CBR: Marvel Comics Solicitations for August, 2011

[CBR News]

Marvel Comics has provided CBR with covers and solicit information for product shipping August, 2011, including the latest from "FF," "Fear Itself," X-Men Schism, "Spider-Island" and more.


Full article here (http://comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=32360).

[The Last Day Dawns]

Avengers #16: Really, Jessica Drew? I mean the signs have been leading up to there, but I really hope she wasn't put on the team just for that reason.

Children's Crusade #7: ARGH! X-Factor gets to join the fray! Really can't wait. I'd love to see them finally mixing with the Marvel Universe.

[Spideybono]

I don't get the book but had to laugh at that number for Iron Man 2.0 7.1.

[Songbird/Diamondback]

Avengers #16: Really, Jessica Drew? I mean the signs have been leading up to there, but I really hope she wasn't put on the team just for that reason.

And now it becomes clear why Mockingbird is dying... BOO!!!

Other than that:
Academy - HOLY SHI...poop! Traitor incoming!!!
Thunderbolts - Fixer to go EVIL! Oh man!
Generation Hope - Casualties during Schism? Uh oh...

[Skaddix]

And now it becomes clear why Mockingbird is dying... BOO!!!

Other than that:
Academy - HOLY SHI...poop! Traitor incoming!!!
Thunderbolts - Fixer to go EVIL! Oh man!
Generation Hope - Casualties during Schism? Uh oh...

Yep.
Long time Coming.
Not a surprise. If someone from gen hope dies I vote gabriel.
If its anybody, i start with minority mall wallpaper.

[Songbird/Diamondback]

Yep.
Long time Coming.
Not a surprise. If someone from gen hope dies I vote gabriel.
If its anybody, i start with minority mall wallpaper.

I swear, if Mockingbird dies so that Hawkeye can go "My dog died so I got a new one" with Spider-Woman, I'm going to be SO MAD! But I guess that's what Bendis does...
Yeah, I really hope it's not Hazmat. TAKE STRIKER AND FINESSE OH GREAT EVIL!
I can deal with Gabriel dying. Though if Laurie dies, I'm going to post "Laurie, bad news."

[SoupStainedTie]

"Gambit: From the Marvel Vault?" Wtf?

What is this, exactly? An unpublished retcon story by Lobdell? A new retcon story by Lobdell? Either way, they're saying Gambit teamed-up with the Champions, and Iceman and Angel had met him in the past?

[Nova2814.1]

Amazing Spidey is listed at 32 pages but still at $3.99. Is that a typo or has Spidey been "marqueed"?

Better question: Given the drop in the number of story pages in some recent Marvel comics, can they tell us how many of these comics won't have the standard 22 page stories?

[YouthofToday]

Definites-

FEAR ITSELF #5
AVENGERS #16
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #507
NEW AVENGERS #15
ULTIMATE FALLOUT #4-6
ULTIMATE COMICS HAWKEYE #1
ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #1
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #667, 668
VENOM #6
SECRET AVENGERS #16
AVENGERS: THE CHILDREN'S CRUSADE #7
CAPTAIN AMERICA AND BUCKY #621
CAPTAIN AMERICA #2
S.H.I.E.L.D. #2
UNCANNY X-FORCE #13 & #14

Maybes-

SPIDER-ISLAND: DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG FU #1
THE MIGHTY THOR #5
THE PUNISHER #1 & 2
DAREDEVIL #2
MOON KNIGHT #4
X-MEN: SCHISM #3

[John Zaleski]

Avengers #16: Really, Jessica Drew? I mean the signs have been leading up to there, but I really hope she wasn't put on the team just for that reason.

Children's Crusade #7: ARGH! X-Factor gets to join the fray! Really can't wait. I'd love to see them finally mixing with the Marvel Universe.

huh? how come you're not saying

Avengers #16: Really, Clint Barton? I mean the signs have been leading up to there, but I really hope he wasn't put on the team just for that reason.

[SilverZeal]

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[Ari Gold]

HEROES FOR HIRE #10
FANTASTIC FOUR BY JOHN BYRNE OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC
X-STATIX OMNIBUS HC

The whole .1 scam is awesome.

[YouthofToday]

Amazing Spidey is listed at 32 pages but still at $3.99. Is that a typo or has Spidey been "marqueed"?

Better question: Given the drop in the number of story pages in some recent Marvel comics, can they tell us how many of these comics won't have the standard 22 page stories?

I read somewhere that the Spider Island issues will only be 22 pages. I'm guessing its because Ramos is doing all 6 issues and he wouldn't have time to do more. I guess they could have done back ups with another artist, but oh well.

[Drew Mathieu]

One of the story descriptions for Fear Itself: The Home Front reads:

"The teen analogues of your favorite Avengers -- X-23, Spider-Girl, Power Man and Thunderstrike -- find themselves stranded on a weird island in the middle of the Pacific. Is it their greatest fears come to life ... or the birth of a powerful new super team?"

I have hoping to see any kind of team-up between Anya (Spider-Girl) and Laura (X-23), but I can't believe it's actually happening! With the new Power Man and Thunderstrike to the mix as well, it seems Marvel is finally shining some light on their awesome their teen super heroes!

Speaking of X-23, is she actually teaming up with the Future Foundation? August can't come soon enough!

[Songbird/Diamondback]

huh? how come you're not saying

Avengers #16: Really, Clint Barton? I mean the signs have been leading up to there, but I really hope he wasn't put on the team just for that reason.

Hawkeye has been a classic Avenger who is even going to be in the movie.
Spider-Woman, who was striped of all personality because of Skrull Queen, hasn't left a lasting mark. Hawkeye was brought back to life because, IT'S HAWKEYE and people love him! Spider-Woman hasn't done anything to make her Avenger worthy!

[ragalang]

I thought I liked the idea of a female ghost rider until I saw the cover for #2 :frown:

[XPac]

I swear, if Mockingbird dies so that Hawkeye can go "My dog died so I got a new one" with Spider-Woman, I'm going to be SO MAD! But I guess that's what Bendis does...
Yeah, I really hope it's not Hazmat. TAKE STRIKER AND FINESSE OH GREAT EVIL!
I can deal with Gabriel dying. Though if Laurie dies, I'm going to post "Laurie, bad news."

For what it's worth, I kinda doubt Bendis will kill Mock since he brought her back to life in the first place.

[Metal Sphere]

These solicits are awesome.

The solicit and cover to Fear Itself #5: Wow. Iron Man forging a sword is cooler than it sounds.
Avengers Academy is bonkers, that hammer looks like Absorbing Man's, and I'm guessing Titania is with him
That team up between X-23, Spider-Girl, Power Man and Thunderstrike? Mmmm MMMMM
Same goes for that team up with the Future Foundation in X-23
It looks like they were serious about the X-Men interacting with more of the MU.

In other news: What in the world is going on in Fearsome Four!? The Defenders crew in The Deep are in it deep (and that cover is great), and Deadpool's FI tie-in sounds hilarious.

[Songbird/Diamondback]

For what it's worth, I kinda doubt Bendis will kill Mock since he brought her back to life in the first place.

Jim McCann was the one who fought for her to come back.
I don't think events like that are all decided upon by one author.

[Beast]

Looks like an interesting month. I'll revise this post later with my pulls and thoughts.

[Skaddix]

FEAR ITSELF #5 (of 7)
AVENGERS #16
JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #626
FEAR ITSELF: THE DEEP #3 (of 4)
FEAR ITSELF: YOUTH IN REVOLT #4 (of 7)
FEAR ITSELF: THE HOME FRONT #5 (of 7)
AVENGERS ACADEMY #17 & #18
NEW AVENGERS #15
HERC #6
BLACK PANTHER: THE MAN WITHOUT FEAR #522
THUNDERBOLTS #161 & #162
UNCANNY X-MEN #542
NEW MUTANTS #29 & #30
ULTIMATE FALLOUT #4-6 (OF 6)
ULTIMATE COMICS HAWKEYE #1 (of 4)
ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #1
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #667
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #668
SPIDER-ISLAND: CLOAK & DAGGER #1 (of 3)
SPIDER-ISLAND: THE AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #1 (of 3)
SPIDER-ISLAND: DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG FU #1 (of 3)
SPIDER-ISLAND: DEADLY FOES #1
SECRET AVENGERS #16
AVENGERS: THE CHILDREN'S CRUSADE #7 (of 9)
JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #626.1
THE IRON AGE: OMEGA #1
THE IRON AGE #3 (of 3)
IRON MAN 2.0 #7.1
IRON MAN 2.0 #8
HERC #6.1
MYSTERY MEN #4 (of 5)
VENGEANCE #2 (of 6)
X-MEN #16
X-MEN: SCHISM #3 (of 5)
GENERATION HOPE #10
X-MEN #15.1
X-MEN #16
X-MEN LEGACY #253
X-FACTOR #223 & #224
X-MEN LEGACY #254
DAKEN: DARK WOLVERINE #12 & #13
X-23 #13
WOLVERINE #13 & #14
UNCANNY X-FORCE #13 & #14

Man Marvel is really pumping out the double issue months.

