Collectors of the BOMB QUEEN villain series will love this re-mastered, re-edited, oversized, hardcover edition featuring the heroines of Shadowline and a rare guest appearance of She-Spawn. Don't miss this director's cut collection with extra bonus material from the insane mind of JIMMIE ROBINSON. Collects the BOMB QUEEN III and BOMB QUEEN IV miniseries in their entirety.

Continuing the popular and bawdy Bomb Queen series. Bomb Queen Volume VI features President Obama's efforts to shut down Bomb Queen's city of crime. However, President Obama learns it's not easy to beat the evil Bomb Queen, especially when she creates a smear campaign on par with the Monica Lewinsky scandal. This volume includes Bomb Queen VI #1-4, a gallery of production art and new content not seen in the single issue series. Not for the faint of heart, the squeamish or the kiddies, Bomb Queen is a hilarious political, social and sexual satire that takes no prisoners and offers no apologies.

Bomb Queen rises to wreak havoc in a techno-dependent future, but this utopia is protected by the ultimate hero: ShadowHawk! Will the evil Queen rule the world in this sci-fi thriller or will the hero save humanity from destruction? Join Jimmie Robinson as he breaks the mold in this unpredictable saga. Collects BOMB QUEEN VII #1-4 plus 'Beyond Bomb Queen' a retrospective of JIMMIE ROBINSON's career and a preview of his new book, FIVE WEAPONS!

(W/A/CA) Jimmie Robinson Bomb Queen, the ultimate supervillain, runs for president in the 2024 election to stop Trump from winning a third term, which is rigged to make him president for life. This bizarre, over-the-top election serves up a dark satire on society, media, and politics. BOMB QUEEN VOL. VIII takes no prisoners in this twisted vision from award-winning creator JIMMIE ROBINSON. Collects BOMB QUEEN VOLUME VIII #1-4, plus extras.

THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE LOVELY'-The girls go wild as Bomb Queen faces the greatest challenge to her authority yet! With special guest stars Blacklight and Rebound - and enough jokes, innuendos and sight gags to make a sailor blush! Let's face it: It's another 128 pages of JUST PLAIN WRONG!

Bomb Queen is framed for a series of murders in the small town of Littleville. Trapped in her city of crime, the Queen employs a ragtag group of fanboys to discover the truth… before Littleville brings justice in the form of the ULTIMATE SUPERHERO! Sexual, social and political satire that takes no prisoners, offers no quarter and will leave you rolling in the aisles with laughter! Not for the easily offended or the weak of heart. Mature Readers only.

(W) Marguerite Bennett (A) Sandy Jarrell & Various (CA) Terry Dodson, Rachel Dodson The Batgirls are back...but some will be called to leave Gotham City behind. Alysia and Felicity head for Hawaii to investigate the mysterious radio signals causing trouble across the world, but they find a new voice for the revolution! But their findings leave the Bombshells divided! The Batgirls are determined to track down the source of their friends' misfortunes, and their investigation leads to an eerie spit of land, where a lone radio tower projects a deadly signal that curses all who hear it. Collects BOMBSHELLS: UNITED #13-19.

(W) Bryan Hill (A/CA) Rhoald Marcellius In a near future, a sprawling megalopolis sees the rise of 'Boneheads,' parkour gangs that use neuro-linked helmets to augment their abilities and live for the thrill of physical risk. As a gang war threatens to tear the city apart, a mysterious Bonehead rises-a man with no past that might be the key to saving the city's future. From writer BRYAN HILL (POSTAL) and artist RHOALD MARCELLIUS (Marvel: Contest of Champions) comes a story about technological and human revolution. Collects BONEHEAD #1-4.

