(W) Ed Brubaker, Various (A) Luke Ross, Various (CA) Alex Ross
Even as Sharon Carter's dreams force her to relive the death of Steve Rogers, she - and Steve's other closest friends and allies - may have found a way to bring back the original Captain America! But is what they have discovered something far more sinister? The Red Skull's greatest plan to destroy Captain America has been in motion for months, and its completion is almost at hand. Will Captain America be lost forever - or will he be reborn? Plus: A villain from Bucky's past - both during World War II and his time as the Winter Soldier - has come to the United States! As Cold War crimes return to haunt him, can Bucky and Namor team up to save the memory of an old comrade-in-arms? Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA (2004) #43-50 and #600-601, CAPTAIN AMERICA: REBORN #1-6 and CAPTAIN AMERICA: REBORN DIGITAL PROLOGUE. Rated T+
(W) Ed Brubaker, Various (A) Luke Ross, Various (CA) John Cassaday
Even as Sharon Carter's dreams force her to relive the death of Steve Rogers, she - and Steve's other closest friends and allies - may have found a way to bring back the original Captain America! But is what they have discovered something far more sinister? The Red Skull's greatest plan to destroy Captain America has been in motion for months, and its completion is almost at hand. Will Captain America be lost forever - or will he be reborn? Plus: A villain from Bucky's past - both during World War II and his time as the Winter Soldier - has come to the United States! As Cold War crimes return to haunt him, can Bucky and Namor team up to save the memory of an old comrade-in-arms? Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA (2004) #43-50 and #600-601, CAPTAIN AMERICA: REBORN #1-6 and CAPTAIN AMERICA: REBORN DIGITAL PROLOGUE. Rated T+
The shocking murder of the Red Skull leaves an unfinished Cosmic Cube at large! Adding to the imminent danger, a cadre of the Skull's followers plans to ignite bombs in the hearts of Paris, London and Manhattan! Racing against a rapidly ticking clock, Captain America must solve the mystery of his nemesis' murder and find the Cube before it can be used to rewrite reality! But there's a lethal assassin on the loose with an all-too-familiar face. Cap's suspicions about the Winter Soldier will soon be answered in the most brutal way possible, tearing open old wounds and threatening to carve new scars that will never heal! Plus: Crossbones and the Red Skull's daughter, Sin, carve a path of chaos and destruction across the United States! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA (2004) #1-17 and #1 DIRECTOR'S CUT, and CAPTAIN AMERICA 65TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL. Rated T+
(W) Ed Brubaker, Jeph Loeb (A) Steve Epting, Various (CA) John Romita Jr.
In some of the most impactful and iconic comics in history, tragedy befalls the Marvel Universe with the death of Captain America! A battle to save London from the Red Skull reunites Steve Rogers with one old friend, the Winter Soldier - but the Superhuman Registration Act tears him apart from another, Iron Man! As Steve's allies find their loyalties divided, Captain America's life is torn apart - and, when the Civil War is over, it is taken from him! With Steve shot down in cold blood, the Falcon seeks revenge, Sharon Carter spirals out of control and Bucky Barnes must reconcile his own sordid past with the need to seek justice! And as the world reels from this tragedy, the Skull and his minions - including Sin, Crossbones and a new Serpent Squad - put their deadliest plan into motion! COLLECTING: Captain America (2004) 18-30, 25 Director's Cut; Winter Soldier: Winter Kills (2006) 1; Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America (2007) 1-5 Rated T+
(W) Ed Brubaker, Various (A) Chris Samnee, Various (CA) Steve Epting
