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The adult film performer Jason Pacheco, 33, known as Randy on Sean Cody, died last month, reports queerty.com.
A week before his death, Randy launched a GoFundMe after being hospitalized with kidney problems, though an exact cause of death has not been publicly shared.
Adult site Str8Up reports his GoFundMe read:
“Hello, I am in need of help for when I recover from my injury. I woke up deathly ill and finally went to the hospital and my kidney function was at 21% amongst a couple other issues but the kidneys being the most serious. I am feeling better. I have been in the hospital for 5 days now and as most of you know I am in recovery and I was living in a halfway house. Because I have been gone for so long I was discharged. Now when I leave I don’t know what I am going to do or where I am going to go. I have been in recovery since November 9, 2021. Life has gotten much better and I am so happy to have made it this far. Unfortunately, I have this setback with my health. Any donations will go towards finding a place to live and help me get back on my feet. Anything helps. To all my fans who still support me and follow me, I love you all!”
The site also notes that Randy had been open for years about his battle with addiction prior to entering recovery, reports queerty.com.
Randy, who was straight, was the most-featured performer at the popular adult studio, which is known for casting gay-for-pay models.
“I really give it my all. I’m just grateful for the opportunity to do this, and grateful for all the fans that I have. I love them all, and they are what keeps my career going,” he told Str8Up in 2018. He also said his work at the studio once caused him to lose his day job at a restaurant.
He started his adult career at Sean Cody in 2013, and quickly became a fan favorite, reports queerty.com.
Walden Woods, who directed Randy in the majority of his scenes, released this statement after his death:
“My heart is broken to hear about the passing of Randy. I met him on set almost 10 years ago. He was always a good guy to be around, and had some amazing energy and authentic charm that was undeniable. From some amazing behind-the-scenes moments to Puerto Rico and Palm Springs, I had a great time every day he was on set. It’s incredibly sad to hear of his passing. You were a giant Randy, rest in peace.”
Learning lessons. Demi Lovato has been through some ups and downs in her dating life, but has learned to be careful when it comes to sharing her heart.
The “Sorry Not Sorry” singer’s most public relationships with Joe Jonas and Wilmer Valderrama both ended in heartbreak, but Lovato eventually picked up the pieces. She met Valderrama in 2010, shortly after her split from Jonas, and the pair quickly fell head over heels for one another. Even through her darkest moments, the NCIS actor was Lovato’s “rock.”
“People told him, ‘You should probably leave. She’s on a spiral, and you’re going to be sucked down with it.’ But he was like, ‘I’m not leaving. This is somebody I really care about,’” Lovato told Cosmopolitan in 2015 after opening up about her struggles to get sober and her stays in rehab.
After six years together, the “Confident” singer and Valderrama announced their split with a joint statement shared to Instagram. “This was an incredibly difficult decision for both of us, but we have realized more than anything that we are better as best friends,” the pair wrote at the time.
Though their romance came to an end, the exes stayed close over the years. After Lovato suffered a near-fatal overdose in 2018 and completed a three-month stay in rehab, her former flame was still one of her “biggest support systems” and was in “constant communication.” The Miami native later moved on with Amanda Pacheco, who he proposed to in January 2020.
“I’m really happy for him and I wish him nothing but the best,” Lovato told Harper’s Bazaar after the engagement news. “But we’re not in each other’s lives [anymore].”
Us Weekly confirmed two months later that the “Sober” songstress was dating actor Max Ehrich after a series of brief flings — and things are quickly heating up. The couple has been staying together amid the coronavirus pandemic, which has been “really great” for their budding romance.
“Max plans to propose to Demi after this whole pandemic is resolved and their families wouldn’t be surprised by the proposal,” a source revealed in April. “They think they make a great couple.” However, a separate insider claimed that the couple was taking things much slower. “It’s still very early in the relationship,” the source said. “Demi and max are enjoying just getting to know each other.”
Three months later, Ehrich popped the question to Lovato. “@maxehrich – I knew I loved you the moment I met you,” the “Confident” singer wrote via Instagram at the time. “It was something I can’t describe to anyone who hasn’t experienced it firsthand but luckily you did too.. I’ve never felt so unconditionally loved by someone in my life (other than my parents) flaws and all. You never pressure me to be anything other than myself. And you make me want to be the best version of myself. I’m honored to accept your hand in marriage. I love you more than a caption could express but I’m ecstatic to start a family and life with you. I love you forever my baby. My partner. Here’s to our future!!!!”
Us confirmed later that year that the duo called it quits.
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BPA was studied as a pharmaceutical for synthetic estrogen in the 1930s
One of the highest volume chemicals produced in the world, BPA is used in car parts, bulletproof windows, microwavable containers, and canned foods.
BPA easily leaches from materials, especially after exposure to heat
Research shows that BPA is linked to cancer development, particularly breast, prostate, ovarian, and endometrial cancers
BPA negatively impacts fertility, growth, and development and significantly increases the risk of developing a host of chronic diseases
How would you react if I told you that 95% of the people in this world have a toxic chemical in their bloodstream? (Calafat et al., 2005) If you’ve ever turned on the news or shopped at a grocery store, you’ve likely heard about BPA. Bisphenol A is a chemical compound that is used to harden plastics. It can be found in every product imaginable, from food containers and water bottles to medical devices and DVDs. If a label doesn’t explicitly state “BPA-free,”— chances are, it has BPA. It is one of the highest volume chemicals produced in the world with over 6 billion pounds (2.7 billion kilograms) produced each year — that’s the equivalent of the weight in water of over 1,250 Olympic-sized swimming pools!
The History of BPA
The story of how this chemical was created and came to see such widespread use is both strange and shocking. It was first discovered in 1891 by Russian chemist Aleksandr Dianin. However, BPA wasn’t widely used or explored until the 1930s, when it was studied as a pharmaceutical for synthetic estrogen. Estrogen is a sex hormone produced in high amounts in females and low amounts in males. BPA has a remarkably similar chemical structure to estrogen (Figure 1). In fact, it’s so similar that our bodies can’t tell the difference between the two! It activates the same hormone receptors and behaves almost identically to innate estrogen (Gao et al., 2015).
Figure 1. Comparison of 2D and 3D structures of estradiol (one of the forms of estrogen produced in the ovaries) (left) and BPA (right). The 3D structure shows the similarities in shapes and functionalities that allow BPA to mimic estrogen.
BPA would have gone on to be a pharmaceutical drug, but it took a backseat to a more potent chemical called diethylstilbestrol (DES). Interestingly, the FDA later took DES off the market after it was linked to reproductive cancers in babies born to mothers who were prescribed the drug. So how did BPA, a chemical once studied as a hormone-replacing pharmaceutical, come to see such widespread use in plastics?
Well, in the 1950s, scientists discovered that mixing BPA and another chemical created a hard, clear resin called polycarbonate. From a perspective of materials engineering, polycarbonate was a breakthrough discovery because of its durability and versatility. It could withstand high-impact collisions, which is how it became widespread in car parts, safety glasses, and bulletproof windows. It could also withstand exposure to heat, which is how it became widespread in microwavable food containers. It even extended the shelf life of canned foods when used as an internal liner (yet another reason why canned foods are unsafe to eat!).
But what wasn’t immediately apparent was that BPA easily leaches from these materials, especially when exposed to heat. This fact was discovered accidentally in the 1990s by Dr. David Feldman, a researcher at Stanford University. While experimenting with yeast, Dr. Feldman unexpectedly found BPA in his plastic laboratory flasks. He initially thought this chemical was a product of the biochemical reaction but, upon further research, he realized BPA was leaching from the laboratory flasks! This discovery brought to awareness the ubiquity of BPA in our everyday lives (Conger, 2008).
BPA and Its Connection to Cancer and Chronic Disease
Dr. Feldman’s revelation set off a chain of research about BPA, and it quickly became apparent how widespread the exposure was. Scientists soon discovered the presence of BPA in the vast majority of the population and concerns about its biological consequences started to rise, stimulating extensive research efforts.
The results were far from encouraging. Numerous animal studies began to show that both high and low levels of BPA interfered with the endocrine system and negatively impacted fertility, growth, and development. Researchers found that BPA exposure decreased the sperm count in mice (Adegoke et al., 2022), negatively impacted fetal development in frogs (Heimeier et al., 2009), and damaged sperm and eggs in fish (Zhang et al., 2018).
Further research mirrored these findings in humans and found adverse effects that extended far beyond fertility. BPA exposure has been linked to nearly every negative health outcome imaginable — from increased risk of developing diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease, to increased incidences of behavioral issues, aggression, and learning disabilities. It is also apparent that BPA can easily cross the placental barrier in humans, meaning unborn children are born with the chemical in their bodies (Liu et al., 2017). Figure 2 summarizes the multisystemic alterations induced by BPA (and a similar group of compounds called phthalates) through disruption of the endocrine system (Martínez-Ibarra et al., 2021).
Figure 2. The endocrine disruptors, BPA and phthalates, can cause wide-ranging, multisystemic alterations in the human body (Martínez-Ibarra et al., 2021).
It is now well-established that BPA is also linked to cancer development, particularly hormone-related cancers such as breast, prostate, ovarian, and endometrial cancers (Cimmino et al., 2020). In a study analyzing the BPA concentrations in both cancerous and non-cancerous individuals, the levels of BPA in patients with cancer were significantly higher than in those without cancer (Keshavarz-Maleki et al., 2021). Another study showed that early-life exposure to BPA resulted in a higher susceptibility to developing breast and prostate cancers later in life and subsequently called for the classification of BPA as a carcinogen (Seachrist et al., 2016).
The Bureaucracy of BPA
Since the initial, accidental discovery that BPA was leaching into our foods, a vast body of research has linked BPA to adverse health outcomes. So, it begs the question—why hasn’t the FDA banned it?
To this day, despite research to the contrary, the FDA has maintained that BPA is safe. The FDA’s stance on BPA first became solidified in the 1970s when the first law was passed to regulate toxic chemicals. BPA, already widely in use at that time, was grandfathered in and presumed safe without any evidence to support that claim. As more troubling research emerged, the FDA doubled down by selectively citing a few research studies that found BPA to be safe.
But the studies used by the FDA to make this claim have a few issues. In 2000, the National Toxicology Program hosted an investigatory panel to thoroughly assess the pro-BPA research cited by the FDA. The panel found that many of the studies used to claim BPA were safe were full of errors and mistakes. One study, in particular, was quoted as being “misleading,” “flawed,” and “illogical.” Also, once re-analyzed, some of the studies that claimed “insignificant findings” were indeed significant and did show adverse effects of BPA! (National Toxicology Program, 2001)
These studies also had serious conflicts of interest. One of the pro-BPA studies by the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis (HCRA) was actually funded by the American Plastics Council (APC) (vom Saal & Hughes, 2005), and another study was conducted by a firm that was simultaneously working for two of the largest manufacturers of BPA (Timeline, 2008). Plastic companies have a vested interest in continuing to manufacture BPA, no matter the cost to public health. For this reason, BPA manufacturers funding BPA research should be met with suspicion.
As it currently stands, consumers and the scientific community are in a stalemate against BPA manufacturers and the FDA. But even though we are routinely and continuously exposed to BPA, there is cause for optimism. First, many companies have responded to public outcry and have taken it upon themselves to remove BPA from their products. While this doesn’t guarantee the safety of their products, it is certainly a step in the right direction. Also, by arming ourselves with knowledge, we can recognize, avoid, and detoxify from BPA. In the next blog article, we will discuss strategies for taking control of your exposure to this harmful chemical and living your healthiest life.
Media personality Abeiku Santana has heaved hot coals on the head of the founder and CEO of Pizzaman and Chickenman for putting two of his employees behind bars for theft.
The convicts, Seidu Karim and Rashid Abdullah were sentenced after they were found guilty of stealing 20 boxes of chicken wings and two gallons of vegetable cooking oil from the restaurant’s warehouse in Kumasi, Ghana.
The employees were handed down five years of imprisonment.
Abeiku Santana has, however, berated Christian Boakye Yiadom – the founder and CEO of one of the fastest-growing Ghanaian-owned Fast Food chains – for taking harsh punishment on the poor workers.
According to the radio presenter, the CEO shouldn’t have reported the matter to law enforcement but instead, could have explored less punitive ways of handling the case such as deducting the cost of the stolen items from the salary of the culprits.
“Your worker steals 20 cartons of chicken wings from you and you get them imprisoned for five years? What’s the sense in that? Poor workers steal from you, deduct the cost of the stolen items from their pay…But they have been jailed five years each,” Abeiku Santana lashed out.
Speaking further on Okay FM, he posited, that “We’re not supporting or condoning criminal acts but jailing people for five years for stealing chicken wings is unacceptable. It’s unacceptable. Don’t engage the youth as motivational whatnot anymore.”
The Prosecuting officer, ASP Jonas Newlove Adjei, told the court presided over by Judge Fred Obekyere Esq, that on Monday, May 1, 2023, the complainant, who is the executive chef of Pizzaman, received a call from his warehouse manager that two cooking oil and eight boxes of chicken wings had been stolen.
The chef upon hearing the news quickly went to take their daily stock and discovered that indeed the items had been stolen.
In an emergency meeting the same day, workers were asked to provide the stolen items.
The news outlet reports that during interrogation, Abdullah revealed that Karim hid two gallons of cooking oil behind the fence wall.
Karim, in his defense, stated that he saw Rashid Abdullah hiding two boxes of chicken wings at the back of the fence wall as well.
The stolen items were retrieved from them and they were later handed over to the police, where investigations were conducted.
In the course of investigations, Karim confessed that in a period of two months, he had stolen 20 gallons of cooking oil from the company.
The accused persons were charged and sentenced to five years imprisonment with hard labour each.
Nutrients, Vol. 14, Pages 3403: Perception and Understanding of Guideline Daily Amount and Warning Labeling among Mexican Adults during the Law Modification Period
Authors:
Ismael Campos-Nonato
Manuel A. Cervantes-Armenta
Selene Pacheco-Miranda
Amado D. Quezada-Sánchez
Alejandra Contreras-Manzano
Simón Barquera
Jorge Vargas-Meza
Front-of-pack labeling (FOPL) is a tool that enables consumers to compare foods and select healthier options. Due to low understanding of the Guideline Daily Amount (GDA) labeling among Mexicans, a law was implemented in October 2020 that modified the FOPL to a warning labeling (WL) system. The purpose of this study was to compare the perception and understanding of GDA and WL during the law modification period. We conducted a panel design with two measurements: (1) using GDA label (September 2020) and (2) using WL (October–November). We estimated differences in GDA vs. WL through multinomial logistic regression models and changes were measured through predictive margin contrasts and Wald tests. When comparing the same products with different labels, the participants reported that it would be unlikely/very unlikely that they would consume products packaged with the WL (81.5%; 95%CI:79.2, 83.8) compared to those with GDA (24.2%; 95%CI:21.7, 26.7). Consumers’ perception was that the quantities of packaged products they should consume was small or very small when they used the WL (93.8%; 95%CI:92.4, 95.5) compared to GDA (41.6%; 95%CI:39.7, 44.6). When comparing food groups, participants were more confident about choosing healthy products when using the WL compared to the GDA. During the implementation of WL in Mexico, the studied population had a better perception and understanding of less healthy packaged foods when using WL, compared to the GDA label.
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FEATURE: Voluntary Agreements Could Make the Delta a Better Place for Fish—Provided They’re Done Properly
By Robin Meadows
The State Water Resources Control Board, which both allocates surface water rights and protects water quality for people and wildlife, is proposing a new approach to setting flow standards in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.
The Delta drains about 40 percent of California, including much of the Sierra Nevada, and supplies fresh water to two-thirds of the state’s population and millions of acres of farmland. This water hub is also home to hundreds of native species as well as a migratory corridor for salmon and birds.
Under the existing approach, the State Water Board establishes the Delta inflow and outflow standards designed to protect fish and wildlife. Under the new approach—called voluntary agreements—these Delta flows would be determined collaboratively by government agencies as well as by the local water agencies that supply users. …
To learn more about the Delta ISB’s assessment of the scientific underpinnings of voluntary agreements in the Delta, Robin Meadows spoke with Lisa Wainger, a University of Maryland environmental economist who chairs the Delta ISB.
SCIENCE SPOTLIGHT: New study looks at stressors that impact presence or absence of Delta smelt
At the April meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen spotlighted a study funded by the Delta Stewardship Council, State Water Contractors, and the Department of Water Resources that leveraged decades of monitoring data to test competing hypotheses about how combinations of stressors impact the presence or absence of Delta smelt in locations throughout the Delta.
Native fish in the Delta have been dealing with many challenges, including loss of habitat, loss of flows, competition and predation by invasive species, diminished food supply, loss of turbidity that helps them evade predators, and entrainment in Delta pumps.
“Often the science community has grappled with these changes by trying to understand how varying amounts of any one of these stressors impacts one or more life stages of native fish species,” said Dr. Larsen. “These studies contribute valuable information, but they often leave unanswered questions about how interactions between these stressors impact fish or about which are really driving the concerningly low levels of fish populations in the Delta. For example, perhaps there is an apparent relationship between non-native predators and fish populations. But if flows were higher, perhaps this relationship would have negligible importance.”
In California water news this week …
A breakthrough deal to keep the Colorado River from going dry, for now
“The Biden administration has negotiated a hard-fought agreement among California, Arizona and Nevada to take less water from the drought-strained Colorado River, a deal that reduces, for now, the risk of the river running dry below the Hoover Dam, which would jeopardize the water supply for Phoenix, Los Angeles and some of America’s most productive agricultural land. The agreement, to be announced Monday, calls for the federal government to pay about $1.2 billion to irrigation districts, cities and Native American tribes in the three states if they temporarily use less water. The states have also agreed to make additional cuts beyond that amount to generate the total reductions needed to protect the collapse of the river. Taken together, those reductions would amount to about 13 percent of the total water use in the lower Colorado Basin — among the most aggressive ever experienced in the region, and likely to require significant water restrictions for residential and agriculture uses. … ” Read more from the New York Times (gift article).
Colorado River deal: What does it mean for California?
“After nearly a year of intense negotiations, California, Nevada and Arizona reached a historic agreement today to use less water from the overdrafted Colorado River over the next three years. The states agreed to give up 3 million acre-feet of river water through 2026 — about 13% of the amount it receives. In exchange, farmers and other water users will receive compensation from the federal government. The Biden administration has been pushing the states since last spring to reach an agreement to cut back on Colorado River water deliveries. The three-state deal is a historic step — but it is not final: The U.S. Interior Department must review the proposal. And everything will have to be renegotiated before the end of 2026. In California, the agreement would mostly affect the water supplies of farmers in the Imperial Valley. Coming up with a plan to fairly cut water use has created tensions between farms and cities and between states, especially California and Arizona. … ” Read more from Cal Matters.
