Sneak Peeks: Marvel Comics December 21, 2011

The Fellowship has obtained sneak peeks for comics from Marvel that will come out December 21...


FEAR ITSELF: THE FEARLESS #5 (of 12)
Written by Cullen Bunn, MATT FRACTION & CHRISTOPHER YOST
Penciled by MARK BAGLEY & PAUL PELLETIER
Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS

Guest-starring the Thing and the FF, Namor the Sub-Mariner, the Thunderbolts and more!
The Serpent’s hammers could be the most dangerous artifacts in the world – vfm knows this all too well as she lays siege to the impenetrable headquarters of the FF…where the Thing stands guard over his own hammer of power! Meanwhile Sin and Crossbones pursue the weapons of mass destruction, from the depths of the seas to claim one from the undersea vault of the Sub-Mariner…to the shores of the island prison called the Raft to confront the Thunderbolts!



THE INCREDIBLE HULK #3
Written by JASON AARON
Pencils & Cover by MARC SILVESTRI

• Bruce Banner’s beasts “The Boar Brothers” bash Hulk in a literally Earth-Shaking Battle!
• Banner reveals his new army!
• Hulk makes an alliance with mad scientist hunter Amanda Von Doom that changes his destiny forever.




HULK #46
Written by Jeff Parker
Pencils & Cover by Patrick Zircher

HULK OF ARABIA reaches its astonishing conclusion! One of the most hotly anticipated Red Hulk stories yet has all been building to this! Red and Machine Man go mono a mono (a machino) against Dagan Shah, the mysterious new powerhouse whose mythical kingdom of Sharzhad has become a destabilizing new force to be reckoned with! Mastermind Jeff Parker and the brilliant Patch Zircher guarantee the result of this epic showdown is one you won’t see coming, and will change the face of the Marvel universe!



INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #511
Written by MATT FRACTION
Art & Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA

• The Mandarin attacks!
• Zeke Stane and a NEW Detroit Steel return
• Iron Man's enemies take advantage of Tony Stark's lowest ebb to destroy him





AVENGERS #20
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by DANIEL ACUÑA
Fantastic Four Anniversary Variant by PAOLO RIVERA

• The latest and greatest roster of Avengers root out the secret labs of H.A.M.M.E.R.!
• Who’s really behind this latest threat, and who rebuilt the new Dark Avengers?




AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #676
Written by DAN SLOTT
Pencils & Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS

RETURN OF THE SINISTER SIX!
Find out what everyone’s favorite sextet of super villains has been up to while New York was spidered out. All leading up to Doc Ock’s master plan to—well—you’ll have to wait and see as 2012 promises to be the END of Spider-Man!




VENOM #11
Written by RICK REMENDER
Pencils & Cover by LAN MEDINA

VENOM COMES FACE TO FIST WITH JACK-O-LANTERN!
But are these archenemies about to become partners?! On the run from his own country, Flash Thompson may have no choice but to ally himself with his newest enemy as Rick Remender and Lan Medina continue building Venom’s brave new world!




SIX GUNS #3 (of 5)
Written by ANDY DIGGLE
Art by DAVIDE GIANFELICE
Cover by BUTCH GUICE

All hell breaks loose as five gunslingers converge on the Blackguard military compound in lawless San Diablo. The Black Rider, Two-Gun Kid, Tex Dawson, Matt Slade and Tarantula are outnumbered and outgunned – but they’re not going down without a fight! Non-stop, high-octane action from the DAREDEVIL: REBORN creative team of Andy Diggle and Davide Gianfelice!


DAREDEVIL #7
Written by MARK WAID
Pencils & Cover by PAOLO RIVERA

THE MOST CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED LAUNCH OF THE YEAR CONTINUES!
Following his shocking discovery about the Marvel Universe last issue, Daredevil has a weighty decision to make, the results of which will affect his friends and enemies both! Meanwhile, the Nelson and Murdock law offices struggle to celebrate the holidays as insurmountable problems descend upon them!


FANTASTIC FOUR #601
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Pencils by STEVE EPTING
Cover by MIKE CHOI
Marvel Comics 50th Anniversary Variant by RON GARNEY

"FOREVER" Part 2
Finally, It's Clobberin' Time.





THUNDERBOLTS #167
Written by JEFF PARKER
Penciled by DECLAN SHALVEY
Cover by JOE QUINONES

TO CATCH A MURDERER, THE BOLTS MUST BECOME HIM!
Hot on the trail of Jack the Ripper, the Thunderbolts have to battle their own teammates – and discover a dark secret that will push them to grisly choices. Meanwhile, in the modern age, the Ghost make a devastating decision to capture the fugitive Thunderbolts!



