Let’s see what is happening in Marvel Comics in April 2024!
I’m passing on Blood Hunt, and no X-Men involvement, so that seems like an easy decision
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ULTIMATE X-MEN #2
PEACH MOMOKO 
• PEACH MOMOKO (A/C)
ULTIMATE SPECIAL VARIANT COVER BY BETSY COLA
VARIANT COVER BY MIKE CHOI • VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO
DESIGN VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO
THE ULTIMATE X-MEN GO BACK TO SCHOOL!
• High school, that is! It’s a new school year for Hisako as she tries to get a grasp on her new powers…
• Where she meets a cool, white-haired punk girl named Mei (A.K.A. Maystorm), who understands all too well the challenge Hisako faces.
• And they team up to embark on a creepy adventure to learn who is behind the creepy shadow that has been haunting – and taunting – them!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
I hadn’t realized Ultimate X-Men was 40 pages, that’s pretty awesome. The more Momoko, the better, I say!
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Ultimate Storm debuts in Ultimate Black Panther 3! That should be amazing.
Deadpool gets an all new ongoing by Cody Ziglar and Rogê Antônio.
Spider-Gwen : Ghost Spider 1, finds Gwen moving back to 616, so that’s disappointing after how much I’ve been enjoying 65 and Smash.
There are vampire homage variants for the Blood Hunt event. Probably so the trades are out in October. Or the story concludes in October. One of those.
J.M. DeMatteis is back with Spider-Man : Shadow of the Green Goblin, a story involving Proto-Goblin.
There’s a Roxxon Presents : Thor, with the Roxxon Era of Comics beginning, so we’ll see how that plays out.
Kid Venom 1 of 4, takes place in Japan, 977.
There’s a Scarlet Witch & Quicksilver mini, April will be issue 3 of 4, I have to see if that’s any good.
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MS. MARVEL: MUTANT MENACE #2 (OF 4)
IMAN VELLANI & SABIR PIRZADA • SCOTT GODLEWSKI (A) • Cover by CARLOS GÓMEZ
VARIANT COVER BY PACO MEDINA • VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO
THE (IN)FAMOUS X-MAN!
Now that Kamala is very notably and very publicly an X-Man, she is attracting all sorts of attention…and you know who uses attention as currency? That’s right – it’s the return of the X-Men’s old media mogul mastermind – MOJO!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Ms. Marvel vs. Mojo is an interesting idea for her second outing as a mutant.
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What If? Venom was Dr. Strange, okay
G.O.D.S. 7 of 8, though it doesn’t list the 8.
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FALL OF THE HOUSE OF X #4 (OF 5)
GERRY DUGGAN • LUCAS WERNECK (A) • Cover by PEPE LARRAZ
CONNECTING VARIANT COVER BY BRYAN HITCH • VARIANT COVER BY MAHMUD ASRAR
EMMA FROST VARIANT COVER BY E.M. GIST • EMMA FROST VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY E.M. GIST
FORESHADOW VARIANT COVER BY Felipe Massafera • VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY PEPE LARRAZ
MY ALLY, MY ENEMY!
They say a wounded animal can be the most dangerous kind of animal to face. As the fight between the mutants and Orchis reaches a deadly pitch, a startling revelation rocks the X-Men to their core. The two series that are one come together in one horrible betrayal as the Krakoan Age nears its conclusion!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
Magik made it to one of the covers! Looks like she’s back to the Bachalo outfit, but with a more covered up shirt?
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RISE OF THE POWERS OF X #4 (OF 5)
KIERON GILLEN • R.B. SILVA (A/C) • CONNECTING VARIANT COVER BY BRYAN HITCH
JUBILEE VARIANT COVER BY DERRICK CHEW • JUBILEE VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY DERRICK CHEW
VARIANT COVER BY CHAD HARDIN • FORESHADOW VARIANT COVER BY David Nakayama
VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY R.B. SILVA
WHO IS TRAITOR X?
