Marvel Comics Solicitations for April 2008

Here is a look at Marvel Comics' assortment of comics related to Futureal Studio for April 2008. This listing is offered to inform our visitors of the current whereabouts of our associates.

AVENGERS CLASSIC #11

Writers: Stan Lee and Tom Beland
Artists: Don Heck, Juan Doe and Chic Stone
Letterer: Sam Rosen
Cover: Art Adams

The mighty Avengers meet Spider-Man! And the only blurb we can write is "WOWEE!" Also re-introducing the mysterious KANG! Yes, it's another classic spectacular story by Stan Lee with incomparable illustrations by Don Heck... plus an all-new masterpiece from the peerless minds of Tom Beland and Juan Doe!

On sale April 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

AVENGERS: KREE/SKRULL WAR TPB (NEW PRINTING)

Writer: Roy Thomas
Artists: Neal Adams, Sal Buscema and John Buscema
Cover: Neal Adams and Tom Palmer

Back-to-press and fully restored by popular demand!

Caught in the crossfire, Earth has become the staging ground for a conflict of star-spanning proportions! For those eternal intergalactic enemies, the merciless Kree and the shape-changing Skrulls, have gone to war, and our planet is situated on the front lines! Can Earth's Mightiest Heroes, the Avengers, bring about an end to the fighting before humanity becomes a casualty of war? And what good are even a dozen super-powered champions against the vast military machines of two of the great empires of the cosmos? The key to victory lies with the expatriate Kree Captain Mar-Vell and his human host, honorary Avenger Rick Jones! Featuring the trend-setting artwork of Neal Adams, the Kree/Skrull War is universally acknowledged as one of the finest and most important sagas in the Marvel canon.

On sale April 224 pg, FC, $24.99 US

BLACK PANTHER: LITTLE GREEN MEN TPB

Writer: Reginald Hudlin
Artists: Francis Portella, Andrea DiVito, Carlos Alberto Fernandez Urbano and Bit
Colorist: Val Staples
Letterer: Cory Petit
Cover: Billy Tan

Someone get them a road map! The New Fantastic Four have just taken another wrong turn on the dimensional superhighway—and this time, they've landed in the middle of a gang-war between machine-gun toting Skrulls! It's clobberin' time – in the arena and in the streets, between the Gangsters and Panthers, and between the Fantastic Four and the elusive, malicious Golden Frogs! Gangsta-gangsta! Collecting Black Panther #31-34.

On sale April 96 pg, FC, $10.99 US

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN AMERICA VOL. 2 PREMIERE HC

Writer: Ed Brubaker
Artist and Cover: Steve Epting
Variant Cover: Alex Ross

THE NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA FIGHTS FOR THE HEART OF HIS COUNTRY IN A CITY GONE INSANE! The Red Skull's master plan kicks into motion, and chaos begins to take hold of the US, with only one man to stand in its way—but is he up to the task? Guest-starring the Falcon, Iron Man and the Black Widow! Collecting Captain America #31-36.

On sale April 160 pg, FC, $19.99 US

CIVIL WAR CHRONICLES #10

Writers: Mark Millar and Paul Jenkins
Artists: Steve McNiven, Ramon Bachs, Steve Lieber, John Dell, John Lucas, Tim Townsend and Dexter Vines
Cover: Michael Turner

Experience Civil War and its major tie-ins in chronological order! In Civil War #7, witness the startling battle that will determine the future of the Marvel Universe! And in Civil War: Front Line #10, the betrayer among the Marvel heroes stands revealed, as war with Atlantis seems inevitable! And Speedball comes face-to-face with his accuser! Collecting Civil War #7 and Civil War: Front Line (Embedded/Accused) #10.

On sale April 72 pg, FC, $4.99 US

DAREDEVIL: HELL TO PAY VOL. 2 TPB

Writer: Ed Brubaker
Artists: Lee Bermejo, Gene Colan, Stefano Gaudiano, Michael Lark, Alex Maleev, John Romita, Bill Sienkiewicz, Paul Azaceta and Tom Palmer
Colorists: Stefano Gaudiano, Matt Hollingsworth, Dean White and Paul Mounts
Letterer: Chris Eliopoulos
Cover: Marko Djurdjevic

Things couldn't be going worse for Matt Murdock. Everything he thought he'd gotten back teeters on the edge of a precipice, ready to shatter all around him, as he fights a battle on both fronts of his life—in the courtroom and on the rooftops of Hell's Kitchen! Collecting Daredevil #100-105.