Ed Brubaker's award-winning run concludes! As Captain America's staunch ally Bucky, James Buchanan Barnes was one of America's greatest heroes of WWII - until he was brainwashed into becoming the Soviet spy known as the Winter Soldier. Now, in the aftermath of FEAR ITSELF, James is the Winter Soldier again! When Russian sleeper agents awaken and old enemies resurface with new identities, Winter Soldier and Black Widow clash with Doctor Doom - and James must save the Widow from her own past! But even with help from Wolverine and Hawkeye, must Bucky sacrifice everything to save his love? Meanwhile, Captain America takes on Scourge and the Discordians, while a deadly villain from the past reveals a mystery spanning generations of heroes! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA AND BUCKY #620-628, FEAR ITSELF #7.1: CAPTAIN AMERICA, WINTER SOLDIER (2012) #1-14, CAPTAIN AMERICA (2011) #11-19 and FEAR ITSELF: BOOK OF THE SKULL. Rated T+
(W) Ed Brubaker, Various (A) Luke Ross, Various (CA) Marko Djurdjevic
Bucky Barnes, the once and future Winter Soldier, took on the mantle of Captain America after Steve Rogers' seeming death. But now Steve is back, and the two Caps must decide which one of them will wield the shield! As the Grand Director, Baron Zemo and Sin make life difficult for the heroes, Steve settles into a new role as head of S.H.I.E.L.D. - and Bucky's secret past is exposed to the world! Now, Steve must race to keep Bucky from being swallowed up by a Russian gulag! But when tragedies strike and the Serpent Squad returns, will Steve have the strength to soldier on? Guest-starring the Falcon, Black Widow and more! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA: WHO WILL WIELD THE SHIELD?, CAPTAIN AMERICA (2005) #602-619 and #615.1, STEVE ROGERS: SUPER-SOLDIER #1-4, and CAPTAIN AMERICA (2011) #1-10. Rated T+
(W) Ed Brubaker (A/CA) Sean Phillips
This oversized deluxe hardback collects several short stories and novellas from the most award-winning team in the history of comics in a fantastically designed book full of extras-illustrations, selected articles, interviews, behind-the-scenes looks, painted covers...and much, much more! Collects the 'SAVAGE SWORD OF CRIMINAL' and 'DEADLY HANDS OF CRIMINAL' magazines, the novellas MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN JUNKIES and BAD WEEKEND, and issues 1 and 4 of the newest run of the CRIMINAL monthly series, two full-length short stories about the LAWLESS family. A true collector's edition must-have for any fan of the best in crime comics.
(W) Ed Brubaker (A) Sean Phillips, Val Staples (CA) Sean Phillips
The bestselling crime series returns to print in strikingly-designed new editions from Image, starting where it all began: CRIMINAL, VOL. 1: COWARD-a new take on noir that turned the heist story on its head and created a whole new underworld for BRUBAKER & PHILLIPS to explore. BRUBAKER & PHILLIPS' recent series FATALE and The FADE OUT have brought their work to a wider audience of new readers, and now is the perfect time to show them the work that made the award-winning team's reputation! 'Brubaker and Phillips' books have always been about eight years ahead of their time.' -Brian K. Vaughan
(W) Ed Brubaker (A/CA) Sean Phillips
THE BEST-SELLING CRIME SERIES CONTINUES IN THIS STRIKINGLY-DESIGNED NEW EDITION FROM IMAGE! LAWLESS: A story of brotherly love and hate, as Tracy Lawless finally returns home to find out who murdered his kid brother, and how much their family history has doomed them both. This is where BRUBAKER and PHILLIPS take the world they created in CRIMINAL, VOL. 1 and begin stretching the boundaries of what crime comics can be.
(W) Ed Brubaker (A/CA) Sean Phillips
CRIMINAL, VOL. 3: THE DEAD AND THE DYING - It's the ultimate '70s noir from the noir masters! A beautiful but damaged woman returns home with nothing but vengeance on her mind, and two best friends, one the son of the city's crime kingpin, are caught in the crossfire. BRUBAKER and PHILLIPS get experimental, with three interlinking viewpoints that tell a tragic tale.
(W) Ed Brubaker (A/CA) Sean Phillips
Tracy Lawless returns with a vengeance in this strikingly-designed new edition from Image Comics. One year after the events of CRIMINAL, VOL. 2: LAWLESS, Tracy Lawless is still a man caught between a history of violence and his own conscience. And now the worst bad guy in the world is tasked with a new job: Solving a series of murders of untouchable crime lords. CRIMINAL returns to its hard-hitting pulp roots!
