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INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #8
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS• MIKE DEODATo (A/C)
“THE WAR MACHINES” PART 3!
• Spider-Man, War Machine and Iron Man team up to stop a brand new threat to the Marvel Universe… like only they can. All this plus more hints to next summer’s insane Marvel blockbuster event.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Makes sense that Spider-Man will show up in this title, with Mary Jane being around now.
BLACK PANTHER #1
TA-NEHISI COATES
VARIANT COVER BY ALEX ROSS
VARIANT COVER BY OLIVIER COIPEL
HIP-HOP VARIANT COVER BY BRIAN STELFREEZE
CONNECTING VARIANT COVER A BY SANFORD GREENE
DESIGN VARIANT COVER BY BRIAN STELFREEZE
BLACK PANTHER 50TH ANNIVERSARY VARIANT COVER BY FELIPE SMITH
VARIANT COVER BY RYAN SOOK
YOUNG VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
GAME VARIANT COVER BY KABAM
BLANK COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
A new era for the Black Panther starts here!
Written by MacArthur Genius and National Book Award winner TA-NEHISI COATES (Between the World and Me) and illustrated by living legend BRIAN STELFREEZE, “A Nation Under Our Feet” is a story about dramatic upheaval in Wakanda and the Black Panther’s struggle to do right by his people as their ruler. The indomitable will of Wakanda — the famed African nation known for its vast wealth, advanced technology and warrior traditions — has long been reflected in the will of its monarchs, the Black Panthers. But now the current Black Panther, T’Challa, finds that will tested by a superhuman terrorist group called The People that has sparked a violent uprising among the citizens of Wakanda. T’Challa knows the country must change to survive — the question is, will the Black Panther survive the change?
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
This title makes sense too, and I’ll be skipping it for the time being.
GWENPOOL #1
CHRISTOPHER HASTINGS
VARIANT COVER BY FRANCISCO HERRERA
VARIANT COVER BY STACEY LEE
hip-hop variant COVER by WOO DAE SHIM
YOUNG VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
BLANK COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
2015’s overnight internet sensation takes center stage in her own ongoing series! Gwen Poole used to be a comic book reader just like you…until she woke up in a world where the characters she read about seemed to be real! But they can’t be, right? This must all be fake, or a dream or something, right? And you know what that means…NO CONSEQUENCES! Could Gwenpool truly be Marvel’s least responsible and least role-modely character to date? She can if she tries!
40 PGS./Rated T …$4.99
Well, this is another non-surprised but I’ll be skipping this fad until I have a reason to pay attention to it.
MOON KNIGHT #1
JEFF LEMIRE
Variant Cover by ERIC POWELL
Hip-hop variant cover by RICARDO LOPEZ ORTIZ
ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
THE BOOK YOU’D BE INSANE TO MISS!
Marc Spector (a.k.a. Moon Knight/Jake Lockley/Steven Grant) has been fighting criminals and keeping New York City safe for years… or has he? When he wakes up in an insane asylum with no powers and a lifetime’s worth of medical records, his whole identity (indentities) are called into question. Something is wrong, but is that something Marc Spector himself? Jeff Lemire (EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN) and rising star Greg Smallwood are calling everything you know about Moon Knight into question.
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
Another kooky Moon Knight title that I’ll be passing on.
SPIDER-WOMEN ALPHA #1
Story by JASON LATOUR, DENNIS HOPELESS & ROBBIE THOMPSON
ROBBIE THOMPSON
Cover by YASMINE PUTRI
CONNECTING VARIANT COVER A BY J. SCOTT CAMPBELL
VARIANT COVER BY STACEY LEE
ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
SPIDER-WOMEN PART 1!
The Spider-Event of 2016 is here, bringing SPIDER-GWEN, SILK and SPIDER-WOMAN together for a story too big for any one of their books! Spider-Woman is taking a mentor-role with Silk and Spider-Gwen, and the three spider-heroes take a brunch break on Gwen’s Earth-65. But when the nefarious spy organization S.I.L.K. and their leader (Earth-65’s Cindy Moon) notice the interdimensional interlopers, all of Jessica Drew’s plans go wrong.
