NEW PRINTING ALERT: NINE Marvel Second Printing Variants Announced!

Adding to the excitement surrounding some of its hottest upcoming titles, Marvel Comics has announced eight special second printing variant covers from some of the industry’s brightest stars!

Click the pictures to order these comics from YikesToysAndComics.com at a 25% discount by February 28th!

CAPTAIN MARVEL #3 – 2ND Printing VARIANT
by Brian Reed & Lee Weeks; cover by Ed McGuinness The mystery of Captain Marvel’s presence in our world deepens as the first signs of a Secret Invasion are revealed! Brian Reed (New Avengers: Illuminati) and Lee Weeks (Daredevil) continue the winter’s most surprising mini-series. Scheduled to ship 03/19/08.

Lords of Avalon: Sword of Darkness #1 – 2nd Printing Variant : Marvel brings best-selling author Kinley MacGregor’s quixotic epic of Arthurian legend, mysticism, love and time travel to comics with this first issue of the six-part story, adapted by Robin Gillespie with pencils and by Tommy Ohtsuka. Featuring a Ohtsuka variant, the book is scheduled to ship March 19.

• Fantastic Four #554 – 2nd Printing Variant : Writer Mark Millar and artist Bryan Hitch begin a year-long storyline here, as a woman known as Mrs. Fantastic re-enters the picture for Reed Richards. But how does Mr. Fantastic know this woman, what connection do they share besides the namesake and how will this affect the rest of the team? Featuring a Hitch variant, the book is scheduled to ship March 19.

• Twelve #2 – 2nd Printing Variant : When the world was at war for a second time, a dozen Golden Age champions emerged to restore peace. After fading into the background once the battles subsided, those heroes, known as The Twelve, have resurfaced in the 21st century. In this second issue from writer J. Michael Straczynski and artist Chris Weston, The Twelve struggle to understand a future far from the one they envisioned. Featuring a Weston variant, the book is scheduled to ship March 19.

• Uncanny X-Men #495 – 2nd Printing Variant : Writer Ed Brubaker (Captain America) and artist Michael Choi (X-23: Target X) begin to reveal how the X-Men move on from the setbacks of Messiah CompleX in this chapter of the Divided We Stand story, made all the more exciting by this Choi variant! The book is scheduled to ship March 19.

• Wolverine #62 – 2nd Printing Variant : Following Messiah CompleX, all Wolverine has on his mind is revenge. But who is his target? Writer Jason Aaron and Ron Garney begin a thrilling new storyline with this issue, exploring just how far Logan is willing to go to get what he wants. With a new Garney variant, the book is scheduled to ship March 19.

• X-Factor #28 – 2nd Printing Variant : This Divided We Stand tie-in issue finds X-Factor in shambles, with members either leaving or struggling to cope. Wolfsbane must leave the team to join X-Force, but how will she explain her actions to her former teammates? How will Jamie deal with his torturous trip to the future? Will Layla be able to fulfill her duties? The creative team of scribe Peter David and artist Pablo Raimondi begin to reveal the answers here! Featuring the Raimondi variant, the book is scheduled to ship March 19.

• X-Force #1 – 2nd Printing Variant : In this introductory Divided We Stand issue, writers Craig Kyle & Christopher Yost and artist Clayton Crain bring fans a new X-team comprised of Wolverine, X-23, Wolfsbane, Warpath and some of the other most resilient mutants, all dedicated to permanently removing those who would destroy the X-Men – and to making sure the X-Men never find out about it. Featuring a Crain variant, the book is scheduled to ship March 19.

• New Exiles #2 – 2nd Printing Variant : In the second issue of the phenomenal new series from writer Chris Claremont and artist Tom Grummett, the New Exiles find themselves in a new dimension. Immediately, Sabretooth, Psylocke and Mystique find themselves trapped in the middle of a feud between this world’s Black Panther and Ororo. Plus, Rogue finds herself caught up in a quest of a water-breathing warrior named Gambit! Featuring a Grummett variant, the book is scheduled to ship March 19.