Secret Wars Archives

Still More Secrets From The Battleworld
You can see previous chapters of our coverage of Secret Wars as it is published (or just before) right here We know Doom doesn't like teleportation or crossing the borders of worlds on the Battleworld Imagine how he'll feel when he discovers there are portals in Arcadia in A-Force to other worlds. In the world of Dystopia, Talbot and Ross took a[...]
In One Week, in Two Weeks… From Barb Wire To Berlin
In one week… the launches of Barb Wire, Mickey Mouse, Onyx, We Stand On Guard, Red Skull, Spire, Bob's Burgers, Will Eisner's Spirit, Grant Morrison's 18 Days, Grimm Fairy Tales: Coven, the fourth issue of Secret Wars and the nineteenth issue of Berlin. And in two weeks? The week of San Diego Comic Con? We have the launches of Negative[...]
The Sexual Secrets Of Secret Wars Today – And Who Remembers The Stars?
We're keeping an eye on the secrets of the Secret Wars, Marvel's current massive event, and how Secret Wars-y each crossover issue actually is, marked out of ten by Doomheads So if you want the continuity heavy books, you can get them And if you don't, you can avoid them. You can see previous chapters of our coverage[...]
Bleeding Cool Bestseller List – Bryan Hitch's JLA Beats Old Man Logan
We salute you, and the keenness you bring to your passion. And at number one, beating out all the Secret Wars-y titles, it;s the launch of Bryan Hitch's Justice League Of America. Do also note an impressive performances for Mad Max… 1 Justice League Of America #1 2 Old Man Logan #2 3 Thors #1 4 Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars #2 5[...]
In One Week, In Two Weeks – A Is For Annihilator
How will it tie into Multiversity??? And then in two weeks… Barb Wire, Onyx, We Stand On Guard, Red Skull and the fourth issue of Secret Wars. DARK HORSE COMICS CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT #24 $2.99 CHRONICLES OF KING CONAN TP VOL 11 NIGHTMARE $19.99 CONAN THE AVENGER #15 $3.50 FIGHT CLUB 2 #2 FRANCAVILLA VAR CVR $3.99 FIGHT CLUB 2 #2 MAIN CVR $3.99 FRANKENSTEIN UNDERGROUND #4 $3.50 GRINDHOUSE DRIVE IN BLEED[...]
So Where Is Red Wolf's Shirt Anyway?
In this version, he sported a breastplate in lieu of a shirt. However, it hasn't escaped my attention that Red Wolf's series takes place in the world of Secret Wars: 1872 And if Hollywood is to be believed, 1872 is long before The Cheyenne had developed the technology known as the shirt But here in the[...]
Lando Beats Civil War For Advance Reorders
These days it seems like a war between Star Wars and Secret Wars And this week, Star Wars: Lando #1 topped the charts, with Civil War #1 close behind. But aside from the usual, there are also strong performances from Mad Max, The Walking Dead… and Invader Zim! TOP 25 ADVANCE REORDER COMICS/GRAPHIC NOVELS/TPs Publication Price Publisher STAR WARS LANDO #1[...]
Ken Lashley Will Be The New X-Men Artist After Secret Wars
Bleeding Cool has already told you that Jeff Lemire will be the new head writer on the X-Men titles after Secret Wars That was a pretty well sourced leak… This is less so well sourced, though there is a strong narrative to it I'd just have to trust someone who I haven't talked to before[...]
The Secret Wars Lenticular Shields, Now In Official Marvel Continuity
Remember the Secret Wars toy line? [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxU3eR5jwm4[/youtube] It was the reason for the original comic book series in the first place And all the characters came with these lenticular shields. And acted as character spoilers, revealing secrets! Which is probably a terrible thing to bring into battle against your foes. They were, for some reason, not in the original Secret[...]
Sandman And Iron Man Take Diamond Previews Covers For July
And they'll probably be able to get the hardcover out for this Christmas – even DC they originally planned for the last one! It's also good timing that Gaimnan's Miracleman begins reprints as well, with Gaiman and Buckingham finishing the series as they originally intended, just now into 2016. The new Invincible Iron Man from Brian[...]
The Latest On Secret Wars Lateness
Bleeding Cool gave you a run down on the lateness of Marvel's Secret Wars and spinoff series last week Well, one week later, those same late books get later, and new ones join the domino toppling. 1602 Witch Hunter Angela #3 has slipped three weeks to 9th September 1872 #2 has slipped three weeks but has now[...]
John Byrne And Roger Stern's Marvel: The Lost Generation Returns To Secret Wars
Secret Wars really is a love letter to the Marvel Universe and I was very fortunate to get access to all the characters I wanted to play with Over the course of the series, you'll see the Frightful Four, characters from the New Universe, characters from Marvel: The Lost Generation, the Supreme Power incarnation of[...]
Secret Wars Beats Loot Crate As Marvel Increase Marketshare For May 2015
Though it is still not clear how many copies actually made their way into the hands of Loot Crate subscribers… But it wasn't enough to beat Secret Wars #1 from Marvel Comics which, reportedly, has sold over half a million too. This is the first time a Loot Crate-included comic book has not topped the month's charts[...]
We Stand On Guard Tops This Weeks Advance Reorders
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 the biggest increase of advance reorders for a comic yet to be published is the debut of Bryan K Vaughan and Steve Skroce's new[...]
More Star Wars And Secret Wars Extra Printings…
Secret Wars: Battleworld #2 to 2nd printing As is Star Wars #4 also going to a 2nd print…         More Marvel printing for the Secret and the Star Wars, to follow up on last week's lot as retailers continue to burn through their orders and need more – and more – and more. And now Princess Leia[...]
Massive Changes For Captain Marvel, After Secret Wars
Marvel Comics have highlighted a lot of changes for upcoming titles across the range, after Secret Wars. Including X-23 as Wolverine, the Thing joining the Guardians Of The Galaxy and Old Man Logan joining the Marvel Universe. Well, the gossip spinning out of the weekend's Special Edition: NYC comic convention in the sports bars of Manhattan, is[...]
How Secret Wars-y Are Today's Secret Wars Crossovers? Part III
Again and again and again. Secret Wars is different, with individual titles having different levels of connection to the rest of the Battleworld If you want to read titles that have a greater or lesser connection to the whole, as far as individual issues are concerned, maybe this will help? In last week's Secret Wars #3, we learned[...]
More On Secret Wars Lateness
We ran a piece a week ago pointing out the lateness of the Secret Wars series after issue 3, and how it was taking a number of series with it Well, below you can see the current list of lateness, the title, the delay and the current release date. One issue is that as books slip[...]
Still More Secrets Of The Battleworld
The fifth in a series of secrets to be revealed around the Secret Wars Battleworld… here are the previous first, second, third and fourth… hopefully you're getting a feel for it now. We've told you about Doctor Doom's negative attitude to mutants, as will seen in the X-Tinction Agenda and Years Of Future Past[...]
Lying In The Gutters – 8th June 2015 – A Special Edition
Deadpool sits out the Secret Wars in this week's Howling Commandos…. And as comic book convention seems to falls upon comic book convention at this time of year, Special Edition: NYC was the last big one 'till, well, the big one. And Marvel dropped a bomb just before it hit… so what else were you reading this[...]