Marvel and Icon Comics on Sale in July 2012 [Solicitations]

Courtesy of Marvel, ComicsAlliance brings you an advance look at new comic books going on sale in July, 2012. 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. Among the offerings from Marvel and its creator-owned imprint Icon for July include the return of Brian Michael Bendis & Michael Avon Oeming's Powers, the first issues of X-Treme X-Men by Greg Pak & Stephen Segovia and Space Punisher by Frank Tieri & Max Texeira and Captain Marvel by Kelly Sue DeConnick & Dexter Soy, and the return of Jeph Loeb and Simone Bianchi to Wolverine.

Avx: Vs #4 (of 6)

RICK REMENDER & KAARE ANDREWS (w)

BRANDON PETERSON & KAARE ANDREWS (a)

COVER BY BRANDON PETERSON

FIGHT POSTER VARIANT ALSO AVAILABLE

• THE PREMIERE AVENGERS VS. X-MEN TIE-IN! Two incredible fights every issue, torn from the pages of AvX.

• Daredevil vs. Psylocke! By Rick Remender (UNCANNY X-FORCE) and Brandon Peterson (NEW AVENGERS, UNCANNY X-MEN)

• Thor vs. [CLASSIFIED] by Kaare Andrews (ULTIMATE COMICS covers, SPIDER-MAN: REIGN)!

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

AVENGERS VS X-MEN #7 & 8 (of 12)

Issue #7 - MATT FRACTION (w) • OLIVIER COIPEL (a)

Issue #8 - BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W) • ADAM KUBERT (a)

CoverS by JIM CHEUNG

Issue #7 Variant Cover by SARA PICHELLI

Issue #8 Variant Cover by JEROME OPEÑA

Pichelli & Opena Sketch Variants Also Available

Issue #7 Esad Ribic Variant Also Available

Issue #8 Alan Davis Variant Also Available

Avengers Team Variant Also Available

X-Men Team Variant Also Available

Issue #7 -

• Cyclops changes the game with these three words: "No More Avengers!"

Issue #8 -

• Last stand in Wakanda as an out-of-control Namor invades this sovereign nation in pursuit

of the Avengers!

• And a shocking truth stands revealed that may cause fractures in the X-Men's alliance!

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

AVENGERS #28

BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (w) • WALT SIMONSON (a/c)

AVX TIE-IN!

• The last stand of the Red Hulk...?

32 PGS./Rated T ...$3.99

AVENGERS ACADEMY #33

CHRISTOS GAGE (W)

TIMOTHY GREEN II (A)

COVER BY GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI

• AVENGERS VS. X-MEN TIE-IN!

• When the X-Men come for the school's Sentinel, who will take a stand?

32PGS./Rated T ...$2.99

NEW AVENGERS #28

BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W)

MIKE DEODATO (A&C)

• AVENGERS VS. X-MEN TIE-IN!

• Prison break: Avengers style!

32 PGS./Rated T ...$3.99

X-MEN LEGACY #270

CHRISTOS GAGE (w) • DAVID BALDEON (a)

Cover by MARK BROOKS

AVX TIE-IN!

• Rogue vs. Ms. Marvel!

• By the end of this issue, one of these women will change their allegiance.

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

UNCANNY X-MEN #15 & 16

KIERON GILLEN (w) • DANIEL ACUÑA (a&C)

AVX TIE-INS!

• We can't say much or we spoil the event of the summer!

• The X-Men move against the forces of SINISTER!

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

WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN #13

JASON AARON (w) • NICK BRADSHAW (a&C)

AVX TIE-IN!

• Gladiator & the Shi'Ar Death Commandos take on the Phoenix!

• The secret history of Warbird!

32 PGS./Rated T ...$3.99

WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN #14

JASON AARON (w) • JORGE MOLINA (a)

Cover by NICK BRADSHAW

AVX TIE-IN!

• We can't say much or we spoil the event of the summer!

• Kitty Pryde on a date with...???

