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MARVEL COMICS

RUINS OF RAVENCROFT SABRETOOTH #1 SUAYAN VAR #0

(W) Frank Tieri (A) Guillermo Sanna (CA) Mico Suayan

The history of the Ravencroft Institute for the Criminally Insane has been shrouded in mystery for years. NO LONGER! In the wake of ABSOLUTE CARNAGE, the facility's past has started to unravel, and in doing so has revealed hidden chapters in the lives of some of the Marvel Universe's most recognizable heroes and villains! Rated T+

RUNAWAYS #29

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

• The Runaways have gone full J-Team with Doc Justice and are cleaning up Los Angeles better than ANYONE expected. Doc has never had J-Teamers with powers as amazing as the Runaways (I mean LOOK AT MOLLY, I mean, Blue-J) so they are going to have to set their sights even higher! •  But where does that leave Gert? Back at the Doc's mansion, of course. But Gert isn't going to just sit like a bump on a log. With access to the J-Team's files and resources, Gert is going to do her part!

SAVAGE AVENGERS #9

(W) Gerry Duggan (A) Patrick Zircher (CA) Valerio Giangiordano

THE QUEST TO KILL KULAN GATH: Part 1-Folks, we won't mince words. Kulan Gath has got to go. If Conan The Barbarian, Doctor Strange and Doctor Doom can't do it, then it can't be done. Plus, what is the fate of Kulan Gath's guest, Doctor Voodoo?

SAVAGE SWORD CONAN ORIG MARVEL YRS OMNIBUS HC #3

(W) Roy Thomas (A) John Buscema (CA) Ryan Brown

Writer Roy Thomas and Conan artist supreme, John Buscema, are joined by a host of top-tier visual talents-Frank Brunner, Gene Colan, Sal Buscema, Ernie Chan and Carmine Infantino-to tell Conan's most savage tales. This volume's stories range from the young Cimmerian's exploits as a mercenary to his latter days as king of Aquilonia in the iconic "Scarlet Citadel." Anchoring it is Thomas and Buscema's 160-page adaptation of Conan the Buccaneer. It's a high-seas masterpieces that entangles Conan, a vile pirate and a beautiful princess with the forces of Thoth-Amon. Also featuring pinups galore, an exhaustive dictionary of Hyborian era names and places, and the stunningly painted, full-color masterpiece, "The Trail of the Bloodstained God." Collecting SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN (1974) #29-44 and MARVEL COMICS SUPER SPECIAL (1977) #9.

SAVAGE SWORD CONAN ORIG MARVEL YRS OMNIBUS HC #3

DM VAR

(W) Roy Thomas (A) John Buscema (CA) Earl Norem

Writer Roy Thomas and Conan artist supreme, John Buscema, are joined by a host of top-tier visual talents-Frank Brunner, Gene Colan, Sal Buscema, Ernie Chan and Carmine Infantino-to tell Conan's most savage tales. This volume's stories range from the young Cimmerian's exploits as a mercenary to his latter days as king of Aquilonia in the iconic "Scarlet Citadel." Anchoring it is Thomas and Buscema's 160-page adaptation of Conan the Buccaneer. It's a high-seas masterpieces that entangles Conan, a vile pirate and a beautiful princess with the forces of Thoth-Amon. Also featuring pinups galore, an exhaustive dictionary of Hyborian era names and places, and the stunningly painted, full-color masterpiece, "The Trail of the Bloodstained God." Collecting SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN (1974) #29-44 and MARVEL COMICS SUPER SPECIAL (1977) #9.

SCREAM CURSE OF CARNAGE #3

(W) Clay McLeod Chapman (A) Chris Mooneyham (CA) Nick Bradshaw

A SINISTER SAGA SPINNING OUT OF THE PAGES OF THE LANDMARK VENOM SERIES! •  After the events of ABSOLUTE CARNAGE, New York is in more danger than ever - and SCREAM is the only one who knows it! •  To make matters worse, she's the city's singular symbiotic super hero, as Eddie Brock finds himself ensnared on VENOM ISLAND.

