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TOM STRONG BOOK 4

The fourth amazing collection of Tom Strong in softcover for the first time, collecting issues #20-25 of the acclaimed series! Witness the introduction of a newly discovered Strong family member, Tom Strong’s best pal and more!

TOP 10: BEYOND THE FARTHEST PRECINCT #5 (OF 5)

The final chapter brings Hell to Neopolis! The Hell Ditch Pilgrim is sweeping over the city and no one can stand in his path to prevent total destruction. Now, in this time of despair, real heroes step forward; real heroes who make ultimate sacrifices!

WRAITHBORN #4 (OF 6)

The calm before the storm! After the traumatic events of last issue, Melanie begins to realize she’s involved in something she doesn’t understand — something dangerous — and she needs help. But who can she turn to? Meanwhile, Brijit and Kiara each plot their next moves in the race to obtain the power of the Wraithborn.

HELLBLAZER #215

Critically acclaimed writer Mike Carey concludes his three-year Hellblazer run with a tale that leaves John Constantine ready to construct a new life after literally torching the debris of his old one. But he’s got one last trick to play, and he’s chosen the magicians of London’s Tate Club to be his ill-fated audience.

LUCIFER #69

In the explosive finale of the 6-part “Morningstar,” Lucifer and Elaine aim to save the two Creations by redefining the rules on which the whole of existence is based. But the effort will as well as the price will terrible.

SWAMP THING VOL. 8: SPONTANEOUS GENERATION

Rick Veitch continues his run on the series that helped lay the foundation for the Vertigo line in this new trade paperback collecting SWAMP THING #71-76 . Swamp Thing must find a way to allow himself and his heir to coexist in this world. The solution that presents itself after repeated failures comes as a surprise to everyone, especially John Constantine, who is about to become an unlikely father.

TESTAMENT #1

“Rushkoff and Sharp unveil the new face of dissent.

Make no mistake, the Greatest Story Ever Told continues here.”
– Grant Morrison

“Douglas Rushkoff is one of the great thinkers — and writers — of our time!”
– Timothy Leary

From the imagination of best-selling author Douglas Rushkoff (Coercion, Club Zero-G), one of the most iconoclastic and acclaimed minds of our era, comes a series that exposes the “real” Bible as it was actually written, and reveals how its mythic tales are repeated today.

Grad student Jake Stern leads an underground band of renegades who use any means necessary to combat the frightening threats to freedom that permeate the world of TESTAMENT — a world very much like our own. They employ technology, alchemy, media hacking and mysticism, discovering a modern threat that has its roots in ancient stories destined to recur in the modern age.

With intricate, darkly detailed art by Liam Sharp (THE POSSESSED), TESTAMENT takes place in an unapologetically uncensored Biblical universe, chronicling the grim confrontations between humans and their angry gods. Those horrifying encounters full of murder, magic, monsters, sex and sacrifice, echo the forces at work beneath the surface of today’s high-tech and highly ideological conflicts.

In a story as thrilling as it is sure to be controversial, Jake must overcome romantic, psychic, supernatural and epic obstacles on his way to uncovering the reality behind an eternal story in which he, and all of us, are trapped.

ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #647

The final battle between Superman and Ruin is here, and Superman must choose between his best friend and justice! Will Lupe get her revenge against Pete Ross?

BATGIRL #71

In the aftermath of “Destruction’s Daughter,” Batgirl finds herself on the run with a small band of assassins as the quarry of the unbeatable strike team of Shrike, Alpha, Wam-Wam, Mad Dog and the deadliest woman on Earth — Lady Shiva! How long can they last?

BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS #72

In a long-forgotten summer home that belonged to Thomas and Martha Wayne, a body turns up that will lead Bruce Wayne to a part of his parents’ past he never imagined existed, forcing him to ask himself if his parents’ marriage was nothing but a sham!

BATMAN: JOURNEY INTO KNIGHT #5 (OF 12)

Batman has tracked the disease-spreading Carrier to a Gotham warehouse, only to find that someone else has beaten him to the punch. And when a bunch of bazooka-toting guards opens fire, it’s going to be even harder for the Dark Knight to keep the Carrier from becoming the ultimate weapon of mass destruction!

BIRDS OF PREY #89

Calculator’s hired thugs take an agent of Oracle hostage and demand the Birds leader’s secret identity as their ransom!

THE FLASH #229

Run for cover! Part 3 of the explosive story “Finish Line” brings the Fastest Man Alive face-to-face with one of the deadliest mortal enemies for all generations of the Flash: the immortal killer Vandal Savage!

