Pull List - April 1st, 2015

Amazing Spider-Man #17
(W) Dan Slott (A/CA) Humberto Ramos
• The Ghost has invaded Parker Industries!
• With this super-powered saboteur, no secret is safe-- no PEOPLE are safe, either, for that matter.

Avengers #43

(W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Mike Mayhew (CA) Adam Kubert
IN TWO MONTHS...TIME RUNS OUT!

Cyclops #12

(W) John Layman (A) Javi Garron (CA) Alexander Lozano
• If power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely, whaddaya think near-infinite cosmic power granted by the Black Vortex does?
• Jean Grey is about to find out, which spells very bad news for both Jean Grey-- and the universe!
• But there's one man who might be able to stop her, who might be able to save her... except in this case it's not exactly a man, it's a 16-year-old space-pirate-in-training and (maybe) the love of Jean Grey's life... Scott Summers.
• Can Cyclops save the day? Maybe. But we can't guarantee he'll survive the experience.

Uncanny Avengers #3

(W) Rick Remender, Gerry Duggan (A/CA) Daniel Acuña
• It was a perfect day on Counter Earth, then Sabretooth showed up.
• The Avengers are divided; the hunt for their missing friends unearths a terrible secret.
• What evil lurks on the moon of Counter Earth?

Uncanny Inhumans #0

(W) Charles Soule (A/CA) Steve McNiven
• The industry's best-selling artist comes to the Inhumans!
• The prelude to one of Marvel's biggest launches of 2015 is here!
• Think you know Black Bolt? Think again, as the men who killed Wolverine show you a side of the Inhuman King you've never seen before!

Wolverines #13

(W) Ray Fawkes, Charles Soule (A) Jason Masters (CA) Guillem March
THIS IS IT! THE MOMENT YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR!
• Make sure to pick up this issue for the DEBUT of a very special guest.
• Also, special appearances by some of your favorite Marvel Universe heroes (and even some villains).
• But what will the Paradise and Wolverines team think of the return?

Secret Wars Pre-Event Analysis

So Secret Wars is happening over at Marvel. It is an 8-issue event series, affecting just about every other book that Marvel publishes in its 616 universe of titles. Rumors swirled that this was a reboot of sorts for the continuity. I still don't know whether that will be the case or not. Let's go over what we do know.

• The Marvel Universe (and all multiverses and timelines) are being destroyed and mapped into a single planet known as Battleworld. Each continuity exists as its own country on this planet.
• Most of the existing series taking place in the Marvel Universe are being ended and starting in May will be replaced by series which seem to homage previous events. For example, Infinity Gauntlet and Planet Hulk.
• After having seen all the current replacement series, I can safely say that not a single 616-er is the focus or among any of these series. These are series about non-616 versions of 616 characters or in some cases characters that Marvel hasn't used for decades (Weirdworld).
• These series are advertised as series and not mini-series, which means they have the potential to keep going after Secret Wars has ended.

We have seen something similar to this in the past with the Age of Apocalypse storyline in X-Men during the 1990's. Each of the major X-Men titles were replaced by mini-series which told new and interesting stories from that timeline. The existing continuity ceased to exist and then after the event was over, the previous continuity continued. There is a major here and that difference is intriguing.

• A lot of these are advertised as ongoing series, rather than minis-series. How can these series work on their own if after the event, things go back to some semblance of normalcy? Will Battleworld exist separately from the Marvel 616 Universe? Will these warzones as they are described be transported back to their own place in the timeline and multiverse after the event is over? I think that seems more likely.

Don't forget that X-Man become a series after Age of Apocalypse ended when the titular character was transported to main-line continuity, but that was more of a surprise than expectation.

