>X-MEN: MUTANT MASSACRE PRELUDE OMNIBUS HC ROMITA JR. COVER
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT, DAVE wienerRUM, ANN NOCENTI, ROGER STERN, JOHN BYRNE, BOB LAYTON, LOUISE SIMONSON, BOB HARRAS, TOM DEFALCO & MORE
Penciled by JOHN ROMITA JR., BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH, RICK LEONARDI, JUNE BRIGMAN, ARTHUR ADAMS, ALAN DAVIS, DAVE wienerRUM, JOHN BUSCEMA, JOHN BYRNE, BUTCH GUICE, KEITH POLLARD, MARC SILVESTRI, BOB LAYTON, PAUL NEARY & MORE
Covers by JOHN ROMITA JR. & BOB LAYTON
ON SALE 07/30/24
Rachel Summers claims the power of Phoenix, Jean Grey returns from a watery grave and the original X-Men reunite as X-Factor! It’s an era of upheaval that puts Marvel’s mutants on the path to some of their darkest days! Both Cyclops and Professor X leave the X-Men, but a new teammate waits in the wings: Magneto?! As Storm steps up and Wolverine faces the new Phoenix, the relentless Nimrod targets the team for annihilation! Meanwhile, the newly minted X-Factor grapples with Jean’s miraculous resurrection and shares a fateful first encounter with Apocalypse! Plus: The X-Men and New Mutants enlist in the Asgardian Wars, Nightcrawler goes solo and Longshot debuts!
Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) #194-209; X-MEN ANNUAL (1970) #9-10; NEW MUTANTS SPECIAL EDITION #1; NEW MUTANTS ANNUAL #2; NIGHTCRAWLER (1985) #1-4; LONGSHOT #1-6; AVENGERS (1963) #263; FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #286; X-FACTOR (1986) #1-8 and ANNUAL #1; IRON MAN ANNUAL #8; AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #282; and material from MARVEL FANFARE (1982) #33, and CLASSIC X-MEN #8 and #43.
1496 PGS./Rated T …$150.00
ISBN: 9781302959739
Trim size: 7-1/4 x 10-7/8
X-MEN: MUTANT MASSACRE PRELUDE OMNIBUS HC LAYTON COVER [DM ONLY]
>LOCKJAW: AVENGERS ASSEMBLE GN-TPB
Written by CHRIS ELIOPOULOS & AUDREY LOEB
Penciled by IG GUARA, COLLEEN COOVER & DARIO BRIZUELA
Cover by KARL KERSCHL
Collecting LOCKJAW AND THE PET AVENGERS #1-4 and LOCKJAW AND THE PET AVENGERS UNLEASHED #1-4.
200 PGS./Ages 10-14 …$13.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-95457-4
Trim size: 6 x 9
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SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC MCNIVEN COVER
Written by DAN SLOTT, MARC GUGGENHEIM, BOB GALE, ZEB WELLS, MARK WAID, JOE KELLY, ROGER STERN, BRIAN REED, MATT FRACTION & STUART MOORE
Penciled by PHIL JIMENEZ, STEVE MCNIVEN, SALVADOR LARROCA, CHRIS BACHALO, BARRY KITSON, MARCOS MARTIN, MIKE MCKONE, PAULO SIQUEIRA, JOHN ROMITA JR., PAT OLLIFFE, PAOLO RIVERA, LEE WEEKS, MARCO SANTUCCI, JOE SUITOR & MORE
Covers by STEVE MCNIVEN & PHIL JIMENEZ
ON SALE 07/16/24
The most celebrated era in modern Spider-history, featuring a rotating who’s who of comic-book talents! Peter Parker puts the past behind him and sets forth on a status-quo swing shift like no other — with new friends, new foes and some familiar faces — and Peter’s life has never been crazier! If major changes at the Daily Bugle and the livestreaming foe Screwball weren’t bad enough, the rampage of the furious Freak will have Spidey calling for his Avengers teammates and an all-new adventurer! Plus: “The Other Spider-Man!” Kraven’s First Hunt! Norman Osborn as the face of law and order?! The dazzling debut of Jackpot! Spidey meets a president! And more!
Collecting FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2007 (SPIDER-MAN), AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1999) #546-583, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL (2008) #1, SECRET INVASION: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1-3, PRESIDENTS’ DAY CELEBRATION DIGITAL COMIC, SPIDER-MAN: FEAR ITSELF ONE-SHOT (2009), AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: EXTRA! #2, SPIDER-MAN: SWING SHIFT DIRECTOR’S CUT ONE-SHOT and material from AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: EXTRA! #1.
1272 PGS./Rated T+ …$125.00
ISBN: 9781302951757
Trim size: 7-1/4 x 10-7/8
SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC JIMENEZ COVER [DM ONLY]
1272 PGS./Rated T+ …$125.00
ISBN: 9781302951764
Trim size: 7-1/4 x 10-7/8
>The most celebrated era in modern Spider-history,
Man, someone at Marvel's getting desperate to push this
I know publishers and advertisers need to lie but they could at least tell believable lies
They're probably going "look, our highest sales were in this era" or some shit (when it's really like No Ways to Die and the Obama issue while sales kept dropping). Slott's run is terrible but consistently had higher sales than BND so I could believe them calling the Slott era "celebrated" more than BND
BND was the best era in modern spidey comics.
Only other story that came close was SpOck
>BND was the best era in modern spidey comics.
No it wasn't.
Synergy for Tom Holland's Spider-Man 4, which is going into production soon. It's apparently going to have elements of Brand New Day.
Modern Spider-man has been so shit, BND being the best it has to offer isn't that far fetched, and closer to say it's the least awful of what has been offered the past 20 or so years, which isn't too far from the truth.
How depressing is that. It really runs me up the wall when I see places like reddit to argue how modern omnibuses aren't only not hot garbage but totally worth it. Seriously if it's not them praising a crap Bendis book, it's unopened Spider-Gwen omnis or morons asking for Krakoa, which not spidey but seriously.
Spider-Man stopped being worth reading since the 90s.
To think there would come a day when I'd miss Maximum Carnage, Robot Spy parents and I'll just fricking say it, the clone saga was better than this.
sadly I agree with this statement, but still.
That's silly. You don't have to prop up the lesser evil here. I don't understand why people do this constantly.
Gotta have my Spider-Man.
I mean, you can believe both that BND is shite and also that, by default, it still happens to be the best Amazing Spider-Man has been in the past twenty years. They're not mutually exclusive, and the latter isn't exactly some ringing endorsement.
>also that, by default, it still happens to be the best Amazing Spider-Man has been in the past twenty years
I just find this pointless to even think about. Why care about the best of a bunch if they're all bad and I still have good stuff to pick from outside of this bunch?
I don't think anyone ITT actually cares about Brand New Day here.
Anon said it happens to be de-facto the best Amazing has been in the last two decades and said that was a sorry state of affairs, many other anons agreed, and that's it.
And I think even that is a pointless thought.
DAREDEVIL BY BENDIS & MALEEV OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC MALEEV COVER [NEW PRINTING 2]
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by ALEX MALEEV, DAVID MACK, MANUEL GUTIERREZ, TERRY DODSON & MORE
Covers by ALEX MALEEV & DAVID MACK
ON SALE 07/30/24
An epic of ambition, betrayal and comeuppance culminates with the world learning that Daredevil’s mask hides a pair of blind eyes! Ambitious gangster Sammy Silke has learned a very dangerous piece of information. As Silke inspires the Kingpin of Crime’s lieutenants to rise up against their boss, Matt Murdock’s double identity is publicly exposed! Truly off-balance for the first time, Matt must reckon with the consequences and legal ramifications both for himself and those closest to him. But there isn’t much time for Daredevil to dwell on his problems as a new love appears on the horizon and two of his deadliest foes vie for control of the unstable New York underworld! Pushed to the breaking point, Daredevil makes a very dangerous decision, and his place in the Marvel Universe is forever changed!
