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ORIGINAL SIN #0
MARK WAID 
• JIM CHEUNG (A/C)
ARTIST VARIANT COVER BY PAOLO RIVERA
IT’S THE PROLOGUE TO THE BIGGEST MARVEL SERIES OF THE SUMMER!
WHO IS THE WATCHER? That’s what Nova is wondering after his latest brush with the moon- dwelling enigma he’s encountered before! But what he discovers will have a profound effect on the young hero, as well as priming the pump for the most cataclysmic event in Marvel history! WHAT DID HE SEE?
40 PGS./ONE SHOT/Rated T+ …3.99
I do like how Emma is becoming the X-Men representative for these crossovers. Takes a little bit more than that to get me to commit to a crossover.
SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #31
Dan Slott • Giuseppe Camuncoli (A/C)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1
Dan Slott • Humberto Ramos (A/C)
The Greatest Super Hero of All Time RETURNS!
The world may have changed since Spidey’s been gone, but so has Peter Parker. This is a man with a second chance at life, and he’s not wasting a moment of it. Same Parker Luck, new Parker attitude. Putting the “friendly” back in the neighborhood, the “hero” back into “super hero,” and the “amazing” back into “Spider-Man!” Also returning: The recharged and reenergized ELECTRO!
64 PGS./Rated T+ …$5.99
IRON FIST: LIVING WEAPON #1
KAARE ANDREWS
KAARE ANDREWS (A/C)
ELEKTRA #1
Haden Blackman
Michael Del Mundo (A/C)
HULK #1 & 2
MARK WAID • MARK BAGLEY (A)
INHUMAN #1
CHARLES SOULE
JOE MADUREIRA (A/C)
Peter is back! But I’m still not interested. I’m sure once see Amazing Spider-Man 2, I will be jonesing for some Spider-Man action but until then, I’ll just wait for reviews.
I like Kaare Andrews, but Iron Fist, I probably wouldn’t get interested in until the Netflix show comes on. Plus, no Luke Cage, I can’t get overly excited.
I guess what I am getting at is that Marvel is releasing another slew of new number ones and not interested in any of these, again.
I do like Bagley, and glad he is putting his foot down that he doesn’t have to do just Spider-Man work and I like Waid but it would take a lot for me to read Hulk on a monthly basis.
I thought Matt Fraction was going to do an Inhuman series, I wonder how long Joe Madureira is set to be on this?
NIGHTCRAWLER #1
CHRIS CLAREMONT • TODD NAUCK (A)
NIGHTCRAWLER IS BACK!
Newly- returned from the afterlife, veteran X- Man Kurt Wagner finds himself in a world that’s a far cry from the one he left: Professor Xavier is dead, Cyclops is on the run, and the X- Men are divided. But determined not to let his new lease on life go to waste, Nightcrawler hits the road alongside Wolverine, eager to right some wrongs and safeguard the future mutantkind…and he’s going to do it by the means he loves most: swashbuckling, lady- charming and—of course—BAMFing!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …2.99
Now this is what I’ve been waiting for! I thought Jason Aaron would be the one to get me super excited about Kurt’s return but I read an interview with Claremont stating that this ongoing is where we will be seeing Kurt and Kitty’s reunion! Not sure if I will be buying the first issue but once the Kitty issue happens, I will be all over it!
INHUMAN #1
CHARLES SOULE
JOE MADUREIRA (A/C)
I thought Matt Fraction was going to do an Inhuman series, I wonder how long Joe Madureira is set to be on this?
ALL-NEW DOOP #1 (of 5)
Peter Milligan
INTERIOR ART BY DAVID LAFUENTE WITH LAURA ALLRED (A)
Cover by Michael Allred
Living in the margins of the X- Men, Doop has freaked out X- Men and readers alike. However, when he gets deeply involved in X- Men business (and in the personal life of Kitty Pryde!), Doop will be thrust into the spotlight. This adventure will prove that Doop is, in fact, the most powerful X- Man! Written by co- creator Peter Milligan (X- FORCE), covers by co- creator Mike Allred (X- FORCE, FF) and innovative interior art by David Lafuente (AVENGERS, ULTIMATE SPIDER- MAN)!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
I had no interest in this but now that I know that Kitty is at least in the first issue, I’m sold! Glad Allred is at least doing the covers. Wouldn’t be Doop without him.
DAREDEVIL #1.50
MARK WAID JAVIER RODRIGUEZ (A)
I didn’t even know Daredevil was turning 50 this year!
