Courtesy of Marvel, ComicsAlliance brings you an advance look at new periodical comic books going on sale in March 2013 from the publisher's mainline Marvel, Ultimate Comics and Icon imprints. All of the following books can be purchased at finer comic book shops, where you can also pre-order your selections to ensure you'll get a copy before they sell out.AGE OF ULTRON #1-3 (of 10)

BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W) • BRYAN HITCH (A/C)

Variant Cover (#1) by Mike Deodato

Sketch Variant (#1) by Bryan Hitch

Variant Cover (#1) by Marko Djurdjevic

Ultron Variant (#1-3) BY Rock-He Kim

Variant Cover (#2 & #3) by TBA

Young Variant Also Available (#1)

Blank Cover Also Available (#1)

For years the heroes of the Marvel Universe have lived in fear that the artificial intelligence known as Ultron would one day evolve to fulfill its desire to wipe out all organic life and take over the Earth -- that day has arrived. This massive 10-part Marvel Universe-spanning event is brought to you by Eisner award-winning writer Brian Michael Bendis and comics legend Bryan Hitch.

32 PGS. (EACH)/Rated T+ ...$3.99 (EACH)

FANTASTIC FOUR #5AU

Matt Fraction (W) • TBD (A)

Cover by MARK BAGLEY

An AGE OF ULTRON tie-in!

Will the rise of the artificial intelligence Ultron cause the premature end of the Fantastic Four's sojourn across time and space?

32 PGS./Rated T ...$3.99


Superior Spider-Man #6AU

CHRISTOS GAGE (W) • Dexter Soy (A)

Cover by Marco Checchetto

The Superior Spider-Man enters the Age of Ultron!

32 PGS./Rated T ...$3.99


GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #1

BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W)

STEVE MCNIVEN (A/C)

Variant Cover by JOE QUESADA

Sketch Variant by JOE QUESADA

Variant Cover by MILO MANARA

Young Variant Also Available

Blank Cover Also Available

There's a new rule in the galaxy: No one touches Earth! No one!! Why has Earth become the most important planet in the Galaxy? That's what the Guardians of the Galaxy are going to find out!! Join the brightest stars in the Marvel universe: Star Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket Raccoon, Groot and--wait for it--Iron-Man, as they embark upon one of the most explosive and eye-opening chapters of Marvel NOW! These galactic Avengers are going to discover secrets that will rattle Marvel readers for years to come! Why wait for the movie? It all starts here!

32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.99

WOLVERINE #1

PAUL CORNELL (W) • ALAN DAVIS (A/C)

Sketch Variant by Alan Davis

Variant Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL

Blank Cover Also Available

Young Variant Also Available

IT'S HUNTING SEASON!

The best there is at what he does gets an all-new on-going! Pay attention very closely: there's a mystery here that even Wolverine hasn't sniffed out yet. When Wolverine finds himself the bargaining chip in a hostage situation, he must make a decision to save a little boy that will follow him forever...literally! How can a berserker fight what he can't see? And how far will he go to assert his humanity in the face of the Unknown? Find out when superstars Paul Cornell (CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI:13, Doctor Who, Action Comics) and Alan Davis (AVENGERS, CLANDESTINE, EXCALIBUR, UNCANNY X-MEN) take on the Wolverine!

32 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$3.99

UNCANNY AVENGERS #6

RICK REMENDER (W) • Daniel Acuña (A)

Cover by John Cassaday

The Apocalypse Twins part 1

• New regular artist Daniel Acuña joins just in time for Thor vs Apocalypse in the 11th Century! Wait until you see these two titans first meeting and first battle!

• The Avengers' ancestors are being hunted and only a young Thor can save his future companions!

• And with Rama Tut and Kang pulling the strings, you know nothing good can come from any of it.

• The future begins in the past! This is it! The future of the all-new, all-different Uncanny Avengers begins here and the effects will reverberate across the Marvel Universe for years to come!

32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.99

AVENGERS ARENA #6

DENNIS HOPELESS (W) • KEV WALKER (A)

Cover by MICHAEL DEL MUNDO

Variant Cover by JORGE MOLINA

• Betrayal! Secrets! Murder! Shock follows shock in the stunning conclusion to our first story arc!

