New Releases by Christos Gage

Hank Pym returns to his greatest role! That''s right, Giant-Man is back! Then, the Avengers Academy students take on a mission of vengeance against the Hood, and Finesse goes off in search of the man who could be her father: Taskmaster! But everything changes when Korvac returns and defeats the Avengers. Now, the world''s only hope lies with the Avengers Academy students, who have been aged to adulthood! With time manipulated, the team gets a glimpse of what the future might hold for them. For some, it''s a revelation; for others, a life sentence! Can they overcome their personal demons and master unfamiliar abilities in time to defeat a foe powerful enough to conquer Earth''s Mightiest Heroes? And if that wasn''t enough, enter the Young Allies, the Initiative - and the Sinister Six! Collecting AVENGERS ACADEMY #7-14.

Determined to keep the tradition alive, founding Avenger Hank Pym leads a core team of veteran heroes in creating a place where the next generation of Earth''s Mightiest can be trained by the greatest of those who preceded them. An institution where everyone who has ever been an Avenger can share their skill, knowledge and experience. The future is in their hands...and in the hands of the six young super-humans chosen to make up the inaugural class. But who are they?

Written by CHRISTOS N. GAGE Art by CHRIS SAMNEE Cover by LEE BERMEJO "A page-turning mix of science fiction and noir thriller." - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY "Gage''s first graphic novel script easily equals his best television work." - BOOKLIST In New York City, a killer known as "Henry The Eighth" leaves a trail of decapitated corpses - keeping the severed heads to use for unknown purposes. NYPD Detective Adam Kamen leads the investigation, until a seemingly unrelated freak incident leaves him with a brain injury in the section known as "Brodmann Area 10." When he recovers, Adam''s perceptions of time are altered. He becomes slowly convinced that his bizarre condition could be tied directly to the "Henry" case - and that the key may lie in the ancient, mystical practice of trepanation. On sale APRIL 13 - 184 pg, B&W, 5.5" x 8"

Christos Gage (Thunderbolts, House of M: Avengers) is joined by international superstar-tist Mario Alberti (Redhand) to bring you the most misunderstood team of all time meeting the most misunderstood super hero of all time in this tale of mystery that starts in the early days of the Marvel Age and winds it''s way through to today! Watch as Kraven the Hunter and the Blob attack the world''s strangest teens while deep in the background an even greater threat watches... and waits. Also, revisit the first time Spider-Man fought side-by-side with Xavier''s team in X-Men #35! Collects X-Men/Spider-Man #1-4 and X-Men #35.

Written by Christos Gage Art and cover by Darick Robertson Collecting the red-hot 6-issue miniseries! The Authority and StormWatch Prime were once teammates and the closest of comrades...but a custody battle over Henry Bendix''s secret bunker causes long-held grudges to boil over! It''s mayhem as two of the strongest teams in the WildStorm Universe collide in a battle for the ages! Advance-solicited; on sale July 9 - 144 pg, FC, $17.99 US

The epic collection of the cosmic event concludes! One empire has fallen. Two heroes are dead. It all comes together here! Individually, the Silver Surfer, Super-Skrull, Ronan and Nova have faced down the Annihilation Wave...and lost! Now, they must unite those who remain or die by Annihilus'' hand! The Annihilation has only begun! Plus: Get caught up on all of the players in the Annihilation event - Annihilus, Nova, Ronan, the Silver Surfer, the Super-Skrull, Thanos and more - courtesy of the Xandarian Worldmind files of the Nova Corps! Collects Annihilation #1-6, Annihilation: Heralds of Galactus #1-2 and the Annihilation: The Nova Corps Files handbook.

Written by Christos Gage Cover by Mahnke Art by Doug Mahnke & Matthew Dow Smith Collecting the first six issues of the hot new series by Christos Gage and Doug Mahnke! Former Weatherman Jackson King has a near impossible mission: develop new methods of superpowered-being apprehension and containment...on a shoestring budget. With a dingy office staffed with second-rate heroes and former villains, does this Post-Human Division stand a chance? Advance-solicited; on sale July 18 - 160 pg, FC, $14.99 US

Cyclops and Emma Frost want to reunite the X-Men in order to astonish the world, but as the demand for a "mutant cure" escalates, they find some unexpected allies and adversaries.

Super-star writer Christos Gage cuts loose with his first Avatar series! John Dusk is a man of honor. He has been fighting crime inside the rules of the law. He respects the laws he''s been sworn to uphold. But day after day, bringing in the same scum, and watching the revolving door of justice... there comes a time when a man is pushed too far. When you''re bound by rules that the bad guys ignore, when the criminals are going free, when the worst kind of man is loosed on the world, when do you finally take a stand? Where do you draw the line between being the good guy, and getting the job done – permanently? Absolution is the story of masked heroes pushed to the brink, standing on their own, and against their best friends. Sometimes, a man just needs killing.

The final showdown with The Polymath here and no one is safe from his murderous rampage. CHRISTOS GAGE’s world of Absolution takes no prisoners as super powered cop turned vigilante, John Dusk, must find a way to stop the unstoppable juggernaut. The Polymath has seemingly evolved beyond death…he is invulnerable to all known weapons and is hell bent on making Dusk his next victim.

John Dusk''s life continues to unravel as he finds himself in combat against his former teammates. Has he finally snapped? And even if he survives, is there any hope of salvaging some kind of life...or will he become a fugitive criminal like those he once hunted? The searing saga of Absolution rockets to its conclusion...don''t miss the book Ed Brubaker calls "my favorite thing from Christos Gage so far"! John always knew there would come a time when he had to choose between his two lives. That time is now. And either way, there''s no going back.

CHRISTOS GAGE rocked the comics'' community with the events of Absolution: Rubicon! From the ashes of the Polymath''s rampage comes the first special origin issue of fan-favorite character, Happy Kitty! Gage is joined by fan-favorite artist Paul (Freakangels) Duffield who illustrates and colors this issue. She''s just an average teenage girl who likes to play violent video games... with one small exception. She''s also an Enhancile with the gift of agility and precognition that was raised by killers and likes to cut bad people up into tiny cat nip sized bits. Before Happy Kitty finds her new way in life as an enforcer for John Dusk, we are treated to a unique story that reveals how a special little girl became the most ruthless assassin Japan has ever known. I bet the story is killer... hehehehe.

CHRISTOS GAGE has redefined vigilante fiction with his hard boiled crime noir style and violent superhuman action. The Urban Legend is dead. Happy Kitty is MIA. And John Dusk is broken. The Polymath is an unstoppable bloodthirsty maniac and no one can take him down. But when John Dusk proclaims a crime ridden neighborhood under his protection he does more than clean up the streets. He calls a murdering madman out…

CHRISTOS GAGE has redefined vigilante fiction with his hard boiled crime noir style and violent superhuman action. The Urban Legend is dead. Happy Kitty is MIA. And John Dusk is broken. The Polymath is an unstoppable bloodthirsty maniac and no one can take him down. But when John Dusk proclaims a crime ridden neighborhood under his protection he does more than clean up the streets. He calls a murdering madman out…

The final showdown with The Polymath here and no one is safe from his murderous rampage. CHRISTOS GAGE’s world of Absolution takes no prisoners as super powered cop turned vigilante, John Dusk, must find a way to stop the unstoppable juggernaut. The Polymath has seemingly evolved beyond death…he is invulnerable to all known weapons and is hell bent on making Dusk his next victim.