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LEGENDARY STAR LORD #1
MARVEL COMICS
Sam Humphries (A) Paco Medina (CA) Steve McNiven
CLASSIFIED
I read over at the X-Boards of CBR that Kitty Pryde is going to be showing up in this, for the first issue for sure.
100TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL #1 X-MEN
MARVEL COMICS
Jen Van (A/CA) In-Hyuk Lee
CLASSIFIED
I’m not sure what these 100th Anniverary Specials are in reference too. Might be the point but ooof, that doesn’t tempt me to buy them.
STORM #1
MARVEL COMICS
Greg Pak (A/CA) Victor Ibanez
CLASSIFIED
People are under the impression that at C2E2 that some of these classified will be revealed. Surprised Storm is getting an ongoing, but this should make some people happy.
ORIGINAL SIN #5 (OF 8)
MARVEL COMICS
Jason Aaron (A) Mike Deodato (CA) Julian Totino Tedesco
CLASSIFIED
Just found out that I need to buy Original Sin 2, so I’m going to have to do better with looking at previews for this series.
ORIGINAL SIN #6 (OF 8)
MARVEL COMICS
Jason Aaron (A) Mike Deodato (CA) Julian Totino Tedesco
CLASSIFIED
DISNEY KINGDOMS: FIGMENT #2 (OF 5)
JIM ZUB • FILIPE ANDRADE (A)
Cover by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
REVEALING THE ORIGINS OF ONE OF DISNEY’S MOST IMAGINATIVE CHARACTERS!
• An all-new steampunk fantasy story exploring the never-before-revealed first adventure of the inventor known as Dreamfinder and his famous dragon Figment!
• Chomped…by Chimera!
• Acclaimed creators Jim Zub (Skullkickers) and Filipe Andrade (CAPTAIN MARVEL) give a Marvel spin to the mind-expanding attraction Journey Into Imagination!
32 PGS./All Ages …$3.99
Elements based on Figment © Disney
Still annoyed by this series. Saw the cover to the first issue, Figment, a small pinkish purple dragon, is sitting on the dude’s shoulders just like Lockheed does! eeeer!
ROCKET RACCOON #1
SKOTTIE YOUNG • SKOTTIE YOUNG (A/C)
ALL-NEW, IN-CONTINUITY SERIES!
As defenders of the cosmos go, Rocket Raccoon has faced his fair share of galactic battles. He’s been a hero to the weak, a champion of good, a protector of the innocent, a heartthrob to the many intergalactic female species and now–a raccoon on the run?! ( I’m sorry, I’m sorry, a “formidable-and-expert-Guardian” on the run. Rocket is NOT a raccoon, okay?) Rocket’s high-flying life of adventure and heroism may soon be a thing of the past when he becomes a wanted man—and the authorities are not the only one on his TAIL! (We’ll definitely be overusing that pun!)
Superstar creator Skottie Young brings his A-game as writer and artist on the series we’ve been waiting decades for. Because let’s be real, this is the only Guardian of the Galaxy you actually care about. Am I right?
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
Such a fun solict and it is true, Rocket is my favorite Guardian but Star-Lord might be in the running now!
SPIDER-MAN 2099 #1
PETER DAVID • WILLIAM SLINEY (A)
ALL-NEW SERIES FROM THE PAGES OF AMAZING SPIDER-MAN!
The book you have been demanding for months finally hits the stands! Miguel O’Hara is Spider-Man in the year 2099 but he’s currently stuck in the year 2014. He was stranded here by his father who is the head of an evil corporation called Alchemax in 2099. But in 2014, Alechmax has just been formed and Miguel has a chance to stop its corruption before it starts! You’d think being a man out of time would make you a man without enemies, but Spider-Man 2099 is about to discover that he’s not the only one hoping for a better tomorrow, one that might be ensured by The Adjustor eliminating Miguel from the time stream altogether! Join comics legend (and Spider-Man 2099 creator) Peter David and breakthrough artist Will Sliney (Superior Spider-Man Team-up) for the most adventure you’ll find in a book this side of the twenty second century!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
So happy that Peter David is writing this. Hopefully it is good.
