AQUAMAN: SWORD OF ATLANTIS #50

Acclaimed fantasy novelist Tad Williams begins his stint as the new chronicler of the adventures of the young man who would be King of the Sea!

Joined by the new art team of Shawn McManus and Walden Wong, a new horizon beckons for Aquaman, as new challenges await and new characters from this undersea world are introduced. It all begins here, in this extra-sized 50th issue extravaganza!

ANITA BLAKE #5

Anita Blake has become deeply involved in a murder mystery that threatens to shake the foundations of the vampire underworld of St. Louis, and she's not about to let the roadblocks she's encountered thus far stop her from solving the case. But she won't be able to do it alone - she's going to need the help of Phillip, a vampire junkie who can help her gain access to people and places she'd never be able to enter on her own. including a special vampire party where hunters like herself are definitely not welcome.

ION #12

The grand finale of the year-long maxiseries! Who's been behind Nero and Effigy's power boost? Who's seeking to destroy the Guardians? What are the Monitors planning? And is this the end of Kyle Rayner?

X-FACTOR #17

Introducing the X-Mutant Attack Division--X-MAD--a group of former mutants convinced that M-Day was a result of a government plan to destroy mutants! And when this terrorist organization launches an assault on the government and then takes refuge in Mutant Town, X-Factor finds itself caught in the middle.