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Star Lord and Kitty Pryde 3

Posted by John Klein III on April 22, 2016

Posted in: Fun With YouTube, Homage, Review, Songs. Tagged: 141, 2015, Battleworld, Firmansyah - Altri, Humphries - Sam, Kholinne - Jessica, Lockheed, Music, Putri - Yasmine, Sabino - Joe, Secret Wars 2015, Star Lord and Kitty Pryde, StarKat, YouTube. Leave a comment

Writer Sam Humphries

Artist Alti Firmansyah

Colorist Jessica Kholinne

Letters VC’s Joe Sabino

Cover Yasmine Putri

I had to add Kris Anka’s variant to my Wishlist.

I really like Sabino’s commitment to making their speech balloons are upside down, along with them. AoA Shadowcat and Peter Quill are blaming each other, for their present situation.

Gambit corrects them, they are both to blame. Gambit, correctly, assumes that Quill is Pryde’s sidekick. He denies, this, though he is willing to be Thor’s sidekick.

Gambit likes to remind Pryde of their time together in Higher Avalon. I like how he wants to put a Spider-Man mask, on her. They make references to the other domains, as they are in the know.

There is a huge KLANG and Gambit goes to investigate.

Shadowcat explains why she is powerless against Widget. When God Doom created Battleworld, he knew he would be having duplicated heroes. I guess he also figured they would eventfully meet and wanted to make sure that any fights, will have to be bad arse.

Look at those various Shadowcats! A teenage one, maybe from House of M. Ultimate Shadowcat. Black Queen, from Mutant X – so great! AoA Shadowcat, in the center, as she is the star of this series. Widget, from the Proper Marvel Universe or that one from the Uncanny X-Force storyline when they went to the Captain Britain Corps (Otherworld). issues 20 – 23. Proper Kitty Pryde, from the costume and the awesome Lockheed! Finally, there is a Tigra Shadowcat, which is pretty fun.

Quill gets a plan, since Widget is a Kitty Pryde, it should be attracted to him – so he starts a flirtmance.

He sings, as he always does, Once Upon A Dream – from Cinderella.

Thanks to YouTuber DisneyMusicVEVO for hosting the video.

It totally works and Widget and Quill kiss!

Gambit comes back, he couldn’t find anything except for a tacky white jacket.

Since it worked, Widget has let StarKat go. Shadowcat tries to stab Gambit, we are told more about the actual mission in Avalon. Gambit stole the Sword of the Knight Crawler (get it?) so that must be how he screwed her over. The knife she tried to use, was one of the Longshot knives so it bounces off of Gambit. It bounces from Gambit, off of Shadowcat, off the head of a statue of God Doom, nearly misses Widget and it slices Quill’s right arm.

What a fun and soft homage to Uncanny X-Men 141. At first, I didn’t think it was suppose to be that, but the posters of God Doom and Shadowcat’s outstretch arm, seals the deal.

God Doom appears and scares Gambit. I keep typing it “Gabmit” does anyone else do that?

With a nasty upper cut, Gambit is taken out. Shadowcat starts trying to explain the situation. I take it, that she deals more with Valeria, his daughter.

God Doom was really Fun Loving Drax, which I’m sure must be super illegal!

Later. Quill and Drax want to know what has been in the briefcase, this entire time. She reveals what it is . . . A tail! Quill instantly recognizes that it is his old pal, Rocket’s tail! Apparently, there is a rumor that Rocket’s tail is fake, if that makes any sense.

Twenty minutes later, Quill is still hugging the tail. Drax reveals that he left Gambit in front of a defaced God Doom poster, Doom Sux. The Thors arrive, the penalty for defiling the image of God Doom, with a typo, is . . . DEATH! I sort of love the concept of that rule book, with that cause in it.

Shadowcat wants the tail back. Quill, in a very touching moment, doesn’t want to depart with it. It is the only piece of home he has, plus of his friend, that he has seen in forever. Shadowcat can relate, as she isn’t home either. Quill tries to hand it over, but she lets him keep it.

Look how happy he is! This comic (and series) has been so great. Quill proceeds to try to ruin the moment.

Pryde can’t resist anymore, all of that disgust has turn around to attraction. He guesses at what it was, that turn her.

It was his puppy dog eyes. She does love that song, good thing Disney films are everywhere. Pryde leaves, stating that she hopes he doesn’t get himself killed.

Drax hears Quill’s real name, as he was using “Steve Rogers” as an alias. Drax knew he wasn’t a variant of Captain America, as Rogers has never had a singing voice.

Issue ends with the two guys joking, Quill wants an army of Rockets.

This has been one of the best series to come out of Secret Wars 2015. From the writing, to the art, to the coloring, the atmosphere has just been pure fun.

Star Lord and Kitty Pryde 2

Posted by John Klein III on March 26, 2016

Posted in: Review. Tagged: 2015, Battleworld, Firmansyah - Altri, Humphries - Sam, Kholinne - Jessica, Putri - Yasmine, Sabino - Joe, Secret Wars 2015, Star Lord and Kitty Pryde, StarKat. Leave a comment

Writer Sam Humphries

Artist Alti Firmansyah

Colorist Jessica Kholinne

Letters VC’s Joe Sabino

Cover Yasmine Putri

I had to add the Annie Wu Variant to my Wishlist.

Pizza My Heart. Best Slice in the Manhattan Domain. Shadowcat has Quill handcuffed to her arm. We get our first glimpse of . . . The Mutdroids!

The Mutdroids are awesome! These are robotic New Mutants – Cannonball, Dani Moonstar, Warlock, Magik and Sunspot. Shadowcat is not intimidated by these foes. She slices Sunspot’s knees, which is awesome.

Quill is trying to understand why Shadowcat is working for Doom.

This Shadowcat is intense! Cannonball comes . . . cannonbaling towards the non-couple, and Shadowcat opens the microwave and melts the young man from Kentucky.

Quill is trying to explain to Shadowcat that Battleworld is a fake, he is from the previous world, and knows that Doom has masterminded this world’s creation.

Quill gets in the fight, flinging pizzas around the place. Shadowcat phase punches Dani to her dumb robotic face. So fun having Dani say “malfunction..the focused totality of my psyyyychic powwwwwers” even though that isn’t the thing she says – that would be Psylocke but I love that silly expression.

We get a slight tease of a Shadowcat v Magik fight but it is over, off panel.

Quill takes the time to see the similarities between this Shadowcat and his fiance, Kitty Pryde. He can’t help falling in love, though she frightens him.

We do see that Shadowcat has pushed her claws through the bottom of Magik’s head and straight through her eyeballs.

Warlock shows up, upset that all of his friends are dead. Shadowcat notices that he is speaking with nouns, so she shreds into him. Doug was using Warlock like a suit of armor. She forces him to reveal where Gambit is. He tells her Gambit is at the museum. Shadowcat and Quill start walking away when Doug makes the fatal mistake of recognizing Shadowcat. She can’t let him live, and snikts him through the chest. Warlock is sad and self-destructs. Selfgoodbye.

The Union of Doom Square. Later. Shadowcat wakes up, to discover that Quill has undone his handcuff. She is impress that he didn’t run off. She saved him, so he felt obligated to stick around.

Since the stakes are low, they take the time to chat. This issue can be broken down into three parts, the first opening battle. This nice scene in the Square and the final one, but I really adore all three of them. This is such a great issue.

Shadowcat asks about her counterpart, Quill really loves her. The coloring in this issue, is outstanding. Kholinne makes the issue look light hearted and fun.

Shadowcat asks if the two ladies are the same, and Quill is far to quick to say that they are nothing alike. This, naturally, offends her.

I can’t believe we got an issue where Kitty Pryde killed both Magik and Doug Ramsey! At least there wasn’t a scene where she strangled Lockheed!

They get heated, which is also fun to see. She’s a freakin’ psycho. He’s a lousy singer and she isn’t good at kissing.

I like the very real quiet beat there, for the top panel. The two let the moment rest, probably replaying the previous minutes, in their heads.

Quill needs to have the situation explained to him. Kitty can’t request backup, as she is on a renegade mission. Doom has two hands – one hand with Science, the other, Law. The two often collide.

Shadowcat confirms that she is from the Kingdom of Apocalypse, so now we know that she is the AoA Shadowcat – or some version of that one. If she didn’t go work for Doom, everyone in the region would be killed.

Shadowcat allows Quill to walk away but he is committed to follow this through. This doesn’t thrill her, at all.

The Doomenheim Museum. Quill isn’t impressed that Doom made himself a museum. Shadowcat has to explain that Doom had nothing to do with it, Doom doesn’t care about any of this nonsense. She phases the two of them through the ceiling, which the falls excites Quill. Who lets out a giant scream, when they are on a covert mission?

They fall to the ground, she falls on top of him and they look like they are about to kiss.

Shadowcat pulls away, as she sees Gambit’s bag, with the lock of hair in it. She opens the bag to reveal . . . WIDGET!!! That’s right, ya’ll, Humphries straight up brought Widget back! So awesome!

Widget is able to cancel Shadowcat’s powers, which informs her that Widget is an alternate version of herself. Quill doesn’t know how to make of this. Gambit, who I haven’t enjoyed this much – in years – waltzes in.

Issue ends with Gambit revealing that he wants to add Shadowcat to his own collection. So creepy! but understandable – still creepy!

Such a great series! By far, the best series to come out of Secret Wars 2015 – including the mains series, itself.

Siege Volume Two Issue 2

Posted by John Klein III on March 22, 2016

Posted in: Review. Tagged: 2015, Aburtov - Jesus, Andrade, Battleworld, Gillen, Lee - In-Hyuk, Putri - Yasmine, Rosenberg - Rachelle, Secret Wars 2015, Siege, Strahm - Kyle. Leave a comment

Writer Kieron Gillen

Artist Filipe Andrade

Color Artist Rachelle Rosenberg

Double Page Spreads Yasmine Putri, Kyle Strahm & Jesus Aburtov; In-Hyuk Lee

Letterer VC’s Clayton Cowles

The Shield. Brand is trying to get Leah to not go after Magik. Leah has to go, she loves her. As she should! Leah is sure she can find Thanos, before Kang could. Brand isn’t looking forward to having to work with Kang, at all. Leah believes she can find Magik and come back, before the 20th day, when the Shield is philosophized to fall, from a future Kang. If Leah can find Magik, then Illyana can use a stepping disc to come right back. Which, if she could do that, Illyana would be there right now.

How great is this double page spread? So many pages like this, in these first two issues!

Brand’s Journal. Brand likes Magik, immediately – who wouldn’t? Leah and Illyana got together, as they worked well together, as they both employ magic. So they were paired up, quite often. Look how happy Illyana is there! I didn’t even know she could smile!

Illyana’s prescense brings out the lighter side of Brand – which I like.

I really need to learn more about Leah, Marvel Database makes it seem like she has a complicated short history.

Leah is determined to go after her special lady friend. Leah takes off, confident that she will, both, find Magik and return.

15 Days Later. 5 days Before the Shield Falls. Which is a crazy time jump! Kang takes great pleasure in announcing his promotion, as Leah and her Hel-Ranchers have gone missing. This news takes Brand to her knees. She is super angry at how Kang went about telling her the news.

Apparently, if Brand fights anyone, if the other person wins – they become the Commander of the Shield. Summers attacks Kang, so that Brand wouldn’t have to. This makes Kang believe that Brand is weak.

Summers doesn’t live with any fear, he is like the thousandth clone, so he can be replaced. Summers reveals that Brand doesn’t make friends easy, or at all. She has lost few and has even lost her love of her life.

This leads to another two page spread. Hank McCoy, Beast, has returned to the Shield. Except he did it as a giant gross worm like creature. Brand had to kill him with a laser, through the head. Head shot, boom!

Brand hasn’t loved anything, ever since. Kang respects Brand now, as her underlings have such loyalty for her.

Later. Leonardo Da Vinci reveals that Thanos is seeking a glove, one might even call it – an Infinity Gauntlet. Kang suspects the future Kang was a fake, as any Kang should be a master of the timestream.

Brand wonders what would Fury do, and this segues us to a flashback. Fury believes that Brand is too hard on people.

Brand asks the robots, Unit and another Unit. There is no Thanos in their database. Units access the Perfection database, the Ultron database. This is what the Ultrons have been waiting for, as the Unit robots are bombarded. The Units believe in 47 years, the Ultrons will own the wastelands – but not the Wastelands where Old Man Logan is from. Every week, the Ultrons attack one part of the Shield, severely weakening it.

I had to read this page, so many times!

Ms. America calls the pride of blue kitties, Kitty Pride – but I thought she was calling Kate of Bishop, that she was Kitty Pryde. It was pretty confusing. I think the cats being blue, like Beast – really threw me off. Hopefully they appear in anther issue, so that I can make sense of it all. So it is like five cats, that share a hive mind, like the Cuckoos? That’s my guess.

On the Wall. The issue ends with Brand seeing who is leading the Ultrons. It is Nick Fury! It looks like the Fury, as he did as the final boss fight of Avengers Alliance 2, but all purple.

Siege 2’s Last Page –

Ultimate Alliance 2 –

Well, I guess they are not that similar but that was the impression I got.

The official countdown, in Two Days, the Shield will fall.