Other interesting tidbits include:

• Marvel is saying that these series will have legs and affect what kind of outcome Secret Wars has. Is Marvel really going to do a Survivor-esque game to determine what the future Marvel looks like based on the sales of these new ongoing series? If 1872 sells the most of all the other titles, will the new Marvel Universe become a Western-themed one? That's a strange thought. How would they be able to accommodate a Western-setting with alternate versions of Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, and Bruce Banner in the new 616 that may appear out of the end of Secret wars?
• There isn't a single X-Men series announced so far which includes an exclusive creator as the writing lead. I don't mean writers who only write for Marvel, but those who have signed an exclusive contract and therefore are put on the most high-profile books and take part in the Writer summits that occur several times a year. Sure we have Old Man Logan by Brian Michael Bendis, but that storyline was known as a Wolverine book with very few X-Men in it. We still have House of M, I believe, as the last outstanding series that would be X-Men-related and could be considered a major X-Men replacement.
• There is no Daredevil. Sure there was mention of a Daredevil in one of the series, but there is no book with Daredevil as the lead. A privilege the character has enjoyed for decades. Rumor has it that Daredevil is not affected by Secret Wars, however Daredevil is conspicuously absent from the latest June solicitations.

Ultimately, I think Marvel is using this event to try to throw some new ideas and concepts at the wall without having to rely on their core 616 characters (who I assume will all be stuck in the Secret Wars mini-proper). There are some exceptions to that idea, namely Ultimate End, Thors and Inhumans: Attilan Rising, all of which include 616 references of one kind or another. We can easily explain Ultimate End as taking place during the incursion between 616 and Ultimate Marvel. However, Thors and Inhumans: Attilan Rising both use references to the existing female Thor. Maybe it is only the Warzone titles which won't include 616 characters, while the Battleworld titles won't have such a restriction. 

At this stage, who can say? This is all horribly confusing and I wish Marvel would provide more clarity in their intentions. I don't want spoilers or the ending of the Secret Wars event ruined for me. What I want is assurances on which books are the most important to the publisher. As a Marvel fan who is mostly concerned with continuity, I would find that most comforting. Right now, the only thing I have to go by are which titles have exclusive creators on them. Those include:

Ultimate End	Bendis
Old Man Logan	Bendis
Guardians of Knowhere	Bendis
Inhumans: Attilan Rising	Charles Soule
Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows	Dan Slott
A-Force	G. Willow Wilson
1872	Gerry Duggan
Mrs. Deadpool and the Howling Commandos	Gerry Duggan
Infinity Gauntlet	Gerry Duggan
Age of Ultron vs. Marvel Zombies	James Robinson
Armor Wars	James Robinson
Thors	Jason Aaron
Weirdworld	Jason Aaron
1602: Witch Hunter Angela	Kieron Gillen
Future Imperfect	Peter David, Greg Land
Star-Lord & Kitty Pryde	Sam Humphries
Planet Hulk	Sam Humphries

Future Imperfect is iffy, if only because Peter David has a history of not working on high-profile titles within the publisher or being a major fixture at the Marvel summits. Greg Land, however, is known to work the more high-profile titles within Marvel. That combination is why I included Future Imperfect. 

Rick Remender is conspicuously absent from any of these Secret Wars shenanigans. Maybe he sees it as a good time to take a break and get some creator-owned work completed. I also expected Tom Taylor to be present, since he is writing Superior Iron Man, but he is also missing. I don't know for sure if he is an exclusive creator at this point in time, but working on Iron Man does make him a high-profile creator for Marvel. Also missing is Mark Waid, though I have no idea what his future plans with Marvel are after his exit from Daredevil takes place. Maybe just Star Wars comics.

The Perennials: October 2014 Solicitations

DC Comics
(In the order they appear in Previews)

The New 52: Futures End #22-26
Justice League #34-35
Wonder Woman #35
Aquaman #35
The Flash #35
Superman #35
Action Comics #35
Batman #35
Detective Comics #35
Green Lantern/New Gods: Godhead #1
Green Lantern #35
Green Lantern Corps #35
Green Lantern: New Guardians #35
Red Lanterns #35
Sinestro #6

Marvel Comics
(In the order they appear in Marvel Previews)

Avengers & X-Men: Axis #1-3 (of 9)

