Marvel Comics December Solicitations 2015

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Marvel December 2015 cover
Marvel December 2015 cover

SECRET WARS #9 (of 9)
JONATHAN HICKMAN (w) • ESAD RIBIC (a)
Cover by ALEX ROSS
Variant Cover by Simone Bianchi
Variant Cover by Sara Pichelli
ACTION FIGURE VARIANT BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
VARIANT COVER BY FRED HEMBECK
GENESIS!
56 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

 

Marvel December 2015 cover
Marvel December 2015 cover

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #4
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W) • DAVID MARQUEZ (A/C)
VARIANT COVER BY YASMINE PUTRI
• Tony is knee deep in trouble from enemies both old and new. But here comes MARY JANE WATSON AND HIS WORLD WILL NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

 

Marvel December 2015 cover
Marvel December 2015 cover
Marvel December 2015 cover

A-FORCE #1
G. WILLOW WILSON (w) • JORGE MOLINA (A/C)
HIP-HOP VARIANT BY ADAM HUGHES
Variant Cover by Victor Ibañez
MARVEL ‘92 VARIANT BY J. SCOTT CAMPBELL
COSPLAY VARIANT ALSO AVAILABLE
A-FORCE, ASSEMBLE! From the ashes of Battleworld, Marvel’s newest hero SINGULARITY has risen and entered the Marvel Universe. But she didn’t make the journey alone. To combat the most fearsome threats from across the multiverse, Singularity will summon the world’s mightiest team of Avengers to her side: SHE-HULK. CAPTAIN MARVEL. DAZZLER. MEDUSA. NICO MINORU. Together, they are A FORCE to be reckoned with!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

 

Marvel December 2015 cover
Marvel December 2015 cover
Marvel December 2015 cover

THE TOTALLY AWESOME HULK #1
GREG PAK (w) • FRANK CHO (a/C)
Variant cover by Frank Cho
Variant cover by Woo Cheol
Hip-Hop variant cover by Mahmud Asrar
ACTION FIGURE VARIANT BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
MARVEL ‘92 VARIANT BY DALE KEOWN
THERE’S A BRAND NEW HULK IN TOWN, AND HIS NAME IS AMADEUS CHO!
Get ready for the craziest Hulk story of the millennium as a kid genius decides he’s gonna be the best Hulk ever — and just possibly brings the entire Marvel Universe crashing down into chaos! Totally awesome beach day! Massive monster mayhem! She-Hulk and Lady Hellbender! Massive heart and ridiculous action brought to you by PLANET HULK writer Greg Pak and superstar artist Frank Cho! Is it possible for us to fit in one more exclamation point? YES!
40 PGS./Rated T …$4.99

 

Marvel December 2015 cover
Marvel December 2015 cover

GUARDIANS OF INFINITY #1
DAN ABNETT & JASON LATOUR (w)
CARLO BARBERI & JIM CHEUNG (a)
COVER BY JIM CHEUNG
VARIANT COVER BY CARLO BARBERI
HIP-HOP VARIANT COVER BY MARCO RUDY
MARVEL ‘92 VARIANT BY Larry Stroman
WHO ARE THE GUARDIANS 1000?!
Defending the galaxy is a good gig, but Drax isn’t thrilled with the combat hours (not enough of them) and Rocket isn’t thrilled with the compensation (not enough of it). They’re off on an adventure to supplement both, and Groot is happy to come along. But instead of the perks they want, they’re about to get more trouble than they can handle. Good thing the Guardians 3000 are on hand to help! But what about…THE GUARDIANS 1000??!!
Also in this issue, Latour and Cheung tell a one-off story of Ben Grimm and Rocket Raccoon, stuck on a planet where culture is based on Earth-style professional wrestling…but the stakes are life and death! THIS AIN’T KAYFABE, BROTHER!
40 PGS./Rated T …$4.99

Marvel December 2015 cover
Marvel December 2015 cover
Marvel December 2015 cover
Marvel December 2015 cover

DAREDEVIL #1 & 2
CHARLES SOULE (w) • RON GARNEY (a/C)
ISSUE #1 – Action Figure Variant by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
HIP-HOP VARIANT BY ALEX MALEEV
Marvel ’92 variant by Larry Stroman
VARIANT COVER BY TIM SALE
VARIANT COVER BY JOE QUESADA
COSPLAY VARIANT ALSO AVAILABLE
ISSUE #2 – VARIANT COVER BY FRED HEMBECK
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
Back in black and on his home turf, Daredevil begins again in New York City as a new enemy emerges. Meanwhile his alter ego, Matt Murdock, is on a new side of the law in the District Attorney’s office. Fighting crime in the shadows, prosecuting bad guys in the light, it’s a whole new chapter for our man without fear—including the arrival of the devil’s advocate. Welcome to Hell, Blindspot.
32 PGS. (each)/Rated T+ …$3.99 (each)

