Marvel Comics

The full origins of Marvel's most iconic and enduring villain, Doctor Doom, are revealed - as told by Doctor Doom himself! Doom was recently revealed to be portrayed by Robert Downey Jr in the upcoming Avengers Doomsday film!Includes a brand new introduction by author Ed Brubaker!From the black steppes of Eastern Europe, to the college campuses of New York City, and finally to the throne of Latveria — this is the life of Victor Von Doom! From his earliest disasters to his scientific triumphs to the tragedy of the fractured man he would become, this is the story you know, and the one you don’t. PLUS: AN ALL-NEW INTRODUCTION BY ED BRUBAKER!Collecting: BOOKS OF DOOM #1-6

Venom co-creator David Michelinie returns to tell an all-new tale of Eddie Brock’s early days as Venom!Venom will have his revenge against the Amazing Spider-Man…but when innocent lives across the world are put at risk because of the Purple Man’s escape from the Vault, the sinister symbiote must put vendettas aside to safeguard the streets the only way they know how. But their reality-warping foe has evolved…and the terrifying new level of power that he boasts has come at the cost of Venom’s bond — and their sanity. This will be a battle unlike any Venom has had before or since — and can’t be missed!COLLECTING: Venom: Separation Anxiety (2024) 1-5

Blade the vampire hunter is one of Marvel's biggest cult favorite characters, and this volume containts some of his most exciting adventures from the 1990s!Rise of the Midnight Sons! Dracula returns to the realm of the unliving — but Blade, along with fellow vampire-hunter Frank Drake, are determined to make sure his revival is short-lived! Then, as a new era of horror dawns in the Marvel Universe, Blade joins Ghost Rider and Johnny Blaze in a looming war with the ancient demon, Lilith! But the Daywalker won’t fight alone — he has a new crew! Blade, Drake and former vampire Hannibal King form the Nightstalkers — and the hours of darkness are no longer safe for the forces of evil! And that includes Baron Strucker’s Hydra and cult leader Shiv! But will the Punisher stand with or against the Nightstalkers?COLLECTING: Tomb of Dracula (1991) 1-4, Nightstalkers (1992) 1-6, Ghost Rider (1990) 31, material from Midnight Sons Unlimited (1993) 1

Comic legend Peter David pens the next epic chapter in the Symbiote Saga, taking place in the futurescape of 2099!Set your time circuits ahead to the techno-dystopian future of 2099! Miguel O’Hara, A.K.A. Spider-Man 2099, is facing a hostile takeover — of his own body! Kron Stone, the Venom of 2099, wages an all-out assault on Alchemax, and the only hope of stopping him lies with the power awakened by a top-secret project gone terribly wrong. What must Miguel sacrifice to seal the bond with his new symbiote? His body? His mind? His very soul?!COLLECTING: Symbiote Spider-Man 2099 (2023) 1-5

Definitive Punisher writer Garth Ennis returns to uncover more of the secret history of Frank Castle — and Nick Fury!Continuing one of the most critically acclaimed storylines in Marvel history, Garth Ennis and artist Jacen Burrows shine more light into Nick Fury and Frank Castle’s time in Vietnam. You aren’t going to believe what these two went through…and how they survived to tell the tale!Deep into the Vietnam War, Nick Fury, is captured and being moved to a prison for interrogation. Fury has been working on behalf of the US government and CIA for over a decade and has about as much inside knowledge as any human. The CIA will not risk that knowledge in the hands of the Viet Cong and needs someone utterly capable and utterly deadly to make sure that it doesn’t. That’s where Lt. Frank Castle comes in.Garth Ennis returns to the pulse pounding, heart-wrenching uber-story he began in FURY MAX and continued in PUNISHER: BORN, PUNISHER MAX, FURY: MY WAR GONE BY and PUNISHER: THE PLATOON with the most intense story yet. Jacen Burrows re-joins Garth after PUNISHER: SOVIET with the most fierce work of his career.COLLECTING: Get Fury (2024) 1-6

