Marvel Comics Solicitations - On Sale July 2011
GHOST RIDER #1
Written by ROB WILLIAMS
Penciled by MATTHEW CLARK
Cover by ADAM KUBERT
Variant Cover by NEAL ADAMS
Wraparound Variant Cover by Arturo Lozzi
Blank Variant Cover also available
FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN
IN THE
WAKE OF "FEAR ITSELF", THE SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE GETS A NEW LEASE ON DEATH!
The
hottest, most rocking thing on two wheels returns! Start pumping your fists and banging your
head for GHOST RIDER # 1, by writer ROB WILLIAMS (DARK WOLVERINE) and featuring
the long-awaited return of superstar artist MATT CLARK (Outsiders, Superman,
INHUMANS). Witness the violent birth of the all-new Ghost Rider...come to cleanse
the earth in a firestorm of Blood, Oil, and Vengeance! Johnny Blaze has
been chained to Hell long enough. With the world thrown into chaos in the
events of FEAR ITSELF he is given a chance to rid himself of the Spirit of
Vengeance forever...and he takes it. The curse is passed onto a new host but
Blaze has no idea what nightmares his action has wrought upon the world. Will
the new Spirit of Vengeance bring us salvation...or send this world of sinners
to a flaming death?
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  FEAR ITSELF #4 (of 7)
Written by MATT FRACTION
Penciled by STUART IMMONEN
Cover by STEVE McNIVEN
Variant Cover by STUART IMMONEN
Variant Cover by TERRY DODSON
The blockbuster Marvel event
of the year continues!
AFTERMATH: the heroes reel in
the wake of last issue's shocking finale. Thor finds himself unwelcome in two
homes. Steve Rogers makes the decision of a lifetime. And Iron Man prepares to
make the ultimate sacrifice. Every move the heroes make just serves to make The
Serpent stronger-- and the feat he accomplishes in this issue will rock the
Avengers.
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 NEW AVENGERS #14
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by MIKE DEODATO
FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN
It
won't take some of the Avengers to fight the madness of Fear Itself it will
take ALL OF THEM!! The New Avengers and Avengers join forces in the face of
true fear! And who will join the New Avengers for the first
time EVER? Stay tuned, True Believer! This is a can't-miss Avengers
event!
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SECRET AVENGERS #15
Written by NICK SPENCER
Penciled by SCOT EATON
Cover by ADI GRANOV
FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN
With
her world falling apart around her and the Avengers in disarray, Black Widow
undertakes the most dangerous suicide mission of all -- eliminating the evil
mastermind behind FEAR ITSELF!
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FEAR ITSELF: FF #1
Written by CULLEN BUNN
Penciled by TOM GRUMMETT
Cover by GABRIELE DELL'OTTO
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XXXX
XXXXX...one of the most beloved heroes in the Marvel Universe...is now the
willing avatar of the Serpent's malice--an engine of discord cutting
an unstoppable path of destruction through the heart of New York City! How did the
Serpent's Hammer seduce him so easily? Can the rest of the XXXXXXX
stop him before he levels the entire city in the name of his dark master?
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FEAR ITSELF:SPIDER-MAN #3 (of
Written by
CHRISTOPHER YOST
Penciled by MIKE
MCKONE
Cover by MARKO
DJURDJEVIC
FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN!
Day
Three of the Fear. Spider-Man hasn't slept in 72 hours... he's hurt,
exhausted, and he's the only hope the people of New York City have. And just when things seem
as bad as they can get... it gets worse. The blockbuster event 'Fear Itself'
continues as Spider-Man comes face to face with a friend under the Serpent's
grip, a friend with every intention of killing Spider-Man with a very big
hammer.
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BLACK PANTHER: THE MAN WITHOUT FEAR #521
Written by DAVID LISS
Penciled by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
Cover by PATRICK ZIRCHER
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You've
read about it, and may have even argued about it...but here it is: The debut of
the American Panther! What does his arrival mean to Hell's Kitchen? Find out in
the series that Aint It Cool News hails as "one of the best titles Marvel
is putting out!"
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HEROES FOR HIRE #9
Written by DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING
Penciled by KYLE HOTZ
Cover by JAY ANACLETO
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It's
the most wild Heroes For Hire team yet! With terror in the streets, our
underdog operatives fight just to keep the city together....and that means
Misty Knight must recruit some very unlikely agents! Just who is for hire
tonight? Would you believe Elektra, Shroud...and Gargoyle?
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FEAR ITSELF: UNCANNY X-FORCE #1 (of 3)
Written by ROB WILLIAMS
Pencils & Cover by SIMONE BIANCHI
FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN
As
armageddon hits the Marvel world in the events of FEAR ITSELF terror
grips the planet. An extreme faction of the mutant hate group The Purifiers
believes that the end of the world has come, that the devil is here for
humanity and it is up to them to "save" as many human souls as they can before
he strikes. Can X-Force stop their drive for worldwide suicide? And what,
exactly, is a mutant kill crew afraid of?
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FEAR ITSELF: THE WORTHY #1
Written by greg pak, Christos gage, jen van meter, roberto aguirre-sacasa, tom defalco, jeff parker, frank tieri & tom peyer
Penciled by LEE WEEKS, ELIA BONETTI, CLAYTON HENRY, JAVIER PULIDO, MARIO ALBERTI, DECLAN SHALVEY, ERIC CANETE& SERGIO CARIELLO
Cover by JELENA KEVIC-DJURDJEVIC
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THE
SECRETS OF FEAR ITSELF'S HAMMER-WIELDERS REVEALED! As the Marvel Universe is
torn apart by the powers of the gods and our own darkest
fears, you can get up to speed on the origins of the Hammer Wielders who are shattering
the Marvel Universe's very core! Some of Marvel's finest writers and artists team up to bring
you the living history of THE WORTHY!