Collecting DAREDEVIL (1998) #16-19, #26-50 and #56-60.
848 PGS./Rated T+ …$100.00
ISBN: 9781302957636
Trim size: 7-1/4 x 10-7/8
DAREDEVIL BY BENDIS & MALEEV OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC MACK COVER [NEW PRINTING 2, DM ONLY]
848 PGS./Rated T+ …$100.00
ISBN: 9781302957643
Trim size: 7-1/4 x 10-7/8
>MINI MARVELS: SPIDEY-SENSE GN-TPB
Written by CHRIS GIARRUSSO, SEAN MCKEEVER & MARC SUMERAK
Penciled by CHRIS GIARRUSSO
Cover by CHRIS GIARRUSSO
112 PGS./Ages 10-14 …$13.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-95449-9
Trim size: 6 x 9
DAREDEVIL: SHADOWLAND OMNIBUS HC CASSADAY COVER [NEW PRINTING]
Written by ANDY DIGGLE, ANTHONY JOHNSTON, ZEB WELLS, JOHN LAYMAN, ROB WILLIAMS, DAN SLOTT, GREGG HURWITZ, JASON HENDERSON, FRED VAN LENTE & JEFF PARKER
Penciled by BILLY TAN, ROBERTO DE LA TORRE, MARCO CHECCHETTO, EMMA RIOS, SEAN CHEN, CLAYTON CRAIN, PAOLO SIQUEIRA, BONG DAZO, WELLINTON ALVES, IVAN RODRIGUEZ, MAHMUD ASRAR, DECLAN SHALVEY & DAVIDE GIANFELICE
Covers by JOHN CASSADAY & BILLY TAN
ON SALE 07/16/24
The Man Without Fear casts his shadow over the Marvel Universe! Daredevil has become the leader of the Hand — but instead of him reforming the ninja clan, are they corrupting him? As Daredevil crosses a shocking line in battle with Bullseye and sets up a stronghold in the midst of Hell’s Kitchen, his former friends and allies — including Spider-Man, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Elektra and the Daughters of the Dragon — are determined to stop him. But can they save Daredevil’s soul as New York City crumbles under the weight of his new order?
Collecting DARK REIGN: THE LIST — DAREDEVIL ONE-SHOT, DAREDEVIL (1998) #501-512, SHADOWLAND #1-5, SHADOWLAND: ELEKTRA, SHADOWLAND: BULLSEYE, SHADOWLAND: GHOST RIDER, SHADOWLAND: SPIDER-MAN, SHADOWLAND: AFTER THE FALL, SHADOWLAND: MOON KNIGHT #1-3, SHADOWLAND: BLOOD ON THE STREETS #1-4, SHADOWLAND: DAUGHTERS OF THE SHADOW #1-3, SHADOWLAND: POWER MAN #1-4, THUNDERBOLTS (1997) #148-149 and DAREDEVIL: REBORN #1-4.
1112 PGS./Parental Advisory …$125.00
Trim size: 7-1/4 x 10-7/8
>CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE SAGA OF SAM WILSON TPB
Written by RICK REMENDER, RODNEY BARNES,
TOCHI ONYEBUCHI, JACKSON LANZING & COLLIN KELLY
Penciled by CARLOS PACHECO, STUART IMMONEN,
JOSHUA CASSARA, SEBASTIAN CABROL & MATTIA DE IULIS
Cover by SARA PICHELLI
ON SALE MAY 2024
Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA (2012) #25, ALL-NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA #1-6, FALCON (2017) #1-8 and CAPTAIN AMERICA (2022) #0.
376 PGS./Rated T+ …$44.99
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
Now just need that Marvel Knights reprint and we’ll be golden. Bendis vol 2 will be later this year as well right?
Yep, Vol 1 was listen right above. Is it worth getting Bendis if you enjoyed Brubaker and Waid?
If you can stand Waid you can stand Bendis. DD was one of Bendis few good books
I like Waid a lot as it was coming out. It was the first Daredevil I read, so that may be why I didnt have a problem with the tone. But it was a nice change of pace from Uncanny X-Force, which was the most beloved book on here (above WaiDevil and Scarlet)
Bendis DD is awful. If you end up reading it, I hope you're ready for Bendisisms and badly-traced art.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN BY J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI OMNIBUS VOL. 2 HC DEODATO COVER [NEW PRINTING]
Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI, PETER DAVID, REGINALD HUDLIN & JOE QUESADA
Penciled by MIKE DEODATO JR., MARK BROOKS, RON GARNEY, TYLER KIRKHAM, JOE QUESADA, MIKE WIERINGO & PAT LEE
Covers by MIKE DEODATO JR., RON GARNEY & JOE QUESADA
ON SALE 07/16/24
J. Michael Straczynski concludes his Amazing run — and everything changes for Spider-Man! First, Spidey gets some new digs — but can he stand living with the New Avengers? In the shocking story line “The Other,” the vicious Morlun takes Spider-Man to the brink of death — and beyond! If Peter Parker has any hope of surviving, he has two choices: evolve or die! Then, Civil War erupts — and things really get wild! Spidey in red-and-gold armor! Spidey back in black! And Spidey unmasked in front of the world! But brace yourself for the big finish: As Aunt May lays dying, what would Peter and MJ give for One More Day?
Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1999) #515-545, FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN (2005) #1-4 and #24, MARVEL KNIGHTS SPIDER-MAN (2004) #19-22, SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN (2006) #41, SPIDER-MAN: THE OTHER SKETCHBOOK, and SPIDER-MAN: ONE MORE DAY SKETCHBOOK.
1136 PGS./Rated T+ …$125.00
ISBN: 9781302957759
Trim size: 7-1/4 x 10-7/8
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN BY J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI OMNIBUS VOL. 2 HC GARNEY COVER [NEW PRINTING, DM ONLY]
1136 PGS./Rated T+ …$125.00
ISBN: 9781302957766
Trim size: 7-1/4 x 10-7/8
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN BY J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI OMNIBUS VOL. 2 HC QUESADA COVER [NEW PRINTING, DM ONLY]
1136 PGS./Rated T+ …$125.00
ISBN: 9781302957773
Trim size: 7-1/4 x 10-7/8
X-FACTOR: THE ORIGINAL X-MEN OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC SIMONSON FIRST ISSUE COVER
Written by ROGER STERN, JOHN BYRNE, BOB LAYTON, LOUISE SIMONSON, JO DUFFY, BOB HARRAS, TOM DEFALCO, WALTER SIMONSON, AL MILGROM, PETER DAVID, CHRIS CLAREMONT, JIM SHOOTER & MORE
Penciled by JOHN BUSCEMA, JOHN BYRNE, BUTCH GUICE, KEITH POLLARD, MARC SILVESTRI, TERRY SHOEMAKER, WALTER SIMONSON, DAVID MAZZUCCHELLI, JUNE BRIGMAN, SAL BUSCEMA, BOB LAYTON, TOM GRINDBERG, PAUL NEARY, RICK LEONARDI, JON BOGDANOVE, TODD MCFARLANE, AL MILGROM & MORE
Covers by WALTER SIMONSON
ON SALE 07/23/24
When Jean Grey returns from a watery grave, the original X-Men reunite — as X-Factor! But for Marvel Girl, Cyclops, Beast, Angel and Iceman, posing as a mutant-hunting organization gets complicated fast! And things get worse when the ageless villain Apocalypse makes the scene! Then, when X-Factor is drawn into the chaos of the Mutant Massacre, Angel suffers a grievous injury and will be changed forever! As X-Factor rescues young mutants — including Leech, Boom-Boom and Rictor — the Beast undergoes a radical metamorphosis, Iceman battles alongside Thor, tragedy pushes Cyclops to the brink of insanity and a traitor stalks the team from within! Will Apocalypse’s Four Horsemen put the final nail in X-Factor’s coffin?
Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #263, FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #286, X-FACTOR (1986) #1-26 and ANNUAL #1-2, IRON MAN ANNUAL #8, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #282, THOR (1966) #373-374 and #377-378, POWER PACK (1984) #27 and #35, MEPHISTO VS. #2, INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) #336-337, SECRET WARS II #5, and material from MARVEL FANFARE (1982) #40 and CLASSIC X-MEN #8 and #43.
1224 PGS./Rated T …$125.00
ISBN: 9781302956974
Trim size: 7-1/4 x 10-7/8
X-FACTOR: THE ORIGINAL X-MEN OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC SIMONSON FALL OF THE MUTANTS COVER [DM ONLY]
1224 PGS./Rated T …$125.00
ISBN: 9781302956981
Trim size: 7-1/4 x 10-7/8
STAR WARS LEGENDS: TALES OF THE JEDI OMNIBUS HC DORMAN HUTT COVER
Written by JOHN OSTRANDER, JAN DUURSEMA, KEVIN J. ANDERSON, TOM VEITCH & JOSHUA ORTEGA
Penciled by JAN DUURSEMA, CHRIS GOSSETT, DARIO CARRASCO JR., JANINE JOHNSTON, JOHN NADEAU, DAVID ROACH, TONY AKINS, ART WETHERELL & DUSTIN WEAVER
Covers by DAVE DORMAN
ON SALE 07/16/24
The origin and early days of the Jedi order! Thousands of years before A New Hope, before lightsabers and hyperspace, a group of beings on a distant planet strive to balance the mysterious Force — until a stranger arrives, and the doors to the galaxy are thrown open! Millennia later, in the wake of the Sith Empire’s reign, two Jedi legends emerge: Nomi Sunrider and Ulic Qel-Droma! But when Exar Kun covets the secrets of the Sith, will dark knowledge corrupt both him and Ulic? Only Nomi may have the answer to their fates! As war turns Jedi against Jedi, who will survive — and who will be lost to history?
Collecting STAR WARS: DAWN OF THE JEDI — FORCE STORM #1-5, STAR WARS: DAWN OF THE JEDI — PRISONER OF BOGAN #1-5, STAR WARS: DAWN OF THE JEDI — FORCE WAR #1-5, STAR WARS: DAWN OF THE JEDI #0, STAR WARS: TALES OF THE JEDI — THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE SITH #0-5, STAR WARS: TALES OF THE JEDI — THE FALL OF THE SITH EMPIRE #1-5, STAR WARS: TALES OF THE JEDI #1-5, STAR WARS: TALES OF THE JEDI — THE FREEDON NADD UPRISING #1-2, STAR WARS: TALES OF THE JEDI — DARK LORDS OF THE SITH #1-6, STAR WARS: TALES OF THE JEDI — THE SITH WAR #1-6, STAR WARS: TALES OF THE JEDI — REDEMPTION #1-5, and material from STAR WARS TALES #23 and DARK HORSE COMICS #7-9.
1336 PGS./Rated T …$150.00
ISBN: 9781302953959
Trim size: 7-1/4 x 10-7/8
STAR WARS LEGENDS: TALES OF THE JEDI OMNIBUS HC DORMAN JEDI COVER [DM ONLY]
1336 PGS./Rated T …$150.00
ISBN: 9781302953966
Trim size: 7-1/4 x 10-7/8
>MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE DEFENDERS VOL. 9 HC
Written by J.M. DEMATTEIS with MIKE W. BARR
Penciled by DON PERLIN with JERRY BINGHAM & STEVE DITKO
Cover by AL MILGROM
ON SALE 07/16/24
J.M. DeMatteis begins his celebrated tenure with comics’ most famous non-team, the Defenders! Along with artist Don Perlin, he’ll take Doctor Strange, the Hulk, Nighthawk, Hellcat and the Son of Satan on wild adventures into the occult — and against each other! These weird tales begin with a broken Eternity; evolve to include demons, Dracula and the Devil-Slayer; and culminate in a double-sized issue #100 extravaganza! If the Defenders can’t prevail, it’ll be hell on Earth — literally! Collectively known as “The Six-Fingered Hand Saga,” it’s one of the most compelling Defenders adventures of all time. This beautiful hardcover edition also features the first appearance of the Gargoyle, the return of original Defenders the Silver Surfer and the Sub-Mariner, and a tragic turn for Nighthawk!
Collecting DEFENDERS (1972) #92-102 and MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) #101.
312 PGS./Rated T …$75.00
ISBN: 9781302955342
Trim size: 7 x 10
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE DEFENDERS VOL. 9 HC — VARIANT EDITION VOL. 364 [DM ONLY]
312 PGS./Rated T …$75.00
ISBN: 9781302955359
Trim size: 7 x 10
>MS. MARVEL BY SALADIN AHMED TPB
Written by SALADIN AHMED
Penciled by MINKYU JUNG, JOEY VAZQUEZ
& ALEX ARIZMENDI
Cover by EDUARD PETROVICH
ON SLE APRIL 2024
MAGNIFICENT MS. MARVEL #1-18.
416 PGS./Rated T+ …$44.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-95349-2
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
>SPINE-TINGLING SPIDER-MAN TPB
Written by SALADIN AHMED
Penciled by JUAN FERREYRA
Cover by JUAN FERREYRA
ON SALE 04/23/24
The scariest Spider-Man story you’ve ever read! When a dangerous song takes all of New York City on a haunting journey through their dreams, a sleep-deprived Peter Parker must fight back his fears to face a threat unlike anything he has ever known! Because this time, his “Peter tingle” is a chill right down his spine! And if he can survive his encounter with the Sleep-Stealer — and a fight with the sinister Spidercide — Spider-Man will have to hit the road for the most terrifying ride of his life! Peter soon finds himself in the most frightening haunted house possible — but who took his powers? Who took his friends and family? Who stands the best chance at taking Spider-Man down — permanently? This has to be Mysterio’s doing, right? But what if it’s not?!
Collecting SPINE-TINGLING SPIDER-MAN #0-4.
144 PGS./Parental Advisory …$19.99
ISBN: 9781302954208
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
>AVENGERS BY JASON AARON VOL. 5 HC
Written by JASON AARON, CHRISTOPHER RUOCCHIO & MARK RUSSELL
Penciled by JAVIER GARRÓN, FLAVIANO, CARLOS PACHECO, ED MCGUINNESS, AARON KUDER, STEVE MCNIVEN,
JUAN FRIGERI, GREG LAND, IVAN FIORELLI, KEV WALKER & IBAN COELLO
Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
Collecting AVENGERS (2018) #46-62, AVENGERS 1,000,000 BC #1 and material from FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2021: AVENGERS/HULK.
496 PGS./Rated T+ …$60.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-95686-8
Trim size: 7-1/4 x 10-7/8
>CARNAGE VOL. 1 TPB
Written by RAM V, CHRISTOS GAGE & TORUNN GRØNBEKK
Penciled by FRANCESCO MANNA, ZÉ CARLOS & PERE PÉREZ
Cover by PAULO SIQUEIRA
ON SALE 04/30/24
Carnage shall inherit the Earth! Every symbiote needs a host. And for Carnage, there has only ever been one host who has made it feel whole. It’s time for a reunion. Meanwhile, Flash Thompson has become convinced that a series of increasingly horrifying murders are all connected. As Flash puts the pieces together, get ready for Anti-Venom vs. Carnage — an all-out symbiote slugfest! Plus: While a reborn Cletus Kasady exacts his vengeance on an unsuspecting city, the Carnage symbiote remains adrift among the stars. The symbiote only has a few hurdles left before its glorious ascension to the throne of the King in Black — and the first is named Morlun!
