(W) Mark Millar, Joe Ahearne (A) Bryan Hitch (CA) Marc Silvestri The acclaimed creative team behind THE ULTIMATES tackle Marvel's First Family! Mister Fantastic's old flame Alyssa Moy returns, warning of a worldwide calamity only Reed can help avert - but will the price be his marriage to Sue? A new team calling themselves the Defenders are barraging New York with high-velocity attacks. Where (or when?) are they from, and what is their desperate mission? And who is the monstrous foe that even Victor Von Doom bows to? Prepare for terror when the FF confronts the Master of Doom! Secrets are revealed, worlds are created and destroyed and one among the Fantastic Four will die! Plus: Can the Fantastic Force restore a devastated future? And how are Marvel villains roaming the real world circa 1985?! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR (1998) #554-569 and ANNUAL #32, FANTASTIC FORCE (2009) #1-4 and MARVEL 1985 #1-6. Rated T+

(W) Ryan North; Fabian Nicieza (A) Cory Smith; Creees Lee (CA) Joshua Cassara Doctor Doom has conquered the world, and that spells nothing but trouble for the Fantastic Four!The impossible has happened! Doctor Doom has taken over the world! And the Fantastic Four are not going to let that stand. As Reed locks himself in his lab, trying to solve the Problem of Doom, Ben treats Sue to a trip to NYC with their mutual friend She-Hulk to help get her mind off things. But when Ben, Sue and Jen find themselves on the wrong side of mob justice, they face a choice — and it's one they will not be able to take back! And when the Thing suffers a terrible (and very public) defeat at Doom's hands, he's left lost, adrift and more vulnerable than he has been in years. Just as Ben begins to recover, the FF learn they're losing their powers — at the one time they need them the most desperately! If they can't reverse the effect, their powers may be lost forever — and Doom will be unstoppable! All that plus Namor, the Sub-Mariner!COLLECTING: Fantastic Four (2022) 29-33, Giant-Siz

(W) Mark Waid (A) Mike Wieringo, Casey Jones (CA) Mike Weiringo One of the greatest creative pairings on FANTASTIC FOUR since Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, Mark Waid and Mike Wieringo brought Marvel's First Family into a golden era - and straight into one of their most monumental showdowns with the greatest foe, Doctor Doom! The Fantastic Four's arch-nemesis, Doctor Doom, has leveled up by doing the unthinkable! But what great sacrifice did Doom make to gain his frightful power - and his terrifying new armor? Victor strikes at the very heart of Marvel's First Family by targeting the children of Reed and Sue Richards. To save Franklin and Valeria from their fates, the FF must fight harder than ever before - and Mister Fantastic, ever the scientist, must force himself to learn and believe in magic! Even if they survive this deadly encounter, the emotional scars left will not be gone anytime soon - so what can the Thing do to help? COLLECTING: Fantastic Four (1998) 67-70, 500-502

(W) Roy Thomas, Various (A) John Buscema, Various (CA) Rich Buckler You didn't think we were going to stop with Vol. 4, did you? Marvel presents a fifth oversized Omnibus of the series that started it all! Roy Thomas, Gerry Conway, John Buscema and Rich Buckler continue the FF's adventures as the Frightful Four launch a surprise attack with their newest member - Thundra - that pushes Reed and Sue to the breaking point! And when Sue leaves the team, an Inhuman joins the FF. Who will it be? Also featuring Agatha Harkness, world's creepiest babysitter; Annihilus' plan to harness the enormous powers of Franklin Richards; the return of the Silver Surfer; Namor's invasion of New York; a royal wedding; and, of course, Doctor Doom! Plus: All four of the FF's Giant-Size adventures, letters pages and more! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #126-163, GIANT-SIZE SUPER-STARS #1, GIANT-SIZE FANTASTIC FOUR (1974) #2-4 and AVENGERS (1963) #127. Rated T

