Jimmy Palmiotti

On an apparently routine supply run, Philip and Joy Strunk deliver a shipment of synthetic photoreceptors to Caspar Nordling, a biotechnologist for Grant Corporation. When the Strunks find out that Nordling's experiments have exceeded Stanislaw Mayakovsky's work (as seen in Aliens: Hive), they realize that there's more to Nordling -- and Aliens -- than meets the eye. No one will want to miss this off-beat, high-action thriller from the writer/artist team that brought you The Mask and The Mask Returns!

After watching Caspar Nordling conduct nearly sadistic experiments on an Alien chestburster, Philip and Joy Strunk question Nordling's motivations, and consider bringing the scientist up on charges. But will Nordling's synthetic Alien allow them to do it? The suspense mounts!

When you mix the fierce intensity of the Aliens with the twisted minds of John Arcudi and Doug Mahnke, the team currently responsible for the lunacy of The Mask, you can expect that all of the questions you were ever afraid to ask would finally be answered! Can an Alien truly appreciate a hand-rolled, long-filler Cuban cigar? Now you'll know!

Rebellious androids, secret investigators, and escaped xenomorphs! It looks as though Casper Nordling's perfect world is about to collapse, but Nordling may still have an ugly trick up his sleeve.

On an apparently routine supply run, Philip and Joy Strunk deliver a shipment of synthetic photo receptors to Caspar Nordling, biotechnologist for Grant Corporation. When the Strunks discover that Nordling's experiments have exceeded Stanislaw Mayakovsky's work (as seen in Aliens: Hive), they realize that there's more to Nordling -- and the Aliens -- than meets the eye.

Collects Aliens: Colonial Marines (1993) #1-10, Aliens: Rogue (1993) #1-4, Aliens: Labyrinth (1993) #1-4, Aliens: Salvation (1993), Aliens: Music of the Spears (1994) #1-4, Aliens: Stronghold (1994) #1-4; material from Dark Horse Comics (1992) #3-5, 11-13, 15-19; Previews (1993) #1-12; Previews (1994) #1; and Aliens Magazine (1992, UK) #9-20. Explore new worlds of terror! A rogue scientist's genetic experiments create a horrific new alien king! A ragtag unit of Colonial Marines battles a xenomorph infestation on a space station - and the survivors face a pack of bizarre hybrids! An investigator must solve a murder on a deep-space alien-research station! But what dread music will a deranged composer make with an alien's screams? And can a synthetic xenomorph rebel against its sadistic creator? Plus: Flash back to an alien attack in the 1950s! And witness the fate of England as aliens overrun the Earth!

Collects Aliens: Colonial Marines (1993) #1-10, Aliens: Rogue (1993) #1-4, Aliens: Labyrinth (1993) #1-4, Aliens: Salvation (1993), Aliens: Music of the Spears (1994) #1-4, Aliens: Stronghold (1994) #1-4; material from Dark Horse Comics (1992) #3-5, 11-13, 15-19; Previews (1993) #1-12; Previews (1994) #1; and Aliens Magazine (1992, UK) #9-20. Explore new worlds of terror! A rogue scientist's genetic experiments create a horrific new alien king! A ragtag unit of Colonial Marines battles a xenomorph infestation on a space station - and the survivors face a pack of bizarre hybrids! An investigator must solve a murder on a deep-space alien-research station! But what dread music will a deranged composer make with an alien's screams? And can a synthetic xenomorph rebel against its sadistic creator? Plus: Flash back to an alien attack in the 1950s! And witness the fate of England as aliens overrun the Earth!

The violent clash of Alien against Predator left the planet Ryushi a desolate wasteland. But now, years later, a mysterious alien beacon beams a distress signal from the supposedly abandoned world. When Marine ship Brilliant responds to the call for aid, they step neck deep into disaster!

It's hard enough going toe-to-toe with the meanest Aliens in the galaxy, even if you are the toughest Marine hombres around. But throw in a batch of fresh Predators, and the only solution to this dilemma will have you wiping blood from your goggles for the next week!

First blood or last breath -- those are the only choices in Aliens vs. Predator: War! The Predators converge on the seed planet Bunda for the biggest bug hunt yet, each taking position to draw first blood. Machiko, a human who has been inducted into the Predator clan, is forced into a duel in order to claim her rightful place in the upcoming hunt. But when a new group of humans shows up, what began as sport becomes serious business.

When T'Challa falls to the one foe he's never beaten, Killmonger earns the right to become the new Black Panther! Now, only Everett K. Ross can save T'Challa's life - okay, Ross plus Moon Knight, Brother Voodoo and the Panther God! Still suffering, the deposed Wakandan leader finds himself caught in a cat trap with the Avengers and¿Deadpool?! Storm of the X-Men offers comfort as Wakanda finds itself on the verge of war with Lemuria and Atlantis - and Klaw, Malice and Man-Ape threaten to destroy the African Avenger once and for all! Plus: Ross spends a day in Mephisto's metaphorical shoes, and Captain America recounts his never-before-revealed wartime meeting with the former Black Panther, T'Chaka! Super heroics meet geopolitics as only Priest can mix them! Collecting BLACK PANTHER (1998) #18-35 and DEADPOOL (1997) #44

The Black Panther fights a rematch with Kraven following his escape from Manuel Ramos.

A terrorist incites a massive riot in midtown Manhattan, catching both the BLACK PANTHER and guest stars, the AVENGERS, in the middle! Meanwhile, EVERETT K. ROSS gets up close and personal with a certain blonde hero!

Collects Collects Black Panther (1998 2nd Series) #6-12.  The critically-acclaimed Marvel Knights series gets its second volume in this heavy-hitting political thriller! T'Challa faces more threats to his kingdom as Christopher Priest is joined by some of the industries' brightest talents, including Joe Jusko, Mike Manley, Jimmy Palmiotti and more!

The Powerhouse writing team of Jonah Hex and Power Girl reunite for an invasion of alien criminals, a fighting ring of monsters, and giant sea creatures.

If the middle of the Nevada desert is the last place one would expect to encounter five demons from another dimension, it's also the last place the demons expect to run into their deadliest adversary: King Tiger! The youthful mystic faces five-to-one odds, but the demons haven't counted on Tiger's secret weapon -- a 1963 Ford Thunderbird!

If the middle of the Nevada desert is the last place one would expect to encounter five demons from another dimension, it's also the last place the demons expect to run into their deadliest adversary: King Tiger! The youthful mystic faces five-to-one odds, but the demons haven't counted on Tiger's secret weapon -- a 1963 Ford Thunderbird!

With the kind of raw power that the ancients used to whisper about in myths, it's no wonder they call him Titan. But he's no myth, and he's in for the fight of his life! Titan: as hard as concrete, almost as fast as the missiles Warmaker can launch out of his own skin, and a lot smarter than the average grunt. But is he smart enough to realize he may have underestimated his opponent?