On sale April 208 pg, FC, $15.99 US

DEADPOOL CLASSIC VOL. 1 TPB

Writers: Fabian Nicieza, Rob Liefeld, Mark Waid and Joe Kelly
Artists: Rob Liefeld, Joe Madureira, Ian Churchill, Ken Lashley, Ed McGuinness, Mark Farmer, Harry Candelario, Jason Minor, Lewis LaRosa, Tom Wegrzyn, Norman Lee and Nathan Massengill
Colorists: Steve Buccellato, Glynis Oliver, Dana Moreshead, Mike Thomas and Christian Lichtner
Letterers: Joe Rosen, Chris Eliopoulos and Richard Starkings
Cover: Rob Liefeld

He's the Merc with a Mouth, the Assassin with Elan, the Wryest Wisecracker of the Weapon X Program, now in a collection of his earliest sagas! Deadpool, with sidekick Weasel in tow, sets out on a quest for romance, money and mayhem—not necessarily in that order—only to learn he's being hunted by an enemy he killed years before! As if that isn't enough, the Juggernaut crashes into the action, and it's the unstoppable vs. the un-shut-up-able! But all may not be lost if the sultry Siryn can inject a little sanity into the proceedings! Will Deadpool be steered toward a better life by his new heartthrob, or stay the chaotic course he's set for himself? The answer is Yes! Guest-starring the New Mutants, Banshee, Sasquatch and more! Collecting New Mutants #98, Deadpool: The Circle Chase #1-4, Deadpool (1994) #1-4 and Deadpool (1997) #1.

On sale April 256 pg, FC, $29.99 US

ESSENTIAL IRON MAN VOL. 3 TPB

Writers: Archie Goodwin, Mimi Gold, Alyn Brodsky and Gerry Conway
Artists: George Tuska, Johnny Craig, Don Heck, Gene Colan, Mike Esposito, Sam Grainger, Chic Stone, Jim Mooney and Syd Shores
Letterers: Art Simek, Herb Cooper, Sam Rosen and Jean Izzo
Cover: George Tuska

Shellhead's rogues gallery grows during his first faceoffs with the Controller, Mordecai Midas, Firebrand and Spymaster—all enemies destined to plague him for years to come! Meanwhile, Tony Stark splits his life among LMD impostors, but will he lose his heart to Madame Masque? Plus: attacks by aliens, androids, organized crime and more! Guest-starring Daredevil, the Avengers and S.H.I.E.L.D.! Collecting Iron Man #12-38 and Daredevil #73.

On sale April 592 pg, FC, $16.99 US

FALLEN SON: THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN AMERICA TPB

Writer: Jeph Loeb
Artists: John Cassaday, David Finch, Ed McGuinness, John Romita Jr and Leinil Francis Yu
Cover: John Cassaday

Where were you when Captain America died? Perhaps you were listening to the radio or reading the morning paper. Maybe you were surfing the web or on the phone with a friend. You were probably shocked, most likely thinking, "How could they? How could this happen to Cap?" And for a moment, you perhaps thought about all the ways the super soldier meant something to you. Something very real, very abiding. Fallen Son: Death of Captain America follows the reaction of the legendary heroes' best friends and closest comrades as they struggle to work through the emotions stirred by the loss of their ally, and the stages of grief that make them confront the part they may have played in that loss. Wolverine. The Avengers. Hawkeye. Spider-Man. Iron Man. All have their own sense of loss, their own levels of grieving. This is their story. This is Cap's story. This is our story. The story of a Fallen Son and the world he helped make a better place. Collecting Fallen Son: Wolverine, Fallen Son: Avengers, Fallen Son: Captain America, Fallen Son: Spider-Man and Fallen Son: Iron Man.

