MARVEL COMICS SEPTEMBER 2004 PREVIEWS

[Anthony Lucynski]

<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/MK2099DD001.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/MK2099DD001t.jpg" align=left alt="Marvel Knights 2099: Daredevil #1 preview"></a>Direct from Marvel Comics, here are the publisher's solicitation copies and preview images for books which are due to ship in September 2004.
All titles are Full Color (FC) unless otherwise noted.
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MARVEL KNIGHTS 5TH ANNIVERSARY

<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/STRANGE_1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/STRANGE_1t.jpg" align=right alt="Strange #1 preview"></a>STRANGE #1
Written by J. Michael Straczynski & Sara (Samm) Barnes
Penciled by Brandon Peterson
Cardstock Cover by Brandon Peterson

The master of the mystic arts is back - as only J. Michael Straczynski and superstar artist Brandon Peterson could envision him! Brash young surgeon Dr. Stephen Strange is on a collision course with destiny - a journey that will force him to search the deepest corners of his own heart…and the outer reaches of the cosmos!

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$ 3.50
UPC: 5960605606-00111


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/BLACKW01.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/BLACKW01t.jpg" align=right alt="Black Widow #1 preview"></a>BLACK WIDOW #1 (of 6)
Written by Richard K. Morgan
Penciled by Bill Sienkiewicz
Cover by Greg Land

Part 1 (of 6)
Acclaimed science fiction novelist Richard K. Morgan (Altered Carbon and Broken Angels) and legend Bill Sienkiewicz (Elektra: Assassin, Stray Toasters) bring you old ghosts and new revelations about the original Black Widow -- Natasha Romanova -- in this hardboiled noir tale. The deadliest agent in the Marvel Universe has finally gotten out of the spy game, and she’s not asking for much, just a life of her own. When a sudden assassination attempt provides a harsh reality check, the former Soviet agent tracks a string of international killings that will lead her back to a Russia she can barely recognize.

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR+ …$2.99
UPC: 5960605550-00111


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/HULTHG001.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/HULTHG001t.jpg" align=right alt="Hulk & Thing: Hard Knocks #1 preview"></a>HULK & THING: HARD KNOCKS #1 (of 4)
Written by Bruce Jones
Cardstock Cover & Pencils by Jae Lee

"Hard Knocks" Part 1 (of 4)
Bruce Jones and superstar artist Jae Lee bring you the ultimate Hulk/Thing battle! Think you know everything about the unique relationship between Marvel’s two most powerful sluggers? Guess again.

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$ 3.50
UPC: 5960605605-00111


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/DD064.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/DD064t.jpg" align=right alt="Daredevil #64 preview"></a>DAREDEVIL #64
Written by Brian Michael Bendis
Pencils & Cover by Alex Maleev

"The Widow" Part 4 (of 4)
The blistering climax to the sexy 4-part Black Widow storyline (just in time for a certain blistering redhead to debut in her own title, elsewhere in Marvel Previews). Who is behind the assassination attempts against the Widow? It’s a voice from the past you gotta see to believe! And what kind of future do Natasha and Matt have together?

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.99
UPC: 5960604706-06411


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/DD065.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/DD065t.jpg" align=right alt="Daredevil #65 preview"></a>DAREDEVIL #65
Written by Brian Michael Bendis
Penciled by Alex Maleev & Friends
Cover by Greg Land

Daredevil headlines this special, oversized issue celebrating both the 40th anniversary of the character AND the 5th anniversary of the groundbreaking Marvel Knights imprint! The Eisner-winning team of Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev invite some of the greatest comic artists who have never before drawn Daredevil to answer the question: How has the public revelation of Daredevil’s secret identity affected the rest of the Marvel Universe? This once-in-a-lifetime gathering of super heroes and superstar talent includes Spider-Man, Captain America, The Punisher, Doctor Strange, Nick Fury, Elektra, and many more. Artists include Maleev and a band of stars including Chris Bachalo, Michael Golden, Greg Horn, Jae Lee, Mike Mayhew, Frank Quitely, and P. Craig Russell (at least)!

48 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$3.99
UPC: 5960604706-06511


OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE: DAREDEVIL/ELEKTRA 2004
Written by Jeff Christiansen, Ronald Byrd & Michael Hoskin
Cardstock Cover by Salvador Larroca & Richard Isanove

Whatever happened to Turk? Just how many times HAS Elektra died and come back to life? And who the heck is Mike Murdock?! Find out here as the Mighty Marvel Handbook rolls on! Featuring in-depth profiles on more than 30 of Daredevil's friends and foes - and an all-new cover by superstar artist Salvador Larroca, digitally painted by Richard Isanove - OHOTMUDD04 is a must-have for any true Marvel Knights fan!

48 PGS./MARVEL PSR+ …$3.99
UPC: 5960605612-00111


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/Elektra_HAND001.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/Elektra_HAND001t.jpg" align=right alt="Elektra: The Hand #1 preview"></a>ELEKTRA: THE HAND #1 & 2 (of 5)
Written by Akira Yoshida
Penciled by Christian Gossett
Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz

The Hand - few names have ever instilled such terror in the very soul of the Marvel Universe! Elektra witnesses a mystic ceremony that leads her to the never-before-revealed origin of The Hand, the world’s most deadly assassins! In feudal Japan, a single murder fuels one young samurai’s struggle for dominance - a struggle that will lead to the inception of this immortal ninja clan. And when a foreign merchant sends his beautiful daughter to learn the ways of the warrior, a cycle is set in motion that will change the Marvel Universe... forever.

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR+…$2.99
Issue #1 UPC: 5960605619-00111
Issue #2 UPC: 5960605619-00112


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/BLSEYE001.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/BLSEYE001t.jpg" align=right alt="Bullseye: Greatest Hits #1 preview"></a>BULLSEYE: GREATEST HITS #1 (of 5)
Written by Daniel Way
Penciled by Steve Dillon
Cover by Mike Deodato Jr.

The untold origin of Daredevil’s ultimate nemesis is revealed at last! And who thought being bad could be so much fun? Featuring timely cameos by Daredevil, Elektra, the Kingpin and the Punisher!

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR+ …$2.99
UPC: 5960605567-00111


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/FOUR010.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/FOUR010t.jpg" align=right alt="4 #10 preview"></a>MARVEL KNIGHTS 4 #10
Written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Penciled by Jim Muniz
Cover by Steve McNiven

"The Stuff of Dreams" Part 1 (of 3)
Something very, very strange is happening to New York’s First Family of Super Heroes. Their deepest fears and doubts are spreading from their dreams - their unconscious minds-to the waking world. What’s real and what’s not? The FF’s old villain Psycho-Man may hold the key, but he’s… dying?

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.99
UPC: 5960605524-01011


WHAT IS MARVEL KNIGHTS 2099?
Marvel Knights - founded in 1999 - has been a symbol of cutting-edge quality not just for Marvel, but for the entire industry. Now, on the fifth anniversary of this imprint, Marvel is shooting 100 years from the start date for a special event - Marvel Knights 2099. These five one-shots are set in a familiar time for longtime Marvel fans, but will turn the future upside down, just as Knights did for classic characters over the past five years.

<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/MK2099DD001.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/MK2099DD001t.jpg" align=right alt="Marvel Knights 2099: Daredevil #1 preview"></a>MARVEL KNIGHTS 2099: DAREDEVIL #1
Written by Robert Kirkman
Penciled by Steve Epting
Cover by Pat Lee

Samuel Fisk carries on his shoulders the burden of a legacy that has lasted over 100 years. He struggles to balance his life with the duty he has accepted in order to continue the works of those that have come before him. Samuel Fisk is Daredevil!

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.99
UPC: 5960605629-00111


MARVEL KNIGHTS 2099: BLACK PANTHER #1
Written by Robert Kirkman
Penciled by Kyle Hotz
Cover by Pat Lee

T'Challa is gone, but Wakanda stands strong. The vibranium mines are still active and it remains one of the richest countries in the world. T'Challa left no heir, and since his passing a succession of Wakandans have attempted to claim the throne. Doctor Doom of Latveria has turned his sights on Wakanda; an invasion is imminent. But where is the Black Panther?

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.99
UPC: 5960605631-00111


MARVEL KNIGHTS 2099: INHUMANS #1
Written by Robert Kirkman
Penciled by Cliff Rathburn
Cover by Pat Lee

After the mutant registration act being reinstated spurred a battle between mutants, super heroes, and the government, it was clear to the Inhumans that anything more than human... was not welcome on Earth. So they left for a life amongst the stars, but after an over-fifty-year journey they have arrived at their destination... but where could they be?

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.99
UPC: 5960605633-00111


MARVEL KNIGHTS 2099: PUNISHER #1
Written by Robert Kirkman
Penciled by Pop Mhan
Cover by Pat Lee

Cassondra Castle is old, her time is coming to an end, but there are still plenty who need punishment. Her son Franklin has never known her terrible secret... he never knew where she spent her evenings... but someone has to pick up the torch... someone has to continue the legacy. Franklin's life is about to change drastically.

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.99
UPC: 5960605632-00111


MARVEL KNIGHTS 2099: MUTANT #1
Written by Robert Kirkman
Penciled by Khary Randolph
Cover by Pat Lee

Registered mutant 2099, Chad Channing, is a mild-mannered high school student at Baxter High. He takes his mutant gene suppression pills every morning and his parents couldn't be more proud of him. With the mutant threat neutralized the world is a safer place, crime is down, a Sentinel is on every corner, and life is pretty much perfect. But all that changes when Chad finds a secret basement located under the Baxter Building that houses the living brain of rebel leader Reed Richards.

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.99
UPC: 5960605634-00111


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/MADROX001.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/MADROX001t.jpg" align=right alt="Madrox #1 preview"></a>MADROX #1 (of 5)
Written by Peter David
Penciled by Pablo Raimondi
Cover by David Lloyd

Jamie Madrox, stabbed, staggering off a bus. 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.

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.99
UPC: 5960605555-00111


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/MTHING003.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/MTHING003t.jpg" align=right alt="Man-Thing #3 preview"></a>MAN-THING #3 (of 3)
Written by Hans Rodionoff
Cover & Pencils by Kyle Hotz

The Man-Thing movie prequel concludes with a horrific showdown with Man-Thing as you’ve never seen it before! Check out an incarnation of Man-Thing too wild to make it into the film! The wrath of nature explodes in Bywater, Louisiana...will the mysterious newcomer make it out alive? Featuring all-new, original content and set in the world of the film, penned by the team of macabre master Kyle Hotz & Man-Thing screenwriter Hans Rodionoff.

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR+ …$2.99
UPC: 5960605549-00311


NYX #6
Written by Joe Quesada
Penciled by Robert Teranishi
Cover by Joshua Middleton

What if you could become anyone in the world for a day? What would you do? Who would you be? Captain America fighting alongside the Avengers? Bono during a concert in Wembley Stadium? Meet a young mutant who doesn't have to wonder. His powers let him be anyone he wants, and he isn't shy about using them.

RESOLICITED - ALL PREVIOUS ORDERS ARE CANCELLED.

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR+ …$2.99
UPC: 5960605456-00611


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/WOLV019.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/WOLV019t.jpg" align=right alt="Wolverine #19 preview"></a>WOLVERINE #19
Written by Greg Rucka
Cover & Pencils by Darick Robertson

"Return of The Native" Part 7 (of 7)
The finale to Greg Rucka’s acclaimed run on Wolverine, featuring a guest appearance by Nightcrawler!!

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR+ …$2.25
UPC: 5960605458-01911



<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/loki004.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/loki004t.jpg" align=right alt="Loki #4 preview"></a>LOKI #4 (of 4)
Written by Robert Rodi
Fully Painted Art & Cardstock Cover by Esad Ribic

The conclusion to the epic adventure that dares you to see Asgardian legend through the eyes of Loki! You knew it was coming. Thor’s free and he’s ready to bring pain to his ne’er-do-well scheming brother. Or does Loki have a few more tricks up his sleeve?

