Shadow and Flame with Magik

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PRINCESS LEIA #1-2 (of 5)
MARK WAID • TERRY DODSON (a/C)
ISSUE #1 – Teaser Variant COVER by JOHN CASSADAY
• When Princess Leia Organa was captured by the Empire as a Rebel spy, she never betrayed her convictions, even in the face of the complete destruction of her home world, Alderaan. When her rescue came, she grabbed a blaster and joined the fight, escaping back to the Rebel Alliance and helping strike the biggest blow against the Empire—the destruction of the Death Star. But in the aftermath of that victory, the question remains…what is a princess without a world?
• Writer Mark Waid (Daredevil, S.H.I.E.L.D.) and artist Terry Dodson (Avengers & X-Men: Axis, Uncanny X-Men) bring us a story of Leia’s quest to help her people and find her place in the galaxy.
32 PGS. (EACH)/Rated T …$3.99 (EACH)

 

The Daughter of the Dark One is getting her own series, I guess everyone will be getting a series. The Dodsons on this should make this look nice. Waid writing helps too. He writes strong woman.

 

ALL-NEW X-MEN #39
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS • MAHMUD ASRAR (a)
COVER BY Alexander Lozano
COSMICALLY ENHANCED VARIANT BY ANDREA SORRENTINO
WOMEN OF MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY FAITH ERIN HICKS
Chapter 5 of the BLACK VORTEX!
• Storm formulates a plan as the heroes fail to penetrate Mr. Knife’s Flying Fortress. Meanwhile, Beast and Kitty travel to Spartax to decipher the secrets of the Vortex book. And to make matters worse, Kitty and Peter’s relationship takes a downward turn!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

 

I’m curious about the Women of Marvel variants, and if they will have a frame border like last time or just be painted covers like the other time.

 

GUARDIANS TEAM-UP #3
SAM HUMPHRIES • Mike Mayhew (a/C)
COSMICALLY ENHANCED VARIANT BY ANDREA SORRENTINO
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• THE BLACK VORTEX continues to ravage the galaxy!
• When the Black Vortex strikes at the heart of the Kree Empire, Ronan the Accuser must join the battle with the Guardians!
• Will Ronan make the ultimate betrayal to save his Kree brothers?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

 

Marvel found a way to get me to buy this series pretty early! That was good timing. I wonder who gets the official ‘team up’ co-bill. I doubt it will be Ronan getting the co-bill.

 

By Valerio Schiti

 

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #25
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS • VALERIO SCHITI (a/C)
VARIANT COVER BY ANDREA SORRENTINO
COSMICALLY ENHANCED VARIANT BY ANDREA SORRENTINO
WOMEN OF MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY ERICA HENDERSON
Chapter 7 of the BLACK VORTEX!
• Double-sizes spectacular! Rocket and Magik in action! Beast defeated and broken! Gamora on the offensive! Ronan deposed! Star-Lord defiant! Nova gives chase! This issue surely has it all!
40 PGS./Rated T …$4.99

 

Cool how Black Vortex times out right in time for the 25^th Anniversary Issue of Guardians. I’m sure they planned for it but it is still cool. Great cover by Schiti.  Still not sure what the Cosmically Enhanced means.

 

NOVA #28
GERRY DUGGAN
DAVID BALDEON (a)
Cover by ORPHANS CHEEPS
COSMICALLY ENHANCED VARIANT BY ANDREA SORRENTINO
BLACK VORTEX TIE-IN!
• Nova joins the Guardians of the Galaxy and the X-Men for a huge adventure.
• With the Black Vortex itself in his possession, Sam goes on the run for his life. Good thing they call him the human rocket!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

 

I’ve been wanting to read some more of Duggan’s Nova, so I’m glad to finally get another chance to do so!