40 PGS./One-Shot/Rated T+ …$4.99SPIDER-WOMEN CHECKLIST
MARCH:
PART ONE – SPIDER-WOMEN ALPHA #1
PART TWO – SPIDER-GWEN #7
PART THREE – SILK #7
PART FOUR – SPIDER-WOMAN #6
APRIL:
PART FIVE – SPIDER-GWEN #8
PART SIX – SILK #8
PART SEVEN – SPIDER-WOMAN #7
PART EIGHT – SPIDER-WOMEN OMEGA #1
I like this, conceptually, but I won’t be buying any of these.
SPIDER-MAN & SILK: THE SPIDER(FLY) EFFECT #2 (OF 4)
ROBBIE THOMPSON
TODD NAUCK & TOM GRUMMETT (A)
COVER BY Stacey Lee
• Spider-Man & Silk have gone back in time…
• …and accidentally stopped their own origins from happening!
• Thankfully, a friendly Forest Hills local is there to help out…
• …A nice man named BEN.
40 PGS./Rated T …$4.99
This does sound like a fun miniseries and it could be a nice emotional moment with this moment
NEW AVENGERS #9
AL EWING
Cover By Leinil Yu
A STANDOFF tie-in!
• Up from the depths! Thirty stories high! He salutes the flag and eats apple pie!
• Corporal Todd Ziller is the AMERICAN KAIJU – America’s ultimate weapon against renegade super-science!
• And he’s going to get the Whisperer back in custody – if he has to break Avengers Island in two!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
I was enjoying reading this but then the actual plotpoint cropped up and now I’m back to not being interested.
NEW AVENGERS #10
AL EWING
Cover by Declan Shalvey
A STANDOFF tie-in!
• What could possibly hold its own against the American Kaiju? None other than – AVENGER FIVE!
• Five New Avengers in the ultimate ultra-vehicle – fighting to save A.I.M.! But are they giving up their freedom – or their lives?
• Plus: The traitor revealed! Sunspot’s secret schemes! And the guest-star reveal you’ve been waiting for!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Could this be Kitty Pryde finally joining the Avengers? I doubt it.
AVENGERS STANDOFF:
ASSAULT ON PLEASANT HILL OMEGA #1
NICK SPENCER
CONNECTING VARIANT COVER B BY ART ADAMS
WRAPAROUND VARIANT COVER BY MIKE DEODATO
A STANDOFF tie-in!
• This is it! The explosive finale to the spring’s blockbuster Avengers event!
• Lost heroes return, new threats emerge, and the stage is set for major upheavals all throughout the Marvel Universe!
40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$4.99
Many of these tie-ins don’t sound good at all.
HYPERION #2
CHUCK WENDIG
Cover by EMANUELA LUPACCHINO
VARIANT COVER BY MIKE DEODATO
IT’S HYPERION VERSUS THE CARNIVAL!
• Hyperion has shown his true atomic hero self to the hitchhiker, Doll, and now he and her are right in the crosshairs of a crew of hell-powered freaks and deviants.
• Throw in a murder mystery, a crime syndicate and a stray dog and it all adds up to an unholy heap of trucker trouble.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
I wonder how crucial the stray dog is.
A-FORCE #4
G. WILLOW WILSON & KELLY THOMPSON
• Does defeating Antimatter mean the end of Singularity? As Singularity faces Antimatter on her own, prepared to sacrifice her own existence, A-Force rallies behind her. With Tempest Bell’s help, SHE-HULK, CAPTAIN MARVEL, MEDUSA, and NICO MINORU make a final bid to save Singularity from destruction while still saving the world from Antimatter’s ever-growing threat. But every action has a cost, and what will these actions cost A-Force?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
The stakes do seem rather high with this!
THE ASTONISHING ANT-MAN #7
NICK SPENCER
COVER BY MARK BROOKS
CLASSIC VARIANT COVER BY TBA
STORY THUS FAR VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS SAMNEE
CIVIL WAR VARIANT COVER BY GREG HORN
“Small Time Criminal” STARTS NOW!
When The Power Broker hits Ant-Man where he’s most vulnerable, he’ll respond the only way he knows how: That’s right. By breaking the law. Lots of laws, actually. The secret of how Scott landed back in jail is revealed here. (Because that’s what happens when you break a bunch of laws, genius.)
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
That’s a pretty funny final line there.
