Single Issues 2015

Get ready for a Thor like you've never seen before! Witness the mysterious all-new Thor in action for the very first time! With an army of Frost Giants invading the earth, she may be the world's only hope!

Lifting the enchanted hammer Mjolnir has transformed a mysterious woman into an all-new version of the mighty Thor. But what happens when she's separated from that hammer? Plus, Frost Giants! ROXXON! And oh yeah, whatever happened to the guy who used to carry that hammer?

The Odinson is back. And he clearly doesn't like that someone else is holding his hammer. You know what that means, right? Thor vs. Thor!

The hunt for the Ghost of Gotham Academy begins!

Saga is back, as is almost the entire cast!

Cindy Moon exploded out of her bunker and into the Marvel Universe when we first learned that she had been bitten by that same radioactive spider in the first arc of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN. She then went on to save Peter Parker's life (more than once!) and traverse the Spider-verse alongside Spider-Woman. Now, as SILK, Cindy is on her own in New York City, searching for her past, defining her own future, and webbing up wrong-doers along the way!

Silk fights a familiar foe with metal tentacles! And there's much you still don't know about Silk! Find more out here!

Silk vs. Black Cat: not looking good for Ms. Moon! Silk's been picking at the edges of Black Cat's operation and Felicia Hardy has had about enough. Plus, a last page appearance of some very familiar folks!

Silk and Johnny Storm's first date! Nuff' said?

Gwen Stacy: Spider-Woman! In one universe, it wasn't Peter Parker bitten by the radioactive Spider, but Gwen Stacy! She's smart, charming and can lift a car- just don't tell her Police Chief father! This special reprint of the top-selling Edge of Spider-Verse #2 comes packed with bonus material including script pages, sketches and more!

Spider-Gwen spins into her own series! Gwen Stacy is Spider-Woman, but you knew that already. What you don't know is which friends and foes are waiting for her in the aftermath of Spider-Verse!

Who is the Vulture? Gwen finds herself between a rock, (this vulture), and a hard place, (the entire NYPD)! Don't miss this second issue of the Spider-Character who set the world on fire!

This month’s assignment: Uncover the hideous secrets of Gotham Academy’s North Hall!

Who is Thor? That's the question on everyone's lips. Most especially Prince Odinson of Asgard. This issue, he starts to narrow down the list of suspects. Meanwhile, tensions continue to flare between the All-Mother and All-Father, Malekith forges his most dangerous pact yet, and Thor prepares to face her greatest challenge!

Gwendolyn's quest takes an interesting turn.

Poor Marko.

A mysterious stranger arrives in Jersey City! Is it possible Kamala Khan is about to develop... a crush? Yes. It is. Drama! Intrigue! Romance! Suspense! Punching things!

Spider-Man Noir returns! The Peter Parker of the 1930's finds himself not only up against Mysterio, but knee-deep in the Spider-Man event of 2014!

Miles Morales and Ultimate Spider-Man (from the Ultimate Spider-Man cartoon) team up! Gwen Stacy Spider-Woman goes to a universe to recruit a Peter Parker who never got over her death!

Legacy isn't a dirty word? but it's an irrelevant one. It's not important what their parents did. It matters what they do. Someone has to save the world. Wiccan, Hulkling and Hawkeye unite with Loki, Marvel Boy and Ms. America to do just that!

Now framed for murder INSIDE the prison, Kam is offered leniency if she'll train her crew for a death sport bout against a visiting team of male prisoners. From 2014 Best Writer Eisner nominee KELLY SUE DeCONNICK (PRETTY DEADLY, Captain Marvel) and VALENTINE DeLANDRO (X-Factor) with colorist CRIS PETER (CASANOVA).

"Too Big to Fail" reveals the specific events leading to zaftig Penny Rolle's incarceration. ROBERT WILSON IV (Knuckleheads) joins KELLY SUE DeCONNICK (PRETTY DEADLY, Captain Marvel) on art duties for this flashback issue.

Has Wiccan made a horrible mistake that comes back to bite everyone on their communal posteriors? Does this guest star the Uncanny Avengers? A figure from Loki's past emerges. Friend? Foe? What will it be?

