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Such as a return by Tom DeFalco and Pat Oliffe to Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars with Battleworld How this will tie in withDeadpool's Secret Secret Wars has yet to be decided. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ In 1984, Marvel's[...]

Coming out of the Diamond Comics Retailer Lunch, which Marvel Comics is still invited to, we get the news that Marvel has Secret Wars 40th anniversary events coming up, to celebrate forty years of the series created by Jim Shooter, Bob Layton and Mike Zeck that basically began the event-obsessed comic book industry we live in[...]

Back in 1984, Marvel Comics debuted their impressive crossover comic book event, Secret Wars This story brought some of Marvel's most popular superheroes together to team up and take on some of their biggest enemies The idea behind the event was to sell toys as Marvel teamed up with Mattel to release all of your[...]

As he says in his newsletter today, "In some ways, I'm probably trying to follow in the footsteps of Marvel writers before me – my very first taste of Marvel was Secret Wars, immediately followed in UK reprints by Secret Wars II – Jim Shooter's attempt to take in heady concepts of desire, godhood and humanity[...]

Marvel Studios has announced an Avengers: Secret Wars to follow Avengers: The Kang Dynasty to conclude Marvel's Phase Six in the years to come, to follow The Fantastic Four As a result, an eye has been passed over those original Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars comic books from 1985 by Jim Shooter and Mike Zeck, and[...]

And so it is with Iteration of reality number two… Defenders Beyond #3 But the Celestials survive and continue through iteration after iteration… Defenders Beyond #3 And it's all being observed and puppeted by The Beyonders, of Secret Wars fame, but who also have played a role in so much else. Defenders Beyond #3 And yes, the one with with the[...]

The recent announcement from Marvel Studios at San Diego Comic-Con's Hall H for an Avengers: Secret Wars movie has put a fire under back issues for both of the Marvel Secret Wars series, from the eighties and from the teens And Heritage Art Auctions has a listing for CGC slabbed copies of issues Secret Wars[...]

Yesterday, amid their Phase 5 and Phase 6 announcements, Marvel Studios announced Avengers: Secret Wars for November 2025 Quite a way away but eBay noticed Secret Wars usually refers to a number of Marvel series, the original comic book series from 1985 by Jim Shooter and Mike Zeck in which the heroes and villains of the[...]

And yes, that was also reflected in the recent Loki TV series. So today sees the publication of Defenders Beyond #1, revisit the Eternity Mask which has been filling Al Ewing's comic books of late… With Blue Marvel batting with fate and destiny courtesy of a few cosmic tarot cards. Time for a card to open the door[...]

Marvel has announced a new cover for their upcoming Fortnite X Marvel: Zero War #1 comic book out next week.  "AMID THE ZERO WAR… Spider-Man scores a new suit in the Zero War – both in Fortnite and on the page! All will be revealed soon in a new cover inspired by Secret Wars #8." It[...]

Secret Wars is suddenly one of the hottest Marvel series on the aftermarket, and not just because of #8 and the debut of the Black Suit for Spider-Man No, multiple issues from the series are hot right now, as many try to figure out where the MCU is heading at the moment Issue seven, the[...]

Secret Wars used to only be about one book for the longest time, and that was #8 and the debut of the black suit for Spider-Man That has changed over the last few years, as there is now a huge demand for the series overall And it is not like they aren't out there; there[...]

The character created by Jim Shooter and Mike Zeck first appeared in Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #3 in 1984, alongside Marsha Rosenberg, Volcana Two characters who weren't chosen by The Beyonder to fight, but had their neighbourhood transported by the Beyonder to make up the Patchworld Planet, and who are experimented on by Doctor[...]

And not just any old Beyonder but the Beyonder with a mullet from Secret Wars II… while also sporting an Omega symbol on a visor between his massive shoulder pads Saying "AN UNEXPECTED FOE FOR THE DEFENDERS ARRIVES FROM BEYOND! The DEFENDERS return this June Stay tuned tomorrow to learn more." With art from Ron[...]

Secret Wars used to only be about one book for the longest time, and that was #8 and the debut of the black suit for Spider-Man That has changed over the last few years, as there is now a huge demand for the series overall And it is not like they aren't out there; there[...]

