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DARTH VADER #1 & 2
KIERON GILLEN• SALVADOR LARROCA (a)
The original Dark Lord of the Sith stars in his first ongoing series!
Ever since Darth Vader made his first on-screen appearance, he became the one of the most popular villains to ever haunt an audience’s dreams! Now, follow Vader straight from the ending of A NEW HOPE (and the pages of the new STAR WARS comic book) into his own series, showing the Empire’s war with the Rebel Alliance from the other side! Writer Kieron Gillen (Uncanny X-Men, Journey Into Mystery, Iron Man) and artist Salvador Larroca (Invincible Iron Man, X-Men: No More Humans) bring us a peek behind the mask of evil!
ISSUE #1 – 48 PGS./Rated T …$4.99
ISSUE #2 – 32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
Good for Gillen / Larroca getting a piece of the Star Wars action! That’s a pretty good creative team.
MARVEL UNIVERSE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #1 (of 4)
Adapted by Joe Caramagna
• Based on the highly anticipated new series coming to Disney XD in 2015, follow the further adventures of the Guardians of the Galaxy!
• With a galaxy full of danger, only the Guardians stand between us and the destruction of everything!
• Featuring adaptations of the upcoming animated series with a mix of screen grab and brand new stories for everyone to enjoy!
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99
Guardians of the Galaxy sure are blowing up! I like Caramagna following in Eliopoulos’ footsteps and branching out to doing his own writing.
GUARDIANS TEAM-UP #1 & 2
BRIAN BENDIS
ISSUE #2 – TBA (A)
• Launching directly out of Guardians of the Galaxy comes the new ongoing series bringing the Guardians to the Marvel Universe’s grandest stage for an opening arc of out-of-this-world adventures with some of the biggest hitters Marvel has to offer.
• Kicking off with a cosmic threat so massive, it’ll take more than just the Guardians of the Galaxy to stop it! Assembled side by side with the mighty Avengers, prepare for two titanic teams to unite like you’ve never seen before!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
ISSUE #2 – GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY and THE AVENGERS!
• Follow part two of this story as the Guardians of the Galaxy slam their way into the world of the Avengers – and only working together as a team will help them save the galaxy!
• Tension runs high when survival is at stake, and when the likes of Gamora, Black Widow, Hawkeye and Rocket are forced to problem solve together, it can mean only one thing is guaranteed – destruction!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Makes sense to take advantage of the Avengers movie coming out and having them be the first team to team-up with the Guardians. So now there are going to be like six Guardians titles, which is insane! Hopefully Kitty Pryde and Lockheed can get an issue or ten.
By Ed McGuinness
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY & X-MEN: THE BLACK VORTEX ALPHA #1
SAM HUMPHRIES
COVER BY ED MCGUINNESS AND JUSTIN PONSOR
CONNECTING VARIANT COVER A BY ALEXANDER LOZANO
COSMICLY ENHANCED VARIANT BY ANDREA SORRENTINO
THE BLACK VORTEX STARTS HERE!
• The Black Vortex, an ancient artifact imbued with immeasurable power, is now in the hands of Mr. Knife!
• With billions of lives potentially at stake, Peter Quill, the Legendary Star-Lord, is going to have to dust off his thieving gloves.
• But with Knife’s Slaughter Squad protecting him, Peter’s probably going to need some help…
40 PGS./ONE SHOT/Rated T+ …$4.99
I like that cover, it is amazing except for Magik’s appearance on it. McGuinness is better than that to put Magik in that brokeback position. How can she walk after that?
I’m so jazzed for this crossover! I’m glad that there are only four parts this month, as I’ve been super worried about how expensive this crossover is going to get.
I wonder what those variants are all about. I bet I end up putting them on my Wishlist. Shame they don’t release those at this stage OR in a month so that DCBS can reveal it. As those prices, from what I’ve seen, are much better than after they come out.