A Fight scene, probably.And another one, but this time in a club.Plentiful feels. (aka “Meaningful emotional character beats” for people who aren’t on tumblr)The fakest ID in history

Kate Bishop finally turns up! A lovely day trip to Central Park for a group of cheery youngsters. LIES! It's not lovely as they're being pursued by bad guys and it's not a day trip as (er) it's at night. A shameless retcon into Marvel Boy's history!

The book where a character says "I did it half an hour ago" normally means doing "it" half an hour ago reaches its first epic conclusion. Why Did Loki Do It? No one kno... okay, we'll tell you...Well, part of it. Miss America probably punches someone. She usually does.

Police Lieutenant Frank Castle is not a man to be trifled with. His new assignment? Get Spider-Gwen. 'Nuff said.

Learn what really happened the day that Peter Parker died! Gwen comes face to face with Ben and May Parker!

Holy cow, it’s Taco Tuesday! Oh…and Olive battles Batman!

Gotham City has been overrun by craziness, and the power is out at Gotham Academy! But don't worry. The kids are safely locked up, huddled around candles and flashlights and telling the Gotham City version of ghost stories: Joker stories! Meanwhile, a mysterious figure connected to the Academy's past is patrolling the grounds with a crossbow, but who is it?

The Ninth Doctor is BACK with a brand-new miniseries: WEAPONS OF PAST DESTRUCTION! Leaving World War II behind, The Ninth Doctor, Rose and Captain Jack discover that Time Lord technology, lost in the wake of the Time War, is being sold on the intergalactic black market! Now the threat of a NEW temporal war brews on the horizon. Can the Doctor stop history repeating itself?

One young robot's struggle to stay alive in a universe where all androids have been outlawed and bounty hunters lurk on every planet. A rip-roaring and heart-felt cosmic odyssey that pits humanity against machine, and world against world, to create a sprawling space opera from the creators of Trillium, Sweet Tooth, and Little Gotham.

James Patterson's worldwide Best-selling series gets a Marvel makeover. Follow the soaring adventures of Max and her extraordinary "flock"- Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman and Angel - as they try to escape their creators and defend themselves from the diabolical Erasers. Along the way Max discovers her purpose - saving the world - but can she? COLLECTING: Max Ride: First Flight 1-5

WHY WE LOVE Marceline and the Scream Queens was our first Adventure Time miniseries and we loved the tour Meredith Gran took us on. It's definitely time for more Marceline and what better way to get everything rolling than with an epic that takes Marceline and Princess Bubblegum to the far corners of the world and into space! WHY YOU'LL LOVE Marceline. The. Vampire. Queen. From the writer that brought you Marceline and the Scream Queens, Meredith Gran (Octopus Pie), and introducing indie talent Carey Pietsch, this is your chance to get some one-on-one time with one of your favorite residents of Ooo. WHAT IT'S Marceline is on a rampage for mysterious reasons, and the kingdom of Ooo is desperately scrambling to stop her. In trying to save both Ooo and Marceline herself, Princess Bubblegum accidentally propels Marceline into the farthest reaches of space...and strips her of her powers! Guilt-ridden, Princess Bubblegum sets off on a space rescue that'll test the power of her mind...as well as the power of friendship.

Princess Leia 1 - Exclusive Sketch Variant by Amanda Conner Overview Lucasfilm Ltd. and Marvel Entertainment are extremely proud to present your new look at the highly anticipated PRINCESS LEIA #1 - the blockbuster new limited series set in the Star WarsTM universe! Eisner-award winning writer Mark Waid (Daredevil, S.H.I.E.L.D.) and blockbuster artist Terry Dodson (Avengers & X-Men: AXIS, Uncanny X-Men) bring you a brand new story of Leia's quest to help her people...and her struggle to find her place in the galaxy. Exclusive Limited Black and White Cover for Books-A-Million by Amanda Conner. Details ISBN-13: 9781492471769 ISBN-10: 1492471763 Publisher: Diamond Comic Publish Date: March 2015

When Princess Leia Organa was captured by the Empire as a Rebel spy, she never betrayed her convictions, even in the face of the complete destruction of her home world, Alderaan. When her rescue came, she grabbed a blaster and joined the fight, escaping back to the Rebel Alliance and helping strike the biggest blow against the Empire, the destruction of the Death Star. But in the aftermath of that victory, the question remains: what is a princess without a world? Writer Mark Waid (Daredevil, S.H.I.E.L.D.) and artist Terry Dodson (Avengers & X-Men: Axis, Uncanny X-Men) bring us a story of Leia's quest to help her people and find her place in the galaxy.