(W) Ed Brubaker (A/CA) Sean Phillips
ADVANCE SOLICIT BRUBAKER and PHILLIPS return to their multiple award-winning series for two interlinked tales of the Lawless family in the 1970s. Teeg Lawless is trapped behind bars with a price on his head, doing anything he can to survive, while Tracy Lawless celebrates his twelfth birthday riding shotgun on a mission of death. Collects CRIMINAL: SPECIAL EDITION and CRIMINAL: 10th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL
(W) Ed Brubaker (A) Sean Phillips, Jacob Phillips (CA) Sean Phillips
BRUBAKER & PHILLIPS' CRIMINAL epic, now out in a beautiful new paperback edition! In the summer of '88, Teeg Lawless comes home to plan the biggest heist of his career. But Teeg's son Ricky and his friends are starting down the same dark path their fathers are on, and this is about to become the worst summer of their lives. An epic tale of tragedy handed down from generation to generation, CRUEL SUMMER is a crime comic masterpiece from the most celebrated noir masters in the industry, creators of CRIMINAL, FATALE, KILL OR BE KILLED, and THE FADE OUT. Collects CRIMINAL #1 and #5-12
(W) Ed Brubaker, Various (A) Michael Lark, Various (CA) Marko Djurdjevic
The critically acclaimed, award-winning creative team of Ed Brubaker and Michael Lark concludes its explosive run! The Hand is back in New York and in league with Lady Bullseye! The Kingpin has also returned, forging a surprising pact with Daredevil to target the ninja cult - but what is the former crime boss' true plan? Then, an old friend brings Matt Murdock the last-minute appeal of a villain on death row. What will Matt do when confronted with a convicted bad guy who's completely innocent? Also featuring the threat of the Owl! And Daredevil gains an unlikely new ally: the Black Tarantula! Plus: One of the most surprising endings in Daredevil's history! Collecting DAREDEVIL (1998) #106-119 and #500, DAREDEVIL ANNUAL (2007) #1, and DAREDEVIL: BLOOD OF THE TARANTULA. Rated T+
(W) Ed Brubaker (A) Sean Phillips, Jacob Phillips (CA) Sean Phillips
The next book in the red-hot RECKLESS series is here! Bestselling crime noir masters ED BRUBAKER and SEAN PHILLIPS bring us a new original graphic novel starring troublemaker-for-hire Ethan Reckless. It's 1988, and Ethan has been hired for his strangest case yet: finding the secrets of a Los Angeles real estate mogul. How hard could that be, right? But what starts as a deep dive into the life of a stranger will soon take a deadly turn, and Ethan will risk everything that still matters to him. Another smash hit from the award-winning creators of RECKLESS, PULP, MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN JUNKIES, CRIMINAL, and KILL OR BE KILLED-and a must-have for all BRUBAKER and PHILLIPS fans!
(W) Ed Brubaker (A) Pablo Raimondi (CA) Alex Ross
The full origins of Marvel's most iconic and enduring villain, Doctor Doom, are revealed - as told by Doctor Doom himself! Doom was recently revealed to be portrayed by Robert Downey Jr in the upcoming Avengers Doomsday film! From the black steppes of Eastern Europe, to the college campuses of New York City, and finally to the throne of Latveria - this is the life of Victor Von Doom! From his earliest disasters to his scientific triumphs to the tragedy of the fractured man he would become, this is the story you know, and the one you don't. PLUS: AN ALL-NEW INTRODUCTION BY ED BRUBAKER! Collecting: BOOKS OF DOOM #1-6 Rated T+
BRUBAKER & PHILLIPS' newest hit series, THE FADE OUT is an epic noir set in the world of noir itself, the backlots and bars of Hollywood at the end of its Golden Era.