How California averted painful water cuts and made a Colorado River deal
“For months, California officials led by Gov. Gavin Newsom felt like they were at the bottom of a multistate dogpile in the closely-watched staredown over water rights across the American West. Newsom and his top environmental aides viewed century-old laws as favoring them. And they tried to convince other states that California had already sacrificed by slashing its use. But they were getting crushed not only in the P.R. war, but in the delicate discussions taking place between the various states behind closed doors. That all changed in a dramatic way on Monday, when California went from the main villain over dwindling Colorado River supplies to something of a surprise beneficiary. The joint plan presented alongside Arizona and Nevada and roundly viewed as a victory by California officials — as well as environmentalists and business leaders alike — proposes to hold off a water crisis for at least three more years. … ” Read more from Politico.
State Auditor: DWR’s forecasts do not adequately account for climate change and its reasons for some reservoir releases are unclear
“As directed by the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, my office conducted an audit of the Department of Water Resources and the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB). Our assessment focused on DWR’s water supply forecasting and surface water management, and we determined that DWR has made only limited progress in accounting for the effects of climate change in its forecasts of the water supply and in its planning for the operation of the State Water Project. Until it makes more progress, DWR will be less prepared than it could be to effectively manage the State’s water resources in the face of more extreme climate conditions. DWR is responsible for developing water supply forecasts that are important to both state and local efforts in managing California’s finite water resources. Despite acknowledging more than a decade ago that it needed to adopt a new forecasting method that better accounts for the effects of climate change, DWR has continued to rely heavily on historical climate data when developing its forecasts. In fact, in water year 2021, DWR significantly overestimated the State’s water supply—an error that DWR attributed to severe conditions due to climate change. … ” Continue reading at the California State Auditor’s website.
California water manager ripped over poor climate change planning
“The California state auditor blasted the Department of Water Resources for failing to properly plan for climate change, and for a lack of transparency around water management decisions. California has experienced increasingly extreme conditions including multiple droughts and floods. During drought emergencies, the state sometimes curtails water allocations due to forecasts that the water supply is too low to meet all water demands. State law requires the department to develop annual forecasts of seasonal water supply, including surface water from rain and snowfall runoff, which local agencies can rely on to determine the supply within a water year. But State Auditor Grants Parks said in a report Thursday that the agency’s forecasts are unreliable due to outdated models, causing errors. Such errors can potentially lead to projects releasing more water from reservoirs or exporting less from the Sacramento Delta. … ” Read more from the Courthouse News Service.
California Democrats sideline Gavin Newsom’s plan to build big things, faster
“Dealing a blow to Gov. Gavin Newsom, Democratic legislators today shot down his ambitious attempt to reform state environmental law and make it easier to build big infrastructure projects in California. In a 3-0 vote, a Senate budget committee found Newsom’s package was too complex for last-minute consideration under legislative deadlines. The cutoff for bills to pass out of their house of origin is June 2, just two weeks after the governor rolled out his proposal to adjust the landmark California Environmental Quality Act. The 10 bills include measures to streamline water, transportation and clean energy projects with an eye toward helping the state meet its climate goals. The proposals also took aim at an environmental law commonly referred to by the acronym CEQA that critics have long decried as a tool to bog down housing and other projects. … ” Read more from Cal Matters.
Huge Santa Clara County dam project dealt another setback
“In the latest stumble for plans to build a massive $2.8 billion dam in Southern Santa Clara County near Pacheco Pass, a judge has ruled that the Santa Clara Valley Water District violated state environmental laws over the dam’s preliminary geological work. The ruling could lead to further delays on the proposal to construct the largest new dam in the Bay Area since Los Vaqueros Reservoir in Contra Costa County was built in 1998. The district, based in San Jose, wants to build a 320-foot-high earthen dam on the North Fork of Pacheco Creek in the rugged canyons about 2 miles north of Highway 152 near the border of Henry W. Coe State Park. The idea is to take water the district now stores nearby in the massive San Luis Reservoir and pipe it to a new Pacheco reservoir, filling it during wet years. But the project has faced major hurdles and may never be built. … ” Read more from the San Jose Mercury News (gift article).
Delta Tunnel plan touted by Newsom gets push-back from Congress member
“California’s long-discussed “Delta tunnels” project is on the front-burner again. Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom announced sweeping legislation that would fast-track infrastructure projects across the state. That announcement included the latest version of a tunnel project in the Delta, which would divert Sacramento River water and ultimately send it to Southern California. Congressman Josh Harder, who represents the Stockton area and has been opposed to the Delta tunnels project for five years, is speaking out against the governor’s move. … CapRadio’s Mike Hagerty spoke with Harder to learn more about his effort to stop the Delta tunnel project. … ” Read more from Capital Public Radio.
California urged to end water grab on Scott River
“The fight to maintain water levels in Northern California rivers for fish received a push after the Karuk tribe and the Pacific Coast Federation of Fisherman’s Associations filed a petition with the California Water Resources Control Board seeking to permanently enforce minimum flows on the Scott River. Located in Siskiyou County, California, the Scott River is a 60-mile tributary of the Klamath River and home to several trout and salmon species, including some of the last Southern Oregon-Northern California coho salmon – a species listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act in 1997. “The fate of this population of coho salmon depends on whether or not we keep water in the Scott River,” said Karuk Tribe Council Member Troy Hockaday in a statement. “If we don’t act immediately, we could see this run of coho salmon disappear from the Earth in a few short years.” … ” Read more from the Courthouse News Service.
Scott Valley ranchers, tribal members, teachers ask Governor to rescind drought restrictions
“Today, residents of Scott Valley, a small rural community in far-northern California, sent a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom requesting that he rescind his 2021 drought proclamation for their area of the Klamath River basin. Now that drought has subsided in the area, locals are asking that the corresponding emergency drought regulations be lifted to prevent further damage to the area’s agriculture-based economy. The letter was signed by about 400 people, including members of the Shasta, Karuk, Yurok, and Pitt tribes, teachers, business owners, residents, and small family farmers and ranchers. This past winter brought considerable relief in the form of rain and snow to the Scott River watershed, after three years of severe drought that prompted significant surface and ground water restrictions for the small family farms and ranches in the area. … Yet despite this good water year, Scott Valley farmers and ranchers are, like last year, facing 30 percent reductions in groundwater use and possible limits on livestock water intake. … ”
Click here to read the full press release.
Shasta dam sits at the center of California’s water wars. So will they raise it?
“The water levels of Shasta Lake currently sit at the highest they’ve been in four years. Photos circulating the internet show a lake brimming with water, and comment section warriors continue to point at how the government will waste the surplus of water instead of saving it for the inevitable droughts California will see in the future. “Too bad Newsom will send all this water to the ocean,” said a commenter on a photo of the lake posted on our social media pages. Of course, this comment is misguided since it’s actually the federal government, not state officials, who control the water flows of Shasta Dam. But it does bring local water frustrations to the forefront – how is California investing in legitimate water storage programs to help mitigate future drought? … ” Read more from Active NorCal.
Big melt may be less dramatic – and damaging – than initially thought
“State flood responders are still planning for the worst, but newly released inundation models are predicting a less dramatic and damaging snow melt as California heads into the summer months. On the Kern River, predictions are now showing releases from Isabella Dam can be maintained at 7,750 cubic feet per second, or less, throughout the rest of May and June, according to new figures released by the Department of Water Resources. That’s down from a possible high of more than 9,200 cfs, which could have swamped homes in low lying areas east of Manor Street, as well as Highway 178 through the Kern River Canyon, according to Kern County first responders. Those areas and the highway are still being closely monitored. For the old Tulare Lake bed, the new models could mean water elevations are likely to peak at 181 feet by May 31, according to Mehdi Mizani, deputy flood manager for DWR, who spoke during a briefing on Monday. … ” Read more from SJV Water.
Whiplash again! – Learning from wet (and dry) years
Jay Lund, Deirdre Des Jardins, and Kathy Schaefer write, ““Old superlatives have been dusted off and new ones count to better describe the tragedy, damage, and trauma associated with the State’s latest ‘unusual’ weather experience.” DWR Bulletin 69-83, California High Water 1982-83, p.1 … In July 1984, the California Department of Water Resources issued Bulletin 69-83, California High Water 1982-83. It insightfully reviewed what is still California’s wettest water year in more than a century. Reading this report gives a sense of California’s broad and eternal flood vulnerabilities and management problems. Despite important advances since that time, many similar ideas could be written today. Here are a few long-term lessons from the 1983 and 2023 experiences … ” Read the full post at the California Water Blog.
EPA authority to regulate wetlands clobbered by Supreme Court
“Limiting the government’s authority to regulate wetlands under the Clean Water Act, the Supreme Court ended a nearly two-decade-old dispute Thursday. The ruling from the court was unanimous, with the justices affirming summary judgment in the suit by Chantell and Michael Sackett against the Environmental Protection Agency. “For more than a half century, the agencies responsible for enforcing the Act have wrestled with the problem and adopted varying interpretations,” Justice Samuel Alito wrote for the court. He continued: “When we addressed the question 17 years ago, we were unable to agree on an opinion of the Court. Today we return to the problem and attempt to identify with greater clarity what the Act means by ‘waters of the United States.’” … ” Read more from the Courthouse News Service.
State Water Board Statement: U.S. Supreme Court decision decreases federal wetlands protection
“The U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision today that significantly reduces the scope of the Clean Water Act and diminishes the federal government’s ability to protect thousands of miles of rivers, streams, creeks and adjacent wetlands throughout the Western U.S. Though the State Water Resources Control Board is extremely disappointed in the decision and the adverse impacts it will have nationally, it only narrows the scope of federal jurisdiction and does not weaken California’s more stringent wetlands protections. Under the Clean Water Act and the state’s Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act, the State Water Board retains regulatory authority for protecting the water quality of nearly 1.6 million acres of lakes, 1.3 million acres of bays and estuaries, 211,000 miles of rivers and streams and 1,100 miles of coastline. … ”
Click here to read the full statement from the State Water Board.
California advances bill banning hedge fund water profiteering
“California lawmakers advanced a bill that would prohibit hedge funds and other institutional investors from buying and selling agricultural water resources for financial gain. Under the measure, which passed the State Assembly by a 46 to 17 vote on Monday afternoon, speculation or profiteering by investment funds in the sale, transfer or lease of water rights on agricultural land would be considered a waste or unreasonable use of water. In a legislative analysis, the bill’s sponsor, California Assembly member Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, a Democrat, cited a recent Bloomberg Green investigation that showed how institutional investors have purchased agricultural land and used diminishing groundwater supplies to grow almonds and pistachios at a significant profit, drawing down aquifer levels as nearby household wells dried up. … ” Continue reading at Bloomberg (gift article).
How hot is California going to get this summer? Here’s what experts say
“Californians can expect hotter-than-average temperatures this summer. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts that the weather for June, July and August will be warmer than normal. The temperature map shows that in California, especially in northern parts of the state, there will be a 33% to 50% probability that temperatures will be above average. The rest of the U.S. — with the exception of a few Midwestern states — can also anticipate a warmer summer. The map is color-coded and the darker the color, the higher the likelihood that it’ll be hotter than normal. No portions of the country can expect below-normal summer temperatures. Meteorologists can’t say for certain why this summer will be hotter, but they suggest several factors can contribute. … ” Read more from the LA Times.
California unlikely to run short of electricity this summer thanks to storms, new power sources
“California regulators say the state is unlikely to experience electricity shortages this summer after securing new power sources and a wet winter that filled the state’s reservoirs enough to restart hydroelectric power plants that were dormant during the drought. The nation’s most populous state normally has more than enough electricity to power the homes and businesses of more than 39 million people. But the electrical grid has trouble when it gets really hot and everyone turns on their air conditioners at the same time. It got so hot in August 2020 that California’s power grid was overwhelmed, prompting the state’s three largest utility companies to shut off electricity for hundreds of thousands of homes for a few hours over two consecutive days. The state’s electrical grid was strained in part because of a severe drought that left reservoirs at dangerously low levels, leaving little water available to pass through hydroelectric power plants. … ” Read more from KEYT.
California snowlines on track to be 1,600 feet higher by century’s end
“This winter produced record snowfall in California, but a new study suggests the state should expect gradually declining snowpacks, even if punctuated with occasional epic snowfalls, in the future. An analysis by Tamara Shulgina, Alexander Gershunov, and other climate scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography suggest that in the face of unabated global warming, the snowlines marking where rainfall turns to snow have been rising significantly over the past 70 years. Projections by the researchers suggest the trend will continue with snowlines rising hundreds of meters higher by the second half of this century. In the high Southern Sierra Nevada range, for instance, snowlines are projected to rise by more than 500 meters (1,600 feet) and even more when the mountains get precipitation from atmospheric rivers, jets of water vapor that are becoming an increasingly potent source of the state’s water supply. … ” Read more from UC San Diego.
In commentary this week …
California legislature could make overdue changes to water rights if these three bills pass
Amanda Fencl with the Union of Concerned Scientists writes, “For the first time in several decades, policy makers in Sacramento seem poised to actually do something about California’s dysfunctional water rights systems. There are three promising policies winding their way through the Legislature this session. All three bills just made it out of the committee review process, and are slated to be voted on by June 2. These incremental changes are a long-overdue start toward addressing California’s outdated and unjust water rights system. The package of water rights bills before the Legislature offers critical updates to the State Water Resources Control Board’s (“Water Board”) ability to make informed and timely water management decisions and build climate resilience for the future for everyone in the state. … ” Continue reading at the Equation.
Senior water rights in California are endangered by bad legislation in Sacramento
The Modesto Bee editorial board writes, “A dangerous trio of bills winding through the Legislature would greatly expand the power of unelected water officials and bureaucrats by stripping authority from holders of senior water rights, most of whom have exercised these rights for more than a century. They include the Modesto, Turlock and Fresno irrigation districts, the city of Sacramento and the city and county of San Francisco. Usurping these agencies’ control over water, and shifting authority instead to the appointed State Water Resources Control Board, represents an unwise and unnecessary power shift. Arguments favoring Assembly Bills 460 and 1337 and Senate Bill 389 generalize the existing water rights system as antiquated and broken. This is a narrative promulgated often by those who think they don’t have enough water and want to take it from those who do. … ” Read more from the Fresno Bee. | Read via Yahoo News.
United water community key to answering bills on water rights
Dave Eggerton, Executive Director of ACWA, writes, “If enacted, water rights legislation pending in the Legislature could put water management in chaos and hobble future progress toward a more reliable and resilient water future. Bills in the Assembly and Senate threaten to undermine the basic foundation of water management and water delivery in California by drastically changing the longstanding legal framework governing the right to use water in this state. Stopping these bills is a top priority for ACWA, which is leading a broad coalition that extends beyond the water community. Vital to all our work is the water community remaining united, because this may well become the most consequential legislative session of our careers. It’s easy to see why. … ” Continue reading at ACWA.
Bad legislation
Don Wright with Water Wrights writes, “We hear about laws being passed that make no sense. According to ETags it is illegal in California for a woman to drive wearing a house coat. Idiot Laws states it’s illegal to play drums on the beach in Santa Monica or to let horse manure pile up higher than six feet in San Francisco. It’s also illegal to wax your car with used underwear in the City by the Bay or walk your lion without a leash. And we all know for some reason or other it’s against the law in California to hunt animals from a moving vehicle unless you’re going after whales. If the legislation coming out of Sacramento were graded on the criteria of harmful, unintended consequences it would receive an “F” average – provided you believe harmful is bad for the citizens and not just the cost of doing government. … There are three bills making their way through the legislative process in Sacramento that would upend California’s economy, domestic food supply and the relation between those who govern and those who are governed by handing water rights over to the State Water Resources Control Board. Who are the authors and where do they come from? … ” Read the full commentary at Water Wrights.
Dangerous water rights policies put the interests of the few over the interests of the many
Pat Wirz writes, “Dangerous water rights policies are moving through the California Legislature that put the interests of the few over the interests of the many. Family farmers like me depend on our long-held water rights to feed Californians but three bills seek to upend more than a hundred years of California’s most fundamental economic foundation over the next few weeks at our expense. The Cienega Valley, near Hollister, has been a wine-growing region since the 1850s. My family has deep roots in the area – we bought our first piece of ground in the 1940s and the land for Wirz Vineyards, which we still operate, in 1983. We sell our grapes to small wineries across the state. While our vines are typically dry farmed, meaning we rely on the soil’s residual moisture from rain rather than artificial irrigation, water management and supply reliability has been critical to how I operate my business particularly during dry years. … ” Read more from Benito Link.
Dan Walters: California taxpayers on the hook to save two unhealthy western rivers
“The Klamath River begins in Oregon, draining the eastern slope of the Cascade Mountains, and slices through the northwestern corner of California before flowing into the Pacific Ocean. The Colorado River begins in Colorado, draining the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains, before meandering southwesterly and emptying into Mexico’s Sea of Cortez – if there’s any water left after California and other states have tapped the river for irrigation and municipal supplies. Although hundreds of miles apart, the two rivers share a common malady: So much of their waters were impounded or diverted that they became unhealthy. The two rivers also share something else: Taxpayers, rather than those who manipulated the rivers for profit, are footing the bill for restoring their flows. … ” Read more from Cal Matters.
Water policies focused on the future are needed today
Ted Sheely, farmer in the San Joaquin Valley, writes, “The public policy of California is to flush away our water, as if the snow in our mountains and the runoff in our rivers were nothing more than the expulsions of a giant toilet bowl. Wasting so much water makes it hard for farmers like me to grow the crops that everyone needs. There’s no good reason for this, especially right now. Following several years of drought, during which farmers received little or no water for crop irrigation, the snowpack recorded last month in the Sierra Nevada was the deepest in 70 years. It’s like the snow from two or three winters fell in a single season. That’s great news for me and farmers across the California Central Valley. I expect to receive a full allotment of surface water this year, which will be invested to grow pistachios, tomatoes, onions, and wine grapes—crops that work well with irrigation systems. … ” Read more from Ag Web.
We’ve seen the flooding in California. Will we move to higher ground?
Author Tim Palmer writes, “The slow-motion rebirth of Tulare Lake has inundated farm fields and threatened levees, homes and whole towns. On Monday, the state projected the lake would reach its peak in the next week or so, but the floodwaters will linger for perhaps two years. The return of what used to be the largest lake west of the Mississippi has captured our attention as one of the most dramatic climatic events of 2023. Yet the flooded crops and tenuous levees at Tulare Lake represent only a fraction of the statewide and nationwide landscape now subject to greater floods of the global warming era. … The failure to effectively address this reality is an important part of the backstory of Tulare Lake’s reemergence. … ” Read the full commentary at the LA Times.
State-level cybersecurity preparedness needed to protect critical CA infrastructure
State Senator Melissa Hurtado writes, “During testimony to the California State Senate, cyber-security expert Dr. Tony Coulson outlined the concerns that California must contend with in order to protect its critical infrastructure sectors. “California needs the ability to coordinate effectively for cyber-attack responses. A cyber-attack is not just a possibility, but a probability, stated Dr. Coulson, outlining why the state needs to enhance it cyber-attack preparedness. After input from security experts, I am carrying Senate bill SB 265, which directs the California Office of Emergency Services (Cal-OES) and the California Cybersecurity Integration Center (Cal-CSIC) to prepare a multi-year outreach plan to assist critical infrastructure sectors specifically in efforts to improve cybersecurity. … ” Continue reading at GV Wire.