Marvel December 2015 cover
Marvel December 2015 cover
Marvel December 2015 cover

ALL-NEW INHUMANS #1 & 2
CHARLES SOULE & JAMES ASMUS (w) • STEFANO CASELLI (a/C)
Issue #1 – Variant Cover by STEFANO CASELLI
CONNECTING VARIANT COVER D BY JIM CHEUNG
HIP-HOP VARIANT BY TBA
ACTION FIGURE TWO-PACK VARIANT BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
COSPLAY VARIANT ALSO AVAILABLE
ISSUE #2 – VARIANT COVER BY Kaare Andrews
As the Terrigen Clouds move around the world they leave in their wake the wrecked lives of the Inhumanized. Crystal and her team are tasked to help as many of these NuHumans as possible, but it’s not going to be easy. Not only are views of these new super-powered people varied (from fear to anger to amazement) but even those who get the powers aren’t always glad to get them. Add to that the nineteen mysterious Skyspears that recently crashed into the Earth, and the Inhuman world just got a lot more complicated.
Issue #1 – 40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
Issue #2 – 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

 

Marvel December 2015 cover
Marvel December 2015 cover
Marvel December 2015 cover

UNCANNY X-MEN #1 & 2
CULLEN BUNN (w) • GREG LAND (a/C)
ISSUE #1 – HIP-HOP VARIANT Cover by GREG LAND
Variant Covers by KEN LASHLEY (ISSUE #1) & KRIS ANKA (ISSUE #2)
In a world that’s never hated or feared mutants more, there is only one constant: BIGGER THREATS REQUIRE MORE THREATENING X-MEN. Refusing to accept one more mutant death, the most ruthless mutants on Earth have banded together to proactively mow down their enemies. But with a team populated by relentless killers, one question applies above all others: Can they stay away from each other’s throats long enough to sever their targets’?
32 PGS. (EACH)/Rated T+ …$3.99 (EACH)

Marvel December 2015 cover
Marvel December 2015 cover

RED WOLF #1
NATHAN EDMONDSON (w) • DALIBOR TALAJIC (a)
COVER BY JEFFREY VEREGGE
VARIANT Cover by DALE KEOWN
HIP-HOP VARIANT BY MIKE DEL MUNDO
YOUNG VARIANT BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
ACTION FIGURE VARIANT BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
ONCE UPON A TIMELY IN THE WEST…
Frontier boomtown Timely has more than its share of scoundrels: it takes a hero to keep them in line. Red Wolf—the Cheyenne who crossed the desert and stood up to Mayor Wilson Fisk in Secret Wars’ 1872—is the only man who can fill fallen Sheriff Steve Rogers’ boots. As an outsider and an honest man, Red is going to need all his wits, and both his fists, to serve and protect. The tale of how Red Wolf wins the West starts in 1872, and will take him farther than he could ever imagine!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Marvel December 2015 cover
Marvel December 2015 cover

SPIDEY #1
ROBBIE THOMPSON (w) • NICK BRADSHAW (a/C)
VARIANT COVER BY HUMBERTO RAMOS
HIP-HOP VARIANT BY GYIMAH GARIBA
YOUNG VARIANT BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
Think you know everything about Peter Parker’s early days? Think again. It’s action, adventure and a rip-roaring romp in classic Marvel style as SPIDEY swings onto shelves this winter! Featuring adventures from throughout the web-slinging wonder’s younger years, it’s a return to the days of overdue homework, not knowing how to talk to girls (or anybody, really) and just a plenty of danger. Witness some of Spidey’s earliest tangles with the likes of DOC OCK, SANDMAN and a host of other unexpected guests!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

Marvel December 2015 cover
Marvel December 2015 cover
Marvel December 2015 cover

SQUADRON SUPREME #1 & 2
They’re each the sole survivor of a lost Earth and they’ll do anything to protect this one, whether you like it or not. The Squadron Supreme — comprising Hyperion (Avengers), Nighthawk (Supreme Power), Dr. Spectrum (the Great Society), Blur (DP7) and Power Princess — are a team that doesn’t ask permission or what the rules are. To them all that matters is the safety of Earth and if you stand in the way…that’s your problem! Tell that to the Squadron’s first target — Namor, destroyer of Dr. Spectrum’s homeworld, who will have to pay for his crimes…but at what cost to the people of Atlantis.
32 PGS. (each)/Rated T+ …$3.99 (each)
JAMES ROBINSON (w) • LEONARD KIRK (a)
CoverS by ALEX ROSS
ISSUE #1 – VARIANT Cover by LEONARD KIRK
HIP-HOP VARIANT BY MIKE DEL MUNDO
ACTION FIGURE VARIANT BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
ISSUE #2 – VARIANT COVER BY LEONARD KIRK