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR+ …$ 3.50
UPC: 5960605317-00411


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/PULSE005.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/PULSE005t.jpg" align=right alt="Pulse #5 preview"></a>THE PULSE #5
Written by Brian Michael Bendis
Cover & Pencils by Mark Bagley

"Thin Air" Part 5 (of 5)
The downfall of Norman Osborn - the shocking conclusion to the story that rocked the Spidey-verse! Straight from the pages of Marvel Knights Spider-Man! See how it happened! Luke Cage vs. the Green Goblin! Right here!

32 PGS./ALL AGES …$2.25
UPC: 5960605483-00511


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/MKSM006.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/MKSM006t.jpg" align=right alt="Spider-Man #6 preview"></a>MARVEL KNIGHTS SPIDER-MAN #6
Written by Mark Millar
Cover & Pencils by Terry Dodson

"Venomous" Part 2 (of 4)
As Spider-Man continues to search for Aunt May, he pays a visit to a certain academy in Westchester and enlists the help of the world’s most famous team of mutants!

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.99
UPC: 5960605521-00611

See the Marvel Knights Spider-Man Vol. 1 TPB in the Trade Paperback Section!


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/DISTRX005.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/DISTRX005t.jpg" align=right alt="District X #5 preview"></a>DISTRICT X #5
Written by David Hine
Penciled by David Yardin
Cover by Steve McNiven

"Mr. M" Part 5 (of 6)
Tragedy strikes Bishop and Ismael as the hunt for Mr. M continues!

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.99
UPC: 5960605530-00511


CELEBRATE 65 YEARS OF MARVEL COMICS!

<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/MARCOMICS_Aniversary.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/MARCOMICS_Aniversaryt.jpg" align=right alt="Marvel 65th Anniversary Special preview"></a>MARVEL 65TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL

Marvel 65th Anniversary Special featuring the first historic battle between the Sub-Mariner and the Human Torch! Never before collected, this special edition features the first-ever crossover from the Golden Age of comics with stories from Marvel Mystery Comics #8 and #9. If this deluxe reprint is not enough of a Marvel birthday bash for you, the excitement continues in the Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics Vol. 1 HC, also on sale this month.

48 PGS. /CARDSTOCK COVER/ ALL AGES . . . $4.99
UPC: 59606-05636-00111


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/Masterworks_MARCOM001.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/Masterworks_MARCOM001t.jpg" align=right alt="Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics Vol. 1 HC preview"></a>MARVEL MASTERWORKS: GOLDEN AGE MARVEL COMICS VOL. 1 HC

In celebration of 65 years in comic book publishing the House of Ideas is proud to present the first four issues of the comic series that launched Marvel Comics. This monumental hardcover volume re-masters and restores these first four historic issues and collects them for the first time. Return to the Golden Age of comics with the original tales of Sub-Mariner, the Human Torch, the Angel, and Ka-Zar.

264 PGS. / ALL AGES . . . $49.99
UPC: 59606-11609-00111


MARVEL MASTERWORKS: GOLDEN AGE MARVEL COMICS VOL. 1 - VARIANT EDITION

$54.99 (UPC: 59606-11610-00111)
RETAILERS PLEASE NOTE: Final Order Cut-Off 8/26 (On-Sale 9/29)


ULTIMATE MARVEL

<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/ULTNM002.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/ULTNM002t.jpg" align=right alt="Ultimate Nightmare #2 preview"></a>ULTIMATE NIGHTMARE #2 (of 5)
Written by Warren Ellis
Cover & Pencils by Trevor Hairsine

"Nightmare" Part 2 (of 5)
In Tunguska, Russia, teams led by Charles Xavier and Nick Fury appear in an area rife with mutations and - far, far more. Neither team is aware of the other’s existence, but something very bizarre is aware of both of them.

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.25
UPC: 5960605552-00211


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/ULTFF11.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/ULTFF11t.jpg" align=right alt="Ultimate Fantastic Four #11 preview"></a>ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #11
Written by Warren Ellis
Cover & Pencils by Stuart Immonen

"Doom" Part 5 (of 6)
The fledgling Fantastic Four are coming for the man who has built a small monarchy in the middle of Europe - Victor Van Damme! But Van Damme believes he has the perfect weapon to counter the Four. You must not miss the first ever clash between Ultimate Doom and Ultimate FF!

32 PGS./MARVEL ALL AGES …$2.25
UPC: 5960605499-01111


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/ULTSM065.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/ULTSM065t.jpg" align=right alt="Ultimate Spider-Man #65 preview"></a>ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #65
Written by Brian Michael Bendis
Cover & Pencils by Mark Bagley

It’s the Breakfast Club redux as Peter, Mary Jane, Liz, Flash and Kong are busted and given detention. Nothing good can come of this! Meanwhile, Peter struggles with the events of Ultimate Carnage!

32 PGS./MARVEL ALL AGES …$2.25
UPC: 5960605031-06511



<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/ULTELK002.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/ULTELK002t.jpg" align=right alt="Ultimate Elektra #2 preview"></a>ULTIMATE ELEKTRA #2 (of 5)
Written by Mike Carey
Cover & Pencils by Salvador Larroca

"Devil's Due" Part 2 (of 5)
A slam-bang second issue! Ultimate Kingpin enters the life of the young warrior, Elektra, and he’s joined by a mystery killer who’s right on target! What does that mean for Matt Murdock?

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.25
UPC: 5960605562-00211


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/UXM51.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/UXM51t.jpg" align=right alt="Ultimate X-Men #51 preview"></a>ULTIMATE X-MEN #51
Written by Brian K. Vaughan
Cover & Pencils by Andy Kubert

"Cry Wolf" Part 2 (of 4)
It’s all about the Ragin’ Cajun as the mysterious Gambit gives hints of where he’s been, what he wants and why the X-Men will not be happy about it.

32 PGS./MARVEL ALL AGES …$2.25
UPC: 5960605047-05111

See the Ultimate X-Men Vol. 8 TPB in the Trade Paperback Section!


X-MEN: RELOAD - ANOTHER CLIP

ASTONISHING X-MEN #5
Written by Joss Whedon
Cover & Pencils by John Cassaday

"Gifted" Part 5 (of 6)
As demand for the "mutant cure" reaches near-riot levels, the X-Men finally go head-to-head with Ord, with an unexpected ally - and some unexpected adversaries - tipping the scales.

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.99
UPC: 5960605543-00511


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/UNCX449.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/UNCX449t.jpg" align=right alt="Uncanny X-Men #449 preview"></a><a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/UNXC448.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/UNXC448t.jpg" align=right alt="Uncanny X-Men #448 preview"></a>UNCANNY X-MEN #448 & #449
Written by Chris Claremont
Penciled by Olivier Coipel
Cover by Greg Land

"Guess Who's Back In Town?" Parts 1 & 2 (of 2)
After their battle with the Fury, the X-Men look forward to a pleasant visit in England with their old friends Brian and Meggan Braddock - but naturally, fate has other plans! A surprise villain with an especially ugly history with Wolverine and a score to settle with Sage is crashing the party…and she’s not leaving without the life of an X-Man!

32 PGS. (each)/MARVEL PSR …$2.25 (each)

Issue #448 UPC: 5960602461-44811
Issue #449 UPC: 5960602461-44911


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/EXCAL005.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/EXCAL005t.jpg" align=right alt="Excalibur #5 preview"></a>EXCALIBUR #5
Written by Chris Claremont
Penciled by Aaron Lopresti
Cover by Andy Park

"Food Fight" Part 1 (of 4)
Professor Xavier has now assembled his ragtag team of Magneto and Callisto, with youngsters Wicked, Freakshow and Shola under their tutelage. Already struggling to keep the peace in Genosha as well as between themselves, will the team have the strength to get to the bottom of simultaneous terrorist attacks on X-Corp offices around the world?

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.99
UPC: 5960605540-00511


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/XMEN161.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/XMEN161t.jpg" align=right alt="X-Men #161 preview"></a>X-MEN #161 & #162
Written by Chuck Austen
Cover & Pencils by Salvador Larroca

"Heroes and Villains" Parts 1 & 2 (OF 4)
Brand-new story arc! The Brotherhood of Mutants is back with Nocturne from the Exiles, and a surprise shocker of a member!

32 PGS. (each) /MARVEL PSR …$2.25 (each)
Issue #161 UPC: 5960601772-16111
Issue #162 UPC: 5960601772-16211


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/JUBIL001.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/JUBIL001t.jpg" align=right alt="Jubilee #1 preview"></a>JUBILEE #1
Written by Robert Kirkman
Penciled by Derec Donovan
Cover by Casey Jones

Join Jubilee, everyone’s favorite wisecracking mutant firecracker, in her new adventures on the left coast! Living in the X-Mansion was a trip, but now she’s found where weirdos really come out - Los Angeles! But it won’t be all fun and games as she contends with an overbearing aunt, a principal who wants her expelled and a mutant gang-leader who just may have the hots for her. Written by Eisner-nominated writer Robert Kirkman (Invincible, The Walking Dead) with art by Derec Donovan (Spider-Man/Doctor Octopus: Out of Reach), Jubilee is an all-ages, new-reader-friendly romp that will get you in touch with your mall mojo!

32 PGS./ALL AGES…$2.99
UPC: 5960605574-00111


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/NIGHTC001.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/NIGHTC001t.jpg" align=right alt="Nightcrawler #1 preview"></a>NIGHTCRAWLER #1
Written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Penciled by Darick Robertson
Cover by Greg Land

"The Devil Inside" Part 1 (of 6)
The X-Man known as Nightcrawler is a man with a foot in two worlds - one the daylight world of super heroes and super-villains, the other a netherworld of demons and angels, ghosts and monsters - human and otherwise. With the looks of a devil and the soul of a kind, ordinary man, Nightcrawler is used to being pulled in both directions, but now he might be asked to go where the other X-Men won’t - into the shadows that have always called to him!

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.99
UPC: 5960605515-00111


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/GAMBIT001.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/GAMBIT001t.jpg" align=right alt="Gambit #1 preview"></a>GAMBIT #1 & 2
Written by John Layman
Pencils by Georges Jeanty
Cover by Greg Land

The Ragin’ Cajun is back with a vengeance in his very own ongoing series! Ever wonder what Gambit gets up to when he’s not out saving the world with the X-MEN? Welcome to the exciting but treacherous terrain of the New Orleans underworld, where Gambit’s skills and mastery are unquestioned…but this time, his confidence might be his downfall! Join writer John Layman and artist Georges Jeanty this September for the breakneck adventures of the smoothest, most charming devil ever to wear the X!

32 PGS. (EACH)/MARVEL PSR …$2.99 (EACH)
Issue #1 UPC: 5960605575-00111
Issue #2 UPC: 5960605575-00211


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/STARJM004.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/STARJM004t.jpg" align=right alt="Starjammers #4 preview"></a>STARJAMMERS #4
Written by Kevin J. Anderson
Penciled by Jorge Lucas
Cover by Tommy Ohtsuka

Part 4 (of 5)
Young Tolo Hawk sees his opportunity for revenge when trouble befalls his captors. But will he be willing to take advantage of this chance… especially once he finds out what their real motives are?

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.99
UPC: 5960605503-00411


WEAPON X #28
Written by Frank Tieri
Penciled by Tom Mandrake
Cover by Andy Park

"Man and Superman" Part 3 (of 3)
Sabretooth comes one step closer to discovering a sinister secret about his past...but will it be this step that drives him over the edge?

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.99
UPC: 5960605372-02811


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/EXILES052.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/EXILES052t.jpg" align=right alt="Exiles #52 preview"></a>EXILES #52
Written by Tony Bedard
Penciled by James Calafiore
Cover by Mizuki Sakakibara

"Living Planet" Part 1 (of 2)
The Exiles must stop the Avengers and Doctor Doom before they destroy the Earth! And did someone say Ego, The Living Planet? You bet they did!

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.99
UPC: 5960605108-05211


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/EmmaFrost_15.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/EmmaFrost_15t.jpg" align=right alt="Emma Frost #15 preview"></a>EMMA FROST #15
Written by Karl Bollers
Penciled by Carlo Pagulayan
Cover by Greg Horn

"Bloom" Part 3 (of 6)
Emma’s high school teacher - who you’ll recall was fired for kissing her - is back in her life! This can only mean one thing: draamaaa!