(W) Rick Remender (A) Tony Moore, Jerome Ope?a (CA) Tony Moore The highly sought-after oversized hardcover of New York Times bestselling FEAR AGENT is back in print for the first time in a decade!When down-and-out alien exterminator Heath Huston stumbles upon an extraterrestrial plot to wipe out humanity, he must put down the bottle and resume his role as peacekeeper?as the last Fear Agent. Fan-favorite writer RICK REMENDER (DEADLY CLASS, LOW) is joined by superstar collaborators TONY MOORE (THE WALKING DEAD, Venom) and JEROME OPE?A (SEVEN TO ETERNITY, Uncanny X-Force) in the critically acclaimed series that redefined science fiction.Loaded with side stories, covers, pinups, and artist sketch galleries.Collects FEAR AGENT #1-15

Detective Richard Fell is transferred over the bridge from the big city to Snowtown, a feral district whose police investigations department numbers three and a half people (one detective has no legs). Dumped in this collapsing urban trashzone, Richard Fell is starting all over again. In a place where nothing seems to make any sense, Fell clings to the one thing he knows to be true: Everybody's hiding something. Collects FELL #1-8.

(W) C.S. Pacat (A/CA) Johanna the Mad * The GLAAD Award nominated series * Fence returns as a graphic novel series as best-selling novelist C.S. Pacat (Captive Prince) and popular online sensation Johanna The Mad present the next all-new thrilling chapter of the Kings Row fencing team! * Just as Nicholas, Seiji and the fencing team at the prodigious Kings Row private school seem to be coming together, a deadly rival from their past stands in their way once more. MacRobertson is the school that knocked Kings Row out of the State Championships last year - but unless Nicholas and Seiji can learn to work together as a team, their school is doomed once again! And maybe those two can learn to be something more than teammates too?

(W) Vivek J. Tiwary, Steve Dutro (A) Andrew Robinson, Kyle Baker (CA) Andrew Robinson The Fifth Beatle brings to life the true story of visionary Beatles manager Brian Epstein-the man who launched the Beatles to worldwide stardom. This new edition features a new cover and an expanded sketchbook section. A visionary artist manager, Brian Epstein engineered Beatlemania-guiding the Beatles from basement gigs to unprecedented international stardom while wrestling with personal demons and the trappings of massive ambition and success. An award-winning, uplifting and inspiring human story about chasing your dreams, The Fifth Beatle also reveals an important, unsung chapter in the Beatles' history. This 10th Anniversary edition of the critically acclaimed, award-winning international bestseller features a new introduction by legendary music manager Kelly Curtis (Pearl Jam), an accompanying musical soundtrack/playlist curated by writer Vivek J. Tiwary, and an expanded sketchbook section. Whether you're discovering the Brian Epstein story for the first time or an old fan revisiting this gr

(W) Robert Kirkman (A/CA) Chris Samnee, Matthew Wilson **THE SCORCHING-HOT FIRE POWER CONCLUSION!**The bestselling series created by ROBERT KIRKMAN (THE WALKING DEAD, INVINCIBLE) and CHRIS SAMNEE (Daredevil, Black Widow) comes to a close!The one who wields the fire power is destined to save the world, but Owen Johnson had turned his back on that life, until his past returned and brought him and his family into the center of an age-old conflict. Chou Feng may have been defeated, but there are larger forces at play than even Owen understands, and it's only a matter of time before legends become real and the fate of the world rests in his hands.Collects FIRE POWER #13-30

(W/A/CA) Jeff Lemire **A beautiful, unsettling, and ultimately touching story about connection, transformation, and the possibility of moving forward in life, despite the burden of an unresolved past.?**?_Library Journal?_(starred review) ...Fishflies?is a grotesquely addictive, trypophobic nightmare epic.??Shelf Awareness?(starred review) ...a wretchedly detailed story of loyalty, trauma, and living on the outside.??Booklist?(starred review) A strange and surreal new tale of friendship and small town life from the creator of SWEET TOOTH and DESCENDER. A small town crime sets off a chain of events that will permanently alter the lives of several residents of bucolic Belle River, Ontario. As the manhunt heats up, a lonely girl named Franny Fox forms an unlikely friendship with a fugitive that leads them both on an odyssey of discovery and redemption... a journey that also uncovers dark secrets from the town's eery past. Collects all issues #1-7.

