New Releases by Jim Shooter

The last time Earth''s heroes encountered the Beyonder, they fought for their lives. This time, they fight for all existence! A year after kidnapping the most powerful beings on Earth and pitting them against one another in a "Secret War" on a distant world, the omnipotent Beyonder comes to Earth to continue his study of humanity. However, a being so powerful and so naive is a dangerous combination. As the Beyonder''s understanding slowly grows, so too do his own desires - and even the lord of lies, Mephisto, fears what the Beyonder might ultimately decide those desires are! Because if the Beyonder decides he wants to end all that is, even the combined might of the universe''s cosmic powers may not be enough to stop him! Collecting SECRET WARS II #1-9.

Collects Avengers (1963) #167-188, Avengers Annual (1967) #8-9 and Avengers: The Korvac Saga TPB. Writers Jim Shooter and David Michelinie and avenging artists George Pérez and John Byrne bring you the Avengers at their best! And it begins with the cosmic "Korvac Saga" - co-starring the Guardians of the Galaxy! Possessed by the Power Cosmic, Korvac seeks to create a utopia on Earth. His godlike power may mean the end of the Avengers - and everyone else on the planet! Then, bookending this volume is "The Yesterday Quest" - a storyline with deep revelations for the Scarlet Witch, including her first encounter with the evil power of the Darkhold! In between, new heroes join the team, battles with the Absorbing Man and Count Nefaria will shake your fillings, and you will see why the Avengers will forever be called Earth''s Mightiest Heroes!

Writers Jim Shooter and David Michelinie and avenging artists George Pérez and John Byrne bring you the Avengers at their best! And it begins with the cosmic "Korvac Saga" - co-starring the Guardians of the Galaxy! Possessed by the Power Cosmic, Korvac seeks to create a utopia on Earth. His godlike power may mean the end of the Avengers - and everyone else on the planet! Then, bookending this volume is "The Yesterday Quest" - a storyline with deep revelations for the Scarlet Witch, including her first encounter with the evil power of the Darkhold! In between, new heroes join the team, battles with the Absorbing Man and Count Nefaria will shake your fillings, and you will see why the Avengers will forever be called Earth''s Mightiest Heroes! Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #167-188 and ANNUAL #8-9, and material from AVENGERS: THE KORVAC SAGA TPB.

I principali eroi Marvel sono stati rapiti da una misteriosa quanto potentissima entità aliena e sono stati trasportati su un mondo-patchwork, dove dovranno sfidare i più forti tra i loro nemici. La posta in palio: vedere realizzato ogni proprio desiderio. Chi avrà la meglio? Chi riuscirà a fare ritorno a casa? E, soprattutto, quanto e come cambieranno le esistenze dei personaggi coinvolti? Domande a cui Jim Shooter (The Avengers), Mike Zeck (Spider-Man: Kraven’s Last Hunt) e Bob Layton (Iron Man) danno risposta nel primo vero crossover fra super eroi della storia dei comics statunitensi. Un’avventura semplicemente epocale. [CONTIENE MARVEL SUPER HEROES SECRET WARS (1984) 1-12]

The original Marvel crossover event is back in a deluxe hard cover edition! Packed full of extra behind-the-scenes features, including a foreword from the writer - Jim Shooter. Earth''s mightiest heroes, including Spider-Man, the Avengers, the Fantastic Four and the X-Men, are abducted by The Beyonder, an omnipotent being from another dimension, and transported to Battle World to fight their deadliest foes in a war that will determine the fate of the universe! Collecting MARVEL SUPER HEROES: SECRET WARS (1984) #1-12, originated covers and Marvel Secret Artist feature by Marvel UK

Collects Dazzler (1981) #26-34, Marvel Graphic Novel (1982) #12. Dazzler returns to the top of the Masterworks charts in her third volume! Family secrets explode in Alison Blaire''s life: No sooner does her half sister, Lois London, arrive than Dazzler finds herself on the run as a fugitive accused of murder while trying to stay one step ahead of a vengeful Rogue! Dazzler is bent on staying out of the super hero game - but she still winds up in Attilan, where she must team up with the Inhumans against Blackout and Moonstone! Things are much calmer on the fashion runway when Alison joins Millie the Model''s agency - that is, until Chili Storm shows up! This volume concludes with the graphic novel DAZZLER: THE MOVIE, guest-starring the X-Men! And don''t miss Bill Sienkiewicz''s painted cover art!