 

LEGENDARY STAR-LORD #10
SAM HUMPHRIES
PACO MEDINA (a/C)
COSMICALLY ENHANCED VARIANT BY ANDREA SORRENTINO
WOMEN OF MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY TBA
Chapter 9 of the BLACK VORTEX!
• The heroes return from Hala only to find the entire planet of Spartax in grave danger! Kitty unlocks the one thing which may leads towards the destruction of the Black Vortex. But will it be in time? And just when things could get any more dire, enter The Brood!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

 

Kitty gets specifically named in a write-up, that’s what I’m talking about! Now that Lockheed is showing up in this series, Quill may actually have a chance against the Brood!

 

HOWARD THE DUCK #1
CHIP ZDARSKY • JOE QUINONES (A/C)
Movie Variant cover also available
• HOT off the pages of the … the post-credits scene at the … the end of a … popular movie … HOWARD THE DUCK is back! Join him as he takes on the weird cases that only a talking duck can crack as the Marvel Universe’s resident private investigator!
• Let Sex Criminals’ CHIP ZDARSKY (a writer known mostly as an artist) and JOE QUINONES (an artist known mostly as a lover) guide you through his new world as he takes on THE BLACK CAT and MYSTERIOUS FORCES FROM OUTER SPACE!
• WAUGH!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

 

Pretty cool of Marvel to give Howard the Duck some love!  Movie variant, from the 80s or the Seth Green voiced movie? I wouldn’t mind having a better look at the new version.

 

MILES MORALES: ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #11
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS • DAVID MARQUEZ (A/C)
• Thanks to MILES, the ULTIMATES are back!
• Because DOCTOR DOOM has revealed his plan and it is more than one web slinger can handle!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

 

Could this mean the good All New Ultimates or the original Line Up (of who is still alive) as I would be interested in the All New Ultimates showing up. Time will tell.

 

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN SPECIAL #1
JEFF LOVENESS • LUCA PIZZARI (a)
Cover by JAMAL CAMPBELL
Connecting Variant Cover by ADAM KUBERT
ATTACK ON NEW ATTILAN!
• A blockbuster three-part story spanning AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, INHUMAN and ALL-NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA starts here!
• Something BIG wants to destroy New Attilan. The fact that New Attilan is in the Hudson River puts Manhattan and Spider-Man right in its crosshairs!
• Jeff Loveness (The Jimmy Kimmel Show, DEATH OF WOLVERINE: LOGAN’S LEGACY) pens all three chapters with tremendous artists like Luca Pizzari and connecting variants by super star ADAM KUBERT!
40 PGS./Rated T+…$4.99

 

Oh man, does a crossover involving Spider-Man, Inhumans and FalCap doesn’t sound interesting at all! I’m sure this title doesn’t lead to Secret Wars.

 

ANGELA: ASGARD’S ASSASSIN #4
KIERON GILLEN & MARGUERITE BENNETT
PHIL JIMENEZ & STEPHANIE HANS (A)
Cover by STEPHANIE HANS
• We’ve been to Earth for street level Marvel fun. We’ve been to the Nine Realms for fantasy Marvel fun. Next up: deep space, for (er) deep space Marvel fun.
• Can Kieron and Marguerite resist the chance to write the characters from last year’s awesome summer blockbuster? Clue: Rhymes with Nardians of the Galaxy.
• (Of course not, you silly bears.)
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

 

Is this title more on the light side or has funny moments? Another fun write-up.

 

UNCANNY AVENGERS #3
RICK REMENDER • DANIEL ACUñA (A/C)
Variant Cover by JASON Pearson
WOMEN OF MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• It was a perfect day on Counter Earth, then Sabretooth showed up.
• The Avengers are divided; the hunt for their missing friends unearths a terrible secret.
• What evil lurks on the moon of Counter Earth?
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

 

Counter Earth, from Heroes Reborn? That’s pretty cool! Haven’t seen or heard from it in years. I wonder if anyone has told Remender that some heroes of Counter Earth have met a Sabretooth once already when the Exiles visited. I imagine they wouldn’t have forgotten that experience. Probably wait every day for more visitors to maybe rescue them.

