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With their communications crashed and crippled by Ninjak, Webnet is left vulnerable to a two pronged strike by the forces of MI-5. Under assault from Bloodshot''s brutal guns on one side and Ninjak''s silent swords on the other, Dr. Silk is sure to fall... unless he strikes first!

Arkady Borkov, son of the White Wolf, has returned to life infected with an extraordinarily virulent parahuman strain of the plague virus. It will take all of Ninjak''s skills to stop Arkady before he infects half of London with an undead plague and overzealous agents from the Ministry of Defense quarantine and terminate the other half!

Ninjak''s strike deep into the heart of Webnet has left him entangled in the sadistic games of his archenemy. If he can escape the cell he''s forced to share with the grief-maddened and murderous White Wolf, he''ll still have Webnet''s elite team of parahuman Specialists- Shrapnel, Pariah, Brick and Jack Knife- on his trail.

It''s adventure on the high seas as Ninjak goes undercover to infiltrate a mobile Webnet spying station disguised as a Norwegian factory ship. Can he maintain cover long enough to execute his plan and cripple Dr. Silk''s worldwide network, or will he be discovered and lost forever in the icy North Sea?

Strange New Visitor'' part 1! Superman is missing, and Metropolis is facing a new crisis! The rest of the Superman Family—Superboy, the new Steel, and Krypto—do what they can to save the city, but this looks like a job for...Mr. Majestic!? Continued in ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #624.

Dragon Frontier is a Wild West fantasy adventure series for 9+ readers, ideal for fans of How To Train Your Dragon and Christopher Paolini''s Eragon. Cowboys, Indians and dragons come together in this rip-roaring adventure where frontier land is even wilder than history suggests . . . The Wild West: where great possibility also brings grave danger Jake Polson and his family are starting a new life on the American Frontier. Twelve-year-old Jake is proud to drive the lead wagon; he''s in charge of the oxen and minding his Ma and little sister. But tragedy strikes and Jake must venture deep into the West in search of a legendary creature to save his family. What he discovers in that vast landscape is wilder than he ever imagined. Out on the frontier, an evil force is waiting . . . ''A rousing, well-executed piece of fiery pulp adventure ****'' SFX ''A cracking fantasy-tinged Wild West yarn . . . hot stuff'' Financial Times About the author: Dan Abnett is a multiple New York Times best-selling novelist. He is the fan-favourite author of over thirty Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000 novels, and has sold nearly three million copies in over a dozen languages. He has also written novels for franchises such as Torchwood, Primeval and Doctor Who. When he''s not being a novelist, he writes screenplays and video games, and he has written some of the most famous superhero comics in the world, including Iron Man, Thor and The Guardians of the Galaxy at Marvel, and Superman, Batman, The Legion of Superheroes, and Wonder Woman at DC Comics. Dragon Frontier is his first book for younger readers

"The cosmic dream team is reunited at last! After the Guardians of the Galaxy disbanded, Rocket Raccoon settled into a quiet life with a steady job in a mailroom. But when a killer clown made of sentient wood attacks him at work, the trigger-fingered and quick-witted hero must journey to Planet X-- home of his old buddy Groot, the giant tree-creature-- in search of answers! Then, Mojo, bloated entertainment mogul of the Mojoverse, battles Rocket Raccoon and Groot-- onstage! It''s a high-stakes campy cosmic free-for-all! Plus: get caught up on the early adventures of Rocket and Groot!"--Page 4 of cover.

Things get dicey for Ninjak when Arkady Borkov''s corpse gets up and goes on a rampage! Can MI-6 figure out what''s to blame for this zombie killing spree? And will Ninjak be able to stop Arkady before he sets loose plague of the undead?

Ninjak is trapped in a medieval dungeon between a squad of Webnet killers and a team of Russian treasure hunters! Will he be able to make it out before the hidden gold of Operation Hope and Glory falls into the wrong hands?