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.99
UPC: 5960605432-01511


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/ROGUE003.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/ROGUE003t.jpg" align=right alt="Rogue #3 preview"></a>ROGUE #3
Written by Rob Rodi
Penciled by Cliff Richards
Cover by Rodolfo Migliari

"Going Rogue" Part 3 (of 6)
As the pieces of the mystery surrounding Rogue's family begin to come together, Rogue finds she may have another problem - her attraction to the mysterious stranger who’s been mixed up in this puzzle from the start! And with her relationship with fellow X-Man Gambit falling on hard times, might the temptation be too much?

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.99
UPC: 5960605486-00311


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/MYST019.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/MYST019t.jpg" align=right alt="Mystique #19 preview"></a>MYSTIQUE #19
Written by Sean McKeever
Penciled by Manuel Garcia
Cover by Mike Mayhew

Part 1 (of 1)
When an assassin's bullet aims for Mystique, the shape-shifting mutant and her enigmatic employer, Shepard, hunt down the source. This issue serves as a jumping-on point and a bridge between last month's "Unnatural" arc and next month's status-quo-shattering event!

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.99
UPC: 5960605431-01911


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/XMEND003.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/XMEND003t.jpg" align=right alt="X-Men: The End Book One - Dreamers & Demons #3 preview"></a>X-MEN: THE END BOOK ONE: DREAMERS & DEMONS #3 (of 6)
Written by Chris Claremont
Penciled by Sean Chen
Cover by Greg Land

X-Men godfather Chris Claremont writes his take on the closing days of the X-Men, with art by fan-favorite Sean Chen (Wolverine, Elektra) and a cover by superstar Greg Land!

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.99
UPC: 5960605537-00311


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/NEWXAX005.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/NEWXAX005t.jpg" align=right alt="New X-Men #5 preview"></a>NEW X-MEN #5
Written by Christina Weir
Pencils by Michael Ryan
Cover by Andy Park

"Choosing Sides" Part 5 (of 6)
The school is divided over the fate of young Kevin Ford, the mutant whose very touch can kill. Will the Xavier Institute allow him to be turned over to the authorities? And it only takes a testy situation like this to set fire to the feud between the New Mutants and the Hellions!

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.99
UPC: 5960605544-00511


X-FORCE #2
Written by Fabian Nicieza
Cover & Pencils by Rob Liefeld

Cable completes the assembly of his team, adding a few more familiar faces to his ranks. But when he reaches out to one former X-Force member he thought he could trust, fireworks ensue. Plus, the return of a popular X-Men villainess, and the coming of Jon Spectre!

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.99
UPC: 5960605517-00211


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/CableDeadpool07.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/CableDeadpool07t.jpg" align=right alt="Cable/Deadpool #7 preview"></a>CABLE/DEADPOOL #7
Written by Fabian Nicieza
Cover & Pencils by Patrick Zircher

"The Passion of The Cable" Part 1
A floating city promises hope for humans and mutants alike! But if Cable plans to be Earth's Savior, will Deadpool accept the role of Judas? Marvel Universe guest-stars! Intrigue! Adventure! Big flying fists and loose-lips fun!

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.99
UPC: 5960605490-00711


SPIDER-MAN

<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/ASM512.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/ASM512t.jpg" align=right alt="Amazing Spider-Man #512 preview"></a>AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #512
Written by J. Michael Straczynski
Cover & Pencils by Mike Deodato

"Sins Past" Part 4 (of 5)
The worst defeat that Peter Parker ever endured - a moment frozen in the minds of Spider-Man fans everywhere -- was supposed to be far in his past. But now, two villains - ripped, perhaps, directly from that very moment -- have emerged and they threaten to destroy everything that he holds dear.

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.25
UPC: 5960604716-51211


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/AmzFan004.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/AmzFan004t.jpg" align=right alt="Amazing Fantasy #4 preview"></a>AMAZING FANTASY #4
Written by Fiona Avery
Cover & Pencils by Mark Brooks

Part 4 (of 6)
Being a freshman in high school is bad enough -- now Marvel’s newest hero has to survive her first week of training at her new after-school "job" with a shadowy organization. It’s out of the frying pan and into the fire -- but will she get burned by a jealous peer before she gets a chance to prove herself? Also, time for a makeover: A brand-new costume debuts for summer’s hottest debut title!

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.99
UPC: 5960605564-00411


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/VENCAR003.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/VENCAR003t.jpg" align=right alt="Venom vs Carnage #3 preview"></a>VENOM VS. CARNAGE #3 (of 4)
Written by Peter Milligan
Cover & Art by Clayton Crain

It’s round three of the three-way battle between Venom, Carnage, and a new and possibly even more deadly symbiote.

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.99
UPC: 5960605578-00311



<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/SMUN005.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/SMUN005t.jpg" align=right alt="Spider-Man Unlimited #5 preview"></a>SPIDER-MAN UNLIMITED #5
Written by Kim "Howard" Johnson & Martin Sweeny
Penciled by Staz Johnson
Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz

First, the all-Johnson team of Kim "Howard" Johnson and Staz Johnson relate the story of a hostage crisis at the Daily Bugle. Then, Martin Sweeny tells of a security guard whose life is changed when a robbery goes awry, Spidey-style!

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.99
UPC: 5960605506-00511


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/SMDOY1004.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/SMDOY1004t.jpg" align=right alt="Spider-Man/Doctor Octopus: Year One #4 preview"></a>SPIDER-MAN/DOCTOR OCTOPUS: YEAR ONE #4 (of 5)
Written by Zeb Wells
Cover & Pencils by Kaare Andrews

As poisonous radiation courses through his bloodstream, a vicious Doctor Octopus cracks the secret of Spider-Man and prepares for a battle that will forever define his relationship with the wall crawler.

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.99
UPC: 5960605536-00411


MARVEL AGE

<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/MATU001.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/MATU001t.jpg" align=right alt="Marvel Age Spider-Man Team-Up #1 preview"></a>MARVEL AGE SPIDER-MAN TEAM-UP #1
Inspired by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko
Written by Todd Dezago
Penciled by Michael O'Hare
Cover by Randy Green

Spider-Man makes a bid to join the Fantastic Four -- the hard way! The newest Marvel Age title has our friendly neighborhood webslinger and New York’s favorite super-team doing their best to put aside their differences in order to defeat the evil master of disguise - the Chameleon!

32 PGS./MARVEL ALL AGES… $1.75
UPC: 5960605627-00111


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/MAHULK001.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/MAHULK001t.jpg" align=right alt="Marvel Age Hulk #1 preview"></a>MARVEL AGE HULK #1
Inspired by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
Written by Mike Raicht
Penciled by Alex Sanchez
Cover by Shane Davis

A certain green Goliath smashes his way into the Marvel Age, making it, indeed, more and more mighty! This title may in fact be the strongest one there is!! At least it is when Bruce Banner is angry. When Bruce loses control, he becomes a VERY different man -- the unstoppable creature men call the Hulk! Bear witness to never-before-told Hulk adventures in the thrilling Marvel Age manner!

32 PGS./MARVEL ALL AGES …$1.75
UPC: 59606 05628 00111


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/MASM011.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/MASM011t.jpg" align=right alt="Marvel Age Spider-Man #11 preview"></a>MARVEL AGE SPIDER-MAN #11
Plot by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko
Written by Todd DeZago
Pencils by Valentine De Landro
Cover by Michael Ryan

"Unmasked by Doctor Octopus!"
Desperate to clear his name and rid himself of the accursed Spider-Man, Doctor Octopus draws the wall-crawler out and DEFEATS him! But that’s not all! Ock UNMASKS Spidey before the very eyes of J. Jonah Jameson! Get ready for the ride of your lives, True Believers, ‘cause you won’t believe the twists and turns that go into this incredible Marvel Masterpiece!

32 PGS./ALL AGES …$2.25
UPC: 5960605505-01111


MARVEL AGE SPIDER-MAN #12
Plot by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko
Written by Mike Raicht
Penciled by Derec Aucoin
Cover by Michael Ryan

"The Menace of Mysterio"
There's a new criminal in town and his name is... Spider-Man?! Is Spider-Man committing crimes in his sleep? Is he losing his mind? The only one who may know the truth is the man of mystery known only as Mysterio! Get out your paddles, True Believers, because Spider-Man may just be heading up the river!

32 PGS./ALL AGES…$2.25
UPC: 5960605505-01211


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/SPGIRL78.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/SPGIRL78t.jpg" align=right alt="Spider-Girl #78 preview"></a>SPIDER-GIRL #78
Written by Tom DeFalco
Penciled by Pat Olliffe
Cover by Ron Frenz

"The People Played By Games!"
Torn between her loyalties to Kaine and the Black Tarantula, Spider-Girl finally confronts Lady Octopus in a final battle.

32 PGS./ALL AGES …$2.99
UPC: 5960603503-07811


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/MAFF006.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/MAFF006t.jpg" align=right alt="Marvel Age Fantastic Four #6 preview"></a>MARVEL AGE FANTASTIC FOUR #6
Plot by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
Written by Marc Sumerak
Penciled by Udon’s Eric Vedder
Cover by Makoto Nakatsuka

After his defeat at the hands of the Fantastic Four, Doctor Doom is out for revenge… and this time he's not alone! Can the Fantastic Four hope to defeat the combined might of Dr. Doom and the Sub-Mariner?

32 PGS./ALL AGES …$2.25
UPC: 5960605541-00611


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/MARYJ004.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/MARYJ004t.jpg" align=right alt="Mary Jane #4 preview"></a>MARY JANE #4
Written by Sean McKeever
Art and Cover by Takeshi Miyazawa

Liz Allen is sure Flash is cheating on her! If she can't trust her best friend Mary Jane to help her dig up the dirt, who can she trust?

32 PGS./ALL AGES …$2.25
UPC: 5960605546-00411



<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/RUNAWYS_vol_2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/RUNAWYS_vol_2t.jpg" align=right alt="Marvel Age Runaways Vol. 2: Teenage Wasteland Digest preview"></a>MARVEL AGE RUNAWAYS VOL. 2: TEENAGE WASTELAND DIGEST
Written by Brian K. Vaughan
Penciled by Adrian Alphona and Takeshi Miyazawa
Cover by Jo Chen

Still on the run from their super-villain parents, this motley crew of super-powered kids finds a kindred spirit in a daring young stranger and welcomes him into their fold. But will this dashing young man help the teenagers defeat their villainous parents...or tear them apart? One troubled member finds out, as she leaves the group's hideout with their new recruit, who reveals his startling secret, putting the entire team in jeopardy! Plus: Who do you send to catch a group of missing, runaway teenage super heroes? Marvel’s original teen runaway crimefighters, Cloak and Dagger, making their first major appearance in years! Collects Runaways #7-12.

144 PGS./MARVEL AGE 12 AND UP …$7.99
UPC: 5960611415-00111


AVENGERS DISASSEMBLED

<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/AVEN502.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/AVEN502t.jpg" align=right alt="Avengers #502 preview"></a>AVENGERS #502
Written by Brian Michael Bendis
Cover & Pencils by David Finch

"Avengers Disassembled" Part 3 (of 4)
There's been a lot of buzz around this big Avengers event and this issue is what everyone is waiting for. Who will fall at the hands of the Avengers' greatest enemy? Guest-starring: every Avenger in the history of the Avengers!

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.25
UPC: 5960604458-50211


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/CAPFAL007.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/CAPFAL007t.jpg" align=right alt="Captain America & The Falcon #7 preview"></a>CAPTAIN AMERICA & THE FALCON #7
Written by Priest
Pencils & Cover by Joe Bennett

"Avengers Disassembled" Part 3 (of 4)
Cap struggles to come to terms with his newfound feelings for the Scarlet Witch even as horrors from his past nearly consume him, and continues to defy Washington's demand that he surrender the so-called "Anti-Cap," the Naval Intelligence Super Sailor. Meanwhile, The Falcon's methods are becoming increasingly ruthless as he decides the best defense is a good offense, deciding to take the Rivas drug cartel head-on. Also, the secret of the DNA sample recovered from Cuba is revealed - unveiling a threat so deadly it may consume the entire planet.

