http://www.newsarama.com/30738-marvel-comics-november-2016-solicitations.html
Art by Alan Davis
IVX #0
CHARLES SOULE• KENNETH ROCAFORT (A/C)
Variant Cover by ALAN DAVIS
Variant Cover by RON LIM
This issue sets the stage for the upcoming Inhumans vs. X-Men mega-event! Learn who the major players will be, plus the seeds of the incredible plan that will unfold in IVX #1. Beast and Iso travel the world to learn a desperate truth, the X-Men assemble their ranks and the Inhumans prepare for the war to come. It all begins with one choice — see it here.
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
The big event is IVX 0 which I was immediately dismissive of but then I saw one of the variant covers. Now I’m all in! Well, as much as Lockheed and Magik are in this. Which, of course, Magik was pretty huge in AvX but I can see her taking a back seat here.
AVENGERS #1
MARK WAID
Cover by ALEX ROSS
Variant Cover by ADAM KUBERT
Variant Cover by TBA
Captain America 75th Anniversary Variant Cover by TBA
Hip-Hop Variant Cover by TBA
Action Figure Vision Variant Cover by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
Divided We Stand Variant Cover by TBA
Blank Variant Cover Also Available
The time has come! Their ranks shattered by Civil War, their spirits weighted down by
a toll both personal and spiritual, Earth’s Mightiest Heroes must find the resolve to stand united one final time against their greatest foe! Captain America! Thor! The Vision! The Wasp! Spider-Man! Hercules! When the dust settles, not a one of these valiant heroes will make it to the final page alive! This is KANG WAR ONE!
48 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
Like, that is a ballsy sentence about the heroes dying but then you read Kang and you know it is a time travel story so yeah, the stakes are high but not high, all at the same time. Didn’t Bendis’ Official Avengers opening arc deal with travel travel Kang-ness? I “get” that this is a way to tell an epic story but oooof, it has been done and with Avengers 1, at that. I’ll be passing on this. Also, Mark Waid ended one Avengers title to start another one? I know I’m an old dinosaur who cares about issue numbers but that isn’t great. Marvel Database will be letting me know which volume of straight “Avengers” this is.
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #1
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Variant Cover by JEFF DEKAL
Variant Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG
Hip-Hop Variant Cover by TBA
Steam Variant Cover by TBA
Action Figure Riri Variant Cover by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
Divided We Stand Variant Cover by TBA
From the violent streets of Chicago, a new armored hero rises! Clad in her very own Iron Man armor, Riri Williams is ready to show the Marvel Universe what she can do as the self-made hero of tomorrow. But is she ready for all the problems that come with stepping into Iron Man’s jet boots? Where’s a genius billionaire playboy philanthropist when you need one?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
I read somewhere that she’s going to eventually be called “Iron Heart” which isn’t amazing but at least she will have her own hero name. I’ll be passing on this as well.
THE UNWORTHY THOR #1 (OF 5)
Jason Aaron
Variant Cover by BRYAN HITCH
Variant Cover by JOHN CASSADAY
Hip-Hop Variant Cover by TBA
Action Figure Odinson Variant Cover by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
Divided We Stand Variant Cover by TBA
Blank Variant Cover Also Available
Odinson’s desperate search to regain his worthiness has taken him out into the cosmos, where he’s learned of the existence of a mysterious other Mjolnir. This weapon of unimaginable power, a relic from a dead universe, is the key to Odinson’s redemption — but some of the greatest villains of the Marvel Universe are now anxious to get their hands on it as well. Can The Odinson reclaim his honor, or will the power of thunder be wielded for evil? The quest for the hammer begins here.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Ultimate Mjolnir is coming back! I had forgotten that. I do like Jason Aaron telling this story and Olivier Coipel means that this story shouldn’t be missed. It isn’t a B-Team, at all. Though I’ll still be skipping it but maybe I’ll read the trade, if a store ever opens around me.
THANOS #1
JEFF LEMIRE
Variant Cover by RON LIM
Variant Cover by JEFF DEKAL
Toy Variant Cover by ALEX KROPINAK
HIP-HOP VARIANT BY MIKE DEL MUNDO
EVIL HAS BEEN UNLEASHED ON THE UNIVERSE.
Thanos, possibly the most evil individual in the Marvel Universe, is back…and he’s out for vengeance on all who would oppose him. Unfortunately for the Mad Titan, he’s also heading for an unexpected reckoning…with his family. Take an ongoing walk on the dark side of the galaxy, following the deadly trail of destruction left in the wake of…THANOS!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99
Nice way to work the word “ongoing” into the solicitation! I’ll be skipping this series too.
BLACK PANTHER: WORLD OF WAKANDA #1
TA-NEHISI COATES, ROXANE GAY & YONA HARVEY
ALITHA E. MARTINEZ & AFUA RICHARDSON (A)
Cover by AFUA RICHARDSON
Variant Cover by BRIAN STELFREEZE
Variant Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG
HIP-HOP VARIANT BY ALITHA E. MARTINEZ
BLACK PANTHER 50TH ANNIVERSARY VARIANT BY NATACHA BUSTOS
Action Figure Black Panther Variant by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
Divided We Stand Variant Cover by TBA
Blank Variant Cover Also Available
“YOU DESERVED SO MUCH MORE, LITTLE FLOWER. YOU DESERVED A WAKANDA THAT CHERISHED YOU.”
Writer ROXANE GAY (Bad Feminst, Hunger) spins a Wakandan love story — its tenderness matched only by its brutality. You know them now as The Midnight Angels, but in this story they are just Ayo and Aneka, young women recruited to become Dora Milaje, an elite task force trained to protect the crown at all costs. What happens when your nation needs your hearts and minds, but you already gave them to each other? Illustrated by industry veteran ALITHA E. MARTINEZ (Iron Man, Black Panther).
