This October they're going to give us a glimpse of just how different with All-New, All-Different Marvel Point One #1 The issue will feature stories of Daredevil, Carnage, All-New Inhumans, Rocket Raccoon & Groot, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D and Contest of Champions.
The issue will be written by Al Ewing, Charles Soule, Skottie Young, Gerry Conway and[...]
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Remember Marvel Point One, the first time Marvel did a round of themed revamps, from 2011?
The focus was Nova, Daredevil, Doctor Strange, Ultron, Phoenix, Hawkeye and The Watcher Though it would end up with the latter being killed off.The other image was basically Fantastic Four and X-Men How things have changed.
What can we learn from[...]
Last week, Marvel Comics registered the name "Point One" for "Comic books; printed periodicals in the field of comic book stories and artwork" citung te following examples as evidence for their claim.
From this I can presume we'll be getting a new Marvel Point One to follow Secret Wars And they'd like to make[...]
Christmas and the New Year are behind us, the kids have just gone back to school, I really hope they have a better time there today than in today's
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Aaron Haaland, of A Comic Shop, Florida, writes,
Hey Fandom! It's the All-New Year Now and I'm back with some books!
All-New Marvel Now starts now with another Point One of teasers Slott's Silver Surfer was fun, as was Loki: Agent of Asgard[...]
Now Point One #1 So that's… Avengers World, Silver Surfer, Loki, Black Widow and Invaders… But who is the blacked out character? Not Cyclops this time…?
This image was shown to retailers at the Diamond breakfast earlier in the week The cover to All New Marvel Now Point One #1 So that's… Avengers World, Silver[...]
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This is the Marvel AR for the scene below from Marvel Point One.
Note, "hip, young beamslingers", a reference to the NME ad for "hip, young gunslingers" that recruited Julie Burchill and Tony Parsons Will this ad have as serious and as damaging effect?
Also, "be there or be involved in a string of massive corporate[...]
In anticipation of the release of Marvel Point One #1, and all the increased advertising, retailers seem to be picking up last minute orders.
The zero issues of Justice League and Catwoman seem to have encouraged retailers to order a lot more of the next issue, Hawkeye looks set to make for a third issue sell[...]
Here you go then…
MARVEL NOW! POINT ONE #1
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS, MATT FRACTION, JEPH LOEB,
NICK SPENCER, KIERON GILLEN, DENNIS HOPELESS (W)
STEVE MCNIVEN, MICHAEL ALLRED, ED MCGUINNESS,
JAMIE MCKELVIE, SALVADOR LARROCA and MORE! (A)
COVER BY ADI GRANOV
Variant Cover by JOE QUESADA
Sketch Variant Cover by JOE QUESADA
Variant Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG
THE FUTURE OF MARVEL IS NOW!
64 PGS./Rated[...]
Such as this Marvel NOW! Point One teaser showing us the cover of what we can presume is a new series, showing Wiccan, Loki and Miss America, following on from yesterday's teasing of a new Ant Man series by Nick Spencer.
Could this be the new Warriors Three? Written by Kieron Gillen? And taking up plotlines[...]
Marvel's Point One comics were billed as perennial comics, issues that comic book stores could keep on hand, ideal for when anyone expressed an interest in trying a comic, they'd get something suitable for new readers that would give them a flavour of the book, bring them up to speed and give the main books[...]
Marvel will be publishing another Point One anthology of short stories in October Whether it's Point One #2 or Point Two, I don't know. Whether Marvel will artifically inflate its position on the charts moving it from the top forty to the top ten by double shipping copies, I don't know But David Gabriel did slip it into conversation[...]
Here's the top ten.
QTY
RANK
DOLLAR
RANK
INDEX
ITEM CODE
DESCRIPTION
PRICE
VENDOR
1
1
105.11
SEP110095-M
JUSTICE LEAGUE #3
$3.99
DC
2
4
100.00
SEP110120-M
BATMAN #3
$2.99
DC
3
3
89.33
SEP110114-M
ACTION COMICS #3
$3.99
DC
4
7
81.23
SEP110137-M
GREEN LANTERN #3
$2.99
DC
5
9
75.08
SEP110496-M
POINT ONE #1
$5.99
MAR
6
5
74.28
SEP110536-M
AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #1
$3.99
MAR
7
6
72.80
SEP110591-M
UNCANNY X-MEN #1
$3.99
MAR
8
8
66.28
SEP110124
DETECTIVE COMICS #3 [*]
$2.99
DC
9
11
59.89
SEP110102-M
FLASH #3
$2.99
DC
10
15
55.21
SEP110589-M
WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #2
$3.99
MAR
All fine and dandy[...]
Getting comic book retailers to increase their orders with a series of incentives, then doubling all orders anyway saw comic stores flooded with copies of Point One from Marvel this week, a fifty-odd page comic for $5.99 was soon selling for $2.99 in many stores as a result (although someone did manage to sell a[...]
Which is probably why so many books try to do a little something different this week.
How Little Will Your Store Sell Marvel's Point One For? (UPDATE)
Marvel did all they could to encourage orders of Point One, a fifty-odd page $5.99 comic, set to plan the future of all manner of comic books coming out[...]
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Marvel did all they could to encourage orders of Point One, a fifty-odd page $5.99 comic, set to plan the future of all manner of comic books coming out from Marvel next year From the rather obvious identity of "It's Coming" to an entertaining set of twins new to Marvel to the identity of the[...]
But with Marvel's Point One shipping tomorrow, it may not be a bad idea Two lots of seven points about Point One...
Marvel are bringing a lot of attention to bear for their Point One oneshot next month, as the Final Order Cut Off point for retailers approaches next Monday But why should the readers care?[...]
Point One Point One Point One Point One Point One Point One Point One Point One Point One Point One Point One Point One Point One Point One Anna and Aaron at A Comic Shop in Florida go through tomorrow's comics today Did we mention they're talking about Point One?
Then there's Avenging Spider-Man with its[...]
But Point One does sound like a must-read book, and perhaps material for a few timeline posts to come.
Most-Read Comic Stories Today:
Marvel Doubles All Orders Of Point One
Pretty much every answer to every question asked during the Marvel panels at the New York Comic Con was answered with the response "Read Point One."
The Return Of[...]
Pretty much every answer to every question asked during the Marvel panels at the New York Comic Con was answered with the response "Read Point One."
Marvel are making much about how so many storylines in so many titles, from X-Men to Spider-Man to Nova to Defenders to Avengers will all see their beginnings in this[...]
Marvel are bringing a lot of attention to bear for their Point One oneshot next month, as the Final Order Cut Off point for retailers approached next Monday But why should the readers care? Well here's seven stabs…
1 The framework of the comic focuses on the Watcher and what he see, now and in the[...]
Now I'm not one for spoilers, you all know that.
But it seems I have in my possession, the knowledge of exactly who is under the hoodie, the new Scarlet Spider, appearing in Point One and spinning out of Spider Island.
But there's no fun in just telling you Not when the reveal is such a while[...]
Marvel are teasing David Lapham and Robert De La Torre's upcoming work on the Point One oneshot next month that's meant to look forward to various events and comics next year.
And this one seems to be spotlighting a variety of citizens of the Age Of Apocalypse alternate reality….
Marvel are teasing David Lapham and Robert[...]
Marvel has another teaser of their Point One oneshot, that is to kick off their 2012 big event, amongst other things.
The latest teaser, I understand, is for a story by Chris Yost and Ryan Stegman that spins out of the current Spider-Island story in which the population of Manhattan have all been granted spider-powers from[...]