FEAR ITSELF #7 (of 7)
Written by MATT FRACTION
Penciled by STUART IMMONEN
Cover by STEVE McNIVEN
Variant Cover by STUART IMMONEN
Variant Cover by BILLY TAN (to be revealed after the events in Fear Itself #6)
• Tony Stark returns from the depths with a last-chance arsenal that will transform the Avengers from Earth’s Mightiest Heroes…into Earth’s Last Hope!
• It’s THOR’S DAY– the day that everything ends!
• Double sized Finale with a little something extra for keen eye
56 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

INCREDIBLE HULK #1
Variant Covers by NEAL ADAMS & Dale Keown
Variant Cover by TBA
Sketch Variant Cover by MARC SILVESTRI
Blank Variant Cover also available
Marvel Architect Jason Aaron joins forces with legendary artist Marc Silvestri to
CLASSIFIED
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

ULTIMATE COMICS HAWKEYE #3
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Penciled by RAFA SANDOVAL
Cover by KAARE ANDREWS
Nick Fury has sent Hawkeye on a vital international mission. But with no backup to be had, Clint Barton may find himself on the losing end of a major battle—until Fury sends in unexpected reinforcements: a covert mutant team and The Hulk!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #3
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Art by ESAD RIBIC
Cover by KAARE ANDREWS
The Children of Tomorrow have transformed the Norse Gods into mortal men! Now, depowered and on the verge of utter destruction, the only hope the Pantheon has lies with Nick Fury and his Ultimates! Can Fury’s superhuman task force put an end to the devastation of the Asgardian people? If not, will the blight of the gods be visited on mankind next?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #2
Written by NICK SPENCER
Art by PACO MEDINA
Cover by KAARE ANDREWS
The world is in a state of sheer panic. The United States government has been outed as the creator of the X-Gene and mutants have been branded terrorists. It is in this insanity that the X-Men emerge. How will these former X-Men fair in a world where they are criminals? Will they be willing to defend mankind when all of humanity cries out for their imprisonment?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #3
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by SARA PICHELLI
Cover by KAARE ANDREWS
Who is behind the mask?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

VENOM #8
Written by RICK REMENDER
Pencils & Cover by TOM FOWLER
SPIDER-ISLAND TIE IN!
Flash Thompson has suffered a terrible loss, just when his Venom persona is needed to protect New York City the most! The Infestation’s architects have gained an unimaginable edge and Venom must go head-to-head with the Spider-King! With a broken heart and the fate of New York on his shoulder, well, folks you’ve heard it before but after this, trust us, Venom’s world can never be the same again! By Rick Remender (X-FORCE) and Tom Fowler (AGE OF HEROES)
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

SUPER HEROES #19
Written by EUGENE SON & JOE CARAMAGNA
Penciled by WES CRAIG & KEVIN SHARPE
Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
Double the adventure, double the fun with Thor and the Avengers! Join three of Earth’s Mightiest on a quest unlike any other – Hawkeye, Ant-Man and Captain America think they have a day off of Avengers’ duty, but unseen dangers wait for them at Manhattan’s Museum of Natural History. Meanwhile on Asgard, Odin decides to have a little fun and switches up his sons’ weapons: he puts the brothers to the test to see if LOKI worthy of THOR’S hammer! Where else can you get your fix of enchanted weapons, excitement and dinosaurs?
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

ALPHA FLIGHT #5
Written by FRED VAN LENTE & GREG PAK
Pencils by DALE EAGLESHAM
Cover by CARLO PAGULAYAN
STRIKE VERSUS FLIGHT. As the traitorous Vindicator leads her team of villains, known as ALPHA STRIKE, against her former teammates, ALPHA FLIGHT embraces their outlaw status by joining forces with the mercenary TASKMASTER. Will the master of skill acquisition be able to train the team in the tactics necessary to take on the entire Canadian government? And even so, will partnering with such a compromised cohort reveal itself to be a pact with the devil? Marvel superstars Greg Pak, Fred Van Lente and Dale Eaglesham continue their stellar run with Marvel’s much-beloved band of heroes, ALPHA FLIGHT!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

