Marvel Comics 12.07.11, pt. 1 | More Than Heroes...Defenders!

Marvel's non-team returns to clean up the mess left by Fear Itself in Defenders #1, plus the mutant science squad gets the spotlight in X-Club #1, the X-Men hunt a traitor in their midst in Ultimate Comics X-Men #4, the Dark Avengers return in New Avengers #19, an all-new Hydra sets their sites on the Sentinel of Liberty in Captain America #6, and Bruce Banner brings an army of gamma-irradiated beasts up against his alter ego in Incredible Hulk #3.

Your First Look At DEFENDERS #1

When the impossible is everywhere and the very fabric of reality is threatened by insanity, the world needs more than super heroes…they need Defenders! Enter Defenders #1, from the top-selling creative team of Matt Fraction (Fear Itself, Invincible Iron Man, Mighty Thor) and Terry Dodson (Uncanny X-Men), as Doctor Strange assembles a new team of heroes to face a new kind of threat that will leave readers shocked. Doctor Strange, Iron Fist, Namor, Red She-Hulk, Silver Surfer and more of your favorite Marvel Heroes will band together exploring corners of the Marvel Universe you never knew existed for missions so deadly they have to be kept secret. Once a Defender, always a Defender – no matter the cost or sacrifice.

To support the launch of this major new series, Marvel is promoting Defenders through the following retailer support program:

A free Defenders/Avengers X-Sanction preview book in stores Wednesday, November 2^nd
Exciting new ordering incentives for retailers, announced in this week’s Marvel Mailer
Full issue preview on Diamond Retailer Site
Extremely limited-edition Defenders #1 Neal Adams Inked Variant
In-store promotional items including mini-posters, postcards and more.
Digital marketing designed to drive consumers to comic stores for Defenders #1
Prominently placed Defenders house ads in major Marvel comics
A month long promotion through the Marvel Comics app, designed to create greater awareness and interest in Defenders
Defenders-centric E-mail blasts to consumers
Mainstream press timed around the Defenders #1 on-sale
Ads in each digital issue of Defenders #1 directing fans to check out subsequent issues at their local comic shop

This December, all-new era in Marvel history begins with Matt Fraction and Terry Dodson’s Defenders #1.

DEFENDERS #1 (OCT110587)

DEFENDERS #1 IMMONEN VARIANT (OCT110588)

DEFENDERS #1 ADAMS VARIANT (OCT110589)

DEFENDERS #1 ADAMS INKED VARIANT (SEP118111)

DEFENDERS #1 BLANK VARIANT (OCT110590)

DEFENDERS #1 I AM A DEFENDER VARIANT (OCT110591)

Written by MATT FRACTION

Pencils & Cover by TERRY DODSON

Variant Cover by STUART IMMONEN

Variant Cover by NEAL ADAMS

Sketch Variant Cover by NEAL ADAMS

Blank Variant available

I Am A Defender Variant also Available

FOC—11/7/11, On-Sale—12/7/11

Your First Look At X-CLUB #1!

This December, fight fire with physics as Marvel is pleased to present your first look at X-Club #1 from writer Simon Spurrier and artist Paul Davidson! The X-Men’s team of supreme scientists have finally created the world’s first elevator….TO SPACE! But just as they’re about to launch this majestic innovation, chaos erupts and the X-Men are to blame. It’s up to Dr. Nemesis, Madison Jeffries, Dr. Kavita Rao and Danger to clear their name before the experiment backfires. No fan of the X-Men can miss X-Club #1!

Want to find out more about the X-Club? Head on over to Marvel.com and see what Spurrier had to say!

X-CLUB #1 (OCT110690)

Written by SIMON SPURRIER

Penciled by PAUL DAVIDSON
Cover by NICK BRADSHAW

FOC – 11/7/11, ON SALE 12/7/11

Your First Look At ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #4

Stryker’s rampage against all of mutantkind escalates in your first look at Ultimate Comics X-Men #4 from the creative team of Nick Spencer and Paco Medina! With the number of mutants still on the run dwindling down, the new X-Men must act quickly if there is any hope of survival. Except when tensions rise amongst the group – a traitor may be in their midst. Can Stryker be stopped and can the X-Men hold it together in time to save their race? Find out in Ultimate Comics X-Men #4!

ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #4 (OCT110625)

Written by NICK SPENCER

Pencils by PACO MEDINA

Colors by MARTE GRACIA

Inks by JUAN VLASCO

Cover by KAARE ANDREWS

FOC – 11/14/11, ON SALE – 12/7/11

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DARK AVENGERS ASSEMBLE In NEW AVENGERS #19!

Norman Osborn’s new Dark Avengers are put to the test next month in New Avengers #19, courtesy of the blockbuster creative team of Brian Michael Bendis and Mike Deodato! The new and improved H.A.M.M.E.R., led by Osborn, is out for revenge and failure is not an option for his new Dark Avengers. And when the New Avengers find out who their doppelgangers are, it will send shockwaves throughout the team. Get your front row ticket to the action in New Avengers #19!

NEW AVENGERS #19 (OCT110604)

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS

Pencils & Cover by MIKE DEODATO

FOC – 11/14/11, ON SALE – 12/7/11

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Alan Davis Joins Ed Brubaker For CAPTAIN AMERICA #6!

Cut off one of its heads, and two more take its place! An all-new Hydra has risen and they have their sights set on the Sentinel of Liberty in your first look at Captain America #6! Critically acclaimed writer Ed Brubaker is joined by legendary artist Alan Davis for an important new chapter in the life of Steve Rogers. Throughout Fear Itself, Rogers has been harboring a dark secret and its one that may leave the leader of Earth’s Mightiest….powerless. Can Cap and his closest allies take on the revitalized Hydra and stop them before it’s too late? Find out in Captain America #6!

CAPTAIN AMERICA #6 (OCT110599)
Written by ED BRUBAKER

Pencils & Cover by ALAN DAVIS

Inks MARK FARMER

Colors by LAURA MARTIN
FOC – 11/14/11, ON SALE – 12/7/11

Your First Look At INCREDIBLE HULK #3!

This December, experience the explosive finale to Jason Aaron & Marc Silvestri’s first arc of Incredible Hulk as Marvel is pleased to present your first look at Incredible Hulk #3! It’s all come down to this – Banner’s genetically altered, gamma irradiated beasts vs. the Jade Giant. Three monsters enter, and only one side can emerge victorious. With a powerhouse army at Banner’s disposal, Hulk must seek out Amanda Von Doom for help! But in doing so – his destiny will be forever changed. No fan can miss out on the Earth shattering conclusion of Asunder in Incredible Hulk #3!

INCREDIBLE HULK #3 (OCT110595)
Written by JASON AARON

Pencils & Cover by MARC SILVESTRI

FOC – 11/14/11, ON SALE – 12/7/11

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