A movie stuck in endless reshoots, a writer damaged from the war and lost in the bottle, a dead movie star and the lookalike hired to replace her. Nothing is what it seems in the place where only lies are true. THE FADE OUT is BRUBAKER & PHILLIPS' most ambitious project yet.
(W) Ed Brubaker (A/CA) Sean Phillips, Elizabeth Breitweiser
Act Two of the acclaimed Hollywood Noir from the best-selling team of Brubaker and Phillips.
(W) Ed Brubaker (A/CA) Sean Phillips, Elizabeth Breitweiser
The final act of the best-selling Hollywood noir comic from the award-winning team of Brubaker and Phillips!
(W) Ed Brubaker (A) Sean Phillips, Jacob Phillips (CA) Sean Phillips
The fifth book in the bestselling RECKLESS series is here! Crime noir masters ED BRUBAKER & SEAN PHILLIPS present yet another original graphic novel starring troublemaker-for-hire Ethan Reckless. In the wake of the 1989 earthquake, Ethan takes a trip to San Francisco to search for a missing woman. But almost immediately, he finds himself going down a path of darkness and murder in a case unlike anything he's faced before. FOLLOW ME DOWN is the most intense of the RECKLESS books so far and yet another hit from the most acclaimed team in comics, creators of PULP, MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN JUNKIES, CRIMINAL, THE FADE OUT, and KILL OR BE KILLED. A must-have for all BRUBAKER & PHILLIPS fans!
(W) Ed Brubaker (A) Marcos Martin, Muntsa Vicente (CA) Marcos Martin
Collected in print for the first time-a young adult detective hero finally grows up in the first volume of this genre-defying, post-YA masterpiece from award-winning creators ED BRUBAKER (RECKLESS, FRIEND OF THE DEVIL, PULP, KILL OR BE KILLED) and MARCOS MARTIN (THE PRIVATE EYE, Daredevil). Friday Fitzhugh spent her childhood solving crimes and digging up occult secrets with her best friend Lancelot Jones, the smartest boy in the world. But that was the past. Now she's in college, starting a new life on her own - or so she thought. When Friday comes home for the holidays, she's immediately pulled back into Lance's orbit and finds that something very strange and dangerous is happening in their little New England town? This is literally the Christmas vacation from Hell, and they may not survive to see the New Year. COLLECTS FRIDAY #1-3.
(W) Ed Brubaker (A) Marcos Martin, Muntsa Vicente (CA) Marcos Martin
BOOK TWO is finally here! A young adult detective hero finally grows up in this second volume of the genre-defying post-YA masterpiece from award-winning creators ED BRUBAKER (RECKLESS, FRIEND OF THE DEVIL, PULP, KILL OR BE KILLED) and MARCOS MARTIN (THE PRIVATE EYE, Daredevil), as well as acclaimed colorist MUNTSA VICENTE. Friday Fitzhugh's best friend and partner Lancelot Jones (the smartest boy in the world) has been killed, and the police in their small town of King's Hill are not up to the task of solving the crime. Now, Friday must pull herself out of her grief and hunt the cold winter night for justice-all on her own this time.
(W) Ed Brubaker (A) Sean Phillips, Jacob Phillips (CA) Sean Phillips
The next book in the red-hot Reckless series is here! Bestselling crime noir masters Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips are back with another new original graphic novel featuring troublemaker-for-hire Ethan Reckless. It's 1985 and things in Ethan's life are going pretty well... until a missing woman shows up in the background of an old B-movie, and Ethan is drawn into Hollywood's secret occult underbelly as he hunts for her among the wreckage of the wild days of the '70s. Another hit graphic novel from the award-winning creators of PULP, MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN JUNKIES, CRIMINAL, and KILL OR BE KILLED -a must-have for all Brubaker and Phillips fans!
