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Author Chat: Chris W. McGuinness, Writer of "A New Eden" and "Artist's Statement"

This week's author chat is with horror, noir, and sci-fi writer Chris W. McGuinness. "No matter how niche or weird you think your work might be, there is an audience out there if you are willing to be diligent and seek them out."

This is B.C. Johnson, your Batrachian indie author from the depths of the eldritch sea, and today we’re sitting down with Chris W. McGuinness. Continue reading Author Chat: Chris W. McGuinness, Writer of “A New Eden” and “Artist’s Statement”

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'Cillian Murphy had just spent the day filming what felt like 30 scenes on “Oppenheimer” with the desert sand kicking up and blasting into his eyes when his co-star Robert Downey Jr. greeted him, trying to boost his spirits. And — this is how Downey remembers it, and when the legend becomes fact, print the legend — Murphy launched into a lament about how, when he had returned to his “18-dollar-a-night hotel room” the previous evening, he found his bags in the hallway and thought, “F—! I haven’t checked out yet. I have to sleep!”

“Every indignity that could befall someone who’s trying to do something .... It was like the tears of Job,” Downey related after a recent screening of the Christopher Nolan blockbuster. “Forget the call sheet and the job. It was everything else. It was the most Irish experience I’ve ever witnessed.”

Nearly two years later, Murphy and I are talking on a late-autumn day in L.A. He’s removing his coat and pulling his chair into the sun because, yes, he’s Irish, and part of the Irish experience is to soak up as much sun as possible when the opportunity presents itself. As to what Downey is ascribing to his native land, Murphy can do nothing but laugh.

“I don’t know if that means that Irish people are more predisposed to suffering,” Murphy says, smiling. “I think he’s being very sweet and saying we were like a troupe, moving at quite a pace. We were just staying at motels by the freeway and moving around. It was not glamorous. The way Chris works is that everything is equitable. No one has trailers or personal makeup. Everyone gets in a bus. It feels like independent filmmaking, but on a f—ing grand scale. And that’s the way I enjoy working.”

Murphy, 47, also enjoys not working, and he’s had a successful enough career in the two decades since his film breakthrough in Danny Boyle’s 2002 classic zombie film “28 Days Later” that he can describe such periods as being “happily unemployed.” That was where he was at a couple of years ago. He’d finished shooting the sixth (and final) season of the entertaining BBC crime drama “Peaky Blinders” and was in the midst of a glorious six months enjoying the company of his wife, Irish visual artist Yvonne McGuinness, and their two teenage sons. Then Nolan called out of the blue.

Actually, it wasn’t Nolan, but his wife and producing partner, Emma Thomas. It couldn’t be Nolan, because Nolan doesn’t have a phone, an eccentricity that’s either endearing or infuriating depending on the context. Thomas handed the phone to her husband, who told Murphy — in what the actor calls an “unbelievably understated British way” — “I’m making a film about Oppenheimer.” Pause. “I’d like you to play Oppenheimer.”

And just like that, Murphy was no longer happily unemployed. He was playing the title character in Nolan’s sprawling drama about the physicist known as the “father of the atomic bomb.”

“A big moment,” Murphy calls it, no stranger to restraint himself. Pause. “A biggie.”

In conversation, Murphy is pleasant and reflective when talking about his native country (he could and should write a book on the Ring of Kerry or at least narrate a self-guided tour) and the arts. I’d read that Nolan sent him photos of David Bowie wearing high-waisted, voluminous trousers from the singer’s Thin White Duke era as a visual reference for the gaunt silhouette he imagined for Oppenheimer, a man who possessed such a manic work ethic that he forgot to eat, subsisting on martinis and Chesterfield cigarettes. I pull up a photo of Bowie taken shortly before his death, wearing a sharp suit, black fedora and beaming smile.

“He looks a little alien, which is what we were going for with Oppenheimer, I think,” Murphy says. He holds onto my phone, looking at Bowie. “One of the greats. That last album [“Blackstar”] was f—ing extraordinary. What a gift to leave us with. Nobody else could have gone out like that.”

Murphy’s most striking feature — his piercing blue eyes — have been noted at length, for good reason. “Oppenheimer” co-star Matt Damon notes how he’d find himself distracted working with Murphy. “It’s a real problem when you’re doing scene work with Cillian [because] sometimes you find yourself just swimming in his eyes,” he told People.

Those eyes are what first attracted Nolan to him. The filmmaker was leafing through a newspaper while writing “Batman Begins” and came across a photo of Murphy from “28 Days Later.” He couldn’t shake the image of this actor with a shaved head and “crazy eyes” and made a note to meet with Murphy for Batman, a role that eventually went to Christian Bale.

They’ve now made six movies together, with Murphy playing the menacing Scarecrow in the “Dark Knight” trilogy, a petulant business heir in “Inception” and a character known simply — and quite accurately — as “Shivering Soldier” in “Dunkirk.” They share a mutual interest in conveying a character’s emotional conflict through close-ups that linger on an actor’s face and allow the audience to feel inner turmoil. In Oppenheimer’s case, it was the searing anguish of a man a bit late to realize and appreciate the consequences of what he’d created.

“To me, great screen acting is all about ‘show, don’t tell,’” Murphy says, “and being able to transmit emotion and energy just by force or presence or charisma.”

I ask him about influences in that regard, but Murphy demurs, saying that if he starts listing actors, he’ll wake up in the middle of the night, thinking, “F—, I left that person out.” He reiterates that his favorite movie moments aren’t big set pieces but watching actors in reflection, inactive, doing nothing, but revealing everything. “I find that compelling in the highest order,” he says.

Murphy had ample opportunity to do just that in “Oppenheimer,” portraying a character caught in a moral dilemma of his own making.

“I knew it would have to be a quiet, small performance, because the themes are f—ing huge,” Murphy says. “What’s happening inside his heart and his mind can’t be painted big, particularly when it’s captured on an Imax camera and it’s going to be shown on a f—ing 80-foot screen. I knew it would have to be delicate and tiny, most of it.”

Murphy doesn’t like to dwell on what he did once call the “monastic experience” of the film’s 57-day shoot or on the months it took to decompress afterward. Such talk would be a little too close to the “Irish experience” Downey had mentioned. But all of these efforts did make me think about something that Emily Blunt, who plays Oppenheimer’s wife, Kitty, in the film and worked with Murphy in “A Quiet Place Part II,” noted about him.

“She said that off set, you’re a hoot,” I tell him, fishing for an example or two. Murphy does not oblige, but he does express how his friendship with Blunt created a trust that informed their portrayal of lifelong partners.

“She’s also one of the funniest people, and I have a rule that I can’t work unless there’s a lightness around the set,” Murphy says. “There has to be some levity. A lot of the films I do are quite heavy and go to some dark, challenging places, and you have to be relaxed to do that. So I don’t walk around in a state of f—ing angst. I need to feel at ease. I can’t be in that dark place all the time. I don’t have the stamina for it.”

Murphy saw “Oppenheimer” at the film’s July world premiere in Paris. Two days later, he and the rest of the cast left the London premiere to show their support for the impending SAG-AFTRA strike. By the time he returned home to Dublin, his wife and sons had already seen “Barbie,” so Murphy went to the cinema by himself to complete the “Barbenheimer” experience.

How do you go incognito to the multiplex, I ask.

“I time going to movies very well now,” Murphy says. “With the ads and trailers, I always arrive a half hour late, slip in and then slip out.”

I grouse how that half hour feels like it’s getting longer by the year. Murphy agrees. And yet ...

“The greatest democratic collective art form is sitting in a darkened space with strangers,” he says. “To be part of a movie that people went to see multiple times and part of a great moment for cinema, that frenzy for those two films, was just lovely. I don’t know if we’ll ever see it again, but I’d like to hope so.”

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ROH Final Battle Star Ratings

Singles Match Mansoor (w/Mason Madden) vs. Atlantis Jr. 3.75 stars

Singles Match Katsuyori Shibata vs. Tommy Billington 3.75 stars

Singles Match Jay Lethal (w/Karen Jarrett & Sonjay Dutt) vs. QT Marshall (w/Aaron Solo) 4 stars

ROH Women's World Television Title Match Red Velvet (c) vs. Leyla Hirsch 3.5 stars

ROH Pure Title Match Lee Moriarty (c) (w/Shane Taylor) vs. Nigel McGuinness 4.75 stars

ROH World Tag Team Title Double Bullrope Match The Sons Of Texas (Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara) (c) vs. The Righteous (Dutch & Vincent) 3.75 stars

ROH World Television Title Survival Of The Fittest Six Way Elimination Match Brian Cage (c) vs. Willie Mack vs. AR Fox vs. Mark Davis vs. Komander (w/Alex Abrahantes) vs. Blake Christian 4.75 stars

ROH World Title Match Chris Jericho (c) (w/Bryan Keith) vs. Matt Cardona 3 stars

ROH Women's World Title Match Athena (c) vs. Billie Starkz 5 stars

3 must watch matches from Final Battle last night IMO with Nigel/Moriarty, the Surivival of the Fittest and Athena vs Billie, a fantastic cap off to a solid roh year.

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Episode 735: "Letting Go of Your Ego & More!" w/ Brian McGuinness

Chris sits down with comedian and voice actor Brian McGuinness.  They talk about doing comedy in North Carolina, hip-hop and his new project "The R.E.T.R.O. Policy".

Website: LaughAtBrian.com  ChrisLamberth.com

Twitter: @LaughAtBrian @MundaneFestival @ChrisLamberth

Email: mundanefestivalpod@gmail.com

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Name of the event: 1PW To The Extreme Night 2

Date: April 19th 2009

Promotion: One Pro Wrestling

Location: Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK

Arena: Doncaster Dome

Attendance: 700

Results:

-1PW World Heavyweight Title Match- Martin Stone (c) defeats Sterling James Keenan (w/G-Man) (3:54)

-Four Way European Death Match- Ulf Herman defeats Bad Bones, Iceman & Spud

-James Gallagher & Nunzio defeat El Ligero & Super Nova (8:59)

-Mad Man Manson defeats The Blue Meanie (5:51)

-Too Cold Scorpio defeats Zack Sabre Jr. (9:32)

-Jerry Lynn defeats Doug Williams (15:46)

-1PW Tag Team Title Match- Lionheart & Martin Kirby (c) defeat Dave Moralez & Kevin Thorn

-The Sandman defeats Kid Kash (14:57)

-1PW Openweight Title Match- Nigel McGuinness defeats Johnny Moss (c) (16:40)

Name of the event: 1PW Steel City Ice Rage: Total Meltdown

Date: July 11th 2009

Promotion: One Pro Wrestling

Location: Sheffield, England, UK

Results:

-Jerry Lynn defeats El Generico

-Sterling James Keenan defeats Doug Williams

-Colt Cabana defeats Johnny Saint

-1PW Tag Team Title Hardcore Match-Project Ego (Kris Travis & Martin Kirby) (c) defeat Dragon Aisu & Kevin Thorn

-Six Man Tag Team Match- Dave Moralez & Fight Club (Kid Fite & Liam Thomson) defeat BritRage (Mark Sloan & Wade Fitzgerald) & Lionheart

-1PW Openweight Title Match- Nigel McGuinness (c) defeats Johnny Moss

-James Gallagher defeats Joe Egan

-1PW World Heavyweight Title Match- Martin Stone (c) defeats Abyss

Name of the event: 1PW Interactive

Date: September 26th 2009

Promotion: One Pro Wrestling

Location: Leeds, England, UK

Arena: Oceana Nightclub

Results:

-Openweight Contenders Cup Semi Final Match- Darkside defeats Falcon

-Openweight Contenders Cup Semi Final Match- D-Rok defeats Mad Man Manson

-The Prophets Of Liberty (Prince Mohmed Ameen & Sam Bailey) defeat Iceman & Ruffneck

-1PW Tag Team Title Match- Project Ego (Kris Travis & Martin Kirby) (c) defeat The Models (Danny Hope & Joey Hayes)

-Openweight Contenders Cup Final Match- Darkside defeats D-Rok

-Lionheart defeats Liam Thomson

Name of the event: 1PW Fourth Anniversary Show

Date: November 15th 2009

Promotion: One Pro Wrestling

Location: Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK

Arena: Doncaster Dome

Results:

-1PW Openweight Title Annihilator Gauntlet Match- Spud defeats CJ Banks, Danny Hope, Darkside, El Ligero, Joey Hayes, Mark Sloan, T-Bone, Terry Frazier & Wade Fitzgerald

-1PW Tag Team Title Match- Fight Club (Kid Fite & Liam Thomson) defeat Project Ego (Kris Travis & Martin Kirby) (c)

-Grudge Match- Kevin Thorn defeats Kris Travis

-Stixx defeats Jonny Storm

-Three On Two Handicap Survival Of The Sickest Match- The Prophets Of Liberty (D-Rok, Prince Mohmed Ameen & Sam Bailey) defeat Iceman & Ruffneck

-Lionheart defeats Jimmy Jacobs

-Adam Curtis defeats Lionheart

-1PW World Heavyweight Title Three Way Match- Martin Stone (c) defeats Sterling James Keenan & Steve Corino

-WSW World Heavyweight Title Match- Rob Van Dam (c) defeats Davey Richards

Name of the event: 1PW Will Not Cancel

Date: February 27th 2010

Promotion: One Pro Wrestling

Location: Warsop, England, UK

Arena: Black Market Venue

Results:

-Dave Mastiff defeats T-Bone

-Val Kabious defeats Chris Holmes

-The Models (Danny Hope & Joey Hayes) defeat Project Ego (Kris Travis & Martin Kirby)

-Lionheart defeats Stixx

-Six Man Tag Team Match- The Prophets Of Liberty (D-Rok, Prince Mohmed Ameen & Sam Bailey) defeat Darren Burridge, Martin Stone & Terry Frazier

Name of the event: 1PW Deadly Intentions

Date: May 28th 2010

Promotion: One Pro Wrestling

Location: Ellesmere Port, Merseyside, England, UK

Arena: Great Sutton Village Hall

Results:

-Val Kabious defeats T-Bone

-Keith Myatt & Ruffneck defeat The Prophets Of Liberty (D-Rok & Sam Bailey)

-Doug Williams defeats Lionheart

-Dave Mastiff defeats Mad Man Manson

-Desmond Wolfe defeats Darren Burridge

Name of the event: 1PW The New Divide

Date: May 29th 2010

Promotion: One Pro Wrestling

Location: Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

Arena: Liverpool Olympia

Results:

-Doug Williams defeats Dave Mastiff

-No Disqualification Eight Man Tag Team Match- The Prophets Of Liberty (D-Rok, Leroy Kincaide, Sam Bailey & Val Kabious) defeat Keith Myatt, Mad Man Manson, Ruffneck & T-Bone

-Last Man Standing Match- Kris Travis defeats Kevin Thorn

-1PW Openweight Title #1 Contendership Six Way Scramble Match- Martin Kirby defeats Andy Baker, Danny Hope, El Ligero, Joey Hayes & Noam Dar

-1PW Tag Team Title Match- Beer Money Inc. (James Storm & Robert Roode) defeat Fight Club (Kid Fite & Liam Thomson) (c) by DQ

-Desmond Wolfe defeats Lionheart

Name of the event: 1PW The New Dawn

Date: February 26th 2011

Promotion: One Pro Wrestling

Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England, UK

Arena: Capenhurst Electricity Sports & Social Club

Results:

-CZW Junior Heavyweight Title Match- Adam Cole (c) defeats Joey Hayes

-1PW World Heavyweight Title Tournament First Round Match- Lionheart defeats Andy Baker

-1PW World Heavyweight Title Tournament First Round Hardcore Match- Jimmy Havoc defeats Ulf Herman

-1PW Tag Team Title Match- Fight Club (Kid Fite & Liam Thomson) (c) defeat Mean Old Bastards (Keith Myatt & Ruffneck)

-1PW World Heavyweight Title Tournament First Round Match- Martin Kirby defeats Noam Dar

-1PW World Heavyweight Title Tournament First Round Match- Greg Burridge defeats El Ligero

Name of the event: 1PW Road To Destiny

Date: May 27th 2011

Promotion: One Pro Wrestling

Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England, UK

Arena: Capenhurst Electricity Sports & Social Club

Results:

-1PW Openweight Title Four Way Match- Noam Dar defeats Joey Hayes, Kris Travis & Marty Scurll

-Bubblegum & Sam Bailey defeat Mean Old Bastards (Keith Myatt & Ruffneck)

-Kid Kash defeats Val Kabious

-1PW World Heavyweight Title Tournament Semi Final Match- Greg Burridge defeats Jimmy Havoc

-1PW World Heavyweight Title Tournament Semi Final Match- Lionheart defeats Zack Sabre Jr.

Name of the event: 1PW The Last Stand

Date: May 28th 2011

Promotion: One Pro Wrestling

Location: Queensferry, Wales, UK

Arena: Deeside Leisure Centre

Results:

-The Leaders Of The New School (Marty Scurll & Zack Sabre Jr.) defeat Mark Haskins & Pac

-Project Ego (Kris Travis & Martin Kirby) defeat Krimson & Rhino by DQ

-Six Man Tag Team Match- Jimmy Havoc & Mean Old Bastards (Keith Myatt & Ruffneck) defeat Bubblegum, Joey Hayes & Sam Bailey

-1PW Openweight Title Three Way Match- Noam Dar (c) defeats Bad Bones & Kid Kash

-1PW World Heavyweight Title Tournament Final Match- Lionheart defeats Greg Burridge

-1PW Tag Team Title Match- Fight Club (Kid Fite & Liam Thomson) (c) defeat Jesse James & Kevin Nash

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EMPYRE: X-MEN #1 & #2 (OF 4)

Issue #1 – JONATHAN HICKMAN & TINI HOWARD [W]

Issue #1 – MATTEO BUFFAGNI (A) Cover by MIKE MCKONE

Issue #2 – GERRY DUGGAN, BENJAMIN PERCY & LEAH WILLIAMS [W]

Issue #2 – LUCAS WERNECK (A)

ISSUE #1 – VARIANT COVER BY ESAD RIBIC

ISSUE #2 – VARIANT COVER BY TBA

Plant people from outer space have come to Earth and, wouldn’t you know it, they just happen to be here when millions of mutants rise as undead creatures hungry for human flesh. The X-Men return to Genosha in a tale so crazy, it’s taking the entire writing crew of the X-Men line to tackle it!

40 PGS. (EACH)/Rated T+ …$4.99 (EACH)

EMPYRE #3 (of 6)

AL EWING & DAN SLOTT [W] • VALERIO SCHITI (A) • Cover by JIM CHEUNG

AVENGERS VARIANT COVER BY ALEXANDER LOZANO

FANTASTIC FOUR VARIANT COVER BY MICHAEL CHO

KREE/SKRULL VARIANT COVER BY TONY DANIEL

VARIANT COVER BY ED MCGUINNESS

2-PACK ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER

• The tag-team action comes home!

• Wakanda is the battleground – as the Avengers and the FF unite to prevent a Vibranium-powered threat to all life as we know it!

• A long-lost Avenger returns to active duty – but will that be enough to turn the tide?

• And in space, interstellar intrigue threatens the fragile Kree/Skrull alliance…and the repercussions might just doom planet Earth!

40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

EMPYRE: SAVAGE AVENGERS #1

GERRY DUGGAN [W] • GREG SMALLWOOD (A/C)

VARIANT COVER BY GERARDO SANDOVAL

In South America, Conan finds himself enslaved – which is typically bad news for those attempting to do the enslaving! But these enslavers come from beyond the stars, and they’ve got a singular and grisly end in store for the Cimmerian – one that only Venom can help him avoid!