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STARBRAND & NIGHTMASK #1
GREG WEISMAN (w) • DOMO STANTON (a)
Cover by YASMINE PUTRI
Variant cover by Emanuela Lupacchino
HIP-HOP VARIANT BY KERON GRANT
YOUNG VARIANT BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
Two former Avengers with tremendous power – and almost zero life experience – are on their own, trying to find their place as HEROES, COSMIC ENTITIES and…COLLEGE STUDENTS? What meal plan will cover a cosmic metabolism? Can two all-powerful entities share a dorm room the size of roach motel? Can you safely teleport to Mars after partying all night long at your first kegger? Find out in Starbrand & Nightmask!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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WEIRDWORLD #1
SAM HUMPHRIES (W) MIKE DEL MUNDO (A/C)
HIP-HOP VARIANT BY JUAN DOE
CLASSIC VARIANT BY TBA
Variant Cover by Matt Rhodes (Bioware)
• From the pages of SECRET WARS, now in the ALL-NEW MARVEL U!
• Imagine, being trapped in a world of sword and sorcery.
• With no sword and sorcery experience to speak of.
• This is the story of BECCA, a girl stuck in WEIRDWORLD, with only one mission: get home alive!
• Marvel’s own twisted fantasy realm comes alive before your eyes! Barbarians! Wizards! And tricked out sports cars!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

Marvel December 2015 cover
Marvel December 2015 cover

SCARLET WITCH #1
JAMES ROBINSON (w) • VANESA DEL REY (A)
COVER BY DAVID AJA
HIP-HOP VARIANT COVER BY BILL SIENKIEWICZ
MARVEL ‘92 VARIANT BY TBA
VARIANT COVER BY KEVIN WADA
Witchcraft is broken – and the SCARLET WITCH is on a journey across the globe to fix it. From the back alleys of Manhattan, to the serene Greek Isles, to the bustling streets of Hong Kong, Wanda will have to face down her foes and find out who her true friends are. But as Wanda solves magical crimes and pieces witchcraft back together, the most important question remains: Who is the mastermind that broke it in the first place? Written by Eisner Award winner JAMES ROBINSON, with covers by Eisner Award winner DAVID AJA with the first issue drawn by fan-favorite VANESA DEL REY!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Marvel December 2015 cover
Marvel December 2015 cover
Marvel December 2015 cover
Marvel December 2015 cover

PATSY WALKER, AKA HELLCAT! #1
KATE LETH (w) • BRITTNEY WILLIAMS (A/C)
Variant by SOPHIE CAMPBELL
Variant by GEORGE PERéZ
Action Figure Variant by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
Variant by MARGUERITE SAUVAGE
Hip-Hop Variant by JAVIER PULIDO
PATSY WALKER has managed to escape her past, her enemies and Hell itself (literally), but nothing compares to job hunting in New York City! Between trying to make rent and dodging (literal) bullets, Patsy barely has time to deal with her mother’s exploitative romance comics about her childhood resurfacing, much less how they start to interfere with her work and dating life. As she goes from living a double life to a triple, what the Hell is Patsy Walker supposed to do? Raise your (literal) claws for PATSY WALKER, AKA HELLCAT!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

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GWENPOOL SPECIAL #1
GERRY DUGGAN, CHARLES SOULE, CHRISTOPHER HASTINGS, VARIOUS (W)
DANILO BEYRUTH, LANGDON FOSS, GURIHIRU, VARIOUS (A)
COVER BY KRIS ANKA
GWENPOOL VARIANT BY ROBBI RODRIGUEZ
SHE-HULK VARIANT BY EMANEULA LUPACCHINO
DEADPOOL VARIANT BY TBA
• AN ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT MARVEL HOLIDAY SPECIAL!
• She-Hulk throws a holiday party and invites the entire Marvel U!
• Deadpool teams up with both Hawkeyes – Kate and Clint – to…stop a pickpocket?!
• Ms. Marvel takes on her most dangerous threat yet: the holiday blues!
• And then there’s the reason for the season(al special): GWENPOOL!
• Yup, you read that right – Gwen. Pool. C’mon, you know you’re curious.
50 PGS./Rated T …$5.99

