He also writes stuff for @ElectrolyteMag when he's not designing doomsday devices or watching Archer and Steven Universe.
Hank Johnson, Agent of Hydra #1 (Marvel, $3.99)
By Cat Taylor
Why is this a Secret Wars title? Is it just a marketing gimmick because practically everything in Marvel is part of Secret Wars now? That's the only reason I[...]
Secret Wars Archives
Cebulski brought up that they were from the Marvel East (comic book) side and Marvel West is the movie, animation and video game side, which segued into an exchange from an audience member regarding the Fantastic Four.
"Is the decision to proceed without a Fantastic Four monthly something that originated with Marvel East editorial or did[...]
Okay, so there are going to be spoilers going on. Intriguingly, I never saw any kind of resolution ot a book such as Age Of Ultron Vs. Marvel Zombies,
It's been gone a while, but now it's back. X Thoughts about X Comics, all published today... And it seems that everyone's going to Greenland. First Kitty
And while Aliens Vampirella #1 definitely gave the fan what they want, I'm pushing Aliens Salvation as probably the best Aliens comic ever made.
As we wait for Secret Wars #6 and the ANAD Marvel Universe, Deadpool VS Thanos #1, Thors #3, and Mockingbird #1 are great for passing the time Figment 2 is out by[...]
We told you that the first three issues of Old Man Logan were getting second prints, along with a bunch of Secret Wars issues and Secret Wars: Secret Love But we didn't have the new covers for Old Man Logan.
Well, now we do.
Hopefully they won't be upside down like so many Secret Wars #1 second[...]
It was announced the other day that Marvel Comics is to put out a final ninth issue of Secret Wars in December.
The final eighth issue was meant to be out the first week of October, but as the sixth has slipped to mid September We could presume that the seventh will now be out in October and[...]
This is the cover to the third printing of Secret Wars #1, out on the 30th September And below is the cover to the third printing of Secret Wars #3.
While the second printing of Secret Wars #4 will have no logo or trade dress and will just look like this.
While, as we said before, Secret Wars[...]
After two months before Secret Wars ends, the recreated Marvel skips forward eight months in time as All-New All-Different Marvel It likes doing that So what do we know of what is to come? What can we guess? Here's a few bullet points of what has changed of note… add your own observations in the comments[...]
This was just the way things were for Deadpool.
Was it just down to his mental issues and brain injury that he saw the world this way?
Or was there something else?
A moment of inspiration?
Well, in today's Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars, by Cullen Bunn and Matteo Lolli, we get that Not only does this issue firmly place[...]
Well, any pretence that Secret Wars would be over by the time the All-New All-Different Marvel series started launching is gone As the final issues got bigger and bigger – and later and later, we now have a new solution.
Secret Wars #9, by Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic, shipping from Marvel in December.
Here's the bumf;
It's[...]
Both with spinoff series outside of the Secret Wars Is that a coincidence? Could they use that portal to find their way out – somewhere? Could the faked 616 universe be the one that somehow survives?
There aren't all bad men Some bad men can even be good men sometime, such as MODOK Assassin, in love with,[...]
The rules appear, however, to have been applied a little inconsistently.
We mentioned how a same-sex relationship story was originally planned for the Secret Wars: Secret Love romantic anthology oneshot, featuring alternate universe versions of Kate Bishop and Ms America Chavez No entirely satisfactory explanation was given.
However I am given to understand that in the House[...]
Secret Wars #6 was originally solicited for the beginning of August Then it slipped to the beginning of September Now it is scheduled for the 16th September.
Secret Wars #7 is scheduled for 23rd of September With Secret Wars #8 scheduled for the 7th October, the same day as the first All-New All-Different Marvel titles ship.
Is[...]
From this week's Captain Britain And The Defenders, by 2000AD writer Al Ewing. Check out the second speech balloon from the oppressive governments herding
Secret Wars is Marvel Comics big event crossover for the summer Lots of titles cancelled and replaced by books set on the Battleworld, made of of various different parallel dimensional realities So lots of different versions of familiar – and unfamiliar – Marvel characters living side by side, ruled over by the God Doom.
And it's not[...]
1872 is an unreconstructed place, as some have discovered. It's not just a reflection of the time, but a reflection of writing about the time. Even Doctur
It was one of their stops on their Secret Wars Reunion Tour, since it is Secret Wars's 30th anniversary All three attended a panel focusing on the Secret Wars comic Some of the different topics were the black Spider-man suit, the new Secret Wars, Mike Zeck's original covers, how the idea for the comic came[...]
