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Shaun Sipos: Superman’s Strange Savior
by Tim Beedle | April 4, 2018 at 5:00 pm
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For eighty years, Superman has been saving us. As our first comic book superhero, there’s arguably no one better at it. But what happens when Superman’s the one who needs to be saved? |
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Tune in to Episode 13 of Marvel’s The Pull List
by Marvel Comic Book News | April 4, 2018 at 2:31 am
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Happy Tuesday, True Believers! Time to get ready for New Comic Book Day with Marvel’s The Pull List! In a very lucky episode #13, Ryan and Tucker give you bite-sized previews of April 4’s captivating comic releases, including AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, BLACK BOLT, ROGUE & GAMBIT, STAR WARS, and all the other books hitting shelves tomorrow! Here’s the full list of what’s available from Marvel this week: MARVEL PRINT COMICS ON-SALE (4/4/18) - ALL-NEW WOLVERINE #33
- AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #798
- ASTONISHING X-MEN #10
- AVENGERS #687
- AVENGERS SHARDS OF INFINITY #1
- BLACK BOLT #12
- IRON FIST #79
- MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #5
- MARVEL’S ANT-MAN AND THE WASP PRELUDE #2 (OF 2)
- NEW MUTANTS DEAD SOULS #2 (OF 6)
- PUNISHER #223
- RISE OF THE BLACK PANTHER #4 (OF 6)
- ROGUE AND GAMBIT #4 (OF 5)
- RUNAWAYS #8
- SPIDER-MAN #239
- STAR WARS #46
- VENOM #164
- VENOMIZED #1 (OF 5)
- X-MEN GOLD #25
- TRUE BELIEVERS AVENGERS VS THANOS #1, $1.00
- TRUE BELIEVERS THANOS THE FIRST #1, $1.00
COLLECTIONS - AVENGERS MIGHTY ORIGINS TP, $17.99
- AVENGERS VS THANOS DIGEST TP, $9.99
- BLACK PANTHER SHURI THE DEADLIEST OF THE SPECIES TP (NEW PRINTING), $14.99
- MARVEL LEGACY COMPANION TP, $15.99
- STAR WARS A NEW HOPE THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY HC, $34.99
- STAR WARS VOLUME 7 THE ASHES OF JEDHA TP, $17.99
- THANOS THE INFINITY SIBLINGS HC
- X-MEN GRAND DESIGN TP, $29.99
- X-MEN LEGIONQUEST? HC $75
DIGITAL COMICS - AVENGERS: BACK TO BASICS #3
ALSO ON SALE ON THE MARVEL APP - AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #23 (1964)
- DARK REIGN FILES #1 (2009)
- GIANT SIZE SPIDER-WOMAN #1 (2005)
- GIANT SIZE SUPER-STARS #1 (1974)
- GIANT-SIZE AVENGERS SPECIAL #1 (2007)
- GIANT-SIZE CHILLERS #1 (1974)
- GIANT-SIZE INCREDIBLE HULK #1 (2008)
- GIANT-SIZE SPIDER-MAN #1 (1974)
- GIANT-SIZE X-MEN: FIRST CLASS #1 (2008)
- MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS #26 (1988)
- PUNISHER ANNUAL #2 (1988)
- SILVER SURFER ANNUAL #2 (1988)
- SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #9 (1979)
- STARTLING STORIES: FANTASTIC FOUR – UNSTABLE MOLECULES #1-4 (2003)
- STARTLING STORIES: THE MEGALOMANIACAL SPIDER-MAN #1 (2003)
- STARTLING STORIES: THING – NIGHT FALLS ON YANCY STREET #1 -4 (2003)
- SUPER HERO SQUAD ONLINE GAME: HERO UP! #1 (2011)
- SUPER HERO SQUAD SPECTACULAR #1 (2011)
- WEB OF SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #5 (1985)
- X-FACTOR #107 (1986)
- X-MEN ANNUAL #3 (1991)
- X-MEN UNLIMITED #4-7 (1993)
- X-MEN: EARTH’S MUTANT HEROES #1 (2010)
- X-MEN: EVOLUTION #1-9 (2001)
DIGITAL COLLECTIONS - ATLAS ERA STRANGE TALES MASTERWORKS VOL. 3
- HULK: VISIONARIES – PETER DAVID VOL. 6
- INCREDIBLE HULK MASTERWORKS VOL. 6
- SUB-MARINER MASTERWORKS VOL. 3