Marvel December 2015 cover
Marvel December 2015 cover

ALL-NEW X-MEN #3
DENNIS HOPELESS (W) MARK BAGLEY (A/C)
Variant Cover by PASQUAL FERRY
MARVEL ‘92 VARIANT BY ROB LIEFELD
• Terrible acts committed by mutant revolutionary Cyclops have placed mutantkind in extinction’s crosshairs…and no one is left to suffer the consequences more than his time-displaced counterpart—teen-aged Scott Summers.
• As Storm and her team whisk Earth’s remaining mutants away to safe haven, the original X-Men do just the opposite: emboldened by super heroic ideals, the ALL-NEW X-MEN set out on the road to save their world and write their own futures.
• But can youthful optimism reverse the damage Cyclops has done?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN #4 & 5
JEFF LEMIRE (W) HUMBERTO RAMOS (A/C)
• The clock is winding down for mutantkind and one of the X-Men’s oldest foes has come to speed up the process: MISTER SINISTER has returned! And he’s bringing the X-Men face-to-face with their greatest fear…
• As the first chapter of EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN races to its exciting conclusion, one thing’s for sure for this team of all-new, all-different X-Men: Not everyone will emerge unscathed.
32 PGS. (EACH)/Rated T+ …$3.99 (EACH)

Marvel December 2015 cover
Marvel December 2015 cover

ALL-NEW WOLVERINE #3
TOM TAYLOR (W) • DAVID LOPEZ (A)
Cover by BENGAL
Variant Cover by DAVID LOPEZ
VARIANT COVER BY MIKE CHOI
MARVEL ‘92 VARIANT BY TOM RANEY
CAN YOU HANDLE THE DEADLY MYSTERY OF THE FOUR SISTERS?
• It’s WOLVERINE vs. TASKMASTER in this explosive issue!
• Can Laura survive ALCHEMAX’S army of mercenaries?
• What is the devastating secret the SISTERS have been keeping?
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

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DEADPOOL #3-4
GERRY DUGGAN (W) MIKE HAWTHORNE (A)
CoverS by TONY MOORE
ISSUE #3 – MARVEL ‘92 VARIANT BY ROB LIEFELD
SECRET COMIC VARIANT COVER #3 BY SCOTT KOBLISH
ISSUE #4 – SECRET COMIC VARIANT COVER #4 BY SCOTT KOBLISH
• MORE DEADPOOL THAN YOU WANTED!
• That’s right—Wade’s called in some help being him.
• And you won’t believe (or recognize?) who he signed up!
• (Unless you are intimately familiar with Marvel Encyclopediae.)
32 PGS. (EACH)/Parental Advisory …$3.99 (EACH)

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DEADPOOL & CABLE: SPLIT SECOND #1 (of 3)
FABIEN NICIEZA (W) REILLY BROWN (A/C)
VARIANT Cover by KRIS ANKA
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
Call them a duo with a special kind of dynamics…call them the odd couple but with guns…call them 90s comics distilled down into two characters—DEADPOOL AND CABLE ARE BACK, BABY! That’s right—The Merc with the Mouth and the Soldier with the Scowl are together again in this all-new series! When Cable gets a vision of a terrible future set off by the death of one man, he knows he must protect him no matter what! I’ll get you three guesses who’s been hired to kill that guy. Go on, guess. The fan favorite team of Fabian Nicieza & Reilly Brown have reunited to get the gang back together—and it feels so good!
40 PGS./Parental Advisory …$4.99

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DEADPOOL #3.1: TRES PUNTO UNO
GERRY DUGGAN & BRIAN POSEHN (W) • SCOTT KOBLISH (A)
Cover by FRANCISCO HERRERA
Meet “Masacre”—the Deadpool of Mexico! Did you know that Deadpool in Spanish-speaking countries is called “Masacre”? Here comes the issue to make all of that even more confusing, as we meet Masacre, the deadly Deadpool-inspired vigilante south of the border! Watch him slaughter his way into your hearts in this entirely Spanish language one-shot written, drawn, and edited by folks who don’t speak it!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

Marvel December 2015 cover
Marvel December 2015 cover
Marvel December 2015 cover

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #3
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W) • VALERIO SCHITI (A)
Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS
VARIANT COVER BY FRED HEMBECK
VARIANT COVER BY MAHMUD ASRAR
MARVEL ‘92 VARIANT BY TBA
• Gamora is back, but things have changed.
• What has she been doing for the last eight months?!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

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STAR-LORD #2
SAM HUMPHRIES (W) • JAVIER GARRON (A)
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
VARIANT COVER BY Jake Wyatt
• After just a little bit of grand theft extraterrestrial vessel, young Peter Quill finally made it to space!
• Then he got stuck there.
• Another ship is approaching: is their intention space roadside assistance, or space highway robbery? Peter’s got to be ready for anything!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

