In celebration of Marvel Comics’ 75th Anniversary, Marvel proudly presents a deluxe collection of its 10 mightiest Masterworks hardcovers – plus the all-new, long-in-demand NOT BRAND ECHH VOL. 1 and the AVENGERS 75TH ANNIVERSARY BY ALEX ROSS POSTER signed by none other than Stan “The Man” Lee!  

There are as many ways to handle a superhero book as there are stars in the sky; so when a new capes book hits the stands it’s best to approach it with some caution. For every Invincible or Jupiter’s Legacy there’s going to be a fistful of forgettable tiles on the shelves. In order to really shine as an indie superhero title in 2014, you have to do something unique; and Sundowners really brings something fresh to the table with its 1st issue.  

New Orleans’ favorite metal legion, GOATWHORE, will embark upon another bout of live headlining invasions next month. Set to launch in Houston on September 15th, the band will trounce fourteen cities including five shows supporting death rock/horror punk legends, Samhain!  

Orange and Sacramento, CA and NYC-based The City Drive Entertainment Group has announced it has completed the long-awaited customized project and has begun packing and shipping the landmark Alter Bridge X Box Set, the comprehensive limited-edition collection of music, film and publishing celebrating the tenth anniversary of the groundbreaking Orlando hard rock band, to fans. The more than 2000 fans that pre-ordered the box set can expect to begin receiving their packages by the end of the month. All the pre-order customers received hand-signed posters from the band earlier in the year.  

Master sound conspirator, Tristan Shone, will bring his cacophonous manifestation of cold, mechanical doom known as AUTHOR & PUNISHER to the streets in the coming months for a clobbering run of live takeovers.  

Taking a page from heroes METALLICA and GUNS N’ ROSES, Los Angeles breakthrough metal act, BUTCHER BABIES, have recorded an EP of cover tunes that will surely please fans of the band, as well as fans of the artists that performed them originally.  

Before you get down to moshing in the privacy of your own home, do some serious partying in either Los Angeles or New York when Anthrax’s “Chile On Hell” live DVD is premieres on Monday, September 15, the day before its general release.  

“Unending, Everliving,” the gruesome new music video by SKELETONWITCH hits the interewebs today for all to see!!! The track — taken from 2013’s acclaimed “Serpents Unleashed” — was put to film by Cleveland, Ohio’s Turnstyle Films, with whom the band also collaborated on the promo clips for “I Am Of Death (Hell Has Arrived)” and “Serpents Unleashed.” SKELETONWITCH guitarist Nate “N8 Feet Under” Garnette says, “This video was a hell of a lot of fun to shoot and is saturated with fake blood — or is it? — as well as torture. My favorite part was getting to hose off a bloody-ass Chance (Garnette, vocals) with freezing cold... 

The biggest comic event of the fall is just around the corner. But first, prepare yourself for Avengers & X-Men: AXIS as the heroes and villains of the Marvel Universe set the stage for an epic clash between the Red Skull’s armies and the united front of Avengers & X-Men.  

In addition to releasing their thirteenth full-length album, “A Skeletal Domain,” the death metal icons Cannibal Corpse will also be releasing their official autobiography, “Bible of Butchery: The Official Biography,” on September 16th.  

On September 30, Portland death metal act SEMPITERNAL DUSK will release their highly-anticipated full-length on Dark Descent Records.  

Having independently released their Self Titled debut LP (yeah, it’s named that) earlier this year, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania-based trio SECRET CUTTER is now set on devouring fans and unsuspecting victims in the live setting throughout the region and beyond in support of the LP.