In the run-up to SDCC, Bleeding Cool has run a quick list of some items from Marvel’s unreleased October solicits –
October will also see the launch of Tron Betrayal, DeadpoolMAX, Tomb Of Terror, Spider-Man v.s. Vampires, Avengers Vs Pet Avengers, Chaos War, Iron Man Titanium, Klaws of the Panther, Prometheus, Millar and Yu’s Superior, Captain America Lives Omnibus, Warren Ellis and Mike Deodato’s Thor World Engine in hardcover and an Atlantis Attacks Omnibus.
Look at that last one again – one I laughingly predicted would happen a while ago on Twitter because, you know, no way would Marvel be stupid enough to release an omnibus of one of their annual crossovers.
It’s not that I don’t love these old crossovers, I do – and, yes, I have every issue of Atlantis Attacks and it’s pre-cursor, The Evolutionary War – but these will not look good collected. The art and writing in many (not all) of the annuals is sub-par, many of the stories are only vaguely interrelated, and the X-Factor and Avengers West Coast annuals still don’t fit into those series’ continuity.
I know, that last thing only bothers me, but still….really? An Atlantis Attacks Omnibus?
Good grief
…is basically Extreme Sacrifice but will all of the Image characters instead of just the Extreme ones, right? I mean, Image United has original Spawn (and who even knew there was more than one?) Al Simmons looking like King of Hell out to destroy the world… …and Extreme Sacrifice had Chapel (who incidentally killed Al [Read More...]
For example, Daredevil is going to be in the middle of some unexpected happenings and the center of his own eventful storyline that will encompass a number of books that are within his family. Fans have been clamoring for some event relief and for stories that are a bit more centric to individual titles and [Read More...]
It’s no secret that despite its inherent naffness, I like Secret Wars II. Amongst the glut of crossovers, there are a few gems – and in some of them, the Beyonder does more than just wander past a hero and ask about using the bathroom. Take Fantastic Four #285. It’s a standalone issue featuring a [Read More...]
On the way home from work, I walk past the Clearview Cinema on Broadway; for the last week or two, the posters in the lobby have been calling to me through the window and, on Friday, I finally popped in to take a photo. I mean it’s not just me, is it? I can’t be [Read More...]
Just sayin’.Nod of the hat to Dr G.
Dear Marvel, I see that you will be celebrating 70 years of Marvel in 2009, complete with variant covers and little ’70 Years’ corner boxes. Maybe I’m not quite as good at maths as I thought I was because when I started picking up US Marvel comics in 1986, I was fairly certain that all [Read More...]
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