SPIDER-HAM #2 (OF 5)

(W) Zeb Wells (A) Will Robson (CA) Will Robson

• Zeb Wells and Will Robson, authors of your favorite comic book of the year - SPIDER-HAM #1 - reunite for the series' stunning SECOND ISSUE! •  But what threat could be so dangerous - so DEADLY - that it imperils the Marvel Multiverse's porcine protector... even with his cartoonish resistance to injury?!

SPIDER-HAM #2 (OF 5)

BRADSHAW VAR

(W) Zeb Wells (A) Will Robson (CA) Nick Bradshaw

• Zeb Wells and Will Robson, authors of your favorite comic book of the year - SPIDER-HAM #1 - reunite for the series' stunning SECOND ISSUE! •  But what threat could be so dangerous - so DEADLY - that it imperils the Marvel Multiverse's porcine protector... even with his cartoonish resistance to injury?! Rated T

SPIDER-MAN #5 (OF 5)

(W) J. J. Abrams (A) Sara Pichelli (CA) Olivier Coipel

• Ben Parker and his dad are cornered and surely beaten. •  Their allies that they thought could help them weren't enough. •  The son of Mary Jane and Spider-Man has an unwinnable fight on his hands... have his absentee dad and dead mother taught him enough to know what Spider-Man does in these situations?

SPIDER-MAN #5 (OF 5)

RODRIGUEZ MARVELS X VAR

(W) J. J. Abrams (A) Sara Pichelli (CA) Javier Rodriguez

• Ben Parker and his dad are cornered and surely beaten. •  Their allies that they thought could help them weren't enough. •  The son of Mary Jane and Spider-Man has an unwinnable fight on his hands... have his absentee dad and dead mother taught him enough to know what Spider-Man does in these situations? Rated T

SPIDER-MAN & VENOM DOUBLE TROUBLE #3 (OF 4)

THINGS ARE ABOUT TO GET NUTS! •  If mind swapping with each other wasn't bad enough, now Spider-Man and Venom are jumbled up even worse! •  How much worse? You'll have to read to find out!

SPIDER-MAN VELOCITY TP

(W) Dennis "Hopeless" Hallum (A) Emilio Laiso (CA) Skan

A new story continuing the saga of the web-slinger from the smash-hit video game! How and why did Peter Parker build the armored Velocity Suit seen in Marvel's Spider-Man? Find out here! After the shocking events that turned his life upside down, Spider-Man continues to balance his colliding worlds as he attempts to protect New York City against super villains like Swarm - while reporter Mary Jane Watson delves deep into an investigation with legendary Daily Bugle journalist Ben Urich! As unexplainable occurrences bedevil the city, our heroes come face-to-face with...a poltergeist?! But will teaming up to solve the mystery strengthen Peter and MJ's relationship - or doom it? Plus: The secrets of the fan-favorite suit are revealed! Collecting MARVEL'S SPIDER-MAN: VELOCITY #1-5.

SPIDER-VERSE #4 (OF 6)

• It's high-noon, the town is in trouble, Sherrif Stacy is down for the count and the Sinister Sextet is threatening the peace. Who could possibly stop them? •  Why, Webslinger, of course. •  Join Taran Killam (star of ABC's Single Parents, formerly of Saturday Night Live) for his Marvel Comics debut alongside Juan Gedeon (VENOM) bringing you a horse that can run up the side of buildings.

STAR #1 (OF 5)

(W) Kelly Thompson (A) Javier Pina (CA) Carmen Nunez Carnero

BORN OF THE REALITY STONE, THE BREAKOUT CHARACTER FROM CAPTAIN MARVEL FLIES SOLO! Ambitious reporter Ripley Ryan rocked New York City when she became the hero STAR, adored by everyone. But in truth she was Dr. Minerva's attempt at a Kree-human Super-Soldier. Desperate for the strength to control her own destiny, she tried to kill Captain Marvel - and failed. Ripley was left, defeated and powerless, in the Raft...or so she thought. The Reality Stone has found her, and now no prison can hold her. You thought you knew what the Infinity Stones were capable of. Think again.