[Skaddix]

These solicits are awesome.

The solicit and cover to Fear Itself #5: Wow. Iron Man forging a sword is cooler than it sounds.
Avengers Academy is bonkers, that hammer looks like Absorbing Man's, and I'm guessing Titania is with him
That team up between X-23, Spider-Girl, Power Man and Thunderstrike? Mmmm MMMMM
Same goes for that team up with the Future Foundation in X-23
It looks like they were serious about the X-Men interacting with more of the MU.

In other news: What in the world is going on in Fearsome Four!? The Defenders crew in The Deep are in it deep (and that cover is great), and Deadpool's FI tie-in sounds hilarious.

Iron Man and the sword reminds me of Avengers: EMH.

Yeah that team up could turn into a team. Add Lyra and Cho. And it would hit all the main franchises.

[Vagabond]

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #507
BLACK PANTHER: THE MAN WITHOUT FEAR #522
HULK #38
IRON MAN 2.0 #7.1
IRON MAN 2.0 #8
HULK #39
MOON KNIGHT #4
FF #8
S.H.I.E.L.D. #2
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN VOL. 6: STARK RESILIENT BOOK 2 TPB
SHADOWLAND TPB
SHADOWLAND: STREET HEROES TPB
SHADOWLAND: DAREDEVIL TPB
NAMOR: THE FIRST MUTANT VOL. 2 - NAMOR GOES TO HELL TPB


Maybe
HEROES FOR HIRE #10 - considering dropping
THE IRON AGE: OMEGA #1
THE IRON AGE #3 (of 3)
AVENGERS ACADEMY: ARCADE — DEATH GAME TPB

[XPac]

Jim McCann was the one who fought for her to come back.
I don't think events like that are all decided upon by one author.

Bendis wrote the story, so I'm going to assume it was him (unless you have a interview or something stating that it was McCann's idea... in which case I'm happy to give him the credit instead).

[John Zaleski]

Hawkeye has been a classic Avenger who is even going to be in the movie.
Spider-Woman, who was striped of all personality because of Skrull Queen, hasn't left a lasting mark. Hawkeye was brought back to life because, IT'S HAWKEYE and people love him! Spider-Woman hasn't done anything to make her Avenger worthy!

She's done more for the book plotwise with the book than hawkeye imo. avengers 12.1

[Metal Sphere]

Iron Man and the sword reminds me of Avengers: EMH.

Yeah that team up could turn into a team. Add Lyra and Cho. And it would hit all the main franchises.

Man, between Youth in Revolt, The Deep and that new group Marvel is putting their young heroes to WORK. And yeah, with those two they've basically got everything covered.

[comicfan298]

ALPHA FLIGHT #3 (of 8)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #667 & #668
AVENGERS #16
AVENGERS ACADEMY #17 & #18
AVENGERS: THE CHILDREN'S CRUSADE #7 (of 9)
BLACK PANTHER: THE MAN WITHOUT FEAR #522
DEADPOOL #41 & #42
DEADPOOL MAX #11 (of 12)
FEAR ITSELF #5 (of 7)
FEAR ITSELF: DEADPOOL #3 (of 3)
FEAR ITSELF: THE DEEP #3 (of 4)
FEAR ITSELF: FEARSOME FOUR #3 (of 4)
FEAR ITSELF: THE HOME FRONT #5 (of 7)
FEAR ITSELF: WOLVERINE #2 (of 3)
FF #8
HERC #6 &#6.1
HEROES FOR HIRE #10
HULK #38 & #39
INCREDIBLE HULKS #634 & #635
MARVEL UNIVERSE VS. WOLVERINE #3 (of 4)
THE MIGHTY THOR #5
NEW AVENGERS #15
THE PUNISHER #1 & #2
PUNISHERMAX #16
SECRET AVENGERS #16
SPIDER-ISLAND: THE AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #1 (of 3)
SUPER HEROES #17
ULTIMATE COMICS HAWKEYE #1 (of 4)
ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #1
ULTIMATE FALLOUT #4-6 (OF 6)
WOLVERINE #13 & #14
WOLVERINE: THE BEST THERE IS #9
X-23 #13
X-MEN #15.1 & #16

[XPac]

These solicits are awesome.

The solicit and cover to Fear Itself #5: Wow. Iron Man forging a sword is cooler than it sounds.
Avengers Academy is bonkers, that hammer looks like Absorbing Man's, and I'm guessing Titania is with him
That team up between X-23, Spider-Girl, Power Man and Thunderstrike? Mmmm MMMMM
Same goes for that team up with the Future Foundation in X-23
It looks like they were serious about the X-Men interacting with more of the MU.

In other news: What in the world is going on in Fearsome Four!? The Defenders crew in The Deep are in it deep (and that cover is great), and Deadpool's FI tie-in sounds hilarious.

Iron Man forging a sword caught my attention too. I wonder why he's making a sword, and who is it for.

[randomengine]

Seems like a waste to spend all that time bringing Mockingbird back only to kill her off a couple of years later.

[_Blank_]

So many books and so many double ships this month! :eek:

Getting:
FEAR ITSELF #5 (of 7)
AVENGERS #16 (Spider-woman and Hawkeye? Not too happy about that...)
JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #626
FEAR ITSELF: YOUTH IN REVOLT #4 (of 7)
AVENGERS ACADEMY #17 & #18
HEROES FOR HIRE #10
THUNDERBOLTS #161 & #162
FEAR ITSELF: DEADPOOL #3 (of 3)
GHOST RIDER #2
ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #1
SECRET AVENGERS #16
CAPTAIN AMERICA AND BUCKY #621
THE MIGHTY THOR #5
THE PUNISHER #1
THE PUNISHER #2
DAREDEVIL #2
MOON KNIGHT #4
FF #8
UNCANNY X-FORCE #13 & #14
DAKEN: DARK WOLVERINE #12 & #13

Maybe:
FEAR ITSELF: THE HOME FRONT #5 (of 7) (haven't been picking it up but I'm interested in the teen heroes and American Eagle stories)
JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #626.1 (Not much for the .1s but I like kid Loki enough)
SPIDER-ISLAND: DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG FU #1 (of 3) (I dropped ASM for now but I like the characters here. Depends on if it's tied too close to the event)

[protege]

Okay, once again I need a roster card to tell me EXACTLY which Xmen are on which teams.

[Skaddix]

Man, between Youth in Revolt, The Deep and that new group Marvel is putting their young heroes to WORK. And yeah, with those two they've basically got everything covered.

Lol marvel has run out of teen names though unless they want to call those guys the New Defenders. But if they used Avengers in the name, i bet such a team would be called Avengers Next, Next Avengers or Teen Avengers (to spite DC and the teen titans).

[Prince Of Orphans]

Hawkeye and Spider-woman? Is this coming out of left field to anyone else? What of Mockingbird? I doubt she dies in New Avengers. No way Bendis brought her back just to kill her off again.

[Songbird/Diamondback]

Bendis wrote the story, so I'm going to assume it was him (unless you have a interview or something stating that it was McCann's idea... in which case I'm happy to give him the credit instead).

Jim McCann podcast WAY back. When they were running down the list of heroes to bring back, he jumped at the mention of Mockingbird, dubbing her and Clint the Mr. and Mrs. Smith of Marvel.


She's done more for the book plotwise with the book than hawkeye imo. avengers 12.1

Bendis is HORRIBLE at balancing out his teams. In Dark Avengers, you'd hardly notice Venom and Daken were there.
Him under-utilizing Hawkeye as well as killing him twice as well as having him kill and changed into a ninja shows how out of touch Bendis is with Hawkeye!

[maniacmatt]

Fear Itself #5
Journey Into Mystery #626-626.1
Invincible Iron Man #507
Fear Itself: The Deep #3
Thunderbolts #161-162
Ultimate Fallout #4-6
Ultimate Comics: Hawkeye #1
Ultimate Comics: Ultimates #1
Amazing Spider-Man #667-668
Avengers: The Children's Crusade #7
Captain America and Bucky #621
Captain America #2
The Mighty Thor #5
Daredevil #2
FF #8
Mystery Men #4
SHIELD #2
Wolverine #13-14

Jesus Christ. This month will be the death of me.

