MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: LAST OF THE MOHICANS #6
Adaptation by Roy Thomas, penciled by Steve Kurth, cover by John Watson.
It's the final battle against the Huron tribe -- but in the midst of the chaos, Cora asks the heroic Hawkeye to stay with her -- as her husband. And as Hawkeye's fame as a warrior spreads far and wide, he wonders about the life he could have...It's the bittersweet conclusion to this classic tale of transitional times -- plus in the final chapter of "Deerslayer," learn more about Hawkeye's formative years!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Oct. 24.
MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: TREASURE ISLAND #5
Adaptation by Roy Thomas, penciled by Mario Cully, cover by Greg Hildebrandt.
Back on the island, young Jim Hawkins is captured by the pirates who've taken over the stockade. Worse, Jim's life may be worthless to them now that they have the map which will take them directly to the treasure! It will take every resource the young man has to keep a cutlass from cutting him in two. It's the penultimate chapter in this seafaring saga of skullduggery.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Oct. 10.
MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK #4
Written by Roy Thomas, penciled by Hugo Petrus, cover by Marko Djurdjevic.
Former musketeer D'Artagnan has taken King Louis' twin brother Philippe to the Bastille to be imprisoned and placed in an iron mask. But fellow musketeer Athos spies Philippe in the iron mask -- and if the king finds out about it, Athos' life will be forfeit!
32 pages, $2.99.
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HALO: UPRISING #4
Written by Brian Michael Bendis, pencils and cover by Alex Maleev.
Conclusion. The story that connects the video games: Halo 2 and Halo 3. Find out where Master Chief has been and where he is going, before you pick up an Xbox 360 controller and finish the fight. Meanwhile, Earth is under siege -- the human resistance is faced with impossible odds with no hope in sight against the overwhelming Covenant forces. Be there to see the event that may turn the tide of the entire war.
40 pages, $3.99.
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ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: GUILTY PLEASURES #8
Written by Laurell. K. Hamilton, adapted by Jess Ruffner, pencils and cover by Brett Booth.
Anita and Phillip recover from the Freak Party only to come face-to-face with Master Vampire Nikolaos. What will she think of the Executioner's newest findings in the Vampire Murders? Will the information Anita has save her life or endanger it? Meanwhile, the vampire murderer strikes again! Who is the latest victim of this mysterious killer?
40 pages, $3.99.
HEDGE KNIGHT II: SWORN SWORD #5
Written by George R.R. Martin, adapted by Ben Avery, penciled and cover by Mike S. Miller.
In the midst of drought, Dunk and his squire Egg find that the problems his lord Ser Eustace faces run deeper than the river water the Red Widow has taken for her own. As they seek to make amends for an attack on one of the Red Widow's men, old wounds are revisited and Ser Eustace's old offenses are brought to light...and Dunk must take up his sword in defense of his lord. But is his lord worth defending?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Oct. 10.
MAGICIAN: APPRENTICE #12
Written by Raymond E. Feist, adapted by Bryan J.L. Glass, pencils by Ryan Stegman, cover by Koi Pham.
The Eve of the Riftwar is here! Pug and the ducal party at last fulfill their desperate quest and arrive at the Kingdom's capital city of Rillanon. But the unease and growing tension of their long journey culminates in frustration as King Rodric the 4th reveals himself as a sovereign unhinged, plagued by indecisiveness and terrifying personality shifts. Treachery abounds, and not all is as it appears to be. As Duke Borric contemplates treason against the crown, the Riftwar finally erupts as the mighty Tsurani Empire begin their conquest of Midkemia.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Oct. 24.
RED PROPHET: THE TALES OF ALVIN MAKER #12
Written by Orson Scott Card, adapted by Roland Bernard Brown, pencils and cover by Rodney Buchemi.
The final bloody battle! Following the massacre of the peaceful unarmed Reds of Prophetstown, Ta-Kumsaw has little trouble uniting various Indian tribes into a mighty army with the single-minded goal of either killing the Whites or driving them out of the land. But it is the war chief's non-Red allies that make him wary as he gears up to face off against Andrew "Old Hickory" Jackson and the American Army.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Oct. 10.
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ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #47
Written by Mike Carey, art and cover by Pasqual Ferry.
"Ghosts," part 1 of 3. Susan Storm -- the Invisible Woman -- is headed toward a conference in Siberia when her helicopter is shot down for reasons unknown. With her survival in doubt, Reed Richards must abandon his completion of the Cosmic Cube at its most crucial time to confront none other than -- the Ultimate Crimson Dynamo.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Oct. 24.
ULTIMATE POWER #9
Written by Jeph Loeb, pencils and cover by Greg Land.
The final chapter in this lauded limited series finds the two teams -- the Ultimates and the Squadron Supreme poised for the cataclysmic climax that will decide the fate of two worlds!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Oct. 24.
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #115
Written by Brian Michael Bendis, pencils and cover by Stuart Immonen.
Norman Osborn -- the Green Goblin -- has escaped the Triskelion and is headed toward Trump Tower! A team of federal agents is on his tail, determined to take Norman down once and for all! And leading that team is none other than -- Spider-Man: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.! How did this happen and what does it all mean? You know you've got no choice but to read this one fast!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Oct. 10.
ULTIMATE X-MEN #87
Written by Robert Kirkman, pencils and cover by Yanick Paquette.
"Sentinels," part 4 of 5. Things get deadly as Dazzler and Pyro infiltrate the Mutant Liberation Front-- only to find a dark secret about the organization! Meanwhile, the rest of the team are left to discover just how advanced these new Sentinels are... as Bishop's life hangs in the balance!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Oct. 10.