STAR #1 (OF 5)

JS CAMPBELL VAR

(W) Kelly Thompson (A) Javier Pina (CA) J. Scott Campbell

BORN OF THE REALITY STONE, THE BREAKOUT CHARACTER FROM CAPTAIN MARVEL FLIES SOLO! Ambitious reporter Ripley Ryan rocked New York City when she became the hero STAR, adored by everyone. But in truth she was Dr. Minerva's attempt at a Kree-human Super-Soldier. Desperate for the strength to control her own destiny, she tried to kill Captain Marvel - and failed. Ripley was left, defeated and powerless, in the Raft...or so she thought. The Reality Stone has found her, and now no prison can hold her. You thought you knew what the Infinity Stones were capable of. Think again.   Rated T+

STAR WARS #1

"No...I am your father." In the wake of the events following The Empire Strikes Back, it is a dark time for the heroes of the Rebellion. The Rebel fleet...scattered following a disastrous defeat at the Battle of Hoth. Han Solo...lost to the bounty hunter, Boba Fett, after being frozen in carbonite. And after being lured into a trap on Cloud City and bested in a vicious lightsaber duel against the evil Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker...learned the horrible truth about his past. Vader did not kill Luke's father Anakin--Vader is Luke's father! Now, after narrowly escaping the dark lord's clutches, and wounded and reeling from the revelation, Luke, Princess Leia, Lando Calrissian, the Wookiee Chewbacca and the droids C-3PO and R2-D2 must fight their way back to the Rebel Alliance-for the fate of the entire galaxy is at stake! After so many losses is victory still possible?  But, what Leia, Luke and their ragtag band of freedom fighters do not realize is that they have only traded one Imperial trap for another! Enter the cunning and vengeful Imperial Commander Zahra, at the helm of the Tarkin's Will! Writer Charles Soule (DARTH VADER) and artist Jesus Saiz (DOCTOR STRANGE) are taking us all to the galaxy far, far away next year! With covers by RB Silva (POWERS OF X)! THE GREATEST SPACE ADVENTURE OF ALL TIME BEGINS THIS JANUARY!

STAR WARS #1

BLANK VAR

"No...I am your father." In the wake of the events following The Empire Strikes Back, it is a dark time for the heroes of the Rebellion. The Rebel fleet...scattered following a disastrous defeat at the Battle of Hoth. Han Solo...lost to the bounty hunter, Boba Fett, after being frozen in carbonite. And after being lured into a trap on Cloud City and bested in a vicious lightsaber duel against the evil Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker...learned the horrible truth about his past. Vader did not kill Luke's father Anakin--Vader is Luke's father! Now, after narrowly escaping the dark lord's clutches, and wounded and reeling from the revelation, Luke, Princess Leia, Lando Calrissian, the Wookiee Chewbacca and the droids C-3PO and R2-D2 must fight their way back to the Rebel Alliance-for the fate of the entire galaxy is at stake! After so many losses is victory still possible?  But, what Leia, Luke and their ragtag band of freedom fighters do not realize is that they have only traded one Imperial trap for another! Enter the cunning and vengeful Imperial Commander Zahra, at the helm of the Tarkin's Will! Writer Charles Soule (DARTH VADER) and artist Jesus Saiz (DOCTOR STRANGE) are taking us all to the galaxy far, far away next year! With covers by RB Silva (POWERS OF X)! THE GREATEST SPACE ADVENTURE OF ALL TIME BEGINS THIS JANUARY! Rated T