X-Men mastermind Chris Claremont continues his legendary tenure on Marvel's mutants in this volume - including arguably one of the greatest comic book stories ever written!By 1982, the X-Men had become the biggest franchise in comic books. The engine driving it all was UNCANNY X-MEN, where Chris Claremont’s deft character work and potent exploration of the mutant metaphor captivated readers. Claremont continued to find new dramatic heights with artist Paul Smith as they unfurled the growing romance between Kitty Pryde and Colossus, the first appearances of Callisto and the Morlocks, Rogue’s debut with the team and the wedding of Cyclops and Madelyne Pryor! Claremont’s writing rose to find perhaps his most poignant and challenging expression in his graphic novel with artist Brent Anderson, “God Loves, Man Kills.” Meanwhile, he collaborated with Frank Miller on the first WOLVERINE miniseries, which rocketed the character’s popularity into the stratosphere!COLLECTING: Uncanny X-Men (1981) 168-175, X-Men Annual (1970) 7, Marvel Graphic Novel (1982) 5, Wolverine (1982) 1-4, material from The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (1983)

One of the most iconic villains of all time, Darth Vader, gets his own entry in Marvel's smash hit monochrome anthology!Exciting tales from a galaxy of talents featuring the Dark Lord of the Sith! Jason Aaron returns to the world of Star Wars, teaming with artist Leonard Kirk to present a new tale of terror! Peach Momoko spins a story in her signature style! Daniel Warren Johnson brings Vader to life like never before! David Pepose makes his Star Wars debut! Marc Bernardin takes Vader on a mission you won’t soon forget! Frank Tieri sends the Sith lord to the planet Hoth! Steve Orlando goes cerebral with the corruption of Darth Vader’s mind! Plus more chilling tales of evil told in stark black and white — and the crimson glow of a lightsaber!COLLECTING: Star Wars: Darth Vader - Black, White & Red (2023) 1-4

One of the most beloved modern eras of Iron Man sees Tony Stark on the run and poised to lose everything - with an ending that must be seen to be believed!He's outrun Norman Osborn and kept the database of superhuman secret identities safe and secure. But in doing so, Tony Stark has lost just about everything: his armor, his power — even his very mind. Now at his absolute lowest point, it will take Tony's last reservoir of will — and allies including Thor, Captain America, War Machine and Black Widow — to keep him from losing it all! But there's a competitor on the scene for Stark Resilient, Tony's new company — a mother/daughter team with a familiar name and their own armor called Detroit Steel! They've started a deadly game of international intrigue that will bring one of Iron Man's deadliest foes back into the fray, and Tony Stark will find out just what "resilient" really means!COLLECTING: Invincible Iron Man (2008) 20-33, Iron Man: Requiem (2009) 1, Rescue (2010) 1, Free Comic Book Day 2010: Iron Man/Thor

The stories that built the Marvel Universe, from the brilliant minds of legendary creators - now available in an accessible new format the whole family can enjoy! While vacationing in Norway, Dr. Donald Blake happened upon a hidden cave. Inside, he found a strange, gnarled cane. Upon hitting the cane on a rock, the hobbled doctor was struck by a sudden bolt of lightning - and found himself transformed into the mighty Thor, God of Thunder and champion of Asgard! Now journey across the Rainbow Bridge to eternal Asgard and meet Odin, Heimdall, Balder and Thor's evil adopted brother, Loki! Thrill to the formative adventures that put Thor on the heroic map of Midgard! And learn the mythological origins of the Norse pantheon in the fan-favorite "Tales of Asgard" backup features! Collecting material from JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY (1952) #83-100. Ages 10 & Up

The stories that built the Marvel Universe, from the brilliant minds of legendary creators - now available in an accessible new format the whole family can enjoy! Dr. Stephen Strange is a once-brilliant surgeon whose own failings left his hands in ruins and his career in tatters. He desperately sought a cure, but found so much more instead. Now, Doctor Strange is the Master of the Mystic Arts, Earth's Sorcerer Supreme - mankind's only hope against dark and otherworldly forces! From Strange's wicked rival Baron Mordo to the Dread Dormammu, ruler of the Dark Dimension, prepare to have your horizons widened by the mind-boggling mystic realms on display in these strange tales from Stan Lee and Steve Ditko's spellbinding, visionary run! Collecting material from STRANGE TALES (1951) #110-111 and #114-141 and AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL (1964) #2. Ages 10 & Up