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #24
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
COVER BY VALERIO SCHITI AND JASON KEITH
COSMICLY ENHANCED VARIANT BY ANDREA SORRENTINO
VARIANT COVER BY PHIL NOTO
• The 2nd chapter of the BLACK VORTEX!
• With the Slaughter Squad hot on their tails, the X-Men and the Guardians of the Galaxy are going to have to find somewhere to stash this loot.
• The odds against them, their only option for gaining the upper hand might lie with the mysterious Black Vortex.
• Will the temptation of the Black Vortex’s unknown power be too much for this band of misfits?
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
So I’m just super committing to Black Vortex, still not sure if its suppose to be two or three months long (here’s hoping for two!). Kitty isn’t on this cover but who knows about the variants.
by Paco Medina
LEGENDARY STAR-LORD #9
SAM HUMPHRIES
COSMICLY ENHANCED VARIANT BY ANDREA SORRENTINO
VARIANT COVER BY PHIL NOTO
• The 3rd chapter of the BLACK VORTEX!
• With a schism forming within the assembled heroes, the youngest among them face the temptation of immeasurable power.
• Sometimes those with great power shirk their responsibility to use it for good, though.
• And with Knife and his new business partner looking to take back the Black Vortex, the group may have left themselves defenseless.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
Now that is how you do a cover! That Medina and colorist Curiel (I believe) are such an incredible team! I like how Kitty has two guns trained on Quill but that isn’t enough, she’s going to kicks to the knees! With this cover and images from AXIS Revolution 3, Marvel is all about giving Kitty guns!
Mr. Knife was a big deal in issue two of this series, that I skipped, and now it seems like I should have at least read it.
by Andrea Sorrentino and Marcelo Majolo
ALL-NEW X-MEN #38
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Cover by ANDREA SORRENTINO AND MARCELO MAIOLO
COSMICLY ENHANCED VARIANT BY ANDREA SORRENTINO
VARIANT COVER BY PHIL NOTO
• The 4th chapter of the Black Vortex!
• With some of their members captured by the villainous Mr. Knife, the team must decipher the secrets of the Black Vortex. And quickly!
• But with the galaxy in chaos, they don’t have too many options open to them.
• Maybe there’s an old war-buddy Peter can call to help them out?
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
Is that Kitty on the cover? She typically doesn’t have freckles but neither does Jean. If that isn’t her face (it has to be though, right?) then I’m sure those are her eyes in the tiny panels there. The Uncanny and All New Annuals with Sorrentino are going to be breathtaking from what I’ve seen of the preview pages and this cover.
The final chapter, the fourth, for the month.
SPIDER-GWEN #1
JASON LATOUR
SPIDER-GWEN SPINS INTO HER OWN SERIES!
• BECAUSE YOU DEMANDED IT! The breakout hit of the biggest Spider-Event of the century is taking comic shops by storm this winter with her own new ongoing series – SPIDER-GWEN!
• Gwen Stacy is Spider-Woman, but you knew that already. What you DON’T know is what friends and foes are waiting for her in the aftermath of Spider-Verse!
• From the fan-favorite creative team that brought you Spider-Gwen’s origin story in EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE, Jason Latour and Robbie Rodriguez!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Probably the first honest, Because You Demanded It, in years if not decades!
SILK #1
ROBBIE THOMPSON
Cindy Moon exploded out of her bunker and into the Marvel Universe when we first learned that she had been bitten by that same radioactive spider in the first arc of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN. She then went on to save Peter Parker’s life (more than once!) and traverse the Spider-verse alongside Spider-Woman. Now, as SILK, Cindy is on her own in New York City, searching for her past, defining her own future, and webbing up wrong-doers along the way! Robbie Thompson (writer from TV’s Supernatural) fills this new ongoing series with his unique blend of antics and feels. Featuring stunning covers by Eisner Award winner Dave Johnson and interiors by future superstar Stacey Lee.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
Pretty cool, how due to Original Sin and its Amazing Spider-Man tie in that I own the first appearance of Silk. She seemed interesting but that’s as far as I’m going with the character. Cool how we are getting two female lead character ongoings. That’s a pretty good sign. Perhaps a Magik or Shadowcat ongoing could be in the words? Maybe?