Marceline finds herself in a whole new world while Princess Bubblegum realizes her mistake and starts planning how to bring her friend back. The threat to Ooo might be down for now, but one unlikely bun is going to suddenly find himself with too much power to handle!

Marceline and Princess Bubblegum are gonna have to work together if they want to get off that weird planet and back to Ooo before Cinnamon Bun destroys it with his crazy power.

The battle for the hammer rages on! Behold, the All-New Thor vs. the unstoppable machine of death and destruction that is...The Destroyer!

There's a new kid in town, and he's cute. What are those feelings, Kamala Khan? It's called a crush.

The final battle with the Destroyer! Guest stars galore! A shocking return! And oh yeah...Thor's secret identity revealed at last!!!

Alana acts.

True love or true enemy? There's a reason it's called a CRUSH. Ms. Marvel faces her most confusing challenge yet!

Marvel's Mightiest Women finally get their own explosive series! In a secluded corner of the Battleworld, an island nation is fiercely protected by a team of Avengers the likes of which has only ever been glimpsed before. Fighting to protect the small sliver of their world that's left, the Amazing A-Force stands shoulder-to-shoulder, ready to take on the horde!

When the world is about to end, do you still keep fighting? From the moment Kamala put on her costume, she's been challenged, but nothing has prepared her for this: the Last Days of the Marvel Universe. Fists up, let's do this, Jersey City. Plus a very special guest appearance fans have been clamoring for!

It's the Spider team-Up of the century to take down the Black Cat! Silk and Spider-Man, together in one book! (No, not together. Calm down.)

Some imaginary friends never go away . . . Ten years after starting Project Mayhem, he lives a mundane life. A kid, a wife, pills to keep his destiny at bay. But it won’t last long; the wife has seen to that. The time has come . . . Rize or Die.

Special guest student Damian Wayne drops by the academy—and he is not pleased to meet his new classmates!

The best and brightest teens from all corners of Battleworld are chosen to attend a prestigious school on the planet's capital! But what does the new class do when they discover the school's beloved headmaster is actually a diabolical super villain? Run away! A Secret Wars story like none other from the remarkable minds of Noelle Stevenson (Lumberjanes) and Sanford Greene (Uncanny Avengers)!

Atten-Hut! These ladies are the best of the best- and will take you down if you threaten their Captain. Welcome to Hala Field, where being a part of the elite Carol Corps, requires guts, guile and a whole lot of grit. So put on your uniform and get ready for a high-flying Captain Marvel series years in the making.

Dinah Lance hits the road! After years as a soldier and vigilante, the LAST place Dinah saw herself is on stage…but she’s quickly learning she’d die to protect the gang of misfits she’s fallen into. And she just might have to—for some reason, the newly rechristened band, "Black Canary," seems to be a magnet for trouble…and Dinah’s not gonna believe it when she finds out the reason why! Martial arts, super-spies, and rock ‘n’ roll combine, from Brenden Fletcher (BATGIRL) and Annie Wu (Hawkeye)!

Sooner or later, everything dies.

With monsters appearing on the utopian island of Arcadia and threatening its inhabitants, She-Hulk and her team of Avengers set out to discover the source. But when they stumble upon a conspiracy that reaches far beyond Arcadia, She-Hulk may just find herself on the wrong side of the law!

Classes are suspended for a funeral. So, is it really true that grieving students get all As?

It's Final Exam Day at Battleworld's Institute for Gifted Youths! Of course, Battleworld's equivalent of a final exam is a brutal death match between students! But don't worry, y'all, Molly Hayes has totally got this. No matter what Jubilee says about her being too young or "in way over her head." She's frickin' Princess Powerful!

