Grab a teammate and strap in for adventure, Avengers-style! Six action-packed stories featuring unlikely superhero pairs joining forces to thwart the plans of outrageous villains! First, in order to stop Loki's newest scheme, Thor and Ant-Man go...antiquing? Then, while visiting an elementary school, Captain America runs into the nefarious Trapster! With scores of children in peril, Cap must rely on the aid of none other than Squirrel Girl! And, after Thor and Cap's difficulties, find out what the rest of the Avengers are up to on their day off! Chaos reigns as a fiendish villain makes off with one of Dr. Strange's most powerful artifacts! All this, plus adventures with Iron Man, the incredible Hulk, and more! The Marvel Action line from IDW makes the world's most popular superheroes accessible to middle-grade readers through stories that emphasize humor and fun just as much as action and superpowered heroics. Collects the first six issues of the new ongoing comic series starting in 2020.

The ultimate book of baby names for comic book nerds, sci-fi fans and more—with the meanings and stories behind more than 1,000 names! Having trouble finding a baby name that celebrates your favorite fandom? Whether you want your child’s name to stand out in a crowd or fit in on the playground, Naming Your Little Geek is here to save the day! This ultimate guidebook is complete with every name a geek could want to give their baby—from Anakin and Frodo to Indiana and Clark; and from Gwen and Wanda to Buffy and Xena—plus their meanings, and a list of all the legends who have borne them. Naming Your Little Geek covers everything from comic book superheroes to role-playing game icons, Starfleet officers to sword and sorcery legends with characters who have appeared on film and TV, in novels and comic books, on the tabletop, and beyond. With nearly 1,100 names referencing more than 4,400 characters from over 1,800 unique sources, it's the perfect resource for parents naming a child or anyone looking for a super cool and meaningful new name.

"The Avengers begin their final attack against A.I.M. and the mastermind behind their woes reveals themselves"--Provided by publisher.

Copyright Vigilantes: Intellectual Property and the Hollywood Superhero explains superhero blockbusters as allegories of intellectual property relations. In movies based on characters owned by the comics duopoly of DC and Marvel, no narrative recurs more often than a villain’s attempt to copy the superhero's unique powers. In this volume, author Ezra Claverie explains this fixation as a symptom of the films’ mode of production. Since the 1930s, the dominant American comics publishers have treated the creations of artists and writers as work for hire, such that stories and characters become company property. Thus, publishers avoided sharing the profits both from magazine sales and from licensing characters into other media. For decades, creators have challenged this regime, demanding either shares of profits or outright ownership of their creations. Now that the duopoly rents, licenses, and adapts superheroes for increasingly expensive franchises, and for growing international audiences, any challenge to intellectual property relations threatens a production regime worth billions of dollars. Duopoly movies, therefore, present any attempt to break the superhero’s monopoly on their powers as the scheme of terrorists, mad scientists, or space Nazis—assuaging studio anxieties and revealing the fears of those who benefit most from the real-world ownership of superheroes. Weaving together legal analysis, Marxist political economy, and close readings of movies, Copyright Vigilantes explains the preoccupations of Hollywood’s leading genre.

Collecting Cable (1993) #32-39, X-Force (1991) #57-61, Incredible Hulk (1968) #444, X-Man #18-19 And X-Force/Cable Annual ’96. Onslaught has struck — and now Cable and X-Force must strike back! Cable is on the hunt for the monstrous menace’s true identity, but standing in the way is the Incredible Hulk! Meanwhile, X-Force tries to protect Cable’s “brother,” X-Man, from Onslaught — but Mister Sinister wants him too! And to strike at Onslaught, Cable must team up with his mortal enemy: Apocalypse! In the war’s aftermath, Cable’s techno-virus is out of control, and his life hangs in the balance. Can he pull himself together in time to help Domino save their old “friends” Garrison Kane and Copycat from the maddening Psycho-Man? Elsewhere, X-Force must survive the madness of Mojoworld — and unravel the mystery of Shatterstar’s true identity!

Training is almost over for our cadets. Some will graduate. Some will washout. And, yes, some WILL die! And with the clock ticking on the first class of recruits, get ready to meet the next batch! Including new Marvels, old Marvels, at least one SKRULL and...THE IRREDEEMABLE GIANT-MAN!? Also, with the Gauntlet out of commission, just wait until you meet Camp Hammond's new Drill Instructor - he's a real Taskmaster! Collects Avengers: The Initiative #7-13 and Annual #1

Collects Ultimate Spider-Man (2000) #91-94, Heroes Reborn: Remnants #1, Exiles (2001) #5-6, 12-13, 66-68, Venom/Deadpool: What If?, 5 Ronin #1-5, Marvel Adventures Super Heroes (2010) #4, Marvel Universe Ultimate Spider-Man: Web Warriors #8 and material from J2 #11, Secret Wars: Battleworld #3, Secret Wars, Too #1. Meet the Deadpool of the Ultimate Universe - and a few other Multiversal mercs for good measure! When Ultimate Spider-Man visits the X-Mansion, he fi nds it's been taken over by his world's Wadey Wilson -and the Reavers! Will other realities have more delightful Deadpools? Find out in a tour across dimensions that showcases animated Deadpool, MC2 Deadpool, samurai Deadpool and more! But who is the Deadpool of Counter-Earth? And what happens when the Venom symbiote possesses Deadpool?!

Collects West Coast Avengers (1985) #17-24, Fantastic Four (1961) #19 And Doctor Strange (1974) #5. The West Coast Avengers find themselves flung throughout time in this classic tale featuring everything from Marvel's Wild West to ancient Egyptian despots! Witness the "Wackos" as they find themselves face-to-face with such legends as the Two-Gun Kid, the Phantom Rider and the Rawhide Kid - along with the time-tossed villainy of Rama-Tut and Immortus. With the Fantastic Four and Dr. Strange along for the ride, what other help could the West Coasters need to set things straight? How about Marvel's modern-day Western heroes, the Texas Rangers!