• Who will win the race to the supplies...and what are they willing to do get there first?

• Who is not what they seem...and which player will draw first blood?

32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99

AVENGERS #7 & 8

JONATHAN HICKMAN (W) • DUSTIN WEAVER (A/C)

ISSUE #7

"WORLD BREAKER"

• The Avengers must scramble to deal with the threat of another Universal SYSTEM.

• The New Adam is transformed, and his true self revealed.

• And the most dangerous hero on Earth is created.

ISSUE #8

"SYSTEM FAILURE"

• The Avengers face off against the World Breaker.

• Discover the imminent threat to the Avengers World.

• Watch as we get our first hints as the hidden connections between the events of Avengers and New Avengers.

32 PGS. (EACH)/Rated T ...$3.99 (EACH)

NEW AVENGERS #4

JONATHAN HICKMAN (W) • STEVE EPTING (A)

Cover by JOCK

VARIANT COVER BY STEPHANE ROUX

"WORLD EATER"

• The Illuminati have learned that Earth is the center point for the death of the Universe.

• If this is true, doesn't that mean destroying it might save everything else?

• Enter the world eater, Galactus.

32 PGS./Rated T ...$3.99

AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #13

KELLY SUE DECONNICK (W) • PETE WOODS (A)

Cover by NIC KLEIN

Variant cover by In-Hyuk Lee

• Time to pay the piper... or the psychopathic lizard girl. Black Widow and Hawkeye stand in judgment for the sins of their pasts.

• Spider-Woman caught in the middle.

• Natasha don't drink that, it's--! ...Uh-oh.

32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.99


Secret Avengers #2

NICK SPENCER (W) • LUKE ROSS (A)

Cover by TOMM COKER

Variant Cover by MIKE DEODATO

"Bagalia"

• Nick Fury knows who he wants for the new Secret Avengers--the deadly mercenary known as Taskmaster!

• Trouble is, how to extract S.H.I.E.L.D.'s newest prospective agent from the only prison cell in Bagalia – the nation-state built by and for super villains!

32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.99

YOUNG AVENGERS #3

KIERON GILLEN (W) • JAMIE MCKELVIE (A/C)

Variant cover by TRADD MOORE

• A Fight scene, probably.

• And another one, but this time in a club.

• Plentiful feels. (aka "Meaningful emotional character beats" for people who aren't on tumblr)

• The fakest ID in history.

32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99


UNCANNY X-MEN #3

BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W)

CHRIS BACHALO (A/C)

Variant Cover by PHIL NOTO

• Everything has changed for Magneto in the last few weeks. Can he prove he is still the Master of Magnetism?

• Cyclops and the rest of his crew take the revolution on the road gathering up more new mutants.

32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.99


ALL-NEW X-MEN #8 & 9

BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W) • DAVID MARQUEZ (A)

Cover by STUART IMMONEN

50th Anniversary variant (#8) by TBA

Issue #8 -

• Guest-starring the Avengers!

• How will the Earth's Mightiest Heroes react to the time-swept X-Men?

Issue #9 -

• The Original Five X-Men get new costumes!

• Series main-artist Stuart Immonen returns!

• Mystique makes her big move.

32 PGS. (EACH)/Rated T+ ...$3.99 (EACH)

SAVAGE WOLVERINE #3

Frank Cho (W) • Frank Cho (A/C)

Variant Cover by ADI GRANOV

• Shanna and Wolverine are separated, and Shanna teams up with...Amadeus Cho?

• Secrets about the island are revealed, but only bring up more questions.

• And, in this issue, a hero will fall!

32 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$3.99


RED SHE-HULK #63

JEFF PARKER (W) • WELLINTON ALVES & CARLO PAGULAYAN (A)

Cover by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA

AN ALL NEW ARC: ROUTE 616

• Red She-Hulk is S.H.I.E.L.D.'s most wanted!!!

• Machine Man joins her on a deadly chase across the Marvel U!

• Jennifer Walters is hot on their trail!

32 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$2.99

INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK #5

MARK WAID (W) • LEINIL FRANCIS YU (A)

Variant Cover by CHRIS STEVENS

• Hulk versus Attuma!

