KING IN BLACK NAMOR TP
(W) KURT BUSIEK (A) Benjamin Dewey (CA) Ken Lashley
An untold tale of the young Sub-Mariner - and the dark, chilling birth of one of Atlantis' greatest villains! The players: Namor, Lady Dorma of Atlantis, the outsider Attuma - all still in their teen years - and the Swift Riders, the Atlantean Empire's greatest heroes. It begins with alliances and possibilities - but what lies ahead is tragedy, betrayal and deadly magics unleashed! As the three youths join the Swift Riders on a vital mission, the ensuing catastrophe brings to life the most menacing threat Atlantis has ever faced! Will the Black Tide cut a swath of devastation and death across the ocean floor, laying waste to all that stands before them? It's a deep dive into Marvel history - where the secrets of the King in Black are buried! Collecting KING IN BLACK: NAMOR #1-5. 112 PGS./Rated T+
THE MARVELS #3
(W) KURT BUSIEK (A) Yildiray Cinar (CA) Alex Ross
In the jungles of Southeast Asia, in the days before the Fantastic Four...Reed Richards and Ben Grimm are on a secret government mission - hunting monsters! And what they find will shape the world to come in ways they can't even guess at. This issue exposes the secrets (well, some of them) behind this sweeping new series! Also featuring the Winter Soldier, the Red Guardian, Warlord Kro of the Deviants, the Shi'ar and more! (And when we say "more," we're not kidding!) 32 PGS./Rated T