Yuba River – Plan for new fish facilities at Daguerre Point Dam
Tom Cannon writes, “On May 16, 2023, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, National Marine Fisheries Service, and Yuba Water Agency announced a plan to design and build a fish bypass at Daguerre Point Dam on the lower Yuba River. At present, the dam has fish ladders on both ends of the dam that don’t work well. The plan’s conceptual design is for a bypass channel that would allow fish to circumvent the existing dam; the plan would retain the dam. The plan would reconfigure the diversion works at the dam’s south end and add effective fish screens to the agricultural diversion infrastructure at both ends of the dam. … The bypass concept is one of several designs that could reduce existing problems at Daguerre. In addition to passage improvement, the concept could accommodate fish collection and segregation, and may be a feasible location for a conservation hatchery. Several key elements should be added to this bypass plan … ” Read more at the California Fisheries blog.
Plastic pipe drinking water systems aren’t worth health risks
MK Dorsey, director and chair of the Rob and Melani Walton Sustainability Solutions Service at Arizona State University, and Dustin Mulvaney, a professor in the Environmental Studies Department at San Jose State University, write, “How many more environmental incidents need to occur before we get serious about curbing our addiction to plastic? Officials made the decision to burn off vinyl chloride, a volatile chemical that they feared could explode inside the derailed cars of a Norfolk Southern train crash in eastern Ohio. There were no “good” options, and officials went with the least-bad one they had, but they remain responsible for their choices. Just as we remain responsible for our choice to remain addicted to plastics in our critical infrastructures. … ” Read more from the East Bay Times.
In regional water news this week …
Bureau of Reclamation increases Klamath Project water allocations
“Increased water supplies will be provided by the Bureau of Reclamation for Klamath Project contractors, but Klamath Basin water users say they remain disappointed and that the increases are lower than needed. In making the announcement, BOR regional director Ernest Conant said that based on improved spring hydrology and updated forecasts, water supply allocations from Upper Klamath Lake increased from 215,000 acre-feet to 260,000 acre-feet. Allocations from the Gerber and Clear Lake reservoirs remains at 35,000 acre-feet from each reservoir. The updated 2023 allocations are based on analysis of existing hydrologic conditions and inflow forecasts from the California Nevada River Forecast Center and the Natural Resources Conservation Service. … ” Read more from the Herald & News.
Tribes on the Klamath River struggle to save their salmon and way of life in the face of a changing climate
“Stretching from the volcanic Cascades of Southern Oregon to the Pacific Ocean in California, the Klamath River is intrinsically linked to the health of its surrounding communities, businesses, and environment. These communities include Native Americans, farmers, ranchers, loggers, miners, recreationists, and fishermen. For thousands of years, the bounty of nature on the Klamath River served as the foundation for the health and culture of native tribes living here. The Klamath was once the third largest salmon-producing river on the West coast, teeming with what seemed to be a never-ending abundance of fish. Long before contact, salmon runs were the common thread uniting Tribal communities throughout the Klamath River Basin. … Now with the dramatic effects of a changing climate making a devastating advance on our natural world, the once abundant salmon are reaching a tipping point as water quality and fish health rapidly declines. … ” Read the full story at the US Fish & Wildlife Service.
Mule Creek State Prison agrees to clean up polluted discharges
“On Thursday, May 18, 2023, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation entered into a consent decree to settle a Clean Water Act lawsuit brought by the County of Amador. In a huge victory for the County of Amador and for the region’s clean water, the Department agreed to undertake $11 million in infrastructure improvements at Mule Creek State Prison. The improvements will provide much needed repairs to the prison’s wastewater collection system and two new bioswales to treat stormwater before it reaches Mule Creek. The county initiated a Clean Water Act citizen suit against the Department in January of 2021. The Clean Water Act prohibits the discharge of pollutants to surface waters, except as authorized by a permit. The county’s lawsuit alleged that the prison discharges bacteria, pathogens, heavy metals, and other pollutants to Mule Creek in violation of the Clean Water Act permit covering the prison. … ” Read more from the Amador Ledger-Dispatch.
Pleasanton: Contaminated wells OK’d for summer use
“The city council, during its regular May 16 meeting, authorized the reinstatement of the Pleasanton’s contaminated city wells during peak-demand periods. Although Zone 7, the region’s water wholesaler, currently supplies all of Pleasanton’s water, concerns about whether the connections between Zone 7 and Pleasanton can handle high summer demands have sent the city in search of ways to cover the supply shortfall created last November, when moving state health targets for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) — also known as forever chemicals — caused the city to shut down its groundwater wells. PFAS can cause health problems in people, such as immune-system suppression and some cancers, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). … ” Read more from the Independent.
Fight to get rid of California’s famous Hetch Hetchy Reservoir alive and well as it turns 100
“As California’s famous Hetch Hetchy Reservoir celebrates its 100th birthday, the fight to get rid of it is alive and well. Spreck Rosekrans is with Restore Hetch Hetchy, a group dedicated to draining the reservoir and restoring it to its original state. “This is the one time in history we’ve done something like this,” Rosekrans said. If they had their way, the reservoir would be completely drained of its water. “This is the one time we’ve taken away not just any national park, but Yosemite National Park, and we think it was a quirk of history,” Rosekrans said of the emergence of the reservoir. “It happened in 1913 and there’s a real opportunity to restore the valley.” … ” Read more from CBS Sacramento.
Monterey Peninsula water district loses second court battle
“Legal challenges to a Monterey Peninsula water district’s ratepayer fee that dates back a least a decade reached fruition Friday when a judge ruled against the district for a second time. Monterey County Superior Court Judge Carrie Panetta ruled Friday on a motion by the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District for a new trial after Panetta earlier ruled against the district in a lawsuit brought by the Monterey Peninsula Taxpayers Association over a fee the district has been charging taxpayers. If the district is stopped from collecting the fee, called a water supply fee, it could have a huge impact on district revenues at a time when the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District is partnering with Monterey One Water to invest in the Pure Water Monterey expansion project, which the district says could supply enough water to the Monterey Peninsula for the next few decades. … ” Read more from the Monterey Herald.
The 2023 Mono Lake level forecast
“Each spring the Mono Lake Committee’s team of Mono Basin modelers and hydrology experts uses the lake level on April 1 together with the Mono Basin snowpack numbers and similar-year hydrological statistical data to produce the Mono Lake Committee lake level forecast for the runoff year ahead. You can download the full May 15, 2023 Mono Lake level forecast here. At the end of last year Mono Lake had fallen to 6378.4 feet above sea level due to very dry weather and dry runoff conditions. Winter precipitation was abundant and then raised the lake to 6379.99 feet on April 1, 2023. April 1 is the start of the current runoff year; record-high snowpack and expected record runoff classify this as an “Extreme-wet” year type. The graph below shows the range of likely Mono Lake elevations for April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024. The range of projections is produced by the Mono Lake Committee’s modeling of hydrologic sequences using 1983, one of the wettest years in the historical record, plus an additional increment for the expected runoff volume exceeding 1983. … ” Read more from the Mono Lake Committee.
DWR uses Kern River intertie to redirect flood water from Tulare Lake
“The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) is using a unique piece of State Water Project (SWP) infrastructure for the first time since 2006 to reduce the amount of flood waters going into Tulare Lake in the Central Valley. At the request of the Kern River Watermaster, the Kern River Intertie is now redirecting flood flows at a rate of 500 cubic feet per second (cfs) from the Kern River to the California Aqueduct to lower flood risk in Tulare Lake and for downstream communities in Tulare County. The Intertie is located west of Bakersfield near where Highway 119 crosses the Aqueduct. While there is no immediate flooding or public safety concerns, timely use of the Intertie is critical to help prevent additional floodwater from exacerbating flooding in Tulare Lake as river flows increase. … ” Read more from DWR News.
Crossing the Atlantic to learn more about Rhum Agricole from Guadeloupe was like having a déjà vu moment for the writer as she explored the island and its historical connection with India.
The story of Guadeloupe’s Rhum Agricole begins with sugarcane. Seen here are red sugarcane plantations at the Longateau Estate.Image: SpiritsSelection/Teresa Pacheco and Catarina Laborim.
Centuries ago, sailors, merchants, and slaves embarked on long voyages sailing across the globe. Many were explorers out on an adventure. Some were traders exchanging or selling goods accumulated along the way, from India to Africa, Portugal, and Spain, ending the journey in a newly discovered world. The thriving sea route also made way for the sugarcane seed/cuttings to be carried from India to Portugal and eventually to the newfound land of Columbus. The first plantation was notably by Christopher Columbus himself. Little did he know that the white gold, as the colonists liked to call sugar, would one day make way for a far more valuable item, liquid gold.
The story of the first sugarcane plantation in Guadeloupe has many versions. However, it is a fact that the creole culture blended well with the French colonisers, working on distillation techniques to produce Rhum Agricole from the juice of the sugar cane plants growing in abundance on the island.
The author (holding the Indian flag) was in Guadeloupe as a judge at Spirits Selection, an international spirits competition. Image: SpiritsSelection/Teresa Pacheco and Catarina Laborim.
During my recent trip to Guadeloupe, a French overseas region in the Caribbean where I was judging at the international spirits competition ‘Spirits Selection’, I had a chance to discover this land blessed with fertile terroir, favourable climate, and a spirit well integrated with the way of life. Just like water is to sugarcane, Rhum is to the people of Guadeloupe.
Rhum Agricole is produced from the indigenous varieties of sugarcane such as black cane, red cane, yellow, blue cane, and many other varieties that offer different styles and flavour profiles to Rhum from Guadeloupe. In addition, the local yeast provides a distinct character to the spirit. Unlike Rum, Rhum can only be made from 100 percent sugarcane juice or in combination with molasses depending on the area of production.
The archipelago, including Guadeloupe and Marie Galante have the official designation (Geographical Indication status) to produce Rhum de Guadeloupe. Various styles of Rhum produced in the region can be categorised as White Rhum (le rhum blanc), Dark Rhum (le rhum brun), Rhum aged in oak (le rhum élevé sous bois) and Old Rhum (le rhum vieux).
Visit to Rhum distilleries
The aroma of freshly crushed sugarcane juice filled the air as we entered one of the biggest distilleries producing Rhum Agricole in the French West Indies. We could barely cope with the humidity and heat on a jetlagged body. But a refreshing glass of Ti’ Punch awaited us at the reception.
The Rhum Damoiseau distillery is the largest producer of Rhum Agricole by volume. Image: SpiritsSelection/Teresa Pacheco and Catarina Laborim.
Our visit began at Rhum Damoiseau, the largest producer (by volume) in Guadeloupe. Originally founded as an agricultural estate, the distillery in Le Moule, Grande-Terre, is known for its careful method of fermentation and distillation, leaving most of the work at the hand of the distiller. The distillery produces a range of classic rums, macerated rum, and premium aged rums.
A day-long trip to the Marie Galante Island (a one-hour boat ride) from the main island of Guadeloupe helped us explore another aspect of the appellation. The first stop, Distillery Bielle, was established in 1726. Bielle specialises in single varietal rums from heirloom sugarcane varieties. The distillery works with different sugarcane growers. Grey sugarcane and a variety of indigenous plants such as Baltazia and Broken Knee make the backbone of Rhum Bielle.
Distillery Bielle is trying to revive the ‘Broken Knee’ variety of sugarcane, which was on the verge of disappearance.Image: SpiritsSelection/Teresa Pacheco and Catarina Laborim.
Bielle is bringing back the ‘broken knee’ (referring to the shape of the plant) variety that was on the verge of disappearance. It is also helping the distillery produce rums that are more sought-after and valued. Only a few hundred bottles of Bielle are produced and sold at a premium price, just like some high-value appellation wines.
Domaine de Bellevue’s windmill has become the poster image for Guadeloupe itself. Image: SpiritsSelection/Teresa Pacheco and Catarina Laborim.
Not too far from Bielle is a stunning old windmill in a historic location that has become the poster image of the island itself. It belongs to Domaine de Bellevue. The distillery uses sustainable and environmentally friendly methods to produce its rums. Rhum Blanc Agricole from Bellevue is a particular favourite among Rhum lovers. So is the boutique, small-scale distillery Rhum du Pere Labat.
Rhum du Pere Labat is a boutique, small-scale distillery.Image: SpiritsSelection/Teresa Pacheco and Catarina Laborim.
Sugarcane bagasse (a by-product) is served as a nutrient medium for the cultivation of diverse microorganisms at the Rhum distilleries and add to the old-world charm, rustic and authentic set-up of the distilleries across Guadeloupe. Thanks to the bagasse, if you notice mouldy, cobweb-laden walls inside the distilleries, one must know that nature is at work, contributing to the creation of some of the finest spirits in the world.
But not all distilleries bear that look. Rhum Bologne in Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, is a distillery that dates back more than 300 years. They are one of the largest producers, with 150 ha of plantation land owned by the company, specialising in Rhum produced from red and black cane. The distillery recycles 100 percent of the manufacturing waste to produce energy and practices sustainable agriculture.
Inside the Papa Rouyo cellar. Image: Rojita Tiwari.
Cultivation of another rare variety, yellow sugarcane (from a small parcel of land) has helped Bologne produce the first certified organic Rhum Agricole from Guadeloupe. The distillery also boasts of a state-of-the-art cellar room.
Papa Rouyo is the only distillery in Guadeloupe to use pot stills.Image: SpiritsSelection/Teresa Pacheco and Catarina Laborim.
On our next visit, we toured Papa Ruoyo, a company established in 2021 but with a history dating back to 1900, the year of the birth of Charles Albert Ruscade, also known as ‘Papa Rouyo’. It is the only distillery to use pot stills (a combination of stainless-steel pot stills and copper pot stills) for distillation in Guadeloupe. The stills at Papa Rouyo distillery are named after his family members, ‘Agathe’ his wife, and ‘Danielle’ his daughter. Papa Rouyo’s white rum ‘Rejeton’ proves that Rhum is a matter of terroir as it captures the true essence of the terroir of Le Moule, showcasing the uniqueness of the pot still and the identity of the distillery.
The Mabi plantation has a scenic location.Image: SpiritsSelection/Teresa Pacheco and Catarina Laborim.
The location of the estate of Mabi is surreal. Nestled on a hilltop surrounded by fruit, flower, and vegetable plantations, it offers a breath-taking view of the island. I joined the group for a special Mabi punch tasting. As we settle down on the balcony of the house of Mabi producers Marie-Anne and her two daughters, they explained to us that every Mabi punch bottle has ingredients from their garden showcasing the fruits and vegetables of Guadeloupe. A punch is fruits macerated in rum with sugar. At Mabi, this maceration takes place inside the bottle. Made with the base of 50% ABV Rhum Agricole, it is the fruit that embraces the rum in a bottle of Mabi Punch.
A showcase of Mabi punch.Image: SpiritsSelection/Teresa Pacheco and Catarina Laborim.
The family is not only preserving the local guava, acerola (local cherry), orange, lime, hibiscus, and other varieties of fruits and flowers but also keeping alive a tree that is on the verge of disappearing from the island called ‘Mabi’.
Montebello distillery was established in 1930 and has always focussed on the aging aspect of Rhum. All its liquid matures in 40-foot maritime transport containers with shelves inside. However, with a young team of professionals at the helm, the distillery is experimenting further with different cask finishes, using a variety of wine and whisky barrels.
Francois Longueteau in the barrel room of his distillery.Image: SpiritsSelection/Teresa Pacheco and Catarina Laborim.
We ended our week-long trip with a tour of the Longueteau distillery, a sprawling property in Marquisate de Saint Marie estate dating back to 1895. Francois Longueteau, the fifth generation of the family, is the Cellar Master. He talks about his family’s involvement in every aspect of the business. The Longueteau estate grows blue and red sugarcane near the distillery so that post-harvest, the freshness of the juice is retained in the spirit. Care is necessary at every stage of the production, and this special attention has garnered Longueteau the reputation of being one of the premium Rhum producers. The limited production label (6,000 bottles) from Parcel No. 9 gets sold out as soon as it is in the market.
Longueteau is one the premium Rhum producers.Image: SpiritsSelection/Teresa Pacheco and Catarina Laborim.
From cultivation, fermentation, and distillation to aging, the producers in Guadeloupe may adopt different methods, but they all have one common goal. It is to keep the freshness of Rhum Agricole alive for future generations.
Ti’ Punch & the India connection
Ti’ Punch, national drink of the French West Indies, is a shorter version (meaning ‘small punch’) of the original punch cocktail. A good amount of Rhum, a squeeze of lime, and a dash of sugar or sugarcane syrup makes it powerful enough to pack a punch.
Before boarding a transatlantic flight, I sipped on my last glass of Ti’ Punch on the island. I reminisced about the incredible journey of a cocktail that was born in India during the British Raj (many references to the origin of ‘punch’ indicate the Hindi word ‘panch’ meaning five ingredients) and made a long voyage to the other end of the world.
Rojita Tiwari is the Founder of Drinks & Destinations, a wine & spirits consulting firm in India. She is an award-winning drinks writer, educator, trainer & consultant, and a juror at several international wine, spirits & cocktail competitions. She is a Senior Specialist at International Drinks Specialist, the UK, and co-founder of Agents Of Cheer & Story In A Bottle, India’s foremost curated drinks events. Her Instagram handle is @rojitatiwari.
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AVENGERS ASSEMBLE ALPHA #1 JASON AARON (W) • BRYAN HITCH (A) Wraparound Cover by BRYAN HITCH ANNIVERSARY VARIANT COVER BY J. SCOTT CAMPBELL RETRO ANNIVERSARY VARIANT COVER BY J. SCOTT CAMPBELL VIRGIN ANNIVERSARY VARIANT COVER BY J. SCOTT CAMPBELL VARIANT COVER BY SALVADOR LARROCA HIDDEN GEM VARIANT COVER BY MARK BROOKS UNITING THE AVENGERS, AVENGERS FOREVER AND AVENGERS OF 1,000,000 BC IN AN EPIC SAGA THAT FORMS THE CAPSTONE TO JASON AARON’S ERA ON AVENGERS!
From throughout time and the far corners of the Multiverse, the Mightiest Heroes of All the Earths are assembling as never before for a battle beyond all imaging. A war that will take us from the prehistoric beginnings of an Earth under assault by the greatest villains who’ve ever lived to the watchtower that stands at the dark heart of the all and the always, where an army of unprecedented evil now rises. The biggest Avengers saga in Marvel history begins now.
56 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$5.99
AVENGERS FOREVER #11 JASON AARON (W) • JIM TOWE (A) • Cover by AARON KUDER VARIANT COVER BY GEOFF SHAW THE PILLARS: CONCLUSION!
The greatest collection of Avengers ever seen has been assembled from across the Multiverse, representing each of the core pillars of the group’s infinite incarnations. But for one pivotal figure, there are no other variants to be found anywhere in creation. Robbie Reyes is a Ghost Rider unlike any other. And now at last, his ultimate form must be unleashed. Now rises the All-Rider.