Collecting WEB OF CARNAGE #1 and CARNAGE (2023) #1-4.
136 PGS./Parental Advisory …$19.99
ISBN: 9781302955014
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
>SPIDER-BOY VOL. 1 TPB
Written by DAN SLOTT
Penciled by PACO MEDINA & TY TEMPLETON
Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS
Get to know the sidekick Spider-Man – and you – never knew he had! Welcome (back?) to the neighborhood, spectacular Spider-Boy! In the blockbuster “End of the Spider-Verse,” young Bailey Briggs’ existence was restored to a Marvel Universe that had forgotten him. Now the mysteries of his past will be revealed as Spider-Boy leaps into his own adventures! Learn more about Bailey’s amazing powers! Meet his rogues’ gallery! And discover why he’s way better than every other super hero, ever! Collecting SPIDER-BOY (2023) #1-4 and material from AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (2022) #31.
112 PGS./Rated T …$17.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-95715-5
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
>DAREDEVIL VOL. 1: HELL BREAKS LOOSE TPB
Written by SALADIN AHMED
Penciled by AARON KUDER & GERMÁN PERALTA
Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
ON SALE 04/16/24
Daredevil is born again — all over again! Industry stars Saladin Ahmed and Aaron Kuder have laced up and entered the ring, ready to take Matt Murdock on a knockout of an adventure! But how is he back? Where does his wife, Elektra, fit into all of this? And why is Matt wearing a priest’s collar? The Man Without Fear has a new calling as a man of faith, but corruption is tearing apart Hell’s Kitchen! Those who have sworn to protect the city have betrayed their oaths, and Matt feels compelled to seek righteous retribution — one billy club to the face at a time! But when Bullseye makes his bloody entrance into Matt’s new life and the bodies being to pile up, Daredevil must make an impossible choice between stopping his deadliest enemy and saving the soul of his friend!
Collecting DAREDEVIL (2023) #1-5.
136 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 9781302947729
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
>CONTEST OF CHAOS TPB
Written by STEVE ORLANDO, STEPHANIE PHILLIPS, JASON LOO, ZAC GORMAN, JED MacKAY, KARLA PACHECO, ALYSSA WONG & PAUL ALLOR
Penciled by CARLOS NIETO, ALBERTO FOCHE, DAVID CUTLER, ALAN ROBINSON, CREEES LEE, ROSI KÄMPE, MARIKA CRESTA, SERGIO DÁVILA, ALESSANDRO MIRACOLO, STEFANO LANDINI & ÁLVARO LÓPEZ
Cover by BRYAN HITCH
Agatha Harkness wants a new Darkhold, and she’s using Earth’s heroes to get it! The Contest of Chaos is on as Spider-Man passes through a portal to a remote, magical city — where Wolverine attacks! Things really heat up when the Human ? Collecting SCARLET WITCH ANNUAL #1, SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL (2023) #1, IRON MAN ANNUAL (2023) #1, FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL (2023) #1, MOON KNIGHT ANNUAL (2023) #1, SPIDER-GWEN ANNUAL (2023) #1, VENOM ANNUAL (2023) #1, X-MEN ANNUAL (2023) #1 and AVENGERS ANNUAL (2023) #1.
256 PGS./Rated T+ …$34.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-95503-8
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
>DAREDEVIL: BLACK ARMOR TPB
Written by D.G. CHICHESTER
Penciled by NETHO DIAZ
Cover by PAULO SIQUEIRA
ON SALE 05/07/24
Daredevil is back in black! Acclaimed writer D.G. Chichester returns to Hell’s Kitchen for an all-new story set during his landmark 1990s run on the series! And Matt Murdock will need to push his extraordinary senses — and his stylish black-and-red armored costume — beyond their limits if he hopes to even stand a chance against what’s coming. Because DD is about to be embroiled in a conflict involving the Hobgoblin, the Kingpin, Spider-Man and a mysterious foe whose powers trump them all! Who is the maestro behind the Machiavellian machinations plaguing Hell’s Kitchen? Find out as the Man Without Fear, his friends and foes alike — face a battle for their lives beneath the city’s busy streets!
Collecting DAREDEVIL: BLACK ARMOR #1-4.
112 PGS./Rated T+ …$15.99
ISBN: 9781302952273
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
>MARVEL SUPER HEROES SECRET WARS: BATTLEWORLD TPB
Written by TOM DEFALCO
Penciled by PAT OLLIFFE
Cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI
Return to Battleworld! Get ready for a new story set during the 1980s classic SECRET WARS! On the Beyonder’s patchwork planet, Spider-Man has just donned his new alien black costume. But as Reed Richards and Captain America work on a plan to get the heroes home, Spidey is whisked off into a further escalation of the Secret War – with new friends and foes alike! Falcon, Iceman and Daredevil join Spider-Man and the Human Torch at the mercy of Baron Zemo – but what mischief does the Hobgoblin have in store? Drawing on dangling threads from the original series, this all-new tale provides further insight into the machinations of the Beyonders – and brings some fan-favorite characters from the classic SECRET WARS toy line into the fray! Collecting MARVEL SUPER HEROES SECRET WARS: BATTLEWORLD #1-4.
112 PGS./Rated T+ …$15.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-95084-2
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
>MIRACLEMAN BY GAIMAN & BUCKINGHAM: THE SILVER AGE TPB
Written by NEIL GAIMAN & MARK BUCKINGHAM with MICK ANGLO
Penciled by MARK BUCKINGHAM with GEORGE PARLETT
Cover by MARK BUCKINGHAM
ON SALE 05/07/24
The wait is over! Decades in the making, Neil Gaiman (Sandman) and Mark Buckingham’s (Fables) MIRACLEMAN continues the groundbreaking saga touted as the greatest super-hero story of all time! In THE SILVER AGE, Miracleman has created a utopia on Earth where gods walk among men and men have become gods. But when his long-dead friend Young Miracleman is resurrected, Miracleman finds that not everyone is ready for his brave new world! The story that ensues fractures the Miracleman Family and sends Young Miracleman on a stirring quest to understand this world — and himself. It’s a touching exploration of the hero’s journey that ranges from the top of the Himalayas to the realm of the towering Black Warpsmiths — and into the secret past of the Miracleman Family!
Collecting MIRACLEMAN BY GAIMAN & BUCKINGHAM: THE SILVER AGE #1-7 and material from MIRACLEMAN BY GAIMAN & BUCKINGHAM #1-6.
208 PGS./Mature …$24.99
ISBN: 9781302948825
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
>GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2: GROOTRISE TPB
Written by COLLIN KELLY & JACKSON LANZING
Penciled by ALEX LINS & KEV WALKER
Cover by MARCO CHECCHETTO
The secrets of Grootfall revealed! One year ago, the Guardians were more than a team – they were the galaxy’s heroes! But now they’re outlaws – guns for hire roaming the frontier in the vain hope of stopping one of their own. Collecting GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (2023) #6-10 and GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY ANNUAL (2024) #1.
144 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-95120-7
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
Miracleman is the only one I'm interested in. Did it end on a wet fart?
The entire thing was a wet fart on a cold day
totally agree.
It didn't end on a wet fart, but it just wasn't really interesting.
