Wolverine and the X-Men Volume Two Issue 11

Posted by John Klein III on January 25, 2015
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Wolverine and the X-Men V2 11

Eulogy, Part Two of Two, prepared by Jason Latour

Artists Payting their Respects :

Ben Caldwell
Farel Dalrymple & Rico Renzi
Jason Latour
Robbi Rodriguez & Israel Silva
Vanessa Del Ray & Rico Renzi
Chris Brunner & Rico Renzi
With Special Thanks to Brittany Heiner and Terrence Hoskins

Lettering & Producing VC’s Clayton Cowles

This is the first issue I’ve seen that lists “X-MEN created by STAN LEE and JACK KIRBY” I wonder what brought that on but good for Marvel!

I got this for the Lockheed appearance!  That’s three issues now – seven, ten and this issue.  Someone on the creative team is a fan!

I originally thought that it was either Kitty Pryde or X23 on the cover as Melita never crossed my mind months ago when I first saw the cover.

I’m sure parts of this issue take place before the last issue.

San Francisco, Months Ago.  Melita and Wolverine are spending some time going over a Captain America v Nazi Frankenstein.

New York City, Today.  Melita is standing next to a Doop stand.  Spider-Man shows up and swings away with her.  She wants to hire Peter Parker and Spider-Man informs her that Parker no longer works as a photographer.  Melita hints that Peter and Spider-Man may have a sexual relationship. She calls him, Webster, which is cute.

She can’t make eye contact with Spider-Man but can after telling him that Wolverine is dead.  Spider-Man, after this, must inform the rest of the superhero community.

We get a flashback of Spider-Man and Wolverine fighting Doombots in Castle Doom.

Wolverine and the X-Men V2 11 Lockheed

See Lockheed in the Later panel, on the far right edge of the panel, and in the middle.

I like the idea of, Doop Hard, that is a movie I could get behind.

Melita and Spider-Man talk to Quentin Quire, he plays it cool that Wolverine is dead.  Spider-Man webs his mouth shut.  Shame this isn’t the last issue, as this would have segued into the new series, that replaces this one, Spider-Man and the X-Men.

Now we have caught up with last issue as Storm makes time to speak to Melita.  Though at the end of last issue, she mentions having to speak still to both Quire and Storm, so who knows.  Storm treats us to a flashback of when she lost her powers in the 80s.  So did Wolverine take Storm back to Japan, immediately after they left Japan?  Maybe Storm, in-between Uncanny X-Men 174 / 175, went and brought Wolverine back to the States.

Epilogue.  The Savage Land.  Quire places an indestructible chair with the words, Old Fart Logan, on it.

Combo Songs : Going To The River

Posted by John Klein III on January 24, 2015
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Post 575!

Not really a combo in the traditional since.

I’ve become addicted to :

Ella Henderson’s Ghost

Thanks to YouTuber EllaHVEVO for hosting the video!

On the radio, they will play

Jesse J’s Burnin’ Up feature 2 Chainz

Thanks to JessieJVEVO for hosting the above video.

And they both mention “going to the river” which before I figured out which one I liked, I couldn’t remember which was which.

I really did Henerson’s video, it has this movie aspect to it that I really dig.

What is with Jessie J not wearing flattering outfits in her music videos?  She needs to have a friend on set to make sure she looks good.  Also, she was super annoying when she was a guest host on Dancing with the Stars, like, we get it, you don’t watch the show.

Speaking of Dancing with the Stars, how great would a season that featured – James Van Der Beek, Dean Cain and Fred Savage, on it be?  Thanks to Don’t Trust the Bitch in Apartment 23 for putting that thought in my head.

Marvel Universe is Over

Posted by John Klein III on January 23, 2015
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The announcement –

http://www.newsarama.com/23275-marvel-s-secret-wars-live-kick-off.html

The obituary –

http://www.newsarama.com/23277-marvel-universe-1961-2015.html

Come May 2015, with Secret Wars 2015, the Marvel Universe that has existed for 54 years is over.  Or Timely Comics at 76 years.

The Marvel Proper Universe merges with the Ultimate Universe and a slew of other pieces of various alternate universes.  Marvel is about to experience a crisis.

I will be, for sure, buying all eight issues of Secret Wars – those are a lock.  I’ll also be getting whatever comics I can obviously tell are going to have the X-Men in them.

Once this event is over, Marvel is going to be cherry picking which pieces of whatever history they want to use.

I feel like I did with DC’s Flash Point, that my DC Universe lasted from 1986 to 2011, a very decent 25 years.  My Marvel could end up being from 1980 to 2015, 36 years.  But that brings up a great question, if Kitty Pryde is still around and if most of the Marvel Universe is still technically around – which it really could be, but with only five to ten characters that are new, will I still around?

I feel like I may be done with comics and I’ve just been waiting for something like this to happen.  I would continue to review my old comics but if the Marvel Universe really is just going to try to appear like the films or whatever, I feel like this could be the perfect jumping off point.

Plus, if this really is the end of the X-Men, or if they are minimized, that’s not really the Marvel Universe to me.  On the other hand, if the X-Men are limited to only one title – I could easily continue to support that.

They state that they are not going to downsize all of their comic lines – oh how I wish there would only be like the main event and five side titles – but there will be less titles.  Creative teams will remain the same, but will be on various other titles, titles that don’t even exist right now.

Marvel released the April Solicts, but the May one will be intense.  All titles have to end their nonsense before the start of Secret Wars – or maybe they have May to wrap things up, either way – Secret Wars 2015, is going to be a giant deal.

I have to admit that comics are a huge part of my life and occupy a great deal of my mind space.  I am a frequent commenter on two message boards, I go to Newsarama, UncannyXMen.net and Comics Should Be Good, at least once a day but the message boards like once every hour, ideally.  I guess I have eight months to start wind down.

On a slight tangent, did you know it isn’t “whining down” like how a baby whines but “wind down?”  How crazy is that.  Boy, the English language sure is complicated.

Can believe it has come to this?  That Marvel is about to do a not-a-reboot.  They are going to respect everything that came before but now, things will be slightly different.  Which, now that I typed that, is sort of how the Star Trek relaunch worked.  Original Spock remembers what he witnessed in the original timeline, so that old timeline still exist.  Until, you know, Spock dies.

Comics are $3.99 and I bet most of Secret Wars will be $4.99, especially if the second issue is double sized.

How exciting of an issue has this been, huh, everybody!

There has been some news about how some titles will be branded with Secret Wars.  There will be three sub-brands – Last Days, Battleworld and a mysterious third one.

http://www.newsarama.com/23288-last-days-post-secret-wars-new-marvel-universe-titles-revealed.html

http://www.newsarama.com/23301-marvel-reveals-2nd-secret-wars-banner-battleworld.html

http://www.newsarama.com/23317-marvel-reveals-final-secret-wars-title-banner-warzone.html

Last Days deals with our Marvel Universe characters getting their lives in order as the end comes.

Battleworld deals with the inner workings of the new Battleworld that is the sole Earth come Secret Wars 2015.

I will probably edit in the third one once that is announced sometime today.

EDIT at 12:10pm, with the third link – Warzones!  Which deals with revisiting popular events of the past and how they relate to the future now.  These have not been easy to summarize in one sentence.  Warzones! will be self-contained, so I get why Marvel is concern that people might skip over them.  I’ll be buying the ones that deal with the X-Men – which we have seen a few from the teasers.

. . .

For anyone curious, we’ve passed the number of views we got in the six months of 2013 already and it is only the 22nd day of the year!  Thanks ya’ll!  We may have passed it two days ago but I didn’t check.

Marvel 75th Anniversary Celebration

Posted by John Klein III on January 22, 2015
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Marvel 75th Anniversary Celebration

Cover by Paolo Rivera

Kitty Pryde made the cover and way on the top edge of it!  I thought for sure when the logo was going to be added, that she would be covered up on it and I would be a fool to have bought it.  Now it has paid off.

There are several short stories and fake covers and some featurettes.

Ben Urich writes a story about the anniversary of the Fantastic Four coming back from space, the first time.

Cover – Squirrel Girl marrying Rocket Raccoon.

Cover – Captain Baby punching Iron Baby, recreating Civil War

Stan Lee’s very first Marvel work, given life by Bruce Timm.  Then the two page text story is reprinted.

Cover – Licensed Contest of Champions

Cover – Grown Up Power Pack

A Jessica Jones-Cage story, she is helping a lady find the fire fighter who saved her during the original Human Torch’s first appearance.

