Marvel Advance Solicitations for April, 2009

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As per usual, Marvel has released advance looks at their April solicitations ahead of the full solicitations tomorrow.

CBR: X-Men Titles (http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=19595)
Newsarama: MU Titles, Soleil Titles, Icon Titles (http://www.newsarama.com/comics/090120-marvel-april-2009-solicitations.html)
IGN: Dark Reign titles (http://comics.ign.com/articles/946/946226p1.html)
Marvel: Spider-Man titles (http://marvel.com/news/comicstories.6631.FIRST_LOOK~colon~_April_2009_Spi der-Man_Previews), Marvel Adventures titles (http://www.marvel.com/news/comicstories.3941.FIRST_LOOK~colon~_April_2009_Bon us_Previews), and Licensed titles (http://marvel.com/news/comicstories.6615.FIRST_LOOK~colon~_April_2009_Bes t-Selling_Authors)

[Hrungr]

Yeah, expect later today at Marvel.com for the Spidey solicits and IGN for Dark Reign books.

The new She-Hulk (by Van Lente!) sounds interesting. Amazing cover too. Time Storm looks like it might be worth checking out. Old Man Logan - check.

[Beast]

Great stuff on Newsarama.

Especially geeked about MARVEL APES: AMAZING SPIDER-MONKEY #1. Yay!!

The AGENTS OF ATLAS #3 solicit and cover look great also. Glad Gorilla Man ditched the full body uniform.

[Elegance Liberty]

Beta Ray Bill!!!!

I couldn't help but smirk when I saw the description for it. Just a while back over at a Thor MB, some of us there were wondering if Bill would fall back into protecting yet ANOTHER alien race since the Korbinites are gone.

I trust Kieron -especially with the question posed in the summary-, but still...

[Thursaiz]

Interesting about Captain America. I wonder what Sharon will reveal...

[The Sword Is Drawn]

Interesting... Captain Britain and MI13 #12 speaks of a treaty done with Dr Doom, and a full on Vampire invasion of Britain spilling out on to larger stage. All with Dracula at the helm. And for those who were questioning it, since Blade brought all the vampires back from the dead a while back, that very much looks like Baron Blood to the right of Dracula on the cover.

How can you not be buying this title? It's just such a damn good book.

[artiepants]

i'd be excited for the Timestorm mini, but i ain't buying in @ $3.99 ~ maybe in trade...

[XPac]

Seeing that Fantastic Four cover made me throw up a little in my mouth.

[Ex_]

TIMESTORM!! That cover made me cream my pants.

[Jeremi]

TIMESTORM!! That cover made me cream my pants.

It quipped my interest as well.

[Beast]

More:

Marvel.Com Bonus Previews:

http://www.marvel.com/news/comicstories.3941.FIRST_LOOK%7Ecolon%7E_April_2009 _Bonus_Previews

[Assemble]

Other than Beta Ray Bill... so far... very Mundane looking month. and how about all the new Wolverines? haha....

[Assemble]

More:

Marvel.Com Bonus Previews:

http://www.marvel.com/news/comicstories.3941.FIRST_LOOK%7Ecolon%7E_April_2009 _Bonus_Previews

ah... crap. I thought Dr. Doom and Masters of Evil was an ongoing...

[Weapon Ick]

I don't understand why Doom is on his knees. Maybe a contact lens fell out?

[artiepants]

and how about all the new Wolverines? haha....eh, it's almost movie time, what can ya do (plus, Jason Aaron and Ron Garney, woot!)

[XPac]

I don't understand why Doom is on his knees. Maybe a contact lens fell out?

He's probably on his knees with his head down in shame because of how Millar is about to write him.

Or perhaps he's on his knee's in prayer, seeking divine assistance in granting him a quick retcon.

[Beast]

I don't understand why Doom is on his knees. Maybe a contact lens fell out?
He's getting ready to give head to his Master.

[Hrungr]

He's probably on his knees with his head down in shame because of how Millar is about to write him.