32 PGS./Rated T ...$3.99

Secret Avengers #29

RICK REMENDER (w) • GABRIEL HARDMAN (A)

Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS

• To prevent a death the Secret Avengers must risk starting a war!

• A secret romance heats up!

• A rivalry between two members threatens to jeopardize the mission!

• Will Hawkeye discover he has a spy on his team in time to prevent tragedy?

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

AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #5

Brian Michael Bendis (w) • Mark Bagley (a&C)

• The secret behind Avengers Assemble is revealed but what does it mean for

the future of the Marvel Universe?

• PLUS: The return of the characters you demanded!

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

DARK AVENGERS #177 & 178

JEFF PARKER (w)

DECLAN SHALVEY & KEV WALKER (a)

Cover by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER• Luke Cage learns the secret behind the deadly mission that faces the Dark Avengers!

• The TimeStream-TravelingThunderbolts battle Dr. Doom in the past for the fate of the future!

• Skaar discovers the secret agenda of the Dark Avengers!

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

ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #12

BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (w)

DAVID MARQUEZ (a)

Cover by JORGE MOLINA

• One of the best reviewed comics in the world continues!

• Miles must choose between battling his uncle turned crime lord or joining him to keep his family safe!

• What path will Miles take?!

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

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #689

DAN SLOTT (w) • GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI (a&C)

LIZARD VARIANT by J. Scott Campbell

• Spider-Man, Peter Parker, Curt Connors, and the Lizard. The stars of this summer's big blockbuster movie are right here!

• Morbius the Living Vampire is on the loose and no one at Horizon Labs is safe-including a recently cured Curt Connors.

• But if Curt Connors is cured, who or what is that new Lizard creature? It's definitely someone Spider-Man knows...

32 PGS./Rated T ...$3.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #690

DAN SLOTT (w) • GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI (a&C)

LIZARD VARIANT by Matthew Clark

• There might be more than one Lizard now...

• And Spider-Man might notice-- if only he wasn't so busy trying to save

everyone from a crazed Morbius, the Living Vampire!

• Also in this issue: New developments for The Kingpin, Madame Web,

Horizon Labs, and the Hobgoblin!

32 PGS./Rated T ...$3.99

AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #9

KELLY SUE DECONNICK (w) • TERRY DODSON (a&C)

• Spider-Man plummets into action with the star of this month's hottest new comic: the all new CAPTAIN MARVEL!

• 50,000 feet up and only on one of them can fly ...

• Is the World's Greatest Super Hero Ready for a ride with Earth's Mightiest Hero?

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

VENOM #20 & 21

CULLEN BUNN & RICK REMENDER (w) • LAN MEDINA (a)

Covers by MICHAEL DEL MUNDO (#20) & TONY MOORE (#21)

• Toxin vs. Venom! Flash Thompson's Last Stand! The Crime-Master Triumphant! – It's the

Savage Six Finale the comics world will be talking about!

• CRIME MASTER'S IDENTITY IS REVEALED – and Flash Thompson and Betty Brant's lives will

never be the same!

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

John Carter Gods of Mars #5 (of 5)

Sam Humphries (w) • Ramon Perez (a)

Cover by Julian Totino Tedesco

• After years of separation, John and his long lost love Dejah Thoris are finally reunited! But is it truly a happily-ever-after?

• Issus revealed! What does the dreaded goddess have in store for John Carter?

• It's the final showdown between gods and men!

• The series fans and critics are raving about comes to a thrilling conclusion!

32 PGS./All Ages ...$2.99

DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER - THE MAN IN BLACK #2 (of 5)

ROBIN FURTH & PETER DAVID (w)

ALEX MALEEV (a&C)

• Young Jake faces peril in the tunnels! Will Roland be able to save him?

• As the Man in Black's treacheries thicken, Roland must make a his biggest sacrifice yet.

• Roland's mind-bending journey towards the Dark Tower continues in this beloved Stephen King adaptation!