A featurette on the Golden Heroes

Cover – Portland Avengers

Marvel 75th Celebration Internet's Most Requested X-Characters on One Team

Cover – The Internet’s most requested X-Characters on one team.

By Brian Michael Bendis and Joe Quinones, a title I’m sure would make some people happy but if it had Lockheed on it, I would be buying it for sure!

There is a Spider-Man story

A featurette on the African Characters

Cover – Groot, the Attorney

We get the colored X-Men Kissing cover –

Marvel 75th Anniversary Celebration X-Men Kissing Color

Amorous X-Mwah 1, I would totally buy it by Bendis, Pichelli and Jason Keith!

Somehow, it being in color, makes it feel even more real.  I would buy this series!  Rogue and Nightcrawler, I am still not cool about that.  Neither am I okay with Northstar cheating on his husband.  Nice to see Doug and Magik kissing.  I’ve made my peace with it and now I want to see it.

Len Wein doing a lost Wolverine story

I really like the ‘In Memorium’ section. I’m not sure if that’s all the ones we have lost over 75 years or just the creative types.  I wanted to highlight these names – Al Williamson (didn’t know he died), Archie Goodwin, Bill Everett, Carmine Infantino, Curt Swan, Dave Cockrum, Dick Ayers, Dick Giordano, Don Heck, Dwayne McDuffie, Gardner F. Fox, Gene Colan, Gil Kane, Jack Kirby, Joe Kubert (I’m surprised his name isn’t bolded), John Buscema, Mark Gruenwald, Michael Turner, Mike Esposita, Mike Wieringo, Nick Cardy, Ross Adru, Sam Rosen, Steve Gerber and Werner Roth.

The last page is a featurette on Marvel reflecting the Real World – World War II, Space Race, Drug Abuse, 9/11 and President Obama.

Marvel April 2015 Solicitations

Posted by John Klein III on January 21, 2015
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http://www.newsarama.com/23255-marvel-comics-full-april-2015-solicitations.html

UNCANNY INHUMANS #0
CHARLES SOULE (w) • STEVE MCNIVEN (a/C)
• The industry’s best-selling artist comes to the Inhumans!
• The prelude to one of Marvel’s biggest launches of 2015 is here!
• Think you know Black Bolt? Think again, as the men who killed Wolverine show you a side of the Inhuman King you’ve never seen before!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

            Looks like the Inhumans are getting their own ongoing to celebrate their 50th anniversary. I rather they didn’t get the Uncanny treatment but Marvel seems to be loving the FOX conspiracy theory.    

AVENGERS #44
JONATHAN HICKMAN (W) • MIKE DEODATO (A)
FINAL ISSUE!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

NEW AVENGERS #33
JONATHAN HICKMAN (W) • KEV WALKER (A)
FINAL ISSUE!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

            I sort of like a countdown to Time Running out ACTUALLY ending with the titles’ final issues.

SPIDER-WOMAN #6
DENNIS HOPELESS (w) • JAVIER RODRIGUEZ (a/C)
• Someone is kidnapping the loved ones of super villains and because of their connections, no one cares.
• No one except Jessica Drew, Spider-Woman and Ben Urich. They continue their investigation into a problem that’s going to put the whole Marvel Universe in danger!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

           I sort of like the idea of the love ones of criminals being taken hostage and the hero community just shrugging their shoulders. Why would they bother after years of having their own love ones’ lives placed in jeopardy?

CYCLOPS #12
JOHN LAYMAN (w) • JAVIER GARRON (a)
• If power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely, whaddaya think near-infinite cosmic power granted by the Black Vortex does?
• Jean Grey is about to find out, which spells very bad news for both Jean Grey– and the universe!
• But there’s one man who might be able to stop her, who might be able to save her… except in this case it’s not exactly a man, it’s a 16-year-old space-pirate-in-training and (maybe) the love of Jean Grey’s life… Scott Summers.
• Can Cyclops save the day? Maybe. But we can’t guarantee he’ll survive the experience.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

CAPTAIN MARVEL #14
KELLY SUE DECONNICK (w) • DAVID LOPEZ (a/C)
THE BLACK VORTEX ARRIVES!
• Captain Marvel gets pulled into the cosmic event of the year! But will the power of Vortex be too strong for Earth’s Mightiest Hero?
• Especially when facing off against the cosmically-powered Iceman and Groot!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

LEGENDARY STAR-LORD #11
SAM HUMPHRIES (w) • PACO MEDINA (a/C)
THE PENULTIMATE CHAPTER OF THE BLACK VORTEX
• With an entire planet encapsulated in amber, the Guardians and the X-Men have few options left.
• And when a powerful and ancient entity enters the battlefield, their only choice may be to submit to the Black Vortex.
• But in saving the galaxy from this threat, the purest among them may be lost forever.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY & X-MEN: THE BLACK VORTEX OMEGA #1
SAM HUMPHRIES (w) • ED MCGUINNESS (a/C)
THE BLACK VORTEX ENDS HERE!
• When an entire planet, and potentially the entire galaxy, is caught in the crosshairs of Knife’s cosmically empowered forces, the Guardians and the X-Men face their final test.
• With billions of lives at stake, our heroes are forced to make the ultimate sacrifice.
• But in gaining the power to potentially defeat Knife, by submitting to the Black Vortex, could they have given up their humanity forever?
40 PGS./One-Shot /Rated T+ …$4.99

            Black Vortex is already over, and it doesn’t seem like it lasted all that long in the first place.

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #26
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W) • VALERIO SCHITI (A/C)
• It seems like the Guardians have forgotten something in all the cosmic craziness that’s been going on…
• Oh…that’s right…Peter got elected President of Spartax…wait WHAT?!
• Looks like he’s done a GREAT job escaping his father’s legacy. Guess he can even screw that up…
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

            So Quill being the President of Spartax should make his relationship with Kitty a tad interesting. She could make an excellent First Lady.

TRUE BELIEVERS
What can you get for a dollar? How about the Marvel Universe? Marvel is proud to present TRUE BELIEVERS – special introductory comics for the low price of only $1 each. Coming this April your window into the biggest stories in Marvel history costs only a buck! Enter the world of Civil War, Age of Apocalypse, Old Man Logan, Planet Hulk, the critically-acclaimed ICON series Powers and many more with the first chapters of these top-selling, critically-acclaimed collections. Just in time for Secret Wars (maybe you’ve heard of it? Secret Wars – the biggest Marvel event ever!), catch up on some of the most celebrated stories in Marvel histories before their appearance in the biggest comic event of 2015!

 TRUE BELIEVERS: INFINITY GAUNTLET #1
Reprinting material from INFINITY GAUNTLET #1.
32 PGS./Rated T …$1.00

TRUE BELIEVERS: MARVEL ZOMBIES #1
Reprinting MARVEL ZOMBIES #1.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$1.00

TRUE BELIEVERS: AGE OF APOCALYPSE #1
Reprinting material from X-MEN ALPHA.
32 PGS./Rated T …$1.00

             I’m thinking of committing and getting all of these, as they are only a dollar so DCBS probably is stelling them for like fifty cents. I’ve been wanting to get a copy of X-Men Alpha for a while, so that would be cool to get some pages from it.

TRUE BELIEVERS: CIVIL WAR #1
Reprinting material from CIVIL WAR #1.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$1.00

TRUE BELIEVERS: PLANET HULK #1
Reprinting INCREDIBLE HULK (2000) #92.
32 PGS./Rated T …$1.00

             I probably wouldn’t get this one as Kitty was only involved in a flashback panel of the Brood’s history. But maybe I still will.

TRUE BELIEVERS: HOUSE OF M #1
Reprinting HOUSE OF M #1.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$1.00

TRUE BELIEVERS: OLD MAN LOGAN #1
Reprinting WOLVERINE (2003) #66.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$1.00

TRUE BELIEVERS: ARMOR WARS #1
Reprinting material from IRON MAN (1968) #225.
32 PGS./Rated T …$1.00

            Here’s another one that I probably won’t get, as Kitty has nothing to do with Armor Wars, at all.

TRUE BELIEVERS: MILES MORALES #1
Reprinting ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN (2011) #1.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$1.00

            Here’s hoping the All New Ultimates appear in this.  

TRUE BELIEVERS: AGE OF ULTRON #1
Reprinting AGE OF ULTRON #1.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$1.00

             Ten of these, wow, that’s a commitment to a concept! So I count only one I won’t be getting, that’s pretty decent.

