Marvel Chronology Project

Another month, another call. Despite the tremendous (to me) number of comics I'm picking up these days (but nowhere near Fury's total), there still are some from the post-FF 1 canonical mainstream 616 MU I'm passing up. I'm requesting volunteers to submit analyses of the storylines below so that I can add them to my draft update of the current Marvel Calendar or to calendar notes I have for older periods. These analyses also help us hash out chronology for the MCP. I've noted previous volunteers in parentheses. If these folks would care to add to their work load, or of others would care to chip in, let me know. All analyses are greatly appreciated.

Also, please let me know if I've messed up the status of the comics themselves or assignments I've noted. Thanks much!

Completed stories (as of 6/1/08)
Annihilation: Conquest –#1-6 (Somebody)
Daredevil: Battlin’ Jack Murdock #1-4 (JD)
Daredevil: Dead On Arrival (Jeph)
Foolkiller v2 #1-5
Immortal Iron Fist #10-14 (Don)
Nova v4 #8-12 and Nova Annual #1 (Somebody)
X-Men Origin: Colossus (wolframbane)

Future stuff
Amazing Spider-Man Family #1 (Michael)
Angel: Revelations #1-5
ClanDestine v2 #1-5 (Don)
Daredevil v2 #107-110 (Col_Fury)
Eternals, v4 #1-? (Col_Fury)
Foolkiller: Short Time (White Angels?) #1-5
Franklin Richasrds: Summer Smackdown!
Ghost Rider v6 #24 (Col_Fury)
Ghost Rider v6 #25 (Col_Fury)
Ghost Rider v6 #26 (Col_Fury)
Ghost Rider Annual #2
Guardians of the Galaxy v2 #1-3
Immortal Iron Fist #16
Immortal Iron Fist #17-20
Immortal Iron Fist: The Origin of Danny Rand
Marvel 1985 #1-6 [canonical parts?]
Moon Knight v5 #14-19 (Deuce)
Moon Knight v5 #20 (Deuce)
Nova v4 #13-15
NYX: No Way Home #1-6
Punisher v7 #56-60 (Col_Fury)
Punisher v7 #61-?
Punisher War Journal v2 #18-23
Runaways v2 #25-30 (JD)
Runaways v3 #1-? (JD)
Skaar: Son of Hulk #1-? (Kevin)
True Believers #1-5
Venom: Dark Origin #1-5
Wolverine v3 #66-73 (Col_Fury)
Wolverine: Killing Made Simple (Col_Fury)
Wolverine: Origins #26-27 (Col_Fury)
X-Factor Special: Layla Miller (Kevin)

You can put me down for the third volume of Runaways.

Paul Bourcier wrote:Amazing Spider-Man Family #1

Put me down for this one.

Wolverine: Origins #21-25 is already up, and you can put me down for Wolverine: Killing Made Simple, Ghost Rider v6 24-26, and... Eternals v4.

Dead of Night Featuring Man-Thing #1-4

I was pretty sure this was non-canon, based upon the solicits for it saying it was a "re-imagining" of the Man-Thing's origin.

X-Factor Special: Layla Miller

Sure, why not, I'll take this one.

Thanks, guys! I updated the call.

Kevin W. wrote:

Dead of Night Featuring Man-Thing #1-4

I was pretty sure this was non-canon, based upon the solicits for it saying it was a "re-imagining" of the Man-Thing's origin.

Well, I've read the first two issues. It's basically a ""mature" retelling of Man-Thing's early days (for instance Jennifer Kale is now a stripper... ), with Digger as a Cryptkeeper-like narrator (probably not the most trustworthy narrator anyway...). It does seem quite non-canon to me, at least for the main parts. I wonder though if Digger's appearances in the framing sequence could possibly be seen as canon?

Paul Bourcier wrote:Hulk: Raging Thunder

I'll be posting an analysis of this one shortly.

i'll do the moon knights. yes, for the first time since i've signed up i'm actually going to try and contribute something. i make no promises on the quality, but i'll do my best. i just hope that after i break this hymen that i don't go hog wild and get over confident.

TheDeuce wrote:

i'll do the moon knights. yes, for the first time since i've signed up i'm actually going to try and contribute something.

Thanks, Deuce.

Ghost Rider v6 #24 ends with a to be continued, so I won't be submitting any Ghost Riders until the arc is up.

Just got back from spending a week and a half in Italy, which is why I couldn't attend the Chicago ComicCon. I'll get to July's call next week, after I pick up the latest Marvel Previews. And, boy, will I have some catching up to do on new comics.