Captain America #25

Thor #1

Avengers #36-37

Original Sin Annual #1

Amazing Spider-Man #7-8

Hulk #7

Daredevil #9

Fantastic Four #11-12

Uncanny X-Men #27

• The New 52: Futures End and Axis are taking over their respective event slots. The Original Sin Annual is extra and hopefully ties into the end of that event. I have no information about it, but it could end up just being like the Avengers AI tie-in for Age of Ultron....which would be a bummer.
• This is evidently the last issue of Captain America before we get the All-New Captain America in November.
• Iron Man is again missing, but not for long. Superior Iron Man launches next month.
• Green Lantern begins another crossover a month after I get to drop Green Lantern Corps. I hope this crossover is more interesting than the last one.
• I am not going to follow Superman: Doomed Aftermath as it appears to not be as tightly plotted as the event itself was. Supergirl reads like it has almost nothing to do with it. If it remains a numbered crossover, I will of course have to pick it up, but for now it is just Action Comics.
• This is the end of the line for Brian Azzarello on Wonder Woman. We will have a new creative team in the form of the Finch family. I am looking forward to the art.
• The new Thor as female arc begins this month.
• We are getting a crossover with Ms. Marvel in the pages of Amazing Spider-Man this month.
• Still kind of pissed that Detective Comics is a fill-in. Oh well, I hope it is good. I am probably being pessimistic for no reason.
• I wish Flash would get more interesting. I don't think the current creative team is right for the book.

Announcing a New Female Thor Relaunching a New Thor Series

On The View today Marvel revealed that Thor will no longer be worthy of Mjolnir and the title of Thor will be given to someone who is worthy.....a female.

It doesn't appear to be Angela, who was revealed to be sister to Thor and Loki in the Tenth Realm mini-series spinning out of Original Sin. Angela has red hair. Personally, I am really excited to this change and hope it remains for a long time to come.

Update: Apparently, this new Thor will relaunch the Thor: God of Thunder series into another iteration of simply Thor with a #1 issue beginning in the fall.

The Perennials: Week of 3/26/2014

Aquaman v5 #29

(W) Jeff Parker (A/CA) Paul Pelletier, Sean Parsons
It's all-out action as Aquaman feels the wrath It's all-out action as Aquaman feels the wrath of Atlas as he makes his first appearance in The New 52! And the environmental havoc seen in the pages of SWAMP THING may put Arthur on a collision course with a certain Avatar of the Green!

The Flash v4 #29

(W) Brian Buccellato (A) Patrick Zircher (CA) Pasqual Ferry
The Flash faces the final battle against the Central City killer! But will we learn the truth behind the murder of Barry Allen's mother? Only Deadman can help solve this mystery!

Superman v4 #29

(W) Scott Lobdell (A/CA) Ed Benes
Superman and Starfire must deal with a cache of deadly alien weapons - and its horrifying impact on the innocents who find them! But first, these two heroes will have to stop fighting each other before someone ends up dead!

Avengers v5 #27

(W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Salvador Larroca (CA) Mike Deodato
"ADAPT OR DIE"
•  The secret behind the All-New Avengers revealed!
•  The science war overtakes the world(s).
•  All the answers to the questions you wished remained hidden.
•  The collision of Avengers and New Avengers is imminent.

Indestructible Hulk #20

(W) Mark Waid (A) Joe Bennett (CA) Mahmud A. Asrar
• BRUCE BANNER has had enough! He's mad--and that's not good!
•  Banner blames MARIA HILL and S.H.I.E.L.D. for the tragic fate of his lab assistant and seeks revenge!
•  There's more than enough blame to go around, however--and Banner's in the crosshairs of an assassin!

Superior Spider-Man #30

(W) Dan Slott, Christos N. Gage (A/CA) Giuseppe Camuncoli
"Goblin Nation" - Part 4 of 5
•  Since the start of DYING WISH, it has ALL been building to this.
•  One of the most important moments of the ENTIRE Superior Spider-Man Saga!
•  Once this happens, it CANNOT be undone!
•  DO NOT MISS THIS ISSUE!

Uncanny X-Men v3 #19.NOW - Comic Book Review

How many times have the Uncanny X-Men teleported somewhere, found S.H.I.E.L.D. or sentinels waiting for them, Cyclops then yells, "Get the kids out of here!", then something goes wrong? How many times? Three? Four? This is a serious question. Reading Uncanny X-Men v3 is like experiencing the film Groundhog Day. This is the most decompressed, meandering mess of a series. It feels like a series on auto-pilot waiting for the result of other series, like maybe All-New X-Men to actually do something before anything happens in Uncanny. I am starting to get fed up. Having said that, I want to go into this with an open mind and a blank set of expectations. Finally Cyclops decides to get to the bottom of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the sentinel issue let us hope there is more to the conclusion than the usual.

