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ToW-Patrol, Greetings from ToW HQ, where we've cooked up a sale that is set to rock your face off! For those of you that were with us for last year's "5 Sales of Fall" event, prepare for the summer sequel: THE 5 SIZZLIN' SALES OF SUMMER! Why "sizzlin'"? Because, as a rule, sequels must always take things up a level. Give audiences more of what they want! It is the reason that sequels are always better than the originals. Our first installment is a half off sale on Ultimate trade paperbacks from Marvel! This installment of the 5S3 ends at noon EST on April 29. Enjoy! Best, Andy 50% off Ultimate trade paperbacks from Marvel * Ultimate Fantastic Four Vol 1 The Fantastic TP - SALE - 50% OFF: $6.49 * Ultimate Fantastic Four Vol 3 N-Zone TP - SALE - 50% OFF: $6.49 * Ultimate Fantastic Four Vol 5 Crossover TP - SALE - 50% OFF: $6.49 * Ultimate Spider-Man Ultimate Collection Vol 1 TP - SALE - 50% OFF: $12.49 * Ultimate Spider-Man Vol 2 Learning Curve TP - SALE - 50% OFF: $6.49 * Ultimate Spider-Man Vol 4 TP - SALE - 50% OFF: $7.49 * Ultimate Spider-Man Vol 7 Irresponsible TP - SALE - 50% OFF: $6.49 * Ultimate Spider-Man Vol 13 Hobgoblin TP - SALE - 50% OFF: $7.99 * Ultimate Spider-Man Vol 15 Silver Sable TP - SALE - 50% OFF: $7.99 * Ultimate Spider-Man Vol 17 Clone Saga TP - SALE - 50% OFF: $12.49 * Ultimate X-Men Fantastic Four TP - SALE - 50% OFF: $6.49 * Ultimate X-Men Ultimate Collection Vol 2 TP - SALE - 50% OFF: $12.49 * Ultimate X-Men Vol 5 Ultimate War TP - SALE - 50% OFF: $5.49 * Ultimate X-Men Vol 7 Blockbuster TP - SALE - 50% OFF: $6.49 * Ultimate X-Men Vol 10 Cry Wolf TP - SALE - 50% OFF: $4.49 * Ultimate X-Men Vol 13 Magnetic North TP - SALE - 50% OFF: $6.49 * Ultimate X-Men Vol 15 Magical TP - SALE - 50% OFF: $5.99 * Ultimates 2 Vol 2 Grand Theft America TP - SALE - 50% OFF: $9.99 * Ultimate Adventures One Tin Soldier TP - SALE - 50% OFF: $6.49 * Ultimate Annuals Vol 2 TP - SALE - 50% OFF: $6.99 * Ultimate Elektra Devils Due TP - SALE - 50% OFF: $5.99 * Ultimate Galactus Vol 1 Nightmare TP - SALE - 50% OFF: $6.49

Ultimate Fantastic Four Vol 1 The Fantastic TP - SALE - 50% OFF - $6.49 Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS and MARK MILLAR; Penciled by ADAM KUBERT; Cover by BRYAN HITCH. The World's Greatest Comic Magazine and subject of the upcoming blockbuster motion picture at long last makes its long-awaited debut in the Ultimate Marvel Universe! Witness the beginnings of the Four - Reed Richards, Johnny Storm, Susan Storm and Ben Grimm - super-hero icons for the new century! When high-school genius Reed Richards enrolls at a secret government-sponsored school for the most gifted minds in the world, he unwittingly starts himself and his friends on the journey of a lifetime! A story about science, adventure and above all else family, set in the most dynamic and unpredictable universe in the comic-book world! Collects ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #1-6. 144 PGS. ALL AGES.