 

NEW AVENGERS #31 & 32
JONATHAN HICKMAN • KEV WALKER (A)
ISSUE #31 – Cover by IN-HYUK LEE
WOMEN OF MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY TBA
ISSUE #32 – Cover by Gabriele Dell’Otto
IN TWO MONTHS…TIME RUNS OUT!
32 PGS. (EACH)/Rated T+ …$3.99 (EACH)

 

AVENGERS #42 & 43
JONATHAN HICKMAN
STEFANO CASELLI (A)
Issue #42 Cover by SCOTT KOLINS
WOMEN OF MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY TBA
Issue #43 Cover by ADAM KUBERT
IN TWO MONTHS…TIME RUNS OUT!
32 PGS. (EACH)/Rated T+ …$3.99 (EACH)

 

Two Months until these silly non-descriptions stop! Still no real X-Men updates. Or enough of them.

 

AVENGERS WORLD #18
FRANK J. BARBIERE • MARCO CHECCHETTO (A)
Cover by JEFF DEKAL
• The answers you’ve been waiting for—Before Time Runs Out!
• Sunspot vs. A.I.M.—winner take all!
• Starbrand and Nightmask face a surprising enemy!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

 

I saw preview art of Magik being in one of these issues. I imagine she is in issue 17, so I’ll have to back order that or get it from Hastings.

 

S.H.I.E.L.D. #4
MARK WAID • CHRIS SPROUSE (A)
Cover by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO
WOMEN OF MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY COLLEEN DORAN
• For years, SHIELD’s most secret agent has been Sue Richards, the Invisible Woman! None of the other Fantastic Four is aware of her connection to the world’s premier spy agency, but it’s time they learned – because this is her last case!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

 

I do like Waid’s Invisible Woman from his legendary run on the title with Wieringo. When did she have time to have side adventures?

 

CAPTAIN AMERICA & THE MIGHTY AVENGERS #6
AL EWING • LUKE ROSS (A)
COVER BY Sanford Greene
• Existential horror from beyond as CORTEX Incorporated drops the mask – and shows its true face!
• For one of the Mighty Avengers, the nightmare is starting all over again…
• Is this story even in continuity? Are YOU even in continuity? LOOK IN THE MIRROR – WHAT IF YOU’RE NOT?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

 

A tad bold of a description there!

 

THOR #6
JASON AARON • RUSSELL DAUTERMAN (A/C)
INHUMANS 50TH ANNIVERSARY VARIANT COVER BY LADRÖNN
WOMEN OF MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY STEPHANIE HANS
WHO IS THOR?
• That’s the question on everyone’s lips. Most especially Prince Odinson of Asgard. This issue, he starts to narrow down the list of suspects.
• Meanwhile, tensions continue to flare between the All-Mother and All-Father, Malekith forges his most dangerous pact yet, and Thor prepares to face her greatest challenge!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

 

Do we the readers still not know who Not-Boy Thor is? How does that work? I guess she really doesn’t need a real name. She’s Thor! Which means she isn’t that interesting unless in a team environment.

 

AVENGERS MAGAZINE #1
• With AVENGERS 2: AGE OF ULTRON right around the corner, Marvel celebrates the greatest super-team the world has ever known with a FREE magazine-sized extravaganza! Meet the creative legend who helped start it all, Jack Kirby, as we look back at his first year of AVENGERS artistry! Relive the history of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes with a series of probing character profiles! Explore the Avengers’ creative history with “Earth’s Mightiest Interview,” a roundtable with some of the greatest writers in the team’s history, and have your mind blown by a gallery of all-time great Avengers artist John Buscema’s finest work! All this and more — including a countdown of the greatest Avengers stories of all time! Earth’s Mightiest Magazine is distributed free in April!
96 PGS./All Ages …FREE*
*Retailer: Check upcomng Marvel Mailers for details on how to receive your free copies.Also available for order, a keepsake edition of AVENGERS MAGAZINE #1 featuring a cover by JACK KIRBY – 96 PGS./All Ages …$9.99

 

Free? That’s pretty awesome!