AMADEUS CHO: GENIUS AT WORK
GREG PAK & FRED VAN LENTE
Cover by GARY FRANK
• Get to know Cho! That’s teen genius Amadeus Cho, the seventh smartest person in the world — but who’s counting?
• When Cho is declared “Mastermind Excello” by an intelligence contest, his life suddenly spins out of control — and now he’ll need all his smarts just to stay alive!
• Luckily, Cho — and his adorable coyote pup, Kirby — quickly meet and befriend two of the Marvel Universe’s strongest powerhouses: Hercules and the Incredible Hulk!
• When Cho investigates his sister’s fate, a complex web begins to unravel. Who has been manipulating him? And why?
• Can the seventh smartest person on the planet solve the riddle of his own past and future?
• Collecting material from AMAZING FANTASY (2004) #15; INCREDIBLE HULK (2000) #100; and INCREDIBLE HERCULES #126, #133, #135 and #137.
104 PGS./ One-Shot/Rated T+ …$7.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-90101-1
Pretty smart to release this, not sure why it didn’t come out when issue one of Totally Awesome Hulk did, that would have been the time to do it.
Art by Dave Johnson
STAR-LORD #6
SAM HUMPHRIES
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
CLASSIC VARIANT COVER BY TBA
STORY THUS FAR VARIANT COVER BY TBA
STAR-KITTY ‘TIL THE END OF THE UNIVERSE! (OH, WAIT, THAT HAPPENED…)
The engagement of the galaxy is over! But Peter Quill and Kitty Pryde still have to share a ship, and work, and friends, and…yeesh. This is going to get awkward, isn’t it? Well, fortunately they’re surrounded by caring, communicative teammates like…Drax…and Groot…and Rocket…Hoo boy. This is going to be VERY awkward.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
Finally, finally we are going to get this story! So they are no longer together – that’s a huge shame! Super awkward, indeed!
GUARDIANS OF INFINITY #5
DAN ABNETT & JEFF KING
Cover by GARY CHOO
CALLING ALL GUARDIANS!
• Hermetikus’s evil ambitions are tremendous—you could say they’re GALACTIC in scale!
• Does this villain hold a strange connection to the Guardians 1000?
• Even though Rocket, Drax and Groot have joined a GUARDIANS SUPERGROUP, they might be in over their heads!
• Plus! Writer JEFF KING (White Collar) and artist FLAVIANO ARMENTERO show you what happens when Rocket and Kitty act as bodyguards for an interplanetary whistleblower!
40 PGS./Rated T …$4.99
Someone finally heard me! Kitty (and Rocket) is spotlighted in the backup! Wish this wasn’t a five dollar comic but these things happen. Hopefully not a new trend.
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #7
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS
CIVIL WAR VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• BEN GRIMM: SPACE BARBARIAN!
• The Thing might miss some things about Earth, but he does admit that space has its perks. Riding alien horses into epic battles is one of them!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
From the description, I don’t think that is Kitty on the cover. Looks like we’re getting a Thing solo adventure.
HOWARD THE DUCK #6
CHIP ZDARSKY & RYAN NORTH
VARIANT COVER BY JOE QUINONES & PAOLO RIVERA
CONNECTING VARIANT COVER B BY TRADD MOORE
THE CONCLUSION OF “ANIMAL HOUSE,” A CROSSOVER WITH THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL!
• WATCH! Howard show Squirrel Girl how to be a REAL hero for a change, for which she is eternally grateful!
• LEARN! what happened in last month’s UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #6 from the recap page!
• LISTEN! to a nice audio file of nature sounds made by Chip & Ryan while you read this VERY good story!
• LOVE! all the guest stars! Like one of the blue guys from X-MEN! And a pretty cool van!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
This solicts are always fun! I hope it is a guest appearance by Nightcrawler and not Beast.
SILVER SURFER #4
DAN SLOTT
• Massive fallout from the events of Silver Surfer’s 50th Anniversary issue.
• There is a price to pay for what Norrin Radd has done.
• Some actions can never be taken back…or forgiven.
• Will any of Earth’s heroes stand by the Silver Surfer’s side in this, his greatest moment of need?
• A mythic tale in the Mighty Marvel Manner! Guest starring The Avengers, The Thing and major characters from around the Marvel Universe.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
Looks like Kitty didn’t get involved in last issue’s hijinks from those who appear on the cover. Also from that cover, Silver Surfer may need a few more pillows. That board can’t be comfortable to lay on, or stand on for long periods of time.
DOCTOR STRANGE #7
JASON AARON
CIVIL WAR VARIANT COVER BY TBA
LAST DAYS OF MAGIC, PART 2
• As all of his magic dissipates, Doctor Strange is at the mercy of THE IMPERATOR!
• The powerless sorcerer is no longer supreme and can’t possibly best a super-powered foe hell-bent on his destruction.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
He should probably call former student, Magik, for help!
DOCTOR STRANGE: LAST DAYS OF MAGIC #1
JASON AARON, GERRY DUGGAN & JAMES ROBINSON
MIKE PERKINS, DANILO BEYRUTH and AFU CHAN (A)
Cover by MIKE PERKINS
VARIANT COVER BY KEVIN MAGUIRE
VARIANT COVER BY SHANE DAVIS
This companion to the “LAST DAYS OF MAGIC” epic! THE EMPIRIKUL, led by The Imperator, are destroying all magic and magic users in the Marvel Universe. Jason Aaron brings you Doctor Strange and Wong’s secret history and the ultimate sacrifice that Wong makes! Gerry Duggan shows Brother Voodoo’s stand against the evil magic-eaters. James Robinson introduces a new magic figure in the Marvel U just in time for her last stand!
56 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$5.99
This also seems like something that should have come out at the beginning of the arc. It wasn’t like Marvel was afraid of too many number ones.
A YEAR OF MARVELS: THE AMAZING #1
RYAN NORTH, AMY CHU
COVER BY JAMAL CAMPBELL
• Join us in a brand new Marvel comics adventure as your favorite heroes journey through the calendar year one month at a time!
• It’s February and Peter Parker’s got a hot date, but the old Parker luck hits hard…and so does the bank-robbing villain The Vulture! It’s a tale of romance, adventure, and punching! From Ryan North (SQUIRREL GIRL) and Danilo Beyruth!
• When business is down in March, Scott Lang’s Ant-Man Security Solutions will take just about any job offered to them – including stealing back stolen goods! But all is not as it seems! Join writer Amy Chu (Poison Ivy) and artist Ryan Browne (SECRET WARS TOO) as they team together for this Spring Break themed heist!
40 PGS./One-Shot/Rated T+ …$4.99
Hopefully the X-Men get a month or the new Guardians of the Galazy!
PATSY WALKER, A.K.A. HELLCAT! #5
KATE LETH
• Hellcat’s out of the bag! I guess she was never in one, but she IS trapped, along with her
favorite shieldmaiden, VALKYRIE! Not only that, but she’s late for a very important meeting with
the infamous HEDY WOLFE.
• Can Patsy and friends make it out of this one? Answer: NO! They all die and the series is over.
• APRIL FOOLS!
•…Or is it?!?!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
Another fun write-up, it must be the same person, right?
CONTEST OF CHAMPIONS #7
AL EWING
Cover by Paco Medina
VARIANT COVER BY Ron Lim
“Ultimate Fighting” STARTS NOW!
After the cataclysmic events of last issue — Battlerealm will never be the same! But Earth’s ultimate superteam has discovered the Contest — and they don’t like it at all! Is this the end of Maestro’s dream of power? Or the start of a whole new Contest of Champions? Fan-fave writer Al Ewing combines two of his new series into one can’t-miss epic!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
What is the other title? He isn’t writing Hulk and I can’t think of what it could be. Odd ot not promote it here.
THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #7
RYAN NORTH
CLASSIC VARIANT COVER BY COLLEEN DORAN
VARIANT COVER BY SIYA OUM
STORY THUS FAR VARIANT BY DAN HIPP
a) This special issue, called “BE THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL,” puts YOU in control of THE MOST POWERFUL CHARACTER IN THE MARVEL UNIVERSE. Will you fight crime and save the day? Or will you be a complete jerk and use her powers to tell everyone off?
b) I’m serious: these are actual choices, and you have to make them RIGHT NOW? To be Squirrel Girl and fight crime, turn to c). To be Squirrel Girl and be a jerk instead, turn to e).
c) Well, you’re in luck vis-a-vis crime-fighting, because Squirrel Girl is going to be facing off against SWARM, a bad guy made out of bees! And that’s not all. To learn more about the other bad guys she can face, turn to d)! But if INSTEAD you’d like to stop reading this and get excited about this book and maybe order it, please: feel free!
d) Nice try, but we’ve got to keep SOME surprises for the book! You decide to definitely buy this comic and see who they are. THE END.
e) What? No, why would you even want to be a jerk? Geez, man, maybe this ISN’T the comic for you. Turn to b) and answer better this time!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
I wonder how this is going to work with only 22 pages of story. I’ll have to check it out as I’m a big fan of CYOA books.