UNCANNY AVENGERS #22
RICK REMENDER • DANIEL ACUNA (A/C)
This is it! The final chapter of the story that began in Dimension Z!
• Complete unity is established, but is it too late?
• The fate of the seven prime timelines decided!
• Kang’s ultimate revenge on the Uncanny Avengers revealed.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
I’m starting to think that I don’t need to be buying this on the off chance that Kitty or Magik will appear. Will have to debate that.
AVENGERS UNDERCOVER #7
DENNIS HOPELESS KEV WALKER (A)
“GONE NATIVE” PART 1 OF 4!
• Runaways fans alert: This issue focuses on Nico…and her newly resurrected evil ex-boyfriend, Alex!
• Oh, and something really bad has happened to fellow Runaway Chase! Why are we so mean?
• Plus: What happened to Cammi? Only Baron Zemo knows…
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
See, this is how all solicts should be written. Tells you right there who will be appearing.
ALL-NEW ULTIMATES #5
MICHEL FIFFE AMILCAR PINNA (A)
Cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA
FROM THE CREATOR OF THE HIT COMIC “COPRA”
• It’s a battle royale when the new superteens on the block go up against the most dangerous supergangs on the street!
• Will the bloodthirsty vigilante, SCOURGE, take everyone in a costume down, be it street punk or good guy?
• Will SPIDER-MAN, BLACK WIDOW, KITTY PRYDE, BOMBSHELL, CLOAK & DAGGER survive a second wave of violence when the deadly CROSSBONES joins the fray?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
So happy that this title is back to only shipping one issue a month. That’s how it should be!
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #17
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS • Ed McGuinness (A/C)
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY ARTIST VARIANT ALSO AVAILABLE
• With some new faces on the team, it might be time for the Guardians to have a little team-building vacation.
• Or, you know, they could keep fighting alien warlords and galactic empires.
• Guess they’ll have to plan that team-building retreat for next month.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
Tracking this just for the Kitty references. I’m a dman fool, is what I am.
IRON MAN SPECIAL #1
SEAN RYAN • RAHMAT HANDOKO (A)
CONTINUING THE STORY FROM JUNE’S UNCANNY X-MEN SPECIAL #1
• Iron Man returns to space to settle a score, but ends up embroiled with the fugitive UNCANNY X-MEN!
• Their paths cross in pursuit of Cyclops, who’s been kidnapped by mysterious n’er do wells.
• All this and guest-starring NOVA, THE HUMAN ROCKET!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
I like how the X-Men one was $4.99 but this one is $3.99. It states the Uncanny X-Men appear so I’m imagining Magik must still be on for the ride.
SAVAGE HULK #2
ALAN DAVIS • ALAN DAVIS (A/C)
Variant by RYAN STEGMAN
AN ALL-NEW SERIES BY SUPERSTAR ALAN DAVIS!!!
• While HULK and ABOMINATION have the clash of the century…
• …the X-MEN do the Monster Mash!
• And PROFESSOR X plans to…terminate the Hulk?!?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Still disappointed by the fact that the X-Men in this are the Original Five but they are hot at the moment. The Original Five from their proper time era, I should add.
ALL-NEW X-MEN #29 & 30
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS • STUART IMMONEN (A/C)
• Past, present and future collide as the Future Brotherhood exacts their final judgment on the All-New X-Men.
• Plus, Angel takes control!
32 PGS. (EACH)/Rated T …$3.99 (EACH)
Scott is one and Angel becomes the leader? That’s unexpected!
NIGHTCRAWLER #4
CHRIS CLAREMONT • TODD NAUCK (A)
• The mastermind behind the attacks on Nightcrawler’s loved ones is revealed…
• And when Nightcrawler calls upon his friends for backup, the fight comes to the Jean Grey School!
• But torn between two worlds—his family and the X-Men—who will Nightcrawler stand by?
• One thing’s for sure: When the dust settles, one of his worlds will be changed forever…
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Sounds like Kitty isn’t involved in this issue either.