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.99
UPC: 5960605511-00711


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/Capt_Am_31.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/Capt_Am_31t.jpg" align=right alt="Captain America #31 preview"></a>CAPTAIN AMERICA #31
Written by Robert Kirkman
Penciled by Scot Eaton
Cover by Dave Johnson

"Avengers Disassembled" Part 3 (of 4)
Mr. Hyde, Hydra, The Red Skull, Batroc The Leaper... this story wouldn't be complete without an appearance by the Serpent Society, and here it is! Cap and Diamondback find themselves at the mercy of these treacherous snakes -- will they be able to escape? Will Diamondback even fight against her old teammates? What does all this have to do with those evil S.H.I.E.L.D. agents and a certain Red-Skulled villain that has been lurking in the background? Find out in September!

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.99
UPC: 5960605131-03111


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/FF518.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/FF518t.jpg" align=right alt="Fantastic Four #518 preview"></a>FANTASTIC FOUR #518
Written by Mark Waid
Pencils & Cover by Mike Wieringo

Avengers Disassembled tie-in!
"Fourtitude" Part 2 (of 3)
With public opinion of the FF at an all-time low and with all of Manhattan endangered by a mysterious alien overlord, which member of the team will make a decision that will radically change the Fantastic Four for some time to come?

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.99
UPC: 5960604456-51811


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/IronMan88.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/IronMan88t.jpg" align=right alt="Iron Man #88 preview"></a>IRON MAN #88
Written by Mark Ricketts
Penciled by Tony Harris
Cover by Pat Lee

Avengers Disassembled tie-in!
Still reeling from recent traumas, Iron Man must face off against his evil doppelganger. Meanwhile, Pep and Hap return to Stark Enterprises to make preparations to defend the world against those who might abuse Tony's technology.

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.99
UPC: 5960604457-08811


SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #19
Written by Paul Jenkins
Pencils & Cover by Humberto Ramos

Avengers Disassembled tie-in!
"Changes" Part 3 (of 4)
Betrayed by his body and suffering the painful effects of his slow transformation from man to arachnid, Spidey must once again confront the architect of his metamorphosis - the Queen! But only Captain America holds the key to her defeat!!

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.25
UPC: 5960605427-01911


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/THOR084.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/THOR084t.jpg" align=right alt="Thor #84 preview"></a>THOR #84
Written by Michael Oeming
Penciled by Andrea Di Vito
Cover by Steve Epting

Avengers Disassembled tie-in!
"Ragnarok" Part 4 (of 6)
What makes a god? Is it birthright, is it happenstance, or is it in the making? Thor finds out the hard way as he seeks answers on how to face the coming end of his people. Thor struggles with the knowledge that his father knew these end-times would come--and yet did nothing to prepare for it. Does that mean Thor should embrace this ultimate doom he and the gods of Asgard were born to face, or like a true warrior, fight against it to the bitter end? To find his answers, Thor must walk the path of his father and embark on the hero’s journey - the journey into mystery! He must surpass his father’s deeds in the search for knowledge and pay the ultimate price.

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.99
UPC: 5960603506-08411


MARVEL HEROES

<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/INVDRS002.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/INVDRS002t.jpg" align=right alt="Invaders #2 preview"></a>INVADERS #2
Written by Allan Jacobsen
Penciled by C.P. Smith
Cover by Scott Kolins

"To End All Wars" Part 2 (of 3)
A secret society of madmen and monsters, a battleship with world-threatening weaponry, the return of a forgotten hero, and the birth of a new heroine are just the beginning! New Invaders: jump on the ride.

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.99
UPC: 5960605526-00211


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/WARLOCK001.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/WARLOCK001t.jpg" align=right alt="Warlock #1 preview"></a>WARLOCK #1
Written by Greg Pak
Penciled by CharlES Adlard
Cover by J.H. Williams III

In a world on the brink, humankind’s time is running out, but deep in the jungles of South America a solution is being forged, a solution that will bring about a grand new utopia - and that solution is Adam Warlock! Warlock is written by director/screenwriter Greg Pak (Robot Stories) with art by Charlie Adlard (The Walking Dead, Batman/Scarface) and covers by Eisner-Award winner J.H. Williams III (Promethea). Prepare yourself for the brave new world of Warlock!

32 PGS./PSR …$2.99
UPC: 5960605576-00111


ALPHA FLIGHT #7
Written by Scott Lobdell
Penciled by Dave Ross
Cover by Skottie Young

"Waxing Poetic" Part 1 (of 2)
Is the All-New, All-Different Alpha Flight really disbanding after only seven issues? Not if the rest of the Marvel Universe has anything to say about it! Guest-starring - everybody!

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.99
UPC: 5960605518-00711


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/SILSUR013.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/SILSUR013t.jpg" align=right alt="Silver Surfer #13 preview"></a>SILVER SURFER #13
Written by Stacy Weiss
Penciled by Lan Medina
Cover by Jorge Lucas

Gabe and Ellie, the most evolved of the Silver Surfer's abducted children, unleash the prophesied cataclysm on Earth. The Silver Surfer faces his responsibility for the destruction.

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.99
UPC: 5960605439-01311


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/SHEHLK007.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/SHEHLK007t.jpg" align=right alt="She-Hulk #7 preview"></a>SHE-HULK #7
Written by Dan Slott
Penciled by Juan Bobillo
Cover by Mike Mayhew

"Space Cases" Part 1 (of 1)
As a superhuman lawyer, She-Hulk has tried some of the strangest cases on Earth... but all of that is about to change! Empowered by The Living Tribunal, Shulkie is heading into deep space to practice Universal Law! Special Guest Appearances by: Beta-Ray Bill, Gladiator, and Adam Warlock!

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.99
UPC: 5960605527-00711


GUARDIANS #4
Written by Marc Sumerak
Pencils & Cover by Casey Jones

"Reach For The Stars" Part 4 (of 5)
Their childhood fantasies have finally come true as the grown-up Guardians rocket into outer space on the adventure of a lifetime! But when the dreaded Alliance attacks, will their dream turn into a nightmare?

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.99
UPC: 5960605571-00411


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/thor_SOA_8.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/thor_SOA_8t.jpg" align=right alt="Thor: Son of Asgard #8 preview"></a>THOR: SON OF ASGARD #8
Written by Akira Yoshida
Penciled by Greg Tocchini
Cover by Jo Chen

"Enchanted" 2 (OF 3)
It was bad enough that Sif had to compete with Amora the Enchantress for Thor's affections. But with the arrival of the beautiful warrior exchange student, Brunnhilda, all bets are off. Fearing she can't compete with these blond bombshells, Sif teams with Loki to steal the Mirror of Mycha in an effort to magically win Thor's heart. But when Loki's involved, nothing ever goes according to plan...

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.99
UPC: 5960605485-00811


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/PWRLSS004.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/PWRLSS004t.jpg" align=right alt="Powerless #4 preview"></a>POWERLESS #4 (of 6)
Written by Matt Cherniss & Peter Johnson
Penciled by Michael Gaydos
Cover by Andy Brase

With great power must come great responsibility… but when the entire Marvel Universe is recast as a world that is powerless… are our heroes still noble? Was it the radioactive spider bite that made Peter Parker a hero and Norman Osborn a villain? Or was it destiny?

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.99
UPC: 5960605580-00411


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/IDISC004.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/IDISC004t.jpg" align=right alt="Identity Disc #4 preview"></a>IDENTITY DISC #4 (of 5)
Written by Robert Rodi
Penciled by John Higgins
Cover by Andy Brase

Blackmailed into the service of a mysterious woman, the team of deadly villains embarks on a suicide mission to retrieve the priceless Identity Disc--rumored to contain the secret identities of every hero in the Marvel Universe - from the bowels of an A.I.M. terrorist base in the heart of Manhattan.

32 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$2.99
UPC: 5960605581-00411


MAX COMICS

<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/PUNMAX011.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/PUNMAX011t.jpg" align=right alt="Punisher #11 preview"></a>PUNISHER #11
Written by Garth Ennis
Penciled by Leandro Fernandez
Cover by Tim Bradstreet

"Kitchen Irish" Part 5 (of 6)
Finn Cooley’s got the kind of face only a mother could love… and Frank Castle can’t wait to put a hollow point right between his eyes.

32 PGS./PARENTAL ADVISORY …$2.99
UPC: 5960605497-01111


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/DrSpectrum02.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/DrSpectrum02t.jpg" align=right alt="Doctor Spectrum #2 preview"></a>DOCTOR SPECTRUM #2
Written by Sara "Samm" Barnes
Pencils by Travel Foreman
Cover by Dale Keown
Creative Consultant: J. Michael Straczynski

The story that was too big to tell in Supreme Power Vol. 1 continues. Figures from Joe Ledger's (aka: Dr. Spectrum) past continue to haunt him, as the government searches for a way to solve the Hyperion problem! Spinning out of the best-selling mature readers series in all of comics, Doctor Spectrum lights up shelves with the help of hot newcomer Travel Foreman and hand-picked J.M.S. protégé Samm Barnes!

32 PGS./PARENTAL ADVISORY …$2.99
UPC: 5960605615-00211


ICON COMICS

<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/kabuki_book_of_door.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/kabuki_book_of_doort.jpg" align=right alt="Kabuki #2 preview"></a>KABUKI #2
Written by David Mack
Cover & Art by David Mack

"The Alchemy" Part 2
An all-new start for Kabuki and the perfect jumping-on point for new readers! After escaping the institution for defective government agents, Kabuki follows Akemi’s directions to meet someone who can give her a new identity and a plane ticket out of Japan to evade the Noh and start a new life. But just who is this mysterious new character? Join the award-winning writer and artist of Daredevil: Parts of a Hole, Daredevil: Wake Up, and Daredevil: Echo as he marks the 10th anniversary of Kabuki! As a bonus, this issue features extras with early Kabuki art by Brian Michael Bendis! You’ve heard about all the awards… You’ve heard everyone talking about why Kabuki is so amazing and mind-blowing… Now is the chance to see what all the talk is about!

32 PGS./MATURE …$2.99
UPC: 5960605608-00211


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/POWERS4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/POWERS4t.jpg" align=right alt="Powers #4 preview"></a>POWERS #4
Written by Brian Michael Bendis
Art by Michael Avon Oeming
Cover by Michael Avon Oeming

The city is being torn apart by a Powers turf war - and the super heroes are nowhere to be found! What could be worse?? Detective Deena Pilgrim is trapped alone with one of the city’s most insane criminals - one she put in prison! Can Walker find her in time?

Nominated for the Eisner for Best Writer of the Year!

32 PGS./MATURE …$2.95
UPC: 5960605609-00411

Powers is TM & © 2004 Jinxworld Inc., 2004. All Rights Reserved.


MARVEL GRAPHIC NOVELS

<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/MM_Xmen_4_w_variant.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/MM_Xmen_4_w_variantt.jpg" align=right alt="Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men Vol. 4 HC preview"></a>MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE X-MEN VOL. 4 HC
Written by Roy Thomas
Pencils by Werner Roth & Don Heck
Cover by George Tuska

The latest & greatest title in the juggernaut that is Marvel Masterworks! Collecting the original tales of Marvel's merry mutants, Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men Vol. 4 presents the long out-of-print stories from X-Men (Vol. 1) #32-42 for the first time in thirty years! This is the original X-Men: ReLoad featuring the team’s first new costumes and the death of Professor X! So hold onto your hats as the X-Men go toe-to-toe against Juggernaut, the Mole Man, Mekano, the Changeling and more menaces than any other mutants’ muster could match! Featuring guest appearances by Spider-Man and Dr. Strange, these classic tales are a must-have!

240 PGS. / ALL AGES...$49.99
upc: 59606-11607-00111

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE X-MEN VOL. 4 - VARIANT EDITION

$54.99 (UPC: 59606-11608-00111)
RETAILERS PLEASE NOTE: Final Order Cut-Off 7/15 (On-Sale 8/25/04)


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/ULTX_vol_9.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/ULTX_vol_9t.jpg" align=right alt="Ultimate X-Men Vol. 9: The Tempest TPB preview"></a>ULTIMATE X-MEN VOL. 9: THE TEMPEST TPB
Written by Brian K. Vaughan
Penciled by Brandon Peterson
Cover by Brandon Peterson

Bound together by their unique genetic heritage, the mutant members of the X-Men have become more than just a team - they’ve become a family. But even the strongest family can be ripped apart by tragedy… and the death of one of their own leaves the remaining X-Men struggling to deal with the loss. And even before a moment of silence can pass, the mysterious Mr. Sinister arrives, intent on giving the X-Men a lot more to mourn! Collects Ultimate X-Men #46-49.