On sale April 128 pg, FC, $13.99 US

FANTASTIC FOUR: THE BEGINNING OF THE END TPB

Writers: Karl Kesel, Dwayne McDuffie and Tom Beland
Artists: Tom Grummett, Paul Pelletier, Lary Stucker, Norm Rapmund, Rick Magyar and Juan Doe
Colorists: Paul Mounts, Wil Quintana and Juan Doe
Letterers: Randy Gentile, Rus Wooton and Dave Lanphear
Cover: Michael Turner

The original Fantastic Four is together again, just in time to cross paths with a hero who has traveled twenty years into the past in a desperate attempt to save his future from Reed Richards, the madman who is about to change the face of the planet. Oh, and the hero who has come back to save the world? His name is Doctor Doom. Plus: Diablo's back—more dangerous than ever as the potion-toting terrorist declares alchemical warfare on the FF! Making matter worse, the World's Greatest Imaginauts are becoming more and more tired, irritable, delirious... sick! Coincidence... or part of Diablo's nightmarish plan? And finally, Ben Grimm has been keeping a secret from his teammates for years. But when Reed, Sue and Johnny investigate, the mystery brings them to the tropics, face-to-face with an old nemesis and a monstrous creature known as… EL CHUPACABRAS!! All we can say is, "¡¡QUE EL MO SEA MARVEL!!" Collecting Fantastic Four #525-526 and #551-553, and Fantastic Four: Isla De La Murte!

On sale April 168 pg, FC, $14.99 US

GIANT-SIZE AVENGERS/INVADERS #1

Writer: Roy Thomas
Artists: Sal Buscema, Frank Robbins, Alex Schomburg, Don Rico, Lee Elias and Lee Weeks
Cover: Sal Buscema

Whet your appetite for Alex Ross, Jim Krueger and Steve Sadowski's 12-part Avengers/Invaders maxi-series with these classic tales! Witness the Invaders' first appearance in Avengers #71 (1969), as Earth's Mightiest Heroes encounter the wartime Captain America, Human Torch and Sub-Mariner—and experience the story from the Invaders' point of view in Invaders Annual #1 (1977). Finally, the Invaders thwart a Nazi assassination attempt on President Roosevelt and Winston Churchill in Giant-Size Invaders #2 (2005). Also featuring in-depth dossiers on both teams and Avengers/Invaders preview pages!

On sale April 96 pg, FC, $3.99 US

HOWARD THE DUCK: MEDIA DUCKLING TPB

Writers: Ty Templeton and Steve Gerber
Artists: Juan Bobillo, Frank Brunner and Roger Langridge
Cover: Juan Bobillo

Grab your guns and camcorders and start shooting, it's DUCK SEASON! Marvel's favorite furious fowl, Howard, and his faithful friend with benefits, Beverly, begin their journey to destroy the internet, radio and television—courtesy of Ty (She-Hulk) Templeton and Juan (She-Hulk) Bobillo. SEE Howard face mighty hunters with mighty guns on MeTube! SEE Beverly in nothing but fig leaves! SEE grown men dressed as bunnies! And who is that giant headed guy taking A.I.M. at our heroes? HINT: It starts with "MODO-" Just when you thought it was safe to read comics again... and Marvel has to do THIS?!? Collecting Howard The Duck #1-4, Howard The Duck #1 (1976) and material from Civil War: Choosing Sides.

On sale April 128 pg, FC, $11.99 US

HULK: PLANET HULK TPB

Writer: Greg Pak
Artists: Carlo Pagulayan, Aaron Lopresti, Gary Frank and Takeshi Miyazawa
Cover: Jose Ladronn

A whole new world of hurt! Betrayed by Earth's heroes and exiled into outer space, the man-monster Hulk has landed on the distant planet Sakaar, ruled by the tyrannical Red King. Sold into slavery, Hulk becomes the Green Scar, the planet's mightiest gladiator—but his new masters get more than they bargained for when he forges a bond of brotherhood with his fellow fighters: crafty insectoid Miek, the horrific Brood, wise rock-man Korg, shadow warrior Hiroim, noble-born rebel Elloe and her loyal guardsman Skee. Together, these gladiators start a revolution that could change their entire world—or destroy it. It's savage sci-fi fantasy by award-winning writer Greg Pak, guest-starring the Silver Surfer! Collecting Incredible Hulk #92-105, Planet Hulk: Gladiator Guidebook, and material from Amazing Fantasy #15 and Giant-Size Hulk #1.