STAR WARS #1

SPROUSE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK VAR

"No...I am your father." In the wake of the events following The Empire Strikes Back, it is a dark time for the heroes of the Rebellion. The Rebel fleet...scattered following a disastrous defeat at the Battle of Hoth. Han Solo...lost to the bounty hunter, Boba Fett, after being frozen in carbonite. And after being lured into a trap on Cloud City and bested in a vicious lightsaber duel against the evil Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker...learned the horrible truth about his past. Vader did not kill Luke's father Anakin--Vader is Luke's father! Now, after narrowly escaping the dark lord's clutches, and wounded and reeling from the revelation, Luke, Princess Leia, Lando Calrissian, the Wookiee Chewbacca and the droids C-3PO and R2-D2 must fight their way back to the Rebel Alliance-for the fate of the entire galaxy is at stake! After so many losses is victory still possible?  But, what Leia, Luke and their ragtag band of freedom fighters do not realize is that they have only traded one Imperial trap for another! Enter the cunning and vengeful Imperial Commander Zahra, at the helm of the Tarkin's Will! Writer Charles Soule (DARTH VADER) and artist Jesus Saiz (DOCTOR STRANGE) are taking us all to the galaxy far, far away next year! With covers by RB Silva (POWERS OF X)! THE GREATEST SPACE ADVENTURE OF ALL TIME BEGINS THIS JANUARY!

STAR WARS #2

(W) Charles Soule (A) Jesus Saiz (CA) R. B. Silva

"NO...I AM YOUR FATHER." In the wake of the events following The Empire Strikes Back, it is a dark time for the heroes of the Rebellion. The Rebel fleet... scattered following a disastrous defeat at the Battle of Hoth. Han Solo... lost to the bounty hunter, Boba Fett, after being frozen in carbonite. And after being lured into a trap on Cloud City and bested in a vicious lightsaber duel against the evil Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker... learned the horrible truth about his past. Vader did not kill Luke's father Anakin -- Vader is Luke's father! Now, after narrowly escaping the dark lord's clutches, and wounded and reeling from the revelation, Luke, Princess Leia, Lando Calrissian, the Wookiee Chewbacca and the droids C-3PO and R2-D2 must fight their way back to the Rebel Alliance-for the fate of the entire galaxy is at stake! After so many losses is victory still possible?  But, what Leia, Luke and their ragtag band of freedom fighters do not realize is that they have only traded one Imperial trap for another! Enter the cunning and vengeful Imperial Commander Zahra, at the helm of the Tarkin's Will! Writer Charles Soule (DARTH VADER) and artist Jesus Saiz (DOCTOR STRANGE) are taking us all to the galaxy far, far away next year! With covers by RB Silva (POWERS OF X)! THE GREATEST SPACE ADVENTURE OF ALL TIME BEGINS THIS JANUARY!

STAR WARS #2

SPROUSE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK VAR

(W) Charles Soule (A) Jesus Saiz (CA) Chris Sprouse

"NO...I AM YOUR FATHER." In the wake of the events following The Empire Strikes Back, it is a dark time for the heroes of the Rebellion. The Rebel fleet... scattered following a disastrous defeat at the Battle of Hoth. Han Solo... lost to the bounty hunter, Boba Fett, after being frozen in carbonite. And after being lured into a trap on Cloud City and bested in a vicious lightsaber duel against the evil Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker... learned the horrible truth about his past. Vader did not kill Luke's father Anakin -- Vader is Luke's father! Now, after narrowly escaping the dark lord's clutches, and wounded and reeling from the revelation, Luke, Princess Leia, Lando Calrissian, the Wookiee Chewbacca and the droids C-3PO and R2-D2 must fight their way back to the Rebel Alliance-for the fate of the entire galaxy is at stake! After so many losses is victory still possible?  But, what Leia, Luke and their ragtag band of freedom fighters do not realize is that they have only traded one Imperial trap for another! Enter the cunning and vengeful Imperial Commander Zahra, at the helm of the Tarkin's Will! Writer Charles Soule (DARTH VADER) and artist Jesus Saiz (DOCTOR STRANGE) are taking us all to the galaxy far, far away next year! With covers by RB Silva (POWERS OF X)! THE GREATEST SPACE ADVENTURE OF ALL TIME BEGINS THIS JANUARY!