HOWARD THE DUCK #2
CHIP ZDARSKY (W) • JOE QUINONES (A)
• Howard’s first big case has taken him across the universe and landed him in the clutches of THE COLLECTOR! • But he’s not alone as the very popular ROCKET RACOON is a prisoner as well! Have you ever seen a comic book sequel to a post-credits scene in a movie?
• Well, you will now! Join comics legend STAN LEE in reading this issue (I’m assuming he’ll read it. Hi Stan!)!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

            The Guardians are everywhere this month! I like the idea of Rocket and Howard teaming up. I also like Howard having a Team-Up title, though I’m sure that isn’t what this is.

 THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #4
RYAN NORTH (W) • ERICA HENDERSON (A/C)
• The final showdown between Galactus and Squirrel Girl is here!
• It’s the Power Cosmic versus the Power Chestnut: WHO WILL WIN?
• Also, Squirrel Girl is late for class. So there’s TWO disasters coming!!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

            Squirrel Girl has to keep her winning streak alive, right?

FANTASTIC FOUR #645
JAMES ROBINSON (W) • LEONARD KIRK (A/C) and MANY MORE!!!
THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL FANTASTIC FOUR STORY CONCLUDES IN AN EXTRA-SIZED SPECIAL!
• Will the Fantastic Four defeat The Quiet Man and the corrupted forces of the Heroes Reborn universe?
• Will the Johnny get his powers back? Will Reed and Sue be a family again?
• Will this be the end or will this be 4ever?!
68 PGS./Rated T …$5.99

                  Is this the final issue? I imagine they will relaunch soon around the movie’s premiere or when it is on BluRay.

BUCKY BARNES: THE WINTER SOLDIER #7
ALES KOT (W)
MARCO RUDY & LANGDON FOSS (A)
“IMAGINE PEACE”
• Who sent Crossbones to kill Bucky Barnes? Who benefits from erasing their steps the most?
• There is a planet that is a gun and that gun is now aimed at Mer-z-Bow.
• Two hundred years in the future, Bucky Barnes helped establish peace. Now you will find out how.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

            So we watched Winter Solider over the weekend and my wife wanted to know what the differences between Winter Soldier comic and the film and what is he up to these days. I told her that it was Russia that brainwashed him, he had a relationship with Black Widow, he was Captain America for a time and now, is the new Watcher. She lost some interest along the way. Oh Bucky, is your series good? I feel bad for people who might be buying the BluRay, wanting more Winter Soldier and seeing this.

UNCANNY X-MEN #34
Brian Michael Bendis (w) • CHRIS BACHALO (a)
Cover by KRIS ANKA
• Mystique returns to the pages of UNCANNY X-MEN—and she’s out for vengeance!
• Will Magik’s soulsword be enough to halt the shapeshifter’s wrath?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

 

            If only Magik was on the cover instead of Emma, as it seems to be Magik’s issue. Should be pretty great.

 

ALL-NEW X-MEN #40 & 41
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (w) • MAHMUD ASRAR (a)
• Who are the Utopians? And what secret do they hold that pertains to the future of mutantkind?
• The All-New X-Men may regret finding out!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

           So people think that the Utopians are either some random forgotten X-character or maybe the Ultimate X-Men now in the Proper Marvel Universe. I hope they can reveal who they are, or tease who they are not, by the middle of next month, but I’m buying All New X-Men routinely, so I guess it doesn’t really matter.

AMAZING X-MEN #19
CHRIS YOST (w)
JORGE FORNES (a/C)
• Has the Juggernaut returned?
• Is this the last stand of Colossus?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

            How awesome would it be if Colossus is killed?

WOLVERINES #13
Charles Soule & Ray Fawkes (w)
Jason Masters (a)
THIS IS IT! THE MOMENT YOU’VE BEEN WAITING FOR!
• Make sure to pick up this issue for the DEBUT of a very special guest.
• Also, special appearances by some of your favorite Marvel Universe heroes (and even some villains).
• But what will the Paradise and Wolverines team think of the return?
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

WOLVERINES #14
Charles Soule & Ray Fawkes (w)
Kris Anka (a)
COVER BY Guillem March
• It’s no secret that Mystique has been planning something…something that involves the precise location and involvement of each fly caught in her web.
• As the final pieces fall into place for her, though, what happens when she loses two of her essential pawns?
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

 

WOLVERINES #15
Charles Soule & Ray Fawkes (w)
Juan Doe (a)
• Daken is tracking down the monster who stole his healing factor – SIPHON – through the mountains of Japan, and in this tracking starts to come into his own.
• Incapacitated, but not alone, he encounters the Ghost Samurai!
• Will X-23 help Daken’s new mission? Or impede it?
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

 

WOLVERINES #16
Charles Soule & Ray Fawkes (w)
Ario Anindito (a)
• Mr. Sinister was robbed of his prize – the adamantium-covered body of Wolverine – when the X-Men stole it from his Finlandian fortress. But they left something behind…another piece of the puzzle, something else that was taken from our team…
• The REVENGE of Mr. Sinister starts here – and who better to initiate it than…the Paradise team?!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

 

            Seems like one of these issues, the X-Men discover exactly how Wolverine died, so that’s one question done. Shogun isn’t on any of these covers or in the write-up so I may skip these. I was going to write this at the end but I’m going to be working at Hastings again, and with the discount, I’ll only be paying maybe twenty cents more than DCBS, so I might as well just buy this series like that. I’ll put myself on the pull list and no longer have any problems with this title. I’ll go back to my plan of buying the Shogun covers / solicits and worry about the rest as they come out, that should save some money.

             To me, it seems like only issue 16 is worthy getting, unless you are a Mystique fan. Which makes sense, keep each month’s worth of titles as a spotlight on one particular character, treat them like a loose miniseries.

 

DEADPOOL NUMBER 250! (A.K.A. issue #45)
GERRY DUGGAN, BRIAN POSEHN, BEN ACKER, BEN BLACKER, NICK GIOVANETTI, PAUL SCHEER, JASON MANTZOUKAS, MIKE DRUCKER, & MORE (w)
MIKE HAWTHORNE, SCOTT KOBLISH, & MORE (a)
FINAL ISSUE!
That’s right—if you add together all the Deadpool series (creatively) issue 45 is the big 250th issue of Deadpool! What better way to celebrate than to end the series? In our over-sized main story, ULTIMATUM comes at Deadpool for revenge, so he has no choice but to take them on—ALL OF THEM. Then, in an Infinity Gauntlet crossover, what would Deadpool do if he got the six gems from Thanos? Plus: a slew of stories showcasing Deadpool’s closest friends and allies by special guest writers! Also, SPOILER: Deadpool dies at the end of the issue.
96 PGS./Parental Advisory …$9.99

            This is a pretty interesting write up, I will have to pay attention to see if Kitty is one of Deadpool’s allies. Besides Black Vortex, I’m not sure if she’s in any of these other comics.

KING-SIZE KIRBY SLIPCASE HC
Written by JACK KIRBY, MARTIN BURNSTEIN, JOE SIMON & STAN LEE
Penciled by JACK KIRBY Cover by JACK KIRBY Hail to the King! Celebrate Jack “King” Kirby’s incredible contribution to Marvel’s history in this decades-spanning, Adamantium-sized collection! Westerns, romance, war, horror, sci-fi, humor and super heroes — Jack Kirby was a master of it all! From Captain America socking Hitler to Devil Dinosaur and the Eternals’ far-out adventures, savor Kirby’s work on his legendary creations including the Hulk, Thor, Avengers, X-Men, Fantastic Four and Inhumans! Collecting material from RED RAVEN COMICS #1; MARVEL MYSTERY COMICS #13; CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS #1 and #7; TALES TO ASTONISH (1959) #5; RAWHIDE KID (1955) #17; AMAZING ADVENTURES (1961) #1, STRANGE TALES (1951) #89, #94 and #114; TEEN-AGE ROMANCE #84; FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #1, #48-51, #57-60 and ANNUAL #5; INCREDIBLE HULK (1962) #3; TWO-GUN KID #60; LOVE ROMANCES #103; AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #8; SGT. FURY #6 and #13; AVENGERS (1963) #4; TALES OF SUSPENSE #59; X-MEN (1963) #9; THOR (1966) #134-136 and #155-157; NOT BRAND ECHH #1; AMAZING ADVENTURES (1970) #1-2; MARVEL TREASURY SPECIAL: CAPTAIN AMERICA’S BICENTENNIAL BATTLES; CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) #200; ETERNALS (1976) #7; DEVIL DINOSAUR #1; and WHAT IF? (1977) #11.
816 PGS./Rated T …$200.00
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9795-9
Oversized slipcase edition (11-1/2 x 15-1/2)

            Man, settle one long extensive lawsuit and now Marvel is Pro-Kirby all of a sudden. I do like seeing Stan Lee & Jack Kirby has creators of the X-Men, that always seemed exclusive of DC to do but I’m all for the creators having their names stamped on the characters they created.

