Sumerak writes SEGA IRON MAN SPECIAL!

This May, SEGA is releasing an IRON MAN video game as a companion to the upcoming summer blockbuster movie featuring Marvel's armored Avenger! As a part of the big release, I will be writing the SEGA IRON MAN SPECIAL -- an exclusive free giveaway comic book that will tie into the SEGA video game! Reserve your copy of the game today and join the fun!

SEGA IRON MAN SPECIAL
Written by MARC SUMERAK
Art by ALBERT CARRERES GUARDIA

Tony Stark is a billionaire industrialist on the cuitting edge of weapons technology. But when those weapons mysteriously start finding their way into the hands of street thugs and private militias, it's up to Stark's armored alter-ego -- the invincible Iron Man -- to make sure that the streets are kept safe!


This exclusive comic book based on the IRON MAN video game from SEGA will be available at major retail outlets and is free with the purchase of the game! More details soon on where to get your copy...
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Coming in June...

MARVEL ADVENTURES: SPIDER-MAN #40
Written by MARC SUMERAK
Art by DAVID NAKAYAMA
Cover by PATRICK SCHERBERGER

"Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of -- Spider-Man?!?" When our webbed wonder unwittingly aids a devious demi-goddess, his reward is a one way ticket to Asgard. But things start going south as soon as Spidey starts going Norse! Prepare for an epic tale that the bards will sing of for centuries to come (most likely with an occasional unnecessary "thee" or "thou" thrown in for good measure)!

SPIDER-MAN FAMILY #9
Written by TOBIN, AKIRA & SUMERAK
Art & Cover by AUCOIN & AKIRA

Spider-Man, the friendly neighborhood... chaperone? When the S.H.I.E.L.D. helicarrier races off to fight a hostile UFO, Nick Fury asks (okay, tells) Spider-Man that he needs to watch after Bruce Banner. Now all Spidey needs to do is convince a city full of assorted thieves and felons (and... DANG... Dr. Octopus!) to KEEP IT DOWN for the day, cuz, you know, this is the guy that turns into the Hulk. PLUS: the story no one thought they would see, the debut of all-new backup feature "Mr. & Mrs. Spider-Man"! In this first installment, using their individual talents, Peter and Mary Jane Parker join forces to prevent the Lizard from destroying his own family. Also featuring Spider-Man J!

MARVEL ADVENTURES: AVENGERS, vol. 6: MIGHTY MARVELS Digest
Written by MARC SUMERAK
Art by IG GUARA & KEVIN SHARPE
Cover by LEONARD KIRK

Facing the foes no single super hero could withstand! When global threats surface, they must contend with the combined might of: Captain America! Storm! Iron Man! The Hulk! Giant-Girl! Wolverine! Spider-Man! It's all-ages action in the Mighty Marvel Manner! Featuring the Crimson Dynamo, the Black Widow, the arrival of Ant-Man and more!
Collecting MARVEL ADVENTURES: AVENGERS #20-23.

FANTASTIC FOUR: LOST ADVENTURES Premiere Hardcover
Written by STAN LEE
Art by JOHN ROMITA, JR. & JACK KIRBY
Cover by JOHN ROMITA, JR.

The comic-book equivalent of a lost Beatles track! Together, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby produced 102 consecutive issues of FANTASTIC FOUR. But there was a 103rd story they’d begun in 1970, but never finished -- until now! Working from copies of Jack’s penciled pages, Stan Lee and Joe Sinnott reunited to complete the work they started almost four decades ago! Plus: The legendary writer and Fantastic Four co-creator joins forces with artist John Romita Jr. to tell his final story of the team that started the Marvel Age!
Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR: THE LOST ADVENTURE and THE LAST FANTASTIC FOUR STORY (which began production when Sumerak was an Assistant Editor)!
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New Comics On-Sale March 19, 2008...

MARVEL ADVENTURES: AVENGERS #22
Written by MARC SUMERAK
Art by IG GUARA
Cover by LEONARD KIRK

The Avengers take a walk on the wild side as they go toe-to-toe -- and claw-to-claw with the savage Sabretooth! Hope you all have current passports, heroes, because this adventure is going to take you deep into the heart of the African jungle... and right into the heart of the mysterious nation known as Wakanda! (Looks like Sabretooth isn't the only cat about to cross the Avengers' paths...)

FRANKLIN RICHARDS: SPRING BREAK!
Written by MARC SUMERAK & CHRIS ELIOPOULOS
Art & Cover by CHRIS ELIOPOULOS

Spring is finally here! The snow is thawing, the days are getting longer, and Franklin Richards is destroying everything in his super hero father's secret lab. (Wait... that last part happens every season!) Franklin Richards comes in like a lion this March in five brand-new tales filled with doohickeys and destruction... and it'll once again be up to his robot pal H.E.R.B.I.E. to handle the spring cleaning after the damage is done! This special one-shot is gonna make the Fantastic Four wish they had gone on a long vacation...
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New Comics On-Sale March 5, 2008...

Today sees the release of my very first issue of MARVEL ADVENTURES: SPIDER-MAN! Hooray!

MARVEL ADVENTURES: SPIDER-MAN #37
Written by MARC SUMERAK
Art by ALE GARZA
Cover by SEAN MURPHY

They say the best defense is a good offense and Peter Parker doesn't find anyone more offensive than Midtown High's biggest bully, Flash Thompson! When Peter starts taking self-defense classes, he figures he can finally stand up to Flash without giving away his secret life as the Amazing Spider-Man. Too bad the Taskmaster has other plans for our webbed wonder...
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