http://www.newsarama.com/26821-marvel-comics-february-2016-solicitations.html
As we are still getting brand new number ones, I’ll be stating if I’m passing on those or not, as well.
SPIDER-MAN #1
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS• SARA PICHELLI (a/C)
Hip-hop variant COVER by Adi Granov
VARIANT COVER BY MICHAEL CHO
YOUNG VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
CLASSIC VARIANT COVER BY MARK BAGLEY
Miles Morales has been doing the super hero thing for a while, now, but after SECRET WARS, he’ll be a full-fledged member of the Marvel Universe. Swinging next to The Invincible Iron Man, The Mighty Thor and the All-New Captain America as a card-carrying member of the Avengers is an adventure, but it’s not all fun and games for New York City’s main Spider-MAN! What happened in the eight month gap? It all starts in SPIDER-MAN #1!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
Makes sense that Bendis would be the one to start filling in with what happened in the eight month gap. I wonder if there will be references to Ultimate Shadowcat in this series? I may have to track it, to see. I imagine, that Marvel is going to want as clean of a break, as possible from Pre-Secret Wars 2015 Marvel and All New All Different Marvel. It is nice that Miles gets the Adjectiveless Spider-Man series name.
AVENGERS STANDOFF: WELCOME TO PLEASANT HILL #1
NICK SPENCER
COVER BY DANIEL ACUNA
YOUNG VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
VARIANT COVER by Matt Rhodes
Hip-hop variant COVER by TBA
The prelude to the Spring’s blockbuster AVENGERS event!
Hello there and welcome, new resident. You’ve sure made the right choice in moving to Pleasant Hill– a friendly small town where burdens are lifted and the sun is always bright… so hide your eyes. Don’t let it see you looking its way. Hide if you must. Otherwise it will burn right through you. Pleasant Hill is the kind of place where folks look out for one another. Everyone knows who their neighbors are. But who are you, neighbor?
40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$4.99
So they already have an Avengers event plan? I sure hope that All Different All New Marvel will space out crossovers. As I don’t really want a Space Crossover and the X-Men / Inhumans crossover, happening at the same time. Let one be in one quarter and the other, in another, please! I’ll be passing on the event.
POWER MAN AND IRON FIST #1
DAVID WALKER
Hip-hop variant COVER by Theotis Jones
BLACK PANTHER 50th ANNIVERSARY VARIANT COVER BY SANFORD GREENE
Variant COVER by CHRIS VISIONS
Classic Variant COVER by TREVOR VON EEDEN
YOUNG VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
IRON FIST ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
POWER MAN ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
BLANK VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
THE ORIGINAL HEROES FOR HIRE, BACK ON THE CLOCK!
We KNOW you’ve been waiting to see LUKE CAGE and DANNY RAND back together and back to STREET-STOMPING basics! POWER MAN and IRON FIST are tracking a mystery with all the ingredients of a classic Heroes-for-Hire tale. Expect old friends, hired goons, crime lords, weird magic, plenty of power, a flurry of fists and as much bromance as you can handle! It’s Power Man and Iron Fist reunited, and writer DAVID WALKER and artist SANFORD GREENE are making it feel so GOOD!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
I do like these two characters together, I may have to read this in the store.
X-MEN: WORST X-MAN EVER #1 (OF 5)
MAX BEMIS
Bailey Hoskins has just discovered he’s a mutant. For someone who’s never been special, never stood out, discovering he’s “gifted” is truly a gift—entry into the halls of Xavier’s School for Gifted Children and into the ranks of the world-famous X-Men! Unfortunately…Bailey might just be the worst X-Man ever. Max Bemis, frontman of the band Say Anything, kicks off his first Marvel miniseries by teaming with stellar artist Michael Walsh (SECRET AVENGERS, HANK JOHNSON) to bring us the story of a misfit among misfits.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
We are already getting out of continuity titles? So bizaree. I’m not sure if Magik or Kitty will be in this, but I’ll add it to my order, just in case. They are not n the cover, of the first issue.
THE VISION #4
TOM KING
GABRIEL HERNANDEZ WALTA (A)
Cover by MIKE DEL MUNDO
VARIANT COVER BY MICHAEL CHO
• Just as everything is coming together, everything goes to hell.
• After finally finding love for The Vision, Virginia must respond to the one person who threatens that love – and her response will shock the Marvel Universe.
• A not-to-be-missed ending that builds to next issue’s breathtaking climax.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
It would be awesome if the threat to their marriage was Wonder Man. That guy just doesn’t want Vision to be happy.
THE TOTALLY AWESOME HULK #3
GREG PAK
variant COVER by MICHAEL CHO
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
PREPARE TO MEET YOUR FOOM!
• Amadeus is on the hunt for the biggest, greenest, baddest monster on the block – besides himself, of course!