The Spire is a mountain of metal and stone that rises out of the middle of the desert, containing a vast city of twisting tunnels, grinding elevators, and ancient machinery, and home to over a million human and non-human residents. Sha, the last of the Medusi, is responsible for keeping watch over them as Commander of the City Watch, despite the fact she isn't shown any respect due to her race. When a string of grisly murders is committed just as a new Baroness of the Spire is about to be sworn in, Sha will have to find the serial killer and bring them to justice. But the new Baroness has a deep hatred of non-humans, and Sha will have more than one enemy at her back.

Meet Beth Ross, the first teenaged President of the United States. In a nation where corporations can run for office, the poor are used as human billboards, and tacos are delivered by drone, our only hope is this nineteen-year-old Twitter sensation. But the real question isn’t whether she’s ready for politics—it’s whether politics is ready for her. Don’t miss the start of this new, 12-issue miniseries!

What's To Love: New York Times bestselling author Kate Leth (Bravest Warriors, Adventure Time: Seeing Red) and artist Matt Cummings (Adventure Time) create a new, original series that takes the magical girl story where it's never, ever been before. Combining a deep love of Sailor Moon with the tongue-in-cheek humor of Scott Pilgrim, Power Up is the story of the most unlikely people (and goldfish) taking on the roles of Magical Girl, whether they want it or not. What It Is: It has been foretold that four noble warriors of incredible strength would be gifted with cosmic abilities at a moment of planetary alignment...which, yeah, something definitely went wrong here. Amie is a disaffected twentysomething with a lot of attitude, Kevin is a washed-up athlete way past his prime, Sandy's a mother of two teenagers, and Silas...is a goldfish. Just a normal goldfish. Are we sure we read that prophecy right?

Which side does Jen choose, Abigail or Rosie?! While Abigail tries to lure a monster out so she can kill it (which is all kinds of crazy), Jen goes to the bearwoman for help.

The team-up to end all team-ups has finally arrived! Carol "Captain Marvel" Danvers, and Kamala "Ms. Marvel" Khan face the end of the world head on in this epic issue!

SAGA writer BRIAN K. VAUGHAN launches a brand-new ONGOING SERIES with superstar Wonder Woman artist CLIFF CHIANG! In the early hours after Halloween of 1988, four 12-year-old newspaper delivery girls uncover the most important story of all time. Stand By Me meets War of the Worlds in this mysterious young adult adventure, starting with a spectacular DOUBLE-SIZED FIRST ISSUE for the regular price of just $2.99!

She-Hulk has violated the most sacred rule of Battleworld, and now A-Force is on the run from the planet's protectors: The Thor Corps! And while trying to prove her innocence, She-Hulk discovers that one of her own may have engineered her downfall!

Silk has hit rock bottom over the course of her first solo super hero adventure. Black Cat got the drop on Silk and that's just the tip of the Iceberg.

If the gang thought it was hard to keep up with their homework before, now there's a werewolf on campus at Gotham Academy! Talk about distractions!

As everyone buckles down for exams, we get a good look into Susan's mysterious past.

When worlds collide, can their love survive? Robbie Reyes/Kamala Khan! Typhoid Mary/Karen Page/Matt Murdock! And many more secret love affairs!

SECRET WARS takes its toll on Silk, as she experiences her LAST DAYS. • As the sky literally falls, will Cindy Moon find her family?

Between teaming up with her personal hero to rescue her brother and trying to keep her city from falling into an all-out frenzy, Kamala has barely had time to come to terms with the fact that the world is literally collapsing around her.

With the fate of Arcadia hanging in the balance, a traitor in A-Force's ranks is revealed! But why would she sell out her teammates?

"Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble!" To investigate a suspicious student, Olive and the gang join the school production of Macbeth! But is the play haunted?