[comicfan298]

In other news: What in the world is going on in Fearsome Four!? The Defenders crew in The Deep are in it deep (and that cover is great), and Deadpool's FI tie-in sounds hilarious.

The deep sounds great, Fearsome four are dealing with both Man-Thing and Psycho Man? They got their work cut out for them.

[Songbird/Diamondback]

Hawkeye and Spider-woman? Is this coming out of left field to anyone else? What of Mockingbird? I doubt she dies in New Avengers. No way Bendis brought her back just to kill her off again.

Well, remember when Hawkeye looked at Spider-Woman's boobs in Hawkeye and Mockingbird?
Yeah, I don't like it either.

[Skaddix]

Okay, once again I need a roster card to tell me EXACTLY which Xmen are on which teams.

Its not that hard.
Every book pretty much has a consistent roster except Uncanny X-men, X-men, and Astonishing X-men. And Astonishing is irrelevant so can be ignored.
X-men has a variable roster changes Arc to Arc.
Uncanny is pretty much Scott, Namor, Frost, Wolverine, Colossus and Kitty plus x-club and assorted extras until the end of Fear Itself at least.

[XPac]

Hawkeye and Spider-woman? Is this coming out of left field to anyone else? What of Mockingbird? I doubt she dies in New Avengers. No way Bendis brought her back just to kill her off again.

Yeah, I don't think Mock was brought back just to get killed off either.

But as for Clint and Bobbi... McCann did end up breaking Clint and Bobbi up in their book if I'm not mistaken. So Clint is free to play the field a bit if he wants.

[dancingphlower]

I'm just looking forward to Uncanny X-Force #13 and #14 as well as X-Men Legacy #254.

[Metal Sphere]

The deep sounds great, Fearsome four are dealing with both Man-Thing and Psycho Man? They got their work cut out for them.

Yeah, things are looking rough for Howard and Jen. That cover seems to imply a whole bunch of wacky stuff is going to start coming from portals.

[turtlefood]

Well, Marvel is basically telling me to drop Venom after issue #4 that i pre-ordered. Issue 5 starts a spider-island tie-in, issue six continues spider-island tie-in and also drops Tony Moore for the issue. Nothing like that solid momentum to keep me interested, and the possibility of me reading Spider-Island died with the $3.99/32pg price tag.

[comicfan298]

Yeah, things are looking rough for Howard and Jen. That cover seems to imply a whole bunch of wacky stuff is going to start coming from portals.

It will be an interesting reunion with Fixit and a supposedly monstrous Jen.

[SpideyCzar]

FEAR ITSELF #5
AVENGERS #16
JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #626
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #507
GHOST RIDER #2
AVENGERS ACADEMY #17 & #18
BLACK PANTHER: THE MAN WITHOUT FEAR #522
NEW AVENGERS #15
HULK #38
HEROES FOR HIRE #10
THUNDERBOLTS #161 & #162
UNCANNY X-MEN #542
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #667
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #668
VENOM #6
CAPTAIN AMERICA AND BUCKY #621
CAPTAIN AMERICA #2
THE MIGHTY THOR #5
IRON MAN 2.0 #8
INCREDIBLE HULKS #634
INCREDIBLE HULKS #635
THE PUNISHER #1
THE PUNISHER #2
DAREDEVIL #2
MOON KNIGHT #4
FF #8
S.H.I.E.L.D. #2
X-MEN: SCHISM #3
X-MEN #16
WOLVERINE #13 & #14
UNCANNY X-FORCE #13 & #14

TPB Waiting
Avengers Children's Crusade

[miraclemet]

Marvel your omnibus size is getting ridiculous.

I'll give you a pass when you are trying to squeeze everything into one volume (like Simonson's Thor, or the 1200 pages of X-Statix), but Byrne's Fantastic 4 Omnibus should be broken up into 3 managable volumes, instead of two ridiculous ones. You even end up with more money!(3x$100>2x$125, even with some customer loss volume to volume).

I ballpark the total issue count for Byrne's 2 voulmes around 83 issues when all the tie-ins, crossovers and Thing issues get added. Thats a nice 30/28/25 split.

I know you went to small one time (Secret Wars) and since it seems you've gone between big and bigger! Size-wise I wish Marvel would use the Brubaker Captain America V1 as a template. 26-27 issues, makes for a great size. Get north of 30 and it starts to get unenjoyable to read. Amazing Spiderman at 36 issues is an outlier, but again it was to fit the full Ditko run in one boook!

Marvel's Trade/Collections group sometimes makes me scratch my head,.,.,

[Spideybono]

Suprise and happy to see that Daredevil and Punisher will remain at 2.99 even thou they are part of the Big Shots promotion

[streator]

avengers: the children's crusade 7 is the only thing that interests me, and mainly because issue 7 out of 9 coming out means it's that much closer to becoming a collected version that i might pick up.

[donuil23]

FEAR ITSELF #5 (of 7)
JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #626
JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #626.1
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #507
AVENGERS ACADEMY #17
AVENGERS ACADEMY #18
NEW AVENGERS #15
HEROES FOR HIRE #10
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #667
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #668
SPIDER-ISLAND: DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG FU #1 (of 3)
VENOM #6
SECRET AVENGERS #16
CAPTAIN AMERICA AND BUCKY #621
THE MIGHTY THOR #5
DAREDEVIL #2
FF #8
S.H.I.E.L.D. #2
X-FACTOR #224
X-FACTOR #224

[ian33407]

I thought I liked the idea of a female ghost rider until I saw the cover for #2 :frown:


For what it's worth, I kinda doubt Bendis will kill Mock since he brought her back to life in the first place.

couldn't say better.

(Jessica with Hawkeye ?? aargh no, she's mine...)

[protege]

Its not that hard.
Every book pretty much has a consistent roster except Uncanny X-men, X-men, and Astonishing X-men. And Astonishing is irrelevant so can be ignored.
X-men has a variable roster changes Arc to Arc.
Uncanny is pretty much Scott, Namor, Frost, Wolverine, Colossus and Kitty plus x-club and assorted extras until the end of Fear Itself at least.

Well, i saw Dust on the Atonishing Xmen team, and I'm wondering if it's a permanent thing.

[Peter F.]

X-23, Spider-Girl, Power Man and Thunderstrike? This is why Avengers Academy is selling so low.

Do we really need another new teen team? This soon after the failure of Young Allies and Spider-Girl? The market is over saturated with teen books. Avengers Academy, Generation Hope, X-23, miniseries like Fear Itself: Youth in Revolt, Spider Island: Spider-Girl, or the infrequent Avengers: Children's Crusade. That's not even getting into DC's books like Teen Titans, the Legion, Batgirl, Supergirl, or Red Robin.

Marvel needs to choose a teen franchise and stick with it, instead of constantly bombarding us with different books and see what sticks on its own.

[Blade X]

Seriously, how is Nick Spencer a "fan favorite" writer/creator, when all of the current books he is writing are selling poorly? Marvel really needs to stop marketing/pushing the creators, and start pushing/marketing the characters,comics,and concepts.

[Hulk_Is]

FEAR ITSELF #5 (of 7) - I swear I fainted.
FEAR ITSELF: THE DEEP #3 (of 4) - Maybe.
CAPTAIN AMERICA CORPS #3 (of 5) - Maybe.
THE MIGHTY THOR #5 - Maybe. It's up to Fraction's writing and whether I can stomach it some more.
THE IRON AGE: OMEGA #1 - Pretty sure.
THE IRON AGE #3 (of 3) - Pretty sure.
IRON MAN 2.0: MODERN WARFARE #1 - Seems like a good deal.
INCREDIBLE HULKS #634
INCREDIBLE HULKS #635 - Bye, bye Pak's Hulk.
Punisher, Moon Knight & Daredevil: The Big Shots - Maybe.
GAMBIT: FROM THE MARVEL VAULT #1 - Maybe.
ASTONISHING X-MEN #41 - Hopefully. Maybe.
DEADPOOL/AMAZING SPIDER-MAN/HULK: IDENTITY WARS PREMIERE HC - Maybe.
AVENGERS ACADEMY: ARCADE — DEATH GAME TPB - Maybe.
SILVER SURFER: DEVOLUTION TPB - I'll have all the singles by then, but I might collect it anyway. Stupid me.
INCREDIBLE HULKS POSTER - Don't know how I'll obtain it, but it would be sweet. :smile:

[Hulk_Is]

Seriously, how is Nick Spencer a "fan favorite" writer/creator, when all of the current books he is writing are selling poorly? Marvel really needs to stop marketing/pushing the creators, and start pushing/marketing the characters,comics,and concepts.

I tend to agree with you.

