Two new Marvel series announced after Civil War

[lonesomefool]

Punisher: War Journal by Matt Fraction and Ariel Olvietti

http://www.newsarama.com/WWLA06/Marvel/Fraction_PunWJ.htm

Ant Man by Robert Kirkman, Phil Hester and Ande Parks

http://www.newsarama.com/WWLA06/Marvel/ant_man.htm

[Adem]

I've never seen the appeal of The Punisher so I'm not interested in that book at all. Ant Man on the other hand sounds very interesting and I'm definately going to give it a try.

[Jake V]

On the other hand, I'd be all for a Punisher series set in the Marvel Universe if its written by Matt Fraction. Ariel Olivetti doing the art is the icing on the cake.

I don't care too much about Ant Man in any form, but Kirkman has been good usually, and I really like Hester's art style.

[twilight]

Ant-Man(or at least an incarnation of him) getting a series again?

WHOOOOOHOOOOOOOO!

[Hi-Fi]

They're wasting Kirkman with Ant-Man??? Meh...


edit: I just read that it'll be a new guy, so this have creator-owned kinda of project all-written in it. Could be cool...

[Crash-Man]

MF: First off, I have to say that I... I'm terrified that this is a book that's going to exist while Garth's run is going on. Like, seriously-- what am I, retarded? What that guy's done with Frank, whether it was his Knights stuff or the MAX stuff is just... I try really hard not to think about putting a Punisher book out at the same time that Ennis is, y'know, defining the character for generations to come and stuff.

Glad to know we share that thought. Best of luck to him, he's going to need it.

[Mean Mr Mustard]

I have to say... I'm loving the Ant-Man costume design. He looks like a cartoon character (goofy looking antenna and all) and I think it suits the character concept.

[StoneGold]

Damn, Zombie Scott Lang would have been awesome!

[Tony Starkz]

Punisher is going to kick ass.I know alot of fans have been waiting for the chance to see him in the surroundings of the regular MU for a while and we're finally getting it.This is going to be awesome.

Kirkman on Ant Man?mehh.

[lonesomefool]

Oh, and it was announced that Zeb Wells is exclusive to Marvel AND is writing the Civil War: Young Avengers/Runaways mini with art by Stefano Casselli.

[Steppenwolf]

I have to say... I'm loving the Ant-Man costume design. He looks like a cartoon character (goofy looking antenna and all) and I think it suits the character concept.


Yeah, I had to fight the urge to yell, "Spooon!" when I saw the new Anty. :D

[ROSS]

When I read about the new Ant-Man series, I thought it was going to be the one that was promised a couple years ago. I think it was under the Marvel Knights line of books. It was never published.

[StoneGold]

When I read about the new Ant-Man series, I thought it was going to be the one that was promised a couple years ago. I think it was under the Marvel Knights line of books. It was never published.
MAX, actually. Part of the Daniel Way Never Published collection, along with Deathlok.

[Young Avenger]

Oh, and it was announced that Zeb Wells is exclusive to Marvel AND is writing the Civil War: Young Avengers/Runaways mini with art by Stefano Casselli.

Wells is the guy who writes Marvel Adventures Spider-Man, right? Should I be excited or scared?

[Will.S]

They both sound pretty cool and I like that Punisher is being sort of re-integrated into the Marvel universe setting.

The Ant-Man project looks to be interesting as well and I'm a big fan of Kirkman so I'll give it a shot, although the new Ant-Man suit doesn't look as cool to me.

[Tony Starkz]

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c239/ZeppelinCometh/PUNWJ001_COV_COLvB.jpg

[streator]

i'm not interested in either of the titles.

[moon knight]

i like the new suit. i may pick up the ant-man series

[UniqueFrequency]

i might get Ant-Man, depending.

Not excited about Punisher though

[Expletive Deleted]

On the other hand, I'd be all for a Punisher series set in the Marvel Universe if its written by Matt Fraction. Ariel Olivetti doing the art is the icing on the cake.

I don't care too much about Ant Man in any form, but Kirkman has been good usually, and I really like Hester's art style.Ditto on both of those.

[Uncensored]

I'll probably pick up the first couple of issues of Punisher War Journal for the hell of it. The fact that Castle is being placed back in regular Marvel continuity scares the hell out of me though, as I'm a big fan of the MAX series, and this could be a sign that Marvel is planning on axing it sometime down the road.

[Economist]

I, for one, am happy to see the MU Punisher back being written by some one other then Ennis.

[StoneGold]

I, for one, am happy to see the MU Punisher back being written by some one other then Ennis.
Where have you been? Diggle, Lapham, Way, Palmiotti... there hasn't been a lack of Punisher projects the last year or two.

[Ivan Isaacs]

Punisher interests me. Finally an ongoing that's not written by Ennis and thus I can enjoy.

Ant-Man. Duh. The interview got me hooked. I'm not THAT a fan of Hester's art but those pages looked awesome.

Oh, and it was announced that Zeb Wells is exclusive to Marvel AND is writing the Civil War: Young Avengers/Runaways mini with art by Stefano Casselli.

... what?! WHAT?! Oh boy, oh, boy, oh boy!

Wells is the guy who writes Marvel Adventures Spider-Man, right? Should I be excited or scared?