STAR WARS DARTH VADER POSTER BOOK TP

(A) Various

Feel the power of the Dark Side! The deadliest villain in the galaxy, Darth Vader, is celebrated in this sinister poster book - giving you an instant collection of the Dark Lord of the Sith's finest Marvel Comics artwork! Darth Vader's grandeur and glory is captured by some of the industry's finest talents, including those that graced Vader's two ongoing series - Salvador Larroca and Giuseppe Camuncoli! And don't forget the many other artists who have depicted the Emperor's ruthless right hand on dozens of awe-inspiring covers, pages and pinups - from Adi Granov to Alex Ross and more! As you gaze in wonder on Marvel's visions of Vader, you are sure to hear the Imperial March in your head. It's a gallery of masterpieces worthy of framing in every room of your house - until you find your lack of wall space disturbing!

STAR WARS DOCTOR APHRA TP #7

ROGUES END

(W) Simon Spurrier (A) Caspar Wijngaard (CA) Ashley Witter

Right back where she started! After all she's been through, professional disaster zone Doctor Aphra has found herself once again working for Darth Vader. What insidious use has the dark lord found for Aphra to make him spare the life of his most annoying foe? And how much time does she have to slither out of harm's way before he decides to finish what he started all those years ago? Plus: Aphra is about to face reunions with her father and her former flame, Captain Magna Tolvan! And a trip to that wretched hive of scum and villainy, Mos Eisley, awaits! But all good things must end - and when Vader stalks Aphra through the shadows of an ancient temple, only one of them will be leaving in one piece. Collecting STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA #37-40 and STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA ANNUAL #3.

STAR WARS RISE KYLO REN #2 (OF 4)

(W) Charles Soule (A) Will Sliney (CA) Clayton Crain

SNOKE SINKS HIS CLAWS IN! YOUNG BEN SOLO FACES THE KNIGHTS OF REN! •  With the new jedi school in ruins and fellow students hot on his trail for the murder of their master, Ben Solo flees to the only friend he has left in the galaxy... a man named Snoke. But Snoke has plans for  Ben... and ideas about the Force that are as dangerous as they are intriguing for the troubled young jedi. •  If Ben wishes to be truly free... the answers might lie with the dark side. And with the Knights of Ren! •  But it won't be the first time he's tangled with the Knights. In the past, Jedi Master Luke Skywalker journeys to the Unknown Regions and brings young Ben along for the mission. Can even Luke Skywalker stand against the fabled Knights of Ren?!

STERANKO IS REVOLUTIONARY KING-SIZE HC

(W) Jim Steranko (A) Jim Steranko (CA) Jim Steranko

Rarely before and rarely since has the comics industry seen a talent as innovative as Steranko. Blending together influences from pop art to Salvador Dali and Will Eisner to Wallace Wood, Steranko's groundbreaking style is an incomparable visual language. Steranko is...revolutionary! Marvel is proud to present Steranko's complete tenure on NICK FURY, AGENT OF S.H.I.E.L.D. in a single, massive King-Size edition that showcases all its glory! These are the stories that defined Nick Fury as the premier spymaster operating in the covert shadows of the Marvel Universe. His awesome tech, his steamy romances, his larger-than-life action-adventure - Steranko was behind it all, breaking all the old rules of comics storytelling as he went and creating a few new ones too! Collecting NICK FURY, AGENT OF S.H.I.E.L.D. (1968) #1-3 and #5 and material from STRANGE TALES (1951) #151-168.

STRIKEFORCE #5

(W) Tini Howard (A) Jacopo Camagni (CA) Juan Jose Ryp

GHOST IN THE MACHINE! Someone is tinkering with the boundaries between life and death - or human and machine. This team has dealt with undead before, but death is due an upgrade. And no one is prepared for this digital