Venom Returns features some of the greatest battles between Spider-Man and Venom. This volume includes Amazing Spider-Man #330-333, #344-347, and Amazing Spider-Man Annual #25 from Marvel Comics.
Gen¹³ is a fictional superhero team and comic book series originally written by Jim Lee and Brandon Choi and illustrated by J. Scott Campbell. It was published by Wildstorm under the Image Comics banner, which went on to become an imprint for DC Comics, who continued publishing the Gen¹³ title. The comic features a loosely organized team of super-powered beings composed of five teens and their mentor.
Batman readers were allowed to vote on the outcome of the story and they decided that Robin should die! As the second person to assume the role of Batman's sidekick, Jason Todd had a completely different personality than the original Robin. Rash and prone to ignore Batman's instructions, Jason was always quick to act without regard to consequences. In this fatal instance, Robin ignores his mentor's warnings when he attempts to take on the Joker by himself and pays the ultimate price. Driven by anger with Superman by his side, Batman seeks his vengeance as he looks to end the Joker's threat forever.
The powerhouse team of Brian Michael Bendis and David Finch take on Earth's Mightiest Heroes! It begins with the return of a team member thought dead - and by the time it's over, everything you know about the Avengers will have changed! The event that will rock the entirety of the Marvel Universe starts here! Collects Avengers #500-503; Avengers Finale
The landscape of the Marvel Universe is changing, and it's time to choose: Whose side are you on? A conflict has been brewing from more than a year, threatening to pit friend against friend, brother against brother - and all it will take is a single misstep to cost thousands their lives and ignite the fuse
ComicPOP chats about the first death of Spider-Man from Marvel Comics
Superman, aka the Man of Steel, must find a way to free planet Earth from the clutches of aliens from outer space! Filmed on location at New York Comic Con 2017!
Karen Page, Matt Murdock's former lover, has traded away the Man Without Fear's secret identity for a fix. Now, Daredevil must find strength as the Kingpin of Crime wastes no time taking him down as low as a human can get.
Everything you thought you knew about witches is wrong. They are much darker, and they are much more horrifying. Wytches takes the mythology of witches to a far creepier, bone-chilling place than readers have dared venture before. When the Rooks family moves to the remote town of Litchfield, NH to escape a haunting trauma, they're hopeful about starting over. But something evil is waiting for them in the woods just beyond town. Watching from the trees. Ancient...and hungry.
It's Billy Club vs. Batarang when DD meets the Dark Knight. When you think about it, Daredevil and Batman have a lot in common. Both lost their parents at a young age, both prowl urban jungles, and both strike fear in the hearts of superstitious and cowardly criminals. So why are they at each other's throats? Maybe it's because Batman has chased Two-Face and Mr Hyde into the Big Apple and is soon to learn that he's not in Gotham City anymore.
It’s been three years since the Batman defeated Lex Luthor and saved the world from tyranny. Three years since anyone has seen Gotham City’s guardian alive. Wonder Woman, Queen of the Amazons, Hal Jordan, the Green Lantern, Superman, the Man of Steel, all of the Dark Knight’s allies have retreated from the front lines of the war against injustice. But now a new war is beginning. An army of unimaginable power led by Superman’s own daughter is preparing to claim Earth as their new world. The only force that can stop this master race, Batman, is dead.
A mysterious villain has discovered the wallcrawler's secret identity... and is using the information to slowly destroy everything and everyone that Peter Parker cares about. But how far will Spider-Man go to protect the people he loves? Is he willing to cross a boundary we thought we'd never see him cross? Featuring Spider-Man's most fearsome foes and avenging allies!
A conflict of star-spanning proportions - with Earth caught in the crossfire! For those eternal intergalactic enemies, the merciless Kree and the shape-changing Skrulls, have gone to war, and our planet is situated on the front lines! Can Earth's Mightiest Heroes, the Avengers, bring about an end to the fighting before humanity becomes a casualty of war? And what good are even a dozen super-powered champions against the vast military machines of two of the great empires of the cosmos? The key to victory lies with the expatriate Kree Captain Mar-Vell...and his human host, honorary Avenger Rick Jones! Featuring the trend-setting artwork of Neal Adams, the Kree/Skrull War is universally acknowledged as one of the finest and most important sagas in the Marvel canon.
