Devin Haney and Regis Prograis will clash in a Super-Lightweight blockbuster at Chase Center in San Francisco, California on Saturday December 9, live on DAZN PPV in North America and on DAZN worldwide.
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Haney (30-0 15 KOs) returns to his Bay Area roots in his quest to become a two-weight World champion, moving up from 135lb having become undisputed after beating George Kambosos Jr in Australia in June 2022, and then successfully defended his crown twice, once in a rematch Down Under in October and then against modern-day legend Vasiliy Lomachenko in Las Vegas in May, and now the San Francisco-born 24 year old can make more history in his first fight on his home turf.
Prograis (29-1 24 KOs) puts his WBC title on the line for the second time after successfully seeing off the Danielito Zorrilla on his New Orleans home patch in his first defense in April. ‘Rougarou’ became a two-time holder of the green and gold belt in November when he knocked out Jose Zepeda in the 11th round in Carson, California – and the 34 year old returns to The Golden State to face the former undisputed Lightweight king.
“It’s been a long time coming,” said Haney. “It’s been a dream of mine to fight in my hometown. I’m excited for the opportunity to become two-division World champion in The City [The Bay] where it all started. The energy in the building is going to be electric. I haven’t fought at home since I was an amateur, so I’m looking for my city to show up and show out.
“As a kid, I always envisioned fighting at The Oracle in Oakland. Now with Chase Center, I have two dream locations with a bridge between them. So, my first order of business is to blow the roof off Chase Center on December 9 with an amazing event. I picked a focused and hungry champion to invite to my hometown. Regis is going to be trying to knock me out and that’s exactly what I need him to be TRYING to do. This is what you do when you are the youngest promoter in boxing. I’m the real face of boxing. December 9. Legacy and Money.
“On paper this is a tough fight because it’s my first fight at a heavier weight division. I’m comfortable with the plan have. God willing, I’m going to be stronger and faster than ever. I’m going to dominate him, and the Welterweight division will be put on notice.
“It’s never personal, this is a business at the end of the day. We’re two gentlemen at the end of the day, but when we get in the ring, we don’t have respect for each other. I’m going to go in in there and do my job.”
“Finally, we’re ready to go on Saturday, December 9 and I can’t wait to put on a show,” said Prograis. “I’ve already started training camp and I’ll be more than ready to do what I do best.
“Devin has done well at 135lbs but I’m the best in the world at 140lbs and I will prove that once again!
“Since my last fight they mentioned Devin’s name and that’s the only person I’ve had on my mind. I will not only beat him, but I will beat him up. I will hurt this kid. It’s nothing he can do that’s going to stop me from dominating. It’s going to be a massacre. Again, I will hurt him.”
“It’s been quite a journey from East Oakland,” said Bill Haney, Devin’s father and trainer. “Everything us represents “The Bay.” Strong and independent. It’s surreal to finally get a chance to go home where The Dream started.
“We’re taking this fight seriously. Regis is a tough guy from New Orleans. He’s a two-time champion with KO power, so he speaks with confidence. I’m anticipating a sharp strong Devin Haney at 140 lbs. This is why this is an exciting matchup.
“This fight shows the level of competition Devin is going after, and there’s no built-in excuse for either fighter. They both need to fight each other to get where they’re going. It’s a winner-take-all.”
“Regis will show that he is the best 140lb boxer in the world,” said Bobby Benton, Regis’ trainer. “He will get to show all of his skills and also his IQ against Haney.”“I am thrilled that we can finally get our teeth into talking about one of the best fights of 2023,” said promoter Eddie Hearn. “The build-up to this one is going to be like the fight itself – intense, fiery, and explosive. There is no love lost between them and bragging rights alone are a huge prize on offer, but with Regis wanting to prove he’s the man to beat at 140lbs and Devin aiming to become a two-weight World champion as a homecoming hero, the stakes simply couldn’t be higher on what promises to be an electric night of action in San Francisco.”
The mouth-watering clash is another huge addition to DAZN’s stunning schedule to close 2023. London is the scene for World title action this weekend as Australian Cruiserweight king Jai Opetaia defends his IBF and Ring Magazine titles against Jordan Thompson, and the following weekend (October 7) an all-British blockbuster sees Nottingham’s Leigh Wood defend his WBA World Featherweight title against Leeds’ Josh Warrington in Sheffield.
Leading Super-Lightweight star Jack Catterall has hometown advantage on October 21, but former World ruler Jorge Linares has fond memories of Manchester and will be looking to rekindle them in what promises to be a war. A week later, the action switches to Cancun in Mexico as O’Shaquie Foster defends his WBC World Super-Featherweight title against big punching Mexican Rocky Hernandez.
The Super-Featherweight division remains the focus when Matchroom return to Monte Carlo on November 4, where Joe Cordina will defend his IBF World title against Texan Edward Vazquez. The next American show on Hearn’s packed slate sees future Super-Middleweight ruler Diego Pacheco continues his rise in a hometown show in Los Angeles against Marcelo Coceres.
After an incredible night in Dublin in May, Chantelle Cameron and Katie Taylor meet again in the Irish capital for the Undisputed Super-Lightweight crown, and the week after Haney and Prograis clash, there’s another fight that has boxing fans purring, as Jesse Rodriguez and Sunny Edwards head to Glendale, Arizona in a Flyweight unification battle.
“What a great night of boxing this will be”, said Jared Kass, SVP North America, “A proper fighter’s fight, which will see two of the divisions finest facing off in December in San Francisco. Watch Devin Haney vs Regis Prograis live and exclusive on DAZN PPV on December 9.”
Haney vs. Prograis is the first boxing event to be held at the world-class Chase Center in San Francisco. Opening its doors in 2019, Chase Center is an award-winning 18,064-seat sports and entertainment arena in San Francisco’s Mission Bay neighborhood that is home to the seven-time NBA champion Golden State Warriors and San Francisco’s top events and performances.
Here are scores and statistics from Tuesday’s Orlando area high school sports events:
Girls Volleyball
Lake Brantley 3, Lyman 0
Buzz: Sam Bowron had 10 kills and Lanie Varitek had 25 assists for the Patriots (11-5) in a 25-15, 25-11, 25-18 road win.
Winter Park 3 Freedom 0
Buzz: WInter Park (15-2) swept Freedom (8-8) by the scores of 25-14, 25-17, 25-11. This victory marks win No. 500 for Winter Park coach Stephanie Gibson. She has more than 800 career wins. Fallon Stewart led the Wildcats with 11 kills and 3 aces, Emma Ortiz had 4 aces and 12 digs, while Paige Lehman added 5 aces and 5 digs.
Hagerty 3, Lake Mary 0
Buzz: The Huskies (12-4) topped Lake Mary (9-6) by the scores of 25-21, 25-22, 25-17. Brielle Mullen led Hagerty with 20 assists and 5 service aces. Keely Starnes had 3 blocks, while Mayte Camacho added 13 digs.
Orangewood Christian 3, St. John Lutheran 1
Buzz: Orangewood Christian improved its record to 10-6 with a 4-set victory over St. John Lutheran (9-4), which is ranked 4th in 2A. The Rams won 25-15, 17-25, 25-23, 25-19. Marissa Forness led Orangewood Christian with 17 kills and 2 blocks, while Kaleigh Langmo had 11 kills and 3 aces. Robyn Stephens added 40 assists and 1 kill in the win.
Bishop Moore 3, Dr. Phillips 0
Buzz: The Hornets (13-2) swept the Panthers (4-5) by the scores of 25-11, 25-20, 25-21. Emily Schellenberg led Bishop Moore with 6 kills, 5 aces and 8 digs, while Sophia Iglesias added 5 aces, 6 digs and 14 assists.
Trinity Prep 3, Montverde Academy 1
Buzz: Victoria Hill led the Saints (5-9) with 17 kills on her 17th birthday.
Olympia 3, Windermere 0
Buzz: The Titans (13-5) swept the Wolverines (7-3) by the scores of 25-13, 25-19, 25-23. Laney Perdue led the way for Olympia with 14 kills, while Mia Diouf added 12 kills. Madison Wehr had 32 assists in the win.
East Ridge 3, Lake Minneola 1
Buzz: Nayellis Cabello led East Ridge (10-0) over St. Cloud (4-14) with 15 kills, 7 assists, 10 digs and 4 blocks. Breylen Fairly also added 21 assists, 7 digs and 4 aces for the Knights.
Oviedo 3, Lake Howell 0
Buzz: The Lions (14-6) rolled Lake Howell (8-7) by the scores of 25-17, 25-15, 25-15.
New Smyrna Beach 3, DeLand 2
Buzz: New Smyrna Beach outlasted DeLand in five sets 16-25, 25-22, 25-14, 16-25, 15-11.
South Sumter 3, Mount Dora Christian 0
Buzz: South Sumter (4-7) trumped Mount Dora Christian (6-7) by the scores of 25-20, 25-22, 25-20.
Foundation Academy 3, Classical Prep 0
Seabreeze 3, Mainland 0
Boys Golf
First Academy 147, Lake Mary Prep 150
Buzz: Palmer Haynes led the Royals by shooting 35 at the Timacuan Club. Mingbo Jiang added 36 in the win. Rafa Tanjung led Lake Mary Prep with 36, while Qi (Steven) Liu added 37 in the loss.
Circle Christian 147, Boone 164
Buzz: Joshua Castellanos led Circle Christian, shooting 33 at Shingle Creek Golf Club. Dallas Torres had 37, while Kylan Johnson added 38. Nicholas Pisarski shot 36 for Boone.
Lake Highland Prep 151, Bishop Moore 172
Buzz: Jack Minutoli and Christian Koehn led Lake Highland Prep with 37s at the Country Club of Orlando. Jacob Immelman added 38 in the win. Packy Mokris led the Hornets with 38.
Oviedo 153, Orange City University 225
Buzz: Tyler Adamcyzk led Oviedo with 35 at Twin Rivers Golf Club. Tre Dahm and Caleb Anderson shot 39s in the win. Kadeb Harvill led the Titans with 48.
South Lake 174, South Sumter 199
Buzz: Braden Hawkins led South Lake with 37 at Green Valley Country Club. Piersen Taylor led South Sumter with 42.
The Geneva School 164, Orangewood Christian 169
Buzz: Andrew Milajecki led Geneva with 40 at Wekiva Golf Club. Noah Manly had 38 for Orangewood Christian.
Foundation Academy 156, Horizon 165
Buzz: Tyler Wall led the Lions with 38, while Shane tress and Gavin Badua shot 39s.
Girls Golf
Lake Mary, Windermere Prep and Lake Highland Prep, at The Legacy Club at Alaqua Lakes (No score reported).
Lake Mary played without Ryleigh Knaub and Lauren Finley.
Circle Christian 139, Lake Nona 162
Buzz: Alyvia Boddie and Isabella Dovhey led the Centurions with 34s. Angelina Pacheco added 36 in the win. Isabella Melendez shot 32 for Lake Nona.
Lake Mary Prep 152, Bishop Moore 165
Buzz: Tatiana Ang led the Griffins with 36 at the Timacuan Club. Nancy Dai had 38, while eighth grader Lillana Ford added 39. Amelia Miller led Bishop Moore with 37.
St. Cloud 171, Olympia 187
Buzz: Karolyna Adams led St. Cloud with 40 at West Orange Country Club. Emma Rynn Olympia with 39.
Boys Bowling
Trinity Prep 2,600, Lake Highland 2,379
Buzz: Sam Rinaldi led Trinity Prep (5-2) with a 224 game. Wren Harasym added a 215 game score, while Nick Kogon rolled a 213 game.
West Orange 2,651, Horizon 2,599
Buzz: High Games for West Orange (6-0) were Rhys Fisher 197, Daniel Burton 199 and Ian Lugo 187. Alex Smith had a 235 high game for the Hawks.
Girls Bowling
Trinity Prep 2,219, Lake Highland Prep 1,839
Buzz: Amanda Lang and Madison Gaines rolled 180 for the Saints (7-0). Ellie Greenol led the Highandlers with a 151 game.
Timber Creek 119, East River 46
Timber Creek 137, East River 19
Varsity Content Editor Buddy Collings can be reached by email at [email protected].
Marvel Comics sent Major Spoilers the cover images and solicitation information for titles arriving in December 2023.
TIMELESS #1 COLLIN KELLY, JACKSON LANZING (W) • JUANN CABAL (A) • Cover by KAEL NGU GATEFOLD WRAPAROUND VARIANT COVER BY ALEX ROSS SPOILER VARIANT COVER BY FELIPE MASSAFERA VARIANT COVER BY INHYUK LEE NIGHTMARE VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO VARIANT COVER BY RON LIM • VARIANT COVER BY Miguel Mercado BEHOLD THE FUTURE OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE – FEATURING THE DEBUT OF TWO NEW MARVEL ICONS!
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Clad in the black of mourning, the Midnight Mission remains!
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• Battle lines are drawn, with Spidey and his crew being the only ones who can save all of New York City from the worst super criminals to ever super criminal!
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DAREDEVIL: GANG WAR #1 (OF 4) ERICA SCHULTZ (W) • SERGIO DÁVILA (A/C) • ELEKTRA VARIANT COVER BY AKA ELEKTRA VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY AKA • VARIANT COVER BY PABLO VILLALOBOS STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY LUCAS WERNECK THE HEAT IS ON IN HELL’S KITCHEN!
ELEKTRA NATCHIOS, former assassin turned DAREDEVIL, has been recruited by the Amazing Spider-Man to stop New York City from tearing itself apart as every mobster and super villain in town go to war! And Elektra is the only thing standing in the way of Hell’s Kitchen’s annihilation at the hands of a dangerous new gang – the HEAT – whose violent schemes from the pages of DAREDEVIL unfold!
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New York is under siege as super villains and criminal gangs violently carve the city up like pie. Miles Morales’ job? Save all of Brooklyn from destruction! But there are too many fires for the Spider-Men to put out on their own. The most unlikely super-allies will rise on BOTH sides. And while Miles has his hands full fighting criminals and escaping Scorpion and the anti-super Cape Killers task force, HOBGOBLIN is making his big move!
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DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG FU: GANG WAR #1 (OF 3) GREG PAK (W) • Caio Majado (A) • Cover by DAVID AJA FOIL VARIANT COVER BY BENJAMIN SU • STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS ALLEN VARIANT COVER BY PACO MEDINA WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON?
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…against the GANG WAR tearing through New York. On the trail of the ruthless DIAMONDBACK and his mysterious backers, Jess commits a little corporate espionage, which may bury her in a dark corner of her past. Plus, the shadowy GREEN MAMBA prowls for a rematch Spider-Woman may not be ready for!
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No time travel. No clones. Just Superior Spider-ing!
The sins of Otto Octavius’ past are exacting a heavy toll on the present. And one of Peter Parker’s closest friends must pay the price for them. If the secrets revealed in our last issue didn’t fill you with dread, wait till you see how this one ends.
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Deep in the heart of New York City, the crime lord known as the Offer trades in every currency on the planet. Barricaded within his fortified tower, he is defended by an army of guards, the latest in cutting-edge security and a team of stone-cold super villains capable of slaughtering a battalion. With the limitless resources at his disposal, the Offer thinks he is untouchable.
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MATT MURDOCK will need to push his extraordinary senses and his armored suit beyond their limits if he hopes to even stand a chance against what’s coming. HOBGOBLIN, KINGPIN and even the AMAZING SPIDER-MAN come to call! Plus, a mysterious foe whose powers trump them all!
