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Defenders by Matt Fraction Vol. 1
The last line of defense against the forces of the Unknown! Spinning out of the stunning ending of FEAR ITSELF, the final member of the Worthy is on a global rampage, and everyone's favorite Marvel misfits must band together to solve a mysterious conspiracy deep in the heart of the Marvel Universe! What is the secret of Wundagore Mountain? Matt Fraction (FEAR ITSELF, THE MIGHTY THOR, INVINCIBLE IRON MAN) returns with UNCANNY X-MEN cohort Terry Dodson (SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN) to relaunch Marvel's mightiest non-team: the all-new, all-different, all-dynamic Defenders!COLLECTING: DEFENDERS (2012) #1-6, and material from FEAR ITSELF #7 AND POINT ONE
Thor
In the wake of SIEGE, Asgard must take its proper place as the Golden Realm, most glorious of the nine worlds of myth. But that means Thor's home isn't just a beacon...it's a target! And what happens to the Asgardians and the denizens of all nine worlds -- including Earth! -- when a dark, destructive force from another reality comes on the warpath?
Adventureman Vol 1: The End And Everything After
WHERE HIS STORY ENDED...HER STORY BEGINS! Everyone knows the story of how ADVENTUREMAN, the greatest pulp hero of all time, ended in a heartbreaking CLIFFHANGER with our hero facing his very execution...now, learn the startling truth about how, 80 years after his seeming demise, single mother Claire and her Adventurefan son Tommy light the spark of RESURRECTION! Can these inheritors of the Adventureman legacy rise up to face down the evil that bested the original? Collects ADVENTUREMAN #1-4
Punisher War Journal By Matt Fraction
Collecting Punisher War Journal (2006) #1-12 And #1 B&W Edition. The Punisher is back with a vengeance! When a superhuman Civil War breaks out, Frank Castle finds himself square in the crosshairs of G.W. Bridge, a S.H.I.E.L.D. big gun who always gets his man. Frank should be lying low, but when spandex-clad bad guys start carrying badges well, thats something he just cant abide. But can the Punisher play by Captain Americas rules? In the wars aftermath, Frank infiltrates a super-militia bent on igniting a bloody race war and led by a new Hate-Monger! With Bridge in hot pursuit, can the Punisher disrupt the National Forces plans or will he succumb to hate? Plus: An all-new look for the Punisher brings the Winter Soldier out of the woodwork. And can Frank stand up to the alien madness of WORLD WAR HULK?
Adventureman #2
The mysterious disappearance of the original Adventureman gets a little more complicated when, in the modern era, single mom Claire Connell stumbles into his legacy. But with the adventuremantle come untold dangers from those who would seek to destroy it!
FF Vol. 2
Collects FF (2012) #9-13. Did a good-natured prank-gone-wrong mean Ben Grimm caused the accident that led Victor Von Doom down his wicked path? As the sickness spreads to the other members of the family, their attention turns to righting this past wrong - could saving Victor be the only way stop Dr. Doom? Before they answer that, however, they have to deal with the Council of Dooms who treat the day of the Incident as a kind of nativity - and dozens of Dooms from dozens of realities have come to witness the birth of the Alpha Doom...oh boy that dorm room is gonna get crowded fast.
Adventureman #8
“ADVENTUREVENTION!”Claire’s sisters step up, the long-buried history of the Ghost Gang gets revealed, and the new Crossdraw makes a date with the new Adventureman!
Adventureman #1
A CATACLYSMIC ADVENTURE DECADES IN THE MAKING! In this WILDLY AFFORDABLE TRIPLE-LENGTH FIRST ISSUE, revisit how the legend of the greatest pulp hero of them all, ADVENTUREMAN, ended in a heartbreaking CLIFFHANGER with our hero facing execution at the vile hand of his ultra-nemesis BARON BIZARRE on the eve of the MACABRAPOCALYPSE...or did it?!? Eighty years after his apparent demise, single mother Claire and her Adventurefan son Tommy seem to be the only two people alive that remember the thrilling ADVENTUREMAN sagas...but from that memory burns THE SPARK OF RESURRECTION! WHERE HIS STORY ENDED...HER STORY BEGINS! This sense-obliterating, earth-shaking, imagination-quaking adventure that spans generations comes to you from MATT FRACTION (SEX CRIMINALS, Hawkeye) and TERRY and RACHEL DODSON (RED ONE, X-Men/Fantastic Four)!!!
Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen: Who Killed Jimmy Olsen?
Jimmy Olsen must die! Wait, we’re getting ahead of ourselves. Jimmy Olsen lives! Superman’s best friend and Daily Planet photographer Jimmy Olsen tours the bizarre underbelly of the DC Universe in this new series featuring death, destruction, giant turtles, and more, combining Silver Age energy with a distinctly modern sensibility! It’s a centuries-spanning whirlwind of weird that starts in Metropolis and ends in Gotham City. Award-winning writer Matt Fraction (Sex Criminals, Hawkeye) makes his DC debut with Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen, an irreverent, hijinks-filled journey across the weirdest and wildest corners of the DCU, illustrated by Eisner Award-winning artist Steve Lieber. Collects Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen #1-12.
Iron Man By Fraction & Larroca
Collecting Invincible Iron Man (2008) #1-19. Tony Stark billionaire industrialist, Invincible Iron Man and now director of S.H.I.E.L.D. faces the most overwhelming challenge of his life. Ezekiel Stane the son of Tonys late business rival and archenemy Obadiah Stane has set his sights, his genius and his considerable fortune on the task of destroying the Stark legacy. Whats worse, Ezekiel has obtained Iron Man technology, and hes every bit Tonys equal except younger, faster, smarter and immeasurably evil! Then, following the Skrulls Secret Invasion, Tonys entire life has been torn apart. What could make Iron Man the worlds most wanted? Tonys failing health has made the armor too complicated to pilot, and he has Maria Hill on his tail not to mention his entire rogues gallery, all after the billion-dollar bounty on his head! And things only get worse from there!
Adventureman #4
On the eve of the rise and return of the greatest evil the world has ever seen, only Claire Connell and her family can save us as the mantle of ADVENTUREMAN passes between generations.
The Quintessential Quintuplets
While on a school trip to Kyoto, the sisters’ relationships nearly go south as they vie for Futaro’s affection, but they weather the storm, come out stronger for it, and enjoy the trip in the end. During the chaos, it also comes to light that Yotsuba was the girl Futaro met on that prior field trip six years earlier … The quintuplets’ past will now be revealed!!