UNCANNY AVENGERS #19
RICK REMENDER • DANIEL ACUñA (A/C)
• AVENGE THE EARTH Continues!
• Kang’s Chronos Corps arrives on Planet X with a terrible offer!
• The former members of the Uncanny Avengers must reunite to save the Earth!
• Magneto’s all-new X- Force are out for the blood of a Summers!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Hopefully Magik or Kitty keeps showing up in this!
UNCANNY X- MEN #20
Brian Michael Bendis • Chris Bachalo (A/C)
• Cyclops and his revolutionary X- Men take on SHIELD!
• They get closer to finding those at SHIELD responsible for the Sentinels that nearly killed them, but find themselves in even greater danger!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Bachalo is back!
FANTASTIC FOUR #3
JAMES ROBINSON • LEONARD KIRK (A)
“THE FALL OF THE FANTASTIC FOUR” PART 3
• The FANTASTIC FOUR were victorious defending Manhattan from inter- dimensional invasion but at a terrible cost!!!
• Is this “Flame Off” forever for the HUMAN TORCH?
• Introducing a new stronger, deadlier version of the WRECKING CREW!!!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Marvel wouldn’t kill off the Human Torch again, just two years after he has come back? Would they?
DEADPOOL #27
GERRY DUGGAN, BRIAN POSEHN, FABIAN NICIEZA, MARK WAID,
JOE KELLY, CHRISTOPHER PRIEST, JIMMY PALMIOTTI, FRANK TIERI,
GAIL SIMONE, DANIEL WAY, VICTOR GISCHLER
MIKE HAWTHORNE, SCOTT KOBLISH & MANY MORE (A)
Cover by SCOTT KOBLISH
ISSUE #27 Anniversary Variant by Art Adams
• That’s right—the day you never dreamed would come has finally arrived…Deadpool is getting MARRIED!
• First up in this ENORMOUSLY OVERSIZED ISSUE is our the main feature—the biggest wedding since that one guy married that other guy as Deadpool and his mysterious bride tie the knot in a tale by Gerry Duggan, Brian Posehn, & Mike Hawthorne!
• THEN, we’ve rounded up EVERY writer to ever pen Wade’s series to celebrate this magical occasion! No self- respecting Poolophile can miss this one!
• It’s the most important issue 27 in the history of comics!
100 PGS./Parental Advisory …$9.99
I can getting this for that awesome giant whose who cover! Both Kitty and Magik made it! If they make this on a shirt, I will buy that too!
WHAT IF: AGE OF ULTRON #1 (of 5)
JOE KEATINGE • RAFFAELE IENCO (a)
THE ENDLESS AGE OF ULTRON!
• In Age of Ultron, a time- travelling Wolverine killed Hank Pym before he could create the world- conquering Ultron.
• What would the Marvel Universe look like if another founding Avenger had been killed instead?
• A world without the Wasp brings a world where Hank Pym created an Ultron even more heinous than the one we know!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
I wonder if this takes place in the timeline that Kitty showed up super briefly during? If it does, I will be buying this one. Wish this wasn’t a month long event but
WHAT IF? AGE OF ULTRON #2
JOE KEATINGE
RAMON VILLALOBOS (a)
THE SECRET ARMOR WARS!
• In a world without Iron Man, the Armor Wars are fought without a victor, scorching the Earth!
• Years later, one of the last remaining superheroes, an aged Amazing Spider- Man, must form a Fantastic Four the likes of which our world has not seen in years!
• Teaming with Ghost Rider, the Incredible Hulk and Wolverine they are in pursuit of the one weapon that could unite the planet — The Forgotten Iron Man!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
WHAT IF? AGE OF ULTRON #3
JOE KEATINGE
MICO SUAYAN (a)
TWILIGHT OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE!
• In a world without Thor, the Norse end times of Ragnarök takes the lives of every super- powered being, leaving only the unpowered heroes of the Marvel Universe behind!
• Assembled under the leadership of Nick Fury, these powerless Defenders are all that remains to defend the planet from the Midgard Serpent!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
WHAT IF? AGE OF ULTRON #4
JOE KEATINGE
PIOTR KOWALSKI (a)
TRI- CENTENNIAL BATTLES!
• In a world without Captain America, the United States has lost its spirit, its inspiration.
• A secret cabal unites to create a new Captain America in the nation’s most trying time.
• The war veteran Frank Castle is transformed into something far more than he ever imagined — but not everyone is Steve Rogers…
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
These just seem to be an excuse to do other What Ifs.