Six years after the fall of the Empire in Return of the Jedi, the battle for the galaxy's freedom rages on. The Empire has been mysteriously reborn under an unknown leader, wielding a new weapon of great power. Princess Leia and Han Solo struggle to hold together the New Republic while the galaxy's savior, Luke Skywalker, fights an inner battle as he is drawn to the dark side, just as his father
The Teen Titans never felt like normal kids... but they had no idea how right they were. Their seemingly idyllic Oregon upbringing hides a secret -- one that will bring killers, shamans, and extraterrestrials down on their heads, and force them into an alliance that could shake the planet to its foundations!
The serial-killing symbiote's sadistic spree starts here! As if Venom wasn't lethal enough, imagine what would happen if his symbiotic "other" had been joined to a murderous psychopath? That's where Cletus Kasady comes in, as Venom's symbiotic spawn transforms him into Carnage, Spider-Man's sickest foe! Killing on a whim, Carnage is a painful, twisted thorn in the sides of Peter Parker, The Amazing Spider-Man!
When the Easter Bunny hires intergalactic bounty hunter Lobo to kill Santa Claus, it's a bloody Christmas for the world as the Main Man puts the frag on a beloved holiday icon! 'Tis the season for violence in this stand-alone, tongue-in-cheek special
After Darth Vader's narrow escape from the destruction of the Death Star, the Dark Lord is consumed with a desire to find the Force-strong young pilot who fired the fatal shot. For Luke Skywalker represents the heart and soul of the Alliance, and perhaps, for Vader, he represents much, much more.
The most popular teen hero of the 1960s, The Amazing Spider-Man, teams up with the most popular teen heroes of the 1990s, Gen 13, in this Marvel/Image crossover where nothing of value happens.
Witness Batman's first encounter with The Joker in this volume collecting the graphic novel BATMAN: THE MAN WHO LAUGHS, by Ed Brubaker and Doug Mahnke!
One of the most ruthless villains in the history of the Marvel Universe, the fan-favorite Carnage, gets the Ultimate treatment! And though young Peter Parker has proven himself time and time again on the field of battle, can even he hope to defeat this heartless killing machine?
As Magneto's Acolytes amp up their attacks on Homo sapiens everywhere, the X-teams join forces to put an end to the villainous zealots' mad crusade once and for all. But has their leader, messianic madman Magneto, returned from the dead? And as a mysterious and fatal disease begins creeping through the mutant community, which X-Man will lose a loved one - and buckle under the strain? Tensions come to a head in the most shocking way possible, culminating in a devastating attack on Wolverine -and a showdown between Professor X and Magneto that must be seen to be believed!
Once Wally West was just Kid Flash, sidekick to his mentor and friend the Flash, a.k.a. Barry Allen. The death of Barry left Wally the fastest man alive--and the new Flash. Now, somehow, Barry has returned--as a violent and paranoid speedster determined to eliminate what he's created! Is Barry really back?
In the event-defining epic Dark Nights: Metal, the Justice League defeated the vile Barbatos and his Dark Knights to save our universe from sinking into the abyss of the Dark Multiverse. But...what if they failed? What if Barbatos reigned victorious? Enter an alternate timeline where the DCU as you know it has been dragged down into the darkness. Witness the Justice League you once knew, hideously transformed into dragons who serve at the mercy of evil. Duke Thomas, the Last Monitor, will have to seek out Nightwing and the few remaining survivors of the Metal event to assemble the Final Justice League in an attempt to save the Multiverse
Eddie Brock has been separated from the Venom symbiote and is being held captive in a government lab miles away from it; How will he reunite with his symbiote? Will a certain group of other symbiotes come to help him, or harm him? And most importantly, does Eddie even want the symbiote back?
Wonder Woman hears a prophecy that her Justice League teammates will die in battle against a dragon - so it's up to her to first defeat the team herself before she battles the dragon.