On sale April 416 pg, FC, $34.99 US

IRON MAN: LEGACY OF DOOM #1 (of 4)

Writer: David Michelinie
Artists and Cover: Ron Lim and Bob Layton

"A Knight in Hell" Dr. Doom returns to menace Iron Man in the chilling and long-awaited conclusion of The Camelot Trilogy! Mephisto has apparently found a way to bring about The End Of Days and Tony Stark and Victor Von Doom must form an uneasy alliance to try and stop him. But all may not be as it seems. And it takes a journey to Hell itself before the shocking truth is revealed! Iron Man legends David Michelinie and Bob Layton are joined by penciler supreme Ron Lim to bring you the first part of an epic literally decades in the making!

On sale April 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

THE LAST DEFENDERS #2 (of 6)

Writer: Joe Casey
Artist: Jim Muniz
Cover: Mike Deodato

The Defenders are back—Nighthawk! Colossus! She-Hulk! The Blazing Skull!—and they've got their very own state to protect and serve (just don't call 'em "new", True Believers)! The Sons of the Serpent have moved in and only one fully-sanctioned team of super heroes can stop them! But will their first official mission end up as their FINAL mission? Believe it or not... yes! Not to mention guest-stars galore in the must-have superhero mini-series of 2008!

On sale April 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #35

Writer: Paul Tobin
Artist: David Hahn
Cover: Graham Nolan

A MODEL DAY: 75% of the Fantastic Four positively agree that it's GREAT to judge an international beauty pageant, but what's Sue to do during the festivities? Well, how about unearthing that the pageant is actually sponsored by A.I.M. in order to smuggle high tech battle robots into the country? Or how about teaming up with a certain long lost model from Marvel's past, and then picking a fight with those battle robots? Yeah, Sue keeps busy in this one.

On sale April 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

MARVEL ADVENTURES HULK VOL. 2: DEFENDERS DIGEST

Writer: Paul Benjamin
Artists: David Nakayama, Mario Gully, Gary Martin and Scott Koblish
Colorists: Michelle Madsen and Adam Street
Letterer: Dave Sharpe
Cover: Juan Santacruz

The Green Goliath continues to smash his way through his own Marvel Adventures title! See how brilliant scientist Bruce Banner was cursed to transform into the rampaging Hulk! Dr. Strange, the Silver Surfer and Namor all arrive on the scene, concluding in an all-new Defenders team-up adventure! Most important, thrill to the Hulk smashing everything in sight! Collecting Marvel Adventures Hulk #5-8.

On sale April 96 pg, FC, $7.99 US

MARVEL ADVENTURES IRON MAN #12

Writer: Fred Van Lente
Artist: Graham Nolan
Cover: Francis Tsai

At long last, Iron Man is reunited with his missing father in the heart of Africa—but he has to free him from the clutches of Kiber the Cruel!

On sale April 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

MARVEL ADVENTURES THE AVENGERS VOL. 5: SOME ASSEMBLING REQUIRED DIGEST

Writers: Jeff Parker and Ty Templeton
Artists: Ronan Cliquet, Steve Scott, Ig Guara, Carlos Alberto Fernandez Urbano, Stephen Molnar, Nathan Massengill, Amilton Santos, Norman Lee, Jay Leisten, Terry Pallot and Kirs Justice
Colorists: Val Staples and Wez Dzioba
Letterer: Dave Sharpe
Cover: Tom Grummett

Facing the foes no single super hero could withstand! When global threats surface, they must contend with the combined might of: Captain America! Storm! Iron Man! The Hulk! Giant-Girl! Wolverine! Spider-Man! It's all-ages action in the Mighty Marvel Manner featuring classic team members Hawkeye, the Vision, Hercules and Quicksilver! Collecting Marvel Adventures The Avengers #16-19.

On sale April 96 pg, FC, $7.99 US

MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: MOBY DICK #3 (of 6)

Writer: Roy Thomas (based on the novel by Herman Melville)
Artist: Pascal Alixe
Cover: John Watson

Ahab's vessel, the Pequod, encounters the ship Samuel Enderby, whose captain lost an arm to Moby Dick and will hunt the whale no more. When Ahab learns where the monster was last sighted, he enlists his blacksmith to create a special harpoon: a harpoon that will ensure the destruction of the great white whale that haunts his fevered nightmares and gives him no peace.

