Press Release
Marvel is proud to announce the Marvel Universe line of comics perfect for fans of all ages, launching in April 2012 with the debuts of Marvel Universe: Ultimate Spider-Man #1 and Marvel Universe: The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes #1. Fans of Spider-Man, Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk and all the Avengers should look for the Marvel Universe logo to find the most exciting stories they can imagine!
Or – “As An Evil Orb Once Said, ‘From One World… To Another!’ “
Yesterday’s review of a huge crossover shmageggi leads inevitably (in the interest of balanced coverage) to today’s review of a huge crossover shmageggi. Unlike yesterday, however, today we open with a musical interlude:
Ma, Ma, Ma, Marvel hits me so hard!
Makes me say,
“Oh my word!”
Why is the Red Skull’s kid
in league with an Asgardian cryptid?
It ain’t good!
When the hammers fall down,
And our superdupe heroes get knocked around!
You’d think
they’d know as much!
A hammer from the sky? You can’t touch!
BREAK IT DOWN!
Uh oh! Uh oh! Uh oh! Uh oh!
Uh oh! Here come the hammers!
Marvel announced that The List – Avengers sold out at the distributor level, and is heading back to press with a variant cover.
Eisner winning author Brian Michael Bendis and superstar artist Marko Djurdjevic deliver the first in a series of thrilling one-shots that will change the Marvel Universe forever! Clint Barton finally has enough of Osborn’s propaganda and breaks into Avengers Tower to murder him, but does he succeed? And just who is on Osborn’s hit list? This second printing variant also features a brand-new cover by Djurdjevic!
The second issue will arrive on stand on October 21, 2009.
In this issue: DC used to make bad Batman and Superman films? Let’s hope DC Entertainment does a better job of helping us part with our money, Poe #3, The Incredible Amadeus Cho, and Dark Avengers: Uncanny X-Men: Exodus: The Colon Saga: Final?: Plus Batman goes wacky-in-the-wickey-woo. Yes more Bat-S-Crazy than normal.
Show Notes after the Jump!
Who’s looking forward to Marvel’s The List series? (Quiet you, it’s supposed to be a rhetorical question) It’s supposed to be a big component of Dark Reign, and it kicks off in Dark Reign: The List Part One: Avengers arriving in stores on September 9, 2009. Marvel sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of the issue, that you can see after the jump.
At first Ultimatum sounded like an awful idea – kill off as many characters in the Ultimate Universe in hopes of shaking things up and bringing readers back to the series that got people interested in Marvel again. To make matters worse, Marvel opted to go with someone other than Brian Michael Bendis to pen the epic disaster series, which was odd in itself as Bendis has done so much for the Ultimate Universe, it should have been up to him to bring it all crashing down around everyone’s head. With the final issue of the Ultimatum series, and all related tie-in issues out, Marvel indeed gets its wish in destroying what took nine years to build.
Shaking things up wasn’t well met with critics, fans, and many running around the Intardwebz, but having finished the saga, I think this event is probably one of the best moves Marvel could have done to the Ultimate Universe.
Or – “All Things Must Come To An End…”
So, another wave of zombie madness has fallen upon the Marvel Universe, and several of Marvel’s 70′s monster heroes have united to stop them. Of course, having inoculated themselves with the zombie virus, they could easily turn sides and eat each other, which leads to some uncomfortable conversations here and there. Zombie Deadpool is onboard, and things are about to wrap up the hard way. Taking bets now as to who will be standing at the end…
I didn’t intend it, but this week turned into a Women of the Marvel Universe themed Art Appreciation Moment of the Day. Thought it would be fitting to end the week with the first lady of Marvel – Sue Storm done by the late great Mike Wieringo.
Press Release
Gazillion Entertainment, a leading developer, publisher and operator of massively multiplayer online (MMO) games for wide audiences, announced today that former President of Blizzard North David Brevik has joined as Studio Director for Gargantuan. David will lead development efforts of the highly anticipated Marvel Universe MMO for PC and consoles, in addition to heading up the Gargantuan development studio which is located at Gazillion’s headquarters in San Mateo, California.
Press Release
Marvel is proud to announce that fans can now get a look at the exclusive prequel to Captain America: Reborn #1 courtesy of Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited at www.marvel.com/reborn. Captain America Reborn: Prelude, from Eisner-winning scribe Ed Brubaker and fan favorite artist Luke Ross, reveals just what happens before the hotly anticipated Captain America: Reborn #1 hits stores tomorrow! The entire world knows of the tragic event that transpired in Captain America #25, when Steve Rogers, the man who fought as our nation’s Sentinel of liberty for over 70 years, was brutally gunned down on the steps of a New York courthouse. But now, miraculously, there may be a way to save Steve Rogers and the key could lie in the hands of the daughter of his greatest enemy. How does the Red Skull’s femme fatale offspring play into all of this? What does she know about the assassination of the world’s greatest hero? And will this information save our greatest icon or doom him forever? Find out now in the eight-page Captain America Reborn: Prelude, free to all readers at www.marvel.com/reborn
Plus, don’t miss an exclusive preview of Captain America Reborn #1 at www.marvel.com/reborn one day before Steve Rogers makes his triumphant return to the Marvel Universe!
For fans of Captain America and those wanting to own a part of this historic moment in Marvel history, visit your local comic book retailer on July 1, 2009 to purchase Captain America Reborn #1. To learn more about this landmark event and get a jumpstart with Captain America Reborn: Prelude, go to www.marvel.com/reborn for the exclusive digital comics and a free preview of the series!
And if you want even more exciting adventures of Captain America, Iron Man and all your favorite Marvel heroes, sign up for Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited at www.marvel/digitalcomics. Subscription rates start as low as $4.99/month, making it affordable to new readers and longtime fans!
I’m not sure the Intardwebz were aflame this week over the announcement that J. Michael Straczynski was leaving Thor in September, but it sure had a great number of you concerned – especially when it comes to dangling storylines. Fortuantely, Marvel released more information about the changes ahead, that you can read after the jump.
I generally don’t run Marvel press releases without heavily editing the content to strip out the unnecessary bits, but this one about Deadpool had me chuckling enough to run the entire thing.