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Fall Of The Hulks will make you see Red and Green

Media Release -- From Eisner Award-winning, Emmy Award-winning, New York Times best-selling scribe Jeph Loeb and legendary artist John Romita Jr, the man behind World War Hulk, comes one of the most important chapters in the Hulk mythos! Fall of The Hulks Gamma brings Marvel's finest together to mourn a hero—but just who's dead? And why are they murdered in the opening pages of this landmark special? It's been building since World War Hulk and it's bigger than any Hulk story you've ever imagined! Who is the Red Hulk? Who is Red She-Hulk? What's the fate of Bruce Banner? The answers begin here!

This is the issue that changes everything—and you can't miss the shocking ending as an unholy union may spell the end of the Marvel Universe as it ignites the most incredible of wars! And if that wasn't enough, just which long thought dead characters—yeah, plural—are back? Loeb and Romita Jr rock, smash and rearrange your world in Fall of The Hulks Gamma!

Retailers, please note that this issue features a Santa Variant, by superstar artist Ed McGuinness, for which ordering instructions are available in this week's Marvel Mailer.

FALL OF THE HULKS GAMMA (OCT090516)
FALL OF THE HULKS GAMMA ROMITA JR VARIANT (OCT090518)
FALL OF THE HULKS GAMMA MCGUINNESS SANTA VARIANT (SEP098263)
Written by JEPH LOEB
Pencils by JOHN ROMITA JR.
Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
Variant Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
Santa Variant by ED MCGUINNESS
Rated T+ …$3.99
FOC—12/3/09, On-Sale—12/23/09

Original post blogged on ComicList.

Astonishing X-Men Motion Comic continues on iTunes today

Media Release -- The hottest motion comic of the season continues as Astonishing X-Men Motion Comic Episode 2 is now available on iTunes! Based on the award-winning story by superstars Joss Whedon (Buffy The Vampire Slayer) and John Cassaday (Captain America), the X-Men head into battle with a villain they've never fought…but help is on the way! Meanwhile, the world continues to reel from the revelation of a cure for the mutant gene, one that will push the X-Men closer to one of the most shocking discoveries in their history! What are you waiting for? CLICK HERE to purchase the latest episode now!

Don't miss a single episode of the chart-topping Astonishing X-Men Motion Comic-- subscribe to a season pass, available on iTunes, by clicking HERE!

For more information on motion comics please visit Marvel.com at www.marvel.com/motioncomics

Original post blogged on ComicList.

Critically acclaimed Stand American Nightmares HC is on sale now

Media Release -- The last hope for humanity struggles to survive apocalyptic fallout in The Stand: American Nightmares HC, ON SALE NOW exclusively at your local comic shop! The critically acclaimed team behind the lauded The Stand: Captain Trips returns as powerful scribe Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Eisner Award nominated artist Mike Perkins present the aftermath of the deadliest force ever known to man! The few survivors that managed to escape the fatal grasp of the super-flu are now haunted by the menacing figure known as Randall Flagg! He continues to make his way across a desolated America, but what, or who, is he after?

Critics and fans alike are raving about this masterful adaptation:

"The creative team behind the Marvel adaptation of The Stand impresses on nearly every level." – Kyle Posluszny, WeeklyComicBookReview.com

"An enjoyable story with three-dimensional characters, a compelling core plot, and a high standard of artwork. This is a well-written, well-illustrated comic." – David Wallace, Comicsbulletin.com

"Aguirre-Sacasa and Perkins are firing on all cylinders in this series…Marvel's vision of The Stand remains one of the most faithful adaptations on the market." – Jesse Schedeen, IGN.com

Though ninety-seven percent of the world is dead, the remaining three may be the unlucky ones…Run to your local comic shop and pick this red-hot collection up The Stand: American Nightmares HC because it's ON SALE NOW exclusively at your local comic shop!

To catch up on the disease that ravaged the world, don't miss Sacasa and Perkins' first stunning collection, The Stand: Captain Trips HC, ON SALE NOW! Also on sale is the first issue of the next thrilling chapter, The Stand: Soul Survivors #1!

For more on The Stand, please visit www.marvel.com/thestand or www.stephenking.com.

Published by arrangement with The Doubleday Broadway Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc. This graphic novel is produced under license from The Doubleday Broadway Publishing Group and Stephen King.