(W) Robert Venditti & Various (A) Doug Braithwaite & Various (CA) Cary Nord So let it be written, so let it be done? The dawn of the new Dark Age foretold in BOOK OF DEATH continues right here with a glimpse into the future of the Valiant Universe in four visionary tales of present and future ripped directly from the pages of the Book of the Geomancer! An all-star cast of creators come aboard the year's monumental comics event to chronicle the ultimate fate of Valiant's most indelible heroes. From the modern day to the far future, the destinies of Bloodshot, Ninjak, the Harbinger Renegades, X-O Manowar, and more will stand revealed in these four essential, standalone chapters at the epicenter of the blockbuster Valiant event of the year. Join Jeff Lemire (BLOODSHOT REBORN), Matt Kindt (NINJAK), Joshua Dysart (HARBINGER), and Robert Venditti (X-O MANOWAR) and superstar artists Doug Braithwaite (ARMOR HUNTERS), Trevor Hairsine (DIVINITY), Kano (THE DELINQUENTS), and Clayton Henry (ARCHER & ARMSTRONG), as they foretell the deadly future and final days of the greatest heroes of the Va

(W) Robert Venditti (A) Doug Braithwaite, Robert Gill (CA) Robert Gill The Valiant heroes. X-O Manowar. Bloodshot. Ninjak. The Harbinger Renegades. Unity. This is how they lived. This is how they died. Now we know. The Book of the Geomancer has recorded it all. But only a young girl - the last in a line of the enigmatic mystics who protect the Earth known as Geomancers - has seen this future come to pass, from the coming cataclysm to the dawn of the 41st century. Alone with her sworn protector, the Eternal Warrior - a soldier battle-forged across five thousand years of combat - the duo must defy their allies to stop the Dark Age that now threatens to eclipse our world. Together, they are the number one target of every hero and villain on Earth. Either the Eternal Warrior hands her over?or they take him down. But can even he single-handedly protect one child when the entire Valiant Universe wages war against him? New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (X-O MANOWAR) joins superstar-in-the-making Robert Gill (Batgirl) and visionary artist Doug Braithwaite (ARMOR HUNTERS)

Dynamite is celebrating our 5th anniversary and is proud to present a special anniversary hardcover edition of the comic book series everyone is talking about! Collecting issues 15-22 of the controversial and critically acclaimed series from Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson!

Dynamite is celebrating our 5th anniversary and is proud to present a special anniversary hardcover edition of the comic book series everyone is talking about! This limited - to initial orders only - hardcover printing collects issues 23-30 ('WE GOTTA GO NOW') of the acclaimed series and features a complete cover gallery including all of the alternate covers from the run (along with the covers by Darick Robertson): John Cassaday, Howard Chaykin, John Higgins, David Lloyd, Dave Gibbons, Gary Erksine, Steve Dillon and Jim Lee!

An evil so profound it threatens all mankind... the mightiest heroes on the planet uniting to defend us all... a secret crisis of such utter finality that a countdown to civil or infinite war seems unavoidable... but have you ever wondered what really happens during Crossovers? This volume collects all six issues of the first-ever Boys spin-off mini-series by Garth Ennis and John McCrea, with covers by co-creator Darick Robertson!

You can only maim and murder so many superheroes before someone decides to do something about it, and in The Boys' case that means Payback- a superteam of unimaginable power, second only to the mighty Seven. Pulping teenage supes is one thing, but how will our heroes fare against Soldier Boy, Mind-Droid, Swatto, the Crimson Countess, and the Nazi juggernaut known as Stormfront? Blood flies and bones shatter, as Butcher & co. meet fire with fire. And in the origin tales of Mother's Milk, the Frenchman and the Female, Hughie learns of the strange paths by which this disparate trio came to join The Boys. From tragedy in Harlem to the slaughter on the Brooklyn Bridge, from the festival of Les Saints De Haw-Haw to the horror lurking under Tokyo, this is a journey of discovery like no other- with only the flickering lamp of insanity to light the way... This volume collects issues 31-38 of the New York Times Best-Selling series by Garth Ennis, Darick Robertson and Judge Dredd co-creator, Carlos Ezquerra, and features all of the covers by Robertson!