Marvel December 2015 cover
Marvel December 2015 cover

VENOM: SPACE KNIGHT #2
ROBBIE THOMPSON (W) • ARIEL OLIVETTI (A/C)
VARIANT Cover by MIKE ALLRED
• Between missions with the GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, Venom fights strange, violent aliens and helps strange, peaceful aliens. Aliens can be strange, is what we’re saying.
• All the while, he’s being trailed by a mysterious warship! Are its operators violent or peaceful?
• Flash and his Klyntar are working better than ever, but there’s a lot Flash doesn’t know about being an Agent of the Cosmos. And what he doesn’t know could kill him!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

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Marvel December 2015 cover

DRAX #2
CM PUNK & cullen bunn (W) • SCOTT HEPBURN (A/C)
MARVEL ‘92 VARIANT BY RON LIM
Variant Cover by James Stokoe
• Drax and Terrax walk into a space cantina. Are they gonna brawl or go on a bender? Either way, it’ll be epic!
• Drax needs to get his starship–the Space Sucker–repaired. Only problem? He has no money.
• But a mysterious crime spree may be the answer to his prayers… or at least a violent distraction.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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Marvel December 2015 cover
Marvel December 2015 cover

HOWARD THE DUCK #2
CHIP ZDARSKY (W) • VERONICA FISH (A)
COVER BY JOE QUINONES
VARIANT COVER BY VERONICA FISH
VARIANT COVER BY FRED HEMBECK
GWENPOOL VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• “Our World.”
• Plus, a new Gwenpool story!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

Marvel December 2015 cover
Marvel December 2015 cover
Marvel December 2015 cover

KARNAK #3
WARREN ELLIS (W) • GERARDO ZAFFINO (A)
Cover by DAVID AJA
Variant cover by Yasmine Putri
ACTION FIGURE TWO-PACK VARIANT BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
• Just when you thought Karnak couldn’t get more intense and insane, it does.
• The trail left by the kidnapped Inhuman gets nuclear and Karnak is caught in the mushroom cloud.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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Marvel December 2015 cover

MS. MARVEL #2
G. WILLOW WILSON (W) • TAKESHI MIYAZAWA (A)
Cover by CLIFF CHIANG
VARIANT Cover by FRED HEMBECK
MARVEL ‘92 VARIANT BY J. SCOTT CAMPBELL
ACTION FIGURE TWO-PACK VARIANT BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
VARIANT COVER BY TAKESHI MIYAZAWA
KAMALA CAN!
• On the Avengers and on a roll! All Kamala needs to do next is take down the evil suits destroying her city without ruining her personal life!
• Too bad all of Jersey City thinks Ms. Marvel is the real enemy!
• Bad guys and bad hair days. (Also the title of Ms. Marvel’s next album.)
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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UNCANNY INHUMANS #3
CHARLES SOULE (W) • STEVE MCNIVEN (A/C)
ACTION FIGURE TWO-PACK VARIANT BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
MARVEL ‘92 VARIANT BY WHILCE PORTACIO
Variant Cover by Leinil Yu
• It’s the Inhumans vs. Kang throughout history and moves that Kang makes 7,000 years ago wreak havoc on the Inhumans in the present.
• But who is Kang’s Inhuman ally that may be more dangerous that the Conqueror?!
• And if that’s not enough: BLACK BOLT VS. THE HUMAN TORCH, NO HOLDS BARRED!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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Marvel December 2015 cover

SPIDER-MAN 2099 #4
PETER DAVID (W) • WILL SLINEY (A)
Cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA
MARVEL ‘92 VARIANT BY Pasqual Ferry
• A mysterious stranger from the future arrives in New York, and he’s got Spider-Man dead in his sights!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

Marvel December 2015 cover
Marvel December 2015 cover

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #4 & #5
DAN SLOTT (W) • GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI (A)
CoverS by ALEX ROSS
• Not only has Spider-Man gone global – so have his enemies!
• Someone in Africa is masquerading as a member of the GOBLIN family!
• Where there’s goblins, there’s Spidey, and it’s up to everyone’s favorite wall-crawler to get to the bottom of what’s going on!
32 PGS. (each)/Rated T …$3.99 (each)

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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1.2
JOSE MOLINA (W) • SIMONE BIANCHI (A/ C)
VARIANT Cover by RYAN OTTLEY
• The dead are rising in Harlem!
• Spider-Man relearns why graveyards are terrifying.
• But things aren’t as simple as they seem (and they don’t even seem all that simple). How do the Santerians fit into all of this?
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