- VAMPIRE TALES VOL. 2
FRESHLY DIGITIZED COMICS ON MARVEL UNLIMITED - BEN REILLY: SCARLET SPIDER #8
- BLACK PANTHER #18
- CABLE #5
- DEADPOOL KILLS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE AGAIN #5
- GENERATIONS: MILES MORALES SPIDER-MAN & PETER PARKER SPIDER-MAN #1
- GENERATIONS: SAM WILSON CAPTAIN AMERICA & STEVE ROGERS CAPTAIN AMERICA #1
- GIANT-SIZE MASTER OF KUNG FU #1-4
- GIANT-SIZE SPIDER-MAN #2
- GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: TELLTALE GAMES #3
- I AM GROOT #5
- INFAMOUS IRON MAN #12
- MARVEL LEGACY #1
- MASTER OF KUNG FU #17-28
- MIGHTY THOR #23
- MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINOSAUR #23
- NICK FURY #6
- PETER PARKER, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #137-145, 149, 150
- SPIDER-GWEN #24
- STAR WARS: JEDI OF THE REPUBLIC – MACE WINDU #2
- THANOS #11
- THE MIGHTY CAPTAIN MARVEL #9
- THE PUNISHER #16
- VENOMVERSE #4
- X-MEN: BLUE #12
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Black Lightning: Reconciliations
by Regular Et Cetera | April 4, 2018 at 2:00 am
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Salutations, Freeland sympathizers, and welcome back to another (that’s right!) electrifying review of Black Lightning! Episode 11 gave us daddy issues, dynamic duos, deputy derelicts, drug money and more… But before I get into all |
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The History of the Black Panther: 2009-2010
by Marvel Comic Book News | April 3, 2018 at 9:47 pm
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For more than 50 years, the Black Panther has stood at the forefront on the Marvel Universe. With T’Challa appearing on the big screen again this year in both Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther” and “Avengers: Infinity War,” take a look back at over five decades worth of comic book adventures for the King of Wakanda! Storm returned to Wakanda to help a young mutant named Nezhno in X-MEN: WORLDS APART #1, but found herself attacked by her husband The Black Panther. After T’Challa then publicly disowned her, she discovered his possession at the hands of her foe The Shadow King. She fled into the jungle with Nezhno in X-MEN: WORLDS APART #2 with the Panther hot on her trail. Turning to fight her subjugated husband in X-MEN: WORLDS APART #3, Storm contacted the Panther God after defeating T’Challa and made a pact with the deity. In X-MEN: WORLDS APART #4 she beat The Shadow King, freed T’Challa, and saw herself accepted as Wakanda’s queen throughout the nation. The Panther attended the funeral of Sue Storm’s future self in FANTASTIC FOUR #562, and then joined with the Avengers to check in on a newly de-Hulked Bruce Banner in INCREDIBLE HULK #601. In BLACK PANTHER #1, T’Challa’s jet crashed in Wakanda, sending him into a deep coma. Wakandans turned to his sister Shuri to perhaps become the new Black Panther in his stead in BLACK PANTHER #2, and T’Challa’s mother conferred with Storm on a plan to save her son. In BLACK PANTHER #3, Storm prepared for a special mystical rite to enter the netherworld, while Shuri sought the Panther God for the transference of power. Elsewhere, the villainous Morlun rose from the dead to rampage anew. Near death, T’Challa saw and spoke with his departed father in BLACK PANTHER #4, but the Panther God rejected Shuri for the role of Wakanda’s official savior. With Morlun swiftly approaching the