I must be a masochist if I am to report about Marvel comics.
“How hard is it? You just read comic books and talk about them!?” You may be saying. Well – Not really I say back to you. Marvel doesn’t need my press, and they really don’t want it either. So they don’t make it all that great or all that easy to do any kind of advance reporting on their books. I can inform all of you my brethren nerds on all the press releases of the comings and goings of Marvel, but why in the hell would you read it?!? Are you not a nerd? Do you not have regular titles that you love? Do you not already know what you like? Is it not true that if someone’s opinion of a title you never gave a chance before is going to change your mind – it is going to be a friend, not some chick who doesn’t get paid to spread her unwelcome opinion on the nerdsphere? Yes? Exactly. Thank you.
I am still mentally recovering from the “Holiday season” so do forgive me True Believers for being less than with haste in reporting this weeks news worthy Marvel tidbits.
Regardless, Here is the Weekly Watcher on all things Marvel:
Axel Alonso has been promoted from Vice President, Executive Editor to Editor-in-chief. How this will really effect things in the Marvel universe I don’t have any idea. I can honestly say I that I never really paid much attention to WHO editor in chief was EVER. No matter who was doing the job two things always remained the same to me. 1) The artwork always mattered first. Great stories with shitty art are intolerable, bit a shitty story with jaw dropping art is still a wonderful mental vacation. And 2) Cross universe story events (Like the newly announced “Fear itself” campaign) DRIVE ME INSANE! Yeah – some times you end up with a great (yet confusing) read like Civil War or Secret Invasion, but sometimes you get an Onslaught, or Age of Apocalypse. They might be very invigorating and refreshing to the vetted nerd – but can be just mind boggling hard to follow for the newbie comic reader. And it seems like Marvel has gotten REALLY dependant of these in the past 5 years. Fingers crossed this is for the best.
In other Marvel related news Stan Lee is getting a star on the Hollywood walk of fame. I don’t know if that holds the weight to it that it used to, as it really is just a gimmick for the Hollywood chamber of commerce. But it is cool for Stan – the man has earned it. What ever IT really truly is or means. I really don’t know. Its not like any of us are going to travel cross country for the ceremony. But as a marvel fan I am all for giving the man his due. Even if that due is a large engraved chunk of tinted concrete.
Marvel also HAD a sale going on its comic app. Oh did you miss that? Whoops. My bad. Maybe next time.
Here is the list of everything that is officially for sale as of the 3rd of January 2011.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #647
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #647 MCNIVEN VARIANT
AVENGERS ACADEMY #6 (HA)
AVENGERS ACADEMY #6 MCKONE VARIANT
AVENGERS, THOR & CAPTAIN AMERICA: OFFICIAL INDEX TO THE MARVEL UNIVERSE #7
BULLSEYE: PERFECT GAME #1
CAPTAIN AMERICA: MAN OUT OF TIME #1
CAPTAIN AMERICA: MAN OUT OF TIME #1 ADAMS VARIANT
CHAOS WAR #1 2ND PRINTING VARIANT
CHAOS WAR #3
GENERATION HOPE #1
GENERATION HOPE #1 DJURDJEVIC VARIANT
GENERATION HOPE #1 LAND VARIANT
HAWKEYE & MOCKINGBIRD #6
IRON MAN LEGACY #8
IRON MAN/THOR #1
IRON MAN MAGAZINE #4
MARVEL HOLIDAY MAGAZINE 2010
MARVELMAN FAMILY’S FINEST #5
MARVELMAN FAMILY’S FINEST #5 PHAM VARIANT
NAMOR: THE FIRST MUTANT #3
NOVEMBER 2010 SNEAK PEAKS
OZMA OF OZ #1
OZMA OF OZ #1 ALPHONA VARIANT
OZMA OF OZ #1 SHANOWER VARIANT
PUNISHER: IN THE BLOOD #1
SCARLET #3
SCARLET #3 MALEEV SKETCH VARIANT
SCARLET #3 OEMING VARIANT
SPIDER-MAN #7
STRANGE TALES II #2
TASKMASTER #3
TRON: ORIGINAL MOVIE ADAPTATION #1
TRON: ORIGINAL MOVIE ADAPTATION #1 LARROCA VARIANT
WARRIORS THREE #1
WOLVERINE #3
WOMEN OF MARVEL #1
X-MEN: TO SERVE AND PROTECT #1
YOUNG ALLIES #6
YOUNG ALLIES #6 ADAMS VARIANT
Collections On-Sale:
AVENGERS/X-MEN: MAXIMUM SECURITY TPB
ESSENTIAL AVENGERS VOL. 4 TPB (ALL-NEW EDITION)
HEROIC AGE TPB
KABUKI VOL. 1: CIRCLE OF BLOOD PREMIERE HC
KABUKI VOL. 1: CIRCLE OF BLOOD PREMIERE HC LIMITED EDITION VARIANT (DM ONLY)
PUNISHERMAX: KINGPIN TPB
SENSE & SENSIBILITY PREMIERE HC
SIEGE TPB
SPECTACULAR SPIDER-GIRL: THE LAST STAND TPB
SQUADRON SUPREME BY MARK GRUENWALD OMNIBUS HC
SQUADRON SUPREME BY MARK GRUENWALD OMNIBUS HC HALL COVER (DM ONLY)
THOR BY J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI OMNIBUS HC COIPEL COVER
THOR BY J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI OMNIBUS HC TURNER COVER (DM ONLY)
(For more information on any of these titles, and on upcoming mighty Marvel releases, please visit http://marvel.com/catalog/?date=2010-11-03 or contact your local comic book retailer at 1-888-comicbook.)