He also wrote the last New Warriors series nearly everybody loathed (despite it's good quality IMO) as well as some "Tangled Web" issues, the last few issues of "Peter Parker: Spider-Man" and "Fantastic Four/Iron Man: Big in Japan".

Stefano Caselli is drawing "G.I. Joe" (Vol. 2) at the moment and drew "G.I. Joe: Master & Apprentice" and "Defex".

[Leebenhouse]

I'll probably pick up the first couple of issues of Punisher War Journal for the hell of it. The fact that Castle is being placed back in regular Marvel continuity scares the hell out of me though, as I'm a big fan of the MAX series, and this could be a sign that Marvel is planning on axing it sometime down the road.
Nah, theyre just trying to broaden their sales. The LCBS I used to go to strictly I.D.s adult rated comics, but the one I go to now doesn't, probably because virtually all his customers are 18+ since he's located right next to a college campus, and underneath one of the campus bookstores.

[Haunt]

i've enjoyed most everything that Kirkman has written. an i'm all about him creating new characters for Marvel. too bad they didn't make the costume more like the one the character in Mutant 2099 wears. can't say that i'm much of a Punisher fan. once you get past the violence, what's the appeal? i could read Ares' title for that. Castle works better in guest-appearances (imo).

[Crash-Man]

once you get past the violence, what's the appeal?

Well-written, diverse storylines, social commentary, great characterization, dark humor, and of course...Aunty Mo.

What else do you want in a comic?

[CyberCoyote]

I was really hoping for Scott Lang to resurface, but I guess this is better than a Zombie. I'm really tired of zombie-anything.

The costume is cool, the art looks neat, but it's just the name Ant Man, kinda makes heroes feel particularly replaceable. just copy the powers and you've got the guy/gal.

But aside for Foes (cough..gagg..hurl!) he's a pretty solid writer so I'll give it a shot. Punisher's never been my cup-o-tea, but it sounds like a good creative team.

Pretty soon Pym Particles need to be addressed as a new Genie in the bottle. Mankiller, Atlas, Goliath(Foster), Clint, VanDyne , Lang, Lang's kid..everyone's getting these things it seems.

[Haunt]

Well-written, diverse storylines, social commentary, great characterization, dark humor, and of course...Aunty Mo.

What else do you want in a comic?


i think i'll stick with Nighthawk, then. he kills to but seems a little deeper.

I was really hoping for Scott Lang to resurface, but I guess this is better than a Zombie. I'm really tired of zombie-anything.


he has resurfaced; in X-Statix: Dead-Girl. that and his spirit lives on in Cassie Lang.


The costume is cool, the art looks neat, but it's just the name Ant Man, kinda makes heroes feel particularly replaceable. just copy the powers and you've got the guy/gal.

but we're only talking about 'Ant-Man' here. making it a legacy is the best thing to do with an identity like that (imo). hopefully this one won't have beating up women in his dossier.


Pretty soon Pym Particles need to be addressed as a new Genie in the bottle. Mankiller, Atlas, Goliath(Foster), Clint, VanDyne , Lang, Lang's kid..everyone's getting these things it seems.

yeah, well Man-Killer's first time out didn't go so well.

[rilokyle]

all i have to say is: CANCELLATION. i have my doubts that either series, especially ant-man (a b-list character in my book) will make it past issue 12. marvel certainly is trying to carry a lot of solo books recently, she-hulk and ms. marvel, and now punisher and ant-man. i guess we'll just have to see how well they're done.

what i really want is the civil war to spawn an ALPHA FLIGHT series. now that would be hot, as long as its done correctly. fingers crossed, this could still happen.

[Ravenheart]

I like The Punisher but not enough to pick up the new series.I might check out the Ant-Man series though.

[Ruins]

I'm looking forward to Ant-Man now, to bad I have to wait until October.

[Haunt]

all i have to say is: CANCELLATION. i have my doubts that either series, especially ant-man (a b-list character in my book) will make it past issue 12. marvel certainly is trying to carry a lot of solo books recently, she-hulk and ms. marvel, and now punisher and ant-man. i guess we'll just have to see how well they're done.

what i really want is the civil war to spawn an ALPHA FLIGHT series. now that would be hot, as long as its done correctly. fingers crossed, this could still happen.


Alpha Flight are a bunch of B-listers. :)

[rilokyle]

valid point, i'll give you that! :o but i perhaps a group of b-listers can outmatch one b-lister, right?

[Haunt]

valid point, i'll give you that! :o but i perhaps a group of b-listers can outmatch one b-lister, right?


i'd hope so. but what i'd like to point out that one of these B-listers is unproven and the other group of B-listers have several failures under their belts. that said, i love the classic Alpha Flight characters. some of them actually do better as individual B-listers.

[Mean Mr Mustard]

Alpha flight are more along the lines of C-listers. No way in hell are they B-listers.

[Mean Mr Mustard]

Aww man, that was the perfect oportunity for a pun with the word "blisters" wasn't it?
Shucks. Spider-Man I'm not.
:(

[rilokyle]

Alpha flight are more along the lines of C-listers. No way in hell are they B-listers.

Alright alright, I agree, they kinda are C-listers lol. :rolleyes: But I still wanna see Alpha Flight circa the second series rise again!! Bring on the c-lists!!