(W) Garth Ennis (A) Darick Robertson & Various (CA) Photo Featuring a photo cover from Prime's version of 'The Boys,' this omnibus includes both volumes 7 & 8 of this acclaimed series in one book. So where are the real superheroes? The warriors for truth and justice, the defenders of the American way, the heroes who fight to make things right and ask for nothing in return? Hughie finds out when he meets the teenage adventurers known as SUPERDUPER... but unknown to the little Scotsman, Butcher has finally learned his secret. A dire scheme is set in motion, and at the vast superhero evangelist festival of BELIEVE, Hughie's relationship with Annie January - aka Starlight of the Seven - reaches its terrible conclusion. Next… a special story featuring everyone's favorite pint-sized Scotsman, Hughie. Mind reeling from cataclysmic events in New York, Wee Hughie heads home to Auchterladle - the semi-idyllic Scottish seaside town where he grew up. All Hughie wants is some time to himself, to return to the bosom of family and friends, and get his head together after two years of unimagina

(W) Garth Ennis (A) Darick Robertson & Various (CA) Photo It's been a long time coming. When the Homelander finally sets an army of superheroes against the forces of the United States military, Billy Butcher and The Boys must finish the job they were recruited for: to take every superhero out of the picture. While the battle rages on the White House lawn, Frenchie and the Female are unleashed, Mother's Milk uncovers a terrible secret at Vought-American, and Wee Hughie discovers the senses-shattering truth behind Butcher's ultimate plan of vengeance. Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson proudly present the final, bloodiest chapter of The Boys.

The third Dynamite collection of Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson's 'The Boys' is here! In 'Good For The Soul' (issues 15-18): Hughie visits The Legend, determined to find out more about The Boys- their history, their personalities, and their mysterious hidden agenda. Meanwhile, Annie January (alias Starlight) has her own doubts about membership of The Seven. This storyline also reveals a little more about the other members of the team- beginning with Butcher, and his relationship with CIA director Susan Rayner. In 'I Tell You No Lie, G.I.' (issues 19-22): Wee Hughie sits down with The Legend to get the lowdown on the Boys and their enemies from the very beginning. All will be revealed, or at least that's what Hughie's expecting- who started it all, who did what to whom, why the Twin Towers are still up and the Brooklyn Bridge is down. Meanwhile, Butcher and the others meet their sparring partners... and deep down in the bowels of their hovering headquarters, Annie and A-Train discover the Seven's darkest secret. Also includes a complete cover gallery! Recommended for Mature Readers

They're outcasts. Renegades. Rogues. Outsiders. They're the world's most profitable superheroes. They're the G-Men. But who knows what dirty secrets they might hiding in the G Mansion? It's up to Butcher, Hughie, Mother's Milk, the Frenchman and the Female to find out. Even it they risk finally biting off much, much more than they can chew... This TPB collects issues 23-30 of the acclaimed series and features a complete cover gallery including all of the covers from the run by Darick Robertson, Jim Lee, John Cassaday, Howard Chaykin, John Higgins, Steve Dillon and more!

An evil so profound it threatens all mankind... the mightiest heroes on the planet uniting to defend us all... a secret crisis of such utter finality that a countdown to civil or infinite war seems unavoidable... but have you ever wondered what really happens during Crossovers? The Seven, Payback, Teenage Kix, Fantastico and every other supe on Earth team up for an annual event like no other... and where the supes go, can a certain 'five complications and a dog' be far behind? Vought-American prepare to make their move, in a story that will change the world of the Boys forever: Herogasm. The first-ever Boys spin-off mini-series is collected here for the first time - all 6 issues - and features the pairing of Ennis with Hitman artist John McCrea and covers by Boys artist and co-creator Darick Robertson!

