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THE FALLEN #1
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40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99THE ACCUSED #1
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40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99CIVIL WAR II #5 (OF 7)
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS• DAVID MARQUEZ (A)
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
B&W VIRGIN CONNECTING VARIANT F COVER BY KIM JONG GI
VARIANT COVER BY MICHAEL CHO
CHARACTER VARIANT COVER BY PHIL NOTO
The devastating fallout from the first half of this event is enormous and being felt in every corner of the Marvel Universe. The truth about Ulysses’ future-seeing power is revealed and it is a game changer. Sides are irrevocably drawn and the gauntlet is thrown for the biggest battle in Marvel Universe history. And that’s just the stuff we can tell you. All this, and the story goes galactic!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
Drax and Grimm are on the cover so could the rest of the Guardians be in this? Who died, isn’t that shocking but I do like an issue of celebrating that person
CIVIL WAR II: CHOOSING SIDES #4 (of 6)
DECLAN SHALVEY, JOHN ALLISON AND DEREK LANDY
DECLAN SHALVEY, ROSI KAMPE AND MORE (A)
COVER BY JIM CHEUNG AND DECLAN SHALVEY
VARIANT COVER BY GURIHIRU
• The battle is heating up, but nothing’s hotter than the limelight! When the media starts muckraking, how far will heroes go to stay out of the public eye?
• Featuring Nick Fury, Power Pack and jolly J. Jonah Jameson himself!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99CIVIL WAR II: CHOOSING SIDES #5 (of 6)
Declan Shalvey, Chip Zdarsky and ENRIQUE CARRION
Declan Shalvey, Ramón Pérez and ANNAPAOLA MARTELLO (A)
COVER BY CAMERON STEWART AND DECLAN SHALVEY
VARIANT COVER BY Ramón Pérez
• As the body count rises, no one expected the biggest casualty of them all: Friendship. Will these Avengers betray their closest confidants to stay true to themselves?
• Featuring Nick Fury, Colleen Wing and Alpha Flight!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Five doesn’t have much going for it but Four has Power Pack, that’s pretty cool.
CIVIL WAR II: X-MEN #3 (of 4)
CULLEN BUNN
Cover by DAVID YARDIN
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• An Inhuman with the ability to profile the future has emerged, upsetting the delicate balance of power between the Inhuman and Mutant nations.
• Refusing to let his people fall by the wayside, the mutant master of magnetism, MAGNETO, gathers those who sympathize with his cause to aid him in his crusade: an assault on Attilan to take the new Inhuman off the board!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Magik isn’t on the cover to this issue, so that’s disappointing but I’m sure she’s still in this issue.
CAPTAIN MARVEL #8
Ruth and Chris Gage
CIVIL WAR II TIE-IN!
• No time for second-guessing, Captain Marvel is determined to change the future to protect the present.
• With wins on her side, Carol knows her mission is the right thing to do, but does everyone else?
• Sensational writing team Ruth and Chris Gage (Marvel’s Daredevil on Netflix) bring you a Civil War II story that will change everything for Captain Marvel.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
I like how the solicits are being coy and smart about not hinting at what is really going on but providing an illusion of information. I’ve decided I’m on Team Carol but I could be swayed if Kitty is on Team Tony but I can’t imagine she would be – just based on characters. That’s another fun element, we know what the sides are but not who Is leading which side. At least, I don’t know but I’m not really following this event’s press releases.
MOCKINGBIRD #6
CHELSEA CAIN
Cover by JOËLLE JONES
CIVIL WAR II TIE-IN!
• A top secret mission on behalf of an old friend, a tropical cruise. What could go wrong? Turns out it’s a theme cruise – super-hero themed, naturally – a floating comic con. Now Bobbi is trapped on a boat with a thousand cosplayers, caped colleagues she was trying to avoid, an ex-boyfriend who keeps showing up at inopportune times and a rampaging herd of corgis.