capital city in BLACK PANTHER #5, Shuri defied the deity and donned the mantel of the Panther as Storm readied herself to take her husband’s place in the afterlife and allow him to return to the land of the living. Ultimately, a Wakandan mystic managed to trade Morlun’s soul for T’Challa’s and Storm’s souls after Shuri battled and failed to stop the menace in BLACK PANTHER #6. Because of T’Challa’s necessary convalescence after his ordeal, Shuri became the true Black Panther in BLACK PANTHER #7 and fought mercenaries while on a trip to the United States. The new Panther tracked down a Wakandan agent in BLACK PANTHER #8, and back in her home country, T’Challa underwent a strength-renewing ritual which revealed to him their true foe: Doctor Doom. As the new Black Panther, T’Challa’s sister Shuri, drew ever closer to war with Atlantis in BLACK PANTHER #10; meanwhile, her brother sought to regain his strength and power after a brush with the afterlife. In BLACK PANTHER #11, Shuri, wearing vibranium-laced armor, clashed with Namor the Sub-Mariner while Doctor Doom tested the resolve of both T’Challa and his queen, Storm of the X-Men. In an effort to draw out the identity of their attacker, T’Challa and Storm allowed the Wakandan government to fall to the Desturi in BLACK PANTHER #12. Elsewhere, Shuri and allies approached a mysterious island where they found a pack of super villains lying in wait for them, all part of Doom’s gambit. T’Challa and Shuri ultimately abandoned their native country to Doom’s minions the Desturi in DOOMWAR #1 and sought the X-Men for aid in their plight. Doctor Doom moved in to attempt to broach the vault holding Wakanda’s vibranium stores, but encountered a set-back when Shuri returned to the throne room and killed the leader of the Desturi. With the X-Men’s help, T’Challa and Shuri continued their Wakanda assault on Doom in DOOMWAR #2. The villain himself found it impossible to crack the code on the vibranium vault, and threatened the captured Storm’s life if T’Challa would not deliver access to it. With the king choosing his queen over his country’s precious resource, Doom made off with the vibranium in DOOMWAR #3. Later, the heroes fended off an attack by robotic panthers augmented by the wondrous metal. Shuri, the X-Men, and the Fantastic Four began a global campaign to track down and destroy all of Doctor Doom’s new vibranium Doombots in DOOMWAR #4, while T’Challa hired the mercenary Deadpool to track down the master manipulator himself in Latveria. Shuri and her companions hacked into Doom’s funds to distribute them to charities in DOOMWAR #5, and T’Challa helped Deadpool pinpoint the Doctor’s exact location. The Wakandan heroes and their allies confronted Doom in his castle in Latveria in DOOMWAR #6, but discovered he’d connected himself through science and magic with all vibranium on Earth. T’Challa battled the villain one-on-one, and in a heroic yet tragic move, he chose to destroy all the Wakandan metal on the planet to deny Doom his victory. In the wake of the Shadowland event, Daredevil asked The Black Panther to watch over the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of New York while he got his head together in BLACK PANTHER: THE MAN WITHOUT FEAR #513. T’Challa took on a new identity, complete with a day job at a diner, and threw himself into investigating a Romanian criminal gang and its leader, Vlad the Impaler.