Featuring an introduction by Lost creator Damon Lindelof! It had to happen sooner or later: the supes get mad enough to go after the Boys. One of the world's most powerful superteams decides to hit our heroes, all guns blazing, and the Female is the first to fall into their lethal trap. Meanwhile, Hughie is still plagued with doubt, and Annie finds herself on the receiving end of the worst new look ever- in THE SELF-PRESERVATION SOCIETY! Also collecting issues 35-38 featuring the unbelievable origins of The Boys!

So where are the good superheroes? The warriors for truth and justice, the defenders of the American way? The supes can't all be dirtbags... can they? Meet the true heroes of The Boys' universe, the young men and women who fight to make things right and ask nothing in return: the teenage adventurers from our far future that the world knows as SUPERDUPER! Meanwhile, convinced that Hughie was never what he seemed, Butcher goes to see the Legend... and sets something terrible in motion for our little Scots pal. The Innocents reprints The Boys issues #39-47, along with a complete cover gallery by artist Darick Robertson. MATURE THEMES

Out of Dynamite Entertainment's critically acclaimed title, The Boys, comes a special story featuring everyone's favorite pint-sized Scotsman, Hughie, with The Boys: Highland Laddie, written by Garth Ennis, with covers by Darick Robertson and art by Herogasm artist John McCrea. Mind reeling from recent events in The Boys, Wee Hughie heads home to Auchterladle - the semi-idyllic Scottish seaside town where he grew up. All Hughie wants is some time to himself, to return to the bosom of family and friends, and get his head together after two years of unimaginable chaos. But our hero's luck has always been more cloud than silver lining, and the familiar surroundings he craves are not all they might be. You can go home again, but with old pals warped beyond recognition and strangers in town up to no good, whether or not you should is another matter entirely. Collecting issues #1-6 of the Highland Laddie series, along with a complete cover gallery.

The story of Billy Butcher, the Boys' mysterious leader, is told at last! From the backstreets of London's East End to the carnage of the Falklands War, from the heights of love to the depths of tragedy, the most violent man in comics reveals the terrible nature of the forces that drive him. And when he's done, he'll be ready - to finish things once and for all! Collects the hit 6-issue mini-series of 2011, along with a complete cover gallery.

(W) Fred Van Lente (A) Freddie Williams II (CA) Freddie Williams II & Various Agent Price's new mission pits him against a doomsday cult leader with a political agenda that poses a direct threat to the president. But a mysterious hive mind has more menacing plans for Brain Boy. He'll have no choice but to go head to head-brain to brain-with the mysterious Men from G.E.S.T.A.L.T.! Collects Brain Boy: The Men from G.E.S.T.A.L.T. #1-#4.

Wayne Russell is an elite para-rescue jumper in the Air Force serving in Afghanistan. He leads the most rigorously trained troops on the most dangerous missions into enemy territory. During a deadly mission, Wayne's team is ambushed. Mortally wounded, Wayne finds and fires an experimental weapon, but the weapon malfunctions. The result will change Wayne and warfare forever! With plot, concept, and amazing covers by Alex Ross, script by Jai Nitz (Tron: Betrayal), and art by Wilson Tortosa (Wolverine: Prodigal Son), Bring the Thunder is a creative tour-de-force! Collects the four-issue Bring the Thunder series, and includes a complete cover gallery and bonus material.

(W) Peter Milligan (A) Juan Jose Ryp (CA) Cary Nord Valiant's critically acclaimed, 10-time sold-out magnum opus returns with a brand-new journey into myth and mystery, from comics master Peter Milligan (Shade, the Changing Man) and incendiary artist Juan Jos? Ryp (BRITANNIA)! Fifty thousand Romans stand on their feet, watching from the rafters of the coliseum with captured breath as Achillia, a Gladiator unlike any that Rome has seen before, faces incredible odds - one lone warrior against five of Rome's greatest. Such is the tradition, when a female gladiator enters the fray. When the carnage is complete, the coliseum roars its approval as Achillia stands victorious. Now only one match away from winning her freedom, she has begun to gain renown. The women of Rome, suppressed by their husbands and fathers, have noticed. The men of Rome, husbands and fathers to a growing horde of women entertaining ideas of independence, have noticed as well. On the other side of Rome, a strange mystery swirls through the Palatine Hill. In the dead of night, down winding alleys, Rome's elite swear t