What’s to Love: We’ve been big fans of Tyson Hesse ever since we first discovered his webcomic Boxer Hockey. After cover stints on Adventure Time and Bravest Warriors, we put him to the test with the tricky mixed-media art style of The Amazing World of Gumball and he just crushed it. Now, we’re excited to be working with him on his first original series, a coming-of-age story with a cool fantasy airship twist that fans of Tank Girl, Rocket Girl, or Hayao Miyazaki’s Howl’s Moving Castle are sure to enjoy! What It Is: Dee Diesel isn’t very good at anything. The daughter of the late Tungston Diesel, she has yet to live up to her father’s great reputation. Her rival has inherited control of her family’s airship and left Dee the only job she’s qualified for: working in a two-bit garage. But all that changes when a mysterious flying engine crashes into Dee’s life and takes her on a journey through the skies.

They saved the world two years ago, but when a new, monstrous threat arises, can they put aside their differences and become a team again? Hopefully they can; otherwise team leader Emma, who’s been infected by an evil magical force, is a goner! Will the Zodiac Starforce reunite and enter the dark realm of Nephos to save their captain, or will a fierce rivalry on the volleyball court tear them apart?

She's beat down basic baddies, stopped super-villains and even conquered her evil ex-crush. But now that Kamala Khan has finally found her stride as a hero, the planet's gotta go and collide with an alternate Earth- typical. When the world ends, where will Kamala spend her last days?

The explosive finale to the first adventure of Marvel's mightiest team of Avengers: A-Force! Though She-Hulk and her team have unmasked the traitor in their midst, the villain won't rest until their utopian island is razed. As the horrors of Battleworld bear down on Arcadia, what sacrifices will the members of A-Force make to save their home...and each other?

Because you demanded it. Gwen Stacy is back on the webs and has an all-new, all-different mystery to solve: the reappearance of The Lizard! Spider-Woman was convinced that the Lizard died in her arms alongside Peter Parker. But when a similar monster goes on a reptilian rampage, she's left with doubts not only about Peter's life, but his death as well. And witness the debut of the Osborns of Earth-65! Fan-favorite creators Jason Latour, Robbi Rodriguez and Rico Renzi are back for more with a story that every Spider-Fan will be talking about!

The Lizard is loose! As if that wasn't bad enough, Spider-Gwen finds herself on S.H.I.E.L.D.'s most wanted list!

The Avengers are dead- long live the Avengers! Earth's Mightiest Heroes- Captain America, Thor, Vision, and Iron Man- are living separate lives, not tied to any team, but when a threat from beyond the stars targets our world, fate draws them together once more, alongside Nova, Ms. Marvel, and Miles Morales a.k.a. Spider-Man!

X-23 was created to be a weapon and for a time, that's all she was. But with the help of her mentor, Logan- the original Wolverine- she escaped that dark past. Tragically, Logan has fallen, but Laura will continue in his footsteps as a hero.

It's World War II and Batwoman's battling crime on the home front. But events in her life are about to quickly change, and she may be leaving Gotham behind for a bigger cause.

Pilot Steve Trevor goes head-to-head with Axis aircraft over uncharted waters. There, he encounters a race of super-powered women who are out to protect their island home from all intruders.

Meet Kara and Kortni, two Russian stepsisters about to enter the war as fighter pilots. But when Kara's secret powers are revealed, it may be time for the coming of a Supergirl.

Wonder Woman pleads with Queen Hippolyta to allow her to enter the war raging in the outside world. When her mother refuses, Diana calls upon her friend Mera to assist her.

In the wake of their first major fight, Dinah’s realized that her new bandmates are completely unprepared to keep themselves alive in a scrap…so it’s time for a training montage! (Cue the squealing guitars!) Plus: Who is Bo Maeve, and why does she hate Black Canary so much?

Black Canary's worst nightmare has come true: child prodigy Ditto has been kidnapped! But the perp isn't your average criminal mastermind...

Laura Kinney embraces her destiny. Here! Comes! Wolverine! X-23 was created to be a weapon and for a time, that's all she was. But with the help of her mentor, Logan- the original Wolverine- she escaped that dark past. Tragically, Logan has fallen, but Laura will continue in his footsteps as a hero. Recent events have her doing everything in her power to keep those around her alive, as violent forces are hell-bent on mutual destruction. If anyone can stop them, it's Laura. She is the best there is at what she does. She is the All-New Wolverine.