It''s wheels within wheels and traps within traps when a mission to recruit a Webnet traitor seems to cost Colin King his life. Or does it? All is not as it seems on this mission and it will take all of Ninjak''s lethal talents when he goes sword to claw with the mysterious White Wolf!

The name''s Folly, Robert Folly, and he''s got a job to do when the British embassy in Yemen comes under assault by Webnet. It may be Folly''s mission to keep MI-6 files out of enemy hands, but it''ll take Ninjak to make sure he gets out alive and the mission gets done right!

Ninjak goes digging for answers when a construction crew unearths a series of catacombs beneath the Canterbury Cathedral used by the O.S.S. in Word War II. What possible clues to his fathers past and the mysterious Operation Hope and Glory will this forgotten dungeon reveal?

Webnet agent Wassily Borkov is defecting and intends to auction off his secrets. Now, Ninjak and Neville Alcott will have to go undercover to make certain that British Intelligence wins the bid. But all is not as it seems as the two are lured into the lair the White Wolf!

Collects Nova #19-22. Could it be --the return of the Nova Corps? Will things ever be the same for Richard Rider? What is the Worldmind up to, and what will it mean for the future of the Human Rocket and the Nova Corps itself?!

Ninjak discovers an Arab terrorist in an airport and faces off with him on a hijacked airplane.

ebnet is frozen, and Ninjak is caught in the middle of a mission when The Chaos Effect plunges the world into darkness. Who better to take advantage of the situation than Madame Noir, one of Master Darque''s most powerful agents? Her necromantic power to charm men was irresistible before; now that she''s been ""super-charged,"" can any man resist fulfilling her every fatal whim?

Not a dream, not an imaginary story, not an elseworld. This is Flash Fact: When Barry Allen wakes at his desk, he discovers the world has changed. Family is alive, loved ones are strangers, and close friends are different, gone or worse. It''s a world on the brink of a cataclysmic war--but where are Earth''s Greatest Heroes to stop it? Emperor Aquaman: Months ago, the war between the Amazons and the Atlanteans escalated and spilled over into the rest of the world after Emperor Aquaman submerged Rome underwater. Now, learn the truth behind one of the biggest events in the world of FLASHPOINT. The Outsider: Who is the Outsider and how did he become one of the most powerful people in the world? Lois Lane and the Resistance: When war broke out in the world of FLASHPOINT, one of the resistance''s best agents was left behind enemy lines. Now, it''s up to reporter Lois Lane to pick up the pieces and lead European forces against the Amazons! Wonder Woman and the Furies: How did the battle between Amazon and Atlantean begin? It all started with the marriage of Arthur and Diana! Don''t miss this Wonder Woman volume collecting EMPEROR AQUAMAN #1-3, OUTSIDER #1-3, LOIS LANE AND THE RESISTANCE #1-3 and WONDER WOMAN AND THE FURIES #1-3.

Mitch Shelly can be killed, but every time he comes back, he has a different power -- a new ability that sometimes is a blessing,sometimes a deadly curse. His deaths and rebirths leave him disoriented at first, and With the help of a newfound friend, Mitch discovers bits of his past,although the origin of his powers remains a mystery -- but one that won''t remain for long. Resurrection Man''s creators have set Body Doubles on his tail -- a pair of ruthless female assassins named Bonny and Carmen. Also pursuing Mitch is a sociopathnamed Hooker, a test survivor like Mitch with one big difference -- Hooker''s body is not repairing itself. Hooker wants thesecret to Mitch''s rejuvenation, and he''s willing to tear the Resurrection Man limb from limb to get it.

Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (ANNIHILATORS, HEROES FOR HIRE) are joined by Leandro Fernandez (HULK, 5 RONIN) at the helm of NEW MUTANTS. Cyclops is sick of unfinished business coming back to haunt the X-Men, so he''s tasking the New Mutants to finish it. Their first mission: Find X-Man. Nate Grey returned in DARK X-MEN, but ended up in the hands of Norman Osborn and H.A.M.M.E.R. With the Dark Reign at an end, where is X-Man? Collecting NEW MUTANTS (2009) #25-28.

