Marvel Comics has provided CBR with covers and solicit information for product shipping November, 2009.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #611
Written by JOE KELLY
Penciled by ERIC CANETE
Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG
Deadpool-Man, Deadpool-Man – does whatever a Deadpool can…spins a web any size – but not really…Deadpool’s don’t have webs. Look out! Here comes the Deadpool-Man! What force on Earth has brought the Merc with a Mouth and the Webheaded Wonder closer together than Quesada and Twitter? And how does it tie to the upcoming Spider story The Gauntlet?! And finally – WHO IS LADY STILT-MAN?! Joe Kelly (DEADPOOL CLASSIC; This issue of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) and Eric Canete (IRON MAN: ENTER THE MANDARIN) bring you 2079’s top Marvel Comic of the last 70 years (sorry, Dazzler #500)!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99
Now, here’s a “team-up” that should be fun to read: the wise-crackin’ wallcrawler and the merc with a mouth. I can’t wait!
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #612
Written by MARK WAID
Penciled by PAUL AZACETA
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
50/50 Cover by ADI GRANOV (see Previews cover)
Variant Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
“POWER TO THE PEOPLE, PART 1″
They’re Hunting Spiders…THE GAUNTLET begins here
The event that redefines Spider-Man’s classic arch-enemies one by one starts with one of his deadliest – Electro! Destitute and desperate, conned out of his life’s meaning and worth–Max Dillon becomes the voice of the common man against the brutal injustice of a system overloaded by greed. With Spider-Man already looking over his shoulder. Mark Waid and Paul Azaceta bring you the story of a hero with everything to lose against a man with nothing left to gain. Prepare for death’s short, sharp shock. Prepare for Electro.
40 PGS./Rated A …$3.99
And naturally, Marvel follows it up with an overpriced issue. There’s no mention of what the content will be, but I’m betting it will be useless fluff like what we’ve seen in other one-time overpriced books (reprints or handbook info).
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #613
Written by MARK WAID
Penciled by PAUL AZACETA
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
Villain Variant by JOE QUINONES
“POWER TO THE PEOPLE, PART 2″
THE GAUNTLET continues! His electric abilities waning and waxing uncontrollably while the power of his fame grows, Electro turns to an unexpected ally to seek a cure for his condition!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99
Looks like good old Electro is getting a new look. It’s about damn time!
WEB OF SPIDER-MAN #2
Written by Fred Van Lente, TOM DEFALCO & Tom PEYER
Penciled by Barry Kitson, RON FRENZ & MORE
Cover by JELENA DJURDEVIC
As the first wave of the Gauntlet jolts Spidey’s life in the form of Electro, we’ll take a look back at how Max Dillon became the voltage virtuoso known as Electro as Fred Van Lente and Barry Kitson bring you his side of the origin story! Over in Spider-Girl, May-Day continues her war with the Jersey Devil, while her clone April comes face to face with the remaining members of the cult of the Goblin! Finally, what’s a day in the life like for Mayor J. Jonah Jameson? Tom Peyer has the answers – so come for a swing on the web this November!
48 PGS./Rated A …$3.99
Sure, this one may be $4, but at least it’s got more content than the others, plus it’s a fine way to keep Spider-Girl in publication. If you miss May-Day Parker, you better be supporting this book!
PSYLOCKE #1 (of 4)
Written by CHRISTOPHER YOST
Penciled by HARVEY TOLIBAO
Cover by DAVID FINCH
Psylocke has returned to the X-Men! Following the defeat of Madelyne Pryor and her Sisterhood, Psylocke travels to Japan to re-inter her former body in its proper resting place. But when a swarm of Hand ninjas attack Psylocke and do the unspeakable under orders from Matsu’o–the assassin originally responsible for transplanting Psylocke’s mind into the body of an Asian ninja–Psylocke determines that Matsu’o is one loose end that can no longer be left unresolved. It’s a tale of carnage and revenge, brought to you by superstars Chris Yost (X-FORCE) and Harvey Tolibao (AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE)!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99
Hey, thanks Marvel, for putting one of my favorite X-Men characters into an overpriced mini series. I appreciate it.
