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Post by Squeekness on Sept 16, 2008 22:47:36 GMT -5
For December: X-MEN: MANIFEST DESTINY #4 (of 5) Written by MIKE CAREY, FRANK TIERI & OTHERS Penciled by MICHAEL RYAN & OTHERS Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS Iceman continues his westward saga. Can everyone's favorite, frigid X-Man survive Mystique's kiss of death? And if so, will he ever be the same again? Also featuring Nightcrawler and Mercury in tales of mischief. 32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.99 X-MEN: MAGNETO TESTAMENT #4 (of 5) Written by GREG PAK Art by CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC THE LASTEST SERIES FROM MARVEL KNIGHTS The Poles called the little town Oswiecim...but the conquering Nazis have given it a new name. Now the young man who will eventually become Magneto faces the most unfathomable horrors of his life within the death camp known as Auschwitz-Birkenau. Whose familiar face will greet him? What will it take to survive? And in the face of such overwhelming inhumanity, how can our hero keep hope alive? 32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Parental Advisory ...$3.99
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Post by Squeekness on Oct 21, 2008 22:55:14 GMT -5
For January: X-MEN: MANIFEST DESTINY #5 (of 5) Written by Mike Carey, Frank Tieri & others Art by Michael Ryan, Takeshi Miyazawa & others Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS The final issue of the hit X-Men anthology mini-series is here! See the pulse pounding conclusion of Mike Carey (X-MEN: LEGACY) and Michael Ryan’s (RUNAWAYS) Iceman story? What does Mystique want and why is she coming to Iceman? Also stories featuring the return of Avalanche and a rockin’ story starring your favorite glam-X-lady Dazzler! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99 X-MEN: MAGNETO TESTAMENT #5 (of 5) Written by Greg Pak Art by Carmine Di Giandomenico Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC The boy survived Kristallnacht, the Einsatzgruppe, and the Warsaw Ghetto. But now Max Eisenhardt faces Hitler's Final Solution in the death camp known as Auschwitz-Birkenau. What will it take to endure? Who are the Sonderkommando? And will a vision of a girl named Magda bring hope — or horror? The definitive origin story of Magneto reaches its shattering conclusion. 32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Parental Advisory …$3.99 X-MEN VS. HULK #1 Written by Chris Claremont Penciled by Scott Clark Cover by David Yardin You’re Colossus, the steel-skinned X-Man who can dish out some serious hurt. So when Wolverine wants to take you down a peg or two, who’s he gonna call? If you’re thinking mean and green, you’re on the right track… Join X-Legend Chris Claremont for a tutorial in pain you won’t forget! Plus: a classic Claremont tale! 48 pgs/One-Shot/Rated A…$3.99 (Warning -- since CC wrote this it will probably be horrible. )
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Post by Squeekness on Nov 17, 2008 23:53:11 GMT -5
For February: X-MEN ORIGINS: SABRETOOTH Written by KIERON GILLEN Pencils & Cover by DAN PANOSIAN Every year, he beats Wolverine to an inch of his life. You won’t find a sicker, more dangerous person in the Marvel Universe. But why? Why is he so vicious? Why is he so brutal? Why does he leave a wake of violence and death everywhere he goes? Look into Sabretooth’s eyes and tremble… 32 PGS./One-Shot/Rated T+ …$3.99
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Post by coldfire22 on Nov 24, 2008 23:34:33 GMT -5
I'll be getting the Sabretooth one for sure.
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Post by Squeekness on Dec 16, 2008 13:11:34 GMT -5
For March:
(No Preview Cover)
X-MEN: THE LIVES AND TIMES OF LUCAS BISHOP #2 (of 3)
Written by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI Penciled by LARRY STROMAN Cover by ARIEL OLIVETTI
The untold story of Lucas Bishop, renegade X-Man, continues here! Seventy years in the future, a young Bishop makes the hard journey from petty street thief to hero cop—but along the way, learns more about the green-eyed girl who damned mutants everywhere to a life of suffering and death. But when a time portal opens up, Bishop is given a glimpse of mutant life in the past… and a glimmer of hope in an otherwise murky future.
32 PGS./Rated T+…$3.99
(No Preview Cover) X-MEN: QUITTING TIME Written by JAMES ASMUS Penciled by TBD Cover by BRANDON PETERSON
Since the move to San Francisco and after the events of X-Infernus, Nightcrawler realizes a hard truth—he has to quit the X-Men. Kurt has realized that the X-Men just don’t need him anymore. He hasn’t been operating at his highest levels and even the biggest strength he has—teleportation—has been made redundant by Pixie who can do it better and more efficiently. Don’t miss the departure of one of the most important characters in X-Men history.
32 PGS./One-Shot/Rated T+ …$3.99
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Post by Squeekness on Dec 17, 2008 0:12:35 GMT -5
Hmmm this looks good: ASTONISHING TALES #2 Written by C. B. CEBULSKI, DANIEL MERLIN GOODBREY, TED MCKEEVER & JONATHAN HICKMAN Penciled by KENNETH ROCAFORT, LOU KANG, TED MCKEEVER & NICK PITARRA Cover by KENNETH ROCAFORT Can the Punisher and Wolverine survive a round with the ferocious Predator X--and who is the beast’s sexy wrangler? Has Arno Stark, the Iron Man of 2020, met his match in a band of hijack-happy sky-pirates? Will M.O.D.O.K. make it through a meal without killing anyone in a superhero greasy spoon? And are newbie directors Cannonball and Sunspot (of New Mutants) going to make movie magic in the Mojoverse? All is revealed here! 40 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.99
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Post by coldfire22 on Dec 22, 2008 4:02:29 GMT -5
This one does look good. I like punisher/wolverine team ups:)
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Post by Squeekness on Dec 22, 2008 23:27:54 GMT -5
I dunno, I've read some really good Punisher/Logan team ups and some really horrible ones. But I will probably pick this one up anyways. The cover art looks great.
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Post by Squeekness on Mar 23, 2009 16:38:49 GMT -5
For June: X-MEN FOREVER #1 & 2 Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT Pencils & Covers by TOM GRUMMETT BE HERE FOR THE BEGINNING! Comics icon and New York Times bestselling writer Chris Claremont returns to his legendary run with X-MEN: FOREVER! The shockwaves after the death of Magneto are still reverberating all over the world. Attempting to heal the rift between man and mutant kind, Professor Xavier volunteers his X-Men to go on a mission to capture Magneto's sole remaining Acolyte, Fabien Cortez! But with Nick Fury--and the entire world--watching over their shoulders, the stakes have never been higher for Cyclops, Jean Grey, Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Gambit, Rogue, Kitty Pryde, Storm, Beast, and
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Post by Squeekness on Apr 20, 2009 13:22:01 GMT -5
For July: X-MEN FOREVER #3 & 4 Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT Pencils & Covers by TOM GRUMMETT X-Men Forever #4 30s DECADE VARIANT by TBA The mansion is still reeling from the events of the previous issue; having just scraped through the Fabian Cortez mission by the skin of their teeth, they were completely unprepared for a psychic blast from Jean, which rendered them all unconscious, and even less prepared for the subsequent surprise visit from one of their greatest nemeses, SABRETOOTH! But as the dust from the battle between the X-Men and this invader-culminating in a brutal battle between Sabes and a particularly vicious Storm-all may not be as it appears Plus, what secret is Kitty hiding up her sleeve? Don't miss comics legend and New York Times Bestselling Author CHRIS CLAREMONT's thrilling return to the X-MEN! 32 PGS.(each)/Rated A $3.99 (each)
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