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AVENGERS #62 JASON AARON (W) • IVAN FIORELLI (A) • Cover by JAVIER GARRÓN X-Treme Marvel Variant Cover by MIKE MCKONE • VARIANT COVER BY TBA HISTORY’S MIGHTIEST HEROES: CONCLUSION!
The Avengers’ epic quest through the darkest and weirdest corners of time comes to an end with an issue that focuses on the prehistoric forefather of all things dark and weird in Marvel history: Earth’s very first Sorcerer Supreme. Prepare to see all of history through the eyes of Agamotto.
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ALL-OUT AVENGERS #3 DEREK LANDY (W) • GREG LAND (A/C) • TIMELY VARIANT COVER BY PATCH ZIRCHER Hallelujah, it’s raining skulls — Red Skulls, that is!
With an unending swarm of Red Skull LMDs on the loose, the Avengers have one last chance to turn the tide before they’re completely overwhelmed — even if that means teaming up with the original Red Skull to do it. Dive right in, dear reader, and get swept away by the action!
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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #14 ZEB WELLS (W) • MICHAEL DOWLING & KYLE HOTZ (A) COVER BY JOHN ROMITA JR. • Variant Cover by ALEX MALEEV DARK WEB VARIANT COVER BY TBA BEYOND AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VARIANT COVER BY JOHN STAUB “DARK WEB” PRELUDE!
• We haven’t seen Chasm since ASM #894 and the FCBD issue, but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t been busy.
• Join us for this very special issue featuring Spidey’s most dangerous new villain as well as the Goblin Queen and a BRAND-NEW villain that you won’t believe.
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VENOM #13 AL EWING (W) • BRYAN HITCH (A/C) • Variant Cover by BRYAN HITCH “DARK WEB” PRELUDE!
Forced to watch his son die from across the timestream, Eddie Brock finds himself surrounded by enemies. Alone, and with no one to trust, an unexpected ally lends a hand, and she’s setting the stage for the MOST EPIC CROSSOVER OF THE YEAR!
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GOLD GOBLIN #1 (OF 5) CHRISTOPHER CANTWELL (W) • LAN MEDINA (A) Cover by TAURIN CLARKE GREEN GOBLIN VARIANT COVER BY MARCO CHECCHETTO GOLD GOBLIN VARIANT COVER BY MARCO CHECCHETTO DESIGN VARIANT COVER BY ED MCGUINNESS CONNECTING VARIANT COVER BY BENGAL VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY TARUIN CLARKE IT’S NOT EASY BEING…GOLD?
Norman Osborn’s sins may have been cleansed, but his memories weren’t and he’s done plenty of horrific things to remember. Norman’s worked hard to avoid all things “Goblin” and to stay on the straight and narrow. Consequences in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN pushed him to try super-heroing, and he liked it. But when the media dub him the Gold Goblin, he has to start wondering – can he ever get away from the Goblin inside?
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FANTASTIC FOUR #1 RYAN NORTH (W) • IBAN COELLO (A) • Covers by ALEX ROSS ANNIVERSARY VARIANT COVER BY J. SCOTT CAMPBELL RETRO ANNIVERSARY VARIANT COVER BY J. SCOTT CAMPBELL VIRGIN ANNIVERSARY VARIANT COVER BY J. SCOTT CAMPBELL VARIANT COVER BY FRANK MILLER • VARIANT COVER BY ARTHUR ADAMS X-TREME MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY PHIL NOTO • SOLO VARIANT COVER BY ALEX ROSS VARIANT COVER BY IBAN COELLO • HIDDEN GEM VARIANT COVER BY JACK KIRBY HEADSHOT VARIANT COVER BY TODD NAUCK • BLANK VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE “WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE FANTASTIC FOUR?”
• It’s the start of a new era for the Fantastic Four…and they’re already in a ton of trouble.
• Something has gone terribly wrong in New York, and the Thing and Alicia are traveling across America to escape it!
• But when they stop in a small town for the night and wake up the morning before they arrived, they find themselves caught in a time loop that’s been going on since before they were born…
• That’s been going on since before they were born…
• That’s been going on since before they were born…
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A.X.E.: JUDGMENT DAY OMEGA #1 KIERON GILLEN (W) • GUIU VILANOVA (A) • COVER BY PASQUAL FERRY Variant Cover by PEACH MOMOKO • Variant cover by ALAN DAVIS VARIANT COVER BY ALEXANDER LOZANO THE FALLOUT OF JUDGMENT DAY IS FELT!
After events, we make promises. “Nothing will ever be the same again.” For the Eternals, it’s a lie. It’s always the same and always will be. However, in the wake of Judgment Day, they discover what is truly Eternal…
40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$4.99
MIRACLEMAN BY GAIMAN & BUCKINGHAM: THE SILVER AGE #2 NEIL GAIMAN (W) • MARK BUCKINGHAM (A/C) Variant Cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI • Variant Cover by DECLAN SHALVEY
• Gaiman and Buckingham’s epic has returned and you won’t believe where the story goes.
• Miracleman has his old friend back, but Young Miracleman has never felt more alone.
• Where can a hero from a simpler time call home in this brave new world?
• Remastered from MIRACLEMAN (1985) #24 with stunning new artwork by Mark Buckingham!
48 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
DEADPOOL #1 ALYSSA WONG (W) • MARTIN COCCOLO (A/C) X-Treme Marvel Variant Cover by ROB LIEFELD VARIANT COVER BY DAVID NAKAYAMA VARIANT COVER BY MIKE HAWTHORNE VARIANT COVER BY JIM CHEUNG VARIANT COVER BY LEINIL FRANCIS YU VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY DAVID NAKAYAMA WINDOW SHADES VARIANT COVER BY TOM REILLY MARVEL’S TOP MERC IS BACK IN BUSINESS!
We all know Wade Wilson is one of the top mercenary/assassins in the Marvel Universe, even if he is simultaneously the most annoying one…but he’s pushing to make that recognition official as he auditions for the elite group known as the Atelier. Now, he has 48 hours to kill one of the world’s most famous supervillains. Only problem? He’s been kidnapped, and something…strange…is GROWING INSIDE HIM. Things are going to get gross as writer Alyssa Wong (DOCTOR APHRA, IRON FIST) and artist Martin Coccolo (BANNER OF WAR) take out their pent up aggression on everyone’s pizza-faced, jabber-mouthed, misguided, hate-to-love, love-to-hate fave…Deadpool!
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NEW MUTANTS #98 FACSIMILE EDITION ROB LIEFELD & FABIAN NICIEZA (W) • ROB LIEFELD (A/C)
The dynamic debut of Deadpool! It’s the beginning of the end for the New Mutants as Cable continues his reinvention of the squad into his own paramilitary force! But their numbers are dwindling – and Rictor’s about to be the next one making his exit! Meanwhile, Deadpool makes his entrance – but he’s not looking to join. He’s been hired to kill Cable! With swords, guns, a healing factor and an unstoppable mouth, this merc is set to make a big splash! But who is the new mystery woman riding to the rescue? Cable called, she came: Enter Domino! Prepare for high-octane mutant action from the bombastic 1990s! It’s one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting NEW MUTANTS (1983) #98.
32 PGS./All Ages …$3.99
TIGER DIVISION #1 (OF 5) EMILY KIM (W) • CREEES LEE (A) • COVER BY CREEES LEE Variant Cover by STANLEY “ARTGERM” LAU VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY STANLEY “ARTGERM” LAU Variant Cover by JUNGGEUN YOON Variant Cover by PEACH MOMOKO Variant Cover by SUNGHAN YUNE Variant Cover by CARLOS GÓMEZ Design Variant Cover by CREEES LEE Trading Card Variant Cover by RON LIM FIERCE FIGHTERS!
The defenders of South Korea take center stage! In their first ever solo series, you’ll learn more about TAEGUKGI, a powerhouse with a heart of gold; LADY BRIGHT, a card-wielding sorceress; MR. ENIGMA, a street-brawling demigod; THE GENERAL, a living totem; and GUN-R II, an android with an attitude. They’re joined by fan-favorites WHITE FOX and LUNA SNOW to form an unstoppable team. Created by our own unstoppable team, writer EMILY KIM (SILK) and artist CREEES LEE (MARVEL VOICES), this is one epic series you won’t want to miss!
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DOCTOR STRANGE: FALL SUNRISE #1 (OF 4) TRADD MOORE (W) • TRADD MOORE (A) Wraparound Cover by TRADD MOORE • VARIANT COVER BY RON LIM Variant cover by Daniel Warren Johnson • Variant cover by David Mack FROM THE MIND OF TRADD MOORE!
Doctor Strange awakens alone in a distant world not his own. Lost of purpose and surrounded by danger, the wandering sorcerer must explore this land of blades and mystery to unravel arcane secrets and escape the deadly horrors that lie in wait! From the fantastical mind of creator Tradd Moore (SILVER SURFER: BLACK) comes a Strange story like you’ve never seen!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
DEMON WARS: SHIELD OF JUSTICE #1 PEACH MOMOKO (W) • PEACH MOMOKO (A/C) VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO Variant Cover by PEACH MOMOKO Variant Cover by GURIHIRU Variant Cover by JAMES HARREN Variant Cover by NICK DRAGOTTA VARIANT COVER BY NIC KLEIN IRON SAMURAI VS. SHIELD OF JUSTICE!
Mariko Yashida is torn between two worlds: the human world and the yokai dimension–a strange world filled with stranger creatures. The denizens of the yokai dimension need Mariko’s help to stop a war that’s brewing between two factions, one led by the Iron Samurai and his spider-like ally, and the other by a shield-wielding warrior and his panther-like right hand. The clash between them could have cataclysmic consequences for both worlds! Dive deeper into the magic, mystery, and mayhem of DEMON WARS by Peach Momoko!
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PLANET HULK: WORLDBREAKER #1 (OF 5) GREG PAK (W) • MANUEL GARCIA (A) • Cover by CARLO PAGULAYAN VARIANT COVER BY ADAM KUBERT VARIANT COVER BY RYAN BROWN VARIANT COVER BY LEINIL FRANCIS YU MILLENNIUM!
• A thousand years from now on the planet Sakaar, a young woman with green skin searches for the legendary Green Scar to help save her brother from a group of apocalyptic cultists.
• But which Hulk will she find?
• And after all these years, is he truly the Sakaarson, who will save us all — or the Worldbreaker, who will destroy us?
• A shocking expansion and culmination of the mythos of Sakaar and the heart of the Hulks from PLANET HULK scribe Greg Pak and visionary DEVIL’S REIGN artist Manuel Garcia.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
X-TREME X-MEN #1 (OF 5) CHRIS CLAREMONT (W) • SALVADOR LARROCA (A/C) VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY SALVADOR LARROCA Homage Variant Cover by PHIL NOTO Classic Design Variant Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA CAT Variant Cover by CHRISSIE ZULLO • VARIANT COVER BY CARLOS GÓMEZ Hidden Gem Variant Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA THE X-TREME TEAM IS BACK!
Legendary X-scribe Chris Claremont reunites with artistic dynamo Salvador Larroca for an all-new story set just after the groundbreaking original run of X-TREME X-MEN! A powerful psychic attack on KITTY PRYDE from her old enemy OGUN brings the X-Treme team back together for a high-stakes mission…but what secret is Ogun hiding, and will even the combined might of BISHOP, SAGE, GAMBIT, ROGUE, RACHEL SUMMERS, STORM and WOLVERINE be enough to stop his insidious plan?
The X-citement starts here, with the kickoff to the arc that will have wide-reaching implications for some of your favorite X-characters!
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MURDERWORLD: AVENGERS #1 JIM ZUB & RAY FAWKES (W) • JETHRO MORALES (A) • COVER BY PACO MEDINA Variant Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA Variant Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG • Variant Cover by RYAN BROWN READY. SET. DIE!
• Hundreds are killed every year in an elaborate secret tournament run by a sadistic man with nearly limitless resources at his fingertips.
• It’s not an urban legend. It’s not a myth – MURDERWORLD is real! It’s online, and the gruesome truth has been hidden from everyone except its victims – until NOW.
• Meet Paul Pastor, the extraordinary young documentarian who’s going to expose it all…with some super-powered help. The Black Widow has a personal grudge to settle with Murderworld mastermind Arcade – but can she stop this game before it kills again?
MURDERWORLD is the wildly violent ride you’ve been waiting for. Gut-wrenching twists, unbelievable deaths, the Avengers bloodier than you’ve ever seen them before – the tormented minds of Jim Zub (Conan the Barbarbian, AVENGERS: NO SURRENDER), Ray Fawkes (One Soul, Constantine) and Jethro Morales kick off the must-have miniseries of the year!
32 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$3.99
SABRETOOTH & THE EXILES #1 (OF 5) VICTOR LAVALLE (W) • LEONARD KIRK (A) • Cover by RYAN STEGMAN Variant Cover by JOSHUA CASSARA • Variant Cover by MARIA WOLF SABRETOOTH TAKES HIS DESTINY INTO HIS OWN CLAWED HANDS!
The powers that be condemned SABRETOOTH to the pit for breaking the rules of Krakoa. But now he’s free — and ready to show the world you can’t keep Victor Creed down — even as the EXILES from Krakoa speed along in hot pursuit! A new chapter in the fan-favorite saga begins in brutal fashion, but when DR. BARRINGTON gets her hooks in Creed, he’ll be lucky to survive the first issue! Victor LaValle and Leonard Kirk return for this unforgettable installment in the chronicles of one of Marveldom’s most vicious mutants!
48 PGS./Parental Advisory …$4.99
SECRET INVASION #1 (OF 5) RYAN NORTH (W) • FRANCESCO MOBILI (A) • Cover by MATTEO LOLLI VARIANT COVER BY GABRIELE DELL’OTTO • VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY GABRIELE DELL’OTTO VARIANT COVER BY GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI • VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG HEADSHOT VARIANT COVER BY TODD NAUCK THE SKRULLS ARE BACK…
• …in a giant-sized issue kicking off an all-new five-part miniseries!
• When Maria Hill detects the merest HINT of Skrulls, she acts quickly to put her defensive plans into action. And when Nick Fury is sent to investigate a Skrull sighting in Iowa, he finds the LAST thing he was expecting!
• Our pale blue dot is in their sights, and this time, Earth’s old defenses won’t work…
• Find out who you REALLY trust: The invasion begins NOW.
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #13 ZEB WELLS (W) • JOHN ROMITA JR. (A/C) X-TREME MARVEL VARIANT COVER by RYAN STEGMAN BEYOND AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VARIANT COVER BY DARYL MANDRYK
• Hobgoblin’s story comes to a chilling end, and no one is going to be rocked harder by it than Norman Osborn!
• Witness the birth of the Gold Goblin!
• What does this mean for our Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man?!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
DEADLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #2 (OF 5) TABOO & B. EARL (W) • JUAN FERREYRA (A) • Cover by RAHZZAH Variant Cover by DAVID MACK
The creepiest Spider-Story in years continues! Beset and beleaguered by the wicked power of DEMON BEAR, Peter Parker is having nightmares whenever he falls asleep and sometimes even when he hasn’t! Worse still, it’s making his time as Spider-Man even MORE difficult! But there’s no rest for a weary spider, and the web-slinger will have no choice but to dig in and hang on – unless he wants to meet a grizzly end! (Hah. Grizzly!)
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
SPIDER-MAN #2 DAN SLOTT (W) • MARK BAGLEY (A/C) • Variant Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS X-TREME MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY IVAN SHAVRIN • VARIANT COVER BY TBA
“The End of the Spider-Verse” rages on!
• After the tragedy of the first issue, our Spider-heroes try to make a plan against Morlun. But Morlun isn’t their only problem…
• SHATHRA is back and more powerful than the last time she nearly killed Peter and Ezekiel.
• Last time, Peter tricked Shathra, and she’s had plenty of time to plan his death and the death of ALL SPIDERS!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
PETER PARKER & MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MEN DOUBLE TROUBLE #1 (OF 4) MARIKO TAMAKI & VITA AYALA (W) • GURIHIRU (A/C) Variant Cover by ROMY JONES Variant Cover by CHRISSIE ZULLO VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO
They’re friends, heroes and…sidekicks? Peter has dragged Miles into Take Your Sidekick to Work Day, and Miles is not amused — they’re both Spider-Man, after all! So when Peter makes a mistake that unleashes villainous shenanigans on New York City, it’s up to Miles to save the day — and prove who’s the true sidekick among the Spider-Men. Vita Ayala joins the fan-favorite team that brought you SPIDER-MAN & VENOM: DOUBLE TROUBLE and THOR & LOKI: DOUBLE TROUBLE for a brand-new adventure!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
SPIDER-MAN: THE LOST HUNT #1 (OF 5) J.M. DEMATTEIS (W) • EDER MESSIAS (A) • Cover by RYAN BROWN VARIANT COVER BY EJIWA “EDGE” EBENEBE VARIANT COVER BY KYLE HOTZ THE ORIGINS OF KRAVEN FINALLY REVEALED!
• J.M. DEMATTEIS continues to spin new webs within the past, this time partnered with artist EDER MESSIAS! Revealing secrets and answering mysteries Spidey fans have been waiting for — prepare to explore the depths of what made Kraven the Hunter the powerhouse villain he was!
• As PETER PARKER and MARY JANE prepare for their new lives in Portland, a man from Kraven’s past stalks them.
• Who is this mystery man, and what does he want with SPIDER-MAN?
• Find out when we return to the time period after SPIDER-MAN: THE FINAL ADVENTURE when Peter Parker was POWERLESS!
40 PGS./Rated T …$4.99
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: COSMIC REWIND #1 Kevin Shinick (W) • Gerardo Sandoval (A) • COVER BY Paco Medina
The Worldmind is collecting data for the new Xandar pavilion on Terra and who knows Earth better than Peter Quill? (Probably…a lot of people…but definitely not the other Guardians!) What Star-Lord doesn’t know, is that a Celestial has been watching and waiting for the Guardians of the Galaxy to be distracted to begin his plan to wipe humanity from existence.
32 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$3.99
THANOS: DEATH NOTES #1 J. Michael Straczynski, Torunn Grønbekk, Kyle Starks & Christopher Cantwell (W) ANDREA DI VITO, RON LIM, TRAVEL FOREMAN, & MORE (A) • Cover by Andrea Sorrentino Variant Cover by Daniel Acuña • VARIANT COVER BY Ed McGuinness Variant Cover by E.M. Gist • X-Treme Marvel Variant Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
• Spinning out of Donny Cates & Nic Klein’s THOR comes an all-new Thanos one-shot, with Ron Lim’s return to the Mad Titan!
• Thanos is missing, presumed dead. But Thor has seen a vision of his return. And it is enough to make even a God fear. To prepare himself, to prepare the universe, Thor desperately searches for answers in Thanos’ past…and finds a glimpse of the Marvel Universe’s dark future.
