Marvel Comics Full Solicitations For February 2015

Marvel Comics has released their full solicitations for comics shipping in February 2015.

February sees the debut of Darth Vader’s first solo, ongoing comic book series. Plus, the Guardians of the Galaxy get a new all-ages miniseries, and a new ongoing team-up series, and kick off their crossover with the X-Men, The Black Vortex. On top of all of that, Spider-Verse comes to end, and Silk and Spider-Gwen get their own comic book series.

Check out the full solicitations below.

DARTH VADER #1 & 2

KIERON GILLEN (w) • SALVADOR LARROCA (a)

CoverS by ADI GRANOV

ISSUE #1 – Teaser Variant by JOHN CASSADAY

CONNECTING VARIANT COVER B BY J. SCOTT CAMPBELL

VARIANT COVER BY ALEX ROSS

SKETCH VARIANT COVER BY ALEX ROSS

VARIANT COVER BY MICHAEL GOLDEN

VARIANT COVER BY MIKE DEL MUNDO

YOUNG VARIANT BY SKOTTIE YOUNG

ACTION FIGURE VARIANT BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER

MOVIE VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE

BLANK VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE

ISSUE #2 – VARIANT COVER BY WHILCE PORTACIO

VARIANT COVER BY TBA

The original Dark Lord of the Sith stars in his first ongoing series!

Ever since Darth Vader made his first on-screen appearance, he became the one of the most popular villains to ever haunt an audience’s dreams! Now, follow Vader straight from the ending of A NEW HOPE (and the pages of the new STAR WARS comic book) into his own series, showing the Empire’s war with the Rebel Alliance from the other side! Writer Kieron Gillen (Uncanny X-Men, Journey Into Mystery, Iron Man) and artist Salvador Larroca (Invincible Iron Man, X-Men: No More Humans) bring us a peek behind the mask of evil!

ISSUE #1 – 48 PGS./Rated T …$4.99

ISSUE #2 – 32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

STAR WARS #2

JASON AARON (W) • JOHN CASSADAY (A/C)

SKETCH VARIANT COVER BY JOHN CASSADAY

ACTION FIGURE VARIANT BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER

VARIANT COVER BY Berkeley Breathed, PULITZER-PRIZE WINNING CREATOR OF BLOOM COUNTY

VARIANT COVER BY LEINIL YU

VARIANT COVER BY HOWARD CHAYKIN

THE GREATEST SPACE ADVENTURE OF ALL TIME CONTINUES!

• The Rebel assault on Cymoon 1 continues!

• Luke Skywalker – cornered by Darth Vader!

• Han, Leia, and the others – trapped!

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

Star Wars © Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. Text and illustrations for Star Wars are © 2015 Lucasfilm Ltd.

MARVEL UNIVERSE ULTIMATE

SPIDER-MAN: WEB WARRIORS #4

Adapted by Joe Caramagna

• Spidey is shrunken down to teeny-tiny size by the fiendish Loki.

• The itsy-bitsy Spider-Man swings into action with the help of the mighty Thor!

32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS ASSEMBLE SEASON TWO #4

Adapted by Joe Caramagna

• The Red Skull has info that could save Earth, but he’s been kidnapped!

• To rescue his worst enemy, Captain America must face his oldest friend: Bucky Barnes a.k.a. the Winter Soldier!

32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

MARVEL UNIVERSE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #1 (of 4)

Adapted by Joe Caramagna

• Based on the highly anticipated new series coming to Disney XD in 2015, follow the further adventures of the Guardians of the Galaxy!

• With a galaxy full of danger, only the Guardians stand between us and the destruction of everything!

• Featuring adaptations of the upcoming animated series with a mix of screen grab and brand new stories for everyone to enjoy!

32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

GUARDIANS TEAM-UP #1 & 2

BRIAN BENDIS (W) • ISSUE #1 – ART ADAMS (A/C)

ISSUE #2 – TBA (A)

ISSUE #1 – VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG

ISSUE #1 – Variant by PASQUAL FERRY

ISSUE #1 – INHUMANS 50TH ANNIVERSARY VARIANT COVER BY LADRÖNN

ISSUE #1 –

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY and THE AVENGERS!

• Launching directly out of Guardians of the Galaxy comes the new ongoing series bringing the Guardians to the Marvel Universe’s grandest stage for an opening arc of out-of-this-world adventures with some of the biggest hitters Marvel has to offer.

• Kicking off with a cosmic threat so massive, it’ll take more than just the Guardians of the Galaxy to stop it! Assembled side by side with the mighty Avengers, prepare for two titanic teams to unite like you’ve never seen before!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

ISSUE #2 –

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY and THE AVENGERS!