Go back into the night with the first deluxe edition hardcover of the classic series that debuted the bestselling Valiant hero! Jack Boniface nearly died one night?attacked by something out of a nightmare. By fateful chance, he escaped. But since that terrifying experience something has changed. Now, when darkness falls, a feeling comes over him, the urge to cast out the evil that would defile the night. Demons in the dark, beware the vigilante known as... Shadowman. From Valiant legends Bob Hall (Squadron Supreme), Jim Shooter (Secret Wars), David Lapham (Stray Bullets), Steve Englehart (Detective Comics), and more comes the first omnibus collection of the series Comic Bulletin calls ""a real classic"". Collecting SHADOWMAN (1992) #0?24, THE SECOND LIFE OF DOCTOR MIRAGE #5, SECRET WEAPONS (1993) #1?2, and DARQUE PASSAGES (1994), along with 20+ pages of rarely seen art and extras!

Creators vary. Writers include Don McGregor, Jack Kirby, Ed Hannigan, Jim Shooter.

THE MOST PRIMITIVE MAN, THE MOST POWERFUL WEAPON Abducted from his own time by the predatory Spider Aliens and displaced to the present day, Aric of Dacia will make war on his one-time captors and any who stand with them. Armed with a sentient suit of battle armor and savagery born in an age of war, he will become the hero this new age demands. Tyrants from beyond time and space, superpowered corporate raiders, and corrupt government power brokers? all will quake in fear where X-O Manowar dares to tread. Featuring groundbreaking work from comic-book legends Jim Shooter (Secret Wars), Bob Layton (Iron Man), Barry Windsor-Smith (Weapon X), Joe Quesada (Daredevil), Steve Englehart (Detective Comics) and many more, the complete adventures of Valiant?s original armored hero begin here in the first Valiant Classic Collection of the series Graphic Policy calls ""a must read""! Collecting X-O MANOWAR (1992) #0?9, and X-O DATABASE #1.

SQUARE PEGS IN A ROUND WORLD Archer is the world?s greatest hand-to-hand ?ghter, an expert marksman, and a seeker of truth and righteousness. Armstrong is an immortal warrior who has reluctantly brawled his way from pre-history to modern times only to realize that the best way to face life?s many challenges is to grab a drink. But Armstrong counts as his worst day the one when Archer turned up and decided that they were partners ? a team chosen by fate to save the world! From the minds of legendary creators Barry Windsor-Smith (Weapon X), Jim Shooter (Secret Wars), Bob Layton (Iron Man), and more comes the first Valiant Classic Collection of the groundbreaking series CBR calls a ""comic book masterpiece""! Collecting ARCHER & ARMSTRONG (1992) #0?12.

Collects Avengers (1963) #203-216, Annual (1967) #10, material from Marvel Super Action (1977) #35-37. It’s a new era for the Avengers! The order changeth and a host of creative luminaries, including Jim Shooter, force Earth’s Mightiest Heroes to contend with their most harrowing challenges ever! Skrulls, the Yellow Claw and the ancient Berserker are just the warm-up. The Avengers will also face a Ghost Rider bereft of any humanity — and the near-infinite power of the Molecule Man in a character-defining story! A whole new lineup, including surprise inductee Tigra, will emerge (but not without Moondragon’s meddling), before the Avengers must put one of their own on trial after Hank Pym suffers a tragic breakdown. Also featuring Chris Claremont and Michael Golden’s classic Annual co-starring Ms. Marvel, Spider-Woman and the X-Men — and introducing Rogue!