HERC #9
Written by FRED VAN LENTE & GREG PAK
Penciled by DAVID HAHN
Cover by TOM GRUMMETT
AN ELEKTRA-FYING ISSUE OF HERC! Herc has rejected his demigod status to distance himself from his Olympian ties, especially his father Zeus. Unfortunately for Herc, that distance is about to get a lot shorter, as Zeus has decided to move in with his wayward son after an angry Hera de-powers him. As if parental baggage wasn’t problematic enough, Herc’s status as Brooklyn’s protector has put him at odds with some powerful enemies. A team-up with the skilled assassin Elektra could give him the help he needs… as long as his dad doesn’t muck it up first. Written by Marvel scribes Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente and drawn by the astounding David Hahn, it’s a Herc story not to be missed!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

X-MEN: REGENESIS #1
Written by KIERON GILLEN
Penciled by BILLY TAN
Cover by CHRIS BACHALO
Variant Cover by MORRY HOLLOWELL
When the dust settles from the X-Men’s Schism, a line has been drawn, and every mutant must choose. Who will they follow — XXXXXX or Wolverine? Either way, with mutantkind cut in two, things will never be the same. Setting the stage for this month’s WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN #1 and November’s all-new UNCANNY X-MEN #1, Kieron Gillen (UNCANNY X-MEN, JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY) and Billy Tan (UNCANNY X-FORCE, NEW AVENGERS) take us through the ranks of the X-Men as they choose their destiny.
40 PGS./One-Shot/Rated T+ …$3.99

WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN #1
Written by JASON AARON
Pencils & Cover by CHRIS BACHALO
Regenesis Gold Variant by NICK BRADSHAW
Variant Cover by FRANK CHO
Blank Variant Cover also available
Spinning directly out of X-MEN: SCHISM, the X-Men are split in two. In the oversized debut issue of the new ongoing flagship X-series, Wolverine takes one half of the X-Men back to Westchester to start over again. But the new Hellfire Club outlast its first day ? Join Marvel Architect Jason Aaron (X-MEN: SCHISM, WOLVERINE) and legendary X-Artist Chris Bachalo (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, GENERATION X) for a brand new action-packed take on the X-Men that will set a new standard for the Children of the Atom.
48 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

ASTONISHING X-MEN #43
Written by JAMES ASMUS
Pencils by NICK BRADSHAW
Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS
Join us for a special told-in-one story with Emma Frost and Danger delivering on a promise back in ASTONISHING X-MEN #24. Don’t miss this confrontation that has been brewing since 2008!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

X-23 #15
Written by MARJORIE LIU
Penciled by PHIL NOTO
Cover by KALMAN ANDRASOFSZKY
Marvel Comics 50th Anniversary
Variant by PATRICK ZIRCHER
X-23 and the FF finally meet the new face of Chaos! With the world turned upside down, X-23 and her new teammates must find a way to work together to stop it before it’s too late – but what message does Chaos bring X-23 about her future, and can she bear to destroy it before she finds out?
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

X-FACTOR #226
Written by Peter David
Penciled by Leonard Kirk
Cover by DAVID YARDIN
It started with their new acquaintance, Sally, found brutally slain in her kitchen. And most recently: two rival gangs, lifeless bodies sprawled across a basketball court, a noose around each of their necks. Hot on the trail of a serial killer who’s lynching his victims, the mutant detectives of X-Factor Investigations are eager to cut his killing spree short. But here’s hoping they find him before he finds them!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

DEADPOOL #45
Written by Daniel Way
Penciled by SALVADOR ESPIN (#45)
Cover by NICK BRADSHAW
Issue #45 Marvel Comics 50th Anniversay Variant by GREG HORN
“Evil Deadpool,” Part 1
What would happen if a collection of Deadpool’s frozen, severed body parts were to be thrown into a dumpster and then, once thawed, fuse together to form a new–and totally evil–Deadpool? Well, we could tell you…but it’d be way cooler if you read it for yourself!
32 PGS. /Parental Advisory …$2.99

HULK: WORLD WAR HULKS HC
Written by JEPH LOEB
Penciled by JOHN ROMITA JR., ED MCGUINNESS, HERB TRIMPE, TIM SALE, DALE KEOWN, SAL BUSCEMA, IAN CHURCHILL, LEINIL FRANCIS YU & MIKE DEODATO JR.
Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
Hulks. Will. Fall. But who will take the biggest fall of all? The Red Hulk and Bruce Banner form an uneasy alliance to defeat a conspiracy bent on taking down the U.S. government. But will they destroy each other before they can triumph? Guest-starring Thor, Captain America, the X-Men, Black Panther, the Fantastic Four and more, this monster-sized saga kicks off with the death of a longtime Hulk legend and never lets up! And in the aftermath, the truth is finally out: The identity of the Red Hulk is revealed! Everything Hulk fans have been waiting for pays off here, but it only whets the appetite for the epic final showdown between Red and Green Hulks — a cataclysmic battle that will settle once and for all which one is the strongest there is! Collecting FALL OF THE HULKS: GAMMA and HULK (2008) #19-24.
256 PGS./Rated T+ …$34.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6039-7
Trim size: oversized

AVENGERS/X-MEN: BLOODTIES PREMIERE HC
Written by BOB HARRAS, FABIAN NICIEZA, ROY THOMAS, SCOTT LOBDELL & BEN RAAB
Penciled by STEVE EPTING, ANDY KUBERT, DAVE ROSS, JOHN ROMITA JR., JAN DUURSEMA & JIM CHEUNG
Covers by ANDY KUBERT & STEVE EPTING
The island of Genosha has been a powderkeg since the X-Men overthrew its anti-mutant regime, and it’s finally erupted into full-scale civil war! The president asks Professor X to mediate peace between human and mutant, but the situation is inflamed when Magneto’s treacherous Acolyte Fabian Cortez makes a bid for power by kidnapping Luna, daughter of the Avengers’ Quicksilver and Crystal — and Magneto’s granddaughter! The X-Men and Avengers head for Genosha — but the situation spirals out of control when Magneto’s right-hand man, Exodus, arrives looking to kill Cortez! Can even the X-Men and Avengers combined bring peace to a nation at war, defeat two madmen and save a child caught in the middle? Plus: the secret origin of Exodus and his twisted ties to the Avengers’ Black Knight! Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #368-369, X-MEN (1991) #26, AVENGERS WEST COAST #101, UNCANNY X-MEN (1963) #307 and BLACK KNIGHT: EXODUS.
208 PGS./Rated A …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6127-1
Trim size: standard

AVENGERS/X-MEN: BLOODTIES PREMIERE HC — VARIANT EDITION VOL. 82 (DM ONLY) )
208 PGS./Rated A …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6128-8

SPIDER-MAN: MASQUES PREMIERE HC
Written by TODD MCFARLANE, ROB LIEFELD & FABIAN NICIEZA
Penciled by TODD MCFARLANE & ROB LIEFELD
Covers by TODD MCFARLANE
Industry superstar Todd McFarlane’s blockbuster run barrels on! The Hobgoblin is back, out of control and more deranged than ever! Will even the demonic Ghost Rider be enough to help Spider-Man stop him? Then, Spidey takes a trip into the dark, lightless sewers under Manhattan to face Morbius the Living Vampire, which can mean only one thing: the return of the black costume! And finally, it’s a titanic two-part team-up with Marvel’s heavy hitters of the ’90s that takes the word “widescreen” literally as Spider-Man partners with X-Force to stop the rampaging Juggernaut! Collecting SPIDER-MAN (1990) #6-7, #13-14 and #16; and X-FORCE (1991) #4.
144 PGS./Rated A …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-5943-8
Trim size: standard

SPIDER-MAN: MASQUES PREMIERE HC — VARIANT EDITION VOL. 83 (DM ONLY) )
144 PGS./Rated A …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-5944-5

NEW X-MEN BY GRANT MORRISON BOOK 6 GN-TPB
Written by GRANT MORRISON
Penciled by PHIL JIMENEZ & CHRIS BACHALO
Cover by PHIL JIMENEZ
More secrets of the world’s deadliest mutant are exposed! Wolverine knows little of his past, save that it was fraught with pain and loss. Long ago, he became Weapon X — an experiment of a secret organization whose purpose was to transform mutants into obedient super-soldiers. There, his bones were grafted with the indestructible Adamantium, even as memory implants shaped a new and convoluted past. Infused with nano-Sentinel technology and artificially evolved through a thousand generations in the space of a year, the enigmatic Fantomex is another such experiment — dubbed Weapon XIII. After the murder of Emma Frost is all but solved, Wolverine and Fantomex — joined by Cyclops — travel to the other side of the world and beyond in search of the keys to their pasts. However, what they find within the deadly Weapon Plus program may be more frightening than their worst nightmares. Collecting NEW X-MEN (2001) #139-145.
168 PGS./Rated T+ …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-5537-9

UNCANNY X-MEN POSTER BY DALE KEOWN
70×30…$34.99
FINAL ORDER CUT-OFF 9/12/11, (ON-SALE 10/26/11)

For Immediate Release:

The world’s greatest detective-adventurers return this summer in HOLMES INCORPORATED #2!

Written and illustrated by the comic book superstars of tomorrow!

Fasten your seatbelts and hang on to your pipe! The descendants of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson continue the family business in modern times, serving Queen and country, battling diabolical villains and solving the big mysteries no one else dares to confront as agents of HOLMES INCORPORATED!

Led by comic book industry Renaissance man, Ty Templeton (Stig’s Inferno, Batman Adventures, Justice League, Howard The Duck, The Simpsons, and Spider-Man), The Toronto Cartoonists Workshop and a new generation of comic book artists and writers offer up this new take on Sherlockian mythology, featuring characters and a concept created by Ty the Guy himself!

And for our second issue, we’ve gone from gigantic to ginormous with 12 brand-new stories! That’s right, even more twists, more turns and more story than our 52-page first issue! With a cover by superstar comic artist Leonard Kirk (Supergirl, X.Men, Agents of Atlas, New Mutants, X-Factor), this 80-Page Giant extravaganza is NOT to be missed!

Make sure to visit the Toronto Cartoonists Workshop table at FAN EXPO Canada (Aug.25-28) to buy a limited edition copy of the book and meet the creators! They’ll share their experiences, answer your questions and happily sign copies Of Holmes Inc. for one and all. More updates are at the Holmes Inc. Website. Summer of 2011 – The game, most assuredly, is afoot!

Presented by the Toronto Cartoonists Workshop.

What makes Holmes Incorporated so unique?

Each story features a creative team made entirely of students and graduates of the Toronto Cartoonists Workshop. After studying sideby- side with industry professionals, they’re putting their new skills out there for the world to see, some seeing their work in print for the very first time!

This new take on Sherlockian mythology combines the mystery and deductive reasoning of Arthur Conan Doyle’s beloved characters with the all-out action and international intrigue of a James Bond adventure in twelve exciting, new comic book tales.

For the first time EVER, Holmes Incorporated #1 and #2 will be available for FREE digital download to your desktop, tablet or phone from our four digital partner sites – DriveThruComics, Graphicly.com, My Digital Comics and The Illustrated Section!!!

Find out more!!! Check out the Holmes, Inc. website for regular
Holmes Inc. updates along with pin-ups, sneak peeks, behind the scenes details, and special comic book tutorials!

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The TORONTO CARTOONISTS WORKSHOP provides aspiring cartoonists with a chance to study with working professionals in the North American comic book, webcomics, animation and illustration fields. The TCW’s innovative FIT TO PRINT class doubles as a pro working environment. It simulates a freelance gig for a mainstream comics publisher, complete with division of labour, strictly enforced deadlines, and editorial feedback at every stage of production. Students work on pre-determined characters and concepts, further mimicking the pro world where so much work is done on established properties. HOLMES INCORPORATED is the first in a series of publications that will feature TCW student artists and writers. More info HERE.

Ty Templeton has worked in the comics industry for more than twenty-five years, contributing scripts and art to Batman, Superman, Spider-Man, Mad Magazine, The Simpsons, The National Lampoon, Harvey Pekar’s American Splendor, the Avengers, the Justice League and many others. He’s also been a comics publisher, editor, colourist, letterer, teacher, and a lifelong reader of these things. (Don’t get him started on his stage or TV careers, or the disastrous chapter of his life playing Gumby on TV.) His greatest creations are his four kids, and a musical single he once put out with Alan Moore, guest-starring members of the bands BAHAUS and APRIL WINE. More Ty info at: <http://www.tytempleton.com>

www.holmesinccomic.wordpress.com, www.cartoonistsworkshop.com,
Holmes Incorporated, the Holmes Incorporated logo, and the likeness of the characters are TM Ty Templeton. These collected anthology packages are © 2010 and © 2011 TORONTO CARTOONISTS WORKSHOP, with each story ©2010 or ©2011 the respective creators. All rights reserved.

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Announced at Comic-Con International in San Diego, Brian K. Vaughan makes his long-awaited return to ongoing comics in 2012 with “Saga,” a new science-fiction series for Image Comics. “Saga” is an epic drama chronicling the life and times of one young family fighting to survive a never-ending war. Co-created and illustrated by Fiona Staples, “Saga” is Vaughan’s first ongoing series since his Eisner-winning “Ex Machina” came to a dramatic close last summer.

Comic Book Resources.
Bleeding Cool.
Fiona’s blog

Issue 3 ships this week, written and drawn by David Finch.

In order to complete the series in time for the September relaunch, Windsor’s Jason Fabok will step in as interior artist for issues 4 and 5, both of which will ship between now and the end of August.

Although #1 of the September relaunch was announced as being written and drawn by David Finch, the writer for the relaunch is in fact Paul Jenkins — Jenkins has been announced as the writer for issue #2 and has confirmed that he is also writing #1, something which did not make it to the final solicitations for issue #1.

Finch will continue on with the art for #1, and will do the main covers for the series. Interior art for #2 will be by Jason Fabok and Richard Friend, and it’s been intimated that Finch and Fabok will alternate as interior artists on the book.

UPDATE: In other DC news, Ken Lashley will only be doing the cover to Blackhawks #2. Interior art is by Graham Nolan and Norm Rapmund.

This is indicative of DC’s plan to ensure that the new titles ship on time. All creators hired on relaunched titles were told they needed to have three issues in the can by the end of August — and it looks like DC is being adamant about their deadlines threat — the book has to be ready by a certain time and if it isn’t, the assignment will given to someone else.

Debuting next week at the San Diego Comic Con — Kagan McLeod’s Infinite Kung Fu!

“The best elements of horror, Westerns, and of course, kung fu films are seamlessly interlaced to tell a highly imaginative tale. You couldn’t sandblast the smile from my face as I read this.” — Ain’t It Cool News

“INFINITE KUNG FU is glorious and deranged in the way that all comics should be.” — Warren Ellis, author of Transmetropolitan, Red, and Crooked Little Vein

Read the first 250 pages online at Top Shelf 2.0!

Infinite Kung Fu walks you through familiar corridors in the house of martial mayhem, but still smashes your face through walls of wonder and into rooms where kung fu is afraid to go.

Catastrophe has knocked most of the world back to the middle ages — and to make matters worse, the dead are rising from the grave as zombies (reincarnation gone wrong)! In this world, where the way of the fist is a way of life, ex-soldier Lei Kung must infiltrate the evil emperor’s five kung fu armies and stop him from destroying all life on the planet. Allegiances are blurred as techniques are perfected, and Lei Kung becomes less certain who’s friend and who’s foe in each chapter!

Fists fly, limbs are lost and blood vessels burst in this tale of furious rivals, supernatural masters, walking corpses, and above all, raging kung fu! — a 464-page deluxe flexi-cover graphic novel, 6.75″ x 9.5″

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DC announced some details on some new Bat-projects being released in October 2011, one of which is being drawn by MARCUS TO (Red Robin):
THE HUNTRESS #1
 Written by PAUL LEVITZ * 
Art by MARCUS TO and JOHN DELL
 * Cover by GUILLEM MARCH
* On sale OCTOBER 5 • 1 of 6, 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

Look out! By the end of this hot new miniseries, the Huntress will have the largest price on her head in DC Universe history.
What will the Huntress do that warrants such a death mark? And who puts it there? The jaw-dropping events will be revealed as the Huntress heads home to Italy and embarks on a mission that defines her life. Don’t miss out, because this story will tie in to upcoming events in BIRDS OF PREY!

Although Diamond has it on their advance shipping list for July 13th, Darwyn Cooke has issued a statement indicating that the release of Parker: The Martini Edition has been delayed until October:

Hey everyone,

Hope this finds you all well. This is the kind of post that I’m not used to writing, so bear with me. It has become apparent that the Parker: Martini Edition, which was scheduled for a July release, will not be ready to ship on its’ scheduled date. I wanted to break this news here on my blog, because this is 100% my fault. I wanted to make sure everyone understood that my publisher (IDW) and fabulous editor (Scott Dunbier) weren’t blamed for this delay.

It’s a rare occurrence for me to ship something later than it was supposed to. I want to assure everybody looking forward to this book that it is shipping late because of my commitment to making this a very special product and not just a reprint edition. This simply has taken me more time than I anticipated. After much consideration, Scott and I decided the best time for release would be during the Long Beach convention in October.

I’d like to apologize to all of the readers who’ve advanced ordered this book. I want you to know that I am doing everything I can to make sure the Parker:Martini edition will be worth the wait.

Thanks,

Darwyn