Sal Buscema is an American comics artist renowned for his extensive work with Marvel Comics. His distinctive style and dynamic storytelling have graced numerous iconic characters, bringing them to life with vigor. Buscema's artistic journey demonstrates a profound understanding of the visual language of comics and a talent for translating epic narratives onto the page. His contributions have significantly shaped the genre.
The official novelization of Columbia Pictures' summer film release. Peter Parker is bitten by a radioactive spider and becomes Spider-Man. As he deals with this great power and the responsibility that goes with it, he must face the homicidal evil of the Green Goblin. The film stars Tobey McGuire, Kirsten Dunst, and Willem DeFoe, and is directed by Sam Raimi ("The Evil Dead, A Simple Plan").
When the city's policemen begin to disappear, Captain America takes a job as one of New York's finest -it's a new direction for the red-white-and-blue Avenger! There's also larger-than-life villains - from the Grey Gargoyle to Hydra to the Red Skull, providing plenty of opportunity for Cap to swing that shield! And speaking of S.H.I.E.L.D., Nick Fury's spy shop is here, too - and they'll be fighting both for and against Cap! Meanwhile, the Falcon has a surprise encounter with two familiar - and anything but friendly - faces who will change Captain America's life forever. It's the shock of the year as Cap discovers that while he was frozen in the Arctic, there was a second Captain America and Bucky! Now they're back...and fighting mad! COLLECTING: VOL. 4: CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) 139-159
Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #1-31
Spidey faces some of his most fearsome foes - including Tarantula, Kraven, Lightmaster, Vulture, Hitman, Morbius, Brother Power, Hate Monger, Beetle and the Enforcers! Guest-starring the Fantastic Four, Inhumans and Champions!
It's another fantastic volume of classic FF action! Marvel's first family heroically battles the Brute and takes on Salem's Seven for the life of young Franklin - so why, when the Molecule Man possesses Mr. Fantastic, does it lead to the team's dissolution? Separated, the Fantastic Four face such foes as Diablo, the Impossible Man and Namor...but when the deadly threat of Dr. Doom returns, the family rises to the challenge and reunites! And just in time, too, for waiting in the wings are Quasimodo, the Inhumans, the Mole Man and the Sandman! COLLECTING: Fantastic Four (1961) 184-188, 190-207; Fantastic Four Annual 12-13
Get the full story of Marvel's most superior superteam! They're the mightiest heroes of their dimension, but what happens when the Squadron Supreme encounter the Serpent Crown...and the Avengers? Then, in one of the most celebrated miniseries of all time, the Squadron expand their ranks - and take control of their United States in a bid to create utopia! COLLECTING: AVENGERS 69-70, 85-86, 141-144, 147-149; THOR 280; DEFENDERS 112-114; SQUADRON SUPREME 1-12; CAPTAIN AMERICA 314; SQUADRON SUPREME: DEATH OF A UNIVERSE; QUASAR 13-16, 51-52; AVENGERS 5-6; AND MORE!
A GALACTUS SIZE (13 41/64" x 21 1/4") HARDCOVER!! The Fantastic Four take on Galactus in one cosmically oversized hardcover! First, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby introduce the World-Eater and his enigmatic herald, the Silver Surfer, as they come for Earth in one of the greatest comic book sagas ever told! Next, Stan and Jack bring big G back - but what does he want this time? The answer lies in the Microverse! John Buscema's powerful pencils illustrate the arrival of new herald Gabriel the Air-Walker, signaling doom for the human race! Then, John Byrne takes over as Terrax leads the Devourer back to Earth - and the entire Marvel Universe pitches in to help the FF save the planet from becoming his next meal! With Kirby, Buscema and Byrne art showcased on enormous pages, Galactus has never looked bigger - or better! Collecting: FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #48-50, #74-77, #120-123 and #242-244.
