Issue 126 welcomes the new Thunderbolts creative team of writer Andy Diggle (Losers, Green Arrow: Year One) and penciler Roberto De La Torre (IRON MAN: DIRECTOR OF S.H.I.E.L.D.).

The events of Secret Invasion have taken Norman Osborn out of Thunderbolts Mountain…and when the cat is away, the mice will play! Bullseye owes Songbird big time – and now it’s time to settle up! A huge upheaval is coming for the T-Bolts, and the beginning tremors are felt here!

Warren Ellis’ run was certainly a tough act to follow and the Secret Invasion tie ins weren’t much. I’m looking forward to where this title is going post Secret Invasion.

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I can only hope that the fact that this issue has a new art team (Valentine De Landro and Jonathan Sibal) means that Larry Stroman’s hideous artwork has been exorcised from the pages of X-Factor forever. FINGERS CROSSED!

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Writer, Mark Millar and Artists Bryan Hitch and Paul Neary’s built-for-the-big-screen stint on Fantastic Four comes to a head this month with the “The Galactus Engine”, the concluding chapter of their epic “Death of the Invisible Woman” arc. It’s been a roller coaster of a read and if you missed it, I’m sure it will make a must have trade paperback.

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The opening arc on this series far from wowed me. The story was awkward and implausible - not to mention gratuitously killing ANOTHER of the already severely diminished mutant populace of the Marvel U. Also having Dust abandon the good she was doing in her homeland because the weather is lovely in Westchester this time of year was insulting to Sooraya AND the reader.

That said as of the more recent issues I’m starting to get interested. Not only have they added my favorite of the old “New X-Men” - Anole, but they’ve also added another new gay mutant in the recently outed Graymalkin. Go Marvel!

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Early tabulation of the popular vote resulted in Marvel Universe’s Daily Bugle prematurely calling the fictional Presidential election in the favor of Stephen Colbert, the bear-hating purveyor of “truthiness.” They even went as far as releasing the erroneous news on the front page.

New York City, November 5, 2008—The early results are in and the Daily Bugle is reporting that Stephen Colbert has won the United States Presidency in the Marvel Universe. While many states still have yet to report their numbers, Colbert is already claiming a victory.

But Colbert loving Marvelites will be disapointed to learn that in fact Stephen Colbert was defeated due to a lack of Electoral votes, meaning Barack Obama is President of the Marvel Universe’s United States as well as in our reality. I’m really glad that Obama won there too, (Might as well make comic book history as well as real history) but if was going to be anyone else, I would have wanted Stephen Colbert in every story about the President for the next 4 years,

But at what cost? He was a wee bit crazy in the recent DCU Decisions. Seems his psyche retains some residue from those he inhabits?

I guess SOMEONE at DC figured they should FINALLY get Jericho out of Match so he can try to kill all the DCU’s Presidential political candidates in DCU Decisions. Which has been over for a few weeks, so how come Jericho is still stuck in Match?

Match, the imperfect clone of Conner Kent, shows up at the Tower looking for a fight. But the Titans’ old teammate Jericho is still trapped inside him! To subdue Match and save Jericho, the Titans must find a way to force the two apart, and their solution has unexpected consequences for them all!

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KINGDOM COME co-creator Alex Ross revisits the Superman of Earth-22 in the upcoming JSA Kingdom Come Special: Superman.

Spinning out of the “One World, Under Gog” storyline, the Kingdom Come Superman’s struggle with his place in the world brings a final conflict between the Supermen of Earths 1 and 22! Feeling the weight of his own world’s loss on his shoulders, the transplanted Superman searches for answers to the mystery of his life’s seemingly cursed existence and encounters “old acquaintances” on the way. This is the first fully written and illustrated adventure by KINGDOM COME co-creator Alex Ross, building to the storyline’s conclusion in JUSTICE OF SOCIETY OF AMERICA #22!

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Captain Britain and MI-13 just keeps heating up…

Brian Braddock has to make his hardest decision ever, in the room that grants your heart’s desire. The power behind the Mindless Ones is revealed. Blade and Spitfire: at each other’s throats? And our heroes have to fight their way out of: Hell Comes to Birmingham, part two.

I hope Captain Britain gets his wife back.

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Time to see how San Francisco’s new resident mutant superheroe team stands up to a Skrull invasion. Far tougher foes have thought they had the White Queen trapped.

Late summer, 1942. As the German army smashes deep into Soviet Russia and the defenders of the Motherland retreat in disarray, a new bomber squadron arrives at a Russian forward airbase. Its crews will fly flimsy wooden biplanes on lethal night missions over German lines, risking fiery death as they fling themselves against the invader- but for these pilots, the consequences of capture will be even worse. For the pilots of the 599th Night Bomber Regiment are women. In the deadly skies of the Eastern front, they will become a legend- known, to friend and foe alike, as the Night Witches.

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After his bruising encounter with Cyclops and Emma Frost, Professor X is forced to revisit the biggest challenge and the biggest failure of his career: Logan. But the layers of lies hide one last, deadly secret which goes back to the days of the X-Men’s founding, and the Professor’s timing couldn’t possibly be worse…

The crossover between Legacy and Wolverine begins… yet i still don’t care about Daken. Do you?

