COVER BY: DAVE JOHNSON
WRITER: DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI
PENCILS: MICHEL LACOMBE
INKS: MICHEL LACOMBE
LETTERED BY: VC - CORY PETIT

THE STORY:
“SIX HOURS TO KILL, CONCLUSION”
Crime novelist Duane Swierczynski’s violently pulpy arc “Six Hours to Kill” ends here! Frank Castle has been abducted, poisoned, beaten, shot, strangled, stabbed and quadruple-crossed in the City of Brotherly Love. And oh, he’s got about a half hour left to live due to the slow-acting poison in his bloodstream. Can the Punisher summon the last bit of strength he needs to unravel the conspiracy that’s torn the city apart over the past five hours…or will he be wasted away on the streets of Philadelphia?
Explicit Content …$3.99

PRICE: 3.99
IN STORES: May 13, 2009

COVER BY: DAVID YARDIN
WRITER: PETER DAVID
PENCILS: VALENTINE DE LANDRO
COLORED BY: JEROMY COX
LETTERED BY: VC - CORY PETIT

THE STORY:
X-Factor draws one step closer to determining who is
targeting former mutants for death…but the answer may wind up hitting too close to home. Meanwhile, Cyclops has a very
particular mission that could spell the end for Madrox and his new partner. And Rictor finds himself in a battle to the death with…nah. Why ruin the surprise?
Rated T+ …$2.99

PRICE: 2.99
IN STORES: May 13, 2009

COVER BY: Stuart Immonen
WRITER: Brian Michael Bendis
PENCILS: Stuart Immonen
INKS: Wade von Grawbadger
COLORED BY: Justin Ponsor
LETTERED BY: VC CORY PETIT|VC - Cory Petit

THE STORY:
ULTIMATUM HAS TAKEN OVER THE WORLD!! SPIDER-MAN IS MISSING!! Friends are enemies and enemies are friends as tensions mount to insane proportions. And yes, your eyes do not deceive you: MJ versus Kitty… to the death!!! (well, they slap each other a little) Rated A …$2.99

PRICE: 2.99
IN STORES: May 13, 2009

COVER BY: GREG LAND
WRITER: FRED VAN LENTE
PENCILS: KEV WALKER
INKS: KEV WALKER
COLORED BY: JEAN-FRANCOIS BEAULIEU
LETTERED BY: VC - RUS WOOTON

THE STORY:
Straight from the Dark Reign comes…The Hood! What the cloaked criminal wants, he gets—and he’s after the zombie virus to wipe out the heroes once and for all! But standing in his way are the Midnight Sons—and they’re not heroes…they’re monsters! For the first time in many years, The Hood and his super-villain syndicate know fear…but where Parker Robinson goes, can the dread Dormammu be far behind? The awful answers are supplied by Fred Van Lente and Kev Walker, the team that CBR.com praised for, “taking the MARVEL ZOMBIES franchise in a brand new, invigorating direction!”
Parental Advisory …$3.99

PRICE: 3.99
IN STORES: May 6, 2009