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A definitive look at the X-Men in comics including interviews with original co-creator Stan Lee, fan-favourite Chris Claremont, superstar artists Chris Bachalo and Alan Davis, and recent writer Grant Morrison.

The ever-lovin'' blue-eyed Thing is back between hardcovers in the Marvel Masterworks! We begin with two double-sized extravaganzas - one featuring an all-out brawl between the Thing, the Hulk, the Stranger and Pluto; and another co-starring the Avengers that pulls Benjy into a Negative Zone battle against Blastaar, Annihilus and the power of the Super-Adaptoid! Then, a day at the big top leads to three rings of the Circus of Crime! Other exploits include a trip to Man-Thing''s swamp, the return of the Atlas Era monster Xemnu, a rubber-burning race with Ghost Rider, the debut of the American Eagle and the disfiguring horror of Virus X! You''ll never have more fun with a six-foot, quarter-ton walking pile of rocks as you will in this volume, brought to you by Tom DeFalco and Ron Wilson! Collecting MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE (1974) #75-82 and ANNUAL #5-6.

Collects Thor (1966) #419-436 and Annual #15. If death be his destiny! When the High Evolutionary plans a new race of immortals in the Black Galaxy, Hercules and the Celestials play a part in a spacefaring saga with major implications for Thor u0097 and his new mortal host, Eric Masterson! Thor will experience flame, frost and fury courtesy of Surtur and Ymir u0097 but will a new god take charge of Asgard? On Earth, Code Blue serves and protects New York from superhuman dangers like the Wrecking Crew u0097 but things get out of hand when Thor and Excalibur take on the unstoppable Juggernaut! And when Loki crosses the line, Thor commits an unspeakable act u0097 and the consequences leave Eric Masterson in charge! Can Eric fill the Thunder Godu0092s shoes, or will his first outing as a solo hero be his last?

H''El has come to Earth! A figure from Krypton''s past has come to Earth, hoping to revive the dead planet—in place of this one. Superman, Superboy, Supergirl and the Justice League stand ready to fight, but whose side is everyone on? As hero fightsagainst hero, will the Kryptonians be able to defeat H''El, who is their equal in every way? The first Super-crossover in the New 52 is here in SUPERMAN: H''EL ON EARTH, written by Scott Lobdell, Mike Johnson and Tom DeFalco, with art by KennethRocafort, Mahmud Asrar, RB Silva and more. Collects SUPERMAN #13-17, SUPERBOY #14-17 and SUPERGIRL #14-17.

Collects Marvel Two-In-One (1974) #10; Marvel Team-Up (1972) #57, 82-85, 98, 140-141; material from Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #53, 70, 93. The world’s greatest superspy in her finest team-ups! First, the terror group Sword of Judgment threatens the end of the world — unless Natasha Romanoff and the Thing can stop them! Then, Spider-Man and the Widow form an arachnid double act to take on the Silver Samurai! But when they meet again, why does Natasha think she’s a teacher named Nancy Rushman?! Maybe Nick Fury and Shang-Chi can help unravel the mystery of the Widow’s double life! Plus: When a young man is wrongfully accused, Natasha must cross paths with old flame Daredevil. And it’s all-out action when the Black Widow teams up with Silver Sable and Darkstar!

Crossing over between SUPERMAN, SUPERGIRL, SUPERBOY, and ACTION COMICS, this Super-family team up brings all the fan-favorite heroes together to take on H''el! The Super team must travel through time and Krypton''s history to prevent H''el from dooming the entire universe. Written by Scott Lobdell, writer of TEEN TITANS and formerly Marvel''s X-Men franchise. This edition collects Superboy #0, 25, Supergirl #0, 25, Superman #0, 23.3: H''el, 25 and Action Comics Annual #2.

