Comic Catch: March 24, 2010

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #626 - Story by: Fred Van Lente
Art by: Michael Gaydos
Letters by: Joe Caramagna
Cover by: Michael Del Mundo
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover Price: $2.99

Hiya, Retailers, Fred Van Lente here to tell you we could never let "The Gauntlet" get by without the return of another classic Spider-Man foe...THE SCORPION! She has brand new powers, a new modus operandi, and you won't believe her reason for tangling with Spidey-- Hm, what? Yes, we said "she." Why? Who did you think we meant?

DEADPOOL #21 - Story by: Daniel Way
Art by: Paco Medina
Colors by: Ryan Devall
Letters by: Dan Kratoochvil
Cover by: Jason Pearson
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover Price: $2.99

Deadpool and Spidey square off against one of the deadliest foes either of them has ever faced, Hitman Monkey! But can Deadpool do what it takes to rid New York of this terrifying new menace, or will he wilt under Hitman Monkey's soulful gaze?

DEADPOOL CORPS RANK AND FOUL #1 - Story by: Various
Art by: Gus Vazquez
Inks by: Damion Scott
Colors by: Aaron McClellan
Cover by: Humberto Ramos
Publisher: Marvwel Comics
Cover Price: $3.99

In the Marvel Universe Handbook style, this one-shot has everything you need to make sense of Deadpool! (Is that even possible?) In this issue, there are more ALL-NEW profiles than 'Pool has voices in his head -- from "allies" (Outlaw, Weasel, Zombie Deadpool), to enemies (Ajax, Dr. Bong, Madcap), to the hotties (Dr. Betty, Blind Al, Big Bertha) and the sheer awesomeness of the Sack! How could you pass this up? You know at least one of your personalities will love it! Featuring NEW ART for dozens of characters! More fun than a barrel of gun-wielding monkeys!

FVZA #3 - Story by: David Hine
Art by: Roy Allan Martinez
Cover Art by: Clint Langley
Painters: Kinsun Loh & Jerry Choo
Letters by: Richard Starkings & Jimmy Betancourt
Publisher: Radical Publishing
Cover Price: $4.99

The final showdown between the living and the undead! When Hugo Pecos and the FVZA discover the plans of the European vampire council to infect the United States, they quickly locate the underground headquarters of the vampires in the city. As Landra and Vidal split into two squads to thwart the sinister plot of the undead, they realize that there is far more to their mission than simply extermination. A stunning revelation, a tragic death and a shocking betrayal await Landra as she journeys into the belly of the beast to battle the bloodthirsty and ruthless Chaucer and the queen vampire herself - Yaelis.

GUILD #1 - Story by: Felicia Day
Art by: Jim Rugg
Cover by: Cary Nord, Georges Jeanty
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Cover Price: $3.50

Internet phenomenon The Guild comes to comics, courtesy of series creator, writer, and star Felicia Day (Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog)!

Chronicling the hilarious on- and offline lives of a group of Internet role-playing gamers, the Knights of Good, The Guild has become a cult hit and is the winner of numerous awards from SXSW, YouTube, Yahoo, and the Streamys. Now Day brings the wit and heart of the show to this three-issue miniseries. In this origin tale of the Knights of Good, we learn about Cyd's life before joining the guild, how she became Codex, and how she began to meet the other players who would eventually become her teammates. This storyline fills in details never before revealed on the web show, making it a delightful new chapter for existing fans as well as a perfect jumping-on point for new fans!

HAUNT #6 - Story by: Robert Kirkman
Art by: Greg Capullo and Todd McFarlane
Cover by: Todd McFarlane
Publisher: Image Comics
Cover Price: $2.99

SPECIAL STAND-ALONE ISSUE!
The events surrounding Kurt’s death are revisited, this time from the perspective of the mysterious Mirage, providing more insight into the birth of Haunt. An excellent jumping-on point for new readers, leading up to the second explosive story-arc beginning next issue!

MARVELS PROJECT #7 - Story by: Ed Brubaker
Art by: Steve Epting
Cover by: Steve McNiven, Gerald Parel, Steve Epting
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover Price: $3.99

Cap meets Bucky! The origin of the Destroyer! The interrogation of the Sub-Mariner! And it's all leading up to the Nazis' conspiracy to bring the US into World War Two!

MIGHTY AVENGERS #35 - Story by: Dan Slott
Art by: Khoi Pham
Colors by: Jake Bilbao
Letters by: Allen Passalaqua
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover Price: $2.99

SALVATION Pt. 1 of 2 "Heir Apparent"

SIEGE BLOCKBUSTER TIE-IN!! THE AVENGERS' GREATEST THREAT RETURNS! AND HE'S NOT ALONE... A rag-tag team of Mighty Avengers are thrust onto the front lines of SIEGE...with no one to lead them! And where's HANK PYM? Trapped in Pym-Space with his greatest enemy, his sinister cybernetic "son", ULTRON! A war on two fronts, a team divided, and when it's over...not everyone will be coming back! Big threats, big changes, and the biggest Avengers surprise of them all revealed!