WOLVERINES #5
CHARLES SOULE & RAY FAWKES
JONATHAN MARKS (A)
• The team from Paradise and the Wolverines team up for the Assault on Mr. Sinister and his snowy fortress but what surprises lay in store when they figure out the front door is actually the easiest way in?
• Sinister has more than plans for Logan’s body in his lair…but how are the Amazing X-Men involved in his plans for destruction and perfection?
• Special appearance by Fing Fang Boom!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99WOLVERINES #6
CHARLES SOULE & RAY FAWKES
Jason Masters (A)
• Assault on Mr. Sinister’s fortress – part two!
• Logan’s remains are located – but which team winds up keeping the goods? And for what purpose?
• When Mr. Sinister pleads his cause, it hits home to more than one team member…does this mean a change in allegiance?
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99WOLVERINES #7 & 8
Charles Soule & Ray Fawkes
Issue #7 – Kris Anka (A)
ISSUE #8 – Juan Doe (A)
ISSUE #7 – • Romance is in the air – for both old and new lovers alike, and just in time for Valentine’s Day!
• Mystique’s power play is kicking into full gear as more is revealed about her plans to control her destiny.
• And what happens when she gets one of the very last control words, and with it the power to get everything she ever wanted.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99
ISSUE #8 – • BETRAYAL! LIES! This is what happens when the Paradise Group and the Wolverines share more than alliances…
• And what happens when an old buddy of Wolverine shows up for a boondoggle weekend – ENTER FANG!
• Lady Deathstrike is finally coming to the conclusion that she doesn’t have to be alone, but will this moment of vulnerability come back to stab her in the back?
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99
Hopefully they make a big deal about Ogun getting involved in this series. Also, none of these sound that interesting.
SPIDER-MAN 2099 #9
PETER DAVID
Cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA
• Miguel O’Hara returns to the year 2099 to discover that his future is now… imperfect!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
Clever of Peter David to combine both of his future characters with Hulk Future Imperfect and Spider-Man 2099.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #14 & 15
DAN SLOTT
Issue #15 – GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI (A)
ISSUE #14 –
• THE CLIMACTIC CONCLUSION TO SPIDER-VERSE!
• The Prophecy is coming to fruition but Superior Spider-Man has something up his sleeve.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
ISSUE #15 –
• SPIDER-VERSE EPILOGUE
• See the fallout of Spider-Verse and what it means to Peter Parker and the rest of the Spiders!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
oh, Spider-Verse feels like its over before it even begun! Come March, I’m going to have to see which issues Ben Reilly and Amazing Spider-Man 500 appeared in.
NEW AVENGERS #30
JONATHAN HICKMAN
Cover by ALAN DAVIS
VARIANT COVER BY PHIL NOTO
IN 3 MONTHS…TIME RUNS OUT!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99AVENGERS #41
JONATHAN HICKMAN
Cover by BRYAN HITCH*
IN 3 MONTHS…TIME RUNS OUT!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99[*note: Anticipating the question beforehand, Marvel Comics has confirmed that this image is in fact the main cover image to Avengers #41].
So Hitch’s cover is just the cover from Ultimates 1 1? Now that we know Time Runs Out is counting down to Secret Wars III (if that’s what we’re calling it, I get the impression they are going to call it Secret Wars 2015) this is somewhat more interesting. Still no real X-Men future news, they apparently take over New York City, which is pretty cool.
UNCANNY AVENGERS #2
RICK REMENDER
VARIANT COVER BY SIMONE BIANCHI
VARIANT COVER BY PHIL NOTO
COUNTER-EVOLUTIONARY PART 2
• Welcome to Counter-Earth, where the future of your species is being developed by crack evolutionists. A better future awaits and is only one evolutionary updated away.
• The New Men rise for what is theirs. They seek the chaos and the speed to create the true Earth, the true evolution.
• Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver discover a terrible truth about their past.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
What additional terrible truths could there be? They were raised by a loving cow lady.
FANTASTIC FOUR #643
JAMES ROBINSON
Spotlight VARIANT Cover by CHRIS SAMNEE
Connecting VARIANT Cover by MICHAEL GOLDEN
THE INTERNET-WRECKING “THE END IS FOUREVER” CONTINUES
• With the Villain’s plans revealed, the invasion of Earth begins with the creatures from the FRANKLINVERSE as well as corrupted versions of the heroes from HEROES REBORN. Will THE FANTASTIC FOUR have enough power to fight them on the streets of NY?
• Meanwhile SUE, NAMOR and JIM HAMMOND resolve into the Franklinverse to combat this threat at it source, but what they find is far more terrifying than they expected.
• Plus the return of SLEEPWALKER.
• And BENTLEY 23’s finest hour.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Hey, 90s hero, Sleepwalker is coming back! That’s pretty cool! Still can’t believe the plan is to not have a monthly FF comic by the time the movie comes out. Unless the last issue is to come out in August, but still, that isn’t the way to promote a film’s release. But that may be the point.
S.H.I.E.L.D. #3
MARK WAID
• DIE HARD in the Sanctum Sanctorum! With Dr. Strange elsewhere, magical terrorists have taken over Strange’s sanctum!
• Agent Coulson must lead a strike team into the mansion before time runs out for New York City, and his only available allies are Spider-Man and one of Strange’s oldest foes!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
As I like anything that starts with “Die Hard in or but with . . . “ though it usually doesn’t play out well.
ALL-NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA: FEAR HIM #1-4
DENNIS HOPELESS
Covers by SIMONE BIANCHI
ISSUE #1 –
• A hungry villain has returned to feed on the city’s fear.
• It’s up to the All New Captain America and Nomad to curb his appetite… Which might be easier if they weren’t always at each other’s throats.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
ISSUE #2 – • All New Captain America searches the sewers for the missing Nomad…
• While the Scarecrow and his army of terror crows do their worst.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
ISSUE #3 –
• Cap and Nomad reunited!
There’s not much this dysfunctional duo can’t handle…
• Except, of course, when one of them is having a violent psychotic episode.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
ISSUE #4 – • It’s Nomad’s last stand. As the Scarecrow’s terror pheromone has taken Captain America’s mind… But that’s really the least of his worries.
• What does it take to scare a man who grew up in a Dimension of boogie men?
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
With the Avengers film two months after these comics come out, makes sense to try to cash in with as many of their members as possible. It is also nice that Marvel is fully pushing FalCap (Caplon?) with two series and now (yet another) weekly series. People must be buying these.
ANGELA: ASGARD’S ASSASSIN #3
KIERON GILLEN & MARGUERITE BENNETT
PHIL JIMENEZ & STEPHANIE HANS (A)
• The Tenth Realm of Heven crashes into… wait, which number is Vanaheim? Well, Vanaheim. We’re going to Vanaheim for adventures, fun and bleak existential horror!
• Does Loki join the pursuit of Angela and her tiny, diaper-wearing charge? Well, we’d have to be really cruel to mention him here if he’s not going to turn up. Loki Lies, not solicits. Solicits are always 100% honest.
• Plus, find out why saying “All good angels go to heaven” would get you stabbed by Angela. She’s a little touchy on the topic of the afterlife.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Angela gets another funny write-up!
MS. MARVEL #12
G. WILLOW WILSON
• Love is in Jersey City as Valentine’s Day arrives!
• Kamala Khan may not be allowed to go to the dance, but Ms. Marvel is!
• Well sort of – by crashing it attempting to capture Asgard’s most annoying trickster!
• Yup, it’s a special Valentine’s Day issue featuring Marvel’s favorite charlatan, Loki!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
Nice that Marvel remembered February has Valentine’s Day and dedicating at least one series’ issue to it. Though with the sliding timescale, one can’t have too many Valentine’s Days.
ALL-NEW INVADERS #15
JAMES ROBINSON
STEVE PUGH (A/C)
THE RETURN OF TORO PART TWO
• As the series draws to a close, STEVE ROGERS, JIM HAMMOND and NAMOR consider the INVADERS’ past and future.
• Meanwhile the Neo-Nazi threat that these heroes (including RADIANCE and SAM WILSON CAPTAIN AMERICA) face, now involves both LASH and the Royal Family of the INHUMANS, with both sides after both TORO and IRON CROSS.
• And what of the impending threats from the MARTIANS, the KREE and ETERNALS?
• And the final fate of HAIRBALL THE CAT.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
What is Pet Avenger, Hairball, doing in All New Invaders!?!
ELEKTRA #11
HADEN BLACKMAN
MICHAEL DEL MUNDO (A/C)
SERIES FINALE!
• Bullseye.
• Elektra.
• Final round. You ready?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Now this is all you really have to state to get people interested in an issue!
UNCANNY X-MEN #32
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
• CYCLOPS at a crossroads! Magneto…Matthew Malloy…the Last Will and Testament of Charles Xavier…AXIS…all of these pivotal events have driven this already tempestuous mutant to the edge of disaster.
• Will Scott Summers save himself from ruin or will he make that fateful leap?!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
That is a sweet cover by Bachalo with Cyclops standing amongst all of his former costumed selves. At least we know that Cyclops survives AXIS, that’s a huge relief!
AMAZING X-MEN #17
CHRISTOPHER YOST & CRAIG KYLE
JORGE FORNES (A/C)
THE ONCE AND FUTURE JUGGERNAUT 3 of 4
• Sure, the Juggernaut is bad. But what’s the worst case scenario of possessing that power? You’re about to see.
• “Unstoppable” takes on a whole new meaning as someone finally gets their hands on Cyttorak’s gem.
• The X-Men have fallen. The Juggernaut rises. Bring a change of underwear.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
I imagine, by this point, that Magik won’t be seen.
AVENGERS & X-MEN: AXIS HC
Written by RICK REMENDER
Penciled by ADAM KUBERT, LEINIL FRANCIS YU, TERRY DODSON & JIM CHEUNG
Cover by JIM CHEUNG
The Red Onslaught is broadcasting waves of telepathic hate across the globe — and Marvel’s greatest heroes have turned on their moral axis! What will the Avengers and X-Men find in the Red Skull’s bleak “re-education camps”? What is Tony Stark’s dark secret? And with the heroes “inverted” to evil, who will stand against them? How about an army of villains?! Magneto betrays his alliance, a founding Avenger quits, and the Scarlet Witch is forced to join Dr. Doom! And who are Kluh and the Sorceress Supreme? As the Axis of Evil strikes down the heroes, the all-new Astonishing Avengers battle the Uncanny X-Men! Witness an X-Man’s horrifying fate — and an Avenger’s appalling choice! Who will live or die? Who will remain inverted? The shocking climax will crack the Marvel Universe to its core! Collecting AVENGERS & X-MEN: AXIS #1-9.
240 PGS./Rated T+ …$49.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9095-0
Trim size: oversized
Wow, this didn’t take long to be published! Just one month later. Seems like you pay just a little bit more for the hardcover treatment than if you bought the issues individually.
AVENGERS: QUICKSILVER TPB
Written by TOM PEYER, JOE EDKIN & JOHN OSTRANDER
Penciled by CASEY JONES, ROB HAYNES, DEREC AUCOIN, IVAN REIS, PASQUAL FERRY & CHRIS RENAUD
Cover by GEORGE PÉREZ
In the wake of Onslaught, the Avenger called Quicksilver forges a new path! When Wundagore Mountain falls to Exodus and his fanatical Acolytes, the High Evolutionary puts the mercurial mutant in charge of the evolved beasts known as the Knights of Wundagore. Now, the newly honored “Sir Pietro” leads these animals-turned-New Men out into an unfamiliar world, and straight into an encounter with Thundra and Arkon! But when the heroes return — and Quicksilver is reunited with his sister, the Scarlet Witch; his ex-wife, Crystal; and the other Avengers and Inhumans — it all races to a chaotic climax and a Siege of Wundagore. Pietro joins the Heroes for Hire in final battle with Exodus, his Acolyte, and the resurgent High Evolutionary! Collecting QUICKSILVER #1-13, HEROES FOR HIRE (1997) #15-16 and HEROES FOR HIRE/QUICKSILVER ANNUAL ’98.
440 PGS./Rated T …$34.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9293-0
Now this, I can recommend. I’ve stated before (not sure on this blog) that I truly feel that 1997 was a banner year for Marvel. They bounced back from Bankruptcy like champions and almost all of those titles from 1997 are worth seeking out!
1997 – Heroes Return (Avengers, Captain America, Iron Man and Thor) Deadpool, Thunderbolts, Fantastic Four, Alpha Flight, Gambit (even!), Heroes for Hire, New Mutants : Truth or Dare, Marvel Team-Up, Quicksilver, Man-Thing, Ka-Zar, Maverick, The Minus One event (stories that take place before their issue ones), Kitty Pryde : Agent of SHIELD, Code of Honor, Analagm titles and Spider-Man : Hobgoblin Lives, with the true Hobgoblin being revealed.
UNCANNY AVENGERS OMNIBUS HC
Written by RICK REMENDER with GERRY DUGGAN
Penciled by JOHN CASSADAY, OLIVIER COIPEL, DANIEL ACUNA, ADAM KUBERT, SALVADOR LARROCA, STEVE MCNIVEN, PAUL RENAUD & SANFORD GREENE
Cover by JOHN CASSADAY
In the wake of Professor X’s death, Captain America creates a new Avengers unit comprised of Avengers and X-Men — humans and mutants working together. But the Red Skull has plans to destroy all mutants — and when he exhumes Xavier’s telepathic brain, he just might be able to do it! Can the new squad triumph over the Skull’s bizarre S-Men? Meanwhile, the Apocalypse Twins arrive with shocking plans for the future! The new Four Horsemen of Death are unleashed, and Avengers begin to die. But with the fate of the world literally in the balance, what happens if the heroes fail? Years in the future, Kang the Conqueror’s Chronos Corps arrive on Planet X — but can the shattered remains of the team salvage the past? Rick Remender’s epic saga is collected in one volume! Collecting UNCANNY AVENGERS #1-25, #8AU and ANNUAL #1.
672 PGS./Rated T+ …$99.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9394-4
Trim size: oversized
Pretty cool to have all Uncanny Avengers issues in one place.
GIANT-SIZE X-MEN 40TH ANNIVERSARY HC
Written by LEN WEIN, CHRIS CLAREMONT, JOSS WHEDON, CHRIS YOST, ED BRUBAKER, ROY THOMAS & KURT BUSIEK
Penciled by DAVE COCKRUM, JOHN BOLTON, NEAL ADAMS, RICK LEONARDI, TREVOR HAIRSINE, MARK TEXEIRA, PETE WOODS, RICH BUCKLER, RODNEY RAMOS, PAT OLLIFFE & JORGE MOLINA
Cover by ALEX ROSS
Celebrate the birthday of the book that made a Giant-Size impact on comics! Revisit the fateful day that Professor X gathered an all-new, all-different, multinational mix of mutants — as Storm, Nightcrawler, Colossus, Banshee, Sunfire, Thunderbird and some guy named Wolverine unite with Cyclops in the rescue tale that ushered in four decades of uncanny adventures! See how the original team reacted to the newly expanded roster! Learn the tragic histories of Colossus and Wolverine! Ask yourself “What If?” they all died or never even met! And savor the explosive epic that revealed the group’s true deadly genesis and the ill-fated existence of a previous team! Collecting GIANT-SIZE X-MEN #1 and #3-4, CLASSIC X-MEN #1, X-MEN ORIGINS: COLOSSUS #1, X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE #1, X-MEN: DEADLY GENESIS #1-6, WHAT IF? (1989) #9 and #23, and material from X-MEN GOLD #1.
440 PGS./Rated T+ …$39.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9777-5
Trim size: oversized
Hey, Kitty Pryde (and Emma) turn 35 in 2014 and Illyana Rasputin turns 40 in 2015! That’s good to know. Nice to include Deadly Genesis, it makes sense.
MIRACLEMAN BOOK 3: OLYMPUS PREMIERE HC ADAMS COVER
Written by THE ORIGINAL WRITER, GRANT MORRISON & PETER MILLIGAN
Penciled by JOHN TOTLEBEN, JOE QUESADA & MIKE ALLRED
Covers by ARTHUR ADAMS & JIM CHEUNG
The first era of the critically acclaimed MIRACLEMAN saga reaches its climax! As the alien Qys close in, a hidden survivor of Project Zarathustra is revealed! Mankind’s fate hangs in the balance before a tribunal of the Warpsmiths, while Johnny Bates’ torment sets the stage for the horrific return of Kid Miracleman. Pushing the concept of the super hero to its logical conclusion, OLYMPUS presents a vision of a utopia as shocking as it compelling in one of the most challenging works of super-hero fiction, finally back in print after more than 20 years. Plus: In a pair of all-new tales, Joe Quesada illustrates Grant Morrison’s lost Miracleman story, a disturbing confrontation prior to the Battle of London — and Peter Milligan and Mike Allred reunite for a new Miracleman classic! Collecting MIRACLEMAN (2014) #11-16 and ALL-NEW MIRACLEMAN ANNUAL #1.
328 PGS./Mature …$39.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-5466-2
Trim size: standard
This trade, when I was buying all 100 Greatest Trades that Wizard made, cost me $90 (which is insane now) but that was way back in 2002 – so I had money to burn then but who knew that in 13 years, Marvel would own the rights to Miracle Man and now this story will be in print again. $40 is quite the deal! It was number 14 on the list, between Alan Moore’s Swamp Thing and Wolfman / Perez’s New Teen Titans : Judas Contract.
ALL-NEW ULTIMATES VOL. 2: NO GODS, NO MASTERS TPB
Written by MICHAEL FIFFE
Penciled by GIANNIS MILONOGIANNIS & AMILCAR PINNA
Cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA
It’s the deadliest battle of the super street war! Spider-Man, Black Widow, Kitty Pryde and Cloak & Dagger can barely hold back Vermin and Agent Crock, so how will they fare against the Femme Fatales and the supremacist Watchdogs? And as Bengal joins the police, will Scourge escape from prison and continue his killing spree of costumed crusaders? The all-new Ultimates’ ultimate nemesis finally strikes, and the team is picked off one by one. Can even Bombshell and the mercenary group Terror Inc. help protect them against Ecstasy, the new queen of crime? As Taskmaster attacks and Crossbones returns, can the Ultimates save the city from catastrophe yet again — and save themselves in the process? With monsters, mayhem and super-powered fisticuffs, it’s the life-changing conclusion for the rawest, grittiest new team on the block. Collecting ALL-NEW ULTIMATES #7-12.
136 PGS./Rated T+ …$17.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-5428-0
It took until this solict to make me realize that All New Ultimates must be officially over. I wonder if Shadowcat will be in Miles Morales’ book? That is one less book for me, so now one chapter of Black Vortex will be replacing that slot.
SUPER-VILLAINS UNITE: THE COMPLETE SUPER-VILLAIN TEAM-UP TPB
Written by ROY THOMAS, TONY ISABELLA, JIM SHOOTER, BILL MANTLO, STEVE ENGLEHART, GERRY CONWAY & PETER B. GILLIS
Penciled by JOHN BUSCEMA, MIKE SEKOWSKY, GEORGE EVANS, SAL BUSCEMA, HERB TRIMPE, KEITH GIFFEN, GEORGE PEREZ, JIM SHOOTER, BOB HALL, CARMINE INFANTINO & ARVELL JONES
Cover by RON WILSON
The Lord of Latveria and Atlantis’ Avenging Son forge the Marvel Universe’s most volatile alliance! But when the Sub-Mariner regrets his decision, he finds it’s not that easy to walk away from a pact with Doom. Can anything get him out of this torturous team-up? Maybe the Fantastic Four — but probably not the Avengers, who’ve been enslaved by Attuma! And while Dr. Doom has his gauntlets full keeping Namor in line, the Red Skull sets his sights on Latveria! When Captain America sides with Doom, you know you’re in trouble. But both Doom and the Skull plan to enslave the Earth — and the only ones standing in their way are Magneto and the Champions! Introducing the Shroud and featuring the villainy of the Hate-Monger! Collecting GIANT-SIZE SUPER-VILLAIN TEAM-UP #1-2, SUPER-VILLAIN TEAM-UP #1-14 and #16-17, AVENGERS (1963) #154-156, and CHAMPIONS #16.
464 PGS./Rated T …$34.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9406-4
I wonder if ROM showed up in one of these issues, or Godzilla, and that’s why they skipped an issue. Pretty cool that this is coming out. I was just commenting the other day about if Marvel was so willing to buy Miracle Man, they should just buy ROM, it can’t be that expensive.
RUNAWAYS: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION VOL. 3 TPB
Written by ZEB WELLS, BRIAN K. VAUGHAN, JOSS WHEDON & CHRIS YOST
Penciled by STEFANO CASELLI, MIKE NORTON, ADRIAN ALPHONA, MICHAEL RYAN & TAKESHI MIYAZAWA
Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS
As the superhuman Civil War threatens to crush the Runaways, the Young Avengers offer assistance — but how can the Runaways trust that they’re on the same side? As the Runaways make hard decisions about their future, they confront a horrific enemy who threatens to tear the team apart! Then, the Skrulls launch their Secret Invasion — and the Runaways and Young Avengers both have a Skrull on their team. Coincidence? With Xavin having betrayed his teammates, and Hulkling out of commission, can the Runaways and Young Avengers survive? And in the aftermath, visionary creator Joss Whedon sends the team running in a whole new direction — first to the East Coast, then a century into the past! Collecting CIVIL WAR: YOUNG AVENGERS AND RUNAWAYS #1-4, RUNAWAYS (2005) #19-30, RUNAWAYS SAGA and SECRET INVASION: RUNAWAYS/YOUNG AVENGERS #1-3.
528 PGS./Rated T+ …$39.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-8917-6
I was rereading Whedon’s Astonishing X-Men run not too recently and I was trying to remember if he actually wrote any Runaways or was he just scheduled to do so. I know the sales were not that good. His issues must be the 19 – 30.
So here is my Buy List –
Guardians of the Galaxy / X-Men : Black Vortex 1 $5
Guardians of the Galaxy 24 $4
Legendary Star Lord 9 $4
All New X-Men 38 $4
Uncanny X-Men 32 $4
Five titles for $25, that isn’t too bad.
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EDIT ON DECEMBER 8, 2014 –
I was going to get the Noto variant covers as they are priced as the same as the comics but changed my mind as I can’t guarantee Kitty appearances.
Kitty and Magik are on some of the Welcome Home variants that are coming soon so I’ll be adding those to my Wishlist soon. The Cosmic Enhanced covers are ten dollars and I can’t take a chance on those either.
I’m trying a new thing for this upcoming year with trying to keep these comic orders until $30 if I can as shipping once a month wasn’t really that bad. I only missed out on a few discussions in the mean time.
So here is my order :
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| SUB TOTAL: | $13.15 |
| TAX: | $0.00 |
| SHIPPING: | $6.95** |
| SHIPPING UPGRADE (Twice a Month Shipping) | $6.95 |
| GRAND TOTAL: | $27.05 |
Shadow and Flame with Magik 