Watch the skies - Captain Marvel, the space-born super hero, is coming! Branded a traitor to the alien Kree race for defending the natives of Earth, Captain Mar-Vell assumes the human identity of Walter Lawson and becomes our planet's protector against an awesome array of interstellar enemies! The massive Sentry #459, the savage Super-Skrull, Prince Namor the Sub-Mariner and Quasimodo the Living Computer all wage war against Captain Marvel here in his very first adventures! There's plenty of drama as well, with Kree medic Una and Earth's own Carol Danvers both catching the Captain's eye. Crafted by top talents of the Marvel Age, this one's certifiably out of this world! Collecting MARVEL SUPER HEROES (1967) #12-13, CAPTAIN MARVEL (1968) #1-7 and material from NOT BRAND ECHH #9.

The stories that built the Marvel Universe, from the brilliant minds of legendary creators - now available in an accessible new format the whole family can enjoy! As America prepared to enter World War II, a secret military project gave birth to the greatest one-man fighting force ever known: Captain America! But an accident left Cap frozen in suspended animation while the world turned on for decades. Now, found and revived by the Avengers, Steve Rogers is a man out of time, tormented by the loss of his wartime partner, Bucky - but no less committed to fighting evil in all its forms! Stan Lee and Jack Kirby present the rebirth of an American icon, pitting Cap against Baron Zemo's Army of Assassins, the Sleepers, Batroc the Leaper and more! Collecting material from TALES OF SUSPENSE (1959) #59-77. Ages 10 & Up

The stories that built the Marvel Universe, from the brilliant minds of legendary creators - now available in an accessible new format the whole family can enjoy! Gathering together to face the evil Loki, Iron Man, the Hulk, Thor, Ant-Man and the Wasp join forces to become Marvel's most powerful team of heroes! And when Captain America returned from the frozen depths to battle alongside them, the Avengers truly took form! In this collection of the earliest adventures of Earth's Mightiest Heroes, meet Kang the Conqueror, Wonder Man, the Space Phantom and Baron Zemo - and witness the debut of the Masters of Evil! But when a furious Hulk quits the Avengers and teams with the savage Sub-Mariner, will the green giant smash his former comrades? Let the cry ring out: Avengers Assemble! Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #1-10. Ages 10 & Up

The droids and Ewoks of Star Wars are some of the franchise's most beloved characters, and this volume collects classic all-ages adventures featuring them as the stars!The most lovable stars of a galaxy far, far away, in a complete collection of their adorable all-ages adventures! Join Wicket and his Ewok friends Teebo and Princess Kneesaa in their forest home of Endor for colorful capers filled with rainbow bridges and rites of power! And in stories set years before they find a home with the Rebels, follow C-3P0 and R2-D2 in their search for a master! The quest will stretch across space and beyond, as a crazy chronal crossover sees them meet the Ewoks again for the very first time! Plus: Get a fresh perspective on the epic events of the film that started it all in a tale that could only be called “Star Wars According to the Droids.” As Threepio might say, “Oh my!”COLLECTING: Ewoks (1985) 1-14, Droids (1986) 1-8, Ewoks Annual 1989

A shocking new chapter in hit writer Benjamin Percy's Ghost rider run as the power of the Spirit of Vengeance chooses a new host!The Spirit of Vengeance has severed its connection with Johnny Blaze! Is this because the furnaces of Hell need more fuel for their fires, and Johnny’s constant battle to do the right thing has become a tiresome obstacle? Or is some other evil force at work? Mysteries abound as the unmoored Spirit travels from host to surprising host…but who will it settle on for good? A menacing face from the past has been reborn as the next Ghost Rider — and, no stranger to deals with devils, his definition of vengeance may just flood the streets with blood! Meanwhile, Johnny’s curse may be lifted at last, but he still burdened by the compulsion to protect the innocent — even if what they need protecting from is the Ghost Rider itself!COLLECTING: Ghost Rider: Final Vengeance (2024) 1-6