September - December 2012 - Above the Treeline

132 Pages·2012·21.96 MB·English

ISSUE #7
SEPT. – DEC. 2012
BOOK PREVIEWS
SHIPPING PRODUCT
MARVEL BOOK PREVIEWS
Issue #7, SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER 2012 Shipping Product
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Interior Design
JEFF POWELL
Cover Design
ALEX STARBUCK
Assistant Editor
JEFF YOUNGQUIST
Senior Editor, Special Projects
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Book Market Coordinator
DAVID GABRIEL
Senior Vice President of Sales
MICHAEL PASCIULLO
SVP of Brand Planning & Communications
MARK ANNUNZIATO
Forecasting & Planning Manager
AXEL ALONSO
Editor in Chief
JOE QUESADA
Chief Creative Offi cer
DAN BUCKLEY
Publisher
ALAN FINE
Executive Producer
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AVENGERS VS. X-MEN HC
AUTHOR: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS, JASON AARON, PUB MONTH: NOVEMBER
ED BRUBAKER, JONATHAN HICKMAN, MATT FRACTION, PRICE: $75.00 US / $85.00 CAN
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ARTIST: FRANK CHO, JOHN ROMITA JR., TRIM SIZE: 7-1/4 X 10-7/8
OLIVIER COIPEL, ADAM KUBERT, STUART IMMONEN, PAGE COUNT: 528
SALVADOR LARROCA, ED MCGUINNESS, TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR
TERRY DODSON, STUART IMMONEN
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6317-6
The Avengers and the X-Men—the two most popular super hero teams in history—go to war! This landmark
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Cyclops, Storm, Magneto and more in the story that changes them forever! And in AVX: VS, experience larger than
life battle too big for any other comic to contain! Iron Man vs. Magneto! Spider-Man vs. Colossus! Captain America
vs. Gambit! And more! Plus, for the first time ever in print, Marvel’s groundbreaking Infinite Comics are collected,
revealing key events through the eyes of Marvel’s major players. It’s the biggest event in Marvel history—but is it
the Avengers or the X-Men who emerge triumphant?
COLLECTING: Avengers vs. X-Men 0-12; AVX: VS 1-6; Avengers vs. X-Men: Infinite 3, 6, 9; material from Point One
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ISBN: 978-0-7851-2178-7 -- November-08
Comp Title: INVINCIBLE IRON MAN VOL. 1 HC
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4295-9 -- March – 10
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S E P T E M B E R
MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS: AVENGERS:
BLACK WIDOW STRIKES TPB CELESTIAL QUEST TPB
AUTHOR: FRED VAN LENTE AUTHOR: STEVE ENGLEHART
ARTIST: WELLINTON ALVES, RENATO ARLEM, ARTIST: JORGE SANTAMARIA, JOE STATON
NEIL EDWARDS, STEVE KURTH, RON LIM, ISBN: 978-0-7851-6233-9
AGUSTIN PADILLA PUB MONTH: SEPTEMBER
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RATINGS: RATED T+ PAGE COUNT: 216
TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR
PAGE COUNT: 96
Journey with a select group of Earth’s Mighti-
TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR
est Heroes as they embark on a quest of cosmic
proportions! When the Celestial Madonna known
A brand-new Black Widow solo adventure from
as Mantis sends out a space-spanning SOS that
the Marvel Cinematic Universe! Before Natasha
is received by the Vision, the Avengers’ resident
assembles with the Avengers Initiative, see her in
android gathers an elite unit of heroes — includ-
this hard-hitting espionage adventure set between
ing Thor, Scarlet Witch, and Silverclaw — to come
the events of IRON MAN 2 and MARVEL’S THE
to her rescue. But what happens when the big
AVENGERS! bad gunning for Mantis turns out to be the nigh-
omnipotent (and Death’s main squeeze) Thanos
COLLECTING: MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS: BLACK of Titan? Why, a galactic-sized dose of stellar
WIDOW STRIKES 1-3 excitement, brought to you as only Marvel Comics
can bring it!