• Follow part two of this story as the Guardians of the Galaxy slam their way into the world of the Avengers – and only working together as a team will help them save the galaxy!

• Tension runs high when survival is at stake, and when the likes of Gamora, Black Widow, Hawkeye and Rocket are forced to problem solve together, it can mean only one thing is guaranteed – destruction!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY & X-MEN:

THE BLACK VORTEX ALPHA #1

SAM HUMPHRIES (w) • ED McGUINNESS (a)

COVER BY ED MCGUINNESS AND JUSTIN PONSOR

CONNECTING VARIANT COVER A BY ALEXANDER LOZANO

COSMICLY ENHANCED VARIANT BY ANDREA SORRENTINO

THE BLACK VORTEX STARTS HERE!

• The Black Vortex, an ancient artifact imbued with immeasurable power, is now in the hands of Mr. Knife!

• With billions of lives potentially at stake, Peter Quill, the Legendary Star-Lord, is going to have to dust off his thieving gloves.

• But with Knife’s Slaughter Squad protecting him, Peter’s probably going to need some help…

40 PGS./ONE SHOT/Rated T+ …$4.99

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #24

BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (w) • valerio Schiti (a/C)

COVER BY VALERIO SCHITI AND JASON KEITH

COSMICLY ENHANCED VARIANT BY ANDREA SORRENTINO

VARIANT COVER BY PHIL NOTO

• The 2nd chapter of the BLACK VORTEX!

• With the Slaughter Squad hot on their tails, the X-Men and the Guardians of the Galaxy are going to have to find somewhere to stash this loot.

• The odds against them, their only option for gaining the upper hand might lie with the mysterious Black Vortex.

• Will the temptation of the Black Vortex’s unknown power be too much for this band of misfits?

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

LEGENDARY STAR-LORD #9

SAM HUMPHRIES (w) • PACO MEDINA (a/C)

COSMICLY ENHANCED VARIANT BY ANDREA SORRENTINO

VARIANT COVER BY PHIL NOTO

• The 3rd chapter of the BLACK VORTEX!

• With a schism forming within the assembled heroes, the youngest among them face the temptation of immeasurable power.

• Sometimes those with great power shirk their responsibility to use it for good, though.

• And with Knife and his new business partner looking to take back the Black Vortex, the group may have left themselves defenseless.

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

ALL-NEW X-MEN #38

BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (w) • Mahmud Asrar (a)

Cover by ANDREA SORRENTINO AND MARCELO MAIOLO

COSMICLY ENHANCED VARIANT BY ANDREA SORRENTINO

VARIANT COVER BY PHIL NOTO

• The 4th chapter of the Black Vortex!

• With some of their members captured by the villainous Mr. Knife, the team must decipher the secrets of the Black Vortex. And quickly!

• But with the galaxy in chaos, they don’t have too many options open to them.

• Maybe there’s an old war-buddy Peter can call to help them out?

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

SPIDER-GWEN #1

JASON LATOUR (W) • ROBBIE RODRIGUEZ (A/C)

VARIANT COVER BY KRIS ANKA

YOUNG VARIANT BY SKOTTIE YOUNG

VARIANT COVER BY ADAM HUGHES

BLANK VARIANT ALSO AVAILABLE

SPIDER-GWEN SPINS INTO HER OWN SERIES!

• BECAUSE YOU DEMANDED IT! The breakout hit of the biggest Spider-Event of the century is taking comic shops by storm this winter with her own new ongoing series – SPIDER-GWEN!

• Gwen Stacy is Spider-Woman, but you knew that already. What you DON’T know is what friends and foes are waiting for her in the aftermath of Spider-Verse!

• From the fan-favorite creative team that brought you Spider-Gwen’s origin story in EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE, Jason Latour and Robbie Rodriguez!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

SILK #1

Robbie Thompson (W) • STACEY LEE (A)

Cover by DAVE JOHNSON

Variant cover by Stacey Lee

YOUNG VARIANT BY SKOTTIE YOUNG

Cindy Moon exploded out of her bunker and into the Marvel Universe when we first learned that she had been bitten by that same radioactive spider in the first arc of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN. She then went on to save Peter Parker’s life (more than once!) and traverse the Spider-verse alongside Spider-Woman. Now, as SILK, Cindy is on her own in New York City, searching for her past, defining her own future, and webbing up wrong-doers along the way! Robbie Thompson (writer from TV’s Supernatural) fills this new ongoing series with his unique blend of antics and feels. Featuring stunning covers by Eisner Award winner Dave Johnson and interiors by future superstar Stacey Lee.