Collects Iron Man (1968) #170, Uncanny X-Men (1981) #173, Fantastic Four (1961) #265, Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #252 and Annual #21, Incredible Hulk (1968) #324, Thor (1966) #378, Captain America (1968) #333 and X-Factor (1986) #24. Celebrate 80 years of Marvel Comics, decade by decade u0097 and witness major shakeups for iconic heroes in the Awesome Eighties! A new generation of creators crafting character-defining runs changed everything, with new faces donning Iron Manu0092s armor and slinging Captain Americau0092s shield! Bold makeovers were everywhere u0097 including Spider-Manu0092s black costume, Stormu0092s mohawk, Thoru0092s battle armor, the Hulku0092s return to gray, and the transformation of original X-Man Angel into Apocalypseu0092s metal-winged Horseman of Death! The sensational She-Hulk joined the Fantastic Four, and Peter Parker faced the biggest life-altering event of all: marriage to Mary Jane Watson!

Collecting Daredevil (1964) #133-143 And Annual #4, Ghost Rider (1973) #20, Marvel Premiere #39-40 And Material From Ghost Rider (1973) #19. Matt Murdock may be the Marvel Universeu0092s most famous lawyer, but when the Jester frames Daredevil for murder, the verdict is guilty u0097 and the sentence is death! With New York City turned against him, President Ford calling citizens to take up arms against super heroes and a noose around his neck, how will DD get out of this one? Then, Karen Pageu0092s disappearance sends Daredevil to Los Angeles in a crossover adventure with Ghost Rider penciled by John Byrne! And as Mattu0092s romance with Heather Glenn continues to grow, his investigation into her fatheru0092s business draws disturbing conclusions! Plus Torpedou0092s return, a Daredevil/Black Panther/Sub-Mariner team-up, the Gladiator and Beetleu0092s attack on Grand Central Station and the one and only Bullseye!

Collecting Black Panther (1977) #1-15, Marvel Premiere #51-53, Black Panther (1988) #1-4 And Material From Marvel Team-Up (1972) #100. Behold as the Black Panther sets out on adventures that only his co-creator, Jack Kirby, could conceive! Tu0092Challa discovers the startling secret of King Solomonu0092s frog, encounters alien races, battles eternal samurai warriors u0097 and so much more! The history of the Wakandans, their majestic city and their amazing technology are also explored with a power and passion that only Kirby could offer! Plus: The origins of Vibranium! An epic battle between the Black Panther, the Avengers and Ulysses Klaw! Tu0092Challa returns to the American South to root out the evil Soul Strangleru0092s cult! And Peter B. Gillis and Denys Cowan craft a compelling and contemporary tale as the Black Panther fights apartheid in the neighboring nation of Azania.

Collecting What If? (1977) #1-12. Titanic tales of triumph and tragedy in the mighty Marvel tradition u0097 with a twist! Overseen by the Watcher, the most offbeat series of all revisited major Marvel moments, asking the tantalizing question: what if? Imagine that a young Spider-Man joined the Fantastic Four! Consider the Hulk with Bruce Banneru0092s brain! Envision a world where the Avengers never existed u0097 or one where they assembled in the 1950s! How about the FF with different powers? Daredevilu0092s secret exposed? Cap and Bucky surviving World War II? The first time Jane Foster wielded the hammer of Thor, a different Hulk or multiple Spider-People? Some of the ideas that shook Marvelu0092s foundations began in the realm of remote possibility! But can even Uatu believe his eyes when Jack Kirby reimagines himself and his fellow Bullpen legends as the Fantastic Four?!

Collecting Ms. Marvel (1977) #1-14, Marvel Team-Up (1972) #61-62 And Defenders (1972) #57. Before she was Captain Marvel, she was Ms. Marvel! NASA Security Chief Carol Danversu0092 life had long been intertwined with the alien Kree and their Earthbound soldier Mar-Vell, and soon she gained incredible powers of her own u0097 and a colorful persona to go with it! Now, as editor of Woman magazine, Danvers must contend with Marvelu0092s biggest blowhard, J. Jonah Jameson, while coming to terms with her brand-new life as a super hero! As Ms. Marvel, Carol faces down threats including the Scorpion, the Doomsday Man, Grotesk and M.O.D.O.K. u0097 but her deadliest foe of all may be the dynamic Deathbird! Plus: Ms. Marvel fights alongside Spider-Man in battle with the Super-Skrull! And will she join the dynamic Defenders? Relive the early days of your favorite hero!