POWER MAN AND IRON FIST #3
DAVID WALKER
Variant COVER by KERON GRANT
BROMANCING THE STONE!
• POWER MAN and IRON FIST are swimming through New York City’s currents of crime trying to retrieve the SUPERSOUL STONE. Beware the underworld undertow!
• Meanwhile, JENNIE and BLACK MARIAH’s nefarious plans begin to bear fruit.
• With a magic-fueled crisis at its tipping point and all of New York hanging in the balance it’s the perfect atmosphere to rekindle a smoldering friendship, so GET IT TOGETHER ALREADY, LUKE AND DANNY!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
I do like telling people “to get it together” or “come on!” “Be better” is another Klein househould favorite.
UNCANNY X-MEN #6
CULLEN BUNN
COVER BY GREG LAND
CONNECTING VARIANT COVER B BY KEN LASHLEY
CLASSIC VARIANT COVER BY TBA
STORY THUS FAR VARIANT COVER BY TBA
“APOCALYPSE WARS” CONTINUES!
The first time original X-Man Archangel met Apocalypse, he was transformed into the homicidal Horseman of Death. Breaking free of Apocalypse’s grasp, Archangel eventually returned to the X-Men and formed a relationship with his teammate, Psylocke. Now, years later, Psylocke has found a vacant, drone-like Archangel in the guise of Death once more. Fearing he’s again fallen under Apocalypse’s sway, Psylocke and her team of X-Men embark on a mission to save Archangel’s life. But little do they know that they are about to discover a far more horrifying truth than they could have imagined…
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN #9
JEFF LEMIRE
CIVIL WAR VARIANT COVER BY TBA
“APOCALYPSE WARS” PART TWO!
• Trapped in the distant future, Colossus and his team of Young X-Men race across a dying Earth to protect the key to mutantkind’s survival!
• But Apocalypse and his new horsemen are in hot pursuit, eager to take it from them.
• Will the Extraordinary X-Men arrive in time to save the future of their species AND their friends?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Hopefully Magik appears in this crossover, at some point. Time travel, I’m not crazy about as Apoclypase should be big enough of a story to tackle. I wonder who Apocalypse’s new horsemen are. Could be the movie peeps – Magneto, Storm, Caliban and Psylocke.
OLD MAN LOGAN #4
JEFF LEMIRE
CIVIL WAR VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• Hellbent on keeping his future from coming to pass, Old Man Logan is on a one-man mission of MURDER across the
Marvel Universe.
• But hoping to end his friend’s rampage, Logan’s OLDEST friend comes to his aid…
• That’s right, it’s OLD MAN LOGAN vs. OLD MAN ROGERS!
• Here’s hoping this fight isn’t decided by natural causes…
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99
Future Old Wolverine and Current Old Captain America is a fun story idea.
ALL-NEW WOLVERINE #7
Tom Taylor
Cover by Bengal
• The battle has been fought, and won—but at what cost? As Laura and Gabby attempt to move on with their lives, Wolverine’s past seems destined to catch up with her, and wreak havoc.
• Logan’s legacy has cast a long shadow, how can Laura hope to step out of it?
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99
People seem to be upset over at the X-Books Forum of CBR, that the cover is a major spoiler. I suppose they thought all of X23’s clones were going to end up dead. Instead, the youngest one (and fan favorite) is going to be All New Wolverine’s new teen girl sidekick – which is a fun twist on an old formula.
X-MEN: WORST X-MAN EVER #3 (OF 5)
MAX BEMIS
• Bailey struggles to fit in among his hated and fear compatriates.
• PLUS: Meet possibly the most powerful X-Man ever…Miranda?
• Max Bemis’s Mutant Masterpiece continues here!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
For some odd reason, Hastings’ copies of the first two issues have been delayed like crazy. I know I need the first issue for sure.
