Marvel August Solicits

[bryanss3]

Prob Loeb's but we can hope the good one sells more and Marvel can learn their lesson.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Yep. The worst part about Loeb's writing is that a majority of the fanbase affirms that it's what they want by buying it.

 

[bryanss3]

I'd prefer if Loeb would just get to Captain America White. Then I could actually say I bought something he wrote recently and wasn't expecting to be disappointed.

Like I would have been able to Enjoy Hulk if it was set like Dr. Doom and The Masters of Evil, or Age Of the Sentry. That type of fun careless old school feel with lots of comedy is what Hulk was intended to be but it's so far from that.

 

[CaptainCanada]

My purchases/thoughts:

Dark Avengers #8 - ooh, X-23 vs. Dakken; that would be cool. Interested to see how this crossover goes.

Invincible Iron Man #16 - okay, fine, damn you title, I was going to drop you, but I'll stick around for this. Also:

And halfway around the world, the Black Widow joins Maria Hill, and they summon the most good of all the good guys...CAPTAIN AMERICA! But is he willing to come to Tony's aid?

Um...yes? They're not best buds or anything, but they've worked together before, and even if he actively disliked Tony, not helping him would be A) not heroic B) not what Steve would do C) essentially aiding and comforting Norman Osborn.

Dark Reign: Young Avengers #4 - don't know how to break it to you Sylvie, but I don't think that's going to work on Wiccan. He likes the gents.

Mighty Avengers #28 - so, a lot going on, then. Interested to see how Loki handles that particular situation.

War of Kings #6 - of all Peterson's covers for this series, none of them have been particularly good. Big contrast to the interior art. Should be a good finale, if the first three issues are anything to judge by.

Guardians of the Galaxy #18 - speaking of bad covers, why must you suck, Daniel Acuna?

Agents of Atlas #9 - so the Yellow Claw's daughter is a villain now too, eh? No mention of any flashbacks, which is a good sign.

Exiles #5 - another series that would be better off if the interior artist did the covers. Given that they've got Polaris, how dangerous can a bunch of robots be?

Daredevil #500 - finally; be interesting to see where they leave the new crew. Great cover. Not sure whether to continue with this when Diggle takes over, though it sounds like Brubaker will be working hard not to give me a choice.

Fantastic Four #570 - likewise, not sure whether to continue this or not; the new team looks good, but I'm not sure I'm interested enough in the Four to bother.

Incredible Hercules #132 & 133 - lots of double-shipping by lower-tier titles lately; maybe a way of trying to keep people hooked? The Herc-fills-in-for-Thor story looks interesting; be interested to learn the truth behind Cho's origin.

Incredible Hulk #601 - Hmph, I have no interest in the Hulk, but that's a good creative team, especially with VL contributing backups with Lyra (apparently she's sticking around, then). Is Marvel trying out DC's intended backup format as a possible means of compensating for the price raise (so far they've been pretty straight about just outright charging more for certain books)?

The Marvels Project #1 - I am so there.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Where did you see Mighty Avengers solicits?

 

[bryanss3]

where was the DR young avengers one? also

 

[CaptainCanada]

Where did you see Mighty Avengers solicits?

IGN: http://comics.ign.com/articles/983/983933p1.html

 

[bryanss3]

thanks. Is Speedball um... Penance gonna be in The Initiative?

 

[Keyser Soze]

I can't find the Avengers solicits, where are they?

 

[bryanss3]

There on IGN Cap Canada posted it above me on this page I reposted all of the links in the first page of the thread. for easier access.

 

[bryanss3]

Ok So Nick Fury and Norman Osborn on the cover of Tbolts and Secret Warriors for the same month. It seems like Osborn is going to be after him with the Tbolts and he's after Osborn in Secret Warriors in 2 different books at the same time, but they're to separate stories. I hate when that happens.

 

[Kirk Langstrom]

aren't theyall cherry picked throughout the multiverse or something

The current incarnation is, yes.