112 PGS./ALL AGES …$10.99
UPC: 5960611404-00111


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/UltimatesV1_HC.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/UltimatesV1_HCt.jpg" align=right alt="Ultimates Vol. 1 HC preview"></a>ULTIMATES VOL. 1 HC
Written by Mark Millar
Penciled by Bryan Hitch
Cover by Bryan Hitch

A teenager is climbing walls in Manhattan. Mutants are attacking the White House. Nick Fury, head of the elite espionage agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., knows the only way to combat these strange new threats is with a team of his own superhumans. Backed by a billion-dollar budget, Fury recruits Giant Man, the Wasp, Iron Man, Captain America and Thor. And while the team is strong enough to engage in a ferocious battle with the Hulk, will they implode under the weight of their internal conflicts? Rising above their own agendas, the Ultimates forge ahead with the introduction of new allies and face a major global threat. Collects The Ultimates Vol. 1: Super-Human and The Ultimates Vol. 2: Homeland Security. PLUS: A hefty helping of DVD-Style extras!

368 PGS./MARVEL PSR+ …$29.99
UPC: 5960611082-00111


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/PUNWOL_TPB.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/PUNWOL_TPBt.jpg" align=right alt="Wolverine/Punisher Vol. 1 TPB preview"></a>WOLVERINE/PUNISHER VOL. 1 TPB
Written by Peter Milligan
Penciled by Lee Weeks
Cover by Gary Frank

Marvel’s bad boys of the big screen join forces for a gun-toting, claw-popping adventure not to be forgotten!
Deep in the South American jungle there's a place of legend - a final refuge where the nastiest of the nasty can disappear from the prying eyes of the world. Now, the vigilante known as the Punisher and the X-Man called Wolverine have stumbled upon this secret sanctuary, and the residents of "Erewhon" couldn't be happier... or more prepared. Collects Wolverine/Punisher #1-5.

120 PGS./MARVEL PSR+ …$13.99
UPC: 5960611432-00111


MARVEL KNIGHTS SPIDER-MAN VOL. 1: DOWN AMONG THE DEAD MEN TPB
Written by Mark Millar
Penciled by Terry Dodson
Cover by Terry Dodson

The powerhouse creative team of Mark Millar and Terry Dodson bring you a hyper-realistic, action-packed look at Spider-Man - as you've never seen him before! A mysterious villain has discovered Spider-Man's secret identity... and is using the information to slowly destroy everything and everyone that Peter Parker cares about. But how far will Spider-Man go to protect the people he loves? Is he willing to cross a boundary we thought we'd never see him cross? Featuring Spider-Man’s most fearsome foes and avenging allies!

96 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$9.99
UPC: 5960611437-00111


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/AVETH_vol_2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/AVETH_vol_2t.jpg" align=right alt="Avengers/Thunderbolts Vol. 2: Best Intentions TPB preview"></a>AVENGERS/THUNDERBOLTS VOL. 2: BEST INTENTIONS TPB
Written by Kurt Busiek & Fabian Nicieza
Penciled by Barry Kitson & Tom Grummett
Cover by Barry Kitson

Legendary Thunderbolts scribes Kurt Busiek and Fabian Nicieza return for this mighty Marvel melee! It’s the rematch of the century as Earth’s Mightiest Heroes face off against Marvel’s Most Wanted! Baron Zemo and the original Thunderbolts are back… but have they returned as friends or foes? The Avengers - including former T-Bolts leader, Hawkeye - want to know!

144 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$14.99
UPC: 5960611422-00111


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/Avengers_vol_5.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/Avengers_vol_5t.jpg" align=right alt="Avengers Vol. 5: Once an Invader TPB preview"></a>AVENGERS VOL. 5: ONCE AN INVADER TPB
Written by Chuck Austen & Allan Jacobsen
Penciled by Scott Kolins & C.P. Smith
Cover by Scott Kolins

Who is the mysterious figure that claims to be Captain America, and what mission is he recruiting the super-soldiers of past wars to accomplish? As the new Invaders hit the battlefield, Namor the Sub-Mariner marshals his forces against a crucial island nation! But whose side will the Avengers come down on? Collects Avengers #82-84 and Invaders #0 - plus a classic encounter between the two teams, as told from both sides, in Avengers (Vol. 1) #71 and Invaders Annual #1!

152 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$14.99
UPC: 5960611481-00111


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/THANOS_vol_5.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/THANOS_vol_5t.jpg" align=right alt="Thanos Vol. 5: Samaritan TPB preview"></a>THANOS VOL. 5: SAMARITAN TPB
Written by Keith Giffen
Penciled by Ron Lim
Cover by Jim Starlin

At the very edge of existence, Thanos has a fateful encounter with his lost love, Death, which causes him to re-evaluate his goals and his approach to attaining them. Meanwhile, a co-op of alien races Thanos has victimized forms a Super Posse to bag the Mad Titan once and for all!

144 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$14.99
UPC: 5960611540-00111


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/CAPM_vol_4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/CAPM_vol_4t.jpg" align=right alt="Captain Marvel Vol. 4: Odyssey TPB preview"></a>CAPTAIN MARVEL VOL. 4: ODYSSEY TPB
Written by Peter David
Penciled by Aaron Lopresti
Cover by Tony Harris & Tom Feister

It’s the long-awaited return of Rick Jones’ wife, Marlo. But her arrival may not be the upbeat event Rick had been hoping for...especially when the first thing she attempts to do is annihilate the new Captain Marvel! In trying to head off the horrible fate awaiting Marlo, Marv begins an odyssey into the future - where he immediately discovers he’s the only being in the universe capable of saving the Earth from a conquering, power-hungry alliance of the Kree, Skrull and Shi'ar!

160 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$16.99
UPC: 5960611530-00111


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/MYSTIQ002.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/MYSTIQ002t.jpg" align=right alt="Mystique Vol. 2: Tinker, Tailor, Mutant, Spy TPB preview"></a>MYSTIQUE VOL. 2: TINKER, TAILOR, MUTANT, SPY TPB
Written by Brian K. Vaughan
Penciled by Michael Ryan & Manuel Garcia
Cover by Mike Mayhew

Mystique is a shape-shifting mutant and former terrorist, recruited by Professor Xavier of the X-Men to be a secret agent. Her current mission: to find and destroy a deadly new strain of smallpox... one that’s spread telepathically! Problem is, she's not the only mutant who wants to get her hands on this potentially apocalyptic bio-weapon! Plus: Mystique’s globe-trotting missions take her everywhere imaginable, but now she’s going back to the last place she’d ever imagine… her romantic past. Her old flame Forge can fix almost anything, but can he fix their relationship? Collects Mystique #7-13.

168 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$17.99
UPC: 5960611555-00111


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/WITCH001.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/WITCH001t.jpg" align=right alt="Witches Vol. 1 TPB preview"></a>WITCHES VOL. 1 TPB
Written by Brian Walsh
Penciled by Mike Deodato Jr. & Will Conrad
Cover by Mike Deodato Jr.

Doctor Strange, Earth’s Sorcerer Supreme, recruits three young witches - Jennifer Kale, Topaz and Satana - to find the mysterious Tome of Zhered-Na, which threatens to destroy the entire world! Featuring stunning artwork by Amazing Spider-Man penciler Mike Deodato Jr.! Collects Witches #1-4.

96 PGS./MARVEL PSR+ …$9.99
UPC: 5960611508-00111


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/DDVSBEcvr.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/DDVSBEcvrt.jpg" align=right alt="Daredevil vs Bullseye Vol. 1 TPB preview"></a>DAREDEVIL VS. BULLSEYE VOL. 1 TPB
Written by Marv Wolfman, Archie Goodwin, Jim Shooter, Denny O'Neil & Frank Miller
Penciled by Bob Brown, Gil Kane & Frank Miller
Cover by Frank Miller

The devil and the death-dealer. Their enmity toward each other cast a shadow across the bodies of Daredevil's loved ones, all the way to the big screen. Now, see how the first target was drawn in this collection of the earliest battles between Marvel's deadliest assassin and the Man Without Fear! Collects Daredevil #131-132, #146, #169, #181 and #191.

144 PGS./MARVEL PSR …$15.99
UPC: 5960611562-00111


<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/SuperVillain_TeamUp.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/previews/0904/SuperVillain_TeamUpt.jpg" align=right alt="Essential Super-Villain Team-Up TPB preview"></a>ESSENTIAL SUPER-VILLAIN TEAM-UP TPB
Written by Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, Len Wein, Tony Isabella, Gerry Conway, Jim Shooter, Marv Wolfman, Steve Englehart, Bill Mantlo, Archie Goodwin & Larry Lieber
Pencils by Bill Everett, George Evans, Wally Wood, John Buscema, Sal Buscema, Gene Colan, Bob Hall, Mike Sekowsky, George Perez, Jim Shooter, Sal Trapani, George Tuska, George Evans, Herb Trimpe & Keith Giffen
Cover by Gil Kane

The line between hero and villain can be very thin, but rarely as thin as in a book this big! The giants of the field collaborate on a war epic stretching from the towers of Doctor Doom's Latveria to the depths of Namor's Atlantis - with the Fantastic Four, the Avengers and the Champions caught in the middle! Attuma! The Red Skull! Magneto! The world is at stake, and you are there! Collects Giant-Size Super-Villain Team-Up #1-2, Super-Villain Team-Up #1-14 and #16-17, Avengers #154-156, Champions #16, and Astonishing Tales #1-8.

552 PGS./ALL AGES …$16.99
UPC: 5960611545-00111


SOLICITATION CATALOG

MARVEL PREVIEWS #13
Don’t miss even a page of the indispensable tool for Marvel fans! Includes a special Marvel preview! Each issue of Marvel Previews is a comic-book-sized, 96-page, glossy full-color guide to all of Marvel's upcoming releases, along with page after page of previews from upcoming new blockbuster projects and sold-out reprints of our hottest books! It's Marvel fans’ one source for advanced Marvel solicitations and preview images! Marvel Previews #12 features items scheduled to go on sale in October 2004! Please ask your local comic book retailer to reserve you a copy and order form!