Collecting Iron Man (1968) #82-94 and Annual #3-4. Tony Stark is one of the Marvel Universeu0092s most advanced minds and experienced inventors u0097 but those talents are about to be turned against him, shaking him to his core! Looking to exploit Stark Industries tech, the Red Ghost kidnaps Tony. In the melee, Happy Hogan dons the Iron Man armor, but suffers severe injuries u0097 leading to a dangerous procedure that will once again turn him into the monstrous Freak! Meanwhile, NYPD Detective Michael Ou0092Brien begins an investigation aiming to nail Tony for the death of Ou0092Brienu0092s brother, the Guardsman. Add to that the Blood Brothers, the Controller, the Melter, M.O.D.O.K. and a new incarnation of the Molecule Man u0097 Iron Man must defend himself from threats from all corners before he loses everything!

ÒENEMY MANIFEST.Ó Part three! Legion membership tryouts! Meet Night Girl, Gazelle, Sizzle and Turtle! TheyÕre four candidates with awesome abilities who attempt to prove their mettle and join the greatest super-team of the 31st century. Meanwhile, alien spies gather intelligence about United Planets defenses and assassinate a U.P. government leader!

ÒENEMY MANIFEST.Ó Part two! ChameleonÕs hand is amputated! The menacing Intruder Planet is revealed as the source of the alien Life-Eradicators! A longtime Legionnaire takes the first step down the path of darkness! Plus, the heartbreaking end of the oldest relationship in the history of the Legion!

ÒENEMY MANIFEST.Ó Part one! A massive intruder planet has appeared near JupiterÑand its gravity is ripping apart the solar system! Under Brainiac 5Õs guidance, Light Lass and Star Boy fight back, but theyÕll have to do the impossibleÑmoving planetsÑto end the chaos and carnage!

ÒENEMY RISING!Ó Part four! While Science Police search parties ransack the LegionÕs headquarters, two teams of Legionnaires fight like cornered wolves against vicious enemies. Meanwhile, Brainiac 5 sells out the LegionÕs greatest secret!

ÒENEMY RISING!Ó Part five! On planet Velmar V, the invincible Ikilles has already trashed Timber Wolf and Shadow Lass. Now the LegionÕs last hope isÑInvisible Kid?! Meanwhile, as the rest of the weary, wounded Rimbor Team fights an army of heavily armed Science Police, Atom Girl squares off against the vicious Commodore.

ÒENEMY RISING!Ó Part two! The threat of the extinction of all life grows! Meanwhile, with newfound, hideous strength, Princess Projectra rampages in downtown Metropolis! Plus, Invisible Kid, Brainiac 5 and Saturn Girl attempt to spy on a secret U.P. operation!

ÒENEMY RISING!Ó Part three! The war against the powers from beyond the fringes of the universe forces the Legion into the most terrifying fight of their lives on Rimbor, homeworld of Ultra BoyÑwhere heÕs wanted for murder!

ÒENEMY RISING!Ó Part one! To save her world, Shadow Lass battles alone against a Life-Eradicator. The mystery of their origin deepens as important evidence emerges. Meanwhile, conflict between Timber Wolf and Saturn Girl explodes!

ÒEVIL ADVENTUSÓ part three. The fortunes and status of the famed Legionnaire Princess Projectra are forever gone. But in the wake of the most devastating moment of her young life, Projectra gains an unexpected ally. Plus, Timber WolfÕs inner fury is unleashedÑand another LegionnaireÕs life may hang in the balance!

ÒEVIL ADVENTUSÓ part two. Saturn Girl, Timber Wolf and Star BoyÕs mission on the moon of Triton goes awry as Invisible Kid leads them into a lethal predicament. Meanwhile, Lightning LadÕs duties as team leader arenÕt getting any easier, as heÕs forced to sit through a painful tryout session for new Legionnaires.