 

[Colossal Spoons]

Seeing X-23 fight Dakken really makes the lack of a third claw stick out.

lol pun

 

[hippie_hunter]

I am utterly confused by the Hulk numbering now

 

[venom892]

I was about to say the Same how can Herc continue with he same numbering if Hulk took it back?

 

[hippie_hunter]

I was about to say the Same how can Herc continue witht he same numbering if Hulk took it back?

Just like how Thor doesn't count the final issues of Journey into Mystery. That I can accept. I can accept forgetting the first Hulk series. But having Incredible Hulk #601 and Hulk #14? There shouldn't be a Hulk #14. That should be Incredible Hulk #600!

God dammit, the numbering for this series is so ****ing botched up. How the hell could you screw something like this up !

 

[kguillou]

So Hulk is getting a 600, Thor had one, Spidey's getting one, Cap's getting one and DD's getting 500...so shouldnt Ironman be getting something relatively soon as well? They might as well right?

 

[CaptainCanada]

I was about to say the Same how can Herc continue with he same numbering if Hulk took it back?

Hulk is using the cumulative number of books starring the Hulk (so, from the v.3 numbering everything through to #112, when Herc took over), though I'm honestly not sure how they got to #600 last month which seemed like it should only have been #599.

So Hulk is getting a 600, Thor had one, Spidey's getting one, Cap's getting one and DD's getting 500...so shouldnt Ironman be getting something relatively soon as well? They might as well right?

As to Iron Man, because he got his own series in the late 60s (when Captain America took over Tales of Suspense, which had previously been their split-book), he's probably waiting on #500.

EDIT - Okay, I looked this up: the first four volumes of Iron Man add up to 469 issues (assuming they count the last three issues of the last volume, which were still called Iron Man but were focussed on War Machine). The current IIC is at #16 in August, which would be #485. So, assuming a monthly schedule, Iron Man should hit #500 in November of 2010 (same year as the sequel; how wonderful for cross-promotion; maybe they'll double-ship a few issues to move things up to May).

 

[THANOSRULES]

That cover to Ms. Marvel kinda looks like the art thats airbrushed on the side of funhouses and rides at the fair.

 

[bryanss3]

Hulk is using the cumulative number of books starring the Hulk (so, from the v.3 numbering everything through to #112, when Herc took over), though I'm honestly not sure how they got to #600 last month which seemed like it should only have been #599.

As to Iron Man, because he got his own series in the late 60s (when Captain America took over Tales of Suspense, which had previously been their split-book), he's probably waiting on #500.

EDIT - Okay, I looked this up: the first four volumes of Iron Man add up to 469 issues (assuming they count the last three issues of the last volume, which were still called Iron Man but were focussed on War Machine). The current IIC is at #16 in August, which would be #485. So, assuming a monthly schedule, Iron Man should hit #500 in November of 2010 (same year as the sequel; how wonderful for cross-promotion; maybe they'll double-ship a few issues to move things up to May).

I could see that happening with Iron Man it'd be a great way to sell more comics to non comic fans and get a little more attention for the character.

The Hulk numbdering is so effed up right now. So will Hulk stop counting for the numbering once 600 comes out? cause if Hulk still counts by the time Incredible Hulk gets to 700 issues(I doubt the Hulk title will still exist) it'll just eff up the numbering more. My bet is Hulk stops counting after 600 and we should just look at it like when there were multiple Spider-Man titles those titles high numbers don't count towards Amazing Spider-Man's numbers even though Spectacular had 290 issues thats it's own series. The only difference altered the series name then reverted back and continued the other series but used the numbering for the character. so If we go by that logic why don't they throw the 290 issues of Spectacular in ASM's numbering so the can beat Action Comics to 1000.

That cover to Ms. Marvel kinda looks like the art thats airbrushed on the side of funhouses and rides at the fair.