40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$4.99

EMPYRE: CAPTAIN AMERICA #1 (OF 3)

PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON [W] • ARIEL OLIVETTI (A) • COVER BY Mike Henderson

Variant by STEVE EPTING

The invasion has made landfall! Captain America stands on the front lines – but when the threat goes global even he won’t be enough to stem the tides! Will Captain America be able to find allies willing to fight alongside him – or will he fall in the face of this intergalactic incursion?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

EMPYRE: STORMRANGER #1 (OF 3)

SALADIN AHMED [W] • Steven Cummings (A)

Cover by Federico Vicentini

VARIANT COVER BY Andrea Sorrentino

• The Kree nanosuit known as Stormranger was once bonded to Ms. Marvel…but after deciding Kamala’s version of justice wasn’t deadly enough, Stormranger rebelled against her.

• Now Stormranger is charting her own course – just in time for the united Kree/Skrull Empire to engulf Earth in a centuries-old conflict. Whose side is this ruthless space vigilante on, and how much havoc will she wreak before we find out?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

EMPYRE: THOR #1 (OF 3)

RAM V. [W]• PASQUAL FERRY (A/C)

Variant cover by MEGHAN HETRICK

RESHAPING THE COSMOS!

The Earth is under attack — and for Thor, the fight is personal! Gaea, goddess of nature and Thor’s birth mother, has fallen ill…and it has something to do with the reason the Kree and Skrull are here! The journey to save her — and all Midgard — will expand the Asgardian pantheon in a whole new direction! Critically acclaimed writer Ram V. (These Savage Shores, Justice League Dark) and fan-favorite artist Pasqual Ferry take Thor to the ends of the Earth!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

EMPYRE: SQUADRON SUPREME #1 (OF 2)

MARK WAID [W] • Dio Neves (A) • Cover by PACO MEDINA

Variant by Carlos Pacheco

The invasion has begun! But the alien invaders soon encounter resistance in the form of the Squadron Supreme of America! As the two forces clash, only one thing is clear…the fight for America’s survival has begun!

32 pages/Rated T+ …$3.99

EMPYRE: THE INVASION OF WAKANDA #1 (OF 3)

Jim Zub [W]• LAN MEDINA (A) • COVER BY Dustin Weaver

VARIANT COVER BY DAVID NAKAYAMA

The heart of Wakanda — its mighty store of Vibranium — comes under threat as the villains of EMPYRE launch their invasion of Earth!

Black Panther’s Agents of Wakanda form the front line against the alien invasion, but the enemy’s powers are vast and unknown. With T’Challa off fighting alongside the Avengers, General Okoye is in charge — and even with the superhumans are her disposal, she may find herself outmatched.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

EMPYRE: AVENGERS #2 (of 3)

Jim Zub [W] • Carlos Magno (A) • COVER BY PAUL RENAUD

VARIANT COVER BY TBA

Earth’s Mightiest Heroes fight an intergalactic foe on three fronts! In New York, a villain from the past has been super charged with alien energy. In Mexico, old hatreds turn allies into enemies. And in the Savage Land, the soul of the jungle has been stolen and Shanna the She-Devil’s life hangs in the balance. It’s mystery, magic and mayhem, in the Mighty Marvel Manner!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

EMPYRE: GHOST RIDER #1

ED BRISSON [W] • JEFTE PALO (A) • COVER BY AARON KUDER

VARIANT COVER BY JUAN FRIGERI

An intergalactic war comes crashing into a supernatural showdown between the Spirit of Corruption and the Spirit of Pollution! But who will be left standing?

40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$4.99

LORDS OF EMPYRE: CELESTIAL MESSIAH #1

ALEX PAKNADEL [W] • Alex Lins (A) • Cover by Rod Reis

VARIANT COVER BY Josh Cassara

The eve of Quoi’s ascension is at hand! But when the trials are interrupted by an unexpected interloper—Mantis—who will win this battle of wills?

Don’t miss out as mother and son go head-to-head, revealing secrets that will shape the course of the galaxy!

40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$4.99

EMPYRE: SPIDER–MAN #2 (of 3)

TARAN KILLAM [W] • DIEGO OLORTEGUI (A) • Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS

VARIANT COVER BY Dale Keown

• The Kree and the Skrulls are here, and the world has been turned upside down.

• Spider-Man’s neighborhood is part of that world, and Spider-Man is in deep trouble fighting a villain who could ruin Peter and Mary Jane’s relationship forever.

32 pages/Rated T …$3.99

THE UNION #1 (OF 5)

PAUL GRIST [W] • Andrea Di Vito (A) • Cover by R.B. Silva

Variant Cover by Ema Lupacchino

DESIGN VARIANT COVER BY R.B. SILVA

VARIANT COVER BY TBA

EMPYRE VARIANT COVER BY TBA

The grand unveiling of The Union! A team of super heroes gathered from all over the United Kingdom, featuring Union Jack, Snakes, Kelpie, Choir, and their fearless leader, Brittania! But when disaster strikes on their first public debut, in the form of the invasion of Empyre, the fledgling team is immediately pushed to their limits! Don’t miss out on an exciting new chapter of Marvel from legendary creators, Paul Grist (JUDGE DREDD, JACK STAFF) and Andrea Di Vito!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

FANTASTIC FOUR #22

DAN SLOTT [W] • PACO MEDINA (A) • Cover by NICK BRADSHAW

EMPYRE VARIANT COVER BY JAY ANACLETO

DARK MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY INHYUK LEE

The return of the new Fantastic Four?!

• The events of EMPYRE threaten all life on Earth and the future balance of power throughout the cosmos!

• And the secret mission that the FF have placed into Valeria and Franklin’s hands requires some big-league help!

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

X–MEN #11

JONATHAN HICKMAN [W]• LEINIL FRANCIS YU (A/C)

EMPYRE VARIANT COVER BY TBA

DAYS OF FUTURE PAST VARIANT COVER BY JAVIER RODRIGUEZ

THE TREES ARE KILLING THE CHILDREN!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

CAPTAIN MARVEL #18

KELLY THOMPSON [W] • CORY SMITH (A)

Cover by JORGE MOLINA

Variant Cover by DAN MORA

CAPTAIN MARVEL IS THE SUPREME ACCUSER!

In the throes of war, Carol finds herself with a bold new role – and a brand-new weapon – the Universal Weapon, in fact. When a Kree soldier bombs a unified city of the Empire, Emperor Hulkling sends his new Accuser to bring down the swift and necessary hammer of justice. But what at first seems like a relatively simple directive will end up challenging Carol on a personal level she had never imagined.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

CAPTAIN MARVEL #19

KELLY THOMPSON [W] • CORY SMITH (A)

Cover by JORGE MOLINA

Variant Cover by ARIEL OLIVETTI

THE ACCUSER GOES ROGUE!

Captain Marvel has stepped into the role of accuser in the newly unified Kree/Skrull Empire. But when she’s tasked to accuse a renegade soldier responsible for heinous crimes, she finds herself torn between two worlds. Don’t miss the revelation of the year – one that will not only change Carol’s whole world, but the shape of the galaxy!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

JUGGERNAUT #1 (OF 5)

FABIAN NICIEZA [W] • RON GARNEY (A) • Cover by GEOFF SHAW

VARIANT COVER BY NICK BRADSHAW

VARIANT COVER BY TBA

HIDDEN GEM VARIANT COVER BY Werner Roth

VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG

BROWN & RED VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE

READY OR ‘NAUT, HERE HE COMES!

A mystic gem. A force of overwhelming power. Nothing can stop the Juggernaut. Except himself. Another building falls. Cain Marko is done letting others pick up the pieces of the things he’s destroyed. Renowned X-scribe Fabian Nicieza (X-FORCE, DEADPOOL) and celebrated artist Ron Garney (CAPTAIN AMERICA, DAREDEVIL) team up to take the unstoppable in a new bold new direction!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

X-MEN: GOD LOVES, MAN KILLS EXTENDED CUT #2 (OF 2)

Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT

Penciled by BRENT ANDERSON

Cover by PHIL NOTO

Variant cover by BRENT ANDERSON

The Uncanny X-Men. Magneto, master of magnetism. The bitterest of enemies for years. But now they must join forces against a new adversary who threatens not only mutantkind, but all of humanity beside it…in the name of God. The members of the Stryker Crusade are poised to cleanse the Earth, no matter how much blood stains their hands. Chris Claremont and Brent Anderson’s influential X-Men story is re-presented with all-new pages from the legendary creators themselves!

48 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

X-MEN #12 FACSIMILE EDITION

Written by STAN LEE

Penciled by JACK KIRBY & ALEX TOTH

Cover by JACK KIRBY

The uncanny origin of Professor X…and the unstoppable menace of the Juggernaut! Cain Marko is one of the X-Men’s most formidable foes — and even, over the years, an occasional ally — but what is his connection to Charles Xavier? And what is the secret of his incredible power? The X-Mansion has some of the strongest fortifications and deadliest defenses around, but even they are barely slowing the Juggernaut down as he advances implacably towards his goal: revenge! As Professor X reveals his hidden past and his greatest shame, the teenage mutants known as the X-Men gird for battle…but can they find a way to stop the unstoppable? It’s one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting X-MEN (1963) #12.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

GIANT-SIZE X-MEN: FANTOMEX #1

JONATHAN HICKMAN [W] • ROD REIS (A/C)

VARIANT COVER BY TBA

HICKMAN AND REIS TAKE ON THE WORLD!

The hit creative team of Jonathan Hickman & Rod Reis (NEW MUTANTS) turn their attention to the covert activities of the Weapon Plus program’s Weapon XIII! A bred killer who choses the life of a gentleman super-thief, Fantomex has always defied expectations… For example, who would expect him to break into the World, the artificial realm of his creation? And then again? And then… again?

40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Parental Advisory …$4.99

CHILDREN OF THE ATOM #2

VITA AYALA [W] • BERNARD CHANG (A) • Cover by R.B. SILVA

VARIANT COVER BY MIKE HENDERSON

DAYS OF FUTURE PAST VARIANT COVER BY JAVIER RODRIGUEZ

BREAKOUT!

A local prison riot is quickly turning into an escape and the only ones who can stop them are a bunch of high schoolers?! The strangest teens of all are on the case! Guest-starring the Avengers!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

X-FACTOR #2

LEAH WILLIAMS [W] • DAVID BALDEÓN (A)

Cover by IVAN SHAVRIN

VARIANT COVER BY TBA

DARK MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY DAVID NAKAYAMA

DAYS OF FUTURE PAST VARIANT COVER BY JAVIER RODRIGUEZ

DANCE OF DEATH!

The team gets their first case — investigating the disappearance of a mutant dancer at a prestigious ballet academy…in the Mojoverse!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

HELLIONS #3

ZEB WELLS [W] • STEPHEN SEGOVIA (A/C)

DESIGN VARIANT COVER BY TOM MULLER

VARIANT COVER BY TBA

MAD AS HELL!

Krakoa’s resident rabble are up against the grand dame of the damned — the Goblin Queen, Madelyne Pryor! Talk about a return that could raise some havoc!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

WOLVERINE #4

BENJAMIN PERCY [W] • VIKTOR BOGDANOVIC (A) • Cover by ADAM KUBERT

VARIANT COVER BY PATRICK GLEASON

DARK MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY TBA

DAYS OF FUTURE PAST VARIANT COVER BY JAVIER RODRIGUEZ

THE RED TAVERN!

After getting dressed down by the Quiet Council for rogue activity, Wolverine escapes through his own secret gate to the Red Tavern, a snowbound, backwoods watering hole where he only wants to guzzle whiskey in peace. But Logan soon discovers that peace isn’t possible as a twist-and-turn murder mystery unfolds — and at the heart of it all is an enemy from the past.

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

NEW MUTANTS #11

ED BRISSON [W] • FLAVIANO (A) • Cover by MIKE DEL MUNDO

DAYS OF FUTURE PAST VARIANT COVER BY JAVIER RODRIGUEZ

Helping young mutants in crisis ain’t all sunshine and rainbows — and recently, it’s been downright nightmarish. But maybe the NEW MUTANTS’ luck is changing…

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

CABLE #3

GERRY DUGGAN [W] • PHIL NOTO (A/C)

DESIGN VARIANT COVER BY TOM MULLER

DARK MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI

DAYS OF FUTURE PAST VARIANT COVER BY JAVIER RODRIGUEZ

REUNITED FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME!

Deadpool considers Cable one of his oldest and best friends. Cable hasn’t met Deadpool, yet. He’s in for a treat.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

EXCALIBUR #11

TINI HOWARD [W] • MARCUS TO (A) • Cover by MAHMUD ASRAR

BLOOD OF THE CHANGELING!

The Citadel has committed an act of war and Excalibur must respond. While they lick their wounds deep in Otherworld, Apocalypse takes steps toward his ultimate goal.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

MARAUDERS #11

Gerry Duggan [W] • Stefano CASELLI (A) • Cover by RUSSELL DAUTERMAN

THE QUEEN IS DEAD!

The Marauders…the Hellfire Trading Company…all of Krakoa is reeling from the death of Kate Pryde.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

X–FORCE #11

BENJAMIN PERCY [W] • JOSHUA CASSARA (A) • Cover by Dustin weaver

RED DAWN!

After taking on the Flower Cartel, Logan has brought back valuable intel to the mutant CIA. The non-treaty nation of Russia is working to undermine Krakoa — and may be aligned with Xeno. Beast wants Colossus on their side as the first drumbeats of war begin to sound.

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

BLACK WIDOW #2

KELLY THOMPSON [W] • ELENA CASAGRANDE (A)

Cover by ADAM HUGHES

Variant Cover by TAKASHI OKAZAKI

VARIANT COVER BY MATTIA DE IULUS

DARK MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY OLIVIER VATINE

GAME VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE

WIDOW NO MORE?

Something is very wrong with Natasha Romanoff: she’s…happy?! Retirement definitely agrees with the world’s deadliest woman as she revels in the perfect life she never even dreamed she could have. But scratch the surface of that perfect life and you’ll find something very wrong…and a woman like Nat just can’t help but scratch.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

TASKMASTER #2 (OF 5)

JED MACKAY [W] • ALESSANDRO VITTI (A) • Cover by VALERIO GIANGIORDANO

Variant Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA

TARGET: COULSON!

Taskmaster heads to DC for his first victim, Phil Coulson! But Coulson isn’t alone, he’s got an entire squadron on speed dial…

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

CHAMPIONS #2

EVE L. EWING [W] • SIMONE DI MEO (A)

Cover by TONI INFANTE

VARIANT COVER BY MEGHAN HETRICK

DARK MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY JAVIER GARRÓN

• When clashing protests over the teen vigilante ban break out across Chicago, the Champions risk their freedom to protect the young protestors from overzealous C.R.A.D.L.E. agents — but Chicago’s own hometown hero, Ironheart, is nowhere to be seen.

• Where is Riri Williams? Why has she abandoned the Champions? And could it have anything to do with the mole in their ranks…?

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

MAGNIFICENT MS. MARVEL #15

SALADIN AHMED [W]• MINKYU JUNG (A) Cover by EDUARD PETROVICH

• The anti-teen-hero task force, C.R.A.D.L.E., is scouring Jersey City to apprehend its young protector, Ms. Marvel.

• But C.R.A.D.L.E. isn’t the only problem on Kamala’s plate – several of her family members support the new law, and if they discover her secret identity, it’s game over for Ms. Marvel.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

GHOST-SPIDER #10

SEANAN MCGUIRE [W]   IG GUARA (A)  Cover by TAKESHI MIYAZAWA

Gwen Stacy has served hard time in prison on Earth-65 for her dalliances as the super hero known as GHOST-SPIDER… Will EARTH-616 be next?!

And just what exactly is the Maker up to on Earth-65? And what part does GWENOM play in his schemes?

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

NEW WARRIORS #2 (OF 5)

DANIEL KIBBLESMITH [W] • Luciano Vecchio (A)

COVER BY R.B. SILVA

VARIANT COVER BY TRADD MOORE

DARK MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY TBA

FLASHBACK FOES-DAY!

The NEW New Warriors are trapped with the Original Warriors’ first and fiercest foes…PSIONEX! Or are they? Night Thrasher and the OG crew have to save the new kids from certain doom, but another enemy is lurking in the shadows. PLUS: How’d Night Thrasher get the band back together anyhow? From the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of space to the Darkforce dimension itself — find out in the latest extreme installment of NEW WARRIORS!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

MILES MORALES: SPIDER–MAN #18

SALADIN AHMED [W] • CARMEN CARNERO (A)

COVER BY JAVIER GARRÓN

DARK MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY LEE GARBETT

BABY MORALES VARIANT COVER BY RAHZZAH

• Ganke. Barbara. Judge. Lana. Mr. Sumida. Rio. Jeff.

• Miles knows he has to help people as Spider-Man, so he’s ready to live as an outlaw.

• But is he ready to do it without the support of someone he loves? Who’s with Miles, who’s against him, and who’s side are YOU on?

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

POWER PACK #2 (OF 5)

RYAN NORTH [W] • NICO LEON (A) • Cover by STEFANO CASELLI

Variant cover by DAVID LOPEZ

DARK MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY GURIHIRU

THE PACK IN PRISON?!

• Okay, so MAYBE it’s illegal for minors to fight crime in costume, dispensing vigilante justice as they see fit. MAYBE.

• But not if they have a mentor! Then it’s totally fine! So now all the Pack need is an adult willing to let them do whatever they want.

• It’s a voyage (or at least a two-page spread) across the Marvel Universe to find a mentor!

• But what if everything doesn’t go smoothly? What if there’s CONFLICT and EVENTS?

• The Power Pack faces adversity, betrayal and more in this Alex-narrated issue!

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

STRANGE ACADEMY #3

SKOTTIE YOUNG [W] • HUMBERTO RAMOS (A/C)

CHARACTER SPOTLIGHT VARIANT COVER BY TBA

VARIANT COVER BY RYAN OTTLEY

DOYLE DORMAMMU, HEAD OF THE CLASS?

• Anyone who has been to New Orleans knows that it’s a magical place, but the students of STRANGE ACADEMY are about to see it firsthand.

• Their first field trip as a class shows them a city (and the stakes of what they’re living) in ways that light a fuse that is going to blow up in a big way.

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

MARVEL ZOMBIES: RESURRECTION #2, #3 & #4 (OF 4)

PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON [W]• LEONARD KIRK (A) CoverS by INHYUK LEE

ISSUE #2 – VARIANT COVER BY GREG LAND

ISSUE #2 – VARIANT COVER BY DAMION SCOTT

ISSUE #2 – VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY INHYUK LEE

ISSUE #3 – VARIANT COVER BY PHILIP TAN

ISSUE #3 – VARIANT COVER BY Leinil Francis Yu

ISSUE #3 – VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY INHYUK LEE

ISSUE #4 – VARIANT COVER BY SKAN

ISSUE #4 – VARIANT COVER BY RICARDO LOPEZ ORTIZ

ISSUE #4 – VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY INHYUK LEE

THE HUNGER GROWS…

The world is overrun with the flesh-eating monsters that used to be the heroes who kept it safe. Spider-Man made a promise to keep people safe, and he’s not going to quit, even in the literal jaws of death…

32 PGS. (each)./Parental Advisory …$3.99 (each)

PUNISHER VS. BARRACUDA #2 (OF 5)

ED BRISSON [W] • DECLAN SHALVEY (A)

Cover by RYAN STEGMAN

Variant Cover by DECLAN SHALVEY

VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER

OOOH, BARRACUDA!

• On the run and out for vengeance, Barracuda finds new henchmen: the white supremacists who tried to kill him. That should go well.

• Punisher is on Barracuda’s trail of carnage, leaving a few bodies of his own in his wake.

• With the Miami mafia looking to kill them both, the bullets are flying fast and furious!

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

WEREWOLF BY NIGHT #2 (OF 4)

TABOO & BENJAMIN JACKENDOFF [W] • SCOT EATON (A)

Cover by Mike McKone

VARIANT COVER BY GERARDO ZAFFINO

NIGHT OF THE CREEPS!

• Jake’s attempt to get to the bottom of his company’s questionable practices leads to an all-out monster brawl!

• As Werewolf by Night gets in over his head, Red Wolf and the law are getting closer!