• When a passenger is murdered, Bobbi must play Hercule Poirot to find the killer and confront some uncomfortable truths from her past in the process.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
I wonder if the cosplayers in the issue will all be Mockingbird related or will there be other heroes? I know Marvel Database didn’t list costumes for that one Wolverine and the X-Men issue, Issue nine of volume two.
Art by Art Adams
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #11
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS
MARVEL TSUM TSUM TAKEOVER VARIANT COVER BY TBA
CIVIL WAR II TIE-IN!
• When things get rough for CAPTAIN MARVEL she calls in some friends from out of town.
• WAY out of town…
• Iron Man doesn’t stand a chance!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
Look how gorgeous Art Adam’s cover is there! He needs to do a Guardians title, I wish Pryde had a bigger spot in it but she’s on Team Carol, so that feels right. I can only imagine that Magik is also on Team Carol, along with the bulk of the X-Men. Those Tsum Tsums are pretty cute, I want to get my wife the Little Mermaid ones and I want to get the Dumbo ones for me.
ROCKET RACCOON & GROOT #8
NICK KOCHER
Cover by DAVID LOPEZ
MARVEL TSUM TSUM TAKEOVER VARIANT BY BRIAN KESINGER
CIVIL WAR II TIE-IN!
• CAPTAIN MARVEL has called for backup, and ROCKET and GROOT are here to turn the tide!
• But as CIVIL WAR pits PARTNER against PARTNER, can Rocket and Groot’s friendship survive a TRENCHANT DISCUSSION OF THE ISSUES AT HAND?!?!
• Probably! But can THEY survive a confrontation with GWENPOOL?!?!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
Shame that the Guardians story isn’t just spreading out to the other titles under the umbrella but that is nicer on the ol’ wallet. Gwenpool is starting to appear in other titles, so that’s interesting.
VENOM: SPACE KNIGHT #11
ROBBIE THOMPSON
Cover by ZACH HOWARD
Variant cover by Gerardo Sandoval
CIVIL WAR II TIE-IN!
• Venom versus the Amazing Spider-Man!
• Secrets, symbiotes and superiority! Flash and his hero have enough to fight about
without the conflict that’s tearing the Marvel Universe apart!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Looks like the Guardians are on Earth for Civil War II so they could appear in several titles, or backgrounds of titles. I do like Flash and Peter having a lively discussion.
CIVIL WAR II: ULYSSES #1 (OF 3)
AL EWING
Cover by Francesco Francavilla
VARIANT COVER BY STEFANO CASSELLI
A CIVIL WAR II PREQUEL!
• How did Ulysses join the Inhumans?
• What difficult journey did he have to go through to master his powers?
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
This does seem like it should be an important to the event, as Ulysses is the Inhuman in the center of the entire event. I’m not sure who Al Ewing is but it makes me think that is isn’t going to be as pivotal as I would think it is.
MARVEL TSUM TSUM #1 (of 4)
Jacob Chabot
COVER BY CHRIS SAMNEE
VARIANT Cover by GURIHIRU
PHOTO VARIANT AVAILABLE
MARVEL TSUM TSUM 1 CLASSIFIED CONNECTING VARIANT A AVAILABLE
JAPANESE GAME VARIANT ALSO AVAILABLE
In case you’ve been living under a rock, Tsum Tsums are HUGE! Well, not LITERALLY (they’re actually pretty tiny) but these seemingly cute and cuddly creatures are sweeping the globe! So what happens when these pint-sized piles of fur find their way into the Marvel Universe? After a crate of them falls to Earth en route to THE COLLECTOR, one small group of Brooklyn teenagers will find out! Featuring all of your favorite Marvel heroes and villains, this is sure to be TSUM-thing you won’t want to miss!
32 PGS./All Ages …$3.99
I feel like this series should have been $2.99, right? I’ll track this to see if Kitty, Lockheed or Magik appear in it. Lockheed would be so gosh darn cute in it! Four issues does seem to be a bit much but ideally, the trade should be under ten dollars, right? Probably not as the series itself will cost sixteen, monthly.