[Imraith Nimphais]

AF #3
Avengers:CC #7
FF#8
SHIELD #2
Thunderbolts #161/162
UXF #13/14

Maybe:
BP:MWF 522
Journey Into Mystery #626

[Oskar Von Strange]

Getting..
Punsher #1 & #2 (Bi-monthly?? or just the first two??)
PunsherMAX #16

Maybe..
Daredevil #2 (I like Paulo Rivera's art, so I'm considering it.)

[DownInAHole]

So, does anyone know if Amazing Spider-Man is now a $3.99/22 story pages book or is this just for Spider Island? When the book went to $3.99 with 30 story pages I was ok with it but if they did that just as an excuse to ease us into that price point I will be dropping the book. Eight bucks a month for Spider-Man is a bit too much, especially when there is a Spidey themed event with lots of tie in books happening.

Also, why are Moon Knight and the new Captain America book both $3.99? I know that Marvel did a lot of backpeddling on their $2.99 announcement at the NYCC but I know that David Gabriel said that new series' that debuted in 2011 would be priced at $2.99. Has anyone from Marvel commented on why these two books are $3.99 rather than the promised $2.99?

The $3.99 price point is bad enough but with 1/3 of the line double shipping I just can't justify what I am spending on these books. It would be great if Marvel found a price point and stuck with it. If the price was more stable I would have a much easier time deciding what I want to spend my money on. I think I might prefer it if the whole line went to $3.50 rather than having some books $2.99 and some $3.99.

[Dog]

Also, why are Moon Knight and the new Captain America book both $3.99? I know that Marvel did a lot of backpeddling on their $2.99 announcement at the NYCC but I know that David Gabriel said that new series' that debuted in 2011 would be priced at $2.99...
... "when possible." They never said all new series would be 3 bucks.

[Drew Mathieu]

X-23, Spider-Girl, Power Man and Thunderstrike? This is why Avengers Academy is selling so low.

Do we really need another new teen team? This soon after the failure of Young Allies and Spider-Girl? The market is over saturated with teen books. Avengers Academy, Generation Hope, X-23, miniseries like Fear Itself: Youth in Revolt, Spider Island: Spider-Girl, or the infrequent Avengers: Children's Crusade. That's not even getting into DC's books like Teen Titans, the Legion, Batgirl, Supergirl, or Red Robin.

Marvel needs to choose a teen franchise and stick with it, instead of constantly bombarding us with different books and see what sticks on its own.

Really? I've always felt that Marvel has been overusing characters that they know are going to sell well (Wolverine, Spider-Man, Deadpool) and that the newer, more interesting characters were getting short-changed. I got to hand it to Marvel that in spite of the cancellations of Young Allies and Spider-Girl, they are still trying to give these characters a chance to shine. Also, keep in mind quite a few of these titles are limited series and/or short stories.

It's amazing that in early 2010, Marvel's teen heroes were limited to a handful of teams and books (Young Avengers, Runaways, and Avengers: The Initiative). Today, there are so many new characters and series, the possibilities of this expanding line are endless.

DC seems to have had a good handle of their younger characters for quite some time, and as a fan of Supergirl, Superboy, Batgirl, and Teen Titans, I'm glad to see these often underappreciated teens and teams show why they matter. At Marvel I'm seeing a trend of new and interesting young heroes getting more of a push, and I hope it continues.

[motteditor]

Man, Marvel's not putting out that much for me these days. I'd say Avengers Academy's the only thing I'm really super excited about.

Hawkeye's with Spider-Woman? Great. Just fantastic. We can't get Bendis away from Clint fast enough. What was the point of bringing Mockingbird back again (maybe he's forgotten he did that already) if he's just going to pair Clint up with his pet character? Oh well, I suppose I'd rather have Bendis in his default Clint's-a-slut mode than his random Clint-is-a-mass-murderer-for-no-reason mode.

I've seen Heather and Mac's child mentioned before, but where the heck did he come from. I know they never had a kid in any of the actual Alpha Flight series.


FEAR ITSELF: THE HOME FRONT #5 (of 7)
The teen analogues of your favorite Avengers -- X-23, Spider-Girl, Power Man and Thunderstrike -- find themselves stranded on a weird island in the middle of the Pacific.

Ugh, really. It's a good thing Gage is knocking the Speedball stuff out of the park, because I loathe the fact that any of these characters except Thunderstrike are even associated with the Avengers. I'm strongly tempted to not buy this book so Marvel doesn't think I support any of these godawful knockoff characters. American Eagle sounds good again, though I imagine that'll just be a page (or maybe the three or four-pager) at the end.


NEW AVENGERS #15
With Avengers Mansion under siege and the Avengers scattered all over the globe, super nanny Squirrel Girl is forced to protect the Cage/Jones baby with everything she has!

She could just let it die so we never have to hear about it again...


THUNDERBOLTS #161 & #162
Juggernaut has brought destruction to the American Midwest. His team- the alpha squad of the Thunderbolts – have caught the full fury of Cain Marko joined to the ancient force of The Serpent. It all comes down to this! A stand has to be taken and the worst threats of a lost age will face the worst threats of today- the combined squads of the THUNDERBOLTS! It's a major battle with major upheaval as members are transformed completely and others will reveal secret agendas-- and betray their team.
This explosive finale will change the Thunderbolts in profound ways, and turn old friends into bitter enemies. Don't miss it!

May check these out. I'm thrilled to see the actual TBolts -- and not Luke Cage -- on the cover.


NEW MUTANTS #29 & #30
Written by ANDY LANNING
The New Mutants fight the scariest beings you never knew existed! The events of Fear Itself aren’t confined to our reality so when strange forces take Hel over from its ruler Hela, it’s up to Dani Moonstar to fulfill her role as Valkyrie and save the day. Her teammates are afraid of what will happen if Dani does this alone, but will they abandon the X-Men as Juggernaut destroys San Francisco?

No Abnett? This sounds like the best FI tie-in so far, as it kind of makes sense for the character instead of just random tie-ins.


SPIDER-ISLAND: CLOAK & DAGGER #1 (of 3)
The fan-favorite, critically acclaimed team of Nick Spencer (IRON MAN 2.0) and Emma Rios (OSBORN) answers the overwhelming demands of readers, and puts the beloved heroes Cloak & Dagger back in action…in SPIDER-ISLAND! Everyday citizens fall prey to a mysterious infestation, and Manhattan is quarantined! Cloak & Dagger are at the front line, in the streets. Thousands of people are gifted with great power…and it’s a disaster!

I'll give this a look in the store. I like C&D, and enjoyed Spencer's work on Secret Avengers, but the Spider-tie-in really turns me off.


SECRET AVENGERS #16
A secret city buried one mile under American soil is discovered through the leakage of Von Doom radiation – a type of energy emitted only by time-travel devices. So the Secret Avengers head underground to a weird metropolis forgotten about for decades, because a time machine in the wrong hands is the worst kind of WMD imaginable

Von Doom radiation? Interesting, I guess, though it sounds like it could easily be a little too Ellis-strange for my tastes. I'll probably get this issue at least and then decide whether to keep going or not.


AVENGERS: THE CHILDREN'S CRUSADE #7 (of 9)
I Plus, when the origin of the Scarlet Witch’s godlike powers – and the secret history of her murderous rampage in “Avengers: Disassembled” -- are finally revealed, the truth creates a rift among the members of the Young Avengers that the team may not survive.

I guess this is it. Heinberg tries to fix Dismembered and basically deal with the fact that Bendis gave Wanda completely new powers and personality. I hope he can pull it off, since I'd really love for Wanda to be part of it when we get the real Avengers by a real Avengers writer again.


X-MEN LEGACY #254
“FIVE MILES SOUTH OF THE UNIVERSE” Part One!
Wayward X-Man Marvel Girl only managed to leave a brief psychic message with Rogue before being ripped away from Earth…and thrown back into the middle of an extraterrestrial war! Now Rogue and her team of X-Men are on an intergalactic search and rescue mission, hoping to pull their long lost teammates from the fray. But in what condition will they find Marvel Girl, Havok and Polaris? Find out here!

Not super thrilled with Carey's new team, but I'm glad to see Rachel again...

[coconutphone]

I don't get the book but had to laugh at that number for Iron Man 2.0 7.1.

LOL Me too.

[coconutphone]

Slim pickings this month Especially compared to my pulls for DC:

AVENGERS: THE CHILDREN'S CRUSADE #7 (of 9)
FF #8
S.H.I.E.L.D. #2
X-MEN: SCHISM #3 (of 5)
X-MEN LEGACY #253
X-FACTOR #223 & #224
X-MEN LEGACY #254


Maybes:

AVENGERS ACADEMY #17 & #18
THUNDERBOLTS #161 & #162
NEW MUTANTS #29 & #30

[Skaddix]

X-23, Spider-Girl, Power Man and Thunderstrike? This is why Avengers Academy is selling so low.

