BLACK PANTHER #12
COVER BY: Paul Renaud
WRITER: JONATHAN MABERRY
PENCILS: Will Conrad
INKS: Array
THE STORY:
PRELUDE TO “DOOMWAR” If you think you know what's coming next in BLACK PANTHER, guess again. Shuri, T'Challa and Storm are caught up in a tangle of plots within plots as Doctor Doom and the Broker close the jaws of their trap. Heroes will fall, trust will be betrayed, secrets will be revealed, and nothing will ever be the same. The fuse is lit and Wakanda is about to explode. Guest stars Namor and the Fantastic Four jump into action as the new Black Panther goes to war. Rated T
PRICE: 2.99
IN STORES: January 13, 2010
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BLACK WIDOW DEADLY ORIGIN #3
COVER BY: Adi Granov
WRITER: Paul Cornell
PENCILS: John Paul Leon & Tom Raney
INKS: Array
COLORED BY: John Paul Leon|Matt Milla|Matt Milla
LETTERED BY: VC - Chris Eliopoulos
THE STORY:
Time is running out for the on-the-run Black Widow as the sinister Icepick Protocol sets Clint Barton against Mockingbird—and Hercules against everybody! With flashbacks to her days with Daredevil and the Champions, and the final revelation of who is trying to destroy her life, the clock is ticking on Natasha’s life! Rated T
PRICE: 3.99
IN STORES: January 13, 2010
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MARVEL ADVENTURES SUPER HEROES #19
COVER BY: Niko Henrichon
WRITER: Paul Tobin
PENCILS: Ig Guara
INKS: Array
COLORED BY: Chris Sotomayor
LETTERED BY: Dave Sharpe
THE STORY:
The Avengers have barely moved into their new mansion before they have their first visitor, the super villain known as the Plant Man. But Plant Man isn’t crashing the party, he’s asking for help in his battle against a violently berserk Silver Surfer, an interstellar powerhouse intent on planting the Plant Man. How much will the Avengers put on the line to protect a super villain, and can even the assembled Avengers stand against the Power Cosmic? All Ages
PRICE: 2.99
IN STORES: January 13, 2010
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PUNISHERMAX #3
COVER BY: Dave Johnson
WRITER: Jason Aaron
PENCILS: Steve Dillon
INKS: Array
COLORED BY: Matt Hollingsworth
LETTERED BY: VC - Cory Petit
THE STORY:
"KINGPIN," Part 3 Wilson Fisk's plot to become Kingpin of New York finally brings him face to face with Frank Castle, as well as drawing in a 97-year-old, shotgun-toting mob widow and a mysterious hitman known only as The Mennonite. Explicit Content
PRICE: 3.99
IN STORES: January 13, 2010
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REALM OF KINGS: IMPERIAL GUARD #3
COVER BY: Brian Haberlin
WRITER: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning
PENCILS: Kev Walker
INKS: Array
COLORED BY: Nathan Fairbairn
LETTERED BY: VC - Joe Caramagna
THE STORY:
Can the Imperial Guard actually team up with their hated enemies the Starjammers? They will if they don’t want to be turned into worm bait by the giant decaying corpse they’re trapped in! What horrors has The Fault unleashed now, and is someone else from our universe winning the race to explore this dangerous new zone? Majestor Gladiator will not be pleased! Rated T
PRICE: 3.99
IN STORES: January 13, 2010
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SPIDER-MAN & THE SECRET WARS #2
COVER BY: Patrick Scherberger
WRITER: Paul Tobin
PENCILS: Patrick Scherberger
INKS: Array
COLORED BY: Brad Anderson|Brad Anderson
LETTERED BY: Dave Sharpe
THE STORY:
When the Beyonder created Battleworld, he stocked it with far more than Earth’s greatest heroes and worst villains. Now, two of these other elements, the city of Denver, Colorado and a warlike alien race known as the Spindlies, are on major collision course. With the other heroes occupied elsewhere, it’s up to Ben Grimm and the amazing Spider-Man to stand or fall with the city. But who will save them from their powerful on-again, off-again, ally…Doctor Doom? All Ages
PRICE: 2.99
IN STORES: January 13, 2010
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STRANGE #3
COVER BY: Tomm Coker
WRITER: Mark Waid
PENCILS: Emma Rios
INKS: Array
COLORED BY: Christina Strain
THE STORY:
Stephen Strange and his new apprentice travel not to the Ruins of Raggador or the Dread Dimension of Dormammu...but to a small Southern town conducting a bizarre ritual of its own, one that threatens the life of every young girl in the state! Plus: more on the secrets that Stephen himself is hiding from his student! Rated T
PRICE: 3.99
IN STORES: January 13, 2010
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SUPER HERO SQUAD #1
COVER BY: Marcelo DiChiara
WRITER: Todd Dezago
PENCILS: Marcelo DiChiara
INKS: Array
COLORED BY: Chris Sotomayor
LETTERED BY: Dave Sharpe
THE STORY:
The new ongoing series kicks off with a KABLAGABANGADINGDONGDOOBAWIBBAWABBA!!!!! Check out TWO new stories based on the hit animated series, THE SUPER HERO SQUAD SHOW! All Ages
PRICE: 2.99
IN STORES: January 13, 2010
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THE MARVELS PROJECT #5
COVER BY: Steve Epting
WRITER: Ed Brubaker
PENCILS: Steve Epting
INKS: Array
COLORED BY: Dave Stewart
LETTERED BY: VC - Chris Eliopoulos
THE STORY:
Marvel's ORIGIN story continues! Out of the ashes of the Project: Rebirth comes America's first Super-Soldier -- Captain America! Witness the first mission of Cap in New York...as Namor stalks the city streets and the Angel finds the hero killer he's been searching for. By the award-winning team of Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting. Rated T
PRICE: 3.99
IN STORES: January 13, 2010
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SoratheKey - I honestly want to read Sueper Hero Squad more than anything on this list!