UNCANNY X-FORCE #1
“AGES,” PART 1
Wolverine promised Cyclops that X-Force would disband — he lied. A secret society has resurrected En Sabah Nur, putting into motion events that will turn this age of heroes into an Age of Apocalypse! To hold them back, Wolverine and Archangel bring together Fantomex, Deadpool, and Psylocke to form The Uncanny X-Force! Stained by their history, they are the only ones capable of making the hard resolutions necessary. A band of likeminded friends and mercenaries set to one purpose, one big ugly task — kill Apocalypse by any means.

BRIGHTEST DAY #11
Don’t miss the hottest event in comics as the biweekly BRIGHTEST DAY continues with the return of the Black Lanterns! Has time run out for our resurrected heroes? Plus, you must not miss the stunning origin of the new Aqualad, the battle between Aquaman and Black Manta, and the bizarre journey of Jason Rusch and Ronnie Raymond as they delve into the inner workings of the Firestorm matrix and uncover its secret!

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AVENGERS ACADEMY #5
The Avengers Academy: exposed to the public? The existence of the school has been kept secret…and the fame-hungry Striker isn’t happy about that at all! But it may be a moot point as the obsessed super-criminal Whirlwind blames Hank Pym for the death of the woman he loved, Janet Van Dyne, and comes seeking revenge on Hank’s inexperienced students, who are out on a field trip! And hey, who’s that locking lips with Justice? All the drama, action and intrigue you can handle, from the new breakout series which WeeklyCrisis.com says has “a solid premise, interesting new characters, and a superb creative team. I look for this comic to be criminally underestimated, but tremendously satisfying.”

CHAOS WAR #1
Bigger than THE INFINITY GAUNTLET! More cosmic than ANNIHILATION! Since the end of SECRET INVASION, the CHAOS KING has amassed his army of alien slave gods — and the time to strike Earth is NOW! Only the greatest Marvel heroes can oppose him — all led by the newly-returned god of heroes … HERCULES! But are even his incredible new powers enough to stand against the greatest threat the Marvel Universe has ever seen? A mad god who seeks to destroy Reality itself? PLUS: While thought dead, Hercules was trapped in a dangerous world that threatened his very sanity. Find out the secret of his exile in a special extra story penciled by PRINCE OF POWER�s Reilly Brown!

HAWKEYE & MOCKINGBIRD #5
This is it, the climactic battle you’ve been waiting for! They’ve been pushed, beaten, and nearly killed–now Hawkeye & Mockingbird face off against their personal arch-nemesis, Crossfire and the all-new Phantom Rider, in no-holds barred combat! Plus: a shock ending that affects everything! Join the action, drama, romance and thrills and find out why ComicBookResources.com says ”it keeps up the high standard already set by Avengers and Secret Avengers. This series deserves a long and entertaining run.”

KLAWS OF THE PANTHER #1
Klaw, Master of Sound, is no more dead than he is human. The killer composed of living sound is back with a new and deadly plan that will spill blood from the Savage Land to the streets of New York. Shuri, the new Black Panther, has already tried (and failed) to stop this monster–a defeat that owed as much to her own reckless rage than it does to Klaw’s power. So, Shuri turns to the person who knows more about battling inner rage than anyone. If you think you know the Black Panther–you don’t. So don’t miss this installment of NY Times bestseller Jonathan Maberry’s exciting new series.

NEW MUTANTS FOREVER #3
It’s New Mutant against New Mutant as the young heroes come face-to-face with their missing friends only to find them turned to the side of the sinister Red Skull! Could Doug and Amara really have joined the Fourth Reich? And can their fellow students really say that working with the Black Queen, Selene, is any better? Mutant mastermind Chris Claremont joins with stellar art team Al Rio and Bob McLeod to continue the lives of the X-Men’s young counterparts!

SHADOWLAND: SPIDER-MAN #1
A SHADOWLAND TIE-IN. MR. NEGATIVE takes advantage of the chaos in SHADOWLAND by launching an all-out assault on THE HAND. Can SPIDER-MAN and SHANG-CHI stop MR. NEGATIVE and his INNER-DEMONS from adding Hell’s Kitchen to his growing criminal empire? It’s non-stop MARTIAL ARTS MAYHEM as the Wall-Crawler and the Master of Kung Fu face off against Daredevil’s ninja army, a super-powered Chinese Tong, and one of Spidey’s most dangerous foes! Watch out for this one, Marvelites! This adventure will set Shang-Chi down a new path–and leads to strange developments in the pages of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN!

WOLVERINE #2
Imagine everyone Logan has ever killed over the course of his very long life, all confined to one place, all itching to get their shot at revenge. Now witness the devil give them just what they want. It’s Logan versus the legion of the damned, including some very familiar faces. And with Logan’s demonically-possessed body still running amuck on earth, the body count can only grow. Who could possibly stand in his way? Maybe… Mystique???

YOUNG ALLIES #5
This is it! Our heroes’ final battle against not only the Bastards of Evil, but the shocking surprise threat BEHIND the Bastards! Will the outcome bring these young allies together–or will it push them further apart? The answer isn’t as obvious as you might think!

Plus: I recently became friends with a pretty awesome dude over at Facebook by the name of Charlee Chartrand, who attended this year’s Dragon*Con convention in Atlanta, where he did some great cosplays, like Nightwing and Superman. But what I didn’t know until a couple of days ago is that he’s actually making a career out of it, appearing at local events in his hometown of St. Louis. He also did a local TV interview where he talked more about it in detail. Check it out below and his personal website. The world could always use another hero.

-D/Ragna

The Official Website of Charlee Chartrand