PREVIEWS: AUG17

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MARVEL COMICS

MONSTERS UNLEASHED #7

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(W) Cullen Bunn (A) Andrea Broccardo (CA) R. B. Silva

AND LO THERE CAME...A POISON! Part 1 In a secluded realm hidden amongst the snowy fissures of Antarctica, a dangerous world that time as forgotten continues to thrive -- one where beastly giants of colossal size still roam the Earth and where the lines of man and monster blur. Enter Marvel's newest hero, KID KAIJU, with the power to summon an all-new team of monstrous Marvel heroes - AEGIS, SLIZZIK, SCRAGG, HI-VO and MEKARA. But in a world already controlled by fiendish beasts, can KID KAIJU call an army powerful enough to protect the boarders of the Savage Land that threatens the very safety of the entire planet? PLUS: Includes 3 bonus MARVEL PRIMER PAGES! Story by Robbie Thompson and a TBA artist! Rated T

MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINOSAUR #24

(W) Brandon Montclare (A) Natacha Bustos (CA) Natacha Bustos

MOON GIRL AND...? •  After the earth-shattering events of issue #23, Moon Girl needs a new partner! •  Lunella takes three candidates for a test drive, but who will be the lucky hero to become her newest sidekick? Guest stars galore! •  Ghost Rider! Daredevil! The X-Babies! Rated T

MS MARVEL #23

(W) G. Willow Wilson (A) Diego Olortegui (CA) Valerio Schiti

• Don't miss Jersey's newest crimefighter in this all-new arc! •  Shouldering the burden of saving Jersey City has felt especially heavy for Kamala Khan since her falling out with her lifelong best friend and pseudo sidekick, Bruno... •  Still, J.C. has always been her turf... •  So when a new hero moves into J.C., Kamala's left conflicted... Rated T+

NICK FURY TP #1

DEEP COVER CAPERS

(W) James Robinson (A) Aco (CA) Aco

His name is Fury. Nick Fury. The world is a dangerous place - and when S.H.I.E.L.D. needs a lone agent to infiltrate, capture and remain anonymous, there's no one better than him. Now, an all-new era for the super spy begins as Fury embarks on a top-secret mission to the French Riviera - but will he meet his match in the mysterious Frankie Noble? Fury plays the spy game in caper after caper - preventing an assassination on the maiden voyage of a new international train line, diving into the deep blue sea to uncover a Hydra spy in Atlantis and vacationing in a sleepy little town...complete with lethal sleeper agents! But when Fury heads to Ravenlock Castle, he'll find a mystery his father left behind! Grab the edge of your seat and don't let go! Collecting NICK FURY #1-6. Rated T+

OLD MAN LOGAN #29

(W) Ed Brisson (A) Mike Deodato (CA) Mike Deodato

MAESTRO CALLS THE TUNE! •  Nowhere is safe from the reach of the MAESTRO'S destructive plan! •  With the HULK GANG carrying nukes across continents, what hope is there for LOGAN to get there in time? •  There's only one chance - to kill off this plot at the source! Parental Advisory

PETER PARKER SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #5

(W) Chip Zdarsky (A) Adam Kubert (CA) Adam Kubert

• Spider-Man's newest ally, the Mason, falls prey to the VULTURE! •  It's a mano a birdo brawl, as Spidey stands between the Vulture and Mason's tech and the secrets of the Marvel Universe. Rated T

PUNISHER #17

(W) Becky Cloonan (A) Matt Horak (CA) Declan Shalvey

STARING DEATH IN THE FACE! •  FACE was a live wire in the wilderness. In New York City, he's an armed bomb... •  And THE PUNISHER is all that stands between him and 8 million souls...but he'll have to blend in with high society to do it. •  A confrontation we've been building to since issue #1, and Frank Castle in a TUX! You ALREADY KNOW you CAN'T miss this! Parental Advisory

PUNISHER PLATOON #1 (OF 6)

(W) Garth Ennis (A) Goran Parlov (CA) Goran Parlov

By the time the Punisher was born in Vietnam, Frank Castle had already become a dark legend of the battlefield. Stories about him were told in whispers, if at all. Now the legendary Punisher team of Garth Ennis and Goran Parlov (PUNISHER MAX, FURY MAX) brings the first of those stories to light: the tale of Frank Castle's first command, and his first kill. Don't miss this epic new series! MAX/Parental Advisory

PUNISHER PLATOON #2 (OF 6)