96 PGS./MARVEL PSR…JUST $0.99! (or FREE with a purchase of Diamond’s Previews!)
IN STORES 8/25 (Final Order Cut-off [FOC] Thursday, 8/5)
UPC: 5960605479-01311


COMIC BOOKS CHECKLIST

FINAL ORDER CUT-OFF 9/2, (ON-SALE 9/22/04)
Marvel Previews #13 (for products on sale November 2004)

FINAL ORDER CUT-OFF 8/12, (ON-SALE 9/1/04)
Alpha Flight #7
Bullseye: Greatest Hits #1
Captain America & The Falcon #7
Elektra: The Hand #1
Exiles #52
Gambit #1
Hulk & Thing: Hard Knocks #1
Jubilee #1
Marvel Age Fantastic Four #6
Marvel Age Spider-Man #11
Spider-Girl #78
Spider-Man Unlimited #5
Starjammers #4
Thor #84
Ultimate Spider-Man #65
Uncanny X-Men #448
Warlock #1

Final Order Cut-Off 8/19, (On-Sale 9/8/04)
Captain America #31
District X #5
Emma Frost #15
Identity Disc #4
Iron Man #88
Marvel Age Hulk #1
Marvel Knights 4 #10
Marvel Knights Spider-Man #6
Punisher #11
She-Hulk #7
Spectacular Spider-Man #19
The Pulse #5
Thor: Son of Asgard #8
Ultimate Nightmare #2
Ultimate X-Men #51
X-Force #2
X-Men: The End: Dreamers & Demons #3

Final Order Cut-Off 8/26, (On-Sale 9/15/04)
Cable/Deadpool #7
Daredevil #64
Doctor Spectrum #2
Fantastic Four #518
Guardians #4
Invaders #2
Madrox #1
Man-Thing #3
Marvel Age Spider-Man Team-Up #1
Mary Jane #4
New X-Men #5
Spider-Man/Doctor Octopus: Year One #4
Strange #1
Weapon X #28
Wolverine #19
X-Men #161

Final Order Cut-Off 9/2, (On-Sale 9/22/04)
Astonishing X-Men #5
Avengers #502
Black Widow #1
Excalibur #5
Loki #4
Marvel Age Spider-Man #12
Marvel Comics 65th Anniversary Special
Mystique #19
Nightcrawler #1
NYX #6
Rogue #3
Silver Surfer #13
Ultimate Elektra #2
Ultimate Fantastic Four #11
Uncanny X-Men #449
Venom vs. Carnage #3

Final Order Cut-Off 9/9, (On-Sale 9/29/04)
Amazing Fantasy #4
Amazing Spider-Man #512
Daredevil #65
Elektra: The Hand #2
Gambit #2
Marvel Knights 2099: Black Panther #1
Marvel Knights 2099: Daredevil #1
Marvel Knights 2099: Inhumans #1
Marvel Knights 2099: Mutant #1
Marvel Knights 2099: Punisher #1
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Daredevil/Elektra 2004
Powerless #4
X-Men #162


HARDCOVERS & GRAPHIC NOVELS CHECKLIST

Final Order Cut-Off 8/5, (On-Sale 9/1/04)
Daredevil vs. Bullseye Vol. 1 TPB
Essential Super-Villain Team-Up TPB
Ultimates Vol. 1 HC

Final Order Cut-Off 8/12, (On-Sale 9/8/04)
Thanos Vol. 5: Samaritan TPB
Ultimate X-Men Vol. 9: The Tempest TPB

Final Order Cut-Off 8/19, (On-Sale 9/15/04)
Captain Marvel Vol. 4: Odyssey TPB
Marvel Age Runaways Vol. 2: Teenage Wasteland Digest

Final Order Cut-Off 8/19, (On-Sale 9/22/04)
Marvel Masterworks X-Men Vol. 4 HC Variant Edition

Final Order Cut-Off 8/26, (On-Sale 9/22/04)
Avengers Vol. 5: Once An Invader TPB
Avengers/Thunderbolts Vol. 2: Best Intentions TPB
Marvel Masterworks X-Men Vol. 4 HC Regular Edition
Mystique Vol. 2: Tinker, Tailor, Mutant, Spy TPB

Final Order Cut-Off 8/26, (On-Sale 9/29/04)
Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics Vol. 1 HC Variant Edition

Final Order Cut-Off 9/2, (On-Sale 9/29/04)
Marvel Knights Spider-Man Vol. 1: Down Among The Dead Men TPB
Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics Vol. 1 HC Regular Edition
Witches Vol. 1 TPB
Wolverine/Punisher Vol. 1 TPB


ICON CHECKLIST

Final Order Cut-Off 8/19, (On-Sale 9/8/04)
Powers #4*

Final Order Cut-Off 9/9, (On-Sale 9/29/04)
Kabuki #2*

*(NOTE: Ship dates for titles under the ICON imprint may shift before publication. Retailers: see Diamond's weekly Marvel Mailer for any updates. If you don't receive this, check with your Diamond Customer Service Representative.)


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[Justice Daye]

I like how the covers are all different styles.

Who's the girl on MK Spidey's cover? Is she a new member of Astonishing?

Great covers, though.

[TrueCajun]

Wow. It looks like Gambit may end up being the Cajun DareDevil!:clown:

[Prof_VonDiabolica]

My list
Amazing Fantasy- 4
Amazing Spider-Man- 512
Exiles- 52
Identity Disc- 4 (of 5)
Loki- 4 (of 4)
Powerless- 4 (of 6)
Pulse- 5
Spectacular Spider-Man- 19
Spider-Man- 6
Spider-Man Unlimited- 5
Spider-Man/Dr. Octopus- 4 (of 5)
Venom/Carnage- 3 (of 4)
Weapon X- 28
X-Men: The End- 3 (of 6)

What happened to Venom and Wolverine: The End? Wolverine I'm not that surprised about. But, what about Venom? Did it get cancelled?

[Abbatoir]

Great covers but WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND GAVE JUBILEE HER OWN SERIES?!?!?

[Roberto Polanco]

is it me, or does EVERY SINGLE XMAN have a comic book?

tops for me? SHE HULK BABY!!!!! (gotta love Irving Forbush on the cover!)

[Martin Dudek]

That NXM cover is.... interesting.

Jean (?) looks great on the XM:TE cover.

Shola and Callisto in Excalibur? Well there goes that surprise...

Excelent covers for UXM.

Ultimate Gambit needs to stop that man-perm.

Looks like the Ultimate Spidey cover confirms that Gwen is Carnage.

[MakeMineMarvel]

Originally posted by VonDiabolica
What happened to Venom and Wolverine: The End? Wolverine I'm not that surprised about. But, what about Venom? Did it get cancelled?

I believe Wolverine: The End wraps up with issue 6 in August.

[Zachary Palisoc]

Argh, dammit! I was waiting to pick up the "Carnage" arc in TPB.

Thanks for ruining the surprise. :{

[Radiate]

Man this looks like it's gonna be an interesting month!

I mean look at X-Men,XORN!And what's up with Gambit?:?

And i think there isn't an Astonishing cover cos maybe the cover's kinda spoilerish...

RADIATE!

[Eric Travis]

:sigh: Nocturne under Austen. :sigh:

On the other hand, that is a stunningly gorgeous Phoenix cover by Greg Land (X-Men: The End)... Wow. Very very wow.

Exiles looks to be picking up steam gradually, which is cool, and it's unfortunate Marvel likes to spoil surprises in Excalibur and the like. Ah well. I'm still there. :yes: Powerless looks pretty interesting too.

The Marvel Knights 2099 seems very...weird to me for some reason. I don't know. Maybe it'll work.

[Zacek]

I love the Thor cover.

Give Epting a monthly NOW! :)

[Niels van Eekelen]

OK, nobodie loves them some Greg Land artwork like I loves me some Greg Land artwork, but how many covers can you make the man draw in one month?


a decision that will radically change the Fantastic Four for some time to come?

:D They know better than to say 'changed forever' now, do they?


And does anyone know if there is still going to be a separate 'director's cut' version of the Ultimates HC, as was rumored a while back?

[Jas0n22193]

is x-force going to be ongoing or mini? theres no (of ) like the rest of the minis???? and is Thor son of asgard a ongoing now or just extending the mini?

yea little disappointing about excaliburs roster being revealed but hey! with that cast it gives me more reasons to read more! but wheres angel? maybe he'll working with xcorp in excalibur i dunno lol....

i got x-men this months x-men in the mail from subscription.... in the previews it doesnt appear x-men's gambit and gambits solo are going to be connected at all... what how they will work this out if they do.

wonder whats this new status-quo-shattering event of mystiques is ??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

i definitly say september is going to be awesome!

[NicholasRogue]

Rogue #3- Looks freakin' amazing...go buy the series
Uncanny X-Men #448 and #449- Logan and Storm covers look elegant
Ultimate X-Men #51- Gambit looks stylish
X-Men: The End- it's the end of the X-Men and Claremont's writing....of course I'm picking it up!
X-Men #160 and #161- sigh...Xorn's a team member again and darn it looks like Gambit's still blind
Jubilee #1- looks fun
Astonishing X-Men #5
Gambit #1- I'll try it
Maybes- Mary Jane, Nightcrawler, Excalibur

[Cobain]

FINAL ORDER CUT-OFF 9/2, (ON-SALE 9/22/04)
Marvel Previews #13 (for products on sale November 2004)

FINAL ORDER CUT-OFF 8/12, (ON-SALE 9/1/04)
Alpha Flight #7
Ultimate Spider-Man #65
Uncanny X-Men #448

Final Order Cut-Off 8/19, (On-Sale 9/8/04)
Ultimate Nightmare #2
Ultimate X-Men #51
X-Force #2
X-Men: The End: Dreamers & Demons #3

Final Order Cut-Off 8/26, (On-Sale 9/15/04)
Cable/Deadpool #7
Madrox #1 (X-Factor redux, totally diggin it)
Weapon X #28
X-Men #161 ( blind Gambit..booooo )

Final Order Cut-Off 9/2, (On-Sale 9/22/04)
Astonishing X-Men #5
Avengers #502
Excalibur #5
Ultimate Fantastic Four #11
Uncanny X-Men #449

Final Order Cut-Off 9/9, (On-Sale 9/29/04)
X-Men #162


uh ohhhhhh, no Venom....other than that, looks like a pretty good month, and not super expensive either. also, I see a law suit on the way, the charactors name in that Mutant 2099 thing, Chad Channing, is already taken by Nirvana's original drummer. okay, maybe there wont be a law suit, but I bet none of YOU knew that.

[Foecus]

So can help me out with a count of how many of the new X-Men titles are limited series? (They're multiplying like Madrox...um I meant rabbits)

[The Stuck]

Originally posted by Icey
Looks like the Ultimate Spidey cover confirms that Gwen is Carnage.

Oh? How's that? Read the solicit and it sounds more like she may have been a victim as opposed to being Carnage.

Very much still up in the air. Assumption is bad.

[Beast's Blue Balls]

Salvador's X-Men cover is awesome, and the X-Men roster has all 3 of my fave X- Characters(Wolverine, Havok, and Juggernaut), so I do not care who writes the book as long as these 3 guys are on the team. I am bumed out by the Excalibur roster so far, but I am a huge Magneto fan, so I will keep reading it because of Mags. Uncanny X-Men with Coipel's art twice in one Month= Awesome. I am a huge fan of the X-Force characters, but it is hard for me to get excited about the book because of Liefeld's art. Andy Kubert is back drawing the X-Men all be it an Ultimate title, so welcome back Andy. And I am sad to see McNiven leave Marvel Knight's 4 title, for the NEW Ultimate Captain America comic this winter. McNiven was the best FF artist since Pacheco. I wish McNiven could have been moved over to X-Force in place of Liefeld, so the X-Force comic would sell top 10 like numbers, and be an ongoing series.

[Eric J. Moreels]

Originally posted by Jas0n22193
is x-force going to be ongoing or mini? theres no (of ) like the rest of the minis???? and is Thor son of asgard a ongoing now or just extending the mini?

Thor: Son of Asgard was recently announced as being an ongoing now, but no word yet on X-Force. I'm assuming from the way it's being solicited that it's an ongoing.

[X-Ternal]

x-men
uncanny x-men
astonishing x-men
new x-men
excalibur
exiles
ultimate X-men
wolverine
white queen
mystique
weapon x
district x
rogue
gambit
jubilee
madrox
nightcrawler
x-men the end
X-men unlimited
x-force
nyx
starjammers
alpha flight
cable and deadpool


24 books a month or so based on the X-universe alone? Ouch. This is way overkill Marvel. I love my X-men, but do Jubilee, Rogue, Gambit and Nightcrawler really need their own book?

[ChaosPhoenix]

Those are some awesome covers.

I still find the whole Xorn/Magneto characters as apparently separate characters from Xorn/Magneto to be highly annoying. Oh well I guess they are on teams anyways.

Collisto and Shola in Excalibur is interesting. The X-Men have way too many telekinetics though when Jean was a plenty.

The big question is- is that Jean Grey/Phoenix on the X-Men The End cover really Jean Grey or her derivative, Rachel Grey?

You would think that it would be Jean since she only has temporary deaths, and she is the Phoenix of the 616 reality apparently, and is the main (or among them) Phoenix of all as a White Phoenix of the Crown. With Jean's phoenix mutation she shouldn't be able to be separated from it and in light of Jean's position it wouldn't make any sense to have Rachel as a Phoenix for this reality.

But knowing Marvel it is probably Rachel. Her hair is short and her mid section is showing like her current Marvel Girl outfit.

Hopefully it is the real Jean though. Her colors are usually green and gold.