It's a shame, because I quite liked Gaiman and Buckingham's original Golden Age miniseries and the world it presented. But Silver Age was just a dull follow-up. It might get something out of it if you're a big fan of Miracleman just because its more of the characters and setting, in the same way a big fan of Watchmen might get something out of Before Watchmen, but otherwise I feel like it's just a bit of nothing. Maybe it'll look better in retrospect, once they get around to doing the rest of the story in the Bronze Age/Dark Age/whatever they're called minis.
Sort of. Young Miracleman rejected Miracleman and his shitty utopia and pedophilia urged on by Miraclewoman on live TV and announced he was going to openly undermine the shallow and perverted utopia MM/MW created and urged others to join him in Australia to non-violently protest MM/MW.
The mini ended with YMM sitting under a tree like Buddah in Australia as hundreds come to sit along side him in silent protest of MM/MW as MW pouted and screeched for MM to kill him or force him back into Garganza's dream machine against his will. MM tells her in a dispassionate tone he's going to wait to see what he does next and MW, unable to get MM to kill YMM, b***hily agrees to do nothing and basically cede Australia (which she claims doesn't count/matter) to YMM and basically tell MM that it doesn't matter what YMM does because they still control the rest of the world. Meanwhile Kid Miracleman is still trying to get into YMM's head to try and hijack control over his body.
>STAR WARS: BOUNTY HUNTERS VOL. 7 — DARK DROIDS TPB
Written by ETHAN SACKS
Penciled by LAN MEDINA, DAVIDE TINTO, JETHRO MORALES & PAOLO VILLANELLI
Cover by MARCO CHECCHETTO
ON SALE 04/16/24
The end of an era for the Bounty Hunters! In the aftermath of their battle with Inferno Squad, Valance and T’onga are joined by the most dangerous bounty hunters in the galaxy: Khel Tanna! Deathstick! Durge! And…Boba Fett?! The ruthless mercenary in the Mandalorian armor has been marked for death by the Black Sun Syndicate, but this new team has something to say about that! Then, as the saga of the Dark Droids casts a long shadow, Zuckuss, 4-LOM and their fellow bounty hunters face a deadly droid ambush — and a corrupted Valance may be their biggest problem of all! Bitter enemies must become desperate allies, and the last hope for salvation may lie in the unlikeliest of hands! What role has the infamous General Grievous played in the chaos roiling through the galaxy?
Collecting STAR WARS: BOUNTY HUNTERS #35-42.
192 PGS./Rated T …$24.99
ISBN: 9781302948023
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
>STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA VOL. 7 – DARK DROIDS TPB
Written by ALYSSA WONG
Penciled by MINKYU JUNG & JETHRO MORALES
Cover by ASHLEY WITTER
ON SALE APRIL 2024
Collecting STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA (2020) #32-40.
200 PGS./Rated T …$24.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-94804-7
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
>STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC – SHADOWS OF STARLIGHT TPB
Written by CHARLES SOULE
Penciled by IBRAIM ROBERSON, MARIKA CRESTA, JETHRO MORALES & DAVID MESSINA
Cover by PHIL NOTO
Collecting STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC – SHADOWS OF STARLIGHT #1-4.
112 PGS./Rated T …$17.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-95656-1
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
>HULK MODERN ERA EPIC COLLECTION: WHO IS THE RED HULK? TPB
Volume #6 in the Hulk Modern Era Epic Collections
Written by JEPH LOEB
Penciled by ED MCGUINNESS, ARTHUR ADAMS, FRANK CHO & HERB TRIMPE
Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
ON SALE 05/07/24
Red alert! There’s a sadistic new red-skinned Hulk in the Marvel Universe, with keen intelligence and a radioactive touch! Who or what is he? And with Marvel’s heroes powerless against him, will it take a Hulk to catch a Hulk? It’s an explosive battle as the red and green Hulks collide! But even as a pack of wild Wendigos attacks Bruce Banner, She-Hulk recruits a cavalry of super heroines including Valkyrie, Thundra, Ms. Marvel and Storm! Plus: The Defenders reassemble to take down the Red Hulk, but he’s got a team of his own! All this and a shock ending that changes the Hulk’s life forever! Guest-starring Iron Man, Thor, Moon Knight, Spider-Man, Doc Samson, Rick Jones and Norman Osborn!
Collecting HULK (2008) #1-12, KING-SIZE HULK #1, and material from INCREDIBLE HULK (2000) #600 and WOLVERINE (2003) #50.
440 PGS./Rated T+ …$44.99
ISBN: 9781302956479
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
>SILVER SURFER REBIRTH: LEGACY TPB
Written by RON MARZ
Penciled by RON LIM
Cover by RON LIM
Ron Marz and Ron Lim ride again! In another untold tale set during their 1990s classic cosmic collaboration on SILVER SURFER, the Sentinel of the Spaceways has taken Genis-Vell, son of the late Kree Captain Mar-Vell, under his wing – but even the Power Cosmic can’t replace the love of a lost father! The Surfer knows something that might be able to soothe a broken heart, but is it worth a clash with Adam Warlock and the Infinity Watch? As Genis ends up unstuck in time, all hope lies with…Thanos?! Collecting SILVER SURFER REBIRTH: LEGACY #1-5.
112 PGS./Rated T+ …$15.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-94791-0
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
>16 dollars
>112 pages
>Ron marz
Why in gods name would anyone buy this?
Pretty much everything ITT is overpriced by about 20-30 percent
They need to consoom
>AVENGERS WEST COAST EPIC COLLECTION: ULTRON UNBOUND TPB
Volume #7 in the Avengers West Coast Epic Collections
Written by ROY THOMAS, DANN THOMAS, DAVE ROSS, DANNY FINGEROTH & LEN KAMINSKI
Penciled by HERB TRIMPE, DAVE ROSS, M.C. WYMAN, MIKE MANLEY, GENE COLAN & MORE
Cover by DAVE ROSS
ON SALE 04/16/24
The marriage of Ultron! But when the maniacal android meets his adamantium mate, will it be a match made in robot heaven? Or will the so-called “War Toy” Alkhema — with the brain patterns of Mockingbird — reject her would-be husband? As the unhappy couple bicker over the fine details of destroying humanity, the West Coast Avengers are caught in the middle — fighting for their lives! Plus: Spider-Man swings by, and he and Spider-Woman become tangled in a Deathweb! The Whackos and Wolverine are embroiled in a cold war with Russian villains the Bogatyri! Goliath battles Goliath! And as the Pacific Overlords wreak havoc, Jim Rhodes returns to the team as War Machine — and the young hero Darkhawk joins the fun!
Collecting AVENGERS WEST COAST #83-95 and ANNUAL #7-8, and material from DARKHAWK ANNUAL #1 and IRON MAN ANNUAL #13.
488 PGS./Rated T …$44.99
ISBN: 9781302956448
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
>AVENGERS INC.: ACTION, MYSTERY, ADVENTURE TPB
Written by AL EWING
Penciled by LEONARD KIRK
Cover by DANIEL ACUÑA
The Wasp creates a whole new style of Avenging! Her name is Janet Van Dyne, she’s a celebrity, and she’s hunting a killer. His name is Victor Shade, he’s an enigma – and he just got killed. Together, they’re out to solve every mystery in the Marvel Universe, starting with their own! Collecting AVENGERS INC. #1-5.
