Sneak Peeks: Titles Shipping 12.4.08 (Part III)

Courtesy of Marvel, we have some preview pages for titles shipping Thursday, December 4th.

HULK FAMILY #1

COVER BY: MARKO DJURDJEVIC
WRITER: FRED VAN LENTE, PAUL TOBIN & GREG PAK
PENCILS: JHEREMY RAAPACK, BENTON JEW, SCOTT CLARK & JONBOY MEYERS

THE STORY:
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’. Four incredible stories, four tales of Gamma-fueled action, all in one great one-shot! Be there!
Rated A …$4.99

LORDS OF AVALON: KNIGHT OF DARKNESS #1

COVER BY: TOMMY OHTSUKA
WRITER: ROBIN FURTH & SHERRILYN KENYON
PENCILS: TOMMY OHTSUKA
INKS: TOMMY OHTSUKA
COLORED BY: TOMMY OHTSUKA
LETTERED BY: BILL TORTOLINI
EDITOR: CHARLIE BECKERMAN & JORDAN D. WHITE

THE STORY:
The world of best-selling author Sherrilyn Kenyon’s dark spin on the Arthurian mythos returns in this adaptation of the second book of the Lords of Avalon series! Varian duFey may be the son of evil Adonai sorceress Narishka duFey, but he turned his dark heritage to the side of good, acting as Avalon’s most deadly assassin. Though hated and mistrusted by the other knights whose cause he shares, when someone begins killing Grail Knights, Merlin sends her darkest knight on a quest that leads him directly to his mother’s door… and to a hag named Merewyn, who is more than she seems.
Parental Advisory …$3.99

MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: KIDNAPPED! #2

COVER BY: GERALD PAREL
WRITER: ROY THOMAS
PENCILS: MARIO GULLY
INKS: JASON MARTIN
COLORS: SOTOCOLOR’S A. CROSSLEY
LETTERER: DAVID SHARPE
EDITOR: RALPH MACCHIO

THE STORY:
At the order of his fiendish uncle, David Balfour has been kidnapped aboard The Covenant. Having no other options, David accepts the meager life of a cabin boy. When a stranger, Alan Stewart, is taken aboard, David overhears a plot to kill Stewart and take his money. Casting his lot with the stranger, David and Stewart must now face off against the dangerous and deadly crew!
Rated T+ …$3.99

MARVELS: EYE OF THE CAMERA #1

COVER BY: JAY ANACLETO
WRITER: KURT BUSIEK
PENCILS: JAY ANACLETO
COLORED BY: BRIAN HABERLIN
LETTERED BY: RICHARD STARKINGS & COMICRAFT
EDITOR: TOM BREVOORT

THE STORY:
The long-awaited sequel to the award-winning publishing sensation that made Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross into stars begins here! News photographer Phil Sheldon’s back, with the man-on-the-street’s perspective on the big events of the Marvel Universe, from the Avengers, the all-new X-Men and the Secret Wars to Dracula and the Werewolf By Night. But this time, Phil’s world is going to be rocked not just by superheroes and super-villains — but by something far more personal, as well. Featuring the Marvel debut of artist Jay Anacleto, whose gorgeous, photorealistic pencil renderings give a new look at the Marvel Universe, and what it would be like to actually be there.
Rated A …$3.99

NEW AVENGERS #47

COVER BY: ALEKSI BRICLOT
WRITER: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
PENCILS: BILLY TAN & MICHAEL GAYDOS
INKS: MATT BANNING & MICHAEL GAYDOS
COLORED BY: JUSTIN PONSOR
LETTERED BY: COMICRAFT ALBERT DESCHESNE
EDITOR: TOM BREVOORT

THE STORY:
SECRET INVASION Tie-In!
Of the thousands and thousands of heroes and humans affected by the Skrull invasion, one man’s horror and heartbreak rises above the rest. This is the story of Luke Cage!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

NYX: NO WAY HOME #4

COVER BY: ALINA URUSOV
WRITER: MARJORIE LIU
PENCILS: KALMAN ANDRASOFSZKY AND SARA PICHELLI
INKS: RAMON PEREZ AND SARA PICHELLI
COLORED BY: JOHN RAUCH
LETTERED BY: VC – JOE CARAMAGNA AND CHRIS ELIOPOLOUS
EDITOR: JOHN BARBER

THE STORY:
All Kiden and her friends wanted was to find their missing mentor. But that was before one of their own was shot and the authorities were hunting for them. Without clues, without direction, without hope, will Bobby and Tatiana stand by Kiden in her desperate search…or will they teach her that grownups aren’t the only people who can let you down?
Parental Advisory …$3.99

SHE-HULK: COSMIC COLLISION #1

COVER BY: STJEPAN SEJIC
WRITER: PETER DAVID
PENCILS: MAHMUD ASRAR
INKS: SCOTT HANNA
COLORED BY: VAL STAPLES
LETTERER: DAVE SHARPE
EDITOR: BILL ROSEMANN

THE STORY:
It’s a double-sized sci-fi spectacular, guest-starring the Lady Liberators (fresh from the pages of The Hulk) and the female heroes from the Guardians of the Galaxy! When She-Hulk finds herself suddenly transported off-world, it’s up to her and a collection of the universe’s most powerful heroines including Storm, Thundra, Valkyre and the Invisible Woman – to figure out what’s going on…before a brand-new foe annihilates them! Craving more cosmic? Blast off with…writer Peter David (THE DARK TOWER, X-FACTOR) and penciler Mahmud S. Asrar (DYNAMO 5, NOVA ANNUAL #1)!
Rated T+ …$3.99

WHAT IF? HOUSE OF M #1

COVER BY: JIM CHEUNG & MARKO DJURDJEVIC
WRITER: BRIAN REED & JIM MCCANN
PENCILS: PAOLO PANTALENA
INKS: CRIME LAB STUDIOS (ALLEN MARTINEZ, VICTOR OLAZABA & DANNY MIKI)
COLORS: GURU eFX
LETTERER: JEFF POWELL
EDITOR: JUSTIN F. GABRIE

THE STORY:
We all remember when the Scarlet Witch uttered the three words that would change the landscape of the Marvel Universe: “No More Mutants!” But what if she said something different? And what of the consequences…? In a world without great power, who bears the burden of responsibility? Who will stand up to an enemy who fills the vacuum of power and whose hatred is unparalleled? Brian Reed (SECRET INVASION: FRONT LINE) with Marvel’s own Jim McCann and brand-spankin’ new artist Paolo Pantalena answer the question: “What if Scarlet Witch had ended the HOUSE OF M by saying “NO MORE POWERS!” Also featuring Part 1 of a special five part back-up story in all the What Ifs this year, in which we see Iron Lad take a different path that leads him to recruit a different set of future Avengers. Join C.B. Cebulski (X-MEN: DIVIDED WE STAND, LONERS) and Patrick Spaziante (MUTIES, Sonic The Hedgehog) as they ask, ‘What if the Runaways Became the Young Avengers?’
Rated T+ …$3.99

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