• What is the secret of Lost Lemuria?

• Attuma's schemes guarantee death for all air-breathers!

32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.99


THOR: GOD OF THUNDER #6

Written by JASON AARON

Penciled by BUTCH GUICE

Cover by ESAD RIBIC

In a chilling interlude from Jason Aaron and artist Butch Guice (WINTER SOLDIER) discover the dark origin of Gorr...and the truth behind his bloody quest to butcher the gods.

32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.99

Not Final Cover


CAPTAIN AMERICA #5

RICK REMENDER (W) • JOHN ROMITA JR (A/C)

Variant Cover by Jung-Geun Yoon

THE ODD WAR OF DIMENSION Z BEGINS!

• Zola's terrible experiments on the indigenous creatures give birth to a terrible new foe! No flesh escapes The Patchwork!

• Captain America vs Jet Black, with the fate of Ian in the balance.

• A young Steve Rogers must help his family to survive their worst year of the Great Depression, but how far will he go?

32 PGS./Rated T ...$3.99

MORBIUS: THE LIVING VAMPIRE #3

JOE KEATINGE (W) • RICHARD ELSON (A)

Cover by DAVID LOPEZ

Variant Cover by TOMM COKER

• The hot new new horror book continues!

• Morbius gets closer to two people who don't know the dark, deadly secret he carries.

• How does a fugitive remain hidden if his face is everywhere?

32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99


IRON MAN #7 & 8

KIERON GILLEN (W) • GREG LAND (A/C)

AVX AFTERMATH!

Issue #7

THE GODKILLER ARC CONTINUES

• THE SHI'ARD - race of aliens related to the Shi'ar - accuse Tony Stark of killing their god.

• That god was the Phoenix!

• Can Tony trust the ancient alien machine that has offered to help him?

Issue #8

THE MINDBLOWING CONCLUSION TO THE GODKILLER

• Tony Stark, The Godkiller is found guilty!

• What horrible punishment will the Shi'ard impose?

• The surprising consequences of Iron Man's role in AVX!

32 PGS. (EACH)/Rated T+ ...$3.99 (EACH)

FANTASTIC FOUR #5

MATT FRACTION (W) • MARK BAGLEY (A/C)

Artist variant by MIKE DEODATO

• The F4 travel back to ancient Rome and dine with Caesar on the Ides of March.

• Did somebody say, "Pass the knife"?

32 PGS./Rated T ...$2.99


FF #5

Written by MATT FRACTION • MICHAEL ALLRED (A/C)

Artist variant by MICHAEL ALLRED

• The mystery that is...Medusa!

32 PGS./Rated T ...$2.99


CABLE AND X-FORCE #5

Dennis Hopeless (W) • Salvador Larroca (A/C)

Variant Cover By Greg Land

• X-FORCE is officially on the run.

• Cable must face his daughter Hope, the savior of AVX.

• The Uncanny Avengers are hot on their trail!

32 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$3.99

CABLE AND X-FORCE #6

Dennis Hopeless (W) • Salvador Larroca (A/C)

VARIANT COVER BY KALMAN ANDRASOVSKY

• A new arc begins! Great jumping on point!

• Cable's team loses a member as Colossus goes to jail.

32 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$3.99

UNCANNY X-FORCE #3

Sam Humphries (W) • Ron Garney (A)

Cover by KRIS ANKA

Variant Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA

• This is it! Bishop vs. UNCANNY X-FORCE!

• Bishop has amazing new powers that help him take down X-Force. But how did Bishop get the new power?

32 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$3.99

DEADPOOL #6

Brian Posehn & Gerry Duggan (W) • TONY MOORE (A)

Cover by TBD

• The epic finale of DEAD PRESIDENTS!

• Not everyone gets out alive!

• I mean, besides the Presidents, duh.

32 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$2.99

JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #650

KATHRYN IMMONEN (W) • VALERIO SCHITI (A)

Cover by JEFF DEKAL

Variant Cover by DANIEL ACUÑA

• BERSERKERS GONE...well, YOU KNOW!

• Sif battles to contain one of her Berserker pals' murderous rampage..!

• Can she come to terms with her new abilities and serve Asgard...? The GUT-RIPPING CONCLUSION!!