Anyway, what we have here is a pretty decent issue. Bachelo is back after the mess of an artist from last issue. He is very welcome here and he makes the cutest-looking females. I love it. We finally get some plot developments concerning Dazzler and what Mystique is up to, but not much. Goldballs gets a new costume, that I like. Hijack gets a wake up call from S.H.I.E.L.D. and Bendis makes a script error saying that they removed all electronics from the block.....but he has a whole house full of them, soooo ummm....whatever.

In addition to all that we get new mutant-neutralizing sentinels, oh no we had this same thing happen before...did Eva use her powers then...I will have to look that up. Anyway, this looks to be, finally, the jump start the series needs to get the plot moving. Will we finally figure out who is behind the new sentinels? I hope so, fingers crossed.

RATING: B

Thor: God of Thunder #20 - Comic Book Review

Jason Aaron, you are the best Thor writer I have read. Truthfully though, I am a youngling when it comes to Thor. I began reading his volume when JMS and Olivier Coipel began their run some years back. Peanuts in Thor-time. To be frank, the Marvel Now era has given us some definite hit, miss, and mediocre works. Thor: God of Thunder is one if not THE crown jewel of the relaunch.

One of the weakest aspects of Thor as a standalone volume is his supporting cast. I just never liked any of them, to be perfectly honest. The idea of using three Thors, one from the past and one from the future? Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. It gives the perception of a supporting cast, only with the character we care most about - Thor. Then on top of all that we get the amazing talents of Esad Ribic more often than not and we are truly talking about a great series here.

I really dig the concept of this most recent storyline, a mega corporation that is killing the planet, and an old Thor pining over the carcass of a long-dead Earth. Great setup. In this issue we have King Thor confronting Old Galactus far in the future over the dead husk of what was once Earth. Aaron absolutely nails the personality of this older Thor and the conversation between him and Galactus is awesome.

In the present we have Thor the Avenger working his lightning magic against the likes of factories and power plants in an effort to put the mega corp out of business. But the person running the show, the CEO, is not what he seems and his sinister anti-environmental nature is not just ignorant indifference, but actual bloodlust for ruining the Earth. It all makes for an enjoyable and very cool story with, like I said, amazing art from Esad Ribic. That first long shot of Galactus, I had to slow down and take it all in, and look up at him as King Thor would.....what majesty and what a comic!

RATING: A

Iron Man v5 #23.NOW - Comic Book Review

Let me just get this out of the way - using Malekith the Accursed as an Iron Man villain is inspired. Iron Man may be a top-tier super hero, but his rogues gallery is paper-thin. Thor doesn't have a ton either, but Malekith as an Iron Man villain is like jelly added to peanut butter. First you have the whole Dark Elves weak against iron thing, then you have Malekith as a kick-ass sorcerer, so you then have the magic vs. technology angle. It is just an amazing marriage of ideas.

Having said that, I cannot help but admit that this issue is a bit of a mess. I love the brilliant medieval history motif. The indicia claims that the issue only contains one artist, Luke Ross, but I am having a hard time believing it. The art is.....all over the place. It looks very rushed. Some paces look amazingly clear while others look like a muddy mess. Ross at his best is what I want, great stuff, this rushed mess, not so much. You have some strange layouts and glaring blank/white backgrounds.

As for the story, Tony spends an inordinate amount of time explaining why readers should not expect a Thor guest appearance. I understand that needed to be explained, but they kind of labor the point and hell...Malekith should be a Iron Man villain, damn it! Other than that, Kieron Gillen does a great job on the script. I was a bit taken aback by the sudden appearance of the rune-chick from what, issue 5, and this "Dark Angel" character. I think Tony was away from these characters too long and is acting like we should know them more intimately. Gillen needs to reintroduce them better into the story.