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Marvel December 2015 cover

SILK #2
ROBBIE THOMPSON (W) • STACEY LEE (A)
Cover by HELEN CHEN
VARIANT Cover by FRED HEMBECK
VARIANT COVER BY BABS TARR
MARVEL ‘92 VARIANT BY TBA
• SILK! BLACK CAT! IN CAHOOTS!
• But not everyone in Cat’s criminal crew are happy about it!
• Neither is everyone in Cindy’s life, including a certain CEO of Parker Industries.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

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SPIDER-GWEN #3
JASON LATOUR (W) • ROBBI RODRIGUEZ (A/C)
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• Still reeling from the events of SPIDER-VERSE, Gwen Stacy decides to pay a visit to Jessica Drew, AKA Spider-Woman!
• Gwen learns about her Earth-616 counterpart, and sees that the lesson that with great power, there must also come great responsibility applies in any reality.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

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Marvel December 2015 cover

CARNAGE #3
GERRY CONWAY (W) • MIKE PERKINS (A)
Cover by MIKE DEL MUNDO
VARIANT COVER BY YASMINE PUTRI
MARVEL ‘92 VARIANT BY MIKE DEODATO
• Trapped down in a mineshaft with Carnage, the situation for the FBI’s symbiote squad gets HAIRY when John Jameson loses his cool.
• You won’t want to miss th—AROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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SPIDER-WOMAN #2
DENNIS HOPELESS (W) • JAVIER RODRIGUEZ (A/C)
VARIANT COVER BY MING DOYLE
• TRAPPED in an alien hospital with a bunch of other moms-to-be, Jessica Drew has suddenly found herself in over her head!
• It’s anything but business as usual as Jess realizes she’s the only person who can save the day – but only if she can keep herself and her baby safe in the process!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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WEB WARRIORS #2
MIKE COSTA (W) • DAVID BALDEON (A)
Cover by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO
VARIANT COVER BY GABRIELE DELL’OTTO
MARVEL ‘92 VARIANT BY MARK BAGLEY
• SPIDER-GWEN STRANDED! Without her interdimensional timepiece to get her home, Gwen Stacy (AKA Spider-Woman) has no choice but to sit tight and wait to be rescued by the rest of the Web Warriors.
• Everyone’s favorite hoodie-wearing hero isn’t exactly a damsel in distress, though, is she?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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NEW AVENGERS #4
AL EWING (W) • GERARDO SANDOVAL (A/C)
MARVEL ‘92 VARIANT BY TOM RANEY
• Out beyond the nether dark lurks… Moridun, Master Magus of the Fifth Cosmos!
• He’s not just an evil wizard – he’s an evil Space Wizard! But when the space dust settles, who will be… the King of Space?
• Seriously, everything’s cooler in space. How cool will the New Avengers be in space? THEY WILL BE PRETTY COOL!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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Marvel December 2015 cover
Marvel December 2015 cover

ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT AVENGERS #3
MARK WAID (W) • ADAM KUBERT (A)
Cover by ALEX ROSS
Variant cover by Afu Chan
VARIANT COVER BY FRED HEMBECK
• Warbringer has made good on his name, and the All-New Avengers stand poised to yank defeat from the jaws of victory unless they can put their differences aside–and in the case of Ms. Marvel and Nova, that doesn’t seem very likely!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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UNCANNY AVENGERS #3
GERRY DUGGAN (W) • RYAN STEGMAN (A/C)
Variant cover by Tradd Moore
MARVEL ‘92 VARIANT BY WHILCE PORTACIO
• The Avengers close in on the new Inhuman that’s destroying Boston.
• The Torch wishes he paid better attention in science class, and an Avenger has a secret that may undo the team before it begins!
• Plus — the surprising final member of this series makes a grand and bloody entrance.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

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Marvel December 2015 cover

THE ULTIMATES #2
AL EWING (W) • KENNETH ROCAFORT (A/C)
Variant Cover by JIM CHEUNG
VARIANT COVER BY FRED HEMBECK
• Galactus is beyond good and evil. Galactus is a necessary part of the universe. When Galactus hungers — living worlds must die.
• The Ultimates have heard it all before, and respectfully… they don’t agree.
• But can even the ultimate superteam end the threat of the devourer of worlds for good? And if they do — WHAT will take his place?
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

Marvel December 2015 cover
Marvel December 2015 cover

ALL-NEW HAWKEYE #2
JEFF LEMIRE (W) • RAMON PEREZ (A/C)
VARIANT COVER BY FRED HEMBECK
VARIANT COVR BY PHIL NOTO
• A reluctantly reunited team Hawkeye struggles to rebuild trust and rectify past mistakes. But they’re put through the ringer when their mission brings them face to face with The Mandarin! It’s a turbulent trip down memory lane in this exciting issue that takes Kate and Clint back to the future.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Marvel December 2015 cover
Marvel December 2015 cover