• With Jake’s entire life in chaos, the only way out may be to fully embrace the secret history of the Werewolf by Night!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THE MARVELS #1

KURT BUSIEK [W] • YILDIRAY CINAR (A) • Cover by ALEX ROSS

Variant cover by CARLOS PACHECO

Variant cover by STEVE EPTING

VARIANT COVER BY BILL SIENKIEWICZ

ALL-NEW, ONGOING SERIES!

Kurt Busiek (MARVELS, Astro City) is back, with the biggest, wildest, most sprawling series ever to hit the Marvel Universe, telling stories that span the decades and range from cosmic adventure to intense human drama, from the street-level to the cosmic, starring literally anyone from Marvel’s very first heroes to the superstars of tomorrow. This first issue includes an invasion from orbit, a picnic in Prospect Park, super hero sightseeing in Manhattan, the All-Winners Squad in 1947, Reed Richards during his time in military intelligence, cosmic beings beyond space and time— and that’s only for starters. Featuring Captain America, Spider-Man, the Punisher, the Human Torch, Storm, the Black Cat, the Golden Age Vision, Aero, Iron Man and Thor, and introducing two brand-new characters, all beautifully drawn by Yildiray Cinar (X-MEN, Legion of Super-Heroes, IRON MAN) in the opening act of a thriller that’ll take us across the Marvel Universe…and beyond. Plus: Who (or what) is KSHOOM? It all starts here. And it goes…everywhere.

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

MARVELS X #5 (of 6)

ALEX ROSS & JIM KRUEGER [W] • WELL–BEE (A) • Cover by ALEX ROSS

Variant Cover by WELL–BEE

Finding a cure for whatever it is that turned all of humanity into monsters proves almost impossible for even Reed Richards, Bruce Banner, Tony Stark and the greatest minds in the Marvel Universe. The fact that no one wants to be cured leads to a revolt against the heroes themselves. Alex Ross, Jim Krueger and Well-Bee continue their invincible prequel to the EARTH X trilogy.

40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

MARVEL #3 (of 6)

ALEX ROSS, STEVE DARNALL, ALAN WEISS, BILL SIENKIEWICZ, SCOTT GUSTAFSON, RYAN HESHKA [W]

ALEX ROSS, ALAN WEISS, BILL SIENKIEWICZ, SCOTT GUSTAFSON, RYAN HESHKA (A)

Cover by ALEX ROSS

VARIANT COVER BY TBA

A quartet of visions of life throughout the Marvel Universe, curated by Alex Ross! Alan Weiss presents a lost tale of Namor the Sub-Mariner! The techno-organic Warlock lives again in a story by Bill Sienkiewicz! Scott Gustafson presents a look into the life of Rocket Raccoon! And the Golden Age Black Widow chooses a mate in a story by Ryan Heshka! All wrapped in an epic ongoing adventure by Alex Ross and Steve Darnall!

40 PGS./Rated T …$4.99

AVENGERS: MARVELS SNAPSHOT #1

BARBARA RANDALL KESEL with KURT BUSIEK [W]• STAZ JOHNSON (A) • Cover by ALEX ROSS

VARIANT COVER BY Staz Johnson

HIDDEN GEM VARIANT COVER BY GEORGE PEREZ

The Marvel Snapshot tour through Marvel history takes a romantic — and destructive — turn during the Michelinie/Byrne/Pérez Avengers era! Take one rookie cop, add one new-to-the-city emergency medical technician, and make their meet-cute a devastating battle between the Avengers and a giant, rampaging robot! What comes next? Only Barbara Randall Kesel (Hawk & Dove, Ultragirl) and Staz Johnson (New X-Men, Robin) can tell you. Featuring Iron Man, the Beast, Wonder Man, Count Nefaria and more.

40 PGS./One–Shot/Rated T+ …$4.99

SPIDER-MAN: MARVELS SNAPSHOT #1

HOWARD CHAYKIN with KURT BUSIEK [W] • HOWARD CHAYKIN (A) • Cover by ALEX ROSS

VARIANT COVER BY Howard Chaykin

HIDDEN GEM VARIANT COVER BY LARRY LIEBER

Let’s say you’re a lowlife criminal in Manhattan, just trying to get by in a world that’s recently gotten full of spider-men, daredevils, power men and more, and you just want to make a decent illegal living. Plenty of henchman work available, if you don’t mind ending up in traction. And oh yeah, there’s a brewing super villain gang war building. What do you do? Keep your head low or go for the big win? Superstar storyteller Howard Chaykin (American Flagg, Wolverine) takes you through Marvel’s mean streets. Just watch out for Spider-Man, Cloak & Dagger and more.

40 PGS./One–Shot/Rated T+ …$4.99

2020 iWolverine #1 (OF 2)

LARRY HAMA [W]  ROLAND BOSCHI (A)  Cover by Juan JOSÉ Ryp

Variant cover by Mike Henderson

• In the wake of Arno Stark’s crusade against A.I.s, no robot is safe.

• Fearing of Elsie Dee’s safety in these tumultuous times, Albert, the robot Wolverine, goes to Madripoor to find her…

• …but what he finds is a fight against Madripoor’s criminal underbelly instead!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

2020 IRONHEART #2 (of 2)

Vita Ayala & Danny Lore [W]  David Messina (A)  Cover by WOO-CHUL LEE

Variant Cover by SKAN

• It’s Riri Williams vs. Ironheart as Riri’s trusty A.I. companion seizes control of her armor!

• Can Riri get through to N.A.T.A.L.I.E. in time to stop her from making a terrible mistake? Or is Riri about to lose one of her only friends?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

IRON MAN 2020 #5 (OF 6)

DAN SLOTT & CHRISTOS GAGE [W] • PETE WOODS (A)

5th Color Fluorescent Ink Cover by PETE WOODS

VARIANT COVER BY MICO SUAYAN

Connecting Variant Cover by SIMONE BIANCHI

Variant Cover by RON LIM

Heads Variant Cover by SUPERLOG

Tony Stark is back! But is this the REAL Tony? How is that possible?! Where did that all-new armor come from?! WHAT’S GOING ON?!

There’s no time to explain, human. Just know this: It’s STARK VS. STARK ROUND 2, as Tony takes on Arno…in SPACE!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

SPIDER-MAN NOIR #3 (of 5)

MARGARET STOHL [W] • JUAN FERREYRA (A) • Cover by DAVE RAPOZA

VARIANT COVER BY PATRICK O’KEEFE

THE ADVENTURE CONTINUES!

• A murder investigation may have led Spider-Man a thousand miles from home, but DANGER is close behind!

• And as the specter of war looms in Europe, a dangerous operative shrouded in mystery has designs of his own, with ELECTRO leading the charge!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

SPIDER-WOMAN #3

KARLA PACHECO [W] • PERE PéREZ (A)

Cover by JUNGGEUN YOON

VILLAIN Variant Cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA

DARK MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY KRIS ANKA

DINO-MIGHT!

• With another all-out attack on her client, Spider-Woman is really beginning to regret taking this gig.

• As the tables turn yet again, a quick escape leads to the last place on Earth Jess wants to be.

• The shocking return of someone from Jess’s past ups the ante and throws Spider-Woman’s life into chaos!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #45

NICK SPENCER [W] • Mark Bagley (A)

Cover by JOSEMARIA CASANOVAS

Variant Cover by MARK BAGLEY

DARK MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY DOALY

“SINS RISING” PART 1!

• SIN-EATER is back and New York City is in TROUBLE.

• Who will the shotgun-toting villain target, and can Spider-Man stand a chance against him?

40 PGS./Rated T …$4.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #46

NICK SPENCER [W]• Marcelo Ferreira (A)

Cover by JOSEMARIA CASANOVAS

Variant Cover by MARK BAGLEY

DARK MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY MIRKA ANDOLFO

“SINS RISING” PART 2!

• The Lethal Legion returns to threaten the Big Apple , and only the Sin Eater can save us?

• How can Spider-Man stop the murderous vigilante and… should he?

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

AMAZING MARY JANE #8

Leah Williams [W] • CARLOS GÓMEZ (A) • COVER BY PAULO SIQUEIRA

THE REDHEAD WITH NO NAME!

• Mary Jane’s homecoming is cut short when she’s the sole witness to a crime, and the suspect is known for eliminating witnesses!

• It’s up to MJ to bring this killer to justice, but she’s got to stay alive long enough to do it!

• She’s headed someplace where no one knows her face or name. She’ll have to watch her own back when trouble comes calling…

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

GWEN STACY #4 (of 5)

CHRISTOS GAGE [W] • TODD NAUCK (A) • Cover by MIGUEL MERCADO

VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO

• It’s Friday Night Lights time as Standard High takes on Flash Thompson and the Midtown Tigers!

• Gwen is there to cheer on her boyfriend against Flash, but no one was expecting the Green Goblin to crash the event. And Spider-Man is nowhere to be seen.

• It’s down to the strangest super heroes of all to save Gwen and friends!

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

RAVENCROFT #5 (OF 5)

FRANK TIERI [W] • ANGEL UNZUETA (A)

Cover by KYLE HOTZ

VARIANT COVER BY ANGEL UNZUETA

• It was bound to happen — the gates are off the hinges as everything bursts to the surface!

• What lies in store for the future of Ravencroft?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: THE DAILY BUGLE #5 (OF 5)

MAT JOHNSON [W] • MACK CHATER (A)

COVER BY NIKO HENRICHON

• Dateline: May 2020. There’s no other way to say it: Chloe Robertson and Ben Urich have been investigating Spider-Man as a possible suspect in multiple murders.

• But as they finally get to the bottom of a tangle of impostors and dead leads, they’ll find themselves back at the top.

• Does any man become a leader – of a business empire, of a newspaper – with clean hands?

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

VENOM #26

DONNY CATES [W] • IBAN COELLO (A) • Cover by RYAN STEGMAN

DARK MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY TBA

“VENOM BEYOND” BEGINS HERE!

If you thought VENOM ISLAND was insane comic book action of the highest order, then shut your yapper and face front, True Believer, because we’re about to outdo ourselves!

For months, the Maker has been fascinated with symbiotes. IN THIS ISSUE we find out why – and what he intends to do with any he can get his hands on…

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #101 FACSIMILE EDITION

Written by ROY THOMAS • Penciled by GIL KANE

Cover by GIL KANE

The dramatic debut of Morbius the Living Vampire! Dr. Michael Morbius has a lust for blood, and he’s out to sink his fangs into Spider-Man! But the wallcrawler is even more spiderlike than usual — because, in an effort to “cure” himself of his spider-powers, he’s ended up with four extra limbs! Peter must seek out Curt Connors, the Lizard, to return himself to normal — but little does Spidey know that he’s on a collision course with Morbius that will put him in the crosshairs of not one, but two monsters! Witness the beginning of a rivalry for the ages between webslinger and bloodsucker, in the issue that began the tragic tale of the misunderstood Michael Morbius! It’s one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #101.

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

MORBIUS #7

Vita Ayala [W]• Marcelo Ferreira (A) • Cover by SKAN

• Morbius is on the trail of mayhem…but a certain vampire hunter seems to be following the same clues.

• What happens when BLADE comes face-to-face with the monster that is MORBIUS?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN: THE BLACK CAT STRIKES #5 (OF 5)

DENNIS “HOPELESS” HALLUM [W] • LUCA MARESCA (A) • Cover by SANA TAKEDA

VARIANT COVER BY INHYUK LEE

BLACK CAT’S FINAL REVENGE!

• The truth behind the BLACK CAT’S plan leads to one last ditch effort against HAMMERHEAD!

• But will SPIDER-MAN stand triumphant…or act as a pawn in the greater scheme?

• MARY JANE and PETER find a resolution as we march toward the next act of the GAMERVERSE saga!

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

BLACK CAT #12

JED MACKAY [W]• Carlos Villa (A) • Cover by J. SCOTT CAMPBELL

DARK MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY BENGAL

• Well, she did it this time. Black Cat stole an Iron Man armor from Iron Man, and he is NOT pleased.

• So she is on the run (fly, really) from Iron Man through Manhattan but also still on the run from the Thieves Guild. So it’s tough being Felicia Hardy right now.

• And it’s possible the armor wasn’t what she was stealing from Iron Man. Uh-oh.

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

SCREAM: CURSE OF CARNAGE #7

CLAY MCLEOD CHAPMAN [W] • GARRY BROWN (A) • COVER BY GERARDO SANDOVAL

VARIANT COVER BY TBA

ENTER: DEMAGOBLIN !

Something wicked this way comes as SCREAM discovers that the city’s homeless children are being kidnapped.

But things take a violent and unexpected turn when people start turning up gruesomely murdered, and all signs point to DEMAGOBLIN as the culprit. Meanwhile, the dragnet is closing around Andi Benton, as the police get ever closer to learning the truth about her symbiotic second life…

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THOR #6

DONNY CATES [W]• NIC KLEIN (A) • Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL

Variant Cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO

DARK MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY SKAN

SPOILER VARIANT COVER BY STEVE SKROCE

THE DEATH OF KING THOR!

The Black Winter has the power to reveal the means of any person’s demise — and if the vision is true, Asgard is going to need a new Odinson to take the throne! But Thor is no mere herald or king — and even the death of all existence should fear his coming wrath.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

SAVAGE AVENGERS #13

GERRY DUGGAN [W]• Patch Zircher (A) • Cover by VALERIO GIANGIORDANO

The Savage Avengers assemble! Wolverine, Conan, Dr. Strange, Elektra, Black Widow, Hellstrom, Voodoo, Magik…and more. The heroes draw up a battle plan against Kulan Gath, and you’ll be thrilled as Conan wields a most unexpected weapon in the fight against darkness.

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

GHOST RIDER #8

ED BRISSON [W] • JUAN FRIGERI (A) COVER BY AARON KUDER

DARK MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY DECLAN SHALVEY

ENTER THE CITY OF THE DAMNED!

In a place beyond good and evil, Ghost Rider and Mephisto find a secret society of supernatural beings–and they aren’t fond of visitors!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

MARVEL TALES: HELLSTROM #1

GARY FRIEDRICH, JOHN WARNER & WARREN ELLIS [W]

TOM SUTTON, JIM MOONEY

& LEONARDO MANCO (A)

Cover by INHYUK LEE

VIRGIN VARIANT Cover by INHYUK LEE

Daimon Hellstrom, the Son of Satan himself, demonstrates his devilish charm as we celebrate the legacy of the House of Ideas with the era-spanning MARVEL TALES! This anthology series shines a spotlight on fan-favorite characters, features timeless stories and highlights some of our most impressive talent from the past eight decades. First, Daimon makes his scene-stealing debut as an exorcist in GHOST RIDER (1973) #1! Then he claims a series of his own with SON OF SATAN #1 — and steps through a portal to hell for an unhappy family reunion with his diabolical father! And, in HELLSTROM: PRINCE OF LIES #12, Daimon digs into the darkest and most disturbing corners of the Marvel Universe, courtesy of one hell of a creative team — Warren Ellis and Leonardo Manco!

88 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$7.99

WEREWOLF BY NIGHT #32 FACSIMILE EDITION

Written by DOUG MOENCH

Penciled by DON PERLIN

Cover by GIL KANE

Moon Knight makes his unforgettable first appearance — stalking Jack Russell, the Werewolf by Night! Clad from head to toe in silver and wielding crescent-shaped blades, the soldier of fortune named Marc Spector is a lycanthrope’s worst nightmare. But why is he after this particular prey — and can Jack possibly survive their first savage battle? Moon Knight, earthly avatar of the Egyptian god Khonshu, went on to become a fan-favorite character and a man of many talents — mercenary, millionaire, vigilante, Avenger, even cab driver — but wide-eyed fans first got to meet him as a werewolf hunter in this classic tale! It’s one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting WEREWOLF BY NIGHT (1972) #32.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

AVENGERS #34

JASON AARON [W] • JAVIER GARRÓN (A) • Cover by MATTEO SCALERA

DARK MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY TBA

THE AGE OF KHONSHU!

An empowered, godlike Moon Knight has just saved the world from fiery ruin. Now an army of mummies and moon priests begins to reshape the world in the image of ancient Egypt. But where does that leave the Avengers? Broken, imprisoned, or on the run in the moonlit streets of New Thebes City.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

IMMORTAL HULK #35

AL EWING [W] • MIKE HAWTHORNE (A) • Cover by ALEX ROSS

DARK MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY TBA

• The war with the Minotaur is over — and a grateful humanity knows who saved them all.

• Can Shadow Base come out of the shadows? Can the world believe in Bruce Banner?

• Can there be a happy ending… for the IMMORTAL HULK?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

IMMORTAL HULK #36

AL EWING [W]• JOE BENNETT (A) • Cover by ALEX ROSS

DARK MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY TBA

• NO HAPPY ENDINGS.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA #22

TA-NEHISI COATES [W] • BOB QUINN (A) • Cover by ALEX ROSS

DARK MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY PATCH ZIRCHER

”All Die Young” continues! For Peggy Carter to live again, must Sharon Carter pay the price?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

DR. STRANGE #6

MARK WAID [W] • KEV WALKER (A) • Cover by PHIL NOTO

DARK MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY DAVE JOHNSON

• Doctor Strange is hot on the trail of the magical thief infiltrating the Sanctum Machina!

• But as his investigation leads him deeper into a magical black arms-dealing market, the danger of being discovered mounts higher and higher…

• …and what he discovers will leave him reeling!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

HAWKEYE: FREEFALL #6

MATTHEW ROSENBERG [W] OTTO SCHMIDT (A) Cover by KIM JACINTO

• Bullseye wants to hurt Clint in any way he can, so he’s playing dress-up and taking the archer’s (not-so) good name on a deadly tour of New York.

• Meanwhile, the Hood has had enough of Clint’s games and decides to put an end to them once and for all. He puts a price on Clint’s head so high that every villain, merc and thug in the city is going to line up to take a shot.

• With everything falling apart, Clint will be forced to make some choices he can’t take back. Will he find a way to get through this with clean hands, or will he be forced to return to his criminal ways?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

FALCON & WINTER SOLDIER #4 (of 5)

DEREK LANDY [W] FEDERICO VINCENTINI (A) Cover by DAN MORA

VARIANT COVER BY Takashi Okazaki

With the Natural by their side, Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes travel to confront the woman who is scheming to become the new Hydra Supreme. Nothing seems to go right for our boys, however, as the plane they’re about to jump out of is beset by a swarm of Hydra agents.

On jetpacks.

Shooting laser beams.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

BLACK PANTHER #24

TA-NEHISI COATES [W] • DANIEL ACUÑA (A/C)

VARIANT COVER BY JOE QUINONES

THE INTERGALACTIC EMPIRE OF WAKANDA – “WAKANDA UNBOUND” Part 6

The Intergalactic Empire has suffered thousands of losses – and still they’re coming for Earth. Wakanda Prime is in more danger than ever as Emperor N’Jadaka – A.K.A. the resurrected Killmonger, one of the Black Panther’s deadliest enemies — returns to face the king who unintentionally brought him to power.

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

NEBULA #4 (OF 5)

VITA AYALA [W] • CLAIRE ROE (A) Cover by JEN BARTEL

Variant by Alex Garner

• Thrown into a gladiatorial arena, Nebula must fight for her life!

• And as Nebula’s memories of her childhood begin returning to her…she may not like what she finds…

• Plus, the very first meeting between Nebula and Thanos revealed!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

ATLANTIS ATTACKS #5 (of 5)

GREG PAK [W] • ARIO ANINDITO (A)

COVER BY ARIO ANINDITO

Variant by CARLO PAGULAYAN

TRAGEDY AND TRIUMPH!

• As the clash between the ATLANTEANS, the SIRENAS and the interdimensional PAN reaches its terrible climax, an empire will triumph and an empire will fall!

• But you might be shocked to find out which of our heroes and villains ends up where! Will AMADEUS step up to JIMMY WOO’S challenge and lead both AGENTS OF ATLAS teams toward power and glory in this new world? Or will the dream of communities united in the PORTAL CITY OF PAN all come crashing down?

• Who will wear the crown? Whose word and heart will break? The fate of Atlas and the world hangs in the balance!