Star Lord and Kitty Pryde 1

Posted by John Klein III on March 14, 2016

Posted in: Fun With YouTube, Review, Songs. Tagged: 2015, Battleworld, Firmansyah - Altri, Humphries - Sam, Kholinne - Jessica, Music, Putri - Yasmine, Sabino - Joe, Secret Wars 2015, StarKat, YouTube. 3 Comments

Writer Sam Humphries

Artist Alti Firmansyah

Colorist Jessica Kholinne

Letters VC’s Joe Sabino

Cover Yasmine Putri

I was really hoping that the Action Figure variant was going to be this Kitty Pryde but it makes sense that Quill gets the first action figure variant. I’m hoping she gets the next one. This comic isn’t quite the ride I thought it was going to be.

As of Secret Wars 2015 4, Quill is still with the Proper Marvel Universe Characters – Spider-Man, Black Panther, Reed Richards, Captain Marvel and Thor. So I’m not sure how Quill separates from the main group, to make this issue possible. Maybe issue five explains that.

Issue opens in a nightclub. The bartender wears a shirt that resembles Black Bolt’s symbol. Quill is a lounge singer. In this region, no one knows Disney songs, so he comes off like a genius. Quill recounts the end of the universe, he doesn’t quite understand how all of this happen. We are suppose to ask Reed, if we want answers. He says that “in the chaos, he got separated” so that might be all the explanation that we get. Not sure how Secret Wars 2015 4 delayed this title, so much, as it seems like this one page doesn’t spoil nor tie in, to the series, at all.

Quill is in Manhattan, so it must be on that region of Battleworld. A lady offers to buy him a martini, but he turns it down.

Outside, a Drax with a hair style that will put Conan O’Brien’s hair to shame, it is so high! Drax calls Quill “Steve Rogers” as it was the first name Quill could come up with. Doom’s goons are looking for him, so he has to go by a different name. Drax knew a Steve Rogers, from a few domains over. Which is an odd comment, as I thought no one was suppose to know about the other domains. This Drax likes to tell jokes like how the proper one likes to fight.

We get to the co-star of the title! Look at that dress, it is clearly inspired by the Proper Kitty Pryde’s cosmic upgrade. There have been interviews stating that this is suppose to be the Age of Apocalypse Shadowcat, but I’m not sure if that is obvious, with this issue.

Kitty Pryde is here to meet with someone. That person is . . . Gambit, the Collector!! Gambit has ordered a St. Croix. Which Google only tells me there is a bottled water but maybe I’m not doing a search right. Kitty wants to keep this, strictly business. Gambit states that she is an agent of Valeria Von Doom’s Foundation, so that makes sense, as AoA Shadowcat was leading Generation Next. This does make me want to track Runaways better, but she wasn’t mentioned or seen, in the first issue of that series.

Shadowcat is after an anomaly, and Gambit wants his reward. He hands her a lock of hair, the origin of the hair is unknown. She also calls this “Doomforsaken Manhattan.” Since the Foundation doesn’t know the origins, it proves that the Gospel of Doom may not be completely true. The students of the Runaways title, come from various regions – so they know what is up. Plus, Valeria lives with God Doom, so she sees him – all the time.

Gambit’s reward? Longshot empowered blades, made from his very own bones! That’s pretty intense! Gambit takes back the lock of hair, apparently.

Quill is about to start his next set, we see that Strong Guy is part of her band. Not sure who the wolf guy is and maybe that is Polaris, with the green hair?

Quill starts to sing, Once Upon A Dream, from Sleeping Beauty. Which is the song he sung, before proposing to the Proper Kitty Pryde.

Thanks to YouTuber LordDaine, for hosting this video!

Which is something that you get, when you have the same writer write the Secret Wars Tie In series, that wrote Quill’s last series. Good for you, Humphries!

Quill then sees Kitty Pryde!

I love reading Quill’s mental commentary. Kitty is the best lady in the galaxy.

Firmansyah does a good job of recreating many of Paco Medina’s moments. I’m surprised her wearing the banana costume didn’t make it.

Quill leaves the stage, so fast!

Gambit tries to make a move on Kitty but she pops some metal claws – so that should be enough to prove she is AoA Shadowcat. How she isn’t dead, is beyond me but I’m also cool with it.

Gambit and Kitty did hook up, once in New Avalon but Kitty is quick to tell him – that was a mistake.

Quill tells Gambit to back off. Gambit isn’t happy that Kitty brought someone.

Kitty doesn’t recognize this blonde fellow. I really do wish that we saw Gambit take back the lock of hair, I feel like this is an important story beat, but wasn’t shown.

Gambit charges the champagne bottle and throws it at the non-couple. Drax, is the club owner. Gambit quickly throws the Longshot blades, so he didn’t get to keep them long.

Strong Guy is the drummer of the band. Storm is at the club, she was enjoying a drink.

Kitty wants Gambit to be stopped, but he is too quick. Kitty is worried about the backlash of Valeria, who for all purposes, is the daughter of God Doom. So I would be afraid of her wrath, as well. The hair is gone as are the blades. Quill doesn’t pick up on the importance of what is happening.

Quill, gets caught up in the moment, and kisses Kitty.

She does not like that! His face gets punched, so hard! His blood falls on the machine, that detects origins.

Issue ends with Kitty learning that Quill is a living anomaly. She handcuffs him to her and starts running towards Doomgard. The last place Quill wants to be!

Such a great first issue!

Marvel August 2015 Solicitations

Posted by John Klein III on May 23, 2015

Posted in: Solicitations. Tagged: Adams - Art, Newsarama, Putri - Yasmine, Solicitations, Young - Skottie. Leave a comment

http://www.newsarama.com/24559-marvel-comics-full-august-2015-solicitations.html

SECRET WARS #6 (OF 8)
JONATHAN HICKMAN • ESAD RIBIC (a)
Cover by ALEX ROSS
THE FINAL WAR!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

I own issue one but not issue two, so we knows how anticipated I will be for this issue. We know Doom has to lose so that the heroes can reshape the new Marvel Earth, right?

SILVER SURFER #15
DAN SLOTT • MICHAEL ALLRED (a/C)
“Day One”
• Does one Norrin Radd have to die for another Silver Surfer to live?
• In the space outside of time and the time outside of space, beings of great cosmic power battle for the final shape of the next reality!
• This may be the “Last Days” of The Silver Surfer…
•…but it also might be the FIRST Day of an All-New Marvel Universe!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Could Marvel really be placing the building blocks in Silver Surfer? That would be nice for Slott, and he is a big name at Marvel – but four months in advance, something tells me it is doubtful.

MAGNETO #21
CULLEN BUNN
PAUL DAVIDSON (a)
Cover by DAVID YARDIN
• With the Earth on the verge of destruction, the Master of Magnetism is determined to be mutantkind’s savior once more…
• But at what cost?
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

As the last “X-Title” that is being featured in the Last Days, I wish this was more star studded!

SECRET WARS: SECRET LOVE #1
MICHEL FIFFE, FELIPE SMITH, MARGUERITE BENNETT, JEREMY WHITLEY, KATIE COOK & MORE!
MICHEL FIFFE, FELIPE SMITH, KRIS ANKA, GURIHIRU, KATIE COOK & MORE! (a)
Cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE, CAN THEIR LOVE SURVIVE?
• ROBBIE REYES/KAMALA KHAN!
• TYPHOID MARY/KAREN PAGE/MATT MURDOCK!
• AND MANY MORE SECRET LOVE AFFAIRS…
40 PGS./ONE SHOT/Parental Guidance …$4.99
*SECRET WARS SERIES

This could be a very fun series! I’m hoping Kitty Pryde and Quill can get some attention in it!

MASTER OF KUNG FU #4 (of 4)
WILLIAM HADEN JR. BLACKMAN
DALIBOR TALAJIC (a)
Cover by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
THE KUNG FU SAGA CONCLUDES!
• Shang-Chi continues battling through the Thirteen Chambers to face his father, the immortal Emperor Zu!
• But first, he must defeat his rivals, Rand-K’ai, Great Master of the Iron Fist, and Red Sai, deadly leader of the Red Hand!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

I’m fine with Marvel changing Shang-Chi’s father’s name from Fu Manchu to Zu, I see what they are going for there and the copyright issue, and all. Lockheed and Kitty were in the first issue so here is hoping they are in all three! I’m glad they are finally putting the “of __” number in the title. Most of these have end dates, so let’s not pretend like we don’t know them. Either four or six issue series.

SIEGE #3
KIERON GILLEN
FILIPE ANDRADE (A)
Cover by W. SCOTT FORBES
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
AN ENEMY RISES! And this time…IT’S PERSONAL.
• The Shield is under siege! A Siege. In a book called “Siege.” Does this count as a spoiler?
• Things are looking bad for our crew on the Shield, and a “good” day involves everything trying to kill them, so…
• Bizarre armories, viscous villains, unstrung heroes, and battles beyond reason.
• Everyone’s going to die. It’s Awesome. Welcome to the Siege.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
*SECRET WARS SERIES

This is a fun write-up!

ULTIMATE END #4 (OF 5)
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS • MARK BAGLEY (a/C)
MANGA ARTIST VARIANT COVER BY TBA
WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON?
• TONY VS TONY, CLINT VS CLINT, HULK VS HULK!
• The tear between domains deepens…
• How long can two territories occupy the same space?
• Here comes MILES…
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Here is still hoping that Ultimate Shadowcat makes it to this series! and survives it!

SECRET WARS JOURNAL #4 (of 5)
MIKE BENSON & SINA GRACE
LAURA BRAGA & VICTOR IBANEZ (a)
Cover by STEPHEN THOMPSON
• No one goes AWOL from the SHIELD without the Punisher’s punishment! MIKE BENSON and LAURA BRAGA chronicle Frank’s first patrol with new partner Iron Fist—but something sinister lurking beneath the surface may just make it their last!
• And hiding amongst the humans in the DAYS OF FUTURE PAST, Psylocke finally decides it’s time to make her move and liberate her fellow mutants! But can one psychic ninja hope to take on an endless army of Sentinels?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Super interested in the Psylocke Days of Future Past story, though I thought we knew what she was up to from Excalibur 94. Iron Fist and Punisher, I could see being a good team.

Art by Yasmine Putri

STAR-LORD & KITTY PRYDE #3
SAM HUMPHRIES • ALTI FIRMANSYAH (a)
Cover by YASMINE PUTRI
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• The MARVEL UNIVERSE is dead!
• But #Starkat lives FOREVER!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
*SECRET WARS SERIES

Is this the final issue of the series? I’m still super interested in the variant covers and I can’t wait for the first issue to finally come out!

HOUSE OF M #1
DENNIS HOPELESS
Marco Failla (a)
COVER BY KRIS ANKA
• The House of Magnus controls all, having crushed all resistance to their reign. Magneto rules with an iron-fist, while his children and grandchildren live their lives as royals—with all the privileges and pit-falls that come with that title.
• But is Magneto’s control as all-encompassing as it seems? And what happens to a conqueror when there is no one left to conquer?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
HOUSE OF M #2
DENNIS HOPELESS
Marco Failla (a)
COVER BY KRIS ANKA
• What do QUICKSILVER and NAMOR have planned for Magneto’s kingdom? Is the heir-apparent to the House of Magnus a traitor?!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

I highly doubt Chicago based school teacher, Katherine Pryde, will be involved in this but I will be tracking it.

HANK JOHNSON, AGENT OF HYDRA #1
DAVID MANDEL • MICHAEL WALSH (a)
Cover by AMANDA CONNER
Variant Cover by MICHAEL WALSH
• Hey there, comic reader! Have you ever wondered what Hydra agents do during their downtime? No? Well…then, uh, go read HAIL HYDRA. For everyone else with a burning desire to see a Hydra agent letting it all hang out, THIS IS THE BOOK FOR YOU! BE THRILLED as Hank picks up his kids from school! BE AMAZED as Hank talks with Hydra’s HR department! And BE STUPEFIED as Hank wishes he had picked a different line of work! From CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM executive producer David Mandel, Hank Johnson, Agent of Hydra will have you looking at faceless henchmen in a whole new light.
32 PGS./ONE SHOT/Rated T+ …$3.99

This is a very fun concept! I wonder if it would be the eventful Journal / Battleworld trade. They have to combine those minis in one trade, right?

AGE OF APOCALYPSE #3
FABIAN NICIEZA
GERARDO SANDOVAL (a/C)
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• The race to claim the LEGACY VIRUS before it’s released by the human insurgency grows desperate! The X-MEN and the HORSEMEN of the APOCALYPSE vie for a weapon that can mean victory for Magneto’s rebels or ultimate power for the forces of En Sabah Nur.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Still waiting for both the cover with AoA Shadowcat and to see if she will play a role in this, at all. As I still believe she can be in two series, at the same time. Of course, she can!

A-FORCE #4
MARGUERITE BENNETT & G. WILLOW WILSON • JORGE MOLINA (a/C)
MANGA ARTIST VARIANT BY TBA
• With the fate of Arcadia hanging in the balance, a traitor in A-FORCE’s ranks is revealed!
• But why would she sell out her teammates?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
*SECRET WARS SERIES

Now that the series is well underway, this seems to not be a rotating cast but a defined one.

Art by Skottie Young

GIANT-SIZE LITTLE MARVEL: AVX #3
SKOTTIE YOUNG • SKOTTIE YOUNG (a/C)
Variant Cover by TBA
• Playtime is serious business in the land of Marville and our tiniest heroes are putting in work to prove to their new neighbors which crew
toughest.
• The smaller they are, the harder they brawl–this is BATTLEWORD after all.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
*SECRET WARS SERIES

Lil Magik made it to the first issue and her soulsword is on the cover to this one, so this must still be an outstanding series!