FIGMENT HC
Written by JIM ZUB
Penciled by FILIPE ANDRADE
Cover by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
The next great Disney adventure is here — starring one of Disney’s most popular characters! Dive into a steampunk fantasy story revealing the origin of the inventor known as Dreamfinder, and learn how one little spark of inspiration created a purple dragon called Figment! Our daring duo explore the realms of imagination, finding friends and foes alike — while back on Earth, a clockwork army assembles under the command of the frightening force known only as the Singular! And when Clockwork Control invades London while the intrepid explorers are trapped within the Nightmare Nation, the only obstacles standing between the Singular and total domination are Dreamfinder, Figment and their newfound friends! Acclaimed and uniquely talented creators Jim Zub (Skullkickers) and Filipe Andrade (CAPTAIN MARVEL) give a Marvel spin to Epcot’s mind-bending attraction, Journey into Imagination! Collecting FIGMENT #1-5.
136 PGS./All Ages …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9099-8
Trim size: oversized
Re-solicitation – previous orders have been cancelled. Place orders using new item code on the DCD order form.
Elements based on Figment © Disney

            Maybe now, after this has been re-solicited, that Lockheed can show up in more titles.

SPIDER-VERSE HC
Written by DAN SLOTT, CHRISTOS GAGE, MICHAEL COSTA, DENNIS HOPELESS & PETER DAVID with SKOTTIE YOUNG, ROBBIE THOMPSON, KATIE COOK, KATHRYN IMMONEN, JED MCKAY, ROGER STERN, GERRY CONWAY, TOM DEFALCO & MORE
Penciled by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI, OLIVIER COIPEL, DAVE WILLIAMS, PACO DIAZ, GREG LAND & WILL SLINEY with HUMBERTO RAMOS, ADAM KUBERT, MIGUEL SEPULVEDA, JAKE PARKER, DENNIS MEDRI, KATIE COOK, MARK BROOKS, DAVID LAFUENTE, SHELDON VELLA, BOB MCLEOD, PAUL SMITH, RON FRENZ & MORE
Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL
When the evil Inheritors begin exterminating spider-characters throughout the multiverse, every single Spider-Man ever is needed to save the day! An interdimensional spider-army gathers to fight Morlun and his deadly family, but none of them is safe as the Prophecy comes to fruition! What will this brutal war for survival mean for Peter Parker and the rest of the spiders? Starring the Superior Spider-Man, the Ultimate Universe’s Miles Morales and Jessica Drew, Spider-Man 2099, Spider-Woman, Silk, Kaine, Scarlet Spider, MC2’s Spider-Girl, Spider-Man Noir, Spider-Man 1602, Spider-Ham, Spider-Monkey, Lady Spider, Spider-Punk, Spider-UK, a spider-powered Gwen Stacy…and hundreds more, from the beloved to the obscure! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (2014) #7-15, SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #32-33, SPIDER-VERSE #1-2, SPIDER-VERSE TEAM-UP #1-3, SCARLET SPIDERS #1-3, SPIDER-WOMAN (2014) #1-4, SPIDER-MAN 2099 (2014) #6-8 and material from FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2014 (GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY) #1.
624 PGS./Rated T …$75
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9035-6
Trim size: oversized

 

            I do like the idea of all of this being in one place. As far as I know, there doesn’t seem to be too much fallout from this but I still am curious about it. Most likely, I’ll end up forgetting about it. Maybe I can get it for the store and see how much the discount is.

 

AVENGERS: VISION AND THE SCARLET WITCH TPB
Written by STEVE ENGLEHART & BILL MANTLO
Penciled by DON HECK & RICK LEONARDI
Cover by GIL KANE
The unlikely romance between the Vision and the Scarlet Witch was one of the Avengers’ most famous storylines. Now, witness what happens when the two heroes finally get hitched and settle down in the suburbs! If you think they’re going to live the quiet life, think again! See how a match made in heaven led to a wedding in Limbo, and how a Halloween horror proves that there’s still magic in their marriage! Plus: A golden age mystery with ties to the Witch’s past is solved! The Vision bonds with his brothers in all but blood — but who is the Scarlet Witch’s father? Marvel’s oddest couple shows that home is where the heroes are! Guest-starring the Avengers and the Inhumans vs. Dormammu, the Grim Reaper and more! Collecting GIANT-SIZE AVENGERS #4 and VISION AND THE SCARLET WITCH (1982) #1-4.
128 PGS./Rated T …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9741-6

            This was such a good limited series! Curious about them releasing this now that Magneto is no longer Scarlet Witch’s father but I guess they want to cash in on her appearance in Avengers 2.

AVENGERS WEST COAST: VISION QUEST TPB
Written by JOHN BYRNE
Penciled by JOHN BYRNE
Cover by JOHN BYRNE
It’s battles, betrayals and the bizarre as only Byrne could bring you! Watch as one of comicdom’s most recognizable talents remakes the West Coast Avengers, starting with the capture and dismantling of the Vision! As secrets about the synthezoid come to light, the Whackos are determined to get their teammate back, safe and sound — but what happens when the Vision they recover isn’t the Vision they remember? And most important, how will this shocking change affect the Vision and the Scarlet Witch’s marriage…and family? Plus: Ancient secrets of humanity revealed! The Scarlet Witch’s first step into the descent that disassembled the Avengers! The debut of the Great Lakes Avengers! And featuring the triumphant return of one of Marvel’s hottest golden age greats: the original Human Torch! Collecting WEST COAST AVENGERS (1985) #42-47 and AVENGERS WEST COAST #48-50.
216 PGS./Rated T …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9740-

            This also doesn’t do Wanda any favors, her initially going crazy. The road to mutant genocide starts here! is how I would have billed it.

THOR VOL. 1: THE GODDESS OF THUNDER PREMIERE HC
Written by JASON AARON
Penciled by RUSSELL DAUTERMAN & JORGE MOLINA
Cover by RUSSELL DAUTERMAN
Mjolnir lies on the moon, unable to be lifted! Something dark has befallen the God of Thunder, leaving him unworthy for the first time ever! But when Frost Giants invade Earth, the hammer will be lifted — and a mysterious woman will be transformed into an all-new version of the mighty Thor! Who is this new Goddess of Thunder? Not even Odin knows, but she may be Earth’s only hope against the Frost Giants! Get ready for a Thor like you’ve never seen before, as this all-new heroine takes Midgard by storm! Plus: The Odinson clearly doesn’t like that someone else is holding his hammer — it’s Thor vs. Thor! And Odin, desperate to see Mjolnir returned, will call on some very dangerous, very unexpected allies. It’s a bold new chapter in the storied history of Thor! Collecting THOR (2014) #1-5.
136 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9238-1
Trim size: standard

            I thought Marvel was going out of their way to make sure Lady Thor was not an appropriate name for this new Thor. Calling her, Goddess of Thunder, implies otherwise.

SECRET WARS PRELUDE TPB
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN, JIM SHOOTER & BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by STEVE EPTING, MIKE ZECK, RYAN STEGMAN, SARA PICHELLI & ESAD RIBIC
Cover by DALE KEOWN
Follow the path to 2015’s event to end all events, Secret Wars — an epic more than 30 years in the making! From the senses-staggering climax of 1984’s original SECRET WARS saga, to the origin of Miles Morales, the new Ultimate Spider-Man, it’s all been leading up to this. And Marvel’s master planner, Jonathan Hickman, has long been planting seeds for the story only he could write. The Ultimates face an enemy more powerful than the gods — and Reed Richards is its leader! Doctor Doom faces threats from a universe he created! And the Illuminati reunite to face the reality-destroying threat of the Incursions! War is coming — be ready! Collecting NEW AVENGERS (2013) #1-3, MARVEL SUPER HEROES SECRET WARS #10-12, FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #611, ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN (2011) #1 and ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #4.
240 PGS./Rated T+ …$34.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9399-9

So if you buy this, you will be set for Secret Wars III or 2015? It really seems like they are just going with, Secret Wars, but that is pretty silly. But Marvel has always gone out of their way to call it “Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars” but really, who calls it that? I guess I’m going to go with Secret Wars 2015 and hope for the best.