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Earth’s Heroes get Venomized
by Marvel Comic Book News | April 3, 2018 at 7:22 pm
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The events of VENOMVERSE reach their climax in the five-issue event that is writer Cullen Bunn and artist Iban Coello‘s VENOMIZED! When issue #1 hits shelves April 4, Venom and the X-Men are desperately racing back to Earth to warn everyone of an impending invasion by the Poisons, who want to bond every super hero with a Klyntar symbiote. And to add insult to injury, the alien usurpers have already taken possession of Jean Grey, whose powerful psychic abilities, when corrupted, do not portend good things for anyone. Speaking to Marvel.com ahead of the first issue, Bunn detailed the impending threat, the key players in the story, and how this event will prove to be a poignant send-off. Marvel.com: You’ve written several Venom stories now; what lessons have you learned to apply to VENOMIZED? Cullen Bunn: That’s a tough question, really, because VENOMIZED is so different from, say, my run original run on VENOM. My Flash Thompson Venom stories focused on one man (who wasn’t necessarily super hero material) trying to be the best super hero he could. VENOMIZED (and VENOMVERSE and “Poison-X” before it) are much more focused on popcorn sci-fi action. But if my original VENOM stories taught me anything, it’s that this new tale, no matter how wild and crazy, needs to lean into the host and symbiote’s relationship. With dozens of Marvel characters getting symbiotes, I definitely focus on a couple. With Eddie Brock, we’ve seen tons about his relationship with the symbiote already and we’ll continue to see more in his book, I’m sure. So, I instead turned a magnifying glass on Eddie’s relationship with symbiotes as a whole. What does he think about the alien species? There are other characters who will have more complicated one-to-one relationships with their symbiotes. In particular, Spider-Man. Marvel.com: Can you talk a little about the creation of the Poisons and why they pose such a threat in this run? Cullen Bunn: The Poisons were created for the VENOMVERSE story. If you’re not familiar with how these semi-event comics (at least sometimes) come together, when I pitched VENOMIZED, I flew to New York and sat in a room with several editors. I threw out my idea for the story (going into the room, I was told only that Marvel wanted to do a tale focused on Venomized versions of various characters, with Eddie Brock as a focal point). From there, the story was broken down and rebuilt and broken down again. In the beginning, the “Poisons” were going to be the “Symbiote-Slayers” I introduced way back in my original VENOM run. Then they were going to be the true progenitors of the symbiotes. Then we settled on the idea that they would be the perfect symbiote hosts.  Venomized #1 cover by Nick Brdshaw and Jim Campbell I came up with the notion that these creatures were naturally very, very weak. They were at the bottom of the food chain. But when they come into contact with an alien symbiote (especially one worn by an individual with enhanced abilities) they become these super-predators. These creatures, picked on and bullied for so long, became the ultimate bullies, and they went on a rampage to collect more and more power. Now, the Poisons have come to our Earth, and they are collecting as many super powered individuals as they can. When they take over a person, they consume them. The person dies in order to fuel the transformation and the symbiote bonding process for the new host. The Poisons couldn’t care less about our world, save that they want all of our enhanced heroes and villains. And they have brought hundreds of Poisoned heroes and villains from other worlds to help them on their hunt. In order to harvest super powered symbiotes, the Poisons must first prepare the harvest. That means giving as many heroes and villains symbiotes as possible. They have taken all of the symbiotes from the Planet Klyntar and are using them as weapons. You might think giving a hero a symbiote only makes your job more difficult…but the problem is, if you have a symbiote, one touch from a base-form Poison means death. Marvel.com: How does the absence of Venom and the X-Men complicate matters? And when might we see them again? Cullen Bunn: Well, the X-Men and Venom are racing back to Earth to warn everyone about the coming invasion. They’ll arrive in the first issue…but it will be too late to help. Maybe a bigger complication, though, is the fact that Jean Grey has been taken by the Poisons. She’s a very powerful psychic with a deep connection to Cyclops. That’s going to cause many, many problems. Marvel.com: Who will be fighting the enemy in their stead? What sorts of methods will they employ to try to defeat them? Cullen Bunn: Many heroes are getting drafted into this fight. The Avengers, the Champions, the X-Men, the Defenders…and others. Defeating the Poisons will not be easy, though, because they really have no idea who they are dealing with. One hero who may be key to the resistance is Anti-Venom. His abilities make him dangerous to the Poisons, even though he may not be willing to give it his all for various reasons. Anti-Venom is one of three “anomalies” the Poisons are very interested in. Another is Kid Kaiju, who would present the Poisons with some terrifying new abilities. Another is Carnage, an alternate universe version of whom gave them fits in VENOMIZED. All three of these characters will become targets for the Poisons. And some of them may fall victim to these alien invaders. Not every hero will walk away from this fight unscathed. X-Men Blue Annual (2018) #1 Marvel.com: What are you most excited for readers to see in this new limited series? Cullen Bunn: I think there are some really fun—really creepy—beats in regards to how the Poisons see each other that I’m very excited about. We know they use psychic “lures” to draw in prey. Here, we’ll see that those lures have other functions, too. And, of course, I think it’s going to be a lot of fun to see a bunch of Venomized heroes at play. Read VENOMIZED #1, by Cullen Bunn and Iban Coello, this Wednesday—April 4!