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

WOLVERINES #5

CHARLES SOULE & RAY FAWKES (W)

JONATHAN MARKS (A)

Cover by NICK BRADSHAW

• The team from Paradise and the Wolverines team up for the Assault on Mr. Sinister and his snowy fortress but what surprises lay in store when they figure out the front door is actually the easiest way in?

• Sinister has more than plans for Logan’s body in his lair…but how are the Amazing X-Men involved in his plans for destruction and perfection?

• Special appearance by Fing Fang Boom!

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

WOLVERINES #6

CHARLES SOULE & RAY FAWKES (w)

Jason Masters (A)

COVER BY Simone Bianchi

• Assault on Mr. Sinister’s fortress – part two!

• Logan’s remains are located – but which team winds up keeping the goods? And for what purpose?

• When Mr. Sinister pleads his cause, it hits home to more than one team member…does this mean a change in allegiance?

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

WOLVERINES #7 & 8

Charles Soule & Ray Fawkes (W)

Issue #7 – Kris Anka (A)

ISSUE #8 – Juan Doe (A)

ISSUE #7 – Cover by STEPHANE ROUX

ISSUE #8 – Cover by TBA

ISSUE #7 –

• Romance is in the air – for both old and new lovers alike, and just in time for Valentine’s Day!

• Mystique’s power play is kicking into full gear as more is revealed about her plans to control her destiny.

• And what happens when she gets one of the very last control words, and with it the power to get everything she ever wanted.

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

ISSUE #8 –

• BETRAYAL! LIES! This is what happens when the Paradise Group and the Wolverines share more than alliances…

• And what happens when an old buddy of Wolverine shows up for a boondoggle weekend – ENTER FANG!

• Lady Deathstrike is finally coming to the conclusion that she doesn’t have to be alone, but will this moment of vulnerability come back to stab her in the back?

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

SPIDER-MAN 2099 #9

PETER DAVID (W) • WILLIAM SLINEY (A)

Cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA

• Miguel O’Hara returns to the year 2099 to discover that his future is now… imperfect!

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #14 & 15

DAN SLOTT (W) • Issue #14 – OLIVIER COIPEL (A)

CoverS by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI

Variant Cover by GABRIELE Dell’Otto

VARIANT COVER BY PHIL NOTO

Marvel Animation Variant by JEFF WAMESTER

Issue #15 – GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI (A)

VARIANT COVER BY Simone Bianchi

ISSUE #14 –

• THE CLIMACTIC CONCLUSION TO SPIDER-VERSE!

• The Prophecy is coming to fruition but Superior Spider-Man has something up his sleeve.

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

ISSUE #15 –

• SPIDER-VERSE EPILOGUE

• See the fallout of Spider-Verse and what it means to Peter Parker and the rest of the Spiders!

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

SPIDER-WOMAN #4

DENNIS HOPELESS (W) • GREG LAND (A/C)

SPIDER-VERSE EPILOGUE!

• Jessica comes out of Spider-Verse changed, but what can she do now? Don’t miss this character-defining chapter!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

SECRET AVENGERS #13 ALES KOT (w)

MICHAEL WALSH (a)

Cover by TRADD MOORE

“DEATH TO THE BULLIES”

• M.O.D.O.K. down. Something is up. Trust M.O.D.O.K.

• Most explosions you have ever seen in a Marvel comic! Maybe. We’re not entirely sure. But we do have an explosion-o-meter.

• SECRET AVENGERS ASSEMBLE!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

OPERATION: S.I.N. #2 (of 5)

Kathryn Immonen (w)

Rich Ellis (a)

Cover by Michael Komarck

• When a UFO fires on Moscow because Howard can’t keep his finger off the button, Peggy and the team go underground but which one of them is already undercover?

• Woodrow McCord fights a bear!

• Peggy punches Howard in the face!

• The firecracker team of Kathryn Immonen and Rich Ellis turn up the heat and tear up the joint in the continuing adventures of AGENT CARTER!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

NEW AVENGERS #30

JONATHAN HICKMAN (W) • KEV WALKER (A)

Cover by ALAN DAVIS

VARIANT COVER BY PHIL NOTO

IN 3 MONTHS…TIME RUNS OUT!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

AVENGERS #41

JONATHAN HICKMAN (W) • STEFANO CASELLI (A)

Cover by BRYAN HITCH

VARIANT COVER BY PHIL NOTO

IN 3 MONTHS…TIME RUNS OUT!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

AVENGERS WORLD #17

FRANK J. BARBIERE (w) • MARCO CHECCHETTO (a)

Cover by JEFF DEKAL

BEFORE TIME RUNS OUT!