(W) Ed Brubaker (A) Sean Phillips, Jacob Phillips (CA) Sean Phillips
The fourth book in the bestselling RECKLESS series is here! Crime noir masters ED BRUBAKER & SEAN PHILLIPS present yet another original graphic novel starring troublemaker-for-hire Ethan Reckless. It's the winter of 1989 and Ethan is out of town, so this time, Anna has to tackle the job on her own. When a movie scream queen asks her to prove the mansion she's renovating isn't haunted, Anna will stumble into the decades-long mystery of one of Hollywood's most infamous murder houses... a place with many dark secrets - some of which might just kill her. Another hit from the award-winning creators of PULP, MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN JUNKIES, CRIMINAL, and KILL OR BE KILLED - and a must-have for all ED BRUBAKER & SEAN PHILLIPS fans!
(W) Ed Brubaker, Various (A) David Aja, Various (CA) David Aja
Iron Fist is explored like never before in these epic adventures steeped in fable, magic and hard-hitting martial arts action! After learning the hard way that the Iron Fist's centuries-spanning legacy holds more secrets than he ever dreamed, Danny is called to K'un-Lun to fight in a tournament against the Immortal Weapons of the Seven Capital Cities of Heaven! But can he ferret out a conspiracy against K'un-Lun? Plus: The noir adventures of Orson Randall, the previous Iron Fist - and amazing solo tales of the fan-favorite Immortal Weapons! Collecting IMMORTAL IRON FIST #1-27 and ANNUAL #1, IMMORTAL IRON FIST: ORSON RANDALL AND THE GREEN MIST OF DEATH, IMMORTAL IRON FIST: THE ORIGIN OF DANNY RAND, IMMORTAL IRON FIST: ORSON RANDALL AND THE DEATH QUEEN OF CALIFORNIA, IMMORTAL WEAPONS #1-5, IMMORTAL WEAPONS SKETCHBOOK and material from CIVIL WAR: CHOOSING SIDES and I AM AN AVENGER #1. Rated T+
(W) Ed Brubaker (A) Sean Phillips, Elizabeth Breitweiser (CA) Sean Phillips
The darkly twisted story of a young man forced to kill bad people, and how he struggles to keep his secret as it slowly begins to ruin his life and the lives of his friends and loved ones. Both a thriller and a deconstruction of vigilantism, KILL OR BE KILLED is unlike anything this award-winning team has done before. Collects KILL OR BE KILLED #1-4
(W) Ed Brubaker (A) Sean Phillips, Elizabeth Breitweiser (CA) Sean Phillips
Brubaker and Phillips' bestselling series keeps on hitting, as our vigilante hero goes deeper into the darkness, and the NYPD begin to realize there's a masked man killing bad guys all over town. Both a thriller and a deconstruction of vigilantism, KILL OR BE KILLED is unlike anything this award-winning team has done before. Collects KILL OR BE KILLED #5-10
(W) Ed Brubaker (A) Sean Phillips, Elizabeth Breitweiser (CA) Sean Phillips
The third book in the bestselling KILL OR BE KILLED series from crime comics legends ED BRUBAKER and SEAN PHILLIPS. As Dylan tries to get his life back and confront the truth about the demon, he's caught in the crossfire between the Russian mafia and the NYPD. Collects KILL OR BE KILLED #11-14
(W) Ed Brubaker (A/CA) Sean Phillips
Newsweek's Best Comic Books of 2018 Thrillist's Best Comics & Graphic Novels of 2018 ED BRUBAKER and SEAN PHILLIPS-the bestselling creators of CRIMINAL, KILL OR BE KILLED, THE FADE OUT, and FATALE-present their first original graphic novel in paperback for the very first time! Teenage Ellie has always romanticized drug addicts, those tragic artistic souls drawn to needles and pills, ever since the death of her junkie mother ten years ago. But when Ellie lands in an upscale rehab clinic where nothing is as it appears to be, she'll find another-more dangerous-romance, and discover how easily drugs and murder go hand-in-hand. MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN JUNKIES is a seductive coming-of-age story, a pop and drug culture-fueled tale of a young girl seeking darkness… and what she finds there. 'Readers of postmodern pulp will enjoy this intense story and unapologetically cunning character.' -Publishers Weekly (starred review) 'Provides plenty of truly twisted twists and wraps up with a pulpy punch of an ending that's satisfying-and heartbreaking… a
(W) Ed Brubaker (A) Sean Phillips, Jacob Phillips (CA) Sean Phillips
A gripping new original graphic novel from ED BRUBAKER & SEAN PHILLIPS, the bestselling creators of PULP, RECKLESS, CRIMINAL, and KILL OR BE KILLED. Who are you, really? Are you the things you do, or are you the person inside your mind? In Europe on a business trip, Jonathan Webb can't sleep. Instead, he finds himself wandering the night in a strange foreign city with his new friend, the mysterious and violent Rainer, as his guide. Rainer shows Jonathan the hidden world of the night, a world without rules or limits. But when the fun turns dangerous, Jonathan may find himself trapped in the dark-the question is, what will he do to get home? NIGHT FEVER is a pulse-pounding Jekyll-and-Hyde noir thriller about a man facing the darkness inside himself. This riveting tour of the night is a must-have for all BRUBAKER & PHILLIPS fans!