40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$4.99
NAMOR: CONQUERED SHORES #2 (OF 5) CHRISTOPHER CANTWELL (W) • PASQUAL FERRY (A/C) VARIANT COVER BY MATEUS MANHANINI
Does Jim Hammond, the original Human Torch, yet live? Could he hold the key to the salvation of Earth’s human refugees? Namor seeks to find out. Accompanied by Luke Cage, the Sub-Mariner sets off across what devastated surface of Earth remains, looking for answers and following traces of his oldest adversary…
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
WAKANDA #2 (OF 5) Evan Narcisse & Adam Serwer (W) • Ibraim Roberson & Natacha Bustos (A) Cover by Mateus Manhanini • VARIANT COVER BY TERRY DODSON M’BAKU PROVES HIS WORTH!
While T’Challa has been handling situations on Earth, M’Baku has acted as regent over the Intergalactic Empire. And when a foe from Wakanda’s past threatens to destroy its future, M’Baku will prove why the cosmos were entrusted to him.
Plus, Evan Narcisse and Natacha Bustos’s definitive HISTORY OF THE BLACK PANTHERS continues!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
MIDNIGHT SUNS #3 (OF 5) ETHAN SACKS (W) • LUIGI ZAGARIA (A) • Cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA VARIANT COVER BY INHYUK LEE • GAME VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE Beware the Vapors of Valtorr!
The MIDNIGHT SUNS brave the darkest and most horrifying journey imaginable to secure aid from one of the most ancient and dangerous beings in all of existence. What terrible secret from the past is AGATHA HARKNESS hiding? And what does the truth mean for ZOE LAVEAU’s future?!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
BLADE: VAMPIRE NATION #1 MARK RUSSELL (W) • MICO SUAYAN (A) • COVER BY VALERIO GIANGIORDANO VARIANT COVER BY ALEXANDER LOZANO VARIANT COVER BY TBA • VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• A deep dive into Dracula’s new kingdom as established in AVENGERS. Starring BLADE, the sheriff of Vampire Nation!
• An assassination threatens to unravel the fledgling country and spread chaos throughout the world. But is getting rid of a nation full of bloodsuckers really all that bad of an idea? Blade himself isn’t too sure…
40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$4.99
CAPTAIN AMERICA: SENTINEL OF LIBERTY #6 COLLIN KELLY & JACKSON LANZING (W) • CARMEN CARNERO (A/C) X-Treme Marvel Variant Cover by NIC KLEIN
• Captain America has misjudged his place in the battle against the elusive Outer Circle…and it’s about to cost him everything.
• The Century Game has been turned upside down. And when the dust settles, Steve Rogers’ world will never be the same again.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
CAPTAIN AMERICA: SYMBOL OF TRUTH #7 TOCHI ONYEBUCHI (W) • IG GUARA (A) • COVER BY R.B. SILVA X-Treme Marvel Variant Cover by KEN LASHLEY
• The White Wolf’s latest attack has put Falcon in critical condition and sparked a civil war in Mohannda. When Sam Wilson’s role as Captain America prevents him from pursuing his own justice on an international scale, his government contact sets him up with a surprising new partner – an old ally long thought dead.
• It’s the return of IAN ROGERS, A.K.A. NOMAD! But will Ian’s return be a blessing or a curse?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
CAPTAIN AMERICA & THE WINTER SOLDIER SPECIAL #1 COLLIN KELLY & JACKSON LANZING (W) • KEV WALKER (A) • Cover by Salvador LARROCA Spoiler Variant Cover by CARMEN CARNERO • VARIANT COVER BY Alex Maleev
Power. Money. Machine. Love. Revolution. The 20th century progressed at a more rapid pace than any other in history but not without help from the shadows. Kev Walker joins CAPTAIN AMERICA: SENTINEL OF LIBERTY writers Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing to explore the origin of Captain America’s newest foe — and what the Outer Circle’s next play means for the status of the Winter Soldier.
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IRON MAN #25 CHRISTOPHER CANTWELL, KURT BUSIEK & MUREWA AYODELE (W) ANGEL UNZUETA, BENJAMIN DEWEY & DOTUN AKANDE (A) • Cover by ALEX ROSS VARIANT COVER BY JUNGGEUN YOON • FORESHADOW VARIANT COVER BY JUAN FRIGERI AN OVERSIZED CELEBRATION OF THE GOLDEN AVENGER’S 650th ISSUE!
• It’s IRON MAN DAY in New York City, but not everyone is ready to celebrate the ongoing legacy of Tony Stark — least of all him. But a sudden crisis will once again test Tony’s heroism and challenge his commitment to the role he has assumed for himself. Must there be an Iron Man?
• Christopher Cantwell concludes his thought-provoking and powerful run as writer, as illustrated by Angel Unzueta.
• PLUS! Murewa Ayodele and Dotun Akande tell a tale of Iron Man’s quest to locate Thor amid the frozen wastelands of Niffleheim. Kurt Busiek and Ben Dewey pair up to provide an all-new vintage Iron Man adventure from the distant past featuring Madame Masque and the Radioactive Man! And get a special glimpse of what’s coming up next for the Armored Avenger!
56 PGS./Rated T+ …$5.99
GAMBIT #5 (OF 5) CHRIS CLAREMONT (W) • SID KOTIAN (A) Cover by WHILCE PORTACIO Costumes Variant Cover by RUSSELL DAUTERMAN ALL GOOD THINGS, MON AMI…
• GAMBIT and ‘RO must do battle with a trio of intergalactic bounty hunters as Remy finds himself in the crosshairs of competing forces looking for revenge…and a payday!
• LILA CHENEY rocks the galaxy with an explosive encore!
• All good things must come to an end…and will this spell the end of Gambit’s partnership with ‘Ro and with his love MARISSA?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
X-MEN LEGENDS #4 ANN NOCENTI (W) • JAVIER PINA (A) Cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI Variant Cover by Kevin Eastman BETRAYAL! DRAMA! AAAAACTION!
MOJO’s latest motion picture is off to a rousing start! But can LONGSHOT recover his memories in time to stop WOLVERINE from carrying out the execution of SHADOWCAT? No special effects or trick shots in this Mojoworld production, so every death will have to make the final cut!
Longshot co-creator Ann Nocenti calls the shots in this all-new tale set shortly after the original LONGSHOT miniseries!
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X-MEN #17 GERRY DUGGAN (W) • JOSHUA CASSARA (A) • Cover by MARTIN COCCOLO TRADING CARD VARIANT COVER BY RUSSELL DAUTERMAN THE BEST LAID PLANS…
As the new X-Men team brings deals with a seemingly unstoppable foe, one X-Man wrestles with the fact they’ve gone way too far, and another is shaken by unexpectedly getting exactly what they’d no longer allowed themselves to dream of.
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X-TERMINATORS #3 (OF 5) LEAH WILLIAMS (W) • CARLOS GÓMEZ (A) Cover by Federico Vicentini Variant Cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA VAMPIRES, VIOLENCE AND VENGEANCE!
Does it count as killing a man when the man in question is already undead? This problem is one the lovely ladies of bombs and blades are going to need to wrestle with as they brutally separate bloodsuckers’ heads from their bodies! Just when you thought the night couldn’t get more bonkers…
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LEGION OF X #7 SI SPURRIER (W) • NETHO DIAZ (A) Cover by BEN HARVEY Variant Cover by LEE GARBETT MONSTROUS TERROR HITS MUTANTKIND!
Something monstrous is afoot! Nightcrawler has developed some very uncanny physical features – and he’s not the only one. Meanwhile, Cypher and Warlock have made a startling discovery about the seemingly innocuous blooms floating out of the Astral Plane. Will the Legionnaires be able to untangle this web of threats before it envelops mutantkind?
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X-MEN RED #8 AL EWING (W) • MADIBEK MUSABEKOV (A) • Cover by RUSSELL DAUTERMAN GAMES VARIANT COVER BY NETEASE WELCOME TO THE WORLD FARM!
CABLE springs his trap for ABIGAIL BRAND – but are her plans too big for even the Askani’son to handle alone? To foil a scheme stretching from the Sol System to the Shi’ar Empire and beyond, the Soldier of Tomorrow’s going to need all the help he can get…from his very own X-MEN RED!
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MARAUDERS #8 STEVE ORLANDO (W) • ELEONORA CARLINI (A) • Cover by PEACH MOMOKO X-Treme Marvel Variant Cover by TODD NAUCK WRAPAROUND DESIGN VARIANT COVER BY ELEONORA CARLINI HERE COMES YESTERDAY — PART 2!
The Marauders go where no Krakoan has gone before! Back, at last, to the first mutant society ever! Kate Pryde might be allergic to the word “no,” but can her crew really save the past without destroying the present? And as the Marauders plan to rescue yesterday, the Threshold Three run free today! But can Krakoa survive the experience?
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WOLVERINE #27 BENJAMIN PERCY (W) • JUAN JOSÉ RYP (A) • Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU Variant Cover by MAHMUD ASRAR ALL-NEW, ALL-SAVAGE WOLVERINE!
WOLVERINE’s been sold out. BANNISTER’s been duped. And when the dust settles, there’s something…different about Logan. Wolverine’s saga in the Krakoan era takes a savage turn with a decision – and a betrayal – that changes everything!
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NEW MUTANTS #32 CHARLIE JANE ANDERS (W) ALBERTO ALBURQUERQUE, RO STEIN & TED BRANDT (A) Cover by RAFAEL DE LATORRE X-Treme Marvel Variant Cover by GERARDO SANDOVAL THE U-MEN HAVE THE NEW MUTANTS IN THEIR CLUTCHES!
The U-Men, a fanatical organization of humans hell-bent on becoming the physically superior species by stealing mutants’ power, have captured Escapade and the New Mutants. Now imprisoned on their base, Shela must use her burgeoning yet unpredictable powers to help her new friends escape. But Cerebella has a traumatic history with the U-Men, and it’ll take more than a power swap to free her from that legacy.
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X-FORCE #34 BENJAMIN PERCY (W) • CHRIS ALLEN (A) Cover by JOSHUA CASSARA Variant Cover by FRANCESCO MANNA IN SPACE, NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU SNIKT!
The planet Arakko is a new target for Arakkii pirate SEVYR BLACKMORE! But where there’s crime, there’s inevitably punishment. And that’s where X-FORCE comes in along with hired hands MAVERICK and the MERCS! But are even their combined forces up to the task of keeping these deadly warriors from overrunning the solar system?
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IMMORTAL X-MEN #8 KIERON GILLEN (W) • MICHELE BANDINI (A) • Cover by MARK BROOKS VARIANT COVER BY SERGIO DAVILA • QUIET COUNCIL VARIANT COVER BY PHIL NOTO A STUDY IN CERULEAN!
Lawks! What’s going on in foggy old London town in the year of our lord 1895? Well, it’s only Sherlock Holmes, Mystique and Destiny on the tracks of a murderer and uncovering a truth that’s significantly more sinister…
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BLACK PANTHER: UNCONQUERED #1 BRYAN EDWARD HILL (W) • ALBERTO FOCHE (A) Cover by KEN LASHLEY Variant Cover by RYAN STEGMAN NEW-READER FRIENDLY ONE-SHOT!
T’Challa faces a challenge unlike anything Wakanda has ever seen before in this all-new epic one-shot by Bryan Edward Hill (KILLMONGER) & Alberto Foche (MILES MORALES)!
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FANTASTIC FOUR #52 FACSIMILE EDITION Written by STAN LEE Penciled by JACK KIRBY Cover by JACK KIRBY
The first appearance of the Black Panther – from the wild imaginations of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby at the peak of their creative powers! On a mission in the remote African nation of Wakanda, the Fantastic Four encounter T’Challa, the warrior king – and one by one, Reed, Sue, Ben and Johnny are bested by the mighty monarch! But when Wakanda comes under attack by Ulysses Klaw and his monstrous creations made of pure sound, the FF and the Black Panther forge an alliance for the ages – and one of the Marvel Universe’s most iconic heroes shows his true mettle! It’s one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #52.
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BLACK PANTHER #11 JOHN RIDLEY (W) • GERMÁN PERALTA (A) • Cover by ALEX ROSS X-Treme Marvel Variant Cover by TAKASHI OKAZAKI THE BEGINNING OF A NEW ARC – “ALL THIS AND THE WORLD TOO”!
When global communications are shut down by an unknown militant force, the Avengers are called to stop them. But armed with powerful vibranium weapons and eerie knowledge on how to take down the Avengers one by one, this new squadron has T’Challa especially worried. And the reveal of who is leading them threatens to shatter everything T’Challa has come to understand and trust!
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SAVAGE AVENGERS #7 DAVID PEPOSE (W) • CARLOS MAGNO (A) Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU VARIANT COVER by JAVI FERNÁNDEZ BEWARE ULTRON 2099!
Trapped in a futuristic war zone ruled by the iron fist of Ultron, Jake Gallows and the Savage Avengers must embark on a high-stakes jailbreak to free the one man who could possibly bring them home. Can our time-lost heroes survive the dangers of this bold new 2099, or will this Deathlok apocalypse prove to be the Savage Avengers’ end?
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GHOST RIDER: DANNY KETCH – MARVEL TALES #1 HOWARD MACKIE (W) JAVIER SALTARES (A) COVER BY LOGAN LUBERA VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY LOGAN LUBERA
A new Ghost Rider hits the road! Danny Ketch takes on the classic flaming-skulled mantle — and becomes a comic book icon of the 1990s! In GHOST RIDER (1990) #1-3, when Danny and his sister, Barbara, are caught in the crossfire of a gang war between the Kingpin’s men and the deadly Deathwatch, Danny finds a mysterious and familiar motorcycle that will save his life — and change it forever! Evildoers beware, because the Spirit of Vengeance is coming for you — and if his chains don’t get you, his penance stare will! But will Deathwatch and his vampiric ally Blackout provide a violent end to Danny’s heroic journey before it even truly begins? The ’90s Ghost Rider’s adventures through hellfire start here!
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GHOST RIDER #8 BENJAMIN PERCY (W) • CORY SMITH (A) • Cover by KAEL NGU Miracleman Variant Cover by BRYAN HITCH X-Treme Marvel Variant Cover by MARTIN COCCOLO
Johnny Blaze and Talia Warroad — working together?!
As part of a splinter unit within the F.B.I., they will map out the shadow highways that crisscross the country, uncovering the larger design of an underworld conspiracy!
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CARNAGE #8 RAM V (W) • ROGÊ ANTÔNIO (A) • Cover by KENDRICK “kunkka” Lim X-Treme Marvel Variant Cover by JONBOY MEYERS
The Carnage symbiote traveled to Asgardian Hel with a very specific mission on its mind: reaching Malekith the Accursed! BUT TO WHAT END? What could the symbiote be trying to get out of the fallen lord of the Dark Elves? And what hell will be unleashed on the Marvel Universe in this issue once it succeeds?!
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MOON KNIGHT #17 JED MACKAY (W) • ALESSANDRO CAPPUCCIO (A) • Cover by Stephen Segovia X-Treme Marvel Variant Cover by PACO MEDINA
The Structure is poised to make their claim on New York City, but before Moon Knight and his allies can strike at them, the super-assassins Grand Mal and the Nemean must be dealt with. But how will Moon Knight handle two killers who beat him once already? And what shocking revelations will Marc Spector learn about the Fists of Khonshu?
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DAREDEVIL #5 CHIP ZDARSKY (W) • MARCO CHECCHETTO (A/C) X-Treme Marvel Variant Cover by SCOTT WILLIAMS Design Variant COVER by MARCO CHECCHETTO
After the biggest change to befall Matt Murdock in decades in the pages of DAREDEVIL #4, Matt Murdock and Elektra Natchios embark on establishing a new world order, hand in hand.
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PUNISHER #7 JASON AARON (W) • JESÚS SAIZ & PAUL AZACETA (A) • Cover by JESÚS SAIZ VARIANT COVER BY GEOFF SHAW GUEST-STARRING DAREDEVIL!
As Frank wrestles with devils within and without, Maria Castle finds more and more of her memories returning, including ones of those fateful days when her husband first returned from war. Or did he?
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STRANGE #8 JED MACKAY (W) • MARCELO FERREIRA (A) Cover by Lee Garbett VARIANT COVER BY GREG LAND WHO ARE THE BLASPHEMY CARTEL?
The secrets of the Cartel are revealed, and it comes from the unlikeliest of sources! Will this be the help Clea needs to bring peace to her adopted realm? Or will this be too much for the Sorcerer Supreme to handle?
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SHE-HULK #8 RAINBOW ROWELL (W) • LUCA MARESCA (A) Cover by JEN BARTEL X-TREME MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY DIKE RUAN
• She-Hulk’s new archnemeses have finally shown their face, and in this issue, we pull back the curtain.
• Who are they?
• What do they want with She-Hulk?
• The answers to these questions will chill you to the bone.
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STRANGE ACADEMY: FINALS #2 SKOTTIE YOUNG (W) • HUMBERTO RAMOS (A/C) Trading Card Variant Cover by Dustin Weaver X-TREME MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY DAVID BALDEON
• The students still in Strange Academy have their biggest challenge yet!
• Plus, our heroes finally get a lead on Gaslamp and their missing friend.
• But now they have to face the most terrifying villain STRANGE ACADEMY has introduced!
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GENIS-VELL: CAPTAIN MARVEL #5 (OF 5) PETER DAVID (W) • JUANAN RAMÍREZ (A) Cover by MIKE MCKONE TILL DEATH DO US PART!
• Genis-Vell and Rick Jones have been through a lot together — can they survive a final face-to-face with Death?
• You won’t expect how this one ends!
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DEFENDERS: BEYOND #5 (OF 5) AL EWING (W) • JAVIER RODRÍGUEZ (A/C) GAMES VARIANT COVER BY NETEASE THE FINAL TRIAL OF LOKI!
The final trial of Loki, America Chavez and the rest of the Defenders sees them entering…the one and only House of Ideas!
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SHANG-CHI AND THE TEN RINGS #5 GENE LUEN YANG (W) • MARCUS TO (A) • Cover by DIKE RUAN X-Treme Marvel Variant Cover by CULLY HAMNER THE ORIGIN OF THE TEN RINGS REVEALED!
Shang-Chi finally discovers their tragic history…
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ULTRAMAN: THE MYSTERY OF ULTRASEVEN #4 (OF 5) KYLE HIGGINS & MAT GROOM (W) DAVIDE TINTO (A) • COVER BY E.J. SU VARIANT COVER by FELIPE MASSAFERA
There’s a brand-new team on the scene who are sick of Ultra chaos endangering the people of Earth — and with the most advanced weapon on the planet, they’re ready to take both Ultraman and Ultraseven out of the equation permanently. Ultraman and Ultraseven are playing right into the hands of the puppet masters — and is there anything they can do to break free?
