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Black Panther: Who Is the Black Panther?
Reginald Hudlin - 2005
(Wolverine, Amazing Spider-Man) teaming up to deliver a new take on T'Challa that's sure to excite both True Believers and the hip-hop faithful. The Black Panther's origin is retold in cinematic scope with social satire and all-out action. Collects Black Panther (2005) #1-6.
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.
Marvel 1985
Mark Millar - 2009
before World War Hulk... before Civil War... the most powerful super-villains in the Marvel Universe gather their might to wreak havoc on the one place they've never before set foot - YOUR WORLD! As mankind's enemies cut a swath of destruction with unprecedented ferocity and ruthlessness, the fate of the planet rests in the hands of one person: Toby, a 13-year-old boy who holds the key to uniting his comic-book idols, the Marvel Heroes! Superstars Mark Millar (Civil War, Fantastic Four) and Tommy Lee Edwards (Bullet Points, The Question) deliver a Marvel Event the likes of which you've never seen! Collects Marvel 1985 #1-6.
The Amazing Spider-Man: Kraven's Last Hunt
J.M. DeMatteis - 1987
But there is one beast that has eluded him - the wall-crawling web-slinger known as Spider-Man. And to prove that he is the hero's master, he will pull on his costume and become him - after he shoots and buries him six feet under!
FF, Volume 1
Jonathan Hickman - 2011
With stunning artwork by Steve Epting, Paul Mounts and Barry Kitson, join writer Jonathan Hickman as the "World's Greatest Comic Magazine" forges ahead and faces the future!Collecting: FF 1-5
Marvel Comics Presents: Wolverine, Vol. 1
Chris ClaremontTerry Kavanagh - 1988
1 Collects Marvel Comics Presents #1-10.
Madrox: Multiple Choice
Peter David - 2005
Jamie Madrox, setting up a detective agency in the heart of Mutant Town. Jamie Madrox, a peaceful Shaolin priest. Which is the real Jamie Madrox? In this noir-esque thriller of a limited series, it's possible that even Madrox doesn't know anymore. Peter David, acclaimed for his run on X-Factor, reunites several of that title's most popular and whimsical characters - Jamie Madrox, Wolfsbane, and the aptly named Strong Guy - and sends them on an adventure of light and darkness. Featuring the incredibly moody pencils of Pablo Raimondi.
Batman: Gotham by Gaslight
Brian Augustyn - 1989
In an age of mystery and superstition, how would the people of Gotham react to a weird creature of the night, a bat-garbed vigilante feared by the guilty and the innocent alike? The very first Elseworlds tale re-imagines the Dark Knight detective in Victorian times and pits him against the infamous murderer Jack the Ripper.
Spider-Man: The Original Clone Saga
Gerry ConwaySal Buscema - 2011
Remember the good old days when Spidey's life wasn't very complicated? When evil scientists like the Jackal sought to destroy him? When Gwen Stacy showed up on his doorstep, suddenly alive? See the original clone saga unravel as Spider-Man tries to keep up!
X-Men: Fall of the Mutants Omnibus
Chris ClaremontJohn Romita Jr. - 2011
The New Mutants lose one of their own! And after the Marauders slaughter the Morlocks, they take on the X-Men! Collecting: New Mutants (1983) #55-61, Uncanny X-Men #220-227, X-Factor (1986) #19-26, Captain America (1968) #339, Daredevil (1964) #252, Fantastic Four (1961) #312, Incredible Hulk (1968) #340, Power Pack (1984) #35
Guardians of the Galaxy: Tomorrow's Avengers, Vol. 1
Steve GerberMark Gruenwald - 2013
Captain America, Doctor Strange, the Thing, the Hulk and other familiar faces join the star-spanning heroes in the greatest war the future ever saw! Then, as the Guardians help a planet in turmoil rebuild, threats rise from two other worlds: one of them living, the other gone mad! It's cosmic action as you like it, as the Avengers of tomorrow face their baptism of fire! Featuring the introduction of Nikki and the origin of Starhawk! Guest-starring the Silver Surfer! COLLECTING: Marvel Super Heroes (1967) 18, Marvel Two -In-One (1974) 4-5, Giant -Size Defenders 5, Defenders (1972) 26-29, Marvel Presents 3-12
Spider-Man Noir, Vol. 1
David Hine - 2009
The year is 1933, and New York City is not-so-secretly run by corrupt politicians, crooked cops, big businesses... and suave gangland bosses like New York's worst, the Goblin. But when a fateful spider-bite gives the young rabble-rouser Peter Parker the power to fight the mobster who killed his Uncle Ben, will even that be enough? It's a tangled web of Great Depression pulp, with familiar faces like you've never seen them before! By "Hardboiled" David Hine, Fabrice "The Spider" Sapolsky, and Carmine "Carbine" Di Giandomenico! Collects Spider-Man Noir #1-4.
The Avengers: The Kree-Skrull War
Roy Thomas - 1985
COLLECTING: AVENGERS (1963) #89-97
Avengers: The Trial of Yellowjacket
Jim ShooterDan Green - 1983
Will Yellowjacket triumph over his inner demons - or crumble under the pressure of being an Avenger?COLLECTING: AVENGERS (1963) 212-230
Essential Savage She-Hulk, Vol. 1
David Anthony Kraft - 1982
Now see She-Hulk's starting point in this complete compilation of her first series.