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San Diego Comic Con 2017 : Highlights

Posted by John Klein III on July 26, 2017
Posted in: Convention, Fun With YouTube, Websites. Tagged: , , , , . Leave a comment

Thanks to io9’s Charles Pullian-Moore for writing such great reviews of the convention, I felt like I was there.  Also, the studios releasing the trailers pretty quickly, helped too.

I’m going to post links to the days and trailers and offer my opinions on what I thought about what I found interesting.

Thursday

http://io9.gizmodo.com/all-of-thursdays-news-trailers-and-everything-else-fr-1797112240

Noah Hawley, of the incredible Legion show fame (and even more fame with Fargo) is going to bring Doctor Doom to theaters.  I imagine the Fantastic Four, or at the very least, Reed Richards, will appear in the film.  I still say that a West Wing style Doctor Doom show (or film) could be very good.  Maybe he’ll cast Rachel Keller in some role for this.  Legion Season Two will be ten episodes, as opposed to eight episodes, which I’m all for.

Batman 32 will have Catwoman’s response to Batman’s wedding proposal.  I’m all for these two getting married.  I want more heroes to be married and have children.  I’m married and I have a child, and my life is so much better now.

I wish the Ninja Ghostbuster Turtles didn’t have the hair, how much better would that have looked?  I do love the concept of mixing these two franchises together, in toy form.  I just don’t think they needed the extra step.

Friday

http://io9.gizmodo.com/fridays-news-trailers-and-everything-else-from-san-di-1797148502

The Defenders trailer came out!

Thanks to Netflix for hosting their own trailer.

This looks like so much fun!  We are almost done with Daredevil Season Two and still have Luke Cage and Iron Fist to watch, so it’ll be a while before we’re ready for this.

Misty Knight, from Luke Cage, will be coming over to Iron Fist’s second season.  That show has Colleen Wing already so let’s hope that we get a Daughters of the Dragon spinoff out of that!  That’s all I really want.  That and an official Heroes for Hire season of Luke Cage and Iron Fist together.  I take it that, with the low reviews Iron Fist gets, that Luke Cage doesn’t appear in it.  That’s what I’m guessing.

The new X-Men show, Gifted, got a trailer – a long trailer.

Thanks to Marvel Entertainment for hosting this trailer.

We just started Season Five of Person of Interest (the final season) and I’m glad I can go from that show to this show for my Amy Acker needs.  She’s so great on that show.  It has to be super awkward when Stephen Moyer leaves home for the set, right?  Like, are they going to ask him to see if his lovely wife, Anna Paquin, can make an appearance?  I keep having that through in regards to Carrie Preston’s appearances on Person of Interest.  Like, they ask Michael Emerson if his lovely wife can come for a few episodes and she said, “sure, why not.”

I need to get Walker Dennis into Big Hero 6 but we don’t have Disney XD, so I’ll probably hold off on that, for now.

Todd MacFarlane, Kevin Smith and Blumhouse Productions is bringing Spawn to teathers, so MacFarlane’s like 20 year mission for a R-Rated Spawn film might be getting closer to becoming a reality.

Saturday

http://io9.gizmodo.com/saturdays-biggest-news-trailers-and-all-the-other-stu-1797166112

Rob Bricken wrote the above article.

New Thor Ragnarok Trailer!

Thanks to Marvel Entertainment for hosting this trailer.

So much love for this trailer!  What I enjoyed the most was hearing Hulk talk!  That’s character development!  They are both like fire, Hulk is raging fire and Thor is more like a smoldering fire.  So incredible!  It makes sense that Mark Ruffalo is in this but I thought there might be a chance where he wasn’t going to be in the film.

Still no Black Panther trailer nor Infinity Wars trailers!  I was really hoping for that Infinity War trailer, that’s what made me keep checking out YouTube around 10 at night, each night this weekend.

Not thrilled that Captain Marvel is taking place in the 90s, thus pre-Iron Man.  So they are going to have to age her for Infinity War or put Brie Larson in ice to explain the lack of aging?  That seems silly.  I like a two-eyed Nick Fury in this (he’s definitely losing one of those!) and the Skulls being in this. I wonder what FOX got so that Marvel could get the Fantastic Four alien race?  The article implies that it is a “shared custody” issue like Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver.

Oh man!  Michele Pfeiffer is going to be Janet Van Dyne, the Wasp!  We have to get footage of her in any sort of Wasp uniform, that would be incredible!  We never got a good or proper shot of Michael Douglas as old school Ant Man, right?  They won’t make that mistake with Pfeiffer, that’s for sure.  Oh, and Laurence Fishburne is the Ant Man and Wasp film as Bill Foster.  Good thing Marvel already made Civil War.

The Justice League trailer came out!

Thanks to Warner Bros. Pictures for hosting the video.

JK Simmons as Commissioner Gordon, I can get behind that!  I like the Flash not getting the memo on disappearing at the dramatic act break of a conversation.  Still not loving that costume.  Looking at the Wikipedia page for the film –

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice_League_(film)

William Dafoe is an adviser to Aquaman!  That’s two Raimi Spider-Man cast members in this film!

Amy Adams will be in this too!  I did like the ending “non-reveal” of who Gordon is talking to.  That’s a nice touch.

The Flash film is set to adapt Flashpoint, which seems pretty lofty for two hours.  Also, so odd to not just use the CW shows’ cast members if storylines are already going to be recycled.  Feels like a mess already in the making.

I’m excited about Batman by Gaslight being adapted for an animated film.  Seems fast, but they are going full two films like Dark Knight Returns with Death and Return of Superman.  I liked Doomsday but if they want to expand it, I’m all for that too.  So much was left out of that first attempt.  Though Louise Simonson’s story still brings a slight tear to my eye.

Thanks to gameraspinning for hosting this video.

It really made me think about Ma Kent during that storyline, like I’ve never given it much thought before.  I want more creator retrospectives on these DVD releases or just plain documentaries.  I would watch those so hard!

I still need to read Ready Player One

Thanks to Movieclips Trailers for hosting that video!

They were nice enough to leave a comment about the Easter eggs:
Deadpool/Harley :34, Iron Giant :45, Freddy 1:00, Duke Nukem 1:01, DeLorean 1:43, Ben Mendelsohn 1:48

I caught the Iron Giant cameo, on my own and that was Deadpool and Harley Quinn, so that’s cool.  I should read the book.   I know Rob and Brian with the Uncanny X-Cast loved the book and my friend, Ben Tiller, liked it too.

Flash Season Four trailer!

Thanks to The CW Television Network for hosting this trailer.

So what type of Nega-Barry is going to show up?  I like them handling Iris having to deal with losing her fiance.  Caitlin having a larger role, is nice too.  I keep wanting to watch the Arrow one but I don’t want spoilers as I heard that season finale got intense.

Supergirl Season Three Trailer!

Thanks again to The CW Television Network for hosting this trailer!

Kara Danvers : No More!

Here is the CBR article that I read after the season two finale to help explain who that was at the end of that episode –

http://www.cbr.com/reign-supergirl-season-3-villain-explained/

I’m not familiar with Reign, at all.

I like Adrian Pasdar being in this, he was one of my favorites in Heroes and Agents of SHIELD.  We’re getting some DC and Marvel two-timers going on here.

The Krypton trailer didn’t reveal much.  Still an odd concept for the show, that I thought for sure would just fade away.  Is Syfy Channel still a thing?  It’ll be like if Gotham featured Thomas Wayne’s college years, for how far removed this is.

Riverdale Season 2 trailer.

Thanks to Entertainment Tonight for hosting this trailer.  Seems like an odd choice though.

I’m so pumped for this show to return, that it is crazy!

Strangers Things 2 trailer.

Thanks to Netflix for hosting this video!

There are going to be lots of people super tired on Wednesday, November 1!  I know I’m already tempted to take that day to recover.

Star Trek Discovery trailer.

Thanks to Star Trek for hosting their own video.

This show looks like it is going to be pretty awesome!  I wish it wasn’t going to look that great, as it doesn’t feel like it leads into The Original Series, as it takes place ten years prior to their first mission.  What happens wherein Starfleet goes so retro?  At least Jonathan Archer and his Enterprise stories are still in continuity – that’s what really matters.  I’m still hoping that we get plenty of Jason Isaacs as the Captain, it feels weird to not have a Captain-Centric Trek series.  It reminds me of what the original plan for the West Wing was, but then Martin Sheen committed to more episodes and we got the terrific show that we got.

Orville Trailer.

Thanks to FOX for hosting this video.

I was luke warm on the concept of this show, it could be fantastic like Galaxy Quest, or some show that would be a footnote in Star Trek parodies.  This looks like Seth McFarlane having a lot of fun and now I’m looking forward to this.  I didn’t realize Seth and Todd spelled their last names the same.

Here are the Eisner Awards Winners –

http://io9.gizmodo.com/here-are-the-winners-of-the-2017-eisner-awards-1797155107

I’m so out of touch that I don’t recognize any of the projects, outside of character names but I do know creators still.  Which is nice.  Even nicer is Jill Thompson winning two awards!  Saga is still popular.  Todd Klein (no relation) is still slaying it with lettering.  I bet that Chip Zardsky Jughead series is pretty fun.  I do like The AV Club, I don’t go there as often as I probably should.

I’m super interested in Ed Piskor’s X-Men : Grand Design, especially as Kitty Pryde would definitely be present for that!  Lockheed and Magik too!  30 Years of X-Men, Uncanny X-Men 1 through Uncanny X-Men 280, condensed into 300 pages.  Sign me up!

Harley Quinn Day is replacing Batman Day, September 23, this year.  Which seems pretty dumb to me.  Is she really that popular of a character?  I mean, I like her, and I’ve heard she is DC’s Deadpool but this blows my mind.  The character turns 25 this year, so I guess it is an anniversary year for her.

Sunday

http://io9.gizmodo.com/sundays-biggest-news-trailers-and-all-the-other-stuff-1797175366

Charles Pulliam-Moore is back at the writer of the article.

The Doctor Who Christmas 2017 Trailer!

Thanks to Doctor Who for hosting this video!

I love this concept so much!  From the casting of it to the general overall feeling of the trailer itself.  The article states that Mark Gatiss is not portraying Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, as that’s who I thought he was playing.  He’s a World War I Captain, which I wouldn’t have noticed on my own.  Should be a great time!  I still haven’t watched any additional Doctor Who since my last post on the topic.  I need to get caught up!  David Bradley is the modern day William Hartnell!

This is the Avengers Infinity Poster –

That is beautiful!

Ryan Meinerding is the painter of that poster.  He’s the current Marvel Studios Head of Visual Development.

http://io9.gizmodo.com/dc-has-an-epic-plan-to-save-itself-from-the-comics-apoc-1797174893

So sales are down for both Marvel and DC.  That’s pretty interesting.  I imagine the closing of stores like Hastings, probably plays some part in that, as I know it took me out of the game.

Frank Miller is giving Superman the Year One treatment.  Not sure if that’s necessary.

http://io9.gizmodo.com/in-a-world-without-fantastic-four-comics-dc-basically-1797157225

DC is making their own Fantastic Four title!

The Terrifics is a bit on the nose, sure—Plastic Man’s got Reed’s stretch abilities, Phantom Girl can go intangible and phase through objects like Sue, Metamorpho has the same sort of appearance issues that have plagued Ben Grimm over the years—but hey.

Mr. Terrific is the Human Torch, I guess?  I’m all for Phantom Girl having a larger role in the DCU, outside of the Legion of Superheroes.

Such a fun concept!

It really reminds me of when DC released their “Invasion” trade and wrote “Secret No More” on the cover – poking fun of then Marvel’s current Secret Invasion storyline.  I miss that fun rivalry.

I’m sure I’m missing a bunch of stuff and YouTube hasn’t presented me with any panel coverage like they did last year.  I guess I can look up which panels happened this year and see if any footage found its way onto YouTube but I feel like I got the larger pieces of news.

If anyone has anything I should look at, please let me know!

. . .

I went looking for some comic news, on my own, and found Newsarama’s X-Men Inhumans ResurrXion panel coverage –

https://www.newsarama.com/35601-sdcc-2017-x-men-and-inhumans-s-resurrxion-panel.html

No Kitty Pryde references and no additional article about the art from that panel.  I’m just feeling more and more disconnected with comics.

Marvel Comics November 2016 Solicitations

Posted by John Klein III on August 24, 2016
Posted in: Solicitations. Tagged: , , , . Leave a comment

http://www.newsarama.com/30738-marvel-comics-november-2016-solicitations.html

Marvel November 2016 Solicitations IVX Alan Davis Lockheed v Lockjaw
Art by Alan Davis

IVX #0
CHARLES SOULE (W) • KENNETH ROCAFORT (A/C)
Variant Cover by ALAN DAVIS
Variant Cover by RON LIM
This issue sets the stage for the upcoming Inhumans vs. X-Men mega-event! Learn who the major players will be, plus the seeds of the incredible plan that will unfold in IVX #1. Beast and Iso travel the world to learn a desperate truth, the X-Men assemble their ranks and the Inhumans prepare for the war to come. It all begins with one choice — see it here.
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

The big event is IVX 0 which I was immediately dismissive of but then I saw one of the variant covers.  Now I’m all in!  Well, as much as Lockheed and Magik are in this.  Which, of course, Magik was pretty huge in AvX but I can see her taking a back seat here.

AVENGERS #1
MARK WAID (W) • MIKE DEL MUNDO (A)
Cover by ALEX ROSS
Variant Cover by ADAM KUBERT
Variant Cover by TBA
Captain America 75th Anniversary Variant Cover by TBA
Hip-Hop Variant Cover by TBA
Action Figure Vision Variant Cover by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
Divided We Stand Variant Cover by TBA
Blank Variant Cover Also Available
The time has come! Their ranks shattered by Civil War, their spirits weighted down by
a toll both personal and spiritual, Earth’s Mightiest Heroes must find the resolve to stand united one final time against their greatest foe! Captain America! Thor! The Vision! The Wasp! Spider-Man! Hercules! When the dust settles, not a one of these valiant heroes will make it to the final page alive! This is KANG WAR ONE!
48 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

Like, that is a ballsy sentence about the heroes dying but then you read Kang and you know it is a time travel story so yeah, the stakes are high but not high, all at the same time.  Didn’t Bendis’ Official Avengers opening arc deal with travel travel Kang-ness?  I “get” that this is a way to tell an epic story but oooof, it has been done and with Avengers 1, at that.  I’ll be passing on this.  Also, Mark Waid ended one Avengers title to start another one?  I know I’m an old dinosaur who cares about issue numbers but that isn’t great.  Marvel Database will be letting me know which volume of straight “Avengers” this is.

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #1
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W) • STEFANO CASELLI (A/C)
Variant Cover by JEFF DEKAL
Variant Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG
Hip-Hop Variant Cover by TBA
Steam Variant Cover by TBA
Action Figure Riri Variant Cover by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
Divided We Stand Variant Cover by TBA
From the violent streets of Chicago, a new armored hero rises! Clad in her very own Iron Man armor, Riri Williams is ready to show the Marvel Universe what she can do as the self-made hero of tomorrow. But is she ready for all the problems that come with stepping into Iron Man’s jet boots? Where’s a genius billionaire playboy philanthropist when you need one?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

I read somewhere that she’s going to eventually be called “Iron Heart” which isn’t amazing but at least she will have her own hero name.  I’ll be passing on this as well.

THE UNWORTHY THOR #1 (OF 5)
Jason Aaron (W) • Olivier Coipel (A/C)
Variant Cover by BRYAN HITCH
Variant Cover by JOHN CASSADAY
Hip-Hop Variant Cover by TBA
Action Figure Odinson Variant Cover by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
Divided We Stand Variant Cover by TBA
Blank Variant Cover Also Available
Odinson’s desperate search to regain his worthiness has taken him out into the cosmos, where he’s learned of the existence of a mysterious other Mjolnir. This weapon of unimaginable power, a relic from a dead universe, is the key to Odinson’s redemption — but some of the greatest villains of the Marvel Universe are now anxious to get their hands on it as well. Can The Odinson reclaim his honor, or will the power of thunder be wielded for evil? The quest for the hammer begins here.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Ultimate Mjolnir is coming back!  I had forgotten that.  I do like Jason Aaron telling this story and Olivier Coipel means that this story shouldn’t be missed.  It isn’t a B-Team, at all.  Though I’ll still be skipping it but maybe I’ll read the trade, if a store ever opens around me.

THANOS #1
JEFF LEMIRE (W) • MIKE DEODATO (A/C)
Variant Cover by RON LIM
Variant Cover by JEFF DEKAL
Toy Variant Cover by ALEX KROPINAK
HIP-HOP VARIANT BY MIKE DEL MUNDO
EVIL HAS BEEN UNLEASHED ON THE UNIVERSE.
Thanos, possibly the most evil individual in the Marvel Universe, is back…and he’s out for vengeance on all who would oppose him. Unfortunately for the Mad Titan, he’s also heading for an unexpected reckoning…with his family. Take an ongoing walk on the dark side of the galaxy, following the deadly trail of destruction left in the wake of…THANOS!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

Nice way to work the word “ongoing” into the solicitation!  I’ll be skipping this series too.

BLACK PANTHER: WORLD OF WAKANDA #1
TA-NEHISI COATES, ROXANE GAY & YONA HARVEY (W)
ALITHA E. MARTINEZ & AFUA RICHARDSON (A)
Cover by AFUA RICHARDSON
Variant Cover by BRIAN STELFREEZE
Variant Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG
HIP-HOP VARIANT BY ALITHA E. MARTINEZ
BLACK PANTHER 50TH ANNIVERSARY VARIANT BY NATACHA BUSTOS
Action Figure Black Panther Variant by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
Divided We Stand Variant Cover by TBA
Blank Variant Cover Also Available
“YOU DESERVED SO MUCH MORE, LITTLE FLOWER. YOU DESERVED A WAKANDA THAT CHERISHED YOU.”
Writer ROXANE GAY (Bad Feminst, Hunger) spins a Wakandan love story — its tenderness matched only by its brutality. You know them now as The Midnight Angels, but in this story they are just Ayo and Aneka, young women recruited to become Dora Milaje, an elite task force trained to protect the crown at all costs. What happens when your nation needs your hearts and minds, but you already gave them to each other? Illustrated by industry veteran ALITHA E. MARTINEZ (Iron Man, Black Panther).
And in a special backup story, acclaimed poet YONA HARVEY (Hemming the Water) explores the true origins of The People’s mysterious leader Zenzi. Black Panther thinks he knows who Zenzi is and how she got her powers, but he only knows part of the story… Illustrated by rising star AFUA RICHARDSON (Genius).
40 PGS./Rated T …$4.99

I’m sure this all makes sense, I may flip through the trade when the movie comes out but until then, I’ll be passing on this.

AVENGERS #1.1
MARK WAID (W) • BARRY KITSON (A/C)
VARIANT COVER BY ALAN DAVIS
VARIANT COVER BY ALEX MALEEV
ACTION FIGURE QUICKSILVER VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
The Old Order Changeth – more than you ever suspected! For the first time ever, learn what really happened all those years ago when the founding Avengers turned their membership over to a set of new recruits. The recently thawed Captain America is joined by three reformed super villains – Hawkeye, Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch – and a new group of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes takes shape – in a story that has direct ramifications for the Avengers of today!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Shouldn’t this be Avengers 16.1 and not 1.1?  16 is when Hawkeye, Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch joined the Avengers, originally.   Mark Waid writing this means it will have ramifications in the ongoing.  Does seem like a weak way to established importance to fake the information in a new miniseries about past events.  Just tell new stories and quit relying on diving deeper into the mythos – those origins have been picked clean.  We don’t want another JMS Spider-Totem fiasco on our hands.

POWER MAN AND IRON FIST #10
DAVID F. WALKER (W) • SANFORD GREENE (A/C)
Variant Cover by ERIC CANETE
Divided We Stand Variant Cover by TBA
“HARLEM BURNS” STARTS NOW!
The battle for Harlem begins here! As Luke and Danny struggle to pick up the pieces of Civil War II, the ultimate turf war erupts right under their noses! Tombstone, Mr. Fish, Piranha, Cottonmouth, Black Cat, and a mysterious new player are all vying for a piece of the pie – and the citizens of New York are caught in the crossfire! Can Power Man and Iron Fist help former prisoners and protect the innocent all at the same time?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Hey, I was just thinking about Tombstone and Robbie Robertson the other day.  I wonder what these two are up to.  This issue only promises to reveal Tombstone but whatever happened to good ol’ Robbie?

OCCUPY AVENGERS #1
DAVID F. WALKER (W) • CARLOS PACHECO (A)
Cover by AGUSTIN ALESSIO
Variant Cover by MICHAEL CHO
Hip-Hop Variant Cover by TBA
Action Figure Hawkeye Variant Cover by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
Divided We Stand Variant Cover by TBA
Super heroes – they’re a privileged class. Doing what they want, when they want and suffering no consequences. They have no regard for the ordinary people who are left behind to suffer in their wake. Who will stand up for the little guy? There is a man. If you can find him, and if he believes in your story, he and his friends will put things right. Some call them outlaws, rebels, Robin Hoods. To others, they are heroes. No powers to speak of – just skills, smarts and a burning drive to do the right thing. His name is Hawkeye. Occupy Avengers: It’s time to “Take Back Justice”!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

So Hawkeye isn’t being imprisoned for murdering Bruce Banner?  Probably due to the Hulk being on a domestic terror list for decades, right?  I’ll be skipping this.

ULTIMATES 2 #1
AL EWING (W) • TRAVEL FOREMAN (A/C)
Variant Cover by CHRISTIAN WARD
TEASER VARIANT COVER BY MIKE DEODATO
HIP-HOP VARIANT COVER BY Risa Hulett
Action Figure Gold Galactus Wraparound
Variant Cover by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
Who – or what – is the Cosmic Jailer? What being is powerful enough to chain Eternity itself? That is the mystery Galactus must solve – before it’s too late. Ultimate problems require ultimate solutions, and Galactus will call on those who helped cure his insatiable hunger. Captain Marvel, Black Panther, Blue Marvel, Spectrum and Ms. America! Together they are the Ultimates, protectors of the Omniverse. But now they are something more – the newest heralds of Galactus, the Lifebringer!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Makes sense this series will renumber post-Civil War II as Carol is now in a new place in her life.  I imagine.  Like the previous volume and most volumes titled “Ultimates” I’ll be skipping this.  Unless they are going to work in the All New Ultimates, then I’ll be all for this.

THUNDERBOLTS #7
JIM ZUB (W) • SEAN IZAAKSE (A)
COVER BY KRIS ANKA
VARIANT COVER BY MARCO CHECCHETTO
VARIANT COVER BY TREVOR VON EEDEN
STORY THUS FAR VARIANT BY DAN PANOSIAN
“CAUGHT RED-HANDED” STARTS NOW!
Operate in the shadows long enough, someone is going to shine a light on you. Bucky didn’t think that person would be his best friend, Steve Rogers. Captured and separated from his team, Bucky is on his own. Where do his loyalties lie? Steve wants to know. Only Steve has secrets of his own. Plus, an original Thunderbolt returns! How will Songbird react to the reunion of her former team?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Which original Thunderbolt is coming back?  I thought Songbird, Atlas and Mach-Whatever were already on the team.  That leaves Fixer and Moonstone, right?  Oh and Jolt, could it be Jolt?  What is Baron Zemo up to these days? I know Fixer and Zemo were in that Avengers Pleasant Hill storyline.

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: RENEW YOUR VOWS #1
GERRY CONWAY (W) • RYAN STEGMAN (A/C)
Variant Cover by ADAM KUBERT
HIP-HOP Variant Cover by TBA
Action Figure Mary Jane & ANNIE Variant Cover by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
Divided We Stand Variant Cover by TBA
The Parker family is web-slinging and wall-crawling their way into your hearts and into comic shops later this year! Life is good for Peter Parker and Mary Jane; their daughter Annie is their pride and joy, they’re both working and (barely) making ends meet, they’re keeping the streets of New York City safe from super villains…you know, normal family stuff. Oh, did we mention MJ and Annie have Spider-Powers –– just like Peter?! Being Spider-Man just became a family affair…
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

Makes sense the Parker daughter can’t be named “May” as there is already one Amazing Spider-Woman named that.  Annie is nice, after MJ’s mother.  I like how this series is for those who gave up on Spider-Man way back in 2008.  Wow, I gave up on Spider-Man eight years ago!

VENOM #1
MIKE COSTA (W) • GERARDO SANDOVAL (A/C)
Variant Cover by RON LIM
Variant Cover by RICK LEONARDI
Hip-Hop Variant Cover by TBA
Action Figure Venom Variant Cover by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
Blank Variant Cover Also Available
Venom is back and badder than ever!
The symbiote you know and love has returned to New York City. No more “Agent of the Cosmos.” No more “Lethal Protector.” It’s time for a new Venom, and it’s great to be bad.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

What happened to Flash Thompson?  Was that symbiote just faking it for the past several years being a hero?  I’ll be skipping this series.

SPIDER-WOMAN #13
DENNIS HOPELESS (W) • VERONICA FISH (A)
Cover by JAVIER RODRIGUEZ
Variant Cover by Francesco Francavilla
“Scare Tactics” STARTS NOW!
Jessica Drew has tangled with some of the worst and toughest criminals the Marvel Universe has to offer, and she’s done it while learning to be a mom, to boot. But even motherhood couldn’t have prepared her for her toughest challenge yet – against THE HOBGOBLIN! And just who’s under that mask?!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Who is the new Hobgoblin?  Will this character ever escape that question?  Is this series any good?  Last I heard, the father was a sperm donor so there isn’t much story there, on that front.

GHOST RIDER #1
FELIPE SMITH (W) • DANILO BEYRUTH & TRADD MOORE (A)
COVER BY MARCO CHECCHETTO
VARIANT COVER BY FELIPE SMITH
Variant Cover by TRADD MOORE
Young Variant Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG
HIP-HOP VARIANT BY FELIPE SMITH
Action Figure Variant Ghost Rider w/Car Cover by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
Blank Variant Cover Also Available
TV PHOTO COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
ROBBIE REYES IS BACK!
It’s hell on wheels as the Spirit of Vengeance makes his roaring return! A mysterious object from space crash-lands in southern California, drawing some of the brightest minds in the Marvel Universe to Ghost Rider’s backyard – including Amadeus Cho, the Totally Awesome Hulk! What mayhem will be unleashed as the High-octane Hothead comes face-to-face with the Jade Genius? And with Robbie still possessed by the ghost of his evil uncle Eli…who’s really in the driver’s seat? Then, meet the newest speed trap in Ghost Rider’s life as his original creators Felipe Smith and Tradd Moore reunite for a special backup story and the debut of an all-new villain. Strap in and start your engines, True Believer, this one’s gonna be a scorcher!
40 PGS./Rated T …$4.99

Hey, two of the New Fantastic Four members (but not with the original characters in those roles) will be appearing in this comic!  Just in time for Ghost Rider being on Agents of SHIELD, he’s getting his own series!  That’s good timing!  If he’s amazing on the show, I may be tempted to pick this up.  I imagine that show has a lot riding on it (pun intended!) if this doesn’t work, no more “famous” Marvel characters and if it does work, maybe Nick Fury will come back for another two minutes.

FOOLKILLER #1
MAX BEMIS (W) • DALIBOR TALAJIC (A)
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
Variant Cover by RON LIM
Variant Cover by ROB LIEFELD
Sketch Variant Cover by ROB LIEFELD
HIP-HOP VARIANT COVER BY TBA
Divided We Stand Variant Cover by TBA
Greg Salinger was just your typical merc for hire – FOOLKILLER – killing those that he deemed to be “foolish.” And for money. But that life is behind him now. Today, he’s a psychiatrist, trying to help others. But now S.H.I.E.L.D. wants him to try to rehabilitate super villains. The catch? If these “patients” don’t make enough progress, they’re dead!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

Another Merc for Money gets his own series!  I’ll be passing on it but I do like the idea of SHIELD trying another idea since Pleasant Hill didn’t work.

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #21
DAN SLOTT & CHRISTOS GAGE (W) • GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI (A)
Cover by ALEX ROSS
Variant Cover by TBA
CLONE CONSPIRACY TIE-IN!
• THE RETURN OF CARRION puts the Scarlet Spider in BIG TROUBLE!
• Where has Kaine been since SPIDER-VERSE and what does he have to do with the Jackal’s plan?!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

Makes sense that with the Jackal back, Kaine will be there.  I do like mainstay of Maximum Carnage, Carrion, being back too.  Especially since he’s a clone of Warran Miles as well.

SILK #14
ROBBIE THOMPSON (W) • IRENE STRYCHALSKI (A)
Cover by YASMINE PUTRI
Variant Cover by HELEN CHEN
CLONE CONSPIRACY TIE-IN!
• Silk isn’t the first Spider-Woman J. Jonah Jameson has known.
• MATTIE FRANKLIN is back from the dead, but Silk isn’t sure it’s a good thing.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

When did Mattie Franklin die!?!

INFAMOUS IRON MAN #2
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W)
ALEX MALEEV (A/C)
VARIANT COVER BY RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
DIVIDED WE STAND VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• The secrets that propel Victor Von Doom’s new quest as a hero start to reveal themselves, but that is nothing compared to the who’s who of heroes AND villains looking for a piece of revenge for his past sins — beginning with Ben Grimm!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

I do like Grimm being in this series!  Johnny Storm should be coming for Doctor Doom too.

CIVIL WAR II #8 (OF 8)
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W) • DAVID MARQUEZ (A)
VARIANT COVER A BY TBA
VARIANT COVER B BY TBA
VARIANT COVER C BY TBA
VARIANT COVER D BY TBA
classified
48 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

Shouldn’t this read 8 of 9 now?   I really thought this was over and November was a fresh new month.  So they are literally not stopping between big events, not even for a month?  That isn’t great.

CHAMPIONS #2
MARK WAID (W) • HUMBERTO RAMOS (A/C)
VARIANT COVER BY MICHAEL CHOI
Steam Variant Cover by TBA
Classic Action Figure Angel Variant Cover by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
Marvel NOW! Action Figure MILES & HULK Variant Cover by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
Divided We Stand Variant Cover by TBA
• Welcome to the CHAMPIONS, Cyclops! Unfortunately, not all of your new would-be teammates feel the same way!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

Why can’t people be nice to Cyclops?  He’s a good kid!

 NEW AVENGERS #18
AL EWING (W) • Carlo Barberi (A)
Cover by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO
• At the funeral of Roberto Da Costa, Advanced Idea Mechanics is declared officially dead.
• In the wake of their ultimate mission, the New Avengers reassess their lives…and one of them hangs up their costume for good.
• What could possibly follow this?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Did Sunspot die!?!  I won’t miss him but they should do another New Mutants Reunion miniseries, as that would be a great series!  Who retires, I wonder?  Hulking and Wiccan, would be my guess.

GREAT LAKES AVENGERS #2
ZAC GORMAN (W) • WILL ROBSON (A/C)
Variant Cover by CHIP ZDARSKY
• The Great Lakes Avengers are back together — almost! With their former leader Mr. Immortal still buried alive out in the middle of nowhere, the group struggles to find their footing under the uncertain guidance of Flatman.
• And after a confrontation with some noisy super villain neighbors lands the entire team in jail, it’s all he can do to keep them together!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Why would they ever bury Mr. Immortal?  Those silly gooses!

CAPTAIN AMERICA: SAM WILSON #15
NICK SPENCER (W) • PAUL RENAUD (A/C)
• Because you (okay, a very small percentage of you) demanded it — D-Man gets his moment in the sun!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

Hey, D-Man gets the spotlight!  That’s pretty awesome!

UNCANNY AVENGERS #16
GERRY DUGGAN (W) • PEPE LARRAZ (A)
COVER BY STEVE MCNIVEN
CIVIL WAR II AFTERMATH!
• The Hand has resurrected the Hulk, and the only ones standing in the way of the undead rampaging brute are the former Avengers of the Unity Squad.
• The first bullet point of this solicit is so damn compelling that a second selling point is completely superfluous.
• Steve Rogers gave an order that the Avengers did not follow. We’ll find out how that works out for everyone!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

I guess that explains why Hawkeye isn’t in prison, Banner Hulk is a zombie.  I can see the laws in the Marvel Universe having a clause regarding reanimations.  Unless it is Cyclops related, then he has to be harassed for all time.  Even his younger time displaced self!

SPIDER-GWEN #14
JASON LATOUR (w) • ROBBI RODRIGUEZ (a/C)
DIVIDED WE STAND VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• Happy Thanksgiving from Spider-Gwen and crew!
• But what should crimelord Matt Murdock and his ninjas bring to dinner?
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

Matt Murdock being a crimelord is a fun twist.  Hey, the Thanksgiving comic, not enough of those in the world!

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #14
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W) • KEVIN MAGUIRE (A/C)
SPIDERS! IN! SPACE!
• A flashback from Flash Thompson’s early days as a Guardian, co-starring SPIDER-MAN!
• Will VENOM endanger his new team to save his old friend?!
• Find out why Spidey’s one of the reasons Rocket hates Earth!
32 PGS./RATED T …$3.99

Why couldn’t Grimm and Pryde be in this series with this is the type of tale we’ll be getting?  Maybe they are there but not on the cover.  That’s what I’m hoping!

THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #14
RYAN NORTH (W) • ERICA HENDERSON (A/C)
• Squirrel Girl and Ant-Man! It’s the team-up you probably NEVER thought you’d see!
• Although, if you thought about it for a bit, you probably WOULD expect to see it at some point, since they both hang out with tiny animals and are both super heroes.
• Honestly, I’m a little surprised it hasn’t happened sooner.
• Anyway, besides squirrels (adorable) and ants (so tiny, so bitey), this issue also includes wrestling AND philosophy. YES. Finally, am I right??
• I am prepared to say this is the #1 BEST COMIC you can buy that features squirrels, ants, wrestling and philosophy!!
• I am also prepared to say that this is the ONLY comic you can buy that features these four things, but heck, we all have to be the change we want to see in the world, right?
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

I really should be buying the trades of this series.  It sounds like so much fun!

SCARLET WITCH #12
JAMES ROBINSON (W)
Annapaola Martello (A)
Cover by DAVID AJA
• In the place where she was born, WANDA continues to unravel the tangled web of her past!
• But there are those that lurk in the shadows that don’t want her to find answers…
• …And they’ll do anything to stop her!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Magik was in issue ten of this series, maybe she’ll make another guest appearance.

DOCTOR STRANGE AND THE SORCERERS SUPREME #2
ROBBIE THOMPSON (W) • JAVIER RODRIGUEZ (A/C)
VARIANT COVER BY Frazer Irving
• The Forgotten is here and is such a threat that it’ll take a whole team of Sorcerers Supreme to take him down!
• Doctor Strange! The Ancient One! Merlin! Wiccan! Sir Isaac Newton! A Ghost Rider from the 1800s! And who is Nina?
• And can Strange risk the life of the young Ancient One without affecting his own future?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

A Ghost Rider from 1800s and Wiccan are in this but not Magik!?!  Insanity!!!

PATSY WALKER, A.K.A. HELLCAT! #12
KATE LETH (W) • BRITTNEY L. WILLIAMS (A/C)
• No cat puns here, I promise: Hellcat and Black Cat face off as our heroine and friends fight to save the city from cat-astrophe! • They — oh, wait. I did it, didn’t I? I cat-punned. Dangit! Okay, okay, hear me out: Patsy puts Felicia’s schemes on paws when she — WAIT, I SWEAR I CAN DO THIS. DON’T PRINT.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

This is fun too!

Marvel November 2016 Solicitations Extraordinary X-Men 16 Ken Lashley cover
Art by Ken Lashley

EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN #16
JEFF LEMIRE (W) • VICTOR IBANEZ (A)
Cover by KEN LASHLEY
The epic conclusion of “KINGDOMS FALL”!
• Magik’s protégé, Sapna, has become possessed by THE WORLD-EATER, an extradimensional entity whose sole purpose is to live up to its name.
• And Magik’s brother, Colossus, is under the thrall of one of the X-Men’s greatest adversaries, APOCALYPSE.
• As the World-Eater bears down on Limbo, everything Magik cares about is on the line – her ward, her brother and the world’s surviving mutants.
• What will it cost to save them all?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Magik’s storyline comes to an end!  Sounds like it is intense too!

DEATH OF X #3 (of 4)
CHARLES SOULE (W)
AARON KUDER (A/C)
Classic Variant Cover by TBA
Connecting Variant Cover C by TBA
• Cyclops and Emma Frost start to hatch their plan.
• The Inhumans cross a line with the mutants.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

DEATH OF X #4 (of 4)
JEFF LEMIRE (W)
AARON KUDER (A/C)
Classic Variant Cover by TBA
Connecting Variant Cover D by TBA
• The first true battle in the Inhumans/X-Men war!
• Cyclops isn’t the only one who doesn’t make it out alive…
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

However this ends, it has to still end in a way where mutants and Inhumans were not directly warring until IvX (so awkward looking).  I can see the death of Cyclops giving everyone pause for a year.

ALL-NEW X-MEN #15
DENNIS HOPELESS (W) • MARK BAGLEY (A/C)
• The All-New X-Men have been keeping secrets from one another…
• But when the GOBLIN QUEEN comes calling, they’ll have to confront their demons…LITERALLY!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

I wonder if we’ll get any Illyana references (or Darkchild references) if this is the same Goblin Queen from the Secret Wars 2015 Inferno miniseries.

ALL-NEW X-MEN ANNUAL #1
SINA GRACE & REX OGLE (W) • CORY SMITH & MORE (A)
Cover by CORY SMITH
VARIANT COVER BY RAHZZAH
VARIANT COVER BY AFU CHAN
• Young X-Man Idie Okonkwo has come a long way since she left her home in Nigeria to attend Xavier’s School.
• But has her time with the X-Men prepared her for her biggest adventure yet: DATE NIGHT?!
• Plus: Dani Moonstar returns!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

The return of Dani Moonstar, that’s so awesome!  Comic Book Resources released a list of mutants who haven’t been seen since Secret Wars 2015 and she was on the list.  So was Wolfsbane and Havok so I could see that list being a giant checklist for a writer out there.
Who would date Oya?  Is her date not with Quentin Quire?  Has he been seen?

UNCANNY X-MEN ANNUAL #1
CULLEN BUNN & ANTHONY PIPER (W)
KEN LASHLEY & ANTHONY PIPER (A)
Cover by ACO
VARIANT COVER BY KEN LASHLEY
VARIANT COVER BY RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
• Caught in the crossfire between the Uncanny X-Men and the Dark Riders, Young X-Man ELIXIR was a casualty of war. But can a mutant whose power deals in life and death stay gone for long?
• Elixir is BACK and he’s come to take revenge…on BOTH parties!
• Plus: Domino stages her own strike against the deadly Terrigen Mists!
40 PGS./Rated T …$4.99

Wait, Elixir supposedly died again?  Good grief!  I get that his power can provide a simple return but can we at least quit proclaiming him dead?

X-MEN ‘92 #9
CHAD BOWERS & CHRIS SIMS (W)
ALTI FIRMANSYAH (A)
Cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA
• Apocalypse is back – and he’s got big plans!
• How will the X-Men survive their biggest enemy yet?
• And more so, how will they get back to Lilapalooza?!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

Oops, looks like Chris Sims missed the Apocalypse tie in window for the film.  At this point, maybe it’ll be out on BluRay.

DEADPOOL: TOO SOON? #2 (OF 4)
JOSHUA CORIN (W) • TODD NAUCK (A)
Cover by PEPE LARRAZ
Variant Cover by TBA
• Can any stand against the might of…SQUIRRELPOOL?!?
• Then…Deadpool & Ant-man hit the beaches!
• Plus: Hey, people keep getting killed!
40 PGS./Parental Advisory …$4.99

Oh man, if this comic has philosophy and wrestling, it’ll be directly competing with Squirrel Girl 14!

ALL-NEW WOLVERINE #14
TOM TAYLOR (W) • NIK VIRELLA (A)
Cover by DAVID LOPEZ
Variant Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
Connecting Variant Cover B by BENGAL
DIVIDED WE STAND Variant Cover by TBA
“ENEMY OF THE STATE II” CONTINUES: WOLVERINE ON THE RUN!
• The TRIGGER SCENT! A tragic event! A vow broken?
• LAURA KINNEY: Wanted for MURDER!!!
• Guest-starring NICK FURY!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

How this only guest-starring one person?  Also, is Nick Fury still super old from Original Sin or is he back to his classic look?

DEADPOOL & THE MERCS FOR MONEY #5
CULLEN BUNN (W) • IBAN COELLO (A/C)
Variant Cover by TBA
Character Variant Cover by TBA
Divided We Stand Variant Cover by TBA
• A new team means new rules!
• It’s now Domino’s Mercs for Money and she’s in charge!
• Sorry, Wade!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

They should change the title to Domino & The Mercs for Money!  At least on the cover, that’ll be fun!

DEADPOOL: BACK IN BLACK #3 & 4 (of 5)
CULLEN BUNN (W) • SALVADOR ESPIN (A/C)
Issue #3 – Variant Cover by RON LIM
ISSUE #4 – VARIANT COVER BY RON LIM
• Deadpool’s 1980s adventures in the Venom symbiote continue!
• First up — seduced by the semi-criminal wiles of The Black Cat!
• Then — Kraven’s Second-to-Last Hunt!
32 PGS (EACH) /Parental Advisory …$3.99 (EACH)

This sounds like so much fun that it is delicious!

MARVEL TSUM TSUM #4 (OF 4)
JACOB CHABOT (W) • DAVID BALDEON (A)
Cover by CHRIS SAMNEE
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
Classified Connecting Variant Cover D by TBA
HERE COMES THE TSUM!
• The worldwide phenomenon comes to a close with a bang! Will the Tsum Tsum make it out of their trip to Earth?!
• And! What will be the fate of the children living in THE BLOCK when Ultron returns?!
32 PGS./All Ages …$3.99

Star-Kitty was in the first issue so we need her to keep appearing in this!

GUIDEBOOK TO THE MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE — MARVEL’S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. SEASON THREE/ MARVEL’S AGENT CARTER SEASON TWO #1
Written by MIKE O’SULLIVAN & THE OHOTMU TEAM
Covers by MIKE DEL MUNDO & DAVE JOHNSON
Agent Peggy Carter and S.H.I.E.L.D. return for new adventures, and the MCU Guidebooks follow every step of the way! Our comprehensive coverage of the fan-favorite Marvel Studios films and Marvel Television shows continues as we profile Director Phil Coulson’s team — and Agent Carter’s 1940s precursor, the SSR! With fact sheets, show-to-comic comparisons and behind-the-scenes production art and stills, this fantastic flipbook is packed with profiles and updates on Director Coulson, Agent Daisy Johnson, Agent Melinda May, Agent Leo Fitz, Agent Jemma Simmons, Lance Hunter, Agent Bobbi Morse, Agent Alphonso Mackenzie, Lincoln Campbell, “Yo-Yo” Rodriguez, Grant Ward, Hive, Gideon Malick and Lash! And on the flip side: Agent Peggy Carter, Edwin Jarvis, Chief Daniel Sousa, Chief Jack Thompson, Jason Wilkes, Whitney Frost and Dottie Underwood! And more! Relive the thrills of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 3 and Marvel’s Agent Carter Season 2 right here, and continue building your indispensable library of Cinematic Universe reference books!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

This reminds me, we still have the final episode of Agent Carter to watch.  The penultimate episode started off so well with that dance sequence.  Shame it didn’t keep that energy going.

DEADPOOL: THE ADAMANTIUM COLLECTION HC SLIPCASE
Written by ROB LIEFELD, FABIAN NICIEZA, JOE KELLY, CHRISTOPHER PRIEST, GAIL SIMONE, DANIEL WAY,
CULLEN BUNN, GERRY DUGGAN & BRIAN POSEHN
Penciled by ROB LIEFELD, JOE MADUREIRA, ED MCGUINNESS, BERNARD CHANG, JIM CALAFIORE, SAL VELLUTO, UDON, PATRICK ZIRCHER, PACO MEDINA, DALIBOR TALAJIC, DECLAN SHALVEY, SCOTT KOBLISH & MORE
Cover by SCOTT ELMER
Presenting the Merc-iest, Mouth-iest Deadpool collection of all time! From his dynamic debut in 1991 to a story that unfolded across 2016’s variant covers, celebrate 25 years of Wade Wilson wackiness by the finest creators to ever regenerate the degenerate! Deadpool will try to stop the Juggernaut, cross the Black Panther’s path, and lock horns with Daredevil and Typhoid Mary! He’ll have an explosive encounter with Black Swan, and try to join the X-Men! He’ll enjoy team-ups with Cable, Wolverine and Captain America — and then kill the entire Marvel Universe! In this titanic tome, anything can happen! Collecting NEW MUTANTS (1983) #98; DEADPOOL: THE CIRCLE CHASE #1-4; DEADPOOL (1997) #6-8, #44 and #65-69; DAREDEVIL/DEADPOOL ANNUAL ’97; BLACK PANTHER (1998) #23; CABLE & DEADPOOL #20-23; DEADPOOL (2008) #16-18; DEADPOOL KILLS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE #1-4; DEADPOOL (2012) #15-19; and the DEADPOOL SECRET COMIC VARIANTS.
784 PGS./Parental Advisory …$200.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-90467-8
Trim size: Adamantium-sized

25 years of Deadpool, amazing how the time flew.  $200 is way too much but you are getting like 32 comics.  Doesn’t seem to add up plus the size of the collection.

DAREDEVIL BY MARK WAID OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC
Written by MARK WAID & GREG RUCKA
Penciled by PAOLO RIVERA, MARCOS MARTIN, KANO, KHOI PHAM, MARCO CHECCHETTO,
CHRIS SAMNEE, MIKE ALLRED & EMMA RîOS
Cover by MIKE ALLRED
The devil is reborn — and his adventures will leave you gasping for air! The Man Without Fear visits his unique blend of blind justice on Klaw, the Megacrime cartel and the Mole Man, while the hotly contested battle to secure the Omega Drive will require Daredevil to team up with Spider-Man and not one but two Punishers! But as size-changing scientist Hank Pym enters Matt Murdock’s head to destroy nanobots implanted by Doctor Doom, will saving Daredevil’s brain cost Matt his mind? Ghosts from the past will haunt DD, while Matt faces a life-or-death drama of his own. With new enemies, new friends and a “grinnin’ in the face of hell” attitude, Mark Waid delivers an Eisner Award-winning run like no other! Collecting DAREDEVIL (2011) #1-27 and #10.1, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1999) #677, AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #6 and PUNISHER (2011) #10.
728 PGS./Rated T+ …$100.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-90426-5
Trim size: oversized

I heard amazing things about Mark Waid’s tenure on Daredevil, if the price ever came down, I’ll be tempted by this.

WOMEN OF POWER STANDEE PUNCH-OUT BOOK
Penciled by VARIOUS
Cover by DAVID MARQUEZ
Marvel’s powerful super-women have never had a problem making a stand, and that sure is the case with this sensational collection of heroic standees! With nine sturdy pages filled with die-cut characters, you can assemble your own mighty A-Force! Whether your favorite is Captain Marvel, Ms. Marvel, Squirrel Girl, Hellcat, Gamora, Medusa, Silk or Spider-Woman (Jessica or Gwen), we’ve got you covered — and they’re joined by plenty more of Marvel’s most fantastic females, all depicted by some of the Bullpen’s most talented artists! Whether for play or display, your Women of Power standees are just waiting to be freed from the page. So make like She-Hulk, and get punching!
18 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-90456-2
Trim size: oversized

All of those ladies on the cover and Kitty nor Magik could make the cut?  Storm shouldn’t have to represent all of X-Women kind!  This reminds me, I’m pretty sure Hastings never got the Little Marvels punch book.

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: NEW GUARD VOL. 1 — EMPEROR QUILL TPB
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by VALERIO SCHITI
Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS
Peter Quill has abandoned the Guardians and his role as Star-Lord to be emperor of the Spartax, and Rocket has grabbed the reins as team leader — backed by Drax, Venom, Groot, Kitty Pryde and brand-new Guardian Ben Grimm, the ever-lovin’ blue-eyed Thing! But what could put the team in the crosshairs of Emperor Quill and his Imperial Guard? Another old face is back, too, but is it a welcome return for Gamora, or have things changed in the eight months she’s been away? When friends like these cause complications for Rocket and the gang, who needs enemies? They don’t, but they seem to attract them anyway. And the newest threat to the galaxy is a doozy. His name is Yotat the Destroyer — and he will have blood. Collecting GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (2015) #1-5.
136 PGS./Rated T …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9950-2

Such a great series!  I would highly recommend this!

DOCTOR STRANGE VOL. 1: THE WAY OF THE WEIRD TPB
Written by JASON AARON
Penciled by CHRIS BACHALO & KEVIN NOWLAN
Cover by CHRIS BACHALO
Only Doctor Strange can protect our world from the darkness beyond — now witness the full toll that constant struggle takes on Earth’s Sorcerer Supreme! Every spell cast comes at a cost, but what happens when Strange falls behind on his tab? Find out as the good Doctor wakes up somewhere very odd, nearly naked, with no spellbooks, no weapons and no memory of how he got there — or why all the monsters are chasing him! And as a new visitor to Strange’s Sanctum Sanctorum learns that one wrong door can lead to oblivion, Strange’s friends and allies are about to face their greatest threat. Dark forces are destroying everything mystical in the Multiverse, and their sights are set on this dimension. Magic’s days are numbered — and Doctor Strange is not ready! Collecting DOCTOR STRANGE (2015) #1-5.
136 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9932-8

Magik showed up in a few of these early issues, $20 isn’t too bad and the story is very very good.

DEADPOOL: WORLD’S GREATEST VOL. 5 — CIVIL WAR II TPB
Written by GERRY DUGGAN
Penciled by MIKE HAWTHORNE & SCOTT KOBLISH
Cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
Deadpool and the Mercs for Money are clearly the best super-group in the Marvel Universe. So naturally when there’s a cosmic-level threat, they’ll be there. This entire book is all about teamwork and getting along! Oh, no, wait, it’s CIVIL WAR II — heroes falling out is the order of the day! So it’s a good thing the Mercs all hate their boss and want out! At least Deadpool is popular with everybody who doesn’t work for him — but how exactly did that happen? Prepare to find out! Then, the former voice inside DP’s head known as Madcap makes his return — with a mad-on for revenge! It won’t be pretty! Plus: In the far-off future, Wade’s two daughters fight for the right to be Deadpool 2099! Whatever the era, it ain’t easy being Deadpool! Collecting DEADPOOL (2015) #14-19.
136 PGS./Parental Advisory …$17.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-90148-6

Magik was in issue 14 of this so I’ll recommend that one issue.

GIANT-SIZE LITTLE MARVEL: AVX TPB
Written by SKOTTIE YOUNG
Penciled by SKOTTIE YOUNG & GURIHIRU
Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG
Skottie Young brings out the big guns — and the little Marvels — in the series fans have been waiting for! In the Battleworld zone known as Marville, playtime is serious business — and Marville’s pint-sized heroes are working overtime to prove to their new neighbors which crew is toughest! With super-powered dodgeball, high-tech hideouts and eye-puns aplenty, Marvel’s most adorable heroes aren’t pulling any punches. This larger-than-life, fun-sized adventure features all your favorites — just, you know, shorter — including Cyclops, Hawkeye, Black Widow, Wolverine and more as the toughest, funniest, craziest and most adorable Marvel heroes throw down in a battle of the fittest! The smaller they are, the harder they brawl — this is Battleworld, after all! Collecting GIANT-SIZE LITTLE MARVEL: AVX #1-4 and A-BABIES VS. X-BABIES #1.
120 PGS./Rated T …$15.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9579-5

Skottie Young doing long form story telling is always worthy of a buy.  A-Babies v X-Babies is also fantastic.  $16 too!

LUKE CAGE, IRON FIST & THE HEROES FOR HIRE VOL. 1 TPB
Written by JAMES FELDER, JAIMIE CAMPOS & JOHN OSTRANDER
Penciled by JOE BENNETT, PASQUAL FERRY & MORE
Cover by PASQUAL FERRY
Luke Cage and Danny Rand reunite in team-ups with Spider-Man and…Sabretooth?! And they’re just in time to relaunch the expanded Heroes for Hire! A super-villain prison break inspires Iron Fist to fill the void left by the Avengers and Fantastic Four — but his ex-partner Luke will take some convincing. Hercules and White Tiger are eager recruits, but is Hulk a joiner? Maybe She-Hulk would be a better fit. A transformed Black Knight rides in, and the Master of the World twists Luke’s arm. But will he stay after Power Man battles Iron Fist? The team will face Deviants, Punisher and the Thunderbolts — there must be a little room left for Ant-Man to help out. Collecting SPIDER-MAN UNLIMITED (1993) #13, MARVEL FANFARE (1996) #6 and HEROES FOR HIRE (1997) #1-9.
312 PGS./Rated T …$24.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-90229-2

I’m pretty sure that Spider-Man Unlimited 13 issue was the first time I read Luke Cage and Iron Fist and was hooked!   That 1997 series (like most series that started that year) is amazing!  $25 might be a tad much so special order it from a site that gives a discount for preleases like Amazon or Discount Comic Book Service and get that price closer to what it should be.

VENOM: SEPARATION ANXIETY TPB (NEW PRINTING)
Written by CARL POTTS, HOWARD MACKIE & TERRY KAVANAGH
Penciled by LIAM SHARP, RON LIM, STEVEN BUTLER, TOM LYLE & RON RANDALL
Cover by TOM LYLE
The lethal protector continues his symbiotic crusade as the most fearsome antihero in comics! But the bounty hunter Mace and the Sunrise Society may well bring an end to Eddie Brock’s new dawn! If not, perhaps the demonic vigilante Vengeance will be Venom’s undoing when the two dark warriors are targeted by the Stalkers! Then again, Venom might end up caught in the familiar yet different web of the amazing, spectacular…Scarlet Spider? One way or another, Eddie and his other half are heading for some separation anxiety. But while the alien parasite begins a quest to reunite with Brock, five symbiotic spawns of Venom get to him first! Is this the end of a fearsome friendship? Collecting VENOM: THE MACE #1-3, VENOM: NIGHTS OF VENGEANCE #1-4, WEB OF SPIDER-MAN (1985) #118-119, SPIDER-MAN (1990) #52-53 and VENOM: SEPARATION ANXIETY #1-4.
352 PGS./Rated T …$34.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-90172-1

Ben Rielly’s Scarlet Spider is in this!  I would love to revisit this series again.  $35 is way too much though. This was also the basis of a very fun video game.  I still wish I could have played Maximum Carnage but it sounds like Separation Anxiety was only a rehash of Maximum Carnage’s game.

X-MEN: INFERNO CROSSOVERS TPB
Written by WALTER SIMONSON, STEVE ENGLEHART, DAVID MICHELINIE, GERRY CONWAY & ANN NOCENTI
Penciled by JOHN BUSCEMA, KEITH POLLARD, TODD MCFARLANE, SAL BUSCEMA, ALEX SAVIUK & JOHN ROMITA JR.
Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
As the X-Men’s Inferno rages, the Marvel Universe feels the heat! The Avengers have disbanded — but when New York’s inanimate objects come to horrific life, Jarvis assembles a surprising new lineup! While the Fantastic Four fights fires, Kang the Conqueror seizes his moment to strike! Spider-Man blames Mysterio for Inferno’s weirdness, but soon finds himself battling demons, the Lizard…and his own possessed Thanksgiving Day parade balloon! Meanwhile, Hobgoblin faces a returned Green Goblin — and N’astirh will transform one of them into Demogoblin! And as Hell’s Kitchen looks more aptly named than ever, Typhoid Mary is in her element — and that’s bad news for Daredevil! Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #298-300, FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #322-324, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #311-313, SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) #146-148, WEB OF SPIDER-MAN (1985) #47-48, and DAREDEVIL (1964) #262-263 and #265.
432 PGS./Rated T …$39.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9551-1

This is a fun concept collection, all of the side adventures of Inferno.  I read all of the Spider-Man ones and those were pretty grand.  That’s how I first read of Inferno.

X-MEN: X-CUTIONER’S SONG TPB (NEW PRINTING)
Written by SCOTT LOBDELL, PETER DAVID & FABIAN NICIEZA
Penciled by BRANDON PETERSON, JAE LEE, ANDY KUBERT & GREG CAPULLO
Cover by ANDY KUBERT
The X-Men story so big it took four books to contain it! When Cyclops and Phoenix are kidnapped — and Cable seemingly assassinates Professor X — the X-Men, X-Factor and X-Force go to war…with each other! Witness epic battles around the globe and on the moon as Mister Sinister’s subtle plan of vengeance on Apocalypse unfolds and major revelations are made about the true identities of Cable and his twisted doppelganger Stryfe! Featuring blood, angst, sacrifice and great big guns as Marvel’s mutant families dance to the villains’ twisted tune! Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) #294-297, X-FACTOR (1986) #84-86, X-MEN (1991) #14-16, X-FORCE (1991) #16-18 and STRYFE’S STRIKE FILE.
368 PGS./Rated T …$39.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-90030-4

Uncanny X-Cast just finished reviewing these 14 issues.  Seemed like it didn’t hold up quick as much but I bet it reads better in one sitting, instead of over four months.

X-MEN/ALPHA FLIGHT TPB
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT, BEN RAAB & JOHN CASSADAY
Penciled by JOHN BYRNE, PAUL SMITH & JOHN CASSADAY
Cover by JOHN BYRNE
The X-Men and Alpha Flight have always had Wolverine in common, even when they’re fighting over him! But when the stakes get too high, the mighty mutants and the defenders of Canada can set aside their differences and join forces to save the world! In an all-time classic, Alpha Flight and the X-Men face the mythical might of Loki — and it’s a transformative experience! And in a blast from the past, Alpha Flight must ride to the rescue when the X-Men fall victim to Hydra! Plus: Alpha Flight’s legendary first appearances — from the X-Men’s furious encounter with Weapon Alpha (a.k.a. Guardian), to the public debut of Canada’s premier super-team, to a savage showdown with the wicked Wendigo! Collecting X-MEN (1963) #109, #120-121 and #139-140; X-MEN AND ALPHA FLIGHT (1985) #1-2; and X-MEN/ALPHA FLIGHT (1998) #1-2.
280 PGS./Rated T …$29.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-90025-0

We get the legendary Paul Smith two parter and the Casaday modern day classic two parter in this, that’s awesome!  I own both of those and it would be nice to have them one in place.  I mean, for me, they are technically in my “A” box so they are already in the same place but in one collection – I meant.

. . .

November seems to be another potentially inexpensive month for me!

IvX 0   $5
Guardians of the Galaxy 14    $4
Extraordinary X-Men 16        $4
Death of X 3 & 4        $8

$21 for five comics, these funny books are getting a tad expensive – especially at full price!  I imagine I’m not really going to buy Guardians and Death of X is on the maybe list too.  IvX and Extraordinary may end up being my only monthly titles.

Marvel October 2016 Solicitations

Posted by John Klein III on July 30, 2016
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Marvel is releasing another slew of number one issues so I’ll comment if I have any interest with these new series – so this may be a longer post than it is normally.

CHAMPIONS #1
MARK WAID (W) • HUMBERTO RAMOS (A/C)
Variant cover by ALEX ROSS
YOUNG VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
MARVEL NOW! ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
CLASSIC ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
CAPTAIN AMERICA 75th ANNIVERSARY VARIANT COVER BY TBA
CHAMPIONS VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
HIP-HOP VARIANT COVER BY RAHZZAH
PARTY VARIANT COVER BY JAY FOSGITT
PREMIERE VARIANT COVER BY TBA
BLANK VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
Following the fallout of CIVIL WAR II, Avengers Ms. Marvel, Nova and Spider-Man strike out on their own — joined by Cyclops, Viv Vision and the Totally Awesome Hulk! Six young heroes determined to change the world — and they’re only the beginning!
48 PGS./Rated T …$4.99

I do enjoy the Champions title, shame no representative from the original series is in this – yet.  Teen Cyclops being in it means I should be tracking it.  I’m hoping the five dollar price tag is only for the first and double sized issue. 

CHAMPIONS: NO TIME FOR LOSERS #1
Written by TONY ISABELLA & BILL MANTLO
Penciled by DON HECK, GEORGE TUSKA & JOHN BYRNE
When fate calls, a sensational super-team answers! The avenging Angel! Hercules, Prince of Power! The deadly Black Widow! Ghost Rider, Spirit of Vengeance! And the amazing Iceman! When the Champions come together, it is legendary! So much so they’ll face the mythological might of Cerberus, harpies, Amazons and Greek gods — all culminating in a wedding-stopping assault on Olympus! This mixed-up band might just be the heroes Los Angeles needs. And with the best headquarters Warren Worthington III’s money can buy, and Darkstar added to the ranks, they’ll be ready for the most uncanny of evils — like Swarm, Nazi scientist turned lord of killer bees! Only one group can stop the City of Angels from feeling his sting. They are the Champions — and they’ll keep on fighting ‘til the end! Collecting CHAMPIONS #1-3 and #14-15.
96 PGS./Rated T …$7.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-90857-7

Five issues for eight dollars isn’t too bad.  If they released an omnibus for the series, I’ll be more tempted by that than the beginning ending of the original series. 

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #20
DAN SLOTT & CHRISTOS GAGE (W) • GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI (A)
Cover by ALEX ROSS
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
“CLONE CONSPIRACY” TIE-IN!
•Death is no more, and DOCTOR OCTOPUS HAS RETURNED!!!
•How is he back? And what does he have to do with The Jackal?
32 PGS./Rated T …$3 .99

Every fight between Doctor Octopus and Spider-Man must be super awkward going forward, right?

PROWLER #1
SEAN RYAN (W) • JAMAL CAMPBELL (A)
Cover by TRAVEL FOREMAN
Variant Cover by JAMAL CAMPBELL
ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
TEASER VARIANT COVER BY MIKE DEODATO
CHAMPIONS VARIANT COVER BY TBA
HIP-HOP VARIANT COVER BY TBA
CLASSIC VARIANT COVER BY TBA
“CLONE CONSPIRACY” TIE-IN!
Even a super hero’s life can get boring. Double-check your gear. Patrol the city. Save the innocent. Report back to your boss, The Jackal. Wait, what? Why is Prowler working for The Jackal? What does the resurrected Madame Web have to do with him? And what has Prowler already done that may have compromised him?!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Did the Prowler die?  I always liked the character, Hobbie Brown, back in the day – he helped Peter create the Hornet suit back in the Spider-Man : Identity Crisis storyline, that’s the last I heard of him.  I did hear that Ultimate Prowler was Miles Morales’ father or uncle, so that’s cool that the name got Ultimatized.  I’ll be passing on this series through.  Bringing back an eighty year old woman doesn’t sound great, it reminds me too much of bringing Aunt May back to life.  I do miss the Slingers series, if they relaunched that, I would actually buy every issue! 

INFAMOUS IRON MAN #1
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W) • ALEX MALEEV (A/C)
VARIANT COVER BY ESAD RIBIC
ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
YOUNG VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
TEASER VARIANT COVER BY MIKE DEODATO
CHAMPIONS VARIANT COVER BY TBA
HIP-HOP VARIANT COVER BY ANTHONY PIPER
BLANK VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
There is a new Iron Man in town and his name is VICTOR VON DOOM. The greatest villain of the Marvel Universe will try something new. Where Tony Stark failed, Doom will succeed. What is Doom’s Master Plan?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

I still don’t see why Doom would take on Iron Man’s name or legacy, for the fresh start?  I’ll be passing on this one too.  I see there these number one issues are getting plenty of variants too. 

BLACK PANTHER #7
TA-NEHISI COATES (W) • CHRIS SPROUSE (A)
COVER BY BRIAN STELFREEZE
HIP-HOP VARIANT COVER BY BILL SIENKIEWICZ
VARIANT COVER BY MARGUERITE SAUVAGE
TEASER VARIANT COVER BY MIKE DEODATO
CONNECTING VARIANT COVER C BY ESAD RIBIC
CHAMPIONS VARIANT COVER BY TBA
COSPLAY VARIANT ALSO AVAILABLE
“THE CREW” STARTS NOW!
With no one left to trust, T’Challa leans on his day ones: Luke Cage. Misty Knight. Storm. But Wakanda may be too far gone for this all-new, all different CREW…
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

His day ones?  I do like Storm and Black Panther being in a title again.  Shame editorial didn’t know what to do with them as a married couple.  Luke Cage and Misty Knight are there for the Netflix show sweet synergy. 

 GREAT LAKES AVENGERS #1
ZAC GORMAN (W) • WILL ROBSON (A/C)
Cover by WILL ROBSON
Variant cover by MICHAEL ALLRED
ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
HIP-HOP VARIANT COVER BY TBA
CHAMPIONS VARIANT COVER BY Dale Keown
BLANK VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
“All New, All Different?” No, thank you! New things are bad and different things are scary! Instead, why not join everybody’s least favorite super-hero team, the Great Lakes Avengers in their brand new — but not too brand new — ongoing series, Same Old, Same Old, Great Lakes Avengers! When the team gets reinstated as permanent members of the Avengers and uprooted to Detroit, the GLA has one more shot at super hero glory…but can they answer the call? Do they even have 4G coverage here? Find out!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Everybody’s least favorite super-hero team?  Ouch!  I’ve always liked the GLA and glad they are getting another chance at glory.  Hopefully this title gets some good buzz. 

 SOLO #1
GERRY DUGGAN & GEOFFREY THORNE (W) • PACO DIAZ (A/C)
VARIANT COVER BY ROB LIEFELD
SKETCH VARIANT COVER BY ROB LIEFELD
VARIANT COVER BY RON LIM
TEASER VARIANT COVER BY MIKE DEODATO
CHAMPIONS VARIANT COVER BY TBA
HIP-HOP VARIANT COVER BY TBA
The “One Man War on Terror” will get the job done! That’s right — James Bourne, A.K.A. Solo, is on his own, right where he belongs! Deadly alien weapons are making their way into the hands of ordinary thugs – and Solo is going undercover to locate the source. Things are heating up, and Solo might just wish he had some backup! Deadpool was just the beginning. You haven’t seen anything till you’ve met Solo!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

As a Spider-Man fan in the 90s, I am glad that Solo is back to having monthly adventures.  I read Deadpool 14 and it didn’t seem like he has changed too much so this could be interesting.  I imagine he’s better in a team environment, like Thor or Superman.  I’ll be passing on this.  All of these Deadpool spinoff titles must be leading up to a big crossover.  Then again, I thought that with the Guardians of the Galaxy spinoffs but we never got that crossover either – which was pretty nice. 

DOCTOR STRANGE & THE SORCERERS SUPREME #1
ROBBIE THOMPSON (W) • JAVIER RODRIGUEZ (A)
Cover by Rafael Albuquerque
VARIANT COVER BY JAVIER RODRIGUEZ
DESIGN VARIANT COVER BY JAVIER RODRIGUEZ
ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
YOUNG VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
TEASER VARIANT COVER BY MIKE DEODATO
CHAMPIONS VARIANT COVER BY Jamal Campbell
HIP-HOP VARIANT COVER BY TBA
BLANK VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
An ancient evil threatens to unravel the fabric of reality, and one Sorcerer Supreme may not be enough. Doctor Strange must unite past, present and future Sorcerers Supremes to stem the coming darkness – Merlin, the Ancient One, Wiccan, and more! But Strange should watch his back, not all of these Sorcerers have his best interests in mind…
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

I guess this is Marvel’s way of getting the Ancient One back in a monthly title for the big release of Doctor Strange’s film out the next month.  I’m super excited that this includes “past, present and future Sorcerers Supremes” as Magik is a future Sorcerer Supreme and she was awesome in that annual!  First hinted in All New X-Men 25 but seen in Uncanny X-Men Annual 1 (2015)

PATSY WALKER, A.K.A. HELLCAT! #11
KATE LETH (W) • BRITTNEY L. WILLIAMS (A/C)
VARIANT COVER BY SANDY JARRELL
CHAMPIONS VARIANT COVER BY TBA
COSPLAY VARIANT ALSO AVAILABLE
“DON’T STOP ME-OW” STARTS NOW!
Who’s ready for a knock-down, drag-out, no-holds-barred CAT-FIGHT? Literally! Okay, it’s kind of figurative because they’re not *actually* cats, but it’s pretty close. Felicia Hardy is on a collision course with Patsy Walker. You know what that means? It’s Hellcat vs. Black Cat y’all! Featuring everyone’s favorite teenage vampire Jubilee! But who’s side is she on? Sharpen your claws because it’s going to be a feline fiasco for the ages!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

I like how odd Jubilee is in this three-way match, also they could have undone Jubilee’s vampire status quo with Secret Wars 2015 but someone thought it must have really added to her character, instead of being a gimmick.  Black Cat v Hellcat does sound promising. 

MOSAIC #1
GEOFFREY THORNE (W) • KHARY RANDOLPH (A)
Cover by STUART IMMONEN
ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
TEASER VARIANT COVER BY MIKE DEODATO
HIP-HOP VARIANT COVER BY MARCO D’ALFONSO
VARIANT COVER BY KHARY RANDOLPH
CHAMPIONS VARIANT COVER BY TBA
SPECIAL OVER-SIZED ISSUE!
Professional basketball player and world renowned celebrity, Morris Sackett, gains extraordinary abilities, at the grave cost of his own mortal body. Imbued with the ability to jump from person to person like a ghost, he controls the bodies and memories of those he inhabits. With his own body destroyed, the one-time superstar athlete must rely on others to survive. The saga of the newest Marvel Inhuman MOSAIC begins here!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

Another Inhuman spinoff?  I’ll be passing on this, thank you. 

MS. MARVEL #12
G. WILLOW WILSON (W)
Takeshi Miyazawa (A)
Cover by Cameron Stewart
RED WIDOW VARIANT COVER BY Alessandro Taini
TEASER VARIANT COVER BY MIKE DEODATO
VARIANT COVER BY JOELLE JONES
CHAMPIONS VARIANT COVER BY TBA
Ms. Marvel goes global! After the events of Civil War, Kamala goes on a much-needed road trip.
But will she be an international sensation or menace? Bonus 10-page Red Widow story!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4 .99

Who is Red Widow?  I guess having three Black Widows would have been a tad much. 

DOCTOR STRANGE #12 & 13
JASON AARON (W) • CHRIS BACHALO (A/C)
Issue #12 – DEFENDERS VARIANT COVER BY Butch Guice
Issue #12 – CHAMPIONS VARIANT COVER BY STEVE MCNIVEN
Issue #12 – STORY THUS FAR VARIANT COVER BY TBA
Issue #12 – CLASSIC VARIANT COVER BY TBA
“BLOOD IN THE AETHER” STARTS NOW!
Doctor Strange is on the brink of death, his magic nearly depleted. Sensing the Sorcerer Supreme at his weakest, his greatest foes will return from the shadows, ready to strike. Behold the return Doctor Strange’s classic rogues gallery starting with…BARON MORDO!
32 PGS. (EACH)/Rated T+ …$3.99 (EACH)
Previously solicited Doctor Strange #12 orders have been canceled.

I guess magic wasn’t completely destroyed by Impetrator and the Empirikul – so that’s a good thing.  I wonder if there is any chance that Magik keeps appearing in this series? 

DEADPOOL #21
GERRY DUGGAN & IAN DOESCHER (W) • MATTEO LOLLI & TBA (A)
Cover by MIKE HAWTHORNE
Shakespeare VARIANT cover by MIKE MAYHEW
SECRET COMIC VARIANT COVER BY SCOTT KOBLISH
VARIANT COVER BY JANET LEE
CHAMPIONS VARIANT COVER BY TBA
“IT’S NOT A TUMOR” STARTS NOW!
You can’t keep a good Madcap down! First, this massively oversized issue brings you the return of Deadpool’s greatest nemesis. He’s back (in the most horrific way possible) and he’s out for revenge! Then, say hello to SHAKESPOOL, THE MERCENARY OF VENICE as Deadpool goes Shakespeare for an all-new 60-page tale by Ian Doescher (William Shakespeare’s Star Wars series). Those old plays you were supposed to read in English class just got a lot more interesting. Don’t say we never taught you anything!
96 PGS./Parental Advisory …$9.99

60 pages for ten dollars sounds like a great deal!  Shakespool on the other hand, I’m not sure about.  Madcap use to be Deadpool’s second caption boxes, for a long time. 

 JESSICA JONES #1
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W) • MICHAEL GAYDOS (A)
Cover by DAVID MACK
Variant cover by ALEX Maleev
VARIANT COVER BY David Aja
ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
TEASER VARIANT COVER BY MIKE DEODATO
BLACK PANTHER 50th ANNIVERSARY VARIANT COVER BY JEFFREY VEREGGE
CHAMPIONS VARIANT COVER BY TBA
HIP-HOP VARIANT COVER BY TBA
She is back after a decade! A lot has changed in the Marvel Universe and there are still many secrets hiding in the shadows. Secrets only a special woman like Jessica Jones can hope to uncover. Discover the haunting secrets from Jessica’s past in this blistering new series. Alias Investigations is open for business.
32 PGS./Rated PARENTAL ADVISORY …$3.99

You know, during the time we were watching the Netflix show, I was tempted to read the trades again, it would have been nice to be tempted by a new ongoing series.  I guess it must not have timed out right for Bendis and Gaydos.  I wonder if Cage and Danielle will be appearing in this, Danielle still exists right?  Are the Cages still married?  So many questions! 

 DEADPOOL & THE MERCS FOR MONEY #4
CULLEN BUNN (W) • IBAN COELLO (A/C)
Cover by Iban Coello
VARIANT COVER BY MIKE MCKONE
STORY THUS FAR VARIANT COVER BY TBA
MERCS FOR MONEY CHARACTER VARIANT COVER BY TBA
“Go Bananas” STARTS NOW!
Meet the new Mercs! Wait, a new team…ALREADY? You bet! It’s not because the old team quit, we promise. But you’re going to go bananas for the All-New Mercs for Money! And not just because there are two different Monkeys on the team. Yes, we know Gorilla-Man is technically an Ape. You can stop writing us letters. Hey, why is Domino leading the team? Isn’t Deadpool’s name in the title? Wade’s not going to like this…
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

This is a fun written solicit! 

CAGE! #1 (of 4)
GENNDY TARTAKOVSKY (W) • GENNDY TARTAKOVSKY (A/C)
HIP-HOP VARIANT COVER BY MARCO D’ALFONSO
RUN THE JEWELS VARIANT COVER BY DAMION SCOTT
CLASSIC VARIANT COVER BY TBA
From the Award-Winning creator of Dexter’s Laboratory, Samurai Jack and Hotel Transylvania! On the mean streets of Harlem, shoes are big, shirts are large, bottoms are belled and crime is rampant! But in the heart of the city, the world’s hardest-working, smack-talking, chain-wearing super hero is on the street and on the case! And his rates are reasonable! He’s CAGE! and he’ll save your behind. Dig it!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Was Dexter’s Laboratory and Samurai Jack created by the same person?  That’s insane! Samurai Jack was such a great show, Dexter was good to but I didn’t follow it that closely. 

UNCANNY AVENGERS #15
GERRY DUGGAN (W) • PEPE LARRAZ (A)
Cover by MEGHAN HETRICK
TEASER VARIANT COVER BY MIKE DEODATO
CHAMPIONS VARIANT COVER BY TBA
CLASSIC VARIANT COVER BY WHILCE PORTACIO
“GOING ROGUE” STARTS NOW!
CIVIL WAR II AFTERMATH!
The Uncanny Avengers have been betrayed! The team stand fractured and disavowed! The Hand has acquired the corpse of “The Fallen” hero! Now, what remains of the Unity Squad travels to Tokyo to smash ninjas and steal back a hero’s remains. Can they get there in time, before the Hand revives “The Fallen”?!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

Marvel knows that the Fallen is the Hulk, right?  Like that news was pretty much everywhere in the land of comics?  I guess they are trying to hype it for the new reader who didn’t read Civil War II 3 but also still reads solicitations.  That one very specific person. 

BLACK WIDOW #7
CHRIS SAMNEE & MARK WAID (W) • CHRIS SAMNEE (A/C)
CHAMPIONS VARIANT COVER BY PHIL NOTO
CLASSIC VARIANT COVER BY TBA
STORY THUS FAR VARIANT COVER BY YASMINE PUTRI
“LION TAMER” STARTS NOW!
• Now that Natasha knows the Weeping Lion’s secret, she’s in control of his very particular set of skills.
• Natasha plans to use him to destroy the Red Room’s reincarnation, the DARK ROOM.
• But she’ll have to face RECLUSE, the daughter of the Red Room’s headmistress, who’s fixated on killing Natasha to prove her worth.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Shouldn’t that Red Widow backup take place in Black Widow’s monthly title?  Or is she a way younger character? 

CIVIL WAR II #7 (of 7)
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W) • DAVID MARQUEZ (A)
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
Variant cover by MICHAEL CHO
B&W VIRGIN CONNECTING VARIANT H COVER BY KIM JONG GI
B&W CAPTAIN AMERICA VARIANT COVER BY JIM STERANKO
MILES MORALES VS. SAM WILSON VARIANT COVER BY PHIL NOTO
BATTLE VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS SPROUSE
THE WAR ENDS…
56 PGS./RATED T+ …$5.99

Oh wow, this wasn’t even towards the top.  Sort of like Secret Wars 2015 all over again with the relaunches taking place right as the last issue of the previous crossover comes out.  Hopefully issue seven isn’t the lackluster event that Secret Wars 2015’s final issue. 

Marvel October 2016 Solicitations Guardians of the Galaxy 13 Art Adams cover
by Art Adams

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #13
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W) • VALERIO SCHITI(A)
Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS
CIVIL WAR II TIE-IN!
• As the Guardians’ internal conflicts reach a boiling point, some outsiders throw more fuel to the fire!
• One teammate with deep roots on Earth will struggle to hold onto their galactic connections!
• The Guardians may survive Civil War II, but the team will NEVER be the same!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

Now that I no longer work at Hastings, paying cover price for comics doesn’t seem great.  Hopefully I’m not getting too many of these.  Sounds like this is the issue Kitty Pryde is no longer part of the team, hopefully she leaves on good terms.  It was a fun ride for me with this series. 

POWER MAN AND IRON FIST #9
DAVID WALKER (W) • SANFORD GREENE and FLAVIANO (A)
Cover by SANFORD GREENE
CIVIL WAR II TIE-IN!
• Luke and Danny tried to stick together, but CIVIL WAR II tore them apart!
• How far will Luke go to get his friend back?
• It’s EVERYTHING you want in an event tie-in! Moral conundrums! Devastating consequences! More super-powered sparring than you can count on four fists for hire!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

I guess it would make sense to pit co-stars against each other for a crossover event.  I imagine they should just shrug their differences off by good bros do. 

SPIDER-MAN #9
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W) • NICO LEON (A)
Cover by SARA PICHELLI
CIVIL WAR II TIE-IN!
• What did the Profiler see about Miles?
• Whatever it is, it’s made him the Marvel Universe’s most wanted!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

Is Profiler the Inhuman Ulysses’ hero name?  It isn’t a bad one.  Reminds me of that awesome 90s NBC show. 

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #14
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W) • MIKE DEODATO (A)
Cover by Dale Keown
CIVIL WAR II TIE-IN!
• A blistering new chapter in the Iron Man mythos. After the shocking conclusion of CIVIL WAR II, a young woman answers the call and takes the mantle of Iron Man. And her surprising relationship to Tony Stark will define the book for years to come. Meet Riri Williams…she is Iron Man.
• Well, for now. She’s still working on the name. But the Marvel Universe WILL NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Does Doom taking on the Iron Man name undermine Riri Williams’ also taking up Iron Man’s name?  Like, is Doom there for the dudes out there who don’t want a girl Iron Man?  I hope that isn’t the reason for there being two Iron Mans.  Iron Men? 

CIVIL WAR II: THE OATH #1
NICK SPENCER (W) • Rod Reis (A)
COVER BY JEFF DEKAL
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
The epilogue to the blockbuster event CIVIL WAR II!
• In the aftermath of war, Tony Stark and Carol Danvers both turn to the one person they can trust…Steve Rogers, Captain America.
• Uh-oh…
40 PGS./ one-shot /Rated T+ …$4.99

That makes sense that Civil War II’s main characters will need their own one-shot to tie up any issues as only one of them has a monthly title.  I like Nick Spencer writing this issue, as he’s writing Steve Rogers’ Captain America series. 

MIGHTY THOR #12
JASON AARON (W) • RUSSELL DAUTERMAN (A/C)
• Forged from the mystical metal known as Uru, Thor’s Hammer is the key to a power that only the worthy can wield.
• But what makes one worthy to carry this weapon? Is it destiny? Or does the hammer choose its partner?
• Discover the storied history of Thor’s greatest ally — The MIGHTY MJOLNIR!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

This is way fun that Mjolnir is getting a spotlight, I may have to check this out.  Just to see how they handle the time Captain America lifted it, plus we should get some Beta Ray Bill too!

THUNDERBOLTS #6
JIM ZUB (W) • JON MALIN (A/C)
• With security agencies and super-hero teams around the world the world gunning for the Thunderbolts, MACH-X and ATLAS will risk it all for what they believe in.
• You won’t soon forget this story of friendship and foolishness we call…“The Beer Run.”
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Was there actually a Mach-VI, VII, VIII and VIX?  Or did they jump from five to ten? 

VISION #12
TOM KING (W)
GABRIEL HERNANDEZ WALTA (A)
Cover by MIKE DEL MUNDO
• A while ago, a robot created a family. And all was good. For a while. Then came the murders. The lies. The betrayals. The battles fought. The battles lost. The family lost.
• And now, at the end, Vision stands alone. He must decide how he will go on, if he will go on, if he can go on. And that decision will shape the Marvel Universe for quite a while.
• The epic, stunning conclusion to the most highly praised series of the year. Simply put, this is the issue everyone will be talking about.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

When they release the full collection, I may have to pick it up as I’ve heard great things regarding this series. 

SCARLET WITCH #11
JAMES ROBINSON (w)
LEILA DEL DUCA (a)
COVER BY DAVID AJA
• The SCARLET WITCH travels to SERBIA to dive deep into her Romany roots!
• Who were her parents? Where does she come from? Wanda will discover the answers…
• and seek her revenge!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Oh wow, have we still not learn who Scarlet Witch’s (and Quicksilver too) parents are?  It’ll be awesome if the reveal is still Magneto but he was using an alias or something.  Why undo such a pivotal character moment like that?  Oh yeah, so they are not mutants.  Dumb.

THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #13
RYAN NORTH (W)
ERICA HENDERSON (A/C)
CHAMPIONS VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• SOMEONE is taking over the continental United States, but Squirrel Girl is stuck in boring ol’ Canada! UH-OH.
• Canada’s not actually that boring, though: Did you know we have the world’s longest covered bridge, in Hartland, New Brunswick? It’s true! I’ve seen it!
• It’s pretty long, I GUESS.
• Anyway enough about Canada, we’re here to find out why you should buy this comic! REASONS INCLUDE: fights, teamwork, continental USA domination and a special guest star who you’ll find a TINY bit familiar? Everyone is at least a LITTLE bit into this guy and I cAN’T imagine you not being excited to discover who it is!
• Anyway, yeah, it’s Ant-Man.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

Canadian facts!  Another fun solicit for this series! 

THE PUNISHER ANNUAL #1
GERRY CONWAY (W) • FELIX RUIZ (A)
COVER BY RAHZZAH
VARIANT COVER A BY TBA
VARIANT COVER B BY TBA
OUR TREAT: FRANK’S UP TO HIS OLD TRICKS!
• There are ghouls everywhere on Halloween night, but real monsters don’t wear costumes!
• The Punisher is searching for a killer, but he’s also being watched…
• Let’s hope Frank’s quarry doesn’t put costumed civvies in the line of fire!
40 PGS./Parental Advisory …$4.99

Marvel’s Halloween Issue! 

DOCTOR STRANGE: MYSTIC APPRENTICE #1
WILL CORONA PILGRIM (W) • ANDREA DI VITO (A)
Cover by MICHAEL RYAN
Variant cover by RON LIM
Variant cover by CHRISTIAN WARD
BEFORE HE WAS THE SORCERER SUPREME…STRANGE MASTERED THE MYSTIC ARTS!
• A master of delicate surgery, DR. STEPHEN STRANGE had no equal…until a freak accident shattered his hands!
• Now a student of the MYSTIC ARTS, Strange must find a way to master his magical assignment…or throw in his cape and robes for good!
• Don’t miss this all-new story, as Strange finds that the road to Sorcerer Supreme can be a real pain in the…astral form!
• ALSO: reprinting the original first appearance and origin stories of Doctor Strange from STRANGE TALES #110 and #115!
40 PGS./ One-Shot /Rated T+ …$3.99

That’s a tad awkward to have a retelling of an established origin then reprint that origin on the very next page, right?  Like, I would just read the first half, then the second half and reread the first half and then have to judge how well of an adaption it was.  Which it wouldn’t be that much better at the original was done by Lee / Ditko, a hard team to improve upon. 

DAREDEVIL #12
CHARLES SOULE (W) • RON GARNEY (A/C)
“DARK ART” CONTINUES!
• Who is MUSE? And what bloody scene will be his next masterpiece?
• Used to working alone, how will DD handle his new INHUMAN partner on the case?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Daredevil’s teen sidekick has been an Inhuman this entire time?  That’s not great. 

A YEAR OF MARVELS: THE UNBEATABLE #1
CHAD BOWERS, CHRIS SIMS
and NILAH MAGRUDER (W)
BRIAN LEVEL & Siya Oum (A)
Cover by JAMAL CAMPBELL
• It’s August, and Nick Fury is just in time to attend Japan’s Bon Festival…but he’s not here to celebrate. Not when an illegal weapons auction is about to begin! From Chad Bowers & Chris Sims (X-MEN ’92) and Brian Level!
• And in September, TIPPY-TOE is flying SOLO (until Squirrel Girl is done studying)! But when a villain threatens Central Park, she’s gotta call in the big guns. Enormous guns, relatively speaking (because Tippy and ROCKET RACCOON are small)! It’s the team-up — written by Nilah Magruder (M.F.K.) — you would have demanded if you knew your worth! You’re wonderful, and you deserve beautiful things!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

I do like Tippy-Toe and Rocket having a team-up, shame the Pet Avengers couldn’t appear in this.  Then again, Lockheed wasn’t a member of that group the last time we saw them so forget them!  Where is Lockheed, he has yet to appear Post-Secret Wars 2015.  Disappointing. 

DEATH OF X #1 (of 4)
JEFF LEMIRE & CHARLES SOULE (W) • AARON KUDER (A/C)
Wraparound Variant COVER by AARON KUDER
SKETCH VARIANT COVER BY AARON KUDER
CONNECTING VARIANT COVER A BY TBA
CLASSIC VARIANT COVER BY TBA
BLANK VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
• What happened eight months ago that set the Inhumans and X-Men on a collision course? Find out here!
• The Inhumans travel to Japan where one of the Terrigen Clouds creates a shocking new Inhuman.
• The X-Men travel to Muir Island where the second Terrigen Cloud causes something truly terrible.
• When these two events collide, a war of catastrophic proportions explodes!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

I can only imagine that Magik will be all over this series, especially as it features both Scott and Emma, Illyana was to those two.  But maybe she wasn’t and that’s why Storm has Magik on the Extraordinary X-Men?  I imagine we’ll find out here.  I imagine Kitty won’t be part of this as we’ve had hints that she was with the Guardians during those missing eight months.  I want that Guardians miniseries too!  I imagine we don’t get it though.

Marvel October 2016 Solicitations Death of X 2 Aaron Kuder cover
By Aaron Kuder

DEATH OF X #2 (of 4)
JEFF LEMIRE & CHARLES SOULE (W) • AARON KUDER (A/C)
CONNECTING VARIANT COVER B BY TBA
CLASSIC VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• After the events on Muir Island, Cyclops and Emma Frost put their plans into motion.
• Storm and Medusa come together to find a solution for the deadly effects the Terrigen has on mutants.
• One of the clouds heads to Madrid, the site of the first skirmish between mutants and Inhumans.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Magik is on the cover to the second issue, so that’s already a great sign! 

DEADPOOL: BACK IN BLACK #1 & 2 (OF 5)
CULLEN BUNN (W) • SALVADOR ESPIN (A/C)
ISSUE #1 – VARIANT COVER BY ROB LIEFELD
ISSUE #1 – SKETCH VARIANT COVER BY ROB LIEFELD
ISSUE #1 – VARIANT COVER BY RON LIM
ISSUE #1 – KABAM CONTEST OF CHAMPIONS GAME VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
ISSUE #2 – VARIANT COVER BY RON LIM
During 1984’s SECRET WARS, Deadpool was introduced to an alien symbiote who went on to become Spider-Man’s black costume and, eventually, Venom. Okay, okay, maybe that really happened in DEADPOOL’S SECRET SECRET WARS. Point is, did you know that after Spider-Man rejected the costume…it went slinking back to Deadpool on the rebound? And they went on adventures together? You didn’t? Well, you will, now, thanks to this series by Cullen Bunn (The DEADPOOL KILLOGY) & Salva Espin (DEADPOOL & THE MERCS FOR MONEY)!
32 PGS. (each)/Parental Advisory …$3.99 (each)

Deadpool’s Secret Secret Wars was such a fun miniseries, I can only imagine this would will be too!  I like Power Pack being in it too, at least the second issue. 

OLD MAN LOGAN #12
JEFF LEMIRE (W) • ANDREA SORRENTINO (A/C)
THE SILENT ORDER, PART FOUR: The Old Man and the Boy
• In the penultimate chapter of the “SILENT ORDER” epic, LOGAN will face his toughest adversary yet—his own past!
• SOHEI and his order of Silent Monks have Logan’s back against a wall. But when the leader of the monks is revealed, will Logan have the strength to defeat him?
• And in the Wastelands, Logan faces the same Order, only centuries older and stronger. Will he be able to defeat these warrior monks without popping his claws and revealing the truth of who he is to his one true love?
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

Wait, is this series doing Pre-Original-Old-Man-Logan stories too?  That could be interesting.  I mean, at one point, his one true love must learn that he was the X-Men’s Wolverine, how long can that last? 

DEADPOOL: TOO SOON? #1 (OF 4)
JOSHUA CORIN (W) • TODD NAUCK (A)
Cover by PEPE LARRAZ
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• SOMEONE HAS MURDERED FORBUSH MAN! Could someone be targeting all of Marvel’s funniest characters for death?
• That’s what Deadpool thinks, and now he’s gotta act before someone bumps off SQUIRREL GIRL, ROCKET RACCOON, GROOT, ANT-MAN, HOWARD THE DUCK and THE PUNISHER! (Like we said, the funny characters.)
• Good thing Deadpool is renowned for his investigative skills!
40 PGS./Parental Advisory …$4.99

I do appreciate the cast of this title getting name checked. 

ALL-NEW X-MEN #14
DENNIS HOPELESS (W) • MARK BAGLEY (A/C)
• A wheelchair-bound CYCLOPS is stuck in the X-Men’s mobile headquarters while all of his teammates jet off across the world on fantastic adventures.
• Well, almost all of his teammates…BEAST has sequestered himself in his lab, feverishly working on some mysterious new project.
• In his own version of Rear Window, will Cyclops discover that Hank is meddling with forces that should be left alone, or is he just driving himself mad out of boredom? Or worse — BOTH?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

I do appreciate a good Rear Window homage (there are not that many, that I know of – mostly animated).  This must be hard to pull off in a comic though, with all of the technology and such. 

Marvel October 2016 Solicitations Extraordinary X-Men 15 Humberto Ramos cover
by Humberto Ramos

EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN #15
JEFF LEMIRE (W) • VICTOR IBAÑEZ (A)
Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS
• The X-Men’s newest charge has become possessed by THE WORLD-EATER, an extradimensional entity whose sole purpose is to live up to its name.
• And it has its sights set on LIMBO next! Can Storm and Magik prevent it from reaching mutantkind’s last refuge?
• Meanwhile, Iceman and Nightcrawler learn that saving Colossus from the clutches of Apocalypse comes at a price!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

I’m all for Magik starring in this title, more storylines need to be centered around her! 

ALL-NEW WOLVERINE #13
TOM TAYLOR (W) • NIK VIRELLA (A)
Cover by DAVID LOPEZ
Connecting variant COVER by BENGAL
CLASSIC VARIANT COVER BY RON LIM
CHAMPIONS VARIANT COVER BY Arthur Adams
“ENEMY OF THE STATE II” STARTS NOW!
WOLVERINE: MURDERER!!! Laura has fought so hard to be something other than what she was created to be, but the fight is over. Wolverine has blood on her hands. In the wake of an unspeakable tragedy, dark forces have Laura’s life under their control. Will Laura be able to defeat demons on the outside and from within? Or will she be forced to give up the hero’s life she’s built for herself?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

I’m curious which heroes actually show up to stop her?  Also, will she have the baggage of her deaths to carry like Cyclops had to deal with or will she be given the Wolverine-shrug-that’s-what-Wolverines-do treatment?  Also, who will be her Northstar in this? 

 MARVEL TSUM TSUM #3 (OF 4)
JACOB CHABOT (W) • DAVID BALDEON (A)
Cover by CHRIS SAMNEE
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
MARVEL TSUM TSUM CLASSIFIED CONNECTING COVER C AVAILABLE
TSUM TSUM CIVIL WAR?!
• The Tsum Tsums square off with foes you’d never expect — including each other!
32 PGS./All Ages …$3.99

From the covers, I suspect we won’t be getting any X-Men in this, besides Wolverine. 

DAREDEVIL OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC
Written by STAN LEE with WALLACE WOOD & DENNIS O’NEIL
Penciled by WALLACE WOOD, JOHN ROMITA SR. & GENE COLAN with BILL EVERETT, JOE ORLANDO, BOB POWELL & JACK KIRBY
Cover by ALEX ROSS
Born to a past-his-prime prizefighter, Matt Murdock’s luck always ran a step behind his good intentions. When a daring act to save a man’s life blinds young Murdock, he finds that the same accident has enhanced his remaining senses to superhuman levels! He becomes Daredevil, a gritty hero born from murder, but tempered with the desire to protect the downtrodden. In this oversized Omnibus collection featuring every classic story and original letters page, writer Stan Lee and artists Bill Everett, Joe Orlando, Wallace Wood, John Romita Sr. and Gene Colan lay the foundation for Marvel’s Man Without Fear! Including the first appearances of core characters Foggy Nelson and Karen Page, and classic villains the Owl, the Purple Man, Stilt-Man, Gladiator and more! Collecting DAREDEVIL (1964) #1-41 and ANNUAL #1, FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #73 and material from NOT BRAND ECHH #4.
1088 PGS./All Ages …$125.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-90427-2
Trim size: oversized
DAREDEVIL OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC KIRBY COVER (DM ONLY)
1088 PGS./All Ages …$125.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-90518-7
Trim size: oversized

Dman, 42 comics for $125 and these are classics – that’s impressive! 

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: NEW GUARD VOL. 2 — WANTED PREMIERE HC
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by VALERIO SCHITI
Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS
Peter Quill, a.k.a. Star-Lord, returns to the fold! But what does that mean for Kitty Pryde, a.k.a. Star-Lord? Is the Marvel Universe big enough for two Star-Lords? Find out as the Guardians face a new Galactic order! The Thing might miss some things about Earth, but he does admit that space has its perks. Like riding alien horses into action as Ben Grimm: Space Barbarian! Venom and Groot get in way over their heads fighting Skrulls — and everyone knows when Bendis writes Skrulls, it’s bad news! The galaxy’s two deadliest warriors, Gamora and Drax, take the fight to the Badoon! And Angela makes her dramatic return! They’re the galaxy’s most wanted, but they’ll still guard it all the same! Collecting GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (2015) #6-10.
112 PGS./Rated T …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9519-1
Trim size: standard

I will highly recommend this trade, such a great story! 

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE UNCANNY X-MEN VOL. 10 HC
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT
Penciled by JOHN ROMITA JR. with BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH, JOHN BUSCEMA, SAL BUSCEMA,
RON FRENZ & CRAIG HAMILTON
Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
John Romita Jr. joins Chris Claremont as the Uncanny X-Men’s chart-topping adventures continue! Drama abounds as Cyclops heads off on his honeymoon with Madelyne Pryor, Wolverine’s relationship with Mariko takes a turn for the worse and Kitty Pryde is kidnapped and forced to marry the Morlock Caliban. Meanwhile, Rogue is Public Enemy No. 1, and anti-mutant sentiment threatens the passage of a law that will strip all mutants in the United States of their rights. There’s no shortage of action, either: Colossus battles Juggernaut, Mystique and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants return and Rachel Summers arrives on the scene! Topped off by Claremont and Barry Windsor-Smith’s stunning classic story “Lifedeath” and the Magik limited series, there’s no shortage of mutant masterworks! Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) #176-188, MAGIK (1983) #1-4 and material from MARVEL FANFARE (1982) #40.
456 PGS./Rated T …$100.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-90360-2
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE UNCANNY X-MEN VOL. 10 HC — VARIANT EDITION VOL. 241 (DM ONLY)
456 PGS./Rated T …$100.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-90461-6

I need to relook at which issues volume nine covered as it looks like that one should contain the bulk of Paul Smith’s run.  Now that I’ve typed this, I feel like it left like three issues (the ending of the Brood Saga) and started at 168.  Which is fine but I want a Brood Saga / Paul Smith complete trade. 

ALPHA FLIGHT BY JOHN BYRNE OMNIBUS HC
Written by JOHN BYRNE, CHRIS CLAREMONT, ROGER STERN, TOM DEFALCO, BILL MANTLO, JOHN CASSADAY, BEN RAAB & LOUISE SIMONSON
Penciled by JOHN BYRNE, SAL BUSCEMA, STEVE DITKO, RON WILSON, MIKE MIGNOLA, PAUL SMITH,
JOHN CASSADAY & PAUL NEARY
Cover by JOHN BYRNE
Legendary writer/artist John Byrne steers one of his greatest creations to glory! Exploding from the pages of X-MEN, Canada’s premier super-team Alpha Flight takes the Marvel Universe by storm before starring in its own Byrne-helmed series! Guardian, Shaman, Snowbird, Sasquatch, Aurora, Northstar, Puck and Marrina fight to protect Canada from injustice and evil — including Master of the World, the maniacal alchemist Diablo and the terrifying Great Beasts! But they’ll face their darkest defeat at the hands of rival Omega Flight. And when an Alphan falls, can the team fight on? Plus: Loki! The Hulk! And more! Collecting X-MEN (1963) #109, #120-121 and #139-140; MACHINE MAN (1978) #18; MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE (1974) #83-84; INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) #272, #313 and ANNUAL #8; ALPHA FLIGHT (1983) #1-29; X-MEN AND ALPHA FLIGHT (1985) #1-2; X-MEN/ALPHA FLIGHT (1998) #1-2; and material from MARVEL TEAM-UP ANNUAL #7.
1248 PGS./Rated T …$100.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-90405-0
Trim size: oversized

Oh man, this does look great too! 

WOLVERINE: OLD MAN LOGAN HC (NEW PRINTING)
Written by MARK MILLAR
Penciled by STEVE MCNIVEN
Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN
A future world savaged and sundered by super villains, the United States ain’t what it used to be. In California, now a wasteland controlled by the evil Hulk Gang, the former Wolverine seeks to live in peace. He’s retired, finally free from the violence of his former existence as an X-Man, and he wants to keep it that way. If only they’d let him. Now, Logan and an aged, blind Hawkeye are forced into a cross-country jaunt through villain-ruled lands, on a collision course with the worst of them all! Can Old Man Logan maintain his pacifist vow and make his last stand without doing what he does best? Mark Millar and Steve McNiven unite for a riotous romp through a future world of death, despair and dynamic action! Collecting WOLVERINE (2003) #66-72 and WOLVERINE: OLD MAN LOGAN GIANT-SIZE.
224 PGS./Parental Advisory …$34.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-90463-0
Trim size: oversized

This will get another printing too, whenever Wolverine 3 comes out. 

CIVIL WAR II: X-MEN TPB
Written by CULLEN BUNN with GERRY CONWAY
Penciled by ANDREA BROCCARDO with MIKE SEKOWSKY
Cover by DAVID YARDIN
The X-Men enter the fray of CIVIL WAR II! As Terrigen Mist circles the globe — igniting the Inhuman race while crippling mutantkind — tensions have been rising between the two races. And when a new Inhuman who can see the future emerges, the X-Men fear he may tip the scales and spell doom for their kind. Now, one mutant is willing to wage war with the Inhumans and his own people to prevent that from coming to pass — and that mutant is Magneto! But as the Master of Magnetism takes fate into his own hands, who will join him in an assault on Attilan? What side will the X-Men take? And could it be that Magneto’s actions only serve to bring about the outcome he fears? Collecting CIVIL WAR II: X-MEN #1-4, plus the classic AMAZING ADVENTURES (1970) #9.
112 PGS./Rated T+ …$15.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-90254-4

The first two issues have been pretty decent, probably worth the sixteen dollars. 

X-MEN: WOLVERINE/GAMBIT TPB (NEW PRINTING)
Written by JEPH LOEB
Penciled by TIM SALE
Cover by TIM SALE
The titanic team of Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale (SPIDER-MAN: BLUE, CAPTAIN AMERICA: WHITE, HULK: GRAY) take on the X-Men’s two most dangerous mutants in this international thriller that brings Wolverine and Gambit to the shores of England! There’s a serial killer tearing through London, leaving beautiful young women as his victims. Do these brutal slayings mark the return of the 19th-century Jack the Ripper? Or could one of the X-Men be the real killer?! Wolverine is the prime suspect — and Gambit is out to prove him guilty! Now they’re grudgingly forced to work together to find the truth — without killing each other! It’s a fast-paced murder mystery that will keep you guessing right up until the last page. Plus: A bonus Loeb/Sale X-Men tale! Collecting WOLVERINE/GAMBIT: VICTIMS #1-4 and material from UNCANNY X-MEN ANNUAL (1992) #18.
120 PGS./ Rated T+ …$15.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-90246-9

When I was looking for this trade, years ago when Loeb/Sale’s Batman : Dark Knight came out, it would have been nice if it was in print then.  This was one of their earlier gigs together so it’ll be nice to see how it compares to their more polish work they’ve done since.  I am of the camp that their DC work is above their Marvel work. 

CAPTAIN BRITAIN: LEGACY OF A LEGEND TPB
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT, STEVE PARKHOUSE, DAVE THORPE, ALAN MOORE & JAMIE DELANO
Penciled by HERB TRIMPE, JOHN BYRNE,
JOHN STOKES, STEVE PARKHOUSE & ALAN DAVIS
Cover by ALAN DAVIS
Honor four decades of myth and majesty with the United Kingdom’s greatest hero! Follow Brian Braddock — handpicked for greatness by the sorcerer Merlyn — from the fateful decision that imbues him with the might of right on the path to glory that will make him protector of the Omniverse! Along the way, he’ll make a splash stateside in a team-up with Spider-Man and fight alongside the Black Knight in the name of King Arthur! Things go from fantasy to far-out as Brian goes Multiversal — facing Slaymaster, the Crazy Gang, Mad Jim Jaspers and the Fury! He’s Britain’s champion — now and forever! Collecting CAPTAIN BRITAIN (1976) #1-2; MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) #65-66; and material from HULK COMIC #1 and #3-5, INCREDIBLE HULK WEEKLY #57-59, MARVEL SUPER-HEROES (UK) #377-384 and #386, DAREDEVILS #3-4, MIGHTY WORLD OF MARVEL (1983) #8-12 and CAPTAIN BRITAIN (1985) #14.
208 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-90654-2

I see Marvel is back to using Alan Moore’s actual name instead of simply referring to him as “The Writer.” 

. . .

So October looks to be another light month.

Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme 1      $4
Guardians of the Galaxy 13          $4
Death of X 1 & 2                $9
Extraordinary X-Men 15                $4

So five comics for twenty one dollars, not too bad.

San Diego Comic Con 2016

Posted by John Klein III on July 26, 2016
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Here are links and my comments to items I found interesting from this year’s San Diego Comic Con.

IGN has been providing some live coverage that I’ve seen on their YouTube channel, so that was nice to see some interviews and such.

Saturday –

http://www.newsarama.com/30349-star-lord-s-father-confirmed.html

Kurt Russell will be playing both Ego the Living Planet’s humanoid form and Star Lord’s father.  Shame they have to not only not use J’Son but twist Ego too.  Hopefully we get to see him as a planet at some point and we don’t repeat the whole Galactus cloud mistake.  I’m sure either way, it will be amazing.

I like how Karen Gillan is coming back too! Sylvester Stallone has a role too, that I didn’t know! Which I feel is a common theme for the day as there were loads of reveals or confirmations that I had no idea about.

http://www.newsarama.com/30341-second-doctor-strange-trailer.html

Thanks to Marvel Entertainment for hosting this video!

I’m two episodes into Sherlock, I’m watching it to get pumped for Doctor Strange.  Pretty good thus far.  I do like how it is only ten episodes.

I wish Rachel McAdams was Clea but that’s okay.  This is the trailer I wanted, with proper Doctor Strange, who cares about the surgeon Strange?  I like him dressed as Mordo so that would explain that guy’s outfit.  Strange’s movie costume is awesome!

Doctor Strange movie poster

http://www.newsarama.com/30332-sdcc-2016-marvel-studios-panel.html

New Marvel Movie logo which I have below.  Music by LOST’s Michael Giacchino.  Chris Hardwick moderated the panel and I realize now that I have gone like two weeks without watching @Midnight.  I’m not a huge fan of Hulu’s Watchlist redesign.  Black Panther starts filming in January.  Thor 3 is filming right now.  Sounds like Benedict Cumbebatch had a Loki like entrance, which sounds amazing!  Thor 3 takes place right after Civil War, so they address why Hulk and Thor were not present for it.  Tom Holland showed up too!  Mantis is going to be in Guardians 2, which explains her being in Avengers Alliance now.  Looks like we get teen Groot in the film.

http://www.newsarama.com/30348-new-marvel-studios-logo-flourish.html

Thanks to moviemaniacsDE for hosting this video!

I miss the comic art work, it made it feel timeless whereas this one probably will dated by the time the next phase of the films starts.

http://www.newsarama.com/30346-captain-marvel-cast.html

New Logo –

Marvel Studioes Captain Marvel

Confirmed Actress –

Marvel Studios Brie Larson Carol Danvers Captain Marvel

I can’t wait to see Brie Larson in the uniform!  I’ve started following her on Twitter now too.  I still only know her as Rachel from Community (4×8 / 5×6 / 5×9).  She stole those episodes!  I need to watch Room.  I keep forgetting she was Envy Adams in Scott Pilgrim, I need to rewatch that film too.  oh yeah, she was the hot girl in Spectacular Now, such a great film!  I’ve been meaning to watch Trainwreck and Don Juan.  Should I watch United States of Tara?  I haven’t really enjoyed Toni Collette in the few things I’ve seen her in.  oh and I should add Tanner Hall / Trouble with Bliss / Digging for Fire to the list too.  I’m not sure about Greenberg.

Such a fun way to make the announcement too!  Thanks to Flicks and the City for hosting this video!

http://www.newsarama.com/30330-fx-s-legion-first-trailer.html

Thanks to Marvel Entertainment for being so bold to host this video!

oh man, that looks sort of intense and crazed – which I’m all for!  I wish we had cable so we can watch it or maybe by that point, Hulu would have a deal with FX so we can watch it.

http://www.newsarama.com/30324-inhumans-vs-x-men-announced.html

Death of X is going to be a crossover and it is going to include two new series, the other one is below.  This one is sort of in the same reign as Avengers v X-Men, so let’s hope Magik is in this.  She isn’t on the cover, so that’s a shame.

http://www.newsarama.com/30323-sdcc-2016-marvel-s-cup-o-joe-panel.html

Inhumans vs X-Men isn’t part of Death of X, it is its own crossover that takes place in the present day.  Apparently an angry fan asked about the scabs being members of the Guardians, did the fan mean Pryde and Grimm?  The crew should have mention the upcoming Grounded arc that appears to just be about the main Guardians, or Movie Guardians.

http://www.newsarama.com/30322-sdcc-2016-wonder-woman-panel.html

Thanks to Wonder Bros. Pictures for hosting this video.

We still need to watch Batman v Superman.  I totally love that these trailers are being made for the public to enjoy too!  This has a lot of Steve Hunter, right?  Like, is he in this a whole lot?  I do love them giving Wonder Woman her classic colors, that armor looks awesome!  Gal Gadot is a very attractive woman, she looks timeless in this trailer.  That DC logo looks even worst now that Marvel got a new one.  That lasso is super golden too!  She’s a total bad arse!  I’m super pumped for this!

http://www.newsarama.com/30315-first-warner-bros-justice-league-trailer.html

They hosted this one too.

It still bugs me that the TV DCW universe is separate from the films, I’ll get over it but having two Barry Allens is not great.  I do like Affleck and making him the lead of the film is the right direction.  No Superman in this but I’ve seen him on a poster so he will be there.  Cyborg looks pretty decent.  I like Aquaman, that final joke didn’t need to be there.  Affleck and Gadot have great chemistry.

http://www.newsarama.com/30311-x-men-and-inhumans-at-war-in-new-title.html

Well I’m less excited about this as it is a digital comic and it ties in with Contest of Champions, a nice comic but you know, not part of the Death of X storyline or Inhumans v X-Men.

Friday –

http://www.newsarama.com/30274-sdcc-2016-marvel-abc-s-agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-panel.html

I predict they find a way to bring Ward back, as there must have been some sort of cloned DNA somewhere that Hydra found.   Can’t believe this show is going to have Ghost Rider on it!?!  Even if it is for a minute of screen time, that’s insane!  I’m definitely done with the Inhumans so let’s start diving into the proper Marvel Universe.   I bet Nicholas Cage would be available for voice over or an appearance, what is that guy up to these days anyways?

Thanks to ABC Television Network for hosting this!

Ghost Rider looks pretty great, I can only imagine he will look like that on the show, if not, better with more time given to the effect.

http://www.newsarama.com/30272-sdcc-2016-dc-s-powerless-on-nbc-panel.html

This has Dani Pudi, so I will give the first episode a try.  Shame they couldn’t work in Chase Cameron as she was wasted on Supergirl.  A comedy version of the DEA could work.  Also Ron Funches seals the deal too, for me.  A rather short panel but they did get to see the pilot so that would have been fun.

http://www.newsarama.com/30269-sdcc-2016-marvel-now-divided-we-stand-panel.html

I like that Unworthy Thor is about Thor finding Ultimate Thor’s hammer, that sounds like a neat and safe way to remember the Ultimate Universe.  I’m a nut for those “Kills / Destroys / Beats Up the Marvel Universe” and Squirrel Girl totally deserves to be added to that list.  Once again, I’m all for Young Scott being a member of the Champions.  If Jean joined, that would be all five of the original X-Men having been members of the Champions, as well.  Let’s hope she doesn’t as we want that series to get to issue twelve, at least.  I wonder which other characters would be taking a road trip with Hawkeye in Occupy Avengers?  I do like a good road movie / comic.  Oh wow, Winter Solider is still dealing with the aftereffects of Original Sin, in his new Thunderbolts series.  That’s some baggage!  Is it just me or would Doctor Doom never take on the name of another person?  Infamous Doctor Doom would have been a great title!  I doubt Iron Man ensures that it gets a certain number of readers.  I wish  we got the cast of characters in Sorcerers Supreme.  I would have asked that question once the Q&A opened up.

http://www.newsarama.com/30267-sdcc-2016-marvel-s-civil-war-ii-panel.html

Not really anything to add, I get they don’t want to spoil issue three so it is mostly talk about events that lead up to it and the series itself.

http://www.newsarama.com/30259-luke-cage-trailer.html

Netflix US & Canada hosted all of these, which I appreciate!

This show looks like Daredevil good!  I’m super jazzed for this!

http://www.newsarama.com/30261-marvel-s-the-defenders-teaser.html

This is a pure graphic tease but it is fun to watch it unfold.

http://www.newsarama.com/30260-netflix-s-daredevil-renewed-for-third-season.html

I won’t post this one as it isn’t much more than a gif with audio.  I’m excited about it getting a third season, we’re two deep into Season Two and liking it a bunch.

http://www.newsarama.com/30249-sdcc-2016-marvel-netflix-s-luke-cage-panel.html

So great that Misty Knight is going to be part of the show!  Rosario Dawson keeps being the connection that all of the Marvel Netflix shows have, which I like her, her character and the concept so I’m all for it.  Sounds like she’ll be in either Iron Fist or Defenders too.  I like how they describe each episode as “relentless” which the opposite of that is how I felt about Jessica Jones.  We’ll watch an episode and maybe waited a week for the next one.  Unlike Daredevil that we tried to get back to that show as soon as we were done catching up on our current shows.  I wish I knew more about Cage, outside of Iron Fist, Jessica Jones and Avengers.  I don’t really know him as a solo hero or his rogues gallery.  I wonder if Colleen Wing will show up in this, that would be awesome get to the Daughters of the Dragon spin-off.  Just Googling Colleen Wing (as I wasn’t sure of their duo name – I got it right) she’s suppose to be in Iron Fist so that’s awesome!  They should get Iron Fist in the Cage show too!  I did like that with Jessica Jones, not too much time was given to Cage but when he showed up, the show sort of stopped for him.  He was the best part of that show.    I wish there was a way to watch these panels, even without the graphics, as I would love that.  Like, if SDCC could record all of these and then people had a chance to order like five or ten panels and they made the personalize DVD for $20, I would buy that,

http://www.newsarama.com/30263-netflix-s-iron-fist-first-look-trailer.html

I really need to watch Game of Thrones as that cast is blowing up!  This was quick but it looks good.

http://www.newsarama.com/30262-netflix-s-iron-fist-poster.html

The poster is the Iron First symbol / tattoo, and it looks great.  Not something they could really screw up or could screw up spectacularly.  I’m glad they went with the traditional look.

Thursday –

http://www.newsarama.com/30247-sdcc-2016-marvel-s-death-of-x-panel.html

Really glad the X-Men were not forgotten!  Death of X is going to be a miniseries.  I’m not thrilled that it is being considered a crossover – that means it could be expensive!  We’ll learn Cyclops and Emma’s fate – I’ve been missing Emma as she’s one of like five unaccounted for big names.  Uncanny X-Men will have a story about the Hellfire Club – hopefully putting them back into the league of greatness that they started out from.  Old Man Logan / All New Wolverine will be having their predicted crossover.  OML hasn’t been all that bad, the two issues of it that I read.  Extraordinary X-Men will be dealing with the fallout of their section of the Apocalypse Wars.  Illyana and Sapna are going to have a storyline too, which I’m all for.  Glad the X-Titles are not stopping for the flashback tale that is Death of X.

So irritating that Inhuman discussion comes up in a X-Men panel.  Get your own panel, Inhumans!  Alonso is tired of hearing all of the talk about the X-Men demise, but if he wanted it to stop, they could be doing more with the X-Franchise.

Sounds like the Original Five are not going back in time, any time soon.  Bunn should get Rachel in Uncanny X-Men!  I haven’t noticed that Havok and Polaris haven’t been seen.  I would not be interested in an Iceman (either one) solo series.  Unless Magik was in it, so it’ll have to be Proper Iceman.

http://www.newsarama.com/30254-delays-artist-changes-strike-civil-war-ii-amazing-spider-man-silver-surfer-ms-marvel-more.html

Just like the original series, there will be delays that affect other series too.  Civil War II 5 will be out late August instead of mid-August.  That means other titles will be pushed back as well.  None that I read so that’s okay but I have been reading the main title.

http://www.newsarama.com/30253-wolverine-enemy-of-the-state-gets-sequel.html

X23 is being mind controlled and killing fools.  Sounds like the superhero community will have to go after her, just like they did with Wolverine in the original.  Here is hoping that people remember Kitty played a decent part in that original story as has a closeness with X23.  She could serve as the same role!  Since X23 is being mind controlled, I wonder if people will be all over her dick like they were with Cyclops when he was mind controlled and not allowed to be forgotten about.  Unlike all the times Wolverine was mind controlled, killed a slew of people and others are just cool with it.  I bet it goes in that direction.

Marvel NOW 2016 or Marvel NOW 2.0

Posted by John Klein III on July 16, 2016
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Marvel is deciding to do another relaunch of several titles this October.

http://www.newsarama.com/30098-full-marvel-now-catalog-with-guardians-finale-asgard-shi-ar-war-takebacktheshield-more.html

http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/full-marvel-now-2016-lineup

Like a few years ago, these start in October but it may take until December before all of the new number ones are fully out.

Newsarama counts 30 new series, 29 continuing ones.  They also have the creative teams too.  Comic Book Resources has the cover images, which I’ll be using here.

Marvel NOW 2016 Checklist

The titles I’m mostly interested in or have an opinion on are –

Marvel NOW 2016 Champions

Champions by Mark Waid and Humberto Ramos.  Featuring the cast of – Teen Cyclops, Ms. Marvel, Nova, Miles Morales and Awesome Hulk.  I do like this cast and I really like the team name legacy.  Good for Teen Scott for breaking away from the X-Men.

Marvel NOW 2016 Great Lakes Avengers

Great Lakes Avengers by Zac Gorman and Will Robson.  I don’t really know the creative team but the GLA is such a fun team.

Marvel NOW 2016 Black Panther

Black Panther 7 by Ta-Nehisi Coates and Chris Sprouse.  Black Panther and Storm back together!?!  That could be interesting!  Luke Cage and Misty Knight too, so that’s pretty awesome!

Marvel NOW 2016 Sorcerers Supreme

Doctor Strange : Sorcerers Supreme by Robbie Thompson and Javier Rodriguez.  I was really hoping this title was going to be the magic users of the Marvel Universe, that we’ve seen in Civil War II.  I was really hoping this was going to be Magik’s escape from the X-Titles, like how Teen Cyclops and Storm are getting.  Maybe it will be that team title but I would imagine they would be on the cover to the first issue.

Marvel NOW 2016 Death of X A Marvel NOW 2016 Death of X B

Death of X by Jeff Lemire and Charles Soule with Aaron Kuder on art.  This is the big X-Event, in that this is the only X-Comic coming out in October (that we know of) along with two titles that feature mutants.  This has to be the big reveal of what happened during the missing eight months between Secret Wars 2015 and the All New All Different Marvel.  So we should get the official story of what happened to Proper Cyclops.

It is also nice to see that Chris Soule hasn’t left Marvel, after killing off Wolverine and wasting some time with the Wolverines weekly series.  Also, that is Kitty Pryde just under Havok on the right side of the image, right?  It sure looks like her.

Super annoying the Inhumans look on the bottom of that image.  I know it is suppose to look like that, with the super contrast but good grief!

Marvel NOW 2016 Star Lord

Star Lord by Chip Zdarsky and Ramon Perez, possibly only on covers.  I guess I’m not getting my wish of Kitty Pryde becoming the official Star Lord.  Looks like all of the Guardians are being stuck on Earth too.

Marvel NOW 2016 Guardians of the Galaxy

Guardians of the Galaxy 15 by Brian Michael Bendis and Valerio Schiti.  The final arc, so there goes Kitty being safe in space!  So Kitty and Illyana could be in super jeopardy.

I’m hoping Death of X is only five part sand come January, we get the slow rollout of X-Titles again.  Extraordinary X-Men was pretty good and was heading in an interesting direction.  We just needed less Teen Jean.  Shame the latest batch of X-Titles were detoured with the Apocalypse Wars non-crossover as that’s going to be the legacy of those X-Titles and the few other stories they were able to tell since Secret Wars 2015.  We’re taking a look back, not a step back, to get one of two major plot holes filled.  The other would be the official story with whatever happened to the Richards family.

I’ll probably just end up buying Guardians (unless Kitty isn’t in the final arc) and Death of X.  I don’t see Teen Scott making any references either Kitty and Illyana.  Same for Storm too, over in Black Panther’s title.  So maybe I’ll only be getting one title in this another new era of Marvel.

Marvel September 2016 Solicitations

Posted by John Klein III on June 23, 2016
Posted in: Solicitations. Tagged: , . Leave a comment

http://www.newsarama.com/29801-marvel-comics-september-2016-solicitations.html

CIVIL WAR II #6 (OF 7)
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W) • DAVID MARQUEZ (A)
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
Variant Cover by Michael Cho
OLD MAN LOGAN VARIANT BY PHIL NOTO
B&W VIRGIN CONNECTING VARIANT G COVER BY KIM JONG GI
Sides have been drawn, battles have been fought, but it all comes down to this. Captain Marvel versus Iron Man over the future of the Marvel Universe, one of the biggest battles in Marvel history!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

Magik wasn’t in the second issue so there is a chance that I’m possibly done with this event. 

CIVIL WAR II: CHOOSING SIDES #6 (of 6)
DECLAN SHALVEY, CHELSEA CAIN, CHRISTINA STRAIN (W)
DECLAN SHALVEY, ALISON SAMPSON, SANA TAKEDA (A)
COVER BY CAMERON STEWART & DECLAN SHALVEY
VARIANT COVER BY TULA LOTAY
WARS END. DON’T THEY?
• As the conflict spreads across the globe, will both sides lay down their arms or keep fighting to the bitter end?
• Featuring Nick Fury, Jessica Jones and the White Fox!!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Once again, thanks for including the cast of the book – that way I know that I can skip this. 

CIVIL WAR II: X-MEN #4 (of 4)
CULLEN BUNN (W) • ANDREA BROCCARDO (A)
Cover by DAVID YARDIN
BLACK PANTHER 50th ANNIVERSARY VARIANT COVER BY BRITTNEY L. WILLIAMS
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• When a new Inhuman manifests the ability to profile the future, threatening to tip the scales of the Mutant/Inhuman conflict out of his favor, MAGNETO takes decisive action to safeguard the future of his people.
• But will his actions only make the future he fears most a reality?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

This reads like the first issue but if Magik is in it, I’m all for it. 

NEW AVENGERS #16
AL EWING (W) • PACO MEDINA (A)
Cover by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO
CIVIL WAR II TIE-IN!
• The A.I.M. vs. S.H.I.E.L.D. vs. W.H.I.S.P.E.R. war screams towards a heart-shredding climax!
• It’s a battle to the finish aboard a crashing Air Force One! And no matter who wins, Marvel-Earth will never be the same!
• WE BEG OF YOU, TRUE BELIEVER—DO NOT REVEAL THE SHOCKING TWISTS WITHIN THESE PAGES TO MAN OR BEAST!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Could this issue really be that great?  Magik was in the latest issue so maybe she’ll keep appearing.  She would fit in nicely with both Sunspot and Cannonball leading the team. 

INTERNATIONAL IRON MAN #7
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W) • ALEX MALEEV (A/C)
CIVIL WAR II TIE-IN!
• In the middle of the events of Civil War, Tony finds out the truth about his parents and their connection to the history of the Marvel Universe.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Still with Tony’s parents?  They can’t be established Marvel characters, right?  This was another series that Magik showed up in but I imagine she’s done with guest appearances in this title and others. 

SQUADRON SUPREME #11
JAMES ROBINSON (W) • LEONARD KIRK (A)
Cover by ALEX GARNER
CIVIL WAR II TIE-IN!
• Thanks to the predictions of Ulysses, Warrior Woman now intends to resurrect Namor no matter the risk. To this end, she needs Reed Richards’ time machine, locked away in the Baxter Building…
• …And the Squadron Supreme and their new ally, the real Power Princess, will risk everything to stop her.
• Even if it means facing the current owner of the Baxter Building…Spider-Man!
• Meanwhile, Nighthawk remains missing—looking for information on Ulysses and the Civil War raging around them. The first step to a major event in the future of the Squadron!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

I like how involved with the Marvel Universe this issue reads like. 

I’m typing this in Word, on the new Asus X205, and it is moving so fast – I’m loving this. 

SPIDER-WOMAN #11
DENNIS HOPELESS (W) • JAVIER RODRIGUEZ (A/C)
CIVIL WAR II TIE-IN!
• After the [REDACTED] in Civil War II, Jessica Drew has no choice but to put on her private investigator gloves and enter the fray.
• But with a baby at home, Jessica has to tread more carefully than ever…
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Do we know who her baby daddy is?  Or do long time readers already know who it is? 

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #12
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W) • VALERIO SCHITI (A)
Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS
COSPLAY VARIANT COVER AVAILABLE
CIVIL WAR II TIE-IN!
• The Guardians’ allegiances are split right down the middle, and tensions have NEVER been higher!
• Will they be too busy fighting to guard the galaxy?
• Will that even matter if they can’t leave Earth?
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

Kitty is either Team Carol or Team Not Quill, right?  I’m on whatever side Kitty is on.   

ROCKET RACCOON & GROOT #9 & 10
NICK KOCHER (W) • Michael Walsh (A)
CoverS by DAVID LOPEZ
CIVIL WAR II TIE-INS!
• We don’t mean to be carpet-braggers, but you’ll have to (Ulysses S.) grant that these are the best issues of the entire event!
• When Rocket, Groot, and Gwenpool all go after the same bounty in Georgia, the results are antebellum-believable!
• Get-tysburg as many copies as you can!
32 PGS. (each)/Rated T …$3.99 (each)

I love this series tie-ing in with the American Civil War and not the current crossover.  That’s a fun write-up too. 

DEADPOOL #18
GERRY DUGGAN (W) • MIKE HAWTHORNE (A)
Cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
SECRET COMICS VARIANT COVER BY SCOTT KOBLISH
DEFENDERS VARIANT COVER BY Annie Wu
CIVIL WAR II TIE-IN!
• One thing everyone who knows Deadpool agrees on…
• …they’d really love to sock him one!
• You don’t need a vision to tell you Deadpool’s gonna screw up his life!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

Magik was in issue 14 but could she keep appearing, I doubt it. 

CIVIL WAR II: ULYSSES #2 (OF 3)
AL EWING (W) • Jefte Palo (A)
Cover by Francesco Francavilla
VARIANT COVER BY STEFANO CASSELLI
A CIVIL WAR II PREQUEL!
• Ulysses experiences one of his first terrifying visions.
• So why won’t Karnak help him prevent this disaster?
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

From Civil War II 1, Ulysses didn’t seem to have that much of an origin. 

THE VISION #11
TOM KING (W) • GABRIEL HERNANDEZ WALTA (A)
Cover by MIKE DEL MUNDO
• The Avengers draw a line in the sand. They tell Vision he is not to cross this line. If he does, they will destroy him. “Remember,” they say. “You’re an Avenger. First. Always.” “Stay where you are,” they say. “Don’t cross the line,” they say. Vision nods. He tells them he understands.
• Then Vision crosses the line.
• The end is coming for the most critically acclaimed book of the year, and no one is safe. Don’t miss the issue everyone will be talking about.
• Also, hail Hydra.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

This does seem pretty interesting. 

MARVEL TSUM TSUM #2 (of 4)
JACOB CHABOT (W) • DAVID BALDEON (A)
Cover by CHRIS SAMNEE
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
MARVEL TSUM TSUM CLASSIFIED CONNECTING VARIANT B AVAILABLE
THE VILLAINOUS TSUM TSUMS MAKE THEIR PRESENCE KNOWN!
• Still learning about Earth, some of the Tsum Tsums take inspiration fromthe less noble superhumans…and cause about as much mayhem!
32 PGS./ALL AGES …$3.99

I was only recently able to add this series to my pull list, hopefully Marvel Database updates each issue in a timely matter. 

HOWARD THE DUCK #11
CHIP ZDARSKY (W) • JOE QUINONES (A/C)
LAST ISSUE VARIANT COVER BY CHIP ZDARSKY
ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
DEFENDERS VARIANT COVER BY Jamal Campbell
• Join Chip (Zdarsky) and Joe (Quinones) as they say goodbye to Howard in a Very Special Issue that is still priced as a Regular Issue!
• Can Howard outwit fate? Can any of us? Or is the concept of predestination just shorthand for the near-infinite factors in play that are guided, at their core, by free will?
• Guest-starring Spider-Man, probably.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Can’t believe this series is ending and actually going to stay ended.  How many issues did Zdarsky write? 

DOCTOR STRANGE #12
JASON AARON (W) • CHRIS BACHALO (A/C)
DEFENDERS VARIANT COVER BY TBA
“BLOOD IN THE AETHER” STARTS NOW!
• After the Empirikul destroyed almost all the world’s magic and nearly killed Doctor Strange, the Sorcerer Supreme must try and build himself back up.
• Witness the return of BARON MORDO! But what effect did the Empirikul attack have on him?!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

This series has been so fantastic! 

DOCTOR STRANGE ANNUAL #1
KATHRYN IMMONEN & ROBBIE THOMPSON (W) • LEONARDO ROMERO (A)
Cover by W. Scott Forbes
VARIANT COVER BY RON LIM
YOUNG VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
HIP-HOP VARIANT COVER BY THEOTIS JONES
• Clea comes back into Doctor Strange’s life as he’s picking up the pieces from the worst beating he’s ever taken.
• Clea’s going to make that battle look like a walk in the park.
• Also in this issue… WHO ARE THE SORCERERS SUPREME?!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

Oh man, I just tweeted that we needed a Magik & the Sorcerers Supreme yesterday!  That’s pretty fast!

THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #12
RYAN NORTH (W) • ERICA HENDERSON (A/C)
COSPLAY VARIANT COVER AVAILABLE
• Everyone gets a week-long break from class, and Squirrel Girl is taking Nancy to visit her parents up in Canada! WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG, RIGHT?
• Turns out, nothing! It’s a great trip and nothing of note happens and our comic is actually EXTREMELY DULL. Sorry everyone.
• No, just kidding! Our comic is actually SUPER AWESOME and things get real crazy real quick once a certain super-powered villain nobody has heard of for over a decade reappears!
• That’s right! This comic features mysteries AND Canadians AND camping, not to mention our ALREADY super-enticing focus on squirrel powers!
• Let’s see Howard the Duck promise you THAT.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

Oh man, this is how you write a solicitation! 

EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN #14
JEFF LEMIRE (W) • VICTOR IBANEZ (A)
Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS
• Nightcrawler and Iceman are scouring the globe for their teammate, Colossus, hoping to save him from the influence of Apocalypse…but it may be they’re the ones in need of rescue!
• Meanwhile, Storm and Magik run into trouble as they race across parallel dimensions in search of a missing young mutant…
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Magik is guaranteed to be in this!  If I was Kurt and Bobby, I’ll let Colossus go.  He’ll come back when he’s ready.  

EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN ANNUAL #1
OLLIE MASTERS & BRANDON MONTCLARE (W)
CARLO BARBERI & ROSI KAMPE (A)
Cover by VICTOR IBANEZ
VARIANT COVER BY RON LIM
YOUNG VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
NEW STORY ARC STARTS NOW!
• When the Terrigen Cloud threatens to wash over a prison and the warden refuses to protect its mutant inmates, the Extraordinary X-Men take matters into their own hands…and stage a PRISON BREAK!
• And when Moon Girl takes it upon herself to solve the Terrigen crisis, she may just find an unlikely ally…
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

Magik has to be in this one, right?  I look forward to finding out who this Moon Girl is.  Could Devil Dinosaur appear in this too? 

DEADPOOL ANNUAL #1
GERRY DUGGAN & BRIAN POSEHN (W) • SCOTT KOBLISH & MORE (A)
Cover by SCOTT KOBLISH
VARIANT COVER BY RON LIM
YOUNG VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
• Discover…the secret, unearthed, never-before-viewed pilot…
• …of DEADPOOL AND HIS INSUFFERABLE PALS!
• Featuring…wait, Iceman and Firestar? This isn’t right…
40 PGS./Parental Advisory …$4.99

Deadpool standing in for Spider-Man for a revisit of Amazing Friends, that sounds super fun! 

I’m glad these Star Wars comics are being cancelled, I have to delete like six pages worth of text to get to the trade collections. 

WOLVERINE: ORIGIN – THE COMPLETE COLLECTION HC
Written by BILL JEMAS, PAUL JENKINS, JOE QUESADA & KIERON GILLEN
Penciled by ANDY KUBERT & ADAM KUBERT
Cover by
The full story of Marvel’s most mystery-shrouded mutant, revealed at last! Long before he became an X-Man, before he was transformed by Weapon X, he was a boy named James Howlett. But what tragedy could strike that would set him on the path to becoming the ferocious Wolverine? Follow young James from a life of privilege and that fateful first “snikt,” through the devastating events that rip him from his family and ultimately drive him into the wilderness. There, in the snowy wilds of Canada, the feral young man now known as Logan will encounter another mutant very much like him, also torn between man and animal. One who could be his greatest ally — or his fiercest foe. For when Logan meets Victor Creed, a rivalry for the ages is born! Collecting ORIGIN #1-6 & ORIGIN II #1-5.
328 PGS./Parental Advisory …$34.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-90471-5
Trim size: oversized

$35 and they throw in the sequel series no one read?  What a deal! 

DEADPOOL: BEGINNINGS OMNIBUS HC
Written by ROB LIEFELD, FABIAN NICIEZA, JEPH LOEB, TOM BREVOORT, MIKE KANTEROVICH, MARK WAID, LARRY HAMA, ERIC STEPHENSON, JOHN OSTRANDER, JAMES FELDER, GLENN HERDLING, GREGORY WRIGHT, CHRIS GOLDEN, MARC ANDREYKO & MORE
Penciled by ROB LIEFELD, MARK PACELLA, GREG CAPULLO, ADAM POLLINA, PAT OLLIFFE, JOE MADUREIRA, GERALD DeCAIRE, BILL WYLIE, IAN CHURCHILL, PASQUAL FERRY, SCOTT KOLINS, PETE WOODS, MIKE GUSTOVICH, ISAAC CORDOVA, BEN HERRERA, WALTER McDANIEL & MORE
Cover by PETE WOODS
The Merc with a Mouth meets the Marvel Universe in this hardcover collecting every one of his appearances before his industry-changing ongoing series — and then some! Deadpool debuts as a thorn in Cable’s side, but soon starts rubbing shoulders with heroes everywhere — from Wolverine to Nomad! Hanging with the Heroes for Hire, secreting himself in the Defenders and battling the Avengers’ Black Knight, he’s a social animal! But there’s still time for solo shenanigans in Deadpool’s first two classic miniseries! Collecting NEW MUTANTS (1983) #98; X-FORCE (1991) #2, #11, #15, #47 and #56; NOMAD (1992) #4; DEADPOOL: THE CIRCLE CHASE #1-4; SECRET DEFENDERS #15-17; DEADPOOL (1994) #1-4; WOLVERINE (1988) #88 and #154-155; HEROES FOR HIRE (1997) #10-11; DEADPOOL TEAM-UP (1998) #1; and material from AVENGERS (1963) #366, SILVER SABLE & THE WILD PACK #23, and WOLVERINE ANNUAL ’95 and ’99.
768 PGS./Rated T …$100
ISBN: 978-1-302-90429-6
Trim size: oversized

Oh man, for $100 this sounds awesome! 

X-MEN: APOCALYPSE WARS HC
Written by DENNIS HOPELESS, JEFF LEMIRE & CULLEN BUNN
Penciled by MARK BAGLEY, HUMBERTO RAMOS, VICTOR IBAÑEZ, KEN LASHLEY & PACO MEDINA
Cover by PACO MEDINA
As mutantkind’s oldest enemy haunts the X-Men once again, three teams face war on multiple fronts, across different eras! The All-New X-Men are on a mission to write their own futures — especially Evan Sabahnur, destined to one day become Apocalypse! Trapped in Ancient Egypt, is he willing to escape his fate by changing the course of history? A thousand years from now, the Extraordinary X-Men are Homo superior’s last hope against Apocalypse — but his newest Horseman is one of their own! And the Uncanny X-Men are drawn into the fray when Archangel once again assumes the guise of Death. Does this mean Apocalypse is rising again in the present — or will Magneto’s team face a new kind of Genocide? Collecting ALL-NEW X-MEN (2015) #9-11, EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN #8-12 and UNCANNY X-MEN (2016) #6-10.
336 PGS./Rated T+ …$50.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-90245-2
Trim size: oversized

I’ve only read the Extraordinary X-Men issues and those were super readable.  I’m not sure about the rest of it.  Probably not worth the whole $50, get it discounted! 

DOCTOR STRANGE VOL. 2: THE LAST DAYS OF MAGIC PREMIERE HC
Written by JASON AARON, GERRY DUGGAN & JAMES ROBINSON
Penciled by CHRIS BACHALO, LEONARDO ROMERO, DANILO BEYRUTH, MIKE PERKINS & MORE
Cover by CHRIS BACHALO
They’ve crossed the dimensions, purging each of all sorcery. Now the Empirikul are here. And with Earth’s Master of the Mystic Arts weakened beyond measure, is there any chance of stopping them? The Sorcerer is no longer Supreme, and he’ll find himself at the mercy of the Imperator! With his magic destroyed and his world on the brink of disaster, are there any more tricks left up Strange’s sleeves? Or failing that, how about some cool weapons? Plus: As the Empirikul wreak havoc on magic users across the Marvel Universe, discover Wong’s ultimate sacrifice, watch Brother Voodoo make a stand, and meet a new player just as she’s about to lose the game! Collecting DOCTOR STRANGE (2015) #6-10 and DOCTOR STRANGE: LAST DAYS OF MAGIC #1.
168 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9517-7
Trim size: standard

This is well worth $25! 

EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN VOL. 2: APOCALYPSE WARS TPB
Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Penciled by VICTOR IBAÑEZ & HUMBERTO RAMOS
Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS
Extraordinary adventures demand Extraordinary X-Men, and no frontier is too wild for this crew! While one team of X-Men stages a daring rescue mission in Weirdworld, the members of another delve deep into their own teammate’s psyche! Weird is nothing new for hardened mutants like Old Man Logan, Colossus, Iceman and Magik — but are Storm and Jean Grey prepared for what lies in the mind of Nightcrawler? Then, to save the present, the X-Men race into a perilous future ruled by an old — and we mean old — enemy. They’re mutantkind’s last hope, but can they outrun the immortal Apocalypse and his new Horsemen? Before you answer that, you should know: One of those Horsemen is a Venom-powered Wolverine! A battle for the ages is about to begin — but who will survive the Apocalypse Wars? Collecting EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN #6-12.
160 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9935-9

I guess I would buy $20 for this but just barely. 

LEGENDARY STAR-LORD VOL. 4: OUT OF ORBIT TPB
Written by SAM HUMPHRIES with STAN LEE, ROY THOMAS, BILL MANTLO & JIM SHOOTER
Penciled by JAVIER GARRÓN with DON HECK, Will Robson, JOHN BUSCEMA & DAVE WENZEL
Cover by PACO MEDINA
Star-Lord and Star-Lady, sitting in a tree — no more! That’s right, the engagement of the galaxy is over! But Peter Quill and Kitty Pryde still have to share a ship…and work…and friends…and…yeesh. This is going to get awkward! Fortunately, they’re surrounded by caring, communicative teammates like…Drax…and Groot…and Rocket…hoo boy. But when their legendary breakup captures the Collector’s imagination, can Peter and Kitty put aside their differences and make it out of his clutches alive? It’s a cosmic conundrum that could make their split seem like a honeymoon! Plus: The Collector takes on the Avengers in three classic tales! Collecting STAR-LORD (2015) #6-8 and AVENGERS (1963) #28, #51 and #174.
128 PGS./Rated T …$15.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9625-9

I like how they are just tacking on the “Legendary” as this series gets back on track. 

SPIDER-MAN: THE COMPLETE CLONE SAGA EPIC BOOK 1 TPB (NEW PRINTING)
Written by J.M. DEMATTEIS, TERRY KAVANAGH, HOWARD MACKIE, TOM DEFALCO & TOM LYLE
Penciled by LIAM SHARP, JOHN ROMITA JR., STEVEN BUTLER, MARK BAGLEY, TOM LYLE, SAL BUSCEMA, RON LIM & PHIL GOSIER
Cover by RON LIM
Spider-Man’s clone is back — and the real Spidey is beside himself! Peter thought his clone was long dead, but where has Ben Reilly been for the last five years? Why has he returned? Is he Peter Parker’s dark side…or his better half? And does Miles Warren, the unbalanced Jackal, have anything to do with it? Everyone wants answers, and the cloaked killer Kaine is ready to rip them out of whoever has them! Plus: Venom and Vermin! Carnage and Chameleon! New allies, new enemies and a new crimefighting identity! No other Spider-storyline was as innovative or infamous as the 1990s Clone Saga, and you can follow it right from the start! Collecting SPIDER-MAN: THE LOST YEARS #0-3, WEB OF SPIDER-MAN (1985) #117-119, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #394, SPIDER-MAN (1990) #51-53, SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) #217 and material from SPIDER-MAN UNLIMITED (1993) #7.
424 PGS./Rated T …$34.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-90318-3

If this was a tad cheaper, I would be tempted.  I do love me some Scarlet Spider! 

THE MARVEL UNIVERSE ACCORDING TO HEMBECK TPB
Written by FRED HEMBECK, BILL MANTLO, STEVE SKEATES & MORE
Penciled by FRED HEMBECK & MORE
Cover by FRED HEMBECK
A riotous roundup of stories by one of comics’ funniest cartoonists! Fred Hembeck roasts the Fantastic Four, aided and abetted by the 1980s’ best artists — then singlehandedly destroys the Marvel Universe! And it’s wall-crawling wackiness times three with Spider-Man, Spider-Ham and young Petey Parker! Plus: Who loves Hembeck’s humorous hoodoo with Brother Voodoo? You do! But wait — there’s more! Packed with gags, guffaws and groaners, it’s a heaping helping of Hembeck hilarity you just have to have! Collecting PETER PARKER, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #86; AMAZING SPIDER-MAN DIGITAL #11 and #16; MARVEL TALES (1964) #216-217, #224-226, #235, #248 and #250-252; PETEY #1; FANTASTIC FOUR ROAST; FRED HEMBECK DESTROYS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE; and FRED HEMBECK SELLS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE — plus material from AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #23; SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #9 and #11; WEB OF SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #5; UNTOLD TALES OF SPIDER-MAN #1 and ANNUAL ’97; AMAZING SPIDER-MAN FAMILY #7; PETER PORKER, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-HAM #4; MARVEL SUPER-HEROES (1990) #1; WHAT IF? (1977) #34; BUG #1; STAN LEE MEETS SPIDER-MAN; WHAT THE—?! #4; IRON MAN (1968) #112; CAPTAIN AMERICA (2005) #50 and various MARVEL AGE, COLLECTORS’ PREVIEW, DIRECTOR’S CUT and DAILY BUGLE strips.
304 PGS./Rated T+ …$34.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-90249-0

This is going to be a great read!  So many great stories!

. . .

This felt like a super light month!

Here is what I’m tempted to buy –

Civil War II 6       $5
Civil War II X-Men 4         $4
Guardians of the Galaxy 12           $4
Extraordinary X-Men 14 $4
Extraordinary X-Men Annual 1    $5

Five comics for a total of $22 comics, with five dollars off brings me to $17 – which I’m all for!

 

Ultimate Spider-Man Annual 3

Posted by John Klein III on June 5, 2016
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Ultimate Spider-Man Annual 3

Writer Brian Michael Bendis

Artist David Lafuente

Colorist John Rauch

Letterer VC’s Cory Petit

Cover Dated December 2008

So I remember this issue being promoted as being about Peter and Mary Jane’s teen sex life. So I had to look up the original solicitation.

http://www.newsarama.com/482-marvel-comics-full-october-2008-solicitations.html

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #3

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS

Penciled by DAVID LAFUENTE

Cover by MARK BROOKS & RICHARD ISANOVE

The relationship between Peter Parker and Mary Jane is one of the most iconic and popular romances in all of comics — and in this very special issue by series writer Brian Michael Bendis (SECRET INVASION), and red-hot artist David Lafuente [HELLCAT], that relationship delves into an area never before seen in any Spider-Man comic! Destined to be one of the most controversial issues of the year!

48 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

Maybe I just read too much into it or there was some interview I read that stated it.  Well, skimming it, I didn’t see anything all that controversial.

Ultimate Spider-Man Annual 3 Recap Page

So the Recap Page does a nice job of summarizing what has been going on, and it is a lot! – symbiotes, mercenaries, clones and Peter cheating on Kitty with Mary Jane and Kitty going to their school.  Will Peter and Mary Jane have sex or will they very briefly talk about it?

Last Night.  Mary Jane and Peter say they love each other.  Mary Jane describes how deadly their lives and become and she poaches the subject that maybe they should do something.  At school, they are very awkward with each other.  If they are going to do it, they should hurry as Ultimatum is coming and Peter is only slightly going to survive it.

Ultimate Spider-Man Annual 3 Kitty Pryde 1

Kitty sees Mary Jane run from Peter.  I love how sarcastic Kitty is about those two breaking up.  Kitty suspects that Peter did something wrong, as that’s his move.  He runs away, upset.

Spider-Man is swinging across the city and he’s thinking about how he’s the jerk in this situation, as he’s the guy.  He joins a police chase.  We learn that when a costume person joins a situation, the code is 616, so that’s pretty clever.  He is able to get the criminal’s car to stop but it explodes, once it does.

Midtown High, Next Day.  Mary Jane is in the newsroom with Jessica Jones.  Jessica is recapping the heist, she also explains that since Spider-Man clearly goes to this school, any story involving him is a school news story.  She also wants to figure out who is Spider-Man.

Ultimate Spider-Man Annual 3 Kitty Pryde 2

Lunch Break.  Mary Jane sits with Peter, which surprises both him and Kitty & Kong.  I believe those two are dating right now too.  Peter and Mary Jane seem pretty hostile.  She updates him about Jessica Jones coming for him.  He wants to talk about the other night.  Mary Jane wants to know about the car explosion, instead of talking about the night before.

Peter picks up the story where we last left off.  The police are actually talking to him, not trying to arrest him and even trying to get him to help.  At the police station, a lady in a Jessica Drew Spider-Woman costume is shouting “embrace change” a fun hint to Secret Invasion, also written by Bendis.

Spider-Man is viewing the bank heist footage.  The police have started calling the criminal, Mysterio, who will be a big name in the upcoming volume.  Mary Jane is going to solve the mystery of how Mysterio actually robs the place, after he’s done the getaway part.

Greenwich Village, That Night.  Maggie, who works for the police department (and showed Spider-Man the video) is also working for Mysterio.  He likes the name he’s been given.  He wants to lie low now that there is some heat coming his way.  Spider-Man crashes through the skylight and sees Ultimate Mysterio.  He tires to punch Mysterio in the head but his fists go through it.  Maggie tries to run away but her police friends are at the entrance.

Mysterio grabs Spider-Man by the neck, stating that he will be back when he is ready and fades away.  With that, the building explodes.

Peter goes to Mary Jane, she was right that it was an inside job.  I like Mary Jane asking him if he told the police it was her who figured it out.  Like that wouldn’t take more explaining.

They finally get around to talk about “it.”  They didn’t and are not going to.  Mary Jane loves Peter, and she wants to go all the way, but not right now.  She regrets bringing it up.  Apparently Flash broke up with Liz over this, as they never had sex.  Good for her!

Peter isn’t Flash, he has never brought up sex before.  He would love to have sex with her but he’s not pushing it.  She worries that he could die any time but he counters that anyone can die any day.  He tells her that he wants to marry her and she would totally marry him.

I forget that these two are fifteen, so yeah, they can slow down.  They make out, as that’s what they like to do.  As the camera pulls back, we see that Mary Jane isn’t wearing pants!

Not a bad issue at all.

Marvel August 2016 Solicitations

Posted by John Klein III on May 20, 2016
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http://www.newsarama.com/29318-marvel-comics-august-2016-solicitations.html

THE FALLEN #1
CLASSIFIED
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

THE ACCUSED #1
CLASSIFIED
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

CIVIL WAR II #5 (OF 7)
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W) • DAVID MARQUEZ (A)
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
B&W VIRGIN CONNECTING VARIANT F COVER BY KIM JONG GI
VARIANT COVER BY MICHAEL CHO
CHARACTER VARIANT COVER BY PHIL NOTO
The devastating fallout from the first half of this event is enormous and being felt in every corner of the Marvel Universe. The truth about Ulysses’ future-seeing power is revealed and it is a game changer. Sides are irrevocably drawn and the gauntlet is thrown for the biggest battle in Marvel Universe history. And that’s just the stuff we can tell you. All this, and the story goes galactic!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

Drax and Grimm are on the cover so could the rest of the Guardians be in this?  Who died, isn’t that shocking but I do like an issue of celebrating that person

CIVIL WAR II: CHOOSING SIDES #4 (of 6)
DECLAN SHALVEY, JOHN ALLISON AND DEREK LANDY (W)
DECLAN SHALVEY, ROSI KAMPE AND MORE (A)
COVER BY JIM CHEUNG AND DECLAN SHALVEY
VARIANT COVER BY GURIHIRU
• The battle is heating up, but nothing’s hotter than the limelight! When the media starts muckraking, how far will heroes go to stay out of the public eye?
• Featuring Nick Fury, Power Pack and jolly J. Jonah Jameson himself!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

CIVIL WAR II: CHOOSING SIDES #5 (of 6)
Declan Shalvey, Chip Zdarsky and ENRIQUE CARRION (W)
Declan Shalvey, Ramón Pérez and ANNAPAOLA MARTELLO (A)
COVER BY CAMERON STEWART AND DECLAN SHALVEY
VARIANT COVER BY Ramón Pérez
• As the body count rises, no one expected the biggest casualty of them all: Friendship. Will these Avengers betray their closest confidants to stay true to themselves?
• Featuring Nick Fury, Colleen Wing and Alpha Flight!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Five doesn’t  have much going for it but Four has Power Pack, that’s pretty cool. 

CIVIL WAR II: X-MEN #3 (of 4)
CULLEN BUNN (W) • ANDREA BROCCARDO (A)
Cover by DAVID YARDIN
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• An Inhuman with the ability to profile the future has emerged, upsetting the delicate balance of power between the Inhuman and Mutant nations.
• Refusing to let his people fall by the wayside, the mutant master of magnetism, MAGNETO, gathers those who sympathize with his cause to aid him in his crusade: an assault on Attilan to take the new Inhuman off the board!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Magik isn’t on the cover to this issue, so that’s disappointing but I’m sure she’s still in this issue.

CAPTAIN MARVEL #8
Ruth and Chris Gage (W) • KRIS ANKA (A/C)
CIVIL WAR II TIE-IN!
• No time for second-guessing, Captain Marvel is determined to change the future to protect the present.
• With wins on her side, Carol knows her mission is the right thing to do, but does everyone else?
• Sensational writing team Ruth and Chris Gage (Marvel’s Daredevil on Netflix) bring you a Civil War II story that will change everything for Captain Marvel.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

I like how the solicits are being coy and smart about not hinting at what is really going on but providing an illusion of information.  I’ve decided I’m on Team Carol but I could be swayed if Kitty is on Team Tony but I can’t imagine she would be – just based on characters.  That’s another fun element, we know what the sides are but not who Is leading which side.  At least, I don’t know but I’m not really following this event’s press releases.   

MOCKINGBIRD #6
CHELSEA CAIN (W) • KATE NIEMCZYK (A)
Cover by JOËLLE JONES
CIVIL WAR II TIE-IN!
• A top secret mission on behalf of an old friend, a tropical cruise. What could go wrong? Turns out it’s a theme cruise – super-hero themed, naturally – a floating comic con. Now Bobbi is trapped on a boat with a thousand cosplayers, caped colleagues she was trying to avoid, an ex-boyfriend who keeps showing up at inopportune times and a rampaging herd of corgis.
• When a passenger is murdered, Bobbi must play Hercule Poirot to find the killer and confront some uncomfortable truths from her past in the process.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

I wonder if the cosplayers in the issue will all be Mockingbird related or will there be other heroes?  I know Marvel Database didn’t list costumes for that one Wolverine and the X-Men issue, Issue nine of volume two. 

Marvel August 2016 Solicitations Guardians of the Galaxy 11 Art Adams Cover
Art by Art Adams

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #11
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W) • VALERIO SCHITI (A)
Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS
MARVEL TSUM TSUM TAKEOVER VARIANT COVER BY TBA
CIVIL WAR II TIE-IN!
• When things get rough for CAPTAIN MARVEL she calls in some friends from out of town.
• WAY out of town…
• Iron Man doesn’t stand a chance!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

Look how gorgeous Art Adam’s cover is there!  He needs to do a Guardians title, I wish Pryde had a bigger spot in it but she’s on Team Carol, so that feels right.  I can only imagine that Magik is also on Team Carol, along with the bulk of the X-Men.  Those Tsum Tsums are pretty cute, I want to get my wife the Little Mermaid ones and I want to get the Dumbo ones for me.   

ROCKET RACCOON & GROOT #8
NICK KOCHER (W) • Michael Walsh (A)
Cover by DAVID LOPEZ
MARVEL TSUM TSUM TAKEOVER VARIANT BY BRIAN KESINGER
CIVIL WAR II TIE-IN!
• CAPTAIN MARVEL has called for backup, and ROCKET and GROOT are here to turn the tide!
• But as CIVIL WAR pits PARTNER against PARTNER, can Rocket and Groot’s friendship survive a TRENCHANT DISCUSSION OF THE ISSUES AT HAND?!?!
• Probably! But can THEY survive a confrontation with GWENPOOL?!?!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

Shame that the Guardians story isn’t just spreading out to the other titles under the umbrella but that is nicer on the ol’ wallet.  Gwenpool is starting to appear in other titles, so that’s interesting. 

VENOM: SPACE KNIGHT #11
ROBBIE THOMPSON (W) • GERARDO SANDOVAL (A)
Cover by ZACH HOWARD
Variant cover by Gerardo Sandoval
CIVIL WAR II TIE-IN!
• Venom versus the Amazing Spider-Man!
• Secrets, symbiotes and superiority! Flash and his hero have enough to fight about
without the conflict that’s tearing the Marvel Universe apart!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Looks like the Guardians are on Earth for Civil War II so they could appear in several titles, or backgrounds of titles.  I do like Flash and Peter having a lively discussion.   

CIVIL WAR II: ULYSSES #1 (OF 3)
AL EWING (W) • Jefte Palo (A)
Cover by Francesco Francavilla
VARIANT COVER BY STEFANO CASSELLI
A CIVIL WAR II PREQUEL!
• How did Ulysses join the Inhumans?
• What difficult journey did he have to go through to master his powers?
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

This does seem like it should be an important to the event, as Ulysses is the Inhuman in the center of the entire event.  I’m not sure who Al Ewing is but it makes me think that is isn’t going to be as pivotal as I would think it is.

MARVEL TSUM TSUM #1 (of 4)
Jacob Chabot (W) • DAVID BALDEON (A)
COVER BY CHRIS SAMNEE
VARIANT Cover by GURIHIRU
PHOTO VARIANT AVAILABLE
MARVEL TSUM TSUM 1 CLASSIFIED CONNECTING VARIANT A AVAILABLE
JAPANESE GAME VARIANT ALSO AVAILABLE
In case you’ve been living under a rock, Tsum Tsums are HUGE! Well, not LITERALLY (they’re actually pretty tiny) but these seemingly cute and cuddly creatures are sweeping the globe! So what happens when these pint-sized piles of fur find their way into the Marvel Universe? After a crate of them falls to Earth en route to THE COLLECTOR, one small group of Brooklyn teenagers will find out! Featuring all of your favorite Marvel heroes and villains, this is sure to be TSUM-thing you won’t want to miss!
32 PGS./All Ages …$3.99

I feel like this series should have been $2.99, right?  I’ll track this to see if Kitty, Lockheed or Magik appear in it.  Lockheed would be so gosh darn cute in it!  Four issues does seem to be a bit much but ideally, the trade should be under ten dollars, right?  Probably not as the series itself will cost sixteen, monthly. 

INTERNATIONAL IRON MAN #6
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W) • ALEX MALEEV (A/C)
BLACK PANTHER VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS VISIONS
• Tony is reeling from the reveal of who his biological parents are as his past and present collide in ways that will define his character for years to come.
• But will any of this change Tony’s tune as relates to the monumental events of CIVIL WAR II?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

They can’t make Tony’s parents already established characters, can they?  I thought it was dumb to even make Tony be adoptive but I get that when one runs out of times, a writer has to go back to the character’s origins and tweak it.  I understand that Bendis didn’t introduce this element but he could have done what the next writer will do and just ignore this development.

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #17
DAN SLOTT (W) • GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI (A)
Cover by ALEX ROSS
BLACK PANTHER VARIANT COVER BY AFUA RICHARDSON
BEFORE “DEAD NO MORE”!
• The Prowler (and our readers) meet the new Electro!
• Who is this woman and what does she have to do with the Man in Red?!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

A female Electro, could this be Electra?  Or would that be to on the nose? 

DRAX #10
CM PUNK & CULLEN BUNN (W) • SCOTT HEPBURN (A/C)
HERE BE DRAGONS!
• A COUNCIL OF DRAGONS comes looking for a newly hatched baby dragon. BABY! DRAGON!
• But scarier than DRAGONS is KILLER THRILL — loose on Drax’s ship and looking for the hatchling!
• Luckily, some powerful FRIENDS are stopping by as backup!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Dragons?  And powerful friends are stopping by?  Could this be Lockheed’s first appearance in the All New All Different Marvel?  That would be truly great. 

HOWARD THE DUCK #10
CHIP ZDARSKY (W) • JOE QUINONES (A/C)
• The person behind all of Howard’s troubles is revealed! Who could it be? Is it Spider-Man? Wolverine? Thor? Ms. Marvel? Am I just mentioning these characters on the off chance that some retailers will just skim the catalogue looking for character names and will accidentally order this?
• Who knows???
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Grimm and Rocket are on the cover, could Kitty be within the pages? 

DOCTOR STRANGE #11
JASON AARON (W)
KEVIN NOWLAN & LEONARDO ROMERO (A)
COVER BY KEVIN NOWLAN
VARIANT COVER BY ADAM HUGHES
MARVEL TSUM TSUM TAKEOVER VARIANT COVER BY RYAN STEGMAN
“Last Days of Magic” aftermath!
• How did Stephen Strange become the Sorcerer Supreme?
• And how has he lost it all?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Wait, has this all been leading up to a retelling of Strange’s origins?  Magik has been active in the beginning of this arc so I’m hoping that she keeps appearing in it. 

THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #11
RYAN NORTH (W) • ERICA HENDERSON (A/C)
• This special one-off issue promises two amazing things: SUPER HEROICS and COMPUTER SCIENCE.
• Yes! By the end of this issue, you will know both how Squirrel Girl can take down COUNT NEFARIA and also a few really fundamental concepts in computer science!
• Have we found a way to express CS concepts through the medium of super hero fights? YOU’LL HAVE TO ORDER THE ISSUE TO FIND OUT!
• But yeah, we totally did.
• Featuring all the greatest Squirrel Girl tropes you love! Including fights, jokes and COLD, HARD LOGIC.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

Count Nefaria?  That’s going to be pretty awesome when they talk about this on the Uncanny X-Cast!

A YEAR OF MARVELS: THE UNSTOPPABLE #1
PAUL ALLOR & CHUCK WENDIG (W)
DIEGO OLORTEGUI
& JUANAN RAMIREZ (A)
Cover by JAMAL CAMPBELL
• Sam Alexander’s finding it hard to cope with the fact that his dad is M.I.A. in the far reaches of space. Luckily, this Father’s Day, Nova’s got the chance to help former New Warrior Midnight’s Fire put his family back together. But when Iron Man shows up to inform his young teammate he’s backing the wrong horse, will Nova cool his jets?
• Celebrating the Fourth of July is complicated enough for a patriotic symbol turned soviet assassin, but then Hydra agents had to go and rob the Winter Soldier’s
secret storage locker. Who sent them? What do they want? Bucky doesn’t care — he just wants his #$%& back.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

These have looked amazing, in the store but I haven’t had a reason to really read one yet.

ALL-NEW X-MEN #12
DENNIS HOPELESS (W) • MARK BAGLEY (A/C)
BLACK PANTHER VARIANT COVER BY WILFRED SANTIAGO
NEW STORY ARC STARTS NOW!
• One is a time-displaced cosmically powered angel from the ‘60s.
• The other is a homicidal clone struggling to fulfill her dead father’s legacy.
• But who says Angel and Wolverine can’t make their relationship work?
• Also: Another burgeoning romance may place one of the All-New X-Men at odds with the rest of their team…
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

I do like Angel and X23 together. 

EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN #13
JEFF LEMIRE (W) • Victor Ibañez (A)
COVER BY HUMBERTO RAMOS
MARVEL TSUM TSUM TAKEOVER VARIANT COVER BY DAVE JOHNSON
“KINGDOMS FALL”STARTS NOW!
• An ancient evil stirs in the periphery of Limbo, consuming mystical realms…
• …and little does Magik suspect that the X-Men’s newest charge is drawing it straight to X-Haven!
• Meanwhile, Colossus is rampaging across Earth…as a Horseman of Apocalypse. Can Nightcrawler and Iceman stop their longtime friend and teammate and wrest him from Apocalypse’s grasp?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

So is Apocalypse Wars over?  Did they leave Colossus as a Horseman as an afterthought?  I like Magik taking mostly center stage in this title. 

X-MEN ‘92 #6
CHRIS SIMS & CHAD BOWERS (W) • ALTI FIRMANSYAH (A)
Cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA
VARIANT COVER BY AARON KUDER
• The X-Men are working security at LILAPALOOZA – Westchester’s biggest festival!
• But just because they’re security, doesn’t mean they stop being TARGETS!
• Guest-starring: THE FLAMING LIPS, TOADIES AND LILA CHENEY!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

Lila Cheney totally deserves to have her own palooza! 

STAR WARS: DARTH VADER #25
KIERON GILLEN (W) • SALVADOR LARROCA (A)
Cover by JUAN GIMENEZ
VARIANT COVER BY ADI GRANOV
VARIANT COVER BY Jamie McKelvie
VARIANT COVER BY Michael Cho
VARIANT COVER BY KaMome Shirahama
VARIANT COVER BY Joe Quesada
SKETCH VARIANT COVER BY JOE QUESADA
VARIANT COVER BY Chris Samnee
VARIANT COVER BY Sara Pichelli
VARIANT COVER BY Cliff Chiang
VARIANT COVER BY SALVADOR LARROCA
ACTION FIGURE VARIANT BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
It has all built up to this! Vader’s trials against Cylo’s creations! His machinations against the Emperor! His covert missions with Doctor Aphra and her murderous droids! All comes to fruition in an oversized 40-page issue by the stellar team of Kieron Gillen and Salvador Larroca! You won’t want to miss this ending!
56 PGS./Rated T …$5.99
Star Wars © Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. Text and illustrations for Star Wars are © 2016 Lucasfilm Ltd.

So this is suppose to be the final issue of Darth Vader, is that right?  I suspect he survives this ordeal and probably end up meeting a young man and just getting to know him. 

THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL BEATS UP THE MARVEL UNIVERSE OGN-HC
Written by RYAN NORTH
Penciled by ERICA HENDERSON
Cover by ERICA HENDERSON
Proof that we’re living in the best of all possible worlds: Marvel is publishing a Squirrel Girl graphic novel! It’s a standalone adventure that’s great for both old fans and new readers! It’s a story so huge it demanded an original graphic novel! It’s a story so nuts it incorporates both senses of that word (insanity and squirrel food)! And it’s the best! Squirrel Girl kicks butts, eats nuts, talks to squirrels and also punches really well. She has defeated Thanos, Galactus and Doctor Doom (twice!). But now she’ll encounter her most dangerous, most powerful, most unbeatable enemy yet: herself! Specifically, an evil duplicate made possible through mad science (both computer and regular) as well as some bad decisions. In other words, Squirrel Girl beats up the Marvel Universe! YES!
120 PGS./Rated T …$24.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-90303-9
Trim size: standard

This does sound like a lot of fun. 

UNCANNY X-MEN VOL. 2 HC
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by CHRIS BACHALO, KRIS ANKA, VALERIO SCHITI, ANDREA SORRENTINO & MORE
Cover by CHRIS BACHALO
Brian Michael Bendis concludes his Uncanny X-Men era! After relentless persecution and a near-fatal attack, Cyclops and his revolutionaries are targeting S.H.I.E.L.D.! But is the spy organization really responsible for the return of the mutant-killing Sentinels? Sins and secrets will be revealed as warring X-Men gather to hear the reading of Charles Xavier’s last will and testament — but its contents may lead to the team’s ultimate undoing! With the end fast approaching, Scott Summers finds himself driven ever closer to the precipice of disaster. Will Cyclops save himself from ruin or leap off the edge? Plus: Life-changing events rock Dazzler, Iceman, the young mutant Eva Bell and more! Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (2013) #19-35, #600 and ANNUAL #1; and ALL-NEW X-MEN ANNUAL #1.
488 PGS./Rated T+ …$50.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-90171-4
Trim size: oversized

Bendis’ run doesn’t end on the highest notes but that Kitty and Illyana done-in-one was simply amazing!  $50 is too much. 

DEADPOOL BY POSEHN & DUGGAN OMNIBUS HC
Written by BRIAN POSEHN, GERRY DUGGAN & MORE
Penciled by TONY MOORE, SCOTT KOBLISH, MIKE HAWTHORNE, DECLAN SHALVEY, JOHN LUCAS, SALVA ESPIN, REILLY BROWN, SCOTT KOLINS & MORE
Cover by PHIL NOTO
Births, deaths and marriages — they’re all here in Gerry Duggan and Brian Posehn’s hilarious take on the Merc with a Mouth. But mainly deaths — and in the case of a zombified horde of U.S. presidents, undeaths! Meet the daughter Wade Wilson never knew he had, the voice in his head he never wanted and the monstrous Mrs. he should never cross — the succubus queen Shiklah! Enjoy Deadpool’s newfound bromance with Wolverine and Captain America before it ends in tragedy, and head deep inside the darkest recesses of his mind to learn his Original Sin. With uproarious flashback tales revealing Wade’s hidden history across the Marvel Universe, Posehn and Duggan work their magic on Deadpool’s past and present — but will they leave him any future? Collecting DEADPOOL (2012) #1-45, DEADPOOL: DRACULA’S GAUNTLET #1-7 and DEATH OF WOLVERINE: DEADPOOL & CAPTAIN AMERICA #1.
1344 PGS./Parental Advisory …$100.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-90228-5
Trim size: oversized

Does this really collect their entire run?  45 issues alone is well worth $100 and some of these were so very grand!

SECRET WARS TOO TPB
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN, BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS, MARK MILLAR, BRIAN K. VAUGHAN, J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI, JASON AARON, MATT FRACTION, STUART MOORE, ELLIOT KALAN, WYATT CENAC, PAUL JENKINS & MORE
Penciled by JIM MAHFOOD, MIRCO PIERFEDERICI, BRENDAN MCCARTHY, JOE QUINONES, COLLEEN COOVER, JACOB CHABOT, CHRIS MORENO & MORE
Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG
Because Hugh demanded it! Who’s Hugh? The guy who loves side-splitting super-hero satire as only Marvel can deliver it! Prepare for hilarity in the ultimate parody of 2015’s epic SECRET WARS — starring D-Man, Jessica Jones: Herald of Galactus and…Jonathan Hickman?! Plus: more sideways looks at CIVIL WAR, FEAR ITSELF, Marvel NOW! and more funny-book funnies. And Forbush Man returns as creators pose the greatest “What If?”s ever asked. Not a hoax! Not an imaginary trade paperback! (Though it probably should be.) Who says this isn’t the Mighty Marvel Age of Mocking Ourselves? Collecting SECRET WARS, TOO; WHA…HUH?; ULTIMATE CIVIL WAR: SPIDER-HAM; CAPTAIN AMERICA: WHO WON’T WIELD THE SHIELD; SHAME ITSELF; and MARVEL NOW WHAT?! — plus material from WORLD WAR HULK: FRONT LINE #2-5, ORIGINAL SINS #5 and MARVEL 75TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION.
208 PGS./Rated T+ …$17.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-90211-7

This is such a fun collection of stories! 

SECRET WARS TPB
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Penciled by ESAD RIBIC & PAUL RENAUD
Cover by ALEX ROSS
The Marvel Universe is no more! The interdimensional Incursions have eliminated each and every alternate universe one by one. And now — despite the best efforts of scientists, sages and superhumans — the Marvel Universe and Ultimate Universe have collided…and been destroyed! All that exists in the vast empty cosmos is a single, titanic patchwork planet made of the fragmented remains of hundreds of devastated dimensions: Battleworld! And the survivors of this multiversal catastrophe all bend their knee to Battleworld’s master: Doctor Doom! What strange creatures inhabit this world? Which familiar faces will return? And what happens when Battleworld’s domains go to war? The Marvel Universe is dead — and the victors of the Secret Wars will determine what comes next! Collecting SECRET WARS (2015) #1-9 and material from FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2015 (SECRET WARS) #0.
224 PGS./Rated T+ …$34.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9895-6

I’ll be curious how well this sells as it is completely missable.  I liked the first issue but the rest didn’t do much for me. 

X-MEN: WORST X-MAN EVER TPB
Written by MAX BEMIS
Penciled by MICHAEL WALSH
Cover by MICHAEL WALSH
Bailey Hoskins has just discovered he’s a mutant. For someone who’s never been special, never stood out, this could be his big moment. But as he gains entry into the halls of Xavier’s School for Gifted Children, what, exactly, is his gift? He’s used to being hated, but is he anything to be feared? Bailey struggles to find a place alongside his fellow students, but the X-universe is a big one — perhaps Mystique will see his potential. Could Magneto have just the mission for him? Or maybe the magic of time travel will reveal days of future glory. (Don’t get your hopes up). Max Bemis, frontman of the band Say Anything, makes his Marvel debut with the story of a misfit among misfits, just trying to fit in. Bailey Hoskins? Worst. X-Man. Ever. Collecting X-MEN: WORST X-MAN EVER #1-5.
112 PGS./Rated T+ …$16.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9354-8

I need someone to tell me if Kitty or Magik appear in issues two through five as Marvel Database isn’t updating those issues and comicbookdb just repeats the cast from the first issue for the rest of the series. 

DEFENDERS EPIC COLLECTION: THE SIX-FINGERED HAND SAGA TPB
Volume 6 in the Defenders Epic Collections
Written by J.M. DEMATTEIS with MIKE W. BARR & MARK GRUENWALD
Penciled by DON PERLIN with JERRY BINGHAM, STEVE DITKO & MIKE ZECK
Cover by MICHAEL GOLDEN
The greatest non-team in comics gets the Epic treatment! J.M. DeMatteis and Don Perlin take Doctor Strange, the Hulk, Nighthawk, Hellcat and the Son of Satan on wild adventures into the occult — and against each other! These weird tales begin with a broken Eternity; evolve to include demons, Dracula and the Devil-Slayer; and culminate in a double-sized issue #100 extravaganza! If the Defenders can’t prevail, it’ll be hell on Earth — literally! Known as “The Six-Fingered Hand Saga,” this is one of the most compelling Defenders adventures of all time. Plus: Captain America teams up with the non-team in hopes of staving off the beginning of World War III. And witness the shocking death of a Defender! Collecting DEFENDERS (1972) #92-109, MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) #101 and CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) #268.
480 PGS./Rated T …$39.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9599-3

I’ve never heard of the Six-Fingered Hand Saga but JM DeMatteis writing this proves that it is worthy of reading. 

MINI MARVELS: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION TPB
(NEW PRINTING)
Written by CHRIS GIARRUSSO,
SEAN MCKEEVER, MARC SUMERAK,
PAUL TOBIN & AUDREY LOEB
Penciled by CHRIS GIARRUSSO
Cover by CHRIS GIARRUSSO
All-ages fun, featuring the wild and crazy kid counterparts to Marvel’s greatest heroes! All of your favorite hilarious, action-packed Mini Marvels adventures collected in one complete volume! Spidey gets the paperboy blues, Wolverine embarks on a cereal quest, Hulk goes on a date, and alien Skrulls impersonate the Fantastic Four! Iceman and Firestar help Spidey deliver his newspapers while he babysits Power Pack! Thor returns, Iron Man builds armor for the Avengers, and Hawkeye squares off against Galactus! And where did Red Hulk and Blue Hulk come from, anyway? Plus: Hawkeye battles the Curse of the Crimson Crown! And who is Elephant Steve?! All this, and a complete run of Mini Marvels comic strips!
216 PGS./All Ages …$24.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-90322-0

This is such a great collection of stories! 

X-MEN: FATAL ATTRACTIONS TPB
(NEW PRINTING)
Written by SCOTT LOBDELL, J.M. DEMATTEIS,
FABIAN NICIEZA & LARRY HAMA
Penciled by BRANDON PETERSON, JOHN ROMITA JR., RICHARD BENNETT, ROGER CRUZ, JOE QUESADA,
GREG CAPULLO, JAN DUURSEMA, ANDY KUBERT, ADAM KUBERT, KEN LASHLEY & MORE
Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
The thrilling saga that commemorated the X-Men’s 30th anniversary! As Magneto’s Acolytes amp up their attacks on Homo sapiens everywhere, the X-teams join forces to put an end to the villainous zealots’ mad crusade against humanity once and for all. But has their leader, messianic madman Magneto, returned from the dead? And as a mysterious disease begins creeping through the mutant community, claiming the lives of hated foe and dear friend alike, which X-Man will buckle under the strain? Matters come to a head in the most shocking way possible, culminating in a devastating attack on Wolverine — and a showdown between Professor X and Magneto that must be seen to be believed! Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) #298-300, #303-304 and #315; X-FACTOR (1986) #92; X-FORCE (1991) #25; X-MEN UNLIMITED (1993) #2; X-MEN (1991) #25; WOLVERINE (1988) #75; and EXCALIBUR (1988) #71.
504 PGS./Rated T …$39.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-90105-9

X-MEN: X-TINCTION AGENDA TPB
(NEW PRINTING)
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT & LOUISE SIMONSON
Penciled by JIM LEE, ROB LIEFELD, JON BOGDANOVE & GUANG YAP
Cover by JIM LEE
The X-Men, the New Mutants and X-Factor are targeted for X-Tinction! To rescue a friend, the X-Men must invade the mutant-enslaving island nation of Genosha — but the Genoshans’ memories are long, and their revenge will be terrifying! As the Magistrates strike, X-Factor and the New Mutants are drawn into the conflict — and soon discover old foe Cameron Hodge powered up and pulling the strings! The three X-teams are kidnapped, brainwashed, stripped of their powers, forced into combat — and at least one among them will die! Old friends return, minds are controlled, and mutants are transformed. Can the powerless X-Men triumph over the military might of an entire nation? And when the dust settles on this classic crossover, will the X-universe be changed forever? Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) #235-238 and #270-272, NEW MUTANTS (1983) #95-97 and X-FACTOR (1986) #60-62.
328 PGS./Rated T …$34.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-90100-4

I do like these famous X-Men sagas being kept in print, that’s a good call. 

. . .

So August is a super light month for me, which makes sense when an epic crossover that I’m not involved in is occurring.  So I’m getting –

Civil War X-Men 3            $4
Guardians of the Galaxy 11          $4
Marvel Tsum Tusm 1 of 4              $4
Extraordinary X-Men 13                $4

So I’m getting four titles at $16 with four dollars off makes my total $12 for the month.  That makes me feel safe that I can at least plan on getting five other titles without it breaking my budget.

. . .

Probably silly and I won’t be buying the series for sure but I have to add Tsum Tsum to my pull list.  I will also have to check all of these variant covers to make sure none of my favorites are on any of them.

March July 2016 Solicitations

Posted by John Klein III on April 21, 2016
Posted in: Solicitations. Tagged: , , , . 1 Comment

http://www.newsarama.com/28908-marvel-comics-july-2016-solicitations.html

CIVIL WAR II #3 (OF 7)
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W) • DAVID MARQUEZ (A)
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
VARIANT COVER BY MICHAEL CHO (APR160864)
CONNECTING BLACK & WHITE VIRGIN VARIANT D COVER BY KIM JUNG GI (APR160863)
CHARACTER VARIANT COVER BY PHIL NOTO (APR160865)
This is the one everyone will be talking about! One of the biggest heroes in the Marvel Universe will fall! Who it is and how and why will divide fans for years to come. Will the heroes of the Marvel Universe survive the unthinkable happening? The fallout to this issue is enormous!
40 PGS./RATED T+ …$4.99 (APR160862)

CIVIL WAR II #4 (OF 7)
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W) • DAVID MARQUEZ (A)
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
VARIANT COVER BY MICHAEL CHO
CONNECTING BLACK & WHITE VIRGIN VARIANT E COVER BY KIM JUNG GI
CHARACTER VARIANT COVER BY PHIL NOTO
Sides are harshly divided as the Marvel Universe’s trial of the century reaches its shocking verdict! Now, the abstract issues are very real for the heroes of the Marvel Universe and battle lines must be drawn. Captain Marvel or Iron Man, who will each hero stand behind?
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

A death a legal drama, this might be interesting.

CIVIL WAR II: KINGPIN #1 (OF 4)
MATTHEW ROSENBERG (W) • RICARDO LOPEZ ORTIZ (A)
Cover by AARON KUDER
VARIANT COVER BY ESAD RIBIC
YOUNG VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
BLACK PANTHER 50th ANNIVERSARY VARIANT COVER BY JAMIE MCKELVIE
An Inhuman with the ability to predict the future has helped the heroes of the Marvel Universe clamp down on crime before it can even happen. While this thwarts most criminals, one man has found a way to keep doing what he does best. Wilson Fisk has managed to stay one step ahead of the good guys and his crime enterprise is BOOMING. But what’s his secret?! Rising stars Matthew Rosenberg (We Can Never Go Home) and Ricardo Lopez Ortiz (Wolf) present a gritty, street-level view of CIVIL WAR II starring the Kingpin in a world without crime!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

So Civil War II is about an Inhuman, and sounds like it could be the only from Agents of SHIELD, three episodes ago.  This seems super missable to me.

CIVIL WAR II: CHOOSING SIDES #2 (of 6)
DECLAN SHALVEY, JEREMY WHITLEY, BRANDON THOMAS (W)
DECLAN SHALVEY, MARCO RUDY & MARGUERITE SAUVAGE (A)
Cover by JIM CHEUNG & DECLAN SHALVEY
VARIANT COVER BY CHRISTIAN WARD
• A major loss sends shockwaves through the super hero community forcing everyone to reexamine their alliances…did they choose the right side?
• Featuring Nick Fury, War Machine and Tom Foster, a.k.a. Goliath!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

CIVIL WAR II: CHOOSING SIDES #3 (of 6)
DECLAN SHALVEY, CHUCK BROWN & MORE (W)
DECLAN SHALVEY, CHRIS VISIONS & MORE(A)
Cover by JIM CHEUNG and DECLAN SHALVEY
VARIANT COVER BY JAMIE McKELVIE
• The trial of the century! Even with the eyes of the Marvel Universe upon them, neither side is backing down…
• Featuring Nick Fury, The Punisher and Kate Bishop!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Hey, Goliath came back!  Here is hoping he can survive this Civil War.  Was Nick Fury in the first issue?  I’ll be skipping these too but I do like the idea of the major death having fallout into other series – as it should.  Hopefully we don’t get delays with the main title and everything gets pushed back.

Marvel July 2016 Solicitations Civil War II X-Men 2 David Yardin
Art by David Yardin

CIVIL WAR II: X-MEN #2 (of 4)
CULLEN BUNN (W) • ANDREA BROCCARDO (A)
Cover by DAVID YARDIN
VARIANT COVER BY VICTOR IBANEZ
• An Inhuman with the power to profile the future has emerged, upsetting the delicate balance of power between the Inhuman and Mutant nations.
• And the mutant master of magnetism, MAGNETO refuses to allow his people to fall by the wayside.
• Now, Magneto rallies those who would follow him to even the scales…even if it means risking war with Inhumans and Mutants alike to do it!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Magik is on this cover too so I’m locked in.

ALL-NEW WOLVERINE #10
TOM TAYLOR (W) • IG GUARA (A)
Cover by BENGAL
CIVIL WAR II TIE-IN!
• Which side will WOLVERINE choose when a terrible prophecy puts someone she loves into the crosshairs of her allies? How far is LAURA willing to go to protect her loved ones?
• Teaming up with OLD MAN LOGAN, Laura is prepared to fight the very future itself to change her destiny.
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

So is this Inhuman  just handing out fortunes?  I imagine that would help Iron Man’s cause – it also sort of sounds like the idea of Original Sin, but with future stories instead of fake past stories.

THE TOTALLY AWESOME HULK #8
GREG PAK (W) • ALAN DAVIS (A/C)
CIVIL WAR II TIE-IN!
• BRUCE BANNER was cured from his gamma-irradiated curse…
• AMADEUS CHO thought he was smart enough to handle
the curse!
• Is he one in a long line of HULKS that face certain tragedy?
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

So Banner was cured by just handing it to Cho?  That’s one way to do it plus it sets up how easily Banner can become Hulk again.

DEADPOOL & THE MERCS FOR MONEY #1
CULLEN BUNN (W) • IBAN COELLO (A)
Cover by Iban Coello
VARIANT COVER BY GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI
ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
YOUNG VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
HIP-HOP VARIANT COVER BY TBA
BLANK VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
Deadpool is one of the best mercenaries on the planet. He may even be a passable Avenger—jury’s still out. But one thing’s for sure—Deadpool is a terrible team leader. Think we’re lying? Ask the Mercs for Money! Deadpool’s taken on a new high-paying mission to take out radioactive super villains…and his Mercs aren’t nearly as immune to radiation as his healing-factored heinie is. Deadpool veteran Cullen Bunn brings us mo’ mercs, mo’ money and naturally, mo’ problems.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

I’ll be passing on this series too.

SCARLET WITCH #8
JAMES ROBINSON (W) • TULA LOTAY (A)
COVER BY DAVID AJA
• A day in the life of WANDA MAXIMOFF!
• After coming face to face with her biological mother, Wanda explores her early memories and attempts to reconcile with the sins of her past.
• But meanwhile, little does she know that a traitor lurks in her very midst…!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Whoa, is Magneto’s dead wife back to life?  This should be a bigger story!

SPIDER-MAN/DEADPOOL #7
GERRY DUGGAN (w) • SCOTT KOBLISH (a)
Cover by DAN PANOSIAN
• Another guest issue while Joe Kelly and Ed McGuinness get ahead on their epic story!
• In the Deadpool tradition, we present a “lost” issue of the Amazing Spider-Man!
• Flashback to the swinging ‘60s for one of Deadpool & Spidey’s earliest meetings!
• Don’t be a flake – beat feet to your shop and order now! This issue is a real solid gas!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Will Deadpool reference the amazing issue 11 of his first ongoing where he went back in time with Blind Al and visited 60s Spider-Man?  He really should!

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #15
DAN SLOTT (W) • GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI (A)
Cover by ALEX ROSS
DEATH OF X VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• “Power Play” comes to its rousing conclusion!
• Regent’s master plan is working until Mary Jane Watson gets into the fray!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

Mary Jane in the Iron Spider uniform is pretty great.

Marvel 2016 July Solicitations Guardians of the Galaxy 10 Art Adams
Art by Art Adams

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #10
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W) • VALERIO SCHITI (A)
Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS
DEATH OF X VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• GALAXY’S MOST WANTED comes to its rip-roaring conclusion!
• The Guardians are rejoined by ANGELA!!!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

Is that Kitty with the blue Western mask on?  I’m not really loving that, even drawn by Art Adams.  I do like Kitty and Angela on the same time, she can join the team and get some more ladies on the team, that would be great.  Also, what is with all of these Death of X variant covers?  Must be the X-Crossover after Apocalypse Wars.

SILVER SURFER #6
DAN SLOTT (W)
MICHAEL ALLRED (A/C)
SILVER SURFER #200!
Oversized anniversary issue!
• After Norrin Radd’s massive status quo change in the 50th Anniversary issue (no spoilers!), it’s now Dawn Greenwood’s turn. With one simple act of kindness, the Surfer may have forever changed her world.
• What’s going on? Why is San Francisco overrun by monsters? And what wall-crawling, web-spinning guest star is swinging by to help out? (Okay, we’ll tell you that one! It’s Peter Parker, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN!)
• All this and tons of cosmic weirdness, surprise super heroes and special stories as we celebrate the 200th SILVER SURFER issue!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
USE THIS CODE TO ORDER: APR160955

Cosmic weirdness and surprise super heroes, this could have the Guardians in it!

GUARDIANS OF INFINITY #8
DAN ABNETT (W)
CARLO BARBERI (A)
Cover by Gary Choo
THE CONCLUSION OF THE HERMETIKUS SAGA!
• All three generations of the Guardians of the Galaxy, reunited and ready for action!
• It took two thousand years’ worth of Guardians of the Galaxy just to face Hermetikus, is there any hope of stopping him?
• The FINAL TRIAL approaches! If any Guardians SURVIVE, can they escape with their bodies and minds intact?
40 PGS./Rated T …$4.99

It states “all three generations” so could Kitty be coming back to this title?