AXIS: REVOLUTIONS TPB
Written by DENNIS HOPELESS, SIMON SPURRIER, FRANK TIERI, KEVIN MAURER, RAY FAWKES, FRANK BARBIERE, JOHN BARBER & HOWARD CHAYKIN
Penciled by KEN LASHLEY, TAN ENG HUAT, PAUL DAVIDSON & HOWARD CHAYKIN
Cover by KEN LASHLEY
It’s a compendious collection of companion stories, spinning directly out of Marvel’s newest blockbuster event, AXIS! As the Red Skull broadcasts hate across the globe, can the Avengers and X-Men quell the madness? Or will they be swept up in it? New world disorder is the name of the game as the Skull’s havoc touches every mind on the planet — and the heroes’ cure proves worse than the disease! Heroes go bad! Villains go good! And Thor goes…on a bender? Now, shock follows shock as Dr. Strange struggles against his hate, She-Hulk breaks the law, Sandman reaches out to help a friend in prison, Kitty Pryde robs a bank, and Nightcrawler decides to avenge the death of Wolverine…by hunting down Sabretooth! Experience the inverted world of the Marvel Universe like never before! Collecting AXIS: REVOLUTIONS #1-4.
96 PGS./Rated T+ …$12.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9768-3

 

            Issue three is the only one you need, so just buy that one. It is the only issue I’ve heard anyone even discuss.

 

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE TPB
Written by DAVID HINE, FABRICE SAPOLSKY, JASON LATOUR, DUSTIN WEAVER, CLAY MCLEOD CHAPMAN & GERARD WAY
Penciled by RICHARD ISANOVE, ROBBI RODRIGUEZ, DUSTIN WEAVER, ELIA BONNETTI & JAKE WYATT
Cover by ROBBI RODRIGUEZ
Peer over the edge of the Spider-Verse, at five different realities — and five daringly different spiders! Spider-Man Noir returns, as the Peter Parker of the 1930s finds himself up against Mysterio and knee-deep in the biggest Spider-Man event of all! What is the secret of Dr. Aaron Aikman, the Spider-Man? Who are the villainous Red Eye and Naahmurah, and can Aaron live through Morlun’s arrival? In a universe where the story you know becomes as horrific as possible, a radioactive spider bites a high-school nerd who is already something of a monster. Then, what or who is the incredible SP//dr? And finally, the breakout character of Spider-Verse makes her exciting debut — in a world where the radioactive spider bit Gwen Stacy! Collecting EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE #1-5.
112 PGS./Rated T+ …$15.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9728-7

            I guess if this was included in the Spider-Verse trade, it would be closer to $100 but that is disappointing one can’t get all of the stories in one hardcover.

ORIGINAL SIN TPB
Written by ED BRUBAKER, MARK WAID & JASON AARON
Penciled by JAVIER PULIDO, JIM CHEUNG & MIKE DEODATO JR.
Cover by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO
Who killed the Watcher? Uatu, the mysterious space-god who observes mankind from the moon…is dead. Thus begins the greatest murder mystery in Marvel history! As Nick Fury leads Marvel’s heroes in an investigation, other forces marshal and other questions arise. Who is the Unseen? What was stolen from the Watcher’s lair? Why is Black Panther gathering a secret team of his own — including Emma Frost, the Punisher and Doctor Strange? Fury’s cosmic manhunt leads to the far corners of the universe, but just when the Avengers think they’ve cornered their murderer…everything explodes, unleashing the Marvel Universe’s greatest secrets and rocking the heroes to their core! What did the Watcher see? Who pulled the trigger? What was the Original Sin? Find out here! Collecting ORIGINAL SIN #0-8 and material from POINT ONE.
240 PGS./Parental Advisory …$34.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-5491-4

 

            I would pass on this, unless you are a Winter Soldier fan. Issues 2 and 3 are all you need.

 

X-FORCE VOL. 3: ENDS/MEANS TPB
Written by SIMON SPURRIER
Penciled by TAN ENG HUAT & ROCK-HE KIM
Cover by ROCK-HE KIM
Fantomex’s compulsion to be The Best has caused him to turn on his former teammates! Can a squad of killers hope to escape science’s perfect living weapon? Fantomex begins a murderous rampage, taking out each and every one of the world’s secret intelligence agencies, working his way closer to X-Force. Knowing the confrontation is inevitable, Cable and his team ready themselves for the fight of their lives. And as X-Force learns the true identity of the villain they have been pursuing for months, Cable hatches one last scheme — and the fate of Hope Summers is revealed! In the final showdown with Fantomex, X-Force will give everything they have to defeat their power-mad teammate-turned-adversary. And in the end, not everyone will emerge unscathed! Collecting X-FORCE (2014) #11-15.
112 PGS./Parental Advisory …$16.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9391-3

   I would have thrown in issue ten so that you can get all of the ForgetMeNot issues in one place.

X-MEN/AVENGERS: ONSLAUGHT OMNIBUS HC
Written by JEPH LOEB, SCOTT LOBDELL, TERRY KAVANAGH, MARK WAID, LARRY HAMA, TOM DEFALCO, PETER DAVID, HOWARD MACKIE, JOHN OSTRANDER & WILLIAM MESSNER-LOEBS
Penciled by IAN CHURCHILL, BERNARD CHANG, PASQUAL FERRY, JOE MADUREIRA, ADAM POLLINA, ANTHONY CASTRILLO, STEVE SKROCE, VAL SEMEIKS, ANDY KUBERT, STEVE EPTING, MIKE S. MILLER, ADAM KUBERT, JOE BENNETT, RANDY GREEN, MIKE DEODATO JR., CARLOS PACHECO, ANGEL MEDINA, JEFF MATSUDA, STEFANO RAFFAELE, MARK BAGLEY, JOHN ROMITA JR., JOSH HOOD & TOM LYLE
Covers by ADAM KUBERT
Onslaught is here! The fury of Magneto plus the psionic might of Charles Xavier equals very bad news for the Marvel Universe! Now, discover how this mental monster came to be — and the full extent of the havoc he wreaked on the X-Men, the Avengers and pretty much everybody else! As the truth slowly dawns about the nature of the evil they face, how much are Marvel’s greatest heroes prepared to sacrifice to save the world? Collecting CABLE (1993) #32-36; UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) #333-337; X-FORCE (1991) #55 and #57-58; X-MAN #15-19; X-MEN (1991) #53-57 and ANNUAL ’96; X-MEN UNLIMITED (1993) #11; ONSLAUGHT: X-MEN, MARVEL UNIVERSE and EPILOGUE; AVENGERS (1963) #401-402; FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #415; INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) #444-445; WOLVERINE (1988) #104-105; X-FACTOR (1986) #125-126; AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #415; GREEN GOBLIN #12; SPIDER-MAN (1990) #72; IRON MAN (1968) #332; PUNISHER (1995) #11; THOR (1966) #502; X-MEN: ROAD TO ONSLAUGHT; and material from EXCALIBUR (1988) #100 and FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #416.
1296 PGS./Rated T …$125.00
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9262-6
Trim size: oversized

oh how 90s Marvel should have gone with X-Men / Avengers : Onslaught, as the official name.

CIVIL WAR: MS. MARVEL TPB
Written by BRIAN REED
Penciled by ROBERTO DE LA TORRE, MIKE WIERINGO & GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI
Cover by DAVID MACK
As Marvel’s Civil War tears apart the super-hero community, Carol Danvers must choose between enforcing the new Super Hero Registration Act…or facing prison. Aided by Iron Man, Wonder Man and the teenage hero Araña, Carol battles former allies to enforce a law she may not agree with. But to do what she thinks is right, will she tear apart a family? Plus: Carol’s past comes back to haunt her! She and the X-Men’s Rogue must put aside their differences when a second Carol Danvers appears, seeking revenge on Rogue! And what happens when a boy with the power to make his dreams reality reads Carol’s autobiography? It’s action and drama as Carol Danvers confronts the chaos of Civil War — and the deadly skeletons of her past! Collecting MS. MARVEL (2006) #6-10 and MS. MARVEL SPECIAL #1.
136 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9813-0

   This seems like odd timing. One would think they would wait until her film is coming out, or some sort of anniversary of Civil War to print it.

