Breakout (Story Arc)

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    marvel
    Year
    2005
    Cast
    The story that brought together a new line up of Earths Mightiest Heroes. Electro causes a mass breakout at the supervillain prison known as the Raft.

    Drax the Destroyer #1 – 4

    Rating
    marvel
    Year
    2005
    Cast
    The crash of an interstellar prison transport spells big trouble for an isolated Alaskan town when Paibok the Power Skrull, Lunatik, the Blood Brothers and Drax the Destroyer come calling. It’s not a social call. Oh… And you think you know Drax? Big, green and not all that bright; is that the Drax you’re thinking about? You don’t know Drax!

    Fantastic Four – Rising Storm

    Rating
    marvel
    Year
    2005
    Cast
    Galactus’s worst Herald ever – Johnny Storm, the Invisible Man!? – is running out of time. So far, Johnny has been able to stall Galactus from sating his cosmic hunger – but that luck won’t hold forever. What planet will be chosen as Galactus’s next victim? The re-introduction of a favorite Marvel Universe hero into the battle may have caused more problems than it solved, because not even he can save the Fantastic Three from Johnny’s newfound might! Who will live, who will die, and how will Johnny ever be the same now that he’s tasted the Power Cosmic? Collecting Fantastic Four #520-524.

    Fantastic Four – The Ultimate Guide

    Rating
    marvel
    Year
    2005
    Cast
    Providing a wealth of information about the history of the ground-breaking comic, plus fascinating facts about key storylines and all the major characters‹good and bad‹that have thrilled fans since the comic’s creation, Fantastic Four: The Ultimate Guide is an invaluable addition to any fans collection.

    House of M #1 – 8

    Rating
    marvel
    Year
    2005
    Cast
    House of M is an eight-issue comic book limited series and crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics in 2005. Written by Brian Michael Bendis and illustrated by Olivier Coipel, its first issue debuted in June 2005 as a follow-up to the events of the “Planet X” and “Avengers Disassembled” storylines, in which the mutant superhero Scarlet Witch suffered a mental breakdown and tried to alter the fabric of reality to recreate her lost children. Scarlet Witch’s father, Magneto, and her twin brother, Quicksilver, played major roles in the series.

    Incredible Hulk – Tempest Fugit (TPB) (2005)

    Rating
    marvel
    Year
    2005
    Cast
    Peter David returns. Hulk smash! Stalking across the depths of the ocean, dispatching everything from sharks to giant squids, comes the Hulk. As a long-buried episode from Bruce Banner’s youth begins to surface with possible ramifications for the future, the Hulk finds himself washed up on a strange island, populated by several hapless victims…and some most unexpected monsters. Collects INCREDIBLE HULK #77-82.

    Livewires #1 – 6

    Rating
    marvel
    Year
    2005
    Cast
    Hollowpoint Ninja. Gothic Lolita. Cornfed. Stem Cell. Social Butterfly. They’re nanobuilt humanform combat mecha, with “smartware” bodies specialized for covert ops and Artificially Intelligent minds programmed for suicidal loyalty. They’re the superhuman products of a top-secret, quasi-governmental R&D program with a unique agenda: namely, to seek out and destroy OTHER top-secret, quasi-governmental R&D programs. And in the ultratech underbelly of a Marvel Universe infested with mad suprageniuses, homebrewed WMDs, and bootlegged alien technologies, they have a lot of work to do…

    Marvel Adventures (Collection)

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    marvel
    Year
    2005
    Cast
    Marvel Adventures, formerly Marvel Age, was an imprint of Marvel Comics intended for younger audiences, including small children. Unlike the standard comics published by Marvel, which often take place in story arcs spanning several issues, each Marvel Adventures comic tells a standalone story. In April 2012 it was replaced by all new All Ages line tied to the Marvel Universe block on Disney XD.

    Marvel Masterworks – Golden Age Captain America – 5

    Rating
    marvel
    Year
    2005
    Cast
    Continuing the celebration of its 65th anniversary, Marvel Comics is proud to re-present the earliest adventures of Captain America, Sentinel of Liberty! This monumental hardcover volume re-masters and restores the first four historic issues of Captain America from 1941. Return to the Golden Age of comics as Cap and Bucky come face to face with the Red Skull, the Ringmaster of Death, Nazi minions and more!

    Marvel Masterworks – Golden Age Sub-Mariner – 3

    Rating
    marvel
    Year
    2005
    Cast
    Marvel continues collecting its classic Golden Age material, reprinting early adventures of Namor! This monumental hardcover volume remasters and restores the first four historic issues of SUB-MARINER from 1941. See the Sub-Mariner battle Nazis in defense of his underwater kingdom; also featuring the adventures of the Angel!

    Marvel Visionaries – Stan Lee

    Rating
    marvel
    Year
    2005
    Cast
    Celebrate the career of a true Marvel Visionary! In the days before World War II, a teenager named Stanley Lieber ran errands in the Timely Comics offices. Soon, “Stan Lee” published his first story — and before long, he was running the show! In the 1960s, Lee and Jack Kirby transformed super hero comics with the Fantastic Four — whose success sparked a line of smash hits that created the Marvel Universe! Presented here are some of the greatest stories written by “The Man,” from rarely seen tales from Lee’s earliest days to unforgettable adventures starring his most iconic co-creations with Kirby, Steve Ditko and others — including the FF, Spider-Man, Thor, Silver Surfer, Doctor Strange and Daredevil! Collects Fantastic Four (1961) #11 and Annual #3; Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #96-98 and Annual #5; Daredevil (1964) #7 and #47; Silver Surfer (1968) #5; Thor (1966) #179-181; Marvel Premiere #3 and material from Captain America Comics #3 and #16, Suspense #28, Amazing Adult Fantasy #11, Amazing Fantasy (1962) #15 and Spectacular Spider-Man Super Special.