(W) Joshua Williamson (A) Various (CA) Howard Porter Art by Howard Porter, Scott Kolins, Carmine Di Giandomenico and More New York Times bestselling author Joshua Williamson's long-running (no pun intended) tenure on The Flash continues in this second volume collecting storylines including A Cold Day in Hell, Perfect Storm, and Flash War, which pits two of DC's greatest speedsters against each other! When Wally West discovers that Barry has hidden aspects of his former life from him, he is convinced that the only way to save his family is to break them free from the Speed Force. Volume two of this omnibus series collects THE FLASH #36-69, THE FLASH ANNUAL #1-2, and BATMAN #64-65.

(W) Don Moore, Alex Raymond (A/CA) Alex Raymond Science fiction?s most enduring icon Flash Gordon returns in a newly restored edition, collecting his ongoing adventures with Dale Arden and Dr. Hans Zarkov on the mysterious planet Mongo. In this volume, the escalating tensions between Flash and Ming threaten to bring about a full-scale planetary war...and only Ming?s estranged son-in-law, Prince Barin, can avert it. This collection reprints all of Alex Raymond?s Sunday strips from April 25, 1937 to January 12, 1941, the period considered his artistic peak, and has been restored from the original tearsheets to present the series as intended.

(W) Joshua Williamson (A/CA) Carmine Di Giandomenico A new storm brews over Central City and disproves the old adage about lightning never striking twice! Just as Barry begins to feel overwhelmed fighting crime, a new speedster appears-but just where did this amazing new ally come from? Now, the Fastest Man Alive finds himself in a city of speedsters-and dealing with the reappearance of Wally West! Collects THE FLASH: REBIRTH #1 plus issues #1-8 of the new series.

(W/A/CA) Enrico Orlandi Tami has traveled long and far from his home in the south, forbidden to return until he has become a man, in this coming-of-age story. Defeating monsters and saving princesses has not been enough, and now he must find the fabled flower of the witch. But in his quest Tami inadvertently sparks a feud between the villagers who shelter him and the demon Yabra! And when the conflict comes to a head, Tami will have to choose between proving himself as a man, and protecting the villagers he's come to love. o Available for the first time in English. o From Italian creator Enrico Orlandi!

NOTE: Some copies of this title may have a blue cover instead of the green shade displayed in the thumbnail for this product. No additional discounts or refunds will be issued for this discrepancy. (W/A/CA) Edward Steed The arrival of the greatest single panel cartoonist since Charles Addams One swing trapeze artist prepares to receive a newborn child from another all the while shrieking ?Support the head!? A hopeful, naked Adam reaches high for the largest leaf while a frustrated Eve hands him a smaller, more-appropriately sized leaf. A dejected squid stands in a doorway, shock and dismay on his face, as a ruined surprise party lies in wait before him?guests, presents, and birthday cake covered in a blast of ink in mid-?Sur?? as loose balloons butt against the ceiling. Once in generation, a distinctly new perspective emerges from the pages of The New Yorker. In our times, that perspective belongs to Ed Steed. Steeped in the classic formalist tradition of the single-panel gag, Steed possesses a shocking and macabre talent for drawings guaranteed to make even the most composed of cas

(W) Patton Oswalt & Various (A) I. N. J. Culbard From the world of the hit Minor Threats series comes a family drama starring the planet's most feared villains. Napoleon Archimedes is the archnemesis of The Searcher, and he's fought her to a standstill for over four decades in the futuristic metropolis of Meteor Falls. But now, as he confronts his mortality, he's forced to name a successor from his three extraordinary children: Athena, Benjamin, and Spookshow. Each brilliant, cunning... and unlucky enough to be the child of the world's greatest supervillain. See, Napoleon believed he was smart enough to have it all: Raise a family and conquer the world. Then he thought: Why not combine them? Take the kids on as partners. Create a dynasty... None of it went according to plan. Who will rise above the betrayal, failure, and dysfunction to seize the family business? Collects issues #1-4.