Hosts Randy Young and Chris Hunter say:
Thank for pressing play!
We're gearing up for Geek'd Con and hope to see you there! Please let us know if you went, be sure and see us at our booth, and let us know of any videos or photos that you take of the con!
Any Turtles fans? This week,[...]
This Week's Reviews:
Injection #4
Giant Size Little Marvel AvX
Providence #3
Secret Wars #5
Injection #4… And Stuff
By Adam X Smith
Due to my copy of Fight Club #3 conveniently disappearing into the bomb-site that is my room the second I caught up with #2, and the general lack of a particular raison d'être, my contribution this week is gonna[...]
Secret Wars #5
2 Batman #43
3 Walking Dead #145
4 Lando #2
5 A-Force #3
6 DC Bombshells #1
7 Starfire #3
8 Amazing Spider-Man #20.1
9 Beauty #1
10 Star Trek Green Lantern #2
Thanks to the following retailers,
Rodman Comics of Ankeny, Iowa
Jetpack Comics of Rochester, New York
G-Mart Comic Books of Champaign, Illinois
Yesteryear Comics of San Diego, California
Dr No's Comics & Games Superstore of Marietta, Georgia
Fat Jack's Comicrypt of Philadelphia,[...]
Next week's Secret Wars comics are suddenly rather topical Southern Bastards has already given us one way to take down the Confederate Flag, but 1872 goes back to basics…
That's basically what's happening now in the USA, right? I'm sorry, I'm English, my knowledge of American cultural and social history is basically restricted to Bill & Ted[...]
the launch of TMNT Amazing Adventures, House Of M, Howard The Human, Secret Love, Hip Hop Family Tree, Yankee, Young Terrorists, Welcome Back, Oxymoron Loveliest Nightmares and a new Star Wars.
And in two weeks, Zodiac Starforce, Arkham Knight Genesis, Drive, Sherlock Holmes Seven Percent Solution, Ant Man: Last Days and Hank Johnson: Agent Of Hydra.
DARK HORSE[...]
Yesterday, Marvel announced a new comic, Secret Wars Too with Jonathan Hickman and friends doing comedy takes on the Secret Wars concept.
But might it have competition?
Everything Is Illuminated And Then It Dies is a comic parody that runs on 4chan/co that takes comics and totally reletters them Sometimes the humour is perfect, sometimes, it's lazy, sometimes it[...]
Get your digs in before your enemies can…
As part of a series of announcements that every publisher will be making before the release of the November-shipping Diamond Previews in two weeks time, Marvel has announced Secret Wars Too a one-shot Secret Wars parody to ComicBook.com.
By the likes of Jonathan Hickman, Chip Zdarsky, Sergio Aragones, Ryan Browne, Al Ewing, Rob[...]
Secret Wars #5 is published today, beginning with the funeral service of Sheriff Strange See, we know that Strange scattered the 616/Ultimate survivors of the end of the multiverse to the corners of the Battleworld to protect them from God Doom, only to be killed by Doom as a result But no one else knows[...]
Two detectives are hot on the trail of a sexually transmitted disease that is making people beautiful…but at what cost?
Another cult-like fan-favorite series resurfacing this week from Image Comics is Phonogram: The Immaterial Girl #1, by Gillen and McKelvie, fan-favorite creators of Young Avengers! Explore the world of phonomancy as told by the creators that[...]
This is the main cover to the Secret Wars spinoff title Renew Your Vows #5
For every 25 a comic store orders, they can order this Nick Bradshaw cover.
For every 100 copies, they can order this Joe Quesada variant featuring Stan Lee as the minister.
While for every 200 copies, they can order a sketch variant version.
What this means is[...]
All the demand for variant covers for the various spin of Secret Wars titles has died here Only surprise in the top ten is Batman Beyond It is doing a lot better than it's previous run did.
The original Civil War limited series is in demand.
This week saw Civil War Destroy everybody ASM takes second and[...]
A preview of Secret Wars #5, out next week.
Well, there are plenty of heresies abound Including this variant cover of Secret Wars #5 Which has a sky full of stars… how can this be?
And there are more to go around.
Star-Lord in Star-Lord & Kitty Pryde knows his status Any advance on Yotat The Destroyer[...]