MIRACLEMAN BY GAIMAN & BUCKINGHAM: THE SILVER AGE #3
NEIL GAIMAN
Variant Cover by CARLOS PACHECO
Variant Cover by DAVID AJA
YOUNG VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
Hip-Hop Variant Cover by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
• The wait is over!
• Neil Gaiman and Mark Buckingham present the story you’ve waited decades for — the first ALL-NEW chapter in
“The Silver Age!”
• High atop the Himalayas, Dicky Dauntless searches to find his place in the Age of Miracles. He’ll make new friends and encounter a frightening, familiar face — Johnny Bates!
• It’s Young Miracleman and Kid Miracleman face-to-face!
48 PGS./Mature …$4.99
I still wonder how Marvel is suppose to earn all of their money back from this purchase. $5 is a start, per issue, but that is going to take forever to equal the first million.
LITTLE MARVEL STANDEE PUNCH-OUT BOOK
Penciled by SKOTTIE YOUNG
Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG
Always thought Skottie Young’s incredible artwork leaps off the page? Well, now it does — with a little help — in this colorful collection of punch-out Marvel heroes! Featuring nine sturdy pages filled with die-cut characters just waiting to be popped free, you can build yourself an army of Skottie’s small-fry super-type standees that will serve as an adorable adornment to any home — or place of work! Enliven your living room! Ornament your office! Fashion a mini Marvel chess set! Or just sit down and play Secret Wars with ’em to your heart’s content! From Spider-Man to the Guardians of the Galaxy, they’re all here — and they’ve never looked cuter. Now, make like the junior Avengers and X-Men every time they get together — start punching, and make a stand(ee)!
18 PGS./All Ages …$24.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-90202-5
I wonder how I’m suppose to order this through Hastings. Nine characters for $25 seems a bit much but if one of those is Magik, I’m all over this!
DOCTOR STRANGE VOL. 1: THE WAY OF THE WEIRD PREMIERE HC
Written by JASON AARON
Penciled by CHRIS BACHALO
Cover by CHRIS BACHALO
Only Doctor Strange can protect our world from the darkness beyond — now, witness the full toll that constant struggle takes on Earth’s Sorcerer Supreme! Every spell cast comes at a cost, but what happens when Strange falls behind on his tab? Find out as the good doctor wakes up somewhere very odd, nearly naked — with no spell books, no weapons and no memory of how he got there…or why all the monsters are chasing him! And as a new visitor to Strange’s Sanctum Sanctorum learns one wrong door can lead to oblivion, a magic circle of Strange’s friends and allies are about to face their greatest threat. Dark forces are destroying everything mystical in the multiverse, and their sights are set on this dimension. Magic’s days are numbered, and Doctor Strange is not ready! Collecting DOCTOR STRANGE (2015) #1-5.
136 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9516-0
Trim size: standard
Magik is in the fourth issue of this trade, maybe not worth the $25 alone but it has been a good story, thus far.
SPIDER-MAN BY TODD MCFARLANE OMNIBUS HC
Written by TODD MCFARLANE, ROB LIEFELD & FABIAN NICIEZA
Penciled by TODD MCFARLANE & ROB LIEFELD
Cover by TODD MCFARLANE
Todd McFarlane became a superstar illustrating AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, but he changed the industry forever with his next project: the “adjectiveless” SPIDER-MAN! Taking on both writing and art duties, McFarlane ushered Peter Parker into a gritty new era — and it began with “Torment”! When the Big Apple’s streets run red with blood, the web-slinger heads into the sewers to stop the Lizard’s homicidal rampage. But what is driving his old friend and foe? Plus: Ghost Rider lends a bony hand when the deranged Hobgoblin returns, the wall-crawler finds himself at the center of a clash of claws between Wolverine and Wendigo, and Pete goes back in black to face Morbius the Living Vampire! And in the ultimate nineties team-up, Spidey joins X-Force to battle the unstoppable Juggernaut! Collecting SPIDER-MAN (1990) #1-14 and #16, and X-FORCE (1991) #4.
440 PGS./Rated T …$75
ISBN: 978-1-302-90073-1
Trim size: oversized
Does this mean that McFarlane and Marvel are on speaking terms? Or is the money from this suppose to help bridge the gap. I wonder why his Amazing Spider-Man issues didn’t make this trade, as they came first. That Torment arc is so good and more people should read the Wolverine storyline, that isn’t referenced enough.