• And an unlikely ally lends a hand!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
Fing Fang Foom is in this issue! That is totally awesome!
SQUADRON SUPREME #4
JAMES ROBINSON
Cover by ALEX ROSS
VARIANT COVER BY Bob McLeod
variant COVER by LEONARD KIRK
Things Get Weird!
• The Squadron descends into the newest, weirdest corner of the Marvel U!
• But how many of them will make it out?
• Plus: A beloved Marvel character returns amid much pomp and FANFARE!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
I wonder who the beloved character is? With the state of ANAD Marvel, it could be any number of characters. Looking at the variant cover, is it Thundra, or is she already part of the team? Is she that beloved?
CAPTAIN MARVEL #2
Tara Butters & Michele Fazekas
VARIANT COVER BY MICHAEL CHO
VARIANT COVER BY PHIL JIMENEZ
• Between hosting a contingent of alien ambassadors, passive aggressive power struggles with her Flight Commander, Abigail Brand, and an insatiable itch to be on the front lines, Carol Danvers A.K.A. Captain Marvel struggles to find her footing on the new Alpha Flight Space Station.
• To top it off a mysterious ghost ship has entered protected Earth space…And it’s bearing the Star of Hala.
• Talk about a rough first week on the job…
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Nice to know that Brand is present in a title.
DRAX #4
CM PUNK & CULLEN BUNN
DRAX AND THE TEMPLE OF FOOM!
EARTH’S TOUGHEST COMPETITOR CM PUNK CONTINUES HIS GALAXY RUMBLING DRAX SERIES!
• DRAX faces FIN! FANG! FOOM!
• The fiend kidnapped children and put their little hands to work digging. But for WHAT?! Prepare to be SHOCKED! And AWED!!!
• Drax is ready to PUNCH out an escape route, barring any WEIRD mystical surprises. (FYI, we consider a dragon in hot pants to be pretty normal, so what could weird possibly even mean???)
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Wow, Fing Fang Foom, in two titles, in the same month? Now, that’s exciting! The first issue was pretty good.
Art by Art Adams
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #5
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS
• Last Raccoon standing!
• The Guardians face their toughest battle ever and aren’t going to make it out the same way they came in!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
Oh man, their first mission looks to have been too much for them! That cover is pretty incredible!
GUARDIANS OF INFINITY #3
DAN ABNETT, DARRYL “DMC” MCDANIELS & EDGARDO MIRANDA-RODRIGUEZ
CARLO BARBERI & JUAN DOE (A)
Cover by GARY CHOO
VARIANT COVER BY MICHAEL CHO
variant COVER by JUAN DOE
ALL TOGETHER BEHIND ENEMY LINES!
• The only way out is in, as all the Guardians sneak aboard the ominous Structure.
• The gene-cruited Newcomers are swarming: they’re gearing up for something and that can’t mean anything good!
• Plus, The Thing and Groot are in search of a singularly powerful object located in New York City in a story by DARRYL “DMC” MCDANIELS, EDGARDO MIRANDA-RODRIGUEZ and JUAN DOE.
40 PGS./Rated T …$4.99
So Grimm can be in back up features, of this title? I may have to add this to my pull list, to make sure I don’t miss when Kitty gets her chance.
STAR-LORD #4
SAM HUMPHRIES
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
A GIANT LEAP FOR MANKIND! A FALL FROM GRACE FOR PETER QUILL!
• Is young Star-Lord pirate enough to betray his species and steal the ASTERION ONE?
• Peter came to space to be a pilot, a pirate, avenge his mother’s murder by Badoon, and chew gum.
• Well, he’s all out of gum! And already did those first two things!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
It’ll be interesting, to see how many of these new series make it to issue seven, much less, twelve.
ROCKET RACCOON & GROOT #2
SKOTTIE YOUNG
Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG
VARIANT COVER BY MICHAEL CHO
variant COVER by BRIAN KESINGER
IN THE SHORT SHADOW OF THE RAKZOON EMPIRE
• Lord RakZoon’s not the brutal dictator they think he is at home—oh no, no, no.
• He’s a Rocket Raccoon! ROCKET RACCOON!
• Can Groot and his body art remind Rocket who he is before he casts his best friend into the torture dungeon?!
• Also, WHO GAVE ROCKET A TORTURE DUNGEON???
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
This does sound like fun.
HOWARD THE DUCK #4
CHIP ZDARSKY
Cover by JOE QUINONES & KEVIN WADA
Variant Cover by KAMOME SHIRAHAMA
VARIANT COVER BY MICHAEL CHO
• She’s obsessed, she’s powerful, she’s ALMOST the new herald of Galactus! And like the rest of the universe, SCOUT is after Howard. But with an eye to ending the hunger of the Devourer of Worlds!