(W) Garth Ennis (A) Goran Parlov

By the time the Punisher was born in Vietnam, Frank Castle had already become a dark legend of the battlefield. Stories about him were told in whispers, if at all. Now the legendary Punisher team of Garth Ennis and Goran Parlov (PUNISHER MAX, FURY MAX) brings the first of those stories to light: the tale of Frank Castle's first command, and his first kill. Don't miss this epic new series! MAX/Parental Advisory

ROCKET #6

(W) Al Ewing (A) Adam Gorham (CA) Mike Mayhew

• Ranger Rocket - the sheriff of Halfworld, a heroic righter of wrongs in a land of toys and talking animals... •  ...or an out-of-luck safecracker dying with a slug in his brainpan and a last memory of the good times? •  Get ready for the last tragic twist of the Blue River score... Rated T+

ROYALS #9

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(W) Al Ewing (A) Javier Rodriguez (CA) Javier Rodriguez

FIRE FROM HEAVEN Part 1 If the Inhuman race was born of Kree experiments, then who made the Kree? Enter the Progenitors! Meanwhile the Inhuman Royal Family, led by Black Bolt and Medusa, are searching for the Prima Materia-the original Terrigen. But even if they find the chemical that will save their dying race...can they escape the revenge of its creators? It has been foretold that of the seven who left Earth, only six will return-and Medusa is already dying. Who will the Royals lose? PLUS: Includes 3 bonus MARVEL PRIMER PAGES! Story by Robbie Thompson and a TBA artist! Rated T+

RUNAWAYS #2

(W) Rainbow Rowell (A) Kris Anka (CA) Kris Anka

• The RUNAWAYS are back, but are they ever, ever, ever getting back together? •  Did Chase and Gert's love survive their time apart? Have Karolina and Nico's feelings made their friendship impossible? What emotional land mines lie in wait to DESTROY the Runaways?! •  And should we be more worried about those, or about the shadowy scientist watching them from a distance? Rated T+

RUNAWAYS VOL 7 LIVE FAST NEW PTG #7

(W) Brian K. Vaughan (A) Mike Norton (CA) Jo Chen

New beginnings! The Runaways say goodbye to the past and make hard decisions about their future. But still reeling from an encounter with the Young Avengers, the teenage heroes must now confront a horrific enemy who threatens to tear the team apart! Collecting RUNAWAYS (2005) #19-24.1. Rated T+

SECRET EMPIRE HC

(W) Nick Spencer (A) Daniel Acuna (CA) Mark Brooks

The year's most startling and unexpected comic-book event! Captain America, Sentinel of Liberty, is living a lie! The Cosmic Cube has remade the world's greatest hero into a secret true believer in the cause of Hydra, wholly dedicated to its mission of progress through authority and unity through adversity! Now, using the trust and respect he's been accorded by the great powers of the Marvel Universe, Steve Rogers makes Hydra's ideals a reality - and changes the landscape of the world dramatically! How will he take some of his biggest threats off the board? Who will remain to stand against him? And which heroes will fight on his side? Find out as the impossible becomes real! Hail Hydra! Collecting SECRET EMPIRE #0-10 and OMEGA, and material from FREE COMIC BOOK DAY (SECRET EMPIRE) #1. Rated T+

SECRET WARRIORS #7

(W) Matthew Rosenberg (A) Juanan Ramirez (CA) Tradd Moore

QUAKE COMES FACE-TO-FACE WITH HER MENTOR'S KILLER: DEADPOOL! •  Finally, Quake's revenge is at hand! And with her team in shambles, there's no one to stop her from taking it all the way. Right? •  Wrong! SECRET EMPIRE devastated the Warriors, but the world still needs them. And when a dark enemy threatens Inferno's family, he'll have nowhere else to turn. •  But can he convince the band to get back together in time - or will Quake's revenge stand in the way again? Rated T+

SILVER SURFER TP #5

MAN WHO LIVED TWICE

(W) Dan Slott (A) Mike Allred (CA) Mike Allred

The Surfer and Dawn are back in space - and back in trouble! At the universe's slickest space casino, Norrin Radd is going all in - and the stakes have never been this cosmic! When our heroes are accidentally swallowed by Jumbonox the Giganormous, their only hope is a society of sentient macro-microorganisms - who, through no fault of their own, might just be the deadliest disease in the universe! And on the hauntingly beautiful world of Inkandesha, the spacefaring couple might completely lose themselves! But will they finally be torn apart by the vengeful Warrior Zero - or a certain world-devouring former master? Is heartbreak in store for Norrin and Dawn? Theirs is the story of a love that ended before it started, and began after it died. But is it a love that can outlast the universe? Collecting SILVER SURFER (2016) #7-14. Rated T+