In his first American Marvel comic, rising superstar Warren Ellis made one hell of a debut! Now, rediscover his edgy and unsettling tales of Daimon Hellstrom, the Son of Satan himself! Daimon is on the hunt for a serial magician murderer alongside his ally Isaac Christians, the Gargoyle. But who is Jaine Cutter, and what is her role in the delicate balance between Heaven and Hell? What terrible fate lies in store for Daimon's ex-wife, Patsy "Hellcat" Walker? And what happened to Daimon in his fateful confrontation with his demonic father? Ghosts, demons and things that go bump in the night all await - as does the truth about Satan himself! Plus, Ellis revamps the sorcerous Dr. Druid...and takes on Satana, daughter of the devil, in a never-before-published story! COLLECTING: HELLSTORM 12-21, DRUID 1-4
Featuring Dogs of War by Paul Jenkins and Ron Garney
When Jack Kirby returned to Marvel in the 1970s, scores of amazing concepts would spring forth from his limitless imagination - and THE ETERNALS was his mind-blowing masterpiece! Kirby unveiled a secret history of humanity, races known as Eternals and Deviants, and a host of towering Celestials come to bear judgment on the Earth! It was a jaw-dropping saga that could have only come from the King of comics. And after Kirby's tenure ended, creators including Peter B. Gillis, Sal Buscema, Walter Simonson, Roy Thomas and Mark Texeira continued to weave stories within the epic mythology that he created! Now, thrill to the complete classic saga of the Eternals! COLLECTING: ETERNALS (1976) 1-19, ANNUAL (1977) 1; ETERNALS (1985) 1-12; ETERNALS: THE HEROD FACTOR (1991) 1; NEW ETERNALS: APOCALYPSE NOW (2000) 1; IRON MAN ANNUAL (1971) 6; AVENGERS (1963) 246-248; material from WHAT IF? (1977) 23-30
Doctor Strange, the Hulk, the Sub-Mariner, the Silver Surfer and Valkyrie. They are the dynamic Defenders, comics' greatest "non-team," and they do not rely on bylaws and butlers. They join together in moments of utmost crisis to face incomprehensible enemies like Dormammu, the Nameless One and the Enchantress. When they encounter heroes of a more conventional stripe, it's war-the watershed hero vs. hero Avengers/Defenders War, no less! This massive Omnibus also introduces Hawkeye, the Black Knight, Daredevil, Luke Cage, Son of Satan and Nighthawk as Defenders in classic adventures. It's a must-have edition collecting the complete Defenders runs of Roy Thomas, Steve Englehart and Len Wein in one beautifully restored volume.Sub-Mariner (1968) 34-35; Marvel Feature (1971) 1-3; Defenders (1972) 1-19; Giant-Size Defenders (1974) 1-2; Avengers (1963) 116-118; material from Avengers (1963) 115
The Secret Empire was rarely more secretive or empirical than in this classic arc that sets Cap against a conspiracy out to frame and replace him in the American mind! And pay close attention to the man behind the curtain (or mask, as the case may be)! Corruption and cover-ups conclude with Cap quitting the Avengers, paving the way for his days as Nomad! With Nick Fury, the Black Panther, and Banshee! Guest-starring the X-Men (back before it was cool)! Featuring an early re-telling of Cap's origin! Collects Captain America and The Falcon #169-176.
It is a foe Batman can see and hear... ...but cannot touch. It will strike only once... ...yet will change his life forever. Already weakened by a debilitating plague, Gotham City is struck by a devastating force of nature - an earthquake that registers over 7.5 on the Richter scale. In A Single Instant... ...The Batcave And Wayne Manor Are Left In Ruins... ...Thousands Are Dead... ...And The Batman Is Among The Missing. From the writers and artists of Batman: Contagion and Batman: Legacy comes one of the most tragic and powerful Batman stories ever, as the Dark Knight and his allies try to save what is left of Gotham in the wake of a disaster from which the city may never recover. Collects: - Detective Comics #719-#721 - Shadow of the Bat #73, #74 - Nightwing #19, #20 - Batman #553, #554 - Azrael #40 - Catwoman #56 - Robin #52, #53 - Batman: Blackgate - Isle of Men #1 - The Batman Chronicles #12 - Batman: Huntress/Spoiler - Blunt Trauma #1
Howard the Duck takes an adventure into fear when he's plucked from Duckworld and finds himself on Earth, bill to proboscis with the melancholy muck-monster Man-Thing! Stuck here on a planet of hairless apes, the furious fowl forges a future for himself in, of all places, Cleveland. but the would-be Master of Quack Fu will have his wings full hanging out with Spider-Man -- and waging "waaaugh" with madcap menaces like the Space Turnip, the Cookie Creature, the Beaver and Doctor Bong. Will that earn him a spot on the Defenders? Better yet, Howard for president!
