Marvel Comics 03.23-04.16.11 | The Future of Captain America

Some of comicdom's biggest stars, including Ed McGuinness, Howard Chaykin, Mike Deodato, and Paul Grist, team up to tell Cap's greatest escapades in Captain America #616, plus Steve Rogers teams up with the Prince of Orphans in Secret Avengers #11, and the Son of Hulk invades Ka-Zar's territory in Skaar: King of the Savage Land.

Your First Look At The Future of CAPTAIN AMERICA !

The future of Captain America hangs in the balance as Marvel celebrates the Sentinel of Liberty’s 70^th anniversary in Captain America #616! No fan can miss this giant-sized celebration featuring a star-studded cast of comics’ greatest creators coming together to tell amazing Captain America stories! Following the shocking conclusion of the Trial of Captain America, Eisner Award-winner Ed Brubaker teams up with superstar artists Mike Deodato, Ed McGuinness and Travis Charest to send the Sentinel of Liberty in a shocking new direction. With Bucky in a Russian jail after being taken prisoner for his actions as the Winter Soldier, Steve Rogers must race to uncover the international conspiracy to set his ex-partner free. Daunting decisions need to be made and the choices Steve makes will have dire consequences for them both!

Join comics legend Howard Chaykin as Captain America foils a nasty Nazi plot in the days before he’s lost in ice. Then see how Marvel’s super soldier grapples with a modern day maniac with genocidal aspirations courtesy of Frank Tieri and Paul Azaceta! Next the fan favorite creative team of Mike Benson and Paul Grist recount Cap’s untold moments in the darkest days of World War II as a vampire?! And when France is under siege from Nazi occupation, Kyle Higgins, Alec Siegel and Pepe Larraz pair Captain America up with the heroic Union Jack! But will their combined might be enough to hold them back in time for Allied forces to arrive? Finally, Cullen Bunn and Jason Latour send Cap to unearth a deep-seated secret right in America ’s heartland that has been buried for decades and is definitely not ready to be unearthed!

From the Invaders to the Secret Avengers, the Marvel Universe will be turning out in full to witness Captain America ’s boldest leap into action yet this March, only in Captain America #616!

CAPTAIN AMERICA #616 (JAN110703)

Written by ED BRUBAKER, HOWARD CHAYKIN, FRANK TIERI, MIKE BENSON, KYLE HIGGINS, CULLEN BUNN, AND ALEC SIEGEL

Penciled by MIKE DEODATO, ED McGUINNESS, HOWARD CHAYKIN, PAUL AZACETA, PAUL GRIST, JASON LATOUR, PEPE LARRAZ, AND TRAVIS CHAREST

Cover by TRAVIS CHAREST

Rated T+ …$4.99

FOC-2/28/11, On-Sale-3/23/11

Your First Look at SECRET AVENGERS #11

Marvel is pleased to present your first look at Secret Avengers #11, from Eisner Award-winning writer Ed Brubaker and fan favorite artist Will Conrad! How was America ’s first super-soldier, John Steele, turned into an enemy agent of the Shadow Council? Steve Rogers and the Prince of Orphans are on the trail of their missing ally through the rubble of war torn Berlin and what they find there could break the Secret Avengers apart! Discover a classified chapter of Marvel history too dangerous for the textbooks this March, only in Secret Avengers #11!

SECRET AVENGERS #11 (JAN110696)

Written by ED BRUBAKER

Pencils by WILL CONRAD

Cover by MIKE DEODATO

Captain America 70th Anniversary Variant Cover by SIMONE BIANCHI

Rated T+ …$3.99

FOC-3/7/11, On-Sale-3/30/11

Skaar Invades The Savage Land !

Marvel is pleased to present your first look at Skaar: King Of The Savage Land #1 (of 5) from rising star writer Rob Williams and artist Brian Ching!For decades, Ka-Zar’s rule over the Savage Land went uncontested – until now. This March, Skaar attempts to usurp Ka-Zar’s rule using his favorite form of conflict management – tearing through any one or thing in his way! Except in order to do so, he’ll go up against Dinosaurs, robots and an ancient evil entity first! Witness Skaar’s rise to sovereignty this April, in Skaar: King Of The Savage Land #1 (of 5)!

