Battleworld
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- Published on Thursday, January 22 2015 16:12
- Written by Johnny M
Marvel Presents the Second of Three New Series Banners For SECRET WARS!
New York, NY—January 22, 2015— The Marvel Universe has been destroyed! One by one, each and every universe across the cosmos has been eliminated. All that exists is a new, patchwork planet made up of the remains of decimated universes. Today, Marvel is proud to announce BATTLEWORLD, which joins LAST DAYS as two of the three unique umbrella brands of titles launching during Secret Wars!
“If you want the full story of what’s happening across the surface of this new planet, BATTLEWORLDbranded titles are for you,” says Marvel Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso. “Who polices Battleworld? How do the various domains interact? What happens when those domains go to war? What strange, never-before-seen creatures inhabit this world? What familiar faces will make appearances? Fans who want to fully understand how each sector interacts with the others can’t miss out on these books!”
Titles carrying the BATTLEWORLD banner will focus on the interworking and interaction of all the domains now fused together throughout the one and only remaining planet! The Secret Wars are waged as the last remaining fragments of dead universes fight for survival. Who rules these domains? Who comes out on top? Who lives? Who dies?
“The inner machinations of Secret Wars happen here,” says Marvel SVP Sales & Marketing David Gabriel. “BATTLEWORLD branded titles will be clearly marked through the Marvel Previews solicits as well as with well distinguished cover trade dress, this way both retailers and fans will know what they’re getting. Think of these as the new core monthly titles. “
What secrets are about to be revealed? Find out this may as Secret Wars enters BATTLEWORLD!
Retailers: Upcoming issues of the Marvel Previews catalog will have clearly marked branding on allSecret Wars pages.
To find a comic shop near you, visit www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook.
Arrow: ‘Left Behind’ Review
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- Published on Wednesday, January 21 2015 22:47
- Written by Chubtoad
No matter how hard it is for them to accept, Ollie seems lost and the gang has been left behind to continue protecting the city the Arrow swore to defend.
Here is my review:
We left off at the fall finale with Oliver defeated by Ra’s al Ghul and fallen into a ravine left for dead. We now return to the second half of the season with ‘Left Behind’. We immediately get into action with a butt kicking, badass stunt driving sequence! This is Arrow at its best! We get outgunned cops chasing after a panel van with bullets flying. Roy rips one guy out the back of the van as Diggle plays bow and arrow like my nephew with his plastic toy set from Walmart.
The fact that Starling City’s vigilante has been gone for only three days and the cops are already outmatched and their legal system remains a joke is sad. What did this city do before the Arrow? We do not get much of Ollie in present day except for his body being taken by his old friend in an attempt to save him. This is not a bad thing. This allowed the writers to showcase other characters and push them forward. This is especially the case with Felicity.
Felicity and Merlyn are the two supporting characters that are most at the forefront this episode. Felicity is pretty much running the show. For Felicity to literally go head to head in a verbal sparring match with Malcolm Merlyn makes her look badass and quite a bit sexier than usual.
Now facing the real possibility that Oliver is dead, Felicity goes into a depressed mourning state. She has a hard time concentrating and when Ray Palmer insists he is going forward with his armored vigilante idea Felicity loses it on him. I am really beginning to like the chemistry between these two. They have a good friendship and they have no problem drawing and sticking to boundaries.
This episode is balanced well between the drama and action. Brick seems like a cliché villain, but delivers none the less. In the comics he has impenetrable skin. They don’t mention that in the episode, but I wonder if that is reason behind his deal with the gun and his unarmed trick to his fights? And now Laurel is the Black Canary. I am torn between rolling my eyes at this and my eyes popping out of my face at her in those leather pants. But I digress… We get a more or less blasé scene between Roy and Thea followed by her asking Roy to consult the Arrow on what might have happened to her brother.
Flashbacks to the Island were easily dismissible at first, but the fact that it shows Maseo alive and sets up why he saves Oliver makes it worth it. So Ollie has returned and Maseo pays his life debt. I really hoped for a Lazarus pit, but this will do just the same.
All in all, this was a solid return to the back half of the season. The action was great and intense. I really enjoyed this episode. I rate it 4 out of 5 stars.
Secret Wars Brings Marvel's 'Last Days'
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- Published on Wednesday, January 21 2015 14:42
- Written by Johnny M
Marvel presents the First of Three New Series Banners For SECRET WARS!