32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99


FEARLESS DEFENDERS #2

CULLEN BUNN (W)

WILLIAM SLINEY (A/C)

Cover by MARK BROOKS

Variant Cover by Marcos Martin

• DANI MOONSTAR joins the Defenders!

• Valkyrie and Misty prepare to take on the Doom Maidens.

• Plus: A closer look at our sadistic new villain!

32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99

NOVA #2

JEPH LOEB (W) • ED MCGUINNESS (A)

Variant Cover by J. SCOTT CAMPBELL

• A boy, a helmet, and an intergalactic legacy!

• Sam Alexander isn't just any 15-year old, he's just been recruited to the Nova Corps: the Universe's police force.

• What do you get when you pair a raccoon, a green alien lady and a scared teenager? An amazingly awesome origin tale!

32 PGS./Rated T ...$3.99


X-MEN LEGACY #7 & 8

SIMON SPURRIER (W) • TAN ENG HUAT (A)

Cover by MIKE DEL MUNDO

• Refusing Wolverine's offer to join the X-Men, David Haller must now decide exactly how he will carry out his father's legacy.

• But upon venturing into the world on his own, will he be beaconed back to Westchester by his budding fascination with young X-Man Blindfold? And more importantly: How will their future together change the fate of mutantkind?

32 PGS. (EACH)/Rated T+ ...$2.99 (EACH)

X-Men Legacy #7 cover shown

A+X #6

KIERON GILLEN & PETER DAVID (W)

GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI & TBD (A)

Cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI

• Kieron Gillen's worlds collide as Loki and Mr. Sinister team up. You didn't think the heroes would have all the fun, did you?

• PLUS: Captain Marvel teams up with Wolverine!

32 PGS./Rated T ...$3.99


THUNDERBOLTS #6 & 7

Daniel Way (W)

ISSUE #6 - STEVE DILLON (A)

ISSUE #7 - PHIL NOTO (A)

ISSUE #6 - Cover by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO

ISSUE #7 - Cover by GIUSEPPI CAMUNCOLI

Issue #6

• The team reaches the bloody end of their first mission!

• The final deadly team member is revealed!

Issue #7

Emotions run high!

32 PGS. (EACH)/Parental Advisory ...$2.99 (EACH)

SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #5 & 6

DAN SLOTT (W) • Issue #5 - GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI (A/C)

Issue #5 - Variant cover by Mark Bagley

Issue #6 - HUMBERTO RAMOS (A/C)

Issue #5 - "Death Sentence"

• How many have to die before the Superior Spider-Man will kill a super villain?

• Spider-Man versus Massacre-- with hundreds of lives in the balance.

Issue #6 - "Laugh It Off"

• The new super villain duo, JESTER & SCREWBALL, are punking heroes across the internet.

• And now they've set their site on the Superior Spider-Man. (Who is SO not good with that.)

32 PGS. (EACH)/Rated T+ ...$3.99 (EACH)

AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #18

CHRISTOPHER YOST (W) • MARCO CHECCHETTO (A/C)

• The Superior Spider-Man faces off with THOR, GOD OF THUNDER!

• The return of ELECTRO!

• Can the Superior Spider-Man and Thor set aside their differences -- and EGOS -- to save the world? SPOILER: No! They can't!

32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.99


ALPHA: BIG TIME #2 (of 5)

JOSHUA FIALKOV (W) • NUNO PLATI (A)

COVER BY HUMBERTO RAMOS

• Alpha, inarguably the greatest super hero of his or any past and future time, has been restored to power by the Superior Spider-Man!

• He's saving damsels in distress! He's leaping tall buildings! He may have accidentally murdered someone! Wait...what?!

• Josh Fialkov & Nuno Plati (Amazing Spider-Man) reunite for the tale of the next great hero!

32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99

SCARLET SPIDER #15

CHRISTOPHER YOST (W)

KHOI PHAM (A)

Cover by KALMAN ANDRASOFZKY

"IN THE MIDST OF WOLVES" PART TWO OF THREE

• RETRIBUTION.

• Lines will be crossed as the most savage fight this book has ever seen concludes.

• We kid you not: Scarlet Spider will never be the same after this issue.