THE VISION #2
TOM KING (W) • GABRIEL HERNANDEZ WALTA (A)
Cover by MIKE DEL MUNDO
Variant Cover by TULA LOTAY
MARVEL ‘92 VARIANT BY DALE KEOWN
• After the stunning, heart-stopping events of Vision #1, the Avengers will never be the same.
• The Vision and his family attempt to cope with these events in their own, unique way. Though they put on a happy face, each of them can feel their anger growing, blistering, tearing them apart.
• Will the Visions be able to hold together, or will that anger destroy them and the world around them?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Marvel December 2015 cover
Marvel December 2015 cover

THE MIGHTY THOR #2
JASON AARON (W) • RUSSELL DAUTERMAN (A/C)
Variant Cover by ARTYOM TRAKHANOV
COSPLAY VARIANT ALSO AVAILABLE
DESIGN VARIANT COVER BY RUSSELL DAUTERMAN
MARVEL ‘92 VARIANT BY RON FRENZ
• The return of Loki!
• But for Thor, will he be friend or foe?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #3
RYAN NORTH (W) • ERICA HENDERSON (A/C)
Variant Cover by MATT WAITE
Action Figure Variant by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
• Squirrel Girl has woken up, only to find she’s been hurled back in time to the 1960s! Mondays, am I right?
• And if that wasn’t trouble enough, her friend Nancy is coming face to face with the villainous [CENSORED]!
• Yes, I’ve noticed that when I type [CENSORED]’s name it shows up as [CENSORED]; no, I don’t know how to fix that.
• This book features the following: Squirrel Girl, time travel, [CENSORED], and emotions! It promises to satisfy fans of each of those things, even if they don’t like the other things!
• Which is great because emotions are just THE WORST
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

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MARVEL’S CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR PRELUDE #1 & 2 (OF 4)
Will CORONA PILGRIM (W)
SZYMON KUDRANSKI (A)
THE ROAD TO CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR BEGINS WITH THESE OFFICIAL ADAPTATIONS OF THE SMASH HIT FILMS IRON MAN 3 & CAPTAIN AMERICA: WINTER SOLDIER!
• When THE MANDARIN strikes at the United States with a series of deadly terror attacks, IRON MAN must take action! But can TONY STARK handle the pressure when he has his own demons to face?
32 PGS. (each)/Rated T+ …$2.99 (each)

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CAPTAIN AMERICA: WHITE #5 (of 5)
Jeph LOEB (W) • Tim Sale (A/C)
•This is it! The long awaited finale to Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale’s epic Captain America story!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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CAPTAIN AMERICA: SAM WILSON #4
NICK SPENCER (W) • PAUL RENAUD (A/C)
• Danger on Wall Street…
• It’s the venomous return of THE SERPENT SQUAD!!!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

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NOVA #2
SEAN RYAN (W) • CORY SMITH (A)
Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS
VARIANT COVER BY FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
MARVEL ‘92 VARIANT BY PASQUAL FERRY
• MONSTERS! PANCAKES! MINI-GOLF! Sam Alexander is still getting used to having his dad back on Earth, but things are about to get a whole lot less stable when a surprising earthquake strikes
• What’s responsible for the catastrophic quake? If you guessed “a giant, awful monster than only Nova can stop,” you’re right!
• PLUS! More about Jesse is revealed…
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

Marvel December 2015 cover
Marvel December 2015 cover

THE ASTONISHING ANT-MAN #3
NICK SPENCER (W) • RAMON ROSANAS (A)
Cover by MARK BROOKS
Variant cover by ULISES FARINAS
VARIANT COVER BY FRED HEMBECK
• Because you demanded it: Scott Lang, the Astonishing Ant-Man, teams up with Sam Wilson, Captain America! Just like you saw in the movie!
• Except in the movie, they actually got in a fight. And in the movie, Sam was still Falcon, not Captain America. But… close enough, right?!! Please buy our book, movie-watcher people!
• The return of The Slug! Er, he wasn’t in the movie either. Dang it.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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HERCULES #2
DAN ABNETT (W) • LUKE ROSS (A)
Cover by CLAY MANN
VARIANT COVER BY Russell Dauterman
MARVEL ‘92 VARIANT BY MARK TEXEIRA
• Creatures of ancient myth still linger in the world, but they are on the brink of extinction. The Modern Age has no place for them. But Hercules has moved with the times–only he can protect them against the crushing weight of the future. Except he is part of the old age too, born in ancient times before the risk of civilization, the world’s first super hero, a champion through the ages. If he fails in this struggle, he dies with them. Forever.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Marvel December 2015 cover
Marvel December 2015 cover