POWERS: THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION VOL. 3 HC
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by MICHAEL AVON OEMING
Cover by MICHAEL AVON OEMING
This deluxe hardcover collects Powers Vol. 6: The Sellouts and Powers Vol. 7: Forever, plus extras. In The Sellouts, a member of one of the classic supergroups falls victim to a seedy sex scandal, and the murder investigation takes Walker and Pilgrim on a journey that will forever change the way the world looks at super heroes. And in Forever, experience the origin of Powers! It’s a story that literally spans the history of man as all the mysteries of Powers and the Powers universe unfold, following a lone warrior’s trek through the greatest stories ever told. Collecting POWERS #25-37.
488 PGS./Mature Content …$29.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3309-4
Trim size: oversized
This is a resolicitation; all previous orders are cancelled.
A “must-have” for every fan of Powers. Too bad it’ll still be awhile until the hard covers are caught up with the regular series.
INCOGNITO – TPB
By Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips
From the award-winning team that brought you SLEEPER and CRIMINAL comes their strangest and most twisted tale yet — INCOGNITO.
Zack is a file clerk in a dead end job… or is he really a super-villain hiding in Witness Protection? As his powers begin to return, our anti-hero’s life begins to unravel in a dark and explosive fashion.
INCOGNITO is sexy black comic pulp tale that you’ll never forget!
176 pgs/Mature Content…. $18.99
A must-have for any fans of Criminal or Sleepers. I read the first two or three issues, and then decided it’d be best to wait for the trade and read it all in one chunk, so I’ll definitely be getting this somewhere down the line.
WAR OF KINGS HC
Written by DAN ABNETT, ANDY LANNING, C.B. CEBULSKI & GREG PAK
Penciled by PAUL PELLETIER, WELLINTON ALVES, HARVEY TOLIBAO & CARLO PAGULAYAN
Cover by BRANDON PETERSON
The complete WAR OF KINGS epic in one colossal collection! In the aftermath of the Secret Invasion, Black Bolt has led the Inhumans on a shockingly savage path to restore their strength and security. But that path has brought them into direct confrontation with the Shi’Ar Empire – and their mad ruler Vulcan! Who will get in the first strike? Who will fall on the bloody battlefield? Who will rule? The Imperial Guard, the Starjammers, the Inhuman Royal Family and more of your favorite sci-fi characters are locked on a collision course! Collecting WAR OF KINGS #1-6, WAR OF KINGS: ASCENSION #1-4, WAR OF KINGS: DARKHAWK #1-2, WAR OF KINGS: WARRIORS, WAR OF KINGS: WHO WILL RULE?, WAR OF KINGS: SAVAGE WORLD OF SAKAAR and MARVEL SPOTLIGHT: WAR OF KINGS.
432 PGS./Rated T+ …$39.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4293-5
Trim size: oversized
All of War of Kings in one oversized hardcover!
WOLVERINE WEAPON X VOL. 1: ADAMANTIUM MEN PREMIERE HC
Written by JASON AARON
Penciled by RON GARNEY & ADAM KUBERT
Cover by RON GARNEY
In the jungles of Colombia, people are turning up dead, whole villages brutally slaughtered by a team of soldiers who move through the shadows like ghosts. On the streets of San Francisco, Logan learns that the files from the old Weapon X program, the blueprints for building Adamantium-laced super soldiers like himself, have fallen into the hands of the evil corporation, Roxxon. Once again, it seems, someone is looking to build the perfect killing machine. That means it’s time for Wolverine to step in, and remind them that someone already did. Collecting WOLVERINE: WEAPON X #1-5 and “A Day in the Life” from WOLVERINE #73-74.
144 PGS./Parental Advisory …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4017-7
Trim size: standard
Hmm. Should I go with the non-oversized hardcover, or wait another month or two for the softcover TPB? Oh, the dilemma of the frugal fanboy!