32 PGS./Rated T+…$3.99

DOCTOR DOOM #8

CHRISTOPHER CANTWELL [W] • SALVADOR LARROCA (A/C)

DARK MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY RYAN BROWN

After regaining his throne, Doctor Doom presses his advantage and invades Symkaria with the intent to conquer and annex the entire nation. And with the Ultimate Nullifier in hand, he’s able to keep the entire world at bay while he declares total war on the country that tried to overthrow him. Once the dust settles, he realizes he’s humanity’s last hope for preventing an unstable black hole from annihilating all of Earth…

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

AVENGERS OF THE WASTELANDS #5 (of 5)

ED BRISSON [W] • JONAS SCHARF (A)

Cover by JUAN JOSé RYP

Variant Cover by Todd Nauck

THE FINAL SHOWDOWN ON DOOM’S DOORSTEP!

• The so-called AVENGERS make their stand.

• The scheme of DR. DOOM is revealed.

• The final betrayal.

• The fate of the Wastelands is determined here!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

RUNAWAYS #33

RAINBOW ROWELL [W] NATACHA BUSTOS (A) Cover by KRIS ANKA

• The Runaways descend into one of the most terrifying Marvel Universe locations ever: HIGH SCHOOL!

• It goes better for some than others.

• For those who don’t think high school is an authentic Marvel Universe location, you WILL agree that who shows up at the end is a VERY authentic Marvel guest star!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #5

AL EWING [W] • Juann Cabal (A) • Cover by IVAN SHAVRIN

DARK MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY ALEX GARNER

• Moondragon is a hero. With her wife at her side, she came to our reality from a dimension of heroes – to save us all from evil.

• But our reality already had a Moondragon, and she can’t be a hero all the time. The DRAGON OF THE MOON has returned…

• …and it won’t leave until it’s fed on a soul.

• Didn’t we say it could always get worse?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

STRIKEFORCE #9

TINI HOWARD [W] • GERMÁN PERALTA (A)

COVER BY JUAN JOSÉ RYP

BATTLE ROYALE ON MONSTER ISLE!

It’s a death match of no-holds-barred sports entertainment — at the center of King Deadpool’s Monster Island! Strikeforce finds themselves divided between their mission to contain the dangerous Vridai and the sweet, sweet taste of competitive victory. Can this team of misfits stay together long enough to complete their mission?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

ANT-MAN #5 (OF 5)

ZEB WELLS [W] • DYLAN BURNETT (A)

Cover by EDUARD PETROVICH

• Macrothrax marches on the mainland!

• Ant-Man and Stinger make their stand as the continent’s first and last line of defense!

• Don’t miss out as this heroic father-daughter duo face extermination in this explosive series finale!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

STAR #5 (of 5)

KELLY THOMPSON [W] • JAVIER PINA & FILIPE ANDRADE (A)

Cover by CARMEN CARNERO

Variant Cover by PHIL NOTO

FORESHADOW Variant Cover by KRIS ANKA

THE BLACK ORDER MAKES THEIR MOVE!

The former generals of Thanos have come for the reality stone. But thanks to everything Star has been through, she’s learned a lot about the power bonded to her. The Black Order expects to find a novice but instead will find a dragon. And no matter who wins this fight, one thing is for sure: The Marvel Universe is about to be a much more dangerous place…for everyone.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

DAREDEVIL ANNUAL #1

CHIP ZDARSKY [W] • CHRIS SPROUSE (A) • Cover by CHIP ZDARSKY

VARIANT COVER BY DECLAN SHALVEY

ONE MORE DAY!

40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$4.99

DAREDEVIL #21

CHIP ZDARSKY [W]• MARCO CHECCHETTO (A/C)

DARK MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY TBA

BACK IN RED! ”TRUTH/DARE” STARTS HERE!

THE BATTLE MAY BE OVER, but the WAR is far from finished! After the shocking events of DAREDEVIL #20, CHIP ZDARSKY reunites with MARCO CHECCHETTO to begin the next chapter of their definitive DAREDEVIL saga: HELL AND BACK.

For weeks, Hell’s Kitchen has been a lawless neighborhood thanks to the Stromwyn siblings, but as the police are finally able to resume their patrols, they’re quick to find that they aren’t the only ones interested in keeping the Kitchen safe.

Meanwhile, as Matt Murdock continues to struggle with how best to appease his sense of justice after the events of the past several weeks, a familiar enemy takes root in Hell’s Kitchen…

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

AERO #11

ZHOU LIEFEN & AMY CHU [W] KENG (A/C)

THE TEAM-UP YOU’VE BEEN WAITING FOR: AERO AND IRON MAN!

• AERO’S powers are put to the test! Can the legendary IRON MAN teach Aero the meaning of teamwork?

• Will they save SHANGHAI, or are they just falling into MADAME HUANG’S trap?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

SWORD MASTER #11

SHUIZHU & AMY CHU [W] GUNJI (A/C)

WILL DESTINY LEAD

TO DESTRUCTION?!

• SWORD MASTER LIN LIE meets the powerful chief of the Nü-Wa Clan…JI SHUANGSHUANG’S grandmother!

• And Granny reveals the TRUTH about CHIYOU’S TOMB and Lin Lie’s bloodline.

• Will Lin Lie be strong enough to defeat a vengeful GOD OF WAR?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

DEADPOOL #7

KELLY THOMPSON [W] • GERARDO SANDOVAL (A) • Cover by CHRIS BACHALO

DARK MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY TONY DANIEL

IT’S A LOVE STORY, DEADPOOL, JUST SAY YES!

• Elsa Bloodstone is dying, and the only one who can save her is Deadpool!

• What’s wrong with the mystical, magical Bloodstone gem? And what can Deadpool possibly do about it?

• The answers will shock you! The implications will astound you! The jokes will…well, we won’t make any promises about the jokes.

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

VALKYRIE: JANE FOSTER #11

JASON AARON & TORUNN GRØNBEKK [W]• MATTIA DE IULIS (A)

Cover by MAHMUD ASRAR

FORESHADOW VARIANT COVER BY MATTIA DE IULIS

She’s faced the Marvel Universe’s deadliest assassin — armed with the sword of a god — and won. She took the Grim Reaper straight to his eternal reward. She’s come face-to-face with Death herself…in more ways than one…and saved Asgard from a force beyond even Death’s powers. Now Jane Foster — the one and only Valkyrie — embarks on a whole new adventure under the pen of rising star artist Mattia de Iulis! Already Valkyrie has journeyed across the Multiverse in her new role…but now Hel awaits her. Along with its prickly rulers. And what does Loki, god of lies, have to do with it? An all-new arc starts here!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

HOW TO READ COMICS THE MARVEL WAY #2 (of 4)

CHRISTOPHER HASTINGS [W] • SCOTT KOBLISH (A) • COVER BY DAVID NAKAYAMA

VARIANT COVER BY AARON KUDER

• Mysterio is in the wind. Good thing Spider-Man has an ally (you/your comics novice friends) who can now follow him from panel to panel…

• But he’s still his own worst enemy: One thoughtless action froze citizens all over the city in time, and Spidey…needs to make a comic to free them?

• Do you know the lingo for talking about what makes a comic well-made? Learn it here! And see if Spider-Man can save his loved ones before Quentin Beck becomes omnipotent!

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

CONAN THE BARBARIAN #16

JIM ZUB [W]• ROGÊ ANTÔNIO (A) • Cover by E.M. GIST

Variant cover by Cary Nord

THE REVENGE OF CONAN!

• The true nature of the Great Crucible is revealed!

• CONAN has angered the leadership of Uttara Kuru, but he will not be crushed by their punishment so easily!

• The dramatic conclusion to “Into the Crucible” and the start of Conan’s next quest!

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

CONAN: BATTLE FOR THE SERPENT CROWN #4 (OF 5)

SALADIN AHMED [W] • LUKE ROSS (A) • Cover by Mahmud Asrar

VARIANT COVER BY Eduard Petrovich

VARIANT COVER BY Philip Tan

IN TOO DEEP!

• The SERPENT CROWN’s roots in the Pre-Cataclysmic Age lead CONAN back to where it all started…

• …but ATLANTIS is not quite what it once was.

• And even if he can locate the Crown, NAMOR isn’t going to let that treasure slip through his grasp!

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

DARK AGNES #4 (OF 5)

BECKY CLOONAN [W] • LUCA PIZZARI (A) • Cover by STEPHANIE HANS

KILLER IN THE CATACOMBS!

• ETIENNE has been framed for murder, but DARK AGNES is determined to prove his innocence.

• And with the real killer on the loose, everyone is a suspect!

• But if the DUKE D’ALENCON returns before the killer is caught, more blood will spill—including Etienne’s!

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA #3

ALYSSA WONG [W]• MARIKA CRESTA (A) Cover by VALENTINA REMENAR

VARIANT COVER BY MAHMUD ASRAR

THE TRIALS OF VAALE!

• Separated from her crew, DOCTOR APHRA finds herself in peril at the hands of RONEN TAGGE’S mercenaries!

• Could there be a traitor in their midst?

• And can Aphra outwit them before the curse of the city swallows her and her new team whole?

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

Star Wars © Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. Text and illustrations for Star Wars are © 2020 Lucasfilm Ltd.

STAR WARS #6

CHARLES SOULE [W] • JESÚS SAIZ (A) • Cover by R.B. SILVA

Empire Strikes Back Variant COVER by CHRIS SPROUSE

VARIANT COVER BY TBA

THE PATH TO JEDI WISDOM…OR A DEADLY TRAP OF THE DARK SIDE?

• THE FORCE led LUKE SKYWALKER to someone who can provide him with great insight into the path to JEDI wisdom…

• But their meeting will change Skywalker FOREVER. Luke thought his duel against his father, Darth Vader, was the ultimate test. But Luke’s trials have only just begun.

• The galaxy needs Luke Skywalker. And a Jedi needs a weapon!

• Meanwhile, Vader continues his search for his long-lost son, and the REBEL ALLIANCE finds itself on the verge of a losing all hope.

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

Star Wars © Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. Text and illustrations for Star Wars are © 2020 Lucasfilm Ltd.

STAR WARS: DARTH VADER #4

GREG PAK [W]• RAFFAELE IENCO (A) • Cover By Inhyuk Lee

Empire Strikes Back Variant COVER by CHRIS SPROUSE

WHO HUNTS THE HUNTER?

• DARTH VADER continues his terrifying quest for vengeance against everyone who hid the existence of his son from him.

• But on NABOO, the DARK LORD OF THE SITH faces a deadly new challenge as his focus turns from LUKE to PADMÉ, the wife of the man Vader used to be.

• And what secrets lie in the tomb of PADMÉ AMIDALA?

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

Star Wars © Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. Text and illustrations for Star Wars are © 2020 Lucasfilm Ltd.

STAR WARS: BOUNTY HUNTERS #4

ETHAN SACKS [W]• PAOLO VILLANELLI (A) Cover by LEE BERMEJO

Empire Strikes Back Variant COVER by CHRIS SPROUSE

THE SINS THAT CAN’T BE ABSOLVED!

• With a blaster aimed at this back, cyborg bounty hunter VALANCE closes in on NAKANO LASH, the mentor who abandoned him many years ago.

• But what is the secret that Lash has been hiding ever since that fateful, doomed mission — one that led her to betray her entire crew?

• Those answers may die with her if a vengeful BOBA FETT gets to her first.

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

Star Wars © Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. Text and illustrations for Star Wars are © 2020 Lucasfilm Ltd.

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May 2020 Marvel Comic Solicits EMPYRE: X-MEN #1 & #2 (OF 4) Issue #1 - JONATHAN HICKMAN & TINI HOWARD [W]

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GIANT-SIZE X-MEN: TRIBUTE TO WEIN & COCKRUM #1

LEN WEIN (W) • ALEX ROSS, KEVIN NOWLAN, CHRIS SAMNEE, MARCUS TO, SIYA OUM,

STEPHEN SEGOVIA, MARGUERITE SAUVAGE, CARMEN CARNERO, BERNARD CHANG, AARON KUDER,

TAKESHI MIYAZAWA, JUANN CABAL, GURIHIRU, MARK BROOKS, KRIS ANKA, PHIL NOTO, VALERIO SCHITI,

LEINIL FRANCIS YU, MATTEO LOLLI, EMA LUPACCHINO, CARLOS GÓMEZ, IBAN COELLO, R.B. SILVA,

RAMON ROSANAS, JOSHUA CASSARA, DAVID BALDEÓN, MARCELO FERREIRA, JAVIER GARRÓN,

ROD REIS, JAVIER RODRÍGUEZ, MARCO CHECCHETTO, JEN BARTEL, MIKE DEL MUNDO, RAHZZAH,

PEPE LARRAZ & MIKE HAWTHORNE (A) • Cover by ADI GRANOV

Variant Cover by TRADD MOORE – Order using MAR200905

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CELEBRATING THE CLASSIC’S 45TH ANNIVERSARY!

Forty-five years ago, a comic book came out that would change the face of Marvel Comics forever. Writer Len Wein and artist Dave Cockrum revamped the X-Men completely, replacing the bulk of the teen heroes with a completely new international cast! The legendary one-shot took comic fans by storm and set the series off in a new direction, setting the stage for the legendary X-scribe Chris Claremont to make them the most popular heroes in the Marvel Universe! Now, 37 of Marvel’s top artists come together to re-create this epic story, each re-drawing one pulse-pounding page in tribute to this Marvel masterpiece!

48 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$5.99

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Episode 264

DC Dec Solicits, July Sales

Comics Reviews:

Dark Nights: Death Metal - Trinity Crisis by Scott Snyder, Francis Manapul

Represent by Christian Cooper, Alitha Martinez, Mark Morales, Emilio Lopez

Milestone Returns 0 by Reginald Hudlin, Jim Lee, Ryan Benjamin, Denys Cowan, Jimmy Palmiotti, Don Ho, Bill Sienkiewicz, Khoi Pham, Scott Hanna, Alex Sinclair, Hi-Fi, Chris Sotomayor

Empyre Aftermath: Avengers by Al Ewing, Valerio Schiti, Marte Gracia

Empyre Fallout: Fantastic Four by Dan Slott, Sean Izaakse, Marcio Menyz

Rise of Ultraman 1 by Kyle Higgins, Matthew Groom, Francesco Manna, Michael Cho, Gurihiru, Ed McGuinness

Web of Venom: Wraith by Donny Cates, Guiu Vilanova, Dean White

Cyberpunk 2077 Presents Trauma Team by Cullen Bunn, Miguel Valderrama, Jason Wordie

Bill and Ted are Doomed 1 by Evan Dorkin, Roger Langridge

Ice Cream Man Presents Quarantine Comix Special by W. Maxwell Prince, Martin Morazzo, Chris O'Halloran

Additional Reviews: Priest's Batman: The Hill, Monster, Tenet, Venom

News: new Oscar rules, Department of Truth sales, Christian Cooper new comic, new Frozen short, Black Cat title returning, status quo change for Poison Ivy, Chuck Austen returns, Robocop prequel sans Robocop, Iron Man and Doom versus Santa Claus, Wonder Woman delay, new title for Young Justice s4, Batman: Earth One v3, DC Fandome news

Trailers: The Stand, Dune

Comics Countdown

Something Is Killing the Children 10 by James Tynion IV, Werther Dell'Edera, Miquel Muerto

Flash 761 by Joshua Williamson, Howard Porter, Hi-Fi

Green Lantern: Season Two 7 by Grant Morrison, Liam Sharp, Steve Oliff

Oblivion Song 27 by Robert Kirkman, Lorenzo De Felici, Annalisa Leoni

Batman: The Adventures Continue 12 by Alan Burnett, Paul Dini, Ty Templeton, Monica Kubina

Lumberjanes 73 by Shannon Walters, Kat Leyh, Kanesha C. Bryant, Julia Madrigal

Captain Marvel 21 by Kelly Thompson, Cory Smith, Jorge Molina

Harley Quinn: Black + White + Red 12 by Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti, Chad Hardin

TMNT 109 by Sophie Campbell, Jodi Nishijima

Dark Nights Death Metal Trinity Crisis 1 by Scott Snyder, Francis Manapul

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As you might be aware, there is a gigantic list of categories for The Emmys, which has made the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences split up the ceremony into two separate weekends, the first of which is deemed the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. That covers the technical and smaller categories including short form, cinematography, and production design.

This year, Hannah Gadsby rightfully garners an Emmy for her writing on Nanette, Russian Doll and Marvelous Ms. Maisel nabbed many technical awards for their beautifully imagined universes, Fleabag was honored for its spot on casting, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend appropriately got honors for original music and choreography, The Simpsons still has staying power after all these years, and James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke has won the hearts and minds of America.

Also, Megan Amram is still without an Emmy for her An Emmy for Megan web series, which is a huge snub. Also, perhaps, it might be a way to force her to renew her own digital short form series, but she needs to, when all is said and done, win one for her genius satire that points an absurdist mirror at the entertainment biz.

Here are the rest of the comedy winners for The 2019 Creative Arts Emmys Awards:

Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program United Shades Of America With W. Kamau Bell CNN, NN Original Series, Main Event Media, All3Media America W. Kamau Bell, Executive Producer Jimmy Fox, Executive Producer Layla Smith, Executive Producer Tim Pastore, Executive Producer Justin Yungfleisch, Executive Producer Amy Entelis, Executive Producer Lizzie Fox, Executive Producer Lauren Thompson, Co-Executive Producer David E.J. Berger, Supervising Producer Dwayne Kennedy, Supervising Producer Geraldine L. Porras, Supervising Producer

Outstanding Short Form Variety Series Carpool Karaoke: The Series Apple Music, CBS Television Studios / Fulwell 73 Ben Winston, Executive Producer James Corden, Executive Producer Eric Pankowski, Executive Producer David Young, Supervising Producer Sheila Rogers, Supervising Producer Diana Miller, Producer

Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series Creating Saturday Night Live NBC (nbc.com), SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video Lorne Michaels, Executive Producer Oz Rodriguez, Co-Executive Producer Chris Voss, Co-Executive Producer Matt Yonks, Co-Executive Producer Michael Scogin, Supervising Producer Erin Doyle, Producer

Outstanding Variety Special (Live) Live In Front Of A Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s All In The Family And The Jeffersons ABC, Smoking Baby Productions, ACT III Productions, Gary Sanchez Productions, D’Arconville and Sony Pictures Television

Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) Carpool Karaoke: When Corden Met McCartney Live From Liverpool CBS, CBS Television Studios / Fulwell 73

Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special Hannah Gadsby: Nanette Netflix, A Netflix Original Production Hannah Gadsby, Written by

Outstanding Animated Program The Simpsons, “Mad About The Toy” Fox, Gracie Films in association with 20th Century Fox Television

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, “Vote For Kennedy, Vote For Kennedy” Amazon Prime, Amazon Studios Jane Lynch as Sophie Lennon

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, “All Alone” Amazon Prime, Amazon Studios Luke Kirby as Lenny Bruce

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance Family Guy, “Con Heiress” Fox, 20th Century Fox Television Seth MacFarlane as Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin, Glenn Quagmire, Tom Tucker, Seamus

Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series Fleabag Amazon Prime, All3Media International Limited and Amazon Studios Olivia Scott-Webb, Casting by

Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, “I Have To Get Out/Song Title: Antidepressants Are So Not A Big Deal” The CW, CBS Television Studios in association with Warner Bros. Television Adam Schlesinger, Music & Lyrics by Rachel Bloom, Music & Lyrics by Jack Dolgen, Lyrics by

Outstanding Picture Editing For Variety Programming Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, “The Wax & The Furious” (segment) HBO, HBO Entertainment in association with Sixteen String Jack Productions and Avalon Television Ryan Barger, Editor

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series Fleabag, “Episode 1” Amazon Prime,  All3Media International Limited and Amazon Studios Gary Dollner, ACE, Editor

Outstanding Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program United Shades Of America With W. Kamau Bell, “Hmong Americans And The Secret War” CNN, CNN Original Series, Main Event Media, All3Media America Alessandro Soares, Editor

Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series One Day At A Time, “The Funeral” Netflix, Sony Pictures Television Pat Barnett, ACE, Editor

Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series The Ranch, “Reckless” Netflix, Ranch Hand Productions Donald A. Morgan, ASC, Director of Photography

Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour) The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, “Simone” Amazon Prime, Amazon Studios M. David Mullen, ASC, Director of Photography

Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour) Russian Doll, “Ariadne” Netflix,  Universal Television in association with Jax Media, Paper Kite Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment, Shoot to Midnight, Avenue A Chris Teague, Director of Photography

Outstanding Motion Design (juried) Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj

Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Limited Series, Movie or Special The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special 2019 CBS, CBS Television Studios / Fulwell 73 Oleg Sekulovski, Technical Director Taylor Campanian, Video Control Joel Binger, Camera Jim Velarde, Camera Edward Nelson, Camera Mark McIntire, Camera Adam Margolis, Camera Jorge Farris, Camera Mike Jarocki, Camera Peter Hutchison, Camera Charlie Wupperman, Camera Joshua Gitersonke, Camera Ian McGlocklin, Camera Doug Longwill, Camera Josh Greenrock, Camera Trace Dantzig, Camera William O’Donnell, Camera Max Kerby, Camera Scott Acosta, Camera

Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Series Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, “Psychics” HBO, HBO Entertainment in association with Sixteen String Jack Productions and Avalon Television Dave Saretsky, Technical Director August Yuson, Senior Video Control John Harrison, Camera Dante Pagano, Camera Jake Hoover, Camera Phil Salanto, Camera

Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) And Animation Barry, “ronny/lily” HBO, HBO Entertainment in association with Alec Berg and Hanarply Elmo Ponsdomenech, CAS, Re-Recording Mixer Jason “Frenchie” Gaya, Re-Recording Mixer Aaron Hasson, ADR Mixer Benjamin Patrick, CAS, Production Mixer

Outstanding Choreography For Scripted Programming (Juried) Crazy Ex-Girlfriend – “Routines: Don’t Be a Lawyer, Antidepressants Are So Not a Big Deal” The CW Kathryn Burns, Choreographer

Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour) Russian Doll, “Nothing In This World Is Easy” Netflix, Universal Television in association with Jax Media, Paper Kite Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment, Shoot to Midnight, Avenue A Michael Bricker, Production Designer John Cox, Art Director Jessica Petruccelli, Set Decorator

Outstanding Production Design For Variety, Reality or Competition Series Saturday Night Live, Host: John Mulaney, Host: Emma Stone NBC, SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video Eugene Lee, Production Designer Akira Yoshimura, Production Designer Keith Ian Raywood, Production Designer

Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety Series Saturday Night Live, Host: John Mulaney NBC, SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video Richard McGuinness, Lighting Director Geoffrey Amoral, Lighting Director William McGuinness, Lighting Director Trevor Brown, Lighting Director Tim Stasse, Lighting Director

Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) And Animation Barry, “ronny/lily” HBO, HBO Entertainment in association with Alec Berg and Hanarply Matthew E. Taylor, Co-Supervising Sound Editor Sean Heissinger, Co-Supervising Sound Editor Rickley W. Dumm, MPSE, Sound Effects Editor Mark Allen, Sound Effects Editor John Creed, Dialogue Editor Harrison Meyle, Dialogue Editor Michael Brake, MPSE, Music Editor Clayton Weber, Foley Editor Alyson Dee Moore, Foley Artist Chris Moriana, Foley Artist

Outstanding Contemporary Costumes Russian Doll, “Superiority Complex” Netflix, Universal Television in association with Jax Media, Paper Kite Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment, Shoot to Midnight, Avenue A Jennifer Rogien, Costume Designer Charlotte Svenson, Assistant Costume Designer Melissa Stanton, Costume Supervisor

Outstanding Period Costumes The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, “We’re Going To The Catskills!” Amazon Prime, Amazon Studios Donna Zakowska, Costume Designer Marina Reti, Assistant Costume Designer Tim McKelvey, Costume Supervisor

Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,  “We’re Going To The Catskills!” Amazon Prime, Amazon Studios Jerry DeCarlo, Department Head Hairstylist Jon Jordan, Key Hairstylist Peg Schierholz, Personal Hairstylist Christine Cantrell, Hairstylist Sabana Majeed, Hairstylist

Outstanding Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or Special (Non-Prosthetic) Saturday Night Live, Host: Adam Sandler NBC, SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video Louie Zakarian, Department Head Makeup Artist Amy Tagliamonti, Key Makeup Artist Jason Milani, Key Makeup Artist Rachel Pagani, Additional Makeup Artist Sarah Egan, Makeup Artist Young Beck, Makeup Artist

Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Comedy Series or Variety Program GLOW Netflix, A Netflix Original Series in association with Tilted Productions Shauna Duggins, Stunt Coordinator

Outstanding Music Supervision The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, “We’re Going To The Catskills!” Amazon Prime, Amazon Studios Robin Urdang, Music Supervisor Amy Sherman-Palladino, Music Supervisor Daniel Palladino, Music Supervisor

For full list of 2019 Creative Arts Emmys Awards Winners, go here.

[vijayabalaji]

WWE nXt Results -- January 16, 2019

WWE nXt Results — January 16, 2019

Commentary by Mauro Ranallo, Nigel McGuinness and Percy Watson

Opening Segment: Street Profits vs. Metro Brothers

It’s Dawkins and Ford! We haven’t seen these guys in a TV tag match since Halloween. The Metro Brothers have a 50’s style greaser look going with the leather jackets, white t-shirts and black jeans.

Chris…

[blueonwrestling]

Mixed Tag Team Match Tomohiro Ishii & Willow Nightingale vs. Kris Statlander & Stokely Hathaway 3 stars

AEW World Trios Title London Ladder Match The Patriarchy (Christian Cage, Killswitch & Nick Wayne) (w/Shayna Wayne) (c) vs. House Of Black (Brody King, Buddy Matthews & Malakai Black) vs. Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta) & PAC vs. Bang Bang Gang (Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn & Juice Robinson) 4 stars

AEW Women's World Title Match Toni Storm (w/Luther) (c) vs. Mariah May 4.25 stars

FTW Title Match Chris Jericho (w/Big Bill & Bryan Keith) (c) vs. Hook 3 stars

AEW World Tag Team Title Three Way Match The Young Bucks (Matthew Jackson & Nicholas Jackson) (c) vs. FTR (Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood), The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens & Max Caster) (w/Billy Gunn) 3.75 stars

AEW World Title #1 Contendership Casino Gauntlet Match Roderick Strong vs. Mark Briscoe vs. Nigel McGuinness vs. Jeff Jarrett (w/Karen Jarrett) vs. Christian Cage vs. Orange Cassidy vs. Ricochet vs. Kyle O'Reilly vs. Kazuchika Okada vs. Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Adam Page vs. Luchasaurus 4.5 stars

AEW American Title Match MJF (c) vs. Will Ospreay 4.75 stars

AEW TBS Title Match Mercedes Mone (w/Kamille) (c) vs. Dr. Britt Baker DMD 3 stars

AEW TNT Title Coffin Match Jack Perry (c) vs. Darby Allin 3.5 stars

AEW World Title Vs. Career Match Swerve Strickland (w/Prince Nana) (c) vs. Bryan Danielson 5 stars

[gokinjeespot]

off the rack #1241

Monday, December 17, 2018

 I got sucked into the vortex that happens this time of year for social events that I couldn't avoid. We went out to dinner on Friday at Grow Your Roots Café in Kanata with our vegetarian friends to celebrate my and Brian's birthdays, which are two weeks apart in December. I actually enjoyed my beyond meat burger platter. Way better than A&W's, although to be fair I haven't had the fast food version yet, but Brian has. And their fries were excellent too. Saturday was date night with dinner at the Yangtze Restaurant on Somerset Street and then crossing Arthur Street to Bar Robo to see the Tony D Trio. I've always wanted to see Tony D play live and this was a great chance to do that. It was intimate and we got a great table. We stayed for both sets and got home just before midnight. Not bad for an old fogey. The rocking music helped me stay awake. Sunday morning found us at the Carleton Tavern having breakfast at 9 AM. We try to see Sam the chef before Christmas and wish him and his family all the best for the holidays. Sam spoils us. You can tell he piles a lot more food on our plates than for other diners. You get that when you've patronized a place for 40 years. And finally, I venture out tonight to go see the Aquaman movie with my Jee-Riz partner Chris. I hear Amber Heard is in it.

 X-23 #7 - Mariko Tamaki (writer) Diego Olortegui (pencils) Walden Wong (inks) Chris O'Halloran (colours) VC's Cory Petit (letters). X-Assassin part 1. You can safely jump onto this book right here with this new story. Laura and Gabby help out the NYPD with a serial murder case and the killer is something brand new. I like the connection between the assassin, X-23 and Honey Badger and the new art team did a great job so I'm going to keep reading.

 Doctor Strange: The Best Defense #1 - Gerry Duggan (writer) Greg Smallwood (art) VC's Cory Petit (letters). By the Vishanti was this ever good. These Defender one-shots are thoroughly worth reading if you're a big Marvel Fan. Greg did a wonderful tribute to Steve Ditko in a two page spread and I loved his Clea. The stabby guy in the bed sheet is still killing aliens too.

 The Silver Surfer: The Best Defense #1 - Jason Latour (writer & art) VC's Clayton Cowles (letters). My hopes for all of the Defenders one-shots to be stellar were dashed with this one. Norrin Radd doesn't even appear until way later in the story. It starts off incomprehensibly with a bunch of aliens and ends with a lot of new age gobbledy goop that the Surfer spouts while floating in space. The crazy knife wielding Halloween ghost only shows up in two panels so that was disappointing as well. The only thing I liked was when the Surfer's board takes off eh.

 Magic Order #5 - Mark Millar (writer) Olivier Coipel (art) Dave Stewart (colours) Peter Doherty (letters). This is the penultimate issue with many shocking revelations. It sets up next issue's conclusion beautifully. I can hardly wait to find out what happens.

 Miles Morales: Spider-Man #1/LGY #241 - Saladin Ahmed (writer) Javier Garron (art) David Curiel (colours) VC's Cory Petit (letters). Yay! This did not suck. I was so afraid that the new Miles book would not stand up to the high standard that I put on it when Brian Michael Bendis was writing his adventures. Saladin Ahmed did an excellent job here and it helped that Javier Garron's art rocked the whole issue. You get all you need to know to enjoy this Spider-Man even if you didn't read the 240 issues leading up to this. I admit I did a little eye roll when the super villain showed up but then there's a twist that made me give a cheer. I can't wait for the next issue, and that's the magic that Brian used to make that kept me reading.

 The Batman Who Laughs #1 - Scott Snyder (writer) Jock (art) David Baron (colours) Sal Cipriano (letters). I was going to give this 6-issue mini a pass because I didn't like the whole Dark Nights Metal storyline but I thought I'd give Scott Snyder another chance. He presents a very different kind of dark knight that I still do not like so I won't finish reading this story either, but that's just me. If you want to see what happens when Batman gets turned into the Joker (WTF?) then you'll want to read this.

 Goddess Mode #1 - Zoe Quinn (writer) Robbi Rodriguez (art) Rico Renzi (colours) Simon Bowland (letters). This new Vertigo book takes place in a very colourful future where folks live in a virtual reality because the real world sucks. Cassandra Price is a coder who works for the corporation that controls the VR. A glitch sends her into another reality and there she meets three other women and I think they go fight evil forces. This book is very bright and very tech and text heavy. I felt like I didn't get to know Cassandra very well before she gets transformed into a goddess and her situation is very confusing. This book is not to my taste unfortunately.

 The Unstoppable Wasp #3/LGY #11 - Jeremy Whitley (writer) Gurihiru (art) VC's Joe Caramagna (letters). A.I.M. has broken into Pym Labs to steal tech and Nadia must save her friends and keep the bad guys from getting away. These foes are quite formidable and even with the help of the original Wasp and Mockingbird, the bad guys win. I like the new A.I.M. villains and want to learn more about them.

 Avengers #11/LGY #701 - Jason Aaron (writer) Ed McGuinness & Cory Smith (pencils) Mark Morales, Scott Hanna & Karl Kesel (inks/finishers) Erick Arciniega (colours) VC's Cory Petit (letters). It's the calm before the next storm. According to the cover Jason's other story in Thor, "The War of the Realms", will cross over into this book in 4 months. Meanwhile, T'Challa meets with some international super heroes to try and form an alliance to keep the world safe. Thor and She-Hulk go on a date and Phil Coulson explains why there's a Squadron Supreme of America. See, it's not always massive alien invasions and war with Namor.

 Fantastic Four Wedding Special #1 - This lead in one-shot to Fantastic Four #650 has 3 stories.

"(Invisible) Girls Gone Wild" by Gail Simone (writer) Laura Braga (art) Jesus Aburtov (colours) & VC's Joe Caramagna (letters) is a silly bachelorette party at a strip joint with Alicia's friends and some of Sue's super powered buddies. I expected better from Gail.

"Father Figure" by Dan Slott (writer) Mark Buckingham (pencils) Mark Farmer (inks) Matt Yackey (colours) & VC's Joe Caramagna (letters) reminded me of who Alicia's step-father is. I was touched as I remembered asking Mr. Fowler for Penny's hand in marriage. I loved the job the two Marks did. I would have sworn Jack Kirby drew this.

"The Puppet Master's Lament" by Fred Hembeck (writer & art) & Megan Wilson (colours) was a monologue recap of Ben and Alicia's relationship. It was typical Fred Hembeck humour.

You really don't have to read this since there's nothing here that impacts the wedding much but it's a nice accompaniment to the big day.

 Sasquatch Detective #1 - Brandee Stilwell (creator & writer). This $7.99 US 64-page special continues the beloved tradition of silly funny animal comic books that used to rule the racks. Too bad it doesn't cost 25 cents like back in the fifties. You get the origin story by Ron Randall (art) Ross Campbell (colours) & Dave Sharpe (letters). This will tell you how Tonya Mae Lightfoot from the Appalachian Mountains leaves her Sasquatch family to go to Los Angeles and join the LAPD. What follows are five short stories where Tonya solves crimes. I would not have wanted to read this big book normally, but the art throughout is really good. Thanks to Gustavo Vazques (art) & Chris Sotomayor (colours) in "Sasquatch Anniversary"; Gustavo Vazques (art) & Ross Campbell (colours) in "Unsolved Mysteries", "Neighbourhood Watch", "Arrest and Relaxation" & "Smoke and Mirrors". There are even some cameos by some DC heroes as a bonus.

 Batman Annual #3 - Tom Taylor (writer) Otto Schmidt (art) A Larger World's Troy Peteri (letters). If Tom King ever leaves Batman I hope that Tom Taylor takes over the writing chores. I love when Alfred is featured but only if it's very well written and this story is very well written indeed. The relationship between Alfred and Batman/Bruce is special and this story proves just how special. If you're a Batman fan but don't normally get the annual, you have to get this one.

[jazzworldquest-blog]

USA: The Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra Appearing at The Blue Note Sunday, Dec. 10th Sets 11:30am & 1:30pm

The Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra Appearing at The Blue Note Sunday, Dec. 10th Sets 11:30 am & 1:30 pm

The Blue Note

131 W. 3rd St New York, NY 10012 212-475-8592 Tickets & Info

FEATURING: Pete McGuinness: Leader, composer-arranger, trombone, vocals Saxes: Dave Pietro, Marc Phaneuf, Tom Christensen, Dan Pratt, Dave Reikenberg Trumpets: Tony Kadlek, Jon Owens, Bill Mobley, Chris Rogers Trombones: Bruce Eidem, Mark Patterson, Matt Haviland, Jeff Nelson Rhythm: Mike Holober-piano, Andy Eulau-bass, Scott Neumann-drums

On the NYC jazz scene since 2006, The Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra is a group filled with some of the area¹s most experienced and exciting big band musicians. A collect resume of the where these musicians have been would include the bands of Maria Schneider, Woody Herman, Buddy Rich, Toshiko Akiyoshi, John Fedchock, and and The Westchester Jazz Orchestra (to name only a few). Pete himself has a long history in the jazz world as a trombonist, award-winning jazz vocalist, and is a three-time GRAMMY nominated big band arranger. He also in a member of a new jazz vocal group known as ³The Royal Bopsters². Pete is an Associate Professor of Jazz Studies at William Paterson University in Wayne, NJ. The orchestra has released two CDs, its most-recent being "Strength In Numbers" (2014, Summit Records) to rave reviews ("4 and 1/2 stars" - Downbeat Magazine) and much radio-play nation-wide. This is the band¹s fifth appearance at The Blue Note.

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[weirdsciencecomics]

NON-STOP SPIDER-MAN #1

JOE KELLY [W] • CHRIS BACHALO (A) • Cover by DAVID FINCH

WRAPAROUND VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS BACHALO

DIE-CUT COVER BY CHRIS BACHALO – ORDER USING CODE MAR201129

HIDDEN GEM VARIANT COVER BY LARRY LIEBER

PARTY VARIANT COVER BY TBA

PREMIERE VARIANT COVER BY DAVID FINCH

VARIANT COVER BY ALEX ROSS

VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY ALEX ROSS

VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG

VARIANT COVER BY GREG LAROQUE

VARIANT COVER BY Adam Kubert

VARIANT COVER BY  TBA

BLANK VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE

BUCKLE UP, TIGER!

Get ready for the most action-packed, pulse-pounding, adrenaline-pumping comic OF ALL TIME! As the name implies, once you read page one, panel one, SPIDER-MAN DOES NOT STOP! A mystery at Empire State University thrusts Spider-Man into an adventure that starts in uptown Manhattan and will take him around the world, pitting him against Marvel Universe villains old and new and give you a Spider-Man adventure (and Spider-Man) the likes of which you’ve never seen.

THIS BOOK IS NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART, SO CHECK WITH YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE READING!

40 PGS./Rated T …$4.99

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THE DARKHOLD ALPHA #1

STEVE ORLANDO [W] • CIAN TORMEY (A) • Cover by GREG SMALLWOOD

TEASER VARIANT BY GREG SMALLWOOD

Variant cover by AARON KUDER

ENTER THE PAGES OF THE DARKHOLD… IF YOU DARE!

Critically acclaimed writer Steve Orlando (Martian Manhunter, Batman, Wonder Woman) makes his Marvel debut with a story that will delight and terrify! For hundreds of years, scholars and heroes alike have searched for the complete text of the Darkhold — A.K.A. the Book of the Damned, written by the elder god Chthon. Now one of the greatest sorcerers in the Multiverse has found it — and Chthon has found him. To save them all, the Scarlet Witch must gather the world’s greatest heroes…and unleash their inner darkness. Witness the Marvel Universe’s descent into chaos!

40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$4.99

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SHANG-CHI #1 (OF 5)

GENE LUEN YANG [W] • DIKE RUAN WITH PHILIP TAN (A)

Cover by JIM CHEUNG

Design variant by Jim Cheung

VARIANT COVER BY INHYUK LEE

VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY INHYUK LEE

VARIANT COVER BY RON LIM

VARIANT COVER BY TBA

HIDDEN GEM VARIANT COVER BY RUDY NEBRES

SNEAKER VARIANT COVER BY TBA

THE MASTER RETURNS!

An ancient and evil secret society has stayed in hiding since the death of their leader, Zheng Zhu. But now his successor has been chosen to shift the balance of power in the world…Zheng Zhu’s son, Shang-Chi! Witness the Marvel Universe’s greatest fighter return to a world of death and destruction he thought he left behind long ago…and discover the secrets to Shang-Chi’s past that will change his world forever.

Don’t miss out on this epic tale of family, betrayal and justice as the incredible team of Gene Luen Yang (American Born Chinese), Dike Ruan (SPIDER-VERSE, BLACK CAT) and Philip Tan (UNCANNY X-MEN) launch a new chapter in the legend of Shang-Chi!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

EMPYRE #4 (of 6)

AL EWING & DAN SLOTT [W] • VALERIO SCHITI (A) • Cover by JIM CHEUNG

Avengers Variant Cover by ALEXANDER LOZANO

Fantastic Four Variant Cover by MICHAEL CHO

Kree/Skrull Variant Cover by TONY DANIEL

2-PACK ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER

VARIANT COVER BY LEE GARBETT

THE GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER…

Tensions mount as the action heats up!

