Tom Chu

The chronicle of the Marvel Universe is filled with mind-blowing events — and, in this book, we begin recording them in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe-style! Covering events from all eras of Marvel history! The Earth-shaking (The Great Cataclysm! World War II! House of M/M-Day!), the universe-changing (Operation: Galactic Storm! The Annihilation War! War of Kings!) and other significant moments in the lives of your favorite Marvel characters (the Richards/Storm Wedding! Lost in Space Time! Armor Wars!). Plus many more! Featuring new art by Gus Vazquez!

Larisa's editor Viktor mentions three editors who had "the guts to publish" and are now dead: Paul Khlebnikov, of the Russian Forbes, died of gunshot wounds 9 July 2004; Valery Ivanov, of the Tolyatti Observer, shot dead 29 April 2002; and Alexei Sidorov, Ivanov's successor, stabbed to death 9 October 2003.

Written by DAVID HINE Penciled by JORGE LUCAS Cover by CHRIS BACHALO Colossus' journey into his past continues as he travels to the countryside of Russia. But how will Colossus react to one of the darkest secrets of his family's history? Cover price $2.99.

Written by DAVID HINE Penciled by JORGE LUCAS Cover by CHRIS BACHALO The villains pulling Colossus' strings reveal themselves, and fans will flip when they find familiar faces sneering from the shadows! Discover the extremely creepy secrets from Colossus' past. And you thought YOUR family had problems! Cover price $2.99.

Written by DAVID HINE Penciled by JORGE LUCAS Cover by CHRIS BACHALO. Colossus' family's past has just been blown wide open in front of him. A mysterious villain is wiping out every member of his family and Colossus must stop him. But will Colossus be able to contain his rage and not become everything he's ever feared?! Cover price $2.99.

Written by DAVID HINE Penciled by JORGE LUCAS Cover by CHRIS BACHALO. Colossus's journey into his family tree ends with a bang! And a crash, and a boom! The rage has been building up inside this gentle Russian farm boy, but now it's ready to come out! Cover price $2.99.

The Ragin' Cajun is back with a vengeance in his very own ongoing series! Ever wonder what GAMBIT gets up to when he's not out saving the world with the X-MEN? Welcome to the exciting but treacherous terrain of the New Orleans underworld, where Gambit's skills and mastery are unquestioned…but this time, his confidence might be his downfall! Join writer JOHN LAYMAN and artist GEORGES JEANTY this September for the breakneck adventures of the smoothest, most charming devil ever to wear the X!

The Ragin' Cajun is back with a vengeance in his very own ongoing series! Ever wonder what GAMBIT gets up to when he's not out saving the world with the X-MEN? Welcome to the exciting but treacherous terrain of the New Orleans underworld, where Gambit's skills and mastery are unquestioned…but this time, his confidence might be his downfall! Join writer JOHN LAYMAN and artist GEORGES JEANTY this September for the breakneck adventures of the smoothest, most charming devil ever to wear the X!

With Dan Down carrying two full gas cans, Remy purposely bumps into a guy carrying a bowling ball in his bag, and switches it for a cabbage. They continue towards the Penrose residence, and Remy asks Dan to place the cans in the middle of the road. They continue walking, and Remy asks Dan to remain outside and keep a look out. To create a diversion, he then bowls the ball, now filled with kinetic energy, straight at the gas cans to create a diversion. Inside the Penrose house, Morgan Penrose has guests that include New Orleans’ supernatural elite. Morgan explains that the deck of tarot cards he wishes them to see, possibly the original deck, was crafted by monks from the Order of Frater Inficio more than seven hundred years ago. They were affected by their time, caring for the mentally afflicted people with ‘poisoned’ minds, and the deck was created as a result of their studying these people’s minds, particularly their mind’s primal recesses. It contained four more cards than a normal deck, and these cards were excised from subsequent decks to ensure human safety, and sanity. The deck is extremely powerful. Remy’s explosion gets the exterior guards out of the way, and he enters the house, taking out the security system with ease. He doesn’t count on Lili Penrose being there, and she’s had a bit to drink. Dan calls Remy on the radio to explain that Orlean Cooper has joined the party, but Remy has more important matters in hand, namely getting it on with Lili. Soon, their dalliance is over and Remy gets back to work. He takes out the two guards in the room containing the deck, and uses his agility to make his way through a laser beam field. He then picks the lock, and removes the deck. Morgan Penrose arrives with his guests, finding the guards unconscious, and his most prized possession gone. Remy returns to Dan Downs, but finds him groggy, and leaning against a tree. Before he can think about what’s happened, he is electrocuted by Jack Jessup, who takes the deck from him. He will ensure Remy is blamed for the theft

Gambit goes on the trail of his upstart rival, "Fast Jack" Jessup—all while trying to stay two steps ahead of the men who are after him! Will he be able to evade his pursuers long enough to settle his score with Fast Jack?

