Reign

is an IDW Publishing 5-issue limited series comic book, a sequel to their adaptation of the 2007 live action film. The comic follows Starscream after the death of Megatron, as he assumes leadership of the Decepticons and attempts to reconstruct Allspark in his quest to take over Cybertron. The first issue was released in May 2008. Starscream's story is directly followed up on in Transformers: Alliance, the first comic prequel to , the second live-action Transformers film scheduled for release this June, 2009.

Five brutal stories exploring how the changes wrought by DARK REIGN have affected the criminal community throughout the Marvel Universe! Spymaster takes on a hazardous assignment for Norman Osborn! Attuma is resurrected by Doctor Doom! A new Jack O'Lantern confronts the police! Gamma Corps confronts the Iron Patriot! And the new Enforcer marks his territory with the Hood!

refers to Norman Osborn's hit list and next is Daredevil. Writer Diggle uses this book as issue #500.5 by filling the gap between Daredevil #500 (posted in Avaxhome by yours truly) and Daredevil #501. This issue not only gives us the rationale for why Daredevil is on Osborn's list, but it also advances the storylines on the regular series -- a novel concept and one certain to anger continuity-conscious collectors, but the effectiveness cannot be ignored. This issue pits the original Bullseye against Daredevil for the bajillionth time, but makes it feel fresh and electric. Diggle sets the Kingpin's plans in motion and gives Daredevil new motivation and purpose. With twenty-six pages of story, seven pages of preview from Daredevil #501, and three pages of sketch material, is well-conceived and brilliantly executed.

The in the Marvel Universe as we all know is that criminal alliance of super-villains dedicated to power, profit and the destruction of the Avengers. But when Norman Osborn takes over, what happens to the villains who don't make his short list of acceptable allies? The Lethal Legion--Grim Reaper, Mr. Hyde, Absorbing Man, Nekra, and Man-Ape are about to find out when their cooperative of crime lands on the wrong side of Norman's law. Considering the Lethal Legion's one-mindedness, they're not going down without a fight. Thus is writer Frank Tieri's intriguing premise for this three-part Marvel miniseries, a villain's eye-view, so to speak of Osborn's Dark Reign status quo.

Part 3 of the epic OZ trilogy is here! The witch Zamora and the murderous Warlord have been routed, but for how long? As Thorne, Scarecrow, Tin Man, Smynth, and Adraste rally the Good Peoples of Oz, civil war and flying monkeys threaten the Realm of Hope. Dorothy Gale saved Oz once before, but who will save it from Dorothy Gale? This gorgeous 148 page hardcover collects OZ: Reign of the Witch Queen #1-6.

Get the 411 on the Secret Warriors, the Agents of Atlas, War Machine, Ronin & Mockingbird, and the Skrull Kill Krew during DARK REIGN.

Dark Reign strikes Marvel's first family–in an explosive way! Prepared to be blown away as: HAMMER agents attack the Baxter Building. Reed changes everything. The Human Torch suffers a horrible loss and Franklin and Val go shopping. There's Time travel, Alternate realities, Celestials, Eternals, Deviants and Doombots… and more important than all of that, we find out the answer to the question: What is the Bridge?

The Lethal Legion in the Marvel Universe as we all know is that criminal alliance of super-villains dedicated to power, profit and the destruction of the Avengers. But when Norman Osborn takes over, what happens to the villains who don't make his short list of acceptable allies? The Lethal Legion–Grim Reaper, Mr. Hyde, Absorbing Man, Nekra, and Man-Ape are about to find out when their cooperative of crime lands on the wrong side of Norman's law. Considering the Lethal Legion's one-mindedness, they're not going down without a fight. Thus is writer Frank Tieri's intriguing premise for this three-part Marvel miniseries, a villain's eye-view, so to speak of Osborn's Dark Reign status quo.

The video game send-up returns for another pulse-pounding volume! Orphan Rock returns home to find his city under siege by MannCorp robots… Looks like it's up to Rock, his friends and a bunch of stripper ninjas to stop the evil corporation once and for all.