Ultimate Fantastic Four Vol 3 N-Zone TP - SALE - 50% OFF - $6.49 Written by WARREN ELLIS. Cover & pencils by ADAM KUBERT. It's the beginning of the FF's exploration of the mysterious N-Zone! Young Reed Richards wants to duplicate the accident that changed the four into the bizarre beings they've become and thereby reverse the process. But will his noble attempts at redress cause more harm than good? Collects ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #13-18. 144 PGS./All Ages

Ultimate Fantastic Four Vol 5 Crossover TP - SALE - 50% OFF - $6.49 Written by MARK MILLAR. Pencils & Cover by GREG LAND. Mark Millar returns to ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR, and he's brought X-MEN: PHOENIX - ENDSONG superstar Greg Land with him! Even in their short careers, the Ultimate FF have seen a lot of amazing things - but nothing will prepare them for the world they're about to enter! Reed Richards has used his scientific genius to contact an Earth in a surprisingly familiar parallel dimension - and he's ready to visit! Plus: The shocking secret of the Storm family is finally revealed! Locked away at the bottom of the ocean for 5,000 years, Namor the Sub-Mariner's Atlantean tomb has been breached; now, he's back to rule a planet. This is a Namor you've never seen before with a vastly different agenda. This is Ultimate Namor! Learn about the ties between Atlantis, the Ultimate Inhumans and the super-races that existed before man ruled the Earth! Collects ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #21-26. 144 PGS.

Ultimate Spider-Man Ultimate Collection Vol 1 TP - SALE - 50% OFF - $12.49 Written by BRAIN MICHAEL BENDIS. Pencils & Cover by MARK BAGLEY. Collecting the groundbreaking first year of Ultimate Spider-Man in one colossal trade paperback! High school, puberty, first dances - there are many pitfalls to being young. Compound these with intense personal tragedy and super human powers, and you can start to visualize the world of Peter Parker, a.k.a. Spider-Man. Following the murder of his uncle and the Green Goblin's assault on his high school, Peter finds himself on the brink of manhood: getting a job at the Daily Bugle to help support his widowed aunt and taking on extracurricular activities - such as bringing down the Kingpin, the head of organized crime in New York City! Collecting ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #1-13. 352 PGS.

Ultimate Spider-Man Vol 2 Learning Curve TP - SALE - 50% OFF - $6.49 Cover by mark bagley. THE SCOOP: It's Spider-Man vs. the Kingpin in the second new-reader-friendly collection! THE STORY: Wilson Fisk is responsible for the murder of Uncle Ben - and now Peter Parker wants revenge... even if he has to go through Electro and the Enforcers to get it! Reprinting Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley's acclaimed work from ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #8 - #13 in a handy volume perfect for new readers. THE FORMAT: 144-page trade paperback.

Ultimate Spider-Man Vol 4 TP - SALE - 50% OFF - $7.49 Cover By Mark Bagley. Brian Michael Bendis (w)/Mark Bagley (p). The Green Goblin returns as we collect ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #22 - #27! Brian Michael Bendis 'gets' everything that makes Spider-Man (and Peter Parker) such a fun character and he captures the mood every single time! -Aint It Cool News. 160 PGS./FC/MARVEL PG

Ultimate Spider-Man Vol 7 Irresponsible TP - SALE - 50% OFF - $6.49 Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS. Cover and pencils by MARK BAGLEY. An all-new villain explodes on the scene, literally! But how can Spider-Man fight a new mysterious foe named Geldhoff if he can't even find a costume? And will Peter and Mary Jane finally just say what they feel?! Guest-starring the Ultimate X-Men. Collects ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #40-45. 144 PGS./ALL AGES.

Ultimate Spider-Man Vol 13 Hobgoblin TP - SALE - 50% OFF - $7.99 Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS. Pencils & Cover by MARK BAGLEY. It's the terrifying debut of the Ultimate Hobgoblin as Harry Osborn returns to Midtown High harboring a dark secret that will affect the lives of all those around him - especially his best friend, Peter Parker. And where does Harry's father - Norman Osborn, a.k.a. the Green Goblin - fit into all this? Collects ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #72-78. 168 PGS.