128 PGS./Rated T+ …$17.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-95339-3
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
>CAPTAIN AMERICA EPIC COLLECTION: THE MAN WHO SOLD THE UNITED STATES TPB
Volume #6 in the Captain America Epic Collections
Written by STEVE ENGLEHART & JACK KIRBY with JOHN WARNER, TONY ISABELLA, BILL MANTLO & MARV WOLFMAN
Penciled by FRANK ROBBINS & JACK KIRBY with SAL BUSCEMA & HERB TRIMPE
Cover by GIL KANE
ON SALE 04/16/24
Steve Rogers has renounced his role as Captain America! While the Falcon fights on, Rogers wrestles with his place in the world — and becomes Nomad, a man without a country! But in his new identity, can he overcome the power of Madame Hydra and the mystical Serpent Crown? And the Red Skull’s return forces our hero to make a choice! Then, Cap co-creator Jack Kirby is back — pulling triple duty as writer, artist and editor! This is Kirby unleashed! In an intricate storyline that slowly built toward America’s Bicentennial, Kirby’s classic “Madbomb” saga featured an aristocratic conspiracy seeking to seize control of the country! Plus: Experience Kirby’s BICENTENNIAL BATTLES, an eighty page masterpiece that encompasses American history from the Revolution through the Old West to both World Wars!
Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) #180-200 and MARVEL TREASURY SPECIAL: CAPTAIN AMERICA’S BICENTENNTIAL BATTLES.
512 PGS./Rated T …$49.99
ISBN: 9781302955205
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
>THUNDERBOLTS EPIC COLLECTION:
WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE TPB
Volume #2 in the Thunderbolts Epic Collections
Written by KURT BUSIEK, KARL KESEL & BARBARA RANDALL KESEL
Penciled by MARK BAGLEY & GEORGE PÉREZ
Cover by MARK BAGLEY
Lightning strikes twice! Baron Zemo’s plan has failed, and the Thunderbolts have been exposed as villains in disguise. Worse, they’ve been kidnapped to the realm of Kosmos. How far will Moonstone go to get them home? Back on Earth, the T-Bolts are pursued by S.H.I.E.L.D. – as well as by Zemo, who’s out for blood! Have the Thunderbolts truly reformed? And who will give them a chance to prove it? One surprising figure from the Avengers’ ranks just might: Hawkeye the Marksman! But his offer of redemption comes with a high price. Plus: Captain America faces the new Citizen V! Hercules targets Atlas for vengeance! The T-Bolts battle alongside the Avengers! And can the team triumph over the Crimson Cowl’s massive new Masters of Evil? Collecting THUNDERBOLTS (1997) #13-25 and #0, CAPTAIN AMERICA & CITIZEN V ANNUAL 1998, and AVENGERS (1998) #12.
432 PGS./Rated T …$44.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-95646-2
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
>STAR WARS LEGENDS EPIC COLLECTION: THE NEW REPUBLIC VOL. 1 TPB [NEW PRINTING]
Written by TIMOTHY ZAHN, MICHAEL A. STACKPOLE, STEVE PERRY, JOHN WAGNER, ANDY MANGELS, IAN EDGINTON, RICH HEDDEN, KILIAN PLUNKETT, LUCAS MARANGON & MORE
Penciled by CARLOS EZQUERRA, RON RANDALL, KILIAN PLUNKETT, JOHN NADEAU, IGOR KORDEY, CARLOS MEGLIA, RICK LEONARDI, LUCAS MARANGON & MORE
Cover by DUNCAN FEGREDO
ON SALE 04/16/24
When the Empire falls, a New Republic rises! After the events of Return of the Jedi, Emperor Palpatine is dead! Can his faithful Hand, Mara Jade, complete her final assignment while on the run? The human-replica assassin droid Guri is on the hunt for her creator, but will the criminal underworld or the Rebellion’s greatest heroes find her first? When rivals clash over the late Jabba the Hutt’s criminal empire, the Bloated One makes a surprising appearance! And a mysterious doppelganger is asking for trouble impersonating everyone’s favorite bounty hunter — it’s Boba Fett vs. Boba Fett!
Collecting STAR WARS: MARA JADE — BY THE EMPEROR’S HAND #0-6; STAR WARS: SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE — EVOLUTION #1-5; STAR WARS: THE JABBA TAPE; STAR WARS: BOBA FETT — TWIN ENGINES OF DESTRUCTION; and material from STAR WARS TALES #1, #3-5, #10, #14-15, #20 and #22.
488 PGS./Rated T …$44.99
ISBN: 9781302957841
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
X-MEN EPIC COLLECTION: FATAL ATTRACTIONS TPB
Volume #23 in the X-Men Epic Collections
Written by SCOTT LOBDELL, FABIAN NICIEZA, LARRY HAMA & HOWARD MACKIE
Penciled by JOHN ROMITA JR., RICHARD BENNETT, JAN DUURSEMA, ANDY KUBERT, ADAM KUBERT, LEE WEEKS, ELIOT R. BROWN & MORE
Cover by ANDY KUBERT
ON SALE 04/23/24
Magneto tears Wolverine’s world apart! As the terrifying Legacy virus spreads among mutantkind, the X-Men suffer a truly heartbreaking loss. Then, when the messianic madman Magneto returns, offering mutantkind safe haven aboard his asteroid home, which longtime X-Man will join his Acolytes — and why? Secrets of Magneto’s life are finally revealed as the villain’s threat to humanity grows — but when the X-Men face him in a final showdown, both Magneto and Professor X will do the unthinkable! Plus: The Upstarts target Forge! A techno-organic threat rises! Gambit takes center stage in a solo tale that sheds new light on the New Orleans Thieves and Assassins Guilds! And peer deep into the inner workings of the X-Mansion!
Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) #301-306, X-MEN (1991) #24-25, X-MEN UNLIMITED (1993) #2, WOLVERINE (1988) #75, GAMBIT (1993) #1-4 and X-MEN: SURVIVAL GUIDE TO THE MANSION.
520 PGS./Rated T …$49.99
ISBN: 9781302956851
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
>MIGHTY MARVEL MASTERWORKS: DAREDEVIL VOL. 3 — UNMASKED GN-TPB ROMERO COVER
Written by STAN LEE
Penciled by GENE COLAN
Covers by LEONARDO ROMERO & GENE COLAN
ON SALE 04/30/24
The Man Without Fear’s next Mighty Marvel Masterworks is barreling your way with action-packed art by “Gentleman” Gene Colan and sensational stories by Stan “The Man” Lee! And let me tell you, True Believer, these two pull no punches! In these classic tales, Daredevil goes toe-to-toe with the Tri-Man and Gladiator, laughs it up at Leap-Frog, and sticks it to Stilt-Man — before marching through a marathon of the Masked Marauder, Mister Hyde and Cobra! And if all that’s not enough for you, we have guest appearances from Spider-Man, Thor and Ka-Zar! And don’t forget Matt Murdock’s twin brother, Mike Murdock. Wait, what? Twin brother?!
Collecting DAREDEVIL (1964) #22-32.
240 PGS./Ages 10-14 …$15.99
ISBN: 9781302954284
Trim size: 6 x 9
MIGHTY MARVEL MASTERWORKS: DAREDEVIL VOL. 3 — UNMASKED GN-TPB ORIGINAL COVER [DM ONLY]
240 PGS./All Ages …$15.99
ISBN: 9781302954277
Trim size: 6 x 9
>SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN VOL. 1 TPB
Written by DAN SLOTT
Penciled by MARK BAGLEY, GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI, HUMBERTO RAMOS & RYAN STEGMAN
Cover by MARK BAGLEY
The Superior Spider-Man returns — but how?! Ten years after the body-swap story that shocked the world, Dan Slott and Mark Bagley spin a new tale of Otto Octavius, the would-be wall-crawler you love to hate — or hate to love! Once known as the Superior Spider-Man, Doctor Octopus has made a life-changing discovery. But the sins of his past will exact a heavy toll on the present, and one of Peter Parker’s closest friends must pay the price! With disaster looming, only one flawed hero can step up and save the day! Well, one flawed hero and his army of expendable Spider-Minions, that is. With his former love Anna Maria’s life at stake, Otto Octavius seeks not to just be Superior, but to become the ONLY Spider-Man! Collecting SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN RETURNS #1, SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN (2023) #1-5 and material from AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (2022) #31.