Forsaken by his father, left mortal in Manhattan, death is coming for Thor - and Ragnarok may not be far behind! But can he find solace - and renewed vigor - in the arms of the Enchantress? And together, can they save the World Tree, Yggdrasil? Then, William Messner-Loebs takes over to join Deodato in bringing an epic chapter of Asgard's saga to a close! Thor joins Captain America and his Avengers comrades in battle with the Zodiac, before facing the climactic twilight of the gods alongside his hammer brother, Red Norvell! Prepare to bid farewell to a legend!
This is a tale of two young men. One was orphaned as a boy, raised by his aunt & uncle, bitten by a radioactive spider & gained amazing arachnid-like abilities. The other was his genetic duplicate. Now, with Peter Parker's life in turmoil - with Aunt May on her deathbed & his wife pregnant - the mirror image from his past is back.
Barely recovered from the wounds he received in battle against Bane during the bestselling Knightfall series, the Dark Knight asks Dick Grayson, now the hero known as Nightwing, to take his place while he recovers and reexamines his quest for justice in this companion to Knightfall.
After going through a nine month gestation in a matter of days, Ms. Marvel gives birth to a baby boy named Marcus. But within hours of his birth, Marcus is an adult male with the ability to build complex machinery. What strange, alien forces are at play? Who is Marcus? And what is the mysterious machine that he feels so compelled to build?
Vandal Savage hasn't lived for thousands of years without being prepared. Seconds after the virus breaks out, he has already made contact and begun to assemble a team of people to help him ride out the end of the world. Some of the world's greatest mercenaries and fighters are brought to his side, all tasked to protect Savage. All Vandal can offer them is survival.
Hydra has infiltrated society completely. Cap's new partnership with Nomad is tested as they race to uncover the Sect of the Unknown, but Hydra gathers Steve Rogers' old rogues' gallery to take down the new heroes! The all-new Captain America battles Sin and Baron Blood, and uncovers Hydra's ultimate goal - but is it too late? Millions of innocent souls hang in the balance - but broken and nearly dead from Hydra's gauntlet, can Cap stop the Great Leveling?
Clark Kent is newly married to the love of his life, Lois Lane ... but something strange is happening to his secret identity. Somehow, the Last Son of Krypton is turning into a being of pure energy--and manifesting unique new super-powers as a result. But this electrifying alteration also means that he must wear a special containment suit--or risk total disintegration! Now, with his new costume and powers, the Man of Tomorrow has become a completely different hero. Forget "faster than a speeding bullet"--this Superman moves at the speed of lightning!
The first DC/Marvel crossover after 12 years with X-Men/Teen Titans, Batman/Punisher: Lake of Fire sees Punisher team up with the replacement Batman (Azrael), whose tactics compliment one another.
Once the most powerful group in the world, the Justice League was destroyed by tragedy and time, disbanding under a veil of mistrust and anger. Now, on the eve of the universe’s greatest murder trial, the League must come together one last time.
t’s a rainy night in Manhattan and not a creature is stirring except for . . . Ben Grimm. When an intruder suddenly appears inside the Baxter Building, the Fantastic Four—Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards), the Invisible Woman (Susan Storm Richards), the Human Torch (Johnny Storm), and the Thing (Ben Grimm)—find themselves surrounded by a swarm of invading parasites. These carrion creatures composed of Negative Energy come to Earth using a human host as a delivery system. But for what purpose? And who is behind this untimely invasion? The Fantastic Four have no choice but to journey into the Negative Zone, an alien universe composed entirely of anti-matter, risking not just their own lives but the fate of the cosmos!
Iron Man loses body control in an evil cooperation of corporate espionage and revenge. Tony Stark must use special armor that he mentally controls to enable him to walk and talk, but it makes him slow and vulnerable in battle. Meanwhile the Mandarin gains control of Fin Fang Foom and conquers one third of China
A devious new doctor at Arkham Asylum is conducting unconventional experiments into the human psyche, and he kicks off a chain reaction of disaster when he experiments on Arkham's newest patient, The Maxx! The city of Gotham is starting to merge with The Maxx's psychedelic mental landscape, known as the Outback, blurring the line between real and unreal. It's up to Batman to save not just Gotham, but all of reality, and he and The Maxx are going to have to travel through some of the darkest places imaginable--the twisted minds of Batman's greatest enemies!