On sale April 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY #5 (of 6)

Writer: Roy Thomas (based on the novel by Oscar Wilde)
Artist: Sebastian Fiumara
Cover: Gerard Parel

Dorian is now leading a bizarre double life with his daytime demeanor at dire odds with his nightly existence of decadence and debauchery. But events may be catching up to Dorian as he is stalked through the foggy London streets... by a man out for vengeance. It's the penultimate chapter of Wilde's strange and compelling masterpiece.

On sale April 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: THE ILIAD #5 (of 8)

Writer: Roy Thomas (based on the epic poem by Homer)
Artist: Miguel Angel Sepulveda
Cover: Paolo Rivera

The great god Zeus, happy with the war's progress, takes his leave of the battlefield. But his brother, Poseidon, and wife, Hera, secretly aid the Greeks against Zeus's wishes! When the king of the gods discovers this treachery, his fury reverberates throughout the halls of Mount Olympus itself-and even unto the earthly battlefield of the Trojan War! As the tide of battle turns, what will this portend for the brave Greeks and noble Trojans?

On sale April 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: CAPTAIN MARVEL VOL. 3 HC

Writers: Jim Starlin, Mike Friedrich, Steve Englehart, Gerry Conway and Marv Wolfman
Artists: Jim Starlin and Wayne Boring
Cover: Jim Starlin

He's back and better than ever—the hero that wouldn't die, Captain Marvel! After a few years in hiatus, mighty Marvel's space-born super hero returned, and under the aegis of writer/artist Jim Starlin, his story would achieve a scale never before imagined! Stripping the Kree Captain down to his very core and forcing him through a gauntlet of past opponents, Starlin then brought to the fore one of Marvel's pre-eminent cosmic menaces for the very first time: the mad Titan, Thanos. With the stage set and the players from unearthly entity Eon to Drax the Destroyer and the mighty Avengers pulled into fray, the good Captain led the fight against Thanos and his Cosmic Cube in a confrontation that would redefine super-hero epics forever! Featuring an introduction by Jim Starlin and an extensive selection of bonuses, this Marvel Masterworks volume is the definitive collection of the creative arc that defined Captain Marvel! Collecting Captain Marvel #22-33 and Iron Man #55.

On sale April 288 pg, FC, $54.99 US

MARVEL ZOMBIES: DEAD DAYS HC

Writers: Robert Kirkman, Mark Millar and Reginald Hudlin
Artists: Sean Phillips, Greg Land, Mitch Breitweiser, Francis Portella and Matt Ryan
Colorists: June Chung, Justin Ponsor, Jason Keith and Val Staples
Letterers: Rus Wooton, Chris Eliopoulos, Randy Gentile and Cory Petit
Cover: Arthur Suydam

At last—experience the birth of the Marvel Zombies as told by the creative team of the best-selling limited series, and then witness their rise as they attempt to slake their hunger across two universes! First, Kirkman and Phillips pull out all the stops as they reveal the secret story of the day the Marvel Heroes became brain-eating monsters! Next, follow the Marvel Zombies into the pages of Millar and Land's Ultimate Fantastic Four! Reed Richards has used his scientific genius to contact an Earth in a surprisingly familiar parallel dimension—and he's ready to visit! But nothing could have prepared him for the world he's about to enter! And when the zombiefied FF escape from their Baxter Building prison in the wake of Dr. Doom's return, get ready for the deadly debut of the Frightful Four! Finally, get out the hot sauce, True Believer—it's slobberin' time! In Hudlin and Portela's Black Panther, the mainstream Marvel Universe's New Fantastic Four just made a wrong turn on the dimensional super highway—and they've landed in the middle of Zombie-verse! And if that weren't bad enough, they've parked their butts on that universe's Skrull Planet! If the Black Panther, Storm, the Human Torch and the Thing can't come up with the perfect escape plan, they're going to be the next hors d'oeurve for Zombie Galacti and Zombie Skrulls intent of eating the entire universe! Collecting Marvel Zombies: Dead Days; Ultimate Fantastic Four #21-23 and #30-32, and Black Panther #28-30.