 

ANT-MAN #3
NICK SPENCER • RAMON ROSANAS (A)
Cover by MARK BROOKS
WOMEN OF MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• Ant-Man faces off against his deadliest arch-enemy — the mercenary known as TASKMASTER!
• Can we really call him an “arch-enemy”? Well, they’ve actually fought a bunch of times (look it up). And they definitely don’t like each other — that’s what “arch” means, right?
• There’s a mystery villain pulling the strings! He’s the one covered in heavy shadow. Mystery villains never have good lighting. Need to get to an Ikea or something.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

 

This is also a fun description! I won’t look it up but it is good to know who Ant Man’s arch nemesis is.

 

FANTASTIC FOUR #644
JAMES ROBINSON • LEONARD KIRK (A/C)
SPOTLIGHT COVER BY EVAN SHANER
CONNECTING COVER BY MICHAEL GOLDEN
THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL FANTASTIC FOUR STORY OF THE CENTURY!
• Will the THING survive the world-wide attack from the twisted heroes and creatures of Franklin’s Heroes Reborn Universe?
• Will SLEEPWALKER lead SUE, JIM HAMMOND and NAMOR into a nightmare scenario?
• REED RICHARDS Vs. THE QUIET MAN!!!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

 

Counter Earth is making two appearances? I wonder if that will conflict with Uncanny Avengers?

 

DAREDEVIL #14
MARK WAID • CHRIS SAMNEE (A/C)
• Writing his own life story has inadvertently forced Matt Murdock to face his darkest demons – and it’s changing him.
• Kirsten and Foggy don’t like the man Daredevil is becoming–and neither do the San Francisco police!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

 

Why is Daredevil writing his own autobiography? I’ll be curious by the end result.

 

By Kris Anka

 

UNCANNY X-MEN #33
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS • CHRIS BACHALO (a/C)
Cover by KRIS ANKA
WOMEN OF MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY STACEY LEE
• While things continue to heat up for the Summers family, Kitty Pryde and Illyana Rasputin take on an assignment neither of them either thought they would tackle—is this uncharted territory for these two veteran X-Women?!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

 

The promised Demon Hunters arc begins! Glad Bachalo gets to be the artist for this! I do wonder about what problem the Summers family is having? Or which members?

 

WOLVERINES #9
CHARLES SOULE & RAY FAWKES
PETER NGUYEN (a)
COVER BY NICK BRADSHAW
ISSUE #9 –
• Daken takes center stage in this exploratory issue on his past, present and future…but what does that mean when Fang is the one doing the exploring?
• Shogun is constantly battling his inner demons, so what happens when his inner demon completely takes over?
• Fantomelle and Culpepper on a new mission focused on…Wolverine?
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

 

I read that Shogun is the cool new name for Sharp’s body and Ogun’s mind. I like it. It at least tells me I need to buy it. But a weekly series at $4 is way too much! If I have to cut anything, it would be this series and just let them add up on my Wishlist or if DCBS has any bonus copies left and steeply discounts it, I’ll back order them.  Or if he was on the actual cover, I’ll make a bigger point of buying that issue.

 

WOLVERINES #10
CHARLES SOULE & RAY FAWKES
JONATHAN MARKS (a)
COVER BY KRIS ANKA
ISSUE #10 –
• Victor Creed has slowly changed over the course of the past few months…from his shift in AXIS to joining the team of WOLVERINES, he’s actually GROWN as an individual. So how does he use his new outlook on life to steal a pirate ship?!
• Sharp and Ogun now battle it out for complete domination of body and soul…while Fantomelle and Culpepper’s mission takes them even deeper into a mission they hadn’t planned for.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

 

See, now if they are going to purposely write Ogun’s name, I feel like I need to get it. I’ll try to do once a month shipping again to try to keep my total under $40. Funny, the way I type these, I keep a running tally of what I need to order (or try to) and there are just pages and pages that I go through that I have no interest in and delete again until the X-Men section officially starts.