(W) Ed Brubaker (A) Sean Phillips, Jacob Phillips (CA) Sean Phillips
The ultimate behind-the-scenes art book for all BRUBAKER & PHILLIPS fans is finally here. See from start to finish how a creative team at the top of their game makes an Eisner Award-winning graphic novel. Replicates materials from the entire process of creating PULP, from ED BRUBAKER's original notebook entries, to the initial script, to PHILLIPS' breakdowns and pencils, all the way to the final edited and polished book itself, presented in full color. See what the book started out as, what changed in the final version before print, and go deep into BRUBAKER & PHILLIPS' process. PULP: THE PROCESS EDITION is a beautifully designed hardcover with everything a collector could want, including the full graphic novel itself, reproduced for the first time in a stunningly detailed oversized format. A must-have for any hardcore BRUBAKER & PHILLIPS fan.
(W) Ed Brubaker (A) Sean Phillips, Jacob Phillips
NOW AVAILABLE AS A SOFT COVER TRADE PAPERBACK: A gorgeous original graphic novel from the bestselling creators of KILL OR BE KILLED, MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN JUNKIES, and CRIMINAL. Max Winters, a pulp writer in 1930s New York, finds himself drawn into a story not unlike the tales he churns out at five cents a word-tales of a Wild West outlaw dispensing justice with a six-gun. But will Max be able to do the same when pursued by bank robbers, Nazi spies, and enemies from his past? One part thriller, one part meditation on a life of violence, PULP is unlike anything award-winning BRUBAKER & PHILLIPS have ever done before. This celebration of pulp fiction set in a world on the brink is another must-have hardcover from one of comics' most acclaimed teams.
(W) Ed Brubaker (A) Sean Phillips, Jacob Phillips (CA) Sean Phillips
'Sex, drugs, and murder in 1980s Los Angeles? And the best new twist on paperback pulp heroes since The Punisher or Jack Reacher. Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, the modern masters of crime noir, bring us the last thing anyone expected from them - a good guy. In a bold new series of original graphic novels, with three books releasing over the next year, each a full-length story that stands on its own. Meet Ethan Reckless: Your trouble is his business, for the right price. But when a fugitive from his student radical days reaches out for help, Ethan must face the only thing he fears? his own past. 'Imagine Redford at his peak, ambling through sun-drenched, eighties L.A. in a serpentine plot that is equal parts Long Goodbye and Point Break. No one does crime fic like Brubaker and Phillips and their collaboration has never felt more new. Explosive. Vital. And yes... reckless. I love this book.' - Damon Lindelof (Lost, HBO's Watchmen) ''Reckless is an absolute rush: on the same level as golden age Travis McG
(W) Ed Brubaker (A/CA) Michael Lark, Sean Phillips
Back in print as a first-ever trade paperback comes a lost crime noir masterpiece. Long out of print, SCENE OF THE CRIME was the first time ED BRUBAKER and MICHAEL LARK worked together?before their acclaimed runs on Daredevil and Gotham Central?and was inked by SEAN PHILLIPS, who also designed this edition. This is where it all began, with a hard-hitting mystery story set in a modern-day Chinatown that garnered nominations for Best Miniseries and Best Writer in the 2000 Eisner Awards. Also included in this new collection are behind-the-scenes art and stories, a new foreword by BRUBAKER, and many other extras.