INTERNATIONAL IRON MAN #6
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
BLACK PANTHER VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS VISIONS
• Tony is reeling from the reveal of who his biological parents are as his past and present collide in ways that will define his character for years to come.
• But will any of this change Tony’s tune as relates to the monumental events of CIVIL WAR II?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
They can’t make Tony’s parents already established characters, can they? I thought it was dumb to even make Tony be adoptive but I get that when one runs out of times, a writer has to go back to the character’s origins and tweak it. I understand that Bendis didn’t introduce this element but he could have done what the next writer will do and just ignore this development.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #17
DAN SLOTT
Cover by ALEX ROSS
BLACK PANTHER VARIANT COVER BY AFUA RICHARDSON
BEFORE “DEAD NO MORE”!
• The Prowler (and our readers) meet the new Electro!
• Who is this woman and what does she have to do with the Man in Red?!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
A female Electro, could this be Electra? Or would that be to on the nose?
DRAX #10
CM PUNK & CULLEN BUNN
HERE BE DRAGONS!
• A COUNCIL OF DRAGONS comes looking for a newly hatched baby dragon. BABY! DRAGON!
• But scarier than DRAGONS is KILLER THRILL — loose on Drax’s ship and looking for the hatchling!
• Luckily, some powerful FRIENDS are stopping by as backup!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Dragons? And powerful friends are stopping by? Could this be Lockheed’s first appearance in the All New All Different Marvel? That would be truly great.
HOWARD THE DUCK #10
CHIP ZDARSKY
• The person behind all of Howard’s troubles is revealed! Who could it be? Is it Spider-Man? Wolverine? Thor? Ms. Marvel? Am I just mentioning these characters on the off chance that some retailers will just skim the catalogue looking for character names and will accidentally order this?
• Who knows???
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Grimm and Rocket are on the cover, could Kitty be within the pages?
DOCTOR STRANGE #11
JASON AARON
KEVIN NOWLAN & LEONARDO ROMERO (A)
COVER BY KEVIN NOWLAN
VARIANT COVER BY ADAM HUGHES
MARVEL TSUM TSUM TAKEOVER VARIANT COVER BY RYAN STEGMAN
“Last Days of Magic” aftermath!
• How did Stephen Strange become the Sorcerer Supreme?
• And how has he lost it all?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Wait, has this all been leading up to a retelling of Strange’s origins? Magik has been active in the beginning of this arc so I’m hoping that she keeps appearing in it.
THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #11
RYAN NORTH
• This special one-off issue promises two amazing things: SUPER HEROICS and COMPUTER SCIENCE.
• Yes! By the end of this issue, you will know both how Squirrel Girl can take down COUNT NEFARIA and also a few really fundamental concepts in computer science!
• Have we found a way to express CS concepts through the medium of super hero fights? YOU’LL HAVE TO ORDER THE ISSUE TO FIND OUT!
• But yeah, we totally did.
• Featuring all the greatest Squirrel Girl tropes you love! Including fights, jokes and COLD, HARD LOGIC.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
Count Nefaria? That’s going to be pretty awesome when they talk about this on the Uncanny X-Cast!
A YEAR OF MARVELS: THE UNSTOPPABLE #1
PAUL ALLOR & CHUCK WENDIG
DIEGO OLORTEGUI
& JUANAN RAMIREZ (A)
Cover by JAMAL CAMPBELL
• Sam Alexander’s finding it hard to cope with the fact that his dad is M.I.A. in the far reaches of space. Luckily, this Father’s Day, Nova’s got the chance to help former New Warrior Midnight’s Fire put his family back together. But when Iron Man shows up to inform his young teammate he’s backing the wrong horse, will Nova cool his jets?
• Celebrating the Fourth of July is complicated enough for a patriotic symbol turned soviet assassin, but then Hydra agents had to go and rob the Winter Soldier’s
secret storage locker. Who sent them? What do they want? Bucky doesn’t care — he just wants his #$%& back.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
These have looked amazing, in the store but I haven’t had a reason to really read one yet.
