Marvel Comics Solicitations For January 2008

[PhotoJones]

Haha, yeah, it sucks. But the solicit sounds interesting. Maybe McDuffie will redeem himself now that he's not trying to shoehorn the Black Panther and Storm in and convince us that they're super-duper awesome every issue.

I liked the idea of T'Challa and Storm pinch-hitting for a bit.

 

[Colossal Spoons]

The title of January's BP arc offends me

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Which is ass b/c the issues have been getting more and more awesome. The last one almost made me read it twice.

I know. Way to throw a month-long delay at us right when it was getting great.

 

[Kirk Langstrom]

-always been a big fan of Greek mythology and folklore,I'm going to be picking up my first Marvel Illustrated Book with The Illiad

Me too.

 

[PhotoJones]

The title of January's BP arc offends me

It should.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Yeah, Marvel Previews for this arc refer to him as "the son of Kraven", so i guess that hasnt changed...

But... Kraven's son has been a hero for years.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

It should.

It didn't offend me, I just thought it was stupid.

 

[PhotoJones]

It didn't offend me, I just thought it was stupid.

Uh...you're not black.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

That's discrimination.

 

[PhotoJones]

No, it's not. It's a fact.

 

[Colossal Spoons]

Corp can be gangsta gangsta if he wants....I think.

 

[PhotoJones]

He'll never understand our plight, though.

 

[Colossal Spoons]

Holla

 

[Kirk Langstrom]

But... Kraven's son has been a hero for years.

I know....

Well; maybe Matt has a reason...

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Possibly. Sounds like Fraction may be taking night classes at the Bendis School of Characterization to me, though.

 

[Silver Knight]

Does anyone have the cover of Surfer: In thy name #3?

 

[PhotoJones]

Maybe it's a different Kraven.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Daddy Kraven sowed his wild oats far and wide, you think?

 

[PhotoJones]

Could be. Or it could be some other guy.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

CaptainStacy said he's referred to as the son of Kraven, though.

 

[Phaedrus45]

Finally, Anita Blake returns. I know I'm still waiting for issue 2 of the two-part mini that came out a while back.

Moon Knight finally gets a new writer. I can only get better than it's been.

Omega The Unknown got a write-up in the top ten list of Entertainment Weekly this week. I still haven't read the first issue; but, it's always great to see a comic appear in that list.

Marvel Adventures Hulk is the best (and I know that's not saying much) Marvel Adventures title. Issue #2 was worthy of being a regular 616 tale...I loved seeing Jamie Madrox's powers merged with The Hulk. That issue was classic.

Spider-Man: Great Power doesn't get me excited at all. How many times do we have to have retellings of Peter's early Spidey years. Booooring!

Marvel Spotlight: Ultimates 3 .... this title is really starting to suck. I liked it enough with writer and artist spotlight...then, it was nice that they might focus on someone, like Thor or Hulk. But, with them focusing on titles that haven't been around long at all, like Ultimates and Marvel Zombies, I just don't care. I want to hear stories about the classic years of Marvel comics. Give me interviews from the writers of old...what life used to be like and the perspective of the comic industry past and present.

Essential Captain America Vol. 4 has me excited...Essential Marvel Saga Vol. 1 doesn't. About anyone can get Marvel Saga for under 10 bucks on ebay...that's where I got my full collection for 5 bucks. I know I don't have to buy it...but, I'm a completist, and I have every issue of Essential that's come out. I just want hard to find or really expensive back issues, like with those Captain America's. I'd really like to see Marvel put out those comics from the 70's that only lasted for a few short issues, like The Cat or Black Goliath.

 

[PhotoJones]

CaptainStacy said he's referred to as the son of Kraven, though.

CaptainStacy says a lot of things. Most of it, I ignore. He's old, you know.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Assuming senility hasn't set in yet, it seems like Fraction's going to be changing the good Kraven-spawn into the bad Kraven-spawn.

 

[PhotoJones]

Assuming senility hasn't set in yet, yes, that's what it looks like. And really, who says he's bad? Just because he's going toe to toe with Frank doesn't make him a villian.

 

[moraldeficiency]

Let's see, kraven has the three sons, two are dead but that doesn't mean too much as that family is all into jungle voodoo and such. There's also the fact that chameleon goes crazy and thinks he's Kraven from time to time, so it's fairly open.