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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #614
Written by MARK WAID
Penciled by PAUL AZACETA
Cover by MARKO DJURDEVIC
POWER TO THE PEOPLE Finale! Spidey and Mayor Jameson have to put their differences aside to pull the plug on the supercharged Electro once and for all–but at the cost of one of the best-known and most beloved landmarks in the Marvel Universe as THE GAUNTLET continues to rock Spidey’s world!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #615
Written by FRED VAN LENTE
Penciled by JAVIER PULIDO
Cover by PAOLO MANUEL RIVERA
A locked room mystery! A string of brutal murders! A missing girl! One of Peter Parker’s closest friends on the brink of ruin! This looks like a job for the Amazing Spider-Sleuth… and all clues point to the sinister SANDMAN! But all of Spidey’s classic villains are being reinvented as part of “THE GAUNTLET”, and Sandy is no different — so nothing is what it seems!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #616
Written by FRED VAN LENTE
Penciled by JAVIER PULIDO
Cover by PAOLO MANUEL RIVERA
The Sandman has vacillated between good and evil over the years, joining the Sinister Six and the Frightful Four…as well as becoming a reserve Avenger and a member of Silver Sable’s Wild Pack. But as of this issue, and forever more, he will always be known as a villain — one of the worst in the Wall-Crawler’s Rogues Gallery — and it’s all Spider-Man’s fault! Find out the shocking reason why in this issue as “THE GAUNTLET” continues!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99
WEB OF SPIDER-MAN #3
Written by FRED VAN LENTE, TOM DEFALCO & J.M. DEMATTEIS
Penciled by BARRY KITSON, RON FRENZ & J.M. DEMATTEIS
Cover by JELENA DJURDEVIC
His name is The Rhino, and when his will is set, there’s no one he can’t run through to get the job done. If Spidey manages to survive the first wave of the Gauntlet, he won’t want to as The Rhino stands ready for him next. Webhead Wonder Fred Van Lente and Super-Spider-Star Barry Kitson bring you The Rhino’s history through the Rhino’s own eyes as he gears up for the dropdown-all-out slugfest of the year in next month’s Amazing Spider-Man! Over, in the pages of the Spectacular Spider-Girl, May Parker stands against the cult of the Goblin, while April Reilly will find herself allied with the last person you’d expect. And finally, a look at the honeymoon that has swept the globe catches us up with Aunt May and her new husband, J. Jonah Jameson Sr.!
48 PGS./Rated A …$3.99
Since Amazing Spider-man is the only ongoing Marvel title I buy in single issues, I think I may just end up dropping it in favor of the trades as well. The same can be said for Web of…, too.
FORTUNE AND GLORY: A TRUE HOLLYWOOD COMIC BOOK STORY DELUXE HC ANNIVERSARY EDITION
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Cover by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Before ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN, before NEW AVENGERS, before SECRET INVASION…Brian Bendis was an award-winning cartoonist, and this scathing Hollywood tell-all was one of his best! Entertainment Weekly gave him an A, Hollywood insiders fell all over themselves to praise him, and fans everywhere gave him a thumbs-up for hilarity. Now, for its tenth anniversary, Bendis releases his sold-out miniseries FORTUNE & GLORY in color for the first time — featuring colors by Matt Wilson (Phonogram). Marvel once again at the stupidity of Hollywood producers, and the enthralling mood swings and ego nosedives of a little indie comic-book creator caught up in the maelstrom of the motion picture industry. This deluxe collection features brand-new text pieces by Bendis, and pages and scenes left on the cutting-room floor. Featuring an introduction by Paul Dini.
144 PGS./PARENTAL ADVISORY…$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4309-3
MS. MARVEL VOL. 8: WAR OF THE MARVELS PREMIERE HC
Written by BRIAN REED
Penciled by SANA TAKEDA
Cover by SANA TAKEDA
WAR OF THE MARVELS begins! Karla Sofen battles for her life in the streets of Los Angeles as an exciting new chapter in the history of Ms. Marvel begins! Guest starring the New Avengers and…someone we can’t tell you about! Collecting MS. MARVEL #42-46.
120 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3840-2
Trim size: standard
DARK REIGN: THE SINISTER SPIDER-MAN TPB
Written by BRIAN REED
Penciled by BARRY KITSON & CHRIS BACHALO
Cover by CHRIS BACHALO
He ain’t friendly and this ain’t your neighborhood! Yes, Mac Gargan, America’s favorite sociopath-turned-symbiote-host-turned-hero-hunter now takes the spotlight as Norman Osborn’s sinister Spider-Man. With the Dark Reign-a-raining, the lives of our mighty marvel heroes are being destroyed left and right – but for guys like Mac, the world is their oyster and the chef’s covering the bill. Mac’s a beloved hero. Women love him, men want to be him and nobody wants to run into him after midnight – because the symbiote is still pretty darn hungry… Collecting DARK REIGN: THE SINISTER SPIDER-MAN #1-4 and material from SPIDER-MAN FAMILY #8.
112 PGS./Rated T+ …$16.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4239-3
DARK REIGN: THE HOOD TPB
Written by JEFF PARKER & RICK REMENDER
Penciled by KYLE HOTZ & MAX FIUMARA
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
Straight from the pages of NEW AVENGERS and DARK REIGN: THE CABAL—go deep into the cutthroat world of The Hood! You may know him as the tough-talking crime boss who’s organizing the villains of NYC while wheeling and dealing with the likes of Loki and Dr. Doom. But what about his pregnant girlfriend, addict cousin and institutionalized mother that we met back in his debut mini? And what price is he paying for his rapid climb up the ranks of crime and power? Writer Jeff Parker (AGENTS OF ATLAS) and Kyle Hotz (THE HOOD: BLOOD FROM STONES) invite you to spend a week in the life of Parker Robinson, one of the key characters in Dark Reign, as he struggles to keep his professional and personal lives from destroying each other! Collecting DARK REIGN: THE HOOD #1-5, the MADE MEN digital comic and material from DARK REIGN: THE CABAL.
176 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4163-1
DARK REIGN: THE UNDERSIDE TPB
Written by FRANK TIERI, FRED VAN LENTE & JOE CASEY
Penciled by MATEUS SANTOLOUCO, GIANLUCA GIGLIOTTA & NATHAN FOX
Cover by JAE LEE
Three action-packed mini-series jammed into one incredible collection. In Lethal Legion, Find out what happens to the villains who don’t make it on Norman Osborn’s list of acceptable allies. Grim Reaper, Mr. Hyde, Absorbing Man, Nekra, and Man-Ape are about to find out when their cooperative of crime lands on the wrong side of Norman’s law – but they’re not going down without a fight. In Mister Negative, Spider-Man’s most mysterious new enemy takes center stage. But when The Hood strikes at the heart of Mr. Negative’s criminal operations with a whole horde of classic Arachno-Foes (including The Scorcher, Speed Demon, The Squid and the long awaited return of the White Rabbit), Spider-Man is left to clean up the mess between the two violent nemeses. And in Zodiac, Norman Osborn may be running the show, but not every super-villain is going to accept the new world order. But who – or what — is ZODIAC? Collecting DARK REIGN: LETHAL LEGION #1-3, DARK REIGN: ZODIAC #1-3 and DARK REIGN: MISTER NEGATIVE #1-3.
216 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4160-0
And out comes the trades for the mini series I would’ve gladly bought for less than a $3.99 cover price. There are a few other curiosities listed in the trades and hardcovers section, but nothing I feel compelled to list here.