Overall though, decent, with some script and definitely some art-related issues. The issues ends with a guffaw-worthy moment, so that is always a plus.

RATING: C

Daredevil v4 #1 - Comic Book Review

New verse, same as the first. Why did this need to get relaunched again?

Anyway, Marvel decided to relaunch it and I have to say San Francisco is a way better environment for someone like Daredevil than New York City. Another thing that struck me while reading the first few pages of this issue is that Matt would make a far better detective or forensic expert than a lawyer. Why is he a lawyer again? Oh right, upholding justice and all that. His talents are would make him the perfect detective. They should change his profession from lawyer to detective....gives them an excuse to launch volume 5.

So here we are in San Francisco we have the same amazing Chris Samnee art and the same amazing Mark Waid script. What else is there to say? Matt is having trouble adjusting to the new topography and well Daredevil also gets a new female sidekick (not anyone new really), which looks to be a very promising partnership. And.....in the end...what is going on with Foggy? Intrigue! Suspense! Can't wait until the next issue!

Rating: A

The Superior Spider-Man Annual #2 - Comic Book Review

Annuals are interesting creatures. They can either be amazing or complete failures. They have the distinction of not being part of the main series and they can either choose to embrace that aspect or do their best to tie-in. I personally prefer the latter, if they are going to adopt the name of the main series, make yourself relevant by giving us some content that has meaning to the main series. This, btw, is one of those amazing annuals.

We are given two stories in this annual. The main story is about Ben Urich and his relationship with the recent Hobgoblin, his nephew Phil Urich. It becomes apparent that Phil still cares about his uncle, and Ben misinterprets this as Phil being essentially a good person who, if given the chance, would turn everything around. It is a great bit of storytelling to see that hope Ben has completely dissolved, realizing that Phil enjoys what he is doing and that his care for Ben is not necessarily due to altruism.

The second story herein is about Carlie Cooper and Watanabe, and Sajani's attempting to cure Carlie of the Goblin serum and Watanabe realizing Monster is Carlie and that her tracking algorithm in her lenses are compromised. This story is less deep than the first story, but it serves a vital purpose - giving readers a glimpse at some secondary characters in this play, freeing up Otto for the main event next issue. Great characterizations here by Christos Gage, who does some amazing one-off pick-up work like annuals. The art is very enjoyable as well we get some Javier Rodriguez channeling Marcos Martin in the first story and Philippe Brione doing some decent superhero-standard in the second story. All-in-all some great side stories, just what an annual should do.

RATING: A

The Perennials: Week of 3/17/2014

Wonder Woman v4 #29

(W) Brian Azzarello (A/CA) Cliff Chiang
If the helmet fits...then it's time to play God!

Daredevil v4 #1

(W) Mark Waid (A/CA) Chris Samnee
BECAUSE YOU DEMANDED IT!
Join Marvel's fearless hero as he begins his most awe-inspiring adventure yet in the sunny city of San Francisco! Gifted with an imperceptible radar sense and a passion for justice, blind lawyer Matt Murdock-a.k.a. DAREDEVIL-protects the Golden City's streets from all manner of evil. But big changes are in store for Matt Murdock as old haunts and familiar faces rise to give the devil his due. Hold on tight, because here comes Daredevil...the Man Without Fear!

Iron Man v5 #23.NOW

(W) Kieron Gillen (A) Luke Ross (CA) Mike Del Mundo
AN ALL-NEW EPIC BEGINS, "RINGS OF THE MANDARINS"
MALEKITH THE ACCURSED has a problem with IRON MAN. Malekith the Accursed has a problem with pretty much EVERYONE. Cutting edge science versus the most arcane science imaginable, all in a bath of blood. Which classic MARVEL UK character returns in a reinvented form after the REVOLUTIONARY WAR?

Superior Spider-Man Annual #2

(W) Christos N. Gage (A) Various (CA) Mike Del Mundo
• The last temptation of Green Goblin... Phil Urich!
•  As Goblin Nation consumes New York, the Superior Spider-Man's world is in flames!
•  Who will rise? Who will fall? NO ONE will be the same after this!