THE STAND: AMERICAN NIGHTMARES PREMIERE HC (SEP090507)
Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA
Penciled by MIKE PERKINS
Cover by MIKE PERKINS
Parental Advisory …$24.99
ON SALE NOW

THE STAND: CAPTAIN TRIPS PREMIERE HC (JUL098173)
Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA
Penciled by MIKE PERKINS
Covers by MIKE PERKINS & LEE BERMEJO
Parental Advisory …$24.99
ON SALE NOW

THE STAND: SOUL SURVIVORS #1 (of 5) (AUG090422)
THE STAND: SOUL SURVIVORS #1 (of 5) PERKINS VARIANT (AUG090423)
Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA
Penciled by MIKE PERKINS
Cover by LEE BERMEJO
Variant Cover by MIKE PERKINS
Parental Advisory …$3.99
ON SALE NOW

Original post blogged on ComicList.

What Price Victory? Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat.

SIEGE: THE CABAL [Prologue to Siege] (OCT090467)
SIEGE: THE CABAL DAVIS VARIANT (SEP098227)
SIEGE: THE CABAL FINCH SKETCH VARIANT (SEP098228)
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by MICHAEL LARK
Cover by DAVID FINCH
Variant Cover by ALAN DAVIS
Sketch Variant Cover by DAVID FINCH
Rated T+ …$3.99
FOC—11/12/09, On-Sale—12/2/09

SIEGE #1 (of 4) (NOV090419)
SIEGE #1 (of 4) DELL’OTTO VARIANT (NOV090420)
SIEGE #1 (of 4) QUESADA VARIANT (NOV090421)
SIEGE #1 (of 4) COIPEL SKETCH VARIANT (NOV090422)
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL
Variant Cover by GABRIELE DELL'OTTO
Variant Cover by JOE QUESADA
Sketch Variant by OLIVIER COIPEL
Rated T+ …$3.99
FOC—12/10/09, On-Sale—1/6/10

Original post blogged on ComicList.

The Rise Of The Mutants begins in X-Necrosha with two sell outs

Media Release -- Marvel is thrilled to announce that the first two X-Necrosha tie-ins, X- Necrosha and New Mutants #6, have sold out at Diamond (though copies may still be available at retail level) and will return with X-Necrosha Second Printing Variant and New Mutants #6 Second Printing Variant! Go out and grab your copies now because this monumental epic will leave no X-Men team unscathed!

The Black Queen plans to use the X-Men as a stepping stone to reach immortality in X- Necrosha Second Printing Variant! A story this big can only be handled by a team of stars like Christopher Yost, Craig Kyle, Zeb Wells, Mike Carey, as well as stunning artist Clayton Crain! The X-Men are the only ones capable of stopping Selene from claming the unimaginable power of a deity! But between them and her are swarms of undead mutants! An army of the walking dead, immortality within a Black Queen's grasp, this is the Rise of the Mutants!

In New Mutants #6 Second Printing Variant the Black Queen Selene brings the fight right to the New Mutants' doorstep! The fan favorite team of Zeb Wells and artist Diogenes Neves present this thrilling landmark issue that kicks off this dark and twisted crossover! The dead are resurrected and nightmares are brought to life as Selene sets in motion her plan for ultimate revenge!

Critics and fans are raving about this epic event:

"X Necrosha is an entertaining start to the latest X-Men crossover. It's hard to imagine Crain being more in his element as an artist than a story involving zombies and wide-scale bloodshed." – Jesse Schedeen, IGN.com

"New Mutants #6 has, easily, Zeb Wells' strongest script on the series to date… Wells has definitely got the talent and imagination." – Greg McElhatton, ComicBookResources.com

Marvel urges retailers to check their orders on all X-Necrosha tie-ins – such as X-Force, New Mutants, and X-Men Legacy – due to the overwhelming demand and critical acclaim. Which mutants are given bone-jarring resurrections to be used as Selene's instruments of revenge? This must see even is going to shake the mutant world to the core and remember X fans, this is just the beginning!

No fan can afford to miss any chapter of X-Necrosha, and we have them in order for you right here:

X-NECROSHA SECOND PRINTING VARIANT
Written by CRAIG KYLE & CHRISTOPHER YOST, ZEB WELLS, and MIKE CAREY
Pencils & Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN
Parental Advisory …$3.99
FOC—11/26/09, On-Sale—12/16/09

NEW MUTANTS #6 SECOND PRINTING VARIANT
Written by ZEB WELLS
Pencils & Cover by DIOGENES NEVES
Rated T+ …$2.99
FOC—11/26/09, On-Sale—12/16/09

X-FORCE #21 (SEP090471)
X-FORCE #21 CRAIN VARIANT (SEP090472)
Written by CRAIG KYLE & CHRISTOPHER YOST
Pencils & Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN
Variant Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN
Parental Advisory …$2.99
FOC – 10/22/09, On Sale – 11/11/09