I'm trying to figure out why Captain Marvel was positioned in the group shot so you only see his hair and ear.

 

[hippie_hunter]

I could see that happening with Iron Man it'd be a great way to sell more comics to non comic fans and get a little more attention for the character.

To be fair, Invincible Iron Man still has a while to go to reach 500.

The Hulk numbdering is so effed up right now. So will Hulk stop counting for the numbering once 600 comes out? cause if Hulk still counts by the time Incredible Hulk gets to 700 issues(I doubt the Hulk title will still exist) it'll just eff up the numbering more. My bet is Hulk stops counting after 600 and we should just look at it like when there were multiple Spider-Man titles those titles high numbers don't count towards Amazing Spider-Man's numbers even though Spectacular had 290 issues thats it's own series. The only difference altered the series name then reverted back and continued the other series but used the numbering for the character. so If we go by that logic why don't they throw the 290 issues of Spectacular in ASM's numbering so the can beat Action Comics to 1000.

Still messed up. Really, really messed up.

 

[Dread]

Caught the August Solicits, time for the August Thoughts!

- I love how the solicit for ASM #601 claims, "(FINALLY!! Sheesh. What took us so long?!)" about the return of Mary Jane. I think I have an answer as to what "took you so long", guys. Because all Joe Q wanted was the marriage abolished, and in no way had any idea beyond that and letting some writers have a go at 3 times a month. Thus, it took a year and a half to figure something out. Anyone who honestly believes that the editors of this book aren't making stuff up as they go alone is either a fan or deluded. Storylines that are "planned long term" never take 18 months (at least) before the slightest hint of a resolution. Oh, and I doubt that MJ will be allowed to get too close. The marriage to Joe Q is akin to Barry Allen and Hal Jordon to Dan DiDio; a personal quest from their boyhood which they think is utterly brilliant at the expense of anyone under 30.

Meanwhile, how's that T'Challa marriage going, huh? That **** was such fated kismet, it only needed one retcon 6 issue mini to justify it.

- Deadpool will have 4 comics coming out in August. Is this tapping a demand or running before they can walk with a revived B-List franchise? Only sales will tell. So far, DEADPOOL's latest ongoing has landed stable sales rather quickly.

- I gave up on the Ultimate titles whole hog about a year or so ago, with UFF being the last I bothered with. Now they are relaunching it, and I can see where they are going; they are bringing back the two founders, Millar & Bendis, and are focusing on two books instead of four or five (since there was an annual Ultimate mini every year that was akin to another ongoing). The art teams look good; I am vaguely curious on David LaFuente on USM, or "Ultimate Comics Spider-Man" as his art was nice and bouncy on PATSY WALKER: HELLCAT earlier this year. That said, I think the Ultimate line is just the latest "alternate reality" series that Marvel has put out that has simply run it's course, as NEW UNIVERSE and 2099 did before it (and, arguably, SQUADRON SUPREME). They even tried the same trick that those universes had to try to salvage them; introduce a random cataclysm to slaughter some characters and prove "anything can happen!" and then slice down the number of books from about a half dozen to maybe 1-2. The only problem is that this strategy failed with NEW UNIVERSE, and failed with 2099. But, the great thing about Joe Q's run is that to him, nothing that hasn't been done with him as EIC simply didn't happen at all, including failed strategies. Ultimate comics have seen diminishing returns for years now. It's over 8 years old, and bogged down in it's own continuity; the reverse of what it was supposed to be in 2000-2001. Both are $4 books; Jemas kept the Ultimate titles at $2.25 and $2.50 for as long as he could, sometimes for months longer than the rest of the line, so now there is no price incentive over mainstream Marvel to bother. Bendis on USM wasn't seeing as large a slide per month as the other Ultimate titles, but it was still leaking about 1-3% a month since Bagley left. Mark Millar may still be a big name, but his audience isn't nearly as rabid as they once were; KICK-ASS is great for an ICON book, but a Top 25 seller it isn't. He failed to spike FANTASTIC FOUR above normal, McDuffie levels for long. And Jeph Loeb has gutted many of his ideas for the Ultimates to some bad reviews. Part of me wonders if the prodigal son has returned to a charred cinder. My fear is that the relaunch of the Ultimate line simply returns to what it was before; a "zombie line" of books that sell too well to cancel, but have lost all buzz or purpose, and just continue for their own sake, or because of editorial wishes. We'll have to see what the sales bring in.