[xman4life]

I love the cover for X-Men, but seriously Gambit's been the whipping boy for the X-titles since the Invasion saga in X-Treme:mad: Chill out already, find someone new! And don't get me wrong, I love the X-MEN, but why does EVERY member have to their own title:? At least give titles to those whom would be able to carry one, Sage anyone? Don't get me wrong though, I'll be the first to pick the new titles, but my paycheck will be crying :(

[Chris Day]

far out, it looks as though every marvel comic, plus more, that have appeared in the last fourty years have some sort of revamping this month, except for another installment of the Earth X saga which would actually sell better than most of these new titles...

i hope the avengers disassembled crossover will have a TPB covering the whole thing...

no new Thunderbolts series yet?

[Inferno]

Originally posted by X-Ternal
x-men
uncanny x-men
astonishing x-men
new x-men
excalibur
exiles
ultimate X-men
wolverine
white queen
mystique
weapon x
district x
rogue
gambit
jubilee
madrox
nightcrawler
x-men the end
X-men unlimited
x-force
nyx
starjammers
alpha flight
cable and deadpool


24 books a month or so based on the X-universe alone? Ouch. This is way overkill Marvel. I love my X-men, but do Jubilee, Rogue, Gambit and Nightcrawler really need their own book?


Why do people get so upset about Marvel putting out this many x-books? Who cares? These are their money makers. If you like them, buy them, if you don't, don't. I say the more the merrier.

[BobbyDrake]

Okay. I'm angry. No Ultimates or Supreme Power? Not cool.

[NicholasRogue]

I say make as many X-books as you want. If people want them they'll buy them. I've wanted a Rogue book for awhile now, and her past is going to be revealed so I wish some people would stop whining and let me enjoy this. ;)

[scorpiotiger]

hey quick (possibly stupid) Q:

Can someone tell me who the woman to the right of Emma on the cover of MARVEL KNIGHTS SPIDER-MAN #6 is? Thanks in advance.

[Zachary J. Morrison]

WHOAH! Those cover previews look EXCELLENT. I am definitely feeling the love for some cover previews, and they are Daredevil #65, Wolverine #19, The Pulse #5, MK Spider-Man #6, Ultimate Elektra #2, Ultimate X-Men #51, Uncanny X-Men #448-449, X-Men #161, Nightcrawler #1, X-Men: The End: Dreamers & Demons #3, Avengers #502, and New X-Men #5.

I think Wolverine #19, Uncanny X-Men #448, and X-Men: The End: Dreamers & Demons #3 are my ALL-time favorites for September ;)

COMIC BOOKS CHECKLIST

ON SALE 9/1/04
Bullseye: Greatest Hits #1 (possibly)
Elektra: The Hand #1
Gambit #1 (maybe)
Jubilee #1 (maybe)
Ultimate Spider-Man #65 (two copies)
Uncanny X-Men #448 (two copies)

ON SALE 9/8/04
Emma Frost #15
Marvel Knights Spider-Man #6 (two copies)
The Pulse #5 (two copies)
Ultimate Nightmare #2
Ultimate X-Men #51 (two copies)
X-Force #2 (two copies)
X-Men: The End: Dreamers & Demons #3 (possibly two or three copies)

ON SALE 9/15/04
Daredevil #64
Fantastic Four #518
Madrox #1 (possibly)
New X-Men #5 (two copies)
Wolverine #19 (two copies)
X-Men #161

ON SALE 9/22/04
Astonishing X-Men #5 (two copies)
Avengers #502 (two copies)
Black Widow #1 (possibly)
Excalibur #5
Marvel Comics 65th Anniversary Special
Mystique #19
Nightcrawler #1 (two copies)
Rogue #3
Ultimate Elektra #2
Uncanny X-Men #449 (two copies)

ON SALE 9/29/04
Amazing Spider-Man #512
Daredevil #65
Elektra: The Hand #2
Gambit #2 (maybe)
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Daredevil/Elektra 2004
Powerless #4
X-Men #162

HARDCOVERS & GRAPHIC NOVELS CHECKLIST

ON SALE 9/8/04
Ultimate X-Men Vol. 9: The Tempest TPB

ON SALE 9/22/04
Avengers Vol. 5: Once An Invader TPB
Avengers/Thunderbolts Vol. 2: Best Intentions TPB
Marvel Masterworks X-Men Vol. 4 HC Regular Edition or Marvel Masterworks X-Men Vol. 4 HC Variant Edition

ON SALE 9/29/04
Wolverine/Punisher Vol. 1 TPB

ICON CHECKLIST

ON SALE 9/8/04
Powers #4

[Frostbitten]

I agree that it no big deal with all the titles. DC puts out tons of comics for it headline characters. How many series are Batman and Superman and their spinoff characters in? Belly aching needs to stop. Just buy the one you want. Marvel's doing the same.

[Telepath]

storm looks so happy in that uncanny cover. could this be a sign that ororo is no longer as evil as she was being made out be in x-treme.as for excalibur..... WICKED IS HOT!!!!!!!!

[Prof_VonDiabolica]

Originally posted by MakeMineMarvel
I believe Wolverine: The End wraps up with issue 6 in August.
Wolverine: The End #5 comes out in August. Issue 6 should come out in September, but it's not listed. As I said, I'm not surprised, they have coming out rather randomly. But, still no Venom? If it was cancelled at issue 18, I hope they managed to finish off the storyline.

[jubileefan19]

Jubilee
Rogue
Gambit
X-Men: The End

I actually like the new solo series coming out. Jubes is my favorite mutant ever, and I love Rogue and Gambit.

[Natester]

oh thats definitely Phoenix and not marvel girl, Jean's immortal, rachel isnt... and Storm still looks evil to me... that laugh? common, it's the i just killed someone and now im drenched in blood so i have to summon rain to wash the blood off look :p

[M-Angel]

September.
A great month without doubt.
just when i was getting used to the art of Alan Davis, they change him.

but still..thanks Marvel

[DasVedanya!]

This Month:

Astonishing X-Men #5
Loki #4
Uncanny X-Men #448
Ultimate Nightmare #2
Ultimate X-Men #51
Uncanny X-Men #449
Wolverine #19
X-Men #161
X-Men #162
X-Men: The End: Dreamers & Demons #3

:colossus: -Das Vedanya!

[ugaryan526]

Wow, there were quite a few spoilers in this one...although I really like it.

So I'll be getting pretty much all the X-related titles, much to the dismay of my wallet. I don't know about Wolverine: The End...i thought all the "Stuff on Sale This Week" had it as out of 5 issues. I laugh every time I see that NYX solicitation that has been used for about half a year. I really need to start cutting some of the spending on these titles. I had made up my mind to drop Emma Frost and not pick up District X, but now I don't know. I don't think I can resist Rogue, Gambit, and Nightcrawler (I can probably resist Jubilee), and the MadroX solicitation looks pretty neat. Without question I am getting X-Men: The End and X-Force (which now may be an ongoing?). *Sigh*. People only need one kidney, right?

[dopplegager]

lots of goodies. Hoping betts comes back in UXM.

[mic]

WOW! A lot of new titles this month. Here's my list.

FINAL ORDER CUT-OFF 8/12, (ON-SALE 9/1/04)

Alpha Flight #7 (maybe)
Captain America & The Falcon #7 (maybe)
Exiles #52 (maybe)
Gambit #1 (maybe)
Jubilee #1 (maybe)
Uncanny X-Men #448

Final Order Cut-Off 8/19, (On-Sale 9/8/04)

District X #5 (maybe)
Emma Frost #15 (maybe)
Identity Disc #4 (maybe)
Marvel Knights 4 #10
Marvel Knights Spider-Man #6
She-Hulk #7
The Pulse #5
Ultimate Nightmare #2 (maybe)
X-Force #2
X-Men: The End: Dreamers & Demons #3

Final Order Cut-Off 8/26, (On-Sale 9/15/04)

Cable/Deadpool #7
Doctor Spectrum #2 (maybe)
Madrox #1
New X-Men #5 (maybe)
Strange #1 (maybe)
Weapon X #28
Wolverine #19
X-Men #161

Final Order Cut-Off 9/2, (On-Sale 9/22/04)

Astonishing X-Men #5
Avengers #502
Black Widow #1 (maybe)
Excalibur #5
Loki #4 (maybe)
Marvel Comics 65th Anniversary Special (maybe)
Nightcrawler #1
NYX #6 (maybe)
Rogue #3 (maybe)
Uncanny X-Men #449

Final Order Cut-Off 9/9, (On-Sale 9/29/04)

Amazing Fantasy #4 (maybe)
Gambit #2 (maybe)
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Daredevil/Elektra 2004
X-Men #162

[Gat0r-ManX]

lookin' very very VERY promising.

[Jane Doe]

These are some of the best covers Ive seen in years. Greg Lands are espeacially gorgeous (X-Men: The End, that Rachel? Cool outfit)!

For Excalibur looks like Magneto *is* alive after all? Whatever. No Warren, though.....I wonder where hes going??? Cool cover anyways. Very intrigued by these new characters.

So I suppose Xorns the new team member for X-Men? Ive always liked Xorn. If Chuck can pull it off Im game. Ill give it a chance.

Happy for the Jubilee fans. Must suck to have your fave character in limbo.

Cant wait for Nightcrawler!

Uncanny X-Men
X-Men
Astonishing X-Men
New X-Men
Excalibur
Ultimate X-Men
X-Men: The End
Nightcrawler
Wolverine
District X

Maybe Rogue.

[Erika Santiago]

Daredevil #64
Daredevil #65
Exiles #52
Powers #4
Ultimate X-Men #51

Just those for me, though MadroX looks interesting. I'd buy Uncanny X-Men #499 just for that cover alone. Greg Land's Storm is the most beautiful rendition of Ororo I've seen in a while.

[Ken Boehm]

Heh, the cover to Astonishing #5 isn't even drawn yet ;)

2099? Again? I put my head in my hands and start to weep.

Hey, at least there's Invaders, Ultimate Spidey (Breakfast Club knock-off, that should be fun), FF, and the double Daredevil are all that matter now.

[icemanfan]

The Jubilee solo sounds intrasting. I might get it.

[Blake]

Originally posted by scorpiotiger
hey quick (possibly stupid) Q:

Can someone tell me who the woman to the right of Emma on the cover of MARVEL KNIGHTS SPIDER-MAN #6 is? Thanks in advance.

The yellow shades seem to say rachel. But then you need to ask what she is doing hanging with the astonishing crew. But then you realise that rachel rocks so she should show up more the wolvie anyway.

[matrix]

what happen to Gambit's eyes? Damn venom vs carnage for me also is just me or Black cat going to become the new symbiote

[Cannonball1138]

COMIC BOOKS CHECKLIST

FINAL ORDER CUT-OFF 8/12, (ON-SALE 9/1/04)
Alpha Flight #7 (Maybe, but I'm thinking of dropping this title)
Uncanny X-Men #448 (I'll miss Davis, but Copiel is a VERY good fill-in, plus I don't mind if it keeps Uncanny on an even shipping schedule)

Final Order Cut-Off 8/19, (On-Sale 9/8/04)
District X #5
Ultimate Nightmare #2(Maybe, I'll still undecided about this series)
Ultimate X-Men #51
X-Force #2
X-Men: The End: Dreamers & Demons #3

Final Order Cut-Off 8/26, (On-Sale 9/15/04)
Doctor Spectrum #2
Fantastic Four #518
Invaders #2 (Maybe...)
Madrox #1
New X-Men #5
Weapon X #28
X-Men #161

Final Order Cut-Off 9/2, (On-Sale 9/22/04)
Astonishing X-Men #5
Avengers #502
Excalibur #5
Marvel Comics 65th Anniversary Special (Maybe)
NYX #6 (So this'll be coming out in May 2005?)
Ultimate Fantastic Four #11
Uncanny X-Men #449 (Ooh, I was getting used to once a month Uncanny...)

Final Order Cut-Off 9/9, (On-Sale 9/29/04)
X-Men #162


HARDCOVERS & GRAPHIC NOVELS CHECKLIST

Final Order Cut-Off 8/5, (On-Sale 9/1/04)
Ultimates Vol. 1 HC

I LOVE the Uncanny covers this month...

