Great review. Just a heads up though, there are 2 more issues.
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This special features several short stories from different creative teams, in black, white, and blood red:
“AND NONE SHALL WALK AWAY” by GARTH ENNIS, JOHN MCCREA, MIKE SPICER, and JOE SABINO: Scavengers try to improve a fighting event in a dystopian world, but they don't realize it's a trap set by a lethal Marvel antihero. Gore and lots of violence.
“FAL more
First! Join industry legends GARTH ENNIS and JOHN McCREA for a sickening sequel to Garth’s previous BLACK WHITE AND BLOOD fare – with one of his most famed collaborators! THEN ALYSSA WONG tells a terrifying tale of brotherly love and bone-breaking hammers, starring Thor and Loki (or what's left of him)! AND LASTLY! It wouldn't be a horror antho...
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This comic is set during a mission undertaken by the Yautja brothers Dek and his older brother Kwei, sent by their father to retrieve a machine from a lost ship.
Dek struggles to prove his worth despite his small size and lack of experience.
This comic helps to understand the dynamic between the two brothers and how their father treats them. A magnificent introducti more
The official prequel, done in collaboration with director Dan Trachtenberg, to the new, eagerly anticipated film, PREDATOR: BADLANDS, is here! A young Yautja warrior is given a seemingly simple task by his father: Retrieve a piece of technology from a derelict spaceship that crashed years ago. Inside, however, an ancient and deadly threat lies in w...
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Reed, Ben, and Johnny go on a "fishing" adventure in the Negative Zone, while Sue and Alicia are visited by Black Cat, who is accused of murder and asks Sue for help solving it.
Although Sue doesn't trust Black Cat, she begins to investigate and discovers strange patterns that help her solve the case and learn to give Black Cat a chance.
This comic blends the heist more
GUEST-STARRING THE BLACK CAT! When Reed, Ben and Johnny leave on a fishing trip to the Negative Zone, Sue Storm and Alicia Masters are left to their own devices. And no sooner have the guys left, than Susan's number-one, absolute least-favorite person in NYC starts banging on the door of the Baxter Building. She's wanted for murder, she's being cha...
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This comic supports the ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM event.
Red Hulk, WildStreak, Machine Man, and Deathlok return to Latveria with the goal of destroying Ryker's lab, but are met by an army of defective Red Hulks.
War-Wolf faces off against Red Hulk, but it's just a scientist versus a war veteran, so the battle ends quickly.
Ross makes a shocking political state more
RED FLAG! RED HULK and his crew invade LATVERIA! Can he bring down WAR-WOLF and dethrone DOOM? Featuring the last appearances of MACHINE MAN, DEATHLOK and WILDSTREAK? Find out in this explosive series finale!
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Ketema continues his plan to destroy everything his father and ancestors built, and as if that weren't enough, he wants to eliminate all the heroes. He takes advantage of the Race War, a war between Mutants and Inhumans that wiped them out completely. However, Lockjaw survived, and Ketema intends to use him to eliminate all the heroes.
A dying T'Challa asks Matt Murdock for he more
The full scope of this vision comes into focus as the whole of the Marvel Universe faces THE WORLD TO COME. Do not underestimate Ketema. The world is all tied up in a knot and the only solution may be blowing the whole damned thing up.
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Simon Pure lives as a tailor's assistant in 1909. He now calls himself Simon Plum and has left behind his adventures in his red coat and nights of revelry and drinking.
Although his immortality remains a constant, it's a secret from his family, because Simon has settled down. He has a wife named Margaret, a daughter named May, and a son named Albert. His life is routine and pe more
NEW STORY ARC
It’s 1909, and Simon Pure has traded gunpowder and glory for quiet days and a clock-punching job. But something—or someone—will drag the immortal redcoat back into adventure. What threats loom? And which old friend has come knocking to reignite the fire?
The past is never dead. And Simon Pure is about to ...
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Peter, MJ, May, Richard, Ben, JJ Jameson, and Otto Octavius live in a house underground, protected by the Mole Man. Otto and Richard share the household chores. Richard wears his nanotech suit, while Otto also wears a Spider-Man suit and calls himself "Superior."
Otto manages to create a device that, when connected to one of the Maker's communication nodes, can erase all more
THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF [REDACTED]!
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It's 1990 in Red Bay Labrador, a town whose bay has been visited by hundreds of ships for centuries, many of which have been wrecked. This place is notable for Whale Bay.
