MARVEL ADVENTURES HULK #5
Written by Paul Benjamin, art by David Nakayama, cover by Juan Santacruz.
Bruce, Rick and Monkey seek out Dr. Strange, hoping the master of the mystic arts can cage the fury of the Hulk. But Bruce gets more than he bargained for when Dormammu, Prince of the Dark Dimension, takes control of one of his allies. Can even the combined strength of the Hulk and Earth's Sorcerer Supreme stand against the awesome might of... Dormammu-Monkey!
32 pages, $2.99.
MARVEL ADVENTURES IRON MAN #7
Written by Fred Van Lente, art by Graham Nolan, cover by Skottie Young.
Iron Man dons his Space Armor to rescue a Stark orbital platform from his old enemy, the Living Laser -- but during their zero-G battle they unleash an even deadlier threat: the all-new, all-terrifying Swarm! This sentient cloud of nanobots wants to consume and convert every bit of matter in its path -- including Earth itself! Shellhead and Laser must forge an uneasy alliance to stop Swarm from laying waste to the planet
32 pages, $2.99.
MARVEL ADVENTURES THE AVENGERS #18
Written by Ty Templeton, art by Cafu, cover by Tom Grummett.
After centuries of imprisonment in solid rock, the legendary Hercules breaks out into the modern world. Will the Avengers be enough to stop a man-god gone mad?
32 pages, $2.99.
MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #33
Written by Fred Van Lente, penciled by Cory Hamscher, cover by Patrick Scherberger.
The good news: Aunt May has renovated the guest room in her house and rented it out to a boarder to earn some extra dough for the family. The bad news: She's rented it to Doctor Octopus. Not only is Spider-Man's greatest foe using Peter Parker's house as a base of operations for his latest criminal enterprise and putting the moves on his favorite aunt, but now he's also hogging the bathroom all the time! Pete has to figure out some way to foil Doc Ock's latest scheme without tipping his secret identity... And breaking poor Aunt May's heart...
32 pages, $2.99.
MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #30
Written by Daniel Way, penciled by Steve Scott, cover by Leonard Kirk.
You've been bombarded with cosmic rays, granting you astounding abilities beyond the average human...do you use those powers to explore amazing new worlds and take on beings with near-limitless power, or do you take your skills to the streets and help the little man?
32 pages, $2.99.
MAX TITLES
PUNISHER #52
Written by Garth Ennis, pencils by Gorlan Pavlov, cover by Tim Bradstreet.
"Long, Cold Dark," part 3. Frank Castle has one fear. Just one. And it's been 30 years since he last confronted it. Driving cross country toward a showdown with Barracuda, he's about to face it again.
32 pages, $2.99.
TERROR, INC. #4
Written by David Lapham, penciled by Patrick Zircher, cover by Jelena Kevic-Djurdjevic.
Start with one cursed, eternally decomposing hero, 15 and a half centuries old. Remove the mystical left arm keeping him alive. Add his gorgeous, brainy, sexy, classy executive assistant, throw in the leader of a worldwide terrorist organization, stir in hundreds of assassins, and sprinkle liberally with spare body parts.
32 pages, $3.99.
THE ZOMBIE: SIMON GARTH #1 (OF 4)
Written by Kyle Hotz with Eric Powell, pencils and cover by Hotz.
The last time readers saw Simon Garth, the bank teller single-handedly stopped a gang of murderous robbers and got shot, bitten by zombies and med-evac-ed straight into Army custody for scientific experimentation as death and the necrotic infection overtook him fast. Find out how Simon got out of that one -- assuming he did -- and check out his further adventures battling the undead -- unless, that is, he's one of them now --- in a brutal, gory and disgusting re-imagining of one of Marvel's strangest horror heroes.
32 pages, $3.99.
FOOLKILLER #2
Written by Gregg Hurwitz, art and cover by Land Medina.
"Fool's Paradise," part 2. Move over Frank Castle, there's a new vigilante in town. When the Foolkiller strikes, the punishment fits the crime. It's a display for all to see, the truth in all its brutal glory, our hidden secrets gutted and turned inside out for the front pages. The Foolkiller has been brutally introduced to the human joke, and he wants to make sure fools everywhere take note. In this issue, the origin of the Foolkiller! Fate plays brutal jokes. Might as well laugh at the punchline 'cause it's a killer.
32 pages, $3.99.
MARVEL ILLUSTRATED
MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY #1 (OF 6)
Adaptation by Roy Thomas, penciled by Sebastian Fiumara, cover by Gerald Parel.
A new Marvel Illustrated epic begins here! Painter Basil Hallward has done a portrait of a strange subject-youthful Dorian Gray, a man with a mysterious and tangled history. The young man broods on how unfair it is that he will age and his portrait will remain ever young. He wishes with all his might that it were otherwise-and in some bizarre, magical way-it is! This is a novel of dark wonders brilliantly brought to life in the heralded Marvel Illustrated style.
32 pages, $2.99.
MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: TREASURE ISLAND #6
Written by Roy Thomas, penciled by Mario Cully, cover by Greg Hildebrandt.
The seafaring saga comes to a stunning conclusion! Young Jim Hawkins is now a prisoner of the vicious pirates lead by the treacherous Long John Silver. Silver demands Hawkins take his scurvy crew to the treasure buried on the island-or his life is forfeit!
32 pages, $2.99.
MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK #5
Written by Roy Thomas, penciled by Hugo Petrus, cover by Marko Djurdjevic.
King Louis has ordered the capture of former musketeers Aramis and Porthos, who engineered his kidnapping. Now, these two fugitives seek refuge in a hidden grotto, refusing to submit to the royal edict. And when the King's men arrive-a battle to the death ensues! It's the penultimate chapter in this tale of dashing danger and derring-do!
32 pages, $2.99.
LICENSED TITLES
ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: GUILTY PLEASURES #9
Written by Laurell K. Hamilton, adapted by Jess Ruffner, pencils and cover by Brett Booth.
The Church of Eternal Life is a place where vampires seek to convert willing humans to their alternative lifestyle. It promises immortality for its congregation and it is one of the few places that can actually deliver what it promises. Sounds cozy, doesn't it? Not to Anita Blake, the Executioner. What do you bet she's not stopping by on a social call...?
32 pages, $2.99.
HEDGE KNIGHT II: SWORN SWORD #6
Written by George R.R. Martin, adapted by Ben Avery, penciled and cover by Mike S. Miller.
A dispute over water during a drought started small, with one of the Red Widow's peasants being cut by one of Ser Eustace's knights. But that small cut serves to open old wounds from the Blackfyre Rebellion, forcing Ser Duncan to put his ideals of knighthood to the test when he learns a dark secret about his lord, Ser Eustace. But blood must pay for blood, and Dunk has sworn his sword to Ser Eustace regardless of his past transgressions. Now, Dunk must do battle with the Red Widow's castellan, Ser Lucas Inchfield, as the Sworn Sword rushes toward its conclusion.
32 pages, $2.99.