GREEN LANTERN #6

Mutilated by the events of REBIRTH, Black Hand returns to wreak horrifying vengeance! Meanwhile, the bizarre experiments of a new alien race come to light with their current prisoner: Green Lantern. And how does this all connect with the Rann/Thanagar War?

GREEN LANTERN CORPS: RECHARGE #3 (OF 5)

The amazing new miniseries continues! Breaking an ancient pact, two veteran Lanterns venture deep into forbidden territory on a life-or-death mission while the Corps’ newest recruits find themselves in the very heart of darkness.

INFINITE CRISIS #3 (OF 7)

War is brought home as Wonder Woman leads the Amazons in a struggle to maintain their control of Paradise Island in the face of a full-on OMAC onslaught — just as the Spectre turns his vengeful eye toward Atlantis! And as the DCU is plunged into chaos, Batman is offered one last chance at the life he’s always wanted…but at what price?

JSA CLASSIFIED #6

“Honor Among Thieves,” Part 2 of 3, spotlighting the Injustice Society! The Injustice Society continues their quest for the key of Prometheus. Will the JSA dispose of it before it’s too late?

JUSTICE #3 (OF 12)

The amazing 12-issue bimonthly maxiseries continues! The Martian Manhunter begins the desperate search for Aquaman, but what he encounters puts him in far greater danger than ever! Plus, the villain conspiracy is joined by Grodd!

MANHUNTER #17

Manhunter’s about to be unmasked — and a life hangs in the balance! Meanwhile, Kate Spencer’s loved ones turn up at a truly twisted family reunion.

PLASTIC MAN VOL. 2: RUBBER BANDITS

Another volume of offbeat and hysterical Plas adventures by Harvey and Eisner Award-winning cartoonist Kyle Baker! In RUBBER BANDITS, collecting PLASTIC MAN #8-11 and #13-14, our pliable hero wrecks continuity as we know it, investigates a vampire, gets in trouble with homeland security, battles a menacing mouse, and stops one of the worst crimes ever: illegal music downloading!

THE POWERPUFF GIRLS #69

The Girls are challenged to a contest of cosmic consequences: monster tiddlywinks! Final issue.

ROBIN #145

Blüdhaven is filled with metahuman villains, recently freed from their OMAC captors. Can Robin, the Veteran, and special guest stars the Shadowpact keep the city from falling into Chaos?

SEVEN SOLDIERS: THE BULLETEER #2 (OF 4)

Who killed the Seven Soldiers? More shattering secrets of the Seven Soldiers are revealed in this special issue which unfolds directly from events in the best-selling SEVEN SOLDIERS #0!

Together with a dying FBI agent, the Bulleteer investigates the disappearance of six bargain-basement Super Heroes, uncovering mysteries dating back decades… and beyond. Alix Harrower finds herself drawn deeper into a world she wants no part of as her journey into the dark underbelly of the hero dream brings her face-to-face with her first super-villain!

Plus, from the grave — the return of the Vigilante!

Book Of Lost Souls #3

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 discovers when he takes a suicide plunge off the London bridge more than a century ago—and lands in the present. With the power of the Dark Man behind him—and the help of a cat named Mystery—Jonathan travels to the Lost, revealing their destinies as he discovers his own. When Jonathan encounters a talented runaway artist, he must help her choose between the easy path and the road less traveled. J. Michael Stracynski (Amazing Spider-Man, Supreme Power) blends timeless fantasy with modern storytelling in this new ongoing series.

Captain America #13

As “The Winter Soldier” arc rockets toward its senses-shattering conclusion, Cap’s allies come to his aid in the hunt for the man he believes may actually be his one-time partner. Featuring special guest appearances by both Iron Man and the Falcon! You can’t miss this issue, as red-hot creative team Brubaker and Epting up the ante one more time!

Daughters Of The Dragon: Deadly Hands Special #1

Re-presenting three classic tales of Marvel’s hottest femme fatales by comic-book legends Chris Claremont and Marshall Rogers from the classic black-and-white pulp magazines BIZARRE ADVENTURES #25 and DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG FU #32-33! Featuring an all-new new cover by Marshall Rogers!

Drax The Destroyer #4

Drax has been reborn bad and is out for some long overdue payback, starting with the three aliens who killed him two issues back. We know, we know, that last doesn’t make a lot of sense unless you’ve read the previous issues of Drax…which you SHOULD HAVE! What? You think I’m writing this for my health?