Me? I'm not bothering. When the Ultimate line started, I was just out of high school and not enthused about 616. Now I am very enthused about quite a few 616 titles, and it is Ultimate that seems more like a relic, a has been sort of thing, trying too hard. I just wish comic companies in general knew when to let GO of something that absolutely no one cares about but them, that they didn't allow titles to linger far past their expiration date, simply because they were hot "once" (even almost a decade ago). Maybe the reason Manga titles succeed in hooking younger readers is because younger readers aren't as unhip as some claim; they know 40+ year old "grandpa" franchises when they see it, while manga titles have to earn their spot in publication; few titles exist because they "always have" or "sold well back when Bill Clinton was president". They have to work NOW, and continue working NOW. Manga often has an ending after a time, and resolution; ask any longterm fans if their Marvel or DC franchise ever has resolution or a conclusion, and you usually get a cynical laugh at best. Part of me wonders what our own comic scene would look like if Marvel and DC knew how to trim the fat and only run with innovation, not repetition.

- UNCANNY X-MEN: FIRST CLASS #2 seems to have an X-Men vs. Inhumans story, and part of me is iffy. The problem of the last FIRST CLASS is that the stories were often not about the X-Men, but about team-up adventures. While still fun, it usually had little meaning. Seeing Jeff Parker trying to claim that his random team-up stories actually had an overreaching arc to them by the final mini-series was some of the most valiant "square peg into round hole" smashing I've seen in a while; it worked to a degree for me, but I knew what I was seeing. I knew that trying to make a First Class series about a team of X-Men that Claremont established, fleshed, and then ran into the ground was always going to be a chore, and while I still expect it to be fun, can't we come up with something more than "do a random team up every issue, repeat, until cancellation?" Can't these first class stories actually tell a story about one of the X-Men characters in an X-Men situation without a team-up gimmick? That gimmick wasn't as prevailing in mid 70's stories as it was in 60's ones. I'm still trying this, I just hoped for a pinch more depth with my spoon-full of X-Fun.

- CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI-13, unless I am mistaken (and I wish I am), wasn't solicited anywhere yet. Issue #15, the end of the Dracula arc, as well as a one-shot "annual" style story wrapping up the Meggan subplot were both announced for July, but this month, nothing. Is this being quietly canceled like MOON KNIGHT was, with no "hiatus" mini?

- DARK REIGN: YOUNG AVENGERS #4 looks interesting, especially that cover; is Wiccan actually bisexual? Does Enchantress mean to seduce him, and does Marvel actually plan to try a "raping/forcing seduction on a man" storyline (that DC has done a few times)? Or am I just making too much of a cover? At any rate, looks interesting. It seems as if Cornell is trying to show the progression of his "Masters" team as wanna-be vigilantes who perhaps become something worse due to the situation they are in. Looks fine, but hopefully the actual Young Avengers themselves get fleshed. Many of them are still barely above cipher level, and shouldn't be reduced to the sort of guest status in their own mini's as, say, Spider-Man or Wolverine sometimes can.

- AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #27 looks quite awesome; tying in with the Cosmic books by having Blastaar's occupation of 42 actually spark some ramifications on Earth with the Initiative, which makes perfect, logical continuity sense as well as provides a great hook for a story. See, that is how to do it, continuity whiners. Rafa Sandoval on art, who is usually always good, and this looks like a winner. Gage is on a roll here.

