New Releases by Matt Fraction

THE END of the first SATELLITE SAM STORY! Who lives? Who dies? Who gets away with what? Who pays? All the bloody answers come out as our broadcast day draws at long last to an end.

Collects Defenders (2011) #7-12. The Defenders find their way to Wakanda and team with the Black Panther to face the lethal John Aman, the Prince of Orphans! What is Aman protecting that''s worth killing so many for so long? And just how is Felicia Hardy, the Black Cat, going to steal it? Then: the Defenders are lost in space-time! What alternate universe will they find first ... and who is waiting for them? Finally, when the purpose of the Concordance engines are revealed, the team must act fast to save everything! What are the Death Celestials? How can the Defenders even hope to stop them? And how can you save the world when you can''t tell anyone it''s about to end?

Collects Secret Invasion: Thor #1-3, Thor #142. The Skrulls are coming for Asgard, and they''ve got the gods in their sights! But it''s not just the pantheon who stand to suffer the repercussions of the aliens'' secret invasion - the citizens of small-town Broxton, Oklahoma are about to become collateral damage in the attack, and the God of Thunder must defend two cites at once! For a job this big, Thor will have to turn to one of his oldest and closest allies - Beta Ray Bill!

O and her crew encounter...the Cyclops.

Odyssia and her crew are tempted by the deadly and dangerous Lotus Eaters, living sources of the most powerful narcotic in the galaxy.

Suzie''s just a regular gal with an irregular gift: when she has sex, she stops time. One day she meets Jon and it turns out he has the same ability. And sooner or later they get around to using their gifts to do what we''d ALL do: rob a couple banks. A bawdy and brazen sex comedy for comics begins here.

Collects Invincible Iron Man #29-33. Justine and Sasha Hammer''s implementation of Detroit Steel led to worldwide embarrassment for Tony Stark. But that was merely the opening salvo. With War Machine grounded by the Pentagon, Pepper missing the RT-charged heart that made her Rescue and Tony''s team struggling, Stark Resilient is in deep trouble.

Collects FF (2012) #9-13. Did a good-natured prank-gone-wrong mean Ben Grimm caused the accident that led Victor Von Doom down his wicked path? As the sickness spreads to the other members of the family, their attention turns to righting this past wrong - could saving Victor be the only way stop Dr. Doom? Before they answer that, however, they have to deal with the Council of Dooms who treat the day of the Incident as a kind of nativity - and dozens of Dooms from dozens of realities have come to witness the birth of the Alpha Doom...oh boy that dorm room is gonna get crowded fast.

Casanova Quinn, a decadent thief and black sheep to the most famous family in global super-espionage, gets kidnapped across parallel dimensions where survival means masquerading as the greatest secret agent the world has ever known...Casanova Quinn. The first volume of the ultimate in science fiction spy psychedelia collected in an ultra-deluxe oversized edition. At long last, all the covers, all the content, all the comics, between two gorgeous covers. By MATT FRACTION (SEX CRIMINALS, SATELLITE SAM, Hawkeye), GABRIEL Bu008d (Umbrella Academy, Daytripper), and Fu008dBIO MOON (Daytripper, BPRD). Collects CASANOVA #1-7 / CASANOVA: LUXURIA #1-4.

Collects SATELLITE SAM #6-10 The second volume of SATELLITE SAM plunges further into the world of sex, addiction, and obsession, all behind the scenes of America''s favorite daily sci-fi kids'' show, "Satellite Sam." Michael White discovers his father was murderedu0084and his investigation drags dark secrets, shocking twists, and violent pasts into the light...

Collects Hawkeye Annual #1, Hawkeye #14, #16, #18, #20.

Collects Avengers Assemble #14AU-15AU, Fantastic Four (2012) #5AU, Fearless Defenders #4AU, Superior Spider-Man #6AU, Ultron #1AU, Uncanny Avengers #8AU, Wolverine and the X-Men #27AU, Age of Ultron #10AI.

The clock runs out to save the network from scandal as Michael makes the biggest mistake of his life-and the only friend he has left behind the scenes has to face his fatherÕs killer alone.

