Coming from Marvel in August
Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 3:04 pm
A bit late due to vacation...
Full solicitations at Newsarama, as usual : http://www.newsarama.com/comics/090519- ... icits.html
If you prefer Comic Book Resources, here you go : http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page ... e&id=21257
Or you could go directly to the Marvel website : http://www.marvel.com/catalog/?date=2009-08
NEW SERIES
- The Ultimate Universe is relaunched :
* ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS #1, by Millar and Pacheco
* ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #1, by Bendis and Lafuente
Let's hope they'll finish ULTIMATUM by then...
- INCREDIBLE HULK #601... no, seriously, this is a new series, by Pak & Olivetti (with a Van Lante/Ryan "All-New Savage She-Hulk" back-up). It seems to focus on Banner and Skaar (who left his own series in #12, apparently). The Loeb book is still ongoing, with issues #13 and #14 this month, even though INCREDIBLE HULK #600 is supposed to be part of that...
My head hurts. How does any of this make sense ?
NEW MINISERIES
- THE MARVELS PROJECT #1 (of 8), by Brubaker and Epting, is yet another "70th anniversary" commemoration, trying to tie the Golden Age into a coherent whole.
- GHOST RIDERS: HEAVEN'S ON FIRE #1 (of 6), by Aaron and Boschi. Wait, isn't this the same creative team as the recently cancelled ongoing ? Is there any reason for a separate miniseries besides raising the price ?
- MODELS, INC. #1 (of 4), by Tobin and Villagrasa, is resolicited. Presumably the delays were due to the involvement of a minor US celebrity I've never heard of as a guest star.
- IRON MAN & THE ARMOR WARS #1 (of 4), by Caramagna and Rousseau. All-ages, so it may be non-canon.
- DOMINIC FORTUNE #1 (of 4), by Chaykin. MAX, so the usual caveats apply.
- PUNISHER NOIR #1 (of 4), by Tieri and Azaceta, and LUKE CAGE NOIR #1 (of 4), by Benson, Glass and Martinbrough, continue this Elsewords brand. How long until POWER PACK: NOIR ?
- HOUSE OF M: MASTERS OF EVIL #1 (of 5), by Gage and Garcia : they're still producing more of those ? Well, at least the latest Marvel Apes one-shot has been cancelled...
- CROSSFIRE #1 (of 3), by Sala and Chan : a Soleil book.
ONESHOTS
- ALL WINNERS COMICS #1 70TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL, by Kesel and Uy, is set in 1946.
- MYSTIC COMICS #1 70TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL, by Lapham features... a Golden Age Vision ?
- MARVEL COMICS #1: 70TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION is a deluxe reprint.
- MARVEL SPOTLIGHT: SUMMER EVENTS is a bit of a grap-bag, covering the return of the GA Human Torch (a recently announced Ross/Carey mini), the new FF and Daredevil creative teams, and something called "the REAL clone saga" (in ASM, I presume ?). Since most of these will start in September at best, I question the title "Summer events"...
- MOON KNIGHT SAGA suggests a relaunch of the recently cancelled title : otherwise, I can't imagine why they would bother.
Glorified fill-in watch :
- CAPTAIN AMERICA THEATER OF WAR: TO SOLDIER ON, by Jenkins and Blanco : this series is still going on ?
NOTABLE ISSUES
- War of Kings concludes in WOK #6, WOK:WARRIORS #2, NOVA #28 and GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #17.
- Utopia continues in UNCANNY X-MEN #514 and DARK AVENGERS #8, with tie-ins in DARK X-MEN: THE BEGINNING #3 and X-MEN: LEGACY #227.
- MS. MARVEL, DEADPOOL, HULK and INCREDIBLE HERCULES all ship twice this month. So does X-MEN: FOREVER, but it seems to be on a fornightly schedule anyway so far.
- DAREDEVIL reaches #500, with the last Brubaker/Lark issue. Also features stories by Nocenti, Aja and others.
- FANTASTIC FOUR is taken over by Hickman and Eaglesham with #570.