ALL-NEW X-MEN: INEVITABLE VOL. 1 – GHOSTS OF CLYCLOPS TPB
Written by DENNIS HOPELESS
Penciled by MARK BAGLEY
Cover by MARK BAGLEY
More than ever, hatred and fear have made the world a dangerous place for mutants. But as the few remaining X-Men retreat into seclusion, a handful of mutant teenagers refuse to allow their destiny to be decided for them! And no one is more concerned about their fate than Scott Summers, whose young shoulders must bear the heavy weight of the terrible acts committed by his adult counterpart. Cyclops is joined by three of his time-torn teammates — Beast, Iceman and Angel — as well as the All-New Wolverine, Kid Apocalypse and Oya. Together, they’re heading out on the highway, looking for adventure, intent on writing their own futures! But when they encounter the baleful Blob, their road trip may end before it begins! Collecting ALL-NEW X-MEN (2015) #1-6.
136 PGS./Rated T+ …$15.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9630-3
I guess double shipping means an entire wave of these trades are coming out at the same time. The first issue was pretty decent.
EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN VOL. 1: X-HAVEN TPB
Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Penciled by HUMBERTO RAMOS
Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS
With the fate of mutantkind in the balance, it’s an All-New, All-Different beginning for the X-Men! Staring down a threat to her race like nothing seen before, Storm pulls together the group she’ll need to ensure mutants’ survival — including Iceman, Jean Grey, Colossus and Magik! But can Storm and Iceman protect the last remaining mutants from a demonic attack? As a new child of the atom discovers her terrifying power, an old foe compounds the horror: Mister Sinister will bring the team face-to-face with their greatest fear. But can anyone be ready for the very first meeting of Old Man Logan and young Jean Grey? Bring all the hate and fear you want, they will fight to their last breath to survive the experience. They’re the X-Men, they’re facing down extinction, and they will be Extraordinary! Collecting EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN #1-5.
112 PGS./Rated T+ …$15.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9934-2
This has been such a good series, even with the Mister Sinister appearance. This is the flagship title, so I highly recommend jumping on board with this trade.
PUNISHER: BORN TPB
(NEW PRINTING)
Written by GARTH ENNIS
Penciled by DARICK ROBERTSON
Cover by WIESLAW WALKUSKI
In the waning days of the Vietnam War…the Punisher is born. The year is 1971. With mounting casualties and a rising anti-war sentiment, America’s time in Vietnam is coming to a close. Yet in the isolated Valley Forge Firebase on the Cambodian border, Captain Frank Castle is one of the few soldiers still committed to the fight against the enemy. With dwindling reserves, Castle must stand against an impending Viet Cong attack that threatens to wipe out the entire American platoon. To survive the battle, what grim decision must he make that will forever alter the course of his life? In this acclaimed tale, superstar Garth Ennis reveals the never-before-told story of the horrors Castle was forced to face to come home from Vietnam alive — ending in a shocking twist that will forever change how readers see Marvel Comics’ most famous urban vigilante. Collecting BORN #1-4.
112 PGS./Explicit Content …$13.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-90173-8
I predicted the ending of this series, after the second issue and was super disappointed that Ennis actually took the character in that direction. There is a reason why there is no lame sequel to this series.
AVENGERS EPIC COLLECTION: UNDER SIEGE TPB
Volume #16 in the Avengers Epic Collections
Written by ROGER STERN, BILL MANTLO, DANNY FINGEROTH & STEVE ENGLEHART
Penciled by JOHN BUSCEMA, DAVE ROSS, STEVE DITKO & MARK BRIGHT
Cover by JOHN BUSCEMA
The Masters of Evil take Avengers Mansion! In one of the greatest comic-book epics of all time, Baron Zemo strikes at the very heart of the Avengers as he leads a revamped and larger-than-ever Masters of Evil in an attack on the team’s home — and wins! And as if that wasn’t enough, Earth’s Mightiest Heroes must survive the climax of SECRET WARS II, and a battle for the ages between Kang and Immortus! The Sub-Mariner’s membership leads to public protests, but that won’t stop the Avengers and Alpha Flight from lending a hand during Attuma’s assault on Atlantis. Meanwhile an old friend turns enemy: What’s gotten into Quicksilver? Two teams of Avengers will assemble to find out! Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #264-277, ALPHA FLIGHT (1983) #39, AVENGERS ANNUAL #15 and WEST COAST AVENGERS ANNUAL #1.