32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99

VENOM #32

CULLEN BUNN (W)

DECLAN SHALVEY (A)

Cover by SHANE DAVIS

• TOXIN'S IN PHILLY. THE DEVIL'S IN JERSEY. VENOM'S GOING TO WAR.

32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99

CAPTAIN MARVEL #11

KELLY SUE DECONNICK (W)

FILIPE ANDRADE (A)

Cover by JOE QUINONES

• NEW Deathbird! Terror from the skies as Captain Marvel confronts a new version of an old foe!

• Can't keep our girl down. Captain America gives Carol new wings in the form of old wheels.

• What would happen if your enemies knew your most dangerous secret? Captain Marvel is about to find out!

32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99

HAWKEYE #9

MATT FRACTION (W)

DAVID AJA (A/C)

• More ladies, more problems. Featuring: The Girlfriend, the Work-Wife and the Ex-Wife.

• Plus the tracksuits are back and aim to kill.

• Good luck, Hawkeye.

32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99

ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #21

BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W)

SARA PICHELLI (A/C)

VENOM WAR CONTINUES

• As his father lies in critical condition, Miles is desperate to solve the mystery of the new VENOM!!

• How does the villain know so much about Miles?

• Miles turns to the one person who can help him... Gwen Stacy!

32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.99


ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #22 & 23

SAM HUMPHRIES (W) • JOE BENNETT (A)

Cover by DAVE BULLOCK

Issue #22 - RECONSTRUCTION CONTINUES!

• WHO ARE THE WEST COAST ULTIMATES?

• A new wave of superheroes makes their debut!

• A formidable faction takes on President Cap!

Issue #23 - RECONSTRUCTION CONTINUES

• The West Coast Ultimates strike the United States!

• The titanic new team shakes up the Ultimate Universe!

• Can the Ultimates stop this powerful threat?

32 PGS. (EACH)/Rated T+ ...$3.99 (EACH)

ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #24

BRIAN WOOD (W) • MAHMUD ASRAR (A)

Cover by DAVE JOHNSON

NATURAL RESOURCES CONTINUES

• The mutants have proved their worth, but at what cost?

• Kitty makes a choice that could haunt her forever

• Rising star, Mahmud Asrar (Supergirl) joins the creative team!

32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.99

Ultimate Comics Wolverine #1 (of 4)

CULLEN BUNN (W) • RAMON ROSANAS (A)

Cover by ART ADAMS

Variant cover by AXEL TORVENIUS

• Jimmy Hudson's quest to discover the answers about his past begins here!

• What mission was Wolverine on that led to the birth of Jimmy?

• A story that will rock the Ultimate Universe's family tree forever!

32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.99

DAREDEVIL: END OF DAYS #6 (of 8)

BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS & DAVID MACK (W)

KLAUS JANSON & BILL SIENIEWICZ (A)

Cover by ALEX MALEEV

Variant Cover by DAVID MACK

• As Ben Urich looks for the secret behind Daredevil's death, some of Daredevil's greatest foes come looking for Ben! But before they can kill the intrepid investigator, they'll have to do battle with...Daredevil?!

• Some of the Man Without Fear's greatest creators come together to reveal the final Daredevil story!

32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.99

DAREDEVIL #24

MARK WAID (W) • CHRIS SAMNEE (A/C)

• Fateful news about someone close to Daredevil!

• Will Matt be forced to abandon his Daredevil identity?

32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99


DEXTER #2 (OF 5)

JEFF LINDSAY (W) • DALIBOR TALAJIC (A)

COVER BY DALIBOR TALAJIC & IVE SVORCINA

• Dexter doesn't just have killer instincts as a forensic blood spatter expert. He's also murdering bad guys in his spare time as Miami's hometown serial killer!

• The Dark Passenger, Dexter's razor sharp sixth sense, is going off the charts as bodies continue to drop in Miami!

• Detective Deborah Morgan's murder investigation leads Dexter and her to more questions and suspects.

• Dexter can't seem to shake crossing paths with an old high school acquaintance whose past is anything but squeaky clean.