SKAAR: KING OF THE SAVAGE LAND #1 (of 5) (FEB110561)

Written by ROB WILLIAMS

Pencils by BRIAN CHING

Cover by MICHAEL KOMARCK

Variant Cover by BILLY TAN

Rated T+ …$2.99

FOC – 3/14/11, ON SALE – 4/16/11

Spider-Man Teams with Top Chef’s Eli Kirshtein!

Marvel’s Famous Web-Slinger Joins Forces With Star Chef From Bravo’s Top Chef

New York, NY – February 25, 2011—Marvel is proud to announce the release of Spider-Man: A Meal To Die For, an all-new story featuring a team up between the world famous wall-crawler and celebrity chef Eli Kirshtein from Bravo’s popular Top Chef, exclusively on the Marvel Comics App and Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited for free! Peter Parker, AKA the amazing Spider-Man, takes his girlfriend Carlie on a date to meet Kirshtein at a fancy New York restaurant—but the diabolical Mysterio has plans to ruin everything! Can Spider-Man save the day…and his date?

“C.B. [Cebulski] and I met on Twitter and began to talk about food and comics regularly,” explained Kirshtein. “I on a whim, almost jokingly asked if he could get me into Spider-Man. With no hesitation he said sure! It’s an amazing honor to be part of the legend that is Spider-Man. It's every kid’s dream!”

C.B. Cebulski, Marvel SVP of Creator & Content Development, added, “The more we explore the similarities between art and food worlds, the more we’ve discovered certain connections between chefs and comics, especially on a creative level. Upon hearing Eli was a comic fan, asking him to appear in a comic for us seemed like such a natural fit. The fact Eli was also open to playing an active role in the story and helped lend his culinary expertise to ideas on how to help Spidey out of a super-villain jam really added to the overall experience we had making this comic with him!”

Rising star talents Marc Bernardin and Mike Henderson, along with cover artist Ale Garza, bring you the Spider-Man story that’ll show you just who’s the top chef in the Marvel Universe! Check it out Spider-Man: A Meal To Die For right now, for free, on the Marvel Comics App and Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited!

Marvel Announces FEAR ITSELF: THE WORTHY!

A Weekly Series Of Free Exclusive Digital Stories Available Online This Spring

Discover the secrets behind 2011’s game-changing comics event, Fear Itself, in Fear Itself: The Worthy - an all new eight-part series of weekly digital exclusives from some of the industry’s fan favorite creative teams – for free! Beginning April 27^th and available only for a limited time on the Marvel Comics app [for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch], Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited and Marvel Comics on Chrome,learn more about the mysterious “Worthy” and find out about their plans to terrorize the Marvel Universe! Explore the crucial moments in each of the “Worthy’s” lives before they’re called to action by the treacherous God of Fear to wreak havoc on their enemies and allies!

“We want as many fans as possible to get a taste of this year’s biggest comics event,” explains David Gabriel, Marvel’s Senior Vice President of Sales. “By making these stories available for free digitally, we’re reaching a world wide fan base and making it possible for everyone to get a taste of the scope and excitement of Fear Itself!”

This April, no fan can miss the blockbuster event of the year, Fear Itself, from the mega star creative team of Matt Fraction and Stuart Immonen! The God of Fear has arrived and he’s transformed major Marvel heroes and villains into an unstoppable army of dread. Find out who they are and what threat they pose to Captain America, Iron Man, Thor and the rest of Earth’s Mightiest this April, with Fear Itself: The Worthy, for free on the Marvel Comics app, Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited and Marvel Comics on Chrome!

Marvel Unveils The FEAR ITSELF #1 ComicsPRO Variant!

Marvel in collaboration with ComicsPRO, one of the leading comics retailer organizations in North America , has created a stunning new variant for the biggest comics event of 2011 – Fear Itself! The Fear Itself #1 ComicsPRO Variant, by superstar series artist Stuart Immonen, showcases the biggest heroes of the Marvel Universe as they prepare to go face to face against their greatest threat yet! This April, the Marvel Universe is rocked to its core as the mega star creative team of Matt Fraction and Stuart Immonen unleash an unstoppable tide of terror that even the mightiest of Avengers can not stop alone.

