INCREDIBLE HERCULES (2009)

"Written by FRED VAN LENTE & GREG PAK Penciled by DIETRICH SMITH Cover by DAVE WILLIAMS King Variant by TBA As Hera consolidates her takeover of Olympus, marking Hercules and Athena for death, she reaches out to forge an alliance with the greatest mortal power on the planet -- NORMAN OSBORN! With the forces of Heaven and Earth both arrayed against our heroes, how can they possibly survive? And what role does the ex-New Warrior AEGIS play in Hera's mad scheme? 32 PGS./Rated T+ $2.99"

"Written by FRED VAN LENTE & GREG PAK Penciled by DIETRICH SMITH Cover by DAVID WILLIAMS Wolverine Art Appreciation Variant by TBA A DARK REIGN TIE-IN! The DARK AVENGERS versus the OLYMPUS GROUP versus Herc & Co! 'NUFF SAID! 32 PGS./Rated T+ $2.99"

"Written by FRED VAN LENTE & GREG PAK Penciled by RYAN STEGMAN Cover by DAVID WILLIAMS In this issue: HERCULES AND AMADEUS CHO DIE!!! We heard that cheap death sells comics, and we're more than happy to oblige. Though seriously, if you had to plunge into the UNDERWORLD and bring back Hercules' slain father ZEUS to counter Hera's power, could you think of a better plan? And come to think of it, have you ever noticed how... impermanent death is in the Marvel Universe? Well, while hobnobbing among the most famous Marvel deceased over the last few years, Herc and Cho learn the terrible secret why -- and why PLUTO, Lord of the Dead, is fighting-mad about it! 32 PGS./Rated T+ $2.99"

"Written by GREG PAK & FRED VAN LENTE Penciled by RYAN STEGMAN Cover by DAVID WILLIAMS Pull up a courtside seat for The Trial of this or any other Millennium! PLUTO, Lord of the Dead, is trying ZEUS for Crimes Against Creation in the infernal depths of Hades, with 500 slavering Damned serving as jury, AMADEUS CHO for the defense, and the lead witness for the prosecution...is the incredible HERCULES! 32 PGS./Rated T+ $2.99"

"Written by GREG PAK & FRED VAN LENTE Penciled by RYAN STEGMAN Cover by DAVID WILLIAMS 40s DECADE VARIANT by TBA They've battled rampaging gods, enraged Eternals, sinister Skrulls, Avengers Dark and Mighty, armed-to-the-teeth Amazons, and literally gone to Hell and back together. But now, after all this time, and all those adventures, the team-up between Hercules and Amadeus Cho may be...no more! What shocking secret is revealed in this issue that could ruin their friendship forever? Find out here, then come right back next month for a MAJOR change in status in the title that will always be 'INCREDIBLE'! 32 PGS./Rated T+ $2.99"

"Written by GREG PAK & FRED VAN LENTE Penciled by REILLY BROWN (#132) & RODNEY BUCHEMI (#133) Covers by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE Incredible Hercules #132 70th Anniversary Variant by MARKO DJURDJEVIC Incredible Hercules #133 70th Frame Variant by SALVA ESPIN Beginning a storyarc so earth-shattering, so momentous, so, well, incredible, we just had to give it to you TWICE A MONTH! (Well, for the three months, anyway). When terrible threats rise in Svartalfheim, the land of the Dark Elves, only Mighty Thor, Son of Asgard, can hope to triumph! But what happens if the Odinson is temporarily...unavailable? It's Hammer Time for Hercules as the Lion of Olympus gets his thunder on! Meanwhile, in Incredible Hercules 133, the Secret Origin of AMADEUS CHO begins! Who really killed Amadeus' family? What is his true relation to Hercules? And, most importantly, what is the connection between him and The Twelve's MASTER MIND EXCELLO? Everyone's favorite irascible boy genius is after the answers himself -- but to get them he's going to have to go through his arch-nemesis, PYTHAGORAS DUPREE, the sixth-smartest man on Earth! 32 PGS.(each)/Rated T+ $2.99 (each)"

"Written by GREG PAK & FRED VAN LENTE Penciled by REILLY BROWN (#132) & RODNEY BUCHEMI (#133) Covers by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE Incredible Hercules #132 70th Anniversary Variant by MARKO DJURDJEVIC Incredible Hercules #133 70th Frame Variant by SALVA ESPIN Beginning a storyarc so earth-shattering, so momentous, so, well, incredible, we just had to give it to you TWICE A MONTH! (Well, for the three months, anyway). When terrible threats rise in Svartalfheim, the land of the Dark Elves, only Mighty Thor, Son of Asgard, can hope to triumph! But what happens if the Odinson is temporarily...unavailable? It's Hammer Time for Hercules as the Lion of Olympus gets his thunder on! Meanwhile, in Incredible Hercules 133, the Secret Origin of AMADEUS CHO begins! Who really killed Amadeus' family? What is his true relation to Hercules? And, most importantly, what is the connection between him and The Twelve's MASTER MIND EXCELLO? Everyone's favorite irascible boy genius is after the answers himself -- but to get them he's going to have to go through his arch-nemesis, PYTHAGORAS DUPREE, the sixth-smartest man on Earth! 32 PGS.(each)/Rated T+ $2.99 (each)"

"Written by GREG PAK & FRED VAN LENTE Penciled by REILLY BROWN Cover by RAFAEL ALBERQUERQUE 'The Replacement Thor' continues as the Mighty Hercules, wearing the Thunder God's togs and towing a most unexpected guest star along to provide the pyrotechnics, descends to mysterious Svartalfheim to save the day from a new threat among the Dark Elves. But everything changes when the wicked Elven Queen turns out to be as languorously lovely as she is lethal! What Would Thor Do? Probably not what happens in this book! 32 PGS./Rated T+ $2.99"