- MIGHTY AVENGERS #28 looks good, too. Khoi Pham is back on art but Slott seems to be working double-time to pack as much into every issue as possible; the solicit itself looks like one for two issues, not just one. It would be ironic if the YA saw more fleshing here than in their own mini-series. They're actually trying to solve the Wanda subplot that Heinberg hinted at like four years ago. Plus, U.S. Agent and Quicksilver teaming up for a mission almost writes itself. Call them "Marvel's Jerky Boys".

- WAR OF KINGS: WARRIORS seems to be overdoing the "stick the word war into every Marvel event" schtick a bit, and it seems to be reprinting some material that was available online, much as ASTONISHING TALES is doing. That's a fine idea, although it delays the inevitable issue of Marvel fixing how they sell online comics. Rather than just pay, say, $2-$3 online via PayPal or credit card to read an issue (which is how some independent creators sell digital comics online, and have for years), you have to pay more to subscribe to EVERY digital issue Marvel puts out, paying for stuff you may not care to read. Even a brain dead chimpanzee would figure out this is not the best way to do it, and that the former model I just mentioned is inevitable. But, Joe Q's Marvel has been reliable in one key area; his Marvel will always do the obvious, no-brainer, anyone with half a speck of common sense and comic knowledge about the industry would think of type solution; it merely takes him 2-4 years to come up with it. That is, an easy solution a fan or a monkey would come up with instantly within seconds usually takes the editorial brain trust about a full presidential term to cobble together, and then proclaim as brilliance.

That rant aside, Jay Faerber is usually reliable for good stuff, and I am curious to read his WAR OF KING stories about various characters. He's Image's boy now, but he did get his claim to fame on Marvel, working on NEW WARRIORS among other titles, and I am glad to see him contribute stuff to the event.

- WAR OF KINGS #6, looks intense. The solicit claims that Black Bolt will fight Vulcan in the final showdown, while the cover clearly shows him squaring off with Gladiator. Which one is true to the content inside? Now that's the mystery. Personally I would rather Bolt fight Gladiator, even if it would seem that he's switched sides; Bolt may not be aware when they next meet. Part of me is thinking Granov's variant cover will look cooler. This event has been going along swimmingly. While there is a part of me that dreads that Abnett & Lanning will cheat Havok out of his rightful developed moment over two years of taking Vulcan down, I have faith that whatever ending they come up with will be well executed and drawn brilliantly by Paul Pelletier. Still, there is a part of me that laments that even good writers like "DnA" will avoid an "obvious" conclusion because it is just that. I can imagine if George Lucas wrote EMPIRE STRIKES BACK today, he would have thought Luke Skywalker taking down Darth Vader in the end was too "obvious" and instead given the moment to, I don't know, Chewbacca. The surprise ("Omigod! Chewie outta nowhere FTW!) without the emotional satisfaction ("Yeah, though he had no reason to do that"). But really, none of us knows how WAR OF KINGS #6 will end but the writers, and it's still gearing up to be an incredible event that proves you can do an event that is written well and has good character moments, rather than sacrificing such things for endless explosions.

- Not many hints in the GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #17 solicit beyond Adam Warlock leading the way for the issue and the Starjammers apparently tagging along. And Wes Craig on art. As always, looks interesting. I am curious if Abnett & Lanning will give the Starjammers a "side quest" to allow Black Bolt and the Inhumans to take Vulcan down. Hopefully it will be good and satisfying.

- NOVA #28 looks manly. Richard Rider back in the saddle, trying to patch up the lackluster Nova Corps engagement in the Shi'ar War by taking on Gladiator's psycho cousin and the rest of Vulcan's prisoner crew. Throw in Andrea DiVito's usual kick-ass interiors and a kick-ass cover, and NOVA as always usually deserves it's position as tied for my favorite Marvel book with Brubaker's CAPTAIN AMERICA. Plus, the return of Ravenous, Annihilus' favorite goon whose skull still bares those cybernetics he needed to survive Ronan's beat down in ANNIHILATION. Ouchie.

