MARVEL

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #2
Groot is here! And so is…hey, wasn’t he sunk in Antarctica? One day on the job, and our cosmic protectors have already made themselves a major new enemy! But how does that connect to Adam Warlock’s mystical past? Could it really be the threat he’s spent years trying to deny? And exactly what or who have the Guardians discovered frozen & adrift in space? It can’t be…can it? If you’re curious, give GUARDIANS a go and find out why critics like ComicAddiction.com say “Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning are the unsung heroes of the writing staff at Marvel Comics.”

INCREDIBLE HERCULES #118
A SECRET INVASION TIE-IN!
The “SACRED INVASION” continues! In order for Hercules and his divine allies to attack the realm of the Skrull gods, they first must pass out of our own Earthly pantheons — with a fear-fraught voyage through the dimension of NIGHTMARE! What could possibly terrify a god? The Dark Lord of Dreams knows — and he’ll use it to destroy the last, best hope of stopping the Skrull invasion before it even starts!

SECRET INVASION: FANTASTIC FOUR #2
Part Two [of Three]: “He’s Just Not That Into You”
Trapped in the Negative Zone with Franklin and Val, besieged by monsters, Ben and Johnny are scrambling to get back home before a cosmic anomaly with the power to consume, well, everything swallows Manhattan. But the team’s biggest brain, Reed Richards, is nowhere to be found, and the Skrull who infiltrated the FF isn’t just any Skrull, it’s Johnny’s ex, Lyja. Forget worldwide domination, hell hath no fury like a Skrull scorned…

X-FACTOR #32
After the recent loss of both Wolfsbane and Layla Miller, and the destruction and evacuation of the former Mutant Town, X-Factor is left questioning their purpose more than ever. At that lowest moment, Val Cooper and the O*N*E* step in, giving the group an ultimatum that will change everything about the team.

DC

BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #8
As the Outsiders’ situation deep in the heart of China worsens, the team must turn to the member they trust least to bail them out: Batgirl. All this, plus REMAC in full-force action and a guest appearance by the former leader of the Outsiders — Nightwing!

TRINITY #3
DC’s new weekly series TRINITY explodes in an extra-sized debut issue featuring art by fan-favorite Mark Bagley (Ultimate Spider-Man) and Art Thibert with lead stories and dialogue by Kurt Busiek (SUPERMAN, ASTRO CITY)! The lead feature explores the unusual bond — and importance — of DC’s top three characters, Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman, as a mysterious dream links them together and may prophesy important changes in their trinity!