Comic books June 2001

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Reprints Ultimate X-Men # 5 and Ultimate Team-Up # 1. Cover price $3.99.

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Mad Engine Promotional Reprint. Identifiable by lack of UPC on front cover & Mad Engine ad on back cover. First appearance of the Hulk in the Ultimate universe! THE SCOOP: Spidey meets the ULTIMATE version of the walking engine of destruction known as the Hulk! THE STORY: Our spanking new Spider-Man has already encountered one green menace (of the Goblin kind) but nothing could prepare him for the car-throwing, street-smashing jade giant! It's mass mayhem as our fledgling hero desperately attempts to stop the city-wide rampage of the gamma-spawned beast! And did we mention that the U.S. Army is on the man-monster's case too? THE CREATORS: Written by Wizard's "Best Writer of 2000," Brian Michael Bendis with art by Green Arrow's Phil Hester! THE BUZZ: "I was always a fan of MARVEL TEAM-UP, so this new book has an immediate appeal to me. Add to that an excellent creative team and you've got me hooked. This should be great." -Roger Ash, Worlds of Westfield. THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. Printed on that slick ULTIMATE paper and thick cover!

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cover by phil hester brian michael bendis/phil hester ? THE SCOOP: Spidey continues his brutal battle with the living engine of destruction known as the Hulk! ? THE STORY: Originally, this story was supposed to be only one issue?but there's just too much action to contain! Our all-new Web-Spinner attempts to lure the most powerful creature alive away from the heart of New York City?without getting smashed! And as the U.S. Army closes in, will Spider-Man learn that he and the jade giant are somehow connected? ? THE CREATORS: Written by Wizard's "Best Writer of 2000," Brian Michael Bendis?with art by Madman's Mike Allred! ? THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. Printed on that slick ULTIMATE paper and thick cover! Cover price $2.25.

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cover by mark bagley brian michael bendis/mark bagley/art thibert THE SCOOP: New characters! New villains! A new story arc! THE STORY: So now that the wrasslin' gig is up, how's a young Peter Parker going to make some cash for his newly widowed Aunt May? Maybe The Daily Bugle, New York's most famous tabloid, can save the day and maybe publisher J. Jonah Jameson will ruin his life! And if that's not enough, just wait until you meet the vibrating villain we call the Shocker! THE BUZZ: "Three issues in... and one fact remains: It's damn good." -Randy Lander, Comics Newsarama THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. Cover price $2.25.

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KB Toys exclusive comic. Contains a partial 32 page reprint of Ultimate Spider-Man #1. Regular newsprint cover. Panasonic ad on back cover. Cover price $2.99.

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Dynamic Forces Ultimate Spider-Man #1 KB Toys reprint, signed with certificate of authenticity. Signed by Spider-Man artist Mark Bagley and limited to 1,962 copies. KB Reprint has regular newsprint cover and panasonic ad on back cover. Cover price $2.99.

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Payless ShoeSource variant. Brian Michael Bendis (w); Mark Bagley (a); Art Thibert (i). ? THE SCOOP: New characters! New villains! A new story arc! ? THE STORY: So now that the wrasslin' gig is up, how's a young Peter Parker going to make some cash for his newly widowed Aunt May? Maybe The Daily Bugle, New York's most famous tabloid, can save the day?and maybe publisher J. Jonah Jameson will ruin his life! And if that's not enough, just wait until you meet the vibrating villain we call the Shocker! ? THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads.

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Cover by Andy Kubert. Art by Andy Kubert, Danny Miki & Joe Weems. mark millar/adam kubert/art thibert ? THE SCOOP: An X-Man joins the Brotherhood! ? THE STORY: Betrayed by a persecuting humanity?and in a state of emotional pain?one of Professor X's students has turned his (or her) back on the X-Men... and joins Magneto's Brotherhood! How will the remaining team members deal with this betrayal?especially if it tips the balance of power in Magneto's favor? ? THE BUZZ: "Mark Millar does a stellar job of injecting the attitude of his work on The Authority into the X-Men mythos, and the results are simply spectacular!" -X-Fan ? THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads?printed on that nice, slick paper! Cover price $2.25.

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cover by ian churchill joe casey/ian churchill/mark morales THE SCOOP: The new era for the Children of the Atom begins here! THE STORY: A wild, new evil mutant comes of age, celebrating his 18th birthday with all-out mutant mayhem! Who is Warp Savant, and what famous event in X-Men history is he trying to recreate? Plus, the event that X-fans have wondered about for 25 years... a stolen moment of passion that will change the personal lives of the X-Men forever! New creators, new uniforms, a new logo, new surprises, a new direction... X-Men Month is here, and this time it really is all-new and all-different! ? THE CREATORS: Welcome the new team of writer Joe Casey (X-MEN: CHILDREN OF THE ATOM, Wildcats), penciler Ian Churchill and inker Mark Morales! ? THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. Cover price $2.25.