Fantastic Four #533

Guest-starring the fighting-mad Hulk! When a doomsday weapon manufactured by Hydra turns up in the Nevada desert, there’s only one man the authorities can ask to go in and defuse it—Bruce Banner! What does all of this have to do with the FF, you ask? Well, who do you think has to deal with the fallout when it all goes terribly wrong…?

Fantastic Four By J. Michael Straczynski Vol. 1 Premiere

Generation M #2

DECIMATION! Reporter Sally Floyd tells the story of those rocked by the decimating effects of House of M. One such story is that of Frederick J. Dukes, A.K.A. The Blob! There’s someone out there that doesn’t want these stories to be told and is willing to do anything to silence those who are talking…

Incredible Hulk #90

“PEACE IN OUR TIME”
Part 3 of the story arc that will set off the biggest Hulk event in Marvel history! “Recruited” by Nick Fury to journey into space to destroy a sentient HYDRA space weapon, The Hulk has now learned the sordid truth behind its agenda—not that it matters now, though…because the rogue space weapon now has its sights set on him!

Iron Man: Inevitable #1

It was only a matter of time before Iron Man’s longtime enemies re-emerged to confront him once again. And now, they’ve got more than revenge on their minds. An all-new, action-packed mini-series spotlighting the return of classic villains like the LIVING LASER and the SPYMASTER (to name but two)!

Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four Vol. 1: Family Of Heroes

Marvel Adventures Flip Magazine #7

Marvel Heroes Flip Magazine #7

Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers Vol.

Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers Vol. 5

Marvel Previews #29

Marvel Spotlight: John Cassaday/sean #1

Welcome to the All-New, All-Different MARVEL SPOTLIGHT, showcasing that other great commodity of Marvel Comics: its creators! SPOTLIGHT will bring loyal readers closer to Marvel’s top talents, starting this month with the Eisner Award-winning pair of writer Sean McKeever (GRAVITY, SENTINEL) and artist John Cassaday (ASTONISHING X-MEN). Marvel junkies can expect in-depth extras and timely features – including sketches, character designs and script materials! Probing interviews and engaging commentary! An all-out exploration of what makes these creative types tick – everything you ever wanted to know, and a lot of stuff you didn’t know you wanted to know!

New X-men - Academy X Vol. 3: X-posed

Punisher Vs. Bullseye #2

“THE DROP”
Who do you hire to take out a relentless psychopath like the Punisher? An even more relentless psychopath. That’s exactly what “Uncle Fonzie” Parilla has done – and Bullseye has come to claim the bounty. You’ve seen what the world’s greatest assassin can do with a playing card. Just imagine what he can do with a teddy bear, some balloons, a paper airplane and five pounds of dynamite.

Runaways #11

Guest-starring the amazing Spider-Man! Traveling to New York City to help Cloak and Dagger, the Marvel Universe’s newest teen heroes run into the Marvel’s Universe’s ORIGINAL teen hero. ‘Nuff said!

Spider-woman: Origin #1

Exploding out of the pages of New Avengers!! This all-new epic limited series chronicles the intriguing secret history of Jessica Drew and her journey from child experiment to Hydra agent to S.H.I.E.L.D. agent to super hero to private eye to Avenger!

New Avengers scribe Brian Michael Bendis teams up with searing hot newcomer Brian Reed (USM video game) and introduces the Marvel debut of the stunning full color visuals of the Luna brothers (Ultra, Girls).
This mini series is packed with intrigue that will lead directly into the upcoming Spider-Woman monthly that debuts early next year from Bendis and Eisner-award-winning Alex Maleev (Daredevil).

Supreme Power: Hyperion #3

Outed as an alien and betrayed by the government that raised him, Hyperion finds himself on the run, the target of elite, super-powered individuals charged with arresting or destroying him. And with the full resources of the federal government behind them, these four super-powered hunters – based on the characters from the original Squadron Supreme – just might take Hyperion down!

Supreme Power: Hyperion #4

Shape! Emil Burbank! Arcanna! And Nuke!

When four of the most powerful individuals on earth collide with their prey — the titanic Hyperion — the earth-shattering results are not to be missed!

Thing #2

“Fun ‘N Games”
What started as a party for the rich and privileged has turned into a lethal game of survival. Now it’s up to the Thing and Nighthawk to keep Tony Stark and a dozen other billionaires safe from “The Deadliest Place on Earth!” It sure is a good thing that they’ve got the Constrictor watching their backs! Yeah, you read that right—the Constrictor. Also… Something’s not right on the surface of the Moon, a certain something that can only mean more problems for the idol of millions!