Or perhaps he's on his knee's in prayer, seeking divine assistance in granting him a quick retcon.
Hahhaha! :biggrin:

[John Lynch]

Of the titles starting in April, I'm hoping to add to my list:
All-New Savage She-Hulk
Timestorm: 2009-2099
Deadpool: Suicide Kings
Wolverine: Weapon X
Marvel Assistant-Sized Spectacular
Fantastic Force (mentioned elsewhere)

As the rest of the solits come out this list may grow. I may or may not add the Beta Ray Bill one-shot to that list. It will depend on whether or not I've read Secret Invasion: Thor and if I liked it.

[CMBMOOL]

Interesting about Captain America. I wonder what Sharon will reveal...
My question is that is she too late to reveal it ?

[CMBMOOL]

The new She-Hulk (by Van Lente!) sounds interesting. Amazing cover too. Time Storm looks like it might be worth checking out.

I must say thank goodness that Van Lente is writing the new She-Hulk mini, and I'm also impress by the 2099 reapperance. :tongue:

[Christopher Cross Is God]

Interesting... Captain Britain and MI13 #12 speaks of a treaty done with Dr Doom, and a full on Vampire invasion of Britain spilling out on to larger stage. All with Dracula at the helm. And for those who were questioning it, since Blade brought all the vampires back from the dead a while back, that very much looks like Baron Blood to the right of Dracula on the cover.

How can you not be buying this title? It's just such a damn good book.

The return of Baron Blood? I might have to check that out.

The only Baron Blood appearance I didn't like was in Knights of Pendragon, but that was just an awful series as a whole.

[Guest_1001]

The return of Baron Blood? I might have to check that out.

Same here. Captain Britain & MI:13 is such a fantastic series, I'm guessing the return of Baron Blood will be the same (presuming that it's him, which seems likely). :biggrin:

[Hrungr]

IGN has the Dark Reign solicits (http://comics.ign.com/articles/946/946226p1.html) up now.

So... A new Hawkeye limited series by Diggle & Raney, Quicksilver appears in MA (w/Sandoval on pencils), Spider-Woman's ongoing starts here, the Hood appears to be the new Sorcerer Supreme (just as I predicted) over in New Avengers, the Dark Reign: The Cabal one-shot looks promising and the new Initiative lineup seems to be coming together.

[classicgmer]

MIGHTY AVENGERS #24
Written by DAN SLOTT
Pencils by RAFA SANDOVAL
Cover by KHOI PHAM

"CHASING GHOSTS"

The SCARLET WITCH is back and her brother wants answers! Join QUICKSILVER as he races around the globe, hunting down the MIGHTY AVENGERS! Plus, what's HANK PYM'S problem with MR. FANTASTIC? And what does NORMAN OSBORN have in store for Earth's Mightiest Heroes?

Guest starring QUICKSILVER, and featuring appearances by the YOUNG AVENGERS and the FANTASTIC FOUR.
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

DARK REIGN: ELEKTRA #2 (of 5)
Written by ZEB WELLS
Penciled by CLAY MANN
Cover by LEE BERMEJO

Even for a lethal ninja assassin who's been to the far side of death and back, Elektra faces the fight of her life!

Freed from her torment at the hands of mad Skrull scientists, and delivered straight into the grabby hands of Norman Osborn and H.A.M.M.E.R., Elektra's been imprisoned, tortured, vivisected, and even replaced with a genetic double. But the deadliest woman in the world still managed to free herself, and now, hobbling and wounded, she struggles to clear her name for her impostor's crimes even as she fights to stay alive!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

DARK REIGN: FANTASTIC FOUR #2 (of 5)
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Penciled by SEAN CHEN
Cover by PASQUAL FERRY

The fallout of Reed's machine results in Sue, Ben and Johnny finding themselves in the middle of a super hero Hyborian-age civil war, while Reed searches for answers to questions that can only be found in alternate timelines. Back on Earth, it's Val and Franklin versus the agents of H.A.M.M.E.R.!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99





DARK REIGN: HAWKEYE #1 (of 5)
Written by ANDY DIGGLE
Penciled by TOM RANEY
Cover by CLINT LANGLEY

CLASSIFIED!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99









SECRET WARRIORS #3
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS & JONATHAN HICKMAN
Penciled by STEFANO CASELLI
Cover by JIM CHEUNG
Wolverine Art Appreciation Variant by GERALD PAREL

The most talked-about new Marvel series continues as HYDRA's plans pick up speed while more remnants of S.H.I.E.L.D. fall. Nick Fury reconnects with an old colleague and finds out that the balance has shifted between him and some of his former soldiers. All that, and the Warriors suffer their first casualty of war.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99



SKRULL KILL KREW #1 (of 5)
Written by ADAM FELBER
Penciled by PAULO SIQUEIRA
Cover by MARIO ALBERTI
Cow Variant Cover by TOP COW STUDIOS

THE INVASION AIN'T DONE UNTIL THE FAT SKRULL SINGS!