Collects Hawkeye #6-11. Artist David Aja returns to the most critically acclaimed comic of 2012, as ace archer Clint Barton faces the digital doomsday of - DVR-Mageddon! Then: Cherry''s got a gun. And she looks good in it. And Hawkeye gets very, very distracted. Plus: Valentine''s Day with the heartthrob of the Marvel Universe? This will be...confusing. Marvel architect Matt Fraction continues his exciting, adventurous reinvention of the arrowed Avenger!

Collects Fantastic Four #4-8, 5AU. The Fantastic Four''s road trip through time and space continues! On an alien world, the team encounters a thousand-year-old prophecy...is the Invisible Woman a long-awaited intergalactic messiah? Then, the F4 sightsee in ancient Rome and dine with Caesar on the Ides of March. Did somebody say, "pass the knife"? And it''s a visit to both the beginning and the end of time, as Marvel''s first family witnesses the big bang and the big crunch! But to their surprise, they''re not alone! What happens beyond the end of infinite time and space? Plus: one day a year, The Thing reverts to his human form. This year...Ben Grimm is going to go home again - as Ben Grimm! And when Franklin and Val have a sibling rivalry, all bets are off!

NEW YORK CITY, 1951: The star of the hit TV show "Satellite Sam" turns up dead in a flophouse filled with dirty secrets. If his son can sober up, he might be able to figure out why in this noir mystery shot through with sex and violence in the seedy underbelly of TV''s golden age. By MATT FRACTION (SEX CRIMINALS, Casanova, Hawkeye) and HOWARD CHAYKIN (BLACK KISS I & II, AMERICAN FLAGG!).

VOLUME TWO of SATELLITE SAM starts HERE: The son of the slain star of SATELLITE SAM steps into his fatherÕs shoes in more ways than one while falling into bed with any woman thatÕll have him. One of the stars of the show with a dubious past finds herself in the media spotlightÑand trouble with the law. All while a sex and blackmail scandal threatens to envelop the show and the nascent LeMonde Television NetworkÑunless someone stands up and saves the day. SEX! DEATH! LIVE TV! Brought to you by MATT FRACTION (SEX CRIMINALS, Hawkeye) and HOWARD CHAYKIN (BLACK KISS, CENTURY WEST).

A couple, after discovering that they can stop time while having sex, uses this ability to rob banks.

Collects Immortal Iron Fist #8-14 and Annual #1. Once a generation, the Seven Capital Cities of Heaven align on a plane far beyond the ken of mortal men. It is here that these cities send their Immortal Warriors to compete against one another in a combat tournament to end all tournaments, and it is here that Daniel Rand was spirited to in his darkest hour. Generations of mystical war traditions await their chance to prove they have the greatest kung-fu - to the Immortal Iron Fist! Plus: The Book of Iron Fist, written on parchment made from the dragon scales of Shou-Lao the Undying, tells the life stories and kung-fu secrets of every man and woman ever to hold the mantle of the Immortal Iron Fist - except two. One, Danny Rand, the current Iron Fist and the possessor of this most remarkable book. The other was Orson Randall, the Golden Age Iron Fist, and he died as he lived: trying to outrun the Iron Fist legacy. And if Danny hopes to escape a similar fate, he''ll have to track down Orson''s long-lost story and learn the mysteries within before it''s too late.

A SEX COMEDY FOR COMICS Suzie''s a normal girl with an extraordinary ability: when she has sex, she stops time. One night she meets John... who has the same gift. And so they do what any other sex-having, time-stopping, couple would do: they rob banks. In the vein of THE 40-YEAR OLD VIRGIN and BRIDESMAIDS, Image Comics invites you to come along with MATT FRACTION (Hawkeye, SATELLITE SAM) and CHIP ZDARSKY (Prison Funnies, Monster Cops) for the series that puts the "comic" back in "comics" and the "sexy" back in "sex crimes."

Mike reaches out to the only woman he recognizes in his dead father''s collection of personal girlie snaps, and not only does she have stories about the old man would curl your hair, but she sees a method to the old man''s madness. What if there''s a picture of his killer somewhere in the room where he died?

Collects Hawkeye #1-5 & Young Avengers Presents #6.ÿ The breakout star of this summer''s blockbuster Avengers film, Clint Barton - aka the self-made hero Hawkeye - fights for justice! With ex-Young Avenger Kate Bishop by his side, he''s out to prove himself as one of Earth''s Mightiest Heroes! SHIELD recruits Clint to intercept a packet of incriminating evidence - before he becomes the most wanted man in the world.

