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Daredevil by Chip Zdarsky, Vol. 1: Know Fear


Chip Zdarsky - 2019
    Reacquainted with pain and fear, the devil is back in hell's kitchen, but is the man who returned to the rooftops the same man who fell off them? Find out, in CHIP ZDARSKY'S new era of DAREDEVIL!COLLECTING: DAREDEVIL (2019) 1-5

Civil War: A Marvel Comics Event


Mark Millar - 2006
    The landscape of the Marvel Universe is changing, and it's time to choose: Whose side are you on? A conflict has been brewing from more than a year, threatening to pit friend against friend, brother against brother - and all it will take is a single misstep to cost thousands their lives and ignite the fuse.Collecting: Civil War 1-7

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Vol. 1: Squirrel Power


Ryan North - 2015
    Wolverine, Deadpool, Doctor Doom, Thanos: There's one hero that's beaten them all-and now she's got her own ongoing series! (Not that she's bragging.) That's right, you asked for it, you got it, it's SQUIRREL GIRL! (She's also starting college this semester.) It's the start of a brand-new set of adventures starring the nuttiest and most upbeat super hero in the world!COLLECTING: The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl 1-4

Young Avengers, Volume 1: Sidekicks


Allan Heinberg - 2006
    But who are they? Where did they come from? And what right do they have to call themselves the Young Avengers?Collecting: Young Avengers 1-6

Black Widow: Homecoming


Richard K. Morgan - 2005
    When a sudden assassination attempt provides a harsh reality check, the former Soviet agent tracks a string of international killings that will lead her back to a Russia she can barely recognize.Collecting: Black Widow 1-6

Tales of Suspense: Hawkeye & the Winter Soldier


Matthew Rosenberg - 2018
    With a broken heart and a bloody trail to follow, Clint Barton - the Avenger known as Hawkeye - is looking for answers. And the only person alive who may have them is another of Natasha Romanoff 's ex-boyfriends - Bucky Barnes, the Winter Soldier! Can Clint and Bucky trust each other long enough to honor the Black Widow's legacy, and unravel the web of mysteries that Natasha Romanoff left behind? COLLECTING: TALES OF SUSPENSE 100-104

Annihilation, Book One


Dan Abnett - 2007
    Villains and heroes will form allegiances. Empires will fall. A destructive force punctures through the edge of our universe and slaughters millions of worlds - including Xandar, home of the intergalactic peacekeeping force known as the Nova Corps. With the Nova Corps gone, who can possibly hold off the Annihilation Wave? To protect the legacy of the Xandarian culture, the lone surviving member of the Corps - Richard Rider of Earth - must escape from the burning ruins of the homeworld with the murdering hosts of the Annihilation Wave closing in. But can he trust himself to use his new power wisely, or will he lose control again and pose a threat to the cosmos greater than the invasion itself? And on the subject of trust, how far can he trust his new "friend" Drax? Plus: Just how did Drax end up on Xandar, anyway? His story begins with the crash of an interstellar prison transport in an isolated Alaskan Town. And when Paibok the Power Skrull, Lunatik, the Blood Brothers and Drax the Destroyer come calling, it's not a social call. Collects Drax the Destroyer #1-4, Annihilation Prologue, Nova #1-

X-Men: Messiah CompleX


Ed BrubakerMarc Silvestri - 2008
    Just when it looked like there was no possibility of a future for mutants, hope arrives. But the X-Men aren't there to meet it - The Marauders and Purifiers beat them to it. Now the race is on to get the first new mutant since House of M... Collecting: X-Men: Messiah Complex One-Shot, Uncanny X-Men 492-494, X-Men 205-207, New X-Men 44-46, X-Factor 25-27, & X-Men: Messiah CompleX - Mutant Files

Immortal Hulk, Vol. 1: Or is he Both?


Al Ewing - 2018
    He's quiet, calm, never complains. He's a man who believes he can use the darkest elements of his personality to do good in the world. If someone were to shoot him in the head... All he'd do is die. But the horror lives deeper. A horror that refuses to die. When night falls something other than the man gets up again. The horror is the Immortal Hulk. COLLECTING: IMMORTAL HULK 1-5, MATERIAL FROM AVENGERS: NO SURRENDER 684

Scarlet Witch, Vol. 1: Witches' Road


James RobinsonMarc Laming - 2016
    From the back alleys of Manhattan, to the serene Greek Isles, to the bustling streets of Hong Kong, Wanda will have to face down her foes and find out who her true friends are. But as Wanda solves magical crimes and pieces witchcraft back together, the most important question remains: Who is the mastermind that broke it in the first place?COLLECTING: SCARLET WITCH 1-5

All-New, All-Different Avengers, Volume 1: The Magnificent Seven


Mark WaidZac Gorman - 2015
    But when a threat from beyond the stars targets our world, fate draws them together again, alongside a group of young adventurers who will reinvigorate the Avengers like never before! Welcome to the big leagues, Nova, Ms. Marvel and Miles "Spider-Man" Morales! But as Warbringer makes good on his name, the reassembled Avengers struggle to put their differences aside. One among them may find their membership short-lived, but two are definitely getting along — when passions flare between Captain America and Thor, it leads to Earth's Mightiest Kiss! But who is the familiar villain pulling the Avengers' strings? Collecting: All-New, All-Different Avengers 1-6 & material from Avengers 0, FCBD 2015

Daredevil: The Man Without Fear


Frank Miller - 1993
    He was raised by a single father, an over-the-hill prizefighter with one last chance to make it good - a chance that cost him his life! Taunted and tormented by children while growing up, Matt's life was irrevocably altered after he was blinded by radioactive materials while saving the life of an old man. The payoff? An unbreakable will and a keen intelligence, helping focus the super-senses he was blessed with during the accident. His story is one of love, pain, disappointment, and strength. Witness the tour-de-force origin of the Man Without Fear by industry legends Frank Miller and John Romita Jr.Collects Daredevil: The Man Without Fear #1-5.

Thor: God of Thunder, Volume 1: The God Butcher


Jason AaronNic Klein - 2012
    NOW!, Thor follows a trail of blood that threatens to consume his past, present and future. The only hope for these ravaged worlds is for Thor to unravel the gruesome mystery of the God Butcher! In the distant past, Thor follows the bloody wake of murdered gods across the depths of space. In the present, the Thunder God discovers a forgotten cave that echoes with teh cries of tortured gods...and is shocked to find himself among them! And thousands of years from now, the last god-king of a ruined Asgard makes his final stand against the God Butcher's beserker legions. As three Thors from three eras race to stop the God Butcher, the full extent of his vicious scheme takes terrifying shape!COLLECTING: Thor: God of Thunder 1-5

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

Spider-Gwen, Vol. 0: Most Wanted?


Jason Latour - 2015
    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!COLLECTING: EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE #2, SPIDER-GWEN 1-5