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Thunderbolts: Justice, Like Lightning...
Kurt BusiekChris Marrinan - 1997
But this group has a sinister secret...they are, in disguise, the mailicious Masters of Evil.
Daredevil: Born Again
Frank Miller - 1986
"And I -- I have shown him... that a man without hope is a man without fear." The definitive Daredevil tale! Karen Page, Matt Murdock's former lover, has traded away the Man Without Fear's secret identity for a drug fix. Now, Daredevil must find strength as the Kingpin of Crime wastes no time taking him down as low as a human can get.
Wolverine
Chris Claremont - 1982
The master of mutants joins the master of ninjas in Wolverine's first solo outing - replete with romance, intrigue and mayhem! Our beleagured berserker's in Japan on a mission of the heart, if he can survive the Hand first!
Fear Itself: Spider-Man
Christopher Yost - 2011
Peter Parker has not slept in days. Abandoning his friends and family, Spider-Man cannot...WILL not...stop if there are people to be saved. But as the opening salvos of Fear Itself take their violent toll, will Spidey have what it takes to fight his own doubts? Then: Ben Grimm, one of the most beloved heroes in the Marvel Universe, is now the willing avatar of the Srepent's malice--an engine of discord cutting an unstoppable path of destruction through the heart of New York City! How did the Serpent's Hammer seduce him so easily? And can he be stopped before he levels the entire city in the name of his dark master? Plus: the secrets of Fear Itself's Hammer-wielders revealed! Get up to speed on the origins of the foes who are shattering the Marvel Universe's very core! Some of Marvel's finest writers and artists team up to bring you the living history of the Worthy!COLLECTING: FEAR ITSELF SPIDER-MAN 1-3; FEAR ITSELF: FF, FEAR ITSELF: THE WORTHY
The Amazing Spider-Man: The Saga of the Alien Costume
Tom DeFalco - 1991
Advanced technology was employed to create a new black-and-white costume that would respond to Spider-Man's every thought. But when the wall-crawler returns to Earth he makes a startling discovery--- the new costume is alive!
Fantastic Four by Waid & Wieringo Deluxe Edition vol 3
Mark Waid - 2005
5: Disassembled and Fantastic Four Vol. 6: Rising Storm In Disassembled, Manhattan is cut off from the rest of the world by a fleet of miles-high alien spacecraft - and that's just the beginning With the Avengers in disarray, New York reluctantly turns to the disenfranchised Fantastic Four, the only heroes in town, to save them - but where to even start? And which member of the team will make a decision that will radically change the Fantastic Four for some time to come? Also: Witness the genesis of an all-new, all-twisted Frightful Four And in Rising Storm, Galactus' worst Herald ever is running out of time So far, Johnny Storm has been able to stall Galactus from sating his cosmic hunger - but that luck won't hold forever. What planet will be chosen as Galactus' next victim? The reintroduction of a fan-favorite Marvel Universe hero into the battle may have caused more problems than it solved, because not even he can save the Fantastic Three from Johnny's newfound might Who will live, who will die and how will Johnny ever be the same now that he's tasted the Power Cosmic? Collects Fantastic Four #514-524.
The Origin of Generation X: Tales of the Phalanx Covenant
Scott Lobdell - 1996
Those creatures that are genetically different, known to us as mutants, possess the ability to defend themselves against the Phalanx. Of those, the group known as the X-Men present the greatest threat to the Phalanx's plans for domination. Through means of assimilation, subterfuge, and incursion, the Phalanx, have prepared a preemptive strike against the X-Men. Armed with this knowledge, the mutants have launched a desparate strike of their own, to find seven fledgling mutants: Husk, Chamber, Skin, Jubilee, M. Synch and Blink- who will join the X-Men to stand between the Phalanx and victory.