His father in exile! His mother on the throne! Thor''s world is upside down - and what the heck is Donald Blake doing here, too?! As Thor readjusts to life on Earth, all of Broxton - and all of Asgardia - begins having the same nightmare. What really happens in your room at night after you fall asleep? How can Thor fight a foe that''s not there? As the Enchantress completes her latest masterpiece of madness and mayhem, her Keep is unleashed on a slumbering Asgardia - and Blake is transformed into the revenge-crazed Deconsecrator! How far will Blake go to regain what he''s lost? And how can the Nine Realms escape a nightmare with no end?COLLECTING: THE MIGHTY THOR 12.1, 13-17

The last line of defense against the forces of the Unknown! Spinning out of the stunning ending of FEAR ITSELF, the final member of the Worthy is on a global rampage, and everyone''s favorite Marvel misfits must band together to solve a mysterious conspiracy deep in the heart of the Marvel Universe! What is the secret of Wundagore Mountain? Matt Fraction (FEAR ITSELF, THE MIGHTY THOR, INVINCIBLE IRON MAN) returns with UNCANNY X-MEN cohort Terry Dodson (SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN) to relaunch Marvel''s mightiest non-team: the all-new, all-different, all-dynamic Defenders! COLLECTING: DEFENDERS (2012) #1-6, and material from FEAR ITSELF #7 AND POINT ONE

With FEAR ITSELF over, Tony Stark must deal with the consequences of his startling actions. Hounded by the media, can Stark overcome his demon in time to repulse an attack by the Mandarin? Plus, Iron Man''s enemies take advantage of Tony Stark''s lowest ebb to destroy him, as Zeke Stane and a NEW Detroit Steel return! And as the wave of super villain attacks by reinvented classic rogues continues, Bethany Cabe goes on the hunt for Spymaster! COLLECTING: INVINCIBLE IRON MAN 510-515

The post-Fear Itself Marvel Universe begins here! Who is Army Ranger Marcus Jones? How could he tear the Marvel Universe apart, and why is he the most wanted man in the world? S.H.I.E.L.D., Taskmaster, Captain America and more want him - dead or alive. But when Deadpool joins the hunt, the greatest secret in the Marvel Universe begins to unravel. Taskmaster knows more than he''s saying ... and Marcus Johnson wants answers! The mystery deepens as the hunted becomes the hunter! COLLECTING: BATTLE SCARS 1-6

Collects Fear Itself: Book of the Skull & Fear Itself 1-7. As Odin and the Asgardians leave the Earth to fend for itself, the Avengers and the world''s remaining heroes battle the unstoppable tide of terror! And then - the Serpent''s Hammers fall! Who shall rise up and join the Serpent as the Worthy, living avatars of his evil? And how can the Avengers respond...to fear itself?

It''s a shining, golden, new age for the Thunder God - and Matt Fraction and Olivier Coipel are back to lead the charge! Thor and Sif dive deep into the heart of the fractured World Tree to reclaim an artifact from beyond time and space, an artifact that attracts the attention of the Silver Surfer. And when a herald such as he arrives on Earth, the arrival of his master is certain to follow. Prepare for the return of the World Eater. Prepare for the return of Galactus! Collecting MIGHTY THOR #1-6.

The Hammer Girls unleash DETROIT STEEL on a world hardly ready for that much metal and chrome, and God help anyone that gets in his way. Tony keeps sifting through the ashes of his old life and tries to rebuild who he is and what he does. Rhodey struggles to be a man of war in a peacetime empire. COLLECTING: Invincible Iron Man #25-28

The World''s Most Wanted is now the World''s Most Shattered... Tony''s closest friends and lovers have gathered to try and help the man rebuild his shattered consciousness, body, life and legacy...but when Tony gets the call, does he WANT to come back? CAN he...even with Dr. Strange, Master of the Mystic Arts, bridging the gap between the two worlds? And you didn''t think the bad guys were going to just sit back and let Tony rest and recuperate, did you? Invincible Iron Man (2008) #20-24.