    MegaMorphs #1 – 4

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    marvel
    Year
    2005
    Cast
    Some dangers are too big for even the Marvel Super Heroes – and that’s when they activate Tony Stark’s newest inventions: the Mega Morphs! Super-powerful high-tech transforming robots piloted by the unlikely team of New Avengers’ Spider-Man, Captain America, and Wolverine – along with Ghost Rider and the Hulk?! Join fan-favorite writer Sean McKeever and superstar-on-the-rise Lou Kang for furious fighting based on the hot new line of toys from Toy Biz. Marvel’s heaviest heroes in giant-robot action? True Believer, this is the toy-tie-in comic other toy-tie-ins dream of being!

    New Avengers #1

    Rating
    marvel
    Year
    2005
    Cast
    EVERYTHING IS NEW. In the wake of SECRET WARS, the old order changeth – and Bobby DaCosta, Sunspot, is just the man to changeth it. Welcome to AVENGERS IDEA MECHANICS – a super-scientific global rescue squad of tomorrow’s heroes… today! America doesn’t want them! S.H.I.E.L.D. doesn’t know what to do with them! But Earth might not survive without… the NEW AVENGERS!

    Nick Fury’s Howling Commandos #1 – 6

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    marvel
    Year
    2005
    Cast
    A short lived series starring Marvel Monsters, funded by and shaped into a S.H.I.E.L.D. strike-force team. Although the obscure series lasted only 6 issues, some 10 years later a new series named Howling Commandos of S.H.I.E.L.D. was started with the same basic idea.

    Rogue – Forget-Me-Not

    Rating
    marvel
    Year
    2005
    Cast
    A bold new direction for the Southern Belle! Rogue may be a hero now, but once upon a time she wasn’t so sweet… and that criminal past may just come back to haunt her! A traumatic encounter will leave her drastically changed… permanently! Collects Rogue #7-12.

    Tales of the Thing #1 – 3 (2005)

    Rating
    marvel
    Year
    2005
    Cast
    On the trail of a mystical item that’s fallen into the wrong hands, Dr. Strange and The Thing must race against the clock to repair the course of Destiny! It’ll take every bit of the Thing’s strength and every trick in Strange’s bag to protect all mankind. Is there anything the Sorcerer Supreme and ever-lovin’ blue-eyed Thing can’t do? Check out this new Marvel Adventure to find out!

    The Book of Lost Souls #1 – 6

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    marvel
    Year
    2005
    Cast
    The destinies of most people are defined early on. Then there are the others – the lost. Those whose numbers aren’t in yet, who could go toward the light or toward the darkness – indeed, who could be tipped one direction or another. And everything starts with the book. That’s what Jonathan is about to discover. When he took a suicide plunge off the London Bridge more than a century ago, the last place he expected to land was on his feet, in the present, standing at the entrance to a tunnel into a world of mysteries beyond his wildest imagination. A world of powers and principalities and, above all, rules that he’d best learn quickly. Or he’ll have to deal with the Dark Man. And what the Dark Man can’t turn, he devours.

    Ultimate Elektra – Devil’s Due (TPB) (2005)

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    marvel
    Year
    2005
    Cast
    Award-winning writer Mike Carey and original ULTIMATE DAREDEVIL & ELEKTRA artist Salvador Larroca team up for the blockbuster follow-up to the smash first series! Matt Murdock, desperate to see Elektra Natchios again, makes an attempt to contact this mysterious young woman, putting himself squarely in the crosshairs of the biggest crime boss in New York City: Ultimate Kingpin! Wilson Fisk enters the life of Elektra as well, along with a mystery killer who’s right on target! Can the young warrior face this deadly assassin alone? Matt doesn’t think so. Sparks are sure to fly when comics’ hottest couple is reunited! Collects ULTIMATE ELEKTRA #1-5.

    What If – Why Not (TPB) (2005)

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    marvel
    Year
    2005
    Cast
    In the proud tradition of its late, lamented series of the seventies and eighties, the House of Ideas once again poses the question, “What if?” The hottest creators in comics take on Marvel’s top characters – turning their lives upside-down in the name of entertainment! Featuring decidedly different interpretations of Daredevil, the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Hulk, and more!

    Wolverine Classic Vol. 1 – 5 (TPB) (2005-2006)

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    marvel
    Year
    2005
    Cast
    Series of trade paperbacks collecting early issues of Wolverine.

    X-Men – Colossus Bloodline #1 – 5 (2005-2006)

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    marvel
    Year
    2005
    Cast
    From the pages of ASTONISHING X-MEN! Colossus has returned from the dead, only to find his relatives are being killed in his homeland! Peter must travel to Russia to face a shadowy villain whose origin lies in Peter’s past. Will this foe lead Colossus down the path of darkness and will defeating him cost Peter his soul?!

    X-Men – Fantastic 4 #1 – 5 (2005)

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    marvel
    Year
    2005
    Cast
    The X-Men and the Fantastic Four team up with the help of Pat Lee and Dreamwave Studios in this heart-pounding limited series! Can the X-Men and the Fantastic Four put their differences aside to stop a creeping menace from outer space that threatens our planet’s very existence?! Join megawatt creator Pat Lee and writer Akira Yoshida (THOR: SON OF ASGARD) for mutant meyham and fantastic fights!

    X-Men – Kitty Pryde – Shadow & Flame #1 – 5 (2005)

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    marvel
    Year
    2005
    Cast
    A deadly mystery draws Kitty Pryde and her fire-breathing friend Lockheed from the Astonishing X-Men to the shores of Japan. Ninjas and dragons will be the least of their worries!