NEW MUTANTS #7 (SEP090473)
Written by ZEB WELLS
Penciled by DIOGENES NEVES
Cover by ADAM KUBERT
Rated T+ …$2.99
FOC – 10/29/09, On Sale – 11/18/09

X-FORCE #22 (OCT090566)
X-FORCE #22 CRAIN VARIANT (OCT090567)
Written by CRAIG KYLE, CHRISTOPHER YOST & DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI
Art & Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN
Variant Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN
Parental Advisory …$3.99
FOC – 11/23/09, On Sale – 12/16/09

NEW MUTANTS #8 (OCT090568)
Written by ZEB WELLS
Penciled by DIOGENES NEVES
Cover by ADAM KUBERT
Rated T+ …$2.99
FOC – 12/3/09, On Sale – 12/23/09

X-NECROSHA: THE GATHERING (OCT090569)
Written by CRAIG KYLE & CHRISTOPHER YOST
Art by KALMAN ANDRASOFSZKY, LEONARDO MANCO, IBRAIM ROBERSON, MATEUS SANTOLOUCO & MORE
Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN
Parental Advisory ...$3.99
FOC – 11/12/09, On Sale – 12/2/09

X-MEN LEGACY #231 (OCT090565)
Written by MIKE CAREY
Pencils by CLAY MANN
Cover by ADI GRANOV
Rated A …$2.99
FOC – 12/3/09, On Sale – 12/23/09

X-FORCE #23 (NOV090505)
X-FORCE #23 CRAIN VARIANT
Written by CHRISTOPHER YOST & CRAIG KYLE
Pencils & Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN
Variant Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN
Parental Advisory …$2.99
FOC – 12/28/09, On Sale – 1/20/10

X-MEN LEGACY #232 (NOV090507)
Written by MIKE CAREY
Penciled by CLAY MANN
Cover by ADI GRANOV
Rated A …$2.99
FOC – 12/28/09, On Sale – 1/20/10

Original post blogged on ComicList.

Dark Reign The List: Wolverine sells out, returns with new printing

Media Release -- Marvel is pleased to announce that Dark Reign: The List - Wolverine has sold out at Diamond (though copies may still be available at retail level) and will return with Dark Reign: The List - Wolverine Second Printing Variant! Superstar writer Jason Aaron and red hot artist Esad Ribic bring readers a triple threat team-up when heroes Wolverine, Fantomex, and Marvel Boy encounter the all-new Weapon XVI in the super-soldier producing World facility! Fighting mindless super-soldiers is one thing, but getting along for these three heroes is another matter entirely! Dark Reign: The List - Wolverine Second Printing Variant features the art of Mike Choi on an all new cover!

Dark Reign: The List - Wolverine has the critics raving!

"Jason Aaron's finest Wolverine adventure to date…" – Jesse Schedeen, IGN.com

"While most know Ribic from his painted covers for Marvel, his interior work is extremely strong and just gorgeous. It communicates the fun and energy of the story, while adding to those elements considerably." – Chad Nevett, ComicBookResources.com

"This comic is brilliant, funny, violent, and just about the most fun I've had reading a comic in months." – Paul Brian McCoy, ComicsBulletin.com

Marvel urges retailers to check their orders on Dark Reign: The List as all issues in the series continue to sell out and draw mainstream media attention! It's up to Wolverine and his vicious allies to take down a small army of super-soldier zombies before Norman Osborn can unlock the secrets of The World in Dark Reign: The List – Wolverine Second Printing Variant!

DARK REIGN: THE LIST-- WOLVERINE SECOND PRINTING VARIANT (SEP098110)
Written by JASON AARON
Pencils by ESAD RIBIC
Cover by MIKE CHOI
Parental Advisory …$3.99
FOC - 11/12/09, On Sale – 12/02/09

Original post blogged on ComicList.

Marvelous Land of Oz #1 sells out, returns with a new printing

Media Release -- Marvel is thrilled to announce that The Marvelous Land of Oz #1 has sold out at Diamond (though copies may still be available at retail level) and due to overwhelming demand will return with The Marvelous Land of Oz #1 Second Printing Variant! The New York Times best-selling creative team of Eric Shanower and Skottie Young return to Oz for their hotly anticipated sequel! Young Tip's practical joke causes the evil witch Mombi to cook up a sinister scheme of her own! What is she planning on doing to the boy that will ensure he stays "within her care" forever? The Marvelous Land of Oz #1 Second Printing Variant features a brand new cover by Young!