Ultimate Galactus Book 2: Secret

Ultimate Wolverine Vs. Hulk #1

Damon Lindelof, co-creator of the hit TV series Lost teams with superstar artist Leinil Francis Yu to bring their storytelling magic to a tale that will rock the Ultimate Universe! Dr. Bruce Banner has been presumed dead since his execution, following his murderous rampage through Manhattan as the Hulk. But when reports start cropping up of an unidentified creature appearing around the globe, Nick Fury begins to get worried. Not because Banner can turn from man to unstoppable monster in seconds…but because Banner’s existence is the one secret that can bring down Fury. Fury turns to the only man he can trust: Wolverine. And he’s only too glad to take care of Banner—by any means necessary.

Ultimate X-men/fantastic Four #1

“BOOTSTRAP”
Cerebro has been stolen—and the trail points directly at the government’s premier think tank, the Baxter Building! The X-Men aren’t happy about it—especially after the shattering events of last month’s Ultimate X-Men issue. And the Baxter Building’s most famous residents—the Fantastic Four—aren’t happy about an angry team of mutants showing up on their doorstep! It’s FF versus X-Men in an all-star blowout that leads directly into next month’s Ultimate Fantastic Four / X-Men! Ultimate Fantastic Four’s Mike Cary is joined by superstar artist Pasqual Ferry for this tour de force of Ultimate action!

What If: #5

The history books tell us that young Prince Namor, the proud son of an Atlantean princess, joined the Allied fight against the Nazis in order to protect his undersea people. But what if Namor grew up on land with his human father, filled with hatred for the Atlanteans who killed his mother? For whom will he fight when World War II sweeps the planet and Atlantis calls for help? And in what terrifying ways might the course of history be changed forever?

What If: Fantastic #1

What if… the Fantastic Four were cosmonauts? Discover the story of the UFFF - the Ultimate Federalist Freedom Fighters: of how their existence as the world’s first super-team turned the Cold War into a different, deadlier kind of struggle—and how, ultimately, they fought their hardest, most tragic battle against the forces that kept them in power.

X-men: Deadly Genesis #2

DECIMATION Tie-In!
The deadly secrets in Xavier’s past crawl slowly toward the light, with dark tendrils of fear seeping into the minds of his X-Men. And if that wasn’t bad enough, Cyclops and Marvel Girl are missing, and their friends’ minds are falling apart as they search for them. One long-time member of the X-Men has uncovered the secret, though—but will he arrive at the Institute in time to save his friends? Ed Brubaker and Trevor Hairsine ratchet up the suspense in this X-Men event, which also features a bonus back-up tale introducing a new mutant, written by Brubaker and drawn by Pete Woods.

Blood River GN

Sex, Drugs and Zeppelin! In the 1970s four life-long friends plan their escape from a small town in New Jersey. Unfortunately they find that fate, nature, or some monstrous power has other plans for themÅ  based on a true story.

Coyote Vol. 2 TP

The story of Coyote moves forward fast, as the son of the totem gets past his heartbreak by moving into a swinging singles complex in Las Vegas. Revenge scents in the desert air as he gets a job, working for the mob, which works for the Shadow Cabinet. And he has his first run-in with the Djinn, a Middle eastern crime lord we’ll see plenty more of. But best of all, he meets two sisters who will change his life in ways even the Trickster could never imagine.

Girls #8

What’s the worst thing you could ever tell a woman? Ethan learns another hard lesson.

Image First TP

If you missed out on the first issues of THE WALKING DEAD (written by ROBERT KIRKMAN with art by TONY MOORE), GIRLS (written by JOSHUA LUNA with art by JONATHAN LUNA), SEA OF RED (written by RICK REMENDER & KIERON DWYER with art by KIERON DWYER & SALGOOD SAM and STRANGE GIRL (written by RICK REMENDER with art by ERIC NGUYEN), now”s your chance to sample each in a specially-priced introductory volume.

The Intimidators #1

America’s domestic strike force, the Intimidators, handle next level threats that send average heroes screaming for their mommies! When their latest mission rockets Astroman - a goody-two-shoes sixties superhero - into the twenty-first century, the government assigns him to marshal Crash, Byrn, Limit, Fetish and Firepower - a group whose morals he objects to and methods he can’t condone. In a world beset by robot mafia, killer models and Republicans, Astroman struggles to make heroes out of a team to whom killing’s just part of the day. They, of course, can’t wait to see him try.