On sale April 256 pg, FC, $29.99 US

MS. MARVEL #26

Writer: Brian Reed
Artist: Adriana Melo
Cover: Greg Horn

Out–gunned and on the run! With S.H.I.E.L.D. convinced she's a Skrull impostor, Ms. Marvel must fight for her identity and her life against her very own Lightning Strike Force! But when the Strike Force has a Ms. Marvel of their own, even Carol can't be sure she's Carol anymore! SECRET INVASION: The Infiltration continues here from Brian Reed (Captain Marvel) and Adriana Melo (Witchblade).

On sale April 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #18

Writer: Matt Fraction
Artist: Howard Chaykin
Cover: Alex Maleev

One word: JIGSAW. In this prelude to the next major story-arc in Punisher War Journal, we get to spend a little time with the man, the myth, and the monster that's earned the right to call himself the Punisher's arch-nemesis. What is it about Frank Castle that makes this otherwise sane, if a little sinister, gangster go absolutely and completely insane whenever he's around? What buttons can Frank possibly push that pushes Jigsaw over the edge of sanity? Find out straight from the horse's mouth, kiddies: JIGSAW starts here, ends in blood, and features a whole lot of violence in-between. By Matt Fraction (Immortal Iron Fist, Casanova) and Howard Chaykin (Wolverine).

On sale April 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL VOL. 3: HUNTER HUNTED PREMIERE HC

Writer: Matt Fraction
Artists: Ariel Olivetti, Cory Walker, Scott Wegener and Howard Chaykin
Cover: Ariel Olivetti

The reintroduction of a classic, brutal and bloodthirsty Kraven the Hunter! A bank robbery goes violently wrong—leaving the Rhino on the lam, running from the long arm of the law and, of course, the Punisher. As Frank Castle looks to settle the score with an old foe, the Hunter stalks the same prey, building himself the ultimate menagerie—a living, breathing super-human zoo! Add Spider-Man into this mix as the lone voice of sanity, and you've got chocolate and peanut butter with bullets dipped in it. Delicious! Violent! Explodey! Plus: With World War Hulk in full swing and New York shut off from the outside world, who's left to protect those left behind? Frank @#$%!@!* Castle, that's who—and he's none too thrilled. As the insatiable Mung the Inconceivable rampages alone through lower Manhattan, Frank and Clarke help a small band of refugees hold back his relentless onslaught. Collecting Punisher War Journal #12-17.

On sale April 144 pg, FC, $19.99 US

SECRET INVASION: THE INFILTRATION TPB

Writers: Stan Lee, Brian Michael Bendis, Brian Reed, Christos N. Gage and Dan Slott
Artists: Jack Kirby, Jim Cheung, Leinil Francis Yu, Michael Gaydos, David Mack, Mark Bagley, Salvador Larroca, Clayton Henry, Steve Uy, Carmine Di Giandomenico, Tom Feister, Patrick Scherberger, Mark Morales, John Dell, David Meikis, Allen Martinez, Danny Miki, Victor Olabaza and Paul Neary
Colorists: Justin Ponsor, Dave McCaig, Jose Villarrubia, Stéphane Péru, Danielle Rudoni, Steve Uy and Wil Quintana
Letterers: John Duffy, Cory Petit, Albert Deschesne, David Lanphear and Joe Caramagna
Cover: Leinil Francis Yu

Retrace the roots of THE INFILTRATION all the way back to the beginning of the Marvel Age of Heroes! First, in Fantastic Four #2 (1962), it's a close encounter of the Skrull kind as four shape-changing aliens pose as Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Girl, the Thing and the Human Torch in an attempt to destroy the fledgling Fantastic Four! Then, flash-forward to the present day as the Secret Invasion stands revealed in the pages of New Avengers: Illuminati, New Avengers, Mighty Avengers and Avengers: The Initiative. Conspiracy. Paranoia. Betrayal. Who do you trust? Collecting Fantastic Four #2, New Avengers: Illuminati #1 and #5, New Avengers #31-32 and #38-39, Mighty Avengers #7, and Avengers; The Initiative Annual #1.

