VELVET (2013)

"ED BRUBAKER and STEVE EPTING redefined Captain America with the 'Winter Soldier' saga... and everything they've done so far has been leading to VELVET! When the world's best secret agent is killed, Velvet Templeton, the Personal Assistant to the Director of the Agency, is drawn off her desk and back into the field for the first time in nearly 20 years... and is immediately caught in a web of mystery, murder and hi-octane action. Sexy and provocative, with a dark twist on the spy genre, this EXTRA-LENGTH first issue by two of the industry's best-selling creators will knock you out!"

"On the run from her own agency, Velvet must find out what really got Agent X-14 killed, and the only way to do that is retrace his steps... and that's a pathway of dead bodies, ruined lives, and angry mercenary soldiers. And along the way, one of Velvet's darkest secrets is revealed. Don't miss the second issue of this white-hot new series, from the hit creators of the CAPTAIN AMERICA: WINTER SOLDIER saga!"

"You all know the story: a beautiful woman seduced by a secret agent into revealing secrets and helping him on his mission...but what happens to them once the agent is gone? Find out in issue three, as Velvet tracks Agent X-14's most recent asset down very dark paths."

"At the Masquerade everyone hides their true face, especially the double-agent that Velvet needs to get to if she has any hope of clearing her name. Don't miss this hot new super-spy series from the best-selling creators of the Captain America: The Winter Soldier saga!"

"The first arc draws to a shattering conclusion."

"THE SECOND ARC BEGINS HERE! Following the revelations at the end of issue 5, Velvet's quest for the truth and her innocence takes her right back to the heart of her own organization -- to London, where every move she makes is even more dangerous than the last!"

"THE SECOND ARC CONTINUES! While Velvet's been on the run, ARC-7's top men have been hunting her...now they have her trail, and soon she'll be in Colt's sights."

"Velvet takes her battle right to the heart of the agency's headquarters, literally."

"Velvet walks a deadly path into the past for answers, as her story takes its darkest turn yet!"

"The second arc of BRUBAKER and EPTING's best-selling spy comic concludes with a bang! Velvet finds some of the answers she's been hunting, and a knife in the back!"

"RELEASED THE SAME DAY AS THE SECOND TRADE! Velvet's hunt has led her into a dark web of lies and murder, and as the secrets come to light, they all point to one place-Washington DC, to the very halls of world power. Can Velvet find 'The Man Who Stole The World' or will she die trying? "

"'The Man Who Stole the World' continues as Velvet's search becomes a race for answers amid politics, high business business, and murder!"

"Velvet's answers begin falling into place, and everything is much worse than she ever thought it would be!"

"To be announced."

"'THE MAN WHO STOLE THE WORLD,' Conclusion Velvet finally gets the answers she's been looking for, in the shattering conclusion to her first big arc!"