UNCANNY X-MEN #528
“THE FIVE LIGHTS”
SECOND COMING is nearing it’s end, so you’ll soon get all kinds of info as to what’s coming from Matt Fraction (IRON MAN) and Whilce Portacio (HULK). Here’s something to whet your appetite- Kitty Pryde & Emma Frost’s first encounter since Kitty took her trip in a bullet. Part 3 (of 5)

GREEN LANTERN CORPS #52
BRIGHTEST DAY continues as the final part of the “Revolt of the Alpha Lanterns” features a confrontation between Cyborg Superman and Ganthet! Will the villain finally get the eternal sleep he so desperately seeks? Meanwhile, the Weaponers of Qward attempt to tap into the White Energy from the construct left behind by Deadman’s battle with the Anti-Monitor.

MARVEL

AVENGERS #5
The Blockbuster Marvel series continues! The Avengers travel to the far-flung future to stop the timestream from ripping itself apart. But with time unraveling more and more with every second it may be too late to put the world back the way it was. All this plus a brand new chapter in the oral history of the Avengers!

AVENGERS ACADEMY #4
“SCARED STRAIGHT”
The explosive crossover with THUNDERBOLTS continues! There’s a jailbreak at The Raft, the maximum security prison for super villains, and the students of Avengers Academy are caught in the middle! But whose side are they on? Will they help the Avengers put the criminals back behind bars…or has inmate Norman Osborn made them an offer they can’t refuse? Also: the origin of Mettle!

BLACK WIDOW #6
CAMPBELL VARIANT
New readers, jump aboard here! Duane Swierczynski and Manuel Garcia kick off a new era for the super-spy Avenger known as Black Widow! A senator is seduced and assassinated…and his journalist son follows the trail to a fatally sexy Soviet agent. This deadly “woman in black” moonlights as a high-class escort to lure powerful men into her web of blackmail and death. But Nick Crane believes he’s finally found his father’s murderer, and he’s about to expose…the Black Widow!

FANTASTIC FOUR #583
Now joined by artist Steve Epting (CAPTAIN AMERICA) , Jonathan Hickman’s tenure on FANTASTIC FOUR hits critical mass with “THREE”, running through FF #583-588. The War of Four Cities has begun, and when it’s run its course, one member of the Fantastic Four will have breathed their last! Change is in the air as the World’s Greatest Comic Magazine lives up to its motto! While the Fantastic Four have to deal with an uprising in the Forever City of the High Evolutionary, back home in the Baxter Building Val finds her father’s Bridge machine and learns the Cost of Solving Everything. It’s the return of Doctor Doom and the debut of superstar artist Steve Epting in THREE, part 1: ‘In Lateveria, the Flowers Bloom in Winter.

NAMOR: THE FIRST MUTANT #2
Namor has succeeded in his mission to the X-Men, but in doing so, has opened the floodgates of an ancient evil that has lived below the depths for hundreds of years…the Atlantean Vampire race! Now the shallow peace between them and the Atlanteans has been broken, and they have Namor and the kingdom at Atlantis in their sights as they try to reassert themselves as kings of the seas.

SECRET AVENGERS #5
A secret foe has been revealed – or has he? Find out everything you need to know about the OTHER Nick Fury as Secret Avengers continues to explore the volatile landscape of Marvel’s new Heroic Age!

SHADOWLAND: DAUGHTERS OF THE SHADOW #2
When Matt Murdock offered Colleen Wing the truth about her mother’s death, she knew there would be a price to pay. But the last thing Wing expected was to be made a lieutenant in his Shadowland in charge of the savage army of female assassins called the Nail. Just how far will Colleen go to slake the devil’s bloodlust? And what will her former allies say about her dark alliance?!

SHADOWLAND: MOON KNIGHT #2
Daredevil, the former defender of Hell’s Kitchen turned leader of the ninja death cult known as the Hand, has summoned the villainous Profile to take Moon Knight out of the picture for good. And to do it, the Profile enlists the aid of a mysterious figure, a second avatar of Khonshu! Has Khonshu finally decided to replace Moon Knight? And if so, what hope does Moon Knight have of saving Daredevil and himself from the darkness of Shadowland?

THOR #615
Fraction! Ferry! Heroic Age! The perfect jumping-on point as THOR’s all-new creative team and all-new era kick off HERE! In the wake of SIEGE, Asgard must take its proper place as the Golden Realm, most glorious of the nine worlds of myth. But that means Thor’s home isn’t just a beacon…it’s a target! And what happens to the Asgardians and the denizens of all nine worlds — including Earth! — when a dark, destructive force from another reality comes on the warpath?

DC

THE FLASH #5
BRIGHTEST DAY continues with a shocking connection to the White Light as Captain Boomerang and the Reverse-Flash experience a bizarre event that ties them together. Meanwhile, it’s the Rogues vs. the Renegades with The Flash caught in the middle!

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #49
The BRIGHTEST DAY shines a spotlight on Jade as she adjusts to the repercussions of the JLA/JSA crossover. She and Donna Troy head to the San Francisco Bay area to make themselves a new home but are confronted with old and new threats – including the New Teen Titans!

POWER GIRL #16
Someone close to Karen Starr has figured out that she’s the one and only Power Girl! An unusual alliance is born as this new team tries to uncover who ruined Power Girl’s company and sent her life into a tailspin.

TITANS #27
Deathstroke and Arsenal find they have something in common when they team up to halt a child slavery ring. They need to get past a foursome of super-powered foes protecting the ring first. But Osiris – the team’s reluctant powerhouse – is already out of the fight entirely! Good luck, guys…

PLUS: Marvel vs. Capcom 3 adds 4 new combatants to its rapidly growing roster! This time around, we welcome Tron Bonne (Megman Legends), X–23 (New X–Men), Albert Wesker (Resident Evil) and the Amazing Spider–Man!