Ultimate Marvel Team-Up (2001) comic books 2002

Mad Engine Promotional Reprint. Identifiable by lack of UPC on front cover & Mad Engine ad on back cover. brian michael bendis/matt wagner. ? THE SCOOP: The world's most popular characters unite in the fantastic 1st issue of the all-new ULTIMATE series!? THE STORY: Canadian agents?led by Sabretooth?follow the wild man named Wolverine from the pages of ULTIMATE X-MEN straight to New York City! Hey, isn't that the hometown of the teenaged sensation known as Spider-Man? That's right, the ultimate encounter between comics' biggest stars starts right here! (So what heroes are on deck? Expect Iron Man, Captain America, the Hulk, the Fantastic Four... you know, cool Marvel heroes!)? THE CREATORS: He's the hottest writer in the biz... and Brian Michael Bendis is pumped about teaming up with a smorgasbord of awesome artists! "The initial artist line-up is: Steve Rude (SPIDER-MAN: LIFELINES), P. Craig Russell (The Ring of the Nibelung), Bill Sienkiewicz, Dave Gibbons (Watchmen), Terry Moore (Strangers in Paradise), Dan Brereton (Nocturnals), John Romita Sr., Jon Totleben (Swamp Thing), Zander Cannon (Top 10), Mike Avon Oeming (Powers), John Romita Jr., Phil Jimenez (Wonder Woman), Jim Mahfood (GENERATION X UNDERGROUND), David Mack (DAREDEVIL), Phil Hester (Green Arrow) and Mike Allred (The Atomics)! This series will the ULTIMATE audience how artistically divers the art of comics can be." And before we get to any of those greats, we'll be treated to the art of Matt Wagner (Grendel, Mage), who also paints this issue's cover! ? THE WRITER SPEAKS: Bendis recently told CSN that, "This book is more than a modern reinterpretation of the characters, it's a celebration of what Marvel Comics stands for! In every issue of this title readers will be introduced, as Joe Quesada likes to say, Marvel-Freakin' Comics! High quality artists dazzling readers with good old fashion Marvel fun!"? THE FORMAT: 48 pages, with ads. Printed on that slick ULTIMATE paper and thick cover!

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cover by john totlebEn brian michael bendis (w)/john totlebEn (p) ? THE SCOOP: Spidey meets the muck monster called Man-Thing! ? THE STORY: Despondent that the funding for his cherished limb regeneration research is to be ? pardon the pun ? cut off, biologist Curt Conners turns himself into a guinea pig ? and finds himself transformed into the lethal Lizard! The rapacious reptile seeks refuge in the dank recesses of the New York City sewer system ? pursued by our fledgling web-spinner! But unknown to them both, something far more mysterious lurks in the subterranean shadows ? something known as the macabre Man-Thing! ? THE CREATORS: Written by Wizard's "Best Writer of 2000," Brian Michael Bendis ? with art by John Totleben (Swamp Thing)! ? THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. 7-59606-05088-8-01011 2.25 Cover price $2.25.

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cover by chynna clugston-major brian michael bendis (w)/chynna clugston-major (p) ? THE SCOOP: It's the Ultimate team-up as Ultimate Spider-Man meets the Ultimate X-Men! ? THE STORY: Peter Parker and the gang skip school to hit the mall -- and so does Wolverine, Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Iceman, Colossus and Storm! So what will happen when Logan -- who knows Spidey's scent -- catches a whiff of Peter? Is the wall- crawler's secret busted? ? THE CREATORS: Written by Wizard's "Best Writer of 2000," Brian Michael Bendis -- with art by Harvey and Eisner Award nominee Chynna Clugston-Major (Blue Monday)! ? THE BUZZ: "Halfway through the first year and UMTU shows no signs of losing its luster. You can imagine Bendis smiling as he writes this book." -Aint-It-Cool-News.com ? THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. Printed on glossy stock paper with a cardstock cover. 7-59606-05088-8-01111 2.25 Cover price $2.25.

