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Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America
Jeph Loeb - 2007
The death of Captain America hits the Marvel Universe - hard! Be there as superstar Jeph Loeb teams with the industry's top artists on a story that will have everyone talking.Collects Captain America #25, Fallen Son: Death of Captain America - Wolverine, Avengers, Captain America, Spider-Man and Iron Man.
The Eternals, Vol. 2
Jack Kirby - 2008
Once worshipped as gods, this fantastic group left Earth to explore the stars after warring with the Greek, Roman, and Norse pantheons for supremacy over mankind. In 1976, Jack Kirby introduced what was to be his final great Marvel Comics creation: the Eternals With nearly four decades of experience creating iconic characters, Kirby stretched his imagination to the limit for his last tale. Looking beyond the familiar ground of super heroes, Kirby crafted a cosmic epic that took comic-book fans on a spectacular adventure every month. Since Kirby's groundbreaking work, the Eternals and their malevolent counterparts, the Deviants, have become vital parts of the Marvel Universe. Awarding-winning creators such as Neil Gaiman have revisited the concept, finding new levels of meaning in Kirby's visionary work. Now, for the first time, Marvel proudly presents the entire Eternals series collected in two softcover volumes - further proof that Jack Kirby was truly the King. Collecting Eternals #12-19 and Annual #1.
Marvel Masterworks: The Champions, Vol. 1
Tony IsabellaSal Buscema - 2016
Their struggles will reveal the origin of the man who created the Black Widow, pit them against the combined might of Magneto and Doctor Doom; unleash the Crimson Dynamo and Titanium Man on Los Angeles; team them with the Stranger in the fight for an Infinity Gem; and bring fan-favorite artist John Byrne aboard for some of his greatest early work, including stories featuring the Sentinels and Brotherhood of Evil Mutants!
Marvel Team-Up, Vol. 1: The Golden Child
Robert Kirkman - 2005
But with competing agendas, will they work together? Will they be at odds? Hard to say... but the title doesn't say "Super Friends," gang Plus: Mr. Fantastic and Dr. Strange, Iron Man and the Incredible Hulk, and more Collects Marvel Team-Up #1-6.
Silver Surfer Epic Collection Vol. 1: When Calls Galactus
Stan Lee - 2014
This strange, stoic alien entered as harbinger of destruction, but was touched by human compassion, leading him to rebel against Galactus. Now, for the first time ever, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's original Silver Surfer stories are collected in one Epic Collection.COLLECTING: FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) 48-50, 55, 57-60, 72, 74-77; MATERIAL FROM TALES TO ASTONISH (1959) 92-93, FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) 56, 61, ANNUAL 5 (SILVER SURFER EPIC COLLECTION VOL. 1)
X-Men: Original Sin
Mike CareyBrian Reber - 2009
But the layers of lies hide one last, deadly secret which goes back to the days of the X-Men's founding, and the Professor's timing couldn't possibly be worse... Collecting: X-Men: Legacy 217-218, Special; Wolverine: Origins 28-30
Ant-Man: Scott Lang
David Michelinie - 2015
But when his noble intentions win the Avengers' approval, he takes over as the all-new Ant-Man, full-time! Electronics whiz Scott secures a job with Tony Stark, but the size-changing super hero must save Iron Man after a brutal battle with the Hulk. No shrinking violet, Scott holds his own in astonishing adventures with Spider-Man, the Thing and the Avengers... and when Ant-Man and Hawkeye join forces, somebody' gonna get it! COLLECTING: Marvel Premiere 47-48; Iron Man (1968) 131-133, 151; Avengers (1963) 195-196, 223; Marvel Team-Up (1972) 103; Marvel Two-In-One (1974) 87; material from Avengers (1963) 181, Iron Man (1968) 125
Marvel Masterworks: Warlock, Vol. 1
Roy ThomasBob Brown - 2007
Penciled by GIL KANE, JOHN BUSCEMA, TOM SUTTON, BOB BROWN & HERB TRIMPE. Cover by GIL KANE. As the 1970s dawned, Marvel Comics marched into a new era. An era whose heroes increasingly reflected the turmoil and social unrest of the time. And as Marvel's heroic pantheon evolved, a newly christened hero debuted to herald that new era: Adam Warlock! Mixing super-hero action with equal parts social consciousness and allegory, writer Roy Thomas and artist Gil Kane, in some of the most accomplished work of his career, launched Warlock on a wild ride across the cosmos to Counter-Earth! Hastened by the High Evolutionary to be the savior of this parallel planet, Warlock, armed for the first time with his soul gem, must do battle with the evil Man-Beast for the very planet itself! Featuring guest-appearances by Dr. Doom, Reed Richards and no less than the Incredible Hulk, this volume of never-before-collected stories is one you won't want to miss, and you can bet your pet rock on that! Collecting MARVEL PREMIERE #1-2, WARLOCK #1-8 and INCREDIBLE HULK #176-178. 288 PGS.
Civil War: Spider-Man
J. Michael Straczynski - 2011
After rushing to the aftermath of the Stamford Massacre, he travels with Tony Stark to Washington, D.C., where the enactment of the Superhuman Registration Act appears imminent. As the Marvel Universe braces for the implications of legislation that will forever change the societal status of super heroes, Peter is forced to make what may be the most important decision of his life. As Civil War tears apart the super hero community, will Spidey stay true to that decision? COLLECTING: Amazing Spider-Man #529-538, Sensational Spider-Man #28-34, Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #11-16.
Spider-Women
Robbie ThompsonJared K. Fletcher - 2016
But when the trio gets trapped in Gwen's Universe, at the hands of an alternate Cindy Moon and her sinister organization S.I.L.K., there's not time for any more practice. This action-packed story will change the heroic course for all three Spider-Women!COLLECTING: SILK 7-8, SPIDER-GWEN 7-8, SPIDER-WOMAN 6-7, SPIDER-WOMEN ALPHA & OMEGA
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.
Iron Man: Extremis
Warren Ellis - 2006
It's the beginning of a new era for Iron Man, and he must face up to a new era of terrifying technologies that threaten to overwhelm fragile mankind! He must find out what Extremis is - and, more importantly, he must figure out who has unleashed it and what its emergence means for the world.Collecting: Iron Man 1-6
Captain America: Forever Allies
Roger Stern - 2011
Once he was Captain America's partner Bucky, a proud member of the Invaders, a founder of the original Young Allies. Now he is Captain America, the Sentinel of Liberty, and when an old enemy suddenly reappears, Jim must re-open the last, unsolved case of the Young Allies--to stop a menace that threatens the world! Roger Stern travels from World War II with Nick Dragotta to the modern age with Marco Santucci to tell a time-tossed epic tale of high adventue!
Astonishing X-Men: Ultimate Collection, Volume 1
Joss Whedon - 2004
As demand for the mutant cure escalates, the X-Men go head-to-head with the enigmatic Ord. In 'Dangerous' a tragic death reveals a powerful enemy living among them that they could never have suspected.
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