SPIDER-GWEN #25

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(W) Jason Latour (A) Robbi Rodriguez (CA) Khary Randolph

GWENOM Part 1 Gwen's life irrevocably changes as she bonds with her universe's version of the Venom symbiote. What does it mean for her relationship with crime kingpin MATT MURDOCK? With her father? With THE OSBORNS?! Is any relationship in Gwen's life safe? It's SPIDER-GWEN like you've never seen her before, and this time, there's no easy fix for her troubles! PLUS: Includes 3 bonus MARVEL PRIMER PAGES! Story by Robbie Thompson and art by Mark Bagley! Rated T

SPIDER-MAN #21

(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Nico Leon (CA) Patrick Brown

• Miles Morales has always had difficulty balancing his duties as Spider-Man with his studies at school, but his personal life is starting to suffer now, too! •  Between Ganke, Goldballs, Bombshell, and his mother and father, Miles is being pulled in a million directions at once...and he's starting to come apart at the seams. Rated T

SPIDER-MAN DEADPOOL #22

(W) Elliott Kalan (A) Todd Nauck (CA) Will Robson

• Arcade's MURDERWORLD expansion operation continues, and Spider-Man's the first guest at his second, deadlier theme park! •  It's up to Deadpool to save Spidey from Arcade's clutches, but the question remains...will he want to? Rated T+

SPIDER-MEN II #4 (OF 5)

(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Sara Pichelli (CA) Sara Pichelli

• Miles vs. Miles! •  The chaos of the moment is threatening to tear Peter's life apart. Can he possibly allow Miles to continue on as Spider-Man?! •  Does Peter even have a choice anymore? Rated T+

SPIDER-MEN II #4 (OF 5)

SAIZ CONNECTING VAR D

(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Sara Pichelli (CA) Jesus Saiz

• Miles vs. Miles! •  The chaos of the moment is threatening to tear Peter's life apart. Can he possibly allow Miles to continue on as Spider-Man?! •  Does Peter even have a choice anymore? Rated T+

SPIRITS OF VENGEANCE #1 (OF 5)

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(W) Victor Gischler (A) David Baldeon (CA) Dan Mora

WAR AT THE GATES OF HELL Part 1 A dead angel. A silver bullet. A kept promise. For ages, the war between Heaven and Hell raged in the unseen corners of society, both sides in delicate balance that could topple if the right weapons were in the wrong hands... When an undercover angel is murdered, Johnny Blaze, the Ghost Rider, must find the killers and punish them...But this time he won't do it alone: A deadly team must rise from the darkest depths of the Marvel Universe to form an unholy alliance - HELLSTORM! SATANA! BLADE! They are the SPIRITS OF VENGEANCE! PLUS: Includes 3 bonus MARVEL PRIMER PAGES! Story by Robbie Thompson and TBA! Rated T+

STAR WARS #37

(W) Jason Aaron (A) Salvador Larroca (CA) Mike Mayhew

• SCAR Squadron is back...with their deadliest attack yet! Rated T

STAR WARS DARTH MAUL SON DATHOMIR TP NEW PTG

(W) Jeremy Barlow (A) Juan Frigeri (CA) Chris Scalf

Getting cut in half by Obi-Wan Kenobi and being rejected by his former Sith Master Darth Sidious isn't going to defeat Darth Maul. In fact, it only makes him mad enough to take on the galaxy - alongside an army of Mandalorians! After forming the Shadow Collective - a criminal organization composed of the Hutts, Black Sun, Mandalorians and fearsome Nightbrothers - Maul wages war against Darth Sidious and his generals, Count Dooku and General Grievous! Adapted from unproduced teleplays for Season Six of The Clone Wars TV series, this is the final chapter planned for Darth Maul's saga. Collecting STAR WARS: DARTH MAUL - SON OF DATHOMIR #1-4 and material from STAR WARS TALES #7-9. Rated T

STAR WARS DARTH VADER #6

(W) Charles Soule (A) Giuseppe Camuncoli (CA) Francesco Mattina

Darth Vader...meet THE INQUISITORIUS! Rated T