(W) Ed Brubaker, James Asmus (A) Dale Eaglesham & Various (CA) Marko Djurdjevic
Steve Rogers is back from the dead! But with Bucky Barnes wielding the shield, it's time for a new guise for the Living Legend! Long ago, the serum that transformed Rogers into a Super-Soldier was lost, seemingly forever. But now, its creator's grandson has rediscovered the formula and plans to sell it to the highest bidder. Confronted with the nightmare scenario of an unstoppable army in the hands of any despot or dictator with enough cash, can the former Captain America prevent the serum from changing hands before it's too late? Then, when the X-Men, including Cyclops and Namor, find themselves trapped in the Negative Zone, they could use a hand against Blastaar the Living Bomb-Burst! Enter: Steve Rogers, Super-Soldier! Collecting STEVE ROGERS: SUPER-SOLDIER #1-4 and ANNUAL #1, UNCANNY X-MEN ANNUAL (2006) #3 and NAMOR: THE FIRST MUTANT ANNUAL #1. Rated T+
(W) Ed Brubaker, Various (A) Steve Epting, Various (CA) Steve Epting
The now-legendary story of Bucky Barnes' return, and his career as the Winter Soldier! For years, Captain America mourned the loss of his wartime partner, Bucky. But when a lethal killer with a familiar face crosses Cap's path, he discovers the truth - his best friend has, for decades, been brainwashed into serving Russia as an assassin called the Winter Soldier! When these two former allies clash, can Steve somehow get through to him and help Bucky overcome his programming? And if so, can the Winter Soldier find a new place in the world after all that he has done? Perhaps his second chance can be an opportunity to help others find salvation! Plus: The Winter Soldier clashes with S.H.I.E.L.D. in a high-octane flashback tale from the Cold War's peak! COLLECTING: Captain America (2004) 6, 8-9, 11-14; Winter Soldier: The Bitter March (2014) 1-5; Winter Soldier (2018) 1-5 Rated T+
(W) Ed Brubaker (A/CA) Steve Epting, Bettie Breitweiser
The white-hot spy series from the creators of Captain America: The Winter Soldier is back! Everything Velvet Templeton ever believed about the worst night of her life has turned out to be a lie, and now she's coming back to London, taking the hunt back to the hunters, to find the truth or die trying. Don't miss the second volume in the adventures of comics' favorite new super-spy. Collects VELVET #6-10
(W) Ed Brubaker, Various (A) Billy Tan, Various (CA) David Yardin
A cosmic epic connecting the Inhumans, X-Men and Guardians of the Galaxy! The Inhumans leave Earth and take their destined place as rulers of the Kree Empire! Meanwhile, Cyclops and Havok's power-mad brother, Vulcan, claims the Shi'ar Empire's throne, bringing the galaxy to the brink of destruction! With the Nova Corps, Starjammers and Guardians caught in the middle, two empires make cosmic war - and the fallout might just tear the galaxy in half! Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) #475-486, X-MEN: EMPEROR VULCAN #1-5, SECRET INVASION: WAR OF KINGS, X-MEN: KINGBREAKER #1-4, WAR OF KINGS: DARKHAWK #1-2, WAR OF KINGS: WARRIORS #1-2, WAR OF KINGS #1-6, WAR OF KINGS: ASCENSION #1-4, WAR OF KINGS: SAVAGE WORLD OF SAKAAR, NOVA (2007) #23-28, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (2008) #13-19, WAR OF KINGS: WHO WILL RULE?, MARVEL SPOTLIGHT: WAR OF KINGS and material from X-MEN: DIVIDED WE STAND #2. Rated T+
