CBRFiction Presents: Age of Marvels September 2015 Solicitations!

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It's Assistant Editor's Month!

Hello CBR and AoM fans! Welcome to the long running, award-winning CBR: Age of Marvels! Age of Marvels is a diverse, fun-filled, fan created universe featuring stories told by you the Fans of ol' Marvel! AoM features stories from all genres including Marvel Assemble(Marvel Heroes), Marvel Supernatural(Magic and Mystics), Marvel Knights(Urban Heroes), Sci-Fi Marvel(Cosmic and Out-of-this-World Stories), Marvel Edge(Spies and Espionage), Uncanny Marvel(X-Men), and Amazing Marvel (Spidey related titles). Participation is easy and very much encouraged! Simply "buy" the titles you like and then vote for your favorite line of the month. The best part is that it costs you nothing and you get to enjoy great stories! Who could refuse a deal like this? We'd like to welcome anyone who wants to participate in our adventure and to contact our EIC or our Line Editors to pitch your ideas:

EIC: Marvell2100
Marvel Assemble Editor: Shaggydoo
Marvel Global Editor: Exciter
Sci-Fi Marvel Editor: Marvell2100
Supernatural Marvel Editor: Mcgaffer
Marvel Knights Editor: SuperCooper
Uncanny Marvel Editor: BaneofKings
Amazing Marvel Editors: Mighty Roman & Marvell2100

Also, checkout the Bullpen Thread for the latest news and gossip about AoM and the creators who bring you the stories. It also has information on what AoM is and how to join. Don't forget to go to the Fortress as well. It's a place we all go to hangout, kick back a few cold ones and just relax. The Fortress is run by our very own mcgaffer and his talented, if somewhat dangerous staff! We all would like to thank everyone who participates in AoM and enjoys these stories as much as we do.

There will be no titles for the Kooky Line this month as we bring it to an end. However, next month is the debut of the All-New Amazing Line which will feature Spidey related titles! Be sure to check it out!

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MARVEL ASSEMBLE! Part 1



ALL-NEW AVENGERS AND LEGO AVENGERS #15
Written by GRANT MORRISON
Plot by SHAGGYDOO
Art by JIM LEE"AVENGERS ASSEMBLE"
They arrive from an Earth very similar to our own accept a lot more..square. Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, Black Widow, Hawkeye and Hulk...the LEGO AVENGERS. Their world is dying and they must cure the disease...our world! Every time someone in our collects, snaps together or takes apart Legos their world suffers and is now on cusp of destruction. The 2 Earths are connected, but are worlds apart. AoM Earth must be destroyed so Lego Earth can live. However, they never met the NEW AVENGERS and they are the most powerful opposition they have ever faced. After an attempt at a peaceful agreement it's WAR! Black Panther's new vibranium nanotech weaponry is beyond the Legos comprehension. Hulk smashes the Lego Hulk beyond recognition. The mysterious Iron Man 2.0 has his own mini Ultimate Nullifier built in his armor and uses it against these foreign Avengers with zeal. Finally, Phoenix gets a little bit darker. In the end there's only 1 Avengers team standing in a show of force unlike the world has never seen. The total destruction of their Lego counterparts heralds the beginning of a new era...THE AGE OF THE AVENGERS and the world will never be the same! TO BE CONTINUED!!
32PGS./Rated T... $2.99

IRON MAN #15
Written by BRIAN K. VAUGHAN with CHUCK PALAHNIUK
Plot by GLOBAL HONORED
Art by OLIVIER COIPEL & JUAN GEDEON (Iron Man vs. Mega-Man Backup Story & Variant Cover)
"Iron Demon (Part 3 of 3)"

• Tony Stark's life, his ego, his psyche break and crash like shattered glass in the instant the horrifying realization sets in (see the end of last issue.) His only trusted ally these hard few months, JARVIS 1.0, has just revealed that Tony himself has been behind Project Mayhem, causing the wanton destruction of Gregory Stark's Tower. Tony Stark IS Tyler Durden! And now his devoted followers hang on to his every word, waiting for his "go" signal to launch Flight Club's next project - an aerial attack on the Chicago Financial District itself. He looks around the Hangar headquarters to notice six small quinjets he obviously designed under his alter ego. So this is what you have been doing Mister Stark since losing it all? You lost yourself!
• Now! Tony tries to fight back and cancel the assault on the city but JARVIS 1.0 has ideas of his own. Haven't we warned you about artificial intelligence!?! JARVIS exposes Tony as a cracked actor and takes command of the mission as the Flight Club subdue Stark and board their jets on kamikaze missions to permanently disrupt the heart of America in the place that matters most - its pocketbooks!
• Tony must find himself, collect his senses, repair his mind, take out JARVIS and stop those Quinjets and his own misguided anarchist legion before they execute a catastrophic terrorist attack. He is responsible for this disaster and only he can stop it. That is of course with a little help from the very friends he left behind months ago. Calling War Machine, Falcon, Rescue, Black Widow, Snake-Eyes and The New? Avengers (who the heck is that guy in the Armored suit?) ... ASSEMBLE to save this city!
• And you won't want to miss the dramatic conclusion. Tony Stark turns himself in to his former teammates, confessing to being the mastermind behind the attack on StarkTower and Project Mayhem. A man must pay for his sins and now Tony Stark is officially what so many have accused him of being in the past - a criminal. Perp-walked by his friends into the Vault as inmate 616. NEXT MONTH: Behind Iron Bars! What is life in super-villain prison like for an ex-Avenger?
• Backup Story "Game Over" featuring Mega Man: Iron Man and Mega Man must team up to save AOM from an invasion of Reaverbots and Dr. Wily's menacing minions one level at a time through the Savage Land, Wakanda, Latveria, Atlantis and finally New York City before the mad scientist turns all of the AOM Universe into his private evil toy box. Is that a HulkBot???