• How did things get to be the way they are in the “Time Runs Out” story? Find out here in AVENGERS WORLD!

• Cannonball and Smasher face their greatest adventure yet…parenthood!

• Can the new parents survive an encounter with the SHI’AR IMPERIAL GUARD?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

UNCANNY AVENGERS #2

RICK REMENDER (W) • DANIEL ACUñA (A/C)

VARIANT COVER BY SIMONE BIANCHI

VARIANT COVER BY PHIL NOTO

COUNTER-EVOLUTIONARY PART 2

• Welcome to Counter-Earth, where the future of your species is being developed by crack evolutionists. A better future awaits and is only one evolutionary updated away.

• The New Men rise for what is theirs. They seek the chaos and the speed to create the true Earth, the true evolution.

• Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver discover a terrible truth about their past.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THANOS VS. HULK #3 (of 4)

JIM STARLIN (W)

JIM STARLIN (A/C)

VARIANT COVER BY RON LIM

• Annihilus gains vast new might!

• The Hulk rampages through the Negative Zone!

• And the villainous and powerful Blastaar is in hot pursuit!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

BUCKY BARNES: THE WINTER SOLDIER #5

ALES KOT (W)

MARCO RUDY (A)

Cover by MIKE DEL MUNDO

“DEAD STARS”

• The first arc reaches its conclusion! Mer-z-bow will never be the same! Upheaval imminent!

• Bucky Barnes, the Winter Soldier — face to face with Crossbones!

• The mystery figure who took a shot at Bucky learns the cost of his transfiguration. Daisy Johnson causes an earthquake. Ventolin acts.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

FANTASTIC FOUR #643

JAMES ROBINSON (W) • LEONARD KIRK (A/C)

Spotlight VARIANT Cover by CHRIS SAMNEE

Connecting VARIANT Cover by MICHAEL GOLDEN

THE INTERNET-WRECKING “THE END IS FOUREVER” CONTINUES

• With the Villain’s plans revealed, the invasion of Earth begins with the creatures from the FRANKLINVERSE as well as corrupted versions of the heroes from HEROES REBORN. Will THE FANTASTIC FOUR have enough power to fight them on the streets of NY?

• Meanwhile SUE, NAMOR and JIM HAMMOND resolve into the Franklinverse to combat this threat at it source, but what they find is far more terrifying than they expected.

• Plus the return of SLEEPWALKER.

• And BENTLEY 23’s finest hour.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA & THE MIGHTY AVENGERS #5

AL EWING (W) • LUKE ROSS (A)

COVER BY Sanford Greene

• Someone killed the man White Tiger hated most in the world – and now she has to bring that someone in!

• Meanwhile – something very, very strange is happening to CORTEX Incorporated…

• …and Luke Cage is right in the middle of it.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

S.H.I.E.L.D. #3

MARK WAID (W) • ALAN DAVIS (A)

Cover by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO

Variant Cover by ALAN DAVIS

VARIANT COVER BY PHIL NOTO

• DIE HARD in the Sanctum Sanctorum! With Dr. Strange elsewhere, magical terrorists have taken over Strange’s sanctum!

• Agent Coulson must lead a strike team into the mansion before time runs out for New York City, and his only available allies are Spider-Man and one of Strange’s oldest foes!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

ALL-NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA: FEAR HIM #1-4

DENNIS HOPELESS (W) • SZYMON KUDRANSKI (A)

Covers by SIMONE BIANCHI

ISSUE #1 –

• A hungry villain has returned to feed on the city’s fear.

• It’s up to the All New Captain America and Nomad to curb his appetite… Which might be easier if they weren’t always at each other’s throats.

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

ISSUE #2 –

• All New Captain America searches the sewers for the missing Nomad…

• While the Scarecrow and his army of terror crows do their worst.

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

ISSUE #3 –

• Cap and Nomad reunited!

There’s not much this dysfunctional duo can’t handle…

• Except, of course, when one of them is having a violent psychotic episode.

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

ISSUE #4 –

• It’s Nomad’s last stand. As the Scarecrow’s terror pheromone has taken Captain America’s mind… But that’s really the least of his worries.

• What does it take to scare a man who grew up in a Dimension of boogie men?

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

ALL-NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA #4

RICK REMENDER (W) • STUART IMMONEN (A/C)

VARIANT COVER BY PHIL NOTO

• Hydra initiates the next step in their scheme, millions of innocent souls hang in the balance.

• Cap is broken and nearly dead from the gauntlet of the new Hydra, so how can he take down the combined might of Cobra and the Armadillo in time to stop the great leveling?