(W) Peter Milligan (A) Robert Gill (CA) David Mack A terrifying new quest into the unknown! The Roman standard - the eagle borne at the front of each Roman legion - was more than just a symbol of the soldiers that carried it... It was a symbol of Rome itself, the ultimate embodiment of the empire's power? But now, in the mist-shrouded Germanic forest of Tottenwald, the unthinkable has happened: A rampaging barbarian horde has crushed three of Rome's most highly skilled detachments in battle...and captured their mighty Roman eagles. His authority threatened by this all-too-public shame, the mad emperor Nero has dispatched Antonius Axia, the empire's finest 'detectioner' and hero of Britannia, and Achillia, the sword-wielding champion of the gladiatorial arena, to reclaim his stolen relics at any cost. But what began as a simple mission will soon become a terrifying journey into the dark heart of belief itself as the isolated woodlands of Rome's enemies reveal unseen dimensions...and the true power of the legion's lost eagles threatens to consume any who would pursue them? Valiant's

A New Artifact Emerges! Michael 'Finn' Finnegan, bearer of the Glacier Stone, and Glorianna 'Glori' Silver, bearer of the Ember Stone, have been told that they are predestined to fight and destroy each other. When a charismatic cult leader named Elias Legion moves to remake the world using a lost Artifact known as Pandora's Box, will Finn and Glori be able to set aside their differences to combat a larger threat or will fate dictate their inevitable clash? Collected in this volume are issues #1-6 of the world-spanning, pulse-pounding sequel to Broken Trinity Volume 1. Written by the Pilot Season: 7 Days From Hell team of Bryan Edward Hill and Rob Levin with art by Alessandro Vitti (Secret Warriors) and Facundo Percio (Anna Mercury). Featuring behind-the-scenes sketches, script pages, and cover gallery by Tommy Lee Edwards (Turf).

Steve Newman cleans house for the dead until the day he stumbles upon a collection of comic books that shouldn't exist. Dinosaurs, zombies, provocative women and a hero willing to give up his life for his dreams. THEY SAID: 'Amazing,' 'Automythological,' 'Baffling,' 'Bananas,' 'Beautiful,' 'Campy,' 'Cool,' 'Creepy,' 'Delicate,' 'Delirious,' 'Exciting,' 'Exhilarating,' 'Fascinating,' 'Funny,' 'Grotesque,' 'Haunting,' 'Imaginificent,' 'Kitschy,' 'Meta-fictional,' 'Moody,' 'Obsessive-compulsive,' 'Original,' 'Over-the-top,' 'Phenomenal,' 'Poetic,' 'Psychoactivating,' 'Quirky,' 'Radical,' 'Razor-sharp,' 'Remarkable,' 'Schizophrenic,' 'Solipsistic,' 'Sublime,' 'Subtle,' 'Trippy,' 'Vibrant,' 'Virtuosic,' 'Visceral,' 'Vital,' 'Wacky,' 'Weird,' 'Wonky,' 'Zany.' WE SAY: The most fun you can have with your clothes on! Read naked for extra thrills!

Collecting the second season of the mind-blowing cult favorite. Featuring the origin of The Shield of Justice, Tales from the Haunted Jazz Club, The Hateful Dead bubblegum cards, the loathsome Kiss The Clown, Coffin Fly versus The Red Menace and the legendary cut-up issue - '84.' What more could you ask for? Okay? We added some 'Behind the Scenes' extras, too. Happy now? Collects THE BULLETPROOF COFFIN: DISINTERRED #1-6

(W) Scott Snyder (A) Valeria Favoccia Ten years ago a deadly and mysterious infection spread across the Earth's terrain, forcing humankind to live in communities precipitously built above the ground. Growing up on Needle Three, Jo barely remembers a time before darkness enveloped the world. But when our hero's community comes under attack by the despotic Charon and his forces, Jo and his friends must decide whether or not to venture across the wasteland in search of a safe haven as the world hangs by a thread.