GONE MISSING THIS MONTH :
- CAPTAIN AMERICA
- THOR
- ASTONISHING X-MEN
- CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI:13 (officially cancelled with June's issue #15)
- AMAZING SPIDER-MAN FAMILY (Are they already pulling the plug ? Switching back to bimonthly ? Just having a skip month to catch up with their schedule ?)
- ASTONISHING TALES
PRICE WATCH
Follow Marvel's price hikes in real time ! (for MU regular titles only)
- 104 pages for $4.99 : DAREDEVIL #500 (including some reprints)
- 40 pages for $3.99 : INCREDIBLE HULK #601
- 32 pages for $3.99 : ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS #1, ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN, UNCANNY X-MEN #514, DARK AVENGERS #8, NEW AVENGERS #56, HULK #13 & 14, WOLVERINE: WEAPON X #4, X-MEN FOREVER #5 & #6, PUNISHER: FRANK CASTLE #73
IRON MAN & THE ARMOR WARS is yet another rare miniseries at a $2.99 price point.
NOTABLE COLLECTIONS
- Marvel Masterworks : Deathlock v1, Golden Age Sub-Mariner v3, and a TPB version of Incredible Hulk v1
- Essentials : Marvel Team-Up v3
- CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN AMERICA OMNIBUS HC covers issues #25-42. Wasn't #25 already included in the first omnibus ? Oh, well, whatever.
- X-MEN: MUTANT MASSACRE HC
- HERCULES: FULL CIRCLE PREMIERE HC collects various issues featuring the character by Layton.
- HULK: GRAY PREMIERE HC
- EXILES ULTIMATE COLLECTION BOOK 2 TPB
- HEROES RETURN TPB (it also collects the various Heroes Reborn one-shots)
- MARVEL BROMANCE TPB (!) collects various single issues spotlighting "male bonding".
- SPIDER-MAN/MARY JANE: ...YOU JUST HIT THE JACKPOT TPB collects various issues focusing on Mary Jane Watson
So, what caught up your eye this time ?
Full solicitations at Newsarama, as usual : http://www.newsarama.com/comics/090519- ... icits.html
If you prefer Comic Book Resources, here you go : http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page ... e&id=21257
Or you could go directly to the Marvel website : http://www.marvel.com/catalog/?date=2009-08
NEW SERIES
- The Ultimate Universe is relaunched :
* ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS #1, by Millar and Pacheco
* ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #1, by Bendis and Lafuente
Let's hope they'll finish ULTIMATUM by then...
- INCREDIBLE HULK #601... no, seriously, this is a new series, by Pak & Olivetti (with a Van Lante/Ryan "All-New Savage She-Hulk" back-up). It seems to focus on Banner and Skaar (who left his own series in #12, apparently). The Loeb book is still ongoing, with issues #13 and #14 this month, even though INCREDIBLE HULK #600 is supposed to be part of that...
My head hurts. How does any of this make sense ?
NEW MINISERIES
- THE MARVELS PROJECT #1 (of 8), by Brubaker and Epting, is yet another "70th anniversary" commemoration, trying to tie the Golden Age into a coherent whole.
- GHOST RIDERS: HEAVEN'S ON FIRE #1 (of 6), by Aaron and Boschi. Wait, isn't this the same creative team as the recently cancelled ongoing ? Is there any reason for a separate miniseries besides raising the price ?
- MODELS, INC. #1 (of 4), by Tobin and Villagrasa, is resolicited. Presumably the delays were due to the involvement of a minor US celebrity I've never heard of as a guest star.
- IRON MAN & THE ARMOR WARS #1 (of 4), by Caramagna and Rousseau. All-ages, so it may be non-canon.
- DOMINIC FORTUNE #1 (of 4), by Chaykin. MAX, so the usual caveats apply.
- PUNISHER NOIR #1 (of 4), by Tieri and Azaceta, and LUKE CAGE NOIR #1 (of 4), by Benson, Glass and Martinbrough, continue this Elsewords brand. How long until POWER PACK: NOIR ?