42 PGs./Rated T...$3.99

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN vs. HARRY POTTER #15
Plotted by BANEOFKINGS
Written by JOSS WHEDON
Art by GREG CAPULLO
“MAGICAL MAYHEM”
Theme Song: Magic Bus, The Who
What if Peter Parker was a Hogwarts student? When a young Peter Parker joins Harry Potter in the hunt for the Chamber of Secrets and gets bitten by a radioactive spider, he embraces new powers of his own as the new Spider-Man emerges as a hero within the walls of Hogwarts Castle, solving mysteries of his own, the arrivals of the likes of the Lizard and the mysterious Green Goblin. And to make things even more interesting, Albus Dumbledore has just decided to employ an American based British non-magical consultant Sherlock Holmes as Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher! However... Holmes is more interested in working out Spider-Man’s identity than providing an education for students, making things very interesting indeed...
32pgs/Rated T.../$2.99

THE MIGHTY THOR/SKYRIM #2
Written by BRIAN Q. MILLER
Plot by MCGAFFER
Art by DALE EAGLESHAM
It seems the Lands are still not settled. A new Realm has appeared out of nowhere, Tamriel. And with a new Realm comes new races and new problems. The race of Snow Elves seems to be an affront to the Frost Giants and Jottenheim immediately declares war under the pretense of this being an invasion. The dragons that flow from the new Realm to others only strengthen their case and the Blood Ravens must beat them back. Thor and Loki lead the charge against an army of airborne giant dragons while Malekith rides into Tamriel to discover the truth behind these matters. Landing in a part of the land called Skyrim he discovers the Nords and a great conspiracy that could rock the very lives of everyone in all of the Realms. But how has the Forbidden Realm, Midgard done this? And who would have the power?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THE FALCON & NOMAD vs ASSASSIN'S CREED#15
Written By NICK SPENCER
Art By MARCO CHECCETO
Plot BY MARVELL2100
ASSASSIN'S CREED: SYNDICATE
"The Killing Fields" Part 3
The Falcon and Nomad learn the truth about the recent string of murders in the Southwest part of the country and it's not what they think! These killings weren't the work of Scourge but a murderous guild of assassin's known as The Templars! The mutant terrorist John Wraith as been tracking them for months and informs Sam that the Templars have been killing superhumans since the beginning of history! They are tasked with culling the human race of undesirables and potential threats to humanity. And now there is a new danger that threatens to tear the word apart that they must eliminate!

Meanwhile, in an undisclosed location, two men sit chained to a chair as one of them screams in pain. He, like the dead person beside him is a Nuhuman. His torturer, the serial killer Scourge takes no joy in his work, he only seeks answers for his master. As the battered subject continues to writhe in agony, someone enters the chamber. John Apostle wants to know more about the mysterious leader who's been uniting various superhuman factions around the world! He tells Scourge to rest and allow his brother to take over. Suddenly, another imposing figure looms over the room. The NuHumans eyes grow wide with fear as The Crying Man enters the room! Soon his screams grow louder and louder!
32 PGS./Rated T+..$2.99

BLACK PANTHER: KING OF THE DEAD vs ASSASSIN'S CREED #15
Plot BY MARVELL2100
Written By CHRISTOPHER PRIEST
Art By ADI GRANOV
ASSASSIN'S CREED: ROGUE
"Red Planet"
The Black Panther vs Nemesis! T'Challa battles the rogue Templar assassin Nemesis who just killed the Prime Minister of the African nation of Khajim! Nemesis has been responsible for many political deaths over the past few months and the Panther has yet to figure out why and what the connection is! What is the purpose of their death? T'Challa suddenly finds himself surrounded by more assassin! But he was smart enough not to come along and brought his own back-up: Kasper Kole, the American Panther!
Elsewhere, Shuri and Bride-of-Nine-Spiders have put aside their differences and teamed up to track the Mars Twins and the Armor of Mars to their corporate headquarters in New York! This is it, the final showdown! Can Shuri and Bride-of-Nine-Spiders take on a being with the power of a god?
Far away on the other side of the world, an enigmatic figure stands before a throng of ten of thousands! As they all chant is name in unison, he feels their sound cascade over him like waves of power! As he motions them to silence, he casts his gaze over them, inspired by what he sees. Finally, he breaks the silence with a single word that echoes throughout the room: "VENGEANCE!!!"
32 PGS./Rated M: Mature Readers Only...$2.99

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MARVEL ASSEMBLE! Part 2

CAPTAIN AMERICA vs. L.A. NOIRE #15
Plotted by BANEOFKINGS
Written by JAMES ROBINSON
Art by ETHAN VAN SCIVER
“SIN CITY”
Theme Song: Trouble Man, Marvin Gaye
LA Noire fans, you think you know what happened to Cole Phelps? Think again.
Captain America has spent a year under the Ice, and Howard Stark has given up all hope. However, Peggy Carter has finally moved on, establishing the SSR – which will one day go onto become SHIELD – and their first assignment takes them to Los Angeles where they find themselves teaming up with Detective Cole Phelps, an ex War Hero who fought side by side with Captain America – and the ever-reliable, newly immigrated, Captain Jack Harkness – to investigate rumours of a resurfacing HYDRA. Can they cut off the head before it even grows? Also, in the present day, at the last request of Peggy Carter, the immortal Captain Jack teams up with Captain America as he attempts to solve the truth behind Cole Phelps’ mysterious death and close the longest unsolved case in the LAPD.
32pgs/Rated T.../$2.99


A-FORCE vs TOMB RAIDER #3
Written by GRANT MORRISON
Plot by SHAGGYDOO
Art by FIONA STAPLES
"Why I Quit A-Force"
A-Force is having a covert war with Ascension. Ascension is a world-wide organization that has parasited it's way into every aspect of society and it's primary goal is to prepare the Earth for and aid in the arrival of their God...Galactus! Primary to A-Force efforts against Ascension are their secret members including the "Tomb Raider" Lara Croft. She had uncovered long hidden scrolls and documents of the organization as well as clues to it's leaders. However, the key to good relationship is communication and no one but A-Force leader Captain Marvel knows Lara is is part of A-Force and the Captain isn't here. She-Hulk, Squirrel Girl, Killraven and new members Spider-Gwen, Jackpot and Power Girl (Danielle Cage) consult their A.I. intel HQ about this intruder and it's advises of her international theft and vigilantism. You would think Lara Croft is completely overmatched, but Lara has overcome unbelievable odds countless times and she has a dangerous analytical mind. One by one with mindgames, home-made traps, bows and bullets she takes down the less experience members. However, with one hit from She-Hulk it's all over. When the locked up Tomb Raiders awakens and escapes she has explosive parting shot for her now former team. Just wait to see what the returning leaders Captain Marvel and Wasp have to say as well as their newest member..Xena, the warrior princess?!? CONTINUED..!
32PGS./Rated T $2.99

SHE-HULK, ATTORNEY AT LAW #9
SHE-HULK is wanted DEAD OR ALIVE!
Written by CHARLES SOULE
Plot by EXCITER
Art by JOE MADUIERA
“BOUNCETOWN”
She's an Avenger. A lawyer. A responsible mogwai owner. And the chairwoman of the Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation. When she hears that some of her superhuman wrestler employees have received solicitations from the Dead or Alive Tournament Executive Committee, she needs to protect her investments. Who is the DoATEC, and what's the deal with their tournament?
Shulkie travels to the mysterious Zack Island, and when she crosses paths with an ornery female ninja named Kasumi, only one thing can happen... beach volleyball game! But the DoATEC isn't just looking to have a spirited fighting competition. No, they're working on the Omega Project, which will hybridize the most powerful fighters on the island into an unbeatable clone. If the volleyball players want to take down their whole operation, they'll need help from their allies – She-Hulk's paralegal assistant and super-spy, the Blonde Phantom, and Kasumi's ninja boyfriend, Ryu Hayabusa!
32 PGs./Rated T+...$2.99


POWER PACK vs TWISTED METAL #3
Written by ROBERT KIRKMAN
Plot by SHAGGYDOO
Art by MARK BAGLEY
"STUDENT DRIVER"
It all begins when a psychotic killer clown with a deadly ride called Sweet Tooth arrives in town. He's determined that the area is perfect playground for a deadly game of kill of be killed on wheels of the fastest and most furious. The lineup includes Minion, Spectre, Grasshopper, Warthog and Outlaw. However, they've never met Hit-Girl and she wants to play. Hit Girl's partner in crime Kick-Ass (Dave Lizewski) has been missing for weeks (see YOUNG AVENGERS). She has decided it's time for a new Kick-Ass and she thinks one the Power Pack kids could be a perfect replacement. Enter Alex Powers formerly Gee and then Destroyer now the new Kick-Ass. Now she just has to teach him how to fight, fight dirty and drive fastest. Hit-Girl's riding shotgun with a shotgun and a bunch of nasty modified projectile toys left to her by dead father. The winner meets the organizer of the competition, a mysterious man named Calypso, who will grant the winner a single wish, regardless of price, size or even reality. Hit-Girl will win by any means necessary, claim the prize and what she does with it will change the game! After his ride-along, Alex Power will never be the same.
32PGS./Rated T $2.99

ANT-MAN vs CENTIPEDE #3
Written by JAMES ROBINSON
Plot by SHAGGYDOO
Art by BRYAN HITCH
"TREMORS"
It came from outer space. A gigantic Centipede that wants to make Earth it's b!$#h. It see Earth as it's feeding ground as well as it's new residence, but first it has to eliminate or consume those meddling humans. Ant-Man Scott Lang and his cousin Lana are at ground zero as the creature burrows it's way through downtown Chicago. It devastates and destroys everything in it's path from the "Loop" to "Magnificent Mile". Now it's friends arrive in form of giant spiders, scorpions and fleas. However, Ant-Man has a few tricks of his own. Although it's something he not proud of Scott has stolen more than office supplies from every group he's been apart of. Now it's time break out his artillery including A.I.M. Tech, Stark Tech, Pym Particles and even S.H.I.E.L.D. vehicles. Too bad he's stuck at the size of an insect, fortunately he has a superhero daughter called Stature who can become ginormous at will and is not squeamish about squashing bugs!
32PGS./Rated T... $2.99

YOUNG AVENGERS vs SUPER MARIO BROS #3
Written by ALAN MOORE
Plot by SHAGGYDOO
Art by STUART IMMONEN
"Action Figures" Part 3 of 3
It begin as just another wild 70s party, but this time it's celebrating the Avengers: Hercules, the Six Million Dollar Man, Arcanna, Ezekiel, Orson Randall and Howard Stark. The guest list included recruit Sally Mahogany, Asguardians, Cheech and Chong, Mick Jagger, Richard Pryor, John Lennon, Bob Marley, some Kennedy's, some of Brady Bunch, the Village People, Donna Summers, King T'Chaka and Queen N'yami of Wakanda and mysterious Princess Toadstool. Hercules also has several barrels of "pale ale from the gods" After wild night the Avengers awaken on the set of Brady Bunch with no idea how they got there and massive hangovers. King T'Chaka is missing, Steve Austin is missing his bionic arm and Howard the Duck's feathers are everywhere. Hercules finds himself in bed with a Frost Giant, Princess Toadstool and the Queen N'Yami! The Princess has a secret, she's been on the run from a turtle like sorcerer called "Bowser, King of the Koopa" and has been protected by her boyfriend Mario and his brother Luigi. Once they discover Hercules with the Princess, the brother's power-up using their illegal stash of "super" flowers and mushrooms. Although their power's are temporary and Hercules is a demi-god, he's also very drunk. When Bowser arrives it takes the combined might of Avengers and Super Mario brothers to take down the beast. However, repercussions may last for a long time.
32PGS./Rated T $2.99

THE MAGNIFICENT MS. MARVEL #3
Written by G. WILLOW WILSON
Plot by MYETCHE
Art by ADRIAN ALPHONA
"A FULLY-EMBIGGENED MATTER" (3 of 3)
So what has Kamala Khan been up to since the night when she got gassed with Terrigen Mist and came out as a magnificent shapeshifter? Nakia demands to know (or else), and so Kamala is forced to come clean with her longtime friend. From that night on the waterfront when the T-Bomb went off to her early experiences with The Inventor and the Inhumans and even some of her recent antics with the New Warriors, Kamala recaps her life's story to Nakia. If you don't know her story by now, you will.
32PGS./Rated T $2.99

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MARVEL GLOBAL! Part 1

SECRET AVENGERS #2 TURBO
SECRET AVENGERS versus STREET FIGHTER!
Written by MATT FRACTION
Plot by EXCITER
Art by DANIEL ACUNA
“BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE SHADALOO”
Years ago, with arms and support provided by HYDRA, the eastern part of Burma was violently occupied by a tyrannical criminal syndicate. Christened “Shadaloo,” but never formally recognized in the international community, the new nation was ruled with an iron fist by the megalomaniacal General M. Bison. Now, emboldened by the “Hail Storm” and with clandestine support from HYDRA's own “Iron Nail” Ran Shen, the forces of Shadaloo prepare to march east on Thailand... and Nick Fury's S.H.I.E.L.D. isn't about to let that happen! Secret Avengers - assemble!
But this particular mission is going to require some special and hand-picked reinforcements: U.S. Air Force Colonel William F. Guile; MI6's Cammy White; and Interpol's Chun-Li Zang – all uniquely motivated and prepared to avenge the loss of someone close to them at Bison's hands. Street Fighters - assemble!
The mission: infiltrate Shadaloo and capture or eliminate Bison and his top lieutenants with extreme prejudice! But Shadaloo is prepared for the assault. Too prepared... Is there a leak in the Secret Avengers?
In this issue: Hawkeye versus Balrog: will there be a boxing glove arrow involved? Werewolf by Night versus Sagat: who will win, the tiger or the wolf? Union Jack versus Birdie: will it be anarchy or the U.K.? Plus Dee Jay versus Spider-Woman; Rogue versus Juri; and Black Widow versus M. Bison himself... There will be casualties!
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99