DESTROYER PREMIERE HC
Written by ROBERT KIRKMAN
Penciled by CORY WALKER
Cover by JASON PEARSON
For sixty years, Keen Marlowe has been a super hero, taking down bad guys, fighting the good fight. But it’s is about to come crashing to an end. See, Marlowe is dying — maybe today, maybe tomorrow, the only question is when. But Marlowe isn’t about to go quietly into the night. Before he goes, he intends to leave the world a safer place for his family. And if that means hunting down — and murdering — every super-villain he can, so be it. They don’t call him “Destroyer” for nothing. Collecting THE DESTROYER #1-5.
120 PGS./Explicit Content …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4246-1
Trim size: standard
Robert Kirkman and Cory Walker let loose in a MAX title! What more do you need to know?
DARK AVENGERS VOL. 1: ASSEMBLE TPB
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by MIKE DEODATO & WILL CONRAD
Cover by MIKE DEODATO
There they are, a new team of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, the sunlight gleaming off their smiling faces and an adoring crowd on hand to cheer them as they take the stage! Spider-Man, Wolverine, Ms. Marvel, Hawkeye…You know them, you love them! They’re your Avengers, and they are here to protect you! Except…things are not how they appear. With the real Avengers underground, who are these Avengers that look like them, and why have they been assembled? The Dark Reign has begun, and DARK AVENGERS is at the epicenter of Norman Osborn’s insane plans for the Marvel Universe! Collecting DARK AVENGERS #1-6.
160 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3852-5
DARK REIGN: ELEKTRA TPB
Written by ZEB WELLS
Penciled by CLAY MANN
Cover by LEE BERMEJO
She’s the deadliest woman in the world…and she’s never been in worse shape. Broken, beaten, and tortured by alien scientists, Elektra stumbles to freedom in the aftermath of the Skrull invasion. Now she struggles and fights to stay barely alive, and to clear her name for atrocities committed by an impostor. A LOT of people want Elektra killed…and in her state, that shouldn’t be too difficult… Collecting DARK REIGN: ELEKTRA #1-5.
120 PGS./Rated T+ …$16.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3843-3
5 issues x $4 cover price = $20 for single issues > $17 TPB cover price. Nuff said.
NEW AVENGERS VOL. 11: SEARCH FOR THE SORCERER SUPREME TPB
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by BILLY TAN & CHRIS BACHALO
Cover by BILLY TAN
And there shall be a new Sorcerer Supreme! Doctor Strange is back, and the search for his successor begins — but will it be the end of the Avengers? Desperately seeking the inheritor of his power, he reunites with his Avengers teammates to discover the anointed one before someone else — someone evil — stakes their claim for mastery of the mystic arts! Collecting NEW AVENGERS #51-54.
112 PGS./Rated A …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3690-3
$15 for $20 worth of single issues? I’m so glad I’m waiting for the trades now.
NOVA VOL. 5: WAR OF KINGS TPB
Written by DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING
Penciled by ANDREA DIVITO
Cover by DANIEL ACUNA
War of Kings brings a new era! Who is the new Protector of the Universe? Stripped of his Nova powers and facing death, Rich Rider must stop the Worldmind’s plans before it’s too late. But he needs power to do it, which may come from a source that will change his very identity! It’s another unpredictable episode of the comic Ain’t It Cool News calls “awesomely jaw-droppingly cool stuff.” Collecting NOVA #23-28.
144 PGS./Rated T+ …$16.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4066-5
This is a book I should probably be reading monthly, but I’ve just fallen too far behind. Since I decided to wait on War of Kings, it would’ve also been difficult to keep track of what was going on without spoiling other things for myself.
PUNISHER: DARK REIGN TPB
Written by RICK REMENDER
Penciled by JEROME OPENA
Cover by MIKE MCKONE
After firing the winning shot in the battle to repel a massive alien invasion, the former Green Goblin, Norman Osborn, was able to position himself as the planet’s savior, parlaying his newfound popularity into a job heading up the new peacekeeping organization H.A.M.M.E.R. But while some super heroes might be willing to fall in line behind Osborn, the Punisher just ain’t one of them. Joining forces with a tech-savvy young partner, Castle sets about taking Osborn down. The Punisher normally favors the bluntest of methods — a bullet to the brain — but with his target’s influence so far-reaching and his corruption so deep-seated, Frank and his new associate must first gather evidence of the former Green Goblin’s wrongdoing. And if you expect there to be some gunfire and ultraviolence along the way, well…you won’t be disappointed! Collecting PUNISHER #1-5.