What Gambit expected to be an easy job for fun and profit has taken a tragic turn for the worse. But he may be getting a little help from his friends, the X-Men…

A heist gone horribly wrong has resulted in the death of someone close to Gambit, and the Ragin’ Cajun is out for payback. But things could get ugly since one of the key players in this heist-gone-bad has quite literally made a deal with the Devil!

VOODOO ECONOMICS" Part 1 of 3! Gambit’s hometown is being overrun by zombies! What can the Ragin’ Cajun do to save his beloved Big Easy from the wrath of the undead?

"VOODOO ECONOMICS" It's voodoo chaos in the Big Easy as the reanimated dead are crawling out of their graves and overrunning the streets. Gambit may be the only person who can save the city from an undead apocalypse, but he’s got bigger problems at the moment: two women, both heartbroken, both angry, and both demanding his head on a platter. Part 2 (of 2).

"VOODOO ECONOMICS" It’s bad enough that the living dead are overrunning New Orleans, but one of the zombies just happens to be the reanimated corpse of an invulnerable super-villain! Even with the help of Brother Voodoo, Gambit’s going to have a hard time surviving. And if and when he does, there’s a girl with a broken heart who’s got an even nastier surprise in store for him. Part 3 (of 3).

"HATH NO FURY" PART 1 (of 3) As a thief, Gambit has faced some risky jobs, but this may be his most dangerous yet—he'll have to infiltrate the heavily-fortified home of the world's most powerful mutants. That's right…Gambit’s got to swipe something right from under the noses of his teammates, the X-Men!

A jewel heist takes place in New Orleans, the culprit being a super-powered individual calling himself Bandit. Detective Noreen Tanaka sincerely hopes the security guard she’s interrogating is mistaken. Her vendetta against Gambit has barely gotten started. She is told to take a personal day by the captain, and returns home. She opens her door to a living room filled with photographs of Remy LeBeau. Meanwhile, Remy is out to steal a gun used in the civil war, which has on it a key to stolen gold. When he arrives at the museum, he finds Bandit has gotten there before him. The two men fight, before Belladonna arrives and breaks it up. She explains that Bandit is her boyfriend. They quickly escape from the museum and head to a café, where he and Belladonna chat, after Remy removes the firing pin key from the gun before Bandit can discover its true value. They chat amiably, and Belladonna has hopes that he and Bandit can become friends. Elsewhere, Detective Tanaka volunteers herself and her partner for a babysitting job, watching over a truck filled with seized A.I.M. weaponry. She murders her partner, before heading to the warehouse district. There, Bandit is trying to rally the guild members to his cause. He wants Gambit dead, so he can continue his own good work leading the guilds. They are quite unwilling to go after Remy, as they’ve failed before. Suddenly, Tanaka crashes the party with the truck, and offers them its contents.

"HATH NO FURY" Every criminal and cutthroat in New Orleans is gunning for Gambit. Ol’ Remy LeBeau’s got a price on his head, courtesy of the new head of the Thieves and Assassins Guilds, his ex-wife, BELLADONNA! PART 2 (of 2).

<p>From the pages of WOLVERINE, a new series begins! Who has joined the enigmatic organization known as Weapon X? And what are they being asked to do? Featuring a crew of nasty characters, if you liked the original Suicide Squad, you'll love WEAPON X!</p>

<p>The Hunt for Sabretooth: Part 2 of 4 - Aurora and Wildchild are sent out to try and recruit another teleporter for the team, but run into Sabretooth, who carves Aurora up. Weapon Zero is called in to take care of the Sabretooth problem. Characters in this issue: Weapon X [The Director; Agent Brent Jackson; Mesmero; Sauron; Aurora; Wildchild; Marrow]; Locus (cameo); Sabretooth (cameo); Weapon Zero (cameo).</p>