Avengers – The Initiative Vol. 2 – Killed In Action

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    marvel
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    2008
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    Marvel’s super-hero army at war with itself! Can the Initiative survive a rogue operative’s murderous rampage? Secret identities, secret origins and secret agendas are revealed in tales of espionage, intrigue and all-out action, featuring the Mighty Avengers and guest-starring Spider-Man! Collects Avengers: The Initiative #7-13 & Avengers: Initiative Annual #1.

    Deadpool Vs. The Marvel Universe

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    marvel
    Year
    2008
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    Deadpool is trying to find Cable. In his quest to find him, he travels through time and makes a lot of trouble while he’s there. Collects Cable & Deadpool #43-50

    GeNext

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    marvel
    Year
    2008
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    You asked for it, X-Fans, and now, you got it! Marvel.com asked you what Chris Claremont’s next project should be. You, the fans, said you wanted to know what today’s new generation of X-Men would be like if the Marvel Universe aged in real-time! Who are the children of the X-Men? And what happened to the original team, Professor X and Magneto after more than 30 years of conflict, victories and tragedies? Now, at last, the answers arrive as beloved X-Men scribe Chris Claremont reveals an all-new generation of mutant teens! Collects Genext #1-5.

    Giant-Size Incredible Hulk #1

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    marvel
    Year
    2008
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    The Hulk may be a misunderstood monster, but his former sidekick, Fred Sloan, is determined to set the record straight. He’s traveling the country, finding stories of the Hulk touching people’s lives, researching for his book, “Hulk Encounter: A Survivor’s Story.” But will he find the Hulk revered as a hero, or despised as a menace? Meanwhile, the green goliath himself is on the run, getting into trouble as he goes. Join classic Hulk writer Roger Stern for this look into the impact of Hulk’s smashing! PLUS: Re-presenting the hard-to-find INCREDIBLE HULK ANNUAL #7 by Robert Stern, John Byrne and Bob Layton!

    Giant-Size X-Men – First Class #1

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    marvel
    Year
    2008
    Cast
    Just in time for Halloween, The Beast starts conducting investigations into his own “X” files around the world! Are there aliens among us- or things even weirder?

    Haunt of Horror – Lovecraft #1 – 3

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    marvel
    Year
    2008
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    Horror comics legend RICHARD CORBEN (HAUNT OF HORROR: EDGAR ALLAN POE) brings you a new 3-issue limited series that offers eerie new spins on the poems and short stories of H.P. Lovecraft. Each issue features three adaptations-beautifully rendered in black and white with gray tones as only Corben can do it-along with a printing of the original source text by H.P. Lovecraft. In issue #1, Corben brings you “Dagon,” “Recognition,” and “A Memory.” It’s classic creepy Lovecraft with a new twist!

    Hulk Family – Green Genes (One-Shot)

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    marvel
    Year
    2008
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    When Bruce Banner was caught in the blast of an experimental Gamma Bomb, the radiation did not just spawn the incredible beast we know as the Hulk! No indeed, for from that moment grew an entire Hulk Family! From Bruce’s cousin She-Hulk to those who’ve inherited his irradiated genes, Hulk’s family tree is looking a little more green all the time. Featuring: the Senstational She-Hulk! Skaar, Son of Hulk! The Daughter of Hulk and Thundra! And the Spectacular Scorpion, who suspects that she, too, might be part of the fam’.

    Marvel Apes (Collection)

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    marvel
    Year
    2008
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    Marvel Apes was first suggested as a successor to Marvel Zombies by artist and fan Mark Walsh during a convention Q&A session with Joe Quesada. As with Marvel Zombies before it, Marvel Apes takes place in an alternate universe, in this case a simian-dominated counterpart to Earth-616 that hosts anthropoid versions of popular Marvel Superheroes.

    Marvel Masterworks – Atlas Era Journey Into Mystery – 4

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    marvel
    Year
    2008
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    Marvel Masterworks Editions.

    Marvel Masterworks – Atlas Era Tales of Suspense – 4

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    marvel
    Year
    2008
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    What’s Halloween without a little scare? Well, how about a big scare?! A big scare in the form of monsters galore, and another awesome Atlas Era addition to the Marvel Masterworks!