Pulled from the ashes of 1994, straight to the 21st century, the Skrull Kill Krew is back…more brutal than ever!

Television writer and novelist Adam Felber (HBO's REAL TIME; Schrodinger's Cat) and superstar artist Paulo Siqueira (Ms.Marvel; Amazing Spider-Man) bring you a disturbing and violent tale of a man with a couple of big guns and a bunch of alien shape shifters who harkens back to the earliest days of the Marvel Universe. Pull up a chain gun and join us, won't you?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

SPIDER-WOMAN #1
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & 50/50 Cover by ALEX MALEEV
50/50 Cover by ALEX ROSS






The team of Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev return to a monthly Marvel comic for the first time since their Eisner award-winning run on Daredevil. ripped from the pages of SECRET INVASION and NEW AVENGERS, this explosive first chapter follows the new adventures of Jessica Drew aka Spider-Woman as she rediscovers her life in a world she did not make.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

NEW AVENGERS: THE REUNION #2 (of 4)
Written by JIM MCCANN
Penciled by DAVID LOPEZ
Cover by JO CHEN

Ronin & Mockingbird have found each other again, but they might be wishing they hadn't! There's a ticking time bomb out there and these two are going to have to either set aside their issues or duke it out before an entire city goes "BOOM!" Odds are there'll be a fight!

Plus, what secret has Bobbi been carrying with her since BEFORE the Skrulls abducted her? Find out here as THE REUNION continues!
32 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

BLACK PANTHER #3
Written by REGINALD HUDLIN
Penciled by KEN LASHLEY
Cover by J. SCOTT CAMPBELL

"DEADLIEST OF THE SPECIES," PART 3

The Black Panther is back…and she's badder than ever. That's right -- she! Wakanda stands at the brink: Something happened to T'Challa -- something awful -- and there's only one person who can replace him. As this brave soul embarks in the dangerous ritual to become the new Black Panther, the stakes have never been higher. An unstoppable force is headed toward Wakanda. Morlun -- Devourer of Totems -- is back, and he's hungry.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

THUNDERBOLTS #131
Written by ANDY DIGGLE
Penciled by BONG DAZO
Cover by FRANCESCO "MATT" MATTINA
Variant Cover by CLINT LANGLEY

"MAGNUM OPUS," PART 4 OF 4

Tie-in to "DARK REIGN"

SPECIAL CROSSOVER WITH DEADPOOL! The maniacal Merc with a Mouth has Norman Osborn's Thunderbolts in his crosshairs – and they've got him in theirs!

The nastiest fight of '09 explodes here, and you've got the front row seat for all the ultra violence that Andy Diggle (DARK REIGN: HAWKEYE) and Bong Dazo can dish up in the book that Aint It Cool News says "continues to impress"!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

NEW AVENGERS #52
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils by BILLY TAN & CHRIS BACHALO
Cover by BILLY TAN

Who is the new Sorcerer Supreme? The entire Marvel Universe hangs in the balance as the Avengers race to help the fallen Doctor Strange battle the forces of the Dark Dimension as they make their earthly power play.
32 PGS./Rated A …$3.99





DARK AVENGERS #4
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by MIKE DEODATO
Young Gun Variant Cover by STEFANO CASELLI

The Dark Avengers' first mission shows Norman Osborn all the plusses and minuses of the choices he has made for his team. So changes must be made. Some come, some go, and not everyone is happy about it.