• Plus: The Silver Surfer! The Stranger! The Guardians of the Galaxy! All in a story of Howard on the run we’re calling … FOWL MOVEMENT!
• Oh god, are we really calling it that?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
The Guardians of the Galaxy!?! I have to get this issue! That’s how you write a solict!
SILVER SURFER #2
DAN SLOTT
VARIANT COVER BY CHIP ZDARSKY
• Why is Silver Surfer fighting the ever-loving blue-eyed THING?
• Who is this Alicia Masters person, and why hasn’t Norrin told Dawn about her before?
• Where did that alien armada come from?
• What can they really do to planet Earth that is WORSE THAN DEATH?!
• And WHEN, exactly, IS Clobbering Time?!
• Right now, True Believer! RIGHT NOW!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
What is Grimm doing on Earth? Will the other Guardians appear?
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #7 & 8
DAN SLOTT
CoverS by ALEX ROSS
Issue #7 – VARIANT COVER BY MICHAEL CHO
• Cloak and Dagger are serving MISTER NEGATIVE in his war on Spider-Man! But how?!
• Things get even worse as Mister Negative inverts Peter Parker himself!
32 PGS. (each)/Rated T …$3.99 (each)
Apparently, the easier concept to write Cloak and Dagger in, is to reverse their powers and color schemes. It is a novel idea but it just happened in a Secret Wars 2015 tie-in too.
THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #5
RYAN NORTH
VARIANT COVER BY MICHAEL CHO
• Squirrel Girl has been sent back in time to the sixties, which would be fine I guess, except now the future is ruled by Doctor Doom!
• Anyway, that’s not her fault, but she’s still fixing it because she’s just THAT GOOD.
• The final battle between Doctor Doom, Squirrel Girl and… an old-lady version of Squirrel Girl from the future?? Yes! Meet the sensational character find of 2016: AN OLD LADY!
• Fun fact: Besides adults literally fighting each other, this issue also features SEVERAL jokes!
• Don’t miss the hit comic featured on Entertainment Weekly’s Must List (which was several months ago for everyone reading this, but it was just yesterday when this text was being written and we’re all still very excited about it!)!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
This is a fun solict!
ANGELA: QUEEN OF HEL #5
MARGUERITE BENNETT
KIM JACINTO & STEPHANIE HANS (A)
Cover by STEPHANIE HANS
• The ferocious finale of the conquest of Hel as Angela and Sera clash at last with the tyrannical Queen Hela in all her glory!
• Holy crow, are we glad comics don’t have special effects budgets. (Marguerite owes Kim, Stephanie and Israel so many drinks.)
• And the splash page you’ve all been waiting for…
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
I wonder what the splash page fans have been demanding is? Whoever writes Angela’s solicits needs to be named!
ALL-NEW X-MEN #4 (NOV150892)
DENNIS HOPELESS
STORY THUS FAR VARIANT COVER BY TBA (SEP158784)
DEADPOOL VARIANT COVER BY TBA (NOV150887)
CLASSIC ARTIST VARIANT COVER BY TBA (SEP158785)
“FLESH WOUNDS” STARTS NOW!
• Reunited at last, the All-New X-Men hit the road on a mission to write their own futures and be the heroes they believe mutantkind needs most.
• But for one X-Man, being a hero means perpetually leaping into harm’s way, even when it means suffering grievous injury.
• When the unstoppable All-New Wolverine runs up against the immovable Blob, will her self-destructive instincts get the better of her?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99ALL-NEW X-MEN #5
DENNIS HOPELESS
• Which is more stubborn: A teenage X-Man or a homicidal villain whose power is literally to render
himself immovable?
• Find out here, when the ALL-NEW X-MEN take on THE BLOB!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Wow, look at Blob getting his own arc!
OLD MAN LOGAN #2
JEFF LEMIRE
VARIANT COVER BY MICHAEL CHO
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• For Old Man Logan, home is a wasteland in the distant future, one overridden by hillbilly Hulks who extort and torture civilians for fun.
• But now, mysteriously finding himself in the present, Logan is hellbent on preventing that future from coming to pass.
• And the best way to keep the Hulk population from surging in the future is to eliminate them altogether in the present…starting with Amadeus Cho, the Totally Awesome Hulk!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99
Pretty smart to put the old Wolverine up against the new Hulk.
ALL-NEW WOLVERINE #5
TOM TAYLOR
Cover by BENGAL
VARIANT COVER BY MICHAEL CHO
JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF A CLONE
• Wolverine will have to go where she’s never gone before in order to save the lives of her mysterious three “sisters!”
• Along her journey, Laura will have to team up with an ally she never expected, and one who has seemingly sworn off the life of a super hero…
• Say hello to the original Wasp, the one and only JANET VAN DYNE!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99
That’s fun, to get X23 out there, getting her team-up resume boosted with a Wasp addition.