ROCKET RACCOON & GROOT #7
NICK KOCHER (W)
Michael Walsh (A)
Cover by DAVID LOPEZ
PUTTING THE FUN BACK IN FUNERAL!
I’m SORRY — you found that poor in taste? Well, maybe we’re using humor to avoid facing our grief over the death of Rocket Raccoon’s mentor in con-artistry! Who’s insensitive NOW? Did you even KNOW Rocket had a confidence-man mentor? Look, let’s start over and try to be more understanding. It’s a new era for the Guardians of the Galaxy’s most non-humanoid characters, and we’re kicking it off with this story by NICK KOCHER of comedy duo BriTANicK, so of CORPSE it’s going to DIE-larious! We’re just going to miss this character — an all-new insight into Rocket’s mysterious past — so much!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

This paragraph has lots of highs and lows!

HOWARD THE DUCK #9
CHIP ZDARSKY (W) • JOE QUINONES (A/C)
• Howard is back in NEW YORK CITY! And on his strangest case yet: A missing person! His client? The missing person! WHAAA—?
• Join us as Howard encounters aliens, Brooklyn and network television with a SPECIAL GUEST STAR so SHOCKING that I am STILL SHOCKED that we’re ALLOWED TO DO THIS.
• SERIOUSLY.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

I wonder who the shocking guest star is?

TRUE BELIEVERS

TRUE BELIEVERS: EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN – THE BURNING MAN #1
Reprinting Extraordinary X-Men #6
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$1.00

TRUE BELIEVERS: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY – GALAXY’S MOST WANTED #1
Reprinting Guardians of the Galaxy #6
32 PGS./Rated T …$1.00

These two issues were pretty good and well worth the dollar each. 

VOTE LOKI #2
CHRISTOPHER HASTINGS (W) • LANGDON FOSS (A)
Cover by TRADD MOORE
VARIANT COVER BY DAVE JOHNSON
• Presidential candidate Loki Laufeyson is finding it hard to roll with the punches of the campaign trail. As if proving his eligibility isn’t hard enough, the media has started the HORRIBLE rumor that his Super P.A.C. is actually a cult under Loki’s control!
• Plus, the Marvel heroes finally figured out how to successfully fight Loki in his new role: attack ads. God bless (Captain) America, eh?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

This wasn’t a one shot?

THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #10
RYAN NORTH (W) • ERICA HENDERSON (A/C)
• Mole Man has fallen in love with Squirrel Girl, and he’s holding the world hostage until she goes on a date with him!
• MOLE MEN, am I right??
• Watch as Squirrel Girl gains the help of an unlikely ally! Thrill as two people kiss! BUT WHICH TWO??
• You’ll have to buy the issue to find out, so all I’ll say right now is this:
• IN THIS ISSUE THERE IS A NON-ZERO CHANCE FOR EVERY MARVEL SHIP TO BECOME CANON!!
• “Ship” is short for “relationship,” in case you thought I was talking about, like, Galactus’ “Star Sphere” or Mr. Fantastic’s “Fantasticship” or whatever.
• Anyway, enjoy!!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

Mole Man has to be, what, thrice her age?  Unimaginable!

ALL-NEW X-MEN #11
DENNIS HOPELESS (W) • MARK BAGLEY (A/C)
DEATH OF X VARIANT COVER BY TBA
“APOCALYPSE WARS” CONCLUSION!
• Destined to one day become the next host of the genocidal villain Apocalypse, Evan Sabahnur is determined to change his fate.
• And now, thousands years in the past, in Ancient Egypt, Evan has allied himself with En Sabah Nur, the boy who will one day become Apocalypse himself!
• But will the lessons Evan learns in the past seal his fate…or enable him to avert it?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN #12
JEFF LEMIRE (W) • HUMBERTO RAMOS (A/C)
DEATH OF X VARIANT COVER BY TBA
“APOCALYPSE WARS” CONCLUSION!
• Trapped a thousand years in the future on a world ruled by the genocidal tyrant Apocalypse, the X-Men are literally mutantkind’s last hope!
• With the fate of the next generation of mutants hanging in the balance, the X-Men square off against Apocalypse and his Horsemen one last time. But with some of their own in Apocalypse’s ranks, how can the X-Men hope to win the day?
• In what’s sure to be a battle for the ages, one thing is certain: not all of the X-Men will emerge unscathed!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

UNCANNY X-MEN #10
CULLEN BUNN (W) • KEN LASHLEY (A)
Cover by GREG LAND
DEATH OF X VARIANT COVER BY TBA
“APOCALYPSE WARS” CONCLUSION!
• The villainous Apocalypse, accompanied by his Four Horsemen, once preached the gospel of “Survival of the Fittest.”
• And now, the Son of Apocalypse has reared his ugly head, joined by an army of Archangels of Death, hell-bent on preaching a gospel of his own: the Survival of NONE.
• Can Psylocke and Magneto save their teammate Archangel and prevent the maniacal GENOCIDE from living up to his name?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

So All New takes place in the past, Extraordinary is in the future and Uncanny is in the present.  That’s one way to have them all be under the same umbrella but not make people buy the other series.  That’s what I’m hoping to do.

OLD MAN LOGAN #8 & 9
JEFF LEMIRE (W) • ANDREA SORRENTINO (A/C)
ISSUE #8 – DEATH OF X VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• The night the villains joined forces and overcame the world’s heroes was the night that Wolverine’s life irrevocably changed. He lost his friends, his purpose, and all that was left was the Wasteland.
• Now, Old Man Logan has found himself in the past, before the Wasteland, and he lives with the fear that the Villain Uprising may yet come to pass.
• And he just may just be right.
32 PGS. (EACH)/Parental Advisory …$3.99 (EACH)

So this solict doesn’t state anything but the mission statement, bold!

STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS ADAPTATION #2 (of 5)
CHUCK WENDIG (W) • LUKE ROSS (A)
Cover by Mike Mayhew
SKETCH VARIANT COVER BY Mike Mayhew
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
MOVIE POSTER VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
• The saga continues!
• Desert scavenger Rey and ex-stormtrooper Finn are being pursued by the evil First Order!
• But can they escape Jakku in an old “hunk of junk” YT-1300 freighter?
• And what new threats will they find in a galaxy far, far away?
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
Star Wars © Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. Text and illustrations for Star Wars are © 2016 Lucasfilm Ltd.

Now that I’ve seen the film, it is amazing they are going to squeeze that film into 64 pages. I see now that it is five issues now.

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: GUARDIANS OF INFINITY TPB
Written by DAN ABNETT
Penciled by CARLO BARBERI
Cover by JIM CHEUNG
You know the Guardians of the Galaxy. You know the Guardians of the 31st century. But who are the Guardians 1000? Find out as the galactic protectors of three eras unite to face a threat to all of space and time! Past, present and future collide at the dawning of the age of Hermetikus! But what is Hermetikus’s strange connection to the Guardians of a previous millennium and their leader, Stella Nega? Rocket, Drax and Groot may be in over their heads, but firebrand of the future Nikki Gold is in her element! The centuries-spanning supergroup battles to save all the days — but Hermetikus, who was there at the very start of the Guardians of the Galaxy, is determined to be there at the end! Collecting the lead stories from GUARDIANS OF INFINITY #1-8.
136 PGS./Rated T …$17.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9587-0

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: TALES OF THE COSMOS TPB
Written by JASON LATOUR, ROBBIE THOMPSON, DARRYL “DMC” McDANIELS,
EDGARDO MIRANDA-RODRIGUEZ, GERRY DUGGAN, JEFF KING, ERIC PALICKI & MORE
Penciled by JIM CHEUNG, NELSON DeCASTRO, LEONARDO ROMERO, FLAVIANO ARMENTARO, PAOLO VILLANELLI & MORE
Cover by JIM CHEUNG
Your favorite Guardians of the Galaxy in glorious off-duty adventures! New buddies Ben Grimm and Rocket Raccoon grapple with a planet where culture is based on Earth-style professional wrestling — only on this world, the stakes are life and death! Drax goes missing! Groot and the Thing swap three-word catchphrases on the hunt for a powerful object in New York City! Venom and the Human Torch hang out in space! Rocket and Kitty Pryde get a gig as bodyguards for an interplanetary whistleblower! Then Kitty teams up with Gamora — but is there room for more than one deadliest woman in the galaxy? Plus: Meet Venom’s new teammates, the noble and mysterious Space Knights! Collecting the backup stories from GUARDIANS OF INFINITY #1-8..
136 PGS./Rated T …$17.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9588-7

I would skip the main feature (I did) and just buy the backups.  I guess the backups were the same amount of pages as the main story as these two trades have the same page numbers.

UNCANNY X-MEN VOL. 6: STORYVILLE TPB
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by CHRIS BACHALO, STUART IMMONEN, MAHMUD ASRAR, KRIS ANKA & FRAZER IRVING
Cover by CHRIS BACHALO
The final explosive story in Brian Michael Bendis’ epic X-Men saga! Cyclops’ revolution comes to a head! Will the morally compromised Scott Summers save himself from ruin — or will he make that fateful leap?! Meanwhile, Kitty Pryde and Illyana Rasputin take on an assignment neither of them thought they would tackle: facing off against a legion of monsters! And Mystique returns, out for vengeance against Cyclops’ revolutionary team! Will Magik’s soulsword be enough to halt the shape-shifter’s wrath? The Jean Grey School, the New Xavier School, the time-tossed young X-Men — it’s all going to change! The X-Men are at a crossroads. And not everyone will make it through in one piece. Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (2013) #32-35 and #600.
136 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9231-2

Bendis didn’t quite end his tenure with the X-Men on a high note but the Kitty and Magik issue was actually pretty great.

MACHINE MAN BY KIRBY & DITKO: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION TPB
Written by JACK KIRBY, MARV WOLFMAN, TOM DeFALCO & ROGER STERN
Penciled by JACK KIRBY & STEVE DITKO with SAL BUSCEMA
Cover by JACK KIRBY
A military machine with a soul, a thinking computer in the form of a man — X-51 is the Machine Man! Abel Stack gave a government-created robot a human face, nurturing the man inside the machine and calling him son. But Stack’s death left that son, Aaron, alone and running for his life. The military wants to strip him apart, and mankind doesn’t understand him — but in exploits crafted by two of the medium’s greatest talents, he’ll still redefine humanity. Few comic books were lucky enough to be graced by the work of Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko. Machine Man never saw an issue that wasn’t illustrated by one of these creative titans. Now, the complete MACHINE MAN epic is collected for the first time, and in one complete volume! Collecting MACHINE MAN (1978) #1-19 and INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) #235-237.
440 PGS./Rated T …$39.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9577-1

Machine Man had both Kirby and Ditko as artist in his run, how come he isn’t more of a mainstray!?!  I liked him in Earth 2 and his ongoing in the late 90s.

BLACK PANTHER BY CHRISTOPHER PRIEST: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION VOL. 4 TPB
Written by CHRISTOPHER PRIEST
Penciled by DAN FRAGA, JORGE LUCAS,
JIM CALAFIORE, PATRICK ZIRCHER & JOE BENNETT
Cover by PATRICK ZIRCHER
Christopher Priest takes the Black Panther in a whole different direction! With T’Challa gone, who will inherit the mantle? Could it be…the guy with the trench coat and guns? Kevin “Kasper” Cole is out for revenge against the people who hurt his family, and his quest will bring him into conflict with corrupt cops and a brutal hunter. It’s the all-new Black Panther vs. the White Wolf as a crime novel in comic form begins — but nothing in a Priest tale is ever black and white. This gritty, street-level Panther saga will conclude with revelations about the fate of T’Challa — and set up Cole to join a whole new Crew! But can Cole, War Machine, Junta and Josiah X handle Big Trouble in Little Mogadishu? Collecting BLACK PANTHER (1998) #50-56 and #59-62, and THE CREW #1-7.
416 PGS./Rated T+ …$34.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-90058-8

What happened  during 57 & 58?  This was such a great series.

THUNDERBOLTS CLASSIC VOL. 3 TPB (NEW PRINTING)
Written by KURT BUSIEK, KARL KESEL
& BARBARA KESEL
Penciled by MARK BAGLEY & GEORGE PÉREZ
Cover by MARK BAGLEY
The Thunderbolts return to Earth after an interdimensional journey to Kosmos, but there’s no rest for the weary as they find themselves pursued by S.H.I.E.L.D. — as well as a recovering Baron Zemo who’s out for their blood! Has this team of villains posing as heroes truly reformed? And even so, will anyone believe them? One person might — a surprising figure from the ranks of the mighty Avengers, who briefly went down a villainous road himself many years before: The Avenging Archer, Hawkeye! He could offer the T-Bolts redemption, but at what price? Plus: Atlas must face the mighty Hercules, who seeks revenge for injuries suffered in years past! Guest-starring the Masters of Evil, Captain America and the Avengers — and introducing the new Citizen V! Collecting THUNDERBOLTS (1997) #15-22 and #0, CAPTAIN AMERICA & CITIZEN V ANNUAL 1998 and AVENGERS (1998) #12.
288 PGS./Rated T …$34.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9687-7

This was also a great run!

. . .

Here is what I’m expecting to buy –

Civil War II 3 &4      $10
Civil War II X-Men 2           $4
Guardians of the Galaxy 10             $4
All New X-Men 11    $4
Extraordinary X-Men 12     $4
Uncanny X-Men 10   $4

Seven comics for $30, so that’s seven dollars off for a grand total of $23, not too bad – especially as I doubt I’ll be getting Civil War II properly. 

No new titles for me, which is also nice. 

Marvel June 2016 Solicitations

Posted by John Klein III on April 3, 2016
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http://www.newsarama.com/28501-marvel-comics-full-june-2016-solicitations.html

Civil War II is upon us!  From the teasers, the X-Men and the Guardians of the Galaxy are going to be involved with this.  So I’ll be getting some parts of this crossover. 

CIVIL WAR II #1 (OF 7)
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W) • DAVID MARQUEZ (A)
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
CIVIL WAR II 1 BLANK COVER VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE (MAR160714)
CONNECTING VARIANT COVER B BY Kim JUng Gi (MAR160712)
TEAM CAP HIP-HOP VARIANT COVER BY TERRY DODSON (MAR160713)
VARIANT COVER BY DAVID MARQUEZ (MAR160711)
VARIANT COVER BY STEVE MCNIVEN (MAR160709)
SKETCH VARIANT COVER BY STEVE MCNIVEN (MAR160710)
VARIANT COVER BY MICHAEL CHO (MAR160708)
TEAM IRON MAN HIP-HOP VARIANT COVER BY RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE (MAR160706)
CHARACTER VARIANT BY PHIL NOTO (MAR160707)
Hot Wheels VARIANT COVER BY MANUEL GARCIA (MAR160705)
BATTLE VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS SPROUSE (MAR160704)
PARTY VARIANT BY YASMINE PUTRI (MAR160719)
IT’S HERE!
The explosive first chapter in the comic event EVERYONE will be talking about. And we come out swinging with a blistering double-sized first issue from the creative team behind last year’s best-selling debut of INVINCIBLE IRON MAN and Miles Morales. A new Inhuman, with the ability to profile the future, emerges and the ramifications ripple into every corner of the Marvel Universe. Lines are drawn, bodies fall, and the Marvel Universe will be rocked to it’s very core. The action starts here!
56 PGS./Rated T+ …$5.99 (MAR160703)

CIVIL WAR II #2 (OF 7)
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W) • DAVID MARQUEZ (A)
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
Variant cover by Jim Steranko
CONNECTING VARIANT C COVER BY Kim JUng Gi
VARIANT COVER BY MICHAEL CHO
CHARACTER VARIANT COVER BY PHIL NOTO
Two issues in one month? Hell yes! As the Marvel Universe reels from the events of the first issue, Tony Stark decides to take matters (and the law) into his own hands and declares war on the Inhumans. But not everyone agrees with Tony’s perspective and they are willing to die trying to stop him.
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

$6 and $5 per issue, isn’t great.  All I can care about is that I know I shouldn’t be getting these early issues of the event.   

CIVIL WAR II: CHOOSING SIDES #1 (OF 6)
DECLAN SHALVEY, BRANDON EASTON, CHAD BOWERS & CHRIS SIMS (W)
DECLAN SHALVEY, GORAN SUDZUKA & LEONARDO ROMERO (A)
Cover by JIM CHEUNG
VARIANT COVER BY DECLAN SHALVEY
CHARACTER VARIANT BY PHIL NOTO
YOUNG VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
If you knew something bad was about to happen, would you stop it? How far would you go? The line is drawn. Everyone in the Marvel Universe has to ask themselves: are you with Captain Marvel or Iron Man? Kicking off an all-new series, this first issue features Nick Fury, Damage Control and Night Thrasher!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

Kudos for listing the main characters, helps me know that I can avoid this first issue.  Hopefully the cast changes every issue. 

Marvel June 2016 Solicitations Civil War II X-Men 1 of 4 Cover Magik
Cover by David Yardin

CIVIL WAR II: X-MEN #1 (OF 4)
CULLEN BUNN (W) • ANDREA BROCCARDO (A)
Cover by DAVID YARDIN
YOUNG VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
CHARACTER VARIANT COVER BY PHIL NOTO
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
Terrigen Mists circle the globe, igniting the Inhuman race while crippling mutantkind, pitting the two nations against one another. But when a new Inhuman with the ability to profile the future emerges, the X-Men fear that he may tip the scales in the Inhumans’ favor, spelling doom for their kind. And one mutant is willing to wage war with the Inhumans AND his own people to prevent that from coming to pass… The X-Men enter the fray of CIVIL WAR II when the world’s most terrifying mutant, MAGNETO, takes mutantkind’s fate into his own hands!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Magik is on the Yardin cover, so I’ll be buying the first part of this, at least.  I do like how we should be getting more light on what happened during the missing eight months between Secret Wars 2015’s first and last issues. 

 THE TOTALLY AWESOME HULK #7
GREG PAK (W) • ALAN DAVIS (A/C)
CIVIL WAR REENACTMENT VARIANT COVER BY Mike Perkins
CIVIL WAR II TIE-IN!
• BRUCE BANNER’S fate during the 8-month gap post-SECRET WARS is revealed!
• Was he really cured by AMADEUS CHO? Did he survive?
• Has Amadeus made a disastrous miscalculation?
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

We finally learn what happened to Banner during the missing eight months. 

ALL-NEW WOLVERINE #9
TOM TAYLOR (W) • MARCIO TAKARA (A)
Cover by BENGAL
CIVIL WAR REENACTMENT VARIANT COVER BY Joyce Chin
On the road to CIVIL WAR II!
• LAURA and LOGAN. We’ve seen it before.
• But this isn’t the man Laura once knew. OLD MAN LOGAN has stepped out of a dystopian future and into our world. His past full of horrors, he’s about to bring a lot of baggage, and carnage, Laura’s way.
• With a CIVIL WAR set to divide the heroes’ world, will Old Man Logan and WOLVERINE stand together against the coming nightmare? Or will they shred each other apart?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

New Wolverine and Old Man Logan meeting could be pretty interesting. 

VOTE LOKI #1
CHRISTOPHER HASTINGS (W) • LANGDON FOSS (A)
Cover by TRADD MOORE
Variant Cover by VALERIO SCHITI
Loki is many things — god, trickster, brother, liar, son, villain, even hero. Now he wants to add one more thing to the list: President of the United States. That’s right, the God of Lies has set his sights on becoming the ruler of the free world, but is this just another scheme? One thing’s for certain — with Loki’s winning smile and silver tongue on the campaign trail, this election just got a lot more interesting…
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

 How can Loki even run for President of the United States?  This being a one shot means it could be a silly issue but it seems super missable.   

ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT AVENGERS #10
MARK WAID (W) • MAHMUD ASRAR (A)
Cover by ALEX ROSS
• The Search for Nova’s father begins! The Avengers join Sam Alexander for a spacefaring mission to find Nova’s lost father–
only to find themselves trapped on a galactic prison planet!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT AVENGERS #11
MARK WAID (W) • MAHMUD ASRAR (A)
Cover by ALEX ROSS
• The Avengers–captives on the Stalag of Space! Its mysterious alien warden cannot be beaten by conventional means, but the Avengers’ prison break will take them into an even more dangerous realm!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Are they still looking for Nova’s father?  Might be time for a new plotline!  

UNCANNY AVENGERS #10
GERRY DUGGAN (W) • PEPE LARRAZ (A)
Cover by RYAN STEGMAN
ULTRON!
• Hank Pym’s journey leads him to a dark discovery.
• Something wicked this way comes…from outer space!
• Plus: the eagerly awaited return of Janet Van Dyne!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

Where has Janet Van dyne been?  Since when has Hank Pym part of the Uncanny Avengers?

THE ASTONISHING ANT-MAN #9
NICK SPENCER (W) • RAMON ROSANAS (A)
Cover by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO
• It’s Ant-Man’s Eleven! To pull off the job of a lifetime and stop a mastermind criminal, Scott has to pull together a new gang of… yeah, you guessed it. Criminals. It’s a vicious cycle.
• Wait, are you allowed to count yourself in the eleven? This is confusing…
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Would the eleven be from his own title or will this be a fun team-up opportunity?   

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #13 & 14
DAN SLOTT (W) • GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI (A)
CoverS by ALEX ROSS
POWER PLAY CONTINUES!
• Things aren’t going well between the Amazing Spider-Man and the Invincible Iron Man and their conflict is opening the door for Regent and his plan against our heroes!
• Now that Regent has started imprisoning HEROES and stealing their powers things have gone from bad to worse.
32 PGS. (each)/Rated T …$3.99 (each)

 Makes sense that Spider-Man and Iron Man would have beef, with Mary Jane being in Iron Man’s story. 

SPIDER-GWEN #9
JASON LATOUR (W) • ROBBI RODRIGUEZ (A/C)
“WEAPON OF CHOICE” STARTS NOW!
• Gwen is dealing with the effects of the SPIDER-WOMEN crossover but has to face FRANK CASTLE head on!
• And The Mary Janes are all over this issue!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

SPIDER-WOMAN #8
DENNIS HOPELESS (W) • JAVIER RODRIGUEZ (A/C)
• Even though, she’s a mom now, Jessica Drew is still kicking ass and taking names as SPIDER-WOMAN!
• This time, she’s tangling with the baddest fish in the sea – TIGER SHARK!
• FUN TIGER SHARK FACT: Did you know Tiger Shark has the DNA of both Namor the Submariner AND a tiger shark? Think about that for a second.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

SILK #9
ROBBIE THOMPSON (W) • STACEY LEE (A)
Cover by HELEN CHEN
• With Silk’s life turned upside-down by the events of SPIDER-WOMEN, she’s not sure what to do.
• I’m pretty sure running more robberies with Black Cat is the wrong choice.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

Seems like Spider-Gwen and Silk are worst to wear, after the SPIDER-WOMEN crossover.  Jessica seems to have come out of it okay. 

SPIDER-MAN 2099 #11
PETER DAVID (W) • WILL SLINEY (A)
Cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA
SINISTER SIX 2099!
• Stranded in a 2099 he doesn’t recognize, Miguel wakes to find himself held captive by a group of villains calling themselves the SINISTER SIX!
• But how is it that this timeline is so different than the one Miguel left behind?
• Can Spidey escape the clutches of his captors and find a way back to the past so he can fix the future?
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

That doesn’t seem overly complicated, at all.  I guess he doesn’t recognize his own future, and he’s use to the past, he might as well try to get back to the past.   

SILVER SURFER #6
DAN SLOTT (W) • MICHAEL ALLRED (A/C)
SILVER SURFER #200! Oversized anniversary issue!
• After Norin Radd’s massive status quo change in the 50th Anniversary issue (no spoilers!), it’s now Dawn Greenwood’s turn. With one simple act of kindness, the Surfer may have forever changed her world.
• What’s going on? Why is San Francisco overrun by monsters? And what wall-crawling, web-spinning guest-star is swinging by to help out? (Okay, we’ll tell you that one! It’s Peter Parker, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN!)
• All this and tons of cosmic weirdness, surprise super heroes, and special stories as we celebrate the 200th Silver Surfer issue!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

What surprise super heroes will appear!?!   

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #9
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W) • VALERIO SCHITI(A)
Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS
GAMORA AND DRAX FIGHT A MONSTER OF THE BADOON!
• The two most deadly people in the galaxy together again! Drax and Gamora go on a side mission involving the Badoon that’s going to put their skills to the test like never before.
• But the Badoon aren’t just playing the same old game and these Guardians are going to have to learn the rules really quickly.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

This title does seem to be becoming the place where the team members who don’t have solo or buddy titles, go to have adventures.  I was hoping it’ll be more like Grant Morrison’s JLA, wherein this title had the epic and grand adventures.  Seems like I’ll be skipping some issues. 

Marvel June 2016 Solicitations Star Lord 8 Mark Hawthorne Kitty Pryde Cover
Art by Mike Hawthorne

STAR-LORD #8
SAM HUMPHRIES (W) • JAVIER GARRON (A)
Cover by MIKE HAWTHORNE
VARIANT COVER BY RON LIM
VARIANT COVER BY JIM STARLIN
MAKING UP IS HARD TO DO!
• Especially when you and your ex are being held captive by THE COLLECTOR!
• And he wants to acquire the story of your breakup for his personal use! So GROSS! WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN?!
• Can Kitty and Peter come together to defeat this cosmic conundrum, or will their house divided be unable to stand?!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

Whereas this title is going to be my new favorite as it seems to be where Kitty should be in every issue.  I really hope these two crazy kids can get back together, just so Kitty can be in a title every month.  Are all Marvel books now $4, that’s going to hurt my budget. 

ROCKET RACCOON & GROOT #6
SKOTTIE YOUNG (W) • Brett Bean (A)
Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG
MADNESS ABOUNDS!
• We’ve gotten Rocket and Groot in trouble before, but this…HOO BOY.
• Seriously, what is this? What are we doing in this book? Someone should probably stop us.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

Kitty was in issue three of this title, so now I have to really pay attention to it.   

GUARDIANS OF INFINITY #7
DAN ABNETT & ROBBIE THOMPSON (W) • CARLO BARBERI (A)
Cover by GARY CHOO
• God of the Newcomers HERMETIKUS was there at the inception of the GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY…
• …and if he has his way, he’ll be there at the END!
• And writer ROBBIE THOMPSON (VENOM: SPACE KNIGHT, SILK, SPIDEY) reveals more about the noble, mysterious SPACE KNIGHTS!
40 PGS./Rated T …$4.99

No mention of a backup feature, which has been the best part of this title. 

DRAX #8
CM PUNK and CULLEN BUNN (W) • SCOTT HEPBURN (A/C)
REFUGEE KIDS FREE TO A GOOD HOME!
• Drax’s mission to return all of the Fin Fang Foom refugee children continues to go well. Except, you know, for all the bounty hunters after him.
• Ironically, one of the bounty hunters is CAMMI, another child Drax was tricked into caring about. Will she lead him to the person who put the hit out on Drax?
• Who are those other bounty hunters she’s with? Oh, only PIP THE TROLL and…PLANET TERRY???
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Cammi is in this, she is going to end up being my last recruited character on Facebook’s Avengers Alliance, as – once again – I’m having to stop playing that game as it was just simply taking over my life again.   

MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINOSAUR #8
AMY REEDER & BRANDON MONTCLARE (W) • NATACHA BUSTOS (A)
COVER BY AMY REEDER
ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
“COSMIC CUTIES” CONTINUES!
• Nothing scares fearless genius LUNELLA LAFAYETTE more than change. So of course, big change is at her doorstep!
• How big? How about finding her mind trapped in DEVIL DINOSAUR’S body?
• And how does the big red T-Rex feel about being trapped in a 9-year old human girl’s body…during a test?
• All this and the first appearance of MOON GIRL’S new 9-year old super-powered rival: KID KREE!!!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

This sounds like a very fun twist on the whole body swapping plot.   

BLACK PANTHER #3
TA-NEHISI COATES (W) • BRIAN STELFREEZE (A/C)
CONNECTING VARIANT COVER C BY SANFORD GREENE
VARIANT COVER BY KYLE BAKER
• The most anticipated Marvel series since Whedon & Cassaday’s Astonishing X-Men!
• The Midnight Angels continue the liberation of Wakanda with extreme prejudice, and T’Challa’s indecisions could cost him more than just the throne.
• Coates and Stelfreeze weave a quintessential Black Panther tale that will change the tapestry of the Marvel Universe forever.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

 I find it very hard that this book is going to rank up there with Whedon/Cassaday/Martin’s Astonishing X-Men.  That type of hype makes me imagine my future self reading each issue with my arms cross thinking “this is no where near that good.”  Plus, I haven’t even heard of these creators before, besides Kyle Baker on a variant cover.  Way to oversell and put yourself way behind on the eight ball.  Hopefully it is good but time will tell. 

GUIDEBOOK TO THE MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE – MARVEL’S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. SEASON ONE
Written by MIKE O’SULLIVAN & THE OHOTMU TEAM
Cover by MIKE DEL MUNDO
Level 7 access granted! The MCU Guidebooks reach a new milestone as Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., the first Cinematic Universe TV series, takes center stage! Our comprehensive coverage of the fan-favorite Marvel Studios films and Marvel Television shows continues as we reveal everything you need to know about the worldwide peacekeeping organization and Agent Coulson’s elite team!! Featuring fact sheets, movie-to-comic comparisons, behind-the-scenes artwork and production stills, this issue is packed with profiles and updates on agents including Phil Coulson, Skye, Melinda May, Leo Fitz, Jemma Simmons, Antoine Triplett and the Koenigs; and foes including Grant Ward, John Garrett, Raina and Ian Quinn!
Plus: Deathlok! Sif! Victoria Hand! And Hydra! Relive the thrills of 2013-2014’s Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season One right here, and continue building your indispensable library of Cinematic Universe reference books!
32 PGS./ One-shot /Rated T+ …$3.99 

Maybe I can finally learn more about Victoria Hand but I recall the first season was pretty rough until like the midway point when it got totally retooled.  Well, not totally but they were put on notice and got their act together. 

AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. #6
MARC GUGGENHEIM (W) • GERMAN PERALTA (A)
Cover by MIKE NORTON
• “The Coulson Protocols” concludes! Coulson’s strategies could kill every super-hero in the Marvel Universe… unless the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. have something to say about it. Guest starring as many super-heroes as we cram into 20 pages. Plus: The moment you’ve been waiting for: Coulson vs. Ward!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

hmmmm, so lots of guests stars seems to be becoming a new trend.  Here’s hoping three of my favorites make it!   What’s this business about 20 pages?  I had to double check the page numbers, most state they are 32 pages so I guess there is 12 pages of SHIELD focus. 

THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #9
RYAN NORTH (W) • ERICA HENDERSON (A/C)
• The comic that got TWO #1s in its first year now reaches a new milestone: its very first #9!
• In Part 2 of “I Kissed A Squirrel And I Liked It,” Squirrel Girl’s date with a chump gets interrupted by MOLE MAN, who is a man who lives underground and can’t see that well! Hence the name!!
• Squirrel Girl is really good at empathizing with bad guys and talking them down, but what happens when she’s TOO good at that?
• Buy this comic to find out, because we show exactly that taking place! Spoiler alert: there’s punches AND jokes.
• Not a dream! Not an imaginary story! ONE the following three things WILL ACTUALLY OCCUR in this issue! 1) A pleasant visit to a coffee shop with friends; 2) A man with fishy powers suggests using fish to solve a problem, big surprise; 3) SQUIRREL GIRL USES HER TAIL TO KNOCK THE SMIRK RIGHT OFF A DUDE’S FACE!!
• Haha whoa I hope it’s the third one
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

Wow, nine issues is pretty impressive!  Plus, her first ninth issue, that’s a big deal!  I remember when Nova finally got a 25th issue.   Though, I recall that not being consecutive.  So that is the opposite of that.   

A YEAR OF MARVELS: THE INCREDIBLE #1
DENNIS CULVER & TBA (W) • LEONARDO ROMERO & TBA (A)
Cover by Jamal Campbell
• AT LAST! The Infinite Comic that had everyone talking makes it to print! Full of fun, heart, and pranks, this is one folks’ll be talking about for years!
• Presenting: a Mother’s Day story to curdle the blood!
• Meet the sinister Wendigo Sisters! Will the combined might of She-Hulk and Wolverine be enough to stop them from murdering their OWN MOTHER?
• Could there be more to this story than we’re telling you? Probably! Read and find out!
40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$4.99

I must be on the wrong websites as I never hear about hype, maybe I need to start visiting some main pages but seriously, if Newsarama nor Comic Book Resources are not going out of their way to promote, which websites are? 

CONTEST OF CHAMPIONS #9
AL EWING (W) • PACO MEDINA (A)
COVER BY SKAN
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• A new team of heroes is registered for the Contest —and they are VERY pro-registration!
• Their next mission: exterminate the renegade champions scattered across Battleworld!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

I wonder who these new heroes are?  Magik finally showed up in a flashback sequence in issue seven. 

UNCANNY X-MEN #8 & 9
CULLEN BUNN (W) • KEN LASHLEY (A)
Cover by GREG LAND
“APOCALYPSE WARS” CONTINUES!
• Fearing their teammate Archangel has once more fallen under the sway of the villainous Apocalypse, Psylocke and Magneto have embarked on a mission to save his life.
• But little did Psylocke suspect that the mission would bring her face-to-face with her former flame, Fantomex! (And believe me, things did NOT end on good terms!)
• Meanwhile, Sabretooth and M make a horrifying discovery in the Morlock tunnels beneath New York City. A ghost from M’s past has resurfaced…and she’s determined to make this run-in their last!
32 PGS. (EACH)/Rated T+ …$3.99 (EACH)

Magik was in issue five of this series, so I imagine she’ll keep being involved in the Apocalypse Wars.  She better be, if I’m going to be buying it.  Glad this title is still $4 instead of $5.   

ALL-NEW X-MEN #10
DENNIS HOPELESS (W) • MARK BAGLEY (A/C)
“APOCALYPSE WARS” CONTINUES!
• The ALL-NEW X-MEN are on a mission to write their own futures…and none is more determined to escape their destiny than Evan Sabahnur, who is to one day become the next host for the genocidal villain APOCALYPSE.
• But now, by way of unintentional intervention by his teammate Beast, Evan finds himself thousands of years in the past, in Egypt…and on the run alongside his predecessor, En Sabah Nur, the boy who will one day become Apocalypse himself!
• To change his future, will Evan literally change the course of history?
• Or will he instead be Apocalypse’s first victim??
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

This one seems more like an intimate look at Evan, so maybe I won’t have to get this one. 

EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN #11
JEFF LEMIRE (W) • HUMBERTO RAMOS (A/C)
“APOCALYPSE WARS” CONTINUES IN “OMEGA WORLD” PART 4!
• Trapped one thousand years in the future on a world ruled by the genocidal tyrant Apocalypse, the X-Men are literally mutantkind’s last hope!
• But in fighting Apocalypse’s newest horsemen, the X-Men’s future is slipping away from them…
• …especially when one of those horsemen is a Wolverine with a Venom symbiote!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

This crossover is starting to remind me of Battle of the Atom, having way too many side storylines with visits to both the past and the future.   

DEADPOOL V GAMBIT #1 (OF 5)
BEN ACKER & BEN BLACKER (W) • DANILO BEYRUTH (A)
Cover by KEVIN WADA
Variant cover by Tim Seeley
Gambit—one of the smoothest, best-looking operators in the world of the X-Men. Deadpool—one of the most annoying, ugliest dirtbags in the world of everything. Naturally, these guys got beef. But do you know what they have in common? A secret history of working together to pull con-jobs. That’s right—the grift is on as the Regeneratin’ Degenerate and the Ragin’ Cajun begrudgingly take on one last job together. Writers Ben Acker & Ben Blacker (THUNDERBOLTS, The Thrilling Adventure Hour) and artist Danilo Beyruth (GWENPOOL) lead us into the dirty underbelly of Deadpool and the squeaky-clean abs of Gambit!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

 Could this be a preview of what the Gambit movie might end up being?  If it ever comes back on track. 

DEADPOOL #13
GERRY DUGGAN, CHARLES SOULE, & DAVID WALKER (W)
MIKE HAWTHORNE (A)
Cover by FRANCISCO HERRERA
VARIANT COVER BY ROB LIEFELD
VARIANT COVER BY RON LIM
DAREDEVIL VARIANT COVER BY KHOI PHAM
POWER MAN & IRON FIST VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS STEVENS
ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
HIT-MONKEY VARIANT COVER BY Brent Schoonover
An all-new epic four-issue crossover in one package! This issue of Deadpool (lucky number 13) LITERALLY contains two issues of DEADPOOL, one issue of DAREDEVIL, and one issue of POWER MAN & IRON FIST! When Deadpool take a gig protecting a banker who betrayed his cartel partners, they seek the help of Assistant District Attorney Matt Murdock, who calls in the assistance (and fists) of Power Man Luke Cage and Danny Rand, master of the Iron Fist! A mega-violent, street-level, face-punching, gut-busting, kung-fuing, ninjitsuing crime story guaranteed to knock your teeth out! Bringing together the writers of the DEADPOOL, DAREDEVIL, and POWER MAN & IRON FIST series: Gerry Duggan, Charles Soule, and David Walker!
96 PGS./Parental Advisory …$9.99

Now this, I like this concept of a four part series, done in one issue.  Sure ten dollars is high but it is a real savings!  I’m intrigued.   

X-MEN ‘92 #4
CHAD BOWERS & CHRIS SIMS (W) • ALTI FIRMANSYAH (A)
Cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA
• The X-Men face the danger of THE DARKHOLD…
• …in a new “virtual” realm called “CYBERSPACE”!
• Plus: they’re still surrounded by VAMPIRES!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

Still no Magik, I really expect her to show up at one point.  Probably be in a flashback sequence if Colossus can ever appear. 

X-MEN: WORST X-MAN EVER #5 (OF 5)
MAX BEMIS (W) • MICHAEL WALSH (A/C)
• What becomes of the worst X-Man ever?
• Journey decades into the future and find out!
• Is it possible for things to actually get worse for Bailey?
32 PGS./RATED T+ …$3.99

I really liked the first issue, still can’t find a website that confirms if Kitty is in the second one.  I didn’t see her in it and comicbookdb clearly has the cast of the first issue copied and pasted to the other four issues.   

TIMELY COMICS
They’re the comics everyone is talking about, now is your chance to hop on board before you get left in the dust! Marvel is proud to announce TIMELY COMICS, a new imprint of titles specially designed to get you caught up with hot All-New, All-Different Marvel titles! Reprinting the first three issues of select titles at an introductory price point of $3.00, Timely Comics will take you on a path through the restored Marvel Universe! The forming of the Avengers, Daredevil’s fight for Chinatown, the birth of the Totally Awesome Hulk and so much more! These titles sold out and burned up the charts, so don’t miss out on them now. Your new favorite series awaits, so get three issues for the $3.00 this June with TIMELY COMICS!

TIMELY COMICS: INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #1
Reprinting INVINCIBLE IRON MAN (2015) #1-3.
72 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.00

TIMELY COMICS: ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT AVENGERS #1
Reprinting ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT AVENGERS #1 (A STORY) and #2-3.
72 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.00

TIMELY COMICS: ALL-NEW INHUMANS #1
Reprinting ALL-NEW INHUMANS #1
(A STORY) and #2-3.
72 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.00

TIMELY COMICS: CARNAGE #1
Reprinting CARNAGE (2015) #1-3.
72 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.00

TIMELY COMICS: DAREDEVIL #1
Reprinting DAREDEVIL (2015) #1-3.
72 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.00

TIMELY COMICS: DRAX #1
Reprinting DRAX #1-3.
72 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.00

TIMELY COMICS: DOCTOR STRANGE #1
Reprinting DOCTOR STRANGE (2015) #1
(A STORY) and #2-3.
72 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.00

TIMELY COMICS: MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINOSAUR #1
Reprinting MOON GIRL AND
DEVIL DINOSAUR #1-3.
72 PGS./Rated T …$3.00

TIMELY COMICS: NEW AVENGERS #1
Reprinting NEW AVENGERS (2015) #1-3.
72 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.00

TIMELY COMICS: SCARLET WITCH #1
Reprinting SCARLET WITCH (2015) #1-3.
72 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.00

TIMELY COMICS: SQUADRON SUPREME #1
Reprinting SQUADRON SUPREME (2015) #1-3.
72 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.00

TIMELY COMICS: THE TOTALLY AWESOME HULK #1
Reprinting TOTALLY AWESOME HULK #1-3.
80 PGS./Rated T …$3.00

TIMELY COMICS: ULTIMATES #1
Reprinting ULTIMATES (2015) #1-3.
72 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.00

TIMELY COMICS: UNCANNY INHUMANS #1
Reprinting UNCANNY INHUMANS #1
(A STORY) and #2-3.
72 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.00

TIMELY COMICS: VENOM: SPACE KNIGHT #1
Reprinting VENOM: SPACE KNIGHT #1-3.
72 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.00

TIMELY COMICS: WEB-WARRIORS #1
Reprinting WEB-WARRIORS #1
(A STORY) and #2-3.
72 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.00

I have to agree with Rob and Brian of the Uncanny X-Cast, I bet I don’t ever come across these.  If I do, at Hastings, I would recommend – Drax, Venom Space Knight and Doctor Strange.  Three out of twelve, so a quarter, that isn’t bad.  Nine issues for ten dollars is a pretty decent tale.  Half of a trade for a quarter of the price too.  If Marvel is smart, they would have the trades coming out pretty soon after this too.  Or at the same time, but then again, who buys half a story when for five dollars more, you can get the whole thing. Well, maybe ten dollars more.  Plus, if you are going to sample it, you might as well sample the entire trade, you’re flipping through pages already, what’s 60 more?     

STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS ADAPTATION #1 (of 5)
Chuck Wendig (W) • Luke Ross (A)
Cover by Esad Ribic
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
SKETCH VARIANT COVER BY ESAD RIBIC
BLANK VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
VARIANT COVER BY John Cassaday
SKETCH VARIANT COVER BY John Cassaday
VARIANT COVER BY JOE QUESADA
SKETCH VARIANT COVER BY JOE QUESADA
MOVIE VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
It’s true—all of it! The biggest movie of the year jumps from the big screen to the comic book page! It’s been three decades since the Rebel Alliance destroyed the Death Star and toppled the Galactic Empire…but now, on the remote planet of Jakku…there is a stirring in the Force. A young scavenger named Rey…a deserting stormtrooper named Finn…an ace pilot name Poe…and a dark apprentice named Kylo Ren…Their lives are about to collide as the awakening begins. Written by Chuck Wendig (STAR WARS: AFTERMATH) and drawn by Luke Ross (HERCULES), take us on our first steps back into the Saga of a lifetime!
40 PGS./Rated T …$4.99

So, five dollars an issue and it is five issues long, so that’s $25 dollars.  So you can spend five dollars a month on this adaption or just spend the $25 for the bluray that is already out.  Who buys these adaptions?  They must sell well as they keep making them.  The trade might end up being just $20 but that’s still six months away.  It is faster to read the thing than sit through the movie but I feel like the movie is the way you want to revisit the story.   

AVENGERS: STANDOFF HC
Written by NICK SPENCER, MARC GUGGENHEIM, GERRY DUGGAN, MARK WAID, AL EWING,
JOSH WILLIAMSON & FRANK BARBIERE
Penciled by MARK BAGLEY, JESUS SAIZ, DANEL ACUNA, GERMAN PERALTA, RYAN STEGMAN, MAHMUD ASRAR, ADAM KUBERT, GERARDO SANDOVAL, MARCUS TO, PAUL RENAUD,
MIKE HENDERSON & BRENT SCHOONOVER
Cover by JESUS SAIZ
On his 75th anniversary, Captain America is about to face a challenge unlike any other. Prepare for an assault on…Pleasant Hill! Three shield-wielders past and present — Steve Rogers, Bucky Barnes and Sam Wilson — find themselves in a standoff, with high and very personal stakes. And as this tense conflict quickly escalates out of control, it draws in three teams of Avengers, the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and more! But it all begins in an idyllic community with friendly neighbors…and a terrible, dark secret. What is going on behind Pleasant Hill’s closed doors? Collecting AVENGERS STANDOFF: WELCOME TO PLEASANT HILL; AVENGERS STANDOFF: ASSAULT ON PLEASANT HILL ALPHA and OMEGA; AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. #3-4; UNCANNY AVENGERS (2015B) #7-8; ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT AVENGERS #7-8; NEW AVENGERS (2015) #8-10; CAPTAIN AMERICA: SAM WILSON #7-8; ILLUMINATI #6; and HOWLING COMMANDOS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. #6.
384 PGS./Rated T+ …$34.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-90147-9
Trim size: oversized

The idea of brainwashed villains to serve out their sentences in relative peace, is pretty clever.  This would be the format I would want to read that story, but I haven’t read any buzz about it besides that it sets up Civil War II. 

SPIDER-MAN: CLONE SAGA OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC
Written by TERRY KAVANAGH, JM DEMATTEIS, TODD DEZAGO, HOWARD MACKIE, TOM DEFALCO, TOM LYLE, TOM BREVOORT, MIKE KANTEROVICH & MORE
Penciled by STEVEN BUTLER, LIAM SHARP, PHIL GOSIER, MARK BAGLEY, JOHN ROMITA JR., TOM LYLE, MIKE MANLEY, SAL BUSCEMA, BOB MCLEOD, RON LIM, STEWART JOHNSON, TODD SMITH & MORE
Cover by MARK BAGLEY
One of the most explosive sagas in comics history! Peter Parker’s world is rocked like never before by the return of his clone, long thought dead. For years, the clone has lived in peace as “Ben Reilly,” but now he’ll be drawn back into wall-crawling action as the Scarlet Spider! But who or what is Kaine? Both Peter and Ben will be caught in a web of death spun by the Jackal, and their power and responsibility will be tested to the limits as the villain’s game of smoke and mirrors raises the question: Just who is the real Amazing Spider-Man? Collecting WEB OF SPIDER-MAN (1985) #117-125, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #394-401, SPIDER-MAN (1990) #51-58, SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) #217-224, SPIDER-MAN UNLIMITED (1993) #7-9, SPIDER-MAN: FUNERAL FOR AN OCTOPUS #1-3, SPIDER-MAN: THE CLONE JOURNAL and material from SPIDER-MAN COLLECTORS’ PREVIEW.
1240 PGS./Rated T …$125.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-90216-2
Trim size: oversized

I wish they would say Volume One of Five or something, how many would it be?  Web Of doesn’t last through the run of it.  Amazing ets rebooted, Sensational doesn’t start it out.  I know Amazing Spider-Man 425 guest stars X-Man and has Peter in the red and blue.  I would totally love to revisit this story gain but $125 times even two, is way out of my price range.   

INHUMANS/X-MEN: WAR OF KINGS OMNIBUS HC
Written by ED BRUBAKER, CHRIS YOST, DAN ABNETT, ANDY LANNING, CB CEBULSKI, CHRISTOS GAGE
& JAY FAERBER
Penciled by BILLY TAN, CLAYTON HENRY,
PACO DIAZ, PAUL PELLETIER, BONG DAZO,
DUSTIN WEAVER, HARVEY TOLIBAO,
WELLINGTON ALVES, ANDREA DI VITO, KEVIN SHARPE,
BRAD WALKER, WES CRAIG & MORE
Cover by DAVID YARDIN
A cosmic epic connecting the Inhumans, X-Men and Guardians of the Galaxy! The Inhumans leave Earth and take their destined place as rulers of the Kree Empire! Meanwhile, Cyclops and Havok’s power-mad brother, Vulcan, claims the Shi’ar Empire’s throne, bringing the galaxy to the brink of destruction! With the Nova Corps, Starjammers and Guardians caught in the middle, two empires make cosmic war — and the fallout might just tear the galaxy in half! Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) #475-486, X-MEN: EMPEROR VULCAN #1-5, SECRET INVASION: WAR OF KINGS, X-MEN: KINGBREAKER #1-4, WAR OF KINGS: DARKHAWK #1-2, WAR OF KINGS: WARRIORS #1-2, WAR OF KINGS #1-6, WAR OF KINGS: ASCENSION #1-4, WAR OF KINGS: SAVAGE WORLD OF SAKAAR and WHO WILL RULE?, NOVA (2007) #23-28, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (2008) #13-19, MARVEL SPOTLIGHT: WAR OF KINGS and material from X-MEN: DIVIDED WE STAND #2.
1304 PGS./Rated T+ …$100.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-90225-4
Trim size: oversized

Look at them trying to bill this as Inhumans / X-Men, instead of Annihilation : War of Kings.  I’m  not being fooled. 

THE UNCANNY X-MEN OMNIBUS VOL. 2 HC
(NEW PRINTING)
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT with JOHN BYRNE, MARY JO DUFFY, SCOTT EDELMAN & BOB LAYTON
Penciled by JOHN BYRNE & DAVE COCKRUM with JOHN ROMITA JR., BRENT ANDERSON,
MICHAEL GOLDEN, PAUL SMITH, GEORGE PEREZ, JOHN BUSCEMA, BOB McLEOD, KEN LANDGRAF
& JIM SHERMAN
Cover by JOHN BYRNE
Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum and John Byrne took a little reprint series called X-MEN and turned it into the all-new, all-different titan that conquered comicdom. Now, you can experience the thrills and excitement of their classic tales from “The Dark Phoenix Saga” to “Days of Future Past” and so much more in this enormous Omnibus! Including the debuts of X-universe mainstays Emma Frost and Kitty Pryde, the threat of Mystique’s Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, Magneto’s return, Wolverine’s first solo story and a rare Savage Land adventure — plus the original ending of “Dark Phoenix” and a host of bonus stories! Collecting X-MEN (1963) #132-141, UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) #142-153, X-MEN ANNUAL (1970) #4-5, AVENGERS ANNUAL #10, MARVEL TREASURY EDITION #26-27, BIZARRE ADVENTURES #27, PHOENIX: THE UNTOLD STORY, and material from MARVEL FANFARE (1982) #1-4 and MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) #100.
912 PGS./All Ages …$100.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-90166-0
Trim size: oversized

This bugs me so much.  The volume should really go from 129 through 160, right before the Brood Saga and then the next volume could be the Paul Smith hardcover we’ve all been wanting.  Or go 129 through 150, at the very least.  Splitting the Dark Phoenix Saga into two omnibus doesn’t make sense to me.  I would have been tempted, seriously tempted, to get this one of these days.  At leats the third volume should complete all of Paul Smith’s run. 

SPIDER-WOMEN TPB
Written by ROBBIE THOMPSON, JASON LATOUR & DENNIS HOPELESS
Penciled by VANESA DEL REY, TANA FORD, BENGAL, JAVIER RODRIGUEZ & JOELLE JONES
Cover by YASMINE PUTRI
The Spider-Women of two worlds join Silk for a story too big for just one of their books! New mother Jessica Drew is taking a mentor role with Silk and Spider-Gwen, and the trio enjoys a brunch break on Gwen’s Earth-65. But when nefarious spy organization S.I.L.K. and its leader — a certain Cindy Moon — notice the interdimensional interlopers, everything goes wrong! Can the arachnid adventurers find a way home, or will they be trapped in a world they never made? And if they do escape Earth-65, will their troubles follow? Jess meets the Mary Janes, and Silk comes face-to-face with her counterpart’s family — but who’s looking after little baby Drew? It’s an epic that will shake all three Spider-Women to the core! Collecting SPIDER-WOMEN ALPHA and OMEGA, SILK (2015B) #7-8, SPIDER-GWEN (2015B) #7-8, and SPIDER-WOMAN (2015) #6-7.
176 PGS./Rated T+ …$29.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-90093-9

I do like the concept of this crossover, small and precise and self contained.  Might be worth a flip or two. 

UNCANNY X-MEN: SUPERIOR VOL. 1: SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST TPB
Written by CULLEN BUNN
Penciled by GREG LAND
Cover by GREG LAND
Desperate times call for a darker team of X-Men! With mutantkind in extinction’s crosshairs once more, Magneto leads a group of the deadliest that Homo superior has to offer to fight for the fate of their species! Refusing to accept even one more mutant death, the most ruthless possessors of the X-gene on Earth — deadly warriors like Sabretooth, Fantomex, Mystique and Psylocke — have banded together to proactively mow down their enemies. But with a team populated by killers, can they stay away from each other’s throats long enough to take down their targets? And can the Master of Magnetism curb his own homicidal instincts long enough to find out who’s trying to speed up mutantkind’s descent into the grave? It’s X-Men with the emphasis on Uncanny! Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (2016) #1-5.
112 PGS./Rated T+ …$15.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9607-5

Magik is in the fifth issue, and that was pretty good.   

VENOM: SPACE KNIGHT VOL. 1: AGENT OF THE COSMOS TPB
Written by ROBBIE THOMPSON
Penciled by ARIEL OLIVETTI
Cover by ARIEL OLIVETTI
Flash Thompson is many things. Soldier. Veteran. Double amputee. Guardian of the Galaxy. Host to a powerful yet newly tamed alien symbiote. Now Flash is tasked with being an intergalactic ambassador of Earth and an Agent of the Cosmos! Join Flash for high adventure in deep space as he swashbuckles his way across the universe! But as Venom travels the galaxy, helping the helpless and punishing the violent, he will go from Guardian to gladiator when he’s made to fight in an alien arena. And when facing an emergency on a planet of volcanoes, how can he serve as a Space Knight when his symbiote suit of armor is afraid of fire? And when an enemy seeks to corrupt the symbiote, will this mark the return of the big bad Venom? Collecting VENOM: SPACE KNIGHT #1-6.
136 PGS./Rated T+ …$17.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9654-9

Kitty was shown in an early issue of the series and it wasn’t a bad issue.   

ROCKET RACCOON & GROOT VOL. 1:
TRICKS OF THE TRADE TPB
Written by SKOTTIE YOUNG
Penciled by FILIPE ANDRADE, AARON CONLEY & JAY FOSGITT
Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG
Rocket Raccoon breaks bad! But can Groot bring back his best pal from the dark side? Find out in the ultimate buddy book, filled with tall tails and arboreal adventures! When Rocket undergoes a dastardly transformation, Groot battles to remind him who he truly is — but will that only leave the walking, talking tree in the dictatorial Lord RakZoon’s torture dungeon? RakZoon may be short, but he casts a long shadow over his empire — one that may bring about a bleak future for the galaxy’s greatest friendship! Is this the end for Rocket and Groot? Or will Raccoon-narok come later, with the epic voyage of Rocket the Red and Leaf Grooterson? And in between all this drama, there’s fun and games to be had — with our heroes as ringers in an intergalactic football league! Collecting ROCKET RACCOON & GROOT #1-6.
136 PGS./Rated T …$17.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9973-1

Kitty was also in issue three of this series. 

THUNDERBOLTS CLASSIC VOL. 2 TPB (NEW PRINTING)
Written by KURT BUSIEK, ROGER STERN & JOHN OSTRANDER
Penciled by MARK BAGLEY, JEFF JOHNSON, RON FRENZ & PASQUAL FERRY
Cover by MARK BAGLEY
The Thunderbolts’ true identities as the villainous Masters of Evil have been revealed to the world! Leader Baron Zemo’s plans for global domination have been put into effect! The world’s greatest super heroes have fallen under Zemo’s mental control — including the Avengers, Fantastic Four and more! Who can stop Zemo’s mad plans from escalating before it’s too late? Only the Thunderbolts! Their time in the heroic limelight has changed some of them for the better, and they’re not ready to give up these new lives just yet. But are these former villains willing to complete their redemption and fully side with the angels? Or will hard decisions and deadly consequences split the team right down the middle? Guest-starring Black Widow, Luke Cage, Iron Fist and the Heroes for Hire! Collecting THUNDERBOLTS (1997) #6-14 and HEROES FOR HIRE (1997) #7.
256 PGS./Rated T …$34.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9684-6

HAWKEYE & THE THUNDERBOLTS VOL. 2 TPB
Written by FABIAN NICIEZA & KURT BUSIEK
Penciled by MARK BAGLEY, PATRICK ZIRCHER, GEORGE PÉREZ & PAUL RYAN
Cover by MARK BAGLEY
Earth’s mightiest marksman continues to steer the Thunderbolts to greatness in a volume filled with revelations! Citizen V is unmasked at last! A heartbreaking killer is exposed! And Moonstone learns far more than she bargained for about the source of her power! As the team enters a showdown with the V-Battalion, Sandman lends a great big hand — but can he be trusted? Wonder Man has it in for Atlas, and Black Widow swings by — could this be a warmup for a full-on Avengers/Thunderbolts crossover? You betcha! And Count Nefaria might be more than both groups can handle! Old friends return, and a new Scourge attacks — but as more secrets spill out, will this be the end of a beautiful friendship for Hawkeye and the Thunderbolts? Collecting THUNDERBOLTS (1997) #38-50 and AVENGERS (1998) #31-34.
440 PGS./Rated T …$39.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9547-4

So weird that they are not just waiting for Thunderbolts Classic Volume Three to come out before releasing the Hawkeye era of the title.   

MARVEL FIRSTS: THE 1990S VOL. 2 TPB
Written by DG CHICHESTER, FABIAN NICIEZA, TOM DEFALCO, TERRY KAVANAGH & MORE
Penciled by RON GARNEY, ART THIBERT, RON FRENZ, GABRIEL GECKO, TOM TENNEY & MORE
Cover by VARIOUS
The notorious nineties roll on! The decade’s biggest stars — Venom, Cable, Deadpool and Gambit — win solo titles! The clone-tacular Scarlet Spider swings in, as Bishop and X-Man blow away the competition! The Avengers and Fantastic Four get Force-ful spinoffs, as do Thor and Iron Man! Generation X joins the Xavier School! Blade and the Nightstalkers rise! ClanDestine makes its uncanny debut, Nightwatch’s origin is revealed, and Vengeance goes solo! Collecting NIGHTSTALKERS #1, VENOM: LETHAL PROTECTOR #1, CABLE (1993) #1, DEADPOOL: THE CIRCLE CHASE #1, THUNDERSTRIKE (1993) #1, GAMBIT (1993) #1, WAR MACHINE (1994) #1, BLACKWULF #1, FORCE WORKS #1, BLADE THE VAMPIRE-HUNTER (1994) #1, GENERATION X SAN DIEGO PREVIEW, FANTASTIC FORCE (1994) #1, WEB OF SPIDER-MAN (1985) #118, BISHOP #1 and X-MAN #1 — plus material from WEB OF SPIDER-MAN (1985) #100, and MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS (1988) #147 and #158.
472 PGS./Rated T …$39.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-90097-7

This is so weird, these collections, as they don’t print the second issues or make them readily available.  Plus, there isn’t a way to tell which stories are the reason people are buying this. 

X-MEN: THE TRIAL OF GAMBIT TPB
Written by SCOTT LOBDELL, BEN RAAB & STEVE SEAGLE
Penciled by JOE MADUREIRA, MELVIN RUBI, BRYAN HITCH, CHRIS BACHALO, ANDY SMITH & CARLOS PACHECO
Cover by JOE MADUREIRA
For years, they’ve loved each other from a safe distance. Now Rogue and Gambit will become closer than ever — and it may shatter their lives permanently! For when Remy LeBeau’s past actions are revealed, he’ll be put on trial — but who will serve as judge, jury and executioner? In other action, a suitably uncanny battle between Cannonball and Gladiator sends one squad of X-Men on its latest intergalactic adventure. Can they free the Shi’ar from the deadly grip of the Phalanx and return to Earth in one piece? Meanwhile, another team grapples with the Kingpin and Sebastian Shaw over a possible cure for the Legacy Virus! Plus: Flash back with Rachel Summers and Magneto, witness a furious Marrow take on Spider-Man, and meet the mighty Maggott! Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) #341-350 and #-1, and X-MEN (1991) #62-64 and #-1.
400 PGS./Rated T …$34.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-90070-0

I really like the fact that this is pretty printed, makes me hopefully that other 90s X-Men trades might come of it.

LUKE CAGE: AVENGER TPB
Written by MIKE BENSON, ADAM GLASS, BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS, JOHN ARCUDI & FRANK MILLER
Penciled by DALIBOR TALAJIC, LEINIL FRANCIS YU, BILLY TAN, ERIC CANETE, PEPE LARRAZ & HERB TRIMPE
Cover by STUART IMMONEN
The steel-skinned Avenger shows exactly why he’s one of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes! Discover how young Carl Lucas, imprisoned for a crime he didn’t commit, gained his powers and became the hero he is today! As Civil War rages, Luke picks a side and makes a stand — but it might divide him from his wife, Jessica Jones! But when their daughter, Danielle, is captured by Skrulls, Luke will make a deal with the devil to save her. Then, a ghost from Luke’s past takes him back to the Hero For Hire biz — and a classic street level team-up pits Luke, best pal Iron Fist, Daredevil, Moon Knight and Spider-Man against the Kingpin and Killgrave the Purple Man! Collecting AVENGERS ORIGINS: LUKE CAGE, NEW AVENGERS (2005) #22 and #49, NEW AVENGERS: LUKE CAGE #1-3 and MARVEL TEAM-UP ANNUAL #4.
200 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-90194-3

In time for this to hit shelves for the Netflix show in September, though it would be way early and have lots of dust on it, by then. 

. . .

So looks like June might be pretty expensive for me –

Civil War II 1  $6
Civil War II 2  $5
Civil War II X-Men 1 $4
Guardians of the Galaxy 9      $4
Star Lord 8      $4
Rocket Raccoon & Groot 6    $4
Uncanny X-Men 9      $8
All New X-Men 10     $4
Extraordinary X-Men 11        $4
Worst X-Man Ever 5  $4

Ten titles for $47, with a dollar off per title, gets me to $37 – which right at my budget limit.  Grant it, I probably won’t be getting those Civil War II issues, besides the X-Men tie-in.  So there’s eleven dollars off, right there.  I probably own’t get Rocket Raccoon & Groot either.

. . .

I have to add Civil War II and Civil War II X-Men to my pull list.