Who are the Hardcases? Like the rest of the one percent who outlived the worldwide sweep of death known as Captain Trips, they are survivors. But as followers and acolytes of the Dark Man, Randall Flagg, they are enforcers of a nihilistic plan that will reshape the new world in his image. One of them, the Trashcan Man, satisfied his hunger for fire by burning Gary Indiana, to the ground. And now that he's heard the Dark Man's calling, drawing him halfway across the country to Las Vegas, there's no turning back.

PETER PARKER has been SPIDER-MAN for ONE YEAR. He's fought villains, saved lives, but still has much to learn about being a super hero. NICK FURY is going to give Peter the chance to go to the next level. To train to become a real super hero. To be THE ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN. These are action-packed, high-adrenaline & humorous Spidey stories: S.H.I.E.L.D. missions, high adventure in the greater Marvel Universe, & Teen High School Drama.

PETER PARKER has been SPIDER-MAN for ONE YEAR. He's fought villains, saved lives, but still has much to learn about being a super hero. NICK FURY is going to give Peter the chance to go to the next level. To train to become a real super hero. To be THE ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN. These are action-packed, high-adrenaline & humorous Spidey stories: S.H.I.E.L.D. missions, high adventure in the greater Marvel Universe, & Teen High School Drama.

The Barony of Gilead has fallen to the forces of the evil John Farson, as the Gunslingers are massacred at the Battle of Jericho Hill. But one Gunslinger rises from the ashes: Roland Deschain. As Deschain's limp body is tossed onto a funeral pyre... he's not dead yet. Roland escapes; as the last of the Gunslingers, he sets out in search of the mysterious Dark Tower — the one place where he can set the events of his out-of-synch world right. Collecting: Dark Tower: The Gunslinger 1-5.

New adventures featuring Woody, Buzz Lightyear and all the rest! Andy's new puppy, Buster, loves to play with the toys — but if the gang can't control the playful pooch, all that chewing and shaking will damage them for sure! Plus, Woody decides to round up the gang to share scary stories around the campfi re! Then, Woody, Buzz, Rex and Slink explore new territory when they accidentally get put in the attic for storage! An unexpected new friend could be their only hope for getting back to Andy's room! And fi nally, Woody, Buzz and Jessie join Andy at summer camp! But when Andy leaves them alone, they accidentally lose his special campsite map! The toys attempt a daring rescue mission, but can they retrieve the map in one piece before Andy gets back?

«With new enemies, new friends and that same old «grinnin' in the face of hell» attitude, the Man Without Fear is back in action and leading with his face! Mark Waid (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, Irredeemable, RUSE) joins neo-legendary artists Paolo Rivera and Marcos Martin for a new spin on Daredevil that will leave you gasping for air. Having turned his world upside down during the past several years, Matt Murdock realizes justice may not be blind to his past and villains may not be the only ones looking for answers. Bring it on! If Matt Murdock could see what he was doing, he'd be terrified.»

The year's most critically acclaimed series! Following a shocking discovery about the Marvel Universe, Daredevil has a weighty decision to make — the results of which will affect his friends and enemies both! Meanwhile, the Nelson and Murdock law offi ces struggle to celebrate the holidays as insurmountable problems descend upon them! Then, Spider-Man and Daredevil team up when Black Cat is arrested, and Murdock is the only lawyer who will touch her (her case, we mean). The next great love triangle of the Marvel U. begins.

Seven action-packed tales to get you up to speed for the biggest comic event of 2012! Four teams — Avengers, X-Men, Young Avengers and X-Factor — all battle to determine who will hold the Scarlet Witch responsible for her crimes. Cyclops and Wolverine square off in the climax of the SCHISM event. Magneto gets caught on video murdering an anti-mutant group. Cable returns from the future with Hope and later tries to eliminate the Avengers from history!

After the fallout (nuclear and otherwise) of Deadpool's antics out in Arizona, the federal government is faced with an impossible question; What to do with Deadpool? Luckily, Deadpool's gamma-powered legal defense team provided an answer: Stick him in an institution! When you think about it, it might be the only solution — aftr all he really does need some professional help as well as protection from the enemy: himself.

Deadpool has become fixated on achieving the one thing that's always been beyond his reach: death. Not an easy thing for an unkillable man to achieve, but that's not gonna stop him from trying. but first, he must figure out the all-important question: how? What in the world can kill Deadpool? It has to be big. It has to be powerful beyond description. It has to be... green? Plus: Macho Gomez is back! And this time, he's brought friends. His friends? Nope — Deadpool's friends. And every single one of them has an axe to grind with our boy Wade for how he's treated them in the past. no, really — they have axes!