Earlier in the week, Bleeding Cool noted that the sale of a couple of pages of Secret Wars #8 original artwork by Mike Zeck were going to sell for a lot of money, but we had no idea how much it would be Yesterday Heritage Auctions set the record for the highest piece of original[...]

You know the story, the moment that Peter Parker tries on the symbiote costume for the first time, from Secret Wars #8 from 1984 Which would one day become Venom And the original artwork by Mike Zeck, written by Jim Shooter, is up for auction from Heritage Auctions as part of their Platinum Session Going[...]

At the recent GalaxyCon, Jim Shooter was asked about Marvel's plans for Secret Wars, the series that he wrote in 1984 when editor-in-chief of Marvel, that set the tone for all Marvel events that followed, as well as debuting Spider-Man's sentient black costume, which one day would become Venom And he talked about a phone[...]

At the recent GalaxyCon, Jim Shooter was asked about Marvel's plans for Secret Wars, the series that he wrote when editor-in-chief of Marvel, that set the tone for all Marvel Comics events that followed, as well as debuting Spider-Man's sentient black costume, which one day would become Venom And he talked about a phone call[...]

First, a classic version of Red Skull that features their new pinless tech and two headsculpts, a Secret Wars version of Doom complete with Thanos spinal column and skull, a classic Lady Deathstrike, and Red Hood, who if you remove his cloak looks like all of the angry Marvel Legends collectors yelling into the void[...]

X-Men, Marvel NOW!, Age of Ultron, Infinity, Battle of the Atom, Original Sin, Spider-Verse, Secret Wars, All New All Different, Civil War 2, Secret Empire, Marvel Legacy, Infinity Wars, War of Realms, Absolute Carnage, Powers of X, House of X Whew. –The New 52 was not launched for another eight years It started in September 2011. -The[...]

There are comic book series almost every comic fan knows, there are comic book characters that most everyone knows, there are specific comic books most every comic reader knows, and then there are the more obscure issues that slip through the cracks.  What makes obscure comics so interesting and vital is discovering those books that[...]

One of my favorites from this year's convention was the Emperor Doom Pop vinyl from the 2015 Marvel Comics Secret Wars event This is one of my favorite portrayals of Doctor Doom and this exclusive Funko Pop fits all the right boxes So let's not keep the Emperor waiting any longer as we dive into another Bleeding[...]

And arguably it was stories like Jim Shooter's Secret Wars a couple of years later that led the way for superhero comic books to make story arcs the standard across superhero comic books More to come Aren't these fun? Last month's MCM London Comic Con had Jim Shooter as a guest, and at his table[...]

The canonicity of Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars series has been in question – could this be confirmation that Deadpool was indeed part of Secret Wars all along?? UPDATE: No, apparently, that's down to me doing this piece on a phone and not seeing the black webbing against the red I know Deadpool was designed to[...]

In the comics, the Black Knight has frequently been a member of the Avengers and also romantically involved with a character who is about to have a lead role in an upcoming Marvel film — Sersi of the Eternals. Marvel Phase 4 and Secret War Weirdworlds, the Wasteland, the Microverse and other dimensions were all realms that[...]

This #MarvelLegendsSeries 6-Inch figure will be available Spring 2019 exclusively at @Walgreens. #walgreensexclusive This version of Doom features him in his Iron Man suit from the run of comics a couple years ago spinning out of the events of Secret Wars That book was pretty great, but has since fallen away for the return of the one, true Doom[...]

It puts him in situations which he would find abhorrent to discover who he has become since Hickman's Secret Wars The art of Shalvey and Bellaire is great, and the book earns a strong recommendation Give it a read. [rwp-review-ratings id="0"] [rwp-review-form id="0"] [rwp-review-recap id="0"] The Infamous Iron Man, aka Victor von Doom, and the Thing arrive on[...]

But that face man…that face is haunting. The Secret Wars figure from 1984 is right up my alley however.Yeah sure these were not very articulated, and these broke pretty often, and his blaster gun thing was not the greatest, but I remember playing with this figure more than any other in this line[...]

Black Panther was on the life raft that escaped the end too, and he played an integral role in overthrowing Doom with the help of the Infinity Gauntlet. Secret Wars #6 art by Esad Ribic and Ive Svorcina After the restoration of our universe, Black Panther founded the Ultimates, a small group consisting of himself, Captain Marvel,[...]