AVENGERS: THE BIG THREE (28 Feb 2012)

AVENGERS: THE BIG THREE TPB 
Written by STEVE ENGLEHART, STAN LEE, GERRY CONWAY, JIM SHOOTER, ALAN ZELENETZ, MARK GRUENWALD, KURT BUSIEK, MICHAEL AVON OEMING & DANIEL BERMAN PENCILED BY SAL BUSCEMA, GEORGE PEREZ, JACK KIRBY, ALAN WEISS, MARK BRIGHT, MIKE GUSTOVICH & ANDREA DIVITO COVER BY JACK KIRBY

The Mighty Thor! Captain America! The Invincible Iron Man! Alone, each one of these champions is a legend throughout the Marvel Universe. But together, they make up the Avengers' big three! Witness how this triumphant trio justifies their status as the three greatest among Earth's Mightiest Heroes in adventures that span from Avengers Mansion to Asgard, with the time-tossed tale the Terminatrix Objective thrown in for good measure! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) #176; AVENGERS (1963) #150-151, #215-216 and #224; AVENGERS: THE TERMINATRIX OBJECTIVE #1-4; AVENGERS (1998) #21; and THOR (1998) #81.

264 pages, $29.99.

(February 29, 2012 release)

AVENGERS ASSEMBLE VOL. 2 TPB 
Written by KURT BUSIEK, JERRY ORDWAY & JOHN FRANCIS MOORE PENCILED BY GEORGE PEREZ, JERRY ORDWAY, STUART IMMONEN & LEONARDO MANCO COVER BY GEORGE PEREZ

Kurt Busiek and George Perez continue their defining run! When you're an Avenger, you're one of Earth's Mightiest Heroes -- the first line of defense against the dangers no conventional foe could halt. Threats including the Thunderbolts, Dominex, Lord Templar, Pagan and the Wrecking Crew! But not even the Avengers could prepare for a gruesome discovery in Slorenia: Every man, woman and child dead, eliminated with the cold precision of a machine. And out of the flaming remants of this tiny Baltic state comes a message from its murderer: Ultron has returned! Never before has he been this deadly, as he stands on the brink of committing global genocide and rebuilding earth in his own robotic image. Our only hope is a desperate strike on Slorenia led by the Avengers. But will it be in time? Collecting AVENGERS (1998) #12-23, #0 and ANNUAL '99; and AVENGERS (1998) #1 ROUGH CUT.

432 pages, $34.99.


AVENGERS: THE KORVAC SAGA TPB (NEW PRINTING)
Written by JIM SHOOTER, BILL MANTLO & DAVID MICHELINIE PENCILED BY GEORGE PEREZ, SAL BUSCEMA & DAVE WENZEL COVERS BY JOHN ROMITA JR. & GEORGE Perez.

Save the world, destroy the world -- it's all the same to him! When a flawed demigod decides it's his destiny to perfect the universe, it will take the combined might of the Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy to stop him! Plus: Earth's Mightiest Heroes face additional endangerment from aliens, Atlanteans and automatons! Guest-starring Captain Marvel, Ms. Marvel, Dr. Strange and more! Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #167-168 and #170-177; and THOR ANNUAL #6.

240 pages, $24.99.

(March 7, 2012 release)


AVENGERS: THE PRIVATE WAR OF DR. DOOM PREMIERE HC
Written by STEVE ENGLEHART, STAN LEE, GERRY CONWAY, JIM SHOOTER & BILL MANTLO PENCILED BY GEORGE PEREZ, JACK KIRBY, JOHN BUSCEMA, JOE SINNOTT, PABLO MARCOS & SAL TRAPANI COVERS BY GEORGE PEREZ & JACK KIRBY

In an epic spanning from New York to Louisiana to California to Maryland to the Atlantic Ocean, the Avengers are forced into Dr. Doom's latest scheme by the Atlantean Attuma, who wants Earth's Mightiest Heroes to keep Doom from conquering the world -- so HE can conquer it, instead! Plus: voodoo, mad science and the resurrection of the dead! With guest appearances from throughout Avengers history! Featuring Namor the Sub-Mariner, the Champions of Los Angeles, the Circus of Crime and more! Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #150-156 and ANNUAL #6, and SUPER-VILLAIN TEAM-UP #9.

192 pages, $29.99.

(May 2, 2012 release)


THING: THE SERPENT CROWN AFFAIR PREMIERE HC
Written by MARK GRUENWALD, RALPH MACCHIO & STEVEN GRANT PENCILLED BY GEORGE PEREZ, GENE DAY, JERRY BINGHAM, RON WILSON & MARK GRUENWALD COVERS BY GEORGE PeREZ

The Snake God's crowning glory! The Serpent Crown: a power that goes to your head and overtakes your mind! Armed with TWO Crowns, Avengers foe Hugh Jones seizes control of Washington, D.C. -- and it's up to the Thing and friends to stop him! But when the Crowns -- on their own -- possess hundreds of people to acquire hundreds MORE Crowns, the Scarlet Witch and Sorcerer Supreme Dr. Strange must add magic to the Thing's might to halt the hellish headgear's havoc! Featuring the Serpent Squad, the Avengers and more! Guest-starring the Amazing Spider-Man and future Protector of the Universe Quasar! Collecting MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #64-67 and MARVEL TEAM-UP ANNUAL #5.

120 pages, $24.99.

(May 2, 2012 release)