Ultimate Spider-Man Vol 15 Silver Sable TP - SALE - 50% OFF - $7.99 Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS. Pencils & Cover by MARK BAGLEY. The head of Roxxon Oil sics the world's greatest mercenary, Silver Sable, on Spider-Man to learn why the web-spinner has targeted Roxxon on his nightly patrols. How violently Ms. Sable wants to handle the situation is strictly up to her. Spinning out of the ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN video game (written and designed by our longstanding team of Bendis and Bagley), Ultimate Silver Sable might be the most dangerous foe Spidey has ever faced! Plus: the mystery of Ultimate Omega Red! Collects ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #86-90 and ANNUAL #1. 168 PGS.

Ultimate Spider-Man Vol 17 Clone Saga TP - SALE - 50% OFF - $12.49 Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS. Penciled by MARK BAGLEY. Cover by MARK BAGLEY. As Peter Parker tries to sort out his relationship with the X-Men's Kitty Pryde - and continue his friendship with Mary Jane - a mall-food-court lunch turns into a free-for-all as Peter and MJ are interrupted by the debut of...the Ultimate Scorpion! But who is the Scorpion - and what sinister conspiracy is threatening Spider-Man's very existence? The clues have been laid over the past 96 issues...and it all starts to come together here, as we begin the most shocking, most mind-blowing Spider-Man story ever published! Collecting ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #97-105.

Ultimate X-Men Fantastic Four TP - SALE - 50% OFF - $6.49 Written by MIKE CAREY. Penciled by PASQUAL FERRY. Cover by PASQUAL FERRY. Cerebro has been stolen - and the trail points directly at the government's premier think tank, the Baxter Building! The X-Men aren't happy about it - and the Baxter Building's most famous residents, the Fantastic Four, aren't happy about an angry team of mutants showing up on their doorstep! It's FF versus X-Men in an all-star blowout as ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR's Mike Cary is joined by superstar artist Pasqual Ferry for this tour de force of Ultimate action! Plus: in-depth bios on the Ultimate X-Men, the Ultimate Fantastic Four, the Ultimates and Ultimate Spider-Man! Collects ULTIMATE X-MEN/FANTASTIC FOUR, ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR/X-MEN and the OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE ULTIMATE MARVEL UNIVERSE 2005 #1-2. 136 PGS.

Ultimate X-Men Ultimate Collection Vol 2 TP - SALE - 50% OFF - $12.49 Written by MARK MILLAR with CHUCK AUSTEN. Penciled by ADAM KUBERT, CHRIS BACHALO, ESAD RIBIC & KAARE ANDREWS. New Cover by MARK BROOKS. Collecting the second year of Mark Millar's groundbreaking ULTIMATE X-MEN - issues #13-25 - in one colossal trade paperback! As the X-Men embark on their inaugural world tour, they must confront some unsettling truths about their mentor, Professor Charles Xavier. Before founding his school for young mutants, Xavier abandoned his only son, David, a mutant with uncontrollable reality-warping abilities. Now, David has returned, looking to exact revenge on the father who left him - and he's willing to eradicate anyone who stands in his way. Will the X-Men be forced to kill Xavier's son to end his threat against the world? Following the tragedies of their world tour, the X-Men seek the calming protection of Xavier's school - but their suspicions of his methods only increase. Xavier's mental blocks on student Jean Grey's psychic abilities continue to crumble, and she grows increasingly unstable - plagued by visions of a world engulfed in the flames of a fiery phoenix. When the X-Men finally meet Xavier's mysterious financial backers, Jean's hallucinations become reality as the otherworldly Phoenix takes possession of the teenage telepath. Also included in this volume is a bonus tale of Gambit, a Cajun street hustler who must use his mutant gifts to protect a homeless boy in great danger.