THUNDERBOLTS! #2 TURBO
THUNDERBOLTS versus STREET FIGHTER!
Written by MATT FRACTION
Plot by EXCITER
Art by DANIEL ACUNA
“BANGKOK (EXTREMELY) DANGEROUS”
Hey kids, ya boi Wade Wilson here, and I'm pumped because Nick Fury has declared it open season on the HYDRA-sponsored Shadaloo regime! That means me and half the T-Bolts crew are heading to the Thailand border with instructions to violently cut off an invasion from M. Bison's goon squad! (I'm thinking the M. stands for Maurice. Yeah... he's totally a Maurice). Leading the opposition is a dude named Vega. He wears a mask because he's pretty and I wear a mask because I'm ugly - we're natural enemies! Read us throwing down! Also in this issue, Power Princess wrestles a hirsute speedo-clad Russian named Zangief! (Hot!). Ghost gets into a philosophical debate with sumo champion, E. Honda! (less hot!). And when a mysterious warrior enters the fray claiming to be a master of the dark energy called Satsui No Hado (I take mine with brown rice please), Cain Marko decides to see him off. It's the Juggernaut versus Shin Akuma!
But that's not all, because the Thunderbolts fight for freedom wherever there's trouble! (Or wherever our parole officer Sharon Carter tells us to!). The new Deadpool, Painkiller Jane, leads the Thunderbolts beta squad (don't call 'em Underbolts) of Moonstone, Doppleganger, and "Detroit Steel" Sasha Hammer on a mission to cut off Shadaloo's finances by crushing their drug smuggling operations in South America. When they run into a savage green mutant named Blanka, will they cut each other apart, or will I get a new teammate? Are any of them prepared to throw down with Shadaloo's “synthetic human,” Seth?
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99

AGENTS OF SHIELD #4
AGENTS OF SHIELD vs. TELLTALE'S THE WALKING DEAD!
Plotted by BANEOFKINGS
Written by MATT FRACTION
Art by OLVIER COIPEL
“DON’T CALL THEM ZOMBIES”
Theme Song: When The **** Hits The Fan, Circle Jerks
What happens if you address a Walker as a Zombie? Fitz is about to find out! A zombie Walker outbreak hits home on the Bus when one of their infected patients breaks free from his confines and an army breaches the Helicarrier's doors! Can Melinda May, Quake, Phil Coulson, Hawkeye, Black Widow and Maria Hill buy enough time for FitzSimmons to create a cure for the infected or will it be too little, too late? And when UNIT show up to asses the situation in their own Helicarrier - The Valiant, the situation only starts to escalate! For the citizens of Atlanta caught beneath the struggle, things are about to get interesting.
32 PGs/Rated T...$2.99

NEW AGENTS OF ATLAS #15
Written by DAVID LISS
Plot by MARVELL2100
Art by STEFANO CASELLI
"RETURN OF THE ENEMY" Part Three
ASSASSIN'S CREED: UNITY!
* Jason, Romany and Ana battle the Templars Assassin's Guild in a facility full of dead bodies! They've been on the trail of The Crying Man for months but instead of the elusive serial killer, the find themselves fighting for their lives against the ancient assassins! Both sides are convinced that the others are responsible for the murders until they realize that they're after the same killer!
* Jimmy Woo and Jason's brother Ward Strongbow have been following clues of their own about the return of John Apostle and what they've learned has them afraid! Both The Crying Man and Scourge are disciples of Apostle and that all of them have been around for more than a millennia and Apostle possibly even longer!
* In the jungles of South America, archaeologist James Dawes and his team make a remarkable find! They discover the ruins of a civilization older than humanity with possible ties to alien life! The jungle grows still as a hissing sound is heard from all around. Suddenly the site erupts in violence as Dawes and his entire team have been brutally killed. A scroll rolls from his bloody hand with a name written in Latin: Serpentor!
* Back in D.C., Atlas Director Gyrich continues try to see if there is a connection between the resurgence of HYDRA and the new superhuman movement that he's been tracking. He hears a soft padded shoe enter his office. As he wheels around armed with his gun, a sword is shoved through his heart! Gyrich recognizes his killer, the ronin, Afro Samurai who whispers a phrase to the dying Gyrich, "Hail HYDRA!"
32 PGs./Rated T+...2.99

DAUGHTERS OF THE DRAGON #9
Written By CULLEN BUNN
Plot By MARVELL2100
Art By EMMA VICELLI & NICK DRAGOTTA
"THE LONG DARK ROAD" Part Three
ASSASSIN'S CREED: BLACK FLAG
* Misty Knight and White Fox begin to unravel the mysteries of "New Man" and Project: Orphan Black when they are attacked by the Templar Assassin Black Lotus! After a brief battle, they call a truce to find out what's going on here and what these experiments are about. Black Lotus tell them about New Man, Mys-Tech's attempt to create their own superhumans. She also tells them that she is the one who destroyed all of the subjects of Mys-Tech's New Man Project except one - Orphan Black, who managed to escape!
* In Tacoma, Colleen, Leiko Wu and Paladin have uncovered Cyber-Tek's plans! They learn about multiple attempts by the bio-nanotech company to create a race of superbeings! Most if not all of the subjects were deformed or died and were discarded like so much waste. However, Cyber-Tek learned that many of them survived by faking their deaths and going into hiding. They were awaiting the arrival of the one who would unite them and help them destroy all who had a hand in their creation! Nimrod was created by Cyber-Tek to protect their assets and to kill this unknown superhuman. The only thing they knew is that he would come from the future and lead a revolution that would change the face of the world!
32 PGs./Rated M: Mature Readers Only...$2.99

TAKE A.I.M.! #15
A.I.M. harnesses the METAL GEAR!
Written by DENNIS HOPELESS
Plot by EXCITER
Art by SEAN MURPHY
“THESE F'N SNAKES”
The Principality of Lichtenbad is now occupied by A.I.M. Their unduly elected leader is M.O.D.O.K., and he's appointed the small nation's new secret police: Whiplash, Living Laser, the Spot, and Yelena “Black Widow” Belova, a squad designed only for killing the enemies of A.I.M. hiding within the borders! To survive, U.S. Agent is going to need to call in backup for an extraction. When he reaches Director Nick Fury, Nick agrees to send the best... the legendary operative from S.H.I.E.L.D.'s clandestine FOXHOUND special forces unit, Solid Snake! Can Solid rescue the fugitives and prevent A.I.M. from using Lichtenbad's resources to mass produce the bipedal nuclear weapon armor mecha called M.G.D.O.K. - Metal Gear Designed Only for Killing!?!? And although Solid had long ago defeated his brother, the genetically modified super-solider Liquid Snake, nobody expected that the “Les Enfants Terribles” project that produced them would be leveraged and repurposed by A.I.M. to unleash Solid's other brother and the deadliest agent yet – Gaseous Snake!
32 PGs./Rated T+...$2.99