32 PGS./Parental AdvisorySLC ...$3.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA #14

ED BRUBAKER (w) • PATRICK ZIRCHER (a&C)

• CAP MUST GRAPPLE WITH THE REALITY OF THE NEW SCOURGE'S TRUE IDENTITY!

32 PGS./Rated T ...$3.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA #15

ED BRUBAKER & CULLEN BUNN (w) • SCOT EATON (a)

cover by STEVE EPTING

"NEW WORLD ORDERS"

• Still reeling from Hydra's Madbombs, Cap finds himself the target of a vicious media smear campaign.

• Who are the Discordians and what will they blow up next...?

• Brought to you by Eisner award winner Ed Brubaker & Cullen Bunn (FEAR ITSELF: THE FEARLESS; CAPTAIN AMERICA & HAWKEYE) with superstar artist Scot Eaton (SECRET AVENGERS).

32 PGS./Rated T ...$3.99

WINTER SOLDIER #8

ED BRUBAKER (w) • MICHAEL LARK (a)

Cover by STEVE EPTING

• Bucky vs. Black Widow

• Old enemies resurfacing with new codenames.

• And nothing will ever be the same.

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

CAPTAIN AMERICA AND IRON MAN #634

CULLEN BUNN (w) • BARRY KITSON (a)

Cover by KALMAN ANDRASOFSZKY

• Madripoor is in chaos (more-so than usual) as technology goes berserk!

• Captain America and Tony Stark fight their way through the city – and through Batroc's Brigade – in search of the villains behind the disaster!

• In a world of assassins and super-spies, on which side does the elusive woman known as Kash fall?

32 PGS./Rated T ...$2.99

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #520

MATT FRACTION (w) • SALVADOR LARROCA (a&C)

• Stark. The Mandarin. FACE TO FACE at last.

• What is the future of Resilient? Who lives? Who dies? How can Tony save his people, save the world, and save himself at the same time...?

• LONG WAY DOWN ends...

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

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #521

MATT FRACTION (w) • SALVADOR LARROCA (a&C)

• THE FUTURE begins here:

• A prisoner of MANDARIN CITY!

• Can Rescue, IM2.0, and War Machine team up and not kill one another while Tony Stark builds the Mandarin's ultimate weapon?

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

JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #641

Kieron Gillen (w) • RICHARD ELSON (a)

Cover by STEPHANIE HANS

• Loki brings peace to the Otherworld. But is it a peace that anyone can live with?

• The secret origin of the Manchester Gods revealed.

• And what did Hela want the Holy Grail for?

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

THE MIGHTY THOR #17

MATT FRACTION (w) • PEPE LARRAZ (a)

CoverS by WALT SIMONSON

• Enchantress and her Keep run riot...and no one stirs to stop them!

• And if that's not enough...who dares stop the Deconsecrator!

• How can the Nine Realms escape a nightmare with no end?

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

HULK #55

JEFF PARKER (w) • DALE EAGLESHAM (a&C)

• The hands of the doomsday clock race towards MAYAN RULE!!!

• Former Avengers arrive to help stop the end of the world as more Mayan gods return.

• Rick "A-Bomb" Jones falls in battle!

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

INCREDIBLE HULK #11

JASON AARON (w) • RENATO GUEDES (a)

Cover by CHRISTIAN NAUCK• Banner continues to torment the Hulk as the STAY ANGRY arc continues!

• A lost city of Sasquatches!

• Featuring the world's deadliest hunter, Kraven!

32 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$3.99

FANTASTIC FOUR #608

JONATHAN HICKMAN (w) • GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI (a)

Cover by FRANK CHO

"ASUNDER"

• The Nation of Wakanda is set on a path that will forever change its role in the Marvel Universe.

• The Panther God chooses the fate of T'Challa.

• Who will be the Black Panther?

32 PGS./Rated T ...$2.99

FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL #33

ALAN DAVIS (w) • ALAN DAVIS (a&C)

VARIANT COVER BY ALAN DAVIS

• The Thing and The Human Torch investigate a mysterious magical paradox in space and time with the help of Doctor Strange!