(W/A/CA) Kevin Huizenga In The River at Night, Kevin Huizenga, author of the acclaimed series Ganges, delves deep into consciousness. What begins as a simple, distracted conversation between husband and wife becomes an exploration of being and the passage of time. It flashes back, first to satirize the dot-com boom of the late 1990s and then to examine the camaraderie of playing first-person shooter video games with work colleagues, to ponder what the passage of time feels like to geologists or productivity gurus. The River at Night is a modern formalist masterpiece as empathetic, inventive, and funny as anything ever written.

(W) Oku Hiroya, Tomohito Ohsaki (A) Keita Iizuka The complete collection of the spin-off manga set in the epic Gantz universe! Another deadly game is about to begin... When a school bus plunges off a bridge, a group of students awake to find themselves in an empty room with a mysterious black sphere. Their deaths have made them the newest recruits in a hunting game. Given weapons, uniforms, a mission, and an ultimatum, the team is sent to battle waves of aliens where they must earn enough points to be resurrected before dying permanently! Collects Gantz G Volumes 1-3.

(W) Cullen Bunn (A) Chris Batista, Pasquale Qualano (CA) Tommy Lee Edwards The triumphant return of Gatchaman, the iconic Japanese animated franchise of a five-member, bird-themed superhero team! This Deluxe Hardcover collects issues #0-5 and features plenty of bonus material for Gatchaman fans! A mechanical terror has descended upon numerous cities and the world’s greatest scientists are disappearing. Our only hope: Science Ninja Team Gatchaman! As they battle these machinations from the international terrorist organization known as Galactor, their strength, willpower, and even vehicles are pushed to the absolute limit. If they fail…who’s waiting in the wings to take their place? The first exciting volume in an ongoing series that expands upon the original anime series!

(W/A/CA) George Herriman In this volume: What profound insights can Krazy glean from an art exhibit of the old masters? What happens when Krazy applies for a job as a debt collector and discovers the biggest debtor is Ignatz? What’s with all the balloons? And volcanos? Why is a giraffe wandering lost in the desert? Where will the unending travels of Mr. Bum Bill Bee take him? These are just some of the questions that are beside the point in this collection of the hauntingly surreal, yet amazingly tender/violent adventures of Krazy Kat, Ignatz, and Offisa Pup.With incisive essays by Herriman scholars, and reproductions of rare Herriman ephemera, this entry in our ongoing series makes it plain to Herriman fans and newcomers alike why historians, scholars, and cartoonists consider this to be the best comic strip ever created and why The Comics Journal proclaimed it to be “the greatest comic strip of the 20th Century.”

The prelude to the biggest Grimm Universe event is here! Roman, Helsing, Masumi, Elijah, and Sela are the greatest monster hunters the world has ever known. An Unleashed tie-in! From the writer of FLY, the Wonderland trilogy, and Irresistible comes this exciting, new series where the hunters have officially become the hunted. Roman, Helsing, Masumi, Elijah, and Sela are the greatest monster hunters the world has ever known. That is until they all find themselves trapped in another dimension...a place of horror known only as the Shadow Realm!

Danny Ketch and Johnny Blaze are the Spirits of Vengeance! The scorching-hot '90s adventures of the Ghost Rider continue, featuring Johnny Blaze and the rise of Marvel's Midnight Sons! Morbius, Blade, the Nightstalkers and the Darkhold Redeemers join the fight against Lilith, Mother of Demons, and her horrifying progeny! And Ghost Rider battles the alien Brood alongside the X-Men; is made to know fear alongside Captain America, courtesy of the sinister Scarecrow; and shares a hellish team-up with Spider-Man - confronting Venom, the Demogoblin and more! Plus: Vital tales of the Ghost Rider mythos that have never before been collected! Collecting GHOST RIDER (1990) #25-40, GHOST RIDER/BLAZE: SPIRITS OF VENGEANCE #1-13, MORBIUS: THE LIVING VAMPIRE (1992) #1 and #12, DARKHOLD: PAGES FROM THE BOOK OF SINS #1 and #11, NIGHTSTALKERS #1 and #10, GHOST RIDER/CAPTAIN AMERICA: FEAR, X-MEN (1991) #9, WEB OF SPIDER-MAN (1985) #95-96, MIDNIGHT SONS UNLIMITED #3 and material from MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS (1988) #119-130, MIDNIGHT SONS UNLIMITED #1-2 and MARVEL HOLIDAY SPECIAL (1991) #3. Rated T+