 

WOLVERINES #11
CHARLES SOULE & RAY FAWKES
ARIELA KRISTANTINA (a)
COVER BY KRIS ANKA
ISSUE #11 –
• Romance is brewing between X23 and…well, you’ll have to read to find out! But is it unrequited or unwise for heroes to get tangled in love?
• The battle inside the man known as Shogun is now risking the lives of his teammates and friends…looks like evil may prevail? What does that mean for the overall mission at hand?
• Fantomelle and Culpepper have been fighting tooth and claw for an unknown benefactor, risking their lives for everything…but who are they risking it all for?
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

 

Why is X23 being forced into yet another relationship? More Shogun goodness!

 

WOLVERINES #12
CHARLES SOULE & RAY FAWKES
ARIO ANINDITO (a)
COVER BY KRIS ANKA
ISSUE #12 –
• Shogun’s inner battle with his own demons has come to a full tilt, and only Fang can help set him straight again. Not only for his soul, but for the safety of his teammates. But what’s in it for Fang?
• While Shogun’s been battling, Lady Deathstrike has been falling in love…but with which side of his personality? Sharp or Ogun?
• Fantomelle and Culpepper’s mission comes to an end, and the buyer is revealed…but what happens when the buyer gets more (and less!) than they paid for?
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

 

I can only imagine Lady Deathstrike is attracted more to Ogun, right? He made all four issue’s descriptions. I wish we knew how long this series was going to last as a weekly series. Also, why does it have to be weekly? I guess Soule just has so much to say.

 

CYCLOPS #11
JOHN LAYMAN
JAVIER GARRON (a)
Cover by ALEXANDER LOZANO
• Rescuing the life of the pirate captain who wants your father dead? Probably a bad idea.
•Revealing who you really are to the pirate girl who thinks she’s in love with you? Possibly even worse.
• And doing both while trapped on a hostile planet full of angry Shi’ar? No doubt a fatal error!
•Tune in for the action-packed climax of “A Pirate’s Life for Me,” and witness what will no doubt be the horrific deaths of Cyclops, Corsair and the Starjammers!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

 

I’m sure no one dies in this issue.

 

NIGHTCRAWLER #12
CHRIS CLAREMONT
TODD NAUCK (a/C)
• Cast out of Heaven, Nightcrawler believed that he was sent back to Earth because his work just wasn’t yet finished.
• In this issue—the finale of Chris Claremont and Todd Nauck’s uninterrupted NIGHTCRAWLER saga—he may just finish it.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

 

Could this be the final issue? It has been a fun series, thus far. Shame with the star studded cover, one key character is missing!

 

BY MIKE ZECK

 

MARVEL SUPER HEROES SECRET WARS: BATTLEWORLD BOX SET SLIPCASE
Get the complete legacy of Marvel’s SECRET WARS saga in this action-packed, eleven-volume box set! Featuring the original heroes-vs.-villains showdown on the Beyonder’s Battleworld, the big B’s journey to Earth and the line-wide crossover that ensued, Nick Fury’s highly hush-hush Secret War, and more! All the tie-ins, follow-ups and alternate takes — including a Spidey-centric look at the first Secret Wars, the wildest Thing adventure of all time, and a rematch of good and evil as a very different group get whisked to Battleworld! Plus: an entire volume full of all the special features we could find, as well as a poster showcasing Alex Ross’ sublime version of the iconic cover to SECRET WARS #1! This is one box set that goes above and Beyonder! Includes MARVEL SUPER HEROES SECRET WARS: TO BATTLEWORLD AND BACK PREMIERE HC, MARVEL SUPER HEROES SECRET WARS PREMIERE HC, THING: BATTLEWORLD PREMIERE HC, SECRET WARS II VOL. 1 PREMIERE HC, SECRET WARS II VOL. 2 PREMIERE HC, SECRET WARS II VOL. 3 PREMIERE HC, SECRET WARS II VOL. 4 PREMIERE HC, MARVEL SUPER HEROES SECRET WARS AFTERMATH PREMIERE HC, SECRET WAR PREMIERE HC, BEYOND THE SECRET WARS PREMIERE HC, MARVEL SUPER HEROES SECRET WARS: BEHIND THE SCENES PREMIERE HC; POSTER.
Rated T+ …$500.00
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9751-5

 

This does look fancy! Even Lockheed made the cover, he’s above Hawkeye.

