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Spider-Gwen Collection, Vol. 2


Jason Latour - 2018
    Gwen Stacy has lost her spider-powers! Which makes this a very bad time to fi nd herself in Frank Castle's crosshairs! So when the Mary Janes head to a haunted house, will Gwen be along for the fun, or will she be one of the ghosts? Thanksgiving should be a happy time with friends and family - unless crime lord Matt Murdock and his ninjas crash the party! Is it time for Gwen to put a stop to the Kingpin of Crime - or does Matt have a thing or two to teach her? Plus, the Mary Janes get loud and Gwen spends some time with her ever-expanding social circle - including Captain America! She-Hulk?! Her BPFF (best pig friend forever) Spider-Ham! And her new body-swapping bud, the All-New Wolverine! COLLECTING: SPIDER-GWEN (2015B) 7-15, SPIDER-GWEN ANNUAL 1, ALL-NEW WOLVERINE ANNUAL 1

Lockjaw & the Pet Avengers Unleashed


Chris Eliopoulos - 2010
    These creatures asked not for fortune or fame, merely to help the humans that pet them. But a new threat to the world has arisen, which only they know of, that could change everything...and kill one of them. Join CHRIS ELIOPOULOS, IG GUARA and CHRIS SOTOMAYOR for an epic tale of adventure, courage...and sacrifice. COLLECTING: Lockjaw & The Pet Avengers Unleashed 1-4, Pet Avengers One-Shot 2

New Mutants by Zeb Wells: The Complete Collection


Zeb Wells - 2018
    Cannonball, Dani Moonstar, Karma, Sunspot, Magma and Magik have put the band back together - just don't call them the New Mutants! They might not get to be old mutants either, when one of the most powerful threats they have ever faced returns - Legion! Speaking of comebacks, the dead just won't stay dead as the shocking events of Necrosha hit home...and Doug Ramsey and Warlock return to the fold! The team's past returns to haunt them as they are dragged into the hellish dimension of Limbo, but will the secret they uncover there lead to the fall of the New Mutants once and for all? COLLECTING: NEW MUTANTS (2009) 1-11, 15-21; MARVEL SPOTLIGHT: NEW MUTANTS; MATERIAL FROM X-NECROSHA 1

War of Kings: Ascension


Dan Abnett - 2009
    Who is Talon? What does he want with the young Earthman that '90s comic junkies know as Chris Powell? What is the shocking truth that connects the hero called Darkhawk not only to the Shi'Ar, but to the larger cosmos? This title collects War of Kings: Ascension, numbered 1-4, and War of Kings: Darkhawk, numbered 1-2.

X-Men: First Class - Finals


Jeff Parker - 2009
    What does the future hold - and how will it all end? Collects X-Men: First Class Finals #1-4.

Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows - Marvel Legacy Primer Pages


Robbie Thompson - 2017
    Get caught up on all things Spider-Man with these Marvel Primer Pages and then check out the start of the Parker Family in Marvel Legacy in Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows #13.

The Mighty Avengers: Dark Reign


Dan Slott - 2011
    Find out the true nature of this dark, terrible secret. Collecting Mighty Avengers #21-36, and material from Secret Invasion: Requiem.

Infinity Companion


Brian Michael Bendis - 2014
    Infinity has arrived on Earth! As the Thunderbolts, S.H.I.E.L.D., Fearless Defenders, Superior Spider-Man, Luke Cage's all-new Mighty Avengers, Wolverine's Jean Grey School and all the Marvel Universe's other super-academies face off against Thanos' invading hordes, the war's second front is fought in deep space, where Spider-Woman and Black Widow plot to rescue Captain Marvel, the Avengers battle the Builders, the new Nova takes on Thanos' forces with help from the New Warriors...and the Guardians of the Galaxy's Star-Lord debates betraying the entire universe!COLLECTING: Captain Marvel 15-16, Thunderbolts 14-18, Avengers Assemble 18-20, Infinity: The Hunt 1-4, Mighty Avengers 1-3, Nova 8-9, Superior Spider-Man Team-Up 3-4, Infinity: Heist 1-4, Fearless Defenders 10, Secret Avengers 10-11, Guardians Of The Galaxy 8-9, Wolverine & The X-Men Annual 1

Captain America: Patriot


Karl Kesel - 2011
    Captain America puts on his mask and shield for the first time-- and instantly inspires an entire nation, including Jeff Mace-a rough-and-tumble reporter-who quickly dons his own star-spangled suit and calls himself the PATRIOT! It's a decision that will take him from stopping stateside saboteurs... to headlining the home front heroes known as the Liberty Legion... to the most unexpected offer of all: when the Sentinel of Liberty dies and Jeff Mace is asked to be the NEXT CAPTAIN AMERICA! COLLECTING:Captain America: Patriot #1-4, What if? #4

Deadpool 2099


Gerry Duggan - 2017
    There's a new Merc, with a new Mouth - but who is she? What could make her want to inherit a codename from Wade Wilson? And are there still chimichangas in 2099? Some or all of these questions may be answered - and new ones will be posed! Find out if there's a Zenpool 2099, catch up with one of Wade's old teammates, and choose your side in a battle for the right to be Deadpool, in this collection of sci-fi shenanigans from the world of tomorrow! COLLECTING: DEADPOOL 6, 12, 19, 25

Penance: Relentless


Paul Jenkins - 2008
    As Penance, he begins a slow descent into madness: the most hated man in America, blamed for the disaster at Stamford, tortured by visions of his failure, and obsessed with strange, seemingly meaningless numbers. A relentless pursuit begins.

Inferno by Jonathan Hickman


Jonathan Hickman
    He explored the new Krakoan era in X-MEN. Now the keeper of the mutant flame, Jonathan Hickman, presents his next incendiary saga! Mystique, former mutant terrorist and espionage agent supreme, is loyal to Professor X’s Quiet Council for one reason only: the promise that someday, he will resurrect her beloved Destiny. But when Moira MacTaggert helped Professor X and Magneto realize their lifelong dreams for mutantkind, it came with one condition — do not allow any precognitive mutants on the island of Krakoa. What will Mystique do when she realizes that she is being strung along? Vengeance burns hot — and Mystique is about to ignite an Inferno! And where has the elusive Moira MacTaggert been all this time, anyway?COLLECTING: Inferno (2021) 1-4

Spider-Man: Deadly Foes of Spider-Man


Danny Fingeroth - 2011
    Octopus! The Vulture! Stegron! Swarm! Hydro-Man! The Rhino! The Kingpin! The Answer! And more! And guest-starring Spidey, natch!

Captain Marvel by Jim Starlin: The Complete Collection


Jim Starlin - 2016
    Starlin stripped the Kree Captain to his core and then resurrected him as a truly cosmic hero. This may have been Starlin's first super-hero saga, but it introduced some of his signature characters: Mar-Vell's nemesis Thanos and the Guardians of the Galaxy's Drax make their first appearances and they continue to define the Marvel Universe today.COLLECTING: CAPTAIN MARVEL (1968) 25-34; IRON MAN (1968) 55; MARVEL FEATURE (1971) 12; MARVEL GRAPHIC NOVEL (1982) 1; MATERIAL FROM DAREDEVIL (1964) 105.

Thanos: Cosmic Powers


Ron Marz - 2015
    Who will join Thanos' cause? Legacy? Terrax the Tamer? Jack of Hearts? What about Ganymede, last of the Spinsterhood and sworn enemy of Tyrant? And where do the loyalties of Morg, Herald of Galactus lie? COLLECTING: SECRET DEFENDERS 12-14, COSMIC POWERS 1-6