Danny Ketch and Johnny Blaze are the Spirits of Vengeance! The scorching-hot '90s adventures of the Ghost Rider continue, featuring Johnny Blaze and the rise of Marvel's Midnight Sons! Morbius, Blade, the Nightstalkers and the Darkhold Redeemers join the fight against Lilith, Mother of Demons, and her horrifying progeny! And Ghost Rider battles the alien Brood alongside the X-Men; is made to know fear alongside Captain America, courtesy of the sinister Scarecrow; and shares a hellish team-up with Spider-Man - confronting Venom, the Demogoblin and more! Plus: Vital tales of the Ghost Rider mythos that have never before been collected! Collecting GHOST RIDER (1990) #25-40, GHOST RIDER/BLAZE: SPIRITS OF VENGEANCE #1-13, MORBIUS: THE LIVING VAMPIRE (1992) #1 and #12, DARKHOLD: PAGES FROM THE BOOK OF SINS #1 and #11, NIGHTSTALKERS #1 and #10, GHOST RIDER/CAPTAIN AMERICA: FEAR, X-MEN (1991) #9, WEB OF SPIDER-MAN (1985) #95-96, MIDNIGHT SONS UNLIMITED #3 and material from MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS (1988) #119-130, MIDNIGHT SONS UNLIMITED #1-2 and MARVEL HOLIDAY SPECIAL (1991) #3. Rated T+

(W) Larry Hama (A) Herb Trimpe, Rod Whigham, Ron Wagner (CA) Andy Kubert, Laura Martin YOOOO JOE!    Military and martial arts action explodes off the page in this one of a kind G.I. Joe compendium! Experience the Joes’ assault on the Terror-Drome, the return of Storm Shadow, the relentless Dreadnoks, and more!     And what is the secret origin of the man known only as Cobra Commander? Find out in the comic phenomenon from Larry Hama that changed the pop-culture world forever.     Collects G.I. JOE: A REAL AMERICAN HERO #51-78, G.I. JOE YEARBOOK #2-4, G.I. JOE SPECIAL MISSIONS #1-15.

(W) Larry Hama (A) Chris Mooneyham, Andrew Krahnke, Francesco Segala (CA) Andy Kubert, Tamra Bonvillain ADVANCE SOLICIT THE WAR WITH SERPENTOR RAGES!  As Cobra Commander’s trap in Springfield is unleashed against Serpentor’s mutated troops, Snake Eyes and Scarlett’s team of covert Joes rush to save Springfield...but will they arrive in time?  Collects G.I. JOE: A REAL AMERICAN HERO #311-315

(W) Rick Remender (A) Bengal, Wes Craig, Max Fiumara, Lewis Larosa, Jerome Ope?a, Matteo Scalera, Greg Tocchini, Various (CA) EPHK The perfect way to dip your toes into RICK REMENDER's GIANT GENERATOR world.?**Get this hand-rolled greatest hits starter pack, overstuffed with the best artists in the game, for a ridiculously low price, and start your addiction to excellent comics now?save money for comic book rehab later!Giant Generator is the home studio of RICK REMENDER, specializing in the development of unique and top-flight entertainment born from comic books co-created with passion in partnership with the best artists in the world.Collects DEADLY CLASS #1, BLACK SCIENCE #1, LOW #1, SEVEN TO ETERNITY #1, DEATH OR GLORY #1, THE SACRIFICERS #1, and THE SCUMBAG #1.**

The best artists in comics pay loving tribute to the book - and creators - that changed everything for the X-Men! One comic book transformed the face of Marvel Comics forever in 1975 when writer Len Wein and artist Dave Cockrum revamped the X-Men with an international cast including Storm, Nightcrawler, Colossus and Wolverine! This legendary story took fans by storm and set the stage for the X-Men to become the Marvel Universe's most popular heroes! Now, 36 of Marvel's top artists come together to re-create this epic story, each drawing one pulse-pounding page in tribute to a true Marvel masterpiece! This all-new, all-different tribute is presented alongside Wein and Cockrum's inimitable original - still as vibrant as the day it was published! Collecting GIANT-SIZE X-MEN: TRIBUTE TO WEIN & COCKRUM and GIANT-SIZE X-MEN (1975) #1. Rated T+

