Coming from Marvel in April
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 10:55 am
Full solicitations at Newsarama, as usual : http://www.newsarama.com/comics/090120- ... tions.html
If you prefer Comic Book Resources, here you go : http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page ... e&id=19606
Or you could go directly to the Marvel website : http://www.marvel.com/catalog/?date=2009-04
I'm slightly late, but I was shocked on how much Marvel will be flooding the market in April. And it's not just the deluge of items related to the Wolverine movie... Anyway, the highlights :
NEW SERIES
- WOLVERINE: WEAPON X #1, by Aaron and Garney. A fourth regular ongoing, because there will be a movie out soon.
- RAMPAGING WOLVERINE #1, an anthology B&W book. Well it IS doing something different, but it's still a fifth Wolverine ongoing...
- SPIDER-WOMAN #1, by Bendis and Maleev. Finally !
- FANTASTIC FORCE #1, by Ahearne and Kurth, features the team that came back from the future in Millar's FF. Wait, they're doing an ongoing about these guys ? Who asked for this ?
- EXILES #1, by Parker and Espin, completely relaunches the series with a new team (and the return of Blink).
- WOLVERINE MAGAZINE #1 seems to be a newsstand reprint book.
NEW MINISERIES
- WAR OF KINGS: ASCENSION #1 (of 4), by Abnett, Lanning and Alves, seems to focus on Darkhawk.
- DARK REIGN: HAWKEYE #1 (of 5), by Diggle & Raney, has its contents CLASSIFIED. How quaint !
- SKRULL KILL KREW #1 (of 5), by Felber and Siqueira. For all those who wanted yet more Skrull infiltrators being beaten to a pulp.
- DEADPOOL: SUICIDE KINGS #1 (of 5), by Benson and Barberi. Because he's in the Wolverine movie, you see.
- ALL-NEW SAVAGE SHE-HULK #1 (of 4), by Van Lente & "to be announced", features Thundra's daughter.
- MARVEL ZOMBIES 4 #1 (of 4), by Van Lente & Walker : very soon after the last one, I see.
- TIMESTORM: 2009-2099 #1 (of 4), by Reed and Battle. A crossover between the 2099 universe and the regular MU.
- DAREDEVIL NOIR #1 (of 4), by Irvine and Coker. It promises "a unique spin" on DD, which I have trouble to see.
- WOLVERINE NOIR #1 (of 4), by Moore & Smith. Well, at least the creative team is promising.
- THE DESTROYER #1 (of 5), by Kirkman and Walker. MAX book.
- ANITA BLAKE: THE LAUGHING CORPSE - NECROMANCER #1 (of 5), by the usual creative team.
- PRIDE & PREJUDICE #1 (of 5), an adaptation of the Austen novel by Butler and Petrus.
- YTHAQ - NO ESCAPE #1 (of 3), by Arleston & Floch, is another Soleil offering.
- MARVEL ASSISTANT-SIZED SPECTACULAR #1 & 2 (OF 2), by various : Assistant-Editor Month is back, but as a separate mini this time.
ONESHOTS
- CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS #1 70TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL, by Robinson and Martin (plus an unspecified Simon/Kirby reprint).
- SUB-MARINER COMICS #1 70TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL, by Thomas and Breitweiser (plus a reprint of his first appearance).
- MARVEL 70TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION is the Marvel Spotlight team's contribution
- DARK REIGN: THE CABAL, by various creative teams, is an anthology book (in the same vein as NEW NATION, presumably).
- WOLVERINE: THE ANNIVERSARY, by Harms, Maberry, Palo and Boschi : because two new ongoing series and various minis won't be enough to quench the public's thirst of Wolverine, we need another random Wolverine one-shot.
- X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE #1, by Yost and Texeira : exactly what it says on the tin.
- CAPTAIN AMERICA: THEATER OF WAR: A BROTHER IN ARMS, by Jenkins and McCrae, again features the original Cap in WW2.