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DAMAGE CONTROL #4 (OF 5) ADAM F. GOLDBERG & HANS RODIONOFF (W) NATHAN STOCKMAN (A) COVER BY PATCH ZIRCHER
It’s been a tough first week for Gus at Damage Control. On Monday, he nearly caused a catastrophic Skrull attack. On Tuesday, he smushed a family who had been shrunk by Pym Particles, and on Wednesday, he turned himself into a monstrous guinea pig Kaiju. That’s why Gus has been banished down to research and development to assist Eugene Strausser. But introducing Gus to the one member of the Damage Control team who had a brief stint as a super villain could have dire consequences…
HANS RODIONOFF and ADAM F. GOLDBERG write Gus into terrible situations and NATHAN STOCKMAN brings the bad guys to glorious life in our super villain-packed issue with appalling appearances by Doctor Doom, Green Goblin, Red Skull, Loki, the Wrecking Crew, M.O.D.O.K. and more.
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CAPTAIN MARVEL #43 KELLY THOMPSON (W) • SERGIO DÁVILA (A) • Cover by JUAN FRIGERI X-Treme Marvel Variant Cover by FEDERICO VICENTINI Variant Cover by SERGIO DÁVILA HORROR IN THE STARS!
Many experiences honed Carol Danvers into the Captain Marvel she is today. Some of them are beautiful stories, and and some of them are horror stories! This is the latter. Join superstar scribe Kelly Thompson and “Last of the Marvels” artist Sergio Dávila as Carol and some eXciting guest stars come together on a mission in the stars that will change everything for Captain Marvel!
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THUNDERBOLTS #4 (OF 5) JIM ZUB (W) • SEAN IZAAKSE (A/C) TRADING CARD VARIANT COVER BY STEFANO CASELLI
• The Thunderbolts were hired to defend New York City from super-heroic threats of any size.
• Even the big ones.
• Especially the big ones.
• Time to go to work…
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HULK #10 DONNY CATES (W) • RYAN OTTLEY (A/C) BEYOND AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VARIANT COVER BY E.J. SU “HULK PLANET” PART TWO!
Starship Hulk has found what should be the ultimate paradise – an entire planet of Hulk-like creatures thriving under the heat of a gamma star. But Bruce can’t shake thoughts of the past or the nagging suspicion that Monolith isn’t being totally honest about what she wants from the Hulk. And then there’s the matter of the planet’s “welcoming committee”…
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CROSSGEN TALES #1 MARK WAID, RON MARZ & BARBARA KESEL (W) BUTCH GUICE, BRANDON PETERSON, BEN LAI & GREG LAND (A) Cover by PACO MEDINA • VIRGIN VARIANT Cover by PACO MEDINA
Surprising tales from a universe of fantasy, folklore and science fiction! The debut issues of four of the signature titles from the 21st century’s most innovative imprint — and some of the biggest names in comics — offer a window into other worlds! In RUSE (2001) #1, Detective Simon Archer and his assistant Emma Bishop face magic and mystery on the Victorian-esque planet Arcadia! In MYSTIC (2000) #1, meet sisters Genevieve and Giselle — one is a sorceress, one is a socialite, but their destinies are about to be transformed! In SIGIL (2000) #1, a planetary union is locked in a centuries-long war with the starfaring Saurians! And in SOJOURN (2001) #1, the archer Arwyn and her allies fight for survival in the shadow of the undead dictator Mordath! But who are the Sigil-Bearers who unite these four stories?
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PREDATOR #4 ED BRISSON (W) • KEV WALKER (A) • Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU Variant Cover by Salvador Larroca • Variant Cover by Stan Sakai
Theta’s in danger as two Predators have her cornered! It’s life or death as Theta goes head-to-head in an all-out dogfight!
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ALIEN #3 PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON (W) • JULIUS OHTA (A) • Cover by BJÖRN BARENDS Variant Cover by IBAN COELLO • Variant Cover by JONBOY MEYERS Variant Cover by LUCIO PARRILLO THE DEVIL YOU KNOW…
While searching the Xenomorph-infested Tobler-9 for an alien sample that can save humanity, “Steel Team,” the mythical Synthetic Special Operations team, has made a shocking discovery: a colony of humans who have managed to survive there for decades. With only their mutual mistrust in common, the humans and synths strike an uneasy bargain: the alien sample in exchange for Steel Team’s help in clearing a subterranean Xenomorph nest. But while the humans have had to sacrifice some of their humanity to survive, Steel Team learns that the ICARUS alien strain has taken on some disturbingly HUMAN tendencies…
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STAR WARS: REVELATIONS #1 MARC GUGGENHEIM (W) • SALVADOR LARROCA, PACO MEDINA & MORE! (A) Cover by PHIL NOTO • VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO VARIANT COVER BY BRYAN HITCH • VARIANT COVER BY JIM CHEUNG
STAR WARS: BOUNTY HUNTERS #28 ETHAN SACKS (W) • PAOLO VILLANELLI (A) Cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI Connecting Variant Cover by KEN LASHLEY REVELATIONS Variant Cover by TAURIN CLARKE PANIC AT THE ACCRETION DISCO!
• The bounty hunters are locked in a desperate attempt to escape the pull of a black hole!
• To make matters worse, the Pykes are out to kill them first!
• Meanwhile, what will Valance have to sacrifice to serve the Empire?
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STAR WARS: HAN SOLO & CHEWBACCA #7 MARC GUGGENHEIM (W) • PAUL FRY (A) Cover by PHIL NOTO Variant Cover by PASQUAL FERRY REVELATIONS Variant Cover by TAURIN CLARKE THE RETURN OF [REDACTED]!
• Outgunned and outnumbered, Chewie makes a daring escape from prison!
• Greedo is on the run, and you won’t believe who is after him!
• [REDACTED] is back! And boy, are they mad!
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STAR WARS: DARTH VADER #29 GREG PAK (W) • LUKE ROSS (A) Cover by RAHZZAH Variant Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA REVELATIONS Variant Cover by TAURIN CLARKE TECHNO (RE)UNION!
• Three decades ago, Anakin Skywalker slaughtered Wat Tambor, leader of the Techno Union, along with the rest of the Separatist leaders by the command of the Emperor.
• So who is the pirate JUL TAMBOR, what is he planning on Skako Minor, and what will the Handmaiden, who now stands at Vader’s side, do when it’s her job to choose if Jul lives or dies?
• Also, which Handmaiden is this? And will this new adventure fulfill Sabé’s dream of derailing Vader’s journey to the dark side — or simply complete it?
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STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA #26 ALYSSA WONG (W) • MINKYU JUNG (A) Cover by W. SCOTT FORBES Variant Cover by PAULINA GANUCHEAU REVELATIONS Variant Cover by TAURIN CLARKE “FRIENDS AND ENEMIES”
• SANA STARROS and her allies have cornered the SPARK ETERNAL!
• She’s determined to bring DOCTOR APHRA back, no matter what it takes!
• But will it be enough? Or will it destroy Sana, Aphra…and everyone they love?
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PLANET OF THE APES ADVENTURES: THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS HC GIST COVER Written by DOUG MOENCH Penciled by GEORGE TUSKA & ALFREDO ALCALA Covers by E.M. GIST & GIL KANE
The simian sci-fi staple, in the mighty Marvel manner! Relive the classic films Planet of the Apes and Beneath the Planet of the Apes as Marvel’s 1970s color comic adaptations are collected in one action-packed volume! When a crew of astronauts crash-lands on a strange and desolate world, they discover a society of apes with heightened intelligence and speech! And here, a race of mute humans are their slaves! Can the mission’s leader, Taylor, fight his way free and hold onto his humanity? What is the shocking secret of this Planet of the Apes? And what unfathomable danger lies beneath the surface? Find out when a second spaceship makes its way to this uncanny world and another astronaut faces a battle for survival, with the fate of the entire planet at stake! Collecting ADVENTURES ON THE PLANET OF THE APES #1-11.
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PLANET OF THE APES ADVENTURES: THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS HC KANE COVER [DM ONLY] 224 PGS./Rated T …$100.00 ISBN: 978-1-302-95074-3 Trim size: 7-1/4 x 10-7/8
WHAT IF?: INTO THE MULTIVERSE OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC MILGROM COVER Written by PETER B. GILLIS, ROY THOMAS, DANNY FINGEROTH, JIM VALENTINO, DOUG MURRAY, KURT BUSIEK, JEAN-MARC LOFFICIER, GLENN HERDLING, RICHARD HOWELL, DWAYNE MCDUFFIE, RON MARZ, GEORGE CARAGONNE, MARK GRUENWALD & MORE Penciled by STEVE DITKO, RON WILSON, GREG CAPULLO, DAVE SIMONS, MARK BAGLEY, JIM VALENTINO, RON LIM, RICH BUCKLER, RIK LEVINS, VINCE MIELCAREK, MARC JORGENSEN, GARY KWAPISZ, RICHARD HOWELL, LUKE MCDONNELL, RODNEY RAMOS, TOM MORGAN, GAVIN CURTIS, DALE EAGLESHAM, RURIK TYLER, SCOTT MCDANIEL, JOE PHILLIPS, DAVE HOOVER, MARK PACELLA & MORE Covers by AL MILGROM & RODNEY RAMOS
Anything can happen in WHAT IF? — and this is the volume to prove it! Imaginative creators line up to explore alternate possibilities in unexpected ways — featuring amazing, incredible and uncanny variants of all your favorite heroes! Ask yourself the important questions: What if the alien costume possessed Spider-Man? What if the new X-Men died on their first mission? What if the Fantastic Four all had the same power?! Plus: Professor X becomes the Juggernaut, Wolverine is an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., Daredevil kills the Kingpin and the Punisher’s family survives! Captain America won’t give up the shield, Iron Man loses the Armor Wars and the Vision destroys the Avengers! But when the Time-Keepers step in, can the Multiverse survive a cosmic crossover between the many worlds the Watcher has witnessed? Collecting WHAT IF? (1988) #1, WHAT IF? (1989) #1-39 and QUASAR #30.
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ISBN: 978-1-302-94645-6
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ADAM WARLOCK OMNIBUS HC KANE COVER Written by STAN LEE, ROY THOMAS, MIKE FRIEDRICH & JIM STARLIN with RON GOULART, GERRY CONWAY, TONY ISABELLA, BILL MANTLO, DAVID ANTHONY KRAFT & MARK GRUENWALD Penciled by JACK KIRBY, GIL KANE & JIM STARLIN with BOB BROWN, HERB TRIMPE, JERRY BINGHAM, JOHN BUSCEMA & JOHN BYRNE Covers by GIL KANE & JIM STARLIN
Created by the utopian scientists of the Enclave and hatched from the imaginations of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, there came a being known only as…Him! And when this perfect being encountered the High Evolutionary, he gained a purpose, a Soul Gem and a name: Adam Warlock! His adventures will rock your world — and Counter-Earth too! Now, Warlock’s complete original 1970s saga is collected in one volume. Featuring the first life (and death) of Adam Warlock, the debut of the Infinity Gems, the Magus saga, the all-time classic war against Thanos, the debut of Her, the resurrection of Adam Warlock and a massive treasure trove of bonus material! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #66-67, THOR (1966) #165-166, MARVEL PREMIERE #1-2, WARLOCK (1972) #1-15, INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) #176-178 and ANNUAL #6, STRANGE TALES (1951) #178-181, MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) #55, AVENGERS ANNUAL #7 and MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE (1972) #61-63 and ANNUAL #2.
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ISBN: 978-1-302-94987-7
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NEW X-MEN OMNIBUS HC QUITELY FIRST ISSUE COVER NEW PRINTING! Written by GRANT MORRISON Penciled by FRANK QUITELY, ETHAN VAN SCIVER, LEINIL FRANCIS YU, IGOR KORDEY, JOHN PAUL LEON, PHIL JIMENEZ, KERON GRANT, CHRIS BACHALO & MARC SILVESTRI Covers by FRANK QUITELY ON SALE MARCH 2023
Grant Morrison’s wildly innovative X-Men saga returns! The X-Men, reimagined with a new look and a new mission, must face weird new threats including evil twins, organ harvesters, sentient bacteria, rebellious mutant youth, power-enhancing street drugs and living weapons! Joined by wicked telepath Emma Frost and mysterious powerhouse Xorn, the X-Men go public — expanding Xavier’s school to train a new generation of mutants including the insect-like Angel, the bird-boy Beak, the living sandstorm Dust and eerie telepathic quintuplets the Stepford Cuckoos. And as secondary mutations alter familiar mutants, the team is tested when Emma Frost sets her seductive sights on Cyclops, the all-consuming Phoenix threatens to rise again, and shocking traitors plot the destruction of everything the X-Men have accomplished! Featuring the Shi’ar Imperial Guard, the X-Corporation, Fantomex and more! Collecting NEW X-MEN (2001) #114-154 and ANNUAL #1.
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ISBN: 978-1-302-94984-6
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[NEW PRINTING 3, DM ONLY]
1120 PGS./Rated T+ …$125.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-94985-3
Trim size: 7-1/4 x 10-7/8
SPIDER-MAN 2099 OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC LEONARDI FIRST ISSUE COVER Written by PETER DAVID, IAN EDGINTON, BEN RAAB, TERRY KAVANAGH, PAT MILLS, TONY SKINNER, JOHN FRANCIS MOORE, JON PETERSON & MARK WAID Penciled by RICK LEONARDI, KELLEY JONES, TOM GRINDBERG, RON LIM, CHRIS BATISTA, JIM FERN, JOE ST. PIERRE, DAVID BOLLER, ROGER ROBINSON, ANDREW WILDMAN, KEITH POLLARD, MIKE MCKONE, MALCOLM DAVIS, GRANT MIEHM, PAT BRODERICK, TOM MORGAN, GABRIEL MORRISSETTE & MORE Covers by RICK LEONARDI ON SALE APRIL 2023
Peter David’s futuristic epic, collected in full! The year 2099 is full of menaces, but none so insidious as the corrupt corporations that run the world! Miguel O’Hara, his DNA rewritten in an attempt to escape his employer Alchemax, has gained amazing powers — and become the new Spider-Man! But as Miguel battles injustice in both high and low society, menaces new and familiar come calling: Venture, the Specialist, the Vulture, the mysterious Thanatos and more! The possible return of the Asgardian gods unites Miguel with 2099’s other heroes, but who is the Net Prophet? How will Spider-Man react when Doctor Doom conquers America? And what is Miguel’s connection to Venom 2099? Collecting SPIDER-MAN 2099 (1992) #1-46 and ANNUAL #1, RAVAGE 2099 #15, X-MEN 2099 #5, DOOM 2099 #14, PUNISHER 2099 #13, SPIDER-MAN 2099 MEETS SPIDER-MAN and SPIDER-MAN 2099 SPECIAL #1.
1384 PGS./Rated T …$150.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-94779-8
Trim size: 7-1/4 x 10-7/8
SPIDER-MAN 2099 OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC LEONARDI
WEB-SWINGING COVER [DM ONLY]
1384 PGS./Rated T …$150.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-94780-4
Trim size: 7-1/4 x 10-7/8
STAR WARS LEGENDS: THE REBELLION OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC BENJAMIN COVER Written by JOHN WAGNER, PAUL ALDEN, RANDY STRADLEY, RON MARZ, JEREMY BARLOW, DARKO MACAN, BRIAN WOOD, RYDER WINDHAM, MIKE W. BARR, HENRY GILROY & LEN WEIN Penciled by CAM KENNEDY, RAÚL TREVIÑO, DAVIDÉ FABBRI, BRIAN CHING, TOMÁS GIORELLO, ADRIANA MELO, BRANDON BADEAUX, JEFF JOHNSON, JOE CORRONEY, NICOLA SCOTT, DAVE GIBBONS, CARLOS D’ANDA, RYAN KELLY, FACUNDO PERCIO, STÉPHANE CRÉTY, GARY ERSKINE, KEN STEACY, GLEN MULLALY, GLEN MURAKAMI, GLEN JOHNSON, PATCH ZIRCHER & CESAR MACSOMBOL Covers by RYAN BENJAMIN & HUGH FLEMING
The rebels have won a major battle against the Empire — and now they must win the war! In the immediate aftermath of A New Hope, Darth Vader is obsessed with discovering the identity of the rebel pilot who destroyed the Death Star. But as Vader and Luke Skywalker’s destinies begin to intertwine, neither can predict how their fates are tied together — even as the fallen Obi-Wan Kenobi haunts them both! Meanwhile, Princess Leia works to rebuild the rebel forces, but she has plans for a secret X-Wing squadron of her own! And while Luke and Wedge Antilles infiltrate the Imperial fleet, Han Solo and Chewbacca have their hands full against the bounty hunter Boba Fett! Collecting STAR WARS: EMPIRE #7, #14 and #16-27; STAR WARS: VADER’S QUEST #1-4; STAR WARS (2013) #1-20; STAR WARS KIDS (1997) #1-11, 12 (A STORY) and #13-20; and STAR WARS 3-D #1-3.
1072 PGS./Rated T …$125.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-94744-6
Trim size: 7-1/4 x 10-7/8
STAR WARS LEGENDS: THE REBELLION OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC FLEMING COVER [DM ONLY]
1072 PGS./Rated T …$125.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-94745-3
Trim size: 7-1/4 x 10-7/8
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE UNCANNY X-MEN VOL. 15 HC Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT & ROGER STERN with TOM DeFALCO & JIM SHOOTER Penciled by MARC SILVESTRI with ALAN DAVIS, KERRY GAMMILL, RICK LEONARDI, KEITH POLLARD & MARSHALL ROGERS Cover by MARC SILVESTRI ON SALE MARCH 2023
Marc Silvestri’s uncanny legacy as an X-Men artist begins here! The artist who would define a new era of mutant drama kicks things off with the X-MEN VS. AVENGERS limited series, in which Magneto is summoned to trial for crimes against humanity. Can the Avengers bring him to justice? And why are the X-Men standing in their way? Next, Alan Davis draws an epic Annual introducing the alien force named Horde! Then, Silvestri joins with mutant maestro Chris Claremont for a run of legendary stories – including the iconic “Fall of the Mutants,” which changed everything for the X-Men. In a major status quo change for the series, the X-Men relocate to Australia – where they take on the cyborg Reavers! Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) #220-231, X-MEN ANNUAL (1970) #11, X-MEN VS. AVENGERS #1-4 and material from BEST OF MARVEL COMICS.
520 PGS./Rated T …$100.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-94922-8
Trim size: 7 x 10
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE UNCANNY X-MEN VOL. 15 HC — VARIANT EDITION VOL. 338 [DM ONLY]
520 PGS./Rated T …$100.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-94921-1
Trim size: 7 x 10
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: DAZZLER VOL. 4 HC Written by ARCHIE GOODWIN & ANN NOCENTI with JIM SHOOTER, LINDA GRANT, BOB DeNATALE & JO DUFFY Penciled by PAUL CHADWICK & DON PERLIN with FRANK SPRINGER, GEOF ISHERWOOD, TOM MORGAN, AL MILGROM & COLLEEN DORAN Cover by BUTCH GUICE ON SALE MARCH 2023
Dazzler, that’s a wrap! The icon of the ’80s finishes her tour with the Marvel Masterworks in the conclusion of her original series! Alison Blaire took her last solo bow in 1986, but while Madonna was notching #1 singles, Dazzler was getting chased through sewers by super villains. Being the hardest-working mutant in show business isn’t as glamorous as you’d think! And with a prejudiced world now fully aware of her mutant status, Dazzler’s singing career is at a standstill. She desperately tries to find her place as she faces the cosmic Beyonder, battles her future X-Men teammates, romances the Beast and tries her hand at…roller derby?! Hey, it was the ’80s! Featuring early work from indie legend Paul Chadwick! Collecting DAZZLER #35-42, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST #1-4, SECRET WARS II #4 and material from MARVEL FANFARE (1982) #38.
