Secret Wars Archives

So what do we know, think or expect about the Battleworld or from the upcoming Secret Wars events? Okay, this is where we think we are Spoilers, obviously. Doctor Doom, god of the Battleworld, created it and rules it. The rules are enforced by Sheriff Strange and the Thors (of whom Sam Wilson is a member) The first rule is,[...]

Marvel Comics Secret Wars #1 was said to have sold out seven weeks prior to it's released date A second printing has been announced, but for some fans they really want a first printing Dynamic Forces has announced that they have issues in stock at cover price for a limited time along with their DF[...]

But Secret Wars #1 was at the top of most store's lists this week But though Convergence dragged behind, it still outsold everything else, with Convergence crossovers throughout the chart. 1. Secret Wars #1 2 Convergence #5 3 Amazing Spider-Man #18 4 Spider-Gwen #2 5 Star Wars: Kanan: The Last Padawan #2 6 Convergence Justice League #2 7 Afterlife With Archie #8 8 Convergence[...]

It's clear that there are going to be a lot of Secret Wars #1 variants out there Including in the monthly subscription boxes Well, one of them by artist Pat Broderick is in this month's ZBox from Zavvi.. and part of their Marvel special… Where else? The Marvel Collectors Corps? Loot Crate? Nerd Block? There will[...]

What better way of spending your evening than reading through 80 unlettered pages of Secret Wars-related previews pages – all unlettered so that you can make your own stories up. Okay Groot isn't Secret Wars, but it is on at the same time. So let's pretend And distract from what actually happened to Groot and Rocket…. Groot #1 Future Imperfect[...]

In this week's Secret Wars #1 there was one stand out scene for many As the world ended, the Kingpin sent out word to all and sundry for one last drink as the world burned. But the Marvel Earth version of Bleeding Cool probably got wind of it and posted it So they had another visitor… That's right,[...]

Launching next week, Harrow County #1, Injustice: Gods Among Us Years Four #1, as Image launch three new series in one week, Injection #1, Mantle #1 and Mythic #1 as well as Night Nurse #1, Lantern City #1 and Auteur: Sister Bambi #1. And the week after? The launch of Max Max: Fury Road #1, Insufferable #1,[...]

Yesterday the Marvel and the Ultimate Universes ended in Secret Wars #1 Earth collided with Earth, only a few made it out in a "life raft" and of those, some still didn't make it. Or did they? The comic opened with Doctor Doom, Molecule Man and Doctor Strange meeting the Beyonders, carrying on a storyline that began[...]

Puaca writes for Bleeding Cool: As a regular reader of all of Marvel's titles, I am extremely excited to see the how the investigations of the Illuminati regarding the parallel Earths will unfold in Secret Wars. Wait Scratch that I have no idea what that even means. The title? Yes, that I recognize Secret Wars.That fabulous title from[...]

By Chris Thompson [audio:http://popculturehound.net/podcast/OiCPodcastEpisode129.mp3] Following on from the recent chaos of Nick Marino & Daniel Arruda Massa (which you can still listen to here), this week I'm back with Maria Norris as The Real/Fake Geeks take on Jonathan Hickman's epic Secret Wars! To coincide with this year's Free Comic Book Day, we look at what you need to[...]

Bleeding Cool was the first to report that Marvel were to cancel the Fantastic Four comic book, after we were informed by Marvel staffers that the book was being cancelled, over Marvel's fractious relationship with Fox Studios, who own the movie rights to the Fantastic Four and the X-Men. We also stated however, that the X-Men comics[...]

Sadly nothing will prepare him for Secret Wars… Where Secret Wars #1 is five bucks, folks Five bucks. Chainsaws only work underwater when they are created from Green Lantern energy Top tip there, from Convergence – Justice League #2 When Batwoman gets entirely the wrong idea about Huntress – but that's okay, everyone else had been thinking the same[...]

Time Runs Out and Secret Wars #1 are about the end of the world The end of the Marvel Universe, and the Ultimate Universe as the Earths from each collide with the other, destroying both You can see it begin to play out in these previews pages. But in Secret Wars, for Mr Fantastic, he finally[...]

The store display at New England Comics in Brockton...

Aaron Haaland of A Comic Shop in Orlando, Florida, writes: Hey Fandom! We survived Free Comic Book Day and are back for Secret Wars! Big thanks to everyone who helped make our FCBD the best day in the history of the shop, and I hoped you enjoyed the holiday wherever you are. This week it's all about[...]