DEADPOOL #7
GERRY DUGGAN, CULLEN BUNN, BEN ACKER, BEN BLACKER, MIKE HAWTHORNE, Tim Seeley & MORE
SCOTT KOBLISH, Danilo Beyruth, MIKE HAWTHORNE, Tony Harris & MORE (A)
Cover by TONY MOORE
ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
YOUNG VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
SECRET COMIC VARIANT COVER BY SCOTT KOBLISH
Hip-hop variant COVER by TBA
• Twenty-five years ago in February 1991, the New Mutants encountered a blabber mouthed mercenary who tore through Xavier’s mansion and into the very heart of the 1990s. Now, that self-same degenerate is one of the most popular heroes in the world, an Avenger, and maybe the smelliest and grossest person that tumblr swoons over. Come see how Deadpool reacts to life at the top of the world…(hint: he does not handle it well). PLUS: A full array of stories from Deadpool’s new allies, the members of the Mercs for Money! Oh…and I think there is, like…some other Deadpool thing this month people are excited about? I forget what.
96 PGS./Parental Advisory …$9.99
Even his solict is breaking the fourth wall! They, also, keep finding ways to make a Deadpool comic cost ten dollars.
EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN #7
JEFF LEMIRE
• As one team of X-Men stages a daring rescue mission in Weirdworld, another team stages one in the psyche of their teammate!
• Something happened to Nightcrawler that left his mind in turmoil. Determined to bring their friend back to sanity, Storm and Jean Grey enter his mind…but are they prepared for what awaits them there?
• Meanwhile, Old Man Logan, Colossus, Iceman and Magik discover just who it is they’re on a mission to rescue in the wilds of Weirdworld…and the truth might tear the team apart!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Hey, Magik is heading to Weirdworld, I bet she excels there!
UNCANNY X-MEN #3
CULLEN BUNN
VARIANT COVER BY GREG LAND (NOV150890)
• With mutantkind in extinction’s crosshairs once more, Magneto leads a team of the deadliest X-Men to fight for the fate of their species!
• But can the Master of Magnetism curb his killer instincts long enough to find out who’s trying to speed up mutantkind’s descent into the grave?
• Plus: Fantomex! Triage! And an X-Man you probably thought you’d never see again…
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
PREVIOUSLY SOLICITED – ORDER WITH CODE (NOV150889)
So we must be skipping Uncanny in January, then? Oh that Greg Land! Triage is in this title, I guess he is the resident healer but he seems out of place on that team. Did he ever talk directly to Magneto, in Bendis’ series?
GUIDEBOOK TO THE MARVEL CINEMATIC
UNIVERSE – MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS
Written by MIKE O’SULLIVAN & THE OHOTMU TEAM
Cover by MIKE DEL MUNDO
This is what it’s all been building to! The MCU Guidebooks reach the end of Phase One as the Avengers assemble! Our comprehensive coverage of the fan-favorite Marvel Studios films and Marvel Television shows continues as we reveal everything you need to know about Earth’s Mightiest Heroes! Featuring fact sheets, movie-to-comic comparisons and production stills, this issue is packed with profiles of the mighty Avengers themselves: Black Widow, Captain America, Hawkeye, Hulk, Iron Man and Thor! Also featuring allies including Phil Coulson, Nick Fury, Maria Hill, Erik Selvig, Jasper Sitwell and S.H.I.E.L.D.; enemies including Loki and the Chitauri; and equipment including the Helicarrier and Loki’s scepter! Plus the World Security Council and more! Relive the big-screen thrills of 2012’s Marvel’s The Avengers right here, and continue building your indispensable library of Cinematic Universe reference books!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
I was able to skim through the Iron Man that came out recently. They do use some comic book art but the handbook entries are all about the films so I’m passing on these.