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MARVEL GLOBAL! Part 2

CONAN THE AGENT OF SHIELD #2 ***Limited Series***
Written by BRIAN AZZARELLO
Plot by EXCITER
Art by TRADD MOORE
Adapted from an unpublished story by ROBERT E. HOWARD!
“THE SNAKE BENEATH THE SKIN” Part Two “A HISTORY OF HYDRA”
When Conan's blade drank the blood of the Kothian raiders, their lifeless bodies revealed a secret none in his party were prepared to uncover. He fought not men, but heinous reptilian monsters disguised as men! The Brotherhood of the Shield hired him to slay these fiends, and the world-weary Conan suspected that the Brotherhood's leader, the mysterious Shield-Bearer, knew exactly who his targets were. Answers would be demanded, and truths long thought lost would be imparted...
The Serpent Men worshiped their creator, the many-headed snake, the Elder God Set. Ancient beyond description, these creatures witnessed the coming of the First Host of Celestials, who rebuked them in favor of humanity. Since then, they have been possessed of a seething hatred for mankind. Harassing them at every turn, the primitive humans rose in defiance and used their superior numbers to slaughter the Serpent Men to the point of near extinction. The Serpents quickly realized that open war was not their path to success. No, their victory would be attained secretly. They formed the Snake Cult and slowly attracted human followers. They festered in the world's dark places, growing two heads to replace every one cut off until the cult had a massive power-base in Stygia under their leader, the so-called Son of Set, Damballah. Channeling the power of their god, they forged the immensely powerful Cobra Crown. The Cobra Crown, which grants the ability to usurp the minds of others. The Cobra Crown, the most powerful tool in their campaign to usurp humanity's control of the Earth. The Cobra Crown.... which Conan and his band have been hired to steal!
32 PGs./Rated T+...$2.99

HYDRA-COBRA WAR #1 ***Limited Series***
Written by LARRY HAMA & NICK SPENCER
Plot by EXCITER
Art by JAMIE McKELVIE
“OPENING SALVO”
During the "Hail Storm," all the terrorist organizations capitulated to an alliance with a resurgent HYDRA. All, save one. COBRA! Refusing anything but absolute world domination on exclusively his own terms, Cobra Commander shunned Baron Strucker's offer. Now there's bad blood between the two, and there's only enough room on the block for one snake-themed super-terror group!
Like all great modern conflicts, the proverbial first shots are fired in corporate offices. HYDRA's Echidna Capital Management seeks to purchase controlling interest in M.A.R.S. Industries, the military arms research syndicate operated by COBRA's Destro. In retaliation, Extensive Enterprises, run by COBRA's Tomax and Xamot, initiate a hostile takeover of HYDRA's big pharma front, the Typhon Group. This incites Strucker to declare open war on his upstart rivals! He orders his second in command, Viper, to invade Trans-Carpathia. But if Viper wants to take the Silent Castle, COBRA's center of power in the region, then she'll have to go through Anastasia DeCobray – the Baroness!
Who will take the first round in the battle of the bad guys?
32 PGs./Rated T+...$2.99

S.H.I.E.L.D. '60: CONFIDENTIAL
Presents James Bond in "The Beautiful Killer"
Written by CHARLIE HIGSON
Plot by HIGHWAYGUY
Art by KEV WALKER
Cover Art by GARY ERSKINE

• They say if you can remember the 60’s you weren’t there. For Bond, James Bond, operative of Her Majesty’s Secret Service, the 60’s was classified, for your eyes only. But 1965 was such a turbulent time for even the most hardened of secret agents to consign to oblivion. His loyalty to the Crown brought into question, serving a foreign agency until politics can be unraveled, and the brutal murder of Bond's most trusted friend and supporter, MI13 operative Brigadier Nicholas Alistaire Sandsbridge-Stuart!
• Nick Fury sends a hostile Bond on "compassionate leave" to take care of his affairs. (But only with Peggy Carter and Alexander Pierce in tow. A personal vendetta is one thing but possible links to international terrorism is another.) Cracked skulls, bullet holes and interrogations outside humanity uncover a name. Whispered gibberish of fear. "The Ghost with Infinite Heads" A killer with a dark reputation and little background. The trail of the fabled assassin takes Bond from swinging London to the sleepy Saronic islands of Greece. There, he is aided by an old friend and lover, Rada Rokovoy, to unearth the truth. But beware the truth as it may not be best pleasing. The Ghost of Infinite Heads, the Beautiful Killer, is revealed to be Rada herself. And a contract on Bond's head, lured away from the shelter of any agencies, is high stakes to play for!

40 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

INVADERS INITIATIVE vs. KATAMARI DAMACY #14
Written by FRED VAN LENTE
Plot by SUPERCOOPER
Art by JEFTE PALO
“PITY OF THE RIGHTEOUS MAN” Part 2 of 4 “ALL OF THE PIECES”
It looks like it’s falling apart…the Invaders pushing back against ULTIMATUM in the streets of and above Geneva…BLACK TARANTULA and the SHOCKER set to kill and aiming straight at your head…and the former servant of the deposed Set, SCARAB, with her hands wrapped around your throat offering her compliance in exchange for the old god’s return. But Zemo plans, Zemo prepares, and BARON ZEMO will claim this world as his own, no matter the cost. And he won’t have to lift a finger: as an old Invader turned new again appears with unheard of power! It’s the return of the supposedly destroyed BLACK TOM CASSIDY, burnt to cinders by JIM HAMMOND, yielding the matter absorbing abilities of the Katamari (claimed from the ancient power Omoikane back in #8)! And as Black Tom brings all things inorganic and living within his orbit to increase his strength, the Invaders will have to fight for their lives to dismantle this new force! As their teammates tackle the deformed and raging Cassidy, Black Tarantula, Shocker and the Scarab will be reintroduced to Baron Zemo’s ultimate plan…a rejuvenated and vengeful nuclear weapon, THE PRESENCE!
32 pgs/Rated T+...$2.99