WHAT IF? AGE OF ULTRON #5
JOE KEATINGE
MING DOYLE (a)
AVENGERS INFINITY!
• What if Hank Pym never created Ultron at all?
• Could a world without Ultron survive a world without Ultron’s own weapon- turned- Avenger, the Vision?
• Can the very idea of the Avengers survive without each other?
• In the darkest of all realities, can the Avengers ever hope to Assemble?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
This one might be back on track!
ULTIMATE SPIDER- MAN #200
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
DAVE MARQUEZ, MARK BAGLEY, MARK BROOKS,
STUART IMMONEN AND DAVID LAFUENTE (A)
• The world mourns on the anniversary of Peter Parker’s death
• A gathering of Spidey’s friends and foes reveal some shocking truths about Peter and his world
• One of the biggest surprise endings of the year!
48 PGS./ONE SHOT/Rated T+ …$4.99
I wonder, since they are talking about Peter’s friends, if Kitty will be in this!
ALL-NEW ULTIMATES #1
MICHEL FIFFE • AMILCAR PINNA (A)
COVER BY DAVID NAKAYAMA
THE NEXT GENERATION OF ULTIMATES IS HERE!!!
• SPIDER- MAN, BLACK WIDOW, KITTY PRYDE, BOMBSHELL, CLOAK & DAGGER officially unite to tackle the vicious, rampant crime wave overtaking Hell’s Kitchen!
• DIAMONDBACK leads the teen gang, the SERPENT SKULLS, as they run West Midtown’s drug and weapons trade & deal in murderous citywide terror!
• Detective Brigid O’Reilly and her anti- gang unit are on the hunt for a serial mask killer called SCOURGE; they get close but not without some casualties!
• Written by Michel Fiffe, the creator of the acclaimed indie series COPRA
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Now this will be my first Ultimates ongoing I will collect! Kitty is going to be on the big team, where she belongs. But it seems like a minor street team. At least we know the Ultimate universe is still around! Be nice to also read a comic with a Spider-Man in it. Never heard of Copra or Fiffe, but I’m sold on the cast. I wonder what happens to the X-Men after Cataclysm.
AMAZING X- MEN #6
JASON AARON • ED MCGUINNESS (A/C)
CAPTAIN AMERICA VARIANT ALSO AVAILABLE
• Nightcrawler is back at the Jean Grey School!
• But when Mystique comes calling, he may be returning to the afterlife very soon.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Glad they are not holding off on getting Kurt and his mother reunited. She’s not Wolverine, so she shouldn’t be killing her son.
ALL-NEW X- MEN #25 & 26
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
ISSUE #25 – STUART IMMONEN, ART ADAMS, BRUCE TIMM, J. SCOTT CAMPBELL, SKOTTIE YOUNG, RAFAEL GRAMPA AND MORE! (A)
Cover by STUART IMMONEN
ISSUE #26 – STUART IMMONEN (A/C)
ISSUE #25 –
• OVER- SIZED 25th ISSUE!
• Artist Stuart Immonen is joined by a practical comic book artist hall of fame for this special landmark issue!
40 PGS./Rated T …$4.99
ISSUE #26 –
• THE BROTHERHOOD OF THE FUTURE IS BACK! And it doesn’t mean good things for the X- Men of the past!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
Ooof, I knew we will be getting the Future Brotherhood back but this soon? Should be interesting! Evil Future X-Men versus the Teens of the Past!
INFINITY GAUNTLET OMNIBUS HC
Written by JIM STARLIN, RON MARZ, TERRY KAVANAGH, ANN NOCENTI, PETER DAVID, ROY THOMAS, DANN THOMAS, MARK GRUENWALD & BOB BUDIANSKY
Penciled by RON LIM, GEORGE PEREZ, TODD SMITH, TOM RANEY, DAVE ROSS, RICK LEONARDI, DALE KEOWN, TONY DEZUNIGA, CHRIS MARRINAN, DAN LAWLIS, DAVE HOOVER, GREG CAPULLO & BRET BLEVINS
Covers by GEORGE PEREZ & JIM STARLIN
Death has released Thanos from her cold embrace, and he plans to repay her by murdering half the universe! But even as the Mad Titan gathers the six Infinity Gems from across the galaxy, assembling them into the Infinity Gauntlet and gaining truly godlike powers, a host of heroes gather to oppose him — including the Silver Surfer, Adam Warlock, Gamora, Drax the Destroyer, Dr. Strange and the Hulk! Even with Dr. Doom, Galactus and the universe’s cosmic powers aiding them, can Marvel’s mightiest possibly prevail against Thanos the all-powerful? At long last, the fan- favorite cosmic event is collected in its entirety! Collecting SILVER SURFER (1987) #34- 38, #40 and #44- 60; THANOS QUEST #1- 2; INFINITY GAUNTLET #1- 6; CLOAK AND DAGGER (1988) #18; SPIDER- MAN (1990) #17; INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) #383- 385; DOCTOR STRANGE, SORCERER SUPREME #31- 36; QUASAR #26- 27 and SLEEPWALKER #7.