New York, NY—January 21, 2015— The skies go dark and the world begins to fracture. Secret Wars is coming, and with it the destruction of the Marvel Universe as we know it. Today, Marvel is proud to announce LAST DAYS, the first of three different types of series taking place during the upcoming, highly anticipated Secret Wars!
“What would you do if you learned today was your last day on Earth?” says Marvel Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso. “That’s the question your favorite Marvel heroes are going to ask themselves in their LAST DAYS story lines as they brace for Secret Wars and the end of the Marvel Universe.”
Battleworld is set to transform the Marvel Universe as you know it. But before Secret Wars can begin, this chapter must come to a close. What will our heroes do with their final hours? What secrets will be unearthed? Who will they want to spend their LAST DAYS with?
“LAST DAYS is the first of three new brandings for series unique to Secret Wars,” says Marvel SVP Sales & Marketing David Gabriel. “Each branding will bear its own unique trade dress and logo treatment, clearly defining its relationship to the main Secret Wars story. This will make it easier for fans to experience the full scope of Secret Wars. Don’t dare miss these epic tales as our heroes face their impending obliteration!”
Before Secret Wars can begin, the Marvel Universe must end. And it all starts this May as the entire planet faces their LAST DAYS!
Retailers: Upcoming issues of the Marvel Previews catalog will have clearly marked branding on allSecret Wars pages.
To find a comic shop near you, visit www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook.
Valiant Solicitations for APRIL 2015 @ValiantComics
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- Published on Wednesday, January 21 2015 20:30
- Written by Johnny M
BLOODSHOT REBORN #1 [VALIANT NEXT]
Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art by MICO SUAYAN with JEFF LEMIRE
Cover A by JUAN DOE
Cover B by MICO SUAYAN
Cover C by DAVE JOHNSON
Cover D by LEWIS LAROSA
Valiant Next Variant by MICO SUAYAN & TOM MULLER
Variant Cover by JEFF LEMIRE
Variant Cover by BUTCH GUICE
B&W Sketch Variant by LEWIS LAROSA
Blank Cover also available
From New York Times best-selling writer Jeff Lemire (THE VALIANT, Green Arrow) and red-hot rising star Mico Suayan (HARBINGER, Moon Knight), VALIANT NEXT delivers an all-new ongoing series for Valiant’s most unrelenting hero!
Bloodshot’s nanites made him a nearly unstoppable killing machine. His enhanced strength, speed, endurance, and healing made him the perfect weapon, and he served his masters at Project Rising Spirit – a private contractor trafficking in violence – very well.
Now, Bloodshot is a shadow of his former self. He lives in self-imposed exile, reeling from the consequences of his past life and the recent events that nearly drove him mad. But when a rash of shootings by gunmen who appear to look just like Bloodshot begin, his guilt will send him on a mission to stop the killers, even if it means diving headlong into the violence that nearly destroyed him.
$3.99 | 40 pgs. | T+ | On sale APRIL 15
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NINJAK #2 [VALIANT NEXT]
Written by MATT KINDT
Art by CLAY MANN with BUTCH GUICE
Cover A by LEWIS LAROSA
Cover B by DAVE JOHNSON
Cover C by PIA GUERRA
Variant Cover by RAUL ALLEN
Variant Cover by DAS PASTORAS
HUNTED BY THE SHADOW SEVEN!
International financier Colin King hasn’t just come to Tokyo to take the Rippongi club scene by storm. As the covert MI-6 operative codenamed Ninjak, he’s also tracking down the men who trained him to be a lethal weapon…the very same men whose movements have now aligned with the latest terror plot by the cybernetic crime cartel called WEBNET! But how do you detect killers who specialize in the undetectable? And how does he know that the SHADOW SEVEN haven’t caught up with him first? It’s all-out ninja-versus-ninja warfare as the deadliest men and women of five continents converge on the Tokyo underworld for a blood-spattered blowout!
Don’t miss the second 40-page issue of Ninjak’s shocking ongoing series from Valiant superstars Matt Kindt (THE VALIANT, RAI) and Clay Mann (Gambit)! Also featuring an all-new installment of Ninjak’s never-before-revealed origin by Matt Kindt and Eisner Award nominee Butch Guice (Captain America)!