And in a special backup story, acclaimed poet YONA HARVEY (Hemming the Water) explores the true origins of The People’s mysterious leader Zenzi. Black Panther thinks he knows who Zenzi is and how she got her powers, but he only knows part of the story… Illustrated by rising star AFUA RICHARDSON (Genius).
40 PGS./Rated T …$4.99
I’m sure this all makes sense, I may flip through the trade when the movie comes out but until then, I’ll be passing on this.
AVENGERS #1.1
MARK WAID
VARIANT COVER BY ALAN DAVIS
VARIANT COVER BY ALEX MALEEV
ACTION FIGURE QUICKSILVER VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
The Old Order Changeth – more than you ever suspected! For the first time ever, learn what really happened all those years ago when the founding Avengers turned their membership over to a set of new recruits. The recently thawed Captain America is joined by three reformed super villains – Hawkeye, Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch – and a new group of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes takes shape – in a story that has direct ramifications for the Avengers of today!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Shouldn’t this be Avengers 16.1 and not 1.1? 16 is when Hawkeye, Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch joined the Avengers, originally. Mark Waid writing this means it will have ramifications in the ongoing. Does seem like a weak way to established importance to fake the information in a new miniseries about past events. Just tell new stories and quit relying on diving deeper into the mythos – those origins have been picked clean. We don’t want another JMS Spider-Totem fiasco on our hands.
POWER MAN AND IRON FIST #10
DAVID F. WALKER
Variant Cover by ERIC CANETE
Divided We Stand Variant Cover by TBA
“HARLEM BURNS” STARTS NOW!
The battle for Harlem begins here! As Luke and Danny struggle to pick up the pieces of Civil War II, the ultimate turf war erupts right under their noses! Tombstone, Mr. Fish, Piranha, Cottonmouth, Black Cat, and a mysterious new player are all vying for a piece of the pie – and the citizens of New York are caught in the crossfire! Can Power Man and Iron Fist help former prisoners and protect the innocent all at the same time?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Hey, I was just thinking about Tombstone and Robbie Robertson the other day. I wonder what these two are up to. This issue only promises to reveal Tombstone but whatever happened to good ol’ Robbie?
OCCUPY AVENGERS #1
DAVID F. WALKER
Cover by AGUSTIN ALESSIO
Variant Cover by MICHAEL CHO
Hip-Hop Variant Cover by TBA
Action Figure Hawkeye Variant Cover by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
Divided We Stand Variant Cover by TBA
Super heroes – they’re a privileged class. Doing what they want, when they want and suffering no consequences. They have no regard for the ordinary people who are left behind to suffer in their wake. Who will stand up for the little guy? There is a man. If you can find him, and if he believes in your story, he and his friends will put things right. Some call them outlaws, rebels, Robin Hoods. To others, they are heroes. No powers to speak of – just skills, smarts and a burning drive to do the right thing. His name is Hawkeye. Occupy Avengers: It’s time to “Take Back Justice”!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
So Hawkeye isn’t being imprisoned for murdering Bruce Banner? Probably due to the Hulk being on a domestic terror list for decades, right? I’ll be skipping this.
ULTIMATES 2 #1
AL EWING
Variant Cover by CHRISTIAN WARD
TEASER VARIANT COVER BY MIKE DEODATO
HIP-HOP VARIANT COVER BY Risa Hulett
Action Figure Gold Galactus Wraparound
Variant Cover by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
Who – or what – is the Cosmic Jailer? What being is powerful enough to chain Eternity itself? That is the mystery Galactus must solve – before it’s too late. Ultimate problems require ultimate solutions, and Galactus will call on those who helped cure his insatiable hunger. Captain Marvel, Black Panther, Blue Marvel, Spectrum and Ms. America! Together they are the Ultimates, protectors of the Omniverse. But now they are something more – the newest heralds of Galactus, the Lifebringer!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Makes sense this series will renumber post-Civil War II as Carol is now in a new place in her life. I imagine. Like the previous volume and most volumes titled “Ultimates” I’ll be skipping this. Unless they are going to work in the All New Ultimates, then I’ll be all for this.
THUNDERBOLTS #7
JIM ZUB
COVER BY KRIS ANKA
VARIANT COVER BY MARCO CHECCHETTO
VARIANT COVER BY TREVOR VON EEDEN
STORY THUS FAR VARIANT BY DAN PANOSIAN
“CAUGHT RED-HANDED” STARTS NOW!
Operate in the shadows long enough, someone is going to shine a light on you. Bucky didn’t think that person would be his best friend, Steve Rogers. Captured and separated from his team, Bucky is on his own. Where do his loyalties lie? Steve wants to know. Only Steve has secrets of his own. Plus, an original Thunderbolt returns! How will Songbird react to the reunion of her former team?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Which original Thunderbolt is coming back? I thought Songbird, Atlas and Mach-Whatever were already on the team. That leaves Fixer and Moonstone, right? Oh and Jolt, could it be Jolt? What is Baron Zemo up to these days? I know Fixer and Zemo were in that Avengers Pleasant Hill storyline.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: RENEW YOUR VOWS #1
GERRY CONWAY
Variant Cover by ADAM KUBERT
HIP-HOP Variant Cover by TBA
Action Figure Mary Jane & ANNIE Variant Cover by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
Divided We Stand Variant Cover by TBA
The Parker family is web-slinging and wall-crawling their way into your hearts and into comic shops later this year! Life is good for Peter Parker and Mary Jane; their daughter Annie is their pride and joy, they’re both working and (barely) making ends meet, they’re keeping the streets of New York City safe from super villains…you know, normal family stuff. Oh, did we mention MJ and Annie have Spider-Powers –– just like Peter?! Being Spider-Man just became a family affair…
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
Makes sense the Parker daughter can’t be named “May” as there is already one Amazing Spider-Woman named that. Annie is nice, after MJ’s mother. I like how this series is for those who gave up on Spider-Man way back in 2008. Wow, I gave up on Spider-Man eight years ago!
