Welcome back to the latest edition of "Why do we even bother?" This week's focal point is GODS #8 from Marvel, hitting stores on Wednesday, June 12th In a desperate attempt to wring more angst out of our heroes, Marvel brings us another time-traveling escapade with a twist Here's the official synopsis:
If you could go[...]
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This time it's GODS #7, hitting the shelves this April 24th, poised to entertain or, more likely, send us into a spiraling existential dread about our own family dramas Here's what Marvel has spoon-fed us for a synopsis:
Dimitri is an orphan who was born in the Cosmodrome Out there somewhere is what he's been looking[...]
Are you tired of your deities being all-powerful and infallible? Well, buckle up, because in the latest issue of GODS #6, hitting the shelves on March 27th, we've got the divine equivalent of getting caught with your celestial hand in the cookie jar Aiko's been a bad, bad godling, and it's time to face the[...]
Marvel Comics suggests that Jonathan Hickman and Valerio Schiti's G.O.D.S. will be coming to an end in May 2024.
Well, well, mighty Mortals, gather 'round as we take a glimpse into the peculiar, possibly property-value-decreasing world of GODS #5 Your favorite deity-themed soap opera hits the stands this Wednesday, February 21st, and we're in for a metaphysical treat, or possibly a cautionary tale on the hidden expenses of adulthood.
The clinic has a wall covered[...]
Well, well, well, if it isn't time for another issue of what could be the most obscure group therapy session in spandex, GODS #4 This number hits the stacks this coming Wednesday, January 24th, and looks like we're in for another round of divine existential crises But hey, let's lay out the holy text for[...]
Well, fellow sufferers of the eternal cycle of comic releases, brace yourselves for another prophetic round of boozy revelations in GODS #3, hitting your local comic purveyor this Wednesday, December 20th It seems our friend Cassandra has cornered the market on knowing things no one cares to believe while demonic barflies swarm the counter Is[...]
Oh joy, here we are forced to talk about Jonathan Hickman & Valerio Schiti's GODS #2 like it's the sequel to the Citizen Kane of comic books Landing in stores, with all the grace of a crash-landing meteor, this Wednesday, November 8, let's see what earth-shattering revelation we can unveil this time Here's the groundbreaking[...]
G.O.D.S #2 "The Centum normally has twenty-five Primes, now only three remain. College isn't worth the time or the money."
Daniel Warren Johnson's Transformers tops the Bleeding Cool Bestseller List, beats the week's Batman by a hefty margin, and G.O.D.S. #1
Valerio Schiti tells us regarding G.O.D.S. that "There was a moment, months ago, when you almost had a new Marvel character wearing a kilt."
#1, out today by Jonathan Hickman, Valerio Schiti and Marte Gracia from Marvel Comics, I stated that it was not so much Sandman-meets-Saga as it had ben pitched but New Gods-meets-Book Of Magic Which is why we get a scavenger hunt/trade that takes us around new realities, new powers and new places, introducing them to[...]
Discover THE TRANSFORMERS like you've never seen them before! In Shops: Oct 04, 2023 SRP: $4.99
GODS #1
MARVEL COMICS
AUG230613
(W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Valerio Schiti (CA) Mateus Manhanini
JONATHAN HICKMAN RE-INVENTS THE COSMOLOGY OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE! WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE-POWERS-THAT-BE MEET THE-NATURAL-ORDER-OF-THINGS? The infinite détente between THE-NATURAL-ORDER-OF-THINGS and THE-POWERS-THAT-BE nears an end Old acquaintances are reunited during[...]
it doesn't appear to resemble either.
Instead, it may well be what Jonathan Hickman considered doing for New Gods Before he took over the X-Men for Marvel Comics with House Of X in 2019, we know that he entertained an offer from Jim Lee to write the Legion Of Super Heroes But it seems he had[...]
Massive/Whatnot/Sumerian Comics is sending Bad Omens: Concrete Jungle #1 back for a second printing with a new cover by Ivan Fiorelli.
Most of the ingredients are illegal outside of Hell's Kitchen.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
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MARVEL ZOMBIES: BLACK, WHITE & BLOOD #3 (OF 4)
PEACH MOMOKO, MAT GROOM, CHERYL LYNN EATON (W)
PEACH MOMOKO, ALESSANDRO VITTI & MORE (A)[...]
