Comic book releases (North America): The Avengers continue the hunt for Captain America
Thursday 22 October 2009
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US comic book releases for the week of October 28 include
Ultimate Comics Avengers #3, in which the Avengers from Marvel Comics' alternate Ultimates universe continue their search for a gone-renegade Captain America.
MARVEL COMICS
Fantastic Four #572
Price: $2.99
This issue features the shocking conclusion to dramatic first arc from writer Jonathan Hickman and artist Dale Eaglesham that spins the Fantastic Four into a bold new era of adventure. Will leader Reed Richards aka Mr. Fantastic solve everything?
Guardians of the Galaxy #19
Price: $2.99
Will Kang conquer the Guardians? Rocked by the aftershocks of War of Kings, Star-Lord's team -- now castaways across shattered timelines -- are desperate to find a route home before all possible futures fuse into one dark nightmare. Guest-starring the original Guardians of the Galaxy and the infamous time-traveling despot who may be their only hope.
Incredible Hercules #137
Price: $2.99
The face-off Hercules fans have been clamoring for since his series began is here at last: God of Strength versus God of Thunder. This issue, Hercules battles Thor. The Asgardian superhero discovers the Lion of Olympus has been impersonating him and he's out to prove that nothing beats the original.
Ultimate Comics Armor Wars #2
Price: $3.99
Iron Man crashes Europe. Tony Stark's frantic pursuit of his stolen armor across the Atlantic Ocean gets ugly as the secrets (and bodies?) start piling up. And the world of industrial espionage heats up as Stark squares off with a villain unlike anyone he's faced before.
Ultimate Comics Avengers #3
Price: $3.99
The search for Steve Rogers continues. From the minds of writer Mark Millar (
Ultimates) and Carlos Pacheco (
X-Men), Nick Fury assembles a new team of deadly operatives to track down the renegade Captain America. But what will the Avengers' resident marksman Hawkeye have to say about Fury's tactics, and will these new faces make the cut when stuff hits the fan?
DC COMICS
Batman: Brave and the Bold #10
Price: $2.99
When Hugo Strange transforms Batman into an evil monster, Green Arrow and The Atom must team up to stop the giant Batman creature from destroying all of Gotham City, and then return The Dark Knight to normal.
Green Lantern #47
Price: $2.99
The war between the Blue Lanterns and Agent Orange implodes as the universe darkens. But a strange turn will send this epic battle in an unexpected direction when Larfleeze has something he desperately hordes taken away from him.
Justice Society #32
Price: $2.99
The seismic rift among members of the Justice Society deepens due to the strange actions of several new team members, as well as some deep-seated conflicts. It all leaves them dangerously weakened, as their home base faces assault from an army of bounty hunters who plan on collecting the price on the head of each and every member of the Society.
Superman #693
Price: $2.99
This special issue is set entirely within General Lane's Project 7734 headquarters. Learn more about the mysterious Mirabai, Codename: Assassin and Atlas, and witness Lane ply information out of his latest acquisition. Meanwhile, back in Metropolis, big trouble comes calling by way of Bizarro.
Teen Titans #76
Price: $3.99
With the Teen Titans unraveling at the seams, two former members must return to Titans Tower to help Wonder Girl right the sinking ship. If only it were that easy. And in the Ravager second feature, Rose uncovers a horrific black market and deals with it the only way she knows how: with blood.
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