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FINALLY!!! a peek under the Hood so to speak…

The Notorious Hood And His Gang Of The Most Powerful Super-Villains Of All Time Need A Leg Up On The Skrulls. But To Get It, The Hood Will Have To Find The True Secret To His Powers. Who Is The Demon Behind The Hood? Find Out In This Very Special Secret Invasion Tie-In.

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I’ve been a fan of the Runaways gang since I picked up the pocket digest sized trade paperbacks of the original run on the title. I enjoyed volume 2 as well though the Joss Whedon arc could have been a bit more monthly. I was a bit put off by the mangaesque elements of Humberto Ramos’ art (i have an anti-cute alarm). But I’m warming too the style with every issue.

The Runaways are more scattered than ever! Barely surviving an attack by some of the few remaining members of Karolina’s alien race, the Runaways need to pull it together to be ready for the alien warriors when they get back. But it’s looking bleak! Brought to you by comic legend Terry Moore (Strangers in Paradise) and Humberto Ramos (X-MEN, SPIDER-MAN).

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The Legion of Super-Heroes plans to gather other-dimensional reinforcements to stand against Superboy Prime and his allies from the Legion of Super-Villains as the Crisis of the 31st Century continues. I doubt if even George Perez could top the Prime Desktop Material he provided us comic loving gays and gals in the first issue. I’ve never seen ANY superhero or villain look hotter. Someone may outdo Perez’s daisyduked Superboy Prime in the future, but I doubt it.

While Superboy Prime comes face-to-face with the last of the Green Lanterns, Brainiac 5 and XS attempt to ignite an electrical storm using the lightning rod, which is destined to turn the tide of the war. And what are Polar Boy, Dawnstar and Wildfire up to in the 20th Century?

Words by Geoff Johns; Pictures by George Pérez and Scott Koblish; Covers by George Pérez

I don’t really care for Saturn Girl’s practical mannish hairdo. It just doesn’t fit the character’s visual history. That’s like giving Light Lass a shoulder length Denise Richards styled mane. It doesn’t work for me. Thoughts?

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Big action. Big Science. And Big Hype.

The superstar team of Warren Ellis and Simone Bianchi take the X-Men to the “Second Stage”! “Messiah CompleX” pulled the X-Men team together, “Divided We Stand” tore them apart. Now the X-Men are back to business — with a new look, a new base of operations, and a mission that will take them into mind-bending and previously uncharted territory — one that will test them — and their leader Cyclops — to their very core. You won’t believe your eyes.

I never read any of the old school GotG but this title is on my short list of books to watch. I’ve loved Paul Pelletier’s work since his early days and the storyline is definitely heading down a fascinating and unpredictable path.

Trapped on Knowhere, the Guardians desperately race to uncover their Skrull infiltration. But why are the Skrulls in the Guardians’ bizarre HQ, and what exactly are they up to? And even if the Guardians survive the danger, paranoia and intrigue, will the team itself be in one piece after all the cards are laid bare?

Find out in the latest buzz-building issue of the series that Aint It Cool News calls “a damn fun comic…with highfalutin’ space action, and an anthropomorphic raccoon stealing the show.”

Pick up the first 5 issues or the inevitable trade paperback if you haven’t been reading it all along. You’ll be glad you did.

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Batwoman has been turned and will soon be seen riding with the rest of the Female Furies. But first a catfight with her ex. Its The Question vs. Batwoman with Kate’s soul on the line.

The Anti-Life Equation has infected Gotham City, turning friend, foe and family into mindless slaves of Darkseid, and the might of the Spear of Destiny has left The Spectre powerless. Can The Question find the answer to restoring hope inside the one being capable of saving the world?

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Is your enemy’s enemy really always your friend? Medusa seeks out the Kree to help take on the Skrulls in #3 of 4. This epic miniseries will not only decide the fate of Black Bolt but also lead into Marvel’s plans for the Inhumans in 2009.

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I LOVED the first issue and am eagerly anticipating the second. The Six are about to undertake a mission SO dangerous that Batman himself is trying to warn them off. But have you ever known a bunch of mavericks like the Secret Six to take advice from the Man? Lets hope the boys of the Six are looking as hot and gratuitously naked as last issue…

Written by Gail Simone; Art by Nicola Scott and Doug Hazlewood; Cover by Cliff Chiang One of the most-requested and anticipated confrontations in recent DC history takes place right here: Catman vs. Batman! The Six’s latest mission takes the team to Alcatraz to free a Super-Villain, but what is the secret she carries that hundreds of villains would give their lives to possess? DC’s dirtiest team only gets dirtier, and we wouldn’t want it any other way!

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Legendary writer-artist Alan Davis (EXCALIBUR, CLANDESTINE, FANTASTIC FOUR: THE END, JLA: THE NAIL) sends Thor on one of his most epic adventures in history! The God of Thunder and his fellow Asgardians visit Midgard’s ancient Egypt…and leave behind a startling legacy that will change our world forever in this one-shot!