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painted cover by alex ross alex ross & jim krueger/doug braithwaite The X-Men, Captain Marvel and the Hulk return to Japan as the fate of the Supreme Intelligence is revealed! Plus: Phoenix, Strange, Iron Man and Mar-Vell continue to battle in the realm of the dead! Cover price $3.50.

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painted cover by alex ross alex ross & jim krueger/tom yeates/john totleben ? THE SCOOP: The X-Men step into the spotlight for the next tie-in chapter to UNIVERSE X! ? THE STORY: How do the X-Men impact the lives of the other heroes on the alternate world known as Earth X? Find out as the Children of the Atom, the Black Panther and the Hulk go on the run from an ever-growing pack of Wendigos! Plus: The Beast reveals the end of Wakanda! ? THE FORMAT: 48 pages, with ads. Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Jim Krueger. Art by Doug Braithwaite and Alex Ross. Cover by Alex Ross. Peer into the creation of UNIVERSE X through the series' original concept sketches, including twenty new illustrations by Alex Ross! Check out the initial designs (by Alex Ross and Doug Braithwaite) of characters like The Xen, Belasco, the Ant-Man, Nighthawk, Gargoyle and more! 48 pages. Cover price $3.99.

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Story and art by Stan Sakai. Usagi is one well-traveled, long-eared ronin rabbit, and his reputation gets around. In this issue, three peasants at a country inn trade tales of the samurai master. One, a merchant's assistant, needed a bodyguard to help him transport his master's money from one city to another in the middle of the winter; the second, a fishmonger, tells the story of a time when his business was threatened by yakuza in the spring; and the third, a would-be robber, spins a summer story about the first time he lay in wait for a potential victim. Three stories for "Three Seasons." Usagi really knows how to leave an impression! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.99.

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Story and Art by Narumi Kakinouchi. Yui gets sick and faints when she finds out that another vampire victim has been discovered. While in the infirmary, she meets a boy who introduces her to a new student. This new guy seems strangely familiar to her and something about him is both charming and unsettling. When the other boy becomes the next victim, the new student's true colors are shown. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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Vampirella's back -- in the flesh! The fans have spoken. They've seen the pictures of the models in Wizard Magazine, Vampirella Genesis and vampirella.com and have voted for their favorite model! And this is the first place they can see her. Featuring interviews and pictures of the top contestants and premiering the new photos of the new official Vampirella. This book also features tons of behind-the-scenes info from the Vampirella 2001 Model Search. The model will be featured on the cover of the new series beginning in June as well as appear at upcoming conventions! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.95.

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Cover pencils by Dan Parent, inks by Jon D'Agostino. "Rock n' Roll Girls" Part One, script and pencils by Dan Parent, inks by Jim Amash; Veronica wins a contest to be a cub reporter for a rock magazine; Her assignment is to go on the road with the Sugar Popz, but her parents don't want her to go unchaperoned, so they call in Aunt Gladys, her mother's sister. "Veronica's Rockin' Style" illustration by Dan Parent. "Rock n' Roll Girls" Part Two, script and pencils by Dan Parent, inks by Jim Amash; Aunt Gladys comes down with food poisoning so Veronica's mom comes to chaperone the tour, and it turns out that she knows more about rock n' roll (and tour management) than anyone could have imagined. "Fad Dad" one-page story, script by George Gladir, art by John Costanza; Mr. Lodge is caught in a traffic jam. "Barking Up the Wrong Tree!", script and pencils by Dan Parent, inks by Jim Amash; When Veronica's cousin Leroy finds an old treehouse on the Lodge estate, Veronica decides to remodel it. "That's My Life!", script and pencils by Dan Parent, inks by Jim Amash; Veronica is furious when she is left out of a television biography of her father. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.99.

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VESPER #1 Sabrina Reeves is a police detective, a recent addition to the local force, joining after a few brief years as a CIA operative. Joining the agency was her lifelong dream... one that became a nightmare as she realized the callousness with which she would have to serve... and the callousness that her father was capable of. So she quit. But you can't just quit. Sabrina left behind larger than life villains, life endangering missions... or so she thought. In leaving, her fate was signed over to the Council, a board of the most influential women in the world. As a condition for being able to walk away from her government service, Sabrina must now serve the council. And carry out their orders. It's the only thing stopping them from killing her. FC, 32pg Cover price $2.50.