SAVAGE WOLVERINE #21
JOHN ARCUDI • JOE QUINONES (A)
MAN OF WAR – Part One!
• In the midst of World War I, Logan leads a daring mission…and discovers he isn’t the only mutant at war!
• B.P.R.D.’s John Arcudi returns to Marvel with Joe Quinones (FF) for an epic that uncovers more of Logan’s tortured past!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Another WWI story with Wolverine?
ALL-NEW DOOP #4 (of 5)
PETER MILLIGAN
DAVID LAFUENTE GARCIA (A)
Cover by MICHAEL ALLRED
• The true horror of Doop rears its ugly head!
• Kitty Pryde and Doop find themselves in the middle the scariest moment of their lives with no one to turn to!
• Will Kitty finally accept Doop’s proposal of marriage?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Really enjoyed the first issue and super glad that Kitty hasn’t bailed out of the series yet.
ALIAS OMNIBUS HC
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by MICHAEL GAYDOS
Cover by DAVID MACK
Meet Jessica Jones. Once upon a time, she was a costumed super hero. But not a very good one. Now a chain-smoking, self-destructive alcoholic, Jessica is the owner and sole employee of Alias Investigations — a small, private-investigative firm specializing in superhuman cases. This deluxe hardcover collects all 28 issues of super-scribe Brian Michael Bendis’ ALIAS — plus all-new, behind-the-scenes bonus material compiled in conjunction with the writer himself! In her inaugural arc, Jessica’s life immediately becomes expendable when she uncovers the potentially explosive secret of one hero’s true identity. But her wit, charm and intelligence just may help her survive through another day. Thrust into the midst of a conspiracy that reaches the highest levels, has Jessica burned too many bridges to turn to old friends for help? Plus: Jessica travels to upstate New York to investigate the disappearance of a teenage girl rumored to be a mutant in a prejudiced small town; goes on a date with the Astonishing Ant-Man; teams up with Jessica Drew; the original Spider-Woman; and confronts the demons of her past! Collects ALIAS #1-28 and WHAT IF JESSICA JONES HAD JOINED THE AVENGERS?
720 PGS./Explicit Content …$99.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9091-2
Trim size: oversized
Surprised they are not waiting for the Netflix series to release it but I’m sure it will be rerelease around then. Surprise for $100 that they are not including the short lived Pulse series.
REVENGE: THE SECRET ORIGIN OF EMILY THORNE PREMIERE HC
Written by ERICA SCHULTZ
Plot by TED SULLIVAN
Art by VINCENZO BALZANO
Cover by DUSTIN NGUYEN
A new graphic novel inspired by ABC’s popular television series REVENGE, co-written by series writer Ted Sullivan! Emily Thorne is a wealthy and good-natured philanthropist who recently befriended the powerful Grayson family. But Emily’s real name is Amanda Clarke. Twenty years ago, the Graysons’ elite social circle framed Amanda’s father for a horrific crime — and Amanda plans to destroy the lives of those who stole her childhood and betrayed her father. Now, experience Amanda’s first mission of revenge! After training in Japan, the untested heroine finds herself infiltrating high society in Geneva. There, she uncovers secrets about her past — but her future will be short-lived unless Amanda can defeat a surprising enemy with ties to the people who destroyed her life! Prepare for a thrilling ride into the previously unexplored past of television’s most dynamic — and dangerous — girl next door!
112 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9039-4
Trim size: standard
© 2014 ABC Studios
I’m falling out of love with Revenge, with how it gets good for two or three episodes and then it back slides hard for the same amount of episodes (or how much the show spends on resetting its characters) but interesting it got the comic treatment.
