CABLE # 22
COVER BY: Marko Djurdjevic
WRITER: Duane Swierczynski
PENCILS: Gabriel Guzman
INKS: Array
The Story: PRELUDE TO “X-MEN: SECOND COMING” EVENT! The penultimate chapter in the X-Men saga that began with “Messiah CompleX” continues here! Now that Hope’s told Cable that she’s ready to join the X-Men in the present, Cable risks it all to repair his busted time machine. Finally, after years of being stuck in a one-way trip to oblivion, Cable and Hope leap into the past. But the Mutant Messiah and her surrogate father miss the mark by more than a few hundred years, finding themselves in a primitive Manhattan – and hunted by a mutant who just doesn’t know the meaning of the word “quit.” Rated T …$2.99
In Stores: Jan 6, 2010
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DEADPOOL TEAM-UP # 897
COVER BY: Humberto Ramos
WRITER: Adam Glass
PENCILS: Chris Staggs
INKS: Array
e Story: “FREAK OUT” Deadpool gets his freak on when he’s hired to bump off Ed McGrady -- a.k.a. “Lobster Boy” -- the mayor of Freaksville, USA. But things get a little bit complicated when one of the Fallen decides to take over the town and, quite possibly, the rest of the world. Luckily for Deadpool, the Ghost Riders, Johnny Blaze and Danny Ketch, just happen to be in town too. It’s the end of the world as we know it…unless the Merc with a Mouth can play nice with the Spirits of Vengeance and send this demon back to hell in a hand basket. Which is harder than it might seem… Parental Advisory …$2.99
In Stores: Jan 6, 2010
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MARVEL BOY: THE URANIAN # 1
COVER BY: Marko Djurdjevic
WRITER: Jeff Parker
PENCILS: Marko DjurdjevicFelix Ruiz
INKS: Array
The Story: A young man has travelled billions of miles through space in a rocket to help our world. But is Earth of the 1950's ready for a new super hero? Before he became the dark figure the Agents of Atlas call The Uranian, Bob Grayson raced through the skies as Marvel Boy! From the critically acclaimed writer of AGENTS OF ATLAS and FALL OF THE HULKS: ALPHA comes this all-new look back at one of Marvel’s first heroes! 48 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
In Stores: Jan 6, 2010
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NATION X: X-FACTOR # 1
COVER BY: CHRISTIAN MACNEVEN
WRITER: Peter David
PENCILS: Valentine De Landro
INKS: Array
The Story: Utopia. The sanctuary for mutants to escape a world that wants them extinct. So is it the ideal home for X-Factor? That's what Cyclops believes when he invites the world's only mutant detective agency to relocate to their floating island retreat and take up residence there. But will Madrox and his team believe that it's the best place for them? What old faces will pop up, and what old acquaintances will be renewed? And will there even be a Utopia left when the mysterious Crone shows up and threatens to bring the entire place crashing down into the Pacific? Rated T …$3.99
In Stores: Jan 6, 2010
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NEW MUTANTS # 9
COVER BY: Adam Kubert
WRITER: Zeb Wells
PENCILS: Paul Davidson
INKS: Array
COLORED BY: Christina Strain
LETTERED BY: VC - Joe Caramagna
The Story: What is Illyana Rasputin up to? In NEW MUTANTS #1, she returned from who knows where with knowledge that she says is from the future. A future where things aren’t going well for the X-Men. Emma Frost is not going to settle for this question being unanswered. Rated T …$2.99
In Stores: Jan 6, 2010
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SoratheKey - New Mutants seems interesting, and the art on Nation X: X-Factor #1 is so cool! Although the Marvel Boy story is a question mark for me!