ALPHA FLIGHT vs. VIEWTIFUL JOE #14
Written by BRYAN LEE O’MALLEY
Plot by SUPERCOOPER
Art by TY TEMPLETON
“THE TELEPHONE GAME” Part 2 of 3 “REALITY, FOR WHAT IT’S WORTH”
It’s the most chaotic of confrontations, and confusing of collaborations, yet as Alphans Puck and Snowbird, alongside Beta Flight member Strongarm, team up with Montreal’s most dangerous criminal mastermind, DEADLY ERNEST! And it’s only a foe from the past which could call for such an occasion….namely the villainous sidekick-turned-renegade android DELPHINE COURTNEY! But as the real world gets a whole lot stranger, Courtney will subject the heroes and Ernest to a dose of virtual reality…where they’ll have to face off against her computerized construct, the agile, energetic, combo-stacking VIEWTIFUL JOE! He’s not malicious, vicious, or evil, he just wants to win. And if he does, it means game over for our heroes! Meanwhile, back in Ottawa, Sasquatch and Shaman will unfurl plans reaching beyond Canada’s borders…poring over the schematics of ROGER BOCHS, they’ll discover just how wide this cybernetic threat stretches! And when they get a sudden distress call from Bochs warning them that the plan is already in place (see INVADERS INITIATIVE #14), they’ll have to move fast to save…well, it all!
32 pgs/Rated T+...$2.99

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MARVEL GLOBAL! Part 3

S.H.I.E.L.D. '60 #2 *recommissioned*
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Plot by GLOBAL HONORED
Art by J.H. WILLIAMS III
Variant Cover by DAVID AJA
"The Most Dangerous Game"

• Last month we brought you James Bond, the rogue MI6 super-spy given a new license by S.H.I.E.L.D. Now we introduce you to his handler, an old war buddy of Fury's with a penchant for hunting the world's nastiest villains. And his game just got much bigger. Fresh from the jungles of Brazil (by way of Maynardville, TN), he is known as "The Apache," former head of the most vicious commandos ever deployed behind enemy lines during the war, the Boss Basterd himself... Lt. Aldo Raine! Intel indicates an increasing espionage threat on a global scale with links to shadowy organizations such as SPECTRE, the rumored revival of HYDRA, as well as whispers of an upstart group with intentions for world domination going by the name COBRA. Aldo has his own intuition, "I smell me a Nazi!"
• Howard Stark and Peggy Carter follow the trail of the missing Lola, the hovercapable '62 Cherry Red Corvette (stolen from Stark Expo, see last issue) with Stark's prototype tracking device and his own private flying machine, the old fashioned kind - a Piper Colt personal aircraft. The trail crash lands them on a secret island within the Bermuda Triangle, where they unexpectedly rendezvous with Agents Gabe Jones and Alexander Pierce. But now they all need rescue from a pack of half-man, half-beast creatures that inhabit the island, the result of a mad science experiment gone heinously wrong. Thankfully Peggy brought along some of her "female fighting force of the future" artillery (again last issue, such was feminism in the sixties) and Howard knows a thing or two about engineering with raw materials, like creating big explosions with little coconuts. (S.H.I.E.L.D. CLASSIFIED: Who did you think was the inspiration for The Professor on "Gilligan's Island?")
• Aboard the Hellicarrier, a distress call comes in from Stark with coordinates to his location, an uncharted island in the North Atlantic. An extraction mission is formed. But then a package arrives by courier jet. A frightened man wearing a French military uniform (see last issue for clues) and a bomb strapped to his chest. How did he know where to find SHIELD's hidden HQ in the sky?
  (in brokenEnglish) "He sent me. He sent me with this. [Hands Fury a square box]"
  "Who is he, Soldier?"
  "He..Zemo...Zemo..."
  Fury opens the package with horror.....
  Contessa: "What's in the box?!?!?
  (Hint: It's Robards' head. See that one coming?)
• Next Month: Assault on the Island of Doctor Zemo!

32 PGs./Rated T+...$2.99

SNAKE EYES: REAL AMERICAN HERO #7
SNAKE EYES versus DOUBLE DRAGON!
Written by CHUCK DIXON
Plot by EXCITER
Art by JEROME OPEÑA
“COMMUNITY OUTREACH”
Snake Eye's trecherous apprentice Ikari has betrayed everything his master ever taught him, sharing the secrets of Arashikage ninjitsu with fiends like Gregory Stark, the Hand, and perhaps worst of all, the Black Warriors street gang! With their newfound techniques, the Black Warriors seek revenge on the two men who have single handledly prevented them from ruling the streets of Los Angeles... the masters of "Sou-Setsu-Ken," Billy and Jimmy Lee! When the Double Dragon Dojo is beseiged, can Snake Eyes teach the twins the techniques they need to survive? Will he learn something himself in the process?
Meanwhile, Storm Shadow is summoned to Badhikistan's Monolith Base and tasked with a mission. COBRA is going to war with HYDRA, and Cobra Commander needs Storm Shadow to lead the Night Creepers against HYDRA'S ninja contigent – the Hand! Will an ancient rivalry be rekindled?
32 PGs./Rated T+...$2.99

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MARVEL KNIGHTS! Part 1

UNION JACK & SPITFIRE #1
Written by PAUL GRIST
Plot by HIGHWAYGUY
Art by PAUL GRIST
"THE INFERIOR RACE"
Dawn in the Smoke. A time-ravaged church in the East End of London, its doors long closed to the public, shelters a grizzly scene. Dai Thomas, Inspector of Scotland Yard, can only scratch his head and regret his bacon breakfast as he surveys the layered pile of smouldering bones and charred flesh. A smell of ripe death. He could see the morning's headlines. A devilish massacre. A terrorist conspiracy. Police incompetency, as they like to say. Always the same. But the details of this case would need to stay out of the tabloids. For the dozens of victims at the scene had something in common. Fangs. Union Jack, the British hero synonymous with vampire hunting, is summoned (no "Jack Signal" required as Inspector Thomas is aware that Joseph Chapman is the man behind the mask) but even this is beyond him. Their investigation going nowhere, Union Jack and Inspector Thomas visit Falsworth Manor hoping the extensive library left by Lord Montgomery Falsworth, the original Union Jack of WWI and supernatural expert, could shed light on the matter. However, they find only a mansion of screams. Jacqueline Falsworth-Crichton, the vampiric heroine known as Spitfire, fights and defies the bonding to a… a… Vampire-Symbiote hybrid. Her skin burns and welds to ooze. An ear-piercing sonic screech from a thing that should not be. Finally, Inspector Thomas loses his bacon breakfast!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