- MARVEL APES: AMAZING SPIDER-MONKEY #1, by Kesel, Peyer, Brown & Hardin.
- FRANKLIN RICHARDS: APRIL FOOLS! Wait, is this becoming bimonthly ?
- NEW MUTANTS SAGA, presumably to trail yet another relaunch. It's free !
- WOLVERINE: WEAPON X FILES : the Handbook office take a break for their revised hardcovers to tie-in with the movie.
Glorified fill-in watch :
- SECRET INVASION AFTERMATH: BETA RAY BILL – THE GREEN OF EDEN #1, by Gillen & Brereton, takes THOR's place on the schedule.
NOTABLE ISSUES
- the WAR OF KINGS crossover continues in WOK #2, NOVA #24, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #13 and WOK: ASCENSION #1, all written by the same duo of writers.
- DEADPOOL #9 and THUNDERBOLTS #131 conclude their crossover.
- The MESSIAH WAR crossover continues in CABLE #13 and X-FORCE #14. Wait, Stryfe's back ?
- ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #133 concludes the series. Hopefully it'll come back in another form.
- Meanwhile, ULTIMATE WOLVERINE VS. HULK ships both issues #4 and #5. Whatever you think about Yu, he's fast.
- UNCANNY X-MEN also ships twice (#508 and #509).
- AMAZING SPIDER-MAN FAMILY #5 switches to a new format with only new stories, including the continuation of AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL.
- MS. MARVEL #38 has its contents CLASSIFIED, for no apparent reason.
- RUNAWAYS #9 concludes Moore's run. What next ?
- On the week of April 1st, Marvel will ship 43 different books (and that's not even counting the collections). Fourty-three ! And this is a 5-week month, so they have no excuse for not spacing them out. How can it be a good idea to launch FIVE ongoings and TWELVE minis the same week ? Is this a joke ?
GONE MISSING THIS MONTH :
- THOR
- SKAAR: SON OF HULK (though they've actually rescheduled one of the two March issues for April)
- YOUNG X-MEN's been cancelled, with March's #12 being the last issue.
- ULTIMATUM
Vaporware :
- CAPTAIN AMERICA: WHITE
- newuniversal: stormfront (the artist has done various fill-ins and is now on another ongoing altogether, which is not a good sign...)
- THE TWELVE (what happened ?)
PRICE WATCH
Follow Marvel's price hikes in real time ! (for MU regular titles only)
- 64 pages for $4.99 : AMAZING SPIDER-MAN FAMILY #5
- 48 pages for $3.99 : RAMPAGING WOLVERINE #1 (no ads, but in B&W)
- 40 pages for $3.99 : ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #133, ASTONISHING TALES #3
- 40 pages for $3.99 ("including 8 pages of Director's Cut extras !") : FANTASTIC FORCE #1, EXILES #1, WOLVERINE: WEAPON X #1
- 32 pages for $3.99 : DARK AVENGERS #4, NEW AVENGERS #52, SPIDER-WOMAN #1, HULK #11, PUNISHER: FRANK CASTLE MAX #69
NOTABLE COLLECTIONS
- Marvel Masterworks : Golden Age Young Allies v1, Sub-Mariner v3, Avengers v1
- Essentials : Dazzler v2
- GAMBIT CLASSIC VOL. 1 TPB and DEADPOOL CLASSIC VOL. 2 TPB : they're both in the Wolverine movie, of course.
- SPIDER-MAN: TORMENT PREMIERE HC reprints the opening story of McFarlane's SPIDER-MAN.
- GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: THE POWER OF STARHAWK PREMIERE HC
- EXILES ULTIMATE COLLECTION BOOK 1 TPB, presumably to tie-in with the new relaunch.
- SPIDER-MAN 2099 VOL. 1 TPB
- In an interesting move, UNCANNY X-MEN: MANIFEST DESTINY HC also reprints some of the stories from the X-MEN: MANIFEST DESTINY anthology miniseries (but not the Iceman serial), as well as the FCBD story.