Born of tragedy. Devoted to war. Unstoppable in his rage. Frank Castle has become the most accomplished unaliver the world has ever seen. Now it’s time for him to face his destiny. What shocking secret from Frank’s past will convince him to take the reins of the Marvel Universe’s most notorious clan of assassins? And once he becomes the warlord of the deadly ninjas of the Hand, will it also mean an end for the Punisher? Or a whole new bloody beginning? Join the superstar team of writer Jason Aaron and artists Jesús Saiz and Paul Azaceta for an epic exploration of the dark and violent past — and inevitable future — of the man known as Frank Castle!
Fearing the growing infl uence of his "other," Eddie Brock takes the drastic step of splitting himself from the Venom symbiote! But the unwitting result is a full-scale invasion of Earth by its alien race! As more and more humans are taken as hosts, Eddie must team with Spider-Man and the Scarlet Spider to save Earth from being overrun. And to do so, they must journey to the Planet of the Symbiotes! But whose side will the Venom symbiote be on? And amid all the chaos, Carnage awakens from his coma - and plans to absorb as many symbiotes as he can! Can our heroes deal with a 50-foot-tall monster? It's a symbiotic sci-fi super hero spectacular!
A "satirical" look at the personalities and characters within the comics industry, both real and fictional. The series introduces a new teen character to the Marvel Universe and follows him on his epic journey through time. From comic books to the creation of the Universe itself, nothing is safe from the stinging wit and wisdom of MARVILLE
In a fascinating alternate-reality story of tiny accidents that cascade into cataclysmic disasters, writer/artist Alan Davis creates a world that never knew a Superman, and a Justice League that is about to face its greatest test of might and morality. All because of something as simple as a nail.
This is what the Watcher has been watching for. A danger older than the Earth threatens everything. And for once, the heroes who have saved the planet time and again find themselves almost completely powerless in the face of it. X-Men and Avengers will assemble. Spider-people and the Fantastic Four will come together. Heroes for Hire will fight alongside Champions. But none of it will be enough. The lights are about to go out. The world outside our window…is about to end. Nothing can prepare you for an all-new saga of the Marvel Universe as you’ve never seen it before — from acclaimed talents Tom Taylor and Iban Coello!
In 1989 moviegoers were amazed at the new vision of the Dark Knight brought to the screen by filmmaker Tim Burton, starring Michael Keaton as Batman and Jack Nicholson as The Joker. Now, in the tradition of DC's very successful Batman '66 series, Batman '89 is set in a truly gothic Gotham City and features colorful villains including The Joker, Two-Face, and many more.
After the destruction of Xixor, Guri, a human-replica droid who was his personal assassin, tries to gain humanity and becomes the target of both bounty hunters and Rebels, who want the secrets she possesses.
The Authority are heroes in only the strictest sense of the word: ruthless and unforgiving. This group of powerful superhumans face down countless menaces to Earth, protecting mankind with their cold version of justice. An invasion from an alternate Earth, an international terrorist who is laying waste to major cities and a hostile alien intelligence who calls himself God all fall under their rule.
A cataclysmic crossover destined to be a smash hit! Hulk and Thor have both undergone massive changes recently, but one thing remains constant: their heated rivalry! When mysterious circumstances bring them into conflict once more, will the God of Thunder be able to triumph against a Bruce Banner who can now control his rage? And will Iron Man regret coming between these two titans - even with his new Celestial Hulkbuster armor?!
The amazing Spider-Man swings into his very first starring series, fresh off of his debut in the pages of Amazing Fantasy #15. In one of his earliest adventures following Uncle Ben's death, Spider-Man must save a crew of astronauts aboard a malfunctioning space ship! Then, Spider-Man tries to join the Fantastic Four and then runs afoul of the Chameleon!
JLA: Act of God is an Elseworlds story where all of the superheroes of the DC Universe mysteriously lose their powers, and must deal with the fallout.
Batman returns from a case to find Alfred missing, while rumors of human sacrifice and strange, primitive rituals circulate in Gotham City. Now, Batman must find the madman who's been terrorizing the city—but the trail leads back to Wayne Manor!
