Marvel January 2009 Solicitations

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Pencils & Cover by STUART IMMONEN THE ULTIMATUM IS HERE!! Aunt May is under arrest, Spider-Man is underwater and the world has gone to hell. Spidey and the gang will never be the same. Do not miss the shocking events that will define this book for months to come! 32 PGS./Rated A ...$2.99

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Pencils & Cover by MIKE DEODATO Variant Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC THE DARK REIGN IS HERE! The start of an explosive new era in the Avengers mythos! Who are the Dark Avengers? Who is the Iron Patriot? The answers will shock you! Brought to you by Brian Michael Bendis and Mike Deodato Jr. 32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.99

Written by DAN SLOTT Pencils & Cover by KHOI PHAM "Earth's Mightiest Part 1 of 3" "The Smartest Man in the Room" IT ALL STARTS HERE! A new roster! One of the team's most powerful foes! And one of the most popular and requested Avengers returns to the fold! When darkness reigns and chaos falls, there's no room for compromise, no time to run and hide. The world needs EARTH'S MIGHTIEST HEROES! But after the events of Secret Invasion, is HANK PYM ready to rejoin their ranks? And what is the secret that haunts him, a secret dating back to the earliest days of the original team? Join Dan Slott and Khoi Pham for a new age of ALL OUT AVENGERS ACTION! Special giant-sized issue! 36 pages of all-new story and art! Guest starring: NEW AVENGERS, DARK AVENGERS, YOUNG AVENGERS, and CLASSIC AVENGERS! 48 PGS./Rated A ...$3.99 PRODUCT UPDATE (121708): Originally solicited to run 32 pages at a price of $2.99, Mighty Avengers #21 will now run 40 pages at a price of $3.99.

Written by BRIAN REED Penciled by PATRICK OLLIFFE Cover by STEPHANE ROUX Written by BRIAN REED Penciled by PATRICK OLLIFFE Cover by ED MCGUINESS A mass suicide by a branch of the Church of Hala has claimed the lives of twenty families. With Captain Marvel gone, Carol Danvers investigates this tragedy performed in his name, putting her directly in the path of would be Captain Marvel replacement: Noh Varr. 32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99