Mysteriously, the town's population is haunted by an army of sailors' ghosts from all those wrecked ships, who are driving everyone away because they want to claim this place as their home, something that, ac more
A town overrun by ghosts would be enough of a problem, but Hellboy has an even bigger problem on his hands when a fellow B.P.R.D. agent disappears amongst the paranormal chaos.
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The story introduces us to a community in Verona, Wyoming, USA, where one of its residents, lawyer William Hamilton, explains how his life is a misery due to his gambling addiction and decisions based on earning money working for a corrupt firm whose clients are detestable but wealthy individuals.
William's family is dysfunctional. His wife, Marnie, is a hateful woman who adhe more
The new crime-fiction saga created and written by Dan Houser (Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption), with additional writing by Lazlow, art by Eisner Award winner David Lapham, and covers by Tyler Boss.
A tale of two totally normal, completely damaged families in a world of corrupt businesses, inept local politicians, bungling crimina...
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The story increasingly focuses on Kitty Topper, the undercover agent posing as the assassin Sofie Stein, who has just discovered she is secretly pregnant while carrying out illogical missions ordered by Nemesis. Meanwhile, the real Sofie Stein has escaped and wants to know who is impersonating her. Kitty can barely handle the high levels of tension witnessing all these missions carried o more
Nemesis has launched his biggest plan yet and has an elite team of henchmen making it happen, unaware that one of them is a mole and working for the FBI. Is she really prepared to do all the terrible things he asks or will she blow her cover?
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The story takes place 5 years before the events of BIG GAME, where the Brotherhood of Assassins had founded LUCAS TRUST, an organization led by Mrs. Winter and the mysterious Mr. Malik. Their goal was to hunt down everyone who received superpowers from the mysterious witch; they called themselves the WITCH FINDERS.
Huck and Zoe are saved by the powerful telekinetic abilities more
Huck and his pregnant girlfriend are hiding in the woods after all the other people with remarkable abilities have been murdered. We also discover the secret of the old lady in the forest who has given super-powers to random people around the world.
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Dr. Chun manages to regenerate Chopper Teng's entire body through his hand, but Chun is unaware that his wife is part of Chopper Teng's regenerative plan.
There's an extensive opening dialogue where Inspector Xiao tries to convince Mo to team up and stop the third beast.
Dr. Chun is discovered by Mo, and they fight. Chun escapes, only to discover that more
The returning kung-fu epic from James Stokoe, the creator behind Orc Stain and Aliens: Dead Orbit!
With a promising lead on the whereabouts of the third Beast in hand, Orphan Mo and her adopted clan of mountain bandits team up with the enigmatic Inspector Xiao to end the Beast's reign of terror. Even as they close in, an old enemy retu...
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Ember lives on the rural planet Venatu. Her life is normal, but when she's called to participate in a space competition called SPACE SCOUTS, her life changes, and she now feels the responsibility to help her planet and family.
The SPACE SCOUTS are a group of exceptional beings, chosen from across the galaxy to become heroes and defenders of the galaxy. The winners of this comp more
A brand-new science-fiction, action-adventure odyssey by Ether’s Matt Kindt and David Rubin.
A young girl heads to the center of the universe to compete in a reality show to become the next “Space Scout.” What starts as a teenage drama turns into deadly war at the edge of the universe as the “winning” recruits are sent into a...
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Simon Pure continues his daring adventures thanks to his immortality, his unconscious roguishness, and his altruistic sense of morality.
Issues 8-11 contain three different, self-contained stories where Simon encounters legendary real-life figures from the American Revolutionary War, such as Annie Oakley and Johnny Appleseed. A war story reveals other evils operating undetect more
IMMORTAL. MERCENARY. KIND OF A TOOL.
British soldier and all-around rogue Simon Pure has led quite an exciting life. Or lives, really.
In this volume, Simon crosses paths with some of America’s greatest figures…and one mystery man who absolutely despises Simon.
In the late 19th century, Simon has his annual meet-up wi...
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This comic is set during World War II, where Red Skull sends his right-hand man, Baron Von Strucker, on a mission to find the mysterious civilization of Attilan, home of the Inhumans, who have been mysteriously missing for centuries, but whose power could be used as a weapon against the Allies.
Strucker obtains a series of hieroglyphs that tell how the Inhuman royal family was more
THE ZENOMORPH OF TRUTH? It's World War II and Hydra seeks a new weapon to defeat the Allies and win the war. To that end, the Red Skull has sent Baron Strucker on an expedition to the Himalayas to find the fabled city of Atilan. But instead of finding the Inhumans, Strucker uncovers something much more deadly. Much more... Alien. Can Captain Americ...