"I'd like to thank Marvel for their support of ComicsPRO and their encouragement of new and existing members with this special Fear Itself variant," said Amanda Emmert, Executive Director of ComicsPRO. "This is just one of the great benefits of being a ComicsPRO member and there’s more to come!"

Enter a waking nightmare this April when the God of Fear is unleashed upon the Marvel Universe and only Captain America, Iron Man, Thor and the rest of Earth’s mightiest heroes can answer the call in Fear Itself #1!

*Retailers should check the Marvel Mailer for ordering information for the Fear Itself #1 ComicsPRO Variant as ComicsPRO members get an exclusive deal.

FEAR ITSELF #1 (of 7) (FEB110500)

FEAR ITSELF #1 (of 7) COMICSPRO VARIANT (JAN118129)

Written by MATT FRACTION

Pencils by STUART IMMONEN

Cover by STEVE McNIVEN

ComicsPRO Variant Cover by STUART IMMONEN

Rated T+ …$3.99

FOC—3/14/11, On-Sale—4/6/11

Marvel Unveils Steve McNiven’s Cover To FEAR ITSELF #2!

Marvel is proud to debut the breathtaking cover to Fear Itself #2 (of 7), from superstar artist Steve McNiven! Prepare to fear tomorrow as Matt Fraction and Stuart Immonen deliver the most anticipated event of 2011 kicking off this April with an extra sized debut issue! With the entire world paralyzed fear, Captain America, Iron Man, Thor and the rest of Earth’s Mightiest heroes must battle an unstoppable tide of terror that will send shockwaves throughout the entire Marvel Universe. From the halls of Avengers Tower to the spires of Asgard, the entire Marvel Universe is about to enter a waking nightmare and no show of force, no attempt to reason, not even unconditional surrender can ever undo the damage done.

Don’t forget to get your first look into how Fear Itself begins when an age old secret forged by the Red Skull sets all the wheels in motion, this March, in Fear Itself: Book Of The Skull #1!

The mysterious Worthy have arrived to serve the unforgiving God of Fear. Who are they and what do they mean for the survival of the Marvel Universe? Extinguish all hope because this April the Marvel Universe is rocked to its core, only in Fear Itself!

FEAR ITSELF: BOOK OF THE SKULL #1 (JAN110692)

Written by ED BRUBAKER

Pencils by SCOT EATON

Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC

Rated T+ …$3.99

On Sale 3/16/11

FEAR ITSELF #1 (of 7) (FEB110500)

Written by MATT FRACTION

Pencils by STUART IMMONEN

Cover by STEVE McNIVEN

Rated T+ …$3.99

FOC—3/7/11, On-Sale—4/6/11

FEAR ITSELF #2 (of 7) (MAR110612)

Written by MATT FRACTION

Pencils by STUART IMMONEN

Cover by STEVE McNIVEN

Rated T+ …$3.99

FOC—4/11/11, On-Sale—5/4/11

Fantastic Four #588 Heads Back To Press With A Little Extra!

Marvel is pleased to announce that Fantastic Four #588 has sold out at Diamond (although copies may still be available at retail) and will be going back to press with Fantastic Four #588 Second Printing Variant. From the superstar creative team of Jonathan Hickman, Nick Dragotta and Mark Brooks comes the end of the Fantastic Four, except this time – Marvel is including the entire script in the back of the issue, free of charge! Now fans can get an exclusive behind the scenes look at one of the most talked about issues of the year! Following up on the sold-out hit Fantastic Four #587, all the heroes of the Marvel Universe come together and pay tribute to one of their own. But the story isn’t over yet because where one door closes, another opens. It’s now up to Reed, Sue, and Ben to make life-changing decisions of their own volition that set them on a course destined to change the Marvel Universe in Johnny’s honor! Say your final farewells to the Fantastic Four, this February in Fantastic Four #588 Second Printing Variant!

FANTASTIC FOUR #588 SECOND PRINTING VARIANT (JAN118112)

Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN

Penciled by NICK DRAGOTTA & MARK BROOKS

Cover by ALAN DAVIS

Rated A …$3.99

FOC – 3/14/11, On Sale – 4/6/11

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