Marvel Comics Previews For The Week Of 4/22/09

ASTONISHING X-MEN #29

COVER BY: SIMONE BIANCHI
WRITER: WARREN ELLIS
PENCILS: SIMONE BIANCHI
INKS: SIMONE BIANCHI
COLORED BY: SIMONE PERUZZI
LETTERED BY: CHRIS ELIOPOULOS

"GHOST BOX," PART 5
The penultimate chapter of the opening epic by the superstar team of Warren Ellis and Simone Bianchi. Are you ready for the secret of the Ghost Box?
Rated T+ …$2.99

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AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #23

COVER BY: HUMBERTO RAMOS
WRITER: CHRISTOS GAGE
PENCILS: HUMBERTO RAMOS

This is it...the explosive issue that changes everything! From the moment it was formed, the Initiative has had more than its share of dark secrets. Now, they've all come out. On top of everything else, can the Initiative survive this? Well, the title of this story is THE INITIATIVE: DISASSEMBLED...
Rated T+ …$2.99

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MIGHTY AVENGERS #24

COVER BY: KHOI PHAM
WRITER: DAN SLOTT
PENCILS: RAFA SANDOVAL
INKS: DANNY MIKI
COLORED BY: DEAN WHITE
LETTERED BY: DAVE LANPHEAR

CHASING GHOSTS"
The SCARLET WITCH is back and her brother wants answers! Join QUICKSILVER as he races around the globe, hunting down the MIGHTY AVENGERS! Plus, what's HANK PYM'S problem with MR. FANTASTIC? And what does NORMAN OSBORN have in store for Earth's Mightiest Heroes?
Guest starring QUICKSILVER, and featuring appearances by the YOUNG AVENGERS and the FANTASTIC FOUR.
Rated A …$2.99

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NEW AVENGERS #52

COVER BY: BILLY TAN
WRITER: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
PENCILS: BILLY TAN
CHRIS BACHALO

Who is the new Sorcerer Supreme? The entire Marvel Universe hangs in the balance as the Avengers race to help the fallen Doctor Strange battle the forces of the Dark Dimension as they make their earthly power play.
Rated A …$3.99

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THOR #601

COVER BY: Marko Djurdjevic
WRITER: J. Michael Straczynski
PENCILS: Marko Djurdjevic
INKS: Danny Miki
COLORED BY:
LETTERED BY: Chris Eliopoulos

Has Thor turned his back on Asgard…? Has Asgard turned its back on Thor?! After the monumental and cataclysmic events of THOR #600, the God of Thunder’s life has changed completely! New readers…now’s your chance! Jump on board! Rated T+ …$3.99

PRICE: 3.99
IN STORES: April 22, 2009

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WOLVERINE: ORIGINS # 35

COVER BY: DOUG BRAITHWAITE
WRITER: DANIEL WAY
PENCILS: DOUG BRAITHWAITE
INKS: BILL REINHOLD
COLORED BY: ANDY TROY
LETTERED BY: VC - CORY PETIT

“WEAPON XI”
During the darkest days of the Cold War a weapon was forged; more powerful, more fearsome and more adaptable than any the world had ever seen. The world has since changed…and so, too, must the weapon that could one day destroy it. Evolution cannot be stopped, but there is one man –Wolverine, for the love of his son—who is going to try.
Part 3 (of 5).

Parental Advisory …$2.99

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X-FORCE #14

COVER BY: CLAYTON CRAIN
WRITER: CHRISTOPHER YOST
PENCILS: CLAYTON CRAIN

"X-FORCE/CABLE: MESSIAH WAR"
STRYFE STRIKES! Cable and X-Force’s greatest nemisis returns! The X-event of the decade continues in MESSIAH WAR, and things go from “bad” to “worst case scenario” as X-Force and Cable struggle to keep Hope alive. While Cyclops fights to keep X-Force's involvement a secret in the present, Cable and Wolverine butt heads in the future over control of the child. Making matters worse, a member of X-Force abandons the team as an army of darkness descends upon them, leaving the team a man down with their backs to the wall. Past, present and future collide as the war for Mutantkind's survival continues. Part 3 (of 7)

Parental Advisory ...$2.99

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