sue Richards, and Spider-Man along the way. What strange connection do these three heroes share, and is it the key to saving the city and the world -- or will it get them killed?
32 PGS./Parental Advisory $2.99
X-MEN LEGACY #255 & #256
Written by Mike Carey
Penciled by Steve Kurth
Covers by MICO SUAYAN
FIVE MILES SOUTH OF THE UNIVERSE
When Rogue, Magneto and Gambit jumped into space on an intergalactic search and rescue mission, they had no idea that it would land them in the middle of an extraterrestrial war! And to make matters worse, the space station that serves as the battlefield for the conflict is slowly falling into a collapsing star. With time running out and the lives of Havok, Polaris and Marvel Girl on the line, these X-Men are in for a bumpy ride
32 PGS. (each)/Rated T+ $2.99 (each)
PUNISHERMAX #17
Written by Jason Aaron
Penciled by Steve Dillon
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
In the wake of last issues prison riot, Frank Castle steps into the light of a new day. Broken out of jail and with nothing but the clothes on his back, he sets out after the man responsible, the man who calls himself the Kingpin of Crime.
32 PGS./Explicit Content $3.99
