Marvel Comics May 2008 Soliciations (Full)

Owenashi

Newsarama's got a look at some books coming out in May, including the fully-disclosed cover for Last Defenders #3.

http://www.newsarama.com/marvelnew/May08/solicitations.html

DouglasDanger

I have no idea what is happening in the FF cover. Sue is on one of her platform things, Reed is reaching towards her, whole bunch of crazy shit cluttering up the middle. It is incomprehensible.

Blankspace

Uh

there's a big robot

and Johnny and Ben are fighting it.

It's not that difficult.

Bad Karma

Blankspace wrote: »

Uh

there's a big robot

and Johnny and Ben are fighting it.

It's not that difficult.

Honestly.

Maybe we see things that aren't really there.

Owenashi

Speaking of the F4 cover, anyone notice the shadow behind Reed? Not to mention what sort of platform Sue's on.

Calamity Jane

Man, Bucky is gonna fuck the Red Skull up.

Balefuego

I have absolutley no idea what to expect from 1985

Calamity Jane

Balefuego wrote: »

I have absolutley no idea what to expect from 1985

i am very excited

Blankspace

I really like Millar despite Civil War

and I fucking love Tommy Lee Edwards

Calamity Jane

You know something?

I think I will enjoy these three interlocking stories he is going to do. 1985, Old Man Logan and Fantastic Four are gonna blow the roof off of this damn year. I don't even care about that Spider-Bitch stuff. That's probably him just fucking with your head.

The piece of shit has me hook, line and sinker.

Ringo

Finally we can say, "Here is the man to end our nation's woes! Here is the man who can overcome the inadequecies or a two-party system! Here is the man to lead us into the future!" Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to present to you the next President of the United States: THE RED SKULL!



Skull/Colbert in '08! Even if Bucky kills Skull, we still win!

Crimsondude

Motherfucker.

How did I not see that coming? Especially given the title of the fucking arc.

Things turn ugly and that can mean only one thing...God, this comic is so good I could cry. And I'm very butch.

I have to hand it to Millar. He is utterly shameless.

Malkor

I see Marvel 1985 and I go, 'Fuck yeah!'

Crimsondude

CBR has May solicits for different books. X-Books.

Balefuego

That Peter David Quicksilver one-shot looks great, glad to see his story's not over.

Blankspace

Oh man

Captain Britain and MI: 13


YESSSSSS

Mr Pink

I find it really ironic that the cover for 'Kick Ass' features no ass kicking.

Malkor

Mr Pink wrote: »

I find it really ironic that the cover for 'Kick Ass' features no ass kicking.

We'll have no trouble from you sir!

Hensler

An Angel miniseries now? I don't get it. Ever since World War Hulk, it seems like he's been getting a lot more attention and "screen time." Does Warren actually have fans? I've never seen the appeal of the character.

Malkor

I always thought he was cooler as 'Archangel'. What the hell does he do now other than fly around and shed his stupid Wolverine blood sometimes?

Hensler

He's rich - that seems to be the other use his character has from time to time. He WAS much cooler as Archangel. And he was a vampire or some shit in the Mutant X universe - also much cooler there.

Crimsondude

He was a douche as Archangel.


And, no, they aren't done with Quicksilver. Bendis mentioned that at the big writers' retreat in December that they considered plans for him to be quite important. They even took a vote, so you know it's important.

Ringo

Is that the same writer's retreat that gave Ultimates 3 to Loeb?

Owenashi

Blankspace wrote: »

Oh man

Captain Britain and MI: 13


YESSSSSS

http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=13031

CBR wrote:

That struggle begins this May with the launch of “Captain Britain and MI:13,” a new ongoing series by writer Paul Cornell and artist Leonard Kirk. CBR News spoke with Cornell and his editor Nick Lowe about the series, which finds some of the Marvel U’s most popular British heroes coming together to fight the Skrull invaders.

The inaugural story in “Captain Britain and MI: 13” unfolds over the course of the series’ first four issues. “It's about bare survival for Britain and the team, out of which Pete Wisdom and Captain Britain, in their different ways, manage to conjure up what the major, ongoing situation for our heroes is,” Cornell stated. “There's a big point to what they do and why they do it, and why they'll stay together. They're not just a random super team; they're here to do a job. This isn't 'that British book', it's a book that uses certain things about Britain to its advantage, but we might well take these British heroes off to the States in a later story.”

Real-life British Prime Minister Gordon Brown appears in “Captain Britain and MI:13” to make the decree that gives birth to the team and its group dynamic. “Pete Wisdom is in charge, and, as he's grown up a bit (though he's still everything that makes him my particular hero), that doesn't rankle so much, at least with his initial team,” Cornell explained. “At the start, our heroes are just doing what must be done--only then Pete goes and screws up a bit, but, as always, with the best of intentions.”

Pete Wisdom, fellow MI: 13 operative John the Skrull (also from the ‘Wisdom’ series), and the titular Captain Britain are the initial members of the new MI:13. “The team isn't quite all there in the first issue,” Cornell remarked. “There's a certain degree of fluidity, and one big British character, who various editors have been mentioning without naming, joins in as late as issue #5.”

The cast of “Captain Britain and MI:13” are all government spies, but that doesn’t mean they’ll behave like secret agents instead of superheroes. “They won't be seeking publicity, but you can't stop [Captain Britain] from running into a burning building, and nor would Pete want to,” Cornell explained. “They'll be going up against a particular brand of bad guys, the genre being espionage vs.--something else. I think we'd all be bored if they took on terrorists.