Do we really need another new teen team? This soon after the failure of Young Allies and Spider-Girl? The market is over saturated with teen books. Avengers Academy, Generation Hope, X-23, miniseries like Fear Itself: Youth in Revolt, Spider Island: Spider-Girl, or the infrequent Avengers: Children's Crusade. That's not even getting into DC's books like Teen Titans, the Legion, Batgirl, Supergirl, or Red Robin.

Marvel needs to choose a teen franchise and stick with it, instead of constantly bombarding us with different books and see what sticks on its own.

I like it Marvel is giving teen characters. A chance. i don't count minis. So they currently have 4 teen books. In AA, YA, X-23 and Gen Hope. Besides this time they went with bigger names. I want that team book. DC has RR, BG, SB, SG, and Teen Titans. So one more and Marvel ties DC.


Seriously, how is Nick Spencer a "fan favorite" writer/creator, when all of the current books he is writing are selling poorly? Marvel really needs to stop marketing/pushing the creators, and start pushing/marketing the characters,comics,and concepts.

I agree. Nick Spencer is also seriously overextended.


Really? I've always felt that Marvel has been overusing characters that they know are going to sell well (Wolverine, Spider-Man, Deadpool) and that the newer, more interesting characters were getting short-changed. I got to hand it to Marvel that in spite of the cancellations of Young Allies and Spider-Girl, they are still trying to give these characters a chance to shine. Also, keep in mind quite a few of these titles are limited series and/or short stories.

It's amazing that in early 2010, Marvel's teen heroes were limited to a handful of teams and books (Young Avengers, Runaways, and Avengers: The Initiative). Today, there are so many new characters and series, the possibilities of this expanding line are endless.

DC seems to have had a good handle of their younger characters for quite some time, and as a fan of Supergirl, Superboy, Batgirl, and Teen Titans, I'm glad to see these often underappreciated teens and teams show why they matter. At Marvel I'm seeing a trend of new and interesting young heroes getting more of a push, and I hope it continues.

I agree but SG is directionless. And Teen Titans needs help but I guess that is what Flashpoint is for.

[Skaddix]

Man, Marvel's not putting out that much for me these days. I'd say Avengers Academy's the only thing I'm really super excited about.


Ugh, really. It's a good thing Gage is knocking the Speedball stuff out of the park, because I loathe the fact that any of these characters except Thunderstrike are even associated with the Avengers. I'm strongly tempted to not buy this book so Marvel doesn't think I support any of these godawful knockoff characters. American Eagle sounds good again, though I imagine that'll just be a page (or maybe the three or four-pager) at the end.



May check these out. I'm thrilled to see the actual TBolts -- and not Luke Cage -- on the cover.




I'll give this a look in the store. I like C&D, and enjoyed Spencer's work on Secret Avengers, but the Spider-tie-in really turns me off.



Von Doom radiation? Interesting, I guess, though it sounds like it could easily be a little too Ellis-strange for my tastes. I'll probably get this issue at least and then decide whether to keep going or not.



I guess this is it. Heinberg tries to fix Dismembered and basically deal with the fact that Bendis gave Wanda completely new powers and personality. I hope he can pull it off, since I'd really love for Wanda to be part of it when we get the real Avengers by a real Avengers writer again.



Agreed. I like these Double Issues too.

I like them. But it is true that Marvel since YA has become way more like DC when it comes to Legacies at least for the Avengers. Still this team up was only a matter of time. the are only missing a hulk (lyra). Still all these team members have at least one dead parent which is interesting.

Lol Cage is not always in the book and was not on the last cover. But I must say I love your delusional "real" standards.

With these two I take what I can get and they did use to be Spidey supporting characters so it makes sense.

Lol good one.

I do want to see what he does with Wanda. Still again "real" is an illusion, there is no standard. And characters with long histories should not get any guaranteed slots.

[turtlefood]

okayyyyyy for me:

Definitely:

FF #8
Shield #2

maybe:

Fear Itself #5 - if i'm stupid enough to think i can sell my issues when its done
Venom #6 - A tie-in to a series i don't read, why do i buy comics again?
Heroes for Hire #9 - issues 1-5 sold....let's hope 6-whatever do too
Captain America and Bucky - iffy, "hidden past" things are troublesome
Captain America #2 - Bought the first since it's 99 cents at DCBS, i do like McNiven's art so the hype tax 3.99 price tag might be acceptable.

Daredevil and Punisher - I don't even feel like buying more Marvel books. How long before they become just random books with tie-in banners on them like everything else? :frown:

trades:

X-Statix omnibus - interesting, 1200 page books are really hard to read though, my Wolverine omni at 1064 is beastly. I like the idea behind it though

Annihilators HC - yay oversized! so far i've read the first two issues and it's okay, the rocket raccoon story is good though.

[Ari Gold]

Seriously, how is Nick Spencer a "fan favorite" writer/creator, when all of the current books he is writing are selling poorly? Marvel really needs to stop marketing/pushing the creators, and start pushing/marketing the characters,comics,and concepts.

But Marvel doesn't need to stop doing anything considering they continue to lead sales across the board.
Until there's some impact on their market share I don't see how we can suggest they're doing anything "wrong".

[West]

The teen analogues of your favorite Avengers -- X-23, Spider-Girl, Power Man and Thunderstrike -- find themselves stranded on a weird island in the middle of the Pacific. Is it their greatest fears come to life ... or the birth of a powerful new super team? PLUS: Trouble is brewing out West as the effects of Fear Itself have neighbors at each others’ throats…and American Eagle is caught in the crosshairs!
Squeee !!!

Ugh, really. It's a good thing Gage is knocking the Speedball stuff out of the park, because I loathe the fact that any of these characters except Thunderstrike are even associated with the Avengers. I'm strongly tempted to not buy this book so Marvel doesn't think I support any of these godawful knockoff characters.


Who cares, at least there putting Kevin on some kind of team


With Avengers Mansion under siege and the Avengers scattered all over the globe, super nanny Squirrel Girl is forced to protect the Cage/Jones baby with everything she has!
32 PGS./Rated A …$3.99
Okay this has won me over

[Brother Justin Crowe]

Who knows what my budget will be by then, but here's hopin' for these. Must-haves in bold.

Fear Itself #5
Fear Itself: Wolverine #2
Avengers #16
Journey Into Mystery #626
Ghost Rider #2
Avengers Academy #17
Avengers Academy #18
New Avengers #15
Heroes for Hire #10
Uncanny X-Men #542
Fear Itself: Uncanny X-Force #2
New Mutants #29
New Mutants #30
Ultimate Fallout #4
Ultimate Fallout #5
Ultimate Fallout #6
Ultimate Hawkeye #1
Ultimates #1
Amazing Spider-Man #667
Amazing Spider-Man #668
Venom #6
Spider-Island: Deadly Foes #1
Secret Avengers #16
Captain America and Bucky #621
Captain America #2
Journey Into Mystery #626.1
Mighty Thor #5
The Punisher #1
The Punisher #2
Daredevil #2
Moon Knight #4
FF #8
Ka-Zar #3
SHIELD #2
Mystic #1
Astonishing X-Men #41
X-Men: Schism #3
X-Men Legacy #253
X-Men Legacy #254
Wolverine #13
Wolverine #14
Uncanny X-Force #13
Uncanny X-Force #14
PunisherMAX #16
Deadpool MAX #11
Brilliant #2

[Skaddix]

Squeee !!!


Who cares, at least there putting Kevin on some kind of team


Okay this has won me over

Yeah the best he can look at for an ongoing is a team book.

[protege]

Well, i saw Dust on the Atonishing Xmen team, and I'm wondering if it's a permanent thing.

I meant "ASTONISHING." Sheesh.

[Skaddix]

I meant "ASTONISHING." Sheesh.

Ignore Astonishing unless u like the cast or creative team. Because the book is irrelevant to the X-house.

[West]

FEAR ITSELF #5 (of 7)
JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #626
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #507
ALPHA FLIGHT #3 (of 8)
FEAR ITSELF: THE DEEP #3 (of 4)
FEAR ITSELF: YOUTH IN REVOLT #4 (of 7)
FEAR ITSELF: THE HOME FRONT #5 (of 7)
GHOST RIDER #2
AVENGERS ACADEMY #17 & #18
NEW AVENGERS #15
HERC #6
HULK #38
THUNDERBOLTS #161 & #162
HEROES FOR HIRE #10
Fear Itself: Fellowship of Fear
INCREDIBLE HULKS #634
INCREDIBLE HULKS #635
HULK #39
FEAR ITSELF: UNCANNY X-FORCE #2 (of 3)

[Spideybono]

... "when possible." They never said all new series would be 3 bucks.