Marvel's tech-powered time-traveling X-Man Cable finds himself in his most harrowing challenge yet! He’s been a soldier. An X-Man. A protector of the timestream. But even from his earliest days, the mutant known as Cable has been living on borrowed time, waging a lonely war against the ravages of the Techno-Organic virus. Yet when a high-stakes mission in the future goes catastrophically awry, Cable is left stranded in the dystopian city of Salvation Bay — and caught in the midst of a civil war that will change his life forever! Because Cable is no longer alone: He’s fighting to protect an entire city infected with the same disease as him. And as he battles side by side with Resistance leader Avery Ryder, Cable’s new cause will become personal in ways not even he could expect. With their own mortality staring them in the face, can these star-crossed soldiers survive against the mutated horrors of the Prime Conclave? COLLECTING: Cable: Love and Chrome (2025) 1-5

(W) Fabian Nicieza (A) Scot Eaton (CA) John Romita Jr. The future must not come to pass! All the signs are here: The Neocracy is coming - and with it comes not only the end of mutantkind, but all of humanity as well! As if rescuing his time-traveling younger self from the ongoing threat of Orchis weren't enough, can Cable root out this growing threat and decimate it before the Neocracy has a chance to take hold and exterminate all life on Earth? Or is he already too late to change the future? When their investigation sends Nates old and young crashing into the Grey Gargoyle, they'll have to battle for their lives to avoid being turned into stone! And each step forward brings them further into the crosshairs of the mysterious Parvenu! The weight of the world is on the shoulders of Cable and Nate! Collecting CABLE (2024) #1-4. Rated T+

(W) Kevin Eastman & Various (A/CA) Renato Rei Ryder Stone, a high school student and wrestling sensation, discovers his true destiny when he's recruited to join a super-powered team of mixed martial artists! Heir to one of eight medallions forged from a radioactive meteorite, he trains with his mysterious mentor Doc Proton for the day when, with focus and resolve, he and his new friends must harness the power to become the next generation of Cage Heroes. However, an evil network known as the Shadow Empire, led by the megalomaniacal Dark Sanctum and his vicious prot?g? Stryker, seeks the medallions for an evil purpose: to wield in unison, plunging the world into darkness. Only by unlocking the hero within can Ryder and his teammates save civilization as we know it! Cage Hero, the perfect blend of superhero action and mixed martial arts, makes its explosive debut, from the minds Kevin Eastman (co-creator of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), former UFC manager and MMA expert Ian Parker, and MMA personality Mark Mastrandrea! Bonus materials include character designs by Renalto Rei, and an

(W) Jason Ciaramella, Joe Hill (A) Zach Howard, Nelson Daniel Read all three graphic novels based on New York Times best-selling author Joe Hill's short story 'The Cape,' collecting The Cape, The Cape: 1969, and The Cape: Fallen. Every little boy dreams about putting on a cape and soaring up, up, and away... but what if one day that dream were to come true? Eric was like every other eight-year-old boy, until a tragic accident changed his life forever. The Cape explores the dark side of power, as the adult Eric-a confused and broken man-takes to the skies... and sets out to exact a terrible vengeance on everyone who ever disappointed him. The Cape: 1969 goes back in time to the Vietnam War when Eric's father, Captain Chase, a medevac helicopter pilot for the U.S. Army, is shot down over enemy territory. He and his crew are in a fight for their lives as they play a deadly game of cat and mouse with the Vietcong? but they soon learn that machine guns and grenades aren't the only terrors hiding in the jungle. In The Cape: Fallen, uncover new folds in Hill's cautionary anti-superhero tal