Night Club #2

Annie sees the future. Walter talks with God. Jerry makes machines mutate and grow. And Jack? Nobody knows exactly what Jack does. The apocalypse begins not in heaven, but in New England. On July 2nd, in a Boston junkyard, these four makeshift heroes must defeat a battalion of lost souls to stop the devil’s reign on earth.

PvP #21

Deadlines, long workweeks and stress are building up for the staff of Player Versus Player Magazine. It’s time to blow off some steam and decompress. And we all know how geeks blow of steam…LIVE ACTION ROLEPLAYING! It’s nerd overload when the gang dons armor, shields and swords and heads to the park. This can only end one way: PIE FIGHT!

ShadowHawk #8

“MY WORLD ON FIRE,” Part Two

As Eddie barely survives a head-on attack, the identity of the serial arsonist that’s been plaguing Manhattan is finally revealed! Even more unsettling is the arsonist’s motive, which hits a little too close to home for our hero. Plus, a major player is maneuvering some of ShadowHawk’s enemies around like chess pieces. Who is the mysterious Rebound and how does she fit into his Machiavellian plans?

Spawn Collection Vol. 1 TP

Witness the power of pure McFARLANE with this essential collection

Out of print for 10 years!!!!!

It all started in 1992! TODD McFARLANE’s smash hit SPAWN. What? Don’t have those first issues? Oh, yeah… They’ve been out of print for ten years! Well, here they are in a brand new collection — bigger and badder than ever!!! This collection includes SPAWN issues 1-10 featuring the pulse-pounding art of the master himself, TODD McFARLANE! As the SPAWN regular series picks up heat and the new SPAWN animated movie comes out, fans will be clamoring for this collection!

Spawn Manga volume 1 TP & HC

You’ve never see Spawn like this before! 200 pages of glorious manga by famous Japanese manga master JUZO TOKORO! New Spawns! New and classic villains! What more could any fan want?

V.I.C.E. #3

Adventurous? Patriotic? You may be right for a position in V.I.C.E.‹The Violent Incident Control Enforcement branch of the FBI. Excellent insurance. Travel benefits. Applicants must submit to psychosurgery and DNA modification.

You can now browse the archives to your hearts content. They weren’t working after the design tweak, but they’re rollin’ now.

BERKELEY, CA — 21 December, 2005 — Due to a listing error in Previews, DOLL AND CREATURE #1 was mis-solicited for $3.50. It is, in fact, the lower-price of $2.99. All the other information remains the same:

DOLL AND CREATURE #1 (of 4)

written by RICK REMENDER

art & cover by JOHN HEEBINK & MIKE MANLEY

Religion in any form has been outlawed and blasé hedonism is the norm in the skewed future of DOLL AND CREATURE. Unleashed into this society of wretched self-absorption is a horrible new drug, Grey Matter, which physically transforms its users into monsters, called “Hydes.” With the government unable or unwilling to deal with this threat to its populace, a mysterious creature, named Gristle, emerges with only one instinct: to hunt down and mercilessly kill the Hydes to rid society of them. Re-presenting rising star RICK REMENDER¹s cult hit in full color for the first time!

32 pages, Full Color

You can find it on page 138 of the current Diamond Previews catalog - order number JAN061783.

Image Comics regrets this error and apologizes for any inconvenience.

BERKELEY, CA — 21 December, 2005 — SMALL GODS bursts onto the shelves this March for a two-issue miniseries in FULL COLOR! Starring one of the title’s most popular characters, precog and telepath Owen Young, the self-contained miniseries tells the story of his first encounter with an unusual team of bodyguards consisting entirely of psychics.

The bodyguards find themselves in quite a predicament when they kill a man who’s been trying to assassinate their client, movie star Victoria Leigh Carlton. The problem is, the dead man isn’t the assassin - and the team didn’t kill him. Or so they believe. Proving it to the police, on the other hand, is not going to be so easy. And with the real assassin still out there, they don’t have a lot of time.

“This story is about a year down the track from when we last saw Owen,” says SMALL GODS creator and author, Jason Rand. “Things have changed in his life, as you’ll see. He’s quit the police force and is trying his hand at the PI business. How did he get there? Well, with any luck that’s a story for another day.”

This new incarnation of SMALL GODS was something of a surprise to the team. “It’s something of a reprieve, really,” says Rand. “We were all more or less resigned to the cancellation, moving on to new projects and other work. And then, when the official announcement was made and we got such an outcry from the readers and probably more coverage from the comic press than we’d had since we first started, it was very gratifying - almost overwhelming in fact. When Image decided to give the book a second chance, that was just the cherry on top. It’s like we’re back almost before we left.”