$3.99 | 40 pgs. | T+ | On sale APRIL 22
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IMPERIUM #3 [VALIANT NEXT]
Written by JOSHUA DYSART
Art by DOUG BRAITHWAITE
Cover A by RAUL ALLEN
Cover B by DOUG BRAITHWAITE
Variant Cover by CARY NORD
Character Design Variant by DOUG BRAITHWAITE
A better world. By any means necessary. The devastating new series escalates with an all-new chapter by New York Times best-selling writer Joshua Dysart (HARBINGER) and superstar artist Doug Braithwaite (ARMOR HUNTERS)!
The world-changing event snowballs over the cliff, as the world’s most powerful man — billionaire superhuman Toyo Harada — saves the world at the tip of a sword. Harada is collecting monsters — starting with his pet instrument of death, Mech Major…an unstoppable robot engine of combat and warfare. But there’s more to Mech Major than meets the eye…
$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | On sale APRIL 8
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X-O MANOWAR #35 (“DEAD HAND” – PART 2)
Written by ROBERT VENDITTI
Art by DIEGO BERNARD
Cover A (Overlay Wrap) by LEWIS LAROSA
Cover B (Wraparound) by JORGE MOLINA
Variant Cover by RAFA SANDOVAL
Variant Cover by JUAN JOSE RYP
DEAD HAND means death!
In the far reaches of deep space, the ultimate fail-safe of an extinct alien race has finally counted down to zero…and the robot army called DEAD HAND has been activated. The civilization that built them has fallen...and, now, to combat the doomsday threat that destroyed their world, DEAD HAND will complete the mission that their creators could not. Soulless and brutal, this billion strong legion is the phantom army of a dead world…and it will cleanse the universe by any means necessary. But what unthinkable menace were they created to destroy? And will DEAD HAND’s slow march across the galaxy spell death for countless worlds?
Soon, Aric of Dacia will be forced to confront the secrets that have pushed him to the terrible turning point that is DEAD HAND…and battle a single-minded killing machine unlike any he has seen before! Outmatched and vastly outnumbered, how can Aric stop something unstoppable…something that knows no fear, only eradication?
$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | On sale APRIL 1
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DIVINITY #3 (of 4) [VALIANT NEXT]
Written by MATT KINDT
Art by TREVOR HAIRSINE
Cover A by JELENA KEVIC-DJURDJEVIC
Cover B by TOM MULLER
Variant Cover by ROBERT GILL
Variant Cover by LEWIS LAROSA
The sci-fi saga of 2015 continues – from New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (RAI) and blockbuster artist Trevor Hairsine (X-Men: Deadly Genesis)!
A being with the power of a god roams free in the Australian Outback, bringing life to the barren wasteland and making him a hero to natives who live there and the visitors that have sought him out. But can the global superpowers of Earth rely on this long lost cosmonaut not to abuse his seemingly limitless power? The entity called DIVINITY will put that trust to the test when he discovers what became of the life he left behind…and the family he once knew...
$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | VALIANT PRESTIGE | On sale APRIL 22
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IVAR, TIMEWALKER #4 [VALIANT NEXT]
Written by FRED VAN LENTE
Art by CLAYTON HENRY
Cover A by RAUL ALLEN
Cover B by DAVID MESSINA
Variant Cover by RAMON VILLALOBOS
Time is almost up!
Ivar has been keeping a secret from his partner-in-time, Neela, this whole time, and once she learns the truth their relationship will be history! Literally! Join New York Times best-selling creators Fred Van Lente & Clayton Henry for the epoch shattering conclusion of our first (time)arc!
$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | On sale APRIL 22
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RAI #8
Written by MATT KINDT
Art by CLAYTON CRAIN
Cover A by CLAYTON CRAIN
Cover B by DAVID MACK
Variant Cover by BART SEARS
“The Battle for New Japan” erupts into all-out war!
Rai has raised an army of former enemies and reluctant allies all in the name of one thing – freedom! It’s the final fight between Father and his prodigal son, except there is no coming back from this as the outcome could spell the end of not just New Japan, but all of Earth!
$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | On sale APRIL 8
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QUANTUM AND WOODY MUST DIE! #4 (of 4)
Written by JAMES ASMUS
Art by STEVE LIEBER
Cover by MIKE HAWTHORNE
Variant Cover by SINA GRACE
R.I.P. Quantum and Woody!