When Dr. Jane Foster lifts the mystic hammer Mjolnir, she is transformed into the Goddess of Thunder, The Mighty Thor! Her enemies are many, as Asgard descends further into chaos and war threatens to spread throughout the Ten Realms. Yet her greatest battle will be against a far more personal foe: the cancer that is killing her mortal form.

NEW STORY ARC. After a dramatic time jump, the three-time Eisner Award winner for Best Continuing Series finally returns, as Hazel begins the most exciting adventure of her life...kindergarten!

Silk is back and badder than ever! Cindy Moon has been working to find the missing members of her family since she escaped the bunker that was her home prior to the events of Spider-Verse. But her quest has taken her down a darker path than she expected, and she's now in cahoots with none other than the most ferocious feline in the Marvel Universe- Black Cat! What's gotten under her skin, and is there any redeeming the Sinister Silk?

Derek and Sal mistakenly get Amie’s mail with some scary consequences.

With the Lumberjanes in danger, Jen must find a way to escape Abigail’s grasp and get to her troop in time! Meanwhile, Rosie and the Bear Woman must find the source of the Grootslang’s wrath, before it’s too late for everyone!

When April meets two mermaids who used to be friends but are now stuck in a crazy rivalry, she decides to put her friendship repairing skills to the test!

April does her best to repair the mermaids’ friendship, but she just keeps making things worse!

It's a mermaid war! April has made a real mess of things by trying to get her mer-pals back together, but can she make things better with the help of her friends?

Desperate to save team leader Emma, the rest of Zodiac Starforce risk opening a portal to the dangerous realm of Nephos to find a cure. But when the tiny portal rips asunder and monsters start spilling out of it and overrunning the town, Zodiac Starforce will need all the help they can get to defeat the evil goddess Cimmeria, her monster legion, and her mean-girl minion Diana. It's a monster mash, but Zodiac Starforce is ready to crash this party!

Lunella Lafayette is a preteen super genius who wants to change the world- but learned the hard way that it takes more than just big brains. Fearful of the monstrous Inhuman genes inside her, life is turned upside down when a savage, red-scaled tyrant is teleported from prehistoric past to a far-flung future we call today. The pair is many things, and together the most amazing Marvel Team-Up. Marvel presents...Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur!

The Avengers are dead- long live the Avengers! Earth's Mightiest Heroes- Captain America, Thor, Vision, and Iron Man- are living separate lives, not tied to any team, but when a threat from beyond the stars targets our world, fate draws them together once more, alongside Nova, Ms. Marvel, and Miles Morales a.k.a. Spider-Man!

An All-New, All-Different Marvel Holiday Special! She-Hulk throws a holiday party and invites the entire Marvel U! Deadpool teams up with both Hawkeyes- Kate and Clint- to...stop a pickpocket? Ms. Marvel takes on her most dangerous threat yet: the holiday blues! And then there's the reason for the season (al special): Gwenpool! Yup, you read that right- Gwen. Pool. C'mon, you know you're curious.

Still reeling from the events of Spider-Verse, Gwen Stacy decides to pay a visit to Jessica Drew, A.K.A. Spider-Woman! Gwen learns about her Earth-616 counterpart, and sees that the lesson that with great power, there must also come great responsibility applies in any reality.

Witchcraft is broken- and the Scarlet Witch is on a journey across the globe to fix it. From the back alleys of Manhattan, to the serene Greek Isles, to the bustling streets of Hong Kong, Wanda will have to face down her foes and find out who her true friends are. But as Wanda solves magical crimes and pieces witchcraft back together, the most important question remains: Who is the mastermind that broke it in the first place? Written by Eisner Award winner James Robinson, with covers by Eisner Award winner David Aja with the first issue drawn by fan-favorite Vanesa Del Rey!

Silk! Black Cat! In cahoots! But not everyone in Cat's criminal crew is happy about it! Neither is everyone in Cindy's life, including a certain CEO of Parker Industries.

