BACK ISSUE #119
(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Rich Buckler; John Beatty
Eisner Award-winner for "Best Comics-Related Publication"! Back Issue #119 is a special Guardians of the Galaxy issue! A galaxy of comics stars discuss Marvel's white-hot space team in the Guardians Interviews, including Tom DeFalco, Keith Giffen, Rob Liefeld, Al Milgrom, Mary Skrenes, Roger Stern, Jim Valentino, and more. Plus: Star-Lord and Rocket Raccoon before the Guardians, with CHRIS CLAREMONT and Mike Mignola. Featuring a Bronze Age Guardians cover by their Copper Age artist, Jim Valentino, inked by Chris Ivy. Edited by Michael Eury.
BLACK WIDOW MARVEL TEAM-UP TP
(W) CHRIS CLAREMONT (A) Bob Brown (CA) Al Milgrom
The world's greatest superspy in her finest team-ups! First, the terror group Sword of Judgment threatens the end of the world - unless Natasha Romanoff and the Thing can stop them! Then, Spider-Man and the Widow form an arachnid double act to take on the Silver Samurai! But when they meet again, why does Natasha think she's a teacher named Nancy Rushman?! Maybe Nick Fury and Shang-Chi can help unravel the mystery of the Widow's double life! Plus: When a young man is wrongfully accused, Natasha must cross paths with old flame Daredevil. And it's all-out action when the Black Widow teams up with Silver Sable and Darkstar! Collecting MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE (1974) #10; MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) #57, #82-85, #98 and #140-141; and material from MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS (1988) #53, #70 and #93. Rated T
FANTASTIC FOUR COMPLETE COLLECTION TP #2
HEROES RETURN
(W) CHRIS CLAREMONT (A) Salvador Larroca (CA) Salvador Larroca
Marvel's First Family faces deadly new threats as they adventure across time and space! First, the Fantastic Four encounter Hala's mightiest: the Kree Avengers! But who are the four familiar faces that lurk in the Negative Zone's Shadow City - and what will happen when they clash with Lockdown and Rosetta Stone? But the biggest danger of all comes from the FF's most fearsome foe as Doctor Doom returns from Counter-Earth! He didn't come alone, and their cataclysmic clash will leave Mister Fantastic in a dangerous and unexpected situation. But why is the Invisible Woman announcing her marriage to Doom?! Plus: Annihilus seeks revenge, the Ruined target Paris, the Frightful Four return, Namor the Sub-Mariner makes his play, the Shadow Hunters strike and the truth about Valeria is revealed! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR (1998) #16-32 and ANNUAL 1999-2000. Rated T
LEGENDS OF MARVEL TP X-MEN
(W) Larry Hama (A) Scot Eaton (CA) Ryan Stegman
Legendary storytellers tell new tales featuring classic heroes! He goes by many names - Logan, Weapon X, Patch - but most just call him the Wolverine! Three savage sagas show exactly why Wolverine is the world's most dangerous mutant - and the best there is! Brace yourself for blood, blades and brutality - you asked for it, bub! Then, the greatest creators the Great White North has to offer unearth the secret history of Alpha Flight with tales spotlighting the Canadian team's most iconic lineup! Finally, CHRIS CLAREMONT and Bill Sienkiewicz reunite with the New Mutants for an untold tale from the past! Can the teen team cope with a haywire Warlock and the growing threat of Magik's inner demon? Collecting WOLVERINE: EXIT WOUNDS, ALPHA FLIGHT: TRUE NORTH and NEW MUTANTS: WAR CHILDREN. Rated T+
MARVEL TALES WOLVERINE #1 #0
(W) CHRIS CLAREMONT (A) Dave Cockrum (CA) In-Hyuk Lee
He's the best there is at what he does... ...and Wolverine is here to prove it as we celebrate the 80th anniversary of the House of Ideas with the era-spanning MARVEL TALES! This anthology series shines a spotlight on fan-favorite characters, features timeless stories and highlights some of our most impressive talent from the past eight decades. First, with the X-Men captured by the Brood, Logan slashes his way through the alien hordes - but can his healing factor beat back their deadly infection? Relive this classic tale from UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) #162! Then, in X-MEN (1991) #4, Wolverine's past as an espionage agent returns to haunt him - but now all of the X-Men are in the deadly Omega Red's crosshairs! And when Magneto threatens the entire planet, a climactic battle will change everything for Logan in the seismic X-MEN (1991) #25! Rated T
SAVAGE AVENGERS #0 #0
(W) Gerry Duggan (A) Greg Smallwood (CA) Greg Smallwood
The looming threat of Kulan Gath reunites Dr. Strange and Magik on Krakoa. The fate of the world will rest in what they discover. Re-presenting a pair of classics, UNCANNY X-MEN 190 & 191 by CHRIS CLAREMONT and John Romita Jr, in the context of a great new sequence illustrated by the impeccable Greg Smallwood. Parental Advisory
SAVAGE AVENGERS #0 TAN VAR #0
(W) Gerry Duggan (A) Greg Smallwood (CA) Philip Tan
The looming threat of Kulan Gath reunites Dr. Strange and Magik on Krakoa. The fate of the world will rest in what they discover. Re-presenting a pair of classics, UNCANNY X-MEN 190 & 191 by CHRIS CLAREMONT and John Romita Jr, in the context of a great new sequence illustrated by the impeccable Greg Smallwood. Parental Advisory
WOLVERINE CLAREMONT & BUSCEMA #1 FACSIMILE EDITION #0
(W) CHRIS CLAREMONT (A) John Buscema (CA) John Buscema
The debut issue of Wolverine's first-ever, long-running ongoing series! CHRIS CLAREMONT teams with comic book giant John Buscema to send Logan on a sword quest - fighting pirates in Indonesia! From there the action heads to Madripoor, where a cult seeks the black blade known as the Muramasa Sword. Whether wearing his stripped-down black suit and no mask, or donning his signature "Patch" disguise, this is a Wolverine unlike anything ever seen before - slicing and dicing armies of pirates and cultists! It's one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting WOLVERINE (1988) #1. Rated T
WOLVERINE CLAREMONT & MILLER #1 FACSIMILE EDITION #0
(W) CHRIS CLAREMONT (A) Frank Miller (CA) Frank Miller
He's Wolverine. He's the best there is at what he does. And what he does best isn't very nice. Revisit the classic, character-defining story that burned that phrase on the collective consciousness of comic book readers! A pair of industry legends - CHRIS CLAREMONT and Frank Miller - show how the breakout star of the X-Men could also be a solo series icon! Claremont and Miller take Logan away from his teammates - all the way to Japan, where Mariko, the woman he loves, has married another out of duty! As Wolverine hunts for answers, he is drawn into brutal combat with Mariko's father - and enters a shadowy world of samurai and ninja which he never truly leaves! It's one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting WOLVERINE (1982) #1. Rated T