Ultimate X-Men Vol 5 Ultimate War TP - SALE - 50% OFF - $5.49 COVER BY CHRIS BACHALO MARK MILLAR(W)/CHRIS BACHALO (P) The Ultimates vs. the Ultimate X-Men: the battle begins. When the X-Men do the worst thing they could to humanity, the government orders Captain America, Iron Man, Thor and the rest of the Ultimates to bring them down. But Professor X, hasn't been training his students for nothing -- and the young mutants just might take out the Ultimates first. Collecting the incredibly-hot ULTIMATE WAR #1-4 112 PGS./FC/ALL AGES

Ultimate X-Men Vol 7 Blockbuster TP - SALE - 50% OFF - $6.49 Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS. Cover and pencils by DAVID FINCH. It's the movie you will never see in theaters as the X-MEN, SPIDER-MAN and DAREDEVIL all team up to help Wolverine fight against a secret from his mysterious past. The Ultimate Universe comes to life like never before in this action-packed storyline. Collects the best-selling and sold-out ULTIMATE X-MEN #34-39! 144 PGS./ALL AGES

Ultimate X-Men Vol 10 Cry Wolf TP - SALE - 50% OFF - $4.49 Written by BRIAN K. VAUGHAN. Pencils & Cover by ANDY KUBERT. It is the moment you've all been waiting for! Gambit returns to the ULTIMATE X-MEN! Because the fans demanded it, the Cajun thief is back! But what is he going to steal? And can the X-Men stop him? It's all about the Ragin' Cajun as the mysterious Gambit gives hints of where he's been, what he wants and why the X-Men will not be happy about it. Collects ULTIMATE X-MEN #50-53. 96 PGS./ALL AGES

Ultimate X-Men Vol 13 Magnetic North TP - SALE - 50% OFF - $6.49 Written by BRIAN K. VAUGHAN. Pencils & Cover by STUART IMMONEN. Emma Frost, Alex Summers and the X-Men's greatest enemy star in an epic new storyline! When teenage mutant Lorna Dane accidentally commits a horrific crime, will the X-Men protect her, or leave her to the fury of S.H.I.E.L.D.? Collects ULTIMATE X-MEN #61-65. 120 PGS.

Ultimate X-Men Vol 15 Magical TP - SALE - 50% OFF - $5.99 Written by ROBERT KIRKMAN. Penciled by TOM RANEY & SALVADOR LARROCA. Cover by TOM RANEY. He's a media darling, a vital part of the X-Men dynamic and the newest member of the team. His name: the Magician! Watch him live up to his name in ways you could never conceive. There is more -- much, much more about this new mutant than any suspect. Meanwhile, a tormented Jean Grey is having great difficulty dealing with the results of the Shi'ar testing. Elsewhere...Dazzler stirs. Collecting ULTIMATE X-MEN #72-74 and ANNUAL #2. 112 PGS.

Ultimates 2 Vol 2 Grand Theft America TP - SALE - 50% OFF - $9.99 Written by MARK MILLAR. Penciled by BRYAN HITCH. Cover by BRYAN HITCH. Tony and Natasha are on the eve of their wedding - but when Nick Fury makes his move against the mysterious traitor that's been plaguing the team, the Ultimates will never be the same! Also, Captain America and Wasp hit a serious snag in their relationship. Is this the end for the Ultimate Universe's hottest couple? Is this the beginning of the end for the Ultimates? Despite all the globe-girdling surveillance information and awesome firepower of S.H.I.E.L.D. and its super-powered army, the unthinkable has happened! An unknown enemy with unimaginable power and an unstoppable force of will is at our shores. Will hope rise from the ashes of defeat? Collecting ULTIMATES 2 #7-13. 232 PGS.