On sale April 232 pg, FC, $19.99 US

SPIDER-MAN (IRON MAN/HULK) MAGAZINE

Writers: Jeff Parker, Fred Van Lente and Paul Benjamin
Artists: Manuel Garcia, James Cordeiro and David Nakayama
Cover: Clayton Henry

It's Spider-Man's amazing adventures in the Wall-Crawler's very own magazine! Read more stories of your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man and his spectacular friends Iron Man and the Hulk. See how brilliant scientist Bruce Banner was cursed to transform into the rampaging Hulk! Marvel as Iron Man takes on the Plantman in the ultimate Nature vs. Technology grudge match! Collecting Marvel Adventures Avengers #4, Marvel Adventures Iron Man #3, Marvel Adventures Hulk #1 plus a brand-new Iron Man and Hulk tale and tons of extras that will knock your socks off!

On sale April 96 pg, FC, $6.99 US

ULTIMATE HULK VS. IRON MAN: ULTIMATE HUMAN PREMIERE HC

Writer: Warren Ellis
Artist and Cover: Cary Nord

It's the Ultimate war between the Hulk and Iron Man! Desperate for a cure to his dark disease, scientist Bruce Banner begs Tony Stark for a release from the curse of the Hulk! Stark agrees, but in the midst of the experimentation, something goes horribly wrong. And you know what happens next: man and monster collide! Be there as writer Warren Ellis (Ultimate Galactus) begins his next Ultimate epic—joined by amazing artist Cary Nord (Conan)! Collecting Utimate Human #1-4.

On sale April 96 pg, FC, $19.99 US

ULTIMATE HUMAN #4 (of 4)

Writer: Warren Ellis
Artist and Cover: Cary Nord

Hulk vs. Iron Man—the conclusion! The full scope of Peter Wisdom's terrifying plan is revealed, but Tony Stark and Bruce Banner are powerless to stop his mad scheme! Has the world traded the horror of the Hulk for a menace many times more deadly? The dream team of Warren Ellis and Cary Nord deliver a shock ending to the climax of this critically acclaimed event.

On sale April 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #121

Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Artist and Cover: Stuart Immonen

The return of Omega Red! The deadly assassin is out for blood—J. Jonah Jameson's blood to be exact! Why does he want to slice the Daily Bugle's publisher to ribbons? And what can Spider-Man do about it? Find out in another action-packed issue of the series IGN.com calls "a wonderfully enjoyable read."

On sale April 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

WAR IS HELL: THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE PHANTOM EAGLE #2 (of 5)

Writer: Garth Ennis
Artist: Howard Chaykin
Cover: John Cassaday

The battle for the skies continues as young pilot Karl Kauffman takes the fight to the Hun. But as the missions continue and the body count rises, Kauffman learns quickly that combat isn't as glamorous as he'd hoped. Meanwhile, his fellow soldiers begin to question the strange circumstances of his arrival. Kauffman must prove his worth before his past is uncovered. But doing so might cost the lives of his closest friends.

On sale April 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

WHAT IF?: CIVIL WAR TPB

Writers: David Hine, Ed Brubaker, Christos N. Gage, Kevin Grevioux, Greg Pak, Christopher Yost, Jeff Parker and Paul Tobin
Artists: Rafael Kayanan, Mico Suayan, Marko Djurdjevic, Harvey Tolibao, Leonard Kirk, Rafael Sandoval, Fred Hembeck, Larry Stroman, Clayton Henry, Sandu Florea, Scott Koblish, Victor Olabaza, Gary Erskine and Jonathan Sibal
Colorists: Paul Mounts, Jay Ramos, Edgar Tadeo, Moose Baumann, James Brown, Christina Strain and Chris Sotomayor
Letterers: Rus Wooton, Joe Caramagna, Jeff Powell and Nate Piekos
Cover: Marko Djurdjevic

Marvel once again poses the question, "What If...?" What if Annihilus had not been defeated in the outskirts of our galaxy, and instead had brought his devastating alien armada to Earth? What if Iron Man had lost the Civil War? What If Captain America led all the heroes against the Superhuman Registration Act and Henry Gyrich became head of S.H.I.E.L.D. to take them down? What if the Hulk had landed on a peaceful planet, as the Marvel heroes had intended when they exiled him into space? Or Banner had landed on Sakaar instead of the Hulk? Or the Hulk's warrior bride, Caiera the Oldstrong, had come to Earth seeking vengeance instead of her husband? What if Vulcan had become Phoenix? And finally, what if Spider-Man and Wolverine became the most efficient two-man killing team in the world? Collecting What If? Annihilation, Civil War, Planet Hulk, X-Men and Spider-Man Vs. Wolverine.

