ABSOLUTE CARNAGE #4 (OF 5)

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(W) Donny Cates (A) Ryan Stegman (CA) Ryan Stegman

THE PENULTIMATE CHAPTER OF THE SYMBIOTIC EVENT OF THE YEAR! •  Eddie Brock has taken a beating, lost the allies closest to him, and, after the shocking events of ABSOLUTE CARNAGE: #3, sees no way to take Cletus Kasady down once and for all without making the ultimate sacrifice. •  But what IS the ultimate sacrifice? Of the two beings that are bonded as VENOM, which will make it out alive? Rated T+

ABSOLUTE CARNAGE #4 (OF 5)

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(W) Donny Cates (A) Ryan Stegman (CA) John Tyler Christopher

THE PENULTIMATE CHAPTER OF THE SYMBIOTIC EVENT OF THE YEAR! •  Eddie Brock has taken a beating, lost the allies closest to him, and, after the shocking events of ABSOLUTE CARNAGE: #3, sees no way to take Cletus Kasady down once and for all without making the ultimate sacrifice. •  But what IS the ultimate sacrifice? Of the two beings that are bonded as VENOM, which will make it out alive? Rated T+

ABSOLUTE CARNAGE #4 (OF 5)

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(W) Donny Cates (A) Ryan Stegman (CA) Ron Lim

THE PENULTIMATE CHAPTER OF THE SYMBIOTIC EVENT OF THE YEAR! •  Eddie Brock has taken a beating, lost the allies closest to him, and, after the shocking events of ABSOLUTE CARNAGE: #3, sees no way to take Cletus Kasady down once and for all without making the ultimate sacrifice. •  But what IS the ultimate sacrifice? Of the two beings that are bonded as VENOM, which will make it out alive? Rated T+

ABSOLUTE CARNAGE #4 (OF 5)

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(W) Donny Cates (A) Ryan Stegman (CA) Kyle Hotz

THE PENULTIMATE CHAPTER OF THE SYMBIOTIC EVENT OF THE YEAR! •  Eddie Brock has taken a beating, lost the allies closest to him, and, after the shocking events of ABSOLUTE CARNAGE: #3, sees no way to take Cletus Kasady down once and for all without making the ultimate sacrifice. •  But what IS the ultimate sacrifice? Of the two beings that are bonded as VENOM, which will make it out alive? Rated T+

ABSOLUTE CARNAGE #4 (OF 5)

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(W) Donny Cates (A) Ryan Stegman (CA) Pepe Larraz

THE PENULTIMATE CHAPTER OF THE SYMBIOTIC EVENT OF THE YEAR! •  Eddie Brock has taken a beating, lost the allies closest to him, and, after the shocking events of ABSOLUTE CARNAGE: #3, sees no way to take Cletus Kasady down once and for all without making the ultimate sacrifice. •  But what IS the ultimate sacrifice? Of the two beings that are bonded as VENOM, which will make it out alive? Rated T+

ABSOLUTE CARNAGE IMMORTAL HULK #1 AC #0

(W) Al Ewing (A) Filipe Andrade (CA) Kyle Hotz

Before his untimely death, Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross was the Red Hulk and, for a time, bonded to the Venom symbiote alongside Alejandra Jones and Laura Kinney. Now, Ross' corpse has been unearthed, though why and by whom remain shrouded in mystery. With the gamma material in Ross' body possibly in nefarious hands, that's just what Bruce Banner intends to find out - one way or another! Rated T+

ABSOLUTE CARNAGE LETHAL PROTECTORS #3 (OF 3)

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(W) Frank Tieri (A) Flaviano (CA) Iban Coello

• IN THIS ISSUE: The culmination of a story that's been building since the stunning events of CULT OF CARNAGE! •  Carnage's doppelgänger army has stormed Manhattan and Misty Knight is trapped beneath the city's street with the monsters... INCLUDING THE MAN-WOLF! •  THE BATTLE FOR THE SOUL OF JOHN JAMESON BEGINS HERE! Rated T+

ABSOLUTE CARNAGE LETHAL PROTECTORS #3 (OF 3)

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(W) Frank Tieri (A) Flaviano (CA) Greg Smallwood