"Written by GREG PAK & FRED VAN LENTE Penciled by RODNEY BUCHEMI Cover by RAFAEL ALBERQUERQUE AMADEUS CHO is MASTER MIND EXCELLO! Heroically parachuting behind enemy lines! Bravely rescuing beautiful secret agents imprisoned inside the death traps of a mad Nazi genius! And discovering for the first time what the real nature of his powers are as his secret origin continues -- at last the truth can be revealed here! 32 PGS./Rated T+ $2.99"

"Written by FRED VAN LENTE & GREG PAK Penciled by REILLY BROWN (#136) & RODNEY BUCHEMI (#137) Covers by RAFAEL ALBERQUERQUE Issue #136 Zombie Variant by TBA The face-off Herc fans have been clamoring for since his series began is here at last! God of Strength versus God of Thunder! Adamantine mace versus uru hammer! Olympian versus Asgardian! Incredible versus Mighty! That's right -- HERCULES battles THOR! The Odinson discovers the Lion of Olympus has been impersonating him and he's out to prove nothing beats the original! Then, in #137, the epic Secret Origin of Amadeus Cho concludes! He learns his connection with the original MASTER MIND EXCELLO and the identity of who really killed his parents! And once Amadeus knows this, will he look to reunite with Hercules... or destroy him? 32 PGS. (each)/Rated T+ $2.99 (each)"

"Written by FRED VAN LENTE & GREG PAK Penciled by REILLY BROWN (#136) & RODNEY BUCHEMI (#137) Covers by RAFAEL ALBERQUERQUE Issue #136 Zombie Variant by TBA The face-off Herc fans have been clamoring for since his series began is here at last! God of Strength versus God of Thunder! Adamantine mace versus uru hammer! Olympian versus Asgardian! Incredible versus Mighty! That's right -- HERCULES battles THOR! The Odinson discovers the Lion of Olympus has been impersonating him and he's out to prove nothing beats the original! Then, in #137, the epic Secret Origin of Amadeus Cho concludes! He learns his connection with the original MASTER MIND EXCELLO and the identity of who really killed his parents! And once Amadeus knows this, will he look to reunite with Hercules... or destroy him? 32 PGS. (each)/Rated T+ $2.99 (each)"

"Written by GREG PAK & FRED VAN LENTE Penciled by RODNEY BUCHEMI Wraparoudn Cover by ADI GRANOV ASSAULT ON NEW OLYMPUS: Part 1 (of 4) A battle of god-like proportions begins...right now! For months, the signs have been all over the Marvel Universe... The tension has been rising... All pointing to a single question: 'What is CONTINUUM?' The answer turns out to be so deadly, so horrifying, that it will alter the course of the MU forever -- unless Hercules and the New and Mighty Avengers can stop it in time... but standing in their way is the fighting-mad ARES, God of War! 'And, in our backup tale, there's no love for Venus as Aphrodite's rain of pain continues to pour on the Agents of Atlas!' 40 PGS./Rated T+ $3.99"

"Written by GREG PAK, FRED VAN LENTE & JEFF PARKER Pencils by RODNEY BUCHEMI & GABRIEL HARDMAN Cover by MICHAEL BIEREK 'ASSAULT ON NEW OLYMPUS,' Part 2 (of 4)-Hercules leads the New and Mighty Avengers against the overwhelming forces of Hera's New Olympus -- but these are no ordinary foes our heroes face, but the gods themselves! Can the superpredator Wolverine outfox an immortal Huntsman? Can Spider-Man out-webspin the divine Arachne? Can Henry Pym outgrow the giant Argus? And with his love Delphyne Gorgon prepared to slay his mentor Athena, Amadeus Cho must make a final, fateful choice! 40 PGS./Rated T+ $3.99 "

"Written by GREG PAK, FRED VAN LENTE & JEFF PARKER Penciled by RODNEY BUCHEMI & GABRIEL HARDMAN Cover by ALEX GARNER 'ASSAULT ON NEW OLYMPUS,' Part 3 (of 4) Of all the giants, gods and monsters Hercules and his team of New and Mighty Avengers have faced in their battle through New Olympus, none may be as formidable as HEPHAESTUS, creator of the immortals' fearsome war engines! With what fearsome device will he try to ensnare and destroy the Hercules/Amadeus Cho team, which has reformed at last -- only to meet their doom? Find out as the New York Times Best-Selling creative team lead Herc on his biggest adventure yet! Plus: as the Agents of Atlas push into the stronghold of the Olympus group, Aphrodite decides to take matters into her own hands in Godmarked Part 3! 40 PGS./Rated T+ $3.99 "

"Written by GREG PAK & FRED VAN LENTE & JEFF PARKER Penciled by RODNEY BUCHEMI & TBD Cover by ALEX GARNER Special Variant by TBA 'ASSAULT ON NEW OLYMPUS,' Finale! IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS! The past two years of storylines in Incredible Hercules have been building to one climactic moment, and here it arrives at last! The final showdown between Hercules and Typhon! Amadeus Cho becomes a true hero at last! And just why was Athena so happy at the end of 'Sacred Invasion,' anyway? All secrets are revealed in what is undoubtedly the most shocking ending of the year! Don't tell the Internet why we had to call this issue 'EVERYBODY DIES!' PLUS! A bonus backup story featuring the AGENTS OF ATLAS! 40 PGS./Rated T+ $3.99"