The internationally-beloved, butt-kicking, smack-talking, most adorable super hero makes her triumphant return. Look out world, Kamala Khan is back and officially an Avenger! Yup, the dream to end all dreams has happened for Kamala. She's toe to toe with the best of the best, but will being one of Earth's mightiest heroes be everything she imagined? Is being a celebrity hero as wonderful as Kamala has hoped? Plus, who is that with Bruno? Welcome back, Kamala Korps. We missed you!

Kamala Can! On the Avengers and on a roll! All Kamala needs to do next is take down the evil suits destroying her city without ruining her personal life! Too bad all of Jersey City thinks Ms. Marvel is the real enemy! Bad guys and bad hair days. (Also the title of Ms. Marvel's next album).

The return of Loki! But for Thor, will he be friend or foe?

Just as everything is coming together, everything goes to hell. After finally finding love for The Vision, Virginia must respond to the one person who threatens that love- and her response will shock the Marvel Universe. A not-to-be-missed ending that builds to next issue's breathtaking climax.

They can't ever win. They can't afford to lose. The Shield is the only thing that protects the more civilized areas of Battleworld from the zombie hordes, death machines, and annihilation waves. Anyone who annoys Doom gets sent to The Shield. Anyone who gets sent to The Shield deals with Abigail Brand. Miss America, Lady Katherine, Kang the Conqueror, Leah Shieldmen, the Endless Summers Company, Leonardo Da Vinci, and a cast of thousands will fight to the death to keep Battleworld safe. But don't worry, Kieron Gillen is writing this book, so I'm sure everything will end happily for everyone. "Imagine NextWave as a tragedy," says Kieron, if anyone asks him about it.

In the future there is no more natural death, no needs unfilled and everything you could ever want is yours... as long as you're one of the ones chosen to live in this new Utopia and you're willing to subjugate yourself to these new self-proclaimed gods with "IX"s emblazoned on them. Do the ends truly justify the means? Is a utopia built on genocide worth the price? Aphrodite, Velocity, Hades, and the other Nines establish fiefdoms in this new world and attempt to rule. Their internal clashes have escalated, but they are forced to put that aside as they face off against the relentless hordes of the Darkness. The sins of the past have come to claim those who would pretend to be Gods. The cybernetic future established in APHRODITE IX and CYBER FORCE finally comes face-to-face with the supernatural ARTIFACTS side of the Top Cow universe!

What's to Love: Curt Pires (POP, Mayday) is a fountain of fascinating ideas, and we're excited to publish his latest offering, The Fiction. Fans of titles like Locke & Key and The Unwritten will take to its story about a group of childhood friends who discover doorways to other worlds through a set of strange books. Bringing this story to life is David Rubin, who Paul Pope dubbed " ...a big talent and the real deal." What It Is: Four childhood friends discover a box of strange books that, when read aloud, can transport them to the beautiful, imaginary worlds described within. But when one of them goes missing, the others vow never to reveal where they've been and what they've seen. Years later, when one of the remaining kids, now an adult, also mysteriously disappears, it's up to the last two of the group to dig up their dusty books to find him and finally figure out what happened to their friend all those years ago.

In Shadow Show, acclaimed writers and come together to pay tribute to the work of the one and only Ray Bradbury! The first story featured is "The Man Who Forgot Ray Bradbury," written by Neil Gaiman with art by Maria Fröhlich, which peers into the mind of a man who sifts through his own memories in an attempt to recover the name of a famous sci-fi author. The next story, "Backward in Seville," brings together the singular talents of Audrey Niffenegger and Eddie Campbell to tell a small tale of a woman's regrets and the new life that awaits her.

SHANGHAI CYBERPUNK! Though the future boasts endless technological wonders, only a very few can afford access to them. As a new virus rages through the rich and poor, threatening all of humanity, a warrior is awakened to stop the evil puppeteers behind it all! Centuries after her ancestor and namesake fought for China, a new Mulan has been chosen by the ancient Chinese immortals in a final battle for the world!

“H’El on Earth” part 5, continued from SUPERBOY #15. H’el takes Supergirl on a whirlwind tour of Earth and even space, all in an attempt to sway her to his cause. On the surface of the sun, Supergirl must make a choice: Earth or H’el? Continued in SUPERMAN (2011- ) #15.