Also, the Cabal reunites for the first time since the Dark Reign began, and they are REALLY not happy.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99



DARK REIGN: THE CABAL
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN, MATT FRACTION,
PETER MILLIGAN and others!
Pencils by ADI GRANOV, KYLE HOTZ and others!
Cover by DANIEL ACUÑA

Doctor Doom! Emma Frost! The Hood! Namor the Sub-Mariner! Loki! They're the members of Norman Osborn's secret Cabal of villainy, united in common cause as they move to change the very landscape of the Marvel Universe! Now, in five all-new stories, learn how each member of this sinister syndicate intends to capitalize on the situation—and perhaps how they intend to deal with each other should it prove necessary!
48 PGS./Rated T+…$3.99

AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #23
Written by CHRISTOS N. GAGE
Pencils & Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS

This is it...the explosive issue that changes everything! From the moment it was formed, the Initiative has had more than its share of dark secrets. Now, they've all come out. On top of everything else, can the Initiative survive this? Well, the title of this story is THE INITIATIVE: DISASSEMBLED...
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

PUNISHER #4
Written by RICK REMENDER
Penciled by JEROME OPENA
50/50 Covers by MIKE MCKONE

"LIVING IN DARKNESS," PART 4






Frank Castle is being hunted. Lured into a trap, and torn to pieces by a team of unassailable foes, the Punisher retreats into the dark underground of New York in hopes of discovering the identity of his relentless pursuer. Someone who knows his modus operandi. Someone who anticipates his every move. Someone who has a personal investment in seeing Frank dead. The most astonishing reveal in years!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99




I apologize to anyone who is looking to see the covers for these books but I don't have a scanner or however the hell you copy images, sadly I'm not the most computer savy person in the world.:frown:




Couple of quick observations from me


DARK REIGN: HAWKEYE #1 (of 5)


Do we really need this? I mean they already have the NA reunion featuring Clint and bobbi plus he's in NA, I know clint/Hawkeye has his fans but I personally think its a little overkill.




SPIDER-WOMAN #1
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & 50/50 Cover by ALEX MALEEV
50/50 Cover by ALEX ROSS






The team of Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev return to a monthly Marvel comic for the first time since their Eisner award-winning run on Daredevil. ripped from the pages of SECRET INVASION and NEW AVENGERS, this explosive first chapter follows the new adventures of Jessica Drew aka Spider-Woman as she rediscovers her life in a world she did not make.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99



This is the one I really wanted to comment on. 3.99 for ongoing featuring Spider-woman!!!??? Congratulations Marvel you have officially obliterated any and all interest I may have had in picking this book up. Spider-woman in no way shape or form could be or should be classified as an event book and its only being priced this way cause Bendis is writing it which is BS. I don't care how big they wanna draw Spider-woman's rack there is no way in hell I'm onboard for this now and I hope this book fails miserably.:mad:



http://comics.ign.com/articles/946/946226p1.html

[John Lynch]

Aaaw man. It looks like Spider-Woman can be added to my pull list, I possibly might include Dark Reign: The Cabal on it as well. Given I expect Dark Reign: Hawkeye to be about Bullseye, I'll be skipping this.

[paulski]

Spider-Woman ongoing is $3.99? Pass.

Skrull Kill Krew is $3.99? Pass.

Looks like just the usual books for me again, then. :frown:

[Joe Franklin]

Holy Crap!

Chris Bachalo is drawing New Avengers!

This is so cool.:cool:

[Assemble]

Holy Crap!

Chris Bachalo is drawing New Avengers!

This is so cool.:cool:

nevermind nevermind i read what you wrote without reading the rest.

[Dusty.]

Morlun is coming to Black Panther! Great evil villian, and very formidable. I really look forward to the new Black Panther series, especially with Ken Lashley doing the art.

I like that Hitch FF cover.

Khoi Pham is already missing an issue on Mighty Avengers? Robert De la torre is already missing an issue on Thunderbolts? He's doing parts 1, 2 , and 3, and another artist is doing the 4th and final part? You gotta be kidding me??? Marvel, please stop lettinbg him ink his stuff. He's not THAT great or anything, anyway, but he's too slow, and he looked better with Dexter Vines inking him. Pablo Raimondi was another artist that couldn't make a deadline, and looked better with Mark Farmer inking him, but he was allowed to ink himself and not be able to do 4 issues in a row without missing.