• What dark secrets haunt the history of the ClanDestine?

• Legendary comics creator Alan Davis kicks off a series of ClanDestine adventures, continuing in Daredevil Annual #1 in August!

48 PGS./Rated T+ ...$4.99

FF #20

JONATHAN HICKMAN (w) • NICK DRAGOTTA (a&C)

Cover by MIKE CHOI

"THE LIGHT BRIGADE"

• A closer look at the Universal Inhuman supergroup.

• See what happens when they are called home to Attilan.

• Witness the shocking events of what happened when

Black Bolt caught the new Supreme Intelligence.

32 PGS./Rated T ...$2.99

CAPTAIN MARVEL #1

KELLY SUE DeCONNICK (w) • DEXTER SOY (a)

Cover by ED MCGUINNESS

VARIANT COVER BY ADI GRANOV

ASM 50th Anniversary Variant by Paolo Rivera

• SHE'S BACK! The "Mightiest" of Earth's Mightiest Heroes!

• Ace pilot. Legendary Avenger. 100% pure bad-a$$.

• Carol Danvers has a new name, a new mission ...and all the power she needs to make her life a living hell.

• Guest starring Captain America.

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

DAREDEVIL #15

MARK WAID (w) • CHRIS SAMNEE (a)

Cover by PAOLO RIVERA

• Daredevil suffers his greatest loss ever – and that's just the start of the story!

• Alone and helpless, Daredevil is hunted in Latveria!

• Meanwhile the law firm of Nelson & Murdock undergoes a drastic change!

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

INFERNAL MAN-THING #2 (OF 3)

STEVE GERBER (w) • KEVIN NOWLAN (a)

Cover by ART ADAMS

• Steve Gerber's last untold MAN-THING epic continues!!!

• Also featuring part two of the classic "Song Cry of a Dead Man"

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

MARVEL ZOMBIES DESTROY #5 (of 5)

PETER DAVID (w) • MIRCO PIERFEDERICI (a)

Cover by MICHAEL DEL MUNDO

• NON-STOP, NO HOLDS BARRED, FISTS FLAILING, FEATHERS FLYING FINALE THAT WILL LEAVE JAWS

ON THE FLOOR!

• ZOMBIE GODS, ZOMBIE NAZIS, ZOMBIE DOPPLEGANGERS!

• The remains of the Ducky Dozen in their final conflict with the zombie Reich. Who will live, who will die, who will... UNdie? THE CANNOT BE MISSED ZOMBIE BOOK!

32 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$3.99

THE PUNISHER #13

GREG RUCKA (w) • MARCO CHECCHETTO (a&C)

• Fight or Flight continues!

• A friend switches sides.

• Cole becomes the hunted!

32 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$2.99

SPACE PUNISHER #1 (of 4)

FRANK TIERI (w) • MARK TEXEIRA (a&C)

• Punishment is a dish best served-in Space!

• Frank Castle shoots his way through the criminal hierarchy of outer space

starting with the Sym-Brood-ant Queen!

• From Frank Tieri, writer of Marvel vs. Capcom and Punisher: Noir and gorgeously painted by

Mark Texeira (Punisher War Journal, Ghost Rider).

32 PGS./PARENTAL ADVISORY...$3.99

Marvel Universe ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #4

FRANK TIERI & EUGENE SON (w)

NUNO PLATI (a)

• Take the Ultimate Spin as the Hit DisneyXD show swings out of the TV and into your hands!

• First, Boomerang targets Nick Fury with the least likely weapon imaginable in TAKE ME OUT AT THE BALL GAME!

• Then, only Spider-Man, Power Man, Iron Fist, White Tiger and Nova can stop Batroc the Leaper and the Juggernaut from stealing valuable SHIELD tech and threatening New York during the annual summer parade!

32 PGS./All Ages ...$2.99

Marvel Universe AVENGERS: EARTH'S MIGHTIEST HEROES #4

CHRISTOPHER YOST (w)

CHRIS JONES & RAMON BACHS (a)

Cover by Khoi Pham

• The writer of the hit Disney XD series brings the Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes from the TV to your home!

• It's the Heavyweight Championship of the Universe as The Hulk takes on the Thing!

• Next, it's science-fiction at it's finest, as Ant-Man enters the Microverse!

32 PGS./All Ages ...$2.99

MUPPETS #1 (of 4)

The four-part Muppet Show story "The Four Seasons" - for the first time in print!

Written by ROGER LANGRIDGE

Art by ROGER LANGRIDGE

Cover by TBD

• Kermit and the gang put on a show to celebrate spring's arrival at the Muppet Theatre!

• A special guest - Meredith the Mountain Gorilla - arrives to perform on the Muppet Show,

and her many admirers compete for her affections.

32 PGS./All Ages ...$2.99

X-TREME X-MEN #1

GREG PAK (w) • STEPHEN SEGOVIA (a)

Cover by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO

Variant cover by Salvador Larroca• Spinning out of the pages of ASTONISHING X-MEN!

• Travel the multiverse with Captain Howlett, Kid Nightcrawler, and Emmeline Frost

• Which X-Men will be lost between dimensions...with no guaranteed way home?

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

AGE OF APOCALYPSE #5

DAVE LAPHAM (w) • DAVIDE GIANFELICE (a)

Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS

• Jean Grey goes on her first mission with the X-Terminated. Will she survive it?

• Meet the Quentin Quire of the AGE OF APOCALYPSE for the first time and find out why so

many fear him!

32 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$2.99

ASTONISHING X-MEN #52

MARJORIE LIU (w) • MIKE PERKINS (a)

Cover by DUSTIN WEAVER• The explosive aftermath to the year's most talked about event!

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

X-MEN #32

BRIAN WOOD (w) • DAVID LOPEZ (a)

Cover by JORGE MOLINA• Learn the secret origin of the proto-mutants

• How long can Storm keep Cyclops from taking control of her team?

32 PGS./Rated T ...$3.99

X-MEN LEGACY #271

Christos Gage (W) • RAFA SANDOVAL (A)

Cover by SALVADOR ESPIN

• Cut off from the world she knows, Rogue struggles to survive in an alien landscape!

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

UNCANNY X-FORCE #27 & 28

RICK REMENDER (w)

Issue #27 - PHIL NOTO (a)

Issue #28 - JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO (a)

CoverS by JEROME OPEÑA

• X-Force land themselves somewhere you've never seen them.

• A new member joins the team!

• Rising star Julian Totino Tedesco (VENOM: CIRCLE OF FOUR, JOHN CARTER GODS OF MARS covers) joins the best creative team in comics for two issues!

32 PGS.(EACH)/Parental Advisory ...$3.99 (EACH)

NEW MUTANTS #45 & 46

DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING (w)

LEANDRO FERNANDEZ (a)

CoverS by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER

• Cannonball and Karma return! But why are they suddenly many years older? And what's up with the Warlock tech they're wearing?

• It continues here: the climax of all the sinister seeds that DnA have been planting...in "Fear The Future"!

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

X-FACTOR #239 & 240

PETER DAVID (w)

Issue #239 PAUL DAVIDSON (a) Issue #240 LEONARD KIRK (a)

CoverS by DAVID YARDINIssue #239

• Banshee versus...an actual banshee?!

• Strong Guy asks M out on a date. (Yikes!)

Issue #240

"RUN LAYLA RUN"

• A one-off issue featuring Layla Miller racing the clock.

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

WOLVERINE #309

IVAN BRANDON (w) • RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE & JASON LATOUR (a)

Cover by ESAD RIBIC

• An untold tale of the Wolverine!

• Wolverine takes Elixir under his wing

• After M-Day, not all depowered mutants found their way in the world,

and one of them comes back for Wolverine

40 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$4.99

WOLVERINE #310

JEPH LOEB (w) • SIMONE BIANCHI (a&C)

Variant cover by ED McGuinness

Variant cover by Stephen Platt

Blank Cover Variant Also Available

• The long-awaited sequel to EVOLUTION

• How did Sabretooth survive his beheading all those years ago?

32 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$3.99

DEADPOOL #57

DANIEL WAY (w)

SHAWN CRYSTAL (a)

Cover by DAVE JOHNSON

• Wrapping up the "Deadpool: Reborn" arc!

• Will Deadpool and Taskmaster pull of their heist?

• Will Trapster beat the glue out of this new Deadpool?

32 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$2.99

DEADPOOL #58

DANIEL WAY (w)

SALVADOR ESPIN (a)

Cover by DAVE JOHNSON

• Part one of "BLACKLISTED!"

• Deadpool vs. classic 'Pool persecutor,

BLACK BOX!

32 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$2.99

Untold Tales Of Punisher Max #2 (of 5)

Written by JASON LATOUR • Penciled by TBD

Cover by KAARE ANDREWS

• JASON LATOUR (BPRD, Loose Ends) takes the Punisher Max reins for an issue

• Frank gets involved in the most twisted encounter ever.

32 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$3.99

THERE IS A STRICT NO OVERPRINT POLICY ON ALL MAX TITLES. PLEASE CHECK YOUR ORDERS AND PLACE THEM BY THE FOC.

FURY MAX #4

GARTH ENNIS (w) • GORAN PARLOV (a)

Cover by DAVE JOHNSON

• Great jumping on point as the next chapter begins here.

• It's 1961 and Fury gets a new assignment: The Assassination of Fidel Castro!

32 PGS./Explicit Content ...$3.99

THERE IS A STRICT NO OVERPRINT POLICY ON ALL MAX TITLES. PLEASE CHECK YOUR ORDERS AND PLACE THEM BY THE FOC.

POWERS: FBI #1

BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (w) • MICHAEL AVON OEMING (a/C)

A new chapter of the Eisner Award-winning POWERS that sends Deena Pilgrim into the big leagues! Pilgrim is now a federal agent and dealing with the biggest powers cases in the entire country. But will this new life close the closet full of skeletons she carries with her? (Absolutely not!) And what does this mean for her old partner, Walker? This is a bold game-changer for the iconic crime superhero comic that started it all and an amazing jumping-on point for new readers!

40 PGS./Mature ... $3.95

© 2012 Jinxworld Inc.

TAKIO #2

BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (w) • MICHAEL AVON OEMING (a/C)

From the writer that brought you ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN comes a new chapter in the new all-ages, creator-owned extravaganza TAKIO! TAKIO is about two sisters who are the only superheroes in the world - or at least they're trying to be - but the realities of super powers while dealing with each other are driving them both crazy. It's new superheroes for a new generation.

32 PGS./All Ages ...$2.99

© 2012 Jinxworld Inc.

SECRET SERVICE #4 (of 7)

Mark Millar (w) • Dave Gibbons (a/C)

Gary's experience at spy school has gone south after too much teasing, so his Uncle Jack is taking matters into his own hands. Under Jack's supervision, Gary begins to show his true colors and receives a great honor--going on a real mission with his uncle.Meanwhile, more secrets come to light about the worldwide disappearances of actors, writers and TV personalities.

32 PGS./Mature ...$2.99

HIT-GIRL #2 (of 5)

MARK MILLAR • JOHN ROMITA JR.

Black & White Variant by JOHN ROMITA JR. and TOM PALMER

Crashing through plate glass unscathed? Child's play. Jumping over moving cars? Whatevs. When Hit-Girl is your mentor, you'd better keep up. Kick-Ass is taking lessons in Advanced Bad Assery from Mindy McCready, and in return, he's teaching her to survive middle school.

The question is, can she dispatch the Mean Girls without severing any arteries? Meanwhile, Red Mist gets serious about making his mark in the world of super crime.

32 PGS./Mature ...$2.99