136 PGS./Parental Advisory …$16.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4069-6
GHOST RIDER: DANNY KETCH CLASSIC VOL. 1 TPB
Written by HOWARD MACKIE
Penciled by JAVIER SALTARES
& MARK TEXEIRA
Cover by JAVIER SALTARES
1990: The debut of Danny Ketch as the Spirit of Vengeance — with menace, misfortune and mystery waiting for him! After an origin whose full implications remain unrevealed to this day, the Ghost Rider goes flaming head-first into a gang war between the Kingpin and his conjuring competitor, Deathwatch! Plus: the bite of Blackout, the menace of Masque’s Morlocks and more! The Scarecrow makes his move into horror comics, while Flag-Smasher joins a war effort…to start one! Guest-starring the X-Men and the Punisher! Collecting GHOST RIDER #1-10.
264 PGS./Rated T+ …$29.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3735-1
Excellent! Now I won’t have to worry about filling in my back issue gaps.
TERROR, INC. – APOCALYPSE SOON TPB
Written by DAVID LAPHAM
Penciled by KOI TURNBULL
Cover by JELENA KEVIC DJURDJEVIC
Ol’ Skullface sings again! Our charming Mr. Terror – the cursed, undead, rotting, immortal entrepreneur – is back in action! Brutally ripping off his own limbs and “borrowing” other people’s body parts comes in so very handy for the lucrative purposes of assassination, espionage, and other sticky situations. Business is truly recession-proof…but is it plague-proof? Terror better hope so when he agrees to recover a weaponized virus from Middle Eastern terrorists – just one of those odd jobs the unique Mr. Terror is so well suited for. Writer David Lapham (Stray Bullets) brings you another bloody, gruesome, hilarious, ultraviolent adventure in the MAX vein, with jaw-dropping art by Koi Turnbull (Fathom)! Collecting TERROR, INC. – APOCALYPSE SOON #1-4.
104 PGS./Explicit Content …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3185-4
ESSENTIAL MOON KNIGHT VOL. 3 TPB
Written by DOUG MOENCH, STEVE RINGGENBERG, ALAN ZELENETZ, TONY ISABELLA, CHRIS WARNER, MARY JO DUFFY, JIM OWLSLEY, ANN NOCENTI, MICHAEL CARLIN, ROGER STERN, ROBERT INGERSOLL & CHUCK DIXON
Penciled by KEVIN NOWLAN, TERRY AUSTIN, MICHAEL HERNANDEZ, MARC SILVESTRI, BO HAMPTON, RICHARD HOWELL, BOB MCLEOD, CHRIS WARNER, LARRY HAMA, ALAN KUPPERBERG, MARK BEACHAM, BRENT ANDERSON, JUDITH HUNT, BILL REINHOLD, BOB HALL, MIKE GUSTOVICH & SAL VELLUTO
Cover by CARL POTTS
Night falls, the Moon Knight rises, and neither sorcery, science, nor mortal sin can win against him! Battles with Bushman and Morpheus, the Fly and the Raptor, plus hero vs. hero, the moon against the darkness, when the Fist of Khonshu battles the Hand of Darkness: The Shroud! Tales from not one, not two, but THREE monthly series, plus more! Guest-starring the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, Spider-Man, and Dr. Strange! Collecting MOON KNIGHT #31-38 & #1-6 (1985), MARVEL FANFARE #30 & #38-39, SOLO AVENGERS #3 and MARVEL SUPER-HEROES #1.
528 PGS./All Ages …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3070-3
It looks like they raised the cover price on the Essential books (or this one has more pages than usual). The only thing about this release that sucks is that it will most likely feature the current Essential trade dress, and as a result won’t match the previous volumes I have. Still, more Moon Knight can’t be a bad thing, can it?
I hadn’t realized that Amazing Spider-man was the only ongoing title of Marvel’s that I was buying (or will be in the months to come). Maybe there’s an opportunity to convert all of my Marvel reading into TPBs and HCs…