 

MARVEL SUPER HEROES SECRET WARS ACTIVITY BOOK FACSIMILE COLLECTION
Love Marvel’s classic SECRET WARS story, but wish it was a little more interactive? Well, this is the book for you! Discover — or rediscover — the unbridled joy of being a child of the ’80s with this awesome replica collection of tie-in coloring books, sticker albums and stamp books! It’s got adventures, it’s got games, it’s got puzzles, it’s got posters — it even has stickers! (We’ve replaced the original stamps with stickers in our version – no licking required!) Dig out your crayons and indulge in some unadulterated SECRET WARS fun! If the Beyonder had this to enjoy, he would never have made it to Earth for SECRET WARS II! Collecting the SECRET WARS: THE CRIME OF CENTURIES and ESCAPE FROM DOOM coloring books, the SECRET WARS: SECRET OF SPIDER-MAN’S SHIELD and TOWER OF DOOM sticker books, the SECRET WARS: STAMP FUN and SPIDER-MAN’S STAMP FUN stamp books, and more.
160 PGS./All Ages …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9815-4

 

This does sound fun! I wonder if Lockheed makes any appearances in it.

 

WOLVERINES VOL. 1: DANCING WITH THE DEVIL TPB
Written by CHARLES SOULE & RAY FAWKES
Penciled by NICK BRADSHAW, ANDY CLARKE & JONATHAN MARKS
Cover by NICK BRADSHAW
From the pages of DEATH OF WOLVERINE! Logan may be dead — but what will happen to his mortal remains, encased in Adamantium? The battle for control of this valuable artifact has begun, death is on the books for a dozen heroes and villains, and Mystique is playing chess with them all! As Sinister strikes, Daken lies crippled, and death looms for Shogun’s Weapon X crew. Only Wolverine’s legacy — X-23, Sabretooth, Mystique and Lady Deathstrike — can save them all. But none of them can be trusted! Then: introducing Fantomelle, the world’s most unstoppable thief, engineered to perfection! But will she be destroyed by a nightmarish monster before the Wolverines can recruit her? And surprises lay in store when the Wolverines assault Mr. Sinister’s fortress! Sinister has plans for Logan’s body — but how are the Amazing X-Men involved? Collecting WOLVERINES #1-5.
112 PGS./Parental Advisory …$15.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9286-2

 

Whoa, the trades cost half of what the issues would be!?! 5*4=20, so only a savings of one issue.

 

DAMAGE CONTROL: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION TPB
Written by DWAYNE MCDUFFIE
Penciled by ERNIE COLON, KYLE BAKER & SALVA ESPIN
Cover by Galactus ate your apartment building? Call Damage Control. The S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier crashed on your car? Call Damage Control. Aliens destroyed Manhattan…again? Call DAMAGE CONTROL! Meet the Marvel Universe’s No. 1 clean-up crew, the guys and gals with the bulldog badge who work tirelessly to put New York back together after every super-hero battle — from giant robots, to the devastation wreaked by the Acts of Vengeance, to the coming of the cosmic clean-freak Edifice Rex! Not disastrous enough? How about their biggest challenges to date: Dr. Doom’s unpaid bill and the aftermath of World War Hulk! Collecting DAMAGE CONTROL (1989A) #1-4, DAMAGE CONTROL (1989B) #1-4, DAMAGE CONTROL (1991) #1-4, WWH AFTERSMASH: DAMAGE CONTROL #1-3, and material from MARVEL AGE ANNUAL #4 and MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS (1988) #19.
376 PGS./Rated T+ …$34.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9790-4

 

The first Damage Control, I own the fourth issue and it is pretty decent. So this is a fun concept for a collection.