344 PGS./Rated T …$75.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-94923-5
Trim size: 7 x 10
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: DAZZLER VOL. 4 HC — VARIANT EDITION VOL. 339 [DM ONLY]
344 PGS./Rated T …$75.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-94924-2
Trim size: 7 x 10
WOLVERINE BY BENJAMIN PERCY VOL. 2 HC Written by BENJAMIN PERCY Penciled by ADAM KUBERT, LAN MEDINA, PACO DIAZ, JAVIER FERNANDEZ, FEDERICO VICENTINI & MORE Cover by ADAM KUBERT
On the hunt for a missing sword, Logan comes face-to-face with Arakkii pirate crimelord Sevyr Blackmore! But will their fight offer the clues that Wolverine needs to catch his bitter enemy, Solem…or will it be the distraction that puts Logan right where the manipulative mutant wants him? Then, CIA agent Jeff Bannister uncovers a secret surveillance device aimed at Krakoa — but someone wants their bug back, and Bannister out of the picture. Where can Wolverine and his friend find safe haven? And the best there is gets the worst partner possible when Deadpool seeks Krakoan citizenship! Wade Wilson has uncovered a dangerous plot that could mean doom for the mutants’ safe haven, and it’s going to take a titanic team-up to quell the threat! Plus, as if that wasn’t enough — the Hand’s Hellbride seeks deadly revenge! Collecting WOLVERINE (2020) #14-25.
344 PGS./Parental Advisory …$44.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-94978-5
Trim size: 7-1/4 x 10-7/8
MARVEL STUDIOS’ DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS: THE ART OF THE MOVIE HC Written by JESS HARROLD
Doctor Strange, with the help of allies both old and new, must traverse the mind-bending and dangerous alternate realities of the Multiverse to protect a powerful young girl from a deadly, determined and deranged adversary! Continuing their popular ART OF series of movie tie-in books, Marvel Studios presents another blockbuster achievement! Featuring exclusive concept artwork and in-depth interviews with the creative team, this deluxe volume provides insider details about the making of the highly anticipated film!
224 PGS./All Ages …$60.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-94587-9
Trim size: 11-5/16 x 9-3/8
SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME — THE ART OF THE MOVIE HC Written by JESS HARROLD
For the first time in the cinematic history of Spider-Man, our friendly neighborhood hero is unmasked — and no longer able to separate his life as a high school kid from the high-stakes world of being a super hero! Caught in the spotlight, Peter must now deal with the fallout of his identity being exposed, all while applying to college and trying to enjoy his senior year with MJ and Ned. But when Peter goes to Doctor Strange for help, new threats force him to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man. Continuing their popular ART OF series of movie tie-in books, Marvel Studios presents another blockbuster achievement! Featuring exclusive concept artwork and in-depth interviews with the creative team, this deluxe volume provides insider details about the making of the highly anticipated film!
224 PGS./All Ages …$60.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-94584-8
Trim size: 11-5/16 x 9-3/8
SAVAGE AVENGERS VOL. 1: TIME IS THE SHARPEST EDGE TPB Written by DAVID PEPOSE Penciled by CARLOS MAGNO Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
A bold new beginning for Marvel’s most savage super heroes! Since his exile from his own time, Conan the Barbarian has conquered every foe the modern-day Marvel Universe has to offer — but what happens when this hard-edged Cimmerian finds himself targeted by the cybernetic future soldier called Deathlok? Outgunned and outmatched, Conan must turn to an unlikely group of loners, berserkers and killers if he hopes to survive — a sensational new lineup that will resonate across every era of the House of Ideas! But as Deathlok pursues Conan and these new Savage Avengers from the present day back to the Hyborian Age, can anything stop his murderous manhunt? Who is behind Deathlok’s assault? And can this hastily assembled team handle the dangers that lurk in every corner of Conan’s home era? Collecting SAVAGE AVENGERS (2022) #1-5.
112 PGS./Parental Advisory …$15.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-94538-1
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
CAPTAIN AMERICA: SYMBOL OF TRUTH VOL. 1 — HOMELAND TPB Written by TOCHI ONYEBUCHI, JACKSON LANZING & COLLIN KELLY Penciled by MATTIA DE IULIS, R.B. SILVA & IG GUARA Cover by ALEX ROSS
Captain America soars again in a new era for truth and liberty! The world is finally ready for two Caps, so Sam Wilson picks up a shield once more – and enters a world of trouble! Following a lead from Misty Knight, Sam intercepts a mysterious group hijacking what appears to be an empty train. But as Sam and his partner, the new Falcon, dig deeper, they discover that this plot may be connected to a crucial piece of Captain America history – and, surprisingly, to the nation of Wakanda! But how is Deadpool involved?! To find answers, Sam Wilson and Wade Wilson must team up in Latveria – and you know what that means! When Doctor Doom learns of the interlopers in his midst, can Cap escape with his life? Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA (2022) #0 and CAPTAIN AMERICA: SYMBOL OF TRUTH #1-6.
176 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-94540-4
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
FANTASTIC FOUR: ANTITHESIS TPB Written by MARK WAID with DENNIS O’NEIL Penciled by NEAL ADAMS with MIKE WIERINGO Cover by NEAL ADAMS ON SALE JANUARY 2023
Legendary artist Neal Adams illustrates his first ever full-length Fantastic Four story — and FF legend Mark Waid is back to join him! An unstoppable meteor of unknown origin has just erupted from hyperspace — and unless the Fantastic Four can keep it from hitting Manhattan, millions will die! But worse is yet to come. Galactus has vanished — and only he has the power to defeat his Negative Zone equivalent, the mysterious Antithesis! The Silver Surfer leads Reed, Sue, Ben and Johnny on a mad race across the galaxy in search of the World-Eater — but if they fail, desperate times may call for desperate measures. Cosmic rays gave them their powers — but what will the Power Cosmic do to the FF?! Plus: Two classic tales by Waid and Adams! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR: ANTITHESIS #1-4, X-MEN (1963) #65 and FANTASTIC FOUR (1998) #60.
144 PGS./Rated T …$17.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-91996-2
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
AMAZING FANTASY TPB Written by KAARE ANDREWS Penciled by KAARE ANDREWS Cover by KAARE ANDREWS ON SALE JANUARY 2023
Kaare Andrews (SPIDER-MAN: REIGN) presents an all-new vision of the Marvel Universe! Spy-school Black Widow, teenage Spider-Man, World War II Captain America — the most iconic versions of your favorite Marvel characters from across time and space — all wake up on an island of intrigue, darkness and far-out fantasy. Are they dead? Are they dreaming? Or have they truly been transported to another fantastical realm? And as the heroes explore their uncanny surroundings, can they find a way to return home? This isn’t just a love letter to your favorite Marvel eras, it’s a reinvestment in the seminal characters you’ve always loved, plucked from their quintessential timelines. This is the one you’ve been waiting for, True Believers — an Amazing Fantasy for the ages! Collecting AMAZING FANTASY (2021) #1-5 and AMAZING FANTASY PRELUDE INFINITY COMIC.
144 PGS./Rated T+ …$15.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-91456-1
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
ANT-MAN: ANT-IVERSARY TPB Written by AL EWING with STAN LEE & LARRY LIEBER Penciled by TOM REILLY with JACK KIRBY & DON HECK Cover by TOM REILLY
Celebrate the astonishing legacy of the Ant-Man with every hero who ever donned the helmet! Reacquaint yourself with Hank Pym, the original Ant-Man, during his early days as a costumed hero! Join the irredeemable Eric O’Grady on an untold adventure set during the events of SECRET INVASION! And in the present day, reconnect with Scott Lang as he tries to stop the villainous Black Ant from freeing the killer android Ultron from captivity! But in the far future, who is the new hero calling himself Ant-Man? And what can he do against an Ultron who has become a god?! Plus: Classic tales featuring Hank at the mercy of the pernicious Protector — and tackling the terrible Time-Master! Collecting ANT-MAN (2022) #1-4 and material from TALES TO ASTONISH (1959) #37 and #43.
128 PGS./Rated T+ …$15.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-94542-8
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
NEW FANTASTIC FOUR: HELL IN A HANDBASKET TPB Written by PETER DAVID Penciled by ALAN ROBINSON Cover by NICK BRADSHAW
Spider-Man! Ghost Rider! Wolverine! The Hulk! When these unlikely heroes first banded together to briefly become the new Fantastic Four, they made Marvel history. Now this fan-favorite team returns in an all-new adventure! Set shortly after the events of the group’s first appearance, brace yourself for a wild ride and guest stars aplenty — including, of course, the original FF! And a series of mystery villains you’ll never see coming! But can even this powerhouse quartet handle the heat from a demonically possessed Human Torch?! Or will they need a little extra firepower to avoid being toast? Writer Peter David dances between the raindrops of continuity to spin a new tale of this fabled fantastical foursome! Collecting NEW FANTASTIC FOUR #1-5.
128 PGS./Rated T+ …$15.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-93220-6
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
SPIDER-PUNK: BANNED IN D.C. TPB Written by CODY ZIGLAR Penciled by JUSTIN MASON Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL
Anarchy in the Spider-Verse! Hobie Brown is the head-spiked Spider-Punk — all set to protect Earth-138 with his ax in hand and his chaotic band of punk-rockin’ heroes backing him! But even though the Norman Osborn of Hobie’s dimension is dead, will the chaos he created be too much for Spider-Punk and the gang to handle? What secrets lie under the community center Spidey and his crew call home base? And why is Taskmaster crashing the party to stomp out Spider-Punk? It all ties back to one thing, and Hobie had better figure it out fast. It’s time to take to the road in the Spider-Van, but Hobie and crew will soon end up joining Daredevil in the giant shadow of the Kingpin! Prepare for an arachnid adventure like you’ve never seen before! Kick it! Collecting SPIDER-PUNK #1-5.
112 PGS./Rated T+ …$15.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-93462-0
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
CAPTAIN MARVEL VOL. 8: THE TRIALS TPB Written by KELLY THOMPSON & TORUNN GRØNBEKK Penciled by JULIUS OHTA, JUAN FRIGERI, ÁLVARO LÓPEZ & CARLOS GÓMEZ Cover by R.B. SILVA
Captain Marvel no more! After surviving a brutal fight, Carol Danvers deserves a break — and so does her fellow “Marvel” Monica Rambeau. But when Carol suddenly goes missing, the newly sentient cosmic entity called Binary must take her place — though stepping into the shoes of one of Earth’s greatest heroes is no easy feat! And as the mysterious Binary finds herself plunged into a world she barely understands, the questions about exactly who — and what — she is grow ever deeper! But where is Captain Marvel anyway?! Would you believe captured by Agatha Harkness and a tribunal of some of Marvel’s most powerful magic-wielders?! Plus: Carol Danvers is a jailbird in a cosmic prison — locked up along with those space-faring pirates, the Starjammers! Collecting CAPTAIN MARVEL (2019) #37-41 and ANNUAL #1.
144 PGS./Rated T+ …$17.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-93264-0
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
MILES MORALES VOL. 8: EMPIRE OF THE SPIDER TPB Written by SALADIN AHMED Penciled by CHRISTOPHER ALLEN, ALBERTO FOCHE, CARMEN CARNERO & PACO MEDINA Cover by TAURIN CLARKE
Miles Morales and Shift embark on an interdimensional quest! Their first stop is Brooklyn — but not the one they know. They’re entering the Empire of the Spider! Prepare to discover a horrific timeline where Miles’ clone Selim rules with an iron fist! The only thing standing in the way of this evil Spider-Man’s oppressive regime is a rebellion led by some familiar faces: General Ganke Lee and a very grown-up and extremely badass Capitán Billie Morales! But who else from Miles’ family is out there? And what is he prepared to sacrifice to save the ones he loves? The Miles and Shift who set out on this journey through the Multiverse aren’t going to be the same people who come back. Why is that? Ask Ultimatum! Collecting MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN #37-42.
144 PGS./Rated T …$17.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-93312-8
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
MECH STRIKE: MONSTER HUNTERS TPB Written by CHRISTOS GAGE Penciled by PACO DIAZ COVER BY E.J. SU ON SALE DECEMBER 2022
Brace yourself for armored action on a truly massive scale! In AVENGERS: MECH STRIKE, Earth’s Mightiest Heroes donned new mech armor to battle an unprecedented threat. Now a trio of the world’s most notorious super villains, assembled by Doctor Doom, have used the Eye of the Kraken to give themselves a mystical — and monstrous — upgrade! In order to defeat their foes, the Avengers must undergo a similar transformation — and become Monster Hunters! As the heroes contend with their strange new powers, they team with some unlikely allies: Rocket, Groot and Ghost-Spider. But will even these new additions to the armored-up Avengers be enough to defeat Doctor Doom and his ever-expanding monster army — especially when Doom evolves into his final, fiendish form?! Collecting MECH STRIKE: MONSTER HUNTERS #1-5.
112 PGS./Rated T+ …$15.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-94661-6
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
X-MEN: THE ANIMATED SERIES — THE FURTHER ADVENTURES TPB Written by RALPH MACCHIO, NEL YOMTOV, KELLY CORVESE, ROBERT LORING FLEMING & MORE Penciled by BEN HERRERA, MIKE S. MILLER, ANDY KUHN, DEREC AUCOIN, YANCEY LABAT, ALEX SAVIUK, DON HECK, ARTIE RUIZ & MORE Cover by YANCEY LABAT ON SALE DECEMBER 2022
Animated-style adventures from one of the X-Men’s greatest eras! Wolverine tackles the Hulk and Cyclops battles demons, while Beast and Gambit face Mister Sinister’s evil machinations — with help from Spider-Man! When Magneto and his Brotherhood commit an act of war, it triggers the coming of Apocalypse! Gambit finds himself in the middle of a showdown between the Thieves and Assassins Guilds, and the X-Men battle Sabretooth, the Sentinels and more — but will they become media darlings in the maddening Mojoverse? And when the Shi’ar Empire, the Watcher, the Living Tribunal and more gather, brace yourself for a big finish on a cosmic scale! Plus: The X-Men take on Juggernaut, Mystique, the Morlocks and more in rarely seen tales! Collecting ADVENTURES OF THE X-MEN #1-12, ADVENTURES OF SPIDER-MAN #3 and material from SPIDER-MAN MAGAZINE #1-13 and SPIDER-MAN MAGAZINE SPECIAL #1-2.
448 PGS./Rated T …$39.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-94788-0
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
STAR WARS: OBI-WAN — A JEDI’S PURPOSE TPB Written by CHRISTOPHER CANTWELL Penciled by ARIO ANINDITO, LUKE ROSS, ALESSANDRO MIRACOLO, MADIBEK MUSABEKOV & ADRIANA MELO Cover by PHIL NOTO
Fast approaches the ultimate destiny of one of the Jedi’s most renowned masters! As Obi-Wan Kenobi spends his final days in the remote deserts of Tatooine, he takes time to reflect on — and record — key moments from his long and heroic life. Writing in old, leather-bound journals from his hermit’s hut, Obi-Wan remembers a watershed adventure on Coruscant, which he narrowly survived when he was but 8 years old. But this was just the beginning of his incredible Jedi journey! Thrill to untold tales of Obi-Wan Kenobi’s days as a young Jedi Initiate, his trials as a Padawan, the crucible of Jedi Knighthood and the Clone Wars and some of the earliest challenges he faced as a true Master of the Force! Collecting STAR WARS: OBI-WAN #1-5.
120 PGS./Rated T …$15.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-94713-2
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA VOL. 5 — THE SPARK ETERNAL TPB Written by ALYSSA WONG Penciled by MINKYU JUNG COVER BY W. SCOTT FORBES
Aphra and Sana hurtle toward a showdown that will change everything! The Spark Eternal corrupts everything it touches, and Doctor Aphra is no exception! Trapped inside her own tainted mind, Aphra’s only hope for escape lies in her own memories — but can she find a way out before the Spark consumes her completely? And as Sana Starros comes face-to-face with an ancient, malevolent presence, she will have to make a choice — and quickly. Can she save Aphra? Can she even save herself? Everyone involved is hiding deadly secrets, and the Spark has plans of its own! As its power grows, so does its hunger. But what is the truth behind its origin? Collecting STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA (2020) #21-25.
120 PGS./Rated T …$15.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9478-1
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
STAR WARS: DARTH VADER BY GREG PAK VOL. 5 — THE SHADOW’S SHADOW TPB Written by GREG PAK Penciled by RAFFAELE IENCO & MARCO CASTIELLO Cover by PAUL RENAUD
Darth Vader in partnership with a sworn enemy! As the Dark Lord of the Sith allies with Sabé, once the handmaiden of Padmé Amidala, who is leading whom to their doom? A deep secret is revealed, and it all leads back to Padmé — and her last words. As Vader targets a corrupt Imperial governor, is he still driven by his quest for order — or has his encounter with shades from the past awoken new motivations? Meanwhile, few figures in the galaxy are more different than Sabé and the assassin Ochi of Bestoon. So when they’re forced to work together and the knives inevitably come out, who’s still standing at the end? Plus: We all know about Anakin Skywalker’s aversion to finely ground particulate matter — and now there’s a sandstorm coming for Darth Vader! Collecting STAR WARS: DARTH VADER #23-27.
120 PGS./Rated T …$15.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-93267-1
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
TRIALS OF X VOL. 3 TPB Written by BENJAMIN PERCY, TINI HOWARD, GERRY DUGGAN & ZEB WELLS Penciled by ADAM KUBERT, MARCUS TO, PEPE LARRAZ & ROGÊ ANTÔNIO Cover by Stephen Segovia ON SALE DECEMBER 2022
Deadly confrontations darken the Trials of X! Wolverine’s quest brings him face-to-face with Arakkii pirate crime lord Sevyr Blackmore! Captain Britain and Excalibur may be reunited, but an escort mission into Otherworld reveals deep political unrest among Saturnyne’s court — and a brutal sacrifice bears fruit! As threats hurtle toward Earth from all sides, the fearless X-Men fight a seemingly unstoppable wave of annihilation! And Mister Sinister’s abandoned clone is returning to Krakoa to reclaim the cape — and destroy the Hellions! Collecting WOLVERINE (2020) #15-16, EXCALIBUR (2019) #22, X-MEN (2021) #2 and HELLIONS #13-14.