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This August… Extermination
by Marvel Comic Book News | April 3, 2018 at 6:45 pm
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From writer Ed Brisson and artist Pepe Larraz… This August, prepare for Extermination. Find out more this week at C2E2 during Marvel’s True Believer panel* at 12:15-1:15pm CT in room S401.  Extermination #1 cover by Mark Brooks *Requires Marvel Mastercard ® or Marvel Mastercard invitation, current Marvel Unlimited Plus membership or emailed RSVP confirmation for entry.
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Marvel Studios’ ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ Prelude
by Marvel Comic Book News | April 3, 2018 at 2:10 am
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Can’t wait for Marvel Studios’ “Ant-Man and the Wasp”? We have some good news. Out this Wednesday is writer Will Corona Pilgrim and artist Chris Allen‘s ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: PRELUDE #2! The second issue of this two-part story continues the adaptation of Marvel Studios’ “Ant-Man”—and includes Scott Lang’s throw-down with the Falcon, the climactic fight with Yellowjacket, and a glimpse at Hope van Dyne’s future! Get ready to relive all the action in comic form. We caught up with Will to hear more about Scott and Hope’s adventures in the series. Marvel.com: This two-part series is an adaptation of Marvel Studios’ “Ant-Man,” so it seems like an opportunity to take a deeper dive into Scott’s history. Will Pilgrim: We actually got to get into Scott’s history a little bit in the MARVEL’S ANT-MAN– SCOTT LANG: SMALL TIME Infinite Comic, for the first film which was fun since it put a little more context to the whole VistaCorp situation that put Scott behind bars and created the rift between him and Maggie. This time around we got to see the fallout of those events as Scott’s trying to get back on his feet and make up for those past mistakes so he can spend more time with Cassie. 
Marvel.com: What felt unique about the experience of telling this particular story in comic form? Will Pilgrim: For me, trying to capture the humor of Luis’s trademark brand of storytelling was a truly unique challenge. Since his voice is so distinct in the film, I wanted to be able to capture a lot of that run-on sentence, stream of consciousness energy, and I think Chris Allen did a superb job achieving that on the comic page. Marvel.com: It seems like you could take inspiration from the best of both Scott in the comics and Scott in the movie. How did you approach that balance? Will Pilgrim: It’s equal measure for me, since having been at Marvel Studios on the development side when the first film was being made I was lucky enough to have some added insight as to how and what we should capture for the comic adaptation. I work very closely with editor Mark Basso when pitching and outlining how much of the story we’ll be able to get in an issue, and we’re always considering what the great action beats are that fans would love to see explored on the page. Marvel.com: Can you tell us a little about the timeline? This sticks to the storyline of the first movie, right? Will Pilgrim: This one sticks specifically to the events of Marvel Studios’ “Ant-Man”—if I only had more pages! I’d love to tell additional Marvel Cinematic Universe stories in comic form! Pick up ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: PRELUDE #2, by Will Corona Pilgrim and Chris Allen, this Wednesday, April 4!
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DC’s Legends of Tomorrow: Thanks, Obama
by Meg Downey | April 3, 2018 at 1:00 am
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Alright, Legends fans, I know I say this a lot, but there was SO MUCH going on this week. I feel like it may have actually set some sort of Legends of Tomorrow record for the amount of plots intersecting all at once. |
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