X-MEN ’92 #3
CHRIS SIMS & CHAD BOWERS • SCOTT KOBLISH (a)
Cover by PEPE LARRAZ
• When the X-Men are in trouble who can Westchester depend on?
• How about X-Force ’92?
• Cable, Deadpool, Domino, Psylocke, Archangel and Biushop enter the fray!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
*SECRET WARS SERIES

X-Force 92, is awesome! Let’s see more teams in this universe!

E IS FOR EXTINCTION #3
CHRIS BURNHAM • RAMON VILLALOBOS (a)
Cover by Ian Bertram
• Is Quentin Quire a Magneto loyalist or simply an anarchist eager for destruction?
• Plus, Wolverine finds himself in a tight situation and Dr. Hank McCoy confronts his most intelligent and formidable challenger yet—himself!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
*SECRET WARS SERIES

That is a lot of Beast on the cover! Once again, I doubt I will be getting into this series.

Cover by Art Adams

YEARS OF FUTURE PAST #4
MARGUERITE BENNETT • MIKE NORTON (a)
Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS
• Reeling from the secrets that Kate Pryde has kept, the X-Men lead a prison break from the last mutant internment camp.
• The X-Men clash with friends and enemies alike…and their true purpose is revealed at last!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
*SECRET WARS SERIES

Oh, Kate Pryde having secrets, I like that! I take it, the cover has a young daughter and son of Pryde-Rasputin, which makes me sad thinking of them as being dead.

X-TINCTION AGENDA #3
MARC GUGGENHEIM • CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO (a)
Cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• It’s all-out war as the X-Men invade Genosha to retrieve their captured allies!
• But a shadow from their past may pose a far greater threat than they realize.
• And be prepared for the rise of…WarLocke!!!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
*SECRET WARS SERIES

Another X-Series I wish I could be interested in but I doubt I will be.

OLD MAN LOGAN #4
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS • ANDREA SORRENTINO (a/C)
MANGA ARTIST VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• As the mysteries of Battleworld begin to unravel, Logan finds himself in a world eerily similar to the one he himself helped dismantle.
• But in trying to untangle the web of secrets, he soon realizes that he may not even be able to trust his own memories.
• And this new neighborhood may not be as friendly as he thought…
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99
*SECRET WARS SERIES

A Spider-Man involved in Old Man Logan, probably filling the role Hawkeye had in the original series? Memories? Maybe we will get a flashback sequence?

PLANET HULK #4
SAM HUMPHRIES • MARC LAMING (a)
Cover by MICHAEL DEL MUNDO
MANGA VARIANT COVER BY TBA
DEVIL DINOSAUR SAYS BUY THIS COMIC BECAUSE…
• RAAAAAUGH!
• GRRRRRR…
• If you don’t, I will eat YOU and your FAMILY
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
*SECRET WARS SERIES

Devil Dinosaur is getting some edge!

INFERNO #4
DENNIS HOPELESS • JAVIER GARRON (a/C)
• The gates have burst open. Hell has broken loose.
• And as if things weren’t bleak enough…
• Enter Mister Sinister (shame on you for thinking we left him out)!
• Will anything survive the flame as All Out Inferno War burns on?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
*SECRET WARS SERIES

Sinister’s presence means this series is going to start being heavy on Madelyn Pryor. Let’s hope Illyana still gets some play in this.

DEADPOOL’S SECRET SECRET WARS #4 (of 4)
CULLEN BUNN • MATTEO LOLLI (a)
Cover by TONY HARRIS
MANGA ARTIST VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• You guys understand this is NOT A SECRET WARS TIE-IN, right?
• It’s nothing less than the TRUTH that THEY DON’T WANT YOU TO KNOW!
• THIS is how the ORIGINAL SECRET WARS really ended!
• YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE IT! Which is your right.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

Lockheed did appear in the first issue, so let’s hope he gets in the rest of this series!

THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #8
RYAN NORTH • ERICA HENDERSON (A/C)
• It’s the classic tale of good (squirrel) versus evil (squirrel) as SQUIRREL GIRL fights RATATOSKR, the Norse Squirrel God!  The fate of the world hangs in the balance!
• And yes, “Norse Squirrel God” means that Thor shows up to help!  AND Loki!
• Loki’s a huge character!  He’s been in THREE different movies so far. Three!
• He’s only in our comic for a couple of pages though
• Oh!  This book also features FRIENDSHIP and SASS and PUNCHES!!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

This series seems like a load of fun!

ALL-NEW X-MEN VOL. 3 HC
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by STUART IMMONEN, SARA PICHELLI & MORE
Cover by STUART IMMONEN
The original X-Men’s arrival in the present sent shockwaves through the Marvel Universe, but we’ve only seen the effects on Earth — until now! When an alien race discovers that Jean Grey — once (or future) host of the
destructive Phoenix Force — is back, they decide to hold her accountable for Dark Phoenix’s genocide! Now it’s up to the Guardians of the Galaxy to help the All-New X-Men save Jean from twisted intergalactic justice. But
will they be enough against the universe’s most powerful army? Back on Earth, the present-day Beast is tortured by his decision to bring the original X-Men forward in time, but can he repair the damage he’s done while the future Brotherhood of Evil Mutants is still gunning for the time-tossed teens? Collecting ALL-NEW X-MEN #22-30 and GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (2013) #11-13.
288 PGS./Rated T+ …$34.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9823-9
Trim size: oversized

I could recommend this trade, just for the Trial of Jean Grey so that you would be able to see the beginning of StarKat for yourself! All New X-Men 25 was such a great issue but don’t expect any of those hinted stories to actually happen, as they still haven’t.

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 5 PREMIERE HC
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by VALERIO SCHITI & FRANK CHO
Cover by VALERIO SCHITI
The Guardians of the Galaxy are caught in the pull of the Black Vortex! With the Slaughter Lords hot on their tails, the X-Men and the Guardians must find somewhere to stash their precious cargo, but will the temptation of the Vortex’s unknown power be too much for this band of misfits? Rocket leaps into action! Gamora goes on the offensive! Ronan is deposed! Star-Lord is defiant! This story has it all — but does it seem like the Guardians have forgotten something in all the cosmic craziness? Oh, that’s right, Peter got elected president of Spartax! Wait, what?! As rifts begin forming within the team, will their friendship and history be enough to hold the Guardians together? Plus: What is a S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier doing floating in space?! Collecting GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (2013) #24-27 and ANNUAL (2015) #1.
136 PGS./Rated T …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9766-9
Trim size: standard

This collection has the Black Vortex tie in with 25 and Kitty continued to be in issues 26 & 27, as well.

WOLVERINES VOL. 4: DESTINY TPB
Written by CHARLES SOULE & RAY FAWKES
Penciled by ARIO ANINDITO, JUAN CABAL, JONATHAN MARKS, ARIELA KRISTANTINA & JUAN DOE
Cover by JUAN DOE
Mister Sinister was robbed of his prize — the Adamantium-covered body of Wolverine — when the X-Men stole it from his Finland fortress. But they left something behind — another piece of the puzzle, something else that was taken from our team. Now, Sinister has his revenge! And in the aftermath of his brutal attack, which heroes will remain standing — and who will not survive?! As the dust settles, the final pieces of the puzzle fall into place, and Mystique’s endgame stands fully revealed. But she’s not just trying to resurrect her long-lost love Destiny. Where does this leave the Wolverines? Find out how it all ends as everything comes crashing down! Collecting WOLVERINES #16-20.
112 PGS./Parental Advisory …$15.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9767-6

The final storyline, pretty good finish, thus far. I imagine trades one and four are all you really need.

DEATH OF WOLVERINE TPB
Written by CHARLES SOULE
Penciled by STEVE MCNIVEN
Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN
Logan is no stranger to death. He’s killed thousands. He’s watched teammates, friends and lovers die. Now, stripped of his healing factor,
the X-Man and Avenger faces his own date with the reaper. There’s a bounty on his head, a price big enough to put a horde of enemies and assassins on his trail. The race is on to find Wolverine, but who put out the contract? Sabretooth? Viper? Or someone even worse? When Logan discovers that his mystery foe wants him alive, he turns on the offensive. As the hunted becomes the hunter once more, he’s determined to die the way he lived. The Wolverine will go out fighting. Collecting DEATH OF WOLVERINE #1-4.
144 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9163-6

Buy this before his return, I bet! Issue three is astonishing and his death is four is lackluster. Could Wolverine be coming back in issue 20 of Wolverines? That would explain the reissuing of the trade.

A.K.A. JESSICA JONES: ALIAS VOL. 1 TPB
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by MICHAEL GAYDOS & BILL SIENKIEWICZ
NEW COVER BY DAVID MACK
Meet Jessica Jones. Once upon a time, she was a costumed super hero — but not a very good one. Her powers were unremarkable compared to the amazing abilities of the costumed icons that populate the Marvel Universe. In a city of Marvels, she never found her niche. The self-destructive would-be Avenger is now the owner and sole employee of Alias Investigations — a small, private-investigative firm specializing in superhuman cases. When
she uncovers the potentially explosive secret of one hero’s true identity, Jessica’s life immediately becomes expendable. But her wit, charm and intelligence just may help her survive another day. Thrust into the midst of a conspiracy that reaches the highest levels, has Jessica burned too many bridges to turn to old friends for help? Collecting ALIAS #1-9.
208 PGS./Explicit Content …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9855-0
A.K.A. JESSICA JONES: ALIAS VOL. 2 TPB
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by MICHAEL GAYDOS & DAVID MACK
NEW COVER BY DAVID MACK
All she ever wanted was to be a super hero. But life had other plans for Jessica Jones. Now, the adventures of the would-be Avenger turned bitter super-powered private eye continue with two new cases. First, Jessica travels to upstate New York to investigate the disappearance of a teenage girl rumored to be a mutant in a prejudiced small town — but a murder mystery and a drunken, ill-advised fling complicate matters. Then, the hard-luck PI goes on a date with…the Astonishing Ant-Man?! Collecting ALIAS #11-15.
128 PGS./Explicit Content …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9856-7

A tad early for these, right? I liked the series but I don’t quite remember much from it besides the Cage / Jones / Lang relationship.

NEXTWAVE: AGENTS OF H.A.T.E. – THE COMPLETE COLLECTION TPB
NEW PRINTING!
Written by WARREN ELLIS
Penciled by STUART IMMONEN
Cover by STUART IMMONEN
RRRAAAAAGGGGGHHHHH!!! Action! Excitement! Explosions! The Highest Anti-Terrorism Effort, or H.A.T.E. (a subsidiary of the Beyond Corporation©) put NEXTWAVE together to fight Bizarre Weapons of Mass Destruction. When NEXTWAVE discovers that H.A.T.E. and Beyond© are terrorist cells themselves, and that the BWMDs were intended to kill them, they are less than pleased. In fact, they are rather angry. So they make things explode. Lots of things. Starring Monica Rambeau (formerly Captain Marvel and Photon), Aaron Stack (Machine Man), Tabitha Smith (X-Force’s Meltdown), monster-hunter Elsa Bloodstone and The Captain! If you like anything, you will LOVE NEXTWAVE! BOOM! Included on the Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for 2007 by the Youth Adult Library Services Association, Nextwave is a pure extraction of comic-book action and adventure, with plenty of kicks, punches and explosions along the way! Collecting
NEXTWAVE: AGENTS OF H.A.T.E. #1-12.
304 PGS./Parental Advisory …$34.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9839-0

I’ve been meaning to read this, after the years of reading the hype. $35, I wonder how much that would be at Hastings, with the discount?

INHUMANS BY PAUL JENKINS & JAE LEE TPB
NEW PRINTING!
Written by PAUL JENKINS
Penciled by JAE LEE
Cover by JAE LEE
The Inhumans are one of Marvel’s most enduring oddities. A race of genetic anomalies secluded on their island kingdom of Attilan, their mutations are self-inflicted; as a coming-of-age ritual, each Inhuman exposes themselves to the Terrigen Mists that impart unearthly powers — some extraordinary, some monstrous. But now, Attilan is under attack from without and within. Can the Royal Family, led by the mute Black Bolt, repel the foreign invaders who assail their outer defenses, as well as the internal threat of Black Bolt’s insane brother, Maximus the Mad? Paul Jenkins and Jae Lee infuse one of Marvel’s oldest families with a modern sensibility — including international politics, class dissension and the age-old struggle of growing up. Dark and grimly compelling, it remains one of Marvel Knights’ most beloved stories. Collecting INHUMANS (1998) #1-12.
304 PGS./Rated T …$34.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9749-2

I still want to get the motion comic for this as the dialogue is very crisp and the political intrigue, I imagine, would sound awesome. Such a great trade and Agents of SHIELD should have had a commercial for the trade, or something.

FALLEN SON: THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN AMERICA TPB
NEW PRINTING!
Written by JEPH LOEB
Penciled by LEINIL FRANCIS YU, ED MCGUINNESS, JOHN ROMITA JR., DAVID FINCH & JOHN CASSADAY
Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
Where were you when you heard that Captain America died? You were probably shocked, most likely thinking, “How could they? How could this happen to Cap?” And for a moment, perhaps you thought about all the ways the super soldier meant something to you. Fallen Son follows the reaction of the legendary hero’s best friends and closest comrades as they struggle to work through the stages of grief stirred by the loss of their ally. Wolverine. The Avengers. Hawkeye. Spider-Man. Iron Man. All have their own sense of loss, their own levels of grieving. This is their story. This is Cap’s story. This is our story. The story of a Fallen Son and the world he helped make a better place. Collecting FALLEN SON: THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN AMERICA — WOLVERINE, AVENGERS, CAPTAIN AMERICA, SPIDER-MAN and IRON MAN.
128 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9859-8

Weird to keep this in circulation, right? Like, why remind people that Cap died and came back, like two years later? Plus, it wasn’t that good.

. . .

So my list looks like this :

Secret Wars 6 $4

Master of Kung Fu 4 $4

Ultimate End 4 $4

Secret War Journal 4 $4

Star Lord & Kitty Pryde 3 $4

Giant Size Little Marvel : AvX 3 $4

Deadpool’s Secret Secret War 4 $4

Years of Future Past 4 $4

Inferno 4 $4

Maybe List

Secret Wars : Secret Love $5
Age of Apocalypse 3 $4

Tracking

House of M 1 & 2

Nine titles at $36, which isn’t bad. With my discount at Hastings, that is minus nine dollars for a new total of $27, which is even better! So I could get my maybes at (9-2=7) for $34, that sounds pretty great to me.

. . .

Just for my sake, I have to remember to add both

House of M
Secret Wars : Secret Love

To my pull list.

You may have to, as well but you live your own life.

Marvel July 2015 Solicitations

Posted by John Klein III on April 24, 2015

Posted in: Solicitations. Tagged: Adams - Art, Garron - Javier, Newsarama, Putri - Yasmine, Secret Wars 2015, Shalvey - Declan, Solicitations. Leave a comment

http://www.newsarama.com/24217-marvel-comics-full-july-2015-solicitations.html

SECRET WARS #5 (OF 8)
JONATHAN HICKMAN • ESAD RIBIC (a)
OWEN REECE DIED FOR OUR SINS!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Owen Reece is Molecular Man

SECRET WARS: OFFICIAL GUIDE TO THE MARVEL MULTIVERSE #1
Written by THE OHOTMU TEAM, LED BY MIKE O’SULLIVAN & JEFF CHRISTIANSEN
Cover by MIKE McKONE
Worlds are colliding! Both on Battleworld, and in the SECRET WARS OFFICIAL GUIDE TO THE MARVEL MULTIVERSE #1 – a collection of all-new Profiles! Journey through Marvel’s multiverse:
Old Man Logan! The Ultimate Universe’s Spider-Man (Miles Morales)! The Age of Ultron! Weirdworld! The Spider-Verse event! The Age of Apocalypse’s Nightcrawler! Plus: profiles of the characters and events at the core of the Secret Wars: the Incursions of Earths, Namor’s Cabal, the Future Foundation kids and more! Also featuring key participants in previous Secret Wars: Volcana (Marsha Rosenberg), Thunderball (Eliot Franklin), the healer Zsaji, the Dark Elf Kurse, original Battleworld refugee Puff the dragon, and the Secret Wars II event itself! And because we love you: the Pet Avengers’ Throg, Lady Deadpool, Teen Hulk…and Obnoxio the Clown?!
64 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

I am a sucker for Handbooks! Puff the Dragon, hopefully someone at Marvel remembers that she was in the best miniseries Marvel has ever printed – Kitty Pryde : Shadow and Flame. Lockheed should also get a mention in the Throg profile. I imagine there will be an Age of Apocalypse Shadowcat profile too. Not sure why they advertised Nightcrawler in the write-up, probably due to his death in Remender’s Uncanny X-Force.

Ms. MARVEL #17
G. WILLOW WILSON • ADRIAN ALPHONA (a)
COVER BY KRIS ANKA
•The team-up to end all team-ups has finally arrived! Carol “Captain Marvel” Danvers and Kamala “Ms. Marvel” Khan face the end of the world HEAD ON in this epic issue!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

This does feel like what the series has been leading up to.

BLACK WIDOW #20
NATHAN EDMONDSON
PHIL NOTO (a/C)
WHO IS THE BLACK WIDOW?
• What set off her long path of atonement?
• The creative team that’s brought you the longest run in Black Widow history steps deeper into the psyche of Natasha Romanoff than ever before.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Sad that Natasha hasn’t had a longer series than 20 issues.

THORS #2
JASON AARON • CHRIS SPROUSE (a/C)
Variant Cover by Dale Keown
• The saga of the Battleworld police force continues!
• More murders. More mystery. More Thors! (Like GROOT THOR!)
• And maybe even a break in the case, as a surprising suspect is brought in for questioning…
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
*SECRET WARS SERIES

Groot Thor is an amazing addition to the Thor mythos!

MASTER OF KUNG FU #3 (OF 4)
HADEN BLACKMAN • DALIBOR TALAJIC (a)
Cover by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
THE BATTLE FOR CONTROL OF K’UN LUN HAS BEGUN!
• The Thirteen Chambers have opened, and all K’un Lun’s schools gather to determine who is THE MASTER OF KUNG FU!
• As Master to the Lowest Caste, Shang-Chi attempts to enter the tournament in order to topple the despotic Zheng Zu.
• Will Shang-Chi, a wanted murderer, be able to elude his enemies long enough to face his father?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Here is hoping that Kitty and Lockheed keep appearing in this!

ULTIMATE END #3 (OF 5)
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS • MARK BAGLEY (a/C)
THE BATTLE YOU THOUGHT YOU’D NEVER SEE!
• The mash up of the ULTIMATE UNIVERSE and the MARVEL UNIVERSE reaches its tipping point.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Here is hoping that Shadowcat is a major part of this crossover.

Art by Yasmine Putri

STAR-LORD AND KITTY PRYDE #2
SAM HUMPHRIES • ALTI FIRMANSYAH (a)
Cover by YASMINE PUTRI
ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
• The most legendary star-crossed lovers in the Marvel Universe crash land on BATTLEWORLD!
• STAR-LORD and AGE OF APOCALYPSE KITTY PRYDE wage Love and Secret War!
• Will love tear us apart, again?
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
*SECRET WARS SERIES

Could it be AoA Shadowcat that is getting the variant cover treatment! That is fun proper cover too by Putri!

SECRET WARS JOURNAL #3 (OF 5)
SCOTT AUKERMAN & FRANK TIERI
RICHARD ISANOVE & RB SILVA (a)
Cover by JAKE WYATT
• COMEDY BANG BANG’S SCOTT AUKERMAN and RB SILVA follow psychologist Doc Samson as he tries to bring personal growth and inner peace to a land of RAGE-A-HOLIC HULKS!
• FRANK TIERI and RICHARD ISANOVE bring you a tale of murder and mayhem in the mighty Marvel Noir style! Will Wolverine discover a prominent citizen’s murder…or be the next victim?!
• The SECRETEST, WARRIEST book around! Go ahead, name a contender. NO! YOU’RE WRONG! BUT WE LOVE YOU ANYWAYS.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Another fun write up! Not sure if it would be worth buying though. Could Kitty be the prominent citizen in the Wolverine tale?

SECRET WARS: BATTLEWORLD #3 (OF 4)
IVAN BRANDON and RYAN FERRIER
AARON CONLEY, LOGAN FAERBER and PAUL POPE (a)
Cover by SCOTT HEPBURN
• One versus many! What happens when a Wolverine who’s found peace is confronted with wave after wave of feral Wolverine? Bring a poncho!
• The Deadpool of 1872 is looking for a new ride! Say, Devil Dinosaur looks like a mighty fine steed…
• See the tremendously tiny tussle of the Ant-Men of Battleworld!
• If you only read one Secret Wars anthology, MAKE IT THIS ONE! If you read two…BUY TWO COPIES! Secret Wars Journal won’t love you like we do.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

I like Battleworld anthology claiming to be better than the Journal anthology. If you like Wolverines, this is the issue for you.

SIEGE #1 & 2
KIERON GILLEN • FILIPE ANDRADE (a)
THEY CAN’T EVER WIN. THEY CAN’T AFFORD TO LOSE.
• THE SHIELD is the only thing that protects the more civilized areas of Battleworld from the ZOMBIE HORDES, DEATH MACHINES, AND ANNIHILATION WAVES.
• Anyone who annoys Doom gets sent to The Shield. Anyone who gets sent to the Shield deals with ABIGAIL BRAND.
• Miss America, Lady Katherine, Kang the Conqueror, Leah Shieldmen, the Endless Summers Company, Leonardo Da Vinci and a cast of thousands will fight to the death to keep Battleworld safe. But don’t worry, Kieron Gillen is writing this book, so I’m sure everything will end happily for everyone.
• “Imagine NextWave as a tragedy,” says Kieron, if anyone asks him about it.
32 PGS. (EACH)/Rated T+ …$3.99 (EACH)
*SECRET WARS SERIES

A cast of thousands? hmmmmm

AGE OF APOCALYPSE #1
FABIAN NICIEZA • GERARDO SANDOVAL (a/C)
Connecting Cover 1 of 5 by Gerardo Sandoval
• His war has been won. The few humans left alive are enslaved, the mutant rebellion crushed. EN SABAH NUR, the APOCALYPSE, rules his BATTLEWORLD kingdom without mercy, but the terrorist X-MEN plan to end his reign. Success means finding one very special mutant named CYPHER and unleashing a weapon that will kill Apocalypse — and possibly all mutants, too!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
*SECRET WARS SERIES

I like the idea of interlocking covers for these miniseries. Hopefully Shadowcat gets on one of them, Illyana as well. I do like a miniseries based around Doug Ramsey.

AGE OF APOCALYPSE #2
FABIAN NICIEZA • GERARDO SANDOVAL (a/C)
• The hunt for CYPHER brings MAGNETO’s X-MEN into confrontation with CYCLOPS & HAVOK’s ELITE MUTANT FORCE! Meanwhile, ANGEL has to protect a “flatscan” named JEAN GREY and DR. NEMESIS plans to sabotage DARK BEAST’s quest to become APOCALYPSE’s newest HORSEMAN.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
*SECRET WARS SERIES

I guess AoA Shadowcat being in her own ongoing (with Star Lord), means she can’t be in this series as well. or can she be? I would have voted, yes!

SPIDER-ISLAND #1 & #2 (of 5)
CHRISTOS GAGE & TOM DEFALCO
PACO DIAZ & RON FRENZ (a)
Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS
• The Spider-Queen has turned Manhattan into an island of Spider-Madness and Peter Parker has lost, thanks to Spider-Scribe CHRISTOS GAGE (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN) & rising star artist PACO DIAZ (WOLVERINE, SCARLET SPIDERS).
• With Spider-Man defeated and captive, does Flash Thompson, A.K.A. VENOM stand a chance?
• All this, plus visit the MC2 patch of BATTLEWORLD! Mayday Parker and her Spider-Family are back courtesy of classic Spider-Girl team TOM DEFALCO, RON FRENZ & SAL BUSCEMA!
Issue #1 40 PGS./Rated T …$4.99
Issue #2 32 PGS /Rated T …$3.99

I had no interest in this until the MC2 Spider-Girl mention.

1602 WITCH HUNTER ANGELA #2
MARGUERITE BENNETT with KIERON GILLEN
STEPHANIE HANS WITH Irene Koh (a)
Cover by STEPHANIE HANS
Variant Cover by Irene Koh
“IN WHICH WICKED SOMETHINGS THIS WAY COME”
• The hunt is on! The Faustians have made their deal with the Devil — er, Enchantress — but Angela isn’t going to take that lying down, is she? No, not by her psychic ribbons and very, very pointy weapons, no, she is not.
• Out into the wilds of the countryside, Angela and Sera collide with a wandering caravan of ne’er-do-well performers. (Hint: their name starts with a “G” and ends with an “Y” and has an “Uardians of the Galax” in the middle.)
• Pagan rites, dubious ethics, a deadly curse, and Kieron and Irene Koh being up to no good – who can resist the lure of the Faustians?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
*SECRET WARS SERIES

Another fun write up for an Angela series! I sort of wish this was about all of the witches of the Marvel Universe, then we could have gotten Illyana into a second title.

CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND THE MIGHTY DEFENDERS #1 (of 2)
AL EWING • ALAN DAVIS (a/C)
• Welcome to Battleworld – where, in what’s left of Mondo-City One, Boss Cage is the law!
• When the fascist futuropolis annexes neighboring Yinsen City, who’ll stand up for Ho Yinsen’s dream of universal peace?
• If you liked the Mighty Avengers — you’ll love the Mighty Defenders!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Poor Paul Cornell, Marvel is finally made a MI13 title and he isn’t writing it. Though it only looks like Excalibur and Captain Britain are members from the old title.

A-FORCE #3
MARGUERITE BENNETT & G. WILLOW WILSON
JORGE MOLINA (a/C)
Variant Cover by KEVIN WADA
• She-Hulk has violated the most sacred rule of Battleworld…
• …and now A-Force is on the run from the planet’s protectors: The Thor Corps!
• And while trying to prove her innocence, She-Hulk discovers that one of her own may have engineered her downfall…
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
*SECRET WARS SERIES

This is what I didn’t get about the Exiles series, whenever there is an interdimensional story, shouldn’t that team be on site as well? The Thor Corps have their own title, that they are the police of Battleworld, but they are not in every title, which doesn’t make any sense. So I’m glad that someone is seeing the concept through.

GIANT-SIZE LITTLE MARVEL: AVX #2
SKOTTIE YOUNG • SKOTTIE YOUNG (a/C)
Variant Cover by TBA
• Our heroes may be little, but boy are they fierce! The land of Marville brings you the best of Marvel as they face-off in a battle of the fittest, in a slightly smaller package.
• Super-powered dodgeball, high-tech hideouts and eye-puns a plenty, Marvel’s most adorable heroes aren’t pulling any punches in this larger-than-life, fun-size adventure.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
*SECRET WARS SERIES

Should be a super cute time!

I do like how they are making a point of stating “Secret Wars Series” to distinguish from the “Last Days” series, I’m guessing.

X-MEN ‘92 #2
CHRIS SIMS & CHAD BOWERS • SCOTT KOBLISH (a)
Cover by PEPE LARRAZ
Variant Cover by TBA
• ROGUE & GAMBIT…together at last?
• WOLVERINE face-to-face-to-face with CYBER and OMEGA RED!
• All orchestrated by THE SHADOW QUEEN!
• Battleworld’s most ’90sest district’s tubular tale keeps rocking!
40 PGS./Rated T …$4.99
*SECRET WARS SERIES

This should be pretty fun, it seems just like a plot from the cartoon.

Art by Art Adams

YEARS OF FUTURE PAST #3
MARGUERITE BENNETT • MIKE NORTON (a)
Cover by ART ADAMS
Variant Cover by Mike Norton
• Gouged up from its sanctuary, the mutants’ last defender clashes with Sentinels above the ruins of New York City!
• Kate Pryde and her family take refuge in a Coney Island madhouse…and find dark revelations at last!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
*SECRET WARS SERIES

Is that a giant Lockheed on the Art Adams cover? Oh man, could that be awesome!

X-TINCTION AGENDA #2
MARC GUGGENHEIM
CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO (a)
Cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA
• The Secret Wars sequel to the landmark inaugural X-Crossover continues!
• In desperate need of a cure for their people, Havok, Wolfsbane and the Press Gang have invaded X-City.
• As old friends become new enemies, the war to save Genosha from extinction is on!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
*SECRET WARS SERIES

X-Tinction Agenda the inaugrural X-Crossover? It came well after Mutant Massacre and Fall of the Mutants.

E IS FOR EXTINCTION #2
CHRIS BURNHAM • RAMON VILLALOBOS (a)
Cover by IAN BERTRAM
Variant Cover by TBA
• The Classic X-Men rally against Magneto and his New X-Men, to save the life of one of their own!
• EMMA FROST versus her CUCKOOS! Have the students become the teachers??
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
*SECRET WARS SERIES

Emma v Cuckoos could be a decent fight

art by Javier Garron

INFERNO #3
DENNIS HOPELESS • JAVIER GARRON (a/C)
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• What has Illyana done to Nightcrawler (and can we get the action figure)?
• Can Colossus really trust the Goblin Queen?
• Where did that weird little demon’s master go and what do they want with Boom Boom?
• Kindergarten Cable? Seriously?
• These questions and more will be answered in our hellacious third issue.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
*SECRET WARS SERIES

Look how bad ass Darkchyld is on that cover! What she did to Nightcrawler seems pretty intense too! I was just thinking about where Magik was during Secret Wars 2015 as I had clearly forgotten about this series.

SPIDER-VERSE #3
MIKE COSTA • ANDRE ARAÚJO (a)
Cover by NICK BRADSHAW
• SPIDER-MAN NOIR ON THE RUN!
• The Web Warriors are outmatched in a world where none of them belong. Does Spider-Ham hold the secret to a possible victory?
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
*SECRET WARS SERIES

Spider-Ham? This could be alright.

DEADPOOL’S SECRET SECRET WARS #3 (OF 4)
CULLEN BUNN • MATTEO LOLLI (a)
Cover by TONY HARRIS
• The war that’s so secret, the rest of the Marvel Universe doesn’t even remember it!
• Amid the chaos Deadpool dons…a new costume?!?!
• Plus: our heroes stage a huge attack on the gluttonous GALACTUS!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

Oh Deadpool with a symbiote, that could be pretty fun!
A slew of Star Wars comics that took a while to down page through.

art by Declan Shalvey

GROOT #2
JEFF LOVENESS • BRIAN KESINGER (A)
Cover by DECLAN SHALVEY
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• STRANDED, and without anyone who can understand what’s coming out of his mouth, it’s Groot vs The Cosmos in a trek to get his best friend back!
• Featuring a special guest star who’s REALLY OUTTA THIS WORLD!
• Groot may look intimidating, but, trust us, he’s all bark!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

I take it, this series isn’t affected by Secret Wars 2015? Well, good job Marvel, you got me to buy Groot 2, as it has both Kitty and Illyana on the cover! Hopefully one of this is the mysterious guest star! Hopefully neither of them is covered up by the logo!

HOWARD THE DUCK #5
CHIP ZDARSKY • JOE QUINONES (a/C)
• While the world’s greatest super heroes fight to save NYC – and possibly America and parts of Canada – Howard and Tara Tam learn a lot about each other, and themselves.
• Communication is key in life. Be inquisitive about the people you surround yourself with.
• RETAILER NOTE: This issue is a HOWARD THE DUCK #4 tie-in!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

This is a fantastic write up! This is a tie-in to the previous issue, is a line that I want to read more often!

GUARDIANS TEAM-UP #7 & 8

ISSUE #7
Paul Scheer & Nick Giovannetti
Shawn Crystal (A)
Cover by David Lopez
ISSUE #8 – RAY FAWKES
BENGAL (A/C)
Issue #7 –
• DRAX is taking his talents to South Beach, the home of pastel suits, chainsaws*, and ANT-MAN.
• When a murderous alien ends up in Miami, it’s up to an unlikely duo of Ant-Man and Drax to stop him, that is of course if they can stop bickering with each other long enough. They’re Lethal Weapons who are Running Scared and they have 48 Hours to save the day before the Hot Fuzz come and replace them with The Other Guys.
•*Oh yes there will be chainsaws!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Issue #8
• A crippled spaceship with a million souls on board. A ruthless force, blasting it all the way to the ground.
• And in the middle: Groot and the Silver Surfer, teamed up for a daring rescue!
• But what mysterious quest can bring them both together in the midst of this conflict?
• And what is the prize that they may both be willing to sacrifice themselves for?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

I can’t believe that Marvel isn’t just hijacking this series to essentially be the Pet Avengers title! For shame!

THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #7
RYAN NORTH • ERICA HENDERSON (A/C)
• Our friend Squirrel Girl doesn’t like our new friend Girl Squirrel! In this issue we’ll discover if this dislike is… POTENTIALLY JUSTIFIED??
• Also: if you don’t care whether or not these two people like each other, perhaps me telling you that THE WORLD HAS GONE MAD AND SQUIRREL GIRL HAS TO FIGHT THE AVENGERS IN THIS ISSUE will attract your attention?
• It did? Well guess what: she also fights Ratatoskr, the Norse God of squirrels!
• Also, Old Guy Thor is in this issue! As is New Lady Thor! We don’t have Frog Thor, though.
• That seems like an oversight, actually??
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

I wish they referred to him as “Old Guy Thor” and just “Thor” for the lady one – which is how we should be referring to her, she is simply – Thor. Throg being left out, is an oversight!

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #20.1
GERRY CONWAY • CARLO BARBERI (a)
Cover by YASMINE PUTRI
Variant Cover by NICK BRADSHAW
• The final chapter of “Spiral” brings Spidey and Wraith together- but not as friends.
• The crime landscape of New York City is changed from here on out…
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

“From here on out” seems silly with Secret Wars 2015 amongst. Though I do like how they placed all of this Old Marvel Universe titles together in the same section, maybe maybe one or two in the right family of titles above.

COLLECTIONS

AVENGERS BY KURT BUSIEK & GEORGE PEREZ OMNIBUS VOL. 2 HC
Written by KURT BUSIEK, ROGER STERN, FABIAN NICIEZA, ROY THOMAS & STEVE ENGLEHART
Penciled by GEORGE PEREZ, STUART IMMONEN, JOHN ROMITA JR., STEVE EPTING, ALAN DAVIS, MANUEL GARCIA, KIERON DWYER, BRENT ANDERSON, IVAN REIS, PATRICK ZIRCHER, YANICK PAQUETTE, BRUCE TIMM, NORM BREYFOGLE, RICHARD HOWELL, MARK BAGLEY, JERRY ORDWAY & MORE
Cover by GEORGE PÉREZ
Fan-favorite creators Kurt Busiek and George Pérez craft a new era for Earth’s Mightiest Heroes! The Avengers forge an uneasy alliance with the Thunderbolts to face Count Nefaria — but the true threat comes from the stars as Earth is declared a cosmic maximum-security prison for alien criminals! To save their planet, and contend with hordes of rampaging Hulks and the spawn of Ultron, the Avengers must rebuild their operation bigger and better than ever. But none of it will do any good when the time-spanning Kang the Conqueror wages war on the present day…and wins! Now, Captain America and a small band of rebels may be the world’s only hope for freedom! Collecting AVENGERS (1998) #24-56, #1½ and ANNUAL 2000-2001; THUNDERBOLTS (1997) #42-44; MAXIMUM SECURITY: DANGEROUS PLANET; MAXIMUM SECURITY #1-3; and AVENGERS: THE ULTRON IMPERATIVE.
1248 PGS./Rated T …$125
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9807-9
Trim size: oversized

I would highly recommend this to anyone who has a spare $125, as it is amazing! You know, for those people.

DEADPOOL: PAWS PROSE NOVEL HC
Written by STEFAN PETRUCHA
Marvel’s popular Merc with a Mouth in an all-new ARRGGH * Hey hey, book readers, take off those big thick glasses — this is Deadpool speaking! Sorry Marvel, somethin’ happened to your copy guy. Anyway, this is my first prose novel, and they got this dude Stefan Petrucha to write it. He’s good people — he’s written novels (Ripper, Dead Mann Walking) and comics (Power Rangers, X-Files). But here’s the thing: This book is about dogs. Dogs that turn into big nasty monsters. And then I gotta kill ’em. Thing is, I like killing people — the ones that deserve it, anyway — but I won’t kill dogs. No way. So that’s what we call a character dilemma. What — wait for the paperback? Who said that?! I’ll gut you right now—
304 PGS./No Rating …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9327-2

That is a funny description! Though I would say, wait for the paperback, as that is what I’m doing with the X-Men Days of Future Past prose novel and instead of paying $25, I am only paying $8 – and with a discount, probably be closer to five dollars.

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY SOLO CLASSIC OMNIBUS HC
Written by BILL MANTLO, CHRIS CLAREMONT, LEN WEIN, JIM STARLIN, MIKE FRIEDRICH, STEVE ENGLEHART,
AL MILGROM, DOUG MOENCH, JIM SHOOTER, JACK KIRBY & SCOTT EDELMAN
Penciled by SAL BUSCEMA, JIM STARLIN, AL MILGROM, PAT BRODERICK, BOB HALL, STEVE GAN, KEITH GIFFEN,
JOHN BYRNE, CARMINE INFANTINO, BILL SIENKIEWICZ, GENE COLAN, TOM SUTTON, MIKE MIGNOLA, JACK KIRBY, MIKE ZECK, KEITH POLLARD & MICHAEL GOLDEN
Cover by ALEX ROSS
They’re the galaxy’s greatest heroes — but who were they before they met? Find out in this complete collection of their earliest appearances! Drax’s sole mission is to destroy Thanos. But when Thanos launches an all-out war with Gamora as his uneasy ally, can Drax succeed even with the Avengers’ help? Plus: Witness the space-faring adventures of the legendary Star-Lord and Rocket Raccoon’s quest in the Keystone Quadrant! And gasp as Groot tries to…conquer Earth?! Collecting INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) #271 and ANNUAL #5; IRON MAN (1968) #55; CAPTAIN MARVEL (1968) #27-33, #43-44 and #58-62; STRANGE TALES (1951) #180-181; WARLOCK (1972) #9-11 and #15; AVENGERS (1963) #219-220 and ANNUAL #7; MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE ANNUAL #2; MARVEL PREVIEW #11; MARVEL SPOTLIGHT (1979) #1-2 and #6-7; MARVEL PREMIERE #61; ROCKET RACCOON (1985) #1-4; and STAR-LORD SPECIAL EDITION — plus material from TALES TO ASTONISH (1959) #13; LOGAN’S RUN #6; MARVEL PREVIEW #4, #7, #14-15. 1112 PGS./Rated T+ …$125
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9832-1
Trim size: oversized

I’ve read that that 1985 Rocket mini is pretty fun. Though I want to say that they’ve printed a collection like this already, like when the movie first came out, so there might be a cheaper version of it. It most likely doesn’t have nearly as many stories, I’m imagining.

CAPTAIN MARVEL VOL. 3 TPB
Written by KELLY SUE DECONNICK
Penciled by DAVID LOPEZ
Cover by DAVID LOPEZ
Captain Marvel’s time as an astronomical Avenger has pitted her against some of the worst the galaxy has to offer. But now, the Haffensye Consortium has finally caught up to Carol and Tic! Carol was barely able to survive the last time she squared off against the Haffensye — will she be so lucky again? And when bloodthirsty space pirates attack, will Captain Marvel find herself in way over her head? Place your bets! Then, Carol is drawn into THE BLACK VORTEX, but as she faces the cosmically powered Iceman and Groot, the Vortex’s power may prove too strong for Earth’s Mightiest Hero! And as the dust settles, Carol sets her sights on Earth, preparing for a homecoming an entire year in the making! Unfortunately, time is running out for the Avengers — and the end is nigh! Collecting CAPTAIN MARVEL (2014) #12-15.
96 PGS./Rated T+ …$12.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9841-3

I like that the Black Vortex issue is included in the trade. I could understand Marvel leaving it out (I’m not sure on what the rule is when they do make that decision) but for those fans who only follow that series, it makes sense to keep the issue in the trade. Plus, maybe sell a Black Vortex trade that way. If they left it out, I could see a fan not really caring. Maybe be a tad interested, do a quick Google search and lose interest. Though it is a good crossover.

AVENGERS WORLD VOL. 4: BEFORE TIME RUNS OUT TPB
Written by SAM HUMPHRIES &
FRANK BARBIERE
Penciled by BENGAL & MARCO CHECCHETTO
Cover by JEFF DEKAL
The Avengers, Illuminati and Cabal have been battling to save their world while reality dies and time runs out around them — but how did things get the way they are? Find out here, as the answers you’ve been waiting for are revealed! Cannonball and Smasher face their greatest adventure yet: parenthood! But can the new parents survive an encounter with the Shi’ar Imperial Guard? Sunspot takes on A.I.M. in the Savage Land as Starbrand and Nightmask face a surprising enemy, and Thor and Hyperion are unleashed! The Avengers fall as the Cabal rises — and no world is safe as the march to the end times begins! Plus: Starbrand is losing his grip on his humanity! Can Nightmask bring him back to Earth? And can he stand against the cosmic fire of Kolobus? Collecting AVENGERS (2012) #34.2 and AVENGERS WORLD #17-21.
144 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9252-7

I really liked issue 17 but that’s all I can vouch for.

DOCTOR STRANGE: DON’T PAY THE FERRYMAN TPB
Written by ROGER STERN & PETER B. GILLIS
Penciled by SAL BUSCEMA & CHRIS WARNER
Cover by MIKE MIGNOLA
Flames of the Faltine! Is it getting hot in here, or is it just Mephisto? When Doctor Strange joins Reed and Sue Richards in battle with the Lord of Lies, the enchanting sorceress Topaz is freed from hell. But half her soul remains in torment. Can Strange complete her — or will he fall prey first to a siren’s song? Or perhaps to a feral feline demon? With a key part of his costume clawed to pieces, Stephen’s going to need a new Cloak — but when the unholy Urthona strikes, he might need a new body, too! The old saying goes, “Don’t pay the ferryman until you get to the other side.” But before Strange can reach it, there might just be a new Sorcerer Supreme! Collecting DOCTOR STRANGE (1974) #75-81.
176 PGS./Rated T …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9325-8

Have they been quieting reprinting Doctor Strange’s 1974 series and I haven’t noticed? One would imagine that they would wait for the movie or some tie-in that I’m not connecting with this printing. I’m glad the write up as the rest of the expression in it, as I am not familiar with it.

BLACK PANTHER BY CHRISTOPHER PRIEST: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION VOL. 1 TPB
Written by CHRISTOPHER PRIEST & JOE QUESADA
Penciled by MARK TEXEIRA, VINCE EVANS, JOE JUSKO, MIKE MANLEY, MARK BRIGHT & SAL VELLUTO
Cover by JOE QUESADA
Black Panther reinvented as a sharp and witty political satire? Believe it! T’Challa is the man with the plan as Christopher Priest puts the emphasis on the Wakandan king’s reputation as the ultimate statesman, as seen through the eyes of the U.S. government’s Everett K. Ross. As the Panther investigates a murder in New York, Ross plays Devil’s Advocate in an encounter with Mephisto, and a new regime seizes control in Wakanda. When the truth behind the coup becomes clear, T’Challa finds himself an enemy of the state — and a major revelation threatens to destroy his relationship with the Avengers! Plus: Meet Queen Divine Justice — is she ready to join T’Challa’s deadly crew of female bodyguards, the Dora Milaje? Are they ready for her? Hold onto your pants, because Ross sure can’t! Collecting BLACK PANTHER (1998) #1-17.
416 PGS./Rated T+ …$34.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9267-1

Oh man, buy this! Priest’s Black Panther is the best! The ever lovin’ best! Which ever trade reprints Sturm und Drang, I will recommend like crazy. To fully appreciate that trade, you sort of have to start at the beginning as Priest was doing some long form storytelling with this series. I just now noticed Joe Quesada is credited as a writer, I wonder which issue he got that for?

POWER MAN & IRON FIST EPIC COLLECTION: HEROES FOR HIRE TPB
Volume #1 in the Power Man & Iron Fist Epic Collections
Written by MARY JO DUFFY with CHRIS CLAREMONT, ED HANNIGAN, BOB LAYTON & STEVEN GRANT
Penciled by KERRY GAMMILL with JOHN BYRNE, TREVOR VON EEDEN, MIKE ZECK, SAL BUSCEMA, LEE ELIAS, MARIE SEVERIN & ALAN WEISS
Cover by DAVE COCKRUM
Marvel’s stronger-than-steel man of the streets, Luke Cage, partners with the mystic kung-fu master Iron Fist in the beginning of one of the greatest teams in comic-book history! Together, Power Man and Iron Fist are heroes for hire, taking on any any job, any challenge — so long as their clients can meet the price. But both heroes have long pasts and old foes out to destroy them. Between those menaces and making ends meet, it’s a life short on downtime and long on action! This inaugural Epic Collection features the beginning of our heroes’ partnership; guest appearances by the X-Men, and Colleen Wing and Misty Knight — the Daughters of the Dragon; and classic villains including Nightshade, Bushmaster and Sabretooth! Collecting POWER MAN #48-49 and POWER MAN & IRON FIST (1978) #50-70.
448 PGS./Rated T …$39.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9296-1

It makes sense to test the market with this, as people are going to want more Luke Cage, once his Netflix series begins (and his practically co-starring in Jessica Jones’ series).

X-MEN: AGE OF APOCALYPSE VOL. 1 — ALPHA TPB
Fully updated reading order! Includes LegionQuest prologue!
Written by SCOTT LOBDELL, MARK WAID, FABIAN NICIEZA, JEPH LOEB, LARRY HAMA, JOHN FRANCIS MOORE
& WARREN ELLIS
Penciled by ROGER CRUZ, RON GARNEY, ANDY KUBERT, IAN CHURCHILL, CHRIS BACHALO, JOE MADUREIRA, TONY DANIEL, ADAM KUBERT, STEVE EPTING, STEVE SKROCE & KEN LASHLEY
Cover by ANDY KUBERT
Charles Xavier is dead — killed twenty years in the past during a time-travel accident — and the world created by his absence is a nightmare! Apocalypse rules with an iron fist, ruthlessly enforcing his dictum that only the strong shall survive. But hidden in Apocalypse’s long shadow are a group of ragtag freedom fighters led by Xavier’s oldest friend, Magneto: the X-Men! When Bishop, last survivor of the true Marvel Universe, explains how the world went wrong, these embittered mutants and their tenuous allies must risk everything to put things right! Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) #320-321, X-MEN (1991) #40-41, CABLE (1993) #20, X-MEN ALPHA, GENERATION NEXT #1, ASTONISHING X-MEN (1995) #1, GAMBIT AND THE X-TERNALS #1, WEAPON X (1995) #1, FACTOR X #1, X-MAN #1, X-CALIBRE #1, AMAZING X-MEN (1995) #1 and X-MEN: AGE OF APOCALYPSE ASHCAN EDITION.
408 PGS./Rated T …$34.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9364-7

So they are reprinting these with easier reading orders? Wouldn’t just reprinting them with the miniseries, fully intact? I know I would buy the Generation Next one.

. . .

So here is my running tally –

Secret Wars 5            $4
Secret Wars Handbook            $5
Star Lord and Kitty Pryde 2            $4
Masters of Kung Fu 3            $4
Ultimate End 3            $4
Age of Apocalypse 1 & 2            $8
Years of Future Past 3            $4
Giant Size Little Marvel : AvX 2            $4
Inferno 3            $4
Groot 2            $4

Which makes my total – $45. With eleven comics, so eleven dollars off, that makes my real total $34 – which is even more perfect!

Plus, really, there are a lot of maybes on that list above – Secret Wars, Age of Apocalypse, Giant Size Little Marvels – so the total could be even lower! $29, with my discount at Hastings being – $24, which is under twenty five dollars, so isn’t too bad. Well under my forty dollar budget!

It also leaves room for some other Maybes such as –

SECRET WARS JOURNAL #3 (OF 5)
SECRET WARS: BATTLEWORLD #3 (OF 4)
A-FORCE #3
X-MEN ‘92 #2
X-TINCTION AGENDA #2
E IS FOR EXTINCTION #2

Still though, that is a lot of titles that I’m at least interested in tracking. I’ve started, over at Marvel Database, to just start checking every Marvel comic that comes out, each week, to see if there has been any other appearances of Kitty Pryde, Lockheed and Magik – which I’ve caught one or two doing that way. I’ve started doing that as I’ve been so busy at work that I haven’t had the chance to go on message boards like I use to. Not like I’ve ever really done that, or spent much time doing that – mind you.

. . .

This is just for my future self, but you may need it for your DCBS order or your local shop list.

I’m having to add, to my overall order, at Hastings –

Groot
Age of Apocalypse
Secret Wars Handbook (real title “Secret Wars : Official Guide to the Marvel Multiverse, I would have just titled it – Secret Wars 2015 Handbook, but that’s me),

I’m still pretty jazzed about Secret Wars 2015. I think some stories of what Marvel will be like, after the event, has helped me take this pill easier. It not being as massive (it is but not my involvement in it) has helped too.

When will I learn that, with comics, things are never as radical as I (or the online community) believes it will be. Most “major changes” are essentially taking one character off the board, for a while. Even big changes like, a relocation, isn’t that major – as once it becomes the backdrop, the stories are essentially the same.

Marvel June 2015 Solicitations

Posted by John Klein III on March 23, 2015

Posted in: Solicitations. Tagged: Adams - Art, Newsarama, Putri - Yasmine, Solicitations. Leave a comment

http://www.newsarama.com/23821-marvel-comics-full-june-2015-solicitations.html

SECRET WARS #3 (OF 8)
JONATHAN HICKMAN • ESAD RIBIC (a)
ALL THE DEVILS DANCE!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

SECRET WARS #4 (OF 8)
JONATHAN HICKMAN • ESAD RIBIC (a)
ALL THE ANGELS SING!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

I am super curious, with all of the side miniseries (and there are so many of them!) how the main event is going to keep it all going.

THORS #1
JASON AARON • CHRISTOPHER SPROUSE (a/C)
• The Thors of every domain, together in one book! As cosmic cops!
•Whenever there’s trouble on Battleworld, the Thors answer the call. But a string of mysterious murders leaves some of them asking questions that may unravel all of reality!
•A hard-hitting Marvel Comics police drama. With hammers. Lots and lots of hammers.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

I do like how Throg is going to be a part of this! At the very least, should be in the background of a few panels.

ULTIMATE END #2 (OF 5)
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS • MARK BAGLEY (a/C)
THE LAST ULTIMATES STORY BY THE GROUND-BREAKING UNIVERSE’S FOUNDING FATHERS!
• The countdown has begun
• An end of an era
• Who will survive?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Ultimate End having the same creative team as Cataclysm, really points out how much of a missed opportunity Cataclysm was, right?

Art by Yasmine Putri

STAR-LORD AND KITTY PRYDE #1
SAM HUMPHRIES • ALTI FIRMANSYAH (a)
Cover by YASMINE PUTRI
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• STAR-LORD AND KITTY PRYDE–finally in their own series together! But are they TOGETHER together?! And is this the Kitty Pryde that Peter loves or one from a completely different reality.
• This series takes place right in the thick of things on BATTLEWORLD and is sure to be a wild ride!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

I can only imagine I am going to want that Variant cover! So excited bout this series and how Humphries is going to bring back Age of Apocalypse Shadowcat!

MASTER OF KUNG FU #2 (OF 4)
HADEN BLACKMAN • DALIBOR TALAJIC (a)
Cover by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
VILLAINOUS BETRAYAL! MARTIAL ARTS MASTERY! KUNG-FU ACTION!
• Shang-Chi may have found a new home with the Lower Caste, but can he keep them safe?
• Can Shang-Chi keep his vow of peace?
• Will Laughing Skull laugh last? Or will Shang-Chi kick that smile right off his face?!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

I’m glad that I sort of switched to Hastings, as it was only a difference of savings of forty cents – which does add up – but I imagine I’m not going to actually need every issue of some of these series. Star Lord and Kitty Pryde, for sure but these types of minis, I imagine I don’t.

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN:
RENEW YOUR VOWS #1 & #2
DAN SLOTT • ADAM KUBERT (a/C)
THE LAST SPIDER-MAN STORY
• Not even The Amazing Spider-Man is safe from Secret Wars! In this new Marvel Universe, Peter Parker, Mary Jane Watson and their daughter have to scrape by to make ends meet, but they have each other…
• Face front, True Believers. This is the one you’ve been asking for.
32 PGS. (EACH)/Rated T …$3.99 (EACH)

This, I’m somewhat curious about, as it seems to be the fix that I’ve had with Peter Parker ever since One More Day. Though I’m still super interested in getting some Superior Spider-Man trades.