In the aftermath of the greatest betrayal in X-Men history, the Quiet Council in exile must act. They have a plan. Can anyone, or anything, survive the experience? As the Krakoan Age barrels toward its conclusion, the two series that are one converge on an act that will live in infamy!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
I wonder if this Quiet Counsel is just what we’re calling Xavier, Doug, and Rasputin IV’s little squad?
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Avengers 12 & 13 are still helping out the X-Men during Fall of X, so that’s nice. Especially as they seem to be busy with vampires elsewhere.
Resurrection of Magneto 4 of 4! Magneto returns to the land of the living!
Dead X-Men 4 of 4, everything is concluding!
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X-MEN #33
GERRY DUGGAN • JOSHUA CASSARA (A/C)
TRADING CARD VARIANT COVER BY RUSSELL DAUTERMAN
WHITE QUEEN MARVEL MASTERPIECES III VARIANT COVER BY GREG & TIM HILDEBRANDT
WHITE QUEEN MARVEL MASTERPIECES III VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY GREG & TIM HILDEBRANDT
VAMPIRE VARIANT COVER BY LEE GARBETT • MICRONAUTS VARIANT COVER BY TBA
X-MEN X-SSEMBLE!
If there were ever a time to rally the troops and take the fight to the enemy, it’s NOW! Stand side by side with the X-Men as they head for their final stand! They can’t stop ALL of us!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Joshua Cassara is back on covers AND interior art! This is going to be amazing!
I still wish Lockheed could have made it to this cover, but what a cover regardless!
Magik back in a gold look that I like more than the Fall of House of X outfit.
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X-Men Forever 2 of 4, and now, Rachel is accounted for as well! We get Phil Noto’s Doug Quiel Counsel portrait cover too.
Cable 3 of 4, well that’s disappointing, I was hoping this was an ongoing. I may be an Old Dad, and just not adjusting to the idea that ongoings are not a thing anymore. I really hope Irene Merryweather is part of the supporting cast of this title.
Invincible Iron Man 17, has a vampire variant of Emma about to stab Tony, but is this still consider a Fall of X title?
Weapon X-Men 2 of 4, still a very clever title. Exiles team of Wolverines.
X-Men 97 2 of 4, Sabretooth vs Wolverine, a story as old as time.
Wolverine 47, Laura Kinney vs. Lady Sabretooth, or Savage Sabretooth, so that seems fair.
Wolverine 48, Graydon Creed is back!
Wolverine : Madripoor Knights 3 of 5. I really should have been following solicits earlier, I had no idea Claremont was returning to Wolverine or giving us a sequel to Uncanny X-Men 268. (I originally wrote 265, so I was pretty close!)
So odd they are reprinting every issue of the original Secret Wars , wouldn’t one just buy the trade at this point? Maybe proceeds go to Bob Layton? AND priced at today’s comic prices? Just buy the trade.
Uncanny X-Men 130 is being reprinted as well, first appearance of Dazzler, and second appearance of Kitty Pryde and Emma Frost.
Spider-Woman 6, I may have forgotten this was written by Steve Foxe. Jessica is moving away from New York, and maybe joining a new Champions. Does she still have her child?
So many Marvel comics I’m not interested in as I scroll quickly pass all of the other Spider-titles, Captain America, and Moon Knight.
Power Pack : Into the Storm 4 of 5, still waiting for the first issue to come out, should be soon.
Night Thrasher 3 of 4, still resisting becoming a New Warriors title, I see.
So many Star Wars titles I have to scroll pass too!
Did Marvel buy CrossGen? How do they have the rights to Mystic?
https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/CrossGen
Apparently Disney had bought CrossGen in 2004, for a million dollars, then six years later, it was folded into Marvel in 2010 (to save you the math), and they tried to release three series in 2011, that failed. So trades it is!
Also, I have zero interest in CrossGen, a company I hadn’t thought about since, well before 2004.
They’re releasing a Danny Ketch Ghost Rider Omnibus! 1216 pages for $125, might have to track this one for a sale.
