Turn back the clock to the days before Spider-Man discovered his symbiote suit's true nature! Years ago, Peter Parker returned from the Beyonder's Battleworld sporting a sleek, new black costume - with a dark and sinister secret! The "costume" was alive, an alien symbiote that would one day become Venom - but even these stylish new duds won't protect him when the Hobgoblin, deadlier than ever, strikes! But where did Hobby get these uncanny new powers?...

X-Factor is back...like never before! Serval Industries, one of the world's most trusted names in electronics and a leader in cutting-edge internet and weapons technology, has just unveiled their newest contribution to society...the All-New XFactor! Led by mutant mistress of magnetism, Polaris, the team uses its corporate backing for the betterment of society. But with her half-brother Quicksilver, notorious thief Gambit and more by her side, can...

Call him the Maestro! In a broken future, the man once known as the Hulk is now neither man nor Hulk. After deposing Dystopia's ancient ruler, the Maestro sets his sights even higher. It's time everyone left on the ravaged planet Earth recognized their one true god! But the Maestro isn't the only would-be immortal left - and if he wants to truly dominate the globe, he'll have to face the most powerful beings left in creation. The Pantheon sees all...

One of the country's most outspoken anti-mutant leaders...has a mutant daughter! Now it's up to X-Factor to rescue this young girl from her father! But when the team faces unexpected consequences for "saving" the girl, X-Factor brings big trouble to their employers, Serval Industries...heavily armed trouble. Plus: Gambit does something naughty. And when his indiscretion is found out, nobody is happy. Serval Industries brings you the heroes you need...

Collects Secret Wars 2099 #1-5. Travel to the Battleworld domain of 2099 and see the future in a whole new light. Introducing the Avengers 2099! Can the ideal of Earth's Mightiest Heroes survive in a world where megacorporations rule with an iron fist? Find out as the 2099 Avengers come face-to-face with a tremendous beast who's no stranger to the team! (You won't like him when he's angry.) Then, the Defenders of 2099 square off against the Avengers!...

Washington is burning - but with the effects of AXIS felt across the world, will X-Factor put out the fire...or watch it burn? The team steals the Nuclear Football from a Red Skull-controlled president and takes it back to Serval Industries for protection - but now, can their corporate headquarters withstand an attack from Sunfire and Longshot? And when Sunfire makes a very odd proposal, how will X-Factor resolve the crisis? Plus: Quicksilver is finally...

Collects Incredible Hulk (1968) #179-200 and Annual #5. Hulk is the strongest! Why? Because it's hard not to be when you go from strength to strength with artists Herb Trimpe and Sal Buscema! Trimpe defined INCREDIBLE HULK in an artistic tenure stretching from 1968 to 1975. And not only did the series gain a great talent when Sal Buscema took over the reins, but also one that - unbelievably - would have a tenure longer than even Trimpe's! Add to that...

Collects X-Men: Messiah Complex One-Shot (2007), Uncanny X-Men (1981) #492-494, X-Men (1991) #205-207, New X-Men (2004) #44-46, X-Factor (2005) #25-27. The biggest and best adventures of Marvel's mighty mutants - these are the X-Men Milestones! With no more mutants being born, the future of Homo superior has never looked bleaker. At the seeming end of their evolutionary cycle, a miracle arrives - in the form of the first child born with the X-gene...

Sun Tzu's Art of War has been called the definitive work on military strategy and tactics. It has influenced leaders in both warfare and business for hundreds of years. Which means it's totally in the public domain, and ripe for being ripped off by Deadpool! And what's Deadpool's plan to ensure that his version outsells the original? Make sure the world is at war when it comes out! But Deadpool soon finds it's easier starting a war than it is keeping...

A third of the way into his remarkable run, Peter David introduced one of his most influential contributions to the Hulk's career: the Pantheon! David's dynamic demigods hit the scene just as the Hulk's finally getting his head together, no matter how many personalities are inside it! It's a circus in there, and what's a circus without...a Ringmaster? Plus: a Skrull invasion (another one?); Christmas with the Rhino; and the short, tragic career of...