John ( ). Byrne
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"She's done being savage...now it's time to be sensational! Industry legend John Byrne launches She-Hulk's second solo series with a twist -- because Shulkie knows she's a character in a comic book! As the jade giantess smashes the glass ceiling at her new law firm, she does the same to the "fourth wall" between character and audience -- quipping with readers and arguing with her comic's creators as she takes on bizarre foes including the Circus of...
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"Witness your favorite web-spinner's earliest adventures as he faces off - for the first time - against the likes of Dr. Octopus, the Vulture, Sandman, the Green Goblin, the Lizard, Mysterio and Electro! Guest-starring Spidey's supporting cast, the Fantastic Four and heroes from throughout the Marvel Universe, in a decidedly different take on Spider-Man's formative years!"--P. [4] of cover.
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Hellboy series volume 1
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A murder in a New York wax museum and a missing corpse lead Hellboy and the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense into ancient Romanian castles on the trail of a sleeping legend: the nobleman vampire, Vladimir Guirescu. Nazi scientists, revived in Hellboy: Seed of Destruction, prepare for the return of Rasputin and the end of the world, and Hellboy confronts his purpose on earth.
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An alliance of evil threatens the Avengers! Doctor Doom, the Red Skull, Kingpin, Magneto and more have banded together to pit Earth's Mightiest Heroes against totally unfamiliar foes! The Avengers take on Freedom Force, the Mole Man, the Wrecker, the Juggernaut, Controller, Absorbing Man and more -and suffer a devastating loss! Plus: Cloak and Dagger lend a hand, the New Warriors make their debut -and Magneto pursues a secret agenda all his own! But...
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Uncanny X-Men volume 138
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Relive the first journey into the dystopian future of 2013.
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"The face of evil is ever-changing--but some faces show up again and again, like Baron von Strucker and Baron Blood, only two parts of the past Cap confronts in the definitive Stern/Byrne collection! Plus: Batroc, Hyde and robots galore--all ready to rumble! Wartime secrets are revealed and revisited, as one hero falls and another rises in his place! Featuring the Avengers, S.H.I.E.L.D. and the campaign for Cap as president!"--Jacket.
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"Mutants are all around us. Some are good, others unspeakably evil. But they are all gifted, gifted with a unique X-Factor in their genetic makeup that makes them living weapons, manifesting itself through wondrous powers. And, even within this special community, there is a group that has distinguished itself the uncanny X-Men who have honed their awesome abilities and pledged them in the service of mankind. Gathered by the mutant telepath, Charles...
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"Mike Mignola, best known as the creator of Hellboy, started out his comics art career drawing the adventures of the World's Greatest Super-Heroes, applying his moody artwork to tales of Superman, Batman, Swamp Thing and more. Now, this new collection assembles these stories written by John Byrne, Roger Stern, Neil Gaiman, Paul Kupperberg, and others for the first time."--
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She was a mutant. She was a telepath. She was dead. PHOENIX! Now, Jean Grey walks the earth again. How will her friends, her enemies, and her one true love react to the fiery spectacle of Phoenix Rising? Collects Avengers #263, Fantastic Four #286, X-Factor #1, and Classic X-Men #8 & #43.
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Hellboy omnibus volume 4
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"The Hellboy saga begins--with over 300 pages drawn by Mignola! For the first time, Hellboy's complete story is presented in chronological order for the ultimate reading experience. The story jumps from Hellboy's mysterious World War II origin to his 1994 confrontation with the man who summoned him to earth, and the earliest signs of the plague of frogs. Avoiding his supposed fate as the herald of the end of the world, Hellboy continues with the Bureau...
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"The greatest threat the world has ever faced -- above or beneath the waves! Evil undersea monarchs Ghaur and Llyra plot to summon the elder god Set, and the surface world's greatest heroes must unite to stop the demonic creature from rising! The Atlantean villains quickly dispatch Namor and kidnap seven super-powered women -- including She-Hulk, Storm and the Scarlet Witch -- to become enthralled "brides" for Set's seven serpent heads. As Atlantean...