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cover by ted mckeever brian michael bendis (w)/ted mckeever (p) ? THE SCOOP: Dr. Strange... by Brian Michael Bendis (DAREDEVIL) and Ted McKeever (PLASTIC FORKS)... Holy Hoggoth! ? THE STORY: Stephen Strange is a young man struggling with a legacy he didn't even know he had. See, his deceased father was a true master of magic ? and now he's inherited his dad's sorcery... and his enemies! Will the novice adept's mystic might be enough to defeat the dark arts ? even with the help of another wall-crawling rookie hero? ? THE CREATORS: Written by Wizard's "Best Writer of 2000," Brian Michael Bendis ? with art by Ted McKeever (METROPOL)! ? THE BUZZ: "ULTIMATE MARVEL TEAM-UP is further evidence that Bendis has not lost the magic one tiny bit. In fact, I think that his work just gets better and better." -ComicBookGalaxy.com ? THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. Printed on glossy stock paper with a cardstock cover. 7-59606-05088-8-01211 2.25 Cover price $2.25.

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Featuring Spider-Man & Dr. Strange cover by ted mckeever brian michael bendis (w)/ted mckeever (p) ? THE SCOOP: It's an all-out mystical battle ? in the streets of NYC! ? THE STORY: Whosoever controls the Wand of Watoomb rules the world ? which is why the evil sorcerer Xandu and the newly proclaimed Master of the Mystic Arts are tearing up a city trying to grab it! So the question is, what help can our young wall-crawler offer in between spell blasts? ? THE CREATORS: Written by Wizard's "Best Writer of 2000," Brian Michael Bendis ? with art by Ted McKeever! ? THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. Printed on glossy stock paper with a cardstock cover. FC, 32pg $2.25 Cover price $2.25.

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Spider-Man and Black Widow team-up in this issue written by Brian Michael Bendis with cover an interior art by Terry Moore (Strangers in Paradise). In this espionage-flavored issue, our teenaged-sensation tries to help the sultry, esxy Russian spy named Natasha Romanov! But will our web-spinning wonder-boy fall under the Black Widow's spell. Written by Bendis. Penciled by SIP's Terry Moore. Cover price $2.25.

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Cover By David Mack, Brian Michael Bendis /Rick Mays , THE SCOOP: Fists and feet fly in this martial arts masterpiece! THE STORY: Shang-Chi, the undisputed Master of Kung Fu, is on the run from his utterly evil father. But the past returns to haunt him when his good deeds in his New York neighborhood "outs" his true identity! And when our young web-slinger swings by, you'll see more action than you saw in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon! THE BUZZ: Written by Wizard's "Best Writer of 2000," Brian Michael Bendis ? with art by Rick Mays (Kabuki) and a painted cover by David Mack (DAREDEVIL)! THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. Printed on glossy stock paper with a cardstock cover. Cover price $2.25.

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painted cover by david mack brian michael bendis (w)/ rick mays (p) ? THE SCOOP: Fists and feet fly in this martial arts masterpiece! ? THE STORY: Does Spidey want to help Shang-Chi fight his father -- or does he just want the Master of Kung Fu to teach him some sweet moves? ? THE CREATORS: Written by Wizard's "Best Writer of 2000," Brian Michael Bendis ? with art by Rick Mays (Kabuki) and a painted cover by David Mack (DAREDEVIL)! ? THE BUZZ: "ULTIMATE TEAM-UP deserves credit for introducing unfamiliar faces to the comics mainstream, and for giving big name talent a chance to have fun with Marvel characters without a major commitment. Happily, it also deserves credit for delivering entertaining stories on a regular basis." -Randy Lander, TheFourthRail.com ? THE FORMAT: 40 pages, with ads. Printed on glossy stock paper with a cardstock cover. 7-59606-05088-8-01611 2.25 Cover price $2.25.

Dynamic Forces edition, signed by Art Thibert with DF certificate of authenticity. Limited to 999 copies. painted cover by david mack brian michael bendis (w)/ rick mays (p) ? THE SCOOP: Fists and feet fly in this martial arts masterpiece! ? THE STORY: Does Spidey want to help Shang-Chi fight his father -- or does he just want the Master of Kung Fu to teach him some sweet moves? ? THE CREATORS: Written by Wizard's "Best Writer of 2000," Brian Michael Bendis ? with art by Rick Mays (Kabuki) and a painted cover by David Mack (DAREDEVIL)! ? THE BUZZ: "ULTIMATE TEAM-UP deserves credit for introducing unfamiliar faces to the comics mainstream, and for giving big name talent a chance to have fun with Marvel characters without a major commitment. Happily, it also deserves credit for delivering entertaining stories on a regular basis." -Randy Lander, TheFourthRail.com ? THE FORMAT: 40 pages, with ads. Printed on glossy stock paper with a cardstock cover. 7-59606-05088-8-01611 2.25 Cover price $2.25.