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Captain Marvel, Iron Man, Scarlet Witch, Vision, Captain America, and Black Panther try to stop Kang from triggering the lost moment, but the horde of zombies (Marvel Zombies) prevents them from launching a sufficiently powerful attack on Kang, not even Hyperion can.
The X-Men are scattered across the globe, stopping threats detected by Impossible City, but suddenly, communica more
ZOMBIE INVASION! The curtain has been pulled back and KANG's triumph seems inevitable with the grail in his hands. The Avengers are outnumbered - but when they assemble, ANYTHING is possible! PLUS: A FALLEN AVENGER returns! But is he friend or foe?
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Rook, Dire Wolf, and Matterhorn reach the Better-World Corporation's power base, the location Wildfire Grid indicated as Bloodhound's last known whereabouts. This place, situated in a frigid zone, is abandoned, and they have to rappel down into its depths.
Rook's birds are agitated by the presence of cobwebs. Rook's connection with his birds and with the pigs of the deceased U more
The critically-acclaimed hit sci-fi series continues! The mission to save Bloodhound leads Rook, Dire Wolf, and Matterhorn into the deepest tunnels of Exodus…where Arachnid awaits. Thousands of mutated spiders swarm from the shadows, threatening to end mission to save the planet. And when the mysterious Warden known as Stag makes his move, anothe...
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Peter/Star Lord, Nova, and Shuri try to stop the war between the Skrulls caused by Maximus and Black Bolt, blaming the Skrulls for this "coup d'état."
But politics are dirty, and Black Bolt succeeds, becoming the most important ruler in the galaxy, even though many know the truth, including T'challa.
T'challa asks Shuri to take care of Nova so she'll abandon her de more
Part FOUR of a four-part Marvel cosmic event! WAR!
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This special features several short stories from different creative teams with plenty of violence and gore:
“STALKER SYNDROME” by DAVID DASTMALCHIAN, PHILIP TAN, and CLAYTON COWLES: Eddie Brock pursues Peter Parker, and Venom takes control. Excellent narrative full of psychological tension.
“TOXIC RELATIONSHIP” by CARL POTTS, DAMIAN COUCEIRO, and CLAYT more
WITH GREAT POWER THERE MUST ALSO COME SYMBIOTE STORIES UNLIKE ANY OTHER! David Dastmalchian joins the fray, as he and Philip Tan reveal the earliest exploits of VENOM as he stalked SPIDER-MAN through New York subways and rooftops, immune to Peter's Spider-Sense, before AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #299! From the world of the sleeper hit WHAT IF PETER PARKER ...
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Sigurd Jurlson gets another construction job, and the Serpent attacks him with an army of his soldiers.
The sequences of Sigurd using his hammer tied with a rope are real and exciting.
Lucky is visited by his father... Odin enters the scene in this urban resurrection of Norse mythology, where the reader with a notion of these stories is complicit with the appearance more
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Raina connects with his eye and learns the year and location of her fugitive family.
It's Halloween night. Roland, Rachel, and Rodney are preparing the van to move again because Roland's brother, Reggie, has warned them that their location is compromised.
Rae and Richie want to go trick-or-treating with Rex. Roland reluctantly lets them go, but Rodney and Rachel acc more
It’s Halloween, where costumes galore fill the neighborhood streets. But there’s one particular costume that looks pretty great since it’s from the 25th Century. And it’s worn by Raina Rocketfeller who’s finally hunted down the Rocketfellers with her own ideas of Trick or Treat.
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Rook is a farmer who moved to the planet Exodus in 2173, like millions who emigrated with the promise of improving their lives as planet Earth was becoming uninhabitable.
Technology for farmers and ranchers is such that it allows them to control the wildlife needed to produce crops and livestock at maximum efficiency. This means that, depending on your field, you can control more
FIGHT OR FLIGHT?That's the question the man known only as Rook must answer.Centuries in the future, Earth is a dying planet, choking on pollution and poverty. The wealthy purchase passage to new worlds, while the desperate work for the company that built them-the Better-World Corporation.After a fire reduced his family farm in Illinois to ashes, Ro...