Collects Sensational Spider-Man: Self-Improvement (2019) #1, Amazing Spider-Man: Going Big (2019) #1, Power Pack: Grow Up (2019) #1. In honor of Marvel''s 80th anniversary, legendary creators return to the webbed world of the Amazing Spider-Man! Decades ago, before the symbiote suit, fan Randy Schueller submitted an idea about Spider-Man donning a black costume. The story was never printed - but now, at long last, Spider-Man legends Peter David and Rick Leonardi have brought it into the light! Then iconic comic book creator Erik Larsen returns to the book he revolutionized in the 1990s - with a blockbuster story that will remind you why! And Spider-Man giants Tom DeFalco, Ron Frenz, Gerry Conway and Mark Bagley spin killer stories that will keep you guessing! Plus: Power Pack drops by, with an all-new story by original creators Louise Simonson and June Brigman! But can the young heroes handle the Brood?

Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #252-262 and Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1964) #18. The rumors are true! Spider-Man came out swinging in 1984 in a new black costume that rocked the comics industry and changed the way Marvel viewed its most famous iconography! The Marvel Masterworks launches into this historic era of Spidey history with a collection that showcases top-shelf work from the creative team of Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz. They ask: Who is the Rose, and why has he picked Spidey as his target? Then the Red Ghost and Jack O''Lantern return, while the Puma makes his debut! Meanwhile, the Hobgoblin goes on the hunt for Norman Osborn''s most dreaded secrets - and has Liz and MJ square in his sights! Plus: Stan Lee returns to script a double-sized Annual showdown with the Scorpion!

Collects Avengers (1963) #195-196, 223; Marvel Team-Up (1972) #103, 146; Thing (1983) 26; Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #308; Iron Man (1968) #254; Daredevil (1964) #292-293; Deadpool (1997) #2; Hawkeye: Earth’s Mightiest Marksman (1998) #1; Avengers (1998) #26; Captain America (1998) #44; material from Captain America Annual (1971) #11. He’s the skull-faced villain who can copy any action he sees — whether it’s Spider-Man’s agility, Daredevil’s fighting moves or Captain America’s skills with a shield! That makes Taskmaster more than a match for anyone — even the Avengers! And to make matters worse, Taskmaster runs a training school for villainous henchmen! With the sweetest moves around and an army of thugs eager for extra credit, watch as Taskmaster clashes with a who’s who of the Marvel Universe — including Spidey, Cap, Daredevil, Iron Man, Falcon, Hawkeye, Ant-Man, the Thing and Deadpool! Can any of them take him to task?

Collects Spider-Girl #0 and material from Amazing Spider-Man Family #1-8 & Web Of Spider-Man #1-4. Swinging into her own collection of amazing stories, it''s the Spectacular Spider-Girl! Watch as the Amazing Spider-Girl team of Tom DeFalco, Ron Frenz and Sal Buscema show us life before MayDay became Spider-Girl with Mr. and Mrs. Spider-Man! Next, who is GWEN REILLY? Learn the shocking answer to this question and see how the entire Spider-Man family must deal with its repercussions. Plus, read the story that started it all with Spider-Girl #0!

Come se Venom non fosse già abbastanza letale, immaginate cosa succede quando il suo “alter ego” simbiotico si unisce a uno psicopatico serial killer! È qui che entra in gioco Cletus Kasady, poiché la progenie del simbionte Venom lo trasforma in Carnage, il nemico più folle e malato di Spider-Man! Ma anche del V-Man stesso, e persino di… Silver Surfer! Alcuni delle più celebri storie di Carnage, compresa la sua genesi selvaggia, scritte sia dal suo creatore David Michelinie sia dal collega Tom DeFalco. Disegni di Mark Bagley, Joe Bennett e Steven Butler. [CONTIENE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) 361-363, 430-431, E AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL (1964) 28]

Collects Marvel Two-In-One (1974) #37-46 and Annual #2-3, and Avengers Annual #7. Our latest Masterworks offers you two heroes for the price of one! Yes, it''s MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE, starring the world''s most endearing pile of rocks, the Ever-Lovin'' Blue-Eyed Thing! And his adventures begin - behind bars?! The Thing has been declared a public nuisance (and not just on Yancy Street), and it''ll take the skills of both Matt Murdock and Daredevil to set him free! This marvelous Masterwork also features the debut of Project PEGASUS, the reality-bending Cosmic Cube, an army of android Visions, the Black Panther and Brother Voodoo vs. a zombie-vampire, Hercules, Captain Marvel - and a bruising Thing vs. Hulk battle! And it''s all topped off with Jim Starlin''s famous two-part cosmic epic pitting the Avengers and the Thing vs. Thanos and his Infinity Gems!

Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #263-270, Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1964) #19, Web of Spider-Man (1985) #1, 6, material from The Official Marvel Index to The Amazing Spider-Man (1985) #1-9. Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz''s fan-favorite AMAZING SPIDER-MAN run continues! As a creative team, they were cooking and making it look easy - and these classic stories will show you how it''s done. First, make that new costume an alien that wants to take over your life! Then, add in the introduction of the mercenary Silver Sable, a little bit of Kingpin, and some conflict between Peter and Aunt May! Next, send a former herald of Galactus on a mission to pound Peter Parker into pulp. It''s a fight that defines the never-say-die attitude that makes Spidey a hero for the ages! Voila - Marvel Masterworks one and all! Also featuring the Amazing Spider-Kid, Frog-Man and the Toad, and a host of bonus material!

Collects Captain America #398-399, Avengers West Coast #80-81, Quasar #32-33, Wonder Man #7-8, Avengers #345-346, Iron Man #278 and Thor #445. The Kree are one of the Fantastic Four''s oldest enemies; the Shi''ar, one of the X-Men''s oldest allies. But it''s the Avengers who are caught in the middle when the two alien races wage a war to re-write Marvel''s map of the universe! As two-legged WMDs land on Earth, the Avengers end up as alien invaders on wartorn worlds of wonder, both as a unit and individually! Featuring the Imperial Guard! Starforce! Deathbird! Thor vs. Gladiator! Super heroes from three galaxies and more clash in the first half of the story that shook the team to its foundations!

Collects Thor (1966) #395-400. Seth, the Egyptian God of Death, has set his sights on Asgard, and he won''t stop until he''s exterminated the entire race! It''s an all-out war between the gods, with Seth pulling out all the stops and winning! But is it possible? Is Odin still alive? Guest-starring Earth-Force and the Black Knight! And what hope does Thor have against Surtur the Fire-Demon, the one villain Odin has never been able to permanently defeat?

Collects All Select Comics #1, All Winners Comics #1, Usa Comics #1 Marvel Mystery Comics #1, Captain America Comics #1, Mystic Comics #1, Young Allies Comics #1, Miss America Comics #1, Sub-Mariner Comics #1, Human Torch Comics #1 And Daring Mystery Comics #1. Presenting 11 celebratory specials commemorating 70 years of Marvel! Watch a scrawny kid from Brooklyn named Steve Rogers show the world that you don''t need a super-soldier serum to be a hero. And it''s the year 1940, and thanks to policewoman Betty Dean, the young Namor the Sub-Mariner has momentarily halted his jihad against the surface world. Find out if the Human Torch can learn to tap into the human side of the Torch, or must he sacrifice himself to save the people he has sworn to protect? All this plus much, much more! Collecting all the 70th anniversary specials!

Collects X-Men (1991) #27-30 and Annual #2, X-Men Unlimited (1993) #3, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #308-310 and Annual #18, X-Men: The Wedding Album, and What If? (1989) #60. These are tense times for the X-Men. The Legacy virus, which has already killed many mutants both friend and foe, threatens to become a worldwide epidemic. Professor X has captured Sabretooth and locked him in the mansion basement, hoping to eventually cure his raging bloodlust. But amid the darkness, a ray of light shines - as longtime lovebirds Cyclops and Phoenix announce their engagement! The X-Men and their extended family come together to celebrate the union of mutantdom''s most star-crossed couple - but will this joyous occasion revitalize the X-Men, and provide them with new hope and a new direction for the future? Or will the looming darkness still consume them all?