STAN LEE: MARVEL TREASURY EDITION SLIPCASE HC
Written by STAN LEE with LARRY LIEBER, BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH & TOM DEFALCO
Penciled by JACK BINDER, AL AVISON, JOE MANEELY, STAN GOLDBERG, STEVE DITKO, JACK KIRBY, DON HECK, JACK DAVIS, DICK AYERS, SOL BRODSKY, WALLY WOOD, JOHN BUSCEMA, GENE COLAN, JIM STERANKO, NEAL ADAMS, GIL KANE, BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH, JOHN ROMITA SR., MOEBIUS, MARCOS MARTIN & BRUCE TIMM
Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL, JACK KIRBY, DON HECK, STEVE DITKO & GENE COLAN
Face Front, True Believers, and treasure this super-sized celebration of the incredible career of Stan Lee! More than 70 years of stories featuring dozens of Lee’s beloved co-creations — including Spider-Man, Iron Man, the Hulk, the Avengers, Daredevil and Nick Fury — all in his signature, senses-shattering style! These astonishing tales of suspense, horror, fantasy, romance, comedy, cowboys, super heroics and more prove beyond doubt that Stan is “The Man!” Collecting INCREDIBLE HULK (1962) #1, AVENGERS (1963) #1 and #15-16, X-MEN (1963) #4-5, SGT. FURY #8, FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL #2-3, DAREDEVIL (1964) #7 and #47, CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) #109, THOR (1966) #179-181, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #96-98, MARVEL PREMIERE #3, SAVAGE SHE-HULK (1980) #1 and SILVER SURFER: PARABLE #1-2 — plus material from CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS #3 and #16, MYSTIC COMICS (1940) #6, SUSPENSE #29, BLACK KNIGHT (1955) #1, MILLIE THE MODEL #100, LIFE WITH MILLIE #10, AMAZING ADULT FANTASY #9 and #11, AMAZING FANTASY (1962) #15, TALES TO ASTONISH (1959) #35, TALES OF SUSPENSE #39, RAWHIDE KID (1955) #33, PATSY WALKER #119, STRANGE TALES (1951) #135, THOR (1966) #146-152, SILVER SURFER (1968) #3, OUR LOVE STORY #5, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #365 and #634-645, MARVEL 75TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION and the AMAZING SPIDER-MAN newspaper strip.
816 PGS./Rated T+ …$200.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-90118-9
Trim size: Vibranium-sized
Hastings has this pretty sweet new hardcover biography of Stan Lee, written by him and Peter David (and a third person) but done in comic book fashion! That seems pretty neat. From the few page flips I did, it seems to be mostly about Stan’s life and not so much his comic book work. Probably due to copyrights.
SHANG-CHI: MASTER OF KUNG FU OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC
Written by STEVE ENGLEHART, DOUG MOENCH, LEN WEIN & MORE
Penciled by JIM STARLIN, PAUL GULACY, AL MILGROM, KEITH POLLARD, JOHN BUSCEMA, SAL BUSCEMA,
ROSS ANDRU & MORE
COVERS BY TERRY DODSON & JIM STARLIN
One of the most groundbreaking Marvel Comics of all is collected for the first time! Born to be the world’s most fearsome fighter, Shang-Chi’s life takes a major turn when he discovers the truth about his father, the villainous Fu Manchu! So begins the epic story of the Master of Kung Fu! On a quest to end the reign of his pernicious patriarch, Shang-Chi pits his deadly hands and furious feet against incredible foes like Tiger-Claw, Razor-Fist, the mysterious Midnight — and even the macabre Man-Thing! But will his mastery of martial arts be enough in a throwdown with the Amazing Spider-Man? Collecting SPECIAL MARVEL EDITION #15-16, MASTER OF KUNG FU (1974) #17-37, GIANT-SIZE MASTER OF KUNG FU #1-4, GIANT-SIZE SPIDER-MAN #2 and material from IRON MAN ANNUAL #4.
696 PGS./Rated T…$125.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-90129-5
Trim size: oversized
SHANG-CHI: MASTER OF KUNG FU OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC STARLIN COVER (DM ONLY)
696 PGS./Rated T…$125.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-90146-2
Trim size: oversized
Could this be a response to the rumors that Iron Fist’s Netflix series is going to be replaced with Shang Chi?
STAR WARS: DROIDS & EWOKS OMNIBUS HC DROIDS COVER
Written by DAVID MANAK & GEORGE CARAGONNE
Penciled by WARREN KREMER, JOHN ROMITA SR., MARY WILSHIRE & ERNIE COLÓN
Covers by ERNIE COLÓN & WARREN KREMER
The most lovable stars of a galaxy far, far away, in a complete collection of their adorable all-ages adventures! Join Wicket and his Ewok friends Teebo and Princess Kneesaa in their forest home of Endor for colorful capers filled with rainbow bridges and rites of power! And in stories set years before they find a home with the REBELS, follow C-3P0 and R2-D2 in their search for a master! The quest will stretch across space and beyond, as a crazy chronal crossover sees them meet the Ewoks again for the very first time! Plus: Get a fresh perspective on the epic events of the film that started it all in a tale that could only be called “Star Wars According to the Droids.” As Threepio might say, “Oh my!” Collecting EWOKS #1-14, DROIDS #1-8 and EWOKS UK ANNUAL 1989.
536 PGS./All Ages …$100.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-90085-4
Trim size: oversized
I’ve read Ewoks 10 and if I want to read the full story, I need to eventually read Droids 4 (though it isn’t necessary as Ewoks 10 covers everything we needed to know) but $100 isn’t way too much to read that issue. I believe there was some light teasing of what issue five was going to contain but I’ve gone this long without reading those issues. Cute art but that price needs to come down. But it is 24 issues so it is possibly price right but I’m not sure how many super die hard fans will buy this.