A conspiracy is exposed! Plotters are thwarted! Would-be assassins get thoroughly trounced! Is there anything Quantum and Woody CAN’T do? But as the brothers settle into a steady rhythm, they discover the hard way that their lives will never be the same again. Not least because… UH-OHHHHH, THE GOAAAAAAT!!
$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | On sale APRIL 29
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UNITY #17
Written by MATT KINDT
Art by PERE PEREZ
Cover A by LEWIS LAROSA
Cover B by CLAYTON HENRY
Variant Cover by JUAN JOSE RYP
“HOMEFRONT” reaches critical mass as Livewire takes on a deadly solo mission for the future of Unity!
Facing the most challenging battle of their lives, Unity struggles to hang on. Livewire, de facto leader of the team, can barely keep her life together…how can she corral a group of lethal warriors? And if she fails…what price will the world pay?
$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | On sale APRIL 15
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THE DEATH-DEFYING DR. MIRAGE TPB
Written by JEN VAN METER
Art by ROBERTO DE LA TORRE
Cover by TRAVEL FOREMAN
Death was just the beginning...
Doctor Mirage talks to the dead...but the only spirit Shan Fong can’t find is that of her late husband, Hwen. Instead, America’s favorite semi-retired paranormal investigator is haunted and raw, using her gift to solve homicides and bring peace to the recently bereaved. But when a big-time occultist with a classified military past hires her for a special job, Shan discovers a lead that might close the greatest mystery she’s ever tackled – how to get Hwen back! Now, Doctor Mirage must enter the undiscovered country and cross all the realms of the underworld if she has any hope of rescuing the man she loves...or be forever lost beyond the earthly plane.
Join Eisner Award-nominated writer Jen Van Meter (Hopeless Savages, Captain Marvel) and acclaimed artist Roberto de la Torre (Daredevil, Age of Apocalypse) as Valiant's occult adventurer embarks on a journey across the realms of the dead to bring her love back to the land of the living. Collecting THE DEATH-DEFYING DR. MIRAGE #1–5.
$9.99 | 128 pgs. | T+ | On sale APRIL 1
TRADE PAPERBACK | ISBN: 9781939346490
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ETERNAL WARRIOR: DAYS OF STEEL TPB
Written by PETER MILLIGAN
Art by CARY NORD
Cover by BRYAN HITCH
From steel comes salvation!
The Eternal Warrior…Gilad Anni-Padda, the Earth’s Fist and Steel…is forever charged with guarding the Geomancer and securing the Earth’s safety. After completing another brutal mission, the Earth’s undying guardian is approached with a cryptic task: find and save a baby — in whose hands might rest the fate of an entire people! But the Eternal Warrior is no nursemaid...and, to complicate matters, a thousand Magyar invaders want the baby dead. At the edge of civilization, can history’s most expert killer keep one precious life alive?
Start reading here as master storyteller Peter Milligan (Hellblazer) and Eisner Award-winning artist Cary Nord (X-O MANOWAR, Conan) chronicle the brutal and bloodied history of Valiant’s immortal champion in an all-new tale of swords, savagery, and steel. Collecting ETERNAL WARRIOR: DAYS OF STEEL #1–3.
$14.99 | 104 pgs. | T+ | On sale APRIL 29
TRADE PAPERBACK | ISBN: 9781939346742
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BLOODSHOT VOLUME 6: THE GLITCH AND OTHER TALES TPB
Written by PETER MILLIGAN, DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI, B. CLAY MOORE,
HOWARD CHAYKIN and More
Art by LEWIS LAROSA, MANUEL GARCIA, WILL ROSADO and HOWARD CHAYKIN
Cover by LEWIS LAROSA
A murderer’s row of comic talents – Peter Milligan (Hellblazer), Duane Swierczynski (Birds of Prey), B. Clay Moore (JSA: The Liberty Files), Howard Chaykin (American Flagg), Lewis LaRosa (Punisher MAX), Manuel Garcia (Black Widow), and many more – come together for a collection of stories from throughout the bullet-riddled history of Valiant’s most brutal and relentless hero!