(W) Jeff Lemire (A/CA) Andrea Sorrentino, Dave Stewart 2019 EISNER AWARD WINNER, BEST NEW SERIES The smash-hit horror series continues! After the time- and space-shifting journey of the last arc, Norton and Clara are trapped in small-town Gideon Falls with a murderous psychopath. Meanwhile, Angie and Father Fred confront the Bishop in big-city Gideon Falls, where the secrets of the Pentoculus Machine are revealed in all their mind-twisting glory. In the midst of the chaos, what will happen when the Ploughmen finally answer the call of duty? Collects GIDEON FALLS #17-21

(W) Jeff Lemire (A/CA) Andrea Sorrentino, Dave Stewart The mind-bending conclusion to the Eisner Award-winning series by New York Times bestselling writer JEFF LEMIRE and artist ANDREA SORRENTINO (the creative team behind Green Arrow and Old Man Logan), with the talents of Eisner Award-winning colorist DAVE STEWART (Hellboy)! As all the universes of 'Gideon Falls' finally converge, can the combined forces of this rag-tag band of adventurers be enough to stop the Laughing Man and his limitless legions of evil?! Find out the answers to all your questions! This volume include loads of behind-the-scene extras from this ground-breaking series. Collects GIDEON FALLS #27 plus bonus materials..

Finally, the wait is over! BOOK TWO in the Eisner Award-nominated CELESTIAL EDITIONS is here! See how the greatest cosmic superhero epic of our time was taken to even higher levels of surreal splendor! See Commander Adam Archer, Maxim, Basil Cronus, Nickelhead and more in all their oversized glory! Is there any other book that delivers the Savage Sting and the secret of the Infinity Tower? Not in this universe! Where else are you going to see Lucky in all of his glory? Only G?DLAND has the pure, storytelling power to scratch the greatest itch you ever had! Collects G?DLAND #13-24, plus tons of cosmic-powered extras! THE CELESTIAL EDITION HARDCOVER IS THE MAXIMUM FORMAT TO EXPERIENCE THE G?DLAND SAGA! BIGGER IS BETTER!

(W) Josh Trujillo & Various (A) Josh Cornillon Step into the arena as Godzilla's most dangerous allies and scariest nemeses square off in a series of sense-shattering showdowns! The world is pretty big. You'd think there'd be enough room for all the kaiju to claim their own stomping grounds, but even giant monsters aren't above needing to protect their territory. Godzilla has friends and foes, and in turn, they vie against one another for dominance. In this quartet of standalone stories, different denizens of Monster Island go claw to claw for exciting, earth-shaking matchups. Marvel as the King of the Monsters throws down with Manda! Cheer on King Ghidorah tussling with SpaceGodzilla and then Mechagodzilla! Pick sides as Mothra battles Hedorah!

(W) Cody Ziglar (A/CA) Ryan Lee Clayton Lowe is headed back to his small Southern hometown, despite his best efforts to leave it in the rearview mirror. Clay’s new friends from grad school are about to meet his old friends from high school and discover that something may have finally changed in the town where nothing ever changes: Pine Cove is ground zero for an infestation of body-snatching alien-bugs. Time to bury the past. From Cody Ziglar (Miles Morales: Spider-Man, Spider-Punk, Futurama) and Ryan Lees (Rick & Morty) comes a body-snatching splatter-fest of horror and humor!

(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Evan Doc Shaner EXPERIENCE HAL'S EARLIEST ADVENTURES IN THE DC COSMOS AGAIN! Written by John Broome, Gardner Fox, Mike Friedrich, Dennis O'Neil and Others Art by Gil Kane, Murphy Anderson, Neal Adams, Vince Colletta, Dick Dillin, Joe Giella, and Others Alien attackers, monstrous creatures, diabolical super-villains--it's a dangerous cosmos out there, but it's all in a day's work for the universe's most fearless space cop: Hal Jordan, Green Lantern of Sector 2814! In these classic stories, you'll encounter Hal's friends and allies Carol Ferris, the Flash and Zatanna; enduring enemies like Sinestro, Black Hand, and Hector Hammond; as well as the first appearance of Hal's hot-tempered fellow Lantern, Guy Gardner! Collects stories from GREEN LANTERN #36-75.