- More of Brubaker & Epting's THE MARVELS PROJECT is revealed, and it seems he is trying to tie in Marvel's Golden Age together into one cohesive agenda rather than a lot of random war-time origins. Basically, retcons. Normally I would be wary, but if anyone can make it work, it would be Brubaker, who clearly loves playing with some of these characters. I'm sure it'll be good.

- More NOIR titles...stretching stuff a bit?

- INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #16 looks great. Tony and Pepper vs. Madame Masque. I hope Fraction cobbles a good reason for why Masque is dating a chump like the Hood. At any rate, DARK REIGN has really made this book a better one, and this arc has been incredible for it.

- AGENTS OF ATLAS #9 has the team taking on more enemies from China. I am always bemused by how Marvel comics are perfectly willing to have their characters engage against wartime opponents of past wars, such as Germans, Russian Commies, and "Orientals", but you wouldn't dare see any of them tackle Middle Eastern villains after 2003. Normally this would irk me, but as AGENTS OF ATLAS has it's ties in those old 50's conflicts in Korea and whatnot with ties to China, it likely will work out for it. Part of me wonders if "Jade Claw" could end up being Dragonfly, who popped up in ASM around 1997 or so, since Jeff Parker likes dusting off older characters sometimes. Looks cool as always. Dan Panosian is on art, nice to see an Armenian now and again (I am part Armenian, and I'd bet not five of you knows what that is), and a gander at his website shows he has some good stuff. AGENTS OF ATLAS is usually a ball.

- FANTASTIC FOUR #570 begins the Hickman & Eaglesham run on the book, and I am quite curious about it. It seems that DARK REIGN: FF is a prelude for it, as the ongoing run elaborates on Reed's discovery from that mini, that in order to "save the world" he has to be a little more proactive. The only problem with DR:FF so far is that in Reed trying to study why CIVIL WAR and the stuff afterwards went so horribly wrong, a variable he is ignoring seems to be a big one; that the Skrulls, although not the major cause of the Civil War, did push and encourage it along through their infiltration; for crying out loud, Yellowjacket was a Skrull and he was the #3 man in the SHRA, head of the Initiative and co-creator of Clor. Part of me thinks this is a bit of a deliberate omission, Marvel not wanting fans to "blame" the Skrulls for a lot of the stuff that came before, during, and immediately after CIVIL WAR. It's illogical, but so was HOUSE OF M. Beyond that, I think Hickman has a good angle on the Four from what I am reading so far, and I am curious as to where he goes. Reuniting Ben & Alicia after Slott did it years ago in THE THING is an easy plus for me, and hopefully he'll get Franklin back to where he should be, which ISN'T being Val's Ron Stoppable. There is a difference between gender equality and emasculation. DR: FF is only selling about a few hundred copies less than Millar & Hitch's FF run now, which is a positive sign.

- GHOST RIDERS: HEAVEN'S ON FIRE has Jason Aaron unite with Roland Boschi (and thank goodness, not Haut) to wrap up his 2+ year run on GHOST RIDER with his Zadkiel story. Blaze and Ketch are reunited for some ass-kicking and it looks to be quite an arc for the wrap up.

- IMMORTAL WEAPONS #2 goes with Bride Of 9 Spiders. Kinky.

- INCREDIBLE HERCULES tying in with THOR looks very cool. But doesn't every INCREDIBLE HERCULES issue? Finding out who killed Cho's parents looks good, too.

- Hulk's comics seem to have odd numberings now. HULK #600 used dubious math to come to that number, including some of Incredible Hercules' numbers and HULK's. Now it is splitting off from HULK at number #601? My brain hurts. It reminds me of when the ATARI JAGUAR pretty much played with numbers to try to claim their machine had more "bits" than what was available at the time, like SEGA CD or so on.