456 PGS./Rated T …$39.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9539-9
Under Siege is such a must-read Avengers storyline!
X-MEN: MUTANT GENESIS 2.0 TPB
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT, JIM LEE, JOHN BYRNE & SCOTT LOBDELL
Penciled by JIM LEE
Cover by JIM LEE
A fresh take on a classic saga! Magneto’s future, Wolverine’s past — and the X-Men in between! Magneto acquires a new army, the Hand revives an old enemy, and it’s up to the newly reunited and rejuvenated X-Men to stop both! But from Asteroid M to Weapon X, Marvel’s mightiest mutants are getting brainwashed wherever they go! Featuring mysteries from Wolverine’s history and the first flashback appearance of Team X — plus Acolytes, ninjas and more! Omega Red! Maverick! Sabretooth! And the debut of the classic Blue and Gold X-Men teams! It’s the opening issues of 1991’s blockbuster “adjectiveless” X-MEN series like you’ve never seen them before — remastered and fully recolored in modern style! Collecting X-MEN (1991) #1-7.
200 PGS./Rated T …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9512-2
The end of Claremont’s first tenure and Jim Lee plots. I don’t quite recall issues four through seven. The first three are high octane though!
X-FACTOR: GENESIS & APOCALYPSE TPB
Written by ROGER STERN, JOHN BYRNE, BOB LAYTON, LOUISE SIMONSON & CHRIS CLAREMONT
Penciled by JOHN BUSCEMA, JOHN BYRNE,
JACKSON GUICE, KEITH POLLARD, MARC SILVESTRI,
TERRY SHOEMAKER, BOB LAYTON & MORE
Cover by RON FRENZ
As one of the greatest X-Men of all makes her triumphant return, and one of mutantkind’s deadliest threats debuts! When Jean Grey is found alive — with a little help from the Avengers and Fantastic Four — she reunites with the rest of Xavier’s original class to form X-Factor! But as Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Beast, Angel and Iceman face new enemies Tower and Frenzy, little do they know the villains are part of an Alliance of Evil led by…Apocalypse! They’ll encounter uncanny new foes like Bulk and Glow Worm, and old sparring partners in Freedom Force, but there’s no question who will rise to the role of their arch-nemesis. The story of En Sabah Nur begins here! Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #263, FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #286, X-FACTOR (1986) #1-9 and ANNUAL #1, and material from CLASSIC X-MEN #8 and #43.
384 PGS./Rated T …$34.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-90068-7
Makes sense to get as many Apocalypse trades out into the world, a month before the movie comes out.
X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST PROSE NOVEL MASS MARKET PAPERBACK
Written by ALEX IRVINE
Cover by JOHN BYRNE
In a dark and dangerous future, the mutant-hunting machines known as the Sentinels rule America with an iron fist. Almost all mutants and superhumans have been exterminated. Only a handful of imprisoned mutants remain to fight against their oppressive robotic overseers. Now Kate Pryde, former X-Man, must travel back in time and warn her present-day teammates 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!
352 PGS./No Rating …$7.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-8976-3
I’ve had this special ordered for such a long time now. Glad it is finally coming out!
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So April 2016 still isn’t that expensive, so that’s nice!
What I’m getting for sure –
Star Lord 6 $4
Guardians of Infinity 5 $5
X-Men Days of Future Past Prose Novel $8
Maybes –
Guardians of the Galaxy 7 $4
X-Men : Worst X-Man Ever 3 $4
Uncanny X-Men 6 $5
Extraordinary X-Men 9 $4
Little Marvels Standee Punch Out Book $25
Taking out the two books, that leaves me with six total comics. $26, for all six. I’m sure Magik is in Extraordinary X-Men and Kitty is in the proper Guardians title, as well. Six comics is a dollar off per title, so I’m looking at $20 for the entire month. That’s how I like it!
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I have to add Little Marvels Standee Punch Out Book to my order and double check to make sure Guardians of the Infinity is on my list. I’m sure I’ve put issues of it back, already, like I’ve done for Star Lord but now these titles are getting good.
Shadow and Flame with Magik 