[Dylan McKay]

FINAL ORDER CUT-OFF 8/12, (ON-SALE 9/1/04)
Alpha Flight #7

Final Order Cut-Off 8/19, (On-Sale 9/8/04)
District X #5 (Maybe)

Final Order Cut-Off 8/26, (On-Sale 9/15/04)
Cable/Deadpool #7 (Kinda hard to say no to "The Passions of The Cable", best arc name ever.)
Invaders #2 (Maybe)
Madrox #1
New X-Men #5 (Maybe)

Final Order Cut-Off 9/2, (On-Sale 9/22/04)
Nightcrawler #1
Rogue #3 (Maybe)

Final Order Cut-Off 9/9, (On-Sale 9/29/04)
Marvel Knights 2099: Black Panther #1 (Maybe)

[umanumanamo]

FINAL ORDER CUT-OFF 8/12, (ON-SALE 9/1/04)
Bullseye: Greatest Hits #1
Ultimate Spider-Man #65
Uncanny X-Men #448

Final Order Cut-Off 8/19, (On-Sale 9/8/04)
Marvel Knights 4 #10
Marvel Knights Spider-Man #6
Punisher #11
X-Force #2

Final Order Cut-Off 8/26, (On-Sale 9/15/04)
Cable/Deadpool #7
Daredevil #64
Madrox #1
Wolverine #19
X-Men #161

Final Order Cut-Off 9/2, (On-Sale 9/22/04)
Astonishing X-Men #5
Avengers #502
Nightcrawler #1
Uncanny X-Men #449

Final Order Cut-Off 9/9, (On-Sale 9/29/04)
Amazing Spider-Man #512
Daredevil #65
Marvel Knights 2099: Daredevil #1
X-Men #162

[Jordan T. Maxwell]

my...GOD! Greg Land needs an exhibition at the finest art museums in the world...or at the very least a collection of these amazing covers. everytime i see his work, it just absolutely takes my breath away...

i'm being extremely wary of the slew of solo titles in the X-Men universe (yeah, way to not create another glut there guys!)...but i'm absolutely getting Nightcrawler. It just looks and sounds so awesome. maybe Marvel can FINALLY get it right and have a Vertigo worthy horror title. ;)

[Iron Man]

so ironfist is cancelled? ah well maybe he will get a better shot when the movie comes out...
Nightcrawler
Madrox
Gambit
Jubilee
Bullseye: Greatest Hits looks interesting
Strange (maybe and whats with the boring cover?).
Black Widow(maybe)
X-men sounds really cool with nocturne and xorn!
Mk Spider-man
Silver Surfer(will it ever end?)
and some others..pretty good month

[Mencius]

Two things stand out for me in these solicits. The first is Richard Morgan on Black Widow. Although I would not normally be interested in Black Widow, Richard Morgan is an incredible writer and if he can write comics half as well as he writes novels then this should be one of the best comics out there.

The second is the cast for Excalibur. This cast looks really interesting. I know that many people are annoyed about a certain individual not being dead, but if we accept that he is not dead, then three major and experienced mutant leaders are on Genosha. Each of the three has a slightly different vision for the future of mutantkind and it will be interesting to see how they play off each other. This cast may have the most potential of any current X-book. We will have to see if this potential can be actualized.

[raul grau]

Can someone please explain to me why I should buy Witches, now that I know that a less-expensive trade will be out just over a month after it finishes? :)

ON-SALE 9/1/04
Alpha Flight #7
Jubilee #1 (perhaps, I am becoming a Kirkman fan)
Starjammers #4 (depending on the earlier issues)

On-Sale 9/8/04
Identity Disc #4 (depending on the earlier issues)
She-Hulk #7
The Pulse #5
Ultimate Nightmare #2 (maybe)
X-Men: The End: Dreamers & Demons #3

On-Sale 9/15/04
Guardians #4 (depending on the earlier issues)
Invaders #2 (maybe)
Madrox #1
Strange #1 (maybe)

On-Sale 9/22/04
Avengers #502 (maybe)
NYX #6

On-Sale 9/29/04
Powerless #4

- Raul

[SuperGirl]

look at that! after years of absence and neglect gambit is popping up all over! :D

[Jane Doe]

Cripes! Madrox by Peter David w/ Strong Guy.... I didnt even see that. Oh great, I started limiting myself to X-Men only and dropped other Marvel books for financial reasons. But with all these new books plus the 2 flagships coming out twice a month. Well....Im back to square one. *sigh* :wall:

[Ann Nichols]

Originally posted by Mencius
The second is the cast for Excalibur. This cast looks really interesting.

Well, I'm mad! They're making Xavier and Magneto look OLD (as in old enough to be my father and I'm almost 50)! They were middle-aged guys, MY eye-candy. I feel robbed!!!


Originally posted by Jane Doe
Oh great, I started limiting myself to X-Men only and dropped other Marvel books for financial reasons.

I'm unhappy, too. I see more books that look interesting than I can afford to buy.

At least I get to ignore the classic reprints because I have the originals.

I do wish the people who write these solicitations would be more careful about not giving away plot points.

[Wolverine]

what a month., some good stuff some bad stuff and some really pointless series

[Jen Renee]

Man, I wish I didn't already blow all my cash this weekend. *sigh* It's just what they want...it's not fair! :sigh:


I really need to strat saving...again. :cent:

[Justice Daye]

FINAL ORDER CUT-OFF 8/12, (ON-SALE 9/1/04)
Jubilee #1
Uncanny X-Men #448

Final Order Cut-Off 8/19, (On-Sale 9/8/04)
Spectacular Spider-Man #19
Ultimate X-Men #51
X-Force #2
X-Men: The End: Dreamers & Demons #3

Final Order Cut-Off 8/26, (On-Sale 9/15/04)
Cable/Deadpool #7
Madrox #1

Final Order Cut-Off 9/2, (On-Sale 9/22/04)
Astonishing X-Men #5
Excalibur #5
Nightcrawler #1
Uncanny X-Men #449

Final Order Cut-Off 9/9, (On-Sale 9/29/04)
Amazing Spider-Man #512

On the fence about the 2099 titles.
When does the first Distict X trade arrive? I wanna try it.

[Andy James]

FINAL ORDER CUT-OFF 8/12, (ON-SALE 9/1/04)
Bullseye: Greatest Hits #1
Elektra: The Hand #1
Exiles #52
Gambit #1
Hulk & Thing: Hard Knocks #1
Ultimate Spider-Man #65
Uncanny X-Men #448

Final Order Cut-Off 8/19, (On-Sale 9/8/04)
District X #5
Emma Frost #15
Identity Disc #4
Marvel Knights 4 #10
Marvel Knights Spider-Man #6
Punisher #11
The Pulse #5
Ultimate Nightmare #2
Ultimate X-Men #51
X-Force #2
X-Men: The End: Dreamers & Demons #3

Final Order Cut-Off 8/26, (On-Sale 9/15/04)
Daredevil #64
New X-Men #5
Strange #1
Weapon X #28
Wolverine #19
X-Men #161

Final Order Cut-Off 9/2, (On-Sale 9/22/04)
Astonishing X-Men #5
Avengers #502
Black Widow #1
Excalibur #5
Mystique #19
Nightcrawler #1
Rogue #3
Ultimate Elektra #2
Ultimate Fantastic Four #11
Uncanny X-Men #449
Venom vs. Carnage #3

Final Order Cut-Off 9/9, (On-Sale 9/29/04)
Amazing Spider-Man #512
Daredevil #65
Elektra: The Hand #2
Gambit #2
Marvel Knights 2099: Black Panther #1
Marvel Knights 2099: Daredevil #1
Marvel Knights 2099: Inhumans #1
Marvel Knights 2099: Mutant #1
Marvel Knights 2099: Punisher #1
Powerless #4
X-Men #162

Ugh, my number of comics just skyrocketed again this month.....Looking forward to all the Marvel Knights stuff this month especially the Elektra and Bullseye mini's. Gambit is an ongoing now? I thought it was a mini? So Jubilee, Rogue, Gambit, Nightcrawler, Wolverine, Emma Frost all have solo books now. I remember a time when X Man, X Force and Generation X were cancelled as the X Men universe was "too crowded". I guess that idea went out the window eh?

[Soundwave]

Sal's & Liquid!'s X-Men and Elektra covers are l-o-v-e-l-y! The End, Rogue, Excalibur and Uncanny (the one with Storm, I can't stand Wolverine solo covers anymore, I had enough!) ones look great, too! :yes:

[Chris Eight]

What more new titles how many more can marvel give us?

Here is my COMIC BOOKS CHECKLIST for this month

FINAL ORDER CUT-OFF 9/2, (ON-SALE 9/22/04)
Marvel Previews #13 (for products on sale November 2004)

FINAL ORDER CUT-OFF 8/12, (ON-SALE 9/1/04)
Alpha Flight #7
Bullseye: Greatest Hits #1
Captain America & The Falcon #7
Elektra: The Hand #1
Exiles #52
Gambit #1
Hulk & Thing: Hard Knocks #1
Jubilee #1
Marvel Age Fantastic Four #6
Marvel Age Spider-Man #11
Spider-Girl #78
Spider-Man Unlimited #5
Starjammers #4
Thor #84
Ultimate Spider-Man #65
Uncanny X-Men #448
Warlock #1

Final Order Cut-Off 8/19, (On-Sale 9/8/04)
Captain America #31
District X #5
Emma Frost #15
Identity Disc #4
Iron Man #88
Marvel Age Hulk #1
Marvel Knights 4 #10
Marvel Knights Spider-Man #6
Punisher #11
She-Hulk #7
Spectacular Spider-Man #19
The Pulse #5
Thor: Son of Asgard #8
Ultimate Nightmare #2
Ultimate X-Men #51
X-Force #2
X-Men: The End: Dreamers & Demons #3

Final Order Cut-Off 8/26, (On-Sale 9/15/04)
Cable/Deadpool #7
Daredevil #64
Doctor Spectrum #2
Fantastic Four #518
Guardians #4
Invaders #2
Madrox #1
Man-Thing #3
Marvel Age Spider-Man Team-Up #1
Mary Jane #4
New X-Men #5
Spider-Man/Doctor Octopus: Year One #4
Strange #1
Weapon X #28
Wolverine #19
X-Men #161

Final Order Cut-Off 9/2, (On-Sale 9/22/04)
Astonishing X-Men #5
Avengers #502
Black Widow #1
Excalibur #5
Loki #4
Marvel Age Spider-Man #12
Marvel Comics 65th Anniversary Special
Mystique #19
Nightcrawler #1
NYX #6
Rogue #3
Silver Surfer #13
Ultimate Elektra #2
Ultimate Fantastic Four #11
Uncanny X-Men #449
Venom vs. Carnage #3

Final Order Cut-Off 9/9, (On-Sale 9/29/04)
Amazing Fantasy #4
Amazing Spider-Man #512
Daredevil #65
Elektra: The Hand #2
Gambit #2
Marvel Knights 2099: Black Panther #1
Marvel Knights 2099: Daredevil #1
Marvel Knights 2099: Inhumans #1
Marvel Knights 2099: Mutant #1
Marvel Knights 2099: Punisher #1
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Daredevil/Elektra 2004
Powerless #4
X-Men #162

[Rictor]

Originally posted by Ann Nichols


Well, I'm mad! They're making Xavier and Magneto look OLD (as in old enough to be my father and I'm almost 50)! They were middle-aged guys, MY eye-candy. I feel robbed!!!

:rofl: its bizarre to hear Charles Xavier being described as an object of desire!?!? robbed of your eye-candy indeed! ;) but i feel your pain Ann!!. yesterday i was labelled an "old git" by my little cousin....im 24 years old!!!!!!!!!


Originally posted by Ann Nichols

I'm unhappy, too. I see more books that look interesting than I can afford to buy.

Big Time! its ridiculous. how many solo titles are there now!? i think ill ignore Wolverine, Emma Frost (Yawn), Mystique, Gambit, Rogue, Jubilee (da fug?) and Nightcrawler and just pick up Madrox. you know at least that this will be a limited run.

I think people, especially the younger ones feel the need to buy all th