- MARVEL DIVAS may have a plot to it after all; then why give it such a shallow, borderline sexist name, and that cheesecake cover for issue #1? Will Marvel allow equal time by having four male heroes thrusting their crotches at a cover camera under the title, "MARVEL HIMBOS"?

- DOMINIC FORTUNE...why? Yet another go-nowhere mini that will sell atrociously that no one asked for. The sort of examples of easy cost trimming stuff if Marvel gave a **** about anything more than fleecing customers.

- DESTROYER #5 looks interesting. It's not Kirkman's best, but far from his worst. It's been a fun violent read so far. I just hope by this issue he delves into Keene's origin a bit for those less familiar. And I wonder if anyone else things Cory Walker makes Keene Marlow look a bit like John McCain besides me.

- What the hell is CROSSFIRE? A Marvel comic not about Marvel characters or novels? Way to branch out.

 

[Mr. M]

Well, I'm going to get...pretty much everything I always get. Here are the thoughts that stick out in my mind.

First and foremost. I love the fact that Cloak and Dagger are getting a lot of love from the pages of the Dark Avengers/Dark X-Men. However, still not quite sure why they are there. They were huge in the anti-registration of the Civil War, and have stayed in touch at least somewhat with Luke Cage since then. Why on earth did they wake up one day and decide that it was time to side with Osborn? I really hope that they're like, spies or something. They're really working with Cyclops, and when Cable gets back they're going to join a new X-Men team composed of Cable, Cloak and Dagger, Domino, Multiple-Man, M, Darwin, and... Deadpool. Yeah that sounds good *sigh* Oh, I'm sorry. Was I dreaming again?

As far as everything else is concerned, I love the Dark Reign, but the War of Kings is really starting to bore me. I'm trying really really hard to like it. I don't usually get into all the cosmic stuff. I really like Havok, Polaris, Vulcan, and the Inhumans but...I'll be tough and fight my way through it.

Iron Man looks good. I'll probably drop War Machine however. I've put a personal ban on anything written by Chris Claremont which is sad because he has a lot of good characters right now.

Way way way super stoked for Andy Diggle on DD! He's one of those writers that likes to really get involved with the rest of the Marvel U and all I can say that it's about time DD gets out of his own mind and back to protecting Hells Kitchen from people like, The Hood. I mean c'mon there wasn't even a mention of Secret Invasion from DD. He's been in Hell's Kitchen the whole time and you think that he wouldn't hear the screams and cries from Central Park? Yeah right. I loved the run made by Brubaker, but yeah, it's time for a change.

Looking forward to FF as well. I haven't liked the Millar run. In fact I dropped it. I know it's impossible to have perfect continuity, but Millar (like Brubaker on DD) was so far our of it that, I don't know. I just didn't like it.

New Avengers looks really good too! So I guess something big is going to happen.

X-Force, Cable, X-Factor, Uncanny X-Men, Captain America - always safe bets. Especially X-Factor. Peter David you're my hero.

 

[CaptainCanada]

- CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI-13, unless I am mistaken (and I wish I am), wasn't solicited anywhere yet. Issue #15, the end of the Dracula arc, as well as a one-shot "annual" style story wrapping up the Meggan subplot were both announced for July, but this month, nothing. Is this being quietly canceled like MOON KNIGHT was, with no "hiatus" mini?

Captain America isn't mentioned there either, nor Reborn, so there's some big-name stuff still extant.

 

[bryanss3]

To be fair, Invincible Iron Man still has a while to go to reach 500.


Still messed up. Really, really messed up.

Totally agree its stupidness, but that is probably what they're doing I don't see Hulk making it past when Jeff Loeb's Marvel contract running out.
I was told by someone he had a 2 year contract so he'd be writing Hulk for at least 24ish issues, but with push backs and everything I can't see it going that much further.