I could be wrong, but I thought they said when they were scrambling to say something after DC made their announcement, was that the first issues would no longer be 3.99. I am most likely wrong thou, since it has not happened at all


Who knows, Marvel seems to say something different everyday.

[ian33407]

X-23, Thunderstrike, SpiderGirl and PowerMan added onto the Avengers Academy crew..That would seriously works for me..!

and a SquirrelGirl-focused issue ? mmagnnnificent !! Hope to see the rest of the GLA, and that they will save the day
bwaaahhahahahing, but meaning it at the same time

alongside a new Defenders rooster of course...

[turtlefood]

Who knows what my budget will be by then, but here's hopin' for these. Must-haves in bold.


Ultimates #1


There is no Ultimates #1, you must call it by it's proper name:

Ultimate Comics: Ultimate Ultimates #1 Ultimate Edition. /jokeoverkill

[Dog]

I could be wrong, but I thought they said when they were scrambling to say something after DC made their announcement, was that the first issues would no longer be 3.99. I am most likely wrong thou, since it has not happened at all

Yeah, I don't ever remember reading that.

[Ben Hawkins]

so, subscribtions:
FF #7, 8
Secret Avengers #16

probably:
THE PUNISHER #1-2 - I like Greg Rucka, and just seeing him doing more superhero work excites me. I will probably get it, the issues or by trades.
Daredevil #2 - see the above.

maybe:
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #667-668 - I haven't decided if i want to give it a chance. I recently bought the first FF issue of Amazing, and it was well written, but too old school and nostalgic for me, which is typical for Dan Slott.
SPIDER-ISLAND: CLOAK & DAGGER #1 (of 3) - I love C&D and Nick Spencer's Morning Glories, but the Spider-Island connection turns me off a bit. I will probably but it nonetheless.
Cpt. America, Cpt. America & Bucky - depends on the reviews on the first issues.

and I want to start get into X-Men, now that Fraction left the franchise and Gillen is helming it (with Carey on Legacy, and Aron on the event book) it has a chance to be great, but only time will tell.

[Dog]

I'll give Punisher a try, but I'm disappointed he's back to tracking petty crooks. Come on, man, you took on the Sentry! Keep mixing it up with the supers!

[TonyStark1012]

Big month for me. I'll be getting Fear Itself #5, Black Panther:MWOF #522, Avengers #16, Invincible Iron Man #507, Ultimate Comics Ultimates #1, Spider Island:Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #1, Avengers Childrens Crusade #7, The Iron Age #3, The Iron Age:Omega #1, The Punisher #1 and #2, Wolverine, Punisher, Ghost Rider Index #1, Punisher, Moon Knight, and Daredevil:The Big Shots #1, X-Factor #223 and #224, and Punisher MAX #16.

[John Zaleski]

FEAR ITSELF #5 (of 7)
The event has been great so far!

AVENGERS #16
Loving this book. Sad to see Bachalo go and i've only seen previews.

FEAR ITSELF: THE DEEP #3 (of 4)
....maybe

FEAR ITSELF: YOUTH IN REVOLT #4 (of 7)
Not sure! gotta see where the book is going.

FEAR ITSELF: THE HOME FRONT #5 (of 7)
Speedball. awww yeah!

AVENGERS ACADEMY #17 & #18
Lets hope this book picks up a little bit. Close to droppage for me.

NEW AVENGERS #15
Squirrel Girl!!!!!

FEAR ITSELF: DEADPOOL #3 (of 3)
This book seems like its gonna be hilarious

ULTIMATE FALLOUT #4-6 (OF 6)
Big stuff happening!

ULTIMATE COMICS HAWKEYE #1 (of 4)
Frickin love Ultimate Hawkeye. Favorite character besides PeterParker in Ultimate U.

ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #1
The Millar/Hitch books were my favorite. Hopefully this can get the series back on schedule.

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #667
Cus its ASM, the best book out.....duh. and the BS filler will probably be over.

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #668
see above

SPIDER-ISLAND: CLOAK & DAGGER #1 (of 3)
Maybe. Don't care about Cloak and Dagger. so probably not.

SPIDER-ISLAND: THE AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #1 (of 3)
perhaps. don't really care unless she's doing big stuff in infested

SPIDER-ISLAND: DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG FU #1 (of 3)
we will see

VENOM #6
big flash fan! book has been great so far.

Spider-ISLAND: EMERGENCE OF EVIL - Jackal & HOBGOLBIN #1
duh

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: INFESTED #1
OMGOMGOMGOMGOGMOGMOMG

SPIDER-ISLAND: DEADLY FOES #1
AWWW YEAH AWWW YEAH

CAPTAIN AMERICA AND BUCKY #621
just want somethign with bucky/winter soldier in it. If the book doesn't go current timeline too i'm drpopign it.

CAPTAIN AMERICA #2
will buy. gotta see how mcuh bucky is in it before i drop

THE PUNISHER #1
might be good. don't need to pull another book though

THE PUNISHER #2
see above

DAREDEVIL #2
Artists are vunderful! gotta try this out even though i'm not a DD fan

FF #8
this book hasn't been too great. hopefully this arc will pick it up

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #667
spidey. duh

DEADPOOL #41 & #42
deadpool aww yeah

[Chachi]

Alpha Flight 3 (of 8)
Amazing Spiderman 667 & 668
Captain America 2
Captain America / Bucky 621
Venom 6

Maybe...

Heroes For Hire 10 - think I am dropping real soon.

Will give a look see at the Spider Island tie ins but will probably pass.

[Songbird/Diamondback]

2 Thunderbolts
2 Avengers Academy
2 X-Men Legacies
Youth in Revolt
Generation Hope
Looking good!

[paxton]

YES American Eagle is back!!!!!

[Congo Jack]

I'll give Punisher a try, but I'm disappointed he's back to tracking petty crooks. Come on, man, you took on the Sentry! Keep mixing it up with the supers!
Greg Rucka has said that Castle's actions will be getting him noticed by superheroes who will by trying to clamp down on him. I can definitely see Captain America appearing in this series.

[cdgodin]

I always trade-wait, so here's my list:

Trade-waiting:
FEAR ITSELF #5 (of 7)
FEAR ITSELF: FEARSOME FOUR #3 (of 4)
AVENGERS #16
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #507
ALPHA FLIGHT #3 (of 8)
FEAR ITSELF: THE DEEP #3 (of 4)
GHOST RIDER #2
AVENGERS ACADEMY #17 & #18
NEW AVENGERS #15
SECRET AVENGERS #16
AVENGERS: THE CHILDREN'S CRUSADE #7 (of 9)
RED SKULL #2 (of 5)
THE IRON AGE: OMEGA #1
THE IRON AGE #3 (of 3)
IRON MAN 2.0 #7.1
IRON MAN 2.0 #8
VENGEANCE #2 (of 6)
S.H.I.E.L.D. #2

TPBs I'm getting:
AVENGERS ACADEMY: ARCADE — DEATH GAME TPB
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN VOL. 6: STARK RESILIENT BOOK 2 TPB
THUNDERBOLTS BY WARREN ELLIS & MIKE DEODATO JR. ULTIMATE COLLECTION TPB

[XPac]

YES American Eagle is back!!!!!

I'm kinda intrigued about that one too.

Maybe down the line, we can get a team up with American Panther.

They can be the American Americans.

[marco19]

also anyone notice no lenin yu or mark bagley in the solicts , they are two of the most prolific artists at marvel , id bet some good money that either one of them is going to be the artist on the incredible hulk relaunch coming soon

[rororomunroe]

PLEASE tell me that LaFuente is the new REGULAR artist on New Mutants! PLEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAASE!

[protege]

I'm kinda intrigued about that one too.

Maybe down the line, we can get a team up with American Panther.

They can be the American Americans.

And don't forget American Samurai. (Apparently, I'm the only one who hasn't.)

[Trey]

Iron Man forging a sword caught my attention too. I wonder why he's making a sword, and who is it for.

WHen does he know how to make a sword? lol

[Blade X]

But Marvel doesn't need to stop doing anything considering they continue to lead sales across the board.
Until there's some impact on their market share I don't see how we can suggest they're doing anything "wrong".

Marvel is nothing more than the tallest midget. So they (and DC) need to do something to attract new readers other than just marketing/pushing the creators.

And pushing/marketing Spencer hasn't done a damn thing to increase sales of both IRON MAN 2.0 and THUNDER AGENTS.

[MisterSmith]

Ellis & Deodato's Thunderbolts Ultimate Collection is really all I need.