32 PGS./Rated Parental Advisory ...$3.99 Copyright © by Jeff Lindsay. All rights reserved.

CASTLE: A CALM BEFORE STORM #4 (of 5)

PETER DAVID (W) • ROBERT ATKINS (A)

Cover by MICO SUAYAN

• From beloved ABC show, Castle, comes the next "adaptation" of Richard Castle's Calm Before Storm!

• Will Storm be able to stop a potential World War III, and get his vengeance?

• With assassins hot on their tail, Derrick, Carl and Clara must face off with the dreaded international assassin, The Fear.

32 PGS./13 & Up ...$3.99


DARK AVENGERS #188

JEFF PARKER (W)

NEIL EDWARDS (A)

Cover by JOE QUINONES

• Marvel's Dirty half-Dozen go to war with Iron Man!

• As a world crumbles, What's up Moonstone's sleeve?

• This March, Jeff Parker, Neil Edwards and Evil are our only hope!

32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99


WINTER SOLDIER #16

JASON LATOUR (W)

NIC KLEIN (A)

Cover by DECLAN SHALVEY

Variant cover by MIKE DEODATO

• Writer Jason Latour (Loose Ends, Wolverine) and artist Nic Klein (Dancer, Viking, Doc Savage) begin the second chapter of The Winter Soldier's newest deadly mission.

• With only the enigmatic Robards at his side, Bucky wades into his dark past, visiting a treacherous school for young assassins...The Orphanage.

• And just who is The Electric Ghost?

32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99

ROAD TO OZ #6 (of 6)

ERIC SHANOWER (W) • SKOTTIE YOUNG (A&C)

• Time to party!

• When the celebration is for Ozma of Oz, you know it will be the most extravagant bash in all of fantasy literature.

• Lots of food, lots of magic, and a guest list that includes Santa Claus!

• Plus: the best way to go home? Magic bubbles of course!

32 PGS./All Ages ...$3.99

MONSTERS, INC.:

THE PERFECT DATE #1


ALESSANDRO FERRARI (W)

Art by ANNA MERLI,

ANDREA GREPPI, PAOLO CAMPINOTI,

MICHELA FRARE & PACO DESIATO

Cover by MARCO GHIGLIONE & MASSIMO ROCCA

• An all-new Monsters, Inc. tale!

• Mike forgets a special date he promised his girlfriend, Celia, and she's furious with him.

• Can Mike get his relationship off the rocks with a little help from his pal Sulley?

32 PGS./All Ages ...$2.99

PHINEAS & FERB #17

• Phineas and Ferb is the official magazine of the hit TV show on the Disney Channel.

52 PGS./AGES 3 – 6/$4.99

TRIM: 8 X 10.8125 in.


Marvel Universe

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #12


KARL KESEL & CHRIS ELIOPOLOUS (W)

RAMON BACHS & TY TEMPLETON (A)

Cover by TY TEMPLETON

• Spinning off of Disney XD and into your hands, it's the Ultimate Spider-Man!

• First, Iron Fist and Spider-Man must fight one another – or the world will be destroyed!

• Then, Spidey and his team must find a bomb in Midtown High – on the day of their final exams!

32 PGS./All Ages ...$2.99

Marvel Universe AVENGERS: EARTH'S MIGHTIEST HEROES #12

CHRISTOS GAGE & ERIK BURNHAM (W)

CHRISTOPHER JONES & TIM LEVINS (A)

Cover by KHOI PHAM

• Earth's Mightiest Heroes leap off of Disney XD and into your hands!

• When Captain America hulks out, only mild-mannered Bruce Banner can save the day!

• Then, Loki and Thor go to war – and the Avengers show the Norse God of Evil what it means to be a brother!

32 PGS./All Ages ...$2.99

DEADPOOL KILLUSTRATED #3 (of 4)

Cullen Bunn (W)

Matteo Lolli (A)

Cover by Michael Del Mundo

• Deadpool carves his way through the annals of literature!

• Scrooge gets a visit from THREE BULLETS! Gulliver gets a SWIFT DEATH!

• Throw away your library card and BUY THIS BOOK!

32 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$2.99

X-TREME X-MEN #12

GREG PAK (W)

ANDRE ARUJO (A)

Cover by KALMAN ANDRASOFSZKY

PROLOGUE TO X-TERMINATION

• With reality pulling apart and their Xavier driven mad, the team scrambles to find the tear between dimensions and repair it before it's too late.