Meet the man behind Bloodshot – or is he? – when one soldier’s untapped killer instinct takes over in “The Glitch”! Then, Russian superpies don’t die easy as “Sleepers” takes Bloodshot deep into the biting cold of a former Soviet state and face to face with an enemy eerily similar to himself.
Plus: the origin of Bloodshot retold, Howard Chaykin’s “Protocol”, and much more!
Collecting BLOODSHOT #24, the oversized BLOODSHOT #25 anniversary extravaganza, and an exclusive Director’s Cut of BLOODSHOT #1 – featuring a never-before-seen, behind-the-scenes look inside the script, art, and character designs of the blockbuster first issue that set Bloodshot in motion!
On sale APRIL 15 | 112 pages, full color | $14.99 US | T+
ISBN: 978-1-939346-71-1
$14.99 | 112 pgs. | T+ | On sale APRIL 15
TRADE PAPERBACK | ISBN: 9781939346711
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Q2: THE RETURN OF QUANTUM AND WOODY DELUXE HC
Written by CHRISTOPHER PRIEST
Art & Cover by MD BRIGHT
The most demanded return in comics is finally here! The original Quantum and Woody are back! Legendary creators Christopher Priest (Black Panther) and MD Bright (Iron Man) return to one of the most acclaimed series of the modern era for an all-new mini-series!
Whatever happened to the world’s worst superhero team? Twenty years past their prime, the unlikely crime-fighting duo known as Quantum and Woody (not a couple) have long since parted ways…until a middle-aged Quantum suddenly reappears with a brand-new teenage partner. Now Woody is out to break up the all-new, all different Quantum and Woody and put an end to Quantum’s recklessness…just as Quantum takes on a life-or-death personal mission for national security. Can these former friends set aside their differences…and their age…and their numerous health difficulties…to join forces one last time without driving each other crazy?
Collecting Q2: THE RETURN OF QUANTUM AND WOODY #1–5 in a deluxe, oversized hardcover format for a perfect shelf companion to the QUANTUM AND WOODY: THE COMPLETE CLASSIC OMNIBUS!
$24.99 | 160 pgs. | T+ | On sale APRIL 8
OVERSIZED HARDCOVER | ISBN: 9781939346568
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X-O MANOWAR DELUXE EDITION VOL. 2 HC
Written by ROBERT VENDITTI and MATT KINDT
Art by LEE GARBETT, CARY NORD, DOUG BRAITHWAITE and VICENTE CIFUENTES
Cover by LADRÖNN
Born into battle, Aric of Dacia, the fifth century Visigoth now known as X-O Manowar, has never known peace. Abducted and enslaved by the savage alien empire known as The Vine, Aric finally escaped his captors after stealing their ultra powerful X-O Manowar armor and returned to Earth…only to find that more than a thousand years had passed in his absence. Stranded in the modern day, the most primitive man on Earth now wields the most powerful weapon in existence as X-O Manowar…
But when Aric decides to use to his newfound power to reclaim the ancestral homeland of his Visigoth forefathers – the nation-state of Dacia, now in modern day Romania – he will inadvertently set the world on a path to nuclear annihilation…one that can only be prevented by the elite super-team called Unity! And, together, Unity will unleash a world-shaking battle royale pitting the world’s most formidable heroes – Toyo Hardaa, Ninjak, Eternal Warrior, and Livewire – against the unstoppable might of X-O Manowar.
Collecting X-O MANOWAR #15–22 by New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (Green Lantern) and artists Lee Garbett (Loki: Agent of Asgard) and Cary Nord (Conan), plus the sold-out UNITY #1–4 by New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (Mind MGMT) and artist Doug Braithwaite (Justice), this deluxe, oversized X-O Manowar hardcover also comes packed with more than 20 pages of never-before-seen art and extras, direct from the Valiant vaults.
$39.99 | 320 pgs. | T+ | On sale APRIL 22
OVERSIZED HARDCOVER | ISBN: 9781939346520
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First Look: NINJAK #1 @ValiantComics
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- Published on Tuesday, January 20 2015 21:19
- Written by Johnny M
NINJAK #1 – Cover B by Clay Mann
NINJAK #1 – Cover C by Dave Johnson
NINJAK #1 – Cover D by Marguerite Sauvage
NINJAK #1 – VALIANT NEXT Variant Cover by Trevor Hairsine & Tom Muller