Silk, Volume 1: Sinister
Robbie Thompson - 2016
But Silk's quest has taken her down a darker path than expected, and now she's in cahoots with the most ferocious feline in the Marvel Universe: the Black Cat! But not everyone in the Cat's criminal crew is happy about the arrangement. Nor is a certain friendly neighborhood CEO of Parker Industries, and that will bring Cindy into conflict with Spider-Man and the Goblin King! What could have led her to this? Who is Espectro? And will Cindy go so far there's no redeeming the Sinister Silk? Collecting: Silk (2016) 1-6 & material from Amazing Spider-Man 1
Death of Wolverine
Charles Soule - 2014
For Logan, the century-old mutant known as Wolverine, that time is now. The loss of his healing factor and the traumatic events of "Three Months To Die" have all led to this, the single most important X-Men event of the decade. Over the years, Logan has been a warrior, a hero, a renegade, a savage, a samurai, a teacher - and so much more. Logan has spent decades being the best there is at what he does...but even the best fade away eventually. And now, the greatest X-Men hero will play a role he's never played before in this solemn special event brought to you by industry superstars Charles Soule and Steve McNiven.Collecting: Death of Wolverine 1-4
House of M: Wolverine, Iron Man & Hulk
Greg PakJorge Lucas - 2010
Wolverine is on the run, Iron Man has sold his soul to the man, the Hulk is a hero of the people, Cable is M.I.A., Captain America can only bear witness and Hawkeye lives! Join them as they attempt to navigate their way through a world where mutants rule, and Homo sapiens are considered second-class citizens - a world ruled with an iron fist by the master of magnetism himself, Magneto!Collects: Wolverine #33-35, Iron Man: House of M #1-3, Incredible Hulk #83-87, Captain America #10, The Pulse #10, Cable & Deadpool #17 and material from Hulk: Broken Worlds #1.
Batman: Heart of Hush
Paul Dini - 2009
What will this mean for Bruce Wayne? Secrets shared years ago between Bruce Wayne and Tommy Elliott begin to have dangerous repercussions in the present. Why is this mystery driving Hush to destroy Batman's life? What part does Catwoman play in Hush's plans?Collects DETECTIVE COMICS #846-850.
Ultimate Comics Thor
Jonathan HickmanClayton Cowles - 2011
What will become of Thor and the Warriors Three? And what exactly does Baron Zemo, mysterious commander for the Nazis, have to do with it all? Ultimate Comics Thor brings you the untold story of Thor's thunderous debut!Collecting: Ultimate Comics Thor 1-4
The Flash, Vol. 1: Move Forward
Francis Manapul - 2012
Tapping into the energy field called The Speed Force, he applies a tenacious sense of justice to protect an serve the world as The Flash!The Fastest Man Alive returns to his own monthly series as part of the DC Comics—The New 52 event with the writer/artist team of Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato. The Flash knows he can't be everywhere at once, but he has seemingly met his match when he faces DC Comic' hottest new Super Villain, Mob Rule, who really can be everywhere at once!As Mob Rule wages a campaign of crime across Central City, including an electromagnetic blast that plunges the city into darkness, The Flash learns the the only way he can capture Mob Rule and save Central City is to learn how to make his brain function even faster than before—but as much as it helps him, it also comes with a steep price.Collecting: The Flash 1-8
X-Men: Second Coming
Mike CareyIbraim Roberson - 2010
In the epic crossover Second Coming, Cyclops' faith pays off when Cable returns to the present with Hope, the girl he believes to be the mutant messiah. But will she be the savior or destroyer of mutantkind? We may never know, as she is the target of an initiative for mutant eradication unlike anything the X-Men have ever experienced. Many will be wounded. Several will die. Is Hope worth it?Collecting: Second Coming: Prepare, 1-2; Uncanny X-Men 523-525; New Mutants 12-14; X-Men Legacy 235-237; X-Force 26-28
Infinity
Jonathan HickmanAugustin Alessio - 2014
But can the Avengers return to Earth in time to save it, when betrayal in the Galactic Council has left them prisoners of war? Galactic empires will fall as Thanos' crazed plans come to fruition!COLLECTING: Infinity 1-6, New Avengers 7-12, Avengers 14-23, Infinity: Against the Tide Infinite Comic 1-2