Collects Uncanny X-Men (1981) #333-337; X-Men (1991) #53-57; Onslaught (1996): X-Men, Marvel Universe, Epilogue; Avengers (1963) Ƒ Fantastic Four (1961) Ɵ Wolverine (1988) h Cable (1993) #35. The biggest and best adventures of Marvel''s mighty mutants -- these are the X-Men Milestones! And this event rocked not only the X-titles, but the entire Marvel Universe! For months, the force of nature known only as Onslaught has struck from the shadows -- but when the X-Men discover Onslaught''s startling true identity, the villain''s plan kicks into high gear! Determined to punish mankind for a litany of sins, Onslaught laid siege to the X-Men, Avengers, Fantastic Four and more -- kicking off a cataclysmic conflict destined to deprive a world of its most revered icons! Earth''s greatest heroes face their ultimate enemy in an explosive saga that transformed the Marvel Universe!

Collects Silver Surfer (1987) #1/2, 139-146; Silver Surfer/Thor Annual ’98; Galactus the Devourer (1999) #1-6; Silver Surfer: Loftier Than Mortals (1999) #1-2. The Silver Surfer and Alicia Masters reach their journey''s end! But before they go their separate ways, they must survive the manipulations of Tenebrae - and venture into the Microverse! And no trip there is complete without an emotionally charged battle against Psycho-Man! The Surfer feels the heat of Firelord''s fury, and the long-imprisoned Millennius is powerful enough to cause problems for both the Sentinel of the Spaceways and the God of Thunder! Then, when Galactus'' unceasing hunger drives him mad, he once again comes to destroy Earth! As Marvel''s greatest heroes face the ultimate cosmic threat, the Surfer makes the greatest sacrifice of all! Plus: Doctor Doom steals the Power Cosmic in a retelling of a classic Surfer tale!

The serial-killing symbiote''s sadistic spree starts here! As if Venom wasn''t lethal enough, imagine what would happen if his symbiotic "other" had been joined to a murderous psychopath? That''s where Cletus Kasady comes in, as Venom''s symbiotic spawn transforms him into Carnage, Spider-Man''s sickest foe! Killing on a whim, Carnage is a painful, twisted thorn in the sides of Peter Parker, Ben Reilly, Venom...even the Silver Surfer! COLLECTING: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #361-363, #410, #430-431; VENOM: CARNAGE UNLEASHED #1-4; CARNAGE: MIND BOMB; CARNAGE: IT''S A WONDERFUL LIFE; SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN (1996) #3; SPIDER-MAN (1990) #67; SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) #233; PETER PARKER: SPIDER-MAN (1999) #13; WEBSPINNERS: TALES OF SPIDER-MAN #13-14.

Collects Cable (1993) #34-35, Incredible Hulk (1968) #444-445, Wolverine (1988) #104, X-Factor (1986) #125-126, Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #415, Green Goblin (1995) #12, Spider-Man (1990) #72, X-Man (1995) #18-19, X-Force (1991) #57-58, X-Men (1991) #55, Uncanny X-Men (1981) #336, Iron Man (1968) #332. The shocking saga continues as Onslaught’s unnerving origin is revealed! How can the X-Men defeat a threat that strikes from their very heart? As X-Factor battles Havok to save Beast, X-Force defends X-Man from the manipulative Mister Sinister! And Cable and Storm must reckon with Onslaught’s most incredible pawn of all: the Hulk! But can the X-Men, Avengers and Fantastic Four find a way to free Franklin Richards from the deadly Onslaught’s grasp? Plus: As Sentinels take Manhattan, the shock waves are felt by the teenage Tony Stark; the new Spider-Man, Ben Reilly; and the heroic Green Goblin!

Découvrez les origines des Avengers, de Wolverine et d''Ant-Man à travers des Graphic Novels signés par les plus grands auteurs de la Maison des Idées. Peter David, Tom DeFalco, Ben Acker, Ben Blacker, Salva Espin, Andrea Di Vito et Horacio Domingues vous dévoilent les débuts de plusieurs héros majeurs de Marvel.