168 PGS./Parental Advisory …$17.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-94955-6
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
TRIALS OF X VOL. 4 TPB Written by ZEB WELLS, BENJAMIN PERCY, AL EWING & SI SPURRIER Penciled by ROGÊ ANTÔNIO, JOSHUA CASSARA, ROBERT GILL, GUIU VILANOVA & BOB QUINN Cover by Stefano Caselli ON SALE DECEMBER 2022
Secrets and lies in the Trials of X! Psylocke’s hidden deal with Mister Sinister is about to come back to bite her — and cause a schism within the Hellions! Meanwhile, Krakoa comes under plant-based attack. Can X-Force get to the root of the problem before Dr. Bloodroot kills again? Storm has ascended to the throne of Arakko — and now she speaks for Sol on the galactic stage. But when you have to prove to your people who you are, every single day without fail…what becomes of who you were? And Nightcrawler must act fast to avoid catastrophe as the laws of Krakoa (and physics) are tested to their limits! Collecting HELLIONS #15, X-FORCE (2019) #21-22, S.W.O.R.D. (2020) #8 and WAY OF X #4-5.
168 PGS./Parental Advisory …$17.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-94956-3
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
LEGION OF X BY SI SPURRIER VOL. 1 TPB Written by SI SPURRIER Penciled by JAN BAZALDUA Cover by DIKE RUAN ON SALE DECEMBER 2022
Krakoa has laws — but does it have justice? The island-nation must safeguard itself against those who would damage its peace or traumatize its people. The lost must be found, and the wicked must face redemption — or retribution. It’s up to the swashbuckling Nightcrawler to keep the spark alive on the ground — and Professor X’s son, Legion, to host his unique team in the psychedelic mindspace called the Altar! With Pixie on point, Juggernaut as a one-man riot squad and a host of X-favorites on the beat, the Legion of X will do anything to protect mutants’ right to pursue happiness and hope. But who is the Skinjacker possessing innocent mutants, and will Arakkii badass Weaponless Zsen be friend or foe? The Destiny of X bares its heart and soul right here! Collecting LEGION OF X #1-5.
152 PGS./Rated T+ …$17.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-93469-9
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
X-MEN ’92: HOUSE OF XCII TPB Written by STEVE FOXE Penciled by SALVA ESPIN Cover by DAVID BALDEÓN ON SALE DECEMBER 2022
Everyone’s favorite X-Men have returned — but everything is different! Mutants are taking a huge leap forward by founding their own nation on the island of Krakoa — guided by Professor X, Magneto and a mysterious, long-lived mutant who knows much more than she should. Mutantkind is ready to protect their new homeland from threats of all kinds — but if they knew the truth about the mutant whose secret power of resurrection was the key to it all, would they be so eager to sacrifice everything to defend their founders’ dream? That’s right, the ’90s X-Men are tackling the Krakoan Age thirty years early — including Arakko, the gala and more — and it’s not going to go the way that you expect! Collecting X-MEN ’92: HOUSE OF XCII #1-5.
112 PGS./Rated T …$15.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-93471-2
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
X LIVES OF WOLVERINE/X DEATHS OF WOLVERINE TPB Written by BENJAMIN PERCY Penciled by JOSHUA CASSARA & FEDERICO VICENTINI Cover by ADAM KUBERT ON SALE DECEMBER 2022
A pivotal tale for the Krakoan era! The mutant known as Wolverine has lived for decades under many identities, but now the fate of the future is entwined with his past! When a time-traveling assassin targets a key figure in mutant history, Logan must travel back to various points in his own long life to stop him. Fan-favorite eras and never-before-seen adventures will be explored! Meanwhile in the present, Moira MacTaggert finds herself cut off from Krakoa and on the run. Who — or what — is the mysterious figure chasing her? And with Wolverine busy saving the past, can his extended family step up to safeguard the future? Benjamin Percy presents a time-shredding saga across all of Wolverine’s history — and futures yet to come! Collecting X LIVES OF WOLVERINE #1-5 and X DEATHS OF WOLVERINE #1-5.
304 PGS./Parental Advisory …$50.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-93123-0
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
X-FORCE BY BENJAMIN PERCY VOL. 5 TPB Written by BENJAMIN PERCY Penciled by ROBERT GILL Cover by JOSHUA CASSARA ON SALE DECEMBER 2022
Enter Cerebrax! As Wolverine returns to Krakoa, a mind-melding new threat grips the island via a security flaw that X-Force will have to patch — with extreme prejudice! Where does Cerebrax come from, and what does it want with Forge? Its hunger for minds is insatiable — but when Cerebrax absorbs the consciousnesses and powers of Krakoa’s most powerful mutants, X-Force will need to step it up, big time! But just as Quentin Quire starts to live up to his potential, Cerebrax targets the biggest mutant of all: Krakoa itself! A fight this big is going to take all the power X-Force can muster! Plus: Now that Earth has a new dominant species in mutantkind, it’s time for Kraven the Hunter to prove once more that he remains the apex predator! Collecting X-FORCE (2019) #27-33.
192 PGS./Parental Advisory …$19.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-93266-4
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN EPIC COLLECTION: INVASION OF THE SPIDER-SLAYERS TPB Volume #24 in the Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collections Written by DAVID MICHELINIE, ERIC FEIN, STEVEN GRANT, JACK HARRIS, ROY THOMAS, PETER DAVID & MORE Penciled by MARK BAGLEY, AARON LOPRESTI, JEFF JOHNSON, TOM LYLE, MICHAEL BAIR, JIM CRAIG & MORE Cover by MARK BAGLEY
The Spider-Slayers are back! Spider-Man is under siege when deadly robots start attacking every time he appears in public. Who is behind their unrelenting assaults? Can Spidey uncover the truth with Electro and the Scorpion standing in his way? And what side deal has Felicia Hardy, the former Black Cat, made with the Tinkerer? Meanwhile, Peter Parker’s parents have recently returned home, but a mysterious man is watching their every move. And Venom goes on trial for his crimes — but after an eye-opening battle with Spider-Man, will he turn over a new leaf? Plus: Styx and Stone strike! Annex attacks! And Spider-Man and Doctor Strange duke it out with demons in the Death Dimension! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #368-377, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL (1964) #27, SPIDER-MAN/DR. STRANGE: THE WAY TO DUSTY DEATH and SPIDER-MAN SPECIAL EDITION: THE TRIAL OF VENOM.
424 PGS./Rated T+ …$39.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-94832-0
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
SILVER SURFER EPIC COLLECTION: THE RETURN OF THANOS TPB Volume #5 in the Silver Surfer Epic Collections Written by STEVE ENGLEHART, JIM VALENTINO, JIM STARLIN, STAN LEE & KEITH POLLARD Penciled by RON LIM, RON FRENZ & KEITH POLLARD Cover by RON LIM ON SALE JANUARY 2022
Kree-Skrull War II! The Silver Surfer has been manipulated into joining the conflict between the Kree and the Skrulls, and now his homeworld of Zenn-La has become a target! What sacrifice must Norrin Radd make to protect his people? As the war becomes ever more complex, Shalla-Bal learns that one side has a traitor in its midst! Both empires are being manipulated by outside forces, but can the Surfer discover the truth before the bloodshed gets any worse? Then, to correct what she sees as “the great imbalance,” Death has resurrected Thanos of Titan — and he means to kill half of all living beings in the universe! Can the Surfer dissuade Thanos from this grim task, or will Drax the Destroyer and the Impossible Man get in the way? Collecting SILVER SURFER (1987) #24-38 and SILVER SURFER: THE ENSLAVERS.
480 PGS./Rated T+ …$44.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-94829-0
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
DEFENDERS EPIC COLLECTION: THE DAY OF THE DEFENDERS TPB Volume #1 in the Defenders Epic Collections Written by ROY THOMAS & STEVE ENGLEHART with LEN WEIN Penciled by SAL BUSCEMA, ROSS ANDRU & BOB BROWN with GENE COLAN, MARIE SEVERIN, HERB TRIMPE & DON HECK Cover by NEAL ADAMS ON SALE DECEMBER 2022
The day of the Defenders has come! Roy Thomas joined his Titans Three of the Incredible Hulk, the Sub-Mariner and the Silver Surfer together with Doctor Strange to create comics’ greatest “non-team,” the Defenders! They don’t rely on bylaws and butlers like other teams. They join together in moments of utmost crisis to face incomprehensible enemies! But when they encounter heroes of a more conventional stripe, it’s war — the watershed hero vs. hero Avengers/Defenders War, no less! The original Defenders are soon joined by Hawkeye and Valkyrie and face Dormammu, the Enchantress, Loki, the sorcerer Cyrus Black and the horror of the Nameless One in this historic Epic Collection! Collecting DOCTOR STRANGE (1968) #183, SUB-MARINER (1968) #22 and #34-35, INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) #126, MARVEL FEATURE (1971) #1-3, DEFENDERS (1972) #1-11, AVENGERS (1963) #116-118 and material from AVENGERS (1963) #115.
480 PGS./Rated T …$44.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-93356-2
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
IRON MAN: HEROES RETURN – THE COMPLETE COLLECTION VOL. 2 TPB Written by KURT BUSIEK, ROGER STERN, JOE CASEY, DAN JURGENS, HOWARD MACKIE & RICHARD HOWELL Penciled by SEAN CHEN, TERRY SHOEMAKER, PATCH ZIRCHER, JOHN ROMITA JR. & MORE Cover by SEAN CHEN ON SALE DECEMBER 2022
The heroes may have returned, but Iron Man may not be around for much longer! Things get explosive when Nitro targets Tony Stark at a public opening! With newly modified armor, Shellhead takes on his biggest foes, literally: Fin Fang Foom and Ultimo! Tony helps Carol Danvers battle her demons, and Iron Man is assaulted…by War Machine?! But when an ancient rivalry is renewed between eight mystic powerhouses, including the mighty Cyttorak, it will take the combined strength of Iron Man, Thor and Spider-Man to have any hope against the unstoppable Juggernaut’s fellow Exemplars! Plus: Revisit the “Iron Age” of Tony Stark from the perspective of Pepper Potts, the woman who knows him best! Collecting IRON MAN (1998) #15-25 and ANNUAL ’99, THOR (1998) #17, PETER PARKER: SPIDER-MAN #11, JUGGERNAUT (1999) #1 and IRON MAN: THE IRON AGE #1-2.
504 PGS./Rated T …$44.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-94824-5
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
FANTASTIC FOUR BY JONATHAN HICKMAN: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION VOL. 4 TPB Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN Penciled by RON GARNEY, MIKE CHOI, GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI, RYAN STEGMAN, NICK DRAGOTTA, GABRIEL HERNANDEZ WALTA & ANDRÉ LIMA ARAÚJO Cover by RYAN STEGMAN ON SALE DECEMBER 2022
Jonathan Hickman’s groundbreaking run comes to an explosive end! First, explore the future and the past: Witness the Fantastic Four of the year 3030 and learn the secret history of Marvel’s First Family! Then follow the team on a journey through an alien landscape as a life hangs in the balance! And when the fallout from the Kree-Inhuman war threatens galactic peace, how will it affect Ronan and Crystal? Meanwhile, the Panther God decides the fate of T’Challa. Who will be the Black Panther? And the kids of the Future Foundation explore the farthest reaches of the Marvel Universe, from Wakanda to the Negative Zone! But when the Wizard returns to claim his “son,” Bentley-23, the Fantastic Four and the Future Foundation must join forces to save him! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR (1998) #605-611 and #605.1 and FF (2011) #17-23.
368 PGS./Rated T+ …$34.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-93358-6
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN EPIC COLLECTION: KRAVEN’S LAST HUNT TPB – NEW PRINTING! Volume #17 in the Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collections Written by PETER DAVID, DAVID MICHELINIE, J.M. DEMATTEIS, CHRISTOPHER PRIEST & MORE Penciled by JOHN ROMITA JR., ALEX SAVIUK, MIKE ZECK, MARK BEACHUM, PAUL RYAN, MARK BRIGHT, STEVE GEIGER & MORE Cover by MIKE ZECK ON SALE JANUARY 2023
Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson are getting married! But Kraven the Hunter is going to make sure the wall-crawler ends up six feet under — literally! It begins with an all-time classic encounter with Wolverine that changes Spidey’s life forever, leading to the death of one of his best friends! In the wake of tragedy, Peter pops the question — but the honeymoon is short-lived, as Kraven goes to extreme lengths to prove himself superior to his greatest foe! As one of comics’ most introspective, psychological sagas ever unfolds, the Hunter will learn that it’s one thing to defeat Spider-Man — but another to expect him to stay down! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #289-294, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL (1964) #20-21, SPIDER-MAN VS. WOLVERINE #1, WEB OF SPIDER-MAN (1985) #29-32 and PETER PARKER, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) #131-132.
496 PGS./Rated T+ …$44.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-95033-0
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
IRON MAN EPIC COLLECTION: RETURN OF THE GHOST TPB – NEW PRINTING! Volume #14 in the Iron Man Epic Collections Written by BOB LAYTON, DAVID MICHELINIE, MIKE SAENZ, ROGER MCKENZIE & KEN STEACY Penciled by BUTCH GUICE, DENYS COWAN, ALAN KUPPERBERG, BOB LAYTON, MIKE SAENZ & KEN STEACY Cover by BOB LAYTON ON SALE DECEMBER 2022
The Ghost is back! As Tony Stark struggles with the ramifications of the Armor Wars, he must convince the world there’s a new Iron Man — and what better way to boost Shell-Head’s popularity than stopping a nuclear satellite from crashing to Earth! Spider-Man helps out against the Radioactive Man as Steve Rogers and Ant-Man drop by! But while an alien spreads horror in orbit, the Rhino wreaks havoc on Earth! Fearsome foes are lining up to take down Iron Man — but will Blacklash, Blizzard and Boomerang help him against the Ghost? And will the most dangerous threat of all be Grey Gargoyle, the Mandarin, Doctor Doom…or Tony’s new flame, Kathy Dare?! Plus: Iron Man stars in the world’s first computer-generated graphic novel! Collecting IRON MAN (1968) #233-244, IRON MAN: CRASH and MARVEL FANFARE (1982) #22-23 and #44.
480 PGS./Rated T+ …$44.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-94689-0
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
DEADPOOL: BAD BLOOD TPB Written by ROB LIEFELD, CHRIS SIMS & CHAD BOWERS Penciled by ROB LIEFELD Cover by ROB LIEFELD ON SALE JANUARY 2023
Wade Wilson has been shooting, stabbing and otherwise annoying people for a long time. He’s made a lot of enemies. But one he can’t quite place is the brutal Thumper, who keeps showing up out of the blue to pound him into jelly! What is Deadpool’s past connection to this beefy face-masher? Wade has as much of a clue as you do! So he decides to call in some help from an old friend/foe/friend: Domino! Can Deadpool and Domino uncover Thumper’s secrets before Wade gets his keister kicked in again? And can answers be found in a secret mission from years ago that brought Deadpool and X-Force together? Cable, Garrison Kane and more familiar faces guest-star in Rob Liefeld’s most ambitious Deadpool story ever! Check it out — before Deadpool checks YOU out! Collecting DEADPOOL: BAD BLOOD #1-4.
128 PGS./Parental Advisory …$19.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-90154-7
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
DEADPOOL: BLACK, WHITE & BLOOD TPB Written by TOM TAYLOR, ED BRISSON, JAMES STOKOE, DAVID LAPHAM, MARIA LAPHAM, KARLA PACHECO, DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON, JAY BARUCHEL, FRANK TIERI, STAN SAKAI, CHRISTOPHER YOST, SANSHIRO KASAMA & MICHAEL ALLRED Penciled by PHIL NOTO, WHILCE PORTACIO, JAMES STOKOE, PETE WOODS, LEONARD KIRK, DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON, PACO MEDINA, TAKASHI OKAZAKI, STAN SAKAI, MARTIN COCCOLO, HIKARU UESUIGI & MICHAEL ALLRED Cover by ADAM KUBERT ON SALE JANUARY 2023
What’s black, white and red all over? A collection packed with blood-drenched tales of violence and mayhem led by Marvel’s mirthful mercenary himself, Deadpool! Wade Wilson curses streaming platforms, laments the loss of video stores and invades a foreign country — all in the name of his favorite screen idol! Deadpool enjoys his long-awaited reunion with Gabby Kinney, A.K.A. Scout! The Merc with a Mouth battles the man who can’t miss: Bullseye! Plus: The age-old parable of how Deadpool got his swords — and more, filled with gore! You want to see today’s top talent take it to the edge to bring you the wildest Wade Wilson adventures yet?! Then this is the book for you! It’s like a classic black-and-white movie — but with way more blood! Collecting DEADPOOL: BLACK, WHITE & BLOOD #1-4.
136 PGS./Parental Advisory …$17.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-93109-4
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
MIGHTY MARVEL MASTERWORKS: DOCTOR STRANGE VOL. 2 – THE ETERNITY SAGA GN-TPB Written by STAN LEE & STEVE DITKO with ROY THOMAS & DENNIS O’NEIL Penciled by STEVE DITKO Covers by LEONARDO ROMERO & STEVE DITKO
First, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko introduced the Master of the Mystic Arts. Now, in this second Mighty Marvel Masterworks volume they make him a legend. The Eternity Saga is a multi-part adventure that many consider it be one of the greatest Marvel stories of all time. In it, Baron Mordo gains new power from the dread Dormammu, so much power that he strikes down the Ancient One and forces Doctor Strange to go on the run. As Strange races across the globe and into new dimensions, he seeks the aid of the all-encompassing Eternity. The epic conclusion pits Strange against Dormammu with the lives of Clea and the Ancient One in the balance. Also featuring Doctor Strange/Spider-Man iconic team-up! Collecting STRANGE TALES (1951) #130-146 and THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL (1964) #2.
216 PGS./All Ages …$15.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-94887-0
Trim size: 6 x 9
MIGHTY MARVEL MASTERWORKS: DOCTOR STRANGE VOL. 2 – THE ETERNITY SAGA GN-TPB [DM ONLY]
216 PGS./All Ages …$15.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-94888-7
Trim size: 6 x 9
MARVEL-VERSE: KRAVEN THE HUNTER GN-TPB Written by ERIK BURNHAM, SEAN MCKEEVER, PAUL TOBIN & ROBBIE THOMPSON Penciled by CHRISTOPHER JONES, PATRICK SCHERBERGER, RONAN CLIQUET & NATHAN STOCKMAN Cover by JOHN ROMITA SR.
In the whole Marvel-Verse, nobody is as skilled a hunter as Kraven — and these are the tales that show how nobody is safe from his predatory prowess! Sergei Kravinoff and his family will prove more than a match for a trio of action-packed arachnid adventurers — Peter Parker, Gwen Stacy and Miles Morales! But it is Spider-Man who will prove to be Kraven’s greatest rival — and his ultimate prey! Whether the Hunter is targeting Peter himself, or setting his sights on the winged menace known as the Vulture, you can guarantee that the ensuing Kraven/Spidey battle will be wild! But when Kraven switches his focus to Deadpool, the chaos will attract the attention of the Avengers! Collecting MARVEL ACTION SPIDER-MAN (2018) #5-6, MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN (2005) #7, MARVEL ADVENTURES SUPER HEROES (2010) #4, SPIDEY (2015) #9.
120 PGS./Ages 10 & Up …$9.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-95064-4
Trim size: 6 x 9