SQUADRON SUPREME CLASSIC OMNIBUS HC
Written by ROY THOMAS, STEVE ENGLEHART, JM DEMATTEIS, MARK GRUENWALD, KURT BUSIEK,
LEN KAMINSKI, TONY BEDARD, JEPH LOEB & MORE
Penciled by SAL BUSCEMA, JOHN BUSCEMA, GEORGE PÉREZ, WAYNE BORING, DON PERLIN, BOB HALL,
PAUL RYAN, PAUL NEARY, MIKE MANLEY, JOHN HEEBINK, CARLOS PACHECO, ANTHONY WILLIAMS,
JIM CALAFIORE, GREG LAND & MORE
Cover by GEORGE PÉREZ
Get the full story of Marvel’s most superior super-team! They’re the mightiest heroes of their dimension, but what happens when the Squadron Supreme encounters the Serpent Crown — and the Avengers? Then, in one of the most celebrated limited series of all time, the Squadron expands its ranks — and takes control of their United States in a bid to create utopia! But when the team members find themselves stranded in the Marvel Universe, will their New World Order fall — and their dimension be destroyed? Guest-starring the Defenders, the Exiles, the Ultimates…and the Squadron Sinister! Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #69-70, #85-86, #141-144 and #147-149; THOR (1966) #280; DEFENDERS (1972) #112-114; SQUADRON SUPREME (1985) #1-12; CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) #314; SQUADRON SUPREME: DEATH OF A UNIVERSE QUASAR #13-16 and #51-52; AVENGERS (1998) #5-6; AVENGERS/SQUADRON SUPREME ANNUAL ’98; SQUADRON SUPREME: NEW WORLD ORDER EXILES (2001) #77-78 and ULTIMATE POWER #7-9.
1240 PGS./Rated T+ …$125
ISBN: 978-1-302-90065-6
Trim size: oversized
This is as complete as that story gets! I believe the copy I own, only includes Captain America 314, as one of the proper twelve issues, has them come to Earth and chat with Captain America.
SECRET WARS: LAST DAYS OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE HC
Written by AL EWING, CULLEN BUNN, NATHAN EDMONDSON, G. WILLOW WILSON, DAN SLOTT, NICK SPENCER,
ROBBIE THOMPSON & DENNIS HOPELESS
Penciled by LUKE ROSS, LEE GARBETT, PAUL DAVIDSON, GABRIEL HERNANDEZ WALTA, PHIL NOTO,
ADRIAN ALPHONA, MITCH GERADS, MICHAEL ALLRED, RAMON ROSANOS, TANA FORD & NATACHA BUSTOS
Cover by ESAD RIBIC
Before SECRET WARS arrives, everything must end! In the final hours of the Marvel Universe, everyone is a Mighty Avenger! Facing Ragnarok, King Loki makes his move! Magneto, once Earth’s enemy, fights to be its savior! Black Widow meets her fate still seeking redemption! On the brink of disaster, Ms. Marvel meets Captain Marvel! Punisher goes out with a bang! Silk seeks her family before the sky falls! Ant-Man dances with destiny! And Spider-Woman gets pulled back in! But when the entire universe is extinguished, what’s next for the Silver Surfer? Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA AND THE MIGHTY AVENGERS #8-9, LOKI: AGENT OF ASGARD #14-17, MAGNETO (2014) #18-21, BLACK WIDOW (2014) #19-20, MS. MARVEL (2014) #16-19, PUNISHER (2014) #19-20, SILVER SURFER (2014) #13-15, ANT-MAN: LAST DAYS, SILK (2015A) #7 and SPIDER-WOMAN (2014) #10.
840 PGS./Parental Advisory…$75.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-90124-0
Trim size: oversized
Pretty smart to collect these as one trade. Magneto 21 was so great. I would have thrown in Deadpool 45 and Miles Morales 12 as those issues also feature the Incursion that ends the two universes. Miles, naturally, sees it from the Ultimate side.
SIEGE: BATTLEWORLD TPB
Written by KIERON GILLEN
Penciled by FILIPE ANDRADE, CARLOS PACHECO & MORE
Cover by W. SCOTT FORBES
They can’t ever win. They can’t afford to lose. Together they stand on the Shield — the wall that stretches around Battleworld, protecting the more civilized domains from the dead lands filled with zombies, Ultrons and the Annihilation Wave. Anyone who crosses Lord Doom gets sent to the Shield, where Commander Abigail Brand and her unlikely allies — including Ms. America, the bowslinger Lady Katherine, Kang, Leah, the Endless Summers and Leonardo da Vinci — will fight to the death to keep their planet safe. And they’ll have to do exactly that, because the Shield is about to come under siege like never before. And if the Shield falls, so too will Battleworld. Plus: Abigail Brand, the X-Men and Avengers face the uncanny threat of Unit, the galactic genocidal fugitive! Collecting SIEGE (2015) #1-4 and UNCANNY X-MEN (2011) #9-10.
