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Shield #4 Vampire Variant Cover by Mike Mayhew.




Cinderella: From Fabletown With Love #3 cover by Chrissie Zullo. Check out the glass slipper logo:







Jack of Fables #42 cover by Brian Bolland. (The summary doesn't explain what's chasing Jack.)



The Marvelous Land of Oz #3 cover by Skottie Young: War comes to Oz as the sassy General Jinjur and her army of amazonian milkmaids storm the city gates. And what do the ladies want? Gems, Fudge, and Sandwiches with the crusts cut off! Well, that and the head of King Scarecrow. Join the best-selling team of Eric Shanower and Skottie Young as the revolution heats up!




X-Babies #4 cover by Young



Punishermax #3 cover by Dave Johnson




Deadpool: Merc With a Mouth #7 cover by Arthur Suydam: Special double-sized issue with art by ROB LIEFELD, KYLE BAKER, DAS PASTORAS and regular series artist BONG DAZO. What do you do with a homesick zombie head? Take it back to the zombie universe, of course! Hopping through an interdimensional portal in the Florida swamp with Headpool tucked under his arm, Deadpool soon finds himself bouncing through a series of outlandish alternate realities, each more warped than the last. Wade Wilson, say hello to Major Deadpool, the Deadpool Kid and – va-va-voom – Lady Deadpool.





Punisher #13 cover by Mike McKone: Trapped in the dank tunnels under New York, surrounded by a savage team of Japanese monster hunters, filthy in the blood of his friends, Frank Castle turns, lifts a giant rifle and smiles. They aren’t prepared for this, you aren’t prepared for this, an entire issue loaded full, completely dedicated to bleeding, sweet, revenge-splattered murder in traditional hardcore Punisher style. Frank’s been through hell -- time to give a little back.



Daredevil #504 cover by Esad Ribic.



Uncanny X-Men #521 cover by Phil Jimenez.




Black Widow: Deadly Origin #4 cover by Adi Granov.




X-Men Noir: Mark of Cain #3 cover by Dennis Calero. (Check out that Nightcrawler mask.)





Deadpool: Merc With A Mouth #8 cover by Arthur Suydam.





Halo: Blood Line #3 cover by Francis Portela.



Sandman Mystery Theatre Vol. 8: The Blackhawk and the Return of the Scarlet Ghost TPB cover by Gavin Wilson and Richard Bruning




Madame Xanadu #21 cover by Amy Reeder Hadley




Detective Comics #863 cover by JH Williams III




Azrael #6 cover Francesco Mattina



Cinderella: From Fabletown With Love #6 cover by Chrissie Zullo. (Chrissie showed how she came up with the previous Cinderella cover here.)



Jack of Fables #45 cover by Brian Bolland.




Astro City: The Dark Age Book 4 #4 cover by Alex Ross.



Punishermax #6 cover by Dave Johnson.



Punisher #16 cover by Mike McKone.



Spider-Man: Return of the Hunter Saga cover by Michael Lark.



Deadpool meets Lone Wolf and Cub on the cover to Deadpool: Merc With a Mouth #11 by Arthur Suydam.



Sense and Sensibility #1 cover by Sonny Liew.



New Mutants #13 cover by Adi Granov.



I, Zombie #1 cover by Darwyn Cooke.



Gotham City Sirens #12 cover by Guillem March.



Vengeance of the Moon Knight #7 variant cover by Adi Granov.



Uncanny X-Men #523 variant cover by Mike Perkins.



Deadpool Team-Up variant cover by Greg Tocchini.



Daredevil #506 variant cover by Mike del Mundo. Via.



X-FORCE: SEX AND VIOLENCE #1 cover by GABRIELE DEL'OTTO. (Chrome warns against visiting his website.)




X-WOMEN #1 cover by MILO MANARA.




X-MEN: HELLBOUND #3 cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC.




THOR AND THE WARRIORS FOUR #4 cover by GURIHIRU.




IRON MAN NOIR #4 cover by MIKE FYLES.




MARVEL ZOMBIES 5 #5 cover by MIKE DEL MUNDO.




AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #639 cover by PAOLO MANUEL RIVERA.




ELECTRIC ANT #4 cover by PAUL POPE.




Fables #97 cover by Joao Ruas.




Carved.


Batman #700 cover by Mike Mignola:




Superman #700 cover by Eduardo Risso:






Alan Aldridge's variant cover for Avengers #2.



Genndy Tartakovsky's variant cover for Invincible Iron Man Annual #1.



Ronnie del Carmen's variant cover for "Invincible Iron Man" #27.



Bill Presing's variant cover for "Iron Man: Legacy" #3. Via.




iZombie #5 cover by Michael Allred.



House of Mystery #29 cover by Esao Andrews




The Spirit #6 cover by Ladronn



Star-Spangled War Stories #1 cover by Brian Bolland




G.I. Combat #1 cover by Geof Darrow



Franken-Castle #21 cover by Dan Brereton.




Secret Avengers #5 cover by Marko Djurdjevic.




Deadpool #27 cover by Dave Johnson.



Wolverine #2 cover by Jae Lee.



Iron Man by Design cover by Gerald Parel.



Invincible Iron Man #31 vampire variant cover by Salvador Larroca.



Strange Tales Vol. 2 #2 cover by Jaime Hernadez.



Namor: The First Mutant #4 cover by Jae Lee.



Uncanny X-Men #530 cover by Greg Land.


Deadpool #29 cover by Dave Johnson.





Pulp-style cover by Sean Phillips for Incognito: Bad Influences. Sean has original art on sale here. Via.



My favorites of the Marvel Comics solicitations for December 2010:


Strange Tales #3 cover by Ivan Brunetti



What If? Wolverine: Father cover by Leinil Francis Yu



What If? Spider-Man cover by Phil Jimenez



Thor The Mighty Avenger #7 cover by Chris Samnee



Warriors Three #2 cover by Amanda Conner and Laura Martin



Invaders Now #4 cover by Alex Ross




Avengers #8 cover by John Romita Jr.



Avengers Academy #7 cover by Ed McGuiness



Spider-Girl #2 by Jelena Kevic-Djurdjevic



Osborn #2 cover by Ben Oliver




Ozma of Oz #2 cover by Skottie Young








Widowmaker #1 and #2, Deadpool Pulp #4, Heroic Age: X-Men #1, Wolverine #4 by Jae Lee

You can see the rest of the solicitations here. (I wasn't impressed by any of the DC covers for December 2010, and boy is the new Batman costume terrible.)

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