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Marvel's Land Grab On DC In March

Published Thu, 13 Dec 2012 09:00:47 -0600

Last updated Thu, 13 Dec 2012 12:34:21 -0600

DC may have got Alex Maleev to do a few Batman pages. But in March, Marvel have new books from Mahmud Asrar, Pete Woods and Paul Cornell who have, of late, been only seen working for DC Comics on books such as Supergirl, Legion Lost, Demon Knights and Stormwatch.

But in March, they're on Ultimate Comics: X-Men, Avengers Assemble and Wolverine.

No big showboating, no exclusive agreements, just quietly taking names associated with DC Comics. I expect more people to notice if Gail arrives, of course…

But there is some irony that Brian Wood was told he was writing the Supergirl comic that Mahmud was drawing, until at the last minute he found out it was a pitch process and he was unceremoniously dropped. And now they are reunited on the same Marvel comic. Someone somewhere has a keen sense of humour.

ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #24
BRIAN WOOD (W) • MAHMUD ASRAR (A)
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
NATURAL RESOURCES CONTINUES
• The mutants have proved their worth, but at what cost?
• Kitty makes a choice that could haunt her forever
• Rising star, Mahmud Asrar (Supergirl) joins the creative team!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #13
KELLY SUE DECONNICK (W) • PETE WOODS (A)
Cover by NIC KLEIN
Variant cover by In-Hyuk Lee
• Time to pay the piper… or the psychopathic lizard girl. Black Widow and Hawkeye stand in judgment for the sins of their pasts.
• Spider-Woman caught in the middle.
• Natasha don't drink that, it's–! …Uh-oh.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

WOLVERINE #1
PAUL CORNELL (W) • ALAN DAVIS (A/C)
Sketch Variant by Alan Davis
Variant Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL
Blank Cover Also Available
Young Variant Also Available
IT'S HUNTING SEASON!
The best there is at what he does gets an all-new on-going! Pay attention very closely: there's a mystery here that even Wolverine hasn't sniffed out yet. When Wolverine finds himself the bargaining chip in a hostage situation, he must make a decision to save a little boy that will follow him forever…literally! How can a berserker fight what he can't see? And how far will he go to assert his humanity in the face of the Unknown? Find out when superstars Paul Cornell (CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI:13, Doctor Who, Action Comics) and Alan Davis (AVENGERS, CLANDESTINE, EXCALIBUR, UNCANNY X-MEN) take on the Wolverine!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99