After the Guardians of the Galaxy disbanded, Rocket Raccoon settled into a quiet life with a steady job in a mailroom. But when a killer clown made of sentient wood attacks him at work, the trigger-fingered and quick-witted hero must journey to Planet X - home of his old buddy Groot, the giant tree-creature - in search of answers! The cosmic dream team is reunited at last! Then: Mojo, bloated entertainment mogul of the Mojoverse, battles Rocket Raccoon and Groot...onstage! It's a high-stakes campy cosmic free-for-all! Plus: get caught up on the early adventures of Rocket and Groot! COLLECTING: Tales to Astonish (1959) 13 (Groot story ), Incredible Hulk (1968) 271, Rocket Raccoon 1-4, Marvel Preview 7 (Sword in the Star story ), Annihilators 1-4 (Rocket Raccoon & Groot stories ), Annihilators : Earthfall 1-4 (Rocket Raccoon & Groot stories )
Save the world, destroy the world - it's all the same to him A flawed demigod decides it's his destiny to perfect the universe It's too much power for one man, and it'll take over a dozen powerful men and women - Earth's Mightiest Heroes and the Guardians of the Galaxy- to stop him plus: the Avengers face additional endangerment from aliens, Atlanteans and automatons Gueststarring Captain Marvel, Ms. Marvel, Doctor Strange and more COLLECTING: Avengers (1963) 167-168, 170-177; Thor Annual 6
It's a marathon of villainy as the Avengers face one powerhouse after another! Ultron wants his wedding to herald the Avengers' funerals, but he's only one item on the team's calendar of criminals to contain! There's also Graviton and the Grim Reaper - the wrath of a god and the wrath of a godslayer! And two Avengers turn against the team - or do they? Guest-starring the Champions, the Defenders, and lots and lots of ants! Featuring heroes of the Wild West, the Golden Age and the X-books! COLLECTING: AVENGERS (1963) 157-166
Featuring some of Spidey's most famous villains - including Doctor Octopus, Hammerhead and the Shocker - this volume of arachnid adventures follows our hero for some more web-slinging, wall-crawling, wise-cracking tales!Reprints/Collects:The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #151-160
The Beast King of Abombi and Other Stories
Conan and Belit, Queen of the Black Coast, reunite with their pirate crew aboard the Tigress only to be drawn into the vermin-infested swamps of Stygia. In the dark depths of this haunted land, they battle for their lives amidst stately pleasure gardens transformed into treacherous dens of deceit. There, a twisted beast-king reigns supreme, his hordes of abominations descending mercilessly upon the Cimmerian and his lover. Together, the two shall face monstrous man-crabs and a sultry sea-witch, but when an ancient secret is unleashed it means only one thing for a member of their heroic party - death!
Walter Simonsons bahnbrechendes Epos über Heldentum, Liebe, Verrat und Krieg ist ein zeitloses Meisterwerk, das Maßstäbe setzte und bis heute fasziniert. Es enthält die Ausgaben Thor (1966) 337-355, 357-369, 371-382 sowie Balder the Brave (1985) 1-4.
Peter Parker und sein Freund Harry Osborn bekommen es mit den Geistern der Vergangenheit und inneren Dämonen zu tun.
V ulicích New Yorku řádí brokovnicí ozbrojený šílenec a jeho první obětí se stala jedna ze Spider-Manových nejbližších spojenkyň! Stěnolez musí svést šílený závod s časem, aby šíleného zabijáka zastavil. Ale tentokrát má na jeho dopadení osobní zájem. Dokáže předvést pachatelespravedlnosti, aniž by se poddal vlastnímu hněvu? Obsahuje komiksy Petr Parker, Velkolepý Spider-Man č. 107-110 a 134-136.
Obávaný Dormammu přichází s novým plánem na ovládnutí Země - chce použít legendární Zlé oko a vtáhnout naši planetu do své pekelné dimenze. Ve spolupráci s bohem zlomyslností Lokim využije šampiony Země jako pěšáky v titánském zápase, ve kterém proti sobě vstanou Avengers a Defenders. Odhalí nejmocnější hrdinové světa tuto intriku, nebo je naše planeta odsouzena stát se součástí temné dimenze? (Avengers 115-118, Defenders 8-11)
Kree a Skrullové jsou ve válce - a planeta Země je ve vážném ohrožení . Naše planeta nacházející se mezi jejich dvěma vesmírnými impérii je pro obě rasy strategicky důležitá , a proto nyní čelí okupaci či likvidaci . Avengers musí společně s Captainem Marvelem přijít na způsob , jak Zemi zachránit , dřív než se stane první obětí tohoto kosmického konfliktu . Obsahuje komiksy Avengers 89 - 97.
Pohleďte, Defender! Marvelovský nechvalně proslulý hrdinský ne-tým. Staňte se svědky úžasného zrodu skupiny, když osud svede dohromady Dr. Strange, Hulka, Namora a Silver Surfera, aby zachránili svět před Yandrothem. Pouze společně budou mít naději zastavit apokalyptické zařízení Omegatron dříve, než odpálí veškeré nukleární zbraně na celé planetě!