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Act II: Self-Immolation - Chapter 2 of 6: By the Numbers - Written by Trainor Houghton (plot), Len Wein and Lovern Kindzierski. Art by Jim Baikie and Andrew Pepoy. Cover by Rick Berry. Fitz begins researching a counterfeit 100-year-old bill. The U.S. Government is investigating strange markings on their own bills. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.95.

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Intrusions, Part 1. Story by Sean McKeever. Art by Mike Norton and Jason Alexander. Cover by Mike Norton. The acclaimed teen drama by Sean McKeever, later a writer for mainstream comics such as Spider-Man. Jeffry and Lora finally get back together, but their troubles arent over yet. Also, Part 1 of the introspective sci-fi serial, Tower. 24 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.

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Written by Scott Cunningham, Nicholas Burns and Brett Lewis;ART BY Danijel Zezelj, Doug Wheatley and Eduardo Risso;PAINTED COVER BY Fastner and Larson The weirdness continues with three new tales. Scott Cunningham (CONGO BILL) and Danijel Zezelj (EL DIABLO) tell a story of intergalactic homesteaders in "Settlers." Nicholas Burns and Doug Wheatley (SUPERMAN: LAST SON OF EARTH) deal with the struggle for a viscous man's eternal soul in "The Confession of Gabriel Winters." And in "Once Upon a Time in the Future," writer Brett Lewis (Bulletproof Monk) and artist Eduardo Risso (100 BULLETS) tell an alternative past tale in an America where a lone Marshal gets a fighting chance to end the Civil War after 100 years of fighting. Featuring a painted cover by Fastner & Larson. MATURE READERS FC, 32 pg. (3 of 4) Cover price $2.50.

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Written by Joe Casey; ART AND COVER BY Sean Phillips. One of the most popular and highly-requested Wildcats returns to the series! Grifter is confronted by a ghost from his past, one he believed long dead. But a vicious cadre of Coda warriors may ensure this reunion won't last! FC, 32 pg. Cover price $2.50.

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Top Cow Comics (W) Paul Jenkins (P) Keu Cha The Witchblade tricked Sara into sacrifcing her last partner, Blake whom she was teamed up with to stop the melt down of New York City. Although they managed to stop the terrorist, Sara was devastated by the loss of her partner. Now it seems the Firestarter, like the Phoenix, has risen from the ashes and returned to finish the job. Will Sara trust the Witchblade this time? She may not have another choice. This thrilling issue written by series scribe and fan-favorite Paul Jenkins will lead into issue #50 which brings many changes to the Witchblade storyline as we know it. Don't get left behind! FC, 32pg Cover price $2.50.

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Wolverine cover. Not polybagged. Last Man Standing: Darth Vader vs. Dr. Doom drawn by Jim Calafiore; First Look: Ninja Boy, with comments from Ale Garza; 7 pages from Ghost Rider #1; Spider-Man film set visit; article on Star Wars: Infinities, with comments from Chris Warner and Dave Land; article on Chaos!, with comments from Brian Pulido and Joshua Dysart; Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely discuss the characters of New X-Men (with Quitely character designs), while Joe Casey and Ian Churchill discuss the characters of Uncanny X-Men (with Churchill character designs); Basic Training by Steve Lieber; Book of the Month: Flash; Secret Stash: Boneyard; trade paperbacks you must own; The Hot Seat: Mark Waid Cover price $4.99.

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Ghost Rider cover by Trent Kaniuga. Not polybagged. Last Man Standing: Darth Vader vs. Dr. Doom drawn by Jim Calafiore; First Look: Ninja Boy, with comments from Ale Garza; 7 pages from Ghost Rider #1; Spider-Man film set visit; article on Star Wars: Infinities, with comments from Chris Warner and Dave Land; article on Chaos!, with comments from Brian Pulido and Joshua Dysart; Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely discuss the characters of New X-Men (with Quitely character designs), while Joe Casey and Ian Churchill discuss the characters of Uncanny X-Men (with Churchill character designs); Basic Training by Steve Lieber; Book of the Month: Flash; Secret Stash: Boneyard; trade paperbacks you must own; The Hot Seat: Mark Waid Cover price $4.99.

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"The Hunted" part 2. Script by Frank Tieri, pencils by Mark Texeira, inks by Norm Rapmund. Sean Chen/Rapmund cover. The Beast guest stars... as he and Wolverine run from the law! Whether Logan commited the crime he's accused of isn't the problem. The problem is the Shivers Man, a mystery man dedicated to bringing in Wolverine and the Beast, dead or alive! Plus: Nick Fury! NOTE: Many copies of this issue have a minor printing error of a dot inbetween the 1 and 6 of the issue number and does not affect grade. Cover price $2.25.

