Today is the last day to order Evil Inc Annual Report Vol 4 at the reduced preorder rate.

Vol 4 is the first Evil Inc graphic novel to be published in full color. Like the other Evil Inc books, this book takes the individual panels of the daily comic and assembles a continuous-narrative graphic novel.

Here's a sneak preview.

At 104 pages, the book collects all of the strips from April 2007 to May 2008. Order now.

The book can be preordered for $15. A limited-edition Artist's Edition ("AE") Vol. 4 can be bought for $30. A Value Pack of all four books can be bought for $48 (saving you $10). A Value Pack with an AE Vol. 4 is $63 (again, you save $10).

And for the first time ever, I'm offering a SUPER VALUE PACK of Artist's Editions of all four Evil Inc books for only $95 (you save over $20)!

All of those prices will go up by about $5 apiece June 19.

Marquis of Death: Making a Big Splash on the Marvel Universe, the Marquis is the One who taught Dr. Doom the ABCs of evil. (A is for arsenic, B is for bondage, C is for Creature... In FF #566, Doom prepares Latveria for the arrival of the Marquis, literally strewing his path his roses. Upon arrival, the Marquis obliterates Von Doom in a firey onslaught. In the opening of #567, Doom has defeated the otherworldly Marquis after a six-week war. He has unveiled a statue honoring Mr. Fantastic, who fell in the six-week battle. Sue Richards is now his devoted wife. And pregnant. And Ben Grim is his trusted chum.

Life is good for the doctor.

Until, of course, the Big Reveal. The alternate reality was the creation of the Marquis of Death, who merely gave it to Dr. Doom so he could rip it away. Doom is still suffering under the superior might of his teacher, who finally disposes of his failed pupil somewhere in the Pliocene Age.

Having settled detention once and for all, the Marquis picks up Doom's metal mask and assumes the role of the New Dr. Doom. Item One on the lesson plan: Destroy the FF once and for all.

The M. of D. explodes onto Marvel's black-cape scene with a respectful nine.



All the further to fall when Von Doom inevitably kicks his bony keister.

Fantastic Four #567

Creative Team: Story: Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch. Art: Cam Smith and three others.