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The next major (groan! not another crossover?) event that writers Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente have been hinting at for quite sometime now starts with this one-shot prologue. As an introductory issue it's more than okay, too.

is an ongoing series by Warren Ellis, illustrated by Mike Wolfer and published by Avatar Press. A number of different limited series have been published under the banner, all of which centered around British "combat magician" William Gravel. Gravel initially appeared in the limited series, which was followed by a sequel, . The third series was titled , which remained the name for the subsequent limited series, until the latest ongoing series. With Gravel, Wolfer became the co-author with Raulo Cáceres joining as the first of what has been described as a "revolving team" of artists. Issue #13 is called "Little Britain" and is the start of the second story arc (Book Two) entitled "The Major Seven."

Mary Jane Watson returns to Peter Parker's life in , entitled, "Red-headed Stranger: No Place Like Home" from the web-tastic team of Mark Waid and Mario Alberti. If anyone in real life were to experience what Peter Parker is going through in this issue, he'd probably jump off the Brooklyn Bridge. But then, that's why New York City's friendly neighborhood Spider-Man remains so popular. There's also a bonus six-page story by Brian Michael Bendis and Joe Quesada where Peter and his old classmate Jessica Jones reflect on their life together in high school with Peter helping Jessica come to a major decision about her future with the New Avengers.

The complete title says it all: . The most comprehensive one-volume, A-to-Z guide to the Marvel Universe ever published, now in an updated and expanded version. Covers more than one hundred top heroes and villains with illustrations, biographies, statistics, essential reading and quizzes. Written by a team of Marvel experts led by former Marvel editor Tom DeFalco and packed with spectacular original artwork. More than 60 new entries. Expanded entries on major Super Heroes such as Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Hulk, The Avengers and Captain America and special features on recent major crossover events, such as , , and . Includes a decade-by-decade history of the Marvel Universe.

Tom DeFalco does a great job again (as he did with ); this book may be the best Hulk encyclopedia out there. Precise, accurate, giving proper credit to all Hulk artists, major or not, with tons of great images, easy-and-fun-to-read. In other words, accessible for all ages. The format starts with basic information on Bruce Banner, The Hulk, Hulk's powers, Betty Banner, and a few other main characters throughout Hulk's history. Then it is broken down into decades starting with the 1960's and going up through the 2000's. Each decade details major events, allies, and of course enemies of the Hulk. The art is taken mostly from the comics and there are samples of pages added featuring the spotlighted character. The book itself is a true homage to the incredible Hulk, and an invaluable reference tool.

Web of Spider-Man is the name of a comic book series starring Spider-Man published by Marvel Comics for 129 issues between 1985 and 1995. It replaced Marvel Team-Up as the third major Spider-Man title of the time.

Artfully zipping back and forth between the ancient tale of Fey Brith, the freshest flower of the Iron Devil Brothel, and the modern story of Tristi Joie, spunky turn-of-the-millennium New York City hooker, The Iron Devil is the legendary Frank Thorne's most ambitious and most XXX-treme erotic masterpiece. (His only genuinely hardcore work!)