New X-Men handbook in July!

X-MEN: PHOENIX FORCE HANDBOOK

Written by JEFF CHRISTIANSEN, MIKE O’SULLIVAN, STUART VANDAL, MICHAEL HOSKIN, KEVIN GARCIA, SEAN MCQUAID, MARKUS RAYMOND, RONALD BYRD, MADISON CARTER, JEPH YORK, CHRIS BIGGS & JACOB ROUGEMONT Cover by TOM RANEY

X-MEN: SECOND COMING tie-in! This year’s chronicling of Marvel blazes on as the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe team brings to you all things Phoenix! Comprehensive biographies of the Phoenix Force and the characters closely tied to it: Jean Grey! Rachel Summers! Madelyne Pryor! The threats they’ve faced: the Scy’ar Tal! The Crazy Gang! Krakoa! Frenzy! Nanny! The allies they’ve fought beside: Lilandra! Rusty Collins! Alistair Stuart! Corsair! Widget! And, of course, the mutant everyone’s watching: Hope Summers! Featuring ALL-NEW profiles and art for dozens of characters! 64 PGS./Handbook/Rated T+ …$4.99

The handbooks get feminine this July!

WOMEN OF MARVEL: CELEBRATING SEVEN DECADES HANDBOOK TPB

Written by JEFF CHRISTIANSEN, MIKE O'SULLIVAN & THE OFFICIAL HANDBOOK TEAM Cover by TOM RANEY

This is the year of Marvel’s women, and the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe is joining the celebration with this collection of profiles of the brightest female stars in the Marvel firmament! This encyclopedic volume covers the entire span of Marvel Comics and features hundreds of eye-catching characters! Entries include the good (Aurora, Big Bertha, Dazzler, Psylocke, Squirrel Girl), the bad (Hela, Moonstone, Selene, Titania, Viper) and everyone in-between (Gamora, Millie the Model, May Parker, Valeria Richards, Typhoid). This is a vital resource for any fan of the Women of Marvel! 240 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99

Get ready for the Thanos Imperative with July's Sourcebook!

The Thanos Imperative event kicks off next month and it's the latest of the Annihilation-Conquest-War of Kings-Realm of Kings cosmic book series. This July, we've got a special book to bring everyone up to speed:

THANOS SOURCEBOOK

Written by MIKE O’SULLIVAN & VARIOUS Cover by ALEX GARNER

The THANOS SOURCEBOOK is an ideal primer for any reader of the latest saga to rock the cosmos! Featuring biographies on Marvel’s intergalactic cast of characters — as written by Earth’s Richard Rider, the Nova Prime! 32 PGS./Handbook/Rated T+ …$3.99

So, you're in Calgary this weekend?

I'm glad to hear it! That means you're going to visit the Calgary Entertainment Expo, right?

As so long as you're there, you're obviously going to drop by Another Dimension at booth #1200. Why? Because I'm there.

Yes, I'll be there Saturday & Sunday for autographs and gabbery. Say hi, all right?

Spider-Man Index: collected this July!

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: OFFICIAL INDEX TO THE MARVEL UNIVERSE GN-TPB

Get the complete history of Spider-Man from his earliest appearances all the way up to the present day. This book comes packed with synopses of every Spider-Man comic—including back up strips—introducing you to the characters, teams, places and equipment that appeared within, providing vital information about all things Spider-Man! Collecting material from OFFICIAL INDEX TO THE MARVEL UNIVERSE #1-13. 304 PGS./Rated A …$19.99

Index#3 is out this July!

AVENGERS, THOR & CAPTAIN AMERICA: OFFICIAL INDEX TO THE MARVEL UNIVERSE 3

Written by PAUL BOURCIER, CHRIS BUCHNER, RONALD BYRD, RUSS CHAPPELL, MICHAEL HOSKIN, DARON JENSEN, SEAN MCQUAID, JACOB ROUGEMONT, AL SJOERDSMA, ROBERT J. SODARO, STUART VANDAL & KEVIN WASSER

The chronicle of the Marvel Universe returns as the All-New Official Index to the Marvel Universe delves into the history of three more of Marvel’s most enduring titles! Return with us to the Silver and Golden Ages as we launch our coverage of the Avengers (from AVENGERS #111), Thor (from THOR #161), and Captain America (from both CAPTAIN AMERICA #207 and 1941’s CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS #11). Watch the Marvel universe’s history unfold month by month as each issue provides synopses for dozens of individual comics, including back-up strips, introducing the characters, teams, places and equipment that appeared within, providing vital information about first appearances, where they last showed up and where they appeared next! 64 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

Iron Manual Mark 3: tomorrow!

Tomorrow is release day for Iron Manual Mark 3 and you can refresh your memory of the solicitation here! This is a terrific book, featuring lots of new artwork, detailing a number of Iron Man's supporting players, allies & enemies and even bringing classic Handbook creator Peter Sanderson back into the fold! Peter was the 3rd most prolific author in the entire writing team!

If you're on the Handbooks' Facebook fan page, you've already seen a preview of the book. If you aren't a fan, why not?

With the release of Iron Man 2 only weeks away, it's a great time to dig into Iron Man's past. Enjoy, won't you?