VENOM #1
MIKE COSTA
Variant Cover by RON LIM
Variant Cover by RICK LEONARDI
Hip-Hop Variant Cover by TBA
Action Figure Venom Variant Cover by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
Blank Variant Cover Also Available
Venom is back and badder than ever!
The symbiote you know and love has returned to New York City. No more “Agent of the Cosmos.” No more “Lethal Protector.” It’s time for a new Venom, and it’s great to be bad.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
What happened to Flash Thompson? Was that symbiote just faking it for the past several years being a hero? I’ll be skipping this series.
SPIDER-WOMAN #13
DENNIS HOPELESS
Cover by JAVIER RODRIGUEZ
Variant Cover by Francesco Francavilla
“Scare Tactics” STARTS NOW!
Jessica Drew has tangled with some of the worst and toughest criminals the Marvel Universe has to offer, and she’s done it while learning to be a mom, to boot. But even motherhood couldn’t have prepared her for her toughest challenge yet – against THE HOBGOBLIN! And just who’s under that mask?!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Who is the new Hobgoblin? Will this character ever escape that question? Is this series any good? Last I heard, the father was a sperm donor so there isn’t much story there, on that front.
GHOST RIDER #1
FELIPE SMITH
COVER BY MARCO CHECCHETTO
VARIANT COVER BY FELIPE SMITH
Variant Cover by TRADD MOORE
Young Variant Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG
HIP-HOP VARIANT BY FELIPE SMITH
Action Figure Variant Ghost Rider w/Car Cover by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
Blank Variant Cover Also Available
TV PHOTO COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
ROBBIE REYES IS BACK!
It’s hell on wheels as the Spirit of Vengeance makes his roaring return! A mysterious object from space crash-lands in southern California, drawing some of the brightest minds in the Marvel Universe to Ghost Rider’s backyard – including Amadeus Cho, the Totally Awesome Hulk! What mayhem will be unleashed as the High-octane Hothead comes face-to-face with the Jade Genius? And with Robbie still possessed by the ghost of his evil uncle Eli…who’s really in the driver’s seat? Then, meet the newest speed trap in Ghost Rider’s life as his original creators Felipe Smith and Tradd Moore reunite for a special backup story and the debut of an all-new villain. Strap in and start your engines, True Believer, this one’s gonna be a scorcher!
40 PGS./Rated T …$4.99
Hey, two of the New Fantastic Four members (but not with the original characters in those roles) will be appearing in this comic! Just in time for Ghost Rider being on Agents of SHIELD, he’s getting his own series! That’s good timing! If he’s amazing on the show, I may be tempted to pick this up. I imagine that show has a lot riding on it (pun intended!) if this doesn’t work, no more “famous” Marvel characters and if it does work, maybe Nick Fury will come back for another two minutes.
FOOLKILLER #1
MAX BEMIS
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
Variant Cover by RON LIM
Variant Cover by ROB LIEFELD
Sketch Variant Cover by ROB LIEFELD
HIP-HOP VARIANT COVER BY TBA
Divided We Stand Variant Cover by TBA
Greg Salinger was just your typical merc for hire – FOOLKILLER – killing those that he deemed to be “foolish.” And for money. But that life is behind him now. Today, he’s a psychiatrist, trying to help others. But now S.H.I.E.L.D. wants him to try to rehabilitate super villains. The catch? If these “patients” don’t make enough progress, they’re dead!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99
Another Merc for Money gets his own series! I’ll be passing on it but I do like the idea of SHIELD trying another idea since Pleasant Hill didn’t work.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #21
DAN SLOTT & CHRISTOS GAGE
Cover by ALEX ROSS
Variant Cover by TBA
CLONE CONSPIRACY TIE-IN!
• THE RETURN OF CARRION puts the Scarlet Spider in BIG TROUBLE!
• Where has Kaine been since SPIDER-VERSE and what does he have to do with the Jackal’s plan?!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
Makes sense that with the Jackal back, Kaine will be there. I do like mainstay of Maximum Carnage, Carrion, being back too. Especially since he’s a clone of Warran Miles as well.
SILK #14
ROBBIE THOMPSON
Cover by YASMINE PUTRI
Variant Cover by HELEN CHEN
CLONE CONSPIRACY TIE-IN!
• Silk isn’t the first Spider-Woman J. Jonah Jameson has known.
• MATTIE FRANKLIN is back from the dead, but Silk isn’t sure it’s a good thing.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
When did Mattie Franklin die!?!
INFAMOUS IRON MAN #2
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
ALEX MALEEV (A/C)
VARIANT COVER BY RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
DIVIDED WE STAND VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• The secrets that propel Victor Von Doom’s new quest as a hero start to reveal themselves, but that is nothing compared to the who’s who of heroes AND villains looking for a piece of revenge for his past sins — beginning with Ben Grimm!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
I do like Grimm being in this series! Johnny Storm should be coming for Doctor Doom too.
CIVIL WAR II #8 (OF 8)
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
VARIANT COVER A BY TBA
VARIANT COVER B BY TBA
VARIANT COVER C BY TBA
VARIANT COVER D BY TBA
classified
48 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
Shouldn’t this read 8 of 9 now? I really thought this was over and November was a fresh new month. So they are literally not stopping between big events, not even for a month? That isn’t great.
CHAMPIONS #2
MARK WAID
VARIANT COVER BY MICHAEL CHOI
Steam Variant Cover by TBA
Classic Action Figure Angel Variant Cover by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
Marvel NOW! Action Figure MILES & HULK Variant Cover by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
Divided We Stand Variant Cover by TBA
• Welcome to the CHAMPIONS, Cyclops! Unfortunately, not all of your new would-be teammates feel the same way!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
Why can’t people be nice to Cyclops? He’s a good kid!