• IN THIS ISSUE: The culmination of a story that's been building since the stunning events of CULT OF CARNAGE! •  Carnage's doppelgänger army has stormed Manhattan and Misty Knight is trapped beneath the city's street with the monsters... INCLUDING THE MAN-WOLF! •  THE BATTLE FOR THE SOUL OF JOHN JAMESON BEGINS HERE! Rated T+

ABSOLUTE CARNAGE MILES MORALES #3 (OF 3)

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(W) Saladin Ahmed (A) Federico Vincentini (CA) Clayton Crain

THREATS WITHIN AND WITHOUT! •  A serial killer released from Ravencroft, the commands of Carnage, J. Jonah Jameson, and SILVER SABLE! •  Miles must wrestle all of these while his mind is not his own! •  Will a connection to the Cult of Carnage's collective subconscious give him an edge that pays off in the greater war? Or will that two-way connection compromise Spider-Man--fatally? Rated T

ABSOLUTE CARNAGE MILES MORALES #3 (OF 3)

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(W) Saladin Ahmed (A) Federico Vincentini (CA) David Nakayama

THREATS WITHIN AND WITHOUT! •  A serial killer released from Ravencroft, the commands of Carnage, J. Jonah Jameson, and SILVER SABLE! •  Miles must wrestle all of these while his mind is not his own! •  Will a connection to the Cult of Carnage's collective subconscious give him an edge that pays off in the greater war? Or will that two-way connection compromise Spider-Man--fatally? Rated T

ABSOLUTE CARNAGE SCREAM #3 (OF 3)

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(W) Cullen Bunn (A) Gerardo Sandoval (CA) Gerardo Sandoval

• Between Knull's growing psychic influence and Patricia Robertson serving as its host, the Scream symbiote is being psychologically torn apart! • But there's no time for weakness as Cletus Kasady unleashes an onslaught of infected inmates on an unsuspecting New York. • Scream and Carnage may be symbiotic siblings, but that won't stop 'em from SLAUGHTERING one another! Rated T+

ABSOLUTE CARNAGE SCREAM #3 (OF 3)

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(W) Cullen Bunn (A) Gerardo Sandoval (CA) Mark Bagley

• Between Knull's growing psychic influence and Patricia Robertson serving as its host, the Scream symbiote is being psychologically torn apart! • But there's no time for weakness as Cletus Kasady unleashes an onslaught of infected inmates on an unsuspecting New York. • Scream and Carnage may be symbiotic siblings, but that won't stop 'em from SLAUGHTERING one another! Rated T+

ABSOLUTE CARNAGE VS DEADPOOL #3 (OF 3)

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(W) Frank Tieri (A) Marcelo Ferreira (CA) Tyler Kirkham

ALL MY CODEXES LIVE IN TEXAS* •  *By "Texas" we mean "Deadpool's spine." Sorry, we just couldn't NOT do that pun. •  With his potent combination of codexes from different symbiotes, the fate of the fight between good and evil lies within Deadpool! •  He's...on the side of good, right? Honestly, sometimes it's hard to tell. I mean, Spider-Man likes him, right? Kind of? That's...something. Parental Advisory

ABSOLUTE CARNAGE VS DEADPOOL #3 (OF 3)

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(W) Frank Tieri (A) Marcelo Ferreira

ALL MY CODEXES LIVE IN TEXAS* •  *By "Texas" we mean "Deadpool's spine." Sorry, we just couldn't NOT do that pun. •  With his potent combination of codexes from different symbiotes, the fate of the fight between good and evil lies within Deadpool! •  He's...on the side of good, right? Honestly, sometimes it's hard to tell. I mean, Spider-Man likes him, right? Kind of? That's...something. Parental Advisory

ADVENTURES OF X-MEN GN TP RITES OF PASSAGE

(W) Ralph Macchio (A) Andy Kuhn (CA) Yancy Labat

The most iconic X-Men of all, in more animated-style adventures! Jubilee faces a rite of passage courtesy of the savage Sabretooth! Then, Gambit finds himself in the middle of a war between the Thieves Guild and the Assassins - but what will become of the ragin' Cajun's brother? Cyclops, Jean Grey and Storm join the action as the X-Men are vexed by the Vanisher - as well as by Sentinels, Spiral and the Hellfire Club! But will our merry mutants become media darlings in the maddening Mojoverse? Then, things take a turn toward darkness and despair as the team steps into the shadow of...the Man-Thing! With the Shi'ar Empire, the Watcher, the Living Tribunal and more universal forces drawn into the fray, brace yourself for a big finish on a cosmic scale! Collecting ADVENTURES OF THE X-MEN #7-12. All Ages