The dangerous cosmic fissure known as The Fault has ripped opened a portal to the Marvel Universe, spilling out the demented forces of a horrific mirror universe where there is no death and life prevails unchecked - the Cancerverse! From this dark realm, the evil Lord Mar-Vell - a twisted version of the legendary Captain Marvel - leads his army to claim our universe for their own! Nova, the Silver Surfer, Quasar, Gladiator and more of the greatest cosmic champions of the Marvel Universal rise to stop them, but when even they cannot stop the forces of the Cancerverse, the fate of the universe lies in the hands of the cosmos'' never-say-die underdogs, the Guardians of the Galaxy! Facing a threat like none other, Star-Lord and company cook up an all-or-nothing plan to bring their prisoner, the mad titan Thanos, into the Cancerverse to unleash hell! With everything on the line, the fate of the universe rests in the hands of one of Marvel''s greatest villains!

A DC ONE MILLION tie-in, continued from ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #1,000,000. Mitch Shelley has arrived on Mars to finally put an end to his millennia-long struggle with the immortal Vandal Savage. Savage is out to recover the last fragment of Kryptonite from the Martian landscape, and only Mitch and his band of future Titans stand in his way!

Mitch Shelley awakens to fragments of a past life and strange, new abilities. He is the Resurrection Man and, each time he''s killed, he rises again with a new power—some blessings, others curses that need to be stopped.

Cosmic Boy, Brainiac 5, and other heroes return to Earth, only to find it dominated by the alien race known as the Blight. How can the team stop these alien invaders when they''re being picked off one by one? Collects ''Legion of the Damned,'' originally published in LEGIONNAIRES #78-79 and LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (1989-2000) #122-123.

Thor, God of Thunder, Son of Asgard, heir to the ancient and mythic heritage of divine power! Iron Man, invincible hero, miracle of technology, offspring of scientific genius and engineering wonder! These two mightiest of Avengers come together to face a menace that is both magical and technological, and which threatens to wipe away the pantheons of legend and science so it can replace them with a shocking new order for the Twenty First century!

Nanopolis'' concludes in part 3 by the writing trio of Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning and Mike Johnson. The Prankster''s ultimate prank comes to fruition when Batman must battle an out-of-control Superman in the Nanoverse!

Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning return for a special 3-part story! The Prankster succeeds in creating his ultimate revenge when he makes The Man of Steel disappear forever! It''s up to the World''s Greatest Detective to find his friendâu0080u0094but to do that, he''ll have to embark on a quest to a place that could mean the end of The World''s Finest Duo! Robin and John Henry Irons guest-star in part 1 of ''Nanopolis''!

Dr. Light is backâu0080u0094and he''s got the Titans on his side! IDENTITY CRISIS showed how evil Dr. Light could be, but writers Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning and fan-favorite artist Mike McKone take him to a new level in this stand-alone issue pitting the World''s Finest against the vile villain!

"When former teammate Jericho invades their headquarters, the Titans are forced into lockdown. With his ability to possesss any one of them, they cannot be sure who among them is under his control. Until they are, no one gets in - and no one gets out. Now there is a traitor in their midst, turning friend against friend, and Titan against Titan. The Titans refuse to give up on one of their own, but has Jericho''s madness driven him beyond redemption? And can they stop him before he tears the team apart?"--P. [4] of cover.

"The X-Men have been defeated. Havok, Polaris and the Starjammers are being tortured in the most secure prison in the universe. Marvel Girl, Korvus and Lilandra are hunted by the Imperial Guard. Vulcan is Emperor of the Shi''Ar Empire and his expansion has begun. Meanwhile, the Secret Invasion may be over, but the Inhumans are still reeling from the terrible wounds inflicted on them by the Skrulls. And this time, the Royal Family and their massively powered people have been pushed too far!"--Publisher description.