Blankspace

Holy shit they're using the Skrull John Lennon

Crimsondude

Ringo wrote: »

Is that the same writer's retreat that gave Ultimates 3 to Loeb?

I hope not.

But I'd give Bendis mad props if it was over Ultimates 3 that he and Loeb got into a shouting match.


That Captain Britain book looks interesting. Union Jack and Spitfire were cool in Cap, and the end of Excalibur/Exiles was neat in that I didn't realize how many cool British supers there are.

That reminds me. I need to go back and re-read Civil War BDR.

HankScorpio

Some other solits are up at IGN, including both Avengers titles and Secret Invasion.

http://comics.ign.com/articles/852/852982p1.html

Munch

Man, seeing that some talented writers have plans for Paladin and Prodigy has me excited. That British superteam book looks awesome too.

Crimsondude

Yes!

NOVA #13
Written by DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING
Penciled by WELLINGTON ALVES
Cover by ALEX MALEEV
Beginning a three-part adventure – starring Galactus and the Silver Surfer! Nova has received an emergency call from a planet in peril – but how do you save a world being devoured by a force of nature? Is there any way to stop the big G from eating, or do you instead try to save as many refugees as possible? And do you reach out to your former ally – who is once again a feared Herald? Whatever Nova decides, nothing will prepare him – or you – for the horror known as Harrow! With all these awesome ingredients (Galactus! Silver Surfer! Nova! A new villain! A killer creative team!), this is your chance to jump onboard the book that Wizard calls "one of Marvel's most consistently entertaining monthly books!"
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

The guy at the bottom right makes me laugh. I'm reminded of an exchange from Family Guy:

"Yeah, well... Your eyes are too close together."

"That may be, but I only need one goggle when I go swimming in my pool!"

Synthetic Orange

Woah, I didn't expect robot nipples in the link.

Malkor

Is it bad that I only clicked on it when I read the word 'nipples'?

Crimsondude

Ha!

Am I the only one excited to see Claremont writing another book?

Divebommah

Oh sweet. Regarding Guardians of the Galaxy #1 -- very very VERY happy to see two of my favorite Conquest characters will be part of this. Hint: They are both furry! (issue synopsis is in the spoiler)

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #1
Written by DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING
Penciled by PAUL PELLETIER
Cover by CLINT LANGLEY
Launching out of ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST, Marvel's sci-fi heroes unite to protect the cosmos! Back-to-back Annihilation wars have weakened the boundaries of our universe. Dark gods and monsters are seeping through the cracks, reigning horror upon those still reeling from the recent calamities. In the face of terror, who stands to defend a desperate universe? Star-Lord and his squad of butt-kickers – the modern day Guardians of the Galaxy! You've heard that ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST rocks – the guy at the comic shop keeps telling you to try NOVA – well, now's your chance to experience the glory that writers Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning and artist Paul Pelletier can unleash! All this…plus a wise-cracking raccoon and a telepathic dog!
C'mon, people, time to lock and load!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

Fencingsax

I thought we were done with Prodigy's shit.

Crimsondude

So... Is this to make even more people hate Jenkins and Sally Floyd?

CIVIL WAR CHRONICLES #11
Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI & PAUL JENKINS
Penciled by RON GARNEY & RAMON BACHS
Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN
Experience CIVIL WAR and its major tie-ins in chronological order! In AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #538, the Civil War shaking the Marvel Universe races to its climax – with Spider-Man caught right in the middle. Where else would we expect to find him? And in CIVIL WAR: FRONT LINE #11, Sally Floyd and Ben Urich have the hottest story in Marvel history...and the realization that it can never see print – the true reasons behind the Civil War. In the aftermath of the Civil War events, they confront Iron Man and the leaders of the Pro-Registration movement with their findings. The reactions will shock you.
72 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

Fencingsax

It's the same stories, just in a trade.

Hensler

Crimsondude wrote: »

Ha!

Am I the only one excited to see Claremont writing another book?

If it is in the vein of MC2 and Next Avengers, I'm excited.

Crimsondude

Fencingsax wrote: »

It's the same stories, just in a trade.

I knew that. Yeah...

Jesus. What the Hell is wrong with me lately?

Anyway, I am looking forward to IIF 15. What a title. "The Story of the Iron Fist Bei Bang-Wen -- The Perfect Strategy Mind and his Miraculous Travels to the Dark Continent, and What Mysteries of the World and of the Self that He Learned There (1827-1860).

Hensler

INCREDIBLE HERCULES #117
Written by GREG PAK & FRED VAN LENTE
Penciled by RAFA SANDOVAL
Cover JOHN ROMITA JR., KLAUS JANSON & DEAN WHITE
SECRET INVASION TIE-IN!
The Greek Goliath gathers the most powerful super-team ever assembled to counter-attack the Skrull gods! Face front, True Believers, and prepare for the pantheon-pounding premiere of... THE GOD SQUAD!

Greek gods vs Skrull gods? Fuck yeah.

Fencingsax

So this would be the guy before the guy before Orson Randall.

Balefuego

Full solicits are up now.

And holy shit, not only does the first Bendis Daredevil Omnibus come out in May, they are also releasing a hardcover of the old Kitty Pride & Wolverine mini-series.