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JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #625
Written by KIERON GILLEN
Penciled by DOUG BRAITHWAITE
Cover by STEPHANIE HANS
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Loki's
search for allies against the Serpent in the depths of the underworld has gone
somewhat awry. Paranoia reigns in the pits, as the forces of Mephisto's Hell
and Hela's Hel totter on the edge of open war. Thankfully, Loki has a carefully
considered, planned and proportionate response: assassination and perhaps a
little torture to follow. Can Loki escape the suspicion that we're all flies to
this wanton boy?
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AVENGERS #15
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Art by CHRIS BACHALO
Cover by ALAN DAVIS
FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN
It won't take some of the Avengers to fight the madness
of fear itself it will take ALL OF THEM!! It's an Avengers reunion in the
ruined streets of
New York
as Avengers old and new gather to fight the fight no single hero could possibly
withstand. And finally, who on the
Avengers will fall in love...for the very first time?! What? We can't believe it either!
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INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #506
Written by MATT FRACTION
Art & Cover by
SALVADOR LARROCA
FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN!
As
Tony Stark falls apart and struggles to rebuild, the world needs Iron Man in
action, in battle, out there saving the day. Tony's constructing the future of
Asgard and the Marvel Universe, but if he can't even save himself...how can he
save anyone else? It all gets personal, as Tony has to face his greatest fear
once and for all.
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IRON MAN 2.0 #7
Written by NICK SPENCER
Art & Cover by ARIEL OLIVETTI
I AM CAPTAIN
AMERICA
VARIANT
BY TBA
FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN!
China
is
about to become scorched earth! The monstrous agents of FEAR ITSELF rip across
the continent, as War Machine and the Immortal Iron Fist finally live up to
their mysterious destiny! And will Marvel's newest hero unite Rhodey and the
Immortal Weapons...or tear them apart?!
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ALPHA FLIGHT #2
Written by FRED VAN LENTE & GREG PAK
Penciled by DALE EAGLESHAM
Cover by PHIL JIMENEZ
Variant Cover by DALE EAGLESHAM
FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN!
Alpha Flight... traitors???
After saving their country from the hammer-wielding XXXXX, The Flight are
captured by the newly risen Unity Party and branded as
traitors. Now they must escape from the bowels of the top-secret facility,
Department H, they once called home. In doing so they must confront the
shocking betrayal of one of their core members -- and discover an imprisoned
hero readers have clamored to see since this series was announced! The red-hot
writing team of Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente and artistic legend Dale Eaglesham
continue their highly-anticipated resurrection of one of Marvel's most beloved
super hero teams in a story that absolutely cannot be missed!
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AVENGERS
ACADEMY #16
Written by CHRISTOS GAGE
Penciled by TOM RANEY
Cover by BILLY TAN
FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN
The
Academy teachers must battle not one, but two hammer-wielders at the same time!
Meanwhile, the horrors of war take their toll on the students, as one of them
is pushed ever further towards a life-changing decision! Don't miss the
shocking events that will rock the book that IGN.com calls "the under-appreciated
gem of the Avengers franchise."
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HERC #5
Written by FRED VAN LENTE
& GREG PAK
Penciled by NEIL EDWARDS
Cover by GREG HORN
FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN
As the
world descends into chaos around him, Herc and his unlikely myth-villain allies
fight to save his new home of
Brooklyn from
being consumed by the fear being sown by the witchcraft of Hecate. Will Herc
keep his wits and save the day, or will his newly depowered nature make him all
the more susceptible to Hecate's terrifying powers? It's magic and mayhem of
unprecedented levels in this thrilling new issue from Marvel
"Foremen" Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente!
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UNCANNY X-MEN #540 & 541
Written by KIERON GILLEN
Pencils and Covers by GREG LAND
FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN!
The X-Men are used to being
feared. When FEAR ITSELF finally reaches the west coast, they're going to
become well acquainted with the emotion first hand. The unstoppable power of an old foe renewed
is heading their way, and they have all the time in the world to realize how
little they can do to stop him. And even more time to think about exactly how he's
going to destroy
San Francisco
and everything it stands for. Parts 1 and 2 (of 4)
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FEAR ITSELF: THE DEEP #2 (of 4)
Written by CULLEN BUNN
Pencis & Cover by LEE GARBETT
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The Sub-Mariner's kingdom has
fallen! Namor and his allies--Dr. Strange, the Silver Surfer, the Savage
She-Hulk, and Loa--must invade New Atlantis and wrest control from the sinister
forces that have claimed the city. With Namor still shaken by the crushing
defeat he has suffered, our heroes may be no match for the frightening
opposition they're set to encounter as the Worthy's lieutenants summon dark
forces that spill into the oceans...and one team member may be forever changed
as fear takes over.
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THUNDERBOLTS #160
Written by JEFF PARKER
Penciled by DECLAN SHALVEY
Cover by Jean-Sébastien Rossbach
FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN
The
Raft prison has been destroyed. Hundreds of the most powerful criminals in the
world are on the loose. But their threat is nothing compared to that of the one
man who was
already unstoppable and now wields godlike power. XXXXX XXXXXX is tearing a
path across the
United
States
, obliterating everything before him--
and now the Thunderbolts are going to stand in his way. Can XXXXX XXXXXX's
team stop him? Can anything...?!
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