GIANT-SIZED SHADOWLANDERS/STREETS OF RAGE #1
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Plot by HIGHWAYGUY
Art by MATTEO SCALERA
"POWERCUT" A MARVEL KNIGHTS/SEGA GAMES CROSSOVER
November 25th, New York City, the city that never sleeps. Glamorous heels sashay upon red carpets. Ramshackled soles escape through alleys. Just another night in a proud and diverse society. November 26th, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade nears its close, and the city descends into anarchy. A darkness blackens minds with shadows and ignites souls with rage. A city lashes out in fear… and it does not know why. NYPD officers Axel Stone, Blaze Fielding and Adam Hunter witness the riotous scenes, training and instinct keeping them focused. Their combined efforts barely ensuring their own survival, deadly hands reeled back, battling rich and poor alike. Madness.
The Goodman Building. The superheroes of New York ply their trade. Moon Knight, Black Cat, Cloak and Dagger seek to end the criminal tyranny of the enigmatic Mr. X. However, endless hordes of ruthless street-thugs, led by X's most trusted henchmen, the silent storm Shiva and the double-impact of Mona & Lisa, stand in their path. They battle on tirelessly until the shadows of rage descend upon them also. Cloak is the first convulse before erupting into a funnel of darkness, his fate unknown. Then all hell breaks loose.
The epicentre of the darkness, a hollow room in a towering dead building, a young man carries his head in his hands. A pursuit of power. A corrupting presence. He rues the day he donned the mask of darkness. And even as a motorcycle of flames engulfs the room and Johnny Blaze, the shamed Ghost Rider, seeks to cast his tainted soul to the beyond, the young man is devoured by shadows and bubbles into a pool of black blood. The Ghost Rider knows what has been unleashed. He knows he must face it to atone for his past sins. But he cannot do it alone. Looking to the New York skyline, he senses those fighting the creeping night. The badges. The masks. United they MUST stand. Divided they WILL fall. Discover the darkness within in SHADOWLANDERS #1 next month!
64 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

CAGE AND FINCH: NORTHERN LIGHTS vs. WATCH DOGS #9
Plotted by BANEOFKINGS
Written by ALES KOT
Art by SARA PICHELLI
“WHEN TWO VIGILANTIES WALK INTO A BAR...”
Theme Song: When Things Explode, UNKLE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYllKEkAtYU)
When the Number of Vigilante Aiden Pearce comes up in the Machine leading Luke Cage and Harold Finch to Chicago, where they soon find themselves involved with a terrifying new kind of conspiracy. However, first – Cage must work out whether to help or hinder Pearce in his investigations against the mysterious Blume Corporation! Meanwhile, Spider-Girl tackles a separate number, Dedsec member Clara Lille! There could be more to Clara and Aiden than first meets the eye... the question is, are they the victims of a crime that is about to happen - or are they the perpetrators?
32 pgs/Rated T...$2.99

RALPH G. FAKE: THE LEGAL EAGLE VS PHOENIX WRIGHT: ACE ATTORNEY #8
Written by CHARLES SOULE
Plot by SUPERCOOPER
Art by MARCIO TAKARA
“SHOUTING AND POINTING AND LAWYERS AND STUFF”
“Murder. Muuuurder. Muh muh muh murder. There’s no nice way of saying it, fellas, and we are in deep for this one. We tell the jury, what, ‘We were tasked to bring damned souls to hell, they had no luck anyway?’ How about we show ‘em your big ol’ crowbar, or your t-ball there, T-Ball? I know this guy, he’ll use it as evidence anyway. One of the best. THE BEST, maybe. Phoenix Frickin’ Wright, the valedictorian to my snoozing-at-the-back-of-class guy, literally. So we did our job, we killed a few people, and now here I am, once more, representing myself. He’s going to yell, watch out for that, mind you. Really loud too, louder than that time you burnt yourself on the grill, Dirk, and it’ll punch you in the face. He’s gonna make us do one o’ those flashbacks, some security camera, surround sound video showing us offing a buncha guys. But will he have proof we sent them to the Judge to be…no, not that judge, pay attention Brian. Listen, I normally get a better feeling than this, fellas. We’ll come outta this though, clean up our act, and it’ll be a brand new day with a brand new stack o’ bologna…”
Next: A brand new stack o’ bologna, courtesy of HIGHWAYGUY!
32 pgs/Rated T+...$2.99

DAREDEVIL vs. ARKHAM CITY #15
Plotted by BANEOFKINGS
Written by GREG RUCKA
Art by BILLY TAN
“WELCOME TO THE MADHOUSE”
Theme Song: Nightcrawl, Kavinsky (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV_3Dpw-BRY)
In a special standalone issue, The Man Without Fear finds himself at the mercy of Hugo Strange’s Arkham City! Can Daredevil fight his way through one member of Batman’s Rogues Gallery at a time – starting with the Mad Hatter, and working his way right up the top to the likes of Ra’s Al Ghul, Bane and the Joker! All the while, Matt Murdock finds himself under the watchful gaze of the Caped Crusader – and of course, you all know what happens when two different superheroes meet for the first time...
However, Batman’s own attentions are diverted, as Bruce Wayne finds himself attending sessions with a mysterious new psychiatrist, Hannibal Lecter!
32 pgs/Rated T...$2.99

LI'L FRANK #12
Written By JOE CASEY
Plot By MARVELL2100
Art By SKOTTIE YOUNG
"DISNEY WORLD IS A JOKE!!!!!" Part 1: I Ain't No Mouseketeer!
School's out for Summer(A nod to Alice Cooper)! It' summer vacation and the Castle Family is headed for Disney World! And he's invited his friends G Dub, Li'l Patsy and Li'l Whitney along for the ride! It's all about family, friends and fun at the House that the Mouse built! But the excitement for Li'l Frank and friends is quickly washed away when the gang arrives at a sanitized, child proof theme park with a way too happy Mickey and Minnie Mouse! Who can have fun at such a wholesome, clean place like this? Not this crew and they're gonna do something about it! Break out the super-soakers and the water-balloons as these Brooklyn Badasses declare war on DISNEY WORLD!!! They're armed to the teeth and loaded for dwarves as the assault begins at the palace of SNOW WHITE! You thought you saw a rotten apple? You ain't seen nothing yet!
32 PGS./Rated All Ages...$2.99

MAN WITH THE IRON FIST/MORTAL KOMBAT #3
Written by FRANK MILLER/CHUCK DIXON
Plot by SHAGGYDOO
Art by FRANK MILLER
"FIGHT"
Orson Randall is marked for death and is surrounded by killers. He always been a unstoppable fighter, he has 2 guns and an "Ironfist" and he's cool. Sub-Zero, Kitana, Sonya Blade, Liu Kang, Johnny Cage, Goro, Reptile and Raiden attack with relentless assaults and complexed martial arts moves. Orson is forced to unleash his Chi power to it's limit as he direct it's through both is guns and channels his inner strength super human levels. If he dies, he will take some of his enemies to Hell with him. At best he can only avoid certain death as he just dodges the various kill strikes as Jade watches from a distance with smile on her face. His battered, near death form struggles into an abandoned building where he's confronted by Jade. She wants a one on one fight, between ex-partners and ex-lovers, but who's side is she really on? CONTINUED..!
32PGS./Rated T...$2.99