Collects Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #32-42, Annual (1979) #1; Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1964) #13; Fantastic Four (1961) #218. Peter Parker and Dr. Curt Connors (a.k.a. the Lizard) have always shared a unique bond. Both men of science, but one gifted with powers while the other was cursed. Only together can these sometimes allies, sometimes adversaries survive the unstoppable Iguana. Then, in a two-part Annual extravaganza, comes Doc Ock! All the while, Peter’s increasingly on edge. The bizarre horror of the Swarm and a battle with Morbius the Living Vampire do little to help. Then, the emergence of the Schizoid Man pushes him over the line. And on the other side is the Spider-Lizard! Can our mutated hero surivive? He’d better, or he won’t be able to team up with the FF against the Frightful Four!

RITORNO A BATTLEWORLD! Durante le prime “guerre segrete” e poco dopo aver ottenuto il suo costume simbiontico, Spider-Man era andato a cercare uno snack. Questa è la storia mai raccontata di cosa gli accadde realmente! Una misteriosa forza lo ha infatti trasportato in nuovi mondi pericolosi e lo ha messo contro delle nostre vecchie conoscenze. Alle prese con l’Uomo Assorbente, Hobgoblin ed Electro, Spidey potrà fare affidamento sull’improvvisa apparizione di alleati come la Torcia Umana, Falcon e Daredevil... almeno fino all’arrivo di Zemo! Ma chi sta architettando queste nuove, impreviste battaglie e a quale scopo? A quarant’anni esatti dalla maxiserie Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars, Tom DeFalco e Pat Olliffe ci riportano sull’enigmatico Battleworld con un’avventura inedita e inattesa che potrebbe essere il prologo a nuove avventure e nuove minacce! [CONTIENE MARVEL SUPER HEROES SECRET WARS – BATTLEWORLD (2023) 1-4]

Graphic book. Eight adventures of the comic book superhero.

A new series spinning directly out of ''The Culling'' crossover. Fairchild, brother and sister Thunder and Lightning, the monstrous Ridge, Beast Boy, and Terra are being pursued by Rose Wilson and Warblade, who want them dead at any cost. But even as they run from their enemies, the strangers turned allies have to contend with each other as well.

Collects What If? (1989) #105; And Spider-Girl (1998) #1-15, #1/2 And Annual 1999. What if Peter Parker and Mary Jane had a daughter? The ever-amazing answer is she''d be May "Mayday" Parker - A.K.A. Spider-Girl! Spinning out of the pages of WHAT IF? into her very own universe, the teenage Mayday inherits spider-powers and dons her retired father''s red-and-blues! Follow her adventures from the beginning as Mayday learns about Spider-Man''s legacy and wrestles with whether to follow in his footsteps! She''ll face threats old and new - from the Venom symbiote and Kaine to Crazy Eight and the Dragon King - and meet incredible faces from the future Marvel Universe including Darkdevil, Wild Thing, the Fantastic Five and the newest roster of the mighty Avengers! Discover a friendly neighborhood hero for a new generation!

As a part of the acclaimed DC Comics—The New 52 event, this second volume of Superboy ties directly into the New York Times best seller TEEN TITANS storyline "The Culling" featuring the Teen Titans and the Legion of Super-Heroes! When the organization known as N.O.W.H.E.R.E. captures Superboy, the Teen Titans, and the Legion of Super-Heroes and pits the young heroes against each other to weed out the weak, it will take everything Superboy has to save himself and his new friends from eachother. But the ruthless Harvest won''t give up easily leading to one of the young heroes making the ultimate sacrifice for the others.

Collects Fantastic Four (1961) #393-402, Fantastic Force (1994) #7-9, Fantastic Four: Atlantis Rising (1995) #1-2, Fantastic Four: Atlantis Rising Collector’s Preview (1995) #1. The Fantastic Four reunite - and everything falls apart! As the Invisible Woman searches for her missing husband, Mister Fantastic, the scarred Thing seeks payback on Wolverine - and the wrath of a rogue Watcher leads the FF into war on a truly cosmic scale! Then, sorceress Morgan Le Fay forces the sunken continent of Atlantis back above the waves, causing a crisis for Namor and his water-breathing people! The FF race to their aid as Thor, the Inhumans and Franklin Richards'' young team the Fantastic Force all become ensnared in Morgan''s scheme. But when the sorceress'' chilling endgame comes to light, can even the combined might of all the assembled heroes save the day?