• A mysterious woman from the past returns!

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

 

MARVEL’S ANT-MAN PRELUDE #1 (of 2)

WILL CORONA PILGRIM (W)

MIGUEL SEPULVEDA (A)

GET READY FOR MARVEL’S NEXT SMASH HIT FILM WITH THIS OFFICIAL PREQUEL!

• Before Scott Lang becomes Marvel’s shrinking sensation, Dr. Hank Pym will pull on the helmet and leap into action on a death-defying mission that will take him into the icy heart of Cold War East Berlin!

32 PGS./Rated T …$2.99

ANT-MAN #2

NICK SPENCER (W) • RAMON ROSANAS (A)

Cover by MARK BROOKS

Variant cover by GEOF DARROW

VARIANT COVER BY PHIL NOTO

MOVIE VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE

• Ant-Man’s starting a new life– a bold new adventure– and you know what that means…

• He needs to borrow some money!

• Also, an old enemy returns… kinda. Sorta. Maybe?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #2

RYAN NORTH (W) • ERICA HENDERSON (A/C)

Variant cover by JOE QUINONES

• Starting college is hard enough, but now Squirrel Girl has to deal with Galactus too?

• The fate of the entire planet hangs in the balance, and only Squirrel Girl can save it!

• Also, her squirrel friend Tippy Toe. She can help too.

• Iron Man might show up too! Kinda, at least!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

SUPERIOR IRON MAN #5

TOM TAYLOR (W) • YILDIRAY ÇINAR (A)

Cover by MIKE CHOI

THE SECRET ORIGIN OF TEEN ABOMINATION.

• TONY STARK’S actions of the past come back to hurt him in the present.

• Has his negligence bred monsters?

• And will those monsters destroy him?

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

ANGELA: ASGARD’S ASSASSIN #3

KIERON GILLEN & MARGUERITE BENNETT (W)

PHIL JIMENEZ & STEPHANIE HANS (A)

Cover by STEPHANIE HANS

Variant cover by DAVID LAFUENTE

VARIANT COVER BY PHIL NOTO

• The Tenth Realm of Heven crashes into… wait, which number is Vanaheim? Well, Vanaheim. We’re going to Vanaheim for adventures, fun and bleak existential horror!

• Does Loki join the pursuit of Angela and her tiny, diaper-wearing charge? Well, we’d have to be really cruel to mention him here if he’s not going to turn up. Loki Lies, not solicits. Solicits are always 100% honest.

• Plus, find out why saying “All good angels go to heaven” would get you stabbed by Angela. She’s a little touchy on the topic of the afterlife.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

MIRACLEMAN #15

THE ORIGINAL WRITER (W) • JOHN TOTLEBEN (A)

Cover by JOHN TOTLEBEN

Variant cover by TIM SALE

Variant Cover by BILL SIENKIEWICZ

• The utterance of a single word has unleashed hell on earth.

• Johnny Bates has let the Nemesis out. Kid Miracleman is loose.

• Smokes rises over London. And nothing will ever be the same.

• Miracleman faces Kid Miracleman in the genre-redefining climax of Book Three!

• Including material originally presented in MIRACLEMAN (1985) #15, plus bonus content.

48 PGS./Mature …$4.99

INHUMAN #12

CHARLES SOULE (W) • RYAN STEGMAN (A)

Cover by RYAN STEGMAN & RICHARD ISANOVE

VARIANT COVER BY PHIL NOTO

• QUEEN MEDUSA VS. KING BLACK BOLT with the fate of the Inhumans in the balance!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THOR #5

JASON AARON (W) • Jorge Molina (A)

Cover by RUSSELL DAUTERMAN

VARIANT COVER BY PHIL NOTO

• The mysterious all-new Thor has taken Midgard by storm. But if her enemies have their say, her reign as the Goddess of Thunder will be a short one.

• Prince Odinson is making a list and checking it twice.

• All-Father Odin is so desperate to see Mjolnir returned to Asgard that he will call on some very dangerous, very unexpected allies.

• And the Absorbing Man and Titania are just up to their usual tricks. Namely, robbing banks and crushing anyone who dares get in their way.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THOR ANNUAL #1

JASON AARON, CM PUNK, NOELLE STEVENSON (W)

ROB GUILLORY, MARGUERITE SAUVAGE (A)

Cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE

Variant Cover by ROB GUILLORY

VARIANT COVER BY MARGUERITE SAUVAGE

• Three stories featuring three Thors!

• Wrestling superstar CM Punk and Rob Guillory (Chew) on Young Thor’s idea for how to prove himself worthy of Mjolnir: a drinking competition!