ALL-NEW X-MEN #12
DENNIS HOPELESS
BLACK PANTHER VARIANT COVER BY WILFRED SANTIAGO
NEW STORY ARC STARTS NOW!
• One is a time-displaced cosmically powered angel from the ‘60s.
• The other is a homicidal clone struggling to fulfill her dead father’s legacy.
• But who says Angel and Wolverine can’t make their relationship work?
• Also: Another burgeoning romance may place one of the All-New X-Men at odds with the rest of their team…
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
I do like Angel and X23 together.
EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN #13
JEFF LEMIRE
COVER BY HUMBERTO RAMOS
MARVEL TSUM TSUM TAKEOVER VARIANT COVER BY DAVE JOHNSON
“KINGDOMS FALL”STARTS NOW!
• An ancient evil stirs in the periphery of Limbo, consuming mystical realms…
• …and little does Magik suspect that the X-Men’s newest charge is drawing it straight to X-Haven!
• Meanwhile, Colossus is rampaging across Earth…as a Horseman of Apocalypse. Can Nightcrawler and Iceman stop their longtime friend and teammate and wrest him from Apocalypse’s grasp?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
So is Apocalypse Wars over? Did they leave Colossus as a Horseman as an afterthought? I like Magik taking mostly center stage in this title.
X-MEN ‘92 #6
CHRIS SIMS & CHAD BOWERS
Cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA
VARIANT COVER BY AARON KUDER
• The X-Men are working security at LILAPALOOZA – Westchester’s biggest festival!
• But just because they’re security, doesn’t mean they stop being TARGETS!
• Guest-starring: THE FLAMING LIPS, TOADIES AND LILA CHENEY!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
Lila Cheney totally deserves to have her own palooza!
STAR WARS: DARTH VADER #25
KIERON GILLEN
Cover by JUAN GIMENEZ
VARIANT COVER BY ADI GRANOV
VARIANT COVER BY Jamie McKelvie
VARIANT COVER BY Michael Cho
VARIANT COVER BY KaMome Shirahama
VARIANT COVER BY Joe Quesada
SKETCH VARIANT COVER BY JOE QUESADA
VARIANT COVER BY Chris Samnee
VARIANT COVER BY Sara Pichelli
VARIANT COVER BY Cliff Chiang
VARIANT COVER BY SALVADOR LARROCA
ACTION FIGURE VARIANT BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
It has all built up to this! Vader’s trials against Cylo’s creations! His machinations against the Emperor! His covert missions with Doctor Aphra and her murderous droids! All comes to fruition in an oversized 40-page issue by the stellar team of Kieron Gillen and Salvador Larroca! You won’t want to miss this ending!
56 PGS./Rated T …$5.99
Star Wars © Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. Text and illustrations for Star Wars are © 2016 Lucasfilm Ltd.
So this is suppose to be the final issue of Darth Vader, is that right? I suspect he survives this ordeal and probably end up meeting a young man and just getting to know him.
THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL BEATS UP THE MARVEL UNIVERSE OGN-HC
Written by RYAN NORTH
Penciled by ERICA HENDERSON
Cover by ERICA HENDERSON
Proof that we’re living in the best of all possible worlds: Marvel is publishing a Squirrel Girl graphic novel! It’s a standalone adventure that’s great for both old fans and new readers! It’s a story so huge it demanded an original graphic novel! It’s a story so nuts it incorporates both senses of that word (insanity and squirrel food)! And it’s the best! Squirrel Girl kicks butts, eats nuts, talks to squirrels and also punches really well. She has defeated Thanos, Galactus and Doctor Doom (twice!). But now she’ll encounter her most dangerous, most powerful, most unbeatable enemy yet: herself! Specifically, an evil duplicate made possible through mad science (both computer and regular) as well as some bad decisions. In other words, Squirrel Girl beats up the Marvel Universe! YES!
120 PGS./Rated T …$24.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-90303-9
Trim size: standard
This does sound like a lot of fun.