Small Gods returns with a new look, still shaped by rising star Juan E. Ferreyra, but with a deft hand on inks provided by Shadowline’s Clayton Brown, Ferreyra’s new partner on Shadowline’s upcoming title EMISSARY - and this time in color!

SMALL GODS #1 (of 2) is now available for order from Diamond (order code JAN061794). A great jumping-on point for new readers to see what all the fuss is about! Be sure not to miss out and preorder your copy today!

Are you ready to win the first 5 volumes of Invincible? What’s that? You’ve never heard of it? Well it’s a wonderful title from written by none other than Robert Kirkman (walking dead) and produced by the greatest comic book company around, Image Comics.

If you’d like to see more of Invincible, you can read the entire first issue online at imagecomics.com.

Image Comics was kind enough to donate the goods for this contest, and for that I am very grateful. The people at Image are the nicest I’ve ever spoken to. Their customer care rivals that of Apple… they didn’t even ask for anything in return, so I’m giving them this shout out for free.

The rules

The idea of this contest is simply to entertain me. I don’t believe in placing too many restrictions on creativity as it tends to stifle it, but here are the guidelines to follow:

Must be an original work

The thing you submit must come from your own mind.

Must be comic book (or web comic or comic strip) related

Tie in the idea or theme of your submission with comic books since this is a comic book website.

You may be from anywhere

Absolutely anyone can participate in this contest.

Anything goes

See below for some general idea.

I get to display your submission regardless of you winning or losing the contest

I have the right to display your submission on my site, however I may not sell or reproduce your work to make money. It’s yours to keep, but mine to display here, regardless of context.

Must be in digital format

Since you’ll be submitting this thing to my email address it will need to be digital. If you have something that can’t be submitted via email, then contact me and we’ll work something out… maybe.

That’s it… simple right? Perhaps you’re still a bit confused… exactly what are you supposed to be submitting? Absolutely anything. Here are some ideas:

• A drawing.
• A photo.
• A comic.
• A fan film
• Or anything else comic book related.

How to win

The winner will be chosen by myself. If you want to win, make your submission either funny, shocking, exciting, interesting or some other entertaining adjective. Wear a Batman costume to a funeral and get a picture or write an amazing script for your favorite monthly title… the choice is yours, but the winning decision is mine.

This contest will end on January 31, 2006 at 11:59pm Central Standard time. That gives you lots of time to come up with something cool to wow me with. Now get busy!

Send all submissions to joe@freakcomics.com with the subject “contest”. Any questions can be sent here as well.

Update: I forgot to mention one thing… enter as many times as you like. If you just can’t decide which photo is funnier or which drawing is better, submit them both, but please do so in separate emails.

X-Factor #1 has sold out at Diamond and in response, Marvel is going back to press with a second printing variant sporting just the cover inks by Sook. Spinning out of the surprise-hit mini-series Madrox as well as the not-so-surprising hit House of M, writer Peter David and artist Ryan Sook’s new take on X-Factor has made a triumphant debut.

Fans and critics alike have been raving about the return of this long-awaited X-title.

Keith Dallas of SilverBulletComicBooks.com says X-Factor #1 is “one of the best comic books I’ve read all year.”

Eric Sunde of IGN.com calls X-Factor #1 a “Must Have… David doesn’t miss a beat from the Madrox miniseries or his previous run on X-Factor and hits the ground running.”

Writer Peter David returns to write X-Factor, the book he took over in 1991 when he introduced the All-New, All-Different X-Factor. He returns now with a new series for a new team, made up of old favorites like Madrox, Strong Guy, and Wolfsbane along with new recruits Siryn, M, and Rictor. Artist Ryan Sook is onboard displaying a gorgeous dark and gritty style for the investigators of X-Factor that is sure to impress.

“It’s thrilling to hear so many people have enjoyed X-Factor #1,” says editor Andy Schmidt. “Please tell your friends about it so we can keep X-Factor going for years to come. And let your retailers know to buy more copies of issue #2 than they did of issue #1. Thanks, everyone, for your support!”

After the thrilling cliffhanger of the first issue, X-Factor fans are on pins and needles waiting for X-Factor #2. And for those looking for classic X-Factor stories, be sure to check out X-Factor Visionaries: Peter David Vol.1 TPB, Essential X-Factor Vol.1 TPB, and Madrox: Multiple Choice TPB.