NEW AVENGERS #18
AL EWING
Cover by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO
• At the funeral of Roberto Da Costa, Advanced Idea Mechanics is declared officially dead.
• In the wake of their ultimate mission, the New Avengers reassess their lives…and one of them hangs up their costume for good.
• What could possibly follow this?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Did Sunspot die!?! I won’t miss him but they should do another New Mutants Reunion miniseries, as that would be a great series! Who retires, I wonder? Hulking and Wiccan, would be my guess.
GREAT LAKES AVENGERS #2
ZAC GORMAN
Variant Cover by CHIP ZDARSKY
• The Great Lakes Avengers are back together — almost! With their former leader Mr. Immortal still buried alive out in the middle of nowhere, the group struggles to find their footing under the uncertain guidance of Flatman.
• And after a confrontation with some noisy super villain neighbors lands the entire team in jail, it’s all he can do to keep them together!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Why would they ever bury Mr. Immortal? Those silly gooses!
CAPTAIN AMERICA: SAM WILSON #15
NICK SPENCER
• Because you (okay, a very small percentage of you) demanded it — D-Man gets his moment in the sun!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
Hey, D-Man gets the spotlight! That’s pretty awesome!
UNCANNY AVENGERS #16
GERRY DUGGAN
COVER BY STEVE MCNIVEN
CIVIL WAR II AFTERMATH!
• The Hand has resurrected the Hulk, and the only ones standing in the way of the undead rampaging brute are the former Avengers of the Unity Squad.
• The first bullet point of this solicit is so damn compelling that a second selling point is completely superfluous.
• Steve Rogers gave an order that the Avengers did not follow. We’ll find out how that works out for everyone!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
I guess that explains why Hawkeye isn’t in prison, Banner Hulk is a zombie. I can see the laws in the Marvel Universe having a clause regarding reanimations. Unless it is Cyclops related, then he has to be harassed for all time. Even his younger time displaced self!
SPIDER-GWEN #14
JASON LATOUR
DIVIDED WE STAND VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• Happy Thanksgiving from Spider-Gwen and crew!
• But what should crimelord Matt Murdock and his ninjas bring to dinner?
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
Matt Murdock being a crimelord is a fun twist. Hey, the Thanksgiving comic, not enough of those in the world!
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #14
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
SPIDERS! IN! SPACE!
• A flashback from Flash Thompson’s early days as a Guardian, co-starring SPIDER-MAN!
• Will VENOM endanger his new team to save his old friend?!
• Find out why Spidey’s one of the reasons Rocket hates Earth!
32 PGS./RATED T …$3.99
Why couldn’t Grimm and Pryde be in this series with this is the type of tale we’ll be getting? Maybe they are there but not on the cover. That’s what I’m hoping!
THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #14
RYAN NORTH
• Squirrel Girl and Ant-Man! It’s the team-up you probably NEVER thought you’d see!
• Although, if you thought about it for a bit, you probably WOULD expect to see it at some point, since they both hang out with tiny animals and are both super heroes.
• Honestly, I’m a little surprised it hasn’t happened sooner.
• Anyway, besides squirrels (adorable) and ants (so tiny, so bitey), this issue also includes wrestling AND philosophy. YES. Finally, am I right??
• I am prepared to say this is the #1 BEST COMIC you can buy that features squirrels, ants, wrestling and philosophy!!
• I am also prepared to say that this is the ONLY comic you can buy that features these four things, but heck, we all have to be the change we want to see in the world, right?
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
I really should be buying the trades of this series. It sounds like so much fun!
SCARLET WITCH #12
JAMES ROBINSON
Annapaola Martello (A)
Cover by DAVID AJA
• In the place where she was born, WANDA continues to unravel the tangled web of her past!
• But there are those that lurk in the shadows that don’t want her to find answers…
• …And they’ll do anything to stop her!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Magik was in issue ten of this series, maybe she’ll make another guest appearance.
DOCTOR STRANGE AND THE SORCERERS SUPREME #2
ROBBIE THOMPSON
VARIANT COVER BY Frazer Irving
• The Forgotten is here and is such a threat that it’ll take a whole team of Sorcerers Supreme to take him down!
• Doctor Strange! The Ancient One! Merlin! Wiccan! Sir Isaac Newton! A Ghost Rider from the 1800s! And who is Nina?
• And can Strange risk the life of the young Ancient One without affecting his own future?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
A Ghost Rider from 1800s and Wiccan are in this but not Magik!?! Insanity!!!
PATSY WALKER, A.K.A. HELLCAT! #12
KATE LETH
• No cat puns here, I promise: Hellcat and Black Cat face off as our heroine and friends fight to save the city from cat-astrophe! • They — oh, wait. I did it, didn’t I? I cat-punned. Dangit! Okay, okay, hear me out: Patsy puts Felicia’s schemes on paws when she — WAIT, I SWEAR I CAN DO THIS. DON’T PRINT.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
This is fun too!
Art by Ken Lashley
EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN #16
JEFF LEMIRE
Cover by KEN LASHLEY
The epic conclusion of “KINGDOMS FALL”!
• Magik’s protégé, Sapna, has become possessed by THE WORLD-EATER, an extradimensional entity whose sole purpose is to live up to its name.
• And Magik’s brother, Colossus, is under the thrall of one of the X-Men’s greatest adversaries, APOCALYPSE.
• As the World-Eater bears down on Limbo, everything Magik cares about is on the line – her ward, her brother and the world’s surviving mutants.
• What will it cost to save them all?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Magik’s storyline comes to an end! Sounds like it is intense too!