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MARVEL KNIGHTS! Part 2

THE PROWLER VS TONY HAWK’S UNDERGROUND #15
Plot by SUPERCOOPER
Written by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI
Art by KERON GRANT
“FAIR WEATHER”
The secret origin of Robert Farrell! Before he became the reliable young vigilante ROCKET RACER, he was part of an upstart team of wannabe skaters! Before his fellow skateboarders could hit the heights, he left them to pursue a more stable career and future in engineering! Before this night is over, the UNDERGROUND will have their revenge on him…and Rocket Racer’s known accomplice, Hobie Brown, the PROWLER! But with Child Services seizing custody of his younger brothers and sisters, his house blown apart by his own gear, and his mentor locked away in prison, Robert will pull no punches. And after refusing help from his new mentor, the mystically savage PUMA, and long-time friend FROG-MAN, he’ll go in alone…and break every skateboard, and skateboarder, in sight. Meanwhile, in the Raft, Hobie and his visiting wife Mindy will come face-to-face with the Underground’s incarcerated members, and be strong-armed into making them identical Rocket Racer equipment! But when Mindy reveals the Prowler gear she stashed away for her husband, their demands won’t be met!
32 pgs/Rated T+...$2.99

MS. AMERICA VS PORTAL #9
Written by KATHRYN IMMONEN
Plot by SUPERCOOPER
Art by DUNCAN FEGREDO
“INHALE EXHALE REPEAT” Part 3 of 3 “GLAD TO BE HERE”
Madness reigns…with an unstoppable force of demonic energy approaching their home, the citizens of the Utopian Parallel have descended into chaos! And the lone voices of sanity do not call this place their home…wayward daughter of the Parallel MS. AMERICA CHAVEZ, and the Parallel’s artificial intelligence cobbled together from the robotics of ten million worlds, GLADOS! But when the two come face to electronic blinking interface, hostility will rise! With the electromagnetic aura of the multiversal demon surrounding her, Ms. America will be forced to prove herself to the machine: using her teleportation powers to cross dozens of realities, and create a diversion to draw the demon away from the Parallel! And as GLaDOS chatters away in her ear, Ms. America will land amongst the ruins of worlds she’s too familiar with…GLaDOS has led her to the future, where Earth-616 and the Utopian Parallel have collided, to a parallel of the Parallel which has crossed over into the multiverse and disintegrated, and back to the present day 616…where the possessed Sylvie Lushton stands over the bodies of her friends and allies! (Still alive, though!)
32 pgs/Rated T...$2.99

THE PUNISHER: WAR JOURNAL vs. WARHAMMER 40,000: DAWN OF WAR #15
Plotted by BANEOFKINGS
Written by NATHAN EDMONDSON
Art by STEVE EPTING
“THERE IS ONLY WAR”
Theme Song: God's Gonna Cut You Down, Johnny Cash (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJlN9jdQFSc)
The Punisher, JUSTIFIED’S Raylan Givens and KILL BILL’S The Bride are forced into a team-up as they find themselves at the mercy of an Ork Waaagh! On an abandoned planet in a grimdark new future! Due to their status as unlikely time travellers they’re unable to go to the intervening Space Marines of the Blood Ravens Chapter for help – because they’re just as likely to take them out as the Orks are, especially when they claim to be time travellers from the 21st Century – so this unlikely alliance has to embrace a new kind of weaponry to defeat a new kind of enemy lest they never make it back to the present alive.
32 pgs/Rated T...$2.99

THE BUGLE VS BALLOON FIGHT #15
Written by DAN SLOTT
Plot by GLOBAL HONORED & SUPERCOOPER
Art by DAVE JOHNSON
“ONWARD AND UPWARD”
- It’s an unbelievable attack from on high, as the skies of New York City become clogged with helium-filled latex…the Balloon Fighters are here, and they will rob this city, one birthday party at a time!
- Precision strikes! Hasty exits into the clouds! Incredible hand-to-hand skills! And one heck of a birthday party held at the Bugle for star reporter Norah Winters!
- But the Bugle’s own heroes, the TILLER (Skrull-in-hiding ETHAN EDWARDS) and EXO (the armor-wearing BETTY BRANT) are holding the line, as hundreds of balloons head towards the newspaper’s headquarters! But the reason for this mass target remains a secre-
- TYPEFACE is back! The font-covered madman leads this new wave of Fighters against his former favourite newspaper, vowing vengeance for the death of J. Jonah Jameson!
- Grab your staplers, letter openers, pencils, and pens! The Tiller and Exo stand side-by-side with NORAH WINTERS, GLORIA GRANT, BEN URICH, ROBBIE ROBERTSON…they are the BUGLE, and they do not go down without a fight!
- And next month…stop the presses! It’s the return of HIGHWAYGUY!
32 pgs/Rated T+...$2.99



AVENGERS 4 HIRE VS HITMAN #9
Written by ANDY DIGGLE and QUENTIN TARANTINO
Plot by SHAGGYDOO
Art by IAN CHURCHILL"PLAY AGAIN"
He's Agent 47, he is known as Hitman.He's an assassin-for-hire, whose flawless record places him in high demand among the wealthy and elite. Like the "Avengers For Hire" money is major factor in using his unique set of skills. Unlike the Avengers he's not for the people, he's all for himself. Today he's just killed a team of Avengers..no seriously. The Spider, Miles Morales was easy, he may be fast and heals quickly, but he's not bulletproof and Agent 47 has ALOT of bullets. The same reason holds for Eric O'Grady and Shang-Chi, although the latter sure was a good fighter. Machine Man and Firestar don't work well when someone set off the sprinklers and then decimates the building they are presiding. Miraclewoman may seem difficult unless she's taken out in her regular human form..done. Luke Cage was tricky as he is bulletproof. That is he hard to kill externally and that's the beauty of micro-nanotech that contains exploding shells. The "A4H" is dead, but Agent 47's biggest flaw is his kills are never permanent. He has "unfortunate", uncontrollable mutant ability to reset his life occurrences and accomplishments. He's starts over in the same place as if his kills have never happened. It's almost as if his life is a video game.
32 PGS/Rated T…$2.99