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X-Men Legacy: Legion, Vol. 1: Prodigal
Simon Spurrier - 2013
NOW! in the aftermath of Avengers vs. X-Men, Legion will finally attempt to conquer his demons...and embrace his father's legacy!Collecting: X-Men Legacy 1-6
Venom: Dark Origin
Zeb Wells - 2009
On the day when a washed-up journalist met an organism from an alien planet, one of Spider-Man's greatest enemies was born - a force of evil and vengeance like no other in the Marvel Universe - Venom! But is it as simple as that? Discover the twisted roots that gave rise to a lifetime of malevolence for Eddie Brock and the symbiote!
Marvel Platinum: The Definitive Deadpool
Fabian NiciezaBrian Posehn - 2015
Eternals
Neil Gaiman - 2006
You have amazing powers. You have watched civilizations rise and fall. So why does no one remember any of this?
Immortal Hulk Book Two
Al Ewing - 2020
Now the ruler of Hell has come to collect. It whispers through many mouths. It destroys with many hands. Its only weapon is hate. It wears human souls like masks to work its will. But in the lowest hell, underneath all others, all the masks come off — and The One Below All is finally revealed! Bruce Banner belongs to him. But the Hulk…not even Hell is strong enough to stop his horrific anger. In another life Rick Jones was the Hulk's best friend. He was there on the fateful day the Hulk was born. When the Hulk was a mindless brute, Rick was the only one who believed in him. But now Rick is dead and his body has been exhumed and stolen! And the Immortal Hulk wants to know why. To find the answers he seeks, Bruce Banner will have to face roaming gamma experiments and a ruthless assassin out for his blood. And when the Immortal Hulk is depowered it may be time for the return of Joe Fix-It! The fan-favorite run that's redefining Hulk mythos gets even more intense!COLLECTING: IMMORTAL HULK (2018) #11-20.
Batman/Two-Face/Scarecrow: Year One
Bruce Jones - 2005
Jonathan Crane or "The Scarecrow" as he is better known, was a brilliant psychologist but suffered through a torturous upbringing. Through the use of a "fear gas", The Scarecrow wreaks havoc on Gotham City by exploiting the deepest, darkest fears of his enemies.District Attorney Harvey Dent, a one-time friend of Batman and champion for justice, has his life changed forever when his face is disfigured by acid in an attack ordered by one of Gotham's crime bosses. When he "recovers", the justice seeking Harvey Dent that the people of Gotham once looked up to is gone, replaced by a homicidal maniac out for revenge.
Annihilation Omnibus
Dan AbnettAndy Lanning - 2007
Marvel's cosmic superstars return in explosive, widescreen sci-fi style! Annihilus, lord of the Negative Zone, has declared war! And as his unstoppable Annihilation Wave swarms into the Marvel Universe, demolishing all in its path, only a handful of heroes can resist the destruction! As Nova learns the ways of war from Drax the Destroyer, the Silver Surfer seeks out his former master Galactus for aid, the Super-Skrull fights for his son's life and Ronan the Accuser faces Gamora and her woman warriors! Nova and Quasar's army leads the charge, but as heroes fall and Annihilus rises, the universe's one remaining hope may be Thanos, the Mad Titan!Collecting: Drax the Destroyer 1-4; Annihilation Prologue, 1-6; Annihilation: Nova 1-4; Annihilation: Silver Surfer 1-4; Annihilation: Super-Skrull 1-4; Annihilation: Ronan 1-4; Annihilation: Heralds of Galactus 1-2, Annihilation: Nova Corps Files
Cable and the New Mutants
Louise Simonson - 1995
As such, Balder, Eitri, Fandral, Hogun, Hrimhari, Kidra, Mirage and Volstagg do not appear in this collection.