  . . .

Here is what I’m looking at :
Black Vortex related

Cyclops 12            $4
Captain Marvel 14            $4
Legendary Star Lord 11            $4
Guardians of the Galaxy / X-Men : Black Vortex Omega            $5

True Believers, 9 out of 10            $9
Uncanny X-Men 34            $4
All New X-Men 40 & 41            $8

Which makes my total = $34, which should be knocked down considerably

. . .

EDIT ON FEBRUARY 6, 2015 –

So I count 17 comics at $25.22 – I did not count on Secret Wars 2015 1 being on the list.  I’m glad I saw it or I would be scrambling to get that issue.

I found this great website that has made doing my current reviews so much easier, so I’m not messing around with various shipping options any more, I’m just going to go ahead and do once a month shipping going forward.

So with shipping and bags & boards, my total is $34.21 – which for 17 comics, I feel is pretty good!  Those dollar comics are sixty cents at DCBS, so that’s pretty awesome.

Title Qty Unit Price Line Total
All New X-Men #40 1 $2.39 $2.39
All New X-Men #41 1 $2.39 $2.39
Captain Marvel #14 1 $2.39 $2.39
Cyclops #12 1 $2.39 $2.39
Gotg And X-Men Black Vortex Omega #1 1 $2.99 $2.99
Legendary Star Lord #11 1 $2.39 $2.39
Secret Wars #1 *Special Discount* 1 $2.49 $2.49
True Believers Age of Apocalypse #1 1 $0.60 $0.60
True Believers Age of Ultron #1 1 $0.60 $0.60
True Believers Civil War #1 1 $0.60 $0.60
True Believers House of M #1 1 $0.60 $0.60
True Believers Infinity Gauntlet #1 1 $0.60 $0.60
True Believers Marvel Zombies #1 1 $0.60 $0.60
True Believers Miles Morales #1 1 $0.60 $0.60
True Believers Old Man Logan #1 1 $0.60 $0.60
True Believers Planet Hulk #1 1 $0.60 $0.60
Uncanny X-Men #34 1 $2.39 $2.39
Cart Subtotal:
$25.22
Bags And Boards:
$2.04
Shipping:
$6.95
Shipping Upgrade:
$0.00
Tax:
$0.00
Grand Total:
$34.21

That all looks pretty great to me.

I do feel a tad silly ordering All New X-Men 40 & 41, if Kitty is going to be in space and Magik not showing up but if the rumors of the Utopians are the Ultimate X-Men in the proper Marvel Universe, I better play it safe and get them.

Storm Volume Three Issue 2

Posted by John Klein III on January 20, 2015
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Storm V3 2

Writer Greg Pak

Artist Victor Ibanez

Colorist Ruth Redmond

Letterer VC’s Cory Petit

Can you believe they gave Storm an ongoing before Kitty?  I know, I was surprised as well.  I bought this issue for the Kitty reference.

New York City.  Meatpacking District.  Storm and Wolverine are on an actual date, which I like seeing.  In her first issue, she nearly took over Santo Marco.  I like the reference to how Storm spent most of her life solo in a foreign country.

Storm is displaying a hint of her incredible 80s attitude.

The two of them start dancing and the bartender quickly shuts that down, they don’t have a cabaret license.  Storm makes it rain.  They had to stop anyways as Wolverine is off on a secret mission.  Wolverine kisses her and is about to leave when she wants some more Canadian sugar and kisses him.

Storm is looking for something to do and she comes across a missing child poster.

Cairo.  Years Ago.  We get images of Storm being a pick pocket.

Lower East Side.  Storm speaks with Ms. Columbari, who knows the missing gal, Angie.  Apparently she had a jerk of a n ex-boyfriend who lives in New Jersey, so the police don’t want to bother with a different state.

Westchester New York.  Jean Grey School for Higher Learning.  Beast is at the school and runs a trace on Angie’s cellphone.  Her name is Angie Williams.  She has a new cellphone.  Storm can now track the new phone.  If Storm is interested, Beast made it possible for her to track three more missing teenagers.

Thee teenagers are all underground.  Storm hates being in close quarters, still.  A guy coming out of the subway, sees Storm, and wonders if it is Comicon time already.  His lady tells him to stop starring.

Storm recalls the first time she was in these Morlock Tunnels.  Almost on cue, Callisto comes out, ready to attack.  Storm’s ready and sends out an electric shock.  Unfortunately, Callisto’s new bo staff absorbs lightning.

Storm V3 2 Kitty mention

Storm thinks to herself about the first time she met Callisto.  How Callisto kidnapped both Angel and Kitty.  Which isn’t entirely true.  Yeah, she kidnapped Angel but Kitty was a whole other thing.  Kitty went ahead to investigate and one of the Morlocks made her sick and Caliban found her and tried to heal her back to full health.  All of this happened in the awesomely drawn by Paul Smith and Bob Wiacek Uncanny X-Men 169 and 170.  That Morlock was Plague.

Callisto seems to be acting like they haven’t seen each other since those two issues.

While the two are fighting, Storm gets attacked from behind by some new Morlocks.  They all run off and try to hide behind a thick door.  Storm uses wind to blow it down.  She didn’t even need two huffs.

One of the new Morlocks is Angie.  The room is nicely decorated.

The lost teenagers let Storm know what is up.  They just needed a safe place to stay.  Callisto isn’t the leader of a new group of Morlocks, she is just providing a nice place to stay for a while.

Storm is shame faced and tries to help clean up her mess.  After recharging all of the batteries, she makes arrangements for Nightcrawler to arrive tomorrow with a water purification system.

Once out of the tunnels, Storm calls Beast.  Beast confirms that what the teenagers have to go back to, are horrible situations, so they are better off in the deep sewers.

Beast has taken the time to find Angie’s ex-boyfriend and he is a horrible human being.  He sells weed, cheats on his taxes and poisoned his upstairs neighbor’s dog.  That final one is what irritates me.  Beast forward to the police, all types of evidence from the ex-boyfriend’s own e-mail account.  So the police arrest him.

Issue ends with Storm and Wolverine hanging out again.

Not a bad done-in-one issue.

IGN’s Every X-Man Ever

Posted by John Klein III on January 19, 2015
Posted in: Fun With YouTube, Lists, Websites. Tagged: , . Leave a comment

IGN has made a 11:25 minutes long video covering every X-Man ever!

The 1980s starts at 2:45 and starts with Kitty Pryde AND Lockheed!  So awesome!  Those two go from 2:45 to 3:00, it moves pretty fast.

They are going in order, so they respect issue numbers more than they do retcons like Deadly Genesis – which I prefer.  Who show up at 7:10

Magik is there at 8:30 for 2009 (July via New Mutants being a splintered team).

ForgetMeNot made the list at 10:21!  So incredible!

Before him, M is the last X-Man to join as of January 2014 in X-MEN V3 7, as ForgetMeNot is a retcon himself.  Pretty impressive amount of characters from five in September 1963 to today.  Then from 1963 to January 2013, the Original Five joined again in All New X-Men!

The video is narrated by Fran Mirabella III and I like how they have a string of the characters running during the credits.

Excalibur is mentioned at the 4:40 mark.

. . .

Edit on February 6, 2015 –

IGN has this article where they do a fun article on every X-Man Ever!

http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/01/16/every-x-man-ever

Kitty is the 18th X-Man, if you don’t count Xavier (which I don’t) and if you do count Phoenix posing as Jean Grey (which I do)

Lockheed is 19th and Rogue is 20.  I can live with that.

Shadowcat

  • Real Name: Kitty Pryde
  • Major Powers: Intangibility/Phasing
  • Joined: X-Men #138 (October, 1980)

Lockheed

  • Real Name: N/A

  • Major Powers: Flight, Fire Breath, Empathy

  • Joined: Circa Uncanny X-Men #168 (April, 1983)

  • X-Plained: The loyal dragon companion to Kitty Pryde.

. . .

Not sure how long this link will be active but they also have it, like FlickChart, where you get to choose between two X-Men.  I’ve been voting for 30 minutes and still haven’t come across Shadowcat nor Magik.

http://www.ign.com/face-off/x-men

I wish it kept track of what I personally voted for, like FlickChart, as I would like to see the numbers on that.