Thor: God of Thunder #20

(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Esad Ribic
THE LAST DAYS OF MIDGARD Part Two
•  Thor battles to save the Earth on two fronts.
•  In the present day, Thor takes on Roxxon, the world's most powerful and nefarious super-corporation. While in the far future, King Thor is all that stands between Old Galactus and the planet he's been dying to eat for a very long time.
•  Even if King Thor wins, is the Earth still doomed?

Uncanny X-Men v3 #19.NOW

(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A/CA) Chris Bachalo
The next stage in humankind is here, and the Uncanny X-Men are leading the way! With original X-Man Cyclops at the revolution's helm, Emma Frost, Magik and a new generation of mutants defend and educate all homo-superior as warriors of the atom! But after relentless persecution from a society that fears and hates them, the Uncanny X-Men are going on the offensive! Their target? The international spy organization S.H.I.E.L.D! However, as Cyclops' team fights to save their species, are they only digging themselves into a deeper and more dangerous hole?

The Perennials: Week of 3/12/2014

The Perennials cover 18 of the longest running comic book series of the Big Two (DC Comics and Marvel Comics. They include:

DC Comics

• Action Comics
• Superman
• Detective Comics
• Batman
• Wonder Woman
• Aquaman
• The Flash
• Green Lantern
• Justice League

Marvel Comics

• Avengers
• Uncanny X-Men
• Fantastic Four
• Daredevil
• Captain America
• Iron Man
• Thor: God of Thunder
• Indestructible Hulk
• Superior Spider-Man

Now, you may have noticed that some of these titles are quite new. That is true, but the series they represent as been published almost continuously since the 1960s or earlier. The Perennials ignore all flash-in-the-pan series that only stick around for a short time. However, The Perennials does include event books like Forever Evil and the upcoming Original Sin.

This Week we have the following entries in The Perennials and they will be reviewed individually later in the week.

Batman #29

(W) Scott Snyder (A) Greg Capullo, Danny Miki (CA) Greg Capullo

The "DARK CITY" chapter of "ZERO YEAR" reaches its conclusion in this amazing, extra-sized issue! Now, the next chapter of Zero Year is almost upon us, and we've saved the best for last! What corners of Batman's past will be revealed? And how will they impact his very near future? Find out here!

Fantastic Four #2

(W) James Robinson (A/CA) Leonard Kirk

"THE FALL OF THE FANTASTIC FOUR" PART 2

•  Manhattan is under attack by a monstrous killer swarm from a corrupted pocket universe, and in order to defeat it the FANTASTIC FOUR will need all their courage, powers and skill...as well as those of every other hero in New York!

•  But to attain final victory one of the First Family will must make a TERRIBLE SACRIFICE!

•  And so the first strings are pulled and the first pieces are put in place...

•  ...On the Fantastic Four's DOWNFALL!

Superior Spider-Man #29

(W) Dan Slott (A/CA) Giuseppe Camuncoli

"Goblin Nation" - Part 3 of 5

•  The Spider-Slayer Squadron were supposed to be under Mayor J. Jonah Jameson's control...

•  ...but now they've been drafted into The Goblin Nation!

•  Guest Starring: Spider-Man 2099!

Weekly Comics Pull - 8/14/2013

Batman #23

(W) Scott Snyder (A) Greg Capullo & Various (CA) Greg Capullo

Witness the moment Bruce Wayne becomes Batman as "Zero Year" makes history! And in the backup story, a young Bruce Wayne fights for his life in a death match in Russia!

 

 

Justice League of America #7

(W) Geoff Johns, Jeff Lemire (A) Doug Mahnke, Christian Alamy (CA) Doug Mahnke

TRINITY WAR CHAPTER 4! The hunt for a murder suspect leads Superman and his new teammates to the secret behind the Secret Society, while Batman finds the key to the crime-and one of the Leaguers will be forever changed by it. Plus, who is the Secret Society of Super-Villains and what are their plans for Pandora?

 

 

Fantastic Four #11

(W) Matt Fraction, Christopher Sebela (A/CA) Mark Bagley

• The Fantastic Four...trapped in a doomed universe!
•  Spacetime have had quite enough of the First Family of the Marvel U running rampant across her! Things are about to get cosmically punitive.
•  Could someone or something be behind the illness that's befallen the First Family?

 

 

Infinity #1 (of 6)

(W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Jim Cheung (CA) Adam Kubert

The oversized kickoff to the year's most anticipate Blockbuster summer event, chaning the way you view the Marvel Universe!
•  The outbreak of war on two fronts: Earth and Space, with our heroes torn between them.
•  The world-shattering return of Thanos!
•  Includes material from FREE COMIC BOOK DAY: INFINITY

 

 

Superior Spider-Man Team-Up #2

(W) Christopher Yost (A) Marco Checchetto (CA) Paolo Rivera

SIBLING RIVALRY BEGINS HERE!
•  Because you demanded it! Parker versus Parker! The Superior Spider-Man Versus Scarlet Spider!
•  Kaine has come to New York to check on Peter's 'superior' behavior, not realizing Doc Ock has taken over Peter's life. But Ock sure knows who Kaine is...Kaine, the man who once KILLED Doctor Octopus. And now it's payback time.

 

 

Uncanny X-Men #10

(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A/CA) Frazer Irving

• SHIELD has a new agent and she's a fan favorite mutant...
•  Cyclops loses full control of his powers on the streets of Los Angeles.

 

 

Wolverine #8

(W) Paul Cornell (A/CA) Alan Davis

PART ONE OF KILLABLE!
•  It all starts here, the biggest Wolverine event in years!
•  Wolverine thinks a cure has been found...but it's in Wakanda, where he's not exactly a welcome guest!
•  Meanwhile, Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. are working on even bigger problems that Wolverine might have caused.
•  Guest-starring Storm and Black Panther!

 

 

Wolverine and the X-Men #34

(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Nick Bradshaw

THE HELLFIRE SAGA CONCLUDES!
•  Wolverine and the X-Men face Mystique, Sabretooth and the Hellfire Club!
•  What fate awaits the Jean Grey School students who joined the New Hellions?
•  The WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN landscape is redefined!

Weekly Comics Pull - 8/7/2013

Action Comics #23

(W) Scott Lobdell, Frank Hannah (A) Philip Tan & Various (CA) Tyler Kirkham

Superman battles the constructs of an immense alien civilization that has built a feudal system based on pure evil! Plus, in the backup story, Jor-El and Lara try to save the Science Council from the colonel who seeks to make all of Krypton kneel before him!

 

Detective Comics #23

(W) John Layman (A) Jason Fabok, Andy Clarke (CA) Jason Fabok

Alfred is forced to confront the Anti-Batman known as the Wrath! Taking care of Batman all these years has left Alfred with more than a few tricks up his sleeve, but will they be enough?

 

Green Lantern #23

(W) Robert Venditti (A/CA) Billy Tan, Richard Friend

Hal struggles with his new role as leader of the Green Lantern Corps while he tries to solve the mystery of why the universe is atrophying! And an escaped prisoner has gotten hold of a power that makes her nearly unstoppable! The stage is set for the ultimate test against Relic!

 

All New X-Men #15

(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) David Lafuente (CA) Stuart Immonen

• Love is in the air!
•  Cyclops heart and future start to fade before his eyes.

 

Avengers #17

(W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Stefano Caselli (CA) Leinil Francis Yu

"ALL QUIET"
•  The Avengers recruit more members to deal with the soon-arriving threat to Earth.
•  The Builders enter the Marvel Universe.
•  The Finale of the Prelude to INFINITY: Part Four.

 

Iron Man #14

(W) Kieron Gillen (A/CA) Greg Land

MORE MIND-BLOWING REVELATIONS AS "THE SECRET ORIGIN OF TONY STARK" CONTINUES!
•  Free at last, all IRON MAN has to do is fight a robot who can take over his armor at any time and avoid one of the universe's greatest bounty-hunters...DEATH'S HEAD.
•  An impossible choice at the edge of space will decide the fate of two worlds. Who lives? Who dies?
•  And can TONY STARK somehow find a way to avoid his destiny...