A-FORCE #2
MARGUERITE BENNETT & G. WILLOW WILSON
JORGE MOLINA (a/C)
• With monsters appearing on the utopian island of Arcadia and threatening its inhabitants, She-Hulk and her team of Avengers set out to discover the source.
• But when they stumble upon a conspiracy that reaches far beyond Arcadia, She-Hulk may just find herself on the wrong side of the law!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

I knew the second cover would have the official team, so this series looks like I’ll be skipping it. Spider-Gwen, Rogue, Pixie, Spider-Woman, Old School Dazzler, She-Hulk and a short haired brunette, is a decent mixture of characters.

GIANT-SIZE LITTLE MARVEL: AVX #1
SKOTTIE YOUNG • SKOTTIE YOUNG (a/C)
• The toughest, funniest, craziest and most adorable Marvel heroes THROW DOWN.
• Featuring all your favorites including Cyclops, Hawkeye, Black Widow, Wolverine! They’re all there, just shorter!
• Skottie Young brings out the big guns in the series fans have been waiting for!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

I really adore these Little Marvel projects so I’m committing to these as there are a load of Easter eggs in these issues. Plus, they are super fun and I smile the entire time I am reading them. I wish Magik was on the cover, as well, and not just Emma, then I would know for sure, if I was going to keep this issue.

X-MEN ‘92 #1
CHRIS SIMS & CHAD BOWERS • SCOTT KOBLISH (a)
Cover by PEPE LARRAZ
• Everyone’s favorite version of the X-Men from the ’90s is back!
• When Baron Kelly charges the Clear Mountain Project and it’s mysterious new director with “mutant rehabilitation,” it’s up to the X-Men to investigate!
• PLUS: Free Range Sentiels?!?
40 PGS./Rated T …$4.99

Chris Sims is writing a comic for Marvel!?! That is awesome! It is based off of the 90s FOX X-Men Animated Series, so the chances are super high that Kitty wouldn’t be involved in this series but I will put myself on the list so that I can support this title. This comic, though, is five dollars, which I can’t believe that the bulk of the issues above are $3.99, that just seems way too much.

Art by Art Adams

YEARS OF FUTURE PAST #1
MARGUERITE BENNETT
MIKE NORTON (a)
Cover by ART ADAMS
ANT-SIZED VARIANT COVER BY MIKE PERKINS
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
YOUNG VARIANT BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
• In the dystopian nations of BATTLEWORLD, the mutants of New York City must fight to survive the rule of the Sentinels!
• At their center is Kate Pryde, a heroine tried and tested by war, and mother of the last mutant ever to be born before the purges of the Mutant Control Act!
• With revolution on the wind, the X-Men are not a broken team with nothing left to lose, but a desperate family with more at risk than ever before!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

YEARS OF FUTURE PAST #2
MARGUERITE BENNETT
MIKE NORTON (a)
Cover by ART ADAMS
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• Freed from their military prison, the X-Men race through the ruins of the city to rescue their teammates from a terrible fate!
• Horrified by what mutants must do to survive, Kate Pryde and her family must struggle to find a way to save their people–and seek out the haven where a dire weapon waits
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Another five dollar comic? At least it is only for the first issue. I’m imagining that I will want the variants for this series, as well. So excited about this miniseries. So glad that Kitty Pryde, of all characters, is being spotlighted in two miniseries! Chances are high, that she survives into Post-Secret Wars 2015, right? I’m hoping! I wish they showed the art for the second cover.

MRS. DEADPOOL AND THE HOWLING COMMANDOS #1
GERRY DUGGAN • SALVADOR ESPIN (a)
• She is Shiklah—undisputed Queen of the Monster Metropolis below Manhattan!
• In the world that was, she married Deadpool, the Merc with the Mouth…
• …But nothing on Battleworld is quite as it was.
• Now, she commands the Howling Commandos: Werewolf By Night! Frankenstein’s Monster! The Living Mummy! Man-Thing! And Marcus the Centaur!
• What would her late husband think of that???
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

I wish Shiklah got her name in the title, but I imagine “Mrs. Deadpool, Siklah, and the Howling Commandos” is a little wordy. But “Deadpool” sells but it would have been nice. I do like her getting her own series, that’s pretty rad.

X-TINCTION AGENDA #1
MARC GUGGENHEIM
CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO (a)
Cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA
• Ten years since the fall of Cameron Hodge and his fascist regime. Ten years that Havok and Wolfsbane have labored to rebuild Genosha. But their work may be for naught, as a plague has spread across their nation, infecting mutants and threatening their race with extinction.
• With the country quarantined and seemingly abandoned by the rest of the world, including the X-Men, old friends may become new enemies as Genosha’s rulers fight to save their people!
• Experience an alternate future fueled by the events of the landmark first X-Crossover of 1990, X-Tinction Agenda!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Kitty shouldn’t be a part of this, but since it doesn’t cost me anything to add it to my pull list, that’s what I’m going to do, to be on the safe side. I knew June was going to be expensive but this really getting out of hand!

OLD MAN LOGAN #2
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS • ANDREA SORRENTINO (a/C)
• He may be an Old Man, but never before has the world needed Logan as much as it does now.
• The people he loved have become mere memories. The world that he loved has decayed, becoming a festering Wasteland.
• But in a world devoid of heroes, even someone who is the best there is at what he does may find themselves overmatched by evil.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

Maybe Bendis has forgotten that Kitty was dead and add her to the book? I doubt it, so I’m not even on the list for it.

E IS FOR EXTINCTION #1
CHRIS BURNHAM • RAMON VILLALOBOS (a)
Cover by IAN BERTRAM
• What happens when mutants prove they really are Homo SUPERIOR?
• What will happen to the X-Men when they fight for a world that wants to be them, rather than hate and fears them?
• And what exactly is Magneto doing running the Xavier institute??
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

Kitty wasn’t involved at all during Grand Morrison’s run, outside of a hundred faces cover and two vague references to her during Emma Frost spotlight issues. I’m asking for these series to be pulled for me and I might as well add Old Man Logan. Better to be safe than sorry! In an entire, Burnham mentioned how he got Morrison’s blessing for this, which I like. Apparently, he even gave some plot suggestions too. That’s pretty awesome.

CAPTAIN MARVEL & THE CAROL CORPS #1
KELLY SUE DECONNICK & KELLY THOMPSON
DAVID LOPEZ (a/C)
ANT-SIZED VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
• Atten-Hut! These ladies are the best of the best–and will take you down if you threaten their Captain.
• Welcome to Hala Field, where being a part of the elite Carol Corps, requires guts, guile and a whole lot of grit. So put on your uniform and get ready for a high-flying Captain Marvel series years in the making.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Kelly Thompson of She Has No Head fame is writing for Marvel too! I really need to start doing web comics or something, as that would be awesome. I just can’t draw anything but maybe I can use that. What could I write about? hmmmmmm. I feel a little bad, as I bumped off Kelly DeConnick from my Top Female Comic Book Writers list to include Marguerite Bennett, and Kelly knows that now. Oops!

INFERNO #2
DENNIS HOPELESS • JAVIER GARRON (a/C)
• As if Colossus’s Inferno raid wasn’t impossible enough, now his skeleton crew X-Men are a team divided.
• With Boom Boom gut stuck and bleeding out.
• Nightcrawler caught in Darkchylde’s hellfire web.
• And Domino’s fate in the hands of The Goblin Queen Madelyne Pryor.
• Find out if our big metal mutant can pull his team’s bacon from the flames and get this suicide mission back on track as X-Men vs. Hell-on-Earth action continues.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Colossus handling Illyana’s soulsword is the new hip thing, I suppose.

INFINITY GAUNTLET #2
DUSTIN WEAVER & GERRY DUGGAN
DUSTIN WEAVER (a/C)
• Thanos vs. Nova!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

This is starting to feel missable.

SECRET WARS 2099 #2 (OF 5)
PETER DAVID • WILLIAM SLINEY (a)
Cover by DAVE RAPOZA
SPIDER-GWEN 2099 VARIANT COVER BY JASON LATOUR
• Secret Wars continues as The Avengers of the Year 2099 come face to face with a tremendous beast who’s no stranger to the team!
• Who could it be? We’ll give you a hint – you won’t like him when he’s angry.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

Were there Avengers in 2099? I feel like that was a big storypoint in 2099 : Manifest Destiny. Not like that should be in 2099 continuity now.

PLANET HULK #2
SAM HUMPHRIES • MARC LAMING (a)
Cover by MICHAEL DEL MUNDO
• Gladiator STEVE ROGERS, his trusty steed DEVIL DINOSAUR and the mysterious DOC GREEN go deeper into one of the most dangerous domains of BATTLEWORLD, the HULK infested territory known as GREENLAND!
• WILD HULKS in the jungle! GIANT HULKS in lakes of fire!
• But is the journey the most perilous part of this hellish mission or is it one of the travelers?
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

DEVIL DINOSAUR!?! RIDDEN BY CAPTAIN AMERICA!?! That sounds awesome!

SPIDER-VERSE #2
MIKE COSTA • ANDRE ARAÚJO (a)
Cover by NICK BRADSHAW
• Spider-Gwen is on Battleworld and face-to-face with Norman Osborn.
• This can’t end well.
• But what’s going on with the rest of the Web-Warriors?
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

Hopefully this Gwen doesn’t get impregnated by Norman Osborn! Apparently, from her universe, Norman killed Peter Parker, so that’s pretty neat.

DEADPOOL’S SECRET SECRET WARS #2 (OF 4)
CULLEN BUNN • MATTEO LOLLI (a)
Cover by TONY HARRIS
• If a secret war happens on a secret planet in secret space, and no one hears about it…DID IT REALLY HAPPEN?!?!
• That’s what you’ll be asking about this series for years to come!
• And the answer is YES! Deadpool really DID mess with the original Secret Wars!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

I wish the covers were more homages to the original Secret Wars, or gave us a hint at who the cast may be. I’m just hoping Lockheed makes a few panel appearances in this. I noticed this has a set number of issues, whereas most of the other Secret Wars 2015 are implied ongoings. Which can only last eight or less issues, right? All of these series should be done by Secret Wars 2015 issue eight, I imagine.

I’m glad that they put all of the Star Wars titles together, so that I can just skip right over those.

HOWARD THE DUCK #4
CHIP ZDARSKY • JOE QUINONES (a/C)
Looks like the “doctor is in” … this issue of HOWARD THE DUCK! Ha ha of course I’m referring to Dr. Strange, Sorcerer Supreme.
• I’m 100% positive nobody’s ever made that joke before, so I feel pretty confident doing so here.
• There will be other jokes of a similar nature in this issue.
• PLUS! A MARVEL SUPER HEROES SECRET WARS (1984) tie-in!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

That is a fun write-up!

GUARDIANS TEAM-UP #6
Bill Willingham • DIOGO SAIDO (A)
Cover by Clay Mann• Nightcrawler journeys to a far off world to represent Earth in their celebrated interplanetary blade-fighting competition. His hopes to acquit himself well are abruptly stalled when it turns out he’s facing Gamora in the semi-finals.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

I do like Nightcrawler getting spotlighted during Secret Wars 2015, but I doubt Kitty will be shown in this. Magik should there, as she is good at handling a blade!

HOUSE OF HEM
FRED HEMBECK with JIM SHOOTER
FRED HEMBECK with RON WILSON, JOHN BYRNE,
MICHAEL GOLDEN, AL MILGROM, JOHN BUSCEMA & MORE (a)
Cover by FRED HEMBECK
• For over thirty years, cartoonist Fred Hembeck has been poking fun at Marvel’s mightiest heroes. Now, some of his greatest works are collected in a giant-sized one-shot that’s bursting with belly laughs!
• Fred relentlessly roasts the Fantastic Four with the help of an all-star cast of artists!
• Fred wipes out the Marvel Universe in the tale they said couldn’t be published (and almost wasn’t)!
• Even Spider-Man and the Hulk are no match for Hembeck’s trademark wit!
• Plus: a cornucopia of side-splitting short strips from the pages of Marvel Age — and an all-new introduction by the man himself!
• Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR ROAST, FRED HEMBECK DESTROYS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE and AMAZING SPIDER-MAN DIGITAL COMIC #16 — and material from HULK ANNUAL ’99; and MARVEL AGE #50, #52, #54-55, #69, #97, #122-123 and #130-131.
104 PGS./Rated T+ …$7.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9418-7

I’m torn on this, as I own the Fantastic Four Roast and the Hembeck Destroys the Marvel Universe, and I would highly recommend both of those but do I need to own this? I’m sure I own the majority of those Marvel Age issues too. Actually, I only own issue 122 and don’t have any of the rest. Oops! But that’s odd as I know Hembeck has several pages of art in the issues I do own. I wonder why it isn’t more of an everything collection. What are they holding out for?

What I really wish, was that Kitty was on the cover of this, so I could justify the purchase (as I’m that guy) now I have to debate its worth. Dang it! I will probably end up buying it. Eight dollars is a bit much, maybe Hastings will have it cheaper than just a dollar off. Who knows, not me, that’s for sure.

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY & X-MEN: THE BLACK VORTEX HC
Written by SAM HUMPHRIES, BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS, GERRY DUGGAN, JOHN LAYMAN & KELLY SUE DECONNICK
Penciled by ED MCGUINNESS, VALERIO SCHITI, PACO MEDINA, MAHMUD ASRAR, MIKE MAYHEW,
DAVID BALDEON, JAVIER GARRON & DAVID LOPEZ
Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
The Black Vortex, an ancient artifact of immeasurable power, is now in Mr. Knife’s hands! With billions of lives at stake, Star-Lord must steal it back — with the help of both the Guardians and the X-Men! But as a schism forms between the heroes, Knife’s Slaughter Squad closes in! Beast and Kitty must decipher the Vortex Book as Ronan, Nova and the Brood get involved, and Spartax falls! The Vortex grants near-infinite power to Knife’s forces; to counter them, the heroes will have to submit to its power themselves! Will the X-Men and Guardians lose their humanity forever? Collecting GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY & X-MEN: THE BLACK VORTEX ALPHA #1 and OMEGA #1, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (2013) #24-25, LEGENDARY STAR-LORD #9-11, ALL-NEW X-MEN #38-39, GUARDIANS TEAM-UP #3, NOVA (2013) #28, CYCLOPS (2014) #12, and CAPTAIN MARVEL (2014) #14.
312 PGS./Rated T+ …$49.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9770-6
Trim size: oversized

I’ve been really enjoying this crossover thus far. Fifty dollars seems a bit much, but it is fourteen issues, so that is probably reasonable.

UNCANNY X-MEN VOL. 6: THE REVOLUTION PREMIERE HC
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by CHRIS BACHALO, STUART IMMONEN, MAHMUD ASRAR, KRIS ANKA & FRAZER IRVING
Cover by CHRIS BACHALO
It’s the final explosive story in Brian Michael Bendis’ epic X-Men saga! Cyclops is on the edge! Recent events have driven this already tempestuous mutant to the point of disaster. Will 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 shapeshifter’s wrath? Questions will be answered as everything builds to a head! 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+ …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9230-5
Trim size: standard

Quite possibly the final X-Men trade! I doubt it but who knows.

HOWARD THE DUCK: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION VOL. 1 TPB
Written by STEVE GERBER
Penciled by VAL MAYERIK, FRANK BRUNNER, JOHN BUSCEMA, GENE COLAN, SAL BUSCEMA & MORE
Cover by FRANK BRUNNER
Get the full story of how Marvel’s most notorious movie star became trapped in a world he never made! Howard the Duck takes an adventure into fear when he’s plucked from Duckworld and finds himself on Earth, bill to proboscis with the melancholy muck-monster Man-Thing! Stuck here on a planet of hairless apes, the furious fowl forges a future for himself in, of all places, Cleveland. But the would-be Master of Quack Fu will have his wings full hanging out with Spider-Man — and waging “waaaugh” with madcap menaces like the Space Turnip, the Cookie Creature, the Beaver and Doctor Bong. Will that earn him a spot on the Defenders? Better yet, Howard for president! Collecting FEAR #19, MAN-THING (1974) #1, HOWARD THE DUCK (1976) #1-16 and ANNUAL #1, MARVEL TREASURY EDITION #12, and material from GIANT-SIZE MAN-THING #4-5.
456 PGS./Rated T+ …$34.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9776-8

I know people were looking forward to this on Comics Should Be Good, so this should sell rather well.

LEGENDARY STAR-LORD VOL. 2: RISE OF THE BLACK VORTEX TPB
Written by SAM HUMPHRIES
Penciled by PACO MEDINA & FREDDIE WILLIAMS II
Cover by PACO MEDINA
Star-Lord comes face-to-face with Mr. Knife — and you won’t believe who’s behind that snazzy mask. All this craziness seems to have put a little strain on Peter and Kitty’s long-distance relationship, but you know what’ll fix that right up? Space date! Or rather, space prison break! Peter Quill, what a catch. But the growing mystery of the Black Vortex might destroy the couple’s relationship before Peter has a chance to screw it up himself. Heroes assemble to counter the Vortex’s cosmic threat, but Mr. Knife and his new business partner want the Vortex for themselves! Kitty discovers a way to neutralize the Vortex’s power, but the entire planet of Spartax is in grave danger — and to guard the galaxy from this threat, the heroes’ only choice may be to submit to the Vortex! Collecting LEGENDARY STAR-LORD #6-12.
160 PGS./Rated T …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9160-5

If you are behind on your StarKat fandom, I would recommend this trade. Twenty dollars sounds about right.

SPIDER-MAN & THE X-MEN TPB
Written by ELLIOT KALAN
Penciled by MARCO FAILLA & R.B. SILVA
Cover by NICK BRADSHAW
Meet the Jean Grey School’s new guidance counselor: Spider-Man! He’s supposed to be secretly investigating the suspicion that one of the students is a traitorous mole. But now Spidey’s got his hands full with a very special student class — and a maniacal merger of the X-Men’s rogues’ gallery with his own! Sauron and Stegron the Dinosaur Man team up to take over Staten Island! Chameleon and Mojo cast Spidey and the X-kids in a live death match against the Sinister Sixty-Six! And Deathbird teams the Brood with the Symbiotes! But as Spidey faces the Beast in a no-holds-barred science fair, someone at the school discovers his secret identity! All betrayals, deceptions and misunderstandings fall into place as the mole is revealed — but will Spidey and his students survive to learn the truth? Collecting SPIDER-MAN & THE X-MEN #1-6.
144 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9700-3

I own issue three and that was fun. Not sure if anyone else would want to throw down a twenty for this or get a decent meal some place.

WOLVERINES VOL. 3: THE LIVING AND THE DEAD TPB
Written by CHARLES SOULE & RAY FAWKES
Penciled by ARIELA KRISTANTINA, ARIO ANINDITO, JASON MASTERS, KRIS ANKA & JUAN DOE
Cover by KRIS ANKA
Questions build as the battle inside Shogun begins to risk the lives of his teammates and friends! Lady Deathstrike is falling for him — but which side of his personality, Sharp or Ogun? Only Fang can help set Sharp straight — but will he? Meanwhile, Fantomelle and Culpepper have been fighting for a mysterious benefactor — but what happens when their sponsor gets more (and less!) than they paid for? And what does all of this mean for the Paradise Team and the Wolverines’ overall mission? Mystique has been planning something that involves the precise involvement of each fly caught in her manipulative web. But as the final pieces fall into place for her, she loses two essential pawns — and it might spell utter disaster! Meanwhile, Daken tracks the monster who stole his healing factor through the mountains of Japan. Collecting WOLVERINES #11-15.
112 PGS./Parental Advisory …$15.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9735-5

Is issue fifteen the final issue? That series lasted a tad longer than I thought it would but it was a fun series, if not expensive.

. . .

Okay, let’s see how expensive June 2015 really is!

Secret Wars 2015 3 & 4 –            $8
Ultimate End 2 –                        $4
Star Lord & Kitty Pryde 1 – $4
Masters of Kung Fu 2 –             $4
Giant Size Little Marvels : AvX – $4
X-Men ’92 1 –                        $5
Years of Future Past 1 & 2 – $9
X-Tinction Agenda 1 –             $4
Old Man Logan 2 –             $4
E is for Extinction 1 –             $4
Inferno 2 –                         $4
House of Hem –                        $8

Worst case, $62, with a dollar off each book is – fourteen dollars for a total of $48.

In reality though, I’m only imagining I am really buying –

Secret Wars 2015 3 & 4 –            $8
Ultimate End 2 –                        $4
Star Lord & Kitty Pryde 1 – $4
Masters of Kung Fu 2 –             $4
Giant Size Little Marvels : AvX – $4
Years of Future Past 1 & 2 – $9
Inferno 2 –                         $4
House of Hem –                        $8

So that’s a more reasonable $45 with a savings of ten dollars for a total of $35, which is still under my $40 budget. So that’s pretty keen!

Still not sure if I’m sticking with Marvel, Post-Secret Wars 2015. I keep thinking that if the X-Men rumors are true, then Marvel will at least print one title, which will work out great for me!

I’m adding seven ongoings to my list! That is a lot!

Now that I’m looking over my list, I didn’t put Deadpool’s Secret Secret Wars, so that could be another four dollars.

I’m sort of glad that I’m working at Hastings now, for this sole reason, as I imagine Kitty, Lockheed nor Magik will appear in every issue of Secret Wars 2015 and that saves me having to own those issues to later sell to Lonestar Comics.

Comics Should Be Good are running the votes for Top Female Comic Creators, and I just can’t up with ten writers and artists, I mostly know female colorists. So I thought I would at least promote the creative women that I’ve grown fond of over the years.

Writers – Devin Grayson and Gail Simone, both are mostly DC writers but both have written for the X-Men or X-Related projects. Kathryn Immonen is another great female writer as in Marjorie Liu. Of course, Ann Nocenti needs to be named, fantastic editor but famous for her Daredevil run. Also, legendary Louise Simonson. Kim Yale is a good writer, as well.

Artists – Jill Thompson, Alisson Borges, June Brigman, Elena Casagrande, Emily Warren, Colleen Coover, Vanessa Del Ray, Sara Pichelli, Ariela Kristantina, Sonia Oback, Alti Firmansyah, Yasmine Putri

Inker – Rachel Dodson

Colorists – Christie Scheele, June Chung, Laura Villari, Renee Witterstaetter, Marie Javins, Sasha Kimiatek, Lynn Varley, Michelle Wrightson, Laura Martin, Rachelle Rosenberg and the legend, Glynis Oliver (Wein)

Letterer Janice Chiang

For anyone who wants to vote, voting ends on March 16, here is a handy link

http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2015/03/02/vote-for-the-top-50-female-comic-book-writers-and-artists-of-all-time/

Kelly Thompson, of She Has No Head! fame, has compiled a list of over a thousand women, so that list is here –

http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2015/03/01/she-has-no-head-women-in-comics/2/

I really need to learn more female creators. I was hoping compiling this list would have given me ten names on both sides. I know we can group Pencilers and Inkers together but that still doesn’t get me to ten.

I went through the 49 pages of Tags that I have on this blog and came up with the above names.

I need three more writers before I can make my list official. That’s a lot more ladies than I thought I have read or seen their work. I really only thought I knew a small handful but look at the artists, alone, is impressive.

Okay, I was going to make a separate post but here is my list –

Ten Writers

Louise Simonson
Ann Nocenti
Marjorie Liu
Devin Grayson
Kathryn Immonen
Kim Yale
Gail Simone
G. Willow Wilson
Kelly Sue DeConnick
Kelly Thompson

I’m being a little cute with those last three. Wilson is writing X-MEN, that I haven’t read and DeConnick is writing Ms. Marvel, that I’ve heard good things. I figured Thompson must be getting a few votes, so I threw her name up there, as I do like some of her columns. I also got those two names from just reading the comments section of the Voting thread, I figured someone had to write some names down that I would recognized, that’s all I was asking for.

Ten Artists

Sara Pichelli
Rachel Dodson
Jill Thompson
June Brigman
Colleen Coover
Ariela Kristantina
Altri Firmansyah
Yasmine Putri
Alisson Borges
Sonia Oback

I will put the results when the final list comes out. Besides the top two artist, I am okay with anyone making the list.

I’m very excited about Simonson and Nocenti’s placement. Actually, I want Liu to place highly on the list too, Immonen, I’ve only read the one thing of hers (AvX vs 6) and I’ve own a few issues of X-Men Evolution, written by Grayson, so I do want all five to be on the list. I can only imagine that the Top Ten of both, will be dominated by American comic creators. That just makes sense with who is voting on the list.

EDIT ON MARCH 16, 2015 –

I felt bad for not including Marguerite Bennett so Kelly Thompson was nice enough to let me edit my list. Good bye, DeConnick and hello Marguerite Bennett! I thought it would be in poor taste to knock Kelly off of her own list, or keep her in the tenth slot, so I bumped her up one. That’s the least I could do.

Ten Writers

1. Louise Simonson
2. Ann Nocenti
3. Marjorie Liu
4. Devin Grayson
5. Kathryn Immonen
6. Kim Yale
7. Gail Simone
8. G. Willow Wilson
9. Kelly Thompson
10. Marguerite Bennett

Ten Artists

1. Sara Pichelli
2. Rachel Dodson
3. Jill Thompson
4. June Brigman
5. Colleen Coover
6. Ariela Kristantina
7. Altri Firmansyah
8. Yasmine Putri
9. Alisson Borges
10. Sonia Oback

Results start on March 21 and I’m now pretty jazzed about it

Star Lord and Kitty Pryde, the series!

Posted by John Klein III on February 27, 2015

Posted in: News. Tagged: Age of Apocalypse, Battleworld, Comic Alliance, Firmansyah - Altri, Humphries - Sam, Putri - Yasmine, Secret Wars 2015, Star Lord and Kitty Pryde. Leave a comment

http://comicsalliance.com/sam-humphries-star-lord-and-kitty-pryde-secret-wars-exclusive/

Sam Humphries is writing a Secret Wars 2015 tie-in series starring the Star Lord that we know and the Shadowcat of the Age of Apocalypse universe! So I guess she isn’t dead now, that is great news! They had a chance to revive her during that last Age of Apocalypse storyline but they didn’t and the series got cancelled. Coincidence? I think not!

The cover is by Yasmine Putri and the interior art is by Alti Firmansyah

Alti Firmansyah, with the first issue cover by Yasmine Putri.

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