I got Lockheed, so that’s awesome he is in the mix!  He went up against Psylocke.  45% of people agreed with me.

Magik went up against Doctor Nemsis, another easy call.  63% agreed with me.

How much longer until Kitty shows up?

X-Man v Magik – 51% agreed with me

Hey, even Amanda Sefton made the list!  Rachel appears quite often and I haven’t voted for Kurt yet.  Amanda went up against Aurora of Alpha Flight (and Dark X-Men fame).  46% agreed with me

A tough one (but not really) Emma v Magik – 50%, that sounds about right

Colossus comes up a lot too and it seems like people agree with me and are not voting for him.  Who could?

Wolverine v Magik – 43% agreed with me.  So silly

Nightcrawler v Colossus – 50%, that isn’t that hard.  I wonder how many people are even voting.

Fantomex v Rachel, 50%

Lockheed v Hepzibah – 55% agreed with me

Kurt v Cable, 50%

Magik v Mystique – 50%

Xavier v Magik – 50%

Cannonball v Magik – 50%

Havok v Lockheed – 45% agreed

I got a repeat Kurt v Cable and I’m pretty sure I voted Emma over Magneto twice now

I never vote for Iceman or Colossus

Xavier v Kurt, 50%

Kurt v Emma, that is a tough one!  50%

Colossus v Juggernaut, that’s pretty fun!  50%

Phoenix Force is an option too.  Went up against Dust, with 62%.  I do like that Wolverine Skrull Imposter is an option too.

Slipstream v Rachel, 63%

ForgetMeNot is an option!  v Hepzibah, 45%

Emma v Colossus and then I got the match up again right afterwards

Lockheed v Slipstream, 58%

Wolverine v Magik, 43%

Magneto v Kurt, 48%

Amanda Sefton v Hepzibah, 52%

Xavier v Kurt for a third time

Psylocke v Magik, 50%

Kurt v X23, 50%

Warpath v Rachel, 50%

Amanda Sefton v Storm (who I haven’t really been voting for), 42%

Phoenix Force v Rachel, now that is awesome!  50%

Kurt v All New Cyclops, 50%

Amanda Sefton v Juggernaut, 42%

Sage v ForgetMeNot, 45%

Emma v All New Cyclops, another fun one! 50%

Rachel v Pixie, 53%

Lockheed v Sunprye, 55%

Wolverine v X23, 58%

Kurt v Psylocke, 50%

Wolverine v Kurt, oh no they are best friends!  43%

All New Jean v Kurt, 54%

Finally, it happened – Beast v Shadowcat!  66%

I was tempted, at first, to go until they faced Shadowcat v Magik but I don’t think they will be adding Kitty to mix that often after it taking an hour to get Kitty’s first appearance.

IGN Amanda Sefton IGN ForgetMeNotIGN Lockheed

IGN Magik IGN Nightcrawler IGN Rachel

IGN Shadowcat

I kept going and had to choose Magik v ForgetMeNot, she is winning by 65%

I later got Magik v Cyclops, 49%

Polaris v Shadowcat, 51% then it happened

MAGIK v SHADOWCAT –

Magik v Shadowcat

I had to throw my hands up.  What have I done!?!

51%, so pretty much a tie

Rogue v Shadowcat, 50% – I’m getting more and more disappointed that it isn’t tracking it so I stopped.  Or at least, I stopped taking it as anything more than a dumb activity to do while waiting for other things to happen.

Xavier v Pryde, 50% – I thought once I got her, she would become more popular in the line-up.

Ariel (the teleporter) v Lockheed, 61%

Vulcan v Amanda Sefton, 46% – did people just vote ‘not the woman’?

ForgetMeNot v Sway, 48% – did they vote not the dude?

Magneto v Shadowcat, 48% OH COME ON!!!

Xavier v Mystique is pretty fun, 50%

Wolverine v Shadowcat, 43%, so silly!

Magik v Banshee, 50%

Kurt v Kitty, 50% so that’s understandable – but only partially

Doop v Iceman, that’s funny too, 38%

Emma v Firestar is another fun match up, there isn’t enough of those.  50%

Psylocke v Shadowcat, 50%

Here we go.  I got Iceman v Firestar, then Mystique v Rogue.

X-Man v Lockheed, 45%

Longshot v ForgetMeNot, 36%

Xorn v ForgetMeNot, 42%

Domino v Magik, 50%

Dazzler v Longshot is fun.  48%

Xorn v ForgetMeNot, 39% – the heck!?!  I wonder if IGN finally got some traction with the website and people are voting, to explain the drop of three percent.

Shadowcat v Cyclops, didn’t give the percentage but I can only imagine Kitty trumps Scotty

Beak v Amanda Sefton, 62%

Magik v Cable, 50%

ForgetMeNot v Rachel, that is a tough one.  I do own more of his appearances than hers (percentage wise) so I went with him, plus I haven’t read a comic where Rachel was in a while. 35%

 

AXIS 3

Posted by John Klein III on January 18, 2015
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AXIS 3

Writer Rick Remender

Penciler Leinil Francis Yu

Inker Gerry Alanguilan

Colorists Matt Milla, Laura Martin & Edgar Delgado

Letterer Chris Eliopoulus

Book One : Red Supremacy – Chapter Three

Okay, this one took a lot of work to figure out if I needed to keep this one.  Marvel Database stated Kitty was in this issue but comicbookdb stated she didn’t.  I looked and looked and couldn’t see her.  Then my pal, Kaiolino, pointed out where she was on the final page and now I see where she is on the page. Right between Havok and Apocalypse.

All this after I had my dear amigo, a0040pc, delete her off of the Marvel Database.  I readded her, as it was my fault and misunderstanding.  It was quite the day.

So before all of that happens, these events occurred :

So the heroes failed.  Leaving Magneto to create a new Brotherhood – Jack O’Lantern, Doctor Doom, Loki, Mystique, Deadpool, Sabretooth and Enchrantress.  Those made the cover but these folks are also in the group – Carnage, Hobgoblin and Absorbing Man.  Which is a bit awkward as Carnage and Hobgoblin got side miniseries.

Remender writes all the villains with bantering amongst each other, which I like.  I wouldn’t mind him having a go on a Super Villain Team-Up title.

The issue actually opens with Deadpool dragging Iron Man to safety.  I like Deadpool’s wartime narration, it only lasts the first page.  It reminded me of that Community episode – Pillows and Blankets.

Deadpool is explaining that he came with the villains but he is a hero.  Iron Man just wants to know where he is being dragged to.

The Hobgoblin is like the Green Goblin but more, Hob – great observation Deadpool / Remender.

Is Carnage from the South or a redneck?  I don’t believe I read him before in that voice.

Most of the villains want to go back to killing once they are done saving the world.

Enchantress makes a quip about fondue parties.  What happened to the Asgardians?  Too much time on Earth?  But that is where they are most interesting.

Off to the side, Doctor Doom and Loki watch.  Carnage ripped out one of Red Onslaught’s eyes, the left one.

Loki tells Magneto that he is a hugger now.

With Iron Man out of commission, Quentin Quire is blocking Red Onslaught’s telepathic powers.  Genesis is trying to encourage Quire.

Captain America appears and distracts Red Onslaught.  Turns out it is only Mystique in disguise.  She must be really mad  that Red Skull took half of her late husband’s brain.

Speaking of which, Quentin Quire and Genesis huddled together reminded me of when Nate Grey and Franklin Richards were inside Onslaught, in the original story.  Maybe its just me.

Enchantress makes Red Onslaught fall in love with her.  He is pure hate so now with love added to him, he’s all love now.

Meanwhile, Absorbing Man becomes adamantium (because of the Sentinels) and tears them apart.  Doing so releases Doctor Strange and Scarlet Witch.  Now they can recreate their spell to reverse who controls Red Onslaught and put Xavier back in charge.  As the last time he was in charge of an Onslaught, it worked out perfectly.  Not

For some reason, this undoes Enchantress’ spell and Red Onslaught is back to being pure rage.

Quire can’t take it anymore and passes out.  Now Red Onslaught has access to all of his powers.

Deadpool wonders, since he saved Iron Man, if he can be an Avenger.  Iron Man turns him down, which seems harsh.  He’s a very much alive Wolverine and he’s funny, why not add him?  Deadpool dragged Iron Man somewhere so he can recharge.  I like that Deadpool gets to call Iron Man a jerk.  That’s one word for him.