DEATH OF X #3 (of 4)
CHARLES SOULE
AARON KUDER (A/C)
Classic Variant Cover by TBA
Connecting Variant Cover C by TBA
• Cyclops and Emma Frost start to hatch their plan.
• The Inhumans cross a line with the mutants.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99DEATH OF X #4 (of 4)
JEFF LEMIRE
AARON KUDER (A/C)
Classic Variant Cover by TBA
Connecting Variant Cover D by TBA
• The first true battle in the Inhumans/X-Men war!
• Cyclops isn’t the only one who doesn’t make it out alive…
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
However this ends, it has to still end in a way where mutants and Inhumans were not directly warring until IvX (so awkward looking). I can see the death of Cyclops giving everyone pause for a year.
ALL-NEW X-MEN #15
DENNIS HOPELESS
• The All-New X-Men have been keeping secrets from one another…
• But when the GOBLIN QUEEN comes calling, they’ll have to confront their demons…LITERALLY!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
I wonder if we’ll get any Illyana references (or Darkchild references) if this is the same Goblin Queen from the Secret Wars 2015 Inferno miniseries.
ALL-NEW X-MEN ANNUAL #1
SINA GRACE & REX OGLE
Cover by CORY SMITH
VARIANT COVER BY RAHZZAH
VARIANT COVER BY AFU CHAN
• Young X-Man Idie Okonkwo has come a long way since she left her home in Nigeria to attend Xavier’s School.
• But has her time with the X-Men prepared her for her biggest adventure yet: DATE NIGHT?!
• Plus: Dani Moonstar returns!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
The return of Dani Moonstar, that’s so awesome! Comic Book Resources released a list of mutants who haven’t been seen since Secret Wars 2015 and she was on the list. So was Wolfsbane and Havok so I could see that list being a giant checklist for a writer out there.
Who would date Oya? Is her date not with Quentin Quire? Has he been seen?
UNCANNY X-MEN ANNUAL #1
CULLEN BUNN & ANTHONY PIPER
KEN LASHLEY & ANTHONY PIPER (A)
Cover by ACO
VARIANT COVER BY KEN LASHLEY
VARIANT COVER BY RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
• Caught in the crossfire between the Uncanny X-Men and the Dark Riders, Young X-Man ELIXIR was a casualty of war. But can a mutant whose power deals in life and death stay gone for long?
• Elixir is BACK and he’s come to take revenge…on BOTH parties!
• Plus: Domino stages her own strike against the deadly Terrigen Mists!
40 PGS./Rated T …$4.99
Wait, Elixir supposedly died again? Good grief! I get that his power can provide a simple return but can we at least quit proclaiming him dead?
X-MEN ‘92 #9
CHAD BOWERS & CHRIS SIMS
ALTI FIRMANSYAH (A)
Cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA
• Apocalypse is back – and he’s got big plans!
• How will the X-Men survive their biggest enemy yet?
• And more so, how will they get back to Lilapalooza?!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
Oops, looks like Chris Sims missed the Apocalypse tie in window for the film. At this point, maybe it’ll be out on BluRay.
DEADPOOL: TOO SOON? #2 (OF 4)
JOSHUA CORIN
Cover by PEPE LARRAZ
Variant Cover by TBA
• Can any stand against the might of…SQUIRRELPOOL?!?
• Then…Deadpool & Ant-man hit the beaches!
• Plus: Hey, people keep getting killed!
40 PGS./Parental Advisory …$4.99
Oh man, if this comic has philosophy and wrestling, it’ll be directly competing with Squirrel Girl 14!
ALL-NEW WOLVERINE #14
TOM TAYLOR
Cover by DAVID LOPEZ
Variant Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
Connecting Variant Cover B by BENGAL
DIVIDED WE STAND Variant Cover by TBA
“ENEMY OF THE STATE II” CONTINUES: WOLVERINE ON THE RUN!
• The TRIGGER SCENT! A tragic event! A vow broken?
• LAURA KINNEY: Wanted for MURDER!!!
• Guest-starring NICK FURY!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
How this only guest-starring one person? Also, is Nick Fury still super old from Original Sin or is he back to his classic look?
DEADPOOL & THE MERCS FOR MONEY #5
CULLEN BUNN
Variant Cover by TBA
Character Variant Cover by TBA
Divided We Stand Variant Cover by TBA
• A new team means new rules!
• It’s now Domino’s Mercs for Money and she’s in charge!
• Sorry, Wade!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99
They should change the title to Domino & The Mercs for Money! At least on the cover, that’ll be fun!
DEADPOOL: BACK IN BLACK #3 & 4 (of 5)
CULLEN BUNN
Issue #3 – Variant Cover by RON LIM
ISSUE #4 – VARIANT COVER BY RON LIM
• Deadpool’s 1980s adventures in the Venom symbiote continue!
• First up — seduced by the semi-criminal wiles of The Black Cat!
• Then — Kraven’s Second-to-Last Hunt!
32 PGS (EACH) /Parental Advisory …$3.99 (EACH)
This sounds like so much fun that it is delicious!
MARVEL TSUM TSUM #4 (OF 4)
JACOB CHABOT
Cover by CHRIS SAMNEE
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
Classified Connecting Variant Cover D by TBA
HERE COMES THE TSUM!
• The worldwide phenomenon comes to a close with a bang! Will the Tsum Tsum make it out of their trip to Earth?!
• And! What will be the fate of the children living in THE BLOCK when Ultron returns?!
32 PGS./All Ages …$3.99
Star-Kitty was in the first issue so we need her to keep appearing in this!