No Thor? :mad:

[John Lynch]

No Thor? :mad:Of course not. JMS has better things to do.

[Trey]

Wouldn't it make better sense to jump to $3.50 first? WTF a 33% increase for some books. My company raised prices a meager 5%.

Sales may go down, but they have to go down far enough to offset the price increase. We can do it! Resist that Electra mini and the boobs of The Spiderwoman!

[The Sword Is Drawn]

The return of Baron Blood? I might have to check that out.

The only Baron Blood appearance I didn't like was in Knights of Pendragon, but that was just an awful series as a whole.

The first volume of KoP was excellent. But the second, which was part of the Marvel UK imprint proper, was far from great I'd agree.

The question, of course, is which Baron Blood it will be. Both Spitfire's Son and Uncle have used that title. Since Blade resurrected the vampires it could be either of them...

[Jimmy Holograph]

Interesting about Captain America. I wonder what Sharon will reveal...

I'm very interested in this as well, hopefully we get a follow up on the status of Dr Faustus as well beginning with this issue, the way he just walked off in the last arc really bugged me. Optimists could say that its a way to bring back Steve (unless he didn't really die... hmmm), but I don't want to see that for a looong time.

I also wonder why they're holding off showing the cover... we'll see tomorrow, I guess.

[DeadXMan]

I don't understand why Doom is on his knees. Maybe a contact lens fell out?

Milar's crappy writing that's why.

I can't wait till he's off and I can go back to reading FF and wolverine again

[RolandJP]

Im lovin this!!




MARVEL ASSISTANT-SIZED SPECTACULAR #1 & 2 (OF 2)
Written by CHRIS ELIOPOULOS, JASON AARON, CHRIS YOST, CHRIS GIARRUSSO, ADAM WARREN, WYATT CENAC & BRIAN PATCHETT
Art by JACOB CHABOT, RICHARD ISANOVE, JOH JAMES, CHRIS GIARRUSSO, TODD NAUCK & XURXO PENALTA
Cover by DAVID WILLIAMS
Rejects, benchwarmers, lovable losers, and might-be Avengers…assemble! In the beloved tradition of Assistant Editors' Month, we the staffers are sick and tired of our bosses telling nothing but Wolverine stories, Spider-Man stories, Captain America stories…and we're taking matters into our own oddball hands! Little guys can be heroes, too…and when this motley crew of misfits gets their shot – in stories featuring Elsa Bloodstone, American Eagle, D-Man, the daughter of Galactus, Mini Marvel cake-eating Hawkeye, Candidate Luke Cage, and more – it could be the start of something big! Don't miss this two-issue anthology of also-rans who might – just MIGHT – ascend to the A-list! (Fingers crossed. Really we're just hoping this doesn't get us fired.)
40 PGS. (each)/Rated A …$3.99(each

[Jeremi]

MARVEL ASSISTANT-SIZED SPECTACULAR #1 & 2 (OF 2)
Written by CHRIS ELIOPOULOS, JASON AARON, CHRIS YOST, CHRIS GIARRUSSO, ADAM WARREN, WYATT CENAC & BRIAN PATCHETT
Art by JACOB CHABOT, RICHARD ISANOVE, JOH JAMES, CHRIS GIARRUSSO, TODD NAUCK & XURXO PENALTA
Cover by DAVID WILLIAMS
Rejects, benchwarmers, lovable losers, and might-be Avengers…assemble! In the beloved tradition of Assistant Editors' Month, we the staffers are sick and tired of our bosses telling nothing but Wolverine stories, Spider-Man stories, Captain America stories…and we're taking matters into our own oddball hands! Little guys can be heroes, too…and when this motley crew of misfits gets their shot – in stories featuring Elsa Bloodstone, American Eagle, D-Man, the daughter of Galactus, Mini Marvel cake-eating Hawkeye, Candidate Luke Cage, and more – it could be the start of something big! Don't miss this two-issue anthology of also-rans who might – just MIGHT – ascend to the A-list! (Fingers crossed. Really we're just hoping this doesn't get us fired.)
40 PGS. (each)/Rated A …$3.99(each

LOL this I just have to pick up. :biggrin: