Comic books February 2011

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Written by RON MARZ. Art by MATTHEW DOW SMITH. Cover by STJEPAN SEJIC. Part 1 of 2! Detective Patrick Gleason is used to relying on his partner Sara Pezzini, bearer of the Witchblade, to have his back while tackling weird cases as part of the Special Cases Division. When a routine prisoner transport from upstate New York turns into a brutal mass murder, Gleason and a rookie deputy sheriff are on their own. But how did the killer commit the grisly crime chained and locked in a steel holding cell? Special guest artist Matthew Dow Smith (Dr. Who) joins longtime writer Ron Marz (Artifacts) for a supernatural crime story that for once may have nothing to do with the Witchblade! Cover price $2.99.

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Cover A by Mike Mignola. Mike Mignola (W/Cover), John Arcudi (W), John Severin (A/Cover), and Dave Stewart (C) In the hellish frontiers of the American Wild West, nineteenth-century occult investigator Edward Grey hunts down a fiendish member of the Heliopic Brotherhood of Ra. What he finds is a town harboring bloodthirsty criminals and terrible supernatural horrors! o EC Comics legend John Severin (Two-Fisted Tales) rejoins the Hellboy line after his stellar debut in B.P.R.D.: War of Frogs! Cover price $2.99.

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Cover by JAE LEE Wolverine Goes to Hell: Part 4 of 5 - Written by JASON AARON Penciled by RENATO GUEDES Demonically-possessed Wolverine vs. Colossus. What more do you need? How about Mystique and the Ghost Riders and Sabretooth and the devil wielding a really big sword, not to mention a shocking appearance by a figure from Logan's past that no one's expecting, least of all Logan himself. All of this as Wolverine's epic descent into hell rolls on. 40 PGS./Parental Advisory Cover price $3.99.

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Limited 1 for 50 Variant Cover by Marko Djurdjevic. Wolverine Goes to Hell: Part 4 of 5 - Written by JASON AARON Penciled by RENATO GUEDES Demonically-possessed Wolverine vs. Colossus. What more do you need? How about Mystique and the Ghost Riders and Sabretooth and the devil wielding a really big sword, not to mention a shocking appearance by a figure from Logan's past that no one's expecting, least of all Logan himself. All of this as Wolverine's epic descent into hell rolls on. 40 PGS./Parental Advisory Cover price $3.99.

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Cover by BRYAN HITCH Contagion, Part One: Impulsion and Whim: Part 1 of 6 - Written by CHARLIE HUSTON Penciled by JUAN JOSE RYP. When Wolverine faces a problem of the villainous kind there's a good chance that he'll use his Adamantium claws to whip up a lethal solution to it. What happens, though, when he faces an opponent who becomes a much bigger problem if he's killed? Enter: Contagion, a bold new addition to Wolverine's rogue's gallery. But first, Logan must contend with Contagion's defenders, the aptly named crew known as the Unkillables. 32 PGS./Parental Advisory Cover price $3.99.

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Limited 1 for 15 Variant Cover by PHIL JIMENEZ Contagion, Part One: Impulsion and Whim: Part 1 of 6 - Written by CHARLIE HUSTON Penciled by JUAN JOSE RYP. When Wolverine faces a problem of the villainous kind there's a good chance that he'll use his Adamantium claws to whip up a lethal solution to it. What happens, though, when he faces an opponent who becomes a much bigger problem if he's killed? Enter: Contagion, a bold new addition to Wolverine's rogue's gallery. But first, Logan must contend with Contagion's defenders, the aptly named crew known as the Unkillables. 32 PGS./Parental Advisory Cover price $3.99.

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Limited 1 for 50 Variant Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC Contagion, Part One: Impulsion and Whim: Part 1 of 6 - Written by CHARLIE HUSTON Penciled by JUAN JOSE RYP. When Wolverine faces a problem of the villainous kind there's a good chance that he'll use his Adamantium claws to whip up a lethal solution to it. What happens, though, when he faces an opponent who becomes a much bigger problem if he's killed? Enter: Contagion, a bold new addition to Wolverine's rogue's gallery. But first, Logan must contend with Contagion's defenders, the aptly named crew known as the Unkillables. 32 PGS./Parental Advisory Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $250.00 View scans CGC Signature Series Paper: White Slab: Minor side edge cracks; Scuffing on front of case; Scuffing to inner well of case Signed & Sketch by Nelson Decastro on 5/21/11. Sketch Edition. Label #1049245002 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Blank Variant Cover with exclusive artists sketch *Each item has unique artwork*. Contagion, Part One: Impulsion and Whim: Part 1 of 6 - Written by CHARLIE HUSTON Penciled by JUAN JOSE RYP. When Wolverine faces a problem of the villainous kind there's a good chance that he'll use his Adamantium claws to whip up a lethal solution to it. What happens, though, when he faces an opponent who becomes a much bigger problem if he's killed? Enter: Contagion, a bold new addition to Wolverine's rogue's gallery. But first, Logan must contend with Contagion's defenders, the aptly named crew known as the Unkillables. 32 PGS./Parental Advisory Cover price $3.99.

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1st printing. Collects Wolverine Origins (2006-2010) #46-50 and Dark Wolverine (2009) #85-87. Written by DANIEL WAY and MARJORIE LIU. Art by SCOT EATON and STEPHEN SEGOVIA. Cover by SIMONE BIANCHI. His final confrontation with Romulus on the horizon, Wolverine reaches out to a friend to help him put to rest one of the greatest tragedies of his long, long life - the death of Mariko Yashida. And in DARK WOLVERINE, Daken's moment finally arrives. In one fell swoop, Daken plans to both destroy his father and achieve his destiny. The streets of Ankara run red with blood as Daken faces off against...Romulus! Softcover, 192 pages, full color. Parental Advisory Cover price $19.99.

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Cover by DON KRAMER & JAY LEISTEN. Odyssey: Part 6 of 13 - Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI & PHIL HESTER. Art by EDUARDO PANSICA, JAY LEISTEN, MARLO ALQUIZA & WAYNE FAUCHER. Michael Straczynski's blockbuster re-imagining of the Amazon Princess continues with a vengeance! Deep beneath the city, Diana tracks the Morrigan to their lair. And what she finds there will astonish you! Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the Previews Order Form for more information. 32 pg, FC. Cover price $2.99.

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Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU. Written by MARJORIE LIU. Art by WILL CONRAD and MARCO CHECCHETTO. The open road can be a dangerous place for a teenage girl...unless you're X-23. Leaving the X-Men is no heartbreak, not when the answers X-23 seeks about herself are out in the world. But her questions will lead her down a path more dangerous than any she's ever encountered, one that ties directly into the past of another orphan: Remy Le Beau, aka GAMBIT. 32 PGS./Parental Advisory Cover price $2.99.

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Written by Peter David Penciled by Emanuela Lupacchino Cover by David Yardin It's time to Ragnarok and roll in Las Vegas, as X-Factor--teamed with everyone's favorite Thunder God--squares off in a high-stakes, winner-take-all throw down with Hela to determine the fate of Pip the Troll. And for one member of the team, it will be the beginning of the end... Cover price $2.99.

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1st printing. Collects X-Factor (2005-2013 3rd Series) #207-212.

Written by PETER DAVID. Art by SEBASTIAN FIUMARA, EMANUELA LUPACCHINO and VALENTINE DE LANDRO. Cover by DAVID YARDIN.

It's time to Ragnarok and roll as X-Factor is unleashed on the Las Vegas strip, determined to face down the goddess of death in her lair and save a very unusual client.

Teamed with everyone's favorite Thunder God, the team squares off in a high-stakes, winner-take-all throwdown with Hela to decide the fate of Pip the Troll. And for one member, it will be the beginning of the end.

Plus: Wolfsbane returns, traumatized by her time with X-Force, only to be slapped in the face by ex-boyfriend Rictor's new relationship with Shatterstar. Can Rictor repair the damage and ease her mind? And what exactly is the nature of the child growing inside her?

Meanwhile, Monet is visited by a war veteran with a terrifying secret.

Hardcover, 144 pages, full color.

NOTE: For TPB Edition see X-Factor TPB (2007-Present 3rd Series) By Peter David Vol. 11

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Written by STEVE NILES & ADAM JONES Art by TOM MANDRAKE Cover by ANDREA SORRENTINO FBI Agents Mulder and Scully were sent to Alaska to investigate what they thought was a ritualistic murder. But it became something bigger and scarier right before their eyes! If they survive the blood-drenched conclusion, will they ever be the same? Co-published with IDW. 32 pg, FC Cover price $3.99.

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Written by VICTOR GISCHLER Penciled by PACO MEDINA Cover by ADI GRANOV 'CURSE OF THE MUTANTS,' conclusion! Somehow, the X-Men have weathered the vampire raid on Utopia, but mutants can't claim total victory yet. Jubilee still needs the X-Men's help, and Xarus still commands an overwhelming force of bloodsuckers. Will Dracula's intervention be the final nail in Xarus's coffin...or will he make even more trouble for the X-Men than his upstart son ever could? 32 PGS./Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

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1st printing. Collects X-Men (2010 2nd Series) #1-6, and material from X-Men: Curse of the Mutants Saga (2010) and X-Men: Curse of the Mutants Spotlight (2010 Marvel). Written by VICTOR GISCHLER. Art by PACO MEDINA. Cover by ADI GRANOV. When a suicide bomber strikes in downtown San Francisco, it gets the X-Men's immediate attention. But this is not your garden variety terrorist, and he's not acting alone. Vampires from around the globe are descending en masse on the City by the Bay, staking a brutal claim for the patch of land the X-Men call their home. What is their agenda? Who is their mysterious leader? The X-Men are about to find out, as they brace themselves for a war of the species that will wrack the Marvel Universe. Hardcover, 168 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

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1st printing. Collects Storm and Gambit (2010) Curse of the Mutants, X-Men: Curse of the Mutants - Smoke and Blood (2010), Blade: Curse of the Mutants (2010) and X-Men: Curse of the Mutants - X-Men vs. Vampires (2010) #1-2.

Cover by Nick Bradshaw. Back Cover by Clayton Crain.

Lock your doors, board up the windows, arm yourselves with stakes and sunlight...and it still won't protect you when the vampires stalking the X-Men set their sights on YOU!

This is one collection with bite! In STORM & GAMBIT, the X-Men have just discovered a means for stemming the vampire invasion of San Francisco - but what they need is in the clutches of the bloodsuckers themselves. Luckily, they have two thieves in their employ that may just be able pull off such a heist! In SMOKE AND BLOOD, the members of the X-Men's Science Team find themselves in over their heads when a vampire brought into their lab for examination escapes. It's going to take more than a doctoral degree in biochemistry for them to survive this night!

And in BLADE, when someone starts killing vampire slayers all over the world, Blade - the biggest, baddest slayer of them all - gathers an emergency assault team to blitz the bloodsucker underground and force answers out of whoever's not reduced to a pile of smoking ash!

Also featuring eight more all-new tales of horror to sink your teeth into - plus "Night Screams," from UNCANNY X-MEN #159, the classic saga of Storm's struggle with Dracula himself by Claremont and Sienkiewicz!

Hardcover, 192 pages, full color. Parental Advisory

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Written by Chuck Kim, Simon Spurrier, Duane Swierczynski, James Asmus, Christopher Sequeira, Peter David, Rob Williams, Mike Benson, Howard Chaykin, Mike W. Barr, and Chris Claremont.

Art By Chris Bachalo, Gabriel Hernandez Walta, Tim Green, Tom Townsend, Jaime Mendoza, Wayne Faucher, Al Vey, Victor Olazaba, Mark Irwin, Tom Raney, Sans Takeda, Mick Bertilorenz, Doug Braithwaite, Mark Texeira, Howard Chaykin, Agustin Padilla, Bob Wiacek, and Bill Sienkiewicz.

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Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT. Art by ANDY SMITH & CORY HAMSCHER. Cover by TOM GRUMMETT & HAMSCHER. If you thought the revelation of the Ghost Panther's identity was a game-changer...prepare yourself for the aftershock! Perfect Storm's campaign to annex Genosha kicks into high gear, but can the X-Men take down the foe with the face of a friend? It's Wakanda vs. The Wrold...and X-Legend Chris Claremont's twistiest tale of international intrigue yet! 32 PGS./Rated A Cover price $3.99.

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Fables of the Reconstruction: Part 2 of 2 - Written by Mike Carey Penciled by Paul Davidson Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU. When the X-Men used an engineered virus to defeat Bastion's army of mutant-exterminating Sentinels, they didn't realize it would also compromise one of their own: Karima Shapandar, a.k.a. Omega Sentinel. With her reactivated Sentinel programming taking over, the X-Men find themselves in dire straits...and one X-Man may just cross the line in order to stop her! 32 PGS./Rated A Cover price $2.99.

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Written by CHRIS YOST, RAY FAWKES, STUART MOORE & SIMON SPURRIER. Art by DEREC DONOVAN, RON CHAN, CRAIG YEUNG, GARRY BROWN, ED TADEO & DAVID LAFUENTE. Cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI. There's a new Dynamic Duo in town! Two X-Men have donned masks and taken to the streets of San Francisco as the new vigilante protectors of the people against a huge Spider-Man villain. Who are these X-Men and why are they disguising themselves? Only Chris Yost knows as his serial tale anchors this collection of stories where the X-Men find themselves knee-deep in the Marvel Universe next to your favorite characters. Also in this issue: SPIDER-MAN! THE STEPFORD CUCKOOS! AND MUCH MORE!!!! 40 PGS./Rated A Cover price $3.99.

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Pupaphobia: Part 1 of 3 - Written by Paul Dini Art by Cliff Chiang Cover by Stephane Roux. Beginning "Pupaphobia," an all-new three-part adventure with art by the sensational Cliff Chiang! Everybody's got that one thing that just creeps them out beyond all reason. (Yours is clowns, we know. It's okay.) For Zatanna Zatara, it's puppets: "Creepy, horrible, soul-sucking puppets." But why is one of the most powerful sorcerers on Earth scared of little wooden men in cheap suits? Finding out is what's got Zee back in therapy... but she might not uncover the truth before the truth comes gunning for her. Cover price $2.99.