HJU Comic Book Picks of the Week: Jan 20th/Avengers franchise to end post-“Siege”

UNCANNY X-MEN #520
“NATION X”

There’s a rogue Predator X stalking mutants beneath New York City and it’s down to Wolverine, Psylocke and Fantomex to hunt it down. There’s an island in the San Francisco Bay that the mutants call home and it’s slowly sinking — and only King Namor can save the day. And meanwhile, in San Francisco, a supermob is making life hard in Chinatown…somebody call the X-Men! Part 6 of 8

GREEN LANTERN CORPS #44
Witness the fury of Guy Gardner – Red Lantern! But what horrible attack on the Corps would fuel Guy’s rage? And how can anyone save him from the grip of the crimson fury?

MARVEL

BLACK WIDOW & THE MARVEL GIRLS #3
She’s S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Natasha Romanoff, and Nick Fury has two missions for his newest recruit. First, find out everything possible about the mysterious Ms. Marvel, and deal with her if deemed necessary. Secondly, infiltrate the Red Skull’s organization and discover the location of one of the Skull’s “Sleeper” robots before it spells doom for all mankind. Natasha Romanoff, the Black Widow, is soon to find that combining these two cases is the one way to stay alive.

CAPTAIN AMERICA #602
The monthly CAPTAIN AMERICA returns with a bang! Where has the Captain America from the ’50s been the past few months, and what part of our modern world has welcomed him? And what will Steve and Bucky do when an old enemy tries to become a revolutionary? TWO AMERICAS begins here! By best-selling writer Ed Brubaker with art by Luke Ross. Plus, the start of a Second Bonus Feature – NOMAD by Sean McKeever and David Baldeon!

DARK AVENGERS #13
SIEGE BLOCKBUSTER TIE-IN!!

After years of mystery, the secrets of the Sentry are revealed! How deep is his madness and who is really in control of him? What is the limit of his power, if any? And what deadly mystery surrounds him causing mortals and gods to tremble in fear?

DARK WOLVERINE #82
SIEGE BLOCKBUSTER TIE-IN!! Part 1 of 3

The end has come. While he is counted among the greatest gathering of villains the Marvel Universe has ever seen, one question remains: whose side is Daken really on? As part of the SIEGE on Asgard, what, or who, will he encounter in the land of the gods that will change him forever?

DOCTOR VOODOO: AVENGER OF THE SUPERNATURAL #4
Nightmare has claimed Earth. His unreal universe of pain and terror has been made tangible and spread across the globe by an army comprised of the world’s most powerful supernatural beings. Negating the sacrifice of a former Sorcerer Supreme, Jericho Drumm has opened the long-sealed gateway to Bondyè to ask the Voodoo Loa’s for aid. However, what he finds in the strange god land may very well shatter his world forever!

INCREDIBLE HERCULES #140
“ASSAULT ON NEW OLYMPUS,” Part 3 (of 4)

Of all the giants, gods and monsters Hercules and his team of New and Mighty Avengers have faced in their battle through New Olympus, none may be as formidable as HEPHAESTUS, creator of the immortals’ fearsome war engines! With what fearsome device will he try to ensnare and destroy the Hercules/Amadeus Cho team, which has reformed at last — only to meet their doom? Find out as the New York Times Best-Selling creative team lead Herc on his biggest adventure yet! Plus: as the Agents of Atlas push into the stronghold of the Olympus group, Aphrodite decides to take matters into her own hands in Godmarked Part 3!

MIGHTY AVENGERS # 33
“The Coming Darkness…” Part 2

Can the MIGHTY AVENGERS and DARK AVENGERS join forces long enough to — we’re sorry, we can’t even pretend to finish that sentence. There’s no way the MIGHTY AVENGERS and DARK AVENGERS are teaming up. They’re gonna beat the living heck out of each other! The only question is: can HANK PYM stop the IRON PATRIOT before he harnesses the power of the Cosmic Cube?!

NOVA #33
A REALM OF KINGS ISSUE!

The Riddle of the Sphinx continues as Nova and Darkhawk find themselves teamed up with Black Bolt? But isn’t he dead? Are these three very different heroes just pawns in the Sphinx’s vast game, or can they break out and unravel his dark cosmic scheme? What exactly is the Sphinx trying to achieve and can any force in the universe stop him? The answers await in the book CosmicBookNews.com crowns “A masterstroke of superheroic military science-fiction.”

REALM OF KINGS: INHUMANS #3
It’s chaos in the streets of Hala as the Kree aristocracy rise up and revolt against the Inhumans! What legendary weapons have been unleashed upon the Royal Family? Meanwhile, in The Fault, Triton’s expedition closes on the source of a mysterious and chillingly recognizable voice…have they found Black Bolt?

SPIDER-WOMAN #5
The Eisner Award-winning team of Bendis and Maleev brings the first arc of Spider-Woman’s new life to a shocking conclusion. Jessica is face-to-face with the Skrulls who ruined her life and who shows up to help her? None other than the NEW AVENGERS!! Or are they?

THUNDERBOLTS #140
Thunderbolts vs. Agents of Atlas—round 2! The hunt down in the swamp comes to a head when one of the T-Bolts ends up dead! There’s not going to be much time to cope either, because Norman Osborn needs his team of killers ready for a final mission—and this is what he’s been saving them for!

WOLVERINE: WEAPON X #9
In the crazed conclusion to “Insane In the Brain,” Logan’s stay in the whacked-out Dunwich Sanatorium finally comes to an end as Psylocke and Nightcrawler show up to rescue him from the maniac clutches of Dr. Rot. But even if they can save his life, is it possible to recover what he’s lost of his sanity?

DC

BLACKEST NIGHT: THE FLASH #2
Geoff Johns and Scott Kolins continue this must-have BLACKEST NIGHT tie-in! The Flashes find themselves more tangled into Nekron’s ultimate plan than they could ever have imagined. Meanwhile, it’s a well-known fact that Captain Cold hates running. But when the Rogues of the past rise to claim those that still survive, he has no choice!

THE OUTSIDERS #26
After the horrifying events of BLACKEST NIGHT, Katana and Black Lightning are dispatched to deal with a terrifying disturbance on the open seas. Meanwhile, Geo-Force is recalled to Markovia to handle affairs of state. But when Prince Brion makes a deal with a certain Kryptonian to join the team, the Outsiders find themselves cast as enemies in the eyes of the world! Don’t miss the debut of the all-new creative team of DCU Executive Editor Dan DiDio and hot artist Philip Tan (BATMAN AND ROBIN, GREEN LANTERN)!

POWER GIRL #8
Vartox has already taken out Dr. Mid-Nite to win Power Girl’s hand in marriage, and now he’s made Power Girl mad! And that’s the last thing you wanna do…

Plus:

April will see both the conclusion of Marvel’s Siege four-issue miniseries and the apparent end — certainly only temporarily — of the Avengers franchise.

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