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Wolverine: Weapon X


Barry Windsor-Smith - 1988
    weapon. And weapons kill people. They found that out well enough. Find out just how much "X" can cover in this prequel to recent revelations of the murderous mysteries that have mesmerized our favorite mutant! Collects Marvel Comics Presents #72-84

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

Superman: Last Son


Geoff Johns - 2008
    A rocket lands in Metropolis containing a boy Superman thinks is from Krypton. Along with figuring out what that means to him, Superman must protect young... Full description

Marvels


Kurt Busiek - 1993
    Here, burning figures roam the streets, men in brightly colored costumes scale the glass and concrete walls, and creatures from space threaten to devour our world. This is the Marvel Universe, where the ordinary and fantastic interact daily. This is the world of Marvels.Witness the birth of this fantastic universe from the inside. See the world's greatest heroes in a different light, with a new awe and a touch of fear.For the first time, experience the Marvel Universe from a whole new perspective — yours. Collects Marvels #1-4 and Marvels #0.

Avengers: The Children's Crusade #1


Allan Heinberg - 2010
    The Scarlet Witch. Beginning a journey that will pit him against hero and foe alike, will his journey become his salvation or end?

Fantastic Four, Volume 1: New Departure, New Arrivals


Matt FractionClayton Cowles - 2013
    through all of infinite time and space! And in the real absence of Marvel's First Family, a substitute FF, hand-picked by the real deal - Ant-Man, Medusa, She-Hulk and the all-new Miss Thing - stand ready to guard the Earth and the nascent Future Foundation ... for the four minutes that the Fantastic Four will be gone. What could possibly go wrong?Collecting: Fantastic Four 1-3, FF 1-3, & material from Marvel Point One.1

Ghost Rider, Vol. 1: Vicious Cycle


Daniel Way - 2007
    Now trapped in hell, with the Spirit of Vengeance bonded to his immortal soul and weighing him down, Johnny may have finally found a way out. But at what cost?

Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia


Matt FractionWil Conrad - 2009
    The other shoe has finally dropped and Emma Frost has betrayed Cyclops and the rest of the X-Men. And that's just one of the huge surprises in "UTOPIA." Is that Namor? Cloak and Dagger? Professor X?! The thing that you aren't ready for is that Osborn is right. Collecting: Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia & Exodus, Uncanny X-Men 513-514, Dark Avengers 7-8, Dark X-Men: The Beginning 1-3, X-Men Legacy 226-227, Dark X-Men: The Confession, & material from Dark Reign: The Cabal

New X-Men: Omnibus


Grant MorrisonKeron Grant - 2006
    In one bold stroke, writer Grant Morrison (The Invisibles, JLA, Fantastic Four: 1234) propelled the X-Men into the 21st century - masterminding a challenging new direction for Marvel's mutant heroes that began with the destruction of Genosha and never let up. Regarded as the most innovative thinker of the current comic-book renaissance, Morrison proceeded to turn the mutant-hero genre on its ear. Gone were the gaudy spandex costumes - replaced by slick, black leather and an attitude to match. Now, his entire Eisner Award-nominated run on New X-Men is collected in one Omnibus.Collecting: New X-Men 114-154, Annual 2001

X-Men, Volume 1: Primer


Brian Wood - 2013
    Meanwhile, Jubilee has come home, and she's brought with her an orphaned baby who might hold the key to the earth's survival...or its destruction. Against a backdrop of what seems like an alien invasion and an eons-spanning war between brother and sister, Storm steps up and puts together a team to protect the child and stop a new threat that could destroy all life on earth! Collecting: X-Men 1-4, Uncanny X-Men 244

Superman/Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told


Edmond Hamilton - 2007
    Written by Edmond Hamilton, Jeph Loeb and others Art by Curt Swan, Ed McGuinness and othersCover by Alex Ross Collecting the best team-ups between the Man of Steel and the Dark Knight, from the pages of SUPERMAN #76, WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #142, 159, 176, 207, MAN OF STEEL #3, BATMAN & SUPERMAN: WORLD'S FINEST #7, SUPERMAN/BATMAN SECRET FILES 2003 and SUPERMAN/BATMAN ANNUAL #! Advance-solicited; on sale March 14 - 192 pg, FC, $19.99 US

House of M: Avengers


Christos Gage - 2008
    The team behind the acclaimed Union Jack, Christos (World War Hulk: X-Men) Gage and Mike (Captain America) Perkins, reunite to bring you Marvel's heroes and villains in a world where anything can happen - and does! Return to the world of the hit House of M series, where mutants rule the earth and familiar heroes lead shocking, unfamiliar lives! See the history of this alternate reality revealed for the first time! Follow Luke Cage as he goes from wrongly-convicted prisoner to super-powered fugitive - and assembles the band of rebel freedom fighters who will come to be known as the Avengers! Featuring Hawkeye, Iron Fist, Moon Knight, Tigra, Mockingbird, and more than a few surprises!Collects: House of M: Avengers #1-5.

Daredevil: Born Again


Frank Miller - 1986
    At stake - one man's immortal, indestructible soul.

X-Force by Craig Kyle & Chris Yost: The Complete Collection, Volume 1


Craig KyleMike Choi - 2014
    They're the best trackers and killers the X-Men have to offer: Wolverine, X-23, Warpath, Wolfsbane, Archangel and more. They're X-Force. When the Purifiers resurrect some of the most heinous mutant-murderers in history, X-Force launch into battle with claws out and teeth bared. But can they rescue a teammate and put an end to Bastion's machinations? And when the lethal Legacy virus is stolen, X-Force must take on the Marauders while Warpath hunts down the Demon Bear! But can the team save their friends from the Leper Queen before they run out of time...literally? Plus: Wolverine takes on Hydra solo!COLLECTING: X-FORCE 1-13, X-FORCE SPECIAL: AIN'T NO DOG, & Material from X-FORCE ANNUAL 1

Avengers Disassembled: Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America


Michael Avon OemingAndrea Di Vito - 2009
    Meanwhile, all is not right within S.H.I.E.L.D. - what does it have to do with a certain Red-Skulled villain who's been lurking in the background?Collecting: Thor 80-85, Iron Man 84-89, Captain America & The Falcon 5-7, Captain America 29-32