As the attack on Wakanda intensifies, the heroes find themselves under attack from their enemies — and their allies!

In a war where nobody can be fully trusted, betrayal cuts deep — as the alien invasion claims its first casualty!

In this issue: The shock ending you never expected! You’ll want to frame it for your wall, True Believer!

40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

EMPYRE #5 (of 6)

AL EWING & DAN SLOTT [W] • VALERIO SCHITI (A) • Cover by JIM CHEUNG

Avengers Variant Cover by ALEXANDER LOZANO

Fantastic Four Variant Cover by MICHAEL CHO

Kree/Skrull Variant Cover by  TONY DANIEL

2-PACK ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER

VARIANT COVER BY TBA

Love and war — in the midst of cosmic cataclysm!

One fan-favorite Marvel hero reveals their secret — as another faces the ultimate showdown with a monstrous foe!

Meanwhile, an outer-space jailbreak leads to a trial by combat you’ll have to see to believe…

…but is it all too late to save Earth from two world-ending threats at once?

40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

EMPYRE: SQUADRON SUPREME #2 (OF 2)

MARK WAID [W] • Dio Neves (A) • Cover by PACO MEDINA

VARIANT COVER BY TBA

The Squadron Supreme has discovered something that could turn the tide of the invasion!

But overwhelmed by the invaders, will the Squadron be able to battle their way out in time to make a difference?

Or will the Squadron Supreme meet their end in this shocking issue???

32 pages/Rated T+ …$3.99

EMPYRE: CAPTAIN AMERICA #2 (OF 3)

PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON [W] • ARIEL OLIVETTI (A) • COVER BY Mike Henderson

Variant cover by Luke Ross

Earth’s defenses are being overrun!

With his back against the ropes, Captain America reaches out for aid…

…but is there anyone left to hear the call?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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EMPYRE: STORMRANGER #2 (OF 3)

SALADIN AHMED [W] • Danilo S. Beyruth (A)

Cover by Federico Vicentini

VARIANT COVER BY KIM JACINTO

Stormranger finds herself trapped on a space pirate ship with an unlikely ally — the Guardian of the Galaxy known as GAMORA!

Can Stormranger work with someone else long enough to stage a daring jailbreak, or will she leave this ship with a lethal new nemesis?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

EMPYRE: THOR #2 (OF 3)

RAM V [W] • PASQUAL FERRY (A/C)

VARIANT COVER BY ED MCGUINNESS

THE GOD OF THUNDER MEETS HIS MATCH!

Aliens are invading Midgard, longtime Asgardian ally and Agent of Wakanda Roz Solomon has gone missing, and Gaea, Thor’s mother and guardian of the Earth, is dying. Thor, the king of Asgard and the god of the storm, has one singular duty: Save. Everyone. So who is this new god standing in his way — and what does he know about Thor’s birthright?!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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EMPYRE: THE INVASION OF WAKANDA #2 (OF 3)

Jim Zub [W] • LAN MEDINA (A)

COVER BY Dustin Weaver

VARIANT COVER BY KIM JACINTO

WAKANDA UNDER SIEGE!

Alien weapons, psychic spirits, ancient magic — T’Challa prepared for war, but not even he could have foreseen the forces now brought to bear against his homeland.

If the Great Vibranium Mound is lost to these invaders, our planet will follow…

Yibambe!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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STRIKEFORCE #10

TINI HOWARD [W]  GERMÁN PERALTA (A)  Cover by JUAN JOSÉ RYP

VARIANT COVER BY DAN MORA

THE SEEDS OF DISCORD!

Aliens are invading Earth, and after taking care of the exiled Vridai, this team is more than prepared to oust unwanted visitors. But their enemy is no delicate flower…and for Wiccan, the stakes are higher than anyone can guess. This is the single issue you’ll wish you’d read – so beat the regret and get on the Strikeforce train before it’s too late!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

LORDS OF EMPYRE: SWORDSMAN #1

ALEX PAKNADEL [W] • THOMAS NACHLIK (A) • Cover by Rod Reis

Variant cover by Jay Anacleto

The swordsman has been resurrected!

But there are more secrets than what lies beyond the grave… Join Swordsman and his son, Quoi, as they embark on a journey of discovery here on Earth – one they can’t walk back from!

40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$4.99

EMPYRE: AVENGERS #3 (of 3)

Jim Zub [W] • Carlos Magno (A) • COVER BY Paul Renaud

Variant cover by Paco Medina

Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are caught in a conflict against nature itself as the soul of the Savage Land hangs in the balance.

Guest-starring Ka-Zar, Shanna the She-Devil and the macabre Man-Thing!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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EMPYRE: SPIDER–MAN #3 (of 3)

TARAN KILLAM [W] • DIEGO OLORTEGUI (A) • Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS

Variant Cover by Marco Checchetto

If there’s one thing you know about Peter Parker it’s that he will sacrifice his personal life for saving people as Spider-Man.

This time, that sacrifice will change aspects of his relationship with his girlfriend, Mary Jane, but it may save MANY lives. This time from an interstellar invader.

Maybe his burgeoning friendship with a new, strange, very small Spider-Man-obsessed super hero will help fix things?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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EMPYRE: X-MEN #3 & #4 (OF 4)

Issue #3 – ED BRISSON, VITA AYALA & ZEB WELLS [W]

Issue #4 – JONATHAN HICKMAN & TBA [W]

Issue #3 – TBA (A)

Issue #4 – JORGE MOLINA (A)

Issue #3 – cover by EDUARD PETROVICH

Issue #4 – cover by TBA

ISSUE #3 – VARIANT COVER BY TBA

ISSUE #4 – VARIANT COVER BY TBA

ALIENS! PLANT-MEN! MUTANTS! ZOMBIES! OLD WOMEN! DEMONS! EXPLOSIONS!

These issues have more than you ever dreamed to ask for. And then some.

40 PGS.(each)/Rated T+ …$4.99 (each)

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THE UNION #2 (OF 5)

PAUL GRIST [W] •  Andrea Di Vito (A) • Cover by Paco Medina

EMPYRE VARIANT COVER BY  TBA

DESIGN VARIANT COVER BY R.B. SILVA

The Union must battle for their lives (and each other) as the Empyre Invasion crescendos!

Thrust unto the global stage, will they be able to prove themselves as a team or will they crumble as the world watches?

Plus, a devastating blow to the fledgling team rocks them to their very core!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

CAPTAIN MARVEL #20

KELLY THOMPSON [W] • CORY SMITH (A) • Cover by JORGE MOLINA

EMPYRE VARIANT COVER BY JEFF DEKAL

THE ACCUSER CORPS!

Captain Marvel recruits some of her closest allies to unravel the mystery of the Universal Weapon — and the woman she’s meant to accuse. But is Carol splitting her power just when she’ll need it most? And how is the united Kree/Skrull Empire going to react to three more HUMAN Accusers?!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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FANTASTIC FOUR #23

DAN SLOTT [W] • SEAN IZAAKSE (A) • Cover by NICK BRADSHAW

EMPYRE VARIANT COVER BY KHOI PHAM

LIVING VAMPIRE VARIANT COVER BY TBA

The ultimate Omni-Wave Projector — built by Valeria Richards, powered Franklin Richards. In their hands, it could lay waste to the Empyre…

…but what if it fell into the hands of the Celestial Assassins? A tipping point in the Empyre saga! A fight that Spider-Man and Wolverine can’t afford to lose! And two lives that that will be forever changed!

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #21 FACSIMILE EDITION

Written by JIM SHOOTER & DAVID MICHELINIE

Penciled by PAUL RYAN Cover by JOHN ROMITA SR.

The comics wedding of the twentieth century! Dearly beloved, we are gathered here to join Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson in holy matrimony — that is, unless Electro ruins any chance of Spider-Man making it down the aisle! Or unless Peter and MJ’s respective cold feet get in the way! Before the celebrations can begin, the bride and groom have plenty of soul-searching to do — and they’ll need the support of both family and friends to get them both to the church on time…or nearly on time! Will Spider-Man and the amazing Mary Jane say, “I do”? It’s one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #21.

48 PGS./Rated T …$4.99

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X-MEN #30 FACSIMILE EDITION

Written by FABIAN NICIEZA  Penciled by ANDY KUBERT   Cover by ANDY KUBERT

Relive the moment X-Men fans spent decades waiting for: the wedding of Jean Grey and Scott Summers! After years of tragedy and torment, death and rebirth, Cyclops and Marvel Girl finally say “I do”!!” And it’s cause for not just celebration but also reflection as Professor X takes stock of how far his dream has come and how his original students have grown. The X-Men’s X-tended friends and family descend on the mansion to join the festivities — but a longtime ally’s absence is deeply missed. Will the wedding go as planned? Can the X-Men finally relax and be happy? And once the vows are exchanged and the first dance is over, who will catch the bouquet? It’s one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting X-MEN (1991) #30.

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

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JUGGERNAUT #2 (OF 5)

FABIAN NICIEZA [W] • RON GARNEY (A) • Cover by GEOFF SHAW

VARIANT COVER BY TBA

SMASH OR BE SMASHED!

Juggernaut isn’t the only one who’s left destruction in his wake, and he thinks it’s about time for the IMMORTAL HULK to take responsibility for his actions!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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X-MEN #12

JONATHAN HICKMAN [W] • LEINIL FRANCIS YU (A/C)

LIVING VAMPIRE VARIANT COVER BY MIKE MAYHEW

THE SUMMONING BEGINS.

A lead-in to the biggest X-story of the summer.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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CHILDREN OF THE ATOM #3

VITA AYALA [W] • BERNARD CHANG (A/C)

VARIANT COVER BY R.B. SILVA

ORIGIN REVEALED!

Who are the X-Men’s sidekicks behind the masks? Meanwhile, a brand new alternative medicine is changing lives at school, but who’s recruiting the victims – I mean patients?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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X-FACTOR #3

LEAH WILLIAMS [W] • DAVID BALDEÓN (A) • Cover by IVAN SHAVRIN

LIVING VAMPIRE VARIANT COVER BY TBA

DROWNING IN THE STREAM!

Every streamer in the Mojoverse is desperate to get a little of the X-magic on their channel, but all X-Factor wants to do is figure out who murdered a Krakoan citizen.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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HELLIONS #4

ZEB WELLS [W] • STEPHEN SEGOVIA (A/C)

HAVOK STANDS ALONE!

Krakoa’s resident rabble are up against the grand dame of the damned — the Goblin Queen, Madelyne Pryor! Talk about a return that could raise some havoc!

32 PGS./PARENTAL ADVISORY  …$3.99

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CABLE #4

GERRY DUGGAN [W] • PHIL NOTO (A/C)

LIVING VAMPIRE VARIANT COVER BY TBA

FORCED INTO A CORNER…

Ancient knights from another galaxy are targeting Cable…and he’s got no choice but to give them what they want!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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GIANT-SIZE X-MEN: STORM #1

JONATHAN HICKMAN [W] • RUSSELL DAUTERMAN (A/C)

VARIANT COVER BY JEN BARTEL

HICKMAN & DAUTERMAN TAKE FLIGHT AGAIN!

In GIANT-SIZE X-MEN: JEAN GREY & EMMA FROST, Hickman and Dauterman took Jean and Emma into Storm’s mind to learn what had happened to her. Now they take the X-Men’s resident goddess to the far end of the world to save herself!

40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/ Rated T+ …$4.99

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WOLVERINE #5

BENJAMIN PERCY [W] • VIKTOR BOGDANOVIC (A) • Cover by ADAM KUBERT

VARIANT COVER BY TBA

LIVING VAMPIRE VARIANT COVER BY TBA

BLOOD CLOCKS!

In the snowbound darkness of the north, Wolverine is the prisoner of Dracula. By forming an unlikely alliance, Logan fights back. Stakes, claws, tricked-out snowmobiles and wintry mayhem await you.

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

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EXCALIBUR #12

TINI HOWARD [W] • MARCUS TO (A) • Cover by MAHMUD ASRAR

SECRETS OF THE BOOK!

With Rictor in his clutches, Apocalypse must survive long enough to begin the ritual he has waited on for eons.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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X-MEN: DAWN OF X SAGA #1

JESS HARROLD [W] • VARIOUS (A)

Catch up on the revolutionary new era for the X-Men! Jonathan Hickman transformed everything in the pages of HOUSE OF X and POWERS OF X, bringing all of mutantkind together on the island nation of Krakoa! Witness the many lives of Moira MacTaggert that paved the way for the Dawn of X — and experience Charles Xavier’s world-altering announcement! As the X-Men ally with former foes to act as ambassadors for this brave new nation, strange and different mutant teams come together! Captain Kate Pryde leads the seafaring Marauders, rescuing mutants and protecting Krakoa’s interests! Betsy Braddock, the new Captain Britain, assembles her own Excalibur! Kwannon, now known as Psylocke, leads fellow Fallen Angels in battle! The New Mutants head into deep space to find an old friend! And X-Force, the mutant CIA, does whatever it takes to keep Krakoa safe!

32 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$3.99

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MARAUDERS #12

Gerry Duggan [W] • MATTEO LOLLI (A) • Cover by RUSSELL DAUTERMAN

RED RECKONING!

The Black King removed the Red Queen from the board…what move will the White Queen make?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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NEW MUTANTS #12 

ED BRISSON [W] • MARCO FAILLA (A) • Cover by MIKE DEL MUNDO

The human world never seems to tire of lashing out at Krakoa. The NEW MUTANTS have their ways of striking back.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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X-FORCE #12

BENJAMIN PERCY [W] • BAZALDUA (A) • Cover by Dustin Weaver

THE CEREBRO SWORD!

After taking on the Flower Cartel, Logan has brought back valuable intel to the mutant CIA. The non-treaty nation of Russia is working to undermine Krakoa — and may be aligned with Xeno. Beast wants Colossus on their side as the first drumbeats of war begin to sound.

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

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THE MARVELS #2

KURT BUSIEK [W] • YILDIRAY CINAR (A) • Cover by ALEX ROSS

Variant cover by Dan Panosian

Aero. The Punisher. The Black Cat. Melinda May. The Terrible Tinkerer. And more.

There’s an aftermath in Manhattan, after the explosion in our first issue — and a crisis in the nation of Siancong as things go from bad to worse. And amid all that, meet Kevin Schumer, an ordinary guy with some big secrets…and see more of the mysterious Threadneedle and the role he’ll play in our building epic. Marvel’s most wide-ranging thriller continues, from Kurt (MARVELS) Busiek and Yildiray (X-MEN) Cinar. And you’ll never guess where we go next.

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

MARVELS X #6 (of 6)

ALEX ROSS & JIM KRUEGER [W] • WELL–BEE (A) • Cover by ALEX ROSS

Variant Cover by WELL–BEE

The war to tear down the Baxter Building continues while those heroes left in New York seek a cure for whatever it is that has transformed everyone they ever loved into mutants.  Even the gods themselves don’t know their place in a world where all of man has become a deity unto itself. Alex Ross, Jim Krueger and Well-Bee conclude the incredible prequel to the EARTH X trilogy.

40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

MARVEL #4 (of 6)

ALEX ROSS, STEVE DARNALL, DANIEL ACUÑA, DOUG RICE & MARK WAID [W]

ALEX ROSS, DANIEL ACUÑA, LUCIO PARRILLO & HILARY BARTA (A)

Cover by ALEX ROSS

VARIANT COVER BY Daniel ACUÑA

As Doctor Strange continues to contend with the machinations of Nightmare in the framing story by Alex Ross and Steve Darnall, a bevy of other creators lend their talents to stories from all across the Marvel Universe: Daniel Acuña spins a saga of the Deviants in the world of the future; Doug Rice and Hilary Barta explore the earliest adventures of Doctor Droom during the time of the Marvel monsters; and Mark Waid and Lucio Parillo pit the Hulk against a fighting mad Wolverine in a brutal painted saga!

40 PGS./Rated T …$4.99

CAPTAIN MARVEL: MARVELS SNAPSHOT #1

MARK WAID [W] • COLLEEN DORAN (A)  Cover by ALEX ROSS

Variant cover by Colleen Doran

HIDDEN GEM VARIANT COVER BY DAVE COCKRUM

A team of heroes fights a stirring battle for the safety of the planet. A young woman struggles with desperation and despair, trying to cope in the modern world. But that’s only the beginning. Superstar creators MARK WAID (Kingdom Come, FANTASTIC FOUR) and COLLEEN DORAN (SPIDER-MAN, A Distant Soil) tell a tale of inspiration within inspiration, as we see how the world’s marvels have inspired others – and how they’ve been inspired themselves. Featuring Captain Marvel, Ms. Marvel and a few surprises.

40 PGS./One–Shot/Rated T+ …$4.99

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CIVIL WAR: MARVELS SNAPSHOT #1

SALADIN AHMED [W] • Ryan Kelly (A)   Cover by ALEX ROSS

Variant cover by Ryan Kelly

HIDDEN GEM VARIANT COVER

BY MICHAEL TURNER

In the heart of the Civil War event, a human story unfolds. A S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, doing his best to do the job with honor – but is that possible anymore? A young, low-level super hero, trying to help his neighbors – but that’s not even legal any more. The two come together in a story that’ll test their commitment, ideals, hopes and dreams, by Hugo-Award-winning writer Saladin Ahmed (Miles Morales: Spider-Man, The Magnificent Ms. Marvel) and artist Ryan Kelley (Lucifer, Stranger Things). Featuring Captain America, Giant-Man, Maria Hill and more.

40 PGS./One–Shot/Rated T+ …$4.99

AMERICA CHAVEZ: MADE IN THE USA #1 (OF 5)

KALINDA VAZQUEZ [W] • CARLOS GÓMEZ (A)   Cover by SARA PICHELLI

VARIANT COVER BY STEPHANIE HANS

VARIANT COVER BY JUNGGEUN YOON

VARIANT COVER BY ELIZABETH TORQUE

WHO IS AMERICA?

America Chavez is incredible – her origins, her strength, her dimension-shattering star portals! But when the foundation of everything she believes is shaken, America will stand up and face the parts of herself she’s been running from. From writer Kalinda Vazquez (Marvel’s Runaways) and artist Carlos Gomez (Amazing Mary Jane) comes an explosive, brand-new story all about what made America Chavez who she is – and what she’ll do to protect the ones she loves.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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Infinite Destinies

The Infinity Stones are destined to return! Both new and iconic characters seek to wield them leading to a titantic clash in Infinite Destinies, which will lay the groundwork for future stories re-shaping the Marvel Universe!

But in the final battle…who will possess the stones?

JUNE

Iron Man Annual #1

Guest-Starring: Quantum!

Captain America Annual #1

Guest-Starring: Overtime!

JULY

Thor Annual #1

Guest-Starring: Spirit of Corruption!

Black Cat Annual #2

Guest-Starring: White Fox!

AUGUST

Avengers Annual #1

Guest-Starring: CLASSIFIED!

Black Panther Annual #1

Guest-Starring: Amulet!

SEPTEMBER

Guardians of the Galaxy Annual #1

Guest-Starring: Prince of Power!

Amazing Spider-Man Annual #2

Guest-Starring: Star!

IRON MAN ANNUAL #1

JED MACKAY [W] • Ibraim Robserson • Cover by NICK BRADSHAW

Variant Cover by TRAVIS CHAREST

CONNECTING VARIANT COVER BY RON LIM

IRON MAN VERSUS QUANTUM!

When Iron Man learns about the strange people who kidnapped and tortured Miles Morales, he HAS to look into it. What he finds out about the Assessor and especially Quantum will shock him and you! Don’t miss this in depth look at some of the coolest new villains and the groundwork laid for major future Marvel stories!

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: Part 1 (of 8) of “Super-Spy vs. Super-Spy”- Nick Fury is Agent of Nothing and Phil Coulson is Agent of Mephisto. For the first time since Coulson came back from the dead, these two brothers-in-arms will face off.

40 PGS./One–Shot/Rated T+ …$4.99

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CAPTAIN AMERICA ANNUAL #1

GERRY DUGGAN [W] • MARCO CASTIELLO (A) • COVER BY ALEX GARNER

VARIANT COVER BY  TRAVIS CHAREST

CONNECTING VARIANT COVER BY RON LIM

CAPTAIN AMERICA VERSUS OVERTIME!

The fugitive known as Overtime broke out of death row when the time stone chose to bond with his soul, giving him powers he barely understood. Now, thanks to Captain America… his time is up.

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: Part 2 (of 8) of “Super-Spy vs. Super-Spy”!

40 PGS./One–Shot/Rated T+ …$4.99

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SILVER SURFER BLACK DIRECTOR’S CUT #1 & #2 (OF 5)

DONNY CATES & TRADD MOORE [W] •  TRADD MOORE (A/C)

ISSUE #1 – A life-altering saga for the Silver Surfer – represented in full splendor befitting the Sentinel of the Spaceways! Spinning out of events in GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, many of the universe’s greatest defenders have been blown through a black hole, including the Surfer! But Norrin Radd’s story doesn’t end there. Lost in space and time, he faces a battle unlike any he has known before – a fight to save his own soul! The transformative series from comic book superstars Donny Cates (VENOM, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY) and Tradd Moore (ALL-NEW GHOST RIDER, VENOM) is given the Director’s Cut treatment, featuring Moore’s cosmic power-packed pencils – and more behind-the-scenes extras!

ISSUE #2 – The Surfer has been marooned across the cosmos! Facing oblivion, Norrin Radd must risk everything to beat back a void that threatens to swallow the galaxy whole! But with darkness infecting his body, can he stand against an ancient and horrible alien god? The transformative series from comic book superstars Donny Cates (VENOM, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY) and Tradd Moore (ALL-NEW GHOST RIDER, VENOM) is given the Director’s Cut treatment, featuring Moore’s complete cosmic power-packed pencils – and more behind-the-scenes extras!

56 PGS. (EACH)/Rated T+ …$4.99 (EACH)

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W.E.B. OF SPIDER-MAN #1 (OF 5)

KEVIN SHINICK [W] • ROBERTO DISALVO (A) • Cover by GURIHIRU

VARIANT COVER BY TBA

ATTRACTION VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE

Peter Parker. Spider-Man. Scientist. Troublemaker?

Thanks to none other than Tony Stark, a new scientific research station for the teenage heroes of the Marvel Universe has just been completed  –  and Spider-Man just got an invitation to join! Working alongside some of your favorite faces from the MU and a whole bunch of awesome new gadgets, and with Iron Man keeping an eye on the them, surely everything’s going to go great for the heroes, right?

…Right?

Face front, True Believers, and treat yourself to this first issue in an adventure of the WORLDWIDE ENGINEERING BRIGADE!

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

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TASKMASTER #3 (OF 5)

JED MACKAY [W] • ALESSANDRO VITTI (A) • Cover by VALERIO GIANGIORDANO

VARIANT COVER BY TBA

TARGET: AMI HAN

Taskmaster’s journey to clear his name brings him to South Korea’s national super human espionage agency! But before he can target Director Han, he’ll have to go toe-to-toe with the White Fox!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

BLACK WIDOW #3

KELLY THOMPSON [W] • ELENA CASAGRANDE (A) • Cover by ADAM HUGHES

Variant cover by ANNIE WU

LIVING VAMPIRE VARIANT COVER BY EMA LUPACCHINO

WHITE…WIDOW?!

Nobody who knows Natasha Romanoff would have imagined THIS when hearing the words “White Widow,” but nothing about this new Nat is what anyone could have imagined. It’s no surprise that she’s looking sublime in white, but who’s the lucky groom? And is this a match for love…or death?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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NEW WARRIORS #3 (OF 5)

DANIEL KIBBLESMITH [W]    Luciano Vecchio (A)    COVER BY R.B. SILVA

Variant cover by PACO MEDINA

LIVING VAMPIRE VARIANT COVER BY TBA

AT WAR WITH THE CHAMPIONS!

Night Thrasher and his New Warriors picked a side – the side of the law! And that means shutting down teenage vigilantes…even if they’re supposed to be friends. Luckily Night Thrasher doesn’t need friends. At least, that’s the lesson he’s giving his new recruits – after kicking one of them out. Turmoil abounds! Betrayal lurks around every corner! Villains are revealed! It’s another can’t-miss issue with the tightest team around!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

POWER PACK #3 (OF 5)

RYAN NORTH [W] • NICO LEON (A)    Cover by Carlos Gómez

LIVING VAMPIRE VARIANT COVER

BY PEACH MOMOKO

The Power Pack is in over their heads (metaphorically) as their powers are (literally) about to start misbehaving and shutting down!

Only they don’t know that yet, which is what’s known to STUFFY OLD LITERATURE PROFESSORS as “dramatic irony” and known to everyone else as “oh dang, that’s some exciting and suspenseful comic soliciting!” Sophocles used it! Shakespeare used it! Now it is our turn to experience dramatic irony.

As if that weren’t enough, the Power Pack faces ANOTHER threat they never saw coming, delivered to them by special guest…TASKMASTER!

Honestly, given how badly things are going, it really seems that one or more of the Power Pack should die in this issue. DO THEY?

Heck, you’ll have to buy this (Julie-narrated!) issue to find out!

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

CHAMPIONS #3

EVE L. EWING [W] • SIMONE DI MEO (A) • Cover by TONI INFANTE

LIVING VAMPIRE VARIANT COVER BY VALENTINE PASCHE

The Champions are on the run! Ms. Marvel, Spider-Man, Nova and Ironheart race to stay one step ahead of C.R.A.D.L.E., but someone keeps leaking their location, and they’re running out of places to hide.

With a spy in their midst and their allies locked up in a disturbing correctional school, they’ll turn to the one adult they know they can still trust…

32 PGS./Rated T+…$3.99

  MAGNIFICENT MS. MARVEL #16

SALADIN AHMED [W] • Minkyu Jung (A)    Cover by EDUARD PETROVICH

AMULET RETURNS – just in time for C.R.A.D.L.E. and Dum Dum Dugan to crack down on the teen heroes of Jersey City!

An arcane horror threatens everything Amulet and Ms. Marvel hold dear – but can they do anything to stop it when they could be arrested at any moment?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

STRANGE ACADEMY #4

SKOTTIE YOUNG [W] • HUMBERTO RAMOS (A/C)    VARIANT COVER BY TBA

CHARACTER SPOTLIGHT VARIANT COVER BY ART ADAMS

TAG, YOU’RE IT!

The students at the Strange Academy blow off their homework for the craziest game of tag ever.

Every door of Strange Academy holds a surprise – one takes you to Dr. Strange’s Sanctum Sanctorum, another to Weirdworld, another to Asgard; and some doors’ destinations are unknown even to Strange himself.

The students plan on stepping through every door, and at least one of the students will bear some significant consequences of their actions.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

2020 iWolverine #2 (OF 2)

LARRY HAMA [W] • ROLAND BOSCHI (A) • Cover by Juan JOSÉ Ryp

VARIANT COVER BY DAVE JOHNSON

Murder in Madripoor!

Albert may have recovered Elsie-Dee, but the bloodshed isn’t over yet…

When the two androids attempt to get revenge, they’ll find that their enemies aren’t the only things at risk for permanent deletion!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

IRON MAN 2020 #6 (OF 6)

DAN SLOTT & CHRISTOS GAGE [W] • PETE WOODS (A)

5th Color Fluorescent Ink Cover by PETE WOODS

Variant Cover by  Takeshi Okazaki

Connecting Variant Cover by SIMONE BIANCHI

Variant Cover by RON LIM

Heads Variant Cover by SUPERLOG

Throw out the rest of your stupid, worthless flesh-bag calendars. 2020 is over, man! The moment Arno Stark has been preparing for is here: the end of all human and artificial life as we know it! All this time you thought he was just some egomaniacal jerk; well, who’s laughing now? Well…no one really. We’re all about to die.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

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PUNISHER VS. BARRACUDA #3 (OF 5)

ED BRISSON [W] • DECLAN SHALVEY (A)   Cover by RYAN STEGMAN

Variant Cover by DECLAN SHALVEY

VARIANT COVER BY DAVE JOHNSON

GATOR BAIT!

Punisher brings hell to the Miami Mafia, but they already have more than enough to worry about.

Barracuda is armed to the teeth and has forced a crew of angry backwoods bigots to help him in his mission of vengeance, but he still feels like something is missing. What could it be?

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the swamp…meet Trixie, a fun-loving Florida gal with a heck of a smile.

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

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WEREWOLF BY NIGHT #3 (OF 4)

TABOO & BENJAMIN JACKENDOFF [W] • SCOT EATON (A)

Cover by Mike McKone

Variant Cover by James Stokoe

WOLF FIGHT!

Red Wolf and Werewolf by Night battle it out under an Arizona moon!

What is the true history of this werewolf curse?

Who really runs Life Pharmaceuticals, and what plans do they have for our heroes in that big glass tower?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

SPIDER-MAN NOIR #4 (of 5)

MARGARET STOHL [W]   JUAN FERREYRA (A)    Cover by DAVE RAPOZA

VARIANT COVER BY TBA

The drums of war continue to beat SPIDER-MAN NOIR down as he finds himself buried in the deserts of Babylon!

Will the sands drown our hero, or will he withstand the hammering and save the day?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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GWEN STACY #5 (of 5)

CHRISTOS GAGE [W] • TODD NAUCK (A) Cover by MIGUEL MERCADO

Variant Cover by Greg Smallwood

Gwen continues, against her father’s wishes, to clear George Stacy’s good name.

She’s been threatened, attacked and belittled, but Gwen has no quit in her.

This final issue of the series pits her up against a man of rising importance in the NYC criminal underworld: Wilson Fisk, the future Kingpin of Crime.

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

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SPIDER-WOMAN #4

KARLA PACHECO [W] • PERE PéREZ (A) • Cover by JUNGGEUN  YOON

VILLAIN VARIANT COVER BY JUNGGEUN YOON

SNEAKER VARIANT COVER BY TBA

LIVING VAMPIRE VARIANT COVER BY TBA

BACK WHERE IT ALL BEGAN!

Spider-Woman finds herself in the last place on Earth she wants to be: Wundagore Mountain.

What could possibly bring Jess back to the place that gave her powers? Who would put someone through that trauma? The answers will shock you!

It’s about to get very, VERY personal.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #47

NICK SPENCER [W] • MARCELO FERREIRA (A) • Cover by JOSEMARIA CASANOVAS

Variant Cover by MARK BAGLEY

LIVING VAMPIRE VARIANT COVER BY LEE GARBETT

“SINS RISING” PART 3

Sin Eater has leveled up and is looking for more sins to eat.

His new target? A place with plenty of sins to go around: Ravencroft Institute for the Criminally Insane.

Spider-Man faces a conundrum he hasn’t faced before, and it is messing him up.

We are one month from AMAZING SPIDER-MAN LGY #850 and it is going to be a doozy.

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #48

NICK SPENCER [W] • Mark Bagley (A/C)

VARIANT COVER BY MARK BAGLEY

LIVING VAMPIRE VARIANT COVER BY DAVID LOPEZ

Spider-Man has been pushed harder than he has in a very long time and in ways he has never been before.

How far can he be pushed before he breaks?

Who he has to face this issue is going to answer that very clearly as we are one issue from AMAZING SPIDER-MAN LGY #850!

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

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AMAZING MARY JANE #9

Leah Williams [W]   ZÉ CARLOS (A)   COVER BY PAULO SIQUEIRA

There are snakes and serpents everywhere in Anaconda, Montana, some you’ll recognize, and some hide in the shadows.

If a battle can be won with positivity and force of will, you know Mary Jane Watson is up to the challenge!

But what if someone comes packing a grudge and some literal–futuristic–firepower?

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

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MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN #19

SALADIN AHMED [W]   CARMEN CARNERO (A)   COVER BY JAVIER GARRÓN

LIVING VAMPIRE VARIANT COVER

BY DAVE JOHNSON

EVEN IF MILES LIVES…HE DIES!

No one knows the full consequences when worlds collide: Are there aftershocks, echoes, doubles?

Miles is already battling a man who shares his name. What does it mean when he finds someone with his face in his family living room?

Was this clone made or born? And which Miles will survive this saga?

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

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MORBIUS #8

Vita Ayala [W]  ALBERTO ALBURQUERQUE (A)   Cover by SKAN

VAMPIRE VS. HUNTER!

Blade doesn’t see eye to eye with Morbius as Michael continues his uncontrollable rampage!

PLUS: Another MARVEL HERO enters the fray! But who are they here to help?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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BLACK CAT #13

JED MACKAY [W] • NINA VAKUEVA (A)   Cover by SARA PICHELLI

LUCKY 13 VARIANT COVER BY Dave Johnson

UNLUCKY 13 VARIANT COVER BY Dave Johnson

LIVING VAMPIRE VARIANT COVER BY DAVID NAKAYAMA

CAT VS. CAT!

Lily Hollister has been through a lot. Her dad was district attorney, she was engaged to Harry Osborn, she found her future father-in-law’s Goblin stash and accidentally turned herself into Menace, sided with the Green Goblin and his Goblin Nation and ended up with amnesia and a leased super hero identity, “Queen Cat.” Whew. Like we said, A LOT. But she’s turning over a new leaf.

Queen Cat is a super hero, and every good super hero needs an archenemy. HER target? Felicia Hardy, A.K.A. the Black Cat.

This may not go well.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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SCREAM: CURSE OF CARNAGE #8

CLAY MCLEOD CHAPMAN [W] • GARRY BROWN (A) • COVER BY GERARDO SANDOVAL

VARIANT COVER BY TBA

With Demagoblin tearing through the city’s most vulnerable, SCREAM finds herself dangerously close to losing control of her symbiote…and herself.

It’s GOBLIN vs. SYMBIOTE in the MIGHTY MARVEL MANNER — just how you like it!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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VENOM #27 & #28

DONNY CATES [W] • JUAN GEDEON (A) • Covers by RYAN STEGMAN

ISSUE #27 – LIVING VAMPIRE VARIANT COVER BY MIKE DEL MUDO

ISSUE #27 – SNEAKER VARIANT COVER BY TBA

ISSUE #28 – LIVING VAMPIRE VARIANT COVER BY TBA

IN THE WAKE OF “VENOM ISLAND,” WHAT’S NEXT FOR THE WICKED WEB-SLINGER?

ISSUE #27 – When a new and dangerous foe erupts into Eddie Brock’s life, it threatens to rip away everything Eddie holds dear. His son, his symbiote, even himself — EVERYTHING Eddie Brock loves is in jeopardy!

ISSUE #28 – As if ONE new threat to Eddie Brock and his son, Dylan, wasn’t bad enough, an entirely different foe rears its monstrous head as Eddie and Dylan try to find their way! But in this dangerous new world, Eddie’s also enlisted the help of some new allies, some of whom have familiar faces — and who Eddie may never want to leave!

32 PGS. (EACH)/Rated T+ …$3.99 (EACH)

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GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #6

AL EWING [W] • Marcio Takara (A) • Cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE

LIVING VAMPIRE VARIANT COVER BY TBA

As old tensions explode in the far-off Earth System, the political map of the galaxy is redrawn.

Meanwhile, old friends and lovers must redraw the maps of themselves – or tear them up entirely.

He used to be the Human Rocket. Now he’s the Human Wreck. Is there any coming back for Nova?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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THOR #7

DONNY CATES [W] • AARON KUDER (A) • Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL

Variant cover by NIC KLEIN

VARIANT COVER BY GUILE SHARP

LIVING VAMPIRE VARIANT COVER BY TBA

SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH MJOLNIR…

And this is a poor time for the All-Father of Asgard to lose his primary weapon. The Golden City is in chaos after Galactus’ ill-timed visit, and there are new threats on the horizon. Thor needs his hammer now more than ever…and yet the Uru grows heavier with every passing day. What will it take for the God of Thunder to hang on to one of the most powerful weapons in the Multiverse?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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DR. STRANGE #7

MARK WAID ([W] •  TOM Reilly (A)   Cover by MAX FIUMARA

LIVING VAMPIRE VARIANT COVER

BY MIRKA ANDOLFO

Are YOU Doctor Strange’s biggest fan?

Would you jump at the chance to join the Sorcerer Supreme on an epic magical adventure—no matter the danger???

Those are the questions that Kermit, Stephen’s office assistant and #1 Strange fan, will have to answer, as he gets swept up in Doctor Strange’s latest mystical maelstrom!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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FALCON & WINTER SOLDIER #5 (of 5)

DEREK LANDY [W]    FEDERICO VICENTINI (A)    Cover by DAN MORA

Variant by KHOI PHAM

A diner, somewhere in Nevada.

Inside, a battle rages, as Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes do their very best to take down the Natural, the most gifted killer to emerge in years. Outside, another battle rages — this time between the two people vying to become the next Hydra Supreme. It’s the bullet-riddled, window-smashing, table-breaking conclusion to the action-paced series, and it’s going out in style…

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

DOCTOR DOOM #9

CHRISTOPHER CANTWELL [W] • SALVADOR LARROCA (A/C)

LIVING VAMPIRE VARIANT COVER BY TBA

After growing the Latverian empire through bloodshed, Doom turns his attention to the potential apocalypse that is the black hole in Earth’s orbit, as he’s the only brilliant scientific mind left that has any chance of preventing catastrophe. But in the wake of all he’s been through, Victor grapples with a profound change of heart…one he dare not show his enemies, else they see his weakness as opportunity!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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SAVAGE AVENGERS #14

GERRY DUGGAN [W] • Patch Zircher (A) • Cover by VALERIO GIANGIORDANO

Conan leads a team of Savage Avengers against an Asgardian dragon in a quest for treasure. Get out your twenty-sided dice and roll to attack with Conan, Magik and new Savage recruits the Black Knight and Juggernaut!

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

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AVENGERS #35

JASON AARON [W] • JAVIER GARRÓN (A) • Cover by MATTEO SCALERA

LIVING VAMPIRE VARIANT COVER BY TBA

THE AGE OF KHONSHU!

An empowered, godlike Moon Knight has just saved the world from fiery ruin. Now an army of mummies and moon priests begins to reshape the world in the image of ancient Egypt. But where does that leave the Avengers? Broken, imprisoned – or on the run in the moonlit streets of New Thebes City.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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GHOST RIDER #9

ED BRISSON [W] • JUAN FRIGERI (A) • COVER BY AARON KUDER

Classic Ghost Rider villains return! Danny Ketch might have punished Scarecrow, Deathwatch and Blackout before as a Spirit of Vengeance, but can he do the same as the Spirit of Corruption?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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GHOST RIDER ANNUAL #1

HOWARD MACKIE & ED BRISSON [W] • JAVIER SALTARES (A/C)

Variant Cover by PHILIP TAN

THE ONE YOU’VE BEEN WAITING FOR – THE RETURN OF VENGEANCE!

MICHAEL BADILINO was a bad dude in life…and that landed him in hell.  But not just any old rung of hell, a layer so deep it’s reserved for those special enemies of hell – one where a former SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE may suffer for all eternity!

As LILITH’s gambit against JOHNNY BLAZE and MEPHISTO for the throne of hell heats up, you can bet other players will enter the arena……and Badilino will find a way to ride again as VENGEANCE!

Fan-favorite GHOST RIDER creators Howard Mackie and Javier Saltares return to the saga of the Spirits of Vengeance in an all-new tale as Vengeance brings his own brand of hellfire to the Marvel Universe!

40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$4.99

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NEBULA #5 (OF 5)

VITA AYALA [W] • CLAIRE ROE (A)   Cover by JEN BARTEL

VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO

Nebula is done running—this time she’s bringing the fight straight to Devos the Devastator!

But will her thirst for vengeance poison the peace she’s recently found?

Blinded by rage, Nebula is on a crash course to exact her revenge on Devos – even if it means going down in flames with him to get it!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

RUNAWAYS #34

RAINBOW ROWELL [W]    ANDRES GENOLET (A)    Cover by KRIS ANKA

Wolverine and Pixie guest-star in RUNAWAYS and answer what Runaways fans have been asking for months: With the X-Men’s opening of Krakoa, the island-nation that welcomes mutants in existence, will Molly go?

You may think you know the answer to that or what is going to happen here, but this comic is like its stars: They never do what they’re told or expected to do.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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IMMORTAL HULK #37

AL EWING [W] • JOE BENNETT (A) • Cover by ALEX ROSS

LIVING VAMPIRE VARIANT COVER BY TONY DANIEL

When Bruce Banner first came to Shadow Base, he was cut up into pieces and stored in jars. Now Shadow Base is under his control.

But Bruce Banner was only the second test subject.

Now…THE FIRST is free.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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CAPTAIN AMERICA #23

TA-NEHISI COATES [W] • BOB QUINN (A) • Cover by ALEX ROSS

”All Die Young” continues! A restoration! A resurrection! A bit of redemption! And the return of Cap’s number one foe!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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BLACK PANTHER #25

TA-NEHISI COATES [W] • DANIEL ACUÑA & BRIAN STELFREEZE (A) • COVER BY DANIEL ACUÑA

FINAL ISSUE VARIANT COVER BY BRIAN STELFREEZE

VARIANT COVER BY SAM SPRATT

THE FINAL ISSUE OF TA-NEHISI COATES’ LANDMARK RUN!

It’s the end of an era for the Black Panther as renowned writer Ta-Nehisi Coates concludes his Wakandan epic! Over four years, Coates has taken the Black Panther to hell and back and expanded Wakanda into the distant stars. Now, in his final issue, he brings T’Challa full circle, back to the home he left behind…and the crown he has never fully accepted. This is the story of a king who sought to be a hero, a hero who was reduced to a slave, a slave who advanced into legend…and the man who has struggled to hold up an empire in his bare hands. The journey will conclude, but the legend remains. Don’t miss the close of a historic epoch in comic history!

40 PGS./Rated T …$4.99

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VALKYRIE: JANE FOSTER #12

JASON AARON & TORUNN GRØNBEKK [W] • MATTIA DE IULIS (A)

Cover by MAHMUD ASRAR

VALKYRIE VS. KRAVEN THE HUNTER!

The Last Son of Kraven has come to New York City on the hunt for a mythic beast — one whose freedom risks the safety of all the realms. So why is Valkyrie standing in his way?! And if a monster of Hel is roaming Midgard, where are the queens of Hel? What is Karnilla singing to sleep in her underworldly bower?!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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DAREDEVIL #22

CHIP ZDARSKY [W] • FRANCESCO MOBILI (A) • Cover by MARCO CHECCHETTO

LIVING VAMPIRE VARIANT COVER BY TBA

“TRUTH/DARE” CONTINUES!

Still grappling with the blood on his hands, Matt Murdock makes one of the biggest choices of his life.

But what effect will Matt’s choices have on DAREDEVIL? And what about the people who need him?

See why people are talking about DAREDEVIL as one of Marvel’s best ongoing series!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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AERO #12

ZHOU LIEFEN & AMY CHU [W]  KENG (A/C)

FIGHT OR FLIGHT!

The fate of SHANGHAI hangs in the balance as AERO and IRON MAN attempt to unlock the secret of the jade towers.

How will they defeat the enemy that threatens Aero’s beloved city?

And where does the mysterious MADAME HUANG fit into this whole puzzle?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

SWORD MASTER #12  

SHUIZHU & AMY CHU [W]   GUNJI (A/C)

SECRETS OF CHIYOU’S TOMB REVEALED!

With the help of SHUANGSHUANG and her grandmother, the chief of the NU WA CLAN, the SWORD MASTER confronts the past.

But he’ll also discover a big clue as to his missing father’s fate.

Is LIN LIE ready for the truth?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

HOW TO READ COMICS THE MARVEL WAY #3 (of 4)

CHRISTOPHER HASTINGS [W] • SCOTT KOBLISH (A) • COVER BY DAVID NAKAYAMA

VARIANT COVER BY TBA

WHERE DO I START???

For everyone who’s ever been intimidated by Marvel’s uncanny catalogue, we have a surprising solution: start in Ancient Rome!

Follow Spider-Man into the past to stop Mysterio from claiming an object with absolute power, AND learn how understanding historical storytelling can make you a smarter comics reader.

Plus, what happens when Spidey runs into a certain marvelous publication’s swinging ‘60s offices! We’re PRETTY sure the timestream won’t collapse?

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

DEADPOOL #8

KELLY THOMPSON [W] • GERARDO SANDOVAL (A) • Cover by CHRIS BACHALO

LIVING VAMPIRE VARIANT COVER BY NICK BRADSHAW

SCANDAL! BETRAYAL! GOO!

Elsa lied, and Deadpool died!

Well, not yet. But he might! Which, given that this is Deadpool, means it must be a pretty spectacular lie.

What is the ACTUAL truth of the Bloodstone curse? And what does it have to do with a dimension full of hideous goo? Don’t wear your nice clothes when reading this one – IT’S GONNA GET MESSY.

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

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CONAN THE BARBARIAN #17

JIM ZUB [W] • ROBERT GILL (A) • Cover by E.M. GIST

Variant Cover by ROBERTO DE LA TORRE

LIVING VAMPIRE VARIANT COVER BY BUTCH GUICE

“THE CURSE OF THE NIGHTSTAR” CLAIMS CONAN!

CONAN has escaped the Great Crucible, but his “March to Khitai” has just begun!  Conan now possesses the TOOTH OF THE NIGHTSTAR, a mighty weapon liberated from the Uttara Kuru leadership.  But if he’s not careful, the sword will possess him!  A dark force is bound to the mystic blade, a spirit hungering for souls—including the Cimmerian’s!  And It. Must. Feed!

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

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ROBERT E. HOWARD’S DARK AGNES #5 (OF 5)

BECKY CLOONAN [W] • LUCA PIZZARI (A) • Cover by STEPHANIE HANS

REVENGE IS BITTERSWEET!

THE DUKE D’ALENCON returns!

THE KILLER shows their true face!

DARK AGNES’ past catches up with her!

Don’t miss the shocking finale of DARK AGNES’ inaugural comic series!

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

CONAN: BATTLE FOR THE SERPENT CROWN #5 (OF 5)

SALADIN AHMED [W] • LUKE ROSS (A) • Cover by Mahmud Asrar

Variant Cover by VALERIO GIANGIORDANO

Variant Cover by MIKE MCKONE

MEPHISTO TRIUMPHANT?!

The trail leading to the SERPENT CROWN has brought MEPHISTO’s ultimate goal within reach!

As CONAN makes his last-ditch effort to stake his claim on the treasure, NYLA SKIN makes a daring move!

But will the Serpent Crown’s newly revealed secret doom Conan to a fate undreamed of?

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

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STAR WARS: BOUNTY HUNTERS #5

ETHAN SACKS [W] • PAOLO VILLANELLI (A)

Cover by LEE BERMEJO

Empire Strikes Back Variant COVER by CHRIS SPROUSE

BATTLE OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS!

Only one man can stop BOBA FETT from executing his long sought vengeance. But can VALANCE survive the battle of the two greatest bounty hunters of their age?

Why did NAKANO LASH betray her team during their doomed mission to CORELLIA?

The answer could ignite an all-out crime war across the underworld and change Valance’s life forever.

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

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STAR WARS: DARTH VADER #5

GREG PAK [W] • RAFFAELE IENCO (A) • Cover By Inhyuk Lee

Empire Strikes Back Variant COVER by CHRIS SPROUSE

A QUEST FOR TRUTH…A JOURNEY OF DESTRUCTION!

DARTH VADER’S search for revenge against those who hid his son Luke reaches a terrible climax – at the tomb of PADMÉ AMIDALA!

What secrets does he learn? And who will pay as a result?

All the answers are coming – in the ruins of POLIS MASSA – the birthplace of Luke Skywalker!

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

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STAR WARS #7

CHARLES SOULE [W] • JESUS SAIZ (A) • Cover by CARLO PAGULAYAN

EMPIRE STRIKES BACK VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS SPROUSE

VARIANT COVER BY AARON KUDER

SHE WILL HAVE REVENGE!

COMMANDER ELLIAN ZAHRA has been tasked by the terrifying DARTH VADER with the job of tracking down the remnants of the REBEL FLEET, scattered since the BATTLE OF HOTH.

From the bridge of her flagship the TARKIN’S WILL, she hunts the galaxy, eradicating all resistance, her secret goal to destroy LEIA ORGANA.

But why such hate for the PRINCESS OF ALDERAAN? The truth…will be REVEALED!

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

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STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA #4

ALYSSA WONG [W] • MARIKA CRESTA (A)   Cover by VALENTINA REMENAR

VARIANT COVER BY TULA LOTAY

RING OF FIRE!

Trapped and betrayed, DOCTOR APHRA fights to escape the cursed city of VAALE before madness overcomes her!

Meanwhile, RONEN TAGGE’s sinister plan for the RINGS OF VAALE approaches fruition.

Will Aphra be able to thwart him in time?

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

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STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER ADAPTATION #1 (OF 5)

JODY HOUSER [W] • WILL SLINEY (A) • Cover by PHIL NOTO

VARIANT Cover by BRIAN STELFREEZE

VARIANT Cover by JODIE MUIR

MOVIE VARIANT Cover ALSO AVAILABLE

INCLUDES UNREVEALED STORY!

FROM BEYOND THE OUTER RIM, AN OLD ENEMY RETURNS! REY and the RESISTANCE set out on a desperate quest to stop the threat of the FINAL ORDER! Can they succeed where Jedi Master LUKE SKYWALKER himself failed? And what is KYLO REN’S real goal in partnering with the resurrected PALPATINE? Jody Houser (TIE FIGHTER) and Will Sliney (THE RISE OF KYLO REN) adapt the landmark Skywalker saga, featuring extended and deleted scenes!

40 PGS./Rated T …$4.99

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June 2020 Marvel Comics Solicits NON-STOP SPIDER-MAN #1 JOE KELLY [W] • CHRIS BACHALO (A) • Cover by DAVID FINCH WRAPAROUND VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS BACHALO…

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Successful IJL 2017 closes with Insignity named as “Exhibitor of the Year”

Insignety, the new retail, in-store design experience launched at the show, was named as the winner of this year’s new Editors’ Choice Award – ‘Exhibitor of the Year’ – by a prestigious panel of industry magazine editors. Aptly highlighting the success of the IJL 2017 experience, which combined state-of-the-art technology dovetailed with finely executed craftsmanship across all show sectors, to deliver a new and exciting retail experience for visitors and exhibitors alike.

Sam Willoughby, Event Director, observed: “Insignety deservedly walked away with the IJL Editors’ Choice ‘Exhibitor of the Year’ Award. A perfectly polished concept delivered with the  utmost professionalism, signalling a massive leap forward for jewellery retailing. An excellent reflection of what  the show delivered so successfully this year. The combination of technology innovation and superb design and creative skills which, when linked together, is undoubtedly the way forward for the future success of the industry. And it was our aim to bring this to life at this year’s show through all the many new initiatives we launched at the event – which I am pleased to say, from the very positive feedback we’ve received, we have achieved!”

Insignety offers consumers the opportunity to capture and create their special piece of jewellery through new age technology and golden-age skills.  Mark Bos, CEO of Insignety, explained: ‘Our core values are passion and quality. We have invested much time and enormous effort in realising this exciting retail proposition. The response  at IJL was huge and although I’m not at liberty to say which will be our first door, I can say most doors are open!’

New collections from more than 500 designers and brands from 43 countries were showcased at IJL 2017, including 184 new exhibitors, international suppliers and manufacturers, plus the best of British participated alongside new show sectors and new show features. These included not only the very popular new Retail Experience and Jewellery LIVE! areas but also the revitalised seminar programme. All  visibly demonstrating the importance of both the contemporary and the traditional skills.

As part of providing exhibitors with year-round support,  IJL launched its one day, free to attend Summer Masterclass in June, designed to help exhibitors pre-plan their show, learn from inspiring industry leaders and get the most out of networking, PR and marketing opportunities.  Feedback from attendees at the show was  very positive, confirming it had definitely enhanced their show experience.

First time exhibitor Rachel Whitehead explained: “ IJL 2017 was my first ever trade show and the generous feed of knowledge and experience the organisers and press provided really helped me plan and execute my launch. The clever merchandising tips and know-how were invaluable.”

Flora Bhattachary, jewellery designer and founder of Flora Bhattachary Fine Jewellery, ex IJL KickStarter, added: “This one day Masterclass really helped me pre-plan my show approach IJL far more calmly. The bullet points of ’what to do when’ were so helpful.” 

Second year exhibitor and Editors’ Choice winner for Technical Trailblazer, Susi Smither, founder and designer of The Rock Hound agreed: “I loved the Master Class! It fed me new ideas which in turn gave me extra confidence when approaching customers at the show. Also it was great getting to know the IJL family.”

Event Director, Sam Willoughby,  had the final word : “Exhibiting at IJL is not just three days – it is a 365 day experience for exhibitors.  We really do go the extra mile to create a first class event for the industry as a whole – exhibitors and visitors – and are incredibly grateful to our amazing line up of industry luminaries, including Stephen Webster and Shaun Leane, who helped make that possible.  And also our thanks go to the industry press, consumer press, TV crews and bloggers who all came to the show and helped spread the IJL message to a vast audience. Thank you everyone and we do hope you all had a really successful show!”

And this is what some of the designers and brands had to say:

“IJL provides us the opportunity to show our new launches to new and existing accounts. I would recommend the show to other companies as there are a variety of buyers, the London venue is easily accessible and the show gives us the chance to catch up with our retailers and see the new launches of other brands.” Philippa Glinn, Account Manager, Astley Clarke.

“As a British brand, our presence at IJL as a UK show is important for us. I have particularly enjoyed networking with customers at this year’s show.” Benjamin Caplan, Sales Manager, Yoko London.

“IJL is the only jewellery event of quality in the UK. The show is designed for quality customers in a quality venue. Exhibiting at IJL for forty years has been a milestone in my career. Thank you IJL!” Howard Graham, Managing Director, Ntinga.

“IJL has provided us with great exposure to a wide range of clients. I have particularly enjoyed the Seminars – they are not only interesting but offer great insight from leading industry professionals.” Colin McGuinness, Scientist, De Beers UK.

“IJL once again has provided an excellent showcase for the industry. It’s great to meet up with so many friends and new trade contacts. Our collections, especially Chatsworth House Style, were very well received, while our head turning Devonshire House Ball headdress was filmed for TV at the show.” Chris Sellors, managing director, C W Sellors Fine Jewellery.

“IJL is the only major UK jewellery industry show. It has been the perfect platform for us to launch our brand into the UK and Irish market.” Raoul Sagal, UK Brand Manager, Nanis Italian Jewels.

“IJL gives visitors an all-round event experience – and being part of the show this year has meant that we’ve connected with new and exciting customers in a fresh and vibrant setting”. Hollie Francis, Sales Manager, Henryka.

“IJL has been amazing for us and met all our business needs and objectives, attracting a number of excellent potential customers. Compared to other events, networking has also been easier. Definitely a show to participate in and as a new exhibitor, IJL has been supportive and flexible throughout, taking our needs into consideration to help ensure we had a good show.” Aashina Seih, Marketing Co-ordinator, Cara Jewellers.

“IJL offers the opportunity for great customer interaction and industry catch up which are vital for our business. It is an unique show as it provides the opportunity to entertain and have fun with a wide range of customers.” Tom Cornwell, Wholesale Manager, Alex Monroe.

“Having launched Dog Fever earlier this year with great success and a huge amount of interest, IJL has offered us the perfect platform to further establish and grow the brand in the UK and Irish markets. It is perfect for networking and establishing new business relationships, as well as being perfectly positioned within the calendar for buyers to start thinking and placing orders for Christmas.” Michael Fowler, Director, Saunders Shepherd.

“The location of IJL makes it stand out from other competitive events and it is at a good time of the year which suits our business needs. There’s a broad range of visitors with a great mix of exhibitors”. Ian Elliot, Co-Founder, Elliot Brown Watch

“IJL is a great opportunity to show our pearl ranges at a prestigious London venue. The show attracts a broad range of important retailers and the seminar programme is excellent, providing a good opportunity for staff training.” Miranda Raw, Director, Raw Pearls.

“IJL has given us the opportunity to meet new customers. One of our favourite parts of the show was trend spotting! IJL is a well-run show and the organisers are very helpful.” Oonagh Doyle, Sales Director, Newbridge Silverware.

“We’ve met with existing customers in the UK, as well as a few new potential buyers. Olympia is a good location and the timing of the show is right.” Igor Zubovskij, Managing Director, Koliz Vostok.

“IJL is a world ahead of other industry trade events currently in the UK. The show has been extremely successful for us.” Leon Rhodes, Country Manager (UK), Christina Jewellery and Obaku, Denmark.

“IJL is an elegant show and well organised. It meets our business needs by providing a platform for networking and meeting new customers and high quality visitors who are relevant to our brand.” Nova Borg, Head of Marketing, Lumitoro.

“We have had an excellent show – fulfilling our stock requirements and networking with brands, suppliers and peers. The IJL Diamond Club is wonderful – it’s a great place to meet and evaluate the day with colleagues and clients.” Ashley Pugh, Managing Director, W. Bruford Ltd.

“IJL is the only show that covers every aspect of all things jewellery related! Being part of the KickStart programme has provided me with an amazing platform to promote my business. I’ve met such a breadth of buyers and suppliers from all over the world – some of whom I’ve been wanting to show my work to as well as new ones.” 2017 KickStarter and winner of the Industry Award, Alice Barnes, Designer.

“I think IJL is more professional than other competitive events. It is the premier show for the jewellery industry. I have been so impressed by the interest from visitors and the positive feedback – and orders!” 2017 Bright Young Gem, Ishtar Liljefors, Jewellery Designer, Ishtar Liljefors Jewellery.

from Trending Jewellery http://blog.jewellerylondon.com/successful-ijl-2017-closes-with-insignity-named-as-exhibitor-of-the-year/

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USA; The Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra Appearing at The Blue Note Sunday, Dec. 10th Sets 11:30am & 1:30pm

The Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra Appearing at The Blue Note Sunday, Dec. 10th Sets 11:30 am & 1:30 pm

The Blue Note

131 W. 3rd St New York, NY 10012 212-475-8592 Tickets & Info

FEATURING: Pete McGuinness: Leader, composer-arranger, trombone, vocals Saxes: Dave Pietro, Marc Phaneuf, Tom Christensen, Dan Pratt, Dave Reikenberg Trumpets: Tony Kadlek, Jon Owens, Bill Mobley, Chris Rogers Trombones: Bruce Eidem, Mark Patterson, Matt Haviland, Jeff Nelson Rhythm: Mike Holober-piano, Andy Eulau-bass, Scott Neumann-drums  

On the NYC jazz scene since 2006, The Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra is a group filled with some of the area¹s most experienced and exciting big band musicians. A collect resume of the where these musicians have been would include the bands of Maria Schneider, Woody Herman, Buddy Rich, Toshiko Akiyoshi, John Fedchock, and and The Westchester Jazz Orchestra (to name only a few). Pete himself has a long history in the jazz world as a trombonist, award-winning jazz vocalist, and is a three-time GRAMMY nominated big band arranger. He also in a member of a new jazz vocal group known as ³The Royal Bopsters². Pete is an Associate Professor of Jazz Studies at William Paterson University in Wayne, NJ. The orchestra has released two CDs, its most-recent being "Strength In Numbers" (2014, Summit Records) to rave reviews ("4 and 1/2 stars" - Downbeat Magazine) and much radio-play nation-wide. This is the band¹s fifth appearance at The Blue Note.

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