On sale April 120 pg, FC, $16.99 US

WOLVERINE: THE DEATH OF WOLVERINE PREMIERE HC

Writers: Marc Guggenheim and Jason Aaron
Artist and Cover: Howard Chaykin

Following up on plot threads left over from Civil War: Wolverine, this new story promises to take Marvel's feral mutant to the limit—and beyond! With Wolverine reduced to a brain-dead vegetable, you'd think that was the end of Wolverine's adventures—but it's actually just the beginning of Wolverine's greatest challenge yet. Guest-starring Iron Man and Dr. Strange! Plus: Wendell Rayfield is a recently divorced, down-on-his-luck ex-cop who's looking down the business end of a 40 with no hope for the future and with demons from his past still haunting him at every turn. All he has going for him is his new job. A job that involves a very large machine gun, a hole in the ground, a certain hirsute mutant and several thousand bullets. We all know what damage Wolverine can do with his claws, but how dangerous can he really be when all he's able to do is talk? Wendell Rayfield is about to find out. Collecting Wolverine #56-61.

On sale April 160 pg, FC, $19.99 US

X-FACTOR #30

Writer: Peter David
Artist: Valentine De Landro
Cover: Glenn Fabry

THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN, PART 3 OF 5

As Rictor faces down death underneath a rapidly lowering, swinging blade, the rest of the team finds themselves in a Mutant Town transformed into the vicious Murderworld of the diabolical ARCADE! But who has hired the red-haired assassin to take out our heroes? This issue ends with an explosive finale that will literally change the landscape of New York City.

On sale April 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

X-MEN: FIRST CLASS—MUTANT MAYHEM TPB

Writer: Jeff Parker
Artists: Roger Cruz, Victor Olazaba, Colleen Coover, Julia Bax, Kevin Nowlan, Nick Dragotta, Paul Smith, Kris Justice and Mike Allred
Colorists: Val Staples, Colleen Coover, Kevin Nowlan, Laura Allred and Pete Pantazis
Letterers: Nate Piekos and Kevin Nowlan
Cover: Kevin Nowlan

For millions of years, mankind's place on Earth was unchallenged—until five young people paved the way for a new kind of human! While students at the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters, Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Angel, Beast and Iceman taught the world what it meant to be X-Men. These are the hidden stories of the team that laid the foundation of a mutant dynasty! Featuring Sue Storm, the Fantastic Four's Invisible Girl; a trip to Monster Island; and a road trip... Hank and Bobby-style! Plus: From investigating haunted museums to dealing with lovesick dragon men, no mission is off limits for the original mutant heroes. See some of comics' top cartoonists take on Xavier's five! Collecting X-Men: First Class (2007) #1-5 and X-Men: First Class Special.

On sale April 152 pg, FC, $13.99 US

X-MEN: MESSIAH COMPLEX HC

Writers: Ed Brubaker, Mike Carey, Craig Kyle, Christopher Yost and Peter David
Artists: Marc Silvestri, Billy Tan, Chris Bachalo, Humberto Ramos, Scot Eaton, Marco Galli, Joe Weems V, Allen Martinez, Danny Miki, Tim Townsend, Jonathan Sibal, Carlos Cuevas and John Dell
Colorists: Frank D'Armata, Brian Reber and Edgar Delgado
Letterers: Chris Eliopoulos, Cory Petit and Dave Sharpe
Cover: Marc Silvestri

The biggest event to hit the X-Men in ten years is here! Just when it looked like there was no possibility of a future for mutants, hope arrives. But the X-Men aren't there to meet it—the Marauders and Purifiers beat them to it. Now the race is on to get the first new mutant since House of M! Collecting X-Men Messiah Complex one-shot, Uncanny X-Men #492-494, X-Men #205-207, New X-Men #44-46 and X-Factor #25-27.

On sale April 352 pg, FC, $39.99 US