And as expected is going back to press with a variant cover featuring the interior artwork of Peter Vale.
No one knows who this She-Hulk is or why she has come to Earth, but they are about to find out. Will this new Jade Giant be a menace to the Marvel Universe as we know it? How is Norman Osborn involved?
The second printing of All New Savage She-Hulk arrives May 20, 2009 with a $3.99 cover price.
Press Release
(BALTIMORE, MD) — (November 4, 2008) — With Marvel Studios’ The Incredible Hulk out on DVD and Blu-ray, those revisiting the action can now add the Jade Giant to their collections, thanks to Diamond Select Toys and Collectibles (DST) the Marvel Select: The Incredible Hulk action figure.
This Incredible Hulk addition to that line was sculpted by Gabriel Marquez and stands – as is appropriate for the Green Goliath – at an impressive 8†tall. Featuring 14 points of articulation and a deluxe “rubble†base, the figure can be displayed in a wide variety of ready-to-battle poses. The figure is available now for a suggested retail price of $19.99.
Image Comics has announced the Joe Kelly and JM Ken Niimura’s I Kill Giants has sold out at the distributor level. The company says it is going back to print with a very limited edition second printing.
“Having my return to creator owned storytelling sell out so quickly is a fantastic feeling and is deeply appreciated,” Kelly said. “I KILL GIANTS is a very eclectic story, and it’s fantastic that it’s found an audience! Ken and I are very thankful to each and every one of our readers.”
The second printing will be a 24-page black and white comic that will arrive in August and sell for $2.99.
Or – “An Army Of Superheroes And A Giant Guy With Goat Horns. Win/Win!”
So, a giant, helpful, kind, trustworthy, loyal and all-powerful gawd is walkin’ the Earth, giving people their greatest desire. Why, then, do the JSA look like they’re about to void their respective bowels of some heavy masonry? After all, there’s no way that this could all go horribly awry, right?
Yesterday it was the variant covers, today Marvel has sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek at what we can expect inside the giant sized issue.
In the second issue of Liberty Comics, Heroic Publishing tells the tale of the Menace of the Leopard God. The tale is set in 1947 and features the battle between Tigress and the Golden Warrior.
LIBERTY COMICS #2 also features Chapter One of “The Origin of Giant,” a twelve-page adventure by Dennis Mallonee and Chris Marrinan, plus a bonus three-page Liberty Girl featurette by Nat Gertler and Rusty Haller.
This issue also sees Mark Beachum jumping on board to contribute, and is the first of several projects he is working on with Heroic, including several adventures of Flare, and Fantastic Girl.
And as always, this an other Heroic Publishing titles can be found for free at WOWIO.com.
Heroic Publishing let Major Spoilers know that its latest issue of Flare (#37) is now available for a free download at Wowio.com.
FLARE #37 features the new twenty-page Flare adventure, “The Secrets of Lady Arcane,” written by Dennis Mallonee, with artwork by Dick Giordano and Mark Beachum. This story featuring a guest appearance by Doctor Arcane, and sets the stage for next year’s long-awaited return of Lady Arcane by revealing for the first time how Lady A and Flare first met. This issue also features an all-new seven-page story, “A Tale of Malice,” by Wilson Hill and Franco Urru, starring Dark Malice and the original Giant.
Each time I mention Wowio.com, I get at least one person asking how the Wowio system works. It is free to sign up, the titles available are free to download, but you are limited to a certain number of downloads per day. There are some great titles available via Wowio, and if your budget is tight, and you are looking for some indie comics to get your hands on, then by all means, give Wowio a go.
I’m still catching up from last week, so forgive all the announcements from Marvel hyping its multitude of sold out issues. The latest is Thor: Ages of Thunder that will be going back to press with a variant cover with interior art by Patrick Zircher on the cover.
“All of us here on Team: THOR – AGES OF THUNDER are pleased as punch to discover that America enjoys the sight of Ice Giants getting brained with giant hammers as much as we do,†said Fraction. “We look forward to carrying that momentum forward through this upcoming time of transition, where we will continue to deliver the big hammer brainings America demands under the new guise of Team: THOR – REIGN OF BLOOD. Thank you.â€
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Because issues #7 and #8 of the new Thor series, written by J. Michael Straczynski have both sold out at Diamond Comics, Marvel is going back to print and combining the two issues into one giant issue – Thor: Search for Odin Must-Have.
This is an excellent little arc featuring Thor’s search for his father hoping to restore him to life. The Major Spoilers Podcast (the podcast for comic and pop culture fans) reviewed issue #7 some time ago, and loved the first part of the story.
Thor: Search for Odin Must-Have will sell for $3.99 (that’s cheaper than buying the two issues singly) and arrives June 4, 2008.
or, three issues later and there are still no “save Layla†plans
A new month of comics dawns and I get to return to one of my favorites, X-Factor. But, as the sub-heading suggests, I am a little troubled at the lack of “Layla†that I’m finding in these issues (though, she at least got a mention this time around).
That being said, I can’t help but love this comic. X-Factor aren’t overly fond of authority, and that is just the way I like it
If you are one of the lucky few to be in New York next week, don’t forget the annual Toy Fair will be going on from February 17 to the 20th. I really wish I could go because I’m very excited about seeing the next way of the DC Universe Classics figures, including the giant build a figure Grundy.
One of the surprising figure sets that continue to be released is the JLU figures from a television series that has been off the air for a couple of years. I always make a beeline to the toy aisle of the local Target every chance I get to see if the latest figures are on the shelf. Unfortunately, the local Target is an hour and a half away as my little town only has a Wal-Mart, which does not carry any DC action figures (THOSE BASTARDS!).
While we probably won’t be seeing figures based on those above, the custom figures created by Jason Brashear do make me wish Mattel would continue to keep the series going until every single DCU character is released.