SPIDER-MAN: THE COMPLETE ALIEN COSTUME SAGA BOOK 1 TPB
Written by TOM DEFALCO, DAVID MICHELINIE, CARY BURKETT, TONY ISABELLA, LOUISE SIMONSON & AL MILGROM
Penciled by RON FRENZ, RICK LEONARDI, GREG LAROCQUE, PAUL NEARY & AL MILGROM
Cover by RON FRENZ
When Spider-Man returns from the Secret Wars with a snazzy new black suit, he’s faster and stronger — and has an unending inbuilt supply of webbing! All the better for tussling with foes such as the Rose, Black Fox, Red Ghost, Jack O’Lantern, Puma and the Blob! Not only that, but he’s dressed to impress the Black Cat, too — much to Mary Jane’s dismay. But there’s something about Peter that’s not quite right. Curse that ol’ Parker luck, the black costume just happens to be a hungry alien symbiote — and it’s grown very attached to him! Savor a chronological retelling of Spider-Man’s epic wardrobe malfunction, told across the three Spidey titles of the era! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #252-258, MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) #141-145 and ANNUAL #7, and PETER PARKER, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) #90-95.
488 PGS./Rated T …$44.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-8867-4
I wonder how many books this will take? It didn’t really last that long.
X-MEN: MAGNETO TESTAMENT TPB
Written by GREG PAK
Penciled by CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
In 1935, Max Eisenhardt was a schoolboy — who happened to be Jewish in Nazi Germany. The definitive origin story of one of Marvel’s greatest icons begins with a silver chain and a crush on a girl — and quickly turns into a harrowing struggle for survival against the inexorable machinery of Hitler’s Final Solution. Named Best Miniseries of 2008 by IGN, X-Men: Magneto Testament follows Max Eisenhardt from 1935 to 1945 as he fights to protect his family and a Romani girl named Magda from the indignities of a Nuremberg schoolyard, the horrors of war-stricken Poland, and the unfathomable atrocities of Auschwitz-Birkenau. This heartbreaking and historically accurate look at the childhood of one of the most popular X-Men also features in-depth endnotes and extras providing further historical context, including a comprehensive teachers’ guide. Collecting X-MEN: MAGNETO TESTAMENT #1-5.
152 PGS./Parental Advisory …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9172-8
Read some amazing reviews for this story.
Newsarama has a note about how not every comic in July has a solict so here is what was missing that I’m interesting in :
These are most likely more Original Sin tie ins
WOLVERINE #10, maybe
UNCANNY X-MEN #23
UNCANNY X-MEN #24
So my to buy pile is :
Legendary Star Lord 1 $3.99 (I imagine)
All New Ultimates 5 $3.99
Iron Man Special 1 $3.99
All New X-Men 29 & 30 $7.98
Uncanny X-Men 23 & 24 $7.98
Making my total $28. I might add Uncanny Avengers 22 and maybe Wolverine 10 but I think I will just hold off on those as I’m not liking the idea of having to try to resell comics if Kitty or Magik don’t show up them. Same for Guardians of the Galaxy 17. Plus, Hasitngs doesn’t know I’m not continuing with them, so they will be pulling my copies for these titles for me still, so I might as well take advantage of that.
$28 will make my wife pretty happy. That, of course, is before the shipping prices and all of that but still, under $30!
. . .
UPDATE May 7, 2014 –
Right now my total is $21.11 at DCBS before shipping –
100th Anniversary Special 1 (with the wedding of Cyclops and Emma – so I figure it will be a whose who event)
All New Doop 4
All New Ultimates 5
All New X-Men 29 & 30
Iron Man Special 1
Legendary Star Lord 1
Uncanny X-Men 23 & 24
ooof, this day finally came – $42.09 with weekly shipping which is over my $40 budget by two dollars if the bags and boards were that price I would just eliminate them but I guess I now know how many comics I can get and keep it under $40 – 7 is the perfect number. Lousy double shipping!
Let’s try twice a month shipping – $36.09 – that’s more reasonable and I can still stay current … enough. Okay, that works for me and I’m going to have it sent to the PO Box and see how that goes.
So July 2014, my total is $36.09 through Discount Comic Book Service.
Hastings is going to keep me on some titles like Guardians of the Galaxy, Uncanny Avengers and Wolverine so I figure I’ll just save me having to resell those later and just let Hastings store them for me.
Shadow and Flame with Magik 