 

Superior Spider-Man #15

(W) Dan Slott (A/CA) Humberto Ramos

"Run, Goblin, Run!" Part 1 of 2
•  What's it like to be a villain in the Marvel Universe...once the Superior Spider-Man sets his sights on you?
•  Find out, from Phil Urich's point of view, in what might be the final days of the Hobgoblin.
•  Plus, what is the secret of "The Tinkerer's Apprentice"? Who's been helping the Terrible Tinkerer? And how is he, of all people, the reason everything in Spider-Man's life will be changed forever?!

All-New X-Men #14 - Recap

Previously on All-New X-Men...

Beast, fearing what Cyclops might do after beginning a mutant revolution and inadvertently killing Charles Xavier while possessed by the Phoenix Force - and fearing might not survive a further mutation (that turns him into an ape), takes it up himself to do something truly desperate. He goes into the past and brings back the original five X-Men (Cyclops, Beast, Jean Grey, Angel, and Iceman) to show Cyclops how much he has changed for the worse.

Upon finding out what happens in the future, the original X-Men decide to stay (against the wishes of Angel) in order to make things right. They are staying at the Jean Grey school under the guidance of Shadowcat and Wolverine who run the school.

Mystique has been running about with Lady Mastermind and Sabretooth posing as the original X-Men, committing crimes and hording a huge amount of money. Mystique tries to make a deal with Hydra to buy Madripoor, but Wolverine, Shadowcat and the original X-Men crash the deal.

Lady Mastermind notices that Jean Grey is alive and well and decides to screw with her, by making her long dead father appear, which sets off Jean Grey as the Phoenix while Wolverine looks on in horror.

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Wolverine vowing to not make the same mistakes again, takes it upon himself to murder Jean Grey as the Phoenix before things go to far. As he is about to strike, Jean Grey reveals it was all a ruse, she was trying to project herself as the Phoenix into the minds of the villains, but she hasn't been able to control her new powers yet, so they got projected to everyone.

Mystique tells Wolverine she is trying to do good, that she is focused. Wolverine, Shadowcat, and the original X-Men are able to defeat the villains. Lady Mastermind is caught trying to escape, Jean Grey puts Mystique to sleep, and Sabretooth escapes to fight another day. The Uncanny Avengers arrive to help clean up the mess and ask what is going on. Cyclops tries to behave the opposite of his future self by being warm to his brother, Havok. Mystique gets taken into SHIELD custody, but she escapes into a helicopter. While Jean Grey ponders her behavior and the scene laid before her when she projected herself as the Phoenix.

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Next up: Beast/Jean Grey Romance!

Weekly Marvel Comics Pull - 7/31/2013

Daredevil #29

(W) Mark Waid (A/CA) Chris Samnee

• The minor demons of Matt Murdock's past lead to some Daredevil sized present problems. 

 

 

Guardians of the Galaxy #5

(W) Brian Michael Bendis, Neil Gaiman (A/CA) Sara Pichelli

• Spinning out of the dramatic conclusion of Age of Ultron, dimensions collide and Heaven's most fearsome Angel pushes the Guardians back on their heels. 

 

 

Indestructible Hulk #11

(W) Mark Waid (A) Matteo Scalera (CA) Paolo Rivera

"TIME TO SMASH" PART 1!
•  Spinning out of the events of Age of Ultron!
Hulk's sent on his most dangerous mission yet, working for a secret subdivision of S.H.I.E.L.D.!
History's breaking--and only the Hulk is strong enough to hold it together! 

 

 

Uncanny X-Men #9

(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A/CA) Frazer Irving

• One mutant learns that once you leave the X-Men, the real world can be a punishing place.
•  Another new mutant learns just what it means to be an X-Man.
•  And Magneto isn't the only mutant working with SHIELD. What mystery mutant has taken up with the espionage agency keeping tabs on the X-Men? 

 

 

X-Men #3

(W) Brian Wood (A) Olivier Coipel (CA) Amanda Connor

• The X-Men find out what Arkea is capable of, and the phrase "rampaging horde" comes to mind.
•  Can Arkea be defeated? Can the X-Men take down one of their own, if that's what it takes?
•  Meanwhile, what's up with Sublime and Rachel? What's up with Bling and Cipher? What's up with Jubilee and Bling?