- HOUSE OF M: MASTERS OF EVIL #1 (of 5), by Gage and Garcia : they're still producing more of those ? Well, at least the latest Marvel Apes one-shot has been cancelled...
- CROSSFIRE #1 (of 3), by Sala and Chan : a Soleil book.
ONESHOTS
- ALL WINNERS COMICS #1 70TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL, by Kesel and Uy, is set in 1946.
- MYSTIC COMICS #1 70TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL, by Lapham features... a Golden Age Vision ?
- MARVEL COMICS #1: 70TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION is a deluxe reprint.
- MARVEL SPOTLIGHT: SUMMER EVENTS is a bit of a grap-bag, covering the return of the GA Human Torch (a recently announced Ross/Carey mini), the new FF and Daredevil creative teams, and something called "the REAL clone saga" (in ASM, I presume ?). Since most of these will start in September at best, I question the title "Summer events"...
- MOON KNIGHT SAGA suggests a relaunch of the recently cancelled title : otherwise, I can't imagine why they would bother.
Glorified fill-in watch :
- CAPTAIN AMERICA THEATER OF WAR: TO SOLDIER ON, by Jenkins and Blanco : this series is still going on ?
NOTABLE ISSUES
- War of Kings concludes in WOK #6, WOK:WARRIORS #2, NOVA #28 and GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #17.
- Utopia continues in UNCANNY X-MEN #514 and DARK AVENGERS #8, with tie-ins in DARK X-MEN: THE BEGINNING #3 and X-MEN: LEGACY #227.
- MS. MARVEL, DEADPOOL, HULK and INCREDIBLE HERCULES all ship twice this month. So does X-MEN: FOREVER, but it seems to be on a fornightly schedule anyway so far.
- DAREDEVIL reaches #500, with the last Brubaker/Lark issue. Also features stories by Nocenti, Aja and others.
- FANTASTIC FOUR is taken over by Hickman and Eaglesham with #570.
GONE MISSING THIS MONTH :
- CAPTAIN AMERICA
- THOR
- ASTONISHING X-MEN
- CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI:13 (officially cancelled with June's issue #15)
- AMAZING SPIDER-MAN FAMILY (Are they already pulling the plug ? Switching back to bimonthly ? Just having a skip month to catch up with their schedule ?)
- ASTONISHING TALES
PRICE WATCH
Follow Marvel's price hikes in real time ! (for MU regular titles only)
- 104 pages for $4.99 : DAREDEVIL #500 (including some reprints)
- 40 pages for $3.99 : INCREDIBLE HULK #601
- 32 pages for $3.99 : ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS #1, ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN, UNCANNY X-MEN #514, DARK AVENGERS #8, NEW AVENGERS #56, HULK #13 & 14, WOLVERINE: WEAPON X #4, X-MEN FOREVER #5 & #6, PUNISHER: FRANK CASTLE #73
IRON MAN & THE ARMOR WARS is yet another rare miniseries at a $2.99 price point.
NOTABLE COLLECTIONS
- Marvel Masterworks : Deathlock v1, Golden Age Sub-Mariner v3, and a TPB version of Incredible Hulk v1
- Essentials : Marvel Team-Up v3
- CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN AMERICA OMNIBUS HC covers issues #25-42. Wasn't #25 already included in the first omnibus ? Oh, well, whatever.
- X-MEN: MUTANT MASSACRE HC
- HERCULES: FULL CIRCLE PREMIERE HC collects various issues featuring the character by Layton.
- HULK: GRAY PREMIERE HC
- EXILES ULTIMATE COLLECTION BOOK 2 TPB
- HEROES RETURN TPB (it also collects the various Heroes Reborn one-shots)
- MARVEL BROMANCE TPB (!) collects various single issues spotlighting "male bonding".
- SPIDER-MAN/MARY JANE: ...YOU JUST HIT THE JACKPOT TPB collects various issues focusing on Mary Jane Watson
So, what caught up your eye this time ?