Do you judge a comic book by its covers? If so which do you choose? Here are a few now looks…issues #5 to #8 of Convergence. The new cover look of Secret Wars: Old Man Logan #2. And the Gamestop covers for Star Wars #4, released yesterday for Star Wars Day… and already going for up to $50[...]

Earlier today, Bleeding Cool pointed out comics that were heating up on eBay, with some people paying up to $7 an issue for single copies. Well, it may be worth knowing that the following Free Comic Book Day titles are all still in stock at Diamond Comic Distributors… and available for the same price that retailers[...]

From the two pages of preview of Secret Wars: 1602: Witchfinder Angela from Marvel EIC Axel Alonso's PR piece at CBR on Friday...   From the two pages of preview of Secret Wars: 1602: Witchfinder Angela from Marvel EIC Axel Alonso's PR piece at CBR on Friday...   From the two pages of preview of[...]

But Marvel know that you remember their last hit too… From this Wednesday's Secret Wars #1, two lettered pages as Ultimate Iron Man and the rest of the Ultimate Universe (complete with a lack of all-capital letters) attack the Marvel Universe – and find themselves a little outnumbered…. Everything go boom….   There may be one big[...]

In one week's time, we get new series for Baltimore, Minimum Wage, Bodie Troll, Drone and Roche Limit , the delayed Batman #40 Combo pack (unless you live in the UK), the delayed Wonder Woman 77 comic, Avengers Vs., Big Bang Universe, Mens Feelings, Alamo Value Plus, Arcadia, Swords Of Sorrow, Pussycats, Agency, Dead Drop and… …a little comic they[...]

Where supply and demand and most accurately reflected, where you can see which books are hot, where new orders are coming in and how retailers are reacting to new, unanticipated desire! And with a double whammy it is all about Secret Wars and Star Wars as those titles make up the top 23 of the top[...]

We've seen in Avengers and New Avengers, Valerie Richards, the daughter of Reed Richards planning "how not to lose" in the face of not being able to win, after incursion upon incursion, Earths being destroyed or universes being destroyed. You'll see her solution in this weekend's Secret Wars #0, but it is referred to in today's[...]

Today sees the final issue of Multiversity, the latest issue of Justice League and the fourth issue of Convergence. The former shows crashing realities as

You know, like when Brian Bendis guaranteed that the Ultimate Spider-Man relaunch would still be at $2.99 (it was $3.99) or when Rob Liefeld declared that Brigade #1 would be out for a summer convention in 2014? Well let's add another, with Marvel EIC Axel Alonso, Who, talking to CBR on Friday about the changing artists of Secret[...]

Cameron Stewart's Midtown Comics variant cover to Archie #1… A Secret Wars #1 variant for Space Cadets in Oak Ridge, Texas, for their Comixpalooza event in Austin featuring the cast of Comic Book Men – the cover references the title credits… and here's the sketch behind it. And three Phantom variant covers for upcoming Marvel books, in[...]

A few changes 'twixt solicitation and publication… Nik Virella is replacing Evan Shaneras artist on Secret Wars: 1872. Batman '66 #22 was solicited by Ray Fawkes and Jon Bognadove, but was actually by Mike Barr and Michael Avon Oeming. Batman: Arkham Knight #3 was solicited with art from Viktor Bagdanovic, Ig Guara and Art Thibert but was actually by Ig Guara and Julio Ferreira Strange[...]

Meant to be announced at C2E2… but seeingly given by Marvel PR to Comic Book… a new Secret Wars oneshot spinoff Howard The Human by Skottie Young. The story will find Howard, formerly a Duck, as a human being What's more, Howard will be the only living homo sapien in a city filled with animals[...]

Hank Johnson, Agent Of Hydra.  It's a new Secret Wars one-shot from David Mandel of Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm and artist Michael Walsh "He's an everyman," Mandel reveals "That's the beauty of Hank Johnson—he's you, he's me, he's your best friend He just happens to work for HYDRA. "He's dealing with everything we deal with[...]

Thanks to David Swallow and Peter G reporting from the C2E2 Retailer Breakfast in Chicago for Bleeding Cool. Where Marvel Comics showed off unseen Esad Ribic pages from Secret Wars and telling retailers they they will be copies of getting a 56 page free preview book for Secret Wars to hand out to customers. Secret Wars #8 will have Infinity Stones promotional[...]

The sequel to last week's Secret Wars Video from Patrick Willems and friends. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtfD5ui8E3I[/youtube] Written by Jacob Torpey and Patrick Willems with Scott Thomas and James Zebooker as the Marvel execs… And here's last week's again Thanks boys! [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_NhdgKl5xw[/youtube]   [...]