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EXCALIBUR OMNIBUS VOL. 3 HC ANTHONY WINN COVER
Written by SCOTT LOBDELL, EVAN SKOLNICK, RICHARD ASHFORD, CHRIS COOPER, TODD DEZAGO,
WARREN ELLIS, FABIAN NICIEZA, JOHN OSTRANDER & MORE
Penciled by STEVE BUCCELLATO, KEN LASHLEY, TERRY SHOEMAKER, IAN CHURCHILL, JOHN ROYLE,
AMANDA CONNER, TERRY DODSON, DAERICK GROSS, DAVID WILLIAMS, CARLOS PACHECO, CASEY JONES, ROB HAYNES, CHRIS MARRINAN, RICHARD BENNETT, JAN DUURSEMA, TONY DANIEL, STEVE SKROCE,
AARON LOPRESTI & MORE
Covers by ANTHONY WINN & JOE MADUREIRA
A dark new era dawns for Excalibur! Meggan and Nightcrawler face despair as Captain Britain and Cerise are ripped from the team. Phoenix holds the key to Brian’s return, but is the cost too high to bear? And what has Brian become? As Excalibur relocates to Muir Island, Nightcrawler learns a startling secret and a Phalanx invasion introduces a strange new – or old – ally. Who or what is Douglock?! Wolfsbane, Colossus and the sardonic Pete Wisdom join the team as Excalibur faces a struggle for the Soulsword, a battle against the alien Uncreated and the threat of X-Man…but as Kitty finds romance in the most unlikely place, will Brian join the London Hellfire Club? Collecting EXCALIBUR (1988) #68-103 and ANNUAL #1-2, X-MEN UNLIMITED (1993) #4, X-FACTOR (1986) #106, X-FORCE (1991) #38, X-MAN #12, PRYDE AND WISDOM #1-3, and material from MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS (1988) #174 and MARVEL HOLIDAY SPECIAL 1996.
848 PGS./Rated T+ …$100.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-95763-6
Trim size: 7-1/4 x 10-7/8
Excalibur Omnibus Volume 3, 848 pages for $100, is a deal!
So will be four omnibi by the time it is all over.
I started with the epic editions, but if I knew omnibus were coming, I would have waited.
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Avengers Omnibus V2 by Kurt Busiek and George Perez, 1248 pages for $125, also a deal worth seeking sales for.
whoa, Claremont’s X-Treme X-Men got the omnibus treatment as well! Volume 2 is 816 pages for $100, and contains the Kitty Pryde / Karma miniseries, Mekanix, and X-Women 1, and X-Treme X-Men 25 – 46, and X-Men Unlimited 39. So the whole series is two omnibi. I’m tempted by this as well!
Ultimate Spider-Man Omnibus Volume 4 is always a good time too, issues 112-133, so we’re still in the Ultimate Shadowcat years there.
There are listings for epic trades as well, so that line is still moving forward.
hey, Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection – Assassin Nation (such a clever title!) is getting a new printing. $45 for 480 pages.
X-Men Episode Collection Volume 12 – The Gift is getting a new printing. Paul Smith’s X-Men and Alpha Flight 1 & 2 (the title The Gift story – first part of the X-Men Asgardians story too). Uncanny 189 – 198, and Cockrum’s Nightcrawler and Lockheed miniseries. $50 for 512 legendary pages.
Kaare Andrews’ Spider-Man : Reign is getting a new printing so expect a lot of Mary Jane spider-sperm memes to return.
Civil War II is getting a new printing for some reason.
so a pretty good month!
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I’m interested in :
Ultimate X-Men 2
Ultimate Black Panther 3 (for Storm)
Ms. Marvel : Mutant Menace 2
Fall of the House of X 4
Rise of the Powers of X 4
Resurrection of Magneto 4
Dead X-Men 4
X-Men 33 is going to be my favorite of the month
X-Men : Forever 2
Cable 3
10 titles seems about right.
What are you interested in?
Shadow and Flame with Magik 