176 PGS./Rated T …$24.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-95593-9
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
You know, I'm still fricking pissed off about the stunt Marvel pulled with UXM Vol 5 and this Mutant Massacre Prelude omni
>2022
>Marvel finally announces this Vol 5 for 2023, which everyone wants because it will finally fill in the gap between the numbered omnis and the crossover omnis
>but the announcement shows Marvel's skimping out on a whole bunch of key issues, including a couple of annuals and the first several issues of X-Factor (which the Mutant Massacre omni only starts collecting at #10)
>after pushback, Marvel puts in the two annuals but nothing more
>people grumble but there's nothing else fans can do
>2023
>UXM Vol 5 finally releases
>then just a few months later, Marvel announces the Prelude omnibus
>it's everything the Vol 5 should have been in the first place
Absolutely scumbag move tbqh
I know they're banking on idiots reluctantly double-dipping on the Prelude to replace their Vol 5 and get a better collection, but I feel like money would have come in anyways had they just done one, complete, straightforward omnibus without any bullshit tricks
Yeah, it bites. As much as I'd like to get the more complete version there's just not enough new content to justify the cost.
I'd like to have a more complete collection too, but there's no way in hell I'm going to pay for it after this stunt. Even if I sold off my Vol 5 to recover the costs (and I doubt it would sell very well anyways), it still means I'd be paying Marvel for two omnis instead of just the one I actually want, which is exactly what they're hoping for.
Xmen fans will buy anything
I hope this was a mistake due to them pushing so many omnis at the time. A lot of stuff got delayed for over a year due to their own oversaturation. They keep missing things in their collections, which is why I think it wasn't malicious. But they are still releasing the highly requested Secret Wars omni with half of the previous Hickvengers omni in it, so they may as well be fricking moronic.
Keep your copies of V5. It was leaked a while back that only the first printing will have the 1986 Annuals and they will be deleted with later printings, as V6 will include them as originally planned.
Will we ever get a new X Statix one?
They'll almost certainly reprint the X-Statix Omnibus eventually, since omnibus collecting is a much bigger thing post-covid. But IIRC, the original printing back in the day didn't sell very well and I don't think it's been on any of the community reprint polls in recent years, so I wouldn't hold your breath.
You're right about Marvel just churning them out these days (which on the one hand is pretty great, because it means a hell of a lot of different runs are finally getting collected in nice big hardcovers), but I really don't think that there's anything more to this manufactured problem than simple money-grabbing.
It'd be one thing if they'd said "oh hey, btw we're going to start having two different approaches to collecting X-Men and you can go for either the full X-Book crossover omnis or the specifically Uncanny X-Men numbered omnis" alongside the original announcement of Vol 5, but they only communicated that AFTER the book had been fully released. There was absolutely zero indication or even just any reason to theorise that there'd ever be a more complete, alternative way of bridging the gap, which is why I think the whole thing was just Marvel deliberately screwing us over.
Ok I want to start collecting the Marvel Masterworks Spider-Man stuff. Are the earlier volumes just all out of print?
I thought the masterworks were meant to be ever green
I dunno. Looking at the first volume of Spider-Man I see it for like $80AUD with only 1 in stock.
Unless those are just the prices I should expect to pay for a volume which is making me rethink the whole venture
I think softcover may still be in print, especially the smaller size versions
I'm seeing mighty marvel masterworks pop up, but I feel like they'd look like shit next to the other marvel masterwork books that are still coming out
I started off with Masterworks, but over time it got to be too much and I upgraded to Omnibus collections. All the money you'd sink into hunting down Masterworks would be better off saving up for an omnibus.
Yeah I just started looking into them but it stops at volume 5 and that was over two years ago.
The Epic Collections appear to go up to the 90s, are they any good?
Wait no that jumps all over the place. Frick
Epic Collections are fast becoming my favorite format for just reading but yeah they really jump around a lot.
Yeah I might just go for the epic collections and assume they'll fill in the gaps eventually
The line has been going for a good while now so it's probably safe to marvels committed. I've personally got a good collection of them as well as omnibus.
It's a shame there's no general "Spider-Man" omni or collection that collects all the books in order including Spectacular and the like. From what I've seen most of them only do ASM and relevant issues from other books
Characters that had multiple titles running tend to be a real shit show to collect. For as much of a headache as Spidey can be he's still way more streamlined than X-men
You'd think that'd be the benefit of collecting books together. You no longer have to worry about tracking down different series because they're all together now.
Yeah. Unfortunately you got like Uncanny, New Mutants, Factor and Excalibur all running so maybe it would have been a better to focus less on one specific title and just do like all the x-books of a certain time in one volume and so forth down
I done want any of this. My wallet thanks you Marvel.
I’d like to see ASM v6 though instead of all this modern bullshit Spider-Man.
Honestly same, I'm not really interested in most of Marvel's omnibus releases this year, which my bank account is definitely thankful for. I've got Cap by Gruenwald Vol 1 and Spider-Man: Black Costume Saga on pre-order and that's it.
So of course it's just my luck that this is the year when DC suddenly starts pumping out a bunch of good omnis
>I’d like to see ASM v6 though instead of all this modern bullshit Spider-Man.
Yeah. At least there's a fair bit of 80s Spidey getting printed this year.
I have Larsen and McFarland Micheline Spider-Man Omnis. It was a great period.
There's a few things coming I want to pick up.
Really I just want the Gruenwald Cap and the Michelinie Spidey books. Two of which are reprints that I own one of. Maybe I'll grab some epics.
>all these Omnibuses
Just do more fricking Complete Collecions and actually give some attention to anything older than the 2000s when doing them. Epic Collections are annoying because they're just random instead of collecting shit straight through.
I don't care about having stuff that "looks nice" because I'm not fricking displaying it or collecting it to collect it. I buy shit because I want to read it and I'm not a rich man so I can't just blow $125 on omnibuses whenever I feel like it. If DC has Marvel beat in anything right now it's in having lower priced TPBs that still collect a lot like their Compendiums... it's just that they wind up canceling them when they don't sell.
Epics do collect stuff straight through, not random. Their print/production order however is not chronological. They still need to do a volume to finish O'Neill Iron Man. But I have large sets of O'Neill then Michelinie/Layton IM, Stern Avengers, DeFalco Thor and FF, Gruenwald Cap. I love the Epics. Far superior to unwieldy omni's.
>I love the Epics. Far superior to unwieldy omni's.
Oh god it's not just me. Some Omnis are just a real pain to lug around right? The first Spider-man 2099 is almost 1400 pages. It's a phone book. I really wouldn't mind seeing this take a reduction in size (at an appropriately reduced cost)
I definitely avoid the bigger ones, for sure. Antying over 800-900 pages and I'm out- unless it's the only way to get the material.
I did make the mistake of buying the Morrison Doom Patrol omni, but never again.
I agree. Something like the Loeb and Sale Batman omni is probably my limit.
I like epics just fine, but some Omnis aren't so bad. A good example is the Master of Kung Fu omnis are all around 600 pages and a complete pleasure to read (for me anyway)- moreover it's the only way to get them- or was. I'm not sure that all 4 of them are out there for reasonable prices.
I think anything over 900 pages starts to become a bit unweildy and with many books going into to the 1000s
haha, this is also me
So yeah, I absolutely agree.