(Of course, that's not all I'm getting...this is a HUGE month. Holy crap.)

[Lou7]

So, does anyone know if Amazing Spider-Man is now a $3.99/22 story pages book or is this just for Spider Island? When the book went to $3.99 with 30 story pages I was ok with it but if they did that just as an excuse to ease us into that price point I will be dropping the book. Eight bucks a month for Spider-Man is a bit too much, especially when there is a Spidey themed event with lots of tie in books happening.

Also, why are Moon Knight and the new Captain America book both $3.99? I know that Marvel did a lot of backpeddling on their $2.99 announcement at the NYCC but I know that David Gabriel said that new series' that debuted in 2011 would be priced at $2.99. Has anyone from Marvel commented on why these two books are $3.99 rather than the promised $2.99?

The $3.99 price point is bad enough but with 1/3 of the line double shipping I just can't justify what I am spending on these books. It would be great if Marvel found a price point and stuck with it. If the price was more stable I would have a much easier time deciding what I want to spend my money on. I think I might prefer it if the whole line went to $3.50 rather than having some books $2.99 and some $3.99.

I have to agree with you on this.As much as I love Spidey, $8 a month is too much. Although I was ok with 30 pages of story at 3.99 too, but just 20-22 pages for $3.99 is really too much.
The problem is that we here at CBR that complain about the $3.99 books are really a minority. It seems that most readers are ok with $3.99 books or else they wouldn't buy the books, and unfortunately Marvel knows this, it's sad :evilangry:

[turtlefood]

Marvel is nothing more than the tallest midget. So they (and DC) need to do something to attract new readers other than just marketing/pushing the creators.

And pushing/marketing Spencer hasn't done a damn thing to increase sales of both IRON MAN 2.0 and THUNDER AGENTS.

Subscription services with TV aps as well as the usual tablets/pc. Buying single issues digitally for 1.99-3.99 has little to no appeal.

Spencer's Morning Glories is great, haven't read his Jimmy Olsen story that people seem to love. I'll probably get Thunder Agents in trade form, don't care about Iron Man 2.0 at allllllllllll.

[Paladin King]

Marvel is nothing more than the tallest midget. So they (and DC) need to do something to attract new readers other than just marketing/pushing the creators.

And pushing/marketing Spencer hasn't done a damn thing to increase sales of both IRON MAN 2.0 and THUNDER AGENTS.

Both those books are....really hard sells for the average reader. Iron Man 2.0 is a poorly titled book starring a character whose last series was canceled in 12 issues a year and a half ago....and this time with less action.

THUNDER Agents....well, Red Circle did great too.

What I'm getting this month (the wallet, it bleeds. So many double-ships):

August 3

Amazing Spider-Man #667
Wolverine #13
Punisher #1
SHIELD #2
Iron Man 2.0 #7.1
Moon Knight #4
Brilliant #2
Criminal: Last of the Innocent #3

August 10

Spider-Island: Cloak and Dagger #1
PunisherMAX #16
New Avengers #15
Fear Itself #5
Captain America #2


August 17

Venom #6
Uncanny X-Force #13
Journey into Mystery #626
Invincible Iron Man #507
Avengers #16


August 24

Wolverine #14
Ultimate Comics: Ultimates #1
Punisher #2
Mighty Thor #5
Iron Man 2.0 #8
FF #8
Captain America and Bucky #621


August 31

Uncanny X-Force #14
Ultimate Comics: Hawkeye #1
Amazing Spider-Man #668

[Mechano]

Subscription services with TV aps as well as the usual tablets/pc. Buying single issues digitally for 1.99-3.99 has little to no appeal.

Spencer's Morning Glories is great, haven't read his Jimmy Olsen story that people seem to love. I'll probably get Thunder Agents in trade form, don't care about Iron Man 2.0 at allllllllllll.

Marvel will NEVER gain traction with digital trying to sell single issues for more than $2. They need to take a look at Dark Horse's digital site... that thing is bitchin' and the prices are very reasonable, especially for bundles.

[Beast]

Marvel will NEVER gain traction with digital trying to sell single issues for more than $2. They need to take a look at Dark Horse's digital site... that thing is bitchin' and the prices are very reasonable, especially for bundles.
Yeah, but it's Dark Horse. They don't have anything worth buying anyway. So of course they have everything cheap.

[Mechano]

Yeah, but it's Dark Horse. They don't have anything worth buying anyway. So of course they have everything cheap.

Have you read any Dark Horse titles? Hellboy and BPRD are in a league of their own. Baltimore is great, too.

[West]

Yeah, but it's Dark Horse. They don't have anything worth buying anyway. So of course they have everything cheap.

Now I know you have no idea what you are talking about, Dark Horses Star Wars comics are banging.

[Beast]

Now I know you have no idea what you are talking about, Dark Horses Star Wars comics are banging.
It's the Expanded Universe. So it's not worth paying any attention to.

[West]

It's the Expanded Universe. So it's not worth paying any attention to.


You've lost me now, just because it's EU doesn't make it irreverent, hell Darth Vader and the Lost Command is made of win, and they're even doing a series focusing on Xanatos of Telos and how he turned to the Dark side, and Knight Errant which is amazing and a couple more including Dark Times. So once again your wrong. And it's still cannon, deal with it.

[Beast]

You've lost me now, just because it's EU doesn't make it irreverent, hell Darth Vader and the Lost Command is made of win, and they're even doing a series focusing on Xanatos of Telos and how he turned to the Dark side, and Knight Errant which is amazing and a couple more including Dark Times. So once again your wrong. And it's still cannon, deal with it.
I'm not wrong. You just don't agree with me. And it's not official canon.

Only the Movies and Clone Wars TV series fall under the primary canon.

[Nite-Wing]

Yeah, but it's Dark Horse. They don't have anything worth buying anyway. So of course they have everything cheap.

Yeah you obviously don't know what your talking about. Their entire catalog of star wars books,Hellboy,Buffy,Conan,Usagi Yojimbo,and Empowered. They have plenty of amazing books
Nothing in their line needs to be written off as not worth buying.

[West]

Only the Movies and Clone Wars TV series fall under the primary canon.
It doesn't make them non cannon dummy, it's just means that hey have higher authority in cannon if they conflict with the first two, Lucas even works on some of them, Exibit A being The Force Unleashed

* G (George Lucas) canon is absolute canon. This category includes the six films, some of the deleted scenes from the films, the novelizations of the films, the radio dramas based on the films, the film scripts, and any material found in any other source (published or not) that comes directly from George Lucas himself. G canon outranks and overrides all other forms of canon when there is a contradiction.
* T[1] canon refers to the canon level comprising only the two television shows: Star Wars: The Clone Wars and the Star Wars live-action TV series.
* C (continuity) canon refers to the main body of EU work, and is the next most authoritative level of canon. All material published under the Star Wars label but not falling into either G, S, or N is C canon, and is considered authoritative as long as not contradicted by G canon. Games are a special case as generally only the stories would be "C-canon" while things like stats and gameplay are "N-canon". If the video game has several possible ends or if the player can choose the gender or the species of the main character, only one of each is considered C-canon. C-canon elements have been known to appear in the movies, thus making them G-canon. (This includes: the name "Coruscant", swoop bikes, Aayla Secura, YT-2400 freighters or Action VI Transports.)
* S (secondary) canon refers to older, less accurate, or less coherent EU works, which would not ordinarily fit in the main continuity of G and C canon. Unless referenced by a G or C-level source, the story itself is considered non-continuity, but the non-contradicting elements are still a canon part of the Star Wars universe. For example, this includes The Star Wars Holiday Special, the Marvel comics, or the popular online roleplaying game Star Wars Galaxies and certain elements of a few N-canon stories.
* N continuity material is also known as "non-canon" or "non-continuity" material. What-if stories (such as those published under the Infinities label), game stats, and anything else that is directly contradicted by higher canon and cannot at all fit into continuity is placed into this category. "N-canon" is the only level that is not at all considered canon by Lucasfilm.

[Til]

So...many...Cap books...

[littlenomad]

I don't get the book but had to laugh at that number for Iron Man 2.0 7.1.
Another Ariel Olivetti issue. More "jumping-on" points for a series less than 12 issues old. Really?

Marvel really messed this one up, and I'm not going to keep pre-ordering it in the hopes it will get better--or at least consistent. Goodbye, Iron Man 2.0. :(

[Professor Arkham]

Ouch...August is gonna hurt my wallet!