 

HULK: FUTURE IMPERFECT TPB (NEW PRINTING)
Written by PETER DAVID
Penciled by GEORGE PEREZ & DALE KEOWN
Cover by DALE KEOWN
The hulk has seen the future…and it is murder. Beloved Hulk writer Peter David brings readers two classic dystopian tales of earth-shaking impact. Both stories find the Hulk at the end of the Earth — and at the end of his rope! In “Future Imperfect,” the Hulk is the last super power in a post-apocalyptic Earth, ruling with an iron fist as the wicked Maestro. But summoned from the past by a small band of rebels is perhaps the only being who can stand against him! And in “The End,” the green-skinned titan walks alone through a wasted and barren land — and must confront the one who is easily his ultimate nemesis! These two tales of the end times surely rank among the classics in Marvel history! Collecting HULK: FUTURE IMPERFECT #1-2 and INCREDIBLE HULK: THE END.
160 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9746-1

 

Pretty smart to put this back in print with how Peter David is using the Maestro in Spider-Man 2099. Peter David gets paid twice!

 

X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST PROSE NOVEL MASS MARKET PAPERBACK
Written by ALEXANDER IRVINE
Adapted from the graphic novel by CHRIS CLAREMONT & JOHN BYRNE
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

 

Hey, this is a soft cover now! Also, super affordable! Which means the hardcover could be more affordable now too.

 . . .

 So, my list as of now is –

All New X-Men 39

Guardians Team-Up 3

Guardians of the Galaxy 25 for $5

Nova 28

Legendary Star Lord 10

Uncanny X-Men 33

with Maybes

Wolverines 9, 10, 11 and 12 for a total of $16 – so that’s official, I’m not buying these, even at DCBS’ initial discount.  I’ll get whichever issues are heavily discounted.  That’s half my budget right there.

So the others are five titles at four for 20 and the one five dollar title for a total of $25, that seems more like it.

Who knows, maybe the discount will be good enough that it sways me.

Now that we have a car payment, as we are new owners of a 2008 Chevy Uplander (such an odd word to have to say and type) something needs to ease up a little.

. . .

EDIT ON JANUARY 7, 2015 –

So I added to the cart, all of the comics (including Wolverines) and got $24.50 for a subtotal.

I was able to add five Free Comic Book Day comics, so that’s pretty cool!    I added – Marvel Secret Wars 1 / Bob’s Burger / Doctor Who / TMNT Prelude to Vengeance / Tick.  I will still go to Hastings and pick up some other ones for the nephews and Walker Dennis will be around 1 and a half, so still too young but he likes to wave comics about so that’s okay.

Weekly shipping brought my total to $46.20, Bi-Weekly came to $39.60 and Monthly brought it down to $32.65.  I was hoping to keep it under $30 but 2.65 isn’t that bad.  Especially as I’m going to try to buy Wolverines 1 and Weapon X Program 5 later today at Hastings so I guess I would like to buy the issues for as cheap as possible and it won’t ever be cheaper than $2.39 an issue.

Hey, also, DCBS updated their website and I’m hoping this means I don’t have to keep reentering my credit card information and such.  It is so much easier to use now, and on the eyes.

Order Items

Title	Qty	Unit Price	Line Total
All New X-Men #39	1	$2.39	$2.39
Guardians of Galaxy #25	1	$2.99	$2.99
Guardians Team-Up #3	1	$2.39	$2.39
Legendary Star Lord #10	1	$2.39	$2.39
Nova #28	1	$2.39	$2.39
Uncanny X-Men #33	1	$2.39	$2.39
Wolverines #10	1	$2.39	$2.39
Wolverines #11	1	$2.39	$2.39
Wolverines #12	1	$2.39	$2.39
Wolverines #9	1	$2.39	$2.39
FCBD 2015 Bobs Burgers (Net)	1	$0.00	$0.00
FCBD 2015 Secret Wars #1 (Net)	1	$0.00	$0.00
FCBD 2015 Doctor Who Special (Net)	1	$0.00	$0.00
FCBD 2015 TMNT Prelude To Vengeance (Net)	1	$0.00	$0.00
FCBD 2015 The Tick (Net)	1	$0.00	$0.00

Somehow, I gained another dollar but that’s okay.