UNCANNY X-MEN VOL. 2 HC
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by CHRIS BACHALO, KRIS ANKA, VALERIO SCHITI, ANDREA SORRENTINO & MORE
Cover by CHRIS BACHALO
Brian Michael Bendis concludes his Uncanny X-Men era! After relentless persecution and a near-fatal attack, Cyclops and his revolutionaries are targeting S.H.I.E.L.D.! But is the spy organization really responsible for the return of the mutant-killing Sentinels? Sins and secrets will be revealed as warring X-Men gather to hear the reading of Charles Xavier’s last will and testament — but its contents may lead to the team’s ultimate undoing! With the end fast approaching, Scott Summers finds himself driven ever closer to the precipice of disaster. Will Cyclops save himself from ruin or leap off the edge? Plus: Life-changing events rock Dazzler, Iceman, the young mutant Eva Bell and more! Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (2013) #19-35, #600 and ANNUAL #1; and ALL-NEW X-MEN ANNUAL #1.
488 PGS./Rated T+ …$50.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-90171-4
Trim size: oversized
Bendis’ run doesn’t end on the highest notes but that Kitty and Illyana done-in-one was simply amazing! $50 is too much.
DEADPOOL BY POSEHN & DUGGAN OMNIBUS HC
Written by BRIAN POSEHN, GERRY DUGGAN & MORE
Penciled by TONY MOORE, SCOTT KOBLISH, MIKE HAWTHORNE, DECLAN SHALVEY, JOHN LUCAS, SALVA ESPIN, REILLY BROWN, SCOTT KOLINS & MORE
Cover by PHIL NOTO
Births, deaths and marriages — they’re all here in Gerry Duggan and Brian Posehn’s hilarious take on the Merc with a Mouth. But mainly deaths — and in the case of a zombified horde of U.S. presidents, undeaths! Meet the daughter Wade Wilson never knew he had, the voice in his head he never wanted and the monstrous Mrs. he should never cross — the succubus queen Shiklah! Enjoy Deadpool’s newfound bromance with Wolverine and Captain America before it ends in tragedy, and head deep inside the darkest recesses of his mind to learn his Original Sin. With uproarious flashback tales revealing Wade’s hidden history across the Marvel Universe, Posehn and Duggan work their magic on Deadpool’s past and present — but will they leave him any future? Collecting DEADPOOL (2012) #1-45, DEADPOOL: DRACULA’S GAUNTLET #1-7 and DEATH OF WOLVERINE: DEADPOOL & CAPTAIN AMERICA #1.
1344 PGS./Parental Advisory …$100.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-90228-5
Trim size: oversized
Does this really collect their entire run? 45 issues alone is well worth $100 and some of these were so very grand!
SECRET WARS TOO TPB
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN, BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS, MARK MILLAR, BRIAN K. VAUGHAN, J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI, JASON AARON, MATT FRACTION, STUART MOORE, ELLIOT KALAN, WYATT CENAC, PAUL JENKINS & MORE
Penciled by JIM MAHFOOD, MIRCO PIERFEDERICI, BRENDAN MCCARTHY, JOE QUINONES, COLLEEN COOVER, JACOB CHABOT, CHRIS MORENO & MORE
Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG
Because Hugh demanded it! Who’s Hugh? The guy who loves side-splitting super-hero satire as only Marvel can deliver it! Prepare for hilarity in the ultimate parody of 2015’s epic SECRET WARS — starring D-Man, Jessica Jones: Herald of Galactus and…Jonathan Hickman?! Plus: more sideways looks at CIVIL WAR, FEAR ITSELF, Marvel NOW! and more funny-book funnies. And Forbush Man returns as creators pose the greatest “What If?”s ever asked. Not a hoax! Not an imaginary trade paperback! (Though it probably should be.) Who says this isn’t the Mighty Marvel Age of Mocking Ourselves? Collecting SECRET WARS, TOO; WHA…HUH?; ULTIMATE CIVIL WAR: SPIDER-HAM; CAPTAIN AMERICA: WHO WON’T WIELD THE SHIELD; SHAME ITSELF; and MARVEL NOW WHAT?! — plus material from WORLD WAR HULK: FRONT LINE #2-5, ORIGINAL SINS #5 and MARVEL 75TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION.
208 PGS./Rated T+ …$17.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-90211-7
This is such a fun collection of stories!
SECRET WARS TPB
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Penciled by ESAD RIBIC & PAUL RENAUD
Cover by ALEX ROSS
The Marvel Universe is no more! The interdimensional Incursions have eliminated each and every alternate universe one by one. And now — despite the best efforts of scientists, sages and superhumans — the Marvel Universe and Ultimate Universe have collided…and been destroyed! All that exists in the vast empty cosmos is a single, titanic patchwork planet made of the fragmented remains of hundreds of devastated dimensions: Battleworld! And the survivors of this multiversal catastrophe all bend their knee to Battleworld’s master: Doctor Doom! What strange creatures inhabit this world? Which familiar faces will return? And what happens when Battleworld’s domains go to war? The Marvel Universe is dead — and the victors of the Secret Wars will determine what comes next! Collecting SECRET WARS (2015) #1-9 and material from FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2015 (SECRET WARS) #0.
224 PGS./Rated T+ …$34.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9895-6
I’ll be curious how well this sells as it is completely missable. I liked the first issue but the rest didn’t do much for me.
X-MEN: WORST X-MAN EVER TPB
Written by MAX BEMIS
Penciled by MICHAEL WALSH
Cover by MICHAEL WALSH
Bailey Hoskins has just discovered he’s a mutant. For someone who’s never been special, never stood out, this could be his big moment. But as he gains entry into the halls of Xavier’s School for Gifted Children, what, exactly, is his gift? He’s used to being hated, but is he anything to be feared? Bailey struggles to find a place alongside his fellow students, but the X-universe is a big one — perhaps Mystique will see his potential. Could Magneto have just the mission for him? Or maybe the magic of time travel will reveal days of future glory. (Don’t get your hopes up). Max Bemis, frontman of the band Say Anything, makes his Marvel debut with the story of a misfit among misfits, just trying to fit in. Bailey Hoskins? Worst. X-Man. Ever. Collecting X-MEN: WORST X-MAN EVER #1-5.
112 PGS./Rated T+ …$16.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9354-8
I need someone to tell me if Kitty or Magik appear in issues two through five as Marvel Database isn’t updating those issues and comicbookdb just repeats the cast from the first issue for the rest of the series.
DEFENDERS EPIC COLLECTION: THE SIX-FINGERED HAND SAGA TPB
Volume 6 in the Defenders Epic Collections
Written by J.M. DEMATTEIS with MIKE W. BARR & MARK GRUENWALD
Penciled by DON PERLIN with JERRY BINGHAM, STEVE DITKO & MIKE ZECK
Cover by MICHAEL GOLDEN
The greatest non-team in comics gets the Epic treatment! J.M. DeMatteis and Don Perlin take Doctor Strange, the Hulk, Nighthawk, Hellcat and the Son of Satan on wild adventures into the occult — and against each other! These weird tales begin with a broken Eternity; evolve to include demons, Dracula and the Devil-Slayer; and culminate in a double-sized issue #100 extravaganza! If the Defenders can’t prevail, it’ll be hell on Earth — literally! Known as “The Six-Fingered Hand Saga,” this is one of the most compelling Defenders adventures of all time. Plus: Captain America teams up with the non-team in hopes of staving off the beginning of World War III. And witness the shocking death of a Defender! Collecting DEFENDERS (1972) #92-109, MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) #101 and CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) #268.
480 PGS./Rated T …$39.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9599-3
I’ve never heard of the Six-Fingered Hand Saga but JM DeMatteis writing this proves that it is worthy of reading.
MINI MARVELS: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION TPB
(NEW PRINTING)
Written by CHRIS GIARRUSSO,
SEAN MCKEEVER, MARC SUMERAK,
PAUL TOBIN & AUDREY LOEB
Penciled by CHRIS GIARRUSSO
Cover by CHRIS GIARRUSSO
All-ages fun, featuring the wild and crazy kid counterparts to Marvel’s greatest heroes! All of your favorite hilarious, action-packed Mini Marvels adventures collected in one complete volume! Spidey gets the paperboy blues, Wolverine embarks on a cereal quest, Hulk goes on a date, and alien Skrulls impersonate the Fantastic Four! Iceman and Firestar help Spidey deliver his newspapers while he babysits Power Pack! Thor returns, Iron Man builds armor for the Avengers, and Hawkeye squares off against Galactus! And where did Red Hulk and Blue Hulk come from, anyway? Plus: Hawkeye battles the Curse of the Crimson Crown! And who is Elephant Steve?! All this, and a complete run of Mini Marvels comic strips!
216 PGS./All Ages …$24.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-90322-0
This is such a great collection of stories!
X-MEN: FATAL ATTRACTIONS TPB
(NEW PRINTING)
Written by SCOTT LOBDELL, J.M. DEMATTEIS,
FABIAN NICIEZA & LARRY HAMA
Penciled by BRANDON PETERSON, JOHN ROMITA JR., RICHARD BENNETT, ROGER CRUZ, JOE QUESADA,
GREG CAPULLO, JAN DUURSEMA, ANDY KUBERT, ADAM KUBERT, KEN LASHLEY & MORE
Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
The thrilling saga that commemorated the X-Men’s 30th anniversary! As Magneto’s Acolytes amp up their attacks on Homo sapiens everywhere, the X-teams join forces to put an end to the villainous zealots’ mad crusade against humanity once and for all. But has their leader, messianic madman Magneto, returned from the dead? And as a mysterious disease begins creeping through the mutant community, claiming the lives of hated foe and dear friend alike, which X-Man will buckle under the strain? Matters come to a head in the most shocking way possible, culminating in a devastating attack on Wolverine — and a showdown between Professor X and Magneto that must be seen to be believed! Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) #298-300, #303-304 and #315; X-FACTOR (1986) #92; X-FORCE (1991) #25; X-MEN UNLIMITED (1993) #2; X-MEN (1991) #25; WOLVERINE (1988) #75; and EXCALIBUR (1988) #71.
504 PGS./Rated T …$39.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-90105-9X-MEN: X-TINCTION AGENDA TPB
(NEW PRINTING)
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT & LOUISE SIMONSON
Penciled by JIM LEE, ROB LIEFELD, JON BOGDANOVE & GUANG YAP
Cover by JIM LEE
The X-Men, the New Mutants and X-Factor are targeted for X-Tinction! To rescue a friend, the X-Men must invade the mutant-enslaving island nation of Genosha — but the Genoshans’ memories are long, and their revenge will be terrifying! As the Magistrates strike, X-Factor and the New Mutants are drawn into the conflict — and soon discover old foe Cameron Hodge powered up and pulling the strings! The three X-teams are kidnapped, brainwashed, stripped of their powers, forced into combat — and at least one among them will die! Old friends return, minds are controlled, and mutants are transformed. Can the powerless X-Men triumph over the military might of an entire nation? And when the dust settles on this classic crossover, will the X-universe be changed forever? Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) #235-238 and #270-272, NEW MUTANTS (1983) #95-97 and X-FACTOR (1986) #60-62.
328 PGS./Rated T …$34.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-90100-4
I do like these famous X-Men sagas being kept in print, that’s a good call.
. . .
So August is a super light month for me, which makes sense when an epic crossover that I’m not involved in is occurring. So I’m getting –
Civil War X-Men 3 $4
Guardians of the Galaxy 11 $4
Marvel Tsum Tusm 1 of 4 $4
Extraordinary X-Men 13 $4
So I’m getting four titles at $16 with four dollars off makes my total $12 for the month. That makes me feel safe that I can at least plan on getting five other titles without it breaking my budget.
. . .
Probably silly and I won’t be buying the series for sure but I have to add Tsum Tsum to my pull list. I will also have to check all of these variant covers to make sure none of my favorites are on any of them.
Shadow and Flame with Magik 