(W) Sergio Aragones, Mark Evanier (A/CA) Sergio Aragones The rhyming minstrel travels with his daughter from town to town singing tales of Groo!The Groo-verse's hapless wandering minstrel and his smart daughter, Kayli, roam the land... Traveling from town to town, they sing tales of Groo wherever they go, bringing laughter, joy, and lessons to the townsfolk... and hopefully some kopins to their pockets! Sergio Aragonés and Mark Evanier begin another epic, hilarious Groo series, with colors by Carrie Strachan and letters by Stan Sakai! Collects Groo: Minstrel Melodies #1-4.

Comic industrty legend Jim Valentino continues his fascinating look at the 31st century Marvel Universe with the original incarnation of the Guardians of the Galaxy! The original Guardians of the Galaxy land on the World of Mutants but soon wind up in the middle of a violent rebellion against Wolverine’s descendant Rancor! And to make matters worse, there’s a Dark Phoenix on the loose! Hope they survive the experience! Then it’s off to rescue Firelord, a cosmic clash with Ghost Rider and the debut of the mysterious Protégé —culminating in an epic battle with the Punisher of the 31st century. Wait, did we say Punisher? More like Punishers — a whole army of them! Plus: The Guardians track the cosmic power of Korvac through time and space — along the way encountering the Fantastic Four, the Silver Surfer and the future Thor! And a major turning point in the life of Vance Astrovik! Who is Major Victory? COLLECTING: Guardians of the Galaxy (1990) 7-20, Guardians of the Galaxy Annual (1991) 1; material from Fantastic Four Annual (1963) 24, Thor Annual (1966) 16, Silver Surfer Annual (1988

(W) Jee-Hyung Lee (A) Jee-Hyung Lee, Nabetse Zitro (CA) Peach Momoko FROM JEEHYUNG LEE, RENOWNED ARTIST FOR DC AND MARVEL COMICS! YOUNG KHALIDA escapes from a drug syndicate and discovers an ancient blade in a long-abandoned temple. Using its power, she becomes the GODDESS OF THE CITY, controlling the citizens through dark magic and fear. But events are being manipulated against her from the shadows, targeting Khalida. A final action-packed confrontation will reawaken the ancient war and change the balance of power between HEAVEN AND HELL?FOREVER. Collects Gumaa: The Beginning of Her issues #1-7.

(W) Jee-Hyung Lee (A) Jee-Hyung Lee, Nabetse Zitro (CA) Sozomaika FROM JEEHYUNG LEE, RENOWNED ARTIST FOR DC AND MARVEL COMICS! YOUNG KHALIDA escapes from a drug syndicate and discovers an ancient blade in a long-abandoned temple. Using its power, she becomes the GODDESS OF THE CITY, controlling the citizens through dark magic and fear. But events are being manipulated against her from the shadows, targeting Khalida. A final action-packed confrontation will reawaken the ancient war and change the balance of power between HEAVEN AND HELL?FOREVER. Collects Gumaa: The Beginning of Her issues #1-7.

(W) Mike Richardson (A) Jordi Armengol, Jim Campbell When a young girl is accused of murder for shooting her parents' killers, her gunslinger grandfather must come out of retirement to rescue her from a hanging. It's Josephine's 12th birthday, and she and her farmer parents go into a small Western town for a treat. But her parents are murdered by a group of carousing cowboys, including the son of a rich local resident. When the son shows up at the sheriff's office the next day to explain away the circumstances, Josephine takes the sheriff's gun and shoots the son dead. As a result, his rich father insists she hang-especially when he finds out she's kin to a famous retired gunfighter, Ethan Fuller. Ethan Fuller shows up in town to break Josephine out of town and take her someplace safe, but they're pursued relentlessly by possies and hired gunmen, and Ethan has to make a last stand and answer for his past crimes in order to save his only remaining family.