DOCTOR STRANGE #3
JASON AARON (W) • CHRIS BACHALO (A/C)
VARIANT COVER BY TIM SALE
MARVEL ‘92 VARIANT BY MARK TEXEIRA
• Dr. Strange wakes up, nearly naked with none of his magical tools or spellbooks and no memory of how he got there.
• Nor does he know where all the monsters chasing him came from.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINOSAUR #2
AMY REEDER & BRANDON MONTCLARE (W) • NATACHA BUSTOS (A)
Cover by AMY REEDER
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
B.F.F.!?
• DEVIL DINOSAUR seems to like MOON GIRL just fine, but a guy’s got to eat!
• What are New York’s newest tourists, THE KILLER-FOLK, going to do next?
• And when prehistoric thunder lizards roam Times Square, a whole lot of shakin’s goin’ on!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

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HOWLING COMMANDOS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. #3
FRANK BARBIERE (W) • BRENT SCHOONOVER (A/C)
Variant Cover by David Marquez
• A brand new commando joins the battle!
• The team searches for answers in a haunted museum!
• The horror comes home with a crisis at S.T.A.K.E. HQ!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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CONTEST OF CHAMPIONS #3
AL EWING (W) • PACO MEDINA (A/C) • COVER BY VICTOR IBANEZ
Variant cover by Kalman Andrasofszky
CONNECTING VARIANT COVER C BY RON LIM
CLASSIC VARIANT COVER BY TBA
CONTEST OF CHAMPIONS GAME VARIANT COVER BY TBA
IRON MAN! JOE FIXIT! GAMORA! MARVEL’S HEAVY HITTERS COLLIDE IN THE CONTEST!
• Can Iron Man and Gamora trust Guillotine – or is the call of her bloody legacy too strong?
• Ares strikes!
• Plus: Venom Hulk?!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

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ANGELA: QUEEN OF HEL #3
MARGUERITE BENNETT (W) • KIM JACINTO & STEPHANIE HANS (A)
Cover by STEPHANIE HANS
Variant Cover by BILL SIENKIEWICZ
• To the soundtrack of a totally sick Nordic death metal solo, Angela and Sera embark on the conquest to crown Angela Queen of the Dead…and encounter some who they have sent to the afterlife themselves!
• Friends and foes return from the abyss as Angela and Sera raise a rebellion among the dead of the Ten Realms. • You’re the Mockingjay, Angela!!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Marvel December 2015 cover
Marvel December 2015 cover

BLACK KNIGHT #2
FRANK TIERI (W) • LUCA PIZZARI (A)
Cover by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO
variant cover by DAN PANOSIAN
MARVEL ‘92 VARIANT BY STEVE EPTING
• Why did Dane Whitman end up in Weirdworld?
• What were the circumstances that led him to flee Earth?
• Whatever they were, it’s enough to have the Uncanny Avengers show up on his doorstep, looking for him!
• Have Dane’s past actions finally caught up with him?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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ILLUMINATI #2
Joshua Williamson (W) • Shawn Crystal (A)
Cover by Riley Rossmo
Variant Cover by Julian Tedesco
• The Hood explains part of his master plan and it involves going deep into the Marvel underground!
• Can the All New All Different Illuminati get along long enough to survive their first mission?
• The dark look at the lives of the Marvel villains continues!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

 

Marvel December 2015 cover
Marvel December 2015 cover

GUIDEBOOK TO THE MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE — MARVEL’S THOR
Written by MIKE O’SULLIVAN & THE OHOTMU TEAM
Front cover by WILL SLINEY • Back cover by PASCAL CAMPION
The MCU Guidebooks bring the thunder as the mighty Thor steps into the spotlight! Our comprehensive coverage of the fan-favorite Marvel Studios films and Marvel TV series continues as we reveal everything you need to know about the golden realm of Asgard! Featuring fact sheets, movie-to-comic comparisons, and behind-the-scenes production art and movie stills, this issue is packed with profiles of Thor Odinson himself; family members Loki, Odin and Frigga; Asgardian allies including Sif, Heimdall, Hogun and Volstagg; human friends Erik Selvig, Jane Foster and Darcy Lewis; and an in-depth look at Asgard itself! Plus: Laufey and the Frost Giants, S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Jasper Sitwell…and the Avenging Archer, Hawkeye! And more! Relive the big-screen thrills of Marvel’s Thor right here, and continue building your indispensable library of Cinematic Universe reference books!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99