1248 PGS./Rated T+ …$125
Am I crazy or is $125 high for these types of things? It makes sense and it is an awesome story but this will be half off in less than a year.
X- MEN: NO MORE HUMANS OGN – HC
Written by MIKE CAREY
Penciled by SALVADOR LARROCA
The X- Men awaken to find all the world’s humans gone. From normal everyday folks to the Avengers and Fantastic Four, all homo sapiens have disappeared. It’s up to the disparate sides of the X- Men to come together, get to the bottom of this mystery and find a way to get the humans back. But do all of the mutants want their human brethren to return? From best- selling author and classic X- MEN scribe MIKE CAREY and superstar artist SALVADOR LARROCA comes the first X- MEN OGN since the classic X- MEN: GOD LOVES, MAN KILLS.
128 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99
They really should have listed this up in the single issues as this is a brand new story, hopefully the majority of people don’t miss out on seeing this. Carey back on the X-Men, that has to be read! I know Magik has been confirmed to be in this. $25 is going to hurt though! I have also read that this is going to get dovetailed into the monthly titles at some point.
X- MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST PROSE NOVEL HC
Written by ALEXANDER IRVINE
Adapted from the graphic novel by CHRIS CLAREMONT & JOHN BYRNE
Cover by JOHN BYRNE
In a dark and dangerous post- apocalyptic future, the mutant- hunting killing machines known as the Sentinels rule America with an iron fist. Almost all mutants, super heroes and villains have been exterminated. Only a handful remain to fight against their oppressive robotic overseers —and most of those are powerless, locked in mutant concentration camps. Now, Kate Pryde must travel back in time and warn the present- day X- Men of the coming danger — and hopefully prevent this horrible future from ever taking place! Experience the classic, genre- defining X- Men event like never before in this new adaptation!
304 PGS./No Rating …$24.99
I’m not sure about the hardcover, but once this goes to softcover and isn’t $25 I will buy this.
CATACLYSM: THE ULTIMATES’ LAST STAND HC
Written by JOSHUA HALE FIALKOV & BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by LEONARD KIRK, MICO SUAYAN, MIRCO PIERFEDERICI, MARK BAGLEY, DAVID MARQUEZ, ALVARO MARTINEZ & CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO
Cover by MARK BAGLEY
The dreaded Galactus has arrived in the Ultimate Universe! With an whole dimension full of new planets for him to devour, the Ultimate heroes must stop Galactus from destroying their entire universe! Unstoppable and insatiable, he decimates the Chitauri and the Kree Empire — and then heads for Earth. As Rick Jones and Vision make desperate last- ditch attempts to deter Galactus, the Ultimates face the Devourer head- on! And while Nick Fury plots, Reed Richards fights for redemption, M.O.D.O.K. prepares for the end, and the X- Men deal with a lethal secret weapon, Miles Morales heads to Galactus’ birthplace — the Marvel Universe — hoping for clues to save his own world! Is this the last stand of the Ultimate heroes? Collecting HUNGER #1- 4, CATACLYSM #0.1, CATACLYSM: THE ULTIMATES’ LAST STAND #1- 5, CATACLYSM: ULTIMATE SPIDER- MAN #1- 3, CATACLYSM: ULTIMATE X- MEN #1- 3, CATACLYSM: ULTIMATES #1- 3 and ULTIMATE PROLOGUE #1.
432 PGS./Rated T+ …$49.99
Glad they are collecting this all between one cover. Since the Ultimate Universe isn’t ending, I wouldn’t recommend this as any first issues will cover what you need to know. Plus I have seen reviews and the miniseries didn’t hold up.