GUIDEBOOK TO THE MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE — MARVEL’S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. SEASON THREE/ MARVEL’S AGENT CARTER SEASON TWO #1
Written by MIKE O’SULLIVAN & THE OHOTMU TEAM
Covers by MIKE DEL MUNDO & DAVE JOHNSON
Agent Peggy Carter and S.H.I.E.L.D. return for new adventures, and the MCU Guidebooks follow every step of the way! Our comprehensive coverage of the fan-favorite Marvel Studios films and Marvel Television shows continues as we profile Director Phil Coulson’s team — and Agent Carter’s 1940s precursor, the SSR! With fact sheets, show-to-comic comparisons and behind-the-scenes production art and stills, this fantastic flipbook is packed with profiles and updates on Director Coulson, Agent Daisy Johnson, Agent Melinda May, Agent Leo Fitz, Agent Jemma Simmons, Lance Hunter, Agent Bobbi Morse, Agent Alphonso Mackenzie, Lincoln Campbell, “Yo-Yo” Rodriguez, Grant Ward, Hive, Gideon Malick and Lash! And on the flip side: Agent Peggy Carter, Edwin Jarvis, Chief Daniel Sousa, Chief Jack Thompson, Jason Wilkes, Whitney Frost and Dottie Underwood! And more! Relive the thrills of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 3 and Marvel’s Agent Carter Season 2 right here, and continue building your indispensable library of Cinematic Universe reference books!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
This reminds me, we still have the final episode of Agent Carter to watch. The penultimate episode started off so well with that dance sequence. Shame it didn’t keep that energy going.
DEADPOOL: THE ADAMANTIUM COLLECTION HC SLIPCASE
Written by ROB LIEFELD, FABIAN NICIEZA, JOE KELLY, CHRISTOPHER PRIEST, GAIL SIMONE, DANIEL WAY,
CULLEN BUNN, GERRY DUGGAN & BRIAN POSEHN
Penciled by ROB LIEFELD, JOE MADUREIRA, ED MCGUINNESS, BERNARD CHANG, JIM CALAFIORE, SAL VELLUTO, UDON, PATRICK ZIRCHER, PACO MEDINA, DALIBOR TALAJIC, DECLAN SHALVEY, SCOTT KOBLISH & MORE
Cover by SCOTT ELMER
Presenting the Merc-iest, Mouth-iest Deadpool collection of all time! From his dynamic debut in 1991 to a story that unfolded across 2016’s variant covers, celebrate 25 years of Wade Wilson wackiness by the finest creators to ever regenerate the degenerate! Deadpool will try to stop the Juggernaut, cross the Black Panther’s path, and lock horns with Daredevil and Typhoid Mary! He’ll have an explosive encounter with Black Swan, and try to join the X-Men! He’ll enjoy team-ups with Cable, Wolverine and Captain America — and then kill the entire Marvel Universe! In this titanic tome, anything can happen! Collecting NEW MUTANTS (1983) #98; DEADPOOL: THE CIRCLE CHASE #1-4; DEADPOOL (1997) #6-8, #44 and #65-69; DAREDEVIL/DEADPOOL ANNUAL ’97; BLACK PANTHER (1998) #23; CABLE & DEADPOOL #20-23; DEADPOOL (2008) #16-18; DEADPOOL KILLS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE #1-4; DEADPOOL (2012) #15-19; and the DEADPOOL SECRET COMIC VARIANTS.
784 PGS./Parental Advisory …$200.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-90467-8
Trim size: Adamantium-sized
25 years of Deadpool, amazing how the time flew. $200 is way too much but you are getting like 32 comics. Doesn’t seem to add up plus the size of the collection.
DAREDEVIL BY MARK WAID OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC
Written by MARK WAID & GREG RUCKA
Penciled by PAOLO RIVERA, MARCOS MARTIN, KANO, KHOI PHAM, MARCO CHECCHETTO,
CHRIS SAMNEE, MIKE ALLRED & EMMA RîOS
Cover by MIKE ALLRED
The devil is reborn — and his adventures will leave you gasping for air! The Man Without Fear visits his unique blend of blind justice on Klaw, the Megacrime cartel and the Mole Man, while the hotly contested battle to secure the Omega Drive will require Daredevil to team up with Spider-Man and not one but two Punishers! But as size-changing scientist Hank Pym enters Matt Murdock’s head to destroy nanobots implanted by Doctor Doom, will saving Daredevil’s brain cost Matt his mind? Ghosts from the past will haunt DD, while Matt faces a life-or-death drama of his own. With new enemies, new friends and a “grinnin’ in the face of hell” attitude, Mark Waid delivers an Eisner Award-winning run like no other! Collecting DAREDEVIL (2011) #1-27 and #10.1, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1999) #677, AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #6 and PUNISHER (2011) #10.
728 PGS./Rated T+ …$100.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-90426-5
Trim size: oversized
I heard amazing things about Mark Waid’s tenure on Daredevil, if the price ever came down, I’ll be tempted by this.
WOMEN OF POWER STANDEE PUNCH-OUT BOOK
Penciled by VARIOUS
Cover by DAVID MARQUEZ
Marvel’s powerful super-women have never had a problem making a stand, and that sure is the case with this sensational collection of heroic standees! With nine sturdy pages filled with die-cut characters, you can assemble your own mighty A-Force! Whether your favorite is Captain Marvel, Ms. Marvel, Squirrel Girl, Hellcat, Gamora, Medusa, Silk or Spider-Woman (Jessica or Gwen), we’ve got you covered — and they’re joined by plenty more of Marvel’s most fantastic females, all depicted by some of the Bullpen’s most talented artists! Whether for play or display, your Women of Power standees are just waiting to be freed from the page. So make like She-Hulk, and get punching!
18 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-90456-2
Trim size: oversized
All of those ladies on the cover and Kitty nor Magik could make the cut? Storm shouldn’t have to represent all of X-Women kind! This reminds me, I’m pretty sure Hastings never got the Little Marvels punch book.