Kal-El's rocket is diverted from Earth to Apokolips, and Superman is raised by Darkseid.
"This man...this monster!" You can't call yourself a fan of Ben Grimm, the ever-lovin' blue-eyed Thing, if you haven't read this issue. 40 years later and it's still one of the greatest Thing stories ever created.
The high-tech facility housing high-risk criminals, Triskelion, undergoes a mysterious explosion and Norm Osborn, the Green Goblin, who has sworn vengeance on Spider-Man is now on the loose and hunting for him.
After Superman takes his rightful place in the Justice League, the heroes travel to the outer reaches of space into a cosmic war between the New Gods who have set forth events that may change Earth and the entire universe.
There's a new Iron Man in town, and his name is…Victor Von Doom! The Marvel Universe's greatest villain is no stranger to armor, but now he's trying something new on for size: heroism. And where Tony Stark failed, Doom will succeed. But what is Victor's master plan? That's what a great number of folks want to know - including Ben Grimm, Pepper Potts and the other Iron Man: Riri Williams! In his heroic quest, Doom faces a cosmic-level adversary - and his most mortal enemy, whom he thought he would never see again! But what is the shocking truth behind Victor's reincarnated mother?
What if Peter Parker and Mary Jane had a daughter? The ever-amazing answer is she’d be May “Mayday” Parker — A.K.A. Spider-Girl! Spinning out of the pages of WHAT IF? into her very own universe, the teenage Mayday inherits spider-powers and dons her retired father’s red-and-blues! Now follow her adventures from the beginning as Mayday learns about Spider-Man’s legacy and wrestles with whether to follow in his footsteps! She’ll face threats old and new — from the Venom symbiote and Kaine to Crazy Eight and the Dragon King — and meet incredible faces from the future Marvel Universe including Darkdevil, Wild Thing, the Fantastic Five and the newest roster of the mighty Avengers! Discover a friendly neighborhood hero for a new generation!
Eclipso: The Darkness Within is DC crossover event plotted by Keith Giffen and Robert Loren Fleming. It featured the return of Eclipso after his imprisonment in his palace on the moon. His character is retconned to introduce the Eclipso Entity, and Eclipso uses shards of his black diamond scattered all over the Earth to take over the minds of heroes and villains alike during moments of anger.
The Man of Steel finds himself on Krypton — but can he escape and return to Earth?
Cursed by the evil goddess of magic, Hecate, our beloved Diana has become a weapon of vengeance ready to tear down any god or superhero that stands in her way. Will Earth and its heroes survive her might? Or are they doomed to worship the dark princess of the Amazons for the rest of eternity?!
As the Clown Prince of Crime battles the Dark Knight Detective head-to-head one last time. The Joker has never wanted to win before-he’s never wanted his battle with Batman to end. But now his motivation has shifted. Joker’s confrontation with Batgirl; his manipulation of the amnesiac Nightwing; and a turf war between Gotham City’s many evildoers! Plus, the debut of Clownhunter, a cameo by Ghost-Maker, and an epic battle between Harley Quinn and Punchline!
Let me tell you about the totally awesome "Angela" mini-series from 1993, brought to life by the legendary duo Neil Gaiman and Greg Capullo. Prepare to be blown away! This mind-bending adventure introduces us to Angela, a badass angelic bounty hunter with a wicked sense of justice. With Gaiman's captivating storytelling and Capullo's jaw-dropping artwork, the series dives into a world of heavenly battles, breathtaking landscapes, and jaw-dropping twists that will leave you begging for more. Strap yourself in, my friend, because "Angela" is an absolute rollercoaster ride you won't want to miss!
A new Authority for a new era! Sometimes even Superman needs to enlist help. Sometimes tasks require methods and heroes unfit even for the Justice League. So Clark Kent seeks out Manchester Black, the most dastardly of rogues, to form an all-new Authority tasked with taking care of some business on the sly. But can the Man of Steel hold together and inspire a team of rogues to become the heroes he needs?
After INFINITE CRISIS, the DC Universe had its most eventful year ever. It was a year without Superman, Batman or Wonder Woman…but not a year without heroes!