Getting:
FEAR ITSELF #5 (of 7)
AVENGERS #16
HERC #6
HERC #6.1
HULK #38
HULK #39
UNCANNY X-MEN #542
FEAR ITSELF: UNCANNY X-FORCE #2 (of 3)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #667
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #668
VENOM #6
THE MIGHTY THOR #5
THE PUNISHER #1
THE PUNISHER #2
DAREDEVIL #2
UNCANNY X-FORCE #13
UNCANNY X-FORCE #14
FF #8

[turtlefood]

i like how Journey into Mystery has a .1 issue and it's only existed for 4 or so issues by then.

[Skaddix]

i like how Journey into Mystery has a .1 issue and it's only existed for 4 or so issues by then.

.1 are simply additional excuses to flood the market with more double issues.

[Beast]

.1 are simply additional excuses to flood the market with more double issues.
Not exactly. Because if they wanted to double ship the book for a month, they just would.

[Ari Gold]

Not exactly. Because if they wanted to double ship the book for a month, they just would.

It's easier to create extra 1-shots that (supposedly*) recap the series to day than it is to double ship that month.

From what I can tell, the only ppl. buying the .1 issues are the regular readers of the title who collect them all.

I'm waiting a few more months from now for the .1 issues to start doubling up on titles that already had .1's.

*supposedly because I've never actually read a .1, but from what I understand that's its purpose.

[littlenomad]

From what I can tell, the only ppl. buying the .1 issues are the regular readers of the title who collect them all.

Ding! Ding! Ding!

That's why I'm getting them, anyway. And I'm considering stopping.

I didn't think the .1's would last another round, being as they completely failed or were by completely different creative teams than the main series in most cases.

They certainly aren't what Marvel advertised. As I've said ad nauseum.

[Prince Of Orphans]

Well, remember when Hawkeye looked at Spider-Woman's boobs in Hawkeye and Mockingbird?
Yeah, I don't like it either.

You could probably say that for all the Avengers at some point though :biggrin:. But i guess that did kind of lay seeds in a way.


Yeah, I don't think Mock was brought back just to get killed off either.

But as for Clint and Bobbi... McCann did end up breaking Clint and Bobbi up in their book if I'm not mistaken. So Clint is free to play the field a bit if he wants.

Clint moves on pretty quick lol. It just seems a bit inconsistent considering his feelings coming to light so recently in the last New Avengers issue.

[Frisky Dingo]

Getting:

• FEAR ITSELF #5 (of 7)
• FEAR ITSELF: YOUTH IN REVOLT #4 (of 7)
• AVENGERS ACADEMY #17
• AVENGERS ACADEMY #18
• NEW AVENGERS #15
• THUNDERBOLTS #161
• THUNDERBOLTS #162
• UNCANNY X-MEN #542
• NEW MUTANTS #29
• NEW MUTANTS #30
• ULTIMATE FALLOUT #4
• ULTIMATE FALLOUT #5
• ULTIMATE FALLOUT #6
• ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #1
• AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #667
• AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #668
• VENOM #6
• AVENGERS: THE CHILDREN'S CRUSADE #7 (of 9)
• CAPTAIN AMERICA AND BUCKY #621
• CAPTAIN AMERICA #2
• THE MIGHTY THOR #5
• DAREDEVIL #2
• MOON KNIGHT #4
• FF #8
• X-MEN: SCHISM #3 (of 5)
• X-23 #13
• UNCANNY X-FORCE #13
• UNCANNY X-FORCE #14

[Filthy Mutie]

That's some interesting 9/11 imagery on that Fear Itself: Uncanny X-Force cover, Simone Bianchi.

(I didn't read all of the previous pages, so if this was already covered--oops.)

[paulski]

So, does anyone know if Amazing Spider-Man is now a $3.99/22 story pages book or is this just for Spider Island? When the book went to $3.99 with 30 story pages I was ok with it but if they did that just as an excuse to ease us into that price point I will be dropping the book.

Welcome to the revolution.

I'll be interested to see if the new pricetag has any effect on monthly sales. I would have thought 'yes', but many Marvel readers have shown themselves to be pretty indifferent to paying $4 for a book. Some of us are just a bit more discerning when it comes to 'bang for our buck'.


Also, why are Moon Knight and the new Captain America book both $3.99? I know that Marvel did a lot of backpeddling on their $2.99 announcement at the NYCC but I know that David Gabriel said that new series' that debuted in 2011 would be priced at $2.99. Has anyone from Marvel commented on why these two books are $3.99 rather than the promised $2.99?


... "when possible." They never said all new series would be 3 bucks.

Unfortunately Dog is right. Gabriel didn't make the outright statement that a lot of posters seem to think he did, and it's been causing a lot of confusion since. Trust me, I'd be the first in line to call him a liar if I thought it was the case. But it's just not.

[paulski]

Seriously, how is Nick Spencer a "fan favorite" writer/creator, when all of the current books he is writing are selling poorly? Marvel really needs to stop marketing/pushing the creators, and start pushing/marketing the characters,comics,and concepts.

...And pushing/marketing Spencer hasn't done a damn thing to increase sales of both IRON MAN 2.0 and THUNDER AGENTS.

Okay, so this is just my opinion based on what I've read of the guy's work so far (so don't shoot me if at all possible, guys), but...

I'm really starting to think 'the emperor really doesn't have any new clothes' here. Meaning, I'm questioning if this guy's actually as good as he's been made out to be. THUNDER Agents was the big decider for me - yeah, witty dialogue and all, but a horribly structured storyline that took forever to get anywhere, jumped all over the place (not great for a new book), and then squeezed a couple of issues' worth of 'action plot' into half a dozen pages. And reaaaaaaaally decompressed to boot. I couldn't wait to bail on the title, personally.

This will make interesting viewing over the next 6-12 months.

[Peter F.]

I like it Marvel is giving teen characters. A chance. i don't count minis. So they currently have 4 teen books. In AA, YA, X-23 and Gen Hope. Besides this time they went with bigger names. I want that team book. DC has RR, BG, SB, SG, and Teen Titans. So one more and Marvel ties DC.

I'm just saying that I am not going to buy a book about these kids AND Avengers Academy AND Young Avengers. I can't afford it.

I will make a choice, and I'm sure many other people will as well. And then all of the books will lose sales,

One or maybe even two of those books will flounder, get canceled, and then in a few months Marvel will start up another new book about more teen heroes who fill the junior Avengers niche and the whole cycle will start again.

[dupersuper]

Avengers
X-Factor
Does any one know if the Incredibles trades will finish the Boom story?

[Nova2814.1]

also anyone notice no lenin yu or mark bagley in the solicts , they are two of the most prolific artists at marvel , id bet some good money that either one of them is going to be the artist on the incredible hulk relaunch coming soon

Bagley is doing Brilliant with Bendis in the Icon imprint and is contributing to Ultimate Fallout as well. I'm not sure what Yu is working on after he finishes Ultimate Avengers vs New Ultimates.

[ian33407]

YES American Eagle is back!!!!!

agreeing on that.

[ian33407]

I'm kinda intrigued about that one too.

Maybe down the line, we can get a team up with American Panther.

They can be the American Americans.

...with that one too.

[Shazam]

Hulk #38, 39
Thunderbolts #161, 162
Ultimate Fallout # 4 - 6
Ultimate Hawkeye #1
Ultimates #1
Secret Avengers #16
Incredible Hulks #634, 635
Moon Knight #4
FF #8
Shield #2
Mystic #1
X-Factor #223, 224
Uncanny X-Force #13, 14
Supreme Power #3
Criminal:Last of the Innocent #3
FF Byrne Omnibus Vol 1

[Gryphon]

FANTASTIC FOUR BY JOHN BYRNE OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC ( I have this on preorder on amazon)
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE SUB-MARINER VOL. 1 TPB
OZ: OZMA OF OZ HC
ANNIHILATORS HC
VAMPIRE TALES VOL. 3 GN-TPB
AVENGERS ACADEMY: ARCADE — DEATH GAME TPB
SILVER SURFER: DEVOLUTION TPB
GREEN GOBLIN: A LIGHTER SHADE OF GREEN TPB
WOLVERINE/HERCULES: MYTHS, MONSTERS & MUTANTS TPB
ESSENTIAL WEB OF SPIDER-MAN VOL. 1 TPB


Tradewaiting
FEAR ITSELF: FEARSOME FOUR
JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY
ALPHA FLIGHT
FEAR ITSELF: THE DEEP
GHOST RIDER
AVENGERS ACADEMY
HERC
BLACK PANTHER: THE MAN WITHOUT FEAR
HULK
HEROES FOR HIRE
THOR: HEAVEN & EARTH
ALL-WINNERS SQUAD: BAND OF HEROES
THE IRON AGE
IRON MAN 2.0
MOON KNIGHT
FF
KA-ZAR
S.H.I.E.L.D.