    Marvel – Your Universe Saga (One Shot)

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    marvel
    Year
    2008
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    Featuring a complete look at the major Marvel events of the last five years, as narrated by Watcher, this is your chance to catch up on everything! Is it all connected? What’s next? These answers and more arrive in Marvel: Your Universe! Plus, Marvel: Your Universe contains never-before-seen new handbook material!

    Monsters, Myths and Marvels

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    marvel
    Year
    2008
    Cast
    Galactus… devourer of worlds… embodiment of a cosmos… oldest being in the universe… totally made up? Join reporter Gordon Allsworth as he ventures to expose the lies and unearth the truth about the foremost foe of the Fantastic Four. Prepare for your world to be turned upside-down as experts de-bunk Galactus and explore the financial motivations for creating such a being. With limited (fake) commercial interruption.

    Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z #1 – 14

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    marvel
    Year
    2008
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    The Official Handbook Of The Marvel Universe A to Z Premiere Hardcover.

    Ultimate Origins #1 – 5 (2008)

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    marvel
    Year
    2008
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    This is it! The story that finally reveals the conspiracies behind the entire Ultimate Universe! When they first met, Bruce Banner mysteriously warned Spider-Man that ‘Everything is connected.’ Now it’s time to discover the jaw-dropping secrets that men have fought and died to protect. From the dark days of World War II to the frightening present, journey through history to learn what’s really behind the Super Soldier and Weapon X programs-and how heroes such as Captain America, Nick Fury and Wolverine have more in common than codenames and costumes.

    Wolverine – Dangerous Games #1 (2008)

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    marvel
    Year
    2008
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    With bloodsports banned in the UK, a group of overfed Brit Aristos have relocated to the Louisiana forests. Their aim? To pit themselves (aided only by a vast pack of slavering hounds and their own copious wealth) against a truly worthy foe: a single, terrified fox. Sadly for them, there’s more than one furry little critter in the woods tonight…Writer Simon Spurrier (GUTSVILLE, SILVER SURFER: IN THY NAME) and superstar artist Ben Oliver (ULTIMATE X-MEN, GHOST RIDER ANNUAL) present a brandy-swigging one-shot huntfest: 1-part ethical dilemma, 2-parts nationalistic cliché, 659 parts insane slice’n’dice-o-rama. Snikt! Also, includes a special back-up story written by Fear Agents’ Rick Remender and Jerome Opena!

    Wolverine – First Class #1 – 21 (2008-2010)

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    marvel
    Year
    2008
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    Exploring out-of-continuity tales from the X-Men’s past.

    X-Men – Endangered Species (TPB) (2008)

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    marvel
    Year
    2008
    Cast
    No More Mutants. They say words can never hurt you. But they never met Wanda Maximoff. At the height of her madness during the crisis known as M Day, the Scarlet Witch uttered those three little words that obliterated nearly the entire species of mutants, consigning them to the dustbin of Darwin’s evolution. Following in the wake of DECIMATION, and setting up the final showdown with fate in the X-Men event MESSIAH COMPLEX, ENDANGERED SPECIES finds the Beast in a race against the clock to see what he can do to save the destiny of his fellow mutants before time runs out. Alone and with the future in his hands, can he stumble upon the key that will bring about a positive change, or will a species now endangered be headed irrevocably for extinction? Collects X-Men: Endangered Species One-Shot and backup stories from X-Men #200-204, Uncanny X-Men #488-491, X-Factor #21-23 And New X-Men #40-42.

    X-Men – First Class Vol. 1 – 2 (TPB) (2008)

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    marvel
    Year
    2008
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    According to Marvel, the series is ‘officially’ considered part of Earth 616 continuity, however many fans consider it to be a parallel universe story as there are numerous continuity errors.

    X-Men – Original Sin (2008-2009)

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    marvel
    Year
    2008
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    The X-Men event of the fall begins in this one-shot! For years, Logan has been a man without a past, whose memories existed only as conflicting fragments. And Charles Xavier has been a master of his own mind and others. Now the tables are turned, and as WOLVERINE struggles to rescue his son, DAKEN, from the evil and darkness that have consumed him, PROFESSOR X comes face-to-face with the most terrifying secret of all!