(W) Reginald Hudlin, Narcisse, Evan (A) Denys Cowan, Paul Renaud (CA) Denys Cowan The full story of the first meeting of Captain America and the Black Panther, in the days of World War II! The finest heroes of a generation - New York's own Steve Rogers and King Azzuri of Wakanda - fight together on the front lines of World War II! And Nick Fury and his Howling Commandos join them in combat with the nastiest Nazi villains in the Marvel Universe: Baron Strucker and the Red Skull! It's all-out action as Captain America and the Black Panther wage war against the Skull and his super-powered Nazi platoon - but can their tenuous alliance withstand the onslaught of evil headed their way? Outmanned and outgunned, Cap and the Panther battle Master Man, Warrior Woman and White Gorilla! Plus: Delve into Wakandan history with the first chapter of RISE OF THE BLACK PANTHER! COLLECTING: Captain America/Black Panther: Flags of Our Fathers (2010) 1-4, Rise of the Black Panther (2018) 1 Rated T+

Marvel Studios presents the next book in their line of deluxe ART OF tie-in books - celebrating the highly anticipated release of CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD! This volume is filled with all the features you'd expect, including a stunning gallery of never-before-seen artwork and in-depth interviews with the creative team. But now, the ART OF series is better than ever, packaged in a beautiful slipcase with exclusive lithographs so you can enter a brave new world alongside Sam Wilson! All Ages

Still reeling from Hydra's Madbombs, Cap finds himself the target of a vicious media smear campaign. Who are the Discordians, and what will they blow up next? While Discordian cells attack American interests all worldwide, shock journalist Reed Braxton turns the public against the Sentinel of Liberty. And as riots beak out in the streets and society begins to crumble, the Omega-Madbombs are unleashed! Targeted for death, Cap tackles Codename: Bravo and Queen Hydra with the fate of the world in the balance! Meanwhile, Sharon Carter and Dum Dum Dugan duke it out with Baron Zemo - in the depths of space! It's the end of an era, brought to you by Eisner Award-winner Ed Brubaker and rising star Cullen Bunn! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA (2011) #15-19.

(W) J. Michael Straczynski (A) Jesus Saiz, Lan Medina (CA) Jesus Saiz J. Michael Straczynski returns to Marvel to tackle an American icon! Decades ago, Captain America changed the world forever. Now, powerful and insidious forces are assembling to ensure he never does it again! Steve Rogers has been reconnecting with his roots, repairing the former tenement building where he grew up and helping with problems in his neighborhood, both human and super-heroic. But a string of supernatural murders is about to disrupt Steve's fragile peace. Years ago, long before he took the Super-Soldier Serum, Steve interfered with the rise of the German American Bund in New York, putting himself on the radar of a powerful, dangerous force known only as Asmoday. Now Asmoday is back, guiding a well-connected millionaire and a vicious serial killer to bring about his will on Earth. They're gunning for anyone who might someday put the world on a better path?and at the top of their list is Steve Rogers. Steve survived his first brush with Asmoday in the distant past, but will he be so lucky this time?

(W) Mark Gruenwald, Various (A) Paul Neary, Various (CA) Mike Zeck Commencing one of the longest comic book creative runs of all time! Mark Gruenwald's decade-long stint as writer of CAPTAIN AMERICA begins with unforgettable battles against Madcap, Flag-Smasher and the newly-formed Serpent Society! But things really kick into high gear when the serial killer known as the Scourge of the Underworld targets villains across the Marvel Universe, marking every death with an enigmatic epitaph: 'Justice is served!' As the bodies pile up, can Cap find and stop Scourge before there are no more criminals left to fight? There's also Wolverine and the misguided Super-Patriot to contend with - but the government itself might strike the final blow against the Sentinel of Liberty! As a volatile vigilante is chosen to replace him, Steve Rogers retires as Captain America?but he's not out of the fight just yet! COLLECTING: Rated T