D.G. Chichester returns to Hell’s Kitchen to spin an all-new DAREDEVIL story set during his landmark run with the character! Joined now by rising star NETHO DIAZ and with covers by industry legend MARK BAGLEY!
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MARVEL SUPER HEROES SECRET WARS: BATTLEWORLD #2 (OF 4) TOM DEFALCO (W) • PAT OLLIFFE (A) • Cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI VARIANT COVER BY LEONARDO ROMERO VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY LEONARDO ROMERO ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER CONNECTING VARIANT COVER BY TODD NAUCK SATURDAY MORNING CONNECTING VARIANT COVER BY SEAN GALLOWAY VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG BRING ON THE BAD GUYS!
SPIDER-MAN, freshly attired in his new ALIEN COSTUME, is pulled from the SECRET WARS to face a NEW challenge — the might of the HOBGOBLIN, BARON ZEMO, ELECTRO, CONSTRICTOR and more!
Not a hoax! Not an imaginary story! But how did THIS set of villains find their way into the BATTLEWORLD of SECRET WARS?! Only this issue holds the answer to this forty-year mystery!
Do not miss Tom DeFalco and Pat Olliffe’s ALL-NEW in-continuity tale featuring SPIDER-MAN, HUMAN TORCH and a slew of surprises!
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Just as Yelena Belova begins to settle into life in suburbia as a consultant for honest, hardworking assassins, change comes in the form of Armament — a company whose endeavors seem to infiltrate every aspect of life in the tiny town of Idyllhaven. But what exactly is Armament’s interest in Idyllhaven — and what does it have to do with Yelena’s rogue mentees?
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Cassandra is cursed with knowing the future, but no one believes her. There are Black Swans in the bar. Oblivion wants to drink alone, but kids these days don’t respect authority figures. Most of the ingredients are illegal outside of Hell’s Kitchen.
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MARVEL ZOMBIES: BLACK, WHITE & BLOOD #3 (OF 4) PEACH MOMOKO, MAT GROOM, CHERYL LYNN EATON (W) PEACH MOMOKO, ALESSANDRO VITTI & MORE (A) • Cover by PEACH MOMOKO UNEARTHED VARIANT COVER BY ED MCGUINNESS VARIANT COVER BY ALEX HORLEY • VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO HOMAGE VARIANT COVER BY TODD NAUCK THE MARVEL ZOMBIES ARE BACK…AND THEY’RE HUNGRY!
Take another bite of horror with three more tales from the Marvel Universe – but not a Marvel Universe like the one we know! From New York City to a mysterious small town to a mystical forest full of gods and monsters, the zombie plague has clawed its way everywhere…so what chance do the heroes stand to save the day? Read and find out, True Believers…
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SENSATIONAL SHE-HULK #3 RAINBOW ROWELL (W) • ANDRÉS GENOLET (A) • Cover by JEN BARTEL VARIANT COVER BY MICHAEL CHO • VARIANT COVER BY KAARE ANDREWS MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• SHE-HULK & HULK face off against one of She-Hulk’s most dangerous villains!
• But is Hulk’s scary new incarnation the best teammate to have?
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CAPWOLF & THE HOWLING COMMANDOS #3 (OF 4) STEPHANIE PHILLIPS (W) • CARLOS MAGNO (A) • Cover by RYAN BROWN VARIANT COVER BY Rafael Albuquerque
With Capwolf at the helm, the Howling Commandos are ready to take down their foes at Wolfsschanze. But the Nazis have a secret weapon up their sleeves — and if she can’t win Steve’s allegience, she’ll happily settle for his head!
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CAPTAIN MARVEL #3 Alyssa Wong (W) • TBA (A) • Cover by Stephen Segovia Variant Cover by Marguerite Sauvage • Variant Cover by Joshua “Sway” Swaby Nightmare variant cover by Peach Momoko STEALING FROM THE STRANGES!
Captain Marvel’s taken up a new profession: thievery! Not that she had much choice in the matter, with Yuna Yang shuttling her to the Negative Zone every time Carol’s do-gooder attitude gets in the way. The Captain’s gotta get these Nega-Bands off so she can reclaim her life, and who better to ask advice from than the Sorcerer Supreme, Clea Strange? But when Yuna’s hands get sticky again, Carol finds herself in the sorcerer’s crosshairs…
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SPINE-TINGLING SPIDER-MAN #3 (OF 4) SALADIN AHMED (W) • JUAN FERREYRA (A/C) VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• Spider-Man gets stuck in the most horrifying haunted house with some of the most important people in his life.
• It has to be Mysterio’s doing, right? When Spidey finds Quentin Beck, that’s what he thinks.
• But what if it’s NOT?!
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PREDATOR VS WOLVERINE #4 (OF 4) BENJAMIN PERCY (W) • KEN LASHLEY, KEI ZAMA & GAVIN GUIDRY (A) Cover by MARCO CHECCHETTO • VARIANT COVER BY BILL SIENKIEWICZ VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY BILL SIENKIEWICZ VARIANT COVER BY DAN JURGENS • VARIANT COVER BY JOSHUA CASSARA THE BEST THERE IS AT WHAT THEY DO!
Who will take the final trophy? Will Wolverine’s adamantium skull join the bones of countless others? The Predator’s long hunt catches up to the present day as Wolverine sets his trap. But what hope does he have against an enemy who’s slaughtered prey across the universe?
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GIANT-SIZE SUPER-STARS #1 FACSIMILE EDITION Written by GERRY CONWAY Penciled by RICH BUCKLER Cover by RICH BUCKLER
The Thing and the Hulk have one of the most powerhouse rivalries in the entire Marvel Universe – and in 1974, it spilled out of the pages of both of their own books into a double-length slobberknocker! And like all the best bouts, this one takes place in the ring at Madison Square Garden – with the Fantastic Four watching on! In the green corner, it’s Bruce Banner’s incredible alter ego! In the orange corner, it’s bashful Benjamin J. Grimm! But there’s a twist to this fight that you won’t believe – and the formidable warrior Thundra is on hand to tag in! Will it be Clobberin’ Time for the Hulk? Or will the ever-lovin’ Thing get smashed? Find out in one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting GIANT-SIZE SUPER-STARS #1.
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ROM AND THE X-MEN: MARVEL TALES #1 Written by BILL MANTLO Penciled by SAL BUSCEMA COVER BY NICK BRADSHAW VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY NICK BRADSHAW
Rom meets the Children of the Atom as we celebrate the legacy of the House of Ideas with MARVEL TALES! During his classic adventures hunting the vile Dire Wraiths on Earth, Rom encountered the ever-Uncanny X-Men — and Mystique’s Brotherhood of Evil Mutants! In ROM (1979) #17-18, written by Bill Mantlo and illustrated by Sal Buscema, Rom and the X-Men are searching for the offspring of a Dire Wraith and a human, a creature known as Hybrid – which Cerebro has detected as a mutant! But as they clash over their target, Rom gets a taste of his own medicine courtesy of Kitty Pryde! Then, in ROM (1979) #31-32, the Galadorian hero battles Mystique’s villainous mutant team — including future X-Men stalwart, Rogue – before teaming up with them for a rematch against Hybrid!
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MARVEL’S VOICES: AVENGERS #1 Utkarsh Ambudkar, Robbie Thompson, Jason Concepcion & More! (W) Sid Kotian & More! (A) • Cover by Taurin Clarke • VARIANT COVER BY PACO MEDINA VARIANT COVER BY Ethan Young
And there came a day, a day unlike any other, when Earth’s mightiest heroes from all walks of life united against a common threat. Join a team of Marvel’s finest creators, from veterans to new recruits full of potential, for four tremendous tales of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes! Don’t miss the latest anthology in the Marvel’s Voices series!
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SPIDER-GWEN SMASH #1 (OF 4) Melissa Flores (W) • Enid Balám (A) • Cover by David Nakayama NIGHTMARE VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO • VARIANT COVER BY ELIZABETH TORQUE VARIANT COVER BY IVAN TAO • VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY IVAN TAO NEGATIVE SPACE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER FOIL VARIANT COVER BY TBA TIME TO FACE THE MUSIC!
The Mary Janes are off on a four-city tour as the opening act to one of Earth-65’s biggest rock bands! Gwen has promised the band that this big break will be all about the music. No web-slinging, just drums. But when a mysterious assassin targets the headliner, Gwen begins to wonder how she got this gig in the first place. Featuring new versions of some of your favorite characters!
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SENTRY #1 (OF 4) JASON LOO (W) • LUIGI ZAGARIA (A) Cover by BEN HARVEY NIGHTMARE VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG VARIANT COVER BY SALVADOR LARROCA VARIANT COVER BY EMA LUPACCHINO
The Sentry is dead, but ordinary people all over the world are suddenly manifesting his powers and experiencing snippets of Bob Reynolds’ memories. Will one of them survive long enough to emerge as the new Sentry? Or will their newfound power destroy them? When Misty Knight and Jessica Jones cross paths in search of answers, they open an investigation that will change everything you think you know about the Sentry!
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THUNDERBOLTS #1 (OF 4) COLLIN KELLY & JACKSON LANZING (W) • GERALDO BORGES (A) Cover by TERRY DODSON VARIANT COVER BY GEORGE PÉREZ VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY GEORGE PÉREZ CONNECTING VARIANT COVER BY JOSEMARIA CASANOVAS SKI CHALET VARIANT COVER BY LUCAS WERNECK SKI CHALET VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY LUCAS WERNECK VARIANT COVER BY MAHMUD ASRAR NIGHTMARE VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO VARIANT COVER BY TBA • VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY TBA
Bucky Barnes, the New Revolution, just inherited a mountain of covert intel, and he has one objective: Justice. Like lightning. He’s going after the establishment, the people no one else is willing or able to take down, and he’ll do whatever it takes to win. Teaming with the mysterious Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, Bucky assembles a team of black-ops heavy hitters to pursue high-profile targets like the Red Skull, Kingpin and even Doctor Doom himself. No one is safe from the Thunderbolts!
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AVENGERS #8 JED MACKAY (W) • C.F. VILLA (A) • Cover by STUART IMMONEN AVENGERS 60TH ANNIVERSARY VARIANT COVER BY FRANCIS MANAPUL NIGHTMARE VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO • VARIANT COVER BY KAARE ANDREWS INSIGNIA VARIANT COVER AND INSIGNIA VIRGIN VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
Trapped in a world they never made, the Avengers struggle to break free – while one of their number fights their own hopeless battle against Myrddin and his Twilight Court! But Avengers never fight alone – and the most dangerous Avenger joins the battle!
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DAREDEVIL #4 SALADIN AHMED (W) • GERMÁN PERALTA (A) • Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR. NIGHTMARE VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO • VARIANT COVER BY BEN HARVEY DON’T MISS…BULLSEYE!
BULLSEYE makes his bloody entrance into Matt Murdock’s new life, and Hell’s Kitchen is caught in the crossfire. As the bodies pile up, DAREDEVIL is forced to make an impossible choice between stopping his deadliest enemy…and saving the soul of his friend!
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FANTASTIC FOUR #14 RYAN NORTH (W) • IBAN COELLO (A) • Cover by ALEX ROSS VARIANT COVER BY MIKE HENDERSON • NIGHTMARE VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO
• A year ago, Reed Richards sent a whole city block the Baxter Building stands on – along with his own children and the children of his best friends Ben and Alicia – a year ahead in time. It was a desperate measure, but it saved them.
• And now it’s time for them all to come back.
• But when the Fantastic Four arrive in NYC, they find something is being built in the pit where the block once stood – and worse, nobody seems to know exactly what it is or why they’re building it.
• With the clock ticking, they investigate this mystery – and discover a mysterious new threat that may have been pulling the strings this entire time…!
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ALPHA FLIGHT #5 (OF 5) ED BRISSON (W) • SCOTT GODLEWSKI (A) Cover by LEONARD KIRK Nightmare Variant Cover by PEACH MOMOKO Homage Variant cover by DAVI GO FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT!
As it all goes south in the Canadian North, can ALPHA FLIGHT at last stand united? Or will DEPARTMENT H shut them down for good? Don’t miss the conclusion of this FALL OF X epic, rife with sacrifice, SURPRISE APPEARANCES…and DEATH?!
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X-MEN #29 GERRY DUGGAN (W) • JOSHUA CASSARA (A/C) NIGHTMARE VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO SKI CHALET VARIANT COVER BY RUSSELL DAUTERMAN SKI CHALET VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY RUSSELL DAUTERMAN TRADING CARD VARIANT COVER BY TBA VARIANT COVER BY FRANCESCO MOBILI X-MEN 60TH VARIANT COVER BY JACOB EDGAR DOOM’S X-MEN!
That’s right – Doctor Doom has his very own team of Latverian mutants, loyal to the benevolent leader that keeps their country safe, and they make their spectacular debut in this issue! The X-Men may be in the midst of a fall… but they’re not letting Doom’s personal squad take their title without a fight!
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INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #13 GERRY DUGGAN (W) • Juan Frigeri (A) • Cover by KAEL NGU VARIANT COVER BY RON LIM • STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY C.F. VILLA VARIANT COVER BY TBA IRON MAN AND EMMA FROST GO INTERGALACTIC!
• Iron Man has become the X-Men’s worst nightmare!
• Without a company, without his armory, how can Tony Stark make things right?
• The answers might lie beyond Earth!
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STAR WARS #41 CHARLES SOULE (W) • MADIBEK MUSABEKOV (A) Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER VARIANT COVER BY LEE GARBETT VARIANT COVER BY ROD REIS LANDO LOST! – A DARK DROIDS TIE-IN!
• With the final mission to rescue LOBOT from the terrors of THE SCOURGE underway, galactic ne’er-do-well LANDO CALRISSIAN must finally reckon with the sins of his past.
• Will he be the scoundrel he’s always been…
• …or the hero he could be?
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STAR WARS: DARK DROIDS – D-SQUAD #4 (OF 4) MARC GUGGENHEIM (W) • SALVA ESPÍN (A) Cover by PETE WOODS ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER WAC-47 VARIANT COVER BY TOM REILLY INTRODUCING THE ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT D-SQUAD! – A DARK DROIDS TIE-IN!
• The D-SQUAD’s mission takes them into the palace of JABBA THE HUTT!
• R2-D2 and QT-KT take on the malevolent torture droid EV-9D9!
• This issue ties directly into DARK DROIDS! Not to be missed!
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BLADE #6 BRYAN HILL (W) • ELENA CASAGRANDE (A/C) NIGHTMARE VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO • VARIANT COVER BY GEOFF SHAW ENTER…DRACULA!
Until Blade became Sheriff of Vampire Nation, Dracula was his sworn enemy. Now Dracula is the only one who can teach Blade what he still needs to learn about himself…and how to unlock new powers of vampirism Blade didn’t even know he possessed!
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VENOM #28 AL EWING (W) • JULIUS OHTA (A) • Cover by CAFU • VARIANT COVER BY TBA NIGHTMARE VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO • VARIANT COVER BY ARTHUR ADAMS A SYMBIOTIC FREE-FOR-ALL!
Freshly united and teamed up, VENOM and TOXIN fight like hell to save one of the Marvel Universe’s greatest heroes from the darkness within her, unleashed by an all-new, all-horrifying symbiote! Remember how VENOM used to eat brains but then got over that as it tried to become a hero? Well, THIS symbiote doesn’t share that kind nature!
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ASTONISHING ICEMAN #5 (OF 5) STEVE ORLANDO (W) • VINCENZO CARRATÙ (A) Cover by JESÚS SAIZ SHATTERED!
ORCHIS has figured out ICEMAN’s secret — and brings the fight to his frozen front door! Can BOBBY DRAKE survive this ultimate showdown?