• Noelle Stevenson (Lumberjanes) and Marguerite Sauvage tell a tale of the new Thor!

• And Jason Aaron on the Girls of Thunder’s quest to find the perfect birthday present for their grandfather, King Thor! How about a new Garden of Eden?

40 PGS./ONE SHOT/Rated T+ …$4.99

ROCKET RACCOON #8

SKOTTIE YOUNG (W) • FILIPE ANDRADE (A)

Cover by Skottie Young

VARIANT COVER BY PHIL NOTO

VARIANT COVER BY JUSTIN PONSOR

• The meanest, toughest, wittiest, and furriest Guardian of the galaxy just broke out his BIGGEST GUNS.

• Because it’s ON. or ON-ER. THE MOST ON! Whatever, you get it.

• Join superstar Skottie Young and sensational artist Filipe Andrade (Captain Marvel, Figment) in a Rocket adventure that breaks all the rules (including grammar).

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

GUARDIANS 3000 #5

DAN ABNETT (W) • GERARDO SANDOVAL (A)

Cover by Alex Ross

VARIANT COVER BY GERARDO SANDOVAL

To save the future, the Guardians must reach into the past, and that means striking a deal with the Old Hunger. But the Old Hunger is the most powerful entity in the Galaxy, and it’s not a good idea to wake him up… or to by-pass his invincible herald, Stormfront! Meanwhile, Vance Astro has encountered a Guardian that he forgot ever existed, and she’s none too happy about his memory blank. Time to make friends again fast… before the A-Sentience gestalt of The Stark destroys them all! Cosmic action and mind-blowing SF adventure!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

NOVA #27

GERRY DUGGAN (W)

JOHN TIMMS MOREIRA (A)

Cover by Orphans Cheeps

• Carnage knows Nova’s secret identity – and he can’t wait to share it with Sam Alexander’s whole school!

• What’s worse, Nova’s helmet is still on the fritz! When’s this kid gonna catch a break?!

•Not today, when a Hulk makes an unexpected appearance!

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

MOON KNIGHT #12

BRIAN WOOD (W)

GREG SMALLWOOD (A)

Cover by DECLAN SHALVEY

• The climactic end of MOON KNIGHT arc 2!

• Everything comes crashing down on Mr. Knight.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

DAREDEVIL #13

MARK WAID (W) • CHRIS SAMNEE (A/C)

VARIANT COVER BY PHIL NOTO

THE END BEGINS HERE!

• Mark Waid and Chis Samnee begin the climactic final chapter of their beloved, Eisner Award Winning run with the return of one of Matt Murdock’s oldest and (now) scariest enemies.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

LOKI: AGENT OF ASGARD #11

AL EWING (W)

LEE GARBETT (A/C)

• Loki faces the punishment of the Gods! Have his sins found him out at last?

• Featuring: the pain of Volstagg! The verdict of Sif! The fury of Freyja! The strange wisdom of Odin!

• And in the midst of all this drama… where’s King Loki?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

CAPTAIN MARVEL #12

KELLY SUE DECONNICK (W)

DAVID LOPEZ (A/C)

• Captain Marvel’s time as an astronomical avenger has pitted her against some of the worst the galaxy has to offer (lookin’ at you J’Son).

• The Haffensye Consortium has been tracking Captain Marvel and Tic for weeks. Now, they’ve finally caught up to them both!

• Captain Marvel was barely able to survive the last time she squared-off against the Haffensye – think she’ll be so lucky again?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

SILVER SURFER #10

DAN SLOTT (W) • MIKE ALLRED (A/C)

• The climax to THE Silver Surfer/Galactus Story for the 21st Century!

• Witness the soul of the Silver Surfer laid bare in a cosmic clash unlike any you have ever seen!

• A tale of hope and heroes– of triumph and tragedy– as only can be told in one of the Mightiest Marvel Comics of them all!

• If you weren’t a true believer before SILVER SURFER #10, you WILL BE AFTER!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

IRON FIST:

THE LIVING WEAPON #9

KAARE ANDREWS (W)

KAARE ANDREWS (A/C)

THE TRIUMPHANT RETURN OF DANNY RAND!

• No more hiding! Danny Rand comes home.

• The choice must be made once again:

LIFE OR DEATH?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THE PUNISHER #15

NATHAN EDMONDSON (W)

Mitch Gerads (A/C)

THE TRUTH WILL GET YOU PUNISHED!

• Can Frank lure the Howling Commandos to his side? What will happen to them if he can’t?

• Officer Sammy Stone is reborn in blood.

• Frank finds himself up against a force that will test his morals, his resolve, and his his fiber as a soldier.

