New Releases by Bill Mantlo

When a coalition of alien empires decide to invade planet Earth, the World''s Greatest Heroes unite! But against the power of the stars aligned against them, not even the World''s Greatest Heroes may be enough to save the planet this time.

What happens when our heroes fail? Will planet Earth fall under the sinister rule of the alien Dominators?

Earth has been invaded by a coalition of alien empires and Australia has already fallen. Can out heroes mount a counterstrike before it''s too late?

One of the most epic DC crossover events ever! Resilient. Overpowering. Unstoppable. By their very nature, our planetÕs superheroes have become a threat to the rest of the universe. Now, an alliance has formed between the fiercest, most calculating alien races to pursue a single goal: the elimination of EarthÕs guardians. As war erupts all over the world, Superman leads the charge against these would-be alien conquerors. Can our planetÕs greatest champions repel an army of invaders, each with the strength to rival the Man of Steel? One thing is certain: surrender is not an option! Commanding the troops are writers Keith Giffen (JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL, THE NEW 52: FUTURES END) and Bill Mantlo (THE INCREDIBLE HULK), with art by comics superstar Todd McFarlane (SPIDER-MAN, SPAWN) and Bart Sears (WARLORD). Collects INVASION! #1-3.

Join the Black Widow, Hercules, Ghost Rider, Iceman and Angel as they form an all-new super-team: the Champions! This massive Masterworks collects the Champions'' complete adventures in a single volume! Every issue, every highlight, every page as the lives of these Marvel icons play out together. Their struggles will reveal the origin of the man who created the Black Widow, pit them against the combined might of Magneto and Doctor Doom; unleash the Crimson Dynamo and Titanium Man on Los Angeles; team them with the Stranger in the fight for an Infinity Gem; and bring fan-favorite artist John Byrne aboard for some of his greatest early work, including stories featuring the Sentinels and Brotherhood of Evil Mutants! Collecting CHAMPIONS #1-17, IRON MAN ANNUAL #4, AVENGERS (1963) #163, SUPER-VILLAIN TEAM-UP #14 and SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) #17-18.

Collects Captain America (1968) #290-301. One of the Sentinel of Liberty''s greatest conflicts with his hated arch-nemesis is finally collected! Join Cap and Co.- including Nomad, the Black Crow, the Avengers, and more - as Marvel''s First Avenger must contend with the diabolical daughter of the Red Skull, embarking for the Secret Wars, and an untimely encounter with old age, all before one stupendous showdown with Herr Skull that will leave you gaping in star-spangled wonder!

It''s Lost meets The Land That Time Forgot when an airplane and all its passengers are transported to a strange world inhabited by dinosaurs, primitives and aliens! But for one man, this journey into prehistory is a chance to seize his destiny...and become the hero he always wanted to be! In our world, Vietnam veteran Jim Scully is a wanted man, accused of his own brother''s murder. But, in this wild new land, he becomes...Skull the Slayer! Collects Skull the Slayer #1-8, Marvel Two-In-One #35-36.

Collects Giant-Size Super-Villain Team-Up #1-2; Super-Villain Team-Up #1-14, #16-17; Avengers (1963) #154-156; Champions #16.

Collects Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #27-28, and Daredevil #158-161 and #163-172.

Collects Astonishing Tales (1970) #25-28, #30-36; Marvel Team-Up (1972) #46; Marvel Spotlight (1972) #33; Marvel Two-In-One (1975) #27, #54; Captain America (1968) #286-288.

Collects Werewolf by Night (1972) #32-33; Marvel Spotlight (1971) #28-29; Defenders (1972) #47-50; Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #22-23; Marvel Two-In-One (1974) #52; Moon Knight (1980) #1-4; material from Hulk Magazine #11-15, #17-18, #20; material from Marvel Preview #21 (Moon Knight Epic Collection Vol. 1).

It''s Rocket Raccoon, the deadliest weapons expert in the galaxy! Before he lent his expertise to the war effort during Annihilation, before he saved the universe as one of the Guardians of the Galaxy, Rocket Raccoon was the Guardian of the Keystone Quadrant! Experience his original adventures with the Incredible Hulk and his anthropomorphic allies and enemies on his home planet of Halfworld!

Collects Tales to Astonish (1959) #13, Incredible Hulk (1968) #271, Rocket Raccoon #1-4, Marvel Preview #7, Annihilators #1-4 (Rocket Raccoon & Groot stories), Annihilators : Earthfall #1-4 (Rocket Raccoon & Groot stories). After the Guardians of the Galaxy disbanded, Rocket Raccoon settled into a quiet life with a steady job in a mailroom. But when a killer clown made of sentient wood attacks him at work, the trigger-fingered and quick-witted hero must journey to Planet X - home of his old buddy Groot, the giant tree-creature - in search of answers! The cosmic dream team is reunited at last! Then: Mojo, bloated entertainment mogul of the Mojoverse, battles Rocket Raccoon and Groot...onstage! It''s a high-stakes campy cosmic free-for-all! Plus: get caught up on the early adventures of Rocket and Groot!

Collects X-Men #7-11. Strange rumors have come to the attention of the X-Men, and Storm and her team are off to New York City to investigate. What do they find in the dank sewers beneath Manhattan? Only New York''s favorite wall-crawler has the answers! Plus: Jubilee struggles with being a newly turned vampire.

"The cosmic dream team is reunited at last! After the Guardians of the Galaxy disbanded, Rocket Raccoon settled into a quiet life with a steady job in a mailroom. But when a killer clown made of sentient wood attacks him at work, the trigger-fingered and quick-witted hero must journey to Planet X-- home of his old buddy Groot, the giant tree-creature-- in search of answers! Then, Mojo, bloated entertainment mogul of the Mojoverse, battles Rocket Raccoon and Groot-- onstage! It''s a high-stakes campy cosmic free-for-all! Plus: get caught up on the early adventures of Rocket and Groot!"--Page 4 of cover.

The historic comic book roots of The TRANSFORMERS are re-presented for maximum Cybertronian enjoyment. Collecting issues #1-13 of the original Marvel run, including issue #3 reprinted in its entirety, rejoin Optimus Prime and Megatron and their competing factions as their war strecthes across the cosmos. Freshly re-mastered and re-colored, these stories are accompanied by an in-depth introduction as well as select issue notes by Mark W. Bellomo.

Collects some classic comics in which Spider-Man works with the Fantastic Four to fight the Chameleon, Dr. Doom, and other villains. Also includes the first appearance of future New Mutant Karma and a date with the Invisible Girl.