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Written by Phil Jimenez and George Perez; rt by Jimenez & Perez.;COVER BY Adam Hughes Concluding the 2-part "Paradise Island Lost," co-written by George Perez! This issue features a special wraparound cover at no extra cost depicting an epic Amazon battle drawn by Adam huges, and a 5-page section inked by Perez! It's a major turning point for the people of Paradise Island as the civil war reaches its climax ? but not without one heavy casualty. Plus the Golden Age Fury unleashes her wrath on Wonder Woman, who refuses to take arms against her sisters. FC, 32 pg. Cover price $2.25.

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cover by ariel olivetti, ian edginton/jorge lucas Final issue with original X-Force members! The end of some marks the beginning for others! Why are we being so cryptic? Because this lethal last issue will change everyone's lives! Cover price $2.25.

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"EVE OF DESTRUCTION" part 4 cover by leinil yu scott lobdell/leinil francis yu/dexter vines & edgar tadeo & alanguain ? THE SCOOP: It's the status quo shaking conclusion to "Eve of Destruction!" ? THE STORY: It's Wolverine and his mystery partner vs. Magneto in the battle royal to end all battle royals! The result? Let's just say two words: "Xavier" and "Snikt!" The consequences of this battle will?and we're not just blowing smoke here, folks?alter the face of the X-Men and set the table for new writers Joe Casey and Grant Morrison! ? THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. Cover price $2.25.

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cover by kevin maguire fabian nicieza/kevin maguire/andrew pepoy The master manipulator is revealed in the series' finale! Prosh and his motley crew of X-Men most stop a cosmic meddler's plans from reaching fruition or it's the end of the world as we know it! Cover price $3.50.

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Written by John Byrne. Art by John Byrne and Tom Palmer. Cover by John Byrne. The X-Men find themselves trapped in a massive underground facility; Professor X loses his telepathic bond with the X-Men; The members of the Promise enter suspended animation, but one of them wakes and also revives Angel; The X-Men fall down a great chasm in the facility and fall into the clutches of the Mole Man. 36 pages, full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

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Cover by Michael Golden. Written by Michael Golden, Steven Grant and Brian Stelfreeze. Art by Michael Golden, Charlie Adlard and Brian Stelfreeze. It's not one, not two, but three X-Men adventures! First, Michael Golden writes and draws a very different look at Rogue and Jean Grey as they discover the darker side to their powers in "Monsters"! Next, Steven Grant and Charlie Adlard deliver a touching tale of the X-Man in "Gold"! Finally, Brian Stelfreeze writes and draws "Hindsight," an eye-popping story starring Cyclops! Plus: Pin-ups by Cully Hamner, Andrew Robinson and Dan DeCarlo. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

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Exploring Fantastic Movies and TV. In this issue: Summer Movies - A Knight's Tale, The Mummy Returns and Jurassic Park III prepare for box office glory; The Rock is wrestling for control when The Mummy Returns; Earth: Final Conflict - directing Taelon traumas; The Invisible Man - Paul Ben-Victor on new developments for season 2; Angel - the most evil villains. Plus reviews of the latest fantasy on TV and at the movies. Cover price $5.99.

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Written by Peter David; ART AND COVER BY Todd Nauck and Lary Stucker In stores April 4. The wild origin of the team's newest member, Empress, finally is revealed as her bizarre mystery date with L'il Lobo continues. Yup, looks like the littlest, nastiest Czarnian has a thing for the girl with the blades. And what he's done to meet her approval just isn't right. Is the world ready for a nice Lobo? FC, 32 pg. Cover price $2.50.

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By Houghton, Wein, Baikie, Pepoy, Berry, and Chuckry. Cover by Richard Bennett. Will fulfillment of the prophecy save Halle too? In orbit above Zendra, Halle Aleph and his brother Kalla have disabled the weapons system of Abathor's ship. To escape a converging Jekkaran assault force, Halle dons a space suit to gain control of the ship's command center. Tau tells Halle she must not morph out of her human form or she will rip apart her space suit and die in the emptiness of space. Awaiting Halle, Abathor destroys his entire crew and makes his move against Halle. What does he have planned for Zendra? FC, 36pgs. Cover price $2.95.

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Written and illustrated by Sam Kieth; PAINTED COVER BY Kieth The weirdest miniseries of the year concludes! After Tim finds where Amy disappeared to, Amy's whole world literally melts into thousands of hostile square objects that surround them. Will she be willing to save her and Tim's butt now, in exchange for some mind-numbing pain somewhere down the road? And will her relationship with Tim survive? Will she? FC, 32 pg. (5 of 5) Cover price $2.95.