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

MS. MARVEL #12

G. WILLOW WILSON (W) • Takeshi Miyazawa (A)

Cover by KRIS ANKA

• Love is in Jersey City as Valentine’s Day arrives!

• Kamala Khan may not be allowed to go to the dance, but Ms. Marvel is!

• Well sort of – by crashing it attempting to capture Asgard’s most annoying trickster!

• Yup, it’s a special Valentine’s Day issue featuring Marvel’s favorite charlatan, Loki!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

ALL-NEW INVADERS #15 JAMES ROBINSON (W)

STEVE PUGH (A/C)

THE RETURN OF TORO PART TWO

• As the series draws to a close, STEVE ROGERS, JIM HAMMOND and NAMOR consider the INVADERS’ past and future.

• Meanwhile the Neo-Nazi threat that these heroes (including RADIANCE and SAM WILSON CAPTAIN AMERICA) face, now involves both LASH and the Royal Family of the INHUMANS, with both sides after both TORO and IRON CROSS.

• And what of the impending threats from the MARTIANS, the KREE and ETERNALS?

• And the final fate of HAIRBALL THE CAT.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

ALL-NEW GHOST RIDER #11

FELIPE SMITH (W)

FELIPE SMITH (A)

COVER BY Fiona Staples

L.A. NIGHTS BURN BRIGHT WITH THE FLAMES OF VENGEANCE!

• Having tamed satanic serial killer ELI MORROW’S Spirit, ROBBIE REYES boldly enforces justice on the streets of LA…but can’t seem to keep things in order at home.

• Little brother GABE’S medical condition is improving by leaps and bounds but something’s causing his relationship with Robbie to deteriorate just as quickly.

• As ALL-NEW GHOST RIDER’S powers continue to evolve, Robbie finds out a shocking truth about his long lost parents.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

DEATHLOK #5

NATHAN EDMONDSON (W) • MIKE PERKINS(A/C)

VARIANT COVER BY PHIL NOTO

• A search for his daughter lands Henry Hayes in the hospital.

• Will SHIELD find him before BIOTEK does?

• Andrea is in over her head, until a powerful friend comes to help.

• Deathlok’s future is uncertain as the first arc of the hot new series draws to a close!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

BLACK WIDOW #15

Nathan Edmondson (W)

Phil Noto (A/C)

VARIANT COVER BY PHIL NOTO

• The moment we’ve all been waiting for: Natasha confronts Chaos!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

ELEKTRA #11

HADEN BLACKMAN (W)

MICHAEL DEL MUNDO (A/C)

SERIES FINALE!

• Bullseye.

• Elektra.

• Final round. You ready?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

HULK #11

GERRY DUGGAN (W) • MARK BAGLEY (A/C)

VARIANT COVER BY PHIL NOTO

OMEGA HULK HAS OFFICIALLY BOUGHT A TICKET TO HELL…

• DOC GREEN sets his sights on LYRA…A.K.A. THE SAVAGE SHE-HULK FROM THUNDRA’S FUTURE!!!

• Science runs amok!

• Mistakes will be made!

• No happy ending here!

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

MILES MORALES: ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #10

BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (w)

DAVID MARQUEZ (a/C)

MILES MORALES: FRIEND OR FOE TO HYDRA?

• MILES confronts his family’s past and his terrifying future

• The man behind the mysteries of the HUMAN FLIES plans reveals himself… and it’s NOT good news for Miles.

• All this and Miles unleashes a NEW SPIDER-POWER!!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

SPIDER-MAN & THE X-MEN #3

ELLIOTT KALAN (W) • MARCO FAILLA (A)

Cover by STACEY LEE

VARIANT COVER BY TBA

• Good news! Spider-Man & his X-Students got the 11:30pm late night talk show slot!

• Bad News! His executive producers are Chameleon and Mojo! And his first guests are The Sinister Sixty-Six!

• Plus! The return of Wolverine? Well…kind of. (Not really. But sort of.)

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

CYCLOPS #10

JOHN LAYMAN (w)

JAVIER GARRON (a)

Cover by ALEXANDER LOZANO

•Out of the fire, and into the frying pan. Or, more precisely, out of spaceship full of pirate killers and into the alien jungle filled with giant hungry space monsters!

•Cyclops and Corsair are reunited at last, but will they survive long enough to survive their touching reunion?

•Oh, and what’s that strange ticking noise? Could it be coming from the nearby superweapon capable of DESTROYING ENTIRE GALAXIES?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

X-FORCE #15

SIMON SPURRIER (w)

ROCK-HE KIM (a/C)

• THIS IS IT!

