Preview - June 2006

AVENGERS AND POWER PACK ASSEMBLE! #3 (of 4) - The Powers are on their way to the Big Apple... and our favorite sibling super heroes are ready to join the big leagues! But will Power Pack's dreams of becoming the hottest new heroes on the scene be squashed by one of the greatest Avengers villains of all time? Not if Earth's Mightiest Heroes have anything to say about it! Part 1 of a special 2-part epic!

CIVIL WAR #2 (of 7 - The super-heroes split as the CIVIL WAR heats up! Registration has become law, household names have gone rogue and a Marvel legend makes a decision that will change a life forever. Featuring the NEW AVENGERS, the FANTASTIC FOUR, the YOUNG AVENGERS and pretty much everybody else!

CIVIL WAR FRONT LINE #1 and 2 (of 10) - "Embedded" There's a truth buried deep in the heart of every war, and reporters Sally Floyd and Ben Urich will be there, uncovering that truth in the midst of the biggest conflagration in the Marvel Universe! In the wake of the Stamford Disaster, the public cries out for Super Hero Registration. Are the costumed heroes of the Marvel Universe protectors or ticking time bombs? Find out here when Spider-Man has his say. And you won't want to miss as one hero makes public a painful secret.

"Accused" The lone survivor of the team that caused the Stamford Tragedy has been found. But living through one of the worst superhuman disasters in history may be the worst thing that could happen, as this vilified hero is placed under arrest for the deaths of an entire town. Unfortunately, the trouble's just beginning... Also, with the lives of Marvel's heroes in turmoil what opportunities lie for their nemeses? Norman Osborn has a few ideas... And, in "Civil War Correspondence," see stories inspired by tales of war correspondence throughout history!

CAPTAIN AMERICA #19 - The startling new Cap arc, "Twenty-First Century BLITZ" continues its roller coaster ride through the streets of swinging London, as the acclaimed creative team of Brubaker and Epting turn the action way up! Cap and Union Jack have stumbled onto a new enemy that turns out to be tougher than expected, while Spitfire tries to find out what the Kronas Corp. is constructing under the city... and while all this goes on, the Winter Soldier stalks his prey!

MS. MARVEL #4 - Carol Danvers is having one heck of a day. Half the planet's media outlets are camped out in front of her building, a TV crew is in her living room, and the half-crazed time traveling former Sorcerer Supreme known as Warren Traveler has landed in her bedroom! Guest star Doctor Strange does his best to help Ms. Marvel in the latest pulse pounding issue!

NEW AVENGERS #20 - The Collective: the Conclusion! The Avengers are face to face with a power greater than anything they have ever faced before... on the island of Genosha! Guest Stars galore as the ghosts of the House of M attack!

NEW AVENGERS #21 - New Avengers: Dissasembled Book 1. You read that right! The Avengers Dissassemble!! The Civil War is on and no book at Marvel will be more affected than NEW AVENGERS. You think Marvel would never screw with their top selling book? Wrong!! The Avengers are about to go to war over their beliefs and the shake up will shock you. Each stand-alone issue of this storyline will be illustrated by a genuine comics superstar, and this issue marks the triumphant return of one of comic's modern masters to the hallowed halls of Marvel Comics. Howard Chaykin, a true hero to Avengers writer Bendis, illustrates this issue told from Captain America's unique point of view as he is forced to form a new band of hoeroes who will fight on his side of the CIVIL WAR!

THUNDERBOLTS #103 - The superhuman registration act has been signed into law -- sides are being chosen -- but what side do our former villains fall on? Well... time for the T-BOLTS to kick some spandex butt!