NEMESIS #1 - Story by: Mark Millar
Art by: Steve McNiven
Cover by: Steve Mcniven
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover Price: $2.99

CIVIL WAR? Nothing. KICK-ASS? A warmup. What if the smartest, toughest costumed bad ass in the world was totally evil? Meet Nemesis. He’s systematically been destroying the lives of every police chief in Asia, and he’s now set his sights on Washington, DC. Between you and me, the police don’t have a chance. Do not miss the book that EVERYONE will be talking about by the creative team that made CIVIL WAR the biggest book of the decade.

NEW AVENGERS #63 - Story by: Brian Michael Bendis
Art by: Mike McKone
Colors by: Dave McCaig
Letters by: Albert Deschesne
Cover by: Stuart Immonen
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover Price: $3.99

SIEGE BLOCKBUSTER TIE-IN!! The battle for Asgard is in full force. One of the biggest battles in all of Marvel history! And at the heart of that war is a battle so intense and crucial that the entire future of the Marvel Universe relies on who emerges victorious. This is the story of that battle!

PRELUDE TO DEADPOOL CORPS #4 - Story by: Victor Gischler
Art by: Paco Medina
Cover by: Dave Johnson
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover Price: $3.99

Witness the birth of the most important super hero team ever in a universe-spanning event that will rock the month of March! Wade Wilson has been tapped to save the Universe, and to do that he's going to need help. Enter: The sexy-but-insecure Lady Deadpool! The devious-but-lovable Headpool (a.k.a. the Zombie Deadpool Head)! The bratty-but-brilliant Kidpool! And the irascible mutt known as Dogpool! Individually, they're, well, kind of messed up, but together, they're the unstoppable force know as DPC. Issue #1

ROBOCOP #3 - Story by: Rob Williams
Art by: Fabiano Neves
Cover by: Stephen Segovia, Johnny D
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
Cover Price: $3.50

Dynamite's Robocop series is the only sequel to the smash film any fan will ever need! Written with reverence and pure appreciation for the original film, Dynamite's Robocop - under the writing hand of Rob Williams and artist Fabiano Neves - pulls no punches and spares no criminal! This is the Robocop you've been waiting for! This issue: The Old Man of OCP has his eyes on a new body, only problem is, Robocop’s currently using it!

SUPERGOD #3 - Story by: Warren Ellis
Art by: Garrie Gastonny
Cover by: Felipe Massafera
Publisher: Avatar Press
Cover Price: $3.99

Your God walks among you. Praying won't help, expect to die shortly. From the creator of Black Summer and No Hero comes the craziest, nastiest, most soulless and criminal superhero comic of the year! SUPERGOD issue 3: the classic cold-war rivalry lives as the first atomic powered gods clash! In one corner America?s Jerry Carney and in the other Soviet Russia?s Novaya Goraj. But the collateral damage is beyond imagining and these aren?t even the most powerful of the Supergods. This is what a superhuman arms race would look like. This is what asking to be saved by men who can fly would look like. Take every superhero comic ever published, shove them into a nuclear-powered blender, soak it in bad vodka and set the whole thing alight -- and SUPERGOD will crawl out and eat your brain!

SUPERMAN #698 - Story by: James Robinson
Art by: Bernard Chang and Javier Pina
Cover by: Julian Lopez and BIT
Publisher: DC
Cover Price: $2.99

"Brainiac and The Legion of Super-Heroes" Part 3! Superman is trapped on Brainiac's ship while New Krypton burns! Mon-El will need to call upon all the skills he's learned in the last year if he's going to have a chance of freeing the Man of Steel! Plus, what secret about Brainiac will the duo learn that may help turn the tide?

UNCANNY X-MEN #522 - Story by: Matt Fraction
Art by: Phil Jimenez andce Portacio
Cover by: Terry Dodson
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover Price: $3.99

She’s been gone for a long time, but she’s coming back. This isn’t a hoax. This isn’t a joke. KITTY PRYDE is back in this over-sized special issue of UNCANNY X-MEN.

X-FACTOR #203 - Story by: Peter David
Art by: Valentine De Landro
Colors by: Jeremy Cox
Letters by: Cory Petit
Cover by: David Yardin
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover Price: $2.99

Deep into unknown jungles go Monet and Guido, a.k.a. Strong Guy, a two-person rescue team in a desperate gambit to free Monet's father from the hands of terrorists. And what exactly do the terrorists want? They want Monet, as it turns out. And you'll never guess who's behind it all.