- THE ART OF MARKO DJURDJEVIC HC.
So, what caught up your eye this time ?
If you prefer Comic Book Resources, here you go : http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page ... e&id=19606
Or you could go directly to the Marvel website : http://www.marvel.com/catalog/?date=2009-04
I'm slightly late, but I was shocked on how much Marvel will be flooding the market in April. And it's not just the deluge of items related to the Wolverine movie... Anyway, the highlights :
NEW SERIES
- WOLVERINE: WEAPON X #1, by Aaron and Garney. A fourth regular ongoing, because there will be a movie out soon.
- RAMPAGING WOLVERINE #1, an anthology B&W book. Well it IS doing something different, but it's still a fifth Wolverine ongoing...
- SPIDER-WOMAN #1, by Bendis and Maleev. Finally !
- FANTASTIC FORCE #1, by Ahearne and Kurth, features the team that came back from the future in Millar's FF. Wait, they're doing an ongoing about these guys ? Who asked for this ?
- EXILES #1, by Parker and Espin, completely relaunches the series with a new team (and the return of Blink).
- WOLVERINE MAGAZINE #1 seems to be a newsstand reprint book.
NEW MINISERIES
- WAR OF KINGS: ASCENSION #1 (of 4), by Abnett, Lanning and Alves, seems to focus on Darkhawk.
- DARK REIGN: HAWKEYE #1 (of 5), by Diggle & Raney, has its contents CLASSIFIED. How quaint !
- SKRULL KILL KREW #1 (of 5), by Felber and Siqueira. For all those who wanted yet more Skrull infiltrators being beaten to a pulp.
- DEADPOOL: SUICIDE KINGS #1 (of 5), by Benson and Barberi. Because he's in the Wolverine movie, you see.
- ALL-NEW SAVAGE SHE-HULK #1 (of 4), by Van Lente & "to be announced", features Thundra's daughter.
- MARVEL ZOMBIES 4 #1 (of 4), by Van Lente & Walker : very soon after the last one, I see.
- TIMESTORM: 2009-2099 #1 (of 4), by Reed and Battle. A crossover between the 2099 universe and the regular MU.
- DAREDEVIL NOIR #1 (of 4), by Irvine and Coker. It promises "a unique spin" on DD, which I have trouble to see.
- WOLVERINE NOIR #1 (of 4), by Moore & Smith. Well, at least the creative team is promising.
- THE DESTROYER #1 (of 5), by Kirkman and Walker. MAX book.
- ANITA BLAKE: THE LAUGHING CORPSE - NECROMANCER #1 (of 5), by the usual creative team.
- PRIDE & PREJUDICE #1 (of 5), an adaptation of the Austen novel by Butler and Petrus.
- YTHAQ - NO ESCAPE #1 (of 3), by Arleston & Floch, is another Soleil offering.
- MARVEL ASSISTANT-SIZED SPECTACULAR #1 & 2 (OF 2), by various : Assistant-Editor Month is back, but as a separate mini this time.
ONESHOTS
- CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS #1 70TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL, by Robinson and Martin (plus an unspecified Simon/Kirby reprint).
- SUB-MARINER COMICS #1 70TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL, by Thomas and Breitweiser (plus a reprint of his first appearance).
- MARVEL 70TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION is the Marvel Spotlight team's contribution
- DARK REIGN: THE CABAL, by various creative teams, is an anthology book (in the same vein as NEW NATION, presumably).
- WOLVERINE: THE ANNIVERSARY, by Harms, Maberry, Palo and Boschi : because two new ongoing series and various minis won't be enough to quench the public's thirst of Wolverine, we need another random Wolverine one-shot.
- X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE #1, by Yost and Texeira : exactly what it says on the tin.
- CAPTAIN AMERICA: THEATER OF WAR: A BROTHER IN ARMS, by Jenkins and McCrae, again features the original Cap in WW2.
- MARVEL APES: AMAZING SPIDER-MONKEY #1, by Kesel, Peyer, Brown & Hardin.