AGE OF ULTRON TPB
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by BRYAN HITCH, CARLOS PACHECO, BRANDON PETERSON, BUTCH GUICE, ALEX MALEEV, DAVID MARQUEZ & JOE QUESADA
Humanity’s time is over. Submit or perish, because the Age of Ultron has arrived! The artificial intelligence known as Ultron has fought for years to eradicate mankind — and now, it has all but succeeded. The few remaining heroes are battered, broken, almost beaten and left considering desperate measures — some more desperate than others. But when Wolverine breaks ranks and pursues his own plan to defeat Ultron, will his drastic action cause more problems than it solves? Brian Michael Bendis presents the ultimate triumph of the Avengers’ greatest villain in an epic that will shake worlds! Collecting AVENGERS (2010) #12.1 and AGE OF ULTRON #1- 10.
280 PGS./Rated T+ …$34.99
I would also pass on this one too! I wonder how many are going to get tricked into buying this once Avengers 2 : Age of Ultron comes out.
X- MEN VS. HULK TPB
Written by CHRISTOS GAGE, MARC SUMERAK, ALEXANDER ZALBON, CHRIS CLAREMONT, ROGER STERN, JOHN BYRNE & DOUG MOENCH
Penciled by ANDREA DIVITO, SANFORD GREEN, JOYCE CHIN, JEREMY RAAPACK, JOHN BYRNE & WALTER SIMONSON
The Illuminati shot the Hulk into space. Now he’s back, he’s mad, and he’s got some pointed questions for Illuminati member Professor X. But Xavier’s got some very powerful friends looking out for him! Thrill to all-out action as the Hulk battles through every X- Man there is — and then some! Featuring the meanest Hulk/Wolverine battle yet, as well as a rematch against the unstoppable Juggernaut! Plus: The X- Men must track down the Hulk before mysterious earthquakes decimate San Francisco! Dazzler rocks out, and the Hulk’s got a backstage pass! To teach Colossus a lesson, Wolverine orchestrates a clash with the savage Hulk! Iceman, Angel and Hulk battle Sentinels in space! And the Hulk and classic X- Men battle aliens in Europe! Collecting WORLD WAR HULK: X- MEN #1- 3, HULK TEAM- UP #1, X- MEN VS. HULK #1, INCREDIBLE HULK ANNUAL #7 and material from RAMPAGING HULK (1977) #2.
208 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99
This is an odd collection, for those who are exciting about the X-Men movie in May, but only care if they are paired with the Hulk? I liked WWH: XM and the X-Men Vs. Hulk 1 is a classic tale of the 80s X-Men with the Hulk, essentially is Colossus vs. Hulk with Kitty watching. Hulk Team-Up 1 is on my wishlist.
MARVEL KNIGHTS: X- MEN — HAUNTED TPB
Written by BRAHM REVEL
Penciled by BRAHM REVEL
Cover by BRAHM REVEL
It’s a gritty mutant murder mystery told by talented creator Brahm Revel (Guerillas)! Wolverine, Kitty Pryde and Rogue travel to a backwoods town to save new mutants’ lives. But their help may not be welcome — and the murderer may be closer to them than they think. In a small cabin in the woods, the X- Men find a young mutant learning to control her powers — but she’s not alone! As the X- Men are ambushed by a horde of super villains and two new mutants’ powers begin to spiral out of control, can the heroes save an entire town? Or as infighting threatens to pit teammate against teammate, will the scattered and manipulated X- Men fall to an army of foes ripped from their own minds? What happens when your past comes back…to kill you? Collecting MARVEL KNIGHTS X- MEN #1- 5.
112 PGS./Rated T+ …$16.99
Buy this! I only the monthly comics so I will be passing on it, but you should buy it! Do it! I can’t imagine the quality dips after issue two.
My count is six buys and three maybes. So worst case, 9 titles times three is 18 dollars plus 25 for the original graphic novel, 33 is within my 40 limit so this isn’t too bad.
Going down the list at
http://www.previewsworld.com/Home/1/1/71/979?articleID=144158
A website, I’ve come to really enjoy looking at when the next month is coming.
So here’s what I’ll be buying:
All New Doop 1
All New Ultimates 1
All New X-Men 25
All New X-Men 26
Deadpool 27 (at $9.99!)
Ultimate Spider-Man 200
Uncanny X-Men 20
What If Age of Ultron 2 – which has the New Fantastic Four reuniting! I must have missed this the first time. I’m a sucker for when Spider-Man, Hulk, Wolverine and Ghost Rider team up!
Maybes are Uncanny Avengers 19 and X-Men Legacy 1 (or Nightcrawler 1, pending on who you ask).
Making my grand total $39.91 and $36.92 if I don’t get X-Men Legacy 1. I imagine when Kitty shows up in that series, it will make the solict.
Shadow and Flame with Magik 