Critics and fans are raving about The Marvelous Land of Oz:

"Maybe the best ever comic book adaptation of a novel!...The best writer/artist adaptation team in the comics biz …By keeping the splendor and spectacle, cutting out the fluff (but keeping the flavor), and by giving the whole series the look of a whimsical storybook come to life, Shanower and Young made Baum's classic seem fresh and new. – Timothy Callahan, ComicBookResources.com

"It's an amazing packaging. You have great writing, great art, great colors...and it all captures the beauty and essence of Oz. If you read the previous series, there's no question whether or not you should pick up The Marvelous Land of Oz. It's going to be a good time for everyone." – Tony Guerrero, Comicvine.com

"Marvelous carries on the excellent standard set by Wonderful. Marvelous Wizard of Oz is easily one of the most charming, visually stunning works in the industry. Readers of all ages and tastes should once again feel free enter the world of L. Frank Baum." – Richard George, IGN.com

Marvel urges retailers to check their orders on The Marvelous Land of Oz, as the series continues to generate immense critical acclaim. Who is Tip's newest friend and where do they intend on going? Catch all the fantastic adventures in The Marvelous Land of Oz #1 Second Printing Variant!

Plus, be sure to pick up a copy of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz HC, collecting all eight issues of the first brilliant chapter of this beloved adaptation, ON SALE NOW!

THE MARVELOUS LAND OF OZ #1 (of 8) SECOND PRINTING VARIANT (SEP098244)
Written by ERIC SHANOWER
Pencils & Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG
All Ages …$3.99
FOC—11/19/09, On-Sale—12/9/09

THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ HC (JUL090457)
Written by ERIC SHANOWER
Penciled & Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG
All Ages …$29.99
ON SALE NOW

Original post blogged on ComicList.

Kick Ass Posters Revealed

by Josh@TFAW

We saw these new posters for the 2010 film adaptation of Mark Millar's Kick-Ass and had to pass them along to you, humble reader.

The movie stars Nicolas Cage (Ghost Rider), Christopher Mintz-Plasse (McLovin from Superbad), and newcomer Aaron Johnson in the titular role. Though the movie is still more than five months away (April 16, 2010), buzz is starting to generate for the film.

If you want to give the comic a go, get your order in for Kick-Ass #8, as it promises to . . . well . . . kick ass.

Original post blogged on ComicList.

What Price Victory? If you can accept losing, you can't win.

by Elisabeth@TFAW

Marvel has released five teaser images from its upcoming event, Siege, which kicks off December 2 with Siege: Cabal. Each image gives a little hint of things to come: Norman Osborn surrounded by a gallery of characters who could be his secret "weapon," Captain America with Iron Man's armor (who's he giving it to?) Wolverine unmasking Daken, Spider-Man holding the Green Goblin's head, and a bright, hazy figure flying over a crowd–could it be the Sentry?

If you've been following Dark Reign and wondering how it will end, it looks like Siege will provide some answers. Norman's Cabal is falling apart, his grip on H.A.M.M.E.R. has tightened, and he's decided to take on Asgard next! Check out every issue of Marvel's next exciting event on our special Siege page!

So how have you been enjoying Dark Reign? What do you think about Norman Osborn taking on Asgard? Post your comments below!

Original post blogged on ComicList.

Super Hero Squad Show Moves To Primetime on Cartoon Network

Media Release -- On Saturday morning, September 19th, The Super Hero Squad Show burst onto television screens across the nation on Cartoon Network to rave reviews and a huge audience. It instantly became the Network's #1 show for Boys 6-8 and has continued its heroic growth in that demographic, increasing that audience by nearly 30%.

Thanks to the tremendous success the show has seen on Saturday mornings, the greatest Super Heroes in the Marvel Universe are ready to make the leap to primetime! Starting this past Saturday, November 7th, The Super Hero Squad Show made its heroic debut on Saturday nights at 7:30PM as part of Cartoon Network's incredible prime time line-up.

Check out your favorite Marvel Heroes -- including Iron Man, Wolverine, Hulk, Thor, Silver Surfer and Falcon -- as they fight to save Super Hero City from Dr. Doom's team of villains… and have a few laughs along the way! Can't get enough of this action-packed comedy series? Fear not, The Super Hero Squad Show will continue to air weekdays Monday through Friday at 8:30AM.

The Super Hero Squad Show

When the greatest (and coolest) heroes on the planet unite to face the world's greatest villains, you get the biggest, most family-friendly Super Hero team-up in TV history. It's no small job protecting Super Hero City from the wild, weird (& even wacky) villainy of VillainVille's infamous baddies… but the Super Hero Squad is always up for the job. These brave heroes totally deliver the action – but with plenty of humor on the side.

The Super Hero Squad Show Cartoon Network US Program Schedule:
Date: Saturdays at 7:30PM starting November 7th
Monday through Friday at 8:30AM

Original post blogged on ComicList.