Would the real Wade Wilson please stand up? Deadpool returns to America, but he's not coming home alone! When a collection of Deadpool's discarded body parts meld to form an evil clone, the Merc With a Mouth faces off against himself for the crown of most hated former mercenary turned super hero turned pirate turned intergalactic bounty hunter. But their explosive confrontation brings the NYPD, Interpol and even Captain America bearing down on Deadpool, and he'll have to convince them all there's an even crazier, less principled version of himself on the loose!

Garth Ennis (Punisher MAX, Preacher) and Goran Parlov (Punisher MAX) reunite to bring you the life of Marvel's hardest soldier like no one else could. In the wake of World War II, Fury is fast running out of battles to fight. But the world's superpowers are gearing up for a new kind of war and they'll need a man like Fury to win it.

Target: Avengers! He sacrifi ced himself to save his adopted daughter, Hope. But now, Cable's back — with an impossible mission! In a far-fl ung future, Cable discovered our world reduced to ash because Hope did not survive. With only 24 hours to live, he has returned to the present, hellbent on destroying those responsible: the Avengers! One man vs. Captain America, Iron Man, Red Hulk, Falcon, Spider-Man and Wolverine...

It is a question that man has long asked-are we alone in the universe? Now, the United Nations Space Command learns the answer to that question... and unfortunately, the answer is NO. Catch the beginning of the struggle between Man and Covenant in this epic series based on the novel by Eric Nylund, adapted by Brian Reed, and brought brilliantly to life by Felix Ruiz!

What if everthing you thought was funny about Deadpool... was actually just disturbing? What if he decided to kill everyone and everything that makes up the Marvel Universe? What if he actually pulled it off? Would that be FUN for you? The Merc with a Mouth takes a turn for the twisted in a horror comic like no other...

Waiting for the fall... How could you have done it, Roland? How could you have killed your own mother? That's what everyone in Gilead's asking — even your grieving father. But you know the answer: Marten Broadcloak and one of them evil grapefruits. That's how. And while you rot in jail, the plot your matricide was only one small part of is wrapping its bloody and black tendrils around Gilead. Your town — the home of the Gunslingers — is the prize possession of the great enemy of the land, John Farson. And he means to have it. Gilead will fall, it will. And it will fall to the death of a thousand cuts. It started with your mother, yes, but it won't end there.

This title features the apocalyptic epic battle between good and evil based on the classic bestseller by master of horror Stephen King! On a secret army base in the Californian desert, something has gone horribly, terribly wrong. Something that will send Charlie Campion and his wife and daughter fleeing in the middle of the night. Unfortunately for the Campion family — and the rest of America — they are unaware that all three of them are carrying a deadly cargo: a virus that will spread from person to person like wildfire, triggering a massive wave of disease and death, prefacing humanity's last stand! Be there as writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four) teams with artist Mike Perkins (Captain America) for the first arc in the next great Stephen King event! This title collects The Stand: Captain Trips, numbered 1-5.

The ka-tet of Roland, Alain and Cuthbert have returned safely to their home in Gilead. But all is not well. Roland has kept the evil Maerlyn's Grapefruit and has become obsessed with peering into its pinkish depths despite the deadly toll it's taken on his health. And what the young gunslinger sees brings him the darkest of nightmares. Meanwhile, Roland's father has led a posse in search of those who threatened his son's life in Hambry-John Farson and the Big Coffin Hunters. And in this encounter, Stephen Deschain's life may be forfeit.Collecting: Dark Tower: Treachery #1-6.

Mike Deodato made a big splash in the mid-'90s with a style combining a solid grasp of anatomy; layouts bristling with dynamic energy; and brash, trendsetting qualities that set him apart as a visionary that Marvel could build around for the rest of the decade and beyond. With his startling work on Warren Ellis' Thor setting the pace, Deodato's later triumphs on Incredible Hulk, Amazing Spider-Man and Thunderbolts set the stage for his jaw-dropping visuals on Dark Avengers. The Marvel Art of Mike Deodato celebrates the vibrant and vital career of one of comics' elite artists with a bounty of interior art, character sketches and unpublished work, as well as selection of Mike's best cover art.

An epic tale of triumph and tragedy! When the Dark Phoenix rises, suns grow cold and universes die! Gathered by Charles Xavier, the X-Men have dedicated their wondrous abilities to protect mankind — even those who hate and fear them. one of their own, Jean Grey, has unwittingly attained power beyond conception — and been corrupted, absolutely. The X-Men must decide: Is the life of the woman they cherish worth the existence of an entire universe? This touching tale of ultimate power and the triumph of the human spirit has been a cornerstone of the X-Men mythos for over three decades.