As much as I like the epics I do wish Marvel was more clear with their road maps for them. Some series have pretty huge gaps and while I imagine they are coming I'd appreciate to know how and when.
Honestly they should have just released them in order. I think $45-$50 is a little overpriced as it's more than one of DC Compendium's for maybe 1/3 of the content but it's a reasonable enough substitution for the old Essential line it replaced which was a great way to get into older stuff.
they should have just released them in order.
Nah, If they did that a lot of eras wouldn't even be closed to be being reached and I actually appreciate have more eras to pull from instead of just getting the same early collections we've seen a dozen times over.
>I think $45-$50 is a little overpriced
Most direct market retailers will sell them for about half that. I don't think I've ever made more than around 25ish if I wasn't getting some out of print marked up volume.
It's worth noting that when the Epic Collections started, it was pretty easy to get the softcover Marvel Masterworks that covered most of the Silver Age, so it makes sense for the early releases to steer clear of those. The hardcover Marvel Masterworks for Iron Man have only caught up to the first release (Volume 10, The Enemy Within) this year.
The omnibus editions also pretty well cover most series early years. Both FF and Avengers have their first decade and a half or so covered in their entirety.
I don't mean early years specifically but shit like (for example) the Defenders Epics only covering about half of the Gerber run, then skipping ahead to DeMatteis so stuff like Kraft's run is missed. I'm sure you can probably get it in some other line but that's the problem, I shouldn't HAVE to buy a possibly more expensive TPB from a totally different line (if it's even still in print), just do it straight through at an affordable price. Don't release shit at random.
You don't HAVE to do anything. Most of the stories back then can be enjoyed on their own within their own volumes. And you're still underestimating how long and short some of these runs were.
I’m not sure Kraft is available in another format. The omnis are of reasonable size, but only go up to the end of gerber now.
Kraft’s Defender’s scorpio story with Moon Knight (the the one MK uses a can of beer to keep from drowning) is in the first MK omni which isn’t reasonably sized. So yeah, you’re fricked. I’d likethe Kraft run as well. That MK/Defenders story is a favorite of mine because it’s just fricking weird.
So what the frick is the proper Claremont run now?
UXM 1-4, Mutant Massacre Prelude, Mutant Massacre, Inferno Prelude, Inferno, and then X-Men 1-2?
There's an X-tinction agenda coming between Xmen 1 and 2 I think
And I'm still waiting on them to reprint the two Claremont/Lee omnibuses as well, if they're even gonna DO that now that they've said they want to focus on continuing the numbered line
X-men is weirdly strongly collected. It's at a point where the biggest gaps we have to fill now are the pre AoA stuff and pre and post onslaught eras. I'd really have figured they'd have done a Fatal Attractions omnibus or something too. That seems obvious.
>X-men is weirdly strongly collected.
It's not necessarily weird. X-Men is basically a franchise within a franchise. It's got an incredibly strong fanbase and will always sell really well, so it makes sense for Marvel to have pumped out so many omnis for them.
What IS weird is the way in which Marvel has ended up doing the omnis, thanks to printing them out of order and collecting the 80s and 90s X-over events well before the numbered volumes of Uncanny came close to that period. And considering X-Men eventually gets so many spin-off titles and miniseries which all weave in and out of each other, it's much harder to collect in a straightforward manner. Marvel either has to collect X-Men through event/story-centric omnis and mapping out various different titles and minis in the best, or they collect it through strictly one-title-only numbered volumes (which is what we're going to start getting with the original X-Factor later this year, despite the fact that 40 issues of X-Factor except for the first 8 are already all collected in the event omnis). They went with the first option initially, but now they seem to be shifting tack and focusing on just collecting single titles.
The Spider-Man and Fantastic Four omnibus lines are gonna hit a similar problem soon as well. The numbered FF vols will have double-dipping issues with the Byrne omnis once they get up to that point, while 80s Spidey is going to have to deal with how to collect Amazing, Spectacular, and Web of, AND deal with the fact that they've already done a bunch of creator-centric Spidey omnis for that period.
>It's at a point where the biggest gaps we have to fill now are the pre AoA stuff and pre and post onslaught eras.
Well they recently announced the Road to Onslaught omni(s) and a proper X-Tinction Agenda omnibus, so that's going some way to filling those gaps. Let's just hope Marvel doesn't pull any more shenanigans.
the spider-Man books don't really start to slop into each other until after ASM 350, iirc, and then, everything turned to shit overnight.
Did they say they were re-releasing the Lee X-Mens?
They've already been rereleased but after that Mutant Massacre stunt a lot of people are expecting them to rename and rerelease them with slight mapping changes.
NTA, but what was the MM stunt again? Is it the missing X-Force issues?
I dislike the event omnis for other reasons. I get the idea of putting everything in ‘reading order’ but it makes the individual titles feel disjointed.
It's basically the same book as X-men vol 5, but with the handful of extra X-factor issues which should have been there to start with. If you don't already have X-men 5 you're in the clear but there's not enough incentive for people who do to rebuy it but but it's also different enough to make us feel like we got screwed a bit.
Yeah, I’ve got V5, but I’m not a fan of X-Factor, so it’s mot a big deal for me. But I get why some are mad. I think there’s a Secret Wars omni coming out that, aside from the SW mini, is a complete Hickman Avengers double dip.
The real problem is that volume 5 isn't even that old and they're already releasing it a little over a year later. It might be one thing if some older volume got some reworking but anyone who bought 5 probably wasn't expecting to see this is so short a span of time and would have just as likely waited.
Original X-Factor was the best. Rusty/Skids, Cameron Hodge, fun stories, and Marvel Girl >>>> OP Phoenix
Really wish they would have A. used "Asgardian War" for the title of the book intead of Mutant Massacre Prelude and B. Alter the issue count to make it different from V5 and toss in some New Mutant stuff for padding.
Ideally:
Nimrod introduction subplot pages
X-Men/Alpha Flight #1-2
UXM #194 (Nimrod vs X-Men)
Lifedeath II subplot pages
UXM #198 (Lifedeath II)
Longshot #1-6
X-Men Legends V2 #3-4 (Nocenti's sequel to Longshot)
New Mutants #28-34 (the entire Shadow King arc which leads directly into Asgardian Wars)
X-Men #199
New Mutants Special Edition #1
Uncanny X-Men Annual #9
Uncanny X-Men #200-201
New Defenders #151-152
Avengers #263
Fantastic Four #286
X-Factor #1-7(no Annual #1 or crossovers; force you to buy the X-Factor Omnibus for them)
Uncanny X-Men #205-209
New Mutants Annual #2
Uncanny X-Men Annual #10
Uncanny X-Men #210
X-Factor #8-9
Some overlap yes, but works better since the 1986 Annuals have to come after UXM #210 chronologically. The New Mutants Shadow King arc and X-Men/Alpha Flight also sets up Asgardian Wars and I include the X-Men Legends material to go with the Longshot mini, which I move into a better fit chronological position storyline-wise.
And if the artwork still exists, I'd also include the two issues of the unreleased Phoenix mini and have Claremont include the two scripts for final two issues or some sort of text summary of how the mini would end. This inclusion alone would justify the rebuy given the unreleased nature of the Phoenix mini.
I don't mind some overlap. Generally giving how many different series and books are out there it's honestly inevitable to have some. But there's a few instances like this were books are too close. Captain America by Jack Kirby and Cap omni 4 are almost LITERALLY the same book. I've even seen it happen in some epics. Both X-force and X-men have an X-cutioners song volume and there's like barely any difference except each title getting a handful of issues from their respective book.
Shit.
if marvel wants to sell quality shit, they should let geneticist characters start their own medical and veterinary ecumenopolis in a space adventure