Comp Title: CAPTAIN AMERICA: FIRST VEN-
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ISBN: 978-0-7851-5725-0 -- JULY-11
Comp Title: AVENGERS: LEGION OF THE
UNLIVING TPB
Comp Title: MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS PRE-
ISBN: 978-0-7851-5968-1 -- APRIL-12
LUDE: FURY’S BIG WEEK TPB
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6341-1 -- May-12 Comp Title: AVENGERS: HAWKEYE TPB
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3723-8 -- February-12
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S E P T E M B E R
ART OF MARVEL STUDIOS NEW AVENGERS OMNIBUS
TPB SLIPCASE VOL. 1 HC
NON-RETURNABLE
AUTHOR: MATTHEW K. MANNING, JON BARBER
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TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR
LEINIL FRANCIS YU, OLIVIER COIPEL, PASQUAL
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From comic-book legends to silver-screen super PUB MONTH: SEPTEMBER
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making of its cinematic universe — assembling SUBJECT CATEGORY: OMNIBUS
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PAGE COUNT: 1208
photography, and in-depth cast-and-crew inter-
TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR
views, this four-book collection is a must-have for
any fan of Mighty Marvel movies! The fi rst half of Brian Michael Bendis’ Avengers
revamp in one massive volume! When the Avengers
COLLECTING: Art of Marvel Studios: The Art of are disassembled, a new and decidedly different team
Captain America - The First Avenger, Iron Man, rises to take their place — including Spider-Man,
Iron Man 2, Thor Wolverine and Luke Cage! These New Avengers face
down a prison break, the secrets of the Sentry, the
Comp Title: ART OF MARVEL STUDIOS HC menace of the Collective and more. But when a terrible
SLIPCASE tragedy kicks off a superhuman Civil War, will the
ISBN: 978-0-7851-5332-0 -- September-11 newly created team be irrevocably shattered?
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ISBN: 978-0-7851-5822-6 -- October-11
Comp Title: THOR BY WALTER SIMONSON
OMNIBUS HC
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4633-9 -- April-12
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S E P T E M B E R
DR. STRANGE: SEASON ONE PREMIERE HC
Season One is a new initiative aimed at attracting new comic fans from the millions of people who
know Marvel characters from movies, television, and video games. Each Season One volume is a
stand-alone tale designed to give readers a complete story, modernizing the seminal origins of these
super-hero icons while also offering new revelations for long-time fans. This is the real Marvel Uni-
verse that current fans know and love, updated for a new generation.
AUTHOR: GREG PAK, MATT FRACTION SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE
ARTIST: EMMA RIOS, TERRY DODSON RATING: RATED T+
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6387-9 TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16
PUB MONTH: SEPTEMBER PAGE COUNT: 136
PRICE: $24.99 US / $27.99 CAN TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR
A window-crashing, high-fl ying, globe-traveling, ghost-battling adventure from the earliest days of Doctor Strange’s
training in the mystic arts! Part Indiana Jones, part Lord of the Rings, this is a brand new tale of how a selfi sh,
arrogant surgeon collided with a hot-headed martial artist to become the greatest team the mystic arts have ever
seen! If only they can stop hitting each other and fi gure out how all this magic stuff works anyway… Also features
DEFENDERS (2011) #1 by Matt Fraction and Terry Dodson.
COLLECTING: Dr. Strange: Season One 1-5, Defenders (2011) 1
Comp Title: FANTASTIC FOUR: SEASON ONE PREMIERE HC
ISBN: 978-0-7851-5641-3 -- February-12
Comp Title: X-MEN: SEASON ONE PREMIERE HC
ISBN:978-0-7851-5645-1 -- March-12
Film director and screenwriter Greg Pak’s fi rst Though a professional illustrator and architect in
feature, the sci-fi anthology Robot Stories, won 35 her native Spain, Emma Rios would rather you
awards; he broke into the comics industry when his call her a comic artist. Her fi rst American work, for
agent sent Marvel the screenplay. After writing a Mark Waid’s BOOM! Studios title Hexed, went so
Warlock reboot, Pak made a splash with the X-Men: well Waid drafted her to draw his Marvel miniseries
Phoenix — Endsong miniseries and a lengthy run on Strange — starring the titular Master of the Mystic
Incredible Hulk, highlighted by the “Planet Hulk” sto- Arts, Doctor Strange. She has also collaborated with
ryline and the World War Hulk crossover. In addition Sean McKeever on his Firestar one-shot, Zeb Wells
to the acclaimed Magneto: Testament and Red Skull: on Shadowland: Elektra and Amazing Spider-Man,
Incarnate miniseries, a War Machine revival and the Kelly Sue DeConnick on Osborn, and Nick Spencer
retitled Incredible Hulks, Pak has written Dynamite’s on Spider-Island: Cloak and Dagger.
Battlestar Galactica and contributed to Secret Identi-
ties: The Asian American Superhero Anthology. His
efforts with co-writer Fred Van Lente include Incred-
ible Hercules, Herc, Heroic Age: Prince of Power, an
Alpha Flight relaunch and the Chaos War crossover.
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“Utilizing a combination of our up-and-coming creators alongside established superstars and
award-winning talent from different mediums, Marvel: Season One provides the best reading
experience for a modern audience.” – Axel Alonso, Editor in Chief, Marvel Entertainment