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: NEW GUARD VOL. 1 — EMPEROR QUILL TPB
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by VALERIO SCHITI
Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS
Peter Quill has abandoned the Guardians and his role as Star-Lord to be emperor of the Spartax, and Rocket has grabbed the reins as team leader — backed by Drax, Venom, Groot, Kitty Pryde and brand-new Guardian Ben Grimm, the ever-lovin’ blue-eyed Thing! But what could put the team in the crosshairs of Emperor Quill and his Imperial Guard? Another old face is back, too, but is it a welcome return for Gamora, or have things changed in the eight months she’s been away? When friends like these cause complications for Rocket and the gang, who needs enemies? They don’t, but they seem to attract them anyway. And the newest threat to the galaxy is a doozy. His name is Yotat the Destroyer — and he will have blood. Collecting GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (2015) #1-5.
136 PGS./Rated T …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9950-2
Such a great series! I would highly recommend this!
DOCTOR STRANGE VOL. 1: THE WAY OF THE WEIRD TPB
Written by JASON AARON
Penciled by CHRIS BACHALO & KEVIN NOWLAN
Cover by CHRIS BACHALO
Only Doctor Strange can protect our world from the darkness beyond — now witness the full toll that constant struggle takes on Earth’s Sorcerer Supreme! Every spell cast comes at a cost, but what happens when Strange falls behind on his tab? Find out as the good Doctor wakes up somewhere very odd, nearly naked, with no spellbooks, no weapons and no memory of how he got there — or why all the monsters are chasing him! And as a new visitor to Strange’s Sanctum Sanctorum learns that one wrong door can lead to oblivion, Strange’s friends and allies are about to face their greatest threat. Dark forces are destroying everything mystical in the Multiverse, and their sights are set on this dimension. Magic’s days are numbered — and Doctor Strange is not ready! Collecting DOCTOR STRANGE (2015) #1-5.
136 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9932-8
Magik showed up in a few of these early issues, $20 isn’t too bad and the story is very very good.
DEADPOOL: WORLD’S GREATEST VOL. 5 — CIVIL WAR II TPB
Written by GERRY DUGGAN
Penciled by MIKE HAWTHORNE & SCOTT KOBLISH
Cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
Deadpool and the Mercs for Money are clearly the best super-group in the Marvel Universe. So naturally when there’s a cosmic-level threat, they’ll be there. This entire book is all about teamwork and getting along! Oh, no, wait, it’s CIVIL WAR II — heroes falling out is the order of the day! So it’s a good thing the Mercs all hate their boss and want out! At least Deadpool is popular with everybody who doesn’t work for him — but how exactly did that happen? Prepare to find out! Then, the former voice inside DP’s head known as Madcap makes his return — with a mad-on for revenge! It won’t be pretty! Plus: In the far-off future, Wade’s two daughters fight for the right to be Deadpool 2099! Whatever the era, it ain’t easy being Deadpool! Collecting DEADPOOL (2015) #14-19.
136 PGS./Parental Advisory …$17.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-90148-6
Magik was in issue 14 of this so I’ll recommend that one issue.
GIANT-SIZE LITTLE MARVEL: AVX TPB
Written by SKOTTIE YOUNG
Penciled by SKOTTIE YOUNG & GURIHIRU
Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG
Skottie Young brings out the big guns — and the little Marvels — in the series fans have been waiting for! In the Battleworld zone known as Marville, playtime is serious business — and Marville’s pint-sized heroes are working overtime to prove to their new neighbors which crew is toughest! With super-powered dodgeball, high-tech hideouts and eye-puns aplenty, Marvel’s most adorable heroes aren’t pulling any punches. This larger-than-life, fun-sized adventure features all your favorites — just, you know, shorter — including Cyclops, Hawkeye, Black Widow, Wolverine and more as the toughest, funniest, craziest and most adorable Marvel heroes throw down in a battle of the fittest! The smaller they are, the harder they brawl — this is Battleworld, after all! Collecting GIANT-SIZE LITTLE MARVEL: AVX #1-4 and A-BABIES VS. X-BABIES #1.
120 PGS./Rated T …$15.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9579-5
Skottie Young doing long form story telling is always worthy of a buy. A-Babies v X-Babies is also fantastic. $16 too!
LUKE CAGE, IRON FIST & THE HEROES FOR HIRE VOL. 1 TPB
Written by JAMES FELDER, JAIMIE CAMPOS & JOHN OSTRANDER
Penciled by JOE BENNETT, PASQUAL FERRY & MORE
Cover by PASQUAL FERRY
Luke Cage and Danny Rand reunite in team-ups with Spider-Man and…Sabretooth?! And they’re just in time to relaunch the expanded Heroes for Hire! A super-villain prison break inspires Iron Fist to fill the void left by the Avengers and Fantastic Four — but his ex-partner Luke will take some convincing. Hercules and White Tiger are eager recruits, but is Hulk a joiner? Maybe She-Hulk would be a better fit. A transformed Black Knight rides in, and the Master of the World twists Luke’s arm. But will he stay after Power Man battles Iron Fist? The team will face Deviants, Punisher and the Thunderbolts — there must be a little room left for Ant-Man to help out. Collecting SPIDER-MAN UNLIMITED (1993) #13, MARVEL FANFARE (1996) #6 and HEROES FOR HIRE (1997) #1-9.
312 PGS./Rated T …$24.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-90229-2
I’m pretty sure that Spider-Man Unlimited 13 issue was the first time I read Luke Cage and Iron Fist and was hooked! That 1997 series (like most series that started that year) is amazing! $25 might be a tad much so special order it from a site that gives a discount for preleases like Amazon or Discount Comic Book Service and get that price closer to what it should be.