All-New X-Men: Deluxe Edition, Book 2
Brian Michael BendisCory Petit - 2015
The time-displaced young X-Men continue to adjust to a present day that's more awe-inspiring and disturbing than they could ever imagine! But as Jean Grey pushes her powers to the limit and Mastermind targets the young Jean, will a tragic history repeat itself? And as one of their number departs to join the adult Cyclops' crew of revolutionaries, the teens encounter the Uncanny Avengers...and young Cyclops meets the adult version of his brother Havok! Then, in the fallout from the Battle of the Atom, Kitty Pryde and the All-New X-Men's faith in Wolverine's Jean Grey School has been completely eroded - so where have they gone instead, and what will they do?Collecting: All -New X-Men 11-15, 18-21, & material from A+X 18, X-Men: Battle of the Atom 2, X-Men : Gold 1
Absolute Justice League: Origin
Geoff Johns - 2017
1: ORIGIN defined the status of the DC Universe in the New 52 following a line-wide relaunch of every title and is written by DC Entertainment Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns and illustrated by DC Comics Co-Publisher Jim Lee!In a world where inexperienced superheroes operate under a cloud of suspicion from the public, loner vigilante Batman has stumbled upon a dark evil that threatens to destroy the Earth as we know it. Now, faced with a threat far beyond anything he can handle on his own, the Dark Knight must trust an alien, a Scarlet Speedster, an accidental teenage hero, a space cop, an Amazon Princess and an undersea monarch. Will this combination of Superman, the Flash, Cyborg, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman and Aquaman be able to put aside their differences and come together to save the world? Or will they destroy each other first?In one of the most game-changing titles in comics history, Geoff Johns and Jim Lee reimagine the classic heroes of the DC Universe. This Absolute edition collects issues #1-12 of JUSTICE LEAGUE, part of the DC Comics--The New 52 event, and includes behind-the-scenes scripts, concept sketches and variant covers, all in an exclusive oversize slipcase.
The Amazing Spider-Man: The Complete Alien Costume Saga, Book One
Tom DeFalcoBill Mantlo - 1984
But there's something about Peter that's not quite right. Curse that ol' Parker luck, the black costume just happens to be a hungry alien symbiote...and it's grown very att ached to him! Savor a chronological retelling of Spider-Man's epic wardrobe malfunction, told across the three Spidey ti tles of the era!COLLECTING: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) 252-258; MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) 141-145, ANNUAL 7; PETER PARKER, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) 90-95
Justice League by Scott Snyder: The Deluxe Edition, Book One
Scott Snyder - 2019
Batman. Wonder Woman. Aquaman. The Flash. Cyborg. Green Lantern. Hawkgirl. Martian Manhunter. Nine heroes with powers as different as their personalities, but one thing in common: a dedication to defending the Earth.And they have never seen anything like this. They call it the Totality: the concentrated essence of the secret source of all things. When it crash-lands in the Nevada desert, everyone and everything that comes into contact with it comes out...changed. And power like that attracts the power-hungry. The mad, the merciless, the monstrous.Lex Luthor. The Joker. The Cheetah. Black Manta. Gorilla Grodd. Sinestro. THEY ARE THE LEGION OF DOOM.And unless someone stops them, they'll seize the Totality for themselves and use it to tear down the world as we know it...Spinning out of the cataclysmic events of Dark Nights: Metal and Justice League: No Justice, Scott Snyder's Justice League reunites the World's Greatest Heroes for an epic adventure! Together with artists Jorge Jimenez (Super Sons) and Francis Manapul (The Flash), visionary writer Scott Snyder takes the new League into uncharted territory-- from the Source Wall at the edges of the cosmos to the bottom of the ocean to a miniaturized adventure inside of Superman's body.And through it all, Lex Luthor is quietly building a team of his own-- the Legion of Doom! From Black Manta to Sinestro to the Joker, Lex has engineered an alliance between the Justice League's greatest enemies--but a new partnership with the monster known as the Batman Who Laughs could throw both the League and the Legion into untold chaos!This first deluxe hardcover collects Justice League #1-13, Justice League/Aquaman: Drowned Earth #1, and Aquaman/Justice League: Drowned Earth #1.
Madman Atomic Comics, Volume 1: Existential Exits
Mike Allred - 2008
Michael Allred's Harvey-award winning and critically acclaimed Madman returns in Madman Atomic Comics! Featuring the entire cast included in Madman Gargantua, as well as Madman and The Atomics on their genre-bending, space-faring adventure!Contains: Madman Atomic Comics #1-7