136 PGS./Rated T+ …$16.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9549-8
Buy this, the entire series was terrific!
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY & X-MEN: THE BLACK VORTEX TPB
Written by SAM HUMPHRIES, BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS, GERRY DUGGAN, JOHN LAYMAN & KELLY SUE DECONNICK
Penciled by KRIS ANKA, ED MCGUINNESS, VALERIO SCHITI, PACO MEDINA, ANDREA SORRENTINO, MIKE MAYHEW, DAVID BALDEON, JAVIER GARRON & DAVID LOPEZ
Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
Star-Lord and Kitty Pryde have stolen the ancient Black Vortex, which offers cosmic power to anyone who peers within. Peter’s father, the deposed emperor Mister Knife, wants it — and so does the son of Thanos. Could this dark mirror deliver unto Thane the Mad Titan’s full legacy? To keep their prize safe from mounting threats, Peter and Kitty will need all their allies — including Captain Marvel, Nova and the time-torn original X-Men. But with the fate of the universe at stake, will the heroes succumb to temptation, embrace the Vortex’s gifts — and be corrupted by absolute power? Collecting GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY & X-MEN: THE BLACK VORTEX ALPHA #1 and OMEGA #1, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (2013) #24-25, LEGENDARY STAR-LORD #9-11, ALL-NEW X-MEN (2012) #38-39, GUARDIANS TEAM-UP #3, NOVA (2013) #28, CYCLOPS (2014) #12 and CAPTAIN MARVEL (2014) #14.
312 PGS./Rated T+ …$39.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9909-0
I say buy this too, as the crossover was pretty nice. Angel’s transformation seems to be the only one that is sticking but it was a good story.
CIVIL WAR: FANTASTIC FOUR TPB (NEW PRINTING)
Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI, DWAYNE MCDUFFIE, STAN LEE & PAUL POPE
Penciled by MIKE MCKONE, NICK DRAGOTTA & PAUL POPE
Cover by ADI GRANOV
Whose side are you on? One member of the Fantastic Four lies hospitalized, a casualty of the Civil War that has fragmented the superhuman community! Another member of the team is secretly helping the opposition. It had to happen: Amid the tumult and tensions, the Fantastic Four break up! Who will toe the line, who will join the resistance, and who will leave the battlefield altogether? Is this the end for Marvel’s First Family? Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #538-543.
176 PGS./Rated T …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9564-1CIVIL WAR: CAPTAIN AMERICA/IRON MAN TPB
Written by ED BRUBAKER, CHARLES KNAUF, DANIEL KNAUF, CHRISTOS GAGE & BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by MIKE PERKINS, LEE WEEKS, PATRICK ZIRCHER, JEREMY HAUN & ALEX MALEEV
Cover by ALEX MALEEV
Captain America has fallen into a conflict with his government and his friends, and the people close to him are paying the price. Sharon Carter’s life is torn apart as her superiors use her divided loyalties against her. The Winter Soldier comes face-to-face with Cap, but which side will he choose? Then, get inside Tony Stark’s mind and learn why he feels that only he can lead the charge for superhuman registration! In the midst of the war, Captain America and Iron Man meet secretly. Is there any hope of working out their issues before further tragedy occurs? And in the war’s aftermath, the two heroes meet again in a heart-wrenching epilogue that cannot be missed. Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA (2005) #22-24, WINTER SOLDIER: WINTER KILLS #1, IRON MAN (2005) #13-14, IRON MAN/CAPTAIN AMERICA: CASUALTIES OF WAR #1 and CIVIL WAR: THE CONFESSION #1.
224 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9563-4CIVIL WAR: WOLVERINE TPB (NEW PRINTING)
Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM
Penciled by HUMBERTO RAMOS
Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS
Whose side are you on? In the aftermath of the Stamford tragedy, Wolverine makes it his personal mission to take down the man responsible: the explosive Nitro! But as soon as he begins his hunt, Logan discovers that someone else is stalking the same prey: a mysterious trio whose identity, and disturbing mission, will come as a shock! If Logan’s unsettled by who these guys are, then just wait until he confronts the man they answer to! And when Wolverine discovers that Nitro’s actions are tied to a much larger conspiracy, he won’t rest until he’s exposed the true culprit. To avenge the Stamford victims, this is one mystery that Wolverine is dying — and killing — to get to the bottom of… Collecting WOLVERINE (2003) #42-48.