AERO #4

(W) Zhou Liefen (A) Pop Mhan (CA) Keng

WATER AND JADE! •  LING'S boyfriend wants to know why she's late for their date and her mother wants to know why she never calls, but Ling has bigger problems... •  ...fighting to save innocents from a mysterious vortex in the river and uncovering a shocking new threat! •  Meanwhile, in our second story, co-written by Greg Pak and NEBULA-WINNING science fiction and fantasy writer Alyssa Wong, WAVE and AERO continue to unlock the mystery of ALONTECH - and Wave's own origins! Rated T+

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(W) Zhou Liefen (A) Keng (CA) Peach Momoko

WATER AND JADE! •  LING'S boyfriend wants to know why she's late for their date and her mother wants to know why she never calls, but Ling has bigger problems... •  ...fighting to save innocents from a mysterious vortex in the river and uncovering a shocking new threat! •  Meanwhile, in our second story, co-written by Greg Pak and NEBULA-WINNING science fiction and fantasy writer Alyssa Wong, WAVE and AERO continue to unlock the mystery of ALONTECH - and Wave's own origins! Rated T+

AGE OF CONAN VALERIA #3 (OF 5)

(W) Meredith Finch (A) Aneke (CA) Jay Anacleto

ASSAULT ON MITRA! •  VALERIA tries to recover from her wounds, but cannot rest while her brother's killer remains free! •  But when the PRIESTS OF MITRA are attacked, will she be strong enough to defend herself and her comrades? •  And who is the mysterious man who seems to know about her past? •  Plus: The next chapter of an all-new novella featuring one of CONAN's greatest nemeses-the wizard THOTH-AMON! Parental Advisory

AGENTS OF ATLAS #3 (OF 5)

(W) Greg Pak (A) Nico Leon (CA) Jung-Geun Yoon

DEFEND OR DESTROY? •  AMADEUS CHO and the AGENTS OF ATLAS have won the adulation of the glorious cross-Asian portal city of Pan. •  But as the hidden injustices in Pan's utopian community become apparent, will the Agents of Atlas be its protectors - or its prosecutors? •  And what's with the dragons? And what great secret is JIMMY WOO hiding? And, most importantly, WHO IS KISSING WHOM IN THIS ISSUE? Rated T

AMAZING FANTASY #15 FACSIMILE EDITION #0

(W) Stan Lee (A) Steve Ditko (CA) Jack Kirby

The landmark, industry-changing issue that introduced the Amazing Spider-Man! When high school wallflower Peter Parker is bitten by a radioactive spider, his life is transformed - first for the better, then for the worse! With his new array of arachnid abilities - including speed, strength, agility and, thanks to his scientific know-how, spinning webs - Peter seeks fame as the costumed celebrity called Spider-Man! But his cavalier attitude soon comes back to haunt him, and shatter the lives of his beloved Uncle Ben and Aunt May! Peter Parker is about to learn a powerful lesson, one that has never been taught better than by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko: With great power there must also come great responsibility! It's one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting AMAZING FANTASY (1962) #15. All Ages

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #31

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(W) Nick Spencer (A) Ryan Ottley (CA) Ryan Ottley

ABSOLUTE CARNAGE TIE-IN! •  Everyone who has ever worn the Carnage Symbiote has a Codex, including Norman Osborn from his time as the Red Goblin! •  Can Spider-Man save Norman from Carnage? Does he want to? •  WHAT OTHER SURPRISES ARE HELD HERE? MANY!!! Rated T

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(W) Nick Spencer (A) Ryan Ottley (CA) Greg Smallwood

ABSOLUTE CARNAGE TIE-IN! •  Everyone who has ever worn the Carnage Symbiote has a Codex, including Norman Osborn from his time as the Red Goblin! •  Can Spider-Man save Norman from Carnage? Does he want to? •  WHAT OTHER SURPRISES ARE HELD HERE? MANY!!! Rated T