While Strange and Wanda are casting their Inversion spell, It leaves them defenseless but Genesis is there to protect them.  Or try too.  All of the united villains are now under Red Onslaught’s sway.  Sabretooth is about to kill Genesis when Deadpool saves him, just in time.  An awesome callback to Remender’s Uncanny X-Force arc, Final Execution.

Iron Man is now on the scene so he is able to go back to blocking Red Onslaught’s telepathic powers.

Doctor Strange gets knocked out, so it is up to Doom to assist with Wanda’s spell.  The spell is successful and minutes go by.  The villains are gone and the heroes are waking up.

Iron Man states it was five minutes of missing time.  He calls Deadpool an annoyance, even though he help save the day plus he is right behind Iron Man.  So ungrateful!

Havok is holding Red Skull’s human body.  The threat of Red Onslaught is gone.  Now the question is, is Xavier controlling the body.  The X-Men want to take him to their school.  The Avengers want to lock him up.  Havok sides with the X-Men.  Captain Falcon wants Red Skull to stand trial for his crimes, as if that has ever happened after one of these events.

Havok wants to wait until Steve Rogers shows up.  Rogers lost his Super Soldier Serum and now he is a very fit 80 year old man.  Rogers wants to take Red Skull to prison, surprising everyone that he took the Avengers’ side.  Not

Havok splits with the Avengers, Rogers can now find some other mutant figurehead.

Genesis is now Young Apocalypse.  He tells the gathered heroes that there is no sign of Xavier in the Red Skull’s body.  Somehow he knows this.  Deadpool hugs Apocalypse.  Evan tells him not to do it again.

Havok agrees to let the Avengers take Red Skull’s unconscious body.  Wasp doesn’t want Havok to leave.

AXIS 3 Kitty final page

See Kitty between Havok and Apocalypse?  I didn’t at first.

Harsh of Havok speaking to Wasp like that!

Looks like the X-Men and the Avengers are back at odds, again.

Poor Wasp and Havok though but I only really know them from their flirting days of Uncanny Avengers, their marriage and child are only plots I’ve read summaries of.

Next issue has Apocalypse teaming with the X-Men and Hulk being inverted to Kulh (get it?)

I’m not set to get any of these item in titles – Magneto 11, All New X-Factor 15, Loki Agent of Asgard 7, Deadpool 36, AXIS Hobgolbin and AXIS Carnage 1.

Hopefully Kitty keeps showing up in this crossover.

X-Men : Days of Future Past – Oscar Nominee

Posted by John Klein III on January 17, 2015
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/87th_Academy_Awards

Not only is NPH hosting the show, but X-Men : Days of Future Past is nominated for an Oscar!  They are up for Best Visual Effects, the winners will be Richard Stammers, Lou Pecora, Tim Crosbie and Cameron Waldbauer.

They are up against Captain America : Winter Soldier and Guardians of the Galaxy.  Also, Interstellar and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, but let’s root for the comic book films!

Guardians is also up for Best Makeup and Hairstyling.

HuluPlus didn’t carry the Golden Globes but I’m hoping that is an issue with NBC and that we might be able to watch the Oscars.  Which will be on February 22, 2015 on ABC.

For the first time, I don’t really know that many of these films.  Having a one year old puts a real damper on which films to watch.  I do want to watch Foxcatcher, or rather, I really want to watch a documentary on the story.  That’s becoming more of a thing for me, that I rather see a documentary over a film version, as they often change details for story purposes.

I really want to watch Birdman as well!

I beleive Grand Budapest Hotel is on Netflix, so we should be able to watch one of these films.

I also want to see Whiplash, as I hear JK Simmons is amazing in it.

Just for the giggles of it and to remind everyone about their superhero roles, here are some run downs –

Best Actor has three superheroes! Bradley Cooper, the voice of Rocket.  Benedict Cumberbatch, Doctor Strange, and Michael Keaton, Batman.  I rather Keaton win it.

Best Actress has two.  Marion Cotillard was Talia in Dark Knight Rises and Felicity Jones was in Amazing Spider-Man 2 in a pretty thankless role.  I do want to watch Gone Girl, as I’ve heard some amazing reviews.

Best Supporting Actor has three.  I do like how, with the increase in comic book based films, all of these A-List actors have started attaching themselves to these movies.  This category has two Hulks!  Edward Norton and Mark Ruffalo.  JK Simmons is J. Jonah Jameson, apparently Marc Webb hasn’t been able to find a suitable actor to be the new JJJ that can break the mold set for Simmons, which is pretty cool.  Simmons is also the voice of the Yellow M&M, which I like to tell people.  Clearly.  Robert Duvall is a legend.

Best Supporting Actress, Emma Stone with the sole representation!  Laura Dern is in the Jurassic Park films, so that is pretty cool.  I’m okay with Meryl Streep not winning awards.

Best Animated Feature Film, I really ant Big Hero 6 to win.  I still need to watch it.  I’m surprised Lego Movie didn’t get nominated, we own and have seen that one now.

Best Original Song – I want “Everything is Awesome” to win, from the Lego Movie, by Shawn Patterson, as I’ve actually heard that one.  I’m surprised “Into the Woods” didn’t make a new song to be nominated.

Best Sound Editing, we will eventually watch Hobbit : Battle of Five Armies, so that gets my vote.

Best Sound Mixing, I want to watch Unbroken too, as that story sounds super fascinating.  Ever since Scott Mosier mentioned it on SModcast, I’ve wanted to know more about it.  Except, you know, read the actual book.

The films I really get excited about are usually nominated in the People’s Choice Awards or MTV Movie Awards.  Now, those are the films worthy of watching.

Death of Wolverine : Logan Legacy 2

Posted by John Klein III on January 16, 2015
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Logan Legacy 2

Writer Tim Seeley

Artist Ariela Kristantina

Colorist Sonia Oback

Letterer VC’s Joe Caramagna

New Charles Xavier School for Mutants.  Former home of the Weapon X project.  The All New X-Men are watching X23 lay into some robots in the Danger Room.  Angel agrees to go talk to X23 about Wolverine’s death.

Logan Legacy 2 Kitty 1

Later.  Kitty confronts Laura about what happened.  Laura needs to leave for a while, to sort her thoughts.  Laura isn’t sad about Wolverine’s death, she is angry.

Logan Legacy 2 Kitty 2

That top panel is a tad confusing.  We have the Original Five X-Men on the left.  On the right, I am not sure.  Beast with a moustache.  I think that is Kitty instead of Jean.  It looks like past Angel instead of long hair present day Angel.  Iceman is correct.

X23 really makes a point of pointing out Wolverine’s colors of blue and gold.  That will pay off later.

Later.  The Perdition Room, Toronto.  Laura is at a Canadian club.  Some jerk propositions Laura.  She opening admits to being a former prostitute.  Which is weird.

A gang of militants called, the Happy Clams, comes in and starts shooting up the place.  X23 starts stabbing fools.

Next, a hero called, The Chinook, shows up and starts taking foes down.  He is also known as, The Hero of Hogtown, and, The Knight Tempest.

X23 saves a male cage dancer, shr comments on liking his panties.  That is also weird.

The police show up and Chinook takes X23 to his hideout, Airstream.  He mentions Wolverine.  His real name is, Colin Ashworth Hume.  He use to work for several places – Canadian Armed Forces, Roxxon Security Administrator and Chief Administrator of Alpha Flight.  Also, former mutant due to M-Day.  He was Code Name : Windshear, essentially, he was the Great Northern Iron Man.  He has Leukemia and finished another round of chemo.

Funny how X23 thinks, Chinook, was a breed of dog.  I figured it was wind related, and it is.  He teaches her the importance of symbols.

The Happy Clam gang works for Pearl and X23 and Chinook team up to take her down.  Wind of Justice, indeed.

Thanks to Tumblr user evie-a for hosting these last images!

Logan Legacy 2 Kitty a

Logan Legacy 2 Kitty b

New Charles Xavier School for Mutants.  A few days later.  The All New X-Men are in the Danger Room.  Meanwhile, Kitty is taking a moment to mourn her departed friend.  As far as I can tell, this is the only place Kitty has been shown to mourn Wolverine’s death.  Also, the only place she is scheduled to do so.  She is not listed as a main character in any of the proper Post-Death titles.

X23 shows up and Kitty runs to the Danger Room.

Logan Legacy 2 Kitty c

Laura has found two new senses – Pride and Fashion.

No Ogun so I wonder if I am good until the final and seventh issue.