The fan-favorite anti-hero from AVENGERS: INITIATIVE explodes into his own mini-series! Taskmaster has trained hench-thugs for every terrorist organization and criminal cartel in the Marvel Universe. So when the rumor starts that he’s turned traitor and now works for STEVE ROGERS, a billion-dollar bounty is put on his head, and every cadre of costumed fanatics — A.I.M., Hydra, Ultimatum, the Sons of the Serpent, everyone — looks to collect. Now Taskmaster has to fight hordes upon hordes of his psychopathic students while at the same time figuring out who framed him — which requires him figuring out who he really is! That’s right, the man with the photographic reflexes has no memory of his true identity — and you’ll learn the unexpected truth along with him! The action-packed SECRET ORIGIN of Taskmaster begins here, courtesy of New York Times bestselling writer Fred Van Lente

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Taskmaster
The Taskmaster debuted back in 1980′s “Avengers” #195, and over the years he’s primarily worked as, basically, a teacher. For the right fee, he was willing to teach villains, their minions and the occasional hero some of the skills he himself has learned through his special ability. Most recently, the character appeared regularly in writer Christos Gage’s issues of “Avengers: The Initiative” where he served as leader of the Norman Osborn-controlled Initiative and lead them into battle during the Siege of Asgard.

Most of the Marvel Universe’s heroes and villains have perfected their skills through hard work and training, but not the enigmatic professional criminal known as Taskmaster. All he has to do to be able to fight like Captain America or shoot an arrow like Hawkeye is see those heroes in action. Then, thanks to his photographic reflexes, he can perfectly mimic those characters’ abilities. Nothing is free, though, and Taskmaster’s abilities do come with a price. In writer Fred Van Lente and artist Jefte Paolo’s upcoming four issue “Taskmaster” miniseries, the title character must find a way to regain what his powers have cost him before he’s killed by the horde of enemies that are hot on his trail.

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World War Hulks: Hulk #24
Marvel is proud to present your first look at Hulk #24, the grand finale to World War Hulks, from the powerhouse creative team of Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness! It’s the showdown that fans have been clamoring for as Red Hulk exchanges blows with the newly returned Green Hulk for a gamma-infused face-off that’ll go down in history! The Marvel Universe changes as Red Hulk makes a move no one will see coming this August in Hulk #24!

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Uncanny X-Men: The Heroic Age #1 Second Printing Variant
Marvel is pleased to announce Uncanny X-Men: The Heroic Age #1 has sold out at Diamond (though copies may still be available at the retail level) and will return with Uncanny X-Men: The Heroic Age #1 Second Printing Variant! Superstar writer Matt Fraction and red-hot artists Whilce Portacio, Jamie McKelvie, and Steven Sanders bring readers three exciting X-Men tales as Marvel’s merry mutants enter the Heroic Age!

Hot on the heels of SECOND COMING, see how the X-Men fit into the Marvel Universe as a whole. Three stories by Matt Fraction and artists Whilce Portacio (UNCANNY X-MEN), Jamie McKelvie (SIEGE: LOKI) and Steven Sanders (S.W.O.R.D.) taking you all around the Marvel Universe! One-Shot/Rated T …$3.99

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Carnage
Carnage finally returns to the Marvel Universe, seeking to prove his namesake in the brand-new miniseries by writer Zeb Wells and artist Clayton Crain, The character seemingly met his demise in pages of “New Avengers” in 2005 after the Sentry flew him into space and ripped him in half. The upcoming five-issue “Carnage” miniseries by Wells and Crain will re-introduce the symbiote after a five-year absence.

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Spider-Girl
Originally appearing in “Amazing Fantasy” as the high school hero Arana and eventually starring in her own 12-issue miniseries, Anya currently appears in the pages of the “Young Allies” ongoing series alongside her friend and classmate Rikki Barnes. The first issue of that title featured Anya wearing the costume previously worn by one-time Spider-Woman Julia Carpenter. Fans discovered the reason for this during the recent “Amazing Spider-Man” arc “Grim Hunt,” which officially debuted Anya as Spider-Girl. As announced during Marvel’s Spider-Man-centric panel at Comic-Con International in San Diego, Spider-Man’s “Brand New Day” ends this October, but he and his friends hits the Big Time in November, and the upcoming “Spider-Girl” spins directly out of this new status-quo for Marvel’s Spider-family of titles.

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Spider-Girl
Originally appearing in “Amazing Fantasy” as the high school hero Arana and eventually starring in her own 12-issue miniseries, Anya currently appears in the pages of the “Young Allies” ongoing series alongside her friend and classmate Rikki Barnes. The first issue of that title featured Anya wearing the costume previously worn by one-time Spider-Woman Julia Carpenter. Fans discovered the reason for this during the recent “Amazing Spider-Man” arc “Grim Hunt,” which officially debuted Anya as Spider-Girl. As announced during Marvel’s Spider-Man-centric panel at Comic-Con International in San Diego, Spider-Man’s “Brand New Day” ends this October, but he and his friends hits the Big Time in November, and the upcoming “Spider-Girl” spins directly out of this new status-quo for Marvel’s Spider-family of titles.

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The Red Hulk was announced to be a new addition to the Avengers lineup on Marvels: The Heroic Age: Avengers panel at Comic-Con International: San Diego.

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The blockbuster Marvel comic of the year continues!! The timestream is broken and with that the Marvel Universe has fallen into utter chaos. Can the Avengers defeat Kang and even if they do, is it too late? Guest-starring EVERYONE!! Plus! Another startling chapter in the untold oral history of the Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis

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Captain America: Man Out of Time : Variant Cover by Arthur Adams

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Captain America: Man Out of Time
In 1964′s “Avengers” #4 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the titular team woke Steve Rogers from his frozen slumber and asked the Living Legend of World War II to join their team. Cap did just that, but he found the modern world to be a strange place. Everyone he had cared for had aged or died. He felt like a man out of time.

If Cap felt like an anachronism even though only about two decades had passed between the end of World War II and “Avengers” #4, imagine what he would feel like if the Avengers only recovered him several years ago. Starting this November, writer Mark Waid and artist Jorge Molina update the tale of Captain America’s reemergence into the modern world with the five issue miniseries “Captain America: Man Out of Time.”

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