LEGION OF MONSTERS #3 (of 5)
Written by DENNIS HOPELESS
Art & Cover by JUAN DOE

MONSTER MADNESS!
The Legion of Monsters have uncovered the rampaging, blood-thirsty source of evil plaguing them and humankind…but are they too late to stop it! And as they succumb to their killer instincts, will monster-hunter Elsa Bloodstone be forced to realize there’s only one way to deal with the evil undead?! BY BLASTING IT BACK TO HELL WHENCE IT CAME?!



WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN #3
Written by JASON AARON
Pencils & Cover by CHRIS BACHALO

X-MEN REGENSIS
With the Hellfire Club on the verge of overwhelming the X-Men, the team’s only hope is…Quenton Quire?! The big question is, does he care enough to do anything? Wrap up the first adventure of Wolverine’s branch of the X-tree with Marvel Architect and writer of X-MEN: SCHISM Jason Aaron, and superstar artist Chris Bachalo!



GENERATION HOPE #14
Written by JAMES ASMUS
Pencils and Cover by IBRAIM ROBERSON

X-MEN REGENSIS
Meet the newest member of Generation Hope…Sebastian Shaw?! When Hope and company investigate an unaccounted for mutant reading in Pakistan, they come across a full-grown mutant with no memory being used as a weapon. They see a mutant in trouble and help…not realizing they’re rescuing one of the X-Men’s deadliest foes!



UNCANNY X-FORCE #19
Written by RICK REMENDER
Penciled by ROBBI RODRIGUEZ
Cover by RAFAEL GRAMPA
Variant Cover by NICK BRADSHAW

The aftermath of The Dark Angel Saga! A member lost! New members gained! An Avenger discovers the secret of X-Force! Fantomex and Ultimaton must allow the world’s most powerful weapon to leave their care. Elizabeth Braddock must say goodbye to the man she loves. New friends must stand and make a suicide march. Next generation superstar artist Robbi Rodriguez joins Rick Remender to break your heart.



X-FACTOR #229
Written by PETER DAVID
Penciled by EMANUELA LUPACCHINO
Cover by DAVID YARDIN

X-MEN REGENSIS
Still reeling from the shocking death of one of their own, how can the X-Factor team possibly take down the one responsible -- the deadly Bloodbath? Then, in issue 229:  Layla Miller. Jamie Madrox. Husband and wife. Lying murdered in their honeymoon suite.  The moment you thought would never come is here, and not only are you a witness to it, but so is Jamie Madrox himself.  We feel safe in saying that this is X-Factor as you've never seen them before in the first part of what has to be the trippiest arc in the history of Marvel.



NEW MUTANTS #35
Written by DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING
Penciled by DAVID LOPEZ
Cover by LEO FERNANDEZ
Variant Cover by JASON PEARSON

X-MEN REGENESIS
On a mission to track down the runaway mutant known as Blink the team runs smack into chaotic forces summoned by a band of Death Metal rockers. Yes, you read right: It’s the New Mutants VS the awesome powers of Metal! Part 2 of 3


WOLVERINE #20
Written by JASON AARON
Pencils & Cover by RENATO GUEDES

DON’T MISS THIS! It’s a prelude to the biggest Wolverine arc in years. War is brewing between the ninja assassins of the Hand and the gun-toting gangsters of the Yakuza, and it leads Wolverine to come face to face with Wilson Fisk, the infamous Kingpin of crime. What mysterious former love interests have come along for the ride? And just who is behind this war anyway? Do you like surprises? If so, then don't miss this issue's last page, as it offers up a doozy.


DAKEN: DARK WOLVERINE #18
Written by ROB WILLIAMS
Penciled by MATTEO BUFFAGNI
Cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI

With the final battle for Hollywood approaching, Daken is still weakened and lacking his healing factor while Donna's forced addiction to the HEAT drug leaves him betrayed and alone. Can his enforced alliance with The Runaways lead him towards some form of redemption? And even with the teenagers' powers at his side, will it be enough to defeat the most dangerous member of The Pride?


X-23 #19
Written by MARJORIE LIU
Penciled by SANA TAKEDA
Cover by KALMAN ANDRASOFSZKY

ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING continues! What could possibly go wrong for X-23, on an already disastrous night? More dragons? Hellion and his bad mood? How about being kidnapped to another galaxy by...THE COLLECTOR?





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