Secret Wars Archives

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,[...]

This one can be picked up from Marvel directly for $10 or from Amazon for less than $18. Though this was not a Captain America-specific story, the original Secret Wars spotlighted the First Avenger for quite a bit, as he did his best to lead a group of heroes made up of the Fantastic Four, the[...]

The year prior, Secret Wars #1 sold an estimated 527,678, according to Comichron If these numbers are accurate, it shows that Secret Empire #1 sold just 41.2% of the number of copies Civil War II #1 did, less than half When compared to Secret Wars #1, Secret Empire #1 sold just 29.8% of its half a[...]

Marvel's Avengers: Secret Wars season 4 kicks off this morning and we have a clip from the episodes Here we see the Leader and his Humanoids attacking the Avengers Marvel has also released a synopsis for the new season: This season the Avengers will muster all of their knowledge and strength to try and find a[...]

First announced at last year's San Diego Comic Con, Marvel's Avengers animated series will be retitled Avengers: Secret Wars for its fourth season, and that new season kicks off next month, according to a press release Constant relaunching of series under different titles and a never-ending cycle of blockbuster events has worked so well for[...]

Were we all mislead by covers? Or is this a shoe yet to drop? In today's Secret Empire #1 by Nick Spencer and Steve McNiven, we see Scarlet Witch joining

Event comics have taken a little bit of a beating this weekend. For one thing, they were frequently presented in rebuttals as an alternative reason for

Marvel has just announced, at San Diego Comic-Con, that the next season of the Avengers cartoon on TV will be renamed Avengers: Secret Wars. As well as the usual line-up of Avengers, it will feature the following cast of new Avengers, The Vision, Captain Marvel, Ms Marvel, Black Panther, Wasp, Ant-Man, pictured below, as well as[...]

Probably Old Man Logan. But while most folk seem to have had their memories altered by changing reality, Doctor Strange – who was killed by Doctor Doom in Secret Wars has had his memories personally removed by Reed Richards. At least that's what it says in the All-New All-Different Marvel Universe guidebook update volume published today. So Reed[...]

JANUARY 2015 COMICS -3.86% -4.09% GRAPHIC NOVELS -7.77% -9.65% TOTAL COMICS/GN -5.10% -4.54% TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS RANK DESCRIPTION PRICE VENDOR 1 THE WALKING DEAD #150 (MR) $2.99 IMA 2 SECRET WARS #9 $4.99 MAR 3 SPIDER-MAN/DEADPOOL #1 $3.99 MAR 4 STAR WARS #14 $3.99 MAR 5 STAR WARS #15 $3.99 MAR 6 OLD MAN LOGAN #1 $4.99 MAR 7 STAR WARS: OBI-WAN AND ANAKIN #1 $3.99 MAR 8 BATMAN #48 $3.99 DC 9 DARTH VADER #15 $3.99 MAR 10 UNCANNY X-MEN #1 $3.99 MAR TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS RANK DESCRIPTION PRICE VENDOR 1 STAR WARS: DARTH VADER VOLUME 2: SHADOWS AND SECRETS TP $19.99 MAR 2 STAR WARS VOLUME 2: SHOWDOWN ON THE SMUGGLERS' MOON TP $19.99 MAR 3 COLOR[...]

The first 72 pages of a very long but very funny Secret Wars parody, Illuminated Wars, has begun You can read the prologue here but the first full chapter can be downloaded in CBR format right here. This is a full blown take on the series, from the rather blonde white skinned nature of the Thor Corps… She has[...]

By Ian Melton   Secret Wars has made a video game canon; well as least a version of it so far.  This week's Contest of Champions, issue #5, actually has quite a few big "moments" for the Marvel Universe brought to us by the new Jonathan Hickman, Al Ewing.  In his current three titles for Marvel, Contest[...]

Secret Wars #9, the final issue of Marvel's end of days isn't quite done yet, as it's getting a second print. It's joined at Marvel by All-New Wolverine #4, Captain America: Sam Wilson #5, Deadpool #6 and Astonishing Ant-Man #4 all in stores for 1st February… While over at DC Comics, Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 and #2 are getting second[...]

It may have been the finale of Secret Wars this week But for the Wednesday Warriors, it was all about the Walking Dead's 150th issue And certain Mighty Morphin Power Rangers did rather well too… This is the Top Ten Bleeding Cool Bestseller List, as compiled by a number of comic stores from their sales on[...]

Bleeding Cool suggested, in the light of the then-upcoming Secret Wars that creators had been given one last chance to use 616 before it was gone forever And so, in Spider-Verse… …in Time Runs Out… …in everything, you couldn't move for the reminder that the story you were reading was in the 616 reality[...]

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