168 PGS./Parental Advisory …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9570-2CIVIL WAR: BLACK PANTHER TPB (NEW PRINTING)
Written by REGINALD HUDLIN
Penciled by SCOT EATON, MANUEL GARCIA, KOI TURNBULL & MARCUS TO
Cover by MICHAEL TURNER
The royal couple, King T’Challa and Queen Ororo, embark on a diplomatic tour that will have them spanning the globe — and beyond! Stops include Latveria (Dr. Doom), the Moon (Black Bolt and the Inhumans), Atlantis (Namor the Sub-Mariner) and the Civil War-ravaged United States, for a meeting with none other than the point man for the U.S. government’s implementation of the Super Human Registration Act: Tony Stark, T’Challa’s former Avengers teammate! Will the Black Panther and Storm decide to get off the sidelines of the superhuman Civil War and get involved? Collecting BLACK PANTHER (2005) #19-25.
168 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9562-7CIVIL WAR: FRONT LINE TPB
Written by PAUL JENKINS
Penciled by RAMÓN F. BACHS, STEVE LIEBER,
LEE WEEKS & MORE
Cover by JOHN WATSON
Reporters Ben Urich and Sally Floyd are determined to uncover the secret truth hidden in the heart of the superhuman Civil War. But to find it, they’ll have to brave the front lines of the battle — and that’s a very dangerous place to be. Through interviews with heroes, villains, government officials and power players on both sides, Sally and Ben inch ever closer to unraveling the true motivations behind the war — but some secrets should never be brought to light. Plus: Speedball is public enemy No. 1, jailed and blamed for the Stamford disaster that kicked off the war. Determined to defend himself, he soon finds that he has further to fall than he ever thought possible — and that the road to redemption will take him to a very dark place. Collecting CIVIL WAR: FRONT LINE #1-11.
360 PGS./Rated T+ …$34.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9565-8CIVIL WAR: X-MEN TPB
(NEW PRINTING)
Written by DAVID HINE, FABIEN NICIEZA & PETER DAVID
Penciled by YANICK PAQUETTE, AARON LOPRESTI, DENNIS CALERO & STAZ JOHNSON
Cover by JUAN DOE
Enough is enough! The tension between the X-Men, the refugees of the 198 and the Office of National Emergency’s Sentinel guard dogs has finally reached a breaking point. As the superhuman Civil War rips apart the Marvel Universe, the X-Men also find themselves crumbling from the inside out. Will they admit defeat, or will they finally start to fight back? As a very prominent member of the team breaks ranks to join the Pro-Registration movement, and a member of the 198 plots bloody vengeance from within, the original X-Men go rogue in a search for the truth. But the truth might just get them — and half of the world’s very few remaining mutants — killed! Collecting CIVIL WAR: X-MEN #1-4, CABLE & DEADPOOL #30-32 and X-FACTOR (2006) #8-9.
232 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9571-9CIVIL WAR: NEW AVENGERS TPB
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by HOWARD CHAYKIN, LEINIL FRANCIS YU, OLIVIER COIPEL, PASQUAL FERRY
& JIM CHEUNG
Cover by JIM CHEUNG
Civil War has erupted across the Marvel Universe, and no team will be more affected than the New Avengers. The team’s individual members grapple with issues of loyalty, trust, ethics and integrity as the team splits right down the middle! Captain America goes underground, Iron Man goes establishment, and both men become targets! Will Luke Cage stand by his beliefs or his family? Conflicted and compromised, where do Spider-Woman’s true loyalties lie? And can the Sentry reconcile his past and his future? Which side will each of the New Avengers choose, and what will that choice cost them? The super-hero Civil War is poised to tear Earth’s Mightiest heroes apart — and the shake-ups will shock you! Each standalone story in this volume is illustrated by a genuine comics superstar! Collecting NEW AVENGERS (2005) #21-25.
120 PGS./Rated T …$16.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9573-3
Odd timing with these trades. I get that that the sequel is coming, Marvel has a movie titled “Captain America : Civil War” but does everything that had “Civil War” on its cover, need to be printed? Looking at these titles, I suppose they are just reprints with new covers so it doesn’t take too much to make these new editions. But still, shouldn’t these come out in May? Maybe April, when the hype machine is in full swing?
Of these, I only own the X-Men and some of the Black Panthers issues.
. . .
So I will be buying –
Guardians of the Galaxy 5 $4
Extraordinary X-Men 7 $4
Howard the Duck 4 $4 (pending Kitty’s appearance)
So three comics for twelve dollars, minus the three dollars for my Hastings Employee discount, brings my grand total to nine dollars. Still pretty great!
I guess $3.99 is the running price for all Marvel comics. Hopefully they can resist the temptation of a price hike but for now, it isn’t too bad. Three comics under ten dollars is super affordable.
. . .
I have to add –
Spider-Man
X-Men : Worst X-Man Ever
to my pull list. I also have to add Howard the Duck, as there is no way to only add the one issue. For once, Marvel’s need to keep relaunching titles, means I shouldn’t get too many additional issues pulled for me. I can just put them back, as well.
Shadow and Flame with Magik 