Ultimate Adventures One Tin Soldier TP - SALE - 50% OFF - $6.49 Written by RON ZIMMERMAN. Cover & pencils by DUNCAN FEGREDO. Because Joe Quesada demanded it! An aging orphan receives his fondest wish and is adopted by the wealthiest man in town...who also happens to be the costumed adventurer known as Hawk-Owl, the Midnight Avenger, Chicago's crime-fighting scourge! If you ever wondered about the relationships between super heroes and their sidekicks, this action-packed yet hilarious adventure answers all the questions you were afraid to ask! Collects ULTIMATE ADVENTURES #1-6. 144 PGS./MARVEL PSR ISBN: 0-7851-1043-7

Ultimate Annuals Vol 2 TP - SALE - 50% OFF - $6.99 Written by CHARLIE HUSTON, MIKE CAREY, BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS & ROBERT KIRKMAN. Penciled by MIKE DEODATO, RYAN SOOK, STUART IMMONEN, FRAZER IRVING, MARK BROOKS, SALVADOR LARROCA & LEINIL FRANCIS YU. Cover by MIKE DEODATO. The Ultimate Annuals return with life-altering events! In ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL #2, something strange has happened at Nursery Two, the Baxter Building's Think Tank counterpart in Oregon. It's disappeared, seemingly swallowed up by the earth itself! And if you think that heralds the return of the macabre Mole Man, go to the head of the class! In ULTIMATE X-MEN ANNUAL #2, Dazzler - Alison Blaire, former X-Man - has awakened from her coma only to discover her life is in deadly peril! And even her former fellow X-Men may be powerless to save her as a betrayal within the ranks has left them shell-shocked. In ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #2, Punisher and Daredevil return! While Foggy Nelson offers Spidey some legal advice, Police Captain Jean DeWolfe gives him some other advice - on how to take down the Ultimate Kangaroo! Will Peter Parker be able to navigate his way through this all-action moral maze, or will Punisher just shoot him instead? And in THE ULTIMATES ANNUAL #2, as the Ultimates clear the wreckage from the recent attack on the United States, a monstrous evil from the past rises from the ashes to launch an attack when America is at her weakest. And with the ranks of the Ultimates severely depleted, all that stands in the path of the long-thought-dead bio-fanatic Arnim Zola is the indomitable Sentinel of Liberty, Captain America, and Sam Wilson, the high-flying Falcon! Collecting THE ULTIMATES ANNUAL #2, ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL #2, ULTIMATE X-MEN ANNUAL #2 and ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #2. 160 PGS.

Ultimate Elektra Devils Due TP - SALE - 50% OFF - $5.99 Written by MIKE CAREY; Pencils & Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA. Award-winning writer Mike Carey and original ULTIMATE DAREDEVIL & ELEKTRA artist Salvador Larroca team up for the blockbuster follow-up to the smash first series! Matt Murdock - desperate to see Elektra Natchios again - makes an attempt to contact this mysterious young woman, putting himself squarely in the crosshairs of the biggest crime boss in New York City: Ultimate Kingpin! Wilson Fisk enters the life of Elektra as well, along with a mystery killer who's right on target! Can the young warrior face this deadly assassin alone? Matt doesn't think so. Sparks are sure to fly when comics' hottest couple is reunited! Collects ULTIMATE ELEKTRA #1-5. 120 PGS.

Ultimate Galactus Vol 1 Nightmare TP - SALE - 50% OFF - $6.49 Written by WARREN ELLIS Pencils & Cover by TREVOR HAIRSINE Superstar Warren Ellis teams with hot newcomer Trevor Hairsine (ULTIMATE SIX) to tell a story of international intrigue that shakes every Ultimate book to its core! As world communications systems break down, the source of the anomaly is revealed as Tanguska, Russia. Nick Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D. leads a force comprised of Captain America, Black Widow and Sam Wilson to investigate, while, simultaneously, Charles Xavier of the X- Men dispatches his own team consisting of Jean Grey, Wolverine and Colossus. And what they discover there - and what happens next - defies belief! Collecting ULTIMATE NIGHTMARE #1-5. 120 PGS.