• In the final showdown with Fantomex, X-Force gives everything they have to defeat their power-mad teammate-turned-adversary!

• And in the end, not everyone will emerge unscathed…

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

UNCANNY X-MEN #32

BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (w) • Chris Bachalo (a/C)

VARIANT COVER BY PHIL NOTO

• CYCLOPS at a crossroads! Magneto…Matthew Malloy…the Last Will and Testament of Charles Xavier…AXIS…all of these pivotal events have driven this already tempestuous mutant to the edge of disaster.

• Will Scott Summers save himself from ruin or will he make that fateful leap?!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

DEADPOOL #42

BRIAN POSEHN & GERRY DUGGAN (w)

SALVADOR ESPIN (a)

Cover by MARK BROOKS

VARIANT COVER BY PHIL NOTO

• DEADPOOL vs. OMEGA RED!

• This time, it’s personal!

• Well, for one of them. Sort of.

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

RETURN OF THE LIVING DEADPOOL #1 (of 4)

CULLEN BUNN (w) • NIK VIRELLA (a)

Cover by JAY SHAW

VARIANT Cover by Ryan Stegman

Last year, Cullen Bunn brought us NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEADPOOL, the hit tale of the Merc with the Mouth trapped in the zombie apocalypse. In the end, our hero found a “cure” of sorts to this horrible outbreak—any zombie that ate Deadpool transformed…into another Deadpool. And they lived happily ever after? Not so fast, as Cullen Bunn returns, joined by the amazing artwork of Nicole Virella, to let us know that wandering hordes of Deadpools might just be worse than flesh-hungry walking corpses.

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

STORM #8

GREG PAK (w)

PHIL BRIONES (a)

Cover by STEPHANIE HANS

• On the run and trying to clear her name, Storm pursues the mastermind who made her a fugitive from the law!

• And in order to do it, she just might call in help from some unexpected places…

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

NIGHTCRAWLER #11

CHRIS CLAREMONT (w)

TODD NAUCK (a/C)

• The Shadow King. The Crimson Pirates. The forces of Heaven and Hell. Nightcrawler is cutting through his foes to protect those nearest and dearest to him.

• But in his struggles with his return from the afterlife, will Nightcrawler take his one-man-war too far?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

AMAZING X-MEN #17

CHRISTOPHER YOST & CRAIG KYLE (W)

JORGE FORNES (A/C)

THE ONCE AND FUTURE JUGGERNAUT 3 of 4

• Sure, the Juggernaut is bad. But what’s the worst case scenario of possessing that power? You’re about to see.

• “Unstoppable” takes on a whole new meaning as someone finally gets their hands on Cyttorak’s gem.

• The X-Men have fallen. The Juggernaut rises. Bring a change of underwear.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

MAGNETO #15

CULLEN BUNN (w) • GABRIEL HERNANDEZ WALTA (a)

Cover by DAN PANOSIAN

• S.H.I.E.L.D. has Magneto in its clutches.

• But just what ace does Magneto have up his sleeve that might allow him to turn the tables on his captors?

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

X-MEN #24

G. WILLOW WILSON (W) • ROLAND BOSCHI (A)

Cover by TERRY DODSON

• Trapped deep underground in the sinkhole that mysteriously appeared in the middle of the Black Rock Desert, STORM battles her claustrophobia while trying to find answers.

• Meanwhile, her teammates above ground discover that the phenomenon has ties to old enemies…

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

MEN OF WRATH #5 (of 5)

JASON AARON (W) • RON GARNEY (A/C)

Variant Cover by ALEX ROSS

“Jason Aaron and Ron Garney pull no punches in this darkly magnetic read” – IGN

“This is one messed up comic book that I took sheer delight in reading” – Comics Beat

“These are talented creators telling a gut punching tale” – Comicosity

Bear witness as JASON AARON (Southern Bastards, Original Sin) & RON GARNEY (Wolverine:Weapon X, Thor: God of Thunder) bring the story of the Raths to a bloody conclusion. It all started with some sheep. It won’t end until everyone is dead.

32 PGS./Mature …$3.50

POWERS #3

BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W) • MICHAEL AVON OEMING (A/C)

Variant Cover by DAVID MACK

Photo Variant Also Available

An all-new chapter in the Eisner Award-winning series that turns the police procedural on its head. Walker and Deena are reunited and discover things about each other they never knew – even after all these years. Plus: an unsolvable powers case that could determine the fate of the entire Powers Department. Read the comic and see the brand-new powers TV show on the PlayStation Network. The letter column will feature exclusive behind-the-scenes info on the show from executive producer Brian Michael Bendis!

32 PGS./Mature …$3.99