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UNCANNY SPIDER-MAN #5 (OF 5) Si Spurrier (W) • Lee Garbett (A) Cover by Tony Daniel Variant Cover by LEE GARBETT Nightmare Variant Cover by Peach Momoko IN THE CLAWS OF THE VULTURE!
Mystique is missing, mutantkind is scattered and hunted and Nightcrawler must finally face the demons he’s been keeping in the shadows. But it looks like Orchis will be helping him bare his soul…as they rend the flesh from his bones! Does Kurt Wagner’s extraordinary journey end here?
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X-FORCE #47 BENJAMIN PERCY (W) • DANIEL PICCIOTTO (A) Cover by DANIEL ACUÑA VARIANT BY HICHAM HABCHI X-MEN 60TH ANNIVERSARY Variant cover by TRACY TUBERA X-FORCE: RELOADED! A SPECIAL ISSUE!
X-FORCE REBORN! In the aftermath of COLOSSUS’ and BEAST’s revelations, X-Force must regroup. And before they tackle their next mission – they must marshal their forces at a new base at the ends of the world! But if the harsh arctic environment won’t do them in…perhaps ORCHIS will! Plus: Be here for QUENTIN QUIRE’s surprise discovery from the HELLFIRE GALA!
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DARK X-MEN #5 (OF 5) STEVE FOXE (W) JONAS SCHARF (A) Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA INFERNO!
The Limbo Embassy falls as Orchis’ secret weapon against Madelyne Pryor ascends to the throne. When the flames die down, who will emerge as the one true Goblin Queen – and will any of the Dark X-Men survive to see the outcome?!
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UNCANNY AVENGERS #5 (OF 5) GERRY DUGGAN (W) • JAVIER GARRÓN (A/C) AVENGERS 60TH ANNIVERSARY VARIANT COVER BY NIK VIRELLA VARIANT COVER BY STEPHANIE HANS
CAPTAIN KRAKOA – UNMASKED!
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X-MEN RED #18 Al Ewing (W) • YILDIRAY ÇINAR (A) Cover by STEFANO CASELLI X-MEN 60TH VARIANT COVER BY LEO CASTELLANI STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY FEDERICO VICENTINI
FINAL BATTLE!
Their armies have clashed – and torn a world apart. Now, finally, the two war leaders meet. Storm versus Genesis for the fate of the Red Planet – as the planet itself fights alongside them! Will Planet Arakko survive? And more – is the secret dream of En Sabah Nur about to come true…?
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IMMORTAL X-MEN #18 KIERON GILLEN (W) • LUCAS WERNECK (A) Cover by MARK BROOKS QUIET COUNCIL VARIANT COVER BY PHIL NOTO X-MEN 60TH VARIANT COVER BY STEVE MCNIVEN FOREVER CHANGES!
Being immortal means nothing when you’ve run out of time. There’s no future. There’s no past. There’s no way out.
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ORIGINAL X-MEN #1 Christos Gage (W) • Greg Land (A) • Cover by Ryan Stegman VARIANT COVER BY JOHN ROMITA JR. • HOMAGE VARIANT COVER BY ELIZABETH TORQUE ARIANT COVER BY MIKE MCKONE • VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY RYAN STEGMAN THE OG 5 ON AN ALL-NEW ADVENTURE!
Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Beast, Iceman and Angel – the first and greatest heroes to bear the X-Men name – once traveled into their own futures and reset the course of history. Now another multiversal mystery calls them forth. When the dust settles, one hero will remain, trapped in the world as we know it. With shocking surprise guests and heart-pounding twists and turns, Christos Gage and Greg Land kick off a story that will shake the whole MU!
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WOLVERINE BY CLAREMONT & MILLER #1 FACSIMILE EDITION – NEW PRINTING! Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT Penciled by FRANK MILLER • Cover by FRANK MILLER FOIL VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
He’s Wolverine. He’s the best there is at what he does. And what he does best isn’t very nice. Revisit the classic, character-defining story that burned that phrase into the collective consciousness of comic-book readers! A pair of industry legends – Chris Claremont and Frank Miller – show how the breakout star of the X-Men could also be a solo-series icon! Claremont and Miller take Logan away from his teammates – all the way to Japan, where Mariko, the woman he loves, has married another out of duty! As Wolverine hunts for answers, he is drawn into brutal combat with Mariko’s father – and enters a shadowy world of samurai and ninja that he never truly leaves! It’s one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting WOLVERINE (1982) #1.
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WOLVERINE #40 BENJAMIN PERCY (W) • Ibrahim Moustafa (A) • Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU X-MEN 60TH ANNIVERSARY Variant cover by JOHN CASSADAY NIGHTMARE Variant cover by PEACH MOMOKO • Variant Cover by Arthur Adams STARK SENTINELS GET SPIDER-SENSES TINGLING!
LAST MUTANT STANDING – FINALE! LOGAN’s journey across the ORCHIS-controlled globe brings him to New York City – and a reunion with that great non-mutant super hero: SPIDER-MAN! But will the ol’ PARKER LUCK help WOLVERINE against the wrath of the STARK SENTINELS or put the fall in FALL OF X?!
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AVENGERS INC. #4 AL EWING (W) • LEONARD KIRK (A) Cover by DANIEL ACUÑA AVENGERS 60TH ANNIVERSARY VARIANT COVER BY SALVADOR LARROCA VARIANT COVER BY CARMEN CARNERO GO FOR THE JUGGLER!
• Her name is Janet Van Dyne. She’s got a file on the Death Throws – a worker’s co-operative for themed super villains – that’s taller than she is.
• His name is Victor Shade. Apparently, he’s been a member for years.
• Together, they’ve got to find out who’s picking the Death Throws off one by one…before it’s his turn.
• PLUS, IN HIS VERY LAST GUEST APPEARANCE PRIOR TO HIS DEMISE, MOON KNIGHT!
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SILVER SURFER REBIRTH: LEGACY #4 (OF 5) Ron Marz (W) • Ron Lim (A/C) NIGHTMARE VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO SURFER AND NOVA REUNITED!
• The Silver Surfer has been flung into the far future and reunited with his lost love, Frankie Raye, A.K.A. Nova!
• But wait, isn’t she dead?!
• And if Nova is here, her master isn’t far behind!
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CAPTAIN AMERICA #4 J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI (W) • LAN MEDINA (A) • Cover by JESÚS SAIZ AVENGERS 60TH ANNIVERSARY VARIANT COVER BY ADI GRANOV NIGHTMARE VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO • VARAINT COVER BY Stonehouse SKI CHALET VARIANT COVER BY GREG LAND • SKI CHALET VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY GREG LAND THE ENEMY STRIKES!
When the mysterious organization targeting Captain America goes on the offensive, Steve Rogers thinks he’s prepared – but the battle is not what it seems. Who – or what – is the Emissary?
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BLACK PANTHER #7 EVE L. EWING (W) • CHRIS ALLEN & MACK CHATER (A) • Cover by TAURIN CLARKE NIGHTMARE VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO • VARIANT COVER BY ALEXANDER LOZANO A FACTION WAR BREWING IN BIRNIN T’CHAKA?
• Black Panther learns the devastation of Kivu’Ma — and must deal with the aftermath. But it leaves him, and all of Birnin T’Chaka, shaken.
• Beisa enlists Black Panther’s help in her ongoing investigation against Wakanda’s crime families…which leads to an unexpected and beloved Marvel character appearance, who may know a thing or two about living in exile!
• Plus, Biti as you’ve never seen her before!
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IMMORTAL THOR #5 AL EWING (W) • MARTÍN CÓCCOLO (A) • COVER BY ALEX ROSS NIGHTMARE VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO • VARIANT BY FELIPE MASSAFERA HOWARD THE DUCK VARIANT COVER BY DUSTIN NGUYEN THE ALL-NEW THOR CORPS!
• Toranos has returned — and to face him, the King of Asgard has gathered his army.
• But if even an army of storm gods could not stop the Elder God of Thunder…what then?
• This is the story of THE IMMORTAL THOR…and the battle that will define him.
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GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #9 COLLIN KELLY & JACKSON LANZING (W) • Kev Walker (A) • Cover by Emilio Laiso Variant Cover by Nicoletta Baldari MANTIS’ MISSION? EARTH!
• The Guardians of the Galaxy have all had to change and adapt since the Grootfall began but none more than Mantis.
• What fractured Mantis, and what secrets has she been keeping from the team?
• It’s time to put the past to bed, and there’s only one thing that can help the Guardians do it: an INFINITY STONE!
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DOCTOR STRANGE #10 Jed MacKay (W) • Pasqual Ferry (A) • Cover by Alex Ross NIGHTMARE VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO SKI CHALET VARIANT COVER BY PABLO VILLALOBOS SKI CHALET VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY PABLO VILLALOBOS VARIANT COVER BY EMILIO LAISO GENERAL STRANGE VS. THE SORCERER SUPREME!
• General Strange has a millennium of fierce and ruthless experience over the Sorcerer Supreme.
• How can Doctor Strange protect the Earth and all of magic?
• And what dark creature will he have to become to best General Strange?
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GHOST RIDER #21 Benjamin Percy (W) • CARLOS NIETO (A) • Cover by Björn Barends FORESHADOW VARIANT COVER BY Cully Hamner STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY JAN BAZALDUA • VARIANT COVER BY TAURIN CLARKE END OF THE ROAD!
• The Cult of Mephisto is possessing the next generation of humanity!
• But even if the Spirit of Vengeance stops the Cult, what does that mean for the future of Ghost Rider?
• Could this be the end of an era?
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INCREDIBLE HULK #7 PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON (W) • NIC KLEIN (A/C) NIGHTMARE VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO • VARIANT COVER BY SERGIO DAVILA AVENGERS 60TH ANNIVERSARY VARIANT COVER BY TIM LEVINS HULK VERSUS THE WAR DEVILS!
The Hulk and the undead Ghost Rider make amends, but Ghost Rider smells an evil in the air — and it’s been terrorizing a small community. With Bruce’s teenage sidekick, Charlie, determined to prove herself as a hero, Hulk must face them down before she gets herself into more trouble than she bargained for!
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ALIEN #2 DECLAN SHALVEY (W) • ANDREA BROCCARDO & DECLAN SHALVEY (A) Cover by JAVI FERNÁNDEZ • VARIANT COVER BY LEINIL FRANCIS YU VARIANT COVER BY ANDREA BROCCARDO BODIES, BODIES, BODIES!
Looking for that perfect combination of sex, suspicion and slaughter? Boy, has the Weyland-Yutani Corporation got a deal for you! Come aboard the Descendant for a dip into the exotic waters of an icy moon – stay for the pulse-pounding adventure of a lifetime! Scour the ocean floor for buried treasures from a lost vessel and uncover secrets from a legendary disaster. Select participants will receive a special gift from Jun Yutani himself. Don’t miss a trip worth dying for!
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STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA #39 ALYSSA WONG (W) • MINKYU JUNG (A) Cover by BETSY COLA VARIANT COVER BY ANNIE WU ABOVE ALL! – A DARK DROIDS TIE-IN!
• The SCOURGE sets its sights on TAGGE CORPORATION…and DOMINA TAGGE!
• As the ACQUISITOR falls from the sky, DOCTOR APHRA fights for survival…
• …against an entity that threatens to consume everything she loves! (Including herself!)
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STAR WARS: BOUNTY HUNTERS #41 ETHAN SACKS (W) • DAVIDE TINTO (A) Cover by BJÖRN BARENDS VARIANT COVER BY DUSTIN NGUYEN A FATE WORSE THAN DEATH! – A DARK DROIDS TIE-IN!
• T’ONGA and ZUCKUSS have been BETRAYED…and CAPTURED!
• A mindwiped VALANCE has terrifying plans for his former crewmates.
• But one LAST HOPE for salvation may come from the unlikeliest of allies.
32 PGS./Rated T …$4.99
MICRONAUTS: THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC COCKRUM COVER Written by BILL MANTLO Penciled by MICHAEL GOLDEN, HOWARD CHAYKIN & PAT BRODERICK with STEVE DITKO & RICH BUCKLER Covers by DAVE COCKRUM, STEVE DITKO, MICHAEL GOLDEN & BUTCH GUICE
From out of the Microverse, the Omnibus you thought could never happen! Helmed by writer Bill Mantlo, MICRONAUTS brought together the subatomic heroes of Homeworld and the Marvel Universe! And Mantlo’s rich character mythology, combined with groundbreaking artwork by Michael Golden, made the series an instant classic. The Micronauts – Commander Rann, Princess Mari, Biotron, Acroyear and Bug – traverse their universe aboard the microship Endeavor as they struggle to free Homeworld from the tyrannical Baron Karza! Their exploits also bring them to Earth, where our micro-sized heroes encounter big-time Marvel heroes and villains – including the Fantastic Four, S.H.I.E.L.D., Captain Universe and Man-Thing! This Omnibus edition presents a stunning restoration, complete with letters pages and host of bonus material, including house ads, original artwork and more! Collecting MICRONAUTS (1979) #1-29 and ANNUAL #1-2.
736 PGS./Rated T …$125.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-95676-9
Trim size: 7-1/4 x 10-7/8
CAPTAIN AMERICA OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC GARNEY COVER – NEW PRINTING! Written by STAN LEE with ROY THOMAS Penciled by JACK KIRBY & JIM STERANKO with GIL KANE, GEORGE TUSKA, JOHN ROMITA SR., DICK AYERS & JACK SPARLING Covers by RON GARNEY & JACK KIRBY
As America prepared to enter World War II, a secret military project gave birth to the greatest one-man fighting force ever known: Captain America! Transformed by the Super-Soldier Serum from a 97-pound weakling into the Sentinel of Liberty, Steve Rogers led the charge to liberate the world from the Axis Powers. But before the war’s end, an accident left Cap frozen in suspended animation! When the Avengers resuscitated him decades later, Steve Rogers was greeted by a world vastly changed. He was a man out of time, tormented by the loss of his partner Bucky – but no less committed to the cause of fighting evil in all its forms, including Baron Zemo, M.O.D.O.K., the Super-Adaptoid and his returning archnemesis, the Red Skull! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) #100-113 and material from TALES OF SUSPENSE (1959) #59-99 and NOT BRAND ECHH #3.
856 PGS./All Ages …$125.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-95799-5
Trim size: 7-1/4 x 10-7/8=
CAPTAIN AMERICA OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC KIRBY COVER [NEW PRINTING, DM ONLY] 856 PGS./All Ages …$125.00 ISBN: 978-1-302-95800-8 Trim size: 7-1/4 x 10-7/8
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN BY NICK SPENCER OMNIBUS VOL. 2 HC OTTLEY COVER Written by NICK SPENCER, MATTHEW ROSENBERG, ED BRISSON, CHRISTOS GAGE & MORE Penciled by MARK BAGLEY, MARCELO FERREIRA, RYAN OTTLEY, HUMBERTO RAMOS, PATRICK GLEASON, FEDERICO VICENTINI, TAKESHI MIYAZAWA, FEDERICO SABBATINI, CARLOS GÓMEZ, ZÉ CARLOS, DIÓGENES NEVES, GUILLERMO SANNA & MORE Covers by RYAN OTTLEY, ARTHUR ADAMS & PATRICK GLEASON
For months, perhaps years, the creature called Kindred has crawled in the shadows, manipulating events from afar. Now he is finally ready to take his revenge – not on Spider-Man, but on Peter Parker! And to do it, he’s resurrected the fanatical Sin-Eater! As Spidey takes the beating of his life, it’s time to take the fight to Kindred – but will Peter be forced to consider the unthinkable? Even worse, Norman Osborn has returned! And a literal army of super villains including Boomerang, Kingpin, Tombstone, Chameleon, Jack O’Lantern and more kick off a Sinister War! But as Nick Spencer’s Spidey saga reaches its climax, what is Kindred’s horrific endgame? Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (2018) #44-73, #74 (A-B STORIES) and #50.LR-54.LR; AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: SINS RISING PRELUDE; AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: THE SINS OF NORMAN OSBORN; GIANT-SIZE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: KING’S RANSOM; GIANT-SIZE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: THE CHAMELEON CONSPIRACY and SINISTER WAR #1-4.
1336 PGS./Rated T …$150.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-95364-5
Trim size: 7-1/4 x 10-7/8
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN BY NICK SPENCER OMNIBUS VOL. 2 HC ADAMS COVER [DM ONLY] 1336 PGS./Rated T …$150.00 ISBN: 978-1-302-95413-0 Trim size: 7-1/4 x 10-7/8
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN BY NICK SPENCER OMNIBUS VOL. 2 HC GLEASON COVER [DM ONLY] 1336 PGS./Rated T …$150.00 ISBN: 978-1-302-95365-2 Trim size: 7-1/4 x 10-7/8
DAREDEVIL BY FRANK MILLER OMNIBUS COMPANION HC ROMITA JR. COVER – NEW PRINTING! Written by FRANK MILLER & BILL MANTLO Penciled by FRANK MILLER, JOHN BUSCEMA, DAVID MAZZUCCHELLI, JOHN ROMITA JR. & BILL SIENKIEWICZ Covers by JOHN ROMITA JR. & DAVID MAZZUCCHELLI
The Man Without Fear is born and reborn in this second collection of Frank Miller’s finest, paired with the industry’s top artistic talent! When the drug-addled Karen Page trades away DD’s secret identity for a fix, Matt must find the strength to survive as the vengeful Kingpin takes him down as low as a human can get! But will the Kingpin’s one weakness – his all-too-human heart – undo the criminal empire he has built for himself? Plus: Look back on Matt Murdock’s formative years as a young boy grows into a Man Without Fear, and experience Miller’s very first work on two Marvel icons as Daredevil teams up with Spider-Man! Collecting SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) #27-28, DAREDEVIL (1964) #219 and #226-233, DAREDEVIL: THE MAN WITHOUT FEAR #1-5 and MARVEL GRAPHIC NOVEL: DAREDEVIL – LOVE AND WAR.
608 PGS./Rated T+ …$100.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-95765-0
Trim size: 7-1/4 x 10-7/8
DAREDEVIL BY FRANK MILLER OMNIBUS COMPANION HC MAZZUCCHELLI COVER [NEW PRINTING, DM ONLY] 608 PGS./Rated T+ …$100.00 ISBN: 978-1-302-95766-7 Trim size: 7-1/4 x 10-7/8
THOR BY WALTER SIMONSON OMNIBUS HC SIMONSON THOR & BALDER THE BRAVE COVER – NEW PRINTING! Written by WALTER SIMONSON Penciled by WALTER SIMONSON & SAL BUSCEMA Covers by WALTER SIMONSON
Considered by many to be the greatest run on THOR ever, Walter Simonson’s classic tales of the God of Thunder are collected here – completely remastered from the original artwork and stunningly recolored by Steve Oliff! And there are too many timeless tales to count: the Casket of Ancient Winters! The death of Odin! The origins of Asgard! The sacrifice of the Executioner! Thor as a frog! The Mutant Massacre! The curse of Hela! The debut of Thor’s body armor! Guest-starring Beta Ray Bill, Nick Fury and the Avengers! Featuring the threats of Fafnir the dragon, Loki, Lorelei, Malekith the Dark Elf, Surtur, Hela, the Titanium Man, Kurse, Zaniac, the Marauders, the Absorbing Man, Fin Fang Foom, the Destroyer and the Midgard Serpent! Plus: Balder the Brave battles alone! Collecting THOR (1966) #337-355, #357-369 and #371-382; and BALDER THE BRAVE #1-4.
1192 PGS./Rated T …$125.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-95761-2
Trim size: 7-1/4 x 10-7/8
THOR BY WALTER SIMONSON OMNIBUS HC SIMONSON THOR & BETA RAY BILL COVER [NEW PRINTING, DM ONLY] 1192 PGS./Rated T …$125.00 ISBN: 978-1-302-95762-9 Trim size: 7-1/4 x 10-7/8
STAR WARS LEGENDS: THE REBELLION OMNIBUS VOL. 2 HC EDWARDS COVER Written by LOUISE SIMONSON, RON MARZ, JEREMY BARLOW, SCOTT ALLIE, JOHN JACKSON MILLER, RANDY STRADLEY, ROB WILLIAMS, BRANDON BADEAUX, JOHN WAGNER, TERRY AUSTIN, BRIAN AUGUSTYN & MORE Penciled by JUNE BRIGMAN, ADRIANA MELO, JOE CORRONEY, MICHEL LACOMBE, BRIAN CHING, DAVIDE FABBRI, BRANDON BADEAUX, COLIN WILSON, DUSTIN WEAVER, FRANCISCO RUIZ VELASCO, CARLOS EZQUERRA, CHRIS SPROUSE, CHRIS BRUNNER & PACO MEDINA Covers by TOMMY LEE EDWARDS & JOE CORRONEY
Months after the Death Star’s destruction, the Rebel Alliance continues the fight to dismantle the Empire – if they can stay alive! As Darth Vader closes in on the rebels, an old friend of Luke’s is the only one who can stop an Imperial victory…but which side will he choose? Boba Fett takes on a series of deadly assignments – including a seemingly impossible mission – to prove he’s still the best game in town! Luke and Leia are faced with dangerous missions of their own – with Vader himself in pursuit! In these dangerous times, can they trust anyone besides one another? Witness the stories that shaped the Rebellion! Collecting STAR WARS: RIVER OF CHAOS #1-4; STAR WARS: EMPIRE #28-40; STAR WARS: REBELLION #1-16; STAR WARS: BOBA FETT – OVERKILL; STAR WARS: BOBA FETT #1/2 and STAR WARS: SPLINTER OF THE MIND’S EYE #1-4 – plus material from STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC/REBELLION #0 and STAR WARS TALES #3, #15, #17 and #21.
1024 PGS./Rated T …$125.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-95393-5
Trim size: 7-1/4 x 10-7/8
STAR WARS LEGENDS: THE REBELLION OMNIBUS VOL. 2 HC CORRONEY COVER [DM ONLY] 1024 PGS./Rated T …$125.00 ISBN: 978-1-302-95394-2 Trim size: 7-1/4 x 10-7/8
STAR WARS BY GILLEN & PAK OMNIBUS HC NOTO COVER Written by KIERON GILLEN, GREG PAK, CULLEN BUNN & MORE Penciled by SALVADOR LARROCA, ANDREA BROCCARDO, ANGEL UNZUETA, PHIL NOTO, ROLAND BOSCHI & MORE Covers by PHIL NOTO & PEPE LARRAZ
The first chapter of Star Wars’ return to Marvel concludes, as Kieron Gillen and Greg Pak’s blockbuster runs are collected in one volume! Jedha was left in ruins when the Holy City was annihilated – now, as Queen Trios’ forces move in to strip what’s left, the rebels struggle to preserve the planet for its survivors! Leia and her allies seek to strengthen their forces, but can they liberate the water planet of Mon Cala? Or will all hope be lost at the hands of Darth Vader? With the Empire resurgent and Vader on a ruthless hunt for Luke Skywalker, our heroes go on the run – but is romance in the air? And can the beleaguered rebels find safe haven in the icy wastelands of Hoth? Collecting STAR WARS (2015) #38-75, STAR WARS ANNUAL (2016) #4 and STAR WARS: EMPIRE ASCENDANT.
1000 PGS./Rated T …$125.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-95590-8
Trim size: 7-1/4 x 10-7/8
STAR WARS BY GILLEN & PAK OMNIBUS HC LARRAZ COVER [DM ONLY] 1000 PGS./Rated T …$125.00 ISBN: 978-1-302-95591-5 Trim size: 7-1/4 x 10-7/8
X-MEN 2099 OMNIBUS HC LIM COVER Written by JOHN FRANCIS MOORE, PETER DAVID, PAT MILLS, TONY SKINNER, IAN EDGINTON, MATTHEW MORRA, TOM PEYER, BEN RAAB & TERRY KAVANAGH Penciled by RON LIM, JAN DUURSEMA, RICK LEONARDI, GRANT MIEHM, PAT BRODERICK, TOM MORGAN, STEVE PUGH, JIM CALAFIORE, GREG HILDEBRANDT, TIM HILDEBRANDT, HUMBERTO RAMOS, ERIC BATTLE & MORE Covers by RON LIM and GREG & TIM HILDEBRANDT
The X-Men: not just a job, but a heritage! In the year 2099, Xi’an Chi Xan wants Meanstreak, Krystalin, Skullfire, Metalhead, Serpentina, Junkpile and Cerebra to help rebuild Charles Xavier’s century-old dream – but lies, betrayal and assassination may tear them down before they start! The gods of the Aesir and demons of the Theatre of Pain – including the sadistic Brimstone Love – are against them, but will the shape-shifting Bloodhawk join the new X-Men’s cause? Halloween Jack offers more tricks than treats, the Free Radicals will Daze and confuse, the Undead rise and the X-Nation is born! But is Xi’an truly this era’s Professor X…or will he become the X-Men’s most dangerous enemy? Collecting X-MEN 2099 #1-35, SPIDER-MAN 2099 (1992) #16, RAVAGE 2099 #15, DOOM 2099 #14, PUNISHER 2099 #13, X-MEN 2099 SPECIAL #1, X-MEN 2099: OASIS and X-NATION 2099 #1-6.
1232 PGS./Rated T …$125.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-95206-8
Trim size: 7-1/4 x 10-7/8
X-MEN 2099 OMNIBUS HC HILDEBRANDT COVER [DM ONLY] 1232 PGS./Rated T …$125.00 ISBN: 978-1-302-95207-5 Trim size: 7-1/4 x 10-7/8
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: CAPTAIN AMERICA VOL. 16 HC Written by J.M. DEMATTEIS with DAVID ANTHONY KRAFT & ROGER MCKENZIE Penciled by MIKE ZECK with RON WILSON, ALAN KUPPERBERG & LUKE MCDONNELL Cover by MIKE ZECK
CAPTAIN AMERICA has seen some of comics’ greatest creative pairings – and the team of J.M. DeMatteis and Mike Zeck is among the very best! Their celebrated tenure on the star-spangled Avenger continues here with true Cap classics. Vermin, a character who will later be integral to DeMatteis and Zeck’s iconic “Kraven’s Last Hunt,” debuts! Cap joins with Nick Fury to battle Baron Strucker and Hydra! Steve Rogers’ girlfriend figures out he’s Captain America! And in the storyline that ties it all together, a ruthless new Baron Zemo is unleashed! He’s the heir to the man who sent Cap and Bucky plunging into the icy Atlantic decades earlier – and this new archnemesis is taking no prisoners! Plus: The Falcon runs for office! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) #270-280 and ANNUAL #6, and material from MARVEL FANFARE (1982) #5.
328 PGS./Rated T …$75.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-95521-2
Trim size: 7 x 10
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: CAPTAIN AMERICA VOL. 16 HC – VARIANT EDITION VOL. 359 [DM ONLY] 328 PGS./Rated T …$75.00 ISBN: 978-1-302-95522-9 Trim size: 7 x 10
MARVEL STUDIOS’ GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3: THE ART OF THE MOVIE HC Written by JESS HARROLD
Returning to Knowhere, the Guardians of the Galaxy create a home on the Celestial head, which they must rebuild due to Thanos’ destruction from Infinity War. As they try to return to normal, they are brutally attacked and must band together to save one of their own. Continuing their popular ART OF series of 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: 978-1-302-95660-8
Trim size: 11-5/16 x 9-3/8
WOLVERINE BY BENJAMIN PERCY VOL. 3 HC Written by BENJAMIN PERCY Penciled by JUAN JOSÉ RYP Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU ON SALE APRIL 2024
Wolverine is Krakoa’s best weapon – but that doesn’t mean he always attacks exactly where the Beast aims him. And what Hank McCoy chooses to do about that is going to set Logan on a startling path that will redefine his future! What is Beast’s secret agenda? And how has it turned Logan…savage? Prepare for a betrayal that will change everything and send Wolverine deep into the Pit of Exile! Meanwhile, Beast will stop at nothing to protect Krakoa as he sees fit. But having lost the faith of Logan and X-Force, there’s only one mutant left he can turn to: himself! Hank’s last-ditch effort to save mutantkind leads to Wolverine facing some very familiar adversaries. When the Weapons of X lock blades, who will be the last Logan standing?! Collecting WOLVERINE (2020) #26-32, #33 (A STORY) and #34-35.
272 PGS./Parental Advisory …$44.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-95586-1
Trim size: 7-1/4 x 10-7/8
SCARLET WITCH BY STEVE ORLANDO VOL. 2: MAGNUM OPUS TPB Written by STEVE ORLANDO Penciled by LORENZO TAMMETTA & SARA PICHELLI Cover by RUSSELL DAUTERMAN
Family matters! The Scarlet Witch’s loyalties will be tested when an enemy of the Kree/Skrull Empire falls through the Last Door, desperate for help avenging their fallen comrades. Will Wanda honor the commitment she made to helping those in need? Or will her love for her son Wiccan and his husband, Hulkling – who happens to be the emperor of that Empire – triumph over all? Then, a familiar figure appears at Wanda’s shop, and it seems rumors of his death have been greatly exaggerated. But does he come as friend or foe? And why has a corner of Oklahoma been transformed into the Emerald City?! Plus: The magic-hating Hexfinder has sworn vengeance on all witches and won’t stop until Wanda is a trophy on her wall! Prepare for a battle between chaos magic and alchemical might! Collecting SCARLET WITCH (2023) #6-10.
120 PGS./Rated T+ …$17.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-95489-5
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE: WEB OF LIFE TPB Written by DAVID HINE, JASON LATOUR, DUSTIN WEAVER, CLAY McLEOD CHAPMAN, GERARD WAY, DAN SLOTT, ALEX SEGURA, KARLA PACHECO, RAMZEE, DAVID HEIN, STEVE FOXE, ZANDER CANNON, BENJAMIN PERCY, DAVID BETANCOURT, DANIEL KIBBLESMITH & MORE Penciled by RICHARD ISANOVE, ROBBI RODRIGUEZ, DUSTIN WEAVER, ELIA BONETTI, JAKE WYATT, CAIO MAJADO, PERE PÉREZ, RUAIRÍ COLEMAN, SUMEYYE KESGIN, HIKARU UESUGI, LUCIANO VECCHIO, KEI ZAMA, GUILLERMO SANNA, MARIKA CRESTA, HUMBERTO RAMOS, JULIAN SHAW, JUAN FERREYRA, CHRISCROSS, ENID BALÁM & MORE Cover by FELIPE MASSAFERA
Traverse the Spider-Verse with a swarm of Spiders familiar, fresh and flabbergasting! As the vicious Morlun targets wall-crawlers across all realities, Spider-Man Noir returns, Gwen Stacy is Earth-65’s Spider-Woman and Peni Parker dons the sensational mech-suit known as SP//dr! When the end of the Spider-Verse looms, Spider-Ham and Araña head into action, the legacy of Spider-UK passes to a new champion, Sergei Kravinoff becomes the Hunter-Spider and Spinstress is an all-singing, all-slinging princess! Plus: The Spider-Mobile rides again! Spider-Rex faces the Venomsaurus! Billie Morales is all grown up as Spider-Smasher! Make way for Spider-Boy, the forgotten sidekick! Who is Headline? And even more amazing arachnid adventurers! Collecting EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE (2014) #1-5, EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE (2022) #1-5 and EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE (2023) #1-4.
416 PGS./Rated T+ …$44.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-95733-9
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
CULT OF CARNAGE: MISERY TPB Written by SABIR PIRZADA Penciled by FRANCESCO MORTARINO Cover by SKAN ON SALE FEBRUARY 2024
The mother of all symbiote stories! Liz Allan is Normie Osborn’s mom and is blissfully unaware that her son is the all-new and all-deadly Red Goblin! But she does know something strange is going on – and after her late husband’s father, Norman Osborn (maybe you’ve heard of him?), gets pulled into the chaos and violence swirls around Normie, Liz has no choice but to use the resources at her disposal as the head of Alchemax to take matters into her own hands and become something the Marvel Universe has never seen before! Meanwhile, Toxin and his fellow Life Foundation symbiotes have been stolen! But by whom? And why?! Regardless, it’s up to Liz to save the symbiotes before they fall into the wrong hands and unleash untold havoc across New York! Collecting CULT OF CARNAGE: MISERY #1-5.
120 PGS./Rated T+ …$17.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-95198-6
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
RED GOBLIN VOL. 2: NATURE/NURTURE TPB Written by ALEX PAKNADEL Penciled by JAN BAZALDUA & CHRIS CAMPANA Cover by INHYUK LEE ON SALE FEBRUARY 2024
Nature vs. nurture? CARNAGE REIGNS may be over, but Normie Osborn and the Rascal symbiote’s problems are only just beginning! For weeks, Normie has pacified the symbiote and managed to keep the rabid killing machine inside it under control. He’s been trying to do the right thing and, in the process, has had to face down small-time criminals and lowlifes. But that leaves him poorly prepared when the bloodthirsty and brutal mercenary Crossbones tracks him down, intent on taking both Normie’s symbiote and his life! In a battle for survival, Normie is about to learn that you can’t fight nature – but if he starts losing himself to the corrupting influence of his symbiote, his family and pal Dylan Brock are prepared to mount a final push to save the Red Goblin from himself! Collecting RED GOBLIN #6-10.
112 PGS./Rated T+ …$15.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-94864-1
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
VENOM: LETHAL PROTECTOR – LIFE AND DEATHS TPB Written by DAVID MICHELINIE Penciled by FARID KARAMI Cover by PHILLIP TAN
Venom vs. Doctor Doom! Venom co-creator David Michelinie returns with a new story set in the sinister symbiote’s past, back when brains – and Spider-Man – were still on the menu! Prepare for an epic that will take Venom far from the streets of NYC – all the way to the kingdom of Latveria! When Silver Sable and S.H.I.E.L.D. come calling, Venom is recruited into a battle to stop a tech-worshipping cult from getting their hands on a doomsday weapon. Speaking of doom, there’s a certain supreme leader of Latveria who also has his titanium-armored eyes on the same prize – and he’s not the only one! Brock is about to be challenged like never before! What (or who) will Venom need to overcome the fiercest foe in the Marvel Universe? Collecting VENOM: LETHAL PROTECTOR II #1-5.
120 PGS./Rated T+ …$17.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-95149-8
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
SPIDER-MAN: INDIA – SEVA TPB Written by NIKESH SHUKLA Penciled by ABHISHEK MALSUNI & TADAM GYADU Cover by ADAM KUBERT
India’s Spider-Man stars in his first series in almost twenty years! Pavitr Prabhakar is back, fresh from “The End of the Spider-Verse,” in his own universe’s Mumbai. But things aren’t exactly simple. There’s a science professor promising results activating people’s “lizard brain,” along with a ruthless businessman who may be more than he seems! As a new Lizard emerges to threaten all of Mumbai, its new and terrifying abilities could make it the most powerful version yet! Spider-Man is the city’s only hope, but victory will come at a cost – one Pavitr may not be ready for! How can he pick up the pieces when the entire city is turning against him?! The bloodthirsty creature’s next move may mean a death sentence for Pavitr should he ever don his costume on the city streets again! Collecting SPIDER-MAN: INDIA (2023) #1-5.
112 PGS./Rated T …$15.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-93470-5
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
VENOM BY AL EWING VOL. 5: PREDESTINATION TPB Written by AL EWING & TORUNN GRØNBEKK Penciled by RAMÓN F. BACHS, KEN LASHLEY, SERGIO DÁVILA, CAFU & JULIUS OHTA Cover by BRYAN HITCH
For months, Eddie Brock’s consciousness has been displaced in time! You’ve seen what happens when he flung himself into the far future of the Marvel Universe – now see what happens when he tries to traverse its past! When the Golden Age robotic hero known as Flexo returns, the part that symbiotes have played in the Marvel Universe is about to take a surprising and new turn! Then Toxin – offspring of Carnage – returns, more terrifying than ever! Get ready for a symbiote unlike anything you’ve ever seen! And Doctor Doom has something Eddie Brock needs. What could it be?! As two of the most dangerous entities in the world clash, what calamitous circumstance will befall both Eddie and Doom? Collecting VENOM (2021) #22-25.
120 PGS./Rated T+ …$17.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-94851-1
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
CAPTAIN MARVEL: DARK TEMPEST TPB Written by ANN NOCENTI Penciled by PAOLO VILLANELLI Cover by MIKE MCKONE
A new start for Captain Marvel! After facing off against the Brood with the X-Men and losing someone she holds dear, Carol Danvers needs a break. But she’s not about to get it now! A slinky new cosmic threat has come for Earth’s Mightiest, and they know just which surprise legacy villain to recruit to really wreck Carol’s world! When the disgruntled Nitro transports Captain Marvel, Chewie the Flerken, baby Gerry and some cantankerous Luddite troublemakers to a strange planet, Spider-Woman – Gerry’s mom – is left in a panic. As the mismatched group figures out how to get along and survive, Jessica Drew desperately seeks out help from some of Earth’s greatest heroes! But the deadly menaces keep coming, including the spooky alien Nada and the Feral Five! Collecting CAPTAIN MARVEL: DARK TEMPEST #1-5.
120 PGS./Rated T+ …$17.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-95121-4
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
X-MEN: HELLFIRE GALA – FALL OF X TPB Written by GERRY DUGGAN Penciled by KRIS ANKA, JOSHUA CASSARA, RUSSELL DAUTERMAN, ADAM KUBERT, PEPE LARRAZ, R.B. SILVA, LUCIANO VECCHIO, JAVIER GARRÓN & MORE Cover by PHIL NOTO
The Fall of X begins here! The Hellfire Gala is always the biggest event of the season, but this year’s party will change everything for Krakoa. What was meant to be mutantkind’s biggest night — including the results of the latest X-Men election — becomes their biggest nightmare! All of your favorite mutants are going to be left reeling after this one — a story filled with shocking revelations, stunning betrayals, horrifying tragedies, impossible deaths…and, of course, the most glamorous looks of the year, all in one can’t-miss package! Plus: Who is the new Captain Krakoa? What machinations of the evil Orchis will reunite Rogue and Captain America? Then see the Hellfire Gala from the perspective of the candidates who lost the annual X-Men Vote. And as the Gala is underway, can Iron Man stop the new Stark Sentinels by himself?
Collecting X-Men: Hellfire Gala 2023, Free Comic Book Day 2023: Avengers/X-Men (Avengers and X-Men stories), X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic (2021) #100-105, Iron Man (2022) #8 and the Hellfire Gala Variants
200 PGS./Rated T+ …$29.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-95303-4
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
MAGNETO: MAGNETO WAS RIGHT TPB Written by J.M. DEMATTEIS Penciled by TODD NAUCK Cover by TODD NAUCK ON SALE FEBRUARY 2024
A blast from the past, set when Magneto was headmaster of Xavier’s School! Magneto may once have been the X-Men’s fiercest foe – but when Professor X leaves the planet for life-saving treatment, the Master of Magnetism inherits a new title: teacher! The New Mutants suddenly find themselves under his tutelage, but can these young X-Men-in-training learn to take orders from a reforming super villain who’s tried to kill them and their predecessors?! There are two sides to every story, and J.M. DeMatteis and Todd Nauck weave a tale that will show how Magneto was right…from a certain point of view. In fact, the mutant known as Irae has taken Magneto’s lessons to heart in a way that will upend even his best strategies! Prepare to meet the Sisterhood of Evil Mutants! Collecting MAGNETO (2023) #1-4.
112 PGS./Rated T+ …$15.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-95421-5
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X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST – DOOMSDAY TPB Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM Penciled by MANUEL GARCÍA Cover by GEOFF SHAW ON SALE FEBRUARY 2024
Return to the future in a tale that reveals the events leading up to the timeless classic! In a world where mutants are more than simply hated and feared but not yet slain and apprehended, Senator Kelly’s assassination comes to pass – bringing with it the Mutant Control Act and Sentinels on every corner. But with mutantkind on their back foot, what lengths will Kate Pryde, Wolverine, Colossus, Storm, Banshee, Angel, Cyclops, Professor X and the rest of the X-Men go to in order to find some way to survive? And what scheme of Magneto’s will bring about their ultimate doomsday? Witness the thirty-year descent into dystopia as one of the most celebrated X-Men timelines is explored in-depth for the first time! Collecting X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST – DOOMSDAY #1-4.
112 PGS./Rated T+ …$15.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-95225-9
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MARVEL UNLEASHED TPB Written by KYLE STARKS Penciled by JESÚS HERVÁS Cover by DAVID BALDEÓN
Justice…has teeth! When Kraven the Hunter abducts the teleporting hound Lockjaw at the same time as a local scientist mixed up with A.I.M. goes missing, it’s up to Throg the Frog of Thunder, Redwing the Falcon, Chewie the catlike Flerken, Lucky the Pizza Dog, Bats the Ghost Dog and their scrappy new ally, D-Dog to save the day! But there’s more to this case than meets the eye, and something infernal lurks in the shadows. Can feathers, fangs and claws stand against one of the deadliest foes in the Marvel Universe? Or will these Pet Avengers be made to suffer their worst nightmares? Prepare yourself for heartbreak, because not everyone is making it out of this one! Collecting MARVEL UNLEASHED #1-4.
112 PGS./Rated T …$17.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-93112-4
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NEW MUTANTS LETHAL LEGION TPB Written by CHARLIE JANE ANDERS Penciled by ENID BALÁM Cover by JAVI FERNÁNDEZ ON SALE JANUARY 2024
Best-selling writer Charlie Jane Anders launches the New Mutants into a new era! When Escapade and her new friends decide to try their hand at Robin-Hooding, they stumble onto a conspiracy that could level New York City: Count Nefaria is building a new Lethal Legion – and Escapade, Scout and Cerebella line up to enlist! But when they find themselves in way over their heads, surely the OG New Mutants will ride to the rescue? Maybe not: Wolfsbane is trapped in a sewer with a very angry beastie, Magik’s got X-Men business and Dani and Karma have no idea that their young charges are in trouble at all. Uh-oh! As Nefaria becomes more powerful than ever, this ultimate heist might prove to be genuinely lethal! Collecting NEW MUTANTS LETHAL LEGION #1-5.
112 PGS./Rated T+ …$15.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-95241-9
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SABRETOOTH & THE EXILES TPB Written by VICTOR LAVALLE Penciled by LEONARD KIRK Cover by RYAN STEGMAN ON SALE JANUARY 2024
Sabretooth takes his destiny into his own clawed hands! The powers that be condemned Victor Creed to the Pit for breaking the rules of Krakoa. But now he’s free and ready to show the world that you can’t keep a bad man down, even as his fellow Exiles from Krakoa speed along in hot pursuit! But will they find common ground with Sabretooth? Or will their next encounter be their last? The destructive power of one of their number, Orphan-Maker, is contained by his armor – which must not be opened at any cost. So of course, the diabolical Dr. Barrington is about to open the armor. The only hope for Sabretooth and the Exiles lies in the astral plane! Can they stop fighting one another long enough to carve out a path to survival?! Collecting SABRETOOTH & THE EXILES #1-5.
152 PGS./Rated T+ …$17.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-94836-8
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STAR WARS: YODA TPB Written by CAVAN SCOTT, JODY HOUSER & MARC GUGGENHEIM Penciled by NICO LEON, LUKE ROSS, ALESSANDRO MIRACOLO & IBRAIM ROBERSON Cover by PHIL NOTO ON SALE DECEMBER 2023
The master becomes the learner! To some, he was a legend. To others, he was a teacher. Now Yoda is all but forgotten, living in exile and haunted by his past. As a strangely familiar voice echoes through the swamps of Dagobah, Yoda must revisit the many lessons he has given over the years – from the glory of the High Republic to the chaos of the Clone Wars! First, a desperate cry for help reaches the Jedi Council on Coruscant. How far will Yoda go to protect a community from attack? Then, years before the Clone Wars, he asks an old friend to come teach the next generation of Jedi: Master Dooku! Plus: Prepare for Yoda vs. General Grievous – to the death! And can a young Anakin Skywalker help Yoda destroy an entire factory full of deadly Megadroids? There is no try! Collecting STAR WARS: YODA #1-10.
232 PGS./Rated T …$34.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-93308-1
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INCREDIBLE HULK VOL. 1: AGE OF MONSTERS TPB Written by PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON, DAVID PEPOSE & MORE Penciled by NIC KLEIN, TRAVEL FOREMAN, CAIO MAJADO & MORE Cover by NIC KLEIN
A new age of monsters! As an enraged Hulk tries to take permanent control of the body he shares with Bruce Banner, a mysterious immortal turns every monster on Earth against him in an attempt to free their creator, the primordial Mother of Horrors! With the help of an unlikely new friend, Banner must stop the world from being plunged into darkness – and his journeys take him from an abandoned coal-mining town that gives terrifying new meaning to the term “ghost town” to swamplands where a sultry seductress lures unsuspecting victims into her trap! What is her connection to Marvel’s macabre muck-monster – and will the Hulk burn at the Man-Thing’s touch?! Plus: A documentary crew on the Hulk’s trail gets too close to the action! Collecting INCREDIBLE HULK (2023) #1-5 and HULK ANNUAL (2023) #1.
152 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-95416-1
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STRANGE ACADEMY: YEAR TWO TPB Written by SKOTTIE YOUNG Penciled by HUMBERTO RAMOS Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS
School life doesn’t get any easier for the students of the Strange Academy! As the kids take a spooky tour of a famous NOLA graveyard, the secret origin of Zoe Laveau will be revealed! And nothing can prepare you for a glimpse of the future of the Strange Academy – and the entire Marvel Universe. You won’t believe your eyes! Then, the ancient evil known as Gaslamp at last makes its intentions clear! But which will be more brutal: battle class with Magik and Wong or the school dance?! From day one, people have been wondering: Who will be the savior of Strange Academy, and who can bring it all crashing down? The answers are coming, and the future of Marvel magic is about to be decided! Collecting STRANGE ACADEMY #13-18 and STRANGE ACADEMY: FINALS #1-6.
288 PGS./Rated T+ …$34.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-95300-3
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AVENGERS: BEYOND TPB Written by DEREK LANDY Penciled by GREG LAND Cover by GREG LAND ON SALE JANUARY 2024
The Avengers’ ALL-OUT adventure continues! Someone has been manipulating the Avengers for months, altering the very fabric of reality in an attempt to prepare the planet for a threat that could destroy everything. Now this all-powerful puppeteer is about to be dragged, kicking and screaming, into the light. Meanwhile, as violence tears New York apart, Janet Van Dyne fights not only to save the lives of her fellow heroes, but also a friendship! But time may have run out, for the Lost One has arrived – knocking on Earth’s door, waiting to be let in. In a desperate attempt to keep that door shut, a depleted team of Avengers battles the Black Order in the veins and arteries of the dead Celestial they call home. Blood is spilled, bones are broken and betrayal is on the horizon – but who are the Bootleg Avengers?! Collecting AVENGERS: BEYOND #1-5.
112 PGS./Rated T+ …$15.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-95204-4
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CAPTAIN BRITAIN: BETSY BRADDOCK TPB Written by TINI HOWARD Penciled by VASCO GEORGIEV Cover by ERICA D’URSO ON SALE JANUARY 2024
The Captain comes home! With Otherworld settled, Braddock Manor restored and a blossoming relationship with Rachel Grey, you’d think things were looking pretty good for Betsy Braddock. But it turns out that good ol’ Britain doesn’t want a mutant menace as its Captain, and Betsy has made more than a few enemies in recent years! Quest-less and country-less, she must define a new role for herself. But Morgan Le Fay is back for vengeance, and Captain Britain is first on her list! Luckily, if one captain fails, another may suffice – and Peggy Carter has a right hook that would inspire the devil herself! And is the furious Forgemaster General the Captain Britain that Earth truly deserves? Magical machinations and feral fisticuffs abound – but what role does Doctor Doom play in it all? Collecting BETSY BRADDOCK: CAPTAIN BRITAIN #1-5.
144 PGS./Rated T+ …$17.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-95075-0
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MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE EPIC COLLECTION: TWO AGAINST HYDRA TPB Volume #2 in the Marvel Two-in-One Epic Collections Written by MARV WOLFMAN & ROY THOMAS with BILL MANTLO & JIM SHOOTER Penciled by RON WILSON, SAL BUSCEMA & JOHN BUSCEMA with ERNIE CHAN & MARIE SEVERIN Cover by RON WILSON
The ever-lovin’ blue-eyed Thing is back, alongside the Marvel Universe’s greatest stars and one from a world all his own – but first the Thing, the FF, the Invaders and the Liberty Legion travel back in time to World War II to battle the Third Reich! Then comes the Black Sun saga, spanning decades…and the cosmos itself! The action continues when Deathlok arrives on an assassination mission and the Thing must stop him! Thor, Iron Fist, Black Goliath, Nick Fury, the Sub-Mariner, Shang-Chi and Spider-Woman will all enter the fray, but can Mr. Fantastic free Deathlok’s mind? And if that’s not enough for you: The Bermuda Triangle sends the Thing back in time and he punches some dinosaurs! Collecting MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE (1974) #20, #22-36 and ANNUAL #1; and FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL #11.
376 PGS./Rated T …$44.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-93176-6
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CAPTAIN AMERICA EPIC COLLECTION: TWILIGHT’S LAST GLEAMING TPB Volume #21 in the Captain America Epic Collections Written by MARK GRUENWALD, JAMES ROBINSON, BOB HARRAS & TERRY KAVANAGH Penciled by DAVE HOOVER, DARIO CARRASCO JR., SANDU FLOREA, COLIN MACNEIL, ANGEL MEDINA & MIKE DEODATO JR. Cover by MIKE DEODATO JR.
Is this the end of Captain America? As the Super-Soldier Serum in his veins decays, Steve Rogers’ health continues to worsen – so he’s going to need a little help to carry on shield-slinging, especially against Baron Zemo and his new Baroness! Diamondback may be having doubts about their partnership, but new heroes Free Spirit and Jack Flag join the good fight against the Serpent Society! And Tony Stark has his own way of lending a hand: designing an incapacitated Cap his very own suit of armor! Will it be enough for Steve to survive an epic clash between the Avengers, A.I.M., M.O.D.O.K. and the Red Skull? And left with 24 hours to live, how will Cap spend his final day? Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) #431-443, TALES OF SUSPENSE (1995) #1, AVENGERS (1963) #386-388 and material from CAPTAIN AMERICA COLLECTOR’S PREVIEW.
480 PGS./Rated T …$44.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-95634-9
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LUKE CAGE EPIC COLLECTION: THE FIRE THIS TIME TPB Volume #2 in the Luke Cage Epic Collections Written by DON MCGREGOR & MARV WOLFMAN with CHRIS CLAREMONT, TONY ISABELLA, BILL MANTLO, STEVE ENGLEHART, ED HANNIGAN & ROGER SLIFER Penciled by GEORGE TUSKA & LEE ELIAS with FRANK ROBBINS, RON WILSON, GEORGE PÉREZ, RICH BUCKLER, SAL BUSCEMA, MARIE SEVERIN & BOB BROWN Cover by RON WILSON
Luke Cage defends the streets of New York City, and even takes the fight to the outer boroughs, in this Epic Collection completing his solo adventures! He’ll face menaces as tough as Moses Magnum, as bizarre as the Mace…and as infuriating as the Gem Theater’s always-unpredictable vending machine! It’s all set against the gritty streets of 1970s Times Square, a location as colorful as anything Marvel’s minds have ever conjured up. Cage will also face an all-new and amped-up Chemistro; the Spear, who seeks to settle a score with the man who made Luke Cage bulletproof; and an adversary as unstoppable as death itself: the IRS! Also featuring the debut of Bill Foster as Giant-Man – and the one and only Piranha Jones! Collecting POWER MAN #24-47 and ANNUAL #1.
472 PGS./Rated T …$44.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-95506-9
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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN EPIC COLLECTION: THE CLONE SAGA TPB Volume #27 in the Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collections Written by TERRY KAVANAGH, J.M. DEMATTEIS, HOWARD MACKIE, TOM DEFALCO, TODD DEZAGO, TOM LYLE & MORE Penciled by STEVEN BUTLER, LIAM SHARP, MARK BAGLEY, TOM LYLE, SAL BUSCEMA, BOB MCLEOD & MORE Cover by STEVEN BUTLER
Spider-Man’s clone is back! Spidey thought his clone was long dead, but where has the man now called Ben Reilly been for the last five years? Why has he returned? And is he Peter Parker’s dark side – or his better half? As the mysterious Judas Traveller and his companions study the two spiders, Ben enjoys a new lease on life – suiting up as the Scarlet Spider and swinging into action against Venom! But an unstable Peter is pushed to the brink in a confrontation with the Puma. Can Daredevil help bring him back from the edge? No other Spider-storyline was as innovative or infamous as the 1990s’ Clone Saga, and this is where it all begins! Collecting WEB OF SPIDER-MAN (1985) #117-119, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #394-396, SPIDER-MAN (1990) #51-53, SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) #217-219, SPIDER-MAN UNLIMITED (1993) #7 and clone subplot pages.
456 PGS./Rated T …$44.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-95366-9
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STAR WARS LEGENDS EPIC COLLECTION: THE MENACE REVEALED VOL. 4 TPB Written by TIMOTHY TRUMAN, W. HADEN BLACKMAN, HENRY GILROY, JOHN OSTRANDER, JASON HALL, DAN JOLLEY & MORE Penciled by TIMOTHY TRUMAN, RAMÓN F. BACHS, MANUEL GARCÍA, C.P. SMITH, JAN DUURSEMA, FRANCIS PORTELA, SEAN PHILLIPS & MORE Cover by TSUNEO SANDA
Attack of the clones! As the Separatist Crisis flares, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker are assigned as bodyguards to a senator under threat. Can they protect him from assassination? Bounty hunter Aurra Sing targets a fallen Jedi, but does she still have what it takes to come out on top? Pirate captain Nym, on the run from the Trade Federation, is sent to track down fellow pirate Sol Sixxa – but first, he must determine who the real enemy is! Plus: The comics adaptation of Attack of the Clones, young Boba Fett’s first mission, Obi-Wan teaches Anakin a lesson in humility and more! Collecting STAR WARS: THE BOUNTY HUNTERS – AURRA SING, STAR WARS: STARFIGHTER – CROSSBONES #1-3, FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2002: STAR WARS, STAR WARS: REPUBLIC #46-48, STAR WARS: EPISODE II – ATTACK OF THE CLONES #1-4 and STAR WARS: HASBRO/TOYS ‘R’ US EXCLUSIVE #1-4 – plus material from DARK HORSE EXTRA #44-47; and STAR WARS TALES #2, #7, #14, #18, #20 and #24.
448 PGS./Rated T …$44.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-95391-1
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DARK AVENGERS MODERN ERA EPIC COLLECTION: OSBORN’S REIGN TPB Volume #1 in the Dark Avengers Modern Era Epic Collections Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS & MATT FRACTION Penciled by MIKE DEODATO JR., LUKE ROSS, MARC SILVESTRI, TERRY DODSON, CHRIS BACHALO & MORE Cover by MIKE DEODATO JR.
Dark Avengers assemble! Norman Osborn, the former Green Goblin, has been awarded the Avengers franchise – and he’s assembling a terrifying team in his own image! Transforming well-known villains into twisted versions of Hawkeye, Spider-Man, Wolverine and Ms. Marvel – and recruiting heavy hitters like Ares and the Sentry – Norman suits up as the armored Iron Patriot! But can the Dark Avengers prevail against Morgan Le Fay and the Beyonder? And when Osborn targets mutantkind as a threat, who will join his Dark X-Men?! As Marvel Boy discovers just how sinister a gang he’s signed up for and the Sentry’s secrets are finally revealed, Osborn goes too far – and the Siege of Asgard may put an end to all his schemes! Collecting DARK AVENGERS (2009) #1-16 and ANNUAL #1, DARK AVENGERS/UNCANNY X-MEN: UTOPIA, UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) #513-514, and DARK AVENGERS/UNCANNY X-MEN: EXODUS.
552 PGS./Rated T+ …$49.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-95270-9
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SIEGE TPB – NEW PRINTING! Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Penciled by OLIVIER COIPEL, MICHAEL LARK, LUCIO PARRILLO & JIM CHEUNG Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL
The lines have been drawn in final battle! In the conclusion of an epic saga that began with AVENGERS DISASSEMBLED – and extended through HOUSE OF M, CIVIL WAR and SECRET INVASION – the Marvel Universe’s greatest villains are ready to make their final move against a target from time immortal: the hallowed halls of Asgard! But will the siege of Asgard be the last piece in Norman Osborn’s insane bid to seize control of the globe or the proverbial bridge too far for the former Green Goblin? And will his machinations with Loki be the thing that loses the war or wins him the world? It’s a story years in the making – starring Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Nick Fury and more! Collecting SIEGE (2010) #1-4, SIEGE: THE CABAL, SIEGE DIGITAL PROLOGUE and material from FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2009 (AVENGERS).
200 PGS./Rated T+ …$29.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-95279-2
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SPIDER-WOMAN BY PACHECO & PÉREZ TPB Written by KARLA PACHECO Penciled by PERE PÉREZ, PAULO SIQUEIRA & MATTIA DE IULIS Cover by PERE PÉREZ
Spider-Woman is back, and she’s pulling no punches! Jessica Drew hasn’t been feeling like herself lately. When the angry, irritable and unwell Spider-Woman takes a simple security gig to help her get back on her feet, she finds herself besieged by unknown forces out to destroy everything around her. But what does Jessica’s illness have to do with the daughter of her old nemesis, Otto Vermis? Finding out will take Spider-Woman back to where it all began – Wundagore Mountain, the nightmarish place that gave her powers – and on a road trip to outer space with her BFF, Captain Marvel! But who is making Jess relive her traumas? And just how far will she go to secure a cure for what ails her? Plus: How will Spider-Woman be affected by Knull’s symbiote invasion and the Kingpin’s war on vigilantes? Collecting SPIDER-WOMAN (2020) #1-21.
496 PGS./Rated T+ …$44.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-95574-8
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MARVEL-VERSE: MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN GN-TPB Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Penciled by SARA PICHELLI Cover by SARA PICHELLI
The Marvel-Verse is full of possibilities for Miles Morales! Get to know Miles – the Spider-Man of two worlds – with these ultimately marvelous adventures! In the wake of Peter Parker’s death in the Ultimate Universe, brave, young Miles steps forward with his own incredible, arachnid-like abilities to live up to the Spider-Man legacy! But how exactly does he get his ultra-cool costume? Then Miles’ life is turned upside down when reality is rewritten, and he and his loved ones are transplanted to the Marvel Universe! But when the Avengers fall, can one teen hero stand in the way of the demonic Blackheart? Collecting ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #1-2 and #5, and SPIDER-MAN (2016) #1-2.
112 PGS./Ages 10-14 …$9.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-95451-2
Trim size: 6 x 9
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Baldwin Park’s former city attorney “knowingly and intentionally” assisted in a bribery and wire fraud scheme that funneled $70,000 in illicit payoffs to former Councilman Ricardo Pacheco to secure his vote on a cannabis permit, according to federal authorities.
The new allegations against Robert Tafoya became public last week following the federal grand jury indictment of Tafoya’s longtime friend and alleged co-conspirator, former Compton Councilman Isaac Galvan.
Tafoya has not been charged and is only identified as “Person 1,” an individual described in the indictment as “the city attorney for Baldwin Park from in or around December 2013 until October 2022.” Court filings, however, refer to Person 1 as a “co-conspirator” and suggest he assisted in at least two instances in which Pacheco sold his vote.
Tafoya resigned as city attorney that same month after the Southern California News Group published details about other allegations against him contained in the unsealed plea agreements of Pacheco, a councilman from 1997 to 2020, and Gabriel Chavez, a former San Bernardino County planning commissioner who served as Pacheco’s middleman in the bribery scheme.
Pacheco and Chavez each pleaded guilty to a single count of bribery in 2020 and 2022. In total, authorities seized $302,900 in bribes collected by Pacheco.
Their plea agreements, signed under penalty of perjury, allege Galvan, Tafoya and others — including Commerce City Manager Edgar Cisneros — participated in the corruption at various points. The federal investigation reportedly crosses into multiple cities, including Baldwin Park, Montebello, El Monte and Commerce.
Galvan and Tafoya allegedly were working together to secure a marijuana license to operate in Cisneros’ city.
A list of related cases filed alongside Galvan’s indictment indicate at least one other case — filed within the past year and currently under seal — is pending.
Tafoya’s attorney, Mark Werksman, did not respond to requests for comment. He previously denied that Tafoya had any knowledge or involvement in Pacheco’s dealings.
“Robert Tafoya is and always has been an honest, ethical attorney that has acted legally and in the best interest of the City of Baldwin Park,” Werksman said in 2022. “A bunch of corrupt politicians, who are cooperating in order to get lenient sentences, shouldn’t be believed at all.”
Asked about the allegations against Tafoya specifically, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, declined to “comment as to the identity of Person 1 in the indictment.”
Pleaded not guilty
Special agents with the FBI and IRS Criminal Investigations arrested Galvan, 36, of Compton, and Yichang Bai, 50, of Arcadia, the owner and operator of a cannabis grower that obtained permit in Baldwin Park, in the early morning of Monday, Sept. 18. Both were charged with one count of conspiracy, one count of bribery and eight counts of wire fraud. The two men pleaded not guilty to all counts during an arraignment that same day, according to court records.
Prosecutors believe Tafoya approached Pacheco prior to the City Council’s approval of its first cannabis cultivation ordinance in August 2017 and recommended that he support bringing cannabis to the city because Pacheco could “personally profit,” according to an exhibit attached to Pacheco’s plea agreement.
“Person 1 explained that defendant should find an individual he trusted who would not talk (the ‘intermediary’), instruct the intermediary to represent himself as a ‘consultant’ to companies seeking Cultivation Development Agreements, and promise to deliver a development agreement to the company in exchange for a $150,000 fee,” federal prosecutors wrote in the exhibit.
Money for votes
A week before the vote, Galvan — who helped Tafoya’s wife land a job at Compton City Hall — gave a $10,000 check with a blank payee line to Pacheco “to secure Pacheco’s support for a future consulting client’s marijuana permit,” according to the indictment and a news release. Pacheco passed the check off to a real estate agent friend who deposited it, then gave $6,400 in cash back to him.
The check came from a consulting company that Tafoya helped Galvan form, prosecutors said.
The following month, Tafoya allegedly provided a list of “the names of applicants for marijuana permits” and “the names of individuals associated with those applications” to Galvan.
After Bai’s company, W&F International, paid $40,000 to Galvan’s consulting firm, he arranged a meeting with Bai, his translator and Tafoya at Tafoya’s office to demonstrate the sway he carried. Galvan texted Bai’s translator after the November 2017 meeting: “See I don’t (expletive) around.”
A month later, Tafoya, through a friend, reportedly sent Galvan two “consulting services agreements,” one for Galvan’s company and another for a consulting company run by the friend. The agreement stated that the second consulting company would receive $225,000 once Baldwin Park issued a development agreement to W&F.
Pacheco supported W&F’s application during council votes on June 20 and July 18, 2018.
Bai later collected a $50,000 check and five $10,000 checks from an individual who owed him money and passed them to Galvan, who in turn passed the checks along to Pacheco and Tafoya, prosecutors allege. Tafoya agreed to have friends of a relative cash the five checks in exchange for $6,000 from the total, they allege.
Pacheco similarly had a third party cash the larger check and pay back a portion over the following months. The scheme was designed to “disguise the true source of the payment,” prosecutors said.
The Baldwin Park City Council unanimously supported W&F International’s application to relocate its proposed cultivation site in December 2018.
Meanwhile, Pacheco and Chavez, the planning commissioner, collected more bribes. The two men amassed at least $170,000 through sham consulting agreements — allegedly provided by Tafoya — from other applicants from 2017 to 2019.
Cash buried in backyard
The FBI busted Pacheco through a separate 2018 sting during which he took $37,900 from a Baldwin Park police officer, acting as an FBI informant, in exchange for supporting the police union’s contract. Federal investigators raided his home in response in December 2018 and found $62,900 buried in his backyard.
The following month, Pacheco deposited $20,000 in bribes from Bai into a legal defense fund.
Two years later, the FBI raided Tafoya’s office and the homes of Chavez and Galvan. Chavez later pleaded guilty to one count of bribery in October 2022.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office believes Tafoya was present at five different meetings between Pacheco and Galvan in which Pacheco openly discussed taking bribes.
After raid, agreement rescinded
The day after the 2020 raid on Tafoya, Baldwin Park revoked W&F International’s development agreement.
The company had been operating an illegal grow in Baldwin Park for months without any action from the city until the neighboring El Monte Police Department intervened. Baldwin Park officials at the time said they only inspected “nonoperating” cannabis businesses once a year at most and were unaware of W&F’s activities.
W&F was years behind on the required payments outlined in its development agreement. The company had not completed required improvements to the building, or secured necessary approvals from county health, county fire and the city’s building division.
The El Monte Police Department, acting independently on information obtained in its own cases, had sent detectives to check the exterior of W&F’s Littlejohn Street warehouse roughly a month before the revocation and found obvious signs of a grow, including marijuana leaves discarded in the trash.
Pictures from the raid showed a warehouse filled with marijuana plants. Police seized 15 boxes of marijuana, one rooted plant and security cameras at the time.
They arrested Bai on suspicion of cultivation of marijuana, possession of marijuana for sales and conspiracy, according to a news release.
Lawsuit targets fee collections
David Torres-Siegrist, an attorney representing several cannabis companies in Baldwin Park, is suing the city to try to stop its collection of mitigation fees tied to the cannabis development agreements. Those fees, which are meant to offset the negatives from the industry, weren’t established equally, according to the lawsuit.
Some of the development agreements allowed operators to avoid paying the fees until they received a certificate of occupancy, while others began accruing a balance immediately, putting them millions of dollars in the hole before a single cent could be earned.
Tafoya handled all of the original development agreement negotiations and continued to work on cannabis regulations even after the FBI raided his home. The City Council removed those responsibilities from Tafoya in April 2021 after the Southern California News Group found he had hired an attorney who successfully landed a cannabis permit during an earlier round of applicants.
Galvan served as a consultant for that applicant as well. The attorney in question, Anthony Willoughby II, was the son of Galvan’s personal attorney.
A federal case filed by Torres-Siegrist on behalf of David Ju, a businessman who purchased the development agreement awarded to Willoughby, alleges Tafoya, Galvan, Pacheco and Willoughby II “acted in concert to orchestrate a swindle on an elderly man dying of cancer who poured his life savings into a venture that was destined for failure from the get-go.” The lawsuit alleges the men violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, or RICO.
Ju paid $300,000 to buy the cannabis company, Tier One Consulting, and roughly $200,000 of the total went to Galvan, according to the lawsuit. The businessman later learned Willoughby had spent less than $4,000 securing the development agreement and had amassed tens of thousands of dollars in fees that Tafoya allegedly told Ju he needed to cover, the lawsuit states.
Ju estimates he lost at least $900,000 on the deal, according to the lawsuit.
‘Whole process is compromised’
“We’ve been telling the City Council this since 2021,” Torres-Siegrist said in an interview. “The whole process is compromised and at the heart of it is an out-of-control City Attorney’s Office.”
Baldwin Park Mayor Emmanuel Estrada inherited the cannabis mess after winning election in 2020. Since then, the City Council has hired a new city attorney, a new police chief, a new city manager and new code enforcement personnel, he said.
The city is using a reputable third party, HdL Companies, to assist with developing a more equitable system, he said. In the future, Estrada hopes that cannabis operators will only have to pay fees once they’re operational, he said.
The slow movement of the FBI’s case has made it difficult to take action against any of the companies that may have received a development agreement through corruption, he said. While the city knows at least two companies paid bribes based on prior court filings, officials didn’t know the names of any of the companies until W&F was named in last week’s indictment, Estrada said.
“It is very difficult for us to act on any of the contracts, but I would say that the city is working on making sure that moving forward we are holding everyone accountable and putting the right process in place to ensure that something like this doesn’t happen again,” he said. “For the most part, the city is moving kind of slow because we don’t want to end up blindsided.”
Research in the International Journal of Power and Energy Conversion outlines an approach to cleaning photovoltaic (PV) solar panels to ensure they operate at maximum power-generation efficiency. The automatic and portable cleaning system, which can be adapted for different panel sizes is designed to combat efficiency reduction of up to 40% caused by the accumulation of dust on the sunlight-absorbing upper surface of PV panels. Dust and dirt accumulation have always been a significant problem undermining the performance of PVs.
Fulton Carlos Reategui-Ordoñez, Fernando Paredes Marchena, Juan Eduardo Reategui-Ordoñez, Hugo Guillermo, and Jimenez Pacheco of the Universidad Católica de Santa María in San José, Perú, focused on the impact of climate variations on PV cleanliness. They found that dust accumulation led to a remarkable reduction in panel efficiency with a fall of more than 11% and sometimes a peak reduction of 39.6% occurring during maximal incident sunlight.
They add that a panel’s fill factor (FF), a critical indicator of efficiency, drops significantly if a panel is coated with dust or otherwise dirty. Dust accumulation is, of course, dependent on local conditions and so an automated cleaning system would be most useful in some regions more than others.
Manual cleaning or relying on natural weather conditions are not optimal solutions and so the team has developed an automatic cleaning system that can consistently restore a panel to near-pristine conditions and so maximize efficiency. The system would be relatively easy to install and utilizes a computerized controller to time cleaning and a microfiber cloth to remove dust without scratching the panel.
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Fulton Carlos Reategui Ordoñez et al, Automatic and portable cleaning photovoltaic solar panels mechanism, International Journal of Power and Energy Conversion (2023). DOI: 10.1504/IJPEC.2023.133629
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Over the years, I’ve had the ability and privilege of throwing my leg over a number of fat tire, drop bar touring bikes. From the almighty Tumbleweed Stargazer to the readily available Kona Sutra ULTD, these robust bikes with an off-road and load-bearing geometry make for great interstitial, genre-bending machines for all sorts of riding.
Yet before brands like Salsa were even making high clearance, drop bar, 29er, disc brake, production touring bikes, a brand called Singular Cycles in the UK shifted the paradigm with its Swift in 2007 and, later in 2008, Gryphon models. These frames featured high stack numbers, fit big tires, and most importantly, had rack/fender/cargo bosses aplenty.
This year, Singular debuted its custom Gryphon Titanium, and once again, I’m questioning which bike to crown “best in class.” Check out my full-length review below…
Touring Bikes: A Lifelong Love
Before we get into the titanium tourer you came here to read about, let’s talk about touring bikes themselves. A touring bike, to me anyway, is a bike with fender and rack mounts. It doesn’t matter what terrain it’s made for or what tires it uses; pavement or dirt, if you can load it with racks and bags, it’s a touring bike. Touring happens on all surfaces and terrains.
In this photo by Frank Staub, Mike Rust is shown fully loaded at base camp during the 1983 Pearl Pass Tour, with Joe Breeze and Scot Nicol in the background. Yes, people toured on dirt with MTBs!
Even my 1983 Ritchey Everest was originally sold just like this with front and rear racks as part of the “Touring Package” Tom offered as an add-on item…
Contemporary touring bikes will also have extra bottle/cargo bosses. Most importantly, a touring bike will have a geometry designed around the specific act of fully loaded, self-sufficient bicycle camping and traveling. This encompasses the S24O, or sub-24-hour overnighter, a term first coined by Rivendell that, in my opinion, applies to 75% of what most people do these days on any given weekend ride-to-camp outing.
Pictured above is my old Geekhouse Woodville, a dedicated multi-surface touring bike, shown with 48mm Bruce Gordon Rock-n-Road tires and custom racks. I took it on everything from paved roads, to hardpack gravel, chunky doubletrack, plenty of singletrack, and more.
My Geekhouse Woodville had custom racks, with removable low-riders for panniers, a randonneuring-inspired front rack, and a rear rack suitable for panniers, or other bags.
Touring bikes typically have lower trail numbers than a gravel bike, longer chainstays to avoid heel interference with rear panniers, and feature tubesets that are able to accommodate an extra twenty or so pounds worth of gear. When I think of a perfect touring bike, I keep going back to my Geekhouse Woodville that I had in 2012 while living in Austin, TX. It’s hard to imagine this was over ten years ago and yet, this bike looks pretty on par with what people are using these days for dirt touring.
In 2013, riding a 360-mile Yonder Journal “brevet” in the State of Jefferson on mixed surfaces with all my necessities in a Swift Industries Ozette Bag. The route would take us deep into the mountains on chunky, steep dirt roads and double track.
I took this thing all over the Austin area and beyond. I used it on numerous outings in California, from the State of Jefferson to the Eastern Sierra, Death Valley, the Inyo National Forest, the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles, and more. Eventually, it was stolen and damaged beyond repair.
I never replaced the Geekhouse. Was there replacing such a machine? Some bikes enter your life for a brief moment and forever change your perspective. Eventually, I decided that I most enjoyed slower-paced tours on even more rugged terrain and ultimately bought my Sklar Bikes Pack Mule. Again, this is a touring bike. It has rack/fender mounts, numerous cargo bosses, and a geometry tuned for off-road, fully loaded riding. It’s hard to see with all the bags strapped to it but it too has front and rear racks, although I never use low-rider panniers on this since it is also a singletrack tourer.
The Sklar was my first custom titanium touring bike and it set the hook for the material’s dynamic demeanor. When unloaded, the bike flexes, absorbing trail chatter. My contact points are suspended by titanium components–the seatpost and bars are titanium–and when loaded down, every shift of your body weight causes the bike to careen in a most stable maneuver. It’s really hard to beat the loaded and unloaded feel of a titanium tourer.
The Singular Gryphon Titanium Touring Bike – £2800 Frame and Fork
Singular Cycles were eons ahead of the mainstream bike industry when it came to drop bar, fat tire touring bikes. When the Swift first came out in 2007, it made waves with its—relatively—wide rubber clearance and drop bars on a steel chassis, with mountain bike components and the geometry to match. Much like Scot Nicol, Charlie Cunningham, and Steve Potts were doing in the 1980s with their frames, Sam from Singular figured out that people like riding drop bars off-road and picked the best off-road vehicle for this new mash-up bike model.
Then a year later, Sam announced the Gryphon:
“The mythical mash-up of lion and eagle representing the ostensible clash between dropped handle bars and big knobby tyres – perfectly harmonious in reality.”
Sam went on to explain the genesis of the Gryphon:
“I first designed the Gryphon in 2006 as a mountain bike for the type of trails I like riding the most – relatively non-technical but fast flowing and fun singletrack. It’s great in that sort of terrain, but they are also great as a lightly loaded touring bike. A lot of the attributes which make it a good singletrack bike also make it a great off-road tourer – big wheels and a low BB for stability, but fairly low trail geometry to keep the handling nice.”
The Gryphon was a true harbinger when it was launched in 2008, before Salsa and plenty of other brands that followed had even imagined such a machine. It was the first production 29″ wheeled, disc brake, steel mountain bike frameset, designed for use with a drop handlebar. Fast forward to 2023 and there are countless drop bar, big tire touring bikes out there, yet Singular Cycles stuck to its roots and debuted the custom Singular Cycles Gryphon Ti.
This titanium chassis is a custom order enterprise. Customers can tell Singular what size tires they want and Sam, the owner of Singular, can tailor the frame to fit their needs. In this case, the custom Gryphon Ti I got to review fits a massive, 3″ tire, and has all the touring accouterments you desire, placed with intention throughout the frame.
Note: many companies just drop cargo or bottle or rack bosses everywhere and do nothing to the frame geometry to enable it to accommodate extra weight. This is not one of those cases.
An important distinction between touring bikes and what many call a “bikepacking bike” is that the latter doesn’t rely on racks or bosses of any sort. Rather, bikepacking bags simply strap directly to the bike frame and components like a seat post or handlebar. A touring bike is superior for off-road touring as compared to many of these said “bikepacking bikes” since touring bike geometries are dialed in to perfectly accommodate the act of strapping extra weight to frame and riding on dirt.
In short, if a frame has rack, fender, and cargo mounts, it’s a touring bike, regardless of wheel size, tire size, or terrain intention.
I’ve reviewed a number of touring bikes over the years, so if you’re curious about what else is in this space, give these reviews a read:
Prior to this review, the Tumbleweed Stargazer got my vote for the best in class, yet things quickly changed…
A Titanium Overlord Emerges
Late in 2022, Sam reached out to me, asking if I’d like to review his new Gryphon Titanium drop bar touring bike. Knowing the brand’s legacy and having just wrapped up a giveaway for the Peregrine I reviewed, I was elated to ride something a little more my speed. Not that I have anything against the Peregrine or gravel bikes in general, I just like bikes with thiccccc tires and a more trail-centric geometry and fit.
We worked with Biciclista, a Portland-based importer of Ingrid Components, to lace out this made-in-Taiwan titanium chassis with a grip of goods from Chris King, Ingrid, Thomson, Brooks, and more.
The build kit comes to around $5600, plus the cost of the Gryphon frame, fork, and Laing Ti stem, which is around $3,615. You’re looking at a $9200+ bike, as shown! Yikes. You could easily assemble a much more budget-friendly kit using used parts or simply less expensive parts and it might not weigh 21 lbs but it’ll get’er done just fine!
When the box arrived, I thought Stefano, the owner of Bicyclista who orchestrated the build, had pranked me. Surely this box was empty? Lo and behold, it was not empty, and out of its cardboard chrysalis emerged a 21-pound touring tyrant. Thinking my Sklar tourer was light, at 25 lbs unloaded, the Gryphon had already exceeded my expectations.
Regarding bike weight: I like touring in dry and arid places, where water is either non-existent, or its availability at few and far between sources. As such, carrying water is my primary objective on these routes. Water is heavy. When your bike and gear are already heavy out of the box, suddenly that 3000′ long slog up a chunderous mountain double track gets even more arduous. A light chassis allows for more weight to be carried and what I’ve found is loading down these light frames makes them come alive.
Gryphon Frame Specs:
34mm ID head-tube – for a traditional 1 1/8″ steerer fork
Single chainring
73mm BSA threaded bottom bracket shell
142×12 or 148×12 OR 157×12 frame spacing
100 or 110 fork spacing
Internal dropper-post cable routing
Bolt-on cable guides on underside of the down tube
Three bottle cage mounts – seat tube, down tube, underside of down tube
Post mount rear brake on the chainstay
Clearance for up to 29×3″ or 27.5×3.0″ tires
A Unique Build Kit
It wasn’t long ago that if you wanted a mountain bike drivetrain and drop bars, your options were slim pickin’s for shifting. Either a barcon (or bar-end shifter) had to be deployed, or a Ratio kit installed into your levers and derailleur. Or… gasp. Electronic SRAM AXS Eagle! What makes this Gryphon’s build kit so great is the use of the Ingrid RD1-R12S long cage derailleur.
This unique 12-speed mech can throw to 46T (Short Cage) and 52T (Long Cage) cassettes and is compatible with Campagnolo 12 Speed brifters, or as early Campagnolo levers were known as a brake/shifter.
Even with the second-gen XL Fab’s Chest, the shifting paddle had enough throw to clear the side pouches…
If you’ve ridden modern or vintage Campagnolo brifters, you know they’re ergonomically superior to other systems. Sorry SRAM/Shimano fan people; heavy opinions herein! They’re unique in that the thumb nub allows you to throw down the cassette with one swipe, immediately dumping from the largest to smallest cog with one pressing. For shifting up the cassette, a simple paddle swipe is needed. Even in the drops, you can reach the thumb nub to shift for a more speedy gear.
Experiencing this on a drop bar bike with big tires is phenomenal. The shifting is sharp, and precise, never skipping a beat and the modulation of the levers with the Paul Klamper disc brakes is profound. Matched with the Ingrid cranks and chainring, the drivetrain resonates in humble precision.
The lightweight Chris King wheels, using CSS Composites carbon rims, never skipped a beat, and the meaty Bontrager 3″ tires felt like rolling on clouds at 20psi in the rear and 18psi in the front.
Regarding the tire size, 29+ is such an incredible wheel platform. Especially for touring. It excels in many environments but for me, I’d rather have high-volume, lower-pressure tires than any sort of gimmicky suspension or damping components. Here in Santa Fe, a 29×3″ tire provides lots of traction in our kitty litter climbs and monster trucks over slick roots and rocks. For a rigid touring bike, a big tire just adds to the comfort.
I mentioned before that titanium contact points are divine. The Thomson seatpost flexed, alleviating washboard or trail chatter, and the Singular Laing Ti Stem allowed the wide bars to sway when you’re out of the saddle cranking.
This entire bike as pictured above sans touring bags and rack, tipped the scales at 21 pounds for the size XL! Yet weight ain’t the most important thing, as I’ve said multiple times: the geometry has to be dialed!
Size XL Gryphon Titanium geometry above…
Geometry Matters
Before we go any further, let’s look at the numbers. The Gryphon takes a middle-rung approach to off-road geometry, placing it remarkably close to my Sklar tourer, although its stack numbers are higher and the reach numbers shorter (since it’s designed to be ridden with drop bars.)
However, the angles, bottom bracket drop, and chainstay length are very close to my Sklar’s geometry. A 450mm chainstay is pretty standard for a 1x drivetrain-equipped 29×3″ wheeled bike. The 70º head angle and 79mm of trail allow for front-loading, and the non-suspension-corrected fork makes the bike look confident in its design intent. “Load me up!” it screamed at me but I didn’t heed the call for a while…
Riding the Gryphon…
Coming off of my Black Cat Swami purchase and my Hudski Doggler review, I’ve been spending a lot of time this summer on rigid bikes. As such, when I first took delivery of the Gryphon, I was in the throes of other bike reviews and had relegated the time spent on the Gryphon to my early morning singletrack loop.
It’s a ride that pushes the limits of a rigid bike without too much consequence. Mind you, this build does not feature a dropper post; the device that makes rigid bikes all the more shreddy. Learning to steer this 29+ wheeled ship without a dropper down steep and rocky terrain was a lot of fun. Since it is lighter than any bike in my quiver at the moment, it was obnoxious how fast it helped me climb my go-to trails.
As discussed earlier, the geometry is even-keeled, coming in closer to an XC bike than a trail bike, with a 70º head angle, yet the riding position–strictly in the drops for descents–really drops you into the bike, rather than atop it. The pioneers of drop bar mountain bikes knew that having your hands in wide, flared drop bars provided better ergonomics and a more comfortable riding position.
This fit and form philosophy of drop bar mountain bikes will be investigated deeper in the near future when I feature this 1983 Steve Potts but, in short, drop bar mountain bikes are typically set up for the rider to be engaged in the drops 90% of the time while riding on the tops of the bar is usually reserved for long climbs. As with this 1983 Potts, even while climbing technical terrain, I found the bike to excel while pedaling in the drops and to be just outright awkward if my hands were on the hoods or the flats.
Thanks to the high stack height and large head tube on the Gryphon, the need for a super high rise “LD Stem” is omitted in favor of the 90mm tall Laing Ti stem.
As with many titanium bikes, the Gryphon was incredibly lightfooted while unloaded on gravel roads, doubletrack, and singletrack. This is where the eagle of the mythical creature comes into play. It wants to soar through the woods and careen around corners while still being able to course-correct under the slightest input. If an eagle is anything, it’s stable.
I’m 6’2″ and 190 lbs with long legs and long arms and the XL felt perfect for me. My body weight was enough to keep the light chassis planted but I could tell the Gryphon wanted to have some extra weight strapped to it.
…Touring/Camping with the Gryphon
Here’s where the duality of the lion comes into play. I love the symbolism the Gryphon evokes. An eagle and lion, forever intertwined, in a creature embodying the best characteristics of both animals. After riding the bike unloaded for months, I finally had a window of opportunity to take the Gryphon on a S24O with a local group here in Santa Fe. We looked at that gallery on Saturday.
I added in a singletrack bonus the next morning, climbing Pacheco Canyon to the Winsor Trail, then down Winsor, up Chamisa to Saddleback, Juan, and finally up through Dale Ball. Here’s the second day’s route. This is a ride I do frequently on my full suspension, hardtail, and rigid mountain bikes, so it offered up a good litmus for testing how the Gryphon would handle fully-loaded singletrack.
There are plenty of moments where not having a dropper post demanded some interesting body language, particularly on two steep rocky v-notch chutes on Saddleback, but as soon as the terrain opened up it was easy to pick smooth lines through the rocky sections of trail.
The added weight to the rear and front of the bike created a unique sensation, planting the frame to the terrain due to the additional (high) weight. When you’re out of the saddle, in the drops, pointed downhill, the rear rack, pad, and chair helped the rear end from bucking around like a Pronghorn, and the additional weight at the handlebars made for a slight counter-steering sensation. Suddenly, sharp abrupt maneuvers felt more controlled, whereas riding the Gryphon unloaded made these moves feel more acute.
Even climbing loaded down with the gear range, fat tires, and upright riding position was a cinch. The short and steep climb up Chamisa is one that, at the end of a long day, can be a real grind. Instead, I found myself out of the saddle, mid-cassette as I danced uphill with this bike, frame gently flexing along the way.
One last touch point is the ability of titanium to be engineered in a way in which the frame will flex slightly while loaded, which, in my opinion, makes for a more comfortable experience at the end of the day. You’re not pushing against a stiff frame like you tend to with steel touring bikes and aren’t getting rattled around like you can with carbon frames. There’s this sensation that I like to describe as a dance as the frame moves with each pedal stroke…
Where the Gryphon Excells and How I Would Order One
It’s hard to play the “best” game in bike reviews. So far, the only production bike that comes close to the Gryphon is the Tumbleweed Stargazer. Yet, it is limited to a much smaller tire, and while Tumbleweed made a titanium version in a small batch last year, I haven’t ridden that yet, so I can’t compare it to the Gryphon Ti.
Putting that out there, the reason I’m giving the Gryphon Ti such high rankings in the touring bike/drop bar MTB spectrum is both due to the massive tire clearance, the frame material itself, the size-dependant tubing selection and the engineering Sam puts into each order, and the fact that it is customizable. Even the fork on the Gryphon Titanium is divine, with its smaller diameter blades than others on the market it was able to flex and reduce corrugation or trail bumps. If you want a slightly longer front center, or a smaller frame geometry specifically designed around a 27.5+ wheelset to eliminate toe overlap, Sam can do that too.
While this process will take a lot longer than just hitting “add to cart” on a website, if you’re forking out this kind of money (£2800/ ~$3,427 frame and fork) then you want it right.
If I were to order a Gryphon Titanium, I’d go super boost on the rear end for sure. While this Gryphon clears the 3″ tire fine, as you deform the chainstays to clear a tire that size, you have to bend them abruptly to attach the stays to the bottom bracket shell. This is due to the chainring clearance as much as it has to do with the tire clearance. There’s a tentative balance here between chainring size, tire size, and drivetrain alignment. Sometimes Sam will spec a titanium plate yoke for this intersection but he was able to design this particular frame without one.
My reason for wanting a super boost frame is simple: chainline.
Travis penned a piece about the 55mm chainline in relation to a modern mountain bike chassis. On a 148mm spaced–boost–frame, the chainline comes in around 52mm, which is the measurement from the center of the bottom bracket to the chainring. A 148mm (boost) frame might have a healthy chainline but if you’re going custom, why not optimize it even more? This is why Adam Sklar and I designed my 29×3″ tourer with super boost rear spacing.
Thanks to for laying this all out in a nice and neat chart!
My 29×3″ tourer uses a 157mm rear end, and that additional width allows for a 56mm chainline, giving much more space to the potential tire/chain interference zone and drastically reducing drivetrain wear. Now, this makes sense if you’re going all-in on “custom” but I can see why people would just want to stick to boost wheels. If it ain’t broke don’t fix it, right?
I will say, super boost wheels aren’t the smartest for a remote touring bike. If something happens to the rear wheel, you’ll be hard-pressed to find another super boost wheel to swap in while touring remote places. Yet, I had no plans for touring in Africa, Asia, or South America on this bike when we designed it. I just wanted a dedicated desert tourer…
TL;DR and The Take-Away
We’re trying to keep our reviews digestible, under 4,000 words, but I could write about this bike for another 3,000 words easily. The Singular Gryphon is a titanium chariot, built with touring in mind but is an ample ally unloaded on your favorite dirt roads, double track, and singletrack alike.
As the duality of the eagle and lion is implied with the name of this mythical creature, it is lightfooted and nimble unloaded, like an eagle surfing thermals, but transforms into an apex tourer when loaded down. It’s the best production modern touring bike I’ve ever ridden. The riding position that a drop bar, big tire touring bike with a lot of stack provides is perfect for the way I like to ride in my local terrain.
The Gryphon’s titanium frame and fork flex in the right way and a balleur build kit as displayed results in a feather-like 21-pound total weight. I have ner’a nitpick about the frame itself while noting if you go to the extreme in tire size, you might want to consider a wider rear end for chainline health.
If we were to rate bikes on a 1-10 scale, this one goes to 11.
Pros
Ultralight for a 29×3 MTB at 21 pounds for the XL as shown.
All the touring mounts you’d need for racks, bag supports, cargo cages, fenders and the like.
A proper drop bar, big tire-tuned geometry
Handles exceptionally well when loaded and unloaded
Can be custom-built with parts of your choice
Can be custom designed around specific geometric requirements.
Well priced at £2800 (including UK VAT) for a titanium frame and fork
Cons
Not an “in stock” item; requires a 3-month wait for production
Expensive (as all titanium frames are)
Singular Cycles offers the Gryphon Titanium as a “custom build” through its overseas manufacturer partners. As such there is a 3-month wait time for delivery. It comes in four sizes, from small to x-large, has all the touring accouterments you need, and has ample tire clearance. See more at Singular Cycles.
Pima Community College women’s soccer players Jessica Alvarez and Adriana Pacheco earned recognition from the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference for their play during the week of Sept. 17-23.
Pima Community College women’s soccer players Jessica Alvarez and Adriana Pacheco earned recognition from the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference for their play during the week of Sept. 17-23.
Pima Community College women’s soccer players Jessica Alvarez and Adriana Pacheco earned recognition from the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference for their play during the week of Sept. 17-23.
MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN #13
MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN #14
SPIDER-WOMAN #2
CARNAGE #2
SPINE-TINGLING SPIDER-MAN #3 (OF 4)
PREDATOR VS WOLVERINE #4 (OF 4)
GIANT-SIZE SUPER-STARS #1 FACSIMILE EDITION
DAREDEVIL #4
STAR WARS #41
STAR WARS: DARK DROIDS – D-SQUAD #4 (OF 4)
BLADE #6
VENOM #28
ASTONISHING ICEMAN #5 (OF 5)
UNCANNY SPIDER-MAN #5 (OF 5)
DARK X-MEN #5 (OF 5)
X-MEN RED #18
ORIGINAL X-MEN #1
WOLVERINE BY CLAREMONT & MILLER #1 FACSIMILE EDITION – NEW PRINTING!
WOLVERINE #40
SILVER SURFER REBIRTH: LEGACY #4 (OF 5)
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #9
ALIEN #2
STAR WARS: REVELATIONS #1
STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC #2 [PHASE III]
MARVEL STUDIOS’ GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3: THE ART OF THE MOVIE HC
WOLVERINE BY BENJAMIN PERCY VOL. 3 HC
SCARLET WITCH BY STEVE ORLANDO VOL. 2: MAGNUM OPUS TPB
EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE: WEB OF LIFE TPB
CULT OF CARNAGE: MISERY TPB
RED GOBLIN VOL. 2: NATURE/NURTURE TPB
VENOM: LETHAL PROTECTOR – LIFE AND DEATHS TPB
SPIDER-MAN: INDIA – SEVA TPB
VENOM BY AL EWING VOL. 5: PREDESTINATION TPB
CAPTAIN MARVEL: DARK TEMPEST TPB
X-MEN: HELLFIRE GALA – FALL OF X TPB
MAGNETO: MAGNETO WAS RIGHT TPB
X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST – DOOMSDAY TPB
MARVEL UNLEASHED TPB
NEW MUTANTS LETHAL LEGION TPB
SABRETOOTH & THE EXILES TPB
STAR WARS: YODA TPB
INCREDIBLE HULK VOL. 1: AGE OF MONSTERS TPB
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