• But without their Xavier, they're unprepared for the threat that awaits them.

32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99


Age of Apocalypse #13

David Lapham (W)

Roberto De La Torre (A)

Cover by Greg Land

• PROLOGUE TO X-TERMINATION!

• AOA Nightcrawler has betrayed UNCANNY X-FORCE, what next?

• All the threads laid since #1 converge!

32 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$2.99

X-Termination #1

DAVID LAPHAM, MARJORIE LIU & GREG PAK (W) DAVID LOPEZ (A)

Cover by ED MCGUINNESS

THE X-TERMINATION EVENT STARTS HERE!

• Joining together the teams from ASTONISHING X-MEN, AGE OF APOCALYPSE and X-TREME X-MEN, and spinning out of the pages of UNCANNY X-FORCE.

• AOA Nightcrawler just wants to get home...and he doesn't care if he takes out our world to get there.

• Wolverine versus Nightcrawler!

32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.99

ASTONISHING X-MEN #60

Marjorie Liu (W) • MATTEO BUFFAGNI (A)

Cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI

Variant cover by PHIL NOTO

PART 2 of X-TERMINATION EVENT!

• With Nightcrawler wreaking havoc on the very fabric of reality, Wolverine calls in his street team.

• Confronted with the doppelganger of their dead friend, will the team be able to do what's necessary to stop him?

• Wolverine versus Wolverine!?

32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.99

X-FACTOR #253

PETER DAVID (W) • LEONARD KIRK (A)

Cover by DAVID YARDIN

"HELL ON EARTH WAR" Continues!

• The story years in the making continues here as X-Factor struggles to stop the Lords of Hell from tearing the Earth apart in their battle for dominance!

• Wolfsbane fights for the life of her son, Tier. His birth signaled the start of this war...and now she needs to keep him from falling into the clutches of those who would kill him to end it!

• And as X-Factor is caught in the crossfire, a member of the team falls into Hell's clutches...

32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99

GAMBIT #11

JAMES ASMUS (W) • CLAY MANN (A/C)

• Desperate to learn the lady thief's secret, Gambit joins Joelle on a heist that may even be too much for him to handle...especially when the villainous Tombstone gets involved!

• And when Gambit's in over his head, who will answer his call for help? Here's a hint: She's the feisty, green-clad, roguish Uncanny Avenger featured on the cover! And she may just have an opinion of her own on Gambit's extracurricular activities...

32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99

WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN #26 & 27

Jason Aaron (W) • Ramon Perez (A/C)

• Jason Aaron and Eisner-Award winning best artist Ramón Pérez continue the arc that readers will remember for years to come.

• Dog Logan is back and Wolverine is in for a world of hurt.

• The students are on their own in the Savage Land with no supervision. Uh-oh.

32 PGS. (EACH)/Rated T+ ...$3.99 (EACH)

WOLVERINE MAX #5

Jason Starr (W)

ROLAND BOSCHI & Felix Ruvi (A)

Cover by JOCK

• The final showdown between Logan and Creed!

• Logan finally learns the truth about Mariko.

• Just when a chapter on his past is closed, a new mystery begins!

32 PGS./Explicit Content ...$3.99

THERE IS A STRICT NO OVERPRINT POLICY ON ALL MAX TITLES.

FURY MAX #10

Garth Ennis (W) • Goran Parlov (A/C)

Cover by DAVE JOHNSON

• The final arc begins!

• Nick Fury comes face-to-face with BARRACUDA!

• See the origin of the fan-favorite Punisher villain.

32 PGS./Explicit Content ...$3.99

THERE IS A STRICT NO OVERPRINT POLICY ON ALL MAX TITLES.

POWERS: BUREAU #3

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS

PenciLS & Cover by MICHAEL AVON OEMING

POWERS IS BACK ON TRACK! GUARANTEED TO SHIP!

Another blockbuster chapter in the Eisner Award-winning cops and capes epic! Now that all powers cases are federal cases, agents Walker and Pilgrim must learn to live by the new rules. But how do you obey the rules when the bad guys ignore them?

40 PGS./Mature ...$3.95

© 2012 Jinxworld Inc.

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