G.O.D.S. #1 by Jonathan Hickman and Valerio Schiti from Marvel Comics costs $9.99 for its first issue. Is that price too high?
My belief is that it will make these characters more useable and more frequently appearing in other Marvel books as well."
"We already saw the Marvel gods a lot of times in the past, no surprises here Or are there?" Schiti teased "Maybe we saw what they wanted us to see, what our human brains can contain and[...]
The other primal force behind all things unexplained in the universe.
AVATAR:
The sole servant of The-Powers-That-Be.
CENTIVAR:
A servant of The-Natural-Order-of-Things.
THE CENTRUM:
The collective 100 servants of The-Natural-Order-of-Things.
BABYLON EVENT:
An apocalyptic event triggered by a disruption from one of the Marvel Universe's major Gods, which then leads to a dark period of upheaval, death, and loss of knowledge.
PROTO-MAGE:
A powerful, magic-wielding[...]
The Gods know him as Asgard's King, keeper of Mjolnir, hero of the tales When injustice grips the Earth and ancient powers bring down the sky, he fights for those who cannot – and when the tale is done, we will know what that cost him This is the story of THE IMMORTAL THOR PLUS:[...]
The Gods know him as Asgard's King, keeper of Mjolnir, hero of the tales When injustice grips the Earth and ancient powers bring down the sky, he fights for those who cannot – and when the tale is done, we will know what that cost him This is the story of THE IMMORTAL THOR PLUS:[...]
PLUS: A bonus page written by Jonathan Hickman – WHO ARE THE G.O.D.S.?
Rated TIn Shops: Aug 16, 2023 SRP: $4.99
GODS #1
MARVEL COMICS
AUG230613
(W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Valerio Schiti (CA) Mateus Manhanini
JONATHAN HICKMAN RE-INVENTS THE COSMOLOGY OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE! WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE-POWERS-THAT-BE MEET THE-NATURAL-ORDER-OF-THINGS? The infinite détente between THE-NATURAL-ORDER-OF-THINGS and THE-POWERS-THAT-BE nears an end[...]
PLUS: A bonus page written by Jonathan Hickman – WHO ARE THE G.O.D.S.?
Rated T+In Shops: Aug 09, 2023
SRP: $3.99
GODS #1
MARVEL COMICS
AUG230613
(W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Valerio Schiti (CA) Mateus Manhanini
JONATHAN HICKMAN RE-INVENTS THE COSMOLOGY OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE! WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE-POWERS-THAT-BE MEET THE-NATURAL-ORDER-OF-THINGS? The infinite détente between THE-NATURAL-ORDER-OF-THINGS and THE-POWERS-THAT-BE nears an end[...]
And they are the old guard, the old magic, the old gods They are the boomers of the Marvel Universe So when the mutants of Krakoa say something like this back in House Of X #1 from Jonathan Hickman and Pepe Larraz…
House Of X #1
… it's worth reminding them that some people notice.
Hellfire Gala 2023[...]
'Nuff said!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
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DARK X-MEN #3 (OF 5)
STEVE FOXE (W) • JONAS SCHARF (A)
Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
VARIANT COVER BY MARGUERITE SAUVAGE
VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
FEAR THE FALLEN!
As Gambit tries to[...]
Marvel Comics has issued a proper preview of Jonathan Hickman and Valerio Schiti 's upcoming Marvel Universe series G.O.D.S.
by Jonathan Hickman & Valerio Schiti
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Jonathan Hickman and Valerio Schiti's G.O.D.S. series from Marvel Comics will be upon us with Wyn, Aiko Maki, Dmitri, Cubisk Core, and Mia.
Then I discovered that we would be reimagining gods in the Marvel Universe: how they work, what they do, and how they interact with each other and humanity It's the kind of project that makes you weak in the knees when you think about it Luckily, Jonathan has the gift to make even the most[...]
Then I discovered that we would be reimagining gods in the Marvel Universe: how they work, what they do, and how they interact with each other and humanity It's the kind of project that makes you weak in the knees when you think about it Luckily, Jonathan has the gift to make even the most[...]