- FRANKLIN RICHARDS: APRIL FOOLS! Wait, is this becoming bimonthly ?
- NEW MUTANTS SAGA, presumably to trail yet another relaunch. It's free !
- WOLVERINE: WEAPON X FILES : the Handbook office take a break for their revised hardcovers to tie-in with the movie.
Glorified fill-in watch :
- SECRET INVASION AFTERMATH: BETA RAY BILL – THE GREEN OF EDEN #1, by Gillen & Brereton, takes THOR's place on the schedule.
NOTABLE ISSUES
- the WAR OF KINGS crossover continues in WOK #2, NOVA #24, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #13 and WOK: ASCENSION #1, all written by the same duo of writers.
- DEADPOOL #9 and THUNDERBOLTS #131 conclude their crossover.
- The MESSIAH WAR crossover continues in CABLE #13 and X-FORCE #14. Wait, Stryfe's back ?
- ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #133 concludes the series. Hopefully it'll come back in another form.
- Meanwhile, ULTIMATE WOLVERINE VS. HULK ships both issues #4 and #5. Whatever you think about Yu, he's fast.
- UNCANNY X-MEN also ships twice (#508 and #509).
- AMAZING SPIDER-MAN FAMILY #5 switches to a new format with only new stories, including the continuation of AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL.
- MS. MARVEL #38 has its contents CLASSIFIED, for no apparent reason.
- RUNAWAYS #9 concludes Moore's run. What next ?
- On the week of April 1st, Marvel will ship 43 different books (and that's not even counting the collections). Fourty-three ! And this is a 5-week month, so they have no excuse for not spacing them out. How can it be a good idea to launch FIVE ongoings and TWELVE minis the same week ? Is this a joke ?
GONE MISSING THIS MONTH :
- THOR
- SKAAR: SON OF HULK (though they've actually rescheduled one of the two March issues for April)
- YOUNG X-MEN's been cancelled, with March's #12 being the last issue.
- ULTIMATUM
Vaporware :
- CAPTAIN AMERICA: WHITE
- newuniversal: stormfront (the artist has done various fill-ins and is now on another ongoing altogether, which is not a good sign...)
- THE TWELVE (what happened ?)
PRICE WATCH
Follow Marvel's price hikes in real time ! (for MU regular titles only)
- 64 pages for $4.99 : AMAZING SPIDER-MAN FAMILY #5
- 48 pages for $3.99 : RAMPAGING WOLVERINE #1 (no ads, but in B&W)
- 40 pages for $3.99 : ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #133, ASTONISHING TALES #3
- 40 pages for $3.99 ("including 8 pages of Director's Cut extras !") : FANTASTIC FORCE #1, EXILES #1, WOLVERINE: WEAPON X #1
- 32 pages for $3.99 : DARK AVENGERS #4, NEW AVENGERS #52, SPIDER-WOMAN #1, HULK #11, PUNISHER: FRANK CASTLE MAX #69
NOTABLE COLLECTIONS
- Marvel Masterworks : Golden Age Young Allies v1, Sub-Mariner v3, Avengers v1
- Essentials : Dazzler v2
- GAMBIT CLASSIC VOL. 1 TPB and DEADPOOL CLASSIC VOL. 2 TPB : they're both in the Wolverine movie, of course.
- SPIDER-MAN: TORMENT PREMIERE HC reprints the opening story of McFarlane's SPIDER-MAN.
- GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: THE POWER OF STARHAWK PREMIERE HC
- EXILES ULTIMATE COLLECTION BOOK 1 TPB, presumably to tie-in with the new relaunch.
- SPIDER-MAN 2099 VOL. 1 TPB
- In an interesting move, UNCANNY X-MEN: MANIFEST DESTINY HC also reprints some of the stories from the X-MEN: MANIFEST DESTINY anthology miniseries (but not the Iceman serial), as well as the FCBD story.
- THE ART OF MARKO DJURDJEVIC HC.
So, what caught up your eye this time ?