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The story takes place in the future and is told in three subplots that connect later, filled with mysteries, conspiracy theories, and crime investigations:
The first subplot highlights the fact that planet Earth is collapsing, requiring the delimitation of certain zones called "DEATH ZONES," places where human life is impossible due to the high level of toxicity in general. Th more
On a dying Earth filled with expanding dead zones, humans form rage gangs to vent their anger at futures lost or escape into the cyber-void to avoid thinking about what's coming. Our only hope of survival rests with a new kind of human. Will their appearance in a desperate world be met with acceptance—or destruction? Are they angels, devils, or t...
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Robowolf, Susuki, Vinny, and Lance face Nick, a crazed killer with chainsaws implanted in his arms. He bears a resemblance to the ultimate villain of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, but this version is cruel.
Nick and Robowolf have deeply connected origin stories; they were both best friends and mercenaries under the command of General Masakov, who ordered them to save hosta more
RoboWolf and his crew have come face to face with a double chainsaw wielding foe from their past! If they have any hope of making it to General Masakov in time to pay the ransom for RoboWolf's daughter, they'll have to combine their radical skills and defeat this bloodthirsty monstrosity! Bullets will be fired, roundhouse kicks will be delivered, a...
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In 1880, Walter Whittier's family contacted Captain Henry Whittier to help them rescue Walter's tormented spirit from a stuffed polar bear. Walter died from the fear of a dragon that haunted his nightmares.
Manford Jamison, the deceased brother of Walter Whittier's wife, created a diving-style suit that allowed him to travel to limbo, a place between life and death. He used an more
An intrepid time traveler voyages to a new dimension, but the monsters he finds there may be less of a danger than time itself.
Mike Mignola and Bruce Zick cowrite and Zick (Thor, The Atomic Legion) draws this new series that explores an uncharted corner of the Hellboy universe!
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Sophie is in jail, and in plain sight, she's the culprit of all the murders Violet has committed. Violet offers her a way to escape from prison, and once again takes over her body, commits atrocities, and escapes. This sequence is brilliant because we see Sophie's point of view, as she wakes up in different places, with injuries.
Sophie finally focuses and takes control, reach more
Violet’s spirit—still trapped in Sophie’s body—struck again, this time murdering several sorority sisters. With Sophie as the primary suspect, she’s taken into police custody, now aware that her friend is the culprit. As a rift begins to form, will Sophie be able to find a way out of this mess? All roads lead back to Hyde Street.
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Zach and Rose's parents are mysteriously invited to New York City, organized by the angel Domino and the demon Beezle. This entire installment takes place on Halloween, making it a great read for this month.
Zach's parents receive a call from someone who discovered they sell all the gems, watches, necklaces, etc. of those buried there. Rose's parents were invited to make a mys more
It’s Home Alone in the Big Apple! Rose and Zach’s parents are each invited to New York City on Halloween by secret benefactors who have nefarious plans to separate them from their kids. It leads Rose and Zach to the catacombs beneath the city to discover an incredibly powerful artifact that could change their Celestial and Infernal lives foreve...
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Alice visits the Fantastic Four's farm and is introduced to a new pet, a dog named "Jellybean." However, Alice doesn't perceive it as a dog, but rather as some kind of slimy creature with tentacles. No one believes her when she says it's weird.
Alice is working on her artwork and can't get the idea out of her head, aside from the unpleasant sensation, so she visits Reed and as more
Alicia has returned from a sculpture convention to discover the Fantastic Four have a new pet - an adorable new dog that everyone tells her she'll love. But when she first touches the creature, it's cold, it's wet, it's slimy and it's wrong - at least until a moment later, when suddenly, she feels the warm and soft fur she's expecting. Alicia is th...
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This version of Marvel Zombies reimagines the Marvel Comics origin story from the 1960s. This installment chronicles Jean Grey's first day with the X-Men, where she had to escape the mansion because everyone was infected.
Jean tries to stop the zombie massacres and meets Jessica Jones. She introduces her to Spider-Man, and the three enter a futuristic structure. There, they ar more
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The events of this series take place after PREDATOR VS. SPIDER-MAN, with many subplots occurring in parallel.
-Kraven fights Hulk in the Triskelion. His plan works perfectly, and he manages to strip Hulk of his Gamma energy using a vibranium cannon. However, Hulk still manages to eliminate several Predators. They show how Kraven adapted perfectly to the Yautja hunting culture. more
Earth's Mightiest Prey! Reeling from the deadly Yautja invasion, Earth's surviving heroes lick their wounds and form a last line of defense. Wolverine and Spider-Man take the lead - but will their experience battling Predators in the past be enough? And an unexpected ally makes an appearance...