VENOM: SEPARATION ANXIETY TPB (NEW PRINTING)
Written by CARL POTTS, HOWARD MACKIE & TERRY KAVANAGH
Penciled by LIAM SHARP, RON LIM, STEVEN BUTLER, TOM LYLE & RON RANDALL
Cover by TOM LYLE
The lethal protector continues his symbiotic crusade as the most fearsome antihero in comics! But the bounty hunter Mace and the Sunrise Society may well bring an end to Eddie Brock’s new dawn! If not, perhaps the demonic vigilante Vengeance will be Venom’s undoing when the two dark warriors are targeted by the Stalkers! Then again, Venom might end up caught in the familiar yet different web of the amazing, spectacular…Scarlet Spider? One way or another, Eddie and his other half are heading for some separation anxiety. But while the alien parasite begins a quest to reunite with Brock, five symbiotic spawns of Venom get to him first! Is this the end of a fearsome friendship? Collecting VENOM: THE MACE #1-3, VENOM: NIGHTS OF VENGEANCE #1-4, WEB OF SPIDER-MAN (1985) #118-119, SPIDER-MAN (1990) #52-53 and VENOM: SEPARATION ANXIETY #1-4.
352 PGS./Rated T …$34.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-90172-1
Ben Rielly’s Scarlet Spider is in this! I would love to revisit this series again. $35 is way too much though. This was also the basis of a very fun video game. I still wish I could have played Maximum Carnage but it sounds like Separation Anxiety was only a rehash of Maximum Carnage’s game.
X-MEN: INFERNO CROSSOVERS TPB
Written by WALTER SIMONSON, STEVE ENGLEHART, DAVID MICHELINIE, GERRY CONWAY & ANN NOCENTI
Penciled by JOHN BUSCEMA, KEITH POLLARD, TODD MCFARLANE, SAL BUSCEMA, ALEX SAVIUK & JOHN ROMITA JR.
Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
As the X-Men’s Inferno rages, the Marvel Universe feels the heat! The Avengers have disbanded — but when New York’s inanimate objects come to horrific life, Jarvis assembles a surprising new lineup! While the Fantastic Four fights fires, Kang the Conqueror seizes his moment to strike! Spider-Man blames Mysterio for Inferno’s weirdness, but soon finds himself battling demons, the Lizard…and his own possessed Thanksgiving Day parade balloon! Meanwhile, Hobgoblin faces a returned Green Goblin — and N’astirh will transform one of them into Demogoblin! And as Hell’s Kitchen looks more aptly named than ever, Typhoid Mary is in her element — and that’s bad news for Daredevil! Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #298-300, FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #322-324, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #311-313, SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) #146-148, WEB OF SPIDER-MAN (1985) #47-48, and DAREDEVIL (1964) #262-263 and #265.
432 PGS./Rated T …$39.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9551-1
This is a fun concept collection, all of the side adventures of Inferno. I read all of the Spider-Man ones and those were pretty grand. That’s how I first read of Inferno.
X-MEN: X-CUTIONER’S SONG TPB (NEW PRINTING)
Written by SCOTT LOBDELL, PETER DAVID & FABIAN NICIEZA
Penciled by BRANDON PETERSON, JAE LEE, ANDY KUBERT & GREG CAPULLO
Cover by ANDY KUBERT
The X-Men story so big it took four books to contain it! When Cyclops and Phoenix are kidnapped — and Cable seemingly assassinates Professor X — the X-Men, X-Factor and X-Force go to war…with each other! Witness epic battles around the globe and on the moon as Mister Sinister’s subtle plan of vengeance on Apocalypse unfolds and major revelations are made about the true identities of Cable and his twisted doppelganger Stryfe! Featuring blood, angst, sacrifice and great big guns as Marvel’s mutant families dance to the villains’ twisted tune! Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) #294-297, X-FACTOR (1986) #84-86, X-MEN (1991) #14-16, X-FORCE (1991) #16-18 and STRYFE’S STRIKE FILE.
368 PGS./Rated T …$39.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-90030-4
Uncanny X-Cast just finished reviewing these 14 issues. Seemed like it didn’t hold up quick as much but I bet it reads better in one sitting, instead of over four months.
X-MEN/ALPHA FLIGHT TPB
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT, BEN RAAB & JOHN CASSADAY
Penciled by JOHN BYRNE, PAUL SMITH & JOHN CASSADAY
Cover by JOHN BYRNE
The X-Men and Alpha Flight have always had Wolverine in common, even when they’re fighting over him! But when the stakes get too high, the mighty mutants and the defenders of Canada can set aside their differences and join forces to save the world! In an all-time classic, Alpha Flight and the X-Men face the mythical might of Loki — and it’s a transformative experience! And in a blast from the past, Alpha Flight must ride to the rescue when the X-Men fall victim to Hydra! Plus: Alpha Flight’s legendary first appearances — from the X-Men’s furious encounter with Weapon Alpha (a.k.a. Guardian), to the public debut of Canada’s premier super-team, to a savage showdown with the wicked Wendigo! Collecting X-MEN (1963) #109, #120-121 and #139-140; X-MEN AND ALPHA FLIGHT (1985) #1-2; and X-MEN/ALPHA FLIGHT (1998) #1-2.
280 PGS./Rated T …$29.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-90025-0
We get the legendary Paul Smith two parter and the Casaday modern day classic two parter in this, that’s awesome! I own both of those and it would be nice to have them one in place. I mean, for me, they are technically in my “A” box so they are already in the same place but in one collection – I meant.
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November seems to be another potentially inexpensive month for me!
IvX 0 $5
Guardians of the Galaxy 14 $4
Extraordinary X-Men 16 $4
Death of X 3 & 4 $8
$21 for five comics, these funny books